Grinding The Variance (A Davis Mattek Fantasy Football Pod)

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MY FIRST DRAFT OF THE YEAR WITH FLOCK FANTASY (Emotional)

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Sam Sherman Big Board And WR Charts

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TImestamps:0:00 - BBM6 Winner Sam Sherman Shares His Charts2:00 - Career PPR Points Per Game: 2020-2025 WR Classes 6:45 - Top 2 Season PPR Points Per Game Chart (CeeDee Lamb, Spike Seasons)14:00 - Jameson Williams Polarizing Profile & Lions Offense Upside19:30 - Career Yards Per Route Run Chart (Puka Nacua in a Tier of His Own)20:00 - Luther Burden YPRR & Rashee Rice Undeniable Production22:00 - Zay Flowers Elite Efficiency & Lamar Dysfunction25:30 - Brandon Aiyuk Free Agency & "Doesn't Want to Play Football" Concerns30:00 - Big Board Draft Begins: Gibbs Pick 1 & RB-Heavy Meta Discussion33:00 - Saquon Barkley Efficiency Decline & Aging RBs37:30 - Pickens vs. Olave: Cowboys Situation & Week 15 Quit Game41:30 - Jayden Daniels Value Pick & Commander Skepticism43:00 - Brock Purdy Mispriced & Pearsall Target Vacuum Upside46:00 - Kyle Pitts, Mahomes Mispriced & Tyler Allgeier Free Agency Upside49:00 - Running Back Free Agency Landscape (Texans, Chiefs, Cowboys)53:00 - Matthew Golden: Tilting Playoff Performance vs. Ugly Rookie Year57:00 - James Conner Free Agency Destinations (Chiefs, Bengals, Saints)59:00 - Travis Kelce Late-Round Value & Retirement Risk1:01:30 - Keaton Mitchell & Gunner Helm Deep Cuts1:04:00 - Late-Round Dumpster Diving: Christian Kirk, Omar Cooper, Rookie WRs1:06:00 - Brashard Smith: Only RB on Chiefs Roster & Bieniemy Connection1:11:00 - Final Roster Recap & Outro
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First DK Draft Of The Year + Big Board

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Timestamps:0:00 — Intro: Road to 3,000 Drafts Begins2:09 — Big Board Draft #1 (Pick 5): Ja'Marr Chase Start8:06 — Kenneth Walker Free Agency Destinations10:42 — Luther Burden Over Skattebo & Henderson14:00 — Malik Willis Free Agency Contract Prediction17:05 — Harold Fannin at 77: Weirdo TE Build & Sidekick TE Math19:14 — Xavier Worthy Pick & Dusty Olds Discussion21:50 — Denzel Boston vs. Late Rookie WRs (Concepcion, Cooper, Fields)31:45 — Super Bowl Reaction: Drake May & Seahawks Defense37:30 — Alec Pierce Contract Prediction & Patriots Offseason Targets44:00 — Draft #1 Recap & Fast Draft Setup46:30 — Big Board Draft #2 (Pick 10): Achane/McBride Start51:00 — RB-Heavy Meta: Does Zero-RB Still Work?52:30 — Daniel Jones Achilles Recovery & Christian Watson ACL Timeline1:06:15 — Alvin Kamara Buried at ADP 1501:22:05 — Big Board Draft #3 (Pick 4): True Zero-RB Build1:27:30 — Bucky Irving Critique & Kyron Williams Breakdown1:37:00 — Trevion Henderson ADP as Entitlement Tilt1:38:05 — Stefon Diggs at Pick 100 Post-Super Bowl1:47:30 — Advance Rates Don't Matter & Playoff Strategy1:51:55 — Travis Kelce Playing in 2026? ADP Projection2:02:53 — Outro
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Pat Kerrane On The 2026 NFL Draft Class Prospects

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Super Bowl DFS Showdown Takes w/ Jakob Sanderson (Thinking About DFS)

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Will Elite Tight Ends Be The Cheat Code In Fantasy Football? (Big Board Drafts)

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Big Board + "The Rabbit" On Fast Draft

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How Is Justin Herzig Going To Attack The Big Board?

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Timestamps:0:00 Justin Herzig joins + stream framing5:00 Early board talk: Rashee Rice and Tyreek usage discussion15:00 Veteran WR/RB value talk: Mike Evans comps + Montgomery vs Gibbs30:00 Risk debate: Joe Mixon, Travis Kelce retirement, David Njoku ADP45:00 Super Bowl cultural relevance tangent1:00:00 Player takes: Travis Hunter and Brian Thomas Jr discussion1:15:00 WR discussion: Khalil Shakir and mid-round receiver targets1:25:00 Prospect rabbit hole: Singleton injury + Kevin Coleman and RB takes1:40:00 Ladd McConkey and Tyreek slot rate debate + draft bookkeeping1:50:00 TE board talk: Bowers/McBride vs Loveland + Burrow range discussion2:05:00 QB talk: Malik Willis and Michael Penix discussion2:15:00 Closing segment: Javonte Williams talk + late-round wrap-up