One MANS Opinion with Jeff Mans

One MANS Opinion: Episode 177 – Run Game Values

Jeff Mans is on a mission this week. He is putting the trolls to bed with one last rant then moving on to what he does best and that is analyze the game of football. This week Jeff recaps a trifecta of winning from week five which included the rare cash game and tournament victories in DFS. He also discusses what to do now for the teams that have lost Justin Jefferson, De’Von Achane and James Conner this week. Mans has a couple real good off of the radar waiver pickups this week. Then he breaks down the most and least valuable team backfields so far this season from a fantasy point stance. Mans gives out the top 10 highest and lowest scoring cumulative backfields in the NFL through five weeks and the results will surprise you. He then reveals with running backs own the largest shares of their teams fantasy points right now. This info is good for projecting which RB’s to buy, sell and hold going forward. As always he gives out his survivor plays of the week and his single game parlay for the Thursday Night game between the Broncos and the Chiefs this week.

One MANS Opinion: Episode 176 – 22.2%

Jeff Mans is on a mission this week to let you know that this NFL season is FAR FROM OVER! We are just 22.2% of the way through it and none of the results so far are going to define this season. He dives right into it by revealing what his records are across his 12 fantasy football leagues this season. He also breaks down who the total point leaders were at each position through the first four week of 2022 and where they all finished. Since roster management is on everybody’s mind right now, Mans breaks down his full fantasy football depth chart entering week five including where current injured players and those returning from injury rank. As always, he has his bet of the week and the best survivor pick for NFL week five.

One MANS Opinion: Episode 175 – Catching Fire

A real shocker this week but Jeff Mans is fired up after a red-hot week three in the NFL. Mans discusses what went right and wrong in week three, recaps his DFS lineups and a monster week in NFL betting. He dives into why so many people were wanting to start Rams WR Puka Nacua over top two overall pick Ja’Marr Chase last week and how this mentality is making it very difficult to help people. Jeff goes over his list of priority waiver pickups this week including why he recommends passing on Dolphins RB De’Von Achane despite his 50-point week. He also gives out some buy low and sell high players for those looking to make trades in their fantasy football leagues this week. Then he unveils his first “fantasy football depth chart” of the season which is to be used to assign current values to players for the rest of the season. He provides the QB and RB positions this week and explains why certain players have value and why some notable names are not on the list. As always, he’s got his bet of the week and the survivor pick for week four as a cherry on top of this abundant episode.

One MANS Opinion: Episode 174 – Chubb Goes Down

The devastating injury to Browns RB Nick Chubb and some perplexing early season reactions has Mr. Mans questioning a lot this week. He doesn’t understand why so many human beings become so angry after one minuscule thing doesn’t go their way. Jeff gives his recap on NFL week two including the injured RB’s, Justin Fields struggles and the emergence of Rams WR Puca Nacua. As requested he has the top waiver priorities of the week and others that he is not wasting his bids on. Then Mans goes over some of the players who have started out hot in 2023 followed by some who have started ice cold. He explains what to expect from each player going forward and what value they currently hold in fantasy football. As always he has the best trenches and coverage matchups of the upcoming week as well as his survivor pick and best bet.

One MANS Opinion: Episode 173 – Karma

Week one in the NFL is in the books and Jeff Mans has a ton of takeaways from it to pass along to you. Between the season ending injury to Aaron Rodgers, Kyren Williams breakout, Joe Burrow’s disappearance and Kadarius Toney’s stone hands, Mans nearly loses his voice breaking it all down for us. In addition to the week one takeaways, Jeff gives out some of his favorite waiver wire pickups this week, a collection of buy low options and the list of players to sell high on in the trade market. He previews week two by identifying his top matchup advantages in the trenches which benefit the running game and the best passing matchups to target as well. As requested, the bet of the week and Jeff Mans’ survivor picks are back too in this first episode of the regular season.

One MANS Opinion: Episode 172 – 2023 NFL Predictions

In his annual “put it on tape” NFL prediction show, Jeff Mans dissects every single play of every single game this 2023 regular season and gives you the results in just over an hour. Mans gives out every NFL teams record and how each division will line up after the 18 week regular season. He gives his reasoning behind some very bold predictions such as where teams like the Chiefs and Cowboys wind up and even makes some of his patented “gua-ron-teeeeesss” along the way. He discusses all of the reasoning behind his summary of each team and how they arrive at each conclusion. Jeff also documents each play off seeding, the Super Bowl teams and the award winners across the league in 2023. As always this prediction show is highly informative for fantasy players, daily fantasy players and NFL sports bettors across the board.

One MANS Opinion: Episode 171 – Contract Year Players

In the final preseason episode before the start of the 2023 NFL regular season, Jeff Mans takes a peak at some of the more interesting upcoming NFL free agents next offseason. He gives some recent history on how certain contract year players have performed from a fantasy perspective and discusses which soon-to-be free agents might be on the cusp of a breakout this season. Jeff also gives his thoughts on the Jonathan Taylor situation in Indianapolis and why we cannot trust him whatsoever in 2023. He also explains why Zack Moss is the likely starter for the Colts while Taylor is on the PUP list. There is also a follow up to his “drafts aren’t content” rant from last week including a plethora of alternative content ideas that the fantasy sports industry should be working on instead of taking the easy way out.

One MANS Opinion: Episode 170 – The 10 Best Picks in Fantasy Football

As fantasy football draft season hits overdrive, Jeff Mans is here to dissect the players you need to invest in to win championships this season. In this episode, Jeff counts down the 10 best picks that you can make in your draft right now including the player and the round to choose him. Mans also has thoughts on the Jonathan Taylor breakup with the Colts and which NFL teams would spike his fantasy value for the 2023 season and beyond. Jeff also answers questions from the Mans Cave discord room at Fantasy Guru dot com including the art of handcuffing wide receivers and tight ends. The questions range from what to do after your draft to how to build a proper bench and how to identify coverages when watching game film. Mans answers all of those questions and more on another uncensored edition of One Mans Opinion!

One MANS Opinion: Episode 169 – The Fantasy Football Expo

Jeff Mans is fresh off of the plane from attending the 2023 Fantasy Football Expo in Canton, Ohio this week and he has plenty of tea to spill. Between all of the old and new faces he talked with to the incredible effort of Bob Lung and his team to pull this event off, Jeff gives a behind the scenes look at what he believes is the best fantasy sports event of the year. There is plenty of fantasy football in this episode too as Mans discusses the recent signings of Ezekiel Elliott with the Patriots and Dalvin Cook with the Jets and gives his updated running back rankings as a result. He also breaks down both his snake and auction league drafts from the Expo while discussing some of the highs and lows of his own execution. There is also a preview of Fantasy Football Training Camp which is coming up on August 18th exclusively at FantasyGuru.com.

One MANS Opinion: Episode 168 – 2023 Do Not Draft List

We welcome the listeners of SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio as this episode will be simulcast on the channel this week! In this episode Jeff Mans breaks down his complete list of players he is fading in fantasy football this season. He discusses why most of us have to be selective in the players we choose to invest in and why the fear of missing out leads many to do more leagues than they are truly capable of managing. Jeff uses analytics, new systems, new teams, new quarterbacks, regression, and some pure gut calls for his do not draft list this year. These are not only late round players nobody cares about either. Most of the list will sting you to hear their names called but the reasoning is sound and Mans is prepared to live with these decisions. Let him know if you agree or disagree on Twitter or in the FantasyGuru.com discord.