CHOP: The Guillotine Leagues™ Podcast
Episodes
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! Charch and Brian help you establish the right strateg...
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. Charch provides insight about which kinds of pla...
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 bevy of drafting questions, including options for th...
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 working at GuillotineLeagues.com. They've identified ...
Sneaky dangerous players
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Charch and Brian identify eight landmine players to avoid in your guillotine league drafts. These are players who look safe but secretly have volatili...
Sneaky Safe Players
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Above all else, guillotine leaguers need to draft safe, reliable players. Charch and Brian provide you with nine players who aren't widely considered ...
Roster Composition
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's already guillotine league drafting season! Charch and Brian are here to help with roster composition tips designed to give you the best cha...
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 probably be surprised to hear how differently the...
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 chopped, teams join a zombie horde, collaborating t...
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 winning draft strategies.
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, about his strategies to be the last man standing ...
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 wire closing after this week, you'll spend every cent...
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 available on the waiver wire. Charch and Brian help yo...
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 only three weeks before rosters lock, it's time to s...
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-chopped players (plus a bonus Twitter topic).
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 for Week 10 waiver wire success in your guillotin...
Yo, Adrian!
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charch and Brian provide bidding guidance on new Titans runner Adrian Peterson along with a dozen other superstar players who got cut this week. ...
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 Charch help you figure out how much to bid upon some...
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 for waiver wire success that will help you through ...
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 diverging opinions on Dalvin Cook. The bye weeks are here ...
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 healthier, so do you dare push all your chips in aga...
CMC SOL?
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Is history repeating itself with Christian McCaffrey? Last year, CMC drained thousands of dollars of FAAB from everyone's budgets with little return. ...
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, and Jonathan Taylor. Charch and Brian offer specifi...
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-blowing experience when you can bid on players like Aa...
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 the magic of a guillotine league. We explain ...
Your Questions Answered!
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charch flies solo today, answering questions you submitted via Twitter. We talk about the risk profile you should target, early FAAB advice, and wheth...
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 and three surprisingly safe quarterbacks, specific...
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 and three surprisingly safe quarterbacks, specific...
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 and three surprisingly safe running backs, specif...
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 and three surprisingly safe quarterbacks, specific...
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 and offers specific advice about which dinged-up pl...
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 18 teams, which means most of us have no experience...
Strategies from guillotine veterans
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Via Twitter (@GLChop), we asked for winning strategies from guillotine league veterans--players like you. We've sorted through your answers for ...
Good To Great
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you love guillotine leagues, there are a massive amount of improvements at GuillotineLeagues.com, providing new ways to play and enhanced flexibili...
Top 10 Free Agent Moves for Guillotine Leaguers
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charch and Brian break down the 10 most impactful free agent moves from a guillotine league perspective.
Lessons Learned From A Season of Chopping
12 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a new season of CHOP! We start 2021 by looking back at the lessons learned from a full year of running thousands of guillotine league...
Last Man Standing!
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's championship week in your guillotine league! Congratulations to everyone who has gotten this far. Now, you need to keep your head intact for one....
Semi-finals Players to Pause
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the semi-finals! If you're still alive in your guillotine league, you're probably one of three remaining teams, and that's a tremendo...
Player Pause
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do you start Dalvin Cook against the best run defense in the NFL? With rosters locked in many guillotine leagues, we turn our attention to players who...
Last call!
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's the final week of bidding in many guillotine leagues! Which strategies should you employ when emptying your wallet? Paul Charchian covers t...
Dirty Birds, Dirty Bids
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After a multifaceted failure last Sunday, many Atlanta players hit the waiver wire this week. How much should you bid on Falcons like Julio Jone...
Sound advice
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time all season, a combination of Seahawks players have found their way to the waiver wire. Normally bulletproof (bladeproof?), Ru...
Going All In?
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time, guillotine leaguers need to make hard decisions about whether to go "all in" on some of the big name players who hit the waiver wi...
The Great Outdoors Episode
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's a great week to mine wide receivers from your guillotine league's waiver wire. In most leagues, a couple big name receivers just got chopped and ...
Know Thy Enemy
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
No longer are you bidding in a vacuum. We've reached a point in the season when savvy fantasy managers start paying attention to the other remaining t...
Whoa! THOSE GUYS are free agents?!
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Admit it, you were rooting for that awesome team to get chopped....and it happened! For many guillotine leagues, this is the first week where really g...
Chasing Chase
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's waiver wire is filled with big name players and emerging stars like Chase Claypool. How aggressively should you be bidding at this stage o...
Loosen the purse strings
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time, we're starting to advocate a strategy of loosening your purse strings...for some of you. Find out if you're a candidate for ...
"Oh great, just what we needed, COVID"
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The waiver wire is already a challenging display of strategy for guillotine league players. Add in the threat of cancelled games, and it becomes even ...
Week 2: The Catastrophic Injury Episode
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A dozen notable fantasy players went down with injuries last week, making this an incredibly important week on the waiver wire. Paul Charchian and Bri...
Your First Guillotine League Waiver Wire!
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's your first week of bidding on free agents in a guillotine league... and OMG awesome players are available! This never happens in a regular ...
Chaos atop the RB rankings!
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The guillotine league season is looming and suddenly there's massive drama surrounding some of the highest-ranked running backs. Can you trust Alvin K...
They aren't "busts"... they are season-enders!
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In a standard league, drafting a bust is a minor inconvenience. In a guillotine league, every bust can end your season. Paul Charchian and Brian...
Not Just Another Sleeper Podcast
19 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At this time of year, every fantasy football podcast is touting sleepers. But at CHOP, we give you *guillotine-specific* sleepers who you can find in ...
Week 1 Jitters
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
From the moment you complete your guillotine league draft, you start getting nervous about Week 1 But should you change your draft strategy to help en...
Autopsy of a guillotine league corpse
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The forensic team of Paul Charchian and Brian Johnson identify the causes of death of a guillotine league corpse--aside from the beheading, of course....
Drafting for Safety
29 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dud games cost heads! For guillotine leagues, the most important draft plan is to prioritize safety and consistency. Paul Charchian and Brian Jo...
Don't Play To Win!
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Only in a guillotine league will you NOT play to win. Instead, you're playing not to lose! Reorient your thinking with the help of hosts P...
Introducing guillotine leagues!
15 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The inaugural episode of CHOP describes how guillotine leagues work, why they’re different from other fantasy football formats, and why they’re so...