Fantasy Football Today

Melvin Gordon has threatened to hold out. We start the show with a "if you were drafting right now" discussion about Gordon and what the LAC backfield would look like if he weren't on the team. Then we read a GREAT email about Christian McCaffrey (5:55) and why he might disappoint Fantasy owners this season ... News and notes (12:00) including an item on the PIT backfield. And then we're putting t...

How come nobody wants a BUF RB? Couldn't LeSean McCoy or Devin Singletary be a steal? And let's go from the potentially bad BUF offense to the potentially great GB offense and put Davante Adams under a microscope (7:15). We talk targets, schedule, and why history is on his side ... A Scott Fish Bowl update (15:24) and then some Fill in the Blank (19:50) as we debate Jameis Winston vs. Jared Goff,...

After we plug an important charity (fantasycares.net), we're putting Melvin Gordon under a microscope (4:22) to figure out if you should draft some WRs ahead of Gordon or if he should be the #5 pick in drafts. Heath actually has Gordon as his RB6 ... Fantasy combos (12:45)! Which pairing do you like better? ... We review our startup Dynasty SuperFlex draft (26:00). It's 12-teams, PPR with a lot of...

Projections Week concludes with some of the most exciting offenses in the NFL as we look at the AFC West and NFC West. First, we have a philosophical discussion about projections and rankings ... LAC (5:30), DEN (16:00), KC (23:45), OAK (32:00). Projecting DEN is not easy at all with a new coaching staff. Projecting OAK is not easy with a new RB and of course Antonio Brown. Also, is Patrick Mahome...

Adam thinks Heath and Ben are crazy with their Drew Brees projections! What else stands out as we look at these two divisions? ... HOU (2:42), IND (11:48), JAC (20:15), TEN (26:15). What's the upside for Corey Davis? Can Leonard Fournette lead the NFL in rush attempts? Why don't the guys project RBs for double digit rushing TDs? ... ATL (38:10), CAR (45:30), NO (51:45), TB (1:01:40). Pass attempts...

Tom Brady as QB20? How many catches for Ezekiel Elliott? So many questions to answer as we look at the AFC East and NFC East ... BUF (1:38), MIA (9:30), NE (15:33) and NYJ (25:23). Le'Veon Bell's workload, sorting out challenging backfields, offenses that play at slow paces and more ... DAL (35:35), NYG (44:06), PHI (53:00) and WAS (1:03:00). How much upside does Dak Prescott have? Will Miles Sand...

Welcome to Projections Week! Heath Cummings and Ben Gretch have projections for each team, and we'll give you four episodes of projections this week to help you think about targets, pass attempts, backfield splits and much more as we continue to get closer to our Fantasy drafts ... BAL (2:00), CIN (10:00), CLE (18:14) and PIT (27:30). We've got new Offensive Coordinators to consider in a couple of...

The first 20 minutes of the show is all about auctions. We compare some different 2018 strategies and see how they turned out. We also wonder if you can spend 80% of your budget on three players and still field a good team. We think the answer is yes! Within our auction chat, we debate using rankings vs. projections when drafting ... Two quick news items (19:15) regarding Hayden Hurst and the GB R...

James Conner may represent the first tough decision in Round 1 for Fantasy owners. We discuss his value at the top of the show and why he may end up being a second round pick when it's all said and done ... We're taking your phone calls via Skype today! Some topics covered include bonus scoring (9:15), Dak Prescott vs. Carson Wentz (18:00), late-round QBs to pair up (23:45) and some Dynasty questi...

Some RB stats (2:15) to put the 2018 RB season in perspective. How much does the quality of the offense matter when evaluating a RB? And we've got an email about Baker Mayfield's upside (6:24) ... Heath's busts beginning with Drew Brees (14:50). Don't make him one of the first 8 QBs off the board. We also discuss two RBs who could be great but are hardly involved in the passing game (21:00) and th...

We know who the top 4 picks are, but who is #5? After we start the show with some fun Fantasy stats, we get into the discussion about the #5 pick (5:25) before moving on to Heath's breakouts! Which QB is ready for his best season yet (10:30)? ... Heath discusses two RBs (14:00) with breakout potential. One could be a Top 40 pick and the other you can wait for. We also debate Chris Godwin vs. Sammy...

You need a TE, but there is a WR on the board who will almost certainly put up better overall numbers than the TE. Who do you take? How do you decide? We open the show discussing this scenario ... The debut of the Floor-O-Meter (12:00)! We go through the Top 24 picks and discuss the Fantasy floor of each player. Then Dave recaps his conversation with Todd Gurley's trainer (20:00) and we've got new...

Starting the show with an impromptu Kyler Murray discussion, which leads us to our QB strategy. In a standard, 1-QB league, can you spend two late-round picks on QBs with upside? Or do they need to have a certain level of safety? ... Answering your questions (12:45) about Ezekiel Elliott's workload, Carson Wentz, Robby Anderson, a fun league format and the potential secret to winning your league (...

Resuming where we left off last week, we dig deep on the Top 4 RBs (4:00) with the cases for and against each (McCaffrey, Kamara, Zeke, Barkley). We mostly talk PPR but also discuss non-PPR. Will Zeke be a force in the passing game again? Will Kamara get more goal line carries? Will McCaffrey get fewer goal line carries? And will Barkley be a victim of a bad offense? ... News and notes (26:20) as...

Our final episode of "Top 150 Week" brings us to the Top 30 players in our consensus PPR rankings. Spoiler Alert: While we do reveal the entire Top 30, we ran out of time to have the necessary conversation about the Top 4 overall players, but that will happen next week. Today, we've got three TEs and the rest are RBs and WRs. Odell Beckham or Mike Evans? Nick Chubb or Todd Gurley? Can Travis Kelce...

Our Top 4 QBs are all ranked between 55-60 overall, so we start the show debating Aaron Rodgers vs. Patrick Mahomes vs. Andrew Luck vs. Deshaun Watson. All three of our analysts have a different #1 QB. There's only one TE in the #60-31 range and it's Evan Engram, but there are obviously plenty of RBs and WRs. We discuss the upside and downside of 30 players who could make or break your teams.

Now we're cooking! As we get into the Top 90 in our overall PPR rankings, we're looking at a lot of guys who could be league winners for you. We've got proven players like Jarvis Landry, Marvin Jones and LeSean McCoy. We've got unproven players with upside like Derrius Guice, Mike Williams and Miles Sanders. Also, the TE debates are great in this episode, and we seem to have trouble figuring out w...

The countdown of our Top 150 PPR players continues! A lot of WR talk as we rank guys like DeSean Jackson, Anthony Miller, Kenny Stills, a couple of rookies and three different Broncos. We're also getting into the back half of the Top 10 QBs with the AFC South well-represented. And we're discussing RBs who are #2 on their team depth charts. plus late-round TEs. 

This week on Fantasy Football Today, we'll give you our takes on each player in our Top 150 consensus rankings, counting down from #150 to #1. Today, we tackle the first 30 players on the list. We've got QB debates (Roethlisberger vs. Wilson vs. Murray), TE debates (Herndon vs. McDonald vs. Burton), rookie WR debates (Samuel vs. Metcalf), pass-catching RBs, forgotten AFC East WRs and plenty more. 

This episode is for basically anyone who loves movies! Steven E. de Souza did not just write Die Hard , he also wrote classics like Commando , Running Man , and 48 Hours among others. We of course ask Steven about the Christmas aspect of Die Hard , but also much more about the movie, writing for big action stars, the origin of "Yippee ki yay ..." and more. We hear great stories from the sets of th...

Heath wrote about the 2019 Fantasy Football Opportunity Index to tell us which players are stepping into great situations with plenty of available targets or carries. We start with the KC (1:30) and NYJ (5:16) backfields and get into some conservative projections for Le'Veon Bell, which still look pretty good ... Answering your emails (14:00) including a fun WR comparison of two players who had si...

We start the show with some fun emails including a bold prediction about Saquon Barkley vs. Miles Sanders (1:30), a question about pairing WRs and QBs (4:30), how to draft with a Top 3 pick (7:50), the best Game of Thrones football name ever (13:00) and an extremely optimistic take about the BAL offense (13:30) ... News and notes (22:00)! Should we be concerned about an Ezekiel Elliott suspension?...

Before we get to our 14-team non-PPR mock draft, let’s talk about a hot topic in Fantasy Football - Todd Gurley’s dynasty value! What is fair value for a stud RB with knee issues? We also revisit a conversation from our previous episode about rookie RBs (6:28). Let’s debate Devin Singletary vs. Justice Hill … How valuable is Travis Kelce in a 14-team league (12:00)? Adam somewhat successfully crun...

Kicking it off with an email about Tyler Lockett (3:20) and if we're giving him enough respect. Then we review Pete Prisco's 2019 breakouts (7:50). Kerryon Johnson? Josh Allen? Who else made the list? Can Antonio Callaway outplay Jarvis Landry? ... Find out who won the NFL Draft Podcast League contest (19:30), and be treated to another fun round of Fill in the Blank (21:30). Then Jamey gives us th...

We touch on the NYJ front office situation and what it might mean for Fantasy (3:05). Should Le'Veon Bell owners be concerned? ... Fill in the blank! Who is one injury away from stardom (6:35)? Which WRs deserve the Friendship Strategy (9:42)? Which backfield will be the most annoying for Fantasy owners (17:00)? We also debate Alvin Kamara vs. Saquon Barkley and discuss Mike Williams' potential (2...