David Gautieri & guest Dwain McFarland discuss Dwain's fantasy football projections process & how he applies that information to his rankings.
11:30 - Working back-to-front
21:30 - TreVeyon Henderson vs Omarion Hampton
24:30 - Median projections vs 2nd-half upside
27:30 - RD2-5 RB ALIVE-Zone???
29:30 - Breece Hall: Smash or Pass?
34:45 - Tyler Warren "The Jayden Daniels of TE's" ???
50:30 - Harvey/Achane parallels
54:00 - RB Pass-Blocking Narrative
1:02:15 - Stay Away from Garrett Wilson
David Gautieri & Andrew Cooper team up to discuss their TE processes & evaluate the position for the 2025 fantasy season.
4:30 - "The Process"
17:15 - Blocking is bad
23:30 - Weighting RAS Score
27:15 - College Production Matters
39:45 - AJ Barner a GOOD thing for Elijah Arroyo?
50:00 - Respect PFF !!
55:00 - Bowers in RD2? Yay or Nay?
1:09:00 - Debating Trey McBride
1:15:00 - LaPorta, Hock, Kelce, or Andrews?
1:23:00 - Engram, Kraft, Njoku, Warren, or Loveland?
1:30:00 - Best late-round TE year ever
1:36:00 - Hope for Kincaid?
1:44:00 - THE deep-dart TE?
David Gautieri attempts to break the record for world's spottiest podcast while putting guest Corey Buschlen (aka @FootballStock) through Wi-Fi Hell.
Luckily, after a few thousand edits, we've been able to re-capture a great conversation regarding 2025's best & worst fantasy football picks.
5:15 - Taking stands in the first 2 rounds?
13:00 - Which position in RD3?
20:15 - Onesies Early?
26:00 - 2025 Flag-Plant
33:45 - B-Rob > Monty, you say?
40:00 - 2WR sets don't matter for Jayden Reed?
46:00 - Late-round targets
David Gautieri (@GuruFFWrld) & guest Ryan Heath (@RyanJ_Heath) discuss Ryan's latest article "The Anatomy of a League-Winner."
8:30 Defining a "League-Winner"
11:15 Positional Distribution
13:30 RB/RB/WR/WR vs WR/WR/RB/RB
21:00 League-Winning RB's
23:00 WR Dead-Zone
30:00 "Guaranteeing" a League-Winner
35:00 Late-Round QB still viable
37:45 2025 TE Strategy
42:00 Brock Bowers Rant
50:00 Late-Round Strategy
Doctor of Physical Therapy Jeff Mueller joins David Gautieri to discuss injury topics in the fantasy football space, as well as player-specific injury assessments for 2025.
3:00 - Discussing "injury-proneness"
4:30 - Recurring Injuries
9:30 - Overrated/Underrated Injuries
12:15 - Multi-ligament Tears
22:00 - Is Cooper Kupp washed?
28:00 - BUY Chris Olave?
31:15 - Fat Deebo
36:00 - Nick Chubb rebound?
46:00 - Miles Sanders SZN
53:00 - Wheels up for JJ McCarthy
David Gautieri & guest Kevin Coleman (@Daboys_22) discuss relevant 2025 Draft topics & how they apply to rookie drafts.
3:15 - Matthew Golden a trap?
7:15 - Quinshon Judkins good?
12:30 - Cam Ward worth the 1.03?
20:00 - BUY Dak Prescott
21:00 - Tyler Warren talking points
27:30 - Jeanty or Hampton/Hendo + 2026 1?
31:45 - Beware of Kaleb Johnson
38:00 - Favorite Sleepers
54:00 - 90-second Rapid-fire
[EDITOR'S NOTE]
*Statistic referenced at 10:15 should've been "the only other RB's to post 1,500+ rushing yards & 15+ TD's & get drafted RD1-2 are Ryan Williams & Adrian Peterson" not "the only other RB's to post 1,500+ rushing yards & 15+ TD's in the SEC & get drafted RD1-2 are Ryan Williams & Adrian Peterson."
David & guest Jakob Sanderson discuss bestball topics & player-takes.
4:45 - Asymmetrical Upside
12:30 - Approaching Stacks
27:00 - Justin Herbert conundrum
37:30 - QB/RB stacks
39:30 - Adam Thielen debate (seriously)
45:30 - Bowers/Njoku/Ferguson
57:00 - Seeking Leverage
1:09:00 - Drafting "optimally"
David & guest Andrew Cooper (@CoopAFiasco) discuss the 2024 TE landscape.
3:30 - Jake Ferguson Scooby Doo reveal
22:30 - Who's TE1? Top tier worth paying up for?
32:00 - Not the year for punting TE?
36:00 - Kyle Pitts a trap?
45:00 - Kincaid/Knox splits
51:00 - Engram/Kirk splits
55:30 - Njoku/Watson splits
1:04:00 - Arthur Smith (dare we say) a good thing?
1:09:30 - Bowers viable in redraft?
1:12:30 - Late-round favorites
David & Best Ball Mania Champion Liam Murphy discuss 2024 strategy & player-takes.
7:00 - Stacking (1? 2? 3? 4?) pass-catchers
12:00 - How important is "uniqueness" in BBM?
18:00 - Discussing last year's BBM winner
24:45 - WK17 Strategy
30:45 - Targeting low-owned players
45:00 - Flag-plants (& knowing when not to)
1:00:00 - Elite TE's for the Win
David Gautieri & Ryan Heath discuss some advanced statistics & their applications.
2:00 (Un)catchable targets
7:30 Diontae Johnson SZN?
15:30 How to Use 1D/RR
17:00 Jayden Reed CAN, but WILL he?
22:00 “Big Play Merchants”
24:45 Thoughts on Jordan Addison
29:30 Josh Gordon Patriots Trivia
35:00 MTF/touch
39:00 *Whispers* maybe Arthur Smith is a good thing
47:00 Achane/Spears fit YR2 breakout window
50:45 Anthony Richardson’s Lamar-ceiling
58:30 No “bad stats” only bad applications
Host David Gautieri & guest Rich (@DynastyIsland) discuss players with RD7/8/9 startup ADP's.
7:15 - Bryce Young a SELL? Or underrated?
12:30 - BUY Rashee Rice? & Jayden Reed?
17:30 - Zack Moss > D’Andre Swift IN DYNASTY!?!?
28:00 - Drafting a QB3 in dynasty startups
32:00 - Sorting Kittle, Engram, Njoku, Ferguson
39:30 - RB1dre Stevenson
51:45 - Penix’s dynasty outlook
David Gautieri & guest @FFSnoog discuss whether players with ADP's in RD4/5/6 are undervalued or overvalued.
5:00 – Tua overvalued?
9:30 – Kincaid’s ceiling?
22:00 – Opportunity cost of RD2 RB's v Achane
27:00 – Devonta Smith a ___ percentile talent?
30:00 – DJ Moore yum or yuck?
44:00 – Pitts, Andrews, Kelce
47:00 – Fade JJ McCarthy
51:00 – Zay Flowers PPR $$$
55:00 – RD6 too early for RB’s?
1:00:00 – JSN undervalued?
1:03:00 – Xavier Worthy the Hero who lived too long
1:10:00 – Win now AND later
Host David Gautieri & guest Dynasty Dad discuss Top-36 dynasty ADP, whether each player in that range is overvalued/undervalued/properly valued, as well as additional startup strategies.
5:00 - Using ADP, KTC, FantasyCalc
9:30 - Stroud overvalued?
15:15 - Building around QB's?
20:00 - Anthony Richardson range of outcomes
25:00 - Fade Justin Herbert at your own risk
29:00 - Kyler v Richardson
30:00 - LaPorta overvalued?
35:00 - Malik Chase
40:00 - Chris Olave = Cilantro
45:00 - Marry Me Trey McBride
47:30 - Latest startup strategies
David & Bestball Expert James Brimacombe discuss 2024 strategy & player-takes.
3:00 - Bestball "Rules"
7:30 - Exposure Limits
12:00 - Closing-line Value
15:00 - Avoiding "Zeros"
22:30 - Best Time to Draft
24:00 - Drafting Rookies
37:00 - 3RB starts
38:45 - Punting TE
45:00 - "Ideal" Roster Construction
49:00 - Same-bye 2QB builds
David & guest Jakob Sanderson discuss 2024 rookie prospects, philosophical strategies, & more.
2:15 – Ranking QB’s in SF
13:00 – Odunze “can’t miss?”
18:30 – Adonai v Ladd
22:00 – Ceiling v Floor philosophy
36:00 – Fading Penix
44:30 – Late-round RB-targets
1:02:30 – Building a team w/ only rookie picks
1:12:30 – Infinite rebuilds
1:18:00 – 90-second rapid-fire
1:19:30 – JSN debate
David & guest Angelo play a game of True or False regarding 2024 rookies.
3:00 - Odunze same tier as MHJ/Nabers?
9:00 - Nabers = CeeDee?
11:00 - BTJ > JSN?
13:45 - Worthy too small for a WR1?
21:30 - Why Javon Baker?
26:30 - Baker > Mitchell?
36:30 - Developmental injuries
41:30 - Ronald Jones comp (oh no)
51:00 - James Robinson comp (oh yea)
57:00 - 90-second rapid-fire
David Gautieri & guest Kevin Coleman discuss the 2024 rookie RB class, some flawed WR prospects, & some deeper sleepers.
3:30 - Devy the next "niche" to go mainstream?
5:00 - Rookie RB1 flag-plant
10:30 - MarShawn Lloyd fan-club
15:00 - Benson's "red flag"
18:30 - Elusiveness Rating
23:30 - Late-round RB-targets
32:30 - Mitchell v Worthy
40:00 - Fade Coleman? Legette?
48:00 - Bucky kinda sucky?
52:00 - Surprising Aiyuk comp
55:00 - TE talk
59:00 - Pre-draft tier-breaks
1:02:00 - 90-second rapid-fire
David & Scott define dynasty "leverage" & discuss various examples.
6:00 - Defining Dynasty "Leverage"
13:45 - Ageism in Dynasty
19:00 - Collecting future 1's
27:00 - Process > Players
39:00 - Trading multiple years out
44:00 - WORP
53:00 - Leveraging the Fantasy Playoffs
57:00 - NO TRADE DEADLINES
David discusses bestball strategies in detail with Bestball Mania 2 Champion Liam Murphy (@ChessLiam).
4:30 - Drafting suspended players
16:00 - 6WR builds
28:30 - "Small" stacks
33:45 - Projected points
36:15 - Same bye builds
42:00 - Biggest edge left
49:30 - Recreating the winning build
David & guest Ron Stewart discuss a few simple bestball strategies & go over player-takes for the most undervalued/overvalued at each position (QB/RB/WR/TE).
2:30 - Bestball tips for Beginners
9:00 - The 2 Justins
16:30 - THE post-hype RB
20:45 - Quentin Johnston in redraft?
26:30 - Kyle Pitts conundrum
38:30 - Sanders a trap?
43:45 - Pickens debate