1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:04,160 Speaker 1: Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:09,640 Speaker 1: Time now for Fantasy Football Weekly from I Heart Radio, 3 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:13,400 Speaker 1: your weekly source for the nation's best fantasy football advice 4 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: and speculation and whatever stupid stuff they decided to drop 5 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:22,560 Speaker 1: into the show. Now, here's your host. It's Fantasy Football Weekly. 6 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: I am Paul Charchy and co host today is Ryan Johnson. 7 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:31,479 Speaker 1: What's up charge. I am happy to report I was 8 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 1: not pulled over on the way over here today the 9 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 1: last time. That's all right, exactly. I gotta I got 10 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:41,160 Speaker 1: a parking ticket since we talked last. They still get 11 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 1: those out, they do, and you know it's you know, 12 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:46,560 Speaker 1: they used the electronic app for the parking spots in 13 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:50,919 Speaker 1: Minneapolis downtown Minneapolis. So I'd set it for two hours 14 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:53,240 Speaker 1: and I'm at a concert and then I can feel 15 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: my phone buzz after two hours, which is it notifying me, Hey, 16 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 1: your time is out? Do you want to re up it? 17 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 1: But the act that I'm seeing had the lead singer 18 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 1: and said we're gonna play two more songs. So I'm like, 19 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 1: I'm asking it. Yeah, came out bang ticket right there, 20 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:12,119 Speaker 1: and I'm like, you must have just written it, because 21 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:15,400 Speaker 1: it was it was like ten twelve minutes later, House 22 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: always wins hot sees. How much does a parking ticket 23 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 1: go for these days? You know, I'm not positive. Ye 24 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 1: I haven't paid it yet, but I'm bracing for like 25 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: eighty five bucks, which is my it's my hunch as 26 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 1: to what it will cost. Can I tell you a 27 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 1: quick parking ticket story? Uh? So it's the off season. 28 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: I hate to admit this, but uh, I grew up 29 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:38,319 Speaker 1: in New Jersey. So summertimes in New Jersey go to 30 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: the ocean, of course, and so people yeah, no, I 31 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: would go there. That basically hell it was then, and 32 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: it was. It's not the nicer part of the shore 33 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 1: in my opinion anyway. What people would do, and I 34 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 1: may have done it once, is uh all the good. 35 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: You see someone with a parking ticket, you take that 36 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: and you call it on your car. It always like 37 00:01:59,840 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 1: a nine. They weren't. Really that's sneaky, you know. I 38 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 1: think something did it to me. So that's how I 39 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 1: learned about them, Like, well, I gotta gotta you gotta 40 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 1: pay it forward. Is that pay you forward? Is that 41 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 1: paying it backwards? Question? Think you're paying that backwards. But 42 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:16,639 Speaker 1: there's my penance. I got it off my chest with them. Wow, 43 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:19,639 Speaker 1: so somebody took your ticket, moved it onto their car. 44 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: You don't even know you got the ticket. Then you 45 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: get pulled over two years later like you got an 46 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: outstanding ward for your rest likething about this. I hope 47 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:31,640 Speaker 1: that guy's not listening to it would be funny if 48 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: somebody was. If you were that guy that got a 49 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 1: ticket that you didn't know about on the Jersey Shore, 50 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:43,839 Speaker 1: like ten years ago, twenty years ago. Brian Johnson good 51 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: t x J. A lot of Brian Johnson's out there, 52 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: thankfully exactly. Today's topic is what we are calling aloe 53 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:57,639 Speaker 1: Vera players. These are guys who burned you last year, 54 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: but now we believe they're there. You're gonna smooth it 55 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 1: over cooling effects of these ala Vera players, guys who 56 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 1: burned you last year, but we're gonna rebound from the 57 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:11,640 Speaker 1: burn this year. 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Okay, let's dive into our ala Vera players. 77 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 1: I've got five, you've got four, so I will go first, 78 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 1: begin at the quarterback position, and Derek Carr he burned 79 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 1: you last year. He was a quarterback thirteen, which actually 80 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 1: was about where he was drafted and maybe even little 81 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:26,280 Speaker 1: higher than where he was drafted. But he only had 82 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 1: the twenty three touchdowns. That's very Teddy Bridgewater and you know, 83 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 1: for comparison, Taylor Heinek and twenty in a partial season, 84 00:04:35,400 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: Derek Card twenty three. But the reason I'm very optimistic 85 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:43,280 Speaker 1: he threw the fifth most passes last year and had 86 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 1: the fifth most yards. They had almost a five thousand 87 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 1: yard passing season, Brian and of course obviously the new weapons. Right, 88 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 1: So I mean last year he managed to get the 89 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:56,480 Speaker 1: fifth most yards out of Hunter Renfroze, A Jones and 90 00:04:56,520 --> 00:05:00,719 Speaker 1: Brian Edwards missing his top two weapons and Foster Moreau 91 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:02,920 Speaker 1: tight end for a lot of the year, and yet 92 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 1: he was still able to get to the fifth most yards. 93 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 1: So now he gets Davante Adams, the league's most prolific 94 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: scoring receiver. And I think the touchdowns jumped from twenty 95 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:16,359 Speaker 1: three to what do you think for for Derek Carr? 96 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 1: Where can that touchdown? We all everybody thinks the touchdowns 97 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: are gonna go up? How far up? I said a 98 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 1: conservative floor at thirty five. But he has forty plus 99 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: upside for sure if I think they remains healthy, right, yeah, 100 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 1: And he does have forty upside the way the way 101 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:35,040 Speaker 1: Renfroe came on and like he said, Davante Adams now 102 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: Derren Bawlers healthy. Yeah, I mean it's Enyan Drake. I 103 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,600 Speaker 1: know he's not nearly his lethal weapon, but he missed 104 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 1: most of last year. He's a great receiving back. So yeah, 105 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 1: they all stay healthy. So even if Cars somehow doesn't 106 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: have even with all these new weapons, let's just say 107 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: he's still has the fifth most yards passing. I don't 108 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:55,599 Speaker 1: need that to change. I just need the touchdowns to change. 109 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 1: And I think he gets into the mid thirties and 110 00:05:57,400 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: that turns it into what should be closer to QB 111 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 1: five Q'B six this year for Derek carr Our first 112 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: alo vera player. Who do you have next? I'm going 113 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:12,880 Speaker 1: wide receiver? And Alan Robinson who finished like wide receiver 114 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:17,920 Speaker 1: one hundred last year. Just a brutal season for Robinson 115 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:19,840 Speaker 1: with the Bears. He did miss five games, but he 116 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 1: played in twelve. That's enough to uh qualify him which 117 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 1: she should not be receiver one hundred on twelve games 118 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:27,919 Speaker 1: played as a starting receiver in the NFL and just 119 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 1: sixties six targets in those twelve games. That's five and 120 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:33,719 Speaker 1: a half per game. Uh. It was just again just 121 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:36,039 Speaker 1: a bad, bad year for a rob But you know 122 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:39,159 Speaker 1: who else was bad the Bears from top to bottom, 123 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:41,920 Speaker 1: from that naggy to the quarterback situation. Whether there's Andy 124 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:46,360 Speaker 1: Dalton justin fields in his rookie year. But Robinson doesn't 125 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 1: have to worry about that anymore because now he is 126 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 1: on the Rams where he'll jump right in as l 127 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 1: a's second wide receiver alongside Cooper Cup. Of course, Robert 128 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 1: Woods now in Tennessee Odell Beckham on the men from 129 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 1: the torn Achilles or a c L I didn't recall 130 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 1: at the top of my head. He might. He might 131 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:04,840 Speaker 1: even be resigned by the Rams, So he's of no 132 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 1: concern here. Uh So, Woods and Beckham they combined for 133 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: one hundred and seventeen targets last year, basically splitting that 134 00:07:12,240 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 1: time and a half. Yet, and uh I think that's 135 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 1: a safe estimate for for Alan Robinson. Will you give 136 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 1: him a hundred seventeen targets? He ought to be able 137 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 1: to catch seventy five to eighty of those targets and 138 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:27,480 Speaker 1: now it's game on for Robinson. That puts him into 139 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: the thousand yard territory. Yeah, Robert Woods was wide receiver 140 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: twelve in weeks one through nine before he was injured. 141 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 1: Then from weeks twelve to the end of the season, 142 00:07:35,760 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 1: after Odell Beckham was traded to the Rams. He was 143 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 1: wide receiver thirteen, so I would not have guessed he 144 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:44,200 Speaker 1: was quite that high. Robinson, he does turn twenty nine 145 00:07:44,200 --> 00:07:46,160 Speaker 1: in August, but he has some gas left in the tank. 146 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:49,880 Speaker 1: And you know he's excited because he has never played 147 00:07:49,880 --> 00:07:53,440 Speaker 1: with a quarterback anywhere near the level of Matthew Staffords. 148 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: He's gonna be like, what is this spiral that's coming 149 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:58,920 Speaker 1: my way? Oh my god, it's right in the numbers. 150 00:07:58,960 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 1: What do I do to be psyched? I'm excited for 151 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 1: him because he's an elite talent. It was still is. 152 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:09,760 Speaker 1: I think there's an outside chance maybe even outproduces teammate 153 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 1: Cooper Cup this year. Who knows. I think he has 154 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: that potential. I mean, I don't know. I didn't do that. 155 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:18,240 Speaker 1: I'm one based on ADP. I mean, you're you know 156 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 1: Cooper Cup. He's like, yeahs going off the board in 157 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 1: the first five picks of if it's super flexed. Maybe 158 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 1: a little bit later, but yeah, one quarterback leaves and 159 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 1: Robinson is, uh going fourth round now. He was like 160 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 1: ninth round before the trade. So if you're drafting early 161 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 1: like me and scooping up robins and you're you're feeling 162 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 1: pretty good. My next alo Vera player is Kenny Golladay, 163 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 1: who Dave Getleman's departing gift to Giants fans was Golladay's 164 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 1: horrific contract, counting seventy one million over four years, and 165 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:53,679 Speaker 1: he was brutal last year. In fact, the last two 166 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:56,800 Speaker 1: years have been tough. Two years ago in Detroit it 167 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 1: was just a lost season due to injury. But last 168 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:04,160 Speaker 1: year Ken Golladay only missed three games and somehow finished 169 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 1: as wide receiver eight six with zero touchdowns, scored zero 170 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:13,959 Speaker 1: who he only had one game over sixty four yards 171 00:09:14,040 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 1: and none topping fifty three yards after Week four. It's 172 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 1: just Golladay was unstartable, as it turned out, for most 173 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 1: of the season. So why will he get any better? 174 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 1: For Golliday, we've established that he burned you last year. 175 00:09:27,520 --> 00:09:30,320 Speaker 1: How will he be an al o Vera player. Well, first, 176 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:34,160 Speaker 1: he's gonna roll into this year fully healthy, unlike last year. 177 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:36,560 Speaker 1: He rolled into last year hurt and he played like 178 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 1: somebody who was playing hurt all year long. Golladay has 179 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 1: got the history of the soft tissue injuries let's just 180 00:09:41,760 --> 00:09:43,840 Speaker 1: hope that doesn't come back, but he will be healthy. 181 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 1: At this point, he's gets a presumed massive upgrade in 182 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 1: coaching from Joe Judge and Jason Garrett to Brian Dable, 183 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 1: who's obviously been able to get great years out of 184 00:09:56,840 --> 00:10:00,920 Speaker 1: wide receivers like Stefan dig former Bill's offensive course An. Yet, yes, 185 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 1: and Kenny Golliday is a good receiver. I mean, there's 186 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 1: only two seasons removed from a twelve hundred yard eleven 187 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:14,720 Speaker 1: touchdown season on a three win Lions team, So it's 188 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:17,640 Speaker 1: only Colliday is suddenly a bad receiver. And he's still young, 189 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 1: by the way, So there's if you believe Golliday is 190 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 1: still can be a good player who's now healthy, and 191 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 1: that this offense is going to get better with better coaching, 192 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 1: there's a ton of upside for Kenny Golladay. I agree, 193 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:33,000 Speaker 1: And uh, you know what, why don't we just stay 194 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:37,600 Speaker 1: with the New York Football Giants Because he was gonna say, 195 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:39,360 Speaker 1: but I know where you're going with on my list. 196 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:43,160 Speaker 1: You finished outside uh the top running backs, probably maybe 197 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 1: even outside the top thirty forty. A lot went wrong 198 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 1: for him, but really it was it was his first 199 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 1: year off the form a c L and usually running 200 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:55,839 Speaker 1: backs take two years to return to form, so that 201 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:58,480 Speaker 1: would be that would be this year. And he also 202 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 1: did get injured last year, but it's not like it 203 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 1: wasn't his knee and it's not like he's injury prone. 204 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:05,800 Speaker 1: It was a fluke stepped on his own teammates ankle 205 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 1: on a run and so high sprain Dingdom and le. 206 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:11,199 Speaker 1: Let's not forget the team he played for. The Giants 207 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:14,080 Speaker 1: were a disaster with Dave Gettleman in charge and Sean 208 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:18,480 Speaker 1: Payton is the offensive coordinator. Just just a nightmare Payton, 209 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:21,839 Speaker 1: But that's okay. He was on the o C. Sean Payton, 210 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:24,320 Speaker 1: the old head coach for the Saints. No, well, my 211 00:11:25,200 --> 00:11:28,840 Speaker 1: Jason Garrett, they're both very dislikable in my mind. I'm sorry, 212 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 1: Jason Garrett, that brain fart there. But the old line 213 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 1: was brutal for the Giants. But they did address that 214 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 1: in the draft. They took tackle Evan Neal with the 215 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:40,720 Speaker 1: seventh overall pick. Like that guard Joshua Easy, you do 216 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:43,760 Speaker 1: think I got that right with the sixty seven overall 217 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 1: pick in the third round, and uh, like you said, 218 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 1: new head coach Brian Dable very offensive minded and uh, 219 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 1: Barkley says he feels good. I believe him. I think 220 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:56,400 Speaker 1: he's gonna go into this season at and uh, they 221 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:59,720 Speaker 1: need to showcase him because they again they pretty much 222 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 1: put all the all the chips in the middle of 223 00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:04,559 Speaker 1: the table when they drafted him sech second overall four 224 00:12:04,640 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 1: years and no real competition for carries there in New York, 225 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 1: the only guy, so they didn't draft any notable rookies. Uh, 226 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 1: it came on. I think he catches a lot of 227 00:12:14,160 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 1: passes this year, and that's where I think he's going 228 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 1: to be a very safe PPR player, Say Kwon Barkley. 229 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:21,680 Speaker 1: This year, he was with you, you know, early best 230 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:24,880 Speaker 1: Ball drafts going mid late third. Now he's creeping up 231 00:12:25,160 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 1: mid early second. And I think we might see him 232 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 1: one spectacular to run in a preseason game. And he's 233 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:33,840 Speaker 1: like right back in that spectacular runs. Let's be clear 234 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:36,760 Speaker 1: about this, sa Kwon Barkley, who we haven't seen a 235 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:39,959 Speaker 1: spectacular run in two years. You gotta go back three seasons. 236 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 1: But his first year year and a half in the league, 237 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 1: he was the closest thing to Barry Sanders I've seen 238 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:48,960 Speaker 1: since Barry Sanders and They'll never be another Barry Sanders, 239 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 1: but he was as elusive and dynamic as any running 240 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:57,360 Speaker 1: back we've seen. He ran away with Rookie of the 241 00:12:57,440 --> 00:13:01,960 Speaker 1: Year his rookie season. He was awesome. And while I 242 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:05,079 Speaker 1: don't know that will ever be that again after all 243 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 1: of these injuries, but even if he's like of that, 244 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:11,000 Speaker 1: he'd still be a special back in this league. And 245 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 1: let's just hope healthy now Saqwan Barkley can go back 246 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:18,920 Speaker 1: to being that player. He is our fourth Alivera player. 247 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:22,960 Speaker 1: Let's move on to the next al Overa player, and 248 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:27,080 Speaker 1: that is Miles Sanders. Do we call this the A 249 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:32,160 Speaker 1: V Club? Oh? I got you now, the A V 250 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 1: I'd like it. I like it. Miles Sanders. He burned 251 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 1: people last year by somehow managers scores zero touchdowns on 252 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:44,440 Speaker 1: sixty touches, which is not good. H He scored six 253 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 1: times the year before that on almost identical touches, And 254 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:50,960 Speaker 1: let me just explain the difference that six touchdowns make. 255 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:54,320 Speaker 1: He had almost identical touches and yards two seasons ago 256 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:57,719 Speaker 1: to what he had last year. But because he did 257 00:13:57,760 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: not score last year, he was RB forty four with 258 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:03,920 Speaker 1: just the six touchdowns, which isn't that much. He was 259 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 1: RB twenty two the year before that, again on a 260 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 1: on almost identical touches and yards. So Sanders has it 261 00:14:11,040 --> 00:14:15,280 Speaker 1: in him to be a good back running back worthy 262 00:14:15,320 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 1: of twenty two. Uh Now, last year, Jordan Howard and 263 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 1: Boston Scott combined for twenty carries inside the five. Jordan 264 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 1: Howard's not on the team, and Boston Scott is one 265 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 1: of the most unlikely goal linebacks I've ever seen. He's 266 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 1: five ft two, He's just just such a little guy. 267 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 1: You just it seems like that's not a role that 268 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:42,160 Speaker 1: he's going to be able to be consistently good in. 269 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 1: Although I'll say he converted his twelve inside the five 270 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:50,760 Speaker 1: carries into six touchdowns, which is a good conversion rate 271 00:14:50,760 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 1: you're looking for on those inside the five carries, and 272 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:57,840 Speaker 1: Sanders did get six touches from inside the five and 273 00:14:57,840 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 1: didn't score any. So part is worrying, But it doesn't 274 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:04,880 Speaker 1: mean that Sanders can't score. He almost has to score 275 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:06,880 Speaker 1: more touchdowns, and touchdowns are coming. I'm not sitting he 276 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 1: gonna sit here and say it's gonna get ten touchdowns. 277 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 1: I just wanted to get back to six touchdowns again 278 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 1: and keep doing all the other stuff that he had done. 279 00:15:13,240 --> 00:15:15,520 Speaker 1: Kenneth Gainwell did not look like a threat last year. 280 00:15:15,600 --> 00:15:18,800 Speaker 1: Boston Scott's only gonna siphon off so much work. Still 281 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 1: like Miles Sanders as a aloe Vera player. One other 282 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 1: thing Sanders has going for him is it is his 283 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:28,440 Speaker 1: contract year and he's not a guarantee to get resigned 284 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 1: by Philly, and he might get that. DeMarco Murray run 285 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 1: him into the ground treatment, take that, get the most 286 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:35,320 Speaker 1: usage he can out of him, then kick him to 287 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:39,280 Speaker 1: the curb. Who is your next aloe Vera player? I'm 288 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:43,160 Speaker 1: going seedee lamb Who I love this finished wide receiver 289 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 1: twenty in PPR last year. That's not bad, but it's 290 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:48,920 Speaker 1: not great and people were expecting great. But uh he 291 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:52,840 Speaker 1: was competing uh for targets with the Marii Cooper, Michael Gallup, 292 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 1: Cedric Wilson, Dalton Schultz. Now I was of right now 293 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:57,760 Speaker 1: and likely to start the season. Schultz is the only 294 00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 1: one of those guys left to compete UH targets. UH. 295 00:16:01,360 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 1: Marii Cooper is now in Cleveland, Michael Gallup very unlikely 296 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: to be ready week one, Cedric Wilson in Miami. Uh 297 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 1: so at wide receiver. We're just looking at James Washington 298 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:14,120 Speaker 1: right now and rookie Jaln Tilbert, who I like. But 299 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 1: they're gonna feed Ceedee Lamb a whole lot more. And 300 00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 1: one thing I would love to see them do is 301 00:16:19,760 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 1: increase his usage in the slot. He only took about 302 00:16:22,640 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 1: a third of his snaps from the slot last year, 303 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 1: but when he did, uh, I'm his biggest games came 304 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:31,120 Speaker 1: when he saw at least sixteen snaps from the slot. 305 00:16:31,160 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 1: He had two touchdowns a hundred forty nine yards against 306 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:37,120 Speaker 1: the Patriots, two touchdowns ninety four yards against Atlanta, hundred 307 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 1: and four yards in a touchdown against Tampa Bay. That's 308 00:16:39,240 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 1: when he was seeing at least half of his snaps 309 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 1: from the slot. And I think they're saying they planned 310 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 1: to do that more, move him around more. So I 311 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 1: think Seedee Lamb's sitting on a monster year wide receiver. 312 00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 1: One potential for sure, I've got him right now is 313 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 1: my number four ranked wide receiver. I think that I 314 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:58,040 Speaker 1: think he could lead the league in targets Ceedee Lamb. 315 00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:01,320 Speaker 1: Love him to bounce back into of way here in 316 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:05,160 Speaker 1: this is third season. Well, since you were talking about 317 00:17:05,160 --> 00:17:08,280 Speaker 1: a Dallas wide receiver. Let me go to a former 318 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:12,120 Speaker 1: Dallas wide receiver, Amari Cooper, who burned people last year 319 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:15,240 Speaker 1: by playing hurt most of last season and his numbers 320 00:17:15,320 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 1: plunged just sixty eight receptions for eight hundred fifty yards. 321 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:23,640 Speaker 1: He did have eight touchdowns, which which salvaged his season somewhat. 322 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:27,280 Speaker 1: You know, in Dallas, Amari Cooper was always a hit 323 00:17:27,320 --> 00:17:30,159 Speaker 1: and miss fantasy producer. But you know, he's always been 324 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:33,760 Speaker 1: sharing a lot of targets with guys like Ceedee lamp Um. 325 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:37,080 Speaker 1: He's the only game in town in Cleveland he is competing, 326 00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:39,880 Speaker 1: which if you can't hear those air quotes, assume they're there. 327 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:44,439 Speaker 1: Um for targets with Donovan People's Jones, David Bell, and 328 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:50,120 Speaker 1: Anthony Schwartz. That's it. There is no number one receiver 329 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:54,240 Speaker 1: that has less competition across the whole league for balls 330 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:58,080 Speaker 1: than Amari Cooper will have. He is so much better 331 00:17:58,119 --> 00:18:01,240 Speaker 1: than every receiver on the Browns. It's, you know, unless 332 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:05,359 Speaker 1: David Bell turns out to be amazing in his rookie season, um, 333 00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:09,679 Speaker 1: and unless David and Joeku just like explodes, and maybe 334 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:12,000 Speaker 1: he will. They paid him like he should, but he's 335 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:14,199 Speaker 1: never done anything to suggest that he'll take a lot 336 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:17,560 Speaker 1: of balls away from Mary Cooper. So I love Cooper here, 337 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:20,560 Speaker 1: I wish his quarterback was situation was a little bit 338 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:24,359 Speaker 1: more settled. But let's remember Jecobie Pricette was able to 339 00:18:24,400 --> 00:18:27,680 Speaker 1: feed Jalen Waddle last year for a town of targets, 340 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:30,920 Speaker 1: and so while they may not be the best targets 341 00:18:30,920 --> 00:18:33,960 Speaker 1: in the world just by sheer quantity, I think Amari 342 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:35,679 Speaker 1: Cooper sitting on a very good year and we know 343 00:18:35,760 --> 00:18:39,200 Speaker 1: that he can be a very good and talented receiver. Agreed, 344 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:44,719 Speaker 1: Let's go to your final al o Vera player. All right, 345 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:47,520 Speaker 1: I'm going back to Uh. Well, you were talking about 346 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:49,639 Speaker 1: an Eagle before, and I've got one for you. It's 347 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:53,400 Speaker 1: Dallas Goddard, who finished tight end eight last year, which 348 00:18:53,560 --> 00:18:55,879 Speaker 1: wasn't awful, but he was kind of just it was 349 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:58,560 Speaker 1: a big difference between the top five guys, even if 350 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:01,199 Speaker 1: you're eight, nine ten. People were expecting a little more 351 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:04,760 Speaker 1: from him. But uh again, last year, zach Ertz was 352 00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 1: an Eagle for about half the season, and after he 353 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:10,200 Speaker 1: was traded to Arizona. That should have theoretically helped god Heart, 354 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:12,119 Speaker 1: but it also threw a wrench in that offense. I 355 00:19:12,119 --> 00:19:13,680 Speaker 1: think because they were kind of like a two tight 356 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 1: end system with only one viable wide receiver who was 357 00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:21,240 Speaker 1: a rookie, and that's DeVante Smith. Uh of course, and 358 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:24,240 Speaker 1: Goddart never saw a heavy volume at all, just seventies 359 00:19:24,240 --> 00:19:27,479 Speaker 1: six targets all year. He was also often banged up, 360 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:29,639 Speaker 1: missed two games and just looked like he was playing 361 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:32,680 Speaker 1: hurt the majority of them. But he'll be healthy again 362 00:19:32,720 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 1: going to the season. There are definitely viable wide receivers 363 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:39,280 Speaker 1: now with A. J. Brown and Devonte Smith going to 364 00:19:39,359 --> 00:19:41,800 Speaker 1: his second year. I'm in on Jalen Hurts. I think 365 00:19:41,880 --> 00:19:44,520 Speaker 1: he's passing one proof and he he's bulked up big time. 366 00:19:44,520 --> 00:19:46,159 Speaker 1: By the way, you just see the recent picture of 367 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:49,760 Speaker 1: I don't know if I want that in my quarterback though. 368 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 1: Do you want he was at quarterback? I got, I got. 369 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:57,680 Speaker 1: I got big aspirations for Jalen Hurts, But anyway, I 370 00:19:57,760 --> 00:19:59,879 Speaker 1: also have big aspirations for Dallas Goddard. I think he's 371 00:19:59,920 --> 00:20:02,720 Speaker 1: got top five potential. All the metrics were there for 372 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 1: him last year despite the little I mean, the low volume, 373 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:07,760 Speaker 1: but all the metrics were there. He averaged two point 374 00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 1: two points per target in PPR leagues. That is great. 375 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:13,960 Speaker 1: He was second in yards per reception at fourteen point 376 00:20:14,040 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 1: nine among all tight ends. He was first in yards 377 00:20:16,800 --> 00:20:19,879 Speaker 1: per route run. He led all tight ends and completed 378 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:25,000 Speaker 1: air yards per target. So Alice Goddard kind of burned 379 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:30,120 Speaker 1: you last year. It would be very soothing informer this season, 380 00:20:31,359 --> 00:20:36,160 Speaker 1: our final al o Vera player Brian is Kareem Hunt. Uh, 381 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:38,879 Speaker 1: in and out of the lineup, hurt healthy, hurt healthy, 382 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:43,920 Speaker 1: hurt healthy, kind of like the same teams but probably 383 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:47,840 Speaker 1: probably um but and by the way, finishes RB forty 384 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:49,680 Speaker 1: six last year. Uh. And I think there are a 385 00:20:49,720 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 1: lot of people that did get burned by Kareem Hunt 386 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 1: last season. It's who started, by the way first, like 387 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:55,560 Speaker 1: five games he was great. He had like five touchdowns 388 00:20:55,600 --> 00:20:57,680 Speaker 1: in five games, and you know, it looked it looked 389 00:20:57,680 --> 00:20:59,520 Speaker 1: like it was gonna be a really nice season for Honda. 390 00:20:59,560 --> 00:21:02,680 Speaker 1: Then they'll just you know, inconsistent play. I don't think 391 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:05,720 Speaker 1: he scored again after those five games and uh, and 392 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:09,919 Speaker 1: then the injuries mounted. But he averaged a very solid 393 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:14,760 Speaker 1: thirteen PPR points per game last year. The receiving always 394 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:17,359 Speaker 1: helps him, and he ran for just under five yards 395 00:21:17,359 --> 00:21:19,440 Speaker 1: per carry four point nine yards per carry and a 396 00:21:19,520 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 1: whopping three and a half yards after contact. For Kareem Hunt, 397 00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:26,639 Speaker 1: he runs behind one of the league's best offensive lines. 398 00:21:27,080 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 1: Is PFF grade puts him at a tie at seventeen 399 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:34,360 Speaker 1: among qualified runners, which is pretty good. It's a contract 400 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:37,080 Speaker 1: here for Kareem Hunt, so he'll be playing with a 401 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:39,119 Speaker 1: head of steam as he tries to get paid again. 402 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:44,720 Speaker 1: And while some people have raised the possibility that he 403 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:47,119 Speaker 1: could get cut, and I think we should address that 404 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 1: because they would save six and a half a million 405 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:51,680 Speaker 1: if they cut him. Uh and Dearness Johnson is sort 406 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 1: of like a Kareem Hunt light and maybe they really 407 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:55,600 Speaker 1: like him, so I guess there's a possibility of that. 408 00:21:55,640 --> 00:21:59,320 Speaker 1: But you know, I just think Kareem Hunt brings a 409 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:01,960 Speaker 1: lot to the table, especially from a PPR standpoint, because 410 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:04,399 Speaker 1: he is good for those you know, three or four catches. 411 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:07,199 Speaker 1: They even throw inside the ten yard line, inside the 412 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:10,479 Speaker 1: red zone to cream Hunt a fair amount. And if 413 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:13,440 Speaker 1: he does get cut, I mean wherever he ends up, 414 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:17,520 Speaker 1: what if it's like Houston, like that would be yeah, ideal. 415 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 1: It really as much as Damian pierces my he's one 416 00:22:20,560 --> 00:22:23,600 Speaker 1: of my favorite sleepers that I still think they would 417 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:26,719 Speaker 1: probably give hunting starting job over Damon Piters, but who knows. 418 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:30,000 Speaker 1: I think you're right there. You go alo vera players. 419 00:22:30,119 --> 00:22:33,920 Speaker 1: Nine players that can bring you a soothing sense of 420 00:22:34,000 --> 00:22:37,760 Speaker 1: relief from last year's burning that they each gave you. 421 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:41,120 Speaker 1: We like all of these guys, Brian, thank you, appreciate 422 00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:42,639 Speaker 1: everybody who took the time to listen get to the 423 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:45,000 Speaker 1: end of the podcast. We always are grateful for those 424 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:47,680 Speaker 1: who rate and review the show as well, and we'll 425 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:52,320 Speaker 1: be back next week by everybody. Fantasy Football Weekly is 426 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:55,080 Speaker 1: a production of I heart Radio. 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