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Speaker 1: We got a lot to do here, so let me
Speaker 1: get into the site for real quick. We start with
Speaker 1: news and notes around the NFL, because listen, like I said,
Speaker 1: the buzz is palpable and is building for fantasy football. Um.
Speaker 1: The Kansas City Chiefs have fired their general manager John Dorsey.
Speaker 1: This came kind of as a surprise, to be quite honest,
Speaker 1: and there rumors out there that he actually was just
Speaker 1: butting heads with the owner, Clark Hunt. Out there, they're
Speaker 1: saying their goal, let's have a new GM by training camp.
Speaker 1: They did, however, extend head coach Andy Reid. I didn't
Speaker 1: mention this to you guys yesterday because we were doing
Speaker 1: all NBA, but Derek Carr has signed a five year,
Speaker 1: one hundred and twenty five million dollar extension with the
Speaker 1: what is it, the Oakland, the Los Angeles, the Las
Speaker 1: Vegas Raiders. This really all comes down to timing, you know,
Speaker 1: the market continues to grow. The next two big boys
Speaker 1: that are up in terms of the quarterback position, Matthew
Speaker 1: Stafford and Kirk Cousins, were probably getting deals around this
Speaker 1: neighborhood next year. And in Jets news, you know we've
Speaker 1: been this has been rumored for a while, but it
Speaker 1: became official. Woody Johnson, the owner, has been named the
Speaker 1: ambassador to the UK under the administration. We've been hearing
Speaker 1: about this. It is now official. His brother Chris is
Speaker 1: going to serve uh in this role for the Jets.
Speaker 1: Could be good for Jets fans that Woody has gone,
Speaker 1: though who knows um last name of it says the
Speaker 1: reports now out of Seattle that Eddie Lacey and Thomas
Speaker 1: Rawles are actually gonna be more of a running back
Speaker 1: by committee than Lacy getting the huge lion share of
Speaker 1: the carries. I've told you there are very few back
Speaker 1: fields in the NFL where they feature an actual work
Speaker 1: horse anymore. I can think of only about three or
Speaker 1: four of them. Doesn't look like Seattle is going to
Speaker 1: be one of them either. Those are some things you
Speaker 1: need to see. But um, the real truth of it
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Speaker 1: keep it moving though, I want to give you my
Speaker 1: preview for the Seattle Seahawks. Okay, we've been talking about
Speaker 1: all the teams in the NFC West all week long,
Speaker 1: and we now ended this week with our preview of Seattle.
Speaker 1: Here's the thing, most of the people out here on Seattle,
Speaker 1: because this is now, this is now kind of a
Speaker 1: public team, a tried and true team, a team that
Speaker 1: has been in the national spotlight for the last you know,
Speaker 1: three four five years. Okay, so you know a lot
Speaker 1: about these guys already. But first things first, let's go
Speaker 1: position by position. The first person is obviously Russell Wilson.
Speaker 1: Russell Wilson is an elite quarterback. Okay, uh my man,
Speaker 1: Corey Parson, the Fantasy Executive, has him ranked as his
Speaker 1: number five overall quarterback. I see no reason to dispute that. Okay,
Speaker 1: here's the other thing. Russell Wilson is healthy this year. Okay,
Speaker 1: he was dealing with some leg injuries all last year.
Speaker 1: He only ran the ball for two hundred and fifty
Speaker 1: nine yards last year. That was ninth best among quarterbacks.
Speaker 1: You gotta think there's gonna be an improvement there. I
Speaker 1: would put him down probably for over about four hundred
Speaker 1: yards rushing, if you want to know the truth, I
Speaker 1: think though Russell Wilson continues to be an elite quarterback
Speaker 1: who you can get rushing production out of as well.
Speaker 1: I like that a lot Russell Wilson, top tier quarterback,
Speaker 1: make no mistake about it. When you go to the
Speaker 1: running back position. However, this is where I think it
Speaker 1: gets interesting, and this is where I gotta tell you
Speaker 1: what's up. Eddie Lacey to me, is a concern. My
Speaker 1: man Corey Parson has him as his twenty second ranked
Speaker 1: running back. I might fade Eddie Lacey. Eddie Lacy is
Speaker 1: not going to be on any of my fantasy teams
Speaker 1: this year. Listen. The guy is someone who had to
Speaker 1: have a clause in his contract about how much he
Speaker 1: would weigh. We have been talking about this for a
Speaker 1: long time. There have been multiple seasons where there are
Speaker 1: rumors about him being out of shape. I have called
Speaker 1: him hashtag feast mode to try to replace beast Mode.
Speaker 1: I don't know if he is. You know, he might
Speaker 1: be a right fit for that scheme. He's a good
Speaker 1: guy to have. My man, Scott Angle was telling me
Speaker 1: as well. You know, when you have an offensive line
Speaker 1: that has performed towards the body of the NFL over
Speaker 1: the last couple of years, you need a guy who
Speaker 1: can break tackles. Eddie Lacy can do that. But remember
Speaker 1: we're just hearing this buzz right now about Thomas Rawls
Speaker 1: maybe being part of a committee. You also have C. J.
Speaker 1: Procise out there, who I think is viable and PPR
Speaker 1: leagues because he's gonna be that third down pass catching back. Okay,
Speaker 1: but I am fading Eddie Lacey. I don't think he's
Speaker 1: gonna be on any speeds as teams, I would stay away.
Speaker 1: I don't think you know, listen, he's got to adjust
Speaker 1: to a new team. We know that's always something that
Speaker 1: could be a mark in the negative category. He's been
Speaker 1: an injury concerned to me, and I don't know if
Speaker 1: he makes the season, I think you can go elsewhere
Speaker 1: when you're looking for someone to fill your RB two role. However,
Speaker 1: when we talk about the wide receivers, I don't know
Speaker 1: how many times I have to tell you. I don't
Speaker 1: know how many years this guy needs to do it
Speaker 1: and be elite before people realize Doug Baldwin is a
Speaker 1: wide receiver. One last year, ninety four catches for twenty
Speaker 1: eight yards okay, seventh in the league, and catches eleventh
Speaker 1: in the league in yards receiving and remember this was
Speaker 1: in a season where Russell Wilson was hurt for a
Speaker 1: lot of the time. Listen, Doug Baldwin is a wide
Speaker 1: out one. You may not think his name is sexy
Speaker 1: or fancy, but if you wind up with him as
Speaker 1: your as your wide out one, or especially as you're
Speaker 1: wide out too, you should be very very happy. What
Speaker 1: I will say, though, was the rest of these linebackers.
Speaker 1: The rest of these wide receivers are kind of a crapshoot.
Speaker 1: Whether it's Locket or Curse, or Richardson or even the
Speaker 1: rookie of Mere Darboux, you don't know which one is
Speaker 1: gonna be the number two. I in fact, think that
Speaker 1: the number two pass catcher for the Seattle Seahawks this
Speaker 1: year is going to be their tight end Revye Rev
Speaker 1: Jimmy Graham, h My Man Corey has him as the
Speaker 1: tight end five. I think he has a chance to
Speaker 1: return to the top three in tight end. Remember he's
Speaker 1: another year removed from that injury the patella in the knee.
Speaker 1: He had flashes of being unguardable and unstoppable last year,
Speaker 1: and as time goes on, he's also gonna be building
Speaker 1: chemistry with Russell Wilson. Okay, so I'm high on him.
Speaker 1: I think he's gonna be in the top three. You're
Speaker 1: gonna see Jimmy Graham probably on some of my teams.
Speaker 1: I would pull the trigger. Remember this guy is not
Speaker 1: foreign to having double digit touchdowns. I know touchdowns are flukey,
Speaker 1: but he is going to be a red zone target
Speaker 1: for danger Russ and the Seattle Seahawks. Listen, when we
Speaker 1: come into my diamond, My diamond and the rough, We've
Speaker 1: already mentioned it a little bit. It is Thomas Rawls.
Speaker 1: I think Thomas Rawls is going to kind of improve
Speaker 1: and gain shine as the year goes on. And remember,
Speaker 1: I don't think Eddie Lacey is gonna be that workhorse.
Speaker 1: I think he's either going to get hurt or have
Speaker 1: poor performance. I think Thomas Rawls is my diamond in
Speaker 1: the rough. When it goes to the FUGA on the
Speaker 1: Seattle Seahawks, though I'm taking the defense, I think the
Speaker 1: l ob might be a little bit on decline. Remember
Speaker 1: there was rumors about trading Richard Sherman. It seems like
Speaker 1: there's some kind of drama in the locker room with
Speaker 1: the defensive side of the ball. Okay, And here's the
Speaker 1: big thing. And don't get me wrong, I love of
Speaker 1: Earl Thomas. Okay, Earl Thomas is a special, special player. However,
Speaker 1: the man is returning from a broken leg, and what
Speaker 1: his unique skill set was was being able to be
Speaker 1: that true center fielder who could go sideline to sideline
Speaker 1: allow Cam to be in the box. Now, if Earl
Speaker 1: Thomas is not the special Earl Thomas that we know
Speaker 1: and love, could that be a step back for the
Speaker 1: Legion of Boom? If Mr shed is the number two
Speaker 1: opposite Sherman all year, might they pick on that. I
Speaker 1: think they are not the name recognition that you know
Speaker 1: and love. That's why, Crazily, if you look a little deeper,
Speaker 1: the Seattle defense is my food gaze. That's right, That's right.
Speaker 1: I think they could be a little bit fool gazzy.
Speaker 1: You may want to forge out about them when you
Speaker 1: look at their schedule though. Remember we've been talking about
Speaker 1: the nf SEE West all season long. So they play
Speaker 1: the a f C South and they play the NFC East.
Speaker 1: But here's the deal. When we go to the Seahawks,
Speaker 1: you gotta figure they're gonna win seven games at home, right,
Speaker 1: They're gonna win. To go seven and one, they're gonna
Speaker 1: go you know, eight, No at home. So look at
Speaker 1: their road opponents. Look at their road opponents. This year.
Speaker 1: They go to Green Bay, they go to Tennessee, they
Speaker 1: go across the country to New York to play the Giants,
Speaker 1: and they go down to Jacksonville to take on the Jags,
Speaker 1: and they go to Dallas to take on the Cowboys.
Speaker 1: How many of those games do they lose? Maybe at
Speaker 1: Green Bay. I like Tennessee, but I think they'll be
Speaker 1: fine against Jacksonville. I think they could even be fine
Speaker 1: against the g Men. So that's where your losses are
Speaker 1: gonna go. I don't find many, to be quite honest.
Speaker 1: Vegas thinks the same thing. Vegas things that um. Vegas
Speaker 1: thinks that the overunder here is ten and a half
Speaker 1: wins for the Seattle Seahawks. They are actually the highest
Speaker 1: over under total for anybody in the NFC, tied with
Speaker 1: the Green Bay Packers. I think that's a great line.
Speaker 1: I would pass on this overrunder. But if you put
Speaker 1: a gun to my head, I do, in fact think
Speaker 1: that the Seattle Seahawks win this division and finish with
Speaker 1: eleven wins. I think the Seahawks go eleven and five.
Speaker 1: I think the Seahawks make it to the playoffs, especially
Speaker 1: because remember I am fading the Arizona Cardinals and the
Speaker 1: rest of this division. So I like the Seattle Seahawks
Speaker 1: win eleven games and win the NFC West