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Man vs. Machine 2026: Evan Silva and Michael Leone Debate Their Biggest Rankings Discrepancies (Episode 1008)
Description
Referee Adam Levitan presides over the most anticipated battles of the fantasy football year. Representing The Man, our grass-touching, hard-working patriot Evan Silva, faces off against Mom's basement freak in the Excel sheets Machines, represented by ETR's own Mike Leone.
Silva and Leone argue their cases for the ranking discrepancies of 17 players before Levitan decides who presented the better argument to crown the 2026 Preseason Winner of Man vs. Machine.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
4:52 - #1) Justin Jefferson
8:35 - #2) Kyle Pitts
12:18 - #3) Bucky Irving
15:24 - #4) Kenneth Walker
20:35 - #5) Tee Higgins
24:15 - #6) Brock Bowers
29:57 - #7) Kyren Williams
34:24 - #8) AJ Brown
37:44 - #9) Mike Evans
40:35 - #10) Luther Burden
45:18 - #11) Trey McBride
51:08 - #12) Cam Skattebo
54:06 - #13) J.K. Dobbins
57:37 - #14) Quentin Johnston
1:01:27 - #15) Josh Downs
1:05:07 - #16) Juwan Johnson
1:07:55 - #17) Patrick Mahomes
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