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Top 5 RB Debates! McCaffrey ... Then Who? (06/23 Fantasy Football Podcast) Jun 23, 2020

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We know Christian McCaffrey is the top RB in Fantasy, but who is next? Is it Ezekiel Elliott and his 300+ carries? Is it Alvin Kamara and his 80+ catches? Saquon Barkley? Dalvin Cook? Let's see what ADP has to say right now (1:50) as we begin our discussion of these stud RBs ... Fill in the Blank! Most upside other than McCaffrey (9:05)? Least upside (14:45)? Highest and lowest floor (15:15) ... We go in-depth on these RBs (20:00) as you'll hear cases for four of them to be RB2 behind McCaffrey. We may not have seen the best of Kamara yet. Are we about to see the worst from Zeke? And where does Michael Thomas factor in (36:30)? ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com

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Top 6 QB Debates! Can Watson Have His Best Season Yet? (06/22 Fantasy Football Podcast) Jun 22, 2020

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It's a big rankings week here on Fantasy Football Today as we look at the Top 5 at each position. With QB, you really have to discuss the Top 6. Let's take a look at early ADP (2:33) and see how far ahead of the pack Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson are before we take a quick detour with some news and notes (8:00). Can Curtis Samuel be a sleeper this season? ... Jackson or Mahomes (12:00)? Let's pick these guys apart and figure out what separates one from the other. Then we'll move on to the next four (23:50). How do we rank Russell Wilson, Kyler Murray, Dak Prescott and Deshaun Watson? Why does Jamey have Watson as his QB3 even without DeAndre Hopkins? Why does Heath have Prescott in a tier ahead of the other three? Does Dave believe Murray has QB1 upside? ... We finish with some Fill in the Blank (41:30) to sum up our thoughts and to figure out which one of these six QBs we'd like to have lunch with. And what would we eat!? ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com

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Busts! Plus Deebo ☹️ (06/18 Fantasy Football Podcast) Jun 18, 2020

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With Deebo Samuel out 3-4 months, does Brandon Aiyuk become the best rookie WR? Does George Kittle move ahead of Travis Kelce? We discuss all angles of this including the possibility that Samuel misses hardly any time. Then Dave and Ben give you their biggest bust candidates for the 2020 season. Are Raheem Mostert (8:40) and Will Fuller (12:00) busts or breakouts? ... Some NFL news (19:00) and a question about the new rules regarding holdouts (21:45). Then it's back to busts with an in-depth Aaron Jones discussion (24:55) ... We get into the Round 3-5 RBs (31:40) like Le'Veon Bell, Melvin Gordon and David Johnson. Are we avoiding all of them? And let's finish with WRs (45:30) Odell Beckham and DeVante Parker ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com and your Apple Podcast questions (57:30)

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Breakouts! Kyler, Akers, Diontae Johnson and More! (06/17 Fantasy Football Podcast) Jun 17, 2020

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On today's show, we reminisce about the Butt Fumble for some reason (1:30), find out if Ben Schragger knows who Pauly Shore is and discuss our 2020 breakouts! Ben, Dave and Jamey give their favorite breakouts to kick things off (2:40). Calvin Ridley, Marquise Brown and D.K. Metcalf are discussed ... Ben Schragger's pop culture knowledge is briefly put to the test (11:15), we've got news and notes (12:45) as we talk about how the coronavirus is currently impacting the NFL, plus the Eagles offensive line takes a hit. Then we talk about more breakouts. Can Raheem Mostert and Jonathan Taylor break out without big roles in the passing game (20:24)? Which Rams RB is the one to draft (31:00)? ... Miles Sanders (36:30)! We'll tell you why he's awesome, then we'll focus on a couple of sophomore QBs who could be great (40:40), Diontae Johnson (51:00) and some breakout TEs (54:10). And then a final round of "Does Ben Schragger Know This?" which will surely make your draw drop ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com

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Sleepers! Roethlisberger, Hardman, Cohen and More (06/16 Fantasy Football Podcast) Jun 16, 2020

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It's time for an early look at 2020 sleepers! Heath, Ben and Jamey give you their favorites at the top of the show. We like Anthony Miller in the late rounds and Josh Reynolds in deeper leagues ... What can Ben Roethlisberger do without Antonio Brown? We look at Big Ben and Gardner Minshew as QB sleepers (9:23). Matt Breida and Ronald Jones are among the RBs we're looking at today (19:05). Do we like Jones more than his backfield mate Ke'Shawn Vaughn? ... Nyheim Hines and Tarik Cohen look like great value picks right now (25:30). And we discuss a number of WRs including the underrated Marvin Jones (37:40) ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com. We've got more fun league ideas!

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The Consensus Top 30 Players for 2020! Breaking Down Each Player (06/15 Fantasy Football Podcast) Jun 15, 2020

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Christian McCaffrey is #1! Yeah, that's the easy part, but who is next? We are counting down our Top 30 PPR players based on our consensus rankings. First, #30-21 (3:36) in the rankings. We debate Tyler Lockett vs. Juju Smith-Schuster vs. Adam Thielen, and Kenny Golladay vs. Calvin Ridley. Aaron Jones was a Top 3 RB in 2019 but he barely cracks the overall Top 30 in 2020. What's up with that? ... Moving on to #20-11 (31:00), we talk about the TEs plus a big group of RBs that includes Derrick Henry, Joe Mixon, Kenyan Drake, Nick Chubb and Austin Ekeler ... On to the Top 10 (51:00)! We tell you why we love Miles Sanders, why Tyreek Hill belongs here despite a lack of catches, why Davante Adams could be WR1 this season and how to sort out the Top 6 picks ... Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com

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Rankings Disputes and Creating More Fun Fantasy Leagues! (06/11 Fantasy Football Podcast) Jun 11, 2020

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Dave is going to try to start the BEST FANTASY FOOTBALL LEAGUE EVER this season! Get the details and see if you like it (2:30)! And there's never a bad time to have some rankings disputes. We're debating: Tom Brady and Drew Brees vs. some of the younger QBs (10:00), James White as a #3 RB in PPR (13:40), Adam Thielen's chance to be elite (18:50) and what we'll see from Evan Engram this season (22:30) ... Another edition of "Does Ben Schragger Know it?" (28:30). Nickelodeon's Guts? Steve Urkel? ... We're here to help you make your Fantasy leagues more fun (30:30). We've got plenty of ideas and potential rules changes. Injury replacements when your player leaves a game early? DST points for a turnover on downs? Let's see what our listeners are suggesting via Facebook and Twitter ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com and your questions via Apple Podcasts

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Dalvin Cook; Where WRs Line Up; ADP Combos (06/10 Fantasy Football Podcast) Jun 10, 2020

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Well, a stud RB is threatening to hold out. Must be football season! Let's talk about Dalvin Cook (1:50) to start the show and more notes (9:15) on DeSean Jackson, Hayden Hurst and more ... We've got data on where WRs line up on the field (12:30). Which WRs avoid the slot? Which ones play there the most? What about RBs and TEs? And why does this matter? Does it help some WRs avoid the top cornerbacks? We'll sort out the data and tell you the players to focus on ... Has our producer Ben Schragger ever heard the song "MmmBop"? Find out (26:00)! And then we do some Fantasy combos based on ADP (28:40). Would you rather have Travis Kelce and Brandin Cooks or Hunter Henry and Mike Evans? ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com

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Best Early ADP Values! (06/08 Fantasy Football Podcast) Jun 08, 2020

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A look at early ADP has some head-scratching stuff! We'll tell you our favorite values after we look at a few somewhat surprising ADPs (3:25) like Derrick Henry and Josh Jacobs as RB5 and RB6, respectively. Plus you might be surprised by who the second WR off the board is and where Rob Gronkowski is being drafted. Also, we have a very interesting FAAB question to debate (15:00) ... A look at our favorite QB average draft positions (18:50), don't sleep on Jared Goff. Dave makes a case for Dak Prescott and Jamey likes a sophomore QB late. On to RBs (30:00), a number of the rookies look like good values right now ... WR values (42:00): D.J. Moore is ridiculously undervalued! Who else looks like a steal right now? Any of the Giants WRs? And we finish with our favorite TE values (53:00) ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com

'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox, and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

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Heath's BOLD PREDICTIONS for 2020 (6/5 Fantasy Football Podcast) Jun 05, 2020

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Bold predictions week comes to a close as Heath Cummings makes his bold calls for 2020. Before Heath's picks, we dissect a prediction that David Johnson will be a top 12 RB (1:00). ... News and notes (5:48) include Derrick Henry's workload, Buccaneers personnel, and NFL players and coaches returning to facilities. ... Heath's bold predictions (27:44) begin with Deshaun Watson finishing as a top 2 QB. Next, why Mark Ingram won't finish as a top 30 RB in any format (35:00). Conversely, Heath loves Hayden Hurst's elite ceiling (39:35). Predictions continue as Heath thinks the Chiefs offense could have six Fantasy studs (45:50). We finish with a wild prediction about the best WR in the AFC East (51:59), who you can draft in the 14th round. ...Email us at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com and tweet questions using #AskFFT.

'Fantasy Football Today' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox, and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

Follow the new FFT Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/FFToday

Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daverichard, @heathcummingssr, @YardsPerGretch, @BenSchragg

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