Flex Around And Find Out
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're trying to keep you alive over here! Thor, Freedman, and Charch identify nine flex-level pl...
Cut to the Chase
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's finally waiver wire time-- your first chance to improve your roster with the remnants of th...
Flex Flummoxers?
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Flex Flummoxers" is possibly the worst, weirdest title for any episode of CHOP, but the i...
Civil War Erupts!
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's a Civil War edition of CHOP! We pit brother against brother as we declare victory in a batt...
Buying the Dip
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On a frantic day of NFL news, Charch and Thor break down the guillotine league impact of Rashee Rice...
Derailing the Hype Train!
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you riding the hype train on the preseason's biggest ADP movers, like Jacory Croskey-Merritt...
Agree to Disagree
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For anyone that's grown weary of the CHOP hosts reaffirming each others' takes, this is the ...
Waive(r) Your Boutte!
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For those using the GuillotineLeagues.com platform, it's time for the first waiver run of the ye...
The Chop Blacklist
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Charch and Thor break down 10 players they never draft in Guillotine Leagues™. Find out the identi...
Trust Issues
12 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The guillotine format is ruthlessly difficult for rookies. Very few start the season consistently, a...
Public Rights?
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We've compiled ADP data and identified some of the public's biggest draft day differences be...
Bowel Loosening Levels of Injury Intel!
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brian and Charch analyze the 10 thorniest player injuries, with advice about who can be trusted to h...
10-Point Players!
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's our first-ever Thursday edition of Chop! Charch, Matthew Freedman, and Thor Nystrom identif...
Chop Returns!
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Charch and Brian Johnson explain how guillotine leagues work, why they're awesome, and the key s...
Playoff Guillotine Guide - CHOPionship!
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You've asked for playoff guillotine leagues and now they're here! There are two playoff formats and...
Playoff Guillotine Guide - Guilloteenies!
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You've asked for playoff guillotine leagues for years...and they're finally here! There are two play...
"All In" Players
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You've been saving your FAAB all season, waiting for this moment! It's the final week of unrestricte...
I Want Candy
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Before you head home for the holidays, you'll want to secure your end game guillotine roster! There'...
Roster Culling Season
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's time to cull your roster! Often, the guys who've helped you reach Week 12 aren't the same ones ...
A Podcast for the 99.8 percent
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you rostered Ja'Marr Chase, last week was easy. But your work is only beginning as you try to nav...
Chop <> Fantasy Life Show
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pardon the interruption, Chop listeners. Do you know about Charch's weekly appearance every Monday o...
Cardinal Red
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You're probably going to be able to bid on one or two Arizona Cardinals, Marvin Harrison and Kyler M...
Clown Shoes
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Some of the biggest names in fantasy football hit the waiver wire this week...even Derrick Henry! Wh...
Daniels Boon
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jayden Daniels highlights a star-studded group of chopped players this week. Charch and Brian walk y...
Breaking the $300 barrier
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Savvy listeners will hear some new ceilings in the bidding recommendations from Brian and Charch as ...
I Want New Nabers!
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nobody started Malik Nabers last week, but his absence led him to be one of the ten most chopped pla...
Sermon From the Hill
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shockingly, Tyreek Hill isn't among the top 10 most-chopped players this week, but you'll hear about...
Jauanna Dance?
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jauan Jennings exploded into box scores last week and could be available in your guillotine league. ...
Surviving the Bloodbath
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Week 2 brought a dozen brutal injuries that affected the outcome of many guillotine leagues. If you&...
The First Waiver Wire of the Year!
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Some years, the Week 1 waiver wire is pretty dull, filled with boring underachievers. Not this seaso...
Final Four
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We talk a lot about the players we love at the beginning of our drafts. But Charch and Brian are her...
The ideal draft and the riskiest possible guillotine draft
24 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Drafting from the middle of all 14 rounds, Charch talks through two very different drafts: 1) an ide...
Deep Draft Day Strategies
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The best way to get chopped in September is to draft the same roster you would in a standard league....
It's Choppin' Time!
18 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guillotine season is back! Charch and Brian explain all the basics for guillotine league play and di...
All In!
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Special guest Scott Fish joins Brian and Charch for the final Chop podcast of the 2023 season. In th...
It's Handcuff Season
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Depending on your home life, it might always (or never) be handcuffing season. But in the world of g...
Your Team: The Anti-Yam
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Yams are disgusting and totally inappropriate to serve to family and friends at any time, particular...
End Game Roster Planning
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're far enough into the guillotine season that it's time to change your focus with your bi...
What?! Chiefs again?
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We didn't think we'd be talking about Travis Kelce and Isiah Pacheco in consecutive shows, b...
Chiefs Galore!
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's not often you can bid on Chiefs, but after Kansas City's shocking dud against Denver, y...
THIS is why you've been saving your FAAB
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
You've been diligently hoarding your FAAB and finally it's time to pry open your wallet...at...
Byepocalypse Part 1
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charch and Brian help you navigate the first bye week. Do you fill your roster holes by trying to la...
Fiddy on Griddy?
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is $50 the right price for Justin Jefferson, knowing he's going to miss a month of service? Bria...
Running Up That (Tyreek) Hill
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Bush will be proud when you press the bidding on Tyreek Hill. But how much should you bid if yo...
By Now, You Know
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With three weeks of data, you should know if you need to spend money or not. For those ready to crac...
Let Me Guess, You Need a Running Back
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Between injury and ineptitude, it's been a disastrous year for running backs. Brian and Charch h...
Cincinnati Chilly
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Three notable Bengals players were among the most chopped players in the first week of guillotine ac...
Preseason Waiver Wire Gems
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Your guillotine league draft is over, but that doesn't mean you've got to stick with those p...
Scott Fish answers the toughest questions from every round
27 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charch and Scott Fish talk through the trickiest questions from all 14 rounds of a guillotine draft....
Fantasy Index Draft
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Charch welcomes in Colt Williams from Fantasy Index to talk through his recent guillotine draft, ide...
Is that PUP a good boy?
30 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With 18 teams, you're always hunting for value in your guillotine league draft. Should you roll ...
Super Chop Mania
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Super Chop is the high stakes version of a guillotine league. Learn all the ways it's different ...
Dead To Me
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the guillotine format, avoiding landmines is even more important than unearthing sleepers. Charch...
Reach-A-Round: Guillotine Style
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This might be the first time anyone has use the words "guillotine" and "reach a round...
Guillotine First Round
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guillotine league drafts are unlike any other. Brian and Charch break down the first 18 picks of a g...
Guillotine Season Has Arrived!
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
YES! It's finally chopping time! Charch and Brian bring you everything you need to get the 2023 ...
The Big Finale!
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With rosters locking this week, it's our final episode of CHOP for this year. Brian and Charch offer...
The Talking Dead
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Charch has Covid and Brian's mouth is filled with Novocain. Sure, we wanted to stay in bed and sip s...
A Bloodbath For The Ages
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It was a historically bad weekend for some of the best fantasy players. It's hard to remember any we...
Finally, A Non-Jonathan Taylor Episode!
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Aside from talking about how we're NOT talking about Jonathan Taylor, we're not talking about Jonath...
Are you going all in?
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Some of the NFL's best running backs just hit your waiver wire. Is it too soon to push all your chip...
Seven Out!
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After a disastrous week for Las Vegas, many of you will have a crack at Derek Carr, Davante Adams, a...
The Dethroning of Prince Andrews
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to four bye-week teams and a plethora of injuries, most likely, a very good team in your leag...
The Brutal Bye
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's only Week 7, but it's already the toughest bye week of the entire season. With the Bills, Rams,...
Act II of the Season Begins Now
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The introduction of bye weeks kicks off Act 2 of the guillotine league season. Fantasy manager...
Jonathan Taylor, the Guillotine Assassin
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's a running back-heavy edition of CHOP as Charch and Brian provide bidding strategies for the man...
Justin Time
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In back-to-back weeks Justin Jefferson has been among the most-chopped players in guillotine leagues...
Week 2 Bloodbath
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Week 2 was a bloodbath for some of the league's biggest names, like Jonathan Taylor, Justin Jefferso...
The First Waiver Wire of the Year!
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's the first waiver wire run of 2022...and maybe your first guillotine waiver wire ever! Cha...
Setting Your Week 1 Lineup
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The most ignominious way to lose in fantasy football is a Week 1 beheading in your guillotine league...
Last Pick Of The Draft
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're knee deep in guillotine league drafts! Charch and Brian answer your questions about a be...
Draft Room Blunders
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nobody is tracking guillotine league drafts closer than Charch and Brian Johnson. It's a perk of wor...
Sneaky dangerous players
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Charch and Brian identify eight landmine players to avoid in your guillotine league drafts. These ar...
Sneaky Safe Players
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Above all else, guillotine leaguers need to draft safe, reliable players. Charch and Brian provide y...
Roster Composition
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's already guillotine league drafting season! Charch and Brian are here to help with roster ...
It's Guillotine League Drafting Season!
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You already know guillotine drafts require different strategies from regular drafts. Even so, you'll...
Introducing Zombie Mode!
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing Zombie Mode! It's is a guillotine league but with a key difference. Instead of getting c...
Draft Strategies with JJ Zachariason
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's drafting season! Two-time guillotine league champion JJ Zachariason (@lateroundQB) shares his w...
Advice from Winners
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There's many ways to win a Guillotine League. We talk to a Super Chop champion, David Markert,...
You Can't Take It With You
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The final episode of CHOP for the 2021 season is a free wheeling shopping spree. With the waiver wir...
The Tampa Trifecta
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In a shocking week, some of fantasy football's biggest names came crashing to earth and are now avai...
Reunited And It Feels So Good
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's a Covid-free episode of CHOP as Charch and Brian are reunited after a two week absence. With on...
Week 10's "Ten Most Wanted"
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brian is flying solo for one more show, but he has you covered for bidding advice for the 10 most-ch...
Halfway Home!
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With Charch on the COVID reserve list, Brian is here to give you the blind bidding strategies needed...
Yo, Adrian!
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charch and Brian provide bidding guidance on new Titans runner Adrian Peterson along with a dozen ot...
Survivors Unite!
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You survived the byepocalypse! And now there's a plethora of talent on the waiver wire! Brian and Ch...
Surviving the Byepocalypse
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's a brutal six-team bye, but Paul Charchian and Brian Johnson have a wide variety of strategies f...
Now We're Cookin!
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charch and Brian offer detailed bidding advice on 13 of the most-chopped players, including divergin...
CMC You Again!
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As feared and predicted, we're seeing Christian McCaffrey on the waiver wire again. He's one week he...
CMC SOL?
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Is history repeating itself with Christian McCaffrey? Last year, CMC drained thousands of dollars of...
Running Up That (Tyreek) Hill
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Some huge names were chopped in Week 2, including three first rounders: Tyreek Hill, Alvin Kamara, a...
Your First Guillotine League Waiver Wire!
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For many of you, this is your first-ever crack at a guillotine league waiver wire-- it's a mind-blow...
Everything Waiver Wire
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of CHOP is devoted to the guillotine league waiver wire--after all the waiver wire is t...
Your Questions Answered!
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charch flies solo today, answering questions you submitted via Twitter. We talk about the risk profi...
Surprisingly risky & safe players - TE edition
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the final of four related editions of CHOP, Brian and Charch break down three surprisingly risky ...
Surprisingly risky & safe players - WR edition
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the third of four related editions of CHOP, Brian and Charch break down three surprisingly risky ...
Surprisingly risky & safe players - RB edition
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the second of four related editions of CHOP, Brian and Charch break down three surprisingly risky...
Surprisingly risky & safe players - QB edition
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of four related editions of CHOP, Brian and Charch break down three surprisingly risky ...
The injuries that will get you chopped in September
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charch explains why training camp injuries are especially devastating to guillotine league players a...
Uncharted Territory: Drafting from the 16th, 17th, or 18th spot
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us have never played in a league with more than 12 teams. But most guillotine leagues have 1...