Seven-Time FFPC League-Winner Brad Larson

April 24, 2025

Seven-Time FFPC League-Winner Brad Larson

The High Stakes Fantasy Football Hour

In this pre-NFL Draft episode of the High Stakes Fantasy Football Hour, hosts Eric Balkman and Farrell Elliott discuss potential draft impacts and fantasy football implications with seven-time FFPC league champion Brad Larson. They explore various player dynamics, including Chris Olave's fifth-year team option with the Saints, Derek Carr's uncertain quarterback situation, and potential roster changes for teams like the Raiders and Chiefs.

The conversation delves into specific players and their potential fantasy value, with discussions about running backs like Chase Brown, Breece Hall, and rookies like Brock Bowers. Brad Larson shares insights on players he likes and is avoiding, highlighting talent like Jaden Neighbors, Jameer Gibbs, and Bijan, while expressing caution about players like Brian Robinson Jr. and DeAndre Swift in light of potential draft impacts.

The hosts also examine quarterback situations and rookie prospects, with Brad Larson expressing optimism about players like Jaden Daniels and Michael Pennix. They discuss potential landing spots for rookies, the depth of the running back class, and the potential for late-round draft picks to emerge as fantasy football contributors. The episode provides a comprehensive pre-draft analysis of potential fantasy football storylines and player values.

Podcast Title

The High Stakes Fantasy Football Hour

Host

Eric Balkman

Publish Date

April 24, 2025

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Episode Notes

Your hosts Eric Balkman and the Kentucky Fantasy Football State Championship (KFFSC)'s Ferrell Elliott converse with seven-time FFPC league champion Brad Larson. The guys discuss how to build rosters properly on 2025 FFPC Dynasty Leagues, 2025 FFPC Empire Dynasty Leagues and 2025 FFPC Dynasty Start-Up leagues.

The players also make sure you know how to get an advantage in the 2025 Big Gorilla Tournament, the 2025 FFPC Main Event and the 2025 FFPC Never-Too-Early Best Ball Tournament, too. The fellas will also take a look ahead to 2025 FFPC Terminator and 2025 FFPC Super Bracket drafts and answer your X posts, emails and more all on The High Stakes Fantasy Football Hour!

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  1. Brad Larson is optimistic about Chris Olave's potential in 2024, believing he can improve on his previous performance despite injury concerns

  2. The Saints are uncertain about Derek Carr's shoulder injury, which could impact their quarterback situation for the upcoming season

  3. Brad Larson suggests Brock Bowers is a generational tight end talent and should not be traded, emphasizing the importance of elite players in dynasty leagues

  4. Running backs like Chase Brown and potential rookie draft picks could provide significant value in the 2024 fantasy football season due to the deep running back class

  5. Kansas City's receiver room (Xavier Worthy, Rashee Rice, Hollywood Brown) remains complex, with multiple potential fantasy options

  6. Brad Larson is high on players like Jahmyr Gibbs, Bijan Robinson, and Chase Neighbors, while being cautious about veterans like Brian Robinson Jr. and DeAndre Swift

  7. The upcoming NFL Draft could dramatically impact dynasty values, particularly for running backs like Javonte Williams and potential rookie landing spots

  8. Jaden Daniels is expected to continue his upward trajectory, with Brad Larson noting his consistent improvement throughout his career

  1. "The people that know aren't talking and the people that are talking don't know."  - Farrell Elliott

    - A witty and insightful observation about information flow, particularly relevant to NFL draft speculation and insider knowledge

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  2. "A wealth of information can lead to a poverty of focus."  - Farrell Elliott

    - A profound statement about information overload and the importance of maintaining clarity and direction in analysis

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  3. "Elite talent over everything else. Like you should be spending all your time, your energy, your assets, your capital to acquire as much elite talent as possible."  - Eric Balkman

    - A key strategic insight for dynasty league management, emphasizing the value of top-tier players over draft picks or other assets

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  4. "I saw Jaden come in as a skinny little kid at ASU and they've been saying that about him for his whole career that, you know, yeah, next year he's not going to perform and all he does is just step up year after year."  - Brad Larson

    - Provides an interesting personal perspective on Jaden Daniels' consistent ability to overcome doubts and improve

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  5. "When we gather next year with Brad Larson who makes one hell of a champion and one great guest... he's going to talk about some of his championships being keyed by the Allen and Shakir connections."  - Farrell Elliott

    - A playful yet forward-looking statement that highlights potential emerging talent and the unpredictability of fantasy football

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Chapter 1: Pre-Draft Position Landscape: NFL Rookies and Veterans

The episode opens with a discussion of the upcoming NFL Draft, focusing on potential rookie draft impacts, veteran player situations, and the landscape of fantasy football heading into the 2025 season. Hosts Eric Balkman and Farrell Elliott, along with guest Brad Larson, explore various player scenarios and potential draft implications across different teams.

  • The NFL Draft is imminent, with significant implications for fantasy football roster construction.
  • Many player situations remain fluid and speculative heading into the draft.

Key Quotes

  1. "22 hours from now the NFL Draft gets underway in glorious Green Bay, Wisconsin which I'm very excited to to attend." by Eric Balkman

    - Highlights the immediacy and excitement surrounding the upcoming NFL Draft

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  2. "The people that know aren't talking and the people that are talking don't know." by Farrell Elliott

    - Captures the uncertainty and speculation surrounding draft and player situations

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Chapter 2: Veterans on the Move: Chris Olave and Derek Carr

The hosts discuss the current status of New Orleans Saints players, focusing on Chris Olave's fifth-year team option and the uncertain situation surrounding Derek Carr's potential shoulder injury. They explore the potential implications for fantasy football managers and the team's quarterback strategy.

  • Chris Olave's fifth-year option suggests the Saints remain committed to his development.
  • Derek Carr's shoulder injury creates significant uncertainty for the Saints' quarterback situation.

Key Quotes

  1. "Carr had a shoulder injury last year that we only found out about about three weeks or so ago. On the table is surgery and it's unclear if he's going to be playing in 2025." by Eric Balkman

    - Highlights the uncertainty surrounding Derek Carr's health and future

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  2. "This is a complete ball player. He will negotiate through this option year. The Saints don't want this player ever to get to free agency." by Farrell Elliott

    - Provides insight into the Saints' perspective on Chris Olave

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Chapter 3: Draft Strategies and Potential Rookie Impacts

Brad Larson joins the discussion to provide insights into potential draft strategies, rookie prospects, and their potential fantasy football impact. The conversation covers various players and positions, including running backs, wide receivers, and quarterbacks who might make significant impacts in the upcoming season.

  • The 2025 draft class has several intriguing prospects with potential fantasy football impact.
  • Landing spot and opportunity will be crucial in determining rookie success.

Key Quotes

  1. "I think Travis Hunter, if he is the wide receiver. That's a huge if. And you know, he's saying that he wants to play both ways and we'll see if he can do that in the NFL." by Brad Larson

    - Illustrates the complexity of evaluating draft prospects

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  2. "I think Jaden Higgins could do what Thomas Jr. did last year. He's got the size, he's a good looking X receiver." by Brad Larson

    - Provides a specific prediction about a potential rookie breakout

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Chapter 4: Dynasty League Insights and Player Valuations

The discussion delves into dynasty league strategies, player valuations, and potential trade scenarios. Brad Larson shares his perspective on managing dynasty rosters, discussing players he likes, players he's avoiding, and the importance of holding onto elite talent.

  • Dynasty league success relies on acquiring and maintaining elite talent.
  • Trade offers should be carefully evaluated based on long-term potential.

Key Quotes

  1. "Elite talent over everything else. Like you should be spending all your time, your energy, your assets, your capital to acquire as much elite talent as possible." by Eric Balkman

    - Provides a fundamental strategy for dynasty league management

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  2. "I had an owner make me an offer that was the 2 8, 211 and two number ones next year. And it's a one quarterback league. So I didn't take it." by Brad Larson

    - Demonstrates the importance of valuing elite players in dynasty leagues

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He

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Farrell

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Pharrell,

good

evening.

Welcome

aboard.

Man,

how

pumped

are

you

for

the

draft

tomorrow?

Farrell Elliott

Man,

Bucky,

I'm

just

so

thrilled

this

is

happening

in

the

cradle

of

professional

football.

And

it's,

it's,

I

understand

from

everyone

there

they're

talking

about

how

beautiful

the

city

is,

how

beautiful

the

weather

is,

and

a

lot

of

people

are

saying,

have

you

noticed

the

local

talent

from

this

one

guy

named

Baldman

and,

and

you

know,

and,

and

that's

what's

going

to

come

of

this.

Lots

of

dreams

are

going

to

be

realized

by

these

players.

But

also

Bulky,

I

believe

your

involvement

is

going

to

get

you

the

well

deserved

attention

from

media

professionals

throughout

the

country.

Eric Balkman

Well,

listen,

I,

I'm

just

happy

to

be

a

part

of

it.

And

hanging

out.

I've

been,

I've

been

doing

my

local

show

there

all

this

week.

I'll

be

there

pretty

much

all

day

Thursday,

all

day

Friday.

Very

excited

to

see

what

happens

and

honestly

very

excited

to

see

what's

gonna,

what's

going

to

happen

that's

going

to

affect

us

in

fantasy

football.

And

while

we

will

we

will

talk

rookies

tonight.

We

will

talk

rookies.

I

want

to

lead

things

off

with

a

veteran

on

on

the,

on

the

program

tonight.

Chris

Olave

had

his

fifth

year

team

option

exercised

for

next

year

for

the

New

Orleans

Saints.

According

to

Ian

Rapaport,

that

means

he's

going

to

make

15

million

bucks

plus

next

season.

The

Saints

obviously

still

could

extend

him

to

a

long

term

deal,

but

this

is

a

big

season

for

Chris

Olave

right

now.

He's

had

injuries,

especially

concussions

over

the

last

couple

years.

Two

years

ago,

Farrell,

he

did

have

1100

plus

receiving

yards,

but

that

was

his

best

year

as

a

pro.

Mickey

Loomis,

who

is

the

GM

of

the

Saints,

said

that

Olave

is

getting

his

option

exercise.

Offensive

tackle

Trevor

Penning

is

not

going

to

have

his

option

exercised.

So

I

don't

know

if

this,

if

that's

more

likely

that

Olave

gets

a

long

term

deal.

How

would

you

be

feeling

viewing

Chris

Olave

and

Dynasty

right

now?

Fairly,

I

feel

like

his,

his

price

is

as

low

as

it's

been

since

he

had

that

1100

receiving

yard

year.

And

the

fact

that

they've

exercised

his

option

I

think

gives

you

faith

not

only

to

draft

him

with

confidence

in

2025,

but

maybe

you're

looking

at

investing

this

guy

buying

low

on

him

right

now

going

forward

as

well.

Farrell Elliott

No,

that's,

that's

the

perfect

idea.

This

is

a

complete

ball

player.

He

will

negotiate

through

this

option

year.

The

Saints

don't

want

this

player

ever

to

get

to

free

agency.

Whatever

he

does

statistically

for

fantasy

football,

he

is

the

his

scouting

report

outperforms

what

he's

done

on

the

field.

Everyone

believes

he

can

do

better

and

we

look

for

the

Saints

to

put

it

together.

He

might

have

to

take

a

few

snaps

at

quarterback

this

year

though.

You

never

know.

The

Saints,

as

we

recall,

they

get

in

a

red

zone

and

they

morph

into

someone

that

they,

that

they're

not

or

that,

that

a

lot

of

teams

are

not.

And,

and

they

have.

It's

a

very

confused

offensive

situation.

One

thing

you

cannot

be

confused

about

is

Kamara

will

run

with

the

ball

and

Olave

will

catch

it.

Eric Balkman

Chris

Olave

right

now

if

I

look

at

the,

the

mojo

on

him.

Fantasymojo.com

and

so

who

provides

it?

It's

Darren

Armani

the

guy.

Farrell Elliott

Oh

you

gotta

love

that

guy.

Eric Balkman

The

Godfather

of

the

pros

versus

Joe's

competition.

Anytime

we

cite

ADP,

it's

always

due

to

Fantasy

Mojo

at

fantasymojo

on

x

fantasymojo.

Playing

in

the

FFPC.

Highly

recommend

you

get

a

subscription

to

Fantasy

Mojo

in

the

Never

too

Early

Best

Ball

Tournament.

Over

the

course

of

the

last

week,

Chris

Olave

has

come

in

at

wide

receiver

31

fair.

He

is

going

in

the

mid

sixth

round.

He's

going

behind

Metcalf

and

Sutton,

but

right

ahead

of

Jalen

Waddle

and

Jordan

Addison

and

right

ahead

of

Jerry

Judy

as

well.

That's

what

we're

looking

at

for

Olave

going

forward

here.

So

keeping

things

with

the

Saints

and

and

what

Mickey

Loomis

told

the

media

in

his

pre

draft

availability.

He

said

that

he's

hoping

for

some

clarity

on

Derek

Carr's

shoulder

injury.

Nick

Underhill

had

this

for

New

Orleans

football.

Loomis

would

not

answer

any

other

questions.

He

said,

look,

we're

looking

for

clarity

and

he

wouldn't

answer

any

other

questions

on

it.

Carr

had

a

shoulder

injury

last

year

that

we

only

found

out

about

about

three

weeks

or

so

ago.

On

the

table

is

surgery

and

it's

unclear

if

he's

going

to

be

playing

in

2025.

Maybe

he

will

be.

Maybe

this

is

overblown.

Maybe

it's

not

because

we

just

don't

know.

We

don't

know

anything.

There

have

been

some

reports

feral

too

and

I,

and

I

I

beg

your

pardon

if

we

talked

about

this

on

a

previous

show,

but

he

might

be

using

this

as

a

way

to

get

out

of

New

Orleans.

In

other

words,

he

was

not

happy

about

the

contract

restructure.

He

was

just

hoping

to

be

let

go.

And

that

does

not

did

not

happen

as

the

Saints

will

will

still

keep

him

on

the

roster.

The

Saints

could

take

a

quarterback

at

9,

although

that's

looking

more

and

more

unlikely

by

the

day.

And

they

could

certainly

grab

a

guy

in

the

second

round

or

maybe

trading

up

from

their

second

round

pick

back

into

the

first

round

to

take

Shadir

Sanders

to

take

Jackson

Dart,

Tyler

Shook,

one

of

those

guys

here.

But

you

know,

we

just

talked

about

Olave

Farrell,

this,

this

muddy

Derek

Carr

thing

and,

and

the

fact

that

the

Saints

might

be

going

with

a

rookie

quarterback

and,

and

not

like

a

top

five

rookie

quarterback

this

season

I

think

gives

us

pause

here.

What's

your

read

on

this

Derek

Carr

situation?

Is,

is

this

shoulder

thing

legitimate?

Do

you

believe

that

there's

some

manipulation

of

it

going

on

with

Derek

Carr

and

his

team

right

now.

I

don't

know

how

to

make

heads

or

tails

out

of

it.

I

don't

know

if

you

have

any

more

insight

to

it.

Farrell Elliott

Anyone's

guess

is,

you

know,

as

close

as

we're

going

to

get,

I

have

no

idea.

I've

heard

very

little.

I,

I've

had

very

little

back

and

forth

amongst.

It's

goes

back

to

one

of

my

favorite

lines.

The

people

that

know

aren't

talking

and

the,

the

people

that

are

talking

don't

know.

So

I'm

gonna,

I'm

just.

I'm

just

gonna

not

talk

about

it.

Let's

go

ahead

and

draft

the

tackle

and

celebrate

Alvin

Kamara.

Eric Balkman

Let's

yes.

Farrell Elliott

Go

ahead

and

draft

a

tackle

and

let's

get

very

excited

about

what

Kamara

can

do.

Eric Balkman

Yeah,

I'm

excited

about

that.

Camara

is,

is

going

right

now

at

running

back

17

at

the

end

of

the

four,

ahead

of

Mixon,

ahead

of

Trevion

Henderson,

right

behind

Kenneth

Walker.

I'd

be

fine

with

Alvin

Camara

at

his

price.

At

the

end

of

the

fourth

round.

Farrell Elliott

I'll

remind

everyone

Spencer

Rattler

is

still

on

the

club.

Eric Balkman

Yes.

And

this

will

be

his

second

year.

This

will

be.

Farrell Elliott

I've

always

been

a

Rattler.

Eric Balkman

He

is.

I

don't

want

to

say

he's

got

nowhere

to

go

but

up,

but

certainly

he's

got

more

room

to

go

up

than

down

at

this

point.

The

next

portion

of

the

program

dictates

logic

element.

Farrell Elliott

Oh,

you're

reaching

for

that

writer

thing.

Eric Balkman

Again

that

we,

that

we

are

talking

Raiders

talking

Raiders

football

here.

This

is

John

Terry.

J.T.

Farrell Elliott

Yeah,

you

gotta

love

that

John

Terry.

Eric Balkman

And,

and

anytime

we

talk

Raiders

football

I

don

the.

The

Raiders

super

necklace

here.

Diana

Rossini

who

works

for

the

Athletic

said

that

there

are

members

of

the

Raiders

front

office

that

want

John

Spytack

to

take

an

offensive

lineman

with

a

six

pick

in

the

draft.

Rossini

has

reported

that

they

have

spent

substantial

time

doing

homework

on

Ashton

Genty

after

he

had

4,

000

yards

and

33

touchdowns

in

his

last

two

years

as

a

Boise

State

Bronco.

But

apparently

Pro

Football

focus

has

graded

2024's

Raiders

offensive

line

as

the

14th

best

block

pass

blocking

unit

and

29th

best

run

blocking

unit.

There

is

room

for

improvement

there

and

that

could

be

why

the

Raiders

are

looking

at

offensive

line

now.

I

can

also

tell

you

that

the

odds

and

many

in

the

know

have

stated

that

Ashton

Genty

is

now

going

to

be

going

number

five

tomorrow

night

to

the

Jacksonville

Jaguars.

So

this

may

be

a

moot

point

if

Genty

is

not

available.

You

go

offensive

line

here

but

Feral,

I'm,

I'm,

I'm

excited

for

your

Raiders

if

they

do

this

and

I

don't

know

if

they

will,

but

I'm

excited

for

them

to

take

one

of

the

top

tackles

in

the

draft

and

then

in

the

second

round

you

hit

up

Travion

Henderson,

Quinshawn

Judkins,

Caleb

Johnson.

I

like

that

idea

of,

of

getting

the

tackle

and

the

running

back.

If

you

get

the

running

back

right

away,

yeah,

he's

probably

going

to

be

awesome.

I

don't

think

he's

going

to

fall

to

you

but

then

I

don't

know

how

good

the

tackles

are

going

to

be

at

the,

in

the

early

second.

There's

a

chance

here

for

the

Raiders

to

really

improve

and

I

think

the

best

improvement

they

can

make

is

with

offensive

line

and

that's

going

to

bolster

the

running

game

which

we

love

for

fantasy.

Farrell Elliott

Yeah,

I

think,

I

think

we

have

a

generational

running

back

here.

I

think

we're

talking

about

running

backs

being

very

deep

in

this

draft

but

we

can't

forget

who

is

at

the

top.

It's

my

scouting

friends.

I

like

to

remind

them

that

a

wealth

of

information

can

lead

to

a

poverty

of

focus.

I

think

you

have

to,

I

think

you

definitely

have

to

focus

on

what

this

player

is

and

what

he

could

be

for

a

team

that,

that

really

needs

help

at

the

position.

You

need

to

draft

this

position

and

live

with

it

in

Saquon

Barkley

futuristic

is

like

don't

be

like

the

Giants.

Just

keep

him

there.

And

that's,

that's

what

this

offers.

I

also

believe

that

you

can

develop

offensive

linemen

especially

when

you

run

block

and

there's

some

things

that

they

have

going

on

with

that

offensive

line

that

you

know,

blocking

for,

for

a

running

back

like

this,

you,

you

get

into

momentum,

you

start

playing

your

tackles

that

your

swing

tackles

move

back

to

guard

where

they

should

be.

You

get

the

right

personnel

and

it

does

not

have

to

be

through

first

round.

Eric Balkman

That's

all

I'm

thinking

right

now.

Pharrell,

the

top

running

back

being

drafted

in

the

FFPC

never

too

early.

Best

ball

tournament

is

one

Raheem

Mostert

at

running

back

76

at

the

1904.

Wow.

So

whoever

you

mean

if

I

were.

Farrell Elliott

To

join

one

of

those

drafts

tonight,

are

there

any

for

sale?

Eric Balkman

There's

yeah,

but

it's,

it's,

it's

not

till

tomorrow.

Farrell Elliott

The

last

I

could

get

Pittman

and

Mostert

in

super

double

digit

rounds.

Steve,

you

know

playing

in

the

FFPC

is

a

blast

when

you

have

those

kind

of

opportunities.

Eric Balkman

I,

I,

I

want

to

put

a

pin

in

the

Pitman

conversation.

Farrell Elliott

What?

Eric Balkman

Because

that's

going

to

be

coming

up

with

our

guest

here.

Farrell Elliott

Sure.

Oh,

well,

the

guest.

Eric Balkman

Yeah,

Brad

Larson.

Gonna,

we're

gonna

bring

him

on

in

in

a

minute.

The

last

thing

I

want

to

get

to

Diana

Rossini

for

the

Athletic

has

also

reported

that

the

Brown

Steelers

and

Vikings

are

the

most

likely

potential

suitors

for

Kirk

Cousins.

The

Vikings,

I

think

is

interesting,

Pharaoh,

for

a

couple

reasons.

Number

one,

they

have

J.J.

mcCarthy

slated

to

be

their

number

one

quarterback

there.

Number

two,

Cousins

played

for

more

than

a

half

decade

in

Minnesota

already,

so

he'd

be

going

back

there.

He's

owed

$45

million

for

the,

for

this

upcoming

season.

He's

37

years

old.

He

could

be

traded

tomorrow,

he

could

be

traded

on

Friday

depending

upon

how

the

quarterbacks

go,

how

the

quarterbacks

get

drafted.

And

if

you

are

missing

out

on

a

quarterback

in

on

Thursday

and,

and,

and,

or

Friday,

Kirk

Cousins

could

be

your

fallback

plan.

I

think

it's

interesting

to

see

him

go

if

he

went

to

Pittsburgh.

I

also

think

it'd

be

interesting

to

see

him

go

to

Cleveland.

I

don't

want

to

get

my

hopes

up.

Pharaoh,

do

you

think

Cousins

is

going

to

be

a

Falcon

at

the

start

of

the

season

or

do

we

need

to

be

drafting

him

in

best

ball

leagues

with

the

KFFSC

like

the

ffpc?

Should

we

be

drafting

Kirk

Cousins

as

a

starting

quarterback

for

2025?

Farrell Elliott

I

wish

I

had

a

better

understanding

of

how

much

the

Falcons

will

have

to

pay

in

that

contract.

You

know,

that's,

that's

what

it,

and,

and

that's,

that

will

sort

of

determine

his

landing

spot.

I,

there's

some

back

room

machinations

going

on

with

that.

And

yes,

he

very

much

could

be

an

NFL

starting

quarterback.

He

hasn't

disappointed

us

in

that

role.

And

he

seems

to,

you

know,

he

seems

to

always

answer

the

bell.

He's,

he's

like

a

lot

of

players.

You

know,

Atlanta

was

not

kind

to

him.

Remember

in

our

beloved

Moneyball

when

Billy

Bean

tells

Dave

justice,

no,

the

Yankees

are

paying

you

not

to,

to

play

against

them.

Eric Balkman

You

know,

that's

what

the

Yankees

think

of

you.

Farrell Elliott

Yeah.

And

that's

kind

of

what

we're,

that's

kind

of

where

we're

going.

But,

but

the

Yankees

think

of

justice

was

probably

incorrect

and

it

might

be

what

the

Falcons

think

Cousins

could

be

incorrect.

So

I,

I,

I

think

that

we'll

get

some

clarity

on

Cousins

and

then

we

should

not

hesitate

to,

to

put

him

in,

put

him

in

a

lineup,

especially

best

ball.

Eric Balkman

This

isn't

best

ball,

but

as

the.

Farrell Elliott

This

is

not

we're

not

doing

basketball.

Eric Balkman

No,

no,

no.

But

I'm

just

mentioning

this

right

now.

No,

this

is

not,

this

is

not

a

best

ball

tournament

or

a

draft

I'm

bringing

up

right

now.

But

as

the

dizzle

has

pointed

out

in

the,

in

the

chat.

Six

minutes

now

and

we

have

tournament.

Yes,

exactly.

If

you

want

to

chase

the

gorilla,

you

can

do

that.

There's

two

spots

left

in

that

million

dollar

grand

prize

and

that

draft

will

start

at

10:25

Eastern

Time

this

evening.

Just

needs

two

heroes

and

then

you

can

be

drafted.

Farrell Elliott

We

got

heroes.

All

that

we

got

Bill

Hollywood,

John

Terry,

Stephen

G's

on

here.

We

got

all

kinds.

Hicks.

Hicks

and

Christian

must

not

have

got

the

memo

on

the

Wednesday

night.

Eric Balkman

They

may

not

have

but

Oinker's

still

here

in

their

stead

so

don't

worry

about

it.

We

got

anchor

here

for

you.

Taking

good

care

of

them.

Good,

good

pick.

We're

gonna

get

to

Brad

Larson

shortly.

One

last

question.

John

Terry

posts

this.

Who

is

this

year's

Laquan

Treadwell

or

Tavon

Austin

Farrell,

A

guy

I

don't

even

understand.

Farrell Elliott

John's

question.

What

is,

what

the

hell

does

that

mean?

Who

is

this

year's.

Eric Balkman

So

let

me,

let

me

frame

it

this

way.

Who

is

going

to

be

taken

in

rookie

drafts

as

like

the

101,

the

102,

the

103.

That

is

going

to

be

a

major

boss

that

is

not

gonna,

that

is

not

gonna

perform

in

his

NFL

career

much

to

the

degree

we

thought

they

would

like

Laquan

Treadwell

like

Tavon

Austin,

who

I

think

Treadwell,

good

for

him.

I

think

he's

still

in

the

league

right

now,

but

he

never

really

lived

up

to

his,

his

potential

or

at

least

what

we

thought

he

was

going

to

do.

Is

there

a

rookie

like

that

for

you

this

year?

Farrell Elliott

Pharrell

Tootin,

perhaps?

Eric Balkman

Oh,

Michelle

Tootin,

really?

Okay.

But

he

won't

get

the.

I

mean

unless

the

only

way

he

moves

up

draft

boards

is

if

he

gets

in

a

really

good

spot.

Like

if

he's

drafted

as,

you

know,

depth

or

a

backup

or

whatever,

he

won't

get

that

high,

high

rookie

draft

capital.

Farrell Elliott

Well,

I

will

point

out

to

John

Terry

this

is

why

he

could

come.

Should

come

play

in

Kentucky

because

nobody

was

drafting

Treadwell

and

all.

Nobody.

Just.

No,

that

didn't

happen

over

here.

Did

that

happen

over

here,

Bogie?

Eric Balkman

It

happened.

It

happened.

I

don't

think

now

maybe

not

as

high

as

he

went

somewhere

else.

Farrell Elliott

Vegas,

you

know,

by

the

time

we

got

Planet

Hollywood.

That

Treadwell

stuff

is

smoking

Dizzle.

Eric Balkman

Pointing

out

here

that

he

has

concerns

about

Tet

McMillan

that

he

had

no

touchdowns

from

Weeks

2

through

7

last

year.

And

I

will

say

this

throughout

all

of

drafting

season,

the

rookie

drafting

season

or

pre

drafting

season,

however

you

want

to

call

it,

I

was

never

sold

on

Tedro

McMillan.

And

I've

had

people

come

on

this

show.

I've

had

people

come

on

some

other

shows

that

have

tried

to

sell

me

on

it.

Derek

Brown

was

my

guest

from

Fantasy

Pros

on,

on

the

high

stakes

fantasy

football

show

on

Monday

night.

And

I

think

he

put

me

over

the

edge

that

I

am,

that

I'm

now

on

board

with

Ted

McMillan.

But

it's,

but

it's

still

soft,

feral.

I

mean,

like,

I,

I,

I

could

teeter

either

way

right

now.

I'm

Pro

McMillan,

but

I

don't

know,

it's,

it's

a

fluid

thing.

We'll

see

how

it

goes.

And,

and

we'll

see

what

landing

spot

he

gets

as,

as

Sean

Green

just

pointing

out,

if

he

doesn't

get

a

good

landing

spot,

then

he

worries

him.

And,

and

that's,

I

would

go

back.

Farrell Elliott

To

Terry

and

I

would

say,

why

don't

you

ask

who

is

this

year's

Roman

dudes?

That

would

be,

that

would

be

a

better.

Eric Balkman

Who

is

this

year's

Roma

Dunes?

Farrell Elliott

I

don't

know.

It

could

be

Roma

Dunes

again.

You

know,

we

could

live

through

the

same,

you

know,

when,

when,

when

the

dizzle

starts

talking

about,

concerned

about

no

touchdowns

there.

You

should

break

out

a

can

of

concern

on

that.

Eric Balkman

Yeah.

Now

that's

true.

Oh,

and,

and

the

other

thing

too,

with

the

dunesday

is

everybody's

drafting

based

on

the,

the

breakout

happening

this

year.

Right.

And

if

it

doesn't

happen,

we're

gonna

have

eggs

on

our

faces

again.

Farrell Elliott

Yeah.

Eric Balkman

Let's

bring

in

our

guest

here,

Pharrell,

tonight.

Farrell Elliott

That's

a

good

idea.

Eric Balkman

A

guy

who

has

won

Redraft

and

Dynasty

League,

seven

of

them

in

the

Fantasy

football

Players

Championship

throughout

his

career.

He

joins

us

tonight

in

our

pre

NFL

draft

episode

of

the

high

stakes

Fantasy

Footballer.

Please

welcome

onto

the

program

Mr.

Brad

Larson.

Farrell Elliott

Brad,

good,

welcome.

Eric Balkman

Thanks

for

joining

us

tonight,

man.

Brad Larson

Hey,

guys,

great

to

see

you.

Can

you

hear

me

okay?

Eric Balkman

You

are

coming

through

loud

and

clear,

my

friend.

Brad Larson

Awesome.

Eric Balkman

So

much

for,

for

hopping

aboard

and

being

a

part

of

the

broadcast.

Tell

us

right

as

we,

as

we

kick

things

off

here.

Brad,

when

you're

not

playing

in,

in

all

these

FFPs,

DC

dynasty

leagues,

in

winning

them,

what

are

you

doing

for

a

living?

Brad Larson

I

have

a,

I

have

an

appraisal

business

and

then

my

wife

and

I

also

have

a,

a

kitchen

remodel.

Business.

So

we

have,

we

have

two

businesses.

Eric Balkman

Nice.

And

so

it

keeps,

keeps

you

busy

for

sure.

Brad Larson

Definitely

does

say

so.

Farrell Elliott

And

I

think

you

should,

you

know,

Brad,

I,

I

think

you

should

license

these

X

ray

glasses

you

wear.

These

are

very

cool.

I

love

these.

No,

it's

a

great

style.

Eric Balkman

O

at

that.

Farrell Elliott

Now

we

see

your

true

handsomeness.

Brad Larson

I

can't

do

anything

without

them,

so.

Farrell Elliott

I,

I'm

jealous.

I

wish

I

had

a

pair,

you

know.

Fantasy

football

question

number

one.

Seattle

pays

$45

million

to

Cooper

Cup.

Yet

some

JSN

owners

seem

to

think

that

this

acquisition

could

somehow

cripple

the

100

catch

young

wide

receiver

that

Seattle

has

to

be

thrilled

about.

What

does

it

look

like

for

both

these

players

in

Seattle

next

year

with

a

new

quarterback?

I

will,

I'll

reserve

my

thoughts

until

I

hear

yours

which

are

probably

more

accurate

and

well

founded.

Brad Larson

Well,

you

know,

I,

I

have

a

lot

of

the

JSN

shares

on,

on

my

teams.

I'm

still

pretty

bullish

on

him.

I

like

Kubia

coming

in

there.

I'm

not

so

sure

about,

you

know,

Darnold,

if

he,

if

he

just

happened

to,

to

work

in

Minnesota

system

and

how

that's

going

to

work

out

in,

in

Seattle.

But

I

think

as

far

as

the

Cooper

cup

acquisition

goes,

you

know,

he's,

he's

going

to

command

respect

and

coverage

away

from

jsn

and

I,

I

think

JSN

is

going

to

still

have

a

really

nice

year

this

year.

On

par

with

what

he

had

last

year.

Farrell Elliott

Physicality

of

JSN

notwithstanding.

I

think

he

picks

up

more

yards

per

catch.

You

had

to

be

happy

with

what

you

got

out

of

him

in

the

end

zone

last

year

and

that

will

probably

grow.

I

just,

I

think

if

you

have

either

receiver,

you're

a

winner.

And

balky

would,

who

knows.

All

these

stats

has

them

embedded

in

a

chip

in

the

back

of

his

head

will

tell

you

that

JSN

had

three

double

digit

catch

games

last

year.

And

that

kind

of

performance

is

something

that,

you

know,

just

doesn't

go

away.

I,

I

understand

that

you

are

bullish

and

I'm

proud

that

you

are.

Eric Balkman

You

know

what,

what

scares

me

most

is

about

Smith

and

Jigba

is.

And

by

the

way,

they're

ADPs

in

the

never

too

early

tournament

right

now.

Smith

and

Jigba

wide

receiver

12

at

the

301.

Cooper

cup

wide

receiver

45

at

the

904.

What

scares

me

most

is

Seattle

investing

day

one

or

day

two

draft

capital

into,

into

wide

receiver.

Yeah.

And

you,

you

get

like

Matthew

golden

or

somebody

like

that

in

and

like

that.

That

does

not

help

us

for

fantasy.

I

don't,

I

don't

want

to

see

that.

Who

was

it?

Was

it

Peter

Schrager?

It

might

have

been.

I

don't

know

if

it's

Peter

Schrager.

Somebody,

some,

some

pundit

out

there

had

Ted

McMillan

falling

to

19

to

the

Buccaneers.

Brad Larson

Bucks.

Yeah,

that

was,

that

was

Shregger.

Eric Balkman

And

I

was

like,

my

God.

Mike

Evans,

Chris

Godwin,

Jaylen

McMillan

and

Tet

McMillan.

This

is

going

to

screw

over

four

different

players

if

this

happens.

Brad Larson

I

can't

see

that.

I

really

can't

see

that.

Eric Balkman

Yeah,

I,

I

hope

it

doesn't

happen.

And

Trager's

usually

pretty

connected,

which

he

is.

Brad Larson

He's

pretty

good.

Eric Balkman

And

he

had

the

packers

taking

Matthew

Golden.

I

do

not

want

to

see

my

packers

take

Matthew

Golden.

But

we'll,

we'll

see

what

happens.

We'll,

we'll

find

out

what

happens

tomorrow

night.

Brian

Thomas

came

onto

the

scene

big

time

last

year.

Brad,

I

know

you

have

him

in

a

few

of

your

dynasty

leagues.

Is

there

a

rookie?

And,

and

I

guess

the

easy

answer

is

probably

Ashton

Gente.

Maybe

it's

not,

I

don't

know.

But

is

there

a

rookie

in

this

year's

draft

that,

that

you

think

is

going

to

have

a

Brian

Thomas

like

impact?

You

know,

a

guy

who

is

drafted

in

the

mid

first,

not

at

the

upper,

you

know,

the

front

end

of

the

first

row

of

rookie

drafts.

Is

there

a

guy

that's

still

going

to

have

that

type

of

impact

even

though

you

only

have

to

invest

mid

first

round

draft

capital

to

get

him

in

your

FFPC

rookie

draft?

Brad Larson

Yeah,

this,

this

all

depends

on,

you

know,

I

would

say

Travis

Hunter,

if

he

is,

is

the

wide

receiver.

That's,

that's

a

huge

if.

And

you

know,

he's

saying

that

he

wants

to

play

both

ways

and

we'll

see

if

he

can

do

that

in

the

NFL.

I'm

not

sure

that

that's

achievable

with

his,

you

know,

body

makeup.

But

there's

a,

there's

another

guy

that

I

think

is

probably

going

to

drop

into

the

second

round

on

the

rookie

drafts

and

that's

Jaden

Higgins.

That

I

think

could,

could

do

what,

what,

what

Thomas

Jr.

Did

last

year.

He's,

he's,

he's

got

the

size,

he's,

you

know,

he's

a

good

looking

X

receiver.

You

know,

I,

I'm

watched

him

in

the,

you

know,

the,

in

college

this

year

and

he

looked

really

good.

He

really

did.

So

I

mean

I

think

he

in

the

right

spot

could,

could

surprise,

you.

Eric Balkman

Know,

the,

the

thing

and,

and

I

brought

this

up

with

Higgins

with

somebody

recently.

This

is

a

guy

that

I

thought

had

second

round

written

all

over

him.

And

now

I'm

thinking

like,

God,

he

might

be

going

in

the

first

round

of

the

draft

tomorrow

and

we'll

see,

you

know,

but

I

think

that

that

potential

is

there

with,

with

Higgins

for

sure

and,

and

lands

in

the

right

spot

with

a

good

team

at

the

end

of

the

first

round

with

a

good

quarterback.

Yeah,

I

can

totally

see

that,

Brad.

100%.

Farrell Elliott

All

those

things

were

true

about

Cincinnati

Bengal

running

back

Chase

Brown.

Right

spot,

good

team,

good

quarterback.

It,

it

was

really

a

tale

of

two

seasons.

I

looked

at

it

today,

I

thought

it

was,

and

I

was

really

surprised

to

see

this

stat.

For

his

total

carries

for

the

season,

he

approached

a

thousand

yards.

He

averaged

about

4.3

a

carry.

He

caught

the

ball

well.

You

can't

ignore

the

numbers

he

put

over

the

receiving

game.

But

before,

before

Halloween,

he

carried

the

ball

75

times.

The

first

eight,

maybe

80

something

in

that

range.

Then

for

the

balance

of

the

season,

the

final

eight

games,

he

doubled

that,

carried

the

ball

150

times,

ended

up

with,

with

the

220

carries.

If

you

believe

after

Halloween

numbers,

we're

looking

at

a

300

carry

player

here.

Your

thoughts

about

what

Chase

Brown

does

in

this

offense?

Have

we

seen

him,

you

know,

50

something

balls?

Now

we're,

we're

beginning

to

talk

about

Kamara

potential.

I

mean,

what,

what

do

you

like

about

this

player

beyond

2024?

Brad Larson

Well,

I

was

really

pretty

high

on

him

going

into

last

season.

I

took

him

in,

you

know,

as

many

leagues

as

I

could

because

I

didn't

think

Moss

would,

would

last

for

very

long.

But

I,

you

know,

I

think

that

he

really

got

the

opportunity

and,

you

know,

grabbed

the

bull

by

the

horns

and

showed

he's

got

a

lot

of

value

for

that

team.

And

I

got

to

think

that

the

coaching

staff

has

to

see

that

as

well

and

they've

got

to,

they've

got

to

give

them

that

opportunity

again.

I

keep

hearing

that,

you

know,

they're

looking

at,

you

know,

drafting

a

running

back

and

this

running

back

class

is

a

little

bit

scared,

scary

because

it's

so

good

that,

you

know,

if

you

draft

a

guy,

it

could

eat

into

some

of

these

other

running

backs

on

these

teams

and

you

know,

take

a

lot

of

their,

you

know,

their

carries

away.

But

I,

I'm,

again,

I'm

still

really

bullish

on

Chase

Brown.

I

think

that

he,

he

proved

himself

and

in

that

offense,

I

mean,

you

have

to,

you

have

to

hope

that

he

gets,

gets

the,

the

work

because

you

got

to

be

worried

about

Chase

and

Higgins

And

I

mean,

that's

just.

And

then

Burrow's

going

to

get

you

the

ball

in

the

right

spot.

So,

you

know,

as

long

as

your

offensive

line

performs,

I

think

he's

gonna

have

another

really

great

year.

But

again,

it

kind

of

hinges

on

if

they

draft

some

guy

in

the,

you

know,

in

the,

in

this

running

back

class.

Farrell Elliott

Our

beloved

John

Terry

checks

in

Balky

and,

and

Brad

John

points

out.

Oh,

no

one

above

that.

Oh,

sorry,

Ross

got

hurt.

He

is

imitating

Captain

Obvious.

We

thank

you

for

that,

John.

Yeah,

but

what

happened

was

when

Moss

got

hurt,

hurt,

Chase

seized

the

opportunity

and

put

up

numbers

that

are

respectful

of

what

we

would

be

looking

for

from

a

first

round

running

back

in

this

year's

draft

that

they

could

say,

hey,

you

know,

we

made

our,

we

made

our,

our

bed

with

our

running

back

and

we've

got

our

guy

now.

And

I

think

that's

what

I

see

for

Brown

in,

in

Cincinnati.

We'll

get

John

Terry

up

on

the

positive

aspects

and

I'll

point

out

that

he

is

a,

a

Pennsylvania

native,

you

know,

and

this

is

Ohio,

you

know.

You

know,

that

kind

of

thing

happens

with

them.

He's

a,

he's

a

not,

you

know,

so

when

we

draft

against

Terry,

we

know

we

can,

we

know

we

got

a

Chase

Brown.

Brad Larson

Chase

Brown,

yeah.

Farrell Elliott

He

could

be

available.

Eric Balkman

I

will

say

that

the

thing

that

gives

me

comfort

about

Chase

Brown

this

year

and,

and

John's

probably

right.

I

mean,

the

touches

may

go

down

this

year,

but

the

efficiency

could

go

up.

They

already

have

Zach

Moss

under

contract

for

this

year.

They

went

out

and

signed

some

Ajay

P.

Ryan,

so,

and,

and

the

fact

that

they

have,

they.

I

mean,

I

believe

170%

of

their

cap

is,

is

based

on

Burrow,

Chase

and

Higgins.

I

don't

know

how

they're

doing

it,

but

I

do

know

that

they're

gonna

have

to

focus

on

defense

in

this,

in

this

draft.

And

I

think

a

running

back

may

be

a

luxury

they

can't

afford.

And

the

most

talented

running

back

is

Chase

Brown.

So

I,

I

do

like

that.

I,

I

think

of

all

the,

the

veteran

running

backs.

Pat

Fitzmores

from

Fantasy

Football

Pro

says

this

is

going

to

be

a

retirement

party

for

a

lot

of

veteran

running

backs

around

the

league

after

the

draft.

And

this

is

one

that

I'm

not

concerned

with

as

much.

I

mean,

I'm

concerned

with

all

of

them,

I

guess,

but

I'm

not

as

concerned

with,

with

Cincinnati's

here.

With

apologies

to

Pharaoh,

I

will

handle

this

Indianapolis

Colts

question

here.

The

correct

wide

receiver

to

own

for

the

Colts

this

year.

Is

it

Alec

Pierce,

Is

it

Josh

Downs?

Is

it

Farrell's

Ben

buddy,

Michael

Pittman?

Is

it

going

to

be,

is

it

Adnai

Mitchell?

Is

it

somebody

that

they

could

draft?

Who

do

you

feel

is,

is

going

to

be

the,

the,

the

pass

catcher

you

want

for

fantasy

this

year

in

Indianapolis?

Brad?

Brad Larson

Well,

I,

I,

I'd

like

to

say,

I'd

like

to

say

Pittman,

I'm

a

little

bit

concerned

with

his,

his

back

situation,

but

I

do

have

Josh

Downs,

I

think

in

more

places

than

I

do

Pittman

and

I,

I

would

actually

prefer

to

have

Downs

in

that.

But

the

quarterback

situation

is

scary.

So

everything

about

that

I'm

looking

at,

at

that

being

a

wide

receiver

3

on

anything

that

I'm

looking

at

it.

Farrell Elliott

I,

I

believe

Pittman.

Surprise

surprise.

I'm,

I'm

with

you

there,

you

know.

Yeah.

Balky

with

that

movie.

We

talk

about

movies

sometimes.

Time

here.

Brad,

Please

forgive

us

that

it

was

a

series

one

of

the

streaming

networks.

Jeff

Bridges

played

a

western

cop,

Western

sheriff.

He

and

the

deputy

walk

into

the

diner

and

the,

the

elder

waitress

comes

up

and

says

what

don't

you

want?

And

you

know,

that's

one

of

my

favorite

and

this

is

kind

of

a

what

don't

you

want?

You

know,

because,

and

you

know,

go

ahead.

It's,

let's

be

the

Pittman

apologist

that

I

am.

I'm

apologizing

for

him

catching

75

passes

last

year

playing

with

a

broken

back

and

a

quarterback

that

could

not

function.

Although

he

does

have

great

long

ball

accuracy

when

throwing

to

Pierce,

I

will

say

that.

But

you

know,

so

I

got

some,

I

got

some

wide

receivers

on

some

of

my

teams

that

can't

show

up

with

a

little

bit

of

a

hamstring

pull.

And

I

got

a

wide

receiver

in

Indianapolis

playing

with

a

broken

back

and

that's

all

I

want

to

say

about

that.

And

he's,

he's

catching

balls,

you

know.

Okay,

I

don't

wanna,

I

need

to

find

out

about

this.

I

don't

have

any

opinion.

Breeze

hall,

you

buying

or

selling?

Brad Larson

Yeah,

I

have

brace

in

a

couple

areas

and

I'm,

I'm

holding

is

what

I'm

doing

right

now.

I'm

holding.

You

know,

I,

I

saw

the

question

on,

you

know,

do

we

want

to

would

I

sell

him

for

less?

I

don't

think

so.

I

think

I'm

going

to

give

him

the

opportunity

and,

and

write

him

out

to

see

if

he

can't,

can't

bring

it

back

for

from

where

he

was.

Eric Balkman

I,

I

think

that

I

probably

would

be

doing

the

same.

I

don't

think

especially

with,

with

what

the

jets

did

Last

year

with

Isaiah

Davis

and

Braylon

Allen.

I

don't

think

that

it's

necessarily

going

to

get

worse

for

Breece

hall

after

the

draft.

It

can

only

get

better.

So

I,

I'm

with

you.

I

wouldn't

be

going

out

and

trying

to

acquire

him,

but

I'm,

if

I

have

him,

I'm

holding

him

right

now

just

to

see

what

happens.

Let's

take

a

question

here

from,

from

YouTube.

Pearson

hanging

out

with

us

tonight.

He

wants

to

know,

Brad,

your

thoughts

on

Joshua

Palmer's

big

contract

with

the

Bills.

Would

you

prefer

Khalil

Shakir

or

Joshua

Palmer?

Cheers.

We

appreciate

that,

Pearson.

I

can

tell

you

this

by

the

way,

guys,

I

looked

this

up.

Wide

receiver

50,

Josh

Downs.

Wide

receiver

52,

Michael

Pittman.

So

they're

close

to

each

other,

right?

Brad Larson

Really?

Wow.

Eric Balkman

In

the

never.

Wide

receiver

130,

Alec

Pierce,

probably

Adnight

Mitchell.

Wide

receiver

500.

Okay.

Khalil

Shakir,

wide

receiver

38

right

now.

Joshua

Palmer,

wide

receiver

71.

There

is

about

nine

rounds

of

difference

between

Shakir

and

Palmer

right

now.

So

I

think

we

have

to

frame

the

question

here.

Brad,

who

do

you

like

better

at

cost?

Are

you

willing

to

pay

up

for

Shakir

or

would

you

just

rather

wait

another

nine

rounds

and

take

Palmer

instead?

If

you're

dead

set

on

drafting

a

Bills

receiver?

Brad Larson

I,

I

like

Shakir

and

you

know,

PPR

definitely,

but

I've

always

been

pretty

bullish

on

Josh

Palmer

too.

I

think

he's

a

really

good

receiver

and

hasn't,

you

know,

had

his

due.

So

I

think

with

Josh

Allen

there,

I'm,

I'm

liking

to,

you

know,

take

him

and

then

if

that's

a

9th

round

pick,

I

would

definitely

go

for

that

value.

Eric Balkman

Yeah,

it

seems

low.

I,

I,

I

thought

like

he

would

get

bumped

up

and

I

don't

know,

Pharaoh.

Why

do

you

think

it

is?

Why

do

you

think

FFPC

players

are

still

drafting

him

at

that

16,

17

turn?

I

figured

with

that

kind

of

monetary

investment

with

Josh

Allen,

it

would

be

up

there.

I,

I

mean,

is

Khalil

Shakir

really

hurting

his

value

that

much?

It's

got

to

be

something

else,

right?

Farrell Elliott

No,

I

think

a

lot

of

players

have

bailed

them.

Palmer,

they,

he's

had

his

test

moments

and

he

has

not

delivered.

Thus

he

finds

a

change

of

scenery

and

I

think

he

definitely

needed

a

change

of

scenery

and

he

is

worthwhile

at

that

price.

Khalil

Shakir

is

a

different

kind

of

ball

player.

This

is

one

of

the

better

ball

players

in

the

league

and

I,

I

would

tend

to

think

that

when

we

gather

next

year

with

Brad

Larson

who

makes

one

hell

of

a

champion

and

one

great

guest.

When

we

gather

with

him

last

year,

he's

going

to

talk

about

some

of

his

championships

being

keyed

by

the

Allen

and

Shakir

connections.

This

is.

And

they

brought

in,

they

brought

in.

It's,

it's

their

culture

and

history,

a

number

of

veteran

receivers

to

squeeze

that

last

little

bit

of

talent

out

of

them

and

see

if

that

value

can

get

there.

Just,

we

can

go

all

the

way

back

to

Cole

Beasley,

you

know,

and

so

it,

it.

That's

what

that

organization

does.

And,

you

know,

check

Curtis

Samuel

if

you

want

to

see

how

it

works.

But

we're,

you

know,

we're

dealing

with

two

different

kind

of

ball

players.

So.

Yeah,

I

don't.

Eric Balkman

John

Terry

pointing

this

out

here.

Joshua

Palmer

is

replaced

with

Mike

Williams,

who

the

Chargers

already

know

stinks.

Palmer

can't

be

that.

Farrell Elliott

Brad,

you

did

not

know

that

you

were

bringing

along

John

Terry

as

a

co

guest.

Brad Larson

That's

great.

That's

great.

Farrell Elliott

John

is.

And

John

said

something.

John

said

something.

He

was

taking

one

of

his

beloved

digs

at

me

about

Claypool,

and

that

was

an

interesting

thing

because

this

is

a

big

receiver

that

I

really

loved.

Of

course,

comparing

him

to

Pittman

is,

is

nonsense.

But

one

of

the

things

that

we

don't

know

about

this

draft,

how

do

we,

you

know,

we're

sitting

here

trying

to

separate

players

and

you

don't.

The

analytics

aspect

of

this

is

one

thing

of,

you

know,

who

you.

How

they

approach

certain

players

and

how

they

value

certain

players,

what

they

see

in

teams.

And

that's

a

big

difference

from

franchise

to

franchise.

But

another

thing

is

understanding

who

these

players

are.

That's

why

they

have

these

30

visits.

They

really,

after

everything

they

bring

in,

they

try

to

get

in

your

head

and

know

who

you

are.

And

you

know,

Claypool

had

a

lot

of

talent

and

off

the

field,

things

didn't

come

together.

And

when,

when

on

the

field,

it

got

bad.

It

got

bad

quickly.

When,

when

you,

when

you

invest

in

a

player

in

fantasy

football,

one

of

the

things

that,

that

you

have

seen

him

overcome

some

adversity

in

college,

perhaps

an

injury

overcome,

basically

putting

the

team

on

his

back

and

carrying

it.

Dave,

Dave

the

dizzle

was

talking

about

how

not

seeing

a

guy

score

a

touchdown

is

a

problem.

Yeah,

that,

to

me,

that

is

a

problem

because

you

didn't

step

up

and

deliver.

So,

yeah,

these

are

a

lot

of

things.

And

fortunately

we

can

quit

projecting

about

it

here

in

three

days

completely.

And

you

know,

it's,

it's.

Yeah.

So

I

don't

think

any

of

our

opinions,

they,

they

have

a

they

have

a

time

date

on

them.

It's

quickly

becoming

irrelevant.

Very,

very

quick.

Brad Larson

I

will

say

feral

just.

And,

and

to

answer

John

there,

I,

I

don't

have

any

shares

of

Joshua

Palmer,

but

the

qu.

The.

At

his

value,

I

would

assume

that

my

team

is

going

to

be

pretty

stacked

by

the

time

I

get

to

the

ninth

round.

If

he's

there,

I

might

look

at

that,

but

I

don't,

I

don't

have

him

anywhere.

And

I

think

that

the

Bills

may

still

draft

a

receiver

as

well.

And

I

don't

know

what

Coleman

could

do

in

his,

in

his

second

year

there.

He,

you

know,

so

it's.

So

I,

I

will

probably

completely

stay

away

from

that

situation.

But

as

far

as

the

question

was,

was

phrased

or

coined,

I

would,

you

know,

say

that

that

value

could

be

there

in

the

ninth

round

with.

Farrell Elliott

Is

it

ninth

round

balky

or

is

it

lighter?

Eric Balkman

No,

no,

Palmer

is

nine

rounds

after.

Farrell Elliott

Nine

rounds

after.

So

double

digit

rounds

for.

Eric Balkman

And,

and

I'm

glad

you

brought

up

Coleman,

Brad.

Yes,

John

Terry

brought

him

up.

Keon

Coleman,

wide

receiver,

58

at

the

1308.

Right

now

there

was

a

podcast

I

was

listening

to.

Might

have

been

Dynasty

nerds.

I

could

be

wrong

on

this,

but

they

had

the

long

snapper

on

and

I

apologize

if

I'm

misattributing

this,

but

they

had

the

long

snapper

on

for

the

Bills

and

they

asked

him

about

potential

breakout

guys,

guys

that

they're

excited

to

take.

He's

excited

that

he

thinks

he's

going

to

take

the

next

step

forward.

Now

granted,

this

is

the

long

snapper.

This

is

not

a

coach.

This

is

not,

you

know,

you

know,

somebody

who

works

with

the

guys

every

day.

But

he

talked

about

Dalton

Kincaid.

Never

mentioned

Keon

Coleman

once,

which

I

thought

was

somewhat

interesting

that

he

never.

That

he

spent

all

this

time

talking

about

Dalton

Kincaid

but

not

anything

about,

about

Keon

Colon.

Maybe

that's

something,

maybe

it's

nothing.

But

I,

I

did

think

it

was

interesting.

Brad Larson

Interesting.

Eric Balkman

Speaking

of

breakout

receivers

in

2025,

how

likely

is

it

or

how

confident

are

you

in

Marvin

Harrison

Jr.

Having

a

big

2025

after.

After

not

having

the

2024

that

a

lot

of

people.

I

think

Brad

envisioned

him

having.

Brad Larson

Yeah,

I

mean,

I

was,

I

was,

I

was

drafting

Marv

everywhere

I

could

last

year.

And

yeah,

he

was

a,

he

was

a,

a

letdown

from,

you

know,

from

where

he

was,

you

know,

you

know,

drafted.

I

don't

know.

I.

Kyler

Murray

is

a

little

bit

of

a

question

mark

and

he

really

likes

to

go

to

McBride

and

he

really

likes

to

use

his

secondary

and

third

receivers

as

well.

So

I

don't

know.

I'm,

I'm

still

bullish

on

Marv.

He's

a,

he's

a,

he's

a

specimen

for

sure.

So

they,

you

would

think

that

the

coaching

staff

has

got

to

figure

out

some

way

to

get

him

the

ball

more

and,

you

know,

utilize

him

in

that,

in

that

offense.

I

mean,

he's

just

too

big

of

a

weapon

not

to.

Eric Balkman

John

Terry.

It

all

depends

if

Kyler

Murray

and

Marvin

Harrison

are

playing

Halo

together

or

playing.

That's,

that's

what

it

comes

down

to

as

far

as

Harrison

and

maybe

that's

all

it

is.

Super

talented

quarterback,

super

talented

receiver.

They're

going

to

have

the

opportunity

to

hook

up

a

lot

this

year.

The

rise

of

Trey

McBride

I

think

obviously

puts

a

dent

in,

into

his

target

chair

with

Arizona,

but

there,

there's

still

plenty

of

room

for

growth

as

well.

Plenty

of

room

for

growth

in

Kansas

City

as

well.

Pharaoh

for,

for,

for

some

pass

catchers

there.

Farrell Elliott

Where

did

you

watch

the

super

bowl

this

year,

bro?

Brad Larson

Where

did

I

watch

it

went.

We

went

over

to

a,

a

friend's

house.

It

was

just

a

kind

of

a

small

gathering

and

watched

it.

Farrell Elliott

When

you

go

to

a

friend's

house,

can

you

concentrate

on

the

game

the

way

you

want?

Brad Larson

I,

I,

I

make

it

a

point

too.

Yeah.

So,

yes,

in

this

setting

it

was,

it

was

great.

It

wasn't

one

of

those

big

parties

where

you,

you

know,

well,

it

wasn't.

Farrell Elliott

Great

for

Kansas

City

unless

you

projecting

the

Xavier

Worthy.

And

so

you

got

three

receivers,

right?

You,

you've

got

Worthy,

you've

got

Rice.

What

if

you've

got

a

Hollywood

brand?

You

got

a

quarterback

that

should

support

three,

three

receivers.

But

Worthy

is

the

one

that

is

most

intriguing.

Is

he

a

targeted

player

for

you

in

drafts?

Balky

will

give

us

the

Armani

numbers

on

him.

But

you

know,

this

is

a,

this

is

a

different

question

from

what

coach

receiver

you

want?

This

is,

this

is

what

Chiefs

receiver

do

you

want

and

do

you

want

two

of

them?

And

then

how

do

you

go

from

there?

So

Bulky,

what

you

got

on

our,

our

player

here?

Eric Balkman

So

do

you

want,

you

want

all

the,

the

Kansas

City

Just

worthy.

Just

worthy.

You

were

looking

at

wide

receiver

22

at

411.

And

I'll

bring

this

up.

Wide

receiver

21,

Rashi

Rice,

one

spot

ahead

of

Worthy.

Farrell Elliott

Yeah.

So

what

are

you

doing

with

these

Kansas

City

receivers?

Brad Larson

Well,

you

got

to

throw

Kelsey

into

the

mix

too,

right?

So

yeah,

you

got,

you

got

a

lot

of

targets

to

go

around.

You

know,

I

think

there

was

some

comfort

level

that

was,

you

Know,

created

with.

With

Worthy

last

year.

I

like

him.

I

mean,

I

think

he.

He

showed.

He

showed

out

the

last

part

of

the

season

and

I

think

he's

going

to

continue

to,

you

know,

command

targets

from

Patrick.

And

Patrick,

you

know,

he'll.

He'll

get

the

ball.

He'll

get

the

ball

to,

you

know,

his

receivers.

So

I,

I

like

Worthy.

I

mean,

especially

at

that,

you

know,

and

4

11.

That's

a.

That's

a

good

spot

for

him.

Eric Balkman

I'm

kind

of

with

Dizzle

on

this

one.

Hollywood

is

garbage.

Farrell Elliott

Oh,

no,

no.

NFL

players

are

garbage.

Eric Balkman

Here's

the

thing.

I.

I

want

to

couch

this.

I

want

to

say

Pharrell's

right.

If

you

are

playing

in

the

NFL,

you

are

not

garbage.

However,

for

fantasy

football,

it

is

tough

for

me

to.

To

sell

Hollywood

Brown

to

be

drafted.

And

it's

also

hard

for

me

to

say

that

this

guy

is

going

to

have

a

significant

impact

on

what

Kelsey

Rice

and

Worthy

do

this

year

as

well.

Farrell Elliott

And

what.

Dizzle

is

spot

on,

Kelsey,

and

a

lot

of

people

are

out

of

that.

And

Brad,

thank

you

for

bringing

him

up.

A

lot

of

people

are

down

on

Kelsey,

but

you

know,

in.

In

our

play

with

1.5

receptions,

the

tight

end

premium

Kelsey

is

90.

And

I

think

the

dizzle's

aiming

a

little

low.

I

think

he

gets

over

100.

Eric Balkman

That'd

be

nice.

Farrell Elliott

And

you

know,

the.

The.

I

think

Hollywood

Brown

is

our

spoiler

for

Worthy

and

Rice.

Our

Worthy

and

Rice

alone

without

a.

And.

And

you

know,

Brown

was

beat

up

a

little

last

year.

Brad Larson

You.

Farrell Elliott

You

take

Hollywood

Brown

coming

back

healthy,

he

becomes

our

spoiler.

He

takes

away

the

opportunity

that

I

see

worthy

and

Rice

becoming

a

Higgins

and

Chase.

It's

that

with

a

guy

like

Brown,

perhaps

that

doesn't

happen.

But

for.

Yeah,

I.

I

believe

it.

You

know,

can

you.

Can

you

draft

at

the

end

of

that

draft

and

take

them

both

at

the

end

of

four.

Can

you.

Can

you

go

and

take

them

back

to

back?

Eric Balkman

I.

I

think

this

is

interesting.

John

Terry

also

saying

if.

If

all

the

Chiefs

pass

catchers

are

going

to

be

good,

why

is

Mahomes

going

so

late?

And

I

don't

know.

I

mean,

like,

okay,

he's

quarterback

six

at

the

609.

Is

that

late?

I.

I

don't.

I

don't

think

that's

like.

I

think

he

finished

down

last

year.

He

didn't

finish

his

quarterback

six,

but

I

don't.

I

don't

think

he's

going

late.

And

I

would

not

qualify

609

as

quarterback

six

is

late.

Farrell Elliott

But

John

has

made

25

comments

tonight.

Bu

he's

been

wrong

about

two

of

them.

You

know,

he's

doing

all

right.

He's

wrong

on

Pittman

and

he's

wrong

about

where

Mahomes

is

being

drafted.

And

you

know,

it's,

and

you

know,

when

he

doesn't

agree

with

Brad,

he's

wrong,

too.

So

those

are

the

problems

that

we're

having.

Eric Balkman

What

was

the

other

thing

I

saw

that

I

wanted

to

talk

about

here

in

the

chat?

Pearson

chiming

in.

Brenton

Strange

is

great

value

right

now.

Brenton

Strange,

the

guy

who's

ostensibly

going

to

be

taking

over

at

tight

end

for

Evan

Engram

in

Jacksonville.

Brad,

what

do

you

make

of

his

tight

end?

22,

1302,

never

too

early.

Best

ball

tournament

value

right

now.

You

can

get

Brenton

Strange

a

starting

tight

end

for

the

Jaguars

here

in

the

13th

round.

Brad Larson

I,

I,

I

like

Bretton

Strike

Strange

a

lot.

I

think

he's

gonna,

I

think

he'll,

he'll

have

a

really

nice

season

for

Jacksonville

this

year.

Eric Balkman

I

really

do

fairly.

Have

we

talked

about

Breton

Strange

enough?

I

don't

know

where

you

stand

in

on

him.

Farrell Elliott

I've

got

to

be

schooled.

I

think

Brad

just

schooled

me

a

little

bit

on

this

player.

I've

early

on

tonight's

commentary,

Dizzle

said

he's

selling

all

jets.

I

think

I've

sold

all

jacks

and

the,

you

know,

that's

kind

of

how

I

feel

about

it.

But,

but,

you

know,

I'm

going

to

learn

this

player.

I'm

going

to

learn

him

through

the

preseason

and

I,

if

I

don't

like

him,

so

many

good

players

like

him

more

than

I

do,

that

I'm,

I'm

probably

wrong.

Tell

me

somebody

that

you

don't

like,

first

of

all,

that

you

don't

like

Brad.

And

tell

me

somebody

that

you

absolutely

love.

And

I

don't

want

guys

we've

already

talked

about.

I

need

guys

that,

you

know,

I

need

some

fresh

information

because

I'm

hanging

on

with

Brad

Larson

to

get

me

in.

Brad Larson

So

I

think

a

couple,

the

couple

guys

I'm

really

kind

of

staying

away

from

are

going

to

BE

Brian

Robinson

Jr.

I

think

Washington

is

going

to

be

pulling,

they'll

be

drafting

a

running

back,

DeAndre

Swift,

out.

You

know,

McAffrey

and

Camara,

they're

just,

you

know,

they're,

I'm,

I'm

avoiding

them.

But

I

mean,

I,

I

don't

have

many

of

my

dynasty

league,

so

it's

not,

not

a

big

deal.

Those

are,

those

are

two

of

those

running,

those

two

running

running

backs

are

the,

you

know,

are

what's

concerning

me

this

Year

based

upon

this,

this

draft

class.

Farrell Elliott

Well,

let's

go

positive

then.

Tell

us

who

you

love.

Brad Larson

Well,

you

know,

the

obvious

ones,

you

know,

Chase

Neighbors.

Farrell Elliott

You

like

Chase.

Eric Balkman

Gibbs.

You,

you

got

a

lot

of

Jameer

Gibbs,

right?

Brad Larson

I

do

have

a

lot

of

Jameer

Gibbs.

I

got

a

lot

of,

you

know,

Bijan.

You

know,

I,

I

really

had

the

fortune

of

some

really

good

drafts

the

last

couple

years.

So

I'm,

I'm

really

kind

of

stacked

and

you

know,

I

have

the

luxury

to

kind

of,

you

know,

sit

back

now

and,

and

kind

of

pick,

you

know,

you

know,

in

these

dynasty.

And

I

really

love

these

dynasty

leagues.

It's

just

been

such

a

fun

time.

But

I,

I

did

want

to

tell

you

guys

about

a

trade

that

I,

a

trade

offer

that

I

had.

Eric Balkman

Sure.

Brad Larson

And

I

don't

know

what

you

guys

think

about

Brock

Bowers,

but

I

think

he's

a

generational

guy.

So

I

had

an

owner

make

me

an

offer

that

was

the,

the

2

8,

211

and

two

number

ones

next

year.

And

it's

a

one

quarterback

league.

One

quarterback

league.

So

I

didn't

take

it.

Eric Balkman

Yeah,

I

can't

do

it.

Brad Larson

No.

Eric Balkman

Glenn

Lowy,

long

time

FFPC

player,

plays

a

lot

of

dynasty

as

well.

He

told

me

on

one

of

the

shows

I

had

him

on

one

time

and

this

has

always

stuck

with

me.

And

it's,

I

don't

think

he

coined

this

phrase

or

anything,

but

I

always

remember

him

saying

it.

Elite

talent

over

everything

else.

Like

you

should

be

spending

all

your,

your

time,

your

energy,

your

assets,

your

capital

to

acquire

as

much

elite

talent

as

possible.

And

to

me,

to

let

Bowers

go

where

as

long

as

he

stays

healthy,

knock

on

wood,

this

guy

is

going

to

be

great

for

a

decade.

You

don't

know

where

those

first

round

picks

are

going

to

be.

And

the

208

and

the

211,

I

mean

that's

like

nothing

compared

to

what

Bowers

does

for

you.

So

he's

one

of

those

guys.

And

dizzle

and

I

have

had

conversations

about

this

before

too,

when

Christian

McCaffrey

was

at

the

peak

of

his

powers.

I

think

you

could

bring

Brock

Bowers

in

this

conversation.

You

know,

there's

just

certain

players

you

cannot

get

value

for.

It's

like

in

the

NBA

when,

when

one

of

these

big

time

elite

top

10,

top

50

or

top

15

basketball

players

wants

out

of

their

current

organization

and

then

the

organization

is

just

trying

to

recoup

whatever

they

can

for.

They

never

get

fair

value.

You'll

never

get

what

they're

worth.

So

if

you

trade

a

guy

like

Bowers,

you

trade

a

guy

like

Saquon

Barkley,

you

know,

when,

you

know,

I

guess

he's

his

best.

Football

is

probably

behind

him,

but

he's

still

got

a

lot

of

good

football

in

front

of

him.

But

if

you

trade

guys

like

that,

you're

always

getting

the

short

end

of

the

stick.

You're

never,

I've

never

heard

of

a

deal

where

somebody

gave

up

the

best

player.

And

I

was

like,

oh,

yeah,

I

really

like

the

return

you

got.

I

think

that

was.

No,

that's,

that's

never,

I've

never.

The,

the

first

time

I

hear

that,

Brad,

it

will.

Or

the

next

time

I

hear

that,

it

will

be

the

first

time

I

hear

it.

Brad Larson

Yeah,

yeah,

no,

I,

I,

I

agree.

If

feral.

I

was

going

to

say

one,

one

other

guy

that

I

really

like

a

lot

is

Matt.

Is

Lad.

Monkey.

Farrell Elliott

Oh,

yeah.

Can't

go

wrong

there.

Eric Balkman

Yeah.

And

John

Terry,

worst

trade

I

made

last

year,

he

traded

bowers

for

LaPorta.

Nanji

Harrison,

a

second.

Now,

I

will

say

this.

Dependent

upon

when

you

made

that

deal.

I

could

see

it,

I

could

see

it

like,

you

know,

before

he,

if

this

was

after

he

had

already

shown

that

he

was

a

superhero,

then,

okay,

John,

I,

I,

you

know,

whatever.

But

if

this

was,

you

know,

prior

to

the

season

starting

or,

you

know,

sometime

in

the

summer,

I

get

it.

I'm

not

saying

I

agree,

but

I

get

it.

Okay.

I

want

to

do

this

here.

We

have

a

question

in

the

chat

we

did.

I

gotta

scroll

up.

I've

been

blabbering

too

much.

Farrell,

you

got

to

interrupt

me

when

I.

Farrell Elliott

Nobody.

It's

his

words

of

wisdom.

It's

words

of

wisdom

and

it

gives

balance

to

the

show

from

a

true

industry

professional.

Eric Balkman

I

don't

know

who

that

is.

Okay,

John

Terry

wants

to

know.

Farrell Elliott

John

Terry's

been

listening

to

the

show

tonight.

I

had

no

idea.

Eric Balkman

Popped

in,

made

a

couple

of

comments.

John

Terry,

whose

dynasty

value

does

Brad

think

will

get

destroyed

tomorrow?

You

just

mentioned

Brian

Robinson

as

a

guy

that

you're

kind

of

avoiding,

I'm

assuming

because

that

Washington

backfield

is

going

to

get

an

injection

of

some

youth

in

it

tomorrow.

But

what

else?

I

mean,

who

else,

who's,

whose

other

dynasty

value

is

just

going

to

get

blown

up?

Brad Larson

Well,

going

back

to

Schrager's

mock

draft,

if

I

think

if

Omarion

Hampton

goes

to

the

Vikings,

then

you,

you

know,

you

lost

some,

those

guys

are,

you

know,

that,

that

was

a,

that

would

blow

up

that

backfield.

Farrell Elliott

Yeah.

Eric Balkman

And,

and,

and

if,

if

Omarion

Hampton

goes

to

the

Cowboys.

JAVANTE

Williams,

rb

One

season

is

over.

Brad Larson

Yeah.

I'm

a

Broncos

fan,

so

I'm

hoping

he,

I'm

hoping

he

drops

in.

That's,

that's

who

the

Broncos

select.

So.

Eric Balkman

Yeah,

yeah,

that'd

be

cool.

That,

I

mean,

who

was

I,

I

was

listening

to

somebody

saying

that

if

the

Broncos

even

get

RJ

Harvey

in

the

second

round,

Brad,

he

could

be

a

top

10

running

back

this

year

as

a

rookie,

which

would,

which

would

be

crazy

to

think

about,

but

it's,

it's

definitely

possible.

It's

on

the

table.

Brad Larson

I

would

agree

with

that.

Eric Balkman

Couple

of

emails

here

before

we

let

you

go

into

that.

Good

night,

Brad.

Rod

and

Springfield,

any

chance

of

a

sophomore

slump

for

Jaden

Daniels?

Rod

in

Springfield,

we

appreciate

you

chiming

in

here.

Yeah,

I

mean,

anytime

there's,

there's

a

player

who

comes

out

as

a

rookie

like

that,

I

think

I'm,

I'm

always

kind

of

bracing

for

just

a

regression

in

the

mean

and

maybe

there

is

something

coming

there,

maybe

it's

not

significant.

I

don't

know.

How

do

you

feel

about

the

chances

of

Jaden

Daniels

slumping

a

little

bit

in

his

second

year

in

the

NFL?

Brett?

Brad Larson

So

I'm

an,

I'm

an

ASU

guy

and

I

saw

Jaden

come

in

as

a

skinny

little

kid

at

asu

and

they've

been

saying

that

about

him

for

his

whole

career

that,

you

know,

yeah,

next

year

he's,

you

know,

he's

not

going

to

perform

and

all

he

does

is

just

step

up

year

after

year.

So

I

don't,

I

don't

see

him

missing

a

beat.

I

really

see

him

just

kind

of

being

an

elite

quarterback.

Eric Balkman

Final

question

we

have

for

you

tonight.

Here,

here.

Josh

in

Valley

Head,

Alabama,

are

you

pro

or

anti

Michael

Pennock

spread?

Thanks

so

much.

That

is

Josh

in

Valley

Head,

Alabama.

Where

do

you

stand?

Are

you

on

the

Michael

Pennx

bandwagon?

Brad?

Brad Larson

I

am

he.

My

only

concern

with

him

is

his

injury

history.

Other

than

that,

I

think

he's

a,

a

smart,

cerebral

quarterback

and

he's

got

a

good

arm.

I

think

he,

I

think

he

is,

is

going

to

be

the

real

deal

as

well.

Eric Balkman

In

the

latest

installment

of

Time

as

a

flat

circle,

Michael

Pennix

will

probably

blow

out

his

shoulder

week

one.

Kirk

Cousins

will

step

in,

throw

30

plus

touchdowns

and

win

comeback

player

of

the

year

en

route

to

the

Falcons

making

it

all

the

way

to

the

NFC

championship

game.

Brad Larson

Yeah,

because

I'm

sitting

there

with

a

big

fat

contract

with

a

clipboard,

you

know,

so

he's.

Farrell Elliott

Dizzle

said

something

very

illuminating.

I

think

he,

he's

talking

R.J.

harvey

here.

Eric Balkman

Oh

yeah,

I

thought

you

were

talking

about

the

Michael

Pennock's

Comment.

Farrell Elliott

Okay.

I,

I

think

that

fantasy

players

will

be

paying

more

attention

on

Friday's

draft

than

they

do

on,

on

Thursday

because

I,

as

he

points

out,

Harvey

will

not

be

a,

a

second

round

pick.

Brad Larson

Is

what

I

think

he

believes.

Eric Balkman

Yeah,

I

think

he's

going

on

day

two.

Farrell Elliott

Yeah,

I

do

too.

Exactly.

Yeah.

Okay.

And,

and

you

know

we

can

go

to.

We

talked

earlier

about

Chase

Brown

and

we

saw

what

he

could

do

in

the

NFL

when

a

team

really

needed

to

lean

on

him.

Terry

points

out

the

fact

that

Moss

was

injured.

So

you

look

here,

Brown,

you're

our

guy.

You

know,

what

are

you

going

to

do?

And

he

did

marvelously.

So

this

running

back

talent

that's

deep

means

that

there's

going

to

be

talent

that's

available

late.

And

it's

going

to

be

very

interesting

for

all

fantasy

players

to

tune

into

this

draft

and,

and

to

re

condition

our

minds

on

what

we

think

about

a

late

round

draft

pick.

Because

other

late

round

draft

picks

would

be

getting

touches

and

plays

and

could

end

up

being

a

200

carry

running

back

in

this

league.

Yeah,

you

know,

that's

just

the

way

it

is.

Is

how

they

value

running

this.

Eric Balkman

For

what

it's

worth,

NFL

mock

draft

database

does

have

RJ

Harvey

projected

as

a

4th

round

pick.

But

I,

I

do

see

a

lot

of

mocks

on

here

having

him

go

in

round

three

as

well.

So

I

don't

know,

he

maybe

doesn't

go

day

two.

I

still

think

he

does.

I

guess

it

wouldn't

surprise

me

if

he

went

in

the

fourth

round.

But

we

shall

see

guys,

because

Friday

night

we're

gonna

have

that

question

and

so

many

more

answered.

It's

gonna

be

great.

Brad

Larson

was

also

great

tonight.

The

seven

time

FFPC

dynasty

and

league

champion.

Thank

you

so

much

for

being

a

part

of

our

pre

NFL

draft

episode.

Brad,

you

were

the

man.

So

much

fun

to

have

you

on

tonight.

Enjoy

the

NFL

draft

this

weekend,

enjoy

your

rookie

drafts,

enjoy

drafting

season

and

we'll

talk

with

you

again

sometime

soon.

Brad Larson

Thank

you

guys.

It

was

a

blast.

Thanks

for

having

me

on.

I

really

appreciate

it.

Farrell Elliott

Absolutely.

Eric Balkman

Thank

you,

Brad.

Brad,

like

Brad,

he

had

an

appraisal

business,

did

Brad.

I

am

appraising

his

value

as

a.

Farrell Elliott

Guest

at

Damn

straight.

Eric Balkman

Pretty.

Pretty

awesome.

John.

Terry,

thank

you

for

the

kind

words.

I

will

have

fun

at

the

draft.

Dizzle's

gonna

join

me

at

the

draft

Thursday

and

Friday.

I

don't

believe

on

Saturday

because

he

is

not

the

junkie

that

I

am

when

it

comes

to

this

kind

of

stuff.

So

he

will,

he

will

be

up

there

Thursday

and

Friday

with

me.

That's

going

to

be

a

lot

of

fun.

Pharrell.

Uh,

it

was

a

lot

of

fun

having

you

on

today.

Tonight,

I

will

say

this.

As

far

as

the

Kentucky

Fantasy

football

state

championship

goes,

we

have

a

few

slow

drafts

that

I'm

in

right

now.

I

want

to

highlight

the

training

camp

main

event

league

that

is

three

teams

short

of.

Of

a

full

league.

I

am

in

that

one.

You're

looking

at

other

luminaries

like

former

guest

of

this

show.

Stu

Keane

is

in

that.

Franchik,

who

has

also

been

on

this

show

before.

He's

in

it.

Bill

Hollywood

is

in

it.

I

don't

know

where

Dom

is

tonight,

but

he's

in

that

as

well.

If

you

want

to

compete

against

us,

we

need

three

spots

to

fill

there.

Farrell Elliott

I

think

Derek's

in

that

draft

too.

Eric Balkman

Oh,

really?

Farrell Elliott

Okay.

Yeah.

Eric Balkman

Then

there

you

go.

Farrell Elliott

And

you

know

that

draft,

just

so

everyone

knows

it,

it

says

starts

when

full.

It's

a

bit

of

a

misnomer

there.

We

will

start

that

draft

after

the

NFL

draft

and

after

the

Kentucky

Derby.

It'll

start

the

first

Tuesday,

which

I

believe

is

May

6th.

Bucky.

Eric Balkman

So,

yeah,

I'll

look

that

factory.

Farrell Elliott

It's

either

May

5th

or

May

6th.

Eric Balkman

It

is

May

6th.

Farrell Elliott

May

6th.

And

that's.

That's

the

day

it

will

start.

No

matter

when

it.

Well,

it

will

sell

out

before

then,

but

it'll

start

May

6th.

Derek,

your

first

main

event

of

the

year.

Eric Balkman

Yes,

exactly.

Farrell Elliott

And

you're

in

it.

Eric Balkman

I'm

in

it.

Derek.

Derek

Greer

is

also

in

that

as

well.

And

I

will

tell

you,

I'm

in

another

draft

master

for

the

kffsc.

We

are

five

teams

short

of

that.

We

got

Jake

for

like

in

there.

And

who

else?

We

have

Mark

Moyer,

Melissa

and

Kirby

Barker.

Franchinick

is

in

that

one

as

well.

And

team

Porkies

shout

out

to

them.

They're

in

that

draft

master.

Farrell Elliott

There

you

go.

Eric Balkman

Register

for

that.

And

then

we

also

have

some

more

drafts

that

are

going

to

be

released

here

soon

for

registration.

Right,

Pharaoh?

Farrell Elliott

Yeah,

that's

our

Sweet

Sixteen

Best

Ball

Championship.

96

teams,

300

entry,

a

ten

thousand

dollar

grand

prize.

And

if

you

love

best

ball,

that's

a.

That's

a

great

contest

to

be.

Eric Balkman

It

is

a

great

contest

to

be

in.

Green

Bay

is

going

to

be

a

great

city

to

be

in.

Farrell Elliott

Oh,

I'm

so.

I'm

so

pleased

you're

there.

Yeah,

I

think,

you

know,

you

can't

add

a

lot

to

the

Green

Bay

lore

of

football,

but

I

think

this

will

do

it.

And

you

know,

talk

about

true

fans

coming

out

and.

Well,

you

know,

when

I

was

in

the

Dallas

airport

today.

There

were

people

getting

on

the

planes,

not

flying

to

Louisville

but

flying

other

directions

to

get

to

Green

Bay.

They

were

in

their

paraphernalia.

They're

coming

to

the

draft.

Pretty

exciting

time

to

be

a

football

fan.

Eric Balkman

Yeah,

yeah,

it's

going

to

be

great.

We

hope

you

enjoy

the

weekend,

Farrell.

Enjoy

the

draft.

We

will

do

this

show

again

in

our

post

NFL

Draft

recap

episode

which

is

coming

up

next.

Not

this

Friday,

but

next

Friday.

We

will

talk

with

you

then,

my

friend.

Farrell Elliott

Thank

you

sir.

Eric Balkman

That

is

Farrell

Elliott,

the

definitive

commissioner

of

fantasy

football,

hanging

out

tonight

on

a

special

Wednesday

episode

of

the

High

Stakes

Fantasy

Football

Hour

that

will

conclude

our

broadcast.

Thanks

to

the

ffpc,

Farrell

Elliott,

Rob

Bryce,

Brad

Larson

and

of

course

each

and

every

one

of

you

for

listening,

streaming,

downloading,

viewing,

whatever

you're

doing.

However

you're

ingesting

this

content,

we

appreciate

it.

As

I

stated,

we

will

be

back

no

show

this

coming

Friday

because

you'll

probably

be

watching

the

draft

and

you'll

want

to

see

my

ugly

mug

on

your

screen.

Enjoy

it.

It's

going

to

be

a

lot

of

fun.

May

2nd

is

when

we

will

be

live

again

on

this

program.

10:00pm

in

case

you

miss

Monday

night's

high

stakes

fantasy

football

show

on

the

better

sports

network.

Fantasy

pros.

Derek

Brown.

It

was.

He

was

awesome

and

I'll

just

give

Derek

Brown

a

shout

out.

That

was

his

fourth

live

stream

of

the

day

and

he

brought

it

with

with

all

the

energy

you

could

possibly

imagine.

He

was

awesome.

That

guy

is

a

pro

and

he

knows

his

stuff

too.

It's

awesome.

It

was

a

great

show.

Hopefully

you

can

check

that

out.

We

will

be

back

Next

Thursday

at

7pm

that

is

May

1st.

We

will

be

doing

that

show

again.

The

live

stream

for

the

live

draft

coverage.

In

case

you

missed

that

last

night,

Aiden

Lor,

Dave

Tripoli,

Dan

Williamson

and

Bradley

Staller.

You

can

watch

that

back

on

the

FFPC

YouTube

socials

and

if

you

want

to

actually,

instead

of

watching

a

draft

drafting,

we

got

a

few

spots

available

in

the

Never

Too

Early

Best

Ball

tournament.

In

fact,

as

I

look

at

it

right

now,

we

were

down

to

four

teams

at

the

start

of

the

show.

We

are

down

to

three

teams.

Three

teams

left

in

the

entire

Never

Too

Early

Best

Ball

tournament.

That

tournament

is

limited

to

1728

teams.

17

and

2017.

25

of

them

are

spoken

for.

You

could

grab

one

of

the

last

three

spots

that

league

drafts

at

3,

excuse

me,

4:00pm

Eastern

time

tomorrow.

Draft

Day

draft.

What

could

be

better?

Take

your

shot

at

$40,000

in

that

grand

prize

for

that

tournament,

big

guerrilla

tournament.

Million

dollar

grand

prize

at

stake.

You

can

draft

in

that

50

discount

on

every

third

team.

The

early

rampage

tournament

is

going

on.

You're

automatically

entered

in

that

if

you

sign

up

for

the

big

gorilla

right

now

and

you'll

be

entered

in

to

win

two

separate

grand

prizes,

a

million

bucks

and

$10,000.

Seven

bananas

promo

is

live

too.

Check

that

out

at

myffpc.com

dynasty

startups

going

off

entry

fees

ranging

from

a

hundred

dollars

all

the

way

up

to

$5,000.

Over

the

course

of

the

last

decade

and

a

half,

1800

plus

leagues

for

Dynasty

in

the

FFPC

and

0.0

have

ever

been

folded.

So

you

know

once

you

play

in

a

dynasty

league

in

the

ffpc,

you're

in

it

for

as

long

as

you

want

to

be

in

it

because

these

leagues

don't

fold.

Remember

to

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Thursday,

May

1st

and

then

Friday,

May

2nd

for

the

show

again

for

Pharrell

Elliott,

Brad

Larson

and

the

ffpc.

I

am

Eric

Balkman.

This

has

been

the

High

Stakes

Fantasy

Football

Hour.

Your

weekend

officially

starts

now.

This

has

been

another

episode

of

the

High

Stakes

Fantasy

Football

hour

presented

by

myffpc.com

it

was

broadcast

live

and

was

watched

around

the

world.

Balky

and

Farrell

will

be

back

next

week

with

more

analysis,

more

interviews

and

more

advice

from

guests

much

smarter

than

they

are.

Thanks

for

watching

and

we'll

talk

with

you

again

next

week.

Don't

usually

like

ending

the

program

on

a

sad

note,

but

I

think

we,

we

sort

of

have

to

tonight.

Just

hours

ago,

it

was

reported

that

former

Bears

standout

Steve

McMichael

actually

passed

away

after

he

had

been

suffering

from

ALS

for,

I

don't

know,

the

better

part

of

four

years

now.

Maybe

a

little

bit

longer

than

four

years.

He

actually

went

into

the

Pro

Football

hall

of

Fame

this

past

year.

So

he

got

to

see

that

before

he,

he

passed

on.

Cruel

disease

and,

and

this

guy

was

bigger

than

life.

Six

two,

270

pound

guy

that

got

into

pro

wrestling

after

he,

after

he

retired

from

football.

Glad

to

see

that

that

he

got

into

the

Pro

Football

hall

of

Fame

before,

before

passing

on.

So

Bears

legend

rest

in

peace

Mongo.

You

will

be

missed.

Enjoy

the

draft

everybody.

We'll

talk

with

you.