Fantasy Source Football Podcasts

Young late-season pickups: Bill Bender, Craig Williams, and David A. Arnott talk about four young players who may have an outsized fantasy impact in the coming weeks. Download MP3 (13:27)

Trades for the stretch run: Matt Lutovsky, Bill Bender, and David A. Arnott tackle trading etiquette as the fantasy football season winds down, and how to take someone to the cleaners with good manners. Download MP3 (13:13)

Running back turmoil: Brad Pinkerton, Bill Bender, and David A. Arnott go over several teams’ problems at running back, making special note of which backs fantasy owners ought to avoid in coming weeks. Download MP3 (11:01)

Midseason busts and surprises: George Winkler, Brad Pinkerton, and David A. Arnott discuss several players who have failed to live up to expectations through the first half of the season, and several who have well exceeded expectations. Download MP3 (12:16)

Rookie checkup: Matt Lutovsky, George Winkler, and David A. Arnott examine several prominent rookie fantasy producers at quarterback, running back, and wide receiver. Download MP3 (14:53)

Wide receiver uncertainty: George Winkler, Brad Pinkerton, and David A. Arnott go over the fantasy wide receiver landscape going into Week 7, discussing, among other topics, which wideouts are poised for a breakout, and which ones are more trouble than they’re worth at the moment. Download MP3 (14:10)

Fantasy points allowed: George Winkler, Brad Pinkerton, and David A. Arnott explain how they use fantasy points allowed numbers to play matchups on a week to week basis. Download MP3 (8:29)

Parsing RB platoons: Bill Bender, Matt Lutovsky, and David A. Arnott run through several vexing NFL running back platoon situations and recommend strategies for fantasy owners to deal with them. Download MP3 (10:40)

Re-evaluating QBs (and Chris Johnson): Bill Bender, Brad Pinkerton, and David A. Arnott go over what they’ve learned about the fantasy quarterback landscape so far this season, and then split off on a tangent about Chris Johnson. Download MP3 (9:45)

Benching stars in tough matchups: Matt Lutovsky, George Winkler, and David A. Arnott talk about star fantasy performers (Adrian Peterson, Larry Fitzgerald…) who face tough matchups this week, and whether it might be better to start lesser players with more favorable matchups. Download MP3 (9:42)

Week 1 breakouts and stumbles: Matt Lutovsky, Bill Bender, and David A. Arnott discuss players who overperformed and underperformed fantasy owners’ expectations in Week 1. Download MP3 (14:48)

Running back uncertainty: Bill Bender, Brad Pinkerton, and David A. Arnott talk about the wildly unstable fantasy running back landscape this year, and how owners should treat several key players whose statuses are unclear going into Week 1. Download MP3 (9:57)

WR and TE draft strategy: Bill Bender, Matt Lutovsky, and David A. Arnott go over the top fantasy wide receivers and tight ends, and how they will approach drafting those positions in 2012. After Calvin Johnson, which WRs are worth picking in the second round? And are either Jimmy Graham or Rob Gronkowski worth the high prices owners will pay for them? Download MP3 (11:26)

RB draft strategy: Matt Lutovsky, Brad Pinkerton, and David A. Arnott break down fantasy owners’ running back draft strategies. Download MP3 (9:33)

Quarterback draft strategy: Bill Bender, George Winkler, and David A. Arnott discuss how they value quarterbacks in fantasy drafts. Who’s the next best fantasy quarterback after Aaron Rodgers? Should owners wait until later rounds to draft one? Those topics, and more. Download MP3 (9:53)