Showdown Strategy; Preseason Week 1 Winners & Losers (8/17 Fantasy Football Podcast)

The rookie quarterbacks were the big winners from Preseason Week 1 (3:28)! Can Terrace Marshall see targets in Carolina? Which backfields might you want to avoid early in the season? ... Who is more likely to start first between Justin Fields and Trey Lance (8:28)? ... What is the Showdown format in NFL DFS (11:17)? Why is it so unique? ... Why is game flow and correlation so important in this format (16:40)? ... If you're playing the showdown slate, you better be paying attention to the news (23:28). How can you be contrarian in this format? ... Does anybody actually use a defense or kicker (27:31)? ... What goes into choosing a captain on DraftKings (33:24)? How does it change between cash and GPP? ... We wrap up with a few more Preseason Week 1 takeaways and reveal the biggest winner of all (49:37)! 'Fantasy Football Today DFS' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox, and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow our FFT DFS team on Twitter: @FFToday , @Roto_Frank @Mike5754 @SiaNejad Watch FFT DFS on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/fantasyfootballtoday Join our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/FantasyFootballToday/ Sign up for the FFT newsletter https://www.cbssports.com/newsletter You can listen to Fantasy Football Today DFS on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Football Today podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Football Today podcast." To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices