Podcasts | 2011
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Fantasy Notes From The 2011 Season:
What a crazy year it was with the lockout through the offseason, but eventually the players and owners settled there differences and we had a full year of football. Some players struggled with health because of poor conditioning but overall it was an exciting year, with three quarterbacks throwing for over 5,000 yards.
Throughout the year it was our proud pleasure to have fantasy football expert Matt De Lima join us for a regular weekly show, talking about the trends around the league, and injury updates.
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| Date December, 23rd 2011: Week 16 Playoffs Updates |
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| Date December, 16th 2011: Week 15 Playoffs Updates |
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| Date December, 9th 2011: Week 14 Playoffs Updates |
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| Date December, 2nd 2011: Week 13 Injury Updates |
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| Date November 20th, 2011: Week 11 React |
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Jay Cutler Breaks Thumb, Out For Regular Season Kevin Smith The Star Of Week 11 Matthew Stafford Throws 5 Touchdowns Toby Gerhart A Must Add After Adrian Peterson’s Injury LeGarrette Blount Breaks Out Against Packers Vincent Jackson Continues His Boom / Bust Ways Vince Young and DeSean Jackson Impress In Win Victor Cruz and Giants Offense Going Forward |
| Date November 18th, 2011: Week 11 Injury Updates |
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| Date November 14th, 2011: Week 10 React |
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Matt Cassel Down, Trouble For Dwayne Bowe? Lance Ball Likely To Start This Week Kendall Hunter Could Lead The 49ers In Touches This Week Marshawn Lynch Has A Great Matchup Against The Rams Jay Cutler Could Have A Solid Fantasy Performance Against The Chargers Laurent Robinson Continues To Produce
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| Date November 11th, 2011: Week 10 Injury Updates |
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| Date November 4th, 2011: Week 9 Injury Updates To Running Backs |
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* Please Note: Podcast was done on Thursday and at that time I thought McGahee would be out. Listed as probable Friday, he’s now likely to play
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| Date October 28th, 2011: Week 8 Injury / Ranking Updates |
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Peyton Hillis Likely Out Again Matthew Stafford Likely To Play Ingram Out, Srpoles and Thomas To Share Backfield Duties Biggest First Half Surprises: Newton / Fred Jackson Top First Half Disappointments: Ochocinco / Chris Johnson
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| Date October 24th, 2011: Week 7 React |
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Chris Johnson’s Continued Struggles DeMarco Murray’s Big Day Ben Roethlisberger’s Heating Up Matthew Stafford Banged Up Consider Using Ben Tate As A Flex Play Taiwan Jones Deep Waiver Pickup |
| Date October 20th, 2011: Week 7 Injury / Ranking Updates |
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What To Make Of Lions New Starting Tail Back Maurice Morris Montario Hardesty Should Start Against Seahawks DeMarco Murray’s Impact In The Cowboys Offense If Gates Plays, Should You Start Him? Brandon Lloyd Odds Of Success With The Rams |
| Date October 16th, 2011: Week 6 React |
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Felx Jones Down, DeMarco Murray Waiver Pickup Greg Little Plays Well In First Start Rashard Mendenhall Gets Things Going Agaisnt The Jaguars Buccaneers Bounce Back Marques Colston |
| Date October 14th, 2011: Week 6 Injury / Ranking Updates |
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Tebow Time Cam Newton’s Trade Value What To Make Of Jahvid Best Going Forward Is Michael Crabtree Worth Starting? Curtis Painter To Pierre Garcon
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| Date October 9th, 2011: Week 5 React |
| Players Discussed - Alex Smith, Frank Gore, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Stevan Ridley, Shonn Greene, Victor Cruz, Mario Manningham, Pierre Garcon, Joseph Addai, Delone Carter, Curtis Painter
Full Podcast 49ers Offense Waking Up Law Firm Still Top Back In New England Shonn Greene Finally A Bell Cow? Victor Cruz Breakout Season Pierre Garcon Breaking Out With Curtis Painter At Quarterback
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| Date October 7th, 2011: Week 5 Injury / Ranking Updates |
| Time to get ready for week five of the fantasy season with our injury / ranking updates.
Players Discussed -Rashard Mendenhall, Mario Manningham, Victor Cruz, Ryan Mathews, Mike Tolbert, Andre Johnson, Kevin Walter, Jacoby Jones, Nick Fairley, Lawrence Timmons, Larry Foote, Vincent Jackson Full Podcast Rashard Mendenhall’s Hamstring Mario Manningham Fighting For His Starting Job Ryan Mathews A Top 5 Fantasy Back Andre Johnson’s Hamstring Injury IDP – Nick Fairley’s Impact IDP – Lawrence Timmons Moving To Outside Vincent Jackson Status For Denver |
| Date October 3rd, 2011: Week 4 React |
| It’s time for our weekly react to the games over the weekend. Super star running backs head the list as Arian Foster and Chris Johnson both ran for over 100 yards, for the first time this year.
Players Discussed – Arian Foster, Chris Johnson, Stevan Ridley, Julio Jones, Sidney Rice, Jimmy Graham, Cam Newton, Steve Smith Full Podcast Arian Foster Strong Vs. Steelers Chris Johnson Breaks 100 Yard Mark Stevan Ridley Breaks Out Vs. Raiders Back To Back 100 Yard Games For Julio Jones Sidney Rice Continues To Make Plays Newton To Smith: A Winning Connection
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| Date September 30th, 2011: Week 4 Up And Down Trends |
| Usually we focus on injuries and ranking updates in our late week podcast, but I decided to go in another direction for this week. Since we are three full weeks into the season, I wanted to take a look at some of the trending up and down players and what fantasy owners should do about their situations.
Players Discussed This Week Include – DeSean Jackson, Chris Johnson, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Fred Jackson, Calvin Johnson, Wes Welker, Frank Gore, Kendall Hunter, T.J. Ward, Derrick Johnson, and Jason Pierre-Paul. Full Podcast What To Make Of DeSean Jackson Going Forward Chris Johnson – Trade or Not To Trade Can The Bills Keep This Up? Will Calvin Reach 32 Touchdowns? Wes Welker’s Crazy Hot Start Gore’s Hurt, Hunter Earning More Playing Time IDP – Should You Cut T.J. Ward? IDP – What To Do About Derrick Johnson IDP – Jason Pierre-Paul’s Hot Start
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| Date September 26th, 2011: Week 3 React |
| The third week of the fantasy football season is just about in the books as we react to some of the headlines from around the league.
Players Discussed – Dwayne Bowe, Kendall Hunter, Frank Gore, Darren McFadden, Michael Vick, Mike Kafka, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Fred Jackson Full Podcast Dwayne Bowe Should Be In Lineups Weekly Frank Gore Injures Ankle, Kendall Hunter Waiver Pickup Darren McFadden Possibly To Runner In Fantasy Michael Vick Breaks Hand, Kafka Waiver Pickup Ryan Fitzpatrick’s Great Play Fred Jackson Playing Like A RB-1 |
| Date September 23rd, 2011: Week 3 Injury / Ranking Updates |
| Time to get ready for week three and we have some noteworthy options to touch on as we get ready for another week.
Players discussed this week include – Ben Tate, Arian Foster, Cam Newton, Cedric Benson, Percy Harvin, Reggie Bush, Daniel Thomas, Mike Sims-Walker, Brandon Gibson, Denario Alexander, Morgan Burnett, Jabaal Sheard, Michael Johnson, Jerod Mayo Full Podcast Ben Tate’s Role Going Forward Percy Harvin In Part Time Role Cam Newton’s Breakout Season Daniel Thomas vs. Reggie Bush Who’s The No.1 Receiver In St. Louis? Morgan Burnett Off To A Hot Start IDP Waiver Options: Jabaal Sheard, Michael Johnson Jerod Mayo Looking Good Benson’s Three Game Suspension |
| Date September 18th, 2011: Week 2 Sunday React |
| Another wild day of scoring around the league, as Cam Newton went for his second consecutive game throwing for over 400 yards and this time it was against the World Champion Packers.
Below we have our full podcast react for the second Sunday of the year. You will also find the podcast chopped into sections. Full Podcast Jamaal Charles Done For The Year Foster Injured Again, Tate Running Well Denarius Moore Breaks Out In First Start Daniel Thomas Takes Over As Lead Back In Miami Cam Newton Top Ten Quarterback In Fantasy Right Now Romo & Cowboys Offense Banged Up |
| Date September 15th, 2011: Week 2 Player Rankings / Injury Updates |
| Kickoff weekend is long gone, and it’s time to get mentally prepared for the second week of the season. Join us on our week two podcast for injury and start – sit updates.
Players Discussed – Chris Johnson, Arian Foster, Steven Jackson, Cadillac Williams, Joseph Addai, Dwayne Bowe, Payton Hillis and IDP players Jon McGraw and Sean Lee.
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| Date September 12th, 2011: Week 1 Studs & Duds |
| The first Sunday of the 2011 fantasy football season is in the books. Findout who we thought were the highlight studs and duds of the week.
Week 1 Studs & Duds
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| Date September 8th, 2011: Week One Player Rankings / Injury Updates |
| Peyton Manning and Arian Foster highlight our week one player ranking / injury updates. Join Sean and Matt De Lima as they keep you updated on recent news from around the league.
Full Podcast Peyton Manning Has Another Neck Surgery Arian Foster A Game Time Decision Tony Romo A Shaky Start With Linemen Hurt Chris Cooley Unlikely To Play, Fred Davis Should Start IDP – Jon Beason Expected To Go Week 1 IDP – Ray Edwards Ready For Bears IDP – James Harrison’s Back Injury
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| Date September 5th, 2011: Week One Player Projections |
| The 2011 season is right around the corner and the guys get you set for week one, with a few sleepers to keep in mind for the waiver wire and some key start options this week.
Full Podcast Sleeper – Deji Karim Will Backup MJD Sleeper – Antonio Brown Should Outplay Hines Ward Big Ben A Start’em Option vs. Ravens Reggie Bush Should Be Feature Back Brandon Lloyd Set For Another Solid Season Beanie Wells a Worthy Start Against The Panthers Keep An Eye On Rookie WR A.J. Green |
| Date August 24th, 2011: IDP Draft Prep Part 2: Top 5 DL’s, LB’s, DB’s |
| Matt De Lima breaks down his top five options to draft for defensive linemen, linebackers and defensive backs this year in IDP fantasy drafts.
Full Podcast Top 5 Defensive Linemen Justin Tuck, Trent Cole, Jared Allen, Charles Johnson, Terrell Suggs Top 5 Linebackers Patrick Willis, Lawrence Timmons, Jon Beason, Jerod Mayo, Desmond Bishop Top 5 Defensive Backs Eric Berry, Yeremiah Bell, LaRon Landry, Pat Chung, Tyvon Branch
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| Date August 24th, 2011: Redraft Prep Part 1: Rounds 1 – 5 |
| Matt De Lima discusses his thoughts about some of the notable players both good and bad through the first five rounds of recent mock drafts from fantasy football calculators ADP trends.
Full Podcast Chris Johnson Still In Holdout Rashard Mendenhall Ready For Another Strong Season Adrian Peterson Worthy Of Your First Selection Greg Jennings Could Suffer With Consistency Issues Darren McFadden Might Be Better Than Last Year Bounce Back Season In Store For Larry Fitzgerald Can Dwayne Bowe Repeat His 15 Touchdowns From 2010? LeGarrette Blount Ready To Roll Up Another Big Season Wes Welker Will Continue To Be Tom Brady’s Go To Receiver Dez Bryant Needs Another Year To Mature Before Dominating In Fantasy Leagues Bounce Back Season For Dallas Clark Should You Trust Shonn Greene? Ryan Mathews To Struggle Once Again Good Things In Store For Rookie Mark Ingram Mario Manningham Set For Breakout Season As Full Time Starter
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| Date August 21st, 2011: Week Two Preseason Notes |
| The second week of the preseason is just about over as the guys breakdown some of the notable points to take away for fantasy football rankings.
This week we cover players like Kendall Hunter, Sam Bradford, Braylon Edwards, Mark Ingram, Pierre Thomas, Arian Foster and the Eagles Defense. Full Podcast Arian Foster Looks Good Against The Saints Mark Ingram – Pierre Thomas In RBBC? Gore Unhappy, Kendall Hunter Looks Good vs Raiders Braylon Edwards A Fantasy Sleeper? Eagles Defense Needs Time To Gel Is Sam Bradford A Starting Quarterback In Fantasy Leagues Already? |
| Date August 14th, 2011: Week One Preseason Notes |
| Following the aftermath of the first three days of the preseason, the guys talk about some key points, from the week and the trade of Lee Evans to the Ravens.
Full Podcast Fantasy Impact – Lee Evans Traded To Ravens Matthew Stafford Looks Good Is Jahvid Best A Top Ten Running Back? Mark Ingram Scores In Preseason Debut Saints Defense Looks Great, 49ers Offense Horrible
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| Date August 12th, 2011: Mock Draft Results – Round by Round |
| During the first weekend of August, the philosophers went over to Mock Draft Central and participated in a 10 team mock draft for 15 rounds. Below you will find our full podcast for the entire mock draft, as well as a breakdown of our throughout throughout each round.
Full Mock Draft 1st Round Results 2nd Round Results 3rd Round Results 4th Round Results 5th Round Results 6th Round Results 7th Round Results 8th Round Results 9th Round Results 10th Round Results 11th Round Results 12th Round Results 13th Round Results 14th Round Results 15th Round Results |
| Date July 31st, 2011: Free Agent Updates |
| With so many changes already in the first few days of free agency, we’ve decided to give you an hour podcast to breakdown the notable changes from around the league. We have the full podcast below as well as a short podcast for each team, so you can listen to various parts without having to listen to the entire podcast if you like.
Full Podcast Bears Starting To Look Like The Cowboys Broncos – Moreno To Start After All Colts Re-Sign Joseph Addai and Peyton Manning Dolphins – Reggie Bush a Feature Back? Eagles Defense Ready To Soar Panthers – Do You Smell What Rivera Is Cookin’? Patriots Trade For Chad Ochocinco Seahawks Land A Pair Of Vikings Titans Offensive Outlook Donovan McNabb To The Vikings |
| Date June 27th, 2011: ADP Values / Trends |
| Our first ADP values / trends for the 2011 fantasy football season are up. Listen in as we discuss some of the players listed. |
| Date June 27th, 2011: Running Backs Projected Stats |
| Our running back projected stats are up for the 2011 fantasy football season. In this podcast we get into a few names like Chris Johnson, Arian Foster, Adrian Peterson and a host of other runners. |
| Date June 21st, 2011: Wide Receivers Projected Stats |
| Take a look at our wide receivers projected stats for the up coming fantasy season. The podcast below give some analysis of the projections we have for quarterbacks this season. |
| Date June 21st, 2011: Quarterbacks Projected Stats |
| Take a look at our quarterback projected stats for the up coming fantasy season. The podcast below give some analysis of the projections we have for quarterbacks this season. Some quarterbacks covered on this podcast include Josh Freeman Ryan Fitzpatrick Matt Ryan Joe Flacco Matthew Stafford Sam Bradford |
