STEAL. Salary Cap Fantasy Football

Sean and Tim tag buy-low and sell-high candidates from the impending 2021 free-agent pool.  

Quarterbacks (8:07) 

Wide Receivers (18:37)

Tight Ends (33:05)

Running Backs (42:45)

Sean and Tim compare their interest levels in the rookie wide receivers at this point in the season (3:59) before sounding the alarm on “torpedo players” facing playoff matchups that threaten to sink your championship (17:25) including:

TIGHT ENDS (20:15)

RUNNING BACKS (26:34)

WIDE RECEIVERS (33:19)

QUARTERBACKS (45:13)

DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS (51:47)

Sean and Tim uncover 17 players that could pleasantly surprise during a playoff run (15:40) including: 

Wide Receivers

Defenses

Running Backs

Kickers

Quarterback

Sean offers automotive Fish or Cut Bait advice to Tim, followed by NFL trade news (5:09) and the impact of injuries to

Then it's time for The Road Trip Challenge, where Tim tests Sean's mettle with some difficult situations involving Leonard Fournette and Ronald Jones, and whether you can trust anyone from the Dallas offense (19:12).

Finally, the guys rank running back handcuffs that should be on salary-cap radars down the home stretch and into the playoffs:

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In this episode Sean and Tim (Farhan dropped in too!) speculate on trade candidates as we approach the NFL trade deadline. They start with some current storylines including the Falcons choking another game away (7:32), Antonio Brown signing in Tom-pa Bay (10:00), and the fastest plays in the NFL so far this season (18:09).

In an Injury Roundup, the guys break down the impact of Lisfranc sprains for Joe Mixon and Chris Carson (19:40), OBJ’s ACL (22:30), and Kenyan Drake’s high-ankle sprain (25:10).

Then it’s on to the topic of the day - trade speculation (26:40) including:

Sean and Tim are joined by Dr. Bjorn Westgard to discuss Le’Veon Bell’s new home (4:55), Tua Tagovailoa’s new role (8:53), and why the Eagles are battling the injury bug this year (13:44).

Then it’s time for “Believe It or Leave It?” where Sean and Tim debate if DeAndre Swift is ready to take over in Detroit (18:40), whether Antonio Brown is worth a pickup (20:28), and if Travis Fulgham is here to stay (21:41).

To finish things off, Dr. Westgard shares some research on injury trends this year (24:39), and makes his prognosis on notable injuries suffered this season by:

After news (3:17), Sean and Tim analyze a trade presented on The Steal Pod Facebook Community involving Saquon Barkley, Joe Mixon, Julio Jones, and Terry McLaurin (10:42), and another deal proposing Kyler Murray as a replacement for Dak Prescott (16:22). 

Then it's time to lay out the "5 W's" for Salary Cap managers considering a team fire sale: 

They guys end with fire sale case studies involving Derrick Henry, Adam Thielen, Cam Akers, and Zack Moss in one (50:18), and Stephon Diggs and Chase Claypool in the other (53:50). They end with breaking news on Le'Veon Bell (57:28).

Sean and Tim go head-to-head in the new quiz show, Tough Takes. Play along to see if you agree with their takes on:

Then it’s on to trading strategies you can employ if you’ve got a team that might contend for the title this year. The guys start with how to decide whether to push all your chips in (31:37) and, if you decide to, how to execute a plan by identifying flaws in your team (39:30), considering three types of trades you can make (42:17), and formulating your offer for optimal success (48:26).

Sean and Tim talk through free-agent bidding strategies in a salary cap league. How do you know whether or not your team is a contender? (11:51) What should you do if your team is building? (24:04) What if you're a contender? (27:27) How do you assess the short and long-term value of a player? (35:44) Plus the first-ever edition of Fish or Cut Bait, where the guys evaluate studs that are not living up to their price including:

Sean and Tim separate the trends and mirages emerging after two weeks of NFL action. Find out how these players shook out after the dust settled: