Draft Sharks - Fantasy Football Podcast

Tod Burros ( @BestballNFL )​​​ and Jared spend Episode 3 of this division-by-division series talking through the NFC North. How should we approach Packers RBs -- and a bevy of other Green Bay questions -- in early best-ball fantasy football drafting? Is Justin Fields setting up as a value? Should you pass on Dalvin Cook? And how do we treat D'Andre Swift and Amon-Ra St. Brown coming off impactful...

​ Jared joins Tod Burros ( @BestballNFL ) for the 2nd installment of the Best-Ball Study Hall series. Their run through the NFC East hits on CeeDee Lamb and Dallas' changing offensive landscape, what the risk is with Jalen Hurts right now, where the value lies among Giants WRs and what to do with Washington players in early drafting -- among other topics. (Note: Recorded before the Giants hired HC...

You might already know Tod Burros by his Twitter handle,  @BestballNFL , but he's looking to continue sharpening his skills as we turn from the 2021 NFL season to 2022 fantasy football drafting. So he reached out to our guys to join him for a division-by-division "Best-Ball Study Hall" in search of areas to improve. This 1st episode finds Tod and Matt Schauf sorting through ... -- Buffalo Bills: H...

​The FFPC Playoff Challenge features a $500,000 top prize, and we're all back to chase it once again. Mike Schopp and Adam Krautwurst from  The Deep End  podcast reunite with Matt and Jared to break down this unique contest. We're going team by team to talk playoff expectations, lineup-setting strategy ... and not always agree. Tournament overview ... 2:57 Teams to fade ... 4:44 Tennessee Titans ....

With the 2021 NFL regular season behind us and the NFL playoffs approaching, Mike and Adam welcome a pair of guests into the Deep End. First comes FFPC co-founder Alex Kaganovsky to answer player questions and share what's in store for the future. Then the boys chat with the winner of last year's $500,000 FFPC Playoff Challenge to find out how he builds his lineups -- including which decisions mig...

​How will injury situations in San Francisco and Arizona affect the plays this week? Who's worth waiting on in Green Bay? Why should you  ​not  ​be scared of chasing Devin Singletary's climb up the salary ladder? And which game looks most inviting for stacking? ( ​Note: We recorded this before Diontae Johnson came off the COVID list. ) QB ... 00:51 RB ... 4:56 WR ... 11:07 TE ... 16:23 Defense ......

Jonathan Taylor and Cooper Kupp once again sit well above their positions in both salary and shine. But both probably can't fit in your cash lineup this week. So which is the better value? Playing either guy requires finding some low-cost upside to fill out the lineup, and Jared and Matt might have different ideas on where best to seek that savings. There's agreement on the top game for stacking,...

Joe Burrow has told us that the Bengals don't plan to play their key guys this week. Other teams are leaving us guessing. Can we use Aaron Rodgers, Davante Adams or any other Packers starters? What about the Eagles and Cowboys? COVID has knocked out a couple more key players -- Justin Fields and Diontae Johnson -- and left us with other situations to monitor. And questions remain with who the 49er...

​Does Trey Lance factor in as heavily on FanDuel this week as he does on DraftKings? And how different do Jonathan Taylor and Cooper Kupp look over here? QB ... 00:50 RB ... 7:20 WR ... 11:50 TE ... 17:18 Defense ... 21:43 Check out Kevin's  cash-game picks  and  Corey's GPP top plays  for FanDuel. Play around with the  Lineup Generator . And join the  FREE Draft Sharks Discord . ​   DRAFT SH...

​Good luck avoiding Trey Lance in cash on DraftKings this week. But what do we do with him in GPP lineups? Is there enough value to fit Jonathan Taylor  ​and ​ Cooper Kupp into lineups, or must we decide between the 2 kings of Week 17? Here's the rundown ... QB ... 00:52 RB ... 8:19 WR ... 16:19 TE ... 22:10 Defense ... 26:45 Check out Jared's  cash-game picks  and  Corey's GPP plays  for Draft Ki...

​It's Championship week in most fantasy football playoffs. That means it's time to overthink everything. Who should we worry about coming off COVID? Who are the fill-ins that belong in our Week 17 lineups? And who are the land mines we should try to avoid? Jimmy Garoppolo's thumb injury puts Trey Lance in the spotlight. Lamar Jackson is back ... but still might not be ready to play. Rex Burkhead,...

​We don't usually care about cheap QBs nearly as much on FanDuel as we do on DraftKings. But this week finds Jalen Hurts and Joe Burrow aligning high ceilings with attractive price tags. That can help us get Cooper Kupp and his $9800 salary into lineups. And a bevy of $5k-$6K options at RB just might make it tough to avoid selecting 3 of them. QB ... 00:56 RB ... 4:15 WR ... 9:40 TE ... 14:48 Defe...

​Antonio Brown is back, and he's cheap. But does that make him a lock for DraftKings lineups? Justin Jackson looks like a potential DFS centerpiece at $4200 if Austin Ekeler remains on the COVID list. But does the wealth of options at RB keep him from being a "must" play? QB ... 1:35 RB ... 6:30 WR ... 10:16 TE ... 14:27 Defense ... 17:27 Check out Jared's  cash-game picks  and  Corey's GPP plays...

​COVID situations, injuries and a devastating Week 15 leave us with at least as many questions as answers heading into the semifinals of the fantasy football playoffs. But answers are our specialty here. How should you approach Thursday Night questions? Who should you play over Patrick Mahomes if Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill don't make it back? Who benefits if Austin Ekeler remains out? Who can yo...

This regular season was the 1st for the Deep End and 1st for Mike Schopp in the high-stakes realm. With the Championship Round of the FFPC Main Event upon us -- and fantasy football playoffs all around -- Mike and Adam recap the action. Find more episodes of The Deep End  here , via  Apple podcasts , on  Spotify  and on  YouTube . Join the  FREE Draft Sharks Discord  for more discussion. ​  ...

​​Welcome to the Post-Urban Meyer Era in Jacksonville, where we're all wondering whether the firing of a head coach can unlock RB James Robinson. That plus a tremendous matchup sure makes him attractive across DFS formats on FanDuel this week. It also doesn't hurt Robinson's popularity that this is a rough week at RB otherwise. There's no shortage of options at WR, though. QB shines a spotlight on...

​​A cruel -- or adventurous? -- Week 15 schedule has taken nearly all of the attractive RBs off the main DFS slate. So does that make it difficult to find RBs you like for your lineup ... or easier to focus and pay up at other positions? We've got attractive value options at QB, WR and TE to offer further help -- though there's 1 TE coming off a pair of huge games and towering over this slate. Doe...

​Adam and Mike welcome Dom Baranyi and Nick Constantino to talk about their fantasy football team, which is sitting 1st overall in the FFPC Main Event as the Championship-Round sprint leaves the starting line. Find out how they built it and what's gone right. Find more episodes  here , via  Apple podcasts , on  Spotify  and on YouTube . Join the  FREE Draft Sharks Discord  for more discussion. ​ &...

This week marks the start of playoffs in many fantasy football leagues, so lineup decisions become even more critical. And as with all things over the past 2 years, COVID-19 issues are making it even more difficult Thursday Night Football: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers ... 1:25 Las Vegas Raiders at Cleveland Browns ... 9:08 New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts ... 12:32 Washingt...

​It's easy to like the $8K QBs on this week's FanDuel main slate. The question will be who is liked the most as lineups are set. That just might help guide decisions more than usual. Leonard Fournette tops Austin Ekeler as a value here, with his price further behind than it should be. Who else can be rostered at too-cheap rates? QB ... 1:12 RB ... 5:05 WR ... 11:28 TE ... 16:37 Defense ... 19:38 C...

​​Austin Ekeler looms large over the DraftKings main slate this week, with Keenan Allen out. Can you fit another expensive RB with him? Is there room for Tyreek Hill, Stefon Diggs or any other top-shelf WRs, or is TE the position to spend up for this week. Travis Kelce and George Kittle are tough to question. QB ... 2:23 RB ... 8:15 WR ... 16:19 TE ... 23:20 Defense ... 28:03 Check out Jared's  ca...

Are you fighting to get into the fantasy football playoffs? Have yours already started? Either way, it's getting to crunchtime for this season, making every lineup decision even more important. We have injury situations to sort out with Elijah Moore, the Dallas backfield, San Francisco RBs and more. Is it time (or past time?) to stop relying on Kyle Pitts? Can the Texans matchup deliver us true Ru...

​Mike and Adam are looking back on some key draft and lineup decisions as we all set up for crunch time of the fantasy football season. Plus they'll touch on how to set up your roster for the Championship Round of the FFPC main event, some best-ball updates and even a Joe Namath story. Check out the full Draft Sharks  Week 14 rankings . Join the  FREE Draft Sharks Discord  for more discussion. ​ &...

​Jonathan Taylor has become a top-shelf commodity on FanDuel. At his $10,500 price for Week 13, the Colts RB falls short of being a must-play in any format. So who can we look to for upside at RB instead? And is there a high-dollar stud at another position that makes more sense for our cash lineups on this main slate? Let's hit the rundown: QB ... 00:49 RB ... 5:32 WR ... 10:09 TE ... 13:57 Defens...

​Jonathan Taylor and Alexander Mattison top our Week 13 rankings at RB, and it's a little intimidating to consider building DFS lineups without them. But there just might be enough affordable, high-upside workhorse RBs to make that a possibility. Of course, we would do so not to avoid this week's high-end runners, but rather to include some attractive plays at other positions. Let's get to the run...