Lakewood Ranch Fantasy Football League

We're back! After taking a couple of weeks off due to back-to-back hurricanes, we now find ourselves in the back half of the season heading into week 9. It's been tough sledding thus far for everyone but two owners, the only two owners with winning records. No one else. In fact, an entire division has no one with a winning record. No thanks to the disappearance of all the WRs. Week 9 doesn't provide much help as several owners find themselves with a tough draw, despite Yahoo projecting big points for all teams this weekend. Will Tim extend his league lead to 7-2? Will Sean FINALLY exercise his Monday night demons, or will Gordon have the last laugh? What a season. Follow along as our Yahoo League is public HERE. Want to listen to this week's theme song, "Give Me a Try," by Killrude. Check it out on Spotify HERE.

Week 2 is now in the rearview mirror, and I feel like this is a replay of last season when virtually no one could remain upright. Everyone but Gordon had vital squad members go down with injuries, and some owners have already filled up their IR slots. If this keeps up, we'll all be playing with backups and waiver wire pickups. Week 3 could see an early division leader further separate himself and set up a potential 4-0 start, while our current champ is hoping to avoid the dreaded 0-3 start. It's going to be a great week of games! If you want to listen to this week's theme song, "Dancing On A Memory," by Hallman, check it out on Spotify HERE⁠⁠. Follow along as our Yahoo League is public HERE⁠⁠⁠.

So excited to be back for the 2024 Season as we start our 10th season of the Lakewood Ranch Fantasy Football Dad's league and our 5th season of the podcast! With our draft and week 1 in the books, surprises abound. Shane kept the wrong Robinson, Jason drafted a kicker in the 6th round and has a dumpster fire of a WR room as a result, CMC's late scratch cost an owner the W and subsequent stint on the IR adds insult to injury, and finally, kickers still doing kicker things and putting up big points. And that was just week 1. Week 2 sees multiple owners staring at a 0-2 start, including the current Champ. And at least one owner already looking to make a trade. Bonus, next week Sean will start a new segment of Hard Rock Bets and DFS locks as we all can use all the help we can get. If you want to listen to this week's theme song, "Dancing On A Memory," by Hallman, check it out on Spotify ⁠HERE⁠. Follow along as our Yahoo League is public ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠.

We took a week off, but now we are back and we are heading into the home stretch of the regular season. Week 8 saw the high water mark for top weekly points get reset, Sean lost on Monday night by .4 points, and Gabor is on an absolute tear through the league with a 5-game win streak. Week 10 brings the dreaded "week 10 bye" as several high-powered offenses are taking a break at it's having an effect on the outcome of this week's game. Can Gabor make it 6 wins in a row? Who will take the lead for the final playoff spot? Can Doug take down Ricky's Steamboat Dreamboat for his 3rd loss in a row? It's going to be a great week of fantasy football! If you want to listen to this week's theme song, "Glitz At The Ritz," by Jules Gaia, check it out on Spotify HERE. Follow along as our Yahoo League is public ⁠HERE⁠.

We've crossed the midpoint of the regular season, and last week's rivalry week played out as expected. Ricky Steamboat's Dreamboat extended their lead in the Pretty Boys division to a 6-1 record, Animal Steele's Backhair took down the new league juggernaut, and Sage Yahoo Autodraft is riding a 3-week win streak heading into week 8. With week 8 on tap, it's another key Mauler's division matchup with the Junkyard Dogs taking on Animal Steele's Backhair, Sean's Bam Bam Bigelow-ver? squad looks to sever Andre's Giantsland 3-week win streak in a get-right game, and can Savage Nation make it a 3-way logjam in the Mauler's division...it's going to be a great week. If you want to listen to this week's theme song, "Save," by Alphascan, check it out on Spotify HERE. Follow along as our Yahoo League is public HERE.

Week 7 is here; it's the midpoint of our regular season and the first rivalry week of our 2023 season, with big games riding on the Sunday night Philly / Dolphins matchup. In week 6, Sean's bad JuJu reached God-level status after losing by 0.6 points on Monday night, roster and waiver wire management is becoming an issue for several owners, and we birthed another juggernaut when the games were over. It was a heck of a week 6 in the 2023 season. If you'd like to listen to this week's opening theme song, "We're Dynamite" by Craig Reever, check it out on Spotify HERE. As always, our league is publicly viewable on Yahoo ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠if you want to follow along.

We're nearing the halfway point of the season, and the themes we've been seeing all season are pretty much cemented. Kickers continue masquerading as WR2s; more big points were put up last week, trades are still happening, and the waiver wire activity is on straight fire. As we look forward to week 6, we're expecting kickers to continue to put on a show, we're going to get some separation in the Maulers division, and Gordon should birth a new league juggernaut by the end of this week's games. It's going to be a heck of a week. If you'd like to listen to this week's opening theme song, "Psybeam" by Oomiee, check it out on Spotify HERE. As always, our league is publicly viewable on Yahoo ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠if you want to follow along.

With week 4 in the books, there's no shortage of points being scored as we're looking at some of the highest points we've ever had this early in a season. In addition, as you might have guessed Sean's stunt from last week caught the attention of the Fantasy Football Gods and they bestowed Legendary Status on his bad JuJu. And kickers...still a thing, with their value increasing by the week. This week Doug joins us again for Brownell's Breakdown, we discuss the big points being thrown up, including those from kickers, Sean's now on a charm offensive (let's see how that goes), and we may start to see some team's separate themselves from the pack by the end of the week if all goes according to plan. If you'd like to listen to this week's opening theme song, "The Memory of You" by Swif7, check it out on Spotify HERE. As always, our league is publicly viewable on Yahoo ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE ⁠⁠⁠⁠if you want to follow along.

This week's episode is a special one as we have our first podcast caller of the season, and it's none other than Doug-E-fresh, owner of Animal Steele's Backhair. He joins us for what might be our new, hair-raising segment, Brownell's Breakdown as we look at week 4 matchups. In addition to Doug joining us this week, Sean and I discuss week 3's games and the HUGE points some of the teams put up, Sean's continued bad JuJu when it comes to games that are decided on Monday night (he lost, no surprise), and how kickers may now be more valuable to a team than any TE not named Kelce. If you'd like to listen to this week's opening theme song, "Fire Drill" by Cushy, check it out on Spotify HERE. As always, our league is publicly viewable on Yahoo ⁠⁠⁠HERE ⁠⁠⁠if you want to follow along.

With week 2 in the rearview mirror, we're all starting to settle into our teams and into this season. Early season antics abound, and there is a real chance that a few teams could start the season 0-3. For the week 2 recap, we'll discuss waiver wire observations (it's been active), the Junkyard Dogs team looks like anything but a group of Junkyard Dogs, and how much of an impact the tropic storm will have on our games this week. If you'd like to listen to this week's opening theme song, "Thoughts In My Mind" by Swif7, check it out on Spotify HERE. As always, our league is publicly viewable on Yahoo ⁠⁠HERE ⁠⁠if you want to follow along.

With week 1 behind us, we're settling in for what promises to be one of the most exciting league seasons yet. This week's episode combines our annual post-draft and week 1 recap. We'll discuss a few draft observations, which teams look the strongest (right now), and die laughing at Yahoo's post-draft grades and commentary, courtesy of its new partnership with Chat GTP. With week 1 in the rearview mirror, Sean and I highlight an emerging theme or two we see starting to play out, the disparity in division strength, and unveil our week 1 top weekly points leaderboard. As we look forward to week 2, two games caught our eye. Both have big early-season implications for the teams that can pull out a win. If you'd like to listen to this week's opening theme song, "I Don't Really Care" by Hallman, check it out on Spotify HERE. As always, our league is publicly viewable on Yahoo ⁠HERE ⁠if you want to follow along.

It's been a long offseason, but here we are at the cusp of the start of the 2023 season. With that comes our annual pre-draft episode and all things armchair quarterback. To kick off our 4th season, Sean reveals this year's theme (it's fantastical), we'll review everyone's keeper choices now that the deadline has passed, and look at some potential draft strategies that could play out during the upcoming draft. If you'd like to listen to this week's opening theme song, "I'm the only one" by Killrude, check it out on Spotify HERE. As always, our league is publicly viewable on Yahoo HERE if you want to follow along.

It has been a few weeks since I recorded a podcast for the league, and a lot has taken place. A LOT. But rather than go through the details of the last two weeks, Sean and I thought we should do a first half of the regular season recap for you all. Heading into week eight games, no one team is out of it. Sean and I cover everything from Sage Yahoo Auto Draft's performance or lack thereof thru the first half of the regular season; to Gordon officially having the worst luck in fantasy football, and if you want to know why Sean is taking Gabor to the Mystic Village to see a Shaman about a "thing"...well, we cover that as well. Everything is still up for grabs, and anyone can still make the playoffs. It's going to be a great second half of the regular season. Check out our Yahoo league page HERE if you want to follow our league. If you want to hear more of this week's opening theme song from Sven Karlsson, check out the song on Spotify! Like this week-ending theme song from Qeeo and want to hear more, check it out on Spotify!

Oh, what a week, I could not have asked for a better outcome for week 4's games. The setup for week 5, which just so happens to be our first of two rivalry weeks, is fantastic. With all the owners in the Hair Legends division sitting at overall records of 2-2 and all owners playing each other this week there will be some separation in the division when it's all said and done. Couple that with Sage Yahoo Autodraft's week 4 meltdown and you have an interesting weekend ahead! Can I prevent Sean from getting his first divisional game win? Will Tim take down Doug-E-Fresh for a commanding 2-0 division record and the outright division lead? Can Gordon break the "best game of the season" curse? All this and more will be decided in week 5. If you want to follow along with the league, check out our Yahoo league page HERE! If you want to hear more of the opening theme song, visit the song page on Spotify HERE. Interested in hearing more of the closing song from Daxten, visit the song page on Spotify HERE.

With week 3 in the books, we are now getting some good data on the teams and some interesting stats and trends. You don't have to look far for some of those stats as Sage yahoo Autodraft is still being tracked, Gordon's squad is putting up the kind of numbers you don't want to, and the Fantasy Football gods did have to step in during week 3. Looking ahead to week 4, we have a battle for first place overall and will see two teams head into week five at 3 - 1. Now we'll some teams start to hit their stride. If you want to follow along with the league, check out our Yahoo league page HERE! Want to listen to this week's opening theme song, Surrender to Me, head to Spotify HERE. Want to listen to this week's closing theme song, Solar, head to Spotify HERE.

Now that week 2 is in the rearview mirror I can see everyone's teams start to settle in. Injuries are already affecting teams, Sean is already up to his waiver wire shenanigans, and one owner appears to be on a bit of a revenge tour. Week 3 has the potential to put a few owners in early holes that will be hard to climb out of, it will be interesting to see how things play out! If you want to follow along with the league, check out our Yahoo league page HERE! Want to listen to this week's opening theme song, Master of the Hurricane, by Rockin for Decades? Check out the song on Spotify HERE. Want to listen to this week's closing song, Perfect Start, by Mefree? Check out the song on Spotify HERE.

Week 1 is in the books, and that did not go the way it was supposed to for a bunch of us. Not only that, but the injuries are already piling up and several of us have multiple players no longer upright, myself included. With week 2 upon us, we could see last season's last-place finisher start 2-0, and the man none of us want to see start 2-0 do so as well. Perhaps I can have something to say about that if CMC actually gets the workload he's supposed to get. Do not forget about Sage Yahoo Autodraft as there is a real chance it is 3-1 at the end of week 2. If you want to follow along with the league (i highly recommend it), check out our Yahoo league page HERE! Want to listen to this episode's opening song from Left for Dead, give it a listen on Spotify HERE.

Here we are on the cusp of week 1 games of the 2022 season. Before we get into our normal weekly episode flow, Sean and I have to continue the tradition that started last season with our post-draft recap. Last season's draft was quite the spectacle, especially with the shenanigans that took place in round 8. This season's draft I would argue was more pedestrian, but still with some surprises along the way. Did Sage Yahoo Autodraft expand its ranks? Is this the year Sean makes it all the way to the promised land? Can we all make sure that Shane does not win yet another championship...all these questions and more WILL be answered. If you want to follow along with the league (i highly recommend it), check out our Yahoo league page HERE! Want to hear today's opening song, Signs of Time by Rockin' For Decades, check it out on Spotify HERE. And a special bonus, Sean and I highly recommend you check out the magical sounds of 80's Hungarian Pop Rock band R GO HERE! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jason-cobb6/support

Wow, that was fast. It feels like it was only yesterday that our 2021 season came to a fitting conclusion with the Championship earned by none other than yours truly. And now I have the impossible task of trying to repeat; seriously, it's never been done in this league...ever. Lots of research to do and so little time to do it. We're getting our 2022 podcasting season started with our pre-draft podcast. It's a bit of a "shake-down" episode as I knock off the podcasting cobwebs, fine-tune some of the new podcasting gear, and tackle a few small housekeeping items with the gang. The league draft is right around the corner, and if the keeper selection by the league indicates the tone of this season, I'm expecting this to be the most competitive season yet. If you want to follow along with the league (i highly recommend it), check out our Yahoo league page HERE! Want to listen to this episode's opening song from Got Happy, give it a listen on Spotify HERE. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jason-cobb6/support

What an end to the regular season we just had. This week's podcast is a tad longer than usual as Sean stops by to help co-host and go through all that happened during the final week of the regular season. Shops were wrecked, dreams were dashed, and cold hard cash was awarded. What's even more interesting is that the first week of the playoffs is all about rematches. Each game this week is a rematch of last week's games and we can't help but wonder if the outcomes are going to be different. Will COVID have an effect on our games? Will any NFL games get canceled? Will gruesome end befall the Prancing Ponies? All this and more are at stake this week! Want to follow along, view our league on Yahoo! Want to listen to this week's opening song, find it on Spotify! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jason-cobb6/support

It's been a few weeks since we've released a podcast and boy do we not have enough time to talk about all that has taken place over the past few weeks. We've added new owners to the top weekly point-getter club (Tim & Gordon), waiver-wire shenanigans are still taking place (Sean), one of the Sage Yahoo Autodraft teams has caught absolute fire, and playoffs brackets are coming into view. There is so much at stake in the last week of the season we can only discuss some of it this week. Playoff spots are still up for grabs, division crowns, first-week playoff bye, and cold hard cash are all still undecided as we head into week 14's games. Will Shane make the playoffs this season? Will Gabor get his first division crown? Will Sean fall to 3rd place in his division? All this and more are at stake this week! Want to follow along, view our Yahoo league page HERE! Want to listen to this week's opening song, find it on Spotify! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jason-cobb6/support

Co-hosting duties this week were awarded to Sean whose TE Kittle put up the most points in week 9. However, I was late in coordinating with Sean this week so Sean gets a rain-check and will be joining as co-host on a later episode. That coordinating snafu is totally on me. This week I review week 9, the 4-way tie for the best record that almost was (Mahommie's fault), the snooze-fest that was every game last week (everyone but Gabor's fault), Gabor's Sage Yahoo Autodraft squad that is on a 3-week winning streak (WAT?), and we unveil the weekly top money getters for the first time! With week 10 upon us, it's that time of year where we all start to make our playoff push and for some, the clock is ticking. This week I'm watching two games in the "undecided" division that members of the "not sure" division will have a direct hand in and depending on what we do could have really interesting implications for the playoff run of several teams in the "undecided" division. Want to follow along? Check out our Yahoo league HERE. Liked this week's opening song, check it out on Spotify! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jason-cobb6/support

Co-hosting duties this week went to Tim making his first appearance of the season! This week we discuss week 8 observations, continue to heap praise on Steve's juggernaut, and look forward to a very enticing game between two fast-rising teams in week 9. Want to follow along? Visit our Yahoo League page HERE. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jason-cobb6/support

After taking a week off to recharge the batteries, we're back this week recapping both week 6 and week 7 games. In this week's episode, we'll talk about the points-fest that took place in week 6, continue to heap praise all over Steve's team, and look at a week 8 matchup that has the ability to shake up the leaderboard in one of the divisions. Will Steve continue to separate himself from the rest of his division or face the sting of a Gordon beatdown? Will Doug get the W he so badly needs and in the process crown a new division leader? Interesting matchups this weekend abound! Want to follow along? Visit our league page HERE. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jason-cobb6/support

Co-hosting duties this week were awarded to the owner with the most points at the FLEX. Dealers-choice this week and Gabor was chosen thanks to that epic Monday night come from behind win over Sean. In this week's episode, we'll keep tabs on Sage Yahoo Autodraft, talk a little more about that epic Monday night from Gabor, the chef-kiss that Steve provided, and of course continue to talk about how competitive this season is with fresh evidence courtesy of week 5's games. Finally, week 6 is upon us, it's rivalry week #1 with very real implications for the "undecided" division. Will Steve take over the division lead? Will Shane fall from grace atop the division at the hands of Gordon who is itching to give someone, anyone, a beatdown? Can't wait to see how this week plays out! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jason-cobb6/support

First-time co-host Steve joins us this week as his starting WRs had the smallest point spread between the two of them. We'll re-cap a very interesting week 4 and look forward to an even more compelling week 5, Sage Yahoo Auto Draft tracker update, discuss Gordon's team and beatdown he's about to issue, and look forward to two games this week that have major league implications. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jason-cobb6/support

First-time guest co-host Gordon joins us this week as his combined point total across his defense and kicker was the highest of any team during week 3. We'll review observations from week 3, keep an eye on the "Sage Yahoo Autodraft Tracker", highlight a brutal waiver-wire block, and look forward to Shane not being 4-0 when week 4 is over. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jason-cobb6/support

Returning co-host Sean Ruffing joins the league podcast this week as he had the largest point spread between his highest-scoring player and lowest scoring player. In this episode we discuss our observations from week 2, discuss the new divisional strategy taking shape for this season, top weekly point-getters, waiver wire, and look forward to interesting week 3 matchups. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jason-cobb6/support

Guest co-host Shane Raniere joins us this week as his defense put up the most points in week 1. We review our observations from week 1, what interested us and what surprised us. We also announce the top three points getters for week 1 and the overall winner of the first weekly cash prize and then Shane and I dive into week 2 and what we are looking forward to seeing in terms of matchups, players, and overall outcomes. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jason-cobb6/support

Guest co-host Sean Ruffing joins us this week as we review our 2021 draft, what went well, what did not go well, and what surprised us. If the way the draft went this year is any indication of the competitiveness of the league this season, it could easily be our most competitive season yet. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jason-cobb6/support

With the draft for the 2021-2022 LWR Dads Fantasy Football League upon us, here's a quick reminder of a few items to not forget as your prepare for the draft and the start of the regular season. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jason-cobb6/support