Fantasy Football Podcast
Episode Guide To Help You Win Your Fantasy Football League!
1/5/24: Postseason Huggy & Baggy Awards and 2023 SUPERCUT
The 2023 fantasy football season had crazy twists and turns, and we're here to recap! We're handing out the hardware for the Fantasy MVP and LVP of '23, and a whole bunch of other awards, including a look back and our best and worst calls of the season. Plus you'll get a summary of the entire 124-episode year in just 10 minutes with our Super-Cut of the 2023 season. Thanks for everything! Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
1/2/24: Five Players Whose Film We Loved In 2023
The fantasy football championships are done! Our teams have reached the mountaintop (or fallen just short). Let's revel in the glory...or sulk in the tragedy. We'll discuss the heroes and zeroes from Week 17, before moving on to our topic of the day: guys we love! Instead of projecting too far ahead and deciding we're positive what certain players will do in 2024, we'll take time today to simply appreciate some (mostly young) NFL players and the tape they were able to lay down this past NFL season. Happy New Year! Guest: Chris Raybon of the Action Network (@ChrisRaybon).
12/29/23: Five Undervalued Players For 2024 & Championship Injury List!
This is it! The last weekend of fantasy football for 2023. Today we'll list the player news and injury situations we'll be tracking for Week 17, we'll build some DraftKings lineups, and briefly discuss the Thursday night Jets/Browns game. And then it's once again time to look ahead to 2024: we'll make some guesses about some players we think will wind up being undervalued for fantasy in 2024. Big fun! And we'll be back here again next week, and all the way up through the Super Bowl. Happy New Year! Guests: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge) and Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
12/26/23: Reviewing All Of Week 16 & Championship Waivers!
Week 16 featured fantasy studs and fantasy goats -- and a bunch of injuries and benchings and bad performances that we need to process *quickly*. If you made your fantasy finals, you won't want to miss this one: we'll review all *15* games from the holiday weekend and find out which players' production was real or fluky. Plus there's one more waiver wire, spend all that FAAB, go get yourself a championship-round solution before we get to Week 17 fantasy finals! Guest: Jeff Erickson of Rotowire (@Jeff_Erickson).
12/22/23: Five Busts For 2024 & Prepping Lineups For The Semis
Puka Nacua set his fantasy teams on a wonderful path to semifinal victory on Thursday night, while Derek Carr put up just about the most hollow "good" stat line possible. We'll discuss Saints/Rams, we'll talk about the Week 16 injury names you need to know, we'll put together some W16 DraftKings Lineups...and then we'll talk more about the future! Who are the most likely *good* performers from 2023 who'll wind up being fantasy busts in '24? We've got a list for you! What do you think? Guests: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch) & DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge).
12/19/23: Semifinal Waivers & More W15 Game Film
How in the name of Ken Walker and DK Metcalf did the Seahawks pull off that win on Monday night? We'll dig into that film and figure out what happened to the Eagles, and we'll also watch the rest of the Week 15 games to discover the fantasy football stories that don't show up in the box score. And then it's time to think about your Week 16 fantasy semifinals by finding some desperation adds and drops on your waiver wire. Let's talk ball! Guest: Scott Fish of Fantasy Cares and the Scott Fish Bowl (@ScottFish24).
12/18/23: Week 15 Game Film Review
Big performances, big surprises, big injuries...Week 15 had them all, and we'll go beyond the stat-lines to discuss what it all looked like on film. Is James Cook suddenly for real? What happened to Calvin Ridley and Evan Engram? Joe Flacco put up 374 yards, he sure must've been amazing, right? We'll weigh in on these topics and dozens more as you navigate your path to the fantasy football semifinals. Guest: Matt Harmon from Yahoo! Fantasy and ReceptionPerception.com (@MattHarmon_BYB).
12/15/23: Top 12 Picks For 2024
Thursday night's game was a spectacle, but not the good kind. We'll review Chargers/Raiders off the top of today's podcast, but not because we can take many fantasy lessons from it, rather: it gives us a chance to look back on what will soon be ex-Charger head coach Brandon Staley's reign of error in L.A. We'll also look at the injury names for Week 15, play a festive listener mixtape, and then we'll look ahead and count down our fantasy first round for 2024 based on the information we have today. Big fun! Thanks for sticking with us! Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
12/14/23: Lineup Decisions As The Fantasy Playoffs Begin!
Here in December, we've reached possibly unprecedented levels of backup-quarterback madness, to the point where you might have to start one of these very unusual suspects in a fantasy playoff game. We'll discuss who you should chase, and who you should stay away from, and also give out some running backs and wide receivers outside usual starting range who might present you with Week 15's best upside. Let's talk ranks for Week 15, and then let's also preview Thursday night's gross Chargers/Raiders contest and make some DraftKings lineups for the Week 15 main slate. Guests: Jeff Bell of FootballGuys.com (@4WhomJBellTolls) and DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge).
12/12/23: Monday Night Madness, W15 Waivers & More W14 Game Film
What the what! The two Monday night games -- Titans/Dolphins and Packers/Giants -- were absolutely crazy, and certainly swung a whole bunch of fantasy playoff races. We'll dig into those games and talk about implications going forward, and then also discuss the rest of the Sunday Week 14 film with an eye toward building great lineups for the fantasy playoffs. Then we'll start the process of dealing with crucial NFL injuries by working the Week 15 waiver wire! Guest: Brandon Funston from The Athletic (@BrandonFunston).
12/11/23: Week 14 Game Film Review
Justin Jefferson was back! And then he wasn't! We'll review tons of Week 14 game film to describe what you can't see in a box score, including Josh Dobbs's total incompetence. (Well, maybe you can see that in a box score, too.) How did D'Andre Swift look against the Cowboys? Which Chiefs RB should you invest in going forward? Is Lamar Jackson going to lift multiple receivers to fantasy relevance in your playoffs? We've got those stories and many more from Week 14. Go beyond the box score! Guest: Jamey Eisenberg from CBS Fantasy (@JameyEisenberg).
12/8/23: Fantasy Playoff Preview & Week 14 Injury News
Weeks 15 through 17 will be your fantasy playoffs in most leagues, and on today's podcast we're gonna preview some strategies *we'll* be using as we hunt our fantasy football championships. We'll also discuss the injury news you need to be on top of heading into the all-important Week 14 weekend matchups, and we'll discuss what the heck happened in the ugly Thursday night Steelers loss against Zeke Elliott and the Patriots. Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
12/7/23: Key Week 14 Lineup Decisions, DraftKings & More!
Should you really go right back to using Austin Ekeler in a fantasy league where you need a win to get in your playoffs? How about Cooper Kupp? Is Ezekiel Elliot really an option? Should you sit Justin Herbert? We'll tackle all these questions and more as we look at our Week 14 ranks and think about lineup construction heading into the weekend. We'll also preview a gnarly-looking Patriots/Steelers Thursday night contest, and make our picks for the main slate of Week 14 in DraftKings. Guests: Dave Kluge of FootballGuys.com (@DaveKluge)and DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge).
12/5/23: Week 14 Waivers & More W13 Film Review
Trevor Lawrence and Christian Kirk got hurt. Jake Browning channeled his inner Joe Burrow. And somehow the Bengals offense suddenly looks like it can support your fantasy football team for the playoffs! We'll discuss the Monday night surprises off the top of today's show, we'll review the *rest* of the Week 13 game film, and then we'll spin it forward and apply what we've learned to Week 14, beginning with a deep and varied Week 14 Waiver Wire. Thank you for listening! Guest: Jake Ciely of The Athletic (@allinkid).
12/4/23: Week 13 Game Film Review
The fantasy football playoffs are one more week away and it's time to focus in on who is playing well and who isn't! We'll dig into the game film to explain the 49ers taking the Eagles behind the woodshed, figure out what's going on with the moribund Chargers offense, discuss how Russell Wilson is somehow still making Courtland Sutton a thing, wonder aloud about C.J. Stroud without Tank Dell...and many other topics that shaped Week 13 in the NFL. The only way to really know what happened in these games is to watch them, which is what we do! Enjoy! Guest: Patrick Daugherty of Rotoworld (@RotoPat).
12/1/23: Players Whose Values Will Go Up In 2024 & Reviewing SEAvDAL
DK Metcalf went crazy Thursday night thanks to Geno Smith playing his best game of the season, but it wasn't enough as Dak Prescott reinforced his MVP chances with a huge effort to take a high-scoring affair. On today's podcast, we'll discuss the fantasy football implications of the Cowboys' victory over the Seahawks, then we'll dig into the injury names you need to know in advance of the rest of Week 13. And finally, we'll start looking ahead by discussing players we believe will see their values increase significantly in 2024. A fun topic for dynasty *and* redraft leagues! Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch), with music by Bully.
11/30/23: Week 13 Flex Decisions, Previewing SEAvsDAL & Much More!
In this most disgusting of late-season NFL bye weeks, we've got more start/sit conversations for you, to craft your best fantasy football lineups in dire circumstances. For one final time in 2023, we will heal you flexually by answering your most asked-about flex questions. We'll also preview the Seahawks visiting the Cowboys and come up with a high-upside option from that game you might consider plugging into lineups. We'll do a listener snarkbag, play an awesome listener mixtape, *and* we'll pick some Week 13 teams for DraftKings. Big fun! Guest: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge).
11/29/23: Jonathan Taylor Injury & Week 13 Lineup Decisions
Jonathan Taylor needs thumb surgery and will miss at least two games if not more. It's landscape-altering news, and means renewed interest in Colts RB Zack Moss; we'll discuss the full implications on today's show. And then we'll dive into a very difficult Week 13 bye slate and touch on some possible solutions you're considering for your lineup, while also listing some "cold" names who haven't produced much lately to decide whether you should use them again or potentially sit them this weekend. Guest: Andy Behrens of Yahoo! Fantasy (@andybehrens).
11/28/23: Week 13 Waiver Wire & More W12 Film Review
Justin Fields outdueled Josh Dobbs on Monday night, but only just barely, and in a way that made us fear for his future in Chicago. We'll talk about that game and the rest of the Week 12 contests, including Bijan Robinson and Derrick Henry scoring multiple times, Derek Carr struggling and losing a couple wideouts, the battle of the Bakers Mayfield, and much more. Then it's time to spin it forward and discuss the waiver wire adds we're making for Week 13. Guest: John Daigle of 4for4.com (@NotJDaigle).
11/27/23: Week 12 Game Film Review
The march to your fantasy football playoffs continues, and we'll watch every single game to help you make the best decisions possible. Today we'll discuss the continued explosion of Kyren Williams, what's wrong with Austin Ekeler, whether the Steelers offense has suddenly become potent, if the Chiefs have finally found a reliable fantasy receiver, and so much more. We'll watch Week 12 film so you don't have to! Come get smarter with us! Guest: Matt Harmon of Yahoo! Fantasy and Reception Perception (@MattHarmon_BYB).
11/22/23: Rashid Shaheed & Chris Olave Film, W12 Lineup Decisions & More!
It's our final podcast of the week, and we're bringing out the big guns. Cousin Josh will join to poke some holes in our Week 12 ranks and come up with lineup advice you can use this fantasy football weekend. Jake Trowbridge will join and build Week 12 main-slate DraftKings lineups. Plus we'll do film review on a pair of second-year Saints receivers who have speed to burn: Rashid Shaheed and Chris Olave. We're off the rest of the week; please be careful out there, and come back healthy on Monday. Guests: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch) and Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge).
11/21/23: Week 12 Waiver Wire & More W11 Film Review
The Eagles and Chiefs played an instant classic on Monday night. It wasn't high-scoring, but it was incredibly fun to watch. We'll talk about the lessons we take away from that one, and also dig into the rest of the Week 11 game film. Then we'll spin it forward and talk about the players we're adding in the Week 12 waiver wire. Are there any running backs who can save us from our injured guys? Are there any wideouts who could wind up being fantasy starters down the stretch? We'll make our picks! Guest: Scott Fish of the Scott Fish Bowl and FantasyCares.org (@ScottFish24).
11/20/23: Week 11 Game Film Review
Week 11 had a whole bunch of injuries that we need to talk about. Ken Walker, Aaron Jones, DeVon Achane, Cooper Kupp, Geno Smith...even Tyreek Hill for a few minutes! We'll review a whole mess of the Week 11 game film with an eye on potential help if you lost an important player on Sunday (or Thursday). Are the 49ers a wagon again? Can the Rams actually make noise with Matt Stafford back? Are Justin Fields and Kyler Murray looking reliable? Did the Jets finally bench Zach Wilson for good? We'll weigh in on all these topics and many more! Guest: Chris Raybon of the Action Network (@ChrisRaybon).
11/17/23: Fantasy Trade Deadline Special & Joe Burrow & Mark Andrews Injuries
Your fantasy football trade deadline may be less than a week away, and you need to make moves that'll secure you the championship. We can't guarantee we absolutely know who'll turn things around or fold in the final segment of the fantasy season, but we'll tell you the trades that *we'd* make right now. We'll also discuss the Thursday night Bengals/Ravens mess, including a season-ending injury to Mark Andrews and a wrist problem for Joe Burrow, and we'll review the rest of the injury news headed into Week 11. Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
11/16/23: Zach Charbonnet Film, Flexual Healing, Previewing CINvBAL & More!
We have more fantasy football lineup advice for Week 11 in today's show, tackling some of your most-asked-about flex position options. We'll also dig into the rookie game film of Seahawks RB Zach Charbonnet and discuss comps for his future NFL career. We'll also play an awesome listener mixtape, preview the Thursday night Bengals/Ravens tilt, and give you some lineup ideas for Week 11 in DraftKings. Big fun! Thanks for listening! Guest: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge).
11/15/23: Key W11 Lineup Decisions & Tank Dell Film Review
What are we doing with Kyler Murray in fantasy lineups in Week 11? Should smaller running backs like Keaton Mitchell and the potentially injury-returning De'Von Achane definitely be in your lineup? How about TD-dependent Courtland Sutton and stud-in-healing Justin Jefferson? We'll discuss our Week 11 fantasy football ranks with an eye on some players you might be pondering for your start/sit decisions. And we'll also review the rookie tape so far of Texans WR Tank Dell. Big show! Guest: Scott Pianowski of Yahoo! Fantasy (@scott_pianowski).
11/14/23: Week 11 Waivers & More W10 Game Film
The Bills won and lost and won and lost on Monday night. Crazy game, crazy ending, crazy conundrum for that Buffalo offense, and we'll talk about how we're using those guys going forward. We'll also review the Vikings looking lively with Josh Dobbs, Mike Evans going through a full redemption arc in a single afternoon, the Cowboys continuing to mess around with Tony Pollard, and much more. Plus we'll dip our toe in the waiver waters by looking at the fantasy football free agents you need to know for Week 11. Guest: Pat Fitzmaurice of Fantasy Pros (@Fitz_FF).
11/13/23: Week 10 Game Film Review - C.J. Stroud Again!
It's part of your Monday routine! Let's dig into the game film and go beyond the box score to find an edge in your fantasy football league. Week 10 saw a bunch of close games and heroic late drives, and we'll talk about them on today's show, including C.J. Stroud out-dueling Joe Burrow, Deshaun Watson coming out of nowhere, Geno Smith rescuing the Seahawks late and much more. Is Kyler Murray back? Is Rhamondre Stevenson going to keep this up? Is the Niners defense terrifying again? All your answers lie within! Guest: Jim McCormick of ESPN (@_JimmyMcCormick).
11/10/23: Biggest Surprises Of 2023 & Injury News For Week 10
Every year we think we know how the NFL season will go, and every year our mind palaces shatter. On today's podcast, we'll look back at the nine weeks of 2023 so far, and pick out the things that have surprised us most. From Raheem Mostert and the Dolphins turning out better than we could've expected to the New York Football Teams being hazardous waste sites, we'll discuss the shockers from the first half of this NFL season. We'll also review the Thursday night Panthers/Bears game, run down the injury names to track in advance of Week 10, and play a funny listener mixtape. Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch).
11/9/23: Taysom Hill, Bears RBs, Filling Your W10 Flex & Much More!
With Khalil Herbert out for Thursday night's game, how attractive is D'Onta Foreman as a fill-in fantasy starter? Should we consider using Taysom Hill as our flex? Are Pop Douglas and Josh Downs good "safe" options? On today's show, we'll crack open the Flexual Healing and pick some of your most asked-about Week 10 flex options...we'll also preview the rest of the potential fantasy football weapons Thursday night, we'll do a listener snarkbag, play a great listener mixtape, and preview Week 10 in DraftKings. Big fun! Guest: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge).
11/8/23: Week 10 Ranks & Rashee Rice Film Review
Should you keep using Jahmyr Gibbs in your fantasy football lineup even with David Montgomery returning? Should you use James Conner if *he* returns for Week 10? How about Drake London with Taylor Heinicke under center? We'll answer these questions and many more in our weekly dissection of the fantasy football ranks...and we'll also do a deep dive into the rookie film of Chiefs WR Rashee Rice. Is he really a future star for Patrick Mahomes, or is he just one more generic guy in Kansas City? Guest: Jeff Bell of FootballGuys.com (@4WhomJBellTolls).
11/7/23: Week 10 Waivers & More W9 Film Review
The Texans pass offense went crazy in Week 9! Does that mean you should start investing in all their ancillary weapons? We have some conflicted feelings about that, and we'll discuss on today's show. We'll also review the remainder of the Week 9 game film including Josh Dobbs launching two big comebacks, Bijan Robinson disappointing again, the Browns and Bears giving us more RB data points, and much more. And then we'll start talking about Week 10 and the first step is the adds and drops that will make your lineup hum. Let's do a waiver wire! Guest: Jeff Erickson of Rotowire (@JeffErickson).
11/6/23: Week 9 Game Film Review
Joe Burrow is wrecking the NFL! We'll talk about how he looked Sunday night as he vanquished the Bills, and also discuss what kinds of fantasy football decisions we should be making in light of this Buffalo defeat. We'll also dig into tons more game film from Week 9 to get smarter about our fantasy leauges: backfields for the Packers, Rams, Panthers, Colts and others seem to have become either more concrete or even cloudier. Plus are the Chiefs and Eagles offenses back with their close wins? We'll watch the film so you don't have to! Guest: Jamey Eisenberg of CBS Fantasy (@JameyEisenberg).
11/3/23: What Bugs Cousin Josh About The NFL, Will Levis Review & More!
Around this podcast, we have a love/hate relationship with the NFL. We enjoy the hell out of the games, but the league sometimes does stuff that ticks us off. Today, we'll vent. Cousin Josh has a list of five things that make him irritated with the NFL and fantasy football in 2023, and we'll count 'em down. Also we'll review the Thursday night Titans/Steelers game, roll through the injury news we'll have to track for our Week 9 lineups and play an awesome music digression. Guest: Cousin Josh (@DetectiveFisch), with music by Ratboys.
11/2/23: Flex Talk, Tyjae Spears Film, DraftKings, Mixtape & More!
With some good offenses on bye and some NFL teams in flux, making a fantasy football lineup for Week 9 this year is rough! We'll do our best to give you advice that will fill in those final spots in your lineup with some FLEXUAL HEALING. We'll also review rookie Titans RB Tyjae Spears's film heading into the Thursday night game in which Tennessee will take on the Steelers. We'll construct some teams for Week 9 in DraftKings, and we'll also listen to a hilarious, flamingo-inspired mixtape. Big fun! Don't miss it! Guest: DFS Expert Jake Trowbridge (@JakeTrowbridge).
11/1/23: Week 9 Ranks & NFL Trade Deadline Review
The Vikings have found their replacement quarterback and his name is...Josh Dobbs? We'll review all the NFL Trade Deadline deals and talk at length about what we're doing with our Vikings skill weapons in Week 9. We'll also discuss some other options you might be considering starting or sitting this week, including your Raiders receivers in light of the news that Aidan O'Connell appears likely to start at QB for Vegas. It's a big week with some good teams on bye! Let's talk Week 9 fantasy football ranks! Guest: Dave Kluge of FootballGuys.com (@DaveKluge).
10/31/23: Week 9 Waivers & More W8 Film Review
Jimmy Garoppolo did not exactly cover himself in glory on Monday night, and he took Davante Adams and Jakobi Meyers down with him. We'll discuss that game and the rest of the Week 8 film, including a discussion of Kirk Cousins's season-ending injury and what it might do to the rest of the Vikings weapons. And then we'll spin it forward and think about adding some players to the back ends of our fantasy football rosters with a Week 9 Waiver Wire! Guest: Brandon Funston of The Athletic (@BrandonFunston).
10/30/23: Week 8 Film Review!
The 49ers and Chiefs appeared to be super-teams, and now they're stuggling a bit, and some of their offensive weapons are flagging for fantasy. We'll review those two games, talk about the Bengals and Eagles on the upswing, plus dig into the return to usefulness of Austin Ekeler, DeVonta Smith, DeAndre Hopkins and many more fantasy weapons. Get smarter by going beyond the box score, and listening to folks who've watched the Week 8 games! Guest: Patrick Daugherty from Rotoworld (@RotoPat).