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Stealing Bananas
From the minds behind Stealing Signals and Money in the Banana Stand, RotoViz brings you a strategy and analytics podcast that will change the way you think about fantasy football. Hosted by Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele.
Episodes
- Stealing Bananas
Projecting Breakouts from the Most Controversial Second-Year WRs
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele contrast prices on risky up-and-comers versus established veterans and explore the outlooks for Marvin Harrison, Rome Odunze…
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Apply the Saquon Barkley Lesson to Your Entire Roster
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele discuss Barkley's extraordinary 2024 season and break down the fascinating fantasy football lessons surrounding his workload and…
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The 5 Most Exploitable RB Situations in Fantasy Football
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele take their first post-draft deep dive into the shape of RB redraft pricing and break down their five favorite early opportunities…
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You Have to Win Round 3: These Wild Values Could Be the Next Bucky Irving
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele discuss the tactics that win fantasy football championships, the trades to make, and the players to covet in 2025. Subscribe to…
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Fantasy Managers Are Making Big Mistakes With Dynasty Draft Capital
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele explain why dynasty rookie draft capital can kill you and discuss the trick bad teams use to justify their picks. Subscribe to the…
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What a Difference 24 Hours Make: Fixing Our Mock Mistakes
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele defend their picks in a 3-round rookie fantasy football mock and contrast the results with Day 2! Subscribe to the RotoViz YouTube…
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Day 3 Picks Win Fantasy: The Next Bucky Irving!
On their Day 3 live stream, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down their favorite selections and explore the landing spots for impact RBs. Subscribe to the…
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The Banana Boys Dynasty Superflex Mock
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele battle it out in a two-round dynasty superflex mock and nail the picks about to come off the board in Round 4. Subscribe to the…
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The Sudden Superstar and the Sleeper
In Part 2 from their live NFL Draft event, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele rave about the new Alvin Kamara and even suggest 2025 might have found its Puka Nacua…
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Could We Be All Wrong About Round 1?
In Part 1 from their NFL Draft event, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele explain how you can exploit the Round 1 consensus, including players you might prefer from…
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NFL Draft WR Deep Dive: The Names Who Could Crush ADP
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down a weak 2025 NFL Draft WR class but find themselves higher than consensus on two possible fantasy football stars and…
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Superstars, Yes, But This NFL Draft Has the Best Second-Tier RBs Ever
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down the 2025 NFL Draft rookie RB class, including elite second and third tiers that include 7 players that are must-draft…
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How to Consistently Beat the 1st Round of Your Dynasty Rookie Draft
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele discuss dynasty trade concepts that create maximum pick value in rookie drafts and explore tactics for manipulating the 2025 first…
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Our 4 Top Dark Horse Super Bowl Candidates
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele finish previewing every NFL division in 2025 and give their favorite longshot Super Bowl matchups. What will it mean for fantasy…
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You're Getting the Best Divisional Sleeper Picks Wrong
How do Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele know you're off on the top sleeper picks? Well, they don't agree with each other much less the consensus . . . so someone…
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A Reality QB Debacle and the Forgotten WR Ready to Explode
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele discuss the Najee Harris signing, the reality and fantasy football fallout from the quarterback carousel, and a forgotten WR ready…
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A New Golden Era? Why Chaos Is Coming at Running Back
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele explain how the seeds of a new RB golden era were planted in 2024, even as chaos should reign supreme in 2025. What does it mean…
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The Reality Tactics That Add Rocket Fuel to a QB Cheat Code
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Locating Breakouts and Avoiding Land Mines: What the 2024 Receiving Numbers Tell Us
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele discuss the impact of teammates, the value of touchdowns, and the most exploitable ADPs in early drafts. Subscribe to the RotoViz…
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The Sensational 2024 Receiving Seasons That Are Already Undervalued
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down the 2024 receiving numbers, including astonishing rookie campaigns from Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas and note early…
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Our Favorite FFPC Playoff 2 Scenarios Include Deep Sleepers and a Stunning Upset
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele explain why the Divisional Round matchups provide paths to success for multiple sleepers and detail their favorite tactics for…
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Win $500k in the FFPC Playoff Challenge: Tactics, Matchups, and Sleepers
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele discuss the key tactics for winning $500k in the FFPC Playoff Challenge Contest. They explore all of the matchups and offer their…
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A Battle of Unicorns: Deciding MVP on the Field
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele debate the 2024 NFL MVP and explain what it means for Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen to bring such unique traits into a potential…
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Shocking Week 18 Performances That Alter the 2025 Landscape
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele discuss tanking, coaching vacancies, and Week 18 performances that could meaningfully change 2025 fantasy football prices…
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Don't Fight the Last War - Key Takeaways from 2024
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele begin their discussions of the 2024 fantasy football season with a look at its thrilling conclusion and how general health…
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NFL Week 17 Preview - A Glorious Burrow/Nix Battle and Goff Continues His Dark Horse MVP Campaign
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down every NFL Week 17 game and profile the key matchups and best plays for fantasy football's championship weekend…
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Semifinal Hero Jayden Daniels Was Even Better Than His Stats
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down a dynamic Week 16 Fantasy Football slate that included Daniels reaching new heights as both a rusher and passer…
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SB Special: The Players Who Will Decide the Fantasy Semis
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down all of the matchups for Week 16 and explore the pluses and minus for the week's most controversial players. Subscribe…
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The Best Models for Fixing Franchise Quarterbacks
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele evaluate the performances of young QBs like Caleb Williams and work through different scenarios for rehabilitating struggling…
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How 2024's Greatest Game Will Change Fantasy
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down the Bills/Lions fireworks with an emphasis on how these teams are built and what it means for the future of fantasy…
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Epic Performances Upcoming: 2024 Fantasy Playoff Sleepers and MVPs
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele discuss their favorite players - and the players who terrify them - for what projects as an epic fantasy football playoff season…
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The Best End to the Fantasy Regular Season . . . Ever
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele discuss miracle performances from Puka Nacua, Jordan Addison, and Ja'Marr Chase and dive into key trends that could unlock monster…
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This Extreme Dark Horse RB Could Be the 2024 League Winner
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele investigate all of the key changes in the 2024 RB fantasy football landscape and lay out the thesis for a deep sleeper. Subscribe…
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What the Week 13 Passing Eruption Means for Your Fantasy Playoff Squads
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down the extraordinary performances and underlying passing trends that could elevate specific fantasy football assets to…
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Breakout RB Stars: The Biggest Impact Players Down the Stretch
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele work through the Bucky Irving emergence, continue to work through ROS fantasy football ranks, and discuss difficult low-end QB1…
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Rest-of-Season Outlook: Eruptions, Collapses, and Injuries
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele look forward to the FFPC fantasy football playoffs, diving into eruptions (Trey McBride), breakouts (Jordan Addison), and injuries…
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Extreme RB Bust Risk: The Stretch Run and What It Means for the Future
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele update their projected 2025 fantasy football second round. Can high-flying veteran RBs score well enough down the stretch to hold…
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Who Should Be The 1.01 in 2025?
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele update their projected 2025 fantasy football first round. The RBs rise, but will we have to wait longer than expected to hear the…
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Our Favorite Deep Stashes for the Stretch Run
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele debate the fantasy viability of key bench stashes and discuss the reality tactics that create or destroy volume for your rosters…
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These 5 Emerging Flex Options Will Determine Fantasy Titles
Better late than never. Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele cover the next wave of potential stars, a group of youngsters who showed serious signs in NFL Week 10 and…
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Finding the Next Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele discuss the transformative game from JSN and break down the context for why these performances happen after weeks (or years) of…
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The RB Eruption Isn't What You Think - It's Even More Interesting
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down the return to 2016 and explore the stealth RB elements that introduce risk and upside rest of season. Subscribe to the…
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A Better Way to Think About Elite TE
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele explore whether big seasons from George Kittle, Brock Bowers, and Trey McBride justify the TE hype and explain how to consistently…
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2 Unpopular RBs Are About to Launch Their Fantasy Squads
No longer trendy but still elite? Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele help you find more RB firepower and break down changes in the fantasy football landscape…
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The Next Wave of Breakouts Starts With These 3 Names
After Week 7 pushed reset on the 2024 fantasy season with several big injuries, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele evaluate the young players with an opportunity to…
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Jahmyr Gibbs Is the Best Back in Football, But Who Is No. 2?
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down a superstar RB week for the ages and debate Breece Hall, Bijan Robinson, Saquon Barkley, and Kenneth Walker for the…
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New QBs, New WRs, and Fantasy Players About to Make the Leap
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down the outlook for the rest of the season for Drake Maye, Spencer Rattler, Davante Adams, Amari Cooper, and much more…
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These Stars Are Ready To Crush The Second Half of the Season
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele discuss the ROS upside for the breakout stars of Week 6 and what it means for the rest of the fantasy football season. Subscribe…
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Big Changes Are Coming: These Could Define the ROS
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele discuss the evolution of specific offensive game plans, the impact of upcoming QB changes, and the young players about to earn…
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Most Exciting ROS? The New Scorched-Earth Offense in Cincinnati
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele discuss Garrett Wilson's eruption and explain why Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase, and Tee Higgins will be the most exciting trio from…
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Projecting the 2025 Redraft 1st and 2nd Rounds
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele project the 1st and 2nd rounds for 2025 drafts. They break down the key developments of the first month and evaluate the rising…
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Fantasy Football Futures: Can Caleb Williams and Rome Odunze Survive Shane Waldron?
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele work through the future scenarios for players who disappointed in Week 4 and ask whether the Jets and Bears can survive their…
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Surviving the Rice Injury and the Emergence of an Insane New Fantasy Superhero
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down the Chief's fantasy outlook without Rice, discuss the wild shootout between the Vikings and Packers, and break down the…
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The Offense About to Explode and the Hardest RB Decision in Fantasy
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down some explosive offenses about to reshape the entire fantasy landscape and discuss the most complicated RB depth charts…
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Why The Best Young QB May Be the Least Popular and How Houston Can Right the Ship
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down the biggest fantasy football storylines from NFL Week 3, including a couple of rookie explosions, the Andy Dalton…
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Why Offense Is Down, How Teams Will React, and What It Means for Fantasy
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele discuss defensive innovations, how individual positions have been affected, and what we expect next. Plus, a few of our favorite…
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The JSN Fantasy Experience Has Arrived, But He's Still No Brock Bowers
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down all the biggest developments in fantasy football from NFL Week 2, including Jaxon Smith-Njigba's target eruption and…
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The Young WRs Are Here, The Young RBs Are Next - Plus Controversial ROS Rankings
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele discuss the immediate impact from rookie WRs not named Marvin Harrison, explain why overreacting to Week 1 RB performances could…
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How to Benefit from What You Got Right and What You Got Wrong
In this SB special, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele work through some of their biggest hits and worst misses, but most importantly, what to do next. Subscribe to…
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The QB About to Break Fantasy, The Elite TE Meltdown, and Our Favorite Rookie WR After Week 1
In this SB special, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down the fantasy headliners, discuss the outlook for controversial rookies, and debate the Elite TE…