While many experts draw the line at Talent + Usage = Fantasy Success, clearly more is at play.  Six Factors, to be specific.  As highlighted with our Fantasy Football Stock Formula:

• 1) Talent
• 2) Opportunity / Usage
• 3)  Coaching Scheme
• 4) Surrounding Talent
• 5) Risk Level
• 6) Upside 

Yet, one of the most crucial, and easily the least covered, is Coaching Scheme.

Coaching Scheme plays an enormous role in fantasy fortunes. It not only dictates how an individual player will develop and be used, but also how well an overall team will perform.

Thus, when evaluating a coach and his scheme, we consider:

1) Creativity - does the playcaller attack and threaten defenses in unique ways? (John DeFilippo) Or is the offense vanilla, dull, and easy to shut down? (Jeff Fisher). 

2) Aggressiveness - is the playcaller willing to go for the home run? Will they keep their offense on for 4th downs and constantly sustain drives? (Matt Nagy). Or is the coach detrimentally conservative, capping the scoring ceilings of his talent (John Fox). 

3) Talent Management and Development - Does the coach elevate his players' talent to the next level? Can he scheme around his players' strengths and skillsets (Todd Haley)? Or does he force square pegs into round holes, forcing ill-fitting talents into miscast roles? 

Scheme is also very closely tied to Opportunity / Usage, as many coaches have predictable trends and preferences. Some coach's clearly favor RB Committees with specialized talents, while others prefer riding a single back to keep defenses on their toes. Some coaches heavily pepper a single weapon, while others find new mismatches every week and make the week's top-scorer difficult to project. 

As Gurley illustrates, a major change in the Coaching Scheme can be ENORMOUS for Fantasy Football Value.