Fantasy Focus Football - Podcast Rankings and reviews

Great podcast with a nice mix of personalities and perspectives. Most of the hosts have known each other for years now, and it shows. I have listened to every episode for years now. Some hosts are very analysis driven (Mike), others are more qualitative (Stephania), and then others are a bit more of a mix (Field, Daniel). I honestly listen as much for the entertainment factor, and to have a break from more serious things, as I do for the fantasy advice itself.

The only critique I have is that Daniel calls everybody his best friend all the time. This is something that grates me, personally, as if everybody is your best friend then nobody is, and the word loses all meaning. I know he addressed this recently, and plans to continue doing so.

Oh, and I guess the fact that they are hamstrung (rated G) by ESPN.

I’ve been listening to the show for years. I love Daniel because he moves the show along, I love Stephania for her professional perspective which gives actionable advice. I love Mike because he has clearly done an immense amount of homework which also translates to actionable advice. My least favorite segment is “what’s currently on Field’s mind”. He’s taken the role over from Matthew as the show’s #1 derailer and someone you have to tolerate in order to get fantasy advice. From the song he listened to on the way in, to a cute story about his kids, to who is currently mad at him on social media. It’s all neat stuff if we’re sharing a beer but I have a short commute or a short workout so please just get to the show. It seems like he’s cultivating a resume or a presence so he can move on to the next rung in the ladder, but that’s not why we’re listening. I feel the show would benefit if Field was promoted to whatever rung he’s aiming for, and the show could go on with people who are strictly interested to sticking game breakdowns and fantasy advice. I appreciate what you guys do, I want to be excited to listen to each episode. It’s been more and more of a struggle. I listen to other fantasy shows, and this is the one now that I’ll only listen to if I’ve listened to all the others or if I know stephania or Mike will be on. I like Daniel, but if I know it’s just Field and Daniel on that episode, I’m out. Thanks for reading my feedback.

Positives: it’s a daily show and it comes out on time. The format of the show is pretty consistent. The crew consists of a former scout, a data guy and medical professional allowing you to get different takes.

Negatives: the board bets between each of the crew, so much non-football talk, the excessive love of their favorite teams (SF & Det), and the former producer is now an analyst (who seems nice but is a fan like all of us which doesn’t make him qualified).

The fast forward button and playing at 1.25-1.5 speed was made for this show.

The sound mixing is unbelievably poor. The listener will be listening to some analysis and then BAM— incredibly loud “background” music for no reason. I miss when this podcast was just a podcast, instead of repurposed audio from a TV program.

I loved this show for a long time been listening since 2011 and I loved the good times and transitional times as we away from Nate to field. It still flowed however once Matthew left it losts it’s way it feels like. Yes Matthew brought banter and derailed often. But Daniel just seems to not hit mark with being the main host and I can’t understand his analysis. nothing against him as a person just he doesn’t seem like a good fit for that role. Not that my opinion matters but I just wanted to vent I guess. It is no longer in my podcast rotation

Time to update the mics or talk to the sound person.. can hear a low hum throughout every show and mic quality is subpar especially for a show sponsored by ESPN.. time to put some of that revenue into boosting show quality. Go talk to sound people over at the Fantasy Footballers for advice. Appreciate the insight and conversation though minus Field constantly interrupting everyone.