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Jeff Mans DFS NFL Cash Game Breakdown – Week 6
Five weeks into the season and it is safe to say that we’re arrived at a few conclusions already, none of which are that surprising. The first thing that is obvious is that the lineup trains are not going away. Cash games are going to involve playing against one lineup that is used by 40% Read More! Football Daily Daily DFS plays, slate breakdowns, and lineup optimizers.
Live Stream Recap Summary: Oct. 16, 2026
Clay Harned Recaps the Oct. 16 Live Stream Oct 16 Livestream Recap Summary What’s up, Elite Mafia! I’m pumped to be back this season providing the recap article for the Core 4 DFS Livestream. My goal with these is to keep the notes short, simple, and to the point. If you want more details, you Read More! Football Daily Daily DFS plays, slate breakdowns, and lineup optimizers.
Jeff Mans DFS NFL Cash Game Breakdown – Week 5
Over many, many years of both playing and analyzing fantasy sports I have learned a few things. One of those things I demonstrated last week in DFS which is to NEVER EVER be too confident. When the Sunday games kicked off at 1pm ET last week I was absolutely, positively certain that we were all Read More! Football Daily Daily DFS plays, slate breakdowns, and lineup optimizers.
Live Stream Recap Summary: Oct. 9, 2026
Clay Harned Recaps the Oct. 9 Live Stream Oct 9 Livestream Recap Summary What’s up, Elite Mafia! I’m pumped to be back this season providing the recap article for the Core 4 DFS Livestream. My goal with these is to keep the notes short, simple, and to the point. If you want more details, you Read More! Football Daily Daily DFS plays, slate breakdowns, and lineup optimizers.
Jeff Mans DFS NFL Cash Game Breakdown – Week 4
I have no problems with last week’s lineup other than taking a second consecutive zero from our tight end. That is a situation that we are going to obviously resolve and will not be a problem going forward. My cash game lineup scored 119.66 without a single point from the TE and our core four Read More! Football Daily Daily DFS plays, slate breakdowns, and lineup optimizers.
Live Stream Recap Summary: Oct. 2, 2026
Clay Harned Recaps the Oct. 2 Live Stream Oct 2 Livestream Recap Summary What’s up, Elite Mafia! I’m pumped to be back this season providing the recap article for the Core 4 DFS Livestream. My goal with these is to keep the notes short, simple, and to the point. If you want more details, you Read More! Football Daily Daily DFS plays, slate breakdowns, and lineup optimizers.
Jeff Mans DFS NFL Cash Game Breakdown – Week 3
It was the tale of two lineups last week as the cash game build was pretty much dead on arrival especially after the injury to our quarterback Caleb Williams. The GPP core four wasn’t much better but the build around it was very good and allowed for some big cashes last week. It’s funny because Read More! Football Daily Daily DFS plays, slate breakdowns, and lineup optimizers.
Live Stream Recap Summary: Sept. 25 2026
Clay Harned Recaps the Sept. 25 Live Stream Sept 25 Livestream Recap Summary What’s up, Elite Mafia! I’m pumped to be back this season providing the recap article for the Core 4 DFS Livestream. My goal with these is to keep the notes short, simple, and to the point. If you want more details, you Read More! Football Daily Daily DFS plays, slate breakdowns, and lineup optimizers.
Jeff Mans DFS NFL Cash Game Breakdown – Week 2
Well, that went well. We started off the DFS NFL season with a bang last week as I saw infinite winning screenshots in Discord and social media from Elite Mafia members. Both core fours from this article were monstrous hits so hopefully most of you that used them were able to start out the season Read More! Football Daily Daily DFS plays, slate breakdowns, and lineup optimizers.
Live Stream Recap Summary: Sept. 18 2026
Clay Harned Recaps the Step. 18 Live Stream Sept 18 Livestream Recap Summary What’s up, Elite Mafia! I’m pumped to be back this season providing the recap article for the Core 4 DFS Livestream. My goal with these is to keep the notes short, simple, and to the point. If you want more details, you Read More! Football Daily Daily DFS plays, slate breakdowns, and lineup optimizers.
Live Stream Recap Summary: Sept. 11 2026
Clay Harned Recaps the Step. 11 Live Stream Sept 11 Livestream Recap Summary What’s up, Elite Mafia! I’m pumped to be back this season providing the recap article for the Core 4 DFS Livestream. My goal with these is to keep the notes short, simple, and to the point. If you want more details, you Read More! Football Comprehensive tools and services for seasonal, daily, and gaming.
NFL Core 4 DFS Livestream With Tyler Buecher & Guests | 9/11 (7 PM EST)
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Jeff Mans DFS NFL Cash Game Breakdown – Week 1
There is so much to say but I have promised myself and many of you that I was going to keep these intros as direct and as brief as possible. So let me just start by officially saying, welcome back! It has been a good offseason. I have found a lot of clarity personally, professionally Read More! Football Comprehensive tools and services for seasonal, daily, and gaming. Dominate your league now! Jeff Mans’ NFL Rankings NFL Draft Guide Cash Game Breakdown League Sync NFL Tools/Data/Cheatsheets
Jeff Mans Sample Auction Budget Cheatsheet 2026
Here is a downloadable version of the actual excel sheet that I use for my auction drafts. If you download the sheet, you can change the value to whatever your league budget and positional preferences are. It’s important to know how much you plan on spending for each position on your roster in an auction Read More! Football Comprehensive tools and services for seasonal, daily, and gaming.
Jeff Mans Rookie Rankings 2026
Here are my rookie rankings for 2026. This is the overall top 60 so if you are looking for individual position rankings check out the dynasty guide or ask me specific questions in Discord. These will be changing throughout NFL Training Camp so check back frequently. For more dynasty advice, check out our Dynasty Discord Read More! Football Comprehensive tools and services for seasonal, daily, and gaming.
THE MANSIFESTO | Fantasy Guru
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2026 RB/Handcuff Grid
The following is full service chart for fantasy football RB value. The rankings are the best to worst running schemes in the NFL. We have designated the starting RB, backup RB and third-down RB for each team here as well with their job security color coded based on security. This RB Grid should point you Read More! Football Comprehensive tools and services for seasonal, daily, and gaming.
2026 2QB/Superflex Chart
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2026 NFL Coaching System Breakdowns
Welcome to the 2026 NFL Coaching Breakdowns here on Fantasy Guru! I started breaking down NFL head coaches for fantasy football purposes back in 2005, and both my research and these write-ups have come a long way since. Once again, I got a lot of help from our very own Mike Horn, who put together all of the charts you will see for each head coach and coordinator. Click on the team you want to research.
Coaching Breakdown: Indianapolis Colts
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Coaching Breakdown: Minnesota Vikings
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Coaching Breakdown: Atlanta Falcons
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Coaching Breakdown: Arizona Cardinals
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Jeff Mans DFS NFL Cash Game Breakdown - Week 1
We begin another season of DFS NFL here at Fantasy Guru and I am sure that you are expecting a long-winded intro from me to set the scene. I don’t think I am going to do that this time around.
2024 Fantasy Football 2QB/SuperFlex Chart
I created this 2QB/SuperFLEX chat in order to end over drafting the QB position in these league formats. Please take notice of the tiers, the ADP (in 1 & 2 QB leagues) and the optimal tier pairing for each QB.
The 2024 MANSifesto
This is my Draft Plan. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My Draft Plan is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My Draft Plan, without me, is useless. Without my Draft Plan, I am useless. I must draft sharper than my league mates who are trying to beat me. I must defeat them before they defeat me. I will. EVERYTHING you’ll need to draft just like Mans is right here: Position-by-position or round-by-round, you are covered for Fantasy Football.
2024 NFL Coaching System Breakdowns
Welcome to the 2024 NFL Coaching Breakdowns here on Fantasy Guru ! I started breaking down NFL head coaches for fantasy football purposes back in 2005, and both my research and these writeups have come a long way since. Once again, I got a lot of help from our very own Mike Horn, who put together all of the charts you will see for each head coach and coordinator. Click on the team you want to research.
Coaching Breakdown: Buffalo Bills
I started breaking down NFL head coaches for fantasy football purposes back in 2005, and both my research and these writeups have come a long way since. Once again, I got a lot of help from our very own Mike Horn, who put together all of the charts you will see for each head coach and coordinator. If you have any questions, want more information, or want to discuss how systems may affect certain players, hit me up on Discord or X @Jeff_Mans.
2024 Running Back Outlooks
Jeff Mans profiles our Running Back options in his latest installment for the 2024 NFL Draft Guide! Be prepared to dominate Fantasy Football seasonal leagues and bring home a Championship!!! Thanks for Reading Fantasy Guru You have discovered some of our paywalled content. In order to provide our readers with the best research and analysis we charge a fee to read our content. Save 10% with code Welcome10 If you are a member please
Welcome to Excellence 2024
Jeff Mans welcomes you to the 2024 NFL Draft Guide! Be prepared to dominate Fantasy Football seasonal leagues and bring home a Championship!!! First and foremost, thank you for your patronage here at Fantasy Guru. Your trust and belief in us and our services mean everything, and we will give everything we have to help you have the greatest NFL season ever. You will want to read every word of this welcome message this year. I am going to get very real, very quickly.
Jeff Mans Fantasy Football Rookie Rankings 2024
The 2024 NFL Draft is over and it is officially rookie draft season! The following are my rookie rankings by position including my top 50 overall offensive only heading into the 2024 NFL and fantasy football season. These will change as we get through mini-camps in the spring and training camp in the summer so Read More! Thanks for Reading Fantasy Guru You have discovered some of our paywalled content.
Jeff Mans NFL Draft Notebook
The 2024 NFL Draft is the most impactful fantasy football draft of our lifetime. The choices made will have lasting impact in both fantasy and reality for a decade to come. Thus, it is VERY important to put in the work and make sure nothing about these prospects goes uncovered. This process has taken me Read More! Thanks for Reading Fantasy Guru You have discovered some of our paywalled content. In order to provide our readers with the best research and analysis we charge a fee to read our content.
2024 NFL Free Agent Rankings
The following are my Top 101 NFL Free Agents heading into the 2024 NFL free agency period. Why 101? I don’t know. It just seemed cool to add that one extra player. Each potential free agent was graded and leveraged against the average at his position. Players in their prime years are given a rating Read More! Thanks for Reading Fantasy Guru You have discovered some of our paywalled content. In order to provide our readers with the best research and analysis we charge a fee to read our content.
Super Bowl First Score History 2024
We are entering the 58th Super Bowl this year and that means that we have a lot of data to pull from the previous 57 which should help us be better fantasy players and bettors in this biggest of games. I went ahead and recorded the first scores (TD/FG/Safety) of each Super Bowl so far Read More! Thanks for Reading Fantasy Guru You have discovered some of our paywalled content. In order to provide our readers with the best research and analysis we charge a fee to read our content.
Jeff Mans Ultimate Super Bowl Pool 2024
It’s the single biggest sporting event of the year and it is being played in wildest city in the United States. So yeah…the Super Bowl is kind of a big deal. If you’re like me and have enjoyed another fantastic season of NFL Football then I am sure you are looking for more ways to Read More! Thanks for Reading Fantasy Guru You have discovered some of our paywalled content. In order to provide our readers with the best research and analysis we charge a fee to read our content.
Jeff Mans DFS NFL Championship Round Writeup
Now that is how it is done in postseason DFS NFL. It was a very good week last week as Josh Allen and Christian McCaffrey came in much lower owned and were very productive for our core four. Even though value plays like Dalvin Cook and Jameson Williams didn’t pop, they did enough in support Read More! Thanks for Reading Fantasy Guru You have discovered some of our paywalled content. In order to provide our readers with the best research and analysis we charge a fee to read our content.
Jeff Mans DFS NFL Divisional Round Writeup
It’s an all or nothing world in postseason DFS NFL and the Wildcard week brought me the latter. Sure the pieces were all there but the needle we have to thread requires a near perfect lineup build and I was too scattered amongst my builds last week. I did see quite a few profitable screenshots Read More! Thanks for Reading Fantasy Guru You have discovered some of our paywalled content. In order to provide our readers with the best research and analysis we charge a fee to read our content.
Jeff Mans Early Fantasy Football Rankings 2024
The 2023 NFL Regular Season has just ended but it is never too early for us to turn our attention to next season and identify which players we are going to want to invest in. I am a firm believer that fantasy football championships are built the previous year when we are all learning what Read More! Thanks for Reading Fantasy Guru You have discovered some of our paywalled content. In order to provide our readers with the best research and analysis we charge a fee to read our content.
Jeff Mans DFS NFL Super Wildcard Round Writeup
It is that time of year again where we continue our fantasy football journey by marching into the NFL postseason armed with 18 weeks of information, data and experience. Postseason DFS NFL is a different animal than what you may be used to in the regular season especially if you are strictly a cash game Read More! Thanks for Reading Fantasy Guru You have discovered some of our paywalled content.
2024 Fantasy Football Playoff Rankings
Playoff time is here and we are ready to roll here at Fantasy Guru. Playoff fantasy football is the best way to enjoy the NFL playoffs and these are my rankings for the entirety of the playoff run. As always I will have my weekly fantasy football rankings for each round of the playoffs in Read More! Thanks for Reading Fantasy Guru You have discovered some of our paywalled content. In order to provide our readers with the best research and analysis we charge a fee to read our content.
2024 Instant NFL Draft Mock Draft
The 2023 NFL regular season has just ended and we are approaching the single greatest offseason the NFL and fantasy football has ever seen. With that in mind, I present to you the very first 2024 NFL Mock Draft of the year. PLEASE UNDERSTAND that I have barely even started my process of evaluating all Read More! Thanks for Reading Fantasy Guru You have discovered some of our paywalled content. In order to provide our readers with the best research and analysis we charge a fee to read our content.
2023 Livestream Recap: 12/29
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Jeff Mans DFS NFL Cash Game Breakdown - Week 16
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2023 Livestream Recap: 12/15
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2023 Livestream Recap: 12/8
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2023 Livestream Recap: 12/1
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2023 Livestream Recap: 11/24
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2023 Livestream Recap: 11/17
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2023 Livestream Recap: 11/10
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Jeff Mans DFS NFL Cash Game Breakdown - Week 9
It was one of the most dominating DFS weeks ever last week and it was very much needed. I hope that you found success last week and that it provided you with at least a little optimism going forward. I will say that it was the best Sunday Night I can remember in a long Read More! Thanks for Reading Fantasy Guru You have discovered some of our paywalled content. In order to provide our readers with the best research and analysis we charge a fee to read our content.
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