1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:04,519 Speaker 1: Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly, a production of iHeartRadio. 2 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:10,879 Speaker 2: Time now for Fantasy Football Weekly from iHeartRadio, your weekly 3 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 2: source for the nation's best fantasy football advice, speculation, and 4 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 2: whatever stupid stuff they decide to drop into the show. Now, 5 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 2: here's your host, Paul Charchian. 6 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 1: Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly. I am Paul Charchian. Very 7 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 1: pleased to be joined by a first timer to Fantasy 8 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: Football Weekly. It's Ken Wyrock. 9 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:34,839 Speaker 3: Hey, Kent hi charge. How are we doing? 10 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 1: Ah? Very good. Excited for you to break your maiden 11 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 1: on the show. Now your first ever podcast. I you 12 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 1: done plenty of other podcasts. You've been in Pro Football Focus, 13 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:47,240 Speaker 1: my friends at the Fantasy Footballers Number five, bunch of 14 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: other stops, but first time here. 15 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 3: Yeah. 16 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 4: You know, I've been listening to this podcast and radio 17 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 4: show for a while now and I'm happy to be 18 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 4: here in contributing. 19 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 3: Jump on the team. 20 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, fantastic, you're here in the Twin Cities, located here 21 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 1: in the Twin Cities like we are. I asked you 22 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: what you want to talk about when we were dreaming 23 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,399 Speaker 1: up this show and how the show could go, and 24 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: you gave me one really compelling all your topics are good. 25 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 1: I want to make it like Sally, it was doing 26 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:13,200 Speaker 1: one good one. But we have not yet touched on 27 00:01:13,680 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 1: the key offseason changes with some teams that are going 28 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 1: to have widespread effect on their offenses. 29 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, we're at that point of the season now where 30 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 4: we're between free agency, the big changes in the coaching cycle, 31 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 4: and the NFL Draft, which is coming up in a 32 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 4: few weeks, and it's all one big puzzle that we 33 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 4: got to put together. And so you know, most these 34 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 4: puzzle pieces have fallen into place, so we got to 35 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 4: identify what are the big sweeping changes in terms of 36 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 4: offensive identity and what does that mean for fantasy? 37 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 3: Yeah? 38 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 1: Absolutely, And the teams are going to touch on are 39 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 1: all teams kent that are largely broken, teams that have 40 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: got that have undergone major change. And so sometimes I 41 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 1: think the teams aren't going to sound that exciting upfront, 42 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 1: But if we talked about Houston at this time last year, 43 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: it wouldn't have sounded that exciting upfront. Yeah, some of 44 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 1: these teams. Five teams are going to get a lot better. Panthers, Falcons, Patriots, Chargers, 45 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 1: Titans in most cases get better. We'll we'll talk it 46 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: through and see what we think. And so yeah, I'm 47 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 1: excited to drill down on these teams with you. Let's 48 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:18,640 Speaker 1: start and by the way, before we even get into that, 49 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: let's let's just hit on the stuff on Diggs things. 50 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: It's such big news that's came down midweek a few 51 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: days ago. Your thoughts on first the Buffalo offense that 52 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 1: it's currently right now really in a weak spot at 53 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 1: wide receiver. You know, Khalil Shakir is probably their best 54 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:40,679 Speaker 1: wide receiver on roster right now. How do you see 55 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 1: the Spills offense as it sits today? Obviously plenty will 56 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: change and over the course of the draft. 57 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean I like Khalil Shakier quite a bit. 58 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:49,919 Speaker 4: I think he's very solid in that supporting role. I 59 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 4: don't know if he can be a one in this offense. 60 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 4: And if I'm Josh Allen right now, I'm not happy, 61 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:59,079 Speaker 4: you know, Digs despite maybe there's some ongoing cryptic tweeting 62 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 4: on the side these days, but you know, you still 63 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 4: need someone to catch the football, and Josh Allen, well, 64 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:06,920 Speaker 4: he is very, very talented, probably the second best quarterback 65 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 4: in the NFL right now, you still need a solid 66 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:12,400 Speaker 4: receiving Cord to back that up. And if you start to, 67 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 4: you know, dismantle the entire receiving operation, everything else could 68 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 4: fall with it. 69 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 1: And you know, Shaki ran about sixty percent of his 70 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 1: snaps from the slot. Their big free agent edition was 71 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: Curtis Samuel, Right, So, I mean, we really don't have 72 00:03:26,720 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 1: any outside receivers that we feel comfortable with on the 73 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 1: Bills right now. And you know, I'm sure they'll change 74 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 1: in the draft. I mean they have a mandate now 75 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: to go get receivers, and probably more than one. So 76 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: we'll see how this thing shakes out. Maybe there's a 77 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 1: trade in the future, draft day trade or after the 78 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:42,760 Speaker 1: trade if the draft doesn't fall the way the Bills want. 79 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 1: But right now, man, you know, not the Diggs was 80 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: the contributor that he used to be. But Kent, I 81 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 1: just I don't love the way this Bills. This Bill's 82 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 1: offense looks without reliable help at receiver Titans, it looks solid, 83 00:03:58,120 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 1: but you know you need more than that. 84 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, And you know, last year they went through some 85 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 4: offensive coordinator changes as well and went from Door Sat 86 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 4: to Joe Brady, and that came with its own set 87 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 4: of challenges as well. And so the Bills, they kind 88 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 4: of need to figure something out if they're going to 89 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 4: find a new offensive identity. And you know, their run game, well, 90 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:19,160 Speaker 4: it's good. I wouldn't say it's their core structure, right, 91 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:21,599 Speaker 4: and so you know, we're looking in a new direction. 92 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 3: And I think you're right. 93 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:24,840 Speaker 4: At the back of the first round, the Bills are 94 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 4: almost a certainty to draft a wide receiver provided they 95 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 4: stay in that slot. 96 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 1: Yeah. And then the the other side of that, of course, 97 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 1: is the receiver that some people would say is the 98 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:40,040 Speaker 1: second best receiver quarterback in football, c J. Stroud ends 99 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 1: up gaining stuff on Diggs. I think Diggs goes into 100 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:46,039 Speaker 1: a spot where he's basically the third best receiver by 101 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:48,279 Speaker 1: a little you know. I think I think Niko Collins 102 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 1: and what we saw at Tank Dell will looked fantastic. 103 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 1: It'll be fascinating to see what Diggs is able to 104 00:04:56,080 --> 00:04:58,160 Speaker 1: do and what kind of player he is. And now 105 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: it is just a one year prove it deal, a 106 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 1: twenty four million dollar proven deal, but a one year 107 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:06,599 Speaker 1: deal with Houston as a as a compliment among three 108 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 1: good receivers. 109 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, and I actually just recently saw a tweet from 110 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 4: Field Yates talking about the contract structure of Stefan Diggs, 111 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:14,479 Speaker 4: and I think they got that cap number for this 112 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 4: year down to like just a handful, like two to 113 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:19,279 Speaker 4: three million or something like that, So they may not 114 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 4: be done. Obviously there's a handful of voidiers tacked on, 115 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 4: as every contract these days seems to have, but they 116 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:28,839 Speaker 4: may be adding more pieces. The Houston Texans, whether offense 117 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:30,800 Speaker 4: or defense. You know, they they've got quite a team, 118 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:32,920 Speaker 4: and I think they're set up very nicely to continue 119 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 4: back to the playoffs for the second time. 120 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:39,599 Speaker 1: All right, From just a fantasy outlook only, what's the 121 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 1: order you would draft the Houston wide receivers. 122 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's gonna be Nico Collins first for me. Still, 123 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:47,960 Speaker 4: he's just been so reliable and steadfast for that offense, 124 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 4: plays an extremely you know, robust route tree. Is able 125 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:55,240 Speaker 4: to make all sorts of different throws or excuse catch 126 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:57,120 Speaker 4: all different sorts of throws and run all different sorts 127 00:05:57,120 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 4: of routes. I did see that Tank Dell had a 128 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:03,120 Speaker 4: little bit of a divergence in his yards per route 129 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 4: run when he's in eleven personnel versus having just two 130 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:09,839 Speaker 4: wide receivers on the field. So you know, I probably 131 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 4: still take man between Tank Dell and Stephan Diggs. I 132 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 4: think I'm gonna go dig second and Dell very very 133 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:17,719 Speaker 4: closely behind. 134 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 1: I'm exactly the same spot, exactly the same spot you are. 135 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 1: And I like Tank Dell a lot. I just you know, 136 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:26,599 Speaker 1: we didn't get the full season from him, you know, 137 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 1: And I think he's gonna have a great career and 138 00:06:28,440 --> 00:06:29,839 Speaker 1: maybe even turns out to be the best of the 139 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 1: three in the long run. But he also runs a 140 00:06:31,920 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: lot of slot routes. Slot routes are It's hard to 141 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 1: get paid fantasy style from slot receivers. It's not impossible. 142 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:44,599 Speaker 1: But Cooper cup is the outlier, right absolutely, All right, 143 00:06:44,640 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: let's dive into the offseason changes that are going to 144 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: affect entire offenses. I've set you up for the Panthers. 145 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 1: I mean, let's say, it almost feels like get it 146 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:55,480 Speaker 1: out of the way, right, But let's let's go through 147 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:59,359 Speaker 1: the most dysfunctional team in probably all of sports, the Panthers. 148 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:03,679 Speaker 1: They are paying four different head coaches right now, which 149 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:09,120 Speaker 1: is pretty amazing. They've brought in some pedigree now with 150 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 1: their coaching staff in the hope that they can effectively 151 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 1: do for Baker do with BA do for Bryce Young 152 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 1: what they did for Baker Mayfield and Tampa. Let's talk 153 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 1: it through. 154 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean that's the goal. I mean, Baker had 155 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 4: quite a year last year. I think he had a 156 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:25,960 Speaker 4: career high in touchdowns of twenty eight passing touchdowns last year. 157 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 4: So you might recall that the Panthers had Frank Reich 158 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:31,640 Speaker 4: and Thomas Brown last year as their head coach offensive 159 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 4: coordinator duo, and they actually flip flopped a few times 160 00:07:34,640 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 4: between play calling duties, and you know, truth be told, 161 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 4: neither of them were all that spectacular. So it's tough 162 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:43,800 Speaker 4: to say it could get much worse than that, but 163 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 4: you know, you just have high hopes and positivity. So 164 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 4: the incoming staff is head coach Dave Canalis and O. C. 165 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 3: Brad Idzick. 166 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 4: Excuse me, Idzick, that's a tough one for me to say, 167 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 4: but they're both coming over from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 168 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 4: and I think what they're looking to apply to this 169 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 4: Panthers team is a more balanced approach in regards to 170 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 4: the personnel usage, how they're gonna deploy their offensive weapons, 171 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 4: and so, you know, looking at some of the key 172 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 4: changes in the offense, they well, you know key using 173 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:17,080 Speaker 4: very loosely here, but they lost Leviska Chhanal dj Shark. 174 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 4: I think they're fine. Channel was ultimately a disappointment based 175 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 4: on some people fantasy projections, but what they did gain 176 00:08:25,160 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 4: was two I would say, sizeable offensive guard signings, and 177 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 4: they were going through pretty much like a patchwork turnstile 178 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 4: situation in the regards. They had seven or eight guys playing 179 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:37,760 Speaker 4: each side over the course of the year, so they've 180 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 4: made their offensive line more robust. They traded for Deontay Johnson, 181 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:43,840 Speaker 4: which I think is a good play overall. 182 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 1: See I disagree a little bit in that I feel 183 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:49,560 Speaker 1: like he's Adam Thielen in a lot of ways, younger 184 00:08:49,640 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 1: version of Adam Thelen where you're gonna get somebody can 185 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:56,720 Speaker 1: play all three positions, but somebody who doesn't take the 186 00:08:56,760 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: top off the defense anymore catches what's thrown to him. 187 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: He'll route run, the routes will be in the same spot. 188 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 1: I just felt like they added a slightly younger Adam 189 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:08,400 Speaker 1: Thielen to their offense that already had Adam feeling. 190 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:11,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, that's reasonable. It's worth noting that last year was 191 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:13,800 Speaker 4: his highest average depth of target to date and He's 192 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 4: still only twenty seven years old, so we could still 193 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 4: see his development happening in real time. And you know, 194 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 4: he's been a very steady receiver, catching lots of balls. Obviously, 195 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:25,559 Speaker 4: the touchdowns haven't always been there, and that's been a 196 00:09:25,600 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 4: point of conte But that may still be the case 197 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 4: here with the Panthers unless we see a big turnaround. 198 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 4: But also worth noting that they have two second round picks. 199 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:36,160 Speaker 4: You know, they don't have their first because of the 200 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 4: Bryce Young deal, but those are at thirty third and 201 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:42,680 Speaker 4: thirty ninth overall, and that's pretty early. It's pretty early, 202 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 4: and that's prime wide receiver, like that second third tier 203 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 4: of wide receiver. 204 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:46,959 Speaker 3: Yep. 205 00:09:47,000 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 4: And I know that Thor said he likes a lot 206 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 4: of the depth in this class, so you know, they 207 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 4: could definitely be adding another wide receiver very early in 208 00:09:54,640 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 4: the draft of a couple weeks. 209 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:59,200 Speaker 1: Wouldn't be surprised, I mean, given what they paid to 210 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:03,160 Speaker 1: get Bryce Young, given how humiliating it will be if 211 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 1: he doesn't work out. I do feel like the Panthers 212 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:09,679 Speaker 1: are trying to surround him with as much talent as 213 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:13,600 Speaker 1: possible so that if Bryce Young fails now, it will 214 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:16,200 Speaker 1: have been through two coaching staffs. It'll be with better receivers, 215 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: it'll be with a better offensive line, and now it's 216 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:20,320 Speaker 1: really on Bryce Young and less on the Panthers. 217 00:10:20,559 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 4: Yeah, one hundred percent. And you know, last year, I'd 218 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 4: say most people still liked Bryce Young as a prospect 219 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 4: over c J. 220 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:26,360 Speaker 3: Stroud. 221 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:29,559 Speaker 4: Yeah, most dead in the first year that flipped pretty aggressively, 222 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:32,280 Speaker 4: but there's still a reason to be, you know, have 223 00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 4: some hope that the prospect can come to fruition here. 224 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:38,040 Speaker 4: And it's kind of funny, you know, the head coach 225 00:10:38,080 --> 00:10:39,880 Speaker 4: and the offense courn had come from the Buccaneers. They 226 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:43,400 Speaker 4: had Baker Mayfield last year. There's some really funny parallels 227 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:46,959 Speaker 4: between twenty twenty two Baker and twenty twenty three Bryce Young. 228 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:47,760 Speaker 1: All right, let's hear it. 229 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:51,200 Speaker 4: So in twenty twenty two, Baker played eleven games, and 230 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 4: so we have some rate metrics here that we can 231 00:10:53,200 --> 00:10:57,120 Speaker 4: look at. Sixty percent completion, ten passing, touchdown to eight interceptions, 232 00:10:57,320 --> 00:11:00,439 Speaker 4: seven point eight depth of target and in his PRAE 233 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:04,720 Speaker 4: was fifty two point two from PFF. Yeah, it looked 234 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 4: like he was done. And you know, ironically, he started 235 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 4: the year as a Panther as well, So that's kind 236 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:12,440 Speaker 4: of an extra little layer there. Last year, Bryce Young 237 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 4: played played sixteen out of seventeen games, and he also 238 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:20,160 Speaker 4: had sixty percent completion, eleven passing touchdowns, ten interceptions, seven 239 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 4: point eight average at target, and his PFF passing grade 240 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:26,680 Speaker 4: was fifty two point six. So we're looking at a 241 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:29,480 Speaker 4: mirror image pretty much on some of these rate metrics. 242 00:11:29,520 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 4: And uh, you know, Baker, like I said, last year, 243 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:34,840 Speaker 4: turned it around, had a very solid season, led the 244 00:11:34,840 --> 00:11:38,480 Speaker 4: Bucks to the playoffs. They were a very very strong offense. Look, 245 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:41,600 Speaker 4: this Panthers team doesn't have Mike Evans, I get it, 246 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 4: but they're trying to make something that they can put 247 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:50,320 Speaker 4: together piece by piece, and so Deontay Johnson is one 248 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:53,200 Speaker 4: of those pieces. And I think that Bryce Young has 249 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:57,440 Speaker 4: an opportunity, maybe not a certainty, to advance in terms 250 00:11:57,440 --> 00:11:58,079 Speaker 4: of the passing game. 251 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:01,680 Speaker 1: I think there's a lot too that in a dynasty 252 00:12:01,840 --> 00:12:06,319 Speaker 1: super flex, I'm buying Bryce Young what you'd have to 253 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 1: give to get him in super flex, you might be 254 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:15,200 Speaker 1: able to give a early second rounder for Bryce Young. 255 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 1: And you know that's a point at which I'm really 256 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:20,960 Speaker 1: interested in gambling on him being a bounce back candidate. 257 00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:25,280 Speaker 4: Absolutely, quarterbacks are very high variants. Actually, especially early in 258 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:29,240 Speaker 4: their careers. We tend to believe we know the whole story, 259 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 4: when when the book hasn't even gone past the first chapter. 260 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:35,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, no doubt. Let's go to the Falcons. So Falcons 261 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:38,760 Speaker 1: the off season news for the Falcons players and everything 262 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 1: around the organization. 263 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 3: It's all good. 264 00:12:41,080 --> 00:12:43,920 Speaker 1: There's no there's nothing bad that's happened here at all. 265 00:12:44,679 --> 00:12:47,760 Speaker 1: I love their off season. Fantasy players have to be 266 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:51,680 Speaker 1: delighted with the upgrade from Arthur Smith to well, frankly, 267 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:53,960 Speaker 1: anybody you know insert carbon based life for him. 268 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 3: Here. 269 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:56,400 Speaker 1: Will take Rahem Morris as the offensive coordinator, but more 270 00:12:56,440 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 1: importantly Raem Morris as your head coach, more importantly offense coordinator, 271 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 1: Zach Robinson, and obviously the massive upgraded quarterback from the 272 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:10,000 Speaker 1: highly inconsistent Taylor Heineke and Desmond Ritter to Kirk Cousins. 273 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 1: Cousins has obviously proven to provide elite level production to 274 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 1: his wide receivers, Justin Jefferson, his tight ends TJ. Hockinson, 275 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:23,080 Speaker 1: and it's vaulted the value of Kyle Pitts and Drake 276 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 1: London to really almost new heights or at least back 277 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:28,319 Speaker 1: to the heights of where they were as rookies, when 278 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 1: they were both lottery picks as first rounders. 279 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:33,360 Speaker 3: Yeah. 280 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:36,439 Speaker 4: Absolutely, And you know, they've got some interesting changes on 281 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:39,439 Speaker 4: their coaching staff to bringing an offensive coordinator Zach Robinson, 282 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 4: another high utilizer of eleven personnel, three wide receivers on 283 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:46,680 Speaker 4: the field, and Drake London, Darnell Mooney, and they even 284 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:49,400 Speaker 4: you know, in the Desmond Ridder trade, got Rondel Moore. 285 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:52,719 Speaker 4: That's an intriguing start to that process. I wouldn't be 286 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:55,960 Speaker 4: surprised if they add one more wide receiver to fill 287 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:57,960 Speaker 4: out their depth a little bit more. But it's gonna 288 00:13:57,960 --> 00:13:58,760 Speaker 4: be a fun team to watch. 289 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:01,839 Speaker 1: What do we know about Zach Robinson Not much so. 290 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 1: I mean, here's what we got to work with. He 291 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:07,840 Speaker 1: was a quarterback for Oklahoma State, throwing to Dez Bryant. 292 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:09,960 Speaker 1: If you go back far enough here, he was a 293 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:12,280 Speaker 1: seventh round draft pick who managed to hang on on 294 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 1: a variety of different practice squads for a few years. 295 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:18,160 Speaker 1: Then he went to work for Pro Football Focus and 296 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:21,080 Speaker 1: by the way, he's working there with Houston's offensive coordinator 297 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 1: Bobby Slow. At the same time, PFF turning into a 298 00:14:23,520 --> 00:14:28,520 Speaker 1: launching pad for careers. He's from, most recently the Sean 299 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 1: McVay Tree. He worked as their assistant quarterback coach, then 300 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:34,560 Speaker 1: their assistant wide receiver coach, and then he went back 301 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 1: to assistant quarterback coach, and then for the last two 302 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:39,840 Speaker 1: years he was the quarterback coach and the passing game 303 00:14:39,960 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 1: coordinator for Sean McVay. And that's all you have to 304 00:14:43,640 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 1: do to get a head coaching job in the NFL now. 305 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:49,400 Speaker 1: So he's only thirty seven years old. Zach Robinson, He's 306 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:54,960 Speaker 1: never called plays, which is a concern. I like though 307 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:59,920 Speaker 1: that he's used to calling a Matthew Stafford led off, 308 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 1: which translates pretty closely to Kirk Cousin's skill set. 309 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:05,640 Speaker 3: I would say, so, yeah, yeah, and so. 310 00:15:05,560 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 1: I don't think he needs to relearn that. You mentioned 311 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:11,280 Speaker 1: that he likes eleven personnel. Get this, Rams ran eleven 312 00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 1: personnel on ninety percent of their plays, ninety and that 313 00:15:16,080 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 1: means we're going to see more emphasis I believe on 314 00:15:20,200 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 1: Jon Robinson and Kyle Pitts, who are going to be 315 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:26,360 Speaker 1: in less of time shares. Now we're running eleven with 316 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:29,240 Speaker 1: one running back and one tight end. Those are the 317 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:31,200 Speaker 1: running backs and that's the running back of the wh 318 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:32,840 Speaker 1: and the tight end that's going to be on the field. 319 00:15:32,880 --> 00:15:33,360 Speaker 3: That's right. 320 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:39,840 Speaker 1: I certainly hope you know, other McVeigh disciples have kent 321 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:46,080 Speaker 1: gone on develop to develop very pass heavy schemes, and honestly, 322 00:15:46,080 --> 00:15:47,600 Speaker 1: I'm hoping that's going to be the case here too. 323 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:53,000 Speaker 1: Cincinnati's Zach Taylor Minnesota's Kevin O'Connell have both finished in 324 00:15:53,040 --> 00:15:57,120 Speaker 1: the top five in pass play percentage in back to 325 00:15:57,360 --> 00:16:00,280 Speaker 1: back years. So if Zach Robinson is going to be 326 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 1: as as pass heavy would be, that would be outstanding. 327 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 1: I think for most fantasy use. Kirk Cousins opens up 328 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 1: the entire field to the Falcons in a way we 329 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:13,360 Speaker 1: haven't seen some since Matt Ryan was good. That's a 330 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 1: while ago. Now, Kirk's passer rating on throws over ten 331 00:16:18,160 --> 00:16:22,680 Speaker 1: yards is one hundred and twenty. Last year in half season, 332 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:26,400 Speaker 1: Kirk's passer rating on throws over twenty yards only drops 333 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:30,120 Speaker 1: three points one hundred and seventeen. On passes of twenty 334 00:16:30,240 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 1: or more yards, This is nothing we've seen in the 335 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 1: Falcons offense. You know, you know you as an example, 336 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:39,080 Speaker 1: Drake London last year. I really his whole career has 337 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 1: not been a downfield threat over the past two years. 338 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:45,520 Speaker 1: Two years, Drake London has caught fourteen passes of over 339 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 1: twenty yards. 340 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:49,840 Speaker 3: Wow, that's it. Yeah, that's about to change. 341 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 1: That's gonna change. Darnell Mooney could reach newfound productivity from 342 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:57,520 Speaker 1: the slot where Kirk Cousins has been highly proficient with 343 00:16:57,600 --> 00:17:00,920 Speaker 1: JJ and Thielen in the past, and of course McVeigh 344 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:04,119 Speaker 1: Jeohn McVay utilized the slat copiously with Cooper Cup and 345 00:17:04,240 --> 00:17:07,600 Speaker 1: Zach Robinson may carry over some of those schemes for 346 00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:09,480 Speaker 1: Darnell Mooney, who they went out of their way to 347 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:12,240 Speaker 1: acquire in the offseason. I think b John Robinson's a 348 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:15,720 Speaker 1: total wildcard Kent. So you know, the McVeigh tree shows. 349 00:17:15,840 --> 00:17:18,880 Speaker 1: The good news is the McVeigh tree shows a dedication 350 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:24,119 Speaker 1: to a single back, which I love. That's like Todd Gurley, 351 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:27,680 Speaker 1: Kyron Williams last year, Joe Mixon, Dalvin Cook, even Alexander 352 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:31,879 Speaker 1: Madison last year with Kevin O'Connell, despite being wildly ineffective, 353 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:36,520 Speaker 1: maintained the stranglehold on getting virtually all the work from 354 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:39,399 Speaker 1: Minnesota for most of the year. So that part I 355 00:17:39,440 --> 00:17:42,560 Speaker 1: love about the upside of Bjon Robinson. But the McVeigh 356 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:45,399 Speaker 1: tree doesn't pass that much to their runners. All the 357 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 1: guys that I just mentioned, Gurley, Williams, Mixon, Cook Madison 358 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:52,719 Speaker 1: typically clocking in with like forty catch seasons. You know, 359 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:55,359 Speaker 1: four hundred receiving yards is pretty normal. Todd Gurley had, 360 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:58,240 Speaker 1: you know, in his crazy twenty seventeen year, he caught 361 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:00,320 Speaker 1: a bunch of passes and he had like eight hundred yards. 362 00:18:00,359 --> 00:18:04,280 Speaker 1: But you know, overwhelmingly we haven't seen a lot of 363 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:09,600 Speaker 1: aerial work for McVeigh tree runners b Jon Robinson though 364 00:18:09,640 --> 00:18:12,879 Speaker 1: maybe just so skilled as a receiver that Zach Robinson 365 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:14,160 Speaker 1: ends up using him more that way. 366 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 4: Yeah, and you know, despite Arthur Smith's propensity to deploy 367 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:22,399 Speaker 4: Tyler l Gear in copious amounts, you know, he kind 368 00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:24,159 Speaker 4: of fell off a little bit last year relative to 369 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:27,000 Speaker 4: the year prior. And bringing in Rondell Moore. I think 370 00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:30,000 Speaker 4: they'll maybe have some backfield packages for him, but pretty 371 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:34,280 Speaker 4: few and far between. Jon Robinson represents an opportunity to 372 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:37,359 Speaker 4: score a bunch of touchdowns this year, and I'm very 373 00:18:37,359 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 4: excited for him. 374 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:40,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'll be interested to see you. No, all the 375 00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:43,760 Speaker 1: McVeigh tree, those they don't generally take their lead backs 376 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 1: off the field inside the five yard line. And that's 377 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:49,960 Speaker 1: where Bejon Robinson was really not very effective last year 378 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:53,320 Speaker 1: for providing fantasy points. He just, you know, those easy 379 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:56,200 Speaker 1: touchdowns weren't there for him, and he had to score 380 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:58,840 Speaker 1: from distance more often than not. And for Bejon, that's 381 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:01,040 Speaker 1: you know, for any back, that's a lot harder to do. Yeah, 382 00:19:01,119 --> 00:19:03,880 Speaker 1: Luckily he's good at that, Like he has a sizeable 383 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:06,560 Speaker 1: track record with that, which is great. I want to 384 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:08,560 Speaker 1: work in a break when we come back, Let's go 385 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:12,159 Speaker 1: to the Patriots and let's talk about the changes that 386 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:15,119 Speaker 1: they've got there. No Bill at Belichick, Jared mayos In, 387 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:18,879 Speaker 1: Alex Van Peltier, offensive coordinator. Jacoby Brissett's the quarterback of 388 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:22,720 Speaker 1: the moment. Let's talk through Patriots changes when we return. 389 00:19:23,800 --> 00:19:28,120 Speaker 1: Welcome back Fantasy Football Weekly. Paul Charchion Ken, Whyrock, How 390 00:19:28,119 --> 00:19:29,800 Speaker 1: do you feel You're halfway through your first show? 391 00:19:29,920 --> 00:19:32,200 Speaker 4: Oh man, it's so much fun. I'm just so glad 392 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:34,480 Speaker 4: to be here and I'm having a blast. 393 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:36,840 Speaker 1: All right, I love it. Well, let's dig. Let's see 394 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:39,800 Speaker 1: if we can have fun with the Patriots. It's I'm 395 00:19:40,119 --> 00:19:43,880 Speaker 1: I'm fascinated to see what life is like without Bill Belichick. 396 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:47,639 Speaker 1: It's been like our entire adult lives right since Belichick's 397 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:50,520 Speaker 1: been there, and we finally get some new blood in 398 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 1: and they've needed it in the worst way. I think 399 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:56,440 Speaker 1: the worst overall roster in the NFL may very well 400 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:58,840 Speaker 1: be the Patriots. Panthers are in this conversation too, But 401 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:03,600 Speaker 1: Patriots over roster just disaster grade top to bottom. What 402 00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:06,080 Speaker 1: can we salvage out of this? What do you think 403 00:20:06,119 --> 00:20:09,200 Speaker 1: Alex van Pelt will do offensive coordinator with Jared Mayo. 404 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:12,159 Speaker 1: Jared Mayo presumably Van Pelt will have almost all the 405 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:16,320 Speaker 1: offensive power here. What do you expect to change? 406 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:18,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, well, first things first, I think I might rather 407 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:21,800 Speaker 4: take the Panthers offense over the Patriots. But yeah, we're 408 00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:24,440 Speaker 4: going to see some differences and some changes obviously, and 409 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:28,280 Speaker 4: exiting the Belichick era is a very distinct event for 410 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:31,080 Speaker 4: all of us to witness. But yeah, Draw Mayo is 411 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:35,399 Speaker 4: a linebackers coach, previously defensive minded. The offensive coordinator, like 412 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:38,440 Speaker 4: you said, Alex van Pelt coming from the Cleveland Browns. 413 00:20:38,440 --> 00:20:40,520 Speaker 4: He spent the last four seasons there and he had 414 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:43,400 Speaker 4: one another stint as a Bills offensive coordinator back in 415 00:20:43,440 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 4: two thousand and nine. So it'll be interesting to see 416 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:49,400 Speaker 4: how he affects this offense, and we'll work our way 417 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:53,240 Speaker 4: through that. But they, you know, as far as Key 418 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:57,680 Speaker 4: losses again Key very loosely, DeVante Parker, Mike GETSICKI. 419 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:01,160 Speaker 1: It's an addition by some track exactly. 420 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:04,720 Speaker 4: So you know, the remaining receiving course Kendrick Bourne to 421 00:21:04,760 --> 00:21:08,680 Speaker 4: Mario Douglas, Juju Smith, Schuster and Hunter Henry. So that's 422 00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 4: I think overall a very flat, fine group, but nothing, 423 00:21:12,640 --> 00:21:16,280 Speaker 4: no one is elevating, and no one is really dragging 424 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:16,680 Speaker 4: it down. 425 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:19,080 Speaker 1: I would never use the word fine on that group 426 00:21:19,119 --> 00:21:21,399 Speaker 1: of receivers, but if you want to be charitable, that's fine. 427 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:22,080 Speaker 1: I'll let you do that. 428 00:21:22,119 --> 00:21:24,080 Speaker 4: I'll do my best to give him a little credit charge. 429 00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:27,600 Speaker 4: But yeah, and you know, as far as some people 430 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:30,040 Speaker 4: that they've added to the roster, they will have I 431 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:33,120 Speaker 4: would say likely a new quarterback at the first, at 432 00:21:33,119 --> 00:21:34,240 Speaker 4: the third overall pick. 433 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:37,679 Speaker 1: Which keeps happening to Jacoby Brissette everywhere he goes, right exactly. 434 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:41,160 Speaker 1: All he does is play pretty good functional quarterback, and 435 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:43,159 Speaker 1: everybody's like, oh, we got to start somebody else over you. 436 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:44,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, and even if they do draft a rookie, I 437 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 4: would say it's probably pretty likely that Jacoby Brissett starts 438 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 4: the season still and they work the rookie and we'll 439 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:53,439 Speaker 4: see that remains depending on who they take. But they 440 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 4: also added Antonio Gibson to the backfield another wide receiver 441 00:21:56,760 --> 00:21:59,960 Speaker 4: kJ Osborne, which again kind of just fits in the group. Yep, 442 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:02,879 Speaker 4: in a backup tight end in Austin Hooper. So I 443 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:06,080 Speaker 4: think the question now is what kind of fantasy value 444 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:08,959 Speaker 4: can you glean from this group? And if I had 445 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:11,320 Speaker 4: to make a bet, it would be on Romandri Stevenson. 446 00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:13,840 Speaker 1: This is an. 447 00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:16,680 Speaker 4: Offensive coordinator Van Pelt who likes to run the ball. 448 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 4: He obviously had Nick Chubb at his disposal and even 449 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:23,720 Speaker 4: when he was back at as the Bills offensive coordinator, 450 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:25,720 Speaker 4: he had two running backs by the name of Fred 451 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:26,840 Speaker 4: Jackson and Marshaw Lynch. 452 00:22:28,040 --> 00:22:29,600 Speaker 3: I've heard of them, yeah, exactly. 453 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:32,919 Speaker 1: Fred Jackson was one of the great stories out of 454 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:36,000 Speaker 1: what his college like Lane or something? And no, no, 455 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:39,640 Speaker 1: no was he So did he go to? Where did 456 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:45,200 Speaker 1: Fred Jackson play college? It was like South Dakota fortunately, Yeah, 457 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:46,920 Speaker 1: and I can't remember that far back. 458 00:22:48,359 --> 00:22:50,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, So you know, he likes to run the ball. 459 00:22:50,440 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 4: And I have a quote from him here, he said, 460 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:55,399 Speaker 4: I think that running the football in this league wins games, 461 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:59,920 Speaker 4: wins championships. He is dedicated to it. He's gonna try 462 00:22:59,920 --> 00:23:02,639 Speaker 4: and pound the rock. Now we've got to figure out 463 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 4: if ramondre Stevenson is the guy who can handle that workload. 464 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:10,000 Speaker 4: So you know, in Cleveland he had Nick Brown as 465 00:23:10,040 --> 00:23:13,119 Speaker 4: his lead back and obviously was rushing the ball insane 466 00:23:13,160 --> 00:23:16,600 Speaker 4: amounts of time with him. However, even when Nick Chubb 467 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:20,479 Speaker 4: went down last year, he split a very heavy ninth 468 00:23:20,520 --> 00:23:23,879 Speaker 4: in rush freight amount of carries between Kareem Hunt and 469 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:27,080 Speaker 4: Jerome Ford, two guys that are not Nick jobb very 470 00:23:27,080 --> 00:23:30,360 Speaker 4: ho hum exactly. So he was fine running the ball 471 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:33,440 Speaker 4: even with them. And that was three hundred and thirty 472 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 4: nine rushing attempts between them for a whopping three point 473 00:23:36,119 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 4: six yards per carry. 474 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:37,480 Speaker 3: Ikes. 475 00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:41,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, So to this day, to date, I should say 476 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:46,040 Speaker 4: Romondre Stevenson has yet to surpass thirteen rushing attempts per game, 477 00:23:47,240 --> 00:23:50,399 Speaker 4: a mark that is one entire rushing attempt below what 478 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:54,399 Speaker 4: Nick Chubb has been since his rookie season. So you 479 00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:56,760 Speaker 4: got to see him step up because I don't see 480 00:23:56,800 --> 00:24:00,840 Speaker 4: Antonio Gibson as a runner anymore. He had his career 481 00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:04,000 Speaker 4: low sixty five rushing attempts last year. Yeah, and he's 482 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:06,920 Speaker 4: coming off a career high three hundred and eighteen routes run, 483 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:10,760 Speaker 4: which is just twenty one fewer than Re Remandre's twenty twenty. 484 00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:11,720 Speaker 3: Two breakout season. 485 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:16,520 Speaker 4: So we probably see Antonio Gibson harvesting some of that 486 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:21,760 Speaker 4: pass catching work from Ramondre Stevenson. Well, Stevenson's pounding the 487 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:24,479 Speaker 4: rock on first and second down, So that's a bit 488 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:27,600 Speaker 4: unfortunate in the PPR game, and we're probably not going 489 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 4: to see a ton of rushing touchdowns out of this team. 490 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:34,000 Speaker 4: So it's a question mark. But if Ramondre Stevenson can 491 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:38,480 Speaker 4: stay healthy and contribute to this team and maybe their 492 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 4: first you know, maybe Drake may leads them to the 493 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:43,720 Speaker 4: Promised Land. Yeah, you have an opportunity to seize a 494 00:24:43,720 --> 00:24:45,440 Speaker 4: lot of value. 495 00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:48,520 Speaker 1: I I love ramondra Stevenson, longtime listeners know. I just 496 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:51,280 Speaker 1: I think he's a I think he's a way way 497 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:57,080 Speaker 1: underappreciated power back who has languished behind some bad offensive 498 00:24:57,119 --> 00:25:01,879 Speaker 1: lines playing with a quarterback who gives defenses nothing to fear. 499 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:04,440 Speaker 1: For most of the past two years, it's been shut 500 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:06,640 Speaker 1: down for Mondra Stevenson and you shut down this offense. 501 00:25:07,119 --> 00:25:11,880 Speaker 1: So I want to believe that this new scheme, hopefully 502 00:25:11,880 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 1: better players, hopefully an improved offensive line, either the draft 503 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:19,399 Speaker 1: free agency will unlock Stevenson with a heavy workload here, 504 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:21,160 Speaker 1: and I want to get him back, Like, let's get 505 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:23,120 Speaker 1: double digit touchdowns for Mondra Stevenson. 506 00:25:23,160 --> 00:25:23,840 Speaker 3: That would be nice. 507 00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:26,240 Speaker 1: You know, he's he's he is such a good power 508 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:27,840 Speaker 1: back that I want to believe he can get there, 509 00:25:27,880 --> 00:25:30,960 Speaker 1: and I think he can. Let's go over to the Chargers. 510 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:33,000 Speaker 1: And by the way, I don't think it even Patriots. 511 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:36,000 Speaker 1: Patriots likely go quarterback and picked three. If they trade down, 512 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:39,520 Speaker 1: they could still go quarterback. Who knows, but I don't 513 00:25:39,520 --> 00:25:41,320 Speaker 1: think it's gonna matter that much. If it's Brissett or 514 00:25:41,400 --> 00:25:43,040 Speaker 1: rookie quarterback learning on the job. 515 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:43,840 Speaker 3: I'm with you. 516 00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:50,000 Speaker 1: This is a run heavy offense. Chargers massive, massive flux 517 00:25:50,119 --> 00:25:53,840 Speaker 1: for the entire team right, particularly the offense. So gone 518 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:58,920 Speaker 1: are Brandon Staley, Kellen Moore from the coaching staff. By 519 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:02,000 Speaker 1: the way, if Gone changes general manager as well, Joe 520 00:26:02,000 --> 00:26:05,119 Speaker 1: Horitz is in as the new general manager, and of 521 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:08,920 Speaker 1: course Jim Harbaugh Greg Roman are there. You can't ask 522 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:11,600 Speaker 1: for a more obvious blueprint of what's coming than having 523 00:26:11,680 --> 00:26:16,040 Speaker 1: Jim Harbaugh and Greg Roman as your coaches. It's it's 524 00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:20,600 Speaker 1: the biggest tell ever. Also, gone nearly every offensive asset 525 00:26:20,760 --> 00:26:23,800 Speaker 1: who made a meaningful contribution over the past five years 526 00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:27,160 Speaker 1: outside of Justin Herbert So Austin Eckler's now in Washington, 527 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:30,520 Speaker 1: Keenan Allen's and Chicago Micha Williams with the Jets, and 528 00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:33,920 Speaker 1: to this point as a group, they have been replaced 529 00:26:34,119 --> 00:26:38,400 Speaker 1: by basically nobody, I mean Gus Edwards, but basically nobody 530 00:26:38,560 --> 00:26:41,800 Speaker 1: to this point. So what do we expect from Harbaugh 531 00:26:41,840 --> 00:26:46,720 Speaker 1: and Roman running? Obviously, here's some data harbaught Michigan. Last 532 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 1: year Michigan ran the ball thirty eight times per game 533 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:55,360 Speaker 1: and pass twenty four. Oh man, it's a thirty nine 534 00:26:55,440 --> 00:26:59,920 Speaker 1: percent pass rate. Thirty nine percent. That is leather helm 535 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:05,000 Speaker 1: era stuff right there. The prior year, Michigan ran the 536 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:09,720 Speaker 1: ball forty three times per game for a thirty seven 537 00:27:09,800 --> 00:27:13,360 Speaker 1: percent pass rate. I mean, even if you roll back, 538 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:15,560 Speaker 1: I went back and I looked, I look back at 539 00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:17,560 Speaker 1: NFL Day to twenty years so on, all the way 540 00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:21,160 Speaker 1: back to two thousand and four, no team was even 541 00:27:21,200 --> 00:27:25,000 Speaker 1: close to a sixty one percent run rate. No team. 542 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:27,560 Speaker 1: I think the next closest team was like seven percent 543 00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:30,120 Speaker 1: off of that. So, I mean, you know, this is 544 00:27:30,280 --> 00:27:33,080 Speaker 1: this is the potential even with Justin Herbert is the 545 00:27:33,119 --> 00:27:37,600 Speaker 1: only obvious talent in like left in this offense, there's 546 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:41,040 Speaker 1: the potential here for whoever ends up being the lead runner. 547 00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:43,399 Speaker 1: And it's TBD. It's through the draft. 548 00:27:43,359 --> 00:27:44,800 Speaker 3: Almost certainly, almost certainly. 549 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, somebody's gonna somebody's gonna have a lot of usage coming. 550 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:49,880 Speaker 1: Let's talk Greg Roman. You already probably know that when 551 00:27:49,920 --> 00:27:53,080 Speaker 1: he was offensive cordieror Baltimore for four years, the Ravens 552 00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:57,560 Speaker 1: ran all the time. Ravens rank and run play percentage 553 00:27:57,680 --> 00:28:01,359 Speaker 1: during Greg Roman's tenure of those four years were first, first, eleventh, 554 00:28:01,400 --> 00:28:05,439 Speaker 1: and third. The obviously Lamar Jackson skews those rankings, but 555 00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:10,240 Speaker 1: even without Jackson, just the Ravens runners alone under Greg Roman, 556 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:14,120 Speaker 1: we're averaging twenty one carries per game under him. That's 557 00:28:14,160 --> 00:28:18,480 Speaker 1: a healthy number. Harbought. Harbor could have picked a lot 558 00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:21,880 Speaker 1: of people to be his offensive coordinator, Kent, he picked 559 00:28:21,920 --> 00:28:22,520 Speaker 1: Greg Roman. 560 00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:26,840 Speaker 4: He's trying to recreate the national championship. Charge just wants run, run, run. 561 00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:29,119 Speaker 1: Run, run, run, But who's gonna run the ball. So 562 00:28:29,720 --> 00:28:34,280 Speaker 1: Gus Edwards. You know, maybe he's better another year removed 563 00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:36,920 Speaker 1: from his ACL injury of two years ago, but honestly, 564 00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:39,360 Speaker 1: he looked tired and spent last year. And I've been 565 00:28:39,400 --> 00:28:42,320 Speaker 1: a big Gus Edwards proponent and was up into the injury. 566 00:28:43,280 --> 00:28:46,200 Speaker 1: Gus turns twenty nine years old this week. He was 567 00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:50,320 Speaker 1: Pro Football Focus's forty first ranked runner last year, and 568 00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:54,800 Speaker 1: he ranked fifty third in PFF's elusiveness rankings and has 569 00:28:54,840 --> 00:28:58,400 Speaker 1: had declining yards per carry in four straight seasons, down 570 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:00,600 Speaker 1: to four point one last year. I think Gus is 571 00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:01,200 Speaker 1: about done. 572 00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:03,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, his age really snuck up on us, didn't it. 573 00:29:03,560 --> 00:29:04,200 Speaker 3: It really did. 574 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:07,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, I agree with you. They're gonna add someone through 575 00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:11,840 Speaker 4: the draft, regardless of Greg Roman's connection to Gus Edwards 576 00:29:11,880 --> 00:29:15,080 Speaker 4: back at Baltimore. You know them might limit the rookies 577 00:29:15,280 --> 00:29:18,560 Speaker 4: incoming touch numbers, but yeah, I can't see Gus being 578 00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:19,160 Speaker 4: the lead guy. 579 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:21,800 Speaker 3: Just nut. So I can't either want to contribute to. 580 00:29:21,960 --> 00:29:23,560 Speaker 1: If you told me the Chargers we are gonna be 581 00:29:23,560 --> 00:29:25,440 Speaker 1: the first team to take a running back in this draft, 582 00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:27,840 Speaker 1: I'd be like, Yeah, that makes total sense. 583 00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:31,760 Speaker 4: Everyone's connecting Blake koram to everybody is connect create the championship, 584 00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:33,320 Speaker 4: and maybe it's gonna go that way. 585 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:35,840 Speaker 1: You know a lot of people have put Michigan running 586 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:38,840 Speaker 1: back Blake Korum on the Chargers, and you probably don't 587 00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:41,960 Speaker 1: have to. He's right now he's being mocked into the fourth, 588 00:29:42,040 --> 00:29:44,560 Speaker 1: fifth round, So you know, they wouldn't have to give 589 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:46,440 Speaker 1: up a lot to go get Blake Korm if they do, 590 00:29:46,760 --> 00:29:48,400 Speaker 1: they could spend a third and just go get him. 591 00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:52,280 Speaker 1: And I like Korum's productivity. I like the footwork. I 592 00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:56,720 Speaker 1: like the balance and the build. He's got some sneaky acceleration, 593 00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:59,960 Speaker 1: but does not have long speed, doesn't have natural elusive 594 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:04,479 Speaker 1: this Thor is pretty down on him, which I trust 595 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:07,560 Speaker 1: Thor a lot, and and so I just I think 596 00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:09,280 Speaker 1: he's a middling talent. But you know what, it might 597 00:30:09,280 --> 00:30:11,640 Speaker 1: not matter. You know, if this team's going to give 598 00:30:12,600 --> 00:30:16,520 Speaker 1: twenty twenty five rushing attempts to its running backs a game, 599 00:30:17,600 --> 00:30:19,320 Speaker 1: you don't have to be that good to be Fantasy 600 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:23,720 Speaker 1: effective volume is key. That's the old the old say. Yep, 601 00:30:25,080 --> 00:30:27,040 Speaker 1: I'd love to see them go get Trey Benson. He's 602 00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:29,640 Speaker 1: my favorite rookie run in the draft. So that's if 603 00:30:29,680 --> 00:30:34,120 Speaker 1: Trey Bentson goes to the Chargers, he will be inside 604 00:30:34,120 --> 00:30:37,720 Speaker 1: my top ten run at the running back position in 605 00:30:37,760 --> 00:30:41,720 Speaker 1: my rankings. Now at right now, Chargers are sitting at 606 00:30:41,760 --> 00:30:44,560 Speaker 1: pick five of the draft. That's going to yield them 607 00:30:44,760 --> 00:30:48,400 Speaker 1: the leak. Neighbors or Marvin Harrison Junior Ken you know, 608 00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:52,320 Speaker 1: both are amazing prospects who get to catch passes from 609 00:30:52,360 --> 00:30:56,520 Speaker 1: an excellent quarterback. The only question is how many passes 610 00:30:56,520 --> 00:30:58,640 Speaker 1: are you going to get from Greg Roman as a 611 00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:02,880 Speaker 1: team under Greg Roman. Here are the Ravens rankings for 612 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:08,880 Speaker 1: wide receiver fantasy points scored four years of Greg Roman offenses. 613 00:31:09,280 --> 00:31:12,240 Speaker 1: Here's where the wide receivers are ranked as a group, 614 00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:18,600 Speaker 1: thirty first, twenty third, thirtieth and thirty first. There's your 615 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:22,640 Speaker 1: four years of Greg Roman coaching with the Ravens wide 616 00:31:22,680 --> 00:31:25,920 Speaker 1: receiver group. So as good as Malik Neighbors and Marvin 617 00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:28,280 Speaker 1: Harrison might be, and the fact they've got Justin Herbert, 618 00:31:28,280 --> 00:31:29,760 Speaker 1: I mean, this should be a lot of passing and 619 00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:33,600 Speaker 1: it should be productive early, there's some reason for worry 620 00:31:33,840 --> 00:31:36,120 Speaker 1: there now. Granted, Neighbors or Harrison will be better than 621 00:31:36,120 --> 00:31:39,320 Speaker 1: any receiver Roman ever worked with in Baltimore. 622 00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:41,840 Speaker 4: So there's that yeah, I would say there's nowhere to 623 00:31:41,840 --> 00:31:44,560 Speaker 4: go from up from those fantasy point numbers. But you know, 624 00:31:44,720 --> 00:31:47,440 Speaker 4: like you said, Greg Roman has never been outside the 625 00:31:47,480 --> 00:31:50,520 Speaker 4: top ten in Russian attempts and his entire NFL career 626 00:31:50,560 --> 00:31:52,920 Speaker 4: as a coach and as well, we're on fifteen years 627 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:54,920 Speaker 4: or so now, I don't know exactly, but so we 628 00:31:54,960 --> 00:31:57,600 Speaker 4: know he's committed and no matter what coaching staff he's 629 00:31:57,640 --> 00:32:00,560 Speaker 4: been a part of, he's infected them with his nature. 630 00:32:00,720 --> 00:32:04,160 Speaker 1: So infected, I like, make it sound like a virus. 631 00:32:04,920 --> 00:32:08,360 Speaker 1: All right, let's go to Tennessee new head coaches Brian Callahan. 632 00:32:08,880 --> 00:32:10,720 Speaker 1: We've got we've got some data on him, which I 633 00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:14,640 Speaker 1: think is we're gonna find helpful here. I don't like 634 00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:18,960 Speaker 1: Will Levis. I don't think. I hope, I hope I'm wrong, 635 00:32:19,040 --> 00:32:21,280 Speaker 1: and I hope year two is better, and it probably 636 00:32:21,320 --> 00:32:24,720 Speaker 1: will be better. But I didn't like what I saw 637 00:32:25,120 --> 00:32:28,040 Speaker 1: last year much at all, big arm. I don't like 638 00:32:28,240 --> 00:32:30,560 Speaker 1: any of the fundamentals. I don't like the technique. I 639 00:32:30,600 --> 00:32:33,080 Speaker 1: don't like the ball placement. I don't like the decision making. 640 00:32:33,440 --> 00:32:36,440 Speaker 1: I hope he gets a lot better in this new offense, 641 00:32:36,560 --> 00:32:40,600 Speaker 1: or maybe they surprise everybody and take a quarterback at seven. 642 00:32:41,320 --> 00:32:43,640 Speaker 3: Oh, that would be a surprise. I like it. 643 00:32:44,200 --> 00:32:46,560 Speaker 1: I'm on board for it. I don't think Will Loves. 644 00:32:46,360 --> 00:32:48,040 Speaker 3: Is the guy at this point. 645 00:32:48,080 --> 00:32:50,720 Speaker 4: I'd say my my betting money would be on the 646 00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:52,560 Speaker 4: fact that they will not be in play for a 647 00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:55,080 Speaker 4: quarterback because we will have four off the board already. 648 00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:57,320 Speaker 4: It's very positive. That's my feelings on the matter. But 649 00:32:58,080 --> 00:33:00,880 Speaker 4: the draft is a chaotic event every year, so I 650 00:33:00,920 --> 00:33:04,280 Speaker 4: could be surprised. But if they are sticking with Will Levis, 651 00:33:04,360 --> 00:33:07,280 Speaker 4: I think there's what they've tried to do is create 652 00:33:07,320 --> 00:33:10,400 Speaker 4: a structure around him such that they're gonna find out 653 00:33:10,400 --> 00:33:11,240 Speaker 4: if he can succeed. 654 00:33:11,640 --> 00:33:12,920 Speaker 3: And you know, he might not. 655 00:33:13,040 --> 00:33:15,080 Speaker 4: Those fundamentals might come back and bite him and he 656 00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:17,880 Speaker 4: won't be able to compete. But looking at who they 657 00:33:17,880 --> 00:33:20,480 Speaker 4: brought in, we got, like you said, head coach Brian 658 00:33:20,520 --> 00:33:24,080 Speaker 4: Callahan coming from the Bengals, was the offensive coordinator there. 659 00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:27,760 Speaker 4: Their new offensive coordinator on the Titans is Nick Holts, 660 00:33:28,320 --> 00:33:31,120 Speaker 4: first time NFL offensive coordinator, but was the passing game 661 00:33:31,160 --> 00:33:34,920 Speaker 4: coordinator for the Jaguars. So you know, in the last 662 00:33:34,920 --> 00:33:37,080 Speaker 4: couple of years, or I should say last year, the 663 00:33:37,120 --> 00:33:39,800 Speaker 4: Bengals were second pass rate like you said earlier in 664 00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:43,560 Speaker 4: this segment, and they were second in pass right over expectation, 665 00:33:44,080 --> 00:33:47,200 Speaker 4: and then the Jaguars were fifth in pass right over expectations. 666 00:33:47,200 --> 00:33:49,360 Speaker 4: So you know those early downs where you're not sure 667 00:33:49,400 --> 00:33:50,840 Speaker 4: if they're going to pass a throw, they tended to 668 00:33:50,840 --> 00:33:53,440 Speaker 4: throw more. And that's something that I'm sure they're going 669 00:33:53,480 --> 00:33:55,480 Speaker 4: to look to do with Will Levis as well. 670 00:33:56,280 --> 00:33:59,280 Speaker 3: You know, they lost Derek Henry. 671 00:33:58,360 --> 00:33:59,760 Speaker 1: Part of the I guess that's really kind of the 672 00:33:59,800 --> 00:34:00,920 Speaker 1: lead story here too. 673 00:34:00,840 --> 00:34:03,760 Speaker 4: Right, Yeah, exactly. They replaced him with Tony Pollard, which 674 00:34:03,840 --> 00:34:06,000 Speaker 4: is a massive downgrade. No one's gonna argue that. But 675 00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:10,399 Speaker 4: Tony Pollard at least brings some pass catching patch pass 676 00:34:10,480 --> 00:34:13,000 Speaker 4: catching chops to the table that Derrick Henry uh never 677 00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:16,600 Speaker 4: really had, So I think that's interesting. The Calvin Ridley 678 00:34:16,600 --> 00:34:19,600 Speaker 4: contract was pretty sizable. They were very interested in bringing 679 00:34:19,640 --> 00:34:19,960 Speaker 4: him too. 680 00:34:20,040 --> 00:34:22,920 Speaker 1: I was shocked they gave him so much money, honestly, 681 00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:26,960 Speaker 1: you know, I just I Ridley was such a hit 682 00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:30,600 Speaker 1: and miss and mostly miss fan producer for the Jaguars, 683 00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:33,680 Speaker 1: you know, and the fact that Jaguars didn't make seemingly 684 00:34:33,719 --> 00:34:36,359 Speaker 1: that much of an effort to keep him, I don't know. 685 00:34:36,480 --> 00:34:37,759 Speaker 1: I think Tennessee overpaid. 686 00:34:37,960 --> 00:34:40,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, it very likely that is the case. 687 00:34:40,520 --> 00:34:43,759 Speaker 4: But he has familiarity with Nickolets, the offensive coordinator, coming 688 00:34:43,800 --> 00:34:44,560 Speaker 4: from the Jaguars. 689 00:34:44,600 --> 00:34:45,120 Speaker 1: Sounds fair. 690 00:34:45,640 --> 00:34:47,880 Speaker 4: Should get him involved in the offense pretty well. Obviously 691 00:34:47,880 --> 00:34:50,759 Speaker 4: at that price point, you better hope he is and 692 00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:53,120 Speaker 4: then they'll probably you know, you said quarterback. I think 693 00:34:53,160 --> 00:34:54,799 Speaker 4: offensive tackle at seven in the draft. 694 00:34:54,840 --> 00:34:58,320 Speaker 1: Everybody's got Joe Joel. Everybody thinks that's the case. 695 00:34:58,480 --> 00:35:00,200 Speaker 4: And they're in the middle of kind of real work 696 00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:02,560 Speaker 4: in that offensive line two from a few years back. 697 00:35:02,640 --> 00:35:04,879 Speaker 1: So remember, like four years ago, it was the best 698 00:35:04,920 --> 00:35:07,520 Speaker 1: offensive line in football and it just got picked apart 699 00:35:07,560 --> 00:35:10,440 Speaker 1: by injury and free agency, and last year was one 700 00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:13,359 Speaker 1: of the bottom like three offensive lines. And that's that's 701 00:35:13,400 --> 00:35:17,520 Speaker 1: your built in excuse for why Will Levis didn't perform 702 00:35:17,560 --> 00:35:20,440 Speaker 1: all that well. But you know what, that's what they 703 00:35:20,440 --> 00:35:23,040 Speaker 1: said about Kenny Pickett and they tried to rebuild an 704 00:35:23,040 --> 00:35:25,960 Speaker 1: offensive line. They give him another chance. Didn't matter. Kenny 705 00:35:25,960 --> 00:35:30,680 Speaker 1: Pickett didn't pan out. Desmond Ritter had a middling rookie year. 706 00:35:30,880 --> 00:35:33,320 Speaker 1: They're like, Okay, we're gonna give him another chance. Didn't 707 00:35:33,320 --> 00:35:37,800 Speaker 1: work out. I think more often than not, Kent the 708 00:35:37,960 --> 00:35:41,680 Speaker 1: guys who don't show enough in their first year never 709 00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:42,160 Speaker 1: get it. 710 00:35:42,800 --> 00:35:45,759 Speaker 4: That's then if you're using that historically, that's a very 711 00:35:45,800 --> 00:35:47,799 Speaker 4: predictive way to look at things. And I don't doubt 712 00:35:47,880 --> 00:35:50,240 Speaker 4: that for a second. So that's why I go quarterback. 713 00:35:50,280 --> 00:35:52,959 Speaker 1: But anyway, I guess if one of the four is there, 714 00:35:53,080 --> 00:35:54,480 Speaker 1: I probably would have fired Tennessee. 715 00:35:54,600 --> 00:35:56,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, you mentioned the big arm Will Levis last year 716 00:35:56,960 --> 00:36:00,239 Speaker 4: at the highest average depth of target with eleven point 717 00:36:00,280 --> 00:36:03,239 Speaker 4: one yards. The second highest with nine point three was C. J. 718 00:36:03,360 --> 00:36:03,680 Speaker 3: Stroud. 719 00:36:03,840 --> 00:36:07,960 Speaker 4: So they are looking downfield and they built a pretty 720 00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:10,600 Speaker 4: decent receiving core around of Dejandria Hopkins is still there, 721 00:36:10,680 --> 00:36:13,920 Speaker 4: aging but still good, good in the red zone. Calvin 722 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:17,520 Speaker 4: Ridley very similar, Treylon Burks, you know what, he's in 723 00:36:17,520 --> 00:36:20,560 Speaker 4: a tertiary role. Now, maybe that's where he finds his 724 00:36:20,600 --> 00:36:23,120 Speaker 4: stride and becomes a more of a supporting cast type receiver. 725 00:36:23,200 --> 00:36:24,200 Speaker 1: Will take any stride. 726 00:36:24,320 --> 00:36:27,360 Speaker 4: Yeah, exactly. And you know I mentioned Tony Pollard and 727 00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:30,960 Speaker 4: then even Chigo Konquo was fine as like a fifth 728 00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:32,280 Speaker 4: option in terms of passing. 729 00:36:32,360 --> 00:36:35,680 Speaker 1: So if you're in a dropped balls league, well yes, 730 00:36:36,120 --> 00:36:39,520 Speaker 1: that would help. Now you ever mentioned spears once, well, 731 00:36:39,640 --> 00:36:41,960 Speaker 1: and I you know, I was very excited. I invested 732 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:45,600 Speaker 1: in my Dynasty leagues, in Empire leagues. I invested in 733 00:36:45,640 --> 00:36:49,000 Speaker 1: some taj spears last year, figuring Derrick Henry be gone, 734 00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:52,080 Speaker 1: he'd get a lot more work. The Pollard signing. 735 00:36:53,080 --> 00:36:55,719 Speaker 4: Jeez, yeah, he kind of smeared that a little bit, 736 00:36:55,760 --> 00:36:58,040 Speaker 4: but he was exciting at times last year. There were 737 00:36:58,040 --> 00:37:01,400 Speaker 4: a few flexible games even when was still playing and starting. 738 00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:05,319 Speaker 4: So I think there's reason to still keep that hope 739 00:37:05,320 --> 00:37:07,600 Speaker 4: and expectation for him on your bench. You're not starting them, 740 00:37:07,600 --> 00:37:10,000 Speaker 4: I would say, right out the gates. But Pollard could 741 00:37:10,040 --> 00:37:11,440 Speaker 4: give this job up over the course of the year. 742 00:37:11,440 --> 00:37:13,879 Speaker 4: I don't think that's written off at all. 743 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:18,040 Speaker 1: If he's the Tony Pollard from last year, well, yes, yeah, exactly. 744 00:37:18,360 --> 00:37:21,640 Speaker 1: That was. You know, that was a shocking, shocking turn 745 00:37:21,680 --> 00:37:25,320 Speaker 1: of events, I think for people. Pollard, as I recall, 746 00:37:25,440 --> 00:37:30,040 Speaker 1: drafted second round in most fantasy drafts last year. Yes, yeah, 747 00:37:30,080 --> 00:37:34,200 Speaker 1: he was a pretty high end of first early second round. Wow. 748 00:37:34,320 --> 00:37:36,960 Speaker 1: The fall off the table as a workhorse back for 749 00:37:37,040 --> 00:37:38,680 Speaker 1: Dallas just amazing. 750 00:37:38,840 --> 00:37:40,080 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a tale as old as time. 751 00:37:40,120 --> 00:37:42,640 Speaker 4: You see the backup running back putting up really good 752 00:37:42,719 --> 00:37:45,040 Speaker 4: rate metrics, and efficient numbers, and then you put him 753 00:37:45,080 --> 00:37:46,960 Speaker 4: in the starter spot and it all goes down. 754 00:37:47,040 --> 00:37:48,800 Speaker 3: So some guys. 755 00:37:48,680 --> 00:37:50,959 Speaker 1: Aren't built for that, that's right, Yeah, some guys aren't 756 00:37:50,960 --> 00:37:54,279 Speaker 1: built for that. You think Callahan will be as prodigious 757 00:37:54,280 --> 00:38:00,560 Speaker 1: as as heavily pass focused as he was in Cincinnati 758 00:38:00,560 --> 00:38:03,160 Speaker 1: now that he's with Tennessee and does not have you know, 759 00:38:03,520 --> 00:38:06,160 Speaker 1: he does not have the kind of weapons he had 760 00:38:06,200 --> 00:38:08,960 Speaker 1: in Cincinnati, aerial weapons he had in Cincinnati at all. 761 00:38:09,320 --> 00:38:12,520 Speaker 1: So was he just playing to his strengths because he 762 00:38:12,640 --> 00:38:15,640 Speaker 1: had great talent at wide receiver and quarterback and you know, 763 00:38:15,719 --> 00:38:17,719 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow and t Higgins and then you go to 764 00:38:17,760 --> 00:38:20,880 Speaker 1: Tennessee and he's you know, the fallof with is is 765 00:38:21,280 --> 00:38:22,200 Speaker 1: fairly dramatic. 766 00:38:22,640 --> 00:38:25,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, No, that's certainly something that's in the cards. And 767 00:38:26,200 --> 00:38:28,760 Speaker 4: he probably won't be second in pass right again. Probably 768 00:38:28,800 --> 00:38:31,160 Speaker 4: won't be second in pass right over expectation again, but 769 00:38:31,960 --> 00:38:34,439 Speaker 4: I do see them committing to the passing game. 770 00:38:34,560 --> 00:38:36,000 Speaker 3: And you know, they were. 771 00:38:35,880 --> 00:38:38,520 Speaker 4: Third and eleven personnel usage on early downs last year 772 00:38:38,520 --> 00:38:42,359 Speaker 4: as well. You know, granted, like you said, very lead 773 00:38:42,440 --> 00:38:45,520 Speaker 4: group of wide receivers over in Cincinnati, but they put 774 00:38:45,520 --> 00:38:48,799 Speaker 4: together a decent set of receivers here a little bit older, 775 00:38:48,840 --> 00:38:51,240 Speaker 4: a little bit worse, but they're they're making an effort 776 00:38:51,239 --> 00:38:53,359 Speaker 4: to try and set up a similar structure, and I 777 00:38:53,400 --> 00:38:56,640 Speaker 4: think that the structure is there to find out if 778 00:38:56,680 --> 00:38:59,600 Speaker 4: will Levis is ready to be the starter or not. 779 00:39:00,080 --> 00:39:03,040 Speaker 1: Great job, Kent, Congratulations on your first show and Fantasy 780 00:39:03,080 --> 00:39:06,160 Speaker 1: Football Weekly, everybody. We'll be back next week for more 781 00:39:06,320 --> 00:39:10,000 Speaker 1: talk to you, then bye bye. 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