Of course we have to do winners and losers for the first week of NFL free agency. No better co-host than Dalton Del Don to join Matt Harmon on this traditional endeavor. Del Don and Harmon identify which teams, players and fantasy ecosystems improved the most this week and which took a step back. Note: This was recorded prior to Keenan Allen and Marquise Brown news, follow @MattHarmon_BYB for full reaction to the latest free agency news.  1:05 - Titans steal away Calvin Ridley from Jacksonville 8:55 - Carolina finally has a real WR in Diontae Johnson 16:05 - Does Ridder-Rondale Moore trade mean Arizona is targeting Marvin Harrison Jr? 17:55 - Is Sam Howell really going to compete with Geno Smith in Seattle? 20:30 - Joe Flacco is a perfect backup signing in Indy 22:15 - Harmon reacts in real time to Bills signing Curtis Samuel 24:45 - Free Agency Winners and Losers 25:20 - Winner: Atlanta Falcons 28:20 - Loser: Minnesota Vikings 31:37 - Winner: Kyren Williams 33:45 - Loser: Las Vegas Raiders 37:15 - Loser: Justin Fields 39:25 - Winner: Joe Mixon and Fantasy hipsters who like Bengals other RBs 42:30 - Winners: Josh Jacobs + Derrick Henry 49:28 - Loser: Trevor Lawrence 52:20 - Loser: Tyjae Spears + Tony Pollard 53:15 - Harmons sneaky winner 54:20 - Del Don's sneaky loser 57:40 - Matt's biggest loser: New York Giants See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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To conclude our 'Data & trends that will define 2024 season' we do a deep dive on rookie WR production through the years. Scott Pianowski joins Matt Harmon to look at historical data of rookies over the past ten seasons to see how rookie WRs are becoming more and more fantasy viable from the get-go. The two in the second half of the show attempt to identify which rookie WR you can trust in this class to bring you instant fantasy success this season. (2:15) - Data & trends series: Tracking the explosion of WR rookie production (7:25) - The 2014 WR rookie class changed everything (10:50) - Designed touches are getting rookie WRs involved early.... but is that a good or bad sign long term? (22:00) - WR rookie production over past decade based on draft capital spent (25:48) - Puka Nacua, Tyreek Hill, Amon Ra St. Brown have these three traits in common as late round WR gems (37:00) - Marvin Harrison Jr.: Green light to draft but is his ADP too rich? (42:55) - Malik Nabers: Yellow light to draft because Daniel Jones is his QB (48:30) - Xavier Worthy: Yellow light with crowded WR room in KC (53:50) - Rome Odunze: Yellow light with so many new parts in Chicago (59:30) - Ladd McConkey: Yellow light with Chargers likely being heavy run team (1:01:15) - Keon Coleman: Yellow light with patience being required (1:03:15) - Brian Thomas Jr.:Yellow light with upside to be a green light (1:04:50) - Xavier Legette: Red light but Canales can make him a yellow light (1:06:10) - Ricky Pearsall: Red light this year, green light next year (1:07:00) - Making sense of Patriots Rookie WRs (1:10:00) - Harmons shares his favorite deep sleeper rookie WR See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Data & trends that will define 2024 season: Rookie WR production continues to explode

We continue our 'Data & trends that will define 2024 season' series by taking a look at how the most innovative and elite offenses in the NFL are implementing full speed motion into their schemes. Underdog Fantasy's Josh Norris joins the pod to breakdown the explosion of full speed motion usage in 2023 and which team's could weaponize it even further in 2024. (2:00) - Data & Trend Series: Full speed motion is exploding in usage for the NFL's top offenses (9:58) - How the top offensive minds in the NFL are weaponizing full speed motion (19:45) - There's a stark contrasts in play-callers that 'get it' and don't in the NFL right now (25:20) - Is it better to be the WR in motion or the WR behind the motion? How important is QB buy-in on motion? (33:20) - Miami Dolphins: What more innovations will we see from them in speed motion? (41:50) - Green Bay Packers: Could motion usage help clear up WR room? (52:00) - New Orleans Saints: Can new OC unlock Rasheed Shaheed with motion concepts? (56:40) - Tennessee Titans: Could be a sneaky innovative, fun offense this year (1:00:05) - Philadelphia Eagles: WIll Jalen Hurts boom or bust with Kellen Moore? (1:06:45) - Pittsburgh Steelers: Will Arthur Smith use motion to unlock run game? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Data & trends that will define 2024 season: Elite offenses are weaponizing full speed motion

We continue our 'Data & trends that will define 2024 season' series on the pod by looking at how the run game is making a big comeback in ways that you wouldn't think. There is no better topic, we thought, for Nate Tice to make his pod debut as a full time Yahoo member. Tice joins Matt Harmon to look at how teams are weaponizing their run game and which teams could have great rushing attacks in 2024. (2:00) - Data and trends series: Is the run game back?  (10:45) - This one type of run play is having a renaissance in the NFL (19:50) - How OCs, WRs, TEs and lineman are weaponizing the run game (37:45) - TEs are back and in a big way for offenses (42:05) - Teams that were efficient last year but made a big swing at RB (49:00) - Sneaky potential top-run teams based on 2023 peripheral data  (1:07:05) - Bottom 3 run games from 2023 based on success rate and how they may improve See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Data & trends that will define 2024 season: Run game renaissance is real

Over the next few weeks we will be diving into the data and trends that are critical to note heading into the 2024 NFL season. The first half of each pod, Matt Harmon and his guest will look at the trend in depth to see how it played out last season. The second half of the pod will be dedicated to trying to identify the players that will benefit most from that trend in the upcoming season. For the first installment of the series, Fantasy Points' Ryan Heath joins the show to discuss why '1st downs per route run' should be one of the biggest guides to determine the success and efficiency of wide receivers in the NFL. (1:50) - Data and trends that will shape 2024 NFL season series kicks off (2:54) - Data to know: 1st downs per routes run (8:15) - What is the difference between 1st downs per routes and yards per routes run (13:52) - What is a 'Big Play Merchant' and who are examples of that (17:19) - What is a 'Possession Merchant' and who are examples of that (25:45) - 1st downs per routes run star: Dontayvion Wicks (32:15) - 1st downs per routes run star: Rashee Rice (39:30) - 1st down per routes run star: Jaylen Waddle (46:50) - Big Play Merchant warning: Jayden Reed (55:00) - Big Play Merchant warning: George Pickens (59:54) - Big Play Merchant warning: Jordan Addison (1:03:50) - Big Play Merchant warning: Jameson Williams See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Data & trends that will define 2024 season: 1st downs per route run

What a player's ADP is heading into Memorial Day weekend is likely not what it could be heading into Labor Day weekend. But with the start of summer fast approaching, there's no better way to identify the ADPs that are worth monitoring over the next few months. Fantasy football expert Tera Roberts joins Matt Harmon to identify 10 ADP situations you need to keep an eye on this summer. (1:12) - ADPs to watch this summer (3:05) - Las Vegas RB Zamir White: RB24, 83rd overall (8:30) - Pittsburgh Steelers RB Jaylen Warren: RB28, 88th overall (12:08) - Cincinnati Bengals RBs Zack Moss + Chase Brown (17:53) - Miami Dolphins trio of RBs (26:30) - Tennessee Titans RB Tyjae Spears: RB35, 110th overall (33:05) - Detroit Lions WR Jameson Williams: WR48, 111th overall (40:10) - Jacksonville Jaguars WR Christian Kirk: WR31, 59th overall (43:55) - Baltimore Ravens WR: Zay Flowers: WR26, 47th overall (48:45) - Kansas City Chiefs trio of WRs (54:05) - Pittsburgh Steelers WR Roman Wilson: WR72, 166th overall See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Free Agency fantasy winners and losers: Time to believe in Atlanta again? Time to panic in Minny?

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