Synopsis
Football Diehards podcast provides timely fantasy football analysis from a sports analytics perspective. Host Matt Kelleys enthusiasm dovetails with the Diehards way, while his irreverent style and fearless editorial is unique in the industry. He and his guests provide in-depth player analysis for dynasty and redraft leagues and a look ahead to the next weekends match-ups through a daily fantasy sports (dfs) prism.
Episodes
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Antonio Brown dancing with Jerry Rice
27/05/2016 Duration: 01h28minFootball Diehards Podcast With Matt Kelley - Episode 58 Football Diehards premium content featuring Flash Updates available here: http://secure.footballdiehards.com/FootballDiehards/ Frank The Tank (@DynastyFrank) from the Bull Rush Podcast joins the show. Most rookie players struggle, so be careful not to overreact to rookie yard inefficiency. Is the 2014 wide receiver class playing tricks with our minds? Understanding the fascination with Sterling Shepard. Are we sure Dorial Green-Beckham is good? Why is Josh Doctson better than Laquon Treadwell? The Ravens passing game is a conundrum. Is Joe Flacco elite? A strange Brian Quick Truther coincidence. Advanced metrics provided by PlayerProfiler.com
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Gladiators and thunder sticks
18/05/2016 Duration: 44minFootball Diehards Podcast With Matt Kelley - Episode 57 Football Diehards premium content featuring Flash Updates available here: http://secure.footballdiehards.com/FootballDiehards/ Jon Wertheim (@Jon_Wertheim) from Sports Illustrated joins the show. A coaching conundrum -- when is the irrational actually rational? What are the true roots of home field advantage? Have elements of professional wrestling crept into professional hockey? Leadership instability at the core of flailing NFL franchises. The backwards incentives underpinning sports league drug policies. A reliance on film analysis unfairly marginalizes small school NFL Draft prospects. Advanced metrics provided by PlayerProfiler.com
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RG3 sociopathic tendencies
12/05/2016 Duration: 01h36minFootball Diehards Podcast With Matt Kelley - Episode 56 Football Diehards premium content featuring Flash Updates available here: http://secure.footballdiehards.com/FootballDiehards/ Mike Tagliere (@MikeTagliereNFL) from Pro Football Focus joins the show. Deconstructing Greg Olsen's recent criticism of PFF. How much did Jim Bob Cooter actually contribute to Lions offense in the second half? How much did San Diego blunder by losing Ladarius Green? Can Brandin Cooks be the No. 1 WR in fantasy in 2016? Coby Fleener is a top-5 fantasy tight end. Robert Griffin III is washed, sorry. Is Kelvin Benjamin good? AJ Green and Andy Dalton should both have epic fantasy seasons. Tyler Boyd and Mario Alford are ideal complimentary receivers for AJ Green. What happened to Mike Evans last year? Is Austin Seferian-Jenkins top-5 fantasy tight end material? Is Golden Tate or Marvin Jones the No. 1 WR in Detroit? Is now the time to
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Jay Ajayi in the Danger Zone
05/05/2016 Duration: 01h11minFootball Diehards Podcast With Matt Kelley - Episode 55 Football Diehards premium content featuring Flash Updates available here: http://secure.footballdiehards.com/FootballDiehards/ Justin Higdon (@AFC2NFC) from DraftBreakdown joins the show. The loss of Ladarius Green is a window into the San Diego Chargers' front office incompetence. Whoever set the rushing yards line on Ezekiel Elliott at Bovata doesn't follow football. Derrick Henry is a unique, generational talent who fits in any scheme any time. Michael Thomas landed in the ideal situation to take advantage of his skills. Marshaun Coprich could bypass Paul Perkins sooner rather than later. SAFE ZONE OR DANGER ZONE GAME: Mark Ingram - safe or in danger? Jay Ajayi - safe or in danger? Matt Jones - safe or in danger? CJ Anderson - safe or in danger? Javorius Allen - safe or in danger? Jeremy Langford - safe or in danger? Thomas Rawls - safe or in danger? 
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Sterling Shepard is Shabazz Napier
28/04/2016 Duration: 01h23minFootball Diehards Podcast With Matt Kelley - Episode 54 Football Diehards premium content featuring Flash Updates available here: http://secure.footballdiehards.com/FootballDiehards/ Shawn Siegele (@FF_Contrarian) from Rotoviz joins the show. Reviewing the RotoViz Phenom Index. Deconstructing Zero RB Theory. Which running backs are Shawn Siegele targeting in MFL10s? Vision yards vs. YAC: Jamaal Charles illustrates how film grinders overvalue broken tackles. Trent Richardson is Javorius Allen's guardian angel. Kenneth Dixon is overrated. Ezekiel Elliott is the great running back role and opportunity destroyer. Who is this year's Tre Mason? Thomas Rawls is the riskiest player in fantasy football. Brian Quick vs. Kenny Britt on the LA Truthers. Pharoh Cooper is better than Sterling Shepard. Tyler Boyd was an epic producer who's game should translate to the NFL. Keyarris Garrett was Laquon Treadwell before Laquon Treadwell. Ricardo L
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Carson Wentz wrist tattoo
20/04/2016 Duration: 01h17minFootball Diehards Podcast With Matt Kelley - Episode 53 Football Diehards premium content featuring Flash Updates available here: http://secure.footballdiehards.com/FootballDiehards/ Matthew Freedman (@MattFtheOracle) from FantasyLabs and RotovizRadio joins the show. Carson Wentz has a wrist tattoo. Derrick Henry will succeed in any scheme. CJ Prosise should have never played wide receiver. Devontae Booker is phenomenal in all phases. Todd Gurley is overrated in redraft. Emmanuel Sanders is grossly underrated in all formats. Vernon Adams has exudes leadership. Marshaun Coprich is a poor man's Maurice Jone-Drew. Jhurell Pressley's close Felix Jones comparison. Blahlex Collins vs. Jonathan Williams. Darius Jackson has Ben Tate's body and Christine Michael's instincts. Hoping Tyler Ervin has a Jamaal Charles career path. Daniel Lasco is David Wilson without the broken neck. Analyzing future NFL receiving backs: Kenyan Drake, Aaron Green, and Dwayne Washington. A crazy Jakeem Grant-DeSe
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Tom Brady handsome feedback loop
15/04/2016 Duration: 35minFootball Diehards Podcast With Matt Kelley - Episode 52 Football Diehards premium content featuring Flash Updates available here: http://secure.footballdiehards.com/FootballDiehards/ Nate Liss (@AnOutragedJew) from FieldGulls.com joins the show. Does Tom Brady's jaw line help him win football games? Snap judgements about Jay Cutler aren't wrong. Danny Amendola is about to be extorted. Josh Gordon should be mad at Richard Nixon. Tyler Ervin is a baby bell cow surging with electricity. Depth charts and roster construction tools provided by FootballDiehards.com Advanced metrics provided by PlayerProfiler.com
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Coby Fleener flat circle
07/04/2016 Duration: 01h30minFootball Diehards Podcast With Matt Kelley - Episode 51 Football Diehards premium content featuring Flash Updates available here: http://secure.footballdiehards.com/FootballDiehards/ Rich Hribar (@LordReebs) from RotoWorld joins the show to destroy coaching narratives and scold dynasty youth chasers. Has Zero RB jumped the shark? Coby Fleener is now a top-5 fantasy tight end. Will the Colts draft Will Fuller and only run Hail Mary's? Buying Darren McFadden based game script normalization. A not-so-far-fetched case for Torrey Smith and Victor Cruz. When to sell Demaryius Thomas in dynasty and for how much. Kyle Shanahan's doesn't actually produce good running games historically. Moritz Boehringer and Anthony Dable are intriguing foreign sports cars. Wendall Williams is incredibly exciting and impossible to project. Depth charts and roster construction tools provided by FootballDiehards.com Advanced metrics provided by PlayerProfiler.com
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Ezekiel Elliott is the next Ladainian Tomlinson
31/03/2016 Duration: 01h13minFootball Diehards Podcast With Matt Kelley - Episode 50 Football Diehards premium content featuring Flash Updates available here: http://secure.footballdiehards.com/FootballDiehards/ Steve Almond (@stevealmondjoy) author of Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life and Against Football joins the show to discuss the scope of football's influence on American culture -- its great beauty and tragedy. Less serious topics are also covered such as: Aaron Rodgers will not resuscitate Jared Cook's fantasy relevance. Coby Fleener has reached fantasy nirvana. Ezekiel Elliott is the best football player in the NFL Draft. Donald Brown must be rostered in all fantasy leagues. Depth charts and roster construction tools provided by FootballDiehards.com Advanced metrics provided by PlayerProfiler.com
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Latavius Murray glass half empty
24/03/2016 Duration: 01h19minFootball Diehards Podcast With Matt Kelley - Episode 49 Football Diehards premium content featuring Flash Updates available here: http://secure.footballdiehards.com/FootballDiehards/ Evan Silva (@EvanSilva) from RotoWorld joins the show to discuss buzzworthy fantasy football running backs. How bad NFL teams stay bad. How much to drops matter when projecting NFL receiver success? Jeremy Hill vs. Giovani Bernard. Afred Morris vs. Darren McFadden. Fantasy outlooks for T.J. Yeldon, Latavius Murray, and Jeremy Langford. Derrick Henry's NFL Draft profile. Depth charts and roster construction tools provided by FootballDiehards.com Advanced metrics provided by PlayerProfiler.com
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Larry Fitzgerald bubble booty call
17/03/2016 Duration: 01h21minFootball Diehards Podcast With Matt Kelley - Episode 48 Football Diehards premium content featuring Flash Updates available here: http://secure.footballdiehards.com/FootballDiehards/ Liz Loza (@LizLoza_FF) from the Yahoo Fantasy joins the show. Happy Corey Coleman Day! You cannot bet against Chris Hogan at this point. Benny Cunningham is best available free agent running back. Miko Grimes is a hero. Marveling at the Miko Grimes birthday cake. Miami was not big enough for both Lauren Tannehill and Miko Grimes. Ryan Tannehill is a cardboard cutout check down artist. Brock Osweiler is a check down vampire with a grammatically incorrect tattoo. Jarvis Landry is a running back playing wide receiver, while Charles Sims is a wide receiver playing running back. Keith Marshall is intriguing. Is Jay Ajayi just-a-guyi? Making excuses for Mike Wallace. Brandon Marshall is a riskier than most people think. Top-5 booty call tight ends. Harassing Scott Chandler
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Jeff Janis hater mystery solved
10/03/2016 Duration: 58minFootball Diehards Podcast With Matt Kelley - Episode 47 Football Diehards premium content featuring Flash Updates available here: http://secure.footballdiehards.com/FootballDiehards/ Davis Mattek (@DavisMattek) from the Fantasy Insiders joins the show. Celebrating assured ascendence of Jeff Janis. Ladarius Green going to Pittsburgh was so obvious in retrospect. Mike Evans being bad is almost as terrifying as Sammy Watkins being great. Profiling Keyarris Garrett. Michael Campanaro hot take-itude. Charles Johnson and Nick Toon are not dead yet. Travis Benjamin's skill set fits perfectly on San Diego. Jared Goff checks all the boxes. How to win at Twitter. Depth charts and roster construction tools provided by FootballDiehards.com Advanced metrics provided by PlayerProfiler.com
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Jeff Janis lands in Roswell
03/03/2016 Duration: 58minFootball Diehards Podcast With Matt Kelley - Episode 46 Football Diehards premium content featuring Flash Updates available here: http://secure.footballdiehards.com/FootballDiehards/ Pat Daugherty (@RotoPat) from the Rotoworld joins the show to discuss Josh Doctson won the Combine. Leonte Carroo has incredible comps. Keyarris Garrett is old, but he is comparable to Dez Bryant. Rashard Higgins needed a good Combine to make in the NFL. Will Fuller's Combine was not as impressive as it looked. Tyler Boyd is a mathematical but not a stylistic match with James Jones. Is Devonta Freeman overvalued? Martavis Bryant is the ultimate risk-reward player. Paul Richardson is not dead yet. Brian Quick still has potential even with no arms. T.Y. Hilton is undervalued in 2016. Could Michael Campanaro be the Ravens' leading receiver in 2016? A Jeff Janis conspiracy takes hold. Depth charts and roster construction tools provided by FootballDiehards
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Jared Goff tiny baby hands
26/02/2016 Duration: 01h01minFootball Diehards Podcast With Matt Kelley - Episode 45 Football Diehards premium content featuring Flash Updates available here: http://secure.footballdiehards.com/FootballDiehards/ Peter Davidson (@RotoBahn) from the WEEI Fantasy Hour joins the show to discuss rookie running backs. Jerick McKinnon is the most athletic running back in NFL history. Derrick Henry is great in all phases. Alex Collins is a compiler. C.J. Prosise is unusually instinctual. Kenneth Dixon is the most exciting small school back of all time. Michael Thomas vs. Michael Thomas Braxton Miller is electric. Josh Doctson is flawless. The Carson Wenz-Andrew Luck comparison is absurd. Jared Goff has small tiny baby hands. Is 2016 the worst rookie tight end class ever? Abolish the game-time decision. Team Quarterback could one day be a thing. Depth charts and roster construction tools provided by FootballDiehards.com Advanced metrics provided by PlayerP
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Ezekiel Elliott is the best running back alive
18/02/2016 Duration: 51minFootball Diehards Podcast With Matt Kelley - Episode 44 Football Diehards premium content featuring Flash Updates available here: http://secure.footballdiehards.com/FootballDiehards/ Russell Clay (@RussellJClay) from Pro Fooball Focus joins the show to discuss rookie running backs. Josh Doctson is the best wide receiver in the 2015 draft class. Trade for Charles Sims before NFL free agency starts. How Jeremy Langford's 2015 inefficiency is throttling his fantasy value. Ezekiel Elliott is the best running back alive. Derrick Henry has no comparable player and that is just fine. C.J. Prosise will be the best-value rookie running back. Making excuses for Kenyan Drake. Alex Collins is overrated. Jordan Howard is a terrific prospect with a heartbreaking story. Why we need car horn qoutas. Depth charts and roster construction tools provided by FootballDiehards.com Advanced metrics provided by PlayerProfiler.com
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A Snoop Dogg receiver class
11/02/2016 Duration: 58minFootball Diehards Podcast With Matt Kelley - Episode 43 Football Diehards premium content featuring Flash Updates available here: http://secure.footballdiehards.com/FootballDiehards/ Jon Moore (@TheCFX) from RotoViz.com and RotoVizRadio joins the show to discuss rookie wide receivers. Did Cam Newton really miss Kelvin Benjamin? Marshawn Lynch is the DGAF King. Is Thomas Rawls overrated? Only Cooper Manning was happy for Peyton. Breaking down 2016 rookie wide receiver class. Is Laquon Treadwell more than superficially good? Why Leonte Carroo could be the best rookie WR. Josh Doctson is old and amazing. Tyler Boyd looks like a bigger, more athletic Randall Cobb. Braxton Miller's unfortunate Antwaan Randle El comp. Southern Miss Michael Thomas is the good Michael Thomas. Depth charts and roster construction tools provided by FootballDiehards.com Advanced metrics provided by PlayerProfiler.com
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Ronnie Hillman lands on Janeane Garofalo
04/02/2016 Duration: 44minFootball Diehards Podcast With Matt Kelley - Episode 42 Football Diehards premium content featuring Flash Updates available here: http://secure.footballdiehards.com/FootballDiehards/ Aaron Butler @RIPatriot, fantasy football analyst for PlayerProfiler.com and RotoViz.com, joins the show to discuss unrestricted free agent running backs. The Mike Carey fail is the best Super Bowl prop bet. Kirk Cousins' confirmation bias-soaked schedule. How much does draft capital matter in dynasty leagues? Fantasizing about unrestricted NFL free agents: Lamar Miller, Doug Martin, Ronnie Hillman, Lance Dunbar, Chris Ivory, Matt Forte, and Alfred Morris. Matt Jones is the grossly overrated. Death by tickle. Depth charts and roster construction tools provided by FootballDiehards.com Advanced metrics provided by PlayerProfiler.com
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Kirk Cousins Team America Face
28/01/2016 Duration: 01h11minFootball Diehards Podcast With Matt Kelley - Episode 41 Football Diehards premium content featuring Flash Updates available here: http://secure.footballdiehards.com/FootballDiehards/ Karl Safchick host of the DLF Podcast joins the show for a rare Part 2. Laquon Treadwell is overrated. Eric Rogers is far superior to Duron Carter. Don't tell Cris. Sorry, Jeff Janis can't not be discussed. James White has no dynasty value. Eric Decker and Jeremy Maclin are perennial dynasty league values. Stefon Diggs' rookie year was impressive on multiple levels. Comparing Kelvin Benjamin and Devin Funchess. Kelvin Benjamin may look like a Gargamel parade float at the start of training camp. Ted Ginn, Super Bowl MVP. Get used to it. Kirk Cousins looks like a squad leader from Team America, and sports fans hate his face. Kirk Cousins is on Tony Romo's painfully slow path to career validation. Comparing Phillip Dorsett and T.Y. Hilton Phillip
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Jeff Janis fire department
21/01/2016 Duration: 49minFootball Diehards Podcast With Matt Kelley - Episode 40 Football Diehards premium content featuring Flash Updates available here: http://secure.footballdiehards.com/FootballDiehards/ Karl Safchick host of the DLF Podcast joins the show. Deconstructing a wide array of Jeff Janis opinions. The Jeff Janis-Antonio Brown parallel. Putting the Jeff Janis lotto ticket back in the box. Green Bay coaches are responsible for Aaron Rodgers and Jeff Janis' lack of rapport. Why Josh Gordon will probably stay clean in 2016. Josh Gordon will be one of the best redraft values of all time. Javorius "Buck" Allen is the most polarizing dynasty running back. Buck Allen's dynasty stock is highly depth-chart dependent. Depth charts and roster construction tools provided by FootballDiehards.com Advanced metrics provided by PlayerProfiler.com
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Ryan Tannehill's X-Rated birthday cake
14/01/2016 Duration: 01h03minFootball Diehards Podcast With Matt Kelley - Episode 39 Football Diehards premium content featuring Flash Updates available here: http://secure.footballdiehards.com/FootballDiehards/ Justin Barlow from the FFCouchCoach.com joins the show. Buck Allen will be a much better value than David Johnson in 2016. Concerns about Derek Henry's college workload are unfounded. Baltimore Ravens explosive WR corps is the best kept secret in the NFL. Michael Campanaro is Julian Edelman 2.0. All the people that didn't believe in Ryan Tannehill have been fired and that is a concern. Jarvis Landry is grossly overvalued. Brent Grimes' epic explicit birthday cake. A subtle tribute to David Bowie. Depth charts and roster construction tools provided by FootballDiehards.com Advanced metrics provided by PlayerProfiler.com