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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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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

Oct 16, 2020 • 1h 20min
CEH and Dak Fallout + Superflex Discussion and a TPPR Tight End Review
Mike and Pat give their thoughts on Le'Veon Bell signing with the Chiefs and on Andy Dalton's value in Dallas. Mike shares a Superflex dynasty trade for Dalton and Pat throws out some hypothetical packages to get back for Dak. The episode closes with a discussion of Tight Ends who are standing out in targets per route run so far in 2020. (With a chart made by Sam Hoppen (@Sam Hoppen) that Pat will share on twitter for reference).Pat's TwitterMike's TwitterMike's ETR ContentPat's ETR Content

Oct 9, 2020 • 47min
Re-Drafting the 2020 Rookie Class w/ Evan Silva
Pat and Mike are joined by Establish The Run co-founder Evan Silva for a 3 man draft of the 2020 rookie class. The draft was originally supposed to be just the 1st round... but this class is too loaded to stop there. Pat's TwitterMike's TwitterMike's ETR ContentPat's ETR Content

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