WEBVTT - FFW Micro - Calvin Ridley

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<v Speaker 1>and they're all good athletes as well. Obviously, let's talk

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<v Speaker 1>Calvin Ridley. We're here to break down Calvin Ridley. We

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<v Speaker 1>thought a refresher would be great because obviously a year

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<v Speaker 1>away from the game, and Ridley was an impact player

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<v Speaker 1>prior to all the stuff that went down. Got traded

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<v Speaker 1>to the Jaguars. You may or may not remember that

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<v Speaker 1>because you haven't played with the Jaguars yet. Finds himself

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<v Speaker 1>in a far better situation than he would have been

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<v Speaker 1>a head he stayed in Atlanta and it's not close.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's start here, Tyler, give us a refresher on Calvin Ridley.

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<v Speaker 1>What had where was he heading into the twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>two season that never happened for him? Yeah, so, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean before he was suspended and that we were kind

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<v Speaker 1>of like you mentioned the twenty twenty one season where

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<v Speaker 1>he was just kind of on and off whatever. His

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<v Speaker 1>first three leagues, first three, his first three years in

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<v Speaker 1>the league, he finished as the wide sep. Twenty two,

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<v Speaker 1>his rookie year wide receiver eight seen and then that

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<v Speaker 1>third year he really broke out wide receiver four and

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<v Speaker 1>average points with that because Julio Jones was constantly out

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<v Speaker 1>of that. He constantly hurt that year, and so he

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<v Speaker 1>turned into wide Receiver one when Matt Ryan was still good. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>And I think it's one of the things as interesting

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<v Speaker 1>is I read his letter. I don't know if you

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<v Speaker 1>had a chance to read. I did read that open

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<v Speaker 1>letter that it was very insightful, kind of like behind

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<v Speaker 1>the scene look of everything, and I just it was

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<v Speaker 1>a really good letter. He mentioned on that that he

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<v Speaker 1>was on painkillers for two straight years of because of

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<v Speaker 1>bones spurs, and then he broke his foot halfway through

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty, so he said he put up that wide

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<v Speaker 1>Receiver four finished on like bones spurs, broken foot craz stuff,

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<v Speaker 1>which is insane, that is. And then twenty twenty is

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<v Speaker 1>kind of where it went, kind of like your twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty one where it went kind of down the hill

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<v Speaker 1>for him. His house was broken into, which kind of

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<v Speaker 1>really rattled him. It sounds like that's why he didn't

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<v Speaker 1>go to that London game, if you remember, he didn't

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<v Speaker 1>travel there, and there was the whole kind of mental

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<v Speaker 1>health stuff being tossed around with him, and let's go

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<v Speaker 1>so let's just pause on this for a second. I've

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<v Speaker 1>been subject to a break in, and it is unnerving.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't anybody who's like, your house got broken into.

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<v Speaker 1>Why couldn't you travel to London? Look, it mean it's

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<v Speaker 1>to know there was somebody in your house who wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to do bad things to you and your family. Is

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it really does mess with you a bit. Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>I bet I can't even imagine what that must be like,

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<v Speaker 1>because he mentioned in that letter that that's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>why that was like the breaking point when he took

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<v Speaker 1>he to take some time off because he was genuinely

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<v Speaker 1>worried about the safety of his girlfriend, his and his daughter. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so it was it was a really big thing that

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<v Speaker 1>hit him, and I think he took some steps away

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<v Speaker 1>from the game. He obviously had the parlay that led

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<v Speaker 1>into his suspension for the rest of for the rest

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<v Speaker 1>of last year, So he included the Falcons in a

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<v Speaker 1>eleven leg parlay three hundred dollars. Yeah, it was three

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<v Speaker 1>hundred dollars to win. It was four hundred eighty one

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<v Speaker 1>to one odds, So I think he would have won

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred and twenty eight dollars or something in that.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. Something in that ballpar I'm trying to

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<v Speaker 1>do some top of a headmap that's something like that.

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<v Speaker 1>I would have ended up on br betting if you

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<v Speaker 1>would have hit that, you know where they always just

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<v Speaker 1>post winning tickets that are crazy. That would have had

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<v Speaker 1>to hide the name Draft Kicks. But I think where

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<v Speaker 1>it's important to talk about kind of where we are

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<v Speaker 1>now with Calvin Realley. The last thing that I will

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<v Speaker 1>say about the letter, he says that he's getting fourteen

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<v Speaker 1>hundred yards. This healthy. Yeah, that's what you're saying. Anything

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<v Speaker 1>they want. Adrian Peterson every year was like, I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>for three thousand yards. No you're not. Yeah, no, you're not.

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<v Speaker 1>The fourteen hundreds at least getable though, which would be

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<v Speaker 1>the most yards in his career. It's worth mentioning. But

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<v Speaker 1>I think he, like you mentioned, this might be the

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<v Speaker 1>situation where he gets done. This best situation might be

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<v Speaker 1>in as a as a pro. For sure, we saw

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<v Speaker 1>Trevor Lawrence take a massive, massive step forward last year.

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<v Speaker 1>He turned into the quarterback we thought he was going

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<v Speaker 1>to be, you know when he was drafted, but obviously

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<v Speaker 1>Urban Meyer blew up that whole rookie year start over,

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<v Speaker 1>Trevor looked pretty darned good down the second half of

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<v Speaker 1>the season in particular, and Calvin Ridley walks into a

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<v Speaker 1>spot where, really, outside of Christian Kirk, who was very

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<v Speaker 1>productive last year, Calvin Ridley, you know, he might be

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<v Speaker 1>the best. He might be the best, clear best receiver

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<v Speaker 1>on the team if he's healthy and in the same

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<v Speaker 1>kind of shape and ability that he had prior to

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<v Speaker 1>last year. Even if we get like ninety percent of

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<v Speaker 1>what he was that wide receiver for a year in Atlanta,

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<v Speaker 1>He's definitely the best talent on this team at receiver,

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<v Speaker 1>and you kind of look at the opportunity and you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta like what you see from just an opening standpoint. So,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, they obviously have guys like Christian Kirk. He's

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<v Speaker 1>mainly a slot guy though web Calvin was in Atlanta,

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<v Speaker 1>he'd eighty eight percent of the time he'd lined up

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<v Speaker 1>on the outside, So he'll be on field all the time.

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<v Speaker 1>He'll be on exactly. Christian Kirk's not going to take

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<v Speaker 1>any snaps away from Calvin Ridley. Also, Marvin Jones, he's

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<v Speaker 1>a free agent. I mean, he hasn't we haven't heard

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<v Speaker 1>any news about Marvin Jones, but I can't imagine he

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<v Speaker 1>will be back there. And then you got Zay Jones,

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<v Speaker 1>who was kind of their outside guy last year, who's

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<v Speaker 1>lined up there seventy percent of the time. He was

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<v Speaker 1>the wide deceiver twenty six last year, which is pretty

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<v Speaker 1>good for a guy like Za Jones right exactly, and

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't have nearly at the athletic ability of Calvin Ridley exactly.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm just trying to imagine, like what the ceiling

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<v Speaker 1>could be for Calvin Ridley if he is just that

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<v Speaker 1>number one guy. The only thing that might scare me

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<v Speaker 1>is that there is Christian karrict Is, Evan ingrams A, Jones,

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<v Speaker 1>as we mentioned, isn't terrible, and you have Travis Etn

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<v Speaker 1>maybe eating some targets as well. But in terms of

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<v Speaker 1>the offense that he's in there, there's definitely some room

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<v Speaker 1>for Calvin Ridley to make some noise. Calvin. If everything

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<v Speaker 1>breaks perfectly for Calvin Ridley, he's got wide receiver ten

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<v Speaker 1>upside in him. Where is he going in ADP right now?

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<v Speaker 1>Right now? He's the wide receiver in nineteen. Wow, that's

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<v Speaker 1>higher than I thought. Yeah, it's so about round four

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<v Speaker 1>in best ball, which the format, and that's little different

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<v Speaker 1>because it's a wide receiver heavy yeah, first, but still

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<v Speaker 1>wide deceiver nineteen. I'm really surprised. Just I have figured

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<v Speaker 1>a year away from the game, unknown situation with Jacksonville,

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<v Speaker 1>that people would shy away from him. But it sounds

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<v Speaker 1>like there's at least one believer in every league it's

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<v Speaker 1>willing to take him round four. Wow. That's um. I

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<v Speaker 1>thought I was going to get better value and Calvin

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<v Speaker 1>Ridley I thought, I'm like, I'm thinking, okay, I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>buy in, and Calvin Ridley I just said he came

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<v Speaker 1>his wide receiver ten upside. That's if everything breaks perfectly,

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<v Speaker 1>just the odds are it's gonna miss some games. He's

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<v Speaker 1>we don't know what kind of shape he's gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>in mentally, physically, where he's gonna be a year away

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<v Speaker 1>from the game. I know, is he up to speed

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<v Speaker 1>in week one or do you have to wait until

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<v Speaker 1>week eight f him to get his football legs under him? Again,

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<v Speaker 1>we don't know. There's a lot of question marks in

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<v Speaker 1>Calvin Ridley. I don't think wide receiver nineteen's too high.

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<v Speaker 1>A yeah, I don't know. I just don't know. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know if it's too high for me personally. I

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<v Speaker 1>just don't know, because you saw what he could, what

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<v Speaker 1>he was in Atlanta, and people that next year were

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<v Speaker 1>drafts him as a top five wide receiver, So we

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<v Speaker 1>know what the talent is. And I don't know if

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<v Speaker 1>Trevor Lawrence is Trevor Lawrence better than Matt Ryan when

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<v Speaker 1>he was with when Matt Ryan was actually good obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>but because he's not that anymore, miney means. But I

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<v Speaker 1>think I'll take I'll take a dart throw on on

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<v Speaker 1>Calvin Ridley just because I think there is that top

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<v Speaker 1>ten wide receiver finished potential with him, and this is

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<v Speaker 1>something sometimes you just gotta take some shots and some

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<v Speaker 1>players that you like. I think cal really we know

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<v Speaker 1>the talents there. It's just whether or not that he's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be acclimated to this offense in time. Yeah, And

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<v Speaker 1>is Christian Kirk gonna still get fed? Churse Kirk was

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<v Speaker 1>a top ten He was a top ten wide receiver

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<v Speaker 1>last year too, so you know, if they're both, they're

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<v Speaker 1>not both going to be top ten receivers and all

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<v Speaker 1>probability and that is Christian kirking to give up a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of that productivity to Calvin Ridley. I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>there's a lot of questions here. If I'm like, if

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<v Speaker 1>I'm asking myself, I'm in round four and I've got

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<v Speaker 1>for me, I'd already have two wide receivers. But let's

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<v Speaker 1>just say you're a normal person and you've only got

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<v Speaker 1>one wide receiver. It's round four. You're on the clock.

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<v Speaker 1>Calvin Ridley's there, I'm going some other way, some other direction.

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<v Speaker 1>That's too early for me to take that risk, all right.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me throw out some players are kind of going

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<v Speaker 1>around him right now then, Yeah, Terry McLaurin, Ridley, Michael Pittman,

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<v Speaker 1>not knowing their quarterback but knowing it'll be a rookie,

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<v Speaker 1>Ridley Ave, Chris All. I think i'd go Chris Alave. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he's I mean, he's proven himself to be very very good.

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<v Speaker 1>I think I would go a love all right. Last one,

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<v Speaker 1>Drake London. I'm bored with Drake London and that man.

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<v Speaker 1>He is so underwhelming last year and again run first offense.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. That's yeah, I'm not I'm not sold

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<v Speaker 1>on London, all right. I expected so much more from

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<v Speaker 1>him last year. I don't think I'm ready to get about.

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<v Speaker 1>So maybe it turns out I do like Ridley more

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<v Speaker 1>than I thought. Maybe he's gonna be my guy wide

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<v Speaker 1>receiver nineteen. Yeah, there you go. Yeah, um, that's yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's that's It's an interesting case and a guy who's

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<v Speaker 1>got massive upside and plenty of risk associated with him.

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<v Speaker 1>But hey, that's how sometimes, that's how you win fantasy leagues. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>You take three or four big risk players. You hope

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<v Speaker 1>two or three out of those three or four hit. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, thank you for listening for Fantasy Football Weekly Micro. Addition,

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