How do you know your offense is struggling? When there are four linebackers who've played more than 200 snaps through three weeks... and your team employs two of them. But that gives Zaire Franklin and EJ Speed a nice floor moving forward for IDP managers. Josh and Adam are joined by leaguemate Sam Cosby to discuss the Colts LBs, Nick Herbig's new opportunity, Lavonte David's disappointing start, and all the other headlines from Week 3 of the 2024 NFL season. Shout out to Kentucky's own Astronom...
Sep 25, 2024•1 hr 7 min
Is it Week 2 of the 2024 NFL season... or Week 12? It feels like we've been through three months of the season given all the injuries this past weekend brought us. From Terrel Bernard to Jermaine Johnson, things are already getting grim for IDP fantasy managers. Josh, Adam, and Bobby gather to discuss the big injuries and other headlines from the week that was in the NFL. Shout out to Kentucky's own Sugadaisy for the intro and outro music. The song sampled in this episode is "Where the Wildflowe...
Sep 18, 2024•1 hr 8 min
Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season has come and gone, and in its wake, we have some juicy storylines to dig into for IDP. Josh, Adam, and Bobby gather in the Sode Shack to run through a dozen or so points of interest from around the NFL to determine what matters (and what doesn't) for your IDP fantasy football leagues. Shout out to Kentucky's own Matt Duncan for the intro and outro music. The song sampled in this episode is "On Hold" off Matt's 2015 album "Free Music." You can check out more of Matt'...
Sep 11, 2024•1 hr 4 min
With the 2024 NFL season kicking off on Thursday, it's that time of year: flag planting time! Josh, Adam, and Bobby gather in the Sode Shack to share the players they're putting their stamp on for the coming season. From top finishers at their position to rapid-fire takes covering every team, our trio celebrates the end of the offseason with some predictions for what might (hopefully) happen in the year ahead. Enjoy the new season! We made it! Shout out to Kentucky's own Matt Duncan for the intr...
Sep 04, 2024•1 hr 9 min
With the 2024 NFL season a little over a week away, it's the perfect time to talk about two of our favorite subjects: linebackers and trades! First up, the Big 3 welcomes in the Green Dot King, Mike Woellert , to discuss the bombshell Ernest Jones trade, some ambiguous green dot situations to monitor, under-the-radar LBs with green dot and 3-down appeal, and Mike's LB flag plants for 2024. Then, after the break, it's a season kickoff edition of The IDP Trade Show, as Josh, Adam, and Bobby break ...
Aug 28, 2024•1 hr 28 min
With the third week of the preseason underway, the 2024 NFL season is within striking distance. This past week's preseason action gave us some intriguing developments for our IDP leagues. Are any of them worth paying attention to? That's what Adam, Bobby, and Josh attempt to suss out on tonight's podcast. Before that, the trio goes through their IDP Madness drafts so far and discusses any changes they would've made looking back. Shout out to Kentucky's own Matt Duncan for the intro and outro mus...
Aug 23, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Josh is back and so is football! With Week 1 of the preseason wrapped, the Big 3 turn their attention to the juiciest storylines coming out of game action (plus some training camp news from this week). Is Frankie Luvu going to play primarily on the edge? Is the Trenton Simpson hype actually going to pay off? How much better are the Falcons after the additions of Matthew Judon and Justin Simmons? We wade through all the news and notes to give you the analysis you need as we inch ever closer to th...
Aug 16, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Training camps are humming along and the first full slate of preseason action gets underway this weekend, which means we are inching ever closer to real NFL football. In the meantime, we still have a torrent of IDP news to wade through coming out of all 32 NFL training camps. With Josh out of town at Colts training camp, Adam and Bobby call in the big guns for this one: PFF's finest, Jon Macri, stops by to guest host the show! Our trio goes team by team, breaking down all the latest news, and we...
Aug 09, 2024•1 hr 31 min
NFL training camps are now well underway for all 32 teams, and with the rain-shortened Hall of Fame game tonight in Canton, Ohio, football is officially back, baby! To catch you up on all the news, we're looking at IDP nuggets from beat reporters for all 32 squads, going division by division from the NFC North to the AFC West. Josh, Adam, and Bobby weigh in on whether these bits of "news" are worth paying attention to or just offseason fluff. Shout out to Kentucky's own Matt Duncan for the intro...
Aug 02, 2024•2 hr
With the start of IDP drafts being pretty chalky, the middle rounds are where drafters earn their money. After covering their favorite picks in the first 10 rounds previously, Josh and Adam are back to discuss the biggest values in rounds 11-20. If you're approaching these middle-round picks as opportunities to chase upside or go after boom/bust players, that's probably not the best approach. Listen in as we share a better way to tackle this portion of the draft. Shout out to Kentucky's own Matt...
Jul 26, 2024•1 hr 13 min
Although we preach "fade DB" in IDP, that doesn't mean we dislike cornerbacks and safeties! In fact, thanks to an influx of young talent, the dynasty DB ranks are filled with studs we'd like to have on our teams. In this episode, Josh and Adam go through the top 24 DBs in Adam's dynasty rankings to see which guys are being overvalued and undervalued, who's due for regression in 2024, and which assets we like best long term. Shout out to Kentucky's own Matt Duncan for the intro and outro music. T...
Jul 19, 2024•1 hr 26 min
Guest host Jase Abbey is joined by Jeff Pomazal, host of The IDP After Show , to present this year's All-Opportunity Team. If you missed the inaugural squad last year, this team highlights players who may not be the most flashy but are poised to see significant playing time in the upcoming season. With 10 players to choose from, this list is a valuable resource for anyone looking for draft steals, dynasty waivers, or trade options this offseason. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for our other sh...
Jul 11, 2024•37 min
It's the 4th of July in the USA and what better way to celebrate freedom than by talking linebackers! Adam, Bobby, and Josh finish the top 48 dynasty LB series by looking at the LBs from 24-1 (with a bonus 25th name thrown in). We know Roquan, Foye, and Fred sit atop the mountain, but who are the 20+ other LBs we like best for dynasty leagues? Tune in to find out! Subscribe to our YouTube channel for our other shows, The IDP After Show , The IDP Trade Show , and IDP Bets . If you'd like to suppo...
Jul 05, 2024•1 hr 37 min
It's a very special episode of The IDP Trade Show as best friend of the show, Kyle Borgognoni , joins Adam, Bobby, and Josh once more in the virtual Sode Shack. You know Kyle from Fantasy Footballers Dynasty and Fantasy Footballers DFS & Betting , but in this episode, he helps us break down your trades - both offense and IDP! Tune in as we discuss over 20 listener-submitted trades and offer advice on making trades that involve both offense and IDP. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for our ot...
Jun 26, 2024•1 hr 28 min
With any type of fantasy football draft, identifying the right players to select in each round (and passing on the players who are sure to disappoint) is one of the keys to success. IDP-only drafts are no exception. Through the first 10 rounds, there are so many pockets of value just waiting to be exploited... and just as many landmines ready to blow up your draft. In this episode, Adam and Josh go through the first 10 rounds of ADP from IDP-only drafts to find their favorite picks in each round...
Jun 21, 2024•1 hr 20 min
IT'S EPISODE 400 IN THE PODCAST FEED! Thank you to everyone who's listened to and supported the show since back in the day when we were The Big 3 IDP Podcast. And thank you to all our fellow creators who stocked this feed with awesome episodes outside our show. It's been an honor and a privilege to be part of your weekly routine for almost 5 years. Josh, Adam, and Bobby got together in the Sode Shack to celebrate this momentous occasion by discussing the LBs ranked 48-25 in Adam's dynasty rankin...
Jun 14, 2024•1 hr 22 min
Now that rookie fever has died down, let's revisit the rookies from the 2023 class. With a year of data under our belts, how are we feeling about Jalen Carter, Will Anderson, Brian Branch, and Devon Witherspoon? (Hint: very good.) The rest of the class, including those seven 1st round edge rushers? (Another hint: TBD.) Josh, Adam, and Bobby wade through the data from last season to determine the dynasty and redraft outlook for the notable 2nd year IDPs. Subscribe to our YouTube channel for our o...
Jun 05, 2024•1 hr 27 min
After months of talking about the 2024 rookie class, it's finally time to draft! In this episode, the Big 3 recap the rookie draft in their league of record, The XFFL, a dynasty league hosted on Reality Sports Online since 2016. Josh, Adam, and Bobby take you through their picks, break down the selections in each round (5 rounds, 12 teams, 1 QB, PPR, true position IDP), and highlight their favorite value picks. It's a fun way to end an offseason loaded with coverage of this rookie class. (And sh...
May 30, 2024•1 hr 19 min
If one position has seen an influx of talent in recent years, it's edge rusher. The highest-paid position on defense is deep with talent both young and old. So in dynasty startup drafts, who are the EDGEs you want? That's what Josh, Adam, and Bobby endeavor to find out in this episode. Using Adam's dynasty rankings as the guide, they go through the top 24 dynasty edge rushers, place them into tiers, sort out the buys from the sells, and discuss guys who just missed the cut for this list. Subscri...
May 22, 2024•1 hr 16 min
With the dust settled post-draft and just a few free agents still out there, we have a solid idea of what NFL rosters will look like in 2024. Now is the right time to examine the fallout from the NFL Draft across the IDP landscape. Which veterans gained value and who is less appealing than they were a few weeks ago? Josh and Adam are joined by Scott Bogman from InThisLeague.com and FantasyPros to run through 20 winners and losers you need to be aware of as fantasy drafts start ramping up. Note: ...
May 14, 2024•1 hr 26 min
It's Trade SZN, baby! With rookie drafts and dynasty startups in full swing, leagues are waking up and the trades are flying. With that in mind, the Big 3 are taking the reins of The IDP Trade Show to break down your IDP trades. Tune in to hear Adam, Bobby, and Josh break down 20+ trades and share their thoughts on best practices for trading in IDP leagues. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to catch episodes of The IDP Trade Show and our other new show, IDP Bets , and send us your trades on Twitt...
May 08, 2024•1 hr 9 min
Enough talk... let's draft! After months of discussing the 2024 prospects, we know their landing spots and draft capital. Now it's time to see where they belong in our rookie drafts. To gauge the market value of these players, we put together a crew of drafters from The IDP Show for a 5-round, 1 QB, PPR, Big 3 Scoring mock draft with both offense and IDP (of course). Join Josh as he drafts from 1.03 and Adam as he drafts at 1.12 as we'll take you inside our thought processes while we're on the b...
Apr 30, 2024•1 hr 1 min
With the 2024 NFL Draft officially in the books, we can now sort through all the picks and determine the dynasty outlooks for our favorite IDPs. Draft capital is part of the puzzle but so is landing spot -- and that's what we're looking at in this episode. To help with this exercise, the Big 3 welcome back best friend of the show, Jon Macri, to examine the best and worst IDP landing spots from the draft. These are primarily landing spots from Rounds 2-7. For analysis of the Round 1 selections, c...
Apr 28, 2024•1 hr 29 min
There's wild, and then there's "first round of the 2024 NFL Draft" wild! As chalky as the first four picks were, we saw some crazy developments with six QBs going in the first dozen picks and no defensive players being selected until the 15th pick. Speaking of that pick, the Big 3 assembled in the Sode Shack right after the first round ended to discuss the landing spots and opportunities for the nine IDPs selected Thursday night: Laiatu Latu, Byron Murphy II, Dallas Turner, Jared Verse, Chop Rob...
Apr 26, 2024•1 hr 13 min
If it's the week of the NFL Draft, then you know it's time for us to check in with one of our favorite guests, Sigmund Bloom, to discuss his annual draft opus, the Pre-Draft Bloom 100 . Josh and Adam chat with Sig about how this class stacks up compared to previous IDP classes, how many IDPs will be selected in rookie drafts, players they're not leaving their drafts without, and so much more. Before players start hearing their names called on Thursday, tune in for one final rundown of this IDP c...
Apr 23, 2024•59 min
With the 2024 NFL Draft happening next week in Detroit, it's time for a MEGA preview. And for that, we call in the big guns. To start things off, the Big 3 welcome fellow Kentucky boy Scott Soltis (aka Professor IDP) into the Sode Shack for a breakdown of the DL and DB prospects who are outliers in the group's consensus rankings. ( You can view those rankings here. ) After the break, The IDP Show's featured writer and ranker, Mike Wollert , joins the fellas in the virtual Sode Shack to discuss s...
Apr 16, 2024•2 hr 36 min
With the 2024 NFL Draft just two weeks away, dynasty trade season is ramping up. At the same time, Adam has been tightening up (TITAN UP!) his dynasty rankings. Both of these forces converge in tonight's episode, where the Big 3 play another round of dynasty buy/sell/hold with seven different trios across every position group. From L'Jarius Sneed to Jalen Carter, come see where you land on these buy/sell/hold scenarios. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for our new shows, The IDP Trade...
Apr 12, 2024•1 hr 1 min
With the 2024 NFL Draft just three weeks away, Mock Draft SZN has reached a fever pitch. We're getting in on the action once again with an IDP only rookie mock draft featuring Mike Woellert, Joey the Tooth, and Eric Harms in addition to the Big 3. The setup is simple: three rounds, true position, Big 3 Scoring, start 11 offense/11 IDP, and two picks per round for each team. From Dallas Turner to Tyrice Knight, come join us for all the studs, sleepers, and dart throws in between! Be sure to subsc...
Apr 05, 2024•1 hr 37 min
NFL free agency isn't just about the guys who switched teams the past few weeks. A team's existing IDPs are also impacted by these new arrivals, both positively and negatively. To sort through the free agency fallout, the Big 3 gather in the Sode Shack to run through winners and losers at each position. How are we feeling about Nakobe Dean? What about Will McDonald? Both these guys and many more are covered in this episode. Enjoy! Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for our new shows, Th...
Mar 29, 2024•1 hr 13 min
Free agency might be winding down but there were still plenty of IDP-relevant deals being handed out in the past week. Josh, Adam, and Bobby whiz through their favorite signings from this second round of free agency and highlight some of the soon-to-be values in best ball drafts. After the break, the boys are joined by best friend of the show, PFF's own Jon Macri, to redraft the 2023 rookies. It's 4 rounds, 1 QB/PPR/Big 3 Scoring with full offense + IDP. Which guys rose the highest compared to t...
Mar 20, 2024•1 hr 23 min
