FAMILIA FFB

We had so much fun mock drafting last episode, we’re doing it otra vez. Just the 3 of us. But first, we break down the trends we saw during the earlier Familia mock draft. Hint: Get your RBs early. In Chisme, los primos covered Patrick Mahomes’ monster contract, whether Damien Williams is going to be viable, Raheem Mostert’s trade demand and go over some options for Washington’s name change. Closi...

Time to expand the party to include more members of La Familia to the podcast in our first Mock Draft edition. Joining Jorge, Hector and Ricky are other members of La Familia: Victor Reyes, Joe Mederos, Manny Arredondo, Brian Hall, Adan Torres and Nico Gutierrez. We perform a 10-team standard mock draft and listeners get a preview of the fun and trash talk that happens at our draft. 

He's been a regular on the Los Angeles sports talk airwaves for more than 20 years. His first day covering the Dodgers happened to be Mike Piazza's last day as a Dodger. He covered the Kobe-Shaq Lakers, and was one of the few members of the media trusted by both superstars. For almost a decade he's been the host of DodgerTalk, taking fans inside the clubhouse and on the field during one of the mos...

Tight ends sometimes take time to develop, so los primos take a deep dive into Year 2 and 3 Tight Ends. They also relive some fiery July 4th memories growing up in Pacoima (2:38). In Chisme, Cam Newton and Mohamed Sanu have been working out together, preseason games have been cut to 2 and Evan Engram has put out there a hype video showing off his progress from Lisfranc surgery. It's a poppin' epis...

It’s time to look at the Year 2 WRs and see which ones are ready to take lead roles on their teams (19:26). At the start, los primos look at different things that we’ve adopted from our parents that are old country Mexico (1:04). Nico’s Mexican Restaurant had the best salsa EVER! (2:18) Leading off Chisme, the Patriots sign Cam Newton and are back in the conversation to win the division (9:28). At...

If an RB doesn't break out in his rookie year, it's still a good idea to keep an eye on him to uncover a post-hype gem. Breakout players to watch are Josh Jacobs, Miles Sanders, David Montgomery and Devin Singletary. Some handcuffs to watch are mentioned, too (23:30). Also, Hector's back, and he fills us in on father-son camping and los primos bring up Latino-style smores (1:01). In Chisme, Antoni...

Longtime LA sports broadcaster and now host of KPCC's Take Two A Martinez jumps in the chair for a special interview. He recounts a rollicking story of how he got his start in broadcasting in 1995 as if almost by coincidence (:42). He recounted a wonderful story about his first day at Dodgertown covering the Dodgers (6:30). He later hosted Lakers Line during a special run of greatness (10:42). His...

Introducing guest co-host and Primo Numero Uno Nico Gutierrez, 2011 Familialogy champion, insurance broker and founder of Corktoss.com (1:08). Is sports gambling close to being voted on in California? Currently, 22 states offer it (10:25). The fantasy impact of Deebo Samuel suffering a Jones fracture (12:58). Dak Prescott signs his franchise tag, the first step toward keeping him in a Cowboy unifo...

Los primos unveil 9 underrated players in the Abajo (23:19). Spanglish is the official language of Familia FFB (1:33), and loving every second of it. In Chisme, reality hits Zeke and Lamar Jackson tries to hurdle a jet ski (10:52). 

Los primos took a hard look at players who are going too high in drafts, according to ADP (17:20). But first, bringing some Sabor Mexicano to the American tradition is how La Familia does it (2:01). In Chisme, the surprise news about Sony Michel's foot surgery and Mitchel Trubisky gets some added motivation with the Nick Foles addition (10:19). 

We have el gran placer to be joined by dear friend and La Voz de los St. Louis Cardinals, Polo Ascencio. Polo and Jorge go way back to 2006, when Polo was just getting started in baseball (3:06). His career has been filled with peaks and valleys, yet Polo has persevered and taken opportunities to rise from being a custodian to where he is today (24:11). He's a casual fantasy football player, and h...

Los primos dove deep into the Overrated & Underrated teams in the AFC, 3 of each. (22:48) First they reflect on Latino influence in sports, and how far things have come since the days that Roberto Clemente became the first true Latino superstarter. (:52) In Chisme, the NFL Preseason may be cut to 2 games, Todd Gurley passed his physical and Matty Ice likes his new TE. (12:18) 

Los primos introduce Arriba/Abajo and get into it on the Overrated and Underrated teams in the NFC, purely from a fantasy perspective. (22:41) At the beginning they call out some of their favorite fantasy punishments for last-place teams. (:39) In Chisme, they look at the hard realities of a Dalvin Cook holdout (7:29) and give a shoutout to Peter King's Football Morning in America column for prese...

Is looking back on last year's fantasy draft painful or fun? Los primos experience both taking a look back at their 2019 picks and have some takeaways to help them in 2020. (22:24) Before that, they look back on Latino celebrations and traditions that have had so much meaning to La Familia. (1:59) Ricky and Hector chat about the Francisco X. Rivera interview. (11:33) Chisme takes a look at teams p...

Los primos weigh in on the current unrest in the U.S. and urge for for greater communication and empathy. (:21) In Chisme, they discuss Henry Ruggs getting hurt moving his own furniture. (6:44) Is Terry F1 McLaurin ready to make the jump like D.J. Moore did a year ago? (9:21) We start the Top 10 TEs discussion. (14:08) Travis Kelce is El Hombre atop the list. (17:49) Ricky and Hector break out in...

Los primos open up revealing how they like to make their tacos, and it proves that there's no one way to make them the delicious Mexican food staple. (:31) Chisme features a plea for something to take the place of the onside kick, and the boys reflect on the need for more minority hiring in the NFL. (7:39) Then it's back to a fun discussion on the second 10 (actually 11) WRs in our rankings. (19:3...

Los primos kick things off by reminiscing about holidays at the park, especially playing softball. (1:55) La Familia even created its own softball team, and they were very good. (3:44) In Chisme, they talk about the proposed 4th-and-15 alternative to onside kicks and have some fun about The Match. (6:43) In their Top 10 WR rankings, there's a clear #1, but plenty to talk about after that. (23:28)

Jorge Martin and Francisco X. Rivera get together for an interview. They first met in 2006, when Jorge was at the Dodgers and Francisco was pitching a Spanish broadcast show centered on the Dodgers (1:15). Francisco talks about his rise to calling many different sports at the highest levels of professional competition (5:33). Francisco later gets into how he got into fantasy football (17:05) and s...

Before talking about some scary RBs, los primos relive some childhood memories with scary Leyendas de Mexico. La Llorona, El Cucuy, La Chupacabra and others have haunted Latino kids for generations, and caused quite a bit of choni changing (2:12).  Chisme delves into the Michael Thomas-Devante Parker Instagram War. And could Josh Rosen be on the move? (9:49) Finally, they break down RBs ranke...

It’s the Top 10 Running Backs episode! Los Caballos are those players who will lead the way for your team. First, we introduce the novelas that are bad beats in fantasy football. We call them El Corazon Roto (:51). In Chisme, we examine the Twitter frenzy caused by Big Ben throwing and Aaron Rodgers talking with the media for the first time since the draft (8:39). We start our RB rankings looking...

The second 10 QBs spark much debate and some good-natured ribbing. First they react to Jay Glazer’s mailbag question about how fantasy football has changed the way fans follow football (0:27). Before getting back to football, los primos talk pro wrestling (5:05) and even trade off Randy “Macho Man” Savage impersonations (9:31). Then it’s on to the second 10 QBs (10:20), during which they also adop...

Los primos get nice and comfortable talking about and ranking the most important position in the NFL. Quien es Numero Uno? But first they talk about their favorite Mexican comfort foods (1:29). Then in the Chisme segment they discuss a couple RB situations to watch (8:44).  Ricky predicts the 49ers’ demise because of the Super Bowl loss hangover (13:15). Then they take a look at some fun game...

Before los primos finish up their post-draft rookie preview with a look at the wide receivers, they go to basquetbol and talk about the Last Dance (0:30). Is MJ the GOAT? How important was Rodman? Why did Isiah get left out of the Dream Team? The Chisme segment asks if the Patriots could be “tanking for Trevor” in 2020? Really, someone wrote that? And a couple running backs are showing that they c...

Before the primos continue their draft overview by going over rookie Running Backs who could impact your team in 2020, they get you ready for the warm summer months with some cerveza recommendations and in their Chisme segment they talk about how they like waking up early on Sunday mornings for London games. 

The inaugural edition of the Familia FFB podcast introduces co-hosts and primos Jorge Martin, Hector Reyes and Ricky Torres as they merge fantasy football talk with playful looks at growing up in a big Mexican family. The primos break wrongful perceptions about Cinco de Mayo and unveil their Chisme segment, where they take a look at recent news about several quarterbacks. Then they break down the...