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Faraz and Joe go over the fantasy impact of the unfortunate Travis Etienne injury, some more injury news, and dive into the fantasy fallout fo Preseason Week 2.They identify trends, players to target, players to avoid, situations to monitor, and situations to be weary of. There are a ton of clues that will give us the upper hand against our competition by following the tea leaves of the pre-season...

Faraz Siddiqi and Joe Volpe answer a bunch of questions from our Instagram communities! We picked these questions so that we could help as many people possible, especially since these are some of the most common questions we get. We're doing another mailbag next Friday as well, so make sure to tune into our IG stories to get your questions in during the week! Enjoy, and good luck in your fant...

Faraz Siddiqi and Joe Volpe go over all the Week 1 Preseason action, and how it affects the fantasy landscape moving forward. There are a ton of actionable tidbits from all of the first-team action around the league, and it has changed how we view many players. We discuss first-team snaps, targets, role changes from all over the NFL to help you prepare for your upcoming fantasy drafts, as well as...

Faraz Siddiqi goes over about 35 players whose price has risen or fallen over the past couple of weeks during training camp. Joe will be back next week! He analyzes whether these players should be taken at these prices, and who we should be targeting after a few camps of camp, and as the preseason kicks off. There were a couple of pre-season games Faraz dives into before the podcast released, whic...

Joe and Upper Hand Fantasy’s David Urrego  have some very interesting conversatons this week while debating all players in the NFC South - the Bucs, Panthers, Falcons, and Saints. They do a full dive on QBs, RBs, WRs, and TEs. They go over all of their favorite picks, who they’re targeting late, a few sleepers from these divisions, and who they’re avoiding. This is a great podcast, and it highligh...

Faraz and Joe have some very interesting conversatons this week while debating all players in the NFC North - the Packers, Bears Vikings, and Lions. We do a full dive on QBs, RBs, WRs, and TEs. We go over all of our favorite picks, who we're targeting late, a few sleepers from these divisions, and who we're avoiding. This is a great podcast, and it highlights a lot from our individual mi...

Faraz and Joe have some very interesting conversatons this week while debating all players in the NFC West - the Seahawks, 49ers, Rams, and Cardinals. We do a full dive on QBs, RBs, WRs, and TEs. We go over all of our favorite picks, who we're targeting late, a few sleepers from these divisions, and who we're avoiding. This is a great podcast, and it highlights a lot from our individual...

Joe and Alex (from the Fresh Fantasy Pod) talk all players in the NFC East - the Giants, Cowboys, Eagles, and the Washington Football Team. They do a full dive on QBs, RBs, WRs, and TEs. They go over all of their favorite picks, who they’re targeting late, a few sleepers from these divisions, and who they’re avoiding. This is a great podcast, and it highlights a lot from their individual mindsets...

Faraz and Joe get frisky (listen to understand) this week while debating all players in the AFC South - the Colts, Titans, Texans, and Jaguars. We do a full dive on QBs, RBs, WRs, and TEs. We go over all of our favorite picks, who we're targeting late, a few sleepers from these divisions, and who we're avoiding. This is a great podcast, and it highlights a lot from our individual mindset...

Faraz and Joe debate all players in the AFC North - the Steelers, Bengals, Browns, and Ravens. We do a full dive on QBs, RBs, WRs, and TEs. We go over all of our favorite picks, who we're targeting late, a few sleepers from these divisions, and who we're avoiding. This is a great podcast, and it highlights a lot from our individual mindsets going into drafts this summer. This is where it...

Faraz and Joe get feisty in this one! Debates all around on players in the AFC West - the Broncos, Chiefs, Raiders, and Chargers. We do a full dive on QBs, RBs, WRs, and TEs. We go over all of our favorite picks, who we're targeting late, a few sleepers from these divisions, and who we're avoiding. This is a great podcast, and it highlights a lot from our individual mindsets going into d...

Faraz and Joe go over the entire AFC East - the Jets, Patriots, Dolphins and Bills, all from a fantasy perspective. We start the episode by going over some news and notes from OTAs and minicamp. We hit QBs, RBs, WRs, and TEs for each of these respective teams. We talk about where they're being drafted, who's a value, who we're targeting, and who we're avoiding. This is where it...

A lot of changes to these rankings post-draft. Faraz and Joe  go over all the changes made to the TE rankings now that they have a much clearer idea of what these rosters will look like going into 2021.Change of the guard among elite TEs, some surprising TEs moving up in the rankings. Where does Kyle Pitts fit into the tight end landscape in 2021?Under-the-radar league winners are available later...

Huge changes to the rankings post-draft. Faraz  goes over all the changes made to the WR rankings now that they have a much clearer idea of what these NFL WR corps will look like going into 2021.Some elite WRs moving down, some rookies enter the conversation as top-36 options. Under-the-radar league winners are available later in your drafts. Enjoy this special episode! Podcast dropping every week...

Huge changes to the rankings post-draft. Faraz and Joe go over all the changes made to the RB rankings now that they have a much clearer idea of what these NFL backfields will look like going into 2021.Some elite RBs moving down, some more potential workhorse RBs enter the conversation. Under-the-radar league winners are available later in your drafts. Enjoy this special episode! Podcast dropping...

We're now going into one of the most fun times of the year - Fantasy Draft Season. Faraz and Joe go over their QB rankings and give updates on who moved, who we're currently targeting and avoiding, and touch on  current QB prices. They hit QB draft strategy for both 1 and 2-QB/Superflex leagues, as well. Enjoy this special episode! Podcast dropping every week throughout the early part of...

We're now going into one of the most fun times of the year - Fantasy Draft Season. Faraz Siddiqi goes over current prices of players in redraft and Best Ball leagues now that we are post-NFL Draft. It's good to start familiarizing ourselves with how the market is viewing all of these players to get an idea of who the undervalued and overvalued players are. Enjoy this special episode! Pod...

Faraz and Joe go over the entire NFL Draft and all of the potential fantasy relevant players coming into the league. We over landing spots, who will be affected, what to expect from these rookies right away (redraft), and what their long term possibilities can be (dynasty).We also  go over all the relevant winners and losers from a fantasy perspective from the results of the NFL Draft. Enjoy this...

Faraz and Joe go over all the top WR prospects expected to be drafted in the 2021 NFL draft with special guest Matt Harmon from Yahoo Sports. Matt is the GOAT when it comes to WR evaluation. You have to check out his website ReceptionPerception.com and see all he offers to give you the upper hand when it comes to knowing which WRs to draft this season, and which WR prospects are the ones to target...

Faraz and Joe go over all the top RB prospects expected to be drafted in the 2021 NFL draft. We specifically talk about which traits we look for when evaluating a fantasy RB, which of these prospects have all the tools needed to succeed, as well as the ones are who lacking. Landing spot matters, but some of these top prospects have a skillset which any team can use to produce a high level fantasy...

Faraz and Joe go over all the top QB and TE prospects expected to be drafted in the 2021 NFL draft. We specifically talk about who we expect to be the most fantasy relevant off the bat, and who will have the most sustainable fantasy careers. We dive into specific scenarios, landing spots, as well as inherent skillsets which will make certain QBs and TEs fantasy worthy right from Year 1 - so we&apo...

Faraz and Joe go over almost every single move that happened during the rest of the free agency period, and break them down from a fantasy perspective. Check out the Free Agent Frenzy Part 1 podcast from last week! We deep dive into every situation and analyze how these moves will affect the fantasy landscape. Yes, all moves aren't complete, and we still have a lot more offseason to go, but i...

Faraz and Joe go over almost every single move that happened during the legal tampering and free agency period this week, and break them down from a fantasy perspective. We deep dive into every situation and analyze how these moves will affect the fantasy landscape. Yes, all moves aren't complete, and we still have a lot more offseason to go, but it's worth knowing the thought process be...

It's March, it's early, but we have to have some sort of baseline going into the rest of the offseason. Joe Volpe is a solo act for this episode, going over his top TEs for 2021.Joe discusses the latest free agency news, his takes on taking a tight end early, and which tight ends he’s considering late in drafts. Enjoy! Podcast dropping every Friday throughout the early part of the offsea...

It's March, it's early, but we have to have some sort of baseline going into the rest of the offseason. Faraz Siddiqi and Joe Volpe go over our top-15 WRs along with some guys who we're surprised couldn't make it into the top 15. We go over where we think these WRs will be taken, which of these guys are the better values, who will likely be drafted at their floor with room for...