2024 NFL Franchise Tag Candidates
The NFL offseason is underway, with free agency starting next month. However, teams can keep one free agent every offseason from hitting the open market, thanks to the franchise tag. While fans believe the franchise tag is unfair to players, it has been part of the collective bargaining agreement for years. Furthermore, it only impacts... Read More
Full List Of Head Coaching Hires Ahead Of The 2024 NFL Season
NFL franchises are as impatient as ever, so each offseason brings a flurry of coaching changes. After the 2023 campaign, exactly 25% of the league's organizations decided to make a change at the head coaching position. Legends Bill Belichick and Pete Carroll were let go, Mike Vrabel wasn't given the chance to turn the Titans... Read More
Which NFL Head Coaches Have Been Fired? Who Is On The Hot Seat? List of Firings, Linked Coaching Candidates for 2024
The 2023 NFL regular season seemingly began a few weeks ago, but we're already onto the Divisional Round of the NFL playoff leading up to Super Bowl LVIII. While discussing people losing their jobs in the day-to-day world is an unfortunate topic, it's always a hot topic in professional sports. Eight head coaches have already... Read More
Which Coaches Have Been Fired? Full List Of NFL Head Coaching Vacancies and Potential Candidates
With each NFL offseason comes a slew of head coaches being shown the door. Whether a head coach has failed to make progress in recent seasons or has seemingly hit their ceiling as the leader of an organization, franchises are as impatient as ever and are always looking for the "next best thing" at head... Read More
Top 10 NFL Head Coaching Candidates For 2024 - Ben Johnson, Bobby Slowik, and more
After every NFL regular season concludes, there is always a slew of coaches who are relieved of their duties. This year, a few coaches didn't even make it to the end of the season. It's time for the coaching carousel to begin. Frank Reich, Ron Rivera, Mike Vrabel, Josh McDaniels, Brandon Staley Pete Carroll, Bill... Read More
NFL Coaches On The Hot Seat In 2024
The 2023 NFL regular season has concluded, and the majority of coach firings occurred on Black Monday. While teams like the Patriots still have decisions to make regarding their coaches, most have already learned their fate for 2024. As of January 9, six teams have fired their coaches at some point during the season. Josh... Read More
The Grass Isn't Always Greener: Free Agents Who Will Decrease In Value -- Ezekiel Elliott, Dalvin Cook, Jimmy Garoppolo, more
Free agency is far in the rear-view mirror but after the excitement of seeing new faces land in new places, it's essential to evaluate whether a player's fantasy value will benefit or suffer in their new landing spot. We've seen plenty of free agents go on to have more success in new spots, but there... Read More
Fantasy Football Impact of DeAndre Hopkins Signing With the Tennessee Titans
NFL free agency seems like a lifetime ago, but DeAndre Hopkins signing with the Tennessee Titans is one of the last few significant dominoes to fall. Fantasy managers have been awaiting his decision and the final verdict has likely left many disappointed. As far as fantasy landing spots go, Tennessee was certainly not the preferred... Read More
NFL Players on New Teams Ready to Break Out for 2022 Fantasy Football
Every year, free agency sends shockwaves through the fantasy football community. During the offseason, these moves tend to be magnified because there are so few things for fantasy managers to be focused on. Every once in a while, a free agency move can send a player's value skyrocketing. Sometimes these moves are due to an... Read More
Is Deshaun Watson Worth Drafting in 2022? Fantasy Football Draft Outlook
One of the most difficult things to do as a fantasy analyst is to make projections about a player for the upcoming season based off of incomplete information. This has been problematic as it relates to Deshaun Watson due to the NFL's very complicated system when it comes to player discipline. Newly-acquired Cleveland Browns quarterback... Read More
Will J.K. Dobbins Be Ready For Week 1? Should I Draft J.K. Dobbins for Fantasy Football?
J.K. Dobbins was selected in the second round, No. 55 overall, in the 2020 NFL Draft. He made a difference right out of the gate by compiling 134 carries for 805 yards while adding nine touchdowns, with seven occurring within the final six games of his inaugural campaign. Although Dobbins had to share running opportunities... Read More
Is Tyreek Hill Still A Good Fantasy Pick? Should I Draft Tyreek Hill in 2022 Drafts?
The Tyreek Hill to Miami trade was one of the top blockbuster moves during the 2022 NFL offseason, and it surely made the Dolphins’ offense better. The former Kansas City Chiefs wideout made six Pro-Bowls and four All-Pro teams in Andy Reid’s offense and is largely recognized as the fastest player in the NFL. Paired... Read More
Early NFL Preseason Overreactions and Noise for Fantasy Football Drafts - Melvin Gordon, Najee Harris, Nyheim Hines
The month of July has been a busy one. Most NFL free agents have signed contracts, the draft has come and gone, and OTAs are underway. As always, waves upon waves of NFL news will surface as teams continue to practice. Sometimes, digging into these storylines can uncover valuable knowledge that leads to fantasy football... Read More
Is Baker Mayfield Going To Be Starting QB for Carolina? Fantasy Football Impact
After an offseason full of turmoil for Baker Mayfield, he was finally traded from the Cleveland Browns to the Carolina Panthers. This is a trade that has been rumored for several weeks and certainly makes sense for both teams. It also provides Mayfield with the fresh start he desperately wanted, in a new organization that... Read More
NFL Free Agents With Decreased Fantasy Values... Grass Isn't Always Greener - Jarvis Landry, Cedrick Wilson, Sony Michel
In all sports, free agency can be a bittersweet time for both the players and the team. On the player side, the opportunity to be properly compensated on the open market, but also means leaving the organization they likely came up through, which also results in having to adjust to a new situation. Meanwhile, on... Read More
Wide Receivers Who Increased Their Fantasy Value by Switching Teams
Every year, free agency sends shockwaves through the fantasy football community. During the offseason, these moves tend to be magnified because there are so few things for fantasy managers to be focused on. Every once in a while, a free agency move can send a player's value skyrocketing. Sometimes these moves are due to an... Read More
What Does the Baker Mayfield Trade Mean for D.J. Moore, Christian McCaffrey, and other Panthers?
It's finally happened: the Browns have traded former number 1 pick Baker Mayfield. They didn't exactly get much in return so it is clear they simply wanted him to move on. We knew this was coming since the team traded for Deshaun Watson. Mayfield wasn't content to sit back and be the backup QB for... Read More
Under the Radar Wide Receiver Signings – Risers and Fallers
The start of free agency officially kicks off the start of the new NFL season and while most fans are glued to their favorite franchise and who they might add and in some cases, all the players they do not sign, plenty of low-level signings, end up falling through the cracks. As it relates to fantasy football,... Read More
Ronald Jones Signs with Kansas City Chiefs - Fantasy Impact
It would appear at first glance that Chiefs RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire's time as the RB1 in town is over. The team signed former Buccaneers RB Ronald Jones II to a one-year contract worth up to $5 million on Saturday, which should mean that Jones will have a notable presence in that backfield. There are now... Read More
JuJu Smith-Schuster Signs with Kansas City Chiefs: Fantasy Football Impact
Heading into the offseason, the Kansas City Chiefs have been a bit strapped for cash with Patrick Mahomes’ mega-deal taking up a large portion of their payroll. In an attempt to create wiggle room, Kansas City managed to restructure the contracts of Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Chris Jones, and Frank Clark. Thanks to those restructured contracts,... Read More
NFL Free Agency Winners and Losers
This offseason has been one for the books. With surprising trades, megadeals, and a bunch of QBs on the move, things have been unpredictable. A lot of teams upgraded this offseason with the AFC West looking super loaded heading into 2022. Who else won (and lost) free agency? Catch up on all the notable NFL... Read More
Robert Woods Traded to Titans: Fantasy Football Impact Analysis
When the Rams brought in Allen Robinson, my first response was "that's a bunch of receivers." Evidently, the Rams thought the same thing, as they shipped one of their wideouts, Robert Woods, off to Tennessee. Woods, who tore his ACL in November, will team up with A.J. Brown in what should be a solid receiving corps... Read More
Tyreek Hill Traded to Miami Dolphins: Fantasy Football Reaction
It's safe to say that the 2022 NFL offseason has been the most unpredictable in recent memory, if not ever, in terms of big-name players being traded and free-agent signings. In an effort to top itself, it got a lot crazier when star wide receiver Tyreek Hill was shipped to the Miami Dolphins, seemingly out... Read More
Allen Robinson Signs With Los Angeles Rams: Fantasy Football Impact
Allen Robinson’s 2021 NFL campaign was the disaster of all disasters, especially for the fantasy football managers who rostered him. Robinson had the worst season of his above-average NFL career. He missed games due to COVID and hamstring troubles, had quarterbacks who could not get their wobbly passes into his sure hands, and was stuck in... Read More
Matt Ryan Traded to Indianapolis Colts: Fantasy Football Reaction
As the quarterback carousel continued around the NFL, Matt Ryan was traded to the Indianapolis Colts after 14 seasons as the Atlanta Falcons' starting quarterback. Ryan goes down as one of the greatest Falcons of all time and was the NFL's Most Valuable Player in 2016. Ryan will be 37 years old this spring and... Read More
Marcus Mariota Signs with Atlanta Falcons - Fantasy Impact
The NFL carousel of quarterback moves continued to spin on Monday afternoon, as former Tennessee Titans and Las Vegas Raiders QB Marcus Mariota signed a two-year, $18.75 million contract with the Atlanta Falcons. The move was necessitated by the Falcons missing out on embattled quarterback Deshaun Watson and subsequently trading away longtime starter Matt Ryan... Read More
Christian Kirk Signs With Jacksonville Jaguars - Fantasy Football Reaction
When the unofficial period of NFL free agency began, the Jacksonville Jaguars wasted no time and went on a spending spree that would have made Congress blush. Every time I refreshed my Twitter feed it seemed like the Jags were agreeing to terms with another free agent. It was some positive news for the Jags... Read More
Mitch Trubisky Signs With Pittsburgh Steelers: Fantasy Football Impact
As the NFL legal tampering window opened, it was announced that the Pittsburgh Steelers had signed Mitchell Trubisky to a two-year contract (the official terms have not yet been disclosed). Since longtime Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger decided to hang it up and retire after 18 seasons, all eyes have been on Pittsburgh to see what... Read More
Chase Edmonds, Cedrick Wilson to Dolphins - Fantasy Impact
Heading into the NFL preseason free-agent frenzy, the Miami Dolphins had the most salary cap space of any franchise with $63 million. With a new head coach in town and a GM/ownership group that has come under fire recently, we knew they had to make a splash on offense. Rather than landing a big fish... Read More