The Situational Awareness Fantasy Football Podcast
Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around with situational awareness!
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Episode 94 Orange (Apple Podcasts)
Weekly DraftKings Lineup Model
Jim Romano is your, joined by special guest Katie Jamroga from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University, along with fantasy experts Tom Brown and Jerry Carrington.
As Thanksgiving approaches, we’re giving thanks for our listeners, our families, and, ofcourse, fantasy football. In this episode, we dive into Katie’s world of sports journalism, Syracuse, and the path through Newhouse, Break down the Thanksgiving Day games with against-the-spread and over/under picks, Tackle some truly brutal Start/Sit questions sent in by our listeners and Build our Thanksgiving Day DraftKings DFS lineups, and yes… there’s even a little New England Patriots talk (don’t worry, we keep it fun)
Whether you’re setting lineups between helpings of stuffing or betting the early game while your turkey thaws, this episode has everything you need for the holiday slate and fantasy football playoff push and if you are out of the playoffs then SHAKE IT OFF!
Episode 93 The Streak (Apple Podcasts)
Weekly DraftKings Lineup Model
Samantha.AI and Jim Romano are back behind the mic, joined once again by fantasy football experts Jerry Carrington and Tom Brown. With Week 12 upon us and the fantasy playoffs fast approaching, the crew breaks down the hottest streaks across the NFL — the trends that reveal where momentum is building, who’s heating up, and what it all signals for your playoff push.
We also dig into DFS strategy with our weekly DraftKings builds (including Samantha’s signature lineup), tackle listener start/sit questions, and wander into a few gridiron-magnolia conversations along the way.
It’s insight, analytics, a little chaos… and everything you need to stay one step ahead.
Episode 92 We Made It (Apple Podcasts)
Weekly DraftKings Lineup Model
Jim Romano is your host joined by fantasy football experts Jerry Carrington. It's Week 11 and it looks like we made it! Our Episode 76 ESPN League Team is 8-2 and 99% chance to make the playoffs! How do we prepare for championship success? We'll answer that question, some of our listener start / sit questions and present of Week 11 DFS, DraftKings Lineup.
Episode 91 Not Giving Up (Apple Podcasts)
Weekly DraftKings Lineup Model
Jim Romano is your host joined by fantasy football experts Tom Brown and Jerry Carrington. It's all about the listener start/sit "Situational Awareness" questions as the fantasyinc.net Situational Awareness crew some listener sit/start questions for Week 10. We also unveil our DraftKings DFS Classic lineup that is ready to Roar!
Episode 89 Brightside (Apple Podcasts)
Weekly DraftKings Lineup Model
Jim Romano is your host joined by fantasy football experts Tom Brown and Jerry Carrington. The fantasyinc crew take a look at Week 8 AKA "Byeageddon" with 6 teams on Bye this week. We are accentuating the positives and focusing on the Bright side of Week 8 in the NFL. We will also help listeners with a little Byeageddon Misfit Toys selections and talk about our Week 8 DFS, DraftKings Classic Lineup - or maybe will just Nix the whole subject.
Episode 88 Where? (Apple Podcasts)
Week 7 DraftKings Tiers Lineup Model
Jim Romano is your host joined by fantasy football experts Tom Brown and Jerry Carrington to recap Week 6 and look forward to Week 7.
From "Where do we go from here?" to "Don't ever give up!" Join us as we sort out running back situations, wide receiver situations, injuries, free agents, and the NFL trade deadline and what it all means to fantasy football managers. We're also stacking the Cowboys in our DFS DraftKings Classic lineup. Bonus shout outs to Ricky Ricardo, Bam Bam, Kirk Gibson, and Jimmy V!
Episode 87 Low Places (Apple Podcasts)
Week 6 DraftKings Tiers Lineup Model
Jim Romano is your host joined by fantasy football experts Tom Brown and Jerry Carrington to recap Week 5 and look forward to Week 6.
Upsets, QBs on the move, unhappy receivers and all the associated collateral damage + upside comes into focus for fantasy managers as we head into Week 6. We also discuss Sunday Games Tier DFS DraftKings contest entries including a Dallas-Stacked Samantha lineup.
The fatasnyinc.net crew also gets some therapy after realizing they have some friends in low places...
Episode 86 Twilight Zone (Apple Podcasts)
Jim Romano is your host joined by fantasy football experts Tom Brown and Jerry Carrington to recap Week 4 and look forward to Week 5.
Injuries and the associated collateral damage comes into focus in Week 4 with implications for fantasy managers as we head into the bye week portion of the NFL Schedule with Atlanta, Chicago, Green Bay, and Pittsburg off this week.
In Week 4 we officially entered the Twilight Zone as injures to top fantasy assets (M. Nabers, T.Hill) combined with the collateral damage of injured QBs and other injures change the landscape of fantasy fortunes. We got you covered on all this, DFS lineups and more...
Episode 85 Knock 3 Times (Apple Podcasts)
Jim Romano is your host joined by fantasy football experts Tom Brown and Jerry Carrington to recap Week 3 and look forward to Week 4.
The Lions followed up their impressive win over the Bears in week 2 with a statement win over the Ravens (on the road) in week 3.
We're "Knocking 3 Times" for the Lions because we want them. "Twice on the Pipes" means the answer is no for other players. Injuries, rookies, benchings, DFS lineups and more... we've got it all covered in this episode.
Episode 84 Roar (Apple Podcasts)
After losing to Jordan Love and the Packers in week 1, the Lions come roaring back in Week 2 by dropping a B-52 bomb on the Bears.
Jim Romano is your host joined by fantasy football experts Tom Brown and Jerry Carrington to recap Week 2 and look forward to Week 3.
This episode also includes a shout out to The Leader of the Pack, start/sit strategies and DFS lineup advice.
Episode 83 So What (Apple Podcasts)
Week 1 is in the books - So what? Even if your favorite players did not put up big fantasy numbers this week - we say so what! Preseason is not what it used to be and we were close to calling this episode RUST.
Jim Romano is your host joined by fantasy football experts Tom Brown and Jerry Carrington to recap Week 1 and look forward to Week 2 players to count on and strategies including DFS lineups, Buy, Hold, and Sell players (every Monday morning), and a review of our situational heroes and an honest evaluation of what's what!
Episode 82 Tomorrow (Apple Podcasts)
Fantasy eve. The NFL season starts Tomorrow!
Jim Romano is your host joined by fantasy football experts Tom Brown and Jerry Carrington to explore the questions, issues, mysteries, and players we look forward to seeing unfold in Week 1.
We also create and analyze our core DFS lineup for Week 1 and provide a link to our now famous DFS Lineup Model. Let's get this party started! 🎉
Episode 81 Fools Rush In (Apple Podcasts)
Situational Samantha and host Jim Romano are joined by fantasy football experts Tom Brown and Jerry Carrington to discuss patience, pride, and the process needed to win a fantasy football championship this year. We also mock up a 16-Team draft where patience really pays off and turns the exercise into a roster building clinic!
Dress Rehearsal
Dress Rehearsal
Episode 80 Dress Rehearsal (Apple Podcasts)
Host Jim Romano is joined by fantasy football experts Tom Brown and Jerry Carrington to discuss draft preparation and landing and take listeners through a Dress Rehearsal PPR draft that puts together draft strategy, team builds, positions and players to wait on and others to take when the draft gives you an opportunity. In addition, Tom Brown discusses his "world famous" Draft Day Sheet and list of "lowlighted" players. Col. Sanders would be jealous!
Training Camp &
Training Camp &
Bounce Back Battles
Bounce Back Battles
Episode 79 Fight Song (Apple Podcasts)
Host Jim Romano is joined by fantasy football experts Tom Brown and Jerry Carrington to talk about training camp and bounce back battles. Which players are poised to reclaim former fantasy glory and/or win the battle of the "Room" and emerge as prime time fantasy asset. What is the value and information of the preseason? It just might be injuries. We also discuss week 1 rankings and why they matter during your draft while Situational Samantha keeps us on track and on time.
Something to Talk About
Something to Talk About
Episode 78 Something to Talk About (Apple Podcasts)
Host Jim Romano is joined by fantasy football experts Tom Brown and Jerry Carrington for a Something to Talk About Cheat Sheet and Rankings Episode. It's August AKA draft season. We can "Cee "clearly on our top overall pick and debate the rest of the rankings. In this episode we also fight our way through fog as thick as peanut butter to get over to Island of Misfit Toys for the discussion on Tight Ends, Kickers, and Defenses. August = Draft Season = The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!
More, More, More
More, More, More
Episode 77 More More More (Apple Podcasts)
Situational Samantha and Jim Romano are your co hosts as we turn the page to draft month (August!). On this episode we focus on players that are poised to score more, more, more fantasy points in 2025 than they did in 2024. Situational Samantha has thrown down the gauntlet and challenged fantasyinc to see who has better selections. We also look at players that will have less, less, less fantasy points this year. We call them the Cecilia gang. We also explore the type of roster builds we are hoping to achieve this draft season! A month away from the kick off of the 2025 NFL and Fantasy Football Season!
Firework
Episode 76 Firework (Apple Podcasts)
Fourth of July Fourth Round Draft Analysis
🎆 Firework – A Fourth of July Fantasy Football Spectacular - Happy Independence Day from all of us at fantasyinc.net!
Host Jim Romano is joined by fantasy football experts Tom Brown and Jerry Carrington for a star-spangled special filled with bold takes, sharp insights, and a little patriotic flair. As fireworks light up the sky and training camps sit just a fortnight away, we’re celebrating the Fourth by diving deep into all things “Four”: 🇺🇸 4 players to avoid 🇺🇸 4 players to target 🇺🇸 4 season-long prop bets 🇺🇸 The “Laws of Four” for RBs and QBs 🇺🇸 4th Round draft analysis from a June 30 draft. Fantasy championships are won and lost in round 4!
Also, Situational Samantha.AI drops by with data-driven insights to guide your summer draft prep and holiday food advice. So grab a cold drink, fire up the grill, and get ready for a red, white, and boom-worthy fantasy football episode!
Her
Episode 75 Her (Apple Podcasts)
Samantha.AI and Jim Romano are your co hosts as AI knocks on the door of Situational Awareness Podcast and begins to make our future brighter! Sam and Jim are joined by experts Tom Brown and Jerry Carrington. AI is here and is getting more sophisticated every day. The agenda for this episode includes: Fantasy news and notes, Samantha's version of the Laws of Seven top receivers list, a Dynasty Rookie Draft, and Samantha's Ten Commandments for using AI to help you win a fantasy championship!
The Gambler
Episode 74 The Gambler (Apple Podcasts)
FantasyInc Memorial Day PPR Rankings (PDF)
Jim Romano is your host along with fantasy experts Tom Brown & Jerry Carrington. Happy Memorial Day! The official beginning of summer and the unofficial start of the Fantasy Football draft season.
In this episode:
Our baseline rankings for the early drafters
A discussion of the 2025 FantasyInc Situational Heroes
Analysis of and a live selection in our current 12-team PPR, Best Ball Draft.
Aquarius
Episode 73 Aquarius (Apple Podcasts)
Jim Romano is your host along with fantasy experts Tom Brown & Jerry Carrington. The NFL Draft is now in the rear view mirror, players have landed (some harder than others) and we are now at the dawning of the 2025 fantasy football season.
In this episode:
The NFL Draft's influence on fantasy PPR rankings
Live ESPN head-to-head PPR draft
An update to fantasyinc.net's Situational Heroes
Fantasyinc nation is standing behind Jerry
The OC
Episode 72 The OC (Apple Podcasts)
Jim Romano is your host along with fantasy experts Tom Brown & Jerry Carrington. We visit "The OC" or Offensive Coordinator factor in this episode. Why understanding them and their corresponding head coaches are critical to your fantasy football success (example: Detroit Good, Cleveland Bad). We also begin "the list" of Situational Superheroes that can help you win your fantasy league. Hold your cards (bingo term) as we are just getting started here!
March Madness
Episode 71 March Madness (Apple)
Best Ball Drafts from Episode 71
Jim Romano is your host along with fantasy experts Tom Brown & Jerry Carrington. Welcome to Season 3 of the Situational Awareness Podcast!
We review winners and losers of off-season free agent moves, discuss coaching factors, and review and pick live in Best Ball Drafts.
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