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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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Oct 1, 2020 • 1h 6min
Using Predictive Receiving Metrics to Identify Week 4 Buys
Pat and Mike discuss Sam Hoppen's charts for Establish The Run on Air Yard Share, Target Share, Targets per Route Run and Routes per dropback.Charts:Target Share & Air Yard ShareWR Routes per Dropback and TPRRTE Routes per Dropback and TPRRThen Pat and Mike tease next week's discussion on RBs.Pat's TwitterMike's TwitterMike's ETR ContentPat's ETR Content

Sep 25, 2020 • 55min
Dynasty Rankings Updates, Rookie Pick Valuation and Advanced Rookie Pick Strategy
Mike asks Pat about some of the biggest shifts in his dynasty rankings. Including Saquon Barkley, Juju Smith-Schuster, James Robinson, Antonio Gibson and Chase Claypool.Then Pat and Mike discuss rookie pick strategy including advanced strategies for contending and rebuilding teams.Pat's TwitterMike's TwitterMike's ETR ContentPat's ETR Content

Sep 18, 2020 • 1h 10min
Interpreting Week 1 Breakouts and Rest of Season Projections
Pat and Mike discuss Tight Ends who are popping in targets per route run and highlight some options who could have big games in Week 2. They also discuss WRs that look to be breaking out, as well as how to handle some of Week 1's disappointing performances like Michael Gallup, Christian Kirk and DJ Moore.The episode closes with Mike discussing his approach to rest of season projections and weekly DFS projections. Pat's TwitterMike's TwitterMike's ETR ContentPat's ETR Content

Sep 11, 2020 • 54min
Main Event ADP Shifts from TNF & Tight End Breakout Profiles
Mike and Pat cover the data points we have from FFPC Main Event drafts following the Thursday Night Football game, and discuss where they would now take the stars and scrubs from the game in last minute drafts.The 2nd half of the show covers Pat's article series on finding elite TE seasons, including discussion on Mike Gesicki, Mark Andrews, Tyler Higbee, Austin Hooper, Blake Jarwin and Dallas Goedert.Pat's TwitterMike's TwitterMike's ETR ContentPat's ETR Content

Sep 5, 2020 • 1h 6min
Dynasty Philosophy, Rankings Updates and a Rojo Sidebet
Pat and Mike dive into dynasty strategy and the latest from Pat's rankings on ETR, including the idea of betting on WR prospect evaluation, adjusting tactics for league size and when it's a good idea to lose a trade.Then Pat gives in and rants about how he's still drafting Ronald Jones, which results in a side bet with Mike.Finally, Mike discusses his dynasty cut options for the shallow FFPC Superflex format.Pat's TwitterMike's TwitterMike's ETR ContentPat's ETR Content

Aug 29, 2020 • 1h 10min
3-Team and 6-Team Best Ball Strategy with Peter Jennings
Mike and Pat recap the latest picks in their $1k Best Ball Entry on DraftKings and barely avoid a potentially brand destroying accidental pick.Then they are joined by Peter Jennings for a discussion on 3-man and 6-man best ball strategy, including TE and QB value, RB tiers, and tactics for disrupting your opponents. Peter also dispenses some wisdom on taking down large field Best Ball Mania style tournaments. Pat's TwitterMike's TwitterMike's ETR ContentPat's ETR Content

Aug 21, 2020 • 44min
Structural Best Ball Strategies and $1,000 DraftKings Best Ball Entry Recap
Pat and Mike dive in a little deeper on their discussion of the Hyper-fragile RB strategy, and ways to implement it without missing out on premium WR and TE targets.The episode closes with a discussion of Mike and Pat's $1k Best Ball Entry on DraftKings, including the pick Mike had to make while Pat was asleep. Pat's TwitterMike's TwitterMike's ETR ContentPat's ETR Content

Aug 17, 2020 • 44min
RB Strategies and Backdoor Stacks for Underdog and DraftKings Best Ball Drafts
Pat and Mike discuss the Hyper-fragile RB strategy, and modifications of this approach. They also discuss the Zero-RB and Modified Zero-RB strategies as they relate to Best Ball.The episode closes with a discussion of stacking, and some backdoor stacks to target when you are sniped on your preferred stacking options.Strategy Definitions:Hyper-fragile RB: Drafting 3-4 RBs in 1st 5-6 Rounds but only 3-4 RBs in totalZero-RB: Zero RBs through the first 4-5 roundsModified Zero-RB: Modified version of Zero-RB where you take 1 elite RB early, and 4+ RB's in rounds 6+Pat's TwitterMike's TwitterMike's ETR ContentPat's ETR Content