Fantasy Football Today Podcast

The NFL season may be in the rearview, but football continues this weekend with a 4-game XFL slate! We start by breaking down XFL rules and how they will affect Fantasy, including the double forward pass. ...We reflect on the 2019 NFL season with the Top 10 CRAZY STATS from 2019 (6:00), discussing nuggets about Josh Jacobs, Tyler Lockett, Eagles TEs and more. ... With our XFL season-long draft in the books (47:05), we review the first round picks, including two QBs and former NFL RBs Christine Michael and Cameron Artis-Payne. And we're joined by Emory Hunt of The Athletic (57:30) to break down the XFL Week 1 slate, providing insights on offensive trends, injury updates, DFS value picks 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

We wrap up our Super Bowl coverage with an assessment of Damien Williams' 2020 value and an update from Heath on the Chiefs victory. We then have updates on Ryan Fitzpatrick, Drew Brees, Dak Prescott and Greg Olsen in our news and notes. Fitzpatrick is returning to MIA, so what does this mean for Devante Parker and Mike Gesicki? We finish by taking a deep dive into players with strong finishes to the 2019 season including Ryan Tannehill, Kenyan Drake, Jarvis Landry and some players who aren't former Dolphins! 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 excited to talk about Super Bowl LIV, but of course we'll give you the Fantasy angles in addition to a conventional game recap. What were our Fantasy takeaways from the game (2:55)? How are we feeling about Damien Williams and Deebo Samuel? Did Patrick Mahomes leapfrog Lamar Jackson? ... Lots of Super Bowl talk (14:00). Was this a good game or a great game? What did we think about the use of timeouts (15:15)? Was that really pass interference? Best commercial (18:25)? Best food we ate? Prop bets, crazy stats and what we learned about Jimmy Garoppolo and a lot more. We also answer 2020 Fantasy questions about KC (31:40) and SF (40:00). Should you draft Travis Kelce ahead of Tyreek Hill? Do we want to draft a SF RB? ... The best of Radio Row (46:40)! We spent a week on radio row asking athletes, Fantasy analysts and media members some wacky questions like "Is Jerry Maguire a sports movie?" and "how do you rank pancakes, waffles and french toast" and "do 'frog' and 'dog' rhyme?" Find out what our celebrity

Will Brinson and a cast of characters from the Pick Six Podcast plus our own Heath Cummings give a full Super Bowl betting preview in this bonus episode of Fantasy Football Today. Listen for everything you need to know to gamble on Super Bowl LIV! First, Will Brinson is joined by Pete Prisco and R.J. White to go over 10 top props & picks for Sunday (4:30). Next, Will chats with Ryan Wilson and John Breech on some of the quirkier prop bets for SF and KC (33:00). Finally, Heath Cummings hops on to offer DFS advice (41:45). The Pick Six Podcast is your daily source for NFL news and analysis with a focus on gambling and Fantasy. Download and subscribe to Pick Six here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pick-six-nfl-podcast/id1263289980 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 our official Super Bowl preview complete with picks, analysis, our favorite bets and DFS advice. We'll tell you who will win and why, plus which players will have big games on the way to a Super Bowl championship! 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 lot of interviews on today's show, but we start with Juju Smith-Schuster (0:35)! He talks about what Tyreek Hill and the rest of the KC WRs can expect from SF, the types of coverage he saw in 2019, Fortnite and more. Then we discuss Saquon Barkley's comments to the Pick Six Podcast (8:00) regarding his injury this season ... You definitely want to start some WRs and TEs in your DFS lineup, so we'll tell you which ones we like, which values we like and the prop bets to take (15:15) ... Melvin Gordon makes an appearance (35:00) as we ask him about his workload, free agency and Philip Rivers. Then Kyle Van Noy (46:15) and Von Miller (52:35) chat about the Super Bowl! These guys give us insight into the KC offense ... 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 are joined by Miles Sanders (0:44) as he discusses his role in the passing game, what's in store for him next season, why Fantasy owners should draft him and more ... Ryan Wilson hops on to talk about the Senior Bowl (10:00) as the guys review some of the top 2020 draft prospects ... Dan Marino joins us (25:35)! We of course compare him to Patrick Mahomes and we ask him how he would have liked throwing eight passes in a game as Jimmy Garoppolo did in the NFC Championship Game. Then we get into KC-SF with some DFS talk (37:50). Which RB should you pay up for? ... 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

Live from radio row, welcome to Super Bowl week! Stefon Diggs and Jerome Bettis join the show. Bettis talks about Derrick Henry among other things and what kind of workload he expects for Henry next season. Meanwhile, Diggs discusses sharing targets with Adam Thielen, his thoughts on his new Offensive Coordinator and much more. Plus we preview free agency as Philip Rivers, Tom Brady and Hunter Henry are among the headliners.  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'll give a quick thought on a matchup that could decide the Super Bowl (2:24) before we look ahead to the future of Fantasy Football (7:05). What will Fantasy Football look like in the next 10 years? Should we incorporate Best Ball scoring into seasonal leagues? ... More of Heath's projections (18:00)! Dak Prescott, a disappointing 2019 RB, a young WR with breakout potential and a TE that you shouldn't overlook in drafts ... News and notes (43:50) as we debate if Michael Thomas would be the #1 WR in Fantasy if he has a new QB next season, and Dave gives his Senior Bowl thoughts (50:16), observations and stories ... 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

Let's get into 2020! Heath kicks the show off with his most surprising projections for 2020 (1:04) and then we get into the rankings. Should Lamar Jackson be a Top 20 overall pick (4:40)? We debate RBs (10:15) Joe Mixon, Chris Carson and Austin Ekeler. Ekeler has an interesting case as a Top 20 overall pick in PPR. And is Amari Cooper elite (21:05)? ... A quick round of news and notes (24:55) as we discuss Ryan Fitzpatrick's likely return to MIA ... Revealing some of Heath's 2020 projections including Baker Mayfield projected very low (30:10) and Damien Williams projected very high (36:50). Plus some Courtland Sutton projections (42:00) and a couple of young TEs that could enter the Top 10 at the position (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

Was the TE position actually good in 2019? Will it be good again in 2020? We spend much of the show discussing TEs, marveling at Travis Kelce's greatness, wondering if it makes sense to take an elite TE early or wait and discussing the guys who could break out in 2020 (25:10). We also look at interesting splits for Hunter Henry, Jared Cook and Mark Andrews and discuss why Zach Ertz could be a bust ... Reacting to the latest news and notes (29:30) as JAC may have a new Offensive Coordinator and Saturday Night Live will have an NFL host! Which NFL player would be the best SNL host? ... 2019 notes (32:30) on Matt Ryan, Cooper Kupp and Chris Carson. Are they elite? ... 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

The Super Bowl is set and we'll give you our initial picks with plenty of time to change our minds! What will be the difference in the big game? Then we look back at the weekend with players who impressed us (10:30) and players who did not impress us (22:22). Can Raheem Mostert be a feature back in the SF offense? Does that offense make George Kittle risky in 2020? We also discuss DFS from the weekend (30:50) ... News and notes (34:10) including Jason Garrett's track record as a play caller, plus Kellen Moore and Philip Rivers notes. And we answer questions about TEN and GB (40:40). Is Ryan Tannehill good? Can Aaron Rodgers be elite again? Can Aaron Jones be elite again? Oh, and let's discuss why Derrick Henry could be a bust ... We tell you which draft slots had the highest championship percentages and what it means for 2020 (50:30) ... 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 you

Kicking off the show with players we like (2:00) and players we don't like (8:00) in DFS this weekend. Should you spend the money on Derrick Henry and Patrick Mahomes? Should you avoid Aaron Jones this week? Also Jamey tells us about his time at the FSGA Awards (10:25) with some industry insight ... WR reflections (15:24)! What kind of a year was it for WRs? Are we transitioning into a new era at the position? Which duds can bounce back next year? And who are some sleepers, breakouts and busts (33:40) in 2020? ... Back to DFS (37:40), we give you some lineups and talk about the key players in this weekend's games including the cheap players you can use to fill out your lineup. Do you go with a KC stack? Do you pair Mahomes with A.J. Brown? Do you favor Travis Kelce or George Kittle? ... 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/adcho

Today we're looking back at the RB position in 2019 which had a lot of Round 1 busts, but also a lot of elite players. How would we sum up the RB position in just a few sentences (3:05)? What did those Round 1 busts teach us about drafting RBs? We kick the show off with some RB analysis before giving it a more thorough look later ... Joe Burrow vs. Trevor Lawrence (11:15), Heath's defense of his selections for the All-Decade Team (18:00) with Christian McCaffrey drawing some scrutiny, plus news and notes (26:00) and a good Stefon Diggs vs. Adam Thielen debate (31:40) ... More RB thoughts (37:35) to finish the show. Sleepers, breakouts and busts. The importance of catches. The importance of being on a good offense. And of course we discuss Aaron Jones, Derrick Henry and so many 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

We begin the show with players who impressed us (1:00) and players who did not impress us (7:00) in the divisional round of the playoffs. Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce were on fire, but Lamar Jackson and George Kittle were let downs ... The Browns hired former Vikings OC Kevin Stefanski as their head coach, so we discuss how this move will impact Baker Mayfield, Nick Chubb, and the rest of the Browns weapons (15:25) ... We then discuss the 2020 Fantasy value of players on eliminated teams (21:45). Is Lamar Jackson a first round pick? Can Hollywood Brown and D.K. Metcalf take major next steps? Do we prefer Adam Thielen or Stefon Diggs? ... And we finish by answering your rapid-fire keeper questions via email ... 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 players we love (2:40) and players we're avoiding (5:45) in DFS this week. Damien Williams will be in our lineups. What about Aaron Jones? And are we paying up for Lamar Jackson this week? We've got also got the latest news (10:00) with Offensive Coordinator hires, more on the DAL offense and injuries to know for this weekend's games (16:25) ... We reflect on the QB position in 2019 (19:40). What takeaways can we apply to 2020? Are we seeing a changing of the guard at QB? Can pocket passers still be great for Fantasy? Who are the late-round picks we'll be most excited about (33:55)? ... More DFS talk as we give some lineup suggestions and discuss each position (39:12). George Kittle might be risky. Deebo Samuel is a great value. Will Fuller is enticing. We're also joined by meteorologist Kevin Roth of RotoGrinders.com for a look at how the weather may affect the games (1:00:00) ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.a

What an exciting show we've got today as we finally reveal the official 2019 Fantasy Awards (6:33)! We gave you the nominees and now our listeners have voted. Did they get it right??? Oh and we react to the Matt Rhule (3:00) and Joe Judge hirings (35:55) as the news breaks ... It's time to reveal the All-Decade Team (18:30). Which players were the best of the best from 2010-2019? QB was fairly easy, but after that it got tough. Jimmy Graham or Rob Gronkowski? Does Arian Foster deserve a spot? What was Heath thinking with one of his WRs? And we determine who the official Player of the Decade is ... We review yesterday's PPR mock draft (https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/fantasy-football-way-too-early-2020-ppr-mock-draft-features-seven-first-round-running-backs/) with three picks we like (38:40) and three picks we don't like (48:30). Comparing Allen Robinson to Odell Beckham Jr. and Kenny Golladay. And debating Marlon Mack vs. Devin Singletary vs. Austin Ekeler ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cb

Mike McCarthy didn't run the ball much toward the end of his GB tenure, will that change with Ezekiel Elliott? Can he take Dak Prescott to new heights? We react to the McCarthy hire to start the show (2:51) ... Players who impressed us (10:30) and players who did not impress us (19:40) in the first round of the playoffs. Adam Thielen and D.K. Metcalf were great. Josh Allen and Julian Edelman were not ... We discuss the importance of pass attempts (35:00), review the latest news and notes (36:58) with Eric Ebron seemingly on his way out of IND and the Kyle Rudolph TD catch sparking controversy! Then we're ranking the QBs, RBs and WRs from the four teams who were eliminated this weekend (40:00). Drew Brees vs. Carson Wentz vs. Josh Allen is tough! And where is the love for Devin Singletary? ... 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/ad

Ready for the playoffs? So are we, and we'll start the show with a few players we love this week and some that we are fading. Can we trust A.J. Brown or Derrick Henry? Do we need to get Michael Thomas in our lineups even with his cost? ... We reveal our Top 12 for 2020 (8:00). Adam, Jamey and Ben Schragger debate their lists. We discuss the troubling trends for WRs in general, particularly Julio Jones. We get into Joe Mixon's value and if the TEs should be drafted in the Top 12 ... News and notes (22:08) and more DFS talk (32:30)! Previewing every game and giving lineups. Adam is falling in love with Josh Allen. Are there any MIN players to start? Is Travis Homer a good value? We cover it all for FanDuel and DraftKings and then we discuss Playoff Challenge formats ... 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 review the Fantasy impact of the latest coaching firings and hirings. Is Daniel Jones a Fantasy loser? Is Baker Mayfield a Fantasy winner? What about Leonard Fournette? ... Some random Fantasy notes! The TB defense is getting really, really good (10:25). Matthew Stafford was better than you may have realized (12:41). Let's talk about Derrick Henry's receptions (22:42), rookie WRs (26:04) and Jimmy Garoppolo's 2020 breakout potential (31:40) ... Do you have any Fantasy Football resolutions? We'll share some of ours (37:31) including QB draft strategy and league format changes ... 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