The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUEST: Paul Vanoostveen This month, Paul Vanoostveen--a drafter who placed two teams in the top 10 of the 2024 FFPC Never-Too-Early Best Ball Tournament--joins Eric Balkman to talk about how he is trying to win the $40,000 Grand Prize in the 2025 FFPC Never-Too-Early Best Ball Tournament. In this episode, the guys discuss whether George Kittle is going to be a hit for the second consecutive...
Feb 07, 2025•3 sec•Ep. 178
The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUEST: @DanielPriestner This week, Daniel Priestner--a winner of 162 FFPC fantasy football leagues in his career--hops aboard with Eric Balkman to talk about everything you need to know to win the $100,000 Grand Prize in the 2025 FFPC Playoff Challenge 2. In this episode, the guys break down why it's important to avoid nearly all highly owned players, which pivots could pay off big, and the...
Jan 17, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 177
The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUEST: Gary Kuhr This week, Gary Kuhr--the 20th-place finisher in the 2024 FFPC Main Event--joins Eric Balkman to talk about his teams that fell just short of a $1,000,000 Grand Prize in both the 2024 FFPC Main Event and the 2024 FantasyPros Championship In this episode, the guys discuss the amplified pressure of submitting lineups in high-stakes championship round sprints, what the Chiefs'...
Jan 10, 2025•57 min•Ep. 176
The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUEST: Gary Kuhr This week, Gary Kuhr--the 20th-place finisher in the 2024 FFPC Main Event--joins Eric Balkman to talk about his teams that fell just short of a $1,000,000 Grand Prize in both the 2024 FFPC Main Event and the 2024 FantasyPros Championship In this episode, the guys discuss the amplified pressure of submitting lineups in high-stakes championship round sprints, what the Chiefs'...
Jan 04, 2025•55 min•Ep. 175
The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUEST: Rob Linkowski This week, Rob Linkowski--a winner of nine of his 20 FFPC Main Event leagues--joins Eric Balkman to talk about his teams that are in contention for a $1,000,000 Grand Prize in both the 2024 FFPC Main Event and the 2024 FantasyPros Championship In this episode, the guys analyze Christian Watson and Jared Goff's potential Week 17 production, discuss how to handle the Clev...
Dec 28, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 174
The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUEST: Stephen Ranaghan This week, Stephen Ranaghan--a winner of 30 FFPC league championships--joins Eric Balkman to talk about his teams that are in contention for a $1,000,000 Grand Prize in both the 2024 FFPC Main Event and the 2024 FantasyPros Championship In this episode, the guys break down how Ranaghan attacked the bye week gauntlet in 2024, how the Cleveland Browns and Detroit Lions...
Dec 18, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 173
The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUESTS: Marc Davidson This week, Marc Davidson--the 2024 FFPC Main Event 20th-place overall finisher who is also pursuing a pair of $1,000,000 Grand Prize in both the FFPC Main Event and the FantasyPros Championship joins Eric Balkman for a massive FFPC Championship Round breakdown. In this episode, the players analyze the prospects for Darnell Mooney in Week 15, whether Jayden Daniels will...
Dec 11, 2024•57 min•Ep. 172
The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUESTS: John Terry This week, John Terry, the 2024 FantasyPros Championship Regular Season 25th-place overall finisher who is also pursuing a pair of $1,000,000 Grand Prize in both the FFPC Main Event and the FantasyPros Championship joins Eric Balkman for a spirited Week 14 FFPC discussion. In this episode, the guys discuss the power outage from the Falcons’ passing game in Week 13, what “...
Dec 04, 2024•57 min•Ep. 171
The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUESTS: Cade Bernsen and Brent and Mark Messina This week, Cade Bernsen, Brent, and Mark Messina, who finished the 2024 FFPC Main Event regular season in 15th place, join Balky to break down their strategy for getting up to first to win the $1,000,000 Grand Prize. In this episode, they discuss the injury-away running backs you should keep and the ones you should let go, whether David Njoku ...
Nov 30, 2024•53 min•Ep. 170
The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUESTS: Harley Copen This week, Harley Copen, a 13-time FFPC high stakes league champion–who is also pursuing a pair of $1,000,000 Grand Prize in both the FFPC Main Event and the FantasyPros Championship–joins Eric Balkman to dish on all things Week 12 in the FFPC. In this episode, they call out Tony Pollard’s prospects this weekend against Houston, whether Bucky Irving is a must-start agai...
Nov 20, 2024•56 min•Ep. 169
The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUESTS: Don Metter Don Metter--a former FFPC Main Event overall champion who took down all comers in 2009 and a winner of more than a dozen high-stakes FFPC league championships–joins Eric Balkman to break down how he finds himself in the top 50 of this year’s FFPC Main Event heading into Week 11 as he chases after a $1,000,000 Grand Prize. In this episode, they’ll go hard on the chatter su...
Nov 13, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 168
The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUESTS: John Laskowski and Barney Newkirk Winners of five FFPC Main Event high stakes leagues, John Laskowski and Barney Newkirk join Eric Balkman to discuss why they went heavy in their drafts this year on the running back position, whether the Bears offense is not in for a rebound against the Patriots, and much more. If you’re a listener of the show who isn’t subscribing yet to RotoViz, y...
Nov 06, 2024•8 sec•Ep. 167
The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUEST: Patrick Rybak Patrick Ryback--a winner of 10 high-stakes leagues with the FFPC--joins Eric Balkman to talk about his team that is in 22nd place overall in the 2024 FantasyPros Championship, a contest that will pay $1,000,000 to the winner. In this episode, the guys discuss the fallout for the Ravens and Panthers from the Diontae Johnson trade, who to pick up from the Texans after Ste...
Nov 01, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 166
The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUEST: Rick Kaufmann Rick Kaufmann--a winner of five FFPC high-stakes fantasy football leagues--sits down with host Eric Balkman to discuss Davante Adams' move to New York, Amari Cooper as a Buffalo Bill, and much more. If you’re a listener of the show who isn’t subscribing yet to RotoViz, you can get a special 10% discount through the podcast homepage. Host: Eric Balkman ( @EricBalkman ) –...
Oct 16, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 165
The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUEST: Craig Mastro Craig Mastro--a winner of 24 FFPC high-stakes fantasy football leagues--sits down with host Eric Balkman to discuss Jaylen Warren's return, Michael Wilson's role if Marvin Harrison can't go in Week 7, and much more. If you’re a listener of the show who isn’t subscribing yet to RotoViz, you can get a special 10% discount through the podcast homepage. Host: Eric Balkman ( ...
Oct 15, 2024•55 min•Ep. 164
The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUEST: Jay Flake Jay Flake--the high stakes player who is leading the 2024 FFPC Main Event after five weeks of play in his chase for the $1,000,000 Grand Prize--joins Eric Balkman for a discussion about making the right moves to stay on top, how the Jets offense will (or will not) change in the wake of the Robert Saleh firing, how to handle the New England Patriots with Drake Maye under cen...
Oct 09, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 163
The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUEST: Michael Johnson Michael Johnson--along with his brother Scott--have already won 32 FFPC high stakes leagues in their careers and have already been atop everyone else in the 2024 FFPC Main Event this season, a contest that will award a $1,000,000 Grand prize. In this episode, they discuss who you need to pay up for in FFPC leagues on the waiver wire heading into Week 5, whether Dontay...
Oct 04, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 162
The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUEST: @OverHypedSleepr Dan Williamson has won 33 high-stakes fantasy football titles to his name in the FFPC and is on the hunt for a pair of $1,000,000 Grand Prizes in both the FFPC Main Event and the FantasyPros Championship in 2024. In this episode, he and Eric Balkman discuss the rise of the Washington Commanders' offense, why Jaxon Smith-Njigba is a must-start in Week 4, and much more...
Sep 26, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 161
The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUEST: Scott Hoyt Scott Hoyt is a former FFPC Main Event league champion and the current leader in the 2024 FFPC Main Event, a competition that will pay out $1,000,000 to the overall winner. In this episode, he and host Eric Balkman discuss which Chiefs running backs and Rams receivers to pick up, why Isaiah Likely is in for a big year, and much more. If you’re a listener of the show who is...
Sep 18, 2024•52 min•Ep. 160
The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUEST: Mike Kuzma Mike Kuzma has already been to the mountaintop winning the $250,000 Grand Prize in the 2016 Footballguys Players Championship. He also has 31 league championships under his belt to date and is on the hunt for a pair of million-dollar Grand Prizes in the FFPC Main Event and FantasyPros Championship. In this episode, the guys discuss the Packers without Jordan Love, whether ...
Sep 11, 2024•6 sec•Ep. 159
The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUEST: Mike Porreca Mike Porreca won the $500,000 Grand Prize in the 2019 FFPC Main Event, finished eighth overall in the competition last year, and has won 37 FFPC league titles in the past decade. He joins Balky to talk about his thoughts on Tyler Conklin's low ADP, what he thinks about the San Francisco 49ers offense with or without Brandon Aiyuil, and much more. If you’re a listener of ...
Aug 20, 2024•9 sec•Ep. 158
The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUEST: Greg Mistretta Greg Mistretta a competitor in the 2024 FFPC Pros Vs. Joe's Challenge and a guy who has already won titles in the FFPC Main Event, the FantasyPros Championship, and high-stakes FFPC dynasty leagues. In this episode, they discuss whether Jonathan Taylor’s reception numbers will suffer this year, how successful Baker Mayfield will be without Dave Canales, and much more. ...
Jul 11, 2024•49 min•Ep. 157
The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUEST: Tommy Herrin - @TommyIsland69 Tommy Herrin--a champion of 12 high-stakes FFPC leagues--joins Eric Balkman for a discussion on how to attack the $6,000,000 FantasyPros Championship drafts to try to win a $1,000,000 Grand Prize. In this episode, he discusses how to hand the Bills running backs, his favorite late-round tight ends, and much more. If you’re a listener of the show who isn’...
Jun 06, 2024•2 sec•Ep. 156
The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUEST: Liz Ballard - @lizballard09 Liz Ballard--a champion of 15 high-stakes FFPC leagues--joins Eric Balkman for a discussion on how to attack the $6,000,000 FantasyPros Championship drafts now that the NFL Draft is behind us. In this episode, she'll talk about what draft value she likes best among the Chicago Bears receivers, what sleeper tight ends she likes late in drafts, and much more...
May 08, 2024•2 sec•Ep. 155
The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUEST: Stewart Kuehne - @StewartKuehne Stewart Kuehne--a champion of eight high-stakes FFPC dynasty leagues--joins Eric Balkman for a discussion on both veterans and rookies ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft. In this episode, he talks about which rookie running back is standing out more than ever, his strong feelings on Josh Downs, his surprising thoughts on Devin Singletary, and more. If you’re ...
Apr 03, 2024•49 min•Ep. 154
The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUEST: Greg McClain Throughout his career, Greg McClain has won more than 20 leagues in the FFPC, including 12 at the high-stakes dynasty level. In this episode, he talks about which rookie running backs he's staying away from, which wide receivers he's targeting in his rookie drafts, and what to do with the veterans on his FFPC dynasty league rosters. If you’re a listener of the show who i...
Mar 06, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 153
The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUEST: Jared Hines - @Ship_Chaser Jared Hines is a 15-time FFPC league champion in the Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC), as well as the third-place overall finisher in the 2019 FPC. In the Season Nine premiere of the High-Stakes Lowdown, Hines dishes on which Detroit Lions running back is the better value in the 2024 FFPC Never-Too-Early Best Ball Tournament, how to handle draft...
Feb 07, 2024•1 sec•Ep. 152
The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUEST: Bill McCall Bill McCall was the co-runner-up of the 2022-23 FFPC Playoff Challenge 2, a contest that paid out more than $260,000, and is a multi-league high-stakes fantasy football champion in the FFPC as well. In this episode, he and Eric Balkman discuss the players to play and fade, including Zay Flowers, Aaron Jones, and James Cook , as they formulate a lineup for a $100,000 grand...
Jan 17, 2024•53 min•Ep. 151
The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUESTS: Judd Rosengart & Phil Orban Judd Rosengart and Phil Orban--two of the 2022-23 World Famous FFPC Playoff Challenge $500,000 Grand Prize winners help get your lineups set to win this year’s World Famous FFPC Playoff Challenge and the half-million bucks that go with it. In this episode, they’ll go hard on trying to name the sleepers you need to get in your lineup, which teams you n...
Jan 10, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 150
The High-Stakes Lowdown: A RotoViz Podcast : Eric Balkman chats with high-stakes fantasy football players. GUEST: Mike Zucca– @MikeZucca Mike Zucca–the 17th-place finisher in the 2023 FFPC Main Event–joins Eric Balkman to look back on a big run for a million bucks as well as how his other FFPC teams fared this past season. In this episode, they’ll try to figure out how they let Kyren Williams slip so far, where David Njoku stands among the elite tight ends next year, what to expect from De’Von A...
Jan 03, 2024•45 min•Ep. 149
