FantasyPros - Fantasy Football Podcast

It's the second week in a row with six teams on bye and if you're trying to make that playoff push, you'll want all the help you can get. Fortunately, there's plenty that we're talking about in this episode including our favorite waiver adds of the week (12:57), players you can safely drop (43:34), and our top buy/sell candidates before it's too late (46:26). We're also addressing Ezekiel Elliott's value moving forward (55:30) and how Melvin Gordon's turf toe could signal trouble ahead (57:43).

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It's a much smaller main slate this weekend with all the byes and the lack of obvious chalk plays will make it that much harder to build the perfect lineup. Christian Abbonizio of Daily Fantasy Insider is joining us to talk about GPP (2:28) and cash game strategy (8:02), QB picks (11:11), cash game stacks (16:12), GPP stacks (24:08), why you should pay up at running back this week (34:17) and much more!

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We've got Christopher Harris of Harris Football joining us today to chat about the questions surrounding the Vikings (2:16) and Raiders' (5:58) backfields heading into Week 8. Listen in as we disagree about Will Fuller's outlook (11:03), name our starts of the week (32:14), sits of the week (43:48), and make bold predictions (55:29).

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Week 8 is upon us and with six teams on bye, it's time to start planning out who to pick up off the waiver wire to either fill this week's holes or to stash away for the future. We've got Sigmund Bloom of the Footballguys joining us to give his thoughts on approaching the wire at this point in the season (11:57). It's a fun episode as we hit on a variety of topics that are surely on your mind like what to think of Ezekiel Elliott's looming suspension (13:23), Latavius Murray's outlook (26:32), JuJu's expanding role (34:50), deep player stashes (40:27), players to drop (49:03), ROS rankings (56:36) and more!

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The main weekend slate for week 7 is right around the corner and we're back with another episode dedicated to helping you build your daily fantasy lineups. There are way too many names that we're covering to list out, but listen up as we break down the QBs (14:55), RBs (26:46), WRs (41:33), TEs (50:28), and DSTs (55:07) options. Whether you're a cash game player or load up on GPPs, we've got your back.

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Jim Sannes of numberFire is joining us to run through some of the tougher decisions this week with setting your lineup. How viable is Tyrod Taylor (11:17) and Blake Bortles (13:59) this weekend? Should you start the running backs in Green Bay (23:03)? We're answering those questions and more including what to make of Ted Ginn's role with Willie Snead getting more involved (39:25) and if the Saints' defense is worth using against a Brett Hundley led Packers team (49:57).

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Aaron Rodgers is possibly out for the season (2:43), but navigating the waiver wire this week may be even more difficult to deal with. We're talking fantasy implications in Green Bay (5:25), our favorite pickups (17:29) this week including some deeper options (43:46), and the top guys who would be immediate adds if they're available despite high ownership rates (47:48). Make sure to listen in as we wrap up with buy/sell candidates (49:46) and our early Super Bowl predictions (56:13).

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Joining us to break down another main slate Sunday is Doug Norrie of DFSR.com. We've got a hot one for you as Tags and Bobby disagree strongly about a couple QBs (30:47) before moving onto the RB options (34:04). We're hitting all the topics from middle range guys (41:37) to high-end WRs (52:03). Listen in as you start thinking about your options this weekend.

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We've got Andy Behrens of Yahoo! Sports joining us for this episode and we're having a fun time talking tough lineup decisions (18:46) and trade candidates you should consider (7:54). Find out what we think of Derek Carr (19:00), Ben Roethlisberger (23:44), Duke Johnson (31:43), Adrian Peterson (41:02), Sammy Watkins (49:09), Jaron Brown (51:40), and many more players at each position.

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It was an injury-plagued weekend of football to say the least and joining us to discuss all the happenings around the league is Mike Wright of The Fantasy Footballers. Not every injury is the same and we're telling you which ones to be worried about (8:09). We're also going down the list of available RBs (15:13), WRs (39:43), TEs (56:50), and QBs (1:00:07) that you should be prioritizing.

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