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I told you 0:01:18.360 --> 0:01:20.959 on yesterday's show that today is gonna be the first 0:01:21.040 --> 0:01:23.200 kind of practice reports and that there was gonna be 0:01:23.200 --> 0:01:26.000 a slew of people that were limited in practice, that 0:01:26.120 --> 0:01:29.200 did not practice well. In fact, here we are, it 0:01:29.360 --> 0:01:32.280 is Wednesday, and that is what's happening. I'm gonna give 0:01:32.319 --> 0:01:34.880 you all of those updates from the practices around the 0:01:35.000 --> 0:01:37.720 NFL today, and I'm also gonna tell you which one 0:01:37.760 --> 0:01:40.600 of those you really need to maybe worry about, which 0:01:40.640 --> 0:01:42.840 one of those you need to not worry about at all, 0:01:42.880 --> 0:01:45.480 because they're just rest days. Remember, in the NFL, they 0:01:45.520 --> 0:01:49.160 are managing the reps of players left and right. We're 0:01:49.200 --> 0:01:51.400 also gonna take some of your coals. 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I mentioned 0:02:13.520 --> 0:02:15.800 at the end of the show yesterday that fan Duel 0:02:15.840 --> 0:02:18.480 and Draft Kings have increased their rake all the way 0:02:18.560 --> 0:02:21.200 up to sixteen percent in some of their high end contests. 0:02:21.320 --> 0:02:24.080 So when last year, guys, does this matter at all? 0:02:24.440 --> 0:02:27.880 Will the increase of sixteen to sixteen percent rake for 0:02:27.960 --> 0:02:31.400 Draft Kings and FanDuel change the way you play DFS 0:02:31.600 --> 0:02:34.440 or Fantasy Football? That is our poll today on Fantasy 0:02:34.480 --> 0:02:38.000 For those freestyle, the answers are yes, no, or what's 0:02:38.000 --> 0:02:40.120 a rake? If you don't know, holler at your boy 0:02:40.160 --> 0:02:42.880 at eight four four eight four seven nine. 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We're gonna talk about all 0:03:20.320 --> 0:03:22.760 that with my boy to GANI Burns. But we will 0:03:22.800 --> 0:03:25.639 start when we come back looking at week four, go 0:03:25.720 --> 0:03:28.280 to breakdown all the practice reports, who might sit in 0:03:28.400 --> 0:03:30.600 week four, who you should not worry about at all, 0:03:30.840 --> 0:03:33.800 and what the implications are those. I also got a 0:03:33.840 --> 0:03:36.160 couple of spotlight games for week four that I want 0:03:36.200 --> 0:03:39.440 to talk about, including two teams in the NFL doing 0:03:39.520 --> 0:03:44.960 something that has never been done in NFL history. We're 0:03:44.960 --> 0:03:47.040 gonna talk about what that is and what that means 0:03:47.040 --> 0:03:49.920 for your fantasy football teams. When we come back. We're 0:03:50.000 --> 0:03:53.080 dropping stats over beats. 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I need a 0:04:44.000 --> 0:04:47.200 gangster o gangs, so what I need a gangster boga, 0:04:47.920 --> 0:04:50.120 A little bit of a patchy bringing you backwards, we 0:04:50.200 --> 0:04:53.080 dropped stats over beats on the Fantasy Freestyle, which Boyd 0:04:53.120 --> 0:04:55.919 speeds and spitting statistician Chris Bavona taking good care of 0:04:55.960 --> 0:04:58.240 you on the phone lines at eight four four eight 0:04:58.320 --> 0:05:00.760 four three eight seven nine. We're gonna open up the 0:05:00.760 --> 0:05:03.760 phones next segment and get your questions answered as we 0:05:03.800 --> 0:05:07.960 look ahead to week four, trade questions start questions. We're 0:05:07.960 --> 0:05:10.479 gonna hold you down. But first I gotta give you 0:05:10.520 --> 0:05:12.560 some news and notes. It's like I said, the practice 0:05:12.560 --> 0:05:15.599 reports on a Wednesday are very important. So first of all, 0:05:15.720 --> 0:05:17.760 I gotta let you know that Matt Forte is gonna 0:05:17.839 --> 0:05:20.680 probably miss week four. He's dealing with turf toe. He's 0:05:20.720 --> 0:05:23.200 listed as week to week. That could mean my man 0:05:23.480 --> 0:05:29.000 boom boom bilal pal pals back and play hey oh 0:05:29.080 --> 0:05:33.080 what pal pal. But also watch Elijah McGuire, okay, because 0:05:33.080 --> 0:05:34.960 now if there's only a two man backfield, it could 0:05:34.960 --> 0:05:37.599 be McGuire being the past catching guy. Shout out to 0:05:37.640 --> 0:05:40.360 my man Emery Hunt, who told you about McGuire on 0:05:40.560 --> 0:05:43.400 last episode of Lineup Lock Live here on Sunday. The 0:05:43.440 --> 0:05:47.040 Jets have also signed former Saints running back to Vera's cadet, 0:05:47.240 --> 0:05:51.040 so that could still keep the committee going. In New York, 0:05:51.120 --> 0:05:54.040 Randell cop is optimistic that he will play tomorrow's Week 0:05:54.120 --> 0:05:57.000 four gets underway against the Chicago Bears re member. He 0:05:57.000 --> 0:05:59.680 had that chest issue and was out last week. Head 0:05:59.680 --> 0:06:04.760 coach Seawan Payton, it's actually noncommittal on the role for 0:06:04.839 --> 0:06:08.480 Willie Snead moving forward. Remember I said that last yesterday's show. 0:06:08.480 --> 0:06:11.159 I said, Willie Sneed the suspension is over. I think 0:06:11.160 --> 0:06:13.520 he's gonna slide in as the number two receiver for 0:06:13.640 --> 0:06:17.360 the New Orleans Saints. I still believe that to be true. 0:06:17.440 --> 0:06:19.960 I just think it may take a little bit of time. Okay, 0:06:20.000 --> 0:06:23.360 because listen, Brandon Coleman has been okay over the last 0:06:23.400 --> 0:06:25.680 couple of weeks. It could be just coach speak. I 0:06:25.680 --> 0:06:27.520 still think Snead is a guy that you want to 0:06:27.560 --> 0:06:31.720 have in your lineups. Also, Jarvis Landry, there have been 0:06:31.720 --> 0:06:36.279 no charges filed in his domestic violence case. And remember listen, 0:06:36.480 --> 0:06:38.840 his ex girlfriend said that he did nothing wrong, that 0:06:38.880 --> 0:06:40.839 he was instant and now he has been cleared. There 0:06:40.880 --> 0:06:44.640 will be no charges filed against Dolphins wide receiver Jarvis Landry. 0:06:44.680 --> 0:06:47.160 I will say this though, Okay, you don't have to 0:06:47.200 --> 0:06:50.000 be convicted in the courts to have the NFL look 0:06:50.080 --> 0:06:53.600 into the misconduct that might be there. Just ask Ezekiel Elliott. 0:06:53.800 --> 0:06:57.279 C J. Proceis is week to week with an ankle 0:06:57.320 --> 0:07:00.760 injury for Seattle. I think this means that Chris Carson 0:07:01.160 --> 0:07:04.360 is locked and loaded as an RB two that you 0:07:04.400 --> 0:07:07.760 can use this week Week four, because on Sunday Night Football, 0:07:07.760 --> 0:07:12.160 these Seahawks are at home and against the poorest Indianapolis 0:07:12.240 --> 0:07:15.480 Colts defense. I like Chris Carson a little bit as 0:07:15.520 --> 0:07:18.800 an RB two moving forward if procises out. Head coach 0:07:18.800 --> 0:07:21.280 of the Panthers, Ron Rivera says that this is the 0:07:21.360 --> 0:07:24.080 new normal now for Cam Newton. Okay, that they will 0:07:24.160 --> 0:07:26.920 not be running with Cam as much. Remember they are 0:07:26.960 --> 0:07:31.960 continuing to try to protect Cam Newton hashtag all quarterbacks matter. Also, 0:07:31.960 --> 0:07:34.600 the Tennessee Titans have ruled out Corey Davis, the rookie 0:07:34.640 --> 0:07:37.960 wide receiver four week four. That could mean a little 0:07:38.000 --> 0:07:40.080 bit more of Richard Matthews, a little bit more maybe 0:07:40.080 --> 0:07:43.080 of Delaney Walker as well. I told you I have 0:07:43.560 --> 0:07:46.160 a lot of practice reports. Okay, here are the guys 0:07:46.200 --> 0:07:49.480 that did not practice today. Remember, I do believe a 0:07:49.480 --> 0:07:52.320 lot of these guys are just managing their reps, getting 0:07:52.360 --> 0:07:55.080 maybe a rest day as it were, so I wouldn't 0:07:55.120 --> 0:07:58.080 be real concerned. But you need to check back in 0:07:58.160 --> 0:08:00.440 on the Fantasy Freestyle later on in the week and 0:08:00.440 --> 0:08:02.840 see if they are trending upwards or if they continue 0:08:02.880 --> 0:08:05.080 to get the dreaded d n P tag. What you 0:08:05.120 --> 0:08:07.520 want to see his guy go. Guys go from limited 0:08:07.800 --> 0:08:10.160 to full practice, not the other way around. Here. The 0:08:10.160 --> 0:08:12.800 guys who did not practice today, Doug Baldwin with that 0:08:12.920 --> 0:08:15.440 groin injury. We're getting reports that could be a two 0:08:15.480 --> 0:08:18.080 to four week injury. We're also getting reports that he 0:08:18.120 --> 0:08:21.000 could play. Keep an eye out on this because remember 0:08:21.200 --> 0:08:24.800 they're facing the Indianapolis Coat. If Doug Baldwin can't go, 0:08:25.160 --> 0:08:26.960 or if you think he might be a decoy. I 0:08:27.000 --> 0:08:29.520 said it in yesterday's show about my drops and ads, 0:08:29.840 --> 0:08:33.319 fire up, Tller Lockett, fire up, maybe even Paul Richardson. 0:08:33.679 --> 0:08:37.160 If Baldwin can't go, j G I E did not practice. 0:08:37.200 --> 0:08:39.640 Remember he's had that knee issue. He didn't practice a 0:08:39.640 --> 0:08:42.880 bunch last week and then he looked bad on Sunday 0:08:42.920 --> 0:08:46.200 defecating eating a mattress against the Jets. They now fly 0:08:46.320 --> 0:08:49.000 to London. That can't help for that knee either. John 0:08:49.080 --> 0:08:52.200 Ross didn't practice for the Bengals. That knee injury still 0:08:52.200 --> 0:08:56.160 bothering him. Rex Birkehead did not practice for the Patriots. 0:08:56.160 --> 0:08:59.360 He's got a rib issue. That Patriots running backs are 0:08:59.360 --> 0:09:02.200 never something I worry about. But without Birkehead, maybe that 0:09:02.280 --> 0:09:04.640 means a little James White action this week as they 0:09:04.640 --> 0:09:07.960 take on the Panthers. Kelvin Benjamin did not practice because 0:09:07.960 --> 0:09:11.400 of that knee. Maybe Devin Funcius deserves Looking at Sam 0:09:11.440 --> 0:09:14.560 Bradford still did not practice with that knee. Zimmer is 0:09:14.559 --> 0:09:17.000 saying head coach of the Vikings, Zimmer is saying that 0:09:17.040 --> 0:09:19.520 he is day to day. We shall see, but after 0:09:19.559 --> 0:09:21.720 what case Keenum did last week over three d and 0:09:21.760 --> 0:09:23.840 fifty yards, maybe they want to give him a little 0:09:23.840 --> 0:09:26.640 bit more time. Also, Kenny Britt did not practice. He's 0:09:26.679 --> 0:09:29.320 got an knee and injury. Uh, guys that were limited 0:09:29.320 --> 0:09:32.120 in practice. Jack Doyle, I expect him to be okay 0:09:32.120 --> 0:09:34.439 and play, but why would you want him with you know, 0:09:34.520 --> 0:09:37.040 Jacoby Purcette and going against the Legion of Boom on 0:09:37.080 --> 0:09:41.080 Sunday night. Isaiah Crowell was limited in practice. Remember I 0:09:41.080 --> 0:09:43.760 told you that Duke Johnson maybe an interesting waiver wire 0:09:43.840 --> 0:09:47.000 add especially if Croall's shoulder continues to bark at him. 0:09:47.120 --> 0:09:50.319 DeAndre Hopkins was limited in practice with a knee issue. 0:09:50.480 --> 0:09:52.160 I think he's gonna be wind up just fine. I 0:09:52.200 --> 0:09:54.960 bet he gets in limited or full practice later on 0:09:55.000 --> 0:09:57.920 this week. Melvin Gordon was also limited. Remember he's dealing 0:09:57.920 --> 0:10:02.000 with that bone bruise, but they say he should be okay. 0:10:02.200 --> 0:10:05.600 DeMarco Murray was practicing today with that hamstring injury. That 0:10:05.760 --> 0:10:08.760 is a good sign that he was practicing in full today. 0:10:08.880 --> 0:10:11.200 That means maybe Derrick Henry is not going to take 0:10:11.280 --> 0:10:14.920 his job. And also Michael Crabtree was cleared to practice. 0:10:15.559 --> 0:10:18.240 I think Crabtree is still a risky guy. Remember they're 0:10:18.240 --> 0:10:21.880 facing the Denver Broncos and they're no fly zone defense 0:10:22.040 --> 0:10:27.800 on Sunday. Before the break, I mentioned that two teams 0:10:28.200 --> 0:10:31.079 are doing something that has never been done in NFL 0:10:31.200 --> 0:10:35.120 history and that there might be fantasy football implications. I'm 0:10:35.120 --> 0:10:38.360 talking about the Baltimore Ravens and the Jacksonville Jaguars. Both 0:10:38.400 --> 0:10:41.520 of those teams, Remember they played the London game last Sunday, 0:10:41.559 --> 0:10:43.760 bright and early in the morning. You know what usually 0:10:43.800 --> 0:10:48.800 happens after a London game, team gets buy week because 0:10:48.840 --> 0:10:51.360 they have that travel across the pond. They gotta get 0:10:51.400 --> 0:10:55.720 back into their normal routine. Not this week. Both the 0:10:55.800 --> 0:10:59.880 Ravens and the Jaguars have games, and I feel come 0:11:00.040 --> 0:11:04.400 the ble fading certain elements of those teams because of 0:11:04.480 --> 0:11:08.440 this travel. No one has ever done this before. Everyone 0:11:08.520 --> 0:11:12.280 is so high on the Jacksonville Jaguars defense this week 0:11:12.280 --> 0:11:14.720 because they're playing the j E. T. S Jet jag Jets, 0:11:14.840 --> 0:11:17.520 and I understand it. They've looked dominant two out of 0:11:17.559 --> 0:11:19.600 the three weeks. In week one against Houston and last 0:11:19.640 --> 0:11:23.040 week against Baltimore. You know they're calling him Saxonville. Will 0:11:23.080 --> 0:11:25.040 they get the same get off or will they be 0:11:25.080 --> 0:11:27.760 a little jet lagged? What about Leonard four Nett. Is 0:11:27.800 --> 0:11:29.520 he someone that's gonna be able to tote the rock 0:11:30.559 --> 0:11:33.120 times or will he be a little bit jet lagged? 0:11:33.280 --> 0:11:36.360 I'm not sure about that. I would take a second 0:11:36.360 --> 0:11:39.120 look at some of these Jacksonville Jaguars and I don't 0:11:39.120 --> 0:11:41.640 know if this is the week they're going again by 0:11:41.720 --> 0:11:43.840 the road game for them, I don't know. I might 0:11:43.880 --> 0:11:46.480 fade some of the Jacksonville Jaguars as it comes to 0:11:46.480 --> 0:11:50.400 the Baltimore Ravens. They're going back home and that's cool, 0:11:50.400 --> 0:11:52.160 But they got the Pittsburgh Steelers who are kind of 0:11:52.200 --> 0:11:54.679 in a position where they need to win. I know 0:11:54.760 --> 0:11:57.800 the Steelers are not good on the road. Big Ben 0:11:57.840 --> 0:12:00.120 has his struggles on the road, but I don't know. 0:12:00.280 --> 0:12:02.880 I'd be a little concerned if I was Baltimore. They 0:12:03.160 --> 0:12:07.000 got wrecked last week. They even pulled Joe Flacco. They 0:12:07.040 --> 0:12:11.720 got out physical by the Jaguars last week in London. 0:12:11.800 --> 0:12:14.520 I wonder if that, combined with the flight back and 0:12:14.559 --> 0:12:16.920 all that stuff, is a problem for them. I like 0:12:17.000 --> 0:12:20.120 Pittsburgh on the road this week to do work, even 0:12:20.160 --> 0:12:22.840 against that Baltimore Ravens defense. They didn't look that great 0:12:22.880 --> 0:12:25.840 on Sundayday, and now you have compounding it to travel 0:12:26.320 --> 0:12:28.320 and not having a bye. So I wanted to talk 0:12:28.600 --> 0:12:32.240 about that. I do think, however, there are three games 0:12:32.480 --> 0:12:35.040 that I really want to focus on this week, so 0:12:35.080 --> 0:12:36.720 I want to talk to you about my previews for 0:12:36.800 --> 0:12:38.760 some Spotlight games. The first game that I want to 0:12:38.760 --> 0:12:41.520 talk about is the Lions and the Vikings. The Lions 0:12:41.520 --> 0:12:44.600 are traveling to Minnesota. The Lions put forth a great 0:12:44.640 --> 0:12:48.480 effort last week against the Atlanta Falcons, came up just 0:12:48.760 --> 0:12:52.520 a yard short and instant replay short against the Falcons 0:12:52.520 --> 0:12:54.960 with Golden Tate. You know what many people thought was 0:12:54.960 --> 0:12:57.679 a touchdown. They celebrated on the field. But they're going 0:12:57.760 --> 0:13:01.800 at Minnesota now. I think this, more than any other 0:13:01.880 --> 0:13:04.360 game is really the true kind of like litmus test. 0:13:04.480 --> 0:13:07.440 Are the Lions for real? I no know. A lot 0:13:07.440 --> 0:13:10.240 of people were asking that same question going into last 0:13:10.280 --> 0:13:13.400 week because they had the Falcons. But they were at home, okay, 0:13:14.440 --> 0:13:17.040 and that's a lot different being at home, which a 0:13:17.160 --> 0:13:20.480 crowd coming off the high of their previous win Monday 0:13:20.520 --> 0:13:22.840 Night football against the Giants. They were at home and 0:13:22.840 --> 0:13:28.079 they held up. This Minnesota Vikings defense in Minnesota has 0:13:28.160 --> 0:13:32.120 been much different. I think this week is the true 0:13:32.160 --> 0:13:35.680 test of Matthew Stafford and Jim Bob Cooder and this 0:13:35.840 --> 0:13:39.719 Lions offense. Here's what I like though, That Minnesota secondary 0:13:39.800 --> 0:13:43.000 is good. Remember Xavier Bumpy Rhodes and Terrence Newman doing 0:13:43.040 --> 0:13:45.120 it at the age of like thirty eight or thirty nine. 0:13:45.640 --> 0:13:48.880 I think this plays well for guys like Amira Buba, 0:13:49.240 --> 0:13:52.360 for guys like Theo Riddick, for guys like Eric Ebron, 0:13:52.400 --> 0:13:55.800 because the whiteouts might be covered effectively. I think I 0:13:55.880 --> 0:13:58.440 still believe in Stafford, and I still believe in some 0:13:58.480 --> 0:14:02.960 of those other options that are not the wide receiver's 0:14:03.000 --> 0:14:06.480 golden Tate, Marvin Jones and Kenny Golladay. On the Minnesota side, 0:14:08.559 --> 0:14:10.360 we saw what happened last week. A lot of people 0:14:10.440 --> 0:14:12.800 left Stefon Diggs on their bench because they were worried 0:14:12.840 --> 0:14:15.480 about case Keenum. I'm gonna tell you this, He's got 0:14:15.559 --> 0:14:19.840 a nice decent matchup just Detroit Lions secondary is okay. 0:14:19.880 --> 0:14:22.640 But Stefon Diggs and Adam Feeling have proven themselves. I'm 0:14:22.640 --> 0:14:24.680 gonna tell you right now. We told a lot of 0:14:24.680 --> 0:14:27.640 people to worry about the Minnesota Vikings last week. I 0:14:27.680 --> 0:14:30.480 am not making that mistake again. I think even if 0:14:30.560 --> 0:14:33.840 Keenum is in there again, fire up you know, fire 0:14:33.920 --> 0:14:38.040 up Digs, fire up Feeling, fire up Rudolph the red zone, 0:14:38.080 --> 0:14:41.720 rein Deer, and you could obviously fire up Dalvin Cook 0:14:42.120 --> 0:14:44.840 as well. Another game I want to talk about before 0:14:44.840 --> 0:14:46.520 we open up the phone mines and we're gonna get 0:14:46.520 --> 0:14:48.720 to them. In our next segment, So get ready right 0:14:48.720 --> 0:14:50.880 now at eight four four, eight four three six, eight 0:14:50.920 --> 0:14:54.560 seven nine. The other game I find very interesting is 0:14:54.600 --> 0:14:57.880 this Rams verse Cowboys games, because now I think these 0:14:57.920 --> 0:15:00.640 are two different kinds of offenses in a way I 0:15:00.720 --> 0:15:02.800 never would have thought. I think the Rams are now 0:15:02.840 --> 0:15:05.280 one of these kind of like aggregates, some are greater 0:15:05.360 --> 0:15:08.400 than its parts offenses, and I'm telling people to take 0:15:08.480 --> 0:15:12.040 Jared Goff over Cam Newton, and I think the Cowboys 0:15:12.080 --> 0:15:16.080 are sort of becoming an efficient game manager kind of offense. 0:15:16.080 --> 0:15:17.960 I'll tell you about that when we come back, and 0:15:18.000 --> 0:15:19.880 your phone lines will be open to Holly read speeds 0:15:19.880 --> 0:15:26.480 and spitting statistician on the Fantasy Freestop Hunter Henry Sterling 0:15:26.600 --> 0:15:32.040 Shepherd Michael Thomas. These three NFL softwares are not due 0:15:32.120 --> 0:15:35.440 to slump, They're due to break out. Just like the 0:15:35.520 --> 0:15:39.880 Fantasy Sports Radio Network in year two, things are only 0:15:39.960 --> 0:15:43.120 getting better. Make sure listen live and dell o the 0:15:43.200 --> 0:15:46.440 app f and T s Winder Radio. It's free and 0:15:46.520 --> 0:15:51.000 it's twenty four seven. The best Fantasisty's sports on ten 0:15:51.240 --> 0:16:13.560 He's on the Fantasy Sports Radio Network. Hey, we're doing it, 0:16:13.640 --> 0:16:15.760 and doing it and doing it well, you know what 0:16:15.800 --> 0:16:18.320 it is. It's your boy, Dane Martin NSPS has been 0:16:18.400 --> 0:16:22.160 statistician dropping stats over beats. It's a fantasy freestyle right 0:16:22.160 --> 0:16:25.000 here on the Fantasy Sports Radio Network. You could also 0:16:25.080 --> 0:16:28.400 catch us live on I Heart Radio on tune In Radio. 0:16:28.440 --> 0:16:30.160 You could also check it out on live at the 0:16:30.200 --> 0:16:33.920 YouTube streaming. Thanks to everybody that subscribes, Thanks to everybody 0:16:33.960 --> 0:16:36.400 that says nice things. 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You know how 0:17:05.600 --> 0:17:08.879 I feel about offensive line play, and we've seen Aaron 0:17:09.000 --> 0:17:12.160 Rodgers run for his life under pressure before I wouldn't 0:17:12.200 --> 0:17:16.080 be surprised, okay, if Chicago can keep it close tomorrow 0:17:16.160 --> 0:17:18.919 night and get pressure on Aaron Rodgers, I wouldn't be 0:17:18.960 --> 0:17:21.560 surprised so much that when I see that the Packers 0:17:21.600 --> 0:17:24.360 are seven and a half point favorites, I'm going over 0:17:24.400 --> 0:17:27.720 to my bookie dot a G right now. I like 0:17:27.880 --> 0:17:29.800 it at more than a touchdown. I think the Bears 0:17:29.880 --> 0:17:32.719 might be able to, you know, time of possession, grind 0:17:32.760 --> 0:17:35.159 it out and get some pressure on Aaron Rodgers. I 0:17:35.240 --> 0:17:37.960 might take the dog there in Chicago on my bookie 0:17:37.960 --> 0:17:40.160 dot a G. You should go over to my bookie 0:17:40.160 --> 0:17:43.240 dot AG. Their reputation is rock solid. They pay out. 0:17:44.119 --> 0:17:46.280 You can even make in game bets, okay, so I 0:17:46.320 --> 0:17:48.359 love that in game live betting. And if you use 0:17:48.400 --> 0:17:52.000 the promo code freestyle f R E S T y 0:17:52.280 --> 0:17:54.720 l E, you can tell him your boy Dane martinteen 0:17:54.760 --> 0:17:57.360 has sent you. You You get a hundred percent match bonus 0:17:57.400 --> 0:17:59.960 on your initial deposit. All right, let's open up the 0:18:00.000 --> 0:18:01.720 phone lines right now. The number of call is eight 0:18:01.760 --> 0:18:04.680 four four eight four three six eight seven nine. We 0:18:04.800 --> 0:18:08.800 started off today on a Wednesday with Eddie in New Mexico. Eddie, 0:18:08.800 --> 0:18:10.720 how are you doing today? You are on the fantasy 0:18:10.720 --> 0:18:13.280 freestyle dropping stats over beats with speeds. How can I 0:18:13.320 --> 0:18:17.240 help you? Dane? What a fantasy magi? And yeah, I 0:18:17.240 --> 0:18:21.760 got a question about standard scoring. Do I start Marshawn 0:18:21.840 --> 0:18:28.400 Lynch or Christian McCaffrey standard Yeah, here's the deal. I'm 0:18:28.400 --> 0:18:31.320 still I'm going I'm going McCaffrey in that situation. And 0:18:31.359 --> 0:18:35.320 here's why. Marshawn Lynch is just not getting the touches 0:18:35.920 --> 0:18:39.200 that that we thought he might. They're not treating him 0:18:39.200 --> 0:18:41.080 like a workhorse. You used to think he was this 0:18:41.160 --> 0:18:44.120 bell cow workhorse kind of back. It seems like they're 0:18:44.119 --> 0:18:47.639 managing his opportunity to try and keep him healthy for 0:18:47.680 --> 0:18:50.960 the whole season and more importantly, the playoffs. Christian McCaffrey 0:18:51.000 --> 0:18:54.280 seems like the last man standing in Carolina. Okay, so 0:18:54.600 --> 0:18:57.800 you know what with Olsen gone with? Uh, you know, 0:18:57.880 --> 0:19:01.560 Kelvin Benjamin gone. I think McCaffrey is gonna be the focus. 0:19:01.600 --> 0:19:03.480 I think he's gonna be the focus in the receiving 0:19:03.480 --> 0:19:05.480 game and a little bit in the run game as well. 0:19:05.680 --> 0:19:07.920 So I go with Christian McCaffrey. But thanks for call 0:19:08.040 --> 0:19:10.199 Eddie out there. I just think that Marshawn Lynch is 0:19:10.200 --> 0:19:12.720 getting managed a little too much. Jalen Richard is on 0:19:12.760 --> 0:19:14.919 the field a little bit too much for Oakland for 0:19:14.920 --> 0:19:17.120 me to feel comfortable about beast mode. I think later 0:19:17.200 --> 0:19:20.040 on in the season, when they really need it, that's 0:19:20.040 --> 0:19:23.120 when you will see beast mode. We got Jesse in Atlanta. 0:19:23.440 --> 0:19:26.320 Jesse in Atlanta, he's got a trade opportunity. I haven't 0:19:26.320 --> 0:19:28.320 even heard it yet, but it's a three for one, 0:19:28.440 --> 0:19:31.120 so I know probably what I'm gonna say, but let's 0:19:31.119 --> 0:19:33.840 test it out anyway. Jesse in Atlanta, you're dropping stats 0:19:33.840 --> 0:19:37.480 over beats on the fantasy freestop it. What's up the game? 0:19:38.080 --> 0:19:41.560 I'm looking for one here? Uh and the trade is Leon. 0:19:41.840 --> 0:19:44.520 I'm getting living on Bell and I'm training away Christian McCaffrey, 0:19:44.920 --> 0:19:51.840 j Cohen and thanks for the call, Jesse. Um, here's 0:19:51.840 --> 0:19:53.359 the thing you got. You got a lot of guys 0:19:53.359 --> 0:19:55.240 in there that are very close to my heart. Tarik 0:19:55.280 --> 0:19:58.240 Cohen Stefan can you digs it? And Levy on Bell? 0:19:58.680 --> 0:20:01.440 I always say, as a rule of thumb, and these 0:20:01.480 --> 0:20:04.119 like two for one trades and these three for one trades, 0:20:04.480 --> 0:20:07.719 I want the elite talent. I want the best player 0:20:07.720 --> 0:20:09.639 in the deal. Let me tell you something. I believe 0:20:09.680 --> 0:20:14.639 fantasy football is all about accumulating the best elite studs 0:20:14.680 --> 0:20:16.800 that you can put in your starting lineup that can 0:20:16.800 --> 0:20:19.760 win you your week and that can pop off get 0:20:19.840 --> 0:20:22.600 your thirty twenty thirty points in any given week because 0:20:22.600 --> 0:20:25.119 when it comes to the playoffs, right, you're hopefully getting 0:20:25.119 --> 0:20:27.440 into the playoffs, and when it comes to the playoffs 0:20:28.240 --> 0:20:30.600 weeks fourteen, fifteen, and sixteen, you want to have your 0:20:30.640 --> 0:20:34.360 best lineup until sacrificing, you know. But but the problem 0:20:34.440 --> 0:20:37.520 with this one is Levan Bell has sort of underperformed 0:20:37.600 --> 0:20:40.880 so far this year, and Stefon Diggs has popped off 0:20:41.080 --> 0:20:44.240 YREK Cohen has popped off McCaffrey. We still believe that 0:20:44.400 --> 0:20:47.720 is a very tough one for me, Jesse. But I'm 0:20:47.720 --> 0:20:50.040 gonna go with my rule of thumb. I believe Levian 0:20:50.160 --> 0:20:53.080 Bell is still a stud that you need. It shames 0:20:53.119 --> 0:20:56.160 me to have to let go of Stefon Diggs. But Jesse, 0:20:57.000 --> 0:21:00.280 if you have decent wideouts outside of Dig and you 0:21:00.280 --> 0:21:02.560 feel comfortable with like the two or three other guys 0:21:02.640 --> 0:21:05.920 you have that you can start, in that case, yes, 0:21:06.240 --> 0:21:09.159 give me Levian Bell. I like the l Bell side 0:21:09.400 --> 0:21:11.520 of that trade because I want the stud but thanks 0:21:11.520 --> 0:21:14.520 for the calling, Jesse. We got Pete in Staten Island. 0:21:14.720 --> 0:21:17.159 Pete in Staten Island. He's got a question about a 0:21:17.160 --> 0:21:20.640 couple of guys. Who does he start in a week? Four? Hey, 0:21:20.720 --> 0:21:23.040