1 00:00:01,800 --> 00:00:04,880 Speaker 1: All right, nineteen away from five o'clock. This is ESPN 2 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:08,600 Speaker 1: fifteen to thirty. We are broadcasting from Oakley Greens because 3 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 1: that's where we broadcast from every single Tuesday now. Typically 4 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:16,440 Speaker 1: on Thursdays, we talk fantasy football with our friend Dan Klaskins, 5 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:20,440 Speaker 1: host of Fantastics, Insider Football and Serious Exempt Fantasy. Thursday 6 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:23,639 Speaker 1: is Christmas, and as much as Dan loves fantasy football, 7 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 1: he didn't want me to call him on Christmas to 8 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 1: talk fantasy football also, but we have a Best of 9 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 1: show running on Christmas, and so I won't be here. 10 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 1: But because it's championship weekend in fantasy football and we 11 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 1: had to put a bow on our season together, Dan 12 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: is with us. Now follow him on x at Dan Klaskins. 13 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 1: How you doing, sir? 14 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:45,879 Speaker 2: Mo? What is up? What is up? My friend? And 15 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:48,199 Speaker 2: I'm trying to pair out how they just jam a 16 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 2: best of show in just three hours with the Baggers 17 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 2: show out man. 18 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 1: Yeah. 19 00:00:53,159 --> 00:00:56,360 Speaker 2: Usually when they say yeah. 20 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: That's it. Usually when they say hey we have a 21 00:00:58,040 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 1: best of show, I ask like how long is it 22 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 1: going to be? Can we get an hour? And this 23 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 1: year they're like, no, we three three hours. We need 24 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 1: three hours. The Best of I don't know if I 25 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: would call it a best of as much as I 26 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 1: would just call it a rerun. 27 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:13,959 Speaker 2: Oh man, Well, happy holidays seeing my friend. Thanks again 28 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:17,560 Speaker 2: a great season. It's championship week in fantasy and hope 29 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:19,279 Speaker 2: any of our listeners are still alive. 30 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 1: Yes I am not, but every fantasy football season provides lessons, 31 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 1: and I think regardless of whether you have a team 32 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: playing this weekend or if you're like me and you 33 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:32,920 Speaker 1: were eliminated weeks ago, there are some things we can 34 00:01:33,000 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: learn about fantasy football that we can apply to next 35 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: year based on things on how things unfolded this year. 36 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:42,400 Speaker 2: No tout about it. I mean, I'm an old dude 37 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:44,400 Speaker 2: and I've been playing it for a long time. Every 38 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 2: year new lessons, and I'll pay the biggest lessons this 39 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 2: year not placing valuable draft picks on injured players. I mean, 40 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 2: whether it was Brandon Au Joe Mixon. I mean, these 41 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 2: guys are going in the seventh, tenth round. They never 42 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 2: even played all season, and with all the injuries we 43 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 2: have going on single week, you can't afford to start 44 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 2: with the dude that's already hurt. Rookie running backs they 45 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 2: sell them deliver on that early round hype either whether 46 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 2: it was Ash and Gentsy is a top ten pick 47 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 2: of Maryon Hampton, trade On Henderson, RJ. Hardy. None of 48 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 2: those dudes delivered. And if you wait, you got to 49 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 2: be patient. Mo. I'm still waiting on quarterbacks next year too. 50 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 2: I mean Drake, Nate, Matthew, Stafford, Trevor Lawrence, Justin Hurt 51 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 2: Kle but Jan Darnold, all these guys outside the top 52 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 2: twelve and drafts all given q QB one production and 53 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 2: you got to get a running back in the first 54 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 2: thirty picks. I tried to get cute in a few leagues. 55 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,359 Speaker 2: It was a disaster. Running Backs are hard to come by. 56 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 2: You can't scrape their waiver wire. You need a RB one. 57 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 2: And finally, if you're playing a lot of leagues, you know, 58 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:39,239 Speaker 2: mix it up a little bit. Don't do the same 59 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:41,360 Speaker 2: strategy in every league like I did it like a 60 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 2: bonehead of many of my big leagues this year, going 61 00:02:44,639 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 2: premium tight ends and George kylelebrock Bowers. They got hurt 62 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 2: and I didn't have guys in other positions. So MO, 63 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 2: just a few of the lessons I learned. I'm sure 64 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 2: others heads on the heads of the list. 65 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 1: Uh yeah, don't auto draft if you're if you're if 66 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: you're busy, right, if you're like you got to do 67 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: bedtime for the kid and you're doing an online draft, 68 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 1: don't think you know what, I'll let the computer handle 69 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: two or three of these picks. Don't do that. I 70 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 1: will never do that again. My kid will stay up 71 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 1: past the draft and be cranky at school the next day. 72 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:15,919 Speaker 1: If we have to do that. Auto draft killed me 73 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:17,959 Speaker 1: this year in the rounds that I had. 74 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:20,680 Speaker 2: To use it. There you go, And why do you 75 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 2: care at the kid cranky at school next day? You 76 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 2: don't be at school. You won't have to deal with. 77 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: It's a very very good point. It's a very very 78 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 1: good point, one that I will apply to the Fantasy 79 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 1: football draft next year. All right, let's take a look 80 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 1: at some injuries going into Week seventeen. 81 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, let's start a quarterback. I mean Lamar Jackson, as 82 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:42,280 Speaker 2: you saw out Sunday night with that back issue. I 83 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 2: don't know, we'll have to see. I'd be surprised if 84 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 2: he plays the Ravens season online, though he may puff 85 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 2: it out Tyler Henley if he does. In Jordan Love, 86 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 2: He's in concussion protocol. Mack Malik Willis got a little 87 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 2: banged up in that Saturday night affair, so we'll hope 88 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 2: love can get back to Packers a big contest they 89 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 2: play on Saturday versus those same rate JJ McCarthy. He's 90 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 2: out though, is Max Brosmer for the Vikings. Marcus Mario 91 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 2: Mariota trending out for that Christmas matchup for the Commanders. 92 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 2: That would be Josh Johnson. So I think I read 93 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 2: today twelve backup quarterbacks starting this week, So I mean 94 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 2: it's during week seventeen fantasy games. That is a challenge. 95 00:04:19,160 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 2: Travon Henderson, he's a concussion protocol. I don't think he's 96 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 2: going to play it. They'll meet him against the Jets, 97 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:26,599 Speaker 2: so you might have to deal without him. Rookie running 98 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 2: back qush On Junkins, he's out for the season five 99 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 2: months to six months with a broken leg. What he 100 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 2: Mark Smiths last week with an ankle. See if the 101 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 2: Texans can get him back. I don't think you can 102 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:37,560 Speaker 2: trust him in line as we've got DK Metcalf obviously 103 00:04:37,600 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 2: suspended two games appealing. It may get dropped though game 104 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 2: We may find that out today, but either way likely 105 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 2: not to be available for the championship game, and Devonte Adams, Rossi, 106 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 2: Rice rome O'disney, Luther Burton all players that miss last week. 107 00:04:51,360 --> 00:04:54,039 Speaker 2: That status is very much still in doubt. Here for Week. 108 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: Seventeen, Dan Klaskins is with his fantastics Insider Football on 109 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:02,360 Speaker 1: Sirius XAM Fantasy one one more time for twenty twenty five. 110 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:06,160 Speaker 1: Give me your weekly studs, duds and sleepers. 111 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, let's start with Dak Press. Got a little Christmas 112 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 2: stud for you on Christmas Day and twenty five plus 113 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:15,839 Speaker 2: fantasy points at four of his last five match. First 114 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 2: the Commanders, He's broken twenty and five of his last 115 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 2: six overall. I think he easily gets to that on Thursday. 116 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:26,040 Speaker 2: Chris Olave my other stud at receiver. Here at Tennessee. 117 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 2: The Titans are seeding the ninth most fantasy points the 118 00:05:28,200 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 2: wide out in the season. I really like the way 119 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 2: a Lave and Tyler Schuck are connected. Sixteen catches, twenty 120 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 2: five party, tw hundred and thirty three yards, three scores 121 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 2: over the last three weeks. He is on fire. And 122 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 2: then Dudge Jerreed Goff no team giving up fewer fantasy 123 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:42,360 Speaker 2: points to the Vikings and you look at golf five 124 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:45,040 Speaker 2: career starts at Minnesota's this one game where he's managed 125 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 2: one or more touchdown passes. Minnesota's only allowed one quarterback 126 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 2: to get above that this season at home games where 127 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 2: you go daddles on my bench list that dud. He 128 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:55,919 Speaker 2: has it found the end zone. In the last five games. 129 00:05:55,920 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 2: He hasn't broken fifty eight yards on the ground at 130 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:00,240 Speaker 2: sixth straight he's split in time with two. But I've 131 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 2: already got to play the sea as none of that's 132 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 2: good me. And finally a couple of sleepers. We got 133 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 2: to go against the Banngals defense. We've been doing it 134 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:08,880 Speaker 2: all season, agains what it's been working. So Michael Carter 135 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:11,960 Speaker 2: inside my top twenty running back. The usually wasn't great 136 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 2: last week, but clearly Arizona's leadback. Cincinnati a defense allowing 137 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 2: the most fantasy points to running back twenty three running 138 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 2: backs if they double did at PPR points against the Bengals, 139 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:22,720 Speaker 2: fourteen of that for fourteen plus. That's where I got 140 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 2: Carter this week. And finally Troy Franklin, my sleeper wide 141 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 2: out Pat Bryant went down. I think he's going to 142 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:30,800 Speaker 2: get back to those eight to nine targets that made 143 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:33,359 Speaker 2: him a big play in October. He's picking up steam 144 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 2: of late fifteen point seven PPR points average over his 145 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:38,720 Speaker 2: last two mark again, I think he'll get to on 146 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:40,560 Speaker 2: Sunday against the Chiefs. 147 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 1: I love having it every g that's right, Yeah, I 148 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 1: love having you every single week. I'm just going to 149 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: go ahead and get this out of the way. And 150 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:52,720 Speaker 1: you know, usually early August, late July, I sheepishly send 151 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 1: you an email. Hey, you ready to do another year 152 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 1: of fantasy football? Can I just like book it now 153 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 1: so I don't have to send that email. 154 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:03,479 Speaker 2: Bucket now, let's boocket. Brother. Always appreciate it. Definitely fun 155 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:06,840 Speaker 2: to do and like helping people. But so remember if 156 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 2: you're playing this week, just we have a wide slate 157 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 2: of games here. They're gonna have to be dialed in 158 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 2: for a few days. Pay attention to the weather and 159 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 2: stick to the process. Don't overthink it. Bring on those titles. No, 160 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 2: only one person win the league. So there's eleven losers 161 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 2: in every league. You got to keep that in mind. 162 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 1: Yes, yes, yes, and it's been I've been reminded in 163 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 1: one league I've never won. In the other league, I 164 00:07:27,840 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 1: haven't made a serious run since twenty eighteen, so I 165 00:07:30,560 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 1: have the next nine months to do some serious serious 166 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 1: self examination. Dan, we'll talk not something man. Thank you 167 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 1: as always. 168 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 2: All right, looking forward to it. Enjoy your holiday though, 169 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 2: and thanks a lot, buddy.