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Each Wednesday Dusty Likins gets you prepared in every way possible to go win your fantasy league. He covers each NFL match-up every week to provide all of the up-to-the-minute opinions and information on each game. From individual player breakdowns, defensive matchups, injuries, and even weather. Forced to Punt is the most informative fantasy football-focused podcast for you to win your league.
Waiver addition
Who's in who's out
TNF - I'm good with Mac this week
Not top RB's
One Offence is fine but two others are hurting..
We've made it to double digit weeks :
Injuries
TNF
This is the Mahomes week..watch
Top 5's for Week 10
TNF - Cinn vs Jags
What to do about Josh Gordon
When to sell with players
Start/Sit/Stream for week 4
Panthers vs Texans
Justin Fields watch
Tony Pollard vs Zeek
Sutton and Cooper Kupp Volume
Key Match ups
The end of Week 3 is when you trade
Dusty brings you all the must plays and have to sits for week 1 of the Fantasy season. Stephen Serda joins the show for his sleepers and to answer your questions.
Steve and Dusty are back to discuss Bruce Arians lying once again and the James Conner signing that ruins the fantasy value of the Cardinals backfield. The NFL Draft is just two weeks away and the guys preview some of the top fantasy draft prospects.
Steve and Dusty are back after a little time off to get you updated on free agency across the NFL. There are a number of high impact signings across the league and a handfull that maybe slid under the radar.
Steve and Dusty sit down to take a look at how the fantasy rankings finished after the season finally and take an early look at projecting your 2021 fantasy drafts.
We're trying to survive and advance in week 15 of the fantasy season! Steve and Dusty tell you what to do without Christian McCaffrey, and some of their favorite plays of the week.
Steve and Dusty get you caught up on all the injuries and match ups you need to know in the first week of the fantasy post season.
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The fantasy playoffs are upon us! Steve is flying solo again this week so he runs through some of his favorite match ups headed into week 14.
Steve's flying solo this week but he's got some strong feelings for Sean Payton, and his favorite week 13 match ups as we make our fantasy playoff push.
A look at Week 12 in the NFL. Can you still trade CMC? What is Mike Evans worth moving forward and much more matchups including Thanksgiving Day. Enjoy
We begin todays show as we do each and every now with an update on Christian McCaffrey. It doesn't look good for his fantasy owners. Steve and Dusty do have a ton of intriguing match ups to get to on the week 11 slate including the huge divisional showdown between the Chiefs and Raiders on Sunday Night Football.
CMC made his triumphant return and looked great! Sadly he's now dealing with a shoulder injury and his status this week is in doubt. The guys discuss what to do moving forward and their favorite games of the week 10 slate.
Steve and Dusty discuss what you should do with the return of CMC, this disaster Packers and Niners game, and the best match ups in week 9.
There's a lot of fantasy injuries to navigate in week 6 but there is a small chance Christian McCaffrey could return for Thursday Night Football! Steve and Dusty also preview some of their favorite match ups this week around the league.
Dusty and Steve discuss what you do with Mecole Hardman now, and the best match up headed into week 7.
Dusty and Steve take a look at the rest of season out look for Titans WR A.J. Brown after his dominating performance against the Buffalo Bills. There's a lot of intriguing fantasy matchups in week 6 to get prepared for along with a lot of injuries to pay attention to ahead of kickoff.
Steve and Dusty discuss why you can't use the Ravens backfield at all until someone steps up and cover the best week 4 match ups.
Steve and Dusty try to help you recover from the injury apocalypse that is week 2 of the NFL season. We push forward with strategies to help the injury plagued teams still compete throughout the season. We also preview the absolutely loaded week 3 schedule.
Steve and Dusty get into some of the injuries that are plaguing week 2 of the fantasy football season. There's some key players you have to keep an eye on moving forward and waiver wire targets to help get you by. They also go through some of their favorite week 2 match ups.
Football is back and with it our favorite fantasy football show. Serda tells you everything you need to know about who to start and who to sit in week 1 of the NFL season.
Steve and Dusty are ready for week 1 of the NFL season! There's some injuries you need to pay attention to ahead of week 1, and depth charts you should throw in the trash. The guys also have some of their favorite matchups for week 1, and guys to keep an eye on for week 1 waivers.
Training Camp is in full force around the league and as the pads come on the injuries start to pile up. Luckily we haven't seen any serious injuries so far that will drastically impact fantasy football but there are a few we need to keep an eye on. Steve and Dusty also dicuss the top offenses in the NFL and have a sleeper and a bust for you to target and avoid.
Steve and Dusty react to the breaking news of Chiefs RB Damien Williams opting out of the 2020 season. That makes Clyde Edwards-Helaire one of the most valuable RB's in all of fantasy football. He's no longer a fringe RB 1. He is a definitive 1st round talent and should be drafted as such. We also did a mock draft to take a look at some different draft strategies ahead of your fantasy season.
Steve and Dusty react to the breaking news of 49ers running back Raheem Mostert demanding a trade after the team refused to give him a raise. They also take a look at some of the best offenses in the NFL, with the best skill position guys to stack at value based on draft position.
Steve and Dusty take a look at some of the best WR's on the same team around the NFL and discuss which ones they'd rather target in fantasy drafts. Wide Reciever is as deep as it's ever been and there is a ton of value to be had in this years drafts.
Steve and Dusty are back with a monster episode on the top 30 RB's to target in your draft! The guys have mixed feelings about the back end guys with the most upside and they disagree on the number 1 overrall pick.
We're back! On this weeks episode Steve and Dusty recap some of the best NFL matchups of the entire season and the fantasy players you're going to want to utilize in those games. We also run through some of the starting caliber QB's that you're going to want to draft outside of the top 5 guys that everyone will target.
We're post NFL Draft and that means we need to update our top rookie fantasy standouts. The Chiefs upgraded their running game but so did other top AFC teams. The AFC West is loading up on offensive weapons to try and compete directly with the Chiefs. The Ravens running game is going to be even better this year. The Broncos have legitimate intrigue surrounding their offense this season.
Serda and Dusty are back with a full breakdown of fantasy viable options in the entire AFC West. The Chiefs have a lot but you probably want to avoid those RB's.
It's been awhile! We're back with a monster episode covering fantasy free agency for every single team in the NFL.
Steve and Dusty are back with a full breakdown of the postseason championship week. They also break down some way too early QB rankings.
We've worked all season long to get to this week! Dalvin Cook is probably out but the Vikings still have a nice ground match up. Luckily for fantasy there are a lot of bad matchups this weekend that should setup for you to just play your studs.
Steve and Dusty run through their favorite match ups of the week 15 fantasy semifinals. There are legitimate streaming options that can help you advance to your finals. The guys also give you the best WR match ups for the crop of guys that you added on waivers.
The NFL suffered a bunch of devastating injuries in week 14 that will no doubt impact your playoff roster. Luckily there are still productive players who are coming on strong at the end of the season that you can go grab on waivers. Steve has to apologize for his big time miss last week.
There are a lot of issues when you're trying to set your week 14 playoff lineups this week. What the hell are you supposed to do with the Chiefs back field? What about the Colts all of a sudden 3 RB committee? Serda and Dusty have some answers and Eli Manning is back to ruin your fantasy lives.
Serda and Dusty are back together after a long Thanksgiving week of football. There are still a couple of guys you might be able to add in your fantasy leagues this week as a majority of leagues head into the playoffs. It's the time of year Steve wants to start forecasting ascending stars to value target in 2020 drafts.
Chiefs should blow up this week vs the Raiders. This week the playoffs may have stated for you and you have to get it right moving forward. Aaron Rodgers is the truth moving in the playoffs. When it comes the waiver wire thisweek it could be in your favor with some people in your league checking out...Steve is out this week on Vaca for Thanksgiving so Dusty holds it down for the Serd man.Enjoy this week and good luck.
There are a ton of question marks headed into week 12 surrounding injuries to star players. There are also a lot of significant byes this week. So we try to figure out how to navigate all of it so we can get this playoff seed locked up. Steve still has enough faith in Carson Wentz down the stretch to get you where you want to go. Can we buy into Josh Gordon this week?
Most leagues have seen their trade deadline come and go but just incase it's this week Steve has a couple of specific low cost high ceiling guys to target. There's a couple of player that you need to add this week who need to be rostered in every league. Steve and Dusty don't agree on which Colts running back you need to own after Marlon Mack's injury.
We run through some last minute waiver adds and our top streamers of the week. Steve doesn't love this Ravens and Texans game as much as Dusty does. Tight end is a wasteland. We run through some of our games of the week and there explosive fantasy potential on Monday night in Mexico City.
Thursday night between the Raiders and Chargers has a ton of viable fantasy players during bye week hell. A.J. Green was supposed to practice but didn't and now his status is up in the air. The guys run through some more of their favorite players of week 10 and best strategies for the playoff push. How the hell did this incredible Monday night game sneak through the cracks?
This is the week of the comeback as multiple fantasy relevant players will return from injury or suspension. With 6 teams on bye the waivers will be very active this week.
There aren't a ton of viable waiver pickups this week but there are a ton of very viable streamers that you can plug and play in week 9. Dust and Steve get into it over T.J. Hockenson and they've got a few more trade candidates you can target right now to give you a chance at one final playoff push. The Vikings actually have more viable fantasy starters this week than the Chiefs.
There were a ton of week 8 performances that could have single handedly won your fantasy match up. The guys take a look at the monsters of week 8 and project who you can count on to keep that up the rest of the season. They also start to weigh the guys you drafted to be stars who waren't performing with guys you can find on the waiver wire. The week 9 waivers are pretty ugly but there are a couple of gems.
The guys open the show reacting to the news that broke about Patriots WR Josh Gordon going on IR. There are also several offensive players that have moved ahead of the trade deadline with big fantasy implications. There is a lot of week 8 action that the guys are interested in this week.
Week 8 is another shockingly solid week of waivers this late in the season. We should all be rooting for the downfall of Kliff Kingsbury after what he pulled with David Johnson. Some big name injuries after week 7 that will impact waivers and your lineup moving forward.
Two massive CB trades went down in the NFL and Steve thinks they both have potential fantasy implications. This is supposed to be a slow time of year for the waiver wire but there's actually more action right now than people realize. The Chiefs have a lot of injuries headed to Denver for Thursday Night Football. Steve thinks there's some promising Broncos to get in your fantasy lineup.
We open things up this week going over the significant injurie to keep an eye on this week. The Giants and Patriots Thursday night game is going to be a blood bath. If Josh Gordon doesn't get right in this game then it's just not going to happen this year. The Chiefs are dealing with a lot of impactful fantasy injuries right now. Steve and Dusty have their games of the week to get stacked in your DFS lineups.
Serda and Dusty hit on a lot of picks during the week 5 explosion that saw multiple players score in the 40's and 50's. There was a lot of underwhelming players who have yet to meet expectations and they discuss who you should worry about moving forward. Now might be the time to start targeting some Chiefs offensive weapons.
Steve and Dusty open things up with a funeral for Steelers WR Juju Smith-Schuster. If you are a James Conner owner you need to deal him immediately. Steve thinks Austin Ekeler is a weekly starter until the Chargers figure out their injuries as Dontrelle Inman got placed on IR adding to their already super thin reciever group. Serda and Dusty don't think you need to load up on this Thursday night game and Steve doesn't like a game that some might think has high scoring potential. Tyreek Hill and Damien Williams returned to practice today but you might want to wait a week to insert them into your lineup.
Fantasy football is a very frustrating game sometimes. We usually get a couple of these weeks a year where virtually none of the match ups play out they way they are supposed to on paper. Week 4 was definitely one of those weeks but that means we just have to re-evaluate some of the things we believed to be fantasy truths. There was a lot of key injuries Sunday that could affect your team for the near future. Serda and Dusty also get into some of the top week 5 waiver wire adds.
Dusty is out this week so you just get Steve! He's got a lot of thoughts on the return of Melvin Gordon. Hopefully you got a return on shipping Ekeler early if not you might just have to keep him. Ekeler and Justin Jackson are still starts this weekend. We update the Chiefs backfield and discuss the players we're really starting to worry about. We also run through the Thursday night match up between the Eagles and Packers.