A bellcow RB workload-sized episode to lead into Halloween weekend. Jam-packed with a NFL trade deadline preview with very special guest Seth Walder (NFL Analyst @ ESPN) in addition to:
Adam (Chicken Wings of Destiny) joins Ray ahead of Week 8 to pour one out for his 2024 finals defeat, plus:
Betsy (Tender Validation) joins Ray on the heels of her husband George's (The Little Football Boys) episode to set the record straight and discuss:
Ray looks ahead to Week 6 with special guest George "The Greek Freak of Lockout" Stakos (team The Little Football Boys). George joins Ray from his home in Cape Cod where they cover:
Ray returns from a bye week to welcome guest "Scuba" Steve Hong (Scuba Squad II) for the Garden State episode — live from the Bluestone Lane Coffee shop in Paramus, NJ. The two dive into:
Ray covers the big tight end headlines from Week 1 before bringing on his special guest, Stu Woo (Stud Woods - @stuwoo).
Stu tells us about the roots of his friendship with Ray, being a football fan across three continents including while as a NFL beat reporter, his back-to-back autodrafted Lockout title belts, and his recent $31 winning claim on Harold Fannin Jr.
Tom Levin (team Fields of Dreams) joins Ray for a very special pre-draft episode (recorded literally 1hr before):
- Reminiscing about their days as roommates (first few years of the Lockout league!)
- "The 10-Year Bet"
- A new fantasy news segment called Turn The Dial - this time examining the NFC North fantasy impact of the blockbuster Micah Parsons trade
- Tom's 11th draft slot
Recorded live from New England and joined by our first-ever guest: Rachel Blomerth (the artist formerly known as Hot Rod(gers) — new team name announcement in the episode!)
(1:38) Ray kicks off with a fantasy news segment with his take on the fantasy impact of the Browns and Colts newly-announced starting QBs.
(6:18) Ray introduces his guest and they talk about Rachel’s long history in the Lockout league, keeping the Gang Green faith, her new fantasy team name (spoiler: finally non-QB!) and how she feels about her #7 draft spot.
Hosted by Lockout league commissioner Ray Lin, this is the pilot episode of this weekly podcast about our silly little fantasy football league now in its angsty teenage years (16th season drafting on 9/3/25!). This first episode focuses on the grand reveal of the randomized order of draft position for the aforementioned draft. Thanks for listening!
P.S. Major (Chase) Brownie points for anyone who can name the show (and episode) that the intro "music" comes from.