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momentThe UDK turns rivals into trouser-wearing turnips
An ornate produced ad warns against stumbling into a draft, promises to extinguish enemies' hope, imagines gasps from trouser-wearing turnips and a formidable puddle of tears, and says the prepared drafter will feel like a monstrous beast loose in a chicken coop. The published video uses ordinary UDK app and product graphics rather than showing the literal imagery.
momentOne-quarter Football Time whispers in Italian italics
The annual Football Time declaration arrives as a whisper because only half the teams are playing roughly one quarter. The hosts whisper together, notice Andy's shirt, and ask how to speak in italics; the attempted typographic voice comes out Italian before they admit those are different words. Direct frames show all three hosts and Andy's pale shirt, but its printed design is not legible enough to name.
momentA live sentence reaches workload squared
An unidentified host tries to say that Rhamondre can take a workload, breaks the word into 'work' and 'load,' invokes 'allow myself to introduce myself,' requests a live rerun, says 'workload workload,' and accepts the cohosts' final label: workload squared.
momentMike takes his lifelong DeAndre Swift feud to civil court
Mike says he has a lifelong feud with DeAndre Swift. The other hosts place the two in civil court, Mike says they are hashing it out, and he admits his median ranking probably places Rhamondre slightly above Swift because the feud is personal.
momentMike's number-nine Kenneth Walker ranking carries the room
Kenneth Walker lands sixteenth in consensus because Mike alone has him ninth. Asked to defend the gap, Mike argues that radio silence should not erase an electric, healthy home-run hitter and welcomes even the possibility of pass-catching work; the discussion later emphasizes Walker's youth and unchallenged backfield role.
momentSuper Kamario returns with real pixel art
The Alvin Kamara discussion revives the forgotten Super Camario cue. The hosts debate whether it implies speed, avoiding the first tackler, star power, flashing, or merely a mushroom. Direct video confirms a produced red SUPER KAMARIO title card with block lettering and a pixel-brick border actually appears on screen.
momentDennis Allen leaves Taysom the house and drives a Corvette
The hosts decide Dennis Allen dislikes most of his players but loves Taysom Hill enough to place him in the will, displacing the children from the house. They then insist Allen must drive a Corvette, ask Saints players to photograph it, say they cannot stand him, and assign Kyle to research the vehicle. Direct video shows no will, house, Corvette, player photo, or Kyle response.
momentJason becomes Dolphin King of a three-player pod
Jason says he would pair De'Von Achane with later-round Raheem Mostert if the value fits, then admits the mock roster already had Tyreek Hill. The hosts call three Dolphins a pod, cycle through Office references, describe Andy's face as pure disgust, and address Jason as the Dolphin King while asking whether the overload is a mistake.
momentJason's Megalashow cannon graduates to signed memorabilia
The Los Angeles tenth-anniversary Megalashow pitch says Jason, if allowed to attend, will fire shirts, signed jerseys, and autographed memorabilia into the crowd. The desk asks whether anyone has ever been irresponsible enough to cannon actual signed items, answers no, and tells Jason he will nevertheless do it. Direct video shows only the three hosts and a tenth-anniversary screen.
summaryEpisode notes
Direct review of the complete published video shows Andy, Jason, and Mike as the only people at the main desk throughout. No cardboard bear, Jay Griz picture, Jay theme, Jay sound cue, fourth host, crew camera, costume punishment, or physical stunt appears. The isolated 'Jay' tokens are ordinary shorthand for Jason. The show opens with an ornate Ultimate Draft Kit voiceover promising to crush enemies, turn rival drafters into trouser-wearing turnips, collect their tears in a puddle, and make the customer a monster in a chicken coop. Published visuals are ordinary product screens rather than literal turnips, tears, monsters, or chickens. The live desk then whispers Football Time because only half the teams will play roughly a quarter; Andy visibly wears the pale shirt being discussed, but its printing is not legible in the 360p source. The hosts try to speak in italics and accidentally use an Italian accent. A Rhamondre workload sentence breaks into 'work load,' 'workload workload,' and finally 'workload squared.' Mike explicitly calls his DeAndre Swift relationship a lifelong feud, says the two are in civil court, and admits his ranking is personal. His Kenneth Walker loyalty is even clearer: Mike ranks Walker ninth, which keeps the consensus top twenty, and answers radio silence by stressing Walker's youth, home-run ability, pass-catching possibility, and unchallenged ownership of the backfield. Alvin Kamara revives a forgotten Super Camario cue; exact video review confirms a real red pixel-art SUPER KAMARIO overlay with a brick border before the hosts debate whether the bit implies speed, star power, or a mushroom. Dennis Allen then becomes a dialogue-only character: the desk says he loves Taysom Hill enough to put him in the will, certainly drives a Corvette, and sends Kyle to research the imaginary vehicle. Near the close, Jason's willingness to draft De'Von Achane and Raheem Mostert after already taking Tyreek Hill creates a three-Dolphin pod, the one-off Dolphin King title, repeated Office jokes, and visible disgust on Andy's face. The Los Angeles tenth-anniversary Megalashow pitch promises that Jason will use the T-shirt cannon for shirts, signed jerseys, and actual signed memorabilia; the hosts call that irresponsible but say he will do it. The video shows only the desk and anniversary graphic, not the cannon or launch.
56:17 ↗The NFL draft. Yeah. The stench of his rookie year, I think, is still permeating the success of the second year for him. He is becoming the player that they hope they drafted. Can he fumble on his first carry? Was he one of those guys? I'm pretty sure. I almost positive James Cook came in and fumbled on the first play of his career. Oh, yeah. Yep. Kyle is echoing you. Yeah. I mean, this year he becomes who he has always been. James Dalvin Cook. It's his birthday. We got it. We forgot that. Boston. Devon A. Chan comes in at 11. The last name we'll talk about today. Jason, you don't get to talk. Just kidding. He was your fire pick on the Ice and Fire show. And, you know, Miami's fast, man. Miami is so fast. It's such a machine. The first half of these past couple years have been incredible for the dolphins. They just.
57:17 ↗People aren't ready for the speed. I don't know if it's the lack of practices. When I was watching the hard knocks, I just marveled at this conversation between Iber Flus and Caleb Williams, and it was all about seven practices. It's like, wow, you had seven practices with this team and you've made great strides. It's like, they don't practice enough, man. They don't anymore. And here's, you know, Miami hits the ground run in every single year. His efficiency was out of this world. It wasn't all amazing games for Devon A. Chan, like we, you know, I don't know what the season looks like if you just take away the Denver game. 203 yards on the ground. And I think he had four touchdowns in that game. You did. That'll change things a little bit. But, you know, we saw some more variance over the back half of the year. We saw the upside. We also, like, Devon A. Chan, there's a world where Devon A. Chan just doesn't get.
58:17 ↗on certain games he doesn't get the touches you want him to get. That's all I think is worth saying. Yeah, I mean, I talked him up on the fire episode. If you want to go back and listen to him, I'm fully in. I spent the whole off season going back and forth because it's a dangerous pick. He's small. He's breakable. He got injured several times last year. But he's also electric. This is the first year coming in where he's not, you know, practicing for track and field in the 40 time. He came in to be an NFL running back and a lot's been made about that. And to answer your question, and if you take away that insane Denver game in the game before when he was 10% snaps, the nine games he played, he had a 17-game pace of over 1,100 rushing yards, over 300 receiving yards. It would have had a real, real, real nice season with double-digit touchdowns. Yeah. Without Denver. So A. Chan comes in.
59:10 ↗ADPs RB9, Jason. So are you offended by us having him at 11? I am. No, I am not. He's dangerous. He's a risky wildcard pick. I will be drafting him. He's dangerous. Anytime I get the opportunity, I want him on my teams this year. But that's one of those where it's like, you've got to be okay if you're wrong. And if you want to bypass him, you know, I talked about it earlier. If you want to get Riem Moster, later in the draft that you think he's a good value and so you're going to take someone else just to leave you that ammunition later no problem with that is there a world though jay where you take a chan in the second and then you just you also take mostard yes there is a world where i would be willing to do that if it's at a good value if he if most are as late as i've seen him in some drafts where it's just like what is he doing here yeah grab him a good pick is a good pick now in the mock draft we did head to head i also had tyrie kill
60:04 ↗So I'm like, okay. Yeah, yeah. That's a real overload. Too much. What is a group of dolphins? A pod? Yeah. You didn't want a pod? That was only pod three. We're up to the pod for now. Yeah. No. Foss. I'm on a roll here. I am on a roll here. You do, Mike. Yeah, okay. All right. That was for you. But I didn't like it. Andy's face is of. Pure disgust. What does the Dolphin King think about having three, about having three dolphins on the same roster? Would that be a mistake? Is there any more office jokes you want to slip into this conversation? We have a live show on Los Angeles. Ballerslive.com if you want to come see Mike and I. Ballerslive.com in LA on August 24th. Tickets are available. Lower level is pretty sold out, but the mezzanine seats are beautiful. They're great up there. That's where Mike.
61:53 ↗quarterback and tight-in rankings next week, tips and tricks episodes next week, and the My Guys episode coming next week as well because guess what? It's football time. It's football time. It's a fourth of all time. All right. That'll do it for today's episode of the show. Thank you for listening to us. Oh, yeah. Enduring. We love you. Catch you tomorrow. Goodbye. you for listening to another episode of the fantasy footballers podcast. Join our fantasy football community on join thefoot.com and follow us on Twitter at theFF ballers.