Week 6 Mailbag Q&A! Start/Sit, Waivers & Questions Answered! (10/17 Fantasy Football Podcast)
Oct 17, 2026 · 1h 13m
Summary
Hosts Adam, Dan, and Jamie answer fantasy football mailbag questions, debating lineup decisions for players like Ramondre Stevenson and Luther Burden, and evaluating complex trades involving Chase Brown and Kenneth Walker. The episode also features a "Fantasy Cops" segment where the hosts adjudicate league disputes, including a commissioner's controversial trade veto and a manager who dropped his entire roster in protest.
Topics discussed
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Show intro and mailbag preview
Apple Podcasts comment issues
Fantasy lineup: WR, RB, and Flex picks
Coffee with salt and IQ test banter
Regretting school and Three Stooges roles
Trade analysis: Walker/Lamb vs Smith/Irving
Movie references and character comparisons
Movie trivia and waiver wire pickups
YouTube questions and trade values
Trade: Pickens for Brown and Coker
Dak Prescott schedule and injury risk
Javante Williams and selling high
Projected points discussion
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Listener questions: Seahawks and starters
Trade: Cook for Pickens and Nico concerns
Ranking RBs and QB matchups
Trade: Puka for McBride and O'McMillan
RB choices and Lance Phoenix banter
Cousins vs Winston and game of the week
Waiver wire pickups and flex spots
Valuing two-for-one trades
Bowers vs McBride debate revisit
Bears QB split and Fantasy Cops intro
Fantasy Cops: IR rules for Tyreek Hill
Commissioner story: Dropping players in protest
Saquon Barkley trade and league drama
Vetoing bad trades and competitive leagues
Trade: Williams, Hampton, Downs for Pickens
Collusion concerns in husband-wife trade
Defining collusion in fantasy leagues
Vetoing trades: Bad value vs Collusion
Injury risks and trade fairness
Conclusion on vetoable trades
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Reflecting on the husband-wife trade
League types: Fun vs Competitive
Lineup lock issues and playoff stories
Commissioner power trip and rule changes
Conflict of interest in commissioner trades
Danny DeVito and trade comparisons
The point of vetoes in fantasy leagues
Offering Puka for Gordon and Diggs
Dropping Saquon Barkley by mistake
Texting the player's dad about the drop
Office league dynamics and Apple Podcasts
Grading trade: Hampton for Dak Prescott
1QB conundrum and Jameis Winston
Trade: Wilson and Washington for Collins
Ali Gordon for Chuba Hubbard trade
Waiver wire picks and Jamie's story intro
Jamie's story: Catching a six-foot alligator
Alligator in the truck and neighbor reaction
Eating alligator and size discussion
AJ Brown trade and gator tail details
Gator trapping and iguana banter
Who would be a better gator catcher?
St. Jude check and fantasy lineup picks
PPR sit: Flowers, Watson, Warren, Williams
Ryan Fitzpatrick's rant and passion
WR3 pick: Cooper or Johnston
Outro and final sponsor mention
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