Fantasy Football Podcast
Episode Guide To Help You Win Your Fantasy Football League!
10/30/20: 2020 Midseason Huggy & Baggy Awards
Let's hand out some fantasy football hardware! We've reached the midseason point of the 2020 fantasy regular season, and it's been...interesting. We'll talk about the players who've exceeded our expectations, the ones who've disappointed, and give you some ideas about some players you might invest in going forward. It's the Huggies and Baggies! Plus we'll review the Thursday night game between the Falcons and Panthers. Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
10/29/20: Flexual Healing, ATLvCAR Preview & W8 DraftKings
Let's whip those Week 8 fantasy football lineups into shape by discussing some of the most flexworthy players on your rosters, and figuring out how startable they are. (And also potentially by doing some pushups?) We'll do some Flexual Healing, we'll preview the Falcons visiting the Panthers Thursday night, we'll play another great listener mixtape *and* we'll get a jump on the best bets for Week 8 in DraftKings. Guest: DFS Expert Sharone Mitchell (@MitchDontLie).
10/28/20: Week 8 Ranks Including Chris Godwin's Injury
Yet another fantasy superstar has gone down for the count, and we'll discuss the implications both for other Tampa Bay Buccaneers and for Chris Godwin's own season-long value. We'll also dig into many more Week 8 fantasy football ranks topics including what to do with Josh Allen and Cam Newton, whether there's any clarity in the Chargers and Broncos backfields, Zeke Elliott's turn for the disastrous and much more! Guest: Scott Pianowski of Yahoo! Fantasy (@scott_pianowski).
10/27/20: Week 8 Waivers & More W7 Film Review
Your fantasy football adds and drops for Week 8 may go in many different directions. Do you add a wideout who has the upside to go off and replace Odell Beckham in your lineup? Do you take a shot on a high-upside running back who might pay dividends later in the year? Do you stream a tight end or a quarterback? We'll go through them all, plus we'll review the rest of the Week 7 NFL game film to make your squad better. Guest: Matt Waldman of FootballGuys.com and the Rookie Scouting Portfolio (@MattWaldman).
10/26/20: Week 7 Review & Odell Beckham's ACL
Week 7 featured some great games and some massive fantasy football performances, and we'll talk through what we saw on film from many of your favorites on today's podcast. Is Justin Herbert really this good? Do the Seahawks and Cardinals need new running backs? Are the Steelers going to mess around at wide receiver all year? We'll watch the game film and go beyond the box score! Guest: Jamey Eisenberg of CBS Fantasy (@JameyEisenberg).
10/23/20: Five Situations They Lied To Us About & NYGvPHI Debacle
Remember back when the Panthers were going to be terrible? Remember when the Jaguars were tanking and the Packers offense would be pedestrian at best? Seems like a long time ago! Today we'll revisit situations the fantasy football market seemed sure about this summer, and discuss what happened. We'll also review the Week 7 injury decisions you'll have to keep track of this weekend, and discuss the stinky stinky Giants/Eagles game Thursday night. Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
10/22/20: Week 7 Lineup Talk, Previewing NYGvPHI & DraftKings!
Need to make some tough start/sit decisions for Week 7? We'll talk about some of the likeliest flex candidates in this week's Flexual Healing segment, we'll preview the Giants/Eagles game and we'll talk about news and rumors that relate to Michael Thomas and Antonio Brown. Plus get a great mixtape *and* some fun DraftKings talk. Let's go! Guest: DFS expert Sharone Mitchell (@MitchDontLie).
10/21/20: Week 7 Ranks & Tua Takes Charge
Should you start or sit Le'Veon Bellin his debut with the Chiefs? What do we make of Chase Claypool's weekly rank as it relates to Diontae Johnson and JuJu Smith-Schuster? Can you afford to sit Michael Thomas? We'll discuss many of the lineup decisions that will determine your Week 7 fantasy football success, and we'll talk about the impending arrival of Tua Tagovailoa. Fun show! Guest: Matt Harmon of Yahoo! Fantasy (@MattHarmon_BYB).
10/20/20: W7 Waivers Plus Are CEH & Drake Trade-Away Candidates?
Adds and drops are the lifeblood of your fantasy football team, and we'll survey the best for Week 7 to help get you a win. We'll also talk through the rest of the Week 6 game film and fight the tyranny of the box score by finding places where the numbers lie. It was a weekend of blowouts that we probably shouldn't overreact to...but then again: where's the fun in that! Let's overreact! Guest: Scott Fish of the Commission Impossible Podcast (@ScottFish24).
10/19/20: The RB injuries Continue & Week 6 Film Review
Miles Sanders. Mark Ingram. Raheem Mostert. More starting fantasy running backs went down with injury Sunday, and now we're left to figure out what happens next. Could there be new opportunities brewing for the likes of J.K. Dobbins and D'Andre Swift? We'll discuss what the Week 6 NFL game film looked like, and how savvy fantasy managers can continue their winning ways. Guest: Chris Raybon of the Action Network (@ChrisRaybon).
10/16/20: Bell To The Chiefs & 5 Hot And Cold Starts We Believe In
Le'Veon Bell has found a home, and it's not great news for the Cajun Lawyer Clyde Edwards-Helaire. We'll talk about the ramifications of the Jazz Runner in K.C., sift through Week 6 injury news, and talk about NFL Week 6 point spreads. And then we'll count down lists of players whose starts we believe in: hot players we wouldn't trade away, and cold players on whom we wouldn't buy low. Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
10/15/20: Week 6 Lineups, WR Trade Thoughts & ATLvMIN In Jeopardy
Let's make Week 6 start/sit decisions with full knowledge of the craziness that's going on around us, including the question of whether the Falcons/Vikings game will happen. We'll discuss your most commonly asked-about flex questions (including some tight end talk!), we'll opine on the current status of wide receivers in fantasy and whether good WRs now make good trade bait, and we'll preview Week 6 in DraftKings. Guest: DFS Expert Sharone Mitchell (@MitchDontLie) with music from The Rare Occasions.
10/14/20: Le'Veon's Gone & Week 6 Ranks
The Jets released Le'Veon Bell and the fantasy football world has gone bananas! Is Bell good anymore? Will he provide fantasy value wherever he lands? We'll talk about it off the top of today's show, we'll review the Titans' big win over the Bills, and we'll look at the key spots in your Week 6 lineup where you can gain an edge over your opponent by taking advantage of a super-savvy ranks discussion. Big fun! Guest: Andy Behrens from Yahoo! Fantasy (@andybehrens).
10/13/20: Week 6 Waivers & Taysom Hill Is The Boss's Kid
Week 5 is *almost* in the books, and we'll tell you about everything we saw, including the ultra-fun and -strange and -compelling Chargers/Saints game from Monday night. We'll help your fantasy football lineups get smarter by reviewing the rest of Sunday game film, and then spin it forward and talk about the adds and drops and waiver claims and FAAB bids you should be making in advance of Week 6! Guest: Jake Ciely of The Athletic (@allinkid).
10/12/20: Dak's Injury, Raiders Explode & More Week 5 Film
Fantasy football and the NFL got another horrible blow with an injury to an incredibly productive player, as Dak Prescott's season ended Sunday with a gruesome ankle injury. We'll talk through the ramifications, and also watch tons more Week 5 game film to help your fantasy lineup get better. Will the Raiders be high-octane forever more? Is Darrell Henderson back to must-start status? Where did that Brandin Cooks game come from? Is Chase Claypool amazing? Will Matt Ryan ever be able to purchase a clue? Listen in and learn! Guest: Jim McCormick of ESPN (@_JimmyMcCormick).
10/9/20: Players To Trade Away & Week 5 Injury News
The fantasy football trade market is blistering hot because we all have *lots* of holes to fill, and today we'll talk through some players we'd consider trading away at the presumptive peak of their values, and also discuss what we might expect in return. We'll also review the Thursday night Buccaneers/Bears game and preview the injury (and COVID) questions that will occupy your start/sit decisions heading into Week 5. Guest: Cousin Josh ( @DetectiveFisch).
10/8/20: Week 5 Flexual Healing & Previewing TBvCHI
Time to make the tough fantasy football start/sit decisions that will win you Week 5. We'll talk through some of the most commonly asked about flex questions for this weekend, including trying to figure out what to do with potentially canceled games. We'll preview the Buccaneers visiting the Bears on Thursday night, play a great and global listener mixtape, and preview the week in DraftKings! Guest: DFS Expert Sharone Mitchell (@MitchDontLie).
10/7/20: Week 5 Ranks - Should Jonathan Taylor Scare Us?
We press on! The NFL is kind of a mess right now, but hopefully we can still find the joy of connection through our silly game, because we need it now more than ever. Today we'll talk about our Week 5 fantasy football ranks, including the question of whether it's time to press the panic button on Jonathan Taylor, whether Kareem Hunt is as safe as his rank makes him look, whether Darius Slayton can take advantage of his plum matchup, and many other rankings topics! Guest: Denny Carter of Rotoworld (@CDCarter13).
10/6/20: Julio Giggles, Mahomes Prevails & Week 5 Waiver Advice
The Monday games provided some fantasy football frustration and some huge nights, and we'll talk through the game film. We'll also carve out some time to examine the rest of the Week 4 games to find the places where you can gain a start/sit edge on your league-mates because you know what actually happened beyond the box score, and then it's time for your Week 5 waiver period: we'll discuss the adds and drops that will make your team better! Guest: Brandon Funston of The Athletic (@BrandonFunston).
10/5/20: W4 Film Review - Is Joe Mixon Good Again???
Let's dig into the Week 4 NFL game film and figure out why your fantasy football players did and didn't perform well! We'll discuss Joe Mixon's resurgence, Odell Beckham going bananas, the Eagles' and Texans' utter dysfunctionality on offense, whether Justin Jefferson is for real, how Joe Burrow and Justin Herbert have played and dozens more topics. Then we'll also preview the two games that will be played on Monday night. Guest: Brett Kollmann of the Film Room YouTube channel and the Bootleg Football Podcast (@BrettKollmann).
10/2/20: More Players To Trade For & DENvNYJ Review
It's that time in the fantasy football season best suited for trades: injuries have decimated our squads, unexpected heroes have popped out of the woodwork, we need help, we have strengths to deal from...and we can make our lineups better! We'll do another trade-talk session today with Cousin Josh to find players who'll help your team going forward, plus we'll talk Week 4 injury news and review the messy Broncos/Jets contest from Thursday night: Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch) with music from Population U.
10/1/20: W4 Flexual Healing, DENvNYJ Preview & PITvTEN Postponed
The Steelers/Titans game has been postponed for COVID reasons, which is a bummer for many reasons, but for the purposes of our show -- let's talk about the impact on your start and sit fantasy football decisions for Week 4. Figuring out the flex spot in your lineup figures to be challenging, so we'll do our best to guide you, and then we'll also preview the Thursday night Broncos/Jets contest and talk about Week 4 in DraftKings. Guest: DFS Expert Sharone Mitchell (@MitchDontLie).
9/30/20: Week 4 Ranks Plus Handling The Titans COVID News
Let's get those fantasy football lineups in shape for Week 4, and talk about some of your most vexing start/sit decisions by weighing in on what the players have looked like on film so far in 2020. Plus we'll also talk about the implications of a Titans/Steelers contest that might wind up being postponed or canceled because of COVID. Guest: Patrick Daugherty of Rotoworld (@RotoPat).
9/29/20: Week 4 Waivers & More Game Film Including KCvBAL
The Game of the Century (2020 edition) didn't exactly deliver the fireworks we were promised for both teams, but we'll talk about what happened between Chiefs and Ravens and discuss whether it changes the way we should look at the players on those teams. We'll also review the rest of the Week 3 game film and then we'll spin it forward and talk adds and drops and FAAB money as we approach the waiver wire for Week 4. Guest: Matt Waldman of FootballGuys.com and the RSP Film Room Channel (@MattWaldman).
9/28/20: Week 3 Game Film Breakdowns & KCvBAL Game Of The Year Preview
Aaron Rodgers did it again. So did Russell Wilson and Josh Allen. Devin Singletary and Darrell Henderson gave you hope. Cam Newton and David Johnson kind of trashed your dreams. We'll talk about *so* much of what happened in Week 3 by reviewing game film and giving our observations to help your fantasy football lineup, plus we'll preview Chiefs/Ravens on Monday night, a game that figures to be one of the best of the year. Guest: Paul Perdichizzi of the Saturday2Sunday Podcast (@paulie23ny).
9/25/20: Players To Trade For, Injury News & MIAvJAC Review
Looking for trade targets in your fantasy football league, both of the "buy-low" and the "just-buy" variety? We've got you covered with some suggestions of players you might try and grab before (or after) this weekend, and some thoughts about what it might take to get them. We'll also review the Dolphins/Jaguars game, talk Week 3 point spreads, and list the players whose injuries we'll have to track as we set our lineups in Week 3. Guest: Jim McCormick of ESPN (@_JimmyMcCormick).
9/24/20: W3 Flexual Healing, MIAvJAC Preview & "Injury Experts"
Let's get those start/sit decisions in place for Week 3 by talking about how you should approach your flex spot! We'll talk your most asked-about potential lineup flexes and work out where you should cross them over depending on how much risk/reward you'd like to assume. We'll also discuss the forthcoming Dolphins/Jaguars game and look at our best bets for Week 3 in DraftKings! Guest: DFS Expert Sharone Mitchell (@MitchDontLie) with music from Local Natives.
9/23/20: Week 3 Ranks - Replacing The Fallen
Let's get those lineups set and those start/sit decisions made for your fantasy football league in Week 3! Today we'll pay special attention to the question of how to replace the injured NFL superstars like Saquon Barkley and Christian McCaffrey who *won't* be playing this weekend, and we'll talk about a couple of quarterbacks who *aren't* injured but who also aren't delivering like we expected. Guest: Matt Harmon of Yahoo! Fantasy (@MattHarmon_BYB).
9/22/20: Carnage Waiver Wire & More W2 Game Film
Barkley. McCaffrey. Sutton. Mostert. Akers. Montomgery. The injury list went on and on in Week 2 and now we have to pick up the pieces. We'll look at the Week 3 waiver wire and try and prioritize the players you should add. And we'll also review the rest of the Week 2 game film to find you a fantasy football competitive advantage, including what in the world is going on with Drew Brees! Guest: Scott Fish of the Commission Impossible Podcast and the Scott Fish Bowl (@ScottFish24).
9/21/20: Saquon, McCaffrey Injured & Week 2 Game Film
In 2020, the NFL has been as injury-plagued as it's ever been through two weeks, and some elite players went down Sunday. We'll review Week 2 game film and tell you who looked like they can help your fantasy football team, who looks like waiver heap material, and who our early-season MVPs are. Let's go beyond the box score and make those fantasy squads better! Guest: Chris Raybon of the Action Network (@ChrisRaybon).
9/18/20: Week 2 Injuries, CINvCLE Review & Players Our Opinions Have Changed On
Nick Chubb paid off! So did Kareem Hunt and Odell Beckham! Joe Mixon? Somewhat less so. We'll review the Thursday night Bengals/Browns game on today's show, and then we'll look ahead to the weekend by assessing the current Week 2 injury news. And finally, we'll have Cousin Josh aboard to talk about five players he's changed his opinion on in just one week of fantasy football action. Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
9/17/20: W2 Flexual Healing, Previewing CINvCLE and DraftKings!
Today we're all about whipping your fantasy football lineups into shape for Week 2. We'll talk discuss the many players who've gotten injured so early in the season and whether you should panic-trade (no!), we'll review your most asked-about flex questions, we'll preview the Bengals visiting the Browns on Thursday night, and we'll give our thinking for assembling a Week 2 lineup in DraftKings! Guest: DFS Expert Sharone Mitchell (@MitchDontLie).
9/16/20: Week 2 Ranks, Which Teams Look Bad & Michael Thomas Injury
What we know about the 2020 NFL season just jumped more in one week than it will in any other week this season. We'll talk about the knowledge changes that have hit us squarely between the eyes and altered the fantasy football landscape, and we'll do it at the same time we discuss Week 2 ranks. And we'll also discuss what the Michael Thomas injury does to the Saints and Emmanuel Sanders. Guest: Andy Behrens of Yahoo! Fantasy (@andybehrens).
9/15/20: Bell, Conner, Swift, Chubb & Week 2 Waiver Wire!
Fantasy football 2020 is only one week old, and here we are full of panic! It's time to calm down and watch the rest of the Week 1 game film, talk about whose performances were alarming and who will be just fine...and then we'll spin it forward and begin thinking about Week 2 by perusing the waiver wire for the adds and drops that will improve your team. Guest: Jake Ciely of The Athletic (@allinkid).
9/14/20: Week 1 Game Film - Rodgers Goes Nuts, Newton Runs, Whatever Happened To Michael Thomas?
Week 1 in the NFL was a blast, there were good fantasy football days and bad, and we will watch all the film and let you know what we saw. How will the Colts fare without Marlon Mack? Is Cam Akers really taking a back seat to Malcolm Brown? Is Kyler Murray a fantasy superstar already? We'll discuss these topics and much more reviewing the Week 1 game film. Guest: Jim McCormick of ESPN (@_JimmyMcCormick).
9/11/20: Edwards-Helaire, David Johnson Plus W1 Betting Lines & More!
We finally had an NFL game to watch, and we've watched it, and now we'll talk about it! It's exciting! We'll discuss Texans/Chiefs and what we thought of all the stars (and supposed stars) on both teams, including a couple of running backs who figure to be worth quite a bit for fantasy football this year. We'll also take one more preview look at the rest of the league: which teams will be bad, which will be playing from behind, and what point-spread and over/under win total bets we like before the rest of Week 1 kicks off! Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
9/10/20: W1 Flexual Healing, HOUvKC Preview & Mitch Returns!
The NFL is back! Chiefs/Texans happens Thursday night -- finally! -- and we'll do a preview of what we expect and what we'll be watching for. We'll also help you make those tough Week 1 lineup calls with some Flexual Healing, and we'll do our very first DraftKings segment of the 2020 season, looking to whip those DFS lineups into shape. Football is back! Guest: DFS Expert Sharone Mitchell (@MitchDontLie).
9/9/20: Week 1 Ranks & Those Darned RBs!
Time to start making those Week 1 fantasy football lineups. We don't *know* what's going to happen in a lot of circumstances because of injury and also because of depth chart shenanigans involving rookies, but we can talk through the processes we used to make our Week 1 ranks, and hopefully provide some insight about which running backs you can trust and which ones are best left on your bench! Guest: Jeff Erickson of Rotowire (@Jeff_Erickson).
9/8/20: Week 1 Waivers & Playing Matchups For Week 1 In 2020
It's never too early to think about bolstering that fantasy football bench, and that's where our conversation starts today: we'll talk about lightly owned players who deserve your Week 1 waiver wire attention. Along the way, we'll also discuss the process of making Week 1 ranks, and how much we should change our opinions based on matchups. Guest: Brandon Funston of The Athletic (@BrandonFunston)
9/7/20: NFL Cutdown Day 2020 & How We're Changing Our Leagues
It's Labor Day! Fantasy football drafts are just about done, and we're all ready for some actual games to begin. Before we get to Thursday night Chiefs/Texans, though, let's review some of the roster moves NFL teams made over the weekend, and let's discuss some of the contingency planning we're doing for what happens if players and teams miss games because of COVID. Plus we'll have some fun with a music digression *and* a mixtape! Music from Bad Moves.