Fantasy Football Today Podcast

Finally, we're previewing a game! Before we get to the full HOU-KC preview let's talk about the Brandin Cooks injury (2:06) and who to start if Cooks is out. And we've got more news for you, plus the players who have moved the most in our rankings since the start of training camp (14:00) like Antonio Gibson and Devin Singletary ... Let's preview HOU-KC (21:10)! We know who the obvious starts are, but is David Johnson going to struggle against the KC run defense? Who should you bench for Will Fuller? Is Sammy Watkins in play? ... Dave and Heath talk about how they went about making their Week 1 rankings (33:00) and we discuss what to watch for in Week 1 (40:00). Obviously, RB splits will be huge. Will Cam Newton run the ball? Will the ATL OL take a big step forward? And we finish the show with NFL predictions (44:40) and Buy or Sell from our listeners (49:00). Will the Patriots make the playoffs? ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com Listen to the brand new Fantasy Football Today in 5 podcast: https://po

So you've completed your draft and you have Miles Sanders on your team. You also have Chase Edmonds, but now you have an opportunity to trade for Boston Scott. Should you do it? We discuss some handcuff strategies (3:45). And who is more valuable: The Latavius Murray/Edmonds/Scott/Tony Pollard group, or guys like Darrell Henderson, Darrel Williams and Joshua Kelley (9:50)? ... News and notes (17:15)! We talk about Kareem Hunt's contract and some Week 1 injury notes. Then we'll tell you about some players who are rostered in too many leagues (23:30). Should Leonard Fournette be universally rostered? And we've got some veteran WRs who you can probably cut ... FAB tips (37:10), Fantasy Cops (51:00) and a major announcement ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com Listen to the brand new Fantasy Football Today in 5 podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fantasy-football-today-in-5/id1528634304 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox, and wher

We kick off the show with some banter about Week 1 rankings and Heath gives you some insight on how he makes his rankings each week. Then we debate the potential for greatness (5:16) for players like Drew Lock, Aaron Rodgers, Raheem Mostert, Henry Ruggs and Deebo Samuel ... News and notes (17:40) as we talk about the Dolphins QB situation, the chances for Jacksonville to go 0-16 and backfield splits for the Chargers, Broncos and Ravens. Then, if you're looking for players to stash Heath gives you a bunch of names to keep on your bench (24:35). How long of a leash should you have for the rookie WRs? ... Fill in the Blank from our listeners (35:00)! We talk David Johnson, Marlon Mack, this year's Lamar Jackson and more. Finally, we review our Fantasy Football Today office league draft (43:10) ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com Listen to the brand new Fantasy Football Today in 5 podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fantasy-football-today-in-5/id1528634304 'Fantasy Football Today' is available

With Adrian Peterson going to the Lions, let's take a look at the Bucs, Lions, Football Team and Jaguars backfields and see which RBs we like (4:00). Is Antonio Gibson the top Fantasy option? Or is it Leonard Fournette? And are we forgetting about Ronald Jones and Kerryon Johnson too quickly (9:15)? ... We tell you about some add/drops we've made in our leagues (15:00) and players you should be adding, and then it's time for Fantasy Superlatives (18:50)! Fantasy MVP, Rookie of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year and more! ... We discuss Cordarrelle Patterson and Devonta Freeman (29:30) before getting into more news and notes from around the NFL (35:40) and then get ready for the Fantasy Cops, a.k.a. Fantasy Regulators (45:30)! And we finish the show with an amazing original song from one of our listeners ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com Listen to the brand new Fantasy Football Today in 5 podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fantasy-football-today-in-5/id1528634304 'Fantasy Football Toda

More RB news on the eve of the season as WAS has released Adrian Peterson. Should we be drafting Antonio Gibson as if he is the next Tarik Cohen? Could he be better? Any interest in Bryce Love or maybe another WAS RB? ... Chris Harris of HarrisFootball.com joins the show (11:40) and gives perspectives that you don't often hear on FFT. Chris gives his thoughts on a variety of players (16:00) including Nick Chubb, Austin Ekeler, DeAndre Hopkins and Juju Smith-Schuster. Then he's got some sleepers (20:00) and players he'll take ahead of their ADP (30:30) which gets us into a good Le'Veon Bell discussion ... Need some IDP advice (40:00)? Chris is your guy! We talk about IDP leagues and when to start taking defensive players. Then we read your Apple Podcast questions (49:00) and your emails (56:50) at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com Listen to the brand new Fantasy Football Today in 5 podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fantasy-football-today-in-5/id1528634304 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podc

You've heard us draft and you know our tendencies, but let's see what happens when 12 listeners draft! We'll take you through the picks and see how each team unfolds so you can get ready for your upcoming drafts. We also start the show with the latest on the TB backfield and the Josh Gordon signing.  Listen to the brand new Fantasy Football Today in 5 podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fantasy-football-today-in-5/id1528634304 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox, and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow the new FFT Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/FFToday Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daverichard, @heathcummingssr, @YardsPerGretch, @BenSchragg Watch FFT on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCviK78rIWXhZdFzJ1Woi7Fg/videos Join our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/FantasyFootballToday/ Sign up for the FFT newsletter https://www.cbssports.com/newsletter To hear mo

Ronald Jones or Leonard Fournette? Ok, it's Fournette for most people. Can he reach new heights on a new team? Is this backfield just going to be a mess? Dave Richard tells you his thoughts, and if you want to hear Jamey Eisenberg's thoughts on the backfield check out Wednesday morning's episode of the "Fantasy Football Today in Five" Podcast!  Listen to the brand new Fantasy Football Today in 5 podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fantasy-football-today-in-5/id1528634304 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox, and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow the new FFT Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/FFToday Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daverichard, @heathcummingssr, @YardsPerGretch, @BenSchragg Watch FFT on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCviK78rIWXhZdFzJ1Woi7Fg/videos Join our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/FantasyFootballToday/ Sign up for the FFT newsletter ht

We're gonna start the show with a bold prediction from Jamey, Dave and Heath, and we'll get plenty more before the show is over. But we've certainly got to talk about Alvin Kamara (5:30) who is apparently dealing with a back issue. Should he still be the #4 overall pick? Plus more news and notes (8:40) as we discuss Tyrod Taylor, A.J. Green, Darren Waller and Leonard Fournette ... How to draft in different formats! Let's begin with 0.5 PPR (20:30) and discuss so many other formats along the way. Whose values change the most depending on scoring? What about 3-WR leagues (24:55)? Multiple Flex options? What changes in 10-team leagues vs. 14-team leagues (30:30)? What changes in 4-point per passing TD leagues (42:40)? ... Bold predictions from our analysts and the listeners to close the show (48:50)! ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com Listen to the brand new Fantasy Football Today in 5 podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fantasy-football-today-in-5/id1528634304 'Fantasy Football Today' is availa

What has changed since we did our initial position previews in early August? Before we get to that, we'll cover the latest news (3:00) on Alshon Jeffery, Mitchell Trubisky, Saquon Barkley, Ryquell Armstead and more ... Let's revisit QB (16:00)! Why does your RB strategy determine whether or not you should take a Top 6 QB? How do things change in 4-point per passing TD and PPR leagues? Do we prefer Baker Mayfield or Joe Burrow? Which longshot QB could have a surprisingly awesome season? Then we move on to RB (26:00) and a heated debate breaks out! So much strategy talk as Adam tries to defend the Fantasy managers who love Round 1 and Round 2 RBs. Meanwhile, we take guesses about who will be leading the committee backfields by midseason (41:45) ... Our WR strategies (43:01) could change depending on your roster specifications. But regardless, we love Rounds 3-5 for WRs. Who do we take late? Does anyone love Brandin Cooks this season? And we finish with our TE strategies (50:00) including when to take Travis Kel

Is Alvin Kamara going to hold out? Should he still be a Top 4 pick? That's our first topic today before we discuss how to predict which WRs will lead the NFL in targets and why this might be a useful exercise for Fantasy managers (6:15) ... More news and notes (14:00)! How much FAAB should you spend on a JAC RB? How much will Lamar Jackson run this season? Why is Tyler Boyd poised for a big seasons? ... Get the players that Ben (22:40), Dave (31:40) and Jamey (36:30) are drafting most frequently. Ronald Jones, Will Fuller and Tyler Higbee are mentioned. Then find out who is on the DO NOT DRAFT list for Jamey (39:00), Dave (42:00) and Ben (43:30). We'll tell you why we're not loving DeVante Parker, Keenan Allen and Julian Edelman among others ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com Bid on a spot in the 2020 Listeners' League (all proceeds to St. Jude): https://www.ebay.com/itm/373174782775 Listen to the brand new Fantasy Football Today in 5 podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fantasy-football-to

Well, that didn't take long. Sure we thought this was a possibility, but the timing of Leonard Fournette's release seems a bit surprising. So, now what? Which Jaguars RB will step up? Is it the Ryquell Armstead show or will there be a committee? Is Chris Thompson worth drafting and are we moving Gardner Minshew up in the rankings? And what about Fournette? Should he be drafted ahead of the Jaguars RBs? We answer all of those questions and go over all of the RBs that Jacksonville drafted Fournette over in 2017.  Bid on a spot in the 2020 Listeners' League (all proceeds to St. Jude): https://www.ebay.com/itm/373174782775 Listen to the brand new Fantasy Football Today in 5 podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fantasy-football-today-in-5/id1528634304 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox, and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow the new FFT Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/FFToday Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamA

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What was the biggest news item of the weekend? It has to be Jalen Reagor's injury, right? What does this mean for Carson Wentz and the rest of the PHI offense? After that, we discuss how to handle waivers/free agency if one of your starters is ruled out with COVID (9:30) ... More news and notes (12:45)! Le'Veon Bell's draft stock isn't looking great right now. We also discuss Blake Jarwin, Yannick Ngakoue, Deebo Samuel and Kerryon Johnson ... We've got 15 sleepers (25:50), 15 breakouts (39:00) and 15 busts (50:00)! Players discussed include Jonnu Smith, Parris Campbell, DeAndre Hopkins, Amari Cooper, D.K. Metcalf and so many more. And we reveal who is in the Podcast league (59:00) and play you off with a song from one of our listeners ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com Bid on a spot in the 2020 Listeners' League (all proceeds to St. Jude): https://www.ebay.com/itm/373174782775 Listen to the brand new Fantasy Football Today in 5 podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fantasy-football-today-in-5/i

Getting ready to draft? We've got seven tips for you to remember if you want to dominate. First, Jamey gives you some rankings risers and fallers (2:06) plus players he finds himself drafting a lot. Joshua Kelley is on a lot of his teams ... Our draft tips start with some TE talk (11:40). We're calling it the "Great or Late" strategy for TEs, and we'll tell you how to implement it. Also discussed: The Rounds 3-5 WRs (16:00), how many sophomore WRs you should draft (18:30), why you shouldn't avoid players with bad track records (20:40), when to draft a Top 6 QB (22:40), why you should prepare for injuries (24:40) and why you can of course wait on QB this season (27:45) ... News and notes (31:40) including some insight on the CHI offense. Then the Fantasy Regulators do their thing (36:15) and we read your Apple Podcast questions (40:00) and emails (46:40) ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com Bid on a spot in the 2020 Listeners' League (all proceeds to St. Jude): https://www.ebay.com/itm/373174782775 List

Who is the most undervalued player in Fantasy? We give you three names to immediately put in your queue. Then we get to the big news on David Montgomery (11:30) and Joe Mixon (12:45). Is Mixon going to hold out? And we get into a long discussion about what to do with your late Round 1/early Round 2 picks. Specifically, do Mixon, Josh Jacobs and Nick Chubb belong in this range? ... More news (22:55) as Kalen Ballage is on the move and PHI lost another starting offensive lineman. And then we get to ADP with the risers (28:55) and fallers (37:15) in CBS ADP. A couple of Steelers are moving up while D'Andre Swift and A.J. Green are falling ... Heath has compiled a list of undervalued players and deep sleepers in ESPN (40:00) and Yahoo (45:30) ADP. Get ready to draft Davante Adams and Hayden Hurst on ESPN. You should draft D.J. Moore and Ronald Jones on Yahoo. And there are plenty more names to know ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com Bid on a spot in the 2020 Listeners' League (100% of proceeds to St. Jud

Who are our favorite mid-round RBs (1:40)? We tease the crux of the show before we expand on it later. First, we've got a lot of news to cover today beginning with David Montgomery's injury (4:00). Does Tarik Cohen get a bump in value? Also, is Le'Veon Bell angry (11:30) and what the heck is going on in that backfield? We also discuss Derrick Henry's chances of getting 30 catches (14:00), Josh Allen's rushing and Russell Wilson's throwing ... Fill in the blank (20:00)! How many targets does A.J. Brown need to finish as a Top 10 WR? What is Josh Jacobs' upside? Who will be the Comeback Player of the Year? ... After we reveal an awesome Podcast League entry (25:50), the last half of the show is dedicated to discussing the RBs who are typically drafted in Rounds 4-6 (27:10). Which of these players do we avoid? We go through RBs like Mark Ingram, D'Andre Swift, Ronald Jones and more and sum up our thoughts at the very end with the Draftometer (56:30) for each RB in this group ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.

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We've got news on Todd Gurley's touches (3:30), Darrell Henderson's hamstring (6:55), Devin Singletary's role and more to start the show. Then it's time for some rankings debates! Clyde Edwards-Helaire vs. Michael Thomas (15:25), Miles Sanders vs. Julio Jones (19:45), Aaron Jones vs. DeAndre Hopkins (22:44) and Jones vs. James Conner (26:35) ... How about Leonard Fournette vs. D.J. Chark (30:05) and Courtland Sutton vs. David Johnson (34:10). And after our rankings debates we welcome someone into the Podcast League (40:00)! ... Finishing the show with some NFL training camp risers (44:00) and an interesting quote about what challenges the rookies will face this season (47:10) ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com Listen to the brand new Fantasy Football Today in 5 podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fantasy-football-today-in-5/id1528634304 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox, and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow the

Let's debate some elite RBs! Dave and Jamey have Clyde Edwards-Helaire 6th overall in PPR while Heath has him 13th. Meanwhile, Heath is the high guy on Austin Ekeler. And where does Kenyan Drake fit in? The guys talk it out before we move on to a potentially discouraging Dalvin Cook outlook (15:00) ... Random Fantasy questions (17:55) including when you should draft a DST, if Carson Wentz has elite upside, if Melvin Gordon's schedule is an issue and if you should lock up backfield tandems. Then we get to the news and notes (25:35). David Montgomery has slimmed down and Odell Beckham is having a great camp ... League winners in each round (34:10)! We start with Round 3 of CBS ADP and continue through the end of your drafts. The WR value is great. Terry McLaurin, Courtland Sutton, Marquise Brown, Tyler Higbee and J.K. Dobbins are potential steals ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox, and wherever else you li

What was the biggest news you may have missed over the weekend? Dave and Jamey start with their thoughts on the Lamar Jackson news, Theo Riddick to LV and Ronald Jones dropping everything in practice. We'll also tell you which RB is moving up to Round 2 (7:10) ... Fantasy combos (14:45)! Which pairing would you rather have: Patrick Mahomes and D.K. Metcalf or Kyler Murray and Kenny Golladay? And we've got more combos to debate, plus a listener bold prediction (20:15) and rankings risers from Dave (23:45) and Jamey (32:21). Dave has his eye on Damien Harris and Bryce Love. Jamey is moving Jonathan Taylor and Preston Williams up ... Rankings fallers from Jamey (39:00) and Dave (46:40). Jamey's list includes J.K. Dobbins and Melvin Gordon while Dave is not so interested in T.Y. Hilton or Kerryon Johnson ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox, and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow the new FFT Twitc