1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:05,000 Speaker 1: Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly, a production of iHeartRadio. 2 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:11,400 Speaker 2: Time now for Fantasy Football Weekly from iHeartRadio, your weekly 3 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 2: source for the nation's best fantasy football advice, speculation, and 4 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:18,880 Speaker 2: whatever stupid stuff they decide to drop into the show. Now, 5 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:20,640 Speaker 2: here's your host, Paul Chargion. 6 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:28,640 Speaker 1: Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly, Training Camp Edition, Game on, 7 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:34,199 Speaker 1: Matt Harrison. We've got actual players doing actual things on 8 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:38,560 Speaker 1: actual fields, trying hard, trying to look good. Oh, it's 9 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 1: an exciting time of year. 10 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 3: The final Friday in July is always a good one 11 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 3: for everybody. 12 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:49,839 Speaker 1: Yeah it is, Baby, It's game on, and we're going 13 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 1: to talk about the ten players that need to have 14 00:00:55,040 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 1: a great training camp and very salient to this conversation, Matt. Yeah, 15 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 1: we're not doing rookies because all the rookies need to 16 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: look good in their very first training camp except one. 17 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 1: I am holding back one rookie, but. 18 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:11,960 Speaker 3: I have one. I have a half rookie. 19 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 1: You have a half rookie. You know. Look, we all 20 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: hope cam Ward looks great and he can rescue the 21 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 1: Titans offense. We all hope Tyler Schuck can look great 22 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:20,680 Speaker 1: and rescue the Saints offense. We're all excited to see 23 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: Ashton Genty and Omarion Hampton and Dylan Samson and all 24 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 1: the work here. Look, it's all the rookies. We love rookies, 25 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 1: and that's one of the great things about this time 26 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: of years. We get our first real look at these rookies. 27 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:36,520 Speaker 1: But I don't think that's nearly as compelling to our 28 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:40,319 Speaker 1: listeners as talking about the veterans that have something to 29 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:44,759 Speaker 1: show in training camp, because all the rookies do. Now, 30 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: before we get there, I want to hit you with 31 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 1: a couple of just early most teams are like two 32 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:51,800 Speaker 1: days into training camp. I want to hit you a 33 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: couple of key things that have caught my eye and 34 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: even changed my rankings a little bit before we get 35 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 1: into the ten players. Bengals offensive coordinator Dan Pitcher said 36 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: he expects Chase Brown to be a household name by 37 00:02:10,240 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 1: the end of the season. Are you buying it? Is 38 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 1: it just camp talk or do you think there's something 39 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: to it? 40 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:20,640 Speaker 3: I mean, he's not a household name. He kind of 41 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 3: is in the fantasy world right now, but maybe not 42 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 3: quite a household household name. Uh No, I don't believe it. 43 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 3: I think I think that they go through the pass 44 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:31,959 Speaker 3: and I think that Chase Brown's gonna be a fine 45 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 3: running back. But Zach Moss is back healthy, and Zach 46 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 3: Moss was a big part of that offense last year. 47 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:39,639 Speaker 3: It wouldn't surprise me if he is again this year. 48 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:41,959 Speaker 3: So well, I think Chase Brown's gonna be good. I 49 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:45,080 Speaker 3: don't think he's gonna be otherworldly goods. He's not gonna 50 00:02:45,080 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 3: be Saquon Barkley all of a sudden. 51 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 1: I think Chase Brown's gonna be great. I'm okay, I am. 52 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 1: I am cautiously optimistic right now, and I'll tell you why. 53 00:02:56,320 --> 00:03:00,359 Speaker 1: If he can jump you know, the receiving potential up 54 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: last year, If he can take just like one more 55 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:07,080 Speaker 1: step as a receiver, Chase Brown could end up be 56 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: you know, he's the lead running back on a like 57 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 1: top five offense in the NFL. I see a scenario 58 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:17,800 Speaker 1: here where he runs for like thirteen hundred fourteen hundred yards, 59 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 1: and if he can chip in five hundred receiving yards, 60 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 1: I mean we're looking at a monster season, and I 61 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 1: think it's all it's possible. Double digit touchdowns. Chase Brown 62 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 1: has got, you know, for where he's going adp wise 63 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: third round in many leagues. I'm buying. I'm buying. I'm 64 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 1: really optimistic. 65 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:41,120 Speaker 3: Well excited to see you, you know, spend a lot 66 00:03:41,160 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 3: of money in our startup auction for our new Dynasty league. 67 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 1: Jock, right, Well, the Empire League. Let's be clear about that. 68 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 1: You know, we love that, and at some point maybe 69 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 1: we'll talk more Empire League, but not in this particular show. 70 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 1: So I don't think it's so much coach speak from 71 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: Dan Pitcher offensive coordinated to the Bengals. I think, uh, 72 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: I think he's I think he's tipping his hand a 73 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: little bit. That Chase Brown is going to be used a. 74 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 3: Lot in this. I like how we have to decipher 75 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 3: whether or not it's coach speak for a coach to speak. 76 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 3: I think my guy's going to be really good here. 77 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: Well, of course, you know, yes, I feel like he's 78 00:04:21,800 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: he's just on criminally under undervalued right now. By the way, 79 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 1: I'm looking a little closer at ADP. Yeah, he's he 80 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:31,039 Speaker 1: is last pick of the second round, first pick of 81 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 1: the third round. Is the area for Chase for Chase Brown? 82 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 1: All right, let me give you one more quote. Sure, 83 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 1: this was from the Jaguars. I don't recall which beat 84 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 1: beat beat writer, and if it was you, I apologize 85 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 1: because I know a lot of beat writers listen to 86 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 1: the show. 87 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:49,360 Speaker 2: It me. 88 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 1: Here's the quote from anonymous beat writer. If there was 89 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:57,719 Speaker 1: one running back in Jacksonville who stood out in practice, 90 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:00,480 Speaker 1: it was Tank Bigsby. 91 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:01,239 Speaker 3: Yeah. 92 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:06,039 Speaker 1: Baby. With the Jaguars coaching staff frequently singing his praises, 93 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 1: Bigsby got the bulk of the key reps for Liam 94 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 1: Cohen's offense, and as a result stood out quite a 95 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: bit more than Travis Etn who was mostly working with 96 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 1: the second team. Liam Liam Cohen's new Bucky Irving is 97 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 1: going to be Tank Bigsby. You've heard this before. 98 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 3: I love how you have your guys and you're just 99 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:35,840 Speaker 3: you're You're gonna stay on Tank Bigsby Mountain, just like 100 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 3: you were on Ryan Matthews Hill back in the day. 101 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: Uh look, John OHU Smith? Did I eventually get John 102 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 1: Ohu Smith? 103 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 3: Right? Hey? Yeah, you get a few right here and there. 104 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: You know sometimes you sometimes I know before the teams 105 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 1: that they're on. 106 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 3: No, and Tank Bigsby. 107 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 1: Bigsby is awesome. All right, Let's dive into our ten 108 00:05:57,200 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 1: players that need to have a big training camp. Nine 109 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:04,320 Speaker 1: veterans and one more guy. We begin with you, Matt, 110 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:07,839 Speaker 1: talk to me about the first player that you believe 111 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:09,279 Speaker 1: needs to have a big training camp. 112 00:06:09,800 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 3: Sure, Anthony Richardson's the guy that I put in here, 113 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:14,919 Speaker 3: and when we were kind of talking back and forth 114 00:06:14,960 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 3: on our slack message talking about players who would fit 115 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:19,839 Speaker 3: this bill, that's the first one that just popped into 116 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:22,360 Speaker 3: my brain. Camp couldn't be bigger for him this year 117 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:25,919 Speaker 3: From a fantasy perspective, he finished right in line with 118 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:29,279 Speaker 3: a bunch of second and third tier quarterbacks at nineteen 119 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:32,360 Speaker 3: points per game. That's within a point of Gino Smith, 120 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 3: Russell Wilson, Justin Herbert, Dak Prescott, Jordan Love, Caleb Williams. 121 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:40,200 Speaker 3: So he's right in that area. But he's definitely not 122 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:43,279 Speaker 3: getting drafted like one of those guys right now. He 123 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:46,240 Speaker 3: finished the year with five rushing touchdowns in his last 124 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 3: five games, but his passing leaves a lot to be desired. 125 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 3: Is he only completed forty seven point seven percent of 126 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:56,320 Speaker 3: his passes last year, and that's down and Matt from 127 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 3: fifty nine and a half in his first four games 128 00:06:58,760 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 3: as a rookie, and. 129 00:07:00,000 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: Those were bad numbers. He's right now, Richardson is on 130 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 1: pace to be the least accurate starting passer in the 131 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 1: history of the league. And you know that's he's that's 132 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 1: the part that simply has to get into something. 133 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 3: Yes, I mean yeah, from a reality perspective, the news 134 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 3: and the vibes surrounding him just wasn't good last year either. 135 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 3: He was injured again. Maybe he could have played in 136 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 3: a few of the games where he took himself out 137 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:32,560 Speaker 3: and carried a shoulder injury into early summer. But Shane 138 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 3: Steichen has to be kind of on a warming hot 139 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:40,200 Speaker 3: seat there in Indy. Yeah, for sure, very much year 140 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 3: to prove himself, and he brought in Daniel Jones and 141 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 3: it seems like they're they got Daniel Jones for a 142 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 3: little bit more than a backup role. They're definitely competing 143 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:51,680 Speaker 3: for the starting job. The thing is, we know what 144 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:55,760 Speaker 3: Daniel Jones is, and we know that Richardson has that 145 00:07:55,920 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 3: just rare physical upside that could produce a top ten 146 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 3: fantasy quarterback season. He just hasn't come close to putting 147 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 3: it together and only fifteen career games over two seasons. 148 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: Shane Stikeen doesn't have the luxury mat of sitting around 149 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 1: and waiting for Anthony Richardson to get better because he's 150 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 1: gonna cost him his job, and so the leash is 151 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: going to be very short when Richardson does get in 152 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 1: the game. And for all the freaky upside that we 153 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 1: believe Anthony Richardson should have, let me note this. The 154 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 1: last time we got a full season out of Daniel Jones, 155 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:35,840 Speaker 1: granted three seasons ago, it was a while while ago, 156 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:40,319 Speaker 1: he averaged eighteen PPR points per game. Because Daniel Jones 157 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 1: has got a little bit of running in there, he 158 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:45,560 Speaker 1: was throwing effectively at the time. Anthony Richardson last year 159 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:49,959 Speaker 1: sixteen Fantasy points per game, less than what Daniel Jones 160 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:53,720 Speaker 1: had as a starter. I am openly rooting for Daniel Jones. 161 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:56,480 Speaker 1: You're right, Anthony Richardson needs to have a big camp. 162 00:08:56,840 --> 00:09:00,320 Speaker 1: I'm rooting for Daniel Jones because you can't start Michael 163 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:04,160 Speaker 1: Pittman when Anthony Richardson's the quarterback. You can't start Josh Downs, 164 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:07,600 Speaker 1: you can't start at Donnie Mitchell. You know, there's this 165 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 1: whole passing offense is just dead. Daniel Jones would at 166 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 1: least bring competency as a pass I. 167 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:16,040 Speaker 3: Did see today on some of the camp twitter that 168 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:21,079 Speaker 3: Richardson was working with the ones today and he was very, 169 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:26,960 Speaker 3: very heavily targeting rookie Tyler Warren. There. He's got a 170 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:29,600 Speaker 3: new target there, and maybe it's something that he just 171 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 3: didn't have the tight endy he really wanted to work 172 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 3: with over the last few years. 173 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:36,760 Speaker 1: My next player for first player who needs a big 174 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:40,479 Speaker 1: training camp is Chargers receiver Quinton Johnston. 175 00:09:41,360 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 3: Yeah. 176 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, Remember he was a twenty twenty three first rounder 177 00:09:44,440 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 1: and he was drafted in a block of four wide 178 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 1: receivers Jackson Smith and Jig Buck who's done really well, 179 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:56,600 Speaker 1: Jordan Addison who's done really well, Zay Flowers who's done 180 00:09:56,679 --> 00:10:02,199 Speaker 1: really well, and then there's Quinton Johnston. Now he got 181 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 1: better last year. 182 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 3: Eight touchdowns left for dead after right after rookie year. 183 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:11,920 Speaker 1: Yes, eight touchdowns only fifty five catches. So the eight 184 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:15,080 Speaker 1: touchdowns is you know, you don't normally get those that 185 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:17,719 Speaker 1: kind of touchdown numbers out of fifty five catches. The 186 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 1: perception is Quinton Johnston, heart of gold, hands of dark matter. 187 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 1: And on Wednesday's training camp practice, he had he had 188 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:33,440 Speaker 1: a key drop on a wide open crossing route and 189 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:36,080 Speaker 1: the fans were just on him. It was great. It 190 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 1: was very funny. So I looked up his drop numbers 191 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:40,600 Speaker 1: because that's what we all think of with Quentin Johnston 192 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:44,439 Speaker 1: is the drops. His drop rate actually not that bad. 193 00:10:45,320 --> 00:10:47,840 Speaker 1: As a rookie. It was a five percent drop rate. 194 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 1: As a sophomore last year, an eight percent drop rate, 195 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:54,559 Speaker 1: you know, not great, but they're players with way worst 196 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:58,079 Speaker 1: drop rates. I believe Tyreek Hill at a fifteen percent 197 00:10:58,160 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 1: drop rate last year. So the Chargers have got Lad McConkie. 198 00:11:01,960 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 1: That's their twitchy, elusive underneath receiver. They've got rookie Tray 199 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:08,960 Speaker 1: Harris who's going to bring downfield passing attacks that we 200 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: haven't seen in this offense in years, and that would 201 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:15,199 Speaker 1: leave Johnston to really be like a poor man's Mike Evans. 202 00:11:15,280 --> 00:11:18,400 Speaker 1: Is your big bodied goal line guy, go up and 203 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:23,200 Speaker 1: get it contested catches. That's what he should do. We 204 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 1: want Johnson to prove that he can be more than 205 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:28,560 Speaker 1: just fifty five catches, that he can be a volume 206 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 1: receiver that he can stay on the field for in 207 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 1: two receiver sets and you know, kind of beat out 208 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:37,559 Speaker 1: Trey Harris for a lot of those reps and let 209 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 1: Trey Harris be like third down and long kind of guy. 210 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:43,840 Speaker 1: And not yield those reps because Johnson hasn't been able 211 00:11:43,840 --> 00:11:44,880 Speaker 1: to get on the field enough. 212 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think it's it's definitely going to be one 213 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:52,440 Speaker 3: of those seasons for him that is make or break 214 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:53,080 Speaker 3: for the career. 215 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:53,439 Speaker 1: Really. 216 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:57,320 Speaker 3: And Mike Williams was initially coming back to the Chargers. 217 00:11:57,320 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 3: He retired last week. He was like, Yeah, I don't 218 00:11:59,800 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 3: really want to go to training camp. 219 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:04,600 Speaker 1: And I think that was it. I think that was it. 220 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:07,520 Speaker 3: Money Badger did the same thing the night before the 221 00:12:07,559 --> 00:12:11,160 Speaker 3: Saints training camp. I would like, oh God, training camp. No, 222 00:12:11,280 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 3: I'm not gonna do that. I I'd rather retire. But yeah, 223 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 3: he's he's got the lead on that wide receiver two position. 224 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 3: And I feel like Harbaugh started trusting air Bear a 225 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:26,000 Speaker 3: little bit more in the second half the season, and 226 00:12:26,040 --> 00:12:28,280 Speaker 3: they were throwing just a little bit more. It wasn't 227 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:32,319 Speaker 3: a complete ground and pound attack. So I'm interested to 228 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:34,840 Speaker 3: see a little bit more balanced offense in Los Angeles. 229 00:12:35,000 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 1: I wore my air Bear T shirt just a couple 230 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 1: of nights ago. 231 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 3: Nice, you get a lot of compliments I did. 232 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:44,319 Speaker 1: I wear it around town now, Yeah, makes it a 233 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 1: little bit more unusual. Is that The only thing I'm wearing, 234 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:49,800 Speaker 1: and so the shirt tends to be something that a 235 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:52,640 Speaker 1: lot of people comment on, like why you only wear 236 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:53,280 Speaker 1: another bear? 237 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 3: You were definitely winning the pooing it. I was well 238 00:12:57,559 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 3: well done. 239 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:00,840 Speaker 1: Let's go to your next player who needs to have 240 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:01,920 Speaker 1: a big training camp. 241 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:06,760 Speaker 3: Another guy in a red shirt. That's Ricky Pearsall, Deebo Samuel, 242 00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:10,839 Speaker 3: he's gone, Brandon Ayuk recovering from a mid season torn 243 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:13,280 Speaker 3: acl and he may or may not be fully healthy 244 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 3: at the beginning of the year. Now, Juwan Jennings is 245 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:19,840 Speaker 3: asking for more money, and I think the Niners just 246 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:22,559 Speaker 3: gave two big wide receiver contracts out in the last 247 00:13:22,559 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 3: two years, Samuel and Ayyuk, and I bet read them 248 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:29,040 Speaker 3: both fields back. At this point, I get the feeling 249 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:31,800 Speaker 3: that they're probably not going to pay Juwan Jennings exactly 250 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:34,840 Speaker 3: what he's asking for, which means Ricky Pearsall in his 251 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 3: second year as the thirty first pick in the first 252 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 3: round last year, he gets to come in and he's 253 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:43,800 Speaker 3: either wide receiver two or wide receiver won to start 254 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 3: the year. And remember he got shot last year in 255 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:50,400 Speaker 3: a botched mugging and missed the first six games of 256 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:52,439 Speaker 3: the season. Yeah, and it took him a while to 257 00:13:52,440 --> 00:13:54,400 Speaker 3: get up to speed because he missed most of training 258 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 3: camp and he had to basically take a reset button 259 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:00,720 Speaker 3: and turn everything on a month and a half later 260 00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:03,440 Speaker 3: than he wanted to, And there were some glimmers of hope. 261 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:06,040 Speaker 3: Last year. He had eight catches for one forty one 262 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:09,160 Speaker 3: and a score and six catches for sixty nine and 263 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:11,440 Speaker 3: a touchdown in his final two games of the season. 264 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 3: That was really the only time he was featured with 265 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 3: full offensive snaps. Yeah, a good camp gives him the 266 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:21,960 Speaker 3: opportunity to be wide receiver one and a Kyle Shanahan offense, 267 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:22,880 Speaker 3: and that's a guy one. 268 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 1: He won't be wide receiver one. It's going to be 269 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:27,240 Speaker 1: Jewan Jennings. But I still like Ricky Piersall and I 270 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:29,240 Speaker 1: still would take him on my team. I love Juwan 271 00:14:29,320 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 1: Jennings and still think Pearsall is going to be a 272 00:14:33,680 --> 00:14:37,360 Speaker 1: good value at average draft position, which as I look 273 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 1: at look it up right now, Pierce saul is pick 274 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:44,360 Speaker 1: one hundred and nine overall wide receiver forty five. I 275 00:14:44,400 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 1: think that's cheap. That's I think that's cheap. I think 276 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:51,280 Speaker 1: that's cheap. That's if it were him or looking at 277 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 1: some of the players around him. I think I would 278 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:57,920 Speaker 1: lean him over Justin Herbert, over Tucker Kraft, over John 279 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 1: hus Smith in Pittsburgh, So yeah, I like, I like 280 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 1: where you're. 281 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 3: Going over your boy, John John. 282 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:07,240 Speaker 1: Well, it's niceke Dono keeps finding himself on teams that 283 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:09,960 Speaker 1: already have a good tight end. Was very frustrating. I'm 284 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:12,800 Speaker 1: tired of that. The next player I'm watching and needs 285 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:16,120 Speaker 1: to have a big training cap. Kansas City running back 286 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:20,280 Speaker 1: Isaiah Pacheco. Last year, he had the broken fibula that 287 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:23,960 Speaker 1: just derailed his whole season, including when he came back 288 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 1: to action after Week thirteen when he looked Matt just feeble. 289 00:15:29,000 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 1: He didn't score the rest of the year and the 290 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:34,840 Speaker 1: playoffs to the Super Bowl. No touchdowns for him. 291 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 3: Like barely pedestrian. Like pedestrians would make fun of how 292 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:39,920 Speaker 3: slow he was last year. 293 00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 1: That's right, pedestrians only wearing shirts pointing and laughing at 294 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:46,800 Speaker 1: his three point six yard per carry average after the injury. 295 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 1: Dead last in broken tackle rate after the injury at 296 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:55,920 Speaker 1: four percent broken tackle rate. The other ninety six he 297 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 1: was getting tackled on the first hit. 298 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:01,120 Speaker 3: Is that did he break one? Last years? 299 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:04,200 Speaker 1: That's what it feels like that's what it feels like. 300 00:16:04,640 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 1: We need to see the old Isaiah Pacheco's not old, 301 00:16:08,560 --> 00:16:11,440 Speaker 1: the guy who ran with abandon, who broke tackles, who 302 00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 1: drag tacklers, who powered for extra yards, who would fall 303 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:18,200 Speaker 1: forward those three yards that we often talk about, Matt. 304 00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:20,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, because he's nine feet because. 305 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:24,160 Speaker 1: He's nine feet tall. If if Pacheco can return to form, 306 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:27,440 Speaker 1: back to being the reliable starter that he was two 307 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:31,840 Speaker 1: years ago, he was running back eleven in PPR two 308 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:35,480 Speaker 1: years ago, running back thirteen in utilization score, even though 309 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:38,480 Speaker 1: he rarely catches, you know, he's back to being very 310 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:42,400 Speaker 1: fantasy viable. And by the way, a steal at his 311 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 1: at his ADP, which is pick number sixty five, running 312 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 1: back twenty seven. But if he doesn't come back now, 313 00:16:49,680 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 1: we're gonna get more stupid Kareem Haunt, Elijah Mitchell mucking 314 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:56,600 Speaker 1: up the works. I think we're gonna see Bershard Smith 315 00:16:56,640 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 1: and they're down anyway, So we could really use big 316 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:05,080 Speaker 1: camp of Isaiah Pacheco looking healthy and ready to roll again. Matt, 317 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 1: your next player up is. 318 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:10,439 Speaker 3: I've got Jalen Warren of the Steelers, And it was 319 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:12,720 Speaker 3: very much a theme on this show for the last 320 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:15,479 Speaker 3: two years that Jalen Warren in Pittsburgh was just a 321 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:18,639 Speaker 3: flat out better back than Najie Harris and made a 322 00:17:18,680 --> 00:17:21,159 Speaker 3: lot of sense going into last year's draft season. But 323 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 3: then Warren kinda pooped the bed. Last year. His yards 324 00:17:26,560 --> 00:17:30,480 Speaker 3: per carry dipped from five point three to four point three. 325 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:34,680 Speaker 3: He only scored once. He had twenty three fewer pass 326 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:38,639 Speaker 3: receptions on twenty six fewer targets, And maybe that was 327 00:17:38,760 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 3: due to in twenty twenty three he had Kenny Pickett 328 00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:47,960 Speaker 3: throwing tiny little darts, yeah, just right over the line. 329 00:17:48,840 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 3: Or maybe it was due to the change in offensive 330 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:54,120 Speaker 3: coordinator and having Arthur Smith and Arthur Smith's there again 331 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 3: this year. Nause is now gone, but they drafted Caleb 332 00:17:56,880 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 3: Johnson in the third round and Warren has the insight 333 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:03,520 Speaker 3: I track on the job now. But from everything everybody 334 00:18:03,560 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 3: said about Caleb Johnson, he's a whiz in a zone 335 00:18:06,080 --> 00:18:10,080 Speaker 3: blocking scheme. Arthur Smith's offense runs a zone blocking scheme. 336 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:13,200 Speaker 3: Right now, Warren is currently a late eighth or early 337 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:16,760 Speaker 3: ninth round ADP. But if camp doesn't go well for him, yeah, 338 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 3: he could just be the change of pace guy and 339 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:21,720 Speaker 3: all of a sudden Caleb Johnson's getting all the early 340 00:18:21,840 --> 00:18:25,760 Speaker 3: down works. So Jalen Warren is a guy who is, 341 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:28,199 Speaker 3: you know, a top ten round player right now, but 342 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:31,359 Speaker 3: he could fall completely out of that with a bad camp. 343 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 1: Caleb Johnson is really interesting to me. I loved him 344 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 1: at Iowa. He was that whole offense defense is knew 345 00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:41,639 Speaker 1: that Caleb Johnson was going to come at you and 346 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 1: mass and he was still good. So I'm up the two. 347 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:49,720 Speaker 1: I'm on Caleb Johnson. We will watch Jalen Warren's training 348 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:52,520 Speaker 1: camp closely. I think it's a great addition to the show, 349 00:18:52,520 --> 00:18:57,040 Speaker 1: and he does bear watching. We've talked about a second 350 00:18:57,359 --> 00:19:01,800 Speaker 1: your receiver in Ricky Pearsall. How about another one from 351 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:07,040 Speaker 1: the same draft class. Buffalo wide receiver Kean Coleman Matt 352 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:11,280 Speaker 1: last year to an early second round pick, and they 353 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:13,560 Speaker 1: need a second wide receiver to step up. You know, 354 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:16,080 Speaker 1: you know I love Khalil Shakir, love him. He was 355 00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:18,359 Speaker 1: one of my favorite sleepers last year. But he's not 356 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:21,360 Speaker 1: a number one receiver. He just isn't. I mean, he's 357 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:24,439 Speaker 1: he is a fill in guy for He's just an 358 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 1: ideal second receiver on a team they need. Kean Coleman 359 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 1: to step up. Last year, Coleman just a rotational guy. 360 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 1: He got hurt as well, for he missed a month 361 00:19:33,359 --> 00:19:36,399 Speaker 1: of the season that derailed some of his progress. But 362 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:39,760 Speaker 1: he couldn't separate from Amari Cooper who's out of the league, 363 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:42,560 Speaker 1: couldn't separate from Mac Hollins, who they let just walk 364 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:47,880 Speaker 1: away in free agency, and the drops fifteen percent drop 365 00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:50,280 Speaker 1: rate last year as a rookie. That's got to get better. 366 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:52,399 Speaker 1: And that's something we got to watch in training camp. 367 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:55,280 Speaker 1: If Kean Coleman's dropping a bunch of passes in training camp, 368 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:57,919 Speaker 1: this this team is not going to feel comfortable. This 369 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:01,680 Speaker 1: coaching staf won't feel comfortable putting him back on the field. 370 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:06,440 Speaker 1: So there's no real competition for him. He just needs 371 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:08,560 Speaker 1: to step up and prove that he can be anywhere 372 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:10,880 Speaker 1: close to the guy who got drafted where he did 373 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:15,359 Speaker 1: two years ago, Josh Palmer, Leviscus Chaneau, Elijah Moore. Just 374 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:18,120 Speaker 1: go beat those guys out. Keon Coleman, have a great 375 00:20:18,119 --> 00:20:23,040 Speaker 1: camp and turn into a viable fantasy target. He's his 376 00:20:23,119 --> 00:20:28,359 Speaker 1: ADP is ridiculously low. One hundred and forty three wide 377 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 1: receiver now fifty one for Keon Coleman. 378 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 3: I remember back in the day, way way back in 379 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:37,560 Speaker 3: the day at the old Fanball magazine when you were 380 00:20:37,600 --> 00:20:40,280 Speaker 3: running that, you guys had a big article about third 381 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:43,639 Speaker 3: year wide receivers all every year and how that was 382 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:46,240 Speaker 3: the breakout time for all all these wide receivers. That 383 00:20:46,320 --> 00:20:49,320 Speaker 3: doesn't happen anymore. You you need to break out in 384 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:52,679 Speaker 3: your tiki or sophomore year or you barely get a 385 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:54,160 Speaker 3: chance in the NFL anymore. 386 00:20:54,280 --> 00:20:56,720 Speaker 1: You are correct, you know, twenty years ago it was 387 00:20:56,840 --> 00:20:59,119 Speaker 1: year three, now it's year two. Is the kind of 388 00:20:59,160 --> 00:21:01,639 Speaker 1: the make or break year for wide receivers. When we 389 00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 1: come back, we've got five more players who need to 390 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:07,720 Speaker 1: have a big camp. Find out who they are when 391 00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 1: we return Segment number two Fantasy Football Weekly, Paul Charchie 392 00:21:18,520 --> 00:21:21,320 Speaker 1: and Matt Harrison with you talking through the players that 393 00:21:21,400 --> 00:21:26,200 Speaker 1: need to have big training camps. And Matt, you've got 394 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 1: a twofer coming up for us. 395 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:31,360 Speaker 3: I got a twofer because I don't know who's going 396 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 3: to win this battle, or if somebody's gonna win the 397 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:35,320 Speaker 3: battle at all, but I think a lot of it 398 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:37,640 Speaker 3: depends on how they show up in camp. And that's 399 00:21:38,520 --> 00:21:39,840 Speaker 3: the two initials, guys. 400 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:40,240 Speaker 2: R J. 401 00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:44,119 Speaker 3: Harvey and JK. Dobbins in Denver. One of these guys 402 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:47,280 Speaker 3: is probably going to get a bigger share of the workload. 403 00:21:47,320 --> 00:21:49,040 Speaker 3: He's going to be the b one and what should 404 00:21:49,080 --> 00:21:51,560 Speaker 3: be a very good situation in Denver. They got a 405 00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:54,159 Speaker 3: halfway decent O line, Their defense should be good. It 406 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:56,400 Speaker 3: should be a lot of running game scripts for them 407 00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:58,880 Speaker 3: this year, but it's yet to be seen who that's 408 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:01,919 Speaker 3: gonna be. Despite drafting Harvey in the second round, the 409 00:22:01,920 --> 00:22:04,639 Speaker 3: Broncos still felt the need to add to their running 410 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:07,119 Speaker 3: back room and they grab veteran JK. Dobbins off the 411 00:22:07,160 --> 00:22:10,440 Speaker 3: scrap heap in June. Dobbins had a decent showing in 412 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:12,600 Speaker 3: a run heavy system with the Chargers last year. He 413 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:17,400 Speaker 3: scored nine times charge what you don't say, finished nine time? 414 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 3: Nine time. There it is, and he might be the 415 00:22:21,560 --> 00:22:25,159 Speaker 3: preferred goal line option in this backfield. Harvey's a bit 416 00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 3: on the small side, but he's pretty shifty in a 417 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:30,080 Speaker 3: good pass catcher. We probably won't learn much in the 418 00:22:30,119 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 3: preseason games, but we might find out a bit more 419 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:36,280 Speaker 3: from their joint practices with the Niners and Cardinals in 420 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:39,520 Speaker 3: the first and second week of August. Those tend to 421 00:22:39,760 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 3: bring out a little bit more intel from the fantasy perspective, 422 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:46,400 Speaker 3: But whoever has the edge and touches is probably going 423 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:49,440 Speaker 3: to finish with a much better return than the current 424 00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:53,400 Speaker 3: eighth round ADP for Harvey or eleventh round to ADP 425 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:56,600 Speaker 3: for Dobbins. One of those guys is gonna or maybe 426 00:22:56,600 --> 00:22:59,000 Speaker 3: both are going to finish a lot better than that 427 00:22:59,240 --> 00:22:59,760 Speaker 3: this season. 428 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:05,240 Speaker 1: I think Dobbins starts the year and as a reminder, 429 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:07,639 Speaker 1: as a reminder, it up until he got hurt in 430 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:11,359 Speaker 1: I don't It's like week ten or so. Last year, JK. 431 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:15,199 Speaker 1: Dobbins was the leading candidate, the Vegas Line Leader for 432 00:23:15,280 --> 00:23:18,120 Speaker 1: Comeback Player of the Year, and then when he came 433 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:21,520 Speaker 1: back off the mcl injury, it just he wasn't the 434 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:24,480 Speaker 1: same guy. And you know, he struggled and the effectiveness 435 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:26,400 Speaker 1: wasn't there, and they went to Gus Edwards and blah 436 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:29,000 Speaker 1: blah blah. I think and Dobbins is young. We think 437 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:31,040 Speaker 1: he's you know, because he's been hurt a lot and 438 00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:33,480 Speaker 1: he came in the into the into the the league 439 00:23:33,560 --> 00:23:36,720 Speaker 1: at a young age. We think he's old. He's twenty six. 440 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:40,199 Speaker 1: Dobbins is still got, is still a young man, and 441 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:42,359 Speaker 1: I think he's I think he's gonna be He's gonna 442 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:44,720 Speaker 1: hold off our J. Harvey longer than people think. But 443 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:47,240 Speaker 1: as us as you noted, this is what training camp 444 00:23:47,280 --> 00:23:47,439 Speaker 1: is for. 445 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:51,199 Speaker 3: We'll watch the players twenty six, but his legs are 446 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:51,840 Speaker 3: sixty two. 447 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:55,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's it's been a lot. He's been through a lot, 448 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 1: for sure. 449 00:23:56,200 --> 00:23:56,320 Speaker 3: Uh. 450 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:58,840 Speaker 1: The next player we'll be watching closely who needs a 451 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:01,720 Speaker 1: big training camp? And I think this one's obvious. The 452 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:06,199 Speaker 1: lowest scoring team last year was the Chicago Bears. Caleb 453 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:09,880 Speaker 1: Williams has to get better in year number two. Needless 454 00:24:09,920 --> 00:24:12,480 Speaker 1: to say, struggled a lot last year. At one point, 455 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:15,080 Speaker 1: at one stretch of the season, Matt He went a 456 00:24:15,119 --> 00:24:19,320 Speaker 1: month without scoring a touchdown starting quarterback in the NFL. 457 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:21,960 Speaker 1: You know how hard it is to do that these days. 458 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:26,960 Speaker 1: He also absorbed a league worst sixty eight sacks for 459 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:30,080 Speaker 1: a league worst four hundred and sixty six yards. You 460 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 1: remember some of those times when he was trying to 461 00:24:33,560 --> 00:24:35,879 Speaker 1: scramble away from a sack and then running backwards and 462 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 1: then taking more losses, And yeah, he had four different 463 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:43,399 Speaker 1: games with seven or more sacks. That's hard to do. 464 00:24:43,720 --> 00:24:44,160 Speaker 3: Wow. 465 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:49,640 Speaker 1: Caleb Williams Pro Football focuses thirty second ranked quarterback last year. Matt, 466 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:50,960 Speaker 1: how many NFL teams are there? 467 00:24:51,880 --> 00:24:53,760 Speaker 3: There are thirty two? Charge, I thank you. 468 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:56,080 Speaker 1: Very much for that. I was I lost track briefly. 469 00:24:56,160 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 1: That makes him the lowest rated starting quarterback. Best thing 470 00:25:00,560 --> 00:25:03,280 Speaker 1: we saw from Caleb Williams last year just six interceptions. 471 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:05,800 Speaker 1: That's pretty good for a rookie season. 472 00:25:06,440 --> 00:25:09,280 Speaker 3: It's because he doesn't throw the ball. He just gets. 473 00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:12,760 Speaker 1: Sacked a lot. Yeah, maybe that's it. So the transition 474 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:15,640 Speaker 1: is going to be from last year's coaching staff Matt 475 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:19,439 Speaker 1: Eberflus and Shane Waldron and then Thomas Brown. You'll remember 476 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 1: he finished out the season for that. So now they 477 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:24,800 Speaker 1: get Ben Johnson, So you know, it's a huge delta 478 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:29,760 Speaker 1: in coaching staff and Johnson arguably the most successful offensive 479 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:33,320 Speaker 1: coordinator in the league last year. So this should be 480 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:37,840 Speaker 1: ultimately a good transition for Caleb Williams, but it could 481 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:44,080 Speaker 1: be a difficult transition. Stylistically, what they had asked from 482 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:46,679 Speaker 1: Caleb Williams last year is going to be nothing like 483 00:25:46,680 --> 00:25:49,040 Speaker 1: what Ben Johnson is going to be asking this year. 484 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:50,840 Speaker 1: And we've seen it in these first few days of 485 00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:54,639 Speaker 1: training camp, where Williams looked bad and nobody's reading too 486 00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:58,520 Speaker 1: much into July training camp performances, but he has not 487 00:25:58,840 --> 00:26:02,399 Speaker 1: looked good to this point. I want to see how 488 00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:04,399 Speaker 1: he does here. I think we're gonna be looking at 489 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:09,000 Speaker 1: a low volume season from Kayla Williams because I believe 490 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:11,200 Speaker 1: that they're gonna want to be thoughtful about how much 491 00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:13,720 Speaker 1: they use him. So we'll be watching that for sure. 492 00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:18,600 Speaker 1: We'll find out how he looks. I think it's gonna just, hey, 493 00:26:18,600 --> 00:26:21,240 Speaker 1: Ben Johnson's gonna ask him, just get the ball in 494 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:23,560 Speaker 1: the hands of your playmakers, get the ball into the 495 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:27,240 Speaker 1: hands of Dj Moore and Romadoons and Colson Lovelin, and 496 00:26:27,359 --> 00:26:31,080 Speaker 1: just don't make dumb decisions. Be efficient. Efficiency does not always, 497 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:35,760 Speaker 1: unfortunately equal fantasy points. But yeah, that's that's what I 498 00:26:35,800 --> 00:26:37,120 Speaker 1: think is heading our way. 499 00:26:37,160 --> 00:26:37,360 Speaker 2: Man. 500 00:26:38,119 --> 00:26:41,280 Speaker 3: Well, and you segued perfectly into my next guy, because 501 00:26:41,359 --> 00:26:43,879 Speaker 3: you know, the Bears need to get the ball in 502 00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:47,720 Speaker 3: the hands of their playmakers, and Roshan Johnson might be 503 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:51,000 Speaker 3: one of their playmakers this year. And when Ben Johnson 504 00:26:51,040 --> 00:26:54,840 Speaker 3: became Detroit's offensive coordinator in twenty twenty two, he had 505 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:57,199 Speaker 3: DeAndre Swift as his running back. Yeah, what do you 506 00:26:57,240 --> 00:26:59,920 Speaker 3: do to He saw him for one year and he 507 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:02,440 Speaker 3: made sure to trade Swift to Philly that next year. 508 00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:06,280 Speaker 3: Philly let him go after one decent season there in 509 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:08,520 Speaker 3: favor of Saquon and I don't blame him, but he 510 00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:12,240 Speaker 3: ended up in Chicago last year was well below average. 511 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:16,920 Speaker 3: He stays in Chicago. Ben Johnson's reunited, but he Johnson 512 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:19,240 Speaker 3: didn't mind seeing him leave after watching him for just 513 00:27:19,280 --> 00:27:22,000 Speaker 3: one year. So that brings us to Roshan Johnson. He's 514 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:24,360 Speaker 3: entering his third season. He was a fourth round pick 515 00:27:24,359 --> 00:27:26,760 Speaker 3: out of Texas. He had a few flashes in year one. 516 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:30,639 Speaker 3: Last year, he scored six touchdowns, mostly in short yardage, 517 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:34,640 Speaker 3: and most of his yardage was short yardage situations. That's 518 00:27:34,640 --> 00:27:37,560 Speaker 3: why you only managed two point seven yards per carry. 519 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:39,719 Speaker 1: That's how he read because so many of them were 520 00:27:39,720 --> 00:27:41,440 Speaker 1: short yardage carries. I agree. 521 00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:44,679 Speaker 3: He did have thirty four catches in his rookie season, 522 00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 3: which wasn't terrible for a guy who was battling with 523 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:49,879 Speaker 3: two or three other running backs ahead of him. So 524 00:27:51,240 --> 00:27:53,800 Speaker 3: but in twenty twenty four, it was just really bad 525 00:27:53,840 --> 00:27:56,680 Speaker 3: for the whole Bears offense. So I think we can 526 00:27:56,840 --> 00:27:59,719 Speaker 3: wash this one off. But let's see if Rochan pops 527 00:27:59,720 --> 00:28:02,280 Speaker 3: and can. He's six feet tall in two twenty seven. 528 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:06,800 Speaker 3: DeAndre Swift is five eight and two twelve. Anyone on 529 00:28:06,880 --> 00:28:10,440 Speaker 3: the Bears is going to play the bigger David Montgomery 530 00:28:10,520 --> 00:28:13,160 Speaker 3: Lions role, and it's not the David Montgomery Bears role, 531 00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:18,560 Speaker 3: because that's different. It's gonna be Rochean Montgomery scored thirteen 532 00:28:18,600 --> 00:28:21,760 Speaker 3: and twelve touchdowns in the last two seasons in a 533 00:28:21,760 --> 00:28:24,200 Speaker 3: Ben Johnson offense. That's just rushing touchdowns. 534 00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 1: Yep. 535 00:28:25,119 --> 00:28:27,760 Speaker 3: Not saying that that's a certainty or anything that we 536 00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:31,840 Speaker 3: can project, but Rochan had six last year. If he 537 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:34,159 Speaker 3: shows up in camp and he shows well enough and 538 00:28:34,200 --> 00:28:38,880 Speaker 3: we believe that that Bears offense improves enough to be respectable, 539 00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:43,160 Speaker 3: we're looking at eight touchdowns for Rochan and that's a 540 00:28:43,200 --> 00:28:44,880 Speaker 3: flexworthy player in most leagues. 541 00:28:45,840 --> 00:28:49,880 Speaker 1: I think that's light. The last time DeAndre Swift was 542 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:55,240 Speaker 1: in a Ben Johnson offense, Jamal Williams scored eighteen touchdowns. 543 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:57,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think. 544 00:28:57,920 --> 00:29:01,440 Speaker 1: I think Roshan Johnson sitting on double digituchuns he could. 545 00:29:01,760 --> 00:29:04,680 Speaker 1: I believe that's the case. All right. Our final player 546 00:29:04,760 --> 00:29:10,040 Speaker 1: that needs a big training camp Tampa Bay wide receiver Amikaka. 547 00:29:10,160 --> 00:29:12,760 Speaker 1: Now this I like we said only one rookie. This 548 00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:16,960 Speaker 1: is the only rookie, but his situation is fascinating and 549 00:29:17,160 --> 00:29:20,600 Speaker 1: it's really important. And let me mention this at the outset. 550 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:27,600 Speaker 1: Here is what Baker Mayfield said a day ago about Egbuka, 551 00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:30,320 Speaker 1: and we've all were used to Okay, let me let 552 00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:35,600 Speaker 1: me preface this by saying, Matt, we know players lie 553 00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:39,160 Speaker 1: and always, always, always say good things about their teammates. 554 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:43,360 Speaker 1: But there's good things and then there's amazing things. Listen 555 00:29:43,360 --> 00:29:45,960 Speaker 1: to this and tell me how much you think this 556 00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:53,120 Speaker 1: is just players speak versus reality. Baker Mayfield said Egbuka 557 00:29:53,160 --> 00:29:56,560 Speaker 1: has yack potential out the wazoo. 558 00:29:59,200 --> 00:30:02,080 Speaker 3: You don't get that make up. That's that's not like, oh, 559 00:30:02,160 --> 00:30:02,920 Speaker 3: he's real good. 560 00:30:03,440 --> 00:30:09,920 Speaker 1: He also described him as quote an absolute stud. So 561 00:30:10,360 --> 00:30:14,960 Speaker 1: I think I look, Chris Godwin not able to practice. 562 00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:17,000 Speaker 1: So let's talk this through. And this is why Amika 563 00:30:17,080 --> 00:30:20,640 Speaker 1: Buca's training camp is so important. He could pound nails 564 00:30:20,640 --> 00:30:24,960 Speaker 1: into Chris Godwin's career right here. You know, Godwin is 565 00:30:25,200 --> 00:30:28,040 Speaker 1: unlikely to start the season after that devastating ankle injury 566 00:30:28,080 --> 00:30:33,040 Speaker 1: from last year, and Godwin was doing great last season 567 00:30:33,120 --> 00:30:38,000 Speaker 1: running from the slot. He was getting targeted nine times 568 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:42,120 Speaker 1: per game, nine nine times. So now Godwin isn't is 569 00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:45,760 Speaker 1: unable to start the season. Abuka ran eighty one percent 570 00:30:45,800 --> 00:30:48,560 Speaker 1: of his routes last year from the slot. He's going 571 00:30:48,600 --> 00:30:51,080 Speaker 1: to walk right into the Godwin role. And how many 572 00:30:51,120 --> 00:30:55,680 Speaker 1: targets will he get? Nine times? Nine times per game? 573 00:30:56,160 --> 00:30:59,080 Speaker 1: If he looks good in this training camp and builds 574 00:30:59,280 --> 00:31:04,160 Speaker 1: the trust to become a go to receiver. Now, Agbuca 575 00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:08,320 Speaker 1: NFL ready. Everybody believes it because he was highly productive 576 00:31:08,360 --> 00:31:12,440 Speaker 1: for years at Ohio State. Despite having elite level receivers 577 00:31:12,440 --> 00:31:17,880 Speaker 1: around him, he was still a hugely productive and the 578 00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:20,680 Speaker 1: coaches at Ohio State said his football IQ was already 579 00:31:20,680 --> 00:31:23,800 Speaker 1: at NFL level. He was the Ohio State team captain, 580 00:31:23,920 --> 00:31:27,200 Speaker 1: perfectionist on and off the field. If that coach comes 581 00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:32,360 Speaker 1: through in this training camp, Amika Agbuka sitting on potentially 582 00:31:32,960 --> 00:31:36,200 Speaker 1: a very good and hot start to his season. 583 00:31:36,800 --> 00:31:38,600 Speaker 3: I like that one a lot. 584 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:41,200 Speaker 1: I hope I've built my case for a great training 585 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:42,360 Speaker 1: camp for Amika Agbuka. 586 00:31:42,760 --> 00:31:45,320 Speaker 3: Well, I hope he's listening and he's like, dang, you 587 00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:48,280 Speaker 3: know what, Church is right? I could really go take 588 00:31:48,320 --> 00:31:50,760 Speaker 3: the league by storm if I have a good training camp. 589 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:53,120 Speaker 1: Absolutely, let's hope that's the case. 590 00:31:53,920 --> 00:31:54,760 Speaker 3: Great motivator. 591 00:31:54,960 --> 00:31:57,200 Speaker 1: Well, thank you. We're gonna do out. We're gonna try 592 00:31:57,200 --> 00:31:59,400 Speaker 1: to move some draft positions here on these guys, and 593 00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:01,520 Speaker 1: you know we're out. But not all of these guys 594 00:32:01,520 --> 00:32:03,959 Speaker 1: are we necessarily personally high on. We're just saying with 595 00:32:04,040 --> 00:32:06,560 Speaker 1: these players that we think need to have a really 596 00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:09,520 Speaker 1: big training camp, they've got something to prove. There you go, 597 00:32:09,960 --> 00:32:13,000 Speaker 1: ten different players right there. Eleven if you count your 598 00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:14,840 Speaker 1: Bogo in Denver's backfield. 599 00:32:15,440 --> 00:32:19,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm excited about Denver's backfield this year. I think 600 00:32:19,600 --> 00:32:21,360 Speaker 3: they could be a real interesting team. 601 00:32:21,480 --> 00:32:22,800 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna be an interesting team, But I 602 00:32:22,840 --> 00:32:24,480 Speaker 1: don't think I want any part of the backfield so 603 00:32:24,560 --> 00:32:27,120 Speaker 1: much other than Dobbins, who I think is a great value. 604 00:32:27,200 --> 00:32:29,520 Speaker 1: Let me double check his ADP while we're chatting right now. 605 00:32:30,240 --> 00:32:34,120 Speaker 1: Dobbins coming off the board at round one hundred and eleven, 606 00:32:34,200 --> 00:32:40,360 Speaker 1: running back thirty nine. Yeah, amazing. Also amazing. All the 607 00:32:40,400 --> 00:32:42,160 Speaker 1: stuff that you can get at Fantasy Life, tons of 608 00:32:42,160 --> 00:32:44,719 Speaker 1: great content and tools, including the Utilization Score, which we 609 00:32:44,800 --> 00:32:48,920 Speaker 1: love and is worth the price of your subscription just 610 00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:52,320 Speaker 1: for the utilization report. Incredibly important to see who's getting 611 00:32:52,360 --> 00:32:55,000 Speaker 1: the ball and who is not. Also Guillotine leagues dot 612 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:57,040 Speaker 1: Com up and running. You've got you can get in 613 00:32:57,080 --> 00:33:00,640 Speaker 1: some get in some free leagues right now, can get 614 00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:02,880 Speaker 1: some drafting going. See if you see if you love 615 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:04,760 Speaker 1: the guillotine format. We talk about it all the time. 616 00:33:04,800 --> 00:33:07,360 Speaker 1: Of course we love guillotine leagues. You have the opportunity 617 00:33:07,360 --> 00:33:09,880 Speaker 1: to join free leagues right now. Get your feet wet. 618 00:33:09,920 --> 00:33:10,760 Speaker 1: See if it's right for you. 619 00:33:11,680 --> 00:33:15,400 Speaker 3: Awesome, All right, Matt, Guillotine league again this year. I 620 00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:18,160 Speaker 3: don't have a draft set yet, but I got to 621 00:33:18,160 --> 00:33:18,920 Speaker 3: get into a couple. 622 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:20,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, we'll get you in for for sure, no doubt 623 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:23,120 Speaker 1: it'll that'll be. That'll be a piece of cake. Thanks 624 00:33:23,160 --> 00:33:25,560 Speaker 1: for listening, everybody. We'll be back next week with more 625 00:33:25,840 --> 00:33:31,320 Speaker 1: Fantasy Football Weekly. 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