

Establish the Edge Fantasy Football
Fantasy Football
Looking to step out and compete beyond your home fantasy football league? Mike Leone and guests cover a wide range of topics for serious players, including strategies for Best Ball, high-stakes formats like FFPC, NFFC, Dynasty Leagues, and more. This podcast is for players looking to go deeper -- and find their edge.
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Jun 14, 2021 • 55min
Best Ball Tournament Strategy with Erik Beimfohr
Mike Leone talks with Erik Beimfohr of RotoGrinders about translating his contrarian and successful DFS mindset to best ball tournaments. More specifically the two talk about:-The market overvaluing projectible volume-When to draft your tournament teams-Why extreme strategies are the best strategies in drafts-Why drafting different than your league mates is important-Antonio Gibson as the easiest Round 2 upside bet-The 49ers unique upside and potential to lead the league in points scored-Small edges you can take advantage of via playoff schedulesHere is a link to Mike's RB strategy this year in best ball tournaments: https://establishtherun.com/leone-best-ball-rb-strategy/

Jun 7, 2021 • 38min
RB Dead Zone and RB Upside with Jack Miller
Mike brings on Jack Miller of Establish The Run to discuss the RB Dead Zone and RB Upside. Jack tells us what the RB Dead Zone means and why we should generally avoid RBs in Rounds 3-6 in favor of WRs. Jack also helps us to quantify late-round RB upside and why the market has it wrong. Mike and Jack use this information to find some RBs we should be targeting this season in best ball and some we should be fading.Jack's RB Dead Zone Article: https://establishtherun.com/miller-the-running-back-dead-zone/Jack's RB Dead Zone Fades and Exceptions: https://establishtherun.com/miller-running-back-dead-zone-fades/Jack's RB Upside Article: https://establishtherun.com/miller-a-price-sensitive-definition-of-upside/

Jun 4, 2021 • 51min
Lessons Learned: The Kerrane Farewell Episode
Mike and Pat discuss their favorite moments from doing the ETE pod together. Mike shares the new format of the show going forward. Pat tries to invent a new structural strategy on his way out the door.Pat's TwitterMike's TwitterMike's ETR ContentPat's ETR Content

May 25, 2021 • 59min
Revised RB Strategies in Best Ball
Mike discusses his dynasty auction startup and Pat shares some news.Then Pat asks Mike about the findings from his newest best ball article on hyperfragile and zero RB in best ball. Pat tries really hard to invent the hyperRojo strategy. Mike co-signs on Pat's rookie QB fever.Pat's TwitterMike's TwitterMike's ETR ContentPat's ETR Content

May 7, 2021 • 48min
2021 Rookie Rankings (Part 2)
Pat and Mike talk through the rest of the rookie class. Including QB fliers, deep WR targets, a trip down Saints memory lane, and more Rashod Bateman talk (somehow). Pat's TwitterMike's TwitterMike's ETR ContentPat's ETR Content

May 5, 2021 • 1h 8min
2021 Rookie Rankings (Part 1)
Pat and Mike talk through the rookie class. Including discussion of the SF QB tiers, Najee Harris, Rashod Bateman, Javonte Williams, Davonta Smith, Terrace Marshall, Trey Sermon, Michael Carter and the rest of Pats top 24 rookies.Pat's TwitterMike's TwitterMike's ETR ContentPat's ETR Content

Apr 20, 2021 • 1h 1min
Dynasty Startup Recap
Pat and Mike share their thoughts on their latest dynasty draft: Superflex, TE Premium from the 1.09. Including thoughts on the rookie class, and advanced tactics for startups.Draft board: http://myffpc.com/FFPCDraftBoard.aspx?refid=1F9-8946D278C778 Pat's TwitterMike's TwitterMike's ETR ContentPat's ETR Content

Apr 2, 2021 • 1h 3min
Thoughts on the 21 Rookie Class for Superflex Dynasty
Mike and Pat discuss the 2021 rookie class and how they think the first round of 2021 rookie drafts will shake out, including thoughts on the top 4 QB and overall Superflex strategy.Then Pat gets Mike's thoughts on Aaron Jones dynasty value now that he's back with GB.

Mar 11, 2021 • 1h 27min
SHIP CHASING CROSSOVER: Stacking Research and Best Ball Live Draft
Pat and Mike jump on the Ship Chasing YouTube Channel to dive into Mike's upcoming article series on Establish The Run covering stacking strategies in best ball leagues--including what positions to stack, how to prioritize which QBs you stack with and if it's possible to stack a team without the QB. They then live draft and underdog tournament team, implementing those stacking and team construction strategies. Pat's TwitterMike's TwitterMike's ETR ContentPat's ETR Content

Feb 26, 2021 • 1h 14min
DEEP DIVE: NBA TopShot with Justin Herzig
Mike and Pat are joined by Justin Herzig of Establish The Run and the newly launched Own The Moment podcast and website.Justin discusses why he jumped into TopShot so quickly and why he thinks it's here to stay. He also shares his thoughts on how to find undervalued moments, loading up on specific moments vs. spreading out buys, how much weight to put on serial number, how to play the Cool Cats challenge, and long term vs short term buying strategy.Justin also points out some undervalued players and shares some tips for scooping value that won't have you breaking your F5 key like Pat.Make sure to follow @JustinHerzig for awesome fantasy and TopShot content and make sure to follow @OwnTheMomentNFT with alerts on because they tweet out the pack drops... and we need to know about those packs.Pat's TwitterMike's TwitterMike's ETR ContentPat's ETR Content


