Fantasy Football Today Podcast

Beginning our Start or Sit portion of the week, let's take a look at the tough decisions Fantasy owners will have to make this week. Do we feel comfortable starting anyone in the JAC-HOU game (7:45)? And why are we excited about using Robby Anderson and John Brown as FLEX options this week (12:00)? ... We play Beat the Waiver Wire (21:50) to give you a jump on Week 2! Should you add Blake Bortles (22:00)? Matt Forte (24:48) may be underowned, and there are a number of WRs we like on waivers ... Tough calls: QBs (32:50) including Drew Brees and Dak Prescott; RBs (39:45) including all of the rookies, Ty Montgomery and Ameer Abdullah; WRs (51:00) including Davante Adams and Sammy Watkins; TEs (57:12) too! ... 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

Our last "preseason" show of the year has a little bit of everything. Of course we get started with the latest on Ezekiel Elliott (2:30) before transitioning to some RB help (6:40) for those of you who were planning on starting anyone in the TB-MIA game ... Most added players (15:33), why adding Malcolm Mitchell makes sense (23:00), a thorough breakdown of KC-NE (29:30) and much more ... It's time for bold predictions (51:10) on Paul Perkins, Ty Montgomery, Kelvin Benjamin and more. Plus we give our NFL division, wild card and Super Bowl picks late in the show ... 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

We're giving you a mix of Week 1 help, waiver wire observations and draft prep on today's show. Who are some late-round fliers who may also be available on waivers that could have big years? Wendell Smallwood (2:00)? Matt Breida (2:40)? Rex Burkhead (6:24)? Robby Anderson (8:08)? ... We talk make-or-break offensive lines (20:15). Will the Dolphins, Rams, Broncos and Browns lines be good enough to support their RBs? ... A mediocre round of Team Name Tuesday (42:55), who to add off the waiver wire if you need Week 1 help (44:48), and a WR that is so underowned it's ridiculous (47:50) ... 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

Plenty to get to after a busy weekend of NFL cuts and waiver claims. First we start with some Zeke talk (1:20) before getting into the latest on Willie Snead (8:54), updated rookie RB expectations (10:00) and more ... Who should you start as a Flex, a RB or a WR (16:25)? The research may surprise you. And could Josh Gordon be a factor this season (24:15)? ... Over/unders for Rob Gronkowski (39:10), Tevin Coleman (40:24), Cam Newton (42:00) and more, plus some Fantasy combos (43:35) and our NFL writer Will Brinson joins us! ... 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

Updating you on Ezekiel Elliott's situation (as of 4:30 PM Eastern on Friday) and how early we would draft him (1:00) ... Touching on Andrew Luck (6:45), why the NYJ running game just got better (9:16) and a couple of rookie WRs and their chances to be great ... Advice on drafting Tevin Coleman and Derrick Henry (16:21), who the best BUF WR is (18:23) and if Patrick Mahomes will see the field this year (20:12) ... 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

We had an amazing time on our first episode in front of a live audience. We get you ready for your drafts by discussing Bilal Powell's value (5:54), who the guys often end up drafting (8:00), when to draft DSTs (13:00), our final thoughts on SD's tough schedule (14:54) and much more ... Our best round of Fantasy Feud ever (18:30) as we pit Dave, Jamey and Heath against three audience members ... Heath gives you interesting ADP values on Yahoo and ESPN leagues (24:00), then we take questions from the audience! ... 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

Follow along as we draft in a REAL PPR league. We're playing this one out! Find out if Brandin Cooks deserves to be an early Round 2 pick, when to take a QB in PPR and much more ... Good stats on Kyle Rudolph, Larry Fitzgerald and others ... Pairing Patriots RBs and other ways to fill out your roster ... 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

If you need a strategy refresher as you prepare for your draft, we run through QB, RB, WR, TE and DST and tell you how to approach each position (3:00-20:10) ... Our thoughts on the impact of a potential Matt Forte trade (23:00), Vance McDonald on PIT (23:33) and some ADP fallers like Jameis Winston (27:05), Sammy Watkins (28:40) and BAL RBs (30:20) ... We play Fill in the Blank with listener suggestions (35:54), give more average team names (42:00) and discuss how to draft in a 14-team league (44:00). Should you prioritize TE and DST 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 covering A LOT of topics on today's show, beginning with the latest on Ezekiel Elliott (1:50) and possible suspension scenarios. Then it's on to Andrew Luck's appropriate value (7:05) and who we were excited to select in our Podcast League draft last night! ... Decimal scoring: yes or no (20:20)? FAAB: yes or no (22:00)? Mean deceitful tricks in your auction: yes or no (24:00)? ... Updated thoughts on some challenging players like Jay Ajayi (28:00), Todd Gurley (30:00) and Tyreek Hill (37:40), plus ADP risers (39:30), handcuffs (55:40) 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

Of course we begin our show with in-depth analysis of the NE WRs (2:00) and Kareem Hunt's rise up the draft boards (10:50). Is Hunt the best rookie RB now? Then it's on to more winners and losers from Preseason Week 3 ... Jamaal Charles (20:51), John Brown (22:00), Ameer Abdullah (27:12) and Alshon Jeffery are among our winners. How much are they moving up in the rankings? ... Cam Meredith reaction (33:04), and we weigh in on backfield battles for NYJ (40:08), PHI (48:00), SEA (49:00), NO (52:00), and of course talk about the rookies. We discuss some potential late-round picks including an overlooked TE at the end of the show ... 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

We've got a busy Friday show for you as Dave and Heath talk busts! Why does Heath think Jameis Winston could be overdrafted this year (5:00)? We also get some random thoughts from Adam about QBs (9:45), Round 2 RBs (12:40) and more before discussing Thursday's preseason games (18:30) ... Why Lamar Miller (32:20), Ameer Abdullah (34:00), Marshawn Lynch (37:40) and Leonard Fournette (39:40) could be busts ... Auction talk (45:30)! How to build a team, mistakes to avoid, nomination strategies and more. Then we announce the Podcast League contest winners (1:03:30) ... 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

You're looking for great value in your drafts, and today we'll help you find that. Dave, Jamey and Heath give you their favorite sleepers and breakouts and tell you when to draft them. Get the scoop on Tyrell Williams (4:30), Jeremy Maclin (10:50), Mike Gillislee (15:31) and more ... How far should Allen Robinson fall (24:00)? Should Isaiah Crowell be taken ahead of the rookie RBs (43:00)? How do you decide between players with high TD potential and high catch potential? ... Max Scherzer joins us (54:23) to promote his Fantasy Football event in D.C. and talk some baseball as well ... 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

Follow along as we do a 12-team, 0.5 PPR draft with listeners! With recent news on Le'Veon Bell and Odell Beckham, you won't have to wait long to see where they get drafted. When would we consider moving Beckham behind a few other WRs in the rankings (3:00)? ... Rookie RBs start coming off the board beginning in late Round 2 (9:30), but you may be surprised by the order. Check out the TE run a few rounds later (25:00) ... Of course we talk strategy as Jamey and another owner didn't select an RB until Round 5. Heath likes Paul Perkins over Mike Gillislee (27:50). When should Darren Sproles get drafted (39:06)? And is Keenan Allen's schedule being overlooked (46:20)? ... 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

Wow, what a bad game last night! When should you draft Paul Perkins and Eli Manning now (8:00)? We also touch on John Brown's return to practice (15:20) and the unpredictability of the third round of Fantasy drafts (4:00) ... We play Fantasy Jeopardy (17:00)! Can you guess the QBs and WRs we are talking about? ... Special guest Chris Harris joins us to talk about players who are changing our minds with recent play (31:00), Individual Defensive Player drafts (39:40), who Chris likes this year (53:35) 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

Did Adam just bonanza the rookie RBs by singing their praises at the beginning of today's show? We discuss the top four rookies and when they should be drafted (1:15). Will they end up deciding your leagues? ... Winners and losers from the weekend. Jamey moved Marcus Mariota ahead of a great QB (13:00). Dave digs Doug Martin (15:45). Heath shows some love for Todd Gurley (16:28) ... Much more from the weekend including some handcuff talk, Eddie Lacy's sinking value (19:48), RBs like Alvin Kamara and Tarik Cohen to take late in your drafts (36:43), the Redskins awful start (52:00), Dez Bryant's big game (53:18), etc. ... 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

Best chance to be a Top 10 WR (2:15): Martavis Bryant, Kelvin Benjamin or Tyreek Hill? Favorite mid-round pick (9:15): Brandon Marshall, Devante Parker or DeSean Jackson? ... Reactions to the latest news and some preseason action (14:34) before we dive into ADP beginning in Round 3 and ending about 50 WRs later ... What to expect from the NE WRs (21:00), Alshon Jeffery's pros and cons (26:35), Keenan Allen's positive reports, plus so many WRs outside the Top 24 we have huge hopes for and players to draft in the very late rounds (58:10) ... 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

Get excited about WRs! We start the show by telling you who we're pumped up to draft this season! Stefon Diggs, Willie Snead, Terrelle Pryor and more ... Primarily discussing the first 11 WRs off the board, we tell you how many WRs are safe this year (7:32), auction values (25:50), sleepers, breakouts and busts (26:40) and if any of the first round WRs are due for a down year (30:00) ... In the last 20 minutes of today's show, we'll cover Michael Thomas vs. Dez Bryant, T.Y. Hilton's risks and rewards, Amari Cooper's breakout potential, drafting good WRs in bad offenses and more ... 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

Briefly recapping yesterday's show by deciding who the #1 RB is and when to draft Ezekiel Elliott (3:50), then it's on to Rounds 3 and beyond in RB average draft position ... Round 3 gives us Lamar Miller vs. Isaiah Crowell (9:30), an overdrafted Marshawn Lynch and a rookie RB. Speaking of which, we discuss the enormous potential of the Top 4 rookie RBs (17:30) ... Our favorite and least-favorite mid-round RBs (26:28). How do we feel about Mark Ingram, Carlos Hyde, Ty Montgomery, Paul Perkins, etc? Then we give some of our favorite late-round picks (56:10) and tell you which RBs to handcuff at the end of the show ... 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

Plenty of strategy talk on the first of two RB preview episodes. What are our general feelings and approaches to RBs this year? Is this the year to wait for RBs (12:30) or should you go RB/RB with your first two picks (21:00)? Should David Johnson and Le'Veon Bell be the first two picks in any format (19:25)? ... Auction talk (28:20), sleepers, breakouts and busts (29:03) at the position and a thorough average draft position breakdown of the first two rounds (32:25) ... How safe are LeSean McCoy, Melvin Gordon and Devonta Freeman (32:30-42:24)? Pros and cons of drafting Jay Ajayi, Jordan Howard, DeMarco Murray, Leonard Fournette, Todd Gurley and Lamar Miller (42:24-58:30). Plus Team Name Tuesday (58:38)! ... 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

Back from the weekend to give some preseason hot takes! Should Eddie Lacy be the third SEA RB drafted (4:40)? What's going on with the KC backfield (8:00)? And could Hunter Henry be a total dud this season (11:04)? ... A lot of Ezekiel Elliott talk (15:48) as Jamey drafted him pretty early in a weekend draft. Does Jamey regret it? We also give injury updates on Andrew Luck (23:10), Leonard Fournette (27:50), Paul Richardson and discuss future Hall of Famer Kenny Golladay (29:03) ... Our thoughts on Joe Mixon's debut (37:14), handcuffs in SD and OAK (38:44), Robby Anderson (41:55) and the analyst draft that Jamey and Adam participated in this weekend (44:00) ... 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