DLF Dynasty Podcast | Dynasty Fantasy Football

We continue our tier discussion of the top players at each position. This week we dive into how we have the top 36 wide receivers tiered and try to come up with a podcast consensus. Do you agree with the DLF Dynasty podcast consensus tiers? Let us know how we did by reaching out on Twitter. Follow @DLFpodcast @dmeylor22 @MattPriceFF @RyanMc23 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We continue our tier discussion of the top players at each position. This week we dive into how we have the top 24 running backs tiered and try to come up with a podcast consensus Do you agree with the DLF Dynasty podcast consensus tiers? Let us know how we did by reaching out on Twitter. Follow: @DLFpodcast @dmeylor22 @MattPriceFF @RyanMc23 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt hosts this week, leading a discussion with Ryan and Dan about tiers. How do we develop our tiers and how do we use them? Listen to the first segment to find out. We then get into the meat of this episode - discussing how we each have the top 12 quarterbacks tiered before creating a set of DLF pod consensus tiers. We wrap up talking about players who have a chance to jump into the top 12 at some point over the next year. Follow: @DLFpodcast @dmeylor22 @MattPriceFF @RyanMc23 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The trio spends 45 minutes trying to inspire future league commissioners by covering some of their favorite league settings and rules. Everything from league size to rules about creating home field advantage in the playoffs is covered in the episode. Follow: @DLFpodcast @dmeylor22 @MattPriceFF @RyanMc23 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The terrific trio walkthrough some players we sorted into three categories. In segment one, we discuss players who disappointed in 2018 but who we still believe in. In segment two, we do the reverse and talk about players who performed well but we still aren’t buying into. We wrap up with players who we are confused about entering this offseason and some options you have if you currently have them rostered. Follow @DLFpodcast @dmeylor22 @MattPriceFF @RyanMc23 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The guys get back together for a bonus episode, playing another dynasty ADP game using the soon to be released January ADP data. Play along and found out if Dan can get revenge on Matt. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Listen as Dan, Ryan and Matt cover the excellent (Phillip Lindsay) and not so excellent (Mike Gesicki) predictions from the pre-season. The trio focus on which players blew past and which didn’t quite reach expectations. They also make predictions for the 2018 playoffs. Follow @DLFpodcast @dmeylor22 @MattPriceFF @RyanMc23 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We had some scheduling issues with the holidays, but we wanted to make sure our loyal listeners had something to listen to the week of Christmas so we got together before week 16 happened to do a quick 2018 rookie draft redo episode from a superflex episode. Matt, Ryan, and Dan do a rookie draft based on everything we know now about the 2018 class. Follow @DLFpodcast @dmeylor22 @MattPriceFF @RyanMc23 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt, Ryan, and Dan continued the exercise from last week's episode, looking at the 2018 rookie class and how they compare to other players with a similar dynasty ADP. Dan shares his Rookie Report Card and the guys play a throwback dynasty ADP game. Follow: @DLFpodcast @dmeylor22 @MattPriceFF @RyanMc23 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ryan is out this week so we invited Travis May to come on and give his thoughts on the 2019 class before checking in with the current rookie crop. Make sure to listen to hear which rookie Travis thinks we’ll wonder about how he got so old in a couple of years. Hint: It’s not Dan’s favorite receiver! The main segment this week is a drafting exercise where we tell you which players we would pick and which ones we would avoid at certain points of a dynasty startup draft using December’s ADP data curated by Ryan McDowell. Follow @DLFpodcast @dmeylor22 @MattPriceFF @RyanMc23 @FF_TravisM Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The 335th episode of the DLF Dynasty Podcast featured the introduction of a new game that is still to be named. Although one participant argued the final score, the other - who hosts Dynasty Game Night - whooped the other’s butt. There’s also coverage of the Chiefs’ background, the Green Bay coaching vacancy and how the trio handle setting postseason lineups. Follow @DLFpodcast @dmeylor22 @MattPriceFF @RyanMc23 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ryan, Matt, and Dan do a deep dive on some players at the end of dynasty rosters and tell you if they are stashes for 2019 and beyond or just trash clogging up your rosters. All players discussed are outside of the top 120 (10 rounds) of a typical dynasty startup draft according to November ADP data on DLF. Follow: @DLFpodcast @dmeylor22 @MattPriceFF @RyanMc23 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ryan, Matt and Dan spend nearly an hour talking about the big topics of the week in dynasty including injuries, the unlikely breakout of Gus Edwards and the upside of players like Tre’Quon Smith and Kenny Golladay. There was also a discussion that included Ryan suggesting dynasty owners should sell high on one of his top rookies as well how much it would take to acquire Saquon Barkley. Follow: @DLFpodcast @dmeylor22 @MattPriceFF @RyanMc23 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt and Dan spend an hour chatting about how much they trust players like Leonard Fournette, Amari Cooper and Rob Gronkowski as we approach the end of our regular season. Tune in for talk of Aaron Jones making the leap into completely trustworthy and a conversation about which Indy tight end makes sense for dynasty teams going forward. After listening, be sure to tweet Ryan asking him about the horrible storm he was caught in, which prevented him from joining the pod this week. Follow: @DLFpodcast @dmeylor22 @MattPriceFF @RyanMc23 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

With just four weeks left in the fantasy regular season Dan, Matt, and Ryan delve into strategy depending on your record, points scored, and playoff outlook. Whether your team is 9-0, 5-4, or 0-9, we have some advice for you including potential trade targets and we begin to look toward the fantasy playoffs and beyond. Dan brings a couple of Smith’s (Tre’Quan and Ito) to chat about this week in his Rookie Report Card. Matt gives the listeners a little taste of what they might get on Dynasty Game Night with a round of Apex Predators. We wrap up with a commissioner-themed listener question. Follow: @DLFpodcast @dmeylor22 @MattPriceFF @RyanMc23 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dan, Matt, and Ryan talk about the trades that transpired just before the NFL trade deadline and the dynasty impact of each move. We discuss D.J. Moore and Jordan Thomas in the rookie report card segment before wrapping up with some listener questions. Follow @DLFpodcast @dmeylor22 @MattPriceFF @RyanMc23 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dan, Matt and Ryan talk about week seven and look ahead to the rest of 2018. Tune in to hear the group decide if James White is worth a first round pick, how valuable Marlon Mack is and if they value Adam Thielen as the top fantasy owner to own for the rest of 2018. As an added bonus, you get to hear Dan try to pronounce the word implications. Follow @DLFpodcast @dmeylor22 @MattPriceFF @RyanMc23 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dan, Matt, and Ryan are joined by Adam Aizer (@AdamAizer) from the CBS Fantasy Football Today podcast. Adam tells us about the CBS platform and what they are doing to make it more dynasty friendly. We discuss the league he set up for us and a group of DLF writers before diving into the depressing Devonta Freeman news. We make a plea to the fantasy gods for an Amari Cooper trade to actually happen and then Dan tells us about something called Damion Ratley in the Rookie Report Card. We end with some discussion about a few October Dynasty ADP twins. Follow: @DLFpodcast @dmeylor22 @MattPriceFF @RyanMc23 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dan, Matt and Ryan talk about the news and notes exiting week five and the dynasty implications of Jay Ajayi's injury. The guys also discuss the latest Rookie Report Card Twitter Takes. Follow: @DLFpodcast @dmeylor22 @MattPriceFF @RyanMc23 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dan, Matt and Ryan talk about week four and look ahead to the rest of the 2018 season. Ryan places Russell Wilson outside his top five quarterbacks, Matt explains what made him take off his pants before halftime in week four, and Dan continues to gush about a rookie wide receiver from Atlanta. Follow @DLFpodcast @dmeylor22 @MattPriceFF @RyanMc23 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dan, Ryan and Matt get together to chat about the Jimmy Garoppolo injury, Josh Rosen taking over in Arizona and what to expect out of Dallas Goedert going forward. Be sure to hang around to hear Ryan’s opinion on what running back to spend a second round pick on, Matt’s thoughts on Josh Allen’s performance in Minnesota, and Dan calling a certain rookie receiver a must start. Follow: @DLFpodcast @dmeylor22 @MattPriceFF @RyanMc23 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt, Dan, and Ryan discuss the dynasty implications of Josh Gordon to the Patriots and the Joe Mixon injury to lead off the show. Dan presents the two rookies in his Rookie Report Card article this week. We also discuss some bad offenses and who if any players we can mine for future dynasty value from them. We wrap up with our buys and sells of the week and a listener question. Follow @DLFpodcast @MattPriceFF @dmeylor22 @RyanMc23 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt, Dan, and Ryan discuss the ins, the outs, and the what have yous from week one leading off with the backfield situations in both Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay. We give you our takes on a few of the biggest performances and under performances of the week before diving into buys, sells, and waiver wire adds. To wrap up we answer some listener questions. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dan, Ryan and Matt make some predictions about the upcoming NFL season. Everything from who wins the Super Bowl in February to who’s the fantasy MVP and rookie of the year is discussed. Don’t miss Ryan waxing poetically about Mike Gesicki, Dan noting Aaron Jones’ upside to put up a fringe RB1 season and Matt jumping on the John Ross bandwagon. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dan, Ryan and Matt talk about the NFC North and AFC North, including a chat about how productive rookie James Washington can be in Pittsburgh, where Josh Gordon will finish among PPR wide receivers if he can play a full season and which Packers tailback and Vikings wide receivers are the ones to own in dynasty. Be sure to check back next week for the crew’s yearly predictions episode where they’ll forecast their dynasty MVP, rookie of the year and Super Bowl champs among other things. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The trio of Dan, Ryan and Matt are back at it with the third of four installments of their division previews covering both the NFC and AFC West. Highlights include Matt calling Jared Cook an exciting option, Ryan predicting the top scoring RB in fantasy, and Dan continuing to bang the table for Mike Williams. Be sure to join the crew again next week when they chat about the AFC and NFC North. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The trio of Dan, Matt, and Ryan return for the second of four installments of their division previews with both the NFC and AFC South. Questions covered include which Falcons RB will be more valuable in a year, if there’s a trustworthy receiver in Jacksonville, and what Lamar Miller’s upside is in 2018. Be sure to join the crew again next week when they shine a light on the AFC and NFC West. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The trio of Dan, Ryan and Matt are back together for the first time in nearly a month to kick off a new four-week series, previewing the East in both the NFC and AFC from a fantasy perspective. The group touch on who could be useful to fantasy owners in Dallas outside of Ezekiel Elliott, if there is a trustworthy wide receiver in the AFC east, and choose fantasy MVPs from both divisions. Be sure to join the crew again next week when they shine a light on the AFC and NFC south. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dan and Ryan get together to chat about the most recent DLF Rookie ADP and strategies for those in late season dynasty rookie drafts. The pair cover both single quarterback and super-flex ADP as well as Anthony Miller’s rise early in training camp, if quarterbacks are offering value where they are falling in super-flex drafts, and what players are most likely to surge up draft boards over the next month. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dan is joined by DLF writer and former podcast host Jeff Miller for their annual dive into salary cap in this week’s edition of the DLF Dynasty Podcast. The duo talk about retaining players, off-season trades, and free agent auction strategy. If you like what you hear, be sure to check out Dan and Jeff’s other salary cap episodes when they covered general cap strategy on episode #201, cap startup strategy on episode #243, and rookie draft and in-season cap management on episode #251. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It’s the calm before the storm. Training camp is near, the Hall of Fame game is around the corner, and you can just begin to sniff the regular season in the air. Before the information floodgates open, we thought it would be a good time to have some fun with some bold predictions for 2018. Ryan, Matt, and Dan each throw out five things we think may or may not happen this season in dynasty fantasy football. If the other two disagree then it’s a bet! We’ll tally up the results at the end of the 2018 offseason and declare a winner. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dan, Matt and Ryan continue their journey through recent dynasty ADP, discussing the top three valued players from each NFL team and identifying one player to buy, sell and hold from each team. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt, Dan, and Ryan go through the top 3 players by ADP on each NFL roster and give your their buy, sell, and hold for each trio. Follow @DLFPodcast Follow @dmeylor22 Follow @Ryanmc23 Follow @MPricer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dan, Ryan and Matt welcome Scott Fish to talk about #SFB8, #FantasyCares and everything that Scott is up to. The quartette also talk about multi-copy auction strategy to round out the episode. Follow @DLFPodcast Follow @dmeylor22 Follow @Ryanmc23 Follow @MPricer Follow @ScottFish24 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt, Dan and special guest George Kritikos take a look at the top 12 WR and TE scorers from 2017 and examine which players are in for a fall off in 2018, as well as others who could claim those elusive top 12 spots. Follow @DLFPodcast Follow @dmeylor22 Follow @Ryanmc23 Follow @MPricer Follow @Rotohack Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt, Dan and Ryan take a look at the top 12 QB and RB scorers from 2017 and examine which players are in for a fall off in 2018, as well as others who could claim those elusive top 12 spots. Follow @DLFPodcast Follow @dmeylor22 Follow @Ryanmc23 Follow @MPricer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The fellas take a look at players at each position they feel are undervalued and overvalued based on May ADP data. Follow @DLFPodcast Follow @dmeylor22 Follow @Ryanmc23 Follow @MPricer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt, Dan, and Ryan are back with the continuation of last week’s exercise of looking at rookies from a startup mindset. Last week we covered quarterbacks and running backs, this week we look at the wide receivers and tight ends. We wrap up with a little Listener League discussion. Follow: @DLPodcast @dmeylor22 @RyanMc23 @MPricer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt, Dan, and Ryan attack the 2018 rookie QB and RB class from a different angle this week. We discuss them by looking at the veterans being drafted around around them in May startup mock drafts. Wondering who is the last player at each position Ryan and Dan would be comfortable starting on a competing team in 2018? We talk about that too in this episode. Follow: @DLPodcast @dmeylor22 @RyanMc23 @MPricer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dan, Ryan and Matt discuss how super-flex, tight end premium and point per carry setting change rookie values. There is talk of how high Baker Mayfield should go in super-flex and if Mike Gesicki belongs at the end of the first round in tight end premium. The crew wraps up the show with a super-flex mock draft. Follow: The Pod: @DLFpodcast Dan Meylor: @dmeylor22 Ryan McDowell: @ryanmc23 Matt Price @MPricer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dan, Ryan and Matt spend some time examining the latest DLF rookie ADP, debating where the top wide receivers should go as well as how highly Sony Michel and Royce Freeman are valued. The trio then did their first post-NFL draft mock which featured Ronald Jones and Freeman going higher than many feel. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dan, Matt and Ryan discuss all the rookie landing spots from the weekend's NFL draft. There is discussion on the rise of Rashaad Penny and Ronald Jones as well as the fall of Equanimeous St. Brown. Follow: The Pod: @DLFpodcast Dan Meylor: @dmeylor22 Ryan McDowell: @ryanmc23 Matt Price @MPricer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt, Dan, and Ryan welcome Elio Crist of 4for4.com and The Draft Daily Pod. We discuss the Ravens acquisition of WR Willie Snead before getting Eliot’s opinion on several rookies in the class of 2018 including Michael Gallup and John Kelly. We wrap up with a two-round mock draft. Follow: @EliotCrist @DLFpodcast @RyanMC23 @dmeylor22 @MPricer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt, Dan, and Ryan welcome Matt Waldman, author of The Rookie Scouting Portfolio. We discuss the fallout of the Cowboys release of WR Dez Bryant before turning to Matt to share his expert opinion on many incoming rookies in the 2018 class. We wrap up with a two-round mock draft. Please check out Matt’s work over at mattwaldmanrsp.com. Follow: @MattWaldman @DLFpodcast @RyanMC23 @dmeylor22 @MPricer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt, Dan, and Ryan welcome Paul Perdichizzi from the Saturday 2 Sunday podcast. We discuss the implications of the Brandin Cooks trade and the Jordan Matthews signing before listening to Paul expertly break down some rookies. We wrap up with a two-round mock draft. Please check out everything Paul does over at http://saturday2sundayfootball.com Follow: @paulie23ny @DLFpodcast @RyanMC23 @dmeylor22 @MPricer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ghosts of DLF podcast pasts return in the form of George Kritikos! Dan and Matt sit down with George to answer some listener questions that lead into a discussion on second and third-year wide receiver breakout candidates and where their top rookie wide receiver in the 2018 class would slot in amongst the 2016 and 2017 class. Thank you so much to our listeners for continuing to support the site and the podcast enough to get us to our 300th episode! Follow: @DLFPodcast @rotohack @dmeylor22 @MPricer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dan and Ryan chat about players they are trying to add due to what’s happened in free agency (buys) as well as players they are concerned will lose dynasty value due to potential additions in the upcoming NFL Draft (sells.) The pair agree on buying Demaryius Thomas and Mitchell Trubisky while disagreeing on what to with Kenny Golladay and Derrick Henry among others. Follow us on twitter: @DLFpodcast @dmeylor22 @RyanMc23 @MPricer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

DLF writer Ryan Finley guest stars this week. We discuss his Coaching Carousel article series including the new regimes in Tennessee, Chicago, Oakland, and Arizona. Ryan gives us the backgrounds of the new hires and his opinion on how things could shake out offensively for these teams in 2018. In segment two we do a two round rookie mock draft based on the landing spots from Matt Miller’s post-combine seven-round mock draft. Follow us on twitter: @DLFpodcast @RyanCFinley @dmeylor22 @RyanMc23 @MPricer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Join Dan, Ryan and Matt as the trio covers the opening hours of free agency and talk about Mitchell Trubisky’s new targets in Chicago, Kirk Cousins landing in Minnesota and all the other signings. Please follow: @DLFpodcast @ryanmc23 @dmeylor22 @MPricer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt, Ryan, and Dan discuss the wide receiver and tight end free agent and rookie classes. In the second half of the show they look at the NFL teams with the most needs at each of the primary pass catching positions. Please follow: @DLFpodcast @ryanmc23 @dmeylor22 @MPricer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.