Yahoo Fantasy Freak Show

The award-winning Ekeler’s Edge show is back for season 2, and now it’s also a part of the Yahoo Fantasy Football Forecast podcast!Los Angeles Chargers RB Austin Ekeler joins Matt Harmon at the team’s training facility to talk about his journey from college to the NFL and fantasy football stardom before Chargers QB Justin Herbert joins the show to preview all of the playmakers on the team heading into fantasy draft season.03:30 Austin offseason04:30 working out06:30 workout videos07:55 The fantasy football community11:00 Austin’s journey19:00 interactions with fantasy football managers23:10 talking fantasy football with other NFL players25:40 Show mission statement29:30 As the AFC West Turns preview33:45 Quick Chargers preview36:00 Ekeler’s role39:45 why you should draft Austin Ekeler43:00 JUSTIN HERBERT / CHARGERS PREVIEW43:45 getting Austin Ekeler the ball46:25 Justin Herbert’s dad’s fantasy team47:25 do Austin’s friends and family draft him in fantasy?48:45 weird things we don’t know about Justin Herbert50

Matt Harmon and Andy Behrens go through some of the most common mistakes fantasy football managers make while drafting their team (such as paying attention to bye weeks) and explain how you can avoid them.02:20 Draft off of tiers07:40 MISTAKE / Caring about bye weeks11:45 MISTAKE / Reaching for a player17:00 MISTAKE / Drafting a backup RB22:50 MISTAKE / Not focusing on player archetypes27:10 MISTAKE / Focusing on strength of schedule31:25 MISTAKE / Getting your feelings hurt35:45 MISTAKE / Saving your money (Salary cap leagues)40:00 MISTAKE / Hanging on to a player for too long45:45 MISTAKE / Ignoring what the teams around you need50:30 MISTAKE / Giving a damn about your draft gradeCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at yahoosports.com/podcasts

Matt Harmon is joined by Scott Pianowski after the final games of the NFL preseason to go through some fantasy-relevant news, discuss some of the players that had their fantasy sock go up or down as a result of their preseason performance, and preview the 2022 Dallas Cowboys.03:30 NEWS / Saints O-line & Chris Olave06:20 NEWS / Geno Smith named SEA QB110:15 Trey Lance is a hipster pick12:40 Darren Waller new agent rumors16:50 NEWS / Ty Montgomery & Tyrod Taylor injuries19:25 Dameon Pierce21:50 Tom Brady23:30 Chris Godwin25:30 September is important28:30 Draft Vikings!31:15 Justin Fields35:25 Tua Tagovailoa38:40 Draft strategy - heavy on WRs?41:10 Mo Alie-Cox / K.J. Hamler / Albert O44:50 Courtland Sutton & Jerry Jeudy46:35 COWBOYS PREVIEW47:15 Tyron Smith injury49:00 Ezekiel Elliott & Tony Pollard50:25 Dalton Schultz53:00 CeeDee Lamb53:30 Ezekiel Elliott & Tony Pollard56:30 Javonte Williams57:50 DAL sleepers?Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj o

Matt Harmon is joined by Frank Schwab to discuss all of the news, rumors and gossip that is coming out of NFL training camps before they turn their attention to previewing the fantasy-relevant players on the Los Angeles Rams and Kansas City Chiefs.01:10 NEWS / Tyron Smith out until December08:05 Darren Waller’s status for week 110:45 Michael Carter is “still RB1” for NYJ?14:00 Aaron Jones hype train16:20 Isaiah Likely18:45 Isaiah McKenzie22:30 Khalil Herbert24:20 Hayden Hurst26:00 Nyheim Hines30:00 Jonathan Taylor vs. Christian McCaffrey31:30 Josh Jacobs / Raiders RB committee34:00 A.J. Brown40:45 Javonte Williams / Melvin Gordon44:30 RAMS PREVIEW44:45 Cam Akers / Darrell Henderson Jr.49:15 Cooper Kupp or Justin Jefferson?51:20 Allen Robinson55:00 CHIEFS PREVIEW55:15 Clyde Edwards-Helaire58:20 Juju Smith-Schuster / MVS / Mercole Hardman / Skyy Moore60:50 Patrick Mahomes62:50 Travis KelceCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at yahoosports.com/podcasts

Matt Harmon is joined by Yahoo fantasy expert (and noted 49ers fan) Dalton Del Don to rank all 9 of the new starting QBs around the NFL this season and discuss their impact on the playmakers around them. The two of them also discuss the Mike Gesicki trade rumors (and some potential destinations) and provide a fantasy preview of the 2022 San Francisco 49ers.01:10 Mike Gesicki trade rumors07:45 Mike Davis as BAL’s #1 RB?08:10 NYG activate WR Sterling Shepard from IR/PUP08:30 KC placed RB Derrick Gore on IR10:30 New starting QBs power rankings11:25 Russell Wilson21:05 Matt Ryan23:55 Baker Mayfield27:30 Carson Wentz30:50 Kenny Pickett / Mitch Trubisky34:50 Marcus Mariota39:20 Geno Smith / Drew Lock41:50 Jacoby Brissett / Deshaun Watson43:30 Mark Andrews over Travis Kelce?44:00 49ERS TEAM PREVIEW44:05 Trey Lance51:15 Elijah Mitchell55:00 Brandon Aiyuk / Deebo Samuel59:20 George Kittle61:50 Danny Gray62:25 49ers defenseCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at yahoospor

Matt Harmon is joined by injury expert Edwin Porras (@FBInjuryDoc) to discuss all of the top-tier fantasy-relevant players that are coming into the 2022 season facing injury questions.Later, the guys discuss the Tennessee Titans, focusing on the injury questions surrounding Derrick Henry and Robert Woods.02:15 NEWS / Jameson Williams on IR07:00 NEWS / Matt Corral on IR08:10 NEWS / Elijah Mitchell on schedule for week 113:00 Injury situations we need to get right & “Injury prone” players19:00 do big/small guys get hurt more often?22:15 Matthew Stafford27:35 Christian McCaffrey33:30 Saquon Barkley38:10 Ezekiel Elliott40:30 Dalvin Cook45:00 J.K. Dobbins47:45 Cam Akers50:30 Chris Godwin53:30 Michael Thomas55:55 TITANS TEAM PREVIEW56:40 Robert Woods59:40 Derrick HenryCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at yahoosports.com/podcasts

This podcast has spent hours talking about the "running back dead zone" in the last few months, but what is it, what players comprise it and how do fantasy managers avoid it? Matt Harmon is joined by Andy Behrens for a deep dive into what it means and how to avoid being sucked into bad choices during rounds 4-7.They kick off the episode running through some news items around Baker Mayfield and the Carolina Panthers, the Pittsburgh Steelers WRs and 2nd-round rookie wideouts Alec Pierce & Skyy Moore. Closing out the episode, they preview the 2022 Arizona Cardinals offense.2:50 Baker Mayfield named starter in Carolina7:40 Pittsburgh WRs and Kenny Pickett13:30 Alec Pierce & Skyy Moore18:35 Intro to the RB Dead Zone29:55 Clyde Edwards-Helaire33:05 Elijah Mitchell36:30 Miles Sanders39:00 Cam Akers44:05 Damien Harris46:15 Josh Jacobs, David Montgomery and other RBDZ types51:30 Arizona Cardinals previewCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at yahoosports.com/podc

Matt Harmon is joined by Scott Pianowski to kick off this Monday morning podcast by taking a look back at the major stories from Week 2 of the preseason and a pair of NFC South teams who can't catch a break with the injury bug.Matt & Scott start things off with the news that Tom Brady is reportedly returning back to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers earlier this week, but this comes after news that two more Bucs offensive linemen have been hit with injuries — one of them for the full year. Meanwhile in New Orleans, the Saints are dealing with health issues of their own as Jameis Winston finally returned to practice while Michael Thomas left the field with a hamstring injury.Later in the show, the guys talk about a number of takeaways from week 2 of preseason action including analysis of the Washington and Houston RB situations & a trio of tight end who are becoming head-scratchers for fantasy managers.In the second half of the episode, Matt & Scott preview the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots offense

Matt Harmon is in Florida, but the podcast never stops! Today, he’s joined by Dalton Del Don to go over some of the bigger fantasy-relevant news stories (Ken Walker’s surgery, Javonte Williams as DEN’s #1, George Pickens hype, etc.) before digging into the running backs that Dalton has ranked higher or lower than consensus.Later, as the guys preview the 2022 Cleveland Browns, the news of Deshaun Watson’s 11-game suspension breaks and they discuss how it will affect the other players on the Browns and if Watson will ever be the same player he once was.01:00 NEWS / Ken Walker surgery + Rashaad Penny04:45 Javonte Williams as DEN’s #1 RB09:00 George Pickens hype train16:00 Baker Mayfield will be CAR starting QB18:40 RB rankings ahead of consensus18:55 Saquon Barkley26:00 D’Andre Swift29:25 D.J. Chark30:40 Devin Singletary33:15 AD BREAK33:40 Najee Harris37:30 Derrick Henry41:30 David Montgomery43:20 Chase Edmonds46:45 NEWS / Deshaun Watson 11-game suspension50:55 Nick Chubb51:30 David Njoku54:45 Nick Chubb ranking

Matt Harmon is joined by Frank Schwab to discuss some of the NFL stories that seem to be flying under the radar of fantasy managers and not impacting ADP as much as they probably should, including Tyrod Taylor practicing with the Giants first-team and Tom Brady’s absence from Tampa Bay Buccaneers training camp.Later, the guys dive into a fantasy preview of the 2022 Miami Dolphins. Will Tyreek Hill steal away all of Jaylen Waddle’s value? Who is the starting running back? Can we trust Tua Tagovailoa to support all of the playmakers in this offense?02:15 Ken Walker hernia issue07:20 Russell Wilson & Courtland Sutton10:55 Tyrod Taylor16:10 Tyreek Hill / Davante Adams / A.J. Brown / Amari Cooper18:30 Allen Robinson19:00 WRs with new QBs22:30 A.J. Brown / Eagles25:40 NE Patriots offense32:40 KC Chiefs new look offense35:15 Juju Smith-Schuster & MVS38:00 Where is Tom Brady?44:30 Shiny new toys47:00 DOLPHINS PREVIEW47:30 Tyreek Hill & Jaylen Waddle53:25 Tua Tagovailoa57:30 Chase Edmonds / Raheem Mostert

Matt Harmon is joined by Dalton Del Don for a ranking of the dreaded “RB dead zone” and the running backs that are currently in the news before they give a fantasy preview of the 2022 Houston Texans.Later, Matt is joined by Jason Moore from The Fantasy Footballers to discuss the ideal picks at the top of the 1st round and to see who Jason likes and who he’s fading in the first two rounds of fantasy drafts.01:10 Rhamondre Stevenson06:20 Antonio Gibson10:50 Jahan Dotson vs. Curtis Samuel12:10 J.K. Dobbins16:20 Cam Akers / Darrell Henderson Jr.18:55 Rank the Dead Zone RBs21:15 TEXANS PREVIEW21:30 Davis Mills23:00 Brandin Cooks25:30 TWITTER BEEF: Zach Wilson & Elijah Moore27:45 Nico Collins30:45 Dameon Pierce35:30 Jason Moore from The Fantasy Footballers joins the show37:45 Who should be the #1 overall pick?41:20 Who would you take with picks #3-5?44:45 Dalvin Cook46:45 Derrick Henry51:25 Late 1st round RBs56:00 CeeDee Lamb60:25 Javonte Williams63:10 Tyreek Hill63:35 Travis KelceCheck out the rest of the Yaho

Matt Harmon and Andy Behrens discuss the hype around Dameon Pierce and discuss their philosophies for factoring preseason hype into their fantasy football rankings before listing off some grenade players (players that could have big years and blow up fantasy projections for other players) and previewing the 2022 Pittsburgh Steelers.01:35 No major injuries (yet)03:45 Dameon Pierce hype07:30 Brian Robinson09:50 Darren Waller14:30 Grenade players15:15 Isiah Pacheco21:00 BUF RBs - Zack Moss & James Cook26:20 Kyle Philips30:40 Kyren Williams35:00 Jarvis Landry37:15 Julio Jones (& where is Tom Brady?)40:20 Braxton Berrios41:35 Romeo Doubs44:15 Khalil Herbert49:30 STEELERS PREVIEW49:45 George Pickens / Chase Claypool57:20 Mitch Trubisky / Diontae Johnson61:30 Kenny Pickett64:50 Najee HarrisCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at yahoosports.com/podcasts

Matt Harmon and Scott Pianowski talk about Zach Wilson’s knee injury and how it affects the fantasy impact of the other playmakers on the Jets before discussing what they liked and what they didn’t from the first weekend of preseason action. Later, the guys talk about all of the highly-touted fantasy-relevant players on the Cincinnati Bengals.04:25 NEWS / Zach Wilson injury09:00 Jimmy G to NYJ? Or CLE?12:45 NEWS / Drake London injury15:25 NEWS / Elijah Mitchell injury19:35 Trey Lance23:00 Isaiah McKenzie25:45 Dameon Pierce29:45 George Pickens & PIT QB35:15 KC Chiefs39:30 Draft strategy43:15 Kupp or Jefferson as WR1?44:00 Treylon Burks47:20 D’Andre Swift49:30 Antonio Gibson53:25 BENGALS PREVIEW53:45 Bengals WRs55:55 Joe Mixon59:20 Ja’Marr Chase rushing upside?Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at yahoosports.com/podcasts

Matt Harmon is joined by Andy Behrens to go through the fantasy football news of the day before diving into “Guys we might be wrong about” and “Guys we want to be wrong about”. At the end, they take their turns previewing a very interesting 2022 Washington Commanders team that might have some hidden fantasy value in it.01:20 NEWS / James White retires & NE RBs10:25 NEWS / Ronald Jones trade rumors & KC RBs15:25 NEWS / Duane Brown signs with NYJ16:50 Guys we might be wrong about18:00 Gabe Davis22:20 Denver Broncos27:35 Trey Lance30:45 D’Andre Swift34:20 Cam Akers / Devin Singletary36:20 DeVante Parker36:45 DJ Moore38:10 Guys we want to be wrong about38:15 Saquon Barkley41:15 Ezekiel Elliott45:25 James Robinson47:05 Rondale Moore49:15 Chris Godwin & Seahawks49:45 Darnell Mooney & Zach Wilson51:25 COMMANDERS PREVIEW51:50 Terry McLaurin54:00 Curtis Samuel / Jahan Dotson56:50 Antonio GibsonCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at yahoosports.com/podcas

Matt Harmon is joined by Dalton Del Don, who helps to identify some of the WRs being undervalued during fantasy football season and debates Andy Behrens’ claims that Keenan Allen is a top 10 WR this year.Later, the guys discuss the 49ers (of course), the Isaih Pacheco hype coming out of Kansas City, and provide a fantasy preview of the 2022 New Orleans Saints.03:00 Keenan Allen discussion08:00 Michael Pittman11:25 Allen Robinson15:30 Gabe Davis23:25 CeeDee Lamb26:00 Jalen Tolbert28:25 AJ Brown / DeVonta Smith31:35 Brandon Aiyuk / Deebo Samuel38:40 Rashod Bateman43:10 Juju Smith-Schuster44:15 Isaih Pacheco46:25 SAINTS PREVIEW47:15 Alvin Kamara / Jameis Winston50:30 Michael Thomas / Chris Olave / Jarvis Landry54:30 Taysom HillCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at yahoosports.com/podcasts

Matt Harmon is joined by Scott Pianowski to discuss Treylon Burks’ slow start in Titans camp before taking a look at how Scott is ranking all of the RBs (and why). Later, the guys discuss the 2022 Indianapolis Colts and whether there’s anyone beyond Jonathan Taylor and Michael Pittman that will be fantasy relevant this year.01:50 Treylon Burks thought09:20 NEWS / Mekhi Becton injury14:40 Dalvin Cook / Derrick Henry21:30 Aaron Jones24:35 Saquon Barkley29:30 Alvin Kamara32:50 Travis Etienne / Javonte Williams37:50 Elijah Mitchell / Trey Sermon41:15 Brandon Aiyuk43:15 Damien Harris / Rhamondre Stevenson48:00 Tony Pollard / Ezekiel Elliott53:00 COLTS PREVIEW54:05 Matt Ryan58:00 Mo Alie-Cox60:30 Nyheim HinesCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at yahoosports.com/podcasts

On this very fun episode, Matt Harmon is joined by Andy Behrens, and the guys go over WRs where their own rankings differ drastically from ADP and discuss why they are going against the grain. Later, they preview the 2022 Las Vegas Raiders and Andy gives a passionate defense of RB Josh Jacobs.04:20 Keenan Allen08:45 Mike Williams11:40 Amari Cooper12:45 Courtland Sutton / (Jerry Jeudy)18:45 Allen Lazard26:00 Juju Smith-Schuster30:45 Jaylen Waddle34:20 Gabe Davis40:50 Good WRs with bad QBs44:40 RAIDERS PREVIEW45:00 Josh McDaniels’ offense46:50 Davante Adams50:00 Hunter Renfrow52:40 Josh JacobsCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at yahoosports.com/podcasts

Matt Harmon is joined by Scott Pianowski to tackle a whole host of training camp stories and their fantasy impact, including how Kareem Hunt’s “hold-in” for a new contract could open up more volume for Nick Chubb and D’Ernest Johnson, before diving into a team preview of the Baltimore Ravens (and an accidental mini-preview of the Arizona Cardinals).01:45 Kareem Hunt hold-in09:30 Josh Jacobs in the HOF game12:30 Christian McCaffrey’s 2022 usage19:00 Brandon Aiyuk hype season24:40 Elijah Moore heat check31:25 Matt Stafford’s tricky elbow36:45 Van Jefferson ready for week 1?37:30 LAR RB committee41:10 Watch out for Isaih Pacheco45:40 HOU: Dameon Pierce & Nico Collins hype48:15 Is Hollywood Brown a knucklehead?55:00 RAVENS PREVIEW - RBs57:30 RAVENS PREVIEW - WRs58:20 RAVENS PREVIEW - Lamar Jackson60:20 RAVENS PREVIEW - Rashod Bateman65:25 RAVENS PREVIEW - Tyler Beatty66:00 RAVENS PREVIEW - Mark Andrews66:40 RAVENS PREVIEW - Justin TuckerCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co

Matt Harmon is joined by Josh Norris from Underdog Fantasy to go through the news of the day, including more carries for Melvin Gordon in the Broncos backfield and Diontae Johnson’s new deal with the Steelers, before tackling some of the more interesting QB projections for 2022 and previewing the fantasy relevant players on the Atlanta Falcons.Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at yahoosports.com/podcasts

Matt Harmon and Andy Behrens go through a ton of news out of training camp, including a recommendation for Deshaun Watson’s suspension as well as some terrible injury news for Tim Patrick and James Washington.The guys then go through some of the teams projected to be well below .500 this season to see if they can find some players in bad ecosystems that they still want to draft, which leads straight into a preview of the 2022 Seattle Seahawks.Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at yahoosports.com/podcasts