The importance of continuity in an uneven offseason

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4.3 • 790 Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2020

⏱️ 65 minutes

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With all the uncertainty surrounding the current state of affairs, continuity becomes paramount, and that is especially true for NFL rookies about to begin their first season or for free agents who are about to learn an entirely new system on an entirely new team.We don’t know what this offseason will bring, but one thing is for sure: Players who have continuity on their side are in a better position to succeed — and fantasy managers should take note!Liz Loza is joined by Andy Behrens discuss continuity and much more in the latest fantasy football podcast.[Create or join a 2020 Yahoo Fantasy Football League for free today]In NFL news, The Athletic's Connor Hughes suggests the Jets "can’t wait to unleash Chris Herndon" this upcoming season. Liz and Andy discuss the outlook of the Jets’ offensive pieces, including the returning Herndon, Sam Darnold, Le’Veon Bell, and newcomer Denzel Mims. (03:17)Speaking of continuity, a couple of veteran NFL quarterbacks have been trying to get things going with their top weapons. A less-hairy Ben Roethlisberger has been working out with JuJu Smith-Schuster, James Conner, and Ryan Switzer, while new-Buccaneer Tom Brady underwent a two-hour throwing session with Mike Evans, O.J. Howard, and five other teammates. (12:44)Liz and Andy discuss them and other teams and players benefiting from continuity — including Liz’s take on Jarrett Stidham and the Patriots — and the teams that might be lacking in chemistry from a full offseason:AFC East (17:36)NFC East (21:44)AFC North (24:47)NFC North (26:48)AFC South (33:14)NFC South (37:35)AFC West (49:30)NFC West (56:50)Please remember to rate, review, and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.Follow Liz @LizLoza_FFFollow Andy @AndyBehrensCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Yahoo Fantasy Football podcast. It's a Wednesday. It's Liz, not your typical day with Andy Barron's, not my typical co-host. But hey, these are atypical times. So we are rolling with it. Andy, how are you?
0:18.5	I'm good. I'm good. It is a pleasure to be here. I haven't seen you
0:22.1	since the best ball draft. I know. We're going to talk a little bit about that. My gosh. So,
0:26.3	what have you been up to any new hobbies? Are you writing your own King Lear? Mastering some new
0:33.6	obstacle that you hadn't planned to master until quarantine?
0:39.7	No, I'm not doing any of those things. Because as you know, Jason Klebocka, our fearless leader, is filling our days with content
0:47.2	responsibilities.
0:48.3	So I've been, you know, I had every intention of throwing down on the King Lear Challenge.
0:56.0	But no, I have not actually been able to effectively do that.
0:59.6	I'm barely tread in water.
1:01.9	Same.
1:02.6	Thank you for saying that.
1:03.5	I'll hashtag you, by the way.
1:05.5	Or I'll tag you on IG, your favorite of the social platforms when I get around to the King Lear Challenge.
1:10.7	I'm always, I'm always gramming. Basically when I get around to the camera challenge.
1:12.1	I'm always gramming, yeah.
1:16.1	Basically, I've thrown myself into the gram is what I meant to say.
1:16.5	I've done.
1:17.5	Good news, Andy.
1:26.2	You and I, according to the best ball draft poll were among our Twitter followers, had two of the best drafts.
1:26.9	We were in the lead. 37% of the engaging audience
1:29.2	said I had the best draft and 22%. 37. 37. That's nearly 40%. That's how us fantasy football
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