Yahoo Fantasy Forecast

Week 6 was not without a few surprises, starting with Marcus Mariota getting benched against the Broncos in favor of Ryan Tannehill (0:45). Well ... “in favor” is probably not the best use of that phrase, as Tannehill was not much better against a Broncos defense that came to play. Moving to games and teams that matter, Liz Loza & Matt Harmon break down the weekend's biggest storylines on this epi...

On Monday night, the 49ers put on a running clinic in against the Cleveland Browns, but it ended up coming at a heavy cost: The team lost both their fullback and their right tackle to injury. Liz Loza and Matt Harmon open the show this week discussing the prospects of Matt Breida, Tevin Coleman and play a little game of either/or with the San Francisco backfield (2:06). There's a lot to consider i...

You want to  talk about big performances, look no further than Week 5 . In the latest fantasy football podcast, Liz Loza and Matt Harmon recap those outings, and much more, and they’re joined by  Psych  and  A Million Little Things  alum, James Roday! We can’t talk about big performances without talking about what Christian McCaffrey did to the Jacksonville Jaguars (1:30). Run-CMC racked up a whop...

It’s no surprise that the Minnesota Vikings have loved to run the ball in 2019. Like, LOVED it. Like, Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs have been suffering because of it, and so has every fantasy gamer who drafted one (or both) of the talented Vikings wide receivers. Thielen has voiced his frustration, but, in a surprise to the entire fantasy community, it was Diggs who missed practice for a non-footb...

Week 4 has been ... interesting. After a bunch of random,  waiver-wire-fodder players scored , many matchups that looked like they’d be easy wins for the favorites went down to the wire, including the game between the Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs. Not only did the Lions defense surprise in holding Patrick Mahomes to no touchdowns, but Detroit’s fantasy assets showed out as well. Liz Loza a...

The Giants dealt with a double-edged sword in Week 3. On the one hand, Daniel Jones took the reins of New York’s offense and delivered an awesome performance. Unfortunately, during the game, the Giants (and fantasy gamers) lost Saquon Barkley. Liz Loza and Matt Harmon talk about the reverberations of those events in this week’s fantasy football podcast (0:40). With Saquon out for a few weeks, do w...

What if I told you that the top-scoring fantasy quarterbacks of Week 3 before Sunday Night Football would be Patrick Mahomes (duh), Russell Wilson (fine), Deshaun Watson (expected), DANIEL JONES (huh?) and KYLE ALLEN (what?!)? I’d sound crazy, but in a week when 20 quarterbacks under the age of 26 started an NFL game, that indeed is the result at the quarterback position #TheFutureIsNow. Liz Loza...

If the story of Week 2 were the star QBs injured and out for the foreseeable future, then the story of Week 3 are the fresh faces we'll be seeing in their places. On this edition of the Yahoo Fantasy Football Podcast, Liz Loza & Matt Harmon dive into the offenses we'll be seeing this weekend manned by unproven young passers. First, Mason Rudolph is stepping in for Big Ben with the Steelers. How wi...

The San Francisco 49ers didn’t do much to impress, fantasy-wise, in Week 1. They did win, 31-17, but it was their strong defense that stole the show. Well, things changed in Week 2, as everything on the offensive side of the ball seemed to be working for the Kyle Shanahan-led unit en route to a 41-17 domination of the Cincinnati Bengals. Liz Loza and Matt Harmon break down that performance and mor...

Well, the Week 2 action is here, but we’ve already begun dealing with the injury monster. Once again,  Hunter Henry has fallen victim, this time thanks to a fracture in his left knee . His fellow  Charger, Mike Williams, is also dealing with a knee injury  of his own. Sadly,  Derrius Guice underwent surgery for a torn meniscus  and will be sidelined for about eight weeks. Quincy Enunwa is out for...

Before we get into all the most important talking points of the first Sunday of Week 1, Liz Loza and Matt Harmon would be remiss if they didn’t talk about the mind-boggling Antonio Brown situation (0:10). This is the stuff conspiracy theories are made for. After all the craziness of AB’s extremely short-lived tenure with the Raiders, Brown is now a member of the New England Patriots. Tom Brady wil...

In this episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Football podcast, Liz Loza and  Matt Harmon  tackle some of the biggest news of the NFL ahead of Week 1, and you’d be hard-pressed to find bigger news than Antonio Brown’s supposed, impending suspension. After a  reported altercation between AB and Raiders GM Mike Mayock , it seems like any wishes fantasy gamers had of a resurgent AB in Oakland are going up in...

In this episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Football podcast, Liz Loza and Matt Harmon call each other early on Labor Day morning to go over the weekend's whirlwind roster moves starting with the one guy who can't quite decide if he wants to show up for work this week: Ezekiel Elliott (1:00). They keep it in Texas and move to the Houston Texans' bevy of trades which saw them lose Jadeveon Clowney but add...

Another day, another curveball for the 49ers backfield. After reports that Jerick McKinnon is suffering a setback in his ACL recovery, Liz Loza and Matt Harmon discuss the San Francisco backfield and how, while the news is disappointing, it actually adds clarity to the previously foggy RB situation (1:10). Later, our experts are joined by Christopher Harris of  HarrisFootball.com  to debate player...

To the surprise of pretty much the entire sports world,  Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck announced that he was retiring from football  on Saturday, August 24. If you can imagine the shockwave Luck’s retirement made throughout the NFL, then the reverberations his decision have made and will continue to make in fantasy football are just as big. Liz Loza and Matt Harmon break down the stun...

We're only about 13 days from season kicking off in Chicago, but who can even focus on the upcoming NFL season when the XFL is back, baby! Liz Loza & Matt Harmon briefly grade the new XFL team names and logos (1:05) before opening the show for real by taking a listener question about boom-or-bust players (4:30). In discussing John Brown, Tre'Quan Smith, Adam Humphries, Marvin Jones, Tyrell William...

In this episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Football podcast, Liz Loza and Matt Harmon open the show with the news that Patriots WR Josh Gordon has been reinstated (1:50). They discuss the fantasy outlook for the troubled wideout and the bare cupboard of Patriots pass-catchers. [Join or create a 2019 Yahoo Fantasy Football league for free today] Later, Matt & Liz discuss a few guys who are in the news fo...

Well, this isn’t good. After  a report that Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck would probably not play the entire preseason this year because of a calf injury , Colts’ owner Jim Irsay said it’s a bone issue.  And before talking about this “small little bone,” Irsay referenced Kevin Durant  (we all remember what happened to KD’s Achilles in the NBA Finals) and how everyone is erring on the...

Well, we’re just about to enter the second week of the NFL preseason, and already the fantasy hype meters for quite a few players have either skyrocketed or plummeted. You can imagine the overreactions that come from all that. So it is fantasy overreaction day on this episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Football Podcast.  [Join or create a 2019 Yahoo Fantasy Football league for free today] But before the...

Liz Loza and Matt Harmon are joined in this episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Football Podcast by a familiar face (and very familiar voice), the Big Noise himself, Brad Evans! Before they can get to the regularly scheduled program, Liz, Matt and Brad have the great David Montgomery debate of 2019 (1:00). Friendships will be tested. Minds will be opened. Chicago running backs will be discussed. Next, th...

Liz Loza and Matt Harmon are joined in this week’s Yahoo Fantasy Football podcast by three very special guests.  Andy Holloway ,  Jason Moore , and  Mike Wright  — the  Fantasy Footballers  themselves — are here! [Join or create a 2019 Yahoo Fantasy Football league for free today] The Fantasy Footballers discuss their history, how they came to be and how they grew to become the fantasy powerhouse...

Training Camp is in full swing, and players are already doing their best to show out. Unfortunately, not all is well. As players begin to up their intensity, so too does the risk of injury rise. We’re seeing some big names banged up already, with the biggest headline involving A.J. Green, who suffered yet another lower-body injury, this time to his ankle. He will reportedly not be on the field for...

Let’s face it: Every single fantasy football draft season, we as fantasy gamers all fall in love with that one specific player that we become convinced is gonna go off. Whether it’s the hype or the analysis or the predictions, we’re certain that this player will take us to the fantasy promised land. And then it all goes to crap, and the player either does nothing or fails to meet any and all expec...

As much as summer is full of outdoorsy activities, it’s also a season to binge watch TV shows (the television and air conditioner are especially enticing when it’s 100 degrees outside).  In this episode of the Yahoo Fantasy Football Podcast, Liz Loza and Matt Harmon investigate some fantasy takes through the lens of their latest obsession: season three of  Stranger Things . They talk about some NF...

Fantasy Football players awoke to the news that stud running back  Melvin Gordon was holding out against the Los Angeles Chargers in an attempt to receive a new contract . According to Gordon, he will not be reporting to camp until a new deal is made. If no deal is made, he will demand a trade! Matt Harmon and Liz Loza break this news down and much more in this week’s Fantasy Football Podcast epis...