Understanding the NFL Salary Cap - A Guide of How It Works

There's a common belief among many that the NFL salary cap isn't real and is just a myth. I am writing this piece today to explore in depth that it isn't a myth. In the paragraphs below, I will explain why the salary cap is real but also how it has changed over the years […]

2023 NFL Draft Predictions: Houston Texans Biggest Team Needs

The Houston Texans entered the 2022 season with low expectations. Yet, the team still found a way to underachieve. Houston’s Week 1 matchup against the Indianapolis Colts ended in a 20-20 tie. They then only won one of their next 13 games. While the Texans were on their way to the No. 1 pick in […]

2023 NFL Draft Predictions: Miami Dolphins Biggest Team Needs

The Miami Dolphins entered the 2022 NFL season with one goal: making the playoffs. After trading for Tyreek Hill in the offseason, the Dolphins sent a clear message to Tua Tagovailoa: either succeed or be replaced. The message was received, as Tagovailoa had a career year in 2022. He had 3,548 passing yards and 25 […]

2023 NFL Draft Predictions: Buffalo Bills Biggest Team Needs

The Buffalo Bills had Super Bowl expectations heading into the 2022 season. Despite a few rocky performances during the season, the Bills ended the year with a 13-3 record and the No. 2 seed in the AFC playoffs. Buffalo won their first-round matchup against the Miami Dolphins, 34-31. Josh Allen had over 350 passing yards […]

2023 NFL Draft Predictions: Dallas Cowboys Biggest Team Needs

The Dallas Cowboys had a 12-5 record in 2022. While they had the fourth-best record in the conference, the Cowboys were the No. 5 seed in the NFC playoffs. However, the team had a drastically different outlook after Week 1. Dak Prescott suffered a thumb injury against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, knocking him out for […]

2023 NFL Draft Predictions: Arizona Cardinals Biggest Team Needs

The Arizona Cardinals had a 2022 season they would like to forget. The team finished last in the NFC West with a 4-13 record. Arizona started the year with a 2-2 record. However, they got their last win of the year in Week 10 against the Los Angeles Rams. The Cardinals lost seven straight games […]

XFL Best & Boldest Bets: Preseason Futures & Week 1 Picks

The 2023 XFL season is officially upon us, and we are finally getting XFL and USFL action together for our viewing pleasure this Spring football season. Sportsbooks are now available on that device in your pocket all over the world, and so this is going to be a Spring Football season like no other. I'll […]

How NFL Free Agency will Impact 2023 Fantasy Football

Free agency along with trades shook up the NFL as we had never seen before the last offseason. I am not sure we will reach that level of chaos, but this offseason will certainly provide fireworks. And it all gets started on March 15. We may see some trades made before then and we will […]

XFL PrizePicks DFS Props Picks - Over/Under Picks for Week 1

Hello everybody and welcome to our DFS prop picks for PrizePicks! The 2023 XFL season is about to kick off and that means our friends over at PrizePicks have a TON of great DFS plays we can look to take advantage of. After you're done here, be sure to also read all our other weekly […]

Biggest Quarterback Surprises - Fantasy Football Year In Review

2022 was an interesting year for fantasy football quarterbacks and managers strategizing where to take them. The popularized method of waiting until the later rounds to take a QB may have backfired for some. You were sorely disappointed if you drafted Russell Wilson or Matthew Stafford with hopes of a late-round gem. Some fantasy managers […]

XFL Fantasy Football Rankings: QB, RB, WR, TE Rankings and Analysis (2023)

While we're all sad to see the NFL season come to an end, the XFL season beings on Saturday, February 18, so fantasy gamers and RotoBallers will have chances to compete in fantasy football and DFS contests for another few months! We'll provide coverage all year long, starting with our 2023 XFL preseason rankings. Unfortunately, […]

XFL DFS Lineup Picks: DraftKings Daily Fantasy Fantasy Advice for Week 1

Welcome back to the XFL! Back in 2020, the XFL re-launched, and we got a few fun weeks of football before the COVID-19 pandemic shut the league down. Now, in 2023, the XFL is back again. Will the third time be the charm? Will the Rock be the hero who makes spring football sustainable? With […]

XFL DFS Value Plays: Week 1 Bargain Bin for DraftKings Including Brian Hill, Kalen Ballage, Geronimo Allison, More

Welcome to the Week 1 edition of RotoBaller's XFL DFS Bargain Bin, where the goal is to touch on some potentially mispriced players in DraftKings' Week 1 XFL contests. Each week during the XFL 2023 season and postseason, I’ll give you my thoughts on where there may be some value spots to exploit for DraftKings' […]

Top 10 Biggest NFL Draft Busts - Worst Draft Picks of the 2010s

You hear it all the time: the best way to build an NFL team is through the NFL Draft, where teams can get talented, young players whose contracts make it easier to build around. But sometimes, that whole strategy goes wrong, and the players that people thought would turn a franchise around wind up busting. […]

Biggest Wide Receiver Busts of 2022 - Fantasy Football Year In Review

The wide receiver position is always the deepest in fantasy football, but there are always landmines in preseason drafts that can prove to be costly at the season's end. Whether a wideout had poor quarterback play compared to preseason expectations or saw a sharp decline as they aged another year, there were plenty of underwhelming […]

Biggest Running Back Busts of 2022 - Fantasy Football Year In Review

Fantasy football can be a fickle beast. Dedicated fantasy managers can spend hours, days, and even weeks preparing, scouting, and mock drafting...all in the hopes that we land that perfect player at the ever-important running back position. Sometimes, despite all those long hours of studying and research, things just don't work out. Whether it is […]

Biggest Wide Receiver Surprises of 2022 - Fantasy Football Year In Review

All fantasy managers who constructed rosters during the 2022 regular season were required to maintain enormous flexibility while navigating the unwelcome challenges that occurred through injuries, fluctuations in opportunities, and other unplanned developments. As we advance through the initial weeks of the offseason, some of you have seamlessly transitioned into the planning process for your […]

What Went Wrong for Kyle Pitts in 2022 Fantasy Football?

Let me start out by apologizing. There was no one higher on Kyle Pitts heading into last year than I was. “Kyle Pitts in the third round no matter what!” was something that I tweeted out far too often last summer. In fairness, I fully believed it and drafted him there quite often myself. But […]

Fantasy Football Keepers, Sleepers, And Trade Targets: Quarterbacks

As we are already peering ahead to next season, this fantasy football feature takes a look at the top positional players to hold onto in your keeper and dynasty leagues, while also recommending some trade targets in those types of formats. I also include tips from 2023 yearly league perspectives where applicable. Yes, it is […]

Dynasty Fantasy Football Trade Targets - Buy/Sell For February Including Miles Sanders, Diontae Johnson, Mike Evans, Mike Gesicki

The Super Bowl matchup is officially set, which means that there are now 30 NFL teams beginning preparations for next season. It will be interesting to see what upcoming free agents are retained by their current organizations and which players will be finding a new home, and now is the perfect time to call your […]

Top 20 NFL Performances: January's Greatest NFL Players and Games

Another January has come and gone, capped off by two conference championship games. It is a month that produces momentous occasions because it features multiple rounds of playoff football. This article will feature the top 20 January performances. The first thing to note is that the timeframe selected for this list is the year 2000 […]

Biggest Quarterback Breakouts of 2022 - Fantasy Football Year In Review

The late-round quarterback strategy in fantasy drafts has become less popular as elite fantasy studs like Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes have provided a real advantage at signal-caller for fantasy managers, but in 2022, several top-10 scoring quarterbacks were drafted well outside the QB1 range. While players like Justin Herbert, Tom Brady, Lamar Jackson, Russell […]

Florio's Takeaways from the 2022 Fantasy Football Season

The Super Bowl will be played this week and it will put a final stamp on the 2022 NFL season. It is a season that will be remembered for a number of different reasons - perhaps the biggest being Damar Hamlin. We continue to wish him a speedy and miraculous recovery. While that will largely […]

Biggest Quarterback Busts of 2022: Fantasy Football Year In Review

With the 2022 NFL season row in the rearview mirror, it's time to look back and reflect on what happened during a wild NFL season that saw all kinds of things happen—which includes the farewell season for quarterback Tom Brady. And speaking of Tom Brady, let's talk about quarterbacks who didn't live up to expectations […]

Top Five Biggest Upsets in Super Bowl History

With the Super Bowl fast approaching, it's the perfect time to catch up on the history of football's biggest game. America loves the Super Bowl and America loves an underdog, so why not put them together? In this article, we'll rank the top five biggest upsets in Super Bowl history. These won't necessarily be ordered […]

Fantasy Football Keepers, Sleepers And Trade Targets: Running Backs

As we are already peering ahead to next season, this fantasy football feature takes a look at the top positional players to hold onto in your keeper and dynasty leagues, while also recommending some trade targets in those types of formats. I also include tips from 2023 yearly league perspectives where applicable. Yes, it is […]

2023 NFL Draft Predictions: New York Jets Biggest Team Needs

The New York Jets had a slam dunk 2022 NFL Draft class. Garrett Wilson won the Offensive Rookie of the Year award. Meanwhile, Ahmad Gardner won the Defensive Rookie of the Year award. Furthermore, Breece Hall was playing well before suffering a torn ACL. However, the team ended the year with a 7-10 record despite […]

2023 NFL Draft Predictions: Las Vegas Raiders Biggest Team Needs

The Las Vegas Raiders made the playoffs in 2021 despite a year full of distractions. Following the season, the Raiders hired Josh McDaniels as their new head coach. Las Vegas then made a blockbuster deal with the Green Bay Packers, trading for wide receiver Davante Adams. After years of not having enough receiving help, the […]

2023 NFL Draft Predictions: New England Patriots Biggest Team Needs

The New England Patriots have won six Super Bowl championships over the past 21 years. However, all six came with Tom Brady under center. Since the future Hall of Famer left for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Patriots have a combined 25-25 record. Furthermore, they made the playoffs only once. New England heads into the […]