Guru Fantasy World

Aug 27 2024 34 ep. 51 mins 4
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David J. Gautieri & guests cover a wide array of fantasy football topics. Primarily focused on dynasty fantasy football.

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Ep. 34 - Thinking About Thinking (About Bestball) w/ guest Jakob Sanderson

Aug 27 2024 81 mins  
David & guest Jakob Sanderson discuss bestball topics & player-takes. 4:45 - Asymmetrical Upside 12:30 - Approaching Stacks 27:00 - Justin Herbert conundrum 37:30 - QB/RB stacks 39:30 - Adam Thielen debate (seriously) 45:30 - Bowers/Njoku/Ferguson 57:00 - Seeking Leverage 1:09:00 - Drafting "optimally"

Ep. 33 - Meeting of the TE Minds (ft. guest Andrew Cooper)

Aug 20 2024 81 mins  
David & guest Andrew Cooper (@CoopAFiasco) discuss the 2024 TE landscape. 3:30 - Jake Ferguson Scooby Doo reveal 22:30 - Who's TE1? Top tier worth paying up for? 32:00 - Not the year for punting TE? 36:00 - Kyle Pitts a trap? 45:00 - Kincaid/Knox splits 51:00 - Engram/Kirk splits 55:30 - Njoku/Watson splits 1:04:00 - Arthur Smith (dare we say) a good thing? 1:09:30 - Bowers

Ep. 32 - Beating Best Ball (w/ BBM2 Champion Liam Murphy)

Aug 13 2024 77 mins  
David & Best Ball Mania Champion Liam Murphy discuss 2024 strategy & player-takes. 7:00 - Stacking (1? 2? 3? 4?) pass-catchers 12:00 - How important is "uniqueness" in BBM? 18:00 - Discussing last year's BBM winner 24:45 - WK17 Strategy 30:45 - Targeting low-owned players 45:00 - Flag-plants (& knowing when not to) 1:00:00 - Elite TE's for the Win

Ep. 31 - Advanced Statistics Theory (w/ guest Ryan Heath)

Jul 16 2024 62 mins  
David Gautieri & Ryan Heath discuss some advanced statistics & their applications. 2:00 (Un)catchable targets 7:30 Diontae Johnson SZN? 15:30 How to Use 1D/RR 17:00 Jayden Reed CAN, but WILL he? 22:00 “Big Play Merchants” 24:45 Thoughts on Jordan Addison 29:30 Josh Gordon Patriots Trivia 35:00 MTF/touch 39:00 *Whispers* maybe Arthur Smith is a good thing 47:00 Achane/S

Ep. 30 - Overvalued/Undervalued (RD7/8/9 Dynasty Startup ADP) w/ guest Rich (@DynastyIsland)

Jul 12 2024 57 mins  
Host David Gautieri & guest Rich (@DynastyIsland) discuss players with RD7/8/9 startup ADP's. 7:15 - Bryce Young a SELL? Or underrated? 12:30 - BUY Rashee Rice? & Jayden Reed? 17:30 - Zack Moss > D’Andre Swift IN DYNASTY!?!? 28:00 - Drafting a QB3 in dynasty startups 32:00 - Sorting Kittle, Engram, Njoku, Ferguson 39:30 - RB1dre Stevenson 51:45 - Penix’s dynast

Ep. 29 - Attacking RD4/5/6 in Dynasty startups (Overvalued/Undervalued w/ guest @FFSnoog)

Jul 03 2024 73 mins  
David Gautieri & guest @FFSnoog discuss whether players with ADP's in RD4/5/6 are undervalued or overvalued. 5:00 – Tua overvalued? 9:30 – Kincaid’s ceiling? 22:00 – Opportunity cost of RD2 RB's v Achane 27:00 – Devonta Smith a ___ percentile talent? 30:00 – DJ Moore yum or yuck? 44:00 – Pitts, Andrews, Kelce 47:00 – Fade JJ McCarthy 51:00 – Zay Flowe

Ep. 28 - Navigating the Top-36 Startup Picks (Overvalued/Undervalued) w/ guest Dynasty Dad (@DynastyDadFF)

Jun 25 2024 56 mins  
Host David Gautieri & guest Dynasty Dad discuss Top-36 dynasty ADP, whether each player in that range is overvalued/undervalued/properly valued, as well as additional startup strategies. 5:00 - Using ADP, KTC, FantasyCalc 9:30 - Stroud overvalued? 15:15 - Building around QB's? 20:00 - Anthony Richardson range of outcomes 25:00 - Fade Justin Herbert at your own risk 29:00 -

Ep. 27 - 2024 Bestball Strategy (with guest James Brimacombe)

Jun 18 2024 63 mins  
David & Bestball Expert James Brimacombe discuss 2024 strategy & player-takes. 3:00 - Bestball "Rules" 7:30 - Exposure Limits 12:00 - Closing-line Value 15:00 - Avoiding "Zeros" 22:30 - Best Time to Draft 24:00 - Drafting Rookies 37:00 - 3RB starts 38:45 - Punting TE 45:00 - "Ideal" Roster Construction 49:00 - Same-bye 2QB builds

Ep. 26 - NFL Draft Primer (w/ guest Jakob Sanderson)

Apr 22 2024 97 mins  
David & guest Jakob Sanderson discuss 2024 rookie prospects, philosophical strategies, & more. 2:15 – Ranking QB’s in SF 13:00 – Odunze “can’t miss?” 18:30 – Adonai v Ladd 22:00 – Ceiling v Floor philosophy 36:00 – Fading Penix 44:30 – Late-round RB-targets 1:02:30 – Building a team w/ only rookie picks 1:12:30 – Infinite rebuilds 1:18:00 – 90-sec

Ep. 25 - True or False w/ guest Angelo (@angelo_fantasy)

Apr 15 2024 62 mins  
David & guest Angelo play a game of True or False regarding 2024 rookies. 3:00 - Odunze same tier as MHJ/Nabers? 9:00 - Nabers = CeeDee? 11:00 - BTJ > JSN? 13:45 - Worthy too small for a WR1? 21:30 - Why Javon Baker? 26:30 - Baker > Mitchell? 36:30 - Developmental injuries 41:30 - Ronald Jones comp (oh no) 51:00 - James Robinson comp (oh yea) 57:00 - 90-second rapid-fire