Fantasy Football Today Podcast

Nominate us on PodcastAwards for the Sports category https://www.podcastawards.com/app/signup/ We've got several players who may have been exposed to the virus and even more players opting out. We'll start the show with this big news before getting into our key stats ... From Ronald Jones' big plays to how the targets were distributed in DAL to Darrell Henderson's disappointing carries, we've got so many stats to go over and we tell you which ones matter ... We also touch on Matt Ryan's TD rate, Jarvis Landry's red zone presence, the MIA WRs and more ... Email us 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 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

Nominate us on PodcastAwards for the Sports category https://www.podcastawards.com/app/signup/ We know about the rookie RBs, but there are so many other training camp battles worth watching. We start with some quick questions (3:00) about whose ADP will rise the most in camp and whose will fall the most. And the guys give an underrated position battle to watch (8:00) before we answer a question about handcuffing strategies in the COVID age (14:45) ... QB position battles (18:00): MIA, CHI and LAC. Which one of these battles will have the biggest impact on the WRs? Then it's on to RB position battles (25:00)! Projected splits for Melvin Gordon and Phillip Lindsay, debating whether or not the MIA RBs are worth rostering and more ... Finally, we discuss the WRs (39:00). Are we sure Diontae Johnson is the WR2 for PIT? Who do we like in KC? PHI? NYJ? And there are many more to discuss ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com  'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Pod

Nominate us on PodcastAwards for the Sports category https://www.podcastawards.com/app/signup/ We start with the latest NFL news! Ronald Jones is expected to be the TB starting RB, so should you draft him ahead of Devin Singletary, Le'Veon Bell, David Johnson and the rest of that group (2:48)? We also give you the latest COVID news (8:00) and more ... Beginning our rankings disputes with Kenyan Drake vs. Travis Kelce (14:55). Do you go with the safety of Kelce or the upside or Drake? Then we debate Mike Evans vs. Allen Robinson (21:21) and Ben Roethlisberger vs. Jared Goff (24:55). Are we too high on Roethlisberger considering we don't know how he'll do without Antonio Brown? ... Two more debates including Chris Carson vs. the elite QBs (32:30) and Tarik Cohen vs. David Montgomery in PPR (37:50). And we conclude our show with some finality on our "sitting your DST on Monday night" debate from Friday (44:40). Find out what our listeners think ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com 'Fantasy Football Today' is

Nominate us on PodcastAwards for the Sports category https://www.podcastawards.com/app/signup/ We welcome Jacob Gibbs from Sportsline (use the promo code HUDDLE on Sportsline.com!) to the show. Jacob had the 7th-most accurate Fantasy rankings last year, so he'll share some insights with us. He talks about Kenyan Drake (3:05), Robert Woods (8:25) and Amari Cooper (13:13) and why he's high on them ... Want to know who the two most elusive RBs were in 2019? We'll tell ya (18:18)! The answer may surprise you. We also discuss the Washington Football Team (25:23), why Ben Roethlisberger and Drew Brees could be a good QB pairing (27:40) and whether you should be able to bench a player on Monday night to avoid getting negative Fantasy points and losing a week (35:40) ... Handcuffs (39:40)! First of all, do we like to draft handcuffs? And who are the best ones and who are the underrated ones? ... Your Apple Podcast questions (53:40) and emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple

Nominate us on PodcastAwards for the Sports category https://www.podcastawards.com/app/signup/ Man, RBs are tough to rank! Six of our 8 "toughest to rank" players are RBs. Before we get into that, Ben weighs in on how the altered training camp and lack of preseason games will impact rookies (2:00). Will he be moving Jonathan Taylor down in his rankings? And while we're on the subject, Heath says that D'Andre Swift and Cam Akers are very difficult to rank (8:25) ... Let's move on to Jamey's players (19:40) as he says Raheem Mostert and A.J. Green are tough to rank. Does Mostert have a lot of upside? Will Joe Burrow hold Green back? ... Ben discusses Tylger Higbee (29:30) and Aaron Jones (35:25). We have a long discussion about Jones and why he's so tricky. And finally, we read Dave's players (48:15) even though he's not on the show! ... 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 po

Nominate us on PodcastAwards for the Sports category https://www.podcastawards.com/app/signup/ Before we get to our mock draft, the guys talk about how the rookies will be affected by the absence of preseason games. Are we downgrading Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Jonathan Taylor, J.K. Dobbins and the rest of the high profile rookies? ... Let's draft! 0.5 PPR, 3 WRs and a flex. Heath takes Derrick Henry over Dalvin Cook. Jamey takes David Johnson and Leonard Fournette with consecutive picks. Dave loads up on RBs and Adam is the first to take a QB ... Ben Schragger actually steals the show with the best team! We review the picks and the teams and discuss when to take handcuffs, backup QBs, backup TEs, rookie WRs and so much more ... 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 Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/FFToday Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday

Nominate us on PodcastAwards for the Sports category https://www.podcastawards.com/app/signup/ We talk about drafting upside often, but sometimes the floor plays make more sense. Do we have an overall floor vs. upside strategy in drafts (1:30)? Today we put those strategies to the test by comparing floor and upside picks at various spots in the draft. Also we've got a news item about T.Y. Hilton (6:00) ... Let the draft begin (10:00)! Dave has the third pick. Jamey picks fifth. Ben picks ninth and Adam has pick #12. We're drafting six rounds and filling out a starting lineup. During each round we'll say who the floor pick is who the upside pick is as we gradually build rosters. And while we draft we debate: Is Travis Kelce a floor pick or an upside pick? What about Patrick Mahomes? Which strategy lends itself to waiting on RB? ... We reveal our final rosters and pick which teams we prefer (51:00)! Ben somehow puts together a ridiculously awesome upside team with the ninth pick in the draft ... Your emails at

Nominate us on PodcastAwards for the Sports category https://www.podcastawards.com/app/signup/ If Cam Newton plays 16 games, then he'll be a Top 5 QB. If Blake Jarwin gets 80+ targets, then he'll be a Top 12 TE. These are just a few of the "if/then" scenarios we've got for you on today's show. First, Heath gives us his version of an Aizer stat (5:30) about the DET passing game. We debate how similar Kenny Golladay and Marvin Jones are and why start percentage matters ... Some news and notes (12:00) and then Round 1 of "If ____ Happens, Then ____" (13:40). It's the QB edition as we touch on Newton, Tyrod Taylor and Jared Goff ... Round 2 of today's topic (23:30) has takes on Le'Veon Bell, Jarwin and Ronald Jones. Then we've got your answers to "If ____ Happens, Then ____" via Twitter (34:10) and Facebook (44:40) ... Email us 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 F

Starting the show with some fun predictions from our listeners (3:05). Can the NYJ offense take a huge step forward this season? Can D'Andre Swift catch 65 passes en route to a huge year? We discuss those spicy takes plus the news and notes from around the NFL (12:00) ... Emails about drafting Lamar Jackson in Round 1 (18:30), pairing rookie RBs with their veteran teammates (22:44) and Jonathan Taylor's pedigree and 2020 role (25:30) ... Let's play some Fantasy Jeopardy (32:00)! Will Adam actually let Heath win this time? And we finish with Apple Podcast questions (44:50) covering Russell Wilson, keeper leagues, dynasty leagues and more ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com Nominate us on PodcastAwards! https://www.podcastawards.com/app/signup/ '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,

A random Jonnu Smith stat (2:04) seems like the perfect place to start today's show! And we've got news and notes (6:00) before we get into the TE tiers (10:00) starting with some general questions and then the elite tier of Travis Kelce and George Kittle and when they really should be drafted. And does Kelce need to be better than he was in 2019 to justify his ADP? ... Moving on to the near-elite tier (24:48) which consists of only two TEs and then a bigger tier called "They Might Be Elite" (26:46). This tier is bigger for Dave than it is for Heath and Ben. Find out who thinks Rob Gronkowski and Tyler Higbee belong here ... Two more tiers to get to (36:18). We discuss guys like Hayden Hurst, Noah Fant and Austin Hooper plus late-round guys with upside ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com Nominate us on PodcastAwards! https://www.podcastawards.com/app/signup/ 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox, and wherever else you listen to podcasts. F

We've got a lot of NFL news (1:30) as a few key defensive players have signed megadeals, Odell Beckham at least entertained the idea of sitting out this season, PHI signed a familiar lineman and WAS lost a potential starting WR. Then it's on to WR tiers (10:50) starting with the elite guys. Is DeAndre Hopkins in this group? ... On to the second tier (16:14) which includes a Rams WR (guess which one!) and an emerging Kenny Golladay. Then we jump to the next two tiers (23:30) which really might be one gigantic tier. How do we separate guys like Calvin Ridley, Tyler Lockett, Beckham, Robert Woods, Allen Robinson and more? ... Many more WRs to discuss including possibly the last tier that presents elite upside (30:00). And we've got the #3 WRs (38:05) and plenty more plus a thorough discussion about the Cardinals offense to end the show ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com Nominate us on PodcastAwards! https://www.podcastawards.com/app/signup/ 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,

Let's take you through Dave's RB tiers, but first, Adam is forced to explain why his statistics are meant to help you evaluate players. And then we've got news and notes (8:40) from around the NFL ... Dave's top tier includes SIX RBs (10:40)! Who is joining the five obvious guys? Then we get to the near-elite tier (17:08) with Nick Chubb, Joe Mixon, Derrick Henry (in PPR) and more. Should Josh Jacobs be in this tier? And as we move to the Round 3 RBs (22:40), the guys tell you who in this tier they are excited about drafting ... The next few tiers (29:50) have a mix of veterans like Le'Veon Bell and David Johnson and rookies like D'Andre Swift and Cam Akers. We debate which tier Kareem Hunt belongs to. And we finish with the mid-to-late round picks (48:00). Some of them could be starters for you and some of them are just backups with a lot of upside like Tony Pollard and Chase Edmonds ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com Nominate us on PodcastAwards! https://www.podcastawards.com/app/signup/ 'Fantasy Foot

The QB position is changing as young QBs with rushing potential may be pushing out the old pocket passers, and the tiers reflect that. We're using Heath's projections for our QB tiers after we start the show with some NFL news ... The elite tier (5:00) is Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson, no surprise. When should they be drafted? And who is next (9:15)? Dak Prescott is in a tier of his own according to Heath, but do Dave and Jamey agree? And you might be surprised to find out who is in the next tier. It's not just Deshaun Watson, Russell Wilson and Kyler Murray ... How about the Ironman Tier (23:30) of Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Matt Ryan and Drew Brees? What kind of upside do they have? Then we look at the next tier (36:30) which is outside the Top 12 but could certainly have your starting Fantasy QB in it, and then the best of the rest (44:00) ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com Nominate us on PodcastAwards! https://www.podcastawards.com/app/signup/ 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Pod

A lot to cover today as Raheem Mostert wants a trade and Fantasy managers want to know what to do about elite WRs who are starting to get up there in age. Which older WR worries us the most (3:23)? And then let's talk about the SF RBs (6:06) and what Tevin Coleman's outlook could be ... We talk about some of the difficult decisions we've had to make in the Scott Fish Bowl (13:40). Ronald Jones or Damien Williams? Should you stray from your rankings to lock up a backfield? ... Julio Jones may have shown some signs of decline in 2019, while A.J. Green has a lot to prove and T.Y. Hilton and Adam Thielen have battled injuries lately. We tell you how we feel about Jones (20:30), Green (26:00), Hilton and Thielen (30:00), Julian Edelman (34:10), the PHI WRs (37:23) and Antonio Brown (40:00) ... Your Apple Podcast questions and emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com  Nominate us on PodcastAwards! https://www.podcastawards.com/app/signup/ 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google

Before we get into the projections, would you rather have Austin Ekeler or Aaron Jones in a non-PPR league? Now, let's talk about the position battles in the AFC and NFC West (3:05) and why Clyde Edwards-Helaire owners should hope for more touches than Heath and Ben have him projected for (5:25) ... AFC West projections for KC (8:00), LV (19:14), DEN (26:55) and LAC (33:55). Can Patrick Mahomes surpass his 2018 passing yards total? The Raiders are a mess. Heath has a lot more carries for Melvin Gordon than Ben does. Which Chargers are we excited to draft? Any of them? ... NFC West projections for SF (42:35), SEA (49:30), LAR (55:00) and ARI (1:00:40). Jimmy Garoppolo's efficiency is worth noting. Is there a statistical basis for drafting D.K. Metcalf ahead of Tyler Lockett? How will the Rams replace Todd Gurley's touchdowns? How fast-paced will Arizona's offense be? ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com  Nominate us on PodcastAwards! https://www.podcastawards.com/app/signup/ 'Fantasy Football Today' is ava

Can Deshaun Watson be even better without DeAndre Hopkins? How will Bruce Arians and Tom Brady mesh? Get ready for our AFC South and NFC South projections after we briefly touch on DeSean Jackson's situation (6:48) ... AFC South projections with IND (9:30), TEN (22:13), HOU (35:15) and JAC (40:40). We've got different projections on the Colts RBs, plus a mandatory A.J. Brown debate, a mandatory Will Fuller debate and why our rankings of Leonard Fournette don't quite match the projections ... To the NFC South with NO (46:00), TB (50:30), ATL (56:40) and CAR (1:02:00). We're expecting big seasons from Tom Brady, Matt Ryan and Drew Brees. What about their RBs? And wait until you hear D.J. Moore's projections ... Email us 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 Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/FFToday Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @Jame

Adam Thielen's targets, Aaron Jones' carries, Ben Roethlisberger's passing yards, we're covering it all on today's show as we tackle the AFC and NFC North. First we discuss a recent draft and Patrick Mahomes' new contract ... AFC North projections for BAL (7:10), PIT (16:53), CLE (24:51) and CIN (31:35). Is Heath too low on Lamar Jackson's rushing totals? Why isn't Juju Smith-Schuster projected for more targets? How do we see the Browns backfield shaking out? Tyler Boyd or A.J. Green? ... To the NFC North with MIN (39:00), GB (45:30), CHI (53:00) and DET (59:00). Just how run-heavy will the Vikings be? Same question for the Packers. Does the QB matter for the Bears? And we discuss Marvin Jones and Kenny Golladay and the rest of the Lions ... Email us 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 Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/FFToday Follow our FFT team on Twi

Welcome to Projections Week! Heath and Ben have projected every team and today we'll look at the East divisions. First, let's run through some news and notes (2:55) as we talk about the coronavirus, Damien Williams, David Njoku, Antonio Brown and the Scott Fish Bowl ... AFC East projections for NE (12:30), BUF (26:00), NYJ (36:21) and MIA (46:13). How fast-paced will the NE offense be and what will Julian Edelman do with a new QB? How big of a role will Zack Moss play in BUF? How many targets for Stefon Diggs? Can any NYJ WRs stand out? How does the QB uncertainty in MIA factor into the projections? ... NFC East projections for PHI (55:00), DAL (59:40), NYG (1:07:40) and WAS (1:12:35). Are we convinced that the Cowboys offense is elite? Are Zeke's touches decreasing? What the heck do we do with the PHI WRs? Same question with the NYG WRs and let's talk about Saquon Barkley's catches. Finally, how many TDs to Heath and Ben have Terry McLaurin scoring and how are they sorting out the WAS backfield? ... Email us

Fantasy analysts have to make bold calls, like fading Derrick Henry or buying into an aging RB. But if those bold calls go wrong it could be really bad for our Fantasy teams! So we present the Top 5 players we're worried about being wrong about. First, let's talk about a shortened preseason and which teams might be most affected (2:55) ... We kick off our discussion with Chris Carson and Le'Veon Bell (9:06). Heath likes both of these guys, but certainly he's concerned about being wrong. Then we discuss both RBs in the KC backfield (16:34) plus Jonathan Taylor. Heath is worried about Taylor's role, but if things go right for Taylor he could be a league-winner ... Mark Andrews (26:55), Lamar Jackson (29:30), Austin Ekeler (31:40) and DeAndre Hopkins (35:40). Then get ready for our Top 5 Patriotic Movies (38:10)! The only easy one was "The Patriot." ... Your questions via Apple Podcasts (48:40) and your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com 'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher,

TRAP backs, TD regression candidates, injury risks and more! Who are we avoiding in drafts? Aaron Jones (2:15) is being drafted too early. When will we be willing to take Derrick Henry (13:15)? What is it that we have against these two players who finished as Top 5 RBs in 2019? ... Much of the show is about RBs including Leonard Fournette (22:00), Chris Carson (26:55) and two players with very different profiles that Ben is avoiding for different reasons (35:00) ... Want to hear about some WRs who are being taken too early (46:26)? A couple of big names are on Jamey's list including Odell Beckham. And which TEs are the guys hesitant to draft (57:40)? ... Email us 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 Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/FFToday Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daverichard, @heathcummingssr, @YardsPerGre