Episodes
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) delve into every big defensive coaching change in the NFL. Which teams will be designated a 43 or a 34 defense for IDP purposes? What does it mean for linebackers and safeties? Who are the winners? Whose value has taken a hit?
Published 02/22/21
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) are joined by friend of the show Mike Woellert (@Mike_Woellert) to go back and look at our annual hot takes episode from August. Some of them were great, some were super-close, and a decent percentage were cover-your-eyes-awful. Feel free to hit us up on the Twitters and tell us how stupid we are!
Published 02/10/21
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) hand out 26 [yes 26!] awards from the IDP season just passed. Which players were most valuable and disappointing, who broke out and what value looks like at various positions.
Published 02/05/21
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) talk about which defensive backs surprised and delighted them in 2020. And then run through a redraft of 2020 rookies, establishing value and trading parameters for all of them and ways to go about it.
Published 01/22/21
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) talk through the linebackers in 2020 that exceeded expectations. And some that did the exact opposite.
Published 01/08/21
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) return to catch up on what we saw happen in the 2020 fantasy season. This week the focus is on the defensive line. The other positions will be up soon as normal service is resumed. Stay tuned IDP fans...
Published 01/01/21
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) finally give their thoughts on the season so far. We laugh, we cry, you should listen.
Published 10/14/20
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) jump on to distill their thoughts ahead of the 2020 season kicking off. Depth charts, spots up for grabs, teams we need to see, news and notes, injuries… It’s all here.
Published 09/11/20
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) are joined by friend of the show Mike Woellert (@Mike_Woellert) for the annual Hot Take show. Bold predictions are made. Reputations are gambled. Mouths prepared for the introduction of feet. This is the most fun show of the season - give it a listen!
Published 09/01/20
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) run through every team in the NFL and suggest some win-now players who might be buyable without breaking the bank. And also some players who can be had super cheap and may return value down the road.
Published 08/17/20
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) cover some news and notes before lurching in full-speed to divisional previews for the 2020 season. Tonight it’s the AFC East so the chaps talk through the Jets and Dolphins [yuk] and the BIlls and Pats [swoon]. Lots of schematic talk tonight so if you like that sort of thing this is the show for you.
Published 07/28/20
After a little break [blame timezones and ‘Rona] Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomKislingbury) go through the transatlantic mailbag to answer what’s on people’s minds. And talk about Love Island. And listen to some thunderstorms.
Published 07/09/20
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) look at current defensive ADP and see what they can learn. Which players are going too high? Which are going too low? Who is overrated? Who is underrated?
Published 06/10/20
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) delve into the hot topic of the IDP world - True Position. The movement to categorising all DEs and OLBs as simply “edge” rather than splitting them up is gathering pace with several league platforms changing policy. The boys delve into what it means, what it changes, who it benefits, who it hurts and how your league will change.
Published 05/25/20
Seriously. Sigmund Bloom came on the show. Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) are on hand as always but really this was about Sig giving us his thoughts about IDP, modern defense, the underlying theme of fantasy football, how people think and what we want and just a ton more stuff. It’s utterly captivating stuff and the hosts spent the whole time just listening and soaking in the knowledge. After the last two episodes this one is much lighter on players to take at...
Published 05/19/20
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) are joined by a cornucopia of great minds to run through an integrated mock draft of 2020 rookies. We know the number one question this time of year is “where should IDPs go?” so we ran through what the thought processes should be and how it looks in practise. Joining the show are: Mike Woellert [@Mike_Woellert] Scott Connor [@CharlesChillFFB Tan Ho [@_TanHo] These three are all really great follows and IDP thinkers - so follow them...
Published 05/05/20
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) prop open their eyes with matchsticks after an intense three days of late nights, draft shocks and number crunching. The biggest issue at this time of year [and this week in particular] is understanding where defensive players are going to be taken compared to offensive ones. This show will give you a framework for when they should be coming off the board - as well as when your leaguemates are actually going to take them. This is one...
Published 04/27/20
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) are joined by DLF writer Dwight Peebles (@FFPeeblesChamp). Dwight has dived deep into this year’s crop of big uglies and the boys break down which are the transcendent players and how the huge swathe of specialist role players seems to look in the week before the draft.
Published 04/25/20
Read & React IDP Podcast 78 - 2020 rookie linebackers by Dynasty League Football
Published 04/13/20
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) chat through the IDP rookie class in macro detail. What are the major tier drops? Who are the names to know? How good is this class? There’ll be much more detail in the next few weeks so stay tuned.
Published 04/07/20
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) do their thing by hitting up every single team to recap their free agent moves, talk about potential rookie picks and head off topic!
Published 03/31/20
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) are both stuck at home without much day-to-day contact with people not named Tzikas or Kislingbury. So it’s time to get on a pod! The boys chat through free agency signings so far and the likely impact in IDP terms. This isn’t the last you’ll hear from them in the coming weeks. Stay safe everyone.
Published 03/19/20
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) are joined by draft data hero Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb). The discussion goes through Kent’s RAS system and explains how he boils down so much data into a single score to help all us football degenerates get a good idea of just how good an athlete different players are. Given it’s combine week lots of the top players are discussed as rookie season really kicks in for the Read and React. You can see Kent’s work at...
Published 03/03/20
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) are joined by draft data hero Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb). The discussion goes through Kent’s RAS system and explains how he boils down so much data into a single score to help all us football degenerates get a good idea of just how good an athlete different players are. Given it’s combine week lots of the top players are discussed as rookie season really kicks in for the Read and React. You can see Kent’s work at...
Published 03/03/20
Adam Tzikas (@AdamTz) and Tom Kislingbury (@TomDegenerate) are joined live with Mike Woellert(@Mike_Woellert) to go over their 2019 hot takes. It's a gas.
Published 01/28/20