How to Make Drop/Add Decisions

The Rant with Jeff Ratcliffe

Jeff Ratcliffe

Sports, Fantasy Sports, Football

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🗓️ 9 September 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Every fantasy manager hits that point where the waiver wire looks tempting and the cut button starts calling. In this episode Jeff breaks down how to handle drop and add decisions the right way. He’ll walk you through the common traps managers fall into, like chasing one-week wonders, overreacting to slow starts, or cutting handcuffs too early. You’ll get a clear framework for when to move fast on waivers, when to stay patient with proven talent, and how to balance short-term needs with long-term upside. By the end you’ll know exactly what to avoid and how to make smarter roster moves all season long.

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0:00.0	Rap back where you at?
0:13.9	Yo, what's going on?
0:17.0	It's Tuesdays September 9th.
0:19.8	I'm Jeff.
0:20.6	This is the rant.
0:22.6	First big waiver run of the year is about to hit us here on a Tuesday.
0:27.5	And, well, it's maybe the worst week two waiver wire I've ever seen.
0:33.9	There's almost nobody out there.
0:36.4	Now, you might be in a situation. For example, George Kittle did go to injured reserve. Okay, that stinks, really stinks, considering the draft capital that we used on him. But you might have to address the tight end position. Okay. But generally speaking, this isn't one of those where you have to run out and pick up every single guy.
0:55.5	There's no must-have guy this week.
0:57.3	There is no must-have guy.
0:59.0	Now, there might be a few players out there who should be rostered.
1:02.9	Somebody was asking me about Keon Coleman.
1:04.8	Obviously, he should be rostered.
1:06.5	He should have been drafted.
1:07.7	Maybe he was dropped by somebody who got overzealous before the season started. Those guys should be on rosters. But if you go over to FtnFantasy.com, the waiver
1:17.3	wire tool, which there are 40 different entries in there, including defenses to stream,
1:22.2	with recommendations for FAB, with recommendations for league size that they should be
1:26.0	rostered in, you're going to see, I mean, the top guys are barely over 10% in FAB with recommendations for league size that they should be rostered in. You're going to see,
1:37.2	I mean, the top guys are barely over 10% in FAB. And that is not normal. You know, as typically we see somebody who pops in week one. So the topic of today's podcast is how do we make these
1:42.7	decisions for drop ads?
1:51.1	You probably wouldn't be surprised to find out that that's one of the most common questions I get.
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