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Speaker 1: What's up, everybody? Welcome to the NFL Fantasy Football Podcast.

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Speaker 1: I'm Michael Fabriano alongside the fantasy viper Graham Barfield, and

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Speaker 1: uh behind the glass, we got our pal Kent Brown.

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Speaker 1: How are you doing. I'm doing well, just getting ready

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Speaker 1: for another fantasy show and another good fantasy week, hopefully

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Speaker 1: for all of us. Yeah, man, um boy, how about

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Speaker 1: that game last night? Patriots defense does it again? So

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Speaker 1: it was so funny. I'm on Twitter and you know,

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Speaker 1: the Patriots. The game is over and I look at

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Speaker 1: Patriots have twenty five points and I'm ready to tweet

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Speaker 1: out and the NFL m v P Fantasy Football Number

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Speaker 1: one Christian McCaffrey, number two Patriots defense, and who do

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Speaker 1: I see but Graham Barfield tweets the exact dame thing.

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Speaker 1: Sound was like, see, we're thinking the same we are,

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Speaker 1: and and it's it makes sense. I mean, I I

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Speaker 1: pulled this up. So the Patriots defense has already scored

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Speaker 1: one hundred and twenty three fantasy bananas in six games.

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Speaker 1: That would have made them the number nine scoring defense

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Speaker 1: during last year alone, which is just insane. After after

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Speaker 1: after six games, they haven't even played half of a

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Speaker 1: season and they're already the number nine scoring defense based

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Speaker 1: on last year's numbers. I mean, they're fabs. They've scored

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Speaker 1: double digit fantasy points in every single every game, and

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Speaker 1: over twenty and three and thirty seven in one of those.

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Speaker 1: I mean, this is like just a ridicuo. It's like

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Speaker 1: literally like having a receiver one. I mean, it's crazy,

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Speaker 1: it's it's just, Yeah, you want to talk about great

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Speaker 1: draft values, Oh my god, Patriots defense, this is one

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Speaker 1: of the all time best draft values ever. I mean,

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Speaker 1: so Patriots defense wasn't even one of the top three

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Speaker 1: to four defenses off the board in most leagues this year.

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Speaker 1: They were a waiver wire fodder for after Week one. Well,

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Speaker 1: the Patriots defense has become a fantasy darling. That's that's certain.

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Speaker 1: After these first six games. Um Bill Belichick will never

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Speaker 1: be a fantasy darling. He hates our fantasy football teams. Yesterday,

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Speaker 1: Tom Brady, who didn't throw out touchdown pass. Now, if

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Speaker 1: you told me before the game that Brady didn't throw

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Speaker 1: a touchdown pass, I would have thought you were crazy

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Speaker 1: and I would have benched him. But what happens. He

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Speaker 1: rushes for two touchdowns and Brandon Bolden gets goal and opportunities,

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Speaker 1: and he scores a touchdown. Sony Michelle, who we all

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Speaker 1: loved because Rex Burke head was out carries eighty six

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Speaker 1: yards three point nine yards per carry, no touchdowns. Yeah, Michelle,

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Speaker 1: I thought it's good to see them getting him involved

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Speaker 1: in the past game. Rex Burke had obviously missed this game,

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Speaker 1: and I guess when Rex misses, they're gonna try and

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Speaker 1: get Michelle a little more involved in the passing game.

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Speaker 1: But yeah, no TDS, Brady gets the two sneaks and

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Speaker 1: Bolden obviously gets the ugly vulture. They had so many

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Speaker 1: of those goal line opportunities and Michelle didn't get any.

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Speaker 1: He didn't get many of them, So Michelle didn't didn't

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Speaker 1: get many of them, and he wasn't on the field.

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Speaker 1: But I think you have to be happy if you're

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Speaker 1: a Sony Michelle owner right now. He he had nineteen

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Speaker 1: touches in Week five against the Redskins, got got the

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Speaker 1: score there and then here he goes for well over

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Speaker 1: a hundred dards some scrimmage. He'll take it. Yeah, twenty

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Speaker 1: four touches. Yeah, you gotta take that. You were just,

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Speaker 1: I mean, so close to having a bigger, bigger game.

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Speaker 1: James White has a big game, and PPR Julian Edelman

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Speaker 1: also has. That's another game. That's another frustrating thing about

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Speaker 1: this game. James White got tackled at the half yards,

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Speaker 1: almost scored, almost scored there. He should have had a

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Speaker 1: touch and that would have actually counted as a Tom

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Speaker 1: Brady touchdown pass. Yeah, and then Brady ended up getting

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Speaker 1: two more points for us because he ended up rushing

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Speaker 1: the ball in. So if you started Tom Brady, I

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Speaker 1: pretty happy with that. Um, if you were one of

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Speaker 1: I mean basically it almost all came on that one

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Speaker 1: So kudos to you. UM. I wasn't buying in on

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Speaker 1: The other big news in this game, Josh Gordon got hurt.

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Speaker 1: It looked ugly, it did, so he didn't come back

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Speaker 1: a this is a Patriots pass attack that last night

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Speaker 1: utilized Gunner. I can't even pronounce his last name, olszky Man.

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Speaker 1: He was in and you helped me, I can't. I

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Speaker 1: was a bass Pro Shops. Yes, yes, look look look

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Speaker 1: the part. Oh my gosh. Well, I mean, for for

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Speaker 1: well just signed him off of the bass Pro Shops

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Speaker 1: roster and brought him into playing this game last night.

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Speaker 1: But regardless, we got to see what happens. Was Josh

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Speaker 1: Gordon overall great night if you started the Patriots defense,

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Speaker 1: and Tom Brady, uh, Julian Edeman has a great game.

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Speaker 1: James White as well, and Sony Michelle was good see

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Speaker 1: him get those twenty two carries. Was also involved in

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Speaker 1: the game sort of it. It sort of happened as

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Speaker 1: we thought it was going to happen, right, Yeah, Daniel

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Speaker 1: Jones nothing Sorry Eddie if you're listening to this, but

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Speaker 1: there's not much Daniel Jones could have done in this game. Uh,

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Speaker 1: Patriots defense is so good and not having any weapons

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Speaker 1: plus Barkley doesn't help. Should say real quick on Josh Gordon.

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Speaker 1: The report is this morning um that his injury is

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Speaker 1: not considered to be major, but like you mentioned, did

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Speaker 1: not come back into the game. Jacoby Myers played extremely well.

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Speaker 1: I had a couple of huge catches in that game

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Speaker 1: right for weeks seven. Yeah, and they play the Jets next.

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Speaker 1: I mean, it just sets up for the Patriots defense again.

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Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield's a turnover machine. Anyways. Uh so that is

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Speaker 1: Patriots Giants and once again Patriots defense they do it again.

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Speaker 1: Let's move on to our Week six game previews and

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Speaker 1: we're gonna start off with the game in London. Now,

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Speaker 1: make sure you set your lineups overnight, guys, because this

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Speaker 1: is going to be this is the six thirty am,

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Speaker 1: very early startific coach. Yes, Christian McCaffrey return to practice

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Speaker 1: the back. It's fine. He is obviously a must start,

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Speaker 1: although his worst game of the year came against the

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Speaker 1: Buccaneers earlier in the season. But CMC obviously he's on

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Speaker 1: pace for over five freaking fantasy points. He's just bananas. Uh,

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Speaker 1: Panthers wide receivers tight ends? What are we seeing this

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Speaker 1: little bit of a sleeper. Um. You mentioned Christian McCaffrey

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Speaker 1: They're averaging like just right at three yards per carry.

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Speaker 1: But McCaffrey's obviously such a stud in the past game

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Speaker 1: it doesn't really matter. I think the most interesting one

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Speaker 1: this weekend is is Greg Olsen. Right, Like, Greg Olson

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Speaker 1: only saw two targets last week, put up a goose egg. Um,

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Speaker 1: this is a week to star Greg Olsen. The Bucks

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Speaker 1: are going up the second most fantasy points of tight ends.

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Speaker 1: I agree with you, which Jamis Winston shows if you

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Speaker 1: know every week, I'm going to ask the same thing. Look, man,

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Speaker 1: if if we knew what, if we knew what Jamis

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Speaker 1: be able to win all of the money. But we

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Speaker 1: we don't. Um, I don't know. You know, it's an

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Speaker 1: end division game. Um. Godwin and Evans have been just

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Speaker 1: then really just comes down to Jamis. I mean, we

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Speaker 1: haven't seen Winston put together like a month's worth of

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Speaker 1: back to him as like top ten, top twelve is starter.

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Speaker 1: I have the same decision and I had last week

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Speaker 1: I would go Winston too. I think that's right where

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Speaker 1: he's he's such a fringe cube. Winston is such a

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Speaker 1: over guys like Phil Rivers. Yeah, Winston scares me this week. Uh.

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Speaker 1: a little concern over Jamis Winston. Hopefully he gets the

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Speaker 1: the Chris Godwin shares, but I mean, jeez, Louise, throw

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Speaker 1: the ball to Mike Evans this week. Oh we love,

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Speaker 1: we love the Godwin money. Godwin money is already but

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Speaker 1: you know the bank have Mike Evans. So but yeah,

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Speaker 1: I saw Jamis said this morning he's guess he's get

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Speaker 1: Evans a little bit yea uh And O J. Howard,

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Speaker 1: I guess have fun on the waiver wire, pal, because

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Speaker 1: Gerald Everett or O J. You are done. Every everybody

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Speaker 1: Redskins at Dolphins. Now, you might think this is a stinker,

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Speaker 1: but there could be some good fantasy plays, and Graham

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Speaker 1: including case Keenum, who is starting for the Skins this week,

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Speaker 1: which is good news for Terry McLaurin owners. Right, I

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Speaker 1: what it's worth, the Redskins don't think he's ready, and uh,

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Speaker 1: he did not acquit himself farewell. They're going to go

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Speaker 1: back to case Keenum here. Just kind of this quarterback

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Speaker 1: stable of misery for the Redskins, and this is just

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Speaker 1: the dream matchup for Terry McLaurin. I think he's a

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Speaker 1: top twenty five play at the receiver position this week.

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Speaker 1: I have him in the top twenty. Uh miamis giving

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Speaker 1: McLaren is finally probably pretty close to health healthy. They said,

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Speaker 1: they said it was a minor hammy poll and now

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Speaker 1: missed a game a couple of weeks ago. Then last week, Patriots,

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Speaker 1: you're not playing him this week? Get him back into

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Speaker 1: your starting lineup? Are we starting Adrian Peterson? Are we

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Speaker 1: doing it? I like this spot for him, right, I mean,

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Speaker 1: I do to you? How can you not so? Bill Callahan,

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Speaker 1: the the Redskins now interim head coach, is an old school,

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Speaker 1: that type of mentality is not going to win a

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Speaker 1: featured back in Kansas City And is it time to

426
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Speaker 1: fade Lashawn McCoy. It's definitely not time to fade Shady.

427
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Speaker 1: I think the part you gotta remember is there down

428
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Speaker 1: in the second half, which is something that Kansas City

429
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Speaker 1: is not used to. Um, and a lot of the

430
00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:52,600
Speaker 1: hurry up stuff and a lot of the protections and

431
00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:55,080
Speaker 1: the hurry up stuff. He doesn't know that well, um,

432
00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:57,560
Speaker 1: he doesn't know as well as Damian Williams does. So

433
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Speaker 1: that played a part in some of that second half stuff.

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Speaker 1: If you remember when they had that final drive in

435
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Speaker 1: Detroit two weeks ago, Lashawn McCoy wasn't on the field

436
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Speaker 1: the entire time and they didn't even have Damian Williams, right, So,

437
00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:11,240
Speaker 1: if that doesn't show you that some of this is

438
00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:13,560
Speaker 1: dictated by the way the game is. And now Lashawn

439
00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:16,879
Speaker 1: has told me that that's the last part of everything

440
00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:18,600
Speaker 1: in this offense he needs to pick up. And it's

441
00:20:18,640 --> 00:20:21,359
Speaker 1: a lot of those protections, uh. And the backs in

442
00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:25,320
Speaker 1: the protection system of the Chiefs is super super important,

443
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Speaker 1: and obviously we're talking about the ankle. Protecting fifteen is

444
00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:31,359
Speaker 1: an enormous aspect of what they do. So you got

445
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Speaker 1: to look into it a little bit to where Damian

446
00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:37,160
Speaker 1: Williams wasn't even there against Detroit and Shady didn't play

447
00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:39,840
Speaker 1: the final drive because of he didn't know the two minutes.

448
00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:42,960
Speaker 1: He didn't know the protections within that system. I don't

449
00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:45,080
Speaker 1: think it's time to like sell on him at all.

450
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Speaker 1: And my main point of that is Damian Williams hasn't

451
00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:51,240
Speaker 1: really proved to be healthy and he was definitely in

452
00:20:51,320 --> 00:20:54,159
Speaker 1: the doghouse that this lasted longer than they really in

453
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Speaker 1: Kansas City. Uh, they thought it should have lasted. Um.

454
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Speaker 1: I just don't see him staying healthy for the entire

455
00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:02,679
Speaker 1: season again. I wouldn't be surprised if he gets hurt

456
00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:05,040
Speaker 1: again at some point, and Lashawn is still gonna find

457
00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:07,800
Speaker 1: ways and Andy's creative enough that he may get a

458
00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:09,800
Speaker 1: handful of touch of some of these games and he's

459
00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:11,600
Speaker 1: gonna take one to the house, you know what I mean.

460
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Speaker 1: So I think there's still it's a scary part fantasy

461
00:21:14,200 --> 00:21:16,920
Speaker 1: wise that sometimes touches may be limited because now you

462
00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:19,000
Speaker 1: have an added weapon in Tyree coming back and you

463
00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:22,800
Speaker 1: have everything that they have. But as he continues to

464
00:21:22,960 --> 00:21:25,239
Speaker 1: learn more and more about what they do in these

465
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Speaker 1: certain situations, you're gonna still see Lashawn getting back on

466
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Speaker 1: the field a lot more, Right, James. I think if

467
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Speaker 1: we've learned anything about the Chiefs this year, it's that

468
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Speaker 1: when Damian Williams is healthy, he's going to be there

469
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Speaker 1: passing down back. And this is a good spot this

470
00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:40,440
Speaker 1: this These Texans linebackers have been giving up the most

471
00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:43,119
Speaker 1: receptions to opposing running back so far. But I'm with you.

472
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Speaker 1: I think we we can see way more than zero

473
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Speaker 1: carries from just from let's hope, so uh going to

474
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Speaker 1: the Texans. I mean, you know you're starting DeShawn Watson,

475
00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:57,040
Speaker 1: that's a no brainer. Will Fuller coming off that big game. Now,

476
00:21:57,440 --> 00:22:00,639
Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins is a must start every week. But in

477
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Speaker 1: your opinion, James, what's going on with him? Because the

478
00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:07,720
Speaker 1: numbers have not been there this season so far. Yeah,

479
00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:09,920
Speaker 1: you know, we're getting a chance to see you know,

480
00:22:10,320 --> 00:22:12,680
Speaker 1: so few games and we were waiting for this, and

481
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Speaker 1: I've spent a lot of time in Houston. We've been

482
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Speaker 1: waiting to see Deshaun Watson, Will Fuller and DeAndre Hopkins

483
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Speaker 1: play games together. I mean, it's just I mean, it

484
00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:25,920
Speaker 1: just doesn't happened, um, because you know, de Sean loses

485
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Speaker 1: the time and then Will has another I C. I

486
00:22:28,240 --> 00:22:30,520
Speaker 1: mean they only played like eleven before the season, like

487
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Speaker 1: eleven games together, and Will has a touchdown in like

488
00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:35,159
Speaker 1: all eleven, which is also kind of crazy. But um,

489
00:22:36,359 --> 00:22:39,840
Speaker 1: the aspect of it is now you don't have to

490
00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:42,960
Speaker 1: force the ball to hop as much as they did

491
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Speaker 1: over the last couple of seasons with other receivers banged up.

492
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Speaker 1: I mean, it was probably like the most spoken about

493
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Speaker 1: thing by Bill O'Brien, and every press comment says, we're

494
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Speaker 1: gonna throw the ball DeAndre, like we don't have another

495
00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:55,920
Speaker 1: option and that, and he did show us how good

496
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Speaker 1: of the receiver. He is one of the arguably best

497
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Speaker 1: receivers in football because he's still called balls. But now

498
00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:03,680
Speaker 1: you don't have to force the ball. I mean, to me,

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Speaker 1: what sticks out the most? Um, And this stinks for

500
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Speaker 1: fantasy owners, but this is great for Bill O'Brien. Is

501
00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:13,400
Speaker 1: on the deep crossing route that Will Fuller caught last week,

502
00:23:14,040 --> 00:23:17,879
Speaker 1: it was because DeAndre Hopkins took three defenders with him.

503
00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:20,879
Speaker 1: Across the field, I mean three guys and uh and

504
00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:23,880
Speaker 1: then Will Fuller has single coverage across the other side,

505
00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:27,240
Speaker 1: and John Watson has an easy throat to Will. So

506
00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:30,600
Speaker 1: the attention is still there and he's still just as good.

507
00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:32,680
Speaker 1: It's just the ball doesn't have to be forced to

508
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Speaker 1: him as much. If you have guys like Will who's

509
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Speaker 1: coming about the A C L and now you're seeing

510
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Speaker 1: how healthy and dynamic he can be. I'm still brilliant.

511
00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:42,679
Speaker 1: The problem is it's just not forced to him as

512
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Speaker 1: much as it was, and he still makes a lot

513
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Speaker 1: of unbelievable catches in those But this week, I don't

514
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Speaker 1: see anybody on the Chief's roster that can hang with

515
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Speaker 1: either one of those guys. I mean not even close.

516
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Speaker 1: I would think both have the ability to have huge games,

517
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Speaker 1: because the corners in Kansas City. I don't see either

518
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Speaker 1: one of them having any sort of success against either

519
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Speaker 1: one of those. Fantasy owners are hoping you are right there,

520
00:24:05,960 --> 00:24:08,680
Speaker 1: my friend, because new Hopkins has not given us what

521
00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:11,080
Speaker 1: we had hoped so far, but it looks like he's

522
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Speaker 1: gonna turn things around and what could be a high

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Speaker 1: scoring game. James Palmer, NFL Network, Thank you so much.

524
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Speaker 1: For insights. Man, we really appreciate it and I have

525
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Speaker 1: a great Sunday. Appreciate guys, you to take care alright.

526
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Speaker 1: Saves at Jaguars two quarterbacks who did not open the

527
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Speaker 1: season as the starters but have had some success in

528
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Speaker 1: recent weeks. Graham, what do you think of Teddy Bridgewater

529
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Speaker 1: this week? I think people are kind of I think

530
00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:39,440
Speaker 1: they're gonna be a little bit um what am I

531
00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:42,920
Speaker 1: saying thinking here? They're gonna be kind of maybe chasing

532
00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:47,720
Speaker 1: Bridgewater's good game last week. I I know Teddy is

533
00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:50,120
Speaker 1: a great story. I know Teddy has been been through

534
00:24:50,119 --> 00:24:53,720
Speaker 1: a lot, but outside of the one game last week,

535
00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:56,600
Speaker 1: Bridgewater has just basically been a middling quarterback for fantasy.

536
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Speaker 1: And we know what the Saints are gonna do. They're

537
00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:00,879
Speaker 1: gonna want to get the ball to my Thomas and Kamara.

538
00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:03,720
Speaker 1: The Jags defense has really struggled. They're gonna get Jalen

539
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Speaker 1: Ramsey back this week off of his his absence with

540
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Speaker 1: the back injury. UM kind of limits the match up

541
00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:10,400
Speaker 1: a little bit more and they'll be interesting to see

542
00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:13,960
Speaker 1: if they follow Ramsey with Michael Thomas in this game.

543
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Speaker 1: I'm not starting Teddy. Teddy Bridgewater I would much rather

544
00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:18,840
Speaker 1: stream Kirk Cousins, who we just talked about a few

545
00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:20,920
Speaker 1: games ago. Yeah, Gardner Minshew, I have him in my

546
00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:23,640
Speaker 1: top twelve quarterbacks for the week. Over the last four weeks,

547
00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:26,400
Speaker 1: he's the QB ten. Yeah, it's bananas. I mean he's

548
00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:28,359
Speaker 1: getting the job done. He's not putting up monster numbers,

549
00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:30,520
Speaker 1: so it's crazy. As Mitshu was, Mintshew has finished is

550
00:25:30,560 --> 00:25:34,399
Speaker 1: a top sixteen fantasy quarterback in every single game. So

551
00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:36,879
Speaker 1: he's not great, but he's he's been. He's got a

552
00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:38,960
Speaker 1: nice floor he's been an amazing floor play. And this

553
00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:41,560
Speaker 1: is a good spot. This This Saints secondary has been very,

554
00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:44,400
Speaker 1: very up and down this okay, so because the fantasy

555
00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:47,240
Speaker 1: football gods are cruel, and because we haven't given d J.

556
00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:50,440
Speaker 1: Chark a lot of attention before this week, and he's

557
00:25:50,720 --> 00:25:53,320
Speaker 1: garnered every bit of it. I mean, every game but

558
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Speaker 1: one with a touchdown at least one. The one game

559
00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:59,720
Speaker 1: he didn't score, he did penalty reversed it. Now he's

560
00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:04,520
Speaker 1: got Marshawn Lattimore, who, let's be honest, he's playing some

561
00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:07,040
Speaker 1: good football right now. D J. Chark is still played

562
00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:09,320
Speaker 1: for you though, right Yeah, Marshall Latimore played extremely well

563
00:26:09,320 --> 00:26:11,680
Speaker 1: against Mike Evans last week, and then Mary Cooper didn't

564
00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:13,840
Speaker 1: do anything the week before. Yeah, Lattimore is starting to

565
00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:15,879
Speaker 1: heat up. He had a very very poor start of

566
00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:17,920
Speaker 1: the season, I thought, But d J. Chark is just

567
00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:21,160
Speaker 1: on another level right now. His deep speed and acceleration

568
00:26:21,359 --> 00:26:24,200
Speaker 1: is just unbelievable. In fact, the guy is six four.

569
00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:26,720
Speaker 1: I mean he is uncoverable right now. And the Jacks

570
00:26:26,720 --> 00:26:28,840
Speaker 1: are moving him around the formation, putting him in the

571
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Speaker 1: slot around tent of the time to kind of get

572
00:26:31,840 --> 00:26:34,080
Speaker 1: him those better matchups. I don't know if we'll see

573
00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:38,840
Speaker 1: Lattimore um follow Chart into the slot, but it's definitely

574
00:26:38,920 --> 00:26:42,159
Speaker 1: possible Lattimore will follow him on the boundary here. But

575
00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:43,800
Speaker 1: if if he doesn't, if he gets to run some

576
00:26:43,880 --> 00:26:47,960
Speaker 1: routes against Eli Apple, lookout. Yeah. And uh, another big

577
00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:50,919
Speaker 1: thing that fantasy owners should keep tabs on Jalen Ramsey,

578
00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:53,679
Speaker 1: whether or not he's gonna be back this week. Uh

579
00:26:53,760 --> 00:26:58,800
Speaker 1: in that Jaguars defense next game Seahawks at Brown's. Are

580
00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:03,159
Speaker 1: you sitting any Seahawk this week? Besides, like DK Metcalf, no,

581
00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:05,159
Speaker 1: I think all these guys are plays. Russ Wilson has

582
00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:08,440
Speaker 1: obviously been ridiculous Tyler Lockett. This is a fantastic spot

583
00:27:08,520 --> 00:27:11,760
Speaker 1: for him, and Will dis Lee has been Will de

584
00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:13,760
Speaker 1: Lee if if it weren't for d J. Chark, you

585
00:27:13,840 --> 00:27:16,679
Speaker 1: could arguably give the Waiver Wire m v P Award

586
00:27:16,800 --> 00:27:19,359
Speaker 1: to to Will dies Lee for because how just how

587
00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:22,160
Speaker 1: brutal tight end has been this year. Yep, he has

588
00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:25,919
Speaker 1: been a godsend for a lot of fantasy owners, including myself. Uh,

589
00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:27,560
Speaker 1: those of us who are lucky to pick him up

590
00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:30,600
Speaker 1: off the waiver wire. H Tyler Lockett obviously a play.

591
00:27:31,359 --> 00:27:34,760
Speaker 1: So ever since last week I told people like, we

592
00:27:34,840 --> 00:27:37,119
Speaker 1: have this segment on NFL Fantasy Live, like who are

593
00:27:37,160 --> 00:27:39,399
Speaker 1: you dropping back into the pool? And I dropped Baker

594
00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:41,400
Speaker 1: back into the pool last week. I got a little

595
00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:44,520
Speaker 1: flak for it, and then he scored, Well do you

596
00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:47,160
Speaker 1: actually score negative two points? Like what do you? Because

597
00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:48,800
Speaker 1: he's not scoring a bing, you're more or less just

598
00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:51,320
Speaker 1: show up? Yeah exactly. So, like you know, I had

599
00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:53,359
Speaker 1: more Fantasy points than Baker and I was sitting on

600
00:27:53,480 --> 00:27:56,080
Speaker 1: my button the couch watching him suck. So is it

601
00:27:56,240 --> 00:27:59,640
Speaker 1: time to drop Baker Mayfield? And what are we doing

602
00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:02,119
Speaker 1: with J? Do you think people lost their fans? I

603
00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:04,840
Speaker 1: know we're in Fantasy League one, Charles Mountain lost his

604
00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:07,160
Speaker 1: his fantasy matchup because of that negative to off Baker.

605
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Speaker 1: But could you imagine like being up by like a

606
00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:11,960
Speaker 1: point and a half going into Monday night and just

607
00:28:12,040 --> 00:28:15,400
Speaker 1: be like, oh, Bakers and you know you lose points

608
00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:18,880
Speaker 1: and lose your damn matchup. Imagine if you're imagine if

609
00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:21,920
Speaker 1: you like, you know, need ten points from the combination

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Speaker 1: of Baker and O b J. Yeah, I could not

611
00:28:25,119 --> 00:28:27,639
Speaker 1: imagine starting Baker Mayfield in the Fantasy league this weekend.

612
00:28:27,880 --> 00:28:29,639
Speaker 1: I couldn't do it. I would, honestly, I think I

613
00:28:29,680 --> 00:28:32,600
Speaker 1: would go Minshew Cousins, all of these guys over over

614
00:28:32,680 --> 00:28:34,760
Speaker 1: Baker at this point, even though the spot is good,

615
00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:37,520
Speaker 1: they're at home. Seahawks secondary is not as good as

616
00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:40,959
Speaker 1: it once was. But yeah, Baker, you can't play him

617
00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:43,680
Speaker 1: in tend of twelve leagues, ten and ten and twelve

618
00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:46,239
Speaker 1: team leagues right now. Yeah, oh b J. I mean,

619
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Speaker 1: I mean they're trying to get in the ball. It's

620
00:28:48,560 --> 00:28:52,600
Speaker 1: just it hasn't worked. Jarvis Landry fore catches last week.

621
00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:54,960
Speaker 1: He was the wide receiver thirty. Don't love the matchup.

622
00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:57,560
Speaker 1: The Seahawks are giving up peer than fifty receiving yards

623
00:28:57,600 --> 00:28:59,760
Speaker 1: per game the slot receivers, which with Landry is there

624
00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:01,440
Speaker 1: about seventy percent of the time. So if you can

625
00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:04,240
Speaker 1: fade him, I would certainly do that. It is amazing

626
00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:06,560
Speaker 1: how quickly things change, because the Browns came into this

627
00:29:06,600 --> 00:29:10,680
Speaker 1: season arguably with one of the better fantasy why rosters,

628
00:29:11,240 --> 00:29:14,200
Speaker 1: and right now there's not one person on that team

629
00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:17,320
Speaker 1: you can trust not named Nick Chuck. I do think

630
00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:19,160
Speaker 1: this is a Beckham spot though, this is it just

631
00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:23,719
Speaker 1: would spot for Beckham, you would think. So Bengals at

632
00:29:23,920 --> 00:29:26,719
Speaker 1: Ravens a game that might have more fantasy relevance than

633
00:29:27,080 --> 00:29:29,320
Speaker 1: we think, right, Uh, Andy Dalton is he a streaming

634
00:29:29,320 --> 00:29:32,040
Speaker 1: option for you this week? I mean Raven's defense has

635
00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:34,800
Speaker 1: not been great against the past. Yeah, let's be honest. Essentially,

636
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Speaker 1: I think that's where i'd probably draw the line with

637
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Speaker 1: Baker is if you're looking down at Andy Dalton, you

638
00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:44,120
Speaker 1: might have to give a spin. But Cheah, He's He's

639
00:29:44,120 --> 00:29:47,120
Speaker 1: probably fine. This The Baltimore secondary right now is just

640
00:29:47,320 --> 00:29:50,360
Speaker 1: really struggling. I just think Tyler Boyd is this is

641
00:29:50,440 --> 00:29:52,560
Speaker 1: just the spot for him. Dude, He's gonna he's gonna

642
00:29:52,600 --> 00:29:55,360
Speaker 1: shred man. I mean last week, Uh, he was. He

643
00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:57,840
Speaker 1: was one of my startdoms and that's obvious now because

644
00:29:57,880 --> 00:30:00,560
Speaker 1: he's getting so many targets. He's playing so well against

645
00:30:00,600 --> 00:30:03,400
Speaker 1: that Ravens defense, which has really struggled against slot receivers.

646
00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:05,760
Speaker 1: You know, Joe Mixon four teams on a buy, you

647
00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:07,520
Speaker 1: probably have to play him. You don't have to like it.

648
00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:10,320
Speaker 1: He's averaging three point seven yards per rush, his run

649
00:30:10,400 --> 00:30:12,920
Speaker 1: blocking offensive line in front of him is hot trash,

650
00:30:13,280 --> 00:30:15,160
Speaker 1: and the Bengals are throwing the ball seventy percent of

651
00:30:15,200 --> 00:30:17,520
Speaker 1: the time. So it's just not it's it's not a

652
00:30:17,560 --> 00:30:20,160
Speaker 1: good formula for any running back to succeed. I think

653
00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:22,520
Speaker 1: this is more on Zach Taylor and what he wants

654
00:30:22,520 --> 00:30:24,280
Speaker 1: to do in the offensive line than it is on

655
00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:27,680
Speaker 1: Joe Mixon. So if you can fade them, I would,

656
00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:31,640
Speaker 1: because until things change in Cincinnati and this is a

657
00:30:31,680 --> 00:30:33,480
Speaker 1: team that's not good, that's going to be behind a

658
00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:35,640
Speaker 1: lot in the second half, Joe Mixon is gonna end

659
00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:38,840
Speaker 1: up being one of the biggest disappointments in fantasy football.

660
00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:40,920
Speaker 1: The biggest problem for Mixing this year is he has

661
00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:44,000
Speaker 1: yet to play over sixty of the Bengal snaps, and

662
00:30:44,040 --> 00:30:46,440
Speaker 1: that's simply because they just keep getting smashed into the games.

663
00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:48,400
Speaker 1: And they're going to Joe Bernard in the second exactly right,

664
00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:50,480
Speaker 1: They're going to Gier Bernard in the passing game when

665
00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:53,640
Speaker 1: they're really really down. Yeah, Hollywood Brown, what are your

666
00:30:53,640 --> 00:30:55,640
Speaker 1: thoughts on him this week? He's been so up and

667
00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:58,520
Speaker 1: down since those like first two big games. I don't

668
00:30:58,560 --> 00:31:01,200
Speaker 1: think he plays this week. Marky's Brown has not practiced

669
00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:03,880
Speaker 1: all week with the ankle injury. He came back into

670
00:31:03,920 --> 00:31:07,600
Speaker 1: the game. Um, last Sunday looked like he might was

671
00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:10,000
Speaker 1: gonna miss kind of s out of the training trainers table,

672
00:31:10,320 --> 00:31:12,240
Speaker 1: missed a few series, then came back into the game.

673
00:31:12,320 --> 00:31:15,120
Speaker 1: Now he hasn't practiced all week. Um, I think if

674
00:31:15,200 --> 00:31:17,600
Speaker 1: you're in a desperate need this week, Willie Sneed is

675
00:31:17,640 --> 00:31:20,320
Speaker 1: a great PPR play. But Mark Andrews, if if Marcy's

676
00:31:20,320 --> 00:31:22,240
Speaker 1: Brown is out, I think Mark Andrews is just gonna

677
00:31:22,240 --> 00:31:25,200
Speaker 1: see all the targets here in this Falcons at Cardinals. Um,

678
00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:29,600
Speaker 1: start everyone, start everyone in this game basically gonna go

679
00:31:29,680 --> 00:31:32,080
Speaker 1: not start the kickers, like, don't start the defenses. Like

680
00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:35,120
Speaker 1: that's it right? Yeah, I think everyone here is is

681
00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:38,760
Speaker 1: in a relatively good to great matchup. Uh, even DeVonta Freeman.

682
00:31:38,800 --> 00:31:41,280
Speaker 1: I know that the Cardinals, excuse me, the Falcons have

683
00:31:41,400 --> 00:31:43,440
Speaker 1: not been able to run the ball, but I think

684
00:31:43,480 --> 00:31:46,120
Speaker 1: Freeman can get going this week. This past the game

685
00:31:46,200 --> 00:31:49,800
Speaker 1: is fantastic. Uh yeah, I think this is just start

686
00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:51,960
Speaker 1: all the guys type of game. Keep tabs on the

687
00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:54,440
Speaker 1: status of Christian Kirk because if he comes back this week,

688
00:31:54,480 --> 00:31:56,560
Speaker 1: then I believe he is I mean at least a

689
00:31:56,600 --> 00:31:59,600
Speaker 1: wide receiver threeflex Larry Fitz. His numbers have been great

690
00:31:59,600 --> 00:32:01,400
Speaker 1: in the last couple of games, but keep them in

691
00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:03,200
Speaker 1: your line up. Matt Ryan on pace to throw the

692
00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:06,200
Speaker 1: football over seven hundred times. The Cardinals given up twenty

693
00:32:06,280 --> 00:32:08,400
Speaker 1: three plus fantasy points per game to quarterback, so he

694
00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:11,800
Speaker 1: should smash Kyler Murray looked great last week. He's gonna

695
00:32:11,840 --> 00:32:13,920
Speaker 1: put up another good stat line this week against Atlanta.

696
00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:16,960
Speaker 1: Who I mean that defense is just not good at all.

697
00:32:17,040 --> 00:32:19,160
Speaker 1: When you see some of your fantasy players going up

698
00:32:19,160 --> 00:32:21,400
Speaker 1: against Atlanta, put a big smile on your face because

699
00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:25,640
Speaker 1: very likely you're going to see some tremendous production in

700
00:32:25,720 --> 00:32:27,240
Speaker 1: that game. Looks like Julio Jones is going to be

701
00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:29,040
Speaker 1: fine as well. Yeah, real quick, on Christian Kirk. He

702
00:32:29,080 --> 00:32:31,880
Speaker 1: got a limited practice in on Thursday. With the ankle injury,

703
00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:33,640
Speaker 1: I think I'd be a little bit surprised to see

704
00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:36,880
Speaker 1: him come back this quickly. Uh, definitely look like a

705
00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:39,600
Speaker 1: multiple week injury. But if Kirk gets back, he's He's

706
00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:41,800
Speaker 1: just a freak. Yeah. And if not, you could be

707
00:32:41,880 --> 00:32:44,640
Speaker 1: looking at Keshan Johnson as a potential sleeper in this game.

708
00:32:44,720 --> 00:32:48,240
Speaker 1: Cowboys at Jets. And I'm a little ticked off because

709
00:32:48,280 --> 00:32:50,240
Speaker 1: I was excited after the first three weeks and then

710
00:32:50,320 --> 00:32:52,120
Speaker 1: the last two games we got punched in the damn

711
00:32:52,200 --> 00:32:55,520
Speaker 1: mouth and uh, we look like pretenders and not contenders.

712
00:32:55,600 --> 00:32:57,160
Speaker 1: But we've got a good matchup this week. Sorry, I

713
00:32:57,240 --> 00:32:59,200
Speaker 1: say we have been rooting for them since I was eight.

714
00:32:59,400 --> 00:33:01,800
Speaker 1: I'm forty six. Do the math. It's been a long time.

715
00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:06,400
Speaker 1: I still like Dak Prescott this week fantasy wise. He's

716
00:33:06,440 --> 00:33:08,360
Speaker 1: been great in all but one game, and last week,

717
00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:10,720
Speaker 1: I get it, he didn't play well. Garbage time counts

718
00:33:10,760 --> 00:33:14,400
Speaker 1: in fantasy. I continue to start him in my league's

719
00:33:14,720 --> 00:33:17,400
Speaker 1: and the Jets defense given up two seventy two passing

720
00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:19,520
Speaker 1: yards per game. They're giving up over twenty five points

721
00:33:19,560 --> 00:33:22,320
Speaker 1: per game, so Prescott should continue to put up some

722
00:33:22,440 --> 00:33:26,040
Speaker 1: very good numbers. Uh. Outside of that, Michael Gallup, if

723
00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:28,080
Speaker 1: he hasn't proven to you that he needs to be

724
00:33:28,120 --> 00:33:29,880
Speaker 1: in your lineup, I don't know what else he can do.

725
00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:32,880
Speaker 1: Because he has played extremely well in a couple of

726
00:33:32,920 --> 00:33:34,440
Speaker 1: games he's played, and he missed some time due to

727
00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:37,320
Speaker 1: an injury. And when you look at Dax numbers as well,

728
00:33:37,320 --> 00:33:39,640
Speaker 1: he's averaging twenty eight Fantasy points a game with Michael

729
00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:41,720
Speaker 1: Gallup in the line up. Gallop is so good man.

730
00:33:41,760 --> 00:33:43,000
Speaker 1: We saw it. We saw it a little bit at

731
00:33:43,040 --> 00:33:45,120
Speaker 1: the end of last year in the playoff run and

732
00:33:45,160 --> 00:33:47,320
Speaker 1: the lead up to their playoff run. The Gallop, I thought,

733
00:33:47,440 --> 00:33:49,880
Speaker 1: started taking some massive strides as a player and it's

734
00:33:50,040 --> 00:33:53,160
Speaker 1: really paying off now. In three games this year, Fabs

735
00:33:53,440 --> 00:33:56,520
Speaker 1: Gallup has seven for one fight on seven targets, six

736
00:33:56,600 --> 00:33:58,560
Speaker 1: for sixty eight on eight targets, and then last week

737
00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:01,280
Speaker 1: he came back off them in this his tear freaking

738
00:34:01,320 --> 00:34:06,360
Speaker 1: Tours Meniscus comes back, goes seven into touchdown on fourteen targets. Obviously,

739
00:34:06,360 --> 00:34:08,080
Speaker 1: the Cowboys had to throw a ton to keep up

740
00:34:08,120 --> 00:34:10,400
Speaker 1: in that game, but Gallup is an amazing receiver to

741
00:34:10,480 --> 00:34:13,879
Speaker 1: play this. Sam Donald returns, I wouldn't stream him this week.

742
00:34:13,960 --> 00:34:16,520
Speaker 1: I think better things are are on the horizon for him,

743
00:34:16,560 --> 00:34:18,920
Speaker 1: but I wouldn't touch him this week. Cowboys defense is

744
00:34:18,960 --> 00:34:21,520
Speaker 1: a good play. I do think Levian Bell could have

745
00:34:21,600 --> 00:34:23,640
Speaker 1: a nice game this week. In fact, I think Levian

746
00:34:23,680 --> 00:34:25,160
Speaker 1: Bell is a guy that you try and buy low

747
00:34:25,200 --> 00:34:27,480
Speaker 1: on right now. With Sam Donald back, things will get

748
00:34:27,560 --> 00:34:29,919
Speaker 1: better and he has one of the easiest schedules among

749
00:34:30,000 --> 00:34:32,160
Speaker 1: running backs the rest of the season. So if somebody

750
00:34:32,160 --> 00:34:33,960
Speaker 1: out there is a little soured on Levian, try and

751
00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:35,839
Speaker 1: get him and go go and check and see if

752
00:34:35,920 --> 00:34:38,279
Speaker 1: like Jamison Crowder and Robbie and have been dropped in

753
00:34:38,320 --> 00:34:40,680
Speaker 1: your fantasy league because they're out there in way too

754
00:34:40,719 --> 00:34:42,440
Speaker 1: many fantasy leagues right now. And I get it right,

755
00:34:42,480 --> 00:34:44,879
Speaker 1: the Jets have been terrible, Sam Donald's been out whatever,

756
00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:47,439
Speaker 1: But like Sam Donald's back and this Jet schedule really

757
00:34:47,520 --> 00:34:50,239
Speaker 1: opens up, like FABS just mentioned. Yeah, and uh, when

758
00:34:50,239 --> 00:34:52,759
Speaker 1: you look at Sam Donald of his past attempts are

759
00:34:52,760 --> 00:34:56,080
Speaker 1: going to the slot and uh that I know, Week

760
00:34:56,120 --> 00:34:58,560
Speaker 1: one seems like a long time ago. But Jamison Crowder

761
00:34:58,640 --> 00:35:01,360
Speaker 1: got all the targets that week. And if Donald is

762
00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:03,920
Speaker 1: back and he is, Donald's coming off the motto, Uh

763
00:35:04,040 --> 00:35:06,160
Speaker 1: Crowder needs to be owned in more fantasy leagues. Obviously,

764
00:35:06,200 --> 00:35:08,080
Speaker 1: earlier in the week, we heard Chris Herndon is gonna

765
00:35:08,080 --> 00:35:09,640
Speaker 1: be out a few more weeks, so you may want

766
00:35:09,680 --> 00:35:11,520
Speaker 1: to cut ties with him, or if you have a

767
00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:14,840
Speaker 1: reserve spot. He's still on the exemption list on NFL

768
00:35:14,920 --> 00:35:17,279
Speaker 1: dot com, so you can stick him there. Uh, if

769
00:35:17,320 --> 00:35:20,319
Speaker 1: you don't have those roster spots on NFL dot com,

770
00:35:20,560 --> 00:35:22,800
Speaker 1: that's a good note time. Potentially, it does look like

771
00:35:22,880 --> 00:35:24,759
Speaker 1: Chris Chris Hernon, you mentioned he's gonna he's going to

772
00:35:24,800 --> 00:35:26,439
Speaker 1: miss this week. He might miss a few more weeks

773
00:35:26,520 --> 00:35:29,440
Speaker 1: with that hand he pulled, just really unfortunate Titans at Broncos.

774
00:35:29,680 --> 00:35:32,920
Speaker 1: Are you starting any Titans not named Derrick Henry? Nope, Nope.

775
00:35:33,200 --> 00:35:36,600
Speaker 1: Maybe their defense. I kind of like Titans defense other

776
00:35:36,680 --> 00:35:38,840
Speaker 1: than on the offensive side of the ball. No, not

777
00:35:38,960 --> 00:35:40,719
Speaker 1: doing it. This looks to be a low scoring game.

778
00:35:40,800 --> 00:35:42,640
Speaker 1: I think Henry could rush for a hundred fifty plus

779
00:35:42,680 --> 00:35:44,920
Speaker 1: in this game. The Broncos gave up, you know, two

780
00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:47,439
Speaker 1: bills to to Leonard pour Net, and I think Derrick

781
00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:51,000
Speaker 1: Henry could have a monster game. Broncos backfield rotation, I

782
00:35:51,480 --> 00:35:54,239
Speaker 1: guess it's it's leaning from a fantashy perspective more towards

783
00:35:54,320 --> 00:35:57,360
Speaker 1: Philip Lindsay and a little bit away from Royce Freeman.

784
00:35:57,400 --> 00:35:59,680
Speaker 1: But I mean, these guys are basically still splitting touches

785
00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:02,280
Speaker 1: are but Philip Lindsay is just so much more effective.

786
00:36:02,320 --> 00:36:04,440
Speaker 1: I mean, I I like Royce Freeman a little bit,

787
00:36:04,719 --> 00:36:07,439
Speaker 1: but Philip Lindsay is just on another world in terms

788
00:36:07,480 --> 00:36:10,759
Speaker 1: of what he offers. Uh, in terms of his explosion

789
00:36:10,840 --> 00:36:13,400
Speaker 1: and in the passing game. Phil Lindsay has four or

790
00:36:13,440 --> 00:36:15,920
Speaker 1: more catches now in four or five games this year.

791
00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:19,200
Speaker 1: And even though he has yet to play the Broncos

792
00:36:19,239 --> 00:36:21,200
Speaker 1: snaps you mentioned, and he's still getting a ton of

793
00:36:21,280 --> 00:36:23,520
Speaker 1: work in the passing game. He has been a great

794
00:36:23,640 --> 00:36:25,719
Speaker 1: Army two for Fantasy. One of the most underrated wide

795
00:36:25,760 --> 00:36:27,560
Speaker 1: receivers this year has been Cortland Sutton. If you look

796
00:36:27,560 --> 00:36:29,520
Speaker 1: at his numbers, he has scored double digits in every

797
00:36:29,600 --> 00:36:32,480
Speaker 1: game but one his last two games nineteen point to

798
00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:35,480
Speaker 1: point two. Also had nineteen in the opener against the

799
00:36:35,520 --> 00:36:38,240
Speaker 1: Oakland Raiders, And I would play him over Emmanuel Sanders

800
00:36:38,320 --> 00:36:40,319
Speaker 1: this week. Uh. Sanders is a bit of a fade

801
00:36:40,400 --> 00:36:42,759
Speaker 1: for me. But Cortland Sutton, the playmaker, the guy who

802
00:36:43,239 --> 00:36:45,520
Speaker 1: is really emerging as the best fantasy wide receiver in

803
00:36:45,600 --> 00:36:48,839
Speaker 1: Denver is at worst a wide receiver three flection play

804
00:36:49,120 --> 00:36:53,160
Speaker 1: for me this week. Alright, huge NFC West battle this week.

805
00:36:53,480 --> 00:36:55,880
Speaker 1: Forty Niners rams and for this game, we're bringing in

806
00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:58,360
Speaker 1: our pal Steve Wish, who is going to be covering

807
00:36:58,400 --> 00:37:01,000
Speaker 1: the game for NFL Network. Thing for coming in and

808
00:37:01,200 --> 00:37:03,360
Speaker 1: spending a few minutes with Thanks for having me, fabs.

809
00:37:03,360 --> 00:37:05,239
Speaker 1: I mean the bucket list, the box has been checked.

810
00:37:05,280 --> 00:37:07,800
Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I'm sure that was the right at the

811
00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:12,040
Speaker 1: bottom of the bucket. Come on. Well, the big question

812
00:37:12,120 --> 00:37:15,480
Speaker 1: here from a fantasy perspective is is Todd Girle gonna play? Yeah,

813
00:37:15,520 --> 00:37:16,880
Speaker 1: this is interesting. I mean the middle of the week

814
00:37:16,920 --> 00:37:18,560
Speaker 1: when I was out of practice, they were very very

815
00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:21,440
Speaker 1: iffy about this. But Sean McVeigh, you know, you know,

816
00:37:21,560 --> 00:37:23,480
Speaker 1: he was telling me that girl is a type of

817
00:37:23,520 --> 00:37:25,040
Speaker 1: guy he can miss a couple of days and still

818
00:37:25,080 --> 00:37:28,320
Speaker 1: come in and be fine. Um, even conditioning wise. So

819
00:37:28,560 --> 00:37:31,839
Speaker 1: knowing Todd Gurley, he's one of the biggest gamers I've

820
00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:33,880
Speaker 1: ever been around. He's gonna give it a shot. I mean,

821
00:37:33,960 --> 00:37:36,279
Speaker 1: this is gonna have to be a significant injury for

822
00:37:36,480 --> 00:37:39,600
Speaker 1: him not to play. But they are concerned but if

823
00:37:39,680 --> 00:37:42,359
Speaker 1: I had to project, I would project that he'll play.

824
00:37:42,400 --> 00:37:44,800
Speaker 1: How much we'll see, Okay, I would project that he

825
00:37:44,840 --> 00:37:47,640
Speaker 1: will start. So we're gonna see more of Malcolm Brown

826
00:37:48,239 --> 00:37:51,080
Speaker 1: and maybe I mean Darryl Henderson has two snaps all

827
00:37:51,239 --> 00:37:56,399
Speaker 1: year one. Gary, Yes, so you're thinking possibly a time

828
00:37:56,480 --> 00:37:59,120
Speaker 1: share here because Girle has sort of, you know, taken

829
00:37:59,160 --> 00:38:01,520
Speaker 1: the reins of the backfield the last week or two.

830
00:38:02,080 --> 00:38:04,279
Speaker 1: But he's gonna be scaled back somewhat this week. But yeah,

831
00:38:04,320 --> 00:38:05,520
Speaker 1: well we'll see. I mean, I think if he's good

832
00:38:05,560 --> 00:38:07,759
Speaker 1: to go, they're gonna use him as they normally would.

833
00:38:07,800 --> 00:38:09,600
Speaker 1: I mean, they gotta keep that injury warm. They're they're

834
00:38:09,600 --> 00:38:11,319
Speaker 1: gonna play him. But the thing is they haven't played

835
00:38:11,400 --> 00:38:13,560
Speaker 1: him that much. I'm mcveidd to tell me they're gonna

836
00:38:13,560 --> 00:38:15,759
Speaker 1: get Henderson involved. He said it is time we get

837
00:38:15,880 --> 00:38:18,080
Speaker 1: him going in the offense. So they like what he

838
00:38:18,160 --> 00:38:21,600
Speaker 1: can do. We know he's a multi tier player runner, receiver,

839
00:38:21,719 --> 00:38:23,719
Speaker 1: shifty guy, kind of a home run hitter. So I

840
00:38:23,800 --> 00:38:25,719
Speaker 1: would expect to see him more. Not does that mean

841
00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:28,920
Speaker 1: he'll get five touches. I would guess so in the

842
00:38:29,040 --> 00:38:31,480
Speaker 1: running past game. So I think Malcolm Brown could be

843
00:38:31,520 --> 00:38:34,320
Speaker 1: the guy. If Girly does play, who could see his

844
00:38:34,440 --> 00:38:36,880
Speaker 1: playing time cut into more so than Girly. Okay, what

845
00:38:36,960 --> 00:38:39,919
Speaker 1: I find really interesting about this situation is Girly's quad

846
00:38:39,920 --> 00:38:42,759
Speaker 1: injuries in the same left leg, same left knee that

847
00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:45,759
Speaker 1: he's having issues with. And this comes off of a

848
00:38:45,960 --> 00:38:49,120
Speaker 1: Thursday night game where he played over the Snaps. It

849
00:38:49,200 --> 00:38:51,320
Speaker 1: was a season high for him, and I found that

850
00:38:51,320 --> 00:38:52,959
Speaker 1: a little bit surprising that the Rams on a short

851
00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:55,879
Speaker 1: week used him so extensively on that Thursday night game.

852
00:38:55,920 --> 00:38:57,600
Speaker 1: And now you know he's having these issues and not

853
00:38:57,680 --> 00:39:00,160
Speaker 1: being able to practice going into the week six game.

854
00:39:00,200 --> 00:39:02,680
Speaker 1: It's kind of interesting. I'm not I'm not entirely sure

855
00:39:02,719 --> 00:39:04,640
Speaker 1: what we should expect. I do think Early will play

856
00:39:04,800 --> 00:39:07,240
Speaker 1: this weekend, I'm with you, but I mean it'll probably

857
00:39:07,239 --> 00:39:09,480
Speaker 1: be a timeshare. Do you start him in fantasy? Yeah?

858
00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:11,080
Speaker 1: I mean, I mean that that's a tough called. Look

859
00:39:11,120 --> 00:39:14,839
Speaker 1: at the defense is playing and front seven looks very good.

860
00:39:14,880 --> 00:39:17,279
Speaker 1: But here's the thing. Okay, what teams have been doing

861
00:39:17,719 --> 00:39:19,520
Speaker 1: against the Rams is they've been putting five and six

862
00:39:19,640 --> 00:39:21,520
Speaker 1: up the line of scrimmage. You've been blowing up the tackles,

863
00:39:21,520 --> 00:39:23,520
Speaker 1: cutting off that off tackle run game, which sets up

864
00:39:23,560 --> 00:39:26,279
Speaker 1: the run action passing game. They've been doing that five

865
00:39:26,320 --> 00:39:29,080
Speaker 1: and six players. The Niners don't do that. The Niners

866
00:39:29,120 --> 00:39:32,439
Speaker 1: are a hard four man. We've got four giants up here.

867
00:39:32,520 --> 00:39:35,440
Speaker 1: If you can beat us, then fine. So if they

868
00:39:35,560 --> 00:39:38,799
Speaker 1: stick to that principle, that could open up a little

869
00:39:38,800 --> 00:39:41,080
Speaker 1: bit of the Rams run game offense because the blocking

870
00:39:41,080 --> 00:39:43,960
Speaker 1: schemes will be favorable. So that's what that that's the

871
00:39:44,080 --> 00:39:46,319
Speaker 1: cat and mouse. I'm really interested to see because Robert

872
00:39:46,360 --> 00:39:49,400
Speaker 1: Slow the defense. According to the forty Niners, he's really

873
00:39:49,480 --> 00:39:51,600
Speaker 1: shown some good stuff this year. But it's because he

874
00:39:51,719 --> 00:39:54,360
Speaker 1: sticks with the four up front. That's why we have

875
00:39:54,400 --> 00:39:58,560
Speaker 1: Steven for that kind of inside information. Brandon Cooks banged

876
00:39:58,600 --> 00:40:00,839
Speaker 1: up last weekn cushion. Do you expect him to play?

877
00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:02,440
Speaker 1: He does. People are talking to think he's trending the

878
00:40:02,560 --> 00:40:05,359
Speaker 1: right way. So and Cooks Cooks is a big deal

879
00:40:05,680 --> 00:40:08,520
Speaker 1: because if they can open up the vertical passing game,

880
00:40:08,680 --> 00:40:12,439
Speaker 1: open everything underneath for Cooper Cup and guys, you're gonna

881
00:40:12,440 --> 00:40:14,360
Speaker 1: start incorporating these tight ends more now that you know

882
00:40:14,440 --> 00:40:16,279
Speaker 1: they know the talent that Gerald Evert is. We saw

883
00:40:16,320 --> 00:40:19,000
Speaker 1: it on that Thursday night. Um, So fantasy wise, he's

884
00:40:19,040 --> 00:40:23,719
Speaker 1: a player I would really keep my on except yeah,

885
00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:26,040
Speaker 1: to lead the NFL and in few yards a lot

886
00:40:26,080 --> 00:40:27,960
Speaker 1: of time, you're making a lot of tight end streamers

887
00:40:28,080 --> 00:40:33,200
Speaker 1: very happy. Right, It's not great. You know, Jared Goff

888
00:40:33,320 --> 00:40:36,600
Speaker 1: was very underrated and fantasy at the beginning of last season.

889
00:40:36,680 --> 00:40:39,719
Speaker 1: Came on. Had a big season this year though. I

890
00:40:39,760 --> 00:40:42,080
Speaker 1: mean his biggest game was the one he threw the

891
00:40:42,120 --> 00:40:45,279
Speaker 1: ball sixty eight times. Last week he gave yet, you know,

892
00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:48,560
Speaker 1: seventeen eighteen points. It's okay, what's going on with him?

893
00:40:48,560 --> 00:40:51,000
Speaker 1: He's turning the ball over more this season. Is there

894
00:40:51,040 --> 00:40:53,279
Speaker 1: a little bit of regression? It's not a not a

895
00:40:53,280 --> 00:40:55,759
Speaker 1: regression on Jared Goff, it's I mean, the attempts are up.

896
00:40:56,200 --> 00:40:58,000
Speaker 1: I mean, this is insane. The last two weeks he's

897
00:40:58,000 --> 00:40:59,520
Speaker 1: throwing the ball more than a hundred times. I think

898
00:40:59,520 --> 00:41:01,320
Speaker 1: he's up aroun a hundred and fifteen times. So the

899
00:41:01,400 --> 00:41:04,080
Speaker 1: more times you throw it, the opportunity for the defense

900
00:41:04,160 --> 00:41:05,800
Speaker 1: is to make plays on it. You know, that's just

901
00:41:05,880 --> 00:41:07,560
Speaker 1: kind of the law of averages. But here's the teams

902
00:41:07,560 --> 00:41:09,640
Speaker 1: you're doing. This is speaking of two defensive coordinators who

903
00:41:09,640 --> 00:41:11,839
Speaker 1: face the round. I told you about what they're doing

904
00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:14,000
Speaker 1: up front. The other thing they're doing is they are

905
00:41:14,120 --> 00:41:16,920
Speaker 1: capping Brandon Cooks. How many deep balls have you seen

906
00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:19,319
Speaker 1: him catch this year? Not many? Right, So they're playing

907
00:41:19,440 --> 00:41:23,160
Speaker 1: coverages which don't let him come free in the deep game.

908
00:41:23,239 --> 00:41:26,279
Speaker 1: So now that is forcing Jared Goff to do things

909
00:41:26,360 --> 00:41:28,520
Speaker 1: with the other receivers where they can scheme a little

910
00:41:28,560 --> 00:41:31,439
Speaker 1: bit differently. Also, and let is speaking to the same

911
00:41:31,480 --> 00:41:35,120
Speaker 1: two defensive coordinates, both almost carbon copy. They're giving Jared

912
00:41:35,200 --> 00:41:38,160
Speaker 1: Goff a certain look until there's about three seconds left

913
00:41:38,360 --> 00:41:41,160
Speaker 1: on the play clock. We know the headset communication with

914
00:41:41,400 --> 00:41:44,400
Speaker 1: with McVeigh and golf. Okay, this has been but our

915
00:41:44,480 --> 00:41:46,840
Speaker 1: teams are playing towards it. So now they're forcing Jared

916
00:41:46,920 --> 00:41:49,560
Speaker 1: Goff to play in the pocket a little bit more.

917
00:41:49,680 --> 00:41:53,239
Speaker 1: They're blowing things up. That's the secret sauce. Make them

918
00:41:53,239 --> 00:41:54,880
Speaker 1: throw from the pocket and make them throw it more

919
00:41:54,920 --> 00:41:57,760
Speaker 1: than forty times. So that made stop the run okay,

920
00:41:57,840 --> 00:41:59,680
Speaker 1: and don't let him kind of scramble outside or do

921
00:41:59,719 --> 00:42:02,360
Speaker 1: anything off of run action. That's where teams have been

922
00:42:02,360 --> 00:42:03,719
Speaker 1: able to read him a little bit more, and that's

923
00:42:03,719 --> 00:42:05,360
Speaker 1: why he's given the ball. Remember some of these some

924
00:42:05,440 --> 00:42:09,040
Speaker 1: of these turnovers or fumbles as well, right, like strip sacks, Yeah,

925
00:42:09,080 --> 00:42:10,759
Speaker 1: that's great stuff, Steve. I was looking at the next

926
00:42:10,840 --> 00:42:14,880
Speaker 1: Gen stats data and no quarterback has thrown deep twenty

927
00:42:14,960 --> 00:42:17,640
Speaker 1: or more yards less often this year than Jared Goff.

928
00:42:17,840 --> 00:42:20,520
Speaker 1: And it's most likely because, like you mentioned, their coverage

929
00:42:20,520 --> 00:42:23,799
Speaker 1: there basically just trying to take away everything that we've

930
00:42:23,920 --> 00:42:26,440
Speaker 1: known about the Rams, and it's it's so far it's working.

931
00:42:26,640 --> 00:42:29,239
Speaker 1: It is. Remember twenty eight explosive plays after five games

932
00:42:29,320 --> 00:42:32,799
Speaker 1: last season. That's of course, uh passing plays more than

933
00:42:32,880 --> 00:42:36,120
Speaker 1: twenty yards twenty two this year. Okay, so they're down

934
00:42:36,239 --> 00:42:38,320
Speaker 1: six in that category. It may not sound like a

935
00:42:38,480 --> 00:42:40,960
Speaker 1: like a large number, but it is for what the

936
00:42:41,080 --> 00:42:43,920
Speaker 1: Rams like to do. The fact that teams are kind

937
00:42:43,960 --> 00:42:46,600
Speaker 1: of not allowing the deep ball and saying, you know,

938
00:42:46,760 --> 00:42:49,239
Speaker 1: underneath right, that's where you're gonna have to beat us,

939
00:42:49,280 --> 00:42:51,400
Speaker 1: and then they really make them work for those types here.

940
00:42:51,520 --> 00:42:53,759
Speaker 1: The Rams can do that, but they just haven't been

941
00:42:53,760 --> 00:42:55,680
Speaker 1: successful enough in the run game to really make teams.

942
00:42:55,719 --> 00:42:58,200
Speaker 1: But defense is taking away that the deep ball has helped.

943
00:42:58,280 --> 00:43:00,880
Speaker 1: Cooper Cup just add oh my god, for fantasy it's

944
00:43:00,920 --> 00:43:03,799
Speaker 1: been He's been ridiculous. So let's move on to the nine.

945
00:43:03,920 --> 00:43:05,400
Speaker 1: And I think the biggest question mark there is the

946
00:43:05,400 --> 00:43:08,000
Speaker 1: backfield right. Last week we saw Matt Brita had a

947
00:43:08,080 --> 00:43:11,000
Speaker 1: couple of explosive plays right a long touchdown run, but

948
00:43:11,120 --> 00:43:14,160
Speaker 1: Tevin Coleman also led that team with six team carries.

949
00:43:14,600 --> 00:43:17,440
Speaker 1: Is this a backfield committee moving forward? Is this a

950
00:43:17,840 --> 00:43:20,719
Speaker 1: playable match up against the Rams? Uh? What do you

951
00:43:20,800 --> 00:43:23,600
Speaker 1: expect this week from Coleman and Brita and the same thing? Uh?

952
00:43:23,960 --> 00:43:25,719
Speaker 1: You know, Look, it's Kyle Shanahan. You think about what

953
00:43:25,760 --> 00:43:27,400
Speaker 1: he's done everywhere he's coaching me. Think about what he

954
00:43:27,440 --> 00:43:29,640
Speaker 1: did Atlanta with Tevin Coleman and Vante Freeman. This is

955
00:43:29,680 --> 00:43:32,520
Speaker 1: the same type of scenario, except breedas just much more

956
00:43:32,520 --> 00:43:34,279
Speaker 1: of a home run hitter. I mean, every time he

957
00:43:34,360 --> 00:43:36,600
Speaker 1: touches it, he can go. He's a tough runner where

958
00:43:36,600 --> 00:43:38,719
Speaker 1: he monster. It's a real tough player too. They'll they'll

959
00:43:38,800 --> 00:43:41,640
Speaker 1: kind of put him in spot duty. Um, but the

960
00:43:41,719 --> 00:43:44,080
Speaker 1: throwing aspect, it's gonna be really this is a matchup

961
00:43:44,120 --> 00:43:47,360
Speaker 1: where I think they could take advantage of you know,

962
00:43:47,400 --> 00:43:49,760
Speaker 1: the Rams lost claim Matthews right to the past. Rushes

963
00:43:49,880 --> 00:43:52,359
Speaker 1: is absolutely gonna be affected right here and there. Their

964
00:43:52,440 --> 00:43:55,600
Speaker 1: linebackers aren't necessarily covers linebackers. They can run. But you know,

965
00:43:55,640 --> 00:43:56,960
Speaker 1: if you can get one of those guys out there

966
00:43:56,960 --> 00:43:58,640
Speaker 1: in the short passing game, they can take it and

967
00:43:58,760 --> 00:44:01,359
Speaker 1: go for the Rams down. Getting safety Taylor Wrap back

968
00:44:01,440 --> 00:44:03,479
Speaker 1: from an ankle injury and that he's gonna be vital

969
00:44:03,520 --> 00:44:05,800
Speaker 1: in this game and run support and maybe trying to

970
00:44:05,840 --> 00:44:07,680
Speaker 1: do something to get these running backs if they get

971
00:44:07,719 --> 00:44:11,480
Speaker 1: out there. Kyle Shanahan and talking to DBS for years,

972
00:44:12,280 --> 00:44:16,080
Speaker 1: stresses the integrity of opposing defense is unlike any other

973
00:44:16,160 --> 00:44:17,920
Speaker 1: play caller. He knows what they like to do in

974
00:44:17,960 --> 00:44:20,719
Speaker 1: certain situations and he is going to find out when

975
00:44:20,760 --> 00:44:23,200
Speaker 1: he looks at these Rams linebackers. Okay, we can work

976
00:44:23,280 --> 00:44:25,200
Speaker 1: these guys. So I would look for these guys in

977
00:44:25,280 --> 00:44:27,759
Speaker 1: the short passing game equally as much as I would

978
00:44:27,800 --> 00:44:30,439
Speaker 1: when it comes to the run game. Great stuff, my friend,

979
00:44:30,640 --> 00:44:34,200
Speaker 1: as always, Steve Wise, NFL network check came out forty

980
00:44:34,280 --> 00:44:37,920
Speaker 1: Niners Rams in that massive NFC West battle going on

981
00:44:38,320 --> 00:44:43,000
Speaker 1: in our backyard. Thanks Steve bucket list check baby. Alright,

982
00:44:43,120 --> 00:44:45,800
Speaker 1: final game here, Steelers at Chargers, and this one's interesting

983
00:44:45,880 --> 00:44:48,320
Speaker 1: to me on a couple of levels. Obviously, we know

984
00:44:48,440 --> 00:44:51,000
Speaker 1: Devilon Hodges is starting for the Steelers, which means Chargers

985
00:44:51,080 --> 00:44:53,759
Speaker 1: defense is going to be a very strong play. But

986
00:44:53,880 --> 00:44:57,000
Speaker 1: I'm really interested to see what happens with James Conner

987
00:44:57,080 --> 00:44:59,440
Speaker 1: and his usage because Jaylen Samuels is going to be

988
00:44:59,440 --> 00:45:01,680
Speaker 1: out for at LEAs the month with a knee injury,

989
00:45:02,040 --> 00:45:05,160
Speaker 1: and behind him you have Benny Snell. Is Connor going

990
00:45:05,239 --> 00:45:08,200
Speaker 1: to be the bell cow? Now? Can he handle that roll? Uh?

991
00:45:08,320 --> 00:45:10,239
Speaker 1: And the charge is gonna load up the line of

992
00:45:10,280 --> 00:45:12,399
Speaker 1: scrimmage and stop him because they don't feel like devil

993
00:45:12,440 --> 00:45:13,799
Speaker 1: and Hodges is going to be able to beat them

994
00:45:13,840 --> 00:45:16,600
Speaker 1: through the air. I think let's start here. Connor should

995
00:45:16,640 --> 00:45:19,000
Speaker 1: be the bell cow because Benny snell is Uh. I

996
00:45:19,000 --> 00:45:22,279
Speaker 1: would agree, Yeah, he Benny snow lacks. Let's let's just

997
00:45:22,320 --> 00:45:25,800
Speaker 1: say he lacks some explosion in his athletic profile. Is

998
00:45:25,800 --> 00:45:27,120
Speaker 1: trying to be nice. I'm trying to be nice. And

999
00:45:27,360 --> 00:45:30,200
Speaker 1: James Connor has been I mean awesome when when we've

1000
00:45:30,200 --> 00:45:32,840
Speaker 1: seen him in a bell cow roll. It's just the

1001
00:45:32,880 --> 00:45:35,680
Speaker 1: Steeler's offense right now is really struggling, like you it now.

1002
00:45:35,719 --> 00:45:38,560
Speaker 1: They're down to their third their their third quarterback. James

1003
00:45:38,600 --> 00:45:41,640
Speaker 1: Connor should see a lot of box defenders in this game. Um,

1004
00:45:41,800 --> 00:45:44,920
Speaker 1: and they can't right now, They're not able to stretch

1005
00:45:45,000 --> 00:45:47,480
Speaker 1: the field fabs. That's the biggest problem. James Washington is

1006
00:45:47,520 --> 00:45:49,120
Speaker 1: now going to miss a game or two with a

1007
00:45:49,680 --> 00:45:51,440
Speaker 1: with an injury too, So it's not you know, I know,

1008
00:45:51,560 --> 00:45:53,640
Speaker 1: James Washington wasn't super involved in the offense, but he

1009
00:45:53,800 --> 00:45:57,200
Speaker 1: was stretching the field for them. Deep. Steelers in a

1010
00:45:57,280 --> 00:46:00,400
Speaker 1: really tough spot here, but the Chargers have known to

1011
00:46:00,480 --> 00:46:03,319
Speaker 1: do some charging yeah at times. Yeah, no, no doubt

1012
00:46:03,320 --> 00:46:05,960
Speaker 1: about that. And um jujuic Simanth Schuster, I mean, I

1013
00:46:05,960 --> 00:46:08,800
Speaker 1: guess you gotta you gotta play him. Uh, it's not

1014
00:46:08,920 --> 00:46:10,840
Speaker 1: ideal though, you know, the situation is not ideal with

1015
00:46:10,880 --> 00:46:13,879
Speaker 1: the third string quarterback a kid out of Sandford who

1016
00:46:13,920 --> 00:46:15,439
Speaker 1: hasn't seen a whole heck of a lot of action

1017
00:46:15,480 --> 00:46:17,719
Speaker 1: in the National Football League. Uh, in fact, just a

1018
00:46:17,760 --> 00:46:20,880
Speaker 1: few snaps last week. So on the Charger side of

1019
00:46:20,920 --> 00:46:24,000
Speaker 1: the ball, I'm fading Philip Rivers this week because the

1020
00:46:24,040 --> 00:46:26,520
Speaker 1: Steeler's past defense is pretty good. Rivers is coming off

1021
00:46:26,560 --> 00:46:28,719
Speaker 1: a stinker last week against Denver. He's not a guy

1022
00:46:28,760 --> 00:46:32,960
Speaker 1: I'm gonna play. I do believe that Keenan Allen is

1023
00:46:33,160 --> 00:46:35,600
Speaker 1: obviously a must start, but over his last couple of games,

1024
00:46:36,400 --> 00:46:38,440
Speaker 1: he hadn't done much. Yeah, I I didn't get a

1025
00:46:38,520 --> 00:46:40,359
Speaker 1: chance to go back and rewatch too much of their

1026
00:46:40,520 --> 00:46:43,120
Speaker 1: last game against Denver, But the little bit I did see,

1027
00:46:43,160 --> 00:46:45,399
Speaker 1: it's just like the Chargers just couldn't move. The ball

1028
00:46:45,480 --> 00:46:47,719
Speaker 1: they did was dump off to Austin Neckler. It looked

1029
00:46:47,719 --> 00:46:50,160
Speaker 1: like the Broncos front seven kind of got after Philip

1030
00:46:50,280 --> 00:46:51,640
Speaker 1: Rivers a little bit. So I think it's just been

1031
00:46:51,719 --> 00:46:53,440
Speaker 1: kind of a two game blip in the radar here

1032
00:46:53,480 --> 00:46:55,680
Speaker 1: in FABS. If you remember last year, this is the

1033
00:46:55,760 --> 00:46:58,279
Speaker 1: same Steelers defense that tried to cover Keenan Allen with

1034
00:46:58,520 --> 00:47:01,839
Speaker 1: linebackers last year, and this is this is the spot

1035
00:47:01,920 --> 00:47:03,319
Speaker 1: we you and I talked about it all the time.

1036
00:47:03,440 --> 00:47:06,479
Speaker 1: Steelers cannot cover slot corners. And even though they've gotten

1037
00:47:06,560 --> 00:47:08,840
Speaker 1: Manka Fitzpatrick, he does not go into the spot and

1038
00:47:08,920 --> 00:47:11,840
Speaker 1: match up one v one verse slot cornerbacks excuse me,

1039
00:47:11,880 --> 00:47:14,680
Speaker 1: slot receivers. Uh, this is the spot for Keenan to

1040
00:47:14,680 --> 00:47:17,799
Speaker 1: get right. Yeah, like that, Uh, we saw, I mean

1041
00:47:17,920 --> 00:47:20,120
Speaker 1: we saw it with the rotation was initially in the

1042
00:47:20,200 --> 00:47:21,920
Speaker 1: Chargers back field. I mean it was the first game

1043
00:47:21,960 --> 00:47:24,440
Speaker 1: back from Melvin Gordon. He dominated the carries and obviously

1044
00:47:24,520 --> 00:47:28,120
Speaker 1: Eckler dominated as a pass catcher. I think every single

1045
00:47:28,200 --> 00:47:30,360
Speaker 1: week you're gonna see more and more of Melvin Gordon.

1046
00:47:30,480 --> 00:47:33,759
Speaker 1: But clearly both of these players are startable in fantasy leagues.

1047
00:47:33,800 --> 00:47:36,279
Speaker 1: Eckler has been tremendous. I have him ranked ahead of

1048
00:47:36,320 --> 00:47:39,400
Speaker 1: Gordon again this week until that transition sort of happens

1049
00:47:39,640 --> 00:47:43,040
Speaker 1: where Gordon's getting back to you know, eighteen touches. Honestly

1050
00:47:43,080 --> 00:47:46,520
Speaker 1: fabs like if Melvin Gordon gets ten to fifteen to

1051
00:47:46,600 --> 00:47:49,839
Speaker 1: eighteen carries and Austin Ekeler remains the passing down back

1052
00:47:49,880 --> 00:47:51,560
Speaker 1: and then heavily involved in the red zone. I mean

1053
00:47:51,680 --> 00:47:54,200
Speaker 1: Ekeler played six snaps in the red zone to Gordon's

1054
00:47:54,280 --> 00:47:57,800
Speaker 1: three last week. Ekeler might be the more valuable, He

1055
00:47:57,880 --> 00:48:00,040
Speaker 1: might have the more valuable role in PPR leagues just

1056
00:48:00,120 --> 00:48:02,799
Speaker 1: because he's getting so much. Imagine that in the passing game.

1057
00:48:02,840 --> 00:48:05,880
Speaker 1: Imagine that, Yeah, that's uh, that would be something that

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Speaker 1: would certainly be something, uh Hunter Henry, if you guys

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Speaker 1: are looking for a tight end, looks like he's getting

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Speaker 1: closer to coming back. He might be on the waiver wire.

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Speaker 1: People might have dropped him. So check came out in

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Speaker 1: vance McDonald the tight end for the Steelers. He's banged

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Speaker 1: up again. I believe in his practice on Thursday, he's

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Speaker 1: an option because the tight end position is so weak

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Speaker 1: right now. I mean I haven't been one of my

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Speaker 1: lineups and I don't like it. But keep tabs on

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Speaker 1: his status. And then one more thing, I just want

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Speaker 1: to go back, uh Arizona Atlanta David Johnson, keep tabs

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Speaker 1: on his status. I would pick up Chase Edmonds if

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Speaker 1: you haven't done so already in that game, because if

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Speaker 1: Johnson can't go, Chase Edmonds could be like a top

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Speaker 1: fifteen play at running back. Yeah, we forgot to mention

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Speaker 1: the DJ injury and that that would be huge, huge

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Speaker 1: news in that game. If DJ were to miss, I

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Speaker 1: think he's going to play though, Yeah, well to put

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Speaker 1: money on it, we we shall see. That should be

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Speaker 1: a high scoring game. So I just wanted to make

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Speaker 1: sure that we interjected that there. Uh and uh either way,

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Speaker 1: Austin Hooper is playing the Cardinals, and you know, we

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Speaker 1: just you know, it's right over that because we want

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Speaker 1: to start everybody. But I mean, he could score like,

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Speaker 1: you know, thirty points this week. Yeah, you know what

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Speaker 1: to do there? Yeah, start Austin Hooper, alright, guys, that's

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Speaker 1: it for our show today. Thank Steve Wish and of

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Speaker 1: course James Palmer for coming in and helping us out.

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Speaker 1: Everybody out there, good luck in your Week six matchups,

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Speaker 1: and uh we will be seeing you on Monday with

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Speaker 1: our pal Marcus Grant back at the Helm. So good

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Speaker 1: luck everybody and we'll see you soon