Fantasy Football Podcast
Episode Guide To Help You Win Your Fantasy Football League!
10/29/21: Midseason Awards Show
We're already halfway through the 2021 fantasy football regular season -- let's hand out some hardware for the best and worst we've seen so far, and nominate some players we believe are worth trading for, trading away, adding or benching. This is our annual Midseason Huggy & Baggy Awards! Plus we'll discuss the wild ending of Thursday night's Packers/Cardinals game and count down a list of players whose injury status will influence our start/sit decisions for Week 8. Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
10/28/21: Ingram Trade, GBvARI Preview & W8 Start Sit Advice
Mark Ingram got traded, and you want to know the fantasy implications? You've come to the right place. We'll talk about Ingram and David Johnson and Phillip Lindsay. We'll discuss how we're populating our flex spots this week, including what we'd do with the returning Rob Gronkowski. We'll preview the big NFC tilt: Packers at Cardinals. And we'll discuss our favorite DraftKings selections for Week 8. Guest: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge).
10/27/21: Week 8 Ranks - Packer WRs, Eagle RBs, Tyler Lockett & More
Week 8 has some start/sit decisions that figure to be no fun for you at all! The bye weeks aren't maddening -- only the Ravens and Raiders are off -- but there are so many intriguing names on our benches that seem mighty similar. Get your lineup into shape by hearing some conversation about difficult-to-rank quarterbacks, running backs, receivers and tight ends! Guest: Andy Behrens of Yahoo! Fantasy (@andybehrens).
10/26/21: Week 8 Waiver Wire & More W7 Film Review
So you tuned in to see Geno Smith vs. Jameis Winston and expected a ballgame, huh? That'll serve you right! Monday night's game was a mess of great distinction, and we'll talk about what went wrong on today's show. Plus we'll dig into the *rest* of the Week 7 game film, and include a bit of Deshaun Watson trade talk. Then we'll spin it forward and talk about the Week 8 waiver wire to find the adds and drops you need. Guest: Jeff Erickson of Rotowire (@Jeff_Erickson).
10/25/21: Week 7 Game Film Review
What should you do with your Chiefs superstar players now that Kansas City appears destined for mediocrity? What does Khalil Herbert's surprising output mean for his fantasy football stock going forward? Is Ja'Marr Chase headed for the greatest rookie WR season in NFL history? We'll review the game film from Week 7 and weigh in on these issues and dozens more! Guest: Brett Kollmann of the Film Room YouTube channel (@BrettKollmann).
10/22/21: Five Situations They Lied To Us About & D'Ernest Johnson!
The Browns squeaked past the Broncos Thursday night with a backup crew, and perhaps a star was born! We'll talk about D'Ernest Johnson's big night, and the rest of what we saw in the Denver/Cleveland game. We'll give you an injury rundown for Week 7. And then we'll tackle a big-picture topic: all summer we hear exactly how teams will be, and how they'll play, and why players are good or bad fantasy bets mainly because of their situations...and then every year it turns out many of those suppositions were wrong. We'll count down a few of our favorites so far in 2021. Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
10/21/21: Bye Week Hell, Week 7 Start Sit & Fantasy Playoff Problems
We *all* need lineup help in Week 7, when so many elite offenses are on bye. We'll talk through some popular flex options in our Flexual Healing segment today, and also discuss how *late-in-the-season* byes are likely to affect fantasy leagues in 2021. Then stay tuned for a preview of the Broncos/Browns game -- which might look something like an exhibition game when Cleveland is on offense -- and finally we'll make our Week 7 DraftKings picks. Guest: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge).
10/20/21: Week 7 Ranks Plus The Cleveland Browns Disaster
Nick Chubb is out. Kareem Hunt is on injured reserve. Baker Mayfield won't play. The Browns are a mess! We'll talk about what to do with your fantasy teams as so many stars sit, and we'll also just talk about our Week 7 ranks in general. Is Cordarrelle Patterson really a pure no-brainer fantasy starter? Is Mike Davis completely forgotten? How highly should rookie Elijah Mitchell be regarded? Is Henry Ruggs usable at receiver this week? We'll discuss all this and much more! Guest: Jake Ciely of The Athletic (@allinkid).
10/19/21: Adds & Drops For Week 7 Plus More W6 Game Film
Josh Allen slipped on fourth down and maybe changed his team's season. We'll review the crazy Monday night game along with many others we reviewed and digested, including a new Bears running back that has us with hearts in our eyes. And then we'll spin things forward and discuss the best fantasy waiver adds that will hopefully sustain you during the NFL's bye weeks! Guest: Matt Waldman of FootballGuys.com and the Rookie Scouting Portfolio (@MattWaldman).
10/18/21: Week 6 Game Film Review
The NFL games were largely meh in Week 6, but there were a few exceptions *and* there are always fantasy lessons to be learned any time we see the fellas play games that count. On today's podcast we'll wonder what the heck is up with Bill Belichick's game management, we'll talk about Darrel Williams's first game as a starter, we'll debate what makes Chase Claypool so frustrating, and we'll bring up dozens of other topics that came up when we reviewed the games! Guest: Chris Raybon from the Action Network (@ChrisRaybon).
10/15/21: Hot & Cold Starts We Believe In & TBvPHI Review
Sometimes we say "sell high." Sometimes we say "buy low." But today, we're going to talk about NFL players whose hot starts we basically believe in, and would keep riding...and players whose cold starts have us terrified and we *wouldn't* consider buying. We'll also review Jalen Hurts's performance in the Thursday night Buccaneers/Eagles game and look over a scary injury report for Week 6. Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
10/14/21: Dealing With Injury Reports, W6 Flex Advice & Previewing TBvPHI
Let's build those Week 6 fantasy football lineups into something that can win! On today's podcast, we'll talk about how to deal with early-week injury reports, we'll do some Flexual Healing, we'll play a ridiculously fun listener mixtape and we'll dive into Week 6 in DraftKings. Come play with us! Guest: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge).
10/13/21: Seahawks WRs, Darrel Williams, Trevor Lawrence & More Week 6 Ranks
Let's make some Start/Sit decisions! Today we'll talk about some of the more difficult-to-rank players for Week 6, and hopefully make some of your fantasy football lineup choices a little easier. What should we do with the Seahawks receivers now that Russell Wilson is out? How will Darrel Williams mix into the Chiefs' lineup? Has Marquise Brown jumped to a new level of trustability? We'll talk about those NFL topics and many more! Guest: Matt Harmon of Yahoo! Fantasy (@MattHarmon_BYB).
10/12/21: Week 6 Waivers, More Film Review & Gruden
Adds and Drops will make or break your fantasy football squad. We've got the best names to consider adding in our Week 6 Waiver Wire segment. But before that, we'll review everything else that happened on the game film in Week 5, including Derrick Henry going ballistic in a second half again, Derek Carr falling back down to earth, and some dude named Derrick Barnes failing to tackle Alexander Mattison. It's a tale of many Derricks! And many other players! Come on and have some fun! Guest: Sigmund Bloom of FootballGuys.com (@SigmundBloom).
10/11/21: Week 5 Fantasy Football Film Review
Sunday's NFL games were among the most fun we can remember, with incredible finishes, amazing fantasy production, crazy twists and wacky kicking results. We'll talk through much of the Week 5 game film, touching on such diverse elements as: Josh Allen's ascension, Jalen Hurts's continued weird play, Clyde Edwards-Helaire's injury, Damien Harris's injury, JuJu Smith-Schuster's injury, and so much more! Guest: Jim McCormick of ESPN (@_JimmyMcCormick).
10/8/21: Players To Trade Away, LARvSEA Review & Injury News
Will it forever be known as the FINGER GAME? Or maybe the DOUBLE-PUNT GAME? Or maybe just the moment you realized there's no reason to have a "rules expert" in the booth? We'll review the Rams/Seahawks Thursday night tilt, run down the injury news we'll all be watching this weekend, and then also spend some time formulating some fantasy football trades, with players we would consider trading away. Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
10/7/21: Film Study On Damien Williams, Previewing LARvSEA & Choober
It's Week 5 already, and your fantasy football team needs a win. We'll talk about some of your lineup's mostly common flex options on today's show, including Damien Williams taking over the Chicago backfield and what to do with Josh Jacobs. We'll also preview what seems like a good and exciting Thursday night game between the Rams and Seahawks, and make our weekly picks for DraftKings. Guest: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge).
10/6/21: Week 5 Ranks - Attack Of The Injured RBs
Christian McCaffrey and David Montgomery are presumably out for Week 5. Joe Mixon and Dalvin Cook are big question marks. And Cordarrelle Patterson is just grinning at you from across the room. We'll dig into the Week 5 fantasy football ranks and figure out the best methodologies you can use to answer your start and sit decisions for Week 5! Guest: Andy Behrens of Yahoo! Fantasy (@andybehrens).
10/5/21: Week 5 Waivers & More W4 Game Review
David Montgomery played well Sunday, but hurt his knee, and now the Bears are looking for a replacement. We'll review that game film and talk about whether Damien Williams looked like an adequate replacement, and also about how much of your FAAB you should be willing to spend. We'll also count down other potential waiver adds for Week 5, and review the remainder of the Week 4 game film, including Austin Ekeler's big Monday night. Guest: Brandon Funston of The Athletic (@BrandonFunston).
10/4/21: Week 4 Game Film Review
Tom Brady versus Bill Belichick was won by...Ronald Jones??? Okay, not really. It was actually won by a horrible coaching decision. We'll discuss, and we'll dig into tons more issues from Week 4 that we watched on film. Was Jalen Hurts as good as his numbers say? How about Sam Darnold? Is Ezekiel Elliott back? Was Trey Lance good? We'll break down tons of Week 4 game action to help your fantasy team perform better. Guest: Patrick Daugherty of NBC Sports Edge (@RotoPat).
10/1/21: Players To Trade For & JACvCIN Review
It's time to make some fantasy football trades! On today's show, we'll do our first real trade talk of the season, suggesting players who aren't necessarily buy-low, but whom we'd buy nonetheless. We'll also break down what happened in the Thursday night Bengals/Jaguars game and do a quick canvas of the potential injury situations that might affect your start/sit decisions in Week 4. Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
9/30/21: Week 4 Flex Talk, Josh Gordon & JACvCIN Preview
It's a Thursday Variety Hour! Come for the Flexual Healing! Stay for the insane mixtapes, random walkup songs, crazy music interludes, and snarkbag themes. On today's pod, we'll remember what Josh Gordon looked like on film, we'll whip those Week 4 lineups into shape, we'll preview the Thursday night Jags/Bengals game, and we'll make our best picks for Week 4 in DraftKings. And hopefully you will agree: this show is so stupid. Guest: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge).
9/29/21: Week 4 Ranks - Winning The Brady Bowl
It's time to start getting those Week 4 fantasy football lineups into shape. We'll pick out some our hardest-to-rank players for Week 4, and weigh in on your start/sit decisions. Will the Buccaneers go ham in New England? Is Julio Jones a fade as he plays against the Jets? Should you consider benching all your Ravens running backs? We'll tackle these questions and many more! Guest: Liz Loza of Yahoo! Fantasy (@LizLoza_FF).
9/28/21: Week 4 Waivers & More Week 3 Film Review
Let's go beyond the box score and get smarter about what the NFL's players actually looked like in Week 3. We'll evaluate whether Josh Allen's excellent statistical day means he actually *played* excellently, whether Peyton Barber simply racked up numbers because of overtime, whether James Robinson is back to prominence, and tons of other situations that'll guide your fantasy football team. Then we'll spin it forward and talk about adds and drops for your fantasy waiver wire in Week 4. Guest: Jeff Erickson from Rotowire (@Jeff_Erickson).
9/27/21: NFL Week 3 Game Film Review
Justin Fields played, and it was a disaster. Saquon Barkley played, and it was much better. Ben Roethlisberger was dreadful. Justin Herbert was sublime. Let's dig into the Week 3 NFL game film and talk about what we saw when we watched the actual games, going beyond the box score to give you a fantasy football advantage. Is the Saints' offense actually much better than the Patriots'? Is Derrick Henry a receiving back now? What's up with Jonathan Taylor? We'll discuss all those things, and much more! Guest: Brett Kollmann of the Film Room YouTube Channel (@BrettKollmann).
9/24/21: McCaffrey Injury & Trade Candidates We're Watching In Week 3
Christian McCaffrey's hamstring has suddenly become the biggest story in the NFL and in fantasy football. We'll discuss what we know, and more importantly (since we don't know that much) we'll talk about Chuba Hubbard as a possible fantasy replacement. How did he look in the Panthers/Texans matchup Thursday night? Then we'll give a list of five players who we want *one* more data point about before we consider what to do with them on the fantasy trade market next week. Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
9/23/21: Week 3 Flex Help & CARvHOU Preview
Thursdays on the podcast are fun, because we do lots of different stuff! We'll do some Flexual Healing to whip those Week 3 lineups into shape. We'll talk about what it's like to start a fantasy season 0-2. We'll pick our DraftKings lineups with our newly betrothed expert. And we'll play a great listener mixtape. It's a fun show! Have a listen! Guest: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge).
9/22/21: Week 3 Ranks - Is Justin Fields A Must-Start?
Let's get those fantasy football lineups ready for Week 3! We'll talk our way through some difficult start/sit decisions, including what to do with Justin Fields, the Bears' rookie QB who comes to the starting gig with so much rushing potential. We'll also break down what to make of James Robinson's season so far, whether Odell Beckham should be a fantasy starter if he returns, whether Mike Williams is getting close to eclipsing Keenan Allen, and much more! Guest: Jake Ciely from The Athletic and the All-In Football Podcast (@allinkid).
9/21/21: Week 3 Waiver Wire & More Week 2 Game Film
It's time for a big add/drop session for Week 3 in fantasy football. Which running backs, wide receivers, quarterbacks and tight ends should be on your FAAB radar screen? We'll tell you, after we finish reviewing the Week 2 game film. Justin Fields played a lot! Cordarrelle Patterson looked practically featured! Trevor Lawrence struggled! And the Packers surely got their act together on Monday night! Guest: Scott Fish of Fantasy Football Weekly on iHeartRadio (@ScottFish24).
9/20/21: Week 2 Game Film Review & Previewing DETvGB
Did Josh Allen look bad on film? Did Najee Harris look good? What do we make of the Cowboys' lack of passing? How should the Raiders' offensive performance affect your fantasy football strategy? We'll begin digging into the Week 2 NFL game film and try and answer questions about who all these players will *be* in 2021. Plus we'll preview the Monday night game between the Lions and Packers and discuss whether this is a make-or-break week for Aaron Rodgers. Guest: Jamey Eisenberg of CBS Fantasy (@JameyEisenberg).
9/17/21: Players We've Changed Our Minds On & NYGvWAS Review
Let's break down the film from Thursday night's Giants/Washington game and talk about the fantasy implications. Did Saquon Barkley really look bad? Is Kenny Golladay hopeless? Will J.D. McKissic be a fatal flaw in Antonio Gibson's value? We'll review it all and tell you what we saw, and then we'll list five players that Cousin Josh has changed his mind about after just one week of NFL games. Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
9/16/21: W2 Flexual Healing & DraftKings From Ireland!
Time to make the tough start/sit decisions for Week 2. Are you using Saquon Barkley? Are you sitting Elijah Mitchell because he's too risky playing in a Shanny Junior offense? We'll weigh in on your flex decisions and hopefully give you a range of players you feel comfortable using in Week 2. We'll also play another great listener mixtape, and get a Week 2 DraftKings report from an entirely different continent! Guest: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge).
9/15/21: Week 2 Ranks - What To Do With Saquon?
We know a lot more about the NFL circa 2021 right now than we did at this time last week. So now we should use that information to set our Week 2 lineups! What do *your* start/sit decisions look like? We'll discuss some of the most likely candidates to be started and benched based on last week's results and game film, and hopefully get your fantasy squad percolating! Guest: Matt Harmon of Yahoo! Fantasy and ReceptionPerception.com (@MattHarmon_BYB).
9/14/21: Week 2 Waivers & More W1 Film Review
Your vision of exactly how the 2021 fantasy football season will go has been shattered, because that's what *always* happens after Week 1. We will keep reviewing the Week 1 film to talk about who looked good and who looked bad, and then it'll be time to turn the page and discuss your Week 2 add/drop period. Who should you add on waivers, now that you know your fantasy squad isn't perfect? We'll tell you! Guest: Matt Waldman of FootballGuys.com and the Rookie Scouting Portfolio (@MattWaldman).
9/13/21: Week 1 Game Film Review
Our beautiful mind palaces! They've been shattered! The NFL season has a way of making all our best-laid draft plans look foolish, and our job as fantasy football owners is to adjust. Today we'll begin that process by reviewing the Week 1 game film to see what the players and games looked like beyond the box scores. We'll also do a preview of Monday night's Ravens/Raiders tilt. Guest: Sam Gold of Sam's Film Room (@SamuelRGold).
9/10/21: Bucs v Cowboys Review & More Ravens RB Carnage
Tom Brady having a huge game isn't a massive surprise. But seeing Rob Gronkowski and Antonio Brown go off was interesting! So was the Dallas Cowboys' plan of throwing 58 times and barely running at all! We'll review what happened in Thursday night's season opener, including the Zeke Elliott panic that is no doubt brewing throughout fantasy football. We'll also discuss the Gus Edwards injury and Latavius Murray signing in Baltimore, and much more! Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
9/9/21: DALvTB Preview & Week 1 Flexual Healing
It's finally time! We will preview Thursday night's Cowboys/Buccaneers tilt and talk about the fantasy football lessons we might be willing to learn from this big Week 1 season opener. We'll also do some Week 1 Flexual Healing to set your lineup straight. We'll play an awesome music digression. And we'll introduce our new weekly DFS guest! Big show! Let's go! Guest: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge), with music from The Waitlist.
9/8/21: Week 1 Ranks Plus Le'Veon & Latavius
Let's talk Week 1 fantasy football lineups! When crafting our Week 1 ranks, how much should we deviate from our finely crafted season-long ranks? What risk factors should influence whether we, for instance, wait on rookies or injured players or players in potentially shaky matchups? We'll talk through our Week 1 roster construction thoughts, and also update the Ravens and Saints backfields, as Le'Veon Bell has signed and Latavius Murray has been axed. Guest: Andy Behrens of Yahoo! Fantasy (@andybehrens).
9/7/21: Week 1 Waivers & Playing Matchups
Let's make those fantasy football rosters better! It's probably not a great idea to completely dismantle the team you drafted with waiver wire additions before the games even start, but in a lot of cases, we drafted before several injuries and depth-chart changes happened. That means we might need to find some replacements: and we've got the guys you should add. We'll also talk about the temptation to play lineup matchups in Week 1, and why should resist. Guest: Brandon Funston of The Athletic (@BrandonFunston).
9/6/21: Barkley, Zeke, Training Camp Lessons & Nicknames Past
It's our annual Labor Day solo excursion on the Little Podcast That Could, as we feel bad asking our friends or relatives to come on during their day off. So we'll talk about whole bunch of things! We'll weigh in on whether injuries make Saquon Barkley and Zeke Elliott no-go for Week 1. We'll discuss rules changes you can make to account for inevitable COVID absences. We'll reminisce about some show nicknames for retired players. And we'll do much more! Enjoy! Featuring Music From Buck St. Thomas.