HK Backyard Bowl

HK Backyard Bowl

Fantasy football gets personal. HK Backyard Bowl is a funny but informative weekly fantasy football podcast following 12 friends battling for bragging rights, cash, and the right to avoid planning next year’s Draft Order Party. Hosted by Johnny and Anela, the show mixes real fantasy analysis, NFL news, injuries, matchups, waiver advice and weekly predictions with league rivalries, trash talk, owner personalities and plenty of Hawaiʻi flavor. Come for the football knowledge. Stay to hear who gets roasted next.

Episodes

  1. 3d ago

    Mikey’s Bush-League Gamble & Who Is Planning Next Year’s Party?

    The alcohol-infused smoke has finally cleared from Vaughn’s "Packer Cave" after the historic Draft Order Combine on Saturday, August 8, 2026, and the sheer terror of draft week is officially here! Hosts Johnny and Anela are back in the studio to recap the legendary fallout from the backyard games and hand out some of the most savage league roasts of the summer before the real draft board gets locked in. We are tracking the massive existential crisis of our League Commissioner, Keoni, who snagged Pick #1 after finishing in a disappointing 7th place in 2025 and is now sweating bullets second-guessing his entire life. Plus, we dive into the wild draft decisions of our league champions and basement dwellers: Did Nuʻuanu industrial real estate expert Mikey perform proper due diligence when he won the combine with 143 points and voluntarily selected Pick #12?How did powerhouse Navy rescue swimmer and semi-pro rugby star Thomas manage to score an all-time embarrassing 20 points out of 400 in backyard lawn games?Will Executive Chef Matt let his wife Kelly run his draft after she put up a heroic 80 at the combine but scored a legendary 0 points in golf chipping?And who is currently sitting on the "Party Planning Watch" as the prime candidate to finish in 12th place and personally fund next year's combine? (We see you, Nainoa!)The massive value shift in Washington after Cleveland Browns running back Jerome Ford went to injured reserve with a hamstring injury.How to handle Detroit Lions tight end Sam LaPorta’s nagging hip injury, and why you must target Packers tight end Tucker Kraft or Browns tight end Harold Fannin Junior as security blankets.Why New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers’ high average draft position is an absolute trap following his recovery from a Week 4 anterior cruciate ligament tear.The bizarre state of the Colts' wide receiver room with Daniel Jones under center, and why rookie wide receiver De'Zhaun Stribling is putting on an absolute clinic in San Francisco. Once the personal trash talk is over, Johnny and Anela transition into elite, high-level NFL preseason intelligence to make sure you do not ruin your roster before Week 1 even begins. We dissect the most confusing running back committee rooms in Denver, Minnesota, and Carolina, and break down major camp updates: Do not let your fantasy season end before it even starts. Grab a glass of bourbon, lock in your rosters, and remember: draft smart, draft hard, and do not be the one planning next year’s party! The Online Snake Draft kicks off this Sunday, August 23, 2026, at 7:30 PM Hawaiʻi time.

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Fantasy football gets personal. HK Backyard Bowl is a funny but informative weekly fantasy football podcast following 12 friends battling for bragging rights, cash, and the right to avoid planning next year’s Draft Order Party. Hosted by Johnny and Anela, the show mixes real fantasy analysis, NFL news, injuries, matchups, waiver advice and weekly predictions with league rivalries, trash talk, owner personalities and plenty of Hawaiʻi flavor. Come for the football knowledge. Stay to hear who gets roasted next.