One MANS Opinion with Jeff Mans

The 2024 NFL Draft has ended, and Jeff Mans has his full recap right here for us this week. Jeff goes round by round, identifying the best and worst picks in each round as well as identifying the best values, overpays, and most fantasy impactful selections. He also goes over all 32 NFL teams' drafts and assigns them all letter grades based on the quality of needs met. Mans also has some behind-the-scenes reactions to the draft itself, including asking whether the entire event has become just a gigantic promotional event instead of a football one. For all of you dynasty players who have drafts starting soon, Jeff Mans has you covered here as well. He gives out his top 12 overall rookie players in dynasty formats as well as a few later round sleepers and earlier round busts. Football is indeed back, so do not miss this episode or be left behind!

After a quick update on the week that was, Jeff Mans jumps right into the 2024 NFL Draft coverage as he gives the latest news, player updates, and pick odds leading into this week's draft. Then he journeys through all 32 first-round selections and makes the pick that each team should and most likely will make for themselves. Along the way, he discusses possible trades, identifies team needs, and goes over the future options for each team. Mans tells us which first-round picks have the most fantasy football upside and even which NFL Draft bets he puts his money on as well. If you want the most in-depth first-round mock draft this year, hit that like button, subscribe button, and press play.

Season five of One Mans Opinion begins the way it started all those years ago. With Jeff Mans just spitting truth into the microphone. Mans discusses why the lack of fanfare for the 200th episode here and discusses some of the difficulties he has been going through both on and off the microphone. Jeff quickly gets back into form then as he discusses the outcry from people who do not understand why Caitlin Clark is not making as much as rookie NBA players make. Mans gives a business lesson here and compares it to what the fantasy sports industry is also going through. Then he sets his sights on the 2024 NFL Draft as he reveals all 32 NFL teams hit and bust rates among every draft pick they have made since 2010. Can you guess which organization tops the list? He also reveals his top five prospects at each skill position heading into the draft, including the best and worst fits for each player.

The last episode of season four brings out the best in Jeff Mans as he opens the forum to you, the listener, in a full hour plus of Ask Me Anything. Mans wraps up this season with questions ranging from his favorite NFL Draft prospects to bankroll management in DFS and even who the best US Presidents of all time were. Yes, he even reveals the embarrassing story of being locked out of his own studio moments before the SXM show started a few days ago and why he had a full-blown panic attack on the airwaves. He hits topics such as sports betting basics, the new NFL tackling rules, and what has changed in doing a three-hour radio show every day now. He has stories to tell from childhood, relationships, and even religion, all of which have taught him valuable lessons that he uses every single day. It’s a very informative and enlightening final episode of the fourth season. See you in a week for the start of season five!!

Jeff Mans is back from Chicago with a ton of stories to tell! Did he visit his boyhood home? Did he officiate a wedding ceremony? Did he have the entire congregation sing the Barney The Dinosaur theme song during the said ceremony? Find out on this latest episode of One Mans Opinion. Mans also discusses the upcoming fantasy baseball season and his brand new strategy that he is implementing this year. He also dives into NFL free agency and recaps all of the moves made thus far, including the Justin Fields trade to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Don’t worry; Jeff keeps most of his composure this time around, but he questions why so many fans are willing to give NFL executives credit despite them being wrong about quarterbacks so many times. Mans hits all of the highs and lows of the signings so far and reveals a brand new sponsor for the podcast that will help us all make some money this MLB season.

As the new league year is set to begin in the NFL, Jeff Mans is previewing the upcoming names headed for free agency and likely a new home in 2024. Mans reviews each position and discusses some of the marquee names that will be available. Then he provides at least one player he feels is overrated heading at that position and another upcoming free agent who is underrated. He gives each player some likely destinations and the projected salary numbers they will desire. Jeff also talks openly about the recent layoffs across the fantasy sports industry and why the downfall of fantasy baseball is likely the cause of the problem. If you aren’t willing to change with the times, the times will get rid of you. There are many important lessons in this episode, so remember to like, subscribe and listen now!

Jeff Mans is joined by Fantasy Guru’s own NBA analyst Justin Fensterman for an all-encompassing NBA discussion this week. The guys talk about the similarities between the NFL and the NBA including how the fantasy, daily fantasy, and betting elements seem to sync up. Fensty announces his brand new SiriusXM show called “Elite Sports Game Time” with Ray Flowers and gives us a preview of it as well. The guys give out their advice on dealing with the NBA’s rest issue and how we can gain significant advantages in the betting world by using this information. Mans & Fensty give out their teams and players that will rise and those that are falling in the second half of the season. They also provide their players and teams to target against in playing DFS or betting on the NBA right now. This episode has everything from hard-core analysis to previously unheard stories of the two guys working together in the SXM studios. You need to make more money this year and this show is your ticket to start doing just that.

The 2023 NFL season is officially over with the Kansas City Chiefs winning Super Bowl 58. Jeff Mans takes us through all of his takeaways from the big game and the entire season as a whole in this week’s episode. Jeff has thoughts on everything from Reba stringing out the National Anthem to Jason Kelce’s appearance at the afterparty’s on the Las Vegas Strip and everything in between. He reviews all of his bets and DFS plays from the Super Bowl and discusses what made this game one of the single most profitable of his career. Mans also has a pair of big announcements to make regarding his SiriusXM show and even a bonus show that can be heard on that network in the near future. He also speculates on which NFL teams might be next to challenge the World Champion Kansas City Chiefs and gives everybody a blueprint on how to actually beat the NFL’s newest dynasty.

It’s the biggest sporting event of the year and Jeff Mans has you covered. In this episode Jeff is covering every angle of the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers from how they were built to where they were back in their last SB meeting in 2017. Jeff gives out some of his favorite Super Bowl party games, food, drinks and other ways to make the big game enjoyable. Super Bowl 19 was the first one that Mans can remember so he takes a trip down memory lane giving out his favorite moments from every single Super Bowl from 1985 on. He discusses the oddity of the 49ers being favorites while all of the money is coming in on the Chiefs and speculates on why Vegas is siding with San Francisco. Finally, he gives out a few of his favorite bets for the big game including his single game parlay and a couple of prop bets that range from sharp to completely random.

A jumbo-sized episode this week and Jeff Mans sinks his teeth into the fallout from both AFC & NFC Championship Games last weekend. Another Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl appearance has the NFL world debating whether Patrick Mahomes is already the greatest QB or player ever. Mans weighs in with his thoughts and recaps what the biggest differences are between Mahomes and Ravens QB Lamar Jackson. Is Dan Campbell to blame for the Detroit Lions losing the NFC Championship Game? Jeff says absolutely and gives his breakout of why. He also addresses the cheating scandal that has washed over the fantasy community this week as one of the high stakes organizations had an employee caught cheating red handed. Jeff has inside knowledge of the people involved and provides his takes on where they go from here. Finally, he answers some AMA questions courtesy of the Mans Cave Discord Room over at Fantasy Guru dot com which range from dynasty tips to how to effectively bet on the NBA.

Jeff Mans has a lot on his mind this week and tries his hardest to keep on track throughout this episode. He starts out discussing why he has turned to NBA betting now that the NFL season is mostly over. He explains how powerful it is to identify an edge in fantasy, daily fantasy and betting with any sport and expresses just how profitable that can be. Mans also recaps all four NFL Divisional Round Playoff games from last week and gives his unfiltered takeaways for both the winners and losers. Because transparency is so important to him, Jeff spends some time breaking down his daily fantasy football results from 2023 including how his “DFS NFL Core 4” performed overall this season. Finally he gives us an NFC and AFC Championship Game preview including paths to victory for all four teams and his official predictions.

Jeff Mans is fired up after a terrific opening round of the 2024 NFL playoffs. He gives game by game takeaways from each of the Super Wildcard Round games including what went right for the Texans, Packers, Lions and Bucs and what went wrong for the Browns, Rams, Dolphins and Eagles. As promised, Jeff reviews his preseason predictions on how all 32 NFL teams would fare this season and compares them to what really happened. He also gives one “best” moment of the season and one “worst” moment of the season for each team along the way. There was a lot to be learned from this season and it is important to identify where we went right and where we went wrong in that analysis in order to get better. Then Mans heads into the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs to give his predictions on all four games including upsets, sleepers and locks of the week.

Jeff Mans is in playoff mode this week as he dives into the “season for winners” portion of the NFL year. As he always does, he “puts it on tape” this week with a game-by-game breakdown of his 2023-24 NFL playoff predictions including who the Super Bowl 58 champion will be. In this episode Mans is giving the most detailed and informed synopsis of the Chicago Bears conundrum with QB Justin Fields. Should the Bears keep the third year QB or should they trade him and draft USC star Caleb Williams (or another QB)? There have been a lot of opinions given already on this topic but Jeff is diving into every angle of it in order to provide the best course of action for the Bears. In fact, he provides a very simple yet detailed solution that would appease every side of this argument.

The first episode of 2024 starts off with a bang as Jeff Mans reveals the 2023 Fantasy Football Most Valuable Player Awards. He gives one player at each skill position the hardware and provides the reasoning why each player was truly the most valuable for fantasy football players this year. Jeff also provides a runner up at each position including context on why the winner was ultimately chosen. Mans also gives a passioned speech to the fantasy sports community begging for them to reexamine playing fantasy football leagues through week 18. The NFL has changed so much in the last decade that ignoring those changes has become a real problem to the fantasy game. He also discusses how his championship games went, a recap of the DFS week and a full on preview of week 18 including playoff chances, resting players and the best sleepers of the week.

The final show of 2023 has Jeff Mans feeling nostalgic about what has been a rough and tumble year personally and in sports. He reflects on some of the bigger storylines of the calendar year and looks ahead to what he believes will be one of the best pure sports years yet in 2024. Mans also gives his thoughts on the recent Dez Bryant controversy concerning a female football analyst. He discusses the real struggle that is diversifying the fantasy sports industry as well as the obstacles he himself has faced in trying to do so. Jeff also reviews the 2023 fantasy football season by going over what he has learned about each of the skill positions and how league setups need to change beginning next year. While its slim pickings in survivor at this stage of the season, he does have a few bets in mind for the final Thursday Night Football game of the year to pass along too.

In his annual holiday episode, Jeff Mans discusses his favorite holiday in every way possible. Mans has compiled over 20 “Top 5 Lists” surrounding the Christmas holiday and reveals everything from his favorite traditions to his favorite movies to his favorite Christmas memories and so much more. There is plenty of football talk here as well as Jeff recaps a wild week 15 which saw a ton of star players either get hurt or lay goose eggs on the field of play. He also makes the case for why Falcons head coach Arthur Smith has to go at the end of the season and gives the list of other NFL coaches who should be getting the boot as well. As the fantasy playoff ramp up Mans compiles is week 16 sleeper list too as he identifies the players who could bring home the gold this week despite their struggles this season. As always Mans has a week 16 preview with survivor picks and his Thursday Night Football bet of the week.

Jeff Mans has a lot to say this week on the Kansas City Chiefs postgame outbursts saying that a penalty shouldn’t be called despite it being obvious to everybody in the building. He also dives into the topic of why there aren’t repercussions against sports analysts when they get something so profoundly wrong such as the Josh Dobbs QB1 story. With transparency being crucial to this show, Jeff reflects on his best and worst calls from the 2023 NFL season so far including a look back at his fantasy football “MANS-ifesto” draft plan. These teams will surprise you but they are documented over on Fantasy Guru for your viewing pleasure. Mans also dives into NFL week 15 giving out the best rushing and passing matchups of the week followed by his Thursday Night Football bet and survivor picks of the week.

Jeff Mans tackles one of the hottest topics in sports right now in the College Football Playoff selection of Alabama over an undefeated Florida State team. He makes the case that selections like this are about more than just football and speak to the prejudices many of us have these days. Mans also recaps another injury filled week of NFL football culminating with Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence being the latest victim of the QB injury bug. Jeff recaps all 12 starting QB injuries this year and discusses which were the most derailing for their teams. Transparency is what Jeff Mans is all about and in that spirit he provides a breakdown of each of his seasonal fantasy football teams this year followed by full DFS and betting records too. This season has been full of highs and lows which is why Jeff contends that surfing those emotional waters is the key to victory in the modern game. Thursday Night Football bets and survivor picks of the week wrap up this episode as always.

With a belly full of turkey, Jeff Mans is reacting to a big week of football which saw the first head coach fired, a shootout between franchise QB’s and a shakeup at the top of the projected 2024 NFL Draft order. It is also time to check in on how the 2023 NFL rookie class is doing this season and Mans takes us through a recap of the 2023 NFL Draft with an update on each pick of the first round. Then he reviews who the top rookie fantasy producers are this season which unveils quite a few surprises. Jeff breaks the scoring down by position while also projecting the most and least valuable players in dynasty league formats. As a beaten down Chicago Bears fan, Jeff Mans has wrestled with the fate of QB Justin Fields all season. In this episode he makes his decision on what the Bears should do with Fields and with their two high picks in the coming draft. Do you agree? Let him know via Twitter, Facebook or Discord on what you would do if you were in charge of the Bears.

Jeff Mans is in a holiday mood this week as he wishes each and every one of you a very happy and healthy Thanksgiving week! Mans discusses his childhood and how one distant family member shaped his feelings about Thanksgiving and the holidays. He explains what he is thankful for this year both in and out of the sporting world. Jeff also asks the question “what do the Lions, Cowboys, Browns, Jaguars, 49ers, Dolphins, Steelers and Seahawks all have in common this year?” The answer might surprise you but it leads to a bigger conversation of the right way to build your teams whether it is fantasy or reality. For those of you listening before or during your Thanksgiving Day festivities, Mans gives out a few bets for all three holiday games this week including his favorite player props. As always, he provides the survivor play of the week and his best bet for the Sunday card as well.