THE MEGALASHOW! Bold Predictions LIVE in PHX - Fantasy Football Podcast for 8/29

Fantasy Footballers - Fantasy Football Podcast

The Fantasy Footballers host a live, high-energy episode in Phoenix titled 'THE MEGALASHOW!' featuring bold predictions for the 2026 fantasy

Key takeaways

• The hosts deliver spicy, unconventional fantasy football predictions for the upcoming season.
• Live audience interaction enhances engagement with real-time questions and fan participation.

Main topics

• 2026 Fantasy Football Season Predictions
• Live Mailbag and Fan Interaction

Notable quotes

'Football is less than two weeks away. I feel like a hummingbird right now.'

Conclusion

The Megalashow delivers an electrifying blend of fantasy football stra

Transcript preview

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For details and to shop, visit your local PetSmart store or go to PetSmart.com today. PetSmart, anything for pets. Speaker 1 (1:10) Ladies and gentlemen, the Fantasy Footballers. Speaker 3 (2:32) How we doing? Up for the Sharks. Speaker 4 (2:49) Who may or may not be related to us. I'm done, guys. Jason's done. That was it for me. Speaker 4 (2:58) We are so Speaker 3 (2:59) excited to be here. What's it? What's a dangerous? Oh, is your heart rate at an uncomfortable level? What's what level is dangerous Speaker 2 (3:07) 180 Speaker 3 (3:08) is usual resting is an alarm going off Speaker 2 (3:10) call ambulance Speaker 2 (3:15) Thank you guys for being here. Yes. Oh, my goodness gracious. The Megalus Show 2026. Speaker 3 (3:22) Oh, my gosh. I'm not sure there's a better way to kick off a football season, but shout out to Sirius XM for making this happen, for all of you being here, for GMC and PetSmart helping us put on this show. We got a great show for you today. Thank Speaker 4 (3:39) you. Speaker 3 (3:40) What do we think of the recliners? Speaker 2 (3:44) Hey, hey, he who's first wins, my friends. Little surprise for the front row. Speaker 3 (3:49) We Speaker 2 (3:49) tried to tell Speaker 3 (3:50) you. But we have a spectacular live show. Jason is so sweaty. Oh, my gosh. I shouldn't Speaker 4 (3:57) have jumped off the stage. Did you jump off the stage? It's a tradition. It's Speaker 2 (4:02) a Speaker 4 (4:02) long ways. He Speaker 2 (4:04) already posted in our chat, wishing I had a fan. Speaker 4 (4:09) Those are private messages, Mike. No, not Speaker 2 (4:12) today, Speaker 3 (4:12) dude. Speaker 2 (4:13) Not Speaker 3 (4:13) today. Speaker 2 (4:14) My Speaker 3 (4:14) goodness. So we are so excited. This is going to be tomorrow's episode. You're all a part of it. Speaker 2 (4:22) Who here, who's already done their League of Records draft? Okay, so we got some. They're coming up? Speaker 3 (4:33) There Speaker 2 (4:34) we go. Speaker 3 (4:34) Hold on, hold on. How many this weekend? And how many Labor Day weekend? Speaker 3 (4:41) We've trained them well. We have. Good work, everybody. Try not to get injured. Try not to get players injured. No, seriously. Butterfly Speaker 2 (4:50) stretch. Call ambulance. Are you doing it? You can do the show? No, no, we're good. Speaker 3 (4:54) We're good. So we wanted to – not only are you a part of today's show, it's a bold predictions episode, so Speaker 2 (5:00) prepare Speaker 3 (5:01) yourself. Speaker 2 (5:02) There's some things that are – Spicy. Spicy. Yeah. Speaker 2 (5:11) I didn't say it was nasty. I just said it was spicy. Usually, Speaker 4 (5:15) bold predictions are pretty nasty. Bro, you are sweaty. Dude, I jumped off a stage. It's like four feet high. Speaker 3 (5:23) Let me just tell you, backstage, we were coming out here, taking a look at everything. We're like, are you going to jump off? And he's like, I'm 44 years old. There's no way I'm jumping off of the stage. Speaker 4 (5:33) But then I saw the people. Yeah. Overwhelmed. Speaker 3 (5:40) So after the show, we're also, I mean, the people here at the Van Buren have been amazing. Is this venue awesome or what? Seriously. And they've given us some extra time, so we want to give you some extra time. Yeah, show the sweaty man. Speaker 4 (5:59) What are you talking about? I got an extra towel if you need it, bro. Speaker 2 (6:02) No, Speaker 4 (6:02) this one's pretty big. It's going to be all right. I've just used a quarter of it so far. Speaker 3 (6:08) We're going to hang out after for a little AMA extra action for the people here in the building. And we got some surprises up our sleeve as well. So it's going to be awesome. We need your help a couple times tonight. Yes. When the show starts, I need my people to help welcome in everybody to Speaker 2 (6:27) the podcast. Well, I mean, yes. Number one, you know what the welcome in sounds like. Speaker 2 (6:34) Papa Jot? Speaker 4 (6:35) What? Security? Speaker 2 (6:37) I thought... Security? There's an inebriated person who needs to be removed from the premises. Papa Josh? Is that a joke? Do you understand you made that man's life just now? Disgusting. He was paid. We all know the welcome in. It's not officially football time. Whoa. But it is. Whoa. Are we doing a football time? No, Speaker 3 (7:01) but it's a lot. Did you get Speaker 2 (7:03) booze? I'm saying it is. When it's live, it's football time. Okay. All right. Speaker 3 (7:09) It's football time. And then we're going to do a spectacular live mailbag, and we all want you in on that as well. Speaker 3 (7:16) A live AMA after the podcast. And if you got pictures and stuff, make sure you tag us on X and put the hashtag Megalashow if you can spell it. But are you guys ready for a show? Hey, shout out to Al Borland in the back. He's going to get us started. Oh, Speaker 4 (7:36) Al, Speaker 3 (7:36) yes. What's up, Oakland? He is riddled with illness and here today to put on the greatest show you've ever seen. Hit it, Al. Let's do it. Speaker 1 (7:54) Welcome to the Fantasy Footballers Podcast with your hosts, Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike Wright. Speaker 3 (8:05) Let's do it! Let's go! Welcome in one and all, the Megaloshow. The heart rate is up. We're here in Phoenix, Arizona. Speaker 3 (8:29) Football is less than two weeks away. There are games going on right this minute. I feel like a hummingbird right now. We have alerted the team that if suddenly some bit of news happens, they're going to let us know, and then I'll tell you that Joe Burrow retired. Is Andrew Luck back? So we did this show in 2019, almost on this exact date Andrew Luck retired. Moments before we took the stage, it blew up the entire plan. And that would be the same as Burrow retiring today. You shut Speaker 4 (8:59) your Speaker 2 (8:59) mouth. But he Speaker 3 (8:59) didn't do it because Mike wouldn't be here. That Speaker 4 (9:02) would cause extra problems for today's show. Speaker 3 (9:05) So we're excited. We've got a great quick question we're going to get into. We've got bold predictions, which are spicy. We've got mailbag here live in Phoenix at the Van Buren. All of your questions, people here in the building have sent in their questions. We're going to answer them. But let's kick it off. Hold Speaker 2 (9:22) on. Matt? Oh, no. Matt, are you back there? Oh, no. That's not actually Matt. What have you planned? Matt, Speaker 3 (9:32) is Matt back there? Speaker 2 (9:34) Yeah. The stage, it looks sort of complete. Do you have something for me? Oh, no. Can you find that for me real quick? What is Speaker 4 (9:43) happening? Speaker 2 (9:44) We got the helmets on. We're live. Speaker 2 (9:49) What is this? I mean, as long as he remembered the bit. Oh, you trusted Matt? Speaker 4 (9:55) He's behind you. Oh, my God. Oh. Speaker 3 (10:02) Did you Speaker 2 (10:03) know about this, Jason? Of course not. I would never have allowed this. Did you know that a super duper champ was with you guys? I'll just hold it. Put the thing down. I'll just hold it. Because I am a super duper champ. League of record. Ballers dynasty. Oh my look at that never been done before never will be done before unless well I might do it again Speaker 3 (10:29) Well, I Speaker 2 (10:29) might do it again. This is why we play right up. He the people love the year of Mike They sure did last year. Yes. It's over. Speaker 3 (10:39) It's Speaker 2 (10:40) got to be Speaker 3 (10:40) over. Speaker 2 (10:40) People love a sequel to a great movie. Sequels are Speaker 4 (10:44) almost never better. Speaker 2 (10:46) And that's the truth. I'll jump right to Last Crusade if I have to. Speaker 3 (10:52) Yeah, well, listen. Thank you, Matt. Now you put me in a bad mood, Mike. Speaker 2 (10:58) I didn't want to Speaker 3 (10:59) remember this. Today's quick question. You ready, Mike? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Sponsored by PetSmart. Here's what I got for you. It's your job to compare a player or team to a blockbuster movie. This is what we always do on the live show. So we've all selected one that we feel like fits the mold for 2026. And I'm going to kick it off. I'm excited for yours. The San Francisco 49ers. We got any 49er fans here? Speaker 1 (11:29) Yeah. Speaker 2 (11:30) I like the booze. Thank you. Thank Speaker 3 (11:34) you for booing them. The San Francisco 49ers are final destination. Yes, they are. Speaker 3 (11:46) Every single year, they think they have cheated death, and then death is like, see you at training camp. I mean, listen to this. From 2013 to 2021, they have averaged the highest games lost to injury in the NFL. That's weird. They were number one in 2024, top five last year. I mean, their medical tent has a medical tent, a littler one inside of it. And they've lost Pearsall. They've lost – I mean, Kittle's coming back from injury. McCaffrey had tightness for Speaker 2 (12:21) three weeks. Whoa, whoa, whoa. You leave sweet, sweet. Well, we hope Speaker 3 (12:25) they're fine. You Speaker 4 (12:26) can bring up Mike Evans. Mike Speaker 3 (12:27) Evans and the meat. His meat. His meat injuries. Jason is a medical expert. Yeah, yeah, Speaker 4 (12:34) yeah. I have diagnosed poor meat. So, manager special, Speaker 3 (12:38) right? Speaker 4 (12:40) Did you not – That's your medical analysis? My professional medical opinion is, unfortunately at this age, poor Speaker 3 (12:47) meat. Your meat is poor. That's why they tune in. Did you know Juszczyk had a broken finger too, just like his little bonus? Oh, how dare you? Juice is fine. They face the Cardinals, Seahawks, Rams, and then Pacific Gas and Electric in the division. The substation is out of control. Speaker 3 (13:11) I don't know how Christian McCaffrey escaped it, but everybody out there, say a prayer for this team, for your draft picks coming up, because the 49ers are absolutely final destination. It's pretty much inevitable. Speaker 2 (13:25) I mean, I don't know how it keeps happening. All right. I'm going to go next here. I'm going to compare a situation to a movie. Matt Nagy. Uh-oh. Speaker 4 (13:40) Is this the postman? Is Speaker 2 (13:42) that the whole thing? Speaker 2 (13:44) I'm done. Matt Nagy is boo. Matt Nagy is Fight Club. He's the movie. Speaker 4 (13:55) Yes, Speaker 2 (13:57) voice of public opinion. Speaker 4 (13:58) Fight Club's a really good movie. Speaker 2 (14:00) It is a really good movie. Let me tell you, the first rule of Matt Nagy's offense is you don't Speaker 4 (14:06) ask Speaker 2 (14:06) Matt Nagy about his offense. Speaker 2 (14:10) And here's what's going to happen. After weeks of trying to identify the lunatic who's sabotaging the Giants offense, climaxing with Jackson Dart being split in two. Oh, like Marty from Not Another Teen Movie. That joke is for like six people out in the crowd. But they love it. Matt Nagy will eventually turn to the footage, and he will see the man who has made the horrible call on third down. He is Tyler Durden. It is me. It is Matt Nagy. Second lowest motion rate of any play caller since 2021. Third lowest play action drop back since 2021. This guy sucks. Speaker 4 (14:53) I Speaker 2 (14:53) feel like in some ways Speaker 3 (14:55) that would be, like, the greatest thing to happen if he actually realized that he's the problem. At the end of the story. Speaker 4 (14:59) Yeah, but Ed started punching himself. Like, that'd Speaker 2 (15:02) be great. Here's the problem. You haven't seen the end of Fight Club. Where the season just ends that he is Tyler Durden and he just watches the entire Giants franchise crumble and explode. He's Speaker 3 (15:15) the Speaker 2 (15:15) scariest part. Look at that guy up there. That guy sucks. Speaker 4 (15:20) Some people shouldn't have jobs. And Matt Nagy and Matt here should not. Speaker 2 (15:27) All right. Wait, did Matt the Falcon just? Yeah, Matt the Falcon. He's Speaker 4 (15:31) bringing Speaker 2 (15:31) out Speaker 4 (15:32) championship belts and he's doing a poor job. I mean, come on. Speaker 4 (15:36) All right. Thank you. Thank you. For my comp, it's pretty simple. I mean, pretty simple. I was like, well, this is too obvious. Everyone should know this. Aaron Rodgers is weakened at Bernie's. Okay. He's dead. All right. If you're not familiar with weakening Bernie's, it's like it's two guys just holding up a dead guy for the whole movie. He's already dead. He's already dead. You got DK Metcalf and Michael Pittman doing some heavy lifting. I watched the film on Rodgers. Sorry, but it is over. Put the sunglasses on. He thinks he Speaker 2 (16:16) looks super cool in that picture. Oh, he does Speaker 4 (16:17) look. This is the best he can look. Get on their shoulders. You're dead. That's it. Boom. Speaker 3 (16:23) Wow. That's going to be interesting. Steelers fans in the building? Hold on. Hold on. Steelers fans in the building. And hold on. Different question. Rodgers fans in the building? Speaker 3 (16:36) Okay, hold on, hold on. I messed that up. Steelers fans who are also Rodgers fans. There Speaker 2 (16:42) we go. There was one guy. The other ones were Packers fans. I know that for a fact. The Venn diagram is one person. Yeah. Speaker 3 (16:51) There's Speaker 2 (16:51) 800 Speaker 3 (16:52) people here. That is his brother-in-law. Oh, no. He's not a fan of Rodgers. That was the quick question of the day presented by PetSmart. Visit your local PetSmart store. Go to PetSmart.com today. PetSmart. Anything for pets. Yeah. You guys ready for some bold predictions? Let's go, Jer. Speaker 1 (17:17) Ridiculously bold predictions. You Speaker 3 (17:25) do like Tyler Shuck a little too much. Speaker 2 (17:32) Sounds like the people like him a little more than Aaron Rodgers. Speaker 3 (17:36) And don't check the tape, but traditionally on this show, I think we reveal a couple of bold predictions each, and they've all pretty much been right. Speaker 2 (17:46) Other than maybe that one. Let's Speaker 3 (17:48) go Jets. Speaker 2 (17:48) No, but listen, Mike. That was maybe on this show the Jets were brought out once before. Oh, Speaker 3 (17:55) yeah, yeah, yeah. I don't remember it. Remember when Speaker 2 (17:57) he had the American flag? Speaker 3 (17:59) And he was like, we ride. That was right before they were going to win the Super Bowl. Speaker 3 (18:07) So, and we know Geno. Yeah, I mean, that could have been your prediction. But, Mike, why don't you reveal your first Speaker 2 (18:12) bold prediction for tonight for Speaker 3 (18:14) the people? Speaker 2 (18:14) I'm going to start it off. This one, look, we give you our bold predictions. Sometimes they're positive. Sometimes they're negative. I'm starting with the positive. And if you've been following the podcast for the offseason, there is a team I am very bullish on. And, no, it's not the Saints. I mean, it is, but not. It's not the Cardinals, dude. What are you talking about? It's the Cincinnati Bengals because this year. How do we have Bengals fans here? That's kind of weird. But listen, listen, listen. Strong opinions. This year, Joe Burrow. Breaks the single season passing yard record. And a passing touchdowns record, baby! Oh, my. QB1. QB1. Speaker 3 (19:09) Listen, I'm intrigued, and I would like to see if you can make an effective argument. Speaker 4 (19:17) Well Speaker 3 (19:18) said. Speaker 2 (19:21) Yeah, you see, I got that word right. Sometimes I just have PTSD when you're talking. So Peyton Manning, the 2013, he's the current record holder who he threw for 5,477 passing yards. And how many touchdowns? That was convenient. I mean, he did it. That was a good year. And Burrow's best passing number so far, 2024. Just a couple years ago, just shy of 5,000. So 4,918 yards, 43 passing yards. What would it take for Joe Burrow to break the record? Well, in that year, in 2024, when Joe Burrow had both Jamar and T. Higgins, a.k.a. Speaker 4 (20:12) Me, Speaker 2 (20:13) Higgins. Thank you, Jason. Are you guys awake? We're recording a fantasy football podcast. Let's have some fun. In those games, when he had those guys healthy, which I'm saying, you know, 50 % more snaps of both of those players, his 17-game pace, just under 5,100 yards and 47 passing touchdowns. You're like, whoa. That's that's still way far away from the record except it's not except it's not We need him to get like 27 passing yards per game more than what he already did in 2024. It's a little bit. It's just a little tiny guy. It's just a little tiny guy. Look, rushing touchdowns. That's not what the Cincinnati Bengals are going to be about. We don't have Joe Mixon stealing touchdowns away from our precious JoJo Burrow. We