CHOP: The Guillotine Leagues™ Podcast

CHOP is the original Guillotine Leagues™ podcast, hosted by Paul Charchian, the fantasy football HOFer who popularized Guillotine Leagues™. It provides advice for drafting, waiver wire, roster composition, and analyzes the big NFL stories from a Guillotine perspective.

Episodes

You May Regret Flexing These Players in Week 8 Guillotine Leagues™…

October 23, 2025 • 45 mins

If you call yourself a sports fan, you gotta have Xfinity. All the games, all in one place. Learn more at xfinity.com https://shorturl.at/hQeYP Get ready for your guillotine league draft with CHOP: The Guillotine Leagues™ Podcast! Hosted by Guillotine Leagues™ creator Paul Charchian and experts Matthew Freedman and Thor Nystrom are breaking down 9 players you may consider fading in Guillotine Leagues™ for Week 8… Or else you may...

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Most Chopped Players in Week 7 Guillotine Leagues™ (and What to Bid on Them!)

October 21, 2025 • 53 mins

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You May Regret Flexing These Players in Week 7 Guillotine Leagues™…

October 16, 2025 • 47 mins

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Most Chopped Players in Week 6 Guillotine Leagues™ (and What to Bid on Them!)

October 14, 2025 • 54 mins

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Left Fields - FAAFO

October 9, 2025 • 35 mins

Justin Fields has been a fantastic fantasy producer, but he headlines today's edition of Flex Around And Find Out as he faces his toughest matchup of the year.

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James Ain't Cookin'

October 7, 2025 • 48 mins

If you call yourself a sports fan, you gotta have Xfinity. All the games, all in one place. Learn more at xfinity.com https://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/trackclk/N8667.5415713FLNEWSLETTERLLC/B33698909.427340005;dc_trk_aid=622409223;dc_trk_cid=61649687;dc_lat=;dc_rdid=;tag_for_child_directed_treatment=;tfua=;gdpr=${GDPR};gdpr_consent=${GDPR_CONSENT_755};ltd=;dc_tdv=1Get ready for your guillotine league draft with CHOP: The Guillotine L...

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Hairy Henderson - FAAFO

October 2, 2025 • 45 mins

It's the first bye week, making it tougher than normal to find flex-worthy runners, including a hairy decision to play TreVeyon Henderson. Thor, Freedman, and Charch run through nine players you'll want to reconsider before starting in this Flex Around And Find Out edition of CHOP.

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What? You Again?

September 30, 2025 • 62 mins

We've only had four weeks of chops, yet Derrick Henry and AJ Brown have combined for six appearances in our Top Ten Most Chopped players. People who threw down hard, cold FAAB on those players made a mistake. But is this the right time to buy at a (probably) lower cost? Find out with Charch and John Laghezza.

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Kill Bill - FAAFO

September 25, 2025 • 40 mins

In today's Flex Around And Find Out we highlight 9 (9.5, actually) flex-level players who could put your Guillotine League™ team on the chopping block this weekend. Find out why Jacory "Bill" Croskey-Merritt is a dangerous play.

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Cee Yourself Out

September 23, 2025 • 53 mins

Last Sunday's injury bloodbath left Guillotine League™ managers battered, but the survivors have newfound opportunities to improve their teams. Brian and Charch talk through the waiver wire bidding strategies you need.

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We Harvey Knew Ya - FAAFO

September 18, 2025 • 36 mins

On today's CHOP Podcast, we offer words of warning around nine Flex Around And Find Out players, including RJ Harvey (and eight other players who aren't as obvious).

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Allen Wrench

September 16, 2025 • 53 mins

It's only Week 2, but it's already time for one of the toughest decisions you'll make all year. Josh Allen almost never comes available in Guillotine Leagues™, so do you need to strike while you have the opportunity? Charch and Brian give guidance on him and dozens of other players who can help your team stay alive.

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Flex Around And Find Out

September 11, 2025 • 33 mins

We're trying to keep you alive over here! Thor, Freedman, and Charch identify nine flex-level players you might be tempted to start on Sunday...but probably shouldn't.

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Cut to the Chase

September 9, 2025 • 48 mins

It's finally waiver wire time-- your first chance to improve your roster with the remnants of the dead. Charch and Brian offer specific waiver wire advice for the 10 most chopped players from Week 1, including superstar JaMarr Chase.

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Flex Flummoxers?

September 4, 2025 • 41 mins

"Flex Flummoxers" is possibly the worst, weirdest title for any episode of CHOP, but the information is invaluable! Thor, Freedman, and Charch break down nine flex-level players who you might be tempted to start... but shouldn't!

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Civil War Erupts!

September 2, 2025 • 32 mins

It's a Civil War edition of CHOP! We pit brother against brother as we declare victory in a battle of of teammates, specifically for guillotine leagues .

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Buying the Dip

August 27, 2025 • 34 mins

On a frantic day of NFL news, Charch and Thor break down the guillotine league impact of Rashee Rice's suspension, Adam Thielen's trade, and we look at six players whose ADP is cratering. Should you buy the dip?

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Derailing the Hype Train!

August 26, 2025 • 34 mins

Are you riding the hype train on the preseason's biggest ADP movers, like Jacory Croskey-Merritt and Ollie Gordon? Charch and Brian break down the Guillotine League™ viability of six of the biggest ADP risers.

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Agree to Disagree

August 21, 2025 • 42 mins

For anyone that's grown weary of the CHOP hosts reaffirming each others' takes, this is the episode for you! Charch and Matthew Freedman battle over five players with wildly different Guillotine rankings. You can play along and see which host creates the most compelling arguments.

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Waive(r) Your Boutte!

August 19, 2025 • 25 mins

For those using the GuillotineLeagues.com platform, it's time for the first waiver run of the year! Charch and Brian identify eight waiver wire candidates who are probably available right now, even at the completion of your draft.

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CHOP: The Guillotine Leagues™ Podcast

Episodes

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You May Regret Flexing These Players in Week 7 Guillotine Leagues™…

Most Chopped Players in Week 6 Guillotine Leagues™ (and What to Bid on Them!)

Left Fields - FAAFO

James Ain't Cookin'

Hairy Henderson - FAAFO

What? You Again?

Kill Bill - FAAFO

Cee Yourself Out

We Harvey Knew Ya - FAAFO

Allen Wrench

Flex Around And Find Out

Cut to the Chase

Flex Flummoxers?

Civil War Erupts!

Buying the Dip

Derailing the Hype Train!

Agree to Disagree

Waive(r) Your Boutte!

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You May Regret Flexing These Players in Week 8 Guillotine Leagues™…

Most Chopped Players in Week 7 Guillotine Leagues™ (and What to Bid on Them!)