Fantasy Football Podcast
Episode Guide To Help You Win Your Fantasy Football League!
10/28/22: Midseason Awards Plus Chase Injury, BALvTB & More
We're halfway through the fantasy football regular season, and it's time to give out some hardware. Who have been the most and least valuable players so far? Which players do we think might rebound from bad starts and who might fall off a lofty perch? We'll review what's happened and preview what's to come, plus we'll discuss Ja'Marr Chase's hip injury and the Kadarius Toney trade, and dig into what continues to plague the Buccaneers and why the Ravens' Thursday night game plan was pretty weird. Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
10/27/22: W8 Flexual Healing, Snarkbag & The Return Of An OG
Some unusual suspects could be starting for a bunch of fantasy teams this week, especially at running back. We'll discuss how you can consider using your flex spot on guys like Gus Edwards and Tony Pollard, plus whether D.J. Moore or Diontae Johnson have gotten back into the land of startability. We'll preview Ravens/Buccaneers, read some of your snarkbag emails, and get a DraftKings visit from one of the first guests who ever appeared on the Little Podcast That Could. Guest: DFS Expert Craig Clark (@pcclark59).
10/26/22: Week 8 Ranks & Trading Ponies For Horses
The circle of players you trust in your fantasy football lineup is growing ever smaller. We'll discuss how that should influence your trading strategy as the season reaches its midway point, and we'll talk about how to make crucial lineup decisions on players with dicey situations like Rhamondre Stevenson, Michael Carter, D.J. Moore, Terry McLaurin and many more. Plus: are we suckers for thinking it makes sense to trade for an elite quarterback in a single-QB league? Guest: Scott Pianowski of Yahoo! Fantasy (@scott_pianowski).
10/25/22: Week 8 Waivers - Find Me An RB! (Plus More W7 Film)
Justin Fields made the Patriots look silly -- does he become a fantasy football option moving forward? We'll discuss Monday night's game, and also dive into whether Tom Brady and the Buccaneers are cooked, whether Joe Burrow deserves MVP consideration, and what's going on with the backfields for the Jets, Broncos, Panthers and more. Then we'll hit the waiver wire for Week 8 and hope to find you some shallow-league RB additions who might help, and some stashes for deeper leagues, too. Guest: Scott Fish of Fantasy Football Weekly on iHeartRadio (@ScottFish24).
10/24/22: Week 7 Game Film Review
Christian McCaffrey played for the Niners! Isiah Pacheco started for the Chiefs! Josh Jacobs went crazy again, Aaron Rodgers looks lost, and the Giants just keep winning. We'll dig into the Week 7 game film to talk about how NFL backfields were split, where pass games excelled, and which box scores lie. Be smarter about fantasy football! Learn from watching the games! Guest: Chris Raybon of the Action Network (@ChrisRaybon).
10/21/22: McCaffrey Trade, Injury News & Situations They Lied To Us About
Christian McCaffrey is a 49er! We'll sort through the details of this massive trade, talk about the effect on CMC and San Francisco's other skill weapons, and discuss what's left behind in Carolina. We'll also review the Thursday night Saints/Cardinals contest, alert you to the injury situations we'll be tracking for Week 7, and discuss the myriad ways in which "situation predictors" let us astray when it came to our 2022 fantasy football drafts. Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
10/20/22: Building Week 7 Lineups, Predicting Game Flow & More
It's time to get those Week 7 fantasy football lineups looking shipshape, and part of that is figuring out your flex. We will heal you flexually on today's show, plus we'll preview Thursday night's Saints/Cardinals matchup, we'll review why you shouldn't be making too many lineup decisions based on predicted game flow, we'll play a great listener mixtape and make our picks for Week 7 in DraftKings. It's a fun one! Guest: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge).
10/19/22: Week 7 Ranks - Tua, Hopkins, Broncos Mess & More
Week 7 has some gnarly bye-week problems, so figuring out your fantasy football lineup figures to be particularly stressful. We'll dig into the Week 7 ranks and hopefully find some solutions, as well as some players we're staying away from. We'll also talk about the trend toward "Expected Yards" analytics, and how your intrepid host being wrong about how they're calculated doesn't invalidate his stance on the problem with over-relying on them. Guest: Dave Kluge of Football Guys (@DaveKluge).
10/18/22: Week 7 Waivers & More W6 Game Reviews
The Broncos offense isn't fixed! Mike Williams got erased! Melvin Gordon is on a MISSING poster! We'll talk about the lessons we learned from the Monday night Broncos/Chargers tilt, and review the rest of the Week 6 game film. Then we'll start prepping for a Week 7 that'll be missing many stars because of bye weeks, and we'll begin that process by assessing the waiver wire. Who are the adds and drops that can help your team get by? We'll weigh in! Guest: Jeff Erickson from Rotowire (@Jeff_Erickson).
10/17/22: Week 6 Game Film Review
Ken Walker and Breece Hall are paying off! We'll start our review of the Week 6 NFL game film by focusing in on the rookie running backs, and discussing their talents and immediate futures. We'll also dig into the Bills/Chiefs heavyweight bout, wonder whether a couple young coaches might be on their way out, investigate what the heck is up with Aaron Rodgers and Matthew Stafford and much more. Get smarter about your fantasy team by going beyond the box score! Guest: Jamey Eisenberg from CBS Fantasy (@JameyEisenberg).
10/14/22: Hot & Cold Starts We Believe In & W6 Injury News
Buy low? Sell high? In a lot of cases, that's the strategy that puts your fantasy football squad over the top. But today we're listing some players we probably *wouldn't* be trading away or trading for, because we believe that their unexpected starts will continue. We'll also review the bad-for-the-eyeballs Commanders/Bears Thursday night game *and* highlight the injury stories all of us will be tracking this weekend as we get our lineups ready for Week 6. Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
10/13/22: Building Week 6 Lineups & W6 DraftKings!
We've reached the first NFL bye weeks, and that makes your Week 6 lineup construction rougher! Today, we'll do some Flexual Healing to answer your most asked-about flex questions and hopefully give you a sense of your players' risk profiles. We'll also sneak in a listener mixtape, do a snarkbag, preview the Commanders/Bears Thursday night game and have a chuckle picking our potentially chalky Week 6 DraftKings lineups. Fun! Guest: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge) with music from Momma.
10/12/22: Week 6 Ranks & What's Wrong With Russell Wilson?
The NFL bye weeks begin, and our fantasy football lineups suddenly become a little more difficult to choose. We'll start helping you make your Week 6 decisions on today's show by discussing some borderline fantasy starters, plus we'll talk about why Clyde Edwards-Helaire is a definite sell, Najee Harris *might* be a sell, and why we might be buying a certain Steelers receiver. We'll also go through Russell Wilson's Week 5 film and try and understand what the heck is going on with him. Guest: Andy Behrens of Yahoo! Fantasy (@andybehrens).
10/11/22: Week 6 Waivers & More W5 Film Review, Jacked Gerbil Edition
Josh Jacobs did not disappoint, so you *know* we're gonna play a song about him. We'll review the exciting Raiders/Chiefs Monday night tilt, and then also watch film on the rest of Week 5's games. Then we'll talk about the players you should consider adding from your waiver wire for Week 6, including the possibility of finding Seattle's new starting running back *and* the possibility of ditching your big-name quarterback for...Geno Smith??? Guest: John Daigle of 4for4.com (@NotJDaigle).
10/10/22: Week 5 Game Film Review
Taysom Hill went crazy! Matthew Stafford did not! The Seahawks hinted that maybe they can score against anyone! The Lions most certainly did not! We'll begin our review of the Week 5 game film by digging into these issues and dozens more, updating what we think about good and bad matchups and good and bad offensive ecosystems, plus we'll preview the big Monday night tilt between the Raiders and Chiefs. Guest: Matt Harmon of Yahoo! Fantasy and ReceptionPerception.com (@MattHarmon_BYB).
10/7/22: Five Players To Trade Away Plus W5 Injury News
Thursday night's game between the Colts and Broncos was...not good! We'll talk about it, and specifically discuss what the heck you should do with Russell Wilson. We'll also list all the injury situations we'll be watching as we approach Week 5 gameday. And then we'll get the fantasy football trade hot stove warmed up again by listing five players we'd be interested in dealing away if the right offer came along. Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
10/6/22: Jonathan Taylor's Replacement, Flexual Healing & More!
Colts/Broncos on Thursday night will have more than the usual amount of backfield drama, as both highly-regarded starting running backs will be out. Javonte Williams is gone for the year, and Jonathan Taylor is out for at least Week 5. We'll discuss the impact on your fantasy lineup, while we also address your most commonly asked-about flex questions. Plus we've got a funny listener mixtape and we'll hand out our DraftKings analysis for Week 5. Guest: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge).
10/5/22: Week 5 Ranks - Should You Start Your New RB?
Some of us spent big FAAB to acquire some potential fantasy backfield solutions, and now we head into Week 5 wondering whether we should start or sit the likes of Tyler Allgeier, Mike Boone, Caleb Huntley and others. We'll talk about where those RBs fall in our Week 5 ranks, plus we'll dig into potential changes in value for players like Robert Woods, Antonio Gibson, Jaylen Waddle, Keenan Allen and many more. Let's make the best start and sit fantasy decisions we can! Guest: Michelle Magdziuk of NFL.com and the Fantasy Ball Blast Podcast (@BallBlastEm).
10/4/22: Week 5 Waivers & More W4 Game Film
There are running back fantasy free agents in Week 5 who could be league-winners! Let's talk about 'em. With Javonte Williams done for the year and Cordarrelle Patterson out for at least a month, there are adds and drops you need to be making! Nobody is a sure thing, but we'll discuss. We'll also review the Niners' Monday night domination of the Rams, and the rest of the Week 4 game film from a fantasy football perspective. Guest: Brandon Funston of The Athletic (@BrandonFunston).
10/3/22: Episode 1000! Week 4 Film Review
The Little Podcast That Could just turned 1,000! Today's episode is chock full of Week 4 game film review and opinions about the teams and players that matter in fantasy football -- and we're doing a show for the 1,000th time! We'll talk about Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes and Russell Wilson and Tom Brady, we'll discuss the breakout performers like Josh Jacobs and Miles Sanders, we'll hit on the big injuries like Javonte Williams...and mostly hopefully we'll make your ear-bells smile for the 1,000th time. Thank you for all the support! Guest: Brett Kollmann of The Film Room (@BrettKollmann).
9/30/22: Players To Trade For, Tua Injury & More
Fantasy football trade season is here, and we'll start the festivities by nominating a list of players we're interested in trading for before the Week 4 contests kick off, and at the same time we'll offer examples of who we might trade to acquire our targets. We'll also review the Week 4 injury report for this weekend, and talk about the Thursday night game between the Dolphins and Bengals which was marred by a terrible injury to Tua Tagovailoa which felt very, very avoidable. Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
9/29/22: Big Dolphins & Bengals Preview, Flexual Healing & More
Thursdays mean music, fun & Flexual Healing! Today we'll preview the Thursday night tilt between the Dolphins and Bengals. We'll talk about Christian McCaffrey's possibly injuries and who his understudy might be. We'll work in some serious flex talk to help you figure out your Week 4 fantasy football lineup. We'll give you our take on Week 4 in DraftKings. And we'll play a bunch of songs and silly mixtapes. Sounds pretty fun! Guest: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge) with music from Have Near.
9/28/22: Week 4 Ranks - Who Should You Bench?
Whether you're off to a 3-0 start in your fantasy football league, or you're 0-3 and desperate for a win, we've got you covered. Today's podcast is about the Week 4 ranks and start/sit decisions that will wind up determining your fate this weekend. Should you bench that under-performing wideout? Should you start that surprise waiver-wire guy? We'll discuss some of our key inflection points in the Week 4 fantasy rankings and get you ready. Guest: Jake Ciely of The Athletic (@allinkid).
9/27/22: Week 4 Waivers & Rest Of W3 Game Film
Let's watch some more Week 3 game film and get an edge based on how the NFL players actually look on film, and then let's spin it forward and talk about the adds and drops that will help us dominate in Week 4. There's one wideout in particular who has the upside to eventually become a fixture in your fantasy football lineup. How much FAAB should you pay for him? We've got the answer, and we'll also weigh in on potential replacements for some injured starting running backs. Guest: Scott Fish of Fantasy Football Weekly on IHeartRadio (@ScottFish24).
9/26/22: Week 3 Game Film Review To Help Those Fantasy Squads
The NFL continues to be an incredible product, no matter how poorly the people who run it behave. We had a half-dozen pulse-pounding finishes on Sunday, many of which influenced your fantasy football results, and *all* of which will certainly impact the way we view our players going forward. We'll take on some of Week 3's best games on today's show, plus we'll preview the Monday night contest. Watch film! Get smarter! Guest: Jim McCormick of ESPN (@_JimmyMcCormick).
9/23/22: Rookies So Far, Class Of 2023 & Reviewing PITvCLE
We've got a couple data points on the 2022 NFL rookies...let's recap how we've think they've looked on film, how their teams have used them, and what we believed they were capable of when they were drafted! We'll also get a first look at some of the skill-position names to know for the 2023 NFL Draft, plus we'll review the Steelers/Browns Thursday night game and give an overview of Week 3's injury situation. Guest: Matt Waldman of FootballGuys.com and the Rookie Scouting Portfolio (@MattWaldman).
9/22/22: Week 3 Flexual Healing & Many Musical Things
Time to get those Week 3 fantasy football lineups in shape, and we've got the show to help you do it. We'll talk through some of the week's most interesting potential flex players, and help you come up with some crossover points! We also have a preview of the Steelers/Browns game Thursday night, we'll do a snarkbag, we'll play a music digression and a mixtape, and we'll look at Week 3 in DraftKings. Guest: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge) with music from Oso Oso.
9/21/22: Week 3 Ranks & Breece Hall Film
Injuries and depth chart changes have already played havoc with some of our fantasy football lineups. Let's dig into the Week 3 ranks with an eye toward replacing some under-performing or injured players, and also discuss some of the desperation options you might be considering at running back and/or wide receiver. We'll also review Jets rookie RB Breece Hall's film through two weeks to see if we can explain his vexing usage. Guest: Dave Kluge of FootballGuys.com (@DaveKluge).
9/20/22: Week 3 Waivers & More W2 Film Review
Jalen Hurts looked amazing! The Bills are a wrecking ball! Kirk Cousins pulled a Kirk Cousins! We'll review what happened in the two Monday night games, plus dig into the rest of the Week 2 game film, including how the Niners move forward without Trey Lance, whether you should be worried about Saquon Barkley or Christian McCaffrey, and whether Amon-Ra St. Brown is a superstar. Then we'll spin it forward and talk about the adds and drops that'll make your fantasy football waiver wire hum in Week 3. Guest: Jeff Erickson of Rotowire (@Jeff_Erickson).
9/19/22: Week 2 CRAZY Game Film Review
In 2022, no NFL lead is safe! On today's show, we'll review Week 2 game film and try and figure out how the heck what happened happened. Did the Dolphins suddenly unlock Tua Tagovailoa? Did the Jets find a new superstar wide receiver? How the heck did the Falcons scare the Rams like that, and what happens to the Cardinals backfield after their crazy win? We'll tackle a bunch of games we can't even believe by digging into the game film and going beyond the box score. Guest: Patrick Daugherty of Rotoworld (@RotoPat).
9/16/22: Players We've Changed Our Opinions On & LACvKC Review
It's time for Overreaction Theater! On today's podcast we'll discuss some players who we've already decided -- after just one NFL week -- that we got wrong. Perhaps a player looked better than expected returning from injury. Perhaps he wasn't used nearly as much as we believed. Or perhaps he just exploded in ways we aren't used to. We'll talk about guys we were probably just *wrong* on in the preseason, plus we'll review the game film from Thursday night's Chargers/Chiefs game and talk about the injury guys to monitor for Week 2. Guest: Scott Pianowski of Yahoo! Fantasy (@scott_pianowski).
9/15/22: Bucs Injuries, LACvKC Preview, Flexual Healing & More
The Buccaneers may be running out of skill players, and that could wind up influencing whether or not we want to use *any* Tampa players in a starting lineup, and that includes Tom Brady. We'll discuss that today, plus we'll do some Flexual Healing to help you decide on that all-important flex spot, we'll preview the Chargers visiting the Chiefs on Thursday night, we'll play a funny listener mixtape and make picks for Week 2 in DraftKings! Guest: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge).
9/14/22: Week 2 Fantasy Ranks
We learn more after Week 1 of the NFL than at any time the entire rest of the year. So let's apply what we learned to our fantasy football lineups. Today we'll discuss what to make of confusion in the 49ers, Rams and Jaguars backfields, we'll analyze whether Trey Lance has already used up the trust you put in him, if Michael Thomas has silenced his doubters and much more. Guest: Andy Behrens of Yahoo! Fantasy (@andybehrens).
9/13/22: Week 2 Waivers & Completing W1 Film Review
We learn more about the NFL after one week of games than we do through the entire summer, so let's apply what we've uncovered! Today we'll talk about adds and drops to help your fantasy squad improve and deal with injuries. We'll also finish reviewing the game film from Week 1, including the crazy goings-on Monday night where the Seahawks shocked Russell Wilson and the Broncos. Film don't lie! Guest: John Daigle of 4for4.com (@NotJDaigle).
9/12/22: Week 1 Game Film Review & Monday Night Preview
Let's talk about what happened in Week 1! This is what makes our podcast different: we watch every play from every game and discuss what happened, and review actionable items to make your fantasy football teams better. Today we'll tackle the crazy Steelers win over the Bengals, how the Chargers and Raiders looked in a shootout, whether the Chiefs have reinvented themselves, how Jalen Hurts and D'Andre Swift shone in a close game in Detroit, and much more. Guest: Chris Raybon from the Action Network (@ChrisRaybon).
9/9/22: Bills Crush Rams, Akers, Robinson & W1 Over/Unders
Thursday night's season opener was an exclamation mark from the Bills, and a question mark from the Rams. We'll talk about what happened, and focus in on the madness surrounding Cam Akers's and Allen Robinson's vexing Week 1 usage. We'll also run through the Week 1 injury report to alert you about which players we should be watching on Sunday morning, and we'll do some over/unders on player performances to get you in the headspace of creating a Week 1 lineup. Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
9/8/22: LARvBUF Preview, W1 Flexual Healing & DraftKings!
It's finally time! Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season is upon us, and we've got some tough lineup decisions to make! Today we'll preview an exciting Thursday night tilt between the Bills and Rams, including what we'll be looking for from the injured Achilles' of Cam Akers. Then we'll turn our attention to your flex spot and come up with some crossover spots for popular running backs and wide receivers to get those lineups set...and we'll preview Week 1 in DraftKings. Guest: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge).
9/7/22: Tough Week 1 Lineup Decisions
In Week 1, we're *supposed* to stick to our season-long ranks and start the guys we thought were best to draft. But in some cases, that might not be the best plan! Today we'll review our Week 1 fantasy football ranks and isolate some running backs and wide receivers we might be squeamish about using right away even if we're okay with having them for the full season, and also discuss some players who could benefit from a teammate's absence or limitations to unexpectedly seize a role. Let's get those Week 1 fantasy lineups ready! Guest: Jake Ciely of The Athletic (@allinkid).
9/6/22: Week 1 Waivers, Injuries & Lineup Construction
Most of our fantasy football drafts are over, and now it's time to think about what the heck our teams will look like in Week 1. On today's show we'll isolate a few situations worth tracking, because a lingering injury might mean a player you drafted to be a starter *won't* play in Week 1, and we'll have some waiver suggestions in such cases. Largely, though, we'll advise you to play your guys and not worry too much about matchups opening weekend! Guest: Brandon Funston of The Athletic ( @BrandonFunston).