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CHOP is the original guillotine league podcast, hosted by Paul Charchian, the fantasy football HOFer who popularized guillotine leagues. It provides advice for drafting, waiver wire, roster composition, and analyzes the big NFL stories from a guillotine perspective.

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    • Aug 18, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 28m AVG DURATION
    • 94 EPISODES

    4.9 from 127 ratings Listeners of CHOP: The Guillotine League Podcast that love the show mention: charch, guillotine league, leagues, fantasy football, format, check, first, fun, love, great.


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    The CHOP: The Guillotine League Podcast is a must-listen for anyone participating in guillotine leagues or looking to learn more about this exciting format. Hosted by the knowledgeable and entertaining Paul "Charch" Charchian, this podcast provides invaluable insights and strategies for navigating the weekly waiver wire and bidding process. Charch's expertise in fantasy football shines through as he offers helpful advice on how much to bid and the best strategies to employ. Alongside his co-host (whose name I unfortunately forgot), they make for an engaging duo that keeps listeners entertained throughout each episode.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is its focus on guillotine leagues and FAAB (Free Agent Acquisition Budget) systems. As a first-time participant in both, I found the guidance provided by The CHOP immensely helpful. From understanding how much to bid on players to developing bidding strategies, the hosts offer valuable information that can greatly improve your chances of success. Their experience and success in these formats are evident, which adds credibility to their advice.

    Another positive aspect of The CHOP is Charch's constant evolution in fantasy football. Despite his already impressive track record, he continues to adapt and explore new formats like guillotine leagues. This shows his dedication to the sport and his commitment to providing up-to-date information for his audience.

    On the downside, one could argue that The CHOP sometimes gives away too much valuable advice. While it benefits listeners who are looking for guidance, it could potentially level the playing field too much for those who rely solely on their own strategies or instincts. It might be more interesting if they held back some of their insights, allowing newcomers to experience the pain of getting chopped early on.

    In conclusion, The CHOP: The Guillotine League Podcast is a fantastic resource for anyone participating in or interested in learning about guillotine leagues and FAAB systems. Hosted by Paul "Charch" Charchian, this podcast offers valuable insights and strategies for navigating the unique challenges of guillotine leagues. The entertaining and informative nature of the show, combined with Charch's constant evolution in his fantasy football knowledge, makes this podcast a must-listen for any fantasy football enthusiast.



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    Latest episodes from CHOP: The Guillotine League Podcast

    It's Choppin' Time!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024 19:49


    Guillotine season is back! Charch and Brian explain all the basics for guillotine league play and dispense some of the top-line strategies you'll need for draft day

    All In!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2023 48:35


    Special guest Scott Fish joins Brian and Charch for the final Chop podcast of the 2023 season. In the final week of unrestricted bidding on chopped players, we identify the players who are worth an "all in" waiver bid.

    It's Handcuff Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2023 37:11


    Depending on your home life, it might always (or never) be handcuffing season. But in the world of guillotine leagues, it's become time to roster the backups to your star runners.

    Your Team: The Anti-Yam

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2023 38:40


    Yams are disgusting and totally inappropriate to serve to family and friends at any time, particularly on a national holiday. Meanwhile, your guillotine team has survived 11 chops! You've got the anti-yam fantasy team! Congrats! Almost all of the top-10 most-chopped players have major concerns that you'll want to hear before bidding.

    End Game Roster Planning

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 38:02


    We're far enough into the guillotine season that it's time to change your focus with your bidding. Charch and Brian help you determine if players should be part of your "end game" roster planning.

    What?! Chiefs again?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 41:21


    We didn't think we'd be talking about Travis Kelce and Isiah Pacheco in consecutive shows, but here we are. We help you untangle the complicated bidding strategies for Chiefs players as they head into a bye week.

    Chiefs Galore!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 36:57


    It's not often you can bid on Chiefs, but after Kansas City's shocking dud against Denver, you've probably got one (or more!) on the waiver wire! Charch and Brian offer bidding advice for Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes and Isiah Pacheco along with dozens of others.

    THIS is why you've been saving your FAAB

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 43:35


    You've been diligently hoarding your FAAB and finally it's time to pry open your wallet...at least a little. Some of fantasy football's biggest names are among the most-cut players and they'll cost you half as much as earlier in the year. Get advice from Brian and Charch in the most star-laden week of bidding so far this year.

    Byepocalypse Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2023 45:44


    Charch and Brian help you navigate the first bye week. Do you fill your roster holes by trying to land big name studs? Or do you try for a cheap one-week backup? Guidance for both strategies awaits!

    Fiddy on Griddy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023 44:20


    Is $50 the right price for Justin Jefferson, knowing he's going to miss a month of service? Brian and Charch help unfurl the complicated situation surrounding the league's best wide receiver.

    Running Up That (Tyreek) Hill

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2023 41:01


    Kate Bush will be proud when you press the bidding on Tyreek Hill. But how much should you bid if you want to make a play for one of the league's most reliable fantasy producers? Guest co-host Scott Fish helps break down strategies for dozens of players.

    By Now, You Know

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2023 40:58


    With three weeks of data, you should know if you need to spend money or not. For those ready to crack their wallets, we've got guillotine league bidding advice for all levels of players.

    Let Me Guess, You Need a Running Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2023 41:14


    Between injury and ineptitude, it's been a disastrous year for running backs. Brian and Charch help you figure out which backs are worth spending valuable FAAB.

    Cincinnati Chilly

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 38:52


    Three notable Bengals players were among the most chopped players in the first week of guillotine action. Charch and Brian give specific advice for those players along with dozens of others. Plus they help with broad bidding advice that applies to every guillotine manager, no matter the roster.

    Preseason Waiver Wire Gems

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2023 12:32


    Your guillotine league draft is over, but that doesn't mean you've got to stick with those players. Charch identifies a dozen potentially-undrafted players you'll want to pick up before Sunday's games kick off. Plus, he addresses the unfortunate turn of events for Travis Kelce with TE alternatives for those who already drafted him.

    Scott Fish answers the toughest questions from every round

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2023 23:12


    Charch and Scott Fish talk through the trickiest questions from all 14 rounds of a guillotine draft.

    Fantasy Index Draft

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 23:27


    Charch welcomes in Colt Williams from Fantasy Index to talk through his recent guillotine draft, identifying his strategies and rationale behind the players he selected.

    Is that PUP a good boy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2023 27:30


    With 18 teams, you're always hunting for value in your guillotine league draft. Should you roll the dice on some injured players like Breece Hall, JK Dobbins and Rashod Bateman? Plus, Charch and Brian identify the right time to draft the unsigned veteran running backs.

    Super Chop Mania

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 19:08


    Super Chop is the high stakes version of a guillotine league. Learn all the ways it's different and the differing strategies from a traditional guillotine league. Plus, a first round draft that illuminates key strategy differences.

    Dead To Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023 25:41


    In the guillotine format, avoiding landmines is even more important than unearthing sleepers. Charch and Brian highlight players who are particularly poorly suited for your guillotine league roster.

    Reach-A-Round: Guillotine Style

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 31:53


    This might be the first time anyone has use the words "guillotine" and "reach a round" together, but it's a lot more welcoming than you may think! Charch and Brian identify players worthy of reaching one round early to take in your guillotine draft, from Rounds 2 through 11.

    Guillotine First Round

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2023 30:32


    Guillotine league drafts are unlike any other. Brian and Charch break down the first 18 picks of a guillotine league draft to offer guidance for this unique format.

    Guillotine Season Has Arrived!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2023 17:11


    YES! It's finally chopping time! Charch and Brian bring you everything you need to get the 2023 season underway including proven guillotine league draft strategies.

    The Big Finale!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2022 32:49


    With rosters locking this week, it's our final episode of CHOP for this year. Brian and Charch offer final advice for emptying for FAAB wallet so you can dominate the final weeks of the season.

    The Talking Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022 23:19


    Charch has Covid and Brian's mouth is filled with Novocain. Sure, we wanted to stay in bed and sip some tea, but we're here to help guide you through a critical late-season waiver cycle. They're not the sexiest voices you'll hear today, but they'll be the most helpful.

    A Bloodbath For The Ages

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 35:37


    It was a historically bad weekend for some of the best fantasy players. It's hard to remember any week when so many elite players produced absolutely nothing. Fortunately, you're still alive and now those same players are coming up on the waiver wire. Charch and Brian help you figure out how much to bid and which players are worth an "all in" bid.

    Finally, A Non-Jonathan Taylor Episode!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 44:36


    Aside from talking about how we're NOT talking about Jonathan Taylor, we're not talking about Jonathan Taylor. For once. Instead you get bidding strategies for a wide range of players including a deep discussion about what to do with Cooper Kupp.

    Are you going all in?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 37:53


    Some of the NFL's best running backs just hit your waiver wire. Is it too soon to push all your chips in? Charch and Brian help you sort out whether you should make a season-defining move.

    Seven Out!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 39:49


    After a disastrous week for Las Vegas, many of you will have a crack at Derek Carr, Davante Adams, and/or Josh Jacobs. Charch and Brian provide bidding guidance for the Raiders and all the other big name chopees. Plus, at the end, you'll hear a pretty wild idea for a sabotage drop.

    The Dethroning of Prince Andrews

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 29:21


    Thanks to four bye-week teams and a plethora of injuries, most likely, a very good team in your league just got chopped. Paul Charchian helps guide you through the bidding strategies for some of the biggest names in fantasy football.

    The Brutal Bye

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 38:39


    It's only Week 7, but it's already the toughest bye week of the entire season. With the Bills, Rams, Vikings, and Eagles on vacation, fantasy owners are tested in a whole new way. Brian and Charch provide strategies for successful bye week bidding, both for superstars and one-week helpers.

    Act II of the Season Begins Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 35:55


    The introduction of bye weeks kicks off Act 2 of the guillotine league season. Fantasy managers will be tested in new ways as backups become starters. Charch and Brian provide bidding advice for the upcoming bye weeks. Should you "sabotage drop" some big name fantasy players? Plus they break down the bidding strategies for the ten most-chopped players from last week.

    Jonathan Taylor, the Guillotine Assassin

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 34:41


    It's a running back-heavy edition of CHOP as Charch and Brian provide bidding strategies for the many big-name runners who got cut last week. Plus they offer specific bidding advice for all the backup runners who are getting pressed into service. And Charch puts his biggest bid of the year on Mark Andrews.

    Justin Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 44:31


    In back-to-back weeks Justin Jefferson has been among the most-chopped players in guillotine leagues. Brian and Charch give you specific bidding advice for Jefferson, along with dozens of other players. Plus, if you're struggling at running back, you'll get a helpful reminder about your plight.

    Week 2 Bloodbath

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 39:44


    Week 2 was a bloodbath for some of the league's biggest names, like Jonathan Taylor, Justin Jefferson, Dalvin Cook, and Kyle Pitts. Charch and Brian provide specific bidding advice for the 10 most chopped players, plus broad bidding advice that fits whatever situation you find yourself in.

    The First Waiver Wire of the Year!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2022 32:58


    It's the first waiver wire run of 2022...and maybe your first guillotine waiver wire ever! Charch and Brian help you establish the right strategy for your bids, no matter how your team performed last week. You'll find bidding strategies for superstar players coming off bad season opening performances, like Alvin Kamara, Zeke, Kyle Pitts, and Aaron Rodgers.

    Setting Your Week 1 Lineup

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 15:03


    The most ignominious way to lose in fantasy football is a Week 1 beheading in your guillotine league. Charch provides insight about which kinds of players can lead to an unexpected decapitation. Plus, he highlights the bench players you should be considering over some of your weaker starters.

    Last Pick Of The Draft

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 20:33


    We're knee deep in guillotine league drafts! Charch and Brian answer your questions about a bevy of drafting questions, including options for the last pick of your draft. We break down our real life quarterback drafting strategies. And we urge you to bully your league at the tight end position.

    Draft Room Blunders

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 22:01


    Nobody is tracking guillotine league drafts closer than Charch and Brian Johnson. It's a perk of working at GuillotineLeagues.com. They've identified eight mistakes you'll want to avoid in your own drafts.

    Sneaky dangerous players

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 20:47


    Charch and Brian identify eight landmine players to avoid in your guillotine league drafts. These are players who look safe but secretly have volatility that can end your season.

    Sneaky Safe Players

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 29:18


    Above all else, guillotine leaguers need to draft safe, reliable players. Charch and Brian provide you with nine players who aren't widely considered to be safe, but should be for 2022. All nine of these players are being selected too late in fantasy drafts and you can take advantage.

    Roster Composition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 24:44


    It's already guillotine league drafting season! Charch and Brian are here to help with roster composition tips designed to give you the best chance of survival.

    It's Guillotine League Drafting Season!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 37:21


    You already know guillotine drafts require different strategies from regular drafts. Even so, you'll probably be surprised to hear how differently the pros handle the first round of a guillotine league draft. Join Paul Charchian and Brian Johnson as they walk through the first 18 picks of a guillotine draft.

    Introducing Zombie Mode!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 5:50


    Introducing Zombie Mode! It's is a guillotine league but with a key difference. Instead of getting chopped, teams join a zombie horde, collaborating to take down the remaining human teams. Your goal is to be human by the end of Week 17, either by avoiding the zombie horde all year or by finding a cure, if you do become a zombie. Learn all about it!

    Draft Strategies with JJ Zachariason

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 24:25


    It's drafting season! Two-time guillotine league champion JJ Zachariason (@lateroundQB) shares his winning draft strategies.

    Advice from Winners

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 20:18


    There's many ways to win a Guillotine League. We talk to a Super Chop champion, David Markert, about his strategies to be the last man standing out of a field of 144 players.

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    You Can't Take It With You

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 26:19


    The final episode of CHOP for the 2021 season is a free wheeling shopping spree. With the waiver wire closing after this week, you'll spend every cent you've got left. But, how do you divvy up your remaining funds? Do you go "all in" on one player or do you spread your budget across several helpers? Brian and Charch help you navigate this unique week.

    The Tampa Trifecta

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2021 41:52


    In a shocking week, some of fantasy football's biggest names came crashing to earth and are now available on the waiver wire. Charch and Brian help you concoct bidding strategies for the most-chopped players, including the Tampa Bay passing attack of Tom Brady, Mike Evans, and Chris Godwin. Plus, they give you guidance on some of the key backup running backs now thrust into the limelight, like Chuba Hubbard and Alexander Mattison.

    Reunited And It Feels So Good

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2021 29:18


    It's a Covid-free episode of CHOP as Charch and Brian are reunited after a two week absence. With only three weeks before rosters lock, it's time to spend! They offer advice for those with plenty of remaining FAAB, and those who are FAAB poor.

    Week 10's "Ten Most Wanted"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 34:01


    Brian is flying solo for one more show, but he has you covered for bidding advice for the 10 most-chopped players (plus a bonus Twitter topic).

    Halfway Home!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2021 35:33


    With Charch on the COVID reserve list, Brian is here to give you the blind bidding strategies needed for Week 10 waiver wire success in your guillotine league. Unsurprisingly, our top-10 list of most chopped players is chock full of Packers and Chiefs.

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