The HOTTEST Takes for the 2026 Fantasy Football Season | ESPN Fantasy

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put people in tears we don't put people in boxes we put people speaking of tears we might shed some on today's episode come back and finish me off yeah wimp what's the matter too spicy for you yeah we're doing some hot takes my friends hot takes episode that means we're gonna bring four hot takes to the table each one is gonna get more and more spicy as we move on we've got four spices hot sauces ready for us yeah i don't even want to think about it no we should just go i'm dreading this because i've done it once already this is your first time i've never done it on camera i'm pumped to be able to do this here with you so also we are not there are no retakes like no this is it this is it there's one and done so uh it is time for some hot sauce and some hot takes what are we gonna do to prep the situation we've got some honey i think we should uh coat the tummy all right with some i'm just all right we're gonna quote the this is how it works and i've never done this before i think this is a uh hollywood trick you you coat the esophagus and your stomach how much do i do just squirt it in there i don't know oh that's a lot oh whoa i didn't do that much why don't you tell me i don't know i'm just i've never done you're the professional here i've never done this before um and then we've got you've got chocolate milk yes i've got coconut milk yep and then we've got chocolate milk and then we've got chocolate milk and then we've got and an old school hollywood buffet of hot sauce i love the studio okay what's the first one um the very first one that we're gonna have here starts on the left this is sriracha pickled garlic pickled garlic sriracha okay um so we're gonna start mild medium spicy you want me to go first you go first all right then i'm gonna start here i'm gonna take a chip okay i'm gonna load it up with this sauce first and we have four of them by the way let's um let's see oh hold on this is this i gotta get some of this out of here first that's your throw-up cup i i understand i understand all right that's a lot is that a lot that's a lot well i'm gonna spread it out you don't just put it all in one area okay that's where we're going all right show show the people so here we go this is how we're doing the first one my first hot take is that michael pittman finishes as a top 25 wide receiver in fantasy and you know why i can feel it now it kicked in a little bit boy this is where we're starting oh my god what did they do to us okay um michael pittman jr short area king i know you love a short area king liz loza perfect match for his quarterback and aaron rogers because of his declining skill set can't throw the ball super far downfield but he can still throw the ball short last year aaron rogers had 5.8 air yards and aaron rogers had 5.8 air yards and aaron rogers had 5.8 air yards and aaron rogers had per attempt which was 33rd in the nfl where's a backup quarterback that's also though why kenny gainwell had such a good season he's not there anymore though i think that's a point you're trying to get to that's the whole point liz so uh steelers right now have the fourth hardest strength of schedule at the wide receiver spot and aaron rogers actually has the 10th hardest strength of schedule at the quarterback position i actually think that helps out my michael pittman take because i think that just means more and more dump offs from aaron rogers to michael pittman over the middle that's a perfect amount his adp is in the 10th round great value that is my mild take my weakest of all my takes top 25 for michael pittman jr how are you feeling as i prep mine good good i feel good it was hot at first in the mouth but i it hasn't it didn't do like any cerebral stuff yet okay so my mild take and this probably shouldn't be much of a surprise but it is that colston loveland finishes do i have to say no you're looking at me like that's all right okay um all right you do all right i got it that's all right everyone loves eating on camera it's like one of our favorite things to do is like have someone film you while you eat food no i'm bad no it isn't bad at all well okay i'm quite a bit whiter than you are so like all of these are going to be a little warmer for me this is fine uh colston loveland will finish his tight end as fantasy's tight end one overall here's why mcbride had three touchdowns in 2024 and then 11 in 2025 that is why we don't chase touchdowns they're that fluky yeah so we expect those 11 touchdowns to regress this coming season brock bowers who's obviously the other top ranked tight end um epic rookie season but then a kind of slump of a sophomore effort he did hurt his foot in week one he was working through that injury so i think there's plenty of opportunity here for colston loveland yeah who after being unleashed by ben johnson exploded he was fantasy's tight end too from weeks 9 through 18 and over his last four games of the season i love these stats he averaged 12 targets seven catches and 94 and a half receiving yards per game over his last four including the playoffs medium take you guys have heard me say this before what is this one is this one is called tropical amarillo that means yellow in spanish oh okay nice it's probably derived from the amarillo pepper okay that's oh it's um yikes that's what it looks like when it comes out so i'm gonna say that i brought my wipes by the way if you need them if we need to stop down all right is that enough i think so all right let me draw this is the second one i'll let liz go ahead and do it too all right my take yeah that christian mccaffrey will finish outside the top 10 at the running back spot that doesn't hit me as hard as the first one i wonder if it's gonna be one of those sneaky ones i hate it when they sneak up on you like that all right we'll see this isn't bad well you know what i think cmc's regression is going to be a little bit better i think it's going to be a little bit because you and i are in lockstep on this one yes we are girl all right 450 touches last year across the regular season and the playoffs most of his career it's his third season in the nfl with more than 400 touches the dude is just a king at the running back spot we know that but he's 30 years old coming off the heaviest workload that he has ever had historically we see running backs regress i understand the idea came uh is that a lot of that production came from receiving game i still think there can be regression in the receiving game and the efficiency that he has there because the running game regression already has started to happen with christian mccaffrey i was all in on him last 3.9 yards per carry career low yards per carry for christian mccaffrey but that was masked that that lack of efficiency was masked by the work in the passing game we were both more in on him last year than we are this year this is why fantasy football is played in different seasons 2025 is not 2026 a new year baby that's right so yeah i am out this year i think there are plenty of other heavy hitters at the running back position that i'll be able to target and even if i don't want christian mccaffrey in the first round there's plenty of other superstars at the wide receiver spot even i could pivot to so i gotta be honest i am disappointed this one didn't hit me as hard liz i don't know why oh well that first one didn't hit me the last ones well okay well we'll see um also just to your point like this was one of the i made about saquon barkley last year and everyone's like boom i don't like it spot on about finished as uh the rb14 of overall so it's not that i don't think either of us believe that christian mccaffrey won't put up numbers it's just that they will not be top three numbers and that's how he's being drafted i just want to make sure everyone understands that point fully with you um i'm also well i gotta i gotta eat oh yeah you got to do this first yeah yeah we're both talking about running backs here though i like that our our next spicy take is is two running back takes here how does it feel to you that's fine yeah i all right this one's fine um well then that means the last two are gonna be really bad no we're gonna get cocky yes um i also think fantasy managers are getting a little cocky when they draft jonathan taylor because they are expecting that a player who has cleared 300 touches in back-to-back seasons was one carry shy of the rule of 370 last season will just continue to thrive off of volume now again he might do that he's gonna see i mean when i look at the colts offense do i think it's not gonna run through jonathan taylor no of course it is but i don't think he can be efficient and i do expect him to regress because here is a this is a kind of intense stat i'm actually glad i put this one here because you have to pay attention for it but taylor is one of just two running backs to have gone over 300 carries in back-to-back seasons of the other 13 just six reached 1 000 rushing yards in the following year and only four of those 13 running backs played every game the following season they were ladanian tomlinson chris johnson michael turner and marshawn lynch so that is 15 years worth of data. We're talking four players that have these. Basically, we're hoping that Jonathan Taylor makes it five. Yep. So that's it. I think Jonathan Taylor finishes outside of the top 12 fantasy producers at the position. Wow. And that's another guy that where you're drafting the running back spot, he's probably coming off the board as either running back three, four or five in your league. I can't see him. You know, it depends on how you feel about CMC. I don't think he's going too much after James Cook. That's the thing, though. I would rather have James Cook over CMC or Jonathan Taylor. I think he's completely under the radar and being overlooked because, I don't know, I think everybody kind of like just takes the Bills offense for granted because they find the passing game frustrating. Agreed. I'm with you on that. And James Cook, they talked about adding more passing game work. Receiving work. Yes. Like that could be so good. All right. That's not what we're talking about. OK. I like it. 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Yeah, I know. Is it Da Bomb X? Is the X the last one? I'm skipping ahead. I'm not sure. I've had that X one. I'm not sure. Let's just see how this. Oh, that's. I'm, like, really fine right now, though. I haven't even had a. That's thick. It is thick. Is that too much? Is that not enough? I'm going to spread it out. I don't know. I like that you're going first, though. Okay, there we go. This is Da Bomb. Okay. This is my spicy take. I might need Q. I may need some more milk here, depending on how this one goes. Wow. Whoa. Oh, no, no, no. Do you need tissues? Whoa. That's different. You got to spit out. That's different. I'm going to say it before I can't talk. George Kittle finishes as tight end one on a points-breaking basis. Holy smokes. Holy smokes. I also. Liz? Yeah. That one's real. Okay, okay. Okay. Okay, so listen. George Kittle's last seven seasons in the league. Oh, no. I'm scared. Oh, no. Oh, God. Tight end three. Tight end two. Tight end three. Tight end four. Tight end two. Tight end six. Tight end one. Tight end three. Oh, God. Oh, God. Last season. You missed it. Stop coughing. I'm scared. Oh, God. Last season. Are you laughing at my pain? No, I'm laughing out of pure nerves. I'm scared. I feel like I'm the kid in line for the roller coaster, and people are coming off. I'm already crying. Okay. Weeks eight through 18 average 19.2 fantasy points per game. That was tight end one. Do you want Jennings to go on? Do you want me to push all those out for this season? Mike Evans is old AF. Why are you crying? It's really hot. Debo's here. He was 30. Stripling's a rookie. He doesn't know his offense. George Kittle could be a tight end on a points per game basis, and then we'll pass catcher on San Francisco. Okay. Can I tell you. I need to take a time out. Okay. That's fine. You speak now. Can I tell you. What? I did. We can't re-tape this, man. I know, so I'm going to go back, and I did the hot sauces in the right order, but my medium take, I jumped straight to my spicy take, but I'm going to eat this first, because you put double dips, I think. Okay. All right. Here we go. It feels really nice when the liquid is just in my mouth. Not after I swallow, but it just coats it. Oh, I just want to keep it in there. It's real peppery. It's real peppery, but it's not that bad. I'm okay. Let me just take it. Okay. You are inhuman. So, my medium take is that I've been obviously talking up Jonathan Brooks over Jonathan Brooks throughout the preseason. I think he's going to take over the Panthers' backfield by Halloween, but I actually don't think that that's that spicy, and the bomb is supposed to be very spicy. What? So, I'm going to say by week one, I'm kind of okay. Mike Clay even said today on Focus that he thought. It's coming now a little bit. Hold on. You were a little cocky in the beginning. It's not horrible, but I am nervous for the next one. How do you think I feel? I just think Jonathan Brooks, no Rico Dowdle. The position was ignored by the team over the NFL draft, so there's zero rookie competition. Uh-huh. And Chupacabra's got this hamstring issue. Yeah. So, I think Jonathan Brooks could start as the Panthers' RB1, week one. But he is definitively taking over the backfield by Halloween. Do you need me to vamp a little bit more? Because we're up to the next one. That was straight up. No joke. I just heard. I didn't hear anything you said. Disagree with me. I'm trying not to die. Is that when. You know what? Maybe we just need more honey. One more? Can I do one more honey before? I would. I would. That was hot. These are not fake tears. I don't know how you're doing this. I'm okay. What's wrong with me and my Midwestern sensibilities? I'm from the Midwest, too. Yeah, but. This is the last dab thermageddon. Mm-mm. It's heat level 11 out of 10. No, 11? That's more than 10. I know. One more. Yeah. Okay. Okay. All right. I need one more before I do it. I'm so sorry. It's okay. You're blowing your nose. I'm okay. You want me to go first? You're a sicko, yeah. Okay. All right. No. No, I don't want you to go first. No? Okay. Whatever you want right now, honey. I'm here for you. My brain can't think as fast as it should right now. Let me just go first. Okay, why don't you go first? Okay. It's hot. I'm not. It's uncomfortable. But, you know, I didn't have an epidural the last time, so. Oh, I don't like how chunky that is. Yeah, I'm gonna. I like it thick, but. Okay. Okay. That seems like maybe I did it. I overdid it. Maybe. Okay. Quentin, can I have more milk? Did you already cruise through that? Okay. Mm-hmm. Thank you, my friend. Producer Q. All right. Here we go. This is my absolutely scalding take to match the thermal butt juice that I'm about to eat. That's it. Thermal butt juice. Okay. And it is. I gotta. I gotta eat it. Yeah. I gotta hold on. That's all right. I'll hold it now, and I'm good at this part. 11 out of 10 on that heat. You got it. You got it, kid. Yeah. All right. Oh, Daniel, you're gonna be in trouble. Uh-oh. Okay. All right. Go get your milk. Scalding hot take. I'm actually fine. Isaiah. This one's not bad. This one's not as bad as the bomb. I'm totally fine. Isaiah Pacheco scores more rushing. touchdowns than Brees Hall. Here's the calculus on that. David Montgomery, who Isaiah Pacheco's role is now in Detroit, right? What did you just say? Isaiah Pacheco scores more rushing touchdowns than Breece Hall. I thought that's what you said. It took me a second. I'm sorry, but that's a hot take. That's a scalding take. This one's not bad, honey. You're going to do better. This one's fine. So last year, David Montgomery, playing the RB2 role to Jameer Gibbs, managed exactly eight rushing scores. Isaiah Pacheco, who we know is pretty good at the goal line, he's not efficient anywhere else, but short-ordered goal line situation, he can dominate. I think he could match David Montgomery's numbers from last year. Remember, Montgomery was thriving, not even thriving. He was working in a limited capacity, both in terms of volume and production. Breece Hall right now is currently projected for exactly eight rushing touchdowns per Mike Clay's projections, but Breece Hall has never managed more than five rushing touchdowns in a professional season, and he's entering. Year five of his career with a groin issue. And we know Braylon Allen is there. So, like, I think that Isaiah Pacheco scores more rushing touchdowns than Breece Hall. I love that. Guys, I'm fine. I love that. Are you serious? I'm fine. How? I don't know. Do you do this? Is this, like, a thing in the household? I mean, culturally, I probably have more hot sauce than you. Oh, my gosh. I'm so sorry about this downtime, but I do not know how you are able to do this. I don't know. All right. This is my last one. Do we have another one? I'm kind of into this. We have a cool-down segment after this, Liz Loza, which I will desperately need. Here. Can I have more? Oh, do not. I will get through this first. All right. My last take is, how much should I do? Is that enough? Do I need to do more? You need to do more than that. Oh, dang. How about that? Is that enough? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. It looks like your underwear. Oh, my gosh. Oh, my gosh. I'm sorry. I told you that in confidence. Look, I'm going to be here in solidarity with you, see? I'm going to take a second one. Okay. My nose is going to run. I'm sorry if it gets gross, guys. That's okay. You don't have to apologize. Thank you for locking eyes with me while I did that. You're welcome. I'm here for you, honey. It really helped. My scally hot take is Jalen Peretz finishes outside of the top 10. Oh, poor baby. I'm glad I'm pregnant. It's okay. Okay. Jalen Hurts. I'm going to read your take for you. Jalen Hurts finishes outside of the top 10 fantasy quarterbacks. I think it's a really. Yeah. He's disappointed. He's been outside of what the top six or at least five in back-to-back seasons. I got you. Jalen Hurts. Has been top 10 for five straight seasons. So you're like, wow, is he really going to not be top 10 finally? That efficiency has fallen off a cliff, Liz. It was QB eight last year. Sure was. 25 points per game in 2022. That fell to 21 points per game in 23 and 24. I shouldn't have touched my nose. I feel it in there now. I feel it in there. Don't put your hands near anything else. Okay. Okay. Under your arms, Liz. I'm fine, honey. I'm sorry. Oh, gosh. That hurts. The bomb was rough. But then. I can't put Icy Hot in my mouth. All right. AJ Brown. Oh, last season. You said QB eight? Yeah, he was. So it started a couple of years ago. 25 points per game down to 21 points per game last year. 18.7 points per game. Yeah. That's a regression. AJ Brown is gone. Yeah. Offensive line and that tush push. Not as effective, Hurts. This came from you. Great stat from you, Liz. Thank you. Hurts converted on under 63% of those tush push attempts. I just burped. I'm sorry. It's okay. All right. The rushing is what buoyed his value. I think we get more sequin this year. I think you get less Hurts. No AJ Brown. This is a scalding take in part because Philly does have a super easy schedule in the beginning of the season. I hear it gets tough late. But it gets really tough late in the playoffs. So I think Jalen Hurts finishing outside the top 10 because of that regression in efficiency and less weapons in his offense. Hey, man. I said it. That was great. Can you tell people the voicemail number? Yeah. I don't know it. I think we got a new one. Call us with your voicemails. Three, two, three. Three, nine, one, four, eight, five, five. And it's. Okay. Wait, wait. Yes. Please call us. The voicemail line is back. Call in with your hot takes and your questions. Remember, you can ask us about fantasy. You can ask us about anything. Maybe you have dating advice. Maybe you want to know about. Our favorite hot sauce is that number is three, two, three, three, nine, one, four, eight, five, five. Right now. We apologize. There might be like a generic Google voicemail greeting, but that's just temporary. I'm going to be they're going to make me record it right after this. So my voice might quiver a little or maybe not at all. So it's going to be back soon. Anyway, three, two, three, three, nine, one, four, eight, five, five. All right. Check engine ABS or maintenance light on. Take the guesswork out of your warning lights with O'Reilly Veriscan. The service is free and provides a report with solutions verified by ASE certified master technicians. 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Great ideas start on Mac. Find out more on Apple.com slash college. Wow, it's a little early for ice cream. It's never too early for ice cream. It's comfort food, all right? All right, Liz Loza. We're back. Hi, Daniel. How'd you do? Did okay. Yeah. I used the restroom. Yep. I consumed a lot of milk. You did. And we're not done. This is a cool-down period. Mm-hmm. We've requested ice cream. And we have some in front of us. Strawberry. It's your favorite flavor. Strawberry. It is my favorite flavor. I appreciate that you actually, like, manifested my favorite flavor. Without even asking me. Let's cool down with some fan hot takes. Okay. Because we've had a lot of input from our fans. We're going to start with the first one, Jim Rush. I'm still working through it, girl. Okay? Give me a break. I'm actually, I am a little bit, like, this is the first time ever I am kind of mad at you. I can tell. Like, we've never fought, and I, this is it. Like, I hurt. And you're like an angel, and everything's fine. And it doesn't, it's. I don't, I'm sorry. When my mom did tell me when she was pregnant with me, her, like, her craving was jalapeno-covered pizza. So maybe just, like, in utero, I developed a stronger resistance. Man. To heat. I did not think we were going to talk about your mom's utero today. But then we got here, so that's cool. Let's get to Jim Rush. Jim Rush wants to know, do you think he wants to know about your, well, he wants to know about probably Justin Jefferson. Justin Jefferson will finish as wide receiver one. That's the hot take from our fan. Yeah, I don't, I mean, I think that that, I do appreciate the hot take, and I do think it is a possibility. I just keep coming down to the fact that, like, this team is relying on Kyler, I hate homework Murray, to learn an entire playbook and solve the problem. And I know that we're like, oh, Kevin O'Connell is such a, look at what he did for Sam Darnold. But, like, brah, the system didn't work for J.J. McCarthy, and he was hand selected. Like. Yeah. I don't know. I think wide receiver one is bold. It is supposed to be a hot take. I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility. And if he were attached to maybe any other quarterback. I mean, like, we are worried about Garrett Wilson because of Geno Smith, but we're not worried about Justin Jefferson because of Kyler Murray. Understanding, obviously, that there's a talent gap between those two wide receivers and quarterbacks. I think. It is a hot take to be wide receiver one because the top of the wide receiver room. Yes, Jamar. Is really hard. It's really hard to get up there over Puka and Jamar. It's really tough. I like the second one a lot. B. Herm 1187. Do you not need any of your ice cream? I'm not going to eat it. By the end of the year. I'm saving it for you. B.T.J. is the best Jags wide receiver in points per game. Brian Thomas Jr. points per game. He's being drafted as the third Jags wide receiver right now. I mean, I think. I've said this and continued to buck against the consensus because everybody is so pro Parker Washington, and I understand why. But I do think BTJ, I mean, the biggest ding, right, is that the bulk of his production, positive production, came with Mac Jones and not Trevor Lawrence. So maybe this is a chemistry issue. Sometimes you just, hey, sometimes you just don't vibe with someone. You would hope that a first, like a first round draft pick would be able to adjust. I think there is substantial evidence to make this true because the other two options are Parker Washington or Jacoby Myers, who, again, have solid floors. I'm just not completely sold on the Washington experience. Absolutely. And the ceilings that they have is not even close to what BTJ's ceilings would be. BTJ's, that's right. All right, next one. I think we got a voicemail, no? We have a voicemail from Dan from Iowa. Depending on how good it is, this may be an only Dan's return caller. Yo, this is Dan from Iowa. What up, D-Dop and Liz? Let's goza. First question was, should my team name be my Danaconda don't? In my football-related question, I have the fifth pick in a 12-team half PPR. Probably looking at a high-tier, high-wide receiver in my first pick. What kind of running back should I target in the second or third round? Appreciate you guys. See ya. Okay, let me just say that our listeners and our fans, they're the coolest. Just the best. Like, that, more of that, please. Like, this is where the broken toys live. This one's actually broken right now. Can we appreciate the weirdos? We are the one, we are not for the, like, robots and the cardboard cutout. So, Dan from Idaho, Dan from Iowa, excuse me, fits right in. Yes, he is right. I think that he's going to end up with a wide receiver. Probably JSN. JSN, Puka, or Amun-Ra. If you're not going to go with CMC at five. Yeah. If you don't go CMC at five, which I wouldn't. And it's a 12-teamer. Yep. So, that means that, I don't know, I think you probably can get, like, KW3. 17, yeah, you can get, I would think KW3. Chase Brown. You're looking at Chase Brown in that same range. Maybe Jeremiah Love or Omari and Hampton if you want to dip that low. But I think that range of what you're talking about probably is. Who would be your favorite for him? As a fellow Dan. I love Omari and Hampton and Chase Brown the most. Out of those two. I also do like Ken Walker III and Jeremiah Love. But I have Chase Brown and Hampton both inside of my top ten. So, I would go with either one of those two. Okay. I like that. Oh, this one is a wow take. This one is as poopy as you almost were. F2, F, D, F, J. Fideo. Say it? Fideo. Fideo, thank you. Underscore 32. Thank you, Liz. You're welcome. I appreciate that. Bucky Irving is going to finish as a. Top five running back. Girl, in what universe? I don't know. This is. Are they in a Tampa Bay only league? Maybe? A Florida man league. Yeah, that's what it is. A Florida man only league. I don't know. Between the playing style, the three-headed hydra, the shoulder injury. Kenny Gainwell might finish as a higher. Not top five. No. But I wouldn't be shocked if Kenny Gainwell finished with as many fantasy points as Bucky Irving. In full point PPR, you're not wrong. He's going to draw 90 targets this season. Kenny Gainwell will. That is. I think people forget about Sean Tucker being there. Because Sean Tucker is going to get some frustrating touchdowns. We should just stop, right? You're so. You. By the way, friend, you just did all of that and you still came up. It unleashed a new thing in my brain. Like, it touched a spot that I've never tapped into. Da Bomb is your own personal fantasy ayahuasca. Yeah, I feel. That's what it is. I need to go sit in a dark room for a while. All right. Next one comes from. Chargers will have a top five quarterback. Wide receiver and running back this season under Mike McDaniel. That is spicy. I don't think it can be top five, Liz. But I think that we could find our way into something similar to this number. Top ten. I think so. Definitely. Top ten, easy. Justin Herbert could be a top ten quarterback. Definitely. Omarion Hampton could be a top ten running back. For sure. Ladd McConkie was wide receiver 13 his rookie year. Got Keenan Allen to his second year. There's a shot that he goes back to being that guy here in this offense. I keep saying it. I will take Ladd McConkie over. Devontae Adams, where he is going every season. I think if there is a player that could have a JSN-like breakout this season, it is Ladd McConkie. We have another voicemail. Voicemail from no name provided. Anonymous. Hope you guys are having a good day. My question is, I have a unique league. This is the 19th year of my league. We play with a quarterback, six flex positions, a defense, an IDP, and a kicker. What was your dream? The draft priority being a 10-person snake league with six flex stops. Thank you. Thank you, Anonymous. Again, these are creative. This is the place. If you want boring takes and you have boring questions, this is not the show for you. We are not the people for you. I love that people continuously come to us with, like, we have this unique system. What is your opinion? Girl, they're finding a home, and you're happy to be it. I love this. And my simple answer is, Lona. You don't have to worry about the volatility of running back if all you have is six flex positions. It's not completely different, frankly, than this year's scoring system for the Scott Fish Bowl, which is a tournament that both Dopp and I play in. Agreed. I think I would look at it more like positionless football, and it really just does become the best player available on the board. If that best player is a running back, then that's fine with me if it's a running back. If it's a tight end, it's a tight end. But I'm not searching for or trying to, like, seek out a position. I'm just looking at the situation. I'm looking at the best prospect that is available at that point. I play in a single IDP league. Do you play in any IDP leagues? I have one league where there's an IDP element. Okay. But it's not an IDP league. So I almost always just have to wait because I don't play them very often, to be honest. Don't do a lot of analysis around it. I just take my defensive stuff last, to be honest, at that point because it's not what I'm locked into. I want to get my offensive side done and know what I'm doing there. I will plug our colleague, Tristan Cockcroft. He does a ton of IDP work. And I would encourage Anonymous to go check out Tristan's work on the dot com because he is excellent at it. But we still want your hot takes. Call in with more of them. 3-2-3-3-9-1-4-8-5-5. And don't forget to leave us a review. It always helps us. 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