Stealing Bananas

From the minds behind Stealing Signals and Money in the Banana Stand, RotoViz brings you a strategy and analytics podcast that will change the way you think about fantasy football. Hosted by Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele.

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The Stealing Bananas FFPC Playoff Challenge Blu...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele work through their favorite FFPC playoff challenge tactics, break down the key opportunities in the Wild Card round of the NFL Playoffs, and build a team to win $500,000.
70 min
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Can We Make a Final Push in the FFPC Main Event?
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele experience the highs and lows of an FFPC Main Event team that briefly hits the top 5, preview championship weekend, and discuss the tactics necessary to compete for the $1 million grand prize.
39 min
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Players Who Will Define the Semis and Teams Tha...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele debate Brock Purdy's MVP candidacy, discuss the players most likely to win your fantasy football semifinal, and highlight the next moves in playoff ADP.
70 min
29
James Cook and Rashee Rice Just Changed the Fan...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down NFL Week 15 and explore how James Cook and Rashee Rice are changing everything for the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs.
72 min
30
Draft Tactics and Team Targets for 2023 Underdo...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele work through their process for building playoff rosters, discuss their favorite contrarian team plays, and draft a CeeDee Lamb squad in the Underdog Fantasy Mitten. Are you ready for playoff fantasy football?
55 min
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What Happened To The QBs In NFL Week 14?
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down an FFPC finals weekend that featured big performances from Joe Flacco, Jake Browning, Zach Wilson, and Desmond Ridder - but not Josh Dobbs or Aidan O'Connell - not to mention some bizarre DST and PK results. What does it mean for your Fantasy Football Roster?
66 min
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SB Gold: Live Drafting an FFPC Championship Ros...
This team drafted by Shawn and Ben is in the FFPC Main Event League Final. Listen to the live draft while the guys were on the clock and also their bold predictions.....did the prediction come true? Originally Aired SEP 04, 2023.
65 min
33
Our Biggest Hits and Misses: What Worked and Wh...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down their biggest tactical wins of the 2023 season, discuss their player hits and misses, and explore the potential pitfalls of self-evaluation ahead of the 2024 fantasy football season.
72 min
34
NFL Week 13 Witnessed the Official Passing of t...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele praise the magical NFL Week 13 performances from Sam LaPorta and Trey McBride as the young TEs light up the scoreboard. What does it mean for the future of the Tight End position in Fantasy Football?
68 min
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2 Trends That Are Crushing NFL Offenses and Fan...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele look at shifting turnover trends and the decline in mobile QB solutions as NFL squads try to find reality (and fantasy) points.
48 min
36
Did the Wrong Coach Get Fired in Buffalo?
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down the tactical blunders - on both sidelines - that overshadowed epic fantasy football performances from Josh Allen and Jalen Hurts. Plus what we should expect from BUF and PHI in fantasy after this overtime shootout.
66 min
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Fixing Your Fantasy Problem . . . and Solving t...
In their Thanksgiving special, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele explain why you want to stockpile creative options in fantasy and discuss why Tom Brady couldn't be further off about the NFL's reality problem.
72 min
38
Figuring out the Final Pieces of the Fantasy Fo...
Jared Goff and C.J. Stroud throw brutal picks while their hybrid counterparts light up the fantasy football scoreboard with their legs, but the Detroit and Houston juggernauts pull out the two biggest Sunday contests in contrasting fashion. Listen in to Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele as they share their instant reactions to NFL Week 11.
59 min
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Projecting Round 2 of 2024 Redraft Leagues: Con...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele move on to projecting a difficult Round 2 of 2024 fantasy football drafts. Consensus disappears as the guys debate youthful upside versus veteran collapse and discuss the relative structural value of different positions.
71 min
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Projecting Round 1 of 2024 Redraft Leagues: You...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele go through their mid-season exercise of projecting the 1st round of 2024 fantasy football drafts. Can CMC hold off the long string of superstar WRs? And which young RBs lay claim to the final opening-round picks?
60 min
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Lions to the SB, Trey McBride to the Top at TE,...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down a scintillating slate of NFL Week 10 games and can't help making some fiery predictions. Plus, the guys debate whether they'd prefer Joe Burrow or C.J. Stroud in reality and fantasy football.
72 min
42
It's About to Get Crazy: The Fringe Players Rea...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele explore the tournament-winning outcomes for a handful of young players with elite traits and discuss the tactical moves necessary to take advantage in fantasy football.
59 min
43
CeeDee Lamb Is Starting to Encroach on Justin J...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down the Chiefs' ascending defense and Joshua Dobbs' miracle. Plus, after a performance for the ages against Philadelphia, is Lamb the once and future king at WR in fantasy football?
74 min
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The Emerging Power Lineups: It's Been a Big Mon...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele discuss emerging players in fantasy football ahead of NFL Week 9 and explore why 2023 has been such a great season for contingency-based selections.
64 min
45
7 Counterintuitive Trade Tactics to Rescue Your...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele discuss the critical NFL Week 6 trade decisions and flesh out many of the less obvious trade ramifications, looking for undervalued buy and sell opportunities in fantasy football.
58 min
46
5 Bounceback Performances That Completely Chang...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down the stunning fantasy fireworks from Week 5, including an epic performance from Ja'Marr Chase, a signature run from Breece Hall, a game-winning catch from George Pickens . . . and the game that may have saved a career. What will it mean for the remainder of the Fantasy Football season?
72 min
47
Our Top Player Targets in Underdog's Best Ball ...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele draft an Underdog Fantasy Resurrection team from the 1.06. The guys discuss their favorite rest-of-season fantasy football plays at each position, including the rising stars to reach for and the best of the disappointing buy lows.
61 min
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The True Statement Game, the Shocking Bouncebac...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele discuss whether Buffalo's blowout victory trumps Miami's Week 3, what to think of the Commanders near upset (and missed opportunity), and why this time the slow start might be different in Cincinnati. What did NFL Week 4 change what we know about Fantasy Football?
77 min
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The Next Seismic Shifts at RB and the Top Look-...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down the RB position after three weeks, locating the mirages, highlighting the next wave of breakouts, and recommending the deep stashes who could be future fantasy football waiver sensations.
80 min
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The Fantasy Repercussions of Miami's Eruption G...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down the Dolphins' epic performance and explain how they've achieved the pinnacle of offensive innovation. The guys discuss what makes Miami different and why key elements of their attack will be so hard to copycat along with the key fantasy football takeaways from NFL Week 4.
68 min