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The Rant with Jeff Ratcliffe

The Rant with Jeff Ratcliffe

Fantasy Football and sports betting for the common man. Host Jeff Ratcliffe gives his unique insights and analysis to help you crush your fantasy football leagues and DFS contests, along with breaking down all of the sharp betting angles. Jeff blends advanced stats with common sense and a hint of humor to give you a premium listening experience. This fantasy football podcast is on every winning lineup.

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Episodes

Week 1 Matchup Upgrades/Downgrades

Jeff Ratcliffe gets you set up for the rest of the Week 1 fantasy football actually with his upgrades and downgrades for all 13 NFL games on Sunday. Jeff gives you the stats you need to know to make the best start/sit decisions for all of your fantasy football lineups along with some thoughts on this weekend's DFS slate and a player prop bet to make right now.

2020-09-11
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Week 1 WR/CB Matchups

Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with some quick thoughts on the Jaguars' backfield following the news that Devine Ozigbo has been placed on the injury list. Jeff then breaks down the biggest WR/CB matchup upgrades and downgrades for Week 1 fantasy football and gives you the expected shadow coverage situations.

2020-09-10
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Week 1 Fantasy Football Waiver Adds and Players to Cut

Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with his thoughts on some of the biggest news from roster cutdowns including Adrian Peterson impact on the Detroit backfield, what to make of the Jaguar's backfield, and the Raiders' trading Lynn Bowden to Miami. Jeff then breaks down some players who you can safely cut before the season starts. He wraps things up with some waiver wire recommendations of players who are trending up right before the NFL season begins.

2020-09-09
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Tying a Bow on Fantasy Football Draft Szn

Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with the latest fantasy football news from around the NFL including what Adrian Peterson's release means for Antonio Gibson, how to approach the Devin Singletary and Zack Moss in drafts, the Bucs cleaning house in their backfield, and Zach Ertz's contract situation. Jeff then ties a bow on 2020 fantasy football draft season with some final thoughts and tips.

2020-09-04
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Leonard Fournette's Fantasy Outlook in Tampa

Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show by breaking down his thoughts on Leonard Fournette signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He gives his updated rankings and projections for Fournette, discusses where he'd draft him, and talks about the fantasy football impact on Ronald Jones and the rest of the Bucs backfield. Jeff then talks about tempering your expectations for the first month of the NFL season. He wraps things up with a quick tour around the NFL with the latest fantasy football news.

2020-09-03
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Home League Draft Observations

Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with a sigh of relief for Alvin Kamara's fantasy football outlook and breaks down a potential landing spot for Leonard Fournette. Jeff then dives into some intel from his recent home league fantasy football draft and gives you some of his biggest takeaways and tells you how to exploit your opponents in any of your remaining drafts.

2020-09-02
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Joe Mixon Contract Extension + Alvin Kamara Trade Rumors

Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with his thoughts on Joe Mixon signing an extension with the Bengals and where we should look to draft him. Jeff then dives into the latest on Alvin Kamara including trade rumors and Kamara's contract talks. Jeff wraps things up with more on Leonard Fournette and breaks down his latest fantasy football projections for the Jaguars backfield.

2020-09-01
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Leonard Fournette Fantasy Fallout

Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down the fantasy football fallout from the Jaguars releasing Leonard Fournette including possible landing spots for Fournette and how the Jags' backfield should shake out for fantasy purposes with Chris Thompson, Ryquell Armstead, and Devine Ozigbo still in house. Jeff also gives his thoughts on Alvin Kamara's recent absence from Saints practice.

2020-08-31
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3 Things To Remember Before You Draft

Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with his thoughts on the latest fantasy football news from around the NFL including Joe Mixon's absence from practice, Damien Harris continues to move up boards, and the impact of Andre Dillard's injury on Miles Sanders. Jeff then breaks down three things to remember before your fantasy football drafts.

2020-08-28
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Favorite Fantasy Football Picks for 2020

Jeff Ratcliffe opens up today's podcast with his thoughts on the recent events in the NBA in response to the Jacob Blake shooting in Wisconsin. Jeff then gets into his favorite fantasy football picks for 2020 drafts. Jeff goes round-by-round and breaks down his top targets

2020-08-27
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Avoid These Players at ADP + Dalvin Cook Concerns?

Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with some thoughts on the recent comments from Adam Schefter about why he's not recommending drafting Dalvin Cook. Jeff then breaks down players to avoid at their current ADP, including early-round quarterbacks and middle-round land mines.

2020-08-26
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Fantasy Football Draft Mistakes

Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with an update on Kenyan Drake and gives his thoughts on NFL's false-positive COVID-19 tests. Jeff then breaks down the biggest mistakes you can make in your fantasy football drafts and how to avoid them.

2020-08-25
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Kenyan Drake Injured? + RB News and Notes

Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's podcast with some quick thoughts on Kenyan Drake being spotted in a walking book. He then discusses Cam Newton as the starter in New England, where you can expect Clyde Edwards-Helaire to go in fantasy football drafts, Josh Jacobs role in the passing game, what to do with the Chargers backfield, why we should re-evaluate Austin Hooper's fantasy stock, and much more.

2020-08-24
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Draft Strategy Adjustments  in 10-Team Leagues

Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with the latest fantasy football news from around the NFL, including some thoughts on Bisi Johnson in Minnesota, John Hightower buzzing in Philly, Zack Moss impressing so far in Buffalo, and why we should pump the brakes on Melvin Gordon. Jeff then breaks down the impact of only having two starting wide receivers instead of three on your draft strategy. He then wraps things up with how to adjust your draft strategy in a 10-team league.

2020-08-21
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The 2020 Fantasy Football Draft Plan Pt. 2

Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with some Hard Knocks intel, including Justin Herbert's acclimation to the NFL, a rookie running back to monitor, and more insight into COVID protocols in the NFL. Jeff then gives you the second part of his 2020 fantasy football plan and breaks down how he's attacking quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end in the middle and late rounds of fantasy football drafts.

2020-08-20
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The 2020 Football Draft Plan Pt. 1

Jeff Ratcliffe unveils his 2020 fantasy football draft plan on today's show. Jeff kicks things off with what you need to do to be as prepared as possible and breaks down some key tips to focus on during your drafts. Jeff then gets into his top-60 list and his plan for the first five rounds of the draft. He breaks down how to attack your league and adjust for changing draft conditions in the early rounds.

2020-08-19
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Fantasy Football Draft Day Checklist

Jeff Ratcliffe pulls back the curtain on today's show and gives you his personal fantasy football draft day checklist. These are the 10 goals he plans to accomplish on fantasy football draft day to build the best possible roster. Jeff goes goal-by-goal and gives you insight into each of his goals on the checklist.

2020-08-18
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NFL Training Camp News

Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down all of the latest fantasy football news from around the NFL. Today's topics include: Tom Brady's arm, Gronk to be third in snaps among Tampa tight ends, A.J. Green hurt already, Justin Jefferson as advertised, Bryan Edwards making waves in Vegas, CeeDee Lamb's outlook, Brandon Aiyuk ahead of the game, Frank Gore could help Le'Veon Bell's workload, Miles Sanders is the guy in Philly, A.J. Dillon compared to Eddie Lacy, and some love for Bryce Love.

2020-08-18
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Keeper League Strategy

Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with some quick thoughts on Clyde Edwards-Helaire and where you're going to have to draft him. He then dives into keeper league strategy. Jeff talks about the different rules out there for keeper leagues, how to choose your keepers in leagues with no round penalties, and how to get the most value out of your keeper decisions in leagues where there are round penalties for keepers.

2020-08-14
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RBs to Draft If You Go WR Early

Jeff Ratcliffe does the reverse of Episode 38 on today's pod and breaks down 12 running backs to target in your fantasy football drafts starting in Round 5 if you end up going wide receiver heavy early. In the process he talks about why he uses a draft board in fantasy football drafts and why he's willing to go with a modified Zero-RB approach in 2020

2020-08-13
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WRs to Draft If You Go RB Early

Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with some intel from the first episode of Hard Knocks. He discusses the COVID protocols in place at both the Rams and Chargers camps and gives some quick thoughts on what he saw from Justin Herbert. Jeff then breaks down 20 wide receivers to target in your fantasy football drafts starting in Round 5 if you end up going running back heavy early.

2020-08-12
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5 Tips to Dominate Your Fantasy Football Drafts

Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with his thoughts on the Pac-12 and Big 10 announcing that fall sports have been postponed and discusses what this means for the NFL. Jeff then breaks down his five tips to help you dominate your fantasy football drafts and tells you exactly how to implement each one of them on draft day.

2020-08-12
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5 Tips for Auction Drafts + Derrius Guice Released

Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with the news that Derrius Guice was released from the Washington Football Team and gives his thoughts on the issue of toxic masculinity in football and fantasy football. Jeff then discusses Antonio Gibson's outlook in 2020. He then dives into five tips to help you dominate in your fantasy football auction drafts.

2020-08-10
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The Biggest Mistake People Make in Fantasy Football Drafts

Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with some quick thoughts on the end of the COVID-19 opt-out period. He then tells a quick story on why you won't hear IDP talk on his podcast. Jeff then wraps up the show by breaking down the biggest mistake people make in fantasy football drafts when it comes to player value. Jeff gives an overview of value-based drafting and how you can use it to set up your boards.

2020-08-07
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Middle-Round RBs to Target

Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with a look at the latest fantasy football news from around the NFL including Preston Williams' ACL recovery, Le'Veon Bell in great shape, Jeremy Hill released, and Bruce Arians calling Ronald Jones "the guy" in the Tampa backfield. Jeff then breaks down the running backs you'll see in the middle rounds of 2020 fantasy football drafts and gives his thoughts on an optimal approach for getting the most bang for your buck in this part of fantasy drafts.

2020-08-06
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Players You Just Can't Draft + Week 1 DFS Salaries

Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with a look at all of the offensive players who have currently opted out of the 2020 NFL season. He then gives some initial thoughts on the DFS salaries for Week 1 over at FanDuel. Jeff wraps up the show by looking at the responses to his twitter question on the the players you just can't bring yourself to draft. He goes through some of the popular names on the list and breaks down why it isn't optimal to hold grudges in fantasy football.

2020-08-05
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Early-Round Draft Strategy

Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with some quick thoughts on the NFL pushing back the 2020 opt-out deadline back to Thursday and the new practice squad promotion policy. Jeff then dives into early-round fantasy football draft strategy using one of his current drafts. Jeff pulls back the curtain and talks about the thought process behind his first-round pick and how this sets up the rest of his early-round picks.

2020-08-04
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32 Fantasy Football Breakouts for 2020

Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with some thoughts on what you should do if your league is getting cold feet about drafting this month. He also shares his reaction to Doug Pederson testing positive for COVID-19. Jeff then goes team-by-team and gives you a fantasy football breakout from every team in the NFL and discusses if each player is someone to draft or monitor as we head into the NFL season.

2020-08-03
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32 Fantasy Football Busts for 2020

Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with some thoughts on LeSean McCoy signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He then goes team-by-team and gives you a fantasy football bust from all 32 teams in the NFL. He gives you some quick insights on each player and tells you why he isn't drafting them at their current ADPs.

2020-07-31
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TE Tiers & Clyde Edwards-Helaire on the Rise

Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with his thoughts on Damien Williams opting out of the 2020 NFL season. Jeff breaks down his projections and ranking for Clyde Edwards-Helaire and updates his RB tiers. Jeff then dives into his tight end fantasy football tiers and discusses the elite options, the TE1 wheelhouse, upside options in the late-rounds, tight ends to avoid, late-round darts, and tight ends to monitor.

2020-07-30
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WR Tiers

Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with a quick note on players opting out of the 2020 NFL season. He then dives into his wide receiver fantasy football tiers and breaks down his elite wide outs, high floor WR1s, high ceiling WR1s, who to target among with WR2s, upside WR3s, wideouts with opportunity, late-round targets, late-round avoids, and wide receivers to watch.

2020-07-29
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RB Tiers

Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with some quick thoughts on the COVID-19 positive tests in MLB and how this could impact the NFL along with players opting out of 2020 in NFL. Jeff then breaks down his running back fantasy football tiers. Jeff talks about the elite fantasy running backs, boom-or-bust backs in the early rounds, unsexy RB2s, upside rookies, backs in committees, buyer beware backs, premium handcuffs, late-round darts, and players to avoid.

2020-07-28
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QB Tiers

Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with the good news that NFL training camp will start on time. He then gets into his quarterback fantasy football tiers and breaks down the entire position. Topics include: why drafting an elite quarterback is often a mistake, how much value you need to draft a quarterback in the middle rounds, safe and upside late-round quarterbacks, who to target as your third quarterback in 2QB leagues, what to do with Taysom Hill, and deep quarterbacks to monitor as we get into the season.

2020-07-27
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Player Props Insights & NFL Training Camp Delay?

Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with his thoughts on if the NFL will delay the start of preseason and the new name of Washington. Jeff also talks about Josh Jacobs' potential role in the passing game and what to expect for Ke'Shawn Vaughn in the beginning of the season. He then takes a look at season-long player prop bets for Clyde Edwards-Helaire, David Johnson, Leonard Fournette, and Lamar Jackson. Jeff breaks down his thoughts on the bets and then uses this information for fantasy football insights as well.

2020-07-24
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20 Rookies to Know for 2020 Fantasy Football

Jeff Ratcliffe breaks down the 20 rookies you need to know for 2020 fantasy football. Jeff gives re-draft and dynasty insights and analysis on Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Jonathan Taylor, Cam Akers, D'Andre Swift, Jerry Jeudy, Ke'Shawn Vaughn, J.K. Dobbins, CeeDee Lamb, Henry Ruggs III, Justin Jefferson, Jalen Reagor, Joe Burrow, Zach Moss, Brandon Aiyuk, Michael Pittman Jr., A.J. Dillon, Tua Tagovailoa, Tee Higgins, Denzel Mimms, and Justin Herbert.

2020-07-23
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Post-Hype Sleepers

Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with an update on NFL COVID-19 testing and discusses the impact of fewer players in camp and more players on the practice squads. Jeff then answers a listener question about the impact of different scoring systems on 2QB and superflex draft strategy. He wraps things up with his list of post-hype sleepers and breaks down why he thinks these players will bounce back in 2019.

2020-07-22
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2QB/Superflex Draft Strategy

Jeff Ratcliffe kicks off today's show with some quick thoughts on the NFL agreeing on zero preseason games and the league's COVID-19 testing policy. Jeff then pulls back the curtain and breaks down his draft strategy in 2QB and superflex leagues. He discusses why you don't need Lamar Jackson or Patrick Mahomes to win in these formats, when it's optimal to draft your first quarterback, how to read the board and know when to draft your second quarterback, and what to look for in your third quarterback.

2020-07-21
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Titans & Washington Fantasy Previews

Jeff Ratcliffe wraps up his fantasy football team preview series with a look at the Tennessee Titans and Washington football team. Jeff kicks things off with some thoughts on what to expect out of Ryan Tannehill following his big 2019 campaign, how to value A.J. Brown, Jonnu Smith as a late-round tight end, and expectations for Derrick Henry in 2020. Jeff then moves to Washington to discuss Dwayne Haskins, Terry McLaurin's ceiling/floor combination, where to value Derrius Guice, and Antonio Gibson's appealing profile.

2020-07-20
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49ers & Buccaneers Fantasy Preview

Jeff Ratcliffe continues his fantasy football team preview series with a look at the San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Jeff kicks things off with some thoughts on Jimmy Garoppolo's fantasy ceiling, the greatness of George Kittle, and what to do with the 49ers wideouts and running backs. Jeff then dives into Tom Brady's fantasy outlook, whether we should be drafting Rob Gronkowski, and which running back he prefers in the Tampa backfield.

2020-07-17
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Steelers & Seahawks Fantasy Previews

Jeff Ratcliffe continues his fantasy football team preview series with a look at the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks. Jeff kicks things off with some thoughts on why he has Ben Roethlisberger ranked as a QB2, can JuJu Smith-Schuster bounce back, who is the better fantasy option between Diontae Johnson and James Washington, and what to do with James Conner. Jeff then breaks down Russell Wilson being undervalued, where Tyler Lockett and D.K. Metcalf rank, and Chris Carson fantasy outlook.

2020-07-16
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Jets & Eagles Fantasy Preview

Jeff Ratcliffe continues his fantasy football team preview series with the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles. Jeff kicks things off with some thoughts on Sam Darnold's fantasy  outlook, some optimism for Le'Veon Bell, which Jets receiver is the most likely target leader, and why he isn't drafting Chris Herndon in the late rounds. Jeff then moves to Philly to talk about Carson Wentz's impressive 2019 season, the Eagles upgraded wide receiver corps, how to value Dallas Goedert, and why he isn't overly bullish on Miles Sanders.

2020-07-15
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Saints & Giants Fantasy Previews

Jeff Ratcliffe continues his fantasy football team preview series with a look at the New Orleans Saints and New York Giants. Jeff kicks things off with some thoughts on Drew Brees, why Michael Thomas will dominate again, Jared Cook's outlook, and hope for a rebound for Alvin Kamara. Jeff then breaks down Daniel Jones' upside, which Giants receiver is the best value, Evan Engram's fantasy ceiling, and the greatness that is Saquon Barkley.

2020-07-14
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Vikings & Patriots Fantasy Previews

Jeff Ratcliffe continues his fantasy football team preview series with a look at the Minnesota Vikings and New England Patriots. Jeff kicks things off with some thoughts on Kirk Cousins' weird 2019 season, why Adam Theilen is a value, what to think about Justin Jefferson, why he prefers Irv Smith over Kyle Rudolph, and how to handle a potential holdout from Dalvin Cook. Jeff then moves to the Patriots and breaks down why Cam Newton is a late-round target, N'Keal Harry's outlook, what to do with James White, and why Damien Harris is a player to keep an eye on.

2020-07-13
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Raiders & Dolphins Fantasy Previews

Jeff Ratcliffe continues his fantasy football team preview series. On today's episode, he kicks things off with a look at Derek Carr's surprisingly solid 2019 season, how to value Henry Ruggs, and Josh Jacob's high fantasy floor. Jeff then moves to Miami to discuss when we can expect to see Tua Tagovailoa under center, the better value between DeVante Parker and Preston Williams, why you should fade the backfield, and some major love for Mike Gesicki.

2020-07-11
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Rams & Chargers Fantasy Previews

Jeff Ratcliffe continues his fantasy football team preview series with a look at the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers. Jeff kicks things off with a look at Jared Goff's surprisingly good numbers but low fantasy ceiling, which Rams wideout is the better fantasy option, can Tyler Higbee continue his hot streak, and what to make of the backfield. Jeff then discusses when he expects Justin Herbert to take over, why we shouldn't undervalue Keenan Allen and Mike Williams, and Austin Ekeler's outlook.

2020-07-10
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Jaguars & Chiefs Fantasy Previews

Jeff Ratcliffe continues his fantasy football team preview series with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Kansas City Chiefs. He kicks things off with some thoughts on Garnder Minshew, and then breaks down the Jags wideouts and Leonard Fournette's outlook. Jeff then moves to the champs and talks about the Chiefs' elite trip of Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and Tyreek Hill along with some thoughts on why we may be overvaluing Clyde Edwards-Helaire.

2020-07-09
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Texans & Colts Fantasy Previews

Jeff Ratcliffe continues his fantasy football team preview series with a look at the Houston Texans and Indianapolis Colts. He kicks things off with a look at how Deshaun Watson will fare without DeAndre Hopkins along with which wideout has the most appeal. Jeff also breaks down David Johnson's outlook following a disappointing 2019 campaign. Jeff then moves to the Colts and breaks down the impact of Philip Rivers, TY Hilton and the Colts wideouts, and why we might be overvaluing Jonathan Taylor.

2020-07-07
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Lions and Packers Fantasy Previews

Jeff Ratcliffe continues his fantasy football team preview series with the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers. Jeff kicks things off with some thoughts on Matthew Stafford's big bounceback season and where he ranks heading into 2020, how we should view Kenny Golladay and Marvin Jones, and what to make of the Lions backfield after the team drafted D'Andre Swift. Jeff then turns to Green Bay to discuss Aaron Rodgers' good and bad 2019 season, Davante Adams set up to feast, and why we should exercise caution with Aaron Jones.

2020-07-06
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Cowboys and Broncos Fantasy Previews

Jeff Ratcliffe continues his fantasy football team preview series with the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos. He kicks things off with some thoughts on Dak Prescott's fantasy outlook and then dives into all of the mouths to feed in the Dallas wide receiver corps. Jeff then discusses Ezekiel Elliott's extremely high floor and Tony Pollard's appeal as a handcuff. Next, Jeff breaks down Drew Lock's fantasy potential along with Melvin Gordon's fit in Denver, how Jerry Jeudy impacts Courtland Sutton's fantasy value, and where Noah Fant ranks among tight ends.

2020-07-04
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Bengals & Browns Fantasy Previews

Jeff Ratcliffe continues his fantasy football team preview series with the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns. Jeff kicks off the show with his thoughts on Joe Burrow and tells you where he's targeting him in drafts. He then discusses his preferred Bengals receiver and Joe Mixon's value with or without a holdout. Next, Jeff moves over to the Browns and breaks down Baker Mayfield's chance for a rebound season, what to expect out of Odell Beckham Jr., why he isn't ranking Jarvis Landry inside the top-25 receivers, how to value Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt, and what to make of Austin Hooper's value in Cleveland.

2020-07-02
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