1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:15,000 Speaker 1: Wow, everybody, It's Wednesday, November two. Welcome to the NFL 2 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:18,040 Speaker 1: Fantasy Football Show. It's Me Your Man, m G. Marcus Grant, 3 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: joined by Michael left Florio and the specialists cast of 4 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:23,119 Speaker 1: dozens that that was put this on every day in 5 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:26,119 Speaker 1: every week. We're in week thirteen and I've seen to 6 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: somebody just this morning that Week twelve felt like it 7 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:32,519 Speaker 1: lasted for three whole weeks, like everything was kind of 8 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 1: cruising along, and then Week twelve was just like a 9 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 1: natural break pad to the season. So now hopefully we 10 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:40,880 Speaker 1: can get things rolling again. It's we're at that point 11 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:43,640 Speaker 1: in the season where like it feels like the season 12 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 1: has been going on for a while, but at the 13 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:47,279 Speaker 1: same point in time, I'm like, I can't believe it's 14 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 1: week thirteen already. Right, I was sort of like like, I 15 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: can't believe it's week thirteen already. But then I'm also like, 16 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:53,240 Speaker 1: we still have like six more weeks of this season too. 17 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 1: I can be like, oh, it's almost over, and then 18 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: I'm like, oh, it's the left No, not really. We're 19 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 1: gonna be doing shows into like the first week January, 20 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 1: so we're still not close to the end yet, but 21 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 1: we're glad that you are with us here. We got 22 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: a lot to talk about. We will have our game 23 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 1: previews four week thirteam. We're also going to go do 24 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 1: some heroes and villains, get to some sleepers, also talk 25 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:15,679 Speaker 1: about some scary matchups, things that you know you may 26 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:17,399 Speaker 1: be starting these guys, but you don't have to like 27 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: why you're starting them at any point. But let's get started, 28 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: as we always do. With the fantasy headlines, Tom Pellicero 29 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 1: is reporting that Josh Jacobs is not expected to practice 30 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 1: much this week. He's dealing with a calf strain that's 31 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: coming off the three hundred total yard game he had 32 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: against the Seahawks last week. Raiders have a juicy matchup 33 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 1: against the Chargers on Sunday. But if Jacob's misses time, 34 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:43,560 Speaker 1: how do you feel about Zamir White or is there 35 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:45,960 Speaker 1: maybe somebody else in that Raiders backfield you're interested in. 36 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 1: I think Zamir White would be the lead runner if 37 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: if Josh Jacobs miss his time, I think he would 38 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: very much so be in play as a streaming option 39 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 1: against the Chargers. I think Amir Abdulah there can become 40 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 1: in coming and be like a sleeper and deeperly eks. 41 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 1: But I would say, like obviously, temper expectations, Zamir White 42 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 1: isn't gonna go out and do what Josh Jacobs can do. 43 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: We can have a nice game, don't get me wrong, 44 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 1: but uh not many running backs possess the capability of 45 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 1: dropping thirty plus Fantasy points in any given week. Also, 46 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 1: I think the thing about what happens if Jacobs doesn't 47 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:20,160 Speaker 1: play is it's gonna be piecemeal how they put these 48 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:23,639 Speaker 1: opportunities together. Part of why Josh Jacobs has been so 49 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 1: good is that the Raiders are just loading him up 50 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 1: with touches. He has been the guy. But if he 51 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:30,359 Speaker 1: doesn't play, I think you see Zamere White get a 52 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 1: number of the carries. You see a Mere Abdullah probably 53 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:34,959 Speaker 1: come in and catch the football. We may even see 54 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:37,800 Speaker 1: Brandon Bolden a little bit. It's just gonna be so piecemeal. 55 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:40,360 Speaker 1: I think White's the guy who takes the lead. But 56 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: I don't think any of these guys are gonna give 57 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 1: you a number of touches. So unless somebody hits a 58 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:47,080 Speaker 1: big play, it's gonna be kind of a mediocre number, 59 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:51,080 Speaker 1: I think Fantasy wise. In Cincinnati, Jamaar Chase says he 60 00:02:51,120 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 1: expects to return and get reps this week against the 61 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs. Chase has missed the last four games 62 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: with a hip injury. Now, clearly you are starting Jamar 63 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:02,400 Speaker 1: Chase if he is on the field, But how do 64 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:05,360 Speaker 1: you feel now about say Tee Higgins and or Tyler 65 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:08,639 Speaker 1: Boyd wants Chase is back. I still think t Higgins 66 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 1: is a must play. He's playing great football right now. 67 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: This is a matchup that I anticipate will be a 68 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:16,080 Speaker 1: high scoring, back and forth kind of game. And the 69 00:03:16,160 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 1: Chiefs have really struggled this year on the long ball, 70 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 1: So we know that Chase could beat him there. We 71 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 1: know that Tee Higgins could beat him there. Tyler Boyd 72 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 1: is the one that I think takes the biggest hit here. 73 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: We saw when Chase and Higgins were both healthy earlier. 74 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:31,080 Speaker 1: This year was up and down for Tyler Boyd. He'd 75 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: have some nice games, but then there'd be some games 76 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 1: where like he would just disappear and the floor was 77 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 1: very low. So I think Boyd is the big loser 78 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:41,160 Speaker 1: in this one. But I think in a matchup like this, 79 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: he's still in playing deeper leagues. I'm gonna say I 80 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 1: think he's still in play, just because this has the 81 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 1: potential to be a high scoring game. We know the 82 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: Chiefs can score points. We know the Bengals can score 83 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 1: points when everything is right there, So that gives you 84 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 1: a little bit of hope about Tyler Boyd. But it 85 00:03:56,800 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 1: is hard to imagine that the Bengals can support all 86 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 1: three guys at one time, especially when you have a 87 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: running game. You've got potentially Joe Mixon back and you've 88 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 1: got to figure out how to feed him as well. 89 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 1: So Boyd is the guy who I think takes the 90 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:11,240 Speaker 1: biggest hit there. But you're not dropping him, You're holding 91 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: onto him, and in the right matchup, you're probably starting 92 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 1: him as well. Deshaun Watson is back. We know he's 93 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: been practicing with the Cleveland Browns and he is expected 94 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 1: to start on Sunday against his former team, the Houston Texans. 95 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: Now we've talked a lot about Watson and getting ready 96 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 1: for his return. I know there are plenty of people 97 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: who would rather not deal with the Shaun Watson on 98 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 1: their fantasy rosters, and that is certainly understandable. But anybody 99 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 1: who has picked him up, who is looking at him 100 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 1: maybe on their bench at the moment, would you feel 101 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 1: comfortable starting a guy who by the time he takes 102 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: the field, it will be nearly two calendar years since 103 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 1: the last time he played an NFL game. Ye spoiler 104 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 1: alert if you haven't read the start um sit him 105 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 1: column yet, But he he is in there as they 106 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 1: sit for me this week, and uh, I think it's 107 00:04:57,640 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 1: gonna be seven hundred days on Sunday for the last 108 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 1: time that he was on an NFL field and in 109 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:05,520 Speaker 1: an actual game that counted. But not only that, Like, 110 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 1: the Texans have been good against quarterbacks. They love the 111 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 1: third few is fantasy points to them, and it's largely 112 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: because you could just run all over them. They have 113 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:16,160 Speaker 1: two good running backs in Cleveland, especially with Nick Chubb there, 114 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 1: so I think this will be a game where they 115 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 1: rely on the running game and don't act to Shawn 116 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: Watson to do too much. I've spelled it out there 117 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 1: in the article. Like all the quarterbacks, I would play 118 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: over him, the quarterbacks I would play over him over. 119 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:28,920 Speaker 1: I have gotten a lot of questions about Deshaun Watson 120 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,000 Speaker 1: so far this week, and and my thing has been 121 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 1: I would rather just take a weight and see now. Obviously, 122 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 1: like you mentioned, it depends sort of who your other 123 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:38,240 Speaker 1: quarterback options are. But you're talking about a guy who 124 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 1: has not played in an NFL game since January I 125 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:45,160 Speaker 1: believe January three one, So it has been nearly two 126 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: full years since he has played a game, and and 127 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 1: maybe the adrenaline sort of carries him through playing his 128 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:52,960 Speaker 1: former team. I'm not sure, but I don't know if 129 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:54,600 Speaker 1: I want to take that chance right now. I would 130 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: rather wait and see before I started. A lot of 131 00:05:57,240 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 1: the time we're like, maybe the adrenaline and I'll lot 132 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:01,919 Speaker 1: of people are like, first game back, he's gonna be 133 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:04,159 Speaker 1: so hyped against his old team. I'm like, will that 134 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: work against him? Though? Like could he be two worked 135 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 1: up and then like four stuff and make mistakes? I mean, 136 00:06:09,640 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 1: that's always possible. I would just rather I agree, I 137 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:14,160 Speaker 1: would rather just kind of stay away from him this 138 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:15,840 Speaker 1: week and let's just see sort of what happens at 139 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: that point. I guess, to our heroes and villains of 140 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:21,839 Speaker 1: the week, who is the guy who deserves some more buzz, 141 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 1: who could be carrying your team to victory this week? 142 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: I think it's Garrett Wilson. Like, Garrett Wilson is the 143 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:30,000 Speaker 1: real deal. We know that he is capable wide receiver 144 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 1: and shout out to a front of the show Matt 145 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: Harmon on on reception perception. He's been hyping up Garrett 146 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: Wilson all years, saying that he is like a legit 147 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:40,360 Speaker 1: Alpha when it comes to a route running game, being 148 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 1: able to get open. He's played four games without Zack 149 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:45,599 Speaker 1: Wilson this year He's finished as a top five Fantasy 150 00:06:45,640 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 1: wide receiver and two of them. Uh, he's averaging over 151 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:51,480 Speaker 1: nineteen Fantasy points per game. When Zach Wilson sits, he's 152 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 1: getting a healthy amount of targets. Last week he had 153 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 1: eight targets. No one else on the team in more 154 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:57,839 Speaker 1: than three so uh. And in a matchup like this 155 00:06:57,880 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 1: where I think they'll have to put up points to 156 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:01,599 Speaker 1: keep up with the Vice Kings, and the Vikings have 157 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 1: really struggled in the secondary this year, I think Garret 158 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 1: Wilson goes off again. A little nugget I got from 159 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 1: the very smart Dwayne McFarland, who you should go out 160 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:10,320 Speaker 1: and follow on Twitter if you don't. He was looking 161 00:07:10,360 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 1: at the yards per route run for Garrett Wilson and 162 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: comparing them to other rookies and the guys he compares 163 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 1: to our guys like Odell Beckham Jr. Mike Evans, Justin Jefferson. 164 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 1: I mean it is a is an elite group of 165 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 1: rookies in recent vintage that Garrett Wilson comparison when you 166 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 1: look at the yards per oute run. I believe in 167 00:07:29,120 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 1: David Montgomery this week, and I don't really care whether 168 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:33,920 Speaker 1: or not Justin Fields is there. I know we're still 169 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: sort of waiting for updates on fields, but for me, 170 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 1: it's just the matchup against the Green Bay Packers, and 171 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:42,200 Speaker 1: we saw that last week with the Eagles running all 172 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 1: over Green Bay, both Miles Sanders and Jalen Hurts getting 173 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 1: it done on the ground there. And I think even 174 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 1: more so, actually, if Fields is not available, that means 175 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:52,960 Speaker 1: that you're really going to have the Bears lean on 176 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: that running game, lean on Montgomery, and give him plenty 177 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 1: of opportunities. So I don't know if he's gonna give 178 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 1: you a Miles Sanders thirty one point game, but he's 179 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 1: going to get heavily used in this offense this week 180 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 1: against the run defense that has struggled all season long. 181 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 1: So Montgomery, I know he's not exciting. I keep saying this. 182 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 1: He is sort of man nobody gets fired up about. Man. 183 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 1: I got David Montgomery in my lineup, but he just 184 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 1: keeps getting opportunities and he keeps doing the most with them. 185 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:20,360 Speaker 1: So you know, look, I I would prefer Justin Fields 186 00:08:20,360 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 1: is there. I think that makes things better, But I'm 187 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 1: okay with Montgomery this week. Those are the heroes. Who 188 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: is your fantasy villain for Week thirteen? Isaiah Pacheco and 189 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:32,920 Speaker 1: I caused a little bit of a stir on Fantasy 190 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 1: Twitter earlier this week when I tweeted out that Melvin 191 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:38,719 Speaker 1: Gordon is better than Isaiah Pacheco, and people are like, oh, 192 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: compare the numbers, and I'm like, yeah, one of them 193 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:44,200 Speaker 1: is running with Patrick Mahomes and the Chief's offense, and 194 00:08:44,240 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: the other has Russell Wilson and that awful Broncos up. 195 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: But that's besides the point. Isaiah Pacheco. He it's such 196 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: a low floor, low ceiling type of play because he 197 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:57,199 Speaker 1: only has four catches all year long. So if he 198 00:08:57,240 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 1: doesn't get a touchdown, even if he rushes for a 199 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:01,960 Speaker 1: hundred yards, that ten fantasy points, and like, if that's 200 00:09:02,200 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 1: towards his ceiling, that's very worrisome. It's a tough matchup 201 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 1: as well against the Bengals, and he just he's kind 202 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:12,079 Speaker 1: of a plotter, Like he doesn't have breakaway speed. He's 203 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 1: not gonna ever, you know, have a long fifty yard 204 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 1: runs something like that. So for me, I'm staying away 205 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 1: and I'm not nearly as excited as everyone else. He's 206 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:22,320 Speaker 1: on him. It's funny. He's a lot of action, but 207 00:09:22,400 --> 00:09:24,440 Speaker 1: not a lot of motion, if that makes sense, right. 208 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:26,200 Speaker 1: He's like, you know, it's like he's churning his legs, 209 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:28,360 Speaker 1: he's pumping his legs, and it looks like he's going fast, 210 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:30,960 Speaker 1: but he doesn't look like he's actually going fast when 211 00:09:31,000 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 1: you see him compared to other players. So maybe we've 212 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 1: been fooled. To quote Patrick Clayban, the defenders just jogging 213 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:40,080 Speaker 1: and they keep up with him exactly. Say Kuon Barkley 214 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:43,200 Speaker 1: is my potential villain of the week, and you're starting 215 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:44,720 Speaker 1: say Kuan, I'm not gonna sit here and tell you 216 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 1: that you're gonna sit Sae Kwon Barkley. But the Commanders 217 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 1: have been really good against running backs and against running 218 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:53,560 Speaker 1: games in general this season, and that sort of worries me. 219 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:55,720 Speaker 1: For sat Quan, I think he's going to get plenty 220 00:09:55,760 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 1: of touches and plenty of opportunities. Maybe we see Daniel 221 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:00,720 Speaker 1: Jones try to throw the ball a little bit more, 222 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:02,800 Speaker 1: but this is still an offense that runs through se Kuon. 223 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:05,199 Speaker 1: But the way the commanders have shut down opposing running 224 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:08,480 Speaker 1: games makes me very very concerned. So, like I said, 225 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 1: you're starting se Kuon, but I don't potentially like the 226 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:14,800 Speaker 1: matchup and what the outcome could be for him. This week, 227 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: we will dive into our game preview, starting with the 228 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 1: Thursday night football game. It is the Bills and the Patriots, 229 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:24,480 Speaker 1: this one from Fox Burro. You can see that of 230 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 1: course eight fifteen Eastern time on Prime Video and streaming 231 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:32,000 Speaker 1: on NFL Plus. Let's talk about the running backs in 232 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 1: this one though, right Romandre Stevenson Devin Singletary. They you know, 233 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:38,760 Speaker 1: Stevens has been pretty good, Singletarry has had some weeks. 234 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:41,199 Speaker 1: Who do you think scores more points this week between 235 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 1: the two of them, Ramandre Stevenson and I like, I 236 00:10:45,200 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 1: have Stevenson as a sit in my start sitting column 237 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 1: and I have single t It's a start and Singletary 238 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:53,240 Speaker 1: is a sit this week because the Patriots are really 239 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 1: tough on running backs, whereas the Bills. You've been able 240 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:58,720 Speaker 1: to run all over them as of late. Von Miller's 241 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:01,960 Speaker 1: out this week. Up they're they're just very banged up 242 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:05,320 Speaker 1: on defense as well. Plus Stevenson could get He's shown 243 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:08,240 Speaker 1: us he can get twenty fantasy points without scoring a 244 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:10,920 Speaker 1: touchdown just on his past game usage alone. I'm not 245 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:14,080 Speaker 1: sure Devin Singletary can get twenty fantasy points with a touchdown. 246 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 1: That's sort of the hard part. I'm gonna go with 247 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:19,360 Speaker 1: Stevenson as well. He just has been a workhorse at 248 00:11:19,400 --> 00:11:21,960 Speaker 1: times for the Patriots, and even with Damien Harris back 249 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:24,640 Speaker 1: last week, we saw a lot of Stevenson. You made 250 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:26,839 Speaker 1: the point that he scored twenty points without doing a 251 00:11:26,920 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 1: whole lot on the ground. So I think he's got 252 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:31,960 Speaker 1: a good opportunity this week against a Bill's defense it 253 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 1: has not been as formidable as it has been in 254 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:39,280 Speaker 1: the past. Next one, Will Gabe Davis bounced back this week. 255 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 1: He had seven point eight Fantasy points. Last week. It 256 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:44,200 Speaker 1: was Isaiah Mackenzie who did a lot of the work 257 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 1: in the passing game. On Thanksgiving Day, Will Gabe Davis 258 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 1: have a big Gave Davis game, It would be kind 259 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:53,760 Speaker 1: of the man game. I think it'll be a Davis 260 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:57,760 Speaker 1: this week. Look, he always has the capability of putting 261 00:11:57,840 --> 00:12:00,440 Speaker 1: up a huge day. We know that in fantasy football. 262 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:02,760 Speaker 1: But this is a game that's gonna be in New England. 263 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 1: It's very cold right now. The forecast is saying not 264 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 1: saying too much bad weather, but that could change quickly 265 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 1: in New England this time of year. We know that 266 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:13,640 Speaker 1: the Patriots have have been good against receivers this year 267 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:16,320 Speaker 1: and Gabe Davis hasn't been the same since we saw 268 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 1: Josh Allen kind of injure his elbow. I know last 269 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:21,560 Speaker 1: week late in the game he was throwing much more effectively, 270 00:12:21,640 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 1: but if he's struggling to throw the deep ball at all, 271 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:26,960 Speaker 1: that really hurts games. It really does. And the Patriots 272 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:29,080 Speaker 1: have been pretty good against deep throws, which is where 273 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:31,199 Speaker 1: Davis makes a lot of his had. Yes, he can 274 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 1: work underneath, but the big games have come because they've 275 00:12:33,760 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 1: connected with him down field. New England just doesn't give 276 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:38,880 Speaker 1: up those kind of shots. So I'm not expecting anything 277 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 1: big for Davis this week. I think if you see 278 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 1: Alan working underneath, I think that means more. Isaiah Mackenzie, 279 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:47,760 Speaker 1: maybe some dump off to Devin singletary, but I would 280 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 1: not be surprised if you're looking get another six seven 281 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 1: points from Gabe Davis this week against New England. Check 282 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:57,840 Speaker 1: out this juicy nugget that our trusted research team cooked 283 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 1: up for us. Kenneth Walker the third. He has nine 284 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:04,440 Speaker 1: scrimmage touchdowns since Week five, tied for the most in 285 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 1: the league with Travis Kelsey and Austin Ekeler. He has 286 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 1: been an absolute beast since taking over for the injured 287 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 1: Rashot Penny. Will he score twenty points against the Rams 288 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:18,959 Speaker 1: on Sunday? The Rams giving up nineteen Fantasy points per 289 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 1: game since week are actually actually say Walker scoring nineteen 290 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:23,880 Speaker 1: Fantasy points per game since Week five, more than guys 291 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 1: like Nick Chubb, Alvin Kamara, Dalvin Cook, Leonard Fournette, Sae 292 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:30,200 Speaker 1: Kwon Barkley, Aaron Jones, and Jonathan Taylor. So does he 293 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 1: get a dub against the Rams this week? I think so? 294 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:36,440 Speaker 1: Uh he It was nice to see him approach that 295 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 1: number last week with the with just averaging like two 296 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:41,760 Speaker 1: yards per carry because he found the end zone twice. 297 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 1: I think he's a safe bet to score a touchdown 298 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 1: again this week. I know the Rams on the year 299 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:48,680 Speaker 1: have been tough against running backs, but they're not gonna 300 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:51,120 Speaker 1: have Aaron Donald now. Like they They're just as depleted 301 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:53,599 Speaker 1: as depleted can get all the round. And this is 302 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 1: low key a big game for Seattle who's now on 303 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:58,320 Speaker 1: the outside looking in for the playoffs. So I do 304 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:00,800 Speaker 1: expect him to ride Kenneth Walker if possible. Yeah, that 305 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:03,000 Speaker 1: lost last week to the Raiders hurt them in a 306 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:04,880 Speaker 1: lot of ways because it put them behind the forty 307 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 1: niners and as you mentioned, on the outside looking in 308 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:09,040 Speaker 1: for the playoffs. I do think Kenneth Walker has a 309 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 1: big game this week against the Rams. The Rams right 310 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 1: now are sort of they're running on fumes and and 311 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:16,319 Speaker 1: you know they're they're just trying to make it to 312 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:18,680 Speaker 1: the finish line. You got guys getting injured and sort 313 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:21,080 Speaker 1: of dropping out. They don't have a whole lot left. 314 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 1: I think this is a chance for the Seahawks to 315 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:24,960 Speaker 1: come and take advantage of that, and Kenneth Walker should 316 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 1: be a big part of of all that happening. Back 317 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:31,360 Speaker 1: to our game previews these Steelers and the Falcons and 318 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 1: this report from our own Ian Rappaport saying Nagy Harris 319 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 1: dealing with an abdominal injury, didn't suffer a major issue 320 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:41,480 Speaker 1: on Monday night, but his playing status still up in 321 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:44,800 Speaker 1: the air for Sunday against Atlanta, which is a great 322 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 1: matchup on paper, at least for Nagy Harris. But anything 323 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 1: in particular that you are pointing to in this game. 324 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:53,600 Speaker 1: The running back on the other side, Cordell Patterson, I 325 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 1: would look to get him out of my starting lineup 326 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:58,840 Speaker 1: this week if possible. And it's not so much about 327 00:14:58,840 --> 00:15:01,400 Speaker 1: the matchup. The Steelers are the pack against running backs, 328 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 1: but Patterson has been splitting the snaps and carries and 329 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 1: even before last game the targets with Tyler L's gear, 330 00:15:07,880 --> 00:15:10,360 Speaker 1: and then since he's returned from the knee injury, his 331 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 1: high on the ground is fifty two yards and he 332 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 1: has not reached twenty yards in the passing games. So 333 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:18,400 Speaker 1: we're talking about a very low floor, Like if he 334 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:21,400 Speaker 1: doesn't score a touchdown, it's single digits. It could be 335 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:24,840 Speaker 1: even below five fantasy points. Potentially at the very best, 336 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:27,400 Speaker 1: without a touchdown, we're talking about like ten fantasy points. 337 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:30,120 Speaker 1: So I would stay away from him if possible. It's 338 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 1: so weird what the Falcons are doing offensively. I can't 339 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 1: really make heads or tails of it, although Patterson is 340 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:37,440 Speaker 1: the guy who gets touches, so maybe that helps. But 341 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 1: I I don't know. I'm I'm confused by the whole thing. 342 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:44,160 Speaker 1: Broncos at the Ravens. J K. Dobbins, who has been 343 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:47,040 Speaker 1: on injured reserve with a knee issue, is clear to 344 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:49,200 Speaker 1: return to practice this week. No word of whether or 345 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:51,440 Speaker 1: not he's going to play yet. I wouldn't be surprised 346 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 1: if the Ravens play it cautiously with him, but I 347 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 1: would also tell you that you can probably sit Gus 348 00:15:56,960 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 1: Edwards or very at least beware of Gus Edwards this 349 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:03,720 Speaker 1: week against the Broncos. The the Ravens have really been 350 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 1: struggling offensively lately. I know they ended up kind of 351 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 1: putting up a halfway decent number at least. Lamar did 352 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:12,880 Speaker 1: put up twenty three points last week against the Jacksonville Jaguars, 353 00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:14,840 Speaker 1: but it took them a while to get there. It 354 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 1: was kind of a slog for them. And now they've 355 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:19,800 Speaker 1: got this Broncos defense that has been lights out all 356 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 1: season long. Say what you want to brought the Broncos offense. 357 00:16:22,680 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 1: Broncos defense has been great this season, So that makes 358 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 1: me very nervous about an offense that's really struggling to 359 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 1: move the ball consistently. So if you can get away 360 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:33,880 Speaker 1: from Gus Edwards, I would highly recommend it. This week, 361 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:37,480 Speaker 1: it's time for Who's Gonna Eat, presented by Uber Eats. 362 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 1: Managing a fantasy team and hitting refresh on your scores 363 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:43,480 Speaker 1: works up an appetite, so order with uber Eats today, 364 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:46,640 Speaker 1: let's talk about the Packers Bears matchup. Florio, who do 365 00:16:46,720 --> 00:16:48,840 Speaker 1: you think it's gonna ball out in this one? Yeah, 366 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:50,880 Speaker 1: I'm with you on Montgomery, but I think both running 367 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:53,280 Speaker 1: backs on both sides are in play this week. And 368 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:56,400 Speaker 1: then Christian Watson. I'm starting him everywhere and I have 369 00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 1: him on a couple of my teams, and I'm so 370 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 1: happy that I was able to pick this guy up 371 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 1: because in one league I got him the week I 372 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:05,119 Speaker 1: lost Cooper Cup, and my lineup hasn't taken a hit 373 00:17:05,160 --> 00:17:07,680 Speaker 1: at all because Christian Watson has been putting up Cooper 374 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:09,960 Speaker 1: Cup like numbers the last few weeks. Not saying he 375 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:12,440 Speaker 1: is Cooper Cup, but he has scored at least twenty 376 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 1: one Fantasy points in each of the last three weeks, 377 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:18,119 Speaker 1: averaging twenty five per game. Uh and if you're worried 378 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:20,560 Speaker 1: about Aaron Rodgers. His long catch and run last week 379 00:17:20,600 --> 00:17:22,720 Speaker 1: came with Jordan's love. He has shown us that he 380 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:25,680 Speaker 1: can win downfield as a long deep receiver. He could 381 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:28,160 Speaker 1: win after the catch like he did this past game, 382 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:30,080 Speaker 1: and when they get in the red zone, he is 383 00:17:30,119 --> 00:17:32,920 Speaker 1: their guy. Even on the play where Randall Cobb caught 384 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:35,919 Speaker 1: the touchdown, that was a design play for Christian Watson 385 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:37,879 Speaker 1: where he was the first read and Rogers just had 386 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:41,080 Speaker 1: to look elsewhere after that. So against the Bears defense 387 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:44,919 Speaker 1: that has really been struggling, especially in against receivers, I 388 00:17:44,920 --> 00:17:47,760 Speaker 1: think he's a must start option this week. Remember Romeo 389 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:54,440 Speaker 1: Dobbs oh Man, No, like we haven't in weeks. Oh Man. 390 00:17:54,840 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 1: That was Who's Gonna Eat presented by Uber Eats, official 391 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:01,600 Speaker 1: on demand food delivery partner of the NFL. Even if 392 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:03,880 Speaker 1: you make the wrong fantasy lineup call, make the right 393 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:07,280 Speaker 1: call on delivery order with Uber Eats today. Jaguars at 394 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:10,760 Speaker 1: the Lions last week, Travis Etn left the game with 395 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 1: a foot injury. Afterwards, deb Peterson said that everything was okay. 396 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:16,440 Speaker 1: He probably could have come back in we were playing 397 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:18,399 Speaker 1: and safe and we just held him out so that 398 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:20,879 Speaker 1: gives us confidence to believe he's coming back to play 399 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 1: this week against Detroit. How confident would you be in 400 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 1: starting him if he plays against the lines? I have 401 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:30,040 Speaker 1: to play him in fantasy that I understand the risk, 402 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:32,600 Speaker 1: but the ceiling is just far too high, Like he 403 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:34,760 Speaker 1: can easily go out for thirty points in this matchup. 404 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:36,440 Speaker 1: I would absolutely And this is I think one of 405 00:18:36,480 --> 00:18:40,439 Speaker 1: the highest scoring games. It's it's I think it's predicted 406 00:18:40,480 --> 00:18:42,159 Speaker 1: to be one of the high the week. But I 407 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:44,880 Speaker 1: but I agree with that assessment. I think it's gonna 408 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 1: be high scoring because both these defenses give up a 409 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:49,600 Speaker 1: lot of points. Both these offenses are starting to play well. 410 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:52,119 Speaker 1: So I do think that means good things potentially for 411 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:55,200 Speaker 1: Travis et N if he does play. I will also 412 00:18:55,320 --> 00:18:58,159 Speaker 1: say that you can start or stream at least Trevor 413 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 1: Lawrence in this ball game, just because you look over 414 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:03,840 Speaker 1: the last few weeks, Lawrence starting to get hot. He's 415 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:06,720 Speaker 1: been scoring, are averaging more than twenty Fantasy points over 416 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:10,120 Speaker 1: the last several weeks. It just looks like he's more comfortable, 417 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:12,639 Speaker 1: even if the numbers don't necessarily bear that out. Just 418 00:19:12,800 --> 00:19:15,359 Speaker 1: watching Trevor Lawrence looks like he's starting to get the 419 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:17,640 Speaker 1: hang of things, maybe the game starting to slow down 420 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:20,040 Speaker 1: for him a little bit, spreading the ball around all 421 00:19:20,040 --> 00:19:22,320 Speaker 1: of his pass catchers, getting a lot more people involved. 422 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:26,080 Speaker 1: And because the Lions are well the Lions defensively, this 423 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:28,439 Speaker 1: feels like a good opportunity to get him in into 424 00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 1: QB League super flex maybe even you know, deeper leagues, 425 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:33,160 Speaker 1: maybe in one QB leagues if you're in a deep 426 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:37,240 Speaker 1: league situation. Brown's at the Texans that we know that 427 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:40,399 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson is coming back to start against his former team. 428 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:45,119 Speaker 1: Anything else though notable for this contest, I say, beware 429 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:48,439 Speaker 1: of a Marii Cooper and I understand you probably can't 430 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:50,879 Speaker 1: sit him with as well as he's been playing, but 431 00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:53,919 Speaker 1: you're gonna have to temperate expectations. Uh, this is a 432 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:56,119 Speaker 1: road game. We know that he has really struggled on 433 00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:59,800 Speaker 1: the road in neutral games. He's fine. But the Texans, again, 434 00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:02,560 Speaker 1: they're secondary has played well this year. Their their top 435 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:04,600 Speaker 1: corner has been really effective, so they could put him 436 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:07,200 Speaker 1: on a mari Cooper there. I still think Cooper can win. 437 00:20:07,280 --> 00:20:09,720 Speaker 1: But it's Deshaun Watson's first game in seven hundred days, 438 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:12,040 Speaker 1: like we said, and it's a matchup where the Browns 439 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:14,480 Speaker 1: could easily just get a lead and just ride Nick 440 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:17,119 Speaker 1: Chubbing Kareem Hunt all game long and just ease Deshaun 441 00:20:17,119 --> 00:20:20,560 Speaker 1: Watson into it. That is my concern for Mark Cooper, honestly, 442 00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:22,840 Speaker 1: with as bad as the Texans run defense has been 443 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:24,880 Speaker 1: and as bad as the Browns run defense has been, 444 00:20:25,200 --> 00:20:28,200 Speaker 1: we might have a combined like sixty seven carries between 445 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:30,080 Speaker 1: these two teams. This game will be over and every 446 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:31,720 Speaker 1: other game is in like the third quarter. Yeah no, 447 00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 1: this game will be like They'll play this game like 448 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:35,200 Speaker 1: their double parked. I mean, they'll just run the ball 449 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:37,159 Speaker 1: and run the ball and run the clock and just 450 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 1: let's just get the hell out of here everybody. Jets 451 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 1: and the Vikings, and you know what, I'm in on 452 00:20:43,119 --> 00:20:45,240 Speaker 1: Mike White at least as a deep sleeper this week. 453 00:20:45,280 --> 00:20:50,159 Speaker 1: I think Mike White, let's get it going. He injected 454 00:20:50,240 --> 00:20:52,560 Speaker 1: some life into the Jets last week. He looked good 455 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 1: throwing the football, and I feel like at this point 456 00:20:54,840 --> 00:20:57,560 Speaker 1: we have enough of a sample size to sort of 457 00:20:57,600 --> 00:21:00,760 Speaker 1: see who Mike White is. He's made four career starts, 458 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:03,240 Speaker 1: He's got over three hundred passing yards in two of 459 00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:05,879 Speaker 1: those starts, He's got multiple touchdown passes in two of 460 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:08,480 Speaker 1: those starts, and you look back on the two sort 461 00:21:08,480 --> 00:21:11,760 Speaker 1: of bad games he had. One last year came against 462 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:14,520 Speaker 1: the Bills when the Bills defense was legitimately stout and 463 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:17,560 Speaker 1: was legitimately a problem for everybody. The other one came 464 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:19,840 Speaker 1: in a game where he left early because of an injury. 465 00:21:19,920 --> 00:21:22,280 Speaker 1: So in games where you know he starts and finishes 466 00:21:22,320 --> 00:21:24,800 Speaker 1: and isn't facing you know, arguably the best defense in 467 00:21:24,800 --> 00:21:27,240 Speaker 1: the league at the time, Mike White's been okay, and 468 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:29,240 Speaker 1: the Vikings are giving up a lot of yards through 469 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:32,359 Speaker 1: the air to quarterbacks. I think they've been victimized by 470 00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:33,920 Speaker 1: the light. Look. I think they give a big yards 471 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 1: to Zach not Zack Wilson because they haven't played the Jets, 472 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:39,480 Speaker 1: but the Teddy Bridgewater. There's some some sort of myth 473 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:42,640 Speaker 1: quarterbacks that the Vikings have been victimized by this year. 474 00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:46,240 Speaker 1: So that's that's why way saying Mike White deep sleeper 475 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 1: this week, I'm right there with you. So there you go. 476 00:21:50,000 --> 00:21:51,440 Speaker 1: I fact, I know, I think we've already gotten some 477 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:54,120 Speaker 1: some tweets about people saying they're dropping like Kobe Brissette 478 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:56,159 Speaker 1: to pick up Mike White. I endorsed that I think 479 00:21:56,200 --> 00:22:05,720 Speaker 1: that's a really good idea. Your game on the go, 480 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:09,040 Speaker 1: wherever you are. This is how you football with the 481 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:12,240 Speaker 1: NFL Plus, watch live local and primetime games on mobile 482 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:15,280 Speaker 1: and listen to live game audio now through Super Bowl 483 00:22:15,320 --> 00:22:17,280 Speaker 1: fifty seven. Sign up for the rest of the season 484 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:22,080 Speaker 1: with a special offer of Commanders at the Giants. I 485 00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:24,000 Speaker 1: said earlier in the show that I was a little 486 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:26,520 Speaker 1: bit worried about Sa Kwon Barkley. But is there's somebody 487 00:22:26,520 --> 00:22:29,440 Speaker 1: there you think has maybe a better outlook this week? Yeah, 488 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:31,600 Speaker 1: I think Darius Slayton is in play this week, and 489 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:32,919 Speaker 1: a lot of it has to do with what you 490 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:36,120 Speaker 1: were saying about Sa Kwon Barkley. Like, the Commanders are 491 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:38,359 Speaker 1: elite at stopping the run, and if they are able 492 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:40,480 Speaker 1: to limit set Kwon Barkley, I don't think you could 493 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:43,000 Speaker 1: ever fully stop him, but if you could just contain him, 494 00:22:43,040 --> 00:22:45,159 Speaker 1: the Giants will have to throw the ball more to 495 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:47,680 Speaker 1: put up points. And the Commanders have allowed a ton 496 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:49,399 Speaker 1: of production in the passing game as good as they 497 00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:51,960 Speaker 1: are in the ground, their week in the air, especially 498 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 1: against wide receivers, Darius Slatane has been playing good football, 499 00:22:55,080 --> 00:22:57,600 Speaker 1: averaging four just under fourteen fantasy points per game in 500 00:22:57,600 --> 00:22:59,960 Speaker 1: his last five weeks. He is second in the NFL 501 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:02,280 Speaker 1: all in yards per catch, so we know he could 502 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:04,959 Speaker 1: win downfield. We saw that on Thanksgiving. And if that 503 00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:07,840 Speaker 1: catch of his went one foot further and it was 504 00:23:07,880 --> 00:23:11,600 Speaker 1: a touchdown, We're feeling very differently about Darius Slayton right now. 505 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:14,160 Speaker 1: I would continue to ride with him, especially in this matchup. 506 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:16,679 Speaker 1: Hadn't been flashy, but he's been consistent in that counts 507 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:21,240 Speaker 1: for something. Titans at the Eagles, and after Miles Sanders 508 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:23,439 Speaker 1: come up, came off his huge game last week against 509 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:25,600 Speaker 1: the Green Bay Packers, I think you need to be 510 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:28,679 Speaker 1: kind of be wary of him. Beware, beware, be wary 511 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:32,120 Speaker 1: all those things above about Miles Sanders this week because 512 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 1: the Titans there run defense. It's not the Packers run defense. 513 00:23:35,560 --> 00:23:38,120 Speaker 1: They've been very good against running backs. It's the secondary 514 00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:40,760 Speaker 1: where Tennessee has had its issues this year. So this 515 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:44,440 Speaker 1: feels like a Jalen Hurts, a J. Brown, DeVonta Smith 516 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:47,159 Speaker 1: sort of game for Philadelphia. Maybe not so much on 517 00:23:47,240 --> 00:23:50,880 Speaker 1: the Miles Sanders situation. And look, if you have Sanders, 518 00:23:51,200 --> 00:23:53,240 Speaker 1: you know that you could probably get away from him, 519 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:55,760 Speaker 1: just because he fell so much in drafts and people 520 00:23:55,760 --> 00:23:58,080 Speaker 1: were sort of avoiding him, So you have other options 521 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:01,399 Speaker 1: most likely. So if you have the options, I probably 522 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:06,040 Speaker 1: think about starting them this week over Sanders Seahawks at 523 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:08,720 Speaker 1: the Rams, and we were hyped about Kenneth Walker the 524 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:12,680 Speaker 1: third earlier in the show, not so hyped about the Rams, 525 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:15,440 Speaker 1: and it feels like you're starts sits sort of reflect 526 00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:18,119 Speaker 1: that right now. Yep. I think this game is as 527 00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:21,120 Speaker 1: straightforward as it gets right now. Start your Seahawks, sit 528 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:24,680 Speaker 1: your Rams. Like Geno Smith, he's been playing good football 529 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:27,960 Speaker 1: this year. I think he remains in play as a 530 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:31,120 Speaker 1: low end QB one. We know to start Tyler Locket 531 00:24:31,240 --> 00:24:34,119 Speaker 1: and DK Metcalf each week. Kenneth's Walker we've already talked about. 532 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:37,359 Speaker 1: And then on the Rams side, Yeah, their their offense 533 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:40,760 Speaker 1: right now is broken. Last week, none of their receiver's 534 00:24:40,840 --> 00:24:43,800 Speaker 1: top thirty yards, uh, none of their running backs top 535 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:46,520 Speaker 1: forty yards. Bryce Perkins led the way with forty four 536 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:50,040 Speaker 1: rushing yards. He he was actually the only quarterback last 537 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:52,639 Speaker 1: week that Russell Wilson outscored in fantasy points. So I 538 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:55,199 Speaker 1: just think this is a week that you want to 539 00:24:55,320 --> 00:24:58,399 Speaker 1: completely get away from every one of your Rams, and 540 00:24:58,440 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 1: because of the matchup, you want to start all your Seahawks. 541 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:05,119 Speaker 1: Allen Robinson went on injured reserve officially, so he's his 542 00:25:05,200 --> 00:25:08,960 Speaker 1: season is done. Uh. Tyler Higbee is still there, but 543 00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:11,840 Speaker 1: the target share is probably evaporating now that Bryce Perkins 544 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:14,080 Speaker 1: is a quarterback. I just don't see any point to 545 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:18,240 Speaker 1: have any Rams on your roster at this point. Maybe Cooper. 546 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:20,640 Speaker 1: I guess Cooper Cup isn't officially done for the year, 547 00:25:20,680 --> 00:25:23,160 Speaker 1: but I don't really see a scenario and bring him back. 548 00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:25,280 Speaker 1: I don't think we see Cooper Cup again this year. 549 00:25:25,359 --> 00:25:27,399 Speaker 1: I don't know if we ever see Aaron Donald again. 550 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:29,760 Speaker 1: I don't know if we see Sean McVeigh after this year. 551 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:31,560 Speaker 1: Like I think things are going to be very different 552 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:34,479 Speaker 1: for the Rams moving forward. Last Ram to leave so far, 553 00:25:34,600 --> 00:25:38,760 Speaker 1: please turn off the lights. It'll be cam Akers Makers, 554 00:25:38,880 --> 00:25:42,399 Speaker 1: right of all the people left cam Makers Dolphins at 555 00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:44,639 Speaker 1: the forty niners, which is kind of a reunion, right, 556 00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:47,359 Speaker 1: it's Mike McDaniel coming back to the coach against his 557 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:50,320 Speaker 1: old team Jeff Wilson, where he most are playing their 558 00:25:50,359 --> 00:25:51,959 Speaker 1: old team. Effect. I don't know if you saw there 559 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:54,680 Speaker 1: was a little bit of of social media heat between 560 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:58,199 Speaker 1: Raheem Most certain Deebo Samuel where I mean, it's like 561 00:25:58,240 --> 00:26:00,439 Speaker 1: good natured, but rahee Most are basically saying, you know, 562 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:02,720 Speaker 1: he thinks there's more talent in Miami than there was 563 00:26:02,760 --> 00:26:06,119 Speaker 1: in San Francisco, And Deebo responded with, you gotta be 564 00:26:06,119 --> 00:26:10,760 Speaker 1: real with yourself, man, be real with yourself, rhime. So 565 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:13,360 Speaker 1: you know, there's a little bit of good nature rivalry 566 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 1: between these two teams that have players that know each 567 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:19,080 Speaker 1: other very well. Deebo himself though kind of in a 568 00:26:19,080 --> 00:26:21,600 Speaker 1: bit of a fantasy slump lately. It's been Brandon and 569 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:24,280 Speaker 1: you Christian McCaffrey getting a whole lot of work. Deebo 570 00:26:24,359 --> 00:26:27,280 Speaker 1: had just seven points last week against New Orleans. Did 571 00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:29,440 Speaker 1: have twenty two points in a week eleven against Arizona, 572 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:32,080 Speaker 1: but seven against the Chargers in Week ten. Does he 573 00:26:32,119 --> 00:26:35,399 Speaker 1: get to fifteen this week against Miami? I think so 574 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:38,119 Speaker 1: because of the reasons why he did so well against 575 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:40,479 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals. That's why I have Jimmy g as 576 00:26:40,520 --> 00:26:43,639 Speaker 1: a start this week. The Dolphins are in the top four, 577 00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:46,879 Speaker 1: and Yak allowed to opposing offenses this year, and if 578 00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:49,200 Speaker 1: there's ever an offense that was built on Yak it's 579 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:51,520 Speaker 1: this one. And if there's ever a player built to 580 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:53,680 Speaker 1: pick up a lot of yak, it's Deebo Samuel. I 581 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:56,040 Speaker 1: also think that Debo gets the fifth teen because he 582 00:26:56,119 --> 00:26:58,080 Speaker 1: might get a few more carries now that he, like 583 00:26:58,240 --> 00:27:01,080 Speaker 1: Ja Mitchell, is out, He's gonna be gone for the 584 00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:04,400 Speaker 1: next six to eight weeks, is the expectation. Sure, we'll 585 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:07,040 Speaker 1: see Terrian Davis Price probably working there, but I wouldn't 586 00:27:07,040 --> 00:27:09,160 Speaker 1: be surprised if you see Deebo Samuel get a few 587 00:27:09,240 --> 00:27:12,640 Speaker 1: more rushing attempts. And the Dolphins have struggled against running games, 588 00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:14,720 Speaker 1: so maybe that helps Deebo get to fifteen as well. 589 00:27:15,080 --> 00:27:18,760 Speaker 1: I will also say be aware of Jeff Wilson, because look, 590 00:27:18,840 --> 00:27:20,879 Speaker 1: Jeff Wilson has been very good. He stepped in and 591 00:27:20,920 --> 00:27:24,720 Speaker 1: immediately became the RB one in Miami once he got there. 592 00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:27,360 Speaker 1: But this is a Niner defense that has really clamped 593 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:30,000 Speaker 1: down on running games. I don't know that this is 594 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:33,000 Speaker 1: gonna be a super high scoring affair between these two teams, 595 00:27:33,280 --> 00:27:35,439 Speaker 1: and you know, Wilson does have the ability to hit 596 00:27:35,480 --> 00:27:38,119 Speaker 1: a home run pretty much at any time. But I 597 00:27:38,160 --> 00:27:40,200 Speaker 1: do think that the forty nine is we will sort 598 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:42,240 Speaker 1: of have a blueprint for how to slow him down. 599 00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:44,919 Speaker 1: They should have an idea on how to attack a 600 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:47,840 Speaker 1: Mike McDaniel running game. So I worry about Wilson. You 601 00:27:47,840 --> 00:27:49,600 Speaker 1: may be starting him, I get it, but I'm not 602 00:27:49,680 --> 00:27:53,560 Speaker 1: really excited about the matchup this week Chiefs at the 603 00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:56,280 Speaker 1: Bengals that we do expect that Jamar Chase is going 604 00:27:56,320 --> 00:27:58,719 Speaker 1: to play. We know that Juju Smith Schuster is going 605 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:00,840 Speaker 1: to play, at least we hope, so we didn't see 606 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:02,879 Speaker 1: a whole lot of him last week. Do you trust 607 00:28:02,920 --> 00:28:05,720 Speaker 1: starting him this week against the Bengals after just a 608 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:08,840 Speaker 1: six point eight performance last week against the Rams last 609 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:12,600 Speaker 1: week was disappointing, But yes, I'm going to be starting 610 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:14,359 Speaker 1: Juju Smith Shues. So I have him on a couple 611 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:17,440 Speaker 1: of rosters and he's in my starting lineup. I I 612 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:19,560 Speaker 1: was worried about what he did last week, But part 613 00:28:19,560 --> 00:28:21,960 Speaker 1: of me thinks like they were playing the Rams, the 614 00:28:22,520 --> 00:28:24,440 Speaker 1: Chiefs knowing that this is a huge game this week 615 00:28:24,480 --> 00:28:27,120 Speaker 1: against the Bengal team that they really struggled with twice 616 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:29,560 Speaker 1: last season. Part of me thinks they were just easing 617 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:31,639 Speaker 1: Juju back to really let him go this week. But 618 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:33,720 Speaker 1: I think either way, in a game that could be 619 00:28:33,800 --> 00:28:36,200 Speaker 1: very high scoring. The upside is too high, and that's 620 00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:38,160 Speaker 1: sort of the reason I would go with Juju as well. 621 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:40,040 Speaker 1: I think they were just sort of working him back 622 00:28:40,080 --> 00:28:42,880 Speaker 1: in after missing time with an injury. They didn't necessarily 623 00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:45,080 Speaker 1: need him to produce a whole lot, But this week 624 00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:47,120 Speaker 1: they are very much going to need him to be involved, 625 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:49,680 Speaker 1: so I think he is worth starting in a lot 626 00:28:49,720 --> 00:28:52,760 Speaker 1: of spots. Anybody else that we should be considering starting 627 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:55,240 Speaker 1: in this game, I think we we already went over 628 00:28:55,280 --> 00:28:59,560 Speaker 1: the receivers and stuff. I say you start the Bengals 629 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:01,680 Speaker 1: running act, and right now it's looking like it will 630 00:29:01,720 --> 00:29:04,600 Speaker 1: be Joe Mixon, which is great because I have Mixing 631 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:06,360 Speaker 1: on a couple of teams and I really missed him 632 00:29:06,440 --> 00:29:08,720 Speaker 1: last week. We know that the upside is very high 633 00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:10,880 Speaker 1: when he's out there, and the floor is just very safe. 634 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:14,200 Speaker 1: But if Mixing sense, I mean Somata Peter Ryan has 635 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:15,920 Speaker 1: been great filling in for him. He's gonna get the 636 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:18,760 Speaker 1: bulk of the volume. The Chiefs have struggled against running 637 00:29:18,760 --> 00:29:21,760 Speaker 1: backs this year, particularly through the air, so I think 638 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:24,800 Speaker 1: we could see a lot of past game involvement for 639 00:29:24,840 --> 00:29:28,440 Speaker 1: whoever this starting running back is. But obviously Mixing players 640 00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:30,320 Speaker 1: were playing him. But even if it's p Ryan, I 641 00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:32,360 Speaker 1: say go ahead and get him in your lineup. Certainly 642 00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:34,920 Speaker 1: a huge game. After these two teams met in the 643 00:29:34,920 --> 00:29:36,960 Speaker 1: playoffs last year and played an epic one with the 644 00:29:37,000 --> 00:29:39,720 Speaker 1: Bengals basically dominating the second half on their way to 645 00:29:39,840 --> 00:29:43,560 Speaker 1: a win Chargers at the Raiders. This might seem a 646 00:29:43,600 --> 00:29:45,560 Speaker 1: little bit weird, but I think you've gotta be aware 647 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:47,920 Speaker 1: of Josh Palmer this week, and you know, we'll see 648 00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:50,080 Speaker 1: what happens with all the rest of the pieces of 649 00:29:50,120 --> 00:29:52,800 Speaker 1: that passing game. The rest of the wide receiver corps 650 00:29:52,840 --> 00:29:57,520 Speaker 1: there for the Chargers, but the Raiders have been relatively 651 00:29:57,640 --> 00:30:01,000 Speaker 1: good against wide receivers this year, and with Palmer being 652 00:30:01,040 --> 00:30:04,120 Speaker 1: kind of a boomer bust guy, being that downfield guy, 653 00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:06,040 Speaker 1: that makes it a little bit more difficult to get 654 00:30:06,160 --> 00:30:08,200 Speaker 1: him the football. We know Keenan Allen's going to get 655 00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:10,080 Speaker 1: his targets. If Mike Williams is there, he's going to 656 00:30:10,080 --> 00:30:12,960 Speaker 1: get those opportunities. I just think that this is a 657 00:30:13,040 --> 00:30:15,360 Speaker 1: situation where you might see Palmer maybe not get as 658 00:30:15,360 --> 00:30:17,560 Speaker 1: many looks or as many quality looks as we've seen 659 00:30:17,600 --> 00:30:20,080 Speaker 1: in the past. Plus every now and then you get 660 00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:22,800 Speaker 1: a wild DeAndre Carter that pops up out of nowhere. 661 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:25,560 Speaker 1: So I think there's some big games coming for the Chargers. 662 00:30:25,640 --> 00:30:27,800 Speaker 1: I think Austin Ekeler is gonna be fine, maybe even 663 00:30:27,840 --> 00:30:30,520 Speaker 1: Gerald Everett. Josh Palmer worries me a little bit this week. 664 00:30:30,560 --> 00:30:32,800 Speaker 1: So that's just for some folks maybe in deeper leagues 665 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:36,880 Speaker 1: or who are hurting at wide receiver. Sunday Night Football, 666 00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:39,440 Speaker 1: it's the Colts and the Cowboys. The Colts hoping that 667 00:30:39,480 --> 00:30:42,960 Speaker 1: those timeouts rolled over until next week. Spoiler alert, they don't. 668 00:30:44,760 --> 00:30:47,920 Speaker 1: Zeke and Tony Pollard have been a storyline all year 669 00:30:47,960 --> 00:30:50,200 Speaker 1: long in the Dallas backfield. Who do you think scores 670 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:53,480 Speaker 1: more points this week? I want to go with Tony Pollard. 671 00:30:53,880 --> 00:30:56,840 Speaker 1: It started to happen last week on Thanksgiving when Pollard 672 00:30:56,880 --> 00:30:59,480 Speaker 1: had more carries and more targets than Zeke. The only 673 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:02,480 Speaker 1: issue is Zeke did more with the work, so we 674 00:31:02,560 --> 00:31:04,560 Speaker 1: have to worry about him getting a larger share of 675 00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:07,640 Speaker 1: it this week. But either way, Pollard is the more 676 00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:11,080 Speaker 1: explosive option. He comes with the higher ceiling here. Zeke 677 00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:13,800 Speaker 1: kind of needs a touchdown to get like fifteen fantasy points. 678 00:31:13,800 --> 00:31:15,960 Speaker 1: Pollard can go out and drop like thirty in any 679 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:18,640 Speaker 1: given games, So for me, I think it's just pollowed 680 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:20,680 Speaker 1: over Zeke rest of season. I think it's Tony Pollard 681 00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:22,880 Speaker 1: over Zeke as well this one. And it was sort 682 00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:24,120 Speaker 1: of nice to see Zeke go out and have a 683 00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:26,240 Speaker 1: nice game last week. I look, I still have a 684 00:31:26,280 --> 00:31:29,120 Speaker 1: soft spot in my fantasy heart for easy Gil Elliott. 685 00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:31,120 Speaker 1: He's been so good for so long, and maybe I 686 00:31:31,160 --> 00:31:33,520 Speaker 1: was a little bit resistant, but I understand. Look I 687 00:31:33,640 --> 00:31:35,720 Speaker 1: see Tony Pollard. I think he's a good player. I 688 00:31:35,760 --> 00:31:38,320 Speaker 1: think he's deserving a more opportunities and I think he 689 00:31:38,400 --> 00:31:41,160 Speaker 1: is going to be the more productive player on Sunday 690 00:31:41,240 --> 00:31:44,280 Speaker 1: Night Football. Anything else that we should be thinking about 691 00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:47,400 Speaker 1: for this game, I think the Cowboys defense I must 692 00:31:47,440 --> 00:31:49,840 Speaker 1: start option. Not only do they get the Colts, who 693 00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:52,880 Speaker 1: have allowed the most fantasy points per game to opposing defenses, 694 00:31:53,240 --> 00:31:55,720 Speaker 1: the Colts give up a bunch of sacks and the 695 00:31:55,720 --> 00:31:58,400 Speaker 1: Cowboys lead the league in sacks. And that's what derailed 696 00:31:58,400 --> 00:32:01,360 Speaker 1: the Colts offense last week was t J. Watt and co. 697 00:32:01,520 --> 00:32:04,200 Speaker 1: Being able to get so much consistent pressure on Matt Ryan. 698 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:07,120 Speaker 1: Michael Parsons and company might make it even worse for 699 00:32:07,160 --> 00:32:09,720 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan this week and the Cowboys are trying to 700 00:32:09,760 --> 00:32:12,280 Speaker 1: do something that, as far back as we can track, 701 00:32:12,520 --> 00:32:15,080 Speaker 1: has never been done before, which is two thousand. Uh. 702 00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:18,480 Speaker 1: No defense has ever finished as the top scoring fantasy defense, 703 00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:21,000 Speaker 1: and back to back seasons they were number one last 704 00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:24,000 Speaker 1: year their number two this year, behind only the Patriots. 705 00:32:24,040 --> 00:32:26,360 Speaker 1: Solf incentive there for them to go out and get it, 706 00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:29,040 Speaker 1: you know what, just to pay attention to that Cowboys 707 00:32:29,080 --> 00:32:31,600 Speaker 1: like you have you can do something for us fantasy managers, 708 00:32:31,640 --> 00:32:33,080 Speaker 1: and you can you put a feather in your own 709 00:32:33,120 --> 00:32:35,120 Speaker 1: cap as well. Yeah, I would stay away from the 710 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:37,200 Speaker 1: Colt office as much as possible and definitely start the 711 00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:41,280 Speaker 1: Cowboys defense. Monday Night Football, it is the Saints and 712 00:32:41,320 --> 00:32:43,680 Speaker 1: the Buccaneers. This for years has been kind of a 713 00:32:43,720 --> 00:32:47,200 Speaker 1: hard fought rivalry. These Saints, well, the whole NFC South 714 00:32:47,240 --> 00:32:50,040 Speaker 1: has fallen up on hard times. They're all still involved, 715 00:32:50,080 --> 00:32:52,200 Speaker 1: They're all very much still in the race. None of 716 00:32:52,200 --> 00:32:55,240 Speaker 1: them are above five hundred. It's kind of gross. Who 717 00:32:55,280 --> 00:32:57,760 Speaker 1: scores more points though on Monday Night Football? Is it 718 00:32:57,760 --> 00:32:59,360 Speaker 1: going to be Crystal Love or is it gonna be 719 00:32:59,400 --> 00:33:02,560 Speaker 1: Mike Evans. I'm gonna go with cris O Lava right now, 720 00:33:03,040 --> 00:33:04,880 Speaker 1: just because we know they'll take a couple of deep 721 00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:08,040 Speaker 1: shots with him. He himself is a very good receiver. 722 00:33:08,160 --> 00:33:10,040 Speaker 1: We just need Andy Dalton to get him the ball. 723 00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:12,800 Speaker 1: Mike Evans, though right now, is in a big slump 724 00:33:12,880 --> 00:33:15,840 Speaker 1: like he It's a career long I think seven games 725 00:33:15,840 --> 00:33:19,480 Speaker 1: since his last touchdown. And Tom Brady has always struggled 726 00:33:19,480 --> 00:33:22,560 Speaker 1: against the Saints. He one time since he's joined the Bucks. 727 00:33:22,560 --> 00:33:25,680 Speaker 1: I believe he's top ten fantasy points against them. And 728 00:33:25,720 --> 00:33:28,440 Speaker 1: then Marshawn Lattimore returned to practice this week. If he 729 00:33:28,560 --> 00:33:31,720 Speaker 1: suits up, Mike Evans might not finish the game. That's 730 00:33:31,720 --> 00:33:35,200 Speaker 1: the other part, right, the Marshawn Lattimore Mike Evans rivalry, 731 00:33:35,200 --> 00:33:37,600 Speaker 1: we should probably you know, see who you know whatever does? 732 00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:39,360 Speaker 1: That Gonna be some fantasy angle to that one too 733 00:33:39,360 --> 00:33:42,920 Speaker 1: that we can sort of trying to prognosticate about. But 734 00:33:42,960 --> 00:33:44,600 Speaker 1: I like Chris Olava as the guy in this one. 735 00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:47,640 Speaker 1: He's been Mr air yards all year long, doing big things. 736 00:33:47,640 --> 00:33:49,840 Speaker 1: It's wild. We were debating which of the two Ohio 737 00:33:49,920 --> 00:33:52,040 Speaker 1: state wide receivers was going to be better, Garrett Wilson 738 00:33:52,080 --> 00:33:54,520 Speaker 1: or Chris olav and the answer was yes, because they 739 00:33:54,600 --> 00:33:57,840 Speaker 1: both are really really good this year. Be aware of 740 00:33:57,880 --> 00:34:00,360 Speaker 1: Alvin Kamara. And again, this is another guy that you 741 00:34:00,400 --> 00:34:03,040 Speaker 1: probably are starting. You spent the first round pick on him, 742 00:34:03,400 --> 00:34:07,040 Speaker 1: and he hasn't been so bad that you can drop 743 00:34:07,120 --> 00:34:08,920 Speaker 1: him because who else are you gonna get? And I 744 00:34:08,960 --> 00:34:11,160 Speaker 1: know that was definitely the argument when I when I 745 00:34:11,160 --> 00:34:13,759 Speaker 1: asked a question on Twitter, and I understand that. So 746 00:34:14,120 --> 00:34:16,600 Speaker 1: it's hard to get away from Alvin Kamara. But man, 747 00:34:16,640 --> 00:34:21,160 Speaker 1: the usage has been inconsistent, the touches have been inconsistent, 748 00:34:21,400 --> 00:34:23,160 Speaker 1: mark ingram is back now to take some more of 749 00:34:23,160 --> 00:34:25,640 Speaker 1: those snaps in that backfield, and it's just not a 750 00:34:25,680 --> 00:34:28,760 Speaker 1: good matchup. So everything is sort of pointing against Camara. 751 00:34:29,719 --> 00:34:31,799 Speaker 1: I don't know who you would start in his place. 752 00:34:31,840 --> 00:34:33,839 Speaker 1: I'd have to you know, obviously it's a case by 753 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:36,920 Speaker 1: case basis, but man, this is just not a really 754 00:34:36,920 --> 00:34:40,720 Speaker 1: good situation for Alvin Camara. That gets us too scary. 755 00:34:40,719 --> 00:34:44,239 Speaker 1: Matchup seems like a really nice transition matchups for star 756 00:34:44,360 --> 00:34:46,800 Speaker 1: players that have you at least a little bit worried, 757 00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:49,040 Speaker 1: maybe not so worried that you're benching the guy, but 758 00:34:49,080 --> 00:34:51,160 Speaker 1: definitely worried enough that you hope that somebody else can 759 00:34:51,200 --> 00:34:52,719 Speaker 1: pick up the slack. So for you, what is the 760 00:34:52,760 --> 00:34:54,920 Speaker 1: first one? And as you're a little bit nervous this 761 00:34:54,960 --> 00:34:59,960 Speaker 1: week Justin Jefferson against the Jets secondary, Like this is uh, 762 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:03,240 Speaker 1: when when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. Because 763 00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:06,560 Speaker 1: Justin Jefferson, I think you can make the case that 764 00:35:06,600 --> 00:35:08,719 Speaker 1: he's easily the most talented, were one of the most 765 00:35:08,719 --> 00:35:11,680 Speaker 1: talented wide receivers in the NFL right now. But on 766 00:35:11,680 --> 00:35:13,760 Speaker 1: the other side, Sauce Gardner is one of the best 767 00:35:13,960 --> 00:35:16,080 Speaker 1: cornerbacks in the NFL. I would say, I know he's 768 00:35:16,080 --> 00:35:18,480 Speaker 1: a rookie, but I think he deserves that high praise. 769 00:35:18,719 --> 00:35:21,319 Speaker 1: But the Jets secondary as a whole, their defense as 770 00:35:21,320 --> 00:35:24,319 Speaker 1: a whole, has been elite this year, So obviously you 771 00:35:24,360 --> 00:35:26,640 Speaker 1: have to start Justin Jefferson. He can still win in 772 00:35:26,800 --> 00:35:29,319 Speaker 1: very tough matchups, but I think this is a week 773 00:35:29,360 --> 00:35:31,759 Speaker 1: where the floor is definitely lower than normal. Yeah, I 774 00:35:31,800 --> 00:35:34,200 Speaker 1: can see that with Justin Jefferson. I also feel that 775 00:35:34,239 --> 00:35:37,759 Speaker 1: way about Jonathan Taylor going against the Cowboys, and you 776 00:35:37,840 --> 00:35:40,439 Speaker 1: talked about starting the Cowboys defense and what this means 777 00:35:40,440 --> 00:35:42,920 Speaker 1: for the Colts offense. If they can get pressure on 778 00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:45,279 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan and really shut down that passing game, that 779 00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:48,400 Speaker 1: makes this this offense a little bit more one dimensional. 780 00:35:48,520 --> 00:35:50,400 Speaker 1: And if the Cowboys can get out and score points, 781 00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:53,800 Speaker 1: then suddenly it's a negative game script that bodes poorly 782 00:35:54,040 --> 00:35:56,279 Speaker 1: for Taylor. And then just flat out the Cowboys have 783 00:35:56,360 --> 00:35:58,839 Speaker 1: been pretty good against the run so far this year. 784 00:35:58,880 --> 00:36:00,360 Speaker 1: So there are a lot of reason that I have 785 00:36:00,480 --> 00:36:03,600 Speaker 1: some concerns about starting Jonathan Taylor, who really has had 786 00:36:03,719 --> 00:36:06,200 Speaker 1: kind of a mess season for the most part, especially 787 00:36:06,200 --> 00:36:08,160 Speaker 1: for a guy that you probably took number one overall 788 00:36:08,600 --> 00:36:11,200 Speaker 1: anybody else that you have worries about this week to 789 00:36:11,360 --> 00:36:13,839 Speaker 1: a tongue of VLOA just a little bit, I will 790 00:36:13,920 --> 00:36:16,400 Speaker 1: say I wrote about him as they start in the 791 00:36:16,440 --> 00:36:19,720 Speaker 1: startom Sidham. I think you ride with Tah because trusting 792 00:36:19,719 --> 00:36:22,560 Speaker 1: to Ah in a hard matchup, it's not just about 793 00:36:22,560 --> 00:36:25,760 Speaker 1: trusting to it's trusting Tyreek Hill, It's trusting Jalen Waddle, 794 00:36:25,760 --> 00:36:28,480 Speaker 1: it's trusting Mike McDaniel. And I think while there it's 795 00:36:28,520 --> 00:36:31,640 Speaker 1: a good forty Niners defense. The forty Niners have a 796 00:36:31,640 --> 00:36:34,520 Speaker 1: good offense as well, so if they're putting up some points, 797 00:36:34,719 --> 00:36:37,440 Speaker 1: I think this could become a higher scoring game. Uh. 798 00:36:37,480 --> 00:36:39,239 Speaker 1: And if that's the case, we know two is gonna 799 00:36:39,320 --> 00:36:41,840 Speaker 1: have to throw the ball again. It's a hard matchup. 800 00:36:41,880 --> 00:36:44,520 Speaker 1: I think it is the actually the hardest test for 801 00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:47,759 Speaker 1: two all years so far. But I still I still 802 00:36:47,800 --> 00:36:50,040 Speaker 1: think there's enough talent on Miami where you start them. 803 00:36:50,200 --> 00:36:53,120 Speaker 1: So on on TikTok, I do a start set thing 804 00:36:53,160 --> 00:36:55,440 Speaker 1: by position and I had to as a sit but 805 00:36:55,480 --> 00:36:57,680 Speaker 1: mostly goes uh. You know, it's sort of sort of 806 00:36:57,680 --> 00:37:00,120 Speaker 1: a binary thing. I don't have a beware option there. 807 00:37:00,120 --> 00:37:02,520 Speaker 1: And somebody was saying one of the responses wasn't I 808 00:37:02,520 --> 00:37:06,359 Speaker 1: think it's a respectable response was two has been too 809 00:37:06,360 --> 00:37:08,920 Speaker 1: good all year long to consider benching him, And I said, look, look, 810 00:37:08,920 --> 00:37:10,839 Speaker 1: I understand that, I don't think that's a ridiculous thing 811 00:37:10,880 --> 00:37:14,120 Speaker 1: to say, but also to it wasn't really highly drafted. 812 00:37:14,160 --> 00:37:16,799 Speaker 1: If you drafted him, you probably have another quarterback. So 813 00:37:16,840 --> 00:37:18,839 Speaker 1: depending on what your matchup is, maybe you get away 814 00:37:18,840 --> 00:37:20,600 Speaker 1: from him. But look, I get it. If you're gonna 815 00:37:20,640 --> 00:37:22,920 Speaker 1: start to he's been really good all year long, so 816 00:37:23,040 --> 00:37:24,800 Speaker 1: you have that belief in him, you keep it rolling. 817 00:37:25,040 --> 00:37:28,960 Speaker 1: I'm totally fine with that situation. Same sort of thing 818 00:37:29,000 --> 00:37:32,160 Speaker 1: with Lamar Jackson. Right. We believe in Lamar Jackson, we 819 00:37:32,239 --> 00:37:34,520 Speaker 1: believe in his ceiling, We even kind of believe in 820 00:37:34,560 --> 00:37:36,919 Speaker 1: the floor a little bit. For Lamar Jackson. But man, 821 00:37:36,960 --> 00:37:40,319 Speaker 1: that Denver defense has been so good, and especially with 822 00:37:40,400 --> 00:37:43,440 Speaker 1: a Ravens offense that I mentioned earlier has kind of 823 00:37:43,440 --> 00:37:45,960 Speaker 1: been struggling. You've got Lamar sort of trying to play 824 00:37:46,080 --> 00:37:50,560 Speaker 1: hero ball with limited success. They don't have any consistent 825 00:37:50,640 --> 00:37:53,239 Speaker 1: wide receivers. I mean, Rashad Bateman has been hurt. We've 826 00:37:53,239 --> 00:37:56,400 Speaker 1: seen DeMarcus Robinson sort of pop up. Uh, they just 827 00:37:56,480 --> 00:37:58,440 Speaker 1: haven't really been able to generate a lot in the 828 00:37:58,560 --> 00:38:01,359 Speaker 1: passing game because Mark and since his injury, hasn't come 829 00:38:01,400 --> 00:38:04,680 Speaker 1: back and had a big game just yet. The Ravens 830 00:38:04,719 --> 00:38:08,960 Speaker 1: are really just not a very explosive offense at the moment. Now, 831 00:38:09,040 --> 00:38:10,880 Speaker 1: Lamar is doing what he can, and he can always 832 00:38:10,920 --> 00:38:13,799 Speaker 1: break out and run for eight yards, which certainly helps 833 00:38:13,840 --> 00:38:18,120 Speaker 1: for fantasy managers. But it's a scary, scary situation. So Lamar, 834 00:38:18,800 --> 00:38:22,040 Speaker 1: I don't know how many guys I really feel comfortable 835 00:38:22,040 --> 00:38:24,600 Speaker 1: starting ahead of him, but I'm also not super comfortable 836 00:38:24,640 --> 00:38:27,880 Speaker 1: starting him against this Broncos defense. Um, I don't know, 837 00:38:28,160 --> 00:38:30,680 Speaker 1: do we How do you feel about Lamar? Mean? Does it? 838 00:38:30,719 --> 00:38:32,399 Speaker 1: Does this thing turn around at some point? Because it's 839 00:38:32,400 --> 00:38:35,279 Speaker 1: been kind of a prolonged slump for him. Yeah, I 840 00:38:35,840 --> 00:38:37,960 Speaker 1: was too much of a coward to write about him 841 00:38:37,960 --> 00:38:40,520 Speaker 1: as they sit in the start said, I think he's 842 00:38:40,560 --> 00:38:43,480 Speaker 1: like a beware kind of player this week. But he 843 00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:46,520 Speaker 1: put up Fantasy points last week, but it looks very 844 00:38:46,600 --> 00:38:48,960 Speaker 1: ugly in doing so. I think part of it is 845 00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:51,759 Speaker 1: just there's no one making plays around him, like he 846 00:38:51,800 --> 00:38:55,080 Speaker 1: has to literally be that entire offense right now. It's 847 00:38:55,120 --> 00:38:57,640 Speaker 1: it's asking a lot. He does it pretty well, but 848 00:38:57,680 --> 00:39:00,319 Speaker 1: it's still asking just a whole lot out of him. 849 00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:03,840 Speaker 1: Let's get to some of our top sleepers four Week thirteen, Florio, 850 00:39:03,960 --> 00:39:07,000 Speaker 1: Who you got Jimmy Garoppolo, I I think you'll like 851 00:39:07,080 --> 00:39:10,440 Speaker 1: that one. Um. He's been playing good football. I think 852 00:39:10,480 --> 00:39:12,319 Speaker 1: he deserves a little bit of credit. In the last month. 853 00:39:12,360 --> 00:39:14,960 Speaker 1: He's been averaging eighteen Fantasy points per game. He doesn't 854 00:39:14,960 --> 00:39:18,080 Speaker 1: have a turnover, which is huge for Jimmy G right now. 855 00:39:18,560 --> 00:39:20,360 Speaker 1: But the thing is, I already said I think this 856 00:39:20,400 --> 00:39:23,560 Speaker 1: game could be kind of high scoring between two good offenses. 857 00:39:24,160 --> 00:39:26,600 Speaker 1: I also think it's just a great matchup for Jimmy 858 00:39:26,640 --> 00:39:28,520 Speaker 1: G in the sense that the Dolphins allowed the fourth 859 00:39:28,560 --> 00:39:31,640 Speaker 1: most YAK to opposing offenses, and this is one where 860 00:39:31,680 --> 00:39:34,440 Speaker 1: I think Jimmy g could just hey Deebo, Hey McCaffrey, 861 00:39:34,480 --> 00:39:36,640 Speaker 1: Hey Kittle. I'm gonna throw these short little passes. You 862 00:39:36,680 --> 00:39:38,400 Speaker 1: guys are gonna run a bunch of yards, and I 863 00:39:38,440 --> 00:39:40,719 Speaker 1: get the fantasy points for its exactly what happens. Let's 864 00:39:40,719 --> 00:39:42,680 Speaker 1: just get the ball to your playmakers. Uh, you know, 865 00:39:42,880 --> 00:39:45,640 Speaker 1: step one, get into your playmakers, Step two, don't turn 866 00:39:45,640 --> 00:39:47,600 Speaker 1: it over, step three. Profit Like that's the whole thing 867 00:39:47,640 --> 00:39:50,520 Speaker 1: for Jimmy Garoppolo. I think it's a similar situation for 868 00:39:50,600 --> 00:39:53,719 Speaker 1: Marcus Mariotto where he's got a good situation against the 869 00:39:53,719 --> 00:39:56,160 Speaker 1: Steelers this week. Maybe it doesn't have the same kind 870 00:39:56,160 --> 00:39:59,080 Speaker 1: of playmakers that Garoppolo does, but does have a really 871 00:39:59,160 --> 00:40:02,359 Speaker 1: good matchup. We saw the Steelers, especially in the second half, 872 00:40:02,360 --> 00:40:04,600 Speaker 1: sort of give up some yards to Matt Ryan in 873 00:40:04,640 --> 00:40:06,600 Speaker 1: an offense that didn't really seem to have a clue 874 00:40:06,640 --> 00:40:09,400 Speaker 1: in the first half. Plus we know Mariota has that 875 00:40:09,480 --> 00:40:12,320 Speaker 1: rushing upside, So even if he's not necessarily getting it 876 00:40:12,360 --> 00:40:14,640 Speaker 1: out to a lot of his receivers what have you, 877 00:40:14,719 --> 00:40:16,880 Speaker 1: he can still run for some yards. And you know, 878 00:40:16,920 --> 00:40:18,480 Speaker 1: who knows if this is gonna be a high scoring 879 00:40:18,520 --> 00:40:21,000 Speaker 1: game or not, But Mariota has some deep league potential 880 00:40:21,080 --> 00:40:23,680 Speaker 1: certainly should be in a lot of two quarterback lineups. 881 00:40:24,280 --> 00:40:28,480 Speaker 1: Next sleeper for you this week Damian Pierce, who a 882 00:40:28,520 --> 00:40:31,040 Speaker 1: month ago would have been crazy to call him a sleeper. 883 00:40:31,120 --> 00:40:33,120 Speaker 1: Now I have to go on Twitter and tell people 884 00:40:33,120 --> 00:40:35,640 Speaker 1: not to drop him, because the other day he was 885 00:40:35,680 --> 00:40:37,640 Speaker 1: the most popular answer to my tweet of like, who 886 00:40:37,680 --> 00:40:39,640 Speaker 1: are you dropping this week? And I'm like, no, don't. 887 00:40:39,680 --> 00:40:42,080 Speaker 1: Not only should you not drop him, I would start 888 00:40:42,160 --> 00:40:45,080 Speaker 1: him this week. Up. You can make the argument and 889 00:40:45,120 --> 00:40:47,439 Speaker 1: I don't even think it's a competitive argument that he's 890 00:40:47,440 --> 00:40:50,439 Speaker 1: had the hardest schedule amongst running backs of the last 891 00:40:50,480 --> 00:40:53,120 Speaker 1: five weeks. In that stretch, he's faced three teams in 892 00:40:53,160 --> 00:40:56,120 Speaker 1: the bottom ten and fantasy points allowed to running backs. 893 00:40:56,120 --> 00:40:58,120 Speaker 1: His good matchups were just middle of the pack once 894 00:40:58,160 --> 00:41:01,000 Speaker 1: he went for over a hundred yards in each of those. 895 00:41:01,480 --> 00:41:03,880 Speaker 1: He's a great matchup this week though, against the Browns, 896 00:41:03,880 --> 00:41:06,440 Speaker 1: who allow these second most fantasy points to running backs. 897 00:41:06,640 --> 00:41:09,759 Speaker 1: Not only that they allow the fourth most yards and 898 00:41:09,760 --> 00:41:13,120 Speaker 1: fifth most touchdowns on inside carries. Damian Pierce has seen 899 00:41:13,120 --> 00:41:16,759 Speaker 1: almost eighty percent of the Texans inside carries this year, 900 00:41:16,800 --> 00:41:18,440 Speaker 1: and with this being a game, like we said, we 901 00:41:18,480 --> 00:41:20,239 Speaker 1: think the Browns could run the ball a whole bunch. 902 00:41:20,440 --> 00:41:22,319 Speaker 1: The Texans are gonna be like, sign me up for that. 903 00:41:22,360 --> 00:41:24,200 Speaker 1: We don't want Kyle Allen throwing. Would rather be in 904 00:41:24,280 --> 00:41:26,000 Speaker 1: the Pierce carry the ball. I mean, part of the 905 00:41:26,000 --> 00:41:27,640 Speaker 1: problem for Pierce the last couple of weeks is that 906 00:41:27,680 --> 00:41:30,080 Speaker 1: the Texans had pretty much been trailing at the national Anthem. 907 00:41:30,200 --> 00:41:32,000 Speaker 1: So hopefully if that doesn't happen this week, you can 908 00:41:32,040 --> 00:41:35,040 Speaker 1: actually stay on schedule a little bit. I do like 909 00:41:35,120 --> 00:41:37,960 Speaker 1: Zay Jones as a sleeper this week in Jacksonville, And 910 00:41:38,040 --> 00:41:40,480 Speaker 1: I mentioned earlier that Trevor Lawrence looks like he's really 911 00:41:40,520 --> 00:41:43,280 Speaker 1: coming into his own this offense starting to find it's footing, 912 00:41:43,520 --> 00:41:45,680 Speaker 1: and a lot of it has been Za Jones doing 913 00:41:45,800 --> 00:41:48,960 Speaker 1: some work. He's had nearly of the targets over the 914 00:41:49,000 --> 00:41:51,160 Speaker 1: last couple of weeks, really doing some big things. It's 915 00:41:51,160 --> 00:41:54,120 Speaker 1: been him and Christian Kirk getting a lot of the opportunities. 916 00:41:54,160 --> 00:41:56,279 Speaker 1: And I already said I think this is gonna be 917 00:41:56,320 --> 00:41:59,440 Speaker 1: a potential score fest between the Jaguars and the Lions. 918 00:41:59,480 --> 00:42:01,560 Speaker 1: So I think a lot of the offensive players on 919 00:42:01,640 --> 00:42:04,719 Speaker 1: both sides of this are in play. We can't always 920 00:42:04,760 --> 00:42:07,080 Speaker 1: count on Za Jones to get us twenty seven points 921 00:42:07,080 --> 00:42:08,520 Speaker 1: like he did last week, and if you got that, 922 00:42:08,560 --> 00:42:10,920 Speaker 1: congrats to you. You're some sort of warlock who can 923 00:42:10,920 --> 00:42:12,520 Speaker 1: see the future and you don't really need to listen 924 00:42:12,560 --> 00:42:14,200 Speaker 1: to what we're saying here because you know how things 925 00:42:14,200 --> 00:42:16,160 Speaker 1: are going to turn out. For the rest of you, though, 926 00:42:16,160 --> 00:42:19,359 Speaker 1: who don't necessarily have a Hogwarts degree, you can try 927 00:42:19,400 --> 00:42:21,320 Speaker 1: and start Za Jones because I think the matchup is 928 00:42:21,360 --> 00:42:24,399 Speaker 1: really good for him. Your final sleeper of the week 929 00:42:24,560 --> 00:42:28,080 Speaker 1: is I'm gonna go with Littavia's Murry here, and I know, 930 00:42:28,280 --> 00:42:31,319 Speaker 1: like last week wasn't great, but he still got you 931 00:42:31,360 --> 00:42:35,760 Speaker 1: almost eleven fantasy points and like two yards on the ground, 932 00:42:35,760 --> 00:42:38,880 Speaker 1: like that's useful for fantasy purposes. And the week prior 933 00:42:38,880 --> 00:42:40,440 Speaker 1: to that he scored a touchdown, he got you over 934 00:42:40,520 --> 00:42:45,200 Speaker 1: seventeen fantasy points. Like it's never gonna be sexy or 935 00:42:45,239 --> 00:42:48,560 Speaker 1: anything like that with Latavia's Mry, but he's getting all 936 00:42:48,600 --> 00:42:50,640 Speaker 1: of the work right now in that backfield, and with 937 00:42:50,680 --> 00:42:53,799 Speaker 1: the Ravens offense struggling, this could be a week where 938 00:42:53,840 --> 00:42:56,120 Speaker 1: the game is close for for a lot more than 939 00:42:56,160 --> 00:42:58,839 Speaker 1: the Broncos games have been closed as of late, which 940 00:42:58,840 --> 00:43:01,080 Speaker 1: could mean a couple of extra carries for Mary and again, 941 00:43:01,120 --> 00:43:03,320 Speaker 1: if you're starting him, you're just hoping for a touchdown. 942 00:43:03,320 --> 00:43:06,040 Speaker 1: It's really all you're hoping for. And hopefully for Russell 943 00:43:06,040 --> 00:43:08,200 Speaker 1: Wilson's sake, he didn't get screamed at by a defensive 944 00:43:08,239 --> 00:43:11,279 Speaker 1: player this week on his own team. You think Mary 945 00:43:11,320 --> 00:43:14,560 Speaker 1: went to Russell's birthday let's good questions. Apparently only half 946 00:43:14,560 --> 00:43:17,480 Speaker 1: the Broncos went to Russell Wilson's birthday party, which means 947 00:43:17,480 --> 00:43:19,440 Speaker 1: more people went to his than went to Bo Callahan's. 948 00:43:19,880 --> 00:43:22,800 Speaker 1: That's a draft day reference for anybody. My last sleeper 949 00:43:22,920 --> 00:43:25,719 Speaker 1: is Alamaday Zechias, in part because Arthur Smith hates our 950 00:43:25,760 --> 00:43:27,759 Speaker 1: fantasy teams, but in part because he has started to 951 00:43:27,760 --> 00:43:29,880 Speaker 1: get more work. And shout out to Adam Rank, who 952 00:43:29,880 --> 00:43:31,920 Speaker 1: actually was on top of it last week and sort of. 953 00:43:32,080 --> 00:43:33,200 Speaker 1: I don't know if it was one of his five 954 00:43:33,239 --> 00:43:35,680 Speaker 1: guarantees on Friday or where it was, but he did 955 00:43:35,680 --> 00:43:39,319 Speaker 1: give Zakias a little bit of love. And again I 956 00:43:39,360 --> 00:43:42,799 Speaker 1: mentioned Mariota as a sleeper. The Steelers secondary has been 957 00:43:42,800 --> 00:43:45,560 Speaker 1: problematic this year, and I think they do I don't 958 00:43:45,600 --> 00:43:48,759 Speaker 1: know how many how much resources they devote to try 959 00:43:48,840 --> 00:43:50,640 Speaker 1: to slow down Drink London, but I do think that 960 00:43:50,719 --> 00:43:54,360 Speaker 1: leaves Zakias with some opportunities. This is definitely more of 961 00:43:54,360 --> 00:43:57,680 Speaker 1: a deep league play. I wouldn't go sitting, say Amari 962 00:43:57,760 --> 00:44:00,440 Speaker 1: Cooper for Alamaday Zekias. But if you need help but a 963 00:44:00,400 --> 00:44:02,480 Speaker 1: a flex spot in a deeper league, this is a 964 00:44:02,480 --> 00:44:05,120 Speaker 1: guy who can give you some opportunity. If you want 965 00:44:05,160 --> 00:44:07,040 Speaker 1: some names like that and some more, you can always 966 00:44:07,120 --> 00:44:09,640 Speaker 1: check out my Sleepers column at NFL dot com. Slash 967 00:44:09,719 --> 00:44:12,600 Speaker 1: Sleepers comes out on Thursday morning, so look for it. Then. 968 00:44:13,080 --> 00:44:14,680 Speaker 1: Of course, you can always subscribe to this show and 969 00:44:14,719 --> 00:44:16,200 Speaker 1: all the other shows we do and they'll all show 970 00:44:16,280 --> 00:44:18,200 Speaker 1: up in your podcast feed. You can see us on 971 00:44:18,239 --> 00:44:21,200 Speaker 1: the fast channels in the NFL app and on YouTube 972 00:44:21,280 --> 00:44:24,600 Speaker 1: as well. That is it. We are done. We appreciate 973 00:44:24,600 --> 00:44:27,120 Speaker 1: you hanging out with the NFL Fantasy Football show. You 974 00:44:27,160 --> 00:44:29,320 Speaker 1: know the drill. Tell two friends to tell two friends 975 00:44:29,400 --> 00:44:32,359 Speaker 1: rate review and remember you can't have everything, because where 976 00:44:32,360 --> 00:44:34,640 Speaker 1: would you put it? Be safe, take care of yourselves, 977 00:44:34,760 --> 00:44:37,120 Speaker 1: enjoy week thirteam, and we'll talk to you next week. 978 00:44:37,760 --> 00:45:04,759 Speaker 1: WoT don't It's like compas are way