
Establish the Edge 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.
Latest episodes

Jun 7, 2023 • 36min
Strategies for Different Best Ball Formats
Mike Leone and Justin Herzig take a look at the various small-field tournament offerings from Underdog Fantasy and talk about how the different structures should affect your strategy in three key areas:-Stacking-Positional Allocation-Player Takes

Jun 1, 2023 • 20min
Draft Confidently and Boldly
Mike Leone of Establish The Run talks about drafting confidently and not being afraid to look stupid when playing fantasy football. The best fantasy football drafters are willing to try and experiment with new strategies and turn their convictions into edges.Mike also talks about 4-tight end teams in best ball, why a QB and his pass catchers may have ADPs that don't seem to align, and why both members of the same backfield can be a good bet.

May 11, 2023 • 30min
The Importance of ADP Value in Best Ball
Mike Leone of Establish The Run talks about his Best Ball Manifesto, which breaks down the most successful strategies from Underdog's Best Ball Mania III. In this episode, Mike specifically talks about the importance of ADP Value, how to think about it within your draft room, and some strategies to enhance your chances of getting a lot of closing line ADP value on your teams.

May 2, 2023 • 38min
Best Ball Mania IV is LIVE!
Mike Leone and Justin Herzig of Establish The Run break down the launching of Underdog's Best Ball Mania IV, which has a $15 million prize pool. The format has changed some from last year, and Mike and Justin talk about different ways to shift your strategy accordingly.

May 1, 2023 • 31min
Superflex, TE-Premium Rookie Mock Draft with Mike Leone, Evan Silva, and Anthony Amico
Mike Leone, Evan Silva, and Anthony Amico take their first swing at a rookie mock draft in a Superflex, tight end-premium format. They talk through their rationale for each pick and the outlook of rookies for the 2023-24 season.

Apr 5, 2023 • 1h 4min
Use These Strategies to Win on Underdog Fantasy
Mike Leone of Establish The Run is joined by Sam Sherman of ADP Chasing to talk about best ball strategy on Underdog. The two discuss why using Finals Advance rates can be misleading and some myths about RB versus WR fantasy production.

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Apr 4, 2023 • 47min
Sophomore WR Class (2023)
Mike Leone of Establish The Run is joined by JJ Zachariason of LateRound.com to talk about the sophomore WR class from a fantasy perspective. JJ's impressive Year 2 prospect model, which is a part of his annual Prospect Guide, has a proven track record. Find out why JJ has Chris Olave as the top Year 2 WR, why you may want to sell high on Treylon Burks, and why Alec Pierce shouldn't be completely forgotten.

Mar 22, 2023 • 46min
Dynasty Rookie Wide Receivers (2023)
Mike Leone of Establish The Run is joined by Pat Kerrane of LegendaryUpside.com to discuss the incoming rookie WR class. Mike and Pat evaluate the Dynasty Rookie Draft value of all of the top receivers - Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jordan Addison, Quentin Johnston, Zay Flowers, Jalin Hyatt, and Josh Downs.

Mar 15, 2023 • 46min
Structuring Your Dynasty League
Mike Leone is joined by Mike Schopp, of WRG550 in Buffalo and the DeepEndFF podcast, to talk about the best ways to structure your dynasty leagues to maximize fun, engagement, and competitiveness. In addition to playoff formats and prize structures, Mike and Mike work through some innovative ideas on how to best end a dynasty league.

Feb 28, 2023 • 20min
Sexy Fantasy Football Opinions Can Steer You Wrong
Mike Leone talks about how it can be difficult to not chase sexy opinions, takes, and narratives as we embark on the long football offseason. Instead, we need to try to do better to synthesize all of the information we have and give everything its proper weight. This is especially the case as the market gets more sophisticated and starts to price in edges that were once a lot clearer and so profitable that cost was less important.Mike utilizes Josh Jacobs and JJ Zachariason's analysis of Chris Olave from last offseason to highlight how some of the best analysis can be boring complicated, not sexy and straightforward.Use promo code ETR to sign up for Underdog Fantasy: https://play.underdogfantasy.com/p-establish-the-run. First-time depositors will receive a deposit bonus of up to $100.