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Steve Schwarz


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Profession: Full-time Fantasy Sports Editor
Obsession: A hole in one
Favorite Players: Local kid Mike Trout, Anthony Davis, Antonio Brown
Latest Accomplishment: Created a method to get punters involved in fantasy football. After all, if they can be in the Hall of Fame why shouldn’t they be part of fantasy football?
What takes up the most space in your iTunes library? Music? What's music?

Fantasy Football Resume:

  • 2014 FSWA Fantasy Football Writer of the Year

  • Became the fantasy sports editor at The Sports Network in 2010.

  • Participate on numerous radio shows as a guest expert.

  • Two-time defending champion of the fantasyfootballnerds.com Experts League for Charity
Favorite Part of Fantasy Football: Just before kickoff on a Sunday afternoon when everyone’s expectations are at an all-time high.



Steve's Recent Articles

Shot Caller's Report: Week 16 - 12/19/24
Shot Caller's Report: Week 14 - 12/5/24
Shot Caller's Report: Week 10 - 11/7/24
Shot Caller's Report: Week 8 - 10/24/24
Shot Caller's Report: Week 6 - 10/10/24
Shot Caller's Report: Week 4 - 9/26/24
Shot Caller's Report: Week 2 - 9/12/24

Truths and Lies: Week 17 - 12/24/24
Truths and Lies: Week 16 - 12/18/24
Truths and Lies: Week 15 - 12/11/24
Truths and Lies: Week 14 - 12/4/24
Truths and Lies: Week 13 - 11/27/24
Truths and Lies: Week 11 - 11/13/24
Truths and Lies: Week 10 - 11/6/24
Truths and Lies: Week 9 - 10/30/24
Truths and Lies: Week 8 - 10/23/24
Truths and Lies: Week 7 - 10/16/24
Truths and Lies: Week 6 - 10/9/24
Truths and Lies: Week 5 - 10/2/24
Truths and Lies: Week 4 - 9/25/24
Truths and Lies: Week 3 - 9/18/24
Truths and Lies: Week 2 - 9/11/24

RB Roles: Workhorse, Mirage or RBBC - 9/4/24
The Best And Worst Draft Pick In Each Round - 8/29/24
The New Reality at the Tight End Position - 8/22/24
Replacing Top-10 Fantasy Receivers for 2024 - 8/15/24
Which Top-10 Fantasy Backs Will Fall in 2024? - 8/8/24
Picking at No.4 May Be the Hardest Spot in the First Round - 8/1/24
Not Every Top Quarterback is Plug and Play - 7/25/24
Fantasy QBs Versus Real Life - 7/18/24
The Real Multi-Dimensional Stars Are From The Past - 7/11/24
Who is Injury-Prone and Who Has Been Falsely Accused? - 7/4/24
Running Backs in New Places - 6/27/24
Finding Rookie Quarterbacks with First-Year Fantasy Value - 6/21/24
Finding Rookie Tight Ends with First-Year Fantasy Value - 6/13/24
Finding Start-Worthy Rookie Receivers - 6/5/24
Anatomy of a Fantasy-Worthy Rookie Running Back - 5/24/24

Fantasy Impact: What Can Brown Do For You? - 3/16/24
Fantasy Impact: Ravens Fill RB Need with Derrick Henry - 3/14/24
Fantasy Impact: Barkley Should Have More Bite in 2024 - 3/13/24
Fantasy Impact: New Beginning for Tony Pollard in Tennessee - 3/12/24
Fantasy Impact: Swift Moves Quickly to Chicago - 3/11/24

Archives

  Shot Caller's Report: Week 18 - 1/4/24
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 16 - 12/21/23
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 12 - 11/23/23
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 10 - 11/9/23
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 8 - 10/26/23
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 6 - 10/12/23
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 4 - 9/28/23
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 2 - 9/14/23

  Truths and Lies: Week 18 - 1/3/24
  Truths and Lies: Week 17 - 12/27/23
  Truths and Lies: Week 16 - 12/20/23
  Truths and Lies: Week 15 - 12/13/23
  Truths and Lies: Week 14 - 12/6/23
  Truths and Lies: Week 13 - 11/29/23
  Truths and Lies: Week 12 - 11/22/23
  Truths and Lies: Week 11 - 11/15/23
  Truths and Lies: Week 10 - 11/8/23
  Truths and Lies: Week 9 - 11/1/23
  Truths and Lies: Week 8 - 10/25/23
  Truths and Lies: Week 7 - 10/18/23
  Truths and Lies: Week 6 - 10/11/23
  Truths and Lies: Week 5 - 10/4/23
  Truths and Lies: Week 4 - 9/27/23
  Truths and Lies: Week 3 - 9/20/23
  Truths and Lies: Week 2 - 9/13/23

  Fast Start QBs - 9/6/23
  Home Cookin' vs. Road Warrior - 8/31/23
  There Aren't Any Great Rookie Receivers In 2023 - 8/24/23
  Pre-Season Random Thoughts - 8/17/23
  Game Script Proof Running Backs - 8/10/23
  Do You Want Your Quarterback Playing From Behind? - 8/5/23
  Preseason Running Back ADP – Accurate or Inaccurate? - 7/27/23
  GMs Are Discounting Running Back Values... Should You? - 7/20/23
  The Truth About Dak Prescott - 7/13/23
  Not All Touches Are Equal - 7/7/23
  Rookie Running Back Hype Versus Reality - 6/29/23
  You Won't Win a Fantasy Title with Tua or Lamar - 6/22/23
  Return of the Walking Dead - 6/16/23
  What Will Career Year Players Do For An Encore? - 6/8/23
  JSN is Being Drafted too Early - 5/25/23

  Fantasy Impact: Deal for Aaron Rodgers Finally Gets Done - 4/25/23
  Fantasy Impact: Will the Real OBJ Please Stand Up - 4/11/23
  Fantasy Impact: Bears Upgrade WR Room with D.J. Moore - 3/17/23
  Fantasy Impact: Darren Waller traded to the Giants - 3/15/23

  The Answer to Who Wins Super Bowl LVII is Here - 2/9/23
  The NFL Couldn't Have Asked for Better Divisional Matchups - 1/18/23

  Shot Caller's Report: Week 18 - 1/5/23
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 16 - 12/22/22
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 14 - 12/8/22
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 12 - 11/23/22
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 10 - 11/10/22
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 8 - 10/27/22
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 6 - 10/13/22
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 4 - 9/29/22
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 2 - 9/15/22

  Truths and Lies: Week 18 - 1/4/23
  Truths and Lies: Week 17 - 12/28/22
  Truths and Lies: Week 16 - 12/21/22
  Truths and Lies: Week 15 - 12/14/22
  Truths and Lies: Week 14 - 12/7/22
  Truths and Lies: Week 13 - 11/30/22
  Truths and Lies: Week 12 - 11/23/22
  Truths and Lies: Week 11 - 11/16/22
  Truths and Lies: Week 10 - 11/9/22
  Truths and Lies: Week 9 - 11/2/22
  Truths and Lies: Week 8 - 10/26/22
  Truths and Lies: Week 7 - 10/19/22
  Truths and Lies: Week 6 - 10/12/22
  Truths and Lies: Week 5 - 10/5/22
  Truths and Lies: Week 4 - 9/28/22
  Truths and Lies: Week 3 - 9/21/22
  Truths and Lies: Week 2 - 9/14/22
  Truths and Lies: Week 1 - 9/7/22

  Last Minute Updates for Your Draft Preparation - 9/1/22
  Boom or Bust Player for 2022 - 8/25/22
  What About the Kickers? - 8/18/22
  Running Back Handcuffs to Roster - AFC - 8/11/22
  Running Back Handcuffs to Roster - NFC - 8/4/22
  QBs on the "Hot Seat" - 7/28/22
  What Me Worry? - 7/21/22
  Finding the Most Efficient and Inefficient Wide Receivers - 7/14/22
  Finding the Best Values at Tight End - 7/7/22
  Spotting Public Misconceptions at Wide Receiver - 6/30/22
  Spotting Public Misconceptions at Running Back - 6/23/22
  Where should you select Christian McCaffrey in 2022 - 6/16/22
  Who is the Fourth-Best Fantasy Receiver? - 6/9/22
  The Most Efficient Quarterbacks of 2021 - 6/5/22
  Searching for the Next Ja'Marr Chase - 5/26/22

  Dolphins Turn Mountain of Picks into Tyreek Hill - 3/23/22
  Davante Adams Traded to the Raiders - 3/18/22
  Amari Cooper headed to Cleveland - 3/14/22
  To Hurts, or not to Hurts? - 3/3/22

  Shot Caller's Report: Week 18 - 1/6/22
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 16 - 12/23/21
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 14 - 12/9/21
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 12 - 11/24/21
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 10 - 11/11/21
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 8 - 10/28/21
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 6 - 10/14/21
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 4 - 9/30/21
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 2 - 9/16/21

  Truths and Lies: Week 18 - 1/5/22
  Truths and Lies: Week 17 - 12/29/21
  Truths and Lies: Week 16 - 12/22/21
  Truths and Lies: Week 15 - 12/15/21
  Truths and Lies: Week 14 - 12/8/21
  Truths and Lies: Week 13 - 12/1/21
  Truths and Lies: Week 12 - 11/24/21
  Truths and Lies: Week 11 - 11/17/21
  Truths and Lies: Week 10 - 11/10/21
  Truths and Lies: Week 9 - 11/3/21
  Truths and Lies: Week 8 - 10/27/21
  Truths and Lies: Week 7 - 10/20/21
  Truths and Lies: Week 6 - 10/13/21
  Truths and Lies: Week 5 - 10/6/21
  Truths and Lies: Week 4 - 9/29/21
  Truths and Lies: Week 3 - 9/22/21
  Truths and Lies: Week 2 - 9/15/21
  Truths and Lies: Week 1 - 9/8/21

  Essential Quarterback Draft Day Information - 9/2/21
  Receiving Back Options - 8/26/21
  Don't Mail in the Last Round - 8/19/21
  10 Random Preseason Thoughts - 8/12/21
  Best Value Quarterback-Receiver Stacks - 8/5/21
  The Case Against Derrick Henry - 7/29/21
  RedZone Targets are the Key - 7/22/21
  Is Ridley the next Smith-Schuster or Hopkins? - 7/15/21
  A Heartbeat Away - 7/8/21
  The Hurts Locker - 7/1/21
  Deciphering RBBCs - 6/24/21
  Evaluating Rookie Wide Receivers - 6/17/21
  Evaluating Rookie Running Backs - 6/10/21
  Evaluating Rookie Quarterbacks - 6/3/21
  Will Fuller's Fantasy Value Has Taken A Step Back - 3/19/21

  Shot Caller's Report: Week 16 - 12/24/20
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 14 - 12/10/20
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 12 - 11/26/20
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 10 - 11/12/20
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 8 - 10/28/20
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 6 - 10/15/20
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 4 - 10/1/20
  Shot Caller's Report: Week 2 - 9/17/20

  Truths and Lies: Week 17 - 12/30/20
  Truths and Lies: Week 16 - 12/23/20
  Truths and Lies: Week 15 - 12/16/20
  Truths and Lies: Week 14 - 12/9/20
  Truths and Lies: Week 13 - 12/2/20
  Truths and Lies: Week 12 - 11/25/20
  Truths and Lies: Week 11 - 11/18/20
  Truths and Lies: Week 10 - 11/11/20
  Truths and Lies: Week 9 - 11/4/20
  Truths and Lies: Week 8 - 10/28/20
  Truths and Lies: Week 7 - 10/21/20
  Truths and Lies: Week 6 - 10/14/20
  Truths and Lies: Week 5 - 10/7/20
  Truths and Lies: Week 4 - 9/30/20
  Truths and Lies: Week 3 - 9/23/20
  Truths and Lies: Week 2 - 9/16/20
  Truths and Lies: Week 1 - 9/10/20

  Game Script RBs - 9/3/20
  Emily or Cinnamon? - 8/27/20
  Sometimes Quarterback Statistics Lie - 8/20/20
  Know Thy Enemy - 8/13/20
  Opt-out Winners and Losers - 8/6/20
  How to Find the No.1 Receiver - 7/30/20
  At Tight End What You See Is What You Get - 7/23/20
  Can any Running Back Top Christian McCaffrey in 2020? - 7/16/20
  How to Steal a Top-Ranked Quarterback Late In Your Draft - 7/9/20
  How to Draft from the 12th Position - 7/2/20
  Where to Slot the Unretired Rob Gronkowski? - 6/25/20
  Is Michael Thomas the Best Pick at No.5? - 6/18/20
  The Underappreciated Matthew Stafford - 6/10/20
  The Derrick Henry Dilemma - 6/2/20
  The Effect of a Super Bowl Run on Next Year's Production - 5/27/20
  A Road to Nowhere for Free Agent Quarterbacks - 4/13/20
  Atlanta's New Running Back - Todd Gurley - 3/21/20
  Philip Rivers Land in Indianapolis - 3/19/20

  Truths and Lies: Week 17 - 12/25/19
  Truths and Lies: Week 16 - 12/17/19
  Truths and Lies: Week 15 - 12/11/19
  Truths and Lies: Week 14 - 12/4/19
  Truths and Lies: Week 13 - 11/27/19
  Truths and Lies: Week 12 - 11/20/19
  Truths and Lies: Week 11 - 11/13/19
  Truths and Lies: Week 10 - 11/6/19
  Truths and Lies: Week 9 - 10/30/19
  Truths and Lies: Week 8 - 10/23/19
  Truths and Lies: Week 7 - 10/16/19
  Truths and Lies: Week 6 - 10/9/19
  Truths and Lies: Week 5 - 10/2/19
  Truths and Lies: Week 4 - 9/25/19
  Truths and Lies: Week 3 - 9/18/19
  Truths and Lies: Week 2 - 9/11/19
  Truths and Lies: Week 1 - 9/4/19

  Highlights From a Local League Draft - 8/29/19
  8 Random Pre-Draft Thoughts - 8/22/19
  Who Would You Rather Have? - 8/17/19
  Drafting Flawed Running Backs - 8/8/19
  More Important for Fantasy WRs: Touchdowns, Yards or Receptions? - 8/1/19
  Yards After Contact Is An Eye-Opener - 7/25/19
  Running Backs Who Are Scoreboard Proof - 7/18/19
  Strength of Schedule: Quarterbacks - 7/11/19
  Efficient Wide Receivers - 7/4/19
  High Volume Isn't The Only Way - 6/27/19
  Inefficient Quarterbacks - 6/21/19
  Don't Forget These 10 Guys - 6/14/19
  The Quiet Superstar Receiver - 6/6/19
  The Gurley Conundrum - 5/30/19
  5 Reasons Why Matt Ryan will be the Best Fantasy QB in 2019 - 5/22/19

  Truths and Lies: Week 17 - 12/26/18
  Truths and Lies: Week 16 - 12/19/18
  Truths and Lies: Week 15 - 12/12/18
  Truths and Lies: Week 14 - 12/5/18
  Truths and Lies: Week 13 - 11/28/18
  Truths and Lies: Week 12 - 11/21/18
  Truths and Lies: Week 11 - 11/14/18
  Truths and Lies: Week 10 - 11/7/18
  Truths and Lies: Week 9 - 10/31/18
  Truths and Lies: Week 8 - 10/24/18
  Truths and Lies: Week 7 - 10/17/18
  Truths and Lies: Week 6 - 10/10/18
  Truths and Lies: Week 5 - 10/3/18
  Truths and Lies: Week 4 - 9/26/18
  Truths and Lies: Week 3 - 9/19/18
  Truths and Lies: Week 2 - 9/12/18
  Truths and Lies: Week 1 - 9/5/18

  Jacksonville Will Not Be the Best Fantasy Defense - 8/30/18
  Making the Difficult RB Decisions Easy - 8/23/18
  Is Drafting a First-Round Rookie Wide Receiver Worth the Risk? - 8/16/18
  One Man's Opinion from Here in Wentzylvania - 8/8/18
  How to Find a Top Fantasy Tight End - 8/2/18
  Learning from Rushing Touchdown Percentage - 7/26/18
  The Floor is Just as Important as the Ceiling - 7/19/18
  Are preseason stats worth analyzing? - 7/12/18
  Crystal Ball: Who Will Breakout in 2018? - 7/5/18
  Should a Holdout Change a Players' Fantasy Value? - 6/28/18
  Which WRs Do You Trust? - 6/21/18
  Which RBs Do You Trust? - 6/14/18
  Which QBs Do You Trust? - 6/7/18
  Ranking the Triplets - 6/4/18
  Sports Gambling and Fantasy Football - 5/25/18
  Fantasy Impact: Question Marks Everywhere for Terrelle Pryor - 3/24/18
  Fantasy Impact: The Fall and Rise of Jerick McKinnon - 3/17/18
  Fantasy Impact: Expectations for Case Keenum in Denver - 3/14/18
  Fantasy Impact: Mr. Smith Traded to Washington - 2/3/18

  A Super Bowl Myth - 1/18/18
  Truths and Lies: Week 17 - 12/27/17
  Truths and Lies: Week 16 - 12/20/17
  Truths and Lies: Week 15 - 12/13/17
  Truths and Lies: Week 14 - 12/6/17
  Truths and Lies: Week 13 - 11/29/17
  Truths and Lies: Week 12 - 11/22/17
  Truths and Lies: Week 11 - 11/15/17
  Truths and Lies: Week 10 - 11/8/17
  Truths and Lies: Week 9 - 11/1/17
  Truths and Lies: Week 8 - 10/25/17
  Truths and Lies: Week 7 - 10/18/17
  Truths and Lies: Week 6 - 10/11/17
  Truths and Lies: Week 5 - 10/4/17
  Truths and Lies: Week 4 - 9/27/17
  Truths and Lies: Week 3 - 9/20/17
  Truths and Lies: Week 2 - 9/13/17
  Truths and Lies: Week 1 - 9/6/17

  Deep Sleepers - 8/31/17
  The Julian Edelman Injury Effect - 8/26/17
  Do Not Draft List - 8/24/17
  Running Back Strength of Schedule - 8/17/17
  Wide Receiver Strength of Schedule - 8/10/17
  Past, Current and Future Hall of Famers - 8/3/17
  Paying the Popularity Tax - 7/27/17
  Luck Won't Help You in the Playoffs - 7/23/17
  Do You Really Want Your Fantasy QB Playing From Behind? - 7/15/17
  Location, Location, Location - 7/6/17
  The 1000-Yard Wide Receiver Club - 6/29/17
  2017 Tight Ends – A Tier-Less Position? - 6/22/17
  Sophomore Jinx: Real or Myth? - 6/15/17
  Always Start Your Hitters at Coors Field - 6/8/17
  Rebound Candidates - 6/1/17
  Can Any Rookie RB be an RB1 in 2017? - 5/25/17

  Fantasy Impact: Adrian Peterson Signing Hurts Two Fantasy Options - 4/25/17
  Fantasy Impact: Lacy is No Beast Mode - 3/15/17
  Fantasy Impact: Jeffery could be Best Eagles receiver since TO - 3/11/17
  Fantasy Impact: Marshall - He's No Longer the Sheriff - 3/9/17

  Truths and Lies: Week 17 - 12/27/16
  Truths and Lies: Week 16 - 12/20/16
  Truths and Lies: Week 15 - 12/13/16
  Truths and Lies: Week 14 - 12/7/16
  Truths and Lies: Week 13 - 11/29/16
  Truths and Lies: Week 12 - 11/23/16
  Truths and Lies: Week 11 - 11/16/16
  Truths and Lies: Week 10 - 11/10/16
  Truths and Lies: Week 9 - 11/2/16
  Truths and Lies: Week 8 - 10/26/16
  Truths and Lies: Week 7 - 10/19/16
  Truths and Lies: Week 6 - 10/12/16
  Truths and Lies: Week 5 - 10/5/16
  Truths and Lies: Week 4 - 9/27/16
  Truths and Lies: Week 3 - 9/21/16
  Truths and Lies: Week 2 - 9/14/16
  Truths and Lies: Week 1 - 9/6/16

  Let's Talk Defense / Special Teams - 9/1/16
  Receivers are your No.1 Target ... and No.2 - 8/25/16
  Pre-Season to Nowhere - 8/18/16
  Finding Predictability in the Chaos of Kickers - 8/4/16
  Points to Ponder - NFC - 7/28/16
  Points to Ponder - AFC - 7/21/16
  Bust Rates for Top RBs and WRs - 7/15/16
  Is Gronkowski a First-Round Selection? - 7/7/16
  Just a Heartbeat Away - 6/30/16
  Thirty - 6/23/16
  Adrian Peterson is a Dinosaur - 6/16/16
  Targeting Up and Coming WRs - 6/9/16
  Finding Bargain Quarterbacks - 6/2/16
  The Eagles QB Dilemma - Part II - 5/26/16

  Fantasy Impact: Alfred Morris in Big-D - 3/27/16
  Fantasy Impact: Travis Benjamin gets QB Upgrade - 3/22/16
  Fantasy Impact: Matt Forte - The New Star on Broadway - 3/16/16
  Fantasy Impact: Lamar Miller - The New Sheriff in Town - 3/13/16
  Fantasy Impact: DeMarco Murray Shipped to Tennessee - 3/10/16

  Truths and Lies: Week 17 - 12/29/15
  Truths and Lies: Week 16 - 12/22/15
  Truths and Lies: Week 15 - 12/15/15
  Truths and Lies: Week 14 - 12/8/15
  Truths and Lies: Week 13 - 12/1/15
  Truths and Lies: Week 12 - 11/24/15
  Truths and Lies: Week 11 - 11/17/15
  Truths and Lies: Week 10 - 11/11/15
  Truths and Lies: Week 9 - 11/4/15
  Truths and Lies: Week 8 - 10/28/15
  Truths and Lies: Week 7 - 10/21/15
  Truths and Lies: Week 6 - 10/14/15
  Truths and Lies: Week 5 - 10/7/15
  Truths and Lies: Week 4 - 9/30/15
  Truths and Lies: Week 3 - 9/24/15
  Truths and Lies: Week 2 - 9/16/15

  The Fall From Fantasy Relevance Can Be Quick - 9/3/15
  Draft Day Do's and Don'ts - 8/20/15
  Five Bold Predictions for 2015 - 8/6/15
  The Eagles QB Dilemma - 7/23/15
  The Peter Principle Corollary - 7/9/15
  Graham's Domino Effect - 6/10/15
  Targets are the Answer, For Some - 5/28/15
  Eliminating the First-Round Mistake - 5/24/15
  Daddy, What's a Fullback? - 4/29/15