Fantasy football strategy, rankings, and podcasts

Well, it's finally here. I keep saying that but I feel like it's been such a long time since I've seen a real, honest-to-goodness NFL game and Week 1 is just around the corner now. With so many juicy match-ups this week, we have a blast on this podcast just going over all of the games scheduled to air and some of our takeaways from them. Highlighting Under the Radar guys in Week 1 should help some fantasy managers out there be aware of the talent on every NFL team just waiting to bust out. Now that we've identified some of these guys, we'll continue to bring them up on podcasts going forward and will surely recommend some of these guys as pickups in the coming weeks.

(Listen to the Fantasy Football Podcast: 9/8/15, Week 1 Preview) 

Remember that the best thing that you can do for yourself as a fantasy team manager is to pay attention to all of the news and stats that come out after each week. The difference between a winning and losing season can easily be one waiver wire pickup that you overlooked because you didn't have time.

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With week 1 in the books, we get a little bit more of an idea how things will play out this fantasy season. We're not done with the bumps and bruises, however, not nearly! Week 2 brings with it quite a few challenges for teams unlucky enough to be hit with injuries to such players as Dez Bryant and Desean Jackson. The important thing at this stage of the season is not to panic, but rather to work the waiver wire and explore possible trades in order to have as much value on your team as possible over the next few weeks while those players are out. We discussed a few of those waiver wire pickups for week 2 and talked about guys that were overachievers or underachievers in Week 1 and whether or not those successes or disappointments would continue going forward.

(Listen to the Fantasy Football Podcast: 9/15/15, Week 2 Preview) 

Remember that the best thing that you can do for yourself as a fantasy team manager is to pay attention to all of the news and stats that come out after each week. The difference between a winning and losing season can easily be one waiver wire pickup that you overlooked because you didn't have time.

Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes to get notifications whenever we release a new episode. We also broadcast the shows live at http://www.mixlr.com/drinkfive on Tuesday nights at 9pm CT. Feel free to browse over and join in the discussion in the chat room!

Week 6 already.. geez the season goes by quickly! We visited Scorched Earth Brewery in Algonquin, IL and finished off a growler of their Wet Willie - a wet-hopped pale ale. Delicious! This week reinforced what we already knew about Peyton Manning, showed us the end of Jamaal Charles's 2015 season and continues to shake up what we thought was a pretty consistent group of top RBs and WRs this year. We recommend listening to this week's podcast for more in-depth information about all of the latest news, injuries, team updates and analysis on player trends going forward. As always, good luck out there!

(Listen to the Fantasy Football Podcast: 10/13/15, Week 6 Preview)

We also went over the best waiver pickups for week 6. Make sure you're using our freshly updated Week 6 Rankings to make the best decisions for your lineup.

Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes to get notifications whenever we release a new episode. We also broadcast the shows live at http://www.mixlr.com/drinkfive on Tuesday nights at 8:30pm CT. Feel free to browse over and join in the discussion in the chat room!

Week 7 brings us past the tipping point of the regular fantasy football season for most leagues. Will your team perform well enough to make the playoffs? It all hinges on their performance in the next several weeks. We know who a lot of players are now, but there are some who still remain a mystery. Eddie Lacy? Are you out there, Eddie Lacy? Will Peyton Manning have a resurgence before the end of the year, or will his career end as a below average quarterback with an outstanding defense? Listen to the podcast to hear our takes on these situations and more.

(Listen to the Fantasy Football Podcast: 10/20/15, Week 7 Preview)

Need help deciding who to start this week? Our Week 7 Rankings are available as a reference to help you decide who to start, pick up and drop this week.

Subscribe to our podcast on iTunes to get notifications whenever we release a new episode. We also broadcast the shows live at http://www.mixlr.com/drinkfive on Tuesday nights at 8:30pm CT. Feel free to browse over and join in the discussion in the chat room!