Kevin Szafraniec

Full-time Cat Dad, Sneakerhead, Record Collector, LOTR Fanboy, and Jeopardy Enthusiast. Fantasy football writer, operations manager, and beatmaker in my free time.

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The Times They Are A-Changin’: Will a New Coaching Staff Help Jaxon Smith-Njigba and the Seahawks’ Receivers Fly High in 2024?

POP QUIZ, HOTSHOT: Who was the Seattle Seahawks’ last head coach prior to Pete Carroll getting the job in 2010? THE ANSWER: Jim Mora Jr.? Yes, Mora Jr. had one forgettable (at least to me, apparently) 5-11 season as the head coach of the Seahawks following Mike Holmgren’s 10-year run in the Pacific Northwest. Maybe I’m the one getting old, but I find it hard…...

The Texans Might Need a Bigger Boat: 4 ADP Risers, 4 Fallers, and the Buying Opportunity For Each in the Aftermath of the Stefon Diggs Trade

Following the Houston Texans’ sudden acquisition of Stefon Diggs from the Buffalo Bills for a second-round pick in the 2025 draft, fantasy managers were left scrambling to assess the shifting values of the fantasy assets on both sides of the deal. At the time Diggs was acquired, all three of the Texans’ top wideouts — Nico Collins, Stefon Diggs, and Tank Dell — were being…...

The Chiefs Continue to Add Exciting Fast Wide Receivers, But Is the Patrick Mahomes Effect Enough to Revive Marquise Brown’s Career?

Kadarius Toney, Skyy Moore, Mecole Hardman, and Marquez Valdez-Scantling are just a few of the names we have seen propped up over the past few seasons under the pretense that being part of an offense led by Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid could, should, and would take their games to a higher level. In 2023, we finally saw one of those bets pay off as Rashee Rice…...

The Bears Are Surrounding Their Next Quarterback with Veteran Receivers, But What Is Keenan Allen’s Fantasy Impact in Chicago?

The Chicago Bears have acquired Keenan Allen from the Los Angeles Chargers for a fourth-round pick (110th overall) in this year’s draft. For the second year in a row, the Chicago Bears are at the forefront of the NFL offseason. Choosing to stack future assets by passing on 2023’s crop of rookie QBs is looking like a smart move (especially if they had Bryce Young…...

So You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance: Is Carolina’s Trade for Diontae Johnson Enough to Save Bryce Young’s Career?

The Carolina Panthers have traded CB Donte Jackson and a sixth-round pick (178th overall) to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for WR Diontae Johnson and a seventh-round pick (240th overall) The past couple seasons for Johnson in Pittsburgh have been . . . underwhelming, to put it nicely. Since being drafted by the Steelers in the third round of the 2019 draft, Johnson has had…...

Hell Hath No Fury Like an RB Scorned: What Should We Expect From Aaron Jones in Minnesota?

The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to a one-year contract with free-agent RB Aaron Jones that will pay him $7M in 2024. After signing Josh Jacobs to a four-year, $48M contract on the first day of free agency, it was reported that the Packers were working with Jones to restructure his contract for the second time in as many years. A few hours later, Jones was…...

Can Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears Both Be Fantasy Producers for the Titans in 2024?

Tony Pollard is reportedly set to sign a free-agent contract with the Tennessee Titans that will pay him $24M over the next three seasons.  Entering free agency with the third-highest available cap space in the NFL — $75.4M according to Over the Cap — the Tennessee Titans wasted no time putting their money to use by signing Pollard. While we all wait and see how…...

Should We Expect Jerry Jeudy to Bounce Back in Cleveland, and Who Will Pick Up the Pieces in Denver?

The Denver Broncos have agreed to send Jerry Jeudy to the Cleveland Browns in return for a pair of Day 3 picks in the 2024 draft. After reportedly seeking a second-round pick in return for Jeudy last year, the Broncos are receiving a fifth-round pick (135th overall) and a sixth-round pick (202nd) a year later. With both teams involved heading in opposite directions from an…...

Could Adonai Mitchell or Troy Franklin Help This Juggernaut Break Fantasy Football in 2024? NFL Offseason Primer, Part 5

The 2024 fantasy football season is officially here! With RotoViz TriFlex leagues and the Never-Too-Early Best Ball Tournament in full swing over at the FFPC, along with the Big Board tournament going live on Underdog, it is a great time to be alive. No matter what type of league we’re competing in, the exercise of researching each NFL team’s salary cap situation, draft capital, and…...

Uncovering Difference-Makers on an Overlooked Offense, Plus a Potential Surprise Landing Spot for Brock Bowers – NFL Offseason Primer, Part 4

The 2024 fantasy football season is officially here! With RotoViz TriFlex leagues and the Never-Too-Early Best Ball Tournament in full swing over at the FFPC, along with the Big Board tournament going live on Underdog, it is a great time to be alive. No matter what type of league we’re competing in, the exercise of researching each NFL team’s salary cap situation, draft capital, and…...

Can Jonathon Brooks or Another Rookie Running Back Resurrect This Exciting AFC Running Game? NFL Offseason Primer, Part 3

The 2024 fantasy football season is officially here! With RotoViz TriFlex leagues and the Never-Too-Early Best Ball Tournament in full swing over at the FFPC, along with the Big Board and Little Board tournaments both launching on Underdog, it is a great time to be alive. No matter what type of league we’re competing in, the exercise of researching each NFL team’s salary cap situation,…...

Jayden Daniels or Drake Maye (or Caleb Williams) – Which Rookie QB Will Have Big-Time Upside in this Ascending Offense? NFL Offseason Primer, Part 2

The 2024 fantasy football season is officially here! With RotoViz TriFlex leagues and the Never-Too-Early Best Ball Tournament in full swing over at the FFPC, along with The Big Board and Little Board tournaments both launching on Underdog, it is a great time to be alive. No matter what type of league we’re competing in, the exercise of researching each NFL team’s salary cap situation,…...

Caleb Williams, Justin Jefferson, a Blockbuster Trade, and the Uncertain Situations that Could Define 2024: NFL Offseason Primer, Part 1

The 2024 fantasy football season is officially here! With RotoViz TriFlex leagues and the Never-Too-Early Best Ball Tournament in full swing over at the FFPC, along with The Big Board and Little Board tournaments both launching on Underdog this week, it is a great time to be alive. No matter what type of league we’re competing in, the exercise of researching each NFL team’s salary…...

The Times They Are A-Changin’: Will a New Coaching Staff Help Jaxon Smith-Njigba and the Seahawks’ Receivers Fly High in 2024?

POP QUIZ, HOTSHOT: Who was the Seattle Seahawks’ last head coach prior to Pete Carroll getting the job in 2010? THE ANSWER: Jim Mora Jr.? Yes, Mora Jr. had one forgettable (at least to me, apparently) 5-11 season as the head coach of the Seahawks following Mike Holmgren’s 10-year run in the Pacific Northwest. Maybe I’m the one getting old, but I find it hard…...

The Texans Might Need a Bigger Boat: 4 ADP Risers, 4 Fallers, and the Buying Opportunity For Each in the Aftermath of the Stefon Diggs Trade

Following the Houston Texans’ sudden acquisition of Stefon Diggs from the Buffalo Bills for a second-round pick in the 2025 draft, fantasy managers were left scrambling to assess the shifting values of the fantasy assets on both sides of the deal. At the time Diggs was acquired, all three of the Texans’ top wideouts — Nico Collins, Stefon Diggs, and Tank Dell — were being…...

The Chiefs Continue to Add Exciting Fast Wide Receivers, But Is the Patrick Mahomes Effect Enough to Revive Marquise Brown’s Career?

Kadarius Toney, Skyy Moore, Mecole Hardman, and Marquez Valdez-Scantling are just a few of the names we have seen propped up over the past few seasons under the pretense that being part of an offense led by Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid could, should, and would take their games to a higher level. In 2023, we finally saw one of those bets pay off as Rashee Rice…...

The Bears Are Surrounding Their Next Quarterback with Veteran Receivers, But What Is Keenan Allen’s Fantasy Impact in Chicago?

The Chicago Bears have acquired Keenan Allen from the Los Angeles Chargers for a fourth-round pick (110th overall) in this year’s draft. For the second year in a row, the Chicago Bears are at the forefront of the NFL offseason. Choosing to stack future assets by passing on 2023’s crop of rookie QBs is looking like a smart move (especially if they had Bryce Young…...

So You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance: Is Carolina’s Trade for Diontae Johnson Enough to Save Bryce Young’s Career?

The Carolina Panthers have traded CB Donte Jackson and a sixth-round pick (178th overall) to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for WR Diontae Johnson and a seventh-round pick (240th overall) The past couple seasons for Johnson in Pittsburgh have been . . . underwhelming, to put it nicely. Since being drafted by the Steelers in the third round of the 2019 draft, Johnson has had…...

Hell Hath No Fury Like an RB Scorned: What Should We Expect From Aaron Jones in Minnesota?

The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to a one-year contract with free-agent RB Aaron Jones that will pay him $7M in 2024. After signing Josh Jacobs to a four-year, $48M contract on the first day of free agency, it was reported that the Packers were working with Jones to restructure his contract for the second time in as many years. A few hours later, Jones was…...

Can Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears Both Be Fantasy Producers for the Titans in 2024?

Tony Pollard is reportedly set to sign a free-agent contract with the Tennessee Titans that will pay him $24M over the next three seasons.  Entering free agency with the third-highest available cap space in the NFL — $75.4M according to Over the Cap — the Tennessee Titans wasted no time putting their money to use by signing Pollard. While we all wait and see how…...

Should We Expect Jerry Jeudy to Bounce Back in Cleveland, and Who Will Pick Up the Pieces in Denver?

The Denver Broncos have agreed to send Jerry Jeudy to the Cleveland Browns in return for a pair of Day 3 picks in the 2024 draft. After reportedly seeking a second-round pick in return for Jeudy last year, the Broncos are receiving a fifth-round pick (135th overall) and a sixth-round pick (202nd) a year later. With both teams involved heading in opposite directions from an…...

Could Adonai Mitchell or Troy Franklin Help This Juggernaut Break Fantasy Football in 2024? NFL Offseason Primer, Part 5

The 2024 fantasy football season is officially here! With RotoViz TriFlex leagues and the Never-Too-Early Best Ball Tournament in full swing over at the FFPC, along with the Big Board tournament going live on Underdog, it is a great time to be alive. No matter what type of league we’re competing in, the exercise of researching each NFL team’s salary cap situation, draft capital, and…...

Uncovering Difference-Makers on an Overlooked Offense, Plus a Potential Surprise Landing Spot for Brock Bowers – NFL Offseason Primer, Part 4

The 2024 fantasy football season is officially here! With RotoViz TriFlex leagues and the Never-Too-Early Best Ball Tournament in full swing over at the FFPC, along with the Big Board tournament going live on Underdog, it is a great time to be alive. No matter what type of league we’re competing in, the exercise of researching each NFL team’s salary cap situation, draft capital, and…...

Can Jonathon Brooks or Another Rookie Running Back Resurrect This Exciting AFC Running Game? NFL Offseason Primer, Part 3

The 2024 fantasy football season is officially here! With RotoViz TriFlex leagues and the Never-Too-Early Best Ball Tournament in full swing over at the FFPC, along with the Big Board and Little Board tournaments both launching on Underdog, it is a great time to be alive. No matter what type of league we’re competing in, the exercise of researching each NFL team’s salary cap situation,…...

Jayden Daniels or Drake Maye (or Caleb Williams) – Which Rookie QB Will Have Big-Time Upside in this Ascending Offense? NFL Offseason Primer, Part 2

The 2024 fantasy football season is officially here! With RotoViz TriFlex leagues and the Never-Too-Early Best Ball Tournament in full swing over at the FFPC, along with The Big Board and Little Board tournaments both launching on Underdog, it is a great time to be alive. No matter what type of league we’re competing in, the exercise of researching each NFL team’s salary cap situation,…...

Caleb Williams, Justin Jefferson, a Blockbuster Trade, and the Uncertain Situations that Could Define 2024: NFL Offseason Primer, Part 1

The 2024 fantasy football season is officially here! With RotoViz TriFlex leagues and the Never-Too-Early Best Ball Tournament in full swing over at the FFPC, along with The Big Board and Little Board tournaments both launching on Underdog this week, it is a great time to be alive. No matter what type of league we’re competing in, the exercise of researching each NFL team’s salary…...

The Times They Are A-Changin’: Will a New Coaching Staff Help Jaxon Smith-Njigba and the Seahawks’ Receivers Fly High in 2024?

POP QUIZ, HOTSHOT: Who was the Seattle Seahawks’ last head coach prior to Pete Carroll getting the job in 2010? THE ANSWER: Jim Mora Jr.? Yes, Mora Jr. had one forgettable (at least to me, apparently) 5-11 season as the head coach of the Seahawks following Mike Holmgren’s 10-year run in the Pacific Northwest. Maybe I’m the one getting old, but I find it hard…...

The Texans Might Need a Bigger Boat: 4 ADP Risers, 4 Fallers, and the Buying Opportunity For Each in the Aftermath of the Stefon Diggs Trade

Following the Houston Texans’ sudden acquisition of Stefon Diggs from the Buffalo Bills for a second-round pick in the 2025 draft, fantasy managers were left scrambling to assess the shifting values of the fantasy assets on both sides of the deal. At the time Diggs was acquired, all three of the Texans’ top wideouts — Nico Collins, Stefon Diggs, and Tank Dell — were being…...

The Chiefs Continue to Add Exciting Fast Wide Receivers, But Is the Patrick Mahomes Effect Enough to Revive Marquise Brown’s Career?

Kadarius Toney, Skyy Moore, Mecole Hardman, and Marquez Valdez-Scantling are just a few of the names we have seen propped up over the past few seasons under the pretense that being part of an offense led by Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid could, should, and would take their games to a higher level. In 2023, we finally saw one of those bets pay off as Rashee Rice…...

The Bears Are Surrounding Their Next Quarterback with Veteran Receivers, But What Is Keenan Allen’s Fantasy Impact in Chicago?

The Chicago Bears have acquired Keenan Allen from the Los Angeles Chargers for a fourth-round pick (110th overall) in this year’s draft. For the second year in a row, the Chicago Bears are at the forefront of the NFL offseason. Choosing to stack future assets by passing on 2023’s crop of rookie QBs is looking like a smart move (especially if they had Bryce Young…...

So You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance: Is Carolina’s Trade for Diontae Johnson Enough to Save Bryce Young’s Career?

The Carolina Panthers have traded CB Donte Jackson and a sixth-round pick (178th overall) to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for WR Diontae Johnson and a seventh-round pick (240th overall) The past couple seasons for Johnson in Pittsburgh have been . . . underwhelming, to put it nicely. Since being drafted by the Steelers in the third round of the 2019 draft, Johnson has had…...

Hell Hath No Fury Like an RB Scorned: What Should We Expect From Aaron Jones in Minnesota?

The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to a one-year contract with free-agent RB Aaron Jones that will pay him $7M in 2024. After signing Josh Jacobs to a four-year, $48M contract on the first day of free agency, it was reported that the Packers were working with Jones to restructure his contract for the second time in as many years. A few hours later, Jones was…...

Can Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears Both Be Fantasy Producers for the Titans in 2024?

Tony Pollard is reportedly set to sign a free-agent contract with the Tennessee Titans that will pay him $24M over the next three seasons.  Entering free agency with the third-highest available cap space in the NFL — $75.4M according to Over the Cap — the Tennessee Titans wasted no time putting their money to use by signing Pollard. While we all wait and see how…...

Should We Expect Jerry Jeudy to Bounce Back in Cleveland, and Who Will Pick Up the Pieces in Denver?

The Denver Broncos have agreed to send Jerry Jeudy to the Cleveland Browns in return for a pair of Day 3 picks in the 2024 draft. After reportedly seeking a second-round pick in return for Jeudy last year, the Broncos are receiving a fifth-round pick (135th overall) and a sixth-round pick (202nd) a year later. With both teams involved heading in opposite directions from an…...

Could Adonai Mitchell or Troy Franklin Help This Juggernaut Break Fantasy Football in 2024? NFL Offseason Primer, Part 5

The 2024 fantasy football season is officially here! With RotoViz TriFlex leagues and the Never-Too-Early Best Ball Tournament in full swing over at the FFPC, along with the Big Board tournament going live on Underdog, it is a great time to be alive. No matter what type of league we’re competing in, the exercise of researching each NFL team’s salary cap situation, draft capital, and…...

Uncovering Difference-Makers on an Overlooked Offense, Plus a Potential Surprise Landing Spot for Brock Bowers – NFL Offseason Primer, Part 4

The 2024 fantasy football season is officially here! With RotoViz TriFlex leagues and the Never-Too-Early Best Ball Tournament in full swing over at the FFPC, along with the Big Board tournament going live on Underdog, it is a great time to be alive. No matter what type of league we’re competing in, the exercise of researching each NFL team’s salary cap situation, draft capital, and…...

Can Jonathon Brooks or Another Rookie Running Back Resurrect This Exciting AFC Running Game? NFL Offseason Primer, Part 3

The 2024 fantasy football season is officially here! With RotoViz TriFlex leagues and the Never-Too-Early Best Ball Tournament in full swing over at the FFPC, along with the Big Board and Little Board tournaments both launching on Underdog, it is a great time to be alive. No matter what type of league we’re competing in, the exercise of researching each NFL team’s salary cap situation,…...

Jayden Daniels or Drake Maye (or Caleb Williams) – Which Rookie QB Will Have Big-Time Upside in this Ascending Offense? NFL Offseason Primer, Part 2

The 2024 fantasy football season is officially here! With RotoViz TriFlex leagues and the Never-Too-Early Best Ball Tournament in full swing over at the FFPC, along with The Big Board and Little Board tournaments both launching on Underdog, it is a great time to be alive. No matter what type of league we’re competing in, the exercise of researching each NFL team’s salary cap situation,…...

Caleb Williams, Justin Jefferson, a Blockbuster Trade, and the Uncertain Situations that Could Define 2024: NFL Offseason Primer, Part 1

The 2024 fantasy football season is officially here! With RotoViz TriFlex leagues and the Never-Too-Early Best Ball Tournament in full swing over at the FFPC, along with The Big Board and Little Board tournaments both launching on Underdog this week, it is a great time to be alive. No matter what type of league we’re competing in, the exercise of researching each NFL team’s salary…...

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