Fantasy football strategy, rankings, and podcasts

7/08/14, What's a Tinga, Using ADP, Missing Bagels

Tonight we enjoyed a couple of Two Brothers bombers that I picked up from their Roundhouse Brewpub/Cafe/Bar/Outdoor Beer Garden/All Around Cool Place. I was able to snag an Irritated Koala, a smoked tea black IPA and a Hop Centric Black, a Black Double IPA. The Hop Centric Black packs a punch at 9.9% abv.

This week we broke down ADP, how to use it, how to tell who is overrated and how to tell who's underrated. We came to mostly the same conclusions as the numbers, and we'll continue to look at this throughout the year.

Bagel jokes aside, we talked about episode two of "The Leftovers", with a perplexing title which we never really got to. Be sure to check out Dave's article about this week's episode here. We also discussed a few other shows going on or coming up soon, but we'll stick with "The Leftovers" for a while longer.

Make sure to join us next week, live at 9pm CST on blogtalk radio (www.blogtalkradio.com/drinkfive). You can now sign up for our newsletter on the side panel of our website. We will send you direct updates during the season including all the info you need to set your lineups. Send us your questions and we'll answer them on the podcast. Ask us on our Facebook page, follow us on twitter (@drinkfive), or send us an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. You can also grab the podcast on iTunes.

8/26/14, Bradford Blues, AFC/NFC East, Deerly Departed

This week we're joined by our good buddy Mike Mocerino for some talk about the NFC and AFC East. We had quite a bit to drink, including some Johnnie Walker, Civilized Bourbon, Furry Black IPA and some Horny Goat.

Since we had a guest on, it was a great time to make a rather epic bet. We had a disagreement over the value of Zach Ertz and Heath Miller, so Dave and Mike took Miller in standard scoring, and I've got Ertz. The losers have to buy the jersey of the winning player and wear it in some sort of shaming ceremony, probably. I'm not so sure about that last part, but the jersey thing is happening!

So we finished our project to go over every fantasy relevant player in the league. This week was the East divisions of the NFC and AFC. We also were able to go over the most recent episode of The Leftovers. That show is off next week, and we will likely be spinning off any future TV/etc talk into a different show. Stay tuned!

Make sure to join us next week, live at 9pm CST on blogtalk radio (blogtalkradio.com/drinkfive). Feel free to send us your questions and we'll answer them on the podcast! Ask us on our Facebook page, follow us on twitter (@drinkfive), or send us an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. You can also grab the podcast on iTunes.

9/02/14, Deeper Down the Rabbit Hole

It’s almost time! The season starts this Sunday and we were finally able to preview a week, instead of just talking about ADP’s and draft positions and all of that stuff that doesn’t matter now until next August. This week we enjoyed a couple beers from our favorite local brewery, Two Brothers, as well as some Hopdinger from O’so in Wisconsin.

This week we rolled with Wes Welker, who has found a way to give himself some extra time to recover from his most recent concussion. We broke down some of the rookie QB’s, talked about some other players you might want to pick up, especially for their week 1 matchups.

Finally, we discussed the future of our TV podcast. We will be splitting that off so we have time to get into both football and TV without cutting either short. Stay tuned!

Make sure to join us next week, live at 9pm CST on blogtalk radio (blogtalkradio.com/drinkfive). Feel free to send us your questions and we'll answer them on the podcast! Ask us on our Facebook page, follow us on twitter (@drinkfive), or send us an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. You can also grab the podcast on iTunes.

8/12/14, Preseason News, The West, The Bridge

This week we’re joined for the first time by our buddy and drinkfive writer Matt Cochrane. We enjoyed some leftover Two Brothers beers from this past weekend’s draft. We also featured the music of Frank Zappa tonight, mostly because he’s just a badass.

On to more important things, like football finally being back! We talked about a couple of things that we learned from the first week of preseason games. Yes, it’s very underwhelming, but at least it’s football. The real stuff is coming soon.

We’re now halfway through our attempt to preview every single fantasy relevant player. This week we covered the West divisions. We’ll be doing either the South or East next week, we haven’t decided yet. We also made it to the most recent episode of 'The Leftovers'. Be sure to check out Dave's review here.

Make sure to join us next week, live at 9pm CST on blogtalk radio (blogtalkradio.com/drinkfive). Feel free to send us your questions and we'll answer them on the podcast! Ask us on our Facebook page, follow us on twitter (@drinkfive), or send us an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. You can also grab the podcast on iTunes.