Fantasy Football Today Podcast

Let's recap the game (1:30)! What a thriller! How do we see the CHI backfield playing out as we move forward? Is Geronimo Allison droppable and is Mitchell Trubisky really that bad? Then we talk about Antonio Brown's trade value (13:10). Should you give up someone like Curtis Samuel for Brown? ... Some fun stats to know for the NFC home games (16:30), an "Offense vs. Defense" debate (18:15), Beat the Waiver Wire (24:00) and the Startometer (26:40) for guys like David Johnson, Sterling Shepard, Marvin Jones and Miles Sanders ... ATL-MIN (31:40), LAR-CAR (40:00), SF-TB (45:30), DET-ARI (50:30), NYG-DAL (57:10), CIN-SEA (1:01:00), WAS-PHI (1:04:00) ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com*Time stamps are approximate 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 reaction to a possible suspension for Antonio Brown and what it means for Josh Jacobs, Tyrell Williams, Darren Waller and anyone else who may be affected. Also, should you start a GB or CHI WR tonight over Julio Jones?  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 preview some games! What should your Week 1 Start or Sit philosophy be (2:00)? Start your studs? Play the matchups? A little of both? And which games are we looking forward to watching? ... News and notes (10:50) on Stefon Diggs, Nick Foles, key offensive linemen and more. Then we've got the Startometer (21:00) for Lamar Jackson, Kenyan Drake, Emmanuel Sanders, Antonio Brown in a touch matchup and a few others that we won't be talking about until late in the show ... KC-JAC (26:00), PIT-NE (35:00), IND-LAC (41:00), BUF-NYJ (50:00), TEN-CLE (54:00), DEN-OAK (58:00), HOU-NO (1:01:30), BAL-MIA (1:04:30) ... 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

Finally, we get to preview a game! And finally, Ezekiel Elliott has signed! Can you start him in Week 1 (1:50)? We also discuss Heath's terrible job as commissioner (7:25) and players on waivers who could win you a league (11:03) . Does Josh Allen fit that description? And we take a look at the Most Added list (21:25). Keep adding the SEA DST! ... More news and notes (25:50), a stat about RBs who rely heavily on receptions (27:30) and a preview of GB-CHI (34:10). Should you start Lamar Jackson over Aaron Rodgers? What about Mitchell Trubisky? Which RBs are set up for success in this game? Are any WRs other than Davante Adams in play? ... Answering your questions from iTunes (50:00), making NFL picks (53:40) and doing some Fantasy Regulating (57:40)! ... 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 the show with some players who are underowned in CBS leagues (1:25). Why is Justin Jackson available in nearly 40% of leagues!? And then we hit the big news on Damien Williams (3:50), Ezekiel Elliott and Melvin Gordon of course but also the WAS backfield (8:31) and the most annoying teams in the NFL ... Some important emails (15:15), then your Fill in the Blanks (20:00) on Patrick Mahomes, Sony Michel and many more ... We talk about some of the rookies and revisit a Rookie-only Dynasty draft to see how much has changed since the NFL Draft (25:00). Then it's time for bold predictions (32:00)! Nick Chubb RB1? Jimmy Garoppolo a Top 5 QB? We also give you Week 1 streamers (40:00) at each position and make our NFL picks (51:00) ... 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

So much to catch up on from the weekend. Now that Dave, Jamey and Heath are all on the show we can debate the trending players like Duke Johnson and Damien Williams. But first, when should you draft Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard (0:40)? ... Is anyone downgrading DeAndre Hopkins (8:00)? How are we feeling about Will Fuller now? And then let's talk about Damien Williams (13:40) and when to take him as the guys have different takes on the KC backfield ... Duke Johnson or Devin Singletary (24:00)? And then we review the ADP for all of the players affected by recent cuts or trades. Plus Twitter polls (38:30) more news and notes (42:00) as we discuss Melvin Gordon, A.J. Green and Leonard Fournette, players we are feeling better or worse about over the last few days (50:00) and league winners in the first six rounds of your draft (53:00) ... 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 a

LeSean McCoy is the newest KC RB. So, when do we draft these guys? We also briefly touch on the rest of the weekend's big news in this quick episode to help you prepare for your drafts. 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're getting ready to draft and need immediate reaction to the Carlos Hyde trade, LeSean McCoy getting cut, Laremy Tunsil and Kenny Stills getting traded and more from today, this episode will help you out! How are we ranking Duke Johnson, McCoy, Carlos Hyde, Devin Singletary and Frank Gore,?  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

Chris Harris of HarrisFootball.com joins the show to talk about our IDP (Individual Defensive Player) draft and much more. When should the first IDP go and who should it be? Does IDP strategy change depending on the amount of defensive players you're starting? Chris also weighs in on players he likes and some polarizing players like Antonio Brown and Dante Pettis. 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 our Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard thoughts after Jerry Jones' latest comments (2:30). We also tell you the guys we frequently draft with late picks (11:55), a mid-round pick who will be a Top 24 pick next season (17:00), if DeMaryius Thomas is worth drafting, if we're underestimating Rashaad Penny (18:45) and if Zero-RB really works (20:00) ... A few preseason takeaways (27:05) and then Ben Gretch tells you the players that are going too early or too late on other websites (29:30). This will help you get ready for your drafts if you for some crazy reason don't draft on CBS! ... Weekend draft tips (41:30), reviewing yesterday's 12-team, 3-WR PPR draft (46:00) and wondering if you should take O.J. Howard over David Montgomery, if you should lock up a backfield or get exposure to multiple backfields and when to take Melvin Gordon. Then we answer a bunch of your tweets (56:40) about Todd Gurley, Mark Ingram and many more! ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener dat

Starting with some important questions like players we're willing to reach for (2:15), players we pretty much never draft (5:10), when to draft Ezekiel Elliott (6:45) and our biggest preseason risers and fallers (10:00) ... News and notes (13:00), wrapping up our conversation about how to draft from each spot in the draft (17:00), then a fresh look at some sleepers (26:00), breakouts (33:40) and busts (40:40)! Disagreement on Darren Waller and Matt Ryan. How about Sammy Watkins, Mitchell Trubisky and Leonard Fournette? ... Regulators (51:00)! We're ruling on some questionable stuff going on in your leagues ... 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

Are you ready to play more Fantasy Football? Whether you're a DFS (Daily Fantasy Sports) veteran or newcomer, you will love what our SportsLine expert Mike McClure has to say. Mike has been playing DFS for years and will tell you which types of contests to play, how to approach tournaments vs. cash games, what to look for when setting a lineup and so much more. It's a very fun way to play Fantasy Football and as an added bonus it's a way to win some money. Sign up for SportsLine at SportsLine.com/join and use the promo code TROPHY. You'll get your first month for just $1! 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 pick-by-pick episode as we discuss the picks and strategies of a 12-team, 3-WR, PPR league. First we hit the news (2:00) with some Jadeveon Clowney for Kenyan Drake rumors, what Kyle Shanahan said about Dante Pettis, who will be ready for Week 1 and more ... Let's get into the picks! Team 12 (12th pick in the draft) went Zero-RB but may have made a big mistake (14:30). Team 1 started with 3 RBs (23:00). How did that turn out? ... The rest of the show looks at other ways to build teams from different spots in the draft. Find out which strategy works best for you, and what we're recommending in this format. And in the final five minutes of the show, we get into Week 1 and discuss if Patrick Mahomes is a Top 5 QB in a very tough matchup or if you should start Dak Prescott over him ... 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/adch

Find out which players are rising or falling in average draft position. We start with ADP (2:00) for T.Y. Hilton, Marlon Mack and Duke Johnson over the last two days to give you a more accurate portrayal of when these guys are being taken. And there's a RB who is creeping up draft boards and might be going too early now (6:36) ... News and notes (14:14) as we discuss when to draft A.J. Green, Amari Cooper, Kenyan Drake and others. Then let's look at some ADP risers (23:00)! Austin Ekeler Top 60 overall? Ben Roethlisberger QB7? Who is else is moving up and how do we feel about it? ... ADP fallers (32:00) including Kyler Murray and Jameis Winston. And Royce Freeman is falling too far. We also do some Team Name Tuesday (45:10), answer your emails (46:20) about league formats and trades and we discuss some noteworthy teams we've drafted and the lessons we've learned (51:00) ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/pr

We've got winners like Deshaun Watson and Damien Williams and losers like Darrell Henderson and the TB RBs, but first we start with some rankings of T.Y. Hilton, Marlon Mack, Duke Johnson and some more very relevant players ... Big news (18:50) on the NE WRs, SF RBs and more. Then we get into the full list of winners (31:00) and losers (42:00) from our analysts. Is Kerryon Johnson a loser? What do we think about the ARI WRs? Dalvin Cook is awesome! ... Debating the importance of GB's difficult schedule (53:00) and then reading your tweets about Fantasy winners and Fantasy losers (57:30) ... 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 your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dave Richard and Heath Cummings react to the stunning news that Andrew Luck is retiring from the NFL, breaking down what it means for the Colts offense heading into 2019. Is T.Y. Hilton still an early-round pick? What about Marlon Mack? Plus, they break down what Lamar Miller's season-endig knee injury means for the Texans and for Fantasy drafts.  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 very thorough episode with fun stats, ADP review, players to pick in deeper leagues and more. Let's start with the potential impact of a Cam Newton injury (1:43), updated Ezekiel Elliott thoughts (6:00) and more news items to start the show before we get into the preseason takeaways (9:30). Derrius Guice is back! Is he better than Miles Sanders now? Sony Michel didn't get the goal line TD. Dede Westbrook scored and Devonta Freeman shared snaps ... Buy or Sell (19:30) with some preseason standouts. We also read five minutes of your tweets (33:00) and do some ADP review (43:10). Heath tells you some players who are being taken too early like Jared Cook and players going too late like John Brown ... How to draft depending on league size (55:15), stats that may or may not matter (1:02:00) and players we don't talk about enough like Carson Wentz, Dak Prescott and Marvin Jones ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.aud

It's a smorgasbord of topics on today's show, beginning with big news about Melvin Gordon, Ezekiel Elliott and Tarik Cohen. Then we talk about players we keep finding ourselves drafting (9:30). Dave has a trio of late-round RBs he likes. Heath has a lot of Patrick Mahomes in Round 4. Adam is still hopeful for D.K. Metcalf ... Which players are we avoiding (28:00)? And when should you draft your DST (37:10)? ... Heath's Dynasty risers (42:00), some excellent emails (44:40), Fill in the Blank (52:10) and a look ahead to Preseason Week 3 ... 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 mock draft with our listeners! Find out when to take Ezekiel Elliott, when to take Travis Kelce, when this group of listeners decided it was time to get into the second tier of WRs and much more ... Is T.Y. Hilton too risky in Round 3? Amari Cooper went late due to his foot issue. Check out what happened when it felt like we were reaching for WRs in Round 4 ... Why drafting a lot of RBs early can certainly work, why doing the exact opposite can work, why we differ on Ronald Jones and much more from the later rounds ... 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

Will Brinson and Sean Wagner-McGough from the Pick Six NFL podcast share their strongest Fantasy takes with Jamey Eisenberg in this bonus episode of the Fantasy Football Today podcast. You'll get a different perspective on important players and some NFL talk as well. The Pick Six pod 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