A weekly podcast for the casual fantasy football player. Visceral reactions to the best & worst of NFL Sunday. Takes by Andrew Mackens and Sam Hoppen, produced by Garner. Twitter: @PodAfterTD @SamHoppen @AndrewMackens @Garnther
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It's fantasy football championship weekend as we enter Week 16. We kick off this week talking about some macro-level takeaways from this season that we want to remember going into next year. For our Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative, we discuss the recent news of John Mulaney and the importance of a checking in on people that mean a lot to …
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The first week of the playoffs has come and gone. We kick off this week talking about guys we now realize we were too high or too low on coming into the playoffs, but have since changed our mind. For our Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative, Andrew reminds us that fantasy football is just a game; we can't get too caught up in the results. Garn…
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The fantasy football playoffs are among us and we hope you're fighting for that championship. We kick off this week taking a little time to brag about each of our best fantasy football teams. For our Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative, Andrew highlights the importance of reaching out to people who are struggling. Even if others already have …
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12.3.20 - Week 13: Fantasy Football Playoff Prep
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We're back after stuffing ourselves and enjoying a holiday weekend of football. We kick off this week highlighting players who have caught our attention that may be under most people's radar. For our Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative, we ask our listeners to continue in helping us raise money for NAMI. As we do every week, Sam and Andrew ve…
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After a sloppy Week 10, we're moving on to Week 11 and the final weeks of the regular fantasy football season. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we kick off this week taking turns giving our thanks to some players who have been good to us. For our Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative, Sam and Andrew discuss a great article about the mental side o…
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It's Week 10: The fantasy football playoffs are just around the corner and the trade deadline is here. We kick off this week covering a few extra trade targets that we didn't mention previously. For our Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative, Andrew has a simple reminder for everyone: remember to drink water. It's simple, easy and extremely bene…
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A wonky Week 8 has come and gone, so now we look on to Week 9. We kick off this week discussing the "action" (and lack of) at the NFL trade deadline. For our Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative, Sam and Andrew remind everyone to monitor how much news and social media we consume. As we do every week, Sam and Andrew vent about this week's DiGio…
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Believe it or not, we're already entering Week 8 of the 2020 NFL season. We kick off this week with a simple question; What is your favorite Halloween candy? As part of our Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative, Matt Jones (RotoViz and Sharp Football) has teamed up with the guys to promote mental health. If you RT the PodAfterTD pinned tweet an…
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Week 6 is completed and we're almost halfway done with the regular fantasy season. We kick off this week identifying some players that we're trying to go out and trade for. For our Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative Sam takes some time to ask Andrew and Garner how they're holding up and how they're doing right now. Sit back and relax as Sam …
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10.15.20 - Week 6 Fantasy Football Preview
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We're back from our early bye week after an action packed Week 5! We kick off this week debating how Dak's injury will change the production of the Cowboy's weapons. For our Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative Sam emphasizes how focusing on mental health is even more important right now during the pandemic. Sit back and relax as Sam and Andre…
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10.1.20 - Week 4 Fantasy Football Preview
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We made it to Week 4 of the NFL season! We kick off this week sharing some players that you can comfortably cut bait on. For our Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative we cover some ways to help avoid seasonal affective disorder. Sit back and relax as Sam and Andrew vent about this week's DiGiorno Players of the Week and how they didn't deliver …
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9.24.20 - Week 3 Fantasy Football Preview
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We made it to Week 3 of the NFL season! We kick off this week choosing which recent waiver wire players we have the most confidence in moving forward. For our Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative we highlight the amazing interaction between Hayden Hurst and Dak Prescott following their Week 2 match-up. Sit back and relax as Sam and Andrew vent…
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9.17.20 - Week 2 Fantasy Football Preview
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We're here and getting you ready for Week 2 of the NFL season! We kick off this week declaring which player with high usage in Week 1 that we are encouraged by and believe will actually be sustainable going forward. For our Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative we urge you to remember that this is just Week 1 of the season; if your team did not…
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9.10.20 - Week 1 Fantasy Football Preview
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We're BACK and getting you ready for Week 1 (yes, we made it!) of the NFL season! We kick off this week just talking about what we're most excited for with the start of the regular season and start of fantasy football! We also announce a new promo for our Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative in which we'll review your team or waivers for any d…
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We kick off this week covering a couple mailbag questions: Are the Falcons the best and most realistic stack in 2020 redraft leagues? What's going on with Leonard Fournette? For our Mental Health Minute Sam brings attention to the Kevin Love interview on PMT and we emphasize how nobody has the right to determine someone else's state of mind. As we …
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We kick off this week with some ADP "this or that" and choose between player pairings from similar ADP ranges. For our Mental Health Minute Sam enlightens us on the "taboo" subject of therapy and answers some questions about it. Then Sam and Andrew break down drafting a fantasy football team. They explain different strategies and how to best implem…
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This week on Pod After Touchdown, Sam and Andrew go through a player at each position the other finds to be particularly boring, and makes the best case for drafting them. Hence, making boring players sexy! Please consider donating to NAMI with us to support and advocate for mental health. https://gf.me/u/ybqwd6 Twitter: @PodAfterTD @SamHoppen @And…
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We kick off this week explaining which draft position we would choose to draft from this year if we had the choice. For our Mental Health Minute we each take turns highlighting something positive going on in our lives right now. Then Sam and Andrew declare their "my guys" as we're going into the 2020 season. They each plant their flag on one player…
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We kick off this week naming a player who each of us have either warmed up to or cooled off on over the past month. For our Mental Health Minute Sam highlights an article he recently tweeted about how to help someone else with depression. Then we switch gears and dive into our second mock draft for the 2020 season. Follow along as Andrew drafts fro…
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7.30.20 - NFC East Preview with Justin Mandaro
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For our final division preview, we are joined by special guest Justin Mandaro (@Jman_FF, CantCutList.com) to cover his Dallas Cowboys and the rest of the NFC East. We kick off the episode debating between the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys for who will take the division crown. For our Mental Health Minute, Justin shares his idea of meditati…
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7.28.20 - AFC North Preview with JJ Zachariason
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This episode we preview the AFC North with special guest JJ Zachariason (@LateRoundQB, FanDuel/numberFire.com) to cover his Pittsburgh Steelers. We kick off the episode making our case for who could upset the Ravens and take the AFC North crown. For our Mental Health Minute, JJ shares how he exercises, spends time with his daughter, and taking thin…
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7.23.20 - AFC South Preview with Paul Lundgaard
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This episode we preview the AFC South with special guest Paul Lundgaard (@PauliesSleepers, CantCutList.com) to cover his Indianapolis Colts. We kick off the episode making our case for who we think will win the contested division this year. For our Mental Health Minute, Paulie shares how he values face to face conversations and they help him mainta…
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7.21.20 - NFC North Preview with Mike Tagliere
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Today we are joined by our next esteemed guest, Mike Tagliere (@MikeTagliereNFL, FantasyPros.com), to talk about his Chicago Bears and the NFC North. We kick off the episode pondering who we think can win the division this year. For our Mental Health Minute, Mike shares how reading is important to him and helps him maintain a healthy mental state. …
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7.16.20 - NFC West Preview with Ben Gretch
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For our preview of the NFC West we are joined by our next distinguished guest, Ben Gretch (@YardsPerGretch, @CBSSports, @FFToday), to get his input on how the division will play out. We kick off by analyzing who we think will be able to clench the division this year. For our Mental Health Minute, Ben shares how reading has helped him maintain good …
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7.14.20 - AFC West Preview with Tommy Mo
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Our second episode this week comes with another great guest Tommy Mo (@2on1FFB, 2on1fantasysports.com), to discuss his Las Vegas Raiders and preview the AFC West. We kick off by hashing out who we think will be the top 2 teams in the division. For our Mental Health Minute, Tommy shares how he's utilizing nature and the outdoors to stay positive wit…
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7.9.20 - AFC East Preview with Sam Factor
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This week we welcome another guest Sam Factor (@FF_Factors, Walter Picks), to discuss his New England Patriots and preview the AFC East. We kick off speculating who we think will win the division, wondering if anyone can unseat the Patriots. For our Mental Health Minute, Sam shares how he's used his sleep routine and distractions to stay positive. …
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7.7.20 - NFC South Preview with Lauren Carpenter
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This week we welcome our first ever guest Lauren Carpenter (@StepmomLauren, stepmomlauren.com, FantasyPros and The Fantasy Footballers), to discuss her New Orleans Saints and preview the NFC South. We kick off speculating who we think will win the division. For our Mental Health Minute, Lauren shares things she has found to be helpful in keeping go…
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We kick off this week covering the biggest NFL news right now: Cam Newton is a Patriot. We discuss where he ranks among QBs now and how this benefits or hurts other Patriot players. For our Mental Health Minute we talk about how we're going to utilize the upcoming holiday weekend to de-stress. Then we have the premiere of Garner's Gaming Corner. Ga…
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We kick off this week covering some of the players that we believe will end up disappointing fantasy football managers in 2020. For our Mental Health Minute Andrew highlights a great tweet from Marquise Goodwin about not letting a brief setback ruin the rest of your day. Then Sam and Andrew take a look back at some of the situations around the leag…
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6.18.20 - Points Per First Down Primer
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This week is a little different for us. Instead of a normal episode format, Andrew will be reading an article written by Sam and published on FantasyPros. The article is called Point Per First Down (PPFD) Fantasy Football League Primer and it covers strategies and key stats to keep in mind to help you in your PPFD leagues, which is becoming more an…
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We kick off this week discussing which player, who is currently being drafted in double digit rounds, we are most likely to have on several of our teams. For our Mental Health Minute Sam leads the way and talks about the mental health sick day he took last week. We also cover the stigma currently associated with taking sick days off from work for m…
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This week starts a little different as we acknowledge the nation wide protests and what is currently going on in our country. In place of our Mental Health Minute, we share social media posts from Patrick Mahomes and Tyler Lockett relating to the protests. Then we transition back to fantasy football with our kick off question. We discuss whether or…
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We kick off this week with an audible from Sam. Instead of our planned kick off question, Sam switches it up and asks how early Andrew and Garner would consider drafting Lamar Jackson. For our Mental Health Minute we highlight a recent ESPN Daily podcast episode where Mina talks to Hayden Hurst about mental health. Then we break into our quarterbac…
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We kick off this week trying to figure out which WR we think can have a Chris Godwin-like season in 2020 (a young receiver that isn't considered WR1 but has the potential and opportunity) . For our Mental Health Minute we open up about times when we have considered quitting fantasy football. Then we transition into our wide receiver rankings debate…
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5.14.20 - RB Ranking Debates and Mental Health Initiative Introduction
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We kick off this week talking about which running backs we are having the hardest time ranking. Then we unveil something very special to us and announce the launch of the Fantasy Football Mental Health Initiative, a campaign to drive more awareness and funding for mental health issues. Then we transition into our running back rankings debates. Sam …
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We kick off this week discussing who would be our ideal veteran QB to play backup for and learn from as a rookie. Then we get into recapping the NFL draft and some of the fantasy implications coming from it such as our favorite rookie landing spots, biggest non-rookie risers and fallers, top 3 rookie RB and WR for redraft leagues, and which positio…
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We kick off this week laying out some BOLD fantasy football predictions we have for the NFL season that we're going to take our claim on right now. Then we go right into our NFL mock draft competition. We take turns declaring which NFL draft prospects we think will be drafted at each of the first 10 picks of the 2020 NFL draft. Twitter: @PodAfterTD…
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We kick off another week of social distance podcasting and lay out each of our optimal broadcast teams consisting of Nickelodeon characters. That's followed up with an onside kick question where we each lay out which team's virtual war room we'd like to see inside of. Then we discuss which current players we think have the most to gain and lose as …
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3.25.20 - Free Agency ft Social Distancing
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We kick off this week of remote podcasting discussing our favorite part about the new CBA deal from a fantasy football perspective . Then we discuss the outcomes of the recent free agency and trading activity including who moved up our boards the most, who moved down the most, and who we're targeting now because of these FA moves. We end this episo…
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3.12.20 - ECR vs. ADP and Coaching Changes
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We kick off this week discussing our favorite potential free agent landing spots, which includes a 3 way beer bet. Once that's settled, we move on to early ECR vs. ADP of some players to watch or avoid going into this upcoming year. In the second half we cover the head coaching changes through the NFL and the impact they could have on their teams a…
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1.29 - Playoffs Recap and Early 2020 Rankings Debates
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Congrats to Andy Reid and the Chiefs on becoming Super Bowl champions! After celebrating the Chiefs' playoff run, we kickoff the episode discussing who our biggest rankings movers are based on their playoff performances. Are we overreacting to Damien Williams' playoff performances? Is it worth drafting a 49ers running back? After discussing more ta…
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1.28 - Week 17 and Wildcard Weekend with End of Season Awards
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We kick off this week by tallying up the final count of the beer bets made earlier in the season. After the math is done we take a look back on Week 16 and Week 17 including a strong finish for Kenyan Drake and an impressive Jared Cook. Then we issue our end of the year awards to fantasy players with categories for: Family Dollar - Bargain Bin Play…
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1.27 - Week 16: When Champions and Sackos are Crowned
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We kick off this week talking about our favorite Sacko punishments we would like to see enforced upon the loser of a league. When we're done being cynical and comparing Sacko punishments, we transition into the DIGIORNO Players of the Week and how they hurt us and you this post-season. For the final time this season, we recap key takeaways from las…
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1.26 - Week 15: We're on to Playoffs Round 2
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We kick off this week trying to figure out which RB you drafted in the 1st or 2nd round this year that has ended up being the biggest bust. Then we highlight our duds from last week in the DIGIORNO Players of the Week. Once again, we take some time to review key takeaways from last week including Drew Lock, Alvin Kamara, AJ Brown and more. We look …
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1.25 - Week 14: We're Back and it's Playoff Time!
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We're back after a week hiatus and kick things off listing which players we think have the potential to be league winners this year. Then we continue our campaign to land a sponsor with our fiery DIGIORNO Players of the Week. Since we've been gone for two weeks, we take some time to expand on some key takeaways from Week 12 and Week 13. As we look …
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1.24 - Week 12: Return of the Beer Bets
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We open with a brief recap of a very uneventful week... With the kick off we decide to put our money where our mouths are and make some beer bets with each other. As usual, this week's DIGIORNO Players of the Week has us all fired up. After Mackens settles down, we review our match-ups, shootouts and players of interest from the week 11. The last q…
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1.23 - Week 11: Sam Sees the Dolphins in the Playoffs
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We open by recapping the wacky week and covering all of our honorary DIGIORNO players who surprisingly busted this week. The kick off this week has us debating who are some players we think are worth stashing now to use in the (fantasy) playoffs. Then we continue with another exciting edition of DIGIORNO Players of the Week. After we settle down, w…
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1.22 - Week 10: Trade 'em While You Can
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We kick off this week saying who we are trying to get on our team at all costs as the trade deadline approaches. Then we move on to the most heated segment of every show: DIGIORNO Players of the Week. After we deliver another great rant, we look back at our match-ups, shootouts and players of interest from the week 9. Then we finish by picking our …
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We kick off this week talking about players who we think are scary to rely on for the remainder of the year. Sam surprises Mackens with an onside kick question about D/STs, and then we move on to the highlight segment of every show: DIGIORNO Players of the Week. After delivering another great performance on our end, we briefly discuss FAAB spending…
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We kick off this week talking about possible real football trades that we think would put an interesting spin on their fantasy value. Then we move forward with everyone's favorite segment: DIGIORNO Players of the Week. After we get that out of our system we look back at our focus points of the previous week and other takeaways from an otherwise wei…
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