2016 RotoGrinders NFL Media Schedule
We are excited the NFL is back, and we are going bigger than ever before with our media offerings. We will be having 18 hours of unique LIVE NFL DFS content per a week, including a few new GrindersLive shows and a number of new contributors to the platform. The majority of shows will become available via the RotoGrinders podcast stream.
We’ve also expanded our Roundtable Lineup Building Shows, added a new NFL podcast and will return to prominent time slots on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio.
GrindersLive
Monday
2:30 PM ET — RotoGrinders presents numberFire’s NFL Re-Grind
Hosts: Chris Gimino – JJ Zachariason – Jim Sannes
This show will recap all the previous week’s games by way of deep analytics and analysis provided by numberFire. This will include a meaningful look at snap counts, routes, targets and a full recap of injuries and potential role changes moving forward.
9:00 PM ET — Night Sweats w/ Dean and Duckie
Hosts: Dean Shavelson & Shawn Hugus
This marks the third year of Dean and Shawn providing you a platform to sweat all your games with the community on Monday night. Not only will the guys keep you up to date on leaderboards of the biggest tournaments, but they will also look to entertain you with irreverent pop culture conversations and interviews with surprise guests. (Starting Week 2)
Wednesday
7:30 PM ET — NFL First Look
Hosts: Chris “Beermakersfan” Prince – Brett “KillaB” Hartfiel – David “headChopper” Kaplen
Three members of the DFS old guard get your week of DFS analysis started with the NFL First Look. Three former #1 ranked players in Beer, KillaB and Chop will break down the week’s slate game by game and give you the first word in DFS.
9:00 PM ET — FootballGuys Daily Fantasy Hour presented by RotoGrinders
Hosts: Dan Back – John “TipandPick” Lee – Austin Lee
Dan, Austin & TipandPick return to Wednesday nights for one of the most and fun and informative shows anywhere in DFS. The show is a blend of the FootballGuys gold standard of expert fantasy analysis with a playful chemistry between hosts that created a weekly wagers and brought “The Dubsmash Bet” to the DFS community. Here is a sampling of what you missed in 2015.
10:00 PM ET — The DFS Pick Six w/ Reebs & Silva
Hosts: Eric “Jakz101” Crain – Rich Hribar – Evan Silva
Two of the biggest fantasy analysts in the business collaborate with one of RotoGrinders top hosts in the debut of the DFS Pick Six. The show will consist of deep analysis of three of their favorite games for DFS along with three important fantasy/positional matchups for the upcoming weekend’s games. This matchup based show will undoubted help you identify the situations you need to take advantage of each week in Daily Fantasy.
Thursday
3:30 PM ET — DRAFT LIVE (Snake Draft)
Hosts: Dan “DB730” Back – CJ Kaltenbach “TheSeige” – Tony “BigT44” Niehaus
Fans of Season Long snake drafts are going to absolutely love this show on Thursday afternoons. DB, TheSeige and BigT will put their money where their mouths are with LIVE snake drafts using the DRAFT mobile app. Not only will viewers get a chance to watch their strategy in this unique form of fantasy, but they’ll also have a chance to compete against the guys as well.
7:15 PM ET — RotoGrinders Inside the Numbers w/ ProFootballFocus
Hosts: Brit Devine – Mike Tagliere – Brandon Marianne Lee
ProFootballFocus returns to the Thursday night slot for a perfect show to watch before you lock in your early week DFS lineups. Mike Tagliere (Host of PFF’s Fantasy Slant) and Brandon Marianne Lee (Host of Her Fantasy Football on SiriusXM) are joined by RotoGrinders veteran Brit Devine to analyze their top plays by position and spotlight some of the proprietary PFF tools to find the situations you want exploit each week.
Friday
8:00 PM ET — Friday Night DFS Live
Hosts: Luke “GiantBallofOil” Louison – Dean “Dean78904” Shavelson
The author of the beloved Fantasy Grout column makes his GrindersLive debut next one of the most established voices in all of DFS for a show like no other in fantasy sports. Just imagine a DFS show inspired by John Oliver, Bill Simmons, Matthew Berry, and the Family Feud. Well, you probably can’t….so you’ll have to watch what we are hoping to be one of the most entertaining shows in DFS.
9:00 PM ET — NFL Experts Roundtable
Hosts: Jeff “JeffElJefe” Collins – JM “JMToWin” Tohline – Adam Levitan
You know a show is good when the hosts tell you they want to be a part of it because it makes them a better player. That’s exactly the case with Collins, JM and Levitan as they return for an absolute must watch/listen for any DFS player. The guys break down their favorite DFS options at each position and discuss the finer points of tournament Game Theory and Cash Game strategy along the way.
Saturday
7:30 PM ET — NFL DFS Mailbag presented by RotoGrinders & DailyRoto
Hosts: RG TBA – Drew “DinkPiece” Dinkmeyer – Mike Leone
Two of the premiere DFS content sites finally come together to collaborate on the perfect show to watch while you grind out your Sunday lineups. DailyRoto’s Drew Dinkmeyer or Mike Leone will be joined by two of RotoGrinders finest to answer the burning questions from the community each and every week. This will be a great opportunity to get questions answered by some of industry’s finest and also score some DFS swag in the process. (Starting Week 2)
Sunday
10:30 AM ET — NFL Opening Drive
11:30 AM ET — NFL GrindersLive
12:30 AM ET — Last Call
Sunday mornings wouldn’t be complete without the last minute advice you’ve come to expect on GrindersLive. We are rolling out two and half hours of analysis up until the 1:00 ET roster lock. The guys will keep you up to date on any late breaking injury news and weather, and get you all the information you need as you put the finishing touches on your DFS lineups for the day.
SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio
RotoGrinders gets back into the rotation this fall on SiriusXM Fantasy Sports Radio with three shows per week. You can hear Dan, Justin, and Beermakersfan in the afternoons on Thursday & Friday from 1-2 ET and Dan and Beer return Sunday mornings at 9:00-10 ET for RotoGrinders Gameday to get you ready for the day in daily fantasy football.
Lineup Building Roundtables
The success of the lineup building shows in MLB & NBA has allowed us to push the envelope even more with even more content for you daily. We are going to provide eight hours of roundtables this NFL season and will be bringing in a few new names to the platform, including TJ Hernandez from 4for4.com, Brett “KillaB2482” Harfiel, Bobby “BobbyFi” Firestone and Grant “Gneiffer07” Neiffer.
Schedule:
Monday: 7:45-8:30 PM ET — NFL Lineup Build (Mon/Thurs Slate)
Tuesday: 2:00 PM ET — NFL Lineup Review
Wednesday: 12:30 PM ET — DraftKings GPP Lineup Build — 2:00 PM ET — FanDuel Cash Lineup Build
Thursday: 12:30 PM ET — FanDuel GPP Lineup Build — 2:00 PM ET — DraftKings Cash Lineup Build
Friday: 12:30 PM ET — FanDuel Lineup Builder Show — 2:00 PM ET — DraftKings Lineup Builder Show
Podcast
The Absolutely Epic Early-Week DFS Podcast featuring JMToWin, BobbyFi and gneiffer07
It’s never too early to start looking to next week. That is our mentality with this early week look at DFS NFL. This podcast will drop Tuesday AM and provide you with entertainment and analysis to get your research started on the right foot. RotoGrinders staple JMToWin will be joined by fellow DFS vets BobbyFi (Ranked 55 & 51 in TPOY) & Gneiffer07 (Ranked 131) in this unique NFL podcast. (Starting Week 2)
Video Series
Daily Fantasy Six Pack featuring Chris “BeermakersFan” Prince
Arguably the most watched video series in DFS returns this fall with a slightly new twist. This NFL season Chris will be producing three six packs a week. There will be QB/RB and WR/TE versions for FanDuel and, for the first time ever, he will dole out his six favorite players and a beast of the week on DraftKings.
Chopping Block featuring David “headChopper” Kaplan
Ever wonder what a DFS legend thinks of your lineup? You’ll have your chance with the return of the “Chopping Block”. David “headChopper” Kaplan will look at a GPP and cash game lineup for FanDuel and DraftKings — he’ll “Chop” the players who don’t make the cut and give the thumbs up for those that are Chopper approved. Be sure to monitor the RG twitter feed to submit your lineups to win RG gear by getting your lineup “Chopped”.