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League Talk 2023: Week 9 Review

“The light has gone out of my life,” – Theodore Roosevelt.

Mr. Prez went dark on us back in that sad day in 1884. But here in early November of 2023, I feel him.

League Talk: 2023 – Week 8 Review

Is this the fall of Rome? Perhaps not, but without two-thirds of BVB (Beans, Vigs, Bones) the show must go on. And it did.

Many wondered if Bones and Zook had the “right stuff” to handle business alone. As the Crimson Tide football team says, “Let a naysayer know.” The rest of the league is now on notice.

League Talk: 2023 – Week 7 Review

The future is female and League Talk is finally on board.

For the first time in the history of the show, a female voice was heard on the program. The legendary Arielle Pistiner, a long-time friend and Brent’s first girlfriend, called in to discuss the No. 1 topic in all of football: Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift.

League Talk: 2023 – Week 6 Review

“R.I.P. grandpa, you would have loved Sapphires.”

Any episode with a line as powerful as that MUST be a winner.

League Talk: 2023 – Week 5 Review

A Tuesday night pod will always make things interesting. Guys on byes, waiver moves not yet made and a whole host of other things.

And yet, none of that could prepare us for one of the wilder opens in League Talk history.

League Talk: 2023 – Week 4 Review

A broken hip and a mouth injury suffered during a “tumble.” No, this is not the injury report from your local nursing home, it’s a status update on two of your favorite Hoboken residents.

In the history of fantasy football podcasts, rarely, if ever, have two hosts been as disheveled as Ryan and Brendan this week. Honestly, it’s hard to say if two roommates have ever had a week like this in recorded history. Jack, run the numbers.

The Wire: Weeks 7 & 8

Yoooooo, I missed last week because I was running around getting ready to go away, so here’s a quick two-fer. Lots of transactions Week 7 but not much action on The Wire, probably even less in Week 8. Gotta put together a LeagueStory to run through some of the overarching trends of the season so far, but that’s for another time:

Christian McCaffrey is Going to San Francisco and I’m Growing a Mustache

“I’mmmmmm going throughhhh chaaaanngeeessss.” – Christian McCaffrey and me.

Wow! The former first overall fantasy pick and I are really going through earth shattering life transitions at the same time. Mr. McCaffrey is moving to San Francisco and I’m growing a mustache.

The Wire: Week 6 2022

Now THIS, this is the Wire I like to see folks. Three of five games were close enough that these roster moves could be said to have made (almost) all of the difference between a sweet dub and a lowly L.

Before we get into it, I wanted to use my platform to say my piece on the Taysom Hill debate: The fact of the matter is that half of The League bid on this player, and because of this it’s hard for any of them to deny that whoever won the auction would not have played him in the TE spot. After all, that’s the only spot ESPN is allowing him to be played in. It’s also worth repeating that there was no talk of him being “ineligible” until after Ryan had already spent the money, which is unfair to him and anyone else who might have won the auction had different offers been made. I don’t know if it’s easy to manually adjust FAAB, but if Andrew as the Commish is using executive power to disallow Ryan from slotting Hill in the TE spot then he should definitely be compensated the amount he spent. I personally think he should be allowed to play him, the Saints are kind of a mess so if you want to take that risk then go for it. That’s why I didn’t bid. I applaud Ryan for making a smart move with his FAAB in a season where he’s already a favorite for the belt, hope we can all level up like that.

The Ballad of Owen

Hell, USA — Pain. What more can truly be said?

At this point, I don’t know if I have to vocabulary to describe the way things are going. Losing is nothing new for me. In fact, I’ve been talking Ls since Day One (I have three in my name).