

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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Jan 14, 2021 • 49min
Early 2021 Redraft Planning: Quarterback
Mike and Pat discuss their thoughts on how QB ADP and strategy is likely to play out in 2021. Will Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson's ADP fall? Will drafters be scared off of Russell Wilson? Will Pat ever stop drafting Justin Herbert? And, has the overall strategy around QB shifted from where it was 3-4 years ago?Pat's TwitterMike's TwitterMike's ETR ContentPat's ETR Content

Jan 6, 2021 • 57min
NFL Playoffs Fantasy Special (Featuring Adam Levitan and Evan Silva)
Pat and Mike are joined by Adam Levitan and Evan Silva to discuss playoff fantasy tournament strategy.Includes a breakdown of Underdog's Gauntlet format, the FFPC Playoff Challenge and the NFC Post Season Hold 'Em Contest.Must listening for anyone playing playoff contests this year.Pat's TwitterMike's TwitterMike's ETR ContentPat's ETR Content

Dec 18, 2020 • 49min
DFS Qualifiers, Weekly Contest Selection and Matching Lineups to Contests
With Mike playing in this weekend's Fantasy Football World Championship, Pat asks him about playing qualifiers, strategies for mixing up weekly contest selection, modifying your bankroll and matching lineups to the contest type.Pat's TwitterMike's TwitterMike's ETR ContentPat's ETR Content

Dec 10, 2020 • 54min
Best Ball Strategy Review and Rookie Rants
Pat and Mike discuss their thoughts on best ball strategy, including a look back at the hyperfragile draft strategy and methods for making sure your player exposures are what you want them to be.Mike also rants on reactions to Justin Jefferson's historic season and the episode closes with a discussion of what we can expect going forward from the rookie RB class.

Dec 3, 2020 • 55min
DEEP DIVE: Diversification Strategy for DFS, Redraft and Dynasty
Mike and Pat talk though diversification strategies in DFS, redraft and dynasty. Including ways to diversify on player selection even when going all in on a macro strategy in a given week / season makes sense. They also talk through times it makes sense to spread out your exposure to players and strategies, and tactics to making that easier to execute.Pat's TwitterMike's TwitterMike's ETR ContentPat's ETR Content

Nov 20, 2020 • 59min
DEEP DIVE: Handling Uncertainty in Season Long and Daily Fantasy
Pat and Mike discuss how uncertainty factors into redraft and DFS. Topics includeDrafting for breakout players instead of assembling a starting lineup.Betting against the market when it is certain about uncertain situations.Handcuffing vs. multiple late round RBs from the same backfield.Waiver wire strategy.How to handle emerging trends in redraft vs. DFSHow to handle dart throws and unprojectable situations in DFS.Mike also invents a new buzzword, "input volatility" and breaks the news to Pat that Taysom Hill has TE eligibility on FanDuel this week.

Nov 12, 2020 • 49min
High Stakes Playoff Strategy and Draft Strategy Retrospective
Mike and Pat discuss tactics for readying FFPC and NFFC high stakes teams for the playoff run--including QB and TE stashes, calibrating FAAB bids, backup kickers and defenses and schedule considerations.They also look back at draft season to discuss stacking, Zero RB, QB value and more.

Nov 8, 2020 • 41min
DEEP DIVE: Correlation in DFS Lineups
Pat interviews Mike on all there is to know about correlation in GPP lineup construction. Covering stacking, bring backs, RB/DST, RB/RB, TE correlation, mini correlations and adjusting correlation for field size and salary.This is an evergreen episode that covers broader strategy, not player specific strategy.

Oct 30, 2020 • 1h 27min
Listener Mailbag: Dynasty Trades
Pat and Mike break down listener submitted dynasty trade questions. Includes discussion of D'Andre Swift, Antonio Gibson, Jonathan Taylor, James Conner, Chris Carson, David Montgomery, Ronald Jones (of course), Keenan Allen, Julio Jones, Devante Parker, Jalen Reagor, TJ Hockenson, Dallas Goedert, and more.Pat's TwitterMike's TwitterMike's ETR ContentPat's ETR Content

Oct 22, 2020 • 1h 6min
Polarizing Dynasty Players, Ambiguous RB Situations and Avoiding the Next JJAW
Pat and Mike discuss Juju Smith-Schuster, DJ Moore and other polarizing dynasty players. They also note some red flags on rookies like Brandon Aiyuk and Gabriel Davis. And discuss difficult RB evaluations like Jonathan Taylor and Cam Akers. Finally, Mike adds James Conner to the show sheet in a successful attempt at lowering Pat's asking price in a dynasty league they're in together. Pat's TwitterMike's TwitterMike's ETR ContentPat's ETR Content


