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

    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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Aug 4

    A Dynasty Commissioner's Golden Rules with Luke 'the BOAT Commish'

    Jeff sits down with Luke "the BOAT Commish," one of the fantasy space's favorite commissioner-content creators, to talk about what actually keeps a dynasty league running for years. Knowing which rules to lock in before you ever recruit a manager saves you from the trade disputes, payment fights, and mid-season crises that sink most leagues. They cover bylaws, vetoes, trade deadlines, lottery-based draft order, and the jersey-selling manager who couldn't pay his entry fee. If you're a commissioner, or you want to start a league the right way, this conversation is your blueprint. 💡 Key Takeaways League bylaws are Luke's non-negotiable number one rule for any dynasty league. He won't join a league that doesn't have them.In-season rule changes should require unanimous manager approval, not a simple majority.Luke enforces league dues on traded draft capital with a 24-hour commissioner-approval hold.Use max points for to determine draft order.Luke is firmly against trade vetoes and trade deadlines in dynasty leagues.Divisions, taxi stealing and draft lotteries are great ways to refresh a league.Conditional trades add creative flexibility but require careful commissioner tracking.Vetting new managers before they join a league matters more than filling a roster spot quickly.⏱️ Chapters 00:00 – The Origin of "The BOAT" Brand 04:20 – Rookie Commish Lessons: The Jersey Payment Fiasco 07:56 – From First League to Full-Time Commissioner Content 10:22 – The Four Golden Rules & Building Your Bylaws 18:07 – Handling the Unexpected: COVID, Damar Hamlin & Mid-Season Rule Changes 21:38 – Enforcing Dues, Draft Order & the Bingo-Cage Lottery 27:49 – Thou Shalt Nots: Vetoes, No Trade Deadlines & Bad Trades vs. Collusion 35:01 – Building the Ideal League: Divisions, Scoring & Taxi Stealing 41:14 – Conditional Trades, Scoring Philosophy & Non-Starter Rules 53:45 – Changing Rules the Right Way 1:06:09 – Final Advice & Where to Find Luke 🔗 Links Mentioned Example BylawsFollow Luke on Twitter/X Dynatyze Leaguesafe Fancred Jeff's Dynasty Rankings Follow Jeff 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.

  7. Jul 28

    Training Camp Storylines You Need to Watch with Dave Kluge

    Training camps are opening, which means a wave of information, misinformation, and takes that don't hold up. Dave Kluge (Footballguys, SiriusXM's High Stakes Advantage) is back for his second visit to Dynasty Compass to discuss which camp reports actually move the needle lets you buy discounted value before the market catches up and avoid overpaying for hype that fades by Week 1. Dave and Jeff break down how to read coach-speak, which beat reporters and resources are worth trusting, and the storyline archetypes — the Day 3 rookie, the injury-return prospect, the new-coaching-staff shakeup — that show up every summer. Then they go team by team through this year's biggest questions: Chicago, Philadelphia, the Rams, and backfields in Jacksonville, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Seattle, Arizona, and Tennessee. 💡 Key Takeaways Context beats headlines. Look up the question a coach was actually asked before reacting to the quote.Negative news is the real signal. Coaches have every incentive to praise players in July — it's when something negative leaks out that you should pay attention.New coaching staffs reset the depth chart. A regime with no history with a player is exactly where roles can shift fastest.Day 3 rookies are a low-probability, high-reward bet. Look for one transferable, specialized skill rather than "good at everything."Buy the injury discount. Players like Malik Nabers get priced down twice for the same known injury — that's a buying window, not new information.Set a price ceiling for camp hype. Decide in advance how far you'll chase a riser before you stop.⏱️ Chapters/Timestamps  00:00 – Welcome back, Dave Kluge 05:46 – Reading coach speak, ignoring fluff, and learning who to trust 13:29 – Dave's 2026 Footballguys training camp reports 20:46 – Dave's own camp-hype fail: the Velus Jones lesson 23:28 – Archetypal storylines: Day 3 rookies, injury-return hype, and what gets a player on the field 34:23 – Training camp injuries, new coaching staffs & the Eagles and Rams tight end rooms 48:53 – Bears storyline: Caleb Williams' completion percentage under Ben Johnson 59:33 – Backfield roulette: Jacksonville, Indianapolis, and Kansas City 1:07:19 – More backfields: Tennessee, Seattle, and Arizona 1:13:14 – Having conviction, value shifts to watch, and where to find Dave 🔗 Links Mentioned Footballguys https://www.footballguys.comFootballguys Fantasy Football Show https://youtube.com/@footballguysfantasyFollow Dave on Twitter/X https://x.com/DaveKlugeDave's Dynasty Rankings https://www.footballguys.com/rankings/ranker/dave-kluge/duration/dynastyJeff's Dynasty Rankings https://www.footballguys.com/rankings/ranker/jeff-blaylock/duration/dynastyFollow Jeff on Twitter/X https://x.com/jeffblaylockThe Coachspeak Index https://www.thecoachspeakindex.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.

  8. Jul 21

    Why Dynasty Managers Need to Be Using AI with Ronnie Evans

    AI expert Ronnie Evans, founder of Goodguy.ai, joins Jeff to talk about how dynasty managers can actually use AI without handing over the decisions that still belong to them. Knowing where AI saves real time, and where it doesn't, keeps you from wasting money on the wrong tools or falling behind managers who've already figured it out. They also cover what league commissioners can automate, how content creators should and shouldn't use AI, and where the industry is headed next. 💡 Key Takeaways Pay for AI tools. Free versions are outdated technology, but $20 a month buys real power.Prompt AI like a professional analyst, not a chatbot.Use AI for coding, busywork like building spreadsheets and research. Don't rely on it for final decisions.Non-coders can now build their own dynasty tools with AI.Vet the builder before trusting an AI-powered tool.Commissioners can automate league questions and engagement tracking.Responsible use means disclosing your sources. ⏱️ Chapters/Timestamps 00:00 – Introduction & How AI Entered Fantasy Football 09:19 – How Fast Is AI Actually Moving? 15:23 – Building the Expo's AI Panel 18:45 – How Dynasty Managers Can Start Using AI 24:19 – Where AI Actually Saves You Time (and Where Credit Is Due) 30:10 – Building Your Own Tools With AI 35:38 – Inside the Scott Fish Bowl Tool Demo 43:18 – Evaluating the Flood of AI Tools 49:19 – AI for League Commissioners 56:16 – Defining Responsible Use of AI 1:02:12 – Where to Draw the Line (and the AI Arms Race) 1:08:13 – Wrap-Up: Takeaways, What's Next, Where to Find Ronnie 🔗 Links Mentioned Follow Ronnie on Twitter/X https://x.com/RonnieAEvansFollow Goodguy.ai on X https://x.com/goodguyaiGoodguy.ai https://www.goodguy.ai/Fantasy Football Expo https://thefantasyfootballexpo.com/Follow Jeff on Twitter/X https://x.com/jeffblaylockJeff's Dynasty Rankings https://www.footballguys.com/rankings/ranker/jeff-blaylock/duration/dynastyFootballguys https://www.footballguys.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.

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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
    55
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Dynasty Compass
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    Dynasty Compass

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