The tables have turned on Jeff Mans this week as he invites the “man of the people,” Rich Maletto in to conduct any anything-goes interview with the Mans himself. This episode is so big that we had to split it into two parts. In part one, Rich Maletto interviews Jeff Mans about his upbringing, his childhood in Chicago, his love of sports, and one traumatic experience as a teenager. Mans' responses provide an insight into childhood depression, loneliness, and finding his true self. There is so mu...
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep 212•Transcript available on Metacast It's a huge episode this week, and Jeff Mans tackles several very important topics. First off, Mans gives a breakdown of his first few picks of the Scott Fish Bowl 14 league draft, including a pair of really tough decisions between premium players on the round 1-2 turn. That decision actually leads to a bigger conversation regarding Jets QB Aaron Rodgers and his tendency to throw super short TD passes. This inspired Mans to do a research project on all 32 NFL starting QBs and their average depth...
Jul 10, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep 211•Transcript available on Metacast Jeff Mans is back, and as promised, he delivers an extended episode this week all about his surprise NFL team of the 2024 season. After a quick recap of his vacation that included trips to Dodgers Stadium and PetCo Park in southern California, he dives right into the criteria for this year's surprise team. First, he lists teams that were under consideration for this year's title, including a couple of obvious choices and a pair of teams that were just a step behind. Mans then reviews his track r...
Jul 03, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep 210•Transcript available on Metacast There is so much to talk about right now in the world of sports, so Jeff Mans once again opened up the podcast lines to ask the listeners what topics they wanted him to break down the most. So, Jeff went through hundreds of questions in this week's episode and tackled as many as possible. Thus he winds up discussing topics such as betting strategies on prop sites such as PrizePicks, favorite future NFL bets, how to deal with injury-prone players, NFL training camp battles, jorts, Pookie the Unic...
Jun 19, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep 209•Transcript available on Metacast It’s a very emotional episode of One Mans Opinion this week as Jeff Mans opens up about some of his recent health issues, including a trip to the hospital over the weekend with less-than-ideal results. But there is plenty of positive news in this one, too, as Jeff forges a new best ball fantasy football partnership where everybody can draft a best ball team for a shot at the $500,000 top prize and a total prize pool of $2.5 million. Mans also dives into his latest research project, which is the ...
Jun 12, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep 208•Transcript available on Metacast We are officially in the thick of the 2024 fantasy football, and Jeff Mans is getting you ready to dominate your drafts. This week, Mans is a little under the weather, but that doesn’t stop him from sounding off on the big WNBA Caitlin Clark controversy and offering up some advice for every WNBA player. This leads into a story of how Mans wound up hosting a radio show on SiriusXM and a lesson in how a rising tide lifts all boats. Jeff reacts to the new contracts given to Vikings WR Justin Jeffer...
Jun 05, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep 207•Transcript available on Metacast It is officially Draft Guide season over at Fantasy Guru dot com, and this episode is painted with the 2024 fantasy football landscape. Before he dives into the early trends of 2024, though, Mans is fired up over the copious amounts of fake news that is fooling people on social media. From Harrison Butker's jersey sales to Caleb Williams being benched in practice, the rumors are starting to win, and that is really troubling. Jeff announces some of the new and improved features for the 2024 Fanta...
May 29, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep 206•Transcript available on Metacast Don’t look now, but the 2024 fantasy football season has already begun, and if you are not aware, chances are you are being left behind already. This week, Jeff Mans goes through the first wave of average draft position (ADP) data to uncover the players who are being over-drafted and those who are being under-drafted so far. Jeff reveals his best and worst targets at QB, RB, WR, and TE here and gives the reasoning behind each player. Mans also reacts to the news of Rams RB Kyren Williams's foot ...
May 22, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep 205•Transcript available on Metacast Back from his illness, Jeff Mans has summoned the energy to bring us another powerful episode of One Mans Opinion. This week, Jeff discusses what he learned from being sick last week, including how some of the big box sports networks are handling their content. He goes on to remind us of last week's episode, where he revealed his favorite late-round dynasty stashes and discussed how he attacked those players in his own drafts over the last week. Mans also has some tips for those playing in IDP d...
May 15, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep 204•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Jeff Mans has dynasty fantasy football on the mind, and he dives deep into this year’s rookie player pool to uncover the hidden gems we all need. He starts out this episode with his thoughts on the Tom Brady roast and wonders why so many people cannot take a joke anymore. Then it is time to reveal his top 15 overall rookies in both one quarterback leagues and SuperFlex formats. The differences aren’t nearly as drastic as others make them out to be. Then Jeff reveals a dozen players wh...
May 08, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep 203•Transcript available on Metacast The 2024 NFL Draft has ended, and Jeff Mans has his full recap right here for us this week. Jeff goes round by round, identifying the best and worst picks in each round as well as identifying the best values, overpays, and most fantasy impactful selections. He also goes over all 32 NFL teams' drafts and assigns them all letter grades based on the quality of needs met. Mans also has some behind-the-scenes reactions to the draft itself, including asking whether the entire event has become just a g...
May 01, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep 202•Transcript available on Metacast After a quick update on the week that was, Jeff Mans jumps right into the 2024 NFL Draft coverage as he gives the latest news, player updates, and pick odds leading into this week's draft. Then he journeys through all 32 first-round selections and makes the pick that each team should and most likely will make for themselves. Along the way, he discusses possible trades, identifies team needs, and goes over the future options for each team. Mans tells us which first-round picks have the most fanta...
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep 201•Transcript available on Metacast Season five of One Mans Opinion begins the way it started all those years ago. With Jeff Mans just spitting truth into the microphone. Mans discusses why the lack of fanfare for the 200th episode here and discusses some of the difficulties he has been going through both on and off the microphone. Jeff quickly gets back into form then as he discusses the outcry from people who do not understand why Caitlin Clark is not making as much as rookie NBA players make. Mans gives a business lesson here a...
Apr 17, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep 200•Transcript available on Metacast The last episode of season four brings out the best in Jeff Mans as he opens the forum to you, the listener, in a full hour plus of Ask Me Anything. Mans wraps up this season with questions ranging from his favorite NFL Draft prospects to bankroll management in DFS and even who the best US Presidents of all time were. Yes, he even reveals the embarrassing story of being locked out of his own studio moments before the SXM show started a few days ago and why he had a full-blown panic attack on the...
Mar 27, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep 199•Transcript available on Metacast Jeff Mans is back from Chicago with a ton of stories to tell! Did he visit his boyhood home? Did he officiate a wedding ceremony? Did he have the entire congregation sing the Barney The Dinosaur theme song during the said ceremony? Find out on this latest episode of One Mans Opinion. Mans also discusses the upcoming fantasy baseball season and his brand new strategy that he is implementing this year. He also dives into NFL free agency and recaps all of the moves made thus far, including the Just...
Mar 20, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep 198•Transcript available on Metacast As the new league year is set to begin in the NFL, Jeff Mans is previewing the upcoming names headed for free agency and likely a new home in 2024. Mans reviews each position and discusses some of the marquee names that will be available. Then he provides at least one player he feels is overrated heading at that position and another upcoming free agent who is underrated. He gives each player some likely destinations and the projected salary numbers they will desire. Jeff also talks openly about ...
Feb 28, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep 197•Transcript available on Metacast Jeff Mans is joined by Fantasy Guru’s own NBA analyst Justin Fensterman for an all-encompassing NBA discussion this week. The guys talk about the similarities between the NFL and the NBA including how the fantasy, daily fantasy, and betting elements seem to sync up. Fensty announces his brand new SiriusXM show called “Elite Sports Game Time” with Ray Flowers and gives us a preview of it as well. The guys give out their advice on dealing with the NBA’s rest issue and how we can gain significant a...
Feb 21, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep 196•Transcript available on Metacast The 2023 NFL season is officially over with the Kansas City Chiefs winning Super Bowl 58. Jeff Mans takes us through all of his takeaways from the big game and the entire season as a whole in this week’s episode. Jeff has thoughts on everything from Reba stringing out the National Anthem to Jason Kelce’s appearance at the afterparty’s on the Las Vegas Strip and everything in between. He reviews all of his bets and DFS plays from the Super Bowl and discusses what made this game one of the single ...
Feb 14, 2024•1 hr•Ep 195•Transcript available on Metacast It’s the biggest sporting event of the year and Jeff Mans has you covered. In this episode Jeff is covering every angle of the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers from how they were built to where they were back in their last SB meeting in 2017. Jeff gives out some of his favorite Super Bowl party games, food, drinks and other ways to make the big game enjoyable. Super Bowl 19 was the first one that Mans can remember so he takes a trip down memory lane giving out his favorite moments from...
Feb 07, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep 194•Transcript available on Metacast A jumbo-sized episode this week and Jeff Mans sinks his teeth into the fallout from both AFC & NFC Championship Games last weekend. Another Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl appearance has the NFL world debating whether Patrick Mahomes is already the greatest QB or player ever. Mans weighs in with his thoughts and recaps what the biggest differences are between Mahomes and Ravens QB Lamar Jackson. Is Dan Campbell to blame for the Detroit Lions losing the NFC Championship Game? Jeff says absolute...
Jan 31, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep 193•Transcript available on Metacast Jeff Mans has a lot on his mind this week and tries his hardest to keep on track throughout this episode. He starts out discussing why he has turned to NBA betting now that the NFL season is mostly over. He explains how powerful it is to identify an edge in fantasy, daily fantasy and betting with any sport and expresses just how profitable that can be. Mans also recaps all four NFL Divisional Round Playoff games from last week and gives his unfiltered takeaways for both the winners and losers. B...
Jan 24, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep 192•Transcript available on Metacast Jeff Mans is fired up after a terrific opening round of the 2024 NFL playoffs. He gives game by game takeaways from each of the Super Wildcard Round games including what went right for the Texans, Packers, Lions and Bucs and what went wrong for the Browns, Rams, Dolphins and Eagles. As promised, Jeff reviews his preseason predictions on how all 32 NFL teams would fare this season and compares them to what really happened. He also gives one “best” moment of the season and one “worst” moment of th...
Jan 17, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep 191•Transcript available on Metacast Jeff Mans is in playoff mode this week as he dives into the “season for winners” portion of the NFL year. As he always does, he “puts it on tape” this week with a game-by-game breakdown of his 2023-24 NFL playoff predictions including who the Super Bowl 58 champion will be. In this episode Mans is giving the most detailed and informed synopsis of the Chicago Bears conundrum with QB Justin Fields. Should the Bears keep the third year QB or should they trade him and draft USC star Caleb Williams (...
Jan 10, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep 190•Transcript available on Metacast The first episode of 2024 starts off with a bang as Jeff Mans reveals the 2023 Fantasy Football Most Valuable Player Awards. He gives one player at each skill position the hardware and provides the reasoning why each player was truly the most valuable for fantasy football players this year. Jeff also provides a runner up at each position including context on why the winner was ultimately chosen. Mans also gives a passioned speech to the fantasy sports community begging for them to reexamine play...
Jan 03, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep 189•Transcript available on Metacast The final show of 2023 has Jeff Mans feeling nostalgic about what has been a rough and tumble year personally and in sports. He reflects on some of the bigger storylines of the calendar year and looks ahead to what he believes will be one of the best pure sports years yet in 2024. Mans also gives his thoughts on the recent Dez Bryant controversy concerning a female football analyst. He discusses the real struggle that is diversifying the fantasy sports industry as well as the obstacles he himsel...
Dec 28, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep 188•Transcript available on Metacast In his annual holiday episode, Jeff Mans discusses his favorite holiday in every way possible. Mans has compiled over 20 “Top 5 Lists” surrounding the Christmas holiday and reveals everything from his favorite traditions to his favorite movies to his favorite Christmas memories and so much more. There is plenty of football talk here as well as Jeff recaps a wild week 15 which saw a ton of star players either get hurt or lay goose eggs on the field of play. He also makes the case for why Falcons ...
Dec 20, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep 187•Transcript available on Metacast Jeff Mans has a lot to say this week on the Kansas City Chiefs postgame outbursts saying that a penalty shouldn’t be called despite it being obvious to everybody in the building. He also dives into the topic of why there aren’t repercussions against sports analysts when they get something so profoundly wrong such as the Josh Dobbs QB1 story. With transparency being crucial to this show, Jeff reflects on his best and worst calls from the 2023 NFL season so far including a look back at his fantasy...
Dec 13, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep 186•Transcript available on Metacast Jeff Mans tackles one of the hottest topics in sports right now in the College Football Playoff selection of Alabama over an undefeated Florida State team. He makes the case that selections like this are about more than just football and speak to the prejudices many of us have these days. Mans also recaps another injury filled week of NFL football culminating with Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence being the latest victim of the QB injury bug. Jeff recaps all 12 starting QB injuries this year and discus...
Dec 06, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep 185•Transcript available on Metacast With a belly full of turkey, Jeff Mans is reacting to a big week of football which saw the first head coach fired, a shootout between franchise QB’s and a shakeup at the top of the projected 2024 NFL Draft order. It is also time to check in on how the 2023 NFL rookie class is doing this season and Mans takes us through a recap of the 2023 NFL Draft with an update on each pick of the first round. Then he reviews who the top rookie fantasy producers are this season which unveils quite a few surpri...
Nov 29, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep 184•Transcript available on Metacast Jeff Mans is in a holiday mood this week as he wishes each and every one of you a very happy and healthy Thanksgiving week! Mans discusses his childhood and how one distant family member shaped his feelings about Thanksgiving and the holidays. He explains what he is thankful for this year both in and out of the sporting world. Jeff also asks the question “what do the Lions, Cowboys, Browns, Jaguars, 49ers, Dolphins, Steelers and Seahawks all have in common this year?” The answer might surprise y...
Nov 22, 2023•59 min•Ep 183•Transcript available on Metacast 
