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The preseason is basically over. No starters will see action this Thursday. Third-string QBs and 4th-string RBs will rule the night.

So that makes now the perfect time to look back on what we learned over the past 3 weeks of "action." Some teams showed us little. Some surprised us with their playing-time decisions. Others gave us exactly what we expected to see. Let's run through some key situations for this week's fantasy football drafts ...

Before we get there -- Sony Michel returned Monday ... 0:30

Christian McCaffrey becomes a workhorse ... 3:49
Nick Chubb can't touch Carlos Hyde ... 7:23
Jordan Howard keeps control ... 8:46
Peyton Barber takes over ... 10:34
Derrick Henry's still not a value ... 11:31
Should we worry about Joe Mixon? ... 13:05
What do we make of the Denver backfield? ... 14:44
Avoid the Detroit backfield? ... 16:19
Does Indy have a RB worth drafting? ... 19:17
Looks like Adrian Peterson's still alive after all ... 20:50
Did Alfred Morris run his way into draft range? ... 23:15
Bilal Powell, Isaiah Crowell or neither? ... 24:21
Quincy Enunwa runs quickly back into view ... 25:38
Phillip Dorsett outlasts the Patriots' WR jumble ... 26:57
Here comes Kenny Golladay ... 29:05
Taywan Taylor missing out on 1st-team snaps ... 30:26
Marqise Lee's knee injury makes way for Donte Moncrief ... 32:35
Tyreek Hill makes out in Patrick Mahomes' target distribution ... 35:23
Saints present options at WR, but not much clarity ... 38:02
Eric Ebron breaks out ... or does he? ... 39:22

Check out all the 2018 fantasy football rankings and exclusive tools for DS Insiders. You can find all the team preview episodes in our podcast archives.​

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This weekend marks 1 of the years biggest for fantasy football drafts. So we're spending today's show running through some of the biggest questions you might be pondering and nailing down strategy before draft day arrives.

Here's the list:

What's the ideal draft position? ... 4:44
What should I do with my 1st 3 picks? ... 6:37
When should I take my 3rd WR? ... 9:17
Which late-round WRs could turn into starters? ... 11:22
When should I draft my 3rd RB? ... 16:24
Who should I target in a zero-RB draft? ... 17:53
How should I treat these murky backfield situations? ... 22:04
When should I draft my 1st TE? ... 36:31
What should I do at TE in an FFPC draft? ... 39:02
Where should I start looking QB? ... 40:53
What's different in a 2-QB or superflex league? ... 42:45
When should I draft a defense? ... 45:26
When should I start drafting IDPs? ... 47:36
Should I look to stack in my lineup-setting, redraft leagues? ... 49:51

Check out all the 2018 fantasy football rankings and exclusive tools for DS Insiders. You can find all the team preview episodes in our podcast archives.

Adrian Peterson is back!

Well, he has a new team at least, but there doesn't seem to be much else to like about him. We're starting there but not staying long. There's much more to discuss, such as ...

Josh Gordon's return ... kinda ... 3:46​​

Injury news ... 6:29

KICKER NEWS! ... 12:48

Then it's time for some key playing-time observations from Week 2 of the preseason slate:

Mahomes to Tyreek! ... 14:33
Why you should be drafting John Brown ... 15:50
Should you keep drafting Taywan Taylor? ... 17:40
Mike Vrabel confirms a split backfield ... 19:49
Ted Ginn not going away just yet ... 20:20
Which Jaguars WR do you want? ... 21:20
Michael Gallup heading in right direction ... 22:13
Trouble for Golden Tate? ... 23:08
Kerryon Johnson climbs ... 24:44
Getting comfier with Jordan Howard ... 25:38
Royce Freeman looking good ... 27:00
Nick Chubb looking irrelevant; draft Carlos Hyde? ... 28:27
What to do with Christian McCaffrey and C.J. Anderson ... 30:23
Jonathan Williams might actually be a thing ... 33:17
Kenneth Dixon still plays football! ... 34:16
Where have the Colts rookie RBs gone? ... 35:26
Jack Doyle rules ... 37:34
Ricky Seals-Jones emerging as clear starter ... 38:30
Trey Burton looking the part under Matt Nagy ... 40:01

Check out all the 2018 fantasy football rankings and exclusive tools for DS Insiders. You can find all the team preview episodes in our podcast archives.

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It wasn't easy, but neither is winning your fantasy football league.

For the first time since we started this podcast, Jared and Matt talked their way through a live draft ... at least the 1st 11 rounds of it. We're drafting in an FFPC best-ball league. That means 28 rounds, 1.5 PPR for TEs, full PPR scoring for everyone else and the following weekly lineup:

QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
TE
FLEX
FLEX
K
D/ST

Come along as we try to talk our way through the first 11 rounds. We stuck around a little longer on Periscope. And we'll post our completed lineups here once we finish.

Check out all the 2018 fantasy football rankings and exclusive tools for DS Insiders. You can find all the team preview episodes in our podcast archives.​

The 1st full slate of preseason action gave us plenty to react to ... and perhaps some things to overreact to. This show is about figuring out how to find that line.

First up are the injuries: 

DeVante Parker breaks a finger ... 2:33
Carson Wentz might not be ready for opener; avoid the Eagles passing game? ... 3:48
Derrius Guice fallout ... 6:38
Not Saquon Barkley's hamstring! ... 8:50
Are the 49ers setting up for an Alfred Morris revival? ... 9:40
Where to draft George Kittle ... 12:23
Should we worry about Corey Davis? ... 13:25
Patriots aching backs ... 14:34

Preseason Week 1 Winners

Christian McCaffrey's workload ... 15:38
D.J. Moore solid ... 16:58
Marshawn Lynch beasting ... 17:34
John Kelly moving up? ... 17:50
Rashaad Penny a Week 1 winner? ... 18:23
Coming around on Kerryon Johnson ... 19:30
The best-looking rookie RB from Week 1 ... 21:20
The Bucs backfield (not all winners) ... 22:07
Good weekend for young QBs ... and 1 older redhead ... 24:05
Gallup on, Michael ... 28:50
Packers youngsters show up ... 29:48

And the Losers

Did ​Isaiah Crowell hurt more than his head? ... 31:01
Reason for concern with Alex Collins? ... 31:43
Albert Wilson lost before winning ... 32:46

What do we do with the Colts backfield? ... 33:35

Check out all the 2018 fantasy football rankings and exclusive tools for DS Insiders. You can find all the team preview episodes in our podcast archives.​

​​We're about 2 weeks into training camps around the league, and that means we've had time to learn more about the Seattle backfield, react to some big-name injuries and get reminded that DeVante Parker lets everyone down.

All of these factors have already started affecting ADP ... in a big way in many cases. On today's show, we're looking at the guys who have taken the biggest leap up draft boards since early June, along with those who have fallen furthest. Most importantly, we're digging into what that should mean for you on draft day. Our discussion in this show led to several players moving up the DS rankings right after we finished recording.

Here's the rundown ...

Is Andrew Luck climbing too quickly? 3:32

Effect of Jameis Winston's suspension 6:02

The pesky Seattle backfield 7:23

Catching up on Matt Breida 11:34

Will Rex Burkhead keep climbing? Will Sony Michel become a value? 14:14

Nick Chubb falling; who's the RB target in Cleveland? 19:01

Who's the RB target in Green Bay? 20:29

John Ross rising ... kinda 21:53

Can't stop Anthony Miller 23:39

Courtland Sutton in Miller's ballpark? 26:09

Do you need some Marquise Goodwin? 28:42

The 2nd-year wideout you need to be buying right now 30:59

Buy Drew Brees wideouts 33:03

A Patriot that we moved up the rankings during this show 33:53

An AFC West WR pair to stack in your best-ball lineups 35:01

Rishard Matthews: risk or value? 36:19

What to do with Josh Gordon 37:09

DeVante Parker and Kenny Stills ... quiet values? 38:30

Where should Doug Baldwin go right now? 39:51

A healthy, rising Tyler Eifert: Should we beware? 41:08

Check out all the 2018 fantasy football rankings and exclusive tools for DS Insiders. You can find all the team preview episodes in our podcast archives.​

It's football time! The preseason officially got underway tonight, and we've officially finished our team-preview series. The AFC West is up last, and it brings plenty of intrigue. Half the teams sport new QBs. One boasts a new coach that was also the old coach. One dumped its lead rusher in the spring. Another has shed all of its TE targets from a year ago​​.

Here's the rundown:

-- Why are you drafting Lamar Jackson? 1:10
-- Eric Decker's new home 5:20
-- The secret draft sleeper in New England 6:02
-- Doug Baldwin's knee 6:47
-- Jordan Wilkins' outlook 8:52
-- The RB to target in San Francisco? 10:27

​Denver Broncos
​What You Should Know -- 13:33
What's Different -- 17:05
One to Target -- 19:18
One to Avoid -- 21:18

​Kansas City Chiefs
​​​​What You Should Know -- 23:00
What's Different -- 25:45
One to Target -- 27:43
One to Avoid​ -- 29:39

​Los Angeles Chargers​
​What You Should Know -- 31:39
​What's Different -- 34:04
​One to Target -- 35:22
​One to Avoid​ -- 38:35

​Oakland Raiders​
​​​​What You Should Know -- 38:49
​What's Different -- 40:55
​One to Target -- 42:37
​One to Avoid​ -- 44:20

Check out all the 2018 fantasy football rankings and exclusive tools for DS Insiders. You can find all the team preview episodes in our podcast archives.​

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The Rams enter 2018 off their best season in a long time. The 49ers seem to have finally found their QB ... after looking for a long time. The Seahawks have a new coordinator and new 1st-round RB on offense. And the Cardinals have a new almost everything.

This week's podcast previews the NFC West, the 2nd to last installment in our team preview series. We'll get to the players we want and the guys we don't for each team. But first, the open of training camp delivers some fresh storylines.

Here's the rundown:

-- The greatest First-Round Bust pick of all time? 1:38
-- Josh Gordon situation 4:25
-- Andrew Luck's return 7:59
-- Avoiding the PUP 9:18
-- A couple beginning on the PUP 11:38

​Arizona Cardinals
What you should know -- 14:16
What's different -- 16:25
One to target -- 19:01
One to avoid -- 20:29

​Los Angeles Rams
​What you should know -- 21:33
​What's different -- 22:55
​One to target -- 24:41
​One to avoid -- 25:43

​San Francisco 49ers​
​What you should know -- 28:17
​What's different -- 29:51
​One to target -- 31:57
​One to avoid -- 34:25

​Seattle Seahawks​
​What you should know -- 36:47
​What's different -- 38:14
​One to target -- 42:38
​One to avoid -- 43:39

Check out all the 2018 fantasy football rankings and exclusive tools for DS Insiders. You can find all the team preview episodes in our podcast archives.​

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We've talked Derrick Henry vs. Dion Lewis ad nauseam on this podcast ... and we'll do so again today. Because fantasy football drafts continue to feature Henry going well ahead of his new teammate -- and way before any of us would take him.

The AFC South -- which gets the preview treatment this week -- boasts plenty of storylines beyond that, though. How out of wack were Deshaun Watson's TDs in 2017? Which Colts skill player is going too early for his own good? Where's the upside in Jacksonville? And how many non-RBs are we looking to in Tennessee?

Our AFC Backfield preview article digs deep into each of these backfields -- along with the rest of the conference. (And there's 1 for the NFC, too.) As for this podcast, here's the rundown ...

Houston Texans
What You Should Know -- 2:51
What's Different -- 7:51
One to Target -- 9:19
One to Avoid -- 12:17

Indianapolis Colts
What You Should Know -- 14:11
What's Different -- 17:17
One to Target -- 20:12
One to Avoid -- 23:00

Jacksonville Jaguars
What You Should Know -- 25:01
What's Different -- 28:26
One to Target -- 29:43
One to Avoid -- 32:48

Tennessee Titans
What You Should Know -- 34:59
What's Different -- 38:31
One to Target -- 41:14
One to Avoid -- 44:20

Check out all the 2018 fantasy football rankings and exclusive tools for DS Insiders.​ ​You can find all the team preview episodes in our podcast archives.

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We've already hit the NFC East, the AFC East, the NFC North and the AFC North. Now the team-by-team fantasy preview series rolls on through the NFC South. The Falcons, Panthers, Bucs and Saints should look much the same on offense, but all feature key additions as well. Can Calvin Ridley or D.J. Moore make an instant impact? Will the Falcons bounce back from a down scoring year? We'll get to all that, plus a little LeSean McCoy reaction and brief Scott Fish Bown (#SFB8) discussion. Here's the rundown ...

SFB -- 2:25
​McCoy/Chris Ivory -- 3:18

​Atlanta Falcons

What You Should Know -- 6:12
What's Different -- 8:01
One to Target -- 10:18
One to Avoid -- 12:54

​Carolina Panthers​

What You Should Know -- 15:44
What's Different -- 17:40
One to Target -- 21:55
One to Avoid -- ​24:53

​New Orleans Saints​

What You Should Know -- 28:45
What's Different -- 30:20
One to Target -- 34:27
One to Avoid -- ​38:02

​Tampa Bay Buccaneers​

What You Should Know -- 38:41
What's Different -- 40:23
One to Target -- 41:12
One to Avoid -- ​44:59

​Check out all the 2018 fantasy football rankings and exclusive tools for DS Insiders.