Fantasy Football Awards Show + Reacting to Our Preseason HOT TAKES! (Ep. 1930)

January 9, 2026

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🎙️ The Voices & The Context

The Format: Casual live podcast chat with hosts handing out fantasy football awards for the 2025 season, reviewing predictions, and revisiting a hilarious preseason "hot takes" episode where they ate increasingly spicy wings.
The Key Players:
- Joey P (Joe P. Zopia), the energetic host driving the awards and banter.
- The Welsh, fantasy analyst with strong opinions on consistency and running backs.
- Andrew Erickson, data-driven "spreadsheet slave" who loves bold predictions.
- Scott Bogman, Steelers fan with witty roasts and "I told you so" vibes.
- Chemistry is peak bro-energy: constant ribbing about trophies, injuries, and bad takes, like mocking each other's heights via AI graphics.
The Vibe: Fun and rowdy—think roast session with laughs, mock outrage over busted predictions, and "water cooler" gold from spicy sauce suffering.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:00) **Fantasy MVP Debate**
2 (08:30) **Playoff MVP Award**
3 (11:20) **Breakout Player of the Year**
4 (14:05) **Rookie of the Year**
5 (18:10) **Waiver Wire Hero**
6 (22:40) **Sleeper of the Year**
7 (26:50) **Bust of the Year**

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Show Notes

Relive the highs, lows and hottest moments of the 2025 NFL season by joining Joe Pisapia, Chris Welsh, Andrew Erickson and Scott Bogman for their fantasy football awards show and reaction to their preseason hot takes!

Is San Francisco 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey the Fantasy MVP? What makes Carolina Panthers WR Tetairoa McMillan the Rookie of the Year? Plus, how did the guys' bold predictions pan out?

The Pros close the book on what was another wild year of professional football!

Timestamps: (May be off due to ads)

Intro - 0:00:00
BettingPros In-Game Livestream - 0:00:41
Trophy Talk - 0:01:19
Fantasy MVP - 0:03:25
Playoff MVP - 0:07:59
Breakout Player of the Year - 0:10:50
Rookie of the Year - 0:13:36
Waiver Wire Hero - 0:17:38
Sleeper of the Year - 0:22:05
Bust of the Year - 0:26:18
BettingPros Premium - 0:30:22
I Told You So Award - 0:31:03
Running Baks Are Dead Award - 0:33:29
Hmmm Award - 0:34:30
Rosie Clogger of the Year Award- 0:36:06
Most Likely To Be the Juggernaut Award - 0:38:20
Should’ve Had More Touches Award - 0:39:01
Nobody Believed in Me Award - 0:39:16
Mild Takes Exposed - 0:40:54
Medium Takes Exposed - 0:44:54
Nuclear Takes Exposed - 0:50:52
Outro - 0:59:30

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