Read & React IDP Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The DLF Read & React IDP Podcast brings you intelligent, hard-hitting IDP fantasy football analysis from the best dynasty IDP team in the industry. Hosted by dynasty fantasy football veterans Adam ‘Sticky’ Tzikas and Tom Kislingbury, you'll be enlightened and entertained by this casual yet informative podcast.
Mike Woellert (@Mike_Woellert) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) cover a boatload of topics including:The Falcons vs PanthersGermanyWhat counts as edge or interior?How you can spot regressionEffective pass rushers with no sacksAnd much, much more!
Mike Woellert (@Mike_Woellert) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) catch up to talk about what’s happened this season.Who have been the big winners?Who have been big losers?Why?Are those trends going to continue?Who should you be targeting this week?
Mike Woellert (@Mike_Woellert) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) dive in on the big topics in the world of NFL defense. Can low-efficiency linebackers turn things around? Who are our buys of the week? Who might just be a big breakout waiting to happen? Good luck with your games everyone!
Mike Woellert (@Mike_Woellert) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) chew the fat after week two of the NFL season. The gents talk about the players who have stood out, scored well and made a name for themselves so far. And most importantly - who you should be trying to add!
Mike Woellert (@Mike_Woellert) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) recap the Bills at Rams game and touch on which IDPs to look out for in week one of the 2022 season.
Mike Woellert (@Mike_Woellert) is joined by PFF’s Jon Macri (@PFF_Macri) and Justin Varnes (@downwithIDP) from FantasyPoints. The three IDP musketeers go through what we’ve learned from pre-season so far, and what effect it will have on IDP leagues in 2022 and beyond. We love talking IDP football is fun and we go over the other 16 teams that weren’t covered in part one.
Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) is joined by PFF’s Jon Macri (@PFF_Macri) and Justin Varnes (@downwithIDP) from FantasyPoints. The three IDP musketeers go through what we’ve learned from pre-season so far, and what effect it will have on IDP leagues in 2022 and beyond. Because talking about football is fun only 16 teams were covered in this episode. Watch out for the follow-up landing very soon…
Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) is joined by PFF’s Jon Macri (@PFF_Macri) to talk about players they would go out on a limb for. Fight for. Risk their reputations for. The gents touch on all five defensive positions and give you a list of players they truly believe in for the 2022 season. Many disagreements are had…
Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) runs through where you can expect players to come off the board in your rookie draft at each position. What round, what the tiers look like, and which ones are good bets at that sort of cost. As always with IDP - please bear in mind that league settings, roster size, starting requirements and scoring have a massive effect. If your league starts 3 IDPs, and the best ones score 1 point a week this is not going to make much sense. But on the whole, this should give you a decent idea based on 12-team leagues where 10-15 IDPs are weekly starters. Enjoy!
Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) is joined by DLF and 4for4 writer Mike Woellert (@Mike_Woellert) to talk through IDP landing spots from the draft. They go into detail about specific situations and sketch out a framework of when you’ll need to draft players you like. As always every league is different, but hopefully this helps set expectations about how you can build a draft list in a chaotic season!
Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) is joined by DLF writer Jase Abbey (@Jase_Abbey) to talk about what teams might do in the draft. What positions they need help at, what IDP recruits could look like, when they might invest. The lads cover every team in the first round - but that still leaves a few without a first round pick this season. Expect to see them covered next time out!
Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) and Adam Tzikas (@Adamtz) talk about the top deals for defensive players so far in 2022 free agency. Did they gain IDP value? Lose it? Are they going to look like a stud? Are they a bum who lucked into a great role? Now is a great time to get more information than your leaguemates.
Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) and Adam Tzikas (@Adamtz) run through the recent 600-pick, fully-integrated, offense/defense mock draft they completed. The boys discuss trends, value, outliers, alternative approaches and much, much more to give you an idea of how you can crush startups this season.
Every year before the season we do a Hot Take episode where we make outlandish predictions [that just might come true]. This is where we look back at them and work out what we got wrong, what we got right, what makes us look prescient, and what makes us look stupid.
Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) and Adam Tzikas (@Adamtz) are joined by our buddy Mike Woellert (@Mike_Woellert) as always.
This time of year the question on everyone’s lips in IDP is “which players are good buy-low opportunities for 2022?”
So Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) and Adam Tzikas (@Adamtz) nominate one player on each team who you might be able to pick up as a bargain now.
Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) and Adam Tzikas (@Adamtz) talk about defensive interior, corner and safety. Touching on who had the most impressive, surprising and disappointing seasons. And most importantly: why.
Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) and Adam Tzikas (@Adamtz) got together after a long break to chat about what we’ve seen in the 2021 season and what we can take from it for the future.
They touched on performance, breakouts, league and scoring philosophy and plans for the offseason. Thanks for your patience, chums.
Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) and Adam Tzikas (@Adamtz) are joined by Mike Woellert (@Mike_Woellert) for the fourth annual Hot Takes show.
Like children, you’re not supposed to have favourite podcast episodes. But this is it.
The three of them give a Hot Take (aiming for 25% accuracy) or two for every team. There’s some foolishness in there - but also some serious discussion and knowledge. Hopefully it’s fun and useful.
Cheerio!
Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) and Adam Tzikas (@Adamtz) are back together again! And it’s a special day for Sticky.
The two of them meander around the NFL talking about studs, sleepers, value and strategy for all five IDP positions. Touching on where you can find value, where you should not be fishing and how you can prove your superiority over idiot leaguemates (don’t tell them we said that).
Cheerio!
Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) is on his own this week but determined to stick to some sort of weekly audio content schedule.
TK runs through a key pre-season question [or two] for every team in the NFL. What to look out for? What we need to know? Where can we profit? How can we improve our IDP teams?
APologies for the massive English accent soliloquy!
StickyZ (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) talk through how LB tiers look for the 2021 season and beyond.
Which LBs are all but guaranteed to play every snap?
Which LBs are close to that but a little unsure?
Which teams have murky situations? Who will emerge from them? How confident can we be of them?
The LB position is a key one of course - but it’s massively susceptible to overpaying for supposed studs. So how can you get good value and find bargains?
Tune in to find out!
StickyZ (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) hold a rookie draft between them. They touch on their favourite players, potential upside, detail tiers and discuss where in your real-life drafts defenders are going to come off the board.
StickyZ (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) react to the first wave of free agency. Which players have moved into a great spot. Who has lost their job? What can we surmise about the team's intentions for 2021?
With StickyZ out for a week with an Injured Pride, Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) chats with Drew Dodson (@DrewDodsonNFL) about pass rush, what counts as pressure, how it’s tracked and how we can predict the future with it. And a bunch of other defensive stuff too.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) delve into every big defensive coaching change in the NFL.
Which teams will be designated a 43 or a 34 defense for IDP purposes?
What does it mean for linebackers and safeties?
Who are the winners?
Whose value has taken a hit?
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) are joined by friend of the show Mike Woellert (@Mike_Woellert) to go back and look at our annual hot takes episode from August.
Some of them were great, some were super-close, and a decent percentage were cover-your-eyes-awful.
Feel free to hit us up on the Twitters and tell us how stupid we are!
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) hand out 26 [yes 26!] awards from the IDP season just passed. Which players were most valuable and disappointing, who broke out and what value looks like at various positions.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) talk about which defensive backs surprised and delighted them in 2020.
And then run through a redraft of 2020 rookies, establishing value and trading parameters for all of them and ways to go about it.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) talk through the linebackers in 2020 that exceeded expectations. And some that did the exact opposite.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) return to catch up on what we saw happen in the 2020 fantasy season.
This week the focus is on the defensive line.
The other positions will be up soon as normal service is resumed.
Stay tuned IDP fans...
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) finally give their thoughts on the season so far. We laugh, we cry, you should listen.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) jump on to distill their thoughts ahead of the 2020 season kicking off.
Depth charts, spots up for grabs, teams we need to see, news and notes, injuries… It’s all here.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) are joined by friend of the show Mike Woellert (@Mike_Woellert) for the annual Hot Take show.
Bold predictions are made. Reputations are gambled. Mouths prepared for the introduction of feet.
This is the most fun show of the season - give it a listen!
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) run through every team in the NFL and suggest some win-now players who might be buyable without breaking the bank. And also some players who can be had super cheap and may return value down the road.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) cover some news and notes before lurching in full-speed to divisional previews for the 2020 season.
Tonight it’s the AFC East so the chaps talk through the Jets and Dolphins [yuk] and the BIlls and Pats [swoon].
Lots of schematic talk tonight so if you like that sort of thing this is the show for you.
After a little break [blame timezones and ‘Rona] Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) go through the transatlantic mailbag to answer what’s on people’s minds. And talk about Love Island. And listen to some thunderstorms.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) look at current defensive ADP and see what they can learn.
Which players are going too high? Which are going too low? Who is overrated? Who is underrated?
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) delve into the hot topic of the IDP world - True Position.
The movement to categorising all DEs and OLBs as simply “edge” rather than splitting them up is gathering pace with several league platforms changing policy.
The boys delve into what it means, what it changes, who it benefits, who it hurts and how your league will change.
Seriously. Sigmund Bloom came on the show.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) are on hand as always but really this was about Sig giving us his thoughts about IDP, modern defense, the underlying theme of fantasy football, how people think and what we want and just a ton more stuff. It’s utterly captivating stuff and the hosts spent the whole time just listening and soaking in the knowledge.
After the last two episodes this one is much lighter on players to take at what draft spot - but also far, far more full of interesting thoughts about the sport and hobby we all love.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) are joined by a cornucopia of great minds to run through an integrated mock draft of 2020 rookies.
We know the number one question this time of year is “where should IDPs go?” so we ran through what the thought processes should be and how it looks in practise.
Joining the show are:
Mike Woellert [@Mike_Woellert]
Scott Connor [@CharlesChillFFB
Tan Ho [@_TanHo]
These three are all really great follows and IDP thinkers - so follow them immediately and ask them loads of questions.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) prop open their eyes with matchsticks after an intense three days of late nights, draft shocks and number crunching.
The biggest issue at this time of year [and this week in particular] is understanding where defensive players are going to be taken compared to offensive ones. This show will give you a framework for when they should be coming off the board - as well as when your leaguemates are actually going to take them.
This is one of your big moments to outthink your leaguemates - make it count.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) are joined by DLF writer Dwight Peebles (@FFPeeblesChamp). Dwight has dived deep into this year’s crop of big uglies and the boys break down which are the transcendent players and how the huge swathe of specialist role players seems to look in the week before the draft.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) chat through the IDP rookie class in macro detail. What are the major tier drops? Who are the names to know? How good is this class?
There’ll be much more detail in the next few weeks so stay tuned.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) do their thing by hitting up every single team to recap their free agent moves, talk about potential rookie picks and head off topic!
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) are both stuck at home without much day-to-day contact with people not named Tzikas or Kislingbury. So it’s time to get on a pod!
The boys chat through free agency signings so far and the likely impact in IDP terms. This isn’t the last you’ll hear from them in the coming weeks.
Stay safe everyone.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) are joined by draft data hero Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb). The discussion goes through Kent’s RAS system and explains how he boils down so much data into a single score to help all us football degenerates get a good idea of just how good an athlete different players are.
Given it’s combine week lots of the top players are discussed as rookie season really kicks in for the Read and React.
You can see Kent’s work at https://relativeathleticscores.com/
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) are joined by draft data hero Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb). The discussion goes through Kent’s RAS system and explains how he boils down so much data into a single score to help all us football degenerates get a good idea of just how good an athlete different players are.
Given it’s combine week lots of the top players are discussed as rookie season really kicks in for the Read and React.
You can see Kent’s work at https://relativeathleticscores.com/
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) are joined live with Mike Woellert(@Mike_Woellert) to go over their 2019 hot takes. It's a gas.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) engage in a mock draft of 2019 rookies. Which is basically a rookie season recap. Who managed to pick up value? Who bombed?
Feel free to go back and compare this to their pre-season ranks and tell them how wrong they were.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) do a quick tour of the entire league's results from an IDP perspective and promise to make more shows now that the season has completed!
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) run through some awards for the 2019 IDP season. For every position who have been the MVPs, Breakout stars and Busts?
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) finally manage to get some thoughts together on what’s going on in the IDP world of 2019.
Sans Matt, Ryan and Dan spend some time talking about week seven and suggesting transactions dynasty owners can make in the coming week. The pair also touch on the Patrick Mahomes injury as well as comment on who the top dynasty running back handcuff is.
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Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) go team but team except in reverse to hit on a couple players we are buying into or fading on. We end up waxing romantically on a couple different fantasy and nfl topics, as we are known to do!
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) go position by position and recap the first two weeks of idp action. Plus they drop potential waiver adds for each position and have a really awesome time IYAM. Check it!
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) go over playing time and production from week one of the 2019 season to let you know who are the hidden treasures and who are the fool’s gold.
There were some technical issues on this episode so there’s a lot of Tom in the first half. Stick with it to get the Adam we know you want. Apologies for this - but cross-Atlantic podcasts are hard.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) are joined by Mike Woellert (@Mike_Woellert) the second annual Hot Take episode! We run through all 32 teams and make a bold prediction for each and every one. Some (Sticky) are fairly tepid whilst some (Mike for Chicago) are pretty darn scorching.
This is one of the most fun episodes to record so let us know what you think.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) hurtle through the entire NFL with an update on who’s shining in camp, what the “official” depth charts tell us and what we’ve seen on the field in pre-season.
This is one of the better times of the year to pick up IDP talent whilst your leaguemates are sleeping. So be brave, be decisive and be first.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) are joined by projections guru, analytics superstar and general football maven Ryan Miller (@RyanMIllerNFL).
Ryan goes into detail about how he puts together his excellent work, points out some potential breakouts and talks about how he’s chums with a real life NFL superstar.
The crew finish up the episode with game of IDP Cliffhanger.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) touch on most of the more interesting safeties for 2019 and debate how they’ll be used and how productive they will be. Both men get confused by maths.
They then rip off the Commission: Impossible pod [which you should listen to] and draft their favourite IDP league rules to build their dream league. Surprisingly it comes out pretty well...
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) run through a ton of player trios and debate who they would buy, sell or hold. Some are easy. Some are extremely tricky.
Listener alert: This episode was recorded while watching the USA vs England in the World Cup. Passions were high.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) answer a slew of questions from listeners touching on just about every team in the NFL.
Topics of conversation vary from specific player’s prospects in 2019 to how you should approach drafting in different types of league.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) go through the latest ADP data for rookie drafts to dive into how defensive players stack up against offensive prospects. They talk a lot about which players are good value at which point and how you can identify a bargain instead of putting capital into bets unlikely to pay off.
After that they go through the mailbag and try to answer as many questions as they can.
Thanks for tuning in!
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) is back after his absence and new fatherhood. He joins Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) to run through the rookies on all 32 teams. Where they’ll play, how they’ll do, what sort of value they represent.
Given Sticky is back you’ll also have to deal with a lot less droning Englishman.
Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) is alone this week but manfully tries to distill 3 long, long days of defensive draft action into a 45 minute primer for your rookie drafts which will be kicking off any minute now.
Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) and Sticky (@adamtz) hammer out a top 12 list of linebackers followed by 5 each of defensive tackle and corner. The ratio is about 90% LB. This should give you the info you need to watch the real NFL draft through an IDP lens.
Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) and Sticky (@adamtz) are joined by Dwight Peebles (@FFPeeblesChamp) to form consensus top 10 lists for EDGE and Safety Rookies. The boys gush over Nick Bosa and argue over the versatility of the safety class.
Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) and Sticky (@adamtz) are joined by Tyler Huggins (@HbombIDP) to talk startup strategy and buys for 2019. The gents hit most positions with players you should be trying to avoid or acquire in startups or in trade.
Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) and Sticky (@adamtz) break down all of the moves for the first week of free agency. Sticky goes on two rants about the cap always going up and that no one will trade him IDP players. Tom attempts to calm him down and fails...Check it out!
Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) and Sticky (@adamtz) do a quick recap of the combine then jump into pending free agents.
Former R&R host Eric Coleman (@UtahEc) stops by to talk about the IDP landscape, some IDP free agents and the gents do a dive into IDP rookies for 2019. This is one you do not want to miss.
Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) and Sticky (@adamtz) run through every team in the NFL that’ll be running a new defensive system in 2019. Which players will be in a better position? Which will be worse off? Who are the targets? Who’s a prime sell candidate?
Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) and Sticky (@adamtz) are joined by Doug Green (@BigBoardIDP) to talk about incoming rookies who made a name for themselves at the Senior Bowl. They cover players who moved up boards as well as those who tumbled down them. The crew also start to chat about the 2019 class in broad terms and touch on some of the players we’ll all get to know much better in the next couple of months.
Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) and Sticky (@adamtz) run through the LB situation for every NFL team. WHo should be stashed? Who will remain a stud? WHo flattered to deceive in 2018?
Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) and Sticky (@adamtz) are back on a weekly schedule. This week they go back to last offseason and draft IDP rookie prospects with hindsight well and truly established. In what order do they pick through this phenomenal LB class?
One of the bigger questions in the offseason for IDPs is how potential stacks up against current production. That gets well and truly discussed here.
The boys draft 15 defensive players but also touch on just about every relevant 2018 rookie.
Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) and Sticky (@adamtz) finally made it back to talk through the IDP superstars pf 2018. They cover the top 5 at all 5 IDP positions and which ones can be relied on to produce going forwards.
They also touch on potential coaching changes for 2019 and what that means for schemes and players.
Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) and Sticky (@adamtz) take a whistle stop tour around the NFL checking in with all 32 teams from an IDP perspective. Who is real and who is just in a good situation for now?
Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) jumps on solo to run through every team in the NFL and detail which players are about to start turning pressure into sacks.
Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) and Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) run through the early games of week two and touch on some of the results from week one.
@AdamTz went solo and rapid fire to recap the IDP action from Week 1 of the NFL season, so you can get the info first thing Monday morning. Tom will join Sticky later in the week to go over snaps and schemes.
Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) and Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) run through every team in the NFL to talk about notable cuts and the implications they had on IDP production. To be honest there’s a fair amount of just laughing at funny names too.
After that the boys talk about the approach towards cornerbacks for IDP purposes and drop a fairly long shortlist of potentially excellent players at the position.
This week (@TomDegenerate) and Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) were joined by Mike Woellert(@Mike_Woellert) of 4for4.com to have a scorching hot, hot takes episode. They guys focus on the 2018 outcome and talk about some of their...hotter ideas for the season.
After a week off Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) returns to subject Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) to his appalling accent. The two R+Rers disagree stringently on one team pretty much in its’ entirety this week. Let us know who you think is right.
They cover the NFC South in their final divisional preview this week.
- Are the Falcons really a Super Bowl contender in talent terms?
- How is this Panthers secondary going to work out?
- Were the Saints really just a pass rusher away from an elite defense?
- Have the Buccaneers fixed their insipid pass rush?
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) Is joined by Eric Olinger (@OlingerIDP) to cover the once and future defensive powerhouse, NFC West, from a defensive point of view. They cover:
- What will the change to a 3-4 mean for the Cardinals?
- Will Aaron Donald play?
- Can the Niners D-Line stay healthy?
- Is the once vaunted Seattle Defense a shell of its former self?
Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) and Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) cover the AFC East from a defensive point of view. They cover:
Which teams have maybe the worst pass rush in the league?
Which AFC East pass rusher had as many pressures as Danielle Hunter and Frank Clark?
How on Earth does the Dolphin’s array of secondary talent fit together?
Which rookie could end up being defensive rookie of the year?
Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) and Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) cover the NFC East from a defensive point of view.
Which team have one of the strongest pass rushes in the league?
Who have linemen to be avoided in all formats?
Which team is it hard to find a single buy candidate for?
Which team is adopting a new scheme that’s been stunningly successful in IDP terms in the past?
Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) and Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) cover the NFC North from a defensive point of view. Which team are going to use a lot more exotic blitz packages this season? Which team have got a secondary in transition? Which team has maybe the best D-line in football? Which team have great talent who might not be able to translate to IDP points?
Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) and Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) go through the AFC South player by player to tell you who is going to be an IDP star this year and who will be a dud.
Can The Texans get everyone healthy and be a top defense again?
Can the Jags be as good as they were in 2017?
What does the Colts LB corps look like?
How will a Titans defense that blends Dean Pees and Mike Vrabel’s philosophies look?
Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) and Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) take a look at the AFC North. They discuss their mutual antipathy for one team for very different reasons.
Will Myles Garrett ascend to elite DE status? Will Ryan Shazier ever play again? Which lineman is the best in the NFL at batting down passes? How will the Steelers fit Terrell Edmunds into their secondary? How do the Ravens safeties fit together? Which young pass rusher has an identical athletic profile to Khalil Mack?
All these questions and many many more are answered inside.
Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) and Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) take a look at the AFC West in depth. They go through starters, breakouts, superstars and duds for every team in the division so you know more than your leaguemates do.
They also chat through s 100-man roster bestball startup and all that entails in IDP strategic terms.
Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) and Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) run through where IDPs are currently being selected in integrated rookie drafts. So you know when you’ll need to jump on your favourite defensive players and which gems you can nab after the spot you might have pulled the trigger.
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Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) flies solo to give you reactions to IDP landing spots from the draft. The top players, the fools gold, the positional controversies… It’s all here in a bite-sized, quick summary.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) give you a pre-draft leg-up on which IDP rookies you want to own by shooting through their current top players at each position (even corner).
Sticky gets himself banned from Samoa by trying to pronounce the longest name in the draft. TK makes himself look stupid by floundering on obscure colleges.
Both of the R+R boys decide they’re going to try and get their late-round draft crushes on the show...
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) run down their thoughts on free agency from a defensive point of view. Who’s left? Who’s arrived? Who’s got a good spot? Who’s got a bad one?
Somewhere in the middle is a comparison of aubergines, a singing lesson on how to pronounce Halapoulivaati Vaitai and thoughts on what a Miami cocktail really is.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) are joined by Doug Green (@BigBoardIDP) to talk through the implications of all defensive scheme changes for the 2018 season. They cover players to stash, players to sell and how likely it is that changes actually take place.
After that they go through some early takes on incoming rookies. There will be a LOT more of this coming.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) are back after some time away. Adam spent it mostly enjoying his beloved Eagles’s glorious triumph. And rioting.
Because it’s startup season and people are adding new leagues left, right and centre the boys go through what to look for in an IDP league. How scoring should work, how positions should be fixed, how you should start team building…
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) run through the first ever R&R season IDP awards! We hand out good and bad gongs to those players who have thrilled and disappointed us over the last few months.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) celebrate the festive season by deciding what they’d give to every team in the NFL for a holiday gift.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) answer questions from readers that cover all aspects of planning in IDP leagues from expiring contracts to players breaking into eliteness to league setup. They then continue to celebrate the festive season in the next episode by deciding what they’d give to every team in the NFL for a holiday gift.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) meander through players they think have been pleasant surprises in 2017. They touch on the amazingly efficient, the high volume and the flat-out good whilst also trying to touch on how their long term value might change.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) are joined by Dan McLaughlin of the Gridiron Gentlemen (@GridironGents) to go through each and every NFL team and debate the biggest IDP storylines.
With two Englishmen on the pod the name Fletcher Cox is found to be inordinately funny.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) run through their starting team of IDPs at the halfway mark of the fantasy regular season. Obviously no one agrees, insults are thrown around, feelings are hurt and tears are shed. Why is it that no one respects a certain Patriots linebacker whose name rhymes with Gyle Han Roy?
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) are joined by Eric Olinger (@OlingerIDP) to talk about how NPLB scoring actually works - and the lighten the mood by playing some IDP quizzes you can play along with whilst listening.
Adam Tzikas’ (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) catch you up on the IDP world by whistling around the league. Surprise abounds at Mark Barron leading the league in solo tackles. Shock ensues at Justin Houston’s brilliance. JJ Watt is honoured with all due ceremony and respect. Sticky claims he’s related to Anthony Zettel because they both have a Z in their name.
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) dive into how the rookie class are getting on after three weeks of the season. Who’s getting snaps? Who’s being effieicnt? Who’s been an enormous, dispiriting letdown.
Adam Tzikas’ (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) detail what the IDP season has taught us so far and hich players have stood out team by team.
With IDP, what has happened often tells us a lot about what will happen so this should help you make sure your teams are all set up to dominate in 2017. Good luck everyone!
In this episode Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) and Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) detail which players are currently being overrated and underrated by the IDP community. Tom makes foolish statements based on shonky maths. Sticky tells him to stop being so stupid. Occasionally they agree on someone. Be sure to leave a rating and a review on iTunes and follow the show @TheReadAndReact.
In this episode Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) and Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) cover off the red-hot news from each and every NFL team’s training camp. They talk about who’s getting first team snaps, who’s made a leap and who is getting the fans excited. Be sure to leave a rating and a review on Itunes and follow the show @TheReadAndReact
In this episode Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) and Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) were joined by Jeremy Funk (@DLF_Deuce) to talk about his work-around injury rates. They discuss methodology, how it relates to IDP players, and touched on how a few IDP players fared in the research. The boys then played a rousing game of “80’s Linebacker or UK politician.”
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The Read & React IDP Podcast shares a heartfelt farewell to the two hosts who started the show, EC & Bill, and introduces our two new hosts, Adam ‘Sticky’ Tzikas and Tom Klingsbury. Tom & Adam discuss their IDP startup strategy, how they find owners, and what scoring and lineups they prefer to use. If you have enjoyed the show until now, you'll find more of the same excellent insight and quality analysis.
Bill Latin (@BillLatin) and EC Coleman (@UtahEC) discuss some potential value changes as they look ahead to the 2018 free agency period. The guys cover high profile 2018 free agents such as Alec Ogletree and deeper 'next man up' stashes such as Delano Hill.
The original IDP Playbook crew, Drew Dodson (@DrewDodsonNFL) and Tyler Huggins (@HBombIDP) joins hosts EC Coleman (@UtahEC) and Bill Latin (@BillLatin) for some IDP sleepers. The team covers rookies such as Ukeme Eligwe and veterans such as Arik Armstead. The boys have trouble keeping it clean as they discuss the Saints linebacking core.
Hosts EC Coleman(@UtahEC) and Bill Latin(@BillLatin) are joined by Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) for digging into the analytics of IDP. The team finishes up with some rookie IDP rankings debate as the hosts disagree on the value of Justin Evans.
The entire DLF IDP team comes together for a three round rookie mock draft. The takes get heated when Raekwon McMillan comes off the board. The team closes up with some late round flyers to keep your eye on in deep leagues.
Eric (EC) Coleman and Bill Latin are joined by Eric Olinger (@OlingerIDP) for a review of the most important defensive player moves in this free agency period and how it alters the IDP landscape. The team covers big signings such a Lawrence Timmons, Tony Jefferson, and Barry Church. The takes get a little hot as each team member gets entrenched in different Jonathan Cyprien stances.
In the inaugural episode, hosts Eric (EC) Coleman (@UtahEC) and Bill Latin (@BillLatin) cover the goal of this podcast and the roadmap for future shows. They also debate the value of some of the most divisive defensive players in the Dynasty League Football rankings. The debate gets heated as the hosts have different values of Shaq Thompson although there is happy ending with agreement on safety, Clayton Geathers.