WEBVTT - Hardware Week 0:00:01.880 --> 0:00:06.920 Time now for Fantasy Football Weekly from iHeartRadio, your weekly 0:00:07.000 --> 0:00:10.600 source for the nation's best fantasy speculation and advice. 0:00:11.280 --> 0:00:13.280 Now along with the guys. 0:00:12.920 --> 0:00:17.640 From dat leagues dot com, here's your host, Paul Jargon. 0:00:18.640 --> 0:00:22.680 It is a championship edition of Fantasy Football Weekly. I 0:00:22.680 --> 0:00:26.079 am Paul Jarchi and my co host today Matt Harrison 0:00:26.239 --> 0:00:29.360 and Thor Nistro. Joh, Hey, great to have you back, man. 0:00:29.400 --> 0:00:31.680 What am I doing here? I know it's been a 0:00:31.720 --> 0:00:34.240 while we've missed you. It's great to have you back, 0:00:34.560 --> 0:00:37.120 and we're gonna help people bring home the hardware. If 0:00:37.159 --> 0:00:39.480 you're listening right now, hopefully you're live at least one 0:00:39.600 --> 0:00:43.120 of your leagues. Feels good to get to the finish line. 0:00:43.200 --> 0:00:45.400 I hope we have more than like ten percent of 0:00:45.440 --> 0:00:47.639 our listening audience week one, So. 0:00:48.520 --> 0:00:50.920 If you're only in one league, you probably only have 0:00:51.000 --> 0:00:54.000 a tet roughly ten percent chance mathematically making although we 0:00:54.000 --> 0:00:55.520 think if you listen to the show, you you have 0:00:55.600 --> 0:01:00.360 it's probably better the odds two up to twelve, up 0:01:00.400 --> 0:01:03.360 to at least or if you're in like a dozen 0:01:03.440 --> 0:01:05.560 leagues and you really ought to be leaving alive in 0:01:05.600 --> 0:01:07.920 a couple right you you should be. 0:01:07.959 --> 0:01:10.560 I mean thor are you alive in any like guillotine 0:01:10.640 --> 0:01:11.720 leagues or anything like that. 0:01:12.760 --> 0:01:15.120 I'm happy there's I'm happy there's only ten percent of 0:01:15.160 --> 0:01:19.120 our listenership today because I have to break some devastating 0:01:19.240 --> 0:01:25.560 years the guillotine team against my coworkers. Not only did 0:01:25.560 --> 0:01:27.959 I crash and burn this past week, they let me 0:01:28.080 --> 0:01:28.360 have it. 0:01:28.560 --> 0:01:31.320 Oh, it is the guillotine for sure. 0:01:31.840 --> 0:01:34.399 I went on to talk about the NFL draft, and 0:01:34.480 --> 0:01:37.560 I'm going in. I'm talking about the top eleven risers 0:01:37.560 --> 0:01:39.640 from Round one of the playoffs. You know, I'm like 0:01:39.720 --> 0:01:45.759 ready to go, and freaking Dwayne. He starts playing all 0:01:45.880 --> 0:01:48.840 the smack talk I did on this show about the guillotine. 0:01:50.040 --> 0:01:54.520 And Dwayne had just days before beaten my guillotine team 0:01:54.920 --> 0:01:59.680 by like sixty points. Like, oh, it wasn't even remotely close. 0:01:59.800 --> 0:02:02.040 And and you know it's even worse. The other guy 0:02:02.080 --> 0:02:05.160 that advanced Friedman, he had Jalen hurt. 0:02:05.920 --> 0:02:09.800 Wow. Yeah, he didn't even have a full repertoire. No, 0:02:10.080 --> 0:02:11.360 and he smoked me too. 0:02:11.600 --> 0:02:14.520 Wow, you had a good team, but last week it 0:02:14.680 --> 0:02:16.799 just happened at all these good players, Like I don't know, 0:02:16.800 --> 0:02:18.320 if I don't remember, if you had Dereck Henry. But 0:02:18.360 --> 0:02:21.000 Dereck Henry wasn't even used in the second half because 0:02:21.000 --> 0:02:23.240 the Ravens got up by so much. Yeah, you know, 0:02:23.440 --> 0:02:26.000 and they were just all these Saquan had a quiet games. 0:02:26.080 --> 0:02:29.280 They were just all these superstars that had quiet games 0:02:29.440 --> 0:02:33.120 last week that just eliminated Powerhouse. Guillotine League. 0:02:33.160 --> 0:02:33.280 Kid. 0:02:33.320 --> 0:02:36.000 It's it's it's a really traumatic thing. 0:02:37.360 --> 0:02:40.959 And the late season, I can tell your crush. 0:02:40.520 --> 0:02:43.079 And I'm only talking about this show having to get 0:02:43.120 --> 0:02:45.120 to that. I mean, like they am boys hit and 0:02:45.160 --> 0:02:47.280 then now you got to talk about the draft prospects. 0:02:47.320 --> 0:02:48.959 It was like I was still getting over the loss 0:02:49.000 --> 0:02:52.440 of my my Guillotine team. Yeah, poor thor Man. Tough scenes. 0:02:52.520 --> 0:02:54.400 Yeah, you battle for like fifteen weeks. 0:02:54.600 --> 0:02:58.840 Yeah they get chopped quause I dominated for fifteen weeks, 0:02:58.880 --> 0:03:00.000 by the way, And I don't want to get back 0:03:00.160 --> 0:03:00.440 into that. 0:03:00.600 --> 0:03:03.520 It might be worse to get chopped in week sixteen 0:03:03.880 --> 0:03:05.000 than it is in like week two. 0:03:05.040 --> 0:03:06.680 Oh, I would so much rather go in week one, 0:03:06.680 --> 0:03:08.400 because let's just say both have happened to me. 0:03:08.960 --> 0:03:11.160 Yeah, you've experienced both in my spectrum. 0:03:11.960 --> 0:03:13.959 I want it right away, painless done. 0:03:14.080 --> 0:03:16.480 We're gonna go through all the matchups, letter grades, and 0:03:16.560 --> 0:03:19.280 all the players that matter. And I think you're gonna 0:03:19.320 --> 0:03:22.880 find we're gonna hone some of our discussion to the 0:03:22.880 --> 0:03:25.800 players who are relevant in the final week of the season, 0:03:26.400 --> 0:03:27.880 so you will not be hearing a lot of the 0:03:27.960 --> 0:03:30.919 third tier guys as much. Take a chance on me 0:03:31.040 --> 0:03:34.720 as always, that's still totally valid in Week seventeen, and 0:03:34.840 --> 0:03:37.120 we'll answer three tough questions, some of those forward looking 0:03:37.120 --> 0:03:41.040 to next year. And let's roll up our sleeves. Matt 0:03:41.120 --> 0:03:44.200 let's speakin with Denver taking on Cincinnati. The Cincinnati defense 0:03:44.320 --> 0:03:46.640 might be the worst in the league. So I gotta 0:03:46.640 --> 0:03:48.680 believe there's some Denver Broncos we can start here. 0:03:48.760 --> 0:03:50.320 Yeah, I got a couple. I got a B grade 0:03:50.360 --> 0:03:53.120 on bow Knicks. Since Week eight, that's eight games for Nicks. 0:03:53.160 --> 0:03:56.120 He's thrown seventeen touchdown passes just over to a game, 0:03:56.160 --> 0:03:58.000 and he's averaging two hundred and forty eight yards. But 0:03:58.120 --> 0:04:01.560 let's temper those n expectations little bit here. In that 0:04:01.640 --> 0:04:05.200 span of eight really good fantasy games, he's played seven 0:04:05.280 --> 0:04:07.920 teams in the bottom half of the league in pass defense. 0:04:07.960 --> 0:04:10.440 His opponents couldn't have been easier for the last two months, 0:04:10.440 --> 0:04:13.560 and entering the Bengals, who just keep that train going. 0:04:13.840 --> 0:04:16.880 Bengals are bottom ten in pass yards and touchdowns, rushing 0:04:16.960 --> 0:04:20.400 yards and rushing touchdowns the quarterback, so he'll get numbers 0:04:20.440 --> 0:04:23.119 on Saturday, but pay attention to the opponents he faced 0:04:23.120 --> 0:04:24.640 when you rank Knicks for next year. 0:04:24.760 --> 0:04:26.800 Yeah, and the last thing I'll mention on Knicks is 0:04:27.360 --> 0:04:29.880 they've taken the wheels off him. He doesn't run anymore, 0:04:29.920 --> 0:04:31.520 not as much. I want to say, sure, having in 0:04:31.560 --> 0:04:33.760 front of me, but like last six games, he's averaging 0:04:33.839 --> 0:04:35.520 three designed runs a game. 0:04:35.720 --> 0:04:36.040 It is. 0:04:36.320 --> 0:04:39.400 Yeah, and nobody used the word regression or coming back 0:04:39.440 --> 0:04:42.240 to the you know, no, don't get into that. 0:04:42.360 --> 0:04:44.440 It's worth noting since he is one of the teams 0:04:44.480 --> 0:04:47.120 that could steal Denver's playoff spot. So this is a 0:04:47.120 --> 0:04:50.000 big game for both teams. So a Cortland Sutton is 0:04:50.040 --> 0:04:51.960 the only other Bronco you'd start here, and I'll throw 0:04:52.000 --> 0:04:53.919 a B grade his way. The Bengals are giving up 0:04:53.920 --> 0:04:56.400 a lot to quarterbacks, but so much of it has 0:04:56.440 --> 0:04:58.400 been to tight ends and pass catching runners that they're 0:04:58.400 --> 0:05:01.240 actually kind of good against wide receiver. They're allowing just 0:05:01.279 --> 0:05:04.640 shy of eleven receptions per game to wide receivers, and 0:05:04.680 --> 0:05:08.120 you spread that around with Sutton and Vele and Marvin 0:05:08.160 --> 0:05:10.600 Mims and Troy Franklin and little Jordan Humphrey, who are 0:05:10.600 --> 0:05:14.120 all averaging two receptions per game. So Sutton's probably looking 0:05:14.160 --> 0:05:16.480 at four to five catches. It's just what he gets anyway. 0:05:16.839 --> 0:05:18.560 But he does have the best chance to score, as 0:05:18.600 --> 0:05:21.320 he's been Nick's favorite target near the end zone. If 0:05:21.320 --> 0:05:23.320 you can figure out the Denver running backs, call me 0:05:23.360 --> 0:05:25.360 and let me know. I can't figure it out. Nobody's 0:05:25.400 --> 0:05:27.960 starting any of those guys in a championship week, So 0:05:28.040 --> 0:05:31.160 let's go to Cincy. Jamar Chase still gets the A grade, 0:05:31.200 --> 0:05:33.320 and I'm not that afraid of starting t Higgins either. 0:05:33.360 --> 0:05:35.760 He gets a B, noting that he's been limited in 0:05:35.800 --> 0:05:39.040 practice this week, but he's trending toward playing. The last 0:05:39.080 --> 0:05:41.719 time the Broncos faced an AFC North opponent, it was 0:05:41.760 --> 0:05:44.960 Cleveland just a few weeks ago. Jerry Judy had nine 0:05:45.040 --> 0:05:47.400 for two thirty five and one. Elijah Moore had eight 0:05:47.440 --> 0:05:51.120 for one eleven nine. Yeah, I'll mention this on the 0:05:51.200 --> 0:05:53.599 Higgins thing. Yeah, his is because I think this is 0:05:53.600 --> 0:05:57.040 worth this is we're paying attention to. If Higgins is 0:05:57.040 --> 0:05:59.800 in or out makes a big difference for Jamar Chase 0:06:00.320 --> 0:06:04.640 because where Patrick Cirtan shadows, and Patrick Sirtan might be 0:06:04.680 --> 0:06:08.000 the best cornerback in the league, sure where he shadows. 0:06:08.000 --> 0:06:10.919 As if the opposing receiver team has one good receiver 0:06:11.160 --> 0:06:14.440 when T Higgins is playing, then the Bengals have two 0:06:14.560 --> 0:06:17.400 good receivers. And I don't think it's gonna be all 0:06:17.520 --> 0:06:18.760 Sirtan on Chase. 0:06:19.240 --> 0:06:21.080 You know what, I don't think it's gonna be either, 0:06:21.240 --> 0:06:25.360 because Sirtan never goes to the slot and Chase runs 0:06:25.400 --> 0:06:27.760 thirty four percent of his routes from the slot, so 0:06:27.839 --> 0:06:30.279 roughly a third of his routes are going from the slot, 0:06:30.320 --> 0:06:33.320 and Higgins is about twenty percent. So, especially if Higgins 0:06:33.360 --> 0:06:35.680 is healthy and going, I think there's enough for each 0:06:35.720 --> 0:06:37.159 of these guys to move in and out of the 0:06:37.200 --> 0:06:41.120 slot avoid the tough matchup. And I think that we're 0:06:41.160 --> 0:06:44.440 okay here. The Broncos have allowed eighteen double digit fantasy 0:06:44.520 --> 0:06:47.200 days to wide receivers in fifteen games, most of the 0:06:47.240 --> 0:06:49.000 games where they did well against the pass. 0:06:49.520 --> 0:06:51.320 Here's the quarterbacks. 0:06:50.720 --> 0:06:55.520 They've faced justin fields, Aaron Rodgers, Gardner, Minshew Aiden O'Connell, 0:06:55.880 --> 0:07:00.000 Spencer Rattler, bad Kirk Cousins Minshew again, Anthony Richards said 0:07:00.960 --> 0:07:01.840 that might be more. 0:07:02.040 --> 0:07:05.200 All of them have either been benched or were benched 0:07:05.200 --> 0:07:06.160 at the start of the season. 0:07:06.279 --> 0:07:06.719 Exactly. 0:07:06.760 --> 0:07:09.840 Yeah, So I'm not scared of the receivers and I'm 0:07:09.840 --> 0:07:11.800 not scared of starting Joe Burrow with an A grade 0:07:11.800 --> 0:07:14.320 either of the last four quarterbacks they have faced who 0:07:14.320 --> 0:07:16.600 are not on the list. I just rattled off, We're 0:07:16.760 --> 0:07:22.680 justin airbear, Jamis Winston, Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson. They averaged 0:07:22.760 --> 0:07:24.760 three hundred and thirty one passing yards and two and 0:07:24.800 --> 0:07:28.360 a half touchdowns against the Broncos, so I'm fine with them. Finally, 0:07:28.440 --> 0:07:31.720 Chase Brown, this one's a little bit complex. Denver actually 0:07:31.720 --> 0:07:34.720 fantastic against the run, only allowing three point nine yards 0:07:34.720 --> 0:07:37.480 per carry and seven scores to running backs on the air, 0:07:37.520 --> 0:07:39.960 both in the top five where it flips as They've 0:07:40.000 --> 0:07:43.200 allowed the seventh most receptions and receiving yards to opposing 0:07:43.240 --> 0:07:47.360 backs and the third most receiving touchdowns. Chase Brown has 0:07:47.360 --> 0:07:50.160 had at least three receptions and seven three receptions in 0:07:50.240 --> 0:07:53.440 seven straight games and in the last five weeks. He's 0:07:53.480 --> 0:07:56.280 sixth in the league in running back receptions, so in PPR. 0:07:56.760 --> 0:07:58.640 I think he does enough to have a pretty good day. 0:07:58.680 --> 0:08:01.360 I'll give him a B grade here and then one 0:08:01.400 --> 0:08:03.280 more thing. You might have noticed. I was gone for 0:08:03.280 --> 0:08:05.520 a while. Scott Fish and Thor covered for me a 0:08:05.560 --> 0:08:07.040 whole bunch in the last couple of weeks. 0:08:07.280 --> 0:08:08.880 Thank you both to both of you, guys. 0:08:09.680 --> 0:08:13.840 Longtime listener of Fantasy Football Weekly and zero time fantasy player. 0:08:14.600 --> 0:08:17.640 My mom, Kathy Harrison, passed away last week after a 0:08:17.640 --> 0:08:21.440 tough battle with pancreatic cancer. I've been kind of helping 0:08:21.480 --> 0:08:23.800 her up north for the past couple of months. She 0:08:23.840 --> 0:08:25.800 always listened to the show. She told me she had 0:08:25.880 --> 0:08:28.560 no idea what we were talking about. Ye, but she's 0:08:28.560 --> 0:08:31.360 still enjoyed. Yeah, she still enjoyed the humor and the 0:08:31.480 --> 0:08:33.440 energy and much of that I get from her. So 0:08:33.840 --> 0:08:35.440 I'm going to miss her and try to honor her 0:08:35.440 --> 0:08:38.600 memory by telling dumb jokes and talking about fake football teams. 0:08:38.960 --> 0:08:41.480 So cheers to Mom. Enjoy your dirty martini and a 0:08:41.559 --> 0:08:43.480 side of dill pickle in heaven. 0:08:45.880 --> 0:08:50.440 Rest in peace. Yeah, Matt's mom Kathy right, Rat's mom Harrison, Yes, 0:08:50.640 --> 0:08:51.880 Kathy Harrison right, just. 0:08:51.800 --> 0:08:52.319 Like my name. 0:08:52.440 --> 0:08:54.439 Yeah, how about them? Well, you know I didn't want 0:08:54.440 --> 0:08:57.120 to make any assumptions. You never you never know that's true. 0:08:57.840 --> 0:09:02.160 Could be different. Yeah, Thor Arizona takes on the Rams. 0:09:02.240 --> 0:09:05.280 It looks like James Connor will be available for this game, 0:09:05.320 --> 0:09:07.920 but we don't know for sure, so I guess we 0:09:07.960 --> 0:09:09.400 assume Connor's going here. 0:09:09.640 --> 0:09:12.400 All the reports are optimistic, so I'm going to give 0:09:12.480 --> 0:09:15.840 him a bee. He is officially questionable with the knee 0:09:15.880 --> 0:09:18.720 injury that he've got in the overtime loss to Carolina, 0:09:18.760 --> 0:09:22.559 but you know, we're we're turning towards playing and if so, 0:09:22.840 --> 0:09:26.000 he's probably gonna assume a big workload here. Trey Benson 0:09:26.040 --> 0:09:27.920 is another guy with his status up in the air. 0:09:28.440 --> 0:09:31.079 He appears to Benson appears to be trending towards playing two. 0:09:31.559 --> 0:09:33.280 I'm going to keep him with a bench grade, but 0:09:33.440 --> 0:09:36.520 Connor gets the beef. 0:09:36.720 --> 0:09:40.120 If Connor can't go and Benson does, which honestly I 0:09:40.200 --> 0:09:43.560 kind of I don't. I'm not rooting for injury. Never 0:09:43.800 --> 0:09:45.600 never do that, Mann. I'd love to see what Trey 0:09:45.600 --> 0:09:48.520 Benson does on twenty two arries. You know, I would 0:09:48.559 --> 0:09:49.560 love to see to see that. 0:09:49.679 --> 0:09:51.200 Yes, I would love to see that too. 0:09:51.679 --> 0:09:53.640 Kyler Murray, we're giving him a BEE as well. He 0:09:53.679 --> 0:09:56.480 has a touchdown to interception ratio of four to six 0:09:56.600 --> 0:10:00.600 in the past five weeks, not the best. Murray did 0:10:00.679 --> 0:10:03.480 have twenty fantasy points in that aforementioned lost to the 0:10:03.520 --> 0:10:07.960 Carolina Panthers last week. The Rams defense that Arizona's playing 0:10:08.000 --> 0:10:10.800 this week has allowed eighteen plus fantasy points to four 0:10:10.880 --> 0:10:14.160 quarterbacks since Week eight, and Murray did have twenty eight 0:10:14.200 --> 0:10:17.040 points against the Rams back in Week two. Going way 0:10:17.040 --> 0:10:20.040 back could be a second straight good game coming here. 0:10:20.559 --> 0:10:22.280 Murray had a twelve to three td I and T 0:10:22.440 --> 0:10:25.120 rate before the buye. He is going to have to 0:10:25.200 --> 0:10:28.199 navigate offensive line issues though. The Cardinals just placed both 0:10:28.240 --> 0:10:31.760 their starting tackles on high r which not good. Perhaps 0:10:31.840 --> 0:10:33.160 not the best, but yeah, I said it with a 0:10:33.200 --> 0:10:36.080 be there Marvin Harrison Junior giving him a C. He 0:10:36.160 --> 0:10:39.040 has gone under nine fantasy points in two straight games 0:10:39.400 --> 0:10:41.280 and nine to fifteen total this season. 0:10:41.679 --> 0:10:42.839 He does have twenty. 0:10:42.559 --> 0:10:45.560 Two targets over the past three games, but he didn't 0:10:45.559 --> 0:10:47.880 have more than four catches or forty nine yards in 0:10:47.920 --> 0:10:51.280 any individual one of them. The fifty two percent catch 0:10:51.360 --> 0:10:53.760 rate is problematic and may I say surprising. 0:10:54.280 --> 0:10:55.280 Yeah, we haven't talked to yet. 0:10:55.360 --> 0:10:57.240 What happened? What happened about his BOS scales? Where did 0:10:57.240 --> 0:10:57.400 they go? 0:10:57.600 --> 0:10:58.400 H Where did they go? 0:10:58.840 --> 0:10:59.200 I don't know. 0:10:59.280 --> 0:11:01.640 His quarterback is not throwing a lot of accurate passes. 0:11:01.800 --> 0:11:04.000 That's Harrison is part of the problem. We'll dive into 0:11:04.080 --> 0:11:06.840 that in the offseason. That has been an under discussed 0:11:06.920 --> 0:11:09.920 topic on this show. Marvin Harrison's failing. 0:11:09.960 --> 0:11:12.160 We might have to have a full well not just 0:11:12.240 --> 0:11:12.959 a fall episode. 0:11:12.960 --> 0:11:16.400 We might have to do like a serial podcast into 0:11:16.440 --> 0:11:16.840 that thing, Like. 0:11:16.920 --> 0:11:18.679 Is it gonna be like an intervention kind of a thing. 0:11:18.720 --> 0:11:21.120 Maybe, Yeah, we'll bring him in one of the one 0:11:21.160 --> 0:11:21.800 of the episodes. 0:11:22.480 --> 0:11:24.720 And the Rams pass defense has played better recently, so 0:11:24.760 --> 0:11:27.040 I gave Harrison Junior a see. Trey McBride is the 0:11:27.080 --> 0:11:29.280 A and the must start moving over to the Rams. 0:11:29.559 --> 0:11:33.040 Matthew Stafford great a see on him. He had his 0:11:33.120 --> 0:11:35.959 first back to back sub two hundred yard passing games 0:11:36.520 --> 0:11:40.560 since last season the middle of last season, only scored 0:11:40.600 --> 0:11:44.199 fourteen fantasy points the last two games combined. The Cardinals 0:11:44.240 --> 0:11:46.880 defense held him to just six points six fantasy points 0:11:46.920 --> 0:11:50.000 back in Week two. Stafford did not, of course, have 0:11:50.040 --> 0:11:52.400 a passing touchdown in that game, and he only has 0:11:52.440 --> 0:11:55.079 one passing touchdown in the last two weeks. Despite the 0:11:55.160 --> 0:11:57.920 Rams being on a four game winning streak, Arizona has 0:11:57.960 --> 0:12:00.760 allowed just two quarterbacks to score more than seventeen and 0:12:00.800 --> 0:12:04.000 a half fantasy points since Week seven. So I'm a 0:12:04.040 --> 0:12:06.720 little bit tepid there. Gave him a c Kyant and 0:12:06.800 --> 0:12:10.440 Puka of course are as and must starts. Iago Cooper 0:12:10.480 --> 0:12:12.960 Cup down to a bee. Since Week eight. Cup has 0:12:13.000 --> 0:12:15.920 been the wide receiver twenty four and fantasy points per game, 0:12:16.200 --> 0:12:17.920 but in three of the last four games he has 0:12:17.960 --> 0:12:20.560 failed to surpass thirty receiving yards. 0:12:20.559 --> 0:12:20.800 Wow. 0:12:20.920 --> 0:12:24.280 Ouch, the volume could be and Dash should be there 0:12:24.360 --> 0:12:26.920 this week though, which is where you sort of shade 0:12:26.960 --> 0:12:30.480 it uptimistic. Arizona has run the highest preponderance of two 0:12:30.600 --> 0:12:34.040 high coverage safety looks in the entire NFL since Week ten. 0:12:34.720 --> 0:12:38.120 Cups first read share spikes to nearly thirty percent against 0:12:38.120 --> 0:12:42.920 too high tend to look for him in these coverage looks. 0:12:42.960 --> 0:12:45.280 That's the optimistic thing there. Everyone else is on the bench. 0:12:45.320 --> 0:12:47.160 We'll talk more about Cooper Cup a little bit later 0:12:47.160 --> 0:12:49.560 in the show. Chargers taking on the Patriots. We have 0:12:49.559 --> 0:12:52.680 a change of running back JK. Dobbins. Yeah, Zach Yeah, 0:12:52.720 --> 0:12:57.720 Gus Edwards out and probably not gonna play out next 0:12:57.760 --> 0:13:01.200 week as well, So we'll who cares about week eighteen. 0:13:01.320 --> 0:13:05.120 It's week eighteen. Nobody cares JK. Dobbins, though, we'll return. 0:13:05.280 --> 0:13:08.800 Dobbins started the season on fire, then languished playing hurt, 0:13:08.840 --> 0:13:11.559 and then ultimately ended up on ir. We don't really 0:13:11.640 --> 0:13:14.559 know is he like one hundred percent? Is he ninety percent? 0:13:14.880 --> 0:13:17.360 But this is an interesting opportunity. The last two weeks, 0:13:17.360 --> 0:13:20.280 opposing runners have hammered the Patriots for six yards per 0:13:20.320 --> 0:13:23.360 carry and four touchdowns in those two games. So JK. 0:13:23.480 --> 0:13:26.520 Dobbins as comes back here with a B grade and 0:13:26.800 --> 0:13:29.840 I kind of like him in this matchup against New England. 0:13:30.040 --> 0:13:32.319 Hopefully he's near one hundred percent. Let's go to the 0:13:32.320 --> 0:13:36.400 passing game. Ladenincaky comes into the B Garrett grade as well. 0:13:36.559 --> 0:13:40.280 The single biggest strength of the Patriots is their secondary, 0:13:40.360 --> 0:13:44.760 which has obliterated the last three opposing wideouts, during which 0:13:45.320 --> 0:13:49.080 no receiver has topped sixty yards and only one has scored. 0:13:49.600 --> 0:13:53.040 Last week, no Bills receiver topped even twenty five yards. 0:13:53.440 --> 0:13:53.640 Now. 0:13:53.720 --> 0:13:56.160 Fortunately for lad mccacky, he runs from the slot and 0:13:56.240 --> 0:13:58.800 slack cornerback Marcus Jones is the weakest link of the 0:13:58.800 --> 0:14:02.959 Patriots cornerbacks and he's hurt. Last week Alex Austin took 0:14:03.000 --> 0:14:05.040 his spot and gave up two catches on three targets, 0:14:05.040 --> 0:14:07.720 So the opportunities will still be there for lad McConkie 0:14:07.760 --> 0:14:09.760 and he comes in with a B grade. We're putting 0:14:09.840 --> 0:14:12.960 Quinton Johnston on the bench. As I just mentioned, this 0:14:13.000 --> 0:14:15.679 is a tough matchup, and Johnson is a low volume 0:14:15.760 --> 0:14:19.120 touchdown dependent receiver. Over the past six games, the Patriots 0:14:19.120 --> 0:14:21.600 have only allowed five wide receiver touchdowns, and three of 0:14:21.600 --> 0:14:24.520 those five would to far better players like Cooper Cup 0:14:24.520 --> 0:14:27.920 and Pooka Kakua. So Quinn Johnson's out all the rest 0:14:27.920 --> 0:14:30.080 of all the tight ends will Disley if he plays, 0:14:30.080 --> 0:14:33.520 Hayden Hurst, Tucker Fisk, Stone Smart all out. They cannibalize 0:14:33.520 --> 0:14:37.160 each other, and that leaves us with this guy. The 0:14:37.200 --> 0:14:41.680 air mayre justin Herbert. Even though Herbert's coming off a 0:14:41.680 --> 0:14:45.200 good game with some extra rest and should be as 0:14:45.200 --> 0:14:47.080 healthy as he's been in like a month, I'm still 0:14:47.160 --> 0:14:50.280 leery of him in this matchup. The Patriots just neutralized 0:14:50.360 --> 0:14:54.560 Josh Allen and Kyler Murray in consecutive weeks. If Herbert 0:14:54.600 --> 0:14:58.080 had better wideouts. I'd like this more, but after McConkie 0:14:58.120 --> 0:15:00.440 it drops off a cliff, so I'm only going CE 0:15:00.640 --> 0:15:03.520 grade on Justin Herbert in this game. I've got a 0:15:03.520 --> 0:15:06.400 couple of C grades on the New England side for you, 0:15:06.480 --> 0:15:09.760 Beginning in the running game with Romandre Stevenson. He got 0:15:09.760 --> 0:15:13.360 healthy over the Patriots Week fourteen by and then in 0:15:13.400 --> 0:15:17.040 fifteen and sixteen. He's been running hard, averaging five point 0:15:17.080 --> 0:15:20.080 two yards per carry, including a touchdown last week, but 0:15:20.160 --> 0:15:23.160 his usage is down from the workhorse role that he 0:15:23.200 --> 0:15:26.120 had earlier this year as Antonio Gibson is getting an 0:15:26.200 --> 0:15:30.680 increasing workload. Chargers run defense has lapsed lately over the 0:15:30.760 --> 0:15:34.440 last four weeks, LA giving up four point nine yards 0:15:34.480 --> 0:15:37.360 per carry along with five touchdowns to runners in those 0:15:37.400 --> 0:15:40.880 four games. So I still like Stevenson and still startable 0:15:40.880 --> 0:15:43.760 in a championship week, but only at a C grade. 0:15:44.000 --> 0:15:45.960 Drake may almost always finds a way to a decent 0:15:46.000 --> 0:15:49.040 box score despite playing with the worst offensive line in football. 0:15:49.520 --> 0:15:52.240 The Chargers secondary started the season strong, but they've wilted, 0:15:52.320 --> 0:15:55.320 and over the past seven games, five touchdowns have scored 0:15:55.360 --> 0:15:58.440 two times against the Chargers, three of them scored three 0:15:58.640 --> 0:16:02.560 or four touchdowns. In the last two weeks, bo Nicks 0:16:02.600 --> 0:16:04.920 and Baker Mayfield have run for twenty five yards, which 0:16:04.920 --> 0:16:06.440 is about where it may usually fall. So I think 0:16:06.440 --> 0:16:07.680 it's gonna help you out a little bit with his 0:16:07.760 --> 0:16:10.160 legs as well. If you're in a two quarterback league 0:16:10.240 --> 0:16:13.720 super flex league, Drake May plausible second quarterback with a 0:16:13.760 --> 0:16:16.440 C grade. And the only only quarterback that you would 0:16:16.480 --> 0:16:20.440 consider playing for New England is or the only receiver 0:16:20.680 --> 0:16:23.320 end up considering playing is the tight end Hunter Henry. 0:16:23.520 --> 0:16:26.120 He's been Drake May's most reliable receiver, but this is 0:16:26.160 --> 0:16:28.960 a very difficult matchup against a great tight end defense, 0:16:29.000 --> 0:16:32.120 maybe the best tight end defense in the league. Chargers 0:16:32.120 --> 0:16:35.320 have allowed the fourth fewest fantasy points to tight ends. 0:16:35.920 --> 0:16:38.520 They've only given up one tight end touchdown all year. 0:16:39.160 --> 0:16:42.760 So even though Hunter Henry has been safe, I don't 0:16:42.800 --> 0:16:44.360 love him here and I can only get you to 0:16:44.400 --> 0:16:46.920 a C grade and you're not starting any of the 0:16:46.920 --> 0:16:49.480 Patriots wide receivers for sure. But you know, let me 0:16:49.480 --> 0:16:51.960 mention this in dynasty leagues, and I'm thinking about doing 0:16:52.000 --> 0:16:53.760 this in our Empire league and the. 0:16:53.720 --> 0:16:55.160 One that's about to end to end. 0:16:56.960 --> 0:17:03.280 Kaishan Boute Kaishon booty. It's a deep dash stash player. 0:17:03.000 --> 0:17:04.240 Going for some booty bingo. 0:17:04.520 --> 0:17:06.879 You could heading into the offseason when we come back, 0:17:06.920 --> 0:17:09.560 take a chance on me. Nine players you wouldn't normally start, 0:17:09.840 --> 0:17:12.320 and guys you could even start. If you need a 0:17:12.359 --> 0:17:15.360 hail mary in week seventeen, we'll talk them about them. 0:17:15.359 --> 0:17:38.200 Would we come back, take a chance on me nine 0:17:38.240 --> 0:17:41.520 players you would not normally start. Maybe you need a 0:17:41.520 --> 0:17:45.080 hail mary in this the championship week. Maybe you've played 0:17:45.080 --> 0:17:49.719 against Derrick Henry and you and Blabar Jackson both and 0:17:49.800 --> 0:17:51.600 now you need something special to happen. 0:17:51.920 --> 0:17:54.480 Maybe you had Jalen Hurts and you're searching for a 0:17:54.560 --> 0:17:55.560 quarterback desperately. 0:17:55.680 --> 0:17:57.120 So Matt, what quarterback could I use? 0:17:57.880 --> 0:18:00.560 You know, charg you always tell me to try a 0:18:00.600 --> 0:18:03.000 Titans quarterback. You say it'll work out great. 0:18:03.080 --> 0:18:05.080 One of these years tis the season. 0:18:05.240 --> 0:18:08.480 So Rudolph, with your arm so bold, won't you guide 0:18:08.520 --> 0:18:11.760 me to fantasy gold Mason Rudolph as might take a 0:18:11.840 --> 0:18:14.920 chance on me quarterback. He doesn't have a glowing red nose, 0:18:14.960 --> 0:18:16.520 but I love the way he's just chucking it the 0:18:16.560 --> 0:18:18.720 last couple of weeks, and he likes to chuck it 0:18:18.760 --> 0:18:20.800 into the end zone multiple touchdowns in both of his 0:18:20.880 --> 0:18:23.920 last two starts. Andy Face is a Jags defense that's 0:18:23.960 --> 0:18:27.080 allowed the most passing yards and the fourth most passing touchdowns. 0:18:27.480 --> 0:18:30.200 It would have to be a Jalen Hurts you're scrambling 0:18:30.200 --> 0:18:32.720 for options kind of thing. But he's a better option 0:18:32.800 --> 0:18:34.960 than his former teammate Kenny Pickett, who's going to start 0:18:35.000 --> 0:18:37.240 for the Eagles. So stash him on your bench just 0:18:37.280 --> 0:18:39.560 in case. Or if you're playing against the Hurts owner, Yeah, 0:18:39.600 --> 0:18:41.720 stash him on your bench just in case so he 0:18:41.760 --> 0:18:44.240 can't be used by that user. 0:18:44.400 --> 0:18:47.800 Yep, this is a this is a plus matchup here. Yeah, 0:18:47.840 --> 0:18:51.840 there's you know, there's there's potential magic here from Mason 0:18:52.000 --> 0:18:55.240 Rudolph of all people in seventeen. Imagine you win your 0:18:55.320 --> 0:18:58.840 league with Mason Rudolph as your pickup quarterback? Yeah, thor, 0:18:58.880 --> 0:18:59.879 who is your take a chance with me? 0:19:00.480 --> 0:19:02.520 Anthony Richardson against the Giants. 0:19:02.720 --> 0:19:06.240 In last week's win over those aforementioned Titans, Richardson scored 0:19:06.320 --> 0:19:09.760 twenty Fantasy points with a career high seventy rushing yards. 0:19:09.800 --> 0:19:12.639 And we've been trending this way of using Richardson's legs 0:19:12.640 --> 0:19:16.280 more since he was reinstated as quarterback one in Week eleven. 0:19:17.040 --> 0:19:20.040 Before that, he had six point eight carries per game. 0:19:20.240 --> 0:19:22.800 Now he's at nine flat. He's had four games of 0:19:22.880 --> 0:19:26.840 seven plus design runs in his past five starts, and 0:19:26.880 --> 0:19:30.840 that was his second consecutive I'm sorry, second twenty plus 0:19:30.880 --> 0:19:33.359 point game in his last three starts. And this is 0:19:33.359 --> 0:19:35.600 a plumb matchup against a terrible Giants defense. 0:19:35.720 --> 0:19:38.200 You'll need to watch his injury status unfortunately, as he's 0:19:38.200 --> 0:19:40.840 got I think knee, hip, ankle something, and. 0:19:40.920 --> 0:19:42.920 I like that the Colts aren't fighting it anymore and 0:19:42.920 --> 0:19:44.720 they're just like, yeah, go run have fun. 0:19:45.000 --> 0:19:47.240 Well why not? I mean that should have been the 0:19:47.280 --> 0:19:51.160 attitude all along with Richards into my opinion, Bryce Young 0:19:51.200 --> 0:19:54.200 has played well. Speaking of guys who've running touchdowns, Bryce Young, Yeah, 0:19:54.280 --> 0:19:57.119 rushing touchdowns in three of the last four games. 0:19:57.200 --> 0:20:00.240 Yeah, how about that? The Bryce Young CJ shroud that 0:20:00.280 --> 0:20:03.560 everyone thought was over? Yeah, add and Anthony richardson that 0:20:03.760 --> 0:20:04.720 so fast, my friend. 0:20:05.240 --> 0:20:07.560 Over the last six games, Young is finished as a 0:20:07.680 --> 0:20:12.040 quarterback one four times in six games. He's thrown touchdowns 0:20:12.040 --> 0:20:14.240 in every game since its return to the starting lineup 0:20:14.280 --> 0:20:17.320 in Week eight. Now, granted it's usually one touchdown, but nevertheless, 0:20:17.359 --> 0:20:20.200 he's scored touchdowns and every one of his starts since 0:20:20.200 --> 0:20:22.600 coming back, and he's, as I mentioned, run in scores 0:20:22.640 --> 0:20:25.120 in three or four games. Easy matchup against a wounded 0:20:25.240 --> 0:20:29.280 Tampa secondary five different players are injured. Cooper rushed through 0:20:29.280 --> 0:20:33.399 for almost three hundred yards against Tampa last week. Bryce 0:20:33.440 --> 0:20:36.960 Young gets back Adam Xavier Legett, who is somebody you 0:20:36.960 --> 0:20:40.160 could potentially start in this game as well, and we'll 0:20:40.200 --> 0:20:41.960 talk a little bit more about him later in the show. 0:20:42.000 --> 0:20:44.240 Bryce Young as a take a chance at me quarterback. 0:20:44.440 --> 0:20:46.200 Let's go to the running back position. 0:20:46.320 --> 0:20:50.080 Man, I've got Rashad White. Yes, Bucky Irving's the number one. Yes, 0:20:50.200 --> 0:20:53.480 that doesn't matter against the Panthers. In week thirteen, when 0:20:53.520 --> 0:20:55.840 these two teams faced off, White had eleven carries and 0:20:55.880 --> 0:20:59.159 seventy six yards. That's six point nine to nice yards 0:20:59.160 --> 0:20:59.719 per carry. 0:21:00.080 --> 0:21:00.399 Plus. 0:21:00.440 --> 0:21:02.640 White is still way more involved in the passing game 0:21:02.760 --> 0:21:05.960 and in pass blocking opportunities, which is meaning White is 0:21:06.040 --> 0:21:08.919 usually getting the higher snap count between the two running backs. 0:21:09.240 --> 0:21:11.840 Last week, he saw eight targets, seven receptions and fifty 0:21:11.920 --> 0:21:14.880 yards through the air against Dallas, and he scored six 0:21:15.040 --> 0:21:18.200 receiving touchdowns in the last nine games. In the last 0:21:18.400 --> 0:21:20.359 in eight of the last nine he scored double digit 0:21:20.400 --> 0:21:22.240 PPR points. He's a starter this week. 0:21:22.680 --> 0:21:26.200 Bucky Irving is a plus and Rashad Way can help. Oh, 0:21:26.280 --> 0:21:28.399 we can talk about Bucky Irving. We'll get to him 0:21:28.440 --> 0:21:32.119 later in this show. His superhuman status A baby. I 0:21:32.160 --> 0:21:34.480 love I love that guy. Let's go to thor your 0:21:34.600 --> 0:21:35.679 take a chance with me running back. 0:21:35.760 --> 0:21:38.840 I'm gonna do reco daddle against the Eagles. Last week 0:21:38.920 --> 0:21:41.280 was Donald's first with under one hundred rushing yards in 0:21:41.320 --> 0:21:44.760 a game since Week twelve. Thirteen carries twenty three yards 0:21:44.800 --> 0:21:48.119 against a very good Tampa Bay Buccaneers run defense. Rushing 0:21:48.160 --> 0:21:51.320 yards per attempt average fell from six in his previous 0:21:51.320 --> 0:21:53.760 three games to one point eight in that one. I 0:21:53.840 --> 0:21:55.679 will say the Eagles do have one of. 0:21:55.680 --> 0:21:57.040 The best run defenses. 0:21:57.119 --> 0:21:59.840 Yes, they too maybe the past, and they have surrendered 0:21:59.880 --> 0:22:02.440 the second fewest fantasy points to running backs this year. 0:22:03.400 --> 0:22:06.800 But I'm not doing a great self. I'm gonna turn 0:22:06.800 --> 0:22:09.520 this ship around. I still do think that there's bounced 0:22:09.560 --> 0:22:12.520 back potential here because Daudo for sure is gonna be 0:22:12.520 --> 0:22:14.800 the focal point of the offense. With Ceedee Lamb out 0:22:14.840 --> 0:22:18.119 for the year, and even with last week included the 0:22:18.200 --> 0:22:22.240 last five games, average nineteen point four carries per game, 0:22:22.280 --> 0:22:24.680 twenty one point four touches per game, one hundred and 0:22:24.680 --> 0:22:28.320 twelve scrimmage yards per game, handed, sixteen plus touches in 0:22:28.400 --> 0:22:31.400 five straight games. I think he's gonna get there here, 0:22:31.560 --> 0:22:33.480 probably broached twenty here. 0:22:34.040 --> 0:22:39.720 We'll see roll of the dice, you know, Oh no, 0:22:40.840 --> 0:22:42.359 bring in the tanks, Bring. 0:22:42.119 --> 0:22:46.200 In the tanks. That's right, Tank Bigsby against Tennessee. Bigsby's 0:22:46.280 --> 0:22:50.000 usage trending up. He's supposed double digit carries in three 0:22:50.080 --> 0:22:52.920 straight games, and he's out rutching Traves Etn over those 0:22:52.920 --> 0:22:58.400 three games. And importantly, Etn has one carry from inside 0:22:58.400 --> 0:23:01.960 the five since Week two. Who he is a non 0:23:02.119 --> 0:23:05.240 factor at the goal line. Trank Tank Bigsby will face 0:23:05.240 --> 0:23:08.879 the Titans that is a slumping run defense. Jonathan Taylor 0:23:08.960 --> 0:23:10.960 just gashed him for two hundred and eighteen yards and 0:23:11.000 --> 0:23:14.199 three scores a week before that. Chase Brown topped one 0:23:14.280 --> 0:23:18.080 hundred yards scored twice week before that, who scored a 0:23:18.119 --> 0:23:24.479 touchdown against Tennessee. Tank bigs me, Tank Bigsby, you take 0:23:24.520 --> 0:23:27.200 a chance of you're running back for week number seventeen, You're. 0:23:27.080 --> 0:23:28.679 Tank a chance on we running. 0:23:28.400 --> 0:23:31.320 Back, Ohome, I haven't thought of that earlier. 0:23:31.400 --> 0:23:32.920 I'm glad you guys like puns. 0:23:33.359 --> 0:23:35.680 Well some more. 0:23:35.720 --> 0:23:36.520 That makes two of us. 0:23:36.600 --> 0:23:38.159 Yes, all right, you're. 0:23:38.119 --> 0:23:40.040 Take a chance with me, receiver man, Well, since you 0:23:40.119 --> 0:23:42.400 like puns. Scott Fish was on this last week. Saw 0:23:42.480 --> 0:23:47.679 piggyback here or maybe chiggy back. Let's go grab Chiga conkquell. Yeah, 0:23:47.359 --> 0:23:49.520 that was that was bad. Sorry, I'm gonna leave now. 0:23:50.040 --> 0:23:50.159 Uh. 0:23:50.359 --> 0:23:53.600 In Mason Rudolph's last two games, he's just been laser 0:23:53.640 --> 0:23:57.040 focused on chigakonk will In Week fifteen to ten targets 0:23:57.080 --> 0:24:00.680 eight catches fifty nine yards. In week sixteen eleven targets, 0:24:00.840 --> 0:24:04.960 nine catches, eighty one yards. No touchdowns in that span, 0:24:05.080 --> 0:24:08.520 but the Jags have allowed the sixth most touchdowns to 0:24:08.560 --> 0:24:11.600 the tight end position. Let's go chig a kon. 0:24:11.520 --> 0:24:15.480 Kuo Jega konku. Yeah, tip of the hat. Scott Fish 0:24:15.480 --> 0:24:17.800 isn't here, but we're gonna give him the peacock anyway. 0:24:18.240 --> 0:24:21.960 He identified two Titans to use down the stretch. With 0:24:22.000 --> 0:24:25.200 his easy run of players, he urged you to pick 0:24:25.280 --> 0:24:29.239 up and start spearers like three weeks ago and now 0:24:29.320 --> 0:24:30.000 Chiga Konku. 0:24:30.119 --> 0:24:30.560 Last week. 0:24:30.920 --> 0:24:33.679 All right, thor you're taking chance with your receiver, your 0:24:33.720 --> 0:24:34.440 last one of the year. 0:24:34.920 --> 0:24:37.840 Could I interest you in another injured colts against it? 0:24:40.720 --> 0:24:44.399 This time we are taking a chance on Alec Piers, 0:24:44.520 --> 0:24:48.119 who was in the concussion protocol. As of Friday, he 0:24:48.200 --> 0:24:51.000 has been cleared to play. And because of this, I 0:24:51.000 --> 0:24:53.080 think this is a This game, I think is a 0:24:53.080 --> 0:24:56.679 tremendous matchup for Alec Pearce's game. Alec peers number one 0:24:56.720 --> 0:25:00.280 in the NFL in deep targets, yeah, and number two 0:25:00.560 --> 0:25:04.440 with over twenty two yards per reception. The Giants allow 0:25:04.920 --> 0:25:09.960 get this sixty two percent completion rate on deep passes 0:25:10.480 --> 0:25:13.879 that is more than more than five percentage points worse 0:25:14.080 --> 0:25:16.240 than the next closer than the thirty first like. 0:25:16.240 --> 0:25:19.359 The NFL average on deep passing completion percentage like forty 0:25:19.400 --> 0:25:21.480 five percent. Yes, that is it. 0:25:21.720 --> 0:25:24.600 Yes, this is like throwing an intermediate pass against anyone 0:25:24.600 --> 0:25:28.680 else is chucking it deep against the Giants. The deep 0:25:28.680 --> 0:25:32.440 ball guys like Kelvin Austin, Amari Cooper is now on 0:25:32.520 --> 0:25:35.600 a on a milk carton and Rashot Bateman all had 0:25:35.640 --> 0:25:38.800 their best game Fantasy games of the season against the Giants. 0:25:39.320 --> 0:25:41.160 I think there's a shot that Alec Pierce might two. 0:25:41.960 --> 0:25:44.119 Now for my final take a chance on me of 0:25:44.160 --> 0:25:51.000 the year, it came down to Xavier Lagette thor or Yep, Jalen. 0:25:50.680 --> 0:25:52.840 Ca Well you know I'm I'm the head of the 0:25:52.880 --> 0:25:54.400 kok Heads, right you are? 0:25:55.200 --> 0:25:55.479 You know? 0:25:56.119 --> 0:25:57.080 Okay, good, good good? 0:25:57.200 --> 0:26:01.760 Yes, absolutely one of us, one of undrafted from Holy Cross, 0:26:01.880 --> 0:26:02.760 just like us. 0:26:02.880 --> 0:26:05.960 The kids. I was, of course, yeah, we all were. Yep. 0:26:06.640 --> 0:26:08.760 The kid's getting a ton of playing time. He's averaging 0:26:08.760 --> 0:26:12.120 an eighty five percent snap rate over the last three starts. 0:26:12.440 --> 0:26:16.560 He's one wreeked removed one week removed from a one 0:26:16.640 --> 0:26:19.119 hundred and ten yard game. There was a lot of 0:26:19.119 --> 0:26:22.160 wo sounds that I really struggled with. Tampa Bay's secondary 0:26:22.280 --> 0:26:26.119 is a weck with injuries. Four guys on ir stud 0:26:26.160 --> 0:26:28.800 safety Antoine Winfields known with the knee injury, in his 0:26:28.840 --> 0:26:31.399 backup cave On Mereweather also unknown with the knee injury. 0:26:31.440 --> 0:26:34.240 So yeah, Jalen Coker, I know, I know you like, 0:26:34.359 --> 0:26:36.280 I know you liked him. You're glad that he landed 0:26:36.280 --> 0:26:37.920 with the team and now he's got an opportunity. 0:26:38.400 --> 0:26:38.880 Sure does. 0:26:39.000 --> 0:26:41.679 Yeah, he is birsty as an NFL frame and his 0:26:41.760 --> 0:26:44.600 ball skills are tremendous. Yeah, I was very bolished on 0:26:44.680 --> 0:26:45.840 Jalen Coker coming out happy. 0:26:45.840 --> 0:26:48.920 He got an opportunity, Carolina taking on on the same team, 0:26:49.200 --> 0:26:50.320 Carolina take on Tampa. 0:26:50.520 --> 0:26:52.600 Talk about Coker, Matt, we've the rest of the show. 0:26:52.640 --> 0:26:54.800 I've already hit on Bryce Young and Jalen Coker in 0:26:54.800 --> 0:26:56.480 this one. You want to stick with the passing. 0:26:56.200 --> 0:26:59.200 Game, Sure, Adam feln was the only other starting grade 0:26:59.280 --> 0:27:01.240 I gave the passing game. I gave him a C 0:27:01.400 --> 0:27:03.719 grade for a lot of the reasons Sharks listed for Coker. 0:27:03.760 --> 0:27:07.200 The matchup is fantastic. Feelan saw ten targets, eight catches, 0:27:07.280 --> 0:27:09.920 ninety nine yards in a score in last month's meeting 0:27:09.960 --> 0:27:11.879 with the Bucks. I didn't go so far as Xavier 0:27:11.960 --> 0:27:15.199 Lagette coming back off an injury in a fantasy championship. 0:27:15.200 --> 0:27:17.520 That seems a little bit too cute for me. Tuba 0:27:17.560 --> 0:27:21.200 Hubbard's the only other Panther you'd consider starting. He's injured 0:27:21.280 --> 0:27:23.880 right now. It looks like he's gonna play. I'll give 0:27:23.960 --> 0:27:27.280 him a C grade, but it's closer to a bench. 0:27:27.880 --> 0:27:30.840 Tampa figured out one thing defensively, it's run stopping. In 0:27:30.880 --> 0:27:33.480 the last six games, only one back is top forty 0:27:33.520 --> 0:27:37.400 three rushing yards and that was sincere McCormick hitting seventy eight. 0:27:37.880 --> 0:27:40.160 And they've only allowed one total touchdown to the running 0:27:40.160 --> 0:27:44.000 back position since Week ten, which includes Hubbard getting forty 0:27:44.000 --> 0:27:46.200 three yards on twelve carries in the prior meeting. 0:27:46.800 --> 0:27:50.040 Then Hubbard fubbled away the game in overtime tragically. Yeah, 0:27:50.080 --> 0:27:52.200 I was appeeling a victory away from the Panthers. 0:27:52.520 --> 0:27:55.000 Well, on the Bucks side, I think you should probably 0:27:55.040 --> 0:27:59.320 start Bucky Irving. Yes, Rashad White was might take a 0:27:59.400 --> 0:28:01.960 chance on me her, but we all know the Panthers 0:28:02.040 --> 0:28:04.840 have the worst run defense in the league. But charge 0:28:04.920 --> 0:28:08.600 did you know that the slipperiest substance in the world 0:28:08.720 --> 0:28:12.280 is called bam. No, it's called bam BAM. It's a 0:28:12.320 --> 0:28:17.440 mix of boron, aluminum and magnesium and it was accidentally 0:28:17.480 --> 0:28:21.080 created in a laboratory in ames, Iowa in nineteen ninety 0:28:21.160 --> 0:28:24.679 nine cyclones. Yeah, do you know who was born in 0:28:24.760 --> 0:28:26.840 ames Iowa in nineteen ninety nine? 0:28:26.920 --> 0:28:30.000 Oh boy, here we go and is coded in BAM. 0:28:30.400 --> 0:28:31.240 Is that Bucky Irving? 0:28:31.320 --> 0:28:32.200 It's Bucky Irving. 0:28:32.640 --> 0:28:36.320 No, he was not borns He. 0:28:36.320 --> 0:28:38.440 Was actually born in Chicago in two thousand and two. 0:28:38.720 --> 0:28:41.960 But it's in the same region and in the same 0:28:42.560 --> 0:28:43.120 stretch of. 0:28:43.120 --> 0:28:45.240 Years, in the same time zone. 0:28:45.600 --> 0:28:46.160 That's right. 0:28:47.160 --> 0:28:49.800 Bucky Irving had twenty five carries for one hundred and 0:28:49.800 --> 0:28:53.360 fifty two yards and a score in last month Panthers game. 0:28:53.640 --> 0:28:56.520 A grade for Bucky. Actually, Ardvark for Bucky. Let's get 0:28:56.520 --> 0:28:57.520 that Ardvark out there. 0:28:57.760 --> 0:29:00.680 Baby. We haven't had the ardvark yeah forever. Oh, it's 0:29:00.720 --> 0:29:02.680 good to hear from the yard part, you know, speaking 0:29:02.720 --> 0:29:06.720 of speaking of animal sounds, speaking of animal sounds. I 0:29:06.760 --> 0:29:09.880 need I need Bucky. I need something for Bucky on 0:29:10.080 --> 0:29:11.480 the on the the sound bar. 0:29:11.680 --> 0:29:14.760 What about you need an Emerald Legassi going bam because 0:29:14.760 --> 0:29:15.680 he's so slippery. 0:29:15.760 --> 0:29:17.400 No, dude, like God might be. 0:29:17.440 --> 0:29:19.640 Lost than anybody who has it doesn't know this segment. 0:29:20.080 --> 0:29:22.240 What about the sound of a beaver? 0:29:23.840 --> 0:29:27.680 I was I was thinking, Caddy shock, Caddy shock. I mean, 0:29:27.720 --> 0:29:33.120 isn't it close enough? Bucky? He started with the golds, Yeah, 0:29:33.160 --> 0:29:35.040 he started, he started with the wovers. 0:29:35.080 --> 0:29:38.440 He didn't finish here. Yeah, it's tragic, all right, anyway, continue, 0:29:38.480 --> 0:29:40.480 all right, gonna work. We gotta workshop this sounder. 0:29:41.560 --> 0:29:42.760 We got plenty of time. 0:29:43.360 --> 0:29:46.000 Baker Mayfield has been on fire the last three weeks, 0:29:46.000 --> 0:29:47.640 with at least two hundred and eighty eight yards in 0:29:47.680 --> 0:29:50.920 every game and nine touchdown passes in those three. The 0:29:51.000 --> 0:29:54.480 last time he didn't do amazing work it was against 0:29:54.560 --> 0:29:57.360 these Panthers four weeks ago, still a solid B grade. 0:29:58.000 --> 0:30:00.520 Worried that the game script could favor the runover the pass. 0:30:00.560 --> 0:30:03.120 But I know he still has some work to do 0:30:03.160 --> 0:30:05.840 in the air, because Mike Evans is one hundred and 0:30:05.880 --> 0:30:09.120 eighty two yards short of an eleventh straight one thousand 0:30:09.160 --> 0:30:12.960 yard season and a big contract bonus, and he's going 0:30:13.040 --> 0:30:16.960 to get it this week against the Panthers. Second Ardvark 0:30:17.000 --> 0:30:19.280 of the matchup, Mike Evans gets. 0:30:19.160 --> 0:30:22.240 Up there, I thought the guard per game what happened? 0:30:22.520 --> 0:30:26.000 Well, Panthers starting corner j C. Horn started the year 0:30:26.040 --> 0:30:28.520 off great, tailed off recently and he's doubtful with a 0:30:28.600 --> 0:30:29.240 hip injury. 0:30:30.120 --> 0:30:32.040 Chow Smith Wade is out. 0:30:32.120 --> 0:30:34.320 He was already a special teamer that they converted the 0:30:34.320 --> 0:30:39.240 corner That leaves Dane Jackson and Duke Marriott tech Theratrix 0:30:39.320 --> 0:30:41.600 taking a spot. And only one of those names is 0:30:41.640 --> 0:30:46.840 from Key and Peel Well, I know which one. Jalen 0:30:46.880 --> 0:30:49.920 McMillan has scored in three straight games. His matchup is 0:30:50.040 --> 0:30:52.400 very good and the Bucks definitely have something to play for. 0:30:53.120 --> 0:30:53.239 Uh. 0:30:53.440 --> 0:30:56.160 He's made a few rookie mistakes, but the talent is 0:30:56.160 --> 0:30:59.120 is good and the opportunities, more importantly have been there. 0:30:59.280 --> 0:31:01.960 With seven and seven targets in the last three weeks. 0:31:02.480 --> 0:31:04.800 I will give a C grade to McMillan if you 0:31:04.840 --> 0:31:07.400 lost a guy like CD Lamb for the season, because 0:31:07.600 --> 0:31:09.280 McMillan should see some extra targets. 0:31:09.280 --> 0:31:11.800 With Kate Oughten out this week, I think I think 0:31:11.840 --> 0:31:15.200 you're under undervaluing McMillan. I think he's got the opportunity 0:31:15.240 --> 0:31:16.240 now a very big game. 0:31:16.360 --> 0:31:20.120 It's just if you have a championship roster, I gotta 0:31:20.160 --> 0:31:23.000 think you got better wide receiver options than this. It 0:31:23.040 --> 0:31:25.400 would be a really bold strategy to start Kate Outen 0:31:25.480 --> 0:31:27.760 this week, by the way, he's out, I know, really 0:31:27.800 --> 0:31:28.320 really bold. 0:31:28.400 --> 0:31:31.800 Yeah, bold strategy at yeah. 0:31:31.960 --> 0:31:36.440 Oh you don't say it took me a minute. Sorry, Sorry, 0:31:36.520 --> 0:31:37.000 there we go. 0:31:37.680 --> 0:31:38.360 It's just trying to. 0:31:41.040 --> 0:31:43.960 We're late in this season, but I'm still full of juice. 0:31:44.040 --> 0:31:45.400 Charge you are. 0:31:46.200 --> 0:31:51.400 Uh, you'll be full of fantasy victories in your You'll 0:31:51.440 --> 0:31:52.600 be full of juice too. 0:31:54.120 --> 0:31:55.360 Hey, did you get through it? 0:31:55.920 --> 0:31:59.840 Like leagues in the play offs, we've got two different formats. 0:31:59.840 --> 0:32:03.040 We got the Guillotini, which is the small version of 0:32:03.040 --> 0:32:07.000 regular Guillotine Leagues five basically a five person regular guillotine, 0:32:07.400 --> 0:32:10.000 and then we also have the Championship, which are large 0:32:10.040 --> 0:32:14.280 formats lots of entries you will pick from your favorite 0:32:14.320 --> 0:32:17.360 playoff bound players. We'll talk a little bit more about 0:32:17.400 --> 0:32:20.080 these later in the show, but two opportunities to play 0:32:20.120 --> 0:32:24.840 play off NFL Playoff Guillotine League action at Gillotine leagues 0:32:24.880 --> 0:32:29.280 dot com. When we come back Indianapolis Colts, New York Giants, 0:32:29.440 --> 0:32:31.680 will let you know if Jonathan Taylor is going to 0:32:31.760 --> 0:32:33.800 be awesome like last week or more like the guy 0:32:33.840 --> 0:32:44.680 we saw before that. Welcome back Fantasy Football Weekly. Paul 0:32:44.760 --> 0:32:47.880 Jargy and Matt Harrison and Thor Nystrom with you. It's 0:32:47.920 --> 0:32:51.240 a championship edition. We're here to help you bring home 0:32:51.280 --> 0:32:55.120 the hardware. And to that point, we go to Indianapolis 0:32:55.200 --> 0:32:56.920 taking on the Giants story. You already told us that 0:32:56.920 --> 0:32:59.440 you like Anthony Richardson. We're watching his I think it's 0:32:59.480 --> 0:33:04.479 hip and injuries, and you like Alex Pierce. Alex Pierce 0:33:04.560 --> 0:33:07.880 as a dart throw receiver who else from the Colts 0:33:07.960 --> 0:33:08.640 is fantasy Star. 0:33:08.800 --> 0:33:12.040 Yeah, shout out Cincinnati there on, Alec Pierce. Jonathan Taylor 0:33:12.040 --> 0:33:14.640 will go to Wisconsin next. Great of a, of course, 0:33:15.200 --> 0:33:17.160 the Colt set of franchise record with three hundred and 0:33:17.160 --> 0:33:20.400 thirty five rushing yards last week's Chargers sort of mentioned 0:33:20.400 --> 0:33:23.280 in that that was also the most by any NFL 0:33:23.320 --> 0:33:27.240 team in any NFL game this season. Ken lightning strike 0:33:27.320 --> 0:33:30.080 twice did Giants have the second worst run defense in 0:33:30.120 --> 0:33:34.160 the entire NFL. Week eighteen of last season was the 0:33:34.240 --> 0:33:36.920 last time a running back did not hit double digit 0:33:36.960 --> 0:33:39.840 PPR points against the Bryants. Okay, so we got a 0:33:39.880 --> 0:33:42.840 hard a there on, mister Taylor, I might even do 0:33:42.960 --> 0:33:45.400 my Ard Verk. I might even do Mike Bondo. 0:33:45.480 --> 0:33:49.160 Brian's not here. He normally is Fantasy Fonsie. You want 0:33:49.160 --> 0:33:51.000 to give out the Fantasy Fonsie. 0:33:50.560 --> 0:33:54.360 Brian show, This one's for you, Brian. Shout out to Brian. 0:33:56.760 --> 0:33:59.200 Michael Pittman, he's Michael. 0:34:00.240 --> 0:34:02.520 Well, we're gonna do it, Michael pitt We're going to 0:34:02.560 --> 0:34:04.240 do another podcast sies onnight. 0:34:04.880 --> 0:34:07.400 Whether or not Michael Pittman is in fact Michael pitch. 0:34:07.200 --> 0:34:09.840 Maybe one of the episodes of the Harrison podcast that 0:34:09.880 --> 0:34:12.600 we're doing, will do like parallels between him and Pittman, 0:34:12.640 --> 0:34:15.879 but bench Josh downs. I like this one actually for Josh. 0:34:16.120 --> 0:34:18.279 About to give him a sea, but he gets a 0:34:18.320 --> 0:34:22.520 green light here. The Giants are terrible against slot receivers 0:34:22.560 --> 0:34:26.920 twenty eighth in completion percentage against, thirty first interception rate, 0:34:26.960 --> 0:34:30.719 thirty first in passer rating allowed to opposing slots. But 0:34:31.280 --> 0:34:35.960 give him a ce Drew lock bench Tyrone Tracy, I'll 0:34:35.960 --> 0:34:38.480 give him a see he's playing through an ankle injury 0:34:38.840 --> 0:34:42.560 officially questionable. He is trending towards playing eleven touches and 0:34:42.640 --> 0:34:46.120 seventeen Fantasy points last week, and he has exactly eleven 0:34:46.160 --> 0:34:48.560 touches in three of his last four games. 0:34:48.560 --> 0:34:50.080 Sort of his floor as. 0:34:49.880 --> 0:34:52.160 Far as the volume goes. He has also scored a 0:34:52.200 --> 0:34:54.479 touchdown in three of his last four games, and. 0:34:54.400 --> 0:34:57.120 That receiving touchdown last week beautiful in the back of 0:34:57.160 --> 0:34:57.680 the end zone. 0:34:57.719 --> 0:34:57.879 Yeah. 0:34:58.000 --> 0:35:00.520 Tell he's a converted receiver. When you see him catch 0:35:00.600 --> 0:35:03.160 passes like the one Tyro Tracy coot last. 0:35:03.080 --> 0:35:04.560 Year, you can tell he learned how to play the 0:35:04.560 --> 0:35:08.200 wide receiver position at the University of Iowa. That's how 0:35:08.200 --> 0:35:10.960 we do it there Baby the tight end play reb 0:35:11.040 --> 0:35:14.080 z Avni and he has fourteen plus fantasy points in 0:35:14.120 --> 0:35:15.520 seven of his last eleven games. 0:35:15.560 --> 0:35:16.839 Decent matchup here as well. 0:35:16.880 --> 0:35:19.720 The Colts defense has allowed the eighth most fantasy points 0:35:19.719 --> 0:35:23.320 per game and fifth most yards to running backs this season. 0:35:24.080 --> 0:35:26.240 Malik Neighbors is an a must start. 0:35:26.760 --> 0:35:30.120 He'd be practiced on Friday for anyone curious with the toe. 0:35:31.560 --> 0:35:35.520 They hoping that Melik Neighbors plays. Yes, but I'm nervous about. 0:35:35.239 --> 0:35:38.120 This and the last one Wandale Robinson gave him a sea. 0:35:38.200 --> 0:35:40.040 He's coming off his second best game of the season. 0:35:40.239 --> 0:35:42.840 It was against the falcons abomination of a pass defense, 0:35:42.880 --> 0:35:44.879 but he did have seven catches for sixty two years, 0:35:44.960 --> 0:35:48.360 eleven targets and at least nine targets in three consecutive 0:35:48.400 --> 0:35:51.440 games for Wandale Robinson. The Colts defense is tied for 0:35:51.480 --> 0:35:54.320 eighth fewest points per game allowed two wide receivers this year, 0:35:54.560 --> 0:35:57.680 and in Indianapolis's last four games, only Kelvin Ridley has 0:35:57.680 --> 0:35:59.640 crossed the seventy five receiving yard mark. 0:36:00.280 --> 0:36:01.919 I'm gonna give one Dale Robinson a seat. 0:36:02.320 --> 0:36:04.680 You're more charitable than I him. B Jhon Robinson and 0:36:04.760 --> 0:36:07.840 the seasons it is, he's not going to be giving. 0:36:07.920 --> 0:36:11.399 I don't believe Falcons take on the Commanders. Bjon gets 0:36:11.600 --> 0:36:14.160 is an obvious a and his box scores really didn't 0:36:14.200 --> 0:36:18.280 show it last week. But Bjhon Robinson, Man, you looked fantastic, 0:36:18.440 --> 0:36:21.200 making the most of every run. But I do want 0:36:21.239 --> 0:36:23.799 you to know the Commanders have allowed the fewest receptions 0:36:23.800 --> 0:36:26.480 to running backs and that really caps the upside for Bjon. 0:36:26.600 --> 0:36:28.759 Still in a grade, But I don't see. I don't 0:36:28.760 --> 0:36:31.080 think Jon is going to be explosive in this game. 0:36:31.600 --> 0:36:33.560 Let's go to the passing game for the Falcons. At 0:36:33.560 --> 0:36:37.239 Michael Pennix. I liked what I saw. His poise was 0:36:37.280 --> 0:36:40.919 outstanding for a first start quarterback last week. He looked 0:36:40.920 --> 0:36:43.160 like your veteran honestly, and his arm strength a welcome 0:36:43.200 --> 0:36:45.680 sight after watching Kirk labor to get the ball down 0:36:45.719 --> 0:36:48.520 field earlier in the year. Washington has faced a lot 0:36:48.520 --> 0:36:52.680 of backup quarterbacks of late Kenny Pickett, Spencer Rattler, Will 0:36:52.760 --> 0:36:55.960 Levis since Benched Cooper Rush, and they all scored one 0:36:56.040 --> 0:36:59.200 or two touchdowns. So there's an opportunity for Pennix. Here 0:36:59.320 --> 0:37:02.840 does a via second quarterback for your championship team C 0:37:03.080 --> 0:37:08.760 grade on him. Let's go to Drake London. London not huge, 0:37:08.800 --> 0:37:12.080 but he's on the bigger side, and bigger bodied guys 0:37:12.080 --> 0:37:15.719 have had the most consistent success against the Commanders all year, 0:37:16.000 --> 0:37:18.279 and that's why they traded for Marshall Latimore as they 0:37:18.320 --> 0:37:21.799 needed a bigger bodied cornerback to try to slow down 0:37:21.880 --> 0:37:25.480 these bigger receivers. And Marshall Latimer has been ruled out 0:37:25.480 --> 0:37:27.719 of this game, so he's not gonna be there. That 0:37:27.800 --> 0:37:29.719 means I like Drake London. I'm moving him to a 0:37:29.800 --> 0:37:33.200 B grade in this game. Aj Brown, as another big 0:37:33.239 --> 0:37:36.520 bodied receiver, last week, had a very good game against 0:37:36.640 --> 0:37:39.960 the Washington Commanders. Darnel Mooney back on the map with 0:37:40.080 --> 0:37:43.920 Michael Pennix as his quarterback after languishing under Cousins. Pennix 0:37:44.000 --> 0:37:47.879 immediately unlocked Mooney for five catches and a deep sixteen 0:37:48.120 --> 0:37:52.359 yard average throw distance. Speed guys don't fare as well 0:37:52.360 --> 0:37:54.359 against the Falcons as the bigger guys, like I mentioned 0:37:54.400 --> 0:37:57.120 just a moment ago with Drake London, but Nick Westbrook 0:37:57.160 --> 0:37:59.399 Akine scored twice a few weeks ago, so I think 0:37:59.440 --> 0:38:01.239 Mooney's got a chance and I've got a SE grade 0:38:01.280 --> 0:38:03.480 on him. And then I gotta mention Kyle Pitts. Not 0:38:03.520 --> 0:38:07.720 that you're going to start Kyle, but his interception last week, 0:38:07.960 --> 0:38:11.800 Oh my god, he turned a perfect pass from Michael 0:38:11.840 --> 0:38:13.960 Pennix right in the bread basket. 0:38:14.000 --> 0:38:16.200 And a touchdown and all like, yeah. 0:38:15.840 --> 0:38:19.000 That's right, had a touchdown in which Pitt's got two 0:38:19.040 --> 0:38:21.640 hands on the ball and then just basically handed it 0:38:21.640 --> 0:38:25.200 to a defender. Unbelievable, one of the one of the 0:38:25.200 --> 0:38:28.360 most inexcusable interceptions I've ever seen. 0:38:29.360 --> 0:38:31.560 Can we do an episode on the podcast. 0:38:31.120 --> 0:38:34.279 About Kyle Pitts as well, said, Kyle Pitts. 0:38:34.000 --> 0:38:37.560 Single handedly got a terrible quarterback, Kyle Trask. I hope 0:38:37.600 --> 0:38:39.040 he and his family are not listening to this, but 0:38:39.080 --> 0:38:41.000 he got him drafted in the second round because Kyle 0:38:41.040 --> 0:38:42.640 pits was so good at Florida. 0:38:42.960 --> 0:38:45.759 And Mike Evans did that to Johnny Manziel. 0:38:45.640 --> 0:38:49.440 True, yeah, Johnny Manziel, Yeah, that first round paycheck should 0:38:49.480 --> 0:38:50.200 go right right to. 0:38:50.120 --> 0:38:52.840 Mike Evans, right, because he bailed out all those awful throws. 0:38:53.000 --> 0:38:55.400 Yeah, he was just it was like Dennis Rodman rebounding. 0:38:56.400 --> 0:38:58.879 Yeah, great, way to put it on the Washington side. 0:38:58.960 --> 0:39:03.600 Terry McLaurin a grade and ary after taking down the Eagles, 0:39:03.680 --> 0:39:07.520 McLaurin feels like a safe A grade. Falcons shadow with 0:39:07.560 --> 0:39:10.799 cornerback aj Trell regularly, which makes sense as Mike Hughes 0:39:10.840 --> 0:39:13.240 would be the other option, and that's not great. Terrell 0:39:14.600 --> 0:39:16.680 pretty good, not elite. He gives up a seventy percent 0:39:16.719 --> 0:39:19.040 catch rate. Where Terrell's really good is after the catch. 0:39:19.120 --> 0:39:22.840 He gives up just ten yards per game after the catch, 0:39:23.040 --> 0:39:25.719 and that's not a lot. So mclaurin's still an A 0:39:25.800 --> 0:39:27.800 grade here, but I don't think he's got monster upside 0:39:27.800 --> 0:39:29.160 in this one. But you know what it does is 0:39:29.200 --> 0:39:33.319 Jayden Daniels statement game for Jade and Daniels last week, 0:39:33.719 --> 0:39:38.040 five touchdowns against the Philly defense, and here comes the Falcons. 0:39:38.080 --> 0:39:41.759 They've allowed the most passing touchdowns in the league this 0:39:42.200 --> 0:39:45.200 despite facing Drew Lock and Desmond Ridder of the past 0:39:45.200 --> 0:39:48.400 two weeks, and even those guys managed touchdowns. The last 0:39:48.840 --> 0:39:54.120 starting quarterback to play against the Falcons was Sam Darnold 0:39:54.120 --> 0:39:57.360 and he threw five touchdowns. So I like Jayden Daniels 0:39:57.360 --> 0:40:00.000 with an A grade in this one. And the only 0:40:00.120 --> 0:40:02.800 the guy that you really care about for the Washington Commanders, 0:40:02.800 --> 0:40:06.280 Brian Robinson who's honestly looked pretty bad for two months. 0:40:06.640 --> 0:40:09.480 He's topped three point nine yards per carry in just 0:40:09.600 --> 0:40:13.000 one game since way back in Week eight. He's entirely 0:40:13.080 --> 0:40:16.279 touchdown dependent, and quietly, the Falcons have a pretty good 0:40:16.320 --> 0:40:20.040 run defense. Five of the past six opposing teams haven't 0:40:20.080 --> 0:40:22.960 had a runner top even fifty nine yards. In the 0:40:23.040 --> 0:40:26.560 last two months, Atlanta has only given up two touchdowns 0:40:26.600 --> 0:40:29.800 to running backs. Runners are beating the Falcons through the air, 0:40:30.719 --> 0:40:32.040 but that's not Brian Robinson at all. 0:40:32.320 --> 0:40:35.040 Guy does not catch, so it sounds like a bench grade. 0:40:35.120 --> 0:40:37.719 That sounds like a C grade. I can't believe you're 0:40:37.719 --> 0:40:38.640 giving him a Sea. 0:40:38.560 --> 0:40:40.440 Because he could get it well, he probably won't. 0:40:40.280 --> 0:40:40.640 Get it hit. 0:40:40.840 --> 0:40:41.960 It sounded all negative. 0:40:42.080 --> 0:40:44.840 I know it was all name. It's a bench he 0:40:44.880 --> 0:40:46.879 gets enough, he touches the ball enough. I'm still giving 0:40:46.920 --> 0:40:47.400 him the secret. 0:40:47.480 --> 0:40:50.720 You're gonna go down with Brian Robinson on your fantasy roster? 0:40:50.960 --> 0:40:53.840 Yikes, I don't want to, no Sea grade. Let's go 0:40:53.960 --> 0:40:57.000 up sticking like Sea grade Las Vegas Raiders. You want 0:40:57.040 --> 0:40:59.600 to go down with the start any Raiders other than 0:40:59.680 --> 0:41:02.759 rock Back taking on the Saints. These are two offenses 0:41:02.800 --> 0:41:03.880 in dreadful shape. 0:41:03.960 --> 0:41:07.120 You know, championship level fantasy teams have one thing in common. 0:41:07.320 --> 0:41:09.960 No Raiders or Saints on their rosters. Maybe with the 0:41:10.160 --> 0:41:13.040 exception of Brock Bowers. He's the only guy you can 0:41:13.120 --> 0:41:15.239 start in this game. And I'm not overly excited about 0:41:15.280 --> 0:41:17.839 this matchup. The Saints defense does one thing well. It's 0:41:17.920 --> 0:41:20.600 covered the tight end. They've only allowed one score on 0:41:20.680 --> 0:41:23.680 the air. Still, Bowers is seeing twenty five percent of 0:41:23.719 --> 0:41:27.040 his team's targets on the season, twenty four percent of 0:41:27.160 --> 0:41:29.960 the air yards, which is super impressive for a tight end. 0:41:30.760 --> 0:41:33.240 Even in a bad matchup. It's a B grade for Bowers. 0:41:33.520 --> 0:41:37.120 You're not chasing Alexander Madison or a mirror Abdullah. They're 0:41:37.160 --> 0:41:39.239 both on the bench. If you were wildly desperate for 0:41:39.360 --> 0:41:41.960 running back and they were both available, I guess Madison, 0:41:42.280 --> 0:41:45.400 but don't do that. On the other side, Alvin Kamara 0:41:45.560 --> 0:41:49.040 is out, so you're not starting Kendre Miller, who split 0:41:49.120 --> 0:41:51.840 snaps with Jordan Mims and Jamal Williams and it was 0:41:51.920 --> 0:41:53.400 like a forty forty twenty split. 0:41:53.760 --> 0:41:54.560 Absolutely gross. 0:41:54.719 --> 0:41:57.200 And you might be tempted to go with Juwan Johnson 0:41:57.280 --> 0:41:59.440 because it's a good matchup and there's no one else 0:41:59.520 --> 0:42:03.319 to throw too. But Spencer Rattler is completing like half 0:42:03.640 --> 0:42:06.279 or cewer of his passes, and he's under so much 0:42:06.360 --> 0:42:09.040 Druss too, and he's spreading around an average of one 0:42:09.160 --> 0:42:11.919 hundred and fifty passing yards per game in his last 0:42:12.000 --> 0:42:15.400 four games. Yikes, that's not even enough to bat an 0:42:15.400 --> 0:42:17.840 eyelash at. No Saints are startable. 0:42:18.280 --> 0:42:20.920 Chris Olb may may return for this game, but it 0:42:21.040 --> 0:42:24.360 doesn't matter because it's Spencer Rattler. The whole offense is 0:42:24.400 --> 0:42:26.440 completely broke. Why would they do that? Yeah? 0:42:26.480 --> 0:42:26.799 Why Bra? 0:42:26.960 --> 0:42:28.239 There's no reason, Chris? 0:42:28.640 --> 0:42:30.839 What if he gets hurt? Come on, I know that's 0:42:31.000 --> 0:42:33.640 put him up like that. I'm not saying i'd bring 0:42:33.719 --> 0:42:35.239 him back. I'm just saying the Saints are saying you 0:42:35.280 --> 0:42:36.080 might play in this game. 0:42:36.160 --> 0:42:38.000 You know, I have a question for Thor because he 0:42:38.040 --> 0:42:40.799 talks about Iowa and he talks about Kansas all the time. 0:42:41.239 --> 0:42:43.680 Inevitably they're going to end up playing in the College 0:42:43.719 --> 0:42:46.200 Football Playoff like next year. Probably who are you going 0:42:46.239 --> 0:42:49.840 to cheer for in that Iowa Kansas probably seven to 0:42:49.920 --> 0:42:50.520 ten matchup? 0:42:50.560 --> 0:42:51.080 I would guess. 0:42:51.200 --> 0:42:53.680 Yeah, I'm happy you asked this because I've I worked 0:42:53.719 --> 0:42:56.919 on my hierarchy a long time ago. It goes undergrad first, 0:42:57.000 --> 0:42:58.880 and I'm not just talking about myself, It's got to 0:42:58.880 --> 0:42:59.680 be for anyone else. 0:42:59.800 --> 0:43:02.640 And so it's Kansas that's school at both places the 0:43:02.719 --> 0:43:03.560 top of the hierarchy. 0:43:03.680 --> 0:43:05.480 So yeah, I would have to root against the grad 0:43:05.560 --> 0:43:08.200 school Iowa if that was the matchup to that. And 0:43:08.280 --> 0:43:10.480 then we have you know, Minnesota is like the father's 0:43:10.520 --> 0:43:12.680 alma mater, and and you know, and that was the 0:43:12.719 --> 0:43:14.840 team I grew up with. And then you go and 0:43:15.000 --> 0:43:20.120 charges that's what I meant by father figure, Yeah, my radio. Yeah, 0:43:20.560 --> 0:43:22.680 and then you know, and then you go down from there, brothers, 0:43:22.800 --> 0:43:26.239 alma mater, sisters ol mater. I go down one hundred 0:43:26.239 --> 0:43:30.400 and thirty four teams. Wisconsin, you have, you have. 0:43:30.480 --> 0:43:33.720 A hierarchy listed of one hundred and thirty four. 0:43:33.640 --> 0:43:36.000 So I know in any individual matchup who I'm going for. 0:43:36.400 --> 0:43:39.240 Yeah, I really want to see this list. Please publish. 0:43:40.520 --> 0:43:43.160 Please play a Guillotine league in the playoffs. You can 0:43:43.200 --> 0:43:46.040 play for free or you can play for prizes at 0:43:46.080 --> 0:43:49.759 guillotine leagues dot com. In the NFL playoffs, we've got 0:43:50.120 --> 0:43:54.080 small form factor Guillotine leagues with five teams because there's 0:43:54.080 --> 0:43:56.200 four weeks in the season, then one team is left 0:43:56.280 --> 0:44:00.200 at the end. No bench you pick. You'll draft eight 0:44:00.480 --> 0:44:04.600 starters who score points every week. You'll still get free 0:44:04.640 --> 0:44:07.239 agent bidding after teams get chopped, hopefully not you. 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I am 0:44:44.360 --> 0:44:47.919 Paul Charchie and my co hosts are Matt Harrison and Thornystrom. 0:44:48.080 --> 0:44:50.279 Follow us on x I'm at Paul Charchie and Matt 0:44:50.360 --> 0:44:55.000 is at Explosive Output and Thor is at thor Ku. 0:44:54.960 --> 0:44:59.480 Rock Shard number one right, number one, number one hierarchy 0:45:00.000 --> 0:45:02.560 asband always will be a tough question. 0:45:02.960 --> 0:45:06.080 This is a game we call three tough questions. Nobody 0:45:06.120 --> 0:45:08.840 ever takes a quarterback with the first overall pick of 0:45:08.920 --> 0:45:13.480 their drafts. Yet Lamar Jackson, almost irrespective of your scoring system, 0:45:13.560 --> 0:45:15.839 is going to be the highest scoring player this year. 0:45:16.560 --> 0:45:20.480 Should Lamar Jackson be the first pick overall in fantasy 0:45:20.560 --> 0:45:22.240 drafts next year, Matt. 0:45:23.080 --> 0:45:26.040 If not now, when he's got one more game to go, 0:45:26.160 --> 0:45:28.440 and he's already set career marks for passing yards, in 0:45:28.520 --> 0:45:32.640 passing scores, throwing thirty nine touchdown passes to only four interceptions. 0:45:33.320 --> 0:45:36.719 For fantasy points just from passing only Joe Burrow is 0:45:36.760 --> 0:45:39.480 anywhere close to what Lamar has done this year, and 0:45:39.600 --> 0:45:42.799 he's basically giving you Ramandre Stevenson on the ground two, 0:45:43.200 --> 0:45:45.520 a low level RB two or flex guy just from 0:45:45.560 --> 0:45:47.960 his ground game. So you get a top two quarterback 0:45:48.000 --> 0:45:50.360 and a top twenty rusher. That's enough of a difference 0:45:50.440 --> 0:45:53.880 maker to take it number one overall. But next year 0:45:53.920 --> 0:45:56.440 could be really fun at the at pick one to 0:45:56.520 --> 0:45:59.760 one because you could take Lamar, you could take Josh Allen. 0:46:00.040 --> 0:46:04.520 Saquon's probably in that conversation. I think Jamar, Chase, Justin, Jefferson, 0:46:04.560 --> 0:46:07.600 and Puka are all in the conversation, and maybe even 0:46:07.680 --> 0:46:11.080 brock Bauers. Yeah, we could have We could have this 0:46:11.160 --> 0:46:12.960 a few shows again. We could have like seven or 0:46:13.000 --> 0:46:15.359 eight different guys that could go number one next year. 0:46:15.400 --> 0:46:17.560 It's gonna make the preseason shows a lot more fun. 0:46:17.480 --> 0:46:20.440 And it really is to not have the obvious number 0:46:20.480 --> 0:46:23.439 one that everybody is taking, and it will be great 0:46:23.560 --> 0:46:26.399 and it's all over the place position wise too, great point, 0:46:26.560 --> 0:46:29.440 great point. This is gonna it's shaping up next year 0:46:29.760 --> 0:46:32.120 to be the perfect year to be at the back 0:46:32.160 --> 0:46:34.399 of the first round. Sure, because you're gonna get somebody 0:46:34.440 --> 0:46:36.120 who could legitimately go as the first pack. 0:46:36.160 --> 0:46:37.719 Or the middle of the round. I just listed like 0:46:37.800 --> 0:46:40.680 six or seven guys that you could get, Like, that's fantastic. 0:46:40.800 --> 0:46:42.560 Wait, I just tip my hand a little bit out. 0:46:42.800 --> 0:46:45.840 I think Thor nobody ever takes a quarterback with the 0:46:45.880 --> 0:46:48.640 first overall pick. What about Lamar Jackson for next year? 0:46:48.800 --> 0:46:52.320 And you guys didn't even mention Kamani Vidal, Yeah, the 0:46:52.440 --> 0:46:56.080 obvious yes when you're going through I love without saying no. 0:46:56.320 --> 0:46:58.759 I mean, from from my time with this show, I 0:46:58.800 --> 0:47:01.200 have a sneaking suspicion that this is going to be 0:47:01.280 --> 0:47:04.560 a yes from you church M. I feel like I'm 0:47:04.640 --> 0:47:07.000 being set to walk into a trap and then all 0:47:07.000 --> 0:47:09.480 I answer no, and then right after you'll be like no, 0:47:09.680 --> 0:47:10.799 the right answer is yeah. 0:47:10.880 --> 0:47:11.000 Oh. 0:47:11.440 --> 0:47:13.400 Thor is still new enough where he cares if his 0:47:13.480 --> 0:47:14.600 answer is right or wrong. 0:47:14.800 --> 0:47:18.120 I feel like I'm like a try hard guy. I 0:47:18.160 --> 0:47:21.080 always will I'm gonna say I'm gonna say no. 0:47:22.120 --> 0:47:23.759 I'm going to say no. You can say no. I'm 0:47:23.760 --> 0:47:24.200 gonna say no. 0:47:24.360 --> 0:47:29.320 Okay, I don't think any running back. I'll preface this 0:47:29.480 --> 0:47:32.560 by saying, I don't think in most leagues. I don't 0:47:32.600 --> 0:47:35.080 believe a running back is going to go first because 0:47:35.719 --> 0:47:37.920 so many of the running backs that are dominating this 0:47:38.080 --> 0:47:42.080 year are high mileage, older running backs, and I think 0:47:42.080 --> 0:47:43.920 there's gonna be a lot of worry, like, is this 0:47:44.080 --> 0:47:47.200 the year where the cliff hits even Sakwan Barkley, which 0:47:47.560 --> 0:47:49.080 even though it's the year. 0:47:48.960 --> 0:47:52.040 Of the running back, And it's funny how cyclical things are, 0:47:52.080 --> 0:47:54.680 because we have an insane running back class in this 0:47:55.080 --> 0:47:58.839 next Yeah and April, this most act one we've had 0:47:58.920 --> 0:48:00.879 in multiple years. A couple the other position, of course, 0:48:00.920 --> 0:48:02.520 are down, but the running back one way up. 0:48:02.560 --> 0:48:04.360 And there are there have been years in the past 0:48:04.480 --> 0:48:06.440 where I've banged the drum for first overall pick to 0:48:06.480 --> 0:48:09.440 be a rookie running back. Isekiel Elliott's first year, I 0:48:09.480 --> 0:48:12.640 had him miss the first time Super High went early his. 0:48:13.320 --> 0:48:15.960 I remember a Clyde Edwards layer. 0:48:16.000 --> 0:48:17.319 I had a first round greade on him. 0:48:18.040 --> 0:48:20.319 Do you remember an Ashton genty? Where do we think 0:48:20.360 --> 0:48:21.520 he's going now, he's gonna be good? 0:48:22.040 --> 0:48:23.880 Well, depends on the Landers, of course. Phi Let's just 0:48:23.880 --> 0:48:25.719 assume he goes to Dallas at twelve or wherever they're 0:48:25.760 --> 0:48:27.799 going to pick. Now, well, it maybe like ten, now, yeah, 0:48:28.400 --> 0:48:30.640 I mean it's got to be high. It's he'll he'll 0:48:30.680 --> 0:48:32.560 probably be close to a first rounder. 0:48:33.360 --> 0:48:34.759 I think he should be a top five pick if 0:48:34.760 --> 0:48:36.600 that was the case, if he drops it, because where 0:48:36.600 --> 0:48:38.120 did Bijeon go in his rookie year? 0:48:38.360 --> 0:48:41.360 He was first round? Okay? Yeah, yeah, yeah, And I 0:48:41.640 --> 0:48:43.400 think is better than Jean. 0:48:44.320 --> 0:48:45.239 That he probably is. 0:48:45.440 --> 0:48:46.880 As a matter of fact, he's insane. 0:48:47.040 --> 0:48:48.680 Jamar Chase is going to go one one in a 0:48:48.760 --> 0:48:50.359 lot of leagues, and for good reason. He's gonna win 0:48:50.360 --> 0:48:53.759 the Triple Crown this year. Receptions, yards and touchdowns, but 0:48:53.960 --> 0:48:55.920 that's it. He's had an amazing season and he's got 0:48:56.000 --> 0:48:59.120 Joe Burrow. Where's the risk in taking Jamar Chase at 0:48:59.200 --> 0:49:03.800 number one? It's all zero, But Lamar Jackson is special. 0:49:04.000 --> 0:49:07.000 I always try. I do not get I do not 0:49:07.200 --> 0:49:10.200 fall into this thing where I can not take a 0:49:10.320 --> 0:49:13.600 quarterback in some particular spot. But we all tend to 0:49:13.640 --> 0:49:16.799 feel like I can find a quarterback. How many times 0:49:16.840 --> 0:49:18.480 have you said that to yourself? I can get I 0:49:18.520 --> 0:49:19.160 can get a quarterback. 0:49:19.200 --> 0:49:21.480 It's what general managers say in the draft about running backs. 0:49:21.520 --> 0:49:23.799 It's like, we'll save that for in a. 0:49:23.800 --> 0:49:28.279 Standard fantasy league. You can find a quarterback. Ten is 0:49:28.360 --> 0:49:29.319 still pretty good. 0:49:29.400 --> 0:49:31.920 We got a Jayden Daniels this year. Yeah, Jaden dan 0:49:32.480 --> 0:49:33.640 We will mind him every year. 0:49:33.880 --> 0:49:36.880 I'm gonna go no. But I don't have any problem 0:49:37.000 --> 0:49:40.640 with anybody who takes Lamar Jackson with the first overall pick. 0:49:40.719 --> 0:49:42.520 I don't think you're gonna regret it at all. But 0:49:42.600 --> 0:49:44.200 I don't think that's gonna be the right answer. 0:49:44.600 --> 0:49:46.920 Tough question Number two is. 0:49:47.040 --> 0:49:50.680 Cooper cup cooked? We go to Thorneistro. 0:49:51.719 --> 0:49:57.680 He's not cooked. He's feelinged aging out. He's got a 0:49:57.760 --> 0:49:58.600 couple more years. 0:49:59.120 --> 0:50:01.239 Are you just picking other white slot receivers right. 0:50:01.200 --> 0:50:03.799 Now, Brick? Are you just looking at things? 0:50:05.040 --> 0:50:08.640 Are are you just naming white slot receivers in the 0:50:08.719 --> 0:50:11.520 room with us right now? I think he's gonna have 0:50:11.640 --> 0:50:13.759 like two years where he can choose whether he wants 0:50:13.800 --> 0:50:15.920 to get one hundred plus targets with one of the 0:50:16.120 --> 0:50:19.160 crappiest teams in the NFL, or if he wants to 0:50:19.160 --> 0:50:20.560 play at the string that way, or if he wants 0:50:20.600 --> 0:50:23.000 to be like the third banana guy and Thiland didn't 0:50:23.000 --> 0:50:24.080 want to be the third banana guy. 0:50:24.440 --> 0:50:26.960 Okay, Matt is Cooper Cup cooked? 0:50:27.640 --> 0:50:30.600 That's the shortest tough question of all time, by the way, Actually, 0:50:31.000 --> 0:50:33.560 it's been two straight bad games. One against San Francisco, 0:50:33.719 --> 0:50:35.799 which was one of the best pass defense of the league, 0:50:35.800 --> 0:50:37.719 and there was also driving rain most of the game. 0:50:38.080 --> 0:50:39.840 Last week was just kind of a gross game against 0:50:39.880 --> 0:50:43.000 the Jets. The Rams won dirty, it was cold, and 0:50:43.080 --> 0:50:46.040 Pooka's been so good. So we're just looking at cups 0:50:46.120 --> 0:50:50.759 two terrible games last two games at SOFI Stadium five 0:50:50.880 --> 0:50:53.040 for ninety two and a score against the Bills eight 0:50:53.160 --> 0:50:55.799 for sixty and one against the Eagles. So I can't 0:50:55.840 --> 0:50:58.480 imagine he completely lost it in the course of two weeks, 0:50:58.560 --> 0:51:01.080 but it's probably fair to punish him down your draft 0:51:01.120 --> 0:51:03.600 board a little bit next season. No, he's not cooked yet, though. 0:51:04.200 --> 0:51:07.920 The baffling part about last week's bummer game from Cooper 0:51:08.000 --> 0:51:10.359 Cup and what I can't quake it over and why 0:51:10.400 --> 0:51:13.560 I put this question in here Rams are playing the Jets. 0:51:13.920 --> 0:51:16.560 The Jets slot corner is Michael Carter and he's great, 0:51:17.000 --> 0:51:20.720 but he's out for this game. The backup is Isaiah Oliver. 0:51:21.520 --> 0:51:25.959 In years past, Sean McVay would have peppered Cooper Cup 0:51:26.040 --> 0:51:30.879 with fourteen targets against a backup slot cornerback. Cooper Cup 0:51:30.920 --> 0:51:35.000 got three. Yeah, what does Sean McVay know? What is 0:51:35.080 --> 0:51:37.799 he ahead of the curve on that we don't know? Yes, 0:51:37.880 --> 0:51:39.799 pook and a Coup is great, but that doesn't mean 0:51:39.840 --> 0:51:42.839 you throw three times to Cooper Cup in a close 0:51:42.920 --> 0:51:44.800 game against a backup slot cornerback. 0:51:44.960 --> 0:51:46.319 Maybe Cooper Cup is hurt. 0:51:47.200 --> 0:51:49.640 Maybe he is, and maybe that's going to be ultimately 0:51:49.680 --> 0:51:52.799 the answer on this. I think I think Cooper Cup 0:51:53.520 --> 0:51:55.640 is cooked, and I think next year we're gonna see 0:51:55.680 --> 0:51:58.839 the big, big drop off. Okay, and I think I'm 0:51:58.880 --> 0:52:00.839 going yes on this. I don't like what I'm seeing 0:52:00.880 --> 0:52:03.239 right now now. Could be proven wrong. They coast into 0:52:03.239 --> 0:52:05.200 the playoffs. I hope I am wrong. Cooper Cup's awesome. 0:52:05.239 --> 0:52:07.399 We love Cooper Cup. I don't like what I've seen 0:52:07.440 --> 0:52:07.759 this year. 0:52:07.880 --> 0:52:09.240 Feeland is the correct answer. 0:52:09.280 --> 0:52:15.400 Eland quetcham number three in the Fantasy Championship you're an underdog, 0:52:16.560 --> 0:52:18.960 do you try to split the pot with the other team? 0:52:20.560 --> 0:52:23.600 We begin with Matt, I mean, sure, why not. The 0:52:23.800 --> 0:52:27.240 overdog is gonna say no, but at least you tried. Also, 0:52:27.560 --> 0:52:30.080 maybe if you're not in the Fantasy Championship, you should 0:52:30.120 --> 0:52:32.040 still see if the winner wants to split the pot 0:52:32.120 --> 0:52:35.319 with you, maybe you can appeal to their generosity. 0:52:34.840 --> 0:52:37.400 During the holidays. I've never done this. 0:52:37.560 --> 0:52:39.640 I've never been in a league where the pot was split. 0:52:39.760 --> 0:52:41.600 In fact, I play in a lot of Empire leagues 0:52:41.640 --> 0:52:44.359 where we're specifically looking to cash out a huge pot. 0:52:44.760 --> 0:52:46.560 And I just want to say shout out to our 0:52:46.760 --> 0:52:50.920 former Fantasy Football Weekly co host Christian Peterson, who, according 0:52:50.960 --> 0:52:54.279 to MFL has an eighty four percent chance at winning 0:52:54.320 --> 0:52:57.840 our Empire League and the old twelve thousand, two hundred 0:52:57.840 --> 0:52:59.760 and twenty five dollars in the Empire pot. 0:52:59.640 --> 0:53:01.520 And I want to alert the irs to that, Wow, 0:53:02.400 --> 0:53:05.320 this is the oldest Empire league in the world and 0:53:05.840 --> 0:53:08.759 Christian Peterson is very likely to take it down in. 0:53:09.200 --> 0:53:12.520 Year I think it's year eleven or twelve, eleven, twelve. 0:53:12.640 --> 0:53:17.560 Yeah, very very good team. And my team finally just 0:53:17.800 --> 0:53:21.680 stacked for a run and it's all gonna end right here. Hmm, 0:53:21.880 --> 0:53:24.880 completely bitter about that. Let's go back to the matchups. 0:53:25.000 --> 0:53:27.840 We begin with the New York Jets taking on the 0:53:27.880 --> 0:53:28.560 Buffalo Bill. 0:53:28.640 --> 0:53:31.440 Did thor want to answer the tough question? 0:53:31.880 --> 0:53:35.480 I want to, Yeah, I have. I have ardent opinions 0:53:35.520 --> 0:53:37.840 on the on the tough question Fantasy Championship. 0:53:37.880 --> 0:53:39.960 You're an underdog, you try to split the pot with 0:53:40.080 --> 0:53:40.600 the other team. 0:53:40.960 --> 0:53:44.920 Church is having a tough a tough final team is hard? 0:53:45.239 --> 0:53:47.400 You know you've hit the rookie wall Church, Yeah, he 0:53:47.520 --> 0:53:51.440 sure has. The answer is of course. And I am 0:53:51.560 --> 0:53:54.040 super binary with this type of thing, Like if I 0:53:54.120 --> 0:53:56.480 think I have less than a fifty chance to win, 0:53:56.680 --> 0:53:59.879 I'm going to offer this foot every time it has 0:54:00.160 --> 0:54:03.040 free spin of the wheel to potentially win free implied value. 0:54:03.520 --> 0:54:06.359 Whereas if I think I even a fifty one percent chance, 0:54:06.400 --> 0:54:09.040 so when I will not split. But the last thing 0:54:09.040 --> 0:54:11.120 I want to say about this, you have to respect 0:54:11.160 --> 0:54:15.080 everyone's decision without question and exception when this topic comes up. 0:54:15.120 --> 0:54:17.320 No guilt trips, no follows, no reasoning. 0:54:17.800 --> 0:54:20.960 You're well within your reason or your rights to extend 0:54:21.000 --> 0:54:23.040 an offer or accept or to climb one on the 0:54:23.080 --> 0:54:25.480 other side, as is every person that you're playing with. 0:54:25.600 --> 0:54:28.760 This is a Golden rule type scenario. You freaking cowards. 0:54:30.640 --> 0:54:33.080 Stop it. You wouldn't. You don't split, ever, you don't split. 0:54:33.520 --> 0:54:36.800 Really, I never split. I never have either, but I 0:54:36.920 --> 0:54:38.360 always I think, go for it. Baby. 0:54:38.440 --> 0:54:40.880 Now I'm gonna just ask people to split money with me. 0:54:41.040 --> 0:54:41.560 No thor. 0:54:41.680 --> 0:54:42.759 You're right, you know, I. 0:54:42.760 --> 0:54:44.759 Don't know what money means to you versus what money 0:54:44.840 --> 0:54:46.479 means to Map versus jazz. 0:54:46.600 --> 0:54:49.040 Probably in a fifty team college fantas football league with 0:54:49.080 --> 0:54:51.560 no duplicates. It is the biggest fantasy league that I 0:54:51.640 --> 0:54:53.480 know of that does not have duplicate plate fifty. 0:54:53.680 --> 0:54:56.839 Yes, that's it's a fairly fairly large pot. 0:54:56.960 --> 0:54:59.760 And one year, unlike in my guillotine league against my coworkers, 0:54:59.800 --> 0:55:02.719 I'm made the championship in this, okay, And we we 0:55:02.880 --> 0:55:05.640 did a tiered split where it was like we we 0:55:05.960 --> 0:55:08.760 you know, sort of shortened the distance between first and second. 0:55:08.880 --> 0:55:09.280 We didn't. 0:55:09.640 --> 0:55:11.520 It was the winners still got the higher amount, but 0:55:11.600 --> 0:55:14.600 it was much closer. So sometimes you know, you know, 0:55:14.760 --> 0:55:16.840 we'll get into some negotiations. You want to keep the 0:55:17.440 --> 0:55:20.360 prize structure. We could we could do something here. You know, 0:55:21.040 --> 0:55:22.680 we're consenting adults. 0:55:22.960 --> 0:55:25.759 I say, go try to win. That's what I say. Go, 0:55:26.000 --> 0:55:28.239 you know, go go Hill Mary, go try to win. 0:55:28.560 --> 0:55:30.560 To get down Herb Brooks over there, Herb Brooks. 0:55:30.680 --> 0:55:31.560 Yeah, oh I like that. 0:55:31.800 --> 0:55:33.560 Going to my motivational speech just now. 0:55:33.640 --> 0:55:38.160 You're wearing a lake I mean, yeah, yeah, you sat. 0:55:37.960 --> 0:55:38.680 That one for me. 0:55:38.960 --> 0:55:42.040 Yeah, I understand. The Jets are taking on the Bills. 0:55:43.280 --> 0:55:47.480 Yeah, yes, they they sure are. Aaron Rodgers, We're gonna 0:55:47.480 --> 0:55:50.160 give him a bee. He needs one touchdown pass to 0:55:50.200 --> 0:55:52.399 become the fifth player in NFL history to to reach 0:55:52.800 --> 0:55:56.240 five hundred. I guess I struggled last week against the Rams. 0:55:56.880 --> 0:55:59.320 Just had just a shade south of fifteen fantasy points, 0:55:59.600 --> 0:56:01.680 dealing with an MCL injury in his knee. 0:56:01.880 --> 0:56:03.880 And also speaking of injuries. 0:56:03.520 --> 0:56:06.400 The Jets just placed their rookie left tackle of Shanto 0:56:06.600 --> 0:56:09.200 a foot injury on injured reserve outside. But I'm gonna 0:56:09.200 --> 0:56:11.359 give I'm gonna give Rogers a bee as I'm going 0:56:11.440 --> 0:56:14.160 to with Breecee Hall thirteen fantasy points in each of 0:56:14.200 --> 0:56:17.000 the last two games. The Bills have struggled against running 0:56:17.040 --> 0:56:20.399 backs all year, particularly guys that can catch the ball 0:56:20.400 --> 0:56:23.400 a little bit. Buffalo is top two in the NFL 0:56:23.840 --> 0:56:26.719 in catches allowed to running backs, receiving yards allowed to 0:56:26.840 --> 0:56:29.719 opposing running backs, and then total touchdowns given up two 0:56:29.920 --> 0:56:32.799 running backs, and overall, Buffalo's defense has allowed the third 0:56:32.840 --> 0:56:35.920 most fantasy points per game to running backs. So breesaw, 0:56:35.920 --> 0:56:39.480 I'll give a bee DeVante Adams. He's a mustard an 0:56:39.480 --> 0:56:40.719 automatic at this point. 0:56:40.719 --> 0:56:42.239 I think it just is what it is. 0:56:42.960 --> 0:56:45.120 Garrett Wilson, We're gonna give him a bee wide receiver 0:56:45.239 --> 0:56:48.439 fourteen in fantasy this year. He needs thirteen receiving yards 0:56:48.480 --> 0:56:50.440 to hit a thousand for the third straight season. 0:56:51.560 --> 0:56:54.560 But he's just getting smoked by Adams right now. And 0:56:54.640 --> 0:56:56.920 it's been this way for like five six weeks. He's 0:56:57.000 --> 0:56:58.279 just not getting any loucks charged. 0:56:58.320 --> 0:57:00.480 Sometimes you got to take the fight to the and 0:57:00.560 --> 0:57:02.239 that is what he did with the media this week, 0:57:02.280 --> 0:57:04.160 and he said that he wants more targets a. 0:57:04.360 --> 0:57:07.000 Good Yeah, sokey Wheel gets the grease. 0:57:07.080 --> 0:57:10.319 I don't think Rogers cares, though, right Like it's like, yeah, 0:57:10.360 --> 0:57:12.239 I mean maybe he tried to talk privately. He's like, 0:57:12.280 --> 0:57:14.520 maybe I'll try the media. I don't think Rogers cares. 0:57:15.160 --> 0:57:17.800 He has Rogers, to his credit's throwing the ball thirty 0:57:17.840 --> 0:57:20.960 three times so far his way Garrett Wilson's way in December. 0:57:21.080 --> 0:57:22.720 So but we'll get We'll give him a bet. 0:57:22.840 --> 0:57:26.480 And then I had to shout out Tyler as I 0:57:26.560 --> 0:57:28.280 call him Gronklin, Tyler Conklin. 0:57:28.400 --> 0:57:31.080 I gave him a c he during the middle of 0:57:31.120 --> 0:57:31.480 the season. 0:57:31.560 --> 0:57:33.560 Remember it was like he had the games in September 0:57:33.640 --> 0:57:35.800 where it was like ten targets and then like it 0:57:35.920 --> 0:57:37.360 was like the middle of the season. He like got 0:57:37.440 --> 0:57:39.840 phase out of the offense when they got Devanta. But 0:57:39.960 --> 0:57:42.760 the last three games, Conklin has been targeted seventeen times. 0:57:42.800 --> 0:57:45.760 In those three games, thirty plus receiving yards all three times. 0:57:46.160 --> 0:57:48.200 Last week was the Nader is an a deer, the 0:57:48.320 --> 0:57:51.080 bester is at the world. What's opposite of the deer? 0:57:52.120 --> 0:57:55.480 Apex apex The apex of those three games was last 0:57:55.520 --> 0:57:57.760 week against the Rams, five catches for fifty nine yards. 0:57:58.240 --> 0:58:01.920 We thank you rhetorician over there and Conklin. Gronklin is 0:58:01.960 --> 0:58:04.200 a flyer option if you are desperate moving over to 0:58:04.240 --> 0:58:06.840 the Bill's side. Josh all On a must art obvious 0:58:07.240 --> 0:58:09.360 James Cook b I was between A B and and 0:58:09.440 --> 0:58:11.280 A here one hundred and twenty six total yards and 0:58:11.280 --> 0:58:13.840 two touchdowns last week against the Patriots and over the 0:58:13.880 --> 0:58:16.800 past but over the past four weeks he is RB 0:58:17.000 --> 0:58:18.840 thirty and a thing that I love to look at 0:58:19.200 --> 0:58:21.760 now the Fantasy Life utilization score. 0:58:22.120 --> 0:58:23.960 Shout out to Dwayne even though you know he was 0:58:24.680 --> 0:58:25.640 I didn't mention it before. 0:58:25.680 --> 0:58:27.360 He's kind of mean to be on the show this week, 0:58:27.720 --> 0:58:31.520 but it's interesting to look at those metrics. Ty Johnson 0:58:31.520 --> 0:58:34.400 and Ray Davis have been stealing more field time. Cook 0:58:34.720 --> 0:58:35.680 this was really interesting. 0:58:35.760 --> 0:58:38.760 He has only played forty two percent of Buffalo's offensive 0:58:38.800 --> 0:58:41.360 snaps since the week twelve by but he has remained 0:58:41.360 --> 0:58:44.320 the fantasy asset by scoring sixteen touchdowns last year compared 0:58:44.360 --> 0:58:47.680 to six last year. Khalil Shakir b Last week. 0:58:47.720 --> 0:58:51.120 Shakiir had his second sub eight fantasy point showing in 0:58:51.200 --> 0:58:53.880 a game since Week seven, and I suppose third since 0:58:53.920 --> 0:58:56.080 Week six because that's when the Jets held him to 0:58:56.200 --> 0:58:59.120 two catches for nineteen yards. Shaki is at fewer than 0:58:59.160 --> 0:59:01.400 forty receiving yards in three of his last four, no 0:59:01.520 --> 0:59:03.840 more than eight targets in any of the last four games. 0:59:04.360 --> 0:59:07.120 The Jets have surrendered the fourth fewest fantasy points to 0:59:07.120 --> 0:59:10.160 wide receivers in the NFL. But I gave him a 0:59:10.240 --> 0:59:12.320 bee because I hate the other receivers here, and so 0:59:12.400 --> 0:59:14.440 I'm basically just you know, I do the thing with 0:59:14.480 --> 0:59:16.560 the Packers where I distribute my seas to all them. 0:59:16.920 --> 0:59:19.160 I'm going different with the Bells, and I'm gonna push 0:59:19.200 --> 0:59:21.080 all my chips to one of them because I'm gonna 0:59:21.080 --> 0:59:23.120 tell you to keep Amari Cooper, en key on Coleman 0:59:23.200 --> 0:59:26.680 on your bench. Yeah, Cooper won catch in the last 0:59:26.680 --> 0:59:29.040 two games combined. And then Coleman has been playing sixty 0:59:29.120 --> 0:59:32.160 plus percent of snaps last two games. Balls are not 0:59:32.280 --> 0:59:33.800 coming his way. And then also I want to say 0:59:33.800 --> 0:59:36.040 about that the Jets have the third best They have 0:59:36.120 --> 0:59:38.240 the third best per play defense in the NFL, but 0:59:38.440 --> 0:59:41.480 number one in preventing deep touchdown passes, and that is 0:59:41.560 --> 0:59:44.840 key on Coleman's kitchen bench for those Guysdlton Kinkada gave 0:59:44.880 --> 0:59:47.320 a c number seven amongst tight ends with a twenty 0:59:47.360 --> 0:59:49.200 one percent target cheer in the NFL. 0:59:48.960 --> 0:59:51.520 This year, despite but despite the Bills. 0:59:51.320 --> 0:59:54.200 Offense ranking second and touchdowns per game, Kinkaid only has 0:59:54.280 --> 0:59:56.880 two touchdowns himself. He has not had more than fifty 0:59:56.960 --> 0:59:59.680 three yards or thirteen fans fantasy points in any game 0:59:59.720 --> 1:00:02.120 this year, all right, he has a good seventy eight percent. 1:00:02.720 --> 1:00:04.840 He had a good seventy eight percent catch rate last year, 1:00:05.040 --> 1:00:07.520 but is dead last among NFL tight ends with a 1:00:07.600 --> 1:00:11.320 fifty eight percent catch rate this year, which means he 1:00:11.440 --> 1:00:14.200 needs to get an episode in our podcast series as well. 1:00:14.800 --> 1:00:17.200 We are going to investigate the appreciation. 1:00:16.800 --> 1:00:17.600 Of his ball skills. 1:00:17.720 --> 1:00:20.120 I love it. Speaking of ball skills, I think I've 1:00:20.160 --> 1:00:23.240 been asked about Jordan Addison and the Fantasy Championship as 1:00:23.320 --> 1:00:26.320 much as any player will break down Packers Vikings and 1:00:26.360 --> 1:00:27.320 whether you can start. 1:00:27.160 --> 1:00:29.400 Jordan Addison three to three baby game. 1:00:29.760 --> 1:00:50.760 When we come back to Fantasy Football Week for welcome back, 1:00:51.120 --> 1:00:53.840 a big block all matchups for you, beginning with the 1:00:53.920 --> 1:00:56.200 Packers taking on the Vikings. I want to start with 1:00:56.280 --> 1:01:01.280 Josh Jacobs, who'se He's just looks sensational. Everything Green Bay 1:01:01.400 --> 1:01:04.760 wanted in a late December running back They're getting from 1:01:04.880 --> 1:01:07.320 Josh Jacobs, and he had the luxury of taking the 1:01:07.480 --> 1:01:11.400 second half of last week's game off completely because the 1:01:11.440 --> 1:01:16.080 Saints were no threat. Minnesota's run defense has lapsed over 1:01:16.160 --> 1:01:18.800 the last month, and that was because their linebacker, Ivan Pace, 1:01:18.800 --> 1:01:22.000 their middle linebacker was on injured reserve. He's expected to 1:01:22.080 --> 1:01:25.640 be back for this game. And it's basically this. When 1:01:25.720 --> 1:01:28.560 Ivan Pace plays, the Vikings have the best run defense 1:01:28.600 --> 1:01:30.520 in the NFL. When he's out, they are right in 1:01:30.560 --> 1:01:32.800 the middle of the pack. Pace should come back here. 1:01:32.960 --> 1:01:35.320 That makes it much harder for Jacobs. But he's still 1:01:35.520 --> 1:01:37.920 Golman so well, and he's going to get a ton 1:01:37.960 --> 1:01:40.800 of caries. He's fresh legged. He's still an A grade 1:01:40.920 --> 1:01:43.720 in this game. The other A grade I've got for 1:01:43.800 --> 1:01:47.040 the Packers Jaden Reid. Now, you got to pick your 1:01:47.080 --> 1:01:49.240 spots with Reid right, because he gives you these like 1:01:49.400 --> 1:01:51.200 zero catchdows games. 1:01:51.440 --> 1:01:53.520 It's something I would never begin to see. And the 1:01:53.600 --> 1:01:54.760 rest of them beginning sees two. 1:01:55.200 --> 1:01:58.080 I think guts for this. The Vikings are getting killed 1:01:58.120 --> 1:02:01.000 in the slot. That's why I feel confident here. Eighty 1:02:01.040 --> 1:02:03.360 percent of Reeds routes are run from the slot. And 1:02:03.440 --> 1:02:06.280 here's what slot wide receivers have done to the Vikings 1:02:06.600 --> 1:02:10.600 in the last month. Jackson Smith and Jigba, Ray, Ray 1:02:10.720 --> 1:02:17.200 McLeod and Keenan Allen twice averaging thirteen targets, eight catches, 1:02:17.640 --> 1:02:20.840 ninety yards and almost a full touchdown apiece. This is 1:02:21.000 --> 1:02:24.760 a great opportunity. And in the earlier matchup between Minnesota 1:02:24.760 --> 1:02:28.080 and Green Bay, Jaden Reid seven catches one hundred and 1:02:28.120 --> 1:02:31.200 thirty nine yards on a touchdown A grade Jayden Reid 1:02:32.040 --> 1:02:34.720 the other receivers that have letter grades here, it depends 1:02:34.720 --> 1:02:36.760 a little bit on a Christian Watson camp Kenner cannot 1:02:36.800 --> 1:02:39.080 play and he's shaping up as a game time decisions. 1:02:39.120 --> 1:02:40.320 You're gonna want to watch this one. 1:02:40.600 --> 1:02:43.960 But we think probably he's not trending towards is he. 1:02:44.160 --> 1:02:47.120 I mean, honestly, I don't. I don't know. But if 1:02:47.160 --> 1:02:50.320 Watson is out, I like Dobbs a lot better, and 1:02:50.720 --> 1:02:54.600 that brings Dantavian Wickson as just a flyer. The Vikings 1:02:54.680 --> 1:02:56.880 do give up a lot. In fact, the most fantasy 1:02:56.920 --> 1:03:00.640 points to wide receivers Vikings, So there are opportunity he's here. Yeah, 1:03:00.880 --> 1:03:04.680 Wicks scored twice in the earlier matchup. Dobbs targeted eight 1:03:04.840 --> 1:03:07.640 times in the earlier matchup against the Vikings. So if 1:03:07.680 --> 1:03:10.680 Watson is out, I like Dobbs and Wicks at C grades. 1:03:10.720 --> 1:03:13.800 If Watson comes in, I guess they could all get 1:03:13.880 --> 1:03:17.440 thorn istrom C grades. But you know, I don't like 1:03:17.520 --> 1:03:18.040 him as much. 1:03:18.120 --> 1:03:20.000 Thornstrom's patented sea grad. 1:03:20.040 --> 1:03:22.040 You gotta do the Oprah routine with the season. 1:03:22.480 --> 1:03:23.320 You'll get a se grade. 1:03:23.400 --> 1:03:24.160 Everybody gets. 1:03:24.720 --> 1:03:28.320 By the way, Alprah doesn't say you get a car. 1:03:28.440 --> 1:03:30.320 You get a car. You get a car, and I'll 1:03:30.360 --> 1:03:33.160 pay the taxes on the car. No, no, she never 1:03:33.280 --> 1:03:36.440 mentions the taxes. Sure, you get a car, but also 1:03:36.800 --> 1:03:40.240 we need six thousand dollars in cash for the taxes 1:03:40.320 --> 1:03:40.760 on your car. 1:03:40.920 --> 1:03:41.160 Come on. 1:03:41.280 --> 1:03:42.040 Oprah mentioned that. 1:03:44.720 --> 1:03:47.840 Absolutely you got gripes with Oprah giving away cars like 1:03:48.000 --> 1:03:48.919 fifteen years ago. 1:03:50.000 --> 1:03:50.240 Yeah. 1:03:51.360 --> 1:03:55.240 Still, it's just stuck in your crawl man. Yes, Tucker 1:03:55.320 --> 1:03:57.760 Craft expected to play through his hip injury. Vikings are 1:03:57.760 --> 1:04:00.440 a good tight end defense. They've only allowed one score 1:04:00.800 --> 1:04:04.200 since way back in week number four. Who scored on 1:04:04.280 --> 1:04:05.439 the vikings in Week four? 1:04:05.720 --> 1:04:07.120 Tucker Tucker Craft? 1:04:07.280 --> 1:04:10.760 You got it yep. Nine targets, six catches, fifty three 1:04:10.880 --> 1:04:14.120 yards and the aforementioned touchdown For Craft, he has topped 1:04:14.120 --> 1:04:16.240 a twenty two percent target rate in three of the 1:04:16.360 --> 1:04:19.480 last four games remaining involved in this offense. He comes 1:04:19.520 --> 1:04:21.520 into the C grade here as well, and so that 1:04:21.720 --> 1:04:24.920 leaves us the Jordan love I've given his receivers. A's 1:04:25.160 --> 1:04:28.480 and three or four C grades. So I've got a 1:04:28.520 --> 1:04:31.960 B grade on Jordan Love. Now, his fantasy production has 1:04:32.000 --> 1:04:34.960 been pretty bad for the last basically two months, but 1:04:35.080 --> 1:04:38.120 it's because the Packers are Steamers, they're all these other teams. 1:04:38.720 --> 1:04:42.080 He's averaging just twenty five passes per game. 1:04:42.320 --> 1:04:45.240 His efficiency numbers are great, though they are past right, and. 1:04:45.360 --> 1:04:48.240 So presumably if the twenty five passes turns into say, 1:04:48.400 --> 1:04:50.800 thirty six against ay of the Vikings in which should 1:04:50.800 --> 1:04:53.280 be a back and forth night fight, that should put 1:04:53.320 --> 1:04:54.800 Love in a really good spot here. 1:04:55.280 --> 1:04:56.000 And he's healthy this. 1:04:56.080 --> 1:04:58.040 Time and he is well, yeah compared to the yeah 1:04:58.080 --> 1:05:00.760 hewas boy was he gimpy that last mon super game. 1:05:00.800 --> 1:05:02.960 Probably shouldn't have four hundred yards and four touchdowns, but 1:05:03.000 --> 1:05:05.800 he sure didn't. Yeah, So B grade on Jordan Love. 1:05:05.880 --> 1:05:08.600 Let's go to the Vikings justin Jefferson obvious A grade, 1:05:09.280 --> 1:05:13.280 but let me mention this, potentially the Packers are going 1:05:13.320 --> 1:05:16.400 to be there, definitely without two of their starting members 1:05:16.440 --> 1:05:18.880 of their secondary j R. Alexander has been ruled out 1:05:19.240 --> 1:05:22.320 and their safety Evan Williams ruled out, and they're waiting 1:05:22.400 --> 1:05:27.360 to find out on safety Slock Corner Hybrid Bullard Javon Bullard. 1:05:27.680 --> 1:05:30.400 He's shaping up as a game time decision, so there 1:05:30.440 --> 1:05:33.600 could be some real opportunities for both Jordan Addison and 1:05:36.320 --> 1:05:39.960 Jordan Did I say Justin jeff Justph Jefferson and Jordan Addison. 1:05:40.000 --> 1:05:43.080 There we go Addison since week eleven, you guys want 1:05:43.120 --> 1:05:46.040 to get you want to guess in Fantasy points scored, 1:05:46.240 --> 1:05:50.200 where Jordan Addison ranks among wide receivers since week eleven? 1:05:50.320 --> 1:05:52.800 Free three. I'm gonna say three three. You nail this. 1:05:53.000 --> 1:05:56.360 It is free three favor three, free three higher than 1:05:56.480 --> 1:05:57.160 Justin Jefferson. 1:05:57.280 --> 1:06:01.000 It's amazing the exact moment in our in our Empire 1:06:01.080 --> 1:06:03.600 League that I traded away Jordan Addison and Bryce Young, 1:06:03.680 --> 1:06:07.240 their careers just magically became since since I. 1:06:07.600 --> 1:06:10.200 Was on the receiving end of that's going to win the. 1:06:10.200 --> 1:06:13.600 League, and Kenny Pickett was on the receiving end of 1:06:13.680 --> 1:06:16.840 a first round selection because of Jordan Verson Addison. 1:06:16.880 --> 1:06:18.560 That's a great part. I mean, we brought it up 1:06:18.600 --> 1:06:20.840 for Evans and Mansell. We had to bring that full circle. 1:06:20.960 --> 1:06:24.040 Adison's separation skills are becoming incredible and he's getting open 1:06:24.120 --> 1:06:26.560 a lot, and like Jefferson, he runs from all parts 1:06:26.560 --> 1:06:28.080 of the field. That puts him on all of the 1:06:28.160 --> 1:06:31.960 Packers cornerbacks who are all good and Keishawn Nixon's improved 1:06:31.960 --> 1:06:34.880 a lot, but none of them are dominating. H Nixon 1:06:34.880 --> 1:06:38.240 allowing an eighty two percent catch rate since returning to 1:06:38.320 --> 1:06:40.400 slot coverage two games ago. It's unclear if he's going 1:06:40.480 --> 1:06:41.840 to be in the slaughter. He's going to be outside 1:06:41.880 --> 1:06:44.760 for this game. Nevertheless, Addison's become a very safe start 1:06:44.840 --> 1:06:47.760 and he gets a B grade staying with receivers. 1:06:47.880 --> 1:06:48.120 T J. 1:06:48.240 --> 1:06:52.360 Hockinson still hasn't scored, and he's been pretty quiet since 1:06:52.400 --> 1:06:54.640 his return. Overall, I thought we'd have more production out 1:06:54.640 --> 1:06:58.320 of him. The Packers generally give up good games to 1:06:58.400 --> 1:07:02.080 high end tight ends. Smith George Kittle, Dray McBride, Sam 1:07:02.200 --> 1:07:06.880 Laporta twice averaged six catches seventy five yards, and TJ. 1:07:07.000 --> 1:07:09.240 Hockinson's right in the ballpark with those guys six and 1:07:09.320 --> 1:07:11.840 seventy five would be great. I've got a C grade 1:07:11.920 --> 1:07:12.840 on TJ. Hawkins. 1:07:13.480 --> 1:07:14.439 I would go even higher. 1:07:14.640 --> 1:07:15.200 I go be great. 1:07:15.600 --> 1:07:17.760 I think I go be He wasn't in the first one. 1:07:18.000 --> 1:07:20.920 I think he's a big difference here because this is 1:07:20.960 --> 1:07:23.520 an area where you can exploit the Packers pass defense. 1:07:24.000 --> 1:07:26.560 Hawkinson didn't play in the first one. Now he's full speed. 1:07:26.800 --> 1:07:28.800 All the targets have been going. I mean Addison now 1:07:28.840 --> 1:07:31.040 at the beginning of the season was all Jefferson. Everyone's 1:07:31.040 --> 1:07:33.400 complaining about it. I feel like you can go a 1:07:33.440 --> 1:07:36.080 little bit against tendency. Here more targets to Hawkinson. 1:07:36.240 --> 1:07:37.240 He can do some damage. 1:07:37.520 --> 1:07:40.400 I'm with you, B great TJ. Hawkinson. That last part 1:07:40.440 --> 1:07:43.160 of the passing game of Sam Donald. The Packers' secondary 1:07:43.440 --> 1:07:47.200 looks invincible on paper, but they have faced some dreadful 1:07:47.400 --> 1:07:50.840 quarterbacking Spencer Rattler. They got a third of a game 1:07:51.280 --> 1:07:54.880 on Sam Howell, Brandon Allen. They had Tula in a 1:07:55.040 --> 1:07:57.080 frigid game in which Tula all just wanted to get 1:07:57.120 --> 1:08:00.240 on the team less and go home. Donald is our PIB, 1:08:00.400 --> 1:08:03.440 the best passer the Packers have seen all year, and 1:08:03.520 --> 1:08:05.280 he went for two seventy five and three in the 1:08:05.320 --> 1:08:09.360 earlier meeting and over the past six weeks, Sam Donald 1:08:09.800 --> 1:08:13.640 fifteen touchdowns, one interception. He's playing great. I've got a 1:08:13.680 --> 1:08:16.639 B grade on Sam Donald in this game. That leaves 1:08:16.720 --> 1:08:19.040 us with Aaron Jones. He put up one hundred and 1:08:19.160 --> 1:08:21.880 thirty nine yards in the earlier revenge game with Green 1:08:21.920 --> 1:08:24.479 Bay in Green Bay. But the Packers run defense has 1:08:24.479 --> 1:08:26.599 been very good lately, way better than it was earlier 1:08:26.600 --> 1:08:29.040 in the season. Over the past six weeks, green Bay 1:08:29.160 --> 1:08:32.720 ranks number six in run defense success rate, number six 1:08:32.760 --> 1:08:35.559 in yards per carry aloud, and number three in yards 1:08:35.880 --> 1:08:40.120 after contact allowed. Now, fortunately, Aaron Jones gets most of 1:08:40.200 --> 1:08:42.000 the workload, and he has scored in four of the 1:08:42.120 --> 1:08:44.840 last five games, and over the last five weeks, the 1:08:44.960 --> 1:08:49.240 Packers have allowed the most running back receptions. I want 1:08:49.280 --> 1:08:51.120 to think that we're finally going to get Aaron Jones 1:08:51.160 --> 1:08:53.200 on a big receiving game like we have not seen 1:08:53.720 --> 1:08:58.040 all season long. All right, Matt, let's go to the 1:08:58.160 --> 1:09:01.240 Titans taking on the Jaguars. We've already hit a bunch 1:09:01.320 --> 1:09:03.799 of take a chance on me guys out of this matchup, 1:09:03.840 --> 1:09:06.839 including Mason Rudolph. You're taking chance on me quarterback? 1:09:06.960 --> 1:09:09.040 Yeah? And Chicka Konquo was my take a chance on 1:09:09.120 --> 1:09:11.960 me tight end. Calvin Ridley startable two in the passing game, 1:09:12.000 --> 1:09:14.679 I'll throw a see his way had seventy eight yards 1:09:14.720 --> 1:09:16.840 in a score last week while Rudolph was just chucking 1:09:16.920 --> 1:09:19.639 balls against the Colts and the Jags are the worst 1:09:19.720 --> 1:09:23.280 pass defense out there. They're allowing one hundred and seventy 1:09:23.320 --> 1:09:26.240 four receiving yards per game to wide receivers. That's the 1:09:26.320 --> 1:09:28.559 third most in the league. Most of that goes to Ridley. 1:09:28.600 --> 1:09:32.520 I like Ridley with the C. Tony Pollard hasn't practiced. 1:09:32.080 --> 1:09:32.720 Yet this week. 1:09:32.960 --> 1:09:36.639 Yeah, that's a bad sign, which would be fantastic if 1:09:36.760 --> 1:09:38.320 you're a Taija Spears guy. 1:09:38.600 --> 1:09:38.800 Yeah. 1:09:38.880 --> 1:09:41.400 And by the way, we have audio of the spear 1:09:42.840 --> 1:09:45.040 right there. Well, that's the spear that it's going to 1:09:45.080 --> 1:09:46.439 go right through your opponent's heart. 1:09:46.680 --> 1:09:46.840 Yeah. 1:09:47.320 --> 1:09:50.560 So if Pollard doesn't play, taij Spears is a B 1:09:50.720 --> 1:09:53.600 grade and it's close to an A grade. Spears has 1:09:53.640 --> 1:09:56.240 scored four times in the last two weeks. Problem is 1:09:56.360 --> 1:09:59.599 he's trailing in touch totals to the dinged up Pollard 1:10:00.160 --> 1:10:03.280 by quite a bit. So if Pollard does go, I 1:10:03.479 --> 1:10:05.840 think you can give them both C grades, but they're 1:10:05.920 --> 1:10:09.400 closer to bench grades than C grades. The Jags are 1:10:09.439 --> 1:10:11.400 one of the easiest matchups in the league. Their bottom 1:10:11.439 --> 1:10:13.519 ten in every category against runners. The only thing that 1:10:13.600 --> 1:10:16.519 can stop the Titans backs is Tony Pollard playing hurt 1:10:17.200 --> 1:10:19.400 on the Jag side. Tank Bigsby was charged to take 1:10:19.439 --> 1:10:21.639 a chance on me runner, and I'm leaving Travis Etn 1:10:21.760 --> 1:10:24.960 on the bench. Etn had more snaps than Bigsby last week, 1:10:25.040 --> 1:10:28.760 but fewer rushing attempts. That doesn't bode well for the 1:10:29.200 --> 1:10:32.040 split there. So I think the only member of the 1:10:32.120 --> 1:10:35.120 passing game that you can consider starting is Brian Thomas Junior, 1:10:35.200 --> 1:10:37.519 who out of all the wide receivers, is he the 1:10:37.600 --> 1:10:38.240 best of them? 1:10:38.720 --> 1:10:40.360 Of these rookie wide receivers. 1:10:40.080 --> 1:10:42.880 Brian Thomas by a margin? Yeah, I don't think. I 1:10:43.160 --> 1:10:45.360 don't think you can make a case for any other 1:10:45.840 --> 1:10:49.120 rookie receiver, I mean, outside of Jalen Coker, other than 1:10:49.240 --> 1:10:49.800 Jale Hooker. 1:10:50.000 --> 1:10:52.519 Malik Nighbors had a really good start but has tailed 1:10:52.560 --> 1:10:56.400 off as soon as the quarterbacking went away. Yeah yeah, yeah, 1:10:56.920 --> 1:10:59.280 but twenty seven targets in the last two week double 1:10:59.320 --> 1:11:02.519 digit targets and four straight for Brian Thomas Junior, four 1:11:02.640 --> 1:11:04.920 touchdowns in the last four games, and two straight one 1:11:05.000 --> 1:11:05.720 hundred yard weeks. 1:11:05.760 --> 1:11:07.400 Yeah, and he's doing it with Mac Jones. Yeah. 1:11:07.760 --> 1:11:10.120 Uh. Three weeks ago he played these Titans where he 1:11:10.200 --> 1:11:13.200 had eight and eighty six. This is basically since Trevor 1:11:13.240 --> 1:11:17.040 Lawrence went down. Mac Jones only has eyes for BTJ 1:11:17.600 --> 1:11:20.519 with no X in there. He's an A grade and 1:11:20.640 --> 1:11:23.519 the only guy in the Jags passing game you can start. 1:11:24.280 --> 1:11:27.040 All right, Thor Dallas Cowboys taking in the Philadelphia Eagles. 1:11:27.080 --> 1:11:30.000 No Ceedee Lamb. This takes most of my interest out 1:11:30.040 --> 1:11:32.800 of the away from the Dallas Cowboys offense. You already 1:11:32.840 --> 1:11:34.800 told us you take a chance on your running back 1:11:34.880 --> 1:11:38.760 was Rico Doubtles even you didn't very well. Is there 1:11:38.760 --> 1:11:40.600 any other part of the passing game you're interested in? 1:11:41.000 --> 1:11:42.719 Brandon Cooks is going to get more looks. 1:11:42.840 --> 1:11:43.720 Jalen tok is. 1:11:43.760 --> 1:11:44.559 Gonna get more looks. 1:11:44.760 --> 1:11:47.880 Yeah, I mean Cooper Rush is on the bench. Shout 1:11:47.920 --> 1:11:50.559 out Max in there though, and then I did, Okay, 1:11:50.640 --> 1:11:53.040 I gave sees to Cooks in Ferguson. I'm gonna make 1:11:53.080 --> 1:11:54.519 the case for you guys, and if you want to, 1:11:54.840 --> 1:11:56.400 you want to throw tomatoes at mean, that's fine. 1:11:56.840 --> 1:11:57.200 Cooks. 1:11:58.120 --> 1:11:59.920 Of course, the wide receiver one with Ceede Lamb out 1:12:00.120 --> 1:12:03.320 year shoulder injury. Last seven games, almost ten targets per 1:12:03.400 --> 1:12:06.000 game for Ceede Lamb. Those must be distributed now. Cook 1:12:06.040 --> 1:12:07.960 played the most naps of the non Lamb wide receivers 1:12:08.000 --> 1:12:10.760 last week three targets, forty eight receiving yards. Has at 1:12:10.840 --> 1:12:12.720 least three targets for sherre games those are going up. 1:12:13.160 --> 1:12:16.160 Eagles have been the eighth worst matchup for fantasy wide receivers, 1:12:16.200 --> 1:12:17.960 but gonna have to put the ball in the ear 1:12:18.040 --> 1:12:21.320 sometime and for that reason also going Jake Ferguson a 1:12:21.439 --> 1:12:23.960 seed tight end twenty six for the year, only three 1:12:23.960 --> 1:12:26.479 point eight fantasy points per game with Cooper Rush starting, 1:12:26.760 --> 1:12:28.599 and the Eagles are a tough matchup for tight ends 1:12:29.080 --> 1:12:31.120 and Ferguson only had twenty four yards against him in 1:12:31.120 --> 1:12:33.360 the first game, and he also fumbled the ball. 1:12:33.520 --> 1:12:35.200 I know I'm not doing a good job of selling again, but. 1:12:35.439 --> 1:12:36.000 No, you're really not. 1:12:36.520 --> 1:12:39.200 Tight ends up at thirty seven or less receiving yards 1:12:39.240 --> 1:12:41.160 against the Eagles in two thirds of the games that 1:12:41.240 --> 1:12:41.759 they have played. 1:12:41.840 --> 1:12:47.320 But but but here's a big buy dot dot. Ferguson 1:12:47.400 --> 1:12:50.599 had nine targets last week, his most since early November. 1:12:50.680 --> 1:12:52.519 And what a time for Rush to start looking that 1:12:52.600 --> 1:12:55.280 way with lamb out. Could more targets be coming that away? 1:12:56.120 --> 1:12:58.120 We'll shoot at sea over that way. We will not 1:12:58.240 --> 1:13:00.840 be giving a letter grade to Kenny Pick who again 1:13:01.000 --> 1:13:04.360 pos a lot of money to Jordan Addison. Yeah, Kenny 1:13:04.360 --> 1:13:06.120 Pickett's going to get the call here. I'm still giving 1:13:06.200 --> 1:13:10.240 Saquon Barkley and A. J. Brown their A mustards even 1:13:10.320 --> 1:13:13.160 with Pickett running the show. Brown had fifteen point seven 1:13:13.160 --> 1:13:15.679 Fantasy points last week with Pickett mostly running the show. 1:13:15.840 --> 1:13:18.400 I don't know, man I Pickett looked bad, but he 1:13:18.560 --> 1:13:22.360 all but the focused on Brown and Smith. 1:13:22.439 --> 1:13:24.439 So maybe if they can bring in Jordan Addison over 1:13:24.560 --> 1:13:29.040 these and help him out. Shout out Pitt Panthers. DeVonta Smith, 1:13:29.400 --> 1:13:32.000 the last one here, collegiate receiver of Mac Jones. We 1:13:32.080 --> 1:13:34.519 were just talking about. I gave Davanta see that. This 1:13:34.680 --> 1:13:37.800 is how I tacked it down without hurts against the Commanders. 1:13:38.040 --> 1:13:40.320 Smith did having you know his defense, I guess six 1:13:40.400 --> 1:13:44.160 catches fifty one yards, eight targets. Cowboys are the ninth 1:13:44.200 --> 1:13:47.240 best matchup for Fantasy wide receivers. But Smith struggled in 1:13:47.320 --> 1:13:49.719 this first game against Dallas two catches for fourteen yards, 1:13:50.080 --> 1:13:52.360 and now of course he's going to have to replay 1:13:52.400 --> 1:13:53.720 them with Kenny Pickett full game. 1:13:53.800 --> 1:13:57.639 Well, dron Bland is back. He's playing great. Last week, 1:13:57.680 --> 1:14:00.240 had a fantastic game against Mike Evans and physical on 1:14:00.360 --> 1:14:04.160 physical cornerback versus wide receiver. I'm interested in what's gonna 1:14:04.160 --> 1:14:07.320 happen with Deron Bland who shadowed again shadowed A J. 1:14:07.439 --> 1:14:08.040 Brown? Does he does? 1:14:08.360 --> 1:14:09.360 Does he shadow A J. Brown? 1:14:09.439 --> 1:14:09.559 Here? 1:14:09.640 --> 1:14:12.360 And then does that ultimately hurt AJ Brown a little bit? 1:14:12.400 --> 1:14:14.960 We'll see, Yeah, dog Fright got some concern about that 1:14:15.080 --> 1:14:18.080 little bit. Yeah, let's take a break when we come back. 1:14:19.160 --> 1:14:23.400 Two matchups left in our season. Unhievable that we're at 1:14:23.439 --> 1:14:28.760 this stage already. Wow, just two matchups left? Have I 1:14:28.840 --> 1:14:30.479 mentioned gayeting league playoff leagues yet? 1:14:30.520 --> 1:14:32.719 I need to get in one because my coworkers eliminated 1:14:32.760 --> 1:14:33.400 me last. 1:14:33.280 --> 1:14:35.120 They did eliminate you last week. You might want to 1:14:35.160 --> 1:14:38.559 get in the championship. Spellcheck hates it. You're gonna love 1:14:38.600 --> 1:14:41.240 the championship. If you want a chance at bigger prizes, 1:14:41.320 --> 1:14:43.559 this is the playoff game to play. With prize pools 1:14:43.600 --> 1:14:46.439 up to forty thousand dollars. You get to pick your 1:14:46.520 --> 1:14:51.519 favorite playoff bound players up to three per NFL team, 1:14:51.840 --> 1:14:53.880 and then that roster coast for the rest of the year. 1:14:53.960 --> 1:14:55.600 All you have to do is not finish in the 1:14:55.640 --> 1:14:57.400 bottom twenty five percent in any. 1:14:57.320 --> 1:14:59.880 Gift Dwayne has never eliminated me in a championship or 1:15:00.320 --> 1:15:03.400 ever ever, not once the goblin's been thrown to him. 1:15:03.400 --> 1:15:06.439 Absolutely, Guillotine leagues dot com. Check that out final segment 1:15:06.800 --> 1:15:24.000 of Fantasy Football Weekly when we come back. It's the 1:15:24.080 --> 1:15:28.360 final segment of the final regular season edition of Fantasy 1:15:28.400 --> 1:15:31.519 Football Weekly. But let me be very clear, as we've 1:15:31.520 --> 1:15:34.400 been doing for the last five years, we are fifty 1:15:34.400 --> 1:15:36.800 two weeks a year here, we sure are. 1:15:37.000 --> 1:15:40.839 You must subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast 1:15:41.280 --> 1:15:43.639 absolutely sub Spotify. 1:15:43.320 --> 1:15:47.160 Or yeah, Apple or iHeartRadio. iHeart Radio would be fantastic 1:15:47.240 --> 1:15:48.160 iHeartRadio app. 1:15:48.280 --> 1:15:50.440 And you can't miss the off season episodes. 1:15:51.120 --> 1:15:53.360 Charge you and I we get deep on those prospects 1:15:53.520 --> 1:15:56.479 we do with on the draft guys, we're. 1:15:55.880 --> 1:15:58.000 Gonna be no stone left unturned. 1:15:58.120 --> 1:16:00.360 You do such a great job and it's been so 1:16:00.439 --> 1:16:03.760 good having you in the Fantasy Football Weekly family. Thor. 1:16:04.400 --> 1:16:08.439 I can honestly say last year I was way way 1:16:08.560 --> 1:16:11.120 smarter on rookies because I just gravy trained most of 1:16:11.160 --> 1:16:11.880 your takes. 1:16:12.080 --> 1:16:15.400 And I got a lot of texts from Charge, like 1:16:15.520 --> 1:16:17.120 late at night about what do you think about this 1:16:17.200 --> 1:16:17.680 guy's game? 1:16:17.760 --> 1:16:17.840 Man? 1:16:18.400 --> 1:16:20.760 And I'm watching this guy right now against Washington, Like, 1:16:21.240 --> 1:16:22.320 what do you think about him right now? 1:16:22.360 --> 1:16:24.920 And I appreciate thor because I don't have to work 1:16:24.960 --> 1:16:25.519 in the spring. 1:16:27.040 --> 1:16:28.960 Yeah, isn't that much every position? 1:16:29.080 --> 1:16:29.320 Baby? 1:16:29.439 --> 1:16:29.960 Absolutely? 1:16:30.280 --> 1:16:31.880 And while I'm talking about my co host, let me 1:16:31.960 --> 1:16:34.519 mention this and I like to I like to say 1:16:34.640 --> 1:16:37.000 this at the in the last show of every year, 1:16:37.840 --> 1:16:40.160 I ask a lot of my co hosts the time 1:16:40.280 --> 1:16:44.280 and effort that goes into putting together these matchups. I know, listeners, 1:16:44.320 --> 1:16:47.679 you can appreciate it. These are all these crazy esoteric stats. 1:16:48.160 --> 1:16:51.200 Nobody shows up and wings it on this show. All 1:16:51.320 --> 1:16:55.080 the preparation that goes into this is very, very demanding. 1:16:55.479 --> 1:16:58.840 It's time consuming. And I am very grateful to my 1:16:58.960 --> 1:17:02.800 co hosts, mank you for Scott Fish, Brian Johnson for 1:17:02.840 --> 1:17:05.280 the off season stuff, and he helped out with a 1:17:05.320 --> 1:17:07.839 handful of shows in season as well. It is an 1:17:07.960 --> 1:17:09.840 honor to work with you guys, and thank you so 1:17:10.160 --> 1:17:11.519 much for all of your dedication. 1:17:11.720 --> 1:17:13.240 This feelings visual the end of. 1:17:13.320 --> 1:17:14.479 Year thirteen for me. 1:17:14.760 --> 1:17:18.400 Wow, thirteen, yep, sees you were just a pup when 1:17:18.439 --> 1:17:18.840 you started. 1:17:19.439 --> 1:17:21.000 Is this just year two for me? Yeah? 1:17:21.200 --> 1:17:22.240 Yeah, it's year two for you. 1:17:22.800 --> 1:17:23.519 You know what, it is for me. 1:17:24.640 --> 1:17:29.320 I'm ending your thirty wow, thirty three zero three zero, whoa, 1:17:29.640 --> 1:17:31.680 I'm catching up to half of the years with you. 1:17:31.920 --> 1:17:32.200 You are. 1:17:32.439 --> 1:17:34.559 It's a good point catch you. I was Jack's age 1:17:34.560 --> 1:17:37.880 when I started this thing. Crazy good heavens, Miami taking 1:17:37.960 --> 1:17:40.360 on the Cleveland Browns. This isn't the way I thought 1:17:40.400 --> 1:17:44.559 I'd go out DTR, but this is it. Let's start 1:17:44.600 --> 1:17:47.000 with the Miami side. It's some more compelling matchup for sure. 1:17:47.520 --> 1:17:49.519 I'm gonna go in a grade on Tyree Kill in 1:17:49.600 --> 1:17:52.120 this easy matchup here, and I have been a Hill 1:17:52.200 --> 1:17:54.720 skeptic all seasons. I was nervous about everything we saw 1:17:54.800 --> 1:17:58.080 earlier in the season. He remains a focal point of 1:17:58.120 --> 1:18:00.320 the Dolphins wide receiver group, and we don't know for 1:18:00.360 --> 1:18:02.320 sure if Jalen Watda's gonna play it, and especially he 1:18:02.400 --> 1:18:05.240 doesn't play, He'll probably continues to be a focal point 1:18:05.280 --> 1:18:08.840 of this Brown's Secondary's just fallen off a cliff over 1:18:08.880 --> 1:18:12.519 the past month. The Browns rank bottom five in wide 1:18:12.560 --> 1:18:16.320 receiver receptions allowed, wide receiver yards allowed, and wide receiver 1:18:16.479 --> 1:18:19.960 touchdowns allowed. If Tyreek Hill, if not, now when a 1:18:20.240 --> 1:18:24.680 grade and I'm happy to say a grade for John Ujohnu. 1:18:25.400 --> 1:18:28.800 Since Week seven, John Smith is tight end one. I 1:18:28.960 --> 1:18:31.960 can't even I can't believe I'm saying this. He has 1:18:32.040 --> 1:18:35.439 avoided a dud game in six straight which tight ends 1:18:35.520 --> 1:18:37.960 do dud games all the time. Not John Oujnu. He 1:18:38.120 --> 1:18:42.000 is the Doelphins single most reliable player at any position. 1:18:42.920 --> 1:18:45.720 Cleveland is a bottom ten fantasy tight end defense. In 1:18:45.800 --> 1:18:48.759 the last six Browns games, they've given up six different 1:18:48.880 --> 1:18:52.360 fantasy relevant games to opposing tight ends. Pretty Much everybody 1:18:52.360 --> 1:18:55.519 who should have a good game against Cleveland at the 1:18:55.560 --> 1:18:56.679 tight end position does. 1:18:57.000 --> 1:18:59.240 I just I checked my sports book while you were 1:18:59.280 --> 1:18:59.720 talking there. 1:19:00.240 --> 1:19:02.800 Just cash a ticket a two leg parlay that Tank 1:19:02.840 --> 1:19:04.920 Bigsby would be your last week, take a chance on 1:19:05.000 --> 1:19:06.839 you guy, and that you would also give John Husmith 1:19:06.920 --> 1:19:09.280 a grade of bay. It looks like it was fourteen. 1:19:09.360 --> 1:19:13.760 It was fourteen to one. Yeah, yeah, brought that one. 1:19:13.720 --> 1:19:17.160 Home, nicely done. Staying with the passing game, I mentioned 1:19:17.520 --> 1:19:20.479 Jalen Wattle. If he does go, you could pick him 1:19:20.560 --> 1:19:23.360 up because the Browns secondary, as I just mentioned, has 1:19:23.439 --> 1:19:26.200 fallen apart. And by the way, number two receivers crushing 1:19:26.240 --> 1:19:30.040 the Browns in five straight games. Number two receivers have 1:19:30.160 --> 1:19:33.519 scored touchdowns against the Browns, and a lot had been 1:19:33.680 --> 1:19:36.639 surging before his Week fifteen knee injury. So he comes 1:19:36.680 --> 1:19:39.280 back here. C grade on Jalen Wattle, and that brings 1:19:39.360 --> 1:19:42.800 us to Tua in the passing game. I've got the 1:19:42.840 --> 1:19:44.760 two A grades I mentioned, I've got the C grade 1:19:44.800 --> 1:19:46.880 for Wattle, so I'm giving him a B grade. He's 1:19:47.040 --> 1:19:50.559 the perfect quarterback to start if you're an underdog coming 1:19:50.600 --> 1:19:54.320 into your matchup. Maybe you played against Derrick Henry, Lamar Jackson, 1:19:55.040 --> 1:19:58.720 Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes. He's got some big upside here. 1:19:58.920 --> 1:20:03.120 He's got three and four touchdown upside in this game. 1:20:03.439 --> 1:20:05.719 And this is a Brown defense that's allowed passing touchdowns 1:20:05.760 --> 1:20:09.519 and eleven straight and multiple touchdowns nine times this year. 1:20:10.000 --> 1:20:12.240 That might be our final nine time in the right there, 1:20:12.520 --> 1:20:16.759 let's go to the Brown side. Oh boy, well, Jerome 1:20:16.840 --> 1:20:20.080 Ford get this. The last two weeks with Nick Chubb hurt, 1:20:20.720 --> 1:20:24.639 Jerome Ford is running back eight and running back nine 1:20:24.960 --> 1:20:27.720 the last two weeks. Who to guests didn't see that coming, 1:20:27.800 --> 1:20:31.080 getting nearly all the workload for Cleveland, and they really 1:20:31.160 --> 1:20:33.120 do not want to put the ball into Dorian Thompson 1:20:33.160 --> 1:20:37.000 Robinson's hands Unfortunately, Miami's turned into a great run defense 1:20:37.040 --> 1:20:39.120 over the past eight games, which is a pretty long 1:20:39.200 --> 1:20:42.719 sample size. No back is top sixty two yards against Miami. 1:20:43.160 --> 1:20:45.920 The average result for a starting runner against Miami over 1:20:46.000 --> 1:20:50.559 those past eight games thirty three rushing yards, thirty receiving yards, 1:20:50.880 --> 1:20:53.720 and point one touchdown. So just to see great on 1:20:53.800 --> 1:20:56.720 Jerome Ford, even though he had been hot. As for 1:20:57.120 --> 1:20:59.599 the rest of the receivers, they're all on the bench 1:20:59.680 --> 1:21:04.000 except one guy, David and Jok, who's been ruled out. 1:21:04.560 --> 1:21:09.120 If you need a crazy dart throw Jordan Akins because 1:21:09.360 --> 1:21:13.320 no dtr does nothing but target is tight ends. Last 1:21:13.360 --> 1:21:15.720 week David and Jok who got forty two percent of 1:21:15.800 --> 1:21:19.000 the targets, and good tight ends hammer the Dolphins as 1:21:19.080 --> 1:21:21.000 we saw last week with George Kettle Well, obviously Gege 1:21:21.080 --> 1:21:23.120 Kittle's a million times better than Jordan Akans, but still 1:21:23.520 --> 1:21:26.000 a few weeks before that, Tucker Craft seventy eight yards, 1:21:26.080 --> 1:21:28.240 before that brock Bowers one hundred and twenty six yards. 1:21:28.640 --> 1:21:30.400 I look, it's a total long chop. But if you're 1:21:30.400 --> 1:21:32.320 in a desperate spot, Jordan Akins. 1:21:32.160 --> 1:21:35.880 If you picked up Jordan Akins and started him and 1:21:35.960 --> 1:21:38.479 won a championship based on charges advice right there. 1:21:38.560 --> 1:21:40.080 You deserve a tip on that one. 1:21:40.200 --> 1:21:40.680 I deserve it. 1:21:40.760 --> 1:21:41.479 Yees, you deserve it. 1:21:41.920 --> 1:21:42.160 Charge. 1:21:42.200 --> 1:21:44.479 Do you speaking of the Cleveland Browns passing game, did 1:21:44.520 --> 1:21:47.200 you know that Dorian Thompson Robinson was a backup in 1:21:47.280 --> 1:21:47.759 high school? 1:21:48.720 --> 1:21:51.360 Even started he did not? And do you know who 1:21:51.400 --> 1:21:52.000 he backed up? 1:21:52.760 --> 1:21:52.960 Huh? 1:21:53.680 --> 1:21:56.200 This was a Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas 1:21:56.280 --> 1:21:59.880 Powerhouse High School. He backed up one of the great 1:22:00.080 --> 1:22:02.519 recruiting bus that we have had in the last twenty 1:22:02.600 --> 1:22:05.720 years in college football, a guy named Tate martel. 1:22:05.880 --> 1:22:07.200 Oh I remember hearing the name. 1:22:07.360 --> 1:22:10.280 Yes, Dorian thoms Robbinson has had like the strangest career. 1:22:10.400 --> 1:22:13.120 He was a backup in high school, but he because 1:22:13.120 --> 1:22:15.519 of the tools, he was a high recruit and Chip 1:22:15.600 --> 1:22:19.160 Kelly got him coming out of high school, started him immediately. 1:22:18.680 --> 1:22:23.240 At UCLA and all throughout and disaster. Yeah. How many? 1:22:23.280 --> 1:22:25.080 How many times you get the backup high school kid 1:22:25.120 --> 1:22:28.440 that then starts every snap of his college career essentially. 1:22:28.200 --> 1:22:33.040 Falls into the NFL crazy So dtr a non functional passer. 1:22:33.560 --> 1:22:37.559 In two hundred and three NFL dropbacks, he has one 1:22:37.720 --> 1:22:40.640 touchdown and nine interceptions. 1:22:40.960 --> 1:22:42.519 Nine How do you do that. 1:22:42.680 --> 1:22:45.599 The NFL have a one to nine touchdown to interception. 1:22:45.880 --> 1:22:48.479 He was carrying the clipboard for Tate Martell in high school. 1:22:48.960 --> 1:22:49.320 Understand. 1:22:49.439 --> 1:22:49.599 Yeah. 1:22:49.840 --> 1:22:53.120 Over the past two years, DTR has the NFL's worst 1:22:53.720 --> 1:22:56.639 passer rating. And I believe I've got this stat correctly. 1:22:56.920 --> 1:22:59.080 It came by my ex feet a couple of days ago. 1:22:59.640 --> 1:23:04.240 Over the past twenty five years, DTR has the worst 1:23:04.479 --> 1:23:08.240 average passing distance three point three yards per pass. 1:23:08.840 --> 1:23:11.120 They maybe try Tatemartell, you know he I mean, you 1:23:11.160 --> 1:23:12.799 went to Ohio States. You know it's closet. 1:23:12.880 --> 1:23:14.679 Jilix Spurgeon win is a better choice. 1:23:14.960 --> 1:23:15.680 You might be right now? 1:23:15.720 --> 1:23:15.920 Sure? 1:23:16.000 --> 1:23:16.280 All right? 1:23:16.320 --> 1:23:18.400 Final matchup of the year Detroit Lions taking on the 1:23:18.439 --> 1:23:19.720 San Francisco forty nine Ers. 1:23:20.120 --> 1:23:22.840 Jamiir Gibbs gets an A grade. The David Montgomery injury 1:23:22.920 --> 1:23:24.479 is going to prove to be a league winner for 1:23:24.560 --> 1:23:27.800 Gibbs owners the once amazing Niners run defense, not that 1:23:28.000 --> 1:23:31.280 this year, opposing backs averaging twenty eight touches, one hundred 1:23:31.280 --> 1:23:33.519 and thirty two conboy yards and just over a touchdown 1:23:33.560 --> 1:23:35.760 per game. Almost all of that goes to Gibbs, and 1:23:35.840 --> 1:23:36.679 he's probably better. 1:23:36.560 --> 1:23:37.360 Than most of the opponents. 1:23:37.400 --> 1:23:40.519 The Niners have seen this year not as easy for 1:23:40.640 --> 1:23:43.439 the passing game, though, Jared Goff facing a really good 1:23:43.560 --> 1:23:46.639 Niners pass defense. They're only allowing one hundred and ninety 1:23:46.720 --> 1:23:50.880 five passing yards and just over one passing score per game. Now, 1:23:50.960 --> 1:23:53.439 weather shouldn't be a factor in an outdoor game. For golf, 1:23:53.760 --> 1:23:57.599 it's supposed to be like like low to mid fifties 1:23:57.720 --> 1:24:00.599 during the game and fair weather. So I'll still give 1:24:00.640 --> 1:24:03.040 Goff a B. But this one's closer to a C 1:24:03.240 --> 1:24:06.120 than it is to an A. From the slot a Monross, 1:24:06.160 --> 1:24:09.080 Saint Brown will go up against Diamador Lenoi. That's a 1:24:09.120 --> 1:24:12.479 tough matchup, it's a great matchup. Lenor hasn't allowed a 1:24:12.560 --> 1:24:15.599 touchdown in four hundred and seventy nine coverage snaps. 1:24:15.720 --> 1:24:16.240 That's awesome. 1:24:16.320 --> 1:24:19.599 He's been the Niners' best cover corner by far, allowing 1:24:19.680 --> 1:24:22.439 only thirty five yards per game. But something's got to 1:24:22.479 --> 1:24:25.320 give because Saint Brown has scored in ten to fifteen 1:24:25.400 --> 1:24:29.280 games this season and he's averaging seventy five yards per contest. Overall, 1:24:29.320 --> 1:24:32.559 the Niners top five and receptions, yards and touchdowns allowed 1:24:32.600 --> 1:24:35.200 to wide receivers. So I'll still gave Saint Brown a 1:24:35.280 --> 1:24:38.400 B grade simply because I respect what he does too much. 1:24:38.680 --> 1:24:41.360 I'm gonna leave Jamison Williams on the bench, though, despite 1:24:41.439 --> 1:24:44.240 the explosive output last week, I don't think I can 1:24:44.320 --> 1:24:45.160 trust it this week. 1:24:45.880 --> 1:24:47.280 Sam Laporta gets a C. 1:24:47.520 --> 1:24:49.719 He's been much better in the latter half the season, 1:24:49.800 --> 1:24:52.840 but hardly an auto start. San Francisco has allowed one 1:24:52.960 --> 1:24:55.519 tight end touchdown in the last ten games and no 1:24:55.720 --> 1:24:58.639 tight end his top sixty six yards against them this season. 1:24:59.160 --> 1:25:01.519 It would take a real high volume day for Laporta 1:25:01.600 --> 1:25:04.439 hit double digit PPR points, and he has had seven, 1:25:04.560 --> 1:25:06.800 ten and seven targets in the last three weeks, so 1:25:07.200 --> 1:25:09.760 he does get a C grade to start here. On 1:25:09.920 --> 1:25:12.200 the other side, we'll start with the tight end George Kittle. 1:25:12.400 --> 1:25:16.000 He's had one stinker this year. This has the ability 1:25:16.040 --> 1:25:18.800 to be a second. The Lions are the best tight 1:25:18.920 --> 1:25:21.680 end defense in the league, with the fewest receptions and 1:25:21.840 --> 1:25:24.920 fewest yards allowed to the position. And it's insane because 1:25:25.000 --> 1:25:28.439 they don't have any defenders left. All their linebackers are gone. 1:25:28.920 --> 1:25:30.800 Those slats Man earlier in the year. 1:25:30.920 --> 1:25:31.880 Oh, it's crazy. 1:25:32.520 --> 1:25:34.800 They have allowed touchdowns to a tight end twice in 1:25:34.880 --> 1:25:37.559 the last three weeks, though, so I can't go lower 1:25:37.600 --> 1:25:39.839 than a B grade on Kittle, but I will acknowledge 1:25:39.880 --> 1:25:42.679 that this is his toughest task in a long time 1:25:43.240 --> 1:25:45.799 since all of the running backs got hurt. Deebo Samuel 1:25:45.880 --> 1:25:48.240 has become more of a scatback than anything. He's had 1:25:48.280 --> 1:25:51.760 twelve carries in the last three weeks. Patrick Taylor has 1:25:51.800 --> 1:25:55.040 had fifteen carries in the last three weeks. As a 1:25:55.080 --> 1:25:57.719 wide receiver, he faces a juicy matchup as the lines 1:25:57.720 --> 1:26:01.280 have allowed the second most receptions and yards to wide receivers. 1:26:01.840 --> 1:26:04.719 Rookie Terry and Arnold has missed all week with an illness, 1:26:04.840 --> 1:26:07.040 but should likely play on Monday. 1:26:06.920 --> 1:26:08.719 And honestly, he's just been okay. 1:26:09.080 --> 1:26:11.840 Yeah, he's allowed four touchdowns in his coverage this year, 1:26:11.880 --> 1:26:14.160 but he's one of the last actual corners the Lions have. 1:26:14.680 --> 1:26:18.120 Amiek robertson Man's the slot most often. He's along twelve 1:26:18.160 --> 1:26:20.160 and a half yards per catch, which is a ton 1:26:20.280 --> 1:26:20.800 from the slot. 1:26:20.920 --> 1:26:23.760 So B grade for Debo. I'll even give a B. 1:26:23.880 --> 1:26:27.680 Grade to Juan Jennings here because it's probably a pass happy. 1:26:27.439 --> 1:26:28.280 Game for the Niners. 1:26:28.840 --> 1:26:30.680 If I have bes on all the receivers, it's a 1:26:30.760 --> 1:26:33.160 bee for Brock Perdy, even though he's looked iffy with 1:26:33.320 --> 1:26:36.160 accuracy for over the last few weeks. From a volume 1:26:36.200 --> 1:26:38.080 standpoint alone, he should be able to make it work. 1:26:38.120 --> 1:26:40.519 Though the Niners are out of running backs. The game 1:26:40.600 --> 1:26:43.599 script favors the Niners passing, and they got to pass 1:26:43.640 --> 1:26:46.479 at least forty times, which is exactly what he did 1:26:46.600 --> 1:26:49.000 last week. He had three, thirteen and two last week. 1:26:49.320 --> 1:26:51.840 It's plausible that Perdy and Debo will be the top 1:26:51.920 --> 1:26:54.240 two rushing producers for the forty nine ers as well. 1:26:54.840 --> 1:26:58.320 So b grade on Brock and don't start a San 1:26:58.400 --> 1:26:59.360 Francisco runner. 1:26:59.439 --> 1:27:00.160 It's come to this. 1:27:00.760 --> 1:27:03.040 Isaac Garendo has a shot to play this week, but 1:27:03.080 --> 1:27:05.160 he's been limited all week with a hamstring and this 1:27:05.320 --> 1:27:08.519 is a Monday night game, ninety minutes before the last 1:27:08.560 --> 1:27:10.479 game in your championship week. Are you going to feel 1:27:10.520 --> 1:27:15.599 comfortable switching from Isaac Garendo to Simone Vaki or Patrick Taylor. 1:27:16.200 --> 1:27:18.720 You will not feel comfortable about that. The matchup is 1:27:18.760 --> 1:27:22.160 also terrible. Lions are top six and almost every metric 1:27:22.200 --> 1:27:24.639 against the run. Don't start a San Francisco runner. 1:27:24.840 --> 1:27:26.760 Do not start a San Francisco I'm with you on that. 1:27:26.880 --> 1:27:29.200 Don't do it. It's come to this for the forty 1:27:29.280 --> 1:27:30.599 nine ers, unfortunately in a loss. 1:27:30.640 --> 1:27:32.559 Now McCaffrey will be back last next year. 1:27:32.600 --> 1:27:34.439 And we got a couple minutes at the end of this, 1:27:34.920 --> 1:27:38.120 at the end of this segment and this show, let 1:27:38.160 --> 1:27:40.400 me hit you with this, Jade and Daniels next year, 1:27:40.720 --> 1:27:43.040 it's not gonna be QB one, That'll be Lamar Jackson 1:27:43.360 --> 1:27:45.960 or Josh Allen. Probably where do you think he fits 1:27:46.000 --> 1:27:49.720 into people's drafts next year? Jade and Daniels will be 1:27:49.800 --> 1:27:51.479 QB what in fantasy drafts? 1:27:51.640 --> 1:27:54.920 Well, considering that people are going to draft Jackson and 1:27:55.000 --> 1:27:57.840 Allen one and two and they're looking at those guys going, oh, 1:27:57.880 --> 1:28:00.600 we get that rushing upside too, Als is going to 1:28:00.640 --> 1:28:02.200 be pretty high. He's going to be a top five 1:28:02.320 --> 1:28:03.880 quarterback in most drafts next year. 1:28:04.640 --> 1:28:05.880 Three free three. 1:28:06.080 --> 1:28:07.400 Yeah, I think he goes ahead of Hurtz. 1:28:08.200 --> 1:28:08.400 Yeah. 1:28:09.000 --> 1:28:10.360 I don't think I could do it just because it 1:28:10.479 --> 1:28:14.519 hurts gets me twelve rushing touchdowns every year. It's true, 1:28:14.600 --> 1:28:15.920 you know, I don't know if I can turn my 1:28:16.040 --> 1:28:18.839 back on twelve rushing touchdowns out of my quarterback. 1:28:19.000 --> 1:28:20.680 We're going to get a jump from Jaden next year. 1:28:20.800 --> 1:28:24.080 You think so rushing jump, Yes, I don't know. I 1:28:24.400 --> 1:28:26.400 think you'll go for me. It's going to be quarterback four. 1:28:26.600 --> 1:28:29.080 In my King Shadan Daniels, I believe he'll be quarterback 1:28:29.240 --> 1:28:34.000 number four. Playoff Guillotine Leagues last time. I want to 1:28:34.120 --> 1:28:36.880 encourage you two different formats to play. Play for free, 1:28:37.000 --> 1:28:39.080 play with your friends, play for prizes. You've got a 1:28:39.120 --> 1:28:42.719 lot of opportunities to play playoff Guillotine action at Guillotine 1:28:42.840 --> 1:28:45.439 leagues dot com. And once again, thanks for a great season. 1:28:46.000 --> 1:28:48.160 We've had a ton of fun. Do not you should 1:28:48.200 --> 1:28:50.160 not be playing for anything meaningful in week eighteen, but 1:28:50.280 --> 1:28:53.439 we'll be back with shows next week and every week 1:28:53.760 --> 1:28:57.519 Fantasy Football Weekly. Thanks for great season. Everybody, talk to 1:28:57.560 --> 1:28:58.400 you next week. 1:28:58.479 --> 1:28:58.840 How bye,