Fantasy Football Podcast 2015 - Rotoworld's Evan Silva, Fantasy News, Mailbag

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to the fantasy footballers podcast with your host, Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike Wright. What is going on? It is Tuesday, July 28th, and we are the fantasy footballers. Welcome to another show. Say hello, boys. Hello, boys. That's his voice post-Hawaii. The whole show. Welcome back, buddy. Hey, bro.

If everybody saw our Twitter account, you knew how Beasley, Mike, you were worked out the entire time. I was getting ready. We've got to get that beach body for when you go to Hawaii. Yes, yes. Welcome to the show. My goodness. Do you smell that? The NFL is in the air. Oh, man, training camps. It is a strong aroma. It is almost here. If you are tuning in. Wait, wait, wait. What?

What would the NFL actually smell like? Money. It smells like money. It cannot be anything pleasant. I don't know. Money. Money. Yeah, it smells like money, buddy. Okay. All right. If you're joining us for the first time, hey, if this is your first time listening to the Fantasy Footballers podcast, we say hello. Hello. Greetings. Hello. Salutations. We are a show that is committed to the craft of fantasy football.

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your league, your team, and your championship aspirations. Not aspirations. Championship. Oh, and your championship. And we are here to give you an edge. That's what we try to do each and every week in the world of fantasy football. And we would not exist without you, the listener. So we say thank you. Thank you to the foot clan. Yes. Thank you very much. Thank you for listening. Like an Abraham Lincoln speech. You know? Well done. It is almost August. It is time to get ready. It is time for Abraham Lincoln speeches. It is time to get serious.

about fantasy football. We have got an incredible show for you today. We have Rhodo World's Evan Silva on the show today. Wait, whoa, hold on. Hold on. That wasn't the Evan Silva? Yeah, the Evan Silva. We didn't even get time to get people excited about this. No. It was a whirlwinded. It happened really quick. Yep. And he's on the show. Yeah, he's on the show today. We're talking some polarizing players.

In the upcoming draft, we're also talking some DFS. Everybody, we have so many emails, so many people who want to talk daily fantasy sports. And now you can play. You can go on to Fandual, sign up, use the promo code, ballers. You get up to $200 match. Preseason fantasy is starting soon. Preseason DFS. Are you excited?

I am excited. I am excited. And it's a good time for DFS because it's right. It's like as a group, if you haven't played Daily Fantasy yet, it's right on the cusp of becoming like the next biggest game. And this is the time when you can still take advantage of it. I think it's great. Jump in. Jump in. It's fine. You can play in the preseason, which I think is just crazy because you can go. That's like betting on preseason games. I mean, no, it is. But I mean, like, you better know what you're talking about. Exactly. That's the thing. That's why you got to listen to Evan Silva today.

They got a new podcast coming out, too. We'll talk about that. We also got some news and notes from around the league today, and we're going to answer some listener questions. And you guys want to talk listener league for a second? Ooh, we probably should. We have had a lot of entries, and we thank every single person that has sent us an entry to the listener league, the official listener league of the Fantasy Footballers podcast. So we got an update for you. If you have not heard back from us, you're probably sitting in our entries.

basket. Yeah, we've got a basket. Yeah, Mike weaved it when he was in Hawaii. It's got eggs. So anyway, we have 10 of 12 spots filled. That's the gist. Two left. There has been some fire.

Oh, man. I wish we could post everything. I don't know how we can post or who would or wouldn't, but some of these entry league entries are great. And people would want to see him, I believe. So we're in the home stretch. We're going to get that league together and get it going. So if you want a spot, you got one more chance to impress us. We're not going to tell you what to do other than don't send me your Yahoo trophy case. Yeah. That's my only rule. Or do send us. Unless it's an actual trophy case that you have built in your home, in which case you can send it to me. Yeah.

Yeah, you can send that. Or a briefcase full of $10,000 on mark bills. Yeah, if you're sending us... We're allowing that, right? Sure, unmarked bills. It can't be traced. You can send your entries to Mail at the Fantasyfootballers.com. Mail at the Fantasyfootballers.com. Don't send your regular questions there because we'll ignore them. Yep. Send your regular questions to the submit a question. Click the submit a question button on our website, the Fantasyfootballers.com and we'll get them there. So that's the update for the listener. The listener league.

So let's go ahead and read a review. I almost made it through all that. So close. Reviewosaurus rags. This one comes in from Knuckles 1836. Thanks, Knuckles. It's what you want. Five stars. He or she says there is a lot of nonsense when it comes to fantasy football podcasts. But this one stays on point and gives you what you want and expect while staying entertaining. Really enjoy how they talk fact and opinion.

and distinguish which is which. Hashtag foot clan. Thanks, Knuckles. That's almost impossible for people to distinguish when I talk opinion in fact, because they are so melded together. Oh, my goodness, gracious. Oh, my goodness. Yeah. They have to decipher that by our eye rolling into the back of our heads. Uh-huh. No, it goes all the way around for me. Thank you, Knuckles. Tell hello to Sonic, the Hedgehog. Yeah, I thought that was coming.

And we just want to remind all the Foot Clan and all the new listeners out there, if you want to practice mock drafting at lightning speeds, we're talking two to three minutes. Sonic the hedgehog speed. Perfect. You want to be the blue blur. You throw on the red shoes. You collect some rings and go to fantasy draft wizard.com. You can blast out like 10 moks.

in about 20 minutes. And if you haven't listened to our mock draft episodes, you can go back on iTunes, listen to those. They're also on YouTube, our YouTube channel, and get some perspective. We've drafted through 10-team, 12-team mocks, we've done PPRs, and we do them all through FantasyDraftWizard. And you get to draft against, you can choose, the expert consensus where they've collected all kinds of really smart fantasy minds and put their rankings together, or just ADPs from ESPN. There's a lot of options for you to...

Test your, test your might. That is their motto. I'm not sure. I'm not sure if that's right. All right, let's talk news and notes. News and notes from around the league. I'm excited to talk about this first one. Okay. Because I don't think anybody knows what Devante Parker is, but there is news that Dolphins coach Joe Philbin has come out and said that first round wide receiver, Devante Parker, will be ready for week one. Yeah. Yeah, that's interesting. That's how excited you are.

You know, when I see that, I see good news that I take poorly. Well, the situation in Miami is you have Landry and you have Stills and you have Jordan Cameron. Yep. And Greg Jennings. And so you already have a big mix. And so if Devante Parker has eased in, which he most...

Certainly will be. Yes. You're not expecting things from fantasy-wise in the beginning of the season. Now, he's come out. He said everything is perfect, but Devante Parker missed seven games of his senior season with a foot injury. Right. And so is this, I mean, is there any potential, I guess, of an ODB where he misses the beginning of this season, builds a rapport with Tannehill? I mean, Landry's almost assuredly going to lead the team in receptions. But is Parker, does he have a chance to be the second guy?

No, I think he might have a chance to be the second guy by the end of the year. But being in the pre-draft season, I'm really kind of staying away from him because I think based on this report, what it said to me was he's not going to go on the inactive pup. He's not going to necessarily have to miss games, but he's barely going to play week one, he's barely going to play week two. And when you draft a rookie and you don't know who they are yet, and the season kicks into form, I think that Devante Parker...

will either in most drafts go undrafted or will be dropped. Now, if you're talking about a dynasty league, Devante Parker is very valuable. But this, to me, says that he's going to miss the beginning games of the seasons from being relevant, and he'll be on the waiver. And I'm less likely to draft him personally, the more that I think about.

the offense because the difference between ODB missing the first few games and coming back and granted he was found on waivers is the offense. I don't see the dolphins putting up huge. They're not trying to be a McAdoo style offense that's putting up a lot of points. Mike, what do you think? I disagree with that statement because they're the laser Eagles hybrid down there where they want to score a lot of points. And I think that Parker has the potential to be a

Maybe a baby version of what... Does anybody want to water bet me right now? I have a... No, I'm going to talk... Yeah, but I don't know what we're talking about. I do not like Kenny Stills. And I do not think Greg Jennings is a mean... He's the oldest 30, whatever year old he is in the history of the world. And so I don't think, other than Landry, that there's a lot of talent there. So I'd waterbed anybody that he's the number two fantasy score for that team. On the season? On the season. Oh, sign me up. Mike, you want in?

No. All right. Water bet. That's fine. That'll be an exciting one. Let me clarify this. The official bet is Parker, the number two or higher fantasy wide receiver for Miami. On the season. How old Jordan Cameron count?

Did it when you asked, I'll be on, you tell me. Honestly, yes, because you already said who the past receivers are, and you. And Jason's always one to take an advantage. Oh, yeah. All right. Cardinals have signed tight and Jermaine Gresham to a one-year contract. He is only 27 years old, gentlemen. Wow. Really? He is 27. My mind. Listen to this. He has been in the league. He has five seasons in the league. His catch totals have been 52, 56, 64, 46, 62. In his five seasons.

He's only 27 and now the downside because the Cardinals were the worst team in the league in touchdowns from the tight-in position last year. They put up a total stat line across four tight-ins of 50 catches for 58 yards and one touchdown. So...

That was John Carlson, that was Housler, that was Fells, that was Nicholas. So this year it's Greshelman, it's Nicholas. Yeah, the fantasy relevant news here, I think, is more in having a more capable tight-in for blocking as well. So you're talking about David Johnson and Andre Ellington having the ability to run more because not only have you improved the offensive line, but you've got a tight-in that can block. And tight-in.