Fantasy Football Today

We react to the release of the NFL schedule by highlighting the players and teams with the best and worst matchups, mostly early in the season. Should you be concerned about Cam Akers and Josh Jacobs? Should you be excited for Jalen Hurts? Any playoff matchups worth spotlighting? We also read your emails (24:42)!

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We've got another great guest on today to talk dynasty! Matt Price of Dynasty League Football shares his insights on this rookie class and the NFL veterans you should be trying to trade for. Get Matt's thoughts on the 2021 NFL Draft (7:10), a rookie who fell in the draft that he is high on (8:00), the Javonte Williams debate (10:00) and Matt's primary job as a zoo keeper (11:30)! Yes, we have Fantasy Football talk AND animal stories on today's show! ... News and notes (17:04) as we talk Tebow and more, and then we get into Matt's rookie rankings for dynasty leagues (18:30) starting with Ja'Marr Chase and Kyle Pitts. Where does Pitts rank at the TE position? Is he ahead of Travis Kelce? Then we'll keep going tier-by-tier in Matt's rankings ... Which players are Matt and Heath hoping to draft in the second and third rounds of their rookie-only drafts (39:30)? When should Mac Jones and Zach Wilson be drafted? And we finish with dynasty buy lows (45:30), sell highs (56:10), Twitter polls (1:05:00) and awesome zoo stories from Matt ... Email us at [email protected]

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Marcas Grant of NFL.com joins us to give his thoughts on the 2021 rookie class. First, what do we make of the Eagles signing Kerryon Johnson (2:06)? What does that say about Miles Sanders? And we weigh in on the Aaron Rodgers saga (7:05) ... If Trevor Lawrence and Trey Lance are both starting Week 1, who should be selected first in Fantasy drafts (12:00)? When would Marcas draft Najee Harris (20:15)? We compare Ja'Marr Chase and Devonta Smith (26:40) and then get into the Kyle Pitts discussion (32:00) ... Finishing up our rookie talk with Travis Etienne (37:50), Javonte Williams (40:40), Trey Sermon (44:40), Michael Carter (47:30), Jaylen Waddle (50:30), Amari Rodgers, Terrace Marshall and more ... Email us at [email protected]

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Last year you may have taken Kareem Hunt, Kyler Murray or Justin Jefferson with a mid-round pick. We'll tell you some of our favorites in 2021 after we give you the news and notes (2:00) and discuss the Lions backfield ... Kicking off our discussion of mid-round picks with some of the RBs we'll be looking at (6:45). Myles Gaskin, Chase Edmonds and Mike Davis come to mind. But which Cardinals RB should we prioritize (8:35)? Also, Heath thinks Robby Anderson shouldn't be overlooked in this range, but did he reach for Terrace Marshall in a recent mock draft (15:15)? ... Which QBs should you draft with a mid-round pick (17:35)? And how do we feel about Juju Smith-Schuster and Chase Claypool (20:30)? ... Your Apple Podcast questions (28:40) and emails (42:00) at [email protected]. And a "Heath Sigh" compilation (51:45)!

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Kicking off the show with a philosophical debate about when you should sacrifice total Fantasy Points to address positional scarcity (1:30). Basically, do you draft Mark Andrews or Allen Robinson? We also tell you how many targets you should be hoping for in order to get a Top 5 TE (7:45) ... News and notes (13:10)! The latest on Aaron Rodgers and what Kerryon Johnson's release could mean. Then we get back into the TE rankings with some Kyle Pitts talk (16:25). Where did he end up? Within this discussion we spend a lot of time on Andrews, T.J. Hockenson and Noah Fant ... Debating Fant vs. Dallas Goedert (25:45), looking at players who lost value after the NFL Draft (27:30) and finishing up with our thoughts on a young TE who has breakout potential (33:33) ... Your emails at [email protected]

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Happy Cinco de Mayo! We’ll tell you what you should order for dinner tonight, and then we’ll talk about the updated WR rankings! Adam thinks Dave and Jamey are too low on Amari Rodgers (3:05). Find out the rookie WRs that Dave and Jamey think they’ll like more than industry consensus (7:05). Then we’ll give you a quick update on the news and notes (10:40) … Talking rookie WRs and their veteran teammates starting with Ja’Marr Chase and the Bengals (14:00). Chase cracked the Top 24, but what about Tee Higgins and Tyler Boyd? Then we discuss DeVonta Smith (22:40), followed by Jaylen Waddle and Will Fuller (27:10). And we discuss more rookies, of course … What should we expect from WRs who will be catching passes from rookie QBs (39:00)? Should we be downgrading Allen Robinson and the 49ers guys? Upgrading the Jaguars guys? … Your emails at [email protected]

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We get a standout rookie RB basically every season, but is 2021 setting up to be an exception? We break down the rookies and the veterans on today's show beginning with our news and notes (5:45) as we look at the Patriots backfield, the Eagles backfield and what Kenneth Gainwell's role will be, the Aaron Rodgers situation (12:30) and more ... Kicking off our rankings disputes with Miles Sanders vs. Antonio Gibson (18:00). Then we get into Najee Harris (22:00) as Adam tries to make the case for Harris as a first round pick. And while we're high on Harris, we're obviously not quite as high on Travis Etienne (29:05) ... Myles Gaskin vs. Mike Davis (35:25), James Conner vs. Chase Edmonds (42:00), Javonte Williams vs. Melvin Gordon (50:00), plus our thoughts on the 49ers (56:50) and Jets (1:00:50) backfields ... Email us at [email protected]

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If Patrick Mahomes is the clear QB1, who the heck is QB2? We start the show with an extensive discussion comparing Kyler Murray, Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Dak Prescott and Russell Wilson. Who are you taking as QB2!? ... Jamey discusses what to do with Aaron Rodgers in the rankings (14:00). And we also rank Jalen Hurts, Tom Brady, Joe Burrow and Matt Ryan (22:40), discuss the options in deeper leagues (28:08) and get into Trevor Lawrence's ranking (36:14). Plus some NFL news and notes (41:00) ... Your emails at [email protected]

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Michael Carter may be the only player drafted on Day 3 that will have Fantasy value in 2021, but there are some WRs who have a chance. We’ll talk a lot about Carter to start the show and debate Carter vs. Kyle Pitts (8:40). We’ll also rank our Top 5 rookie RBs for 2021 (10:30) and our Top 6 picks in a rookie-only draft (13:40). The lists may surprise you! … Which QB has the most 2021 upside: Daniel Jones, Tua Tagovailoa or Trevor Lawrence (17:40)? What’s the latest on Deshaun Watson and Joe Mixon (20:00)? … We talk about the NFL veterans who are moving up (24:40) or down (37:05) in the rankings. What are we supposed to think about Mike Davis and Myles Gaskin now? We also touch on the Patriots and Eagles backfields and finish with some Buy or Sell (42:40) … Email us at [email protected]

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A lot of wide receivers, but only two RBs selected in Day Two! Who wins? Who loses? Who are our Top 5 rookie WRs for 2021 (6:00)? Do we prefer Amari Rodgers or Rondale Moore? Let's get into the Javonte Williams pick (12:00). Which Broncos RB are we taking first? Let's get into the Trey Sermon pick (19:15). And let's see what Twitter has to say (23:30) ... We'll get back to the rookies, but how about the NFL veteran winners (31:40) and losers (39:00). Myles Gaskin and Mike Davis are both winners for now. Is Michael Thomas a winner? Is Mike Gesicki a loser? ... More from the NFL Draft (42:00) including dynasty talk, the QB run, offensive lines and TEs ... Email us at [email protected]

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