1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:13,079 Speaker 1: Wow, what is up? Welcome to another edition of the 2 00:00:13,160 --> 00:00:16,120 Speaker 1: NFL Fantasy Football Podcast. It's me your Man, NAMG Marcus 3 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: Grant alongside the Fantasy Hall of Famer Michael Fabiano and 4 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:22,440 Speaker 1: the Fantasy viper Graham Barfield. Ah and this is it's 5 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:26,520 Speaker 1: the last Wednesday show of the essentially the fantasy season, 6 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:29,480 Speaker 1: right it is? Yeah, this is it, man, It goes 7 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 1: by so fast. Yeah, actually is. Next Wednesday is Christmas. 8 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: The week Wednesday after that is New Year's Day. Stacked 9 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: holidays coming up now, so we won't be doing show. 10 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: We will still do Monday and Friday shows for the 11 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: next couple of weeks, but no Wednesday shows obviously because 12 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 1: of the holidays. So um, you know, happy holidays to all. 13 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: More importantly, happy Championship Week to those of you who observed. 14 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: Congratulations every one who got in. Yeah, absolutely um. So 15 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: you know we'll we'll look at another group of the 16 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 1: braver Beware guy is for this week. Of course, you 17 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 1: know you guys will dig into it further on Friday 18 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 1: with some of the more individual matchups, but with like 19 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:08,440 Speaker 1: the big picture look at it, uh coming up today. Also, 20 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:11,039 Speaker 1: since you know, not everybody made it to their Championship game, 21 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 1: we'll do some look ahead stuff a group of guys 22 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:16,960 Speaker 1: that you might think about in your keeper leagues. So 23 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 1: we'll kind of talk about guys and what you might 24 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: have to give up in terms of a draft pick 25 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 1: and whether or not it's going to be worth keeping 26 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 1: them at that price. So we'll talk about that and 27 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 1: uh and plenty more. But before we do that, we'll 28 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 1: go behind the glasses, always gonna talk to our favoral 29 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: producer seenor Edward L. Murphy Esquire Murphy. You're on your 30 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:34,040 Speaker 1: way home soon? Huh. Yeah, like you guys are just 31 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 1: saying our last ones in s trouble for the holiday. 32 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:38,520 Speaker 1: So I'm getting red Eye tomorrow night, um, after my 33 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 1: last day work here and then uh we're back right 34 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:46,759 Speaker 1: before New Year's So uh, last twenty nineteen Fantasy show, Yeah, 35 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:48,800 Speaker 1: with the whole group, with the with the entire group. 36 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: So yeah, it's it's uh, it's crazy how fast it moved. 37 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 1: Then I was gonna say, when I'm home, I was 38 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: gonna look forward to seeing the new Star Wars move. 39 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 1: I know you guys are all big Star Wars fans, 40 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: and I logged on this morning some reviews came into 41 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: I was like, all right, I'll check Ron Tomatoes and 42 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 1: the score. I started Royn Tomatoes just like, oh no, 43 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: I should worry. Really, I don't. I don't. Don't. Don't 44 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,959 Speaker 1: tell me, don't tell me. I'm not. I'm avoiding doing. 45 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: I'm going Saturday like at seven because it's really the 46 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 1: first time I can go. Ye, I was, and I'm 47 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 1: trying like hell to to avoid any but I didn't 48 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:22,600 Speaker 1: read reviews. I saw some tweets about it, just like 49 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:25,799 Speaker 1: very generic. Use I saw something very positive and do 50 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 1: as you're saying this. As you're saying this, I'm gonna 51 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:32,920 Speaker 1: go on Twitter right now and just start muting Rise 52 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 1: of Skywalker. I'm just gonna ut as many things as 53 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 1: possible so I can avoid it. Good idea. There's the 54 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:42,640 Speaker 1: thing with a a beloved franchise like this, right, I 55 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 1: mean this, This is a saga that has literally gone 56 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: for forty plus years now, right from the first movie 57 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: to to the Rise of Skywalker. I feel like, no 58 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 1: matter what you do, no one's going to love the ending, right, 59 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: I mean, think about all the beloved TV shows you 60 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:58,639 Speaker 1: have right their final episode, like nobody loves them. It's 61 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 1: I've never seeing a fan base that is impossible to 62 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 1: like unify like they're they're always gonna be divided. We've 63 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: seen uh DC fans unify over how bad those movies were, 64 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 1: but we've seen moral fans unify over how great the 65 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 1: recent MCU movies have been. But like Star Wars for example, 66 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: just like they're, they're never going to agree to it. 67 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: Like part of me thought like the critics would like 68 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 1: a little bit and like the casual fans like, hey, 69 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 1: it was fun, it was great, it's a great ending. 70 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:27,639 Speaker 1: Let's give these this, uh like this part of the 71 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 1: Star Wars story a break for a bit. I have 72 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:32,519 Speaker 1: stuff going on in the future. But uh yeah, I don't. 73 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:34,640 Speaker 1: I don't know. Nothing they could have done would have 74 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: made anyone happy. No, no one was going to be 75 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 1: satisfied with this whole thing. So that's it. I'm gonna 76 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: go see it anyway. Um right. Had a positive note. 77 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 1: The last episode of The Mandalorian just came out overnight, 78 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: not the last one. But it was good. That's a 79 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: great show. Cool, it was good. It is a lot 80 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: of fun. It's a lot of fun. Just they head 81 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: up too have I woke up with a little tickle 82 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: in my throat So if I sound weird today, that's it. 83 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 1: But you know we're planning hurt because this is what 84 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 1: we do this time of year. So all right, there 85 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: we go. Let's do some news, all right. We will 86 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 1: start in Minnesota. The Vikings are monitoring Dalvin Cook's shoulder injury. 87 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:25,480 Speaker 1: Now look the reports initially out of Minnesota where that 88 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:27,599 Speaker 1: you know it looks good and that he should be 89 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 1: able to play through it. He should be on the 90 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 1: field for what is a huge Monday night game against 91 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:34,479 Speaker 1: the Packers. Obviously it's big for both teams. It's big 92 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:36,559 Speaker 1: for a lot of teams in the NFC in terms 93 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:39,400 Speaker 1: of playoff seating and that sort of thing um. And 94 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: obviously for fantasy it's definitely huge as well because there 95 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 1: are a lot of really important fantasy assets going in 96 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 1: this one. I mean, fabs, I know the same that 97 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 1: he's going to be good to go. Uh, pardon me 98 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 1: if I'm a little bit skeptical though, and making contingency plans. 99 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:54,040 Speaker 1: He looked like he was in a lot of pain 100 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 1: when he got hurt coming off the field, and correct 101 00:04:58,000 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 1: me if I'm wrong, But I do believe that Adam 102 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: Schefter had even said that he thought Cook would be 103 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:04,919 Speaker 1: out for the rest of the regular seat. That was 104 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: the report. So and I was actually on Serious X. 105 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 1: I'm with Bob Harris and Mike Dempsi yesterday talking about 106 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 1: this exact scenario. It's it's a crappy one. If you're 107 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: a Dalvin Cook owner, it's a crappy one. If you 108 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: picked up Mike Boone, it's a crappy one if you 109 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 1: have Alexander Madison, because you almost legitimately have to have 110 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: two or three of those pieces to start any one 111 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:29,360 Speaker 1: of them. Because it's a Monday night game. I was 112 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:30,600 Speaker 1: about to say, oh, by the way, it's a Monday 113 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 1: night games, so you will have most likely no idea 114 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: unless before its Sunday night that that Cook will be 115 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:38,159 Speaker 1: inactive or act. But I would imagine they're gonna drag 116 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: this thing out. Yeah, I mean, the thing you need 117 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: to do is, you know, low hanging fruit scenario here, 118 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 1: you check the practice reports and see what happens going 119 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 1: into the weekend. Because if we don't know for sure 120 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: that Dalvin Cook is out, if we don't know for 121 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:55,719 Speaker 1: sure that Alexander Madison is out, you can't really wait 122 00:05:55,800 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 1: and play Mike Boone. You just can't right, It's yeah, 123 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:04,039 Speaker 1: it's this is injuries are never fun. Obviously for the 124 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: guys that are suffering them, they're they're awful. For those 125 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 1: of us who you know, sort of play fantasy, it's 126 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:11,160 Speaker 1: it's a mild inconvenience, but man, this is the worst 127 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 1: time to have that inconvenience champion, you know, and especially 128 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:16,440 Speaker 1: with a guy of his caliber. And Dalvin cook has 129 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:18,039 Speaker 1: been a beast all year long, and this is now, 130 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: you know, the third straight week where Cook is has 131 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 1: kind of disappointed us, either because of the he's been 132 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 1: injured or just been you know, slightly less involved in 133 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:29,599 Speaker 1: their offense. Uh. You know, he's capped off just an 134 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:31,679 Speaker 1: amazing start of this season, but you know, the last 135 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 1: couple of weeks have been definitely pretty rough if you've 136 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:37,479 Speaker 1: been relying heavily on Cook, which he's been dragging a 137 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:39,600 Speaker 1: lot of fantasy teams. So we talked about, you know, 138 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: like the potential number one overall pick next year, and 139 00:06:42,240 --> 00:06:45,440 Speaker 1: I think we were talking about Dalvin cooking is he 140 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 1: out of the mix now because you're being reminded of 141 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:50,280 Speaker 1: his lack of durability? You know, that is that is 142 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:52,679 Speaker 1: a thing to consider, right, I mean, when you talked about. 143 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously, Sa Kwan, we only had one year 144 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 1: worth of of the NFL RESUMETD to go on. Um. 145 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 1: You know, Christian McCaffrey has been able to stay healthy. 146 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 1: But yeah, that is the thing to consider when you 147 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 1: talk about Dalvin Cook of the top pick next year. Um. 148 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:09,440 Speaker 1: Speaking of injuries, the Giants have placed Evan Ingram on 149 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 1: injured reserve. On Monday, we talked about how potentially loaded 150 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 1: this offense could be, uh, fantasy wise. I you know, 151 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 1: I tweeted out that clip that we had from the 152 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 1: pod and that one of the responses I got back 153 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: was from our pal Charles McDonald, who now covers the 154 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: Jets and Giants there for up there in New York, 155 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:34,720 Speaker 1: and his response was l O L no. Um, you know, 156 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 1: And I responded back and his basic premise was, uh, 157 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 1: you know, it depends on who's coaching this team next years, 158 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:42,840 Speaker 1: how this thing sets up. I mean, obviously, and he's 159 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 1: a guy who you know, is paid to watch these 160 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 1: teams very closely now and certainly is paid to give 161 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 1: his opinion on them. Um. But I think the one 162 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 1: thing we can say is we never really got to 163 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:54,120 Speaker 1: see I mean, speaking of Star Wars. We never got 164 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: to see this this battle station fully operational. Um because 165 00:07:57,600 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 1: you know, Ingram between Ingram Tat Shepherd Barkley, like, these 166 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:04,360 Speaker 1: guys were never on the field all at the same time. 167 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 1: So we really don't know what this offense can be 168 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 1: when everything is right, No, we don't. And Daniel Jones, um, 169 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:11,320 Speaker 1: you know, has been was up and down this year 170 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 1: to say the least, got a hot start against the 171 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 1: Bucks and then you know it's just took a bunch 172 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:19,160 Speaker 1: of fumbles and obviously he was was fairly turn over pro. 173 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:21,880 Speaker 1: But yeah, he never got to play with any of 174 00:08:21,920 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 1: his guys. You know, he never got to play with 175 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 1: the full cast of weapons. And quarterbacks coming into their 176 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:29,320 Speaker 1: second year usually take a jump in terms of their 177 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 1: you know, not only their ability, but they're understanding the offense. 178 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:34,040 Speaker 1: And I do think you know what they're gonna do 179 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:35,880 Speaker 1: at the head coach spot. Is is huge for his 180 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:39,520 Speaker 1: development because you know, Shermer, I think it's left a 181 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: lot to be desired there for New York and in 182 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:44,199 Speaker 1: the in his offense the last couple of years. Yeah, 183 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 1: so that's gonna be one to see, I know. For 184 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:48,679 Speaker 1: for Evan, it was a frustrating season. Um, he just 185 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 1: couldn't quite stay healthy, had a lot of nagging injuries, 186 00:08:51,800 --> 00:08:54,600 Speaker 1: and now his season is over. Speaking of season over, 187 00:08:55,400 --> 00:09:00,240 Speaker 1: a j Green not likely. It never started. Kind told 188 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:02,720 Speaker 1: you this twelve weeks, right, Like, I just look at 189 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 1: this and like, why what took so long for us 190 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 1: to get here? Right? He says he's not likely to 191 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:08,880 Speaker 1: play the final two games. The rest of America says, 192 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 1: duh uma the Patriots and so that that's the question 193 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:17,320 Speaker 1: is what happens here? Like does he go somewhere else? 194 00:09:18,200 --> 00:09:21,680 Speaker 1: I just I don't understand what the Bengals were doing, right, 195 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: Like they didn't put him on I are they didn't 196 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 1: trade him? I mean that to me, says Graham. You 197 00:09:26,160 --> 00:09:28,080 Speaker 1: and I have talked about this, just you know privately, 198 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:31,320 Speaker 1: do they have some level of confidence that they can 199 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 1: keep him around this offseason? Because I otherwise I don't 200 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 1: understand what they did with him this year? Right? Yeah, 201 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:38,640 Speaker 1: you know that's the thing is, you know he's now 202 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:42,440 Speaker 1: an understricted free agent after this season, and um, I'm 203 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 1: not entirely sure what the Bengals were doing either. I 204 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:47,440 Speaker 1: think this has kind of been the common consensus here 205 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:50,440 Speaker 1: as well. It's just like Cincinnati could have traded him. 206 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:52,560 Speaker 1: They they could have put him on I R and 207 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 1: and maybe, you know, maybe they tried disab a little 208 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:56,600 Speaker 1: bit of money by just keeping him active. But you know, 209 00:09:57,280 --> 00:10:00,200 Speaker 1: it'll be really interesting to see what they decide to do, 210 00:10:00,320 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 1: because really they left themselves with almost no leverage because 211 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:05,560 Speaker 1: he's an unrestricted free agent after this year. They could 212 00:10:05,679 --> 00:10:07,560 Speaker 1: they could technically, you know, try to work out a 213 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 1: deal long term, and maybe they will if they draft 214 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow. I hope they do, because Joe Burrow to 215 00:10:12,920 --> 00:10:14,199 Speaker 1: AJ Green to be a lot of fun. But that 216 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 1: seems like the consensus right now, but I think, uh, yeah, 217 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 1: you know, we we just have to have to wait 218 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 1: and see. Yeah. I mean I also wondering if you 219 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 1: are a J. Green, right and you are coming up 220 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 1: on what nine ten years in the league now, Um, 221 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:31,320 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow has a lot of potential, but do you 222 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 1: want to be there to break in and young quarterback? 223 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:35,439 Speaker 1: And you know when like at some point you want 224 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:37,440 Speaker 1: to win, right, You want you want to shot at 225 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:39,680 Speaker 1: the playoffs, you want a shot to go after a championship. 226 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:40,920 Speaker 1: And if you're a J Green, do you want to 227 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:43,960 Speaker 1: stick around and help bring along a young quarterback and 228 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:45,880 Speaker 1: not knowing what your future may be there. So right, 229 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:48,440 Speaker 1: I will say, Joe Burrow just looks amazed, So he 230 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 1: looks great. He looks amazed, absolutely, um. But you know 231 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:54,320 Speaker 1: most young quarterbacks still have growing pains too, so that's 232 00:10:54,360 --> 00:10:57,800 Speaker 1: that's something to consider. Juju Smith Schuster is reportedly taking 233 00:10:57,800 --> 00:11:01,079 Speaker 1: a smart approach with his knee injury right now, was 234 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:04,440 Speaker 1: listed as questionable. We'll see whether or not he plays 235 00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 1: against the Getropolitans this week. I mean, Fabs, what are 236 00:11:08,200 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 1: we what are we doing with Juju with this? If 237 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:13,440 Speaker 1: he plays, do you feel confident enough in him working 238 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:16,559 Speaker 1: with Bevlyn Hodges, who is the starter again to put 239 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 1: him in your lineup in week sixteen? I just don't know. Yeah, 240 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:23,160 Speaker 1: at this point with the championship on the line, I mean, 241 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 1: we'd have to get some really positive reports about him, 242 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 1: no snap count limitations, no limitations physically whatsoever. The matchup 243 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:34,840 Speaker 1: is clearly, you know, a pretty decent one against the Jets, 244 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:37,880 Speaker 1: So it really depends if he can get in full 245 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:41,199 Speaker 1: practices throughout the week that I think about potentially flexing him. 246 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 1: But you're right, Jiuju hasn't been great this season when 247 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 1: he's been on the field, he's been okay, uh, and 248 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:49,560 Speaker 1: the quarterback situation leaves much to be desired. So if 249 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:52,000 Speaker 1: you were able to get Saber shot Perriman off the 250 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:54,319 Speaker 1: waiver wire, if you landed a j Brown a couple 251 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 1: of weeks ago, if you have simply better options than 252 00:11:57,679 --> 00:12:00,679 Speaker 1: Juju Smith Schuster, you know, don't consider the name, consider 253 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 1: what he's done this season. And so in those cases, 254 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 1: I would say him. Yeah. I will say the Steelers 255 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 1: have pretty still. It's kind of amazing. They have pretty 256 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: significant playoff implications here and they can't believe. I mean, 257 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 1: they need to win. And this this Jets team, I mean, 258 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:16,760 Speaker 1: they've been certainly up and down, but the Jets are 259 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 1: capable of beating the Steelers. They're just capable on paper 260 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:22,840 Speaker 1: of beating the Steelers riding up twenty four points. In 261 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:25,280 Speaker 1: this league, everybody can beat everybody for the most I 262 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:27,840 Speaker 1: think at this point we know Devilon Hodges is pretty 263 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:30,199 Speaker 1: limited as a passer, I'm trying to put it nicely, 264 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:32,720 Speaker 1: but yet he gives them more options than Mason route 265 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:34,960 Speaker 1: he does. He does give them a better options than Rudolf. 266 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:37,080 Speaker 1: You'd have to be You'd have to be pretty thin 267 00:12:37,400 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 1: at receiver to play Juju this weekend. Now, that's kind 268 00:12:39,480 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 1: of what I'm thinking. You can be pretty thin if 269 00:12:41,520 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 1: you've made it this far and you have Juju, Like, 270 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:46,680 Speaker 1: you've figured out other options at this point, so there's 271 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:48,719 Speaker 1: no need. You haven't been relying on that production at 272 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 1: all at anybody at any point this season, so there's 273 00:12:50,920 --> 00:12:52,520 Speaker 1: no need maybe to try to shoot hoorn him back 274 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:55,960 Speaker 1: in the roster in the starting lineup um The Carolina 275 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:59,560 Speaker 1: Panthers expected to start Will Greer this week against the 276 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 1: coal I know a lot of people are saying it 277 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 1: is about time. I also wonder like, if if Will 278 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:08,240 Speaker 1: Greer was ready to go, wouldn't he have started before? Now? 279 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:14,320 Speaker 1: You would think one with things right? But the bigger 280 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:17,559 Speaker 1: question here obviously no one's starting Will Greer, But can 281 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:21,720 Speaker 1: you start either of the wide receivers critis Samuel dj Moore? Uh? 282 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: You know, if Greg Olsen is back er Ian Thomas, 283 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:26,720 Speaker 1: can you start him? And how much does this impact 284 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 1: Christian McCaffrey. It's probably the biggest question. I mean, there 285 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 1: are all these other pieces in play here that are 286 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:34,720 Speaker 1: affected by Will Greer starting and how much do we 287 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:37,640 Speaker 1: trust them now? So Greer to me in preseason, looked 288 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 1: like just a total deer in headlight. Yeah he was not. 289 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:42,319 Speaker 1: He was really bad in the preseason. Only played like 290 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 1: a hundred thirty snaps or something like that. But he 291 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:46,800 Speaker 1: did not equit himself very well. And I think that's 292 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 1: probably why they felt comfortable going with Kyle Allen once 293 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 1: Cam Newton went down. But yeah, Christian McCaffrey is as 294 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 1: long as Will Greer can throw four yard dump offs, 295 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 1: I think we'll because so you're not starting d More 296 00:13:57,360 --> 00:13:59,040 Speaker 1: this week, though, but I think you can. I think 297 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:01,280 Speaker 1: I think you can't see was gotta throw a somebody. Yeah, 298 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:03,960 Speaker 1: And you know, this game, the culture just got gashed. 299 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 1: The Colts did just get gashed. And the Colts are 300 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 1: back at home. They should be able to score in 301 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 1: this game and run all over the Panthers to kind 302 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:12,720 Speaker 1: of keep the Panthers, you know, foot on the gas 303 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:14,839 Speaker 1: and keep them throwing in this game. I think DJ 304 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 1: Mora will be fine. But Curtis Samuel's just his floor 305 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:21,080 Speaker 1: is so so you know, sneaky good play in this game. 306 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 1: The cold thing. Yeah, I've got them a variance quarterback. 307 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:28,520 Speaker 1: I've got them as a nice streamer this week. Um, well, 308 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 1: a couple of notes that we sort of already know. 309 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 1: Chris Godwin. I don't know he's officially on I R, 310 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 1: but he fall into the purposes is done. I cut 311 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:40,640 Speaker 1: him in one of my leagues and it hurts. Yeah, 312 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:43,160 Speaker 1: I mean I get that. But at this point he's 313 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 1: probably not coming back. It doesn't make sense for him to. 314 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 1: Um so you could probably let him go. The other 315 00:14:48,200 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 1: news Josh Gordon suspended indefinitely for violating the league's drug policy. 316 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:58,520 Speaker 1: Um So, I don't really have much to say on 317 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:00,920 Speaker 1: that other than its very well, maybe the last time 318 00:15:00,920 --> 00:15:03,160 Speaker 1: we see Josh Gordon in the National Football League. I 319 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:05,880 Speaker 1: know we've said that before, but this time, this might be. 320 00:15:06,040 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 1: This time, is probably it? Quick? His last catch was 321 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 1: a good one. Great, yeah, yeah, quick. Note Daniel Jones 322 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:16,240 Speaker 1: is taking first team snaps with the Giants in practice today, 323 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:19,400 Speaker 1: which means he's likely to start, which means against the Redskins. 324 00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:22,960 Speaker 1: Suddenly he is a two QB league super flex streaming 325 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:28,080 Speaker 1: option against that bad So you like his career record 326 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:30,160 Speaker 1: back up to five. I gotta stop it there. We're now, 327 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 1: we're good. They can't let him play again. Now We're 328 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:34,280 Speaker 1: not the only thing that matters though, to a know 329 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:36,760 Speaker 1: in the Super Bowl, let him let him end his 330 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 1: career Giants fans, right, right, Eddie, very true? Yeah, let 331 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:41,560 Speaker 1: him in his career, at least his Giant's career. I 332 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 1: don't know what happens next year, but let him end 333 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 1: at five hundred. Uh. He saw people saying, look, if 334 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:50,720 Speaker 1: he couldn't, if Daniel Jones couldn't go to play Alex Tanney, 335 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:54,120 Speaker 1: just to let it stay at five. Speaking of that, 336 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:55,600 Speaker 1: like Eli, you know, going to the Hall of Fame, 337 00:15:55,640 --> 00:15:57,080 Speaker 1: and I'm sure he's probably gonna end up getting in 338 00:15:57,080 --> 00:15:59,120 Speaker 1: there because you won a couple of Super Bowls. I 339 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:03,320 Speaker 1: saw that Julie and Edelman didn't get a Pro Bowl. Uh. 340 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 1: But he's he's not going to make the Pro Bowl. 341 00:16:05,640 --> 00:16:09,360 Speaker 1: He's never made the Pro Bowl. But people believe that 342 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 1: he is a borderline Hall of Famer there. I wonder 343 00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:15,440 Speaker 1: if there's any Hall of Famer who has never made 344 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 1: a Pro Bowl. I mean, I can't be I can't imagine. 345 00:16:18,920 --> 00:16:21,680 Speaker 1: You can't imagine that, right, I mean I can't. I 346 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 1: can't imagine it except for what Pro Bowl Hall of 347 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:28,400 Speaker 1: famers who played before the Pro Bowl. But I mean 348 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:31,040 Speaker 1: that's Edelman is definitely not a Hall of Famer. But 349 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 1: it's also kind of crazy. He's never made the Pro Bowl. Yeah, 350 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:37,560 Speaker 1: that's that's the wild belief. Although I mean, I'm wondering. Yeah, 351 00:16:37,560 --> 00:16:40,080 Speaker 1: I guess not. That's weird. Remember earlier in his career 352 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:41,920 Speaker 1: he wasn't all that great because you know, he was 353 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 1: like a complimentary po he's playing specialty. But there's a 354 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:48,520 Speaker 1: lot of stud receivers out there. Yeah, that's kind of crazy, 355 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 1: that's wild. I'm I'm sort of floored by that. Man. 356 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:53,200 Speaker 1: There you go. All right, that's pretty much everything you 357 00:16:53,200 --> 00:17:09,280 Speaker 1: need to know. All right. For those of you who 358 00:17:09,600 --> 00:17:11,960 Speaker 1: you know didn't make it to their championship, no shame 359 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:14,240 Speaker 1: in that, certainly. But it's time to look ahead, time 360 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 1: to get ready for next year, time to to see 361 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:20,560 Speaker 1: what you may be planning for in the season. So 362 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:23,199 Speaker 1: I got a list of guys that you might be 363 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 1: considering in some of your keeper leagues here, mostly running 364 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:29,840 Speaker 1: backs and wide receivers. I didn't factor in quarterbacks because 365 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:32,320 Speaker 1: you know, it just doesn't make sense necessarty to to 366 00:17:32,400 --> 00:17:35,159 Speaker 1: keep a quarterback. Um, but I got him here with 367 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:38,439 Speaker 1: the round that they generally came off the board in 368 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:42,280 Speaker 1: most drafts this year, and we can debate whether or 369 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:45,679 Speaker 1: not these guys are worth keeping at that draft price 370 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 1: for next season. So the first one, Alvin Tamara, Uh, 371 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 1: he was a first round pick. Not only was he 372 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:53,880 Speaker 1: a first round pick, he was a high first round 373 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:57,480 Speaker 1: pick in a lot of leagues. Um, the usage rates 374 00:17:57,480 --> 00:18:00,200 Speaker 1: have been pretty much the same, right, The receptions mean 375 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:02,960 Speaker 1: he's probably on face two to get oh plays to 376 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:06,600 Speaker 1: get over eighty catches again this year. Um, just the 377 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:09,920 Speaker 1: touchdown numbers have come down drastically. I mean he's gone 378 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:12,480 Speaker 1: from thirty one in his first two seasons to two 379 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:16,080 Speaker 1: so far this year. I always say touchdowns are fickle beast. 380 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:18,639 Speaker 1: Where I know we're gonna talk a lot about touchdown regression, 381 00:18:18,720 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: probably your positive regression next next off season when it 382 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:25,520 Speaker 1: comes to Alvin Kamara. But with all that hope potentially 383 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:30,000 Speaker 1: built in, do what Camerican be do we do we 384 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:32,160 Speaker 1: there give up a first round pick to keep him 385 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:35,760 Speaker 1: next year? I probably still would, Yeah, I probably still would. 386 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:39,159 Speaker 1: You know, I'm not This is a This is a 387 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:41,199 Speaker 1: good question to have because I know a lot of 388 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:44,240 Speaker 1: people out there gonna have a similar debate next year, 389 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:47,159 Speaker 1: and I think I would too. It would just depend 390 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:49,399 Speaker 1: on what pick you're giving up right. I mean, if 391 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:52,320 Speaker 1: it's a back half of the first round pick, then sure, um. 392 00:18:52,359 --> 00:18:55,480 Speaker 1: But at the same time, Kimara has certainly disappointed a 393 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:56,760 Speaker 1: lot of people, and I think a lot of people 394 00:18:56,760 --> 00:18:58,560 Speaker 1: feel pretty burned by it. I mean, the only two 395 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:01,040 Speaker 1: touchdowns this and tire year, but they both came in 396 00:19:01,119 --> 00:19:04,000 Speaker 1: the same game. We've just all been waiting for, you know, 397 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:06,840 Speaker 1: the touchdown explosion to happen, and it just hasn't happened. 398 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:09,400 Speaker 1: I mean, since he returned from their buying week ten 399 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:13,480 Speaker 1: h the Saints have scored nineteen touchdowns, nineteen and Camara 400 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:15,560 Speaker 1: doesn't have a single one. I mean, it's just incredibly 401 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:18,399 Speaker 1: unlucky run that he's on here. And you know, the 402 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:20,760 Speaker 1: touches and in the yards have kind of been the same. 403 00:19:20,840 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 1: They've been, you know, same scrimmage, yard output, same targets 404 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:26,120 Speaker 1: that he's getting in this offense. He's clearly their number 405 00:19:26,119 --> 00:19:29,359 Speaker 1: two targets. He just has not scored. I think I 406 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 1: think next year the debate will be is is if 407 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:34,439 Speaker 1: Alvin Kmara is still a first round pick, And I 408 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:37,439 Speaker 1: think I'll be buying heavily if he's If he's not 409 00:19:37,520 --> 00:19:39,160 Speaker 1: a first drund he's out of the first round. Yeah, 410 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:42,200 Speaker 1: I'm totally on board, absolutely on board. I'd say he's 411 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:43,679 Speaker 1: he's I mean, he's going to be the end of 412 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 1: the first round. He's definitely is falling in the first 413 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:48,760 Speaker 1: round maybe ye maybe at that turn that that's where 414 00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:51,719 Speaker 1: you're gonna probably end up seeing him going uh this season, 415 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:53,560 Speaker 1: because I mean when you when you look at the position, 416 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:55,560 Speaker 1: I mean the cap is going to be the consensus 417 00:19:55,600 --> 00:19:59,040 Speaker 1: number one, you would think, right then Cook and Barkley, right, 418 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:00,639 Speaker 1: those guys are gonna be up there. Zeke is going 419 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:02,399 Speaker 1: to be up there. Michael Thomas is going to be 420 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:05,880 Speaker 1: your first round pick. Henry deserves to be a first 421 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:08,679 Speaker 1: round pick. New Hopkins is still going to be in 422 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:11,200 Speaker 1: the mix there to be a first round pick as well. Um, 423 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:14,160 Speaker 1: you know, I don't know what's going to happen with 424 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 1: you know, with the with the Buccaneers wide receiver situation, 425 00:20:17,119 --> 00:20:19,840 Speaker 1: but Godwin has got to be in the mix for 426 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 1: maybe the end of the first round because he had 427 00:20:21,560 --> 00:20:25,520 Speaker 1: been that good, uh this season, and of course in 428 00:20:25,560 --> 00:20:27,160 Speaker 1: home leagues, Lamar Jackson is going to be a first 429 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:31,679 Speaker 1: round pick, which is gonna be state. There are some 430 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:34,240 Speaker 1: people out there who are also probably gonna end up 431 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:35,920 Speaker 1: taking a guy like Travis Kelsey at the end of 432 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:38,240 Speaker 1: the first round, because you know, Marcus talked about it 433 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:41,280 Speaker 1: on TV yesterday. How um just a peace of mind 434 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:44,520 Speaker 1: that just just having that that tight end who who 435 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:46,440 Speaker 1: is going to produce for your weekend and week out, 436 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 1: and people are gonna want to take him in the 437 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:50,680 Speaker 1: first or second round as well. So and by the way, 438 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:53,239 Speaker 1: Travis Kelsey is due for some positive touchdown regression. He's 439 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:55,679 Speaker 1: only sitting a four score only four right now, and 440 00:20:55,680 --> 00:21:01,399 Speaker 1: he's just been a beast once again. Yeah, that's all right. Um. So, 441 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 1: next learned Fournette, who was a guy who was kind 442 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:06,240 Speaker 1: of coming off the board in the third round and 443 00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:09,280 Speaker 1: another one who's getting touches, getting yards just for whatever reason, 444 00:21:09,359 --> 00:21:12,600 Speaker 1: can't really consistently get into the end zone. The big 445 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:14,600 Speaker 1: change for him this year that he's catching the football, 446 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:19,399 Speaker 1: which say, before third round pick seems like a pretty 447 00:21:19,400 --> 00:21:21,840 Speaker 1: good price to pay for Leonard Fournette. Absolutely, it was. 448 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:23,720 Speaker 1: It was shocking to me that Fournette was still going 449 00:21:23,760 --> 00:21:25,920 Speaker 1: in the third round, you know, in the middle of August, 450 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:28,560 Speaker 1: like when everybody knew that Jacks had nothing else behind 451 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:30,359 Speaker 1: him on the depth chart, and we'll see what Jacksonville 452 00:21:30,359 --> 00:21:32,080 Speaker 1: does and their their off season to kind of get 453 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:33,800 Speaker 1: some more deathbacks there, because I don't think they can 454 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 1: roll into the next year with just right well Armstead again. 455 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:38,360 Speaker 1: But yeah, four Net is a third round pick. You're 456 00:21:38,359 --> 00:21:41,680 Speaker 1: absolutely keeping him. And he's third straight guy we've talked 457 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:44,919 Speaker 1: about here between Cameric Kelsey and four Net do for 458 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:47,880 Speaker 1: some more touchdowns? Only has three this year. Yeah. Um, 459 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:50,760 Speaker 1: it's funny too because when I when I drafted for 460 00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:55,680 Speaker 1: Net and a lot of leagues, Um, it was funny 461 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:58,439 Speaker 1: because he was especially early in draft season and mock drafts, 462 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 1: he would fall, uh kind of in my lap. At 463 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:03,520 Speaker 1: the end of the third I was kind of like, okay, fine, 464 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:05,520 Speaker 1: I mean it'starting out to be okay, Like I'm not 465 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:08,360 Speaker 1: upset about having Leonard four Nett anywhere in any lead. Yeah, 466 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 1: if you drafted Leonard four Net in the third round, 467 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 1: I think you've been pretty happy all year long because 468 00:22:11,720 --> 00:22:13,720 Speaker 1: he's been I mean, the floor has been so so 469 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:16,200 Speaker 1: high with him. He's just an automatic lock for like 470 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:18,200 Speaker 1: twelve to fifteen points every week and if he scores 471 00:22:18,240 --> 00:22:21,000 Speaker 1: then it's just it's gangbusters. Yeah. I would, uh, I 472 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:22,760 Speaker 1: want to. I'm gonna go back and watch like all 473 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:24,879 Speaker 1: of the they're like inside the five carries and just 474 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:27,159 Speaker 1: see what that what we're wrong? What the heck happened 475 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:30,320 Speaker 1: this entire year, because it's just he's got a ton 476 00:22:30,359 --> 00:22:32,280 Speaker 1: of him. It's just not been uh not been lucky 477 00:22:32,359 --> 00:22:35,240 Speaker 1: enough to get in the end zone enough. Yeah, um yeah, 478 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:38,080 Speaker 1: that's I don't know again I say it, I'll touchdowns 479 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:40,840 Speaker 1: are fickle beasts. Man, Like, maybe next year Minard Foine 480 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:43,359 Speaker 1: ends up having ten or twelve touchdowns, who knows very 481 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:44,960 Speaker 1: well could have had ten or twelve this year. DJ 482 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:46,840 Speaker 1: Chark just took all of them in the beginning, that's true, 483 00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:49,320 Speaker 1: had like sixty in the middle of the beginning of 484 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:52,040 Speaker 1: the year. Um, Melvin Gordon, who I think is gonna 485 00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:55,080 Speaker 1: be a really interesting case next year, right because it's 486 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:56,840 Speaker 1: what team is, right, because he's probably not gonna be 487 00:22:56,880 --> 00:22:58,680 Speaker 1: with the Chargers next year. I think we can sort 488 00:22:58,680 --> 00:23:00,879 Speaker 1: of kind of agree on that. Um. I was actually 489 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:03,160 Speaker 1: always gonna put Austin Ekeler on this list, but that's 490 00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:04,960 Speaker 1: a no brainer considering where you got him in the 491 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:07,120 Speaker 1: production that that he has put up so far this year. 492 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:09,040 Speaker 1: So I felt like, you know, that leave him off 493 00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:11,720 Speaker 1: this list. But Melvin Gordon, who I put him in 494 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:14,360 Speaker 1: round six? I know that that his draft price sort 495 00:23:14,359 --> 00:23:17,520 Speaker 1: of fluctuated depending on when and where you were drafting. 496 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:21,560 Speaker 1: But let's just say Melvin Gordon round six with no 497 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:24,239 Speaker 1: idea where he's going to be, but knowing what he 498 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 1: can be when everything works in his favor and when 499 00:23:27,760 --> 00:23:30,760 Speaker 1: he's healthy and playing well. I mean, I feel like 500 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:33,119 Speaker 1: round six for Melvin Gordon is a pretty good deal. 501 00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 1: There's just so many unknowns going into this fact. Yeah, 502 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 1: no doubt about that. Again. You know, he has the 503 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:40,879 Speaker 1: talent to be a first round pick. He has been 504 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:43,439 Speaker 1: a first round pick um and he was playing at 505 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:45,679 Speaker 1: a very high level for this past weekend where he 506 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:48,080 Speaker 1: you know, ended up catching a case of fumbladas and 507 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:50,159 Speaker 1: killed a lot of fantasiers, including this one right here 508 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:52,359 Speaker 1: in their leagues. But if he ends up in the 509 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:54,560 Speaker 1: right spot, I mean, dude, he's he's he's a he's 510 00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 1: a three down back who's gonna get goal and opportunities. 511 00:23:57,280 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 1: I don't know where he's gonna end up. You know, 512 00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:00,720 Speaker 1: I always think Tampa Bay needs running at Tampa Bay's 513 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:03,359 Speaker 1: running down right, tam Bertoney's running back. You know Houston 514 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:05,719 Speaker 1: needs are running back also, although I think David Johnson 515 00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:07,439 Speaker 1: going to Tampa would be a nice little fan with 516 00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:11,240 Speaker 1: perce arians just saying but um, based on the talent, 517 00:24:11,560 --> 00:24:13,320 Speaker 1: as long as he hasn't end up a team that 518 00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:16,800 Speaker 1: already has like a really good complimentary pass catcher in 519 00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:19,520 Speaker 1: the backfield where you're worried about a potential committee, I 520 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:22,840 Speaker 1: think Gordon is a fine bargain for a sixth rounder. 521 00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:25,560 Speaker 1: Here's the thing, so Ekeler is also an understricted free 522 00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:27,120 Speaker 1: agent after this year. He only had a three year 523 00:24:27,160 --> 00:24:30,240 Speaker 1: deal in his in his contract. If the Chargers signed 524 00:24:30,240 --> 00:24:33,600 Speaker 1: Eckler but let Gordon walk, how early are we taking 525 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:36,160 Speaker 1: Eckler next year? First round? He's a first round See, 526 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:38,240 Speaker 1: I think he'd be in that conversation with too. He's 527 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:41,760 Speaker 1: gotta be yeah, absolutely to be got, I would think. So. 528 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:44,080 Speaker 1: I mean, but we're talking early first round or kind 529 00:24:44,080 --> 00:24:46,560 Speaker 1: of late first round for late first roun. Yeah, I 530 00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:47,960 Speaker 1: don't think you can take him over any of those 531 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:50,719 Speaker 1: not not for nothing. Not for nothing. He's the third 532 00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 1: highest scoring running back in fantasy for more right now, 533 00:24:53,600 --> 00:24:56,040 Speaker 1: and he's and he's only he's less than what he's 534 00:24:56,040 --> 00:24:59,920 Speaker 1: about thirteen points behind Cook. Yeah. No, I mean, look, 535 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:02,800 Speaker 1: he's had he's had obviously some huge blow up games, 536 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 1: but he's been fairly consistent, even once Melvin Gordon came back. 537 00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:08,880 Speaker 1: I mean, guys, he has fifty or more receiving yards 538 00:25:08,920 --> 00:25:11,080 Speaker 1: in four straight games. Even with Melvin Gordon in there. 539 00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:14,120 Speaker 1: He's been a fantastic play The Charger's office might look 540 00:25:14,359 --> 00:25:15,840 Speaker 1: quite different though, I mean, what's going on with the 541 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:20,600 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers to uh players that have fewer catches than 542 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:22,920 Speaker 1: Austin Neckler this year? I know, I know one of 543 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:25,160 Speaker 1: them and it begins with an oh, and it ends 544 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:29,040 Speaker 1: with the j uh yeah, yeah, he's there, Uh, Tyler Lockett, 545 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:33,440 Speaker 1: Robert Woods, Um, Mike Evans. Although Evans you got hurt, 546 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:35,320 Speaker 1: so you know, kind of put an asterisk next to 547 00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:38,160 Speaker 1: that one. Um, But I mean there are Alston Necklers 548 00:25:38,200 --> 00:25:41,760 Speaker 1: got seventy eight catches. It's more catches than every tight 549 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:45,119 Speaker 1: end in the league except there in Waller, right and 550 00:25:45,240 --> 00:25:49,320 Speaker 1: Kelsey Kelsey Kelsey Urts, I'm looking Kelsey. Oh yes, okay, 551 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:51,960 Speaker 1: so every every tight end except for three for three? 552 00:25:52,119 --> 00:25:54,480 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, yeah, I mean that that just shows you 553 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:59,120 Speaker 1: how and it's close to with those three yeah, Um, 554 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:02,320 Speaker 1: Tyler Lockett, who has had his ups and downs, right, 555 00:26:02,359 --> 00:26:05,000 Speaker 1: I mean for anybody. I mean there're probably lots of 556 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:07,880 Speaker 1: people who got bounced in their fantasy playoffs because Tyler 557 00:26:07,920 --> 00:26:10,320 Speaker 1: Lockett kind of went through a slump here late in 558 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:12,760 Speaker 1: the season, bounced back obviously last week, has a good 559 00:26:12,760 --> 00:26:15,320 Speaker 1: matchup this week, Um, he was. You know, a lot 560 00:26:15,359 --> 00:26:17,320 Speaker 1: of people's picked to have a big season, and for 561 00:26:17,320 --> 00:26:19,760 Speaker 1: the most part, he has done that. If you're looking 562 00:26:19,760 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 1: at Tyler Lockett though, and having to keep a fifth 563 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:24,159 Speaker 1: round pick, are you okay with that this year or 564 00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:27,560 Speaker 1: next year? Absolutely? Okay, I think absolutely what other receiver, 565 00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:30,439 Speaker 1: I mean, Tyler Lockett when he's been healthy and not 566 00:26:30,560 --> 00:26:32,320 Speaker 1: had the flu and not you know, he was like 567 00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:35,440 Speaker 1: super sick d like I mean, people gotta gotta understand 568 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:37,600 Speaker 1: did and he had a really bad like a shin 569 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:40,600 Speaker 1: bruise that he had that Week ten game against the Ners. 570 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:42,119 Speaker 1: But outside of those, you know, a couple of weeks 571 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:44,800 Speaker 1: like he has been a top twelve, top fifteen receiver 572 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:46,200 Speaker 1: every single week. So if you can keep him in 573 00:26:46,200 --> 00:26:48,120 Speaker 1: the fifth round next year, I think that's just an 574 00:26:48,119 --> 00:26:52,240 Speaker 1: auto lock al right, Um, yeah, I mean I don't 575 00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:54,320 Speaker 1: really think I have a much argument with that. It's like, 576 00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:57,160 Speaker 1: who I mean, Dk Metcalf is never going to be 577 00:26:57,240 --> 00:26:59,600 Speaker 1: like a huge target hog. But who else are they 578 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:01,400 Speaker 1: going to add this offseason that would make that would 579 00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:03,120 Speaker 1: scare you from thinking, lock, it's going to get another 580 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:05,399 Speaker 1: year And I don't you know, Look, I know it's targets. 581 00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:07,480 Speaker 1: I know it's a loaded wide receiver draft this year, 582 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:09,280 Speaker 1: but I don't expect that they're going to necessarily go 583 00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:11,520 Speaker 1: and at least not spend a high draft pick on 584 00:27:11,560 --> 00:27:13,119 Speaker 1: a wider, although that would be fun if they did, 585 00:27:13,119 --> 00:27:14,800 Speaker 1: that would be kind of fun. Yeah. Yeah, maybe they 586 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:16,760 Speaker 1: actually helped, you know, not that not that Russell Wilson 587 00:27:16,800 --> 00:27:18,119 Speaker 1: needs a ton of help, but yeah, give him a 588 00:27:18,160 --> 00:27:21,639 Speaker 1: little extra help. Is that terrible? Um? The last one 589 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:24,320 Speaker 1: I have on this list, And it's sort of fitting 590 00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:26,560 Speaker 1: because as we're talking here, a piece of news has 591 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:32,399 Speaker 1: just popped. Yeah, so well, firstly, piece of news, um, 592 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:34,679 Speaker 1: Dak Prescott reportedly has had an m r I on 593 00:27:34,760 --> 00:27:37,119 Speaker 1: his right shoulder, and Jason Garrett says it's hard for 594 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:39,919 Speaker 1: him to function right now. I just texted James Slater 595 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:43,640 Speaker 1: just which does not seem good, especially with the Cowboys 596 00:27:43,680 --> 00:27:47,320 Speaker 1: having a huge matchup with the Eagles coming up this week. Um, 597 00:27:47,359 --> 00:27:50,359 Speaker 1: so that seems really bad. But this also ties into 598 00:27:50,400 --> 00:27:54,600 Speaker 1: Amari Cooper, who is it was a third round pick 599 00:27:54,640 --> 00:27:56,919 Speaker 1: in a lot of leagues. It seems to be the 600 00:27:56,960 --> 00:27:59,520 Speaker 1: definition of boom or bust, right. I mean when a 601 00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:01,800 Speaker 1: Marie Coup has a huge game, it is and off 602 00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:05,679 Speaker 1: the charts huge game. Then he goes back and he 603 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:08,080 Speaker 1: just kind of gives you next to nothing. I mean, 604 00:28:08,119 --> 00:28:10,480 Speaker 1: I'm looking at it right now, right uh. Week five 605 00:28:10,520 --> 00:28:14,119 Speaker 1: against the Packers, eleven catches for two and a touchdown. 606 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:16,760 Speaker 1: The very next week against the Jets, one catch for 607 00:28:16,800 --> 00:28:20,040 Speaker 1: three yards. That is kind of the story of Amari Cooper. 608 00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:25,840 Speaker 1: I mean, you love the highs, you hate the lows. 609 00:28:26,240 --> 00:28:27,919 Speaker 1: I mean, fabs, would you would you give up a 610 00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:30,800 Speaker 1: third round pick just to maybe take a chance at that? 611 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:33,480 Speaker 1: I think that's I think it's fair. I also think 612 00:28:33,520 --> 00:28:36,480 Speaker 1: that Amari is not pent. He he's he had been 613 00:28:36,520 --> 00:28:40,160 Speaker 1: dealing with some you know, lower extremity issues for probably 614 00:28:40,160 --> 00:28:42,760 Speaker 1: most of the second half of the season, and when 615 00:28:42,760 --> 00:28:45,520 Speaker 1: he's failed to put up a big stat line and 616 00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:47,920 Speaker 1: I think this is maybe the knock against him. It's 617 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:49,800 Speaker 1: been against some of the top cover corners in the 618 00:28:49,880 --> 00:28:53,520 Speaker 1: league A nineteen yards against Jalen Ramsey. Uh. He he 619 00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:55,920 Speaker 1: had a pretty decent game there against Davious White and 620 00:28:55,920 --> 00:28:59,720 Speaker 1: Buffalo against Darius Slay only at thirty eight yards, So 621 00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:02,640 Speaker 1: that could be you know that that could be an 622 00:29:02,680 --> 00:29:05,200 Speaker 1: issue for him because when you're talking about an elite 623 00:29:05,280 --> 00:29:08,160 Speaker 1: level fantasy player, he should be producing regardless of the 624 00:29:08,280 --> 00:29:11,440 Speaker 1: of the defender that's opposite him. But with that being said, 625 00:29:12,160 --> 00:29:15,320 Speaker 1: third round pick to me makes a lot of sense 626 00:29:15,320 --> 00:29:18,440 Speaker 1: for Mariy Cooper because that's gonna be what high end two. 627 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:23,320 Speaker 1: So I still think he's he's well for for a 628 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:25,040 Speaker 1: third round pick. I think that that's a fair that's 629 00:29:25,080 --> 00:29:27,280 Speaker 1: a fair pro. Maria Cooper is a perfect receiver to 630 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:29,800 Speaker 1: to pair with. You know, like, let's say you get 631 00:29:29,800 --> 00:29:31,680 Speaker 1: Michael Thomas at number two or number three overall and 632 00:29:31,680 --> 00:29:33,080 Speaker 1: you come back and you get Cooper in like the 633 00:29:33,160 --> 00:29:35,640 Speaker 1: late second or early third round next year. You're loving 634 00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:38,640 Speaker 1: that because Thomas is the consistent guy and Cooper is 635 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:42,280 Speaker 1: just like the all or nothing at all, Like you said, 636 00:29:42,360 --> 00:29:46,440 Speaker 1: it is it's a week it's weak winnings. Absolutely, Yeah, yeah, 637 00:29:46,440 --> 00:29:48,160 Speaker 1: I think that's probably a good a good way to 638 00:29:48,200 --> 00:29:50,200 Speaker 1: look at it um. But if you're looking at like 639 00:29:50,360 --> 00:29:53,160 Speaker 1: his tear like you're you're not Gonnat. You know you're 640 00:29:53,160 --> 00:29:56,200 Speaker 1: looking at Golladay with with Stafford back, you know next 641 00:29:56,200 --> 00:29:58,040 Speaker 1: season you're looking at like Allen Robinson and d J. 642 00:29:58,200 --> 00:30:00,520 Speaker 1: Moore and you know guys like that Keenan all And 643 00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:02,840 Speaker 1: I feel like third round is right about where you 644 00:30:02,880 --> 00:30:05,880 Speaker 1: know that those guys are gonna land next season, right yeah, 645 00:30:06,120 --> 00:30:07,960 Speaker 1: Keenan Allen is another interesting one too, righte. If we 646 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:11,400 Speaker 1: talk about this Charger offense maybe looking different next year, Um, 647 00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:14,880 Speaker 1: I mean, I assume Philip Rivers is gonna be back 648 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:17,160 Speaker 1: as the quarterback next season, but I mean another guy 649 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:20,360 Speaker 1: who's just kind of highs and lows um with this offense. 650 00:30:20,360 --> 00:30:22,240 Speaker 1: So he's gonna be kind of one too to keep 651 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:24,040 Speaker 1: an eye on. So a quick quick thing. I got 652 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:27,680 Speaker 1: a response from Jane. Uh. She said, he played through 653 00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:30,280 Speaker 1: the finger and now the shoulders popped up. He doesn't 654 00:30:30,280 --> 00:30:33,120 Speaker 1: seem to be too concerned. Uh. He's a tough dude 655 00:30:33,120 --> 00:30:35,400 Speaker 1: and if I know him, he will definitely play Sunday, 656 00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:38,840 Speaker 1: no issue. Besides, maybe that will force the Cowboys to 657 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:41,200 Speaker 1: run the ball a little bit more. Huh. All right, 658 00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:43,000 Speaker 1: I can say like I feel like, yeah, he can 659 00:30:43,040 --> 00:30:45,200 Speaker 1: be tough, but his shoulders sort of important to the 660 00:30:45,200 --> 00:30:49,360 Speaker 1: guy who throws the I know, I know, but in 661 00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:52,959 Speaker 1: this matchup is just just that's that's brutle. I mean, 662 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:55,239 Speaker 1: because the Eagles are just so bad and I know, 663 00:30:55,360 --> 00:30:56,920 Speaker 1: I mean and and and again. I always say that 664 00:30:56,920 --> 00:30:59,760 Speaker 1: they've been tougher at home uh than they are on 665 00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:03,360 Speaker 1: the road. Mark Cooper offensively, Mark Cooper has absolutely shredded 666 00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:07,360 Speaker 1: the Eagles in the past two So alright, well keep 667 00:31:07,360 --> 00:31:09,120 Speaker 1: an eye on that. I'm sure that story will develop 668 00:31:09,200 --> 00:31:10,920 Speaker 1: as the week goes along. So it's gonna be one 669 00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:13,520 Speaker 1: too to keep an eye on. Alright, Week sixteen, A 670 00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:16,000 Speaker 1: handful of guys if you should be brave or beware 671 00:31:16,280 --> 00:31:18,320 Speaker 1: based on who they are and who they are facing. 672 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:20,680 Speaker 1: This week. I got a couple of quarterbacks your top 673 00:31:20,680 --> 00:31:22,680 Speaker 1: of the list. First one Kirk Cousins, who has been 674 00:31:23,160 --> 00:31:26,160 Speaker 1: you know, not bad, uh, a little bit, uh, I 675 00:31:26,200 --> 00:31:27,680 Speaker 1: don't know, kind of up and down, I guess, but 676 00:31:27,720 --> 00:31:29,880 Speaker 1: overall pretty good this year. He's got the Packers and 677 00:31:29,880 --> 00:31:35,920 Speaker 1: obviously what's a huge matchup um Kirk Cousins in prime time? 678 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:38,120 Speaker 1: Does that narrative creep into anybody's head. But I mean, 679 00:31:38,160 --> 00:31:40,080 Speaker 1: like people say that, and I get it, Like I 680 00:31:40,120 --> 00:31:42,880 Speaker 1: know he ripped the Cowboys, but he did and and 681 00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:46,200 Speaker 1: and the last game, uh that he had in prime time. 682 00:31:46,360 --> 00:31:48,240 Speaker 1: I mean, it's to find Diggs cost him. He would 683 00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:49,920 Speaker 1: have scored twenty points in that game. Is to find 684 00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:52,560 Speaker 1: Diggs hadn't dropped some passes in There was one past 685 00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:55,840 Speaker 1: that Diggs had in his hands. It popped out and 686 00:31:55,880 --> 00:31:58,640 Speaker 1: the defender picked it off. So you can't do anything 687 00:31:58,720 --> 00:32:00,320 Speaker 1: if your Kirk Cousins there, I mean, and you can 688 00:32:00,320 --> 00:32:02,560 Speaker 1: only you know, throw the football accurately and hope your 689 00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:04,720 Speaker 1: receivers can catch it. That Seattle loss was not on 690 00:32:04,800 --> 00:32:08,760 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins, that their defense got just absolutely creamed. I'm 691 00:32:08,800 --> 00:32:11,080 Speaker 1: not I'm not opposed to Kirk Cousins this weekend. There's 692 00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 1: probably probably there's probably quite a few options out there 693 00:32:14,120 --> 00:32:16,840 Speaker 1: available that you know, you'd probably feel better about. But yeah, 694 00:32:16,840 --> 00:32:18,800 Speaker 1: I definitely not opposed to Kirk Cousins putting up like 695 00:32:18,840 --> 00:32:22,000 Speaker 1: twenty or two fantasy points this week. All right, Ryan 696 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:25,200 Speaker 1: Fitzpatrick against the Bengals. This is like, isn't this another 697 00:32:25,240 --> 00:32:29,680 Speaker 1: on the Revenge's another revenge game? Now? I will say this, Okay, 698 00:32:29,760 --> 00:32:32,360 Speaker 1: the Bengals have been kind of tough, at least fantasy wise. 699 00:32:32,400 --> 00:32:36,080 Speaker 1: Like the numbers don't look good. Here's quarterbacks and receivers. 700 00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:39,280 Speaker 1: Here's so the Bengals this season have given up the 701 00:32:39,360 --> 00:32:43,040 Speaker 1: ninth most fantasy points to the quarterback position. But here 702 00:32:43,120 --> 00:32:45,560 Speaker 1: is where they have given up a bulk of their production. 703 00:32:46,240 --> 00:32:50,560 Speaker 1: Four d fifty one rushing yards two quarterbacks, and the 704 00:32:50,680 --> 00:32:54,040 Speaker 1: second worst team is only given up three thirty nine, 705 00:32:54,320 --> 00:32:57,720 Speaker 1: which is the Niners. And they've also given up five touchdowns. 706 00:32:57,880 --> 00:33:04,000 Speaker 1: But Ryan Fitzpatrick is a late rushphin rushing, so like 707 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:08,200 Speaker 1: I would still like I'm playing him in one of 708 00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:09,680 Speaker 1: my leagues, and I think I might play him over 709 00:33:09,760 --> 00:33:11,560 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins. Yeah, I was gonna I was gonna ask 710 00:33:11,600 --> 00:33:13,560 Speaker 1: you to I may play him over Kirk Cousins. I 711 00:33:13,640 --> 00:33:15,440 Speaker 1: think I like fits I think I like fitz Magic 712 00:33:15,520 --> 00:33:17,560 Speaker 1: just a little bit more than because it's just because 713 00:33:17,600 --> 00:33:19,840 Speaker 1: of the rushing. The rushing has been awesome for him. Yeah. 714 00:33:19,880 --> 00:33:22,560 Speaker 1: So here just for those of you who love NFL history. 715 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:26,640 Speaker 1: Right now, Ryan Fitzpatrick leads the Dolphins with two nineteen 716 00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:28,840 Speaker 1: rushing yards. Okay, now, obviously we still have a few 717 00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:31,560 Speaker 1: weeks left in the season. But uh, that is the 718 00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:37,120 Speaker 1: fewest for any rushing leader in the Super Bowl era. Now, 719 00:33:37,520 --> 00:33:40,400 Speaker 1: the leader for an entire season was a guy named 720 00:33:40,480 --> 00:33:45,040 Speaker 1: Ross Montgomery. The Chicago Bears a ninth in twenty nine 721 00:33:45,120 --> 00:33:49,400 Speaker 1: rushing yards. But Fitzpatrick is the only quarterback in the 722 00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:53,680 Speaker 1: top five, so every other player has been a running back. 723 00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:57,840 Speaker 1: So I Fitzpatrick could, We'll see what happens. Could be 724 00:33:58,240 --> 00:34:01,160 Speaker 1: the first players in en Fell history during the Super 725 00:34:01,240 --> 00:34:04,160 Speaker 1: Bowl era, not counting the strike year of nine two, 726 00:34:04,840 --> 00:34:06,640 Speaker 1: that a quarterback leads his team. And I need this 727 00:34:06,680 --> 00:34:09,680 Speaker 1: to happen. I really need this to happen. This is wild, 728 00:34:10,200 --> 00:34:13,200 Speaker 1: Miles Gaskin. I hope you rip off a few more 729 00:34:13,200 --> 00:34:15,160 Speaker 1: big plays the next couple of weeks so Patrick Lair 730 00:34:15,239 --> 00:34:18,200 Speaker 1: doesn't get the title of lesher. He's gonna need a bunch. Yeah, 731 00:34:18,280 --> 00:34:19,800 Speaker 1: you gotta. You gotta look at the stats though, I 732 00:34:19,800 --> 00:34:22,399 Speaker 1: mean deeply obviously when you're doing this, because right now, 733 00:34:22,440 --> 00:34:25,719 Speaker 1: I mean the Bengals are giving up uh they even 734 00:34:25,840 --> 00:34:28,400 Speaker 1: eighteen touchdown passes was actually is not a lot, uh 735 00:34:28,560 --> 00:34:29,960 Speaker 1: compared to a lot of teams. They're only given a 736 00:34:30,040 --> 00:34:33,680 Speaker 1: one point three touchdown passes. It's the rushing yards that 737 00:34:33,800 --> 00:34:36,799 Speaker 1: have crushed them. Now. Big part of that is they 738 00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:39,800 Speaker 1: play in the same division with Lamar Jackson exactly, So 739 00:34:40,719 --> 00:34:42,719 Speaker 1: I mean, take from it what you will. It's a 740 00:34:42,719 --> 00:34:45,799 Speaker 1: revenge game. I still think Fitzpatrick startable. Another big part 741 00:34:45,840 --> 00:34:47,759 Speaker 1: of their lacquer production in the passing game is just 742 00:34:47,840 --> 00:34:50,040 Speaker 1: they especially in the early in the year, they were 743 00:34:50,080 --> 00:34:52,520 Speaker 1: just getting absolutely creamed every single week, and everybody was 744 00:34:52,560 --> 00:34:54,480 Speaker 1: just running against them. You know, teams just take their 745 00:34:54,480 --> 00:34:56,239 Speaker 1: foot off the gas and didn't have to throw very much. 746 00:34:56,239 --> 00:34:57,799 Speaker 1: So I do think that excuse it a little bit too, 747 00:34:57,800 --> 00:35:00,560 Speaker 1: But you're right there. Their secondaries played better at and expected. 748 00:35:00,719 --> 00:35:03,960 Speaker 1: And by the way, two of the three defenses in 749 00:35:03,960 --> 00:35:06,520 Speaker 1: the league that have given up the most rushing yards 750 00:35:06,520 --> 00:35:10,960 Speaker 1: two quarterbacks happened to play in the a f C North. Yeah, well, 751 00:35:11,160 --> 00:35:15,440 Speaker 1: Cincinnati and Cleveland. The Browns Pittsburgh has been the only 752 00:35:15,520 --> 00:35:18,360 Speaker 1: team that has made Jackson look mortal this year. Sometimes 753 00:35:18,360 --> 00:35:23,120 Speaker 1: it's a function of who you play, times exactly you play. 754 00:35:23,800 --> 00:35:26,440 Speaker 1: All right, do you want to talk about revenge games? 755 00:35:26,840 --> 00:35:29,240 Speaker 1: This might be the ultimate revenge game this year prayor 756 00:35:29,320 --> 00:35:32,120 Speaker 1: against Denver. Oh yeah, that one, That's exactly what I'm 757 00:35:32,120 --> 00:35:36,880 Speaker 1: talking about. Uh No, it's a great one, but let 758 00:35:36,920 --> 00:35:42,239 Speaker 1: Bean Abell against the Steelers. It means, I mean, this 759 00:35:42,360 --> 00:35:45,440 Speaker 1: is this is top of the charts, right, Um, I 760 00:35:45,480 --> 00:35:48,719 Speaker 1: mean love, Look, the ceiling hasn't been all that high 761 00:35:48,719 --> 00:35:51,239 Speaker 1: this year, but really the floor hasn't been all that 762 00:35:51,360 --> 00:35:54,080 Speaker 1: low either. I mean, he's you can count on him 763 00:35:54,120 --> 00:35:56,399 Speaker 1: for ten to twelve pretty much every single week. It's 764 00:35:56,440 --> 00:35:59,640 Speaker 1: not pretty, but he's kind of getting you there. So 765 00:35:59,719 --> 00:36:01,680 Speaker 1: there's at you know, on the flip side, though, the 766 00:36:01,719 --> 00:36:04,520 Speaker 1: Steeler defense has pretty much locked down on a whole 767 00:36:04,520 --> 00:36:08,720 Speaker 1: lot of people. I just feel like Graham, like, you're 768 00:36:08,719 --> 00:36:11,160 Speaker 1: not gonna find you have a better option, right if 769 00:36:11,160 --> 00:36:12,840 Speaker 1: you're looking at that flex spot or looking at the 770 00:36:12,840 --> 00:36:15,040 Speaker 1: second running back spot, you probably don't have a better option. 771 00:36:15,160 --> 00:36:17,239 Speaker 1: I don't imagine you'd. You'd you'd have to be just 772 00:36:17,320 --> 00:36:20,080 Speaker 1: absolutely loaded to drect Levy on Bell and you know, 773 00:36:20,080 --> 00:36:21,880 Speaker 1: with your first couple of picks and then still have 774 00:36:22,640 --> 00:36:25,799 Speaker 1: some some really hammer flex spot options because you're right, 775 00:36:25,800 --> 00:36:27,600 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, the touchdowns haven't been there for 776 00:36:27,600 --> 00:36:30,919 Speaker 1: the Jets, especially for Bell. Bell's efficiency has been pretty 777 00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:33,160 Speaker 1: bad all year because their offensive line has been so bad. 778 00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:35,920 Speaker 1: But yeah, I mean he's been fine for fantasy you know, 779 00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:38,640 Speaker 1: just ten to twelve points in almost every game. Uh 780 00:36:38,719 --> 00:36:41,759 Speaker 1: and and it's you know, I wish we could have 781 00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:44,239 Speaker 1: seen Bell used a little bit more like, you know, 782 00:36:44,360 --> 00:36:46,640 Speaker 1: imaginatively as a receiver this year. I'd I'd like to 783 00:36:46,680 --> 00:36:48,840 Speaker 1: see him be split out as a wide outer or 784 00:36:48,920 --> 00:36:50,799 Speaker 1: split out in the slot a little more often. But 785 00:36:51,080 --> 00:36:53,839 Speaker 1: he's still been fine. You know, he's been between four 786 00:36:53,840 --> 00:36:55,879 Speaker 1: and five catches and almost every single game. So yeah, 787 00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:58,879 Speaker 1: i'd you'd have to be pretty loaded to not play. Yeah. 788 00:36:58,880 --> 00:37:00,719 Speaker 1: I feel like if we knew Boone was going to 789 00:37:00,800 --> 00:37:02,719 Speaker 1: be the guy for the Vikings, I could play him 790 00:37:02,719 --> 00:37:05,719 Speaker 1: over Levian Bell. But we don't know. I just don't know. 791 00:37:05,840 --> 00:37:11,359 Speaker 1: We don't know, do not? No? Um, Ronald Jones so hard, 792 00:37:11,400 --> 00:37:13,520 Speaker 1: He's been so hard to figure. But the matchup against 793 00:37:13,560 --> 00:37:17,560 Speaker 1: Houston just feel so sweet. Can't convinced me, Marcus. I can't. 794 00:37:17,640 --> 00:37:20,840 Speaker 1: I can't do it, man, I can't do it. I 795 00:37:20,920 --> 00:37:24,399 Speaker 1: know you're a usc homework. I'm not. I'm not. I'm 796 00:37:24,440 --> 00:37:26,479 Speaker 1: just asking the question. He's not even he's not even 797 00:37:26,480 --> 00:37:29,800 Speaker 1: playing featured back snaps. I mean they're splitting the touches 798 00:37:29,840 --> 00:37:32,120 Speaker 1: in the snaps between him and Peyton Barber. You know, 799 00:37:32,200 --> 00:37:35,799 Speaker 1: you got Dare Who's go ahead, last name, thank you. 800 00:37:36,120 --> 00:37:38,080 Speaker 1: He's in the mix as well. I think the only 801 00:37:38,200 --> 00:37:41,399 Speaker 1: way that you start Ronald Jones this week is if 802 00:37:41,440 --> 00:37:44,239 Speaker 1: you deeply believe in your soul that they're going to 803 00:37:44,400 --> 00:37:46,399 Speaker 1: use him more often as a pass catcher, because the 804 00:37:46,440 --> 00:37:48,680 Speaker 1: Buccaneers have no wide receivers left, and so I just 805 00:37:48,680 --> 00:37:50,799 Speaker 1: don't believe that. So you can't buy that, right. So, 806 00:37:50,880 --> 00:37:53,120 Speaker 1: I mean, it could be a Peyton Barber game. I 807 00:37:53,160 --> 00:37:55,040 Speaker 1: don't know, but that's why I just don't want to 808 00:37:55,040 --> 00:37:56,920 Speaker 1: play either one of these. I remember when Bruce Arians 809 00:37:56,920 --> 00:37:59,760 Speaker 1: called Ronald Jones his starter after that big game against Seattle, 810 00:38:00,040 --> 00:38:02,600 Speaker 1: all bought in Ronald Jones get like what, I don't 811 00:38:02,640 --> 00:38:06,279 Speaker 1: even know how many carriers? Yeah, I mean we all 812 00:38:06,320 --> 00:38:08,040 Speaker 1: bought into that she had a good game after that 813 00:38:08,080 --> 00:38:10,120 Speaker 1: because he caught eight balls were randomly in that game. 814 00:38:10,120 --> 00:38:11,920 Speaker 1: But then the very next game against the Sands had 815 00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:14,960 Speaker 1: five touches. That is Ronald Jones this season in a 816 00:38:15,040 --> 00:38:17,200 Speaker 1: nut show. That's Roald Jones career in a nut show. Yeah. 817 00:38:17,239 --> 00:38:19,440 Speaker 1: I mean this discussion went sort of how I figured, 818 00:38:19,480 --> 00:38:20,600 Speaker 1: but I just I just want to throw it out 819 00:38:20,640 --> 00:38:22,719 Speaker 1: there because it just you know, it was a frustrating 820 00:38:22,760 --> 00:38:25,399 Speaker 1: player and a potentially good spot. I was just kidded 821 00:38:25,520 --> 00:38:27,120 Speaker 1: when I when I was doing start him and sid him. 822 00:38:27,239 --> 00:38:28,960 Speaker 1: You know, obviously I'm looking through all these all these 823 00:38:29,000 --> 00:38:31,920 Speaker 1: matchups and I see, you know, Houston Tampa, and I'm like, 824 00:38:33,360 --> 00:38:35,480 Speaker 1: I can't even do it. I can't put him in 825 00:38:35,520 --> 00:38:39,160 Speaker 1: the start. I can't. I can't do it. As great 826 00:38:39,200 --> 00:38:42,719 Speaker 1: as the matchup is, I simply cannot do it. All right, 827 00:38:42,719 --> 00:38:44,799 Speaker 1: I can't do it. Okay, So then on the other side, right, 828 00:38:45,239 --> 00:38:48,520 Speaker 1: good good running back in any potentially bad matchup. Nick 829 00:38:48,600 --> 00:38:52,120 Speaker 1: Chubb against the Ravens now Chubb's biggest game this season 830 00:38:52,160 --> 00:38:54,200 Speaker 1: actually came against Baltimore earlier in the year. But I 831 00:38:54,200 --> 00:38:57,200 Speaker 1: also feel like this is a different Baltimore team than 832 00:38:57,239 --> 00:38:59,879 Speaker 1: what the brown saw the first time around. My other 833 00:39:00,080 --> 00:39:02,800 Speaker 1: fear with Nick Chubb is that if the if the 834 00:39:02,880 --> 00:39:04,800 Speaker 1: Ravens run out to a lead like they've been doing 835 00:39:04,840 --> 00:39:07,560 Speaker 1: on teams, does this make this more of a Kareem 836 00:39:07,640 --> 00:39:10,279 Speaker 1: Hunt game? And Nick Chubb is sort of left standing by? 837 00:39:10,560 --> 00:39:12,080 Speaker 1: But again, I just feel like it's it's hard to 838 00:39:12,080 --> 00:39:14,000 Speaker 1: sit Nick Chubb. I just feel like you you might 839 00:39:14,200 --> 00:39:16,279 Speaker 1: be a little bit concerned. I know I have him 840 00:39:16,280 --> 00:39:19,160 Speaker 1: in one league where I'm in the championship, I gotta 841 00:39:19,200 --> 00:39:21,040 Speaker 1: play him. Yeah, I think I think you have to 842 00:39:21,040 --> 00:39:25,880 Speaker 1: play him to Granted, much different defense. Obviously, the Cardinals 843 00:39:25,880 --> 00:39:28,480 Speaker 1: are just not as near as town as the Ravens are. 844 00:39:28,520 --> 00:39:30,520 Speaker 1: But you know, the Browns were down that entire game 845 00:39:30,520 --> 00:39:33,560 Speaker 1: by multiple scores and Nick Chubb still ran for sevent 846 00:39:33,840 --> 00:39:36,399 Speaker 1: in a touchdown. You know, I mean he's gonna He's 847 00:39:36,440 --> 00:39:38,560 Speaker 1: clearly their their lead guy. I mean, they're only getting 848 00:39:38,600 --> 00:39:41,160 Speaker 1: Kareem Hunt involved in the passing game really, and and Chubb, 849 00:39:41,200 --> 00:39:42,920 Speaker 1: I think, no matter what, he's going to be, you know, 850 00:39:42,960 --> 00:39:45,200 Speaker 1: getting getting the rock on the in the running game. 851 00:39:45,600 --> 00:39:48,600 Speaker 1: You know, it definitely isn't great that his matchup is 852 00:39:48,800 --> 00:39:50,680 Speaker 1: the Ravens here in Week sixteen, But yeah, you gotta 853 00:39:50,680 --> 00:39:52,680 Speaker 1: play him. I think. All right, we sort of talked 854 00:39:52,680 --> 00:39:54,560 Speaker 1: about this a little bit earlier, but DJ more against 855 00:39:54,600 --> 00:39:58,200 Speaker 1: the Colts. Um, I mean, not exciting necessarily. We will 856 00:39:58,239 --> 00:40:00,680 Speaker 1: grew there because we just don't know what will your offers, 857 00:40:01,160 --> 00:40:04,160 Speaker 1: but you guys sort of felt like you were at 858 00:40:04,200 --> 00:40:06,319 Speaker 1: least okay. I mean I feel like I feel like 859 00:40:06,360 --> 00:40:08,760 Speaker 1: this season, we we we we should have learned a lesson, 860 00:40:08,960 --> 00:40:12,360 Speaker 1: right and that when an inexperienced quarterback comes in, it 861 00:40:12,400 --> 00:40:14,799 Speaker 1: doesn't necessarily mean that all the parts around him are 862 00:40:14,800 --> 00:40:18,960 Speaker 1: gonna just collapse. I mean, hell, I freaking bench Kenny 863 00:40:18,960 --> 00:40:21,840 Speaker 1: Galladay when David Blow was playing against the Bears on 864 00:40:21,880 --> 00:40:25,080 Speaker 1: Thanks Given and I lost because of it, and I 865 00:40:25,160 --> 00:40:28,000 Speaker 1: bench Galla as simply because Blow was playing and it 866 00:40:28,040 --> 00:40:30,080 Speaker 1: was the Bears, and it blew up in my face. 867 00:40:30,120 --> 00:40:33,480 Speaker 1: And we've seen these young and I mean Kyle Allen 868 00:40:33,560 --> 00:40:35,480 Speaker 1: came in and his first start against Arizona and had 869 00:40:35,520 --> 00:40:38,719 Speaker 1: a huge game. So listen, I know, you know, you 870 00:40:38,840 --> 00:40:41,480 Speaker 1: talk about how we looked in the preseason. It wasn't good, right, 871 00:40:41,760 --> 00:40:44,640 Speaker 1: But I feel like you can't. You can't just simply 872 00:40:44,760 --> 00:40:47,080 Speaker 1: assume that a guy is come gonna come in and 873 00:40:47,160 --> 00:40:51,279 Speaker 1: be crap. Because we've seen, especially this year, young guys 874 00:40:51,280 --> 00:40:55,160 Speaker 1: have come in into big roles and and played pretty well. 875 00:40:56,000 --> 00:40:57,959 Speaker 1: In theory, you'd hope that will grew. You know, having 876 00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:00,120 Speaker 1: the three to four months here of extra prep to 877 00:41:00,200 --> 00:41:02,080 Speaker 1: kind of get in the offense and and learn the 878 00:41:02,160 --> 00:41:04,160 Speaker 1: nuances of it and get some more reps in practice 879 00:41:04,400 --> 00:41:07,120 Speaker 1: has hopefully helped. But also, I mean, the Panthers have 880 00:41:07,160 --> 00:41:10,759 Speaker 1: seen Kyle Allen play for now entirety of the time, 881 00:41:10,800 --> 00:41:13,239 Speaker 1: and at no point outside of maybe a couple of games, 882 00:41:13,280 --> 00:41:16,000 Speaker 1: says Kyle Allen, looked like their future starter, So it 883 00:41:16,320 --> 00:41:19,719 Speaker 1: definitely doesn't lend itself too much positivity for career, right 884 00:41:19,760 --> 00:41:22,880 Speaker 1: And also keep in mind too, and people always argue 885 00:41:22,920 --> 00:41:24,840 Speaker 1: with me on Twitter, but I don't get a quarterback 886 00:41:24,840 --> 00:41:26,880 Speaker 1: doesn't necessarily have to have a big game for one 887 00:41:26,960 --> 00:41:30,839 Speaker 1: or two of receivers. So like and DJ Moore, it's 888 00:41:30,880 --> 00:41:32,880 Speaker 1: not like this guy's you know, to all Owen's catching 889 00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:36,520 Speaker 1: fifteen touchdowns in the season. All he needs is six catches. 890 00:41:36,960 --> 00:41:40,320 Speaker 1: You know, That's what he's been and that's what I mean. 891 00:41:40,040 --> 00:41:42,560 Speaker 1: And you're getting you know, some games you're getting more 892 00:41:42,600 --> 00:41:45,120 Speaker 1: than others. But I mean it's forest typically been pretty good. 893 00:41:45,600 --> 00:41:47,960 Speaker 1: So you know, don't go into this thinking I can't 894 00:41:47,960 --> 00:41:50,120 Speaker 1: play DJ more because Will Grin is it? Is it 895 00:41:50,200 --> 00:41:53,600 Speaker 1: a little less sort of you know, sure of yourself? 896 00:41:53,640 --> 00:41:56,160 Speaker 1: I mean maybe a little bit, But I'm still playing 897 00:41:56,239 --> 00:41:58,879 Speaker 1: DJ more. I haven't been a couple of leagues. Else 898 00:41:58,920 --> 00:42:00,279 Speaker 1: is the ball going to go in this off? You 899 00:42:00,280 --> 00:42:03,480 Speaker 1: know exactly and the ball is going to get to him, 900 00:42:03,480 --> 00:42:06,600 Speaker 1: all right. DeVante Parker against the Baals. We talked about 901 00:42:06,640 --> 00:42:09,320 Speaker 1: Ryan Fitzpatrick and what he potentially offers. Uh, you know 902 00:42:09,400 --> 00:42:12,600 Speaker 1: those those guys in the secondary for Cincinnati. UM, But 903 00:42:12,640 --> 00:42:15,160 Speaker 1: DeVante Parker has been so good I feel like I 904 00:42:15,200 --> 00:42:16,920 Speaker 1: don't want to turn away from him. Just does this 905 00:42:17,040 --> 00:42:22,600 Speaker 1: stat scare you? Okay? The Cincinnati Bengals against perimeter receivers 906 00:42:22,600 --> 00:42:26,520 Speaker 1: this year have given up three touchdowns and the third 907 00:42:26,560 --> 00:42:30,640 Speaker 1: fewest fantasy points. A little. Yeah, like we said, they've 908 00:42:30,640 --> 00:42:32,879 Speaker 1: definitely been good. I'm just saying, I'm just saying. I mean, 909 00:42:32,920 --> 00:42:36,359 Speaker 1: like I'm listen, DeVante Parker's I mean, he's a top 910 00:42:36,480 --> 00:42:41,440 Speaker 1: twelve start at worst at wide receiver. But right the 911 00:42:41,440 --> 00:42:43,440 Speaker 1: stats are the state they you know, they've definitely done 912 00:42:43,480 --> 00:42:46,319 Speaker 1: a better job than expected, especially without Drake Kirkpatrick all 913 00:42:46,400 --> 00:42:48,680 Speaker 1: year for most of the year. But yeah, I think 914 00:42:48,719 --> 00:42:51,040 Speaker 1: you can definitely still play Parker this week just because 915 00:42:51,040 --> 00:42:54,080 Speaker 1: the targets, as the targets are always going to be 916 00:42:54,080 --> 00:42:56,279 Speaker 1: there for for fits. He loves forcing the ball to 917 00:42:56,360 --> 00:42:59,640 Speaker 1: his guy. Yeah, you're your stats guy. You want a 918 00:42:59,680 --> 00:43:03,680 Speaker 1: crazy that the Chiefs are giving up the second fewest 919 00:43:03,719 --> 00:43:07,120 Speaker 1: fantasy points to perimeter receivers this year, but they've given 920 00:43:07,200 --> 00:43:11,399 Speaker 1: up the most yards per catch two perimeter receivers. Why 921 00:43:11,400 --> 00:43:14,040 Speaker 1: old or what? They're giving up almost eighteen to catch 922 00:43:14,040 --> 00:43:16,279 Speaker 1: to perimeter receivers, but they're giving up the second few 923 00:43:16,280 --> 00:43:20,080 Speaker 1: of fantasy points. So basically, guys aren't scoring touchdown They're 924 00:43:20,080 --> 00:43:22,680 Speaker 1: not exactly, they only have. They've only given up four touchdowns. 925 00:43:22,680 --> 00:43:24,840 Speaker 1: You're gonna expressive plays. The Chiefs trying to force everything 926 00:43:24,840 --> 00:43:26,600 Speaker 1: towards the middle of the field. That's why the slot 927 00:43:26,600 --> 00:43:29,000 Speaker 1: receivers always do pretty well. Again, which is why Anthony 928 00:43:29,040 --> 00:43:31,960 Speaker 1: Miller is a really nice play nice player. You know, 929 00:43:32,040 --> 00:43:34,239 Speaker 1: I do like him. My last one on this list, 930 00:43:34,840 --> 00:43:36,920 Speaker 1: Tyler Higbee, who has just been lights out for the 931 00:43:36,960 --> 00:43:40,319 Speaker 1: last three or four weeks, going again now. I mean, 932 00:43:40,360 --> 00:43:42,399 Speaker 1: the Niners obviously gave up a ton of points to 933 00:43:42,440 --> 00:43:44,640 Speaker 1: the Saints a couple of weeks ago. They let the 934 00:43:44,680 --> 00:43:47,480 Speaker 1: Falcons kind of move the ball fairly effectively, but you 935 00:43:47,520 --> 00:43:49,120 Speaker 1: know they also locked down on the rams when they 936 00:43:49,120 --> 00:43:52,560 Speaker 1: played earlier this season. How do we feel about Higgs 937 00:43:52,840 --> 00:43:56,799 Speaker 1: this week? I'm freaking playing, dude, he's balling out. I mean, 938 00:43:56,840 --> 00:43:59,560 Speaker 1: the Niners gave up two touchdowns in a quarter less 939 00:43:59,560 --> 00:44:01,239 Speaker 1: than a quarter to Jared Cook, so it's not like 940 00:44:01,280 --> 00:44:05,800 Speaker 1: that defense is impenetrable to tight ends. Listen, Jared Goff, 941 00:44:06,560 --> 00:44:08,600 Speaker 1: the way that he is playing right now, he doesn't 942 00:44:08,640 --> 00:44:11,400 Speaker 1: throw it vertically. His thumb is messed up. So what 943 00:44:11,440 --> 00:44:13,080 Speaker 1: does that mean? By the way it says, he says 944 00:44:13,120 --> 00:44:15,520 Speaker 1: that he's gonna be okay, he should be ready to 945 00:44:15,560 --> 00:44:17,520 Speaker 1: go for this weekend. He also stinks this year. So 946 00:44:17,560 --> 00:44:21,480 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, exactly. So now he's throwing the ball 947 00:44:21,800 --> 00:44:25,759 Speaker 1: short passes, heybe he's getting open underneath' he's a top 948 00:44:25,800 --> 00:44:29,200 Speaker 1: five play Yeah, absolutely, especially you know this this game 949 00:44:29,760 --> 00:44:32,040 Speaker 1: the way the games projects to go, the Niners should 950 00:44:32,040 --> 00:44:33,360 Speaker 1: get ahead, build a lead, and if they do, the 951 00:44:33,400 --> 00:44:35,839 Speaker 1: Rams are gonna have to throw again. And if Jared 952 00:44:35,880 --> 00:44:38,440 Speaker 1: Goff hass to throw fifty times again, now higbie is 953 00:44:38,480 --> 00:44:43,440 Speaker 1: going to smash. Yeah, simple enough. Cool Um, That's all 954 00:44:43,480 --> 00:44:46,520 Speaker 1: I got in this one. So uh, as is this 955 00:44:46,600 --> 00:44:51,080 Speaker 1: being the last pod we're doing all together? Uh before 956 00:44:51,320 --> 00:44:54,879 Speaker 1: Championship week? Uh? Any any words of wisdom you guys 957 00:44:54,880 --> 00:44:57,160 Speaker 1: have for people out there in their championship games? So 958 00:44:57,440 --> 00:44:59,560 Speaker 1: and I went through this last night with Jerry Canchell 959 00:44:59,600 --> 00:45:00,960 Speaker 1: because he's in the finals of the A I C 960 00:45:01,120 --> 00:45:03,880 Speaker 1: League against Jeff Garland, who beat me Garland beat me. 961 00:45:04,160 --> 00:45:06,560 Speaker 1: His backfield was garbage. He beat me with Michael Thomas, 962 00:45:06,680 --> 00:45:10,560 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson, Allen Robinson and and George Kittle. That that 963 00:45:10,560 --> 00:45:15,040 Speaker 1: that would beat me. You should not have a player 964 00:45:15,160 --> 00:45:18,520 Speaker 1: on your bench that is useless to you this week. 965 00:45:19,040 --> 00:45:21,880 Speaker 1: Every player on your roster has to have a purpose. 966 00:45:22,280 --> 00:45:24,520 Speaker 1: And I went through this with Jerry last night because 967 00:45:24,520 --> 00:45:26,200 Speaker 1: he had a bunch, Like he had Matt Ryan on 968 00:45:26,239 --> 00:45:29,600 Speaker 1: his bench. He's starting Russell Wilson, Jeff Scott, Jeff Scott, 969 00:45:29,640 --> 00:45:33,440 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson. He doesn't need Matt Ryan. Okay, Uh, he 970 00:45:33,560 --> 00:45:36,360 Speaker 1: had You know, Curtis Samuel. You're not gonna play Curtis Samuel. 971 00:45:36,360 --> 00:45:38,640 Speaker 1: Your opponent's not gonna pick him up, drop him. And 972 00:45:38,680 --> 00:45:40,239 Speaker 1: what you want to do is you want to go 973 00:45:40,280 --> 00:45:42,560 Speaker 1: out and look at that opponent's roster and see what 974 00:45:42,600 --> 00:45:45,160 Speaker 1: they need and put the block on him. Right, Like 975 00:45:45,719 --> 00:45:48,239 Speaker 1: if your opponent is rolling with a defense that's got 976 00:45:48,280 --> 00:45:49,719 Speaker 1: a bad matchup this week because they had a good 977 00:45:49,760 --> 00:45:52,440 Speaker 1: match up the previous week, Like for example, the Buccaneers 978 00:45:53,400 --> 00:45:56,600 Speaker 1: pick up two defenses, block him from getting those players. 979 00:45:56,880 --> 00:45:59,319 Speaker 1: In that case, Uh, he could use he could use 980 00:45:59,320 --> 00:46:01,759 Speaker 1: a wide receiver, he could potentially so go out and 981 00:46:01,800 --> 00:46:04,560 Speaker 1: pick up shot pyramin even if you're not gonna use him, 982 00:46:04,600 --> 00:46:07,120 Speaker 1: like drop drop you know a second defense that you're 983 00:46:07,120 --> 00:46:09,480 Speaker 1: not gonna use drop us. As long as you're not 984 00:46:09,520 --> 00:46:11,480 Speaker 1: going to use the player and your opponent's not going 985 00:46:11,520 --> 00:46:13,560 Speaker 1: to pick him up, he shouldn't be on your roster 986 00:46:13,840 --> 00:46:16,279 Speaker 1: because even if you're not gonna play him, you don't 987 00:46:16,280 --> 00:46:18,799 Speaker 1: want your opponent to get him if he can use him. 988 00:46:20,239 --> 00:46:24,120 Speaker 1: So every every spot on your roster has to have 989 00:46:24,200 --> 00:46:26,239 Speaker 1: a purpose right now. Using the wave wire to like 990 00:46:26,239 --> 00:46:28,279 Speaker 1: block opponents in in the playoffs is one of my 991 00:46:28,320 --> 00:46:30,040 Speaker 1: favorite things to do, if for nothing else, just to 992 00:46:30,080 --> 00:46:35,240 Speaker 1: make it all so on Twitter sometimes, you know, making 993 00:46:35,239 --> 00:46:38,960 Speaker 1: your opponents and friends mad as its own reward. Um uh. 994 00:46:39,040 --> 00:46:41,560 Speaker 1: My other piece of advice is just look, they're Saturday games. 995 00:46:41,560 --> 00:46:43,560 Speaker 1: There are three Saturday games, and there are three Saturday 996 00:46:43,600 --> 00:46:47,280 Speaker 1: games involving a lot of really important fantasy options teams, 997 00:46:47,680 --> 00:46:49,800 Speaker 1: don't you know. Don't forget about that right like we 998 00:46:49,840 --> 00:46:51,960 Speaker 1: don't have t n F. I know sometimes TNF sneaks 999 00:46:52,000 --> 00:46:54,480 Speaker 1: up on people and you forget about something U just 1000 00:46:54,520 --> 00:46:57,040 Speaker 1: because there's no Thursday night game, don't you know? Don't 1001 00:46:57,120 --> 00:47:00,440 Speaker 1: let your guard down and then you know, sometime morning 1002 00:47:00,440 --> 00:47:02,279 Speaker 1: on Saturday, you're like, oh crap, I gotta, you know, 1003 00:47:02,320 --> 00:47:06,040 Speaker 1: make some changes. Like just remember that there are important 1004 00:47:06,080 --> 00:47:07,640 Speaker 1: Saturday games that have to go a long way to 1005 00:47:07,680 --> 00:47:09,839 Speaker 1: where what happens. Yeah, and that Texans Bucks game starts 1006 00:47:09,840 --> 00:47:11,839 Speaker 1: at ten o'clock here and uh in the Pacific coast, 1007 00:47:11,880 --> 00:47:14,759 Speaker 1: so that's an early game. My my final piece of 1008 00:47:14,760 --> 00:47:17,960 Speaker 1: advice is like, you know, don't get attached to name value. 1009 00:47:18,080 --> 00:47:20,480 Speaker 1: You know, I know Aaron Rodgers has been very disappointing 1010 00:47:20,480 --> 00:47:23,240 Speaker 1: the last couple of weeks. Um find a better streaming 1011 00:47:23,280 --> 00:47:25,440 Speaker 1: option that has a higher ceiling than Aaron Rodgers. You know, 1012 00:47:25,440 --> 00:47:28,040 Speaker 1: don't get attached to the guys that like have the 1013 00:47:28,280 --> 00:47:30,680 Speaker 1: you know, the historical name value. Just because they haven't 1014 00:47:30,760 --> 00:47:32,800 Speaker 1: named does not mean they're they're going to produce. And 1015 00:47:33,000 --> 00:47:34,960 Speaker 1: I get it. It's it's been be tough to bench 1016 00:47:35,239 --> 00:47:38,000 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers in your championship league. But if for whatever reason, 1017 00:47:38,040 --> 00:47:40,399 Speaker 1: like you know, even Ryan Fitzpatrick, Ryan Tanhill is still 1018 00:47:40,400 --> 00:47:42,680 Speaker 1: out there in new league, will even Kirk Cousins this week? 1019 00:47:42,680 --> 00:47:45,319 Speaker 1: I think I might even play over Rodgers. Don't don't 1020 00:47:45,320 --> 00:47:47,799 Speaker 1: be attached in the name value. Don't be afraid to 1021 00:47:47,880 --> 00:47:50,040 Speaker 1: try and find yourself a better ceiling because you know, 1022 00:47:50,080 --> 00:47:52,799 Speaker 1: guys like you know, Aaron Rodgers, big name, but just 1023 00:47:52,840 --> 00:47:55,200 Speaker 1: the production has not been there, especially in five of 1024 00:47:55,200 --> 00:47:58,520 Speaker 1: his last six games. Yeah, yes, so I know, I 1025 00:47:58,560 --> 00:48:01,239 Speaker 1: know that this is especially a tough week. This is 1026 00:48:01,239 --> 00:48:02,799 Speaker 1: a week with a lot of people like lean on 1027 00:48:02,840 --> 00:48:08,399 Speaker 1: these start your studs. Um, that's true of the time. 1028 00:48:08,680 --> 00:48:10,560 Speaker 1: But then there's a few times with like guys like 1029 00:48:10,560 --> 00:48:12,919 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers who are no longer stud that people still 1030 00:48:12,920 --> 00:48:14,960 Speaker 1: think are studs. And I think that's the big key 1031 00:48:15,000 --> 00:48:16,279 Speaker 1: that that might be something we talked about in the 1032 00:48:16,280 --> 00:48:19,240 Speaker 1: off season, right, It's like, what are the warning signs 1033 00:48:19,239 --> 00:48:21,400 Speaker 1: when a guy is no longer a stud? Makes studs 1034 00:48:21,840 --> 00:48:25,320 Speaker 1: like steps? Right? Like how sometimes we just get attached 1035 00:48:25,360 --> 00:48:26,799 Speaker 1: to the name. But I said it before the season, 1036 00:48:26,800 --> 00:48:29,279 Speaker 1: we talked about Aaron Rodgers, and I know some people 1037 00:48:29,360 --> 00:48:31,600 Speaker 1: had him as the QB one potentially to draft, and 1038 00:48:31,640 --> 00:48:33,480 Speaker 1: I was like, that feels like muscle memory, right, We're 1039 00:48:33,600 --> 00:48:36,640 Speaker 1: just so used to having him there that muscle memory says, yeah, 1040 00:48:36,640 --> 00:48:38,600 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers, just put him in there. And uh, Aaron 1041 00:48:38,719 --> 00:48:40,879 Speaker 1: Rodgers is going to be a very late round pick 1042 00:48:40,920 --> 00:48:42,759 Speaker 1: next year, is gonna be a late round pick, you 1043 00:48:42,760 --> 00:48:46,080 Speaker 1: would think, right, which you know what those people are 1044 00:48:46,160 --> 00:48:47,840 Speaker 1: paying attention and they're just saying the name. If you 1045 00:48:47,960 --> 00:48:49,520 Speaker 1: got this errand I mean he's right now, he's the 1046 00:48:49,600 --> 00:48:52,640 Speaker 1: QB eight. If you got this Aaron Rodgers season as 1047 00:48:52,680 --> 00:48:56,640 Speaker 1: a eleventh round pick, you're fine with that. I don't 1048 00:48:56,640 --> 00:48:59,000 Speaker 1: even know if you are, though, because two of his 1049 00:48:59,120 --> 00:49:01,800 Speaker 1: biggest games came against the Raiders and the Giants. He 1050 00:49:01,880 --> 00:49:04,720 Speaker 1: had nine touchdowns in those games. Right, he has twenty 1051 00:49:04,760 --> 00:49:07,960 Speaker 1: four scores in the entire year nine, so nine came 1052 00:49:08,000 --> 00:49:10,439 Speaker 1: in two games. I mean, he's just been so mad 1053 00:49:10,800 --> 00:49:13,239 Speaker 1: and not even mad. He's been all or nothing really, 1054 00:49:13,440 --> 00:49:16,680 Speaker 1: but he's had some stinkers. You're certainly not happy with 1055 00:49:16,800 --> 00:49:19,279 Speaker 1: this as a fifth round pick, and as a tenth 1056 00:49:19,320 --> 00:49:21,080 Speaker 1: or eleventh round pick, I think you can justify it 1057 00:49:21,400 --> 00:49:23,480 Speaker 1: a little bit. I just went on Twitter and rotten 1058 00:49:23,520 --> 00:49:26,799 Speaker 1: Tomatoes is trending. God darn it, I gotta stay off. Yeah, 1059 00:49:26,840 --> 00:49:29,320 Speaker 1: I just had to mute the hashtag. So can you 1060 00:49:29,360 --> 00:49:31,719 Speaker 1: show me how to do that? I will ye. All right, 1061 00:49:32,440 --> 00:49:34,279 Speaker 1: that's it, We're done. I'm gonna go teach fabs how 1062 00:49:34,320 --> 00:49:37,320 Speaker 1: to use that tweet deckerthing like that. Um, we appreciate 1063 00:49:37,360 --> 00:49:39,719 Speaker 1: you listening and downloading. You know the drill. Tell two 1064 00:49:39,760 --> 00:49:42,000 Speaker 1: friends to tell two friends rate review and remember they 1065 00:49:42,040 --> 00:49:44,560 Speaker 1: call it a selfie because narcissisty is too hard to spell. 1066 00:49:44,600 --> 00:50:05,839 Speaker 1: We'll see on Friday. Yea, wh I don't, I don't, 1067 00:50:05,880 --> 00:50:12,080 Speaker 1: don't all the