The 2024 Draft Grades

Across misty fields, the bagpipes echo. Brave managers of the Ellwood Fantasy Football League, we’ve donned our war paint and gathered our clans, standing ready on the digital battlefield where honor is won and legends…

Week 9 – The Three-And-Fives

(Cue the Wellerman Sea Chanty tune) There once were a band of managers keen, With fantasy drafts, keepers, and trades. They studied stats and scoured the news, To make their lineup, no time to lose….

As the Squish Factor™ celebrates big wins in Week 6, League Managers scaffold their dry and dusty line-ups amid the bye-week drought of Week 7. T&R welcomes to the pod a special guest who quickly…

Week 5 – Airing Our Dirty Laundry

Just in time for the first cold front of fall, league managers scramble to patch their rosters as Week 5 ushers in the first bye-week blast of the season. Team Rankings continue to squish as…

Surprising Squish has arrived early as Week 4 begins with no team better than 2-1, mostly due to narrow wins and the bad beats brought by happenstance the schedule. League chatter is lively as waiver…

Now, here on this ragged patch of earth called the Draft Lobby, hordes face obliteration. A-ooh! Just there the barbarians huddle, sheer terror gripping tight their hearts with icy fingers — knowing full well what…

The 2023 Pre-Draft

Alright alright alright! It’s the final countdown as we mighty men emerge from hibernation and step out into the sunny rays of fantasy football. That’s right, the 2023 Draft is upon us. Like the morning…

The Playoffs – Round 1

And then there were six. Six fierce competitors sit in the coveted seats of the 2022 Playoff Bracket, each with formidable chances of a successful run. And while their victories may be short-lived, their 2023…

A chaotic wind blows as the league is wrought with statistical anomaly. We teeter on Squish Factor™ while not one—but two—teams have yet to claim a win on the eve of Week 8. How is…

Week 5 – The Debate

Tensions are high as the League faces an existential crisis: the reckoning of variable draft dollars and its implications this season and beyond. In this episode, two mighty managers square off in public discourse —…

Week 2 – I Regret Everything

Week 1 is over and done, and what’s not to love? Everything. All of it. Let it burn. This week we’re joined by the first brave soul to challenge the alleged Podcast Curse: Chris “Chewie”…

The 2022 Draft Report

In less than 48 hours, fantasy football managers from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest fantasy battle in this history of mankind. Mankind — that word…

The 2022 Pre-Draft

Alright alright alright! Smell that? Smells like mock drafts, spreadsheets, podcasts, and pagan rituals offering blood to the fantasy gods. It’s football time, and the Pellwood League is kicking off yet another thrilling season to…

We’re at better-late-than-never-but-really-late-sorry status here at T&R as we present to you the episode you’ve been waiting for: The Reckoning Of Charles Gaines. Week 7 was a doosey, and it’s been downhill since then for…

Week 6 – Top Dogs and Underdogs

While the war wages for Top Dog, another race has emerged in the Pellwood League: Who will be the greatest underdog? Charles sits alone at 5-0 in a streak fueled recently by Antonio Brown and…

Bowl Week is upon us! Week 5 features multiple bowl games of significance — both in relationship and record — including: T&R Bowl – The Pod Hosts’ grudge match Waskow Bowl – Father and son…

Week 4 – The Return of the Squish

It’s week 4 as the League’s closely-matched peloton of competitors begins to diverge into three distinct groupings. While no manager is down for the count, Week 4 is the kind of week that gives porch-rocking…

Week 3 – The One Percent

It’s the eve of Week 3 as a small percentile of the league sits at the envied 2-0. But it’s a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll, and the…

Week 1 – The Upsets

Week 1 is in the books, and if our chatter-factor is any metric at all (and it should be), it was an interesting season kickoff to say the least. While some in our league were…

The 2021 Draft Report

You should see the Draft Lobby, Spaniard. Fifty-thousand Romans watching every movement of your sword, willing you to make that killer blow. The silence before you strike and the noise afterwards. It rises. It rises…

The 2021 Pre-Draft

It’s been a long day without you, my friend And I’ll tell you all about it when I see you again We’ve come a long way from where we began Oh, I’ll tell you all…

2020 Playoffs – Round 1

And then there were 6. The race to the playoffs did not disappoint….except for those who..uh..didn’t make it.  But what a finish it was, with a surprise sleeper upset and a discombobulated bracket.  Congratulations to…

Week 13 – Get The Picture

It’s Week 13.  After a “brief” hiatus, the boys are back with another thrilling rundown of the week ahead.  We’re just in time, as our Game of Thrones culminates into an epic playoff race saga….

Week 4 – What Hath Covid Wrought

After a brief hiatus, the boys are back to squash the rumors of a fallout in the T&R relationship. Despite Pete’s multi-season run of hauntingly narrow losses to the better man, they are in fact…

Rubber meets the road as the 2020 NFL season kicks off, throwing our formerly whimsical dream-teams into the fiery reality that is the weekly match-up.  Wheat shall be threshed and, more grievously, chaff shall be…

The 2020 Draft Report

The dust has finally settled on the field of human clay.  The 2020 Draft was a brutal collision of wit, stamina, research, and 4.5% ABV.  These, gentlemen, are the times of our lives. And this…

Week 12 – It’s Not A Pretty Picture

Twelve Little Indians hoped to cross the Playoff line;  three went and choked themselves, and then there were nine. Nine Little Indians, four of which secure;  five go to battle, yet only two shall endure….

Week 9 – The Forgotten Episode

Too little, too late? We think not.  This one was a riot, and it represented a dramatic turning point within the league as the competition shifted back to divisional play. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll…cringe…

Week 7 – Best for Last

After a brief hiatus, T&R is back on track as we scrutinize ESPN rankings, matchups, and everything in between.  No one is safe from the critical mouthpiece of the great and powerful Pod, and it’s…

Week 6 – An Armchair Expert Is Never Wrong

With a bloody Week 5 in our rearview, most eyes are looking forward as the Week 6 byes and waiver wire drys (SIC) further ravage an already beat up board of players. Last week’s surprises…

Week 5 – Of Curse You Are

A curse is a curse, of course of course, and no one can shake off a curse of course. That is, of course, unless the curse is a double neg-a-tive!   Go right to the…

Week 3 – It’s Too Late To Apologize

**Editor’s Note: This broadcast was intentionally withheld past its due date to avoid aiding and abetting the collusion discovered upon conducting the guest interview contained within.** Too little, too late, but certainly likely to be…

Week 2 – Sorry I’m Not Sorry

And here we go. The season is upon us, and with it all of the unexpected twists and turns that can be..uh..expected..in such a competitive and savvy league. Early front runners seek to hold on…

The 2019 Draft Report

We came, we saw, and we drafted.  The dust and ash of the draft battlefield (drattlefield?) continues to settle, and the echoing cries of the wounded and bleeding can still be faintly heard as surviving…

2019 Launch – The Pre-Draft

Alright alright alright!  The boys are back in town, and though the airwaves are filled with well-intended (and very entertaining) cheap knockoff imitator wannabes, the real slim shadies are standing on up. It’s T&R, back…

The 2018 Playoffs – Week 3

There is perhaps nothing in this world more powerful than a story…a threaded narrative that weaves together people, places, moments, and tensions. The story of the 2018 Pellwood league has been nothing short of riveting….

The 2018 Playoffs – Week 1

Our lives are made up of a series of significant moments.  There are highs, and there are lows.  There are moments to mourn, and moments to dance. To lose, and to gain. Fantasy Football is…

Week 11 – Chewie’s Revenge

Happy Turkey Day Week to the league as we approach do-or-die time.  It’s Playoff Projection season, gents, and the competition is fierce.  Only 2 of our 12 have locked in their playoff ride, and likewise,…

Week 10 – Short and Sweet

Squish Factor™ continues to dominate the league as head-to-head matchups couldn’t be closer.  It’s a race to the playoffs, with half of the league battling for the coveted 5 and 6 holes. Joining T&R for…

Week 9 – I Swear I Didn’t Mean To

Week 9?? More like, week bye-ne! I’ll show myself out. It’s the greatest fantasy football league in the world, and THIS is its podcast.     *Editor’s note: Due to timing constraints and the T&R…

Week 8 – Never Pay For Groceries Again

It’s week 8 in the Pellwood league as the race to the playoffs continues.  With Squish Factor all over, at this juncture there are no guarantees.  This week we’re joined by Andy Ellwood, who leads…

Week 5 – We Were Wrong

Look, even Betty Crocker burns a cake every now and then. So we were wrong, ok? Wrong about everything. They say hindsight is 20/20.  Well, hindsight just got lasik. But hey, look on the bright…

Week 4 – The Firepower

The boys are back after a brief hiatus. We’re told by T&R PR staff that the week off was due to a producer’s mysterious illness, and that “it had absolutely nothing to do with the…

Week 2 – Gaines and Losses

We’re back in our groove as the week-to-week march to glory continues.  Tonight we’re joined by our first guest of the 2018 season, and who better to kick us off than the newest member of…

The 2018 Draft Report | Part 2

You have been weighed, and you have been measured.  Most of you have been found wanting. It’s the much-anticipated draft grade.  Friendships will be strained, reputations tarnished, and your quantitative contribution to society reduced to…

The 2018 Draft Report | Part 1

It’s (almost) the episode you’ve all been waiting for! In an unprecedented move that will likely cause uproar and riot, the T&R boys present to you the Draft Report across two episodes. In part 1,…

The Pre-Draft 2018 – It’s Business time

Alright, alright, alright…it’s almost too good to be true.  Yet, it is equally good as it is true. That’s right, the 2018 Draft is upon us.  T&R welcomes you to a brand new season as…

2017 Playoffs – Week 2 | And Then There Were Four

Better late than never, this is an episode you don’t want to miss.  The remaining four managers are vying for the championship, each with…shall we say…varying degrees of confidence. This week on T&R features all…

Week 13 – The Flop

Until the taping of this episode (more specifically, until halfway through the taping of this episode), Week 13 of the Pellwood league was set to be predictable, if not a little sleepy and quiet.  Chatter…

Week 12 — The Playoff Picture

It’s Week 12, and the pressure is mounting as the playoff picture is anything but set.  In fact, Week 12 has the potential to practically make or break the playoff chances of nearly half the…

Weeks 1-5 – The Catch Up

Aaaaaaaaand we’re back!  The league is 5 weeks into the 2018 season, and T&R has some work to do.  Albeit their excuses valid, everyone has felt the absence of the weekly Pod. With this special…

The draft dust has settled and the fog of war has been lifted.  This, ladies and gentlemen, is the big one.  Your annual Draft Grade™ has arrived. And the grades this season vary as greatly…

The Pre-Draft 2017 – And here we go

Alright alright alright….the boys are back in town as we prepare for the league’s 10th Anniversary Season!  It’s back to the grindstone as research, spreadsheets, keepers, and auction values dominate our waking hours (and most…

Week 11 – A Cut Above The Rest

It’s a bloodbath out there, people.  I mean, cutthroat. Hide your kids, hide your wives. This week on T&R, we’re joined by the great and powerful Chris Windsor who provides some strong insight into the…

Week 10 – The Luck Of The Irish

As Peter attempts to avoid “fading into irrelevancy in Ireland”, many league managers face a similar challenge as we hit Week 10.  In this episode of T&R, join Seth and Pete for some poorly quoted…

Week 9 – Sleep Deprivation

The boys are back in town after a bit of travel, and Seth is running on about 50% mental capacity and 150% caffeine.  The race is on as we hit week 9, with several league…

Week 7 – Chewie’s Resumé For Your Consideration

The Squish Factor™ continues as the Pellwood League arrives at the mid-season mark.  This week on T&R, we welcome renowned artist Brent Powell as we discuss his recent t-shirt magnum opi and the inspiration (drugs?)…

Week 6 – Better Late Than Never

It’s a virtual feeding frenzy out there as the trade winds blow in from each direction.  Several teams are looking vastly different as we approach the critical midpoint of the season, and for the unlucky…

Week 5 – Keeping Up With The Kardashians

The league standings have a chance of significant squishing in Week 5 as the league’s Win/Loss records could flatten to a close race.  This week on T&R, we’re joined by the often-pensive, always-flagrant Brock Waskow…

Week 4 – For Entertainment Purposes Only

This week at T&R, we welcome our first guest caller of the season as Jared Lorenz joins the ‘cast before a potentially tremulous week 4.  The spreads are getting wider as strong teams pull ahead,…

Week 3 | Justify Yourself

It’s only week 3, and the bodies are already piling up.  Few are the teams who remain unscathed by injury, and many are those who head into this week with a 1-1 record. In addition…

Week 2 – Ye Olde Matchups

With our first round of matchups behind us, we return excitedly to the weekly podcast format of head-to-head breakdowns and predictions. Full of obligatory trash talk and demeaning microaggressions, of course. Our fearless Commish’ even…

Week 1 | The Draft Giveth and Taketh Away

Oh what a day…what a lovely day! Yes, the Draft was everything we hyped it up to be! All that, and more. From the comradery to the intensity, the 2016 Pellwood Draft will likely be…

Pre-Season 2016 | The Keepers

Alright alright alriiiiiiight! Truth and Recon is back in action as we prep for the 2016 Pellwood Season. Join us for all the laughs, cries, and witty banter as we prepare for the greatest day…

Week 11 | The Break

Well, we broke our perfect record of 9 weeks straight, not including the pre-season!  Bummer.  But don’t worry, we missed you as much as you missed us. We’re back at it with week 11!  Some…

Week 9 | The Upsets

The boys welcome Jared Lorenz after a rough week in the injury department and a round of close and crazy matchups.  It’s Underdog City and Mayor Upset presides.  Or something. I don’t know. Jared is…

Week 8 | The Apology

This week, we discuss trade etiquette as Seth climbs down from his high horse to give someone an apology.  We’re also joined by the best hairlined and most attractive manager within the league, Ben Felker….

Week 7 | The Doldrums

Week 6 of the NFL gets a “meh” rating from the bros at T&R as we discuss the outcome of last week’s matchups.  As we hit the middle of the season, the stakes are higher…

Week 6 | I Was Wroooooong

This week on T&R, it’s straight to business as we look at the critical matchups of the week.  It’s anyone’s league as every underdog this week has a fighting chance to stay in it. In…

Week 5 | The Entrepreneur

The highs are higher and the lows are lower as the we reach the heart of the season.  It’s make-it-or-break-it time for many in the league. This week we’re joined by the great Andy Ellwood…

Week 4 | Live from Buffalo Wild Wings

History is made as we celebrate the first live meet-up T&R Podcast.  Seth joins Peter in Frisco, Texas for a live broadcast from Buffalo Wild Wings as we discuss the monster scores from this week…

Week 3 | The Fluke

Another week, another exciting rendition of the T&R Podcast.  We’re joined by special guest and current Seth Martin Butt Kicker, Brock Waskow, as we discuss this week’s matchups. This week, Peter gives Seth an exceptionally…

Week 2 | The Prodigal Son Returns

Despite Brent’s crappy microphone and a few technical difficulties, this week’s T&R episode has arrived at last.  In this episode, Pete and Seth are joined by their long-lost podcasting comrade and current Pellwood Fantasy Buttkicker,…

The Post-Draft Review | Better Late Than Never

After all the preparation, a few technical glitches, a 6000 mile round trip, and the Draft-Heard-‘Round-The-World, we’re back to bring you the most highly anticipated podcast of the season.

PreDraft Week 3 | The Final Prep

It’s so close we can taste it.  Our fantasy football draft is days away, and the tension is palpable.  Pete and Seth discuss the final stages of preparing for the Draft in this riveting rendition…

PreDraft Week 2 | The Auction

Another week by, another 7 days closer to the 2015 Draft.  In this episode, Pete and Seth tackle the Auction draft as they discuss how, in the land of snakes, Auction is King. They’ll cover…

PreDraft Week 1 | The Launch

Welcome to the Truth and Reconciliation Podcast!  We’re kicking off in style as we approach the 2015-16 Fantasy Football season, bringing T&R up to date with our brand new website, iTunes syndication, and live broadcast…