One MANS Opinion with Jeff Mans

Jeff Mans is off the radio most of this week, but that didn’t stop him from recording another episode that previews the Christmas Day NFL games and even looks a little into 2026. Mans is in a reflective mood as he discusses his infatuation with everything Christmas and reveals why this year is the most difficult one for him personally. He also spends some time discussing the most likely top 12 pic...

It’s week 16 of the 2025 NFL season, and thus, it is a good time to recap what we learned so far this season. Jeff Mans goes over his week 16 power rankings and gives out a few things that he’s learned about all 32 NFL teams this season. Mans reacts to the abundance of injuries across the NFL, including how the season-ending losses of Patrick Mahomes and Micah Parsons reshape the NFL playoff pictu...

The holiday season always brings out the sentimental version of Jeff Mans, and this week is no different. Mans reflects on his 2025 year as a whole and how dealing with quite a bit of personal tragedy shaped the sports seasons for him. Jeff discusses the Colts' signing of 44-year-old QB Philip Rivers and wonders what this means for their playoff chances. With the fantasy football playoffs upon us,...

Jeff Mans is fired up this week after the news that Lane Kiffin is fleeing Ole Miss to become the new head coach at LSU. Many people do not fully realize just how regulated college football is and are missing the bigger picture on why a coach like Kiffin felt he had to take the LSU job despite having to abandon his current players, coaches, and supporters at Ole Miss. Yes, there is plenty of NFL a...

It’s Thanksgiving week, and that means a ton of football being played during our holiday dinners and Friday shopping escapades. So, Jeff Mans is bringing us his turkey week special by focusing on what matters most: family, football, and finances. Jeff tells some tales of his Thanksgivings growing up in Chicago, including one family member who showed him what it meant to be a leader. Then he discus...

Just when you thought that the fantasy sports, DFS, and sports betting space couldn’t get any weirder, something comes along and makes you question everything. Jeff Mans gives his thoughts on the latest scandal in the sports betting space and teaches us what to look for and to look out for so that you are not the next one scammed. Then he dives into the rash of injuries across the NFL this week, i...

The biggest scourge in fantasy sports today is crowd-sourcing. Jeff Mans explains why jumping from site to site and analyst to analyst may seem like a good idea, but how it is likely ruining your performance, specifically in daily fantasy and sports betting. After that, Jeff hits the news of the week, including reactions to the Giants' firing of head coach Brian Daboll, Travis Hunter being out for...

The NFL trade deadline came and went with a flurry of activity across the league. Jeff Mans breaks down every deal made and gives the immediate and long-term fantasy football impact here. We also had history made this week as Kyler Murray became the most expensive QB ever benched by the team that signed him to that contract as the Cardinals elected to roll with Jacoby Brissett for the immediate fu...

While it’s not exactly halftime of the 2025 NFL season yet, it is the halfway point of the fantasy football season, and Jeff Mans is here to give his takes on everything that has happened so far and what is to come. First off, he reacts to the Baltimore Ravens' fake injury report from last week, the Saints' benching of Spencer Rattler, and his annoyance at QBs who throw short of the first down. Ma...

It’s “bye-mageddon” time in fantasy football as the NFL sees six teams off in week eight. Jeff Mans is here to help guide us through all of those tough roster and lineup decisions facing us this week. He provides his top five streaming options at each position and a few other under-the-radar players who could help us make it through. Jeff also gives out his weekly NFL power rankings and wonders wh...

Jeff Mans doesn’t believe in rest-of-season rankings in fantasy football, so he provides us with something better: the fantasy football depth chart. These are the players that are the most valuable for the rest of the season, taking into account health, schedule, game scripts, and projected fantasy scoring between now and the end of the year. He also unveils his first NFL team power rankings of th...

Jeff Mans presses the rewind button on the 2025 fantasy football season and reviews how the top 50 overall draft picks have fared so far this season. This leads to some interesting evaluations of players who feel like they are underperforming but aren’t, and others who, on the surface, have been “fine” but are actually tanking us. Mans gives his thoughts on the Browns trading QB Joe Flacco to Cinc...

The NFL regular season is already four weeks in, and it is time to check in on everything we’ve learned and the results of our fantasy leagues, DFS, and betting so far. Jeff Mans reviews how each of his 16 fantasy leagues is going so far and gives out some strategies that he is implementing in the ones that he is on top of, and for those where his teams are struggling. He also reviews how the DFS...

This week, Jeff Mans dives into a topic that gets little to no attention early on, and that is defensive matchups. Even though it’s only been three weeks, there are several defenses across the NFL that have identified themselves as being either very good or very poor against the run or pass. The earlier we identify this, the sooner we can make better matchup decisions in fantasy football. Speaking...

Six of the top quarterbacks in the NFL are hurt, causing sheer panic in the fantasy football streets. Jeff Mans dives deep into each injured QB and discusses the timeline, real-life, and fantasy impact of each. Mans resets his rest of season QB rankings and contemplates whether scooping up a backup QB is a good idea in this day and age. He also breaks down what happens now in the Washington and Mi...

Week one is in the books, and Jeff Mans gives out a quick takeaway or two, or three on all 32 NFL teams from their first game of the 2025 NFL season. He also reacts to the news of Tank Bigsby being traded to Philadelphia and what this does for the Eagles and Jaguars backfields. Mans also has some early-season advice for those that are playing in the Guillotine format, especially the first-timers o...

Jeff Mans has projected every single play of every single game of the 2025 NFL regular and postseason and reveals those results this week. He breaks down all of the biggest surprises and disappointments of the season and puts his Super Bowl 60 prediction on tape. All 32 NFL teams' records are revealed, as well as every major award winner. Since there are still fantasy football drafts going on, Man...

Fantasy Football Draft Week kicks off with Jeff Mans reviewing the entire list of NFL players who were cut, put on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list, and placed on injured reserve. He breaks down the winners and losers of some notable training camp and roster battles here as well. He reacts to the Terry McLaurin singing, the Brian Robinson trade, Joe Mixon being put on IR, and the return...

It’s crunch time in fantasy football as many of us head into our drafts over the next couple of weeks, so Jeff Mans loaded up this episode with information. This week, Mans starts out with his reactions to the Colts and Browns announcing their week one starting QBs and breaks down which players it helps and hurts the most from a real-life and fantasy football perspective. He also breaks down his l...

One week of the NFL preseason is in the bag, and Jeff Mans has his takeaways to share from all the games this week. He will also discuss some of the latest NFL news, including injury updates, backup QB performances, and social media nonsense about Breece Hall and Kaleb Johnson. Mans also has a preview of Fantasy Football Training Camp coming up this week at FantasyGuru.com, and a grand prize for w...

It’s time to put away the toys and hobbies and get down to business as Jeff Mans reveals his blueprint to winning our fantasy football leagues in 2025. His draft plan or “MANSifesto” is live in print form over on Fantasy Guru dot com, but Jeff provides an audio version here that covers the round-by-round selections. In each round, Mans provides the best values, biggest risks, draft pockets, best u...

As we inch closer and closer to the start of the 2025 NFL regular season, Jeff Mans packs another podcast full of useful fantasy football information. This week, Mans is breaking down the top 24 most fantasy-relevant NFL Training Camp Battles and discussing which players and situations he is investing in this season. As promised last week, Jeff has a full breakdown of the most vacated carries, tou...

A lot of information is jammed into this week’s episode as Jeff Mans takes us through some of the latest news around NFL Training Camp, including updates on Najee Harris, Stefon Diggs, Brandon Aiyuk, and more. Even though it's early, Jeff gives out some of his highest owned players in the Drafters $2.5 million Main Event contest this season. He also updates his 2QB/SuperFlex chart for 2025 and bre...

It’s the episode we’ve all been waiting for, where Jeff Mans reveals the secret code name player of this fantasy football season. Mans takes us through the history of how an off-the-cuff gimmick became one of the most anticipated announcements of the NFL calendar year. He reflects on previous years’ decisions and how those results shaped this year’s player. He also discusses why Julius Pepperwood...

It’s officially time to reveal the 2025 NFL Coaching Breakdowns that have been a staple of Jeff Mans' work for over 20 years now. Nobody has this level of insight and details on all 32 NFL teams' offensive and defensive playbooks as Mans does, and he delivers them to us this week. If you’ve ever wondered how many teams use a West Coast offense, outside zone blocking, 3-4 defensive fronts, or cover...