1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 1: Wow, Wow, Hey everybody, It's Wednesday, October fourth, twenty twenty three. 2 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 2: Welcome to the NFL Fantasy Football Show. It's me and 3 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:17,400 Speaker 2: your man named g Marcus Grant, joined by Michael f. Florio. 4 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 2: We are previewing Thursday Night football and the early Sunday 5 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:24,119 Speaker 2: games from Week five plus we're asking what to do 6 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 2: about some key fantasy names returning to the field. So 7 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 2: here we are. We are through four weeks. I'd say 8 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 2: this is a quarter point of the season, but with 9 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 2: a seventeen week season, like, the math doesn't quite work out. 10 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 3: You hear a lot of times like, oh, the seasons 11 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 3: is played in quarters, and it's like, yeah, it was 12 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 3: perfect for that analogy. And then we added the seventeenth Yeah, 13 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 3: the seventeenth game. 14 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:47,839 Speaker 2: And now it's weird. You know, you made it weird, NFL. 15 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 2: You made it weird. We're gonna try to not make 16 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:50,960 Speaker 2: it weird. Today. 17 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 3: We got plenty to talk about on this show. We 18 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:53,519 Speaker 3: got some fantasy heroes. 19 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 2: We are previewing the entire Week five slates, and we're 20 00:00:57,400 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 2: asking about what to do about some key names that 21 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 2: are returned to the field. But let's get started, as 22 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:07,760 Speaker 2: we always do, with some fantasy headlines. The ongoing headline 23 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 2: out of Cincinnati has to do with Joe Burrow and 24 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:13,960 Speaker 2: that calf injury that is very obviously limiting him right 25 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 2: now now. According to both Burrow and head coach Zach Taylor, 26 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 2: the quarterback is going to continue to play through injury. Meanwhile, 27 00:01:21,120 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 2: t Higgins has a broken rib now. He said earlier 28 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 2: in the week that he wants to try and play 29 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 2: through it. He also said that he can't sleep on 30 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 2: that side. And I'm like, bro, you can't sleep on it, 31 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 2: but you're gonna let somebody like hit you. Terrible idea. 32 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 2: It's a terrible idea, but you're a different person than me. 33 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 2: But either way, we know the quarterback is going to 34 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 2: try and get it out. We'll see whether or not 35 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 2: t Higgins tries to gut it out. Would we and 36 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 2: when I say we, I mean the Bengals and fantasy 37 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 2: managers be better off if these guys just sat and 38 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:51,720 Speaker 2: rested and got healthy. 39 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 3: I think for the Bengals were past that point, Like 40 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 3: I think you should have listened to Jamar Chase and 41 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 3: let Joe Burrow rest the first month of the season. 42 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 3: They're up coming schedule after this week against the Cardinals, 43 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,559 Speaker 3: they get the Seahawks, the forty nine Ers, the Bills, 44 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:08,240 Speaker 3: the Texans, and the Ravens. Yeah, good luck in that 45 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 3: stretch with they compromise Joe Burrow for fantasy, though, we 46 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 3: gotta do what the Bengals are not doing. We have 47 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:15,919 Speaker 3: to sit Joe Burrow. And I also think it's okay 48 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:18,400 Speaker 3: to sit T Higgins because he's a risk of leaving 49 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 3: early and they've als also been struggling to get him 50 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 3: the ball right now. The only must start Bengal I 51 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:24,640 Speaker 3: would say, is Jamar Chase. 52 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 2: I mean jam Archez definitely is. And even he was frustrated. 53 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 2: You heard that last week when he said I'm always 54 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:32,639 Speaker 2: bleeping open. I don't think this was any sort of 55 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 2: him having beef with Joe Burrow. Those guys go way back. 56 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 2: I think this was just him being frustrated with an 57 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 2: offense that can't move the football right now. And I 58 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 2: definitely do think if the Bengals were in a different situation, 59 00:02:43,760 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 2: if they weren't one in three and really looking up 60 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:49,119 Speaker 2: at everybody else in the AFC North, they probably would 61 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 2: try to sit Joe Burrow. But as you mentioned, they 62 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:54,120 Speaker 2: don't really have that luxury you, my dear friend, and 63 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 2: fantasy you do have that luxury. Hopefully you have another option, 64 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:59,639 Speaker 2: because Joe Burrow right now not the guy you want 65 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:03,639 Speaker 2: to rine with. Speaking of riding, Arthur Smith says the 66 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 2: Atlanta Falcon is gonna keep riding with Desmond Ridder. Look, 67 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 2: there are a lot of people this past week that 68 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:12,880 Speaker 2: were tweeting out gifts and tweets about Taylor Heineke. Hi, 69 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 2: it's me, I'm people. I was tweeting out Taylor Heineke 70 00:03:15,720 --> 00:03:18,000 Speaker 2: gifts because it just seemed like they couldn't keep going 71 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 2: with Desmond Ritterer. But here they are. 72 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 3: So as long as Ritter as the quarterback, are any 73 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 3: Falcons pass catchers startable? 74 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:25,959 Speaker 2: Nope? 75 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 3: Right now, Kyle Pitts has the lowest the highest rate 76 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 3: of uncatchable targets in the NFL, and Drake London is third. 77 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 3: So there are two top pass catchers that they use 78 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 3: top eight picks on. They cannot get the ball. And 79 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 3: yet despite the fact that all Falcons fans and everyone 80 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 3: here is saying like, hey, maybe you should make the 81 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 3: quarterback switch, Arthur Smith's doing exactly whatever he wants to do, 82 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 3: which is what he did last year, and stick with 83 00:03:51,320 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 3: a struggling quarterback until the season was really over. You 84 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 3: would never guess that Arthur Smith grew up a billionaire, right. 85 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 2: It's still is amazing to me that, you know, the 86 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 2: son of the founder of FedEx refuses to work through 87 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 2: the air. It just doesn't really make any sense to me. 88 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:09,880 Speaker 2: I can't figure that out. At this point, the only 89 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 2: startable Falcon is b Jon Robinson. Yep, that's it. There 90 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 2: are no other Falcons players that I feel comfortable having 91 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:18,839 Speaker 2: in my lineup. And we have reached the point of 92 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 2: the story where Kyle Pitts is not only benchable, he 93 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:25,039 Speaker 2: is droppable in a lot of leagues. That's how bad 94 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 2: it is. And look, maybe it's not all on him. 95 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:28,720 Speaker 2: He is dealing with an injury and he's trying to 96 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 2: fight through that. But between the injury, between the scheme, 97 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 2: between the lack of catchable targets, Kyle Pitts once again 98 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 2: has has let us down. I mean it's again, it's 99 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 2: not all on you, Kyle. We love you. It's the 100 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 2: people you hang out with that's the problem. 101 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 3: It seems like, take your parents tell you when you're 102 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:44,719 Speaker 3: a kid. 103 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 2: Right, he'd be careful of the company you keep because 104 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 2: right now it's a bad reflection on you. That's all. 105 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 2: In some other news folks who are coming back calling 106 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:56,279 Speaker 2: this welcome back. Now what we are. They're a handful 107 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 2: of guys, three in particular, that are set to, if 108 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 2: not make their debuts this week very is very soon. 109 00:05:03,040 --> 00:05:05,920 Speaker 2: The first one Jonathan Taylor, who's been on the pup list, 110 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 2: he is back. He's expected to be practicing again this 111 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 2: week for the Indianapolis Colts. In the meantime, Zach Moss 112 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:14,920 Speaker 2: has been playing really well. Anthony Richardson is back, He's 113 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 2: running the football really well. If Taylor can come back 114 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 2: and play in Week five, what does this mean for 115 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:21,039 Speaker 2: the Colts backfield? 116 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 3: I think Jonathan Taylor, if he plays for the Colts, 117 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 3: he plays for your fantasy team, unless we hear that 118 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:28,839 Speaker 3: he's on like a heavy snapcount or anything like that. 119 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:30,599 Speaker 3: If we don't hear that and we hear its full 120 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:33,600 Speaker 3: systems go you start him. And then for Zach Moss, 121 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 3: I think he's a player you want on your roster, 122 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:38,720 Speaker 3: preferably not in your starting lineup. We know that if 123 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 3: anything happens to Jonathan Taylor, and look, it's not like 124 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 3: he hasn't been dealing with an injury. It's not like 125 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:45,360 Speaker 3: he hasn't been pretty vocal that he does not want 126 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 3: to be here right now. So if anything was to 127 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 3: happen to Taylor, we know that Zach Moss is an 128 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 3: RB two with RB one upside. As for Anthony Richardson, 129 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:55,840 Speaker 3: I think this only helps him right Like, he's gonna 130 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:58,240 Speaker 3: keep getting to run the option. He's gonna continue to 131 00:05:58,279 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 3: be heavily used near the goal on. He's a must 132 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:00,760 Speaker 3: start quarterback. 133 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:03,520 Speaker 2: The thing about the Colts backfield is that they really 134 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:07,279 Speaker 2: have been a one back offense. In Week one, it 135 00:06:07,320 --> 00:06:09,279 Speaker 2: was Deon Jackson that got most of the work. He 136 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:12,159 Speaker 2: played seventy plus percent of the snap. Since then, Zack 137 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 2: Moss ninety eight percent of snap, seventy six percent of snaps, 138 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 2: eighty one percent of snaps. It has been the Zach 139 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 2: Moss show. Now, if they in turn is that they're 140 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 2: going to do that with Jonathan Taylor, the upside is huge. 141 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 2: I mean, let's not forget this is a guy that 142 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:28,479 Speaker 2: two seasons ago we were drafting as the number one 143 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 2: overall player in fantasy football. Obviously it didn't work out. 144 00:06:32,040 --> 00:06:35,800 Speaker 2: Injuries and things sort of conspired against him. But it's 145 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 2: not about talent. If he's getting this opportunity, he is 146 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 2: talented enough to really take advantage of this and goes 147 00:06:41,440 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 2: back to being a high high end RB one. Cooper 148 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:49,480 Speaker 2: Cup is eligible to come back. The twenty one day 149 00:06:49,520 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 2: window on him being activated is now in progress for 150 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 2: the Los Angeles Rams, Pukaakua is they're already fitting him 151 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 2: for a gold jacket for Canton, apparently after the first 152 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 2: four weeks of his career. Obviously, when Cup comes back, 153 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 2: that means they're going to have to share some targets. 154 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:07,919 Speaker 2: Pooka Nakua does not go away, But how much do 155 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 2: you downgrade him when we get a healthy Cooper Cup. 156 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 3: Look, he goes from being a top five wide receiver 157 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 3: to more of a wide receiver two I would say 158 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 3: for fantasy purposes, But if there's any team that can 159 00:07:18,200 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 3: keep two wide receivers afloat, it is a Sean McVay offense. 160 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 3: We right now have pukaaku as a top five fantasy 161 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 3: tight end, but two two out Well is a top 162 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 3: twenty wide receiver. Tyler Higbee is a top ten tight end, 163 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 3: And for years we had two top fifteen wide receivers 164 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 3: with Cooper Cup and Robert Woods. Coming into the year, 165 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 3: I thought Puka Nakula would play the Robert Woods role. 166 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 3: He's been playing the Cooper Cup role with him sideline. 167 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:43,880 Speaker 3: I think Cup comes in and obviously becomes the number 168 00:07:43,880 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 3: one target again, but Pooka can still do a whole 169 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 3: bunch of good things. He will still be heavily involved, 170 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 3: and you still want to start. 171 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 2: Him in fantasy. And you talk about Matthew Stafford supporting 172 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 2: two wide receivers in LA with Cup and Robert Woods, 173 00:07:55,760 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 2: you can go back even further. He did it in 174 00:07:57,400 --> 00:08:00,080 Speaker 2: Detroit when he had Calvin Johnson and Golden Tate, and 175 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 2: then after Calvin Johnson retired, he had Golden Tate and 176 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 2: Marvin Jones and made both of those guys really successful. 177 00:08:05,920 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 2: So we know that Matthew Stafford can support multiple pass catchers. 178 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:11,880 Speaker 2: This is a team that runs a lot of free 179 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:14,320 Speaker 2: wide receiver sets too, and I'm wondering who the odd 180 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 2: man out is. I think at this point probably Van Jefferson. 181 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 2: In those sets, it's it becomes a you know, Cooper 182 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:23,360 Speaker 2: Cup Pukakakua two two at well, which, by the way, 183 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:26,400 Speaker 2: a Cooper Puka two two lineup is a I mean, 184 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:28,040 Speaker 2: it's like a Disney Channel show. That's all I know. 185 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 2: It's amazing. So I'm with you, though. I think Pooka 186 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 2: come comes back and becomes a wide receiver two. But 187 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 2: you're not putting him on your bench because he's just 188 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:37,679 Speaker 2: been too good at this point. 189 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:40,840 Speaker 3: Apparently the three of them, Puka, Cooper and Matt Stafford 190 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:41,920 Speaker 3: have been eating breakfast together. 191 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 2: See, this is the This is the information we need 192 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:45,280 Speaker 2: to know. If we had known this a couple of 193 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 2: years ago with Cooper Cup, he would have been like 194 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 2: the number one overall pick. We didn't find out till later. 195 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:53,320 Speaker 2: Now we need to know this. Jamison Williams is eligible 196 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:55,960 Speaker 2: to return for the Lions. He was serving a suspension 197 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:59,959 Speaker 2: for violating the gambling policy. Now Dan Campbell has said 198 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 2: that he is going to play a fairly limited role 199 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 2: at least early on when he returns. We have expectations 200 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 2: for Jamison Williams. We hope he can do well. We 201 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 2: haven't really seen him play that much football his rookie year. 202 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 2: He was injured most of the year, played six games 203 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:17,080 Speaker 2: at the end of the season, was injured all of 204 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 2: this preseason, and then was suspended. I mean, would you 205 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:23,640 Speaker 2: feel confident putting him back in your lineup right away. 206 00:09:24,240 --> 00:09:27,600 Speaker 3: No, it is no secret that I love Jamison Williams. 207 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:29,320 Speaker 3: I'm very high on him and I want him on 208 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 3: as many fantasy teams as I can get him. But 209 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:34,320 Speaker 3: like you said, he's coming off the injury. He hasn't 210 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:36,800 Speaker 3: been with the team for a month. We don't know 211 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:39,439 Speaker 3: how healthy he is. He could be on a snap count, 212 00:09:39,480 --> 00:09:41,199 Speaker 3: like they're saying, I want to take a wait and 213 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 3: see approach. I think the upside is sky high. I 214 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:46,120 Speaker 3: keep saying it during draft season, like he brings league 215 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 3: winning upside. But the beauty is you didn't have to 216 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 3: draft him as a starter. You were drafting him as 217 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:54,319 Speaker 3: a backup anyway. So unless you're desperate because of buys 218 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:56,560 Speaker 3: or injuries, just leave him on your bench for now 219 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:58,439 Speaker 3: and kind of let's see him do it before you 220 00:09:58,480 --> 00:09:58,959 Speaker 3: plug him in. 221 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:02,120 Speaker 2: Very much taking wait and see attitude with Jamison Williams, 222 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:06,280 Speaker 2: especially because the Lions offense is sort of rolling along nicely. 223 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 2: I mean, I'm on Ross, Saint Brown is still doing 224 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:11,320 Speaker 2: his thing. Sam Laporta has been great, Josh Reynolds has 225 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 2: been making plays in this passing game, and they still 226 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 2: haven't exactly figured out how to completely integrate Jamiir Gibbs 227 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:19,320 Speaker 2: into what they're doing yet. So there's a lot of 228 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 2: places for Jared Goff to go with the football. So 229 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:24,360 Speaker 2: I'm with you. I'm not just gonna jam Jamison Williams 230 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:26,079 Speaker 2: back into the lineup. I'm gonna wait a week or 231 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:29,280 Speaker 2: two see how the Lions are using him before I 232 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:32,000 Speaker 2: go on and make that decision. Gonna step away for 233 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 2: a quick break. Stick around for more of the NFL 234 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:42,559 Speaker 2: Fantasy Football Show. Time nowt to jump. 235 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 3: Into the Week five game previews. 236 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:50,560 Speaker 2: We have started the buys. This week. Four teams are 237 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:52,760 Speaker 2: on a bye. We got the Cleveland Browns, the Los 238 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 2: Angeles Chargers, the Seattle Seahawks, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 239 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:59,440 Speaker 2: all taking the week off. Teams that are not taking 240 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 2: the week off and getting things started. On Thursday, the 241 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:06,120 Speaker 2: Chicago Bears head to Washington or Maryland or the DMV 242 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:08,240 Speaker 2: somewhere in that part of the country and they're gonna 243 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:10,079 Speaker 2: take on the Washington Commanders. You can see that game 244 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 2: at eight fifteen pm Eastern Time on Prime Video. The 245 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:16,439 Speaker 2: Bears still looking for their first one. I don't know 246 00:11:16,440 --> 00:11:18,559 Speaker 2: if you've seen the meme. There's a meme going around 247 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:22,199 Speaker 2: it is, you know, has your team won a game 248 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:25,800 Speaker 2: since Elon Musk. I'm over Twitter and it has the 249 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:29,920 Speaker 2: logos of every North American pro sport major Pro Sports 250 00:11:29,960 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 2: league team, and all of them are grouped in the well. 251 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 2: Of course it happened in October twenty twenty two. And 252 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:37,680 Speaker 2: off to the side, all by themselves are the Chicago 253 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 2: Bears in the no column because they have not won 254 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 2: a game in a really long time. We're gonna get 255 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:47,079 Speaker 2: into winsor losses here, but we are gonna get into 256 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 2: Dj Moore, who's playing some good football right now. So 257 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:52,680 Speaker 2: more or less seventy five receiving yards for Dj. 258 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 3: Moore, I think he's gonna have more in this game. 259 00:11:55,360 --> 00:11:58,240 Speaker 3: He's playing really good football, and last week we saw 260 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 3: him kind of explode and he was putting up numbers 261 00:12:01,160 --> 00:12:04,679 Speaker 3: before the Bears offense really started clicking. I think, justin fields, 262 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:07,599 Speaker 3: I still think better days are coming for him. I 263 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:09,559 Speaker 3: don't think last week was just a product of playing 264 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:12,400 Speaker 3: the Broncos. But Dj Moore right now on pace for 265 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:16,040 Speaker 3: a career high in receiving yards. I think that continues 266 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 3: with more than seventy five this week. 267 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:19,559 Speaker 2: I think it continues with more than seventy five as well. 268 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:23,400 Speaker 2: The passing game for the Bears is pretty much Dj 269 00:12:23,480 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 2: Moore and Cole Comet. I mean, that's been it for 270 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:28,839 Speaker 2: most of the season. And where once upon a time 271 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:32,360 Speaker 2: we sort of tried to avoid the Washington defense, this 272 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:36,439 Speaker 2: year they have been vulnerable. I mean, they have given 273 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:39,320 Speaker 2: up a ton of yards to wide receivers. They've given 274 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 2: up six receiving touchdowns to the position, that's tied for 275 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 2: most allowed in the NFL. So again, I'm with you. 276 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:48,480 Speaker 2: I don't think it was just the Broncos. Playing the 277 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 2: Broncos help, but it's not just playing the Broncos that helped. 278 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:54,080 Speaker 2: Justin field, I think they're starting to turn a corner offensively, 279 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:56,560 Speaker 2: and I think you're gonna see Dj Moore have another 280 00:12:56,640 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 2: nice game on the other side, more or less than 281 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 2: zero point five receiving touchdowns for Terry mclauren. Claaren has 282 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:06,679 Speaker 2: one touchdown this year. It was on a fumble recovery 283 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:09,560 Speaker 2: in the end zone. So will he actually score a 284 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:11,440 Speaker 2: receiving touchdown this week? 285 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:14,600 Speaker 3: I'm hopeful. I'm hopeful that this is the week. And 286 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:16,880 Speaker 3: part of the reason I've been critical on Sam Howe, 287 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:19,079 Speaker 3: besides the fact that he has five interceptions in twenty 288 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 3: four sacks through four games. Is that he's struggling to 289 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:25,200 Speaker 3: get Terry McLaurin and Johan Dotson the ball. And I 290 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 3: think that this is one of the best young receiving 291 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:30,400 Speaker 3: groups in the NFL, and if you can't get them 292 00:13:30,440 --> 00:13:33,720 Speaker 3: the ball, that's a problem. So I am hopeful that 293 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:36,840 Speaker 3: in this cakewalk of a matchup against the Chicago Bears, 294 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:40,640 Speaker 3: that they emphasize getting Terry going. I have a lot 295 00:13:40,640 --> 00:13:43,679 Speaker 3: of Terry McLaurin, so I'm definitely in need of a touchdown. 296 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think they get him one. I think they 297 00:13:45,559 --> 00:13:48,200 Speaker 2: are really trying to emphasize getting him in the end zone, 298 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 2: getting him going. There are a lot of places that 299 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:53,200 Speaker 2: are going with the ball though, because Johan Dotson's getting targets, 300 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:56,480 Speaker 2: Curtis Samuel starting to get work. Even Logan Thomas every 301 00:13:56,480 --> 00:13:58,120 Speaker 2: once in a while is sort of working in there. 302 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 2: But I do think for this offense to be successfu 303 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:02,960 Speaker 2: full long term, Terry McLaurin has to kick it into gear, 304 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:04,120 Speaker 2: and so I think this is a week that they 305 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 2: can really emphasize trying to make that happen. Turn out 306 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:11,360 Speaker 2: to the Sunday Slate starting early morning in London. That 307 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:14,040 Speaker 2: game kicks off at nine to thirty am Eastern Time. 308 00:14:14,040 --> 00:14:16,840 Speaker 2: You can see it on NFL Network and on NFL Plus. 309 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:21,520 Speaker 2: Jaguars at the Bills been a rough start for the Jaguars. 310 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:24,400 Speaker 2: Did we overhype Trevor Lawrence this year? 311 00:14:25,040 --> 00:14:28,080 Speaker 3: I think so, and I'm as guilty as anyone. I 312 00:14:28,080 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 3: thought he would be an MVP candidate this season and 313 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:32,520 Speaker 3: that has not been the case. So far this year, 314 00:14:32,520 --> 00:14:35,040 Speaker 3: he's averaging fourteen and a half fantasy points per game 315 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:38,480 Speaker 3: and one touchdown per game. But this goes to last 316 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:41,320 Speaker 3: season as well. Per our great Joel Smith, in his 317 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:44,720 Speaker 3: last eight games since Week fifteen of last season, Lawrence 318 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 3: is averaging thirteen Fantasy points per game QB twenty five 319 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 3: in that span, behind Baker Mayfield, Josh Dobbs, and Daniel Jones. 320 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 2: I think that's the thing that we sort of ignored. 321 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 2: We saw the big comebacks, we saw the way the 322 00:14:57,440 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 2: Jaguars were playing and winning games, were like, hey, man 323 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 2: is going to be great, They're getting Calvin Ridley's going 324 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 2: to be amazing, and we sort of overlooked the fact 325 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 2: that when you broke down Trevor Lawrence's season on a 326 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:10,040 Speaker 2: week two week basis. It was kind of up and down, 327 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 2: and there were more sort of meh weeks than there 328 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 2: were great weeks for Trevor Lawrence, and so I think 329 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:17,640 Speaker 2: we sort of tried to push that aside and just 330 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:21,280 Speaker 2: think that at naturally everything progresses. So maybe we did 331 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 2: get a little bit too high on Trevor Lawrence. I'm 332 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:25,240 Speaker 2: with you. I was very much in that camp as well. 333 00:15:25,240 --> 00:15:27,160 Speaker 2: Maybe not MVP, but I was very big on him 334 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 2: having a good good season Texans. At the Falcons, we 335 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 2: talked about Bijon and him being the only Falcon worth starting. 336 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:37,600 Speaker 2: Are you willing to go back to Tank Dell after 337 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:39,280 Speaker 2: he sort of let you down in week four? 338 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:42,160 Speaker 3: I think I am at least, and I know some 339 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:44,400 Speaker 3: people out there might be like, oh this guy, look, 340 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:46,480 Speaker 3: he didn't give you much production at all last week. 341 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 3: I'm getting away. But Nico Collins had a down game 342 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 3: two weeks ago and a lot of you were like, 343 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 3: I'm pulling him from my starting lineup? How'd that work out? 344 00:15:54,080 --> 00:15:56,560 Speaker 3: One hundred and sixty eight yards and two touchdowns later. 345 00:15:56,760 --> 00:15:59,600 Speaker 3: This is the thing. Wide receiver is a position with 346 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 3: a lot of week to week. These guys are going 347 00:16:02,240 --> 00:16:04,760 Speaker 3: to have the high highs and sometimes low lows. But 348 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:07,280 Speaker 3: he is on a Texans team that passes the ball 349 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:10,200 Speaker 3: a whole, bunches a shout. Is maybe the best rookie 350 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 3: quarterback ever. He is playing out of his mind good 351 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 3: right now. Second most passing yards through four games for 352 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:18,320 Speaker 3: a rookie that is, and he has not thrown an interception. 353 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:20,800 Speaker 3: I think you just you continue to roll with the 354 00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:22,160 Speaker 3: top two wide receivers there. 355 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 2: I think you do. And to your point, look outside 356 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:29,280 Speaker 2: of the Justin Jeffersons and Stefan Diggs's and you know, 357 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 2: in a healthy Cooper Cup, aside from those guys, you 358 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:35,000 Speaker 2: are going to have the highs and lows. That is 359 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:37,840 Speaker 2: just the nature of the position, especially in fantasy. So 360 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 2: give Tank Dell another shot. Don't just quit on him 361 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:43,480 Speaker 2: because he had one down week. It's going to be fine. 362 00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 2: There will be better weeks for Tank Dell. It's coming. 363 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 2: Panthers at the Lions, Jamier Gibbs has not been what 364 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 2: we wanted him to be. Is it time to put 365 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 2: him on the bench? 366 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:57,080 Speaker 3: Unfortunately? I think so. Unless you know you're desperate because 367 00:16:57,120 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 3: of injuries and buys and all that. 368 00:16:58,520 --> 00:16:58,920 Speaker 2: I get it. 369 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:02,400 Speaker 3: Sometimes you don't have it better option. But Jamir Gibbs 370 00:17:02,360 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 3: is playing really good when he gets the opportunity. On 371 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:07,679 Speaker 3: a per touch basis, he clears David Montgomery in almost 372 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 3: every stat but it doesn't matter because David Montgomery's getting 373 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:13,159 Speaker 3: all the volume. He's getting the goal on work and 374 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 3: against the Panthers, I think this is a game where 375 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:18,320 Speaker 3: the Lions are at home, they're going to have the lead, 376 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:21,080 Speaker 3: and when we saw last week when they're playing from ahead, 377 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:25,040 Speaker 3: it is David Montgomery times. So I question if Gibbs 378 00:17:25,080 --> 00:17:26,840 Speaker 3: will even see the volume this week. 379 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:30,359 Speaker 2: I'm going to go semi contrary and say that you 380 00:17:30,400 --> 00:17:32,440 Speaker 2: can start him as a flex this week, mostly because 381 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 2: the Panther run defense has not been good. Now, this 382 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:37,320 Speaker 2: could again blow up in my face and it's David 383 00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:40,399 Speaker 2: Montgomery scoring another three touchdowns on the ground, But the 384 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:43,359 Speaker 2: fact that the Panthers have struggled against the run gives 385 00:17:43,359 --> 00:17:45,040 Speaker 2: me a little bit of hope that if they decide 386 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:47,480 Speaker 2: to give Gibbs some touches, that he can turn that 387 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:50,639 Speaker 2: into something. I think it's weird and frustrating that we 388 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:52,680 Speaker 2: got so excited because they're like, we're gonna use Jamiir 389 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:55,280 Speaker 2: Gibbs in ways you couldn't imagine, and I never thought 390 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:56,960 Speaker 2: that one of those ways would be like, you know, 391 00:17:57,080 --> 00:17:58,000 Speaker 2: sideline cheerleader. 392 00:17:58,280 --> 00:18:00,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, just not you. But I agree with you. I 393 00:18:00,760 --> 00:18:02,840 Speaker 3: think if you do play him this week, you're hoping 394 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:05,520 Speaker 3: that he the big players are eventually gonna come. You're 395 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:10,040 Speaker 3: hoping that it starts now. Hopefully it starts now. Titans 396 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:11,880 Speaker 3: at the Colts. As we get back to our Week 397 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:15,600 Speaker 3: five game previews, we talked about Jonathan Taylor and if 398 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:18,040 Speaker 3: he does come back and play in Week five, is 399 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:20,920 Speaker 3: he a must start against a good Titans run defense. Yeah, 400 00:18:20,920 --> 00:18:23,720 Speaker 3: one of the hardest matchups for a running back. But again, 401 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:26,720 Speaker 3: if he's playing for the Colts and there's no word 402 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:29,399 Speaker 3: of him being on a limit, especially with four teams 403 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 3: on by and all the injuries to the running back position, 404 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:35,360 Speaker 3: I find it hard to believe that you have two 405 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 3: options that you feel confident in starting over Jonathan Taylor. 406 00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:41,800 Speaker 2: Yeah. I just again, if they're really gonna give him 407 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:43,959 Speaker 2: that kind of workload that they've been given to Zach Moss, 408 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:46,320 Speaker 2: I don't know how you don't start Jonathan Taylor. I 409 00:18:46,320 --> 00:18:49,560 Speaker 2: don't care what the matchup is, if he's gonna get 410 00:18:49,800 --> 00:18:52,600 Speaker 2: ninety percent of the snaps, he's gonna be in your lineup. Plus, 411 00:18:52,640 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 2: if you drafted him, you have been holding onto him, 412 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:57,159 Speaker 2: sitting there for four weeks waiting to use him. What 413 00:18:57,160 --> 00:18:58,840 Speaker 2: are you waiting for? Put him back in your lineup. 414 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:00,960 Speaker 3: I have a team with him, and I've already put 415 00:19:00,960 --> 00:19:01,640 Speaker 3: both of them in there. 416 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:03,240 Speaker 2: No, it's just like slide them in right now and 417 00:19:03,280 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 2: then if you gotta make a change on Sunday morning, 418 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 2: and make the change on Sunday morning. Whatever. Giants at 419 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:11,520 Speaker 2: the Dolphins. I mean, look, we know the Dolphins you're starting. 420 00:19:11,520 --> 00:19:16,000 Speaker 2: You're starting to You're starting Devon a Chan, probably Raheem Moster, 421 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:19,120 Speaker 2: Tyreek kal Jalen Watnall. They're starting a whole bunch of Dolphins. 422 00:19:19,359 --> 00:19:20,880 Speaker 3: Their defense, their defense. 423 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:23,680 Speaker 2: Are you starting any giants? 424 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:27,639 Speaker 3: This sounds gross to say, but you don't have to 425 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 3: love it. But I do think multiple giants are in 426 00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:32,080 Speaker 3: play this week as a streaming option, Like I think 427 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:35,680 Speaker 3: Daniel Jones is a streaming option because they're gonna be trailing. 428 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:37,920 Speaker 3: He's gonna have to throw the ball a whole bunch. 429 00:19:37,960 --> 00:19:39,800 Speaker 3: We've already seen he could put up points with his 430 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:43,680 Speaker 3: legs and then the Dolphins get pressured below league average rates, 431 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:45,840 Speaker 3: so hopefully he has time there to get the ball 432 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:48,359 Speaker 3: to Darren Waller, who I still think you could start 433 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:51,240 Speaker 3: as a tight end. And then Wandel Robinson. I think 434 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:53,399 Speaker 3: he is a deep a little bit of a deeper 435 00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:56,560 Speaker 3: streaming option because he's just the number one go to 436 00:19:56,640 --> 00:19:58,679 Speaker 3: wide receiver right now. I love that we have no 437 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:00,720 Speaker 3: b roll because there's no good highlights to show. 438 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:02,639 Speaker 2: I means, what are we going to show him? Just 439 00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:05,320 Speaker 2: Daniel Jones running for his life and taking sacks and 440 00:20:05,359 --> 00:20:08,760 Speaker 2: the throwing pick six is like, that's kind of it. Look, 441 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:11,440 Speaker 2: if Saquon Barkley plays, I think you can start Saquan. 442 00:20:11,640 --> 00:20:14,360 Speaker 2: Will you kind of keep an eye on on his 443 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:16,240 Speaker 2: his ankle situation and whether or not he's going to 444 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:18,280 Speaker 2: be available this week. If he plays, I think you 445 00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:20,239 Speaker 2: can start him. I'm with you on Wandale and he's 446 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:21,879 Speaker 2: a guy that I sort of have been liking and 447 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:23,800 Speaker 2: riding up as a sleeper the last couple of weeks 448 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:26,560 Speaker 2: just because they just want to get somebody the ball 449 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:30,639 Speaker 2: in space, and Wandale is that guy. I was trying 450 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:33,400 Speaker 2: it with Jalen Hyatt. They just Jalen Hyatt is sort 451 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:35,160 Speaker 2: of on the Marvin Mims plan where he just can't 452 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:37,119 Speaker 2: get on the field, and I don't really understand it 453 00:20:37,160 --> 00:20:39,119 Speaker 2: because the Giants are bad, and so why wouldn't you 454 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:42,520 Speaker 2: try something else, anything else? But you know what, that's 455 00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:44,200 Speaker 2: why I sit here and talk about fake football for 456 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:46,080 Speaker 2: a living. In Brian Daboles on the sideline with a 457 00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:49,400 Speaker 2: headset throwing tablets, throw tablets at his quarterback. Good job, 458 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:54,480 Speaker 2: Saints at the Patriots. Mike Stommay got queasy thinking about 459 00:20:54,480 --> 00:20:57,120 Speaker 2: the offense in this game. The Saints passing attack has 460 00:20:57,200 --> 00:21:00,679 Speaker 2: not been great. Last week, Derek Carr was played despite 461 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:04,919 Speaker 2: a shoulder injury, and it showed in a lot of ways. 462 00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:07,679 Speaker 2: It's hurting. It's hurting. Chris o'lave, it's hurting. Michael Thomas, 463 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:11,120 Speaker 2: what do you do about this Saints passing game in fantasy? 464 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:14,560 Speaker 3: I think it's well. Alvin Kamara is a mustard. And 465 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:16,239 Speaker 3: I know it's weird to talk about a running back 466 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:18,240 Speaker 3: when we're talking about the passing attack, but he was. 467 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:21,840 Speaker 3: He led them in every receiver. He had more points 468 00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:24,840 Speaker 3: on catches than anything else in week. In his first 469 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:27,320 Speaker 3: game back, Chris o'lave had his work. He hit one 470 00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:30,160 Speaker 3: catch for four yards last week, it's a Derek Carr problem. 471 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:32,960 Speaker 3: Derek Carr was clearly not healthy, but I still think 472 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 3: you roll with him because the upside is far too high. 473 00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:38,040 Speaker 3: It giving you at least fourteen and every game before that. 474 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:41,480 Speaker 3: Michael Thomas right now is outside the top forty wide receivers. 475 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:44,280 Speaker 3: Rashid Shaheed is as well. I actually think I would 476 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 3: play Shaheed over Thomas because the upside is high. He 477 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:48,840 Speaker 3: just needs one long catch. But it's pretty much a 478 00:21:48,920 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 3: lave or buss. 479 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 2: It's just a lave for me at this point. It's 480 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:54,920 Speaker 2: funny because at one point in the game, I think 481 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:58,080 Speaker 2: Derek Carr went out, Jamis came in. He threw one pass, 482 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:00,600 Speaker 2: it was intercepted in the Saints are life. All Right, 483 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 2: that's enough of that, so they went back to Derek 484 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:06,280 Speaker 2: Carr again. But it's it's kind of brutal in New 485 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 2: Orleans when it comes to that passing game. Ravens and 486 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:12,440 Speaker 2: the Steelers. Speaking of brutal passing games, the Pittsburgh Steelers 487 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 2: likely without can you Pickett for several weeks as he 488 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:19,280 Speaker 2: has a knee injury, so the Mitch is back? Which 489 00:22:19,320 --> 00:22:22,880 Speaker 2: Steelers do you feel confident in starting with Mitch trubiskyit under. 490 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:28,040 Speaker 3: Center none zero zero, like you probably still't have to 491 00:22:28,040 --> 00:22:30,480 Speaker 3: start George Pickens, and starting him is hoping for a 492 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:33,040 Speaker 3: long play in this one. We know that he's capable 493 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:34,960 Speaker 3: of taking a catch and breaking a tackle and going 494 00:22:35,000 --> 00:22:37,320 Speaker 3: the distance, but if he doesn't do that, you might 495 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:40,960 Speaker 3: be looking at single digit fantasy points. Nause. Harris had 496 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:42,960 Speaker 3: his best game of the year last week, and he 497 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:45,960 Speaker 3: still got outscored by Jalen Warren. If I'm starting a 498 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:49,080 Speaker 3: Steelers running back, it's Jalen Warren. And it's sad to 499 00:22:49,119 --> 00:22:51,479 Speaker 3: say right now, but I'm trying to avoid all all 500 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:52,439 Speaker 3: the Steelers if possible. 501 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:54,399 Speaker 2: I mean, Jalen Warren hasn't been great. I mean, you're right, 502 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:56,479 Speaker 2: he's been the better of the two backs. He hasn't 503 00:22:56,520 --> 00:22:58,960 Speaker 2: been great. I think I can ride with Pickens simply 504 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:02,280 Speaker 2: because last year and Trubisky had to play, he actually 505 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:04,320 Speaker 2: had a decent connection with George Pickens. He was able 506 00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:06,399 Speaker 2: to get the ball to Pickens and Deontay Johnson. We 507 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:09,200 Speaker 2: know there's no Deontay right now, so I think Pickens 508 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:11,520 Speaker 2: does have a little bit of value this week. But 509 00:23:11,600 --> 00:23:14,800 Speaker 2: it's not pretty. It's ugly there. People are wondering whether 510 00:23:14,840 --> 00:23:17,000 Speaker 2: or not Matt Canada has a Twitter burner at this point. 511 00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:19,040 Speaker 3: That's how things are going in Pittsburgh right now. 512 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:21,520 Speaker 2: Not great, not great. That'll do it for this edition 513 00:23:21,600 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 2: of the NFL Fantasy Football Show. Stay happy, safe and healthy, 514 00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:27,439 Speaker 2: do good and live well. We're back tomorrow to preview 515 00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:29,560 Speaker 2: the rest of the Week five matchups.