Rotosauce

Hosted by Greg Smith (@gregsauce)

Greg is joined by Salvatore Stefanile (@2QBFFB) to reignite the 2QB Experience podcast and address the state of the two-quarterback fantasy football universe. They start with some general thoughts about how to approach 2QB and Superflex waiver wires when there are so many new starters available in the wake of injuries and benchings to Nick Foles, Drew Brees, Ben Roethlisberger, Sam Darnold, Eli Manning, and Cam Newton. Then they speculate about which current starters could potentially lose their jobs later this season. Next, Sal profiles Gardner Minshew for fantasy (while wondering how he might look in a No Fear T-shirt), and that kicks off an attempt to rank all the new NFL starters for the rest of this season. Greg makes the case for Mason Rudolph, Sal makes the case for Taysom Hill, then both your hosts wonder if the startability and upside of Daniel Jones are being slept on by the fantasy community at large. The show winds down with a couple listener questions from Twitter and a bit of non-football nonsense, including some #taeks on Hollywood's obsession with remakes, reboots, and sequels.

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Hosted by Greg Smith (@gregsauce)

Sorry football fans, but in this final episode of the Gridiron Throne, Greg and Jeff Dumont (@jeffd119) dive fully into Game of Thrones. They discuss the series finale, "The Iron Throne," plus Season 8 in general and the entire series as a whole. What worked and what didn't, what will be remembered about the show, and where does the GoT expanded universe go from here? Take your pick between Dornish red or sour goat's milk and settle in as the Gridiron Throne's watch is ended.

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Hosted by Greg Smith (@gregsauce)

Greg is joined by Jeff Dumont (@jeffd119) for the Gridiron Throne, a series in which your hosts analyze fantasy football and the final season of Game of Thrones. The fantasy talk kicks off with an assessment of wide receivers in the third through fifth rounds of ADP (1:49). Next, your hosts discuss the relative value of ADP's top-12 tight ends, comparing them to similarly priced wide receivers to illustrate opportunity cost (24:34). On the Game of Thrones side (45:35), Greg and Jeff review "The Bells," add two more rounds of picks to their next-character-to-die draft, and close out the show with more predictions and speculation for the story's end game.

Best Ball ADP App by @FantasyADHD

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Hosted by Greg Smith (@gregsauce)

Greg is joined by Jeff Dumont (@jeffd119) for the Gridiron Throne, a series in which your hosts will analyze fantasy football and the final season of Game of Thrones. After a brief lament for the retirement of Derek Anderson, the football discussion in this episode centers around tough situations to evaluate for the upcoming fantasy season (3:27). Next, your hosts discuss the reasonable ranges of picks for incoming quarterbacks in dynasty rookie drafts (23:39). On the Game of Thrones side (34:50), Greg and Jeff review "The Last of the Starks," add three more rounds of picks to their next-character-to-die draft, and close out the show with more predictions and speculation for the story's end game.

Receiver Efficiency at AirYards.com

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Hosted by Greg Smith (@gregsauce)

Greg is joined by Jeff Dumont (@jeffd119) for the Gridiron Throne, a series in which your hosts will analyze fantasy football and the final season of Game of Thrones. The football discussion in an assessment of fantasy winners and fantasy losers from the 2019 NFL draft. 

To transition into Game of Thrones (26:51), characters from the show are likened to NFL general managers. Next, Greg and Jeff decide if "The Long Night" lived up to the hype, identify their biggest unanswered questions from the episode, and run through another round of their next-character-to-die draft. The podcast then closes out with a bit more predictions and speculation for the story's end game.

Worst Rookie Season ANY/A Tweet from @ConnorAllenNFL

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Hosted by Greg Smith (@gregsauce)

Greg is joined by Jeff Dumont (@jeffd119) for the Gridiron Throne, a series in which your hosts will analyze fantasy football and the final season of Game of Thrones. The football discussion revolves around best ball draft strategy, with thoughts from your hosts on roster construction, risk tolerance, player archetypes, fading last season's results, teams to target or avoid, and (of course) quarterbacks to target and avoid. To transition into Game of Thrones, characters from the show are likened to NFL coaches (36:42). Next, Greg and Jeff blow out their next-character-to-die draft in preparation for the Battle of Winterfell in Episode 3 (40:45), then they close out the show with a few more predictions and lingering questions for the story's end game. 

BestBall10 ADP App by @FantasyADHD

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Hosted by Greg Smith (@gregsauce)

Greg is joined by Jeff Dumont (@jeffd119) for the Gridiron Throne, a series in which your hosts will analyze fantasy football and the final season of Game of Thrones. The football discussion revolves around veteran players who could lose or gain value based on the results of the upcoming NFL draft. To bridge the conversation from pigskin to dragon scales, your hosts figure out how key players from Westeros would best translate to positions on a football team. Then the talk shifts fully to Thrones (23:56) with some hype for the new opening credits, major takeaways from Episode 1, a second round of next-character-to-die picks, Episode 2 predictions, and other theories for the endgame of the series (#ElephantsAreComing).

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Hosted by Greg Smith (@gregsauce)

Greg is joined by Kenneth Griggs (@Dexters_Library) to start digging back into NFL offseason news. They talk about Baker Mayfield and the ascending Browns and the appeal of taking more risks in fantasy drafts. Later, they discuss Kenneth's resolution to read 52 books in 2019 (17:00). He explains how he's reshaped his routine to read more, then notes a few of his favorite novels so far. Your hosts wrap up the show with recommendations for books about sports and thoughts on what makes for the best fantasy writing (35:53).

Vulture's Top 100 Books of the 21st Century (So Far)

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Hosted by Greg Smith (@gregsauce)

Greg is joined by Jeff Dumont (@jeffd119) for the Gridiron Throne, a series in which your hosts will discuss fantasy football and analyze the final season of Game of Thrones. In this inaugural installment before the show's premiere, football comes first, as your hosts evaluate Baker Mayfield's climbing ADP, try to contextualize Matt Ryan's late-bloomer profile, and sort through the rumored quarterback carousel of Kyler Murray, Josh Rosen, and Case Keenum. When the talk shifts to Thrones (26:29), the great houses of Westeros are compared to NFL franchises, first character to die draft picks are made, then Greg and Jeff wind down with other predictions and theories for the endgame of the show.

NFFC ADP

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Hosted by Greg Smith (@gregsauce)

Greg is joined by Toby Guevin (@BatFlipCrazy) to finish up the fantasy baseball rankings comparison they initiated in Episode 113. This second installment begins with outfield discussion (1:17), including why your hosts aren't drafting Nick Castellanos, Toby’s bold projection for Yasiel Puig, other key rankings discrepancies, an attempt to sort out the Padres outfielder, and how to prioritize certain stat-producing archetypes of players in the draft. Starting pitcher is next (57:04), with talk of how and when to chase wins based on quality of players’ teams, why Michael Wacha is off Toby’s board, Stephen Strasburg vs. James Paxton, the relative cost differences between Colorado's starters, the bounce-back potential for Matt Harvey, and other late-round hurlers to target. The show's relief pitcher evaluations (1:39:31) touch on Toby’s reasons to fade Aroldis Chapman, the sneaky value of Trevor May, key closer committee battles, the best reliever values, and a brief check-in on how to approach holds leagues. Things wind down with the catcher position (2:06:39), as Greg and Toby give general strategy for one-catcher versus two-catcher leagues (with targets for both types of league) and sort through a few intriguing catcher platoons. Tune in and taste the Rotosauce.

Greg & Toby's Rankings Comparison (3/10/2019)

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