One MANS Opinion with Jeff Mans

Jeff Mans is back and playoff-ready as the NFL season hits its high note. Jeff recalls his last couple of weeks with some holiday takeaways and his opinions on some of the hottest sports stories since the last episode. Between the fantasy football championships, the holidays, and family visiting from Chicago, it's been a very busy time, but he keeps it all in perspective as a new chapter begins. Mans gives out his official scorecard from the 2024 fantasy, DFS, and NFL betting season, providing how he finished in all of his leagues, his final profits and losses in DFS, and sports betting tallies. It wasn’t the season he was hoping for in terms of winnings, but as Jeff discusses, all profits and experiences are ultimately good ones. Then it is time to put his NFL playoff predictions on tape as Jeff projects each AFC & NFC matchup all of the way through Super Bown 59. There are still plenty of ways to continue the fantasy football journey into the playoffs, and Mans gives out a few of his favorite spots to play, including his very own free contest exclusive for radio show and podcast listeners. Finally, he gives out his favorite bets for the Super Wild Card Round of the NFL playoffs to start building up that playoff bankroll. Remember to hit like favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment for this episode!!

In the final episode before the Christmas holiday, Jeff Mans shares some of his stories about why this season and holiday mean so much to him. There is a ton of NFL injury news this week, including a whopping eight potential new starting QBs across the league this week, which Jeff breaks down line by line. He gives his breakdown of the Atlanta Falcons' decision to start rookie Michael Penix the rest of the way and benching veteran QB Kirk Cousins. Mans recaps a crazy week 15 that possibly saw a changing of the guard in the NFC due to the enormous injuries suffered by the Detroit Lions. He also offers roster management advice for teams advancing in the playoffs and provides his top 10 waiver pickups for week 16. If nothing else, you will always remember the “teddy bear story” that Jeff shares every year about his own father at Christmas time. As always, he gives out his week 16 survivor picks and a special prop parlay for Thursday Night Football between the Broncos and Chargers this week. Remember to hit the like, favorite, thumbs up, heart, comment, and subscribe buttons for this episode!!

The regular season has ended in most fantasy football leagues, so Jeff Mans is getting you ready for the “playoffs” even if you didn’t make it. This week, Mans recaps a wild week 14 across the NFL, including the Panthers getting better, the Saints getting worse, Zach Charbonnet’s incredible game, the majesty of Josh Allen, and another 49ers running back getting injured. He also asks how the Ja’Marr Chase first overall pick in fantasy football is working out for the podcast listeners? Since the playoffs are here, Mans recaps his fantasy season in all 15 of his leagues, discussing the highs and lows of his own teams. Jeff breaks down week 15 with his fantasy football rankings, including the players he must start, is willing to start, and absolutely will not start in a playoff setting. As always, he gives out the top waiver wire pickups of the week, his survivor selection for week 15, and a Thursday Night Football bet for the Rams and 49ers game. Remember to hit the like, favorite, thumbs up, heart, comment, and subscribe buttons for this episode!!

It feels like a lot longer than just one week since the last episode because so much has happened across the NFL, fantasy football, DFS, and sports betting. Jeff Mans recapped a wild week of holidays and football that included another head coach fired, a blizzard game, two running backs on the same team injured, a backup QB throwing for almost 500 yards, and the ultimate NFL gadget player go boom. Jeff shares his thoughts on who should be the next QB of the Chicago Bears as well as a breakdown of how Caleb Williams compares to other starting QBs through the first 12 games of his career. Mans has some unfiltered thoughts on the Texans Azeez Al-Shaair hit on Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence. He gives a pep talk on the special set of skills needed to win a fantasy football championship and gives some examples of players who were league winners over the last few seasons that were disappointing before the big game. As always, Jeff has his top 10 waiver wire pickups of the week, his survivor picks, and another can’t-miss player prop for the Thursday Night Football game between the Packers and Lions. Remember to hit the like, favorite, thumbs up, heart, comment, and subscribe buttons for this episode!!

A very special One Mans Opinion this week as this episode will also be simulcast on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio on Thanksgiving Day!  In this TWO-HOUR episode, Mans gives out the best rest-of-season schedules for QB, RB, WR & TE from a fantasy football point of view. This information helps us get our lineups set for the upcoming fantasy football playoffs. Then he provides the best WR coverage matchups for week 13 per the SMASH Report on Fantasy Guru dot com, which includes a very familiar CB that we are attacking once again this week. Mans breaks down the best offensive line versus defensive front matchups, too, which gives us a good indication of running back success for the week ahead. After back to back winning weeks in daily fantasy football, Jeff gives a preview of his DFS NFL Core 4 that will be revealed on Friday’s Elite Sports Show and also in his Cash Game Breakdown on Fantasy Guru. As always, he provides his favorite bet for Thursday Night Football between the Dolphins and Packers, including two bonus bets this week. Since there is a Friday NFL game as well, Mans also gives out his single-game parlay for the Raiders/Chiefs game this week. Finally, he caps off this show with a special edition of Ask Mans Anything, where he fields AMA questions from his Discord, and the questions get…very personal this time around.

Do not worry. Jeff Mans does talk a whole lot about football in this episode, but he has some non-football things to get off of his mind first. This includes a reading from the famous Teddy Roosevelt speech “The Man In The Arena,” which motivated Jeff this week and throughout his life. He discusses the difference between having beliefs and tearing others down. Mans also goes to bat for anyone who has ever taken the “cash out” of a bet, relationship, or business deal with some stories from his own life that shows moderate gains can amount to a very profitable life. On the football side of things, Jeff recaps another Jets loss and the subsequent firing of the General Manager. The improvements that the Bears and Caleb Williams made this week. Then he tries to get to the bottom of why Saints “TE” Taysom Hill is the single most beloved player in NFL history. Seriously. As always, Mans gives out his top 15 waiver wire pickups for the week 12 “byemageddon” week, his survivor pick, and his Thursday Night Football Steelers Browns bet of the week. Remember to hit the like, favorite, thumbs up, heart, comment, and subscribe buttons for this episode!!

Try not to be turned on too much by Jeff Mans’ raspy voice this week, as a medical issue has him sounding more like Barry White than a geeky fantasy football guy. This week, Jeff is recapping NFL week 10 by breaking down the problems with the Jets, the return of Christian McCaffrey, and the Bears firing coaches already. Despite some DFS NFL cash game struggles this season, Mans had a revelation this week that spurs a much larger conversation about the state of each skill position in fantasy football this season. He goes on to break down the number of QB, RB, WR & TE that normally finish in the top 25, 50 & 100 of scoring and compares that to what is happening this year. The results are surprising but will help us make better decisions moving forward. Mans also gives out his top 10 waiver pickups for the week, which does NOT include a key player he’s had on this list in the last two weeks who had a breakout game in week 10. As always, he gives out his survivor pick of the week and gives out his Thursday Night Football bet for the Commanders and Eagles game in week 11. Remember to hit the like, favorite, thumbs up, heart, comment, and subscribe buttons for this episode!!

This week, Jeff Mans is fired up and excited to talk about all that he has gotten wrong so far this NFL season. He covers all 32 NFL teams and discusses points that he has gotten wrong about them during the course of the first half of the season. This includes players, coaches, systems, specific games, matchups, player investments, daily fantasy selections, and bets that he missed. Jeff also recaps week nine, which shall forever be called the “Mike Gesicki Week,” and he takes the listeners step by step on what so many others got wrong, but ultimately right, about the Bengals tight end last week. Mans also covers the NFL trade deadline and gives his takeaways from each deal that was made. As always, the top 10 fantasy football waiver wire pickups for the week, his survivor pick for week 10, and the Thursday Night Football bet for the Bengals and Ravens. Remember to hit the like, favorite, thumbs up, heart, comment, and subscribe buttons for this episode!!

We are at the midway point of the 2024 NFL regular season and Jeff Mans is in auditing mode. This week, Jeff gives a full breakdown of his own personal fantasy football leagues, his DFS winnings (and losings), and his NFL betting record through the first eight weeks. After that, it is time to reveal the top 10 waiver wire pickups of the week, which includes reactions to the Diontae Johnson trade and the injuries to Stefon Diggs and Brian Thomas Jr. This week, Mans also reveals his “Fantasy Football Depth Chart,” which details the top 12 QBs, top 24 RBs, top 36 WRs, and top 12 TEs right now in terms of fantasy value. This is a great guide for starts, sits, add/drops, and trade value in fantasy football. As always, he gives out his favorite survivor team of the week and a big +130 bet for Thursday Night Football between the Texans and Jets. Remember to hit the like, favorite, thumbs up, heart, subscribe, and comment buttons for this episode!!

Jeff Mans is back for another HUGE episode as he gives out his first NFL power rankings of the 2024 season, mostly just to generate anger amongst the superfans out there. In this episode, Jeff dives into the very important daily fantasy football strategy of late swapping. Last week, Mans needed to make a miraculous late-day pivot in order to win in cash games. So, he goes over what prompted him to make this lineup change and analyzes why it has become necessary to make late swaps almost every week. He provides some very easy-to-follow rules for late swapping and discusses how to properly align your DFS lineups. The entire NFL and fantasy football landscape has changed this week due to the rash of injuries all over the league. Mans discusses the impact of these injuries and how we should adjust our fantasy rosters accordingly. As always, he provides the top 10 waiver wire pickups of the week and adds a bonus “players he is done with” portion this week. Then it is time for the survivor pick of the week and the bet for the Vikings and Rams on Thursday Night Football. Remember to hit that like, favorite, heart, thumbs up, subscribe, and comment button for this episode!!