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Speaker 1: Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly. I am Paul Charchion, my
Speaker 1: co host, as he has been the last several weeks.
Speaker 3: Kent Wyrock.
Speaker 4: Hey, how are we doing, Paul, glad to be back.
Speaker 3: Yeah, and welcome to the divisions. Welcome to the kitchen. Yeah,
Speaker 3: that's so, we're out of the closet.
Speaker 1: We've come out of the closet and now we are
Speaker 1: in my kitchen.
Speaker 4: We both got a little bit more space this week,
Speaker 4: so I think that's going to give us some room
Speaker 4: to breathe in terms of analysis and everything.
Speaker 3: Yeah, that's great. I hope so too. I hope so too.
Speaker 1: You know, for those I think the regular listeners know,
Speaker 1: in the middle of a move to Utah, I'm back
Speaker 1: in Minnesota. So we get for the moment anyway, so
Speaker 1: we get to we get to see each other face
Speaker 1: to face. We've done a lot of episodes of Fantasy
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Speaker 3: My kitchen, Kent. Yeah, I can imagine.
Speaker 1: Yeah, there's a lot of history here and the smell
Speaker 1: of Matt Harrison is is still seeped into many of
Speaker 1: these barstools at the kitchen.
Speaker 4: You know, I thought I picked that up when I
Speaker 4: walked in. I didn't want to say anything about it
Speaker 4: because you don't respect him and all that.
Speaker 1: But no, yeah you walk in, you go sad Harrison.
Speaker 1: What's he doing here?
Speaker 3: Yeah? Yeah, it lingers.
Speaker 1: It takes a while, yes, for all that. Absolutely, Absolutely,
Speaker 1: Today we're breaking down what's new in the AFC and
Speaker 1: NFC South Kent and and by the way, before we
Speaker 1: start breaking down teams and what's new in the off
Speaker 1: season for each of these teams, and you know.
Speaker 3: What we like, what we don't like.
Speaker 1: Tush Push got officially voted down. I thought it was
Speaker 1: going to pass, and it almost did. I think it
Speaker 1: was like three short, shy, three votes shy. Obviously, Jalen
Speaker 1: Hurts is the huge beneficiary of this, and Saquon Barkley
Speaker 1: without the tush pus, Saquon Barkley, who was already going
Speaker 1: first in a lot of drafts for many people, I
Speaker 1: think it would have been first with a bullet at
Speaker 1: that point. But you know now you know, now you
Speaker 1: know that erases twelve twelve rushing touchdowns that you know
Speaker 1: could have potentially gone to Barkley.
Speaker 3: Well that's what we thought.
Speaker 4: But last year Barkley did just find in the rushing
Speaker 4: touchdown category. So but you know, like we talked about
Speaker 4: last week, we saw that offense kind of go up
Speaker 4: to their stealing. We believe maybe so if they drop
Speaker 4: it down a little bit, that could be Barkley, who's
Speaker 4: the one suffering for sure?
Speaker 3: Yeah, it could be, it could be.
Speaker 1: You know, I'm still I was totally wrong at Barkley
Speaker 1: last year. I was like, Hey, if your quarterback is
Speaker 1: going to steal thirteen fourteen touchdowns, how does that? Where
Speaker 1: does that leave you? And I was nervous about Barkley.
Speaker 1: Totally wrong.
Speaker 3: Now watched this year.
Speaker 1: It'll end up happening. We'll find out, I hope not.
Speaker 1: We want good things for everybody, and that offense can
Speaker 1: feed more than one player. But interesting to note that
Speaker 1: that happened didn't have to change any rankings, which is
Speaker 1: which is really nice. And you can already find early
Speaker 1: season rankings at fantasylife dot com, which we encourage you
Speaker 1: to do a right Let's jump into the AFC South Kent.
Speaker 1: You are up first with Indianapolis, a team that in
Speaker 1: an offense that worries me at the quarterback position quite
Speaker 1: a bit. They brought in Daniel Jones to either compete
Speaker 1: with or be the fallback plan for Anthony Richardson.
Speaker 3: Yeah.
Speaker 4: I mean, I don't know if they're going with golf
Speaker 4: scoring for how good their quarterbacks are going to be.
Speaker 4: But it's a bad challenging against bad here, So I'm
Speaker 4: gonna actually start at the top with the coaching changes.
Speaker 4: There's not a lot on the offensive side of the ball,
Speaker 4: but Gus Bradley was fired as defensive coordinator and they
Speaker 4: brought in lou Aron Umo. I believe I'm pronouncing that correct.
Speaker 4: So this was a bottom ten offense last year and
Speaker 4: that's why Bradley was canned ultimately, But I think it's
Speaker 4: distinction without difference here because ana Arumo was also bottom
Speaker 4: ten four of the six years when he was with
Speaker 4: the Bengals. So if we're going to have any additional
Speaker 4: opportunity on the fantasy, you know, offensive side of the
Speaker 4: ball from the defense being bad, that's still in play.
Speaker 4: So you have that there, and then you know, in
Speaker 4: front of the quarterback, something that comes into play in
Speaker 4: all phases of the game. Ryan Kelly and Will Fryes
Speaker 4: lost to in free agency, both to the Vikings.
Speaker 3: So and this is a real loss.
Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, well talking about this is the Vikings
Speaker 1: is one of the most improved offensive lines of football
Speaker 1: the Bears. But that you know, to come with that,
Speaker 1: this certainly hurts the Colts too.
Speaker 3: Oh yeah, definitely.
Speaker 4: And so the new center is expected to be Tanner
Speaker 4: Bordolini and he's a twenty twenty four fourth rounder showd
Speaker 4: promise but just limited action. Hasn't really done much yet
Speaker 4: in the league. And then right guard is Matt Gonclaves.
Speaker 4: He struggled but was coming off the bench. He filled
Speaker 4: in at left and right tackle last year, but now
Speaker 4: he's at right guard. So they've got a little bit
Speaker 4: of a mix up on the interior. I think that's
Speaker 4: going to a lot of challenging for Anthony Richards if
Speaker 4: you face like pressure up the middle. So it's a
Speaker 4: tough look. But you know, going over to the quarterback position, honestly,
Speaker 4: the bigger news is they lost Joe Flacco, and that
Speaker 4: is saying something he's an agents wonder. I mean, his
Speaker 4: last couple of years, both in Cleveland and then up
Speaker 4: in Indianapolis, they've been really resurgent for him. So it's
Speaker 4: been a lot of fun to watch. But now he's
Speaker 4: north of forty, I think his time's finally done. Yeah,
Speaker 4: they did bring in Daniel Jones. He hasn't had a
Speaker 4: touchdown rate above three point two percent since his rookie
Speaker 4: year or fifteen touchdowns. He absolutely does not have the.
Speaker 1: Stuff, but that doesn't mean Richardson does.
Speaker 3: No And I was just about to get to that.
Speaker 4: I mean, you you have kind of the mystery box
Speaker 4: with Anthony Richardson, and I think that's the only thing
Speaker 4: you can hope for at this point. If you're switching
Speaker 4: over to Daniel Jones, that's a lost season. You have
Speaker 4: absolutely nothing to gain from that transaction. So it'll be
Speaker 4: interesting to see if they do make a switch at
Speaker 4: any point this year. They will, but you know, it's
Speaker 4: it's a lost loss situation in my opinion.
Speaker 1: Well, you know, they made the switch last year and
Speaker 1: then everybody ever and I would have made the switch too.
Speaker 1: I was absolutely on board with the sich Richardson just
Speaker 1: was he was giving away wins, but the mentality seemed
Speaker 1: to have been, well, Okay, we're okay giving away wins
Speaker 1: because we want we want a longer look at Anthony Richardson.
Speaker 3: Well, how long can you do that? You know it's
Speaker 3: sooner or later.
Speaker 1: Your coaches have to protect their own job. I mean this,
Speaker 1: at the end of the day, you have to have wins.
Speaker 1: I'm I'm really really nervous about this offense. And you
Speaker 1: know the degree to with Anthony Richardson has to get
Speaker 1: better is dramatic. If Shane Stikeen is going to remain
Speaker 1: the head coach.
Speaker 4: Yeah, and you know that that could not last very
Speaker 4: long either. He could be on the outs too if
Speaker 4: this season goes down in flames, which is very very possible.
Speaker 1: All right, let's go to the tight end position. Tyler
Speaker 1: Warren is another notable change for this year.
Speaker 4: Absolutely, it's a big addition. It's an improvement to the
Speaker 4: receiving corps. You know, they've gone through kind of the
Speaker 4: Will Moley Cox uh be the one careful to be
Speaker 4: through and to fulfill his sleeper status, but he never did.
Speaker 4: They resign him due to some cheap deal. He's he's
Speaker 4: on the back burner now. It's Tyler Warren's tight end room.
Speaker 4: And uh, you know, he's joining the same receiving corps
Speaker 4: of receivers that they had last year, so they at
Speaker 4: least have some continuity in the passing room with the
Speaker 4: addition of Tyler Warren. So there's some improvement there. But
Speaker 4: the the the off said from the offensive line scares
Speaker 4: me a little bit more. And on the rushing side
Speaker 4: of the ball, if we looked at that, they you know,
Speaker 4: they have Jonathan Taylor, who's obviously great, but in terms
Speaker 4: of the backup or depth behind him situation, they had
Speaker 4: Trace Sermon last year who was nothing. They dropped him,
Speaker 4: and they signed Khalil Herbert in free agency, who has
Speaker 4: had times periods where he looked like he could be
Speaker 4: a viable fantasy football running back but ultimately kind of
Speaker 4: fell short and wasn't able to give you any kind
Speaker 4: of consistent play. So it's They also drafted DJ Giddens
Speaker 4: in the fifth round. And I know that you and
Speaker 4: Thor like Giinn's I looked that up a little bit
Speaker 4: to make sure you know, I knew where you guys
Speaker 4: were coming from on this. But he has an opportunity
Speaker 4: to climb the depth chart here. I think it's it's
Speaker 4: wide open behind Jonathan Taylor, but ultimately it's a handcuff
Speaker 4: situation at best.
Speaker 1: Herbert is a nice all around utility guy, but he's
Speaker 1: not a splashy player.
Speaker 3: And I'm very glad you didn't that.
Speaker 1: Jelannie Woods did not catch a straight from you. I
Speaker 1: thought you were going to take a shot at my guy.
Speaker 1: I've been waiting for the breakout year for Johnny Woods
Speaker 1: for three seasons now, and my I want to believe
Speaker 1: there's some alternate reality right now where Jolnnie Woods is
Speaker 1: so good this team to not draft Tyler Warren, but
Speaker 1: Warren will be the starter and potentially an important piece
Speaker 1: of this offense because Michael Pierce are Alex Pierce and
Speaker 1: Michael Pittman and Josh Downs.
Speaker 3: You know that's it. They're not bad, They're fine.
Speaker 4: Yeah, there's no truly lead one here, And honestly, Tyler
Speaker 4: one could end up being the top targeted receiver in
Speaker 4: this group if we're being honest. Yeah, it'd be probably
Speaker 4: a low end outcome, but certainly in the in the
Speaker 4: range of possibilities. So overall, this team is in a
Speaker 4: worse situation just from the sake of the offensive line.
Speaker 4: It's gonna hurt the rushing, it's gonna hurt the passing,
Speaker 4: and they don't have a quarterback situation to account for
Speaker 4: that either. So unless there's some huge strides in Anthony
Speaker 4: Richardson's game, it's it's much worse.
Speaker 1: That's much I think this is. This team's in trouble,
Speaker 1: This offense is in trouble, and this is a stay
Speaker 1: away offense for me. A lot of people love Josh Downs,
Speaker 1: A lot of smart people football people think Josh Downs
Speaker 1: is a really good player who's been in a bad situation.
Speaker 1: We'll see maybe make a little more impact here. Let's
Speaker 1: go over to Tennessee. No meaningful changes, can't at running
Speaker 1: back or tight end, so nothing to really talk about
Speaker 1: there at all. Cam Ward will be your opening day starter.
Speaker 1: And all I want, all I want from a Tennessee
Speaker 1: quarterback at this point is just give me stability, just
Speaker 1: you know, don't give games away and throw Hail Mary
Speaker 1: balls for interceptions. If he just brings stability in your one,
Speaker 1: that's a win for a lot of Tennessee fantasy players.
Speaker 1: And you know, Will Levis just spraying wobblers all over
Speaker 1: the field.
Speaker 3: Was ugly last year.
Speaker 1: Cam Ward, We've already broken broken him down on other shows.
Speaker 1: You know, you saw him in the draft, so you
Speaker 1: already know a lot about it. I'm not gonna spend
Speaker 1: a ton of time on him here, but high IQ player,
Speaker 1: lots of pre snap adjustments, good decision making, which is
Speaker 1: very important. He's got a good arm. He can be
Speaker 1: an aggressive passer without turning the ball over. So he's
Speaker 1: basically everything Will Levis isn't. For the most part, I
Speaker 1: don't think he's going to be a regular Fantasy contributor.
Speaker 1: Definitely not this year in my mind for cam Ward Kent,
Speaker 1: and I'm not sure in the future either. He brings
Speaker 1: no rushing to the table the past, the arm, and
Speaker 1: the skill set for the quarterback position is good, not great.
Speaker 1: Had cam Ward been in last year's draft class, he
Speaker 1: would have been the seventh.
Speaker 4: Quarterback off the board potentially for sure.
Speaker 1: Yeah, so you know, I just you know, all I
Speaker 1: want here is just have somebody who who can put
Speaker 1: the rest of my Titans on the map and not
Speaker 1: erase those players. A couple of updates from the wide
Speaker 1: receiver room in Tennessee Kent Tyler Lockett's going to try
Speaker 1: to wring one more season out of his thirty two
Speaker 1: year old body.
Speaker 3: He's going to turn thirty three in season.
Speaker 4: You know, he just keeps going. I tried to kind
Speaker 4: of predict the downfall in a way that you're talking
Speaker 4: about him right now, but he seems to just keep
Speaker 4: performing in a solid NFL way.
Speaker 3: If not.
Speaker 1: Fantasy got phased out of the Seattle offense largely last
Speaker 1: year as Jackson Smith and Jigba got more and more
Speaker 1: and more attention. It all came out of Tyler Lockett's productivity.
Speaker 1: But no such problem here because this is a thin
Speaker 1: wide receiver room, and Lacka could easily end up being
Speaker 1: a starter. Despite declining yards in four straight years, declining
Speaker 1: receptions in three straight years. Van Jefferson is that he
Speaker 1: needs to beat out. I don't even know the Van
Speaker 1: Jefferson's gonna be on this team.
Speaker 3: Got no, it certainly not YEA.
Speaker 1: Now they've got two rookies fourth rounders, and they've got
Speaker 1: a primrose path to playing time in Tennessee, and I
Speaker 1: think at least for one of them, it may just
Speaker 1: be a matter of when. So the first was elick
Speaker 1: iomanor he went in the He was actually the second
Speaker 1: of the two taken, but by almost everybody's standards, he
Speaker 1: was the better of the two and the more promising
Speaker 1: opp receiver opportunity, and that was Thor's number six receiver. Yeah,
Speaker 1: and and Thor felt like that was a steal in
Speaker 1: the fourth round for Tennessee. He hit national prominence when
Speaker 1: he roasted Colorado corner back Travis Hunter two years ago
Speaker 1: in a game, put up three hundred yards on Travis Hunter,
Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, whoa eleck Iomannor who's his?
Speaker 1: He's strong, he's physical, good speed, he's a four to
Speaker 1: four forty guy, good ball skills. He's he'll have an
Speaker 1: opportunity to get some reps I think at some point
Speaker 1: this year, but probably not weak one. And then the
Speaker 1: other guy they took was a pure slot receiver named
Speaker 1: Chimmey ray d K. Chimurri ray DK a great name
Speaker 1: and I'm probably gonna butcher it like all season long,
Speaker 1: elite intangibles, high IQ guy.
Speaker 3: Coaches raved about him.
Speaker 1: He transfers to Florida his senior year, he gets voted
Speaker 1: captain and out of a transfer year. I mean, that's
Speaker 1: making a strong impact on your team in a very
Speaker 1: short time.
Speaker 4: Walking in the door and just laying it out right away. Yeah,
Speaker 4: I'm in charge now.
Speaker 1: So people love uh chimur ate DK's intangibles.
Speaker 3: He's super fast.
Speaker 1: I think he ran a four to three something forty
Speaker 1: and the slow receiver spot wide open in Tennessee, wide open,
Speaker 1: so he may find some playing time at some point,
Speaker 1: also worth.
Speaker 4: Maybe thrown out. They also got Xavier Ristrepo as an
Speaker 4: undrafted free agent who fell, you know, thanks to a
Speaker 4: very slow forty time. But I think we know that
Speaker 4: in today's NFL, if you can you know, run technical
Speaker 4: routes or anything like that, you can still find an
Speaker 4: opportunity to play in time. So I agree in this
Speaker 4: particular receiving corps, I think there's at least a small chance.
Speaker 1: Yeah, just because again super thin yep, dep chart. Okay,
Speaker 1: let's go to our next team, the Houston Texans, coming
Speaker 1: off a really disappointing season. I think there's I think
Speaker 1: this is there's some opportunity to buy low on Texans.
Speaker 3: What do you think?
Speaker 4: Yeah, I think there's pops possibly true, because I think
Speaker 4: the script has flipped so hard on CG.
Speaker 3: Stroud.
Speaker 4: You know, his first year, his rookie year, he was
Speaker 4: obviously awesome. Not so people reacted really really, you know,
Speaker 4: aggressively to that and wanted to acquire him in dynasty
Speaker 4: drafts and stuff like that. He went very, very high
Speaker 4: and then you know, kind of fell and had a
Speaker 4: tough year last year. But I think now people have
Speaker 4: gone a little bit too far on the opposite side
Speaker 4: of the pendulum.
Speaker 3: So it's a good opportunity.
Speaker 4: There's some you know, mix ups going on with their
Speaker 4: offensive line and stuff, and they don't.
Speaker 1: Like, Yeah, they had to get better on the offensive line,
Speaker 1: and I don't feel like they put enough good resources.
Speaker 3: Into it, and that worries me.
Speaker 4: Ken No, they lost Laromie Tunsell who was traded to
Speaker 4: the Dolphins.
Speaker 3: Okay, that does not worry me.
Speaker 1: Okay, it went to the commanders from the Dolphins, but yes,
Speaker 1: you saying, And Tunsel to me was arguably the most
Speaker 1: overpaid player in the NFL, So I had no problem
Speaker 1: that they punted him, but I wanted him to backfill
Speaker 1: that offensive line more.
Speaker 4: Yeah, they also lost Shack Mason. They brought in Cam
Speaker 4: Robinson who he's been around the block a little bit,
Speaker 4: Veteran Lake and Tomlinson, veteran Trent Brown, guys who've been solid,
Speaker 4: but they're just aging and yep, they're doing I guess
Speaker 4: a decent work with a limited value put into it.
Speaker 4: But as far as like overall improvement, I'm not seeing
Speaker 4: it quite there. They also, by the way, had an
Speaker 4: offensive coordinator shift, so Bobby Slowik, who for a while
Speaker 4: I think people consider to be on the track towards
Speaker 4: like head coaching and stuff, and he really had a
Speaker 4: tough season to play calling last year. So they brought
Speaker 4: in Nick Cayley, who's a first time offensive coordinator tight
Speaker 4: ends coach for the Rams, So we'll find out how
Speaker 4: he does in the coming year or two. But also
Speaker 4: worth noting there.
Speaker 1: Let's go to the receivers, because I don't believe Tank
Speaker 1: Dell's gonna play this year, and we're keeping our fingers
Speaker 1: crossed that Tank Dell ever plays again. Yeah, he had
Speaker 1: one of the most brutal knee injuries we've seen. So
Speaker 1: they spent second and third round picks in this draft
Speaker 1: at the wide receiver position.
Speaker 4: Yeah, and two guys that were really high RADS scores
Speaker 4: nine point twenty nine point seven for Higgins and Nole.
Speaker 4: So that's Jayden Higgins who was drafted thirty fourth overall,
Speaker 4: Jalen Nole, who's drafted third round. We're talking about Jayden's
Speaker 4: and Jalen's and all sorts of players.
Speaker 3: It's gonna confound us many times on the show. I
Speaker 3: forget every single time.
Speaker 4: But yeah, both guys are you know once you know,
Speaker 4: Jayden Higgins is six', Four Jalen knowle is five, Ten
Speaker 4: so different that the spectrum of athleticism, here but certainly
Speaker 4: they're bringing some fresh blood into the receiving room and
Speaker 4: that's good to. See they also sign Just worth throwing
Speaker 4: Out Justin watson And Braxon barrios's depth guys, too just
Speaker 4: to find something to HELP. C. J stroud. Along BUT
Speaker 4: i HAVE i imagine that those rookies are going to get
Speaker 4: some significant playing time this.
Speaker 3: YEAR i think they will.
Speaker 1: Too Now Christian kirk they traded, for And kirk is
Speaker 1: the presumed slot. Starter, Yeah Jalen noel figures to some
Speaker 1: it's probably next. YEAR i think it's. ALL i Think
Speaker 1: Christian kirk's got one year on his. Deal, yes SO
Speaker 1: i think it's going to Be kirk at least to
Speaker 1: start this year because of the all the veteran advantages
Speaker 1: that he's. Got and THEN i think they go To,
Speaker 1: noel who can be pretty electric after and AND i think,
Speaker 1: there you, know there's gonna be some opportunities down the
Speaker 1: road as a dynasty stash For, Noel BUT i think
Speaker 1: THAT'S i think his time is more likely next year
Speaker 1: than this. Year.
Speaker 4: ABSOLUTELY i think after they struggle last, year they kind
Speaker 4: of recognized that they needed to build up this team AROUND. C. J,
Speaker 4: stroud make sure that they have a solid foundation in.
Speaker 4: Place they were kind of just kind of like a
Speaker 4: paper weapons style of offense where they just fell apart pretty.
Speaker 4: Quickly so they'll they'll make some overall, improvements AND i
Speaker 4: think you're right down the road that should be a
Speaker 4: really good.
Speaker 3: Improvement AND i.
Speaker 1: Want to talk running back for just a second while
Speaker 1: we're talking To, houston BECAUSE i really disliked WHAT i
Speaker 1: saw In Joe mixon's second half of the season when
Speaker 1: he ran out of gas and we saw his yards
Speaker 1: per carry dropped to ABOUT i don't have this in
Speaker 1: front of me right.
Speaker 3: NOW i believe three and.
Speaker 1: A half yards per, carry.
Speaker 3: Which is not good.
Speaker 1: Enough all the metrics went south hard on him And Joe,
Speaker 1: mixon And i'm really nervous. Here so you add together
Speaker 1: this offensive line that we didn't. Love they were thirtieth
Speaker 1: in run block win rate last, year twenty seventh in
Speaker 1: PFF's run blocking, rating and then over his final six,
Speaker 1: Games Joe mixon drooped to twenty ninth in rushing, yards thirty,
Speaker 1: first in yards per carry twenty, fifth and avoided tackle.
Speaker 3: Rate and WHEN i.
Speaker 1: Roll that together and you, know add, IN i think
Speaker 1: it's eighteen hundred career touches For joe Mix, yeah he's
Speaker 1: not super. Old he's twenty nine because he started so.
Speaker 1: Young you, remember he came into THE nfl like twenty
Speaker 1: one years, old maybe even younger. Twenty and BUT i
Speaker 1: just DON'T i don't. Know i'm nervous About mixing who
Speaker 1: might have he might be able to hang on for a,
Speaker 1: While AND i just, wonder BUT i don't know if
Speaker 1: he can make it all. Season AND i wonder If Woody,
Speaker 1: marks the fourth rounder is in somebody who ends up
Speaker 1: making making a play for playing time here In houston
Speaker 1: at some.
Speaker 4: Point, yeah so down the stretch was three point four
Speaker 4: yards the second half of the, Season so totally totally.
Speaker 4: Down my notes here on Mixin er said the biggest
Speaker 4: changes that he's one year OLDER i, mean there's virtually no.
Speaker 4: Improvement Damian pierce is still, there and you, KNOW i
Speaker 4: don't know if you Remember week, eighteen he had nineteen
Speaker 4: attempts for one hundred and seventy six rushing yards and a.
Speaker 3: Touchdown james, appears he's.
Speaker 1: Sure you, KNOW i don't know how many episodes Of
Speaker 1: Fantasy Football weekly listened to your, life but you, Know
Speaker 1: i'm A Damian pierce. Truth, yeah so wondered why he
Speaker 1: didn't get more. Run but you, know maybe.
Speaker 4: If if mix and were to succumb to either, age
Speaker 4: injury or whatever else time, right Then Damian pierce or
Speaker 4: the rookie could get.
Speaker 3: Some playing time.
Speaker 4: There but, overall it's just not a particularly inspiring.
Speaker 1: Group let's go over to speaking not, Inspiring let's go To.
Speaker 1: Jacksonville now there are some there are some changes worth,
Speaker 1: highlighting but only a. Couple Travis, hunter so the team
Speaker 1: on a wide. Receiver the team only otherwise Added Diami, brown,
Speaker 1: who by the, way.
Speaker 3: Interesting last pick you're. Draft by the, Way Danny.
Speaker 1: Brown he finally put together a good game in the
Speaker 1: playoffs last, year and The washington fans were waiting forever to.
Speaker 3: Get a good.
Speaker 4: GAME i remember being hopeful for, him and it just Never,
Speaker 4: yeah finally puts together a, huge a big playoff one
Speaker 4: of the, GAMES i don't know if it was the
Speaker 4: conference championship game or the divisional.
Speaker 1: Round puts together a huge game like one hundred and
Speaker 1: fifty yards and then promptly.
Speaker 3: Leaves. Yep so there is.
Speaker 1: Him but Then Travis hunter is going to be likely
Speaker 1: to play wide receiver near full t and one of
Speaker 1: the Things thor had been, stressing AND i think he's.
Speaker 3: Right when they do.
Speaker 1: Rest Travis, hunter it's gonna be on running. SITUATIONS i
Speaker 1: think it's gonna be on you, know third and two
Speaker 1: and third and, one fourth and, one AND i think
Speaker 1: that's when they're gonna Give Travis hunter some breaks so
Speaker 1: that he can, Play he can play defense and and
Speaker 1: and not be completely.
Speaker 3: Winded so you, KNOW i.
Speaker 1: Think kent at this, point everybody knows About Traffs, hunter
Speaker 1: SO i don't need to tell you about the explosiveness
Speaker 1: and everything. ELSE i, mean you, know he was the
Speaker 1: biggest talker of the, draft So i'm not gonna spend
Speaker 1: a lot of time on, him BUT i will say,
Speaker 1: this love the fit With Brian Thomas. Junior Because hunter
Speaker 1: is gonna bring the, downfield big play, explosiveness And, thomas
Speaker 1: who's the big bodied body, control go up and get it,
Speaker 1: receiver is gonna be able to come down with more
Speaker 1: of those balls underneath. Coverage and SO i THINK i
Speaker 1: Think hunter is going to Make Brian thomas that much.
Speaker 4: Better, Yeah AND i, mean, look this is the last
Speaker 4: excuse here For Trevor lawrence. Too you Got liam going
Speaker 4: coming into, town supposed to be spicing up the offense for.
Speaker 4: Him they got good, receivers you. KNOW i think one
Speaker 4: guy to keep an eye On Breton strange now That
Speaker 4: Evan ingram's. Gone it could be a, sneaky you, know,
Speaker 4: sleeper second tight end type, guy but certainly someone to
Speaker 4: keep an eye on if this offense does pick. Up
Speaker 4: BUT i gotta know, what what's your feelings on the
Speaker 4: running back situation over In.
Speaker 1: Jacksonville, Well i've been a big Tank bigsby guy for
Speaker 1: a lot of, time And bigsby flashes signs or he
Speaker 1: looks great and way better Than TRAVIS.
Speaker 3: Tn everybody's out IN etn right.
Speaker 1: NOW i think THE i think finally everybody's realized.
Speaker 3: He's just a. Guy Travis. Dans there's just there's.
Speaker 1: Nothing there is not a single SPECIAL nfl trait in that.
Speaker 1: Body Tank bigsby has a few special. Traits you, know
Speaker 1: he can run with, power he can break. Tackles there
Speaker 1: Things tank can do THAT etn. Can't but just the
Speaker 1: reality everything we've seen in this offense at this, point
Speaker 1: they just they've never Given tank a heavy. Workload they
Speaker 1: Drafted Bacial, touton AND i think there's a lot of
Speaker 1: interest in.
Speaker 3: Him fourth.
Speaker 1: Rounder in a different, draft he probably would have been
Speaker 1: a third, rounder maybe even a second. Rounder super polarizing.
Speaker 1: Player early. Drafters people are doing best ball right. Now, Ken,
Speaker 1: yeah they're sniffing opportunity For. Tuton he's he is getting
Speaker 1: DRAFTED i think higher than he probably other we probably.
Speaker 1: Should but he was a combine. Star he ran there's
Speaker 1: a running. Back he ran a four three two forty yard,
Speaker 1: dash burning down the, field burning down the. Field that
Speaker 1: Is devon A chan who ran the same. Thing tootin ran,
Speaker 1: it weighing thirty more poun definite, Right so it's a huge.
Speaker 1: Difference and he can. Catch he's a home run. Hitter
Speaker 1: he's gonna make some highlight. Plays AND i think the
Speaker 1: question is and Fantasy, universonne getting get frothy when he
Speaker 1: hits those when he hits those home run plays because
Speaker 1: of the, speed the question is really gonna be uh
Speaker 1: and for uh for a for a player who came
Speaker 1: from a very limited did offensive uh set In Virginia?
Speaker 3: Tech for?
Speaker 1: Example get, this they never ran him a single play
Speaker 1: with the quarterback under. CENTER i, mean so there's gonna
Speaker 1: Be there're gonna be things At Virginia. Tech they're gonna
Speaker 1: be things About. Tooton that's THAT i think are gonna
Speaker 1: take a while to manifest at THE nfl. Level but
Speaker 1: there's some opportunity here AND i think he can make
Speaker 1: some big, plays and for best ball, purposes he might
Speaker 1: he might be all, right.
Speaker 3: Yeah zero running back target for. Sure.
Speaker 1: Yep, okay let's go to THE Nfc. South but first
Speaker 1: we need to take a. Break we'll be back.
Speaker 3: In just a few.
Speaker 1: Moments welcome, Back segment number, Two Fantasy Football. Weekly Paul, Chargion,
Speaker 1: Kent Wyrock. Kent we're just AT Afc.
Speaker 3: South just do THE Nfc.
Speaker 1: South this is a this is a division THAT i
Speaker 1: feel Like tampa's gonna run away. With we'll get your
Speaker 1: thoughts on some of the other. Teams i'm really high
Speaker 1: In tampa coming into this. Year we'll talk more about
Speaker 1: them in a, minute but let's start. Here the at
Speaker 1: least of late nemesis of The bucks has been The Atlanta.
Speaker 1: Falcons at this time last, year we were all scoffing
Speaker 1: at their selection Of Michael. Pennox turned out that in
Speaker 1: the brief window between when they Signed Kirk cousins In
Speaker 1: march and THE Nfl draft in Late, april they figured
Speaker 1: out we got a, problem, yeah and that they needed
Speaker 1: to go address the quarterback. Situation and it turned out
Speaker 1: to be a good thing that they.
Speaker 4: Did Absolutely and you, know we talked about this a
Speaker 4: few episodes ago on The Best Ball, targets BUT i
Speaker 4: Think Michael pennix is an opportunity for a sleeper kind
Speaker 4: of candidate in the quarterback. Position, so you, know this
Speaker 4: is offense is coming back largely the. Same there's a
Speaker 4: little bit of difference in the offensive, line as there
Speaker 4: always is with these, teams BUT i think they did
Speaker 4: an okay job replacing. Here the only problem is that
Speaker 4: they're going to have A udfa center who's going to,
Speaker 4: be you, know snapping the ball To penox and that's
Speaker 4: two kind of inexperienced guys working together at the snap
Speaker 4: that that might be a, Problem but the rest of
Speaker 4: the offensive line is still really, solid SO i don't
Speaker 4: have a ton of worry about. That but that's just
Speaker 4: a little bit of. Change so you, know we're looking
Speaker 4: at the same receiving corps coming. Back you, know Is
Speaker 4: Kyle pitt's gonna do it this? Year we'll find, out we, Know,
Speaker 4: yeah we, Know but you know we can never move
Speaker 4: past that rookie, season can?
Speaker 2: We?
Speaker 1: No, Yeah Brian johnson. CAN'T i can tell you that.
Speaker 1: Much and you know that was still a rookie season
Speaker 1: with zero. Touchdowns but boy do people get lathered. Up
Speaker 1: AND i think there was reason for more optimism last
Speaker 1: year with the new coaching, staff new, quarterbacks and it's
Speaker 1: still didn't come together For Kyle. Pitts you know, What,
Speaker 1: Kent dude doesn't try that.
Speaker 4: Hard, yeah, NO i definitely see. That and these last
Speaker 4: couple of years in, PARTICULAR i don't know if it
Speaker 4: got to. Him he had high expectations and then failed
Speaker 4: to meet him and then that kind of got to
Speaker 4: his psyche or. Something but, yes there were times WHERE
Speaker 4: i remember watching him play AND, i, dude just run
Speaker 4: out the play a little bit and you could have
Speaker 4: had that. Ball but, Again i'm sitting on my couch watching,
Speaker 4: this SO i don't know IF i can be too.
Speaker 3: Much.
Speaker 1: Yeah, otherwise there's not a lot of change in This falcons.
Speaker 3: Offense.
Speaker 4: No the only THING i Guess i'll comment on is,
Speaker 4: that you, know we still Have Kirk cousins sitting Behind
Speaker 4: Michael penix for. Now they Signed Eastern. Stick he's a backup,
Speaker 4: type nothing more than. That so for now It's Pennock's
Speaker 4: Cousins Eastern.
Speaker 3: Stick.
Speaker 4: Uh If cousins is, TRADED i expect him to sign
Speaker 4: another free agent quarterback to either put Above stick or
Speaker 4: maybe get a quarterback back in the, deal like some
Speaker 4: second or third. Stringer so but that all remains to be.
Speaker 4: Seen it could take a camp injury for someone to
Speaker 4: Want cousins on.
Speaker 3: There that's what they're waiting for right.
Speaker 1: Now they didn't Get falcons didn't get the draft equity
Speaker 1: they wanted From Kirk cousins before the. Draft, yeah so
Speaker 1: now they're doing the same Thing Aaron rodgers is, DOING i,
Speaker 1: think and just waiting for an.
Speaker 3: Injury, yeah a big time injury out. THERE i just
Speaker 3: saw a.
Speaker 4: Reporters The steelers are, like we'll Give Aaron rodgers a
Speaker 4: few more, weeks like like just an ex waiting for
Speaker 4: you to come. Back but you, know that's that's how it.
Speaker 4: Goes and these guys they're they're. Veterans they they have
Speaker 4: the ability to skip parts camp and be just fine
Speaker 4: when it comes to playing on the field On. Sundays but,
Speaker 4: regardless you, know they picked up some tight end depth as.
Speaker 4: Well but, yeah really no huge changes, here and then
Speaker 4: no changes at all in the rushing. Category it's still
Speaker 4: B Jhon, Robinson tyler l. Years so overall for this,
Speaker 4: TEAM i think it's gonna be worse Because Frankly cousins
Speaker 4: went seven to seven last year and he threw for
Speaker 4: two hundred fifty yards a. GAME i, mean he wasn't
Speaker 4: a winning, quarterback but as far as someone who's able
Speaker 4: to get the offense, moving he did just. Fine and
Speaker 4: then being able to put it all together at the
Speaker 4: end of the, game that's where that's where they started
Speaker 4: to collapse a little.
Speaker 3: Bit more, so.
Speaker 4: There's an improved defensive component going on here, too bringing
Speaker 4: In Jeff ulbrich from The New York. Jets, yeah he's
Speaker 4: had the, third, third, third and fourth best defenses by
Speaker 4: points allowed the last four. Years SO i think things
Speaker 4: are gonna slow down for The Atlanta, falcons AND i
Speaker 4: think that that's gonna be one reason That pennix might
Speaker 4: not have huge, volume but should have some fun plays
Speaker 4: along the.
Speaker 1: WAY i thought Jeff olbert had a tremendous, beard and
Speaker 1: you've got a tremendous. BEARD i THINK i can so,
Speaker 1: YEAH i think. THAT i think you're you can you,
Speaker 1: know you're. You're you can comment on that if you'd.
Speaker 1: LIKE i JUST i JUST i just respect a guy
Speaker 1: that can grow in a really nice. Beard Jeff aulbert
Speaker 1: can do. That that might not whether or not that
Speaker 1: helps your fantasy, team that's for you to figure.
Speaker 3: Out.
Speaker 1: UH i don't know that it's gonna help, mine BUT
Speaker 1: i do like having some kind of bonus points for excellent.
Speaker 3: Beards let's go To.
Speaker 1: CAROLINA i am super excited about this. Team love the
Speaker 1: turnaround that we saw on the second half of last.
Speaker 1: Season so you had you had a lot of losing
Speaker 1: and bad losing. Early they went back and forth last
Speaker 1: year from uh from at the quarterback, Position Andy dalton was,
Speaker 1: In Bryce young was. In you, know then it, was you,
Speaker 1: know back To dalton And Bryce young blah blah, blah.
Speaker 3: And Then young really.
Speaker 1: Stabilized Dave canalis is going to be a great.
Speaker 3: Coach he already. IS i think. HE'S i.
Speaker 1: Think you, know when you do it twice with two different,
Speaker 1: rosters and when you completely reverse a narrative Like Dave
Speaker 1: canalis did With Bryce, young you're in. BABY i think.
Speaker 1: HE i think he is a really good. Coach let's
Speaker 1: Talk ted McMillan so obviously went in a lottery pick
Speaker 1: level for this. Draft The panthers have they pants have
Speaker 1: put a ton of equity into the wide receiver position
Speaker 1: and got nothing out of it. Before now you'll Remember
Speaker 1: Xavier legette round two last, year year before, That Jonathan
Speaker 1: mingo round two last, year before, that before, That Terris
Speaker 1: marshall round. TWO i, mean those are players who should
Speaker 1: be helping you right.
Speaker 3: Now none of them.
Speaker 1: Look like they're gonna pan. Out, now, again it's still super.
Speaker 4: Early we don't have to fade McMillan for this, reason,
Speaker 4: RIGHT i mean we can we can Believe, yeah, okay,
Speaker 4: GOOD i was worried there for a.
Speaker 1: Minute, no he's gonna be. Great likely Your week one
Speaker 1: starter on the, outside you. Know And i'm Not mingo,
Speaker 1: obviously not even on the. Team Terres MARSHALL'S i think
Speaker 1: out of the. League so or maybe he's sitting on
Speaker 1: somebody's deep chart. Somewhere legett could end up be battling
Speaker 1: At Adam feel for reps at some point out of the.
Speaker 3: Slot but, like this is gonna be a tech.
Speaker 1: McMillan led receiving group before very. Long even Though Adam
Speaker 1: field was great last year despite all the problems at,
Speaker 1: Quarterback Dave canalis proved he's got a pass, baby. Ye
Speaker 1: and maybe because the defense was bad and is going
Speaker 1: to stay bad this, year there is going to be
Speaker 1: a lot of passing. Here last, Year canalis ran the
Speaker 1: ninth highest passing play percentage despite the receivers that they
Speaker 1: had feeling out for a third of the year.
Speaker 3: And all the other.
Speaker 1: Problems so McMillan to, me you, know you know what
Speaker 1: you're getting an, him big, bodied sure handed. Receiver and
Speaker 1: For Bryce, YOUNG i think that's gonna be it's gonna
Speaker 1: be very comforting to him to know that he's got
Speaker 1: a guy like, that Like. Feeling you, know theling catches
Speaker 1: every and you throw to. Him that's gonna Be tech
Speaker 1: McMillan at this, level and he's gonna be a really
Speaker 1: nice dynasty player as, well optimistic about his long term.
Speaker 1: Future and the only other THING i THINK i want
Speaker 1: to mention here In Carolina Rico dowell was not awful
Speaker 1: last year and particularly in the second half of the.
Speaker 1: Season now he comes At, Chuba hubbard's gonna.
Speaker 3: Start he.
Speaker 1: Should they gave him a new contract last. Year we
Speaker 1: deserve left it well. Deserved he was really really, good
Speaker 1: AND i Think cuba is gonna be even better this
Speaker 1: year in a better overall. Offense but let me just
Speaker 1: Mention dowbdles. Here From week nine forward he posted seven
Speaker 1: of his ten HIGHEST pff. Scores he gained half a
Speaker 1: yard per carry after from week nine. Forward all four
Speaker 1: of his one hundred yard games from Were week nine
Speaker 1: forward last, year and he scored every rushing touchdown and
Speaker 1: he scored all last, year which was like three after week,
Speaker 1: nine so he was really. Surging and Then dallas lets
Speaker 1: him walk in free agency and they backfill him with, nobody.
Speaker 4: So Dumb, KENT i DON'T i have no idea what
Speaker 4: they're gonna. DO i, Mean Givonti williams is not gonna Be.
Speaker 3: He's not the.
Speaker 1: Solution, yeah he is not the. Solution all, right let's.
Speaker 1: Go let's go to our next team as we stay
Speaker 1: in THE Nfc, south and that's The New Orleans.
Speaker 3: Saints.
Speaker 4: Ken, yeah so this is a fun one because we
Speaker 4: got some big changes going on all over the. Place
Speaker 4: Dennis allen was out last. Year Kellen moore hired in the.
Speaker 4: Offseason we know his track, Record he's been eyed as
Speaker 4: a potential head coach for years. Now top seven scoring
Speaker 4: offensive four out of his six. Seasons is an offensive coordinator,
Speaker 4: role so we're bringing some offensive firepower in terms of play.
Speaker 4: Calling he's got a first time on offensive, coordinator But
Speaker 4: Kellen moore is gonna be the one call in the place,
Speaker 4: here so, sure yeah that that's not really actionable their offensive.
Speaker 4: Line they Lost Lucas, patrick who's just kind of a middling.
Speaker 4: Guy they Drafted Kelvin banks number nine overall, though, big very, important,
Speaker 4: yep and they're hopefully getting back in a Healthy eric.
Speaker 4: McCoy last, year he had groin surgery after multiple injuries
Speaker 4: and an elbow injury at the end of the, year
Speaker 4: but he went to ir more probably as a precautionary thing.
Speaker 4: There it was a lost, season so they wanted to
Speaker 4: get him back.
Speaker 1: To, well everybody was going ON, ir so you went
Speaker 1: at you too exactly and get AN, ir and you
Speaker 1: get AN ir and you get an.
Speaker 4: Eye they were thirty second in the league in man
Speaker 4: games lost on offense last, year so they were totally
Speaker 4: out of the running in terms of having their entire
Speaker 4: squad on the.
Speaker 3: Field and you, know Yer carr.
Speaker 4: Gone forgive me for my previous opinions on him, starting
Speaker 4: but you know that's how it. Goes and, WELL i
Speaker 4: think most people did not see retirement In that was
Speaker 4: a bit of a.
Speaker 3: Shock, yeah that was a bit of a.
Speaker 1: Surprise, YEAH i, KNOW i think we may have discussed
Speaker 1: this a week or two, ago BUT i just Think
Speaker 1: Derek carr was. DONE i think he, was you know,
Speaker 1: what he had been through so, much really losing over
Speaker 1: the course of his. CAREER i just think he didn't
Speaker 1: have a love for the game. Anymore and you can't
Speaker 1: be in THE nfl without.
Speaker 4: It, yeah he'd been through the ringer for. Sure so
Speaker 4: you know, that you know that Means tyler shuck, time,
Speaker 4: Baby tyler. Shock we're gonna lean in whether we like
Speaker 4: it or. Not he was drafted fortieth overall this, year
Speaker 4: so you, know still significant. Investment not quite the first,
Speaker 4: round but high up there in the second. Round he
Speaker 4: is a seven year player in the college, game and
Speaker 4: it goes back To Tommy. BOY a lot of people
Speaker 4: go to college for seven. Years, YEAH i, know they're called.
Speaker 4: Doctors so hopefully he left with his doctorate. Degree but,
Speaker 4: regardless his last year he had about thirty two hundred passing,
Speaker 4: yards twenty three, touchdown six INDs For. Louisville SO i
Speaker 4: see him as a mixed bag twenty six year old
Speaker 4: rookie pocket. PASSER i, mean that's that's kind of.
Speaker 3: What you're getting.
Speaker 4: Here you can hope for some big arm development or
Speaker 4: something like, that but in terms of year, one it's
Speaker 4: it's a, tough tough.
Speaker 3: SITUATION i don't my.
Speaker 1: Hunches they're drafting a quarterback next.
Speaker 3: YEAR i wouldn't doubt it for a.
Speaker 1: Second, yeah, YEAH i Hope i'm wrong that at least
Speaker 1: that would be great talk to. Me Devin neil is
Speaker 1: a really interesting stash for. Me i'm taking him at
Speaker 1: the end Of Best ball. Drafts Alvin kamara is obviously
Speaker 1: old with a lot of a lot of Where i'm
Speaker 1: the tired.
Speaker 3: NOW i THOUGHT i thought he passed the eye.
Speaker 1: Test still last year he's still looked. Good but two,
Speaker 1: thousand two hundred career, RUSHES i still you, KNOW i
Speaker 1: still feel like He's kamara's good is still. Good he's
Speaker 1: never been a great inside. Runner Devin neil might get
Speaker 1: that work at the, strike tough yard Stuff neil can
Speaker 1: catch a little, Bit SO i don't, Know i'm kind
Speaker 1: of intrigued by him as a as a late round,
Speaker 1: stash just to just in case anything goes wrong With.
Speaker 4: Kamara, YEAH i, mean he was drafted the sixth, rounds
Speaker 4: so he may not be immediately in a handcuff, situation
Speaker 4: BUT i believe he should be and probably will be
Speaker 4: by the end of the.
Speaker 3: Season.
Speaker 4: Uh you, Know Conry millers just doesn't really have a
Speaker 4: lot of. Juice Devin, neel like you, said in between the,
Speaker 4: tackles great, runner and then he's got a lot a
Speaker 4: lot of running under his belt, already seven hundred and
Speaker 4: sixty attempts in, college forty three hundred rushing, yards forty
Speaker 4: nine rushing touchdowns At, Kansas so he's gonna be a
Speaker 4: good guy to lean. On for early down. Work for.
Speaker 4: Sure he's got a modest receiving.
Speaker 3: Profile, yeah he can't.
Speaker 1: Catch fine four thinks that he was way underutilized receiver
Speaker 1: just because the offense that they. Ran and he thinks
Speaker 1: that That Devin niel's ability to catch could really blossom
Speaker 1: in the right. Offense and for A saints offense that you,
Speaker 1: know will throw To Alvin, kamara, right they're Gonna they're
Speaker 1: going to have schemes to get the ball to their
Speaker 1: running backs through the. Air, again if something happens To,
Speaker 1: kamara there's your there's your opportunity For.
Speaker 3: Devinie.
Speaker 4: Yeah and if you have a better guy that you
Speaker 4: can put behind a, quarterback then you can split, out you,
Speaker 4: know comeary into the slot or something else like that,
Speaker 4: too or do do two right running back. Sets so
Speaker 4: there's different ways that they could get him. Involved AND
Speaker 4: i think there's a path form for. Sure, uh not
Speaker 4: going to be a. Fact, No i'm not even going
Speaker 4: to analyze him at this. Point, YEAH i, mean even
Speaker 4: ever since he was drafted by The, CHIEFS I i
Speaker 4: never really saw the.
Speaker 3: APPEAL i was VERY i thought he was a.
Speaker 4: Bit of a, reach and, well you're, RIGHT i MEAN I,
Speaker 4: look we can be, wrong right and wrong all over
Speaker 4: the place in fantasy, football but, yeah certainly he whatever
Speaker 4: he did have is no longer there and he's he's
Speaker 4: probably not going to have much of an opportunity on this,
Speaker 4: offense even though it is one that doesn't have a
Speaker 4: lot of competition in the.
Speaker 1: Backfield any Other saints you want to, Mention Taysom hill's.
Speaker 1: DONE i mean probably a career For Taysom, hill unfortunately not,
Speaker 1: expected a.
Speaker 4: Very interesting, career very. Unique, yeah super fun, player but he's.
Speaker 3: Gone.
Speaker 4: Uh you Know Mark Valdan scantley who had some, weird
Speaker 4: huge games last, year he's.
Speaker 3: Gone.
Speaker 4: Uh they brought Back Brandon, cooks so you, know he's
Speaker 4: thirty one going out thirty two, now doesn't it it's
Speaker 4: it's not a lot of, interest but good. Support hopefully
Speaker 4: Hid she coming back. Healthy, YEAH i think one of
Speaker 4: the bigger. Things And Ala Chris olavey will be back.
Speaker 4: Healthy chris olav who's been. Solid you, know if you're
Speaker 4: if you're talking about a good receiving group to have
Speaker 4: for a rookie quarterback coming, in this is a pretty solid.
Speaker 4: One So i'm not gonna complain too. Much but uh,
Speaker 4: no other major additions. Here that's that's pretty much the
Speaker 4: core of.
Speaker 1: It remember the first two weeks of last year when
Speaker 1: The saints were the biggest talkers in THE.
Speaker 3: Nfl oh, yeah.
Speaker 1: And then just the wheels completely came off with all the.
Speaker 1: Injuries you, know car goes, down all the receivers go.
Speaker 1: Down we're breaking Down Mason tipton's games At.
Speaker 3: Yale that Was that's what it came to for The.
Speaker 1: Saints and, yeah it's The THE nfl season is always
Speaker 1: such a, journey and that The saints went.
Speaker 3: On they went on on last.
Speaker 1: Year all, right let's go to our final, Team Tampa.
Speaker 1: BAY i Mentioned I'm i'm really optimistic about this, team
Speaker 1: but there is one situation That I'm i'm very excited
Speaker 1: to talk through with you because it Is.
Speaker 3: Thornnee.
Speaker 1: Oh by the, Way Baker MAYFIELD mvp fifty to.
Speaker 3: One that's a good. Bet so this.
Speaker 1: Team if you Think tampa is a lot better than
Speaker 1: the rest of the, division AND i think you can
Speaker 1: make that. Case they power through the division with five
Speaker 1: or six wins out of their, division they pick up,
Speaker 1: another you, know seven wins the rest of the. Year
Speaker 1: now you got a thirteen win. Team Baker mayfield's THE mvp.
Speaker 1: DISCUSSION i think he you, know and we, know we
Speaker 1: know this offense can be. Explosive we Know baker's playing
Speaker 1: the best football of his. Career it's another season in
Speaker 1: in this. OFFENSE i you, know we don't know what
Speaker 1: new offensive Coordinator Josh grizzard's gonna bring and there is
Speaker 1: some change there and that worries me a little, Bit
Speaker 1: but just don't live it.
Speaker 4: Up, YEAH i mean this Is, look we Have Mike
Speaker 4: evans And Chris godwin if he's coming back, healthy and
Speaker 4: now we're adding And Mecha buka to this. Offense that's
Speaker 4: that's one of the top receiving cores in the league right.
Speaker 1: Now all, right so let's talk through this thorny situation
Speaker 1: and This Chris godwin coming back from a dislocated. Ankle,
Speaker 1: now for wide, receivers this is extremely, rare and we
Speaker 1: don't have a lot of data about how this affects
Speaker 1: the rest of your. Career WHAT i can tell, You
Speaker 1: Des bryant suffered one at twenty two when he was
Speaker 1: still in, college came. Back, Okay Sammy watkins suffered when at,
Speaker 1: nineteen still in, college came back and played college and
Speaker 1: he was still. Okay but here's the. Thing Chris godwin
Speaker 1: is thirty. ONE i want to, SAY i think thirty
Speaker 1: one years, old AND i could be wrong about, that
Speaker 1: BUT i Know i'm. Close he's not just twenty ninety,
Speaker 1: Nine thank you twenty. Nine godwin obviously best as a slot.
Speaker 1: Receiver two years ago they bleeped around and put him
Speaker 1: outside And godwin was a non.
Speaker 3: Factor and then they last year they moved him right
Speaker 3: back to the.
Speaker 1: Slot and it's, awesome right To godwin needs to be in the.
Speaker 1: Slot eggbuka ran eighty one percent of his routes At
Speaker 1: Ohio state from the. Slot so the problem is those
Speaker 1: two guys getting jammed. UP i now adding to this
Speaker 1: mystery on this to, me The bucks re Signed godwin
Speaker 1: to a three year contract extension In march worth sixty
Speaker 1: six million.
Speaker 4: Dollars, yeah, well that at least should give you some
Speaker 4: confidence in the injury. FACTOR i, mean they've they've got
Speaker 4: the doctors looking at. Him if they're gonna give him a,
Speaker 4: contract they got to have some belief.
Speaker 3: There they. Must, yeah, unless.
Speaker 1: Okay but then why put a first rounder into A
Speaker 1: Mecca Abuka if you've got sixty six million dollars in three,
Speaker 1: years tied up into your slot receiver.
Speaker 4: To lean into The Baker mayfield, Show, PAUL i guess
Speaker 4: they're going to leave IN i don't, know if you,
Speaker 4: know maybe they're gonna go four receiver sets a, Lot
Speaker 4: BUT i WILL i will throw.
Speaker 1: This maybe this is this is a five percent. Chance
Speaker 1: but Maybe, kent this is just like The falcon situation
Speaker 1: that we just talked about earlier in the. Show maybe
Speaker 1: like The falcons did With Kirk cousins and then Drafting Michael.
Speaker 1: Pennix maybe between the time they Signed Chris godwin to
Speaker 1: The bucks in this new extension in Early march and
Speaker 1: then Late april rolls, around you're almost two months, later
Speaker 1: they saw things In godwin that made them believe that
Speaker 1: he's not going to be the same player he was.
Speaker 1: Sure they're stuck on the, contract but they're, like you know,
Speaker 1: What godwin's not going to work out for whatever, reason
Speaker 1: they saw something they didn't. Like and just like The
Speaker 1: falcons Drafting, penis they draft they put first round equity
Speaker 1: Behind Chris.
Speaker 4: Godwin, yeah and they could get out of The godwin
Speaker 4: contract after two. Years it looks like so it's not
Speaker 4: necessarily a full three year.
Speaker 1: Deal yeah, yeah, yep all, Right, well thank great, Job, Ken,
Speaker 1: hey thank you.
Speaker 3: Great welcome to the. Kitchen appreciate.
Speaker 1: It, yeah you probably won't be back BECAUSE i won't
Speaker 1: be living here very much.
Speaker 4: Longer, WELL i hope the new tenants enjoy The Matt.
Speaker 4: Harrison yeah, right that's.
Speaker 1: Right we should have put that in THE mls listening
Speaker 1: smells Like Matt. Harrison that wouldn't be off the market.
Speaker 1: Immediately that would have been. SEE i could have raised,
Speaker 1: THAT i could have raised the. Price OH i really
Speaker 1: missed my opportunity on. That well, Done, Ken thanks for listening.
Speaker 1: Everybody we'll be back next week to break down THE
Speaker 1: afc AND Nfc north