Fantasy Football Today Podcast

Rookie RBs had a big Fantasy impact in 2018, so what will 2019 bring? We start with sophomore RBs we expect to take a step up (2:55) and those we expect to take a step back (7:45). Jamey weighs in on Nick Chubb and Dave on Phillip Lindsay, among others ... More on this group of RBs as we get into guys like Rashaad Penny and Sony Michel (14:30), Ronald Jones and Derrius Guice (17:35), Kalen Ballage and Jaylen Samuels (23:53) and more ... Who are the most talented QBs in the NFL (28:50)? Plus news and notes (36:30) including trade rumors and a Chris Godwin item ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Reacting to the big news as CLE signs Kareem Hunt (0:55) and Antonio Brown asks for a trade (6:45). Who is the best RB in CLE this year and in dynasty leagues? Is Ben Roethlisberger going to tumble in our rankings? Where do we want to see Brown end up? We break down every angle ... The Broncos acquire Joe Flacco for some reason (11:42)! Is this good for anyone in DEN? ... A new stat that Adam is pumped about (16:00) plus more of Heath's AFC projections at QB (20:00), RB (24:20), WR (28:40) and TE (33:00). We'll get into Lamar Miller, Keenan Allen, Hunter Henry and more ... News and notes including some NFL Draft notes and a ridiculous trade proposal (35:00) ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We start with some draft strategies that worked in 2018 and we might use again in 2019 (3:00). Is RB/WR the way to go with your first two picks? Then let's talk a little AAF (5:45) and talk about a new idea for a Fantasy Football league (8:00) ... More 2018 surprises (11:30). Some stats to consider, plus our thoughts on Matt Ryan and Julio Jones (14:00), Saquon Barkley's catches (18:45) and the rookie QBs and their rushing potential (21:50) ... News and notes (27:30) and Heath's AFC projections for a couple of QBs (30:20), RBs (35:50), WRs (38:15) and TEs (41:30). Deshaun Watson over Patrick Mahomes in 4-point per passing TD leagues? Derrick Henry or Sony Michel? Rob Gronkowski or Eric Ebron? And we finish the show with Dave's thoughts on some new play callers (46:30) and what they  might bring to their respective offenses ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choice

2018 was a big year for WRs, but the production of Michael Thomas and Juju Smith-Schuster was surprising in different ways. We talk about 2018 surprises (4:53) including the aforementioned WRs plus two stud RBs (11:10) and a disappointing TE (19:15)  ... News and notes (22:30) on Antonio Brown, Aaron Rodgers, Todd Gurley, Derrick Henry and more ... NFL teams with terrible Fantasy options (28:20) plus free agent WRs (32:30) and TEs (35:00) that matter ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's over! Finally! The Super Bowl SnoozeFest has ended and we're here to recap the game and talk about the Fantasy values of each relevant Patriot (8:35) and Ram (21:30) in 2019. Is Tom Brady still capable of elite numbers? What will we get from Sony Michel? Is Julian Edelman a stud? Which LAR WR is the best? ... Some news and notes (31:00) from around the NFL and a free agency preview ... Talking about free agent QBs (36:00) and RBs (37:50). We'll debate Nick Foles, Le'Veon Bell, Mark Ingram, Tevin Coleman and more ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're diving deep into the game from a general football perspective, a food perspective and of course a Fantasy perspective. First we'll catch you up on a couple of news items and see if Heath still has faith in some players coming off disappointing seasons (7:00) such as Leonard Fournette, Corey Davis and Matthew Stafford ... Jamey hops on (17:15) to react to his conversations with Melvin Gordon, Jay Ajayi and an apologetic James Develin. Then we give you some Super Bowll DFS tips (24:00). Is Todd Gurley a contrarian play? Is this another big game for Sony Michel? Will NE take away Brandin Cooks? ... Will Brinson then joins the show (37:20) to give the non-Fantasy Super Bowl breakdown. We'll tell you what might decide the outcome of Super Bowl LIII ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It seems Todd Gurley may no longer be considered the #1 player in Fantasy. Is this fair? We'll get to that after Jamey reports from Radio Row in Atlanta! Jamey recently spoke to a bunch of players at the Pro Bowl and he reports on Amari Cooper (1:40), some noteworthy Steelers (5:00) and Phillip Lindsay (8:22) ... Let's debate the #1 pick (16:35)! If not Gurley, who would it be? Plus news and notes (22:00) and Dave's Super Bowl thoughts (28:20) ... Adam discusses six picks he loved from our recent mock draft (31:40). Are A.J. Green and Keenan Allen becoming steals? What about Kerryon Johnson? ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Heath and Dave review our non-PPR mock draft, discuss the return of Larry Fitzgerald and answer your tweets on the 2019 values of players. What can we expect from Derrius Guice? Will Chris Warren get a chance in Oakland? Can Derrick Henry continue his late season run? Check it out as Dave debuts a new segment called "Riffing on Players" (49:00) and email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jamey Eisenberg, Heath Cummings and Dave Richard recap the AFC and NFC Championship Games, look at the top players based on win percentage from 2018 and answer your emails. ... We start the show with an email related to Todd Gurley and Damien Williams for 2019 and if Gurley's stock is down based on his playoff performance, as well as if Williams is on the rise. ... For news and notes, we talk about the health of Jimmy Garoppolo and Jerick McKinnon for 2019 (12:40) based on a report from CBS NFL Analyst Pete Prisco at the Senior Bowl. ... The Saints highlight our conversation about the NFC Championship Game (21:00), including Drew Brees' value for 2019, Alvin Kamara potentially cracking the Top 4 overall picks and if Michael Thomas can be the No. 1 Fantasy wide receiver. For the AFC Championship Game (29:03), we focus on the Chiefs and where Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Tyreek Hill should be drafted next season, including some combo choices for Mahomes and Kelce. ... In breaking down the players with the

Jamey Eisenberg, Heath Cummings and Dave Richard look ahead to the AFC and NFC Championship Games, break down the value for Cam Newton with his injured shoulder and answer your emails. ... We start the show with a game called "would you rather have ..." where we debate the 2019 Fantasy value at a specific round for guys still in the playoffs, including Patrick Mahomes in Round 2 vs. Jared Goff in Round 10, Damien Williams in Round 3 vs. Sony Michel in Round 4 and Michael Thomas in Round 1 vs. Julian Edelman in Round 4. ... Cam Newton's shoulder injury leaves his 2019 outlook in question, and we talk about his keeper and dynasty value moving forward (11:15). We also get into the latest news on Leonard Fournette (15:15), as well as new offensive coordinators in Jacksonville, Detroit and Denver (18:00). ... We break down the AFC Championship Game by position (28:00), with a good discussion on trusting Rob Gronkowski against the Chiefs. And we look at the NFC Championship Game by position (39:00), talking about B

Jamey Eisenberg, Heath Cummings and Dave Richard recap the divisional round of the playoffs, with a debate about Marlon Mack and Damien Williams' Fantasy value for 2019. We also talk about the latest NFL news, including more on the Antonio Brown saga, and look at new coaches for the Dolphins and Bengals. ... We start the show talking about Marlon Mack and Damien Williams and their Fantasy value for 2019 before getting into the latest news on Antonio Brown (7:10), and the guys give preferred destinations for Brown if the Steelers move him this offseason. We also talk about the future for Larry Fitzgerald (13:40) and DeSean Jackson (16:15). ... The Dolphins appear to have a new coach in Brian Flores, and the Bengals are likely to hire Zac Taylor, which prompts a good conversation on the Fantasy value for players in Miami (21:00) and Cincinnati (25:00). We also talk about the Fantasy value for the Browns with Todd Monken as the new offensive coordinator (28:42). ... In breaking down the playoffs, we spend time o

New NFL Coaches; PPR Mock Draft; DFS TalkHeath Cummings is back from vacation to join Jamey Eisenberg and Dave Richard in breaking down the six new coaching hires in the NFL. We also finish recapping our first PPR mock draft for 2019 and give DFS plays for the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. ... Is Matt LaFleur good for Aaron Rodgers (8:00) in Green Bay? Will Kliff Kingsbury help David Johnson (12:00) in Arizona? We all agree Jameis Winston will improve under Bruce Arians (15:00) in Tampa Bay, and Phillip Lindsay benefits the most with the addition of Gary Kubiak as the new offensive coordinator in Denver (19:15). Baker Mayfield and Nick Chubb should be fine with Freddie Kitchens staying in Cleveland (25:15), and we hope Adam Gase will be good for Robby Anderson with the Jets (30:00). We also talk about Dirk Koetter in Atlanta and Kevin Stefanski in Minnesota as new offensive coordinators (35:00). ... For our mock draft review, we talk about the right time to consider Kareem Hunt (45:15), can Rashaad Pe

Jamey Eisenberg and Dave Richard break down our first PPR mock draft for 2019, including an interesting first round with Le'Veon Bell and Antonio Brown still being selected in that round (11:15). Patrick Mahomes was also selected in Round 2, which sparked a good debate on quarterback value for 2019 (17:40), as well as some interesting Round 3 running backs with Joe Mixon, Nick Chubb, Dalvin Cook and Derrick Henry (25:10). We talked about Leonard Fournette's value in Round 4 (34:00), what should happen with Derrius Guice in Round 5 (41:10) and a lot of young receivers in Round 6, including Cooper Kupp, Calvin Ridley, DJ Moore and Dante Pettis (45:25). ... We went through the games in wild-card weekend, recapping Colts-Texans (53:58), Chargers-Ravens (1:01:30), Cowboys-Seahawks (1:07:35) and Eagles-Bears (1:12:30), spinning forward the Fantasy value for the relevant guys. ... And we answered keeper/dynasty tweets to close the show. ... Email us at at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data

Jamey Eisenberg and Dave Richard look into the Antonio Brown saga, break down our early top 12 running back rankings and look ahead to the wild-card weekend with playoff challenge rankings. ... We open the show talking about if the Steelers would trade Antonio Brown, as well as the future for Eli Manning with the Giants. Then it's on to our running back rankings for 2019 (15:18), and we debate Saquon Barkley vs. Ezekiel Elliott at No. 2 overall, as well as the value for Le'Veon Bell next season. ... The wild-card round of the NFL playoffs starts this weekend, and we break down the four games (26:35) with IND-HOU, SEA-DAL, LAC-BAL and PHI-CHI. We then get into the CBS Sports playoff challenge rankings and DFS lineups to consider (41:00) for wild-card weekend. ... We close the show with dynasty/keeper emails, and email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://po

Jamey Eisenberg and Will Brinson wrap up Week 17 and catch you up on everything you may have missed around the NFL. Is Leonard Fournette really on his way out in JAC? Can you get Aaron Rodgers at a discount next season? ... The guys go over all of the coaching news and discuss the Fantasy impact ... Debating Barkley vs. Zeke at #2 overall and who is the best PIT WR next season? Plus a lot more Fantasy talk on a busy day in the NFL ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A quick Patrick Mahomes stat and an update on which teams are resting players (2:55). Can you start any NO, DAL or CAR players? We've also got news and notes (6:22) to get you set for Week 17 ... 2019 sleepers, breakouts and busts (12:58)! We've got our eyes on some young WRs and a rookie RB who was a total bust this year. Plus the Startometer (21:00) and a bonus round of Fantasy Regulators (23:18) ... ATL-TB (29:13), CHI-MIN (36:25), DET-GB (44:00), SF-LAR (48:00), PHI-WAS (51:25), ARI-SEA (55:15), CAR-NO (58:30), DAL-NYG (1:00:00) ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Some of the more intriguing rankings in Week 17 involve Melvin Gordon, Russell Wilson, RBs in general and Deshaun Watson. We start the show discussing those guys ... News and notes from around the NFL (7:50) including a look at the complicated PIT and KC backfields ... NYJ-NE (10:30), CIN-PIT (18:45), CLE-BAL (25:25), IND-TEN (29:40), LAC-DEN (35:40), JAC-HOU (40:00), OAK-KC (44:25), MIA-BUF (50:00) ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com This episode is brought to you by www.ZipRecruiter.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bouncing around between Week 17 and 2019 outlooks with some general Fantasy talk mixed in, we start with good players with tough matchups (1:25) and look at Dalvin Cook, Joe Mixon and Nick Chubb in Week 17 ... What does the QB position look like in 2019 (12:00)? Which Year 2 QBs make the leap? How do we feel about Matt Ryan after a terrific 2018 season? Then we discuss some slumping players (22:33) who need to snap out of it in Week 17 and the Fantasy Regulators (26:55) are back! ... A look at red zone target leaders (32:16) and what the stats reveal. Also, tune in for Adam's random Fantasy Football thoughts (41:41) about IDP, standard scoring leagues, SuperFlex and more ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.comThis episode is sponsored by www.ZipRecruiter.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Fantasy Grinch makes an appearance on today's show! We start with the playoff scenarios and which teams might be resting players, plus big news you need to know. Then it's on to our Waiver Wire priorities (6:40). Are C.J. Anderson and Damien Williams too risky given the uncertainty of Todd Gurley and Spencer Ware? Do the NYJ guys have good matchups this week? There are also a lot of players who are barely owned that could have good games this week ... A sneak peak at the Waiver Wire at each position (17:44) and a recap of KC-SEA (27:35) and DEN-OAK (31:00) ... Waiver Wire QBs (35:16) including Nick Foles and Josh Allen, RBs (39:30) including Brian Hill and Jeff Wilson, WRs (46:02) including the BUF guys and Jordy Nelson, TEs (50:55) including C.J. Uzomah and Chris Herndon, plus DSTs and Kickers ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoi

Hopefully your Fantasy Super Bowl went well and you are celebrating this week. We'll recap everything including C.J. Anderson's ridiculous day (2:30), the NFL playoff picture and how it impacts Week 17, the big news (6:24) and what surprised us in Week 16 (8:00) including Nick Foles and Brian Hill ... MegaDuds (12:32) headlined by a couple of Patriots and Philip Rivers, plus Week 16 leaders at each position (20:00). Our thoughts on Chris Herndon vs. David Njoku, Baker Mayfield next year, the MIN WRs and their lack of production, Sony Michel and more ... Recapping every game with our Fantasy thoughts (33:55) ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices