About this episode
This podcast has spent hours talking about the "running back dead zone" in the last few months, but what is it, what players comprise it and how do fantasy managers avoid it? Matt Harmon is joined by Andy Behrens for a deep dive into what it means and how to avoid being sucked into bad choices during rounds 4-7. They kick off the episode running through some news items around Baker Mayfield and the Carolina Panthers, the Pittsburgh Steelers WRs and 2nd-round rookie wideouts Alec Pierce & Skyy Moore. Closing out the episode, they preview the 2022 Arizona Cardinals offense. 2:50 Baker Mayfield named starter in Carolina 7:40 Pittsburgh WRs and Kenny Pickett 13:30 Alec Pierce & Skyy Moore 18:35 Intro to the RB Dead Zone 29:55 Clyde Edwards-Helaire 33:05 Elijah Mitchell 36:30 Miles Sanders 39:00 Cam Akers 44:05 Damien Harris 46:15 Josh Jacobs, David Montgomery and other RBDZ types 51:30 Arizona Cardinals preview Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports podcast family at https://apple.co/3zEuTQj or at yahoosports.com/podcasts Subscribe to the Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on your favorite podcast app: 🎧 Apple Podcasts 🎧 Spotify 🖥️ YouTube 📢 Check out the Yahoo Sports podcast network or yahoosports.tv And check out Matt Harmon and Yahoo Fantasy on our socials: 📷 @YahooFantasy: https://www.instagram.com/YahooFantasy ⌚ @YahooFantasy: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofantasy 🐦 @YahooFantasy: https://x.com/YahooFantasy 🟦 @YahooFantasy: https://www.facebook.com/YahooFantasy/