A major announcement on the 2018 Fantasy Football Podcast and where to find it for the upcoming season: https://www.patreon.com/BreakfastTablePodcast

Mike and Scott mourn the passing of their mutual friend and fantasy baseball pioneer/esteemed baseball professional Steve Moyer. Baseball topics include the decline in starting pitching, the amorphous nature of baseball where leagues and divisions are hard to delineate, the most volatile players based on NFBC drafts and who we are in and out on, Benintendi vs. Yelich and Betts vs. Harper, the humidor and wall-scraping homers and much more. This podcast has been made public so that everyone can share in our memories of Steve but is typically available weekly only to Patreon $7 members. https://www.patreon.com/BreakfastTablePodcast

And the first of our 2018 Fantasy Baseball podcasts, which are posted here weekly for $7 Patreon members. Here we talk about the LABR mixed league draft put together by Sports Weekly. Scott Pianowski participated. Mike Salfino opines. Broadly applicable strategy, overvalued, undervalued, sleepers and busts are all discussed in this extensive podcast. Mike will eat a bug if you don't find this extremely useful. Here is a link to the draft discussed. If you enjoy this, please supporting our content and get complete baseball and football coverage all spring and summer, accessible here: https://www.patreon.com/BreakfastTablePodcast

(NOTE: This podcast was recorded first for members prior to Gronkowski clearing protocol.) After a classic rock intro, Mike and Scott discuss the keys to the big game and pick the winner and the score. Is the Nick Foles we saw versus the Vikings, a much better defense than the Patriots, fact or fluke? Do the Patriots even have to be chameleons in this matchup? Yards per point. Concussion protocols. Deep passing stats. Some Girls vs. Beggar's Banquet. Was David Bowie correct that Jimmy Page should be feared? The odds of a Belichick or Brady retirement. Various prop bets and the one probable loser that nonetheless pays the best odds. Please visit Patreon to support this content going forward for as little as $1 per month. www.patreon.com/BreakfastTablePodcast)

Mike and Scott preview the AFC and NFC championship games. Is the Jaguars defense for real? Are they too scheme specific? What is likely to be the Patriots strategy? Who covers Gronk? Can Bortles win a game at this level like Sanchez once did vs. Brady with a similar defense? With the NFC, is Case Keenum a product of super-elite WR play? Is Nick Foles good enough or just too ponderous? Is this Keenum vs. Foles or are the Vikings better almost everywhere? Which of the big losers in the division round is most likely to appear soon in the Super Bowls: the Saints or the Steelers? And of course, we pick both the games, along with some fantasy sleepers. Breakfast of Champions is served. (Patreon members get this episode like all episodes a day early. Please visit Patreon to support this content going forward for as little as $1 per month. www.patreon.com/BreakfastTablePodcast)

Mike and Scott go over all the games with an eye toward who will star and slump. Which teams will survive and advance? Is Nick Foles capable of leading an Eagles offense that typically struggles on early downs? Is the Falcons defense stout or did they get lucky in silencing the Rams? Is the circus leaving town for Tom Brady? Marcus Mariota: Clutch or lucky? Can Leonard Fournette beast or is he badly overrated? Jacksonville D: All-time or a product of a soft schedule? Why the Saints are the NFL's best and most versatile offense. Is Case Keenum ready for his closeup? All this plus a Bird vs. Dr. J debate over the 1980-81 NBA MVP. Thanks for supporting the pod. Patreon members get this episode like all episodes a day early. Please visit Patreon to support this content going forward for as little as $1 per month. www.patreon.com/BreakfastTablePodcast

Mike and Scott review all the games from both a playoff draft and daily fantasy perspective. They also predict all the games and focus on the key player matchups that should shape the outcomes. Special focus is given to the Chiefs skill players, the surprisingly successful playoff history of bad teams measured by point differential, the real red zone problem with the Falcons offense, Brees's role in keeping the Saints running downhill, Cam Newton's surprisingly consistent awfulness, the lasting relevance of NFL Films archives on YouTube and the content in the Sports Illustrated Vault, where innovation comes from in coaching, what makes a Hall of Famer and much more. Please visit Patreon to support this content going forward for as little as $1 per month. www.patreon.com/BreakfastTablePodcast (CORRECTION: The Falcons are only middle of the pack in red zone possession per game at home, not overall.)

Happy New Year! The Members-Only Breakfast Table Fantasy Playoff League is announced. Then, some DFS discussion plus lots of sidebars, including: Is Mixon a Gurley in waiting, will Jeff Fisher definitely coach in 2018, has Ebron already broken out, is Two-TE the strategy for 2018, was Matt Ryan bad or unlucky with TDs, who is the NFL MVP, Bigger Disappointment: Dak vs. Derek, Russell Wilson's Tebowing, do the 49ers have the NFL's most enviable QB situation...? Please visit Patreon to support this content going forward for as little as $1 per month. www.patreon.com/BreakfastTablePodcast

Mike and Scott analyze all the Week 16 matchups from a fantasy football perspective. Is there sneaky championship value in Baltimore? Is Jimmy Graham an All-Pro or a dud? Will the Rams let down? Are the Chiefs back to full power? What do matchups say about Bortles and Garoppolo? Zeke Elliott Fantasy Super Bowl MVP? Plus giving the Steelers vs. Patriots game a name. Patreon members get the podcast Wednesday overnight. Please visit Patreon to support this content going forward for as little as $1 per month. www.patreon.com/BreakfastTablePodcast

Scott and Mike look at all the week's games -- Thursday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday -- to get you ready for the fantasy football semifinals. What to do with the Eagles without Wentz and the Packers with Rodgers. Are Bell and Brown the best RB/WR tandem ever? Is Gurley in Bell's class? Did we catch a glimpse on Monday night of Tom Brady's football mortality? Is Cam Newton Joe Flacco with wheels? All the games are analyzed, complete with recommendations on who to play and who to avoid with all the chips on the table. Patreon members get the podcast Wednesday overnight. Please visit Patreon to support this content going forward for as little as $1 per month. www.patreon.com/BreakfastTablePodcast