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Week 11 Studs & Duds + QB Despair, Smashups! - Fantasy Football Podcast for 11/20
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momentMegalodon hides a hashtag behind three Thanksgiving shows
The special Thanksgiving Megalodon combines the Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday shows into the longest, biggest, most-listened episode. The hosts recall Dinner Butter nearly trending with Thanksgiving, promise a new tweet-to-enter hashtag, ask Brooks about the prizes, and announce two signed jerseys plus an A.J. Brown mini helmet before declaring themselves broke.
momentMonday Punday repairs Garrett Willstocks on air
Monday Punday processes Week 11 through Perfect Passer, Jalen Soren, Tank Delicious, Breece Hallelujah, Scam LaPorta, Devon I.R. Chan, Hollywood Brown Pants, Quentin Dropston, and Jared Gawful. Garrett Willstocks fails because of an accidental T and extra S, so another host interprets it as Garrett Will Suck for the week and Will Stuck for his managers.
momentMike can forecast injuries by reading his roster
After Mike is directly asked about his weekend injuries, his reply lists Mark Andrews as the loss that likely tanked the League of Record, Joe Burrow as the dynasty loss that also removes Jamar Chase, and Kenneth Walker as another casualty. Asked whether he can predict the next injuries, Mike offers to read off his roster.
momentJason's emotional progress reverses before facing Andy
Jason anticipates a Week 12 matchup against Andy's Dak-CeeDee stack by projecting 150 combined points and a difficult emotional week for the company. The hosts say they thought Jason had improved but that he proved them wrong and is going backward; Jason says he genuinely may not be able to remain in the studio and hopes only for a fun, playful rivalry that he wins.
momentAndy fakes a Ferguson touchdown from the studio
An unlabeled host says Andy did him dirty while that host was in the kitchen: Andy yelled 'Ferg touchdown' from the studio, causing the unnamed host to celebrate Jake Ferguson. The actual score belonged to Luke Schoonmaker, whose number 86 sits beside Ferguson's 87.
momentThe Lions jersey petition merges two Reynolds players
The hosts launch a petition because Detroit's 9, 6, and 8 forms connect too close to the bottom, making Jameson and Josh Reynolds in adjacent numbers hard to distinguish. Solutions include treating them as one fantasy player and crediting both, adding long dreads, putting an orange headband over a helmet, or inventing a helmet-sized sweatband that likely does not exist.
momentPapa Josh tanks and hugs away his Thanksgiving invitation
Brooks answers a direct Broxie question from Deucer's Alley and says he beat Josh in dynasty while Josh is happy to tank. A nearby unlabeled reply says Achane's injury helped the tank. The hosts then say Papa Josh had nearly regained a Thanksgiving invitation, but he ran up that morning, hugged an unlabeled host against his will, and thanked that host for the Burrow-to-Justin-Fields-and-DJ-Moore trade that won his week; Mike tests whether hugging his own family would also earn disinvitation.
momentKyle disputes his own man-beater quote
Kyle asks the desk to make clear that he was not quoted as saying 'man-beater.' The hosts immediately insist that those were exactly Kyle's words and answer the attempted correction with 'Check the tape.'
summaryEpisode notes
The show previews its largest annual episode: Megalodon combines the Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday shows into a single Thanksgiving marathon, hides a completion hashtag, recalls Dinner Butter nearly trending with Thanksgiving, and promises a DK Metcalf jersey, Javonte Williams jersey, and A.J. Brown mini helmet while joking that the prizes will leave the company broke. Monday Punday turns the weekend into Perfect Passer, Jalen Soren, Tank Delicious, Breece Hallelujah, Devon I.R. Chan, Hollywood Brown Pants, Quentin Dropston, Jared Gawful, and a failed Garrett Willstocks construction that another host repairs into Garrett Will Suck/Will Stuck. Mike's weekend is summarized by his own roster: Mark Andrews tanks the League of Record, Joe Burrow's dynasty injury takes Jamar Chase with him, and Kenneth Walker also falls. Jason then anticipates facing Andy's Dak-CeeDee stack with such intensity that the hosts say his emotional state is going backward; Jason says he genuinely may not be able to remain in the studio and only hopes for a playful rivalry that he wins. An unnamed Fantasy Faceoff participant separately celebrates avoiding a turkey Wheel-of-Shame punishment for a third straight week. Near the close, an unlabeled host says Andy did him dirty by shouting 'Ferg touchdown' from the studio while that host was in the kitchen; the score actually belonged to Luke Schoonmaker, whose number sits beside Ferguson's. That launches a petition against Detroit's similarly ambiguous 8, 9, and 6 typography: the Reynolds players should merge for fantasy scoring or wear dreads, an orange helmet headband, or an impossible giant sweatband. Kyle then asks to be cleared of the phrase 'man-beater'; the hosts say that was exactly his wording and order the tape checked. Finally, Brooks speaks from Deucer's Alley and says he beat Josh in dynasty while Josh is hardcore tanking; a nearby unlabeled reply says the Achane injury helped the tank. Papa Josh later hugs an unlabeled host against his will and thanks that host for the trade that moved him from Burrow into Justin Fields and DJ Moore, which appears to revoke a tentative Thanksgiving invitation. Mike asks whether hugging his own family will get him uninvited too.
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