Will The Dolphins Re-Sign Jeff Wilson Jr.? Fantasy Football Outlook
Last season, the Miami Dolphins traded for running back Jeff Wilson Jr. in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. The fifth-year player from North Texas was doing reasonably well with the San Francisco 49ers before he got reunited with former 49ers offensive coordinator and current Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel. He […]
Will D'Andre Swift Have A Limited Role In 2023? Fantasy Football Outlook
D’Andre Swift has averaged 4.6 yards per attempt and made plenty of big plays in his three-year career. But every season, he has missed at least three games with an injury. Last season, he had the fewest carries yet. This coming season will be the final year on his contract. The Lions have expressed interest […]
Will the Lions Re-Sign Jamaal Williams? Fantasy Football Outlook
Detroit Lions running back Jamaal Williams led the league in rushing touchdowns this past season while surpassing 1,000 yards for the first time. It was his best year by a good margin, but it was not entirely unexpected. In previous seasons, he had been a good waiver wire add or RB dead zone draft target. […]
Will Jared Goff Start for the Lions in 2023?
Jared Goff was an afterthought in the deal two offseasons ago that brought Matthew Stafford to the Los Angeles Rams and ultimately resulted in a Super Bowl that next season for LA. The Rams went all-in and got their title out of it but at the end of the day, Detroit may have benefitted even […]
D'Andre Swift Could Have Limited Workload
Detroit Lions running back D'Andre Swift battled injuries throughout this past season. The 24-year-old finished with a career-low 99 carries for 542 yards and five touchdowns in 14 games. Often times, Swift took a backseat to Jamaal Williams who finished with a league-high 17 rushing touchdowns on 1,066 rushing yards. It sounds like the organization […]
Lions, Jamaal Williams Have Mutual Interest In Reunion
Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes said there is mutual interest between the team and impending free-agent running back Jamaal Williams in a reunion this offseason, and the two sides have had ongoing discussions. Williams will become an unrestricted free agent on March 15, and the Lions would like him back after he led the […]
Jared Goff Remains Lions' Starter
Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes said that quarterback Jared Goff remains the team's starter heading into the 2023 campaign. "We've had these open, transparent conversations. We're happy with Jared (Goff), he's our starter, but we need to add some pieces," Holmes said. The Lions could very well draft a quarterback in April, but Goff […]
How To Draft For Superflex Fantasy Football Leagues: Strategies, Tips, Overview
If you're getting bored of traditional leagues that require you to start just one quarterback, you may be looking to spice things up next season by playing in a Superflex league. Like a flex slot, a Superflex slot in your lineup allows you to start a running back, wide receiver, or tight end, but also […]
Lions Release Michael Brockers
The Detroit Lions released defensive lineman Michael Brockers on Friday. In his 11th NFL season and second with the Lions in 2022, Brockers was limited to six games (five starts) as a healthy scratch for most of the second half of the season. The 32-year-old finished with just four tackles (one solo) and a pass […]
Lions Sign Aaron Glenn To A Contract Extension
The Detroit Lions are signing defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn to a contract extension, according to a source. Glenn interviewed for head-coaching jobs with the Indianapolis Colts and Arizona Cardinals this offseason and is set to be extended for multiple years in Detroit. The Lions finished with the league's 32nd-ranked defense in 2022, but Glenn was […]
No Future In Detroit For D'Andre Swift?
The Athletic's Colton Pouncy isn't sure there's a future between the Detroit Lions and running back D'Andre Swift, whose rookie contract will be up after the 2023 season. Swift has an extensive injury history, and he'll likely demand too much money to return beyond next season. The Lions have a good thing going at the […]
Will Joe Flacco Retire in the 2023 Offseason?
The football media is currently focused on the status of Aaron Rodgers but there is another one-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback who is slightly younger than him and whose future is also in doubt. Joe Flacco is the second-oldest quarterback in the NFL, and his contract with the New York Jets is expiring. Flacco has had an […]
2023 NFL Draft Predictions: Detroit Lions Biggest Team Needs
The Detroit Lions had low expectations entering the 2022 season. Many expected the team to have a top-five pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. However, things didn’t go that way. Detroit started the year losing six of their first seven games. Their only win came in Week 2 against the Washington Commanders. However, things changed […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Will The Lions Re-Sign Jamaal Williams? Fantasy Football Outlook
Detroit Lions running back Jamaal Williams has had a solid NFL career. The veteran running back spent the first four years of his career with the Green Bay Packers. After his four years in Green Bay, Williams signed a two-year deal with the Lions during the 2021 offseason. The veteran running back had 153 rushing […]
Will the Chiefs Re-Sign JuJu Smith-Schuster? Fantasy Football Outlook
Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster had the second-highest yardage output of his six-year NFL career in the 2022 NFL season, his first in Kansas City. Smith-Schuster was second in receiving yards on the team behind superstar Travis Kelce and emerged as a dependable blanket option for Patrick Mahomes. He only grabbed three touchdowns on the […]
Early 2023 Fantasy Football Draft Targets and Sleepers – Wide Receivers
It is always critical for you to remain flexible in your decision-making throughout the entire fantasy football draft process even though that recommendation should not deter you from developing a plan before you begin each draft. Knowledgeable fantasy managers are already aware that the decisions that are made during every round remain important, which underscores […]
Will the Detroit Lions Re-Sign D.J. Chark? Fantasy Football Outlook
The Detroit Lions had a resurgence in 2022 under the leadership of hard-nosed head coach Dan Campbell. They missed making the playoffs by one game, but they were one of the most exciting teams to watch during the second half of the season, and quarterback Jared Goff played his best football in five years (4,438 […]
Super Bowl LVII Prop Bets - Free NFL Betting Picks Including Opening Kickoff, Passing Yards, Rushing Attempts
Overwhelming. That is how I describe the lead-up to the Super Bowl. You'd think it's easy to handicap since it's just one game and there are two weeks to prepare, but that's not the case at all. This is my favorite column each year to write. I will be updating this throughout the week with […]
Biggest Tight End Breakouts of 2022 - Fantasy Football Year In Review
The tight end position as a whole is always a wasteland of mediocre production, so identifying players in that role who can outperform ADP gives fantasy managers an edge over opponents. While tight end breakouts often aren't nuclear and league-winning, they can provide a boost to fantasy teams in search of a championship. The difference […]
Jamaal Williams Wants To Stay In Detroit
Detroit Lions running back Jamaal Williams is set to enter unrestricted free agency in March after enjoying a career-best season in which he led the NFL in rushing touchdowns. Following a Week 18 win over the Green Bay Packers, Williams insinuated that he would like to return to the team next season, and he reiterated […]