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As part of ESPN Fantasys efforts to give daily gamers intel on whom to target in DFS, our fantasy golf experts are here to share which players they view as building blocks for this weekends event. The panel for the WGC-Bridgestone features ESPN.coms Matt Barrie, Jonathan Coachman, Will Harris, Joe Kaiser, Jason Sobel, FantasyGolfInsiders Jeff Bergerson, Zach Turcotte and Jason Rouslin, and Dailyfantasybootcamps David Jayne.Note: Golfer salaries listed are for DraftKings.Jeff Bergerson -- Jason Dufner ($8,500)One of the areas I am looking at this week is the ability to hit greens, and that is something the Jason Dufner does very well. He has two top 10s in his last three events played, including a T-8 at The US Open. Dufner finished 66th last year at Firestone, but the two years before that he finished fourth and seventh, respectively. He has a tremendous amount of upside and is only priced as the 17th highest-priced player, which to me appears to be great value.Jonathan Coachman -- Shane Lowry ($8,700)I am going with the defending champion Shane Lowry. He had the lead Sunday at the US Open and proved last year that he loves Firestone. I think he goes back-to-back.Zachary Turcotte -- Kevin Na ($7,300)There are multiple styles of play that can get the job done at the WGC Bridgestone. Some of the bombers have done well here over the years, but it has not just been the big hitters that have had success. With a Par-70 setup, and one of the Par-5 holes clocking in at 667 yards, the big hitters are not going to have quite as much of an edge, so a player like Kevin Na makes for a nice fit at the lower end of the salary range. At two other recent challenging Par-70 courses, Na acquitted himself well with a seventh-place finish at the US Open and a fourth-place finish at The Heritage. With two consecutive top-25 finishes at Firestone, Na makes for a great play in all formats this week.Jason Rouslin -- Smylie Kaufman ($6,900)Finally returning to the form of earlier in the season, Smylie seemed to figure it out this past week at the QLN en route to finishing tied for 10th. Even though this will be his first time at Firestone, he drives the ball well and also ranks well in approach shots from key distances this week at the South Course at Firestone Country Club. He played really well in his first WGC event back in March and without the pressure of a cut to deal with, Smylie should have plenty of opportunities to score some points and outperform his price.Taras Pitra -- Scott Piercy ($7,100)If you arent aware, Piercy has been hitting top-25 finishes at a 50 percent clip this year. Obviously, with his good play at the US Open, hell see some increase in ownership, but I dont think itll be enough to be concerned about. Piercys ballstriking has been a thing of beauty for the past few weeks and up until last week his putter and wedge game had been the only thing holding him back from breaking out. Im hoping he continues to build off of his play at the US Open and really takes advantage of a good opportunity this week.Will Harris -- Jason Dufner ($8,500)A winner at PGA West back in January, Dufner has made 13 of 15 cuts this season and comes in having cracked the top 10 in two of his past three starts. He also has two top-10 finishes in three starts at Firestone Country Club. Dufner ranks seventh versus this field in adjusted scoring over the past eight weeks and seventh on tour in Greens In Regulation this season. Hes too low at just 17th in the DraftKings pecking order.Jason Sobel -- Justin Rose ($10,200)Three years ago, Rose nursed a shoulder injury at the beginning of the year, missing a few months of action. I remember him telling me at the time that he was looking at it from an optimistic perspective, thinking that the injury might keep him fresher later in the year. And less than six months afterward, there he was winning his first career major title at the US Open. Coming off a recent back injury, I feel like Rose is prepping for a similar return this time. He was T-3 here a year ago and could be primed for another big week.Matt Barrie -- Jason Dufner ($8,500)Amidst all of the storylines to emerge from Oakmont, and of the recent weeks of the PGA Tour season, one of the quietest to this point has been Jason Dufner. Dufner played well at the U.S. Open to finish T-8, after a good showing at Colonial a few weeks before. His game agrees with Firestone, host of this weeks WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, having finished in the top-10 twice. As big of an enigma that Dufner can be, take him to show up this week.David Jayne -- Zach Johnson ($8,300)Hes got a great affinity for Firestone, which is a tight, Midwest-style golf course with bent grass thats very similar to the courses he grew up on. His current form includes some solid performances including a top 10 at Oakmont in his last start. Zach will rely heavily on his accuracy off the tee, which mirrors others that have had success here like Jim Furyk and Matt Kuchar, who combined have finished in the top 25 in 11 of their past 12 starts. Coming into this event last year, Zach was returning after a few weeks off with the Claret Jug, which may explain why he was unable to notch his 9th top-25 finish in what was his 12th start here.Joe Kaiser -- Brooks Koepka ($9,900)Koepka finished T-6 in his debut here last year and was the only golfer to shoot under par in all four rounds. 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The Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears also have inquired about using them in the future.What started as an experiment at Dartmouth College football practices to promote safe tackling is now a full-fledged business that is penetrating the highest levels of football.The NFLs flirtation with technology can be fickle. Remember the drone experiment? Exactly.This seems different, though. At the least, teams see functionality and the chance to rest players.They have a future, said one NFL assistant coach whose team has tested the robots. A few kinks to be worked out, but you can find ways to make them work for you.To separate gimmick from game-changer, lets dive into some questions about the robots and their viability at the NFL level. For guidance, we consulted the people from the MVP company and a few NFL observers who have tested the product.So what is it exactly?The MVP is a tackling dummy made of foam rubber thats controlled by a remote, which teams can operate. The engine, built into the base of the dummy, is protected by a cushion. It runs on two small skateboard-like wheels. The dummies birthplace is the Dartmouth campus in Hanover, New Hampshire. Dartmouth coach Buddy Teevens and former player Elliot Kastner were the catalysts for developing the technology. Now the dummies are manufactured at Rogers Athletic in Farwell, Michigan, and transported by truck to your NFL doorstep, usually two or three at a time.How did teams find out about this?Steelers coach Mike Tomlin stumbled across a YouTube video of the dummies and inquired about them to staffer Dan Rooney, who played quarterback for the Big Green. The Ravens declined comment on the MVPs, but word of mouth was spreading. Teevens first heard from now-49ers coach Chip Kelly about potentially using the robots over a year ago.Whats the appeal?The dummy is relatively easy to use and requires less manpower to run a practice. Most spring rosters are 90 players, and everyone can get more reps if the dummies are doing the dirty work, such as simulating scout-team formations. Picture a set screen play, with the defensive players taking their angles and the dummy streaking down the sideline. The dummy is perfect for such a noncontact setting, Steelers linebacker Arthur Moats said. It has good speed on it, so youre not running your players to death, Moats said. Youre not going to want to run that fast all practice. It saves players legs.But isnt the point of a tackling dummy for ... ttackling?Yes.dddddddddddd. In fact, the Dartmouth staff implemented the use of the dummies mostly to eliminate helmet contact. Falcons media relations director Brian Cearns said his coach, Dan Quinn, is interested in using the robots for the same reason. The MVPs are forgiving but take a little force to move because of the weight, Teevens said.Where does concussion prevention come into play?Well, this area is harder to evaluate, because NFL teams dont hit much in practices anymore, and the dummies dont have sensors to track where on the body players routinely hit. Dartmouth is exploring the addition of accelerometers that would measure the magnitude of hits, Teevens said. But even with the base model, the concept of hitting a soft moving target could help mitigate potential damage. Medical science is becoming aware that [the brain disease] CTE is related to a history of many subconcussive hits and not just the bell-ringers that make the highlight reel, Currier said. Its that reduction -- hopefully near elimination -- of the repetitive, subconcussive hits in practice that may be the greatest contribution of MVP.Whats the downside?Once he got over the paranoia of rolling an ankle when tackling engine-powered machinery, Moats had one concern upon first glance -- the dummy cant truly simulate player movements and reactions of a shifty player. It looks different, feels different and isnt all that natural, Moats said. You know, a dummy is standing straight up -- a running back or receiver wont be standing that way, Moats said. So its not really a football play. They can advance the technology to simulate the real play, perhaps. So as far as straight line, its really good. Side to side is the issue.But problems can be fixed, right?Yep. The product can improve its authenticity on the field. It also has some goofy arms that can be attached to the sides with Velcro. After gathering feedback from the Steelers and Ravens, MVP transported its dummies to the Rogers lab for tweaks. MVP wants the dummies to maintain high-level speed while simulating open-field cuts. We want it to be evasive, Currier said. Thats part of its value. We want it to shift directly sideways for elusive purposes.What about quarterback play?If a coach is creative and wants to buy, say, 11 robots, perhaps he can disguise blitzes at the line of scrimmage to confuse a young quarterback in offseason work. That would require deft remote work from the sidelines, but thats sort of the point -- Tomlin says the experimental options are endless. You just really put it on the field and watch the guys and they show you the applications, he said. They say, Hey, get it to do this.Five years from now, will most teams be using these?We wont know that answer until after this years training camps, but heres what we do know: Teams are meticulous about player usage. Many teams track every step of practice. Now the dummies can do some of the running for you. ' ' '

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