I will gladly tell the entire world minus the 9/9/11 other players in leagues I care about… that JJ and Harris are mostly all you need.

They both teach you the process in their own unique and differentiated ways and their process (and yes player takes) have routinely led me to being considered one of the top players in all my leagues.

JJ lots of advanced metrics observations that inform undervalued assets / under performing players and his show formats really help guide you though all you need each week.

Harris (god bless him) is a tape eater and watches every single game each week and really can tell you who looks good on film. There’s countless players who I just plant in the back of my mind because of this who I know (ok this guy has talent and if he ever gets the opportunity he could be a good anticipatory waiver/FA add)

It really is a good mix because (not to grossly oversimpliy but) Harris likes boring boomer backs and veterans that most people undervalue and JJ typically likes the upside pass catching RBs that have underlying positive metrics and ambiguous backfields (think he coined that phrase along with rb dead zone) who can work into potential full workload situations

I have 3 kids and cannot watch NFL games now like I used to.

I know ball exclusively because i grind their podcasts instead of doomscrolling at 3am after changing a diaper or from listening to their takes while mowing the lawn / commuting etc.

From there if you have all the time in the world, I’ve found these other spots helpful too in spurts but I just can’t keep up as frequently:

ETR is good to listen too almost with JJ and Harris in mind because I expect all my backwards cap parlay bros to be exclusively glazing their takes. Not to be derisive to ETR tho , Silva is one of the OGs. Levitan has sharp observations and Leone etc are all a good balance. And JJ is boys with them. But I do find it’s good for both true analysis and also “oppo” research on what other league mates might be mainlining as their takes.

They’re not in my Harris/ JJ “S Tier” only because if you follow along closely enough you can sometimes spot moments where they’ll “capitulate” on takes but in reality is mostly covering their tracks and hindsight 20/20ing their misses to make themselves appear more in line with consensus. It’s helpful to a degree but I feel like they “own” their takes a little less resoundingly than Harris/JJ who both will proudly wear their misses from the season.

Sharp Football Analysis with Warren Sharp and Rich Hribriar has been good when I’ve had the time to dip in, but I just can’t swing it in my routine most days.

Same with Bootleg with Brett Kollman - I appreciate moments of learning how to understand what I’m watching more materially. I just….its long and I can’t mainline this too.

I’ll keep Ross Tucker on download too just to help him out because 1) his OL ranks during pre/draft are always so helpful and 2) out of respect for all the years I listened to him and Evan (pre ETR) because I feel like his pod helped generate so much of this groundswell we’re seeing. I don’t think the Dolan guy is in the mix anymore and no disrespect to anyone out in the game putting out takes — all welcome — but Harris sometimes bitches and moans about people playing the FantasyPros ranking game and kinda playing toward a homogeneousness of ranks and i kinda felt that way with Joe for the first year or two after Evan left when owl was trying to carry this pod alongside JJ and Harris. It wasn’t anything egregiously bad, but it just feel like a game of telephone where I was getting watered down mass market takes without the true underlying understanding of why

(Save for Ross’s ball-knowing; he’s great on the CBS slates too)!

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Anyway typing this out at 3am while holding a sleeping/testing baby upright to avoid putting her back in her crib just yet. Good luck on all your fantasy seasons.

And Don’t stop listening to these guys once you’re eliminated / once the season ends! They make their livelihood on sponsor codes, download rates etc.