Jordan Love-Struck (guest: John Paulsen)

This week Pat is joined by none other than The Football Girl herself, Melissa Jacobs (@thefootballgirl). To start the show, Pat Fitzmaurice (@Fitz_FF) takes a look at one later-round target at each of the four major positions and explains what he likes about each guy. Melissa joins the show (8.04), and after a brief conversation about her recent trip to Spain and Portugal and her upcoming podcast “home-and-home” with Ross Tucker, Melissa and Pat discuss Colin Kaepernick and the tricky situation the NFL now finds itself in with players and fans over the national anthem (16.12). There’s a deep dive into Melissa’s favorite team, the San Francisco 49ers, (26.12)with fantasy spins on Jimmy Garoppolo, Jerick McKinnon, Pierre Garcon, Marquise Goodwin and George Kittle. Melissa and Pat then discuss the rookie quarterbacks and guess at when they might make their first NFL starts. Host: Pat Fitzmaurice (@Fitz_FF) Guest: Melissa Jacobs (@thefootballgirl) Podcast produced by Colm Kelly (@OvertimeIreland) In association with TheFootballGirl.com Music provided by International Jet Set Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

17 Juli 201855min

It’s Scott Fish Bowl week and Pat Fitzmaurice (@Fitz_FF) reveals his first two picks and lays out the dilemma he had in Round 2. Scott Pianowski (@Scott_Pianowski) of Yahoo.com joins the show (6:00) to talk about #SFB8 and the great scoring format Scott Fish has devised, and there’s a musical digression as Scott and Pat name their favorite Beatles album (Sgt. Pepper need not apply). Scott outlines some of his core philosophies about fantasy football, and Scott and Pat discuss how they apply to players such as (34:18)Allen Robinson, Deshaun Watson, Carson Wentz and Josh Gordon. After a brief conversation about Radiohead and whether “The Bends” is better than “OK Computer,” Scott offers his take on the New England backfield and why Rex Burkhead looks like a strong buy, (48:40)then offers a sneak preview of this weekend’s Stopa League auction in Las Vegas with the rest of the Yahooligans. Host: Pat Fitzmaurice (@Fitz_FF) Guest: John Paulsen (@Scott_Pianowski) Podcast Produced by Colm Kelly (@OvertimeIreland) In association with TheFootballGirl.com Music provided by International Jet Set Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

10 Juli 20181h 8min

This week's guest is Michael Beller (@MBeller) of SI.com, former podcast partner of host Pat Fitzmaurice (@Fitz_FF), and after some brief conversation about the World Cup, Beller offered his take on his hometown Chicago Bears and their potentially rosy outlook for 2018 (8:43). After running through the Bears from a fantasy perspective, Beller revealed his top five running backs (25:13), and then he and Fitzmaurice broke out another top-5 list -- their top 5 Rolling Stones songs (31:11). Beller and Fitzmaurice then debated five similarly ranked receivers from the same team, had a brief discussion about Jordan Reed, then closed with a brief baseball digression about the Chicago Cubs (Beller's favorite team) and the Milwaukee Brewers (Fitzmaurice's team). We have a winner in the Scott Fish Bowl entry contest! And the winner is ... Levi Andrew! Congratulations to Eli, and thank you to everyone who rated and reviewed the show in iTunes in the last week. Host: Pat Fitzmaurice (@Fitz_FF) Guest: Michael Beller (@MBeller) Podcast Produced by Colm Kelly (@OvertimeIreland) In association with TheFootballGirl.com Music provided by International Jet Set Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

4 Juli 201859min

Everybody into the bowl! The world-famous Scott Fish Bowl – quite possibly the biggest, wildest fantasy football league on earth – is almost upon us, and YOU can win a spot in it. Host Pat Fitzmaurice (@Fitz_FF) opens the show by revealing how you can earn one of the few remaining Scott Fish Bowl entries, (1.06) then has a few words of praise for his guest, Scott Fish himself (@ScottFish24), whose efforts raise thousands of dollars to buy Christmas toys for underprivileged children. (4.30) Scott discusses his just-announced weekly radio show on the Sirius XM Fantasy Channel, (6.30) and then it’s time for a Scott Fish Bowl preview: (8.00)Scott talks about the challenges of organizing a 900-person league, offers a sneak preview of the scoring system and the theme for SFB8, identifies a celebrity entrant, and discusses his own SFB performance history. After a brief discussion about Scott’s transition from Pepsi merchandiser to full-time fantasy analyst, it’s time for some Vikings talk. (23.30)Scott talks about the Minneapolis Miracle, and then Scott and Pat dig into the Vikings from a fantasy perspective. Scott talks about his enthusiasm for Dalvin Cook, whether he prefers Adam Thielen or Stefon Diggs, and why he thinks Kyle Rudolph could be a strong TE value. Host: Pat Fitzmaurice (Twitter.com/@Fitz_FF) Guest: Scott Fish (Twitter.com/@ScottFish24) Podcast produced by Colm Kelly (Twitter.com/@OvertimeIreland) In association with TheFootballGirl.com Music provided by International Jet Set Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

27 Juni 201843min

Hey, welcome to the debut edition of the podcast! After some snappy lead-in music by the band International Jet Set, host Pat Fitzmaurice (@Fitz_FF) of TheFootballGirl.com introduces himself and brings in producer Colm Kelly (@OvertimeIreland) for a chat. Guest John Paulsen (@4for4_John) of 4for4.com then joins the show (6:00), and he and Pat discuss John’s college basketball career under legendary coach Bo Ryan (7:44). John, an ace player ranker, yields insight into the process of doing player rankings in his legendary “rankings cave” (12:45). Looking ahead to the 2018 season, Pat and John talk about where Andrew Luck should be ranked now that he’s throwing again (16:41) and how closely the ranking of T.Y. Hilton is tied to Luck’s health (18:38). John and Pat list their top 10 running backs (19:50) and try to pinpoint where Saquon Barkley should be ranked. And since Pat and John are both fans of the Green Bay Packers, there’s some conversation about the Packers from a fantasy perspective, including the murky RB situation (25:28), Jimmy Graham’s potential upside (28:41) and the value of the Green Bay receivers (30:14). Thank you for listening to Fitz on Fantasy, make sure you subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or your favorite podcast app to ensure you never miss an episode. Host: Pat Fitzmaurice (@Fitz_FF) Guest: John Paulsen (@4for4_John) Podcast Produced by Colm Kelly (@OvertimeIreland) In association with TheFootballGirl.com Music provided by International Jet Set Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

20 Juni 201837min

Welcome to Fitz on Fantasy. This is the introduction. It will help explain a little about what you can expect to find on a weekly basis from your host Pat Fitzmaurice and his great guests. Pat is joined by the show's producer Colm Kelly to discuss what Pat has planned for THE podcast for obsessive fantasy football enthusiasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

17 Juni 201811min