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The Zero RB Draft Strategy | The Dantasy Football Podcast

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4.04.6K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2020

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

As draft season approaches, we break down one of the hottest draft strategies in fantasy football: zero RB, also known as waiting to draft running backs until the middle rounds and loading up on wide receivers and tight ends early. We discuss the logic behind the strategy, and offer up the most valuable middle-to-late-round running backs. Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck Donate to help support the fight for racial justice here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, everyone. Before we begin today's episode, we wanted to say that Black Lives Matter.

0:07.0

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0:12.2

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0:17.8

that will split your donation between multiple worthy organizations that are fighting against

0:22.3

systemic racism and oppression. Any amount helps. Thank you.

0:30.0

Welcome to the Danisee Football Podcast on the Ringer NFL show, Part of the Ringer Podcast Network.

0:46.0

My name is Danny Heifetz and I'm joined as always by my co-host and my co-danny.

0:51.0

The hero we need and the analyst we do serve Danny Galley. We are also joined by our producer

0:56.0

extraordinaire Craig Horoldek. Guys, Dalvin Cook wants a contract extension or he will

1:02.0

hold out. Did you know that Dalvin Cook was second in the NFL last year in yards from

1:06.7

Scrimmage per game after Christian McCaffrey. That is an interesting point that you may

1:11.4

can actually saw another interesting stat from Mike Clay at ESPN today that said that

1:17.7

the Vikings taking into account GameScript were the most run heavy team in the NFL.

1:25.0

I thought it was very interesting. Go check out Mike Clay's Twitter account because he

1:29.0

has, he's always got these really good stats. Basically shows you when you take into account

1:33.4

all the GameScript, who's leading and all that actually said that Minnesota, Baltimore,

1:39.5

and Tennessee, which is probably not too big of a surprise. We're the three run heaviest teams

1:43.4

in the NFL. That obviously helped Dalvin Cook. On the flip side of it, KC, Atlanta, and New Orleans

1:50.7

were the three pass heaviest teams in the NFL. I just found that interesting.

1:54.6

When you asked that question, those first thing that came to mind, do you guys think that

1:59.4

Mike Boone, Alexander Madison, the backups of Dalvin Cook, do you think in the back of their

2:03.6

heads they're like, if he holds out for three games, maybe I could get some reps, people could see

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