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The Valenti Show

Training Camp Report: Detroit Lions with Mike Payton | 'Upper Hand Fantasy'

The Valenti Show

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Sports

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

From 'Upper Hand Fantasy' (subscribe here): Faraz sits down with Mike Payton of A to Z Sports to discuss how the departure of Ben Johnson will affect the offense, if the hype is warranted for Jameson Williams in year 3, if Sam LaPorta can bounce back after a quieter second season, the Gibbs-Montgomery backfield and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

To the Pylon, top down!

0:03.1

They are chanting MVP.

0:05.2

I've never seen that move, and I've been watching football all my life.

0:09.2

Looking for the edge in your fantasy football league, you're in the right place.

0:14.0

This is the upper hand fantasy podcast.

0:17.4

If anyone's breaking out in a massive way this year, it's him.

0:20.9

Our smart strategy meets data that actually matters.

0:25.5

That's the type of ceiling we're talking about here.

0:27.2

Here's your host, Faraz Siddiqui.

0:30.8

The next segment on the Upper Hand Fantasy podcast brings us Mike Payton, be writer for the

0:36.5

Lions by way of A to Z sports. You can find

0:39.5

Mike on X at A to Z underscore Peyton. Mike's been at training camp. So we're going to see

0:46.8

if we can get some nuggets, you know, that will help us in our fantasy draft. So Mike,

0:51.2

really appreciate you coming on. Welcome.

0:54.2

Absolutely, fraud. Thanks for having me. For sure. So, Mike, really appreciate you coming on. Welcome. Absolutely, fraud.

0:55.1

Thanks for having me.

0:56.4

For sure.

0:57.5

Mike, let's talk about what so many have been talking about in the fantasy space.

1:03.4

The departure of Ben Johnson, you know, in comes John Morton.

1:07.5

What are the high-level changes you've been seeing in how Ben used to operate things to how Morton, what are the high-level changes you've been seeing in how Ben used to operate things

1:13.6

to how Morton is now operating the offense?

1:17.4

Well, some of the same things are still there.

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