Episode 123: Rotosauce Football - The 2QBXP Podcast Returns with Sal Stefanile Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ) Greg is joined by Salvatore Stefanile ( @2QBFFB ) to reignite the 2QB Experience podcast and address the state of the two-quarterback fantasy football universe. They start with some general thoughts about how to approach 2QB and Superflex waiver wires when there are so many new starters available in the wake of injuries and benchings to Nick Foles, Drew Brees, Ben Roethlisberger, Sa...
Sep 18, 2019•50 min•Season 5Ep. 110
Episode 122: Rotosauce Football - The Gridiron Throne (S8E6) with Jeff Dumont Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ) Sorry football fans, but in this final episode of the Gridiron Throne, Greg and Jeff Dumont ( @jeffd119 ) dive fully into Game of Thrones. They discuss the series finale, "The Iron Throne," plus Season 8 in general and the entire series as a whole. What worked and what didn't, what will be remembered about the show, and where does the GoT expanded universe go from here? Take your pic...
May 24, 2019•53 min•Season 5Ep. 109
Episode 121: Rotosauce Football - The Gridiron Throne (S8E5) with Jeff Dumont Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ) Greg is joined by Jeff Dumont ( @jeffd119 ) for the Gridiron Throne, a series in which your hosts analyze fantasy football and the final season of Game of Thrones. The fantasy talk kicks off with an assessment of wide receivers in the third through fifth rounds of ADP (1:49). Next, your hosts discuss the relative value of ADP's top-12 tight ends, comparing them to similarly priced wi...
May 15, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Season 5Ep. 108
Episode 120: Rotosauce Football - The Gridiron Throne (S8E4) with Jeff Dumont Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ) Greg is joined by Jeff Dumont ( @jeffd119 ) for the Gridiron Throne, a series in which your hosts will analyze fantasy football and the final season of Game of Thrones. After a brief lament for the retirement of Derek Anderson, the football discussion in this episode centers around tough situations to evaluate for the upcoming fantasy season (3:27). Next, your hosts discuss the reaso...
May 10, 2019•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 107
Episode 119: Rotosauce Football - The Gridiron Throne (S8E3) with Jeff Dumont Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ) Greg is joined by Jeff Dumont ( @jeffd119 ) for the Gridiron Throne, a series in which your hosts will analyze fantasy football and the final season of Game of Thrones. The football discussion in an assessment of fantasy winners and fantasy losers from the 2019 NFL draft. To transition into Game of Thrones (26:51), characters from the show are likened to NFL general managers. Next, G...
Apr 30, 2019•51 min•Season 5Ep. 106
Episode 118: Rotosauce Football - The Gridiron Throne (S8E2) with Jeff Dumont Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ) Greg is joined by Jeff Dumont ( @jeffd119 ) for the Gridiron Throne, a series in which your hosts will analyze fantasy football and the final season of Game of Thrones. The football discussion revolves around best ball draft strategy, with thoughts from your hosts on roster construction, risk tolerance, player archetypes, fading last season's results, teams to target or avoid, and (o...
Apr 24, 2019•57 min•Season 5Ep. 105
Episode 117: Rotosauce Football - The Gridiron Throne (S8E1) with Jeff Dumont Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ) Greg is joined by Jeff Dumont ( @jeffd119 ) for the Gridiron Throne, a series in which your hosts will analyze fantasy football and the final season of Game of Thrones. The football discussion revolves around veteran players who could lose or gain value based on the results of the upcoming NFL draft. To bridge the conversation from pigskin to dragon scales, your hosts figure out how ...
Apr 18, 2019•51 min•Season 5Ep. 104
Episode 116: Rotosauce Football - Required Reading with Kenneth Griggs Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ) Greg is joined by Kenneth Griggs ( @Dexters_Library ) to start digging back into NFL offseason news. They talk about Baker Mayfield and the ascending Browns and the appeal of taking more risks in fantasy drafts. Later, they discuss Kenneth's resolution to read 52 books in 2019 (17:00). He explains how he's reshaped his routine to read more, then notes a few of his favorite novels so far. Yo...
Apr 17, 2019•59 min•Season 5Ep. 103
Episode 115: Rotosauce Football - The Gridiron Throne with Jeff Dumont Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ) Greg is joined by Jeff Dumont ( @jeffd119 ) for the Gridiron Throne, a series in which your hosts will discuss fantasy football and analyze the final season of Game of Thrones. In this inaugural installment before the show's premiere, football comes first, as your hosts evaluate Baker Mayfield's climbing ADP, try to contextualize Matt Ryan's late-bloomer profile, and sort through the rumore...
Apr 14, 2019•53 min•Season 5Ep. 102
Episode 114: Rotosauce Baseball - Outfield, Pitcher, & Catcher Ranks with Toby Guevin Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ) Greg is joined by Toby Guevin ( @BatFlipCrazy ) to finish up the fantasy baseball rankings comparison they initiated in Episode 113. This second installment begins with outfield discussion (1:17), including why your hosts aren't drafting Nick Castellanos, Toby’s bold projection for Yasiel Puig, other key rankings discrepancies, an attempt to sort out the Padres outfielder...
Mar 14, 2019•2 hr 24 min•Season 4Ep. 101
Episode 113: Rotosauce Baseball - Infield Rankings with Toby Guevin Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ) Greg is joined by Toby Guevin ( @BatFlipCrazy ) to compare and analyze the similarities and differences between their fantasy baseball rankings for 2019. The positions will be split up across two shows. In this first installment, the discussion begins with some rankings philosophy (2:30) and a couple disclaimers. Next, overall top-30s are compared (9:46), noting differing views on how early to...
Mar 12, 2019•2 hr 15 min•Season 4Ep. 100
Episode 112: Rotosauce Baseball - TGFBI Draft Report Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). Greg's draft in League 2 of The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational ( @TGFBI ) is complete. Trying to win the overall prize is the ultimate goal, of course, and Greg explains how his baseline draft strategy had to shift to attack the Invitational's multi-league tournament setting. But as your host recounts his navigation through the league's 30-round draft, there's still plenty of analysis to share for stan...
Mar 05, 2019•48 min•Season 4Ep. 99
Episode 111: Rotosauce Baseball - TGFBI Reactions and RP Talk with Mike Alexander Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). Greg welcomes Mike Alexander ( @Roto_Wan ) back to the show to talk about their experiences in the early rounds of The Great Fantasy Baseball Invitational. They discuss jockeying for preferred draft slots via the NFBC's Kentucky Derby System (KDS), how the overall competition changes draft strategy, plus other surprises and notes from the first two days of picks. Later, your hos...
Feb 26, 2019•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 98
Episode 110: Rotosauce Football - Macro & Micro Tiers of QB Rankings Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). Programming Note: Going forward, the 2QB Experience podcast feed is being updated to include some non-football content. Greg explained the change at the beginning of Episode 109, but please stay subscribed because this episode and many more to come will still feature in-depth discussion of fantasy football. On this quick-hit installment of the show, Greg throws his redraft quarterback ra...
Feb 19, 2019•24 min•Season 4Ep. 97
Episode 109: Rotosauce Baseball - BARF Draft Recap with Sammy Reid Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). Programming Note: Going forward, the 2QB Experience podcast feed is being updated to include some non-football content. Greg explains the forthcoming change at the beginning of this episode, but please stay subscribed because proper 2QBXP episodes will return with more football talk before you know it. After all that programming housekeeping is out of the way, Greg welcomes Sammy Reid ( @Sammy...
Feb 13, 2019•1 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 96
Episode 108: The Analytics of Dynasty with Jordan McNamara Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). Greg is joined by Jordan McNamara ( @McNamaraDynasty ) of UTH Dynasty, and they discuss Jordan's new book, The Analytics of Dynasty , including its applications for two-quarterback dynasty leagues. From the inception of the book to how the data was gathered and applied, the conversation dives deep into strategy for dynasty fantasy football. How should owners balance running back and wide receiver rost...
Jan 23, 2019•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 95
Episode 107: Week 17 Preview of DFS QBs with Josh ADHD Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). Greg is joined by Josh ADHD ( @FantasyADHD ) of FantasyInsiders and RotoGrinders to analyze the quarterback position for Week 17's main slate at DraftKings. They begin by briefly discussing how NFL playoff implications could affect player usage for key teams, then identify some general attributes to look for when choosing QBs in DFS. The Week 17 preview kicks into high gear after that (10:20), as Greg and...
Dec 28, 2018•1 hr 26 min•Season 3Ep. 94
Episode 106: Week 15 Recap and Week 16 Preview Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). Greg is podcasting solo yet again, and he kicks off the show by looking back at his own teams' performances so far in the fantasy playoffs. There are a few whiny gripes about matchups gone wrong, but his main focus is evaluating the process that went into his lineup decisions across multiple leagues, in an effort to illustrate the nebulous concept of "process over results." After that, Greg dives into the show's ...
Dec 18, 2018•55 min•Season 3Ep. 93
Episode 105: Week 14 Recap and Week 15 Preview with Brian Malone Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). Greg is joined by Brian Malone ( @BrianMaloneFF ) of the Dynasty Command Center. To start the show, they talk about broad takeaways from the 2018 fantasy season, particularly for dynasty formats. Then your hosts dive into the Week 14 recap (6:21), discussing the unforgiving nature of so many vultured touchdowns, some impressive defensive performances, the depth of quarterback production, Josh Jo...
Dec 11, 2018•42 min•Season 3Ep. 92
Episode 104: Week 13 Recap and Week 14 Preview with Tod Burros Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). Greg is joined by Tod Burros ( @TodfromPa ) of the Run to Daylight podcast, Rotoviz, Fanball, and Football Diehards. They kick off the show examining best ball league results and draft strategy based on what we've learned from the 2018 season so far. Then your hosts dive into the Week 13 recap (19:50), discussing what stood out from a strange set of games, late-season turnover at the running back ...
Dec 04, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 91
Episode 103: Week 12 Recap and Week 13 Preview with Mike Alexander Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). Greg is joined by Mike Alexander ( @Roto_Wan ) of LineupLogic, Razzball, and Friends With Fantasy Benefits. They begin the show by assessing Jacksonville's decision to bench Blake Bortles for Cody Kessler. After discussing the fallout of that move (and some others) by the Jaguars, your hosts dive into the Week 12 recap (7:15), with analysis of key injuries, waiver priorities at the quarterback...
Nov 27, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 90
Episode 102: Week 11 Recap and Week 12 Preview Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). Thanksgiving threw a monkey wrench (turkey wrench?) into Greg's schedule this week, and without a guest host, he dives right into his Week 11 recap on this episode. From Alex Smith's injury to Lamar Jackson's first start, and Ben Roethlisberger's late-game comeback to the void left on Sunday by Chiefs-Rams, Greg has you covered on all things 2QB and Superflex. He also gives out the show's weekly awards for boom a...
Nov 19, 2018•41 min•Season 3Ep. 89
Episode 101: Week 10 Recap and Week 11 Preview with Chris Allen Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). Greg is joined by Chris Allen ( @ChrisAllenFFWX ) of 4for4 and Fantrax. They kick off the show discussing the end of the Nathan Peterman era in Buffalo and Russell Wilson's talent relative to his usage. After that, they dive into the Week 10 recap (8:46), with big-picture takeaways about the Jaguars, contrarian tight end picks in daily fantasy, Frank Reich's shot at winning coach of the year, and...
Nov 13, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 88
Episode 100: Week 9 Recap and Week 10 Preview with Josh Lake Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). Greg is joined by his former podcast partner and TwoQBs.com co-founder Joshua Lake ( @LakeTwoQBs ) for the 2QBXP's 100th episode. After catching up on what Josh has been up to since his departure from the fantasy content game, your reunited hosts dive into business as usual with the Week 9 recap (6:02). They discuss the evolution of coaching in 2018's offensive renaissance, pace control, narratives ...
Nov 06, 2018•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 87
Episode 99: Week 8 Recap and Week 9 Preview with Jeff Dumont Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). Greg is joined by Jeff Dumont ( @jeffd119 ) of TwoQBs.com, and they kick off the show discussing the fantasy impact of Hue Jackson and Todd Haley getting fired before speculating on some unrelated players to potentially buy and sell. After that, they dive into the Week 8 recap (11:38). They look back at Ryan Fitzpatrick usurping Jameis Winston, marvel at Russell Wilson's crazy efficiency, and pick Q...
Oct 30, 2018•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 86
Episode 98: Week 7 Recap and Week 8 Preview with Bubba Entrekin Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). Greg is joined by Bubba Entrekin ( @bdentrek ) of TheSportsDegens.com and the Benched with Bubba Podcast. They kick off the show dissecting the Cowboys' trade for Amari Cooper before getting into their Week 7 recap (10:44). They look back at Jacksonville's decision to bench Blake Bortles for Cody Kessler, touch on a few key injuries, pick QB Booms/Busts of the Week, and perform post mortems on th...
Oct 23, 2018•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 85
Episode 97: Week 6 Recap and Week 7 Preview with Anthony Staggs Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). Greg is joined by Anthony Staggs ( @PyroStag ) of Pyromaniac.com for a Week 6 recap (6:16), starting with a check-in on Carson Wentz & Jameis Winston, then discussing the surprisingly good Bears-Dolphins game and the sad outlook of Derek Carr going forward. After awarding some quarterbacks for Boom of the Week and Bust of the Week, the conversation turns to a Week 7 preview (35:30). Greg &...
Oct 16, 2018•58 min•Season 3Ep. 84
Episode 96: Week 5 Recap, Week 6 Preview, and ROS QB Rankings Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). Greg flies solo on this episode, but hits all the typical checkpoints in his Week 5 recap (1:17), including big picture takeaways and picks for Boom of the Week and Bust of the Week at quarterback. The Week 6 preview is par for the course as well (20:16), with a handful of QB2 streaming options, plus some candidates for Clipboard Holder of the Week. After all that, the bulk of the show is spent on ...
Oct 11, 2018•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 83
Episode 95: Week 4 Recap and Week 5 Preview with Sammy Reid Sponsored by SquadQL Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). Greg is joined by Sammy Reid ( @SammyReidFI ) of RotoGrinders for a Week 4 recap (1:41), starting with big picture analysis of the NFL's scoring onslaught through four weeks. They also discuss the value of projections when setting lineups, try to pin down Ryan Fitzpatrick's return to backup status, and give out awards for QB booms and busts of the week. In the Week 5 preview (34:...
Oct 02, 2018•55 min•Season 3Ep. 82
Episode 94: Week 3 Recap and Week 4 Preview with Kenneth Griggs Sponsored by SquadQL Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). Greg is joined by Kenneth Griggs ( @Dexters_Library ) of TwoQBs and Fighting Chance Fantasy. They start the show with a Week 3 recap (2:29), discussing Tom Brady's struggles, rookie quarterbacks coming into starting roles, CJ Beathard replacing Jimmy Garoppolo, and QB awards for the week. Later, in the Week 4 preview (34:08), they look ahead to a surprisingly good Thursday ni...
Sep 26, 2018•59 min•Season 3Ep. 81
