Fantasy draft season is in full swing and this week’s episode features one of the most elite fantasy expert minds out there, Yahoo’s Liz Loza. Liz tackles a number of hot button fantasy topics including how the Washington backfield will shake out (28:02), the most overrated and underrated QB (23:20), rookies to draft and avoid (30:45) and general dr...
Welcome back to this humble column. The dust has been blown off and we’re ready for another topsy-turvy season, full of jaw-dropping athleticism, a million surprises and enough issues to keep us a in regular state of conflict. (Spoiler: Watch out, you may be penalized 15 yards for reading this!) For the uninitiated, this column is rather self-expla...
A new narrative emanating from a certain Wahsington D.C. sect goes something like this: NFL players don’t know why they are protesting and they are all protest and no action. False and false While this series is in no way intended to be political or solely focused on protesting athletes, the need to spotlight NFL players using their platforms for g...
49ers fans and cat lovers, you've come to the right podcast episode! This week Melissa was in Santa Clara to observe one of the most hyped teams in the NFL. Melissa chats with 49ers beat writer Jennifer Lee Chan of about expectations, breakout stars & why we're so obsessed with Jimmy G off the field. Then 49ers rookie WR Dante Pettis joins to ta...
From The Football Girl Podcast, hosted by Melissa Jacobs. to get new episodes of the pod in your feed the second we publish. If you like what you hear, please rate and/or review us! Hard Knocks premiered this week which means the NFL season has officially begun! This week we welcome Aditi Kinkh...
Last year’s Jameis Winston Redemption Tour guised under the Hard Knocks brand was a rare failure for a unique franchise that valiantly marks the beginning of the football season for so many. This year’s rendition with the Cleveland Browns promised to be better. Heck, Derek Anderson reading the phone book for five weeks would have been an...
Every healthy NFL player is entrenched in training camp at this point but that isn’t stopping them from bettering lives in their communities and beyond. Here’s a roundup of NFL players making a difference: A quick note, every NFL franchise regularly incorporates community service into their operations. For example the 49ers gave VIP training cam...
And just like that, the NFL is back! As we strap in for another season the only predicable thing is unpredictably – oh, and the Patriots playing in the Super Bowl. Oh, and enough injuries to fill a supersized infirmary. This season already feels stranger than most. A deep-seeded cultural divide and disastrous anthem policy has kept politics at th...
Training camp battles are in full bloom, which means fantasy football mania is not far behind. To ensure you, wonderful listener, have your most successful fantasy season yet, we welcome the smartest fantasy prognosticator in the land, Pat Fitzmaurice. Yes, Pat works for TFG and we are admittedly biased but he really is an elite ranker. We learn more...
In case you didn’t notice the creative player arrivals or collective “IT’S BACK” scream of the media, training camp began for most teams this week. The rigid scheduling synonymous with this season of hope makes players’ work in the community a bit trickier in the short-term, but the NFL’s good guys continue to showcase their hearts when th...