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Speaker 1: Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly, a production of I Heart Radio.

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Speaker 1: Time now for Fantasy Football Weekly from I Heart Radio,

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Speaker 1: your weekly source for the nation's best fantasy football advice, speculation,

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Speaker 1: and whatever stupid stuff they decided to drop into the show.

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Speaker 1: Now here's your host. It's a playoff edition of Fantasy

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Speaker 1: Football Weekly. I am Paul Charchy and my co host

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Speaker 1: is Brian Johnson. This week, what's up charge, Great to

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Speaker 1: talk to you. It's uh, yeah, you braved a lizard

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Speaker 1: to get over here. Yeah, in Minnesota, this is nothing

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Speaker 1: that isn't even a blizzard. This is like a C

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Speaker 1: A C grade snowstorm C grade. I like it. Okay,

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Speaker 1: it's like the It's like the c dart from the

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Speaker 1: Old Show. Speaking of grades, we're gonna give letter grades

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Speaker 1: for all the meaningful fantasy players coming up in Saturday,

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Speaker 1: Sunday and Monday's games. I hate the Monday game. Some

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Speaker 1: team has you know, to you know, some winner. The

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Speaker 1: winner of this game has got a short week to

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Speaker 1: prepare for next week. It's not fair. And then a

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Speaker 1: chance they play a team that was on a by right, Yeah,

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Speaker 1: which is they want that extra and it's Arizona, Los

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Speaker 1: Angeles Rams which will get to but yeah, it's a deal.

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Speaker 1: I don't. I don't like it. So two games Saturday,

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Speaker 1: three Sunday and then the one Monday doesn't make it

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Speaker 1: three and three? Yeah, I mean think about the advantage

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Speaker 1: of football all day long. Yeah, totally. You know, what

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Speaker 1: are you gonna do? I think it's a mistake, but

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Speaker 1: you know, I don't. You're let's see your your Cincinnati

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Speaker 1: and Buffalo, who are the favorites to come out of

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Speaker 1: the Saturday games. They will have a two day rest

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Speaker 1: advantage over some team that played Monday, and I realized

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Speaker 1: a different conference, but still, I just I don't like

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Speaker 1: it anyway. They like the the ad revenue they'll get. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: I know that's that's that's the thing that matters the most.

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Speaker 1: So this is a very traditional fantasy football weekly and

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Speaker 1: that we're gonna break down the game's fantasy style letter grades,

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Speaker 1: the whole bit. And um, let's start with Las Vegas Cincinnati. Brian, Uh,

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Speaker 1: it feels like to me, the Raider just played their

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Speaker 1: Super Bowl to get into this game, and I'm worried

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Speaker 1: about a big letdown here. Yes, speaking of arrest advantage,

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Speaker 1: Yet Las Vegas poured their heart soul into a five

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Speaker 1: quarter game on Sunday night. All the Bengals arrested everybody,

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Speaker 1: so that is why the Bengals are five and a

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Speaker 1: half point favorite over under a forty nine points, so

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Speaker 1: that there should be some points in this game. And

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Speaker 1: weather won't be an issue. Thirty two degrees nine miles

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Speaker 1: These teams actually did play uh in Las Vegas in

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Speaker 1: Week eleven. The Bengals rolled the Raiders thirty two to

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Speaker 1: thirteen in that game. Uh, we'll get to how the

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Speaker 1: Bengals score that many points. We will start with the

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Speaker 1: visiting team. That's the Raiders here and Josh Jacobs can

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Speaker 1: give him a B. Though the Bengals have allowed one

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Speaker 1: plus rushing arts running backs and three of their last

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Speaker 1: four games. Yes, the Week eighteen game the Bengals were

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Speaker 1: arresting everyone, but still during that same span, opposing backs

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Speaker 1: also averaged four catches per game, So pretty good numbers

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Speaker 1: put up by opposing back X. And where would you

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Speaker 1: guess Josh Jacobs finished in receptions among running backs this year? Well,

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Speaker 1: many backs had got sidelined by injury. I'm Betty safely

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Speaker 1: inside the top ten and maybe even top five running back,

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Speaker 1: so he's proved he can catch the ball, so he'll

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Speaker 1: see likely twenty touches in this game. He uh in

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Speaker 1: that week eleven game, they did get blown out, like

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Speaker 1: I said, Las Vegas. He had nine carries for thirty

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Speaker 1: seven yards and no touchdowns. But he did catch five

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Speaker 1: from Jacobs. I'm gonna give him a B here. He's

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Speaker 1: been playing better. I'm gonna give Hunter. Renfro would be

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Speaker 1: is Fantasy m v P, which he is is Renfro

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Speaker 1: last like five weeks he had more carries than targets

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Speaker 1: reason Samuel didn't fall into that is because the rushing

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Speaker 1: no knock on debil whatsoever. But i'mlike those guys, they

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Speaker 1: the season so hot. I expect more from Rentfroll out

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Speaker 1: starting sea grade for z Jones, who has seen more

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Speaker 1: whoever thought Zay Jones would be a viable fantasy we

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Speaker 1: were any player. We were shoveling dirt on his uh,

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Speaker 1: Bengals will win this game. I think you you do too.

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Speaker 1: But there's a chance that Za Jones will meet the

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Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills down the line. How juicy of revenge narrative

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Speaker 1: would that be? But uh again, pretty good numbers given

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Speaker 1: So I'm gonna give him a C grade. And Darren

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Speaker 1: see why he would not unless he suffers a setback,

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Speaker 1: He was practically the entire offense and that blowout win

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Speaker 1: And speaking of reliable, UM, taking out Week eighteen, none

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Speaker 1: the key storyline here, without a doubt, is the weather.

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Speaker 1: current forecast? Um? Not much wind? Fortunately, now, New England

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Speaker 1: cold weather game. UM. In that game, as you'll remember,

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Speaker 1: UH is particularly affected by the cold weather. The average

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Speaker 1: welcome back Fantasy Football Weekly. Paul Charching Brian Johnson with

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Speaker 1: you the Sunday slate. Brian. Three games, Let's start with

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Speaker 1: Zach Wilson, Daniel Jones, Trevor Simmey, and Teddy Bridgewater. You

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00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:35,320
Speaker 1: gotta go that far back before they get a good quarterback.

427
00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:39,760
Speaker 1: Justin Herbert three hundred fifty six yards in that game

428
00:22:39,880 --> 00:22:44,320
Speaker 1: for Justin Herbert. I would contest it's the easiest schedule

429
00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:49,240
Speaker 1: for a defending Super Bowl champion. It's not like those

430
00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:52,040
Speaker 1: are the Eagles, Oh my bad, my bad, those are

431
00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:54,040
Speaker 1: the Eagles opponent. Got you, got you um. And that's

432
00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:55,640
Speaker 1: one of the reasons why a lot of people think

433
00:22:55,640 --> 00:22:57,240
Speaker 1: the Eagles are going to get destroyed in this game.

434
00:22:57,359 --> 00:23:00,720
Speaker 1: Is they've They're wins have come Acrost have come against

435
00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:05,600
Speaker 1: those quaw caliber of quarterbacks. Mike Evans is also in

436
00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:07,600
Speaker 1: a grade. He's top ninety nine yards are scored in

437
00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:11,359
Speaker 1: eight of the last ten games. Normally a lower volume

438
00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:14,760
Speaker 1: guy Mike Evans, but Brown is out, Godwin's out, Cyril

439
00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:19,880
Speaker 1: Grayson's out. Evans simply has to be a bigger part

440
00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:22,600
Speaker 1: of the game plan here. He runs from all parts

441
00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:25,240
Speaker 1: of the field, but will likely see shadow coverage from

442
00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:29,959
Speaker 1: a sleigh ride. Darius Slay, but the Slaves really operate

443
00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:33,159
Speaker 1: better than snow. Slay has been great this year. He's

444
00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:36,199
Speaker 1: allowed one touchdown since Week three and just twenty eight

445
00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:39,600
Speaker 1: yards per game in his coverage over the last seven weeks.

446
00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:42,320
Speaker 1: He was looking pretty cooked last year. At time he

447
00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:47,240
Speaker 1: he's bounced, he has bounced back nicely. Rob Gronkowski also

448
00:23:47,280 --> 00:23:49,280
Speaker 1: in a grade. He also has to be a big

449
00:23:49,320 --> 00:23:51,520
Speaker 1: part of the passing game. With everybody else heard he's

450
00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:56,320
Speaker 1: playing huge minutes averaging the snaps. No other tight end

451
00:23:56,359 --> 00:23:58,080
Speaker 1: by the way as a factor anymore. You know those

452
00:23:58,160 --> 00:24:00,479
Speaker 1: days of Cameron Braid and O. J. Howard hopping up

453
00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:04,600
Speaker 1: and stealing stuff from that's all dead ten plus targets

454
00:24:04,640 --> 00:24:07,160
Speaker 1: in three of the past four games for Rob Gronkowski,

455
00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:10,840
Speaker 1: and the Eagles have allowed the most tight end touchdowns four.

456
00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:16,160
Speaker 1: I love Gronk in this game, the the easiest matchup

457
00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:19,239
Speaker 1: for tight ends this season by far. The Eagles were

458
00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:22,680
Speaker 1: Leonard Fournett's expected to play. He's been activated from injured

459
00:24:22,720 --> 00:24:26,080
Speaker 1: from injured reserve. Um, we know that Ronald Jones has

460
00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:28,879
Speaker 1: already been ruled out, so I'm assuming four NET is

461
00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:31,000
Speaker 1: going to be able to go. If it's not four NET,

462
00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:34,520
Speaker 1: then you're gonna get the one two attack of Levian Bell,

463
00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:39,159
Speaker 1: who is totally cooked, and Keyshawn Vaughan Gross. Hopefully it

464
00:24:39,160 --> 00:24:41,160
Speaker 1: will be four NET here. I believe he'll play through

465
00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:43,800
Speaker 1: his hamstring injury, but it is a tough matchup against

466
00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:46,600
Speaker 1: a good Eagles run defense, giving up just four yards

467
00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:49,880
Speaker 1: per game. No back has topped eighty five yards since

468
00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:53,120
Speaker 1: way back in Week five against the Eagles. For Net

469
00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:55,320
Speaker 1: could be great through the air, though the Eagles have

470
00:24:55,359 --> 00:24:58,080
Speaker 1: allowed the second most running back receptions, and four Net

471
00:24:58,280 --> 00:25:02,240
Speaker 1: topped six receptions in five of his past six games,

472
00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:05,440
Speaker 1: so I think for Net is gonna between running okay

473
00:25:05,640 --> 00:25:07,399
Speaker 1: and a pretty good passing game. He'll get you to

474
00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:10,040
Speaker 1: a B grade. It's worth mentioning though Jie Vonnie Bernard

475
00:25:10,280 --> 00:25:13,000
Speaker 1: was designated to return. Not like you should start him,

476
00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:16,840
Speaker 1: but they do like they have another receiving option right right, Um,

477
00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:18,920
Speaker 1: all the other receivers are on the bench. You could

478
00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:21,359
Speaker 1: throw a dart at Tyler Johnson or Brigade Perriman or

479
00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:25,000
Speaker 1: Scotty Miller, but they've all proven themselves to be totally

480
00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:28,560
Speaker 1: unreliable even when the team needs them. And there's receivers

481
00:25:28,640 --> 00:25:30,920
Speaker 1: have missed so much time but it hasn't mattered. Those

482
00:25:30,960 --> 00:25:33,560
Speaker 1: guys have done nothing, So we're not starting any of them.

483
00:25:34,040 --> 00:25:35,960
Speaker 1: Sounds good to me. Let's go to the second game,

484
00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:39,439
Speaker 1: which is Pittsburgh. It's actually the third game on on Sunday,

485
00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:42,600
Speaker 1: but for our purpose is second game, uh, Pittsburgh taking

486
00:25:42,680 --> 00:25:45,840
Speaker 1: on Kansas City. Brian. This game has got to believe

487
00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:48,880
Speaker 1: a twelve and a half points spread. Most people expecting

488
00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:51,280
Speaker 1: this to be a one sided affair. Yeah, that spread

489
00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:53,920
Speaker 1: might be a little light on the Kansas City side,

490
00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:56,680
Speaker 1: considering these teams played just in Week sixteen and the

491
00:25:56,720 --> 00:26:01,919
Speaker 1: Steelers got spank. So have a repeat performance expected there,

492
00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:03,840
Speaker 1: but that's why they play the game. We'll see, but

493
00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:06,600
Speaker 1: not liking a whole lot on the Steelers side. Uh.

494
00:26:06,720 --> 00:26:09,800
Speaker 1: Started with Naji Harris, who did practice in full on Friday,

495
00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:13,359
Speaker 1: now listed as questionable, His status was pretty uncertain earlier

496
00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:16,080
Speaker 1: in the week, so assuming he's gonna play, I'm gonna

497
00:26:16,119 --> 00:26:18,840
Speaker 1: go under the assumption he plays on Sunday. Just gonna

498
00:26:18,840 --> 00:26:21,119
Speaker 1: give him as see though, Uh, not a good matchup

499
00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:23,880
Speaker 1: the Chiefs. The Chiefs have allowed just nine total touchdowns

500
00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:27,760
Speaker 1: to running backs all season, rushing and receiving. Harris did

501
00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:31,800
Speaker 1: manage to scrape together one and ten combo yards in

502
00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:34,520
Speaker 1: Week sixteen, no touchdowns he did. He didn't have five catches,

503
00:26:34,880 --> 00:26:38,879
Speaker 1: just seventeen receiving yards, so kind of a safe one

504
00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:42,400
Speaker 1: hundred combo yard floor touchdown would be nice, but again

505
00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:44,840
Speaker 1: he didn't do that week sixteen, and the Chiefs don't

506
00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:47,000
Speaker 1: allow a lot of those to running backs. Uh. The

507
00:26:47,119 --> 00:26:51,600
Speaker 1: Chiefs have surrendered the sixth most wide receiver touchdowns though,

508
00:26:52,040 --> 00:26:55,280
Speaker 1: with nineteen, and one of those went to Deonte Johnson

509
00:26:55,359 --> 00:26:57,600
Speaker 1: in Week sixteen, who I'm giving a b two Uh.

510
00:26:57,800 --> 00:27:00,960
Speaker 1: Also at six catches fifty one yard in that game

511
00:27:01,040 --> 00:27:04,440
Speaker 1: and Uh, I would expect positive game script for the

512
00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:08,480
Speaker 1: Steelers past game, even even with Ben Roethlisberger a quarterback

513
00:27:08,520 --> 00:27:11,679
Speaker 1: who we will mention very briefly in a few moments. UH.

514
00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:15,280
Speaker 1: For the rest of the receiver's Chase Claypool pretty down

515
00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:17,080
Speaker 1: here for him. I will give him a cee though,

516
00:27:17,160 --> 00:27:21,320
Speaker 1: averaging seven plus targets over his last three games, so

517
00:27:21,400 --> 00:27:24,760
Speaker 1: we should have opportunities produced in again, the likely positive

518
00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:27,639
Speaker 1: game script for the past game. Just four catches for

519
00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:30,240
Speaker 1: forty one yards for Claypool in Week sixteen, but hopefully

520
00:27:30,280 --> 00:27:32,720
Speaker 1: that's a floor for him here. And it feels like

521
00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:35,520
Speaker 1: he hasn't had a good game and forever. And for

522
00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:38,240
Speaker 1: a guy who last year was a very safe touchdown scorer,

523
00:27:38,800 --> 00:27:42,240
Speaker 1: Chase even running the ball right, where are the touchdowns

524
00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:44,040
Speaker 1: this year? I, you know, I don't have it in

525
00:27:44,119 --> 00:27:45,639
Speaker 1: front of me. I'm guessing he's got it. He's had

526
00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:49,760
Speaker 1: a three touchdown season. I feel it's more Rothlisberger's fault

527
00:27:49,800 --> 00:27:53,719
Speaker 1: than Claypools, but both pretty pretty disappointing. How about how

528
00:27:53,720 --> 00:27:55,760
Speaker 1: about here, you know his fault, it might be Pat

529
00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:58,960
Speaker 1: Friar Moose fault because they that guy's turned into an

530
00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:01,120
Speaker 1: end zone beast. I was about to I was gonna

531
00:28:01,200 --> 00:28:04,040
Speaker 1: go to Friar Muth. Uh, he's listed next in my notes,

532
00:28:04,119 --> 00:28:06,680
Speaker 1: But then I wasn't aware that Juju Smith Schuster he's yeah,

533
00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:09,280
Speaker 1: act expected to be active for this game, but I

534
00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:11,040
Speaker 1: don't think he's I bet he doesn't get a ton

535
00:28:11,119 --> 00:28:13,320
Speaker 1: of time. He's missed half a season. Yeah, I don't

536
00:28:13,320 --> 00:28:15,040
Speaker 1: think he gets ton of a ton of play. It

537
00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:17,639
Speaker 1: was a shoulder injury, though, so he's probably been staying

538
00:28:17,680 --> 00:28:20,840
Speaker 1: in shape, not not game shape. So I like him

539
00:28:20,880 --> 00:28:22,920
Speaker 1: more with the upper body injury than returning from the

540
00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:25,640
Speaker 1: lower body injury. But a bench grade for Juju, We'll

541
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Speaker 1: see what he does here. We will consider him next

542
00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:33,119
Speaker 1: week if the stealer in the unlikely event they advanced.

543
00:28:33,160 --> 00:28:35,000
Speaker 1: And now, speaking of Pat Friar Muth, you just brought

544
00:28:35,119 --> 00:28:37,680
Speaker 1: up he did not play in that Week sixteen game

545
00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:41,240
Speaker 1: that he had the concussion the week before. The Chiefs

546
00:28:41,280 --> 00:28:44,160
Speaker 1: have not allowed a tight end touchdown since Week eight,

547
00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:47,960
Speaker 1: and durning that same span, only Dalton Schultz managed to

548
00:28:48,080 --> 00:28:51,560
Speaker 1: top thirty five yards in terms of alone tight end

549
00:28:51,920 --> 00:28:55,520
Speaker 1: Shultz had fifty three, So a tough matchup for tight ends. Uh,

550
00:28:55,640 --> 00:28:58,440
Speaker 1: the Chiefs are Uh, it's worth noting. I guess that

551
00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:01,040
Speaker 1: when Friary Muth sat out, I never never even heard

552
00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:05,800
Speaker 1: of these guys. Uh. Zach Gentry and Kevin Rader are

553
00:29:06,160 --> 00:29:09,800
Speaker 1: a d er uh combined for five catches for thirty

554
00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:13,200
Speaker 1: eight yards. So that's probably a safe floor for for Muth.

555
00:29:13,320 --> 00:29:15,800
Speaker 1: But you would you'd want to touchdown from him. But again,

556
00:29:16,440 --> 00:29:17,880
Speaker 1: the chiefs of not be giving a lot of those

557
00:29:17,960 --> 00:29:20,360
Speaker 1: out to tight ends in second half of the season.

558
00:29:20,440 --> 00:29:24,680
Speaker 1: And lastly, for so I'm gonna put a bench grade Okay,

559
00:29:25,000 --> 00:29:27,800
Speaker 1: I mean it's tough to gauge these grade suits. It's

560
00:29:27,800 --> 00:29:29,720
Speaker 1: not like we have the whole week we're dealing with,

561
00:29:29,960 --> 00:29:32,920
Speaker 1: So he's not really a bench but I'll see he's not.

562
00:29:33,560 --> 00:29:35,960
Speaker 1: He's not as popular to play as you would think

563
00:29:36,040 --> 00:29:38,560
Speaker 1: based on name alone, because this week I would pay

564
00:29:38,760 --> 00:29:40,880
Speaker 1: for Rob Gronkowski if I'm playing, you know, if I'm

565
00:29:40,920 --> 00:29:43,880
Speaker 1: in DFS, I think if there's a if there's a

566
00:29:43,960 --> 00:29:46,160
Speaker 1: tight end, I'm gonna splurge on. I think it's Gronk

567
00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:48,719
Speaker 1: based on the matchups. Uh, And there's a pretty good

568
00:29:48,760 --> 00:29:50,680
Speaker 1: tight end on the other side of this game as well.

569
00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:52,560
Speaker 1: So we'll get to him in a second. After I

570
00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:55,440
Speaker 1: say Ben Roethlisberger on the bench. He was in a

571
00:29:55,520 --> 00:29:59,160
Speaker 1: presser earlier this week, and I thought I had heard it.

572
00:29:59,640 --> 00:30:01,360
Speaker 1: It was taken out of context him saying we don't

573
00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:04,800
Speaker 1: have a chance, but literally said tongue in cheek. I'm sure,

574
00:30:04,840 --> 00:30:06,760
Speaker 1: I don't know. I think he's I think he had

575
00:30:06,920 --> 00:30:09,160
Speaker 1: was pisted. He had to cancel his Cobo vacation or

576
00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:11,680
Speaker 1: whatever put it off. But he's on the bench. Just

577
00:30:11,760 --> 00:30:17,160
Speaker 1: one Tomlin falling asleep during the Sunday night game, that

578
00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:19,520
Speaker 1: would be that would decide whether you're in or out

579
00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:21,760
Speaker 1: of the playoffs. How do you do that? He probably

580
00:30:21,960 --> 00:30:24,320
Speaker 1: was just assuming they were gonna do the tie thing too,

581
00:30:24,440 --> 00:30:27,120
Speaker 1: and didn't maybe make the extra effort to stay awake.

582
00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:29,960
Speaker 1: But that was pretty funny to hear. Uh he did

583
00:30:30,040 --> 00:30:33,280
Speaker 1: that all right over the chief side. Clyde Edwards a layer,

584
00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:36,920
Speaker 1: Uh not gonna play and uh that that definitely clears

585
00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:40,920
Speaker 1: uh unmuddies the water at running back. So Darryl Williams

586
00:30:41,280 --> 00:30:44,280
Speaker 1: gonna give him a b with that news. In week sixteen,

587
00:30:44,600 --> 00:30:46,640
Speaker 1: I think this is the game where c. E. H

588
00:30:46,760 --> 00:30:49,680
Speaker 1: got hurt. He had nine carries for twenty seven yards

589
00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:52,160
Speaker 1: in a touchdown. Then Williams came in. He had eleven

590
00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:55,520
Speaker 1: carries fifty five yards and then three catches thirty yards.

591
00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:58,000
Speaker 1: Give that all to Williams and that's a solid B

592
00:30:58,160 --> 00:31:00,360
Speaker 1: grade in my opinion. In a game of the Chiefs

593
00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:04,360
Speaker 1: are probably gonna control of the clock for the most part. Um. Yeah,

594
00:31:04,440 --> 00:31:06,600
Speaker 1: that's pretty much it for the running running game for

595
00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:11,800
Speaker 1: the Chiefs over the past game. UM Tyreek Hill just

596
00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:15,480
Speaker 1: obviously only two catches for nineteen yards in that Week

597
00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:18,880
Speaker 1: sixteen game, but he was coming off of they rest

598
00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:20,920
Speaker 1: and they got up early and they just rested Hill

599
00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:23,640
Speaker 1: the rest of the game. UM. Pittsburgh has been tougher

600
00:31:23,720 --> 00:31:26,560
Speaker 1: against wide receivers as of late. Over the last five weeks.

601
00:31:26,880 --> 00:31:29,520
Speaker 1: Their bottom five in yards allowed to wide receivers. That

602
00:31:29,600 --> 00:31:32,160
Speaker 1: means the least amount of yards allowed to the position.

603
00:31:32,680 --> 00:31:36,280
Speaker 1: But during that top five don't do that. But during

604
00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:39,760
Speaker 1: that same pan pan span, h kans are up. Sorry,

605
00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:43,640
Speaker 1: Pittsburgh has surrendered five wide receiver touchdowns. Three of those

606
00:31:44,080 --> 00:31:46,920
Speaker 1: went to Kansas City's Byron Pringle and me Cole Hardman,

607
00:31:47,320 --> 00:31:51,320
Speaker 1: So I'm gonna give both. Know I always prefer Pringle

608
00:31:51,480 --> 00:31:54,840
Speaker 1: over Hardman whenever I like decided to roll with one

609
00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:56,720
Speaker 1: of these guys. And daily or something. I'm always on

610
00:31:56,760 --> 00:31:59,360
Speaker 1: the wrong always the rocks, or you know, choose the

611
00:31:59,400 --> 00:32:01,800
Speaker 1: wrong side of the coin, however you want to put it.

612
00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:03,480
Speaker 1: So then they both get to see. I'm not sure

613
00:32:03,920 --> 00:32:06,560
Speaker 1: who's gonna produce here. Odds are both of them won't

614
00:32:06,600 --> 00:32:08,680
Speaker 1: again now that Tyreek Hill is fully healthy. But I

615
00:32:08,960 --> 00:32:12,360
Speaker 1: like Pringle a little more, just like you. Pringle had

616
00:32:12,400 --> 00:32:14,920
Speaker 1: to catch two touchdowns in that game, Hardman had the one.

617
00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:17,520
Speaker 1: Pringle also had also had twice as many catches as

618
00:32:17,560 --> 00:32:19,840
Speaker 1: Hardman in that Week sixteen games. So uh, we'll give

619
00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:23,680
Speaker 1: him a stronger see out of those two. Uh. Travis Kelsey,

620
00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:26,040
Speaker 1: we were talking about a pretty good tight end on

621
00:32:26,160 --> 00:32:27,960
Speaker 1: the other side of this game. That is him. He

622
00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:30,360
Speaker 1: did not play in Week sixteen. He had COVID He

623
00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:32,520
Speaker 1: was um a COVID list for that one. But still

624
00:32:32,600 --> 00:32:37,600
Speaker 1: in a for him? Are you gonna say something? Okay? Uh?

625
00:32:37,720 --> 00:32:40,480
Speaker 1: Still in a despite the fact the Steelers have only

626
00:32:40,520 --> 00:32:45,400
Speaker 1: allowed two tight end touchdowns all season. Um, I'm sorry,

627
00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:47,520
Speaker 1: four tight end touchdowns all season, but two of those

628
00:32:47,560 --> 00:32:51,680
Speaker 1: came in Week seventeen, recently against Cleveland. Uh. Noah Gray

629
00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:54,520
Speaker 1: and Blake Bell combined for three catches in twenty three

630
00:32:54,560 --> 00:32:57,560
Speaker 1: yards for Kansas City in Week sixteen with Kelse on

631
00:32:57,640 --> 00:32:59,920
Speaker 1: the shelf. You know Kelsey will do much better. He

632
00:33:00,040 --> 00:33:02,360
Speaker 1: he's an obvious A grade. And of course, so it's

633
00:33:02,440 --> 00:33:05,440
Speaker 1: Mahomes who had to eight and three in that Week

634
00:33:05,520 --> 00:33:08,920
Speaker 1: sixteen game with no Kelsey. Yeah, and a limited Tyreek Hills.

635
00:33:08,920 --> 00:33:11,360
Speaker 1: So you gotta love Patty Mahomes here. When we come back,

636
00:33:11,400 --> 00:33:14,600
Speaker 1: we'll get to the other Sunday game San Francisco and Dallas,

637
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Speaker 1: and then the Monday night er, which is Arizona taking

638
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Speaker 1: on the Rams. When we returned Fantasy Football Weekly, final

639
00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:39,080
Speaker 1: segment Fantasy Football Weekly, uh Niners take on the Cowboys

640
00:33:39,320 --> 00:33:42,120
Speaker 1: in the middle of the Sunday slate of games. And

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00:33:42,840 --> 00:33:46,440
Speaker 1: I believe, so, just to be transparent, I'm not a

642
00:33:46,480 --> 00:33:48,760
Speaker 1: believer in the Cowboys. I And I'm gonna give you

643
00:33:48,840 --> 00:33:51,600
Speaker 1: some reasons why you're gonna hear me leaning you towards

644
00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:54,680
Speaker 1: the Niners. And you can decide if you think I'm

645
00:33:54,760 --> 00:33:57,239
Speaker 1: right or wrong. It's it'll be you. You can make

646
00:33:57,280 --> 00:33:59,160
Speaker 1: that call if you want to. I want to start

647
00:33:59,200 --> 00:34:02,920
Speaker 1: with the Niners side, beginning with the running game. I

648
00:34:03,040 --> 00:34:07,000
Speaker 1: love Elijah Mitchell here, Samuel don't me Yeah, the running

649
00:34:07,000 --> 00:34:09,439
Speaker 1: game because he does siphon off about five carries a game.

650
00:34:09,719 --> 00:34:12,439
Speaker 1: But you know the funny thing is Mitchell is still

651
00:34:12,480 --> 00:34:16,799
Speaker 1: a freaking workhorse whenever he's active. Not only do they

652
00:34:16,880 --> 00:34:22,640
Speaker 1: play him, they pound him, averaging twenty four carries per

653
00:34:22,800 --> 00:34:26,240
Speaker 1: game in the second half of the season in twenty

654
00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:29,879
Speaker 1: four Dallas season average of twenty five carries per game.

655
00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:31,960
Speaker 1: So the volume is going to continue for Mitchell, and

656
00:34:32,080 --> 00:34:35,160
Speaker 1: even in losses like the loss in Seattle in Week thirteen,

657
00:34:35,600 --> 00:34:38,720
Speaker 1: twenty two carries. Even when the Niners are behind early

658
00:34:38,880 --> 00:34:41,680
Speaker 1: like last week against the Rams, twenty one carried. So

659
00:34:41,719 --> 00:34:45,080
Speaker 1: there's no game script in which Mitchell flops. He gets

660
00:34:45,160 --> 00:34:47,640
Speaker 1: tons of work. He's averaging almost five yards per carry.

661
00:34:48,560 --> 00:34:51,400
Speaker 1: He runs behind the NFL's number one ranked run blocking

662
00:34:51,520 --> 00:34:56,799
Speaker 1: offensive line. A grade for Elijah Mitchell in this game

663
00:34:56,920 --> 00:35:03,520
Speaker 1: on volume alone, Elijah Mitchell. So Deebo Samuel's I mentioned

664
00:35:03,560 --> 00:35:05,880
Speaker 1: siphons off some work and between what he's art, what

665
00:35:05,920 --> 00:35:07,640
Speaker 1: he's proven he can do in the passing game, to me,

666
00:35:07,680 --> 00:35:09,440
Speaker 1: it's just an obvious A And I'm just gonna move

667
00:35:09,480 --> 00:35:11,759
Speaker 1: on and let's move to other parts of the passing game.

668
00:35:11,800 --> 00:35:14,399
Speaker 1: And I think are more sailing including Jimmy Garoppolo one

669
00:35:14,440 --> 00:35:17,879
Speaker 1: of two one or two touchdowns in nine straight games

670
00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:20,320
Speaker 1: for Garoppolo, So he gives you the safe floor, but

671
00:35:20,400 --> 00:35:23,880
Speaker 1: the limited ceiling top three hundred yards and back to

672
00:35:24,040 --> 00:35:27,200
Speaker 1: back games coming into this week. The thing about Garoppolo

673
00:35:27,280 --> 00:35:29,560
Speaker 1: is that he needs to get the ball. Just all

674
00:35:29,600 --> 00:35:31,399
Speaker 1: you gotta do, just get the ball in the hands

675
00:35:31,440 --> 00:35:34,920
Speaker 1: your playmakers Deebo, Samuel and George Kittle and Brandon. I

676
00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:37,320
Speaker 1: can just let them go. That's all he's gotta do,

677
00:35:37,719 --> 00:35:39,640
Speaker 1: and he could put together a decent game here, which

678
00:35:39,680 --> 00:35:42,080
Speaker 1: is why I've got to be great on him. The cow.

679
00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:44,719
Speaker 1: He's have played a lot of just middle the road

680
00:35:44,880 --> 00:35:51,000
Speaker 1: quarterbacks Sam Donald, Bridgewater, Glenn and twice Ryan Heinichy twice

681
00:35:51,560 --> 00:35:55,880
Speaker 1: good quarterbacks, almost always fairwell. Garoppolo to me is a

682
00:35:57,000 --> 00:35:59,640
Speaker 1: average too good quarterback. That's it. And he's gonna be

683
00:35:59,719 --> 00:36:01,839
Speaker 1: fine and he's gonna get his yards in this thing.

684
00:36:02,600 --> 00:36:04,920
Speaker 1: George Kettle be great. Dallas is a very good tight

685
00:36:05,040 --> 00:36:07,279
Speaker 1: end defense, only two tight end touchdowns allowed in the

686
00:36:07,400 --> 00:36:09,919
Speaker 1: last ten games. No opposing tight end his top forty

687
00:36:10,000 --> 00:36:12,279
Speaker 1: eight yards in the last seven games. But he's George Kettle,

688
00:36:12,440 --> 00:36:13,920
Speaker 1: so I'm still putting to be grade on him even

689
00:36:13,960 --> 00:36:16,400
Speaker 1: in a tough matchup, because he's great when he's healthy.

690
00:36:16,400 --> 00:36:18,920
Speaker 1: And he is right now, Brandon I, who also be great.

691
00:36:19,200 --> 00:36:20,840
Speaker 1: He runs from every spot on the field and his

692
00:36:20,920 --> 00:36:23,959
Speaker 1: plus matchups and all of those spots, including against tray

693
00:36:24,080 --> 00:36:28,000
Speaker 1: Von Digs, ostensibly Dallas's best cornerback. You know where I'm

694
00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:29,759
Speaker 1: going to this, Brant. So we say it pretty much

695
00:36:29,760 --> 00:36:34,279
Speaker 1: every Fantasy Football weekly. Trayvon Diggs has the most interceptions

696
00:36:34,280 --> 00:36:38,480
Speaker 1: in the league and the most yards allowed in his coverage.

697
00:36:38,520 --> 00:36:40,759
Speaker 1: He's the only player in the NFL that's given up

698
00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:45,719
Speaker 1: a thousand receiving yards in his coverage. Trayvon Diggs does

699
00:36:45,800 --> 00:36:49,640
Speaker 1: not worry me. Anthony Brown, another cornerback, he's allowed the

700
00:36:49,760 --> 00:36:53,120
Speaker 1: fourth most yards in his coverage. So Brandon I is

701
00:36:53,120 --> 00:36:55,600
Speaker 1: gonna be fine to be great on him. And a

702
00:36:55,760 --> 00:36:59,120
Speaker 1: C grade on Juwan Jennings an increasing snap count in

703
00:36:59,160 --> 00:37:01,919
Speaker 1: four straight games or twice last week. And I don't

704
00:37:01,960 --> 00:37:05,480
Speaker 1: trust Dallas to defend the wide receiver position. So if

705
00:37:05,560 --> 00:37:08,800
Speaker 1: you need a dart throw, Juwan Jennings is somebody you

706
00:37:08,880 --> 00:37:12,840
Speaker 1: can use. Now I'll talk about why Dallas worries me.

707
00:37:14,800 --> 00:37:18,080
Speaker 1: Dak pre Prescott feels like he's rolling into this game

708
00:37:18,440 --> 00:37:23,839
Speaker 1: red hot Brian, But his four touchdown game three games

709
00:37:23,880 --> 00:37:28,239
Speaker 1: ago was against Washington's COVID ravage defense, does not count.

710
00:37:29,000 --> 00:37:32,600
Speaker 1: His five touchdown game last week was against Philly Scrubs.

711
00:37:32,600 --> 00:37:37,000
Speaker 1: They didn't play any starters. That does not count. This week,

712
00:37:37,200 --> 00:37:39,880
Speaker 1: I fear that he reverts to the guy he was

713
00:37:40,080 --> 00:37:45,880
Speaker 1: in November and December, which was very inconsistent. San Francisco

714
00:37:45,920 --> 00:37:49,560
Speaker 1: has allowed one or two touchdown passes in six straight games,

715
00:37:49,719 --> 00:37:52,520
Speaker 1: and no more than two touchdowns in any game since

716
00:37:52,560 --> 00:37:55,440
Speaker 1: the opener. I feel like the upside on Doc is

717
00:37:55,480 --> 00:37:59,080
Speaker 1: two touchdowns. The downside is zero. Only one quarterback his

718
00:37:59,200 --> 00:38:03,440
Speaker 1: top two forty three yards against San Francisco since the

719
00:38:03,600 --> 00:38:08,240
Speaker 1: opening game to forty three is nothing. The San Francisco

720
00:38:08,320 --> 00:38:11,279
Speaker 1: past defense is sneaky good. And that's why I've got

721
00:38:11,360 --> 00:38:13,719
Speaker 1: just a C grade on Dak Prescott and a C

722
00:38:13,960 --> 00:38:17,040
Speaker 1: grade on his receivers. So you've got a Marie Cooper

723
00:38:17,120 --> 00:38:20,360
Speaker 1: finally healthy. He's got an eleven seven and seven targets

724
00:38:20,400 --> 00:38:23,600
Speaker 1: the last three games, but again, two of those three

725
00:38:23,640 --> 00:38:28,040
Speaker 1: games don't count, and the games surrounding the Washington COVID

726
00:38:28,160 --> 00:38:35,000
Speaker 1: game and the Philadelphia backup scrub game, Marie Cooper had

727
00:38:35,040 --> 00:38:37,200
Speaker 1: a two catch eight yard game and a three catch

728
00:38:37,280 --> 00:38:41,959
Speaker 1: eighteen yard game, and his downside is terrible. Opposing number

729
00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:45,000
Speaker 1: one receivers have had consistent success against the Niners. But

730
00:38:45,520 --> 00:38:49,440
Speaker 1: who is the number one receiver for Dallas? You wonder?

731
00:38:50,920 --> 00:38:57,160
Speaker 1: Seems alright, I would to see. Lamb is also a

732
00:38:57,239 --> 00:39:02,240
Speaker 1: C grade seven games scoreless stree for Ceedee Lamb gross,

733
00:39:02,400 --> 00:39:04,360
Speaker 1: during which his average game is four and half catches

734
00:39:04,440 --> 00:39:07,840
Speaker 1: fifty three yards, obviously scoreless with gallop out. He's running

735
00:39:07,840 --> 00:39:10,640
Speaker 1: from the outside, which is better because that's where he

736
00:39:10,680 --> 00:39:12,120
Speaker 1: played in the first half of the season when he

737
00:39:12,239 --> 00:39:15,480
Speaker 1: was electrifying, So he's back outside now. Cedric Wilson's on

738
00:39:15,520 --> 00:39:19,279
Speaker 1: the inside. Wilson runs from the slot almost exclusively. He's

739
00:39:19,320 --> 00:39:22,440
Speaker 1: been pretty reliable with gallop out three scores in the

740
00:39:22,520 --> 00:39:25,600
Speaker 1: last two games. Um, but he needs touchdown because touchdowns

741
00:39:25,600 --> 00:39:27,359
Speaker 1: because his volume is pretty low. But he's a dart

742
00:39:27,400 --> 00:39:29,279
Speaker 1: throw in a C grade for Cedric Wilson as well.

743
00:39:29,719 --> 00:39:33,120
Speaker 1: And lastly, Dalton Sheltz. San Francisco is a fantastic tight

744
00:39:33,200 --> 00:39:36,560
Speaker 1: end defense on average, giving up just three catches for

745
00:39:36,640 --> 00:39:39,600
Speaker 1: twenty nine yards and zero point two touchdowns per games,

746
00:39:39,640 --> 00:39:41,920
Speaker 1: So I can't like Sheltz here, and Schultz has got

747
00:39:42,000 --> 00:39:44,160
Speaker 1: to share some of those twenty nine yards with Blake

748
00:39:44,280 --> 00:39:46,920
Speaker 1: Jarwin and that's not good. So there's your passing game

749
00:39:46,960 --> 00:39:49,160
Speaker 1: for Dallas and why I'm nervous about Dallason's game, and

750
00:39:49,160 --> 00:39:51,439
Speaker 1: I think they're gonna lose even though they're favored by four.

751
00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:54,000
Speaker 1: Let's talk Zeke and Pollard and then I'll wrap up

752
00:39:54,080 --> 00:39:57,520
Speaker 1: this game. Um, like all season, you need a touchdown

753
00:39:57,560 --> 00:40:00,919
Speaker 1: from Zeke because his yardage again teams who are playing

754
00:40:00,920 --> 00:40:03,480
Speaker 1: their starters again, which was two of the last few

755
00:40:03,520 --> 00:40:07,080
Speaker 1: games nobody was, is terrible. Since Week eight, his average

756
00:40:07,120 --> 00:40:12,680
Speaker 1: game in those games thirty nine rushing yards and nineteen

757
00:40:12,680 --> 00:40:16,759
Speaker 1: receiving yards. That's forty. Niners finished sixth against the run.

758
00:40:16,960 --> 00:40:19,759
Speaker 1: Aside from the Travis Homer fake punt, no runners top

759
00:40:19,840 --> 00:40:22,880
Speaker 1: fifty eight yards since Week nine against the Niners. I

760
00:40:22,960 --> 00:40:25,000
Speaker 1: don't much like Zeke, just a C grade wall for

761
00:40:25,040 --> 00:40:28,760
Speaker 1: a touchdown and for Tony Pollard completely off the injury

762
00:40:28,840 --> 00:40:31,400
Speaker 1: port so that's nice with the foot injury. Um, you

763
00:40:31,440 --> 00:40:33,239
Speaker 1: could use him as a wild card, just knowing that

764
00:40:33,320 --> 00:40:35,239
Speaker 1: he's gonna get some touches and he's got more big

765
00:40:35,320 --> 00:40:37,920
Speaker 1: play potential than Zeke has. But again San Francisco is

766
00:40:37,920 --> 00:40:40,320
Speaker 1: good against the run. Just to see, great for Tony Pollard.

767
00:40:41,280 --> 00:40:43,480
Speaker 1: All right, you get to wrap it up, my friend. Alright,

768
00:40:43,600 --> 00:40:47,080
Speaker 1: Monday nighter, Arizona taking on the Rams, first Monday night

769
00:40:47,120 --> 00:40:49,920
Speaker 1: football game in NFL history, and we hated layoff game,

770
00:40:50,320 --> 00:40:53,759
Speaker 1: playoff game, of course, Uh, Arizona at the Rams. These

771
00:40:53,800 --> 00:40:56,880
Speaker 1: teams divisional rivals, so that means they played twice, of course,

772
00:40:57,160 --> 00:40:59,920
Speaker 1: once the first game in Week four l A one

773
00:41:00,120 --> 00:41:03,120
Speaker 1: thirty seven to twenty. But I'm sorry, Arizona one in

774
00:41:03,360 --> 00:41:05,400
Speaker 1: l A three, seven to twenty. Then in Week fourteen

775
00:41:05,960 --> 00:41:08,480
Speaker 1: l A one in Arizona thirty twenty three. So we'll

776
00:41:08,560 --> 00:41:11,279
Speaker 1: reference both those games here. Of course, we'll start with

777
00:41:11,320 --> 00:41:14,839
Speaker 1: the running backs for the Cardinals. Very dicey situation right

778
00:41:14,880 --> 00:41:18,560
Speaker 1: now with James Connor pretty much a game time he

779
00:41:18,640 --> 00:41:21,239
Speaker 1: hasn't practice all week. He's a game time decision. With

780
00:41:21,360 --> 00:41:24,200
Speaker 1: this registractice all don't practice all week, have got like

781
00:41:24,320 --> 00:41:28,320
Speaker 1: a five ten percent chance apply. Yeah, it's probably unlikely

782
00:41:28,520 --> 00:41:31,600
Speaker 1: he plays. Uh. He and Edmonds did both play in

783
00:41:31,680 --> 00:41:34,760
Speaker 1: week In the Week four game, uh, Edmonds had twelve

784
00:41:34,840 --> 00:41:38,120
Speaker 1: carries a hundred and twenty yards uh, no touchdowns. Connor

785
00:41:38,200 --> 00:41:42,000
Speaker 1: had fifty yards on the ground two touchdowns. Um. So

786
00:41:43,200 --> 00:41:46,480
Speaker 1: if Connor's Connors somehow manages to play, I'll give both

787
00:41:46,560 --> 00:41:49,000
Speaker 1: a C. But we're kind of going under the assumption

788
00:41:49,719 --> 00:41:51,919
Speaker 1: Connor is out. So if Edmonds is the loan back,

789
00:41:52,080 --> 00:41:54,360
Speaker 1: I'm not too worried about Eno Benjamin or whatever that

790
00:41:54,440 --> 00:41:55,960
Speaker 1: other dude's name is. I'm gonna give him a B

791
00:41:56,040 --> 00:41:59,440
Speaker 1: in this game because I think it's easier. Rams are

792
00:41:59,440 --> 00:42:01,120
Speaker 1: a great defense, but they're a little easier to run

793
00:42:01,200 --> 00:42:03,040
Speaker 1: on than than to pass on. So I'll give the

794
00:42:03,200 --> 00:42:05,560
Speaker 1: Edmonds a B if Connor is out, which is looking

795
00:42:05,640 --> 00:42:07,960
Speaker 1: like that will be the case. UM over to the

796
00:42:08,040 --> 00:42:11,560
Speaker 1: past game Christian Kirk, just to see for him. The

797
00:42:11,719 --> 00:42:14,319
Speaker 1: Rams are really thin at safety. So thin they've lured

798
00:42:14,440 --> 00:42:18,520
Speaker 1: Eric Weddle out of retirement for like two years something

799
00:42:18,600 --> 00:42:20,640
Speaker 1: like that. I wonder if he's kept his beard growing

800
00:42:20,680 --> 00:42:23,840
Speaker 1: all that time. Probably not any better shaved that but anyway,

801
00:42:24,080 --> 00:42:27,120
Speaker 1: but the Rams not fin at cornerback with Jalen Ramsey

802
00:42:27,160 --> 00:42:29,799
Speaker 1: and company. But that said, l A has surrendered three

803
00:42:29,880 --> 00:42:33,160
Speaker 1: wide receiver touchdowns over the last two weeks and to

804
00:42:33,400 --> 00:42:36,800
Speaker 1: one yard wide receiver performances. Uh. Those went to just

805
00:42:36,960 --> 00:42:39,720
Speaker 1: Justin Jefferson and Brandon Aiyuk, and neither of them scored

806
00:42:40,600 --> 00:42:43,400
Speaker 1: any of the said three touchdowns that I just or

807
00:42:43,560 --> 00:42:47,200
Speaker 1: just mentioned. So production has been coming from the wide

808
00:42:47,239 --> 00:42:51,400
Speaker 1: receivers against the Rams, but Kirk hasn't produced really against

809
00:42:51,640 --> 00:42:53,719
Speaker 1: l A this season. In Week four, just one catch

810
00:42:53,800 --> 00:42:57,839
Speaker 1: for five yards. DeAndre Hopkins was probably healthy for that game.

811
00:42:57,880 --> 00:43:00,880
Speaker 1: In Week four teen, Kirk did manage eighty six yards,

812
00:43:00,920 --> 00:43:03,319
Speaker 1: but just on three catches, So I'm not a very

813
00:43:03,400 --> 00:43:05,720
Speaker 1: high ceiling for Kirk in this one. I think Kirk's

814
00:43:05,719 --> 00:43:07,719
Speaker 1: had a bunch of positive matchups in December that he

815
00:43:07,760 --> 00:43:11,400
Speaker 1: has not really cashed in on unfortunately, not at all. Uh.

816
00:43:11,520 --> 00:43:15,360
Speaker 1: And AJ Green, I mean, he's he been the corpse

817
00:43:15,400 --> 00:43:18,600
Speaker 1: of a J. Green most of the season, but likely

818
00:43:18,680 --> 00:43:21,040
Speaker 1: he's two best games of the year have come against

819
00:43:21,080 --> 00:43:23,040
Speaker 1: the Rams. In Week four, he had five catches, sixty

820
00:43:23,080 --> 00:43:25,839
Speaker 1: seven yards and a touchdown. Week fourteen, he had seven

821
00:43:25,920 --> 00:43:28,800
Speaker 1: catches a hundred and two yards. So a C grade

822
00:43:29,320 --> 00:43:31,719
Speaker 1: for a J. Green based on those numbers, and Kirk

823
00:43:31,800 --> 00:43:35,040
Speaker 1: probably draws Kirk and zach Or It's probably draw more

824
00:43:35,040 --> 00:43:36,759
Speaker 1: attention than a Green will in this game. So I

825
00:43:36,840 --> 00:43:39,560
Speaker 1: like green with the sea. Uh. Speaking of zach Ertz,

826
00:43:39,680 --> 00:43:42,239
Speaker 1: gonna give him a C as well. The Rams have

827
00:43:42,400 --> 00:43:45,479
Speaker 1: allowed the third fewest tight end touchdowns all year, just four,

828
00:43:45,880 --> 00:43:48,520
Speaker 1: but opposing tight ends have averaged more than five catches

829
00:43:48,520 --> 00:43:50,839
Speaker 1: and fifty yards against l A this year, so Art's

830
00:43:50,880 --> 00:43:54,719
Speaker 1: should have a fairly safe uh floor in PPR. He

831
00:43:54,800 --> 00:43:56,600
Speaker 1: did have in Week four he was still on the

832
00:43:56,680 --> 00:43:58,239
Speaker 1: Eagles and not facing the Rams and that one, but

833
00:43:58,320 --> 00:44:00,719
Speaker 1: he did have five catches forty two yards in the

834
00:44:00,760 --> 00:44:03,240
Speaker 1: week four TEENA games, so that's about nine ten PPR

835
00:44:03,320 --> 00:44:07,600
Speaker 1: points tight end any day. And lastly, for the Cardinals,

836
00:44:07,680 --> 00:44:10,399
Speaker 1: Kyler Murray's gonna give him a b uh. He will

837
00:44:10,440 --> 00:44:14,919
Speaker 1: need just like Jalen Hurts. He's gonna need threat game,

838
00:44:15,600 --> 00:44:17,960
Speaker 1: but he wasn't running earlier in the year, but he

839
00:44:18,080 --> 00:44:21,160
Speaker 1: has uh run a lot more since returning from injury

840
00:44:21,239 --> 00:44:24,640
Speaker 1: in Week thirteen. Since then, Murray has averaged forty six

841
00:44:24,760 --> 00:44:27,840
Speaker 1: rushing yards per game, and that number is heavily suppressed

842
00:44:27,880 --> 00:44:31,040
Speaker 1: by his three rushing yards and that Flukey lost to

843
00:44:31,120 --> 00:44:34,960
Speaker 1: the Lions, so um really averaging closer to sixty seventy

844
00:44:35,040 --> 00:44:37,520
Speaker 1: rushing yards over the last five six weeks. So I

845
00:44:37,600 --> 00:44:39,799
Speaker 1: like Murray with a B here. He has had good

846
00:44:39,840 --> 00:44:42,480
Speaker 1: games on both meetings with the Rams uh to six

847
00:44:42,680 --> 00:44:45,359
Speaker 1: eight and two. Added thirty nine rushing yards in week

848
00:44:45,440 --> 00:44:48,480
Speaker 1: four then he threw for three yards in Week fourteen,

849
00:44:48,600 --> 00:44:51,279
Speaker 1: had sixty one rushing yards and that one against l

850
00:44:51,360 --> 00:44:53,719
Speaker 1: A so B. For Kyler Murray, it's all gonna be.

851
00:44:54,239 --> 00:44:56,680
Speaker 1: He's gonna have to carry the team on his shoulders

852
00:44:57,040 --> 00:45:01,839
Speaker 1: for Arizona have any chance, all right, man Thorny games

853
00:45:01,920 --> 00:45:04,640
Speaker 1: that we're getting, this is like a full episode. It

854
00:45:04,719 --> 00:45:08,120
Speaker 1: really is. Um, we're gonna say something. Sorry, No, it's

855
00:45:08,160 --> 00:45:11,560
Speaker 1: just got The parallel with Kyler Murley Murray and Jalen

856
00:45:11,640 --> 00:45:13,720
Speaker 1: Hurts to me is very It really is very similar.

857
00:45:13,760 --> 00:45:15,719
Speaker 1: I think they have to be special and a lot

858
00:45:15,800 --> 00:45:17,399
Speaker 1: of it has to come on the ground. Now, Murray

859
00:45:17,600 --> 00:45:20,239
Speaker 1: it's a far better passer than Jalen Hurts, so he

860
00:45:20,400 --> 00:45:23,880
Speaker 1: can be special through the air. But mostly for the

861
00:45:24,000 --> 00:45:27,520
Speaker 1: last months, I don't know, since how Thanksgiving, he hasn't

862
00:45:27,560 --> 00:45:29,759
Speaker 1: been that special to the air. They've been letting him

863
00:45:29,800 --> 00:45:32,520
Speaker 1: run more. And I do like Murray on the ground

864
00:45:32,600 --> 00:45:35,120
Speaker 1: to have a pretty nice game here. I'm with you, um,

865
00:45:35,320 --> 00:45:37,800
Speaker 1: speaking of on the ground, let's talk about the Rams

866
00:45:37,880 --> 00:45:40,960
Speaker 1: running back starting with Sony Michelle. Uh, you can give

867
00:45:41,040 --> 00:45:44,520
Speaker 1: him a C. Because cam Acres is back. We'll mention him,

868
00:45:44,560 --> 00:45:46,600
Speaker 1: we'll talk about him. I don't think makers Acres is

869
00:45:46,640 --> 00:45:49,359
Speaker 1: gonna get much work, do you. We'll talk about him

870
00:45:49,360 --> 00:45:52,000
Speaker 1: in a second. Let's talk about Sony first. Arizona has

871
00:45:52,000 --> 00:45:54,720
Speaker 1: allowed the fewest rushing touchdowns and running backs this season,

872
00:45:54,840 --> 00:45:57,640
Speaker 1: just six and just one receiving touchdown to the position

873
00:45:57,680 --> 00:46:00,800
Speaker 1: as well, so that's not great. But uh, opposing running

874
00:46:00,800 --> 00:46:03,360
Speaker 1: backs are averaging nearly a hundred and forty combo yards

875
00:46:03,400 --> 00:46:05,960
Speaker 1: per game against Arizona, so it's not the worst matchup

876
00:46:05,960 --> 00:46:07,920
Speaker 1: for Sony Michelle. I would be given a B. But

877
00:46:07,960 --> 00:46:10,759
Speaker 1: I'm a little worried about cam Akers, who says he

878
00:46:10,800 --> 00:46:14,080
Speaker 1: feels of course he's gonna say that, Yeah, but he

879
00:46:14,120 --> 00:46:17,759
Speaker 1: didn't have five carries last week and three catches. That's

880
00:46:18,400 --> 00:46:22,320
Speaker 1: you know, eight opportunities, eight touches taken away from Sony

881
00:46:22,480 --> 00:46:25,080
Speaker 1: taken away from Sony, and one would think he's gonna

882
00:46:27,000 --> 00:46:29,839
Speaker 1: ten to twelve. So that's a significant amount of work

883
00:46:30,200 --> 00:46:32,480
Speaker 1: that Sony is gonna concede the cam Akers, who is

884
00:46:33,000 --> 00:46:35,719
Speaker 1: the better running back, went went healthy when healthy, but

885
00:46:35,800 --> 00:46:39,520
Speaker 1: that's a big the achilles injury normal, it takes a

886
00:46:39,760 --> 00:46:43,200
Speaker 1: long time to get right. This is not like other

887
00:46:43,360 --> 00:46:47,880
Speaker 1: kinds of injuries. So bench grade for Acres. See what

888
00:46:47,960 --> 00:46:51,640
Speaker 1: we got there, But uh, I think we do see him.

889
00:46:52,120 --> 00:46:53,960
Speaker 1: He's bumping Sony down from a B to a C.

890
00:46:54,160 --> 00:46:57,200
Speaker 1: Though for me, um Cooper Cup though, he's in a

891
00:46:57,920 --> 00:47:00,399
Speaker 1: as as he has been all year. Uh the week

892
00:47:00,440 --> 00:47:02,319
Speaker 1: four meeting the first meeting might have been his worst

893
00:47:02,400 --> 00:47:04,239
Speaker 1: game of the year when he had five catches for

894
00:47:04,440 --> 00:47:07,560
Speaker 1: sixty four score of the yards. Uh yeah, eleven point

895
00:47:07,600 --> 00:47:10,080
Speaker 1: four points his worst game of the year. That's pretty crazy.

896
00:47:10,120 --> 00:47:12,799
Speaker 1: But then in Week fourteen went off thirteen catches, one

897
00:47:13,640 --> 00:47:16,400
Speaker 1: yards and a touchdown against the Cardinal So easier for

898
00:47:16,520 --> 00:47:20,879
Speaker 1: Cooper Cup. Uh oh b j Odell Beckham Jr. Gonna

899
00:47:20,880 --> 00:47:23,680
Speaker 1: give him a ce. The Cardinals surrender the most wide

900
00:47:23,719 --> 00:47:27,400
Speaker 1: receiver touchdowns this year, seven, but they allowed just thirteen

901
00:47:27,440 --> 00:47:29,359
Speaker 1: catches a hundred and fifty yards per game to wide

902
00:47:29,400 --> 00:47:32,439
Speaker 1: receivers as a whole, which is not awful in terms

903
00:47:32,480 --> 00:47:34,719
Speaker 1: of fantasy production, but it's not very good either. It's

904
00:47:34,719 --> 00:47:37,279
Speaker 1: pretty much middle of the road and uh oh b

905
00:47:37,520 --> 00:47:41,080
Speaker 1: J and Van Jefferson kind of the same player at

906
00:47:41,120 --> 00:47:43,560
Speaker 1: this point and then in their career at least with

907
00:47:44,160 --> 00:47:46,759
Speaker 1: O b J. You know, limited time with the Rams,

908
00:47:46,800 --> 00:47:49,359
Speaker 1: so I gonna give he and Van the c Van

909
00:47:49,440 --> 00:47:53,160
Speaker 1: Jefferson scored in both meetings UH with against the Cardinals.

910
00:47:53,200 --> 00:47:55,040
Speaker 1: In Week four he had six catches ninety yards and

911
00:47:55,080 --> 00:47:57,960
Speaker 1: a touchdown, and I believe Robert Woods was still healthy

912
00:47:58,440 --> 00:48:00,840
Speaker 1: in that game. And then a Week four teen fifty

913
00:48:00,840 --> 00:48:03,120
Speaker 1: eight yards and a touchdown for Prevne Jefferson. So like

914
00:48:03,239 --> 00:48:05,400
Speaker 1: him with the Sea and do not like Tyler Higby

915
00:48:05,520 --> 00:48:08,120
Speaker 1: though he is on the bench. The Cardinals allowed just

916
00:48:08,280 --> 00:48:11,560
Speaker 1: two tight end touchdowns all season, and only two tight

917
00:48:11,719 --> 00:48:14,480
Speaker 1: ends managed to top fifty yards against them all year.

918
00:48:14,840 --> 00:48:16,920
Speaker 1: George Kittle had a hundred and one and then Dalton

919
00:48:16,960 --> 00:48:21,520
Speaker 1: Schultz had fifty four. Two tight ends the top fifty yards. Uh.

920
00:48:22,120 --> 00:48:24,120
Speaker 1: Higgby did not play in the Week fourteen game, and

921
00:48:24,440 --> 00:48:26,719
Speaker 1: Week four he had four catches thirty six yards. That's

922
00:48:26,760 --> 00:48:30,040
Speaker 1: probably his four ended ceiling in this game. What a

923
00:48:30,120 --> 00:48:33,319
Speaker 1: disappointing season for Higbee ye people. We spent the whole

924
00:48:33,320 --> 00:48:36,160
Speaker 1: offseason talking about if you put Higbie and Gerald Evert together,

925
00:48:36,320 --> 00:48:39,560
Speaker 1: you've got a top five tight end. Ironically had a

926
00:48:39,600 --> 00:48:43,520
Speaker 1: better year. He probably did. He probably did. And you know, Higbee,

927
00:48:43,920 --> 00:48:46,320
Speaker 1: it I don't understand how that passing game and Cooper

928
00:48:46,360 --> 00:48:49,880
Speaker 1: Cup was so good, But that should have all come

929
00:48:49,920 --> 00:48:52,319
Speaker 1: out of Tyler Higbee. You know, I just I don't

930
00:48:52,360 --> 00:48:54,800
Speaker 1: know how it happened that Higby wasn't able to be

931
00:48:54,880 --> 00:48:56,880
Speaker 1: a bigger part of this offense. Yeah, he was a

932
00:48:56,960 --> 00:49:01,080
Speaker 1: disappointment for sure. And lastly, Matt's effort kind of got

933
00:49:01,120 --> 00:49:04,279
Speaker 1: this toe issue going on. I think you should be

934
00:49:04,400 --> 00:49:06,120
Speaker 1: fine to play Monday night. You can give him a b.

935
00:49:06,600 --> 00:49:09,239
Speaker 1: He had two eighty and two in Week four to

936
00:49:09,440 --> 00:49:12,759
Speaker 1: eighties seven and three touchdowns in the Week four team game.

937
00:49:12,840 --> 00:49:15,080
Speaker 1: He's got a Cooper Cup, he's got Odell Beckham, He's

938
00:49:15,120 --> 00:49:18,560
Speaker 1: got He'll be just fine from a fantasy perspective. Safe.

939
00:49:18,920 --> 00:49:20,920
Speaker 1: You know, he's been playing. You know, Stafford has made

940
00:49:21,000 --> 00:49:24,480
Speaker 1: some bad mistakes in the last months, some really bad passes.

941
00:49:24,560 --> 00:49:28,680
Speaker 1: He almost gave the Vikings game away ugly ugly passed

942
00:49:28,680 --> 00:49:32,400
Speaker 1: against Baltimore interception pick six. It's you know, it'll be

943
00:49:32,480 --> 00:49:35,680
Speaker 1: fascinating to see what Stafford does. Is there any player

944
00:49:36,920 --> 00:49:41,480
Speaker 1: with more pressure in the playoffs than Matthew Stafford. You

945
00:49:41,560 --> 00:49:45,200
Speaker 1: were brought in to be the guy who would elevate

946
00:49:45,280 --> 00:49:48,000
Speaker 1: a playoff team to a super Bowl team. They gave

947
00:49:48,120 --> 00:49:51,680
Speaker 1: up first round picks to get you. It is. There's

948
00:49:51,719 --> 00:49:53,480
Speaker 1: a lot on and you know matthe It's not like

949
00:49:53,520 --> 00:49:55,800
Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford's got a big track record in the playoffs.

950
00:49:56,840 --> 00:50:00,040
Speaker 1: That one one year when caught it, it was it

951
00:50:00,120 --> 00:50:01,840
Speaker 1: has caught it yere right when he didn't catch it,

952
00:50:01,920 --> 00:50:07,960
Speaker 1: I believe correct. Yeah, Calvin Johnson, and we love Cooper

953
00:50:08,040 --> 00:50:11,320
Speaker 1: Cup and Odell Beckham, but neither of them were Calvin

954
00:50:11,440 --> 00:50:15,560
Speaker 1: Johnson Cup is. I mean, look, Calvin Johnson is amazing.

955
00:50:16,840 --> 00:50:20,360
Speaker 1: Really the comparison with Cooper Cup, but I just like output.

956
00:50:20,640 --> 00:50:23,000
Speaker 1: It's actually very similar. And I think the last receiver

957
00:50:23,160 --> 00:50:26,319
Speaker 1: to hit the Triple Crown was Calvin Johnson that year

958
00:50:27,120 --> 00:50:29,960
Speaker 1: from Matthew Stafford. Now here's Cooper Cup from Matthew Stafford.

959
00:50:30,440 --> 00:50:32,520
Speaker 1: So he, like you said, a lot of pressure on him.

960
00:50:32,680 --> 00:50:34,680
Speaker 1: I'll get it done, and I think he will. Though,

961
00:50:35,080 --> 00:50:36,400
Speaker 1: this should be a good game, even though it's on

962
00:50:36,440 --> 00:50:39,200
Speaker 1: Monday night, which is still and we don't like that part.

963
00:50:39,840 --> 00:50:42,040
Speaker 1: Thanks Brian, I appreciate everybody. Listen. You got to the

964
00:50:42,120 --> 00:50:44,120
Speaker 1: end of the a long episode, and it did. We

965
00:50:44,360 --> 00:50:46,279
Speaker 1: we thought that, I thought this is going like thirty minutes,

966
00:50:46,280 --> 00:50:49,000
Speaker 1: are going an hour? Good? Heavens well, six games, that's

967
00:50:49,000 --> 00:50:53,759
Speaker 1: almost that's almost half our slate fantasy Yeah, all right,

968
00:50:53,800 --> 00:50:58,439
Speaker 1: what are the three tough questions now? Exactly exactly. Thanks

969
00:50:58,480 --> 00:50:59,799
Speaker 1: for getting to the end of a long show. We'll

970
00:50:59,840 --> 00:51:01,680
Speaker 1: talk to you next week. We'll break down another six

971
00:51:01,760 --> 00:51:04,919
Speaker 1: games as we get into the divisional round next week.

972
00:51:05,440 --> 00:51:08,560
Speaker 1: Talk to you then, everybody, Best to luck. Fantasy Football

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