Join Jake and Geoff for another episode of The Flex! This week, they're diving into divisional weekend recaps and revisiting their bold predictions from last week. They'll also tackle some NFL rulebook trivia, hand out awards for the season's most shocking performances and surprising player comebacks, and make their dynasty QB rankings for the remaining playoff teams.

Plus, get ready for the Conference Championship with ridiculous predictions and a ranking of the remaining teams' color schemes/uniforms. Don't miss this episode of The Flex, your go-to podcast for fantasy football fun and insights!

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In this edition of the Fantasy Life show, fantasy football experts Ian Hartitz and Dwain McFarland present the 2024 Fantasy Life Awards! Everything from MVP to biggest bust of the year, we're covering it all in this episode! Did Jayden Daniels, Brian Thomas Jr. or someone else win fantasy rookie of the year? Who got snubbed from the fantasy football MVP running?! A pair of Buccaneers got nominated for waiver pickup of the year, who will take it home?

Come along with us as we celebrate the 2024 fantasy football season and look ahead to 2025!

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07:35 - Waiver Wire Pickup of the Year

15:34 - Sleeper of the Year

23:13 - Biggest Bust of the Year

32:29 - Best Performance Throughout Fantasy Playoffs

38:57 - Best Performance in Fantasy Championship

47:16 - Fantasy MVP

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In this edition of the Fantasy Life Show, fantasy football experts Ian Hartitz and Dwain McFarland give out their Sheesh Report and Utilization Report awards to various players throughout fantasy football. Who could’ve had even bigger seasons if just a couple of breaks went their way? Ian breaks down guys like Saquon Barkley, Calvin Ridley and Justin Jefferson and how their fantasy football seasons could’ve thrived had it not been for a few moments that made us say “Sheesh!”

And then we dive into Dwain McFarland’s Utilization Report and give out awards to some players that exceeded expectations in their usage for fantasy football, and also some that fell a bit short. Who outperformed their Utilization Score in 2024? Who had the biggest drop-off from 2023 to 2024? And, of course, who will be crowned “Mr. Utilization Score” from the 2024 fantasy football season?Come on by and enjoy as we hand out some of our favorite awards for the 2024 fantasy football season!

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01:04 - The “Sheesh” Awards

13:04 - “Hottest Finish” Award

18:35 - “Under-performer of the Year”23:40 - “Over-performer of the Year”30:41 - “Biggest Utilization Decline”

36:59 - “‘Fugazi’ of the Year”

42:31 - “Most Improved”

27:31 - “2024 Mr. Utilization”

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In this edition of the Fantasy Life Show, fantasy football experts Ian Hartitz and Dwain McFarland break down the four divisional matchups, game-by-game, and give you the biggest takeaways for postseason fantasy football, as well as what we can see in 2025 and beyond! Has Jayden Daniels established himself as not only a top fantasy quarterback, but also a top-tier real-life quarterback? Can Josh Allen do enough to finally get past the Chiefs in the conference finals? Will Saquon Barkley run all over the Commanders’ defense? We’re deep diving into the stats and analytics to give you cutting edge fantasy football analysis you won’t find anywhere else!

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Timecodes:

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01:23 - Texans @ Chiefs

15:02 - Commanders @ Lions

27:13 - Rams @ Eagles

44:33 - Ravens @ Bills

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In this edition of the Fantasy Life Show, fantasy football and NFL betting experts Mark Dumheller and Geoff Ulrich break down every single game from the divisional round and some lines and props you can bet and get a little skin in the game with! Will A.J. Brown have a big bounce back after making “Inner Excellence” hit the best-seller list? Can you bet the massive OVER in the Commander-Lions game? Can Saquon Barkley have a similar outcome his 255 rush yard performance he had the last time the Eagles faced the Rams?

We’re talking all this, PLUS, Cooterdoodle joins the show to give some of her ’Scared Money Don’t Make Money’ parlays. If you like long-shot parlays with plenty of upside, make sure to tail these!

And you can find all of Cooterdoodle’s plays here: https://www.fantasylife.com/articles/betting/scared-money-nfl-parlays-anytime-tds-rushing-props-and-more

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Timecodes:

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01:42 - Texans @ Chiefs

11:51 - Commanders @ Lions

22:38 - Rams @ Eagles

36:08 - Ravens @ Bills

42:47 - Scared Money Don’t Make Money!

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Welcome to "Thor Thursdays" presented by DraftKings on the Fantasy Life Show, your one-stop-shop for all the analysis and news surrounding the 2025 NFL Draft!

Check out Thor's full NFL Mock Draft here: https://www.fantasylife.com/articles/nfl-draft/2025-nfl-mock-draft-the-ny-giants-trade-up

In this episode, fantasy football and NFL Draft experts Thor Nystrom and Kendall Valenzuela break down Thor's first mock draft of the season. What you'll find in this episode is in depth analysis on all of the top prospects coming into the 2025 draft class, NFL team needs heading into the offseason and a lot of fun along the way!

In this episode we discuss:

- Why Thor sees Colorado quarterback Shadeur Sanders as the top QB prospect in the draft.

- A wide receiver prospect out of Arizona that is sure to make waves in fantasy and real-life football in his rookie season.

- Analysis on how Ashton Jeanty could look his rookie season in Dallas.

So come hang out and stop by every "Thor Thursday" for all of your NFL draft analysis for fantasy and real-life football!

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Timecodes:

00:00 - Intro

00:39 - Looking at the Draft Order

01:58 - Pick 1

06:20 - Pick 2

11:15 - Pick 3

16:00 - Pick 4

19:51 - Pick 5

22:51 - Pick 6

28:39 - Pick 7

33:20 - Pick 8

36:36 - Pick 9

39:13 - Pick 10

41:52 - Pick 11

45:56 - Pick 12

49:02 - Skill Position Players in Picks 13-32

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Welcome to The Flex, your weekly deep dive with Jake Trowbridge and Geoff Ulrich into fantasy football strategy, NFL analysis, and bold predictions! This week, we break down Wild Card Weekend, explore coaching vacancies, build dream rosters from the 2025 free agent class, and predict the Divisional Round outcomes.

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Tune in for sharp analysis, hot takes, and everything you need to stay ahead in fantasy football and the NFL!

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In this edition of the Fantasy Life Show, fantasy football experts Ian Hartitz, Chris Allen and Dwain McFarland peer into the crystal ball of 2025 look at 18 different players that could sneak into the first round of fantasy football drafts in 2025. Do second-year wide receivers Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr. deserve first-round nods? Could we see a tight end (or two!) fight his way into round one? What about some grinder RBs that succeeded in 2024 fantasy football?

We got 16 players for you, so let this be your definitive first-look at the 2025 fantasy football landscape!

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Timecodes:

00:00 - Intro

01:46 - 2nd-Year Stud WRs

09:01 - High Target Earning WRs

16:53 - Size Concerns Too Big for These RBs?

26:40 - RBs with Competition Concerns

34:28 - RB Grinders with Big Workloads

42:52 - A Rookie RB?!

47:56 - How High Should These TEs Go?

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In this edition of the Fantasy Life Show, fantasy football experts Ian Hartitz and Dwain McFarland peer into the crystal ball of 2025 to try and uncover what the first round of fantasy football drafts will look like in 2025. Who will go first overall: Ja’Marr Chase or Saquon Barkley? How high does Jahmyr Gibbs get drafted after being RB1 overall in total PPR fantasy points? What is Justin Jefferson’s outlook with J.J. McCarthy under center for the Vikings? What about Christian McCaffrey after his injury-riddled 2024? Strap in and let this be your first look at what drafts may be like for the 2025 fantasy football season!

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Timecodes:

00:00 - Intro

01:24 - MIN-LAR Breakdown

12:50 - 1.01

16:33 - 1.02

20:33 - 1.03

23:27 - 1.04

27:12 - 1.05

31:17 - 1.06

36:21 - 1.07

39:26 - 1.08

42:51 - 1.09

47:41 - 1.10

52:06 - 1.11 & 1.12 Debate

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There’s only one more game left of the NFL Wild Card weekend in the playoffs, but in this edition of The Fantasy Life Show, fantasy football experts Ian Hartitz and Dwain McFarland are breaking down every single game from the weekend and who you can capitalize on in all sort of fantasy football formats for the playoffs. From Guillotine Leagues to DFS to betting and anything in between, we’ve got you covered as we dive head first into the data from Wild Card Weekend so you can dominate any format you may want to play!

Some of the topics we’ll be covering:

- Is Joe Mixon back to his regular usage after his fallout in the fantasy playoffs?

- Derrick Henry is doing Derrick Henry things in the NFL Playoffs

- How can you even begin to predict the Bills pass-catching corps?

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Timecodes:

00:00 - Intro

01:41 - LAC-HOU

13:30 - PIT-BAL

25:46 - DEN-BUF

34:16 - GB-PHI

43:43 - WAS-TB

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