Fantasy football strategy, rankings, and podcasts

5/27/14, 2014 Draft - What a Mockery!

On this week's show, we discussed Andre Ellington's value, Sammy Watkins' Value and how old Tom Brady feels inside. We also ran through an entire mock draft during the show. We discuss our picks, our logic behind them and all the beers Dave brought back from Wisconsin.

This week, surprisingly, we did not place any bets. I know it's tradition, but we've placed plenty this year. We also were without a new Game of Thrones episode this week but we still reminisced about what we've seen so far this season. We also discussed the new AMC show "Halt and Catch Fire" . It looks promising and it's about computers, so basically we're sold. We may return to this show after Game of Thrones is over.

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.

5/20/14, 2014 Draft - Grillin' Fools, Fantasy Rookie Report, Joffrey Impersonations

Welcome back to Studio 265, featuring special guest, our Rookie Expert, Shawn Foss. We talked about many things regarding the NFL, including guys named Sankey and Savage. We continued, as is tradition, making bets and dragging our friends down with us.

We looked at the Vegas odds and bet on the teams that we thought would outperform their line the most. The losers will buy bombers for a show at the end of the year, and the winner shall rejoice in free beer. The lines are: Dave - Steelers 8.5 Wins, Shawn - Buccaneers 7.0, Jason - Jets 7.0.

Finally, we wrapped up talking about Game of Thrones. Apparently, the only guests that we have on the show are also rabid Thrones fans, and I'm ok with that. We break down lots of the happenings in last week's episode and get a few thoughts from a non-book reader. Next week, we'll talk about some other shows as Game of Thrones is taking Memorial Day off.

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.

5/13/14, 2014 Draft - I Have a Pork Headache, All the Manziels, Trial by Combat

It's hockey night! Of course I wish that were true, and it's probably Dave's biggest nightmare (the drinkfive Hockey Podcast). As I write this, the Hawks are in OT in Game 6 of the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and I've still got the draft on my mind. On tonight's episode, we started diving into the draft with two of the top 3 QB's taken.

We got into the latest episode of Game of Thrones, and got to some legitimate prognostication, as we're firmly entrenched in some material that Dave has never read. We're excited for the rest of the season, check out my review of this week's episode here.

Next week make sure you guys join us because we'll get really far into all the fantasy relevant rookies with our Rookie Expert, Shawn Foss. We get a chance to pick his brain, so make sure you call in or ask questions in the chat room. We'll be back with more beer, more football, and probably more pork.

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.

6/24/14, Tight Ends, GRONK SMASH, Graham Score, Cameron Crows

Tonight we enjoyed a few 2XONE's from Southern Tier Brewing and they were excellent. We've gone through the QB's, the RB's and the WR's over the last three weeks, so now it's time for the last two-letter position, the TE's.

As has been our tradition, we came up with our top 10 Tight Ends going in to the 2014 season.

1. Jimmy Graham

2. Julius Thomas

3. GRONK SMASH

4. Vernon Davis

5. Jordan Cameron

6. Jason Witten

7. Greg Olsen

8. Jordan Reed

9. Eric Ebron

10. Martellus Bennett

We wound up talking a lot more about tight ends, about just how damn big they're gettin' these days. We also discussed second year tight ends, which are much slimmer pickings compared to the other positions.

This week, there was no particular TV show we came to the table to break down, but we went over a bunch of shows we've seen recently. Then Dave went down a list of network shows that I think both of us agree that we won't be watching. Maybe next week, we'll talk about some good cable shows, including "The Leftovers", so make sure you watch that one.

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.