RotoWire Fantasy Football Podcast

RotoWire Steak League Auction Recap

22 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John and Mario talk about their strategies from this week's Steak League auction and discuss their best buys and worst misses. The guys also break dow...

Beller's Picks & Pans

21 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Beller of The Athletic joins Jeff Erickson to share his views on a number of topics, including his unconditional love for Aaron Jones and Jame...

To Handcuff or Not to Handcuff RBs

20 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Bartel (@JBFantasySports) and Jake Letarski (@RotoJake) discuss the strategy behind handcuffing RBs and whether there are any optimal opportunitie...

Tips for Survivor, ATS and Pick 'Em Pools

19 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Liss and Jeff Erickson share some general tips for Survivor Contests, Against the Spread picks and Pick 'Em Pools, sponsored by Balto Sports. Le...

DFS NFL Showdown and Single Game Strategies

16 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Jenstad and Andrew Laird break down the single-game daily fantasy football offerings from DraftKings and FanDuel, including strategies for lineu...

Preseason Week 2 + John's NFFC Draft

15 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John (@johns_tailgate) and Mario (@rotowiremario) break down some of the premier job battles heading into Week 2 of the preseason before dissecting Jo...

Best Ball Strategy

15 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Russ Prentice joins Jeff Erickson to talk Best Ball strategy, his picks and fades, and the latest news, including yet even more about Andrew Luck. Lea...

2019 NFL Draft Kit

13 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Liss and Peter Schoenke talk overall draft strategy, draft philosophy and break down each position.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit po...

Bounceback Fantasy Candidates

13 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Bartel (@JBFantasySports) and Jake Letarski (@RotoJake) go position by position highlighting a handful of players they think are due for a bounceb...

Better/Worse Than Most

12 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Liss and Jeff Erickson discuss who they like best than most, and who they like less than most in Monday's podcast, that also discusses the lates...

DFS Football Research Processes

09 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Jenstad and Andrew Laird explain their weekly daily fantasy football research processes, including the importance of reviewing previous results ...

August Best Ball ADP

08 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John and Mario look at Mario's recent DRAFT Best Ball Mega Tourney and get into Week 1 of the preseason action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

Early Round Draft Strategy

07 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Bartel (@JBFantasySports) is joined by RotoWire's own Jim Coventry (@JimCoventryNFL) to talk about his early round draft strategy and the latest n...

Fantasy Busts

06 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Bartel (@JBFantasySports) and Jake Letarski (@RotoJake) go position by position identifying their respective "do not draft lists", including their...

The Problem With Projections

05 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Liss and Jeff Erickson discuss the problems with relying on cheatsheets generated by projections, and with projections generally. They also disc...

Stacking and Position Analysis in Daily Fantasy Football

02 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Jenstad and Andrew Laird break down various stacking techniques in daily fantasy football and then explain their methods for choosing quarterbac...

Undervalued Late Round Targets

01 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John and Mario dive into some of the best upside targets going late in drafts, including Jalen Richard, Gus Edwards, Maurice Harris and more. The guys...

Talking Dynasty with Brad Ziegler

31 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Brad Ziegler joins Jeff Erickson to talk dynasty leagues, diving into the Kansas City Chiefs, Michael Thomas's deal and the lingering holdouts in the ...

Mid-to-Late Round Sleepers

30 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jake Letarski (@RotoJake) and Joe Bartel (@JBFantasySports) run down their respective lists of sleepers to target by position. Whether a late-round fl...

Bengals Breaking Down

29 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Bartel and Jeff Erickson discuss the negative news emerging from Bengals camp, highlighted by A.J. Green's ankle injury, and proceed to discuss th...

The Importance of DFS Contest Selection

26 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Jenstad and Andrew Laird discuss the importance of contest selection in daily fantasy sports, including how to attack GPPs with different payout...

Training Camp Kickoff

25 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John McKechnie and Mario Puig look at the big storylines with training camps opening across the league, including a look at the potential backfield sh...

Breaking Down a Vampire Fantasy League

24 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Bartel (@JBFantasySports) is joined alongside Luke Hoover (@Hoover_L_A) to discuss the new fantasy football format called "Vampire Leagues" and Lu...

Auction Draft Values

23 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Bartel (@JBFantasySports) and Jake Letarski (@RotoJake) are back to discuss specific auction draft values they like, including paying up for a top...

Talking Yang - Liss' NFFC Draft

23 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Liss and Jim Coventry discuss draft strategy from the No. 1 slot in the 12-team NFFC format, touch on the Cardinals offense, taking Pat Mahomes ...

Basics of Daily Fantasy Football

19 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Jenstad and Andrew Laird discuss the basics of daily fantasy football, including which types of contests certain people are best suited for, how...

Denver Backfield + Fish Bowl

18 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John and Mario take a deep dive into their expectations for Phillip Lindsay and Royce Freeman as Denver opens training camp. The guys also take a look...

Brad Evans Brings the Noise

17 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Brad Evans from Yahoo Fantasy Sports joins Jeff Erickson for the Wednesday podcast. He brings his typical energy and willingness to stake a position o...

Auction Draft 101

16 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Bartel (@JBFantasySports) and Jake Letarski (@JakeSki52) give you a run-down of general strategies in auction-league formats, including VORP (valu...

Draft Season Begins

15 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Joe Bartel joins Jeff Erickson to discuss the RotoWire Vegas League draft, which was the first draft of the season for many of the players in the leag...

Dynasty and Devy Special

27 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John and Mario eschew the slow NFL news cycle in favor of looking at some of the top college players who will be making noise at the next level in the...

Best Ball Update

20 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John and Mario talk recent NFL news and developments in best ball markets.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Lea...

Flag Planting

13 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John and Mario get into John's recent industry CFF mock where some statement picks were made for the early part of draft season. Then the guys rounded...

Back to School

07 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John and Mario go over some of the NFL's biggest news items before delving into some college football talk with Rotowire's rankings nearing their laun...

J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets

15 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John and Mario start their series of team previews with a look at the Jets. John's initial optimism is quickly squashed by a wave of facts presented b...

Doug Baldwin We Hardly Knew Ye

09 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John (@johnnymckechs) and Mario (@rotowiremario) mourn the Doug Baldwin expected retirement news before diving into Mario's latest article, taking acc...

David Montgomery, or "You mean Alex Collins?"

02 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John and Mario identify some of the best and worst landing spots for the 2019 rookies. The guys focus on Josh Jacobs, David Montgomery, Miles Sanders,...

2019 Draft Special

23 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John and Mario run through Mario's first-round mock before dishing out their parting shots and bold predictions for how the upcoming draft will unfold...

Countdown to Draft Day

18 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Get the la...

Recalibrating the Ranks

04 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John and Mario dive into Stanford receiver JJ Arcega-Whiteside's Pro Day and ask whether he has moved himself into first-round consideration. The guys...

Dynasty Mock 2.0

27 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John and Mario run through a new mock in light of some recent notable Pro Day performances. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...

Free Agency Frenzy

14 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John and Mario try to make sense of the early part of the new league year, including the Odell Beckham Jr. trade, the Le'Veon Bell signing, and more. ...

Combine Review Extravaganza

04 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John and Mario give their full recap of the 2019 NFL Combine with in-depth breakdowns of the wide receivers, running backs, tight ends, and quarterbac...

Combine Preview

01 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John and Mario dive into the running back and wide receiver groups ahead of this weekend's combine testing. The guys handicap their favorites for the ...

Dynasty Mock and Free Agent Primer

22 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John McKechnie and Mario Puig discuss their three-round dynasty mock in light of Marquise Brown's injury and look at how it affects his short and long...

Receiver Breakdown: UGA Edition

14 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John McKechnie and Mario Puig digest the week's NFL news, including the Joe Flacco trade before taking a deep dive into Georgia's draft-eligible recei...

Combine Snubs and Early Best Ball Reaction

07 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John McKechnie and Mario Puig look through the list of NFL Scouting Combine invitees, including Kyler Murray, before going over the event's biggest sn...

Updated Dynasty Rankings

31 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John McKechnie and Mario Puig break down Mario's new dynasty rankings in light of the Senior Bowl. The guys then try to make sense of the Josh Jacobs ...

Talking Yang - Super Bowl Edition

28 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Liss and Erickson discuss the Super Bowl from a couple of different angles, as well as the Sean McVay Coaching Tree. Learn more about your ad choices....

Senior Bowl Preview

25 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

John McKechnie and Mario Puig kick off draft season with their preview of the upcoming Senior Bowl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho...

Talking Yang - Conference Title Week

15 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Liss and Erickson preview the Rams-Saints and Pats-Chiefs, talk about WR 40-times and discuss what to do this week for the NFFC Postseason Hold'Em cha...

Talking Yang, Divisional Series

08 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Liss and Erickson review Wildcard Weekend, differ on most of their picks for this weekend's games, and discuss the NFFC Postseason Hold'em Contest. Le...

Week 17 final news, injuries, etc.

28 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John Halpin and Joe Bartel catch up on the Friday news. Players include Rod Smith, Leonard Fournette, Odell Beckham Jr., Royce Freeman, Allen Robinson...

NFL DFS Podcast - Week 17

28 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

DVR and Scott preview the huge 15-game slate for the final week of the NFL regular season, all from a DFS angle. Follow us on Twitter: @DerekVanRiper ...

Week 17 Preview

27 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John Halpin and Derek VanRiper preview the Week 17 fantasy schedule. Players include Odell Beckham Jr., Spencer Ware, Damien Williams, Jordy Nelson, D...

Week 16 Review & Free Agents

24 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John Halpin and Tim Heaney review the Week 16 Saturday/Sunday games, and check in on some Week 17 free-agent ideas. Players include Derrick Henry, Adr...

Week 16 final news, injuries, etc.

21 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John Halpin and Derek VanRiper review the latest news and DFS recommendations. Players include Todd Gurley, C.J. Anderson, John Kelly, JuJu Smith-Schu...

NFL DFS Podcast - Week 16

20 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Jenstad and Derek VanRiper discuss Sunday's Main Slate from a DFS perspective. Follow us on Twitter: @ScottJenstad | @DerekVanRiper | @RotoWire...

Week 16 Preview

20 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John Halpin and Derek VanRiper look ahead to all the Week 16 games. Players include Josh Gordon, Derrick Henry, Adrian Peterson, Corey Davis, Melvin G...

Week 16 Free Agents

18 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jake Letarski and John Halpin offer their weekly free-agent recommendations and name the year's best pickups. Players include Josh Allen, Sam Darnold,...

Talking Yang, Episode 18

17 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Why does Liss care more about his picks against the spread than his fantasy teams? Why can't Jeff let go of those same fantasy playoffs setbacks as Li...

Week 15 Review

17 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Heaney and John Halpin look at the Week 15 Saturday/Sunday games. Players include Sam Darnold, Robby Anderson, Elijah McGuire, Antonio Callaway, T...

Week 15 final news, injuries, etc.

14 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John Halpin and Derek VanRiper offer their take on injury reports and Friday news. Players include Odell Beckham Jr., Carson Wentz, Nick Foles, James ...

NFL DFS Podcast - Week 15

13 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Scott and DVR break down every game on the Week 15 Main Slate from a DFS perspective. Follow us on Twitter: @ScottJenstad | @DerekVanRiper | @RotoWir...

Week 15 Preview

13 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John Halpin and Derek VanRiper preview all the Week 15 games. Players include Justin Jackson, Melvin Gordon, Damien Williams, Elijah McGuire, DaeSean ...

Week 15 Free Agents

11 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jake Letarski and John Halpin make their free-agent recommendations, and discuss what players you can drop. Players include Justin Jackson, Josh Allen...

Talking Yang, Episode 17

11 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Accountability, first round of the fantasy playoffs, and would you rather take four teams or the field to win the Super Bowl, and which four teams wou...

Week 14 Review

10 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Heaney and John Halpin recap the Week 14 Sunday games. Players include George Kittle, Saquon Barkley, Evan Engram, Josh Johnson, Jameis Winston, A...

Week 14 final news, injuries, etc.

07 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Derek VanRiper and John Halpin get you ready for Week 14 with the latest news, DFS advice and more. Players include Derrick Henry, Sammy Watkins, Case...

NFL DFS Podcast -- Week 14

06 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Derek VanRiper and John McKechnie consider the "free squares" for lineups in Week 14, and look at the 13-game main slate from a cash-game and tourname...

Week 14 Preview

06 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John Halpin and Derek VanRiper look at the Week 14 schedule. Players include Leonard Fournette, Corey Davis, Lamar Jackson, T.Y. Hilton, David Njoku, ...

Week 14 Free Agents

04 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jake Letarski and John Halpin make their weekly free-agent recommendations. Players include Jaylen Samuels, Josh Allen, Mark Sanchez, Ryan Tannehill, ...

Talking Yang, Episode 16

03 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mike McCarthy gets fired, plus a philosophical question - what's more important and/or difficult, finding players to match your offensive or defensive...

Week 13 Review

03 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John Halpin and Tim Heaney recap the Week 13 Sunday games. Players include Kareem Hunt, Jameis Winston, Cam Newton, Ian Thomas, Greg Olsen, Adam Humph...

Week 13 final news, injuries, etc.

30 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Derek VanRiper and John Halpin look at the Friday injury reports, recommend low-owned players, and discuss DFS values. Players include Kareem Hunt, Sp...

NFL DFS Podcast - Week 13

30 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Jenstad and Derek VanRiper break down the first 13-game Main Slate since Week 3, taking a game-by-game look at the Week 13 matchups from a cash-...

Week 13 Preview

29 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John Halpin and Derek VanRiper preview the Week 13 slate, covering fantasy options for every game. Players include Baker Mayfield, Tre'Quan Smith, Dak...

Week 13 Free Agents

27 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John Halpin and Jake Letarski help you with this week's fantasy free-agent targets. Players include Ryan Tannehill, Marcus Mariota, Chase Daniel, Colt...

Talking Yang, Episode 15

26 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Olive picking, soccer tournaments, the football universe trolling Jeff, "Who needs a quarterback?" and more nonsense from Liss & Jeff. Learn more abou...

Week 12 Review

26 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Heaney and John Halpin recap the Week 12 Sunday games. Players include Baker Mayfield, Cameron Brate, Adam Humphries, Mike Evans, Matt Breida, Dan...

Week 11 final news, injuries, etc.

23 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John Halpin and Derek VanRiper dig into injury reports, DFS and more. Players include Rob Gronkwski, Julian Edelman, Devin Funchess, Curtis Samuel, Ja...

NFL DFS Podcast - Week 12

21 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

DVR and Scott preview both the three-game Thanksgiving Thursday slate and the ten-game Main Sunday slate, all from a DFS angle.  Follow us on Twitter...

Week 12 Preview, Part 1

21 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Derek VanRiper and John Halpin check in on the Week 12 slate (Part 2 will be on Friday). Players include Mitchell Trubisky, Chase Daniel, Allen Robins...

Talking Yang, Episode 14

20 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Erickson & Liss discuss how many states they've been to, Thanksgiving plans, "Guess the Line" and more of Liss defending his Davante Adams take. Learn...

Week 12 Free Agents

20 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jake Letarski and John Halpin look at this week's available free-agent options. Players include Lamar Jackson, Jameis Winston, Nick Mullens, Colt McCo...

Week 11 Review

19 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Heaney and John Halpin recap the Week 11 Sunday games. Players include: Alex Smith, Ezekiel Elliott, Julio Jones, Lamar Jackson, Gus Edwards, Alex...

Week 11 final news, injuries, etc.

16 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John Halpin and Derek VanRiper catch up on the latest news, DFS plays, pickups and more. Players include Aaron Jones, Jimmy Graham, Royce Freeman, Ken...

NFL DFS Podcast - Week 11 Preview

16 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Scott and DVR break down each game on the main Week 11 slate from a DFS perspective. Follow us on Twitter: @ScottJenstad | @DerekVanRiper | @RotoWir...

Week 11 Preview

15 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John Halpin and Derek VanRiper look ahead to the Week 11 games. Players include Aaron Jones, Chris Carson, Doug Baldwin, Marvin Jones, Kenny Golladay,...

Week 11 Free Agents

13 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Jake Letarski and John Halpin offer their weekly free agent/waiver recommendations. Players include Lamar Jackson, Robert Griffin III, Marcus Mariota,...

Talking Yang, Episode 13

12 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Liss & Erickson tackle the Bengals' shake-up, Liss tries to recruit Jeff to be a Giants fan, we cover some Monday afternoon news, and finish by punchi...

Week 10 Review

12 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Heaney and John Halpin look back at the Week 10 Sunday games. Players include Cooper Kupp, Allen Robinson, Anthony Miller, Cody Parkey, Kerryon Jo...

Week 10 final news, injuries, etc.

09 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John Halpin and Derek VanRiper get you ready for the Sunday games. Players include Matt Barkley, Josh Allen, Dez Bryant, Leonard Fournette, Allen Robi...

NFL DFS Podcast - Week 10

08 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Jenstad and Derek VanRiper discuss the main-slate games for Week 10 from a DFS perspective. Follow us on Twitter: @ScottJenstad | @DerekVanRipe...

Week 10 Preview

08 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Derek VanRiper & John Halpin look at all the week's games. Players include Vance McDonald, Devin Funchess, D.J. Moore, Josh McCown, Quincy Enunwa, Rob...

Talking Yang, Episode 12

06 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Liss & Erickson muse about the Week 10 lines, why Liss has so many haters & trolls whereas Erickson does not, and what shows we're watching. Learn mor...

Week 10 Free Agents

06 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John Halpin and Jake Letarski look at this week's fantasy free-agent targets. Players include Marcus Mariota, Nick Mullens, Andy Dalton, Baker Mayfiel...

Week 9 Review

05 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John Halpin and Joe Bartel assess fantasy news from the Week 9 games. Players include Aaron Jones, Logan Thomas, D.J. Moore, Adam Humphries, Chris God...

NFL DFS Podcast - Week 9

02 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John and Scott break down down the entire Main Slate for your football Sunday, all from a DFS perspective. Follow us on Twitter: @ScottJenstad I @John...

Week 9 final news, injuries, etc.

02 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

John Halpin and Joe Bartel on injuries, plug-and-play options, DFS value and more. Players include Nick Mullens, Geronimo Allison, Marquez Valdes-Scan...