WEBVTT - Week 9 Bloodbath 0:00:00.200 --> 0:00:03.880 Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly, a production of I Heart Radio. 0:00:06.160 --> 0:00:10.000 Time now for Fantasy Football Weekly from I Heart Radio, 0:00:10.480 --> 0:00:14.280 your weekly source for the nation's best fantasy speculation and 0:00:14.360 --> 0:00:21.720 advice now leagues dot com. Youre's your host, Paul Charge. 0:00:23.239 --> 0:00:26.120 Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly. My name is Paul Giarchi, 0:00:26.160 --> 0:00:30.600 and my co host today are Brian Johnson and Matt Harrison. Hello, guys, 0:00:31.280 --> 0:00:37.240 Hello charch in a closet. How are you way down 0:00:37.240 --> 0:00:40.800 in a well somewhere? I am, I am um. I've 0:00:40.800 --> 0:00:44.839 got my all time best built in excuse for terrible 0:00:44.920 --> 0:00:50.400 fantasy advice. Let's a week of COVID. Oh no, I've 0:00:50.479 --> 0:00:52.319 not missed the show in twenty seven years, and I'm 0:00:52.360 --> 0:00:55.120 not letting COVID take my streak. I've got it. I'm 0:00:55.160 --> 0:00:58.639 quarantined at home. My audio does not sound good. Hopefully 0:00:58.760 --> 0:01:02.160 my fantasy advice will I sound like him in the closet. 0:01:02.600 --> 0:01:05.480 I sound like him, nasal Uh. You may hear occasional 0:01:05.480 --> 0:01:08.440 flegm over the course of the next two hours, but 0:01:09.000 --> 0:01:11.240 the fantasy season motors on, and so do we, guys. 0:01:11.319 --> 0:01:15.319 We are not missing the opportunity to pass along salient 0:01:15.959 --> 0:01:20.319 fantasy football advice. Absolutely and don't omit the very important 0:01:20.440 --> 0:01:26.520 fact that you are vaccinated and both both. Aaron Rodgers 0:01:26.520 --> 0:01:30.160 has informed me I am I am also immunized. Little 0:01:30.200 --> 0:01:36.600 did I know until now. Isn't that? That is fantastic news, wonderful? Yeah, um, 0:01:36.760 --> 0:01:39.319 before we dive into all of our matchups, and of 0:01:39.319 --> 0:01:42.480 course we've got three tough questions as normal, we've got 0:01:43.319 --> 0:01:45.759 premature speculation at the end of the show that we'll 0:01:45.760 --> 0:01:47.680 get to where we give you guys to pick up 0:01:47.960 --> 0:01:51.240 this week that we think will be high value targets. 0:01:51.320 --> 0:01:53.480 Next week we've got to take a chance on me. 0:01:53.640 --> 0:01:55.600 But I want to spend a minute on Odell Beckham. 0:01:55.960 --> 0:01:59.760 Next Monday, Waivers will run for the NFL and in 0:02:00.040 --> 0:02:04.520 all probability, although not necessarily, Odell Beckham will have a 0:02:04.520 --> 0:02:09.080 new team. Tell me your thoughts about the value for 0:02:09.120 --> 0:02:11.960 Odell Beckham. Should he be held, should he be dropped, 0:02:12.120 --> 0:02:14.359 and if you think there's a chance he can resurrect 0:02:14.400 --> 0:02:18.560 his career, well, personally, I'm still holding, and I'll hold 0:02:18.560 --> 0:02:20.240 through the weekends. He where he ends up, and he 0:02:20.360 --> 0:02:23.440 likely would only go to a real life contender, one 0:02:23.440 --> 0:02:25.239 would think. Personally, I would love to see him go 0:02:25.280 --> 0:02:28.760 to Detroit and just soak up garbage time on the 0:02:28.800 --> 0:02:32.280 waiver priority list, right they are The Saints is an 0:02:32.320 --> 0:02:35.200 intriguing landing spot now that Michael Thomas has pretty much 0:02:35.200 --> 0:02:38.160 done for the year. But the quarterback situation not too 0:02:38.240 --> 0:02:40.480 nice in New Orleans. And I don't know the packers, 0:02:40.639 --> 0:02:42.280 those seem kind of like the top three. I don't 0:02:42.280 --> 0:02:44.160 think Detroit will get him. But that's that's my ideal 0:02:44.200 --> 0:02:46.640 landing spot for Odell Beckham, believe it or not. And 0:02:46.680 --> 0:02:48.880 you know, last week on the show, I said that 0:02:48.960 --> 0:02:51.960 it was probably a good idea to see what O'Dell 0:02:52.040 --> 0:02:55.680 does last week and then maybe sabotage drop him. Well, 0:02:55.720 --> 0:03:00.040 the Browns listen to me, there we go brown It 0:03:00.120 --> 0:03:04.120 is obviously listening to the show. Kevin Stefanski big fan, Yeah, 0:03:04.480 --> 0:03:07.040 big fan of the show, no doubt um. And you 0:03:07.040 --> 0:03:10.520 know there's I think there's a we we want to 0:03:10.520 --> 0:03:14.240 believe that there's a scenario he finds himself on a contender. 0:03:14.280 --> 0:03:16.519 I don't think a bottom feeder is gonna want anything 0:03:16.560 --> 0:03:18.720 to do with this. The part that's gonna make this 0:03:18.800 --> 0:03:23.840 money is reputationally where Odell Beckham is is in a 0:03:23.960 --> 0:03:27.160 very very bad spot and these and teams talk to 0:03:27.160 --> 0:03:29.760 each other all the time. You know, there are friends 0:03:29.800 --> 0:03:34.200 across teams and they everybody knows what Odell Beckham has 0:03:34.240 --> 0:03:37.840 put that Brown's franchise through, and I think there's a 0:03:37.920 --> 0:03:40.680 chance he doesn't clear that. No team, no team takes 0:03:40.760 --> 0:03:44.720 him in waivers at all, clears waivers, and then maybe 0:03:44.760 --> 0:03:47.160 Beckham can find his way to a team he wants 0:03:47.200 --> 0:03:50.080 to be on bias some other route on a really 0:03:50.200 --> 0:03:54.000 low end contract. So it'll be fascinating to see. But 0:03:54.320 --> 0:03:59.000 I still think there's a chance that Odell Beckham doesn't play. Yeah, 0:03:59.040 --> 0:04:01.880 there is an outside chance of that, but like you said, 0:04:02.800 --> 0:04:05.480 there's probably just enough talent there that people are gonna 0:04:05.520 --> 0:04:07.400 want to take a little bit of a chance on Odell. 0:04:07.720 --> 0:04:10.040 Detroit is such. Is there the fire already? They gotta 0:04:10.040 --> 0:04:12.880 sell tickets. This is the perfect perfect marriage in my mind, 0:04:13.120 --> 0:04:16.240 Come on, Detroit signed O d B. Yeah, I think 0:04:16.240 --> 0:04:18.640 you want that to happen more than that's going to happen, 0:04:18.760 --> 0:04:21.320 It's true. Let's jump into our matchups, beginning with the 0:04:21.360 --> 0:04:25.000 Broncos taking on the Cowboys. Matt Um this is a 0:04:25.320 --> 0:04:29.080 Broncos offense that has been inconsistent at late and Teddy 0:04:29.120 --> 0:04:32.400 Bridgewater really not playing it really for the last month, 0:04:32.480 --> 0:04:34.640 not playing at a particularly high level. And he's they've 0:04:34.640 --> 0:04:38.560 got to face a a surging Cowboys defense. Yeah. I 0:04:38.760 --> 0:04:42.280 I only gave Bridgewater a C and it's a low ce. 0:04:42.360 --> 0:04:46.640 Uh He's startable only because the matchup the Cowboys allowing 0:04:46.640 --> 0:04:48.920 two or ninety three yards per game in almost two 0:04:48.960 --> 0:04:52.320 passing touchdowns per game, has this full compliment to wide 0:04:52.360 --> 0:04:54.280 receivers back for this one, and I kind of like that. 0:04:54.360 --> 0:04:57.520 It's worth noting that Trevon Diggs has allowed the most 0:04:57.600 --> 0:05:00.440 yardage in his coverage this year, and Anthony Round who's 0:05:00.440 --> 0:05:03.039 on the other side, has allowed the fourth most yardage 0:05:03.040 --> 0:05:05.520 in the NFL, but the worst corner of them all, 0:05:05.560 --> 0:05:10.000 according to Pro Football, focuses Jordan Lewis, who covers the slot, 0:05:10.360 --> 0:05:12.800 and that will be Jerry Judy spot and it could 0:05:12.839 --> 0:05:14.719 be a shootout or at least a game script that 0:05:14.760 --> 0:05:17.320 favors the past. So I'll give Judy a B. I'll 0:05:17.320 --> 0:05:19.159 give Sutton a B. I'll even give a C grade 0:05:19.160 --> 0:05:22.599 to Tim Patrick on the hopes that he can get going. UH. 0:05:22.720 --> 0:05:25.840 Noah offense currently on the COVID reserve list after a 0:05:25.839 --> 0:05:29.320 positive test on Tuesday, although they're saying there's a slim 0:05:29.400 --> 0:05:32.200 chance he could play, it's not likely and his backup 0:05:32.320 --> 0:05:37.599 Albert Agabnam I can never get that right. Albert, Oh 0:05:37.760 --> 0:05:41.200 just al he's questionable with a knee. There's no tight 0:05:41.279 --> 0:05:44.360 end angle here. So let's talk about the runners, Melvin 0:05:44.360 --> 0:05:47.800 Gordon and Javante Williams. The touch totals are still virtually 0:05:47.880 --> 0:05:51.039 deadlocked between the two runners. Gordon's getting more looks in 0:05:51.080 --> 0:05:53.359 the red zone, though He's had seven touches inside the 0:05:53.360 --> 0:05:56.960 twenty in the last two weeks, compared to one for Javante, 0:05:57.160 --> 0:05:59.559 and outside of Damien Harris having a nice day against 0:05:59.560 --> 0:06:02.720 the cow Cowboys, they've bottled up every other runner, including 0:06:02.760 --> 0:06:05.960 Dalvin Cook, who is limited to only seventy eight yards 0:06:05.960 --> 0:06:09.119 on eighteen carries last week. Gordon gets the C grade 0:06:09.160 --> 0:06:11.400 because of the red zone. I'm gonna leave Javonte Williams 0:06:11.400 --> 0:06:13.919 on the bench, but hope he breaks out soon. On 0:06:13.960 --> 0:06:17.200 the Cowboys side, Dac is back, but it's a difficult 0:06:17.240 --> 0:06:19.880 matchup this week in Denver. I'll give Dak a B 0:06:20.080 --> 0:06:22.960 grade in this one. Only two quarterbacks have topped the 0:06:22.960 --> 0:06:26.080 two seventy yard mark on Denver this year, and only 0:06:26.080 --> 0:06:29.320 two quarterbacks have reached two touchdown passes against the Broncos. 0:06:29.440 --> 0:06:33.000 Nobody has reached the three touchdown pass mark against Denver 0:06:33.320 --> 0:06:36.920 since Week nine of last year. Also, his left tackle, 0:06:36.960 --> 0:06:40.640 Tyrn Smith is out this week, but Von Miller, a 0:06:40.720 --> 0:06:43.440 Bronco pass rusher of note, is now a RAM and 0:06:43.480 --> 0:06:45.719 so that kind of evens out a few things on 0:06:45.800 --> 0:06:50.240 the pass rush standpoint. Amari Cooper and Ceedee Lamb. I'm 0:06:50.279 --> 0:06:53.440 giving twin B grades to Cooper and Lamb have been 0:06:53.480 --> 0:06:55.719 dealing with some injuries this week. Cooper has a hamstring, 0:06:55.800 --> 0:06:58.080 Lamb as a sore ankle. Both are slated to play, 0:06:58.080 --> 0:07:01.279 though only four wide receiver have topped the seventy yard 0:07:01.320 --> 0:07:03.960 mark against Denver this year, as the trio of Denver 0:07:04.040 --> 0:07:05.920 corners has been one of the best in the league. 0:07:06.160 --> 0:07:09.200 But Ceedee Lamb will often get the most get the 0:07:09.200 --> 0:07:13.280 best matchup against Ronald Darby, who's allowed hundred and thirteen 0:07:13.320 --> 0:07:15.560 yards and a score just a few weeks ago to 0:07:15.960 --> 0:07:20.160 the combo of Brian Edwards and Henry Ruggs Dalton Schultz. 0:07:20.160 --> 0:07:23.320 He gets a B grade. Jarwin is out this week then, 0:07:23.520 --> 0:07:27.960 and uh Dalton Schultz was already seventh in targets amongst 0:07:27.960 --> 0:07:30.680 tight ends. That's with a bye week for total targets, 0:07:30.680 --> 0:07:33.480 so Denver hasn't allowed a tight end touchdown this season, 0:07:33.560 --> 0:07:35.480 but they did give up some decent days to Mark 0:07:35.560 --> 0:07:39.200 Andrews and Darren Waller earlier this year. Finally, the runners, 0:07:39.240 --> 0:07:42.120 Zeke gets a B. Pollard is the lowest C grade 0:07:42.200 --> 0:07:45.680 I can give, if that's possible. Denver is the most 0:07:45.720 --> 0:07:49.360 neutral running back matchup in the league. They rank fifteen, sixteenth, 0:07:49.440 --> 0:07:54.000 or seventeen in basically every defensive category against opposing runners 0:07:54.040 --> 0:07:58.200 except four receptions. They're very good against receiving backs, which 0:07:58.240 --> 0:08:01.040 hurts Pollard and Zeke, but Pollered a little bit more 0:08:01.040 --> 0:08:04.440 since about two of his touches are through the air. 0:08:04.760 --> 0:08:06.480 Both of these guys are getting worked though a Zeke 0:08:06.520 --> 0:08:10.720 averaging twenty one rushing attempts plus targets per game. Zeke 0:08:10.760 --> 0:08:13.720 has converted his ten rushing attempts inside the ten to 0:08:13.840 --> 0:08:16.760 four touchdowns this year. So I like Zeke quite a 0:08:16.800 --> 0:08:20.520 bit better. And that's all I got charge alright, Not 0:08:20.640 --> 0:08:23.440 bad um, that's a There's a lot of moving parts 0:08:23.480 --> 0:08:25.840 with that one. Well done, O'Brien. Let's go to the 0:08:25.880 --> 0:08:30.280 Patriots taking on the Panthers and for the Patriot side 0:08:30.320 --> 0:08:34.000 of this. Damien Harris is turning into a sledge hammer 0:08:34.080 --> 0:08:37.120 back and I'm fascinated to find out what you think 0:08:37.120 --> 0:08:39.240 he's gonna be able to do against the Panther's run 0:08:39.280 --> 0:08:42.960 defense that has been a lot more porous lately than 0:08:43.120 --> 0:08:45.320 at the beginning of the year they have been. I'm 0:08:45.320 --> 0:08:47.600 still a little cautious. I'm gonna be a little cautious 0:08:47.640 --> 0:08:50.480 with Damien Harris this week, just to see borderline b grave. 0:08:50.559 --> 0:08:53.400 I'm going with the Sea only played in the snaps 0:08:53.480 --> 0:08:55.760 last week, but he saw twenty three touches, is most 0:08:55.840 --> 0:08:58.840 since Week one. He's clearly the lead back in New England. 0:08:58.880 --> 0:09:00.959 But on paper, for the most part, is a tough 0:09:01.000 --> 0:09:03.600 match up. The Panthers are allowing less than one hundred 0:09:03.640 --> 0:09:05.920 convoy yards per game to the position and just three 0:09:05.960 --> 0:09:10.480 total touchdowns all season. Brandon Bold and romand Romandre Stephenson, 0:09:10.520 --> 0:09:12.600 You're gonna factor in for passing work. So it's got 0:09:12.679 --> 0:09:15.240 a safe se on Harris this week. It's a It's 0:09:15.240 --> 0:09:17.920 a much easier matchup for wide receivers against the Panthers, 0:09:17.960 --> 0:09:20.880 So I'll give Jacoby Myers a b averaging five or 0:09:20.960 --> 0:09:23.440 eight and a half targets this year in a good spot, 0:09:23.760 --> 0:09:27.320 Carolina has allowed four wide receiver touchdowns over the last 0:09:27.360 --> 0:09:31.640 three weeks. So is this are you calling it right here? Sure? 0:09:31.679 --> 0:09:33.439 Why not? I'll put it out there in the universe. 0:09:33.520 --> 0:09:36.800 Jacobe Myers scores his first career NFL touchdown on Sunday. 0:09:36.920 --> 0:09:39.560 I think I've called that about four times this year already. 0:09:39.600 --> 0:09:42.000 It doesn't work yet, but I'm gonna throw a couple 0:09:42.040 --> 0:09:45.000 of sea darts at Kendrick Born and Nelson Agila. During 0:09:45.040 --> 0:09:47.480 that same three weeks span where the Panthers have allowed 0:09:47.480 --> 0:09:51.120 four wide receiver touchdowns, are also allowing seventeen catches and 0:09:51.160 --> 0:09:53.800 one eight yards per game to the position. So if 0:09:53.800 --> 0:09:55.560 you're in desperate need, you can throw a dart at 0:09:55.600 --> 0:09:58.480 Kendrick Borne or Nelson Agil. I like Born a little 0:09:58.480 --> 0:10:01.199 more between the two. Uh, No dart for Hunter Henry, 0:10:01.240 --> 0:10:03.719 Just gonna give him a solid See been running hot 0:10:03.800 --> 0:10:06.520 lately with touchdowns, and four of his last five games 0:10:06.520 --> 0:10:09.600 he's basically doubled up on the pass routes run Compared 0:10:09.640 --> 0:10:12.640 to John who Smith. The Panthers haven't surrendered a lot 0:10:12.679 --> 0:10:15.520 to opposing tight ends, but they have yielded the sixth 0:10:15.520 --> 0:10:18.520 most targets of the position, so Henry will have opportunities 0:10:18.559 --> 0:10:21.600 to produce a safe c for him. But Mac Jones, 0:10:21.600 --> 0:10:23.200 I gotta put him on the bench this week. I 0:10:23.200 --> 0:10:25.480 know he gave most of his past catchers a starting grade, 0:10:25.480 --> 0:10:27.920 but that doesn't mean they all come through. It just 0:10:27.960 --> 0:10:30.600 means each one has the potential to The Panthers are 0:10:30.600 --> 0:10:33.360 allowing just two passing yards and one and a half 0:10:33.400 --> 0:10:36.360 passing touchdowns for pery game, So I got Mac on 0:10:36.400 --> 0:10:38.920 the bench in this one. Over to the Carolina side 0:10:38.920 --> 0:10:41.200 where it gets real messy, And of course we're gonna 0:10:41.200 --> 0:10:45.000 start with Christian McCaffrey, who might make his return from 0:10:45.040 --> 0:10:48.280 the hamstring injury shaping up to be a game time decision. 0:10:49.320 --> 0:10:51.680 We'll go under the assumption he goes, and if he plays, 0:10:51.720 --> 0:10:54.040 it's gonna be in limited fashion. He's not gonna be 0:10:54.360 --> 0:10:56.280 be a bell cow by any means. It's almost better 0:10:56.280 --> 0:11:00.400 off for fantasy purposes if he doesn't play. It's a 0:11:00.440 --> 0:11:03.240 good matchup on paper for the Panthers backs. The Patriots 0:11:03.280 --> 0:11:06.720 are allowing the ninth most rushing yards, seventh most receptions, 0:11:06.760 --> 0:11:09.880 and fifth most receiving yards per game to the position. 0:11:10.200 --> 0:11:13.120 Five different backs have posted at least five receptions over 0:11:13.160 --> 0:11:16.000 the last four games. Uh, the Patriots last four games. 0:11:16.400 --> 0:11:19.080 That is, so if McCaffrey plays, I will give him 0:11:19.080 --> 0:11:22.560 in Cuba Hubbard to see. I think they split the work. Uh. 0:11:22.679 --> 0:11:25.320 If McCaffrey is out, I'll bump Cuba Hubbard up to 0:11:25.320 --> 0:11:28.000 a B based on volume alone. Willis have to see 0:11:28.000 --> 0:11:30.240 what happens on Sunday with that. Uh to the wide 0:11:30.240 --> 0:11:32.960 receivers starting with d J. Moore, and basically we're gonna 0:11:33.000 --> 0:11:35.160 end end with d J Moore two. But I'm gonna 0:11:35.160 --> 0:11:37.240 give d J. Moore a B. New England is allowing 0:11:37.240 --> 0:11:39.880 one yards per game to wide receivers over the past 0:11:39.920 --> 0:11:41.920 five games, which is the ninth most, and they have 0:11:41.920 --> 0:11:45.040 surrendered multiple touchdowns to wide receivers and three of their 0:11:45.080 --> 0:11:47.719 past four games by making main main concern is a 0:11:47.840 --> 0:11:51.120 game plan to stop d J. Moore if Christian McCaffrey 0:11:51.160 --> 0:11:54.120 is out, because he's clearly the most dangerous weapon on Carolina. 0:11:54.200 --> 0:11:55.960 So just a B grade for more, not an A. 0:11:56.400 --> 0:11:58.360 And Robby Anderson got to put him on the bench 0:11:58.720 --> 0:12:02.120 just one target last week. Zero catches twenty targets across 0:12:02.160 --> 0:12:04.480 his two games prior, but turned those into just six 0:12:04.520 --> 0:12:07.280 catches for twenty five yards. We gotta see more from 0:12:07.320 --> 0:12:11.240 Robbie before we contemplate starting him. He's on the bench. Obviously, 0:12:11.320 --> 0:12:13.240 the Carolina that tight ends are on the bench because 0:12:13.240 --> 0:12:18.160 they don't have Dan Arnold anymore. And lastly, Sam Donald, 0:12:18.800 --> 0:12:21.400 also pretty much a game time decision, got knocked out 0:12:21.520 --> 0:12:24.200 last week with the concussion. But either way, he's on 0:12:24.240 --> 0:12:26.440 the bench even if he's clearly on the bench if 0:12:26.440 --> 0:12:27.880 he doesn't play, but if you play, is I got 0:12:27.920 --> 0:12:30.400 him on the bench? Hasn't throw him for multiple scores 0:12:30.480 --> 0:12:35.680 or hasn't even topped ten passing yards since Week four? Wolf, 0:12:36.720 --> 0:12:40.040 I'm done, no doubt. That is a That is a 0:12:40.080 --> 0:12:42.920 tough spot for sure. Um That passing offense is just 0:12:43.200 --> 0:12:44.959 not the same as it used to be at all. 0:12:45.679 --> 0:12:48.480 What is the same is we're still creating new guillotine leagues. 0:12:48.480 --> 0:12:50.800 At guillotine leagues dot Com, there's still half a season 0:12:50.880 --> 0:12:53.320 left to play, and if you've been a drink by 0:12:53.360 --> 0:12:55.200 the format, you've only got a couple more weeks to 0:12:55.480 --> 0:12:58.600 get in on the action. Guillotine leagues dot Com the 0:12:58.600 --> 0:13:02.080 freshest new way to play to see sports. When we 0:13:02.160 --> 0:13:04.920 come back, take a chance on me not nine players 0:13:05.000 --> 0:13:06.840 not normally in your starting line up. Many of them 0:13:06.920 --> 0:13:09.679 are startable this week. We'll tell you who they are 0:13:10.120 --> 0:13:38.360 when we come back to Fantasy Football Weekly. It's take 0:13:38.400 --> 0:13:42.040 a chance on me. Fantasy Football Weekly's opportunity to help 0:13:42.080 --> 0:13:46.199 you find nine players that you would not normally start, 0:13:46.240 --> 0:13:49.200 but you can this week. Many of these guys are 0:13:49.200 --> 0:13:53.040 available on the waiver wire. We can get at the 0:13:53.080 --> 0:13:57.720 quarterback position, and Matt Harrison Daniel Jones is my Uh, 0:13:58.080 --> 0:13:59.840 take a chance on the quarterback. It's always a bit 0:14:00.000 --> 0:14:03.559 over racking starting Dan Dimes, but the Raiders tend to 0:14:03.600 --> 0:14:06.520 play towards his strengths. They've allowed multiple touchdown passes and 0:14:06.600 --> 0:14:08.840 three of the last four. The only one who couldn't 0:14:08.840 --> 0:14:12.160 accomplish that was justin fields and he doesn't do that anyway. Plus, 0:14:12.240 --> 0:14:14.800 Jones is a runner. He's averaging thirty yards per game 0:14:14.800 --> 0:14:17.560 on the ground on six attempts per game, and the 0:14:17.640 --> 0:14:21.600 Raiders have allowed the third most quarterback rushing attempts and 0:14:21.640 --> 0:14:25.480 the sixth most rushing yards to opposing quarterbacks. So fire 0:14:25.560 --> 0:14:29.280 up Danny Dimes. All right, Brian, you're take a chance 0:14:29.280 --> 0:14:33.400 at me quarterback. I got to Rod, don't call me Tyrod. Taylor, 0:14:33.480 --> 0:14:35.760 even though Trod doesn't really care what you call him, 0:14:35.800 --> 0:14:38.120 but I call him to Rod. But he's making his return. 0:14:38.680 --> 0:14:41.320 He'll be at Miami this week. Uh, he'll get the 0:14:41.360 --> 0:14:43.680 start coming back from the hamstring injury. To Rod. Looked 0:14:43.720 --> 0:14:45.760 really good to start the season before he went down, 0:14:45.840 --> 0:14:47.840 and hopefully can make it through this game because it's 0:14:47.840 --> 0:14:50.240 a great matchup for him. The Dolphins are allowing more 0:14:50.240 --> 0:14:53.880 than three passing yards and two passing touchdowns per game 0:14:54.240 --> 0:14:56.280 in Miami. Just has to be running on fumes right 0:14:56.320 --> 0:14:59.760 now after for going thereby following the London game if 0:14:59.800 --> 0:15:02.240 you school, which is kind of weird. They're they're they're exhausted. 0:15:02.240 --> 0:15:04.400 So I like to rout this week. I do too. 0:15:04.400 --> 0:15:07.400 I think it's a sneaky play. Um, I'll be honest. 0:15:07.440 --> 0:15:10.240 I originally had Taysom Hill in this spot under the 0:15:10.280 --> 0:15:13.760 assumption that he was gonna be the quarterback of choice 0:15:13.800 --> 0:15:16.920 over Trevor Simeon, which I did not see coming. And 0:15:17.400 --> 0:15:21.080 you know, if you want a DFS flyer, you could 0:15:21.120 --> 0:15:24.200 still try Taysom Hill under the assumption that he ends 0:15:24.240 --> 0:15:25.920 up getting some time in this one. But instead I'm 0:15:25.920 --> 0:15:28.080 gonna pivot to Jordan's love. We don't have a lot 0:15:28.080 --> 0:15:30.000 of data points on Love except he looked good in 0:15:30.000 --> 0:15:32.760 the preseason. But what we do know is that Love's 0:15:32.800 --> 0:15:35.600 first start comes at a great time. He gets back 0:15:35.680 --> 0:15:40.320 Davante Adams, al Lazard, Marcus Velda Scantling, and Kansas City's 0:15:40.360 --> 0:15:45.240 got problems all over the field, especially the cornerbacks struggling, 0:15:45.360 --> 0:15:49.040 Lugarious Snead, Mike Hughes to our various ward all of 0:15:49.080 --> 0:15:51.160 them having trouble. Snead is a lot of the tenth 0:15:51.200 --> 0:15:53.160 most yards in his coverage, and then when they go deep, 0:15:53.600 --> 0:15:56.040 they get to face Daniel Sorenson, the safety is allowed 0:15:56.080 --> 0:15:59.240 more yards than any player at his position and a 0:15:59.360 --> 0:16:02.800 perfect assle rating in his coverage. Jordan's Love. You know, 0:16:02.840 --> 0:16:05.600 the Packers find ways that make good things happen for themselves. 0:16:05.880 --> 0:16:07.480 I wouldn't be surprised if he comes out with a 0:16:07.560 --> 0:16:10.840 solid game here. Let's go to the running back position. 0:16:10.920 --> 0:16:14.240 Matt I kind of copped out on this one and 0:16:14.280 --> 0:16:19.680 took all of the Philly running backs. Yeah, so Jordan Howard. 0:16:19.720 --> 0:16:22.840 By the way, he's not currently on Philly's fifty three 0:16:22.840 --> 0:16:25.880 man roster. He's a practice squad player. But there's this 0:16:25.960 --> 0:16:28.520 weird rule in the NFL, where you can protect a 0:16:28.560 --> 0:16:31.280 few practice squad players and then even elevate them to 0:16:31.320 --> 0:16:33.560 the game day roster, but you can only do it twice. 0:16:34.200 --> 0:16:36.480 So this will be Howard's last game on the Eagles 0:16:36.520 --> 0:16:39.440 unless they signed him to the roster. Now, last week 0:16:39.480 --> 0:16:41.800 he did play. That was his first game of the year, 0:16:41.800 --> 0:16:43.920 and he ended with twelve carries fifty seven yards and 0:16:43.960 --> 0:16:47.360 two scores. Boston Scott had twelve carries sixty yards and 0:16:47.400 --> 0:16:51.640 two scores, and Kenneth Gainwell had thirteam carries twenty seven 0:16:51.760 --> 0:16:55.120 yards and no scores. Not one of them was targeted 0:16:55.160 --> 0:16:57.840 once in the passing game though, So six different running 0:16:57.840 --> 0:17:00.840 backs have scored against the chart argers in the last 0:17:00.840 --> 0:17:03.760 three weeks. That's right, six different running backs have scored 0:17:03.760 --> 0:17:06.320 against the charges in the last three weeks now the trend, 0:17:07.000 --> 0:17:10.600 all of which were bigger dudes. DeVonta Freeman, who has 0:17:10.640 --> 0:17:13.680 two hundred six pounds, was the only one under two 0:17:13.760 --> 0:17:17.600 hundred twenty pounds. Now Jordan Howard, he's weighing in at 0:17:17.600 --> 0:17:22.480 two twenty. Boston Scott's tiny, he's five s Kenny gainwells, 0:17:23.880 --> 0:17:26.639 So it's yolo time for Jordan Howard. I'll use him 0:17:26.640 --> 0:17:28.240 as might take a chance of me runner, but I'll 0:17:28.280 --> 0:17:34.040 give all three Philly backs sea grades in this one. Okay, um, Brian, 0:17:34.280 --> 0:17:37.040 who's your taken chance at me running back? And hopefully 0:17:37.040 --> 0:17:39.320 not as not as much of a cop out? Uh 0:17:39.480 --> 0:17:42.080 not really, you're quite virtually taking a chance every time 0:17:42.119 --> 0:17:44.640 you start Miles Gaskin, so I'm gonna go with him 0:17:44.840 --> 0:17:47.399 at home against the Texans. Malcolm Brown is now on 0:17:47.520 --> 0:17:49.440 I R. But we did see Gaskin lose some touches 0:17:49.440 --> 0:17:52.440 to Salvin Akhmed and Patrick Laird last week. That said, 0:17:52.800 --> 0:17:56.480 Gaskin is still the lead back. Houston's run defense pretty whack. 0:17:56.640 --> 0:17:59.359 They're allowing five point to yards per carry in one 0:17:59.800 --> 0:18:02.520 fifth plus combo yards per game to running back, So 0:18:02.600 --> 0:18:04.840 Miles gas canna take a chance on you guy with 0:18:04.880 --> 0:18:09.120 a kind of a upside in this matchup. Jeremy McNichols 0:18:09.200 --> 0:18:12.080 is the forgotten man now that Dadrian Peterson's in Tennessee. 0:18:12.080 --> 0:18:14.800 Peterson probably only good for what do you think, maybe 0:18:15.200 --> 0:18:19.000 ten twelve, fourteen total touches in this game, and McNichols 0:18:19.160 --> 0:18:20.760 gets the rest, and a lot of it will be 0:18:20.800 --> 0:18:24.640 through the air. And the Rams are a good run defense, 0:18:24.680 --> 0:18:27.840 but not so good against past catching runners. They've surrendered 0:18:27.880 --> 0:18:31.200 the ninth most receptions, the eighth most receiving yards to 0:18:31.359 --> 0:18:35.760 opposing runners. And McNichols. If you think that Tennessee is 0:18:35.800 --> 0:18:37.920 gonna get blown up by Matthew Stafford in the Rams 0:18:37.920 --> 0:18:42.199 and they're gonna be behind in losses, Jeremy McNichols is 0:18:42.200 --> 0:18:46.479 averaging eight targets per game. So you know, if you're 0:18:46.520 --> 0:18:48.440 like me and you think the Rams are probably gonna 0:18:48.480 --> 0:18:51.400 lead throughout a lot of this game without Derrick Henry Um, 0:18:51.440 --> 0:18:55.119 then Jeremy m McNichols a nice PPR play. Let's go 0:18:55.119 --> 0:18:58.720 to the wide receiver position. Matt I got Van Jefferson 0:18:58.760 --> 0:19:00.840 going up against the Titans, and it's very easy to 0:19:00.880 --> 0:19:03.480 pick on the Titans. But here's the deal. The third 0:19:03.480 --> 0:19:07.760 wide receivers are getting targeted a ton against Tennessee. Here's 0:19:07.800 --> 0:19:10.040 the third wide receiver over the last few weeks that 0:19:10.040 --> 0:19:13.880 have faced the Titans. Zach Pascal had eight targets, Byron 0:19:13.920 --> 0:19:17.520 Pringle had nine. Let's call it Emmanuel Sanders for the Bills, 0:19:17.560 --> 0:19:18.920 who had eight, but if you want to make it 0:19:19.000 --> 0:19:22.960 Cold Beasley that's nine. And Jamal agg Knew for the 0:19:23.080 --> 0:19:27.160 Jaguars had eight. So Van Jefferson's gonna get eight targets 0:19:27.160 --> 0:19:29.399 in this one. He's had six career games where he 0:19:29.400 --> 0:19:31.639 had he's had six or more targets and he scored 0:19:31.680 --> 0:19:34.080 in three of them. So that's a coin flips chance 0:19:34.119 --> 0:19:36.560 that a touchdown too. So I like Van Jefferson in 0:19:36.600 --> 0:19:38.760 this one. All right, Brian, you take a chance of 0:19:38.840 --> 0:19:41.920 the receiver. It has come to this for Allen Robinson, 0:19:41.960 --> 0:19:45.359 he's now take com material h Alan Robinson of the Bears. 0:19:45.400 --> 0:19:48.640 Of course, at Pittsburgh, this is basically just a gut call. 0:19:49.240 --> 0:19:51.800 The Bears likely to get smoked against the Steelers, who 0:19:51.800 --> 0:19:53.760 are very tough to run on. I see a lot 0:19:53.800 --> 0:19:56.159 of garbage time in this game. Opposing wide receivers are 0:19:56.200 --> 0:19:59.240 averaging one seventy yards and one point three touchdowns per 0:19:59.280 --> 0:20:02.320 game against Pittsburgh, and uh again, I'm just trying to 0:20:02.320 --> 0:20:04.800 will a good game into the universe. For Allen Robinson, 0:20:04.880 --> 0:20:07.920 he's way overdue. So Allan Robbinson come on one time 0:20:08.040 --> 0:20:10.879 he does. He is overdue, and we'll take it. I'd 0:20:10.920 --> 0:20:13.480 love to see it for him. Brandon Ayuk might be 0:20:13.520 --> 0:20:17.600 your number one receiving option for San Francisco. Deebo Samuel 0:20:17.640 --> 0:20:22.760 trending towards out au has two paws out of the doghouse. 0:20:23.600 --> 0:20:26.720 Last week he saw seven targets, he played cent of 0:20:26.760 --> 0:20:29.879 the offensive snaps. Those are season highs. And over the 0:20:29.920 --> 0:20:33.639 past three games, Arizona ranks bottom ten in yards allowed 0:20:33.680 --> 0:20:37.000 to receivers, despite the fact that they faced and injured 0:20:37.000 --> 0:20:39.960 Baker Mayfield and Davis Mills over those three games. And 0:20:40.240 --> 0:20:43.920 so are you trending the right direction? Cornerbacks Marco Wilson 0:20:43.920 --> 0:20:47.760 and Byron Murphy have allowed seven touchdowns combined in their coverage. 0:20:47.800 --> 0:20:49.760 I think there's an opportunity for a here. He scored 0:20:49.880 --> 0:20:52.440 last week. He could do it two times in a row. 0:20:54.119 --> 0:20:57.040 Let's go to uh some matchups beginning with the Vikings 0:20:57.040 --> 0:21:01.600 taking on the Ravens and normally Dalvin cooks in a 0:21:01.840 --> 0:21:03.640 but this is a tricky matchup and I've only got 0:21:03.640 --> 0:21:06.160 to be grade on him. Baltimore allowing the eighth fewest 0:21:06.240 --> 0:21:09.600 rushing yards on the seventh fewest attempts per game. No 0:21:09.760 --> 0:21:13.720 runner has top sixty yards on the ground against the Ravens, 0:21:14.359 --> 0:21:17.320 um although none have seen more than fifteen carries, and 0:21:17.440 --> 0:21:20.080 Cook always is good for more than fifteen carries as 0:21:20.080 --> 0:21:22.520 soon as he assuming he starts and finishes a game. 0:21:23.000 --> 0:21:26.639