Aug 27, 2026 · 56 min
Fantasy values hinge on price, workload and touchdown regression
Preseason Love/Hate (QBs + RBs)
The episode shows how draft cost can turn useful players into fades, making valuation as important as talent in preseason fantasy decisions.
- 1Joe Burrow and Caleb Williams headline quarterback values, while Matthew Stafford and Bo Nix carry cost-driven risks.
- 2Kenneth Walker and Chase Brown emerge as running back targets because workload and offensive context could exceed their prices.
- 3TreVeyon Henderson and Bucky Irving illustrate why Love-Hate fades reflect valuation concerns rather than blanket player rejection.
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The hosts clarify that a Love-Hate designation is fundamentally about auction or draft value, not whether Berry would ever select the player.
The brief
Matthew Berry and Nando Di Fino open their annual Love-Hate discussion with quarterbacks, weighing elite passing, rushing upside and late-round value against draft cost.
Joe Burrow and Caleb Williams lead the quarterback loves, while Matthew Stafford and Bo Nix become fades for regression concerns and prices that leave little margin.
The running back section centers on Kenneth Walker and Chase Brown, whose potential workloads and offensive settings make them compelling targets above market value.
Auction strategy gives the list its broader lesson: push past average prices selectively, disguise intentions and compare every player’s expected production with acquisition cost.
TreVeyon Henderson and Bucky Irving close the fades, showing how big-play dependence, injury uncertainty and weak efficiency can make current prices difficult to justify.
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