Matt Nagy Likely To Become Offensive Coordinator
Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy has decided to move on and take the offensive coordinator job with the Washington Commanders. That being said, the Chiefs plan on staying in house to fill the vacancy. Current quarterbacks coach Matt Nagy is expected to be promoted as the next offensive coordinator in Kansas City. He […]
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 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' […]
Will The Chiefs Re-Sign Mecole Hardman? Fantasy Football Outlook
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman was off to a productive season before suffering an abdominal injury. He had scored touchdowns in three straight games and was on pace for his second-highest receiving total before missing the last nine games of the season. Unfortunately, in his return for the AFC Championship Game, he aggravated […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Chiefs Sign La'Mical Perine To Futures Deal
The Kansas City Chiefs signed running back La'Mical Perine to a Reserve/Futures Deal on Wednesday. The team also signed Kendall Blanton, Dicaprio Bootle, Matt Bushman, Mike Caliendo, Cole Christiansen, Jerrion Early, Chris Oladokun, Cornell Powell, Austin Reiter, Danny Shelton and Ihmir Smith-Marsette. The 25-year-old Perine didn't sign to Kansas City's practice squad until last month, […]
Biggest Wide Receiver Breakouts of 2022 - Fantasy Football Year In Review
Fantasy managers usually do a better job evaluating receiver talent and judging potential breakouts for receivers better than they do for other positions. This year was no different. RotoBaller accurately predicted most of the receivers who would ultimately finish in the top 24 WRs. Some receivers changed teams and had explosions in production. Some like […]
Will The Chiefs Re-Sign Jerick McKinnon? Fantasy Football Outlook
Kansas City Chiefs running back Jerick McKinnon scored more touchdowns at age 30 than he has in any other season of his seven-year career, but it was the touchdown he didn't score that he will be most remembered for. When he slid at the one-yard line in the Super Bowl, he sealed the Chiefs' second […]
Is Patrick Mahomes Healthy or Injured? Will Mahomes Be Ready By Training Camp? Fantasy Football Injury Update
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes powered through the playoffs to become a Super Bowl champion, NFL MVP, and Super Bowl MVP all while battling through an ankle injury. Mahomes was the top quarterback in fantasy football this season and added to his impressive list of accolades at just age 27. The MVP first suffered […]
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 […]
Patrick Mahomes Says He'll Be Ready For OTAs
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (ankle) said that his Grade 2 high-ankle sprain won't affect him being ready for organized team activities this offseason. "The only thing that will take a hit is my golf game," Mahomes said at his Super Bowl MVP press conference after the 38-35 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in […]
Andy Reid Not Considering Retirement
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid is coming off his second Super Bowl victory as part of the organization. There were some rumors that the long-time coach would call it quits after winning his second championship on Sunday. The 64-year-old coach said "I'm good with what I'm doing right now. Listen, if they'll have […]
Chad Henne Retires From NFL
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Chad Henne has announced his retirement from the NFL. The 37-year-old will go out on top as a Super Bowl champion. He spent the last five seasons as the backup to Patrick Mahomes in Kansas City. Before that, Henne served as the starter for the Miami Dolphins from 2009-13. Although, Henne […]
Skyy Moore Catches Touchdown In Super Bowl
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Skyy Moore caught his only target in Sunday's Super Bowl win over the Philadelphia Eagles, bringing in a four-yard touchdown reception. The rookie out of Western Michigan hadn't found the end zone at all before Sunday. Moore's usage this year varied wildly, with some games that saw him with as […]
Kadarius Toney Catches Touchdown In Super Bowl
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Kadarius Toney caught just one pass in Sunday's Super Bowl win over the Philadelphia Eagles, but it was an important one, as he was on the receiving end of a five-yard touchdown pass. He also came close to breaking the first punt return touchdown in Super Bowl history with a […]
JuJu Smith-Schuster Leads Chiefs In Receptions In Super Bowl
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster caught a team-high seven passes in Sunday's Super Bowl victory over the Philadelphia Eagles. His nine targets were also his most of the season. Smith-Schuster finished the game with 53 receiving yards. After disappointing over the last month and going five games in a row with three or […]
Travis Kelce Finds End Zone In Super Bowl
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce scored a touchdown in his sixth consecutive postseason game with a first-quarter score in Sunday's Super Bowl win over the Philadelphia Eagles. Kelce ended the day with six catches for 81 yards, hauling in all six of his targets. The best tight end in football has to slip […]
Isiah Pacheco Runs Well In Super Bowl Win
Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco played well in Sunday's Super Bowl victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, toting the ball 15 times and finishing with 76 yards and a touchdown. Pacheco's role on this offense grew as the season went along, and he ends the year as the clear No. 1 running back on […]
Patrick Mahomes Wins Super Bowl MVP
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes won his second Super Bowl MVP award on Sunday, tossing three touchdowns in the team's 38-35 win over the Philadelphia Eagles. He was 21-for-27 for 182 yards and didn't throw an interception. Mahomes—who was still dealing with some of the after-effects of a high ankle sprain suffered in the […]
Will the Saints Re-Sign Michael Thomas? Fantasy Football Outlook
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas has struggled to stay on the field over his past few seasons. The veteran wideout has been viewed as a possible cut candidate this offseason with New Orleans looking to clear up some cap space. New Orleans recently restructured the remainder of Thomas' contract. Will that allow him […]
Clyde Edwards-Helaire Inactive For Super Bowl
Kansas City Chiefs running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire (ankle) won't play in the Super Bowl against the Philadelphia Eagles. The 23-year-old was recently activated from injured reserve, so there was an assumption that he'd be in the lineup. However, CEH is a healthy scratch, meaning Isiah Pacheco will be the primary ball carrier. At the same […]
Andy Reid Considering Retirement?
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid didn't say "no" when asked if he'd retire following Super Bowl LVII against his old team, the Philadelphia Eagles, on Sunday, Feb. 12. Reid said he's enjoying this year's Super Bowl more than in some of his past trips to the big game, perhaps a sign that he's […]