Just Run the Ball

After Week 7 there were some notable blowouts, upsets, and surprisingly close games. This brings IMPORTANT information for fantasy. Deeper into the season it's approaching time to get rid of those players you've been waiting on since draft day. Haven't gone off yet? They probably won't!!! Then there's guys you want to target, lock into and trade for. Players who just went off, players who are down...

Here is part 2 as we discuss the rest of the Week 6 games. Big plays, big names, aaaaand players who suck.

We go through all of the matchups this week in a two part episode. We talk about each matchup, what we expect from the team moving forward and players we do and don't like moving forward. In this episode we discuss: Bucs/Eagles, Dolphins/Jags, Vikings/Panthers, Chargers/Ravens, Rams/Giants, Texans/Colts, and Chiefs/WFT

Week 6 brings on the first rounds of byes which means less to choose from but still some solid matchups! A lot of injuries and sick or terrible coaches not with their teams this week affects some games too. Hope you listened to our advice last episode and maybe we'll get you a win!

Week 5 of the NFL season just finished up which means we're starting to get a pretty fair sample size on how players will be this season. Some stars are looking like busts, and some sleepers are looking like stars. It's important to keep up with everyone's performance and make moves. We outline which players we're targeting based on slow starts or recent booms. Make sure to always buy low and sell...

It's week 5 and we're sharing our picks for the week with some big games this week! Can the Chiefs bounce back against the on fire Bills? Will the Titans ever win a game again? Listen to who we have this week as we look to dethrone Tom Hines who has won both weeks!

Week 4 is here with some strong matchups that are must-watch games. Divisional matchups and several 3-0 teams with some tough challenges. We go through who we like in each game and will keep track throughout today and tomorrow. Great games at each different time slot this week!

In this episode, I outline players that I'm confident in and would suggest trading for if you can. Some of these players just came off big performances and you need to snatch them up right away, and other players have high potential so you have to buy low now! Get out there and make some trades!

This episode we go around and discuss our picks for every Week 3 Matchup with guests Kyle and Johnny from the New York Giants. All 16 matchups are discussed and why we think each team will win. We'll be keeping track to see who is the most accurate by the end of the week. Winner gets $1 million.

Did you listen to our "Starts & Sits" episode for week 1? Well if you listened to our advice, you started some guys who killed it! No, we are not fortune tellers, but our predictions worked out for players we did and did not like. The post week 1 waiver wire is always a mess of "will this guy continue to play well all season, or was this one game a fluke?". After a crazy week 1 with blowouts,...

The moment we've all been waiting for. . .the 2022 Super Bowl matchup. . .Buccaneers vs Cowboys on Thursday Night Football!! Ok maybe not but we do have football starting which means it's time to think about who to start or sit for your first matchup of the year that you're really gonna want to win to start the season off right! We discuss our Starts and Sits for Week 1 based off of several differ...

In this episode we recap some of the biggest league news in the past few weeks. We discuss starters, trades, injuries and some decisions we think are questionable at best. Each of these moves affects different players for fantasy positively or negatively. We also both talk about 2 sleepers each who you can snag in the later rounds without giving up too much. These late round fliers come at a low c...

In this episode, Tom Hines and I join Aleks from PinPointed Sports for this mock draft on NFL.com. I have the 1st pick, THines with the 5th, and Aleks with the 10th pick in a 10-team, PPR league snake draft.  We discuss the differences in rankings from NFL to ESPN and talk about different players that we feel have good value or poor value based on NFL.com's rankings. Our draft is this weekend...

In this episode we both bring to you 3 different players we think are boarder line WR2/WR3 range and why we think some of them could make the jump to a higher finish at the end of the season. We finish it off with some guys we are NOT fans of and explain why we're drafting around them.  Let us know who's players YOU think have more potential as we provide some obvious beneficiaries but then a...

Do you believe the hype???? I do. Or maybe I don't. Tom Hines does. Anyway, in this episode we discuss the group of guys on the next tier after our top 5, the players who have the potential to leap into top 5 conversations. These players are going to be going in rounds 2 and 3, so make sure you know who you want to target with such an early pick! We both share our top 2 studs and why we think they...

For this episode Tom Hines and I discuss the top 5 wide receivers we have for Fantasy this year. You're going to want to grab these studs in the 1st and 2nd rounds due to their high target volume from their QB's. These guys are all very talented so we discuss some positives and negatives on each person based on their team, schedule, past seasons, and overall potential. Wide receivers are next to r...

On this episode we hop in an 10-Team PPR (Points Per Reception) ESPN Fantasy Football Mock Draft with a few friends. Commented by Tom Hines and I, we discuss who we like for values in the draft and discuss ESPN's vs our rankings. I have the 9th pick and Tom Hines has the 4th. We go through all 16 rounds from start to finish and talk about each pick we have in the draft. Let us know what you think...

In the final episode regarding running back ranks me and Tom Hines talk about some of our favorite guys we want to target for flex or early bench range. Some of these guys have the potential to be RB2s or even RB1s under the right circumstances, and others have less favorable outlooks and might not be worth starting most weeks. But they all have value, especially in these later rounds. I always su...

I sit down with a formidable fantasy football opponent, Tom Hines. After dueling it out in fantasy these last 3 years we decided to settle our differences and chat about this special group of running backs. These guys you want to target in the early rounds to compliment your RB1 or strong WRs.  We agree and disagree on different players and what we expect from them this upcoming season. Based...

In this next episode focused around running backs for fantasy football, I focus on the next 9 running backs whom I consider to be "Tier 2" after the top 5 from the previous episode. This group of 9 is made up of many young players, up and coming players with a lot of upside, but slightly more risk than any of the top 5 backs. You're going to want to grab these guys in the 1st or 2nd rounds I again...

This is the first episode discussing fantasy football players using stats and data from data I downloaded and used in Tableau. For this episode, I will be looking at the 5 best RBs for fantasy football and explaining some of the research I did based on yards and touchdowns. I'll share different numbers and statistics while giving my rankings of these 5 running backs for the upcoming season. I'll r...

This episode I had a conversation with Aleks Lazowski about the first round of the NBA Playoffs. We discuss current matchups, who we think will win and move on. We also discuss different players and how injuries may impact each team who has stars who have been sidelined. We both share our predictions for best matchups throughout the playoffs and who we think will be in the ECF, WCF, and who will u...

Run the Ball is a podcast created to discuss Fantasy Football and other sports. Playing fantasy for years, I've come to enjoy researching different stats and players before each season in order to make decisions on who to target during the draft and who to keep an eye on during the season. I look at each position from RB, WR, QB, TE and even Defense and Kickers.  Some other things I look into...