The Rant with Jeff Ratcliffe

Week 10 Waiver Wire

10 Nov 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe goes position-by-position and breaks down the top waiver wire adds for Week 10 of the fantasy football season, including recommendation...

Week 9 Fantasy Football Recap

09 Nov 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down the fantasy football fallout from Sunday’s Week 9 NFL action. He goes game by game to give you the lowdown on all of the ...

Week 9 Matchup Upgrades/Downgrades

06 Nov 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe gets you set up for Week 9 fantasy football action with his upgrades and downgrades for all of this week’s NFL contests. Topics inclu...

Week 9 WR/CB Matchups

05 Nov 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down the biggest fantasy football matchup wide receiver upgrades and downgrades for Week 9 fantasy football and gives you the sh...

Week 9 Fantasy Football Rankings

04 Nov 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down his fantasy football rankings for Week 9 of the 2020 NFL season. Jeff kicks off at quarterback and tells you why he’s wil...

Week 9 Waiver Wire

03 Nov 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe goes position-by-position and breaks down the top waiver wire adds for Week 9 of the fantasy football season, including recommendations...

Week 8 Fantasy Football Recap

03 Nov 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down the fantasy football fallout from Sunday’s Week 8 NFL action. He goes game by game to give you the lowdown on all of the ...

Week 8 Matchup Upgrades/Downgrades

30 Oct 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe gets you set up for Week 8 fantasy football action with his upgrades and downgrades for all of this week’s NFL contests. Topics inclu...

Week 8 WR/CB Matchups

29 Oct 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down the biggest fantasy football matchup wide receiver upgrades and downgrades for Week 8 fantasy football and gives you the sh...

Week 8 Fantasy Football Rankings

28 Oct 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down his fantasy football rankings for Week 8 of the 2020 NFL season. Jeff kicks off at quarterback and tells you who he prefers...

Week 8 Waiver Wire

27 Oct 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe goes position-by-position and breaks down the top waiver wire adds for Week 8 of the fantasy football season, including recommendations...

Week 7 Fantasy Football Recap

26 Oct 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down the fantasy football fallout from Sunday’s Week 7 NFL action. He goes game by game to give you the lowdown on all of the ...

Week 7 Matchup Upgrades/Downgrades

23 Oct 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe gets you set up for Week 7 fantasy football action with his upgrades and downgrades for all of Sunday’s NFL contests. Topics include:...

Week 7 WR/CB Matchups

22 Oct 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today’s show with an update on the Raiders/Buccaneers game. He then breaks down the biggest matchup wide receiver upgrades ...

Week 7 Fantasy Football Rankings

21 Oct 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe opens up today’s show with some quick thoughts on the midpoint of the fantasy football regular season. He then breaks down his fantas...

Week 7 Waiver Wire

20 Oct 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe goes position-by-position and breaks down the top waiver wire adds for Week 7 of the fantasy football season, including recommendations...

Week 6 Fantasy Football Recap

19 Oct 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down the fantasy football fallout from Sunday’s Week 6 NFL action. He goes game by game to give you the lowdown on all of the ...

Week 6 Matchup Upgrades/Downgrades

16 Oct 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today’s show with some quick updates on the most recent COVID-19 news in the NFL and unpacks what Le’Veon Bell signing wi...

Week 6 WR/CB Matchups

15 Oct 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today’s show with some quick thoughts on the Falcons shutting down their facilities along with Le’Veon Bell’s potential...

Week 6 Fantasy Football Rankings

14 Oct 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe opens up today’s show with some quick thoughts on Le’Veon Bell being released by the Jets. He then breaks down his fantasy footbal...

Week 6 Waiver Wire

13 Oct 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today’s show with some quick updates on the option of a Week 18 for the NFL if necessary and the Jets shopping Le’Veon Be...

Week 5 Fantasy Football Recap

12 Oct 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down the fantasy football fallout from Sunday’s Week 5 NFL action. He goes game by game to give you the lowdown on all of the ...

Week 5 Matchup Upgrades/Downgrades

09 Oct 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe gets you set up for the rest of the Week 5 fantasy football action with his upgrades and downgrades for all 13 NFL games on Sunday. Jef...

Week 5 WR/CB Matchups

08 Oct 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today’s show with the latest on the neverending COVID-10 saga in Tennessee. He then breaks down the biggest matchup wide re...

Week 5 Fantasy Football Rankings

07 Oct 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe opens up today’s show with all of the latest news surrounding new positive tests for COVID-19 in Tennessee, New England, and Las Vega...

Week 5 Waiver Wire

06 Oct 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today’s show with some fantasy football waiver wire strategy tips. Jeff then goes position-by-position and breaks down the ...

Week 4 Fantasy Football Recap

05 Oct 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down the fantasy football fallout from Sunday’s Week 3 NFL action. He goes game by game to give you the lowdown on all 12 game...

Week 4 Matchup Upgrades/Downgrades

02 Oct 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe gets you set up for the rest of the Week 4 fantasy football action with his upgrades and downgrades for all 13 NFL games on Sunday. Jef...

Week 4 Waiver Wire + Titans COVID-19 Update

29 Sep 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with a quick run down of the positive COVID-19 tests in Tennessee and the potential implications for the Week 4...

Week 3 Fantasy Football Recap

28 Sep 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down the fantasy football fallout from Sunday's Week 3 NFL action. He goes game by game to give you the lowdown on all 14 games ...

Week 2 Matchup Upgrades/Downgrades

25 Sep 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe gets you set up for the rest of the Week 3 fantasy football actually with his upgrades and downgrades for all 14 NFL games on Sunday. J...

Week 3 WR/CB Matchups

24 Sep 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down the biggest matchup wide receiver upgrades and downgrades for Week 3 fantasy football and gives you the shadow coverage sit...

Week 3 Fantasy Football Rankings

23 Sep 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe hits the ground running on today's show and breaks down his fantasy football rankings for Week 3 of the 2020 NFL season. Jeff kicks off...

Week 3 Waiver Wire

22 Sep 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with players to hold and players to cut after the first two weeks of the fantasy football season.. Jeff then go...

Week 2 Fantasy Football Recap

21 Sep 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down the fantasy football fallout from Sunday's Week 2 NFL action. He goes game by game to give you the lowdown on all 14 games ...

Week 2 Matchup Upgrades/Downgrades

18 Sep 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe gets you set up for the rest of the Week 2 fantasy football actually with his upgrades and downgrades for all 14 NFL games on Sunday. J...

Week 2 WR/CB Matchups

17 Sep 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with a quick rundown of all of the injuries affecting the wide receiver landscape, including Chris Godwin, Mike ...

Week 2 Fantasy Football Rankings

16 Sep 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe hits the ground running on today's show and breaks down his fantasy football rankings for Week 2 of the 2020 NFL season. Jeff kicks off...

Week 2 Waiver Wire

15 Sep 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with some waiver wire strategy tips and how to best use your FAAB money early in the season. Jeff then goes posi...

Week 1 Fantasy Football Recap

14 Sep 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down the fantasy football fallout from Sunday's Week 1 NFL action. He kicks things off with the biggest injuries from this past ...

Week 1 Matchup Upgrades/Downgrades

11 Sep 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe gets you set up for the rest of the Week 1 fantasy football actually with his upgrades and downgrades for all 13 NFL games on Sunday. J...

Week 1 WR/CB Matchups

10 Sep 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with some quick thoughts on the Jaguars' backfield following the news that Devine Ozigbo has been placed on the ...

Week 1 Fantasy Football Waiver Adds and Players to Cut

08 Sep 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with his thoughts on some of the biggest news from roster cutdowns including Adrian Peterson impact on the Detr...

Tying a Bow on Fantasy Football Draft Szn

04 Sep 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with the latest fantasy football news from around the NFL including what Adrian Peterson's release means for Ant...

Leonard Fournette’s Fantasy Outlook in Tampa

03 Sep 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show by breaking down his thoughts on Leonard Fournette signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He gives his updated r...

Home League Draft Observations

02 Sep 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with a sigh of relief for Alvin Kamara's fantasy football outlook and breaks down a potential landing spot for L...

Joe Mixon Contract Extension + Alvin Kamara Trade Rumors

01 Sep 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with his thoughts on Joe Mixon signing an extension with the Bengals and where we should look to draft him. Jeff...

Leonard Fournette Fantasy Fallout

31 Aug 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down the fantasy football fallout from the Jaguars releasing Leonard Fournette including possible landing spots for Fournette an...

3 Things To Remember Before You Draft

28 Aug 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with his thoughts on the latest fantasy football news from around the NFL including Joe Mixon's absence from pra...

Favorite Fantasy Football Picks for 2020

27 Aug 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe opens up today's podcast with his thoughts on the recent events in the NBA in response to the Jacob Blake shooting in Wisconsin. Jeff t...

Avoid These Players at ADP + Dalvin Cook Concerns?

26 Aug 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with some thoughts on the recent comments from Adam Schefter about why he's not recommending drafting Dalvin Coo...

Fantasy Football Draft Mistakes

25 Aug 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with an update on Kenyan Drake and gives his thoughts on NFL's false-positive COVID-19 tests. Jeff then breaks d...

Kenyan Drake Injured? + RB News and Notes

24 Aug 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's podcast with some quick thoughts on Kenyan Drake being spotted in a walking book. He then discusses Cam Newton as the...

Draft Strategy Adjustments in 10-Team Leagues

21 Aug 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with the latest fantasy football news from around the NFL, including some thoughts on Bisi Johnson in Minnesota,...

The 2020 Fantasy Football Draft Plan Pt. 2

20 Aug 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with some Hard Knocks intel, including Justin Herbert's acclimation to the NFL, a rookie running back to monitor...

The 2020 Football Draft Plan Pt. 1

19 Aug 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe unveils his 2020 fantasy football draft plan on today's show. Jeff kicks things off with what you need to do to be as prepared as poss...

Fantasy Football Draft Day Checklist

18 Aug 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe pulls back the curtain on today's show and gives you his personal fantasy football draft day checklist. These are the 10 goals he plans...

NFL Training Camp News

17 Aug 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down all of the latest fantasy football news from around the NFL. Today's topics include: Tom Brady's arm, Gronk to be third in ...

Keeper League Strategy

14 Aug 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with some quick thoughts on Clyde Edwards-Helaire and where you're going to have to draft him. He then dives int...

RBs to Draft If You Go WR Early

13 Aug 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe does the reverse of Episode 38 on today's pod and breaks down 12 running backs to target in your fantasy football drafts starting in R...

WRs to Draft If You Go RB Early

12 Aug 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with some intel from the first episode of Hard Knocks. He discusses the COVID protocols in place at both the Ram...

5 Tips to Dominate Your Fantasy Football Drafts

11 Aug 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with his thoughts on the Pac-12 and Big 10 announcing that fall sports have been postponed and discusses what th...

5 Tips for Auction Drafts + Derrius Guice Released

10 Aug 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with the news that Derrius Guice was released from the Washington Football Team and gives his thoughts on the is...

The Biggest Mistake People Make in Fantasy Football Drafts

07 Aug 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with some quick thoughts on the end of the COVID-19 opt-out period. He then tells a quick story on why you won't...

Middle-Round RBs to Target

06 Aug 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with a look at the latest fantasy football news from around the NFL including Preston Williams' ACL recovery, Le...

Players You Just Can’t Draft + Week 1 DFS Salaries

05 Aug 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with a look at all of the offensive players who have currently opted out of the 2020 NFL season. He then gives s...

Early-Round Draft Strategy

04 Aug 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with some quick thoughts on the NFL pushing back the 2020 opt-out deadline back to Thursday and the new practice...

32 Fantasy Football Breakouts for 2020

03 Aug 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with some thoughts on what you should do if your league is getting cold feet about drafting this month. He also ...

32 Fantasy Football Busts for 2020

31 Jul 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with some thoughts on LeSean McCoy signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He then goes team-by-team and gives yo...

TE Tiers & Clyde Edwards-Helaire on the Rise

30 Jul 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with his thoughts on Damien Williams opting out of the 2020 NFL season. Jeff breaks down his projections and ran...

WR Tiers

29 Jul 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with a quick note on players opting out of the 2020 NFL season. He then dives into his wide receiver fantasy foo...

RB Tiers

28 Jul 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with some quick thoughts on the COVID-19 positive tests in MLB and how this could impact the NFL along with play...

QB Tiers

27 Jul 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with the good news that NFL training camp will start on time. He then gets into his quarterback fantasy football...

Player Props Insights & NFL Training Camp Delay?

24 Jul 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with his thoughts on if the NFL will delay the start of preseason and the new name of Washington. Jeff also talk...

20 Rookies to Know for 2020 Fantasy Football

23 Jul 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down the 20 rookies you need to know for 2020 fantasy football. Jeff gives re-draft and dynasty insights and analysis on Clyde E...

Post-Hype Sleepers

22 Jul 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with an update on NFL COVID-19 testing and discusses the impact of fewer players in camp and more players on the...

2QB/Superflex Draft Strategy

21 Jul 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with some quick thoughts on the NFL agreeing on zero preseason games and the league's COVID-19 testing policy. J...

Titans & Washington Fantasy Previews

20 Jul 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe wraps up his fantasy football team preview series with a look at the Tennessee Titans and Washington football team. Jeff kicks things o...

49ers & Buccaneers Fantasy Preview

17 Jul 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe continues his fantasy football team preview series with a look at the San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Jeff kicks things o...

Steelers & Seahawks Fantasy Previews

16 Jul 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe continues his fantasy football team preview series with a look at the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks. Jeff kicks things off w...

Jets & Eagles Fantasy Preview

15 Jul 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe continues his fantasy football team preview series with the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles. Jeff kicks things off with some thou...

Saints & Giants Fantasy Previews

14 Jul 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe continues his fantasy football team preview series with a look at the New Orleans Saints and New York Giants. Jeff kicks things off wit...

Vikings & Patriots Fantasy Previews

13 Jul 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe continues his fantasy football team preview series with a look at the Minnesota Vikings and New England Patriots. Jeff kicks things of...

Raiders & Dolphins Fantasy Previews

10 Jul 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe continues his fantasy football team preview series. On today's episode, he kicks things off with a look at Derek Carr's surprisingly s...

Rams & Chargers Fantasy Previews

10 Jul 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe continues his fantasy football team preview series with a look at the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers. Jeff kicks things off ...

Jaguars & Chiefs Fantasy Previews

08 Jul 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe continues his fantasy football team preview series with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Kansas City Chiefs. He kicks things off with some ...

Texans & Colts Fantasy Previews

07 Jul 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe continues his fantasy football team preview series with a look at the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts. He kicks things off with a...

Lions and Packers Fantasy Previews

06 Jul 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe continues his fantasy football team preview series with the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers. Jeff kicks things off with some though...

Cowboys and Broncos Fantasy Previews

03 Jul 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe continues his fantasy football team preview series with the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos. He kicks things off with some thoughts o...

Bengals & Browns Fantasy Previews

02 Jul 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe continues his fantasy football team preview series with the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns. Jeff kicks off the show with his t...

Panthers & Bears Fantasy Previews

01 Jul 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe continues his fantasy football team preview series with the Carolina Panthers and Chicago Bears. Jeff kicks things off with some though...

Ravens & Bills Fantasy Previews

30 Jun 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe continues his fantasy football team preview series with the Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills. Jeff kicks things off with why Lamar Ja...

Cam Newton to the Pats + Cardinals & Falcons Previews

29 Jun 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with his thoughts on Cam Newton signing with the New England Patriots. He talks about what he expects from Newto...

Expected Fantasy Points + Superflex Draft Strategy

26 Jun 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with some listener questions. He breaks down some superflex fantasy football draft strategy, talks about how to ...

Who Would You Rather + Josh Gordon & Antonio Brown News

25 Jun 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with some thoughts on both Josh Gordon and Antonio Brown and whether you should take a flier on them in your fan...

Mock Draft Breakdown

24 Jun 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe pulls back the curtain and breaks down his strategy and thought process in a recent industry fantasy football mock draft. Topics includ...

How to Attack WR in Your Drafts

23 Jun 2020

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Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down everything you need to know about wide receivers in your 2020 fantasy football drafts. Topics include: the problem with zer...

How to Attack RB in Your Drafts

22 Jun 2020

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In the inaugural episode of The Rant, Jeff Ratcliffe kicks things off with some thoughts on whether the NFL season will start on time and breaks down ...