A brand new season begins this week on One Mans Opinion. Jeff Mans gives us a preview of all that is coming on the podcast this year, including an epiphany he had while on a “staycation” last week. He also discloses a very serious and scary situation that has been developing and was one of the reasons for the time off last week. Mans talks about the lack of interest in seasonal fantasy baseball this year while wondering if others share the same beliefs. Then he discusses the big stories around t...
Mar 05, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Ep 242•Transcript available on Metacast The final episode of season five is spraying to all fields. First on the list, Jeff Mans reviews his first-ever courtside NBA experience, which included several VIP perks but also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to look “behind the curtain” of how an NBA team operates in the game. Next up Mans previews the upcoming NFL free agency scene by giving out some of the biggest team needs and counting down his top 10 free agents to be. In honor of Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary, Mans talks abou...
Feb 19, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep 241•Transcript available on Metacast Super Bowl 59 is in the books, and Jeff Mans has so many takeaways that it was hard to fit them all into a one-hour show this week. The ascending of Jalen Hurts, the premature demise of Patrick Mahomes, the hatred of Travis Kelce, the tolerance of Nick Siriani, and the power of influencers in the sports betting market are just some of the topics he hits today. Mans also has a strong message for all of those folks out there who are being told what to think because of their political affiliation. ...
Feb 12, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep 240•Transcript available on Metacast The great strategies Winston Churchill once said that the further backward you look, the further forward you can see. Who knew that the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom was talking about fantasy football when he said that? OK, maybe not, but the saying applies here, too, and Jeff Mans proves it in this week's Super Bowl preview episode. This week, Mans looks back on every Super Bowl team ever, breaking down the most common traits, the most common regular season records, and the most c...
Feb 05, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep 239•Transcript available on Metacast This week, it is back to sports for Jeff Mans as he recaps an incredible weekend in the NFL with his AFC & NFC Championship Game takeaways. No, the NFL isn’t rigged, nor did the referees take a Super Bowl appearance away from Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills. Jeff breaks down how some bad calls did go against the Bills as it does with most Kansas City opponents but if the ball is in your hands with a chance to win it, there is nobody to blame but yourself. Mans discusses how NFL teams are mi...
Jan 29, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Ep 238•Transcript available on Metacast My brother was a giant. Maybe not in stature, but in our family and to all who knew him, his kindness, warmth, and love meant everything. I have nor will I ever know a soul that had to endure more pain, ridicule, or harassment than my brother David. But for those who let him into our hearts, he was the kindest, most gentle ally we could ever want. I have been given many gifts in life, and I’ve never understood just why I was always so fortunate. As I’ve grown older, I’ve come to realize that muc...
Jan 22, 2025•1 hr 24 min•Ep 237•Transcript available on Metacast Jeff Mans is back and playoff-ready as the NFL season hits its high note. Jeff recalls his last couple of weeks with some holiday takeaways and his opinions on some of the hottest sports stories since the last episode. Between the fantasy football championships, the holidays, and family visiting from Chicago, it's been a very busy time, but he keeps it all in perspective as a new chapter begins. Mans gives out his official scorecard from the 2024 fantasy, DFS, and NFL betting season, providing h...
Jan 08, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep 236•Transcript available on Metacast In the final episode before the Christmas holiday, Jeff Mans shares some of his stories about why this season and holiday mean so much to him. There is a ton of NFL injury news this week, including a whopping eight potential new starting QBs across the league this week, which Jeff breaks down line by line. He gives his breakdown of the Atlanta Falcons' decision to start rookie Michael Penix the rest of the way and benching veteran QB Kirk Cousins. Mans recaps a crazy week 15 that possibly saw a ...
Dec 18, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep 235•Transcript available on Metacast The regular season has ended in most fantasy football leagues, so Jeff Mans is getting you ready for the “playoffs” even if you didn’t make it. This week, Mans recaps a wild week 14 across the NFL, including the Panthers getting better, the Saints getting worse, Zach Charbonnet’s incredible game, the majesty of Josh Allen, and another 49ers running back getting injured. He also asks how the Ja’Marr Chase first overall pick in fantasy football is working out for the podcast listeners? Since the p...
Dec 11, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep 234•Transcript available on Metacast It feels like a lot longer than just one week since the last episode because so much has happened across the NFL, fantasy football, DFS, and sports betting. Jeff Mans recapped a wild week of holidays and football that included another head coach fired, a blizzard game, two running backs on the same team injured, a backup QB throwing for almost 500 yards, and the ultimate NFL gadget player go boom. Jeff shares his thoughts on who should be the next QB of the Chicago Bears as well as a breakdown o...
Dec 04, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep 233•Transcript available on Metacast A very special One Mans Opinion this week as this episode will also be simulcast on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio on Thanksgiving Day! In this TWO-HOUR episode, Mans gives out the best rest-of-season schedules for QB, RB, WR & TE from a fantasy football point of view. This information helps us get our lineups set for the upcoming fantasy football playoffs. Then he provides the best WR coverage matchups for week 13 per the SMASH Report on Fantasy Guru dot com, which includes a very familiar C...
Nov 27, 2024•2 hr 34 min•Ep 232•Transcript available on Metacast Do not worry. Jeff Mans does talk a whole lot about football in this episode, but he has some non-football things to get off of his mind first. This includes a reading from the famous Teddy Roosevelt speech “The Man In The Arena,” which motivated Jeff this week and throughout his life. He discusses the difference between having beliefs and tearing others down. Mans also goes to bat for anyone who has ever taken the “cash out” of a bet, relationship, or business deal with some stories from his ow...
Nov 20, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep 231•Transcript available on Metacast Try not to be turned on too much by Jeff Mans’ raspy voice this week, as a medical issue has him sounding more like Barry White than a geeky fantasy football guy. This week, Jeff is recapping NFL week 10 by breaking down the problems with the Jets, the return of Christian McCaffrey, and the Bears firing coaches already. Despite some DFS NFL cash game struggles this season, Mans had a revelation this week that spurs a much larger conversation about the state of each skill position in fantasy foot...
Nov 13, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep 230•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Jeff Mans is fired up and excited to talk about all that he has gotten wrong so far this NFL season. He covers all 32 NFL teams and discusses points that he has gotten wrong about them during the course of the first half of the season. This includes players, coaches, systems, specific games, matchups, player investments, daily fantasy selections, and bets that he missed. Jeff also recaps week nine, which shall forever be called the “Mike Gesicki Week,” and he takes the listeners step ...
Nov 06, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep 229•Transcript available on Metacast We are at the midway point of the 2024 NFL regular season and Jeff Mans is in auditing mode. This week, Jeff gives a full breakdown of his own personal fantasy football leagues, his DFS winnings (and losings), and his NFL betting record through the first eight weeks. After that, it is time to reveal the top 10 waiver wire pickups of the week, which includes reactions to the Diontae Johnson trade and the injuries to Stefon Diggs and Brian Thomas Jr. This week, Mans also reveals his “Fantasy Footb...
Oct 30, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep 228•Transcript available on Metacast Jeff Mans is back for another HUGE episode as he gives out his first NFL power rankings of the 2024 season, mostly just to generate anger amongst the superfans out there. In this episode, Jeff dives into the very important daily fantasy football strategy of late swapping. Last week, Mans needed to make a miraculous late-day pivot in order to win in cash games. So, he goes over what prompted him to make this lineup change and analyzes why it has become necessary to make late swaps almost every we...
Oct 23, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep 227•Transcript available on Metacast The NFL trade deadline is still a week away, but that didn’t stop two big-time wide receivers from being traded this week. Jeff Mans gives his thoughts on the Jets and Bills' new acquisitions, including the fantasy football value for them and their former and new teammates. Mans gives out his top 40 wide receivers for the rest of the season, too, in order to properly gauge these big trades. Since he reviewed the running back position last week, Jeff dove into the total fantasy points scored by e...
Oct 16, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep 226•Transcript available on Metacast His first-ever ladder bet went amazingly well as Jeff Mans said with his chest that Juju Smith-Schuster would become the Chiefs' new Rashee Rice, and that was exactly what happened. Those weren’t the only profits either, as week five proved to be a massive betting week for Mans and the crew at Fantasy Guru dot com. Jeff recaps the week, including his thoughts on the Jets firing of Robert Saleh, the state of the Maimi Dolphins, Kareem Hunt’s breakout, and which wide receivers may be on the move. ...
Oct 09, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep 225•Transcript available on Metacast As he does every season, Jeff Mans takes some time to review how the first four weeks of the 2024 NFL regular season have gone from a seasonal fantasy football, daily fantasy, and betting perspective. Mans goes through all 16 of his fantasy leagues and gives out his current record in each of them. He discusses which players have been good and bad for these teams and what he expects out of them moving forward. Mans also recaps a wild week four in daily fantasy, which saw him sweating out a massiv...
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep 224•Transcript available on Metacast Jeff Mans has already declared NFL week three as the best game strategizing he will have all season. This is due to a move he pulled in daily fantasy football where a recommended late swap secured victory for all using his cash game lineup advice this week. Jeff explains the game theory behind the move and why it can help all of us be better fantasy players in any format. He had takeaways from the Bears, Colts, Panthers, Bills, Seahawks, Packers, Bengals, and Raiders games last week. This leads ...
Sep 25, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep 223•Transcript available on Metacast After a very successful week two, Jeff Mans is back recapping all of the games, injuries, and news and looking forward to week three. He covers all of the major injuries across the NFL, including Christian McCaffrey, Tua Tagovailoa, Deebo Samuel, Isiah Pacheco, Kenneth Walker, Cooper Kupp, AJ Brown, Jordan Love, and Evan Engram. Jeff also provides his thoughts on the Carolina Panthers offense moving forward with veteran QB Andy Dalton instead of Bryce Young. Then it is time for the best waiver w...
Sep 18, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep 222•Transcript available on Metacast Week one of the NFL regular season is in the books, and Jeff Mans has a TON of reactions and takeaways for us this week. Jeff goes over all 32 NFL teams and gives a quick rundown of what he saw, what he liked, and what he didn’t like about each of them. He goes over the injury report and gives the latest updates on Jordan Love, De’Von Achane, Puka Nacua, Rome Odunze, Jake Ferguson, and more. Because there is so much we learned from week one, Mans gives out his top 10 waiver wire pickups of the w...
Sep 11, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep 221•Transcript available on Metacast It is the final episode before the start of the 2024 NFL season, and Jeff Mans is staying true to himself and “putting it on tape.” Mans breaks down all 32 NFL teams by record, division record, and tiebreakers for the 2024 season, including AFC and NFL playoff seedings. Then he takes us through the NFL playoffs to uncover which teams will meet in Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans. He also predicts the passing and rushing leaders across the NFL and some records that are in danger of being broken this ...
Sep 04, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep 220•Transcript available on Metacast The first order of business this week is to cover all of the NFL players who were cut, placed on PUP, and/or put on injured reserve this week. There are a lot of players that have gained and lost value as a result, and Jeff Mans breaks down each one line by line to make sure we are covered. Mans also dives into the updated ADP across fantasy football and goes round by round, selecting his favorite players and backup options. He puts together a very attainable version of his perfect fantasy footb...
Aug 28, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep 219•Transcript available on Metacast Draft season is entirely upon us, and Jeff Mans is here to make it go as smoothly as possible. The first order of business this week is addressing the ongoing holdouts of superstar wide receivers CeeDee Lamb and Ja’Marr Chase. Is it time to drop these two premium players in our rankings? Mans answers that question directly and questions whether lowering any player “a few spots” actually matters. Then, it is time to discuss some of the players that are moving up in his rankings as a result of a s...
Aug 21, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep 218•Transcript available on Metacast The episode everyone was waiting for has finally arrived! This week, Jeff Mans announces his “all-in” player of the year and gives him a nickname that is familiar to you if you are a late 90s comedy movie fan. The “code word” player this year is a late-round wide receiver who finds himself in one of the most profitable spots in the NFL, yet he still holds an ADP of 120+. Jeff provides the entire reasoning for why he chose this player and gives out the entire list of candidates who were vying for...
Aug 14, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep 217•Transcript available on Metacast The first order of business this week is to discuss all of the injuries around NFL Training Camp and also address the possible trade outlets for Brandon Aiyuk. Then it is time for Jeff Mans to take us round by round on his fantasy football draft plan for 2024. Mans covers all players that are going in each round and identifies the best value option, players with the most upside, the biggest risks, and the player he is not touching in that round. He also provides the legendary “draft pockets” for...
Aug 07, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep 216•Transcript available on Metacast Jeff Mans opens up this week’s episode on a heater as he is fired up about NFL team superfans always thinking they must defend their team against truth and honesty. Mans speculates on why this kind of attitude is leading to such watered-down sports coverage. Then it is time to go around the NFL and discuss some of the news around training camps including injuries to a rookie wide receiver and a veteran QB. Jeff also offers his opinion on the new contracts given to QBs like Tua Tagovailoa, Trevor...
Jul 31, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep 215•Transcript available on Metacast There is so much you can learn by studying the coaching styles, personnel groupings, pace of play, play call tendencies, and play design of NFL head coaches and coordinators. This takes a lot of time and effort to break down, and fortunately, there is one man who does it all for us, and that is Jeff Mans. This week, Mans takes out his notes for all 16 NFC teams and breaks them down from a real-life and fantasy point of view. He fully intended to do all 32 NFL teams this week, but there is SO MUC...
Jul 24, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep 214•Transcript available on Metacast The tables have turned on Jeff Mans this week as he invites “man of the people” Rich Maletto in to conduct an "anything-goes" interview with the Mans himself. Part two includes Jeff’s college years, the end of his athletic career, and the beginning of his business career. The guys discuss lessons and advice they would offer to their younger selves and why being overly competitive can lead to misery. Rich asks Jeff about the decision to get into the fantasy sports industry, making the move to Gur...
Jul 20, 2024•2 hr 34 min•Ep 213•Transcript available on Metacast 
