Washington's Backfield, Quarterbacks and Tight Ends to Target, and our Favorite Futures Bets
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<p>It's the debut episode of the joint effort between The Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast and The Athletic Football Show. Every Friday, Michael Beller and Derek VanRiper will round up the fantasy news of the week and look ahead to Sunday with last-minute tips and DFS picks. After that, Beller and Vic Tafur will walk you through their favorite bets of the week. On the debut episode, Beller and DVR discuss Washington's backfield and the quarterback and tight end positions for fantasy, while Beller and Tafur highlight some of their favorite future bets for the 2020 season.<br><br>Rundown<br>1:35 Introducing the Friday Athletic Fantasy Football Podcast and Athletic Football Show Partnership<br>2:33 Antonio Gibson's Stock on a Rocketship<br>7:55 Quarterbacks We're Targeting at ADP<br>13:29 Quarterbacks We're Avoiding at ADP<br>17:39 Quarterbacks Outside the Top 15 We Think Can Finish in the Top 10<br>22:25 Tight Ends We're Targeting at ADP<br>25:35 Tight Ends We're Avoiding at ADP<br>28:33 Tight Ends Outside the Top 15 We Think Can Finish in the Top 10<br>33:22 Welcome to the Gambling Portion<br>34:08 Super Bowl Futures Bets<br>38:08 Our Favorite Division Winner Bets<br>43:53 Win Totals!<br>50:08 Make or Miss the Playoffs Wagers<br>55:07 MVP Futures We're Backing<br>60:16 Not Loving the Rookie of the Year Odds<br><br>Follow Beller on Twitter: <a href="https://dashboard.simplecast.com/accounts/3057df14-579a-49dd-a49b-9fa539775ab0/shows/35f657fe-d454-4fd7-8058-bcc011ad9084/episodes/a13ca825-fec3-464b-8732-3d0f526f1adc/twitter.com/mbeller">@MBeller</a><br>Follow Derek on Twitter: <a href="https://dashboard.simplecast.com/accounts/3057df14-579a-49dd-a49b-9fa539775ab0/shows/35f657fe-d454-4fd7-8058-bcc011ad9084/episodes/a13ca825-fec3-464b-8732-3d0f526f1adc/twitter.com/derekvanriper">@DerekVanRiper</a><br>Follow Vic on Twitter: <a href="https://dashboard.simplecast.com/accounts/3057df14-579a-49dd-a49b-9fa539775ab0/shows/35f657fe-d454-4fd7-8058-bcc011ad9084/episodes/a13ca825-fec3-464b-8732-3d0f526f1adc/twitter.com/victafur">@VicTafur</a></p><p>Get a free 7-day trial to The Athletic at <a href="https://dashboard.simplecast.com/shows/35f657fe-d454-4fd7-8058-bcc011ad9084/episodes/4ada5c19-10f9-4dd1-aa4a-7bcd273ff60a/theathletic.com/fantasyfootballpod">theathletic.com/fantasyfootballpod</a></p> <p> </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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