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093 - Week 2 Recap and Week 3 Preview with John Proctor

Episode 93: Week 2 Recap and Week 3 Preview with John Proctor Sponsored by SquadQL Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). Greg is joined by John Proctor ( @JohnProctorDFS ) of the DFS Power Hour podcast and the Quant Edge for a Week 2 recap and a Week 3 preview geared toward two-quarterback and daily fantasy football. Looking back (1:41), they discuss a couple defenses to emerge as notable quarterback matchups, then peg booms, busts, and mirages from Week 2. The recap closes out with a big-picture...

Sep 19, 201856 minSeason 3Ep. 80

092 - Week 1 Recap and Week 2 Preview with Scott Pianowski

Episode 92: Week 1 Recap and Week 2 Preview with Scott Pianowski Sponsored by SquadQL Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). Greg is joined by Scott Pianowski ( @scott_pianowski ) of Yahoo! Sports for a Week 1 recap and a Week 2 preview geared toward two-quarterback fantasy football. Looking back at Sunday (1:30), they consider speculative backup quarterback adds from Green Bay and Tennessee, tab Ryan Fitzpatrick as the obvious Boom of the Week at QB (also discussing what it means for Jameis Winst...

Sep 11, 20181 hr 2 minSeason 3Ep. 79

091 - Week 1 Preview with Danny Kelly

Episode 91: Week 1 Preview with Danny Kelly Sponsored by SquadQL Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). Greg is joined by Danny Kelly ( @DannyBKelly ) of TheRinger.com to provide some last-minute draft advice (1:16). They discuss risers and fallers based on recent roster moves, how to approach the 49ers backfield in drafts, how good Chicago's defense can be in fantasy with the addition of Khalil Mack, and where Carson Wentz should be drafted in light of news that Nick Foles will start in Week 1. T...

Sep 04, 201853 minSeason 3Ep. 78

090 - Two-A-Days with Sal Stefanile & Rich Hribar

Episode 90: Two-A-Days with Sal Stefanile & Rich Hribar Sponsored by SquadQL Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). The Two-A-Days series on the 2QBXP podcast features two analysts per episode breaking down their personal strategies for managing the quarterback position in fantasy. This tenth and final installment for 2018 features Salvatore Stefanile ( @2QBFFB ) of TwoQBs.com and Rich Hribar ( @LordReebs ) of Rotoworld. Sal is up first (3:59), and he talks about the Rodney Dangerfield of fant...

Aug 30, 20181 hr 16 minSeason 3Ep. 77

089 - Two-A-Days with Josh Hermsmeyer & Chris Allen

Episode 89: Two-A-Days with Josh Hermsmeyer & Chris Allen Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). The Two-A-Days series on the 2QBXP podcast features two analysts per episode breaking down their personal strategies for managing the quarterback position in fantasy. This ninth installment features Josh Hermsmeyer ( @friscojosh ) of 4for4 and AirYards.com, plus Chris Allen ( @ChrisAllenFFWX ) of 4for4, Fantrax, and The Dynasty Owners Manual podcast. Josh is up first (2:30), and he'll explain depth...

Aug 22, 20181 hr 5 minSeason 3Ep. 76

088 - Two-A-Days with Travis May & John Bosch

Episode 88: Two-A-Days with Travis May & John Bosch Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). The Two-A-Days series on the 2QBXP podcast features two analysts per episode breaking down their personal strategies for managing the quarterback position in fantasy. This eighth installment features Travis May ( @FF_TravisM ) of DLF and the Dynasty Life Podcast, plus John Bosch ( @EmpireFFL ) of Dynasty Game Night and the Dynasty Wall Street pod. Travis is up first (3:10), and he'll discuss the variabil...

Aug 20, 20181 hr 13 minSeason 3Ep. 75

087 - Two-A-Days with Mike Tagliere & Bobby Sylvester

Episode 87: Two-A-Days with Mike Tagliere & Bobby Sylvester Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). The Two-A-Days series on the 2QBXP podcast features two analysts per episode breaking down their personal strategies for managing the quarterback position in fantasy. This seventh installment features Mike Tagliere ( @MikeTagliereNFL ) and Bobby Sylvester ( @bobbyfantasypro ) of FantasyPros. Mike is up first (3:13), and he discusses realistic boom and bust expectations for quarterbacks from week ...

Aug 15, 201857 minSeason 3Ep. 74

086 - Two-A-Days with Ben Cummins & Mike Wright

Episode 86: Two-A-Days with Ben Cummins & Mike Wright Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). The Two-A-Days series on the 2QBXP podcast features two analysts per episode breaking down their personal strategies for managing the quarterback position in fantasy. This sixth installment features Ben Cummins ( @BenCumminsFF ) and Mike Wright ( @FFHitman ) of The Fantasy Footballers. Ben is up first (3:02), and he discusses quarterback strategy for 1QB leagues with more teams, as well as how to proje...

Aug 14, 20181 hr 1 minSeason 3Ep. 73

085 - Two-A-Days with Evan Silva & TJ Hernandez

Episode 85: Two-A-Days with Evan Silva & TJ Hernandez Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). The Two-A-Days series on the 2QBXP podcast features two analysts per episode breaking down their personal strategies for managing the quarterback position in fantasy. This fifth installment features Evan Silva ( @evansilva ) of Rotoworld and TJ Hernandez ( @TJHernandez ) of 4for4. Evan is up first (2:30), and he talks about how Next Gen Stats have reshaped his approach to quarterback evaluations and wh...

Aug 13, 20181 hr 5 minSeason 3Ep. 72

084 - Two-A-Days with Scott Fish & Josh ADHD

Episode 84: Two-A-Days with Scott Fish & Josh ADHD Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). The Two-A-Days series on the 2QBXP podcast features two analysts per episode breaking down their personal strategies for managing the quarterback position in fantasy. This third installment features Scott Fish ( @ScottFIsh24 ) of FanBall and Fantasy ADHD ( @FantasyADHD ) of RotoGrinders & Fantasy Insiders. Scott is up first (3:06), and he talks about the importance of scoring settings on quarterback v...

Aug 09, 20181 hr 1 minSeason 3Ep. 71

083 - Two-A-Days with Jim Sannes & Brandon Gdula

Episode 83: Two-A-Days with Jim Sannes & Brandon Gdula Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). The Two-A-Days series on the 2QBXP podcast features two analysts per episode breaking down their personal strategies for managing the quarterback position in fantasy. This third installment features Jim Sannes ( @JimSannes ) and Brandon Gdula ( @gdula13 ) of numberFire. Jim is up first (2:53), and he promotes the value of betting spreads to help project quarterback production, then discusses the impac...

Aug 08, 20181 hr 8 minSeason 3Ep. 70

082 - Two-A-Days with Anthony Amico & Jeremy Hardt

Episode 82: Two-A-Days with Anthony Amico & Jeremy Hardt Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). The Two-A-Days series on the 2QBXP podcast features two analysts per episode breaking down their personal strategies for managing the quarterback position in fantasy. This second installment features Anthony Amico ( @amicsta ) of RotoCurve and Jeremy Hardt ( @FantasyGumshoe ) of RotoViz. Anthony is up first (3:13), and he discusses evaluating quarterbacks through the context of their playmakers and ...

Aug 07, 201858 minSeason 3Ep. 69

081 - Two-A-Days with Matt Kelley & Eric McClung

Episode 81: Two-A-Days with Matt Kelley & Eric McClung Hosted by Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ). The Two-A-Days series on the 2QBXP podcast features two analysts per episode breaking down their personal strategies for managing the quarterback position in fantasy. This first installment features Matt Kelley ( @Fantasy_Mansion ) and Eric McClung ( @ericmcclung ) of PlayerProfiler and RotoUnderworld Radio. Matt is up first (2:55), and he discusses why he tends to fade last year's production, plus ho...

Aug 06, 20181 hr 18 minSeason 3Ep. 68

080 - Denny Carter, Kicker Consultant

Episode 80: Denny Carter, Kicker Consultant Denny Carter ( @CDCarter13 ) joins host Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ) to discuss Denny's equity scores and determine which horror movie franchise has the largest equity gap between installments (2:43). They also take some listener questions (18:47), talking tight end premium and if it matters, Bills quarterbacks and if they matter, and which single player from NFL history would make the best team of 22 players via cloning. Later, Denny gets into his study ...

Jul 26, 201850 minSeason 3Ep. 67

079 - Scott Fish Bowl Primer and Trivia Winner Announcement

Episode 79: Scott Fish Bowl Primer and Trivia Winner Announcement In a short-and-sweet episode, host Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ) reveals the winner of the trivia contest announced last episode for entry into the Scott Fish Bowl, offers up a basic primer for the #SFB8 format, walks through the answers to said trivia contest, and teases the upcoming TwoQBs.com draft guide for 2QB and Superflex fantasy football. Links The Scott Fish Bowl Join a TwoQBs Mock Draft A TwoQBs.com Production Intro Music: F...

Jun 28, 201826 minSeason 3Ep. 66

078 - SFB8 Giveaway & 2QB Draft Case Studies

Episode 78: SFB8 Giveaway & 2QB Draft Case Studies Host Greg Smith kicks off this solo show by telling you how you can win entry into this year's Scott Fish Bowl . He then jumps into a series of two-quarterback drafting case studies, contrasting the results of three different drafts with his most recent QB rankings update. The first study looks at a 12-team Superflex league (4:16). The second study examines a separate draft with the same format, where Greg applied a different strategy (35:58...

Jun 15, 20181 hr 8 minSeason 3Ep. 65

077 - Exotic Smashmouth Teacup Ride with Danny Kelly

Episode 77: Exotic Smashmouth Teacup Ride with Danny Kelly After a failed recording of reactions to the NFL draft a couple weeks ago, host Greg Smith is re-joined by The Ringer's Danny Kelly ( @DannyBKelly ) for a second attempt at podcast glory. They kick things off with a brief discussion about the impacts of contract-years and holdouts on fantasy evaluations (1:44), then Danny explains which of his initial impressions from the draft have changed the most over the past few weeks (4:04). From t...

May 31, 20181 hr 14 minSeason 3Ep. 64

076 - Post-Draft Analysis with Christopher Harris

Episode 76: Post-Draft Analysis with Christopher Harris Host Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ) welcomes Christopher Harris ( @HarrisFootball ) to the podcast for some better-late-than-never analysis of the 2QB/Superflex landscape in the wake of the NFL draft. They assess the relative values of incoming rookie passers (7:46), get into general two-quarterback draft and streaming strategy (24:21), and then branch out to examine incumbent quarterbacks players at other positions (42:37). Links HarrisFootball...

May 17, 20181 hr 19 minSeason 3Ep. 63

075 - 2018 NFL Draft, Running Commentary of Round 1

Episode 75: 2018 NFL Draft, Running Commentary of Round 1 Host Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ) flies solo for this live-recorded running commentary of the first round of the 2018 NFL draft. It should come as no surprise that quarterbacks are the focus of this episode, and Round 1 kept the position relevant from pick-one all the way to pick-32. Greg touches on Baker Mayfield to the Browns (1:36), Saquon Barkley to the Giants (4:02), Sam Darnold to the Jets (7:19), Denzel Ward to the Browns (8:38), Brad...

Apr 27, 201833 minSeason 3Ep. 62

074 - Best Ball QB Strategy with Tod Burros

Episode 74: Best Ball QB Strategy with Tod Burros Host Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ) welcomes Tod Burros ( @TodfromPA ) to the show to discuss strategy surrounding quarterbacks in best ball fantasy football leagues. They start with a general overview of the format and where most people play. Next, Tod talks roster construction, with specific emphasis on the quarterback position (10:12). The conversation then turns to value assessments of the QBs near top of ADP (13:39) and how to assemble a portfoli...

Apr 13, 20181 hr 8 minSeason 3Ep. 61

073 - Play-Calling with Anthony Staggs

Episode 73: Play-Calling with Anthony Staggs Host Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ) welcomes Anthony Staggs ( @PyroStag ), and the show kicks off with a brief background of Anthony's experience with indoor football, then some crystal ball work on quarterbacks who might surprisingly be on the hot seat this year. From there, they dive deep into a discussion of play-calling tendencies. From projections of total plays to run/pass splits in shotgun vs. under center, your hosts examine how play-calling trends...

Apr 11, 20181 hr 19 minSeason 3Ep. 60

072 - Breaking the Game - Monopoly

Episode 72: Breaking the Game - Monopoly Sponsored by the Fan Controlled Football League Host Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ) flies solo on this episode of the podcast, revisiting his Breaking the Game article from a couple years ago (linked below). In that article, he compared the basic game of Tic-Tac-Toe to fantasy football, and this time around he's looking at the classic board game of Monopoly. What can the mean, two-dimensional streets of Atlantic City teach us about fantasy strategy? Lace up th...

Mar 29, 201841 minSeason 3Ep. 59

071 - TANY/A with Sean Slavin, FCFL with Ray Austin

Episode 71: TANY/A with Sean Slavin, FCFL with Ray Austin Sponsored by the Fan Controlled Football League Host Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ) welcomes Sean Slavin ( @Slavin22 ), and they kick off the show with a comparison of Chad Henne to Patrick Mahomes using Sean's TANY/A metric (2:27). News flash! It's not a fair comparison! Next, your hosts review Sean's recent series of TANY/A articles here at TwoQBs (7:12). After explaining the meaning of his stat, Sean profiles some surprising TANY/A standout...

Mar 22, 20181 hr 8 minSeason 3Ep. 58

070 - Post-Combine with Anthony Amico

Episode 70: Post-Combine with Anthony Amico Sponsored by the Fan Controlled Football League Host Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ) welcomes Anthony Amico ( @amicsta ) of RotoViz and TwoQBs to catch up on happenings at the NFL Combine and other news from the fantasy world. They kick off the show with a discussion of overlap between fantasy football and fantasy baseball (1:21), then they check in on the trade of Tyrod Taylor to the Cleveland Browns (9:15). The balance of the episode is largely geared towa...

Mar 12, 201854 minSeason 3Ep. 57

069 - Pre-Combine with JJ Zachariason

Episode 69: Pre-Combine with JJ Zachariason Sponsored by the Fan Controlled Football League Host Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ) welcomes numberFire's JJ Zachariason ( @LateRoundQB ) for the show's nicest episode to date. They begin this pre-combine conversation with a discussion of Kirk Cousins' fantasy ceiling, relative to where he lands in free agency. Next, JJ talks about his favorite prospects in this year's rookie class, as well as some he's less bullish on. The episode wraps up with some forced...

Mar 07, 201834 minSeason 3Ep. 56

068 - 2018 Offseason Kickoff with Sal Stefanile

Episode 68: 2018 Offseason Kickoff with Sal Stefanile Host Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ) welcomes TwoQBs.com co-founder Salvatore Stefanile ( @2QBFFB ) back to the show to get the podcast fired up for the 2018 offseason. They spend the first portion of the show discussing Sal's decision to not play fantasy football last year, and where he stands today. Full disclosure, the conversation steers away from football to real-life issues for a time. Around the 12-minute mark, the focus comes back to fantas...

Mar 02, 20181 hr 5 minSeason 3Ep. 55

067 - Week 15 Recap & Week 16 Preview with Ben Cummins

Episode 67: Week 15 Recap & Week 16 Preview with Ben Cummins Host Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ) is joined by Ben Cummins ( @BenCumminsFF ) for a Week 15 recap and Week 16 preview, with extra attention paid to daily fantasy, specifically FanDuel's new Superflex DFS offerings. Before they dive too deep into the DFS waters, they review important 2QB and Superflex developments from Week 15, including Antonio Brown's injury, Trevor Siemian's injury, Cleveland's quarterback situation, Blaine Gabbert's...

Dec 19, 20171 hr 31 minSeason 2Ep. 54

066 - Week 14 Recap & Week 15 Preview with Bobby Sylvester

Episode 66: Week 14 Recap & Week 15 Preview with Bobby Sylvester Host Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ) is joined by Bobby Sylvester ( @bobbyfantasypro ) of FantasyPros, and they start their Week 14 recap with a deep dive on the drop-off from Carson Wentz to Nick Foles in Philadelphia. They also discuss T.J. Yates replacing Tom Savage, Bryce Petty replacing Josh McCown, and A.J. McCarron replacing Andy Dalton, plus the Week 14 snow day in Buffalo. Quarterback Boom and Bust of the Week awards follow,...

Dec 12, 201757 minSeason 2Ep. 53

065 - Week 13 Recap & Week 14 Preview with Scott Pianowski

Episode 65: Week 13 Recap & Week 14 Preview with Scott Pianowski Host Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ) is joined by Scott Pianowski ( @scott_pianowski ) of Yahoo Sports and they start the show by reviewing key quarterback news from Week 13, including Jimmy Garoppolo's first start for San Francisco, Matthew Stafford's bruised hand, Geno Smith's return to the bench, and the value of undesirable fantasy quarterbacks like Nathan Peterman. They also discuss the outlook of Giovani Bernard in the wake of ...

Dec 06, 20171 hr 34 minSeason 2Ep. 52

064 - Week 12 Recap & Week 13 Preview with Anthony Amico

Episode 64: Week 12 Recap & Week 13 Preview with Anthony Amico Host Greg Smith ( @gregsauce ) is joined by Anthony Amico ( @amicsta ) to discuss news from around the league, with analysis of the QB situation in Denver, Tyrod Taylor's odds of starting for the rest of the year, Jimmy Garoppolo's outlook, the impact of Damien Williams' injury on Kenyan Drake's value, running back committees in Seattle & Tampa, Buffalo's receiving options with Kelvin Benjamin hurt, Greg Olsen's aggravated fo...

Nov 28, 20171 hr 2 minSeason 2Ep. 51
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