EPISODE · Jun 8, 2026 · 50 MIN
From The Dark Knight to SFB16: Michael Stoyanov Joins Our Scott Fish Bowl Mock | Mock Draft Monday
from The Optimus Fantasy Football Podcast · host Optimus Fantasy Football
Nate Polvogt and Mike Vadala are joined by a special guest on this Mock Draft Monday - actor and writer Michael Stoyanov (Blossom, The Dark Knight) - for another Scott Fish Bowl 16 mock. Michael isn't a tourist here: he's a multi-year SFB veteran, and he came to draft.SFB16's video-game scoring flips the board upside down. With ten flexible starting spots (two superflex, eight flex), positional value goes out the window, and you draft straight off projections. The crew digs into how the TE premium - bonus points per reception and per first down - keeps pushing tight ends like Brock Bowers and Trey McBride up the board, and how the two-superflex math shapes when you reach for quarterbacks like Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, and Jayden Daniels.Nate, Mike, and Michael walk through their picks slot by slot, trade strategies for standing out in the largest fantasy draft in the world, and Michael shares what he's learned from years inside the Fish Bowl - including where the rushing and receiving bonuses make players like Bijan Robinson and Ja'Marr Chase even bigger weapons than usual.Topics covered in this episode: how SFB16's scoring works, why the TE premium reshapes the early rounds, navigating two superflex spots at quarterback, where the bonuses create hidden value, and Michael Stoyanov's veteran approach to surviving the Fish Bowl.Sign up or donate to the Scott Fish Bowl and support Fantasy Cares: scottfishbowl.comGet our full suite of fantasy tools at tools.optimusfantasy.com - use promo code ROOKIESZN for a one-week free trialJoin our free Discord: discord.gg/MNWnY5hmgEEverything Optimus Fantasy: optimusfantasy.com/find-us
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Nate Polvogt and Mike Vadala are joined by a special guest on this Mock Draft Monday - actor and writer Michael Stoyanov (Blossom, The Dark Knight) - for another Scott Fish Bowl 16 mock. Michael isn't a tourist here: he's a multi-year SFB veteran, and he came to draft.SFB16's video-game scoring flips the board upside down. With ten flexible starting spots (two superflex, eight flex), positional value goes out the window, and you draft straight off projections. The crew digs into how the TE premium - bonus points per reception and per first down - keeps pushing tight ends like Brock Bowers and Trey McBride up the board, and how the two-superflex math shapes when you reach for quarterbacks like Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, and Jayden Daniels.Nate, Mike, and Michael walk through their picks slot by slot, trade strategies for standing out in the largest fantasy draft in the world, and Michael shares what he's learned from years inside the Fish Bowl - including where the rushing and receiving bonuses make players like Bijan Robinson and Ja'Marr Chase even bigger weapons than usual.Topics covered in this episode: how SFB16's scoring works, why the TE premium reshapes the early rounds, navigating two superflex spots at quarterback, where the bonuses create hidden value, and Michael Stoyanov's veteran approach to surviving the Fish Bowl.Sign up or donate to the Scott Fish Bowl and support Fantasy Cares: scottfishbowl.comGet our full suite of fantasy tools at tools.optimusfantasy.com - use promo code ROOKIESZN for a one-week free trialJoin our free Discord: discord.gg/MNWnY5hmgEEverything Optimus Fantasy: optimusfantasy.com/find-us
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