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Week 9 Matchups + Jason Melts, Wheel of Shame - Fantasy Football Podcast for 11/4
Original sourceWeek 9 Matchups + Jason Melts, Wheel of Shame - Fantasy Football Podcast for 11/4
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momentFootClan Friday gives the mic to the Borgogan
A host explicitly announces a new FootClan Friday practice: the weekly $100 winner call will rotate among producers. Kyle, introduced as the Borgogan and editor-in-chief, cleanly announces Siddish Nadkarni and describes the performance as a spelling bee before being asked for Price Is Right energy; the Owl and Judge are promised future turns.
momentThe McKissic drop is followed by a proud-smile aside
The desk pauses for the J.D. McKissic sound cue and thanks production when it fires. An adjacent aside says an unnamed man's smile shows that he is proud of himself, but the current transcript does not identify that person as the button operator, so no speaker or crew identity is assigned.
momentKyle finds a hero in Evan Engram's dark world
The hosts read Kyle's written comment aloud: in a dark world full of uncertainty, Evan Engram might be the hero listeners need. The desk celebrates the melodramatic line; the transcript does not establish that it was published site copy.
momentAndy trades Kyle Pitts away for the FootClan
Listeners ask Andy to bench Kyle Pitts so Pitts can finally succeed. Andy escalates the superstition by trading Pitts away entirely, calls it a gift to the audience, and tells the FootClan that every Pitts hope and dream should now happen. He calls Travis Kelce his new tight end, but the transcript does not say Pitts was traded directly for Kelce.
momentCaveman Jason finds the baby costume's mouth hole
Jason's second Wheel loss of the year lands on Caveman after Rainy Day, Geezer, and Oompa Loompa, prompting the callback that he may be dressing as Hagrid again because he loves beards. The child-sized face piece and beard—not independently the later-added wig—fit so tightly that he cannot move his lips and says he will die, but he finds the tiny mouth opening, uses the costume's bone comb, and continues into Fantasy Faceoff.
momentMike refuses to abandon the Higbee
Mike is introduced as the Fantasy Hitman while another host explains trying to send him Greg Dulcich after Tyler Higbee's two rotten weeks. Mike replies, 'nay, I shall not. I love the Higby,' says he still believes, supports the loyalty with a 40-percent target-per-route figure, and later starts Higbee in Fantasy Faceoff.
momentJason melts while insisting everything is fine
Jason says he is extremely unhappy after wishing for an Eagles game that stayed competitive, because his opponent had A.J. Brown and Dallas Goedert while Damien Pierce also punished Jason's Eagles defense. He repeatedly insists he is fine; later, Austin Ekeler's injury note makes him sigh like a broken man. The transcript never names Jason's league, so this is not labeled League of Record.
momentThe Dump Truck backs up for dump-offs
While reviewing Leonard Fournette, the hosts say they live for the Dump Truck and have to back it up. His poor rushing and receiving role then produce the paired formulation 'the dump truck and the dump offs.'
momentEvan Engram becomes startable as Schmevin Schmangram
A start/sit exchange asks what would happen if Evan Engram were named Schmevin Schmangram; the altered identity is immediately declared startable. The name returns ten minutes later when an actual Fantasy Faceoff lineup uses Schmevin Schmangram in the flex.
momentAn unnamed League of Record roster has a magical touch
The hosts say one League of Record team has both Rhamondre Stevenson and D'Onta Foreman and 'just has a magical touch.' The owner is not identified in this transcript, so no host or crew member is attached.
summaryEpisode notes
The episode opens with all three hosts and the Deucers in the building, then Jason admits he is extremely unhappy after facing A.J. Brown, Dallas Goedert, and Damien Pierce while his Eagles defense fails him; repeated claims that he is fine culminate in a later 'sigh of a broken man' when Austin Ekeler reaches the injury report. FootClan Friday starts a new producer-announcer tradition. Kyle, explicitly the Borgogan and editor-in-chief, awards Siddish Nadkarni a $100 FantasyChamps gift card, compares it to a spelling bee, and is asked for Price Is Right energy; the Owl and Judge are promised future turns. Production later fires the established J.D. McKissic cue, but the nearby proud smile and its operator remain anonymous. Kyle's written Evan Engram comment declares him a possible hero in a dark world. Mike, addressed as the Fantasy Hitman, refuses a proposed Greg Dulcich move because he loves and still believes in Tyler Higbee. Leonard Fournette's Dump Truck returns through the line that the show lives for it and must back it up, then becomes the Dump Truck and the dump-offs. Andy—identified in the next paragraph as the Reaper—calls Travis Kelce his new tight end and says he traded Kyle Pitts away for the FootClan so Pitts can finally fulfill every hope; the transcript does not say Kelce arrived in that same trade. Evan Engram then becomes Schmevin Schmangram, a name reused in an actual Fantasy Faceoff lineup. The episode ends with Jason's second Wheel of Shame loss of the year. Caveman beats Rainy Day, Geezer, and Oompa Loompa; the tight face piece/beard leaves him unable to move his lips, a wig is added, he compares it to a baby costume and says he will die, then finds the mouth hole, uses a bone comb, and continues Fantasy Faceoff.
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