Welcome to the DFS Playbook for NFL Week 10!

Quite the interesting week we have for the DFS main slate in front of us here. Of the four teams on a bye this week, the only one that really hurts is the loss of Cincinnati. No Joe Burrow, Joe Mixon, Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins and even Tyler Boyd. Not using players from Chicago, Houston or the NY Giants doesn't really have much of an effect, but then you look at the prime-time games and, suddenly, the player pool is thinned out more than we'd like. We lost the Ravens to Thursday night, the Chiefs and Raiders play Sunday night and then the Rams and 49ers on Monday. That takes a lot of strong talent off the board, not just up top, but in the bargain realm as well.

While injuries have opened up a few doors regarding some bargain options, you have to remember that everyone is going to be on them. I spent all day yesterday answering the same questions over and over regarding D'Ernest Johnson, Mark Ingram and Brandon Bolden. With such high-profile pay-downs, you have to believe they will be pretty chalky, not just in cash games, but GPP as well. That means your selections of the high-end talent need to be precise. You have to play it smart. There are going to be plenty of high-priced guys who look like they're in a good spot, but you, obviously, can't use them all.  That's what we're here for.

Before we get to the Playbook players, allow me to remind you what you should be doing leading up this step in your research.

Step 1: Check out the DFS Position Coaches

QB Coach – Jon Impemba (@jimpemba777)

RB Coach -- Justin Vreeland (@JustinVreeland)

WR Coach -- Colby Conway (@colbyrconway)

TE Coach -- Andrew Cooper (@CoopAFiasco)

D/ST Coach -- Dan Malin (@RealDANlanta)

Step 2: Check out the rest of the relevant DFS content

In addition to the positional coaching pieces, you also have things like the DFS Watch List, where I provide you with a list of players I am looking at throughout the week. We have the NFL DFS Podcast with me and Jon Impemba, who also does the Contrarian Corner video and check out the DFS Bargains from our newest #FAmily member Tera Roberts (@ItsTeraTime). 

Also, our Master of Tools, Matt Selz (@theselzman), supplies you data junkies with the Weekly Match-Up Report and everyone should also be checking out the WR/CB Match-Up Report from Ryan Hallam (@fightingchance). 

Step 3: Make your own list of players

It's real easy to just sit and wait for the Playbook, but as you are doing your research throughout the week, it is important to make notes and list the players who interest you the most. Maybe they end up in the Playbook and maybe they don't. If they're there, then great, it should mean we are honing in on the same things that make him a strong play. If not, maybe you're onto something else that someone overlooked. We aren't perfect and if you uncover something different, maybe you're right. I would be careful of routine groupthink and hype from beat writers, but often times someone will tell me something they saw about their local team that I missed and I am always looking to investigate more if its there. If you do, then say something in our Fantasy Alarm Discord Chat,. Talk it out and see what the rest of the #FAmily thinks. That's why the chat is there, isn't it?

With those three steps complete and discussions are in progress, you are ready to look at the Playbook players, make comparisons and finalize your list for lineups, so let's get to it.

How about one final step before we actually begin? 

CHECK FOR LATE CHANGES TO THE PLAYBOOK

Every now and again, we throw in a late add to the Playbook. More often than not, a late add is done for cash game play as we are seeing higher-than-expected ownership on a bargain player. These can, often times, become a “free square." If the ownership is high, it won't matter if the players succeeds or not. It's about keeping pace with the masses and watching out for lineup trains. We won't recommend if we don't believe in the player, so if you see one, understand the major reasoning behind it.

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