STEAL. Salary Cap Fantasy Football

Sean and Tim react to games from the NFL's Kickoff Weekend. They cover surprises from week one, whose stocks are rising and falling, which offseason questions have a clearer picture, and free agents you want to consider acquiring for your upcoming contests.

FOOTBALL IS BACK!! Sean and Tim get ready for kickoff by sharing 10 storylines they'll be following as the NFL gets underway (15:23), and predicting the top scorer, best rookie, and a breakout player at each position (30:26). Some of their answers may surprise you! 

They also take their best guess at who will be honored as the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, NFL Offensive Player of the Year, League MVP, NFL Comeback Player of the Year, and the Superbowl Champion (49:00).

They finish up with early favorites to win the STEAL Fantasy Awards at the end of the season for Fantasy Steal of the Year, Fantasy Breakout Player of the Year, Fantasy MVP, and the coveted Devante Parker Award (53:45). 

Anybody can make a play for Michael Thomas, but finding the NEXT Michael Thomas for the minimum salary can give your team a leg up for years. Farhan and Tim dig through the rubble to find guys that have a shot at giving you bragging rights come December. Plus, the first ever edition of "Where's Sean?"

Moments after their league's bona fide rookie draft, Sean and Tim sat down to record their immediate reactions and analysis for each pick. This weren't no mock draft tonight!

The picks:

Finished with a discussion of undrafted KJ Hamler (49:46) and DeeJay Dallas (50:45).

Farhan, Sean, and Tim predict the outcome of training camp battles that will color this season's fantasy landscape. These include bouts at quarterback for the Chargers (6:07), Bears (9:06), Dolphins (15:02), and the Washington Football Team (15:58).  We also dig into running back battles for the Lions (19:27), Rams (22:15), Dolphins (27:00), Colts (30:32), Bills (36:18), Patriots (39:27), Packers (44:33), the Washington Football Team (48:08), and the Buccaneers (49:43). We finish up by sorting out the receivers in Las Vegas (51:09), Carolina (54:07), Houston (56:07), Minnesota (1:00:46), San Francisco (1:03:02), and the Rams' tight ends (1:08:00).

Are you one player away from a championship? Sean and Tim consider a list of fading superstars available at discount prices that might help you win it all this year. 

Players discussed include Tom Brady (18:31), Drew Brees (22:14), Philip Rivers (25:13),  Ben Roethlisberger (27:09), Adrian Peterson (31:55), LeSean McCoy (38:15), Mark Ingram (39:51), Devonta Freeman (46:30), Larry Fitzgerald (48:21), Julian Edelman (49:14), DeSean Jackson (52:42), Emmanuel Sanders (56:26), A.J. Green (59:38), Antonio Brown and Josh Gordon (1:04:35), Golden Tate (1:05:24), Greg Olsen (1:08:40), Jared Cook (1:09:51), Jimmy Graham (1:11:41), and Rob Gronkowski (1:12:19).

Sean and Tim mull over possible curveballs the Coronavirus might throw at the fantasy community this year, and share their recommended responses. News items include Deebo Samuel's progress (4:30), Antonio Brown's suspension (5:15), Raheem Mostert's new contract (8:53), LeSean McCoy joining the Bucs (9:42), whether or not the Patriots are tanking (12:11), the effects of Damien Williams' opt-out on Clyde Edwards-Helaire (14:33), and Alshon Jeffery/Jalen Reagor (15:25).

When the guys jump into COVID considerations, they cover how to handle league money (19:28), what to do about COVID IR (24:13), using emergency players (25:53), setting conditional lineups (28:20), employing default lineups (30:00), tolling contracts (33:16), dealing with NFL COVID opt-outs (34:55), and determining draft order (36:39) in a shortened season, or no season at all. 

They also share their thoughts about how you should handle your fantasy schedule (43:52) and draft order (46:27) if the NFL shortens the season, as well as draft order (47:09), and determining a champion (51:16) if the season ends abruptly.  

Coverage of picks 21-36 in Sean and Tim's recent rookie mock draft. Still lots of NFL 2nd and 3rd rounders to be had at this point in the draft, maybe even the STEAL of the draft! 

Sean and Tim break down their league's recent rookie mock draft. The first surprise came early when Clyde Edwards-Helaire was still on the board at pick #2. Hear how Henry Ruggs III, Tee Higgins, Michael Pittman Jr., Justin Jefferson, Laviska Shenault, Jalen Reagor, Brandon Aiyuk, and Denzel Mims shook out in this mock. How long can you wait on Joe Burrow and Tua Tagovailoa? When does the second run on running backs start? All this and more in this episode of STEAL.

Do you have commitment issues? Not sure you want to tie yourself down to that 3rd-year player coming off your taxi squad? Sean and Tim talk through some of the names that present difficult contract decisions including D.J. Moore (10:46), Nick Chubb (12:56), Calvin Ridley (13:46), Courtland Sutton (14:03), Mark Andrews (15:57), Josh Allen/Lamar Jackson (16:17), Michael Gallup (18:10), D.J. Chark (22:52), Sony Michel (26:12), Kerryon Johnson (29:15), Derrius Guice (34:25), Ronald Jones (39:56), Baker Mayfield (44:09), Mike Gesicki (46:55), Hayden Hurst (48:11), Dallas Goedert (50:53), Rashaad Penny (53:43), Anthony Miller (54:14), Christian Kirk (54:58), James Washington (56:20), Nyheim Hines (57:00), Sam Darnold (58:13), Chris Herndon (59:43), Boston Scott (1:00:40), Ian Thomas (1:02:30), and Phillip Lindsay (1:03:17).