Balls In the Gutter: A Fantasy Football Podcast

Kickoff time is here and we are wrapping up preseason news, recapping our final fantasy drafts, and predicting where we think all 32 teams will stand at the end of the season. Is Best Ball destined to become the dominant fantasy format? Can the Chiefs be the first team to threepeat? Will Caleb Williams live up to the hype? We try to predict the future! Pickem on Sleeper:  https://sleeper.com/i/EkA...

Final preseason games are wrapped up, and we are midway through our fantasy drafts. NFL teams haven't wanted to reveal much, but we break down what we can and recap how our early drafts have gone. Which players we're high on, which we've avoided, and which we wish we'd gotten. It's been a gold mine for WRs this year, while other positions are all over the map. Sponsor:  PrimeTimeSportsTalk.com Twi...

We've had time to process the NFL draft and its potential effects on the football landscape. We break down what surprised us, who impressed us, and who might already be angling for a top pick next year. With a record number of quarterbacks and receivers taken early, we also talk Fantasy Football and Dynasty Drafts. Sponsor:  PrimeTimeSportsTalk.com Twitter:  @BallsNTheGutter Facebook:  BallsNTheGu...

We catch up on some NFL moves since our last episode, like Justin Fields landing with the Steelers, Stefon Diggs getting traded to the Texans, Keenan Allen landing with the Bears, and more. Then we look at how the draft is shaping up and make our predictions about where the QBs will land, if a historic amount of offensive players will be taken in the first round, and if any more big trades could h...

We react to the NFL Combine and all the crazy action of the first days of Free Agency. Who are the winners and losers so far? Being local we also break down the Broncos drama of cutting Russell Wilson, trading Jerry Judy, and figuring out what Sean Payton plans to do next.  Sponsor:  PrimeTimeSportsTalk.com Twitter:  @BallsNTheGutter Facebook:  BallsNTheGutter Instagram:  mindinthegutterpod Other...

Another season concludes, and we recap the Super Bowl and what a third win means for Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid, and this current Chiefs dynasty. We also cover if Kyle Shannahan blew an opportunity, if the rest of the festivities were good or meh, and if these teams could be back next year. Then we talk NFL honors, upcoming free agency, the draft, and our own dynasty teams.  Sponsor:  PrimeTimeSpo...

It was a bye week for San Francisco and Kansas City ahead of the Super Bowl, but we did get Pro Bowl events, and our last two coaching vacancies were filled. We break down all the action, give our thoughts on this year's Pro Bowl changes, and give out our awards for this past fantasy football season. Sponsor:  PrimeTimeSportsTalk.com Twitter:  @BallsNTheGutter Facebook:  BallsNTheGutter Instagram:...

The Conference Championships were nail-biters, but we have our Super Bowl teams! We break down how the Chiefs and 49ers locked their spot for the big game and how big of a letdown it is for the Ravens and Lions. The Panthers, Titans, Falcons, and Chargers also hired new head coaches, so we look at who got the jobs. Now we are just a Pro Bowl away from the season's biggest game! Sponsor:  PrimeTime...

We had a tremendous divisional round of playoffs, with the 49ers narrowly surviving, the Lions adding another chapter to their fairytale, the Chiefs owning the Bills again, and the Ravens proving they are the team to beat. We recap the action and can't wait for the Conference Championships! Our Scott Fish #SFPL9 playoff teams could have done better, but this is the week we've been saving players f...

In the first round of playoffs, we saw The Cowboys get stunned, The Browns get rocked, The Eagles Implode, and The Chiefs, Bills, and Lions continue to win. It all sets up for a great Division round; can the Texans and Packers do it again as underdogs? Can The Bills finally beat KC in the playoffs? Will Detroit continue to change its history? We speculate what lies ahead and continue our conversat...

The NFL season wrapped up in dramatic fashion, and we look at how it all shook out. We also saw Art Smith, Ron Rivera, and Mike Vrabel lose their jobs on Black Monday, but still no word on Bill Belichick's future. Finally, we fill out our brackets for the Playoffs to the Super Bowl and make a lineup for Scott Fish's #SFPL9 playoff challenge! Sponsor:  PrimeTimeSportsTalk.com Twitter:  @BallsNTheGu...

Week 18 is upon us, and it's do-or-die for teams like the Bills, Jaguars, Packers, Texans, and Colts. Others are even more desperate, and we are talking odds and expectations for how things may shake out. We also cover our Fantasy Football Championships, a crazy ending to the Cowboys v Lions game, an insider take to the Denver Drama with Russell Wilson, and so much more! Sponsor:  PrimeTimeSportsT...

We are talking virtually on a snowy day about which teams we still have standing in the Fantasy Football Championships. With just two weeks left in the NFL season, we are also looking at what we expect from the top teams in the league and which teams can play spoiler. There is a lot of excitement and stakes going into the New Year. Sponsor:  PrimeTimeSportsTalk.com Twitter:  @BallsNTheGutter Faceb...

It's the best time of the year, and we are trying to unwrap some wins in the Fantasy Football Playoffs! We cover Brandon Staley finally getting fired, reports of more coaches that will get ousted, if Philly should have started a flu-ridden Hurts, and the ever-changing NFL playoff picture. Will we get gifted births to a fantasy championship? Only if we're not playing against Santa... Sponsor:  Prim...

Things are getting crazy as the last quarter of the season approaches; top playoff seeds are dropping games, divisions are getting tight, and there is a log jam of teams for the wild card in both divisions! Also, the regular season for fantasy football is over (for most leagues), and playoffs are here. We may or may not be excited by how it turned out for our fantasy teams... Sponsor:  PrimeTimeSp...

We dish on all the drama this week with the college selection committee leaving FSU and Georgia out in the cold, the NFL referees making controversial calls, and whether some players are dirty. We also talk about the emergence of young TEs on the fantasy landscape, if the Head Coach of the Year award is already in the bag, and how crazy these final weeks of the NFL regular season will get.  Sponso...

We react to the holiday week where a couple more coaches lost their jobs, and the Lions dropped a bad one. We are also excited about conference championships in college football, another bye-mageddon during the race to fantasy playoffs, and the tight NFL standings! Sponsor:  PrimeTimeSportsTalk.com Twitter:  @BallsNTheGutter Facebook:  BallsNTheGutter Instagram:  mindinthegutterpod Other Pods: Min...

It's a holiday week, and the first time we get an NFL game on Black Friday! We look back on another rough injury week where we lost Joe Burrow, Mark Andrews, De'Von Achane (again), and others. We also look at the future of the Raiders and Broncos rebuild, finally benching Zach Wilson, and how competitive certain divisions are getting. Finally, we update the Hamster Saga, if Lane won the Guillotine...

The turbulent fantasy landscape is trying to stress us out, but with only a few weeks left in the regular season, we are keeping calm and carrying on.  The hot seat continues to get hotter for coaches like Bill Belichick, Art Smith, and Brian Daboll, and their team's future seems murky. We also get a Super Bowl rematch in week 11! Sponsor:  PrimeTimeSportsTalk.com Twitter:  @BallsNTheGutter Facebo...

After more details of the Josh McDaniels firing emerged this week, we discuss the different directions a coach can take a team and why the Mike McDaniel path is better. We also enjoyed the heroics of Josh Dobbs and CJ Stroud. Week 10 marks the start of the second half of the NFL season and some brutal bye weeks for fantasy football. Sponsor:  PrimeTimeSportsTalk.com Twitter:  @BallsNTheGutter Face...

We recorded just before the trade deadline, but very little drama emerged. We talk about the upsets in week eight, like the Broncos beating the Chiefs and the Bengals beating the 49ers. There are no more winless teams with the Panthers winning, so the bottom of the standings got more interesting. We also talk about frustrations in coaching (McDaniels had yet to be fired, but we thought it might ha...

After recapping week 6, we are looking toward All Hallows Eve and the impending trade deadline. Several teams could use some help, and even more could offload extra baggage. Will we get tricks or treats as teams scramble to get deals done? Sponsor:  PrimeTimeSportsTalk.com Twitter:  @BallsNTheGutter Facebook:  BallsNTheGutter Instagram:  mindinthegutterpod Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter & The MIGs...

We examine week 6, which saw some big upsets, with the Eagles losing to the Jets and the 49ers losing to the Browns. Then, with a third of the season over, we look at the landscape and try to decide who the genuine contenders are for a championship, who has been pretending to be good, and which teams might be able to sneak their way into a playoff spot.  Sponsor:  PrimeTimeSportsTalk.com Twitter: ...

It was another rough injury week, and some of our fantasy teams are on the ropes. Is there still time for a comeback? We react to another week of football and discuss the news of Jonathan Taylor getting signed, just how long before we get a permanent team in London, and what is the worst team in the NFL. Finally, we look at a crucial upcoming week six and how it may affect the Halloween trade dead...

Close calls, no calls, and bad calls fueled the conversation for our reactions to week 4. Bye weeks are ahead for week 5, which means the real fantasy football season is about to begin.  Sponsor:  PrimeTimeSportsTalk.com Twitter:  @BallsNTheGutter Facebook:  BallsNTheGutter Instagram:  mindinthegutterpod Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter & The MIGsy Film Club Music:  https://www.bensound.com