WEBVTT - NFL Fantasy Football Podcast: Week 17 Late Game Previews

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, Hey everybody, It's Thursday, December twenty eighth, twenty twenty three.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the NFL Fantasy Football Show. It's me your Man, MG,

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<v Speaker 1>Marcus Grant joined by Michael F. Florio. We got a

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<v Speaker 1>great episode for you today. We are previewing the second

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<v Speaker 1>half of the Week seventeen slate of games. Be sure

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<v Speaker 1>to check out our Wednesday episode to hear the first half,

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<v Speaker 1>also giving you our fantasy heroes for Championship Week. But

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<v Speaker 1>let's get started with some hot takes. Time to get

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<v Speaker 1>spicy with some hot takes for Week seventeen.

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<v Speaker 2>Start us off, Mike, just remember when schedule came out

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<v Speaker 2>in May, like and everyone gets excited for it. And

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<v Speaker 2>you saw what that Chiefs Bengals Week seventeen game, and

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<v Speaker 2>we're like, that is gonna be the game that decides

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<v Speaker 2>all the fantasy championships. Joe Burrow's gone, The Chiefs are

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<v Speaker 2>not the Chiefs this year. I don't care. Just like

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<v Speaker 2>we drew up back in May, this game is going

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<v Speaker 2>to determine championships. I think Patrick Mahomes is going to

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<v Speaker 2>have a vintage Patrick Mahomes game.

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<v Speaker 1>In this one.

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<v Speaker 2>The Bengals have been torched through the pass as of late,

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<v Speaker 2>they allowed three hundred and two to Nick Mullins. They

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<v Speaker 2>allowed over twenty fantasy points to Mason Rudolph last week.

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<v Speaker 2>And then on the other side, like t Higgins is

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<v Speaker 2>going to win people some championships. I think Clyde Edwards

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<v Speaker 2>are Laire could get in on the fun. So I

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<v Speaker 2>think this is even though it's two teams that haven't

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<v Speaker 2>quite lived up to the high, high expectations we put

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<v Speaker 2>on them, I think they're gonna come through.

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<v Speaker 1>Just find this. Yeah, I do like Cees this week too.

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's gonna be a surprise smash spot for

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of people. For me, I think the teams

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<v Speaker 1>that are gonna win you championships the forty nine Ers

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<v Speaker 1>and the Rams, both of them playing pretty good. Look,

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<v Speaker 1>I know the Niners got blown out last week, but overall,

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<v Speaker 1>they've been playing great football all year long. The Rams

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<v Speaker 1>have been speaking of Franks red hot, they have been

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<v Speaker 1>red hot offensively for the last several weeks, and they

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<v Speaker 1>have sort of been in playoff mode for a while.

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<v Speaker 1>They get the Giants, they get a Giants defense that

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<v Speaker 1>has not been good all year long, and so I

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<v Speaker 1>think whether it's Matthew Stafford, Cooper Cup, Puka Nakua, Kyron Williams,

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<v Speaker 1>DeMarcus Robinson has big sleeper vibes this week you are

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<v Speaker 1>playing those guys, and of course with the forty nine ers,

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<v Speaker 1>we know you're starting everybody, Perty, Samuel CMC, I, you Kittle.

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<v Speaker 1>All these guys are in play very much this week

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<v Speaker 1>against the Washington Commanders. So if you've got Niners or

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<v Speaker 1>Rams on your team, put them in your lineup. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not guaranteeing that you will win a Fantasy championship, but

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna be in a very good spot to win

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<v Speaker 1>a title this year. All Right. We still have a

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<v Speaker 1>handful of more games to get to, including Patriots at

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<v Speaker 1>the Bills. Let's not talk about the Patriots. Let's talk

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<v Speaker 1>about the Bills. Is it time to set Stefan Diggs.

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<v Speaker 1>He's been pretty bad the last six weeks.

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<v Speaker 2>I have him as a sit this week in stardom Sittam,

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<v Speaker 2>which I know some of you are gonna be like,

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<v Speaker 2>this is the week Digs get right, and I will say, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>easily could be. He is still Stefon Diggs. He is

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<v Speaker 2>still awesome. He has a history of success against the Patriots,

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<v Speaker 2>but since week ten nine Fantasy points per game. I

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<v Speaker 2>know there was an underthrow last week on a long

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<v Speaker 2>play that could have been a tough down. But this

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<v Speaker 2>is a third straight year now where the month of

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<v Speaker 2>December is going to statistically be the worst month of

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<v Speaker 2>Stefan Diggs season. It is very concerning because December is

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<v Speaker 2>when fantasy games matter most. Not a must sit, you're

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<v Speaker 2>not sitting him for like Rashid Shaheed or someone like that.

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<v Speaker 2>But if you have another option, like the Fantasy Live team,

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<v Speaker 2>if I made it to the finals, I was sitting

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<v Speaker 2>him for Amari Cooper this week. So it depends on

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<v Speaker 2>what your options are. But if you have another one,

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<v Speaker 2>I think you can get away from this.

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<v Speaker 1>So you're saying you learned your lesson after last week

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<v Speaker 1>sitting a Mari Cooper for Stefan Diggs.

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<v Speaker 2>See if I did, If I made that sat last week,

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<v Speaker 2>I'd be in the championship right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh man, you talk about just regrets. Yeah, I get

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<v Speaker 1>it right, Like everything that you've seen over the last

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<v Speaker 1>six weeks says to sit Stefan Diggs, I just I

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<v Speaker 1>know I'd be scared because at some point he's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>go off. Though, Stephan Diggs games are gonna happen again.

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<v Speaker 1>And the thing about is the Bills. They're just doing

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<v Speaker 1>whatever they need to do to win. And maybe that

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't involve just feeding Digs targets, but at some point,

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<v Speaker 1>if they're going to want to get in the playoffs

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<v Speaker 1>and advanced in the playoffs, they're going to need Stefan Diggs. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>tonight plays.

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<v Speaker 2>The only concern with that I have is against the Patriots,

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<v Speaker 2>who have been playing much better. I'm gonna give them

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<v Speaker 2>their credit. I don't know if this is a game

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<v Speaker 2>where they'll have to feed them.

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<v Speaker 1>Very true, based on the Patriots, they may not have

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<v Speaker 1>to score a lot of points, so they may not

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<v Speaker 1>need a lot of Stefan Diggs. It's gonna be a

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<v Speaker 1>tough decision for a lot of folks across fantasy. This

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<v Speaker 1>week Dolphins Ravens, which could be one of the games

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<v Speaker 1>of the week, certainly on paper it is. Are you

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<v Speaker 1>worried about any of the Dolphins after seeing what the

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<v Speaker 1>Ravens did to a forty nine ers offense that has

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of similar principles to Miami? You worried about

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<v Speaker 1>any of the Dolphins players this week? Petrified?

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<v Speaker 2>I have Tua as a sit obviously if you made it,

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<v Speaker 2>if you survived last week with Tyreek Hill and all

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<v Speaker 2>the in my leagues to Tyrek Kill team got eliminated

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<v Speaker 2>last week, I think you still start Tyreek Hill. I

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<v Speaker 2>think we have to find out who the lead running

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<v Speaker 2>back is and you could start them because most of

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<v Speaker 2>it is banged up. Tyreek Hill is in one hundred percent.

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<v Speaker 2>Jalen Waddle is going to be out. Look, a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of you Ravens fans have been tweeting me about something

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<v Speaker 2>the other guys said that wasn't me. But I'm saying

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<v Speaker 2>this right here. Dolphins fans feel free to clip it

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<v Speaker 2>if they proves me wrong. I think the Ravens are

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<v Speaker 2>going to come out and punch the Dolphins in the

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<v Speaker 2>mouth this week.

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<v Speaker 1>Michael f Florio is not the Michael Florio that runs

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<v Speaker 1>Pro Football Talk. We'll hope that after all these years,

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<v Speaker 1>some of you would have figured it out, but apparently

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<v Speaker 1>not when that guy on the other three letter network

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<v Speaker 1>says some bad things don't come to this guy because

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<v Speaker 1>it wasn't him. By the way, you mentioned the Dolphins,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean Cam Wolf are on cam Wolf tweeting earlier

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<v Speaker 1>on Wednesday, Tyreek Hill Jalen Waddle, where he moster devon

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<v Speaker 1>a chan among the Dolphins who did not practice on Wednesday.

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<v Speaker 1>I think a lot of it is precautionary because some

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<v Speaker 1>of these guys are banged up, but just something to

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<v Speaker 1>sort of pay attention to as you get ready for

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<v Speaker 1>that game. I would stay away from Tua everybody else

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<v Speaker 1>I think I put in the lineup just because it

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<v Speaker 1>could work out well, but too a guy that I

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<v Speaker 1>think you can sort of get away from at this point.

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<v Speaker 1>Raiders at Colts. Davante Adams had a big game game

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<v Speaker 1>a couple weeks ago, I had a not great game

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<v Speaker 1>last week. Do we stick with him this week against Indy?

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<v Speaker 2>I have him in a league, and I'm really nervous

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<v Speaker 2>because the Colts are really bad against the run, but

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<v Speaker 2>they've been good against the pass. So my fear is

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<v Speaker 2>like this is going to become a game like last

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<v Speaker 2>week where they're like.

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<v Speaker 1>Eight in O'Connell.

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<v Speaker 2>You're not throwing the ball at all. We're just going

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<v Speaker 2>to keep especially if Josh Jacobs's back, so I'm probably

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<v Speaker 2>gonna have to start him, But it really does depend

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<v Speaker 2>on options.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, look I again, sort of like with Stefan Diggs, right.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't completely get away from Devonte Adams just because

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<v Speaker 1>he's always there's always a chance he goes off for

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<v Speaker 1>one of those big games. The ceiling this year has

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<v Speaker 1>been lower than it has been in past years, but

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<v Speaker 1>there's still a chance that he can put up wide

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<v Speaker 1>receiver one numbers any given week, especially if Aidan O'Connell

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<v Speaker 1>decides to complete a pass after the first quarter of

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<v Speaker 1>this week, something that didn't happen last week. So I

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<v Speaker 1>would still roll with him, but just understand that there's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot more risk with Davonte Adams. You know that already.

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<v Speaker 1>It's Week seventeen. Rams at the Giants. We sort of

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<v Speaker 1>touched on this a litle litle bit when we talked

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<v Speaker 1>about Tyrod Taylor taking over as the starter. Can we

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<v Speaker 1>trust Darren Waller against the Rams this week?

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<v Speaker 2>I think so because in the two Tyrod Taylor started

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<v Speaker 2>two games this year, and it was Darren Waller's best

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<v Speaker 2>fantasy game and his fourth best fantasy game of the

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<v Speaker 2>year twenty three points and over nine fantasy points. And

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<v Speaker 2>the Rams are top five and yards touchdowns fantasy points

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<v Speaker 2>allowed to tight ends, and they're gonna put up plenty

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<v Speaker 2>of points against this Giants offense, so I think we'll

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<v Speaker 2>see them throwing a lot in catch up mode. Look,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not telling you to start him over like Sam

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<v Speaker 2>Laporter or Trey McBride or anything like that, but if

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<v Speaker 2>you're going any deeper like I'd play him over Dalton

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<v Speaker 2>kin Kid or Dallas Goddard or one of those other

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<v Speaker 2>struggling tight ends.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. No, I would definitely play Darren Waller for some

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<v Speaker 1>of those other guys because I think the ceiling is

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<v Speaker 1>higher for him, the floor is probably a little bit higher,

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<v Speaker 1>and you've got a quarterback you can kind of trust

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<v Speaker 1>at least a little bit in Tyrod Taylor. So I

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<v Speaker 1>would give Waller a shot there. Cardinals at the Eagles

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<v Speaker 1>a fun bird matchup there. Kyler Murray's starting to play

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit better. Do you trust any of his

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<v Speaker 1>receivers enough to play them?

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<v Speaker 2>Though it doesn't look like Marki's Brown is gonna suit up.

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<v Speaker 2>If he does, he's very boom or bus. Greg Dortsch

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<v Speaker 2>is the one that I'm kind of putting as my

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<v Speaker 2>top streamer there. He's been just getting safe volume as

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<v Speaker 2>of late, and every once in a while he breaks

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<v Speaker 2>out a random big play and I'm always like that

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<v Speaker 2>helps no one, And then I remember that Lawan Jones

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<v Speaker 2>is the biggest Greg dor I'm like, okay, that helps

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<v Speaker 2>help keep it. Besides that no one else.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh yeah. Part of me has been trying to squint

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<v Speaker 1>really hard and make a make a play for Rondelle Moore.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think again, this is another DFS kind of

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<v Speaker 1>play and not a Championship week play, just because it

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't necessarily need He didn't need a ton of targets

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<v Speaker 1>necessarily to make a big player put up a big number.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's a lot of low percentage throws that he's

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<v Speaker 1>generally getting from Kyler. But on the flip side, when

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<v Speaker 1>it comes to giving up explosive pass plays, the Eagles

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<v Speaker 1>give up a lot of them, so there's a possibility

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<v Speaker 1>for that, but it's just too risky for your championship

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<v Speaker 1>lineup there. Steelers at the Seahawk, Mason Rudolph getting the

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<v Speaker 1>start for Pittsburgh this week at quarterback. Can we trust

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<v Speaker 1>any of the Steelers with this championship on the line.

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<v Speaker 2>I know a lot of people are gonna ask about

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<v Speaker 2>George Pickens. You said yes at four plays. I think

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<v Speaker 2>it's like of his production on four plays, Yeah, like

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<v Speaker 2>you need one of those big plays to have any

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<v Speaker 2>nice day out of George Pickens. So he's more of

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<v Speaker 2>the play like if you're an underdog or you're going

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<v Speaker 2>very deep and you are a little bit deeper and

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<v Speaker 2>you want an upside shot. I do think the running

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<v Speaker 2>backs are in play this week. Since Week nine, Seahawks

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<v Speaker 2>have allowed the most rushing yards of running backs, second

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<v Speaker 2>most touchdowns weekly. We're seeing running backs go off against them.

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<v Speaker 2>So if you've had nausea or Warren on your bench,

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<v Speaker 2>you need a flex or something like that. I do

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<v Speaker 2>think they're in play.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Pickens is just so. I mean, I know you've

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<v Speaker 1>talked about it with some other guys. Right, if you

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<v Speaker 1>are an underdog in your matchup and you need to

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<v Speaker 1>swing for the fences, George Pickens is probably your guy.

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<v Speaker 1>Deontay Johnson is sort of the tiny house guy, right

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<v Speaker 1>the floor and the ceiling are very close to each other.

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<v Speaker 1>The problem is you're still looking at you know points,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe I best at it. You probably need a touchdown

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<v Speaker 1>to get that, and you probably need to touchdown to

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<v Speaker 1>get that. So I again, if you've rolled with him

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<v Speaker 1>and that's what you gotta do, then that's what you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta do. But I think if you can kind of

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<v Speaker 1>get away from him, I would probably do that. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know. Maybe there's a Niji Harrison there somewhere, just

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<v Speaker 1>because the Seahawks run defense is bad. But even that

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<v Speaker 1>is concerning for me, Dan to take a quick break.

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<v Speaker 1>But we'll be right back. Chargers at the Broncos. We

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<v Speaker 1>know that the Broncos making a change at quarterback. We

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<v Speaker 1>talked about their offense already. On the other side, do

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<v Speaker 1>we trust Austin Eckler for the Chargers this week?

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<v Speaker 2>I think so. First game with a new head coach.

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<v Speaker 2>Last week, sixty six percent of the snaps, fifteen carries,

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<v Speaker 2>four targets went to Austin Eckler. At the game, Nicolett

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<v Speaker 2>joked and was like, the Bills should probably try to

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<v Speaker 2>cover Alstin Eckler because he's.

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<v Speaker 1>Getting the ball every play.

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<v Speaker 2>And then the Broncos second most fantasy points per game,

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<v Speaker 2>most rushing yards, They struggled against pass catching backs. They've

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<v Speaker 2>allowed eighteen touchdowns the running back position this year. I

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<v Speaker 2>think Austin Eckler, Look, it's not the year we wanted,

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<v Speaker 2>but he could still win you a title.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the thing is that Okay, we've had to readjust

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<v Speaker 1>our expectations for Austin Eckler, but the usage is still

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<v Speaker 1>pretty good, the opportunities are still pretty good. He's getting

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<v Speaker 1>the ball a lot, So even if the production isn't

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<v Speaker 1>exactly what we want, the volume is still certainly there.

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<v Speaker 1>So I would definitely roll with Austin Eckler. Hey, look,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean you saw it in person. Easton Stick look

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<v Speaker 1>decent last week against Buffalo, So maybe he just needed

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<v Speaker 1>a week of reps or a little more, a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit more time to get comfortable. And we'll see what

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<v Speaker 1>that means for this week against the Broncos Bengals at

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<v Speaker 1>the Chiefs. I know you said earlier you think this

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be a game that will help a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people win fantasy championships. A lot of that

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<v Speaker 1>does not happen unless Patrick Mahomes looks something closer to

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<v Speaker 1>what we're used to seeing. Will we get the real

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<v Speaker 1>Patrick Mahomes this week? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>I think so. Like I said, my hot take this

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<v Speaker 2>week is my Bowl prediction. I should say, is Patrick

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<v Speaker 2>Mahomes puts up twenty I'm gonna say I think I

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<v Speaker 2>said thirty, but twenty five. He hasn't scored since like

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<v Speaker 2>Week seven or something like that. The Bengals fifth most

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<v Speaker 2>passing yards this season, most since Week twelve. Again, they

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<v Speaker 2>allowed twenty fantasy points to Rudolph. They allowed a big

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<v Speaker 2>week to Nick Mullins. Before that, it was Trevor Lawrence.

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<v Speaker 2>Like teams are just lighting them up through the air

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<v Speaker 2>as of late. I think this is a get right

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<v Speaker 2>spot for Mahomes and the Chiefs.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. For all the things about Nick Mullins, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>he had a handful of interceptions turnovers last week, he

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<v Speaker 1>also threw for over four hundred yards, So yeah, that's

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<v Speaker 1>worth sort of keeping in mind when you talk about

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<v Speaker 1>Nick Mullins, at least when he was going against the Bengals.

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<v Speaker 1>So I do believe we're gonna see something closer to

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<v Speaker 1>a It won't be I think one of those, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>three hundred and fifty yard, four touchdown performances, because I

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<v Speaker 1>just don't know that this Chief's offense is capable of

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<v Speaker 1>that right now. But I do think we see you know,

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<v Speaker 1>him get twenty plus points, which is it's been a while,

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<v Speaker 1>it feels like since we've seen a twenty point game

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<v Speaker 1>from Patrick Mahomes. So I think this is a week,

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<v Speaker 1>he gets a little bit closer to that he's been.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I don't think he'sn't been a top fifteen

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<v Speaker 1>quarterback over the last month or so, so I think

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<v Speaker 1>you can count on him being a QB one's Cincinnati. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's been bleak for Mahomes for sure. Sunday Night football

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<v Speaker 1>the Green Bay Packers at the Minnesota Vikings. Funny side note,

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<v Speaker 1>I think he saw jay R Alexander suspended for one

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<v Speaker 1>game because he basically crashed the coin toss against the Panthers.

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<v Speaker 2>I keep hearing people say he nearly messed it up

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<v Speaker 2>for them, but no one is.

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<v Speaker 1>Saying how how right. I'm like, I don't understand how

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<v Speaker 1>he messed it up, but he suspended for a game

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<v Speaker 1>because he showed up at the coin toss when he

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't supposed to be there. And the fact that I

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<v Speaker 1>haven't messed up saying the word coin toss is pretty

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<v Speaker 1>amazing Anyway. On the other side, we don't know who

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<v Speaker 1>the Vikings quarterback is going to be. Kevin O'Connell's saying

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<v Speaker 1>that all three guys deserve some consideration. That's Josh Dobbs,

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<v Speaker 1>Nick Mullens, Jaren Hall, Jordan Addison has sort of banged up.

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<v Speaker 1>T J. Hawkinson has gone for the year. Can we

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<v Speaker 1>trust kJ Osborne in this situation?

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<v Speaker 2>It would like if it's Nick Mullins, I think he

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<v Speaker 2>is potentially in play because we've seen Mullens have some

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<v Speaker 2>chemistry with these receivers. I mean it wouldn't be the

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<v Speaker 2>first time though that we're like, all right, Like when

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<v Speaker 2>Justin Jefferson went out, it was like, this is kJ

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<v Speaker 2>Osborne's time to step up, and he was a huge

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<v Speaker 2>flop for most of that stretch. But good matchup. With

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<v Speaker 2>no Alexander out there, Hackinson and Addison are out. So

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<v Speaker 2>if it's Nick Mullins, I think he is in play.

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<v Speaker 2>In deeper leagues, if it is like Hall or Dobbs,

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<v Speaker 2>I think you get away.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah. I would do it with Mullins. I might actually

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<v Speaker 1>do it with Dobbs. I don't know if I would

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<v Speaker 1>do it with Jaren Hall. I just don't know. But

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that there may not be a Jordan Addison,

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<v Speaker 1>of course Justin Jefferson's going to get his They're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>have to throw the football, and the Packer defense has

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<v Speaker 1>been pretty forgiving. Bryce Young had a three hundred yard

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<v Speaker 1>passing game against the Packers, so that tells you a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit about what that defense looks like. So I

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<v Speaker 1>think you can trust kJ Osborne in this one. If

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<v Speaker 1>you want to get really, really weird. Brandon Powell got

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<v Speaker 1>a lot more snaps last week after Jordan Addison got hurt,

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<v Speaker 1>so there's a chance for him to maybe score a touchdown.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think you would definitely need him to score

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<v Speaker 1>a touchdown to put up a decent number there. So,

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<v Speaker 1>but that is the way the week ends. No Monday

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<v Speaker 1>Night football this week. That game's going to be played

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<v Speaker 1>on Saturday between the Lions and the Cowboys. In the meantime,

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<v Speaker 1>Eats talking about the guys who are going to cape

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<v Speaker 2>Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys, who are playing at home.

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<v Speaker 2>I know he since the fantasy playoffs has started, hasn't

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<v Speaker 2>been the same. The last three weeks have not been

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<v Speaker 2>the usual Dak production, but in his last five home

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<v Speaker 2>games twenty eight point nine Fantasy points per game. The

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<v Speaker 2>Lions are in the top five and yards. Since Week twelve,

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<v Speaker 2>they allowed over four hundred. Like you were saying to

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<v Speaker 2>Nick Mullens, I think that they're gonna put up plenty

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<v Speaker 2>of points against this Cowboys defense as well. So I

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<v Speaker 2>said it at the start of the show. I think

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<v Speaker 2>this is a score fest. And if you made it

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<v Speaker 2>this far with Dak, if you survived his bad opening

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<v Speaker 2>round in the playoffs, hopefully run by or something like that,

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<v Speaker 2>he can win you a championship this week.

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<v Speaker 1>I think Dak's very much in play. I also think

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<v Speaker 1>Matthew Stafford is going to be your fantasy hero, which

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<v Speaker 1>I guess I'm just answering my question about who I'm

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<v Speaker 1>starting in my championship game this week. Great matchup against

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<v Speaker 1>the Giants. Stafford has been lights out for the last

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<v Speaker 1>four or five weeks. He's got a ton of weapons

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<v Speaker 1>and got three really legit pass catchers. Right now, Kyron

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<v Speaker 1>Williams opening things up because he's running the ball so effectively.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think Matthew Stafford's going to have a very

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<v Speaker 1>huge game and a big situation not only for your

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<v Speaker 1>fantasy team, but for the Rams too as they get

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<v Speaker 1>closer to locking up a playoff spot in the NFC.

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<v Speaker 1>is our quick look at Week seventeen, getting you ready

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<v Speaker 1>for your championship opportunities. Best of luck to all of

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<v Speaker 1>you out there. We certainly wish you well, unless you're

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<v Speaker 1>playing me or him, then I'll bet out of here. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>didn't get out of here, So there you go. That

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<v Speaker 1>is it. We are done. We appreciate you hanging out

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