RotoWire Fantasy Football Podcast

Chris Liss and Jeff Erickson discuss auction strategy with the backdrop of the RotoWire Steak League.

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00:00 Chris Liss Auction Tips

00:20 Welcome

01:00 Rashee Rice

05:00 Steak League Intro

07:00 Liss’s Auction Style

10:00 Price Enforcing

11:15 Circa

12:45 Nomination Strategy

18:20 Getting the Big Stacks to Bleed Money

20:00 Buying “Helium” Players

22:30 Genius vs. Agnostic

24:45 Renegade Fantasy

26:10 Fantasy Sports Knockout

27:30 Budgeting

34:15 Patrick Mahomes

36:30 Stacks

43:20 Travis Hunter Rule

52:20 RealMa...

Nick Whalen and Jeff Erickson hit the top news items of the day, including a Joe Mixon update, news out of Vegas and an official starting QB in New Orleans. Then, the guys hit on some of the biggest risers and fallers over the last month, including Emeka Egbuka, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Breece Hall, Matthew Golden and Chase Brown.

00:00 Final Draft Risers & Fallers
00:20 Welcome
00:45 Circa
01:25 Survivor/Millions
02:00 Saints QB decision
07:30 Jakobi Meyers / Amari Cooper
12:15 Joe Mixon
15:00 Renegade Fantasy
16:35 Risers & Fallers
17:15 “Bill” Jacory Croskey-Merritt
20:00 Breece Hall
23:30 Emeka Egbuka

Joe Bartel and Jake Letarski discuss every team's win/loss win total after Jake's impressive 28-4 record last year. The guys also go over a ton of training camp news including the Jakobi Meyers trade request in addition to Amari Cooper signing.

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Streaming live from Radio Row at the Circa Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nick Whalen and Jeff Erickson discuss the top news items of the day, including an update on Lamar Jackson and a couple of under-the-radar wide receiver trades. The guys also talk Week 1 lines, Survivor strategy and more.

00:00 Live From Radio Row
00:20 Welcome
01:10 Bucs News - Chris Godwin
07:30 Ricky Pearsall, Skyy Moore
09:00 DeVaughn Vele
12:00 Min WR injuries
13:20 Circa
15:00 Survivor
16:00 Working Backwards
19:15 Week 1 Survivor
26:10 Renegade Fantasy
27:00 Week 1 Betting Slate
29:00 Steelers-Jets
32:30 Raiders-Pats
35:00...

The Indianapolis Colts have opted to go with Daniel Jones to start the season and the Washington Commanders appear to have the buzziest late-round running back in this year's class with Jacorey Croskey-Merritt flying up draft boards. John McKechnie and Mario Puig discuss the fantasy impacts for each of those developments plus the players they're fading in best ball right now.

Time Stamps

00:00 Intro/Colts name Daniel Jones starting QB
12:40 Washington RB Battle – Jacory Croskey-Merritt vs. Chris Rodriguez
28:38 DraftKings Best Ball Targets – Christian McCaffrey
31:42 Tyler Warren
34:25 Jerry Jeudy + David Njoku
40:19 Draf...

Nick Whalen and Jeff Erickson discuss the players they wish they'd drafted more this season, including Ricky Pearsall, Omarion Hampton, Tee Higgins, D'Andre Swift.

00:00 FOMO-Cast
00:20 Welcome
00:30 News
00:45 Daniel Jones / Anthony Richardson
08:30 Bucs Receivers
11:45 Lowering Baker Mayfield?
14:00 Circa
14:45 Renegade Fantasy
15:30 FOMO Players
16:00 Ricky Pearsall
20:15 Tee Higgins
23:05 Omarion Hampton
25:15 Mike Evans
27:20 DraftKings
29:10 Best Ball Talk
32:30 Dead Zone RBs - Walker/Kamara/Conner
38:20 Ashton Jeanty
41:00 Lamar Jackson
41:45 Jordan Mason
42:20 Darnell Mooney
44:20 Matthew Golden

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Joe Bartel and Jake Letarski tackle a massive Monday show going over an ever-growing list of significant training camp injuries and also highlight a handful of tips and tricks to help you be successful ahead of your auction draft leagues.

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Draft season is in full swing and Preseason Week 2 is upon us. John McKechnie and Mario Puig give the latest intel on the changing outlooks in the Packers receiving room with Matthew Golden ascending. The guys also discuss Tory Horton, who is making a case for  

snaps in three-wide sets in Seattle. Rounding it out, the guys check in on the best ball market movement with looks at the new ADPs for Breece Hall, Terry McLaurin and more.

Time Stamps

00:00 Intro

01:47 News – Rashee Rice suspension update

11:48 Job Batt...

LaQuan Jones from NFL Network joins Jeff Erickson to discuss training camp developments.

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00:00 LaQuan Jones Podcast

00:20 Welcome

02:00 News

02:15 James Cook Contract Extension

05:20 RBs Getting Paid

06:30 Chop Robinson injury

08:45 Malik Nabers Sitting Out Joint Practice

12:00 Justin Jefferson

15:00 Circa

15:40 Preseason Needle Movers

16:00 Treyveon Henderson

17:20 Moderate Our Content For Different Audiences

19:15 Matthew Stafford Back Injury

24:45 Kyren Williams

26:50 Renegade Fantasy

27:40 RJ Harvey

31:10 Kaleb Johnson

34:15...

Nick Whalen and Jeff Erickson debate some head-to-head ADP battles, including TreyVeon Henderson vs. Kenneth Walker, JSN vs. Tee Higgins, Ladd McConkey vs. Garrett Wilson and more.

00:00 ADP Battle Podcast
00:20 Welcome
00:40 NFFC ADP (share page)
01:00 Treyveon Henderson vs. Kenneth Walker
04:20 Jaxon Smith-Njigba vs. Tee Higgins
08:15 Circa
09:00 Ladd McConkey vs. Garrett Wilson
11:30 George Pickens vs. Devonta Smith vs. Jaylen Waddle vs. Zay Flowers
17:45 Renegade Fantasy
18:40 Chase Brown vs. Bucky Irving
21:45 Achane vs Henry
27:35 Lamar Jackson vs. Josh Allen
30:30 Fantrax
31:43 BlueWire
31:50 Stefon Diggs vs Ricky...

Joe Bartel and Jake Letarski recap an eventful opening week of the NFL preseason and continue on with #MockDraft Monday, where they pick from their least favorite draft slot, No. 7.

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Nick Whalen and Mario Puig hit the biggest news of the day before diving into some of the most important job battles happening across NFL training camps. The guys dig in on Keenan Allen joining the Chargers, Cam Skattebo vs. Tyrone Tracy, Tyler Shough vs. Spencer Rattler, the Cowboys' RB room, WRs in New England and more.

00:00 Intro
00:18 News roundup – Rashawn Slater injury, effect on Chargers offense
03:30 Position battles – Chargers WRs: Keenan Allen vs. Tre Harris vs. Quentin Johnston
11:24 Giants RBs: Tyrone Tracy vs. Cam Skattebo
18:24 Cowboys RBs: Javonte Williams vs. Jaydon Blue vs...

Jeff Erickson and Andrew Cooper from Fantasy Alarm discuss how to dominate your leagues that have a premium scoring format for tight ends.

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00:00 Andrew Cooper Podcast

00:20 Welcome

00:40 News & Notes

01:00 Jordan Addison 3-Game Suspension

04:30 What does this mean for Rashee Rice?

06:30 Tyreek Hill (undisclosed injury) sits out practice

08:40 James Cook (contract) sitting out again

11:45 Circa

12:15 Matthew Stafford - aggravated disc in back, receives epidural

16:00 Keenan Allen back with Chargers

19:30 Depth Chart Silly Season - RJ...

Nick Whalen and Jeff Erickson take a look at the biggest training camp stories around the NFL, 

00:00 Training Camp Matters
00:20 Welcome
00:40 Tyrone Tracy / Cam Skattebo
04:30 Aaron Jones / Jordan Mason
07:00 Joe Mixon / Nick Chubb / Woody Marks
12:00 Circa
13:00 Kyren Williams
16:45 Matthew Golden / Christian Watson
19:35 Vegas Football Proxy
20:40 Commish Kit
21:15 Emeka Egbuka / Chris Godwin
25:45 Chase Brown
31:00 Anthony Richardson / Daniel Jones
32:45 Preseason Usage
35:30 Fantrax
36:32 BlueWire
36:35 Cauldron of Negativity - Caleb Williams
42:00 Jacory Croskey-Merritt
45:00 Jaguars Talk - Hunter, RB usage
48:15 Saints QBs
51:15 S...

Joe Bartel and Jake Letarski recap Joe's live NFFC draft, which took place Sunday, and the duo uncover one of the most shocking four rounds of a mock draft that you'll ever see.
 

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John McKechnie and Mario Puig break down some of the biggest storylines coming out of NFL training camps like Jahmyr Gibb's potential uptick in passing game snaps and R.J. Harvey's strong first impression. The guys then take the microscope to the fascinating Jacksonville Jaguars, where a new system and a new influx in talent could finally unlock Trevor Lawrence's potential.


Time Stamps
00:00 Intro
00:44 Training Camp News – (Another) Jahmyr Gibbs breakout incoming?
11:00 Broncos RBs – RJ Harvey vs. J.K. Dobbins vs. Jaleel McLaughlin
21:47 Jaguars Team Breakdown – Travis Hunter: WR/CB question
34:07 Jaguar...

Jeff Erickson and Chris Harris of HarrisFootball.com discuss how to filter all the noise from the fire hose of training camp notes to discern what actually matters.

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00:00 Chris Harris Pod

00:20 Welcome

01:30 No ADP in July!

07:00 The Fascist E-Mail

09:30 Jacksonville RBs

12:30 Maintaining Discipline

15:35 Circa

16:10 Injuries - Tristan Wirfs

19:30 Joe Mixon

26:00 Vegas Football Proxy

27:15 Watching Games

34:30 No Preseason Games

37:00 Fantrax

38:30 Getting Rid of TE’s as a position

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Nick Whalen and Jeff Erickson take a deep dive into the tight end position, discussing the elites at the top, stay-aways in the middle rounds, late-round values, deep-league targets and more.

00:00 TE Tiers
00:20 Welcome
00:30 TE Boosted Scoring
02:50 Premium TE’s - Bowers, McBride, Kittle
08:45 Circa
09:30 Middle Tier - LaPorta, Hockenson, Kelce
15:15 Isaiah Likely Carted Off
16:30 Mark Andrews
17:30 Vegas Football Proxy
18:30 100 Club - Andrews, Engram, Njoku
26:15 Fantrax
27:15 Remaining Starter “Glob” - Warren through Goedert
28:10 Tucker Kraft
29:00 Tyler Warren
30:00 Like Jake Ferguson, don’t like Dalton K...

Joe Bartel and Jake Letarski talk about some of their favorite sleepers this year, including guys like Mason Taylor and Jerome Ford. The duo also weigh in on the injury to Joe Mixon and the uncomfortable contract holdout for Terry McLaurin.

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NFL Training Camps are opening up and that means job battles are getting into full swing. John McKechnie and Mario Puig break down the sneaky-important QB battle between Anthony Richardson and Daniel Jones, and what it'll mean for the Josh Downs, Michael Pittman, and Tyler Warren's collective fantasy stock.

Time Stamps

00:00 Intro
01:07 News – James Cook reporting to camp; Ray Davis, Bills WRs
19:21 Noah Fant release – Elijah Arroyo, AJ Barner
28:19 Colts team breakdown – Anthony Richardson (shoulder) vs. Daniel Jones
37:30 Best ball breakdown: Jonathan Taylor, Josh Downs, Michael Pittman
41:16 Tyler Warren, Alec Pierce...

Paul Mammino from RotoWire joins Jeff Erickson to discuss the role that projections play in the draft prep process for your football leagues.

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00:00 Projections Podcast

00:20 Welcome to Paul Mammino

02:00 Role of Projections for Drafting

04:00 Why do projections end up wrong?

07:00 Advanced Metrics

07:30 Broken Tackles / Yds After Contact

08:10 Bucky Irving

10:00 Football vs. Baseball Projections

10:30 James Cook

11:30 Holdout players

13:10 CIRCA

14:30 Projecting Rookies

18:00 Omarion Hampton

20:00 Rookies RBs vs. Established Veterans

Nick Whalen and Jeff Erickson take a deep dive into the wide receiver position for 2025 fantasy football. The guys debate the Big Three at the top, a loaded Tier 2, boom/bust players, high-floor options, late-round values, Rashee Rice and more.

00:00 WR Tiers Podcast
00:20 Welcome
01:00 Big Three (Chase/Jefferson/Lamb)
04:30 Nabers, St. Brown, Nacua, Brian Thomas Jr., Collins, Drake London
07:30 Worried about the floor in this range?
10:00 CIRCA
12:00 Ladd/Brown/Garrett Wilson
16:00 3rd Round Receivers - JSN, Higgins, Tyreek, Harrison, Adams
23:00 Rashee Rice & Chiefs discussion
32:00 4th Round: McLaurin, Evans...

Joe Bartel and Jake Letarski tackle a couple of difficult tier-related positional questions including what to do at WR when Marvin Harrison, Garrett Wilson and Tee Higgins are all on the board.

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Alan Seslowsky of RotoWire and Chris Liss of RealManSports.com try to figure out the best position(draft slot) to get in 2025 fantasy football leagues

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Alan Seslowsky of RotoWire and Scott Pianowski of Yahoo Fantasy Sports reveal the WRs that are sure to bust and offer better options for 2025 fantasy football drafts

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Get the latest intel on job battles in the Chargers and Browns backfields, along with a check-in on the DraftKings Best Ball draft market. How big a season can we project for Omarion Hampton if Najee Harris misses time? And who could pick up the slack in the Browns backfield between Jerome Ford and Dylan Sampson. Rounding it out, the guys take a deep dive into the San Francisco 49ers' outlook. 

Time Stamps

00:00 Intro
00:35 Job Battles – Chargers running backs: Omarion Hampton vs. Najee Harris (eye)
09:01 Browns running backs: Jerome Ford vs. Dylan Sampson