Fantasy Empire - Step Up or Step Out

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4.4 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2025

⏱️ 101 minutes

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How can we identify players ready to step into the spotlight vs players who can't handle the big stage? Injuries and bye weeks are separating the elite fantasy managers from the pack. Chris Vaccaro, Nelson Sousa, Matt Modica, and Dan Williamson sift through the surprise performances and colossal duds of Week 5 to chart a path through Week 6 and beyond -- Subscribe directly to the Fantasy Empire podcast ➔⁠ ⁠https://pod.link/1706360406 -- FastDraft DFS is HERE. Get a $50 deposit match with code FAST on FastDraft ➔ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fastdraft.app⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- 🏅 Get access to our award-winning rankings here ➔⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.playerprofiler.com/player-rankings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- 💰 Find and evaluate dynasty trades with PlayerProfiler's Dynasty Deluxe ➔⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.playerprofiler.com/dynasty-deluxe-rankings/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- 📡 Download the Dynasty Dominator app for just $5 on iPhone ➔⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dynasty-dominator/id1456158229⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Android ➔⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rotounderworld.dynastydominator&hl=en_US&gl=US⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- ✉️ Sign-up for the Underworld Weekly newsletter ➔⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.playerprofiler.com/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- 🧢 Get FREE gear and exclusive shows here ➔⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/podfather⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- 🎥 Highlights, player profiles, fantasy football advanced stats & metrics provided by:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.playerprofiler.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- PlayerProfiler Network Podcasts 🎧⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mind of Mansion⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sonic Truth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Decision Point⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Press Coverage⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dynasty WarZone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Content Kings⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dear Ms. Fantasy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Futurecast⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FF Dynasty⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Undrafted⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Top-10 Takeaways⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎧⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Waiver Wired⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #nfl #football #fantasyfootball #dynastyfantasyfootball #dynastyfootball #fantasyadvice #fantasysports #dynastytrades Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Big news, Thierry-on-Ree has joined Betway.
0:04.6	Kick off the season with up to £30-pound matched free bet if your first stacker loses.
0:09.3	18 plus decencies apply.
0:11.2	Bet the responsible way, gamblerware.org. Thank you. I'm going to Thank you. It was all a dream It was all a dream.
0:53.3	I used to read Word Up magazine
0:56.1	Salt and pepper and heavy D up in the limousine
0:58.8	And your preach is on my wall
1:00.5	Every Saturday rap attack
1:02.4	Mr. Magic Molly Mall
1:03.8	All right my take rock to my tape pop
1:06.3	Smoking wheat and bamboo
1:07.9	Slipping all right Good morning everybody It's another All right, good morning, everybody.
1:13.6	It's another episode of the Fantasy Empire.
1:16.6	And I gotta tell you guys, coming up with a thumbnail this week was tough.
1:19.6	I know you guys saw that in our private chat, but you know, there were a lot of different ways we could have gone.
1:24.6	Do we do highlight backups who became studs like Rico Dowdell
1:29.3	and Kendrick Bourne?
1:31.2	Do we talk about the players we thought we had to figure out?
1:33.5	They let us down like Woody Marks and RJ Harvey.
1:37.3	Or maybe we feature the studs who are killing our lineups
1:41.0	like AJ Brown and Derek Henry.
1:43.6	Or maybe we just cover the resurrection
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