Fantasy Football Today Podcast

Putting Le'Veon Bell under a microscope (2:30) as we wonder how his unique running style will work on a new team. Will Bell get 300 touches? Will he finally score more than 11 total TDs? Is he deserving of a first round pick? ... News and notes including some more Melvin Gordon thoughts (13:30) and Patrick Mahomes' ridiculous arm strength, then we get into some Best Ball sleepers (17:15) ... Reviewing last week's 12-team, 3-WR PPR mock draft (25:00). Adam poses questions to all three guys about some of their more interesting picks beginning with Dave's team, then Heath's team (36:30) and Jamey's team (46:00). Then Adam gloats about his amazing squad (51:40) which would surely win this league if only we were playing it out. Within these discussions we wonder why George Kittle and Zach Ertz may be falling in drafts (26:00), debate Kenyan Drake vs. Marlon Mack, discuss handcuffing Joe Mixon and review Aaron Jones' rough schedule (47:10) ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data

Melvin Gordon has threatened to hold out. We start the show with a "if you were drafting right now" discussion about Gordon and what the LAC backfield would look like if he weren't on the team. Then we read a GREAT email about Christian McCaffrey (5:55) and why he might disappoint Fantasy owners this season ... News and notes (12:00) including an item on the PIT backfield. And then we're putting the LAR WRs under a microscope (19:40). Who is our favorite? Are they all super safe? Will Cooper Kupp continue to dominate in the red zone? ... We've got some rankings disputes as Dave tells you why he has Andrew Luck as his QB1 (26:40), Heath tells you why he's the highest on Leonard Fournette (29:50) and Jamey tells you why he's the highest on Julian Edelman (39:00) ... 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

How come nobody wants a BUF RB? Couldn't LeSean McCoy or Devin Singletary be a steal? And let's go from the potentially bad BUF offense to the potentially great GB offense and put Davante Adams under a microscope (7:15). We talk targets, schedule, and why history is on his side ... A Scott Fish Bowl update (15:24) and then some Fill in the Blank (19:50) as we debate Jameis Winston vs. Jared Goff, Damien Williams, new NFL trends that could affect Fantasy (24:55), the split in the CLE backfield (27:30), LAR WRs, Butterfingers and much more ... Zero RB strategy (35:00), Friendship strategy (38:30) and keeper questions ... 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

After we plug an important charity (fantasycares.net), we're putting Melvin Gordon under a microscope (4:22) to figure out if you should draft some WRs ahead of Gordon or if he should be the #5 pick in drafts. Heath actually has Gordon as his RB6 ... Fantasy combos (12:45)! Which pairing do you like better? ... We review our startup Dynasty SuperFlex draft (26:00). It's 12-teams, PPR with a lot of roster spots. How did we approach QB in this format? Is it foolish to start your dynasty draft with two RBs? When should Tyreek Hill be drafted? Why did the rookie WRs last so long? Are TEs less valuable in this format (39:30)? Also, Dave is back from a trip to Vegas and he brings with him some Vegas odds (45:15) on who will lead the NFL in passing yards, rushing yards and receiving yards. Place your bets! ... 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://podcastcho

Projections Week concludes with some of the most exciting offenses in the NFL as we look at the AFC West and NFC West. First, we have a philosophical discussion about projections and rankings ... LAC (5:30), DEN (16:00), KC (23:45), OAK (32:00). Projecting DEN is not easy at all with a new coaching staff. Projecting OAK is not easy with a new RB and of course Antonio Brown. Also, is Patrick Mahomes still QB1? Can Phillip Lindsay get a bigger share of the carries? Are there reasons to worry about Melvin Gordon? ... ARI (38:30), LAR (44:40), SEA (51:00), SF (56:00). Ben is really excited about Kyler Murray. Where is the Jimmy Garoppolo love? How do the carries get divided in SEA? What are we projecting for Todd Gurley? ... 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

Adam thinks Heath and Ben are crazy with their Drew Brees projections! What else stands out as we look at these two divisions? ... HOU (2:42), IND (11:48), JAC (20:15), TEN (26:15). What's the upside for Corey Davis? Can Leonard Fournette lead the NFL in rush attempts? Why don't the guys project RBs for double digit rushing TDs? ... ATL (38:10), CAR (45:30), NO (51:45), TB (1:01:40). Pass attempts could be an issue for Matt Ryan and Brees. Carries certainly won't be an issue for Christian McCaffrey. Why shouldn't Alvin Kamara be the first player drafted? And is O.J. Howard a superstar? ... 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

Tom Brady as QB20? How many catches for Ezekiel Elliott? So many questions to answer as we look at the AFC East and NFC East ... BUF (1:38), MIA (9:30), NE (15:33) and NYJ (25:23). Le'Veon Bell's workload, sorting out challenging backfields, offenses that play at slow paces and more ... DAL (35:35), NYG (44:06), PHI (53:00) and WAS (1:03:00). How much upside does Dak Prescott have? Will Miles Sanders emerge in a crowded backfield? ... 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

Welcome to Projections Week! Heath Cummings and Ben Gretch have projections for each team, and we'll give you four episodes of projections this week to help you think about targets, pass attempts, backfield splits and much more as we continue to get closer to our Fantasy drafts ... BAL (2:00), CIN (10:00), CLE (18:14) and PIT (27:30). We've got new Offensive Coordinators to consider in a couple of these spots. Does the addition of an elite WR make projecting the Browns difficult? How does the subtraction of an elite WR change the projections for the Steelers? How many carries for Lamar Jackson? How does Andy Dalton NOT sneak up on people? ... CHI (39:00), GB (45:10), DET (53:00) and MIN (1:01:00). What does the Aaron Jones/Jamaal Williams split look like? 300 touches for Dalvin Cook? Does anyone break out on the Bears? Maybe Allen Robinson? Plus conflicting Kenny Golladay projections ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audac

The first 20 minutes of the show is all about auctions. We compare some different 2018 strategies and see how they turned out. We also wonder if you can spend 80% of your budget on three players and still field a good team. We think the answer is yes! Within our auction chat, we debate using rankings vs. projections when drafting ... Two quick news items (19:15) regarding Hayden Hurst and the GB RBs. Then we talk Year 3 WRs (22:40)!  Cooper Kupp or Mike Williams? What kind of upside does Kenny Golladay have? ... Which Year 3 WRs have a chance to break out (29:10)? We like Chris Godwin, but what about Corey Davis and Curtis Samuel? And we've got a few more names for you to know ... 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

James Conner may represent the first tough decision in Round 1 for Fantasy owners. We discuss his value at the top of the show and why he may end up being a second round pick when it's all said and done ... We're taking your phone calls via Skype today! Some topics covered include bonus scoring (9:15), Dak Prescott vs. Carson Wentz (18:00), late-round QBs to pair up (23:45) and some Dynasty questions ... What is Duke Johnson's dynasty value (40:00)? Should we expect a trade? And can you wait on TE in a 14-team league (43:30)? ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com. Today's show is sponsored by NoBull. Visit NoBullProject.com\FFT 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

Some RB stats (2:15) to put the 2018 RB season in perspective. How much does the quality of the offense matter when evaluating a RB? And we've got an email about Baker Mayfield's upside (6:24) ... Heath's busts beginning with Drew Brees (14:50). Don't make him one of the first 8 QBs off the board. We also discuss two RBs who could be great but are hardly involved in the passing game (21:00) and three WRs (28:50) who have been elite WRs recently but face uncertainty this season ... Jamey tells us about two recent PPR drafts in which he has the 8th overall pick (41:00). We compare his two squads and wonder if selecting Travis Kelce and Zach Ertz in Rounds 2 and 3 is a good strategy ... 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 know who the top 4 picks are, but who is #5? After we start the show with some fun Fantasy stats, we get into the discussion about the #5 pick (5:25) before moving on to Heath's breakouts! Which QB is ready for his best season yet (10:30)? ... Heath discusses two RBs (14:00) with breakout potential. One could be a Top 40 pick and the other you can wait for. We also debate Chris Godwin vs. Sammy Watkins (20:15) and we get into Evan Engram's potential outcomes this season (26:55). Does his QB matter? ... Minicamp developments (37:40) including RB notes for GB, CHI, PHI, PIT and JAC. How many catches for Leonard Fournette? Who should be the second rookie RB off the board in Fantasy drafts? We've also got WR notes (46:24) including a name to know in PIT ... 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

You need a TE, but there is a WR on the board who will almost certainly put up better overall numbers than the TE. Who do you take? How do you decide? We open the show discussing this scenario ... The debut of the Floor-O-Meter (12:00)! We go through the Top 24 picks and discuss the Fantasy floor of each player. Then Dave recaps his conversation with Todd Gurley's trainer (20:00) and we've got news and notes (25:10) as Adam declares who the new Villain of the NFL will be ... Heath's sleepers! Two QBs (30:00), two RBs (40:00) and a couple of pass-catchers at the end of the show. Does Dak Prescott have big upside? Can Peyton Barber succeed in a new system? Should Keelan Cole be drafted? ... 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

Starting the show with an impromptu Kyler Murray discussion, which leads us to our QB strategy. In a standard, 1-QB league, can you spend two late-round picks on QBs with upside? Or do they need to have a certain level of safety? ... Answering your questions (12:45) about Ezekiel Elliott's workload, Carson Wentz, Robby Anderson, a fun league format and the potential secret to winning your league (20:51)! ... A quick round of news and notes (26:00) before we tell you about our 12-team, PPR SuperFlex draft (31:00). In this league, QBs can be used at the SuperFlex position, meaning it's basically a 2-QB league. We compare teams that invested heavily in QB to teams that waited a long time to draft that position. Also, do you need to roster three QBs? How much do tiers matter in this format? ... 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/a

Resuming where we left off last week, we dig deep on the Top 4 RBs (4:00) with the cases for and against each (McCaffrey, Kamara, Zeke, Barkley). We mostly talk PPR but also discuss non-PPR. Will Zeke be a force in the passing game again? Will Kamara get more goal line carries? Will McCaffrey get fewer goal line carries? And will Barkley be a victim of a bad offense? ... News and notes (26:20) as we discuss what kind of suspension we expect for Tyreek Hill and if he should go ahead of Sammy Watkins in drafts. Plus a note on GB WRs ... Our Ben Gretch joins us to tell us what he would change in the Top 150 rankings (33:00). He's very high on Kyler Murray and not so high on Derrick Henry. He also discusses young WRs and plenty 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

Our final episode of "Top 150 Week" brings us to the Top 30 players in our consensus PPR rankings. Spoiler Alert: While we do reveal the entire Top 30, we ran out of time to have the necessary conversation about the Top 4 overall players, but that will happen next week. Today, we've got three TEs and the rest are RBs and WRs. Odell Beckham or Mike Evans? Nick Chubb or Todd Gurley? Can Travis Kelce and Zach Ertz get 150 targets again? Thanks for listening to us all week and enjoy the show! 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 Top 4 QBs are all ranked between 55-60 overall, so we start the show debating Aaron Rodgers vs. Patrick Mahomes vs. Andrew Luck vs. Deshaun Watson. All three of our analysts have a different #1 QB. There's only one TE in the #60-31 range and it's Evan Engram, but there are obviously plenty of RBs and WRs. We discuss the upside and downside of 30 players who could make or break your teams. 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

Now we're cooking! As we get into the Top 90 in our overall PPR rankings, we're looking at a lot of guys who could be league winners for you. We've got proven players like Jarvis Landry, Marvin Jones and LeSean McCoy. We've got unproven players with upside like Derrius Guice, Mike Williams and Miles Sanders. Also, the TE debates are great in this episode, and we seem to have trouble figuring out which Giants WR is the best and if we actually want one of them on our team. Enjoy! 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 countdown of our Top 150 PPR players continues! A lot of WR talk as we rank guys like DeSean Jackson, Anthony Miller, Kenny Stills, a couple of rookies and three different Broncos. We're also getting into the back half of the Top 10 QBs with the AFC South well-represented. And we're discussing RBs who are #2 on their team depth charts. plus late-round TEs.  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

This week on Fantasy Football Today, we'll give you our takes on each player in our Top 150 consensus rankings, counting down from #150 to #1. Today, we tackle the first 30 players on the list. We've got QB debates (Roethlisberger vs. Wilson vs. Murray), TE debates (Herndon vs. McDonald vs. Burton), rookie WR debates (Samuel vs. Metcalf), pass-catching RBs, forgotten AFC East WRs and plenty more.  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