Rundown
1:55 General Structure for Playoff Fantasy Leagues
2:35 Playoff Picks
3:54 Straight Rankings vs. Tiers
6:09 Talent vs. Games Played
8:37 Playoff League Roster Construction
11:25 Different Fantasy Playoff League Formats
14:31 Any Teams to Fade Outright?
17:23 Lamar vs. Brees
19:46 The Best of the One-Game Quarterbacks
22:15 Stay in Your Lane
23:26 Breaking Down the Backs Not Named Alvin Kamara or Mark Ingram
27:16 Ceiling for Elite Backs on Underdog Teams
28:51 Valuing the Non-Michael Thomas Receivers
30:43 Stacking Wide Receiver Teammates?
33:09 How Do You Account for the Possibility of Being Wrong?
34:12 Jared Cook the Top Tight End!
36:42 Tight End vs. Wide Receiver Teammates

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Rundown
2:00 Are We Championship Bound?
10:49 Minnesota's Backfield
14:31 Kareem Hunt's High Floor
17:55 Devin Singletary with a Tough Matchup in New England
21:31 One Last Hurrah for Adrian Peterson?
24:30 Running Backs to Take a Chance on in Week 16
27:32 Can Emmanuel Sanders Rebound?
30:32 James Washington on the Radar
33:44 Justin Watson Suddenly in the Spotlight
37:26 Is Jamison Crowder Trustworthy Against the Steelers?
39:40 Can John Brown Get Going Against the Patriots?
42:54 Wide Receivers to Take a Chance on in Week 16
45:07 Will the Patriots Shut Down Josh Allen?
48:06 Roll out Jameis Winston Even Without Mike Evans and Chris Godwin?
51:10 Can Ryan Tannehill Keep it Rolling?
54:30 A Step up in Weight Class for Carson Wentz
57:40 Quarterbacks to Take a Chance on in Week 16
61:13 Josh Jacobs Breaking News; Is DeAndre Washington a Must-Start?
62:31 Tight Ends to Take a Chance on in Week 16

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Rundown
2:49 Brandon Makes a Case for Week 17 Championships
10:02 Raheem Mostert in Control of San Francisco's Backfield
12:56 Can You Trust Joe Mixon Against the Patriots?
16:40 Miles Sanders Sticks as an RB2
20:57 Sony Michel and the Value of Volume
24:00 Running Backs to Take a Chance on in Week 15
28:26 Will Tyler Lockett Break his Slide?
32:35 Darius Slayton a Must-Play?
35:23 Terry McLaurin a TD-Dependent Starter?
38:51 A.J Brown Breaking Out at the Right Time
43:32 Dede Westbrook Back on Top in Jacksonville?
45:55 Wide Receivers to Take a Chance on in Week 15
49:02 Can Carson Wentz Exploit Another Bad Defense?
53:53 Another Tough Matchup for Josh Allen
56:41 Sit Matt Ryan Against the 49ers?
60:13 Encore Time for Jimmy Garoppolo
63:18 Quarterbacks to Take a Chance on in Week 15
67:19 Non-Obvious Tight Ends to Start in Week 15

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Rundown
5:35 Jamaal Williams Set to Thrive Alongside Aaron Jones?
8:14 Can Miles Sanders Keep it Rolling?
11:03 A Divergence of Opinion on David Montgomery
14:15 Is Volume a Problem for Derrius Guice?
17:22 Kansas City's Backs
20:19 Running Backs to Take a Chance on in Week 14
23:09 Jarvis Landry and Odell Beckham
25:57 Concerns with Tyler Lockett?
29:11 Deebo Samuel and Touchdown Upside
31:40 Is Cole Beasley's Floor in Danger Against Baltimore?
34:37 Juju Smith-Schuster's Viability if He Can Return
37:06 Wide Receivers to Take a Chance on in Week 14
40:15 Trust Dak Prescott Against the Bears?
43:43 Trust Kyler Murray Against the Steelers?
46:53 Trust Josh Allen Against the Ravens?
49:49 Trust Drew Brees Against the 49ers?
53:33 Quarterbacks to Take a Chance on in Week 14
57:17 Jake and Brandon Make a Case for Non-Obvious TEs to Start

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Rundown
4:17 Austin Ekeler Still an Easy RB2
7:10 Can Rashaad Penny Get Into Fantasy Lineups?
10:52 We Can't Quit Miles Sanders
13:07 Benny Snell in Control in Pittsburgh?
16:14 Running Backs to Take a Chance on in Week 13
20:46 Is Tyler Boyd Trending Up with Andy Dalton Back?
24:28 Any Trust in Sammy Watkins?
27:06 Brandin Cooks and the Rams' Vertical Passing Woes
30:28 Kenny Golladay's Outlook with David Blough Under Center
35:29 Andy Dalton is Back!
37:46 You Can't Bench Deshaun Watson, Right?
41:09 Carson Wentz at Rock Bottom
43:40 Quarterbacks to Take a Chance on in Week 13
46:04 Jared Cook—Yep, Jared Cook—is a Must-Play
47:24 Jack Doyle without Eric Ebron
49:14 Kyle Rudolph's TD Upside Gone with Adam Thielen Back
51:57 Tight Ends to Take a Chance on in Week 13

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Rundown
3:07 Is It Aaron Rodgers or Drew Brees at Quarterback?
10:05 Sifting Through All the Running Back Candidates
22:10 Finding an Easy Consensus at Wide Receiver
31:29 No Debate Necessary at Tight End
34:50 A Robust Debate for Our Flex Player
41:36 Presenting the All-2010s Fantasy Football Team

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Rundown
1:58 A New Standard Waiver Deadline?
7:49 It's Bo Scarbrough Week!
11:12 Still Trusting Devin Singletary
13:34 Plenty of Upside with Kareem Hunt
17:00 A Rebound Week for Miles Sanders?
19:31 Running Backs to Take a Chance on in Week 12
24:03 A Difference of Opinion on Terry McLaurin
27:11 Deebo Samuel Breaking Out at Midseason
31:52 Can Randall Cobb Keep It Rolling?
36:05 Jake Shares an Interesting Nugget on Fantasy Playoff Schedules
36:55 Any Figuring Out Curtis Samuel?
39:47 Wide Receivers to Take a Chance on in Week 12
44:15 The Week Baker Backers Have Been Waiting For
46:28 Tom Brady Muddling Along
51:22 Can Jimmy Garoppolo Do It Against a Team That Isn't the Cardinals?
54:08 Quarterbacks to Take a Chance on in Week 12
56:06 Jacob Hollister a Must-Play Tight End?
59:19 Noah Fant Getting More Work in Denver
61:32 Ryan Griffin Making Noise for the Jets
65:44 Tight Ends to Take a Chance on in Week 12

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Rundown
5:37 Brian Hill an Immediate Must-Play
9:37 Phillip Lindsay and Royce Freeman Facing a Tough Vikings Defense
11:56 Kenyan Drake is the Man in Arizona
17:15 Kareem Hunt Locked into a Meaningful Role in Cleveland
19:45 Running Backs to Take a Chance on in Week 11
22:33 Juju Smith-Schuster Slides to WR3 Territory
26:03 Terry McLaurin's Value with Dwayne Haskins Under Center
30:22 Mohamed Sanu's Potential Consistency in New England
33:20 Time to Trust Deebo Samuel?
36:04 Wide Receivers to Take a Chance on in Week 11
38:11 Carson Wentz Draws the Patriots This Week
40:42 Nick Foles Making His Triumphant Return
44:00 Can Jimmy Garoppolo Deliver Again with the Cardinals in Town?
45:48 Lamar Jackson vs. Deshaun Watson
47:31 Quarterbacks to Take a Chance on in Week 11
49:39 Dallas Goedert a TE1?
51:17 Where's the Love for Jack Doyle?
52:25 A Juicy Matchup for Jared Cook
53:14 Not Falling for O.J. Howard
54:59 Tight Ends to Take a Chance on in Week 11

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Rundown
5:01 Devin Singletary in Control of Buffalo's Backfield
8:18 The David Johnson/Kenyan Drake Pairing
12:00 Backing Joe Mixon?
16:06 Ronald Jones is Back!
19:08 Running Backs to Take a Chance on in Week 10
21:30 D.K. Metcalf Coming off a Huge Game
24:38 Rebound Effort for Marquise Brown?
27:03 All Those Bengals Receivers
30:57 The Always-Confounding Sammy Watkins
34:09 Wide Receivers to Take a Chance on in Week 10
37:06 Remembering Minshew Mania
38:37 Can Ryan Fitzpatrick Keep it Rolling?
41:39 Jimmy Garoppolo Squaring off with the Seahawks
44:58 Sneaky Tough Spot for Jared Goff?
47:53 Take Your New York Pick: Daniel Jones or Sam Darnold?
49:32 Jack Doyle a TE1?
52:03 No Love for Mike Gesicki?
54:38 Quarterbacks and Tight Ends to Take a Chance on in Week 10

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Rundown
4:28 Jordan Howard Kicks Off Our Look at Running Backs
7:13 Has David Montgomery Turned a Corner?
9:44 Jamaal Williams Safe to Play?
12:59 Kenyan Drake's Cardinals Debut
15:38 Jaylen Samuels' Value if James Conner is Out
17:20 Running Backs to Take a Chance on in Week 9
21:26 Putting a Value on Miami's Wide Receivers
25:37 Jarvis Landry a Disappointing WR3
27:51 Curtis Samuel Makes a Surprise Appearance on the Injury Report
30:52 A Robby Anderson Rebound?
33:42 Terry McLaurin Entirely Dependent on Case Keenum
36:07 Wide Receivers to Take a Chance on in Week 9
38:41 Why Won't Everyone Just Trust Matthew Stafford?
41:31 Derek Carr Quietly on a Strong Run
44:45 Realistic Expectations for Lamar Jackson Against the Patriots
48:19 Quarterbacks to Take a Chance on in Week 9
50:54 Jonnu Smith on the Start Radar
52:47 Is Cameron Brate's Low-End TE1 Value Back?
56:27 Free Dallas Goedert!
59:21 Tight Ends to Take a Chance on in Week 9

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