STEAL. Salary Cap Fantasy Football

Which second-year players should you think about trading? Which ones are worth a trade offer? Sean and Tim run down a roster of notable players entering their sophomore season including Terry McLaurin (6:03), David Montgomery (8:59), Deebo Samuel (11:16), Jalen Hurd (14:28), Parris Campbell (15:28), Devin Singletary (17:52), Darius Slayton (19:26), Preston Williams (23:02), Dionte Johnson (24:08), Marquise Brown (25:44), Daniel Jones/Drew Lock (28:05), Gardner Minshew (29:31), Dwayne Haskins (35:04), Alexander Mattison (37:04), Irv Smith, Jr. (40:34), Damien Harris (42:52), Dawson Knox (44:53), Miles Boykin (46:19), J.J. Arcega-Whiteside (46:39), Andy Isabella (48:22), and Darrell Henderson (50:25).

Dr. Bjorn Westgard joins Sean and Tim to shed light on some recent football injuries, and the prognosis for players rehabbing from those injuries. The crew discusses Rashaad Penny's ACL (5:56), hip injuries for Tua Tagovailoa and Chris Carson (10:52), Sony Michel's "clean-up" (16:47) and bone-on-bone condition (19:11), Brandin Cooks' concussions (24:27), Jones fractures in Deebo Samuel, Bryan Edwards, and Van Jefferson (27:30), Alshon Jeffery's Lisfranc injury (33:46), Ezekiel Elliott's COVID diagnosis (36:53), Alex Smith's flesh-eating bacteria infection (39:10), and Devante Adam's turf toe (42:00). The show ends with a brief rundown of hamstrings (44:45), high-ankle sprains (46:19), stingers (49:34), and bruised ribs (51:42) before returning to how COVID-19 might change the NFL this year (55:00). 

Sean and Tim advocate for 11 players that are being ranked below their fantasy value in 2020 including Dak Prescott (1:52), Jordan Howard (7:38), Kenyan Drake (13:41), Robert Woods (21:13), James Washington (27:14), Marvin Jones (30:27), Allen Robinson (33:03), Jarvis Landry (37:28), Todd Gurley (40:50), Jared Cook (46:14), and Chris Carson (52:00).

Farhan, Sean, and Tim present their cases as to why they think Alvin Kamara (1:55), Nick Chubb (8:49), JuJu Smith-Schuster (14:42), Evan Engram (20:10), Odell Beckham Jr. (23:35), Amari Cooper (27:50), Carson Wentz (34:00), Mike Evans (40:44), Leonard Fournette (44:26), and Tyler Lockett (51:17) are being overvalued in 2020.

Have you been thinking about starting a salary cap league? Maybe you want to convert your dynasty league to a salary cap format? Justin, Sean, and Tim lay out a path, and share their tips based on over 20 years of experience playing salary cap fantasy football. A written version of their "Franchise League" rules is also available on The STEAL Pod Facebook Group.

Farhan, Sean, and Tim dish out contract advice for a slate of 3rd-year players and veterans including Josh Allen (1:24), Sam Darnold (6:31), Le'Veon Bell (13:16), Ronald Jones (19:16), Derrius Guice (23:14), Sony Michel and Damien Harris (31:50), Robby Anderson and Mike Williams (41:53), Mike Gesicki (46:03), Chris Herndon (49:25), Rob Gronkowski and OJ Howard (53:33).   

Farhan, Sean, and Tim debate the prospects of Ryan Tannehill, Jared Goff, Todd Gurley, Melvin Gordon, Michael Gallup, Will Fuller, and Hayden Hurst in a salary cap league. Plus, the first ever edition of The Voice, STEAL style.

Eddie, Yatin, and Tim take a look at avenues for rebuilding a salary-cap dynasty roster. What is a rookie draft pick really worth? When should you trade one away? How do you identify the next Austin Ekeler before he blows up? When should you nominate players you really want during the auction? What are some strategies for initiating and maintaining trade talks? How do you stay on top when your team is winning? Answers to these questions and more in the Roster Construction Zone.

Justin, Sean, and Tim highlight questionable players and contracts from two more teams in the league: How should Matt Breida, Stefon Diggs, and Brandin Cooks be valued in their new homes? Are James Washington and Damien Harris worthy of a roster spot? For how long should Lamar Jackson and Calvin Ridley be signed on their new contracts? The crew also dissects the blockbuster trade that went down during the rookie mock draft swapping Dalvin Cook and Odell Beckham Jr., plus Sean announces another trade involving Carson Wentz live on the show!

Farhan, Sean, and Tim defend their outlooks for Baker Mayfield, Curtis Samuel, David Njoku, Dawson Knox, Allen Lazard, Kareem Hunt, T.Y. Hilton, Devante Parker, and other questionable players going into the 2020 season.