In the Pocket, Across the Pond

Accumulating our individual rankings and coming up with a consensus, we go through the players we think will be number ones at their position in fantasy football in 2025!

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We're kicking off our pre-season run of shows with a big one - ADP Values and Breakout Candidates! We'll tell you who we think are steals in this years fantasy football draft according to their average draft position, and also plant our flags on the players who we think have the potential to tier surprise, tier jump, and ultimately breakout in 2025!

Intro - 00:00

Pre-season highlights - 01:18

News - 04:38

ADP Values - 16:10

Kyren Williams - 16:58

TreVeyon Henderson - 21:05

Jaylen Waddle - 24:36

C.J. Stroud...

We're kicking off our pre-season run of shows with a big one - ADP Values and Breakout Candidates! We'll tell you who we think are steals in this years fantasy football draft according to their average draft position, and also plant our flags on the players who we think have the potential to tier surprise, tier jump, and ultimately breakout in 2025!

Intro - 00:00

Pre-season highlights - 01:18

News - 04:38

ADP Values - 16:10

Kyren Williams - 16:58

TreVeyon Henderson - 21:05

Jaylen Waddle - 24:36

C.J. Stroud...

This episode we shift out focus to the NFC, and we're giving you a complete breakdown of all the big, fantasy relevant moves from the 2025 off season, discussing every team in the conference, and giving you our takes on the fantasy football implications for the upcoming season!

NFC North - 00:45

Chicago Bears - 00:50

Detroit Lions - 02:53

Green Bay Packers - 03:28

Minnesota Vikings - 05:28

NFC East - 07:25

Dallas Cowboys - 07:29

New York Giants - 10:35

Philadelphia Eagles - 12:40

Washington...

We're back, and we're giving you a comprehensive breakdown of all the big, fantasy relevant acquisitions and trades from the 2025 off season so far! Starting with the AFC, we'll be discussing the movers and shakers from every team in the conference, and giving you our takes on the fantasy football implications for the upcoming season!

AFC North - 04:40

Baltimore Ravens - 04:40

Cincinnati Bengals - 05:45

Cleveland Browns - 08:43

Pittsburgh Steelers - 14:12

AFC East - 17:57

Buffalo Bills - 18:00

Miami Dolphins - 23:55

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We're back with a fully loaded 2025 NFL Draft preview, looking at all the top (offensive) prospects you need to know coming into the draft, assessing where we think they'll land, and if they will be valuable in fantasy football this upcoming season!

Intro - 00:00

2025 NFL Draft Preview - 00:40

Wide Receivers - 04:55

Travis Hunter - 04:55

McMillan, Golden, Burden III, Egbuka, Higgins - 09:25

Other Notable WRs - 11:37

Running Backs - 13:56

Ashton Jeanty - 14:00

Omarion Hampton - 16:50

Henderson, Judkins - 17:48

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The most prestigious day of the NFL season is upon us. That's right... its the 3rd Annual ITPATP Honours (The Itpatpys)! We officially round out the '24/'25 season by handing out our end of season awards, such as Fantasy MVP, Draft Value, and the Biggest Bust! Plus, as always, we keep ourselves accountable by revisiting all of our big, bold predictions from the start of the season!

Intro - 00:00

Playoff Brackets - 01:30

Playoff Reactions - 02:35

2024 Pre-Season Prediction Results - 12:00

Superbowl Predictions - 12:20

Bold Predictions - 13:32

The regular season is officially over, and with that, so is the fantasy football season. What a year it has been! In this jam packed episode we look at the top 10 players at each position in fantasy football in 2024, talk coaching firings, the NFL Draft order, and the MVP discussion, while also giving you our playoff brackets, and assessing all of our projection beaters on the season!

Intro - 00:00

Week 18 Debrief - 02:25

2025 NFL Draft Order - 14:45

Impressive Team on the Season - 19:50

'Not Buying It' Playoff Team - 22:00

After our little festive break we're back! And were recapping all the important results and fantasy performances that occurred in weeks 16 & 17, while also looking forward to the most pointless week in fantasy football: week 18! Where we are still giving you a bunch of projection beaters and game tiers to round out the 2024 NFL regular season.

Intro - 00:00

Week 16 & 17 Debrief/Playoff Picture - 01:40

Impressive Victories - 12:40

'Not Buying It' Wins - 15:40

Worst Team in the League - 16:37

Best Players in Week 16 & 17 - 17:38

NFL Fantasy 2025 Mock Draft...

It's the 3rd annual In the Pocket, Across the Pond Holiday Special! And in our usual yuletide spirit, we take a festive look at the previous weeks games, play some fantasy football secret Santa, and arrange each of our Christmas Trees of Projection Beaters for week 16!

Intro - 00:00

Christmas Past (Week 15 Debrief) - 02:43

Impressive Victory - 20:31

'Not Buying It' Win - 21:05

Worst Team in the League - 21:55

Nice List (Best Players in Week 15) - 24:10

Naughty List (Worst Players in Week 15) - 28:08

Lumps of...

The fantasy football playoffs are upon us, we certainly hope you and your team made it in! This week on the podcast we discuss all the impactful performances that helped get you into the playoffs, or eliminated you from them! We also assess the NFL playoff picture, highlighting the teams we feel have a chance to sneak in, and give you our projection beaters for week 15 in the NFL!

Intro - 00:00

Week 14 Debrief - 01:00

Impressive Victory - 21:31

'Not Buying It' Win - 22:38

Worst Team in the League - 23:11

We look ahead to week 14.

Who is worse: Fantasy Football Wide Receivers or NFL Kickers? We put both of those groups to rights this week, digging into the numbers and comparing 2024's crop of wide receivers to previous years, while also picking apart the (stupid) mechanics of NFL kicking, and, as always, providing you with our projection beaters for week 13!

Intro - 00:00

Week 12 Debrief - 01:03

Impressive Victory - 21:00

'Not Buying It' Win - 21:26

Worst Team in the League - 22:54

Best Players in Week 12 - 23:41

Worst Players in Week 12 - 30:22

Blowouts, playoff previews and virtual season-ending loses were the storylines this week, with big battles in the AFC making the headlines! We recap all the real-life and fantasy football action from week 11, give you our takes on what changes some struggling franchises need to make, and look ahead to all that is to come in week 12!

Intro - 00:00

Week 11 Debrief - 03:08

Impressive Victory - 20:35

'Not Buying It' Win - 21:27

Worst Team in the League - 23:20

Best Players in Week 11 - 24:52

Worst Players in Week 11 - 34:43<...

Week 10 in the NFL has already been and gone, its flying by far too quickly for our liking! This week on the podcast, we discuss trade targets we think you should consider before the fantasy football trade deadline, we talk the huge game from Jamar Chase and the TOUGH play by Baker Mayfield, and the we despair at the wasted season of the Dallas Cowboys, along with our Projection Beaters for week 11!

Intro - 00:00

Week 10 Debrief -01:12

Impressive Victory - 20:25

'Not Buying It' Win - 20:58

Worst Team in the...

Some unbelievable plays happened in week 9 of the NFL season, with crazy catches and audacious runs all across the league! We take a look back at those this week, and run down everything that went down (which isn't much) on the NFL trade deadline, as well as brining you our usual array of projection beaters and game tiers!

Intro - 00:00

Week 9 Debrief - 01:13

Impressive Victory - 15:45

'Not Buying It' Win - 17:17

Worst Team in the League - 18:19

Best Players in Week 9 - 18:36

Worst Players in...

It's the scariest time of year and the NFL script seemed to foreshadow that this week, with frightening injuries, ghoulish trades, and horrifyingly good tight end performances. This week on the podcast, we run through all the action from week 8, and look forward to week 9 with our spooky projection beaters and ghastly game tiers.

Intro - 00:00

Week 8 Debrief - 01:03

Impressive Victory - 13:44

'Not Buying It' Win - 14:58

Worst Team in the League - 16:06

Best Players in Week 8 - 16:59

Worst Players in Week 8 - 21:39

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Running Backs ran wild in week 7, with some of the biggest fantasy performances of the week coming from the position. But, alas, it wasn't all fantasy goodness, as we have more devastatingly impactful injures to discuss in this episode. We talk through those, along with another intriguing trade, and our usual projection beaters, fuggedaboutits, and Game Tiers for week 8!

Intro - 00:00

Week 7 Debrief - 01:45

Best Players in Week 7 - 18:40

Worst Players in Week 7 - 25:54

News/Injuries - 30:44

Accountability - 37:51

Guess the Top 3 Rushers - 39:23

Huge trades with even bigger fantasy football implications went down this week, which thankfully overshadowed ANOTHER embarrassing home blowout for the Dallas Cowboys. We talk about the Adams' & Cooper trades on this weeks podcast, while rounding up all the big and bad performances from week 6, and look ahead to week 7 with our projection beaters and game tiers, as always!

Intro - 00:00

Week 6 Debrief - 01:05

Impressive Victory - 17:40

'Not Buying It' Win - 18:00

Worst Team in the League - 19:29

Best Players in Week 6 - 19:47

Worst Players...

We were treated to an array of vintage performances in the NFL in week 5, with high passing numbers, quarterback duels, and ludicrous fantasy football scoring returning in troves! On this weeks episode of the podcast, we as always debrief it all, the good and the bad, while brining you the latest crucial injury news and our projection beaters for week 6!

Intro - 00:00

Favorite Plays of Week 5 - 01:15

Week 5 Debrief - 05:00

Impressive Victory - 16:55

'Not Buying It' Win - 18:50

Worst Team in the League - 21:55

Best...

High scoring games may have returned to the NFL in week 4, but The Jacuzzi of Concern is back with a vengeance in the weeks episode, as we take some temperature checks on some highly drafted players who have disappointed so far in fantasy football.

Intro - 00:00

Week 4 Debrief - 01:15

Impressive Victory - 11:38

'Not Buying It' Win - 12:50

Worst Team in the League - 15:08

Best Players in Week 4 - 15:55

Worst Players in Week 4 - 23:27

News/Injuries - 26:26

BREAKING NEWS! - 30:22

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Week 3 in the NFL was dominated by rookie revelations and waiver wire sensations, with unexpected names putting up dominant fantasy showings. On this weeks episode, we go through all of those game-winning performances, we take a look at some of the more worrying teams so far this season, and we look ahead to week 4 with our projection beaters!

Intro - 00:00

Low Scoring Teams - 01:03

Week 3 Debrief - 03:40

Impressive Victory - 21:40

'Not Buying It' Win - 22:15

Worst Team in the League - 23:11

Best Players in Week 3...

If you're fantasy football team managed to escape week 2 unscathed, congratulations! You were one of the lucky ones. If not, don't fear, In the Pocket, Across the Pond is here! And this week we'll go through all those notable injuries, how they'll effect your fantasy team, and who to start moving forward, along with our usual projection beaters, and look back at the previous weeks games!

Intro - 00:00

0-2 Teams - 01:45

Week 2 Debrief - 03:03

Impressive Victory -18:12

'Not Buying It' Win - 18:44

Worst Team in the League...

Awful Quarterback play, non-existent Tight Ends, and meaningful injuries dominated the first week of the 2024 NFL season, it was rough! This week on the podcast, we wade through the muddy waters of week 1, trying to find the truth in the trends, while also looking forward to week 2, where we think your fantasy football studs will spring to life!

Intro - 00:00

Week 1 Debrief - 02:22

Impressive Victory - 18:09

'Not Buying It' Win - 19:32

Worst Team in the League - 20:42

Best Players in Week 1 - 23:45

Worst Players in...

It's finally week 1 of the 2024 NFL season! So that means it's back to the usual programming for the podcast, as we bring you our Projection Beaters, Fuggedaboutits and Game Tiers once again, while also discussing each our most drafted players this year. It's the start of your 2024 fantasy football campaign folks, and we're back for another season of analysis, tips, and rubbish jokes!

Intro - 00:00

Most Drafted Players - 01:04

News - 05:50

The Q of Doom (Injuries) - 16:30

Week 1 Projection Beaters.- 20:26

Fuggedaboutit - 25:16

Quarterbacks - 28:30<...

Keep this one quiet folks... We're back for a special, pocket sized episode, brining you the (un)official NFL Script for 2024!... and by that, we mean our Fantasy Football MVPs, Bust Picks, Divisional and Super Bowl Winners, and bold predictions that we think could happen this season!

Intro - 00:00

Al's Bust Pick - 01:30

Sharples' Bust Pick - 02:38

Lew's Bust Pick - 04:33

Divisional Winners - 09:42

Superbowl Picks - 12:55

Bold Predictions - 14:40

Sharples' Fantasy MVP - 22:12

Lew's Fantasy MVP - 24:18

Al's...

Get ready for your 2024 fantasy football draft with our official podcast rankings! On this episode we go through our accumulative top 12 at each position, sharing our insights and opinions on who we think are going to be the best players for the 2024 NFL season.

Intro - 00:00

News - 00:50

QB Rankings 12 -1 - 13:35

TE Rankings 12 - 1 - 32:35

BREAKING NEWS - 38:37

RB Rankings 12 - 1 - 47:40

WR Rankings 12 - 1 - 01:03:40

Closing Thoughts - 01:23:00

What NFL Draft prospect are you most excited about for Fantasy...

We're back, and on this episode we're taking a look into the bargain bin and talking average draft position values, breakout players, and draft tips. With the NFL and Fantasy Football season just weeks away, its time to start gearing up, prepping, and maybe slightly over-analysing... so join us as we start to prepare for the 2024 season!

Intro - 00:00

News - 06:04

Average Draft Position (ADP) Values - 23:10

Gus Edwards - 23:24

Christian Kirk - 29:09

Brian Robinson Jr. - 32:10

Devin Singletary - 34:30

DK...

It's a special episode of the podcast, as we give you a definitive preview of 2024 NFL Draft, detailing the notable players you should look out for in fantasy football this year, and what we think their value could be in their rookie seasons, while Al puts himself out there and treats us what could be the best or indeed worst mock draft of all time.

Intro - 00:00

2024 NFL Draft Preview - 01:08

Wide Receivers - 01:53

Marvin Harrison Jr. - 02:00

Malik Nabers - 04:42

Rome Odunze - 07:15

Brian...

Rounding out our NFL off-season breakdown episodes, its the turn of the NFC! We talk the notable moves made by every team, discuss the fantasy impact all of the big name acquisitions could have, and listen to Alex Sharples dismay over the difficulty of lawnmower simulator.

Intro - 00:00

NFC Free Agency Shakers & Movers - 00:46

NFC North - 00:53

Chicago Bears - 00:55

Detroit Lions - 05:17

Green Bay Packers - 06:43

Minnesota Vikings - 10:25

NFC South - 13:20

Atlanta Falcons - 13:30

Carolina Panthers - 17:05<...

We're back! And what an off-season it has been so far in the NFL, with so much to unpack!. In our first episode of the new season, we break down the free agency moves from the AFC, highlighting all the key signings and giving our opinions regarding the fantasy football impact, while also breaking down some of the recent rule changes that the league has enforced, and how they will effect the game going forward. It's going to be another great season, and it starts right now!

Intro - 00:00

NFL Rule Changes - 01:50

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Its our final episode of the season, and we're going to be presenting our ITPATP 2023 Fantasy Football Awards! We'll talk Fantasy MVPs, biggest busts, and draft steals, while also running down the busy coaching carrousel, ranking the top 10 QBs in the league right now, and giving you our predictions for Super Bowl 58.

Intro - 00:00

Our Pre-Season Predictions - 00:45

Bold Team Prediction - 01:50

Bold Player Prediction - 05:25

Fantasy MVP Prediction - 10:18

ITPATP 2023 Fantasy Football Awards - 14:43

Draft Value - 15:43

Sleeper Hit - 18:26

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The Regular season is over, and with it, so is the fantasy football season! So what better time to take some accountability, as well look back and review all of our 2023 projection beaters. Did we help you this year? Are we actually really bad at fantasy football? Listen and find out, and while we have you, we'll also be looking into the best fantasy players of the 2023 season, updating you on the coaching casualties of the past week, and boldly sharing our playoff brackets, as we each predict who will win the Super Bowl!

Intro - 00:00

If your fantasy football championship matchup is in week 18, you're a weirdo. But we're here for you all the same on the podcast, bringing you our projection beaters and analysis for the final week of the NFL regular season! While looking back on the REAL fantasy football championship week, and who won or lost you your leagues.

Intro - 00:00

Week 17 Games - 01:30

Impressive Victory - 23:25

'Not Buying it' Win - 23:46

Worst Team in the League - 25:34

Best Players in Week 17 - 26:25

Definitely Not Breaking News...

It's fantasy championship week, we hope you are still alive and one week away from victory! This week on the podcast, we dissect the fantasy heroes (Amari Cooper) and villains (Brock Purdy) from the past week, try to figure out what is going wrong with a Super Bowl favourite team, and give you our most important projection beaters of the season!

Intro - 00:00

Week 16 Games - 01:50

Best Players in Week 16 (QBs) - 21:00

Impressive Victory - 23:53

'Not Buying it' Win - 24:38

Worst Team in the League - 27:17

It's the 2nd annual holiday special this week on In the Pocket, Across the Pond, and like last year we play a bit of Fantasy Football Secret Santa, and imbue all of our usual segments with the spirit of the Festive Season! We are in the thick of the Fantasy Football playoffs, so ours player picks, analysis and advice remains vitally important, we hope you're still in the mix! Enjoy, and have a Happy Holiday!

Intro - 00:00

Christmas Past (Week 15 Games) - 01:00

Worst Team in the League - 23:09

'Not Buying it...

We bring you some sweet poetry this week on In the Pocket, Across the Pond, as we reflect on some truly shocking offensive displays, and some totally dominant all-round performances - how 'bout 'em?. And, as the fantasy football playoffs arrive, we provide few tips and tricks to help see you though your matchups, and as always bring you our all important proaction beaters for week 15 in the NFL.

Intro - 00:00

Week 14 Games - 06:30

Impressive Victory - 18:13

'Not Buying it' Win - 18:40

Worst Team in the League - 19;30

It's oxymoron week on this episode of In the Pocket, Across the Pond, as well take a look at some of the notable sideline story's that took our attention this week, as well as researching just who we have seen play Quarterback in prime time this season! And as always, we bring you our 100% guaranteed projection beaters for week 14.

Intro - 00:00

Week 13 Games - 02:56

Sideline Action - 21:32

Prime Time Backups - 25:05

Worst Team in the League - 28:50

Impressive Victory - 30:38

'Not Buying it' Win - 30:50<...

Week 12 is history, and so is Frank Reich's tenure as the Carolina Panthers Head Coach! On this weeks episode of the podcast, we discuss that perhaps no-s0-shocking but certainly bold move, as well as looking back on what thanksgiving weekend in the NFL brought us, and as always we bring you our analysis and expectations for the upcoming week

Intro - 00:00

Week 12 Games -01:40

Impressive Victory - 18:21

'Not Buying it' Win - 19:45

Worst Team in the League - 21:58

Best Players in Week 12 - 22:40

Worst...

This week on the podcast, it is the The Return of the Jacuzzi of Concern! Specifically in relation to the AFC North, as we look at the collateral damage from the various season ending injures that occurred in week 11. Elsewhere, we talk what we're thankful for in fantasy football this year, Alex Sharples breaks down what makes a fair trade and what makes a stupid trade, and as always we give you our sure-fire projection beaters for week 12.

Intro - 00:00

Week 11 Games -01:50

Impressive Victory - 19:08

'Not Buying it' Win - 20:00<...