Establish the Edge Fantasy Football

Latest Episodes:

The Importance of ADP Value in Best Ball May 11, 2023

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Mike Leone of Establish The Run talks about his Best Ball Manifesto, which breaks down the most successful strategies from Underdog's Best Ball Mania III. In this episode, Mike specifically talks about the importance of ADP Value, how to think about it within your draft room, and some strategies to enhance your chances of getting a lot of closing line ADP value on your teams.

Best Ball Mania IV is LIVE! May 02, 2023

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Mike Leone and Justin Herzig of Establish The Run break down the launching of Underdog's Best Ball Mania IV, which has a $15 million prize pool. The format has changed some from last year, and Mike and Justin talk about different ways to shift your strategy accordingly.

Superflex, TE-Premium Rookie Mock Draft with Mike Leone, Evan Silva, and Anthony Amico May 01, 2023

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Mike Leone, Evan Silva, and Anthony Amico take their first swing at a rookie mock draft in a Superflex, tight end-premium format. They talk through their rationale for each pick and the outlook of rookies for the 2023-24 season.

Use These Strategies to Win on Underdog Fantasy Apr 05, 2023

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Mike Leone of Establish The Run is joined by Sam Sherman of ADP Chasing to talk about best ball strategy on Underdog. The two discuss why using Finals Advance rates can be misleading and some myths about RB versus WR fantasy production.

Sophomore WR Class (2023) Apr 04, 2023

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Mike Leone of Establish The Run is joined by JJ Zachariason of LateRound.com to talk about the sophomore WR class from a fantasy perspective. JJ's impressive Year 2 prospect model, which is a part of his annual Prospect Guide, has a proven track record. Find out why JJ has Chris Olave as the top Year 2 WR, why you may want to sell high on Treylon Burks, and why Alec Pierce shouldn't be completely forgotten.

Dynasty Rookie Wide Receivers (2023) Mar 22, 2023

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Mike Leone of Establish The Run is joined by Pat Kerrane of LegendaryUpside.com to discuss the incoming rookie WR class. Mike and Pat evaluate the Dynasty Rookie Draft value of all of the top receivers - Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jordan Addison, Quentin Johnston, Zay Flowers, Jalin Hyatt, and Josh Downs.

Structuring Your Dynasty League Mar 15, 2023

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Mike Leone is joined by Mike Schopp, of WRG550 in Buffalo and the DeepEndFF podcast, to talk about the best ways to structure your dynasty leagues to maximize fun, engagement, and competitiveness. In addition to playoff formats and prize structures, Mike and Mike work through some innovative ideas on how to best end a dynasty league.

Sexy Fantasy Football Opinions Can Steer You Wrong Feb 28, 2023

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Mike Leone talks about how it can be difficult to not chase sexy opinions, takes, and narratives as we embark on the long football offseason. Instead, we need to try to do better to synthesize all of the information we have and give everything its proper weight. This is especially the case as the market gets more sophisticated and starts to price in edges that were once a lot clearer and so profitable that cost was less important.
Mike utilizes Josh Jacobs and JJ Zachariason's analysis of Chris Olave from last offseason to highlight how some of the best analysis can be boring complicated, not sexy and straightforward.
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Dynasty Rookie Drafts: First Look Feb 17, 2023

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Mike Leone sits down with dynasty guru Anthony Amico to discuss some of the more intriguing rookie prospects for fantasy football. They talk about how they performed in college, different measurables and metrics, and other factors that could affect how they perform at the NFL level.
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5 Tips to Winning the FFPC Playoff Challenge: Divisional Round Jan 19, 2023

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Mike Leone of Establish The Run gives you 5 tips to help you win the FFPC Playoff Challenge 2 and its $100k grand prize:
-get unique
-utilize ownership percentages from the initial contest
-leverage the market's overconfidence
-getting a little bit cute but not too cute
-don't overrate RBs
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