Short and to the Point: Marcas Grant on fantasy football, GOATs, analytics, and more

Host Jessica Kleinschmidt interviews Marcas Grant from NFL Network. Jessica and Marcas discuss a wide range of topics including becoming a fantasy football analyst, calling too many players the GOAT, the increased value of the tight end position in fantasy, and more.

Here’s the full breakdown.

• 1:57: Welcome Marcas Grant to Short and to the Point
• 2:15: How do people respond when Marcas says he works in fantasy football?
• 3:52: How Marcas got into fantasy football as a career
• 6:16: Copy editing/radio background
• 7:53: Industry embracing people being versatile -10:01: Evolution of fantasy football
• 13:52: Analyzing players in a fantasy context
• 16:34: Former players turned media members finding the balance in analyzing game film and analytics
• 19:26: Dropping the “GOAT” term too quickly
• 21:47: Football players competing in different eras
• 24:24: Players extending their careers in modern era
• 26:29: Separating the person from the analysis
• 29:45: Tight end position value in fantasy
• 32:39: “No matter what” player for Week 10

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