Dynasty Compass

Jeff Blaylock
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Dynasty Compass is your guide to building a fantasy football team that lasts. Hosted by Jeff Blaylock—fantasy analyst, Footballguys contributor, and dynasty strategist—this show helps you find direction in a noisy fantasy football world. Each episode delivers short, actionable advice for dynasty managers: trade strategy, rookie draft tactics, roster-building frameworks, and more. Whether you’re contending now or rebuilding for the future, Dynasty Compass helps you orient your team toward long-term success. 🎧 New episodes weekly during the NFL season 🧭 Because in dynasty, you don’t need a GPS—you need a compass.

  1. 3d ago

    Buying the Dip: Week 4 Buy-Low Windows and Traps with Grindberg

    We're three weeks in and some dynasty managers are down on stars they drafted like Drake Maye, De’Von Achane, and Marvin Harrison Jr. Grindberg (Mike Lindberg) from Fantasy Sports Advice Network joins Jeff to evaluate these falling stars through a buy-low lens, separating real windows of opportunity from traps across quarterback, running back, receiver, and tight end. 💡 Key Takeaways • A veteran manager's "dip" isn't the same discount as a new dynasty player's. Read who you’re trading with before deciding on a price. • De'Von Achane's torn ACL opens a real buy-low window for non-contenders. • Marvin Harrison Jr. and Brian Thomas Jr. both look like change-of-scenery-or-bust cases right now. • Tucker Kraft is a buy while he's being doubted. Green Bay will get him more involved once he’s fully healthy. • The Chargers backfield and their crowded tight end room are both too muddled to pay up for anyone in either group right now. • George Pickens is a buy even in a timeshare with CeeDee Lamb. The spike weeks and his pending free agency both add value. ⏱️ Chapters/Timestamps 00:00 – Buying the Dip Explained 04:44 – QB Dips: Drake Maye and Justin Herbert 12:43 – Bo Nix’s Week 3 Turnaround 15:43 – Omarion Hampton and TreVeyon Henderson 21:02 – Quinshon Judkins and Jadarian Price 28:02 – Injury Discounts: De’Von Achane and Malik Nabers 31:49 – WR Buy Windows: Jameson Williams and George Pickens 37:21 – Change-of-Scenery Cases: Brian Thomas Jr. and Marvin Harrison Jr. 43:33 – Carnell Tate’s Quarterback Problem 46:33 – Tight End Dips: Kyle Pitts, Tucker Kraft, and Oronde Gadsden 54:16 – Week 4 Advice and Where to Find Grindberg 🔗 Links Mentioned • The Dynasty Pulse podcast: https://fsan.com/football/podcasts/the-dynasty-pulse • Fantasy Sports Advice Network: https://fsan.com/home • Follow Grindberg on X: https://x.com/FFCanuck99 • Jeff’s Dynasty Rankings: https://www.footballguys.com/rankings/ranker/jeff-blaylock/duration/dynasty • Follow Jeff on Twitter/X: https://x.com/jeffblaylock • Footballguys: https://www.footballguys.com • Dynasty Compass website: https://www.dynastycompass.com 👍 Support the Show If you enjoy Dynasty Compass, please consider subscribing, leaving a five-star rating, and sharing the show with another dynasty manager. Reviews on Apple Podcasts help more dynasty players discover the show and help the Dynasty Compass community grow. Visit dynastycompass.com to learn more about the show.

  2. Sep 24

    Reading the Tells: What Weeks 1 and 2 Actually Told Us with Mike "Nerdboi" Lamoureux

    Two weeks in, which player usage and performance signals are real and which are just noise? Nerdboi (Mike Lamoureux) returns to help sort the tells into sell windows on fading names like De’Von Achane and Marvin Harrison Jr., buy windows on ascending pieces like Jalen Coker and Chuba Hubbard, or holds like Drake Maye and the Chargers’ offense. 💡 Key Takeaways • Full route or snap share without production is a signal to hold, not sell. The box score lags the role, it doesn't override it. • Give a breakout or a bust three to four games before you trust it. Two-week samples flip in either direction. • Attach to ascending offenses, not just talented players stuck on bad ones. Team context does more work than the individual profile. • A new contract is a real signal worth following, but not an automatic verdict in either direction. • Diagnose the problem before you diagnose the player. A structural issue doesn't get fixed quickly, but a new-scheme learning curve usually does. • Before you write off a player, ask what your assumption is actually betting on, and who benefits if you're wrong. ⏱️ Chapters/Timestamps 00:00 – It's Just Two Weeks 05:26 – Bears WR Room & Bryce Young’s Breakout 12:37 – De’Von Achane’s Sinking Value in Miami 16:52 – Saints Backfield Timeshare: Alvin Kamara vs. Travis Etienne 20:51 – WR Disappointments: Emeka Egbuka, Ladd McConkey, Luther Burden 24:39 – Marvin Harrison Jr.’s Sabotage Drop and Trade Fit 29:03 – Surprise Top Offenses: Raiders, Panthers, Saints, Texans 37:12 – Diagnosing the Chargers’ Offense 40:53 – Drake Maye, Trevor Lawrence & Dynasty QB Rankings 50:28 – Buy Windows: Jalen Coker, Chuba Hubbard, Parker Washington 1:03:09 – Tight End Risers: Dalton Kincaid, Isaiah Likely, Dalton Schultz 1:12:43 – Week 3 Advice and Where to Find Nerdboi 🔗 Links Mentioned Dynasty Degens at Dynatyze FF: https://www.youtube.com/@DynatyzeFF Dynatyze: https://dynatyze.com Jeff’s Dynasty Rankings: https://www.footballguys.com/rankings/ranker/jeff-blaylock/duration/dynasty Follow Jeff on Twitter/X: https://x.com/jeffblaylock Footballguys: https://www.footballguys.com Dynasty Compass website: https://www.dynastycompass.com 👍 Support the Show If you enjoy Dynasty Compass, please consider subscribing, leaving a five-star rating, and sharing the show with another dynasty manager. Reviews on Apple Podcasts help more dynasty players discover the show and help the Dynasty Compass community grow.

  3. Sep 17

    Week 1 Overreactions Are Overrated with Brian Hartman

    Week 1 is done, and dynasty managers everywhere are already reaching for the panic button. Jeff and Brian Hartman (Too Much Fantasy Football) sort through the real injury concerns, the disappointments that don't matter, and the hot performances that are actually buy-low or sell-high windows. 💡 Key Takeaways Don't overreact to Week 1. One game is a terrible sample size for any big roster decision.Injuries to Brock Bowers, A.J. Brown, and Zay Flowers create real buy-low windows, but the details of each injury matter more than the name.Disappointing stats from tight ends like Colston Loveland and Kyle Pitts are mostly noise at a famously volatile position.Hot performances from players like Jalen Coker and Isaiah Likely are sell-high opportunities more often than they're a new baseline.⏱️ Chapters/Timestamps 00:00 – Don't Panic 04:11 – Injuries: Brock Bowers, A.J. Brown, Zay Flowers 09:46 – Ladd McConkey, Quarterbacks 14:54 – Buy Windows: Ja'Kobi Lane, Omar Cooper 18:31 – Disappointments: Colston Loveland, Jaylen Waddle 21:31 – Terry McLaurin, Ja'Marr Chase, George Kittle, Drake London 24:18 – Breakthrough or Outlier: Jalen Coker, Dallas Goedert, Isaiah Likely 30:10 – Devaughn Vele, Kalif Raymond, De'Zhaun Stribling 35:26 – Best Things Dynasty Managers Can Do Right Now 🔗 Links Mentioned Follow Brian Hartman on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/toomuch_brianToo Much Fantasy Football: https://www.youtube.com/@TooMuchFantasyFootballToo Much Movie Night: https://www.youtube.com/@TooMuchMovieNightJeff's Dynasty Rankings: https://www.footballguys.com/rankings/ranker/jeff-blaylock/duration/dynastyFollow Jeff on Twitter/X: https://x.com/jeffblaylockFootballguys: https://www.footballguys.comDynasty Compass website: https://www.dynastycompass.com👍 Support the Show If you enjoy Dynasty Compass, please consider subscribing, leaving a five-star rating, and sharing the show with another dynasty manager. Reviews on Apple Podcasts help more dynasty players discover the show and help the Dynasty Compass community grow. Visit dynastycompass.com to learn more about the show.

  4. Sep 9

    3 Habits of Highly Successful Dynasty Managers

    Managing a fantasy football roster means decision overload: starts, sits, waivers, trades, IR moves, and more, all at once. Successful dynasty managers don't just smarter decisions. They smartly reduce their options first. Jeff breaks down the three habits that separate savvy dynasty managers from everyone else, so you spend less time buried in options and focus on making fewer moves that actually matter. 💡 Key Takeaways Know your roster needs before you shop the waiver wire, filtering by position and strategic direction first.Read the usage behind the stats before you acquire or drop a player.Match how far ahead you're looking to your compass direction; each strategy has its own unique timeframes.Reducing lesser options leads to fewer and smarter decisions. You're not constraining yourself—you're navigating better. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 – Make Fewer Decisions This Season 04:04 – Habit 1: Know What You Need Before You Shop 12:16 – Habit 2: Read the Usage, Not Just the Stats 18:25 – Habit 3: Look to Your Horizon 24:10 – Tying It All Together 🔗 Links Mentioned Jeff's Dynasty Rankings: https://www.footballguys.com/rankings/ranker/jeff-blaylock/duration/dynastyFollow Jeff on Twitter/X: https://x.com/jeffblaylockFootballguys: https://www.footballguys.comDynasty Compass website: https://www.dynastycompass.com👍 Support the Show If you enjoy Dynasty Compass, please consider subscribing, leaving a five-star rating, and sharing the show with another dynasty manager. Reviews on Apple Podcasts help more dynasty players discover the show and help the Dynasty Compass community grow. Visit dynastycompass.com to learn more about the show.

  5. Sep 1

    The Hidden Costs of Every Dynasty Trade

    Dynasty managers need to look deeper than trade calculators to understand the hidden costs of trades. Jeff Blaylock breaks down the choice between paying up for an elite producer and playing for value instead, using a single hypothetical trade for Ja'Marr Chase to show how the right call depends entirely on your team's strategic direction. Failing to account for collateral damage and opportunity cost can lead to a trade you'll regret in a year. 💡 Key Takeaways Paying up means acquiring a true difference-maker at full market cost; playing for value means accepting a smaller upgrade at a much lower price.Your Dynasty Compass direction should decide which path fits: West pays up, South plays value, and North and East face a harder balancing act.Trade calculators work as a check on your own valuation and a window into your trade partner's thinking, but they shouldn't make the decision for you.Collateral damage, the value lost from the player your addition bumps out of the lineup or off the roster, is easy to calculate but often ignored.Opportunity cost—alternative uses of an asset in a trade—is harder to quantify and grows larger the longer your timeline stretches.A single hypothetical trade for Ja'Marr Chase plays out four different ways depending on whether a roster is heading West, South, North, or East.Playing for value doesn't have to mean settling for less and might be a better net addition.Competing for a playoff spot and contending for a championship are different things, but many managers think of them as being the same.Conviction in your own valuation is the final ingredient; without it, even a well-reasoned choice between paying up and playing value falls apart.⏱️ Chapters/Timestamps 00:00 – Welcome & Setting Up Today's Question 02:31 – The Four Directions Refresher 08:21 – Defining Pay Up or Play Value 11:23 – Applying the Compass: Easy Calls and Hard Ones 15:31 – Trade Calculators Fall Short 19:36 – Two Hidden Value Killers: Collateral Damage and Opportunity Cost 26:06 – Considerations for the West and South 33:04 – Considerations for teams in the North 38:31 – Considerations for Teams Headed East 43:22 – Conviction and Wrap-Up 🔗 Links Mentioned Jeff's Dynasty Rankings: https://www.footballguys.com/rankings/ranker/jeff-blaylock/duration/dynastyFollow Jeff on Twitter/X: https://x.com/jeffblaylockFootballguys: https://www.footballguys.comDynasty Compass website https://www.dynastycompass.com 👍 Support the Show If you enjoy Dynasty Compass, please consider subscribing, leaving a five-star rating, and sharing the show with another dynasty manager. Reviews on Apple Podcasts help more dynasty players discover the show and help the Dynasty Compass community grow. Visit dynastycompass.com to learn more about the show.

  6. Aug 25

    The Tao of Dynasty: Getting Your Mind Right with Sigmund Bloom

    Rosters are set. Now it's time to prepare the manager. Jeff sits down with longtime friend and Footballguys colleague Sigmund Bloom for an unscripted conversation about the mindset side of dynasty: embracing mistakes, navigating obstacles, receiving outcomes instead of fighting them, and separating the finite game of winning from the infinite game of playing. Knowing how to make peace with what you can't control is what keeps you making good decisions when the season doesn't go to plan. The conversation ranges from Sig's zero-RB startup draft to a recent trip to Navajo Nation and what it taught him about permanence and impermanence. This episode is the key to getting your mind right before the season starts. 💡 Key Takeaways Getting ready for the season means having clarity on your dynasty buys and sells before Week 1 changes the picture entirely.Sig's mantra for managing the unknown: "Don't argue with what is about to happen. Receive it."How you navigate around an obstacle speaks volumes about how you act more than how you think.The heartache isn't making a mistake; it's not learning from it and making it again.The "oblong ball factor" means the game is genuinely unpredictable, so a good process can still produce a bad outcome.Sig took a zero-RB Superflex startup draft to an extreme this year as a deliberate bet that running backs are depreciating assets.Don't get hung up on winning or losing a trade at the margin. What matters is acting on conviction.Scaling to 20+ leagues means knowing your limits before the hobby stops being fun.A recent trip to the Navajo Nation left Sig thinking about permanence, impermanence, and not standing too long on any one notion. ⏱️ Chapters/Timestamps 0:00 – Welcome & the Dynasty Compass Metaphor 6:50 – Pre-Season Prep: Clarity on Buys, Sells, and Receiving What Comes 13:57 – Injuries as Obstacles: The Lake in the Way 19:08 – What Winning Looks Like: Dynasty vs. Redraft 26:58 – The Oblong Ball Factor and the Quantum Uncertainty of Fantasy Football 32:07 – Peeking Through Keyholes: Insiders, Cycles, and the Zero-RB Experiment 43:05 – Finding Peace with Undetermined Outcomes 47:20 – Luck, Preparation, and the Infinite Game 52:37 – Having a Plan Without Marrying It 58:48 – Improvisation, Sunk Costs, and Letting Go of Trade Math 1:06:19 – Scaling Leagues, Self-Discovery, and the Impermanence of It All 🔗 Links Mentioned The Audible podcast On the Couch with Sigmund Bloom Follow Sig on Twitter/X Footballguys Jeff's Dynasty Rankings on Footballguys Follow Jeff on Twitter/X 👍 Support the Show If you enjoy Dynasty Compass, please consider subscribing, leaving a five-star rating, and sharing the show with another dynasty manager. Reviews on Apple Podcasts help more dynasty players discover the show and help the Dynasty Compass community grow. Visit dynastycompass.com to learn more about the show.

  7. Aug 18

    These Trading Mistakes Are Costing You Value with Frank in the Chat

    Many dynasty trading mistakes trace back to one lie you tell yourself: thinking you're a contender when you're not. Jeff Blaylock sits down with Frank Neill, better known as Frank in the Chat and co-host of the Trade Addicts Podcast, to break down the habits costing dynasty managers value in every trade. Knowing these patterns lets you avoid them in your own trades and spot them in your league mates before they do. From boredom trades and safe floors to over-reliance on trade calculators, they cover how to avoid making them and how to use others' mistakes to your advantage. 💡 Key Takeaways Misreading your own roster is the root cause behind many trading mistakes on this list.Know your team's honest direction — contending, rebuilding, or stuck — before you trade.Research what the other manager needs right now, not just their past trading habits.Explaining an offer usually works better than sending it "over the transom" with no context.Instant acceptance often means you overpaid. Getting some pushback on a big trade is a healthy sign.Trade calculators are sanity checks, not checkbooks to balance.Knowing which one your league mates trust tells you how to negotiate with them.Most rookie picks are worth the most when it's on the clock, because certainty has real value.Giving yourself permission to make bad trades is how you learn to make good ones.⏱️ Chapters/Timestamps 00:00 – Intro and Welcome 02:22 – Building the Perfect Trade Offer: Direction, Need & Research 06:24 – Framing Offers, Wanting Pushback & Reading Rejections 13:59 – Boredom Trades & No Strategic Goal 19:33 – Misreading Your Own Roster  22:13 – Chasing Safe Floors Over Ceiling 27:27 – Patio Furniture Trades & Misvaluing Draft Capital 36:18 – The Pick-on-the-Clock Debate & Kicking Capital Down the Road 44:46 – Over-Reliance on Trade Calculators 51:04 – Knee-Jerk Trades & Stagnation 1:00:41 – Bad Communication & Being a Jerk 1:09:43 – Exploiting Others' Mistakes 🔗 Links Mentioned Trade Addicts Podcast Follow Frank on Twitter/X Keep Trade Cut Footballguys Jeff's Dynasty Rankings Follow Jeff on Twitter/X  👍 Support the Show If you enjoy Dynasty Compass, please consider subscribing, leaving a five-star rating, and sharing the show with another dynasty manager. Reviews on Apple Podcasts help more dynasty players discover the show and help the Dynasty Compass community grow. Visit dynastycompass.com to learn more about the show.

  8. Aug 11

    Building a League-winning Dynasty WR Room with Jeff Bell

    Jeff Bell from Footballguys returns for the show's 50th episode to break down how to build and rebuild a winning dynasty wide receiver room. They cover league-format math; the differences between hero, bully, and zero WR strategies; and what actually makes an ideal WR3. Knowing where the value gaps are lets you build a room that delivers week-winning value. They close by tackling the toughest scenario: a WR room full of "meh" and the biggest mistake managers make trying to fix it. 💡 Key Takeaways WR value comes from replaceability, not fragility.Hero, bully, and zero WR should be reactions to the draft board, not pre-set plans.The WR value cliff means locking in your starters early.The ideal WR3 is a market-undervalued player with real WR1 upside.Rebuilding a "meh" WR room means embracing risk other managers are avoiding.⏱️ Chapters 00:00 – The State of the WR Position 06:50 – The WR3 Trap 11:27 – Does League Configuration Change WR Strategy? 18:06 – Bully WR: How You Drive the Draft Board 25:03 – WR Build Strategies Aren't Pre-set Plans  30:53 – What an Ideal WR Room Looks Like 43:22 – Embracing Volatility Over Floor 51:16 – Rebuilding a WR Room Full of "Meh" 1:00:02 – Fixing a Steep Drop-Off 1:12:04 – Biggest Mistakes and the One Thing to Take Away 🔗 Links Mentioned Follow Jeff Bell on Twitter/X Jeff Bell's Dynasty Rankings Jeff Blaylock's Dynasty Rankings Follow Jeff Blaylock on Twitter/X  Footballguys   👍 Support the Show If you enjoy Dynasty Compass, please consider subscribing, leaving a five-star rating, and sharing the show with another dynasty manager. Reviews on Apple Podcasts help more dynasty players discover the show and help the Dynasty Compass community grow. Visit dynastycompass.com to learn more about the show.

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Dynasty Compass is your guide to building a fantasy football team that lasts. Hosted by Jeff Blaylock—fantasy analyst, Footballguys contributor, and dynasty strategist—this show helps you find direction in a noisy fantasy football world. Each episode delivers short, actionable advice for dynasty managers: trade strategy, rookie draft tactics, roster-building frameworks, and more. Whether you’re contending now or rebuilding for the future, Dynasty Compass helps you orient your team toward long-term success. 🎧 New episodes weekly during the NFL season 🧭 Because in dynasty, you don’t need a GPS—you need a compass.

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  • Creator
    Jeff Blaylock
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    58
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Dynasty Compass
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    Dynasty Compass

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