1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: Wow. Wow, Hey everybody, It's Wednesday, December sixth, twenty twenty three. 2 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 1: Welcome to the NFL Fantasy Football Show. It's your man, 3 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:21,439 Speaker 1: MG Marcus Grant joined by Michael F. Florio. On today's show, 4 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:24,759 Speaker 1: we are previewing Thursday night football and the early Sunday 5 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:30,920 Speaker 1: games from week fourteen. So here it is Florio. This 6 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:34,559 Speaker 1: is it the final week of the regular season for 7 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: a lot of fantasy leagues. It has come quickly. It's 8 00:00:39,479 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 1: kind of been slow and quick all at the same time. 9 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:41,839 Speaker 1: It's weird. 10 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 2: It is like you think back to Week one and 11 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 2: it feels like a lifetime ago, but at the same 12 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 2: point in time, we look forward to the season all 13 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:50,560 Speaker 2: year long, and before you know it, it's week fourteen. 14 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 1: Already it comes and goes. I mean, here we are 15 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 1: in early December, the weather it's starting to get cold 16 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: in places that are not southern California, and we're talking 17 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 1: about fantasy playoffs. Let's get started with a little bit 18 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:05,960 Speaker 1: of news. Have won a fantasy headline for you on 19 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 1: this show and comes from a couple of days ago, 20 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:11,759 Speaker 1: Trevor Lawrence suffering a high ankle sprain and the loss 21 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: to the Bengals on Monday nights. No official word as 22 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 1: of us doing this show about whether or not he's 23 00:01:19,200 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 1: going to play on Sunday. Doug Peterson has not ruled 24 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 1: him out, but I suspect we are not going to 25 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: see Trevor Lawrence play this week, maybe even for a 26 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:30,400 Speaker 1: couple of weeks for the Jaguars. That means the things 27 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: turn to CJ. Bethard, Can we trust the Jacksonville pass catchers? 28 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 1: And I guess I should mention the fact that maybe 29 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 1: the bigger news Christian Kirk out certainly for the remainder 30 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: of the fantasy season, likely the rest of the NFL 31 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:45,400 Speaker 1: regular season as well, as he's dealing with a core 32 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: muscle injury, is going to have surgery there. So that 33 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:51,680 Speaker 1: leaves Calvin Ridley Evan ingram z A Jones as the 34 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 1: primary pass catchers in this offense. Can we trust those guys? 35 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:55,440 Speaker 1: With CJ. 36 00:01:55,600 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 2: Bethard, I would try not to this week because of 37 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 2: the matchup against the Browns. But that being said, though, 38 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 2: like I have Calvin Ridley on a number of teams 39 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 2: and in most spots, I don't have a good enough 40 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:11,360 Speaker 2: option where I feel good enough to get away from 41 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 2: him because the upside is still high, but I do 42 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 2: think he becomes very boom or bust here. I mean 43 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:19,919 Speaker 2: last week alone, you saw how difficult a lot of 44 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:22,640 Speaker 2: those downfield catches were to him. It's a game of 45 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 2: is he going to make those catches or not. That's 46 00:02:24,600 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 2: what starting Calvin Ridley really is right now. Evan Ingram, 47 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 2: I think is a sit because depending on your matchups. 48 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:32,520 Speaker 2: I'm not telling you to sit him for anyone off 49 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 2: the waiver wire, but if you have another tight end 50 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 2: you feel comfortable about. The Browns have allowed by far, 51 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 2: it's like two hundred and sixty yards they've allowed to 52 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 2: tight ends. Every other team is over four hundred. That's 53 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 2: how good they have been at containing tight ends this year. 54 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 1: They really have been very good at it. And here's 55 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 1: the thing about Evaning. He finally scored a touchdown last week, 56 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: which was great, congratulations for getting on in the end zone. 57 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 1: But the floor and the ceiling have been very close 58 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:58,800 Speaker 1: together for him much of the year. Generally you're looking 59 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: at a you know, four catches for fifty something yards. 60 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: It's been good enough to kind of keep him hanging 61 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 1: around the top ten, but it hasn't really been special. 62 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:10,239 Speaker 1: If there is a silver lining, it is that CJ. 63 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 1: Bethard has been known to throw to his tight ends 64 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:14,839 Speaker 1: a lot. Maybe some of it is because his tight 65 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: end for a while was George Kittle, and it's a 66 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:18,920 Speaker 1: lot easier to throw to the tight end when you 67 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 1: have one of the best tight ends in the game. 68 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:23,239 Speaker 1: So we'll see if that carries over to Evan Ingram. 69 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 1: But I do think, as you mentioned, the ceiling gets 70 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:28,240 Speaker 1: a lot lower for all these guys. Maybe you look 71 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 1: at a Calvin rid Leak as kind of a high risk, 72 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 1: high reward sort of guy who knows. Maybe this means 73 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: Jay Jones gets a little bit more unlocked. But I 74 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 1: think we sort of have to be patient about it, 75 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 1: especially this week against the Cleveland Browns. All right, let's 76 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 1: get over to Thursday Night Football, which kicks off Week 77 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 1: fourteen Patriots and Steelers, because the schedule makers said, so 78 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 1: this is a game that we were staying before the show. 79 00:03:51,920 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 1: Ten years ago would have been a fire type Thursday 80 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 1: Night Get it would have been too good for Thursday 81 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: Night ten years ago. We were talking about Tom Brady 82 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 1: and Ben rows Offlisberger and all the stars on both 83 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 1: sides or those for those teams. That's not the case 84 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 1: for this one. The Patriots have gone back and forth 85 00:04:08,720 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 1: between quarterbacks Mac Jones, Bailey Zappi. Presumably it's Zappy that 86 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: gets to start for this one. Remandre Stevenson is hurt. 87 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: The Mario Douglas as of this taping, is still going 88 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 1: through concussion protocol. I have to remind myself on a 89 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: weekly basis that Juju Smith Schuster still resides on the 90 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 1: Patriots roster. Are there any Patriots you would start in 91 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:33,720 Speaker 1: this one? Zeke Elliott and that's really it. I think 92 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: Devonte Parker is like a deep, deep sleeper, but Zeke 93 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 1: isn't played because of volume. Last week, over seventy percent 94 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 1: of the snaps, seventeen carries five targets, and that's what 95 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:45,719 Speaker 1: I like. If they're trailing, which is likely in most 96 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: of their games, he'll still be out there, which means 97 00:04:47,800 --> 00:04:50,599 Speaker 1: he'll get dump offs ire When it's close and competitive, 98 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:52,600 Speaker 1: which his game easily could be, he'll get a lot 99 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 1: of carries and he's going to get the goal line work. 100 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:57,480 Speaker 1: So the floor is low. 101 00:04:57,560 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 2: Like keeps him as a flex option, but he certainly 102 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:01,840 Speaker 2: has the upside to be a top twenty running back 103 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 2: if he scores a touchdown. 104 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:06,159 Speaker 1: I do think he's got a lot of opportunity this week, 105 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:08,120 Speaker 1: and I do think he's kind of the only guy 106 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 1: you would consider. He's obviously not as explosive or efficient 107 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 1: as he was once upon a time during his prime 108 00:05:15,720 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: years in Dallas, but volume is probably gonna win the day, 109 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:20,800 Speaker 1: and the fact that it's going to be a low 110 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:24,159 Speaker 1: scoring game means that Gamescript probably is not going to 111 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:27,640 Speaker 1: be a factor here. Now. The other question is Henny 112 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 1: Patriots score actual points because they did not do that 113 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: last week, so we'll see if they can get their 114 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 1: way toward being in scoring position. But I think regardless 115 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 1: easy Kiel Elliott's going to be a big part of that. 116 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:42,280 Speaker 1: On the other side, we sort of know how this 117 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 1: Steelers offense goes. It looks like it's going to be 118 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 1: Mitch Srubisky this week in place of the injured Kenny Pickett. 119 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 1: Najee Harris still looks like the RB one, but Jalen 120 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 1: Warren a very good option. So let's go more or 121 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:58,480 Speaker 1: less sixty five scrimmage yards for Jalen Warren. 122 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:01,480 Speaker 2: I think he gets more and I think he might 123 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 2: clear it pretty in the first half potentially, Like I 124 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:07,280 Speaker 2: think that the Steelers are going to run the ball 125 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:09,680 Speaker 2: as much as they possibly can in this game. The 126 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 2: Patriots are gonna struggle to put up points. We see 127 00:06:12,080 --> 00:06:14,159 Speaker 2: that week in and week out. The strength of the 128 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 2: Steelers offense is the run game. The strength of their 129 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:19,400 Speaker 2: team is their defense and controlling the clock. That's the 130 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 2: game that Mike Tomlin likes to play. So I think 131 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 2: he's gonna try to limit Trubisky throwing the ball. We're 132 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:26,160 Speaker 2: gonna see a whole lot of nausey. I think we're 133 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:28,920 Speaker 2: gonna get a whole lot of Jalen Warren, both of them. 134 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: I think clear this number. So I'm gonna be super 135 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:34,800 Speaker 1: pessimistic Debbie Downer here, I'm gonna say less. I don't 136 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 1: think it's gonna be a lot less, but I think 137 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:38,040 Speaker 1: it's gonna be less. I think we're gonna see a 138 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 1: lot of Najie Harris. And I just have a feeling that, 139 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 1: you know, Mitchell Pollous is gonna go out there and 140 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:44,600 Speaker 1: just try to rip it. He says he wants to 141 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:47,360 Speaker 1: be aggressive, he wants to push the ball downfield. We'll 142 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 1: see how successful that is. But I think, if anything, 143 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a Naji Harris game. I think Jalen 144 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 1: Warren has a decent game, not a great game. I 145 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 1: just I don't see a lot of points scored in 146 00:06:57,000 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 1: this game generally speaking. Yeah, you know, I think this 147 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:02,919 Speaker 1: may be one of the lower, if not the lowest 148 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:05,599 Speaker 1: scoring game of the year. Well, it's gonna be hard 149 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 1: to be lower than SIS nothing last week. I forgot 150 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:08,440 Speaker 1: about that. 151 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 2: So yeah, the Chargers ran up to score in that way. 152 00:07:12,360 --> 00:07:13,560 Speaker 1: We say that, and we're gonna get like a three 153 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 1: to two game this week, a baseball that makes my 154 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 1: stomach hurt just thinking about it. Anyway, that's there's that. 155 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 1: I Football a fifteen pm Eastern on Prime Video. Check 156 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 1: it out. Let's get over to the rest of Week fourteen, 157 00:07:26,080 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 1: shall we? Two teams are on a bye, final week 158 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 1: of the fantasy regular season. Why not let two teams 159 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 1: be off? I mean, that just makes sense. The Arizona 160 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 1: Cardinals and the Washington Commanders have the week off. I 161 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 1: guess if there's a silver lining, it's that there aren't 162 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:43,840 Speaker 1: a ton of fantasy relevant guys playing in those games, 163 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 1: which you certainly lose some decent quarterbacks, you lose a 164 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: running back or two, even a tight end in Trey 165 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:53,160 Speaker 1: McBride not available so you have to sort of navigate 166 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:57,040 Speaker 1: around that. Let's start with what is kind of an 167 00:07:57,080 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 1: interesting matchup in the NFC South, the Tampa bay Buckers 168 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 1: at the Atlanta Falcons. We know that we're playing the Stars, right, 169 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:09,520 Speaker 1: We're playing Mike Evans. You know, we are playing Bijon Robinson. 170 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 1: But like, there are a lot of fringe guys, some 171 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 1: of whom, many of whom play for the Falcons. Drake London, 172 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 1: Kyle Pitts, Chris Godwin on the Tampa side, who has 173 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:21,560 Speaker 1: been underwhelming this year? Do you start them this week? 174 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 2: I think Drake London is someone you can potentially get 175 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 2: away from. It depends on your options there. But like 176 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 2: you look at his game log, he hasn't scored fifteen 177 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:33,400 Speaker 2: PPR points since Week six, so the. 178 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:36,360 Speaker 1: Ceiling is low, the floor is very low. 179 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 2: He has numerous games, including last week we'd less than 180 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 2: two points, but he's numerous in single digits, So I 181 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:43,960 Speaker 2: think you get away from him. Chris Godwin, is they 182 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:45,960 Speaker 2: sit for me? He didn't have a catch last week, 183 00:08:46,280 --> 00:08:49,200 Speaker 2: single digits in five straight games. He needed a rushing 184 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:51,839 Speaker 2: touchdown to get seven points last week, and you're not 185 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 2: going to get another rushing touchdown. Kyle Pitts, to me 186 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 2: is the one that I think is in play as 187 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 2: a start, and I know people are going to be like, 188 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 2: what like he's been getting more volvolume as of late, 189 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 2: John Neu Smith has not been a thing, so it 190 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:05,480 Speaker 2: kind of looks like that's one less thorn in our side. 191 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 2: And the Bucks have allowed a lot of volume through 192 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 2: the air and two tight ends, so with the bar 193 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 2: being so much lower for tight ends than wide receivers, 194 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:15,680 Speaker 2: if I'm playing anyone in this Falcons passing attack, I 195 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 2: prefer Pitts. 196 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 1: I don't know where to go on this one. I'm 197 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 1: with you in staying away from Chris Godwin. It's just 198 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:25,120 Speaker 1: been too volatile for me to trust on a regular basis. 199 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 1: It's been the Mike Evans show. I do like Kate 200 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:31,080 Speaker 1: Otten actually kind of as a sleeper, just because there's 201 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:33,200 Speaker 1: touchdown upside there and that's all you want from a 202 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 1: streaming tight end. I guess Kyle Pitts. It's funny because 203 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:39,679 Speaker 1: we haven't talked about him in so long, so I 204 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 1: think we just sort of gave up on any real 205 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:45,559 Speaker 1: hope there. But the fact that Arthur Smith seems to 206 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:50,080 Speaker 1: have pivoted away from John new Smith gives Kyle Pitts 207 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:53,000 Speaker 1: a little bit of hope, but understandably the ceiling for 208 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:55,560 Speaker 1: him seems to be about fourteen to fifteen points. It 209 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:57,840 Speaker 1: just seems like that's the best we're possibly going to 210 00:09:57,880 --> 00:10:01,320 Speaker 1: get there. So I think that is maybe you give 211 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:02,960 Speaker 1: him a shot if you need a tight end. If 212 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 1: you lost Trey McBride. 213 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:07,320 Speaker 2: I am an in our Fantasy Live league. I am 214 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 2: playing Kyle Pitts in place of Trey McBride. 215 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 1: So there's your answer. If you have Trey McBride and 216 00:10:12,960 --> 00:10:15,680 Speaker 1: he's not available to you, pivot to Kyle Pitts, which 217 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 1: is not a sentence I thought I would be saying. 218 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 1: In the year of our Football Lord twenty twenty three, 219 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:24,400 Speaker 1: Rams at the Ravens Los Angeles has put together a 220 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:26,439 Speaker 1: few wins in a row, even if the offense hasn't 221 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:30,800 Speaker 1: been particularly spectacular. Meanwhile, Baltimore coming off the buy, we've 222 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 1: been trying to decipher that backfield. They've also got some 223 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 1: new guys stepping in, whether because of just promotion or injury, 224 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 1: Keith Mitchell, who's had some really big plays, Isaiah Likely 225 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:44,920 Speaker 1: who now takes over for Mark Andrews. Do you expect 226 00:10:44,960 --> 00:10:46,680 Speaker 1: big things from either one of those guys. 227 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 2: I'm cautiously optimistic with both of them. I'm more excited 228 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 2: and likely to start likely because again the bar for 229 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:56,400 Speaker 2: tight end is so much lower. And just like Matt 230 00:10:56,400 --> 00:11:00,240 Speaker 2: Ocoda talked about on yesterday's show, I think that what 231 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:03,920 Speaker 2: we saw the one game with for likely without Mark Andrews, 232 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 2: was the floor game where he had six targets, eight 233 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:10,439 Speaker 2: fantasy points. I think we could expect better numbers, more usage, 234 00:11:10,800 --> 00:11:13,000 Speaker 2: especially if the Ravens could, you know, maybe play a 235 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 2: competitive game here or there. Keaton Mitchell before the bye, 236 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 2: he did lead the Ravens backfield and snaps carries and 237 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:23,079 Speaker 2: targets in that one game, and he is so explosive 238 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:25,880 Speaker 2: that the upside is very high. The floor is low 239 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 2: because the touchdown could go to Gus Edwards. There's three 240 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 2: backs that get used there, so it's not a safe floor. 241 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 2: But I think the upside is high enough where it 242 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:36,200 Speaker 2: has a flex option or if you're going deeper for 243 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:38,320 Speaker 2: an RB this week, he's certainly in play. 244 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:41,040 Speaker 1: I do think they're both in play, especially as you 245 00:11:41,080 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 1: mentioned Keaton Mitchell in deeper leagues just because he's not 246 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:46,560 Speaker 1: going to get a ton of touches, but he is 247 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:48,960 Speaker 1: so explosive that anytime he gets his hands on the ball, 248 00:11:48,960 --> 00:11:50,560 Speaker 1: he can go to the house. He is sort of 249 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 1: I don't know, do you call him devon ah chan 250 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:55,040 Speaker 1: lights or something, but they both are similar in that 251 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 1: like it doesn't take them many opportunities to maybe put 252 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:00,760 Speaker 1: up a big number, but it's that volume that makes 253 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:03,040 Speaker 1: you nervous about him. Isaya likely? I think you're starting 254 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:07,199 Speaker 1: Hopefully you picked him up if you lost Mark Andrews, 255 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 1: because he's the next guy up. Even if the Ravens 256 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:12,239 Speaker 1: aren't throwing the ball a lot. I think there's opportunity 257 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 1: for likely there Lions at the Bears. We have said 258 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:18,960 Speaker 1: repeatedly courtesy of Adam Rank, that Jared Goff is an 259 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 1: indoor cat. This week he is playing outside, So now 260 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 1: that he is loose in the yard, do we trust 261 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:29,079 Speaker 1: Jared Goff? Similarly, do we trust any Bears running backs 262 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 1: against a Lions run defense that's been pretty solid this year? 263 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:33,240 Speaker 1: Known to the. 264 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:35,520 Speaker 2: Running backs, if I had to trust any of them, 265 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:38,440 Speaker 2: it would be Roshawn Johnson, who played the most seventy 266 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:41,319 Speaker 2: five percent of the snaps before the bye, but Deance Foreman. 267 00:12:41,040 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 1: Could be back. 268 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:44,760 Speaker 2: It's a very murky backfield and the Lions are extremely 269 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:47,839 Speaker 2: stingy against the runs, so I would avoid them. Jared 270 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:51,680 Speaker 2: Goff outdoors is something I've been trying to decide all 271 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 2: week because quarterback is gross for a lot of people, 272 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:59,400 Speaker 2: and GoF does bring a pretty safe floor. But looking 273 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:02,040 Speaker 2: at the weather in Chicago, it's supposed to be raining 274 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:06,079 Speaker 2: on Saturday, thirty five degrees on Sunday. It is gonna 275 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 2: be cold, it's gonna be there's gonna be some wind, 276 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:11,960 Speaker 2: it looks like, so I it would all depend on 277 00:13:12,000 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 2: your options. But he is not nearly as much of 278 00:13:14,080 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 2: a slam dunk for me as he normally is. 279 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:18,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't know that I necessarily want to start 280 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 1: Jared Goff this week, and he sort of made it 281 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:24,439 Speaker 1: easy to get away from him, just with the kind 282 00:13:24,440 --> 00:13:27,040 Speaker 1: of mini slump he's been in recently. He had that 283 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 1: stretch where he turned the ball over like six times 284 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:31,200 Speaker 1: in the space of two games, had a bunch of fumbles, 285 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:33,199 Speaker 1: had a bunch of interceptions, So that sort of made 286 00:13:33,200 --> 00:13:35,960 Speaker 1: it easy I think for fantasy managers to pivot to 287 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:39,400 Speaker 1: other options. And this is a week where even though 288 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 1: the Bear's pass defense has not been great. I do 289 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 1: think weather is going to be a factor here, So 290 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:47,320 Speaker 1: if you can find another option besides Jery Goff, I 291 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:50,120 Speaker 1: think you do that. The Bears running backs are kind 292 00:13:50,160 --> 00:13:53,560 Speaker 1: of a mystery to me right now because Deontay Foreman 293 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 1: didn't play last week. He was dealing with an injury. 294 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:57,840 Speaker 1: Then all of a sudden, it turned into a lot 295 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:00,679 Speaker 1: of Roshawn Johnson, but very easy they could go back 296 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 1: to being Khalil Herbert. This group kind of scares me 297 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:07,320 Speaker 1: a little bit because I just don't know where to go. 298 00:14:08,040 --> 00:14:10,240 Speaker 1: If you had to pick one, I guess it's Rashaun 299 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 1: Johnson because in a game where it might be tough 300 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:15,479 Speaker 1: to throw the ball, I think that limits Khalil Herbert's opportunities. 301 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:18,880 Speaker 1: But I don't really love either of them this week. 302 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:21,080 Speaker 1: It just seems like a really, really tough play when 303 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:22,640 Speaker 1: it comes to the Bear's running game. It might be 304 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:26,440 Speaker 1: justin fields or nothing for Chicago this week. That's all 305 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:29,240 Speaker 1: I can think of. Time to take a quick break, 306 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:37,280 Speaker 1: Hang on, we'll be right back. We got the Colts 307 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:41,560 Speaker 1: and the Bengals as we continue on our Sunday slate. 308 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:45,200 Speaker 1: Obviously we know Cincinnati's gonna be rolling with Jake Browning 309 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:48,360 Speaker 1: as their starting quarterback for the remainder of the season, 310 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 1: and Browning looked good on Monday Night against the Jaguars, 311 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:53,640 Speaker 1: three hundred and fifty four passing yards. Not many of 312 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 1: those yards came to T Higgins though, And it's been 313 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 1: a slog for Higgins this year. What do we do 314 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:00,400 Speaker 1: with him going far forward? 315 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 2: I for this week have T Higgins as a sit 316 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:07,240 Speaker 2: in this stardom Citta article, and I say that like 317 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 2: he is, he's a big name, he's a very good player. 318 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 2: He's always capable of surprising. But like you said, only 319 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:16,720 Speaker 2: three targets went his way on Monday Night football. It 320 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:19,800 Speaker 2: looked like Browning has better chemistry with Jamar Chase obviously, 321 00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 2: but even Tyler Boyd. We had multiple like Irwin and 322 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:27,960 Speaker 2: Hudson getting involved more. And then the Colts since Week 323 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:30,680 Speaker 2: nine have allowed the fewest yards to wide receivers and 324 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:32,920 Speaker 2: they use zone coverage the most in the league, and T. 325 00:15:33,080 --> 00:15:36,240 Speaker 2: Higgins has struggled this year against zones. So I think 326 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 2: if you have an option you feel comfortable. 327 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 1: With, you can get away. I think you can bench T. 328 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:44,320 Speaker 1: Higgins in most formats. And I think if you are 329 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 1: in a shallower league. If you're in a league with 330 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:49,800 Speaker 1: ten teams or fewer, you can drop T Higgins at 331 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:53,440 Speaker 1: this point. I mean, just look, the target numbers have 332 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:58,200 Speaker 1: been inconsistent. Yeah, thirty six receiving yards, right, He's got 333 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 1: a ton of games with fewer than thirty receiving yards 334 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:04,840 Speaker 1: this season. He struggled to stay healthy. I don't know 335 00:16:04,840 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 1: that the target share is going to be what we 336 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:09,200 Speaker 1: want it to be. I just don't know that you 337 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 1: continue to plug T. Higgins in your lineup. And like 338 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:14,400 Speaker 1: I said, if you are in a shallower league, I 339 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:16,720 Speaker 1: don't know that you even need T. Higgins on the roster. 340 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:18,840 Speaker 1: There are a lot better options out there than Higgins 341 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 1: right now. Jaguars at the Browns Jacksonville, we talked about 342 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:26,560 Speaker 1: it looks like no Trevor Lawrence likely at least for 343 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:29,800 Speaker 1: this week going against the Browns. And here we are 344 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 1: in week fourteen of twenty twenty three, and we were 345 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:37,200 Speaker 1: looking at a CJ. Bethard versus Joe Flacco matchup. Didn't 346 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 1: see that would come in. I feel like I say 347 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 1: that a lot nowadays, A lot of things I don't 348 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:44,120 Speaker 1: see coming anyway. Can we trust the Jaguars offense because 349 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 1: they got the backup quarterback, They've got a tough matchup 350 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:49,960 Speaker 1: against this Browns defense. How are we feeling about their guys? 351 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:53,200 Speaker 2: I think you have to lower this ceiling for everyone, 352 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 2: including Travit's Etn, because if the Jaguars struggled to move 353 00:16:57,360 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 2: the ball down field, there's going to be less scoring 354 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 2: up tunities. Just if the more that drives still out, 355 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:06,400 Speaker 2: the less plays there are, the less opportunities for everyone involved. 356 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 2: That being said, you're still obviously must start Travis Etn. 357 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 2: Kevin Ridley we talked about earlier. I think he just 358 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:16,119 Speaker 2: becomes a boom or bust option where it depends on 359 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:18,119 Speaker 2: who you have on your team if you want to 360 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:20,679 Speaker 2: start him or not. Same thing with Evan Ingram, but 361 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:22,800 Speaker 2: because of the matchup, I would try to sit him 362 00:17:22,840 --> 00:17:26,119 Speaker 2: this week. Is Ay Jones like you could pick him 363 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:28,639 Speaker 2: up off the waiver wire, But if I'm fighting for 364 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:30,680 Speaker 2: a playoff spot, I don't know if I want to 365 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:32,680 Speaker 2: go with the third target on a CJ. 366 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:36,920 Speaker 1: Bethad offense. Yeah, that's probably not a great idea. I 367 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:40,440 Speaker 1: think I think you still are starting Etn, but there's 368 00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:43,159 Speaker 1: a little bit concerning now. We'll see if whether or 369 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:45,199 Speaker 1: not he gets a lot more targets, whether or not 370 00:17:45,240 --> 00:17:47,240 Speaker 1: they decide to lean on the run a little bit. 371 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:49,480 Speaker 1: But it is not a great matchup. This is not 372 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:51,800 Speaker 1: where you want it to be. If you invested heavily 373 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:54,680 Speaker 1: in the Jaguars who were hoping that this offense was 374 00:17:54,720 --> 00:17:57,080 Speaker 1: gonna be up and rolling, that they were gonna have 375 00:17:57,160 --> 00:18:00,199 Speaker 1: all the pieces together and healthy, they absolutely do not. 376 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:03,480 Speaker 1: So I think, you know, maybe you're starting Calvin Ridley 377 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 1: and hoping for a couple of big pops down the 378 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:07,120 Speaker 1: field or a big long catch and run. I think 379 00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:10,159 Speaker 1: you're hoping that Travis Eten gets volume. But this is 380 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 1: definitely not the situation you were hoping to find yourself 381 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:15,480 Speaker 1: in if you're starting any Jacksonville players with the playoffs 382 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:19,480 Speaker 1: on the line. Over to the NFC. South got the 383 00:18:19,480 --> 00:18:22,800 Speaker 1: Carolina Panthers at New Orleans to take on the Saints, 384 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 1: and Derek carr in on the injury report. He's in 385 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:30,840 Speaker 1: concussion protocol, dealing with multiple injuries for the second time 386 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:34,040 Speaker 1: in the last few weeks. More than likely, Jamis Winston's 387 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:35,399 Speaker 1: gonna be in the game, so we're gonna get the 388 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:39,120 Speaker 1: yolo going because jamis there. What does this mean though, 389 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 1: for all the guys around him not great. 390 00:18:43,680 --> 00:18:46,840 Speaker 2: No, for Jamis it's not great. But for the rest 391 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:49,160 Speaker 2: of the Saints pass catchers, I think it elevates them. 392 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:51,320 Speaker 2: That's what I meant to say. I love Jameis Winston. 393 00:18:51,359 --> 00:18:53,720 Speaker 2: And the reason I love Jameis Winston is because what 394 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 2: he does for his pass catchers. He does not care 395 00:18:57,119 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 2: if he's gonna throw a turnover an interception. We saw 396 00:18:59,840 --> 00:19:01,840 Speaker 2: that when he threw thirty of them in one season. 397 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:05,119 Speaker 2: He's going to give his playmakers a chance to make place. 398 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:07,920 Speaker 2: Other quarterbacks Michael the safe rout and check down and 399 00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:10,840 Speaker 2: throw it away, not Jamis. He's gonna be like, all right, 400 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:13,240 Speaker 2: I see you a lave fifty to fifty ball. They 401 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:15,200 Speaker 2: might get caughtup by the other team. I don't care. 402 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:18,520 Speaker 2: And for fantasy, that's what we want. We want targets 403 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:21,080 Speaker 2: in air yards and the opportunities for our players to 404 00:19:21,080 --> 00:19:24,000 Speaker 2: make plays. Whereas Derek Carr is just gonna check it 405 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:27,760 Speaker 2: down to Alvin Kamara twenty times a game, Jameis Winston 406 00:19:27,800 --> 00:19:29,919 Speaker 2: is gonna be airing it out to his playmakers. 407 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:32,480 Speaker 1: That's that's all we really care about because we're not Look, 408 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:35,200 Speaker 1: we weren't starting Derek Carr. We're not gonna be starting 409 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:37,719 Speaker 1: Jamis Winston. That's just not really in play. But if 410 00:19:37,760 --> 00:19:40,600 Speaker 1: you can enhance the guys around you, that's all we're 411 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:42,879 Speaker 1: really interested in. I mean, we've been trying to figure 412 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:45,919 Speaker 1: out why it is that Derek Carr and Chris o'lave 413 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:49,040 Speaker 1: just can't seem to connect down field. Feel a little 414 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:51,520 Speaker 1: bit more confident that somehow Jamis is gonna get that done. 415 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:53,840 Speaker 1: We know that he can get the ball to Rashid Shaheed. 416 00:19:54,440 --> 00:19:57,000 Speaker 1: We keep coming back to that bananas throw he made 417 00:19:57,000 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 1: to at Perry a few weeks ago, a crossfield throw 418 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 1: in the corner of the end zone. People like to 419 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 1: see throws like that and they're like, you know, there 420 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:06,680 Speaker 1: are a lot of quarterbacks who could make that throw. 421 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:08,040 Speaker 1: And I'm like, there's not a lot of quarterbacks who 422 00:20:08,119 --> 00:20:11,280 Speaker 1: would make that throw. Like, forget physical arm talent, there 423 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:12,480 Speaker 1: just aren't a lot of guys who look at that 424 00:20:12,520 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 1: and be like, yep, I'm gonna do that over the 425 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:16,840 Speaker 1: entire defense, all the way across the field. And somehow 426 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:19,920 Speaker 1: throws who are rookies standing in the corner. That's why 427 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:24,440 Speaker 1: we love Jamis Texans at the Jets and you on 428 00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 1: Fantasy Live, have this as your Fantasy game of the week. Now. 429 00:20:27,600 --> 00:20:29,640 Speaker 1: I know, like, look, it's not necessarily because there're gonna 430 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:31,840 Speaker 1: be a ton of points scored. You do have your reasons. 431 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:36,840 Speaker 1: Look you should watch Fantasy Lives to figure out what 432 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:41,679 Speaker 1: these reasons are. Like, that's this is what we're doing here, CJ. Stroud, 433 00:20:41,720 --> 00:20:44,399 Speaker 1: we love Nico Collins, we love the Jets defense. We 434 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:47,600 Speaker 1: don't love going against them. Do you trust the Texans 435 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:49,440 Speaker 1: passing game? Uh? 436 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:52,800 Speaker 2: It's one of those situations where I fully admit that 437 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:56,199 Speaker 2: the floor is much lower than normal with CJ. Stroud 438 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:57,600 Speaker 2: and Nico Collins. 439 00:20:57,280 --> 00:20:59,200 Speaker 1: But the upside is so high. 440 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 2: Like the Broncos had been keeping teams in check for weeks, 441 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 2: and I know CJ. Shuld didn't have a huge fantasy 442 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:09,600 Speaker 2: game against them. Nico Collins sure did. That's the thing 443 00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:11,520 Speaker 2: like this team. I don't know if they lead the 444 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:14,040 Speaker 2: league in air hearts, but they're certainly close. Because it 445 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:17,000 Speaker 2: feels like every play c J. Stroud is just heaving 446 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:20,560 Speaker 2: it downfield to a wide open wide receiver. So I 447 00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 2: think that you still have to play c J. Stroud 448 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:26,119 Speaker 2: unless you have another really good option. And Nico Collins 449 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:28,679 Speaker 2: I doubt you have three wide receivers that are better 450 00:21:29,080 --> 00:21:31,000 Speaker 2: and have more upside than him, so I think both 451 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:34,600 Speaker 2: are in play outside of them too, Like Noah Brown 452 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:36,320 Speaker 2: is a boom or bust option, but one that I 453 00:21:36,320 --> 00:21:38,520 Speaker 2: would ideally try to get away from this week is 454 00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:40,920 Speaker 2: the Jets limit d balls better than any team in 455 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:43,520 Speaker 2: the league. Dalton Schultz is in play if he plays. 456 00:21:43,560 --> 00:21:46,959 Speaker 1: I think Dalton Schultz very much in play. Patrick Claybon 457 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:50,200 Speaker 1: pointed out on Fantasy Live that maybe this is a 458 00:21:50,240 --> 00:21:53,200 Speaker 1: way to sort of avoid Sauce Gardner and DJ Reed 459 00:21:53,240 --> 00:21:55,440 Speaker 1: if you just load up Dalton Schultz with some targets, 460 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:58,119 Speaker 1: And I do think there's some validity to that. Nico Collins, 461 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:00,520 Speaker 1: I think you're still playing CJ. Stroud. I think you're 462 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:04,399 Speaker 1: playing just because they have been so pass heavy they 463 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:06,439 Speaker 1: have been unable to run the ball consistently that I 464 00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:10,000 Speaker 1: think there's volume at play here for both of those players. 465 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:11,919 Speaker 1: I'm with you I Noah Brown. No Brown seems like 466 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 1: a guy you throw into a DFS lineup and hope 467 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:16,760 Speaker 1: for something big to happen. But if you are needing 468 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:19,360 Speaker 1: a win to get into your Fantasy playoffs, or you're 469 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 1: talking more of a standard or a redraft league, a 470 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:25,960 Speaker 1: manage league. I would stay away from Noah Brown. There's 471 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:28,639 Speaker 1: just too much volatility, the floor is too low, the 472 00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:31,680 Speaker 1: risk is too great to start in such an important 473 00:22:31,680 --> 00:22:35,439 Speaker 1: matchup for you. That'll do it for this edition of 474 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:38,480 Speaker 1: the NFL Fantasy Football Show. Stay happy, safe and healthy, 475 00:22:38,560 --> 00:22:41,320 Speaker 1: do good and live well. We'll be back tomorrow to 476 00:22:41,359 --> 00:23:00,480 Speaker 1: preview the rest of the Week fourteen matchups. 477 00:23:01,520 --> 00:23:04,080 Speaker 2: But I don't