Don't Get Last! Guillotine Fantasy Football Podcast

Joe Harris
  • 5.0 (10)
  • Fantasy Sports

Joe Harris walks you through the wildly unique and fast-paced format of Guillotine Fantasy Football. With new guests every week and easily digestible information, this is your one-stop spot for everything you need to dominate your guillotine league!

  1. 3d ago

    Week 4 Fantasy Football Start Sit Advice: Guillotine Survival Strategy & FAAB Mistakes!

    Update! The wrong audio was briefly available for this episode, the error has been corrected and we are now live for real! I apologize for the inconvenience! Welcome back to Season 4, Episode 20 of the Don't Get Last Chopped Fantasy Football Podcast! I'm joined by football data specialist Jon (@mibpj) from YunoSports.com to bring you the ultimate survival blueprint for Week 4 of the NFL season.In a Guillotine / Chopped fantasy league, ceiling doesn't matter—SURVIVAL is everything. One bad lineup choice or bust candidate can get your team instantly chopped. Today, we break down critical Week 4 Starts, Sits, Scary Starts, and Shocking Sits across Quarterback, Running Back, Wide Receiver, and Tight End, plus review the most outrageous FAAB bidding mistakes of Week 3.Stay tuned until the final segment for an exclusive live demonstration of UnoSports.com, covering NFL data slicing in "The Lab," weekly team injury metrics, and the 4th-quarter clutch drive analyzer!━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📌 EPISODE BREAKDOWN & CHAPTERS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 00:00 - Intro: Welcome Jon (@mibpj) & Setting Up Week 4 02:15 - The Worst Week 3 FAAB Bids 09:40 - Week 4 Wide Receiver Starts & Sits: Deebo, Jameson Williams & Fading the Bears 18:10 - WR Scary Starts & Shocking Sits: Malik Nabers vs. Christian Watson Regression 25:30 - Tight End Strategy: Darren Waller, Revenge Narratives & The Dalton Kincaid Trap 34:10 - Quarterback Breakdown: CJ Stroud, Target Matchups & Sits to Avoid Elimination 43:30 - Running Back Survival Guide: High-Floor Starts, Sneaky Backups & Brutal Matchups 52:15 - RB Scary Starts & Shocking Sits: Fade Javonte Williams & Keaton Mitchell Upside 1:01:20 - Guillotine RB Game Theory & Navigating Thin Waiver Wires 1:07:00 - UnoSports Walkthrough: "The Lab" & Meet "Chad" the AI Data Engine 1:13:40 - Advanced NFL Metrics: Live Team Health Index & The Joe Burrow Clutch Debate 1:18:20 - Fantasy League Sync Tools, Free vs. Pro Features & Outro ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📊 Explore UnoSports & Test "The Lab": https://yunosports.com 🐦 Follow John on X / Twitter: https://twitter.com/mibpj🎙️ Subscribe to the Don't Get Last Podcast for weekly survivor & waiver wire advice!━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 💀 WHAT IS GUILLOTINE FANTASY FOOTBALL? ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ In a Guillotine / Chopped league, there are no head-to-head records or traditional playoff brackets. Every single week, the lowest-scoring team across the entire league is instantly eliminated ("chopped"). The eliminated team’s entire roster is released to the waiver wire, triggering high-stakes Free Agent Acquisition Budget (FAAB) bidding wars among surviving managers. Playing Guillotine requires high-floor players, risk mitigation, and disciplined budget management. 💬 JOIN THE CONVERSATION: What was the craziest FAAB bid in your league this week? Who is your top survivor play for Week 4? Drop your start/sit questions in the comments below, and we'll help you stay off the chopping block! #FantasyFootball #GuillotineLeagues #NFLFantasy #FantasyFootballWeek4 #StartSit #FantasyFootballAdvice #NFLWaiverWire #UnoSports #NFLAnalytics #FantasyFootballRankings

  2. 6d ago

    Guillotine/Chopped League Fantasy Football Waiver Wire Strategy: FAAB Math & Expected Value Week 4

    In today’s Week 4 waiver wire breakdown, we’re diving deep into the math and game theory behind Guillotine and Chopped-league-style fantasy football. Surviving until the end requires balancing roster safety with long-term FAAB capital. We get into the statistical "Expected Value" of your FAAB budget, how to price mid-tier floor stabilizers versus elite superstars, and why holding all your cash can actually kill your team.Plus, we run through full Sunday game recaps, injury fallout (Devon Achane, Jaylen Coker, Baker Mayfield, Justin Jefferson), droppable quarterbacks, and exact dollar-amount FAAB bid recommendations for EVERY major target on the wire.Key Takeaways & Strategy Rules:The Golden Rules of Guillotine FAAB: Why you shouldn't blow 500+ on top-tier bids early, how to exploit exponential FAAB inflation, and why low-balling the chopped player pool works.Bye-Week Planning: Look 2–3 weeks ahead to scoop up stash players for free instead of panic-bidding later.Roster Sorting Hack: Why you must sort the waiver wire by Roster Percentage rather than projected points to find injured stars (Puka Nacua, A.J. Brown, Justin Jefferson) sitting on the wire for cheap.FAAB Expected Value (EV): Why spending 250 on a solid starter (Javonte Williams tier) yields better long-term survival equity than saving 100% of your budget or overpaying 500+ for one player.Episode Timestamps00:00-2:15 – Intro: Week 4 Waiver Wire & Guillotine Strategy Mindset02:15-04:10 – The 3 Core Rules: Avoiding Mega Bids & Casting a Wide FAAB Net04:10-05:45 – Bye-Week Preparation: Planning 2–3 Weeks in Advance05:45-07:30 – The Waiver Sorting Hack: Target High-Roster% Zero-Projected Players07:30-10:45 – Advanced Strategy: The Math of FAAB Expected Value (EV) to Week 1210:45-14:50 – Case Studies: Aaron Jones vs. Bijan Robinson vs. Javonte Williams14:50-16:30 – Surviving vs. Thriving: Why Floor Beats Upside in Cut Leagues16:30-21:15 – Chargers at Bills: Justin Herbert Droppable? & James Cook Bidding21:15-26:40 – Browns at Panthers: Jaylen Coker Injury, Darren Waller & Tet McMillan26:40-33:20 – Lions at Jets: Geno Smith Surge, Garrett Wilson & Breece Hall Concern33:20-38:50 – Colts at Texans: Jonathan Taylor Trap, Tyler Warren & Houston Woes38:50-42:10 – Chiefs at Dolphins: Devon Achane Injury Fallout, Rashee Rice & Backup RBs42:10-46:20 – Giants at Titans: Cam Skattebo & Tennessee WR Volatility46:30-51:45 – Bengals at Steelers: Chase Brown Dip, Jaylen Warren Takeover51:45-56:10 – Seahawks at Commanders: Marcus Mariota Stunner & Backfield Chaos56:10-1:00:40 – Patriots at Jaguars: Dropping Drake Maye & Bhayshul Tuten Bids1:00:40-1:04:30 – 49ers at Cardinals: Brock Purdy MVP Tier & Jeremiah Love Breakout1:04:30-1:07:45 – Vikings at Buccaneers: Baker Mayfield Out, Justin Jefferson & Addison1:07:45-1:12:15 – Ravens at Cowboys: Lamar Jackson Floor, Zay Flowers & CeeDee Lamb1:12:15-1:16:15 – Raiders at Saints: Brock Bowers Dominance & Tyler Shough Fantasy Magic1:16:00-1:18:45 – Rams at Broncos: Kyren Williams, Matthew Stafford & Receiver Values1:18:45-1:22:00 – Falcons at Packers: Drake London Explosion & Jordan Love Outlook1:22:00 – Wrap-Up: Subscribe & Hit the Buttons That Bring Serotonin!

  3. Sep 26

    The Worst EVER Guillotine / Chopped League Bids in Fantasy Football - S4E18

    Guillotine fantasy football strategy, worst FAAB bids, and full positional Start/Sit advice for this week! In this episode, we break down the biggest overpays and bidding mistakes from chopped leagues, followed by comprehensive Start/Sit rankings across Quarterbacks, Running Backs, Wide Receivers, and Tight Ends to help keep your roster alive and avoid elimination. 📌 TIMESTAMPS / CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Top 10 Worst FAAB Bids in Guillotine Fantasy Football 26:00 - Start / Sit Guillotine/Chopped Wide Receivers 49:00 - Start / Sit Guillotine/Chopped Tight Ends 1:02:00 - Start / Sit Guillotine/Chopped Quarterbacks 1:15:00 - Start / Sit Guillotine/Chopped Running Backs 🏈 TOPICS DISCUSSED: - The biggest FAAB overpays & bidding mistakes in Guillotine / Chopped leagues - Floor vs. ceiling Start/Sit strategy for elimination formats - Positional breakdowns: WR, TE, QB, and RB survival targets - Roster management and waiver strategy to avoid getting chopped 🔔 Subscribe to Don't Get Last for weekly Guillotine Fantasy Football strategy, FAAB bidding breakdowns, and Start/Sit advice! #GuillotineLeagues #FantasyFootball #FAABStrategy #StartSit #FantasyFootballAdvice #GuillotineFantasyFootball #ChoppedFantasyFootball #KnockoutFantasyFootball

  4. Sep 22

    How Should You Spend Your FAAB in Guillotine Leagues in Week 2? - S4E17

    After a slew of Week 2 injuries, who might be on your guillotine/chopped/knockout league waiver wire and how much should you spend to acquire them? Tune in to find out now!#fantasyfootball #guillotinefantasyfootball #choppedfantasyfootball #knockoutfantasyfootball

  5. Sep 18

    Who Should You Start in Guillotine/Chop/Knockout Fantasy Football Week 2? S4E16

    What do you do when half of the NFL is down a starting wide receiver? How do you recover from a Kyler Murray or Brock Bowers injury this early in the season of guillotine fantasy football? Is Jalen Coker the greatest player of all time? We answer all these questions and more today, breaking down Week 2 Starts and Sits for Guillotine/Chop/Knockout Fantasy Football!#fantasyfootball #guillotinefantasyfootball #chopfantasyfootball #knockoutfantasyfootball

  6. Sep 16

    S4E15: How to Bid on Players in Guillotine Fantasy Football? Week 2 Analysis

    Owen from Chop Fantasy Football.Com joins me on the show today as we break down every game from week 1 of the NFL season and how you should bid on the players in them in Guillotine, Chop, and Knockout Fantasy Football!#fantasyfootball #guillotinefantasyfootball #chopfantasyfootball #knockoutfantasyfootball

  7. Sep 11

    Guillotine Fantasy Football FAAB Guide and Week 1 Start and Sit

    If you have Brock Bowers, AJ Brown, or Davante Adams in a guillotine fantasy football league, a chop fantasy football league, or a knockout fantasy football league, this episode is for you! We break down the best starts, sits, and pickups you can make before Week 1 starts in your chop leagues. Plus, stick around until the end for a brief guide on how to spend your FAAB depending on your league!#fantasyfootball #guillotinefantasyfootball #chopfantasyfootball #knockoutfantasyfootball

  8. Sep 4

    S4E13: The Ultimate Guillotine Draft Kit Pt.2: Guillotine Strategies, Tactics, and Tips to win your league!

    Breaking down the best guillotine fantasy football draft strategies out there, plus some good guillotine fantasy football tips to help you win your league in a breeze! #fantasyfootball #guillotinefantasyfootball

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Joe Harris walks you through the wildly unique and fast-paced format of Guillotine Fantasy Football. With new guests every week and easily digestible information, this is your one-stop spot for everything you need to dominate your guillotine league!

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