CHOP: The Guillotine Leagues™ Podcast

It's time to cull your roster! Often, the guys who've helped you reach Week 12 aren't the same ones who you'll need to power you through the guillotine season. Brian and Charch help identify the types of guys you'll want to kick to the curb.

If you rostered Ja'Marr Chase, last week was easy. But your work is only beginning as you try to navigate a fascinating week of bidding which includes some of the league's biggest names.

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You're probably going to be able to bid on one or two Arizona Cardinals, Marvin Harrison and Kyler Murray. But should you? Charch and Brian discuss whether Cardinals are part of your end-game strategy.

Some of the biggest names in fantasy football hit the waiver wire this week...even Derrick Henry! Whaaa?! Plus, Brian and Charch explain how middle-tier players are going to end your season.

Jayden Daniels highlights a star-studded group of chopped players this week. Charch and Brian walk you through bidding advice for the 10 most-chopped players. And they help you unravel the opportunities for wideouts in San Francisco and Tampa Bay.

Savvy listeners will hear some new ceilings in the bidding recommendations from Brian and Charch as they break the $300 barrier for the first time all year.

Nobody started Malik Nabers last week, but his absence led him to be one of the ten most chopped players. Should you open the purse strings for one of the most promising rookie receivers in memory?

Shockingly, Tyreek Hill isn't among the top 10 most-chopped players this week, but you'll hear about another polarizing Dolphin who you may want to bid upon. Plus, find out if Trey Sermon a viable addition for a couple weeks.

Jauan Jennings exploded into box scores last week and could be available in your guillotine league. Should you open up the wallet for the talented Niners receiver? Plus, Charch and Brian walk you through the 10 most-chopped players. Did you know you can get Charch's exclusive guillotine-specific player rankings at FantasyLife.com? Those, along with dozens of other amazing tools are available with a Fantasy Life subscription. You can save 20% by using promo code: CHOP20.

Week 2 brought a dozen brutal injuries that affected the outcome of many guillotine leagues. If you've been affected, what can you do to keep yourself alive in Week 3? Plus, should you outright drop CMC, Tua, and Puka Nacua?

Some years, the Week 1 waiver wire is pretty dull, filled with boring underachievers. Not this season! Charch and Brian give you advice about how much to bid on the most important free agents in your guillotine league, including Christian McCaffrey. Join a guillotine league today: GuillotineLeagues.com Get tons of guillotine content and analysis at: FantasyLife.com

We talk a lot about the players we love at the beginning of our drafts. But Charch and Brian are here to highlight the players you can target in the final four rounds of drafts, when all the obvious players are gone.

Drafting from the middle of all 14 rounds, Charch talks through two very different drafts: 1) an ideal guillotine draft, emphasizing proven safety, and 2) the riskiest-possible guillotine draft. You'll learn the player traits that will help you draft a squad that'll keep your head intact.

The best way to get chopped in September is to draft the same roster you would in a standard league. There are myriad nuances to the guillotine format that demand shifts in strategy. Charch and Brian highlight the key differences you'll need to adopt to keep your head.

Guillotine season is back! Charch and Brian explain all the basics for guillotine league play and dispense some of the top-line strategies you'll need for draft day

Special guest Scott Fish joins Brian and Charch for the final Chop podcast of the 2023 season. In the final week of unrestricted bidding on chopped players, we identify the players who are worth an "all in" waiver bid.

Depending on your home life, it might always (or never) be handcuffing season. But in the world of guillotine leagues, it's become time to roster the backups to your star runners.

Yams are disgusting and totally inappropriate to serve to family and friends at any time, particularly on a national holiday. Meanwhile, your guillotine team has survived 11 chops! You've got the anti-yam fantasy team! Congrats! Almost all of the top-10 most-chopped players have major concerns that you'll want to hear before bidding.

We're far enough into the guillotine season that it's time to change your focus with your bidding. Charch and Brian help you determine if players should be part of your "end game" roster planning.

We didn't think we'd be talking about Travis Kelce and Isiah Pacheco in consecutive shows, but here we are. We help you untangle the complicated bidding strategies for Chiefs players as they head into a bye week.

It's not often you can bid on Chiefs, but after Kansas City's shocking dud against Denver, you've probably got one (or more!) on the waiver wire! Charch and Brian offer bidding advice for Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes and Isiah Pacheco along with dozens of others.

You've been diligently hoarding your FAAB and finally it's time to pry open your wallet...at least a little. Some of fantasy football's biggest names are among the most-cut players and they'll cost you half as much as earlier in the year. Get advice from Brian and Charch in the most star-laden week of bidding so far this year.

Charch and Brian help you navigate the first bye week. Do you fill your roster holes by trying to land big name studs? Or do you try for a cheap one-week backup? Guidance for both strategies awaits!

Is $50 the right price for Justin Jefferson, knowing he's going to miss a month of service? Brian and Charch help unfurl the complicated situation surrounding the league's best wide receiver.

Kate Bush will be proud when you press the bidding on Tyreek Hill. But how much should you bid if you want to make a play for one of the league's most reliable fantasy producers? Guest co-host Scott Fish helps break down strategies for dozens of players.

With three weeks of data, you should know if you need to spend money or not. For those ready to crack their wallets, we've got guillotine league bidding advice for all levels of players.

Between injury and ineptitude, it's been a disastrous year for running backs. Brian and Charch help you figure out which backs are worth spending valuable FAAB.

Three notable Bengals players were among the most chopped players in the first week of guillotine action. Charch and Brian give specific advice for those players along with dozens of others. Plus they help with broad bidding advice that applies to every guillotine manager, no matter the roster.

Your guillotine league draft is over, but that doesn't mean you've got to stick with those players. Charch identifies a dozen potentially-undrafted players you'll want to pick up before Sunday's games kick off. Plus, he addresses the unfortunate turn of events for Travis Kelce with TE alternatives for those who already drafted him.

Charch and Scott Fish talk through the trickiest questions from all 14 rounds of a guillotine draft.

Charch welcomes in Colt Williams from Fantasy Index to talk through his recent guillotine draft, identifying his strategies and rationale behind the players he selected.

With 18 teams, you're always hunting for value in your guillotine league draft. Should you roll the dice on some injured players like Breece Hall, JK Dobbins and Rashod Bateman? Plus, Charch and Brian identify the right time to draft the unsigned veteran running backs.

Super Chop is the high stakes version of a guillotine league. Learn all the ways it's different and the differing strategies from a traditional guillotine league. Plus, a first round draft that illuminates key strategy differences.

In the guillotine format, avoiding landmines is even more important than unearthing sleepers. Charch and Brian highlight players who are particularly poorly suited for your guillotine league roster.

This might be the first time anyone has use the words "guillotine" and "reach a round" together, but it's a lot more welcoming than you may think! Charch and Brian identify players worthy of reaching one round early to take in your guillotine draft, from Rounds 2 through 11.

Guillotine league drafts are unlike any other. Brian and Charch break down the first 18 picks of a guillotine league draft to offer guidance for this unique format.

YES! It's finally chopping time! Charch and Brian bring you everything you need to get the 2023 season underway including proven guillotine league draft strategies.

With rosters locking this week, it's our final episode of CHOP for this year. Brian and Charch offer final advice for emptying for FAAB wallet so you can dominate the final weeks of the season.

Charch has Covid and Brian's mouth is filled with Novocain. Sure, we wanted to stay in bed and sip some tea, but we're here to help guide you through a critical late-season waiver cycle. They're not the sexiest voices you'll hear today, but they'll be the most helpful.

It was a historically bad weekend for some of the best fantasy players. It's hard to remember any week when so many elite players produced absolutely nothing. Fortunately, you're still alive and now those same players are coming up on the waiver wire. Charch and Brian help you figure out how much to bid and which players are worth an "all in" bid.

Aside from talking about how we're NOT talking about Jonathan Taylor, we're not talking about Jonathan Taylor. For once. Instead you get bidding strategies for a wide range of players including a deep discussion about what to do with Cooper Kupp.

Some of the NFL's best running backs just hit your waiver wire. Is it too soon to push all your chips in? Charch and Brian help you sort out whether you should make a season-defining move.

After a disastrous week for Las Vegas, many of you will have a crack at Derek Carr, Davante Adams, and/or Josh Jacobs. Charch and Brian provide bidding guidance for the Raiders and all the other big name chopees. Plus, at the end, you'll hear a pretty wild idea for a sabotage drop.

Thanks to four bye-week teams and a plethora of injuries, most likely, a very good team in your league just got chopped. Paul Charchian helps guide you through the bidding strategies for some of the biggest names in fantasy football.

It's only Week 7, but it's already the toughest bye week of the entire season. With the Bills, Rams, Vikings, and Eagles on vacation, fantasy owners are tested in a whole new way. Brian and Charch provide strategies for successful bye week bidding, both for superstars and one-week helpers.

The introduction of bye weeks kicks off Act 2 of the guillotine league season. Fantasy managers will be tested in new ways as backups become starters. Charch and Brian provide bidding advice for the upcoming bye weeks. Should you "sabotage drop" some big name fantasy players? Plus they break down the bidding strategies for the ten most-chopped players from last week.

It's a running back-heavy edition of CHOP as Charch and Brian provide bidding strategies for the many big-name runners who got cut last week. Plus they offer specific bidding advice for all the backup runners who are getting pressed into service. And Charch puts his biggest bid of the year on Mark Andrews.

In back-to-back weeks Justin Jefferson has been among the most-chopped players in guillotine leagues. Brian and Charch give you specific bidding advice for Jefferson, along with dozens of other players. Plus, if you're struggling at running back, you'll get a helpful reminder about your plight.

Week 2 was a bloodbath for some of the league's biggest names, like Jonathan Taylor, Justin Jefferson, Dalvin Cook, and Kyle Pitts. Charch and Brian provide specific bidding advice for the 10 most chopped players, plus broad bidding advice that fits whatever situation you find yourself in.