The Fantasy Football Beat

What our Big Ideas mean for 2018 and where we screwed up - 2017 Season Finale

It's breakdown day at The Beat, as Mike and Jeff re-examine some of the biggest fantasy football tips The Beat touted in 2017, and hold themselves accountable for their misses.

The fantasy MVPs of 2017 and the biggest busts at each position

Des Bieler, Jeff Dooley and Mike Hume discuss Todd Gurley's historic, league-winning run, while lamenting the likes of Jay Ajayi, DeMarco Murray and Amari Cooper, who turned out to be high-priced anchors around fantasy owners' necks.

Players under the spotlight in Week 16

Fantasy analyst Brandon Marianne Lee joins Des Bieler and Jeff Dooley to go over some players of interest in fantasy's most important week, including wide receivers for the Steelers and Jaguars. Then Des and Jeff take the pulse of other noteworthy players, such as a struggling A.J. Green, and discuss which matchups most intrigue them.

NFL Week 15: Todd Gurley shreds Seattle, Antonio Brown exits early and more

Key observations and waiver wire advice from a week in which the Eagles' offense managed just fine with Nick Foles filling in for Carson Wentz.

Who to start and sit in Week 15

With so much at stake, which big names are looking like shaky starts, and who could become unheralded heroes? Des Bieler, Jeff Dooley and Mike Hume answer those questions, and they also offer some Carson Wentz replacements and take the fantasy pulse of a few other noteworthy players.