Season 13 Episode 15- Field Yates, Aaron Schatz

The Sports-Casters

Steve interviews Field Yates (00:15:48) from ESPN and ESPN Fantasy to talk about the evolution of fantasy football and the upcoming season. Steve and Field discuss the way fantasy football is changing, what it means to play in a standard league and what Field thinks it will mean five years from now. Field discusses the different ways you can play fantasy football and they ways he enjoys most. Finally, Field talks about the Fantasy Focus podcast after Matthew Berry, ranks the rookie quarterbacks, and assesses the impact of the Alvin Kamara suspension. Also, Aaron Schatz (00:59:26) returns to discuss the annual FTN Football Almanac. Aaron starts the interview explaining his departure from the company he created, Football Outsiders. Then, Aaron explains how FTN saved the 2023 Almanac and how it is different his year. Steve and Aaron go over the simulations based on DVOA and get into why the simulations love Dallas and Cleveland but despise Minnesota and Chicago. Last, Aaron makes the Chris Berman Super Bowl pick, praises the Falcons. and throws so cold water on the New York Jets. Steve starts the show with first things first by breaking down the stunning Barstool/PENN/ESPN news. The book club has three books on pre-order and one already released. The show ends with one last thing about the golden era of sports documentaries and the plethora of choices available right now. For more information follow the podcast on twitter @sports_casters Email: [e-mail]