We're Opi-less again due to him havingsnot issues…again. We start without Ryan, but he shows up a little later with Whitey's for himself. What we chat about: Emily Osment, last week's predictions, a little NBA, the movie Playdate, AJ's new tat, Grim's Government conspiracy, Ryan's sick kid, Texan's uniform (game was on during the podcast),boom, bust, sleeper, the origin of the word "apple", NFL picks, Grim can't run a fan, the 4-win theory to get the 1st round pick, Josh Allen getting hurt during the game we're watching, FBFL pools, We finish by hitting up on Skatteboo's WWE appearance, Grabby's Whorehouse, FBFL Trade Rule, FBFLStandings, Fantrax contract extensions, and we finish with some miscellaneous NFL news along with a newcomer for everyone to run to the waiver wire to grab, small baseball chat, Bears vs Steelers, and then Grim's ready to get out ofthere.

YouTube Link: OatB Ep. 202 - WK 11 - Origins of"Apple" & Grabby's Whorehouse

We skipped week 9 for 1 simple reason, no Bear means no cuts so this stuff can't get published. So, we plow through a couple weeks' worth of stuff in 1 decently quick podcast. We start with the picks and normal stuff and sprinkle in some stories of Bear's trip to Cancun. We tangent a lot, talk alittle about The Witcher new season, how easy it is to get hurt in our elder state, some news about Antonio Brown and Jamal Anderson and then we move into actual NFL stuff with injuries and what-not. We go over the 5-stages of grief for fantasy football that Grimbo introduced us to.

YouTube Link: OatB Ep  202  WK 10   Mexico Sent Bear Back

OK, so we may not be able to see the future but we take a whack at it. We give our boom, bust, sleepers and then we go over who we think is going to be the top 5 players for the rest of the year at their positions. Each guy takes a position and rattles them off and most give decent insight as to why they feel the way they do. We're all back together which is nice to see and we have a good time talking our favorite thing and that's fantasy football.

YouTube Link: OatB Ep . 201 - WK 7 - We See theFuture

This was the opposite of last week when Bear and Grim ran the podcast, this one was done by the other 3 slackers who weren't there as Bear and Grim had work engagement to attend to. The boys chat about the FBFL and actually give Rob Barber a bunch of credit, so you could tell Bear wasn't thereto break that up. Then they go through the normal predictions and talk just football in general. The guys help Opi decide on a kicker and then he does the opposite and it may have actually worked. Then they talk more FBFL and teams having bye week issues. And finish up with some NFL bullet points and get a little goofy, and then call it. How about a little Randy Moss and his whirlwind of one hand catches for the YouTube highlights this week?!?!

YouTube Link: OatB Ep - 200 - WK 7. Ryan doesHomework

Right off the bat we just start ripping Opi, and rightfully sosince this week is just Grim and I as all the other putzes had to bail. Bear and Grim have a great time, keep it lively, and continue to shit on Opi so if you're a fan of Opi getting ripped on, this one is for you! We spend some FBFL time, but we spend a lot of time just chatting about the NFL. Bear does go off on the Brewers at the beginning to get that off his chest, it was definitely bothering him. For a 2-person podcast, these guys keep it very upbeat and have fun with it!

YouTube Link: OatB Ep  199  WK 6   Short Staffed

We go off the rails right at the beginning, but it's a fun talkabout the butt biting announcer. Opi gives us some of the absolute WORST lead-ins this week. We do our pick stuff and spend a lot of time talking about the decisions of why we like or dislike them. Ryan gives you instructions on how to use his picks properly. We chat NFL trades, FBFL trades, lack of trading in one of the FBFL leagues, NFL teams, FBFL teams, it's just a plethora of football enjoyment. Plus, this weeks highlighted player for YouTube is Hines Ward! Dude was a flat out baller! We also predict the death of Joe Flacco and pretty sure we are accurate with this prediction.

YouTube Link: OatB Ep. 198  - WK. 5 - Grim Says You're Due

Back to the office, otherwise known as Bear's extra room, andthe guys have a lot of fun just shooting the shit…a LOT. We do the Boom, Bust and all that stuff but we really do a ton of banter on this one. We get interrupted by friend of the Pod Kayla with her new whip. We chat quite a bit about injuries and guys coming back. Bear reveals a GREAT waiver wire pickup for everyone to consider. We do step away from football a little to talk some Cubs playoff baseball and the crazy dominance of Mason Miller, the relief pitcher for the Padres. Then we get back to football and just chat, that's it,just chat and have a lot of fun and some laughs. This one did go longer than we want but we were just having a good time so we're not upset about it.

YouTube Link: OatB Ep  198 - WK 4 - Who ISN'T Hurt??

Everyone is on their own this week! Well, not everyone. Bear has to make up for Grim & AJ who didn't have time to record so between school, working 40 hours in 3 days, bags league, and his wife's birthday, Bear made up for those who "didn't have time". Yes, Bear also writes these up so he can also do the bitching. This bad boy is cut, cut, cut but we wanted to get something out there so we didn't skip a week. Opi intros, we go right into our Boom, Bust, Sleeper, & NFL. Bear has a little extra FBFL news after and then Ryan gives us a PSA to say he's offered a lot of shitty trades and explains why and says "c'mon guys, just counter". And the filler this week for anytime there's not video is some hard hits from the NFL!

YouTube Link: OatB Ep  197  WK 3   Cut me Mick…or Bear

It's a short staff so we're also shortening up the name sonothing is as long as it used to be! We go through the normal Boom, Bust, Sleepers and of course our NFL picks of the week. Bear explains why Opi & AJ are missing for the week and then we just talk fantasy football. We go over RBs and whether or not they are going to stay in the top 10, get to the top 10, or in some cases, be out of the top 20. We also chat about some possible free agents to pick up in our league and maybe they're available in yours! This one is short, for us, and pretty light hearted so we hope you don't listen just for the soothing sounds of Opi's voice!

YouTube Link: OatB Ep 196 - WK 2 - Short but not Sweet

We changed our format and started this with Opi on his soapbox, then hit the boom, bust, sleeper, and NFL so then we can just talk fantasy football and get less structured.  TheBears were a topic for us a couple times and we go over all groups favorite teams with the Seahawks & Steelers. We do a round table discussion and Bear nicknames all the guys with a "Sir" in front, it was off the cuff so interesting discussion. We have a GREAT clip on YouTube from our golf trip with our buddy, Mike Pannell, the golfing pirate chasing down a plastic bag half-naked!! We're telling you, if you've never watched one on YouTube before, go out this time and you can skip to the 41:38 mark and have yourself a giggle!

YouTube Link: Opi & the Bear Episode 195   Week  1 We changed our format!