Mocka Locka Ding Dong opens the final mock
The last mock draft of the offseason opens with the repeated Mocka Locka Ding Dong cue before Jason drafts second, Mike seventh, and Andy twelfth under a live draft-board presentation.
Main show · August 26, 2022
Final Mock Draft + Dameon Fierce, Super Stack - Fantasy Football Podcast for 8/26
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Final Mock Draft + Dameon Fierce, Super Stack | Fantasy Football 2022 - Ep. 1275
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Owl lives beyond the wild-donkey warning sign
Al/Owl's north-of-town desert neighborhood is described as wilderness where a photograph might show a mountain lion, leopard, lynx, or bobcat, and visitors must obey a real WATCH OUT FOR WILD DONKEYS sign amid javelina and mules.
Dameon Fierce enters the preseason Hall of Fame
The hosts adopt Twitter's Dameon Fierce name, imagine a Hall of Fame jacket for the preseason-hype class, and later let Mike draft Pierce over his own higher-projected Chase Edmonds for the good of the show and to dunk on Andy.
The 2022 Megalabowl passes 8,000 entries
The open Megalabowl has already exceeded 8,000 entrants, allows one entry per supporting participant, offers September 4-7 draft slots, and aligns playoff weeks with a traditional league.
A host breaks protocol to ask Owl for the deciding vote
Only one third of the Deucer crew is present and no producer joins the mock. The hosts invoke the lone producer's disgusting all-Packers history, receive his audible confirmation, then one host jokes that he is not supposed to talk to Al before asking his favorite roster; Owl selects Jason.
Mike accidentally builds the Super Vikings stack
Mike fails to inspect the entire draft grid, misses Trey Lance, declares many regrets and that he played himself the fool, then takes Kirk Cousins after Justin Jefferson and Adam Thielen. The resulting Super Vikings double stack is immediately called a mistake and proof that podcasting during a draft is dangerous.
Mike's Sunday livestream spins and tilts with everyone
The show promotes Mike's long-running Sunday-morning livestream as the final stop for actives, inactives, weather, and injuries, but emphasizes the entertainment of watching him spin in circles and tilt over his own ridiculous start/sit choices rather than speaking from an ivory tower.
Episode notes
Complete storyboard review and targeted published-frame checks show Mike, Jason, and Andy live at the main desk throughout, with no Jay Griz cutout, fourth host, live producer image, Wheel, punishment, or special costume. The final mock-draft ritual begins with 'Mocka, lock a ding dong' and a coyote-style howl. That sound launches a detailed story about Al/Owl Borland living north of the hosts in wide-open Arizona desert: a neighborhood photograph may show a mountain lion, leopard, lynx, or bobcat; the hosts joke that reaching his house requires passing a necessary WATCH OUT FOR WILD DONKEYS sign and add javelina and mules to the wilderness. Full video review confirms that these animals, the photograph, the sign, and Owl himself are dialogue-reported rather than shown. The preseason-hype section adopts the Twitter-generated Dameon Fierce name for Dameon Pierce and places Pierce with Isaiah Pacheco and others in a figurative preseason Hall of Fame. Later in the mock, Mike admits his projections prefer Chase Edmonds but selects Pierce in the seventh round anyway. The hosts call the resulting Chase Edmonds cue an absolutely delicious drop and explicitly say Mike made the pick for the good of the show and to dunk on Andy; Andy still receives Edmonds at the turn. The Megalabowl announcement reports more than 8,000 entries, one entry per supporting participant, September 4-7 draft windows, and traditional playoff timing. Direct video shows MEGALABOWL.COM on the studio monitor. When the mock begins, the hosts say there are no Deucers drafting and only one third of the crew is present. They characterize the lone producer through his prior all-Packers draft and an audible 'You're darn right I did,' which, together with the closing Al address and established Owl/Al Packers connection, identifies Jeremy rather than a visually shown crew member. At the close, a host tells Al, 'I know I'm not supposed to talk to you,' yet asks him to choose among the three teams; Owl receives his brief speaking turn and selects Jason. The published camera never leaves the three hosts for that exchange. Mike's own draft goes sideways when he fails to inspect the full board, misses Trey Lance, says he has many regrets and played himself the fool, and is backed into Kirk Cousins after already drafting Justin Jefferson and Adam Thielen. The hosts call this accidental Super Vikings double stack a mistake and warn that podcasting during a draft makes it easy to lose track. Finally, the show promotes Mike's established Sunday livestream: viewers watch him spin in circles over late actives, weather, injuries, and his own ridiculous start/sit choices. Mike says he tilts alongside everyone, does not sit in an ivory tower, and regularly occupies that chair deciding which Vikings receiver to start.
Inside the episode
63 passagesI think I'd go with Jason on this one. Okay. All right. I would like the number two pick, too. I'd prefer the number two pick. It's nice. All right. A couple more reminders for you, ultimate draft kit.com, megalibol.com. A great chance to get involved before the season starts. If you want to help the show in a very simple, quick way, make sure you follow. the show on Apple Podcast. There's a little plus icon in the upper right. You can click. There's a follow button on the Spotify app. And we're also going, you know, if you follow us on Spotify, you're also going to be notified when we are live in the party room, which is a live stream we do every Wednesday at 6 p.m. Eastern, 3 p.m. Pacific. And the other way you can support us, go subscribe on YouTube.
Yeah. So you can watch it. Click the bell and we'll let you know when Mike is live for his Sunday live stream, which is it's kind of essential. Over the years, we've built up. Mike's been doing it for a while and you can tune in, get last moment commentary on all of the actives and inactive that happen on Sunday morning. Like we. The weather, the injuries, all the things that. We do our best on the rankings during the week, but. Lots of things change one hour before games begin. Yep. That's your last chance to get that, you know, that take that information to watch Mike just spin in circles as he figures this stuff out. And the, I think a great part of it is I too am tilting because I have, I have my own ridiculous to start sit decisions that I have to make along with you. So you are not alone. No.
Just I don't sit in an ivory tower pretending I have all the answers. I work through everything with y'all. Every single week, Mike, is in that chair deciding which Vikings wide receiver he needs to start from his crew. And if you want to support yourself, get the ultimate draft kit. Your draft is coming up. Stop waiting. Ultimate draft kit.com. We want you to dominate and win championships this year. All right. Back with another show on Monday. Have a wonderful weekend. Take care. Goodbye. you for listening to another episode of the fantasy footballers podcast join our fantasy football community on join the foot dot com and follow us on twitter at the ff ballers