Pod After Touchdown

It's fantasy football championship weekend as we enter Week 16. We kick off this week talking about some macro-level takeaways from this season that we want to remember going into next year. For our Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative, we discuss the recent news of John Mulaney and the importance of a checking in on people that mean a lot to you. As always, we dive headfirst into our DiGiorno Players of the Week and Sam and Andrew vent about how they didn't deliver for us. For the meat of our show, we hand out our end of season awards. The awards include: Rookie of the year, late-round flier that did not live up to the hype, our best and worst pre-season predictions, waiver-wire pickup of the year, best forth-year breakout, Mr. Reliable, LVP and (of course) MVP. Then, as always, we close out the episode with some start/sit questions which turns out to be Sam setting Andrew's lineups. Go kick ass in Week 16 and share your victories with us! Please consider donating to NAMI with us to support and advocate for mental health. https://gf.me/u/ybqwd6 Twitter: @PodAfterTD @SamHoppen @AndrewMackens @Garnther

The first week of the playoffs has come and gone. We kick off this week talking about guys we now realize we were too high or too low on coming into the playoffs, but have since changed our mind. For our Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative, Andrew reminds us that fantasy football is just a game; we can't get too caught up in the results. Garner reminds his fellow managers in the toilet bowl to stay positive and that just one win can keep you out of last place. As always, we dive headfirst into our DiGiorno Players of the Week and Sam and Andrew vent about how they didn't deliver for us. For the meat of our show, we talk about busts. These guys under-performed in comparison to their ADP and have not given their managers the ceiling games they needed. Then, as always, we close out the episode with some start/sit questions which turns out to be Sam setting Andrew's lineups. Go kick ass in Week 15 and share your victories with us! Please consider donating to NAMI with us to support and advocate for mental health. https://gf.me/u/ybqwd6 Twitter: @PodAfterTD @SamHoppen @AndrewMackens @Garnther

The fantasy football playoffs are among us and we hope you're fighting for that championship. We kick off this week taking a little time to brag about each of our best fantasy football teams. For our Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative, Andrew highlights the importance of reaching out to people who are struggling. Even if others already have or you don't know the person all that well, a little can go a long way. We flip the script and transition into our DiGiorno Players of the Week and Sam and Andrew vent about how they didn't deliver for us. For the meat of our show, we look at a handful of players who haven't been too solid lately and assign them a rating for how confident we are in starting them. Then, as  always, we close out the episode with some quick but tough start/sit questions. Go kick ass in Week 14 and share your victories with us! Please consider donating to NAMI with us to support and advocate for mental health. https://gf.me/u/ybqwd6 Twitter: @PodAfterTD @SamHoppen @AndrewMackens @Garnther

We're back after stuffing ourselves and enjoying a holiday weekend of football. We kick off this week highlighting players who have caught our attention that may be under most people's radar. For our Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative, we ask our listeners to continue in helping us raise money for NAMI. As we do every week, Sam and Andrew vent about this week's DiGiorno Players of the Week and how they didn't deliver for us. For the meat of our show, we go over the players that you need to stash on your team as we enter the playoffs. Then, as always, we close out the episode with some quick but tough start/sit questions. Go kick ass in Week 13 and share your victories with us! Please consider donating to NAMI with us to support and advocate for mental health. https://gf.me/u/ybqwd6 Twitter: @PodAfterTD @SamHoppen @AndrewMackens @Garnther

After a sloppy Week 10, we're moving on to Week 11 and the final weeks of the regular fantasy football season. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we kick off this week taking turns giving our thanks to some players who have been good to us. For our Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative, Sam and Andrew discuss a great article about the mental side of DFS written by Allan Lem.  As we do every week, Sam and Andrew vent about this week's DiGiorno Players of the Week and how they didn't deliver for us. Since last week we discussed why to trust the process, this week we highlight when it's important to trust the player. Listen to which players Sam and Andrew are trusting for the remainder of their season.  Then, as always, we close out the episode with some quick but tough start/sit questions. Go kick ass in Week 11 and share your victories  with us! Please consider donating to NAMI with us to support and advocate for mental health. https://gf.me/u/ybqwd6 Twitter: @PodAfterTD @SamHoppen @AndrewMackens @Garnther

It's Week 10: The fantasy football playoffs are just around the corner and the trade deadline is here. We kick off this week covering a few extra trade targets that we didn't mention previously. For our Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative, Andrew has a simple reminder for everyone: remember to drink water. It's simple, easy and extremely beneficial to our bodies and even mental health to stay hydrated.  As we do every week, Sam and Andrew vent about this week's DiGiorno Players of the Week and how they didn't deliver for us. Every fantasy manager encounters tough decisions every week and we're always here with advice. This week Sam and Andrew go deeper and break down the process and decision making involved in choosing the right players for your lineup. Then, as always, we close out the episode with some quick but tough start/sit questions. Go kick ass in Week 10 and share your victories with us! Please consider donating to NAMI with us to support and advocate for mental health. https://gf.me/u/ybqwd6 Twitter: @PodAfterTD @SamHoppen @AndrewMackens @Garnther

A wonky Week 8 has come and gone, so now we look on to Week 9. We kick off this week discussing the "action" (and lack of) at the NFL trade deadline. For our Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative, Sam and Andrew remind everyone to monitor how much news and social media we consume. As we do every week, Sam and Andrew vent about this week's DiGiorno Players of the Week and how they didn't deliver for us. Now that we are officially past half way of the regular fantasy football season, we pick guys to target now who can end up winning your league for you. We're looking at guys who might not have had their best season so far but have an easy schedule ahead or have had the right pieces fall in line to be successful. As always, we close out the episode with some quick but tough start/sit questions. Go kick ass in Week 9 and share your victories with us! Please consider donating to NAMI with us to support and advocate for mental health. https://gf.me/u/ybqwd6 Twitter: @PodAfterTD @SamHoppen @AndrewMackens @Garnther

Believe it or not, we're already entering Week 8 of the 2020 NFL season. We kick off this week with a simple question; What is your favorite Halloween candy? As part of our Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative, Matt Jones (RotoViz and Sharp Football) has teamed up with the guys to promote mental health. If you RT the PodAfterTD pinned tweet and show evidence of your donation to our NAMI fundraiser, you'll be entered to win a free month of RotoViz! As we do every week, Sam and Andrew vent about this week's DiGiorno Players of the Week and how they didn't deliver for us. With Halloween around the corner, we have a special Trick or Trend as our main segment. Sam and Andrew take turns looking at recent performances of players and determining if they are trends to follow or just tricky stats that won't hold up going forward. As always, we close out the episode with some quick but tough start/sit questions. Go kick ass in Week 8 and share your victories with us! Please consider donating to NAMI with us to support and advocate for mental health. https://gf.me/u/ybqwd6 Twitter: @PodAfterTD @SamHoppen @AndrewMackens @Garnther

Week 6 is completed and we're almost halfway done with the regular fantasy season. We kick off this week identifying some players that we're trying to go out and trade for. For our Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative Sam takes some time to ask Andrew and Garner how they're holding up and how they're doing right now. Sit back and relax as Sam and Andrew vent about this week's DiGiorno Players of the Week and how they didn't deliver for us. For the main segment of this episode, we switch things up and talk trades. Sam helps us break down what to look for in a trade and how to be as successful as possible. Then we discuss some potential trades our joint team could make to give the listeners real examples, and Andrew submits one live as we record. As always, we close out the episode with some quick but tough start/sit questions. Go kick ass in Week 6 and share your victories with us! Please consider donating to NAMI with us to support and advocate for mental health. https://gf.me/u/ybqwd6 Sign up for Thrive Fantasy at www.thrivefantasy.com and use promo  code PAT20 to receive an instant $20 bonus on your first deposit of $20  or more, with an additional $20 getting donated to the Fantasy Football  Mental Health Initiative! Twitter: @PodAfterTD @SamHoppen @AndrewMackens @Garnther

We're back from our early bye week after an action packed Week 5! We kick off this week debating how Dak's injury will change the production of the Cowboy's weapons. For our Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative Sam emphasizes how focusing on mental health is even more important right now during the pandemic. Sit back and relax as Sam and Andrew vent about this week's DiGiorno Players of the Week and how they didn't deliver for us. Then we transition into the meat of our episode and this week we declare who we are IN and OUT on for the rest of the season. Some of the players include Antonio Gibson, Marquise Brown, David Montgomery and Hayden Hurst. Tune is to find out which of them are IN and which are OUT.  We close out the episode with some quick start/sit questions which leads to another NAMI donation bet between Sam and Andrew. Go kick ass in Week 6 and share your victories with us! Please consider donating to NAMI with us to support and advocate for mental health. https://gf.me/u/ybqwd6 Sign up for Thrive Fantasy at www.thrivefantasy.com and use promo code PAT20 to receive an instant $20 bonus on your first deposit of $20 or more, with an additional $20 getting donated to the Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative! Twitter: @PodAfterTD @SamHoppen @AndrewMackens @Garnther

We made it to Week 4 of the NFL season! We kick off this week sharing some players that you can comfortably cut bait on. For our Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative we cover some ways to help avoid seasonal affective disorder. Sit back and relax as Sam and Andrew vent about this week's DiGiorno Players of the Week and how they didn't deliver for us. Then we transition into the meat of our episode and once again we discuss players that we're IN and OUT on for Week 4. We close out the episode with some quick start/sit questions to help you determine who is most likely to produce this week. Go kick ass in Week 4 and share your victories with us! Please consider donating to NAMI with us to support and advocate for mental health. https://gf.me/u/ybqwd6 Sign up for Thrive Fantasy at www.thrivefantasy.com and use promo  code PAT50 to receive an instant $50 bonus on your first deposit of $20  or more, with an additional $50 getting donated to the Fantasy Football  Mental Health Initiative! Twitter: @PodAfterTD @SamHoppen @AndrewMackens @Garnther

We made it to Week 3 of the NFL season! We kick off this week choosing which recent waiver wire players we have the most confidence in moving forward. For our Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative we highlight the amazing interaction between Hayden Hurst and Dak Prescott following their Week 2 match-up. Sit back and relax as Sam and Andrew vent about this week's DiGiorno Players of the Week and how they didn't deliver for us. Then we transition into the meat of our episode and once again we discuss players that we're IN and OUT on for Week 3. We continue our new segment - Prop After TD - and discuss our favorite player props in this week's slate of games. We close out the episode with some quick start/sit questions to help you determine who is most likely to produce this week. Go kick ass in Week 3 and share your victories with us! Please consider donating to NAMI with us to support and advocate for mental health. https://gf.me/u/ybqwd6 Sign up for Thrive Fantasy at www.thrivefantasy.com and use promo  code PAT50 to receive an instant $50 bonus on your first deposit of $20  or more, with an additional $50 getting donated to the Fantasy Football  Mental Health Initiative! Twitter: @PodAfterTD @SamHoppen @AndrewMackens @Garnther

We're here and getting you ready for Week 2 of the NFL season! We kick off this week declaring which player with high usage in Week 1 that we are encouraged by and believe will actually be sustainable going forward. For our Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative we urge you to remember that this is just Week 1 of the season; if your team did not have a great start, there's plenty of time to turn things around. Then we get into the heart of our episode and we discuss players that we're IN and OUT on for Week 2 along with debating some start/sit questions. As we close out the episode, we excitedly continue our new segment - Prop After TD - and discuss our favorite player props in this week's slate of games! Go kick ass in Week 2 and share your victories with us! Please consider donating to NAMI with us to support and advocate for mental health. https://gf.me/u/ybqwd6 Sign up for Thrive Fantasy at www.thrivefantasy.com and use promo code PAT20 to receive an instant $20 bonus on your first deposit of $20 or more, with an additional $20 getting donated to the Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative! Twitter: @PodAfterTD @SamHoppen @AndrewMackens @Garnther

We're BACK and getting you ready for Week 1 (yes, we made it!) of the NFL season! We kick off this week just talking about what we're most excited for with the start of the regular season and start of fantasy football! We also announce a new promo for our Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative in which we'll review your team or waivers for any donation amount. Then we get into the good stuff as we discuss players that we're IN and OUT on for Week 1 along with contemplating some start/sit questions. As we close out the episode, we launch a new segment - Prop After TD - in which we discuss our favorite player props in this week's slate of games! Go kick ass in Week 1 and share your victories with us! Please consider donating to NAMI with us to support and advocate for mental health. https://gf.me/u/ybqwd6 Sign up for Thrive Fantasy at www.thrivefantasy.com and use promo code PAT20 to receive an instant $20 bonus on your first deposit of $20 or more, with an additional $20 getting donated to the Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative! Twitter: @PodAfterTD @SamHoppen @AndrewMackens @Garnther

We kick off this week covering a couple mailbag questions: Are the Falcons the best and most realistic stack in 2020 redraft leagues? What's going on with Leonard Fournette? For our Mental Health Minute Sam brings attention to the Kevin Love interview on PMT and we emphasize how nobody has the right to determine someone else's state of mind. As we close out this off-season we decide to cover some of the recent training camps headlines that have caught our attention. We discuss the impacts for the Raiders pass catchers, the Ravens backfield, as well as the Packers backfield. Please consider donating to NAMI with us to support and advocate for mental health. https://gf.me/u/ybqwd6 Twitter: @PodAfterTD @SamHoppen @AndrewMackens @Garnther

We kick off this week with some ADP "this or that" and choose between player pairings from similar ADP ranges. For our Mental Health Minute Sam enlightens us on the "taboo" subject of therapy and answers some questions about it. Then Sam and Andrew break down drafting a fantasy football team. They explain different strategies and how to best implement them, advise on how to follow the ADP during the draft, and give some players they're picking up in later rounds that are must haves. The episode closes with some fun questions about our favorite draft day traditions, draft day setup, and how to best get inside our friends' heads. Please consider donating to NAMI with us to support and advocate for mental health. https://gf.me/u/ybqwd6 Twitter: @PodAfterTD @SamHoppen @AndrewMackens @Garnther

This week on Pod After Touchdown, Sam and Andrew go through a player at each position the other finds to be particularly boring, and makes the best case for drafting them. Hence, making boring players sexy!  Please consider donating to NAMI with us to support and advocate for mental health. https://gf.me/u/ybqwd6 Twitter: @PodAfterTD @SamHoppen @AndrewMackens @Garnther

We kick off this week explaining which draft position we would choose to draft from this year if we had the choice. For our Mental Health Minute we each take turns highlighting something positive going on in our lives right now. Then Sam and Andrew declare their "my guys" as we're going into the 2020 season. They each plant their flag on one player from each position (QB, RB, WR, TE) and give their reasoning for why each player is bound for success this year. Please consider donating to NAMI with us to support and advocate for mental health. https://gf.me/u/ybqwd6 Twitter: @PodAfterTD @SamHoppen @AndrewMackens @Garnther

We kick off this week naming a player who each of us have either warmed up to or cooled off on over the past month. For our Mental Health Minute Sam highlights an article he recently tweeted about how to help someone else with depression. Then we switch gears and dive into our second mock draft for the 2020 season. Follow along as Andrew drafts from the 3rd pick, Sam has the 6th pick, and Garner makes his selections at the 10th pick. Tune in to see if Andrew gets his guy or falls victim to Sleeper ADP again, find out if Sam can find either of his late-round RBs, identify which of Garner's picks Sam (once again) refers to as "yes, I suppose that's a pick", and which of us can hold off the longest in a game of chicken when it comes to drafting TEs. Please consider donating to NAMI with us to support and advocate for mental health. https://gf.me/u/ybqwd6 Twitter: @PodAfterTD @SamHoppen @AndrewMackens @Garnther

For our final division preview, we are joined by special guest Justin Mandaro (@Jman_FF, CantCutList.com) to cover his Dallas Cowboys and the rest of the NFC East. We kick off the episode debating between the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys for who will take the division crown. For our Mental Health Minute, Justin shares his idea of meditation and that it doesn't necessarily need to be meditation. Then we jump to our preview of the AFC North. Dak Prescott hugely outperformed his ADP last season, but is it him or Carson Wentz who has the best chance to finish as the QB1? Plus, is Daniel Jones' early-season schedule enough to avoid him at his current ADP? As we move on to RBs, we obviously discuss Miles Sanders and rehash some old arguments, while diving into the injury enigma that is Derrius Guice. Plus, we share our love for Terry McLaurin, who is set to make a major breakout in 2020! Finally, Evan Engram has been near-elite when on the field, so does that make him worth drafting in the middle rounds? Tune in to find out! Please consider donating to NAMI with us to support and advocate for mental health. https://gf.me/u/ybqwd6 Twitter: @PodAfterTD @SamHoppen @AndrewMackens @Garnther