Fantasy On 5

Daily Roto's Mike Leone stops by the podcast to talk all things Week 1 NFL DFS. Is there a difference in how you should be approaching the first week of the season from a payroll perspective? Will all the value at RB create an environment where some of the upper-end running backs find themselves at lower ownerships? If James Conner is truly starting for the Steelers this weekend against the Browns, do you want to eat that chalk?

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David and Garion help get you ready to set your lineups for Week 1 of the Fantasy Football season, but not before reminding you that the work of a good fantasy player is never done. David reveals some of his best tricks to pull during Week 1 to give you the edge on the competition. How do you utilize an IR spot? How should you be evaluating your roster? Can you employ psyhological warfare on your opponent?

Also, the pair discuss the start/sit possibilities of five fringe Week 1 players with awful matchups. Do you trust Sammy Watkins against the Chargers? How about Chris Thompson versus the Cardinals?

On this Thursday edition of the show, David and Garion run through the five most prominent ADP risers and five most notable ADP fallers from the past month of drafting data. Which players have had their values changed enough to warrant new discussion about their viability in 2018? Should we follow the public in believing that Jamaal Williams is the RB to own in Green Bay? Are people becoming desensitized to the consistency of Demaryius Thomas? What can you expect from Peyton Barber this season?

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The guys once again welcome on The Athletic's Jake Ciely (also owner of FantasyPros' most accurate draft rankings from 2017) to update his Fantasy Football rankings after three weeks of preseason action. Does he have any interest in the free-falling Ronald Jones? Should we be at all worried about the Randall Cobb trade rumors? Which WR will emerge in Jacksonville following Marqise Lee's major injury?

Also, David and Garion reveal the five players they seem to be drafting more than most this year. Both explain why they'll be cheering on Kenyan Drake with particular urgency.

CBS' Jamey Eisenberg joins the podcast to not only break down his own recent Keeper Draft (with David Gonos), but to discuss the strategy that goes into Dynasty and Keeper formats. How does your approach change on draft day based upon who you've kept heading into the season? When do you start drafting players based solely on their future value? Which sleeper does Jamey think could evolve into a valuable keeper for 2019?

Also, David and Garion debate which Dolphins' rookie would make a better Dynasty draft target: Mike Gesicki or Kalen Ballage?

There's nothing quite like a mid-round pick that blossoms into a league-changing talent. David and Garion sort through some of their own personal breakout candidates, while also hitting on a few names that have been widely floated around the Fantasy Football community. Can Will Fuller recapture the small-sample success he found with Deshaun Watson? What has Trey Burton's ADP fluxuating so heavily this close to September? Finally, can Pat Mahomes be a starting QB in a 12-man format? Find out all this and more on this episode of "Fantasy On 5".

Fantrax's Chris Meaney joins the show to break down a recent article highlighting several possible sleeper WRs for the 2018 Fantasy Football season. If given the choice between undervalued, high-floor options in Jamison Crowder and Randall Cobb; which one should you take? Is Chris Godwin set to overthrow DeSean Jackson's role in the Tampa Bay offense? Can Ryan Grant prove the Baltimore Ravens wrong as Andrew Luck's #2 option?

Also, Garion breaks down the impact of DeVante Parker's broken finger for both he and Albert Wilson.

CBS Sportsline's Pat Fitzmaurice joins the show to talk about a few WRs and RBs that he defiitely won't be drafting in 2018. What's the highest price he'd pay for the newly slender Leonard Fournette in a PPR? Why isn't he drinking the Kool-Aid over the amazing second-half that Marvin Jones put up last season? If not Marlon Mack, who does Pat like to break-out in that Indianapolis Colts' backfield?

Also, David and Garion reveal some of the worst busts in Fantasy Football history and recap everything you need to know from the Dolphins-Buccaneers Week 1 Preseason affair.

CBS Sportsline's Pat Fitzmaurice joins the show to talk about a few WRs and RBs that he defiitely won't be drafting in 2018. What's the highest price he'd pay for the newly slender Leonard Fournette in a PPR? Why isn't he drinking the Kool-Aid over the amazing second-half that Marvin Jones put up last season? If not Marlon Mack, who does Pat like to break-out in that Indianapolis Colts' backfield?

Also, David and Garion reveal some of the worst busts in Fantasy Football history and recap everything you need to know from the Dolphins-Buccaneers Week 1 Preseason affair.

With your draft day fast appraoching, David and Garion give some of their favorite tips and advice for people in both snake and auction formats. What's the best way to utilize mock drafts? How should one go about nominating players in an auction setting? Should you be at all worried about taking players with the same bye week?

Also, the pair debate the validity of Adam Gase listing both Kenyan Drake and Frank Gore as RB1. Does this truly hurt Drake's value or might it create a buying window?