Welcome to the Take Purge. All NFL-and fantasy football-related takes, including those you don’t actually believe, will be legal for 60 continuous minutes. All rational thought, logic, and professional credibility will be suspended during this time.

(0:00) TAKE PURGE

(53:47) COWBOYS TRADE MICAH PARSONS

(01:12:45) BILL SIMMONS JOINS THE POD

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The guys highlight (lowlight?) the players they’re avoiding at all costs in fantasy drafts this season, and make the case for why you should too.

(0:00) Intro

(1:44) The fantasy impact of Rashee Rice’s six-game suspension

(6:20) The Vikings reunite with Adam Thielen

(20:15) Baker Mayfield, Buccaneers QB

(23:41) DK Metcalf, Steelers WR

(26:46) Kaleb Johnson, Steelers RB

(28:52) Terry McLaurin, Commanders WR

(35:09) Mark Andrews, Ravens TE

(40:32) Kenneth Walker III, Seahawks RB

(46:22) David Montgomery, Lions RB

(51:53) Joe Mixon, Texans RB

(53:03) Chris Olave, Saints WR

(56:01) The lefty tangent

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The guys are in the studio in L.A. to discuss some last-minute news items as Week 1 fast approaches. They then recap The Ringer Fantasy Football Show's live draft and run through some of their key takeaways from the draft as they relate to fantasy trends right now. Finally, they touch on Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s engagement.

2:07 Last-minute NFL news

43:45 Ringer Fantasy Football live draft recap

1:16:50 Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce engagement

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The guys are back to talk about their top fantasy draft targets. They go through their sleepers and league winners. Later, they are joined by Bill Simmons to discuss potential punishments for the loser of the Ringer Fantasy Football League.

(0:00) Intro
(7:16) Running Backs
(37:06) Wide Receivers
(01:04:05) Quarterbacks
(01:11:24) Tight Ends
(01:20:40) Fantasy Punishments With Bill Simmons

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The guys are in-studio in NYC again to discuss the under-the-radar picks that will slip through the cracks in drafts for this year’s All-Boring Fantasy Team.

2:53 - The All-Boring Fantasy Team: Running Backs

32:00 - The All-Boring Fantasy Team: Wide Receivers

1:01:02 - The All-Boring Fantasy Team: Tight Ends and Quarterbacks

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The guys are live from New York! They talk the Jets and Giants players who will screw us, discuss name-brand vs. off-brand players, and answer some “emails” from the audience. Plus, special appearances from Heifetz’s dad and Jelly the bear!

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The guys are live in the studio in NYC to discuss some of the NFL preseason news from this past week, some injury updates, a crucial update regarding a previous email about a missing bear from a New Jersey zoo, and Taylor Swift’s appearance on the Kelce brothers’ podcast.

2:30 Preseason Risers and Fallers

46:16 Injury Updates Heading into Season

1:25:02 Reporting on the Bear

1:33:42 Taylor Swift on New Heights Low Stakes Conspiracy

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The guys pick up where they left off last episode and continue highlighting some of the most crucial rules heading into the 2025 fantasy season. And later, emails!

(0:00) Intro

(1:40) Identify the kingmakers

(4:31) Don’t give up on good coaches after Year 1

(13:10) You marry the whole family

(40:47) Get you a man who can do both

(46:33) The “Two Two” rule

(58:24) Hold on to rookie WRs

(01:02:38) Ride with the ‘Wild Hogs’

(01:07:29) Be open-minded

(01:11:08) Emails!

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The guys revisit the lessons from last season that they vowed never to forget to establish a strict new set of rules to follow this year, loosely inspired by Christopher Nolan’s ‘Memento.’

2:07 An overview of the lessons from last season

4:45 Take great players in great offenses

12:27 Pick the guys you want

19:02 Marie Kondo was right

28:55 Don’t trust Kyle Shanahan

34:03 Don’t shackle yourself to Sean Payton’s whims

43:10 Avoid Aaron Rodgers

46:47 Avoid toxic people and toxic situations

54:23 Take Ja’Marr Chase first

55:35 Don’t underestimate Joe Burrow (again)

1:09:30 Emails

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Heifetz and DK are joined by Mina Kimes to go through the winners and losers from Week 1 of the NFL preseason!

(0:00) Intro
(05:54) Cowboys-Rams
(13:32) Commanders-Patriots
(17:36) Seahawks-Raiders
(22:27) Giants-Bills
(32:11) Titans-Buccaneers
(38:57) Panthers-Browns
(50:59) Bengals-Eagles
(55:24) Jaguars-Steelers
(58:36) Colts-Ravens
(01:04:52) Dolphins-Bears
(01:09:55) Chargers-Saints

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