1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:04,040 Speaker 1: Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:06,160 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 1: Time now for Fantasy Football Weekly from my Heart Radio, 3 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:14,200 Speaker 1: your weekly source for the nation's best fantasy football advice, speculation, 4 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:17,920 Speaker 1: and whatever stupid stuff they decided to drop into the show. Now, 5 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:23,960 Speaker 1: here's your host. Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly. I am 6 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:27,600 Speaker 1: Paul Charchi in my co host as usual Brian Johnson Today. Hello, 7 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:31,319 Speaker 1: what's up? Charch Um? Game stops not up? I don't 8 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:33,639 Speaker 1: think I think it's I think it's finally uh kind 9 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: of run its course, it's not yet landed on the moon. Yeah, 10 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:39,879 Speaker 1: as of now, it's uh, what a fascinating development. Unbelievable 11 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: it's been. It's been a lot of fun watching this 12 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:44,319 Speaker 1: from the I've been on the sidelines. I didn't get 13 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: in on it. I kind of wish I had now, 14 00:00:46,960 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: but just for the ride. Well, if I zone out, 15 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 1: I'm checking the doge coins. That is a deal. Um. 16 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 1: So this is it's kind of a weird show in 17 00:00:56,680 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: that the big Super Bowl breakdowns coming neck next week, 18 00:01:01,120 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: and so I didn't want to take I didn't want 19 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: to do like half a Super Bowl breakdown this week 20 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:08,840 Speaker 1: when we don't have all the answers we're gonna have 21 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:10,960 Speaker 1: next week, So we're not breaking down the Pro Bowl, right, 22 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: They're not playing the Pro Bowl, and I'm playing the 23 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl playing. They awarded guys into the Pro Bowl, 24 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 1: but then they don't have to show up for anything. 25 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:20,040 Speaker 1: Probably for the best. It only took a global pandemic 26 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 1: to to get it right and game. Who misses the 27 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:28,920 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl? Nobody, that's who. Um. So, what I decided 28 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 1: to do differently this week from a content perspective is 29 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 1: I was thinking about, all right, what what could what 30 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: don't people necessarily know right now while it's still in season, 31 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:43,679 Speaker 1: And I think we'll, uh, we'll get to some of 32 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: the coaching changes and some of that stuff a little 33 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 1: bit later. And I had the idea to look for 34 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: some of the developments that you may have missed in December. 35 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: A lot of fantasy guys are tuned in elsewhere in December. Now. 36 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 1: It could be that you're just for the holidays. It 37 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 1: could be you're knocked out of the playoffs, could be 38 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: there in the playoffs and you're only really paying attention 39 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:09,080 Speaker 1: to your very good team. So I challenged you and 40 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 1: I each Brian to come up with three positive developments, 41 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 1: and I think we'll have a negative development show later. 42 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:23,959 Speaker 1: Um three positive developments that went under appreciated, undernoticed in December. 43 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 1: That's the premise, or maybe even you even now aware 44 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: of it in December and you've already forgotten about it 45 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:36,639 Speaker 1: will be one going into draft season when that starts 46 00:02:36,639 --> 00:02:39,519 Speaker 1: in a couple of months. Already part of the challenge 47 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: was trying to find things that people actually missed, you know, 48 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:46,360 Speaker 1: like j K. Dobbins emerging in December was too obvious, 49 00:02:46,440 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: I felt, because too many people knew about it. It's 50 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 1: just too I thought it was two front and center. 51 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: So I think some of the hopefully for at least 52 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 1: some of these six, our listeners will be like, oh, hey, 53 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: that's I you know I didn't. I guess I did 54 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 1: not realize that. It's my hope for at least some 55 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: of these now purposely, I don't know your three that 56 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 1: you're going to contribute, and you don't know my three, 57 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 1: and so we'll both will be a little bit surprised 58 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 1: as we go. I will yield the floor to you first, 59 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 1: give me the first of three positive developments that listeners 60 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 1: may have missed in December. People might have got a 61 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: sense of his ability and he got on everyone's radar. 62 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:29,239 Speaker 1: But uh, Logan Thomas wasn't just a flash in the pan. 63 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:32,359 Speaker 1: In the month of December, he emerged as a, if 64 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: not a top five tight end, a top three tight 65 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 1: end for fantasy football proposes going into and um, if 66 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:42,200 Speaker 1: you're not award of the history of Logan Thomas real quick, 67 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: I do know that he is a quarterback turn tight end. 68 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: Quarterback turn tight end. Drafted by the Cardinals in the 69 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:51,119 Speaker 1: fourth round of NFL Draft, he was like the fifth 70 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 1: quarterback taken. That was the infamous Blake Bortles, Johnny Manziel, 71 00:03:56,600 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: Teddy Bridgewater not as an infamous, and Derrick Carwin after 72 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: the three guys. So yeah, I think about how motivated 73 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 1: he plays every week knowing Johnny Manziel and Blake Bortles 74 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 1: were drafted over him. But yeah, Thomas, quarterback for the Cardinals, 75 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 1: did not pan out as a quarterback. Actually spent some 76 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: time with Miami and the Giants as a backup quarterback. 77 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: It was until he went to Buffalo in twenties seventeen 78 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 1: did he started playing tight end. One season, two seasons 79 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 1: in Buffalo, one in Detroit. He had thirty six catches 80 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:26,000 Speaker 1: in those three years as a tight end seventy two. 81 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:31,840 Speaker 1: This season doubled his career input output in one year. Unreal. Unreal, 82 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: and by the way, looks like a tight end. Mean 83 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: he built, he has built out his body. He looks 84 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: very much like a tight end at this stage. Ye 85 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 1: six six, like too thirty. He's a mountain of a 86 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:43,479 Speaker 1: man and he can move. And starting in week thirteen, 87 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go Week thirteen through the wild Card game 88 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 1: because those are all December games. Week thirteen was played 89 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:52,919 Speaker 1: in early December. So week thirteen to eighteen, Thomas tallied 90 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 1: fifty eight targets and if you extrapolate that target share 91 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:59,479 Speaker 1: across a sixteen game season, he would equate to a 92 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 1: hundred and fIF five targets. Dang, that would be third 93 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 1: among receivers. So I was giving Chelsea and Waller would 94 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: be the only two. Yeah, it was digs and uh, 95 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:12,360 Speaker 1: I believe Hopkins are going to wide receivers that would 96 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 1: have outargeted Logan Thomas at that rate. So he finished 97 00:05:16,080 --> 00:05:20,799 Speaker 1: incredibly strong, even going before December into November. He scored 98 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 1: double digit PPR points in ten of his last twelve games. 99 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:29,280 Speaker 1: And it's the quarterback situation that's the big question mark, right, 100 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: we can't we don't know what the quarterback will be 101 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 1: next year, but it can't get much worse than it was. 102 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:37,840 Speaker 1: That is that's a fair statement. Uh, yeah, there's there's 103 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 1: Although Alex Smith. I think part of the reason he 104 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 1: thrived in December is that Alex Smith just targeted him 105 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:45,800 Speaker 1: a don and that's the worst case scenario. He gets 106 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: Alex Smith back. I mean, it's not gonna be doing 107 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 1: Haskins around or anything anything like that. Who hopefully they 108 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:55,039 Speaker 1: maybe they make a move for DeShawn Watson's not out 109 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 1: of the cards for thember Matt Stactually, actually I think Watson. 110 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 1: I think if I think Washington should be one of 111 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:08,000 Speaker 1: the three spots that Deshaun Watson should consider meets along 112 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 1: with the Dolphins and the Well I mean, the Colts 113 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:12,840 Speaker 1: would be good form, but they're not going to trade 114 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 1: him in the division, uh, Dolphins and the Patriots. Dolphins, Patriots, Washington, 115 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 1: great defense in Washington, Thomas, Lauren and Dickson anchoring that offense. Yeah, 116 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:26,159 Speaker 1: all they need is a quarterback and right now it's 117 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:28,240 Speaker 1: very early to look at a DP, but a DP 118 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 1: is out there, and Logan Thomas is going around tight 119 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:38,400 Speaker 1: end nine already he's in like the Evan Ingraham Hunter 120 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:42,120 Speaker 1: Henry Tear. You know people are gonna take Kelsey of 121 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 1: over Thomas of Cosy. Yes, but after those two I'm 122 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 1: not saying you want to reach for Thomas where George Kittle, 123 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 1: He'll be. After Kittle, you can make a stronger case 124 00:06:57,440 --> 00:07:00,600 Speaker 1: for Thomas. Any Yeah, people probably still gonna take more Andrews. 125 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:03,160 Speaker 1: There probably t J. Hockenson to us the sexier names. 126 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 1: But wherever logan, Thomas's ADP is that wherever you're drafting 127 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 1: from February to August, reach around for him, because he could. 128 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 1: He's basically Darren Waller two point oh a converted Waller 129 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 1: was a wide receiver. Thomason. He's finally mastered his craft 130 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 1: as Waller has, and we have very similar skill sets. 131 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 1: And uh yeah, the skies the limit for Thomas, and 132 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 1: he's very undervalued right now, and that that ADP will 133 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 1: climb as we get closer to We're giving the three 134 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 1: positive developments you may have missed in December. I'm giving three. 135 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 1: Brian's giving three. You got a total of six. Uh 136 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 1: that is number one mine, a player you've already mentioned 137 00:07:46,440 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 1: a December performance by Derek Car between Car and the 138 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: one game with Mariota. Get this, the Raiders were QB 139 00:08:00,280 --> 00:08:06,880 Speaker 1: four in December QB four the Raiders now again. One 140 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: game of that was Marcus Mariotta. We ran for eighty 141 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 1: eight yards and he ran rushing touchdown. But that's all 142 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: Mariota really did. Most of the rest of this is 143 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 1: on Car. Multiple touchdowns in every game, including he had 144 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:22,840 Speaker 1: he had three rushing touchdowns in December. But even that, 145 00:08:22,880 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 1: which is not normal for Car, but the passing was 146 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:28,800 Speaker 1: really notable. Get this. Aside from the game he missed 147 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 1: um and he got knocked out early in the first 148 00:08:30,920 --> 00:08:35,080 Speaker 1: quarter that game. He threw for over three hundred sixteen 149 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 1: yards in all of his December games. All four of 150 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:42,320 Speaker 1: his December games, he scored four touchdowns, three touchdowns, two 151 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 1: touchdowns and two touchdowns. Darren Waller obviously made a big 152 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:49,320 Speaker 1: part of that, and Waller went Biserk. But Nelson Aglar 153 00:08:49,400 --> 00:08:51,960 Speaker 1: had a very good December um and then he would 154 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:55,680 Speaker 1: find like one receiver each game would have a good game. Um, 155 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:58,200 Speaker 1: you know one other guy you know spot here. Henry 156 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:00,160 Speaker 1: Ruggs had the big game against the Jets that they 157 00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 1: want on the last play and stuff like that. But um, 158 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:04,440 Speaker 1: you know he would the fact that car was able 159 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 1: to get this level of production out of his tight 160 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,959 Speaker 1: end and some help from Nelson Agilar, and that's it 161 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 1: was to be very impressive. And I think people may 162 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 1: have missed how much better he got. So I looked 163 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 1: at cars p F grade. First half of the season. 164 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: His average PF grade was sixty four, not that great. 165 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:31,840 Speaker 1: Second half of the season, Derek Carrs p F grade 166 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:36,440 Speaker 1: jumped thirteen points to a seventy seven, which is awfully 167 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:40,800 Speaker 1: good and actually put him inside the top ten among 168 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 1: quarterbacks in the second half of the season by PF grade. 169 00:09:45,880 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 1: So I roll this together and I'm like, man, I 170 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:52,560 Speaker 1: gotta believe you can get Derek Carr for nothing next year. Now, 171 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:54,839 Speaker 1: there there are some question marks as we look ahead 172 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 1: the next year for him. Agilar was on a one 173 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 1: year proven deal and he's a free agent. I suspect 174 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 1: they will want to bring him back much more. He 175 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 1: could prove himself more than he did this year. It 176 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 1: was he was beyond what anyone expect, way more than 177 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:13,160 Speaker 1: what anybody expected. Now did you hear about Aglars It 178 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 1: was only reported on Thursday or Friday that Agilar cocked 179 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 1: off after like the Week six team game about how 180 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:21,600 Speaker 1: this team doesn't want to win and they're not trying 181 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:25,080 Speaker 1: hard enough, And he's right, that's the thing. If you 182 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:29,520 Speaker 1: watch the Raiders in December, especially, their defense was just 183 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:34,840 Speaker 1: checked out. So I don't know if they'll respect Aglar 184 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:36,680 Speaker 1: more for standing up in front of the team and 185 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: saying that, or if they're gonna be pissed at all, 186 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 1: because in a way, you're also calling out the coaching 187 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:45,840 Speaker 1: staff when you do that effort is on the coaching staff, 188 00:10:46,920 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 1: and so I don't know if this means Agilar is 189 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:51,200 Speaker 1: gone or not. Tyrolle Williams, by the way, I'm still 190 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:53,520 Speaker 1: on board. Get this. I forgot about I know. Why 191 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:56,720 Speaker 1: Why wouldn't you have? He hasn't eleven million dollar salary 192 00:10:56,760 --> 00:11:00,160 Speaker 1: next year, so he's gonna get Can they go after 193 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:01,840 Speaker 1: any of these big name free agents? I guess not 194 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:05,959 Speaker 1: like the Allen Robinson's or the world, but potentially they 195 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:08,800 Speaker 1: could from a salary cap standpoint. They're actually in decent shape, 196 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 1: although they're offensive. Linds Uber expensive, like the third most 197 00:11:12,280 --> 00:11:15,840 Speaker 1: expensive offensive line next year for the Raiders. So Derek Carr, 198 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:20,520 Speaker 1: you may have missed a very good December from Derek Carr. 199 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:23,360 Speaker 1: Will see how his receiving options look next year. Bo. 200 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 1: You know, Darren Waller is not going anywhere. I got 201 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:29,000 Speaker 1: a receiver that would look good, oh in the black 202 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 1: and silver, tell me more, and he's my next topic discuss. 203 00:11:32,520 --> 00:11:36,360 Speaker 1: Marvin Jones himself had a hell of a December last 204 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:40,360 Speaker 1: it was like receiver five in December. Uh, he's really 205 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:43,480 Speaker 1: had of almost a hell of the last five seasons. 206 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:46,600 Speaker 1: He's incredibly underrated. So over the last five years, here 207 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:49,839 Speaker 1: are the games players with the most games with the 208 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:53,200 Speaker 1: receiving touchdown, starting with the most of Andante Adams, of 209 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:55,200 Speaker 1: course at the top of the lists. All right, and 210 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:56,920 Speaker 1: this list is very at least, so it's just I'm 211 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 1: just gonna go down. I'm not gonna read the totals 212 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 1: for each, but are all over twenty five, which is 213 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:03,880 Speaker 1: a lot for the last five years. Davante Adams, Mike Evans, 214 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:08,199 Speaker 1: Tyree Killed, DeAndre Hopkins, Travis Kelsey, Adam Feeling, Antonio Brown, 215 00:12:08,679 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 1: Marii Cooper, Michael Thomas, Stephen Diggs, Marvin Jones. One of 216 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:16,320 Speaker 1: these six things is not like the other. One of 217 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:20,040 Speaker 1: these things just doesn't belong and Uh, of course Kenny 218 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:22,600 Speaker 1: Golladay went down in week eight. Yeah, that was a 219 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 1: lot and well for the second time went down in 220 00:12:25,440 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 1: week eight. I mean, Jones played as wide receiver one 221 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:31,719 Speaker 1: and probably what twelve of their games? I mean, did 222 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 1: Golladay played four? Have four games in the season, So 223 00:12:34,559 --> 00:12:36,400 Speaker 1: I don't we were really focusing on December. But I'm 224 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 1: gonna go from Week nine when Golliday was first out 225 00:12:39,480 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 1: through Week seventeen, when Jones was operating as the wide 226 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:45,920 Speaker 1: receiver one. UH finished number seven among wide receivers and 227 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:50,240 Speaker 1: PPR formats UH eighteen PPR points per game during that span. 228 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:52,840 Speaker 1: It was a little volatile though. During that span, finishes 229 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 1: a top five wide receiver four times, outside of the 230 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 1: top thirty six five times. Yeah, that's not great. Well, 231 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 1: it's Stafford miss him games in there too, And I'm guessing, 232 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:03,720 Speaker 1: you know, I don't know in front of me, but 233 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 1: I'm guessing Stafford. Stafford's missed games ultimately had to hurt 234 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:10,360 Speaker 1: Marvin Jones without a doubt, and UH, and Stafford was 235 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:12,319 Speaker 1: also banged up too, but they still they still made 236 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:14,920 Speaker 1: a lot happen. UH during that same span Week nine, 237 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:17,679 Speaker 1: two weeks seventeen, Jones caught twenty five passes of ten 238 00:13:17,720 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 1: plus eight yards that was tied for the second uh most. 239 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 1: During that span, he had five nineteen yards, third most 240 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:26,440 Speaker 1: yards five touchdowns, tied for the second most. He was 241 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:30,720 Speaker 1: absolutely on fire. And he's going into an unrestricted free agency. 242 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:34,000 Speaker 1: So maybe he he does turn thirty one in March, 243 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:37,400 Speaker 1: probably his last contract of his career. But uh, maybe 244 00:13:37,440 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 1: he tags along go somewhere with Stafford. That would be ideal. 245 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:43,040 Speaker 1: Probably unlikely though, because a lot of the teams that 246 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:49,600 Speaker 1: need wide receiver don't need a quarterback, like Arizona, Baltimore, Miami, 247 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:54,800 Speaker 1: the Giants, but teams were he and Stafford potentially could 248 00:13:54,800 --> 00:14:01,280 Speaker 1: go New England, Washington, maybe Chicago, probably not Chicago, but 249 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:04,240 Speaker 1: there are jobs at wide receiver one jobs out there. 250 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 1: If you did go to Chicago the Giants, he could 251 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 1: be wide receiver one. New England, he could be wide 252 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:11,960 Speaker 1: receiver one, and you could be wide receiver one in 253 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 1: New England. Right, But uh, long story, short landing spot 254 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 1: determines a lot of Jones value, but again very early 255 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 1: a DP. But he's a guy that always wants him. 256 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:26,120 Speaker 1: Nobody ever wants him Wide receiver sixt right now in 257 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:30,120 Speaker 1: early Bestball, you know, the rookies are going before him 258 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:32,480 Speaker 1: with no landing spots. Jalen Waddle is a guy that's 259 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:35,000 Speaker 1: going ahead of him. Uh Dez Bryant even as a 260 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:41,120 Speaker 1: higher a dplus people just going off the bigger name. 261 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:44,360 Speaker 1: People just don't want anything to do with Marvin Jones, 262 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 1: it seems like. But that's really funny. He's a guy 263 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:48,480 Speaker 1: you don't have to draft as a top three or 264 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 1: four wide receiver on your team, but he could, you know, 265 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 1: leave your depth chart, you know, vault your depth charts 266 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 1: and operate as a wide receiver one wide receiver two 267 00:14:57,000 --> 00:15:00,160 Speaker 1: proving it. You mentioned Best Ball and for a guy 268 00:15:00,240 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 1: with his level of volatility, that might be a great 269 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:06,240 Speaker 1: format for Marvin Jones, definitely even more of a target 270 00:15:06,240 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 1: Investball Leaks. When we come back, we'll give you the 271 00:15:08,680 --> 00:15:12,680 Speaker 1: remaining three positive developments you may have missed in December. 272 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:16,400 Speaker 1: Stay tuned, Welcome back Fantasy Football Weekly. Paul Charchi and 273 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 1: Brian Johnson with you, covering the developments you may have 274 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:22,840 Speaker 1: missed in December. This is the positivity episode. I think 275 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:26,920 Speaker 1: we will do a negativity episode shortly after the super Bowl, 276 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 1: maybe the week after something like that. We'll see, we 277 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:32,920 Speaker 1: got to balance out the universe a little bit. Well yeah, 278 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:38,440 Speaker 1: well probably not. The number four positive development you may 279 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 1: have missed in December, David Johnson's successful return from a 280 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 1: variety of injuries suffered over the course of the season. 281 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:49,320 Speaker 1: And we've all been skeptics for years. You know who 282 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:52,280 Speaker 1: hasn't been burned on David Johnson over the past four years, 283 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 1: and even this year was mostly a burning by David Johnson. 284 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 1: But he actually looked pretty good in December. He played 285 00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 1: in four December games. He scored four times in the 286 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:06,520 Speaker 1: four games. He topped one hundred total yards in three 287 00:16:06,560 --> 00:16:10,080 Speaker 1: of the four games. He posted a crazy eleven catch, 288 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:15,800 Speaker 1: one six receiving yard game in December, and David Johnson's 289 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:20,720 Speaker 1: yards per carry was six point four in December six 290 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:27,480 Speaker 1: point four. His elusiveness rating via PFF went from thirty 291 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 1: four to which moved him from running back forty six 292 00:16:32,720 --> 00:16:36,320 Speaker 1: in elusiveness prior to December to running back nine in 293 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:41,800 Speaker 1: elusiveness in December. Again Pro Football Focus. The only runner 294 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 1: with a similar December jump and elusiveness was cam Acres. 295 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 1: Everybody's talking about good. Cam Acres got nobody talking about 296 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:57,600 Speaker 1: David Johnson. He was December's ninth best runner in yards 297 00:16:57,680 --> 00:17:03,480 Speaker 1: after contact three point seven yards after contact for David Johnson. 298 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:07,720 Speaker 1: So a very good December. And so what I think 299 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:11,840 Speaker 1: this means for the year ahead for David Johnson Brian 300 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:14,879 Speaker 1: is the team's got so many needs in Houston and 301 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:18,119 Speaker 1: maybe quarterback. I just think they're not gonna They're not 302 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:21,480 Speaker 1: gonna put any draft capital, any equity for a team 303 00:17:21,520 --> 00:17:24,720 Speaker 1: that doesn't have have you know, they're missing to draft picks. Um. 304 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:26,919 Speaker 1: I just don't think they're gonna change running backs. I 305 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:29,720 Speaker 1: think it's going to be David Johnson rolling in next 306 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:32,960 Speaker 1: year with no real competition, meaningful competition for that job. 307 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:36,800 Speaker 1: You could probably put prime Barry Sanders in that backfield, 308 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:39,119 Speaker 1: and it's not really gonna help the bottom line of 309 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:41,399 Speaker 1: that team right now outside of all the other needs 310 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:43,080 Speaker 1: that they have. Like you said, so yeah, I'm with 311 00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:45,040 Speaker 1: you that they better ride or die with DJ. I 312 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:47,399 Speaker 1: think they're going to I know, Bill O'Brien's long gone, 313 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:51,679 Speaker 1: but they gotta still nice, you know, to just fight 314 00:17:51,760 --> 00:17:54,119 Speaker 1: the trade. You're right, even though Brian is gone. So 315 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:56,960 Speaker 1: David Johnson played well. Let's go to our number five 316 00:17:57,240 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 1: positive development you may have missed in December. I'm gonna 317 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:03,840 Speaker 1: stick with the running back position. And uh, it's not 318 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:06,280 Speaker 1: like he really went off in December, but he at 319 00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:09,080 Speaker 1: least made an appearance and when he did, it looked good. 320 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:11,920 Speaker 1: And that's a J. Dillon And it's a J Dillon time, 321 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 1: like right this very moment if you're doing drafts because uh, 322 00:18:16,119 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 1: he's going in the seventh round right now, which is 323 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:21,160 Speaker 1: absolutely that's because we do it's because free agency hasn't 324 00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:23,640 Speaker 1: happened yet, and then people are still, I assume, holding 325 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:25,960 Speaker 1: out hope that somehow you won't Aaron Jones is going 326 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:27,680 Speaker 1: to remain on the Packers. I think there's a ten 327 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:30,560 Speaker 1: percent chance. I think there's a fifty percent chance that 328 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:33,679 Speaker 1: Jamal Williams stays on the Packers. But a J. Dillon, 329 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:36,720 Speaker 1: no matter what's got a bigger role coming definitely there. 330 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:39,560 Speaker 1: They sunk draft capital into a j last year, and 331 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:42,800 Speaker 1: Aaron Jones and Jamal Williams, like they said, both unrestricted 332 00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:47,200 Speaker 1: free agents, assuming they both leave. That's sixty one total 333 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:51,440 Speaker 1: red zone carries between the two for Jones, three for Williams. 334 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 1: For reference, that's all of the red zone carries. Who 335 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:58,040 Speaker 1: else would ever happen, but just but the opportunity. Josh 336 00:18:58,119 --> 00:19:01,440 Speaker 1: Jacobs led the NFL with sixty four, so basically plug 337 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:03,800 Speaker 1: in A J. Dillon who had a handful of himself, 338 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:06,439 Speaker 1: and he's your league leader in NFL red zone carries 339 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:09,879 Speaker 1: theoretically if they both leave, if they both leave, but again, 340 00:19:10,119 --> 00:19:15,879 Speaker 1: if Jones is gone, Jones has and Williams stays, you 341 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 1: would think he kind of operates as the change of 342 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:21,360 Speaker 1: pace back like he has for Aaron Jones, even though 343 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:24,520 Speaker 1: he's kind of we don't know, but a J. Dillon 344 00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:27,400 Speaker 1: Williams can catch for sure, and that's why I think 345 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:30,400 Speaker 1: he would walk more into the Aaron Jones lead role 346 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:34,119 Speaker 1: because they throw at Aaron Jones. A Ton Dylan's past 347 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:38,280 Speaker 1: catching ability is I think much more unknown. He has 348 00:19:38,359 --> 00:19:42,240 Speaker 1: three targets, all right. One was in the playoffs in 349 00:19:42,359 --> 00:19:44,840 Speaker 1: a divisional or the conference championship and it was a 350 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:46,720 Speaker 1: nice catch. I mean, so he has the ability, he 351 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:49,440 Speaker 1: just hasn't had the opportunity. So we'll see what happens there. 352 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:51,960 Speaker 1: But again, he hasn't had a ton of opportunities really, 353 00:19:52,320 --> 00:19:54,760 Speaker 1: just one good game that was that Week sixteen game 354 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:59,560 Speaker 1: against Tennessee. One carries four yards two touchdowns. That was 355 00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 1: that snowy game when um, it was just built for 356 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:06,240 Speaker 1: a mutter, a straight ahead runner like a J. Dillon, 357 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:08,879 Speaker 1: and they let him. The fact that they built a 358 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 1: game plan around him and let him go execute that 359 00:20:12,280 --> 00:20:14,919 Speaker 1: was probably a good sign that he had earned the 360 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:17,040 Speaker 1: trust and faith of that coaching See. And that's not 361 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:19,520 Speaker 1: the last snowy game will be playing in Green Bay, right, 362 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:21,879 Speaker 1: So he's the guy they can they can trust. And 363 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:25,120 Speaker 1: uh again, just thirty four carry. He had twenty one 364 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:27,680 Speaker 1: carries that game. Just thirty four carries across his other 365 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:30,080 Speaker 1: ten games, including the playoffs. So not a lot of 366 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:32,920 Speaker 1: tape on him. But it's just all about the eye test. Really. 367 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 1: He looked good when he got the ball, and odds 368 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:39,240 Speaker 1: are the opportunities gonna be there for him to at 369 00:20:39,320 --> 00:20:42,879 Speaker 1: least compete for that starting job in Green Bay. Average 370 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:45,760 Speaker 1: five point three yards per carry? Uh pretty him, Give 371 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:49,760 Speaker 1: him a full Just give him fifty carries and he's 372 00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:53,000 Speaker 1: gonna exceed that seventh round a DP right now. But uh, 373 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:54,960 Speaker 1: I wonder if he's gonna. I wonder if it will 374 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:57,720 Speaker 1: be a lot more Jamal Williams early in the season 375 00:20:57,880 --> 00:21:00,760 Speaker 1: and as the season wears on, it'll start skewing towards 376 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:04,439 Speaker 1: Dylan cold Weather games. He'll be further along in his development. 377 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:06,440 Speaker 1: He might be a guy next year that takes a 378 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:10,719 Speaker 1: little more patience. But I think he's a fantasy factor, 379 00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:15,119 Speaker 1: I really do, and he he could climb into the 380 00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:17,679 Speaker 1: first round of drafts by the end of the summer 381 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:22,120 Speaker 1: if both guys leave they don't put anybody meaningful into 382 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 1: that backfield. I don't think he'd be a first rounder, 383 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:26,920 Speaker 1: but I think that it would certainly be a lot 384 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 1: wait for early second self. He would need to maybe 385 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:33,159 Speaker 1: if they play preseason games next year, he need one 386 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:37,720 Speaker 1: of those. But uh, but in that scenario, so let's 387 00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:39,840 Speaker 1: let's just say that it does play out that way, 388 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 1: where both Jamal Williams and Aaron Jones leave and they 389 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 1: don't add another meaningful runner. They'll have some other warm bodies, 390 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:53,080 Speaker 1: but let's sume it's nobody good. It's a uh, they're 391 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:57,119 Speaker 1: like an Abdullah type um, and we think he's gonna 392 00:21:57,160 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 1: get We think he's gonna get a workhorse role for 393 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:03,520 Speaker 1: a j. Dillon. I still think he's probably going to 394 00:22:03,560 --> 00:22:06,200 Speaker 1: going like the third round because he's never proven anything, 395 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:09,359 Speaker 1: and the first two rounds are almost are usually filled 396 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:12,040 Speaker 1: with players who have proven their worth. Yeah, not saying 397 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:13,720 Speaker 1: I would take him in the first two rounds, but 398 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 1: the hype could get up there. But yeah, I think 399 00:22:16,000 --> 00:22:19,119 Speaker 1: the third fourth round will be a very uh safe 400 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:22,000 Speaker 1: estimation for where all lands right now RB thirty six. Again, 401 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:26,280 Speaker 1: it's very early, but guys like Devin Singletarry what or 402 00:22:26,359 --> 00:22:30,639 Speaker 1: going before him? When that Ronald Jones that people just 403 00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:34,560 Speaker 1: look at the carry totals basically, and Dylan doesn't have any, 404 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:39,199 Speaker 1: but he will. Our sixth and final positive development you 405 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:44,400 Speaker 1: may have missed in December is Austin Ekeler's return. He 406 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:46,840 Speaker 1: he played three full games at the beginning of the year, 407 00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:50,199 Speaker 1: then he missed nine weeks and returned in week twelve. 408 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:55,000 Speaker 1: He was running back twelve in December. Not bad, uh, 409 00:22:55,440 --> 00:22:58,399 Speaker 1: I think, and a probably a success story considering the 410 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:02,479 Speaker 1: magnitude uh the hamstring injury he had, which was severe 411 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:04,720 Speaker 1: and there was some frustrating you probably get into some 412 00:23:06,640 --> 00:23:11,880 Speaker 1: there was some frustrating us usage right right, and and 413 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:14,120 Speaker 1: he averaged only ten and a half carries per game 414 00:23:14,200 --> 00:23:16,480 Speaker 1: is what you're getting at. And for a guy that 415 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:17,960 Speaker 1: we know is a lot better than ten and a 416 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:20,400 Speaker 1: half carries per game. I was a little bit surprised 417 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:23,399 Speaker 1: that it was. It stayed that light. It started that light, 418 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:25,640 Speaker 1: and it stayed that light, and it never really got 419 00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:27,879 Speaker 1: a lot better. He averaged a healthy for and a 420 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:32,440 Speaker 1: half yards per carry. Um highly involved in the passing game, 421 00:23:32,440 --> 00:23:35,480 Speaker 1: which is usual for him. He averaged six targets, catching 422 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:38,720 Speaker 1: five of those six Um, although only thirty five yards 423 00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:41,919 Speaker 1: per game, which isn't special. Um. He also of a 424 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:44,879 Speaker 1: note in December, was playing behind this injury racked Charges 425 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:49,240 Speaker 1: offensive line, which is always injury racked. Man that team, 426 00:23:49,320 --> 00:23:52,960 Speaker 1: How they don't along with the vikings, you know, how 427 00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:56,800 Speaker 1: how these teams don't ever fix their bad and injury 428 00:23:56,840 --> 00:24:01,639 Speaker 1: played defensive lines is beyond me. Anyway, Um, let it 429 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:04,439 Speaker 1: all out. It was a good, not great performance and 430 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 1: return from Austin Ekeler. Um. We really don't know what 431 00:24:09,119 --> 00:24:11,160 Speaker 1: kind of role he'll have next year. It's a new 432 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:15,160 Speaker 1: offense with Brandon Staley, who was the former Rams defensive 433 00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:17,680 Speaker 1: coordinate who's now head coach, and his new offensive coordinator 434 00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:20,120 Speaker 1: is Joe Lombardi, who has been who was the Saints 435 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:24,600 Speaker 1: quarterback coach. Among It's got a long long history unclear 436 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:28,359 Speaker 1: what although the Saints used a time share of backs 437 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 1: to some degree, right, Alvin Alvin Camar is a It's 438 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:34,919 Speaker 1: like a sixty is split between camara um and la 439 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:39,639 Speaker 1: Tabius Murray. So the presumption is here that Eckler doesn't 440 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:44,000 Speaker 1: immediately like go to touches a game guy. But I 441 00:24:44,040 --> 00:24:45,840 Speaker 1: think he I think he was. I think the uptick 442 00:24:45,880 --> 00:24:48,919 Speaker 1: will be closer to what we see how the Saints 443 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:51,600 Speaker 1: had used Alvin Camaro, which was probably in the eighteen 444 00:24:51,640 --> 00:24:53,800 Speaker 1: touch of game range. Yeah, I'm with you, and you 445 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:58,240 Speaker 1: know we saw going late first, early second, late summer 446 00:24:58,280 --> 00:25:02,840 Speaker 1: last year. I think he'll he'll probably fall late second, 447 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:05,800 Speaker 1: early third, mid third. I think guys like cam Akers, 448 00:25:06,119 --> 00:25:10,920 Speaker 1: Antonio Gibson, maybe even James Robinson all vault above when 449 00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:12,560 Speaker 1: it comes to a DP. But uh, I think I 450 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:15,400 Speaker 1: like ceiling a little higher than guys like that. Yeah, 451 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:19,600 Speaker 1: I like it. Okay, I'm sick. I think Eckler people 452 00:25:19,600 --> 00:25:23,600 Speaker 1: aren't gonna everybody replays last year. That's the top. The 453 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:27,439 Speaker 1: primary wave that people do their drafting in August is 454 00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:30,600 Speaker 1: what do I remember from last year? People are just 455 00:25:30,680 --> 00:25:33,439 Speaker 1: gonna remember the last season for Eckler because he didn't 456 00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:37,880 Speaker 1: splash upon his return, you know, had he scored four 457 00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:40,760 Speaker 1: touchdowns in December, scored once. Had he scored four touchdowns 458 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:43,240 Speaker 1: in December, had he powered teams and into the playoffs 459 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 1: and into fantasy victories, they would have been they'd remember 460 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:49,760 Speaker 1: him a lot more charitably. I think people are gonna 461 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:52,600 Speaker 1: be down on Eckler and I think he's gonna slide. 462 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:54,760 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna be like a third round guy, 463 00:25:54,960 --> 00:25:58,880 Speaker 1: and that's gonna be a mistake. It's I he's got 464 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:01,960 Speaker 1: so much talent and some opportunity, and obviously he's got 465 00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:04,320 Speaker 1: a quarterback who looks like he's going to be fantastic, 466 00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:08,680 Speaker 1: without a doubt. I will remember Austin Ekela on Draft Day. Yeah, 467 00:26:08,720 --> 00:26:11,440 Speaker 1: we'll be talking about him a lot, probably in the preseason, 468 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:13,359 Speaker 1: as we talked, as we spent so much time in 469 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:16,160 Speaker 1: our preseason talking about undervalued guys, sleepers, I think Austin 470 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:19,480 Speaker 1: Ekela will be a common name in that area. Next 471 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:22,760 Speaker 1: week we will be breaking down the Super Bowl Fantasy 472 00:26:22,840 --> 00:26:25,359 Speaker 1: style DFS style. I might work in a couple of 473 00:26:25,359 --> 00:26:27,720 Speaker 1: props already, like the Travis Kelsey under seven and a 474 00:26:27,800 --> 00:26:31,240 Speaker 1: half UH catches, because like you're going to have to block. 475 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:34,119 Speaker 1: I don't know what the Gronk props are about them, 476 00:26:34,119 --> 00:26:37,320 Speaker 1: all about him, all about Dawson Knox. Some guy on 477 00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:39,000 Speaker 1: Twitter tweeted us, I'm like, I don't know what they are, 478 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:42,920 Speaker 1: but just put everything over on Dawson Knox, including touchdown, 479 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:45,080 Speaker 1: first touchdown. He said he did it all, but not 480 00:26:45,119 --> 00:26:47,400 Speaker 1: the first touchdown. I was like, Oh, that's because that's 481 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:49,280 Speaker 1: the one that would have paid a handsomely that would 482 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:51,400 Speaker 1: have been if he hit that Dawson Knox. I bet 483 00:26:51,400 --> 00:26:55,040 Speaker 1: it was in the twenty five to one range first touchdowns. 484 00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:57,600 Speaker 1: It's a money matchup for tight ends against the Chiefs 485 00:26:57,640 --> 00:27:00,280 Speaker 1: for whatever reason, So Gronk, but why not break? That's 486 00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:04,199 Speaker 1: the problem. He'll be in play, is well? All right? 487 00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:06,120 Speaker 1: I guess we'll find out more about it. He'll both 488 00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:08,960 Speaker 1: be in play, all right. Thanks for listening Fantasy Football Weekly. 489 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:11,159 Speaker 1: We'll be back next week for the Super Bowl preview. 490 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:13,600 Speaker 1: As mentioned. If you love the show, and we hope 491 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:16,280 Speaker 1: you do, I hope you will subscribe, rate, and review 492 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:18,400 Speaker 1: Fantasy Football Weekly and we'll talk to you in a week. 493 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:21,920 Speaker 1: Bye bye. Fantasy Football Weekly is a production of I 494 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:24,840 Speaker 1: Heart Radio. For more podcasts from my Heart Radio, visit 495 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:27,879 Speaker 1: the i Heart Radio app Apple Podcasts or wherever you 496 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:29,280 Speaker 1: listen to your favorite shows.