Fantasy Football Podcast
Episode Guide To Help You Win Your Fantasy Football League!
1/7/22: Postseason Huggy & Baggy Awards and SUPERCUT
It's the season finale of the Little Podcast That Could! (Don't worry -- we'll still be making shows weekly in January.) Today we'll hand out the hardware for the 2021 season and look forward to who'll surprise and disappoint in 2022 with our annual postseason awards show. And we'll wrap it all up with a super-cut of the entire season, with your favorite moments from the last year set to some of the best mixtapes ever. Thank you! Happy New Year! Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
1/4/22: Five Players Whose Film We Like
The fantasy football championships have been awarded! Now it's the time of year when we take stock of things we saw throughout the 2021 season. On today's podcast, we'll count down some young players whose film we enjoyed watching. This doesn't mean they're automatically great for fantasy in 2022...it just means we think they're good players, and there's a chance you'll hear from them again. Guest: Andy Behrens of Yahoo! Fantasy (@andybehrens).
12/31/21: Five Undervalued Players For 2022
It's time to go win a fantasy football championship! Hopefully we've provided you with the ammunition you need to make great decisions in Week 17, to bring home that title -- but either way, sports are a good stand-in for life: we don't have control, and it's best not to make yourself miserable. Have fun! Be nervous! And then let it go! We'll talk about that on today's podcast, and we'll also look ahead to 2022 and give you some players we think will be undervalued in next year's fantasy football drafts. Guests: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge) and Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
12/28/21: Championship Waivers & Film Study
If you made it this far in your fantasy football league, congratulations! Now it's time to push that fantasy squad over the edge to win your league championship. Today we'll sift through some of the most important things to come out of Week 16's games, and then we'll focus on the adds and drops you need to get that last elusive win and take home a title. Guest: Brandon Funston of The Athletic (@BrandonFunston).
12/24/21: Five Busts For 2022 & Semifinal Injuries
We're getting down to the end of the 2021 fantasy football season! The semifinals are this weekend, and as always, there are big injury stories we'll need to track. This year, unfortunately, there are also *COVID* stories we need to track, to make sure our star players wind up being eligible for our semifinal lineups, and we'll talk about that a bit today. But we'll also look into the crystal ball and discuss players we think will be overvalued when *next* season comes around: our Bust List for 2022! Guests: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge) and Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
12/21/21: Semifinal Waivers & More W15 Lessons
Raiders/Browns and Vikings/Bears...weren't good games. And they mostly delivered mediocre fantasy outings. But hopefully they got you enough points to continue playing next week! We will discuss the adds and drops you should be looking at if you *are* playing in your fantasy semifinals next week...plus we'll look back at the remainder of the Week 15 game film *and* preview the two Tuesday night games. Guest: Jeff Erickson from Rotowire (@Jeff_Erickson).
12/20/21: Surviving Week 15 Fantasy Disasters
What was THAT???? This weekend's NFL games were utterly crazy and in some fantasy football quarters, utterly devastating. Every Buccaneer got hurt. The Cardinals couldn't do anything. The Bengals were hapless, the Broncos were garbage, the Patriots fell behind early, the Steelers are completely lost...it was a mess of massive proportions. We'll discuss the fallout and the lessons we can learn if you survive deeper into the fantasy playoffs, plus we'll preview the *two* Monday games. Guest: Chris Raybon from the Action Network (@ChrisRaybon).
12/17/21: Top 12 Picks For 2022 & W15 Injury News
The Chiefs/Chargers overtime thriller was pretty epic, and we'll break down what happened, including LA's insistence on going for it on fourth downs. We'll review the Week 15 injury (and COVID) news to make sure you're submitting your best fantasy playoff lineup possible. And then we'll turn our attention to *next* year! We'll count down our way-too-early first round ranks for standard-scoring fantasy football leagues in 2022. Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
12/16/21: KCvLAC Preview, DeVonta Smith Film & Urban Meyer
Urban Meyer was given the Thursday Boot in Jacksonville, and we'll talk about what that means for the Jags going forward. We'll also take a deep dive into rookie Eagles receiver DeVonta Smith's game film and discuss what we see and how it bodes for his future, preview Thursday night's game by analyzing the *last* time the Chargers and Chiefs played, give you DraftKings lineups for Week 15, *and* play a wonderful listener mixtape. Enjoy!
12/15/21: Week 15 Ranks & Lineup Strategies
The fantasy playoffs are upon us, and we're talking Week 15 fantasy football ranks. Unfortunately, more COVID cases are *also* upon us, so we have to work out contingencies for what happens if the guy we're relying on can't play this weekend. We'll do that, and we'll also discuss difficult-to-rank running backs and wide receivers, plus find a few surprisingly high entries in our Week 15 ranks who might be able to snatch you a playoff win. Guest: Jake Ciely of The Athletic (@allinkid).
12/14/21: Rams v Cardinals, Week 15 Waivers & More
It's time for the fantasy football playoffs! We'll review the rest of the Week 14 film to help us make better lineup and roster-management decisions, including the exciting Rams win in Arizona on Monday night. Then it's time to get those adds and drops ready -- we'll count down our favorite fantasy waiver wire adds for Week 15, including a running back on whom you can unload all your FAAB! Guest: Scott Fish of SafeLeague.com (@ScottFish24).
12/13/21: Making Sense Of Week 14’s Results
When it's good, the NFL is *really* good. We will dig into the later contests from Sunday's Week 14 action: a pulse-pounding group of games that had major fantasy implications and incredible performances. We'll also deal with a few of the early blowouts to find actionable items to make your fantasy football teams better as we head into the fantasy playoffs. You need those film insights to begin your championship run? Look no further! Guest: Patrick Daugherty of NBC Sports Edge (@RotoPat).
12/10/21: 2021 Fantasy Playoffs Preview
The Steelers and Vikings sure played a crazy game on Thursday night. We'll review what it looked like and what the implications are as we head into your fantasy playoffs. We'll also talk about the Week 14 injuries that will affect our lineups. And we'll take a deep dive into fantasy playoff strategies and lineup configurations and how information is distributed differently in December...plus we'll list our favorite handcuffs for your fantasy playoffs and also the streaming quarterbacks and defenses that might deliver you a championship. Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
12/9/21: Kyle Pitts Film, Dalvin Cook Playing & Much More
So many Week 14 fantasy football lineup decisions will come down to imperfect information, and we might not be able to tell you definitively what's going to happen, but we can talk about the possibilities and hopefully make your call easier. Dalvin Cook is supposed to play. Keenan Allen and Mike Williams are less certain. Alvin Kamara is back and it sounds like Mark Ingram sounds like will sit...there's a dozen of 'em! We'll review today, plus we'll watch all of rookie tight end Kyle Pitts's film and say what we saw, *and* we'll make lineups for Week 14 in DraftKings! Guest: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge).
12/8/21: Week 14 Ranks - Emergency Lineup Decisions Await!
The fantasy football circle of trust has become quite small! There aren't very many running backs and wide receivers you feel great about using every week! Today, we'll discuss our Week 14 fantasy football ranks, and decide whether the time has come to consider benching players like Zeke Elliott, Terry McLaurin, Saquon Barkley and others. We'll evaluate Week 14 for ranking pressure points on today's podcast! Guest: Scott Pianowski of Yahoo! Fantasy (@scott_pianowski).
12/7/21: Week 14 Waiver Wire, Patriots Win In Wind & More W13
Let's review the rest of the Week 13 game film and get you ready for the end of your fantasy regular season and the beginning of your fantasy playoffs. Were the Patriots dominant on the ground, or was the Monday night game just weird? What happened to the Vikings and will it happen again? Is Saquon Barkley simply doomed? We'll discuss all these issues and more, plus talk about the adds and drops that will make your Week 14 successful! Guest: Matt Waldman of FootballGuys.com and the Rookie Scouting Portfolio (@MattWaldman).
12/6/21: Week 13 Film Review
The fantasy football regular season is winding down, and the playoffs are approaching. We'll discuss a wild and wacky NFL Sunday in Week 13, and figure how it affects your lineups. Is the Chiefs offense doomed to underperform? Was Kyler Murray's return triumphant? How did the Chargers overcome their inner Charger-ness to defeat the Bengals? Is Lamar Jackson in trouble? We'll discuss all this and more! Guest: Jamey Eisenberg of CBS Fantasy (@JameyEisenberg).
12/3/21: Players Whose Value Will Increase In 2022 & The Taysom Experience
Taysom Hill started Thursday night, and the results went almost eerily exactly as predicted. We'll break down the new starting Saints QB's first appearance under center, and also talk about what ails (and doesn't ail) the Cowboys offense. We'll also list injured players we'll be tracking over the weekend, and then we'll count down players we think will wind up being more valuable in 2022 than they currently are in 2021. Guest: Jim McCormick of ESPN (@_JimmyMcCormick).
12/2/21: Film Futures, Previewing DALvNO & W13 DraftKings
Will Alvin Kamara play Thursday night? Should you start him on a fantasy team if he does? We don't really know, but we'll talk it through off the top of today's podcast. We'll also discuss Taysom Hill's ascension to the starting job and what to do with Amari Cooper...and then we'll do a Film Futures Or Whatever It's Called on 49ers wideout Brandon Aiyuk, play a great listener mixtape, and preview Week 13 in DraftKings. Guest: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge).
12/1/21: Week 13 Ranks & Looking Back On ADP
What in the wide wide world of sports are you supposed to do with DK Metcalf this week? Start him? Sit him? Fire him into the sun? We'll discuss how we're treating Metcalf in fantasy leagues this week, and get to many other vexing Week 13 lineup decisions, including whether to use the Patriots and Chiefs running backs, whether Brandon Aiyuk has suddenly become trustable, why Boston Scott might be a good option, and whether you should jump horses and ride Taysom Hill. Guest: Andy Behrens of Yahoo! Fantasy (@andybehrens).
11/30/21: Week 13 Waivers, CMC Injury & More W12 Film
You've got questions, we've got answers: it's our Week 13 waiver-wire extravaganza, where we give you the fantasy football adds and drops to make your squad better. We'll also talk about Christian McCaffrey's season-ending injury, and review the rest of the Week 12 game film, including Russell Wilson's discouraging Monday night performance and DK Metcalf's puzzling and infuriating usage. Guest: Brandon Funston of The Athletic (@BrandonFunston).
11/29/21: Week 12 Game Film Review
Did you find Week 12 frustrating for fantasy football? Well, it was a harsh Sunday! We'll dig into the details by watching game film and telling you what we saw, from Lamar Jackson's unfortunate outing to Tom Brady handing the ball off, from Dalvin Cook, Deebo Samuel and Christian McCaffrey suffering injuries to the Chargers offense once again playing Mr. Hyde rather than Dr. Jekyll. Let's go! Guest: Brett Kollmann of The Film Room YouTube channel (@BrettKollmann).
11/24/21: Week 12 Ranks & Prepping For Thursday Games
It's our pre-Thanksgiving extravaganza podcast, getting you ready for Week 12 in fantasy football! We'll discuss some of the injury-related news that may force you to make a tough start/sit decision on Thursday. We'll preview Week 12 in DraftKings. And we'll sort through many of the Week 12 rankings that might have you scratching your head. In honor of U.S. Thanksgiving, this is our last podcast of the week, but we'll keep the ranks updated at HarrisFootball.com! Guests: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge) and Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
11/23/21: Week 12 Waivers & More W11 Film Review
Let's dig into the rest of the Week 11 game film and learn stuff that will help our fantasy football squads! What happened to the Titans against the Texans? How could the Bears lose to the backup Ravens? Is Elijah Moore going to be A THING going forward? We'll discuss these issues and many more, and then spin it forward and talk about the adds and drops that come with your Week 12 Waiver Wire. Guest: Jeff Erickson of Rotowire (@Jeff_Erickson).
11/22/21: Week 11 Film Review - Holy Moly!
The NFL keeps delivering surprises! The Bills, Packers and Titans all delivered bad losses in unexpected circumstances, and the playoff picture looks muddier than ever. And unless you have Jonathan Taylor, Austin Ekeler and/or Jalen Hurts, your fantasy squad might be reeling as well, but we can fix that! We'll start reviewing the Week 11 games on today's podcast, to discover the trend that's taking the NFL by storm: COVER-2!!! Guest: Jim McCormick of ESPN (@_JimmyMcCormick).
11/19/21: 2021 Fantasy Football Trade Deadline Special
Your fantasy football championship awaits! But you've got to make sure your team is as good as it can be, and that's why we're here. Today we'll list our favorite fantasy football buys and sells in advance of your 2021 trade deadline. We've got stud running backs and wideouts we believe in, and trade chips we think we can get something good for. We'll also review the Thursday night Patriots/Falcons game, and discuss the Week 11 injury names you need to know. Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
11/18/21: RB Lineup Decisions, Mooney Film Futures & More
The fact that Thursday night's two backfield workloads seem so unsettled is causing a lot of fantasy football agita! We'll dive into the Falcons and the Patriots, previewing the unpreviewable: which running backs are safe and which will require antacid to use in a fantasy lineup. We'll also do a deep dive into the 2021 game film of Bears speedster receiver Darnell Mooney, we'll play a great Music Digression, and preview Week 11 in DraftKings. Enjoy! Guest: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge) with music from Weakened Friends.
11/17/21: Week 11 Ranks - Finally Saquon?
Your start/sit decisions for Week 11 in 2021 fantasy football begin right here! We'll talk about the presumptive return of Saquon Barkley, whether to consider using Justin Fields over Justin Herbert, the lay of the land in the Chiefs and Patriots backfields, Rashod Bateman's emergence as a trustworthy fantasy commodity and much more! Get those lineups ready! Guest: Matt Harmon of Yahoo! Fantasy and ReceptionPerception.com (@MattHarmon_BYB).
11/16/21: Week 11 Waivers, The Rams Collapse & More W10 Film
The good teams just keep on losing! We'll investigate what happened during the Rams' Monday night flop against the 49ers, and then dig into the rest of the Week 10 game film. Is the Eagles' run game here to stay? Have the Titans chosen an inheritor to Derrick Henry? Is Matt Breida AMAZING again? Then we'll spin it forward and talk about your best waiver wire adds for Week 11! Guest: Scott Fish of SafeLeague.com (@ScottFish24).
11/15/21: Week 10 Film Review - Is Anyone Good?
The Buccaneers are supposed to be good and they weren't. Just like the Cardinals are supposed to be good and they weren't. Just like the Ravens are supposed to be good and they choked away Thursday. It's tough out there! We'll review a bunch of Week 10 game film and try and assess what teams are peaking at the right time and can bring their fantasy assets along with them, and what teams look completely lost and may wind up crushing your fantasy squad's hopes. Guest: Chris Raybon of the Action Network (@ChrisRaybon).
11/12/21: Biggest Surprises Of 2021 So Far, OBJ To Rams & Ravens Faceplant
Nobody saw Cooper Kupp's huge first half of 2021 coming! And Cordarrelle Patterson? Holy moly! Today we'll talk about the stuff that's surprised us most so far in this NFL and fantasy football season, and discuss whether we think it will continue for the rest of the year. We'll also talk about Odell Beckham landing with the Rams, and of course we can't avoid talking about the mess on Thursday night, and why the Ravens offense has major questions to answer. Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
11/11/21: Javonte Williams Film Futures, Cam Newton, DraftKings & More
Broncos rookie running back Javonte Williams got tons of hype before the season began, and he's been *good*, but he also hasn't distanced himself from Melvin Gordon. We can't tell you what his workload will be going forward, but we *can* watch all of Williams's film to date and tell you what it looks like! We will also talk about Cam Newton returning to the Panthers, preview Thursday night's Ravens/Dolphins game, play a great listener mixtape *and* make our Week 10 picks for DraftKings. Guest: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge).
11/10/21: Chubb, Mahomes, Lockett & More W10 Ranks
Constructing a Week 10 lineup for your fantasy football team figures to be a problem! We've got guys out with injury, more players out because of COVID, plus we simply have nominal superstar players who are very much not playing like superstars! What do you do with Patrick Mahomes this week? How about D.J. Moore? Should Antonio Gibson get a rest? We'll discuss our Week 10 ranks of these players and many more! Guest: Scott Pianowski of Yahoo! Fantasy (@scott_pianowski).
11/9/21: Week 10 Waiver Wire & More W9 Film Review
Monday Night Football. Boy. That was...something. On today's show, we'll lead with officiating as a reflection of the paste-eating NFL, which isn't fun, but considering how the Bears/Steelers game ended, we don't have much choice! We'll also review a bunch more games from Week 9 and draw some fantasy football lessons from them, and then we'll start talking about Week 10 by digging into the adds and drops that will hopefully keep your fantasy team winning. Guest: Jim McCormick of ESPN ( @_JimmyMcCormick).
11/8/21: Rams, Cowboys, Packers & More Week 9 Film Review
Week 9 featured some serious fantasy football groin shots. You had the Rams stumbling on offense against the Titans. The Cowboys looked incompetent against the Broncos. The Chiefs won but continued to look inept against the Packers. And the Saints couldn't do much on offense to dissuade the Falcons. We'll discuss these games and several more in our traditional Monday morning game film review! Guest: Patrick Daugherty from NBC Sports Edge (@RotoPat).
11/5/21: Odell Beckham & Stuff That's Wrong With The NFL
Thursday night's Jets/Colts game wasn't exactly a classic, but we'll review what happened, including a massive game from Jonathan Taylor. And then we'll talk about Odell Beckham: he's been released by the Browns, but what does he have left? We watched all his film from 2021 to find out. We'll review the Week 9 injury situations we'll be tracking over the weekend, and we'll have a wide-ranging conversation with the stuff that bugs us about the NFL and fantasy. Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
11/4/21: Lineup Advice For Week 9 & Previewing NYJvIND
Let's dig into your fantasy football start/sit decisions for Week 9. Where should Michael Carter fit into your lineup? How about the Cardinals receivers with DeAndre Hopkins hurting and A.J. Green out with COVID? We'll talk through some interesting lineup decisions, we'll play a hilarious listener mixtape, we'll preview the Thursday night game Jets at Colts, and we will make our selections for Week 9 in DraftKings! Guest: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge).
11/3/21: Week 9 Ranks, Rodgers Out & Wet Fart NFL Trade Deadline
The NFL news is plentiful...and not good! We'll talk about Aaron Rodgers and Michael Thomas, plus we'll look back on an uneventful and bloviation-filled NFL Trade Deadline. Then we'll turn our attention to the Week 9 ranks, and discuss some vexing start/sit decisions, including what to do with Jordan Love and Taysom Hill and Adrian Peterson and Jeremy McNichols and many, many more! Guest: Liz Loza from Yahoo! Fantasy (@LizLoza_FF).
11/2/21: Chiefs Struggle, Peterson Signs & Week 9 Waivers
The Derrick Henry injury fallout continues, and you need to decide whether to add his potential substitutes. We're here for you! We'll break down the adds and drops on the Week 9 waiver wire, including what to do with new Titan Adrian Peterson. We'll also discuss why the Chiefs look so pedestrian on offense, and break down the rest of the Week 8 game film to make your fantasy football team better! Guest: Brandon Funston of The Athletic (@BrandonFunston).
11/1/21: Derrick Henry's Injury & Week 8 Game Film
The 2021 Fantasy MVP through eight weeks looks like he's out for the season with a broken bone in his foot. That's right: Derrick Henry is gone. We'll talk about what we know and don't know, and try and help you adjust to this huge unfortunate news. We'll also review tons of Week 8 games on film, to discuss what happened to Justin Herbert, whether Robert Woods and Tyler Lockett are now out of danger, what happens to the Saints without Jameis Winston, and more. Guest: Jamey Eisenberg of CBS Fantasy (@JameyEisenberg).