1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: Wow, everybody, it's Monday, December twenty two. Welcome to the 2 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: NFL Fantasy Football Show. It's me your man named g 3 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: Marcus Grant, joined by Michael Florio and the specialist cast 4 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:21,600 Speaker 1: of dozens that I was put on this show each 5 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:24,480 Speaker 1: and every week. We have one game left in Week thirteen, 6 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: then we head into the final week of the fantasy 7 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:30,479 Speaker 1: regular season. And for you, for real football, it was 8 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 1: a good week for the Bills. I mean, you guys 9 00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:34,480 Speaker 1: sat at home watch TV and went from the five 10 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:36,239 Speaker 1: seed to the one seed. Like things could not have 11 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: broken better for the Buffalo Bills. Yeah, yeah, thanks to 12 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 1: you guys upsetting the Dolphins and then the Bengals beating 13 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:46,880 Speaker 1: the Chiefs right now, I mean I don't I'm happy 14 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 1: as a Bills fan, but I think it's a Chiefs 15 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 1: fan you have to be a little bit worried. He 16 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:52,760 Speaker 1: lost to the Bills and the Bengals. Your top two 17 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:54,319 Speaker 1: teams to get to the Super Bowl, right now, those 18 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 1: are the teams that you might have to go through 19 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: to get to another super Bowl. And right now, for 20 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 1: whatever reason, Joe Burrow just had is the Chief's number 21 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: more than anything. So that has to be concerning if 22 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: you are a Chiefs fan, we have planned to talk 23 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 1: about on the show. We've got our five biggest takeaways 24 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: from the week, some waiver wire targets which are going 25 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 1: to be incredibly important on a week where there are 26 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 1: six teams on a buy Madden Movers. Plus we're gonna 27 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 1: do some real or mirage for the rest of the 28 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 1: season looking at some players that might have had some 29 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:23,480 Speaker 1: big weeks in the last week or two. But let's 30 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:26,679 Speaker 1: get started, as we always do, with some fantasy headlines. 31 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 1: So the forty Niners got a win, but they also 32 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 1: suffered a loss. Jimmy Garoppolo suffered a broken foot against 33 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 1: the Dolphins on Sunday. He'll need surgery and is going 34 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 1: to miss the rest of the season. Brock Purdy a 35 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: Mr Irrelevant in the draft, maybe it's QB one now. 36 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:45,320 Speaker 1: He filled in, tossing two touchdowns and to pick and 37 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 1: win over the Dolphins. If brock Purdy is going to 38 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: be the starter for the rest of the season and 39 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 1: right now, that's what science point to. How comfortable are 40 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: you starting the rest of the forty niners offensive pieces? 41 00:01:56,400 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: Not very um. I think Christian McCaffrey ovie stays in 42 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: play because he's Christian McCaffrey. He had ten targets yesterday 43 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 1: in a game where Brock Curdie through the ball thirty 44 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: seven of their forty one attempts. Uh Deebo Samuel had 45 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 1: ten targets those. I also feel good about Debo because 46 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,959 Speaker 1: I think that McCaffrey and Debo are the two players 47 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 1: in this offense that you can manufacture touches for, like 48 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 1: we saw them do it with Debo all last year 49 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 1: throughout the playoffs, Like Kyle Shanahan just puts him in 50 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 1: the spot designed runs whatever it may be to get 51 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: him the ball. I'm worried about Auk, who's someone who 52 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: would win downfield. I don't know if brock Purty can 53 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: get the most out of him like Jimmy g was, 54 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:37,240 Speaker 1: And we already thought Trey Lance would get more out 55 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 1: of him than Jimmy g was. And I'm really worried 56 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 1: about George Kittle, who had just three targets in a 57 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: fantastic matchup. Yes, I think for Kittle the issue is 58 00:02:44,840 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 1: do they leave him in as a past protector now 59 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:49,079 Speaker 1: for brock Purty, just because you know, I don't know 60 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: if he's gonna manipulate the offense the same way Garoppolo does. 61 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 1: I'm with you. I'm fine with Christian McCaffrey. I think 62 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: they figure out a way to manufacture touches for him. 63 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: It maybe this sort of gives Deebo Samuel a boost 64 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: because I is of the opinion that Samuel was maybe 65 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:05,359 Speaker 1: not officially benchable, but it was hard to start him 66 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: each and every week. But I think they can figure 67 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:10,000 Speaker 1: out a way to manufacture touches for Deebo Samuel. Now, 68 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 1: so we'll see what happens there. But I'm with you, 69 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:14,239 Speaker 1: I think takes a big downgrade. I think I think 70 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:16,399 Speaker 1: all the pass catchers do take a bit of a hit. 71 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 1: But if there's one that can sort of survive it, 72 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:21,360 Speaker 1: it's probably Deebo Samuel worried very much about George Kittle 73 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: the rest of the way. In Baltimore, Lamar Jackson left 74 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:26,920 Speaker 1: Sunday's game against the Broncos in the first quarter with 75 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: a knee spring now. After the game, John Harbaugh said 76 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: it's not a season ending type of knee injury. Jackson 77 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 1: will get some more tests on Monday. Tyler Huntley filled 78 00:03:36,800 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 1: in for Jackson led the Ravens to a ten nine win, 79 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 1: but it was getting hard to start any Ravens not 80 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 1: named Lamar Jackson or maybe Mark Andrews. If it is 81 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:49,160 Speaker 1: Tyler Huntley, are we down to just Mark Andrews as 82 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: the only startable raven Yeah, I think so. And before 83 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: everyone who has Mark Andrews really starts to panic, understand 84 00:03:56,760 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: that his numbers last year were better with Huntley than 85 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: they were with Lamar Jackson. I'm not saying that Huntley 86 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:05,120 Speaker 1: is better or that Andrews is gonna suddenly get a 87 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:08,119 Speaker 1: huge boost. I'm just saying that it's fine, like Mark 88 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: Andrews is going to be okay. I'm more worried about 89 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 1: how healthy Mark Andrews is because he hasn't looked like 90 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 1: himself in over a month now. But Huntley last season 91 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 1: was he was a decent like he averaged twelve Fantasy 92 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:25,039 Speaker 1: points per game. I think we had a better memory 93 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 1: of what he was than what he actually was. I 94 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:31,039 Speaker 1: think we have that better memory because Mark Andrews eight 95 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 1: and so like. We were happy about that. But I 96 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: don't know of a lot of people, or don't recall 97 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:39,279 Speaker 1: a lot of people clamoring to start Tyler Huntley on 98 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 1: a week to week basis, and I think it was 99 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:42,600 Speaker 1: sort of like, hey man, this guy is doing a 100 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:45,240 Speaker 1: pretty good job because he was thrown to the guy 101 00:04:45,279 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 1: that a lot of us were starting. So I think 102 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 1: I don't know that I'm rushing out to get Huntley 103 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 1: off waivers, even in a week with six teams on 104 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:52,480 Speaker 1: a buy. The other part of it is the six 105 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 1: teams on to buy. There are a lot of quarterbacks 106 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:57,280 Speaker 1: that we're going to be missing that week. Justin Fields 107 00:04:57,600 --> 00:04:59,799 Speaker 1: is gonna be off. That's gonna be a loss for people. 108 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:01,919 Speaker 1: Beyond that, there aren't a whole lot of quarterbacks that 109 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: were really gonna be sad about being off this week. 110 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 1: In Seattle, Kenneth Walker left Sunday's game against the Rams 111 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:11,800 Speaker 1: in the first half did not return. Now after the game, 112 00:05:11,839 --> 00:05:15,159 Speaker 1: Pete Carroll said that Walker quote jammed his ankle and 113 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 1: is dealing with a string. Then on Monday, Carol said 114 00:05:18,400 --> 00:05:21,479 Speaker 1: it's possible possible Walker plays next weekend, but the team 115 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 1: doesn't know yet. He's calling this a quote unusual injury. 116 00:05:24,760 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 1: There have been constant updates to the updates. There will 117 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 1: probably be another update once we're done recording this show. 118 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: Who knows, but how high on your waiver list? And 119 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: we'll talk about waivers later. But how high on your 120 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 1: waiver list is DJ Dallas right now? He's really only 121 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: high for me if I have Kenneth Walker like um, 122 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 1: because Kenneth Walker, like he said Pete Walker said, might 123 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 1: suit up next week, and even if he doesn't, I 124 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 1: would anticipate he's back sooner than later. This is a 125 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:51,560 Speaker 1: Seahawks team that is very much so fighting for their 126 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:53,880 Speaker 1: playoff lives right now. Next week they have a good 127 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:56,719 Speaker 1: match up against the Panthers, so maybe they decide to 128 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:59,039 Speaker 1: take it easy with Kenneth Walker, and in that case, 129 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 1: DJ Alice does get a boost. But I don't think 130 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 1: we see DJ Dallas come in and just handle a 131 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:08,039 Speaker 1: full Kenneth Walker workload. I think Travis Homer, who was 132 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:11,279 Speaker 1: inactive yesterday, if he's healthy enough to go, he could 133 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:14,039 Speaker 1: be a big factor there. Tony Jones was used, I 134 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,440 Speaker 1: think it just becomes a full out committee and at 135 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: that point I would only really use him as he 136 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 1: plug and play. So there we go Kenneth Walker, but 137 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: he's gonna be out there, or that Kenneth Walker, d 138 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 1: J Dallas, i should say, is going to be out there, 139 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 1: and I'd imagine he's going to be a name, you 140 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:29,160 Speaker 1: see added quite a bit off the waivers this week 141 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 1: time for our five Biggest Takeaways from Sunday. We do 142 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:35,719 Speaker 1: this every single week. So of the things you learned 143 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 1: watching football yesterday, what was one of them? That DeAndre 144 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:42,960 Speaker 1: Swift is back. And and for a while I would 145 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 1: come on this show every week and be like, it's 146 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 1: another week where DeAndre Swift wasn't really used and you 147 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 1: can't show him in fantasy. And then last week we 148 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 1: started to see them use him a little bit more 149 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 1: in the game against the Bills on Thanksgiving, and then 150 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 1: this one today. He not only he led the delp 151 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 1: the Lions backfield and snaps played and carries in targets 152 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:07,359 Speaker 1: in total yards, he scored a touchdown. Jamal Williams scored 153 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 1: a touchdown, but besides that was very seldom used. So 154 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 1: seeing Swift to get utilized this much. Plus the Lions 155 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:17,080 Speaker 1: are winning games and they have a huge game next 156 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 1: week against the Minnesota Vikings where if they win that game, 157 00:07:20,880 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 1: like the playoffs are very much so in the rain 158 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 1: realm of possibility for the Lions. So fire up Deantre 159 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 1: Swift moving forward. Yeah, it's interally. He had the most 160 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 1: snaps in touches he's had since Week one, and during 161 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:33,920 Speaker 1: the week, I mean, Do Staley, the running backs coach 162 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 1: and assistant head coach, was coming out and saying he 163 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: he looks like he's getting it now. Everything's like it's 164 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 1: coming together. So it seems like the coaches are very 165 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 1: excited about getting him on the field as well. For 166 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 1: me and I know, we just talked about Deebo Samuel 167 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: and how I think he keeps some value, but I 168 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 1: think overall you're downgrading him too. Maybe a wide receiver three, 169 00:07:50,080 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: a high end wide receiver three, low end wide receiver too, 170 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 1: just because the touches one have been sort of down. 171 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: Now maybe that number comes up a little bit because 172 00:07:57,640 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 1: Purdy Rock Purdy is at quarterback, but even then they 173 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 1: are using him kind of as a short range guy 174 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 1: and he's forced to really get yards after the catch, 175 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 1: but defenses are trying to take that away from him. 176 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 1: Randon Ayook has been the number one receiver, He's been 177 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:13,560 Speaker 1: more of the downfield guy for the forty niners this year. 178 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 1: But I just think that right now Deebo is not 179 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: close to the guy that you drafted. He's getting things 180 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:20,600 Speaker 1: done for the offense and the Niners are winning games, 181 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 1: but it's not because he's going out and having these 182 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 1: breakout huge games like we saw from him last year. 183 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:28,040 Speaker 1: So it's a situation where you're not dropping Deebo by 184 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:30,679 Speaker 1: any stretch of the imagination. But depending on the matchup 185 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 1: and depending on who else is on your roster, there 186 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:35,320 Speaker 1: may be questions about whether or not you're just plugging 187 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: Debo into your lineup straight away each week. Where else 188 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:41,960 Speaker 1: are you looking for? For some takeaways from last week, 189 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:45,360 Speaker 1: we've already known that Christian Watson was blossoming into a 190 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:48,040 Speaker 1: league winner, and he fully became that this week. I 191 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:50,199 Speaker 1: would say he won in the red zone. He won 192 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:54,200 Speaker 1: on an end around, and then Garrett Wilson joins him 193 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:56,280 Speaker 1: as the list of rookies who are going to win 194 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 1: people their leagues this season. Um, Christian Watson has been 195 00:08:59,760 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: playing so well. First of all, that Aaron Rodgers is 196 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:05,040 Speaker 1: talking about coming back next season just because he wants 197 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 1: to see what Christian Watson can continue to become. But 198 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:10,440 Speaker 1: when he's scoring a touchdown every single game, going for 199 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 1: over a hundred yards every single game, he's now a 200 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 1: must start. No more questions on Watson. And then Garrett Wilson. Uh, 201 00:09:17,200 --> 00:09:19,959 Speaker 1: he just continues to thrive in games with Mike White. 202 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 1: Yesterday fifteen targets, eight catches, a hundred and sixty two 203 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 1: yards in games in the last two weeks percent targets 204 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 1: share forty seven percent. Air yarch Chair, He's getting all 205 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 1: the volume there with Mike White. It's just getting better 206 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:34,680 Speaker 1: and better. And he has a good matchup next week 207 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:36,560 Speaker 1: in a game where the Jets probably have to throw 208 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 1: to keep up with Josh Allen in the Bill's offense. 209 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:41,360 Speaker 1: It's it's interesting too, because these guys really taken off. 210 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 1: I mean, Wilson we thought was going to have a 211 00:09:43,360 --> 00:09:45,559 Speaker 1: good year. Watson we weren't really sure about. But these 212 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:48,800 Speaker 1: guys have both just been outstanding, especially for the last 213 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:52,079 Speaker 1: few weeks. I'm looking at depth running backs right now, 214 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:54,560 Speaker 1: Guys that you drafted maybe as your third running back, 215 00:09:54,600 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 1: maybe his occasional flex options, maybe even grab them off 216 00:09:56,960 --> 00:09:59,000 Speaker 1: the waiver wire. Some of these guys are going to 217 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:02,160 Speaker 1: play crucial roles in fantasy down the stretch. And we 218 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:03,959 Speaker 1: look at what we've seen the last couple of weeks. 219 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:06,240 Speaker 1: Right A. J. Dillon the last two weeks has gone 220 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:08,520 Speaker 1: off and had some really big games running the football 221 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 1: for Green Bay. James Cook, we saw him on Thanksgiving. 222 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: We saw him, you know, recently, go out and play 223 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:16,679 Speaker 1: well on Thursday night and get a whole lot of opportunity. 224 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:19,720 Speaker 1: Looks like maybe he's surpassing Devin Singletary there in Buffalo. 225 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 1: Brian Robinson with Antonio Gibson banged up, is starting to 226 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 1: get more work and starting to play well in at 227 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:27,720 Speaker 1: Washington offense. So some of these guys, and maybe we 228 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:29,599 Speaker 1: haven't thought a lot about or maybe we tried to 229 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:32,319 Speaker 1: plug them in as sleepers earlier in the season too 230 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 1: limited success. They look like they're all in position now 231 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 1: to start getting more opportunity and to start being productive. 232 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:40,839 Speaker 1: That's great if you were able to add some running 233 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:42,880 Speaker 1: back depth, or even if you just need help. Some 234 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:45,520 Speaker 1: of these guys are still out there on the waiver wire, 235 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:48,600 Speaker 1: so don't overlook some of these names because they could 236 00:10:48,679 --> 00:10:51,120 Speaker 1: be very important as you get through this final week 237 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:54,040 Speaker 1: of the regular season and on through the fantasy playoffs. 238 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:57,640 Speaker 1: Last takeaway for you from this week uh this year's 239 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 1: Monross st Brown, like the receiver that gets down the 240 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:02,880 Speaker 1: stretch and wins a bunch of people their leagues, is 241 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:06,760 Speaker 1: a Monra Brown like that is how good this guy 242 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:10,160 Speaker 1: has been. Yesterday twelve targets, eleven catches, a hundred and 243 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 1: fourteen yards, two touchdowns, a measly thirty five fantasy points, 244 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 1: and then in his last four games he's topped a 245 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:21,199 Speaker 1: hundred and fourteen yards three times. He has three touchdowns 246 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:23,520 Speaker 1: in his last two weeks, and in that last month 247 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:26,680 Speaker 1: he's averaging twenty five fantasy points per game. The guy 248 00:11:26,800 --> 00:11:30,720 Speaker 1: is just willing people to victories each and every week, 249 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:33,000 Speaker 1: and I don't see any reason that he's gonna slow down. 250 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 1: Like I just said a little while ago, these are 251 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 1: big games for the Lions that the Vikings secondary next 252 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:40,400 Speaker 1: week has been torched as of late, and I think 253 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:43,840 Speaker 1: Jamison Williams, who they said expect more from next week, 254 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:46,720 Speaker 1: him being out there is only going to help open 255 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 1: more up for a monros S Brown because he is 256 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:52,200 Speaker 1: such a weapon downfield. Very curious to see what happens 257 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 1: with this offense when Williams becomes more operational. I think 258 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 1: he only played like snaps. It was very small number. 259 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 1: It was not a lot in The plan actually had 260 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:04,560 Speaker 1: been to get him work on special teams, but the 261 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 1: Lions never punted, so they never got they never had 262 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:08,840 Speaker 1: a chance to get him out there on special teams 263 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:11,280 Speaker 1: because they just didn't punt the football. But very curious 264 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:13,080 Speaker 1: to see what this offense is gonna look like once 265 00:12:13,120 --> 00:12:15,559 Speaker 1: he's there and has an opportunity to play a bigger 266 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:18,040 Speaker 1: role that he's still working his way back from that 267 00:12:18,160 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 1: knee injury. Top performers four Week thirteen. Jalen Hurts at 268 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:24,880 Speaker 1: it again, thirty four point four fantasy points. He had 269 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:28,640 Speaker 1: three passing touchdowns, ran for one more. Christian McCaffrey gave 270 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 1: you over a hundred and forty scrimmage yards, eight catches 271 00:12:31,760 --> 00:12:33,840 Speaker 1: and a touchdown that was good for nearly twenty nine 272 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:38,120 Speaker 1: fantasy points. Davante Adams continues to just go nuts. Thirty 273 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:41,760 Speaker 1: seven point seven points for Tay Greg dulcinch in a 274 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:44,679 Speaker 1: game that finished ten to nine. Somehow, dul switch had 275 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 1: six for eighty five yards fourteen and a half points 276 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 1: as the top tight end. Greg's their line kicked five 277 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:51,120 Speaker 1: field goals that was good for eighteen points, and the 278 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:56,320 Speaker 1: Browns just mauled the hapless Texans offense and they scored 279 00:12:56,440 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 1: thirty points. Even Let's go back to Jalen Hurts though, 280 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 1: because again more than thirty four Fantasy points. Continues to 281 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:06,920 Speaker 1: do it. Some weeks it's with his legs, this week 282 00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:09,920 Speaker 1: it was with his arm. And I'm making the case 283 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 1: that Jalen Hurts should probably be the first quarterback drafted 284 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:18,040 Speaker 1: in I will him or Josh Allen. I think it's 285 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:21,440 Speaker 1: gonna come down between. I think right now Jalen Hurts. 286 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:23,839 Speaker 1: Uh just took full control over the m v P 287 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 1: race this year with two was struggling Mahomes taking the 288 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 1: l and him just going out there and dominating. And 289 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:31,599 Speaker 1: like people like to say, oh, it's bad for a 290 00:13:31,679 --> 00:13:34,560 Speaker 1: quarterback to run, is it? Is it? When it when 291 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:36,720 Speaker 1: it helps open up stuff downfield and you have a 292 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:39,840 Speaker 1: quarterback who could throw bombs to a J. Brown Weather 293 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:42,560 Speaker 1: like a J. Brown at two touchdowns yesterday. One was 294 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:44,600 Speaker 1: the most wide open you'll ever see and the other 295 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 1: was the most contested touchdown catch you will ever see, 296 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:50,960 Speaker 1: and both of them were dimes from Jalen Hurts. I 297 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 1: don't unders and I have heard the argument that quarterbacks, 298 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:55,960 Speaker 1: you don't want your quarterback to run, it's bad. I 299 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:58,880 Speaker 1: don't understand that, considering in the early days of football, 300 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:01,920 Speaker 1: before the forward passed, that's all quarterbacks there first of all, 301 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:03,640 Speaker 1: but second, if you have a guy that you know 302 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:05,360 Speaker 1: is just going to stand in the pocket and not 303 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:08,200 Speaker 1: move around, that means the defense is essentially playing eleven 304 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:11,040 Speaker 1: on ten. Not everybody's gonna be Tom Brady. That just 305 00:14:11,080 --> 00:14:13,000 Speaker 1: carves you up. If you're just standing back there, you're 306 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:15,400 Speaker 1: not really offering much. You're not giving the defense much 307 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:17,960 Speaker 1: to think about. Jalen Hurts forces you to pay attention 308 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:20,280 Speaker 1: on every play. You cannot turn your back because he'll 309 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:22,040 Speaker 1: take off and run, and even if you start to 310 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:24,280 Speaker 1: guard against him running, then he's getting the ball out 311 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:26,800 Speaker 1: to his wide receivers. I would just say that the Colts, 312 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:28,840 Speaker 1: which Matt Ryan can move around a little bit at 313 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:32,440 Speaker 1: all at all, because that that was brutal on Sunday night. 314 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:34,760 Speaker 1: Jennen Hurts getting it out to his wide receivers like 315 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:38,120 Speaker 1: one Arthur jan Brown, who, as you mentioned, a couple 316 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 1: of touchdowns, fully got his against the Tennessee Titans. And 317 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 1: I don't really know what to say about him other 318 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 1: than he really has been that dude that we thought 319 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:50,040 Speaker 1: he could be. Yeah, he is a wide receiver one 320 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:52,200 Speaker 1: and must start each and every week like this. Not 321 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 1: only was a great matchup on paper, but there was 322 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 1: some extra motivation there and J. J. Brown more than 323 00:14:57,600 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 1: came through. He's like, all right, you guys want to 324 00:14:59,200 --> 00:15:01,200 Speaker 1: trade me. I was the only receiver of my class 325 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 1: who didn't get an extension. Cool. Watch what I'm gonna 326 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:05,920 Speaker 1: do to you guys now. And that's really all there 327 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:07,640 Speaker 1: is to it. You start a J. Brown each and 328 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 1: every week. That's funny too, because I saw that Traylon 329 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:11,920 Speaker 1: Burks had a twenty five yard touchdown catch. I was like, oh, 330 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:14,840 Speaker 1: you know, we were like against Treylon Burke starting, but 331 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 1: like then, that was like the only thing he did. 332 00:15:16,400 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 1: I think that was his only catch. Did get hurt 333 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 1: on that catch, um, so it was unfortunate. But I 334 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 1: tweeted out. I was like, hey, if he's winning deep 335 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 1: against the Eagles secondary, when he's healthy, you could just 336 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:29,040 Speaker 1: start him. That's true, we should. We've talked a lot 337 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 1: about him in the last couple of weeks. Josh Jacobs. 338 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 1: My friends who were Raider fans, they've watched him run 339 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:37,240 Speaker 1: the last few weeks and they've been texting me and 340 00:15:37,240 --> 00:15:39,080 Speaker 1: they're like, it's gonna be so sad knowing that they're 341 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:40,600 Speaker 1: not going to resign him, and it's going to be 342 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 1: somewhere else next year. I don't know. I just keep 343 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:45,560 Speaker 1: I just keep feel like we should just continually apologize 344 00:15:45,560 --> 00:15:48,720 Speaker 1: to Josh Jacobs because we overlooked you in fantasy drafts 345 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 1: this year and that was a mistake and I continued 346 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 1: to be sorry for it. But man, he has just 347 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:55,840 Speaker 1: been a beast this year. Yeah, yes he has. And 348 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:59,160 Speaker 1: he routinely in the last month has his low game 349 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:01,720 Speaker 1: in his last four nineteen Fantasy points, and all the 350 00:16:01,720 --> 00:16:04,240 Speaker 1: early three he's over twenty one. Like this guy is 351 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 1: just going off on a weekly basis. And yesterday, I 352 00:16:07,680 --> 00:16:09,520 Speaker 1: mean a hundred and fifty yards. It wasn't the three 353 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:11,920 Speaker 1: hundred plus from a week before, but I think part 354 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:14,280 Speaker 1: of it was they were playing from ahead in a 355 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:16,960 Speaker 1: lot of this game, but when they're trailing, we know 356 00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 1: that they'll throw the ball to him as well. So 357 00:16:19,480 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 1: he the only question, it's no longer again a question 358 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:24,040 Speaker 1: of is he and RB one? It's more like is 359 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 1: he a top five running back? Even higher? Maybe he 360 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:29,520 Speaker 1: really is right now. And it's interesting you talk about 361 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:33,520 Speaker 1: the Lions still having playoffs potentially in their future, the 362 00:16:33,600 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 1: Raiders starting to get hot right now, and they're they're 363 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 1: on the outside but they're winning games. They've won what 364 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:40,520 Speaker 1: three in a row, I believe now, and um, you 365 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:42,520 Speaker 1: know they're not dead yet. And a lot of it 366 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:45,280 Speaker 1: is because Davonte Adams and Josh Jacobs are doing it 367 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 1: in a big way. On the other side, the Chargers 368 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 1: sort of charger. They had a chance to put themselves 369 00:16:50,280 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 1: in playoff position and squandered a game against their rivals. 370 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 1: But Keenan Allen look good. Slice to see Keena. I mean, 371 00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:58,160 Speaker 1: why know, we missed a lot of time with him 372 00:16:58,200 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 1: this year, but it's nice to see Keenan Allen back 373 00:16:59,840 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 1: in Fantasy Lives. Yeah, and and it took a little 374 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:05,399 Speaker 1: bit to get going for this duo, but then he 375 00:17:05,440 --> 00:17:08,280 Speaker 1: caught that long thirty five yard touchdown and six catches 376 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:11,199 Speaker 1: eighty eight yards is cool. The fourteen targets is what 377 00:17:11,440 --> 00:17:14,399 Speaker 1: really stands out for me. Keenan Allen is back to 378 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:16,680 Speaker 1: being a I mean he never was not one, but 379 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:19,959 Speaker 1: he is a weekly must start option, especially if he's 380 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:24,040 Speaker 1: getting volume like that. The throw on that touchdown was insane. 381 00:17:24,080 --> 00:17:27,359 Speaker 1: I mean, Justin Herbert is ridiculous. I mean the catch 382 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:29,879 Speaker 1: was great too, but that throw Justin Herbert made just 383 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:31,520 Speaker 1: rolling out and firing it to the corner of the 384 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:34,399 Speaker 1: endzone was just insane. I did feel a little bit 385 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 1: bad for Keenan Allen because the takeaway from this game 386 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:40,560 Speaker 1: was just like Davante Adams is the greatest water receiver 387 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:43,800 Speaker 1: to ever like touch the earth, and Keenan Allen had 388 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:45,440 Speaker 1: a good game and everyone just got over look's like, 389 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 1: oh yeah, Keena, Yeah, But it was like, that's kind 390 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:51,120 Speaker 1: of how that went. We talked a little bit about 391 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 1: Christian McCaffrey, but it was nice to see him have 392 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 1: that big game because the last couple of weeks we've 393 00:17:55,520 --> 00:17:58,479 Speaker 1: been worried about his usage his touches, and I know 394 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:00,800 Speaker 1: some of it was because Jimmy ca Poppolo got hurt 395 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:03,160 Speaker 1: that changed what the Knighters wanted to do, But it's 396 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:05,280 Speaker 1: just a reminder of who he can be when he's 397 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:08,639 Speaker 1: getting opportunities. Yeah, and the fact that he got the 398 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:12,000 Speaker 1: double digit targets lead the team there. I think that's 399 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 1: something that we're gonna see a whole lot of. Like 400 00:18:14,119 --> 00:18:16,760 Speaker 1: I don't think Kyle Shanahan is gonna ask Brock Purty 401 00:18:16,840 --> 00:18:19,200 Speaker 1: too to be winning down feel like they'll take some shots, 402 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:20,919 Speaker 1: but I think a lot of the plays that we're 403 00:18:20,920 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 1: gonna see Bertie run. Are gonna be short, quick throws, 404 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:26,720 Speaker 1: which is why I feel confident about CMC and Deebo 405 00:18:26,800 --> 00:18:28,879 Speaker 1: the most in this offense. They should still get a 406 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:32,920 Speaker 1: lot of opportunities, hopefully their quality opportunities, and especially for Deebo, 407 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 1: they're not just short, little extended handoffs, because that will 408 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 1: make a difference. Those are the guys who were good. 409 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:39,800 Speaker 1: Let's talk about the guys who were bad. Who was 410 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 1: your biggest disappointment of the week? Juju Smith Schuster for 411 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 1: a second straight week. I think I have him or 412 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:49,400 Speaker 1: I had him out on something disappointing on the show 413 00:18:49,480 --> 00:18:52,560 Speaker 1: last week. But this last week, in week thirteen or 414 00:18:52,640 --> 00:18:54,399 Speaker 1: week twelve, I mean, we were saying, like, all right, 415 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:56,960 Speaker 1: he played limited snaps. It was his first game back. 416 00:18:57,200 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 1: It was against the Rams, in the game that they 417 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:01,720 Speaker 1: didn't really need him. They were saving him for this 418 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 1: game against the Bengals. And yeah, they needed him in 419 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:07,480 Speaker 1: this game against the Bengals. But he saw just four targets, 420 00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:10,919 Speaker 1: called three of them for thirty five yards. And the 421 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:12,920 Speaker 1: thing about Juju is in the beginning of the year, 422 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:15,760 Speaker 1: we were like, all right, he's not really working out. 423 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 1: He has a really low floor and then he had 424 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:19,960 Speaker 1: like a three week stretch where he was going off 425 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:21,640 Speaker 1: and we were like, all right, this is maybe him 426 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:24,760 Speaker 1: fully acclimated. I think this is just who Juju is 427 00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:27,000 Speaker 1: at this point. He doesn't bring a safe floor. The 428 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:29,719 Speaker 1: ceiling is high because he's tied to Patrick Mahomes, but 429 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:31,960 Speaker 1: he's like a wide receiver three that I think you 430 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:33,959 Speaker 1: kind of have to start, but you're gonna get up 431 00:19:34,000 --> 00:19:35,480 Speaker 1: and down results. Maybe they need to go back to 432 00:19:35,480 --> 00:19:37,200 Speaker 1: play a more call of duty together. That seemed to 433 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:40,080 Speaker 1: be the catalyst for them having success as a pass 434 00:19:40,080 --> 00:19:42,679 Speaker 1: catch duo. For me, it was Derrick Henry, and some 435 00:19:42,800 --> 00:19:45,480 Speaker 1: of it was because the Titans fell behind, but it 436 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:48,639 Speaker 1: wasn't like they were supered behind most of the game. 437 00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:50,320 Speaker 1: But you just didn't see a big one out of 438 00:19:50,359 --> 00:19:52,480 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry. And maybe this some of this is owed 439 00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:55,520 Speaker 1: to Jordan Davis coming back and the Eagles really trying 440 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:58,400 Speaker 1: to beef up their defensive front. But just eleven carries, 441 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:03,120 Speaker 1: just the three targets five pointed fantasy points, And obviously 442 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:05,480 Speaker 1: for the for the Titans to be successful, you have 443 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:07,760 Speaker 1: to have a lot of Derrick Henry involved. It just 444 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:11,960 Speaker 1: wasn't really the case. And yeah, credit the Eagles because defensively, 445 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:14,800 Speaker 1: very very good team, but you still expect more than 446 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 1: this out of Derrick Henry on a weekly basis, and 447 00:20:18,160 --> 00:20:20,560 Speaker 1: at a time when you have teams that are fighting 448 00:20:20,640 --> 00:20:24,200 Speaker 1: for fantasy playoff position, you were hoping that Derrick Henry 449 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:27,000 Speaker 1: comes alive. The good news is the rest of his season, 450 00:20:27,040 --> 00:20:30,080 Speaker 1: he has a very favorable schedule. You're talking about arguably 451 00:20:30,080 --> 00:20:31,920 Speaker 1: the best running back in the league, and he's got 452 00:20:32,280 --> 00:20:35,679 Speaker 1: maybe the best fantasy playoff schedule. But this was was 453 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:38,080 Speaker 1: a big disappointment. I would also add just kind of 454 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:40,679 Speaker 1: as an honorable mention Nick Chubb. I know we had 455 00:20:40,680 --> 00:20:42,480 Speaker 1: eighty rushing yards, it just felt like he should have 456 00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 1: had way more opportunity than he did. Yeah. Yeah, I mean, 457 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:49,200 Speaker 1: I guess, to be fair, like his quarterback was playing 458 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:51,879 Speaker 1: terrible and their defense was getting all of the touchdowns. 459 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:55,119 Speaker 1: But as someone who had faced the Browns defense in 460 00:20:55,119 --> 00:20:57,640 Speaker 1: the league, I am petitioning to never see Kyle Allen 461 00:20:57,680 --> 00:21:01,160 Speaker 1: start a game again. Yeah, that was that was rough, 462 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:03,359 Speaker 1: but the Browns defense really did take advantage of that. 463 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:05,720 Speaker 1: I had them as a sleeper, didn't expect thirty points 464 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:09,040 Speaker 1: from them. Mistakes were made in lineups over the weekend. 465 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:10,959 Speaker 1: Let's get to a few of them sent to us 466 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:13,840 Speaker 1: by you guys over at NFL Fantasy. This one from 467 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:19,800 Speaker 1: Jack Andrew Hunter. Kiren Williams over Isaiah Pacheco. Yeah, I mean, 468 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 1: I know we're not huge Isaia Pachecko fans here, but 469 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:23,880 Speaker 1: I don't I don't think I have started Kirrod Williams. Yeah, 470 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:25,240 Speaker 1: I was gonna say, I know I had him as 471 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:27,679 Speaker 1: a sit last week, and I will admit that, like 472 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:31,879 Speaker 1: he outperformed what I thought, but still like not great. 473 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:34,359 Speaker 1: I don't know, but I would not be playing Kiren 474 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:37,120 Speaker 1: Williams over here. No, And now there's even more confusion 475 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:39,920 Speaker 1: because yesterday was the cam Akers game for the Rams, 476 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:42,920 Speaker 1: and I don't know what to do with that backfield whatsoever. 477 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 1: But I yeah, I don't know that I trusted Williams 478 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:51,919 Speaker 1: over over Pat Checko. Next one, next tweet from b J. 479 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:55,600 Speaker 1: Keep sticking Giziki in my lineup, knowing he's not a 480 00:21:55,640 --> 00:21:59,280 Speaker 1: part of the offense anymore. Why, Yeah, you can move on. 481 00:21:59,359 --> 00:22:02,119 Speaker 1: You can just you can just cut Mike Asiki. That 482 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:04,160 Speaker 1: will solve that problem. You could have did that two 483 00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 1: months ago. Yeah, yeah, like that that. Yeah, you should 484 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:09,920 Speaker 1: just move You should have moved on from him a 485 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:11,640 Speaker 1: long time ago, So this one's kind of on you 486 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:18,480 Speaker 1: be sorry. Next next one, j George Pickens. Can someone 487 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:22,439 Speaker 1: explain to me what happened? I cannot. I cannot to 488 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:25,400 Speaker 1: two targets. And you know who's even more upset than 489 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:28,440 Speaker 1: than we are right now? George Pickens. He refused to 490 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 1: speak to the media after the game yesterday. He left. 491 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 1: And I understand it. If I was out there making 492 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:35,680 Speaker 1: circuits like catches every week and you wouldn't throw me 493 00:22:35,720 --> 00:22:37,840 Speaker 1: the ball, I'd be upset too. Yeah. I think I 494 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:40,359 Speaker 1: think somebody said that Za Jones had more drops than 495 00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:44,320 Speaker 1: George Pickens had. Targets Jones another one that burned me. Yeah, 496 00:22:44,400 --> 00:22:46,120 Speaker 1: z A Jones did not have a good game this week. 497 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:48,320 Speaker 1: But yeah, look you I don't think you were wrong 498 00:22:48,359 --> 00:22:50,679 Speaker 1: for starting George Pickens. You just got burned by an 499 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:53,760 Speaker 1: offense that didn't involve him, and nobody knows exactly why 500 00:22:54,320 --> 00:23:00,320 Speaker 1: last one. Bad hat Harry started Watson over field. Stick 501 00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:02,320 Speaker 1: to my stomach. Will probably miss playoffs because of this, 502 00:23:02,359 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 1: and I deserve it. Yeah, we warned you against starting 503 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:08,000 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson this week. Yeah, had Watson, as a said, 504 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:10,880 Speaker 1: I will say in bad hat, Harry in one league. 505 00:23:10,880 --> 00:23:13,760 Speaker 1: I'm in our fantasy live league. Actually Fields is my quarterback. 506 00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:16,119 Speaker 1: The best available backup when he was up in the 507 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:19,199 Speaker 1: air was Deshaun Watson. But the minute they were like, 508 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:22,160 Speaker 1: Justin Fields is playing, I made that swamp. Yeah, Fields, 509 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 1: Fields over Watson. I mean just there was there was 510 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:26,240 Speaker 1: always an inherent danger in starting a guy who hasn't 511 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:29,960 Speaker 1: played football in nearly two years. So hopefully you can rebound. 512 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:33,159 Speaker 1: There's one more week. Hopefully you you can rebound, Harry 513 00:23:33,440 --> 00:23:36,560 Speaker 1: and and come back and make the playoffs. Uh. For 514 00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:39,720 Speaker 1: this year, we will get to the waiver wire. That 515 00:23:39,840 --> 00:23:42,680 Speaker 1: is going to be ultra important here in Week fourteen 516 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:44,880 Speaker 1: as you battle for playoff positions. So we'll go sue 517 00:23:45,040 --> 00:23:47,400 Speaker 1: through some guys who could probably help you get over 518 00:23:47,560 --> 00:23:49,879 Speaker 1: the hump. That's after the break on the NFL Fantasy 519 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 1: Football Show. Let's look at some of the type of 520 00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 1: waiver wire targets four week were Team Floriam, who's on 521 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:04,280 Speaker 1: your list? Ryan Tannehill, who gets a good matchup against 522 00:24:04,280 --> 00:24:06,679 Speaker 1: the Jags next week? Mike White and what is a 523 00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:09,960 Speaker 1: surprisingly good matchup against the Bills brock Parody just because 524 00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:13,240 Speaker 1: of all the pass catchers around him, Jared Goff in 525 00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:16,280 Speaker 1: a solid matchup against the Vikings, and then Tyler Huntley. 526 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:18,479 Speaker 1: Just a lot of quarterback streaming options if you're in 527 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:21,920 Speaker 1: need of one, Cam Acres who took over that backfield 528 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:25,040 Speaker 1: last week. James Cook who led the way for the 529 00:24:25,040 --> 00:24:27,000 Speaker 1: Bills last week, Sonovan Knight who led the way for 530 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:30,000 Speaker 1: the Jets, d J Dallas because Kenneth Walkers banged up, 531 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:34,040 Speaker 1: Jack McKinnon who split work pretty evenly with Isaiah Pacheco 532 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:37,240 Speaker 1: this past week, and then some pass catchers Michael Gallup 533 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 1: who is really coming to life the last couple of weeks, 534 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:43,720 Speaker 1: Jamison Williams who I still expect big things down the stretch, 535 00:24:44,040 --> 00:24:46,560 Speaker 1: Za Jones not giving up on him, Ron del Moore 536 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:49,480 Speaker 1: because a lot of people dropped him, John Dotson who 537 00:24:49,560 --> 00:24:52,199 Speaker 1: had a great game yesterday as well, and then a 538 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 1: lot of tight ends as well, Hunter Henry, Greg Dolchick. 539 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:59,640 Speaker 1: I'm not even gonna attempt this name of the Titans. Yeah, 540 00:24:59,680 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 1: I would to mess that up. Evan Ingram and Daniel 541 00:25:02,760 --> 00:25:05,080 Speaker 1: Bellinger just again, because teams are going to be in 542 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:07,800 Speaker 1: need of streaming options with six teams on by this week. 543 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:10,800 Speaker 1: I do like the Hunter Henry option too as well. 544 00:25:11,119 --> 00:25:12,760 Speaker 1: I have a I have a sneaking suspicion he may 545 00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:14,960 Speaker 1: slide into the sleeper's column this week, just a little 546 00:25:14,960 --> 00:25:17,040 Speaker 1: bit of a preview. If you want more on some 547 00:25:17,080 --> 00:25:19,560 Speaker 1: waiver wire targets, you can go check out Matt Okada's 548 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:22,399 Speaker 1: column at NFL dot com slash waiver wire. And it 549 00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:25,800 Speaker 1: is probably good to remind you yet again, six teams 550 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:28,399 Speaker 1: are on a by the league. Did fantasy managers no 551 00:25:28,640 --> 00:25:31,399 Speaker 1: favors here in the final week of the regular season. 552 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:36,200 Speaker 1: You've got the Falcons, Packers, Saints, Bears, Colts, and Commanders 553 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:39,439 Speaker 1: all off here in week fourteen. I don't know that 554 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:41,760 Speaker 1: it hurts us much for the quarterback spot because really, 555 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:43,600 Speaker 1: out of that list, I think Justin Fields is the 556 00:25:43,640 --> 00:25:47,159 Speaker 1: only one that people are starting consistently. But running backs, 557 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:50,040 Speaker 1: wide receivers, we're gonna be missing quite a few this week. 558 00:25:50,400 --> 00:25:52,040 Speaker 1: Let's talk about some guys that were on that waiver 559 00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:54,760 Speaker 1: wireless Brock Purty. The matchup is not really good this 560 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:57,879 Speaker 1: week against the Buccaneers, but the way you set it up, 561 00:25:57,920 --> 00:25:59,320 Speaker 1: it's sort of like the we the way we were 562 00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:01,520 Speaker 1: sort of in the Jimmy Garoppolo too, not so much 563 00:26:01,520 --> 00:26:03,240 Speaker 1: about the guy throwing the football as it is about 564 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:05,920 Speaker 1: the guys potentially catching the football. And that's the thing. 565 00:26:06,040 --> 00:26:08,639 Speaker 1: Like Jimmy G last I checked, was leading the league 566 00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:11,880 Speaker 1: in percentage of passing yards that came after the catchup, 567 00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:14,200 Speaker 1: and that that is something that's not new with him, 568 00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:16,280 Speaker 1: Like every year, if he's not leading the way, he's 569 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:20,440 Speaker 1: top three. So again, I think Brock Purdy. I don't 570 00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:22,200 Speaker 1: want to say he's gonna be Jimmy G because we've 571 00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:24,280 Speaker 1: seen a lot of backup quarterbacks come in here and 572 00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:26,359 Speaker 1: failed to be Jimmy G. But if he can just 573 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:29,119 Speaker 1: you know, quickly get the ball out to Christian McCaffrey 574 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:31,960 Speaker 1: d Bo, Like we've never seen this allotment of talent 575 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:35,520 Speaker 1: around a backup quarterback in San fran either. And that's 576 00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:39,160 Speaker 1: the thing. I just the pass catchings are so elite 577 00:26:39,359 --> 00:26:41,639 Speaker 1: that I think Purdy has some upside that I think 578 00:26:41,760 --> 00:26:43,000 Speaker 1: is the way to do it. You just you get 579 00:26:43,000 --> 00:26:44,800 Speaker 1: the ball out to them in space. And it's funny, 580 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:46,520 Speaker 1: we're just the way we're talking about him a sort 581 00:26:46,560 --> 00:26:48,600 Speaker 1: of the way we talked about Garoppolo. Just a slight 582 00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:51,399 Speaker 1: downgrade and talent from the quarterback position, but the weapons 583 00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:54,719 Speaker 1: around him. Still are very good John Dotson, who had 584 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:56,679 Speaker 1: a big catch and run for a touchdown late in 585 00:26:56,720 --> 00:26:59,879 Speaker 1: that game for Washington that ended in a tie. But 586 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:02,200 Speaker 1: what we had the Hots and kind of Dots and 587 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:04,120 Speaker 1: early in the season he kind of faded and out 588 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:06,320 Speaker 1: looks like he's back. Chris Singueles sort of coming back 589 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:09,639 Speaker 1: to as well in Washington. Yeah, they both had pretty 590 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:12,959 Speaker 1: good games yesterday. But Dots in five catches, fifty four 591 00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:15,600 Speaker 1: yards and a touchdown. I love that he had nine targets. 592 00:27:15,640 --> 00:27:18,280 Speaker 1: Only Terry McLaurin had more. Like you said that, we 593 00:27:18,320 --> 00:27:21,040 Speaker 1: saw Curtis Samuel with seven targets. He had three carries 594 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:25,320 Speaker 1: as well. Um as great as Heineke has been for 595 00:27:25,760 --> 00:27:30,160 Speaker 1: Terry McLaurin, the question has been Kenny elevate multiple wide receivers, 596 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:32,000 Speaker 1: and him doing so in a tough match against the 597 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:35,440 Speaker 1: Giants yesterday is encouraging, No, absolutely encouraging. So Dots and 598 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:38,000 Speaker 1: back on the radar, especially in deeper leagues for folks 599 00:27:38,040 --> 00:27:40,800 Speaker 1: who may be needing help. Of course, keep in mind 600 00:27:40,840 --> 00:27:42,240 Speaker 1: he's off this week, so this is more of a 601 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:46,960 Speaker 1: stash going forward beyond Week fourteen. Ryan Tannehill is when 602 00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:48,920 Speaker 1: it comes to fantasy quarterbacks as sort of as men 603 00:27:49,040 --> 00:27:51,840 Speaker 1: as they come. But this week this is about the 604 00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:55,919 Speaker 1: matchup for Tannehill. Yeah, like he disappointed yesterday, that was 605 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:59,600 Speaker 1: against the Eagles, and he's disappointed two weeks in a row. Now. 606 00:27:59,800 --> 00:28:02,639 Speaker 1: It is worth pointing out that two weeks ago Derrick 607 00:28:02,680 --> 00:28:05,439 Speaker 1: Henry fumbled what would have been a touchdown catch on 608 00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:07,919 Speaker 1: the one yard line. He would have got more points 609 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:11,080 Speaker 1: if that caught got caught. But anyway, this again is 610 00:28:11,119 --> 00:28:14,960 Speaker 1: about the matchup. The Jaguars have allowed a ton of production, 611 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:17,960 Speaker 1: especially as of late two quarterbacks. They just allowed Jared 612 00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:19,960 Speaker 1: Golf to score the most fantasy points he scored in 613 00:28:19,960 --> 00:28:21,920 Speaker 1: two months. The week prior to that, they let Lamar 614 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:24,359 Speaker 1: Jackson scored the most fantasy points he had in two months. 615 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:27,359 Speaker 1: It's just to get right spot for all cornerbacks. So 616 00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:29,600 Speaker 1: there you know, Ryan tan Hill is in play this week. 617 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:32,040 Speaker 1: Hopefully Traylon Burks can get healthy because he would very 618 00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:34,160 Speaker 1: much be in play as well coming up this week 619 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:36,919 Speaker 1: against the Jaguars. Greg Dulcach, we liked him when he 620 00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:39,400 Speaker 1: first came off of injured reserve and he got a 621 00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:42,120 Speaker 1: big role. Kind of vanished, but that is sort of 622 00:28:42,160 --> 00:28:45,800 Speaker 1: what happens when you talk about the Broncos offense, Courtland 623 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:47,800 Speaker 1: Sutton got hurt though, so that means potentially I would 624 00:28:47,800 --> 00:28:50,720 Speaker 1: think some more opportunities for Dulcich going forward. Yeah, and 625 00:28:50,760 --> 00:28:53,320 Speaker 1: that like Sutton got hurt early in the game yesterday 626 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:55,600 Speaker 1: and then it led to uh him getting eight dula, 627 00:28:55,680 --> 00:28:58,720 Speaker 1: getting eight targets, six catches, and eighty five yards, all 628 00:28:58,760 --> 00:29:02,000 Speaker 1: of which led the Broncos. Look, you don't want to 629 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:04,000 Speaker 1: start any of your Broncos if you don't have to. 630 00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:06,480 Speaker 1: But when we're talking about tight end, volume is really 631 00:29:06,520 --> 00:29:09,080 Speaker 1: all that matters. So if he's gonna see volume like 632 00:29:09,120 --> 00:29:12,320 Speaker 1: this with no Courtland Sutton, then he isn't play. Fun 633 00:29:12,360 --> 00:29:14,960 Speaker 1: fact about the Broncos right now, they're averaging the fewest 634 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:17,920 Speaker 1: fantasy points per game by a team since the two 635 00:29:17,960 --> 00:29:21,640 Speaker 1: thousand twelve Chiefs. Wait, is that the Chiefs team that 636 00:29:21,680 --> 00:29:24,840 Speaker 1: didn't have a wide receiver touchdown all year long? I 637 00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:28,200 Speaker 1: it might be, Look, but there was that year where 638 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:31,720 Speaker 1: no Chiefs wide receivers scored a touchdown for an entire season, 639 00:29:31,760 --> 00:29:35,640 Speaker 1: which seems almost specifically impossible. You would think that a 640 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:39,000 Speaker 1: blown coverage, somebody falling down, just a fluke would happen. 641 00:29:39,040 --> 00:29:41,880 Speaker 1: But the Chiefs went a whole season without having a 642 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:46,160 Speaker 1: wide receiver score. I don't Dwayne Bow had three touchdowns, 643 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:49,680 Speaker 1: say four team he led them with three touchdowns. Okay, 644 00:29:49,720 --> 00:29:52,800 Speaker 1: that's not great either though, so teen is the year 645 00:29:52,840 --> 00:29:55,000 Speaker 1: I'm thinking of. But either way, it's still just blows 646 00:29:55,040 --> 00:29:57,160 Speaker 1: my mind that it happened for a full season. Speaking 647 00:29:57,160 --> 00:29:59,520 Speaker 1: of the Chiefs, Jerick McKinnon and you talked about him 648 00:29:59,560 --> 00:30:04,120 Speaker 1: splitting up amortunities with Isaiah Pacheco. Neither guy is super 649 00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:06,280 Speaker 1: exciting as far as I'm concerned. They can both give 650 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:08,560 Speaker 1: you decent numbers, but not I don't think blow up numbers. 651 00:30:08,600 --> 00:30:10,400 Speaker 1: But the fact that it's a two man backfield or 652 00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:12,680 Speaker 1: not a three man backfield is at least encouraging. Yeah, 653 00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:15,680 Speaker 1: that that is true. They both played forty six percent 654 00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:19,040 Speaker 1: of the snaps Pacheco and McKinnon. Uh. Pacheco had more 655 00:30:19,240 --> 00:30:21,840 Speaker 1: carries and they had the same number of targets. But 656 00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:24,840 Speaker 1: what I think was encouraging for McKinnon was there was 657 00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:27,040 Speaker 1: a drive where he was out there and when they 658 00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:30,240 Speaker 1: got in first goal situation, like they let him carry 659 00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:31,840 Speaker 1: the ball, and then on third he stayed in for 660 00:30:31,920 --> 00:30:33,760 Speaker 1: second and goal, and on third and goal they threw 661 00:30:33,840 --> 00:30:35,640 Speaker 1: him the ball and he got in. So like, if 662 00:30:35,680 --> 00:30:38,400 Speaker 1: he's getting worked near the end zone, he's very much 663 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:40,760 Speaker 1: so gonna be in playing fantasy. I dropped him in 664 00:30:40,760 --> 00:30:43,280 Speaker 1: a league where I need running backs because he had 665 00:30:43,280 --> 00:30:45,440 Speaker 1: struggled the two games before that. But I think this 666 00:30:45,520 --> 00:30:47,960 Speaker 1: is kind of what the Chiefs backfield is gonna be. 667 00:30:48,040 --> 00:30:50,440 Speaker 1: It's gonna be frustrating week to week, but you kind 668 00:30:50,440 --> 00:30:52,320 Speaker 1: of gotta just choose to ride with them or not. 669 00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:54,880 Speaker 1: You gotta got to make a decision. And again, this 670 00:30:55,000 --> 00:30:58,080 Speaker 1: is obviously going to be lineup based who's on your roster, 671 00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 1: But again I would rather have it be a two 672 00:31:01,240 --> 00:31:03,960 Speaker 1: man backfield than a three man backfield. And so hopefully 673 00:31:04,000 --> 00:31:06,040 Speaker 1: that's what they decided to do the rest of the season. 674 00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:10,080 Speaker 1: If you're adding players, you're likely dropping players. So who's 675 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:12,520 Speaker 1: somebody that we can put back in the pool? You 676 00:31:12,560 --> 00:31:15,800 Speaker 1: could throw back Brandon Cooks right now, who was not 677 00:31:15,880 --> 00:31:18,560 Speaker 1: active this past week. But did you see what the 678 00:31:18,600 --> 00:31:22,120 Speaker 1: Texans did on offense. I mean they had more touchdowns 679 00:31:22,120 --> 00:31:25,400 Speaker 1: to the opposing defense, Like they just cannot move the ball, 680 00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:27,440 Speaker 1: and then they get a much harder matchup next week 681 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:30,280 Speaker 1: than what they just had. I'm I want no part 682 00:31:30,280 --> 00:31:33,000 Speaker 1: of Brandon Cooks. And I'm pretty sure Brandon Cooks wants 683 00:31:33,080 --> 00:31:35,160 Speaker 1: no part of this Texans offense right now. Yeah, he 684 00:31:35,200 --> 00:31:37,080 Speaker 1: was pretty salty when he didn't get traded. I can't 685 00:31:37,120 --> 00:31:41,400 Speaker 1: imagine his feelings are more better at this point anyway. 686 00:31:41,560 --> 00:31:43,760 Speaker 1: So I think you gotta get rid of Clyde Edward 687 00:31:43,760 --> 00:31:45,480 Speaker 1: de Laier. And I know he's on injured reserve, but 688 00:31:45,520 --> 00:31:48,120 Speaker 1: that is even part of it. He's still on rosters 689 00:31:48,120 --> 00:31:52,520 Speaker 1: in like six of NFL dot com leagues, and right 690 00:31:52,560 --> 00:31:55,640 Speaker 1: now he's the earliest he's eligible to come back would 691 00:31:55,640 --> 00:31:58,680 Speaker 1: be week sixteen, which means at best you're getting two 692 00:31:58,720 --> 00:32:01,640 Speaker 1: weeks out of him. But with Pacheco playing fairly well, 693 00:32:01,680 --> 00:32:05,560 Speaker 1: with Jack McKinnon getting opportunities, he's probably walking back into 694 00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:08,800 Speaker 1: a three headed situation there. You're not gonna feel comfortable 695 00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:12,000 Speaker 1: starting Clyde Edwards Delayer really under any circumstances. So at 696 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:14,480 Speaker 1: this point there's very little reason to hold onto him. 697 00:32:14,520 --> 00:32:16,000 Speaker 1: I mean, I guess if you're putting him in an 698 00:32:16,000 --> 00:32:18,719 Speaker 1: I R spot for team morale or something, I don't know, 699 00:32:18,800 --> 00:32:20,560 Speaker 1: maybe you're doing that, but but you're not gonna be 700 00:32:20,560 --> 00:32:23,320 Speaker 1: playing c H. You can very much move on from him. 701 00:32:23,400 --> 00:32:26,280 Speaker 1: At this point, NFL Plus is here. It's been here 702 00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:28,560 Speaker 1: pretty much all season, which means no matter where you are, 703 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:31,480 Speaker 1: this is how you football. You can stream live local 704 00:32:31,520 --> 00:32:33,960 Speaker 1: and prime time games on your phone or tablet, forty 705 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:37,080 Speaker 1: five minute game replays with NFL Plus Premium, which is 706 00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:39,920 Speaker 1: clutch and more. This is the NFL for every fan. 707 00:32:40,400 --> 00:32:43,040 Speaker 1: This is football freedom. This is your game on the go. 708 00:32:43,560 --> 00:32:46,160 Speaker 1: Go to Plus dot NFL dot com and sign up now. 709 00:32:46,640 --> 00:32:48,880 Speaker 1: Time for some real or miurrage. Been a little while 710 00:32:48,920 --> 00:32:51,240 Speaker 1: since we've done this one. So we got five players 711 00:32:51,280 --> 00:32:54,320 Speaker 1: here or at least five groups of people here, and 712 00:32:54,360 --> 00:32:56,600 Speaker 1: we're gonna talk about for the rest of the season 713 00:32:56,960 --> 00:32:58,520 Speaker 1: if what we've seen out of them is going to 714 00:32:58,560 --> 00:33:00,720 Speaker 1: be real or if this was sort of a one 715 00:33:00,760 --> 00:33:02,240 Speaker 1: off from the last couple of weeks. Let's start with 716 00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:04,960 Speaker 1: Jared Goff. You mentioned, uh, he had a really good 717 00:33:04,960 --> 00:33:08,080 Speaker 1: game on Sunday against the Jaguars. The Lions offense starting 718 00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:10,520 Speaker 1: to turn it up a little bit, so real or 719 00:33:10,560 --> 00:33:12,960 Speaker 1: mirage to say, you know, let's say twenty points a 720 00:33:13,000 --> 00:33:15,360 Speaker 1: week from Jared Goff. Is that real or a mirage? 721 00:33:15,800 --> 00:33:19,360 Speaker 1: That is a mirage? Um, I don't expect that from 722 00:33:19,440 --> 00:33:23,560 Speaker 1: Jared Goff, even with the Lions offensive around him getting healthier. 723 00:33:24,040 --> 00:33:27,040 Speaker 1: But I do think golf is real in the sense of, 724 00:33:27,080 --> 00:33:29,520 Speaker 1: like you can trust him in the right matchups, like 725 00:33:29,760 --> 00:33:31,920 Speaker 1: this was a fantastic matchup for him, and they he 726 00:33:31,960 --> 00:33:34,880 Speaker 1: played great. They didn't like punt like you said, So 727 00:33:35,560 --> 00:33:37,480 Speaker 1: I think in that sense he like next week against 728 00:33:37,520 --> 00:33:40,040 Speaker 1: the Vikings. If you need a streamer shirt, Jared Goff 729 00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:42,640 Speaker 1: can come in and potentially be that guy. But I 730 00:33:42,640 --> 00:33:44,760 Speaker 1: don't feel comfortable saying like, no, this is a guy 731 00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:46,840 Speaker 1: you can start each and every week. Yeah, the the 732 00:33:46,920 --> 00:33:49,320 Speaker 1: idea of Jared Goff is a QB one. It's absolutely 733 00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:52,240 Speaker 1: a mirage. But he's a nice streaming option. And the Lions, 734 00:33:52,440 --> 00:33:55,400 Speaker 1: you know they are. They're back to being hashtag bad 735 00:33:55,440 --> 00:33:57,880 Speaker 1: but fun. Yeah, but they're actually not even bad because 736 00:33:57,880 --> 00:34:00,040 Speaker 1: they're winning games, right, so now they're just hashtag on 737 00:34:00,320 --> 00:34:03,920 Speaker 1: so that's even better. So I do think that part helps. 738 00:34:04,080 --> 00:34:06,760 Speaker 1: But I think what we saw from DeAndre Swift. Knowing 739 00:34:06,800 --> 00:34:08,920 Speaker 1: that Jamal Williams is still there means that they can 740 00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:10,680 Speaker 1: lean on the run when they need to, and that 741 00:34:10,760 --> 00:34:12,640 Speaker 1: might have to be the case in some matchups. So 742 00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:14,879 Speaker 1: if you're counting on Jared Golf the rest of the way, 743 00:34:14,880 --> 00:34:16,440 Speaker 1: I think you may be disappointed, but if you can 744 00:34:16,480 --> 00:34:19,200 Speaker 1: pick and choose your spots, you might be all right. 745 00:34:19,680 --> 00:34:22,040 Speaker 1: The Dolphins running backs did not have a good time 746 00:34:22,160 --> 00:34:25,160 Speaker 1: in Santa Clara, and I think we sort of expected that. 747 00:34:25,200 --> 00:34:27,960 Speaker 1: I mean, just a fewer than eight points combined against 748 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:30,759 Speaker 1: the forty niners. It's a defense that's very good on 749 00:34:30,840 --> 00:34:32,360 Speaker 1: top and on top of it, they sort of know 750 00:34:32,440 --> 00:34:34,440 Speaker 1: Mike McDaniel and what his run scheme is going to 751 00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:37,239 Speaker 1: be so bad games like this, is that real or 752 00:34:37,280 --> 00:34:40,400 Speaker 1: mirage the rest of the way, I think it's a mirage. 753 00:34:40,640 --> 00:34:43,759 Speaker 1: But I think this backfield kind of is what it 754 00:34:43,880 --> 00:34:46,960 Speaker 1: is at this point, Like, uh, there there's two running 755 00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:49,240 Speaker 1: backs that, as long as they're both healthy, are gonna 756 00:34:49,280 --> 00:34:52,439 Speaker 1: split the work. Yesterday was the first time since Jeff 757 00:34:52,440 --> 00:34:55,080 Speaker 1: Wilson joined the Dolphins that Raheem Moster got more work 758 00:34:55,160 --> 00:34:57,759 Speaker 1: than he did. But I just think this is a 759 00:34:57,800 --> 00:34:59,960 Speaker 1: backfield that maybe we were a little bit too hot 760 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:03,600 Speaker 1: ion coming into this game. They had some very favorable matchups. 761 00:35:03,800 --> 00:35:05,919 Speaker 1: That's the good thing. We know that they can go 762 00:35:05,960 --> 00:35:09,000 Speaker 1: out and be very trustworthy in the right matchups, but 763 00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:12,600 Speaker 1: in tough matchups, I think they're not like you start 764 00:35:12,640 --> 00:35:14,920 Speaker 1: them no matter who they're facing, the type of backfields. 765 00:35:15,080 --> 00:35:16,360 Speaker 1: I mean, I think this was a mirage in the 766 00:35:16,400 --> 00:35:18,360 Speaker 1: sense that this was the toughest matchup. This might be 767 00:35:18,400 --> 00:35:20,480 Speaker 1: the toughest matchup they have left on their schedule. And 768 00:35:20,560 --> 00:35:22,279 Speaker 1: we came into the week saying that this was gonna 769 00:35:22,280 --> 00:35:25,799 Speaker 1: be their first big test and look the Niners. Uh 770 00:35:26,440 --> 00:35:29,040 Speaker 1: there's that very first play right where two Way hits 771 00:35:29,040 --> 00:35:32,399 Speaker 1: sure Field for a seventy five yard touchdown, and then 772 00:35:32,440 --> 00:35:35,160 Speaker 1: the Dolphins really struggled to muster anything for a while 773 00:35:35,200 --> 00:35:37,279 Speaker 1: after that. They got a big touchdown to Tyreek Hill 774 00:35:37,400 --> 00:35:39,960 Speaker 1: later in the game, but they really couldn't generate anything. 775 00:35:40,239 --> 00:35:42,680 Speaker 1: I don't think they're gonna face matchups quite that tough 776 00:35:42,760 --> 00:35:44,279 Speaker 1: the rest of the season, So I do think there 777 00:35:44,320 --> 00:35:47,000 Speaker 1: are better days coming. Um, you know, this isn't gonna 778 00:35:47,000 --> 00:35:49,360 Speaker 1: be like you know, this is gonna be like the 779 00:35:49,440 --> 00:35:51,279 Speaker 1: Saw from the Cowboys, right where you have two guys 780 00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:54,400 Speaker 1: who just go berserk and can do that regularly. But 781 00:35:54,480 --> 00:35:56,919 Speaker 1: I think this, this backfield is going to be better 782 00:35:56,960 --> 00:35:58,200 Speaker 1: than that. So I think I think what we saw 783 00:35:58,239 --> 00:36:00,560 Speaker 1: your series of mirage. Next week they get the Chargers. 784 00:36:00,760 --> 00:36:02,960 Speaker 1: I think you can go back to him and get 785 00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:06,040 Speaker 1: the Bills, go back to them, back to the Packers, 786 00:36:06,280 --> 00:36:08,359 Speaker 1: and then the Patriots are a little bit tough. But 787 00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:10,959 Speaker 1: like that, that's a week where it depends on your option. 788 00:36:11,040 --> 00:36:12,880 Speaker 1: But that's three of the next four games where you 789 00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:15,560 Speaker 1: could feel fairly comfortable having these guys in your lineup. So, 790 00:36:15,640 --> 00:36:17,040 Speaker 1: like I said, I think, I think Sunday was a 791 00:36:17,040 --> 00:36:19,320 Speaker 1: bit of a mirage that owes more to the Niners 792 00:36:19,360 --> 00:36:22,040 Speaker 1: defense than anything about the Bill or the Dolphins offense. 793 00:36:23,000 --> 00:36:25,960 Speaker 1: Cam Acres, we had pretty much left him for Fantasy 794 00:36:26,000 --> 00:36:28,680 Speaker 1: dead right. We were saying you could drop him. We 795 00:36:28,719 --> 00:36:31,600 Speaker 1: didn't know what his his you know what his Facebook 796 00:36:31,640 --> 00:36:34,719 Speaker 1: friends status was with Sean McVeigh. Nobody knew. And he 797 00:36:34,719 --> 00:36:38,880 Speaker 1: scores two touchdowns. Didn't see that coming, real or mirage. 798 00:36:39,719 --> 00:36:43,759 Speaker 1: The two touchdowns is a mirage because the Rams are 799 00:36:43,920 --> 00:36:46,399 Speaker 1: not likely to score two touchdowns each and every week 800 00:36:46,440 --> 00:36:49,439 Speaker 1: moving forward. Um, but him being the lead back here 801 00:36:49,520 --> 00:36:53,040 Speaker 1: I think is real. Like I actually am gonna include 802 00:36:53,080 --> 00:36:54,560 Speaker 1: him in the start sit this week is like a 803 00:36:54,600 --> 00:36:57,920 Speaker 1: bonus streaming option. I'm not confident enough to have him 804 00:36:57,920 --> 00:37:00,080 Speaker 1: as a full out start, But if you were in 805 00:37:00,160 --> 00:37:02,400 Speaker 1: need of running back, help he gets a good matchup 806 00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:06,120 Speaker 1: against the Raiders this week and he just dominated touches, snaps, 807 00:37:06,160 --> 00:37:09,799 Speaker 1: everything in that backfields. I'm just I'm scared. I just 808 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:12,120 Speaker 1: I think this is a mirage, just because we don't know. 809 00:37:12,200 --> 00:37:15,640 Speaker 1: It just seems like it's so week to week with 810 00:37:15,640 --> 00:37:18,640 Speaker 1: with Sean mcvain and Cam Akers and you know, our 811 00:37:18,719 --> 00:37:20,799 Speaker 1: our pal Neil Dutton, who does a lot of great work, 812 00:37:21,120 --> 00:37:24,160 Speaker 1: referred to them as the Ross and Rachel of the NFL, 813 00:37:24,239 --> 00:37:26,320 Speaker 1: because you just don't know, Like some weeks it seems 814 00:37:26,320 --> 00:37:28,600 Speaker 1: like it's all good. In some weeks it's all bad. 815 00:37:28,760 --> 00:37:30,319 Speaker 1: So I feel like this is the week we're like, hey, 816 00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:31,960 Speaker 1: maybe cam Akers is with a shot and they go 817 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:35,040 Speaker 1: back to Kirren Williams. I just I just I want 818 00:37:35,040 --> 00:37:36,840 Speaker 1: to walk away from it because I don't know. I 819 00:37:36,840 --> 00:37:38,839 Speaker 1: feel like this is a mirage. I feel like they 820 00:37:38,920 --> 00:37:41,239 Speaker 1: just they took advantage of a good situation and I 821 00:37:41,320 --> 00:37:43,759 Speaker 1: just don't trust it. The rest of the way, Drake 822 00:37:43,840 --> 00:37:46,160 Speaker 1: London had one of his best games in a while. 823 00:37:46,560 --> 00:37:48,719 Speaker 1: Six catches for ninety five yards, didn't get in the 824 00:37:48,800 --> 00:37:53,000 Speaker 1: end zone, but twelve targets real or mirage here? Uh? Mirage? 825 00:37:53,719 --> 00:37:56,600 Speaker 1: I wanted to be real so bad. I love the 826 00:37:56,680 --> 00:37:59,719 Speaker 1: volume he got, uh, but they're on by next week 827 00:37:59,760 --> 00:38:01,520 Speaker 1: so and by the time they come back, that's gonna 828 00:38:01,520 --> 00:38:05,320 Speaker 1: be the Fantasy playoffs, and I I would not feel 829 00:38:05,320 --> 00:38:09,239 Speaker 1: confident throwing Drake London in a must win fantasy playoff game. 830 00:38:09,360 --> 00:38:11,759 Speaker 1: I want to say real so badly. I want to 831 00:38:11,800 --> 00:38:15,959 Speaker 1: say real, But you're right, they've just been so inconsistent 832 00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:19,640 Speaker 1: with with who they're throwing the football to. Marcus Mariotta 833 00:38:19,800 --> 00:38:24,000 Speaker 1: has been incredibly off target all season long. You know, 834 00:38:24,719 --> 00:38:26,840 Speaker 1: alot of days. The keys pops up every once in 835 00:38:26,840 --> 00:38:30,279 Speaker 1: a while, there's throwing touchdowns to Michael Pruett and look, 836 00:38:30,280 --> 00:38:33,520 Speaker 1: there's even talk that maybe it's Desmond Ritter going forward. 837 00:38:33,640 --> 00:38:36,680 Speaker 1: Arthur Smith says everything is on the table in terms 838 00:38:36,680 --> 00:38:38,600 Speaker 1: of the quarterbacks, so we'll see what happens when they 839 00:38:38,600 --> 00:38:40,799 Speaker 1: come off the bye I do I want. I want 840 00:38:40,800 --> 00:38:43,839 Speaker 1: this to be real so so badly, But my brain 841 00:38:43,920 --> 00:38:45,560 Speaker 1: is telling me that it's a mirage. So I'm gonna 842 00:38:45,560 --> 00:38:47,680 Speaker 1: listen to my listening to my head and not my 843 00:38:47,760 --> 00:38:50,359 Speaker 1: heart and say that this is a mirage. It's not 844 00:38:50,440 --> 00:38:53,279 Speaker 1: Drake London. It's not your fault, Drake, It's it's not 845 00:38:53,520 --> 00:38:56,960 Speaker 1: back your coach, everything around you. And again, you know what, 846 00:38:57,120 --> 00:39:00,160 Speaker 1: next year, especially if they're making a quarterback change, I'm 847 00:39:00,160 --> 00:39:02,440 Speaker 1: gonna be back in. I be right back to you, 848 00:39:02,480 --> 00:39:04,439 Speaker 1: just like I'm gonna backhand on Kyle Pitts. I'm gonna 849 00:39:04,480 --> 00:39:06,520 Speaker 1: be back in on Drake London. He is a good 850 00:39:06,520 --> 00:39:10,640 Speaker 1: player in a bad situation. My heart hurts. Last one 851 00:39:10,760 --> 00:39:14,239 Speaker 1: DeVonta Smith, who not really a surprise. I had a 852 00:39:14,280 --> 00:39:16,520 Speaker 1: really good game against the Titans, five for a buck o, 853 00:39:16,680 --> 00:39:19,640 Speaker 1: two and a touchdown. Look, he's been up and down. 854 00:39:19,800 --> 00:39:23,319 Speaker 1: But what we've seen for DeVante Smith, and let's just 855 00:39:23,320 --> 00:39:25,360 Speaker 1: make it the body of work is that real or mirage? 856 00:39:25,800 --> 00:39:28,759 Speaker 1: His body of work is real. Him being able to 857 00:39:28,800 --> 00:39:30,920 Speaker 1: do this on a weekly basis would be a mirage, 858 00:39:31,040 --> 00:39:33,320 Speaker 1: like this is just who he is at this point. 859 00:39:33,440 --> 00:39:37,280 Speaker 1: And yesterday was his second game over twenty Fantasy points 860 00:39:37,280 --> 00:39:40,960 Speaker 1: all year. But he's been very up and down. I 861 00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:43,280 Speaker 1: will say this till next week. He gets the Giants 862 00:39:43,320 --> 00:39:48,360 Speaker 1: and they've really limited uh production to receivers on long balls. 863 00:39:48,600 --> 00:39:50,880 Speaker 1: So I'm a little bit worried about DeVonta Smith. But 864 00:39:50,920 --> 00:39:53,839 Speaker 1: that being said, it always comes down to options. When 865 00:39:53,880 --> 00:39:55,799 Speaker 1: six teams are run by I'm gonna say he's more 866 00:39:55,840 --> 00:39:58,080 Speaker 1: real than Mirage, and you're right, he's not. You know, 867 00:39:58,080 --> 00:40:00,560 Speaker 1: obviously five for one oh two touch down that that's 868 00:40:00,560 --> 00:40:02,720 Speaker 1: not gonna happen every week. He's just not that guy. 869 00:40:02,920 --> 00:40:06,000 Speaker 1: But I think there's more upside than there are things 870 00:40:06,040 --> 00:40:08,240 Speaker 1: to be worried about. And I think that's the reason 871 00:40:08,640 --> 00:40:10,480 Speaker 1: that we keep advocating that you stick with him, that 872 00:40:10,520 --> 00:40:12,560 Speaker 1: you put him in lineups as you know, wide receiver 873 00:40:12,640 --> 00:40:15,040 Speaker 1: two or reflects. I just think that the ceiling is 874 00:40:15,320 --> 00:40:17,359 Speaker 1: a lot higher. The skill level is there. He's got 875 00:40:17,440 --> 00:40:19,960 Speaker 1: the quarterback, he's got the offense around him, So I 876 00:40:20,040 --> 00:40:22,520 Speaker 1: say he's more real than he has Mirage, even if 877 00:40:22,520 --> 00:40:25,759 Speaker 1: it's not twenty points worth of real every single week. 878 00:40:25,880 --> 00:40:28,520 Speaker 1: Time to wrap up the show with some Madden Movers, 879 00:40:28,600 --> 00:40:30,640 Speaker 1: the guys we think should get a boost in the 880 00:40:30,719 --> 00:40:33,120 Speaker 1: digital side of things, basically our chance to just talk 881 00:40:33,160 --> 00:40:35,400 Speaker 1: about players who got good games that we didn't get 882 00:40:35,400 --> 00:40:38,080 Speaker 1: to fit in elsewhere in the show. So we've got 883 00:40:38,160 --> 00:40:41,799 Speaker 1: a couple. Who's your first one, Darius Slayton, who is 884 00:40:41,840 --> 00:40:45,120 Speaker 1: just making big plays weekend and week out. Remember what 885 00:40:45,160 --> 00:40:47,920 Speaker 1: he did on Thanksgiving when he moss the Cowboys defense 886 00:40:47,960 --> 00:40:50,640 Speaker 1: and just missed a huge touchdown by like a foot 887 00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:54,200 Speaker 1: and then yesterday he saw a team high eight targets, 888 00:40:54,200 --> 00:40:58,600 Speaker 1: six catches and ninety yards, scored fifteen fantasy points, and 889 00:40:59,560 --> 00:41:02,680 Speaker 1: like he's been good for double digit fantasy points pretty 890 00:41:02,760 --> 00:41:05,400 Speaker 1: much each week since Week seven. His low and that 891 00:41:05,560 --> 00:41:08,280 Speaker 1: spanned one game not in double digits. It's nine points, 892 00:41:08,320 --> 00:41:11,800 Speaker 1: so very safe, floor, safe ceiling. That being said, I 893 00:41:11,880 --> 00:41:13,440 Speaker 1: don't know if I'd have to be brave enough to 894 00:41:13,480 --> 00:41:15,359 Speaker 1: start him next week against the Eagles. Don't think i'd 895 00:41:15,360 --> 00:41:17,279 Speaker 1: start him against the Eagles, but he's been one of 896 00:41:17,280 --> 00:41:19,080 Speaker 1: those guys that when the matchup is right, you can 897 00:41:19,120 --> 00:41:21,600 Speaker 1: start him, in part because, I mean, the Giants just 898 00:41:21,719 --> 00:41:23,640 Speaker 1: really don't have a whole lot of other options in 899 00:41:23,640 --> 00:41:26,400 Speaker 1: the passing game. They're still trying to figure out otherwide 900 00:41:26,440 --> 00:41:31,680 Speaker 1: receivers um Kenya. He's still on the roster technically, right. 901 00:41:32,000 --> 00:41:34,839 Speaker 1: I yesterday was like, man, what the Giants are doing 902 00:41:34,920 --> 00:41:39,000 Speaker 1: is so impressive when you consider that they traded Dave 903 00:41:39,040 --> 00:41:42,279 Speaker 1: Gettleman's last first pick in Darius Tony, and they just 904 00:41:42,360 --> 00:41:44,560 Speaker 1: refused to play his big signing, like they're like, we're 905 00:41:44,560 --> 00:41:47,080 Speaker 1: gonna go out there and win in spite of everything. 906 00:41:47,120 --> 00:41:49,000 Speaker 1: The pass regime left es pretty much. It is a 907 00:41:49,000 --> 00:41:52,399 Speaker 1: proverbial middle finger. The gentleman is what they're doing right now. 908 00:41:52,920 --> 00:41:55,600 Speaker 1: S p Ryan, who stepped in in place of Joe 909 00:41:55,680 --> 00:41:58,799 Speaker 1: Mixon Nixon was out with concussion symptoms and the protocol 910 00:41:59,200 --> 00:42:01,640 Speaker 1: and a huge game, a hundred and six rushing yards, 911 00:42:01,719 --> 00:42:04,680 Speaker 1: forty nine receiving yards twenty one and I have fantasy 912 00:42:04,719 --> 00:42:07,640 Speaker 1: points and I don't remember, and I apologize for not 913 00:42:07,640 --> 00:42:09,879 Speaker 1: remember who tweeted it, but you know the point being, 914 00:42:10,040 --> 00:42:13,800 Speaker 1: Mixing is probably overallly more talented back, but the Bengals 915 00:42:13,840 --> 00:42:16,200 Speaker 1: have very little drop off when it's p Ryan that 916 00:42:16,239 --> 00:42:18,960 Speaker 1: steps in and plays for them in the backfield. And 917 00:42:18,960 --> 00:42:21,480 Speaker 1: we saw that again on Sunday. He can catch the 918 00:42:21,480 --> 00:42:24,640 Speaker 1: football well, he's effective as a runner, and yeah, when 919 00:42:24,640 --> 00:42:26,640 Speaker 1: Mixing comes back, he's gonna go back to taking that 920 00:42:26,760 --> 00:42:29,399 Speaker 1: lead role. But p Ryan is a guy that if 921 00:42:29,400 --> 00:42:32,000 Speaker 1: you don't have him, and if he's available on waivers, 922 00:42:32,040 --> 00:42:35,040 Speaker 1: he might be worth an ad just because if something 923 00:42:35,080 --> 00:42:37,040 Speaker 1: happens to mix It over the course of the fantasy 924 00:42:37,080 --> 00:42:39,560 Speaker 1: playoffs and you're still alive and you need some help, 925 00:42:39,800 --> 00:42:41,400 Speaker 1: you can plug some J P Ryan in there and 926 00:42:41,400 --> 00:42:43,040 Speaker 1: feel pretty confident that he's going to give you a 927 00:42:43,080 --> 00:42:45,560 Speaker 1: good number. So it's been that's kind of a nice 928 00:42:45,600 --> 00:42:48,240 Speaker 1: insurance policy to have. And not every backup is Soma 929 00:42:48,320 --> 00:42:51,680 Speaker 1: JP Ryan, but we tend to know which teams have 930 00:42:51,840 --> 00:42:54,719 Speaker 1: a backup that they're gonna like the cults are gonna 931 00:42:54,719 --> 00:42:57,680 Speaker 1: go to Dion Jackson. Examples like that, get your handcuffed 932 00:42:57,680 --> 00:42:59,840 Speaker 1: now if you still can, because you want them. Just 933 00:43:00,080 --> 00:43:02,040 Speaker 1: case in the fantasy playoffs. Although for all the things 934 00:43:02,040 --> 00:43:03,800 Speaker 1: that Som J. P Ryan did, it was Chris Evans 935 00:43:03,880 --> 00:43:07,200 Speaker 1: that scored the touchdown late in the game. Because fantasy 936 00:43:07,200 --> 00:43:09,120 Speaker 1: football is stupid and I don't know why anyone plays 937 00:43:09,120 --> 00:43:12,400 Speaker 1: it any any other guys that deserve me. Madden Boost, 938 00:43:12,760 --> 00:43:15,839 Speaker 1: Zonovan Knight, Bam Knight, whatever you want to call him. 939 00:43:16,000 --> 00:43:19,560 Speaker 1: He played well yesterday fifteen carries for ninety yards at 940 00:43:19,640 --> 00:43:22,399 Speaker 1: six yards per carry, and then he caught all five 941 00:43:22,440 --> 00:43:25,360 Speaker 1: of his targets for twenty eight yards. Listen, if the 942 00:43:25,480 --> 00:43:27,880 Speaker 1: Jets decided to let him run the ball on the 943 00:43:27,880 --> 00:43:30,360 Speaker 1: one yard line instead of have Mike White throw the 944 00:43:30,360 --> 00:43:32,239 Speaker 1: ball like ten times, and they might have won this 945 00:43:32,400 --> 00:43:34,600 Speaker 1: game because he could have been punching it in. He 946 00:43:34,680 --> 00:43:37,880 Speaker 1: just looks good. I don't have him as a start 947 00:43:37,960 --> 00:43:40,600 Speaker 1: next week because we don't know about Michael Carter. But 948 00:43:40,640 --> 00:43:43,520 Speaker 1: if Michael Carter sits, Zonovan Knight is someone that I 949 00:43:43,560 --> 00:43:46,200 Speaker 1: think you very much still get in your starting lineups. Absolutely, 950 00:43:46,280 --> 00:43:47,920 Speaker 1: you know, it's sort of weird, like Night does all 951 00:43:47,960 --> 00:43:49,800 Speaker 1: this work, They get down close and then they decided 952 00:43:49,840 --> 00:43:52,520 Speaker 1: that we need to feed Braxton Barrios in the red zone. 953 00:43:52,560 --> 00:43:54,759 Speaker 1: Like I don't I don't understand that. But I'm a 954 00:43:54,840 --> 00:43:56,799 Speaker 1: dude who just talks about fake football for a living, 955 00:43:56,880 --> 00:43:59,880 Speaker 1: So what do I know. My last one is Taylor Heinik, 956 00:44:00,280 --> 00:44:03,080 Speaker 1: and it was nice to see him get more people 957 00:44:03,080 --> 00:44:05,840 Speaker 1: than just Terry McLaurin involved. Yes, McLaurin was involved, but 958 00:44:05,880 --> 00:44:08,160 Speaker 1: as we talked about, we saw him feeding the ball 959 00:44:08,239 --> 00:44:12,680 Speaker 1: to Curtis Samuel, to Johan Dotson and again continuing to 960 00:44:12,760 --> 00:44:16,239 Speaker 1: play well. Seventeen point six fantasy points, two seventy five 961 00:44:16,280 --> 00:44:19,200 Speaker 1: passing yards. Again, he's one of those guys that's it's 962 00:44:19,239 --> 00:44:22,359 Speaker 1: not it's not splashy, right, it's that spectacular, But he's 963 00:44:22,400 --> 00:44:25,360 Speaker 1: been pretty steady, pretty consistent, and he's got the Commanders 964 00:44:25,400 --> 00:44:28,359 Speaker 1: playing well. He's got them very much in contention right now. 965 00:44:28,400 --> 00:44:31,719 Speaker 1: And so I don't know that you're ever gonna feel 966 00:44:31,719 --> 00:44:34,640 Speaker 1: comfortable like in a in a one QB league starting him, 967 00:44:34,640 --> 00:44:36,880 Speaker 1: but two QB leagues. He's proven that he's a viable 968 00:44:36,920 --> 00:44:39,440 Speaker 1: option for you. And look, he's playing well, so I 969 00:44:39,480 --> 00:44:41,640 Speaker 1: think he deserves a little bit of recognition for what 970 00:44:41,760 --> 00:44:43,880 Speaker 1: he has been doing. I can't get it out of 971 00:44:43,920 --> 00:44:46,759 Speaker 1: my head. Someone I don't remember who on Twitter once 972 00:44:46,800 --> 00:44:50,000 Speaker 1: said that he looks like Andy from Toy Stories neighbor 973 00:44:50,280 --> 00:44:52,960 Speaker 1: forget his name Sid, Sid like all growing up Sid, 974 00:44:53,040 --> 00:44:55,400 Speaker 1: and I that's all I see every time. I hopefully 975 00:44:55,400 --> 00:44:57,600 Speaker 1: he got out of the habit of burning toys from 976 00:44:57,600 --> 00:45:00,600 Speaker 1: the microphone of the magnifying glass, because Sid a menace. 977 00:45:01,080 --> 00:45:06,120 Speaker 1: So good. Hopefully Taylor heinarchy is not a menace in 978 00:45:06,200 --> 00:45:09,239 Speaker 1: his life away from the football field. By the way, 979 00:45:09,320 --> 00:45:12,080 Speaker 1: a reminder in case somehow it hasn't sunk in just 980 00:45:12,239 --> 00:45:14,160 Speaker 1: yet that if you subscribe to one of these shows, 981 00:45:14,200 --> 00:45:17,120 Speaker 1: you get all of them in your podcast feed all 982 00:45:17,200 --> 00:45:19,279 Speaker 1: week long, and plus you can check us out when 983 00:45:19,280 --> 00:45:21,680 Speaker 1: we were streaming live in the NFL Fantasy App, the 984 00:45:21,760 --> 00:45:25,600 Speaker 1: NFL Fast Channels, and at YouTube dot com slash NFL 985 00:45:25,680 --> 00:45:27,640 Speaker 1: Fantasy Football. By the way, you should go and check 986 00:45:27,640 --> 00:45:30,680 Speaker 1: out I mentioned our column for the Waiver Wire. There's 987 00:45:30,719 --> 00:45:32,640 Speaker 1: some a new DFS column that comes out later in 988 00:45:32,680 --> 00:45:34,800 Speaker 1: the week. Our guy Joel writes that when it's NFL 989 00:45:34,840 --> 00:45:37,160 Speaker 1: dot com slash DFS pick, So if you get a chance, 990 00:45:37,360 --> 00:45:39,080 Speaker 1: go and check that out. If you are of the 991 00:45:39,200 --> 00:45:43,560 Speaker 1: DFS mind you want to get some information about that. 992 00:45:43,560 --> 00:45:46,160 Speaker 1: That is it. We are done. We appreciate you hanging 993 00:45:46,160 --> 00:45:48,959 Speaker 1: out with the NFL Fantasy Football show. You know the drill. 994 00:45:49,040 --> 00:45:51,319 Speaker 1: Tell two friends to tell two friends rate review and 995 00:45:51,360 --> 00:45:54,040 Speaker 1: remember it's always funny until someone gets hurt. Then it 996 00:45:54,080 --> 00:45:56,840 Speaker 1: becomes hilarious. Be safe, to take care of yourselves and 997 00:45:56,840 --> 00:46:04,880 Speaker 1: we'll talk to you on Wednesday. N want and I 998 00:46:07,800 --> 00:46:10,920 Speaker 1: want Father m HM