1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:13,240 Speaker 1: Wow, yea, what is up? Welcome to another edition of 2 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: the NFL Fantasy Football Show, presented by Caesar's Rewards. It's 3 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:19,759 Speaker 1: me your man, M G. Marcus Grant, masking and socially 4 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 1: distancing when and where necessary. And but we keep rolling along. 5 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:27,640 Speaker 1: We're getting closer and closer to the start of the 6 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 1: NFL season. We've got guys in pads making plays. We 7 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 1: have breathless Twitter reports of what is going on at 8 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 1: training camps around the country. So it is beginning to 9 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 1: feel a lot like football. So to that end, we 10 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 1: will keep going with our positional previews. We will talk 11 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:45,080 Speaker 1: some running backs. I'll introduce my guests who's gonna help 12 00:00:45,080 --> 00:00:47,559 Speaker 1: me in just a little bit. But before we do that, 13 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: let's talk to our faithful producer, Senior Edward L. Murphy 14 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 1: Esquire Murphy. On Tuesday, I know you were sweltering in 15 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: your apartment. Please tell me things have gotten a little 16 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: bit better for you, well as you could see. Uh 17 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 1: for those watching me wearing a tank top and a headband, 18 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: note has not gotten better. Actually the worst. There's been 19 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: a leak in my second bedroom when my roommate lives 20 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 1: so that carpets up all his stuff in the living room. 21 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: That's why I'm recording this Thursday show in my bedroom now. 22 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 1: So it's a total mess. But not all things are bad. 23 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: My draft board from my main league has shipped to 24 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:21,120 Speaker 1: my house and I am full blown fantacy draft mode. 25 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 1: So I am very excited about that it's almost here. Yeah, 26 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 1: silver lightings right. I mean, look, if you have to 27 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:28,959 Speaker 1: be uncomfortable in your apartment, at least you can draft 28 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 1: in your own apartment. So yeah, there's some prep that 29 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 1: gets my mind up the heat exactly. Fantastic, awesome. Um, well, 30 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:39,399 Speaker 1: let us shift our gears now to talk about some 31 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,479 Speaker 1: running backs, and to help me do that, I'm gonna 32 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 1: bring in a familiar face and a guy that we're 33 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 1: hoping to have weekly on this podcast now that he 34 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 1: is back question mark with this on a regular basis again, 35 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: is Michael Florio Florio always glad to have you on 36 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: the show, And I guess a preemptive welcome back. I 37 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 1: know that things are not official official, but are official 38 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: enough for me to say, welcome back to the show. 39 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 1: Thank you for having me, always, always love coming on 40 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 1: the show with you, Marcus, So thank you for welcome 41 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 1: to me back. I'm excited to be back. And I 42 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 1: feel Eddie's pain because it's been really hot here in 43 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 1: l A. And in the afternoon, even with my air 44 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:17,760 Speaker 1: conditioner on my apartment is way too hot. Yeah you know. 45 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 1: I mean I was saying earlier this week, if this 46 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: is that weird time of year in l A or 47 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 1: in California in general work it gets so hot that 48 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 1: the public utilities tell you to turn off your air conditioning, 49 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: which is the most backward logic ever, But uh, this 50 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 1: is the world that we live in. Uh. Anywaylet's start 51 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:34,440 Speaker 1: off by doing a little bit of news. Got a 52 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,359 Speaker 1: few headlines here worthy to talk about. The first one, 53 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 1: Bill Belichick says it is possible that the Patriots start 54 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 1: the season with a quarterback platoon. I mean, there have 55 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: been reports that you've got Jared Stidham and Cam Newton 56 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:51,520 Speaker 1: and even Brian Hoyer sort of rotating there at Patriots camp. 57 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: Does this mean, Mike that maybe we should back off 58 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: this idea of Cam Newton as a late round flyer 59 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: in fantasy leagues. I don't think so. I think this 60 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 1: is a lot of coach speak from Belichick. Like, first 61 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:06,080 Speaker 1: of all, he included Brian Hoyer in that mix. I 62 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 1: think right there, we could throw Brian Hoyer away, like 63 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 1: we know who he is at this point in his career. 64 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 1: We've seen plenty of Brian Hoyer. He hasn't really looked 65 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: that great the last couple of times he's been sprung 66 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 1: into action. And I saw today on Twitter that Jared 67 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 1: Stidham has thrown his seventh interception at practice. And if 68 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: there's one thing that Bill Belichick doesn't deal with, it's turnovers. 69 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 1: In fact, we saw last year he brought in Jared 70 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: Stidham in a blowout, he throws a pick six, and 71 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:32,799 Speaker 1: then Brady's back out there in the next series. So 72 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 1: Belichick is not gonna put up with that lightly. If 73 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: there is a platoon here, it means something is wrong 74 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 1: with Cam Newton in my opinion, because if Cam is 75 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: anywhere close to what he was before the injuries, he's 76 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 1: clearly the best option. And I think his ceiling in fantasy, 77 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: if he can get back to that rushing ability, like 78 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: his ceiling is really high in fantasy, I think as well. Yeah, no, 79 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 1: I have been big on taking Cam Newton, especially because 80 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 1: of where he's available in drafts. The risk is next 81 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 1: to nothing, and we know what he can be when 82 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: he's completely healthy. We're talking about a guy who at 83 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: his peak was a top three fantasy quarterback. And even 84 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 1: if he's not that guy, even if he's just a 85 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 1: portion of that guy, and he could get, you know, 86 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 1: into the top twelve, maybe top ten. Uh, You're you're 87 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 1: going to look like a genius for taking that shot 88 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:19,159 Speaker 1: at him pretty much at the end of your drafts. Uh. 89 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:22,599 Speaker 1: Staying in the division Down in Miami, Ryan Fitzpatrick is 90 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 1: reportedly expected to win the Dolphins quarterback job over to 91 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 1: a tag of Aaloa. I mean, for me, it makes 92 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 1: perfect sense, Mike, because why wouldn't you start the guy 93 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 1: who was your leading rusher last year? Um? For you, 94 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: does this change anything with how you view the Dolphins 95 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: offense fantasy wise? Yeah? Forget Cam. Ryan Fitzpatrick is the 96 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 1: running quarterback that we want here doesn't know. I think 97 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:47,279 Speaker 1: to me, this was the expected move to where we 98 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: know he's dealing with that hip injury. And I think 99 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:52,600 Speaker 1: if you're the Dolphins, you're viewing it as why rush him? 100 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: They're not really looking. I don't think they're expecting to 101 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 1: compete in like win the division or anything like that. 102 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:00,040 Speaker 1: I think they are doing a good job getting a 103 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:02,720 Speaker 1: a young talent in for the future. So because of that, 104 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: I think they will bring to along slowly. I wouldn't 105 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 1: be surprised if we see two us starting in you know, 106 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:11,240 Speaker 1: maybe late November or December or something like that. But 107 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:15,039 Speaker 1: I think early on, especially in with the rookies, you know, 108 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: being a little bit behind, no preseason, just going on 109 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:20,360 Speaker 1: training camp. So I think it makes sense to start Fitzpatrick. 110 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 1: And I think for fantasy this is the move I'm 111 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:26,600 Speaker 1: excited for because we saw DeVante Parker really take off 112 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:29,919 Speaker 1: with Ryan Fitzpatrick. We know Fitzy is not afraid to 113 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 1: to sling the ball, He's gonna air it out. So 114 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 1: I think for fantasy this elevates the Dolphins floors because 115 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: with two it's just so much of an unknown. At 116 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:40,719 Speaker 1: least we know what Fitzpatrick and we know Fitzpatrick is 117 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:43,640 Speaker 1: not gonna be afraid to throw that ball. Side note, 118 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 1: Does it make you nervous that everybody's saying the Bills 119 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:47,839 Speaker 1: potentially the best team in the a f C East 120 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: right now? Very much so, because I mean what can 121 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 1: go right then? You know, like it's last year they 122 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:55,599 Speaker 1: came count a little bit out of nowhere and surprised 123 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 1: a lot of people. It was fun. Now you put 124 00:05:57,640 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 1: expectations on I'm afraid like it'll what happened to the 125 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 1: Browns last year or something like that, because you know 126 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: Lis Marcus, things always go wrong for the teams. I like, so, yeah, 127 00:06:08,440 --> 00:06:11,919 Speaker 1: that is unfortunate. Um, turn into some running back news 128 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 1: on Tuesday. Actually, earlier this week, I was just sort 129 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:16,800 Speaker 1: of proclaiming that I have now become all in on 130 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 1: Miles Sanders because Doug Peterson says that he is the guy. Uh. 131 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 1: And then immediately pretty much after I say that, reports 132 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:26,839 Speaker 1: come that he has a lower body injury. I know 133 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 1: the Eagles aren't worried about it. Are you worried about 134 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 1: it at all? So? First, are you to blame for this? 135 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 1: I think I am. Yeah, But I'm a little sad 136 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:37,840 Speaker 1: with you, Marcus, because I am I'm with you. I'm 137 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:39,920 Speaker 1: all in a Miles Sanders. I think he is going 138 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:42,360 Speaker 1: to be an RB one this year. Uh? And and 139 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 1: does this weary me? Not yet, because all the reports 140 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:48,040 Speaker 1: are he's going to be healthy to go week one. 141 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 1: That's the expectation right now. So this is something that 142 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 1: I think we have to monitor if next week. We're 143 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:55,840 Speaker 1: still hearing week to week and he's he's a little 144 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 1: bit up in the air. Then I'll start to get 145 00:06:57,240 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 1: a little bit more scared. But we still have a 146 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:02,040 Speaker 1: few weeks right now before we one, and I love 147 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 1: hearing that he's going to be the bell cow there. 148 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:06,520 Speaker 1: I think we saw that last year when Jordan Howard 149 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:09,279 Speaker 1: went down, and I think Doug Peterson finally found the 150 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 1: RB he can trust. And I'm with you, Marcus, I 151 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 1: really like Miles Sanders this season. Adam Rank pointed out 152 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 1: that this is very a very hockey esque injury designation 153 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:20,760 Speaker 1: just to say lower body. Uh you know, I mean 154 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: this literally could be anything from you know, a pull 155 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 1: hamstring to like he stubbed his toe getting out of 156 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 1: bed in the morning. Uh, there's a wide range about 157 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 1: with his lower body injury. Last bit of news hockey, Yeah, 158 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 1: hopefully not right. Hopefully not last bit of news Down 159 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 1: in Arizona, Cliff Kingsbury has said we feel like Chase 160 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:44,920 Speaker 1: Edmunds is a starting running back. I have been waving 161 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: the flag for Kenyan Drake all off season long. So 162 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 1: because I am biased here, I'm saying this is coach 163 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 1: speak and that they're just trying to pump up Chase Edmonds. 164 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 1: Uh is this coach speak or is there really something 165 00:07:57,200 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 1: to be concerned about if you're targeting Edmunds or targeting 166 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 1: Drake drafts. I think it's a little bit of each, 167 00:08:03,760 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 1: like because I'm with you, Marcus, I really like Kennyan Drake. 168 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 1: He's in my top ten running back to my rankings. 169 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 1: I have no problem taking him late in the first round. 170 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:14,280 Speaker 1: But I also really do think Chase Edmonds is one 171 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 1: of the better backups in football. In fact, in recent 172 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:19,640 Speaker 1: years has been kind of a movement in fantasy football 173 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:22,600 Speaker 1: to not draft your handcuffs because you're drafting more for 174 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:25,480 Speaker 1: the floor then. But I do think there's a handful 175 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 1: of backups and Chase Edmonds is one of them. Tony 176 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 1: Pollard with TVs. Mary, a couple of others that I 177 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 1: think if anything happens to the starter, those guys are 178 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 1: instantly RB two's, maybe even RB ones. And the thing 179 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:38,840 Speaker 1: that I like so much about the Cardinals offense is 180 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:41,319 Speaker 1: last year, it didn't matter which of the three running 181 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 1: backs it was for the first six weeks, was David Johnson. 182 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:45,959 Speaker 1: Then there was that stretch in the middle of the 183 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:48,439 Speaker 1: year where it was Chase Edmonds before he got hurt, 184 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:51,440 Speaker 1: and then Kenny Drake took over. They were They performed 185 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:54,040 Speaker 1: like RB ones each and every week no matter who 186 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:57,680 Speaker 1: it was there, and the starter dominated these snaps for 187 00:08:57,840 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 1: the Cardinals. So I do try us Kenyan Drake, but 188 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 1: I do think Chase Edmonds is one of the backups 189 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:05,079 Speaker 1: that you want to kind of emphasize and get if 190 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 1: you draft Kenny Drink. Yeah, I think I do think 191 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 1: that is going to be important, and I keep saying it, 192 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:12,960 Speaker 1: especially in this COVID year, not knowing how things are 193 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 1: going to play out. Finding those guys who not only 194 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 1: have good potential backup value, but have some potential standalone 195 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: value too depending on how the offense goes, I think 196 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 1: it's going to be important. So maybe Chase Edmonds is 197 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:26,320 Speaker 1: a name we need to keep in our back pocket 198 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:27,839 Speaker 1: and talk about a little bit more as we get 199 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 1: closer to the start of the season. Let's dive into 200 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:34,440 Speaker 1: our running back preview. We have plenty to talk about 201 00:09:34,520 --> 00:09:37,680 Speaker 1: with all these guys, so let's just started the basics here. Mike, 202 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 1: do you have a particular strategy when it comes to 203 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:46,720 Speaker 1: drafting running backs? Yeah. In fact, my whole fantasy strategy 204 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 1: as a whole is built around running backs. Like, I 205 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:51,840 Speaker 1: am trying to get as many running backs in the 206 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 1: early rounds as possible because in round one, I mean, 207 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 1: it's becoming pretty common to see like ten eleven of 208 00:09:57,559 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 1: the first twelve picks be running backs. So think, if 209 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:01,920 Speaker 1: you don't take one in round one, you're gonna miss 210 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 1: out on that high end, elite talent. And then I 211 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 1: think after that in rounds two and three, if you're 212 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 1: not taking at least one shot there and running back, 213 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:11,440 Speaker 1: you're missing out on one of those backs that has 214 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 1: Round one type potential and for some reason is falling 215 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:17,079 Speaker 1: a little bit. But to me, you need to get 216 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 1: the running backs early because I think from rounds four on, 217 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 1: the receivers are head and shoulders better than all the 218 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:25,560 Speaker 1: running backs. By round Like, there's so many receivers that 219 00:10:25,600 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 1: I think have wide receiver one potential and you can 220 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 1: get them in rounds four or five, six, but running 221 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:33,160 Speaker 1: back at that point really drives up. So my approach 222 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:35,040 Speaker 1: is to get them early and then load up on 223 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:36,959 Speaker 1: other positions and then you know, when we get back 224 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 1: into the double digit rounds, I'll take some more flyers, 225 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 1: some guys that I like. Yeah, I don't know how 226 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:44,560 Speaker 1: often I have gone necessarily running back running back to start, 227 00:10:44,559 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 1: but I do feel like in the first two rounds 228 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:48,840 Speaker 1: I've got to get at least one. In those times 229 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 1: where I have have skipped getting a running back in 230 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:54,520 Speaker 1: the first couple of rounds, I just it goes so quickly, 231 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 1: and you you find the coverard is really bare, and 232 00:10:57,600 --> 00:10:59,560 Speaker 1: maybe you do love your wide receivers or you do 233 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:02,199 Speaker 1: love your tied end, but that running back position makes 234 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 1: you a little bit nervous. So I will ask the question. Though, 235 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:08,320 Speaker 1: there are still people that are going with the zero 236 00:11:08,400 --> 00:11:10,959 Speaker 1: RB philosophy, and I know for those who maybe aren't familiar, 237 00:11:10,960 --> 00:11:13,440 Speaker 1: it is the idea that you wait on getting a 238 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:15,200 Speaker 1: running back, that you go and you load up on 239 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:18,000 Speaker 1: other positions in the first three or four, maybe even 240 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 1: five rounds, and then start looking to get your running 241 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:22,840 Speaker 1: back there. I feel like it's a hard thing to 242 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 1: do this year. I know there are people that are 243 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:27,920 Speaker 1: still sort of holding to that idea if you decided 244 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:30,080 Speaker 1: to go that route, Mike, are there guys that you 245 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 1: would suggest people target in kind of the middle rounds? Yeah, 246 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:36,720 Speaker 1: there are there. There's the guys like the Chase Edmonds. 247 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 1: I think Zack Moss is a perfect fit for that 248 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:42,960 Speaker 1: because he is competing with Devin Singletary for the starting job. 249 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 1: To me, you gotta try to find the backups. Kareem 250 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:48,640 Speaker 1: Hunt is a great example. Tony Pollard letav Is Mary 251 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 1: trying to find the backups. Like we were talking about 252 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:53,920 Speaker 1: earlier markets that do have standalone value, but if anything 253 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 1: at all happens to the starter, or if they can 254 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 1: continue to eat into that workload, their their potential is 255 00:11:59,360 --> 00:12:01,079 Speaker 1: you know, top to want to even maybe top ten 256 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:03,120 Speaker 1: running backs. Those are the backs that I think you 257 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:05,640 Speaker 1: have to target if you're going zero RB, if you're 258 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 1: targeting more of those safe floor backs, I don't think 259 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:11,720 Speaker 1: they're you're really gonna benefit because those guys ceilings not 260 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:13,520 Speaker 1: nearly as high, so you're gonna be looking for the 261 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:15,360 Speaker 1: off the waiver wire to try to find a starter. 262 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 1: To me, I think if you're going zero or B 263 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: and I've done it in a draft this year, Marcus 264 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:21,079 Speaker 1: and I really did not like it. But I think 265 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 1: if for you it's the approach you want to take, 266 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:25,040 Speaker 1: you need to go with those guys who have stand 267 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:27,800 Speaker 1: alone value, but the upside is even higher. If anything 268 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 1: happens to the starter. Yeah, I think more than anything, 269 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:34,400 Speaker 1: I've probably been a modified zero RB because, like I said, 270 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:37,559 Speaker 1: I I feel just kind of icky if I don't 271 00:12:37,559 --> 00:12:39,840 Speaker 1: have at least one guy I can count on, and 272 00:12:39,880 --> 00:12:41,959 Speaker 1: I feel like I can count on after the first 273 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:43,800 Speaker 1: rounds in my draft, I will say that when I've 274 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: gone to be modified route, I've liked, you know, say 275 00:12:46,000 --> 00:12:48,040 Speaker 1: a guy like Jordan Howard in the middle rounds who 276 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:51,120 Speaker 1: I think is still a good running back. Um, I 277 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 1: look at David Montgomery. I haven't been able to pull 278 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:55,719 Speaker 1: the trigger undrafting David Montgomery, and I think maybe it's 279 00:12:55,720 --> 00:12:57,719 Speaker 1: because he burned me last year, and so I'm still 280 00:12:57,720 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 1: a little bit better. Like I'm willing to admit that 281 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 1: I'm in my wings. I just don't like that he's 282 00:13:03,679 --> 00:13:06,520 Speaker 1: not gonna catch passes like right, it's it catch his 283 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:09,000 Speaker 1: upside so much, I think because Thari Cohen is so 284 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:12,760 Speaker 1: good at that. Yeah, No, I I completely agree. Um, 285 00:13:12,800 --> 00:13:14,400 Speaker 1: all right, let's start at the top though, the the 286 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 1: elite guys at this point, Christian McCaffrey is pretty much 287 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:21,959 Speaker 1: the consensus number one pick. I feel like sa Quon 288 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:26,199 Speaker 1: has pretty much cemented that Number two spot. So who 289 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 1: is your third running back? Is it? I mean there 290 00:13:28,880 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 1: are options there, There's Kimara, There's there's Zeke Elliott. I mean, 291 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:32,920 Speaker 1: I guess if you want to think outside the box, 292 00:13:32,960 --> 00:13:36,160 Speaker 1: I guess maybe Dalvin Cook. Who is your running back three? 293 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 1: Right now? For me, it is Alvin Kamara and he 294 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 1: is He's a running back that last year was in 295 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 1: the conversation with sa Quan and Christian McCaffrey to be 296 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:48,400 Speaker 1: the number one overall back, and then last year, I 297 00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:50,880 Speaker 1: know he didn't live up to those expectations. He still 298 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 1: was a top ten fantasy running back, but his ankle 299 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:56,720 Speaker 1: and his knee, he said he was not playing anywhere 300 00:13:56,720 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 1: close to a percent from really week three on. And 301 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:01,480 Speaker 1: in fact, this is a guy who was first couple 302 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 1: of years, in the first two years in the league, 303 00:14:03,559 --> 00:14:06,720 Speaker 1: was scoring fourteen touchdowns or more like it was nothing, 304 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:09,120 Speaker 1: and then last year he scored two touchdowns in Week 305 00:14:09,200 --> 00:14:12,120 Speaker 1: three and didn't score again until Week sixteen. It just 306 00:14:12,320 --> 00:14:16,960 Speaker 1: wasn't who Alvin Kamara is. And despite being banged up 307 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: and not being fully healthy, he still had eighty one 308 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 1: catches for third straight year, which is oddly impressive. But 309 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:26,720 Speaker 1: Christian McCaffrey are like the only backs who could say 310 00:14:26,760 --> 00:14:28,840 Speaker 1: they've done that in that span, And then I think 311 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 1: there's gonna be positive touchdown regression for him. And with 312 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:35,440 Speaker 1: Ezekiel Elliott, he wasn't the same guy last year. Like 313 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 1: he was still awesome in the top five fantasy running 314 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:41,960 Speaker 1: back and super safe, but that ceiling wasn't quite what 315 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 1: it once was from previous years. He had a career 316 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:47,360 Speaker 1: low in fantasy points per game, in rushing yards per game, 317 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 1: in scrimmage yards per game. He did not finish a 318 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 1: single week as the top scoring running back last year. 319 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 1: So and then I wouldn't be surprised this year if 320 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 1: with the new coach in place and and all those 321 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:00,920 Speaker 1: great pass catchers around, if they become a little bit 322 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 1: more of the past happy offense, because under with Deck 323 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:07,080 Speaker 1: they really have still continued to be a run first team, 324 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:10,040 Speaker 1: but we've started to see that change the last two seasons. 325 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:12,600 Speaker 1: So for me, I think you're splitting hairs here when 326 00:15:12,640 --> 00:15:15,200 Speaker 1: you're debating between these two, because I think they whoever 327 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:17,200 Speaker 1: goes three the other ones should go for. But for me, 328 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 1: I would take Vin Camara at three. Yeah, No, I've 329 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:23,360 Speaker 1: I've been putting Camarica solidly at three for most of 330 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:26,560 Speaker 1: this draft season. And you talk about the the touchdown regression. 331 00:15:26,600 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously after the huge numbers his first two years. 332 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:32,360 Speaker 1: I think it was thirty one total touchdowns in his 333 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 1: first two seasons. Um, you know, I guess some regression 334 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:37,680 Speaker 1: was to be expected. We didn't expect it to drop 335 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 1: off as much as it did. But the thing I 336 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 1: kept coming back to with Camara is that a lot 337 00:15:43,040 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 1: of his efficiency metrics were very similar to what we 338 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:48,200 Speaker 1: saw the first couple of years. And then you throw 339 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 1: in the fact, as you mentioned that he wasn't a 340 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:52,320 Speaker 1: hundred percent healthy. I think that kind of makes you 341 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:54,440 Speaker 1: feel a little bit better about taking him in that 342 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 1: third slot this year and knowing he can get back 343 00:15:56,960 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 1: to being the camera that we saw his first couple 344 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 1: of years in. All Right, I'm choose your fighter, Dalvin 345 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 1: Cook or Derrick Henry. Which one would you go with? 346 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go with Dalvin Cook. I've never been a 347 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 1: huge Derrick Henry supporter, and it's just because the lack 348 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:16,400 Speaker 1: of usage in the passing game, and I wish the 349 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 1: Titans would use him more because the little bits that 350 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:21,240 Speaker 1: they have, He's looked all right in it, And I mean, 351 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 1: why would you not try everything in your power to 352 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:25,360 Speaker 1: get that guy in the ball as much as you 353 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 1: possibly can. But the low reception total, it just puts 354 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 1: a little bit of a cap on his upside. And 355 00:16:31,120 --> 00:16:34,880 Speaker 1: he had a perfect season last year, like he was 356 00:16:34,920 --> 00:16:39,080 Speaker 1: the only back to have less than thirty receptive targets 357 00:16:39,120 --> 00:16:41,760 Speaker 1: and put up the numbers that he did and finished 358 00:16:41,800 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 1: as a top five fantasy back in recent history. So 359 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 1: to me, Dalvin Cook, I also think we sleep on 360 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:49,680 Speaker 1: Dalvin Cook a little bit. Like this guy. He was 361 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:52,680 Speaker 1: nine fantasy points behind McCaffrey on a per game basis, 362 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:54,680 Speaker 1: but there was no one even closer to Dalvin Cook, 363 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 1: uh than to McCaffrey than Dalvin Cook. He was the 364 00:16:57,440 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 1: RB two and points per game and he was looking 365 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 1: like a legitimate league winner until he got hurt down 366 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 1: the stretch. I understand that that is his one big 367 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:07,119 Speaker 1: concern is can he stay healthy? But if he is 368 00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:09,640 Speaker 1: on the field and healthy, I worry about him week 369 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:12,080 Speaker 1: to week a lot less than Derrick Henry because with Henry, 370 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:14,399 Speaker 1: I fear if the Titans fall behind, are they going 371 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:17,560 Speaker 1: to pull him off the field. Yeah? My I know 372 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:20,000 Speaker 1: at the end of last season just to sort of 373 00:17:20,040 --> 00:17:22,560 Speaker 1: stir up conversation. You know, we always get to December 374 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:25,680 Speaker 1: January and we start talking earlier about who should be 375 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:28,639 Speaker 1: the number one overall pick next season, And obviously the 376 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:32,560 Speaker 1: easy answer back then was Christian McCaffrey. As a discussion point, 377 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:34,719 Speaker 1: I threw in Dalvin Cook just because I felt like 378 00:17:34,840 --> 00:17:38,400 Speaker 1: I wanted to sort of highlight what he had accomplished. Obviously, 379 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:40,359 Speaker 1: we're here in August and and that hasn't really come 380 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:42,359 Speaker 1: to fruition, and that's fine. I don't have a problem 381 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:45,000 Speaker 1: with that, but I do think it was worthy of 382 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:47,520 Speaker 1: at least talking about because he was a guy who 383 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 1: was uber productive. He sort of finally broke out in 384 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:52,880 Speaker 1: the way we expected last year. The thing about Derrick 385 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:55,000 Speaker 1: Henry that sort of worries me to on top of 386 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 1: him not catching passes, I mean, we talk about touchdown regression, right, 387 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 1: and we all look at Aaron Jones like, there's no 388 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:04,399 Speaker 1: way he's gonna score nineteen touchdowns again. I mean, maybe 389 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:07,720 Speaker 1: fifteen sixteen touchdowns is doable again for Derrick Henry, But 390 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:10,440 Speaker 1: as you mentioned, with him not catching the football, that 391 00:18:10,520 --> 00:18:13,439 Speaker 1: really does put a burden on him to be a 392 00:18:13,560 --> 00:18:16,159 Speaker 1: really top level running back. I mean, he's got to 393 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 1: rush the ball super effectively to come back to that 394 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: number again and to produce that way. And so, uh, 395 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 1: you know, look, I don't know how much you believe 396 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:26,040 Speaker 1: in Ryan Tannehill necessarily Mike if you believe in he 397 00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:28,400 Speaker 1: and A J. Brown and maybe Johnny Smith to really 398 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:31,400 Speaker 1: pick things up and be an even more contributing part 399 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:34,840 Speaker 1: of this offense. But I do worry that that Derrick 400 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:37,320 Speaker 1: Henry just isn't gonna hit that touchdown number again. I 401 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 1: think that that, to me makes it scary for me 402 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:41,240 Speaker 1: to take him in that sixth or seventh slot. I 403 00:18:41,280 --> 00:18:44,639 Speaker 1: don't know if you feel that way. Yeah, I do 404 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:46,840 Speaker 1: not really leave a lot of drafts with Derrick Henry. 405 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 1: And it's kind of why I hate like the middle 406 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:52,119 Speaker 1: portion of the first round, because you have to choose 407 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 1: between like Derrick Henry or or Joe Mixon maybe unless 408 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:58,600 Speaker 1: you want to pull up like a Drake or Sanders 409 00:18:58,640 --> 00:19:01,240 Speaker 1: Eckler those guys. So I don't like the middle rounds. 410 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:03,960 Speaker 1: And as for Tannehill, like I do think he is 411 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:07,159 Speaker 1: a big improvement over Mariota, and I think that the 412 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:10,080 Speaker 1: Titans offense will be at least somewhat close to what 413 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:12,720 Speaker 1: they were here last year, but they were so efficient, 414 00:19:13,200 --> 00:19:15,640 Speaker 1: especially on those deep plays and Derrick Henry breaking those 415 00:19:15,680 --> 00:19:18,199 Speaker 1: home runs. Like, I think the efficiency is definitely going 416 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:20,560 Speaker 1: to come down a bit, which main lead to more volume, 417 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 1: but they were hitting those big plays. It's such a 418 00:19:23,119 --> 00:19:25,080 Speaker 1: successful clip last year that I just don't think they 419 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:28,400 Speaker 1: can do that again. Yeah, one last note about Derrick 420 00:19:28,440 --> 00:19:30,680 Speaker 1: Henry before we hit the break. Yeah, he won the 421 00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:33,359 Speaker 1: rushing title last year. Also, keep in mind he had 422 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:36,920 Speaker 1: a two hundred yard game in Week seventeen, which did 423 00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:40,720 Speaker 1: absolutely nothing for you. So that's just one thing to 424 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 1: remember if you were thinking about targeting Derrick Henry in 425 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:46,880 Speaker 1: the first round. Rolling along on the running back preview 426 00:19:46,960 --> 00:19:49,680 Speaker 1: here on the NFL Fantasy Football Show, let's talk about 427 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:51,399 Speaker 1: some of these mid tier guys. And there were a 428 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 1: couple that I saw as I was going through a 429 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:56,240 Speaker 1: DP list that jumped out at me. If you had 430 00:19:56,240 --> 00:20:01,000 Speaker 1: to choose between Todd Gurley or Leonard four Nett, which 431 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:04,479 Speaker 1: one of those guys are you more comfortable with? Uh? 432 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:10,560 Speaker 1: Is neither an answer? It would be Leonard Fournette of 433 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:13,600 Speaker 1: the two. But these are two guys that both worry me. Uh, 434 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:16,080 Speaker 1: The only reason I would go with for Net is 435 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:18,439 Speaker 1: because I have no health concerns about him, And that 436 00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:20,520 Speaker 1: sounds kind of weird to say about for Net, because 437 00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:22,879 Speaker 1: the first two seasons of his career, that's all we 438 00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:25,920 Speaker 1: worried about was his foot. My concerns with four Net 439 00:20:26,040 --> 00:20:28,480 Speaker 1: is more it seems like his own team doesn't really 440 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:31,200 Speaker 1: want him there. Uh. And then there's Chris Thompson, who 441 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 1: J Gruden loves uh and has really featured in his 442 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 1: offenses the last six seasons. And then there's also the 443 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:39,679 Speaker 1: Visca Channault, who I think can get some work as 444 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:42,200 Speaker 1: a pass catcher out of the backfield. And so much 445 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:44,280 Speaker 1: of what made Leonard Fournette great last year was his 446 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 1: ability to catch passes. The hundred targets seventies six catches, 447 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 1: and I figured out that for every ten targets you 448 00:20:50,359 --> 00:20:52,520 Speaker 1: take away from him to mitigate that, he would need 449 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:55,639 Speaker 1: to score two touchdowns on average. Uh. So we were 450 00:20:55,640 --> 00:20:59,320 Speaker 1: already hoping for some touchdown regression. I'm hoping that have 451 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:01,919 Speaker 1: you invest him as an RB two, you're kind of 452 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:05,520 Speaker 1: hoping that maybe he still sees around sixty targets and 453 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:07,680 Speaker 1: can get you in the range of like eight or nine, 454 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 1: uh touchdowns, because then he would live up to the expectation. 455 00:21:10,720 --> 00:21:13,800 Speaker 1: My concerned with Todd Gurley is the complete opposite, Like 456 00:21:14,640 --> 00:21:17,560 Speaker 1: arthritis in the knee just simply does not go away. 457 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:20,680 Speaker 1: And last year Todd Gurley did not look like himself. 458 00:21:20,760 --> 00:21:22,480 Speaker 1: He looked like he was missing a lot of that 459 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:25,200 Speaker 1: elusiveness that he had early in his career. He became 460 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:28,520 Speaker 1: more of a north South runner. And I know it's 461 00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 1: easy to get excited, oh he's there with the Falcons now, 462 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:33,600 Speaker 1: and but last year, what made Juvonta Freeman so great 463 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 1: was his ability to catch passes and that was where 464 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:39,840 Speaker 1: Todd Gurley was completely basically removed from the Rams offense 465 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:42,240 Speaker 1: as the season went on last year. So if that 466 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:44,720 Speaker 1: efficiency in the past game continues to go down, I 467 00:21:44,720 --> 00:21:47,680 Speaker 1: think the floor for Todd Gurley is he completely bottoms 468 00:21:47,680 --> 00:21:50,720 Speaker 1: out for you this year. Because uh, me and Matt 469 00:21:50,760 --> 00:21:54,040 Speaker 1: Frederick Marcus, you know, the other researcher extraordinaire here, we 470 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:56,800 Speaker 1: went back and found all the running backs because Todd 471 00:21:56,800 --> 00:22:00,840 Speaker 1: Gurley from twenty nineteen, his Fantasy points per game decreased 472 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:04,320 Speaker 1: by twelve per game from twenty six to fourteen, And 473 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:06,080 Speaker 1: when me and Matt went back and looked throughout the 474 00:22:06,119 --> 00:22:09,880 Speaker 1: years since two thousand, no player has had a decrease 475 00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:12,920 Speaker 1: in their Fantasy points per game that wide and ever 476 00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:16,680 Speaker 1: averaged fifteen Fantasy points per game again, and then only 477 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:20,159 Speaker 1: a handful of them average double digit Fantasy points per 478 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:23,199 Speaker 1: game again. So to me, I understand the upside with 479 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 1: Todd Gurley, but I think the risk is way heavier 480 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:28,920 Speaker 1: and there's a chance that you legitimately can't use him 481 00:22:28,920 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 1: in fantasy at some point this season. Yeah. I remember 482 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:35,399 Speaker 1: sort of saying earlier this officinas and that my hope 483 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:38,240 Speaker 1: was that going to Atlanta increases his value in the 484 00:22:38,280 --> 00:22:40,840 Speaker 1: passing game, because the Rams just sort of ignored him 485 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:44,600 Speaker 1: mostly in that facet last year. And Dave Richard from 486 00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 1: CBS Sports and does a great job, came on this 487 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 1: podcast as we were doing our our divisional previews and 488 00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:52,679 Speaker 1: he pointed out, which I did not know, Todd Gurley 489 00:22:52,760 --> 00:22:55,159 Speaker 1: among running backs was dead last when it came to 490 00:22:55,320 --> 00:22:59,880 Speaker 1: yards per route run um, which is a scary scar 491 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:03,000 Speaker 1: everything to think about, even with a team that potentially 492 00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:05,320 Speaker 1: is going to have more passing volume that potentially could 493 00:23:05,359 --> 00:23:07,639 Speaker 1: get him more targets. Uh. Then I actually saw a 494 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:10,440 Speaker 1: story that they were mentioned that you know, Smith looked 495 00:23:10,480 --> 00:23:12,840 Speaker 1: good on his cuts and his ability to change the directions. 496 00:23:13,119 --> 00:23:15,240 Speaker 1: I don't know if that was a subtweet of Todd 497 00:23:15,280 --> 00:23:17,800 Speaker 1: Gurley or if they were just sort of bumping up, 498 00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:21,280 Speaker 1: you know, Smith, but it is concerning. I will say 499 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:23,080 Speaker 1: I agree with you about Fournette as well, though I 500 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:25,320 Speaker 1: have a hard time getting excited about him when the 501 00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:28,720 Speaker 1: Jaguars don't seem to want him around. And for that reason, 502 00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 1: I have been drafting Laviska Chanal in a whole bunch 503 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:34,639 Speaker 1: of places, just late in drafts. You know, there's just 504 00:23:34,720 --> 00:23:37,399 Speaker 1: kind of those upside uh end of the draft home 505 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:40,040 Speaker 1: run swings, and maybe it turns into something, maybe it doesn't, 506 00:23:40,080 --> 00:23:42,720 Speaker 1: And if it doesn't, I haven't really I haven't really 507 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:44,439 Speaker 1: spent a whole lot in draft capital, so I'm not 508 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:49,199 Speaker 1: so worried. Do you have a good handle on the 509 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:54,600 Speaker 1: Denver Broncos backfield this year? Uh, That's one of the 510 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:57,600 Speaker 1: backfields that I out of the Murkier ones, I think 511 00:23:57,640 --> 00:24:00,440 Speaker 1: it's a little bit easier to figure out. Like I'm 512 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:03,959 Speaker 1: of the mindset that they had Philip Lindsay and Royce Freeman, 513 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:07,240 Speaker 1: two pretty good running backs in my opinion, but they 514 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:09,640 Speaker 1: still went out and paid Melvin Gordon. So I think 515 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 1: Melvin Gordon is going to be the lead back there. 516 00:24:12,600 --> 00:24:16,520 Speaker 1: I think that you could trust him as an RB two. Uh. 517 00:24:16,560 --> 00:24:19,040 Speaker 1: I think Philip Lindsay will see his role. But I 518 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:22,560 Speaker 1: do think Philip Lindsay is getting a little bit his 519 00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:24,479 Speaker 1: role is getting a little bit hyped up more than 520 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:26,439 Speaker 1: I expected to be. Like a lot of people are 521 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:29,120 Speaker 1: expecting him to still see a hundred and fifty plus 522 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:32,199 Speaker 1: touches just because Royce Freeman was so involved last year. 523 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 1: Is the backup running back. I'm not as convinced as that, 524 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:37,639 Speaker 1: because I think Melvin Gordon is better than Philip Lindsay 525 00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:40,040 Speaker 1: and Royce Freeman and that they paid him, So I 526 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:42,240 Speaker 1: think he is going to see a good amount of 527 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:44,760 Speaker 1: work there, unless, of course, he stumbles out the gate 528 00:24:44,800 --> 00:24:47,439 Speaker 1: and struggles with his efficiency, which is something that we 529 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:49,600 Speaker 1: have seen out of Melvin Gordon in the past. So 530 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:51,680 Speaker 1: if I'm investing in any of the backs here, it's 531 00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:54,560 Speaker 1: it's Melvin Gordon. But this is a backfield that I 532 00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:58,280 Speaker 1: do not feel completely confident on, and I'm okay passing 533 00:24:58,320 --> 00:25:01,359 Speaker 1: on it as a whole. Yeah, I have mostly avoided it. 534 00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:03,719 Speaker 1: Um I think there may be one or two places 535 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:07,480 Speaker 1: where I am I am drafted Melvin Gordon. But my 536 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:10,080 Speaker 1: my fear with it has been that this turns into 537 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:12,200 Speaker 1: more of a hot hand sort of committee, that Melvin 538 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 1: Gordon will be named the starter, He'll be the guy 539 00:25:14,320 --> 00:25:17,600 Speaker 1: on the field first. But we could see weeks where 540 00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:20,159 Speaker 1: Philip Lindsay ends up just having a better day, and 541 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:22,680 Speaker 1: he ends up the guy who gets most of the touches, 542 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:24,240 Speaker 1: and then he's the guy who ends up on the 543 00:25:24,280 --> 00:25:26,919 Speaker 1: field and you're sitting there fuming because Melvin Gordon is 544 00:25:26,920 --> 00:25:29,360 Speaker 1: standing on the sideline with his helmet in his hand. 545 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:31,679 Speaker 1: That's the one thing that I don't know that we 546 00:25:31,720 --> 00:25:34,000 Speaker 1: can accurately predict or count on on a week to 547 00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:37,400 Speaker 1: week basis. I do think there's still some role for 548 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:40,040 Speaker 1: Philip Lindsay. I don't think you can go and have 549 00:25:40,119 --> 00:25:42,720 Speaker 1: thousand yard back to back seasons or whatever and and 550 00:25:42,800 --> 00:25:47,280 Speaker 1: just completely fade away in this offense. But you know, 551 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:49,240 Speaker 1: I think that the guy who really is hurt is 552 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:51,399 Speaker 1: the most is Royce Freeman. I think we can probably 553 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:53,920 Speaker 1: say goodbye to him with any sort of real fantasy 554 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:56,879 Speaker 1: relevance in the Denver backfield. But I'm sort of with you. 555 00:25:56,960 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 1: This is one of those back fields that I've just 556 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:02,320 Speaker 1: kind of shied away from there. I have no real 557 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:06,720 Speaker 1: idea of what the division of labor is going to be. UM, 558 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:09,120 Speaker 1: shift our focus to the rookies a little bit, because 559 00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:12,520 Speaker 1: of course we all love shiny new things in fantasy football. Uh, 560 00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:14,880 Speaker 1: you can't talk about rookie running backs this year without 561 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:18,040 Speaker 1: talking about Clyde Edwards Hilaire. What is the earliest you 562 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:22,960 Speaker 1: would draft c H. I have taken him fifth overall 563 00:26:23,119 --> 00:26:26,040 Speaker 1: in some drafts, so it's right after the big four 564 00:26:26,119 --> 00:26:29,960 Speaker 1: running backs in sake and Christian McCaffrey, Sae Kwon Barkley, 565 00:26:30,080 --> 00:26:33,639 Speaker 1: Alvin Kamara, and Ezekiel Elliott. I think after that, Clyde 566 00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:37,040 Speaker 1: Edwards Hilayer deserves to be in the picture because I 567 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:39,120 Speaker 1: know last year the Chiefs running backs let us down. 568 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:43,479 Speaker 1: But also last season, Patrick Mahomes missed time, Damian Williams 569 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:46,040 Speaker 1: missed a bunch of time, and then when Damien went down, 570 00:26:46,359 --> 00:26:48,919 Speaker 1: they were They were thrown out a skeleton of Lashawn 571 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:52,840 Speaker 1: McCoy and Darryl Williams and everyone's favorite Darwin Thompson. Like 572 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:55,359 Speaker 1: those guys are they can't hold the candle in my 573 00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:57,919 Speaker 1: opinion to Clyde Edwards Hilaire. I think Clyde Edwards hi 574 00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:00,720 Speaker 1: Layer can have a rookie season much like Kareem Hunt, 575 00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:04,320 Speaker 1: which is remember he was competing with Spencer Ware there 576 00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:06,479 Speaker 1: and then Spencer where it went down right before the season, 577 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:08,840 Speaker 1: and Kareem Home was a league winner, finishes the top 578 00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:11,280 Speaker 1: five running back led the league in rushing that year. 579 00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:13,440 Speaker 1: So I think the sky is the limit for Clyde 580 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:16,679 Speaker 1: Edwards Hilaire, and for me, it's always a decision between 581 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:18,640 Speaker 1: him and Dalvin Cook if I'm anywhere in the five 582 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:21,879 Speaker 1: or six range. See And I think this sort of 583 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:24,840 Speaker 1: goes back to your earlier point about being in the 584 00:27:24,880 --> 00:27:28,119 Speaker 1: middle of the round when you're drafting there, because it 585 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:30,159 Speaker 1: does leave you with a lot of decisions that you 586 00:27:30,280 --> 00:27:33,040 Speaker 1: may not be all that thrilled about. I think five 587 00:27:33,080 --> 00:27:35,520 Speaker 1: has sort of been the ceiling I've seen for Edwards 588 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:37,640 Speaker 1: Hilaire this year. I think I wasn't a draft where 589 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 1: somebody took him one overall and everybody sort of life, Okay, 590 00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:44,480 Speaker 1: that seems a little much. You know, who love who 591 00:27:44,520 --> 00:27:47,879 Speaker 1: love Edwards Hilaire, Um, but I felt like, you know, 592 00:27:47,960 --> 00:27:50,080 Speaker 1: I want to be and maybe those top three picks. 593 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:52,960 Speaker 1: I want to be maybe those last three picks. Uh, 594 00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:55,600 Speaker 1: somewhere in the middle just feels like death because you're right, 595 00:27:55,600 --> 00:27:58,719 Speaker 1: you're stuck. You're looking at cch even if you love him, Uh, 596 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:01,480 Speaker 1: you know he's there. You've got Dalvin Cook, You've got 597 00:28:01,480 --> 00:28:05,600 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry. Uh I have. I have preferred to have 598 00:28:05,680 --> 00:28:08,399 Speaker 1: other people take that decision for me. And if I 599 00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 1: end up looking silly because I missed out on Clyde 600 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:13,920 Speaker 1: Edward Hilaire, so be it. I'll live to fight another day. 601 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:19,720 Speaker 1: Um in Indianapolis. Will Jonathan Taylor make Marlon Mack obsolete? 602 00:28:21,119 --> 00:28:23,399 Speaker 1: I think so. I think the writing is on the 603 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:26,359 Speaker 1: wall and Marlon Mack I don't want to take away 604 00:28:26,359 --> 00:28:28,400 Speaker 1: from what he's done the last couple of years, but 605 00:28:28,840 --> 00:28:31,639 Speaker 1: he hasn't ever, I don't think, really shown us that 606 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:33,600 Speaker 1: he could be at three down back. He's not really 607 00:28:33,680 --> 00:28:36,840 Speaker 1: used much in the passing game there, and he's been 608 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:39,760 Speaker 1: really inconsistent on a week to week basis, like and 609 00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:42,440 Speaker 1: I think it's because he's not his limited involvement in 610 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:44,640 Speaker 1: the past and game he is games group dependent. When 611 00:28:44,640 --> 00:28:46,920 Speaker 1: the culture in a close game or playing with the lead, 612 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:48,640 Speaker 1: they can ride on him a little bit more. But 613 00:28:48,960 --> 00:28:51,720 Speaker 1: I think Jonathan Taylor they went out in a year 614 00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:54,320 Speaker 1: that I think they are clearly going all in, giving 615 00:28:54,360 --> 00:28:57,320 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers at his age, all that money. They spent 616 00:28:57,440 --> 00:28:59,600 Speaker 1: a second round draft pick and traded up in fact 617 00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:02,680 Speaker 1: to it Jonathan Taylor, and he was someone who was 618 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:06,200 Speaker 1: most people's number one running back coming into the NFL draft. 619 00:29:06,360 --> 00:29:08,560 Speaker 1: So you have the what I think is the best 620 00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:11,320 Speaker 1: runner from this draft class running behind that that Colts 621 00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:13,960 Speaker 1: Old line. I think he is quickly gonna be able 622 00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:16,760 Speaker 1: to show people that he is better than Marlon Mack. 623 00:29:16,840 --> 00:29:18,920 Speaker 1: And and I know Frank Riik is saying they're gonna 624 00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:22,200 Speaker 1: ride the hot Hand, and people changed Jonathan Taylor's nickname 625 00:29:22,240 --> 00:29:24,800 Speaker 1: on his page too hot Hand, which I thought was hilarious. 626 00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:27,760 Speaker 1: I think He's gonna be able to kind of throw 627 00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:30,400 Speaker 1: Marlon Mack aside. And I do think too that Jonathan 628 00:29:30,440 --> 00:29:33,520 Speaker 1: Taylor will catch more passes than we're giving him credit 629 00:29:33,560 --> 00:29:37,120 Speaker 1: for because Philip Rivers is Captain Checkdown. So just being 630 00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:39,320 Speaker 1: out there on the field with Philip Rivers so much, 631 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:41,640 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna throw the ball to Taylor and 632 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:44,440 Speaker 1: just real quick on that, Like everyone is saying, oh, 633 00:29:44,520 --> 00:29:46,520 Speaker 1: that's something he didn't do in college. Well, he went 634 00:29:46,560 --> 00:29:49,320 Speaker 1: to Wisconsin, and Melvin Gordon came out of Wisconsin with 635 00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:52,400 Speaker 1: less than thirty career receptions and then had multiple fifty 636 00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:55,360 Speaker 1: catch seasons with Philip Rivers. So I'm not completely worried 637 00:29:55,360 --> 00:29:58,640 Speaker 1: about his pass game usage either. I will say that 638 00:29:58,720 --> 00:30:01,360 Speaker 1: because that guy doesn't witt in college doesn't mean that 639 00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:03,360 Speaker 1: they can't do it in college. I think it's always 640 00:30:03,360 --> 00:30:05,200 Speaker 1: fair to sort of look at the context of the 641 00:30:05,240 --> 00:30:07,680 Speaker 1: offense and how that sort of works. Uh. You sort 642 00:30:07,680 --> 00:30:09,720 Speaker 1: of hurt my heart there with this, because I last 643 00:30:09,760 --> 00:30:13,000 Speaker 1: year was a big Marlon Mack proponent, and I thought 644 00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:15,400 Speaker 1: he had a good year all things considered with what 645 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:18,720 Speaker 1: went on in that Colts offense. And for a long time, 646 00:30:18,760 --> 00:30:21,360 Speaker 1: I've really been holding on I really trying to hold 647 00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:24,280 Speaker 1: onto this belief that Max still has some kind of 648 00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:28,400 Speaker 1: role in the Colts offense this year. But every time 649 00:30:28,440 --> 00:30:31,000 Speaker 1: I see a tweet coming out of Indianapolis about like 650 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:33,800 Speaker 1: how Jonathan Taylor is making people look silly or he's 651 00:30:33,840 --> 00:30:36,720 Speaker 1: like trucking this guy or running around that guy, it 652 00:30:36,760 --> 00:30:40,400 Speaker 1: gets harder. It is fading. My hope is fading. Like 653 00:30:40,480 --> 00:30:43,880 Speaker 1: Marty McFly's siblings in that photo as he's you know, 654 00:30:43,960 --> 00:30:49,200 Speaker 1: traveling back to the nineteen last bit of rookie conversation here, 655 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:52,400 Speaker 1: do you believe do you have any idea of what's 656 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:55,200 Speaker 1: going to happen with de Andre Swift in Detroit this year? 657 00:30:57,160 --> 00:30:59,680 Speaker 1: Swift is the back that I prefer out of the 658 00:30:59,720 --> 00:31:02,880 Speaker 1: two lines backs, and I'm of the mindset that they 659 00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:05,920 Speaker 1: went out and drafted him because carry On Johnson, while 660 00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:08,280 Speaker 1: he's looked really good when he's on the field, he 661 00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:11,160 Speaker 1: simply just hasn't been able to stay on the field. 662 00:31:11,520 --> 00:31:14,840 Speaker 1: And my thinking is DeAndre Swift has shown us throughout 663 00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:16,960 Speaker 1: college that he is a workhorse. We know he's a 664 00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:19,800 Speaker 1: good pass catching back. I think that he can be 665 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:23,240 Speaker 1: the the one A here while carry On Johnson will 666 00:31:23,240 --> 00:31:24,920 Speaker 1: still have a role. I don't think he's gonna go 667 00:31:24,960 --> 00:31:27,240 Speaker 1: away by any stretch, but I think he can thrive 668 00:31:27,320 --> 00:31:31,240 Speaker 1: in that complimentary role maybe see eight ten, twelve touches 669 00:31:31,240 --> 00:31:33,560 Speaker 1: per games something like that, while DeAndre Swift does a 670 00:31:33,560 --> 00:31:35,480 Speaker 1: little bit more of the heavy lifting. I think that 671 00:31:35,520 --> 00:31:39,080 Speaker 1: they both can be fantasy relevant. But DeAndre Swift is 672 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:42,080 Speaker 1: the back that I prefer here, and you can still 673 00:31:42,080 --> 00:31:44,320 Speaker 1: get him as a low end RB two sometimes even 674 00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:47,000 Speaker 1: as an RB three, I think at that point he's 675 00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:50,240 Speaker 1: worth taking a shot on all his upside. Yeah. Look, 676 00:31:50,320 --> 00:31:53,120 Speaker 1: I again, the way I felt about Marlon Mack last year, 677 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:55,200 Speaker 1: it's also the way I felt about carry On Johnson. 678 00:31:55,800 --> 00:31:58,680 Speaker 1: I don't know that I'm quite as married to the 679 00:31:58,720 --> 00:32:02,040 Speaker 1: idea of Johnson kind of really having a decent role 680 00:32:02,120 --> 00:32:04,000 Speaker 1: in Detroit. I do think this is one that may 681 00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:06,280 Speaker 1: go over to Swift. The only thing that has given 682 00:32:06,320 --> 00:32:08,960 Speaker 1: me pause is the fact that I've read quotes where 683 00:32:08,960 --> 00:32:11,800 Speaker 1: even DeAndre Swift has said he's not sure what his 684 00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:14,360 Speaker 1: role was going to be. But if I were to 685 00:32:14,560 --> 00:32:16,440 Speaker 1: take a swing at one of the Lions running back, 686 00:32:16,520 --> 00:32:19,760 Speaker 1: it would probably be that one. I do think that 687 00:32:19,760 --> 00:32:22,840 Speaker 1: that there's a reason the Lions wouldn't got Swift. I 688 00:32:22,840 --> 00:32:25,160 Speaker 1: think they're just sort of not that they dislike carry 689 00:32:25,200 --> 00:32:27,080 Speaker 1: On Johnson, but I think they're sort of tired of 690 00:32:27,080 --> 00:32:29,760 Speaker 1: waiting for him to kind of come around, so that 691 00:32:29,760 --> 00:32:32,000 Speaker 1: that would be the logic there for me. But it's 692 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:35,960 Speaker 1: another backfield that I've not been super excited about dipping 693 00:32:35,960 --> 00:32:37,800 Speaker 1: a toe into, and so I think for the most part, 694 00:32:37,840 --> 00:32:40,400 Speaker 1: I've I've kind of avoided that one. It's side for 695 00:32:40,520 --> 00:32:44,680 Speaker 1: high upside presented by Caesar's Reward. We are looking at 696 00:32:44,760 --> 00:32:48,440 Speaker 1: running backs obviously on the show today, and I want 697 00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:50,480 Speaker 1: to know from you if you have three guys Mike 698 00:32:50,480 --> 00:32:53,560 Speaker 1: Florio that you think could outperform their A d P 699 00:32:53,720 --> 00:32:57,120 Speaker 1: at the running back position. Yeah, I do. And the 700 00:32:57,200 --> 00:32:59,040 Speaker 1: first is I know we touched on him a little 701 00:32:59,040 --> 00:33:02,360 Speaker 1: bit last segment, but Onathan Taylor, I really like him, 702 00:33:02,440 --> 00:33:05,520 Speaker 1: and nothing against more than mac Marlon. Mack was fine 703 00:33:05,560 --> 00:33:07,360 Speaker 1: for the years that they were asking him to be 704 00:33:07,400 --> 00:33:10,000 Speaker 1: their lead running back. But when you see Jonathan Taylor, 705 00:33:10,040 --> 00:33:13,320 Speaker 1: someone with that size and speed, combo just he's just 706 00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:15,960 Speaker 1: one of those freak athletes that when you put the 707 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:18,800 Speaker 1: ball in his hand, he can do really dangerous things. 708 00:33:18,840 --> 00:33:22,160 Speaker 1: So I like Jonathan Taylor, especially running behind that Colts 709 00:33:22,160 --> 00:33:24,440 Speaker 1: O line and having a quarterback like Philip Rivers who 710 00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:26,840 Speaker 1: likes to throw to the running back so much. I 711 00:33:26,920 --> 00:33:29,760 Speaker 1: do think he can legitimately finish as an RB one 712 00:33:29,840 --> 00:33:32,080 Speaker 1: this year. And what I think more so is he 713 00:33:32,080 --> 00:33:35,040 Speaker 1: could be this year's version of Miles Sanders. And by that, 714 00:33:35,160 --> 00:33:37,880 Speaker 1: I mean he might split the work early on, but 715 00:33:38,040 --> 00:33:39,320 Speaker 1: you know, come in the middle of the season, I 716 00:33:39,320 --> 00:33:41,040 Speaker 1: think he'll run away with that job and then come 717 00:33:41,120 --> 00:33:43,360 Speaker 1: the end of the season in the fantasy playoffs, he's 718 00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:46,480 Speaker 1: an RB one in a potential league winner. Another running 719 00:33:46,520 --> 00:33:48,600 Speaker 1: back that I like a lot Marcus and I think 720 00:33:48,640 --> 00:33:51,880 Speaker 1: he can easily outlive his a DP is Kareem Hunt. 721 00:33:52,440 --> 00:33:55,800 Speaker 1: And I think that because Hunt, last year and just 722 00:33:55,880 --> 00:34:00,200 Speaker 1: eight games, had more receptions and receiving yards than Nick 723 00:34:00,280 --> 00:34:02,640 Speaker 1: Chubb did and almost as many targets as Nick Chubb 724 00:34:02,680 --> 00:34:06,040 Speaker 1: did in sixteen games. Hunt almost matched it in eight plus. 725 00:34:06,880 --> 00:34:08,880 Speaker 1: Everyone is kind of tied to the idea that Kevin 726 00:34:08,920 --> 00:34:12,399 Speaker 1: Stefanski loves, you know, one running back system, because that's 727 00:34:12,400 --> 00:34:14,799 Speaker 1: what he did last year with the Vikings. But I 728 00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:17,600 Speaker 1: am not as convinced because I think that was more 729 00:34:17,640 --> 00:34:20,600 Speaker 1: he had Dalvin Cook and an unproven rookie as the backup, 730 00:34:20,600 --> 00:34:23,480 Speaker 1: whereas here he has Nick Chubb, who almost liked the 731 00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:26,600 Speaker 1: league in rushing last year, and a former rushing title 732 00:34:26,640 --> 00:34:29,640 Speaker 1: winner in Kareem Hunt. And my thing is, I think 733 00:34:29,719 --> 00:34:33,440 Speaker 1: Kareem Hunt has flex or RB two value each week. 734 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:36,560 Speaker 1: But if anything happens to Nick Chubb, if he goes 735 00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:39,160 Speaker 1: down or or and like you said earlier markets twenty, 736 00:34:39,200 --> 00:34:41,839 Speaker 1: who knows if anything happens to Nick Chubb. I think 737 00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:46,600 Speaker 1: Kareem Hunt has top ten, maybe even top five upside. Yeah, 738 00:34:49,760 --> 00:34:51,839 Speaker 1: oh no, sorry. One last one I like a lot 739 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:55,400 Speaker 1: is just Zack Moss because I think we're already hearing 740 00:34:55,440 --> 00:34:58,800 Speaker 1: that he is competing with Devin Singletary for the early 741 00:34:58,840 --> 00:35:01,680 Speaker 1: down work, and while Singletary is always gonna have his role, 742 00:35:01,920 --> 00:35:04,120 Speaker 1: they're they're talking up Moss a lot like Frank Gore 743 00:35:04,160 --> 00:35:06,560 Speaker 1: and being that goal line back. Uh. And we saw 744 00:35:06,680 --> 00:35:09,600 Speaker 1: last year they pulled off Stevin Singletary whenever they got 745 00:35:09,600 --> 00:35:11,600 Speaker 1: near the goal line and they brought in Frank Gore. 746 00:35:11,920 --> 00:35:13,960 Speaker 1: And then we're also hearing a lot of hype from 747 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:16,520 Speaker 1: Zach Moss out of Bill's camp about his work as 748 00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:19,000 Speaker 1: a receiver. And we saw last a couple of days 749 00:35:19,040 --> 00:35:21,719 Speaker 1: ago a video of him catching a pass down the 750 00:35:21,760 --> 00:35:24,359 Speaker 1: field over the shoulder from Josh Allen. And I don't 751 00:35:24,400 --> 00:35:27,600 Speaker 1: want to get too excited about practice videos, but anytime 752 00:35:27,640 --> 00:35:29,880 Speaker 1: I'm seeing my power back catch a pass down the 753 00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:32,360 Speaker 1: field over his shoulder, I'm pretty excited about that. So 754 00:35:32,440 --> 00:35:35,359 Speaker 1: I think he can potentially eat into way more work 755 00:35:35,360 --> 00:35:38,080 Speaker 1: from Devin Singletary. Then then we're giving him credit or 756 00:35:38,120 --> 00:35:40,680 Speaker 1: than his ADPs giving him credit so I think that 757 00:35:40,840 --> 00:35:44,600 Speaker 1: he can definitely outlive that cost. I'm trying to figure 758 00:35:44,600 --> 00:35:46,480 Speaker 1: out why it is the Bills just don't seem to 759 00:35:46,520 --> 00:35:50,480 Speaker 1: love Devin Singletary. I think he's incredibly talented, but for 760 00:35:50,520 --> 00:35:53,960 Speaker 1: whatever reason, they keep putting obstacles to being great in 761 00:35:54,080 --> 00:35:55,680 Speaker 1: his way. I don't know if you have any insight 762 00:35:55,840 --> 00:36:00,719 Speaker 1: into that. I know he's a little bit aller than 763 00:36:00,760 --> 00:36:04,480 Speaker 1: they like then Frank Gore and Zack Moss. Maybe that's 764 00:36:04,560 --> 00:36:06,839 Speaker 1: the only thing I could think of, because they hyped 765 00:36:06,920 --> 00:36:09,400 Speaker 1: him up like crazy last year after drafting him, and 766 00:36:09,400 --> 00:36:11,800 Speaker 1: then we're just like, we're not gonna give him any touchdowns, 767 00:36:11,840 --> 00:36:14,040 Speaker 1: and we're gonna draft another third down back, a third 768 00:36:14,239 --> 00:36:17,040 Speaker 1: round running back, and Devin Singletary, you'll get yours, but 769 00:36:17,080 --> 00:36:19,400 Speaker 1: we really like this other guy too. I don't get anything. 770 00:36:20,840 --> 00:36:22,320 Speaker 1: I will give you three quick names too that I 771 00:36:22,400 --> 00:36:24,720 Speaker 1: think could properly from their ADP. I'll say Josh Jacobs, 772 00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:26,680 Speaker 1: and I know he's going high. I don't think he 773 00:36:26,760 --> 00:36:28,759 Speaker 1: catches sixty passes, but if he catches more than the 774 00:36:28,800 --> 00:36:31,440 Speaker 1: twenty he did last year, I think that improves his standing. 775 00:36:31,600 --> 00:36:34,959 Speaker 1: James Connor, it's about him staying healthy. But Ben Roethlisberger's 776 00:36:35,000 --> 00:36:36,759 Speaker 1: the back. The band is back together, so I think 777 00:36:36,760 --> 00:36:39,080 Speaker 1: that helps the Steeler's offense as a whole. And the 778 00:36:39,160 --> 00:36:41,160 Speaker 1: last one is mark Ingram, who I think just continually 779 00:36:41,160 --> 00:36:44,279 Speaker 1: gets disrespected. I don't really understand it. I'm not so 780 00:36:44,320 --> 00:36:46,680 Speaker 1: concerned about J. K. Dobbins. I think Dobbin's time is 781 00:36:46,719 --> 00:36:49,440 Speaker 1: maybe one and beyond. I think there's still a role 782 00:36:49,480 --> 00:36:51,319 Speaker 1: for mark Ingram, and especially if they throw the ball 783 00:36:51,320 --> 00:36:54,000 Speaker 1: more essentially, that means more targets for mark Ingram in 784 00:36:54,040 --> 00:36:56,560 Speaker 1: that ravens of offense. There you go. That was high 785 00:36:56,600 --> 00:37:00,920 Speaker 1: upside presented by Caesar's Reward. Draft the team NFL Fantasy 786 00:37:00,960 --> 00:37:03,000 Speaker 1: this season and you could win a trip to take 787 00:37:03,040 --> 00:37:05,719 Speaker 1: your lenk to Caesar's Palace Laws Vegas for the fantasy 788 00:37:05,840 --> 00:37:09,040 Speaker 1: playoffs found though the NFL Fantasy app. Draft a team 789 00:37:09,120 --> 00:37:11,520 Speaker 1: and select the trip to Caesar's Palace from among the 790 00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:13,959 Speaker 1: three grand prizes you can win. Closing out the show 791 00:37:14,040 --> 00:37:16,719 Speaker 1: with a little bit of higher or lower. I mean, 792 00:37:16,760 --> 00:37:18,520 Speaker 1: you know how this works. I give you a player, 793 00:37:18,560 --> 00:37:20,600 Speaker 1: I give you a statistic. You tell me whether or 794 00:37:20,640 --> 00:37:22,040 Speaker 1: not you think that the numbers are going to be 795 00:37:22,120 --> 00:37:24,000 Speaker 1: higher or lower at the end of the season. So 796 00:37:24,280 --> 00:37:29,040 Speaker 1: we will start Alvin Kamara eighty one receptions higher or lower. 797 00:37:30,560 --> 00:37:33,640 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go higher. He's hit this mark each year 798 00:37:33,800 --> 00:37:36,640 Speaker 1: he's been in the NFL, but last year he did 799 00:37:36,680 --> 00:37:38,759 Speaker 1: so not even being at full health, and we know 800 00:37:38,840 --> 00:37:41,319 Speaker 1: that his lower body wasn't really healthy, but he still 801 00:37:41,400 --> 00:37:43,239 Speaker 1: did post the career high catch rate. So I think 802 00:37:43,280 --> 00:37:45,440 Speaker 1: he can even top that this year. I'm gonna go higher. 803 00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:48,840 Speaker 1: H what's more impressive Alvin Kamara is three years of 804 00:37:48,840 --> 00:37:51,640 Speaker 1: eighty one receptions or Chris Davis hitting too forty seven 805 00:37:51,640 --> 00:37:54,279 Speaker 1: for like four years in a row. I think to 806 00:37:54,520 --> 00:37:58,120 Speaker 1: forty seven just because like you can manufacture a couple 807 00:37:58,120 --> 00:38:00,040 Speaker 1: of catches down the stretch maybe to make sure to 808 00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:02,680 Speaker 1: push that number to eighty one. Just having the average 809 00:38:02,680 --> 00:38:06,680 Speaker 1: the same year every year, it's just incredible. I'm boggling, 810 00:38:07,360 --> 00:38:11,120 Speaker 1: all right. Derrick Henry thirty hundred rushing yards higher or lower, 811 00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:15,520 Speaker 1: and this one was really hard. I'm gonna go lower. 812 00:38:15,920 --> 00:38:18,400 Speaker 1: He had over fifteen hundred last year, but prior to 813 00:38:18,440 --> 00:38:21,240 Speaker 1: that he had never had even eleven hundred in any season, 814 00:38:21,400 --> 00:38:24,719 Speaker 1: and like we were saying, being fearful of, you know, 815 00:38:24,760 --> 00:38:26,840 Speaker 1: if he gets taken off the field when they're trailing 816 00:38:26,840 --> 00:38:28,520 Speaker 1: because maybe they want to bring in a pass catching 817 00:38:28,520 --> 00:38:30,799 Speaker 1: backer set. So I'm gonna go lower here, but a 818 00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:34,160 Speaker 1: little bit hesitant about that. All right. I talked about 819 00:38:34,239 --> 00:38:37,760 Speaker 1: Josh Jacobs in the last segment getting over uh twenty 820 00:38:37,800 --> 00:38:39,840 Speaker 1: receptions this year, So I'm gonna say thirty receptions for 821 00:38:39,960 --> 00:38:42,399 Speaker 1: Josh Jacobs. When you go higher or lower than that, 822 00:38:43,520 --> 00:38:45,840 Speaker 1: I will go higher. But this is another one that 823 00:38:45,880 --> 00:38:48,200 Speaker 1: I'm not that confident in. He didn't even have thirty 824 00:38:48,280 --> 00:38:51,880 Speaker 1: targets last year. And I know Jalen was Shard for 825 00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:55,560 Speaker 1: fantasy purposes isn't really that great, and Lynn Bowden is 826 00:38:55,600 --> 00:38:58,960 Speaker 1: still an unknown. But Jalen Richard is their past catching 827 00:38:59,000 --> 00:39:02,160 Speaker 1: specialists there. They hate him money. He had over eighty 828 00:39:02,160 --> 00:39:04,240 Speaker 1: targets a couple of years ago, and then Limb Bowden 829 00:39:04,280 --> 00:39:06,640 Speaker 1: they keep talking up as a pass catching back. So 830 00:39:07,080 --> 00:39:10,239 Speaker 1: I think that there's definitely reasons to be concerned if 831 00:39:10,480 --> 00:39:13,239 Speaker 1: Josh Jacobs can reach that number this year. I sort 832 00:39:13,239 --> 00:39:15,759 Speaker 1: of was you. I was excited when he said he 833 00:39:15,800 --> 00:39:17,560 Speaker 1: wanted to catch sixty passes, and then I went and 834 00:39:17,600 --> 00:39:20,120 Speaker 1: looked and like there was no Raiders wide receiver that 835 00:39:20,200 --> 00:39:23,440 Speaker 1: had sixty catches. Uh. Darren Waller had ninety as a 836 00:39:23,480 --> 00:39:25,520 Speaker 1: tight end, and then Hunter Renfro was second on the 837 00:39:25,520 --> 00:39:28,919 Speaker 1: team with forty nine. So, uh, sixty seems a little 838 00:39:28,960 --> 00:39:34,280 Speaker 1: bit ambitious for josh Um Aaron Jones. We're all expecting 839 00:39:34,600 --> 00:39:37,359 Speaker 1: huge regression from the nineteen touchdowns last year. So I'll 840 00:39:37,360 --> 00:39:41,360 Speaker 1: say nine total touchdowns for for Aaron Jones, higher or lower. 841 00:39:42,480 --> 00:39:44,840 Speaker 1: I think this was a great number you set because 842 00:39:44,960 --> 00:39:47,359 Speaker 1: nine is about what I am expecting out of him. 843 00:39:47,400 --> 00:39:49,000 Speaker 1: But if I have to go higher lower, I think 844 00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:52,160 Speaker 1: I'll go lower, just because, first of all, last year, 845 00:39:52,160 --> 00:39:54,799 Speaker 1: like you said, the nineteen touchdowns, over thirty percent of 846 00:39:54,800 --> 00:39:56,879 Speaker 1: his fantasy points came off the touchdowns. We were all 847 00:39:56,880 --> 00:40:00,080 Speaker 1: expecting natural regression there. But then they go out and 848 00:40:00,120 --> 00:40:02,400 Speaker 1: they get their new version of Derrick Henry. That's what 849 00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:05,200 Speaker 1: they keep comparing A. J. Dillon too, And I would 850 00:40:05,280 --> 00:40:08,480 Speaker 1: not be surprised if they try to save these smaller 851 00:40:08,520 --> 00:40:11,320 Speaker 1: framed Aaron Jones and start using A J. Dillon this 852 00:40:11,400 --> 00:40:13,800 Speaker 1: year as a red zone specialist, and then he gets 853 00:40:13,840 --> 00:40:16,520 Speaker 1: really set free the year after if Aaron Jones walks. 854 00:40:16,560 --> 00:40:19,080 Speaker 1: But I think that there is a very good possibility 855 00:40:19,120 --> 00:40:22,120 Speaker 1: that Dylon is just vulturing Aaron Jones and making it 856 00:40:22,239 --> 00:40:25,840 Speaker 1: really frustrating to have him in fantasy. The Fantasy Square 857 00:40:25,880 --> 00:40:28,239 Speaker 1: sort of went berserk over the weekend when we saw 858 00:40:28,280 --> 00:40:30,319 Speaker 1: those pictures and it looked like A. J. Dillon had 859 00:40:30,360 --> 00:40:33,239 Speaker 1: stolen his legs from an elephant. Um so that that 860 00:40:33,960 --> 00:40:36,200 Speaker 1: has been a lot for his draft stock. I think 861 00:40:36,200 --> 00:40:39,960 Speaker 1: in the last few days the Rams, we talked about 862 00:40:40,000 --> 00:40:42,600 Speaker 1: these muddy backfields, the Rams certainly have one of them 863 00:40:43,480 --> 00:40:46,359 Speaker 1: three running backs with fifty or more total touches in 864 00:40:46,400 --> 00:40:51,320 Speaker 1: that Rams backfield. Higher or lower. This is definitely possible, 865 00:40:51,440 --> 00:40:55,440 Speaker 1: and I think I'm optimistically gonna say lower, but it's 866 00:40:55,520 --> 00:40:57,920 Speaker 1: very possible that we see three backs here have fifty 867 00:40:57,960 --> 00:41:00,840 Speaker 1: touches if if Acres or Henderson can't step up. But 868 00:41:01,320 --> 00:41:04,680 Speaker 1: I am an Acres believer. I think that he's shown 869 00:41:04,760 --> 00:41:06,880 Speaker 1: us in college he could play behind a poor ro line. 870 00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:10,080 Speaker 1: I think that. And the comments from Sean McVeigh UH 871 00:41:10,120 --> 00:41:12,720 Speaker 1: these last week or so, like he talks up Malcolm 872 00:41:12,760 --> 00:41:15,520 Speaker 1: Brown and Darryl Henderson because he's a very optimistic head coach, 873 00:41:15,560 --> 00:41:18,680 Speaker 1: but when he talks about UH, when he talks about 874 00:41:18,719 --> 00:41:21,839 Speaker 1: cam Acres, it's just different. His energy and and how 875 00:41:21,960 --> 00:41:23,759 Speaker 1: he just says there's nothing he can't do on the 876 00:41:23,760 --> 00:41:26,560 Speaker 1: football field. So I think they want Acres to be 877 00:41:26,640 --> 00:41:28,799 Speaker 1: their lead back, and if things go right for them, 878 00:41:29,000 --> 00:41:30,960 Speaker 1: he will be, and then this will be lower. If 879 00:41:31,000 --> 00:41:33,440 Speaker 1: things go wrong for them and Acres, then this very 880 00:41:33,520 --> 00:41:37,520 Speaker 1: much so can be higher. All right, Uh, you are 881 00:41:37,520 --> 00:41:39,680 Speaker 1: a Mets fan, which means your life is sort of 882 00:41:39,920 --> 00:41:43,000 Speaker 1: perpetual misery. I am a Dodgers fan, which at least 883 00:41:43,000 --> 00:41:45,680 Speaker 1: the last two years has been great up until October. 884 00:41:46,440 --> 00:41:48,759 Speaker 1: So let's go on something we can all agree on here. 885 00:41:48,840 --> 00:41:53,000 Speaker 1: Jose Altuve a two hundred batting average higher or lower. 886 00:41:54,400 --> 00:41:57,200 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say higher just because I do think al 887 00:41:57,239 --> 00:42:00,160 Speaker 1: tub is good enough that like he'll put together there 888 00:42:00,160 --> 00:42:01,839 Speaker 1: a hot streak. Maybe I'll have a hot two weeks 889 00:42:01,920 --> 00:42:03,240 Speaker 1: or something like that where you can get his average 890 00:42:03,320 --> 00:42:05,799 Speaker 1: higher enough. But I think I speak for baseball fans 891 00:42:05,880 --> 00:42:08,719 Speaker 1: everywhere where. I'm kind of hoping it's lower, because that 892 00:42:08,760 --> 00:42:11,120 Speaker 1: would kind the ultimate. If you go from winning a 893 00:42:11,160 --> 00:42:13,040 Speaker 1: World Series and an m v P and then it 894 00:42:13,080 --> 00:42:14,839 Speaker 1: comes out that you were you knew the pitches, and 895 00:42:14,880 --> 00:42:17,400 Speaker 1: you hit below two hundred, you have nothing that you 896 00:42:17,400 --> 00:42:20,640 Speaker 1: could say to defend yourself. Then oral Hershiser with a 897 00:42:20,719 --> 00:42:23,320 Speaker 1: stage when he came up with the guessing is harder 898 00:42:23,360 --> 00:42:28,959 Speaker 1: than knowing line earlier. This year history. All right, last 899 00:42:29,000 --> 00:42:31,120 Speaker 1: one for you before we wrap this one up. Number 900 00:42:31,160 --> 00:42:33,880 Speaker 1: of fantasy football leagues you're going to be in this season? 901 00:42:33,920 --> 00:42:35,520 Speaker 1: I put it at five. Is it going to be 902 00:42:35,640 --> 00:42:39,799 Speaker 1: higher or lower? It's it's gonna be higher, Like if 903 00:42:39,840 --> 00:42:42,640 Speaker 1: you count bestball drafts, it's already way higher than that, 904 00:42:42,719 --> 00:42:45,360 Speaker 1: but it's gonna be higher. Every year. I say I 905 00:42:45,400 --> 00:42:47,480 Speaker 1: want to cut down, and then every year I end 906 00:42:47,520 --> 00:42:50,919 Speaker 1: up being either just as many or even more. Yeah, 907 00:42:51,160 --> 00:42:53,960 Speaker 1: I feel that struggle. I'm always like trying to trying 908 00:42:53,960 --> 00:42:55,799 Speaker 1: to pare down, and then I get an invitation for 909 00:42:55,840 --> 00:42:58,560 Speaker 1: this one or that one, and I end up right 910 00:42:58,600 --> 00:43:01,000 Speaker 1: about the same number every years, which just ends up 911 00:43:01,000 --> 00:43:04,440 Speaker 1: being sort of a rotating door. So I completely understand 912 00:43:04,520 --> 00:43:08,440 Speaker 1: that Mike Florio is always great stuff. Welcome back again 913 00:43:08,520 --> 00:43:10,000 Speaker 1: and look forward to having me on the show more 914 00:43:10,040 --> 00:43:13,240 Speaker 1: regularly once we get to the regular season. I'm super 915 00:43:13,239 --> 00:43:15,000 Speaker 1: pumped to be on the show, and thank you again 916 00:43:15,040 --> 00:43:19,000 Speaker 1: for having me. As is it. We are done. We 917 00:43:19,080 --> 00:43:21,560 Speaker 1: appreciate you hanging out with The NFL Fantasy Football Show 918 00:43:21,600 --> 00:43:24,360 Speaker 1: presented by Caesar's Reward you know the drill. Tell to friends, 919 00:43:24,480 --> 00:43:28,200 Speaker 1: to tell to friends, rate review and remember safe way 920 00:43:28,200 --> 00:43:29,480 Speaker 1: to double your money is to fold it over put 921 00:43:29,520 --> 00:43:31,520 Speaker 1: in your pockets. That's it and we we'll see you 922 00:43:31,680 --> 00:43:37,360 Speaker 1: on next week Tuesday, that's the day. Then wow w, 923 00:43:47,280 --> 00:44:01,600 Speaker 1: I'm cot coming, I'm don't come, and all the popu