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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
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Jayden Reed, Xavier Worthy, and Sunday's Next Wave of Breakout Stars
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele discuss all of the great action from Thursday and Friday night as they participate in one of the final FFPC Main Events, hoping to…
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These 6 RBs Set For Fantasy Football Success
If you're on a glorious WR run through six rounds, how do you finish off an FFPC Main Event? Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele believe these 6 RBs gave them the…
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Can You Survive the Chop? Key Tactics and Top Players for Guillotine Drafts
In this SB special, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down all of the key tactics for Guillotine leagues and provide their favorite fantasy football player…
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How to Execute WR With Bully TE and Multiple RB Detours
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele conclude the FFPC draft marathon with a Trey McBride/Kyle Pitts double dip early. Can they build the perfect squad with a Dead…
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Shawn Unleashed! Ignore ADP and Embrace the Juggernaut
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele are on the clock in 3 FFPC drafts simultaneously. What happens when Ben loses oversight? And just how bad was that auto pick?…
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The $1 Million FantasyPros Team Will Feature Either Breece Hall or Bijan Robinson
The marathon continues with simultaneous drafts of Hall at 1.03 and Robinson at 1.05. How do you build an Anchor RB squad to win fantasy's ultimate prize?…
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The Biggest 2024 Draft Swings for $1 Million: Garrett Wilson, Jonathon Brooks, and Zero RB
The SB FFPC Draft Marathon starts with the guys drafting from the 1.08 and selecting Wilson ahead of Ja'Marr Chase. Can he be this year's CeeDee Lamb?…
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Our Favorite Zero RB Options and the Insane WR Loophole for 2024
In Part 2 of their FFPC Main Event, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele work through an intense RB run and provide crazy bold predictions for Ja'Marr Chase, Jameson…
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Our 8 Boldest Predictions for Fantasy Football Redraft Leagues in 2024
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele present their boldest fantasy football predictions and explain how you can use them to dominate an FFPC Main Event. Subscribe to…
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Late-Round QB Means Something Different in 2024 . . . and It's the Key to $1 Million
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele made a controversial QB choice in Part 1. Does it pay off with a crazy upside combo? That, and all of your priority Zero RB…
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The 5 Early WRs You Need to Make a Bijan Robinson FFPC Main Event Sing
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele draft an FFPC Main Event from the 1.03. Can they pull off a Robinson build with double-elite TE and still nail the WR positions?…
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Projecting the First 2 Rounds of 2025 Redraft Leagues
In the full audio, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele project the first 2 rounds of 2025 redraft leagues and include a bonus version for Superflex. Subscribe to the…
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Projecting the First 2 Rounds of 2025 Superflex Drafts
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele project the QBs at the top of 2025 SF drafts. Controversy breaks out in the top 6, plus a sleeper…
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Projecting the 2025 Redraft Second Round
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele project the 2025 second round for fantasy football drafts. Can their 4 most aggressive breakout…
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Projecting the 2025 Redraft First Round
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch, and Shawn Siegele explain how they're ranking different RB profiles and work through the types of tactical decisions…
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The Great SB Rankings Debate: Our Favorite Plays and Biggest Disagreements
In the full audio, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down their QB, RB, WR, and TE rankings. Which players emerge as controversial? Who do they have as the…
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The Perfect Draft Start + Our Best Zero RB Group Of 2024!
In a special Underdog draft episode, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele use the new Stealing Signals rankings to execute dominant early-round draft tactics ... and…
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Elite Talent, Contingent Upside, and Fallback Volume: Why RB Rankings Are So Complicated
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch, and Shawn Siegele explain how they're ranking different RB profiles and work through the types of tactical decisions…
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Weird Target Profiles, Wild Passers, and Depressing Coordinators: How to Value Difficult WRs
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down the strengths and weaknesses of controversial WR options and whether to draft them in a…
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The 5 Most Controversial QB Rankings
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch, and Shawn Siegele locate three key areas of QB disagreement and flesh out the ramifications of different scoring…
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The 10 Young Players We're Moving In Our Fantasy Football Rankings
In the full audio, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele place early-camp buzz into a broader context and explore the strengths and weaknesses of 10 young players who…
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These 6 Rising Zero RB Candidates Will Supercharge Late-RB Builds
In this SB special, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele draft an FFPC BBT from the 12 slot and all guardrails are off. They throw out ADP, build their favorite…
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Can These 2 Early-Camp Stars Break Out at WR Despite Tricky Team Contexts?
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch, and Shawn Siegele go in-depth on 2 of their favorite undervalued second-year WRs and look at how the offensive…
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Is 1 of the 5 Best Zero RB Candidates Going Completely Undrafted?
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch, and Shawn Siegele evaluate a trendy RB1 who might be overvalued by several rounds even as his undrafted backup…
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Don't Underreact! These Risers Will Go Much Higher
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele dive into the camp buzz and debate whether fantasy drafters are reacting fast enough. Listen in to…
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The Stealing Bananas Blueprint for 2024 FFPC Best Ball Drafts
In the full audio, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele use the SB best ball blueprint and tips from the Roster Construction Explorer to build a super team in the FFPC…
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The Best Late-Round Fliers At Every Position
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele build out the perfect structure for FFPC best ball rosters and explore their favorite upside picks…
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These 4 Rookie RBs Could Be the Breakout Stars of 2024
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch, and Shawn Siegele explain how to balance positional selections to beat the WR cliff and land the top breakout…
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Breece Hall Is the Key to Your Entire FFPC Best Ball Build
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele draft from the 1.05 in FFPC's Pros vs Joes and explain why the evidence recommends a foundation…
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Understanding the 2024 RB Dead Zone Is the Key to Unlocking Everything
In the full audio, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele dive into RB Dead Zone research, contrast the different ADPs, tactics, and incentives between best ball and…
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The 9 Dead Zone RBs at Extreme Risk
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch, and Shawn Siegele talk you through the Dead Zone RBs most likely to lose their starting jobs without suffering an…
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As Redraft Leagues Open The RB Dead Zone Reappears With a Vengeance
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele explore the different RB tactics from redraft to best ball and debunk the Dead Zone disappearance…
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Does The RB Dead Zone Exist Anymore?
In this edition of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch, and Shawn Siegele discuss the foundations of the RB Dead Zone, debate whether the ADP evolution has rendered it…
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Should Your Draft Tactics Change Completely With Extreme Draft Slots in 2024?
In the full audio, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele work through the different hurdles and opportunities when drafting from the front and the back of 2024 drafts…
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The 5 Best Zero RB Candidates to Launch Best Ball Squads
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch, and Shawn Siegele start their Underdog Drafts by going WRx4/TEx2 from the 1.11 and still put together their favorite…
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CeeDee Lamb Could Break All the Records and That Still May Not Be Enough
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele embark on a scorched-earth WR blitz from the 1.02 on Underdog Fantasy. The guys share what you…
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The Projections Discussion That Supercharges Your Contingency-Based Drafting
In the full SB audio, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele workshop the entire fantasy football projection experiment and debate five of the most controversial NFL…
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When the Konami Code Becomes a Shocking Reverse Hack
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch, and Shawn Siegele dive into the weeds of QB projections and call into question fundamental assumptions about the…
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The Least Trendy Teams in the Least Trendy Division Are Hiding Fantasy's Best Sleepers
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down the surprising resumes of key Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints wide receivers…
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Detroit and Dallas Illustrate the Fundamental Strengths and Weaknesses of Fantasy Projections
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch, and Shawn Siegele explore the difficulty in projecting Sam LaPorta and Jake Ferguson and explain how the shock waves…
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Eye-Opening Dynasty Prices That’ll Have You Rethinking Key Best Ball Picks
In the full audio, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele dive deep into the dynasty ADP landscape to find exploitable opportunities for startups and key insights for…
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The Zero RB Dream Zone + 5 Early RB Prices to Exploit in Dynasty
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch, and Shawn Siegele find 5 broken ADPs in the high-value rounds and detail the RB sweet spot for drafters looking to…
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Our Favorite Dynasty WR Values, Plus 5 Stars to Trade Now
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele contrast dynasty and redraft ADP at the WR position and look for the best opportunities to exploit…
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3 Must-Draft and 3 Must-Avoid QBs for Dynasty Superflex Startups
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch, and Shawn Siegele dive into the controversy around QB value and the tension between hybrid and pass-oriented stars…
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It All Comes Down to This: 1 Late-Round QB Ties Best Ball Draft Together
In the full audio, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele play an Eliminator, debate rookie RBs, and draft an Underdog Fantasy BBM5 roster. And 1 deep sleeper QB looks…
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What Happens When You Get Every Favorite Play Onto a Single Roster
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele draft an Underdog Fantasy BBMV squad from the 1.05 and end up with a miracle run for their favorite…
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Don't Get Cold Feet on the Rookie RBs: They're Better Than You Think
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down all of the key advanced stats for the late-round rookies and explain why you want to…
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When to Play It Safe and When to Go Crazy: The Underdog Eliminator
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch, and Shawn Siegele discuss the tactical nuances of the Underdog Fantasy Eliminator format while drafting a contrarian…
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What If We're Wrong: The AFC South's Fantasy Football Powder Keg
In the full audio, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele explore how their misperceptions of a Week 17 matchup between TEN/JAX could have repercussions far beyond those…
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A Post-Hype QB Eruption Is Set to Launch One of Fantasy Football's Most Undervalued Offenses
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch, and Shawn Siegele explain why the cheap prices on Trevor Lawrence, Christian Kirk, and Brian Thomas are concealing…
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The 2 Best Zero RB Options Could Be Players We're Fading
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele explore the controversial range from RB20 to RB40 and explain why we should be considering a couple…
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A Winning Way to Play the Titans Trainwreck?
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele discuss the explosive fantasy football upside of an unlikely Will Levis breakout and what it means…
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What If We're Wrong? The Players Set to Thrive in Chaos
In the full SB audio, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele work through multiple scenarios where mistaken assumptions could be pushing them off of tournament-winning…
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How to Beat the QB Avalanche in Superflex
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele draft from the 1.09 in the Underdog Fantasy Superflex tournament. How do they react when the draft…
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Who Will Josh Allen Bring With Him When He Explodes?
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down the Buffalo Bills' receiving options and try to find a fantasy football league-winning…
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The Seahawks Are the Most Exploitable Team in Fantasy Football
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch, and Shawn Siegele explore the potential for Geno Smith and Tyler Lockett to make SEA the tournament-breaking offense…
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Early Draft Slots and Zero RB: How Dominant Constructions Create Super Squads
In the full SB audio, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele draft Underdog Fantasy BBM5 powerhouses from the 1.01, 1.04, and 1.05 and discuss all of the exploitable…
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Using Structure to Create Additional Roster Spots and Easier Game Stacks
On this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele draft from 1.05 in Underdog Fantasys BBMV and discuss the role that structure plays in creating…
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The Key Players to Our Highest Upside Draft of 2024
On this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele draft their favorite WR group yet. Plus, how Jayden Daniels unlocks everything. Listen as they share…
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The Staggering Upside of Pure Zero RB with Elite QB and Bully TE
In this episode of SB Shorts, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele load up with crazy receiving firepower and a potent double-punch at TE. The ridiculous element: They…