Balls In the Gutter: A Fantasy Football Podcast

We love fantasy football. We aren't experts or analysts, we are just regular guys that could be in your league. We talk league issues, NFL news, fantasy strategy, and anything football that interests us. This pod is a casual fantasy discussion for others that love the game.

The Hits Just Keep On Coming For Teams Young And Old 11/20/2025

The Hits Just Keep On Coming For Teams Young And Old Not everyone survived week 11 in the NFL, with Michael Penix and Aaron Rodgers both getting injured. We also got a Shedeur Sanders sighting and Jacoby Brissett is setting passing records. The Chiefs, Lions, and Ravens are currently outside of the playoff picture, while the Bears, Broncos, and Patriots are division leaders. Needless to say, things are pretty crazy this season, and our fantasy teams are struggling to survive all this chaos but we still managed to make it to the playoffs in the Scott Fish Fishbowl tournament. Sponsor: Twitter: Bluesky: Music: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/39105845

The Curious Case of the NFL in 2025 11/14/2025

The Curious Case of the NFL in 2025 We're in the do-or-die stretch of the fantasy football season, and we're trying to claw our way into the playoffs. We share our trials and tribulations of trying to keep our teams afloat. We also ponder why we're seeing odd injuries, mental health issues, trying locker rooms, and the craziness of how close the standings are for the NFL in general. Sponsor: Twitter: Bluesky: Music: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/39031185

NFL Trade Deadline Reaction: Fire Sales and Missed Opportunities 11/06/2025

NFL Trade Deadline Reaction: Fire Sales and Missed Opportunities We've passed the halfway mark of the NFL Season, and the standings are starting to fall into place. The NFC is as close as it can be from first to eighth place, while the AFC is starting to separate. We saw a few moves at the trade deadline with Jakobi Meyers going to the Jags, Rashid Shaheed going to the Seahawks, and the Jets sending Sauce Gardner to the Colts but getting Adonai Mitchell. We also examine the Seahawks success and figure out what to do with injuries to Jayden Daniels, Tucker Kraft, CJ Stroud, Matthew Golden and others. The second half of the season is just heating up! Sponsor: Twitter: Bluesky: Music: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/38934785

We're Back (with a) Baby! The Trade Deadline Looms, Injuries Galore, and More Pretenders & Contenders 10/31/2025

We're Back (with a) Baby! The Trade Deadline Looms, Injuries Galore, and More Pretenders & Contenders Lane returns after paternity leave in time to do a little trade deadline speculation on whether the Saints could have a fire sale or if Breece Hall might get moved. Our fantasy teams are also struggling to stay afloat between bye weeks and injuries, but we're not out of it yet. Finally, Lane gets to make his picks for who are the contenders and who are just pretenders after missing out a couple of weeks ago. Sponsor: Twitter: Bluesky: Music: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/38855030

Paternity Leave Leads To Pretenders and Contenders With A Guest 10/15/2025

Paternity Leave Leads To Pretenders and Contenders With A Guest While Lane is out to take care of a new member of the family, Christine steps in to break down the week. We had our first coach fired in Tennessee, mass injuries to wide receivers, and a couple more upsets with Buffalo and Philly losing two in a row. We then get into some predictions in our annual pretenders and contenders segment. We'll be on bye for at least a week, make sure to watch out for bye-mageddon in week 8! Sponsor: Twitter: Bluesky: Music: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/38588695

We Could Smell The Upsets In Week 5 10/08/2025

We Could Smell The Upsets In Week 5 We have no more undefeated teams in the NFL after the Eagles and Bills lost, with the Jets the only remaining winless team. We also saw Dillon Gabriel get his first start, Carolina find another gear, while the Chiefs and Ravens continue to struggle. We try to figure out a season that keeps getting more unpredictable and how we are keeping our fantasy teams afloat. Sponsor: Twitter: Bluesky: Music: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/38508340

NFL Clarity or Confusion After Week 4 10/02/2025

NFL Clarity or Confusion After Week 4 We're nearly a quarter of the way through the NFL season, and some teams are giving us a clear picture of who they are, while others are just confusing. The Patriots and Falcons seemed to find another gear with dominant wins, but the Packers and Ravens are shaky. Could the Saints and Giants not be as awful as we thought? We are trying to make sense of it all this week while keeping our fantasy teams afloat after injuries to Tyreek Hill, Malik Nabers, Jaylen Warren, and others. Sponsor: Twitter: Bluesky: Music: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/38435640

Checking In On Week 3: We're Doing.... ok 09/24/2025

Checking In On Week 3: We're Doing.... ok We are still trying to figure out this season. It's weird. We guess the Colts are pretty decent and the Saints aren't good, but what about the Chiefs... or Steelers... or Patriots... or Bears? And all the other weird teams this season? We try to make sense of the season so far. Also, kicking is even more of an issue, it's one thing to miss a kick and another to blow the game on a blocked kick. Sponsor: Twitter: Bluesky: Music: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/38335730

Not Too Soon to Panic After Week 2 09/18/2025

Not Too Soon to Panic After Week 2 QBs are dropping left and right with Burrow's toe keeping him out for most of the fantasy season, Justin Fields has a concussion, JJ McCarthy & Brock Purdy are out, and Jayden Daniels is banged up. We speculate about the continuing kicking woes across the league, why we have so many 1-1 fantasy teams, and which 2-0 NFL teams are the most legit. It's only week 2, but the NFL season is already crazy. Sponsor: Twitter: Bluesky: Music: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/38262580

Nobody Freakout! Week 1 Overreactions Are Here 09/11/2025

Nobody Freakout! Week 1 Overreactions Are Here We are ready to extrapolate the whole season from what happened in the first week of the NFL. The Chiefs and Lions are doomed! The Chargers and Packers are a lock for the Super Bowl, with the Bills and Colts not far behind. We may also quit fantasy forever after losing this week. Or we'll take a measured, rational look and slightly adjust our expectations. Well, it's us, so it's somewhere in between... Football's Back! Sponsor: Twitter: Bluesky: Music: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/38176270

Kicking Off The NFL Season With Some Predictions 09/05/2025

Kicking Off The NFL Season With Some Predictions It's Back! The NFL returns this weekend, and we're getting ready by doing fantasy drafts and predicting how it could all turn out. We cover the latest news and updates while doing a chopped draft during the episode. Who do we think will win each division and the Super Bowl? Find out now Sponsor: Twitter: Bluesky: Music: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/38099095

Drafting Up Drama For Fantasy Football Season 08/29/2025

Drafting Up Drama For Fantasy Football Season We're back from our offseason and recapping everything that's happened in the NFL preseason with free agents, trades, and cuts. It's also peak fantasy football draft season and we're looking at trends, stratagies, and why we're losing our minds and getting weird with it. It may be one of the most stacked rookie seasons with dozens ready to break out. Join us in navigating yet another fantasy football season. Sponsor: Twitter: Bluesky: Music: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/38017155

NFL Draft Reactions & Fantasy Implications 05/08/2025

NFL Draft Reactions & Fantasy Implications We made it through the NFL draft, and the big story was Shedeur Sanders fall to the fifth round. We sort through the speculation of why that might be and dig into all the draft action. Which teams made the biggest impact? Who will our top rookie targets be in fantasy drafts? Who made the most correct pre-draft predictions? We try to figure it all out before fantasy draft season gets here. Sponsor: Bluesky: Twitter: Music: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/36492715

NFL Draft Coverage And Predictions 04/17/2025

NFL Draft Coverage And Predictions It's time again for the NFL Draft! We give our takes and predictions on where some of this year's stars fit and who may take them. Will Shedeur Sanders fall? Will Ashton Jeanty or Tetairoa McMillan land on teams to make them fantasy stars? Will we see any big trades this year? We speculate on all these questions and try to guess how many of each offensive position will be taken in the first round. Fire up your draft boards! Sponsor: Bluesky: Twitter: Music: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/36212325

The Offseason Is Crazy! Combine, Trades, Free Agency, & Draft Speculation 03/27/2025

The Offseason Is Crazy! Combine, Trades, Free Agency, & Draft Speculation It's been a wild month in the NFL! We talk a little combine, but the big news has been all the trades and free agent signings across the league. We react to the musical chairs of Darnold, Kupp, Adams, Metcalf, Geno, Fields, and more changing teams. Which teams made a leap forward or fell back, and how do these moves affect the draft? We try to make sense of it all, but love how much has happened. Sponsor: Bluesky: Twitter: Music: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/35891025

Eagles Win! Super Bowl Reactions, More Trade Rumors, & Free Agency Preview 02/11/2025

Eagles Win! Super Bowl Reactions, More Trade Rumors, & Free Agency Preview It was a wild season finale for the NFL, with the Eagles crushing the Chiefs. We react to the big game and all the festivities before getting into some NFL news. Kellen Moore is the new Saints head coach, Deebo Samuel could be on the move, and Aaron Rodgers faces an uncertain future. Finally, we look at the Free Agent landscape and reminisce about what a great season it was. Sponsor: Twitter: Music: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/35247835

Getting Ready For The Big Game With Trade Talk, Pro Bowl Reactions, and Annual Fantasy Awards 02/04/2025

Getting Ready For The Big Game With Trade Talk, Pro Bowl Reactions, and Annual Fantasy Awards The Super Bowl is upon us yet again! During the bye week, we discuss how it's great the Pro Bowl skills events keep evolving (even if we aren't that into flag football), the news about Cooper Kupp and Myles Garrett being on the trade block, and finally, our yearly awards to players based on made up fantasy football categories. Sponsor: Twitter: Music: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/35154035

Conference Championships Lead To Deja Vu 01/29/2025

Conference Championships Lead To Deja Vu The Commanders and Bills failed to pull the upset against the Eagles and Chiefs in the Conference championships, leading to a familiar Super Bowl match. We get into the legacy of the current Philly and Kansas City teams and why it may be frustrating to see them again, but ultimately, they deserve it. Only the Saints still need a new coach so we look at the coaching hires and if a Raiders fan thinks Pete Carroll is the right fit. Finally, we finish our position-by-position recap of the fantasy season by looking at Wide Receivers and how they faired from fantasy drafts through championships. Sponsor: Twitter: Music: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/35075280

Thawing Out In Time For Conference Championships 01/23/2025

Thawing Out In Time For Conference Championships It was a cold and snowy division round of football where defense was king. We break down Detroit getting upset, the Bills trying to live up to their destiny, and Saquon becoming Snowquon carrying the Eagles on his back. With only four teams left it looks to be a great championship round. We also look at how Runningbacks shook out over the course of the fantasy season. Sponsor: Twitter: Music: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/34965355

Some Not So Wild Cards Lead To Great Division Round Games 01/15/2025

Some Not So Wild Cards Lead To Great Division Round Games The first round of playoffs was almost drama-free with the favorites practically running the board. We break down the games and how they affected our playoff bracket, then recap how the fantasy season went for Quarterbacks and Tightends compared to our preseason expectations. We're excited that the matchups for the division round could be some all-time greats! Sponsor: Twitter: Music: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/34871360

Just How Good Are These Playoff Teams? 01/08/2025

Just How Good Are These Playoff Teams? The NFL Playoffs are here! We wrap up some storylines of the NFL season with Doug Pederson and Jerod Mayo getting fired, the Bengals and Falcons just missing the playoffs, and Tennesee locking down the #1 pick in the draft. Then, we make our playoff bracket predictions and see how they compare to our preseason thoughts. Sponsor: Twitter: Music: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/34780310

A New Year And NFL Season Wrap Up 01/01/2025

A New Year And NFL Season Wrap Up Lane is away, so Josh and Christine recap the Fantasy Football Championships. There is one week left in the regular season of the NFL and plenty of meaningful games. Can the Broncos hold off the Dolphins and Bengals? Will Detroit or Minnesota clinch the one seed in the NFC? It should make for an exciting climax. Sponsor: Twitter: Music: Pickem on Sleeper: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/34682755

A Holiday Fantasy Finale 12/24/2024

A Holiday Fantasy Finale All of our work building and managing our fantasy teams comes down to this! Will we unwrap a championship for Christmas? The NFL playoffs are also creeping closer and we cover the disappointment of the Cardinals, if Jayden Daniels has rookie of the year locked up, and the bumbling NFC South. Sponsor: Twitter: Music: Pickem on Sleeper: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/34602195

Nailing The Coffin Shut 12/18/2024

Nailing The Coffin Shut Things are getting intense both in the NFL and for our fantasy teams. The first round of playoffs took out a bunch of our teams but a few managed to advance to keep our championship hopes alive. In the NFL standings some teams are still grasping on to long shot odds and need help from other teams, but we think they may be better off getting put out of their misery. We dig deep into a rough Charger loss, sketchy Bronco win, if Bill Belichick will find success in college, and how things are shaping up for the top pick in the draft. Sponsor: Twitter: Music: Pickem on Sleeper: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/34520625

Let Fantasy League Playoffs Begin! 12/11/2024

Let Fantasy League Playoffs Begin! It was a rough bye-mageddon to get here, but for our fantasy football teams that survived, the playoffs have arrived! We break down what our fantasy league playoff landscape looks like, talk about some college football playoffs, and discuss how week 14 affected the NFL landscape. Looking to the future, four weeks remain in the regular NFL season, and some teams are sweating while others are sitting pretty. Sponsor: Twitter: Music: Pickem on Sleeper: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/34402300

Thanksgiving Regrets 12/04/2024

Thanksgiving Regrets Coaches keep dropping, and playoff teams are cementing their spots. While four NFL teams have been officially eliminated, the bubble is getting bigger for wildcard teams. We also only have one week left in the regular season for fantasy teams, and the race is on to grab one of the last spots. Sponsor: Twitter: Music: Pickem on Sleeper: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/34291425

What Happened To The Big Apple 11/27/2024

What Happened To The Big Apple Things are getting weird in the NFL, especially in New York. Daniel Jones got released; could Aaron Rodgers be next? The NFC West is a tight race, and the AFC bubble teams are getting interesting. We also are getting pretty nervous about the fantasy football playoffs. Sponsor: Twitter: Music: Pickem on Sleeper: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/34186805

The Cracks Are Widening 11/20/2024

The Cracks Are Widening The gaps are forming in the playoff race between the teams at the top, the wild cards, and the teams on the outside. We speculate if the Bills are the new NFL front-runners. Are teams like the Colts, Bengals, and Buccaneers still in the race? Should the Cowboys go all in on Trey Lance to finish the season? Which teams will spiral out the most to earn a top draft pick? Sponsor: Twitter: Music: Pickem on Sleeper: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/34039216

Don't Call It A Comeback 11/13/2024

Don't Call It A Comeback We are heading down the home stretch of the fantasy season and are in the grind of the NFL season. In a week where teams like the Lions and Vikings had impressive comeback wins, there are also teams like the Dolphins and Cardinals that showed they could be surprise playoff teams after a shaky start to the season. We also speculate if a rough Bronco's loss could actually be a good thing and what the future may hold for the Cowboys. Sponsor: Twitter: Music: Pickem on Sleeper: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/33920552

Parity In The Fantasy Ranks 11/07/2024

Parity In The Fantasy Ranks The trade deadline has passed, so we covered some last-minute moves teams made. We also saw another head coach get fired and wonder who might be next. There is a final push of the regular season in fantasy football, and the standings across our leagues are surprisingly close. Sponsor: Twitter: Music: Pickem on Sleeper: Other Pods: Mind In the Gutter /episode/index/show/ballsinthegutter/id/33842092

Balls In the Gutter: A Fantasy Football Podcast

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