Synopsis
PFF Radio provides award-winning football and fantasy football analysis for the thinking fan. Powered by Pro Football Focus.
Episodes
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Ep 419 - Championship Sunday DFS preview
27/01/2022 Duration: 41minHost Ian Hartitz is joined by PFF analyst Andrew Erickson to break down the DFS slate ahead of the AFC and NFC Championship games. Conversation touches on various topics including: anyway to get off Patrick Mahomes in cash, which complementary Chiefs receiver is most worthy of squeezing into lineups, Jerick McKinnon vs. CEH, Ja'Marr Chase vs. Tee Higgins, if Jimmy Garoppolo can enable any high-end pass-catchers, Cam Akers expectations and much more.
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Ep 418 - AFC and NFC Championship game previews
26/01/2022 Duration: 53minHost Ian Hartitz and PFF senior analyst Dwain McFarland break down the AFC and NFC Championship. Plenty of fantasy nuggets, usage trends, key matchups, and much more jam-packed in this one people. Guys being dudes. Great day to be great. Straight-up fantasy and real-life football goodness. 50 minutes. Why not.
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Ep 417 - Divisional Round usage notes and free agency RB preview
24/01/2022 Duration: 01h51sHost Ian Hartitz is joined by PFF senior analyst Dwain McFarland to break down key usage notes from an electrifying divisional round as well as touch on some fantasy-relevant backfields before free agency. Usage notes include thoughts on Jerick McKinnon Chiefs RB1, George Kittle finally getting fed some targets, Cam Akers Rams RB1, and more. Backfields discussed: Cardinals, Falcons, Broncos, Texans, Chiefs, Rams, Dolphins, Patriots, Jets, Seahawks, 49ers, Buccaneers, and the Football Team. Great day to be great everyone.
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Ep 416 - Divisional Round DFS preview
21/01/2022 Duration: 59minHost Ian Hartitz welcomes on PFF analyst Andrew Erickson to break down the Divisional Round DraftKings slate. Main topics include: Davante Adams or Cooper Kupp, favorite $5k running back, how is Tee Higgins so cheap, Josh Allen as cash game QB, CEH expectations, favorite defense, and much more. The guys finish off the podcast with a number of favorite props for the weekend. (0:00) Intro, (2:50) Cash QBs, (5:00) Cash RBs, (11:55) Cash WRs, (23:00) Cash TEs, (24:30) Cash D/ST, (28:20) Tournament QBs, (31:45) Tournament RBs, (36:20) Tournament WRs, (41:30) Tournament TEs, (47:00) Tournament D/ST, (48:15) Player props
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Ep 415 - Divisional Round game by game preview
20/01/2022 Duration: 01h32minHost Ian Hartitz and PFF senior analyst Dwain McFarland break down all four games ahead of the Divisional Round. In a plot twist: Ian and Dwain each talk about every team involved. Not the usual away/home format here folks. Madness. Anyway, still plenty of fantasy nuggets, usage trends, key matchups, and much more jam-packed in this one people. Guys being dudes. Great day to be great. Straight-up fantasy and real-life football goodness. 90 minutes. Why not.
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Ep 414 - Wild Card usage takeaways and 2022 ranks
18/01/2022 Duration: 01h19minHost Ian Hartitz is joined by PFF senior fantasy analysts Dwain McFarland and Nathan Jahnke to recap some key usage takeaways from the Wild Card round as well as to preview the 2022 ranks. Usage notes include thoughts on the Bills' developing pecking order at wide receiver, Jerick McKinnon RB1 szn, Tampa Bay without the artist known as Lombardi Lenny, Cam Akers being BACK, and more. 2022 ranking talk goes over a number of subjects including expectations for Javonte Williams and Antonio Gibson, how high is too high to rank Michael Carter, favorite late-round quarterback, non-obvious third-year wide receiver primed for a breakout, what to expect from Diontae Johnson without Big Ben and much more.
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Ep 413 - Wild Card Injury Report
14/01/2022 Duration: 42minHost Ian Hartitz is joined by PFF analyst Andrew Erickson to break down all the fantasy-relevant injury news ahead of Sunday. The guys go through all six games providing analysis and projected game statuses. They also touch on weather. Can't miss stuff, people. Great day to be great as always.
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Ep 412 - Wild Card DFS preview
13/01/2022 Duration: 44minHost Ian Hartitz welcomes on PFF analyst Andrew Erickson to break down the Wild Card DraftKings slate. Main topics include: favorite cheap wide receiver, don't sleep on Jimmy G and this 49ers' passing game, leaving salary on the table in tournaments, favorite defensive pick, if this is the week to roll with two tight ends, weather concerns, and much more. The guys finish off the podcast with a number of favorite props for the weekend.
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Ep 411 - Wild Card game by game preview
13/01/2022 Duration: 01h37minHost Ian Hartitz and PFF senior analyst Dwain McFarland break down all six games ahead of Wild Card weekend. Ian takes away teams, Dwain takes the home squads. Business as usual. Fantasy nuggets, usage trends, key matchups, and much more jam-packed in this one people. Guys being dudes. Great day to be great. Straight-up fantasy and real-life football goodness. Why not.
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Ep 410 - Week 18 usage, top fantasy performers of 2021 and most-complete NFL playoff teams
11/01/2022 Duration: 58minHost Ian Hartitz is joined by PFF senior analyst Dwain McFarland to break down some key Week 18 usage notes for relevant playoff squads, the 20-year history of fantasy QB1, RB1, WR1, and TE1, as well as Ian's latest article on the playoff's most-complete teams. Great day to be great. 0:06 - Intro, 1:50 - AFC playoff players usage, 11:55 - NFC playoff players usage, 23:50 - History of Fantasy QB1, 26:45 - History of Fantasy RB1, 30:51 - History of Fantasy WR1, 35:28 - History of Fantasy TE1, 38:37 - The Most Complete Playoff Teams, 55:15 - Outro
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Ep 409 - Week 18 Injury Report
07/01/2022 Duration: 52minHost Ian Hartitz is joined by PFF analysts Dwain McFarland and Andrew Erickson to break down all the fantasy-relevant injury news ahead of Sunday. The conversation touches on key incentives to know ahead of Sunday, which teams don't have much to play for, Jimmy Garoppolo (right thumb), Lamar Jackson (ankle), Nick Chubb (chest, ribs), Mark Ingram (knee), Michael Carter (concussion), Clyde Edwards-Helaire (Shoulder), Elijah Mitchell (knee), the Buccaneers backfield, Mike Evans (hamstring), Braxton Berrios (quad), Emmanuel Sanders (knee), Darren Waller (knee), Kyle Pitts (hamstring), Ricky Seals-Jones (concussion) and much more.
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Ep 408 - Week 18 DFS preview
06/01/2022 Duration: 55minHost Ian Hartitz welcomes PFF analyst Andrew Erickson to break down the Week 18 DraftKings slate. The guys give their favorite tournament and cash game plays for quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end, touching on players including Taysom Hill, Chase Edmonds, Devin Singletary, David Montgomery, Rashaad Penny, Jaylen Waddle, Terry McLaurin, Ray-Ray McCloud, Pat Friermuth, Rob Gronkowski, Tyler Lockett and much more. (0:00) Intro, (2:35) Cash QBs, (6:30) Cash RBs, (10:45) Cash WRs, (19:00) Cash TEs, (21:40) Tournament QBs, (24:30) Tournament RBs, (30:10) Tournament WRs, (38:10) Tournament TEs, (47:00) Prop picks
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Ep 407 - Week 18 game by game preview
06/01/2022 Duration: 01h47minHost Ian Hartitz and PFF senior analyst Dwain McFarland break down all 16 games ahead of Week 18. Ian takes away teams, Dwain takes the home squads. Business as usual. Fantasy nuggets, who is still playing for playoff contention, usage trends, key matchups, and much more jam-packed in this one people. Guys being dudes. Great day to be great. Nearly two hours of straight-up fantasy goodness. Why not.
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Ep 406 - Week 17 usage notes, fantasy awards, and big picture takeaways from 2021
04/01/2022 Duration: 01h36minHost Ian Hartitz is joined by senior PFF analyst Dwain McFarland to break down the key usage notes from Week 17, PFF's season-long fantasy awards as well as a few big picture takeaways from the year. Usage conversation includes notes on Cole Beasley yielding some snaps to Isaiah McKenzie, CeeDee Lamb back to an every-down role, Van Jefferson losing steam, Dare RB1 Ogunbowale, Elijah Mitchell, and D'Andre Swift's returns, and much more. Fantasy awards highlight Cooper Kupp as MVP, Ja'Marr Chase as rookie of the year, and Cordarrelle Patterson as most improved fantasy player among others. Finally, Dwain and Ian talk some hits and misses from 2021, pointing out suggestions on how to get better in 2022. 0:00 - Intro, 1:53 - Key takeaways from Week 17, 2:07 - Cole Beasley or Isaiah McKenzie?, 5:00 - Rams WR room, Van Jefferson, 8:30 - Michael Gallup out, CeeDee Lamb, 12:50 - Buccaneers WRs, 19:56 - Is Zay Jones the real deal?, 22:45 - RB usage, Mitchell, Swift, 39:27 - PFF Awards, 40:20 - Fantasy Football MVP, 47:
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Ep 405 - Week 17 Injury Report
01/01/2022 Duration: 37minHost Ian Hartitz is joined by PFF analysts Dwain McFarland and Andrew Erickson to break down all the fantasy-relevant injury news ahead of Sunday. The conversation touches on players including Kirk Cousins (covid), Jared Goff (knee), D'Andre Swift (shoulder), Elijah Mitchell (knee), Antonio Gibson (covid), Kareem Hunt (ankle), James Conner (heel), Antonio Brown (ankle), Mike Evans (hamstring), the Broncos and Giants' ridiculously banged-up receiver rooms, Zach Ertz (hamstring), Pat Freiermuth (concussion) and much more. 00:00 - 01:00 Intro, 01:00 - 05:00 QBs who are in and out, 05:00 - 18:00 RB situation, 18:00 - 33:00 Where we’re at with WR, 33:00 - 36:00 TE talk, 36:00 - 36:00 Outro
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Ep 404 - Week 17 DFS Preview
31/12/2021 Duration: 58minHost Ian Hartitz welcomes on PFF analyst Andrew Erickson to break down the Week 17 DraftKings slate. The guys give their favorite tournament and cash game plays for quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end, touching on players including Trey Lance, Ronald Jones, David Montgomery, Mo Alie-Cox, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jaylen Waddle, Rashaad Penny, Damien Harris, Josh Palmer, George Kittle and much more.
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Ep 403 - Week 17 game by game preview
30/12/2021 Duration: 02h32minHost Ian Hartitz and PFF senior analyst Dwain McFarland break down all 16 games ahead of Week 17. Ian takes away teams, Dwain takes the home squads. Business as usual. Fantasy nuggets, usage trends, key matchups, and much more jam-packed in this one people. Guys being dudes. Great day to be great. Nearly two and a half hours of straight-up fantasy goodness. Why not.
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Ep 402 - Week 17 waiver wire report
28/12/2021 Duration: 28minHost Ian Hartitz is joined by PFF senior analyst Dwain McFarland to break down the week's key waiver wire topics. The conversation touches on Justin Fields and the week's top-QB streamers, what to make of Dare Ogunbowale and Boston Scott moving forward, does Isaiah McKenzie, Josh Palmer, or Allen Lazard deserve to be the week's top WR waiver claim, the week's top tight end streamers, and much more.
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Ep 401 - Week 16 game by game breakdown
27/12/2021 Duration: 01h20minHost Ian Hartitz is joined by senior PFF analyst Dwain McFarland to break down every Sunday afternoon matchup with a focus on providing the information you can't find in the box score. The analysis includes thoughts on every afternoon game with a look at snap counts and other key utilization metrics, major findings from receiver rotations, missed big plays from the passing game as well as explanations on why things did and didn't go the way we thought they would. Lions vs. Falcons (1:33) Rams vs. Vikings (7:35) Jaguars vs. Jets (12:47) Giants vs. Eagles (19:33) Bills vs. Patriots (26:22) Ravens vs. Bengals (33:34) Chargers vs. Texans (41:55) Buccaneers vs. Panthers (48:17) Bears vs. Seahawks (55:16) Broncos vs. Raiders (1:01:54) Steelers vs. Chiefs (1:09:15)
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Ep 400 - Week 16 Injury Report
26/12/2021 Duration: 37minHost Ian Hartitz breaks down all the fantasy-relevant injury news ahead of Sunday. The conversation touches on players including Jared Goff (Covid), Justin Fields (ankle), Lamar Jackson (ankle), Austin Ekeler (Covid), Dalvin Cook (Covid), Miles Sanders (ankle), Antonio Gibson (toe), James Conner (heel), Aaron Jones (knee), Joe Mixon (ankle), Mike Evans (hamstring), D.J. Moore (hamstring), Adam Thielen (ankle), Travis Kelce (Covid), Darren Waller (knee, back), Zach Ertz (hamstring) and much more.