One MANS Opinion with Jeff Mans

In the final episode before the Christmas holiday, Jeff Mans shares some of his stories about why this season and holiday mean so much to him. There is a ton of NFL injury news this week, including a whopping eight potential new starting QBs across the league this week, which Jeff breaks down line by line. He gives his breakdown of the Atlanta Falcons' decision to start rookie Michael Penix the rest of the way and benching veteran QB Kirk Cousins. Mans recaps a crazy week 15 that possibly saw a changing of the guard in the NFC due to the enormous injuries suffered by the Detroit Lions. He also offers roster management advice for teams advancing in the playoffs and provides his top 10 waiver pickups for week 16. If nothing else, you will always remember the “teddy bear story” that Jeff shares every year about his own father at Christmas time. As always, he gives out his week 16 survivor picks and a special prop parlay for Thursday Night Football between the Broncos and Chargers this week. Remember to hit the like, favorite, thumbs up, heart, comment, and subscribe buttons for this episode!!

The regular season has ended in most fantasy football leagues, so Jeff Mans is getting you ready for the “playoffs” even if you didn’t make it. This week, Mans recaps a wild week 14 across the NFL, including the Panthers getting better, the Saints getting worse, Zach Charbonnet’s incredible game, the majesty of Josh Allen, and another 49ers running back getting injured. He also asks how the Ja’Marr Chase first overall pick in fantasy football is working out for the podcast listeners? Since the playoffs are here, Mans recaps his fantasy season in all 15 of his leagues, discussing the highs and lows of his own teams. Jeff breaks down week 15 with his fantasy football rankings, including the players he must start, is willing to start, and absolutely will not start in a playoff setting. As always, he gives out the top waiver wire pickups of the week, his survivor selection for week 15, and a Thursday Night Football bet for the Rams and 49ers game. Remember to hit the like, favorite, thumbs up, heart, comment, and subscribe buttons for this episode!!

It feels like a lot longer than just one week since the last episode because so much has happened across the NFL, fantasy football, DFS, and sports betting. Jeff Mans recapped a wild week of holidays and football that included another head coach fired, a blizzard game, two running backs on the same team injured, a backup QB throwing for almost 500 yards, and the ultimate NFL gadget player go boom. Jeff shares his thoughts on who should be the next QB of the Chicago Bears as well as a breakdown of how Caleb Williams compares to other starting QBs through the first 12 games of his career. Mans has some unfiltered thoughts on the Texans Azeez Al-Shaair hit on Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence. He gives a pep talk on the special set of skills needed to win a fantasy football championship and gives some examples of players who were league winners over the last few seasons that were disappointing before the big game. As always, Jeff has his top 10 waiver wire pickups of the week, his survivor picks, and another can’t-miss player prop for the Thursday Night Football game between the Packers and Lions. Remember to hit the like, favorite, thumbs up, heart, comment, and subscribe buttons for this episode!!

A very special One Mans Opinion this week as this episode will also be simulcast on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio on Thanksgiving Day!  In this TWO-HOUR episode, Mans gives out the best rest-of-season schedules for QB, RB, WR & TE from a fantasy football point of view. This information helps us get our lineups set for the upcoming fantasy football playoffs. Then he provides the best WR coverage matchups for week 13 per the SMASH Report on Fantasy Guru dot com, which includes a very familiar CB that we are attacking once again this week. Mans breaks down the best offensive line versus defensive front matchups, too, which gives us a good indication of running back success for the week ahead. After back to back winning weeks in daily fantasy football, Jeff gives a preview of his DFS NFL Core 4 that will be revealed on Friday’s Elite Sports Show and also in his Cash Game Breakdown on Fantasy Guru. As always, he provides his favorite bet for Thursday Night Football between the Dolphins and Packers, including two bonus bets this week. Since there is a Friday NFL game as well, Mans also gives out his single-game parlay for the Raiders/Chiefs game this week. Finally, he caps off this show with a special edition of Ask Mans Anything, where he fields AMA questions from his Discord, and the questions get…very personal this time around.

Do not worry. Jeff Mans does talk a whole lot about football in this episode, but he has some non-football things to get off of his mind first. This includes a reading from the famous Teddy Roosevelt speech “The Man In The Arena,” which motivated Jeff this week and throughout his life. He discusses the difference between having beliefs and tearing others down. Mans also goes to bat for anyone who has ever taken the “cash out” of a bet, relationship, or business deal with some stories from his own life that shows moderate gains can amount to a very profitable life. On the football side of things, Jeff recaps another Jets loss and the subsequent firing of the General Manager. The improvements that the Bears and Caleb Williams made this week. Then he tries to get to the bottom of why Saints “TE” Taysom Hill is the single most beloved player in NFL history. Seriously. As always, Mans gives out his top 15 waiver wire pickups for the week 12 “byemageddon” week, his survivor pick, and his Thursday Night Football Steelers Browns bet of the week. Remember to hit the like, favorite, thumbs up, heart, comment, and subscribe buttons for this episode!!

Try not to be turned on too much by Jeff Mans’ raspy voice this week, as a medical issue has him sounding more like Barry White than a geeky fantasy football guy. This week, Jeff is recapping NFL week 10 by breaking down the problems with the Jets, the return of Christian McCaffrey, and the Bears firing coaches already. Despite some DFS NFL cash game struggles this season, Mans had a revelation this week that spurs a much larger conversation about the state of each skill position in fantasy football this season. He goes on to break down the number of QB, RB, WR & TE that normally finish in the top 25, 50 & 100 of scoring and compares that to what is happening this year. The results are surprising but will help us make better decisions moving forward. Mans also gives out his top 10 waiver pickups for the week, which does NOT include a key player he’s had on this list in the last two weeks who had a breakout game in week 10. As always, he gives out his survivor pick of the week and gives out his Thursday Night Football bet for the Commanders and Eagles game in week 11. Remember to hit the like, favorite, thumbs up, heart, comment, and subscribe buttons for this episode!!

This week, Jeff Mans is fired up and excited to talk about all that he has gotten wrong so far this NFL season. He covers all 32 NFL teams and discusses points that he has gotten wrong about them during the course of the first half of the season. This includes players, coaches, systems, specific games, matchups, player investments, daily fantasy selections, and bets that he missed. Jeff also recaps week nine, which shall forever be called the “Mike Gesicki Week,” and he takes the listeners step by step on what so many others got wrong, but ultimately right, about the Bengals tight end last week. Mans also covers the NFL trade deadline and gives his takeaways from each deal that was made. As always, the top 10 fantasy football waiver wire pickups for the week, his survivor pick for week 10, and the Thursday Night Football bet for the Bengals and Ravens. Remember to hit the like, favorite, thumbs up, heart, comment, and subscribe buttons for this episode!!

We are at the midway point of the 2024 NFL regular season and Jeff Mans is in auditing mode. This week, Jeff gives a full breakdown of his own personal fantasy football leagues, his DFS winnings (and losings), and his NFL betting record through the first eight weeks. After that, it is time to reveal the top 10 waiver wire pickups of the week, which includes reactions to the Diontae Johnson trade and the injuries to Stefon Diggs and Brian Thomas Jr. This week, Mans also reveals his “Fantasy Football Depth Chart,” which details the top 12 QBs, top 24 RBs, top 36 WRs, and top 12 TEs right now in terms of fantasy value. This is a great guide for starts, sits, add/drops, and trade value in fantasy football. As always, he gives out his favorite survivor team of the week and a big +130 bet for Thursday Night Football between the Texans and Jets. Remember to hit the like, favorite, thumbs up, heart, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!!

Jeff Mans is back for another HUGE episode as he gives out his first NFL power rankings of the 2024 season, mostly just to generate anger amongst the superfans out there. In this episode, Jeff dives into the very important daily fantasy football strategy of late swapping. Last week, Mans needed to make a miraculous late-day pivot in order to win in cash games. So, he goes over what prompted him to make this lineup change and analyzes why it has become necessary to make late swaps almost every week. He provides some very easy-to-follow rules for late swapping and discusses how to properly align your DFS lineups. The entire NFL and fantasy football landscape has changed this week due to the rash of injuries all over the league. Mans discusses the impact of these injuries and how we should adjust our fantasy rosters accordingly. As always, he provides the top 10 waiver wire pickups of the week and adds a bonus “players he is done with” portion this week. Then it is time for the survivor pick of the week and the bet for the Vikings and Rams on Thursday Night Football. Remember to hit that like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment button for this episode!!

The NFL trade deadline is still a week away, but that didn’t stop two big-time wide receivers from being traded this week. Jeff Mans gives his thoughts on the Jets and Bills' new acquisitions, including the fantasy football value for them and their former and new teammates. Mans gives out his top 40 wide receivers for the rest of the season, too, in order to properly gauge these big trades. Since he reviewed the running back position last week, Jeff dove into the total fantasy points scored by each NFL team's wide receivers through the first six weeks of the season here. There are definitely some surprising results here that you don’t want to miss. Mans also gives a pep talk to those of you who might be struggling specifically with daily fantasy football right now and explains how better results are right around the corner. As always, he has the top 10 fantasy football waiver pickups of the week, his week seven survivor plays, and his best bet for the Thursday Night Football game between the Broncos and Saints. Remember to hit the like, favorite, thumbs up, heart, subscribe, and comment button to let us know what you think of the show!!

His first-ever ladder bet went amazingly well as Jeff Mans said with his chest that Juju Smith-Schuster would become the Chiefs' new Rashee Rice, and that was exactly what happened. Those weren’t the only profits either, as week five proved to be a massive betting week for Mans and the crew at Fantasy Guru dot com. Jeff recaps the week, including his thoughts on the Jets firing of Robert Saleh, the state of the Maimi Dolphins, Kareem Hunt’s breakout, and which wide receivers may be on the move. He also reveals which NFL team backfields have scored the most fantasy points so far this season, including the share of touches and points that have been going to which running back. As always, Jeff gives out his top 10 waiver wire pickups for week six (Hunt and Juju were the top two last week!) and provides a few buy-low candidates in fantasy football right now. Then it is time for the week six survivor pick and his Thursday Night bet of the week from the 49ers/Seahawks contest. Remember to hit the like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment button for this episode!!

As he does every season, Jeff Mans takes some time to review how the first four weeks of the 2024 NFL regular season have gone from a seasonal fantasy football, daily fantasy, and betting perspective. Mans goes through all 16 of his fantasy leagues and gives out his current record in each of them. He discusses which players have been good and bad for these teams and what he expects out of them moving forward. Mans also recaps a wild week four in daily fantasy, which saw him sweating out a massive payday on Sunday Night Football. Here, he talks about the emotions of being in the driver's seat for a DFS tournament and watching your bankroll rise and fall with each play of the game. Jeff also gives his thoughts on Davante Adams's trade request and the apparent season-ending injury to Chiefs WR Rashee Rice. As always, he gives out his top 10 waiver wire pickups for week five, his Thursday Night Football bet of the week, and his top survivor teams. Since we are four weeks into the season, Mans also goes over his official “time to worry list” and discusses who we should and should not be panicking over right now. Remember to hit like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and leave your feedback on this episode!!

Jeff Mans has already declared NFL week three as the best game strategizing he will have all season. This is due to a move he pulled in daily fantasy football where a recommended late swap secured victory for all using his cash game lineup advice this week. Jeff explains the game theory behind the move and why it can help all of us be better fantasy players in any format. He had takeaways from the Bears, Colts, Panthers, Bills, Seahawks, Packers, Bengals, and Raiders games last week. This leads to an important discussion about how our own personal fandom is often getting in the way of our fantasy, DFS, and betting success. Mans gives a breakdown of how to put your own success ahead of your favorite teams while still supporting the team here. Then Jeff goes over the fantasy point-scoring leaders at QB, RB, WR & TE and declares “fact” or “fiction” for each of the current leaders. As always, he has the top 10 waiver wire pickups of the week. Then, in a rarity, Mans gives out a prop bet parlay for Thursday Night Football between the Cowboys and Giants, something he rarely does this early in the week. Remember to hit like favorite, thumbs up, heart, subscribe, and comment if you like the show and/or this episode!!

After a very successful week two, Jeff Mans is back recapping all of the games, injuries, and news and looking forward to week three. He covers all of the major injuries across the NFL, including Christian McCaffrey, Tua Tagovailoa, Deebo Samuel, Isiah Pacheco, Kenneth Walker, Cooper Kupp, AJ Brown, Jordan Love, and Evan Engram. Jeff also provides his thoughts on the Carolina Panthers offense moving forward with veteran QB Andy Dalton instead of Bryce Young. Then it is time for the best waiver wire pickups in fantasy football this week which leads to a legendary rant about Chiefs RB Carson Steele. Mans is furious that folks are pushing an unfair and untrue narrative about Steele and offers a couple of reasons why this might be happening. For those in leagues that allow trades, he also gives a few buy low and sell high players including a few ideal trades to make right now. As always, Mans gives you his Thursday Night Football bet of the week and his survivor pick for week three. Remember to his like favorite, heart, thumbs up, and subscribe to the show!

Week one of the NFL regular season is in the books, and Jeff Mans has a TON of reactions and takeaways for us this week. Jeff goes over all 32 NFL teams and gives a quick rundown of what he saw, what he liked, and what he didn’t like about each of them. He goes over the injury report and gives the latest updates on Jordan Love, De’Von Achane, Puka Nacua, Rome Odunze, Jake Ferguson, and more. Because there is so much we learned from week one, Mans gives out his top 10 waiver wire pickups of the week and provides tips for those wanting to improve their fantasy football team after just one week. One final reminder of how flimsy week one can be: Mans goes back in time to week one of 2023 and reveals the top players and teams we were all talking about then and how they finished the season. Finally, Mans previews some matchups and DFS prices for week two across the NFL. Remember to like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment if you would please, and thank you!!

It is the final episode before the start of the 2024 NFL season, and Jeff Mans is staying true to himself and “putting it on tape.” Mans breaks down all 32 NFL teams by record, division record, and tiebreakers for the 2024 season, including AFC and NFL playoff seedings. Then he takes us through the NFL playoffs to uncover which teams will meet in Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans. He also predicts the passing and rushing leaders across the NFL and some records that are in danger of being broken this season. Jeff also has a few very special contests that he has worked hard to build that are exclusively for podcast listeners and fantasy guru dot com members. Make sure you enter the Survivor contest, Elite Mafia Fantasy Football Championship League, and be on the lookout for the “Jeff Mans one and done league” that will debut in week two. Be sure to like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, star, subscribe, and comment on this episode if you like!!

The first order of business this week is to cover all of the NFL players who were cut, placed on PUP, and/or put on injured reserve this week. There are a lot of players that have gained and lost value as a result, and Jeff Mans breaks down each one line by line to make sure we are covered. Mans also dives into the updated ADP across fantasy football and goes round by round, selecting his favorite players and backup options. He puts together a very attainable version of his perfect fantasy football team in the process. He also talks about his quick trip to Las Vegas last weekend to enter the Circa Millions and Survivor contests and his plans for the money after taking down the top prize this year. Jeff also goes over the list of QB, RB, WR, and TE who are in the final year of their contract or have an out in their contract after the 2024 season. These players are going to be highly motivated with tens of millions of dollars on the line for them in their next deal, which will give them that little extra kick to produce for our fantasy football teams as well. Remember to like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, comment, and subscribe to the podcast as your feedback is always appreciated!!

Draft season is entirely upon us, and Jeff Mans is here to make it go as smoothly as possible. The first order of business this week is addressing the ongoing holdouts of superstar wide receivers CeeDee Lamb and Ja’Marr Chase. Is it time to drop these two premium players in our rankings? Mans answers that question directly and questions whether lowering any player “a few spots” actually matters. Then, it is time to discuss some of the players that are moving up in his rankings as a result of a strong training camp, preseason showing, or matter of circumstance. One player has shown so well that he expanded the entire top tier of his position group, according to Jeff’s latest rankings on Fantasy Guru dot com. After that, it is time to tackle the late rounds (round 10+, 120+ overall), and Mans gives out 10 players that he is targeting here with in-depth reasons for each. Finally, he has another 10 players who are only being drafted in the deepest of leagues, which we need to keep our eyes on, including two receivers who will likely be the #2 on their teams early in the season. Remember to like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment on the episode to let us know what you think!!

The episode everyone was waiting for has finally arrived! This week, Jeff Mans announces his “all-in” player of the year and gives him a nickname that is familiar to you if you are a late 90s comedy movie fan. The “code word” player this year is a late-round wide receiver who finds himself in one of the most profitable spots in the NFL, yet he still holds an ADP of 120+. Jeff provides the entire reasoning for why he chose this player and gives out the entire list of candidates who were vying for this spot here in 2024. Mans also gives out some NFL preseason week one takeaways, injury updates, and his thoughts on the never-ending Brandon Aiyuk trade rumors. Remember that Fantasy Football Training Camp is coming up on August 16th and will be the biggest virtual event of the fantasy football season exclusively on Fantasy Guru dot com. Please like, favorite, star, heart, comment, and subscribe to the podcast!!

The first order of business this week is to discuss all of the injuries around NFL Training Camp and also address the possible trade outlets for Brandon Aiyuk. Then it is time for Jeff Mans to take us round by round on his fantasy football draft plan for 2024. Mans covers all players that are going in each round and identifies the best value option, players with the most upside, the biggest risks, and the player he is not touching in that round. He also provides the legendary “draft pockets” for each round of our drafts. Along the way Jeff makes draft picks for the “Perfect Team” and his 2024 fantasy football “All Mans Team.” Whether your fantasy football drafts go perfectly or there are bumps in the road, Jeff Mans gives you the roadmap to a championship this season. Remember to hit like, favorite, heart, subscribe, and please leave any comments here as well!