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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1
Who Should Be The 1.01 in 2025?
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele update their projected 2025 fantasy football first round. The RBs rise, but will we have to wait longer than expected to hear the first name called? And how many realistically fit in Round 1?
54 min
2
Our Favorite Deep Stashes for the Stretch Run
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele debate the fantasy viability of key bench stashes and discuss the reality tactics that create or destroy volume for your rosters.
70 min
3
These 5 Emerging Flex Options Will Determine Fa...
Better late than never. Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele cover the next wave of potential stars, a group of youngsters who showed serious signs in NFL Week 10 and what it means for fantasy football.
89 min
4
Finding the Next Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele discuss the transformative game from JSN and break down the context for why these performances happen after weeks (or years) of disappointment and how to play it for fantasy football.
77 min
5
The RB Eruption Isn't What You Think - It's Eve...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down the return to 2016 and explore the stealth RB elements that introduce risk and upside rest of season.
56 min
6
A Better Way to Think About Elite TE
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele explore whether big seasons from George Kittle, Brock Bowers, and Trey McBride justify the TE hype and explain how to consistently unlock this value across seasons.
48 min
7
2 Unpopular RBs Are About to Launch Their Fanta...
No longer trendy but still elite? Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele help you find more RB firepower and break down changes in the fantasy football landscape, including a look at the impacts of Jameis Winston and Joe Flacco.
77 min
8
The Next Wave of Breakouts Starts With These 3 ...
After Week 7 pushed reset on the 2024 fantasy season with several big injuries, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele evaluate the young players with an opportunity to explode.
103 min
9
Jahmyr Gibbs Is the Best Back in Football, But ...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down a superstar RB week for the ages and debate Breece Hall, Bijan Robinson, Saquon Barkley, and Kenneth Walker for the rest of the fantasy football season.
103 min
10
New QBs, New WRs, and Fantasy Players About to ...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down the outlook for the rest of the season for Drake Maye, Spencer Rattler, Davante Adams, Amari Cooper, and much more. What does it mean for fantasy football?
86 min
11
These Stars Are Ready To Crush The Second Half ...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele discuss the ROS upside for the breakout stars of Week 6 and what it means for the rest of the fantasy football season.
65 min
12
Big Changes Are Coming: These Could Define the ROS
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele discuss the evolution of specific offensive game plans, the impact of upcoming QB changes, and the young players about to earn opportunity spikes. What will it mean for the rest of the fantasy football season?
103 min
13
Most Exciting ROS? The New Scorched-Earth Offen...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele discuss Garrett Wilson's eruption and explain why Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase, and Tee Higgins will be the most exciting trio from here to the end. What will NFL Week 5 mean for the rest of the fantasy football season?
80 min
14
Projecting the 2025 Redraft 1st and 2nd Rounds
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele project the 1st and 2nd rounds for 2025 drafts. They break down the key developments of the first month and evaluate the rising players who will dominate the rest of the season.
82 min
15
Fantasy Football Futures: Can Caleb Williams an...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele work through the future scenarios for players who disappointed in Week 4 and ask whether the Jets and Bears can survive their coaches.
53 min
16
Surviving the Rice Injury and the Emergence of ...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down the Chief's fantasy outlook without Rice, discuss the wild shootout between the Vikings and Packers, and break down the stunning emergence of fantasy football's new most important player.
59 min
17
The Offense About to Explode and the Hardest RB...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down some explosive offenses about to reshape the entire fantasy landscape and discuss the most complicated RB depth charts to find bench value.
87 min
18
Why The Best Young QB May Be the Least Popular ...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down the biggest fantasy football storylines from NFL Week 3, including a couple of rookie explosions, the Andy Dalton Experience, and the Texans' Titanic moment.
92 min
19
Why Offense Is Down, How Teams Will React, and ...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele discuss defensive innovations, how individual positions have been affected, and what we expect next. Plus, a few of our favorite short-term moves to take advantage of.
88 min
20
The JSN Fantasy Experience Has Arrived, But He'...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down all the biggest developments in fantasy football from NFL Week 2, including Jaxon Smith-Njigba's target eruption and Brock Bowers making an early bid to finish as the overall TE1.
94 min
21
The Young WRs Are Here, The Young RBs Are Next ...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele discuss the immediate impact from rookie WRs not named Marvin Harrison, explain why overreacting to Week 1 RB performances could be deadly, and debate rest-of-season rankings.
102 min
22
How to Benefit from What You Got Right and What...
In this SB special, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele work through some of their biggest hits and worst misses, but most importantly, what to do next.
93 min
23
The QB About to Break Fantasy, The Elite TE Mel...
In this SB special, Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele break down the fantasy headliners, discuss the outlook for controversial rookies, and debate the Elite TE meltdown.
88 min
24
Jayden Reed, Xavier Worthy, and Sunday's Next W...
Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele discuss all of the great action from Thursday and Friday night as they participate in one of the final FFPC Main Events, hoping to land the next breakout stars.
132 min
25
These 6 RBs Set For Fantasy Football Success
If you're on a glorious WR run through six rounds, how do you finish off an FFPC Main Event? Ben Gretch and Shawn Siegele believe these 6 RBs gave them the perfect draft.
114 min