WEBVTT - Offseason Overhauls 0:00:00.800 --> 0:00:04.519 Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly, a production of iHeartRadio. 0:00:06.640 --> 0:00:10.879 Time now for Fantasy Football Weekly from iHeartRadio, your weekly 0:00:10.960 --> 0:00:14.920 source for the nation's best fantasy football advice, speculation, and 0:00:15.000 --> 0:00:18.360 whatever stupid stuff they decide to drop into the show. Now, 0:00:18.400 --> 0:00:20.160 here's your host, Paul Charchian. 0:00:21.920 --> 0:00:26.480 Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly. I am Paul Charchian. Very 0:00:26.520 --> 0:00:30.280 pleased to be joined by a first timer to Fantasy 0:00:30.320 --> 0:00:33.040 Football Weekly. It's Ken Wyrock. 0:00:33.120 --> 0:00:34.839 Hey, Kent hi charge. How are we doing? 0:00:34.880 --> 0:00:37.120 Ah? Very good. Excited for you to break your maiden 0:00:37.200 --> 0:00:40.640 on the show. Now your first ever podcast. I you 0:00:41.320 --> 0:00:44.000 done plenty of other podcasts. You've been in Pro Football Focus, 0:00:44.479 --> 0:00:47.240 my friends at the Fantasy Footballers Number five, bunch of 0:00:47.280 --> 0:00:49.080 other stops, but first time here. 0:00:49.800 --> 0:00:50.199 Yeah. 0:00:50.240 --> 0:00:52.400 You know, I've been listening to this podcast and radio 0:00:52.400 --> 0:00:54.160 show for a while now and I'm happy to be 0:00:54.200 --> 0:00:54.960 here in contributing. 0:00:55.080 --> 0:00:55.760 Jump on the team. 0:00:55.880 --> 0:00:58.560 Yeah, fantastic, you're here in the Twin Cities, located here 0:00:58.560 --> 0:01:00.800 in the Twin Cities like we are. I asked you 0:01:00.880 --> 0:01:02.960 what you want to talk about when we were dreaming 0:01:03.000 --> 0:01:05.399 up this show and how the show could go, and 0:01:06.040 --> 0:01:09.000 you gave me one really compelling all your topics are good. 0:01:09.040 --> 0:01:10.400 I want to make it like Sally, it was doing 0:01:10.440 --> 0:01:13.200 one good one. But we have not yet touched on 0:01:13.680 --> 0:01:17.440 the key offseason changes with some teams that are going 0:01:17.480 --> 0:01:20.640 to have widespread effect on their offenses. 0:01:21.160 --> 0:01:23.000 Yeah, we're at that point of the season now where 0:01:23.040 --> 0:01:26.360 we're between free agency, the big changes in the coaching cycle, 0:01:26.400 --> 0:01:28.000 and the NFL Draft, which is coming up in a 0:01:28.000 --> 0:01:30.840 few weeks, and it's all one big puzzle that we 0:01:30.840 --> 0:01:33.319 got to put together. And so you know, most these 0:01:33.319 --> 0:01:35.240 puzzle pieces have fallen into place, so we got to 0:01:35.280 --> 0:01:38.640 identify what are the big sweeping changes in terms of 0:01:38.640 --> 0:01:41.160 offensive identity and what does that mean for fantasy? 0:01:41.240 --> 0:01:41.440 Yeah? 0:01:41.480 --> 0:01:44.200 Absolutely, And the teams are going to touch on are 0:01:44.200 --> 0:01:48.320 all teams kent that are largely broken, teams that have 0:01:48.360 --> 0:01:51.320 got that have undergone major change. And so sometimes I 0:01:51.320 --> 0:01:53.760 think the teams aren't going to sound that exciting upfront, 0:01:53.960 --> 0:01:56.400 But if we talked about Houston at this time last year, 0:01:56.400 --> 0:01:59.720 it wouldn't have sounded that exciting upfront. Yeah, some of 0:01:59.760 --> 0:02:05.520 these teams. Five teams are going to get a lot better. Panthers, Falcons, Patriots, Chargers, 0:02:05.560 --> 0:02:08.880 Titans in most cases get better. We'll we'll talk it 0:02:08.919 --> 0:02:11.560 through and see what we think. And so yeah, I'm 0:02:11.560 --> 0:02:15.880 excited to drill down on these teams with you. Let's 0:02:15.960 --> 0:02:18.640 start and by the way, before we even get into that, 0:02:18.760 --> 0:02:20.880 let's let's just hit on the stuff on Diggs things. 0:02:20.720 --> 0:02:24.040 It's such big news that's came down midweek a few 0:02:24.080 --> 0:02:29.600 days ago. Your thoughts on first the Buffalo offense that 0:02:29.680 --> 0:02:33.800 it's currently right now really in a weak spot at 0:02:33.840 --> 0:02:38.000 wide receiver. You know, Khalil Shakir is probably their best 0:02:38.000 --> 0:02:40.679 wide receiver on roster right now. How do you see 0:02:40.919 --> 0:02:43.560 the Spills offense as it sits today? Obviously plenty will 0:02:43.639 --> 0:02:45.120 change and over the course of the draft. 0:02:45.320 --> 0:02:47.680 Yeah, I mean I like Khalil Shakier quite a bit. 0:02:47.720 --> 0:02:49.919 I think he's very solid in that supporting role. I 0:02:49.960 --> 0:02:51.720 don't know if he can be a one in this offense. 0:02:51.840 --> 0:02:54.400 And if I'm Josh Allen right now, I'm not happy, 0:02:55.440 --> 0:02:59.079 you know, Digs despite maybe there's some ongoing cryptic tweeting 0:02:59.400 --> 0:03:02.640 on the side these days, but you know, you still 0:03:02.639 --> 0:03:04.680 need someone to catch the football, and Josh Allen, well, 0:03:04.680 --> 0:03:06.920 he is very, very talented, probably the second best quarterback 0:03:06.919 --> 0:03:10.160 in the NFL right now, you still need a solid 0:03:10.200 --> 0:03:12.400 receiving Cord to back that up. And if you start to, 0:03:12.639 --> 0:03:16.240 you know, dismantle the entire receiving operation, everything else could 0:03:16.280 --> 0:03:16.760 fall with it. 0:03:17.360 --> 0:03:20.600 And you know, Shaki ran about sixty percent of his 0:03:20.639 --> 0:03:23.440 snaps from the slot. Their big free agent edition was 0:03:23.480 --> 0:03:26.720 Curtis Samuel, Right, So, I mean, we really don't have 0:03:26.720 --> 0:03:29.040 any outside receivers that we feel comfortable with on the 0:03:29.080 --> 0:03:31.320 Bills right now. And you know, I'm sure they'll change 0:03:31.320 --> 0:03:33.400 in the draft. I mean they have a mandate now 0:03:33.440 --> 0:03:36.560 to go get receivers, and probably more than one. So 0:03:36.840 --> 0:03:38.520 we'll see how this thing shakes out. Maybe there's a 0:03:38.520 --> 0:03:40.680 trade in the future, draft day trade or after the 0:03:40.720 --> 0:03:42.760 trade if the draft doesn't fall the way the Bills want. 0:03:43.160 --> 0:03:47.080 But right now, man, you know, not the Diggs was 0:03:47.120 --> 0:03:49.680 the contributor that he used to be. But Kent, I 0:03:50.160 --> 0:03:53.080 just I don't love the way this Bills. This Bill's 0:03:53.120 --> 0:03:57.760 offense looks without reliable help at receiver Titans, it looks solid, 0:03:58.120 --> 0:03:59.520 but you know you need more than that. 0:04:00.280 --> 0:04:02.320 Yeah, And you know, last year they went through some 0:04:02.400 --> 0:04:05.080 offensive coordinator changes as well and went from Door Sat 0:04:05.080 --> 0:04:07.240 to Joe Brady, and that came with its own set 0:04:07.240 --> 0:04:10.680 of challenges as well. And so the Bills, they kind 0:04:10.680 --> 0:04:12.600 of need to figure something out if they're going to 0:04:13.000 --> 0:04:16.080 find a new offensive identity. And you know, their run game, well, 0:04:16.160 --> 0:04:19.160 it's good. I wouldn't say it's their core structure, right, 0:04:19.240 --> 0:04:21.599 and so you know, we're looking in a new direction. 0:04:21.760 --> 0:04:22.680 And I think you're right. 0:04:22.760 --> 0:04:24.840 At the back of the first round, the Bills are 0:04:24.960 --> 0:04:27.800 almost a certainty to draft a wide receiver provided they 0:04:27.800 --> 0:04:28.560 stay in that slot. 0:04:28.680 --> 0:04:32.440 Yeah. And then the the other side of that, of course, 0:04:32.600 --> 0:04:35.960 is the receiver that some people would say is the 0:04:35.960 --> 0:04:40.040 second best receiver quarterback in football, c J. Stroud ends 0:04:40.120 --> 0:04:42.360 up gaining stuff on Diggs. I think Diggs goes into 0:04:42.360 --> 0:04:46.039 a spot where he's basically the third best receiver by 0:04:46.160 --> 0:04:48.279 a little you know. I think I think Niko Collins 0:04:48.320 --> 0:04:50.680 and what we saw at Tank Dell will looked fantastic. 0:04:51.400 --> 0:04:55.480 It'll be fascinating to see what Diggs is able to 0:04:56.080 --> 0:04:58.160 do and what kind of player he is. And now 0:04:58.200 --> 0:05:00.520 it is just a one year prove it deal, a 0:05:00.560 --> 0:05:02.800 twenty four million dollar proven deal, but a one year 0:05:02.839 --> 0:05:06.599 deal with Houston as a as a compliment among three 0:05:06.600 --> 0:05:07.320 good receivers. 0:05:07.680 --> 0:05:09.760 Yeah, and I actually just recently saw a tweet from 0:05:09.760 --> 0:05:12.640 Field Yates talking about the contract structure of Stefan Diggs, 0:05:12.880 --> 0:05:14.479 and I think they got that cap number for this 0:05:14.560 --> 0:05:16.800 year down to like just a handful, like two to 0:05:16.839 --> 0:05:19.279 three million or something like that, So they may not 0:05:19.400 --> 0:05:22.120 be done. Obviously there's a handful of voidiers tacked on, 0:05:22.200 --> 0:05:25.320 as every contract these days seems to have, but they 0:05:25.360 --> 0:05:28.839 may be adding more pieces. The Houston Texans, whether offense 0:05:28.920 --> 0:05:30.800 or defense. You know, they they've got quite a team, 0:05:30.800 --> 0:05:32.920 and I think they're set up very nicely to continue 0:05:32.960 --> 0:05:34.200 back to the playoffs for the second time. 0:05:34.200 --> 0:05:39.599 All right, From just a fantasy outlook only, what's the 0:05:39.720 --> 0:05:42.440 order you would draft the Houston wide receivers. 0:05:42.880 --> 0:05:45.120 Yeah, it's gonna be Nico Collins first for me. Still, 0:05:45.160 --> 0:05:47.960 he's just been so reliable and steadfast for that offense, 0:05:49.040 --> 0:05:52.200 plays an extremely you know, robust route tree. Is able 0:05:52.320 --> 0:05:55.240 to make all sorts of different throws or excuse catch 0:05:55.240 --> 0:05:57.120 all different sorts of throws and run all different sorts 0:05:57.120 --> 0:05:59.800 of routes. I did see that Tank Dell had a 0:05:59.800 --> 0:06:03.120 little bit of a divergence in his yards per route 0:06:03.160 --> 0:06:06.400 run when he's in eleven personnel versus having just two 0:06:06.400 --> 0:06:09.839 wide receivers on the field. So you know, I probably 0:06:09.920 --> 0:06:14.200 still take man between Tank Dell and Stephan Diggs. I 0:06:14.200 --> 0:06:16.920 think I'm gonna go dig second and Dell very very 0:06:16.960 --> 0:06:17.719 closely behind. 0:06:17.760 --> 0:06:20.880 I'm exactly the same spot, exactly the same spot you are. 0:06:21.480 --> 0:06:24.240 And I like Tank Dell a lot. I just you know, 0:06:24.279 --> 0:06:26.599 we didn't get the full season from him, you know, 0:06:26.640 --> 0:06:28.320 And I think he's gonna have a great career and 0:06:28.440 --> 0:06:29.839 maybe even turns out to be the best of the 0:06:29.839 --> 0:06:31.920 three in the long run. But he also runs a 0:06:31.920 --> 0:06:33.880 lot of slot routes. Slot routes are It's hard to 0:06:33.880 --> 0:06:39.320 get paid fantasy style from slot receivers. It's not impossible. 0:06:39.600 --> 0:06:44.599 But Cooper cup is the outlier, right absolutely, All right, 0:06:44.640 --> 0:06:47.080 let's dive into the offseason changes that are going to 0:06:47.080 --> 0:06:50.800 affect entire offenses. I've set you up for the Panthers. 0:06:50.800 --> 0:06:52.440 I mean, let's say, it almost feels like get it 0:06:52.480 --> 0:06:55.480 out of the way, right, But let's let's go through 0:06:55.520 --> 0:06:59.359 the most dysfunctional team in probably all of sports, the Panthers. 0:06:59.560 --> 0:07:03.679 They are paying four different head coaches right now, which 0:07:03.720 --> 0:07:09.120 is pretty amazing. They've brought in some pedigree now with 0:07:09.200 --> 0:07:13.000 their coaching staff in the hope that they can effectively 0:07:13.040 --> 0:07:16.000 do for Baker do with BA do for Bryce Young 0:07:16.040 --> 0:07:18.640 what they did for Baker Mayfield and Tampa. Let's talk 0:07:18.640 --> 0:07:18.880 it through. 0:07:19.280 --> 0:07:21.280 Yeah, I mean that's the goal. I mean, Baker had 0:07:21.360 --> 0:07:22.960 quite a year last year. I think he had a 0:07:23.000 --> 0:07:25.960 career high in touchdowns of twenty eight passing touchdowns last year. 0:07:26.000 --> 0:07:29.400 So you might recall that the Panthers had Frank Reich 0:07:29.400 --> 0:07:31.640 and Thomas Brown last year as their head coach offensive 0:07:31.680 --> 0:07:34.600 coordinator duo, and they actually flip flopped a few times 0:07:34.640 --> 0:07:37.840 between play calling duties, and you know, truth be told, 0:07:37.880 --> 0:07:42.080 neither of them were all that spectacular. So it's tough 0:07:42.080 --> 0:07:43.800 to say it could get much worse than that, but 0:07:44.800 --> 0:07:47.240 you know, you just have high hopes and positivity. So 0:07:47.680 --> 0:07:50.640 the incoming staff is head coach Dave Canalis and O. C. 0:07:51.240 --> 0:07:52.360 Brad Idzick. 0:07:52.640 --> 0:07:55.120 Excuse me, Idzick, that's a tough one for me to say, 0:07:55.120 --> 0:07:58.320 but they're both coming over from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 0:07:58.360 --> 0:08:01.040 and I think what they're looking to apply to this 0:08:01.120 --> 0:08:03.640 Panthers team is a more balanced approach in regards to 0:08:04.320 --> 0:08:07.760 the personnel usage, how they're gonna deploy their offensive weapons, 0:08:08.480 --> 0:08:10.800 and so, you know, looking at some of the key 0:08:10.920 --> 0:08:14.360 changes in the offense, they well, you know key using 0:08:14.560 --> 0:08:17.080 very loosely here, but they lost Leviska Chhanal dj Shark. 0:08:17.120 --> 0:08:20.720 I think they're fine. Channel was ultimately a disappointment based 0:08:20.720 --> 0:08:24.960 on some people fantasy projections, but what they did gain 0:08:25.160 --> 0:08:28.280 was two I would say, sizeable offensive guard signings, and 0:08:28.720 --> 0:08:31.640 they were going through pretty much like a patchwork turnstile 0:08:32.280 --> 0:08:35.480 situation in the regards. They had seven or eight guys playing 0:08:35.520 --> 0:08:37.760 each side over the course of the year, so they've 0:08:37.800 --> 0:08:41.160 made their offensive line more robust. They traded for Deontay Johnson, 0:08:41.880 --> 0:08:43.840 which I think is a good play overall. 0:08:44.120 --> 0:08:46.920 See I disagree a little bit in that I feel 0:08:46.920 --> 0:08:49.560 like he's Adam Thielen in a lot of ways, younger 0:08:49.640 --> 0:08:53.760 version of Adam Thelen where you're gonna get somebody can 0:08:53.800 --> 0:08:56.720 play all three positions, but somebody who doesn't take the 0:08:56.760 --> 0:08:59.880 top off the defense anymore catches what's thrown to him. 0:09:00.160 --> 0:09:02.640 He'll route run, the routes will be in the same spot. 0:09:02.800 --> 0:09:05.360 I just felt like they added a slightly younger Adam 0:09:05.400 --> 0:09:08.400 Thielen to their offense that already had Adam feeling. 0:09:08.280 --> 0:09:11.400 Yeah, that's reasonable. It's worth noting that last year was 0:09:11.440 --> 0:09:13.800 his highest average depth of target to date and He's 0:09:13.800 --> 0:09:16.640 still only twenty seven years old, so we could still 0:09:16.679 --> 0:09:20.160 see his development happening in real time. And you know, 0:09:20.200 --> 0:09:23.760 he's been a very steady receiver, catching lots of balls. Obviously, 0:09:23.800 --> 0:09:25.559 the touchdowns haven't always been there, and that's been a 0:09:25.600 --> 0:09:29.080 point of conte But that may still be the case 0:09:29.080 --> 0:09:31.240 here with the Panthers unless we see a big turnaround. 0:09:31.320 --> 0:09:34.760 But also worth noting that they have two second round picks. 0:09:34.760 --> 0:09:36.160 You know, they don't have their first because of the 0:09:36.160 --> 0:09:39.000 Bryce Young deal, but those are at thirty third and 0:09:39.040 --> 0:09:42.680 thirty ninth overall, and that's pretty early. It's pretty early, 0:09:42.720 --> 0:09:45.720 and that's prime wide receiver, like that second third tier 0:09:45.760 --> 0:09:46.600 of wide receiver. 0:09:46.800 --> 0:09:46.959 Yep. 0:09:47.000 --> 0:09:48.800 And I know that Thor said he likes a lot 0:09:48.840 --> 0:09:52.120 of the depth in this class, so you know, they 0:09:52.120 --> 0:09:54.600 could definitely be adding another wide receiver very early in 0:09:54.640 --> 0:09:55.600 the draft of a couple weeks. 0:09:55.640 --> 0:09:59.200 Wouldn't be surprised, I mean, given what they paid to 0:09:59.320 --> 0:10:03.160 get Bryce Young, given how humiliating it will be if 0:10:03.160 --> 0:10:06.720 he doesn't work out. I do feel like the Panthers 0:10:07.360 --> 0:10:09.679 are trying to surround him with as much talent as 0:10:09.720 --> 0:10:13.600 possible so that if Bryce Young fails now, it will 0:10:13.600 --> 0:10:16.200 have been through two coaching staffs. It'll be with better receivers, 0:10:16.240 --> 0:10:18.360 it'll be with a better offensive line, and now it's 0:10:18.360 --> 0:10:20.320 really on Bryce Young and less on the Panthers. 0:10:20.559 --> 0:10:22.800 Yeah, one hundred percent. And you know, last year, I'd 0:10:22.800 --> 0:10:25.400 say most people still liked Bryce Young as a prospect 0:10:25.440 --> 0:10:25.920 over c J. 0:10:26.000 --> 0:10:26.360 Stroud. 0:10:26.440 --> 0:10:29.559 Yeah, most dead in the first year that flipped pretty aggressively, 0:10:29.640 --> 0:10:32.280 but there's still a reason to be, you know, have 0:10:32.360 --> 0:10:35.040 some hope that the prospect can come to fruition here. 0:10:35.400 --> 0:10:38.040 And it's kind of funny, you know, the head coach 0:10:38.080 --> 0:10:39.880 and the offense courn had come from the Buccaneers. They 0:10:39.920 --> 0:10:43.400 had Baker Mayfield last year. There's some really funny parallels 0:10:43.440 --> 0:10:46.959 between twenty twenty two Baker and twenty twenty three Bryce Young. 0:10:46.960 --> 0:10:47.760 All right, let's hear it. 0:10:48.000 --> 0:10:51.200 So in twenty twenty two, Baker played eleven games, and 0:10:51.240 --> 0:10:53.160 so we have some rate metrics here that we can 0:10:53.200 --> 0:10:57.120 look at. Sixty percent completion, ten passing, touchdown to eight interceptions, 0:10:57.320 --> 0:11:00.439 seven point eight depth of target and in his PRAE 0:11:00.520 --> 0:11:04.720 was fifty two point two from PFF. Yeah, it looked 0:11:04.760 --> 0:11:07.120 like he was done. And you know, ironically, he started 0:11:07.120 --> 0:11:09.120 the year as a Panther as well, So that's kind 0:11:09.120 --> 0:11:12.440 of an extra little layer there. Last year, Bryce Young 0:11:12.559 --> 0:11:16.040 played played sixteen out of seventeen games, and he also 0:11:16.160 --> 0:11:20.160 had sixty percent completion, eleven passing touchdowns, ten interceptions, seven 0:11:20.200 --> 0:11:23.240 point eight average at target, and his PFF passing grade 0:11:23.400 --> 0:11:26.680 was fifty two point six. So we're looking at a 0:11:26.720 --> 0:11:29.480 mirror image pretty much on some of these rate metrics. 0:11:29.520 --> 0:11:32.600 And uh, you know, Baker, like I said, last year, 0:11:32.640 --> 0:11:34.840 turned it around, had a very solid season, led the 0:11:34.840 --> 0:11:38.480 Bucks to the playoffs. They were a very very strong offense. Look, 0:11:39.120 --> 0:11:41.600 this Panthers team doesn't have Mike Evans, I get it, 0:11:42.800 --> 0:11:46.120 but they're trying to make something that they can put 0:11:46.120 --> 0:11:50.320 together piece by piece, and so Deontay Johnson is one 0:11:50.320 --> 0:11:53.200 of those pieces. And I think that Bryce Young has 0:11:53.240 --> 0:11:57.440 an opportunity, maybe not a certainty, to advance in terms 0:11:57.440 --> 0:11:58.079 of the passing game. 0:11:59.040 --> 0:12:01.680 I think there's a lot too that in a dynasty 0:12:01.840 --> 0:12:06.319 super flex, I'm buying Bryce Young what you'd have to 0:12:06.360 --> 0:12:10.880 give to get him in super flex, you might be 0:12:10.960 --> 0:12:15.200 able to give a early second rounder for Bryce Young. 0:12:15.440 --> 0:12:17.640 And you know that's a point at which I'm really 0:12:17.640 --> 0:12:20.960 interested in gambling on him being a bounce back candidate. 0:12:21.160 --> 0:12:25.280 Absolutely, quarterbacks are very high variants. Actually, especially early in 0:12:25.320 --> 0:12:29.240 their careers. We tend to believe we know the whole story, 0:12:29.280 --> 0:12:31.880 when when the book hasn't even gone past the first chapter. 0:12:32.080 --> 0:12:35.800 Yeah, no doubt. Let's go to the Falcons. So Falcons 0:12:36.000 --> 0:12:38.760 the off season news for the Falcons players and everything 0:12:38.760 --> 0:12:39.800 around the organization. 0:12:39.960 --> 0:12:40.640 It's all good. 0:12:41.080 --> 0:12:43.920 There's no there's nothing bad that's happened here at all. 0:12:44.679 --> 0:12:47.760 I love their off season. Fantasy players have to be 0:12:47.800 --> 0:12:51.680 delighted with the upgrade from Arthur Smith to well, frankly, 0:12:51.760 --> 0:12:53.960 anybody you know insert carbon based life for him. 0:12:53.960 --> 0:12:54.120 Here. 0:12:54.160 --> 0:12:56.400 Will take Rahem Morris as the offensive coordinator, but more 0:12:56.440 --> 0:13:00.400 importantly Raem Morris as your head coach, more importantly offense coordinator, 0:13:00.559 --> 0:13:05.400 Zach Robinson, and obviously the massive upgraded quarterback from the 0:13:05.720 --> 0:13:10.000 highly inconsistent Taylor Heineke and Desmond Ritter to Kirk Cousins. 0:13:10.520 --> 0:13:15.520 Cousins has obviously proven to provide elite level production to 0:13:15.600 --> 0:13:19.880 his wide receivers, Justin Jefferson, his tight ends TJ. Hockinson, 0:13:20.280 --> 0:13:23.080 and it's vaulted the value of Kyle Pitts and Drake 0:13:23.160 --> 0:13:26.520 London to really almost new heights or at least back 0:13:26.520 --> 0:13:28.319 to the heights of where they were as rookies, when 0:13:28.320 --> 0:13:31.560 they were both lottery picks as first rounders. 0:13:33.040 --> 0:13:33.360 Yeah. 0:13:33.360 --> 0:13:36.439 Absolutely, And you know, they've got some interesting changes on 0:13:36.440 --> 0:13:39.439 their coaching staff to bringing an offensive coordinator Zach Robinson, 0:13:40.280 --> 0:13:43.480 another high utilizer of eleven personnel, three wide receivers on 0:13:43.480 --> 0:13:46.680 the field, and Drake London, Darnell Mooney, and they even 0:13:46.840 --> 0:13:49.400 you know, in the Desmond Ridder trade, got Rondel Moore. 0:13:50.120 --> 0:13:52.719 That's an intriguing start to that process. I wouldn't be 0:13:52.760 --> 0:13:55.960 surprised if they add one more wide receiver to fill 0:13:55.960 --> 0:13:57.960 out their depth a little bit more. But it's gonna 0:13:57.960 --> 0:13:58.760 be a fun team to watch. 0:13:59.000 --> 0:14:01.839 What do we know about Zach Robinson Not much so. 0:14:01.960 --> 0:14:04.760 I mean, here's what we got to work with. He 0:14:04.880 --> 0:14:07.840 was a quarterback for Oklahoma State, throwing to Dez Bryant. 0:14:08.080 --> 0:14:09.960 If you go back far enough here, he was a 0:14:09.960 --> 0:14:12.280 seventh round draft pick who managed to hang on on 0:14:12.320 --> 0:14:14.720 a variety of different practice squads for a few years. 0:14:15.200 --> 0:14:18.160 Then he went to work for Pro Football Focus and 0:14:18.960 --> 0:14:21.080 by the way, he's working there with Houston's offensive coordinator 0:14:21.080 --> 0:14:23.440 Bobby Slow. At the same time, PFF turning into a 0:14:23.520 --> 0:14:28.520 launching pad for careers. He's from, most recently the Sean 0:14:28.600 --> 0:14:32.080 McVay Tree. He worked as their assistant quarterback coach, then 0:14:32.080 --> 0:14:34.560 their assistant wide receiver coach, and then he went back 0:14:34.560 --> 0:14:37.120 to assistant quarterback coach, and then for the last two 0:14:37.200 --> 0:14:39.840 years he was the quarterback coach and the passing game 0:14:39.960 --> 0:14:43.640 coordinator for Sean McVay. And that's all you have to 0:14:43.640 --> 0:14:45.840 do to get a head coaching job in the NFL now. 0:14:46.320 --> 0:14:49.400 So he's only thirty seven years old. Zach Robinson, He's 0:14:49.440 --> 0:14:54.960 never called plays, which is a concern. I like though 0:14:55.200 --> 0:14:59.920 that he's used to calling a Matthew Stafford led off, 0:15:00.680 --> 0:15:03.320 which translates pretty closely to Kirk Cousin's skill set. 0:15:03.400 --> 0:15:05.640 I would say, so, yeah, yeah, and so. 0:15:05.560 --> 0:15:07.560 I don't think he needs to relearn that. You mentioned 0:15:07.560 --> 0:15:11.280 that he likes eleven personnel. Get this, Rams ran eleven 0:15:11.280 --> 0:15:16.040 personnel on ninety percent of their plays, ninety and that 0:15:16.080 --> 0:15:19.880 means we're going to see more emphasis I believe on 0:15:20.200 --> 0:15:23.320 Jon Robinson and Kyle Pitts, who are going to be 0:15:23.320 --> 0:15:26.360 in less of time shares. Now we're running eleven with 0:15:26.400 --> 0:15:29.240 one running back and one tight end. Those are the 0:15:29.320 --> 0:15:31.200 running backs and that's the running back of the wh 0:15:31.320 --> 0:15:32.840 and the tight end that's going to be on the field. 0:15:32.880 --> 0:15:33.360 That's right. 0:15:33.480 --> 0:15:39.840 I certainly hope you know, other McVeigh disciples have kent 0:15:40.680 --> 0:15:46.080 gone on develop to develop very pass heavy schemes, and honestly, 0:15:46.080 --> 0:15:47.600 I'm hoping that's going to be the case here too. 0:15:48.080 --> 0:15:53.000 Cincinnati's Zach Taylor Minnesota's Kevin O'Connell have both finished in 0:15:53.040 --> 0:15:57.120 the top five in pass play percentage in back to 0:15:57.360 --> 0:16:00.280 back years. So if Zach Robinson is going to be 0:16:00.480 --> 0:16:05.160 as as pass heavy would be, that would be outstanding. 0:16:05.200 --> 0:16:08.080 I think for most fantasy use. Kirk Cousins opens up 0:16:08.080 --> 0:16:09.720 the entire field to the Falcons in a way we 0:16:09.760 --> 0:16:13.360 haven't seen some since Matt Ryan was good. That's a 0:16:13.360 --> 0:16:18.040 while ago. Now, Kirk's passer rating on throws over ten 0:16:18.160 --> 0:16:22.680 yards is one hundred and twenty. Last year in half season, 0:16:22.920 --> 0:16:26.400 Kirk's passer rating on throws over twenty yards only drops 0:16:26.440 --> 0:16:30.120 three points one hundred and seventeen. On passes of twenty 0:16:30.240 --> 0:16:33.200 or more yards, This is nothing we've seen in the 0:16:33.200 --> 0:16:36.000 Falcons offense. You know, you know you as an example, 0:16:36.120 --> 0:16:39.080 Drake London last year. I really his whole career has 0:16:39.080 --> 0:16:41.880 not been a downfield threat over the past two years. 0:16:42.080 --> 0:16:45.520 Two years, Drake London has caught fourteen passes of over 0:16:45.560 --> 0:16:46.440 twenty yards. 0:16:46.840 --> 0:16:49.840 Wow, that's it. Yeah, that's about to change. 0:16:49.920 --> 0:16:54.840 That's gonna change. Darnell Mooney could reach newfound productivity from 0:16:54.880 --> 0:16:57.520 the slot where Kirk Cousins has been highly proficient with 0:16:57.600 --> 0:17:00.920 JJ and Thielen in the past, and of course McVeigh 0:17:01.320 --> 0:17:04.119 Jeohn McVay utilized the slat copiously with Cooper Cup and 0:17:04.240 --> 0:17:07.600 Zach Robinson may carry over some of those schemes for 0:17:07.840 --> 0:17:09.480 Darnell Mooney, who they went out of their way to 0:17:09.560 --> 0:17:12.240 acquire in the offseason. I think b John Robinson's a 0:17:12.240 --> 0:17:15.720 total wildcard Kent. So you know, the McVeigh tree shows. 0:17:15.840 --> 0:17:18.880 The good news is the McVeigh tree shows a dedication 0:17:19.119 --> 0:17:24.119 to a single back, which I love. That's like Todd Gurley, 0:17:24.200 --> 0:17:27.680 Kyron Williams last year, Joe Mixon, Dalvin Cook, even Alexander 0:17:27.720 --> 0:17:31.879 Madison last year with Kevin O'Connell, despite being wildly ineffective, 0:17:32.480 --> 0:17:36.520 maintained the stranglehold on getting virtually all the work from 0:17:36.560 --> 0:17:39.399 Minnesota for most of the year. So that part I 0:17:39.440 --> 0:17:42.560 love about the upside of Bjon Robinson. But the McVeigh 0:17:42.600 --> 0:17:45.399 tree doesn't pass that much to their runners. All the 0:17:45.400 --> 0:17:49.280 guys that I just mentioned, Gurley, Williams, Mixon, Cook Madison 0:17:49.880 --> 0:17:52.719 typically clocking in with like forty catch seasons. You know, 0:17:52.720 --> 0:17:55.359 four hundred receiving yards is pretty normal. Todd Gurley had, 0:17:55.400 --> 0:17:58.240 you know, in his crazy twenty seventeen year, he caught 0:17:58.240 --> 0:18:00.320 a bunch of passes and he had like eight hundred yards. 0:18:00.359 --> 0:18:04.280 But you know, overwhelmingly we haven't seen a lot of 0:18:04.359 --> 0:18:09.600 aerial work for McVeigh tree runners b Jon Robinson though 0:18:09.640 --> 0:18:12.879 maybe just so skilled as a receiver that Zach Robinson 0:18:12.960 --> 0:18:14.160 ends up using him more that way. 0:18:14.680 --> 0:18:18.760 Yeah, and you know, despite Arthur Smith's propensity to deploy 0:18:19.040 --> 0:18:22.399 Tyler l Gear in copious amounts, you know, he kind 0:18:22.440 --> 0:18:24.159 of fell off a little bit last year relative to 0:18:24.160 --> 0:18:27.000 the year prior. And bringing in Rondell Moore. I think 0:18:27.040 --> 0:18:30.000 they'll maybe have some backfield packages for him, but pretty 0:18:30.000 --> 0:18:34.280 few and far between. Jon Robinson represents an opportunity to 0:18:34.320 --> 0:18:37.359 score a bunch of touchdowns this year, and I'm very 0:18:37.359 --> 0:18:38.000 excited for him. 0:18:38.080 --> 0:18:40.480 Yeah, I'll be interested to see you. No, all the 0:18:40.560 --> 0:18:43.760 McVeigh tree, those they don't generally take their lead backs 0:18:43.800 --> 0:18:46.080 off the field inside the five yard line. And that's 0:18:46.080 --> 0:18:49.960 where Bejon Robinson was really not very effective last year 0:18:50.000 --> 0:18:53.320 for providing fantasy points. He just, you know, those easy 0:18:53.400 --> 0:18:56.200 touchdowns weren't there for him, and he had to score 0:18:56.240 --> 0:18:58.840 from distance more often than not. And for Bejon, that's 0:18:58.880 --> 0:19:01.040 you know, for any back, that's a lot harder to do. Yeah, 0:19:01.119 --> 0:19:03.880 Luckily he's good at that, Like he has a sizeable 0:19:03.960 --> 0:19:06.560 track record with that, which is great. I want to 0:19:06.600 --> 0:19:08.560 work in a break when we come back, Let's go 0:19:08.600 --> 0:19:12.159 to the Patriots and let's talk about the changes that 0:19:12.200 --> 0:19:15.119 they've got there. No Bill at Belichick, Jared mayos In, 0:19:15.440 --> 0:19:18.879 Alex Van Peltier, offensive coordinator. Jacoby Brissett's the quarterback of 0:19:18.920 --> 0:19:22.720 the moment. Let's talk through Patriots changes when we return. 0:19:23.800 --> 0:19:28.120 Welcome back Fantasy Football Weekly. Paul Charchion Ken, Whyrock, How 0:19:28.119 --> 0:19:29.800 do you feel You're halfway through your first show? 0:19:29.920 --> 0:19:32.200 Oh man, it's so much fun. I'm just so glad 0:19:32.240 --> 0:19:34.480 to be here and I'm having a blast. 0:19:34.480 --> 0:19:36.840 All right, I love it. Well, let's dig. Let's see 0:19:36.840 --> 0:19:39.800 if we can have fun with the Patriots. It's I'm 0:19:40.119 --> 0:19:43.880 I'm fascinated to see what life is like without Bill Belichick. 0:19:43.920 --> 0:19:47.639 It's been like our entire adult lives right since Belichick's 0:19:47.640 --> 0:19:50.520 been there, and we finally get some new blood in 0:19:50.640 --> 0:19:52.760 and they've needed it in the worst way. I think 0:19:52.800 --> 0:19:56.440 the worst overall roster in the NFL may very well 0:19:56.480 --> 0:19:58.840 be the Patriots. Panthers are in this conversation too, But 0:19:59.320 --> 0:20:03.600