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Harris Fantasy Football Podcast

648 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 3.6K ratings

Christopher Harris's fantasy football podcast. We ignore the box score and watch game film. Draft better. Manage smarter. Win.

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Bye Week Hell, Week 7 Start Sit & Fantasy Playoff Problems

October 21, 2021 16:17 - 1 hour - 43.2 MB

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.   NOTES: ...

Week 7 Ranks Plus The Cleveland Browns Disaster

October 20, 2021 17:07 - 1 hour - 40.9 MB

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 ...

Adds & Drops For Week 7 Plus More W6 Game Film

October 19, 2021 16:32 - 1 hour - 40.9 MB

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.   NOTES: Sponsor - www.audible.com/harris or t...

Hot & Cold Starts We Believe In & TBvPHI Review

October 15, 2021 15:50 - 1 hour - 46.3 MB

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.   NOTES: Sponsor - www.MagicSpoon.com/harrisfootball code HARRISFOOTBALL for ...

Dealing With Injury Reports, W6 Flex Advice & Previewing TBvPHI

October 14, 2021 17:28 - 1 hour - 42.1 MB

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.   NOTES: Sponsor - www.ThursdayBoots.com for an incredible value on boots with the durability of a work boot and the style of a fashion boot, starting at $1...

Seahawks WRs, Darrel Williams, Trevor Lawrence & More Week 6 Ranks

October 13, 2021 17:16 - 1 hour - 42.9 MB

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.   NOTES: Sponsor ...

Week 6 Waivers, More Film Review & Gruden

October 12, 2021 15:58 - 1 hour - 44 MB

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: Si...

Week 5 Fantasy Football Film Review

October 11, 2021 16:11 - 1 hour - 43.3 MB

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.   NOTES: Sponsor - JoinHoney.com/harris for a FREE brow...

Players To Trade Away, LARvSEA Review & Injury News

October 08, 2021 16:54 - 1 hour - 41.8 MB

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.   NOTES: Sponsor - www.TommyJohn.com/harris for 20% off your first or...

Film Study On Damien Williams, Previewing LARvSEA & Choober

October 07, 2021 16:23 - 1 hour - 41.7 MB

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.   NOTES: Sponsor - www.HelloFresh.com/harrisfootball14 and use cod...

Week 5 Ranks - Attack Of The Injured RBs

October 06, 2021 16:52 - 1 hour - 42.9 MB

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.   NOTES: Sponsor - www.Bombas.com/harris for 20% off your first purchase of socks that give perfect support...

Week 5 Waivers & More W4 Game Review

October 05, 2021 16:39 - 1 hour - 40.5 MB

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.   NOTES: Sponsor...

Week 4 Game Film Review

October 04, 2021 16:07 - 1 hour - 45.3 MB

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.   NOTES: Sponsor - www.Fel...

Players To Trade For & JACvCIN Review

October 01, 2021 16:06 - 1 hour - 43.6 MB

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.   NOTES: Sponsor - www.Manscaped.com promo code HARRISFOOTBALL for 20% off the Lawn...

Week 4 Flex Talk, Josh Gordon & JACvCIN Preview

September 30, 2021 17:37 - 1 hour - 44.2 MB

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.   NOTES: Sponsor - www.D...

Week 4 Ranks - Winning The Brady Bowl

September 29, 2021 17:23 - 1 hour - 39.9 MB

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.   NOTES: Sponsor - www.VuoriClothing.com/harris for 20% off incredibly comfor...

Week 4 Waivers & More Week 3 Film Review

September 28, 2021 16:31 - 1 hour - 43.6 MB

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...

NFL Week 3 Game Film Review

September 27, 2021 16:30 - 1 hour - 49.9 MB

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 mu...

McCaffrey Injury & Trade Candidates We're Watching In Week 3

September 24, 2021 16:44 - 1 hour - 44.4 MB

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. ...

Week 3 Flex Help & CARvHOU Preview

September 23, 2021 17:00 - 1 hour - 40 MB

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.   NOTES: Sponsor - www.DraftKings.com code HARRIS for a free contest with your initial deposit to play our f...

Week 3 Ranks - Is Justin Fields A Must-Start?

September 22, 2021 16:54 - 1 hour - 40.5 MB

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 Athleti...

Week 3 Waiver Wire & More Week 2 Game Film

September 21, 2021 16:28 - 1 hour - 42.6 MB

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.   NOTES: Sponsor - www.Gr...

Week 2 Game Film Review & Previewing DETvGB

September 20, 2021 16:29 - 1 hour - 48.5 MB

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 Fantas...

Players We've Changed Our Minds On & NYGvWAS Review

September 17, 2021 16:59 - 1 hour - 42.4 MB

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.   NOTES: Sponsor - www.ThursdayBoots.com for an incredible value on boots w...

W2 Flexual Healing & DraftKings From Ireland!

September 16, 2021 17:47 - 1 hour - 39.3 MB

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.   NOTES: Sponsor - www.audible.com/harri...

Week 2 Ranks - What To Do With Saquon?

September 15, 2021 17:38 - 1 hour - 42 MB

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.   NOTES: Sponsor - www.TrueBill.com/harris for a free ...

Week 2 Waivers & More W1 Film Review

September 14, 2021 17:23 - 1 hour - 44.4 MB

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.   NOTES: ...

Week 1 Game Film Review

September 13, 2021 14:14 - 1 hour - 47.8 MB

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.   NOTES: Sponsor - Fitbod.me/harris for 25% off your membership for a bet...

Bucs v Cowboys Review & More Ravens RB Carnage

September 10, 2021 16:40 - 1 hour - 40.5 MB

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.   NOTES: Sponsor - ...

DALvTB Preview & Week 1 Flexual Healing

September 09, 2021 17:55 - 1 hour - 40.4 MB

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, with music from The Waitlist.   NOTES: Sponsor - www.Grammarly.com/harris for a digital writi...

Week 1 Ranks Plus Le'Veon & Latavius

September 08, 2021 16:49 - 1 hour - 42.7 MB

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. ...

Week 1 Waivers & Playing Matchups

September 07, 2021 17:26 - 1 hour - 42.1 MB

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 Athlet...

Barkley, Zeke, Training Camp Lessons & Nicknames Past

September 06, 2021 18:22 - 49 minutes - 32.8 MB

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. T...

2021 Preseason Huggy & Baggy Awards

September 03, 2021 16:53 - 59 minutes - 37.8 MB

It's time to hand out the hardware! Let's nominate our favorites to win 2021 Fantasy Most Valuable Player and Least Valuable Player. Then let's have some fun with the kind of goofball awards you know and love: the tear-your-hair out player, the Chipotle lime-cutter, the favorite gum of all the players, and so much more. It's the Preseason Huggy and Baggy Awards! Get those tuxedos and ball gowns on, and let's go! Guest: Cousin Josh.   NOTES: Sponsor - www.Indeed.com/harris for a $75 spo...

Listener Request Episode

September 02, 2021 17:38 - 1 hour - 42.4 MB

Today we turn the Little Podcast That Could over to you! It's an annual tradition in which we field your questions about fantasy football, the NFL, life and possums. Come for the discussion of whether your league should change its scoring formats or positional requirements. Stay for the talk about our favorite animals and whether people get mad when we keep telling them their lives are a crutch argument. Guest: Jim McCormick of ESPN.   NOTES: Sponsor - www.DraftKings.com code HARRIS fo...

NFL Cutdown Day, Dynasty Strategy & Young Players To Grab

September 01, 2021 16:57 - 1 hour - 41.4 MB

Let's talk dynasty! Today we'll discuss our favorite perspectives and strategies in our dynasty leagues. Should you always err on the side of younger players? Is it a good idea to get out too early on a running back who might be reaching the end? We'll also discuss some of our favorite young players for long-term fantasy, as well as the La Liga Lebowski fantasy football format. And finally: how about a conversation detailing Tuesday's NFL roster moves that will affect your team! Guest: Paul ...

Late-Round Players We're Drafting

August 31, 2021 16:57 - 1 hour - 38.7 MB

We're headed into the home stretch as we finish all our fantasy football drafts! Labor Day Weekend will be a *huge* one for drafts, and we've gotta get you ready with some running backs, wide receivers, tight ends and quarterbacks you can consider selecting in your double-digit rounds. You can benefit from our experience: we've done a whole lot of drafts already, and we can tell you some of the players *we* wind up taking over and over. Guest: Jake Ciely from The Athletic.   NOTES: Spo...

J.K. Dobbins & Players We're Worried We're Wrong About

August 30, 2021 16:39 - 1 hour - 39.3 MB

J.K. Dobbins's torn ACL is a crusher for the Ravens and for fantasy football teams that drafted him. We'll talk about the fallout on today's podcast, including what to make of Gus Edwards and the Ty'Son Williams "news." We'll also mention injuries to T.Y. Hilton, Irv Smith and Evan Engram, and then get to our main event: a discussion of the players we're entrenched on, we *believe* our takes, but we acknowledge that there's some chance we wind up being wrong! Guest: Scott Fish of Fantasy Foo...

Super-Deep Sleepers Part 2 & Warp Zone Players

August 27, 2021 14:58 - 1 hour - 45.1 MB

Today we'll continue our list of NFL players who could become excellent waiver-wire additions to your fantasy football team once the season begins. These guys are probably a little too deep to get drafted in a 12-team redraft league, but could wind up being excellent in-season finds in 2021 plus might wind up becoming staples of your dynasty squad. Plus we'll also count down a list of players we might look back on in a month and decide the market was just way too low on them. Guest: Cousin J...

Super-Deep Sleepers For 2021 - Part 1

August 26, 2021 15:40 - 1 hour - 39.9 MB

Don't draft these players! Today we're going to talk about fantasy football options you should *not* draft in a standard-sized league. But we think they have the potential to bust out in 2021 or some time thereafter. This is a yearly conversation we have that benefits dynasty players, and also alerts redraft players to names they should be ready to pounce on if the waiver-wire opportunity arrives. We'll count down 10 super-deep names today, with five more to follow tomorrow! Guest: Matt Harm...

Fantasy Roster Construction & Handcuffing In 2021

August 25, 2021 16:10 - 1 hour - 42.7 MB

Let's talk about risk, and what kinds of players are appropriate at what stages of your fantasy draft. Of course, there's no one-size-fits-all rule for when to take high-variance players, but we'll talk through some of our favorites and how your strategies might differ depending on your fantasy football league size. We'll also talk about how to approach handcuffing when it comes to drafting running backs in 2021. Guest: Scott Pianowski of Yahoo! Fantasy.   NOTES: Sponsor - www.FelixGra...

Safe Players For 2021

August 24, 2021 15:14 - 1 hour - 39.6 MB

Sometimes your fantasy football draft strategy calls for selecting some high-variance players in the early rounds: guys who embody the week-by-week "feast-or-famine" ethos. When that happens, it often makes sense to settle things down by soothing your roster with something safe. Today we'll list our nominees for some of the safest players you can select in the early rounds of your fantasy draft. Guest: Patrick Daugherty of NBC Sports Edge.   NOTES: Sponsor - www.TommyJohn.com/harris fo...

Fantasy Football Busts For 2021

August 23, 2021 15:30 - 1 hour - 40.9 MB

What makes a fantasy football bust? Is it that he's a bad player? Usually no! Mostly we're talking about draft value. Do we agree with where a player is being drafted, or do we think it's too high? In the case of the guys we're listing on today's show, we just don't like them at their current fantasy football ADP price. We'll count 'em down, and advise you to stay away for 2021. Guest: JJ Zachariason of NumberFire and the Late Round Podcast.   NOTES: Sponsor - www.DynastyOwner.com/harr...

Fantasy Draft Strategy & NFL Props

August 18, 2021 15:54 - 1 hour - 39.4 MB

All anybody can talk about is how *flat* the fantasy draft pool is this year, and how tough it is to distinguish among same-seeming options when your turn to pick arrives. We'll discuss how that should influence your draft-day outlook, and give some guidance for both your first two rounds and also living with the risk that comes thereafter. In addition, we'll dip into the NFL futures market and find our best bets for team and player props for 2021. Guest: Chris Raybon of the Action Network. ...

ADP Surprises In 2021

August 17, 2021 15:53 - 1 hour - 40.1 MB

Let's start finding where the value is in your 2021 fantasy football draft! Today we'll give first-blush impressions of where Average Draft Position is, by listing our biggest surprises. Where is the market overreacting to training camp news? Where isn't it reacting enough to good players? And where are we surprised that the fantasy draft world *hasn't* embraced a particular player? That's the theme today: breaking down the stuff that shocked us now that we're finally digging into ADP. Guest...

Rookies For 2021

August 16, 2021 15:41 - 1 hour - 42.7 MB

Where should Trevor Lawrence go in a fantasy football draft in 2021? How about Najee Harris and Ja'Marr Chase? We'll talk about all the rookies you need to know for your league this year, and discuss how their talents blend with their NFL landing spots. We'll also recount the Hall of Fantasy League draft over the weekend, and address some curious-seeming decision-making by your intrepid host. Guest: Matt Waldman of FootballGuys.com and the Rookie Scouting Portfolio.   NOTES: Sponsor - ...

Players We Love - 2021 Edition

August 13, 2021 15:18 - 1 hour - 41 MB

Sometimes fantasy football just comes down to love. Today we will talk about players who -- for one reason or another -- we just love! It might be because we think they're going to be good bets for your fantasy draft in 2021. It might be because we think they're really fun and cool. And it might be because they're dang tall! We'll also preview this weekend's Hall Of Fantasy League draft! Guest: Sigmund Bloom of FootballGuys.com.   NOTES: Sponsor - www.Bombas.com/harris for 20% off your...

Post-Hype Sleepers For 2021

August 12, 2021 15:52 - 1 hour - 42.5 MB

The noise has died down. But is the player still good? On today's podcast, we'll try and find some potential fantasy football draft picks whose buzz is considerably lower than in the past, to see if we think the market being somewhat tired of them presents us with a good buying opportunity. Sleepers are obviously in the eye of the beholder, but we'll give you some interesting ideas for zigging when your league-mates zag. Guest: Jamey Eisenberg of CBS Fantasy.   NOTES: Sponsor - www.Ind...

Swing Players For 2021

August 11, 2021 15:40 - 1 hour - 44.6 MB

Often fantasy football draft picks who come with immense, league-winning upside also give you the possibility of soul-crushing downside. Those are what we call "swing players"! Today we'll count down a list of 2021 fantasy's biggest swingers: the picks who could dominate all year long, or who could wind up scuttling your championship hopes. Guest: Andy Behrens of Yahoo! Fantasy.   NOTES: Sponsor - www.fantrax.com/harris to play free on the most customizable fantasy platform around and ...

Hall Of Fantasy League & Late-Round Advice

August 10, 2021 15:34 - 1 hour - 41.1 MB

Which late-round quarterbacks and tight ends might make the most sense if you wait like crazy on those positions? We'll give you some ideas for our favorite high-upside, low-floor options at the less-scarce fantasy positions, and also introduce you to the first professional fantasy football experts' league in which you can stake a team! Go Los Angeles Sidekicks! Guest: Mat Sposta of the Hall Of Fantasy League.   NOTES: Sponsor - www.burrow.com/harris for up to $75 off a sleek, modular ...