Week 8 Mailbag Q&A! Start/Sit, Waivers & Questions Answered! (10/31 Fantasy Football Podcast)
Summary
Fantasy Football Today hosts Adam Azar, Jamie Eisenberg, and Dave (in costume) tackle Week 8 lineup decisions, including start/sit calls for running backs and tight ends. They address "Fantasy Cops" dilemmas involving commissioner disputes, trade validations, and league etiquette. The episode also features a lighthearted discussion on Halloween traditions and a live trade negotiation between the hosts.
Topics discussed
Intro: Kansas City trip and HIMSS sponsor
Airbnb: Listing your home during game weekends
Little Caesars NFL Pizza Sponsorship
Welcome to Fantasy Football Today and HIMSS
Chat Q&A: DST picks and stream banter
Quick hits: TE rankings and Super Troopers joke
Drop/Keep: Henry, Allen, and Gainwell vs Rodriguez
Bucs RB depth: Tucker, White, and Gainwell
Pick 2: Cooper, White, Mason, and Love
London vs Washington and Panthers DC firing
Roster advice: Brees Hall and receiver options
Trayvon Henderson injury and Brees Hall status
Halloween traditions: Candy and kids
Halloween activities: Hayrides and Sleepy Hollow
Mustache mishap and favorite horror movies
Trade grades: Williams, Abukam, and Walker
Trade: Stevenson for Laporta and RB scarcity
Commercial break and shirt comment
Bob's Discount Furniture Sponsorship
Squarespace Sponsorship
Thumbtack Sponsorship
RB/Flex: Corum, White, Hatfield, Hampton
RB/Flex: Henderson, Kinard, Goddard, Jones
RB stack: Taylor, Tootin, Brown, Charbonnet
WR Flex: Burden, Diggs, Stevenson, Allen
Pick 2: Godwin, Douglas, Corum, Hampton
TE debate: Tate, Warren, and injury concerns
Trade: Brown/Coker vs Vikings and QB starts
Dynasty drama: Commissioner and trade dispute
Trade dispute: Verbal agreement vs acceptance
Consequences: Dropping players and quitting
Commissioner ruling on verbal trade acceptance
Advice: How to handle insulting trade offers
Debate: Does text message count as acceptance?
Verdict: Fishy league and kicking out players
Commissioner powers: Restarting draft for injury
Commissioner voting rights and tie-breaking
Mustache falls off and studio mishap
Team member threatening to quit for 4 years
Psychology of threatening to quit a league
Banter: Dave's face and pick-me-up grenade
Bucs injury: Godwin out, Hurst in play
Falcons offense and deep threat needs
Cash App Sponsorship
HIMSS Sponsorship
Monday Night Football preview and Gators game
Betting on Gators vs Canes and Thomas Schaefer
Trade: Brown/Pitts/Gordon vs other side
Chat banter and identifying users
Dynasty advice: Second place in 10-team league
Dynasty strategy: Trading young assets
Trade: Jefferson for Bowers and roster depth
Trade grade: Wilson for Barkley
Icing on microphone and sunglasses
Story: Explaining icing to Sony
Eagles RB room: Mitchell vs Blue
North Carolina visit and trade: Tootin/Wilson
Jaden Daniels injury and return timeline
Pick 1: Stevenson, Rogers, Pickens, Diggs
Costumes: Super Troopers and SNL cheerleaders
Hot dog costume and mustache removal
Burden vs AJ Brown and injury rumors
Waiver wire: Bernard, Concepcion, Tyson, Williams
Lane, Samson, Parkinson and rest of season
Package deal: Wilson and Taylor value
Vikings RB depth and Jacobs comparison
Trade: Tucker for Wilson and Arizona schedule
Hot dog debate: Oscar Mayer turkey dogs
Fantasy Cops: Players at a certain location
Cooking tip: Boiling hot dogs in beer
Modelo Sponsorship
Outro and legal disclosures
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