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Originally Posted by MizrachiPoker
Hey guys just wanted to see what your opinions are regarding the popular fantasy football shows that are out on YouTube or podcasts. I listen to quite a few of them, but to be more time efficient, I'd want to narrow it down. I'd like a balance between good information, but also entertainment, as some of these guys can be way too dorky and hard to listen to. I'll list a few that I follow and give some brief points.
Fantasy Football Happy Hour with Matthew Berry - seems like a pretty solid and well produced show. Berry is on a better show now compared to the ESPN one with Field Yates and those other dorks. His co-hosts Jay and Connor are decent as well.
Fantasy Footballers - Three guys who have good opinions and have a good chemistry amongst each other.
CBS Sports Fantasy Football Today - a mix of personalities that rotate, with Adam Aizer as the main host. Some of the guys are ok, but I find that Dan Schneider guy to be an annoying dork.
Big Dog's Gotta Eat (BDGE) - Nick Ercolano is pretty solid with his takes and seems like a cool guy. I remember him really being on Kyren going into the week 2 waivers last year, even though there were other names that were fools gold like Gainwell and Joshua Kelley.
NFL Fantasy Live - Always viewed it as more of an entertainment show than serious fantasy analysis. I saw a clip recently where Mike F Florio is wearing a very strange hairstyle compared to his usual look.
Fantasy Pros - These guys seem like one of the more hardcore fantasy shows, but alot of these guys sound dorky and can be hard to listen to for long stretches. They had a take this pre-season of Chase Brown being the RB in Cincinnati over Zack Moss and they were so convinced of it. I have no idea how they got that idea and then were so off about it. I understand that people will be wrong about their takes, but why were they have such a strong opinion about it? That burned me listening to them on that one.
Yahoo - They have some decent shows. Matt Harmon seems like a decent guy to listen to.
Establish the Run - These guys seem pretty knowledgable. Adam Levitan can seem a bit nerdy and cocky about his takes at times. Silva seems like a knowledgable guy.
Flock Fantasy - Mason puts out content pretty regularly and it analysis seems pretty reasonable.
Mayo Media Network - I have a bit of brand loyalty to Pat Mayo since his show was around when I first started fantasy in 2015. His content is decent and he can be funny. The gimmick with Tim seems very outdated and weak.
Sal Vetri - seems like a guy who is knowledgable about gambling and fantasy.
It's good that you are listening to several sources. Many of these podcasts and YouTube shows have a cult like following. This leads to a lot of echo chamber talk. You hear a lot of group think. This information is then parroted by it's listeners.
If you aren't already, I'd suggest listening to these podcasts on 1.5 speed or even 2.0 speed if you can handle it for time constraint reasons.
I agree with you about some/most of these guys being dorky and hard to listen too. It's like they all think they need to be funny. Also, I don't care about what they did over the weekend just get to the fantasy talk. Some of these shows you have to fast forward ten minutes.
1) Mathew Berry is fine but I can't deal with Jays accent.
2) Fantasy Footballers falls into the entertainment category for me. I'll listen for a change of pace but not for hardcore information.
3) FFTD is a good mix of being entertaining and getting quality information. I like all of the main 4 hosts.
4) I don't listen to a lot of BDGE but he is pretty good.
5) I can't watch fantasy pros. They have too many dorky/obnoxious/cocky guests.
6) ETR...I don't like Levitan or Silva but they are good at what they do.
7) Flock..Seems good but I don't watch much.
8) I think Sal is fine. I like the way he edits his videos. There is a lot of content packed in a show. I don't know about his player takes since I don't watch much.
Here are a few I frequent that weren't mentioned.
One Week Season with JM.....He might be the best at explaining DFS theory.
Legendary Upside.....This is another one I watch more for the DFS/Best ball theory. The main guy is Pat Kerrane. He got incredibly lucky to win BBM 3 and now people see him as a God. I like the guy and he does seem knowledgeable but I'm not impressed with his player takes. If you are a member of the cult you drafted a ton of Rico Dowdle, Chase Brown and Drake Maye. Maybe this will work out. The real star of the show is Sam Sherman I think. He brings good stats to back up some good player takes.
The Coach Speak Index....I bring this up because this could be a valuable pod for you.That being said, I find the vibe to be creepy from the opening music to the host. It does have some good nuggets of info.
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