Week 17 Lineup Advice: Starts, Sits, Player Debates, and TD Calls (Ep. 1919)
December 26, 2025
AI Summary
5 min read🎙️ The Voices & The Context
- The Format: This trio of fantasy football experts delivers a high-stakes, data-driven breakdown of Week 17 starts and sits tailored for championship contenders, blending holiday cheer with sharp player analysis in a lively roundtable discussion. Analytical and optimistic.
- The Format: Host discussion.
- The Key Players:
- Hosts: Ryan Warmley leads as the steady anchor, Andrew Erickson brings matchup deep dives and rankings conviction, and Pat Fitzmorris adds witty banter and bold flags; their chemistry crackles with playful roasts, shared league war stories, and mutual hype around under-the-radar gems amid championship pressure.
🗝️ Key Themes & Topics
The episode zeroes in on fantasy football survival strategies for Week 17 titles, emphasizing late-season matchups, contract incentives, injury impacts, and game scripts in a holiday-slowed slate spanning Thursday to Monday.
- Topic 1: Waiver Wire & Flag Plants. Hosts spotlight low-rostered backs like Michael Carter (solid RB2/flex vs. Bengals' leaky run D) and flag Tony Pollard (volume king chasing $250K incentives vs. Saints sans Brian Bresee) and Stefan Diggs (target hog vs. torched Jets secondary).
- Topic 2: Running Back Debates. Deep dives on Kenneth Gainwell over Kenneth Walker (Steelers RB edges Seahawks back with targets, red-z
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:32) **Holiday Intro & Hosts Check-In**
- 2 (01:40) **Championship Week Outlook & Rankings Plug**
- 3 (04:47) **Waiver Wire Spotlight: Michael Carter**
- 4 (07:00) **Flag Plants: Conviction Starts**
- 5 (16:21) **RB Debate: Kenneth Walker vs. Kenneth Gainwell**
- 6 (24:06) **RB Debate: Breece Hall vs. Tyrone Tracy Jr.**
- 7 (30:45) **WR Debate: Zay Flowers vs. Jalen Waddle**
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Show Notes
Join Ryan Wormeli, Pat Fitzmaurice, and Andrew Erickson as they break down Week 17’s toughest start/sit calls!
We examine start/sit dilemmas like Kenneth Walker vs Kenneth Gainwell, Zay Flowers vs. Jaylen Waddle, Breece Hall vs Tyrone Tracy Jr., and many more!
Timestamps:
Intro - 0:00:00
Michael Carter - 0:03:45
Plant Your Flag Plays, Tony Pollard & Stefon Diggs - 0:06:30
Hard Rock Bets - 0:11:55
Kenneth Walker vs Kenneth Gainwell - 0:13:55
Breece Hall vs Tyrone Tracy Jr. - 0:21:20
Zay Flowers vs Jaylen Waddle - 0:27:58
Michael Wilson vs DJ Moore - 0:33:51
Rapid Fire Decisions - 0:40:15
FantasyPros Start/Sit Assistant - 0:57:46
Touchdown Calls Contest - 0:58:11
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