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

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

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Speaker 1: your weekly source for the nation's best fantasy speculation and

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Speaker 1: advice now leagues dot com. Here's your host. Welcome to

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Speaker 1: a championship edition of Fantasy Football Weekly. I am Paul

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Speaker 1: Charchy and my co host today are Brian Johnson and

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Speaker 1: Matt Harrison. Hello, guys, Hi church, play the sleigh bells?

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Speaker 1: Come on? Um uh the season for Fantasy champions I

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Speaker 1: don't know who who would bother to move all my

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Speaker 1: button that is yes, that is more appropriate for the

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Speaker 1: for the season championship edition. If you are still playing,

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Speaker 1: and congratulations if you are you. I think if there's

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Speaker 1: a word for the kind of fantasy managers who are

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Speaker 1: live in Championship week, it is resourceful. You are the

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Speaker 1: people that have overcome so much adversity this year. There's

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Speaker 1: no way anybody's fantasy team was unscathed by injury and

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Speaker 1: illness and COVID. You pivoted, You made great calls at

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Speaker 1: the last minute, the Saturday de activation of the player

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Speaker 1: you thought you were starting, and you know you went

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Speaker 1: to the backup. All the things you had to do

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Speaker 1: to get here. Well earned. You just kissing the butt

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Speaker 1: of all the people who are still listening to the

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Speaker 1: show right now, aren't you. Most importantly, they listen to

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Speaker 1: this show. How they got that? That's a great point, Um.

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Speaker 1: I want to acknowledge up front, because of the holidays,

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Speaker 1: we are taping this show on Thursday, and that just

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Speaker 1: means we've got less information to go on than we

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Speaker 1: normally have, especially around injuries. We're gonna do our best,

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Speaker 1: but you may have more current injury information than we've got.

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Speaker 1: But the good thing is is you get to hear

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Speaker 1: the Friday matchups, the Saturday matchups, and the Sunday matchups.

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Speaker 1: We're gonna try to squeeze them all into this show.

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Speaker 1: We also risked our lives driving here in a blizzard.

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Speaker 1: We we all got here. I'm happy to say. All right,

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Speaker 1: let's begin with the Friday game. Brian, this is Minnesota

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Speaker 1: at New Orleans. Yeah, and this is probably the first

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Speaker 1: time anyone's on a Vikings matchup on this show other

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Speaker 1: than you charge that is true for this year. It

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Speaker 1: certainly is true. And not only that, I don't think

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Speaker 1: we've ever We've never taped on a Thursday. History of

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Speaker 1: the show. I don't think we've ever talked about a

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Speaker 1: Friday game history of this show down a preview for

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Speaker 1: Friday game. It's it's all all breaking stuff here we

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Speaker 1: do in this twenty six years. You think there would

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Speaker 1: be nothing you love to do, Well, there's nothing left,

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Speaker 1: nothing new left to do. With Dalvin Cook. You're gonna

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Speaker 1: start him still giving him an A on the season.

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Speaker 1: The Saints do allow the sixth fewest rushing yards and

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Speaker 1: the fewest touchdowns for opposing running backs, but over the

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Speaker 1: last two weeks they've been tronounced by Miles Sanders in

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Speaker 1: the Chiefs backfield, who have all combined to average h

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Speaker 1: rushing yards at one point five touchdowns per game. Uh well,

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Speaker 1: Cook's usage get dialed back, though probably not the He's

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Speaker 1: are clinging to playoff and that's it's slim, but they're

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Speaker 1: they're clinging to it. And I don't think Zimmer can

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Speaker 1: stop himself from running the ball anyway to his own

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Speaker 1: Cook trails Derrick Henry by a hundred yards for the

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Speaker 1: rushing title. Probably not gonna make up that ground, but

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Speaker 1: maybe they let him try hopefully so, but because of

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Speaker 1: that lost game, head Cook played, which certainly would have

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Speaker 1: helped over the receivers justin Jefferson going to give him

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Speaker 1: a B. There is a upside here. New Orleans is

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Speaker 1: allowing one sixty nine yards per game two receivers over

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Speaker 1: the past three well above their sea season average. They've

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Speaker 1: also surrendered four wide receiver touchdowns over that same three

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Speaker 1: games span. Jefferson will probably deal with Marshawn Ladder laddermore

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Speaker 1: and most, but he's not playing so great this year,

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Speaker 1: allowing a passer rating of a hundred and five in

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Speaker 1: he has scored four touchdowns over his last five, and

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Speaker 1: just mentioned, New Orleans has surrendered four wide receiver touchdowns

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Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins gonna give him a sea. Quarterbacks the Saints

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Speaker 1: Over to the New Orleans side, Alvin Kamara gets a B.

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Speaker 1: Over their last five games, Minnesota has allowed one nineteen

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Speaker 1: But Minnesota has only allowed one running back receiving touchdown

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Speaker 1: Camaro with Eric Kendricks out, I think that's a huge

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Speaker 1: it's green light for Camara, definitely. Uh, it's not a

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Speaker 1: With Breeze at quarterback. The Viking secondary has played better

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Speaker 1: able to throw a dart at Lill Jordan Humphrey tiny

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Speaker 1: just the softest of seas for Drew Brees. Okay, not

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Speaker 1: offensive play caller Darryl Bevel Or it appears he's going

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Speaker 1: They got him in like a sealed John Travolta in

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Speaker 1: so awesome to have Darryl Bevel in a bubble on

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Speaker 1: like Hannibal lecter On like a two wheeler. Yeah, that'd

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Speaker 1: be fantastic fun. Uh, let's let's start on the Lions side. Um,

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Speaker 1: your Fantasy Championship. I'm giving an a grade two and

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Speaker 1: it's kind of worth it. Since week eleven, the Bucks

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Speaker 1: passing game there as Tom Brady. He gets a B

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Speaker 1: Rob Gronkowski. I'm giving him a C grade. Gronk had

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Speaker 1: seven targets last week, but Cameron brad had more receptions

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Speaker 1: Fantasy championship week. The wide receivers Mike Evans gets the A,

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Speaker 1: Evans seems like he's the only guarantee for targets, as

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Speaker 1: It doesn't help that the top two corners, Jeff Okuda

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Speaker 1: red zone. Houston has been getting schmacked by receivers all season.

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Speaker 1: They've surrendered twenty touchdowns to the position. Te Higgins, I

427
00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:55,400
Speaker 1: want to hear your Mr. T impression, though, I gotta

428
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Speaker 1: practice that next season. Your macho man spot on though

429
00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:01,480
Speaker 1: that can do that, ad Huck Matt, you take a

430
00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:04,720
Speaker 1: chance of me. Receiver Tim Patrick has been money near

431
00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:07,360
Speaker 1: the end zone. In fact, inside the ten yard line,

432
00:23:07,440 --> 00:23:11,720
Speaker 1: He's had seven targets, seven receptions, and six touchdowns. His

433
00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:14,840
Speaker 1: seven receptions inside the ten are tied for Travis Kelsey

434
00:23:15,280 --> 00:23:18,520
Speaker 1: for sixth in the league. What's more, his thirteen point

435
00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:21,840
Speaker 1: one average depth of target is ninth highest in the league.

436
00:23:22,280 --> 00:23:25,240
Speaker 1: And the Chargers are a break but don't bend defense

437
00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:28,879
Speaker 1: allowing the most completions of forty or more yards this

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Speaker 1: year with ten. Casey Hayward seventh in the league with

439
00:23:31,840 --> 00:23:34,600
Speaker 1: most yards allowed in coverage. The other corner Michael Davis,

440
00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:37,919
Speaker 1: and each of allowed three scores on the year. Fire up,

441
00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:41,120
Speaker 1: Tim Patrick, might take a chance on my receiver. I'm

442
00:23:41,240 --> 00:23:44,320
Speaker 1: I'm book ending the season the way it began with

443
00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:48,480
Speaker 1: John O. JOHNU Now I looked brilliant in the first

444
00:23:48,560 --> 00:23:51,200
Speaker 1: about six weeks of the season when Johnu John, who

445
00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:53,880
Speaker 1: came out red hot your fourteenth round tight end selection,

446
00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:56,960
Speaker 1: was looking fantastic. Then he probably hit a series of

447
00:23:57,000 --> 00:24:00,040
Speaker 1: injuries and then they just didn't throw to him for

448
00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:01,800
Speaker 1: a long time, missed some games, and then they just

449
00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:05,640
Speaker 1: asked him to block. Now it seems that he's healthier

450
00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:10,439
Speaker 1: because he's playing the snaps last week and he came

451
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Speaker 1: up with five catches fifty two yards last week, his

452
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Speaker 1: highest catching yardage totals since Week five. In the last

453
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Speaker 1: five weeks, this week's opponent, the Packers have allowed three

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Speaker 1: touchdowns to the tight end position and just over fifty

455
00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:24,920
Speaker 1: yards per game to the tight end position. I think

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Speaker 1: most of those fifty go to John U Johanu. I

457
00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:31,760
Speaker 1: would love to see him finish on I'm honestly surprised

458
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Speaker 1: you didn't use Zack Moss as your take a chance

459
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Speaker 1: on me runner, just to really that whole thing and

460
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Speaker 1: John John great. Yeah, the Moss thing never really panned

461
00:24:42,400 --> 00:24:44,840
Speaker 1: out through less fault of Mosses and more that they

462
00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:48,199
Speaker 1: just don't give their running backs much of anything. It's uh,

463
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Speaker 1: it's I think it's a wasted opportunity for them. Let's

464
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Speaker 1: work in some matchups beginning with Brian Miami takes on

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Speaker 1: the Las Vegas Raiders. You already told us you like

466
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Speaker 1: Lynn Bowden, so does that mean you like to as well.

467
00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:04,080
Speaker 1: I'll give to a C and a reminder, this is

468
00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:06,960
Speaker 1: the other Saturday games, so you gotta get these guys

469
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Speaker 1: in your lineup or out of them either way, too,

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00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:10,920
Speaker 1: we're gonna give him a CEE. The Raiders have allowed

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Speaker 1: exactly two quarterback touchdowns and five straight games too, should

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Speaker 1: get there. Considering he's run for three scores over the

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Speaker 1: last two weeks. I don't see a huge filing for

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Speaker 1: two a year, but it definitely a safe sea over

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Speaker 1: his receivers Davante Parker and give him a see if

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Speaker 1: he plays. He probably will suit up in this one,

477
00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:29,480
Speaker 1: but he has no proven chemistry with two are right now.

478
00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:31,720
Speaker 1: But the matchup is nice on paper. For Parker. The

479
00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:33,840
Speaker 1: Raiders have yielded the third most red zone targets to

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Speaker 1: wide receivers over the last four weeks and the most touchdowns,

481
00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:38,479
Speaker 1: and for that reason I liked win Bowdens might take

482
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Speaker 1: a chance of main receiver like you said, church Uh. Lastly,

483
00:25:42,119 --> 00:25:46,600
Speaker 1: for the receivers, Mike A. Sicky was not practicing on Wednesday. Uh,

484
00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:48,959
Speaker 1: hopefully he suits practices later in the week. I'll give

485
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Speaker 1: him a B if he plays the very comparable Hunter

486
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Speaker 1: Henry had a great game against Las Vegas last week,

487
00:25:54,359 --> 00:25:56,719
Speaker 1: and the Raiders have also allowed at least four catches

488
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Speaker 1: and fifty yards to a tight end in five straight games.

489
00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:02,760
Speaker 1: So B for Kisiki if he suits up lastly for

490
00:26:02,800 --> 00:26:04,879
Speaker 1: the Dolphins. At the running back situation, this is very

491
00:26:05,359 --> 00:26:07,840
Speaker 1: muddled now. Miles Gaskins should make his return from the

492
00:26:07,920 --> 00:26:12,119
Speaker 1: COVID list, bumping Salven Akhmed back to the bench. These

493
00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:14,040
Speaker 1: guys have never been really healthy at the same time

494
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Speaker 1: this year. When Gaskin has been healthy, he's been the

495
00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:20,200
Speaker 1: bell house. But Achmed wasn't really in the fold he

496
00:26:20,320 --> 00:26:23,200
Speaker 1: was injured. Then I'll give Gaskin to see here, I'll

497
00:26:23,200 --> 00:26:25,879
Speaker 1: assume he gets the lion's share of the touches at

498
00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:27,960
Speaker 1: running back. It's a good matchup. The Raiders have given

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Speaker 1: up the fourth most fantasy points of running backs, including

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Speaker 1: the second most touchdowns. So a C for Gaskin, But uh,

501
00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:36,840
Speaker 1: temporary your expectations at that backfield, It's uh, who knows

502
00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:39,640
Speaker 1: what's going to happen there. Over to the Las Vegas side,

503
00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:42,400
Speaker 1: Josh Jacobs can give him a B. No running back

504
00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:45,480
Speaker 1: his cracked ninety yards against Miami yet, which is crazy.

505
00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:47,440
Speaker 1: I mean, just stop on that for a second. Think

506
00:26:47,520 --> 00:26:50,560
Speaker 1: of where the Dolphins were last year and the statement

507
00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:53,720
Speaker 1: you just made. No running back has hit ninety yards

508
00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:57,520
Speaker 1: against the Dolphins all year last year, every running back

509
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Speaker 1: for the Dolphins. Yeah, and maybe the hat to uh

510
00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:04,280
Speaker 1: to Brian Flores. Yeah, they've allowed just one running back

511
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Speaker 1: touchdown as well over their last nine games. It's not

512
00:27:07,080 --> 00:27:09,159
Speaker 1: a good matchup at all. But Jacobs has scored four

513
00:27:09,240 --> 00:27:11,560
Speaker 1: times in his last four home games, and he has

514
00:27:11,600 --> 00:27:14,040
Speaker 1: caught three passes in each of his last three games.

515
00:27:14,119 --> 00:27:18,679
Speaker 1: That's insane. That's it's that's explosive PPR output for Josh Jacobs.

516
00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:20,440
Speaker 1: So he gets a B based on volume. Here, Darren

517
00:27:20,440 --> 00:27:22,320
Speaker 1: Waller gonna give him an A even though it's a

518
00:27:22,359 --> 00:27:25,040
Speaker 1: tough matchup on paper. It is Darren Waller. There's been

519
00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:28,120
Speaker 1: one comparable tight end to go off against the Dolphins,

520
00:27:28,160 --> 00:27:29,959
Speaker 1: and that was Travis Kelsey, and Waller is a one

521
00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:31,960
Speaker 1: guy you can compete to Kelsey, So he gets an A.

522
00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:34,960
Speaker 1: Nelson Aguilar gets a bench grade though the Dolphins have

523
00:27:35,080 --> 00:27:38,120
Speaker 1: only allowed three wide receiver touchdowns over their last six games,

524
00:27:38,160 --> 00:27:40,760
Speaker 1: and those three touchdowns went to Tyreek Hill, Tyler Boyd

525
00:27:40,840 --> 00:27:43,720
Speaker 1: and Keenan Allen. Nelson Aghilar is not in that same

526
00:27:43,800 --> 00:27:46,480
Speaker 1: company and he'll probably draw Zavian Howard. So that's a

527
00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:51,600
Speaker 1: sanilgo for Nelson Aguilar and for the quarterbacks. Mariota was intriguing,

528
00:27:51,640 --> 00:27:53,159
Speaker 1: but it sounds like Derek Carr is gonna give it

529
00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:55,280
Speaker 1: a go, even though I don't know. Tore is growing

530
00:27:55,320 --> 00:27:58,080
Speaker 1: off the bone, but only a lot bad when you

531
00:27:58,160 --> 00:28:00,320
Speaker 1: know when you saw that injury, like, well, that's it

532
00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:02,800
Speaker 1: hurt me, It hurt everyone just watching it. Uh, I

533
00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:04,879
Speaker 1: got them. They're both on the bench though, regardless of

534
00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:08,200
Speaker 1: who starts, only five quarterbacks have thrown for multiple touchdowns

535
00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:11,560
Speaker 1: against Miami, and only two of those five through for

536
00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:14,200
Speaker 1: more than two touchdowns, and they were elite level quarterbacks

537
00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:16,600
Speaker 1: as well. Yea, Mariota looked great last week, you did,

538
00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:20,080
Speaker 1: but that doesn't necessarily matter under contract next year for

539
00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:24,080
Speaker 1: ten million dollars. It's staggering contract for as a backup

540
00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:26,680
Speaker 1: quarterback for Marcus Mariota. Tip of that to him for

541
00:28:26,720 --> 00:28:31,399
Speaker 1: getting paid. Matt Indianapolis takes on Pittsburgh. I think Jonathan

542
00:28:31,440 --> 00:28:33,359
Speaker 1: Dayler is pretty straightforward. The passing game is to me

543
00:28:33,640 --> 00:28:35,359
Speaker 1: is way more intriguing, and I want to start there.

544
00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:38,840
Speaker 1: Philip Rivers has been a top ten fantasy quarterback over

545
00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:41,360
Speaker 1: the last six weeks. What do you think against a

546
00:28:41,520 --> 00:28:44,720
Speaker 1: good Pittsburgh Past defense. Well, you mentioned it's a good

547
00:28:44,880 --> 00:28:47,560
Speaker 1: Pittsburgh Past defense. You know who. The last quarterback to

548
00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:52,040
Speaker 1: throw for three yards against the Steelers was Philip Rivers

549
00:28:52,760 --> 00:28:58,280
Speaker 1: as a Charger. About what in weeks six? Wow? I

550
00:28:58,280 --> 00:29:00,200
Speaker 1: don't know if I'm more shocked that it's that long

551
00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:03,080
Speaker 1: of a stretch or that it was Philip Rivers as

552
00:29:03,120 --> 00:29:06,080
Speaker 1: a Charger who did nothing. Only half of the quarterbacks

553
00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:09,160
Speaker 1: they've faced this year have hit two touchdown passes. None

554
00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:12,240
Speaker 1: have hit three. The upside just isn't there for Rivers

555
00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:14,000
Speaker 1: in this one. So I have him on the bench

556
00:29:14,480 --> 00:29:16,479
Speaker 1: all the way down to bench great. I don't think

557
00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:18,760
Speaker 1: that you can play him in a Fantasy championship this week.

558
00:29:19,080 --> 00:29:21,200
Speaker 1: I have every one of his receivers on the bench

559
00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:24,960
Speaker 1: to Hilton Pittman and the suddenly wide receiver one Zach Pascal,

560
00:29:25,080 --> 00:29:29,000
Speaker 1: who led the wide receivers in snaps, receptions, yards and

561
00:29:29,040 --> 00:29:32,280
Speaker 1: had two touchdowns last week, that only muddies the waters

562
00:29:32,320 --> 00:29:35,120
Speaker 1: for Hilton and Pittman. Steph Diggs roasted this secondary two

563
00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:38,240
Speaker 1: weeks ago when Joe Hayden sat out. But with Hayden around,

564
00:29:39,360 --> 00:29:42,760
Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh defenses back to normal, he's been iron Hayden lately,

565
00:29:43,520 --> 00:29:46,560
Speaker 1: keeping Terry quiet and holding the Bengals wide receiver group

566
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Speaker 1: to a total of five catches and seventy one yards

567
00:29:49,720 --> 00:29:53,320
Speaker 1: last week. That's nothing, nothing, that's nothing. The tight ends

568
00:29:53,520 --> 00:29:56,240
Speaker 1: was Ryan Finley, and that's the tight ends are on

569
00:29:56,280 --> 00:29:59,360
Speaker 1: the bench. Two targets each for Jack Doyle, Trey Burton,

570
00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:03,040
Speaker 1: and mo Allie Cox last week. Mose on the injury report,

571
00:30:03,080 --> 00:30:04,760
Speaker 1: but you need to to go down for the other

572
00:30:04,880 --> 00:30:09,200
Speaker 1: one to be startable. And then Jonathan Taylor, he gets

573
00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:11,520
Speaker 1: a B grade. The Steelers have been one of the

574
00:30:11,560 --> 00:30:13,840
Speaker 1: best run defenses in the league until they met the

575
00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:18,200
Speaker 1: powerhouse back g O Berner last week, who took twenty

576
00:30:18,280 --> 00:30:21,200
Speaker 1: six touches for ninety seven yards and two scores. I

577
00:30:21,280 --> 00:30:23,800
Speaker 1: think the Bengals might have laid the blueprint to beat

578
00:30:23,880 --> 00:30:25,920
Speaker 1: the Steelers for the Colts here. I think it's gonna

579
00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:27,960
Speaker 1: be a lot of Jonathan Taylor in this one and

580
00:30:28,040 --> 00:30:30,000
Speaker 1: the Colts need the win to stay in the playoff hunt.

581
00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:32,840
Speaker 1: They actually needed a lot worse than Pittsburgh doesn't on

582
00:30:32,960 --> 00:30:35,000
Speaker 1: the other side. And tell that to Steelers fans, by

583
00:30:35,040 --> 00:30:37,600
Speaker 1: the way, desperate for a win right now off the

584
00:30:37,680 --> 00:30:39,960
Speaker 1: lost three in a row. There we go, Benny Snell,

585
00:30:41,160 --> 00:30:45,640
Speaker 1: I'm gonna give him a desperation See if James Conner

586
00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:50,400
Speaker 1: is inactive, now you're now you're talking. If Connor Connor

587
00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:52,440
Speaker 1: is still dealing with the quad injury, he looks like

588
00:30:52,480 --> 00:30:55,040
Speaker 1: a true game time decision if Connor goes there, both

589
00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:57,360
Speaker 1: on the bench. Snell had seventy eight percent of the

590
00:30:57,400 --> 00:30:59,960
Speaker 1: snapshare last week against Cincinnati and took twenty one touches

591
00:31:00,120 --> 00:31:02,520
Speaker 1: for a hundred and seven total yards in a score.

592
00:31:02,600 --> 00:31:05,640
Speaker 1: But no back besides Derrick Henry has done anything on

593
00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:07,640
Speaker 1: the ground this year against the Colts. That's why he's

594
00:31:07,680 --> 00:31:13,160
Speaker 1: a desperation c slash D grade Ben Roethlisberger, he gets

595
00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:16,440
Speaker 1: the CEA. Four of Ben's last five outings have seen

596
00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:19,080
Speaker 1: him held under two hundred seventy yards, with two of

597
00:31:19,160 --> 00:31:22,600
Speaker 1: those under two hundred. He hasn't topped two touchdown passes

598
00:31:22,640 --> 00:31:25,160
Speaker 1: since Week ten. The Colts have allowed four of the

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00:31:25,240 --> 00:31:28,080
Speaker 1: last five quarterbacks they faced the top three hundred yards

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00:31:28,520 --> 00:31:30,840
Speaker 1: and three of those quarterbacks through from multiple scores, so

601
00:31:30,920 --> 00:31:33,560
Speaker 1: the matchup isn't quite as daunting as it was earlier

602
00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:36,720
Speaker 1: in the year. Now the wide receivers, which is kind

603
00:31:36,720 --> 00:31:40,200
Speaker 1: of a mess. Juju Smith Schuster speaking of a mess

604
00:31:40,760 --> 00:31:44,320
Speaker 1: in a non PPR league, finished with negative points last

605
00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:47,440
Speaker 1: week and and knocked some people out of playoff matchups.

606
00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:51,600
Speaker 1: It was crazy, um Chase Claypool had eight targets but

607
00:31:51,720 --> 00:31:54,760
Speaker 1: only three catches last week, and then Deonte Johnson had

608
00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:58,840
Speaker 1: thirteen targets last week. So durn't drop any there, we go,

609
00:31:59,160 --> 00:32:01,960
Speaker 1: didn't drop any. I'll give Deonte the be here. With

610
00:32:02,120 --> 00:32:05,320
Speaker 1: Juju and Claypool getting C grades, the Colts have been

611
00:32:05,400 --> 00:32:08,240
Speaker 1: rocked by some perimeter wide receivers in the last few weeks.

612
00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:10,960
Speaker 1: Aglare bit them for a hundred yards in a score.

613
00:32:11,320 --> 00:32:14,000
Speaker 1: Both Kiki Cutie and Chad Hanson of the Texans had

614
00:32:14,040 --> 00:32:17,520
Speaker 1: two good Fantasy days a piece each in the last

615
00:32:17,560 --> 00:32:20,160
Speaker 1: two weeks. Also A. J. Brown and Davante Adams put

616
00:32:20,240 --> 00:32:22,960
Speaker 1: some good days up against the Colts in recent history.

617
00:32:23,000 --> 00:32:25,520
Speaker 1: And then Eric Ebron he did not practice with a

618
00:32:25,600 --> 00:32:28,400
Speaker 1: back injury. Remember he left the game early on Monday,

619
00:32:28,440 --> 00:32:30,600
Speaker 1: so you can't play him this week. No one in

620
00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:34,560
Speaker 1: a championship scenario is moving to vance McDonald either. This

621
00:32:34,960 --> 00:32:37,600
Speaker 1: starting any stealer with Ben rob the way Ben looked

622
00:32:37,880 --> 00:32:41,720
Speaker 1: and several games, I don't know that I think it started.

623
00:32:41,800 --> 00:32:44,200
Speaker 1: I think it's Deante and that's it. That's the only

624
00:32:44,240 --> 00:32:46,400
Speaker 1: one I think i'd feel comfortable. Just the double digit

625
00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:50,120
Speaker 1: targets every time he goes out. I think you're largely

626
00:32:50,240 --> 00:32:51,520
Speaker 1: right on that. I just don't know if I could

627
00:32:51,560 --> 00:32:56,240
Speaker 1: start Juju Um. It's tough. I don't feel like I'm gonna, yep,

628
00:32:56,480 --> 00:32:58,239
Speaker 1: tough to get to a championship game of play Ben

629
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Speaker 1: right now. By the way, in a redraft league, you

630
00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:03,600
Speaker 1: drop those guys like Juju and Claypool. You just to

631
00:33:03,640 --> 00:33:06,360
Speaker 1: see if your opponent some fights on those and wants

632
00:33:06,400 --> 00:33:09,880
Speaker 1: to wants to do something daring and potentially foolish. Giant,

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00:33:09,880 --> 00:33:12,040
Speaker 1: We're gonna finish this segment off with the Giants taking

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00:33:12,080 --> 00:33:15,280
Speaker 1: on Baltimore. And for the Giants, there's only two guys

635
00:33:15,280 --> 00:33:17,160
Speaker 1: to the starting grade. We start with Wayne Gohlman, and

636
00:33:17,200 --> 00:33:20,719
Speaker 1: I'm worried about Wayne Gelman here because DeVonta Freeman has

637
00:33:20,760 --> 00:33:24,080
Speaker 1: been activated off I R and he's gonna siphon off

638
00:33:24,160 --> 00:33:29,680
Speaker 1: some role and that's uh, that's bad for Goldman's waning productivity.

639
00:33:30,320 --> 00:33:34,560
Speaker 1: He's averaged only twelve touches and fifty one scoreless yards

640
00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:37,680
Speaker 1: over the last two games and like waxing productivity not

641
00:33:37,920 --> 00:33:40,880
Speaker 1: waning correct And after that was after averaging eight yards

642
00:33:40,920 --> 00:33:43,000
Speaker 1: and a touchdown per game over the pre the prior

643
00:33:43,080 --> 00:33:46,960
Speaker 1: games as a starter since Week ten, Damien Harris, Derrick

644
00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:50,800
Speaker 1: Henry Ezekiel, Elliott, Nick Chubb, Kareem Hunt, James Robinson, good

645
00:33:50,880 --> 00:33:52,880
Speaker 1: backs of average, a hunter two total yards in a

646
00:33:52,920 --> 00:33:55,520
Speaker 1: touchdown per game. I'm just I'm worried that Golman is

647
00:33:55,560 --> 00:33:57,640
Speaker 1: not gonna get enough work here to approach those numbers.

648
00:33:57,680 --> 00:33:59,960
Speaker 1: He's got a C grade. Evan Ingram gets a C grade.

649
00:34:00,320 --> 00:34:03,360
Speaker 1: He's actually stayed healthy all year. And you know many

650
00:34:03,400 --> 00:34:05,800
Speaker 1: touchdowns we've gotten out of Evan Ingram Pro Bowl or

651
00:34:05,880 --> 00:34:08,880
Speaker 1: Evan Ingram Pro Bowl or Evan Ingram one. That's it,

652
00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:17,840
Speaker 1: how Ingram on his career cheese, that's it. Ravens have

653
00:34:17,880 --> 00:34:20,800
Speaker 1: allowed at least forty five yards or a score to

654
00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:23,200
Speaker 1: tight ends in four straight games, and they've allowed the

655
00:34:23,320 --> 00:34:26,279
Speaker 1: ninth most receptions to the position on the season. Evan

656
00:34:26,400 --> 00:34:29,520
Speaker 1: Ingram gets a C grade here in the desolate landscape

657
00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:31,800
Speaker 1: that is the tight end position. Everybody else is on

658
00:34:31,800 --> 00:34:32,920
Speaker 1: the bench, and I don't even think we need to

659
00:34:32,960 --> 00:34:35,320
Speaker 1: get into it. Whether it's Daniel Jones or it's Colt McCoy,

660
00:34:35,440 --> 00:34:37,640
Speaker 1: you're not starting any other part of the Giants passing game.

661
00:34:37,760 --> 00:34:40,240
Speaker 1: Let's go over to Baltimore. We begin with Lamar Jackson.

662
00:34:40,640 --> 00:34:44,080
Speaker 1: Before mopping up the Jaguars last week, Jackson was averaging

663
00:34:44,200 --> 00:34:47,720
Speaker 1: just one point two passing touchdowns in his prior six games.

664
00:34:48,040 --> 00:34:53,319
Speaker 1: You know it's he's been a very inconsistent pass sir.

665
00:34:53,480 --> 00:34:55,840
Speaker 1: Let's put it that way and blob more active on

666
00:34:55,880 --> 00:34:57,480
Speaker 1: the ground though, And you're here for the rushing and

667
00:34:57,560 --> 00:34:59,879
Speaker 1: I know that, so let's spend most of this most

668
00:35:00,040 --> 00:35:02,720
Speaker 1: this time talking about his rushing Here. Giants are elite

669
00:35:02,840 --> 00:35:05,759
Speaker 1: at stopping quarterbacks on the ground. They're giving up just

670
00:35:05,960 --> 00:35:09,680
Speaker 1: twelve rushing yards per game to quarterbacks. They've given up

671
00:35:09,719 --> 00:35:13,239
Speaker 1: just one rushing quarter rushing touchdown to a quarterback all year,

672
00:35:13,360 --> 00:35:17,200
Speaker 1: just one. Fortunately, in recent games, we saw Russell Wilson

673
00:35:17,280 --> 00:35:21,279
Speaker 1: hit forty five yards scoreless, Tyler Murray hit forty seven

674
00:35:21,520 --> 00:35:25,320
Speaker 1: scoreless yards. So there's some hope for Jackson here, But

675
00:35:25,440 --> 00:35:26,960
Speaker 1: I don't love him and I've only got a B

676
00:35:27,040 --> 00:35:29,000
Speaker 1: grade on him. I still think he finds his way

677
00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:31,200
Speaker 1: to like fifty rushing yards because he usually does. To

678
00:35:31,440 --> 00:35:35,840
Speaker 1: be fair, Wilson and Kyler Murray were the only running

679
00:35:35,880 --> 00:35:39,080
Speaker 1: quarterbacks to get all year. They didn't really face anybody

680
00:35:39,120 --> 00:35:42,960
Speaker 1: who had feet. Everybody else just stumps. That's it, stumps

681
00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:45,520
Speaker 1: in a shoe. Let's stick with the passing game here

682
00:35:45,520 --> 00:35:47,359
Speaker 1: and talk about Mark Andrews, who gets a B grade.

683
00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:50,720
Speaker 1: He's been much better lately, posting at least five catches

684
00:35:50,760 --> 00:35:53,680
Speaker 1: and sixty yards and four straight games. The only tight

685
00:35:53,840 --> 00:35:57,360
Speaker 1: end to see more than six targets against the Giants

686
00:35:57,600 --> 00:36:01,160
Speaker 1: was Richard Rodgers and explicably, who put up six h

687
00:36:01,239 --> 00:36:04,200
Speaker 1: six catches eighty five yards on that many targets. So

688
00:36:04,280 --> 00:36:05,880
Speaker 1: hopefully he gets a bunch of targets and he can

689
00:36:05,920 --> 00:36:08,480
Speaker 1: do okay. Giants just got nuked by the Browns tight

690
00:36:08,560 --> 00:36:11,480
Speaker 1: ends last week, so hopefully there's an opportunity for Andrews

691
00:36:11,560 --> 00:36:14,200
Speaker 1: here with a B grade, and Marquise Brown checks in

692
00:36:14,280 --> 00:36:17,200
Speaker 1: with a C grade. He's been Brown has been downright

693
00:36:17,320 --> 00:36:20,600
Speaker 1: reliable over the last month, which is bizarre because he

694
00:36:20,760 --> 00:36:23,759
Speaker 1: was anything but throws entire l Jacks is inconsistent and

695
00:36:23,880 --> 00:36:26,799
Speaker 1: Marquis Brown is reliable. What the world do we live end?

696
00:36:26,920 --> 00:36:30,440
Speaker 1: Is weird. This is a tough matchup, though, particularly with

697
00:36:30,600 --> 00:36:33,680
Speaker 1: James Bradbury likely to return from the COVID list to shadow.

698
00:36:33,719 --> 00:36:36,000
Speaker 1: In fact, he has returned. Bradbury has allowed just one

699
00:36:36,040 --> 00:36:38,960
Speaker 1: touchdown in his coverage since the opening game, and the

700
00:36:39,040 --> 00:36:42,239
Speaker 1: Giant secondary surrender just eleven receiver scores all season. That's

701
00:36:42,239 --> 00:36:44,759
Speaker 1: tied for fourth view of Bradbury's gonna shadow Brown. So

702
00:36:45,040 --> 00:36:47,799
Speaker 1: it's a very bad matchup for Brown, but on the consistency,

703
00:36:47,840 --> 00:36:50,160
Speaker 1: I'm still giving him a C grade here, hopefully you

704
00:36:50,160 --> 00:36:51,600
Speaker 1: don't have to play him. Let's go to the running backs.

705
00:36:51,640 --> 00:36:53,440
Speaker 1: Gus Edwards was might take a chance of me. Runner

706
00:36:53,520 --> 00:36:55,960
Speaker 1: J K. Dobbins clocks in with a C grade, and

707
00:36:56,040 --> 00:36:58,760
Speaker 1: by the way, Edwards is also a C grade. Dobbins

708
00:36:58,840 --> 00:37:01,640
Speaker 1: has scored in four straight games and has had between

709
00:37:02,120 --> 00:37:06,800
Speaker 1: eleven and fifteen touches in each of those four straight games.

710
00:37:07,160 --> 00:37:10,200
Speaker 1: So if he's gonna get these teensy touches, look, you

711
00:37:10,239 --> 00:37:14,520
Speaker 1: know the the uh, that's probably enough to make him relevant. Here,

712
00:37:14,640 --> 00:37:17,440
Speaker 1: especially if mark Ingram is a healthy scratch again, then

713
00:37:17,480 --> 00:37:20,520
Speaker 1: I think you can safely start Dobbins. The Giants have

714
00:37:20,560 --> 00:37:23,320
Speaker 1: allowed to running back touchdown in five of their past

715
00:37:23,400 --> 00:37:27,279
Speaker 1: six games, but Edwards could be the running back touchdown guy. Well,

716
00:37:27,320 --> 00:37:29,359
Speaker 1: Mar Jackson's a rushing guy, so there is some danger

717
00:37:29,480 --> 00:37:33,360
Speaker 1: here with JK. Dobbins. When we come back, we'll go

718
00:37:33,480 --> 00:37:37,440
Speaker 1: through our next set of matchups, including Cincinnati taking on Houston.

719
00:37:37,760 --> 00:37:41,400
Speaker 1: It's a bad Houston defense. Cincinnati's got some players you

720
00:37:41,440 --> 00:37:44,759
Speaker 1: don't normally trust with Ryan Finley at the helm, but

721
00:37:45,239 --> 00:37:47,640
Speaker 1: maybe you've got some opportunities here. We'll talk more about

722
00:37:47,719 --> 00:37:50,719
Speaker 1: that matchup and what to do about Deshaun Watson in

723
00:37:50,840 --> 00:37:53,520
Speaker 1: his offense as well when we come back. Fantasy Football

724
00:37:53,560 --> 00:38:13,040
Speaker 1: Weekly Championship Edition. Stay tuned yea welcome back Championship edition

725
00:38:13,120 --> 00:38:17,719
Speaker 1: of Fantasy Football Weekly. Paul Archian, Brian Johnson, and Matt

726
00:38:17,760 --> 00:38:21,759
Speaker 1: Harrison with you. Brian Geo Bernard two weeks ago had

727
00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:24,560
Speaker 1: his first fumble in eight hundred carries and probably got benched.

728
00:38:25,120 --> 00:38:29,360
Speaker 1: Then last week, maybe perhaps Zach Taylor, realizing there of

729
00:38:29,440 --> 00:38:31,759
Speaker 1: his ways, decides to turn him into a workhorse back

730
00:38:31,840 --> 00:38:34,120
Speaker 1: and Geo paid off. Do you like him this week

731
00:38:34,120 --> 00:38:37,439
Speaker 1: against a reeling Houston defense. Yeah, it was a tale

732
00:38:37,480 --> 00:38:39,160
Speaker 1: of two cities over the last two games from Geo.

733
00:38:39,160 --> 00:38:41,000
Speaker 1: So i'mnna give him a B. Put him safely right

734
00:38:41,040 --> 00:38:43,160
Speaker 1: in the middle. But he does have a upside here

735
00:38:43,160 --> 00:38:45,520
Speaker 1: against the Texans, who are a joke on defense, especially

736
00:38:45,560 --> 00:38:48,120
Speaker 1: when it pertains to containing running backs because they cannot.

737
00:38:48,600 --> 00:38:50,600
Speaker 1: Houston has given up the second most fantasy points of

738
00:38:50,640 --> 00:38:52,439
Speaker 1: the position, and they've allowed a running back to score

739
00:38:52,440 --> 00:38:55,000
Speaker 1: against them in twenty of their last twenty one games

740
00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:57,400
Speaker 1: going back to last year. The Texans have also allowed

741
00:38:57,440 --> 00:39:00,600
Speaker 1: the fourth most receiving yards to running back. So d up, Geo,

742
00:39:00,680 --> 00:39:03,560
Speaker 1: Bernard Tyler boyd Tyler Boy. You gonna give him a B,

743
00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:06,879
Speaker 1: but monitor him. He's in concussion protocol but probably should play.

744
00:39:07,160 --> 00:39:09,200
Speaker 1: The Texans have allowed the most red zone receptions to

745
00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:11,719
Speaker 1: receivers over the last four weeks, and they've been getting

746
00:39:11,760 --> 00:39:14,480
Speaker 1: flamed by them all year. Twenty touchdown surrendered to the position.

747
00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:16,279
Speaker 1: That's why T Higgins was might take a chance on

748
00:39:16,360 --> 00:39:19,040
Speaker 1: me wide receiver, and I'll even give a j Green

749
00:39:19,280 --> 00:39:21,960
Speaker 1: a ce who's showing signs of life here if you're

750
00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:25,600
Speaker 1: super desperate. I've still got Ryan Finley on the bench.

751
00:39:25,680 --> 00:39:27,560
Speaker 1: Though not all of the receivers are gonna go off

752
00:39:27,600 --> 00:39:29,319
Speaker 1: the they all have potential to have a pretty good game.

753
00:39:29,360 --> 00:39:31,560
Speaker 1: But I like Finley a little bit in daily You'll

754
00:39:31,560 --> 00:39:34,359
Speaker 1: be a cheap option over to the Texas. They want

755
00:39:34,400 --> 00:39:36,800
Speaker 1: to passed like seventeen times on Monday Night. Yeah, but

756
00:39:36,840 --> 00:39:38,600
Speaker 1: that was against They're gonna let him pass more in

757
00:39:38,640 --> 00:39:41,080
Speaker 1: this game, I think I would hope. So almost by definition,

758
00:39:41,120 --> 00:39:43,480
Speaker 1: I have to over to the Texans side David Johnson

759
00:39:43,560 --> 00:39:45,319
Speaker 1: and give him a B. Has given us at least

760
00:39:45,360 --> 00:39:47,800
Speaker 1: ninety two combo yards already touchdown in each of his

761
00:39:47,920 --> 00:39:50,239
Speaker 1: last six full games. The Bengals are kind of a

762
00:39:50,280 --> 00:39:52,840
Speaker 1: tough matchup though They've only allowed eight rushing touchdowns to

763
00:39:52,960 --> 00:39:55,160
Speaker 1: running backs on the season, and they've allowed the fifth

764
00:39:55,200 --> 00:39:57,759
Speaker 1: fewest catches and eighth few s yards to running backs

765
00:39:58,120 --> 00:40:00,640
Speaker 1: through the air. But they are without you know, Atkins

766
00:40:00,719 --> 00:40:05,239
Speaker 1: and DJ Reader now and Bettell looks good against the

767
00:40:05,320 --> 00:40:08,000
Speaker 1: Bengals last week. So I'll give David Johnson a pretty

768
00:40:08,040 --> 00:40:10,879
Speaker 1: safe B. Here Brandon Cook's kicky qt you both get

769
00:40:10,920 --> 00:40:13,120
Speaker 1: a B. The Bengals are allowing one plus wide receiver

770
00:40:13,239 --> 00:40:16,040
Speaker 1: scores per game tied for the fifth most between the two.

771
00:40:16,120 --> 00:40:17,879
Speaker 1: I like u t a little more. He'll face slot

772
00:40:17,920 --> 00:40:21,400
Speaker 1: cornerback McKenzie Alexander, who allows a seventy catch rate in

773
00:40:21,480 --> 00:40:25,000
Speaker 1: his coverage to the tight ends. Jordan Aikins. I'm close,

774
00:40:25,080 --> 00:40:26,640
Speaker 1: but I got him on the bench just because Darren

775
00:40:26,719 --> 00:40:28,600
Speaker 1: Fells is such a pain in the a that the

776
00:40:28,680 --> 00:40:31,600
Speaker 1: Bengals have allowed the fourth most yards the tight ends

777
00:40:31,600 --> 00:40:34,160
Speaker 1: over the last four weeks. So Aikins another guy who

778
00:40:34,200 --> 00:40:35,880
Speaker 1: might want to take a flyer on in daily, but

779
00:40:36,200 --> 00:40:38,440
Speaker 1: I'm done. I'm done thinking this is the breakout game

780
00:40:38,520 --> 00:40:41,239
Speaker 1: for Jordan Nakins and lastly, DeShawn Watson gonna give him

781
00:40:41,239 --> 00:40:44,000
Speaker 1: an a. Even though the Bengals secondary has been bolstered

782
00:40:44,040 --> 00:40:47,000
Speaker 1: by the return of cornerbacks William Jackson and McKenzie Alexander,

783
00:40:47,200 --> 00:40:50,759
Speaker 1: they've only allowed uh one passing touchdown per game over

784
00:40:50,800 --> 00:40:53,120
Speaker 1: the last five weeks, but they haven't played any Deshaun

785
00:40:53,160 --> 00:40:55,879
Speaker 1: Watson's during that stretch. He still gets a name. Matt.

786
00:40:56,000 --> 00:40:58,560
Speaker 1: You told us earlier that you like to Tim Patrick

787
00:40:58,600 --> 00:41:00,359
Speaker 1: and you take a chance to me wide received verse show.

788
00:41:00,400 --> 00:41:02,120
Speaker 1: Does that mean you're like Drew Lock. No, He's on

789
00:41:02,160 --> 00:41:06,760
Speaker 1: the bench alight. No single quarterbacks hit two touchdown passes

790
00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:08,880
Speaker 1: in a game against the Chargers in the last four games.

791
00:41:09,360 --> 00:41:12,120
Speaker 1: And an interesting stat I saw from Evan Silva Jerry

792
00:41:12,239 --> 00:41:17,920
Speaker 1: Judy's catch erright in passes from Drew Locktent. That's absolutely horrible.

793
00:41:17,960 --> 00:41:20,600
Speaker 1: That's why Judy's on the bench to uh, no offense,

794
00:41:20,680 --> 00:41:22,640
Speaker 1: not on the bench. I'm giving him a B. Levin

795
00:41:22,680 --> 00:41:25,440
Speaker 1: targets last week eight for sixty eight and one, and

796
00:41:25,520 --> 00:41:28,960
Speaker 1: the Chargers just let Darren Waller go bananas last Thursday night.

797
00:41:29,239 --> 00:41:32,440
Speaker 1: And the Chargers have allowed a tight end touchdown nine

798
00:41:32,719 --> 00:41:37,400
Speaker 1: times in thirteen games this season. But it's only a

799
00:41:37,480 --> 00:41:40,320
Speaker 1: BE because I don't trust lock. Melvin Gordon's getting a

800
00:41:40,360 --> 00:41:42,759
Speaker 1: B grade. He's very close to out snapping dinged up

801
00:41:42,800 --> 00:41:45,279
Speaker 1: Philip Lindsay by a two to one ratio. And in

802
00:41:45,360 --> 00:41:48,239
Speaker 1: the first meeting in week eight, Gordon was disappointing in

803
00:41:48,320 --> 00:41:51,279
Speaker 1: that first revenge game, telling only forty seven yards on

804
00:41:51,360 --> 00:41:54,960
Speaker 1: fourteen touches. Double revenge coming here. Austin Ekeler on the

805
00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:58,320
Speaker 1: other side, he gets a B. Only six of the

806
00:41:58,360 --> 00:42:01,440
Speaker 1: snaps last week and getting replaced by Kalin Bolage and

807
00:42:01,600 --> 00:42:04,359
Speaker 1: Air Bear at the goal line was worse Zack Moss

808
00:42:04,400 --> 00:42:07,160
Speaker 1: and Devin Singletary just gouged this d just a couple

809
00:42:07,160 --> 00:42:09,600
Speaker 1: of weeks ago. Mike Davis had a good day through

810
00:42:09,680 --> 00:42:12,440
Speaker 1: the air. I love Eckler in this match, and I

811
00:42:12,520 --> 00:42:14,239
Speaker 1: see this a little differently. I've got him as a

812
00:42:14,280 --> 00:42:15,880
Speaker 1: top five back. I think he's I think he's a

813
00:42:15,960 --> 00:42:19,080
Speaker 1: hundred total yards in a score. That's what I think that.

814
00:42:20,600 --> 00:42:23,479
Speaker 1: There we go, air Bear, here he comes. He's getting

815
00:42:23,480 --> 00:42:26,120
Speaker 1: an A grade each of the last three quarterbacks to

816
00:42:26,200 --> 00:42:28,879
Speaker 1: face this battered secondary of top two or eight passing yards.

817
00:42:29,200 --> 00:42:31,719
Speaker 1: But if you hearken back to last Thursday game, the

818
00:42:31,880 --> 00:42:34,520
Speaker 1: thing that sticks out is that air Bear had two

819
00:42:34,640 --> 00:42:38,279
Speaker 1: goal line plunges and one rushing score. Air Bear is

820
00:42:38,280 --> 00:42:42,360
Speaker 1: also the ground bear. Oh I like it. The Broncos

821
00:42:42,800 --> 00:42:46,920
Speaker 1: have given up an amazing five rushing touchdowns to quarterbacks

822
00:42:46,960 --> 00:42:49,680
Speaker 1: in just the last four weeks. That's staggering. Air Bears

823
00:42:49,719 --> 00:42:52,440
Speaker 1: get a score one on the crowd crownd to Bear

824
00:42:54,120 --> 00:42:56,040
Speaker 1: Keenan Allen. I'm going to give him a bee. We're

825
00:42:56,080 --> 00:42:58,719
Speaker 1: assuming the ten days off helped his hamstring quite a bit.

826
00:42:59,200 --> 00:43:01,279
Speaker 1: If so, the match hup looks great against the team

827
00:43:01,320 --> 00:43:04,440
Speaker 1: that just allowed eight for to Cole Beasley in the

828
00:43:04,480 --> 00:43:07,440
Speaker 1: slot and seven for sixty eight to Curtis Samuel just

829
00:43:07,560 --> 00:43:11,400
Speaker 1: the last two weeks. Finally, Hunter Henry, He's getting a

830
00:43:11,480 --> 00:43:14,000
Speaker 1: B grade two. Henry is fifth in the league in

831
00:43:14,120 --> 00:43:18,680
Speaker 1: target percentage inside the ten yard line, at almost a

832
00:43:18,840 --> 00:43:22,840
Speaker 1: third of air Bears targets inside the ten go to Hunter. Henry.

833
00:43:23,239 --> 00:43:25,719
Speaker 1: A tight end has scored on the Broncos in each

834
00:43:25,800 --> 00:43:27,640
Speaker 1: of the last two weeks, and one of them was

835
00:43:27,719 --> 00:43:31,600
Speaker 1: Travis Kelsey going bonkers for one thirty six and a score.

836
00:43:31,880 --> 00:43:34,200
Speaker 1: So like Hunter Henry a lot in your championship week

837
00:43:34,760 --> 00:43:38,280
Speaker 1: to I've got um, I've got a very high grade.

838
00:43:38,680 --> 00:43:41,960
Speaker 1: In fact, my number one ranked quarterback is this week

839
00:43:45,960 --> 00:43:50,239
Speaker 1: ever swunged like thirty right? Well, yeah, thet oh they

840
00:43:50,239 --> 00:43:52,480
Speaker 1: are very f You can't outrun a bear. People don't

841
00:43:52,520 --> 00:43:54,960
Speaker 1: realize that. The instinct the flight, you know when you

842
00:43:55,040 --> 00:43:58,080
Speaker 1: reach the flight of the bear. No, the fight or

843
00:43:58,200 --> 00:44:00,520
Speaker 1: flight instinct is to try to out on the bear.

844
00:44:00,800 --> 00:44:03,319
Speaker 1: Bad idea. Know, you get big, don't climb the tree

845
00:44:03,760 --> 00:44:06,279
Speaker 1: when you see the bear. You do your exactlary. You

846
00:44:06,360 --> 00:44:09,239
Speaker 1: open your coat up to get to appear larger and

847
00:44:09,520 --> 00:44:12,360
Speaker 1: there I think yelling is probably good. I would scream.

848
00:44:12,400 --> 00:44:14,480
Speaker 1: I'd scream like a girl if you saw air bear

849
00:44:14,640 --> 00:44:19,600
Speaker 1: right now? Would you open your coat up in a screen? Wait?

850
00:44:19,719 --> 00:44:22,600
Speaker 1: That sounds different. I don't sound different. When we come back,

851
00:44:22,800 --> 00:44:25,600
Speaker 1: Three Tough Questions, our final edition, can you go three

852
00:44:25,640 --> 00:44:28,440
Speaker 1: and oh in the Championship week? Come back after this

853
00:44:45,200 --> 00:44:49,280
Speaker 1: our number two of the Championship edition of Fantasy Football Weekly.

854
00:44:50,200 --> 00:44:54,640
Speaker 1: Congratulations for those still alive in one or more of

855
00:44:54,719 --> 00:44:59,680
Speaker 1: your league's well earned this year for three tough questions.

856
00:44:59,800 --> 00:45:02,839
Speaker 1: This a forward looking edition of three Tough Questions because

857
00:45:02,880 --> 00:45:05,359
Speaker 1: there's only one week of play left for most right

858
00:45:05,480 --> 00:45:09,759
Speaker 1: minded fantasy leagues, and we're covering all of this weekend's

859
00:45:09,800 --> 00:45:12,040
Speaker 1: games right here, breaking the down this weekend's game, so

860
00:45:12,040 --> 00:45:15,040
Speaker 1: I don't need to talk about anything really in this season.

861
00:45:15,560 --> 00:45:19,600
Speaker 1: So all of these questions are forward looking. Tough Question

862
00:45:19,800 --> 00:45:22,840
Speaker 1: Number one, you've got the first pick in your twenty

863
00:45:22,960 --> 00:45:26,480
Speaker 1: twenty one fantasy draft. Based on what we know right now,

864
00:45:26,840 --> 00:45:30,239
Speaker 1: who is the right selection? Brian, Well, you can't win

865
00:45:30,360 --> 00:45:32,520
Speaker 1: your league with your first round pick, but you can

866
00:45:32,600 --> 00:45:34,600
Speaker 1: certainly lose it, and we've seen that happen to people

867
00:45:34,760 --> 00:45:37,879
Speaker 1: chasing the upsides of se Kwon Barkley, Christian McCaffrey, Alvin

868
00:45:37,960 --> 00:45:40,239
Speaker 1: Kamara over the last couple of years. I'm tempting to

869
00:45:40,280 --> 00:45:42,760
Speaker 1: go with Travis Kelsey, but I'm going with the safest

870
00:45:42,800 --> 00:45:44,680
Speaker 1: pick I can think of, and that's Derrick Henry. I'm

871
00:45:44,719 --> 00:45:46,960
Speaker 1: taking him first overall next year. He has forty three

872
00:45:47,000 --> 00:45:49,719
Speaker 1: touchdowns and counting over his last three years alone. He

873
00:45:49,719 --> 00:45:52,880
Speaker 1: doesn't catch a ton of passes, but he's just bankable

874
00:45:52,920 --> 00:45:54,719
Speaker 1: money in the bank, especially late in the season, and

875
00:45:55,400 --> 00:45:57,839
Speaker 1: he wasn't utilized early on in his career either. They're

876
00:45:57,920 --> 00:46:03,480
Speaker 1: given DeMarco Mody touches young telling you, I'm no, I'm

877
00:46:03,560 --> 00:46:06,640
Speaker 1: telling you he was not the same runner he is now. Well,

878
00:46:06,719 --> 00:46:08,520
Speaker 1: he's earned it now, and I got no problem at

879
00:46:08,600 --> 00:46:10,640
Speaker 1: setting him to auto draft at one oh one, and

880
00:46:11,040 --> 00:46:13,120
Speaker 1: I'll go for a higher upside guys later. He's he's

881
00:46:13,200 --> 00:46:15,880
Speaker 1: money in the bank, all right, Matt Who should be

882
00:46:16,040 --> 00:46:19,440
Speaker 1: the first pick in the fantasy draft based on what

883
00:46:19,560 --> 00:46:21,960
Speaker 1: we know right now? I tend to play in PPR leagues,

884
00:46:22,000 --> 00:46:24,319
Speaker 1: so I'm looking at the guys who can run and catch,

885
00:46:24,440 --> 00:46:26,919
Speaker 1: and I got it down to two guys, Dalvin Cook

886
00:46:27,000 --> 00:46:31,680
Speaker 1: and Christian McCaffrey. McCaffrey had four two touchdowns, around twenty

887
00:46:31,719 --> 00:46:34,440
Speaker 1: five per game, which is exactly the average he had

888
00:46:34,480 --> 00:46:37,280
Speaker 1: in three games played this year. Cook is averaging twenty

889
00:46:37,320 --> 00:46:39,320
Speaker 1: six touches per game this year. And what do we

890
00:46:39,400 --> 00:46:41,720
Speaker 1: know about the last guy who averaged twenty five touches

891
00:46:41,760 --> 00:46:44,480
Speaker 1: per your game year he got hurt. It was Christian McCaffrey.

892
00:46:44,560 --> 00:46:47,000
Speaker 1: Was Christian McCaffrey. He's he was out. So I'm gonna

893
00:46:47,040 --> 00:46:49,080
Speaker 1: take the guy with fresh legs. I'm going back to

894
00:46:49,200 --> 00:46:53,319
Speaker 1: Christian McCaffrey at one one. He's fresh. Well, that's one

895
00:46:53,360 --> 00:46:55,720
Speaker 1: way of looking at it. I guess uh. The correct

896
00:46:55,719 --> 00:47:00,520
Speaker 1: answer is the biggest differentiator in Fantasy for ball it

897
00:47:00,719 --> 00:47:06,040
Speaker 1: probably three years straight. Travis Kelsey. There's no downside to

898
00:47:06,160 --> 00:47:09,440
Speaker 1: Travis Kelsey catching pass. He's the best player in disposition.

899
00:47:10,040 --> 00:47:12,359
Speaker 1: It's always a waste slanted tight end. People are gonna

900
00:47:12,400 --> 00:47:15,040
Speaker 1: delude themselves, including me, You won't be sad if you

901
00:47:15,080 --> 00:47:17,719
Speaker 1: take Travis Kelly. No, no one's ever been sad about

902
00:47:17,760 --> 00:47:20,080
Speaker 1: drafting Tim Travis Kelsey. Now, are you as confident in

903
00:47:20,160 --> 00:47:22,120
Speaker 1: this as you were when you're saying take Gronk first

904
00:47:22,200 --> 00:47:26,120
Speaker 1: overall a few years ago, because and honestly, it panned

905
00:47:26,120 --> 00:47:28,080
Speaker 1: out pretty well that your Gronk had like a ten

906
00:47:28,160 --> 00:47:30,800
Speaker 1: eleven touchdown season. I think you can be more confident

907
00:47:30,840 --> 00:47:35,480
Speaker 1: with Patrick mahomes n You probably can. The only why,

908
00:47:35,800 --> 00:47:38,480
Speaker 1: the only reason to think Travis Kelsey would have a

909
00:47:38,600 --> 00:47:41,279
Speaker 1: worse season next year than this year his age. I

910
00:47:41,360 --> 00:47:44,239
Speaker 1: guess at thirty two. But it's not like he's thirty eight.

911
00:47:44,680 --> 00:47:47,439
Speaker 1: And we've seen plenty of elite level tight ends play

912
00:47:47,520 --> 00:47:51,480
Speaker 1: well into their thirties. Tony Gonzalez and Antonio Gates and

913
00:47:51,520 --> 00:47:54,120
Speaker 1: you know good tight ends, you know Hall of Fame

914
00:47:54,239 --> 00:47:56,080
Speaker 1: level tight ends, which is what we're talking about. Travis

915
00:47:56,160 --> 00:48:00,319
Speaker 1: Kelsey can play into their thirties. Tough question number two

916
00:48:00,760 --> 00:48:04,640
Speaker 1: for Keeper Dynasty and Empire leaguers. Do you acquire Allen

917
00:48:04,760 --> 00:48:07,560
Speaker 1: Robinson before the start of free agency or do you

918
00:48:07,640 --> 00:48:11,120
Speaker 1: wait until he potentially hits the open market? Matt So

919
00:48:11,600 --> 00:48:16,040
Speaker 1: for me, if he resigns in Chicago, that's pretty close

920
00:48:16,120 --> 00:48:18,600
Speaker 1: to a worst case scenario. I was looking at all

921
00:48:18,640 --> 00:48:21,520
Speaker 1: the teams in the league what their quarterback situations might

922
00:48:21,560 --> 00:48:23,560
Speaker 1: be next year. The only ones I thought might be

923
00:48:23,640 --> 00:48:27,319
Speaker 1: worse are the Giants in New England. You can make

924
00:48:27,360 --> 00:48:30,200
Speaker 1: a case that they're better than Chicago to so acquire

925
00:48:30,280 --> 00:48:32,680
Speaker 1: him now. Because his value should either go up or

926
00:48:32,760 --> 00:48:34,719
Speaker 1: stay the same if he stays with the Bears no

927
00:48:34,840 --> 00:48:37,759
Speaker 1: matter where he lands, I think you can acquire him now, Okay, Brian,

928
00:48:38,160 --> 00:48:40,520
Speaker 1: you don't have much to add, even though he's been

929
00:48:40,560 --> 00:48:43,120
Speaker 1: playing really well with Truebhisky as of late. Basically going

930
00:48:43,120 --> 00:48:44,920
Speaker 1: anywhere will be viewed as an upgrade. So I had

931
00:48:45,000 --> 00:48:47,360
Speaker 1: tried to acquire him now, Yeah, I think that mostly

932
00:48:47,440 --> 00:48:50,240
Speaker 1: makes sense. I think there there's some real open questions

933
00:48:50,239 --> 00:48:52,040
Speaker 1: about who the Bears quarterback is going to be. True

934
00:48:52,080 --> 00:48:54,200
Speaker 1: Whisky has looked better down the stretch, and they're going

935
00:48:54,239 --> 00:48:56,440
Speaker 1: to give him. They might be tempted to give him

936
00:48:56,440 --> 00:49:00,440
Speaker 1: another try, but man, I gotta believe that they're going

937
00:49:00,560 --> 00:49:04,600
Speaker 1: to have They're going to do something to to buttress

938
00:49:04,719 --> 00:49:07,719
Speaker 1: the position in the off season. Buttress We'll We'll find

939
00:49:07,760 --> 00:49:10,760
Speaker 1: out Mitch dr Bisky has been targeting him ten times

940
00:49:10,880 --> 00:49:14,239
Speaker 1: per game, uh since since returning, and that's smart. If

941
00:49:14,239 --> 00:49:16,440
Speaker 1: you're Mitch Drobisky, why not just throw to Allen Robinson?

942
00:49:16,640 --> 00:49:19,919
Speaker 1: And I think that extra usage is going to plan

943
00:49:20,000 --> 00:49:23,520
Speaker 1: to Robinson's desire to potentially stay in Chicago. Nothing frustrates

944
00:49:23,560 --> 00:49:26,440
Speaker 1: the receiver more than not getting the damn ball. Look

945
00:49:26,480 --> 00:49:28,680
Speaker 1: at Stefon Diggs and him leaving the Vikings because of

946
00:49:28,719 --> 00:49:31,400
Speaker 1: their run first team, he goes over to to Buffalo,

947
00:49:31,640 --> 00:49:33,560
Speaker 1: they pass all the time, loves it and look at

948
00:49:33,560 --> 00:49:37,200
Speaker 1: the productivity. Uber talented receiver. I think you guys nailed it.

949
00:49:37,320 --> 00:49:40,120
Speaker 1: Let's go get him now before we find out before

950
00:49:40,160 --> 00:49:42,279
Speaker 1: it becomes more obvious that he but finds himself in

951
00:49:42,320 --> 00:49:45,600
Speaker 1: a in a likely better spot. Tough question number three.

952
00:49:46,080 --> 00:49:48,600
Speaker 1: Should Cam Acres be a first round pick next year?

953
00:49:49,040 --> 00:49:51,120
Speaker 1: Let's start with Brian. We're gonna see a lot of

954
00:49:51,160 --> 00:49:53,399
Speaker 1: wide receivers returned to the first round next year. It's

955
00:49:53,400 --> 00:49:56,840
Speaker 1: gonna be Tyree Killed, Davante Adams, DK Metcalf, probably DeAndre Hopkins,

956
00:49:56,920 --> 00:49:58,960
Speaker 1: maybe even Stefon Diggs and Calvin Ridley going in the

957
00:49:59,000 --> 00:50:01,920
Speaker 1: first round. You mentioned Avis Kelsey, you take him first overall,

958
00:50:01,920 --> 00:50:04,279
Speaker 1: I'd certainly take him at any point in the first round.

959
00:50:04,680 --> 00:50:07,279
Speaker 1: And then there's still like five six lead level running

960
00:50:07,280 --> 00:50:11,399
Speaker 1: backs that are gonna be available that are generally viewed

961
00:50:11,440 --> 00:50:13,520
Speaker 1: as more valuable than cam Akers. So it's not it's

962
00:50:13,560 --> 00:50:15,800
Speaker 1: not a first round pick for Acres next year, but

963
00:50:15,840 --> 00:50:20,440
Speaker 1: he seems to be on that trajectory. Maybe Matt, Yeah,

964
00:50:20,560 --> 00:50:22,480
Speaker 1: Brian hit a lot of my points. I had six

965
00:50:22,600 --> 00:50:25,800
Speaker 1: running backs, seven wide receivers, two tight ends, and one quarterback,

966
00:50:26,120 --> 00:50:29,319
Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes that I think I would clearly take over

967
00:50:29,400 --> 00:50:31,920
Speaker 1: Camakers teen guys. So so I think him in the

968
00:50:32,000 --> 00:50:33,799
Speaker 1: middle of I think he's the middle of the second round.

969
00:50:34,640 --> 00:50:37,279
Speaker 1: His average draft position next August, I believe will be

970
00:50:37,680 --> 00:50:40,280
Speaker 1: end of the first round. You're probably I'm not taking

971
00:50:40,360 --> 00:50:42,360
Speaker 1: him there. No, But here's what. Here's the thing I

972
00:50:42,400 --> 00:50:45,279
Speaker 1: want to really leave listeners with about cam Akers, and

973
00:50:45,480 --> 00:50:48,359
Speaker 1: I think the hesitation is going to be I don't

974
00:50:48,400 --> 00:50:51,359
Speaker 1: want to be part of the Sean McVeigh question mark

975
00:50:51,560 --> 00:50:54,960
Speaker 1: rotating backfield. Never know game in and game out, who

976
00:50:55,000 --> 00:50:57,799
Speaker 1: the guy is gonna be. We need a McVeigh Shenanigan's word.

977
00:50:59,280 --> 00:51:03,000
Speaker 1: Let's go back to Todd Gurley in twenty seventeen and eighteen.

978
00:51:03,280 --> 00:51:10,280
Speaker 1: Under Sean McVeigh, he averaged eighteen carries per game. In seventeen,

979
00:51:10,320 --> 00:51:13,680
Speaker 1: Todd Gurley was Fantasy Football's number one scoring running back.

980
00:51:14,239 --> 00:51:18,400
Speaker 1: In ten, Todd Gurley was Fantasy Football's number one scoring

981
00:51:18,600 --> 00:51:21,560
Speaker 1: running back. Sean mcveigh's got it in him to have

982
00:51:21,640 --> 00:51:24,839
Speaker 1: a workhorse back, and I think he's rotated backs out

983
00:51:24,880 --> 00:51:29,600
Speaker 1: of necessity. Acres does have some sneaky workhorse to him

984
00:51:30,160 --> 00:51:33,520
Speaker 1: that we're flashing on a very small sample size right now.

985
00:51:34,360 --> 00:51:36,600
Speaker 1: But and now, and now he's hurt, so you may

986
00:51:36,680 --> 00:51:39,200
Speaker 1: roll into next year not really knowing if McVeigh is

987
00:51:39,360 --> 00:51:41,759
Speaker 1: going to use him as a workhorse back. To me,

988
00:51:42,040 --> 00:51:43,960
Speaker 1: that's going to be a little bit of too much risk.

989
00:51:44,000 --> 00:51:45,279
Speaker 1: And I don't take running backs at the end of

990
00:51:45,320 --> 00:51:48,279
Speaker 1: the first round anyway. As a general rule. I won't

991
00:51:48,320 --> 00:51:49,800
Speaker 1: take him at the end of the first round. But

992
00:51:49,920 --> 00:51:52,319
Speaker 1: I think there is something's going to be a lot

993
00:51:52,400 --> 00:51:55,880
Speaker 1: of people who will outside for him if McVeigh is

994
00:51:55,960 --> 00:51:57,839
Speaker 1: willing to make him that workhorse guy like he did

995
00:51:58,000 --> 00:52:01,160
Speaker 1: with Todd Gurley. Let's get back to the matchups, beginning

996
00:52:01,160 --> 00:52:04,760
Speaker 1: with Carolina taking on Washington. We begin on the Carolina

997
00:52:04,880 --> 00:52:08,520
Speaker 1: side where Mike Davis gets a B grade. To my eyes,

998
00:52:08,719 --> 00:52:10,680
Speaker 1: Mike Davis looks like he's tiring a little bit. We're

999
00:52:10,719 --> 00:52:13,520
Speaker 1: seeing more of Rodney Smith in his looks are increasing.

1000
00:52:14,640 --> 00:52:17,920
Speaker 1: Davis's yards per carry down to four over the past

1001
00:52:17,960 --> 00:52:20,840
Speaker 1: several weeks. Over the past five weeks, he's averaging just

1002
00:52:21,360 --> 00:52:23,800
Speaker 1: nineteen receiving yards as well. For Davis, he was so

1003
00:52:23,960 --> 00:52:25,840
Speaker 1: active in the passing game early on, and they were

1004
00:52:25,880 --> 00:52:28,760
Speaker 1: really using him much like they were using Christian McCaffrey earlier.

1005
00:52:28,840 --> 00:52:31,560
Speaker 1: It's not that way now, but it's easier to run

1006
00:52:31,600 --> 00:52:34,320
Speaker 1: on Washington than it is to pass on Washington, and

1007
00:52:34,440 --> 00:52:37,719
Speaker 1: Davis should still see a total of like fifteen seventeen

1008
00:52:37,840 --> 00:52:41,759
Speaker 1: twenty total touches since their Week eight by Washington is

1009
00:52:41,800 --> 00:52:45,160
Speaker 1: allowing a very healthy one fifty six total yards to

1010
00:52:45,280 --> 00:52:47,839
Speaker 1: running backs, almost one and a half touchdowns to running back.

1011
00:52:47,920 --> 00:52:50,640
Speaker 1: So that's um, that's an opportunity here other than a

1012
00:52:50,719 --> 00:52:53,480
Speaker 1: couple of injury ravaged offenses, I should say in that

1013
00:52:53,640 --> 00:52:56,560
Speaker 1: stat So Davis gets a B grade, we're optimistic he

1014
00:52:56,600 --> 00:52:58,719
Speaker 1: can get something done here, and then most of the

1015
00:52:58,760 --> 00:53:00,239
Speaker 1: rest of the passing game is on the inch, with

1016
00:53:00,280 --> 00:53:02,560
Speaker 1: the exception of d J. Moore, who gets a C grade. More,

1017
00:53:02,600 --> 00:53:05,439
Speaker 1: it's averaging one hundred four yards over his past four

1018
00:53:05,560 --> 00:53:08,120
Speaker 1: games and has gone over the century mark in two

1019
00:53:08,160 --> 00:53:11,440
Speaker 1: of the past three games, but a very difficult matchup. More,

1020
00:53:11,440 --> 00:53:13,240
Speaker 1: it is primarily going to have to deal with Kendall Fuller,

1021
00:53:13,239 --> 00:53:16,080
Speaker 1: who's largely responsible for holding DK Metcalf to ten yards

1022
00:53:16,200 --> 00:53:19,880
Speaker 1: last week. Washington is allowing the sixth fewest yards to

1023
00:53:19,960 --> 00:53:23,440
Speaker 1: opposing receivers and just held Russell Wilson to one D

1024
00:53:23,480 --> 00:53:25,880
Speaker 1: twenty one passing yards. It is tough to get anything

1025
00:53:25,960 --> 00:53:28,879
Speaker 1: done through the air. Teddy Bridgewater obviously on the bench.

1026
00:53:29,239 --> 00:53:31,440
Speaker 1: Curtis Samuel's on the bench. He's had to run a

1027
00:53:31,520 --> 00:53:35,400
Speaker 1: really good games in November, but September, October, December have

1028
00:53:35,480 --> 00:53:37,880
Speaker 1: been totally underwhelming for Curtis Samuel. And he's got to

1029
00:53:37,920 --> 00:53:40,160
Speaker 1: go up in the slot against Jimmy Moreland, who is

1030
00:53:40,239 --> 00:53:43,800
Speaker 1: not allowed a touchdown all year. Robby Anderson also returning

1031
00:53:43,840 --> 00:53:45,560
Speaker 1: to the bench. I liked him last year. Is my

1032
00:53:45,760 --> 00:53:47,520
Speaker 1: last week as might take a chance of me player

1033
00:53:47,880 --> 00:53:50,160
Speaker 1: at the receiver position, but not this week. He goes

1034
00:53:50,239 --> 00:53:54,319
Speaker 1: up against Ronald Darby, who's um mostly a speed guy,

1035
00:53:54,360 --> 00:53:56,200
Speaker 1: but this is not a favorable matchup. Darbey has only

1036
00:53:56,200 --> 00:53:58,000
Speaker 1: allowed two scores all year, and it's got the speed

1037
00:53:58,080 --> 00:54:00,719
Speaker 1: to hang with Robbie Anderson. Let's go to the Washington side.

1038
00:54:00,760 --> 00:54:04,960
Speaker 1: Not many starters here either. Antonio Gibson, if he can go,

1039
00:54:06,239 --> 00:54:08,200
Speaker 1: is a B grade and it looks like he's going

1040
00:54:08,280 --> 00:54:10,600
Speaker 1: to go, and man, do they need him back. Dwayne

1041
00:54:10,680 --> 00:54:14,040
Speaker 1: Haskins through the ball fifty five times last week? What

1042
00:54:14,200 --> 00:54:17,240
Speaker 1: age daft? By the way to see this, Dwayne Haskins

1043
00:54:17,400 --> 00:54:22,320
Speaker 1: was stripped of his captaincy this way getting stripped of

1044
00:54:22,400 --> 00:54:24,960
Speaker 1: his captain How was he, ever the captain based on

1045
00:54:25,160 --> 00:54:29,200
Speaker 1: everything you've ever heard about the leadership qualities of Dwayne Haskins,

1046
00:54:29,239 --> 00:54:31,880
Speaker 1: because you always make the quarterback the captain for no

1047
00:54:32,080 --> 00:54:34,880
Speaker 1: reason other than he's the quarterback, never should have been

1048
00:54:34,960 --> 00:54:39,520
Speaker 1: the captain whatsoever? From in my mind unclear. The assumption

1049
00:54:39,640 --> 00:54:41,400
Speaker 1: is he's going to be back under the helm unclear.

1050
00:54:41,520 --> 00:54:45,359
Speaker 1: But anyway, before getting injured, Gibson had scored in five

1051
00:54:45,480 --> 00:54:48,000
Speaker 1: straight games, and it's seen as rushing attempts and rushing

1052
00:54:48,080 --> 00:54:51,239
Speaker 1: yards increase in each But one of the questions really

1053
00:54:51,280 --> 00:54:53,440
Speaker 1: here is is Gibson gonna get the full workload on

1054
00:54:53,480 --> 00:54:55,920
Speaker 1: the turf toe injury or does he potentially have a setback.

1055
00:54:56,360 --> 00:54:58,840
Speaker 1: If I knew he was going to get a full workload,

1056
00:54:58,840 --> 00:55:01,279
Speaker 1: I'd have Gibson is an A. But because I can't

1057
00:55:01,360 --> 00:55:03,120
Speaker 1: tell you that, that's why he drops to a B.

1058
00:55:03,560 --> 00:55:06,479
Speaker 1: Panther's run defense has improved a lot since the first

1059
00:55:06,520 --> 00:55:09,880
Speaker 1: half of the season. Only Aaron Jones his top sixty

1060
00:55:09,960 --> 00:55:12,200
Speaker 1: eight yards in the last month against Carolina, They've only

1061
00:55:12,239 --> 00:55:15,239
Speaker 1: given up one touchdown. B grade for Antonio Gibson. The

1062
00:55:15,320 --> 00:55:17,920
Speaker 1: only other players you probably care about Logan Thomas and

1063
00:55:18,000 --> 00:55:21,640
Speaker 1: Terry McLaurin. Let's talk about Logan McLaren. He gets you.

1064
00:55:21,719 --> 00:55:24,080
Speaker 1: Wait all you ate, all show for that. Logan Thomas

1065
00:55:24,200 --> 00:55:26,520
Speaker 1: up to a B grade. Here's surging in the past

1066
00:55:26,600 --> 00:55:30,439
Speaker 1: couple of months, coming off season highs and catches and yards.

1067
00:55:30,560 --> 00:55:34,120
Speaker 1: Last week, perfect timing. Panthers are bottom ten in receptions

1068
00:55:34,239 --> 00:55:36,920
Speaker 1: and yards to opposing tight ends. Every tight end to

1069
00:55:36,960 --> 00:55:40,279
Speaker 1: see at least seven targets against Carolina has posted no

1070
00:55:40,400 --> 00:55:43,520
Speaker 1: less than five catches and forty five yards. Thomas averages

1071
00:55:44,120 --> 00:55:48,280
Speaker 1: eight point six targets into Wayne Haskins starts, as opposed

1072
00:55:48,320 --> 00:55:52,400
Speaker 1: to five under Alex Smith. So if if it's Haskins especially,

1073
00:55:52,440 --> 00:55:56,160
Speaker 1: I like Logan Thomas here, then there's a sad case

1074
00:55:56,239 --> 00:56:00,279
Speaker 1: of Terry McLaurin, who's been better in Haskin starts, which

1075
00:56:00,360 --> 00:56:03,919
Speaker 1: is sad. Uh Caroline is allowing just one forty yards

1076
00:56:04,000 --> 00:56:06,600
Speaker 1: to receivers over the past four games. McLaren's mostly gonna

1077
00:56:06,600 --> 00:56:09,520
Speaker 1: have to deal with cornerback Dante Jackson, who just played

1078
00:56:09,520 --> 00:56:12,400
Speaker 1: a big part in holding Davante Adams to just forty

1079
00:56:12,480 --> 00:56:15,759
Speaker 1: two scoreless yards and just to see grade on the

1080
00:56:15,840 --> 00:56:18,880
Speaker 1: wilting Terry McLaurin of Late Charge. I got some breaking

1081
00:56:18,920 --> 00:56:22,120
Speaker 1: news on the Alliance coaching staff. Daryl Bevil officially out

1082
00:56:22,719 --> 00:56:27,120
Speaker 1: as his defensive coordinator Corey Undwin and all three primary

1083
00:56:27,239 --> 00:56:32,719
Speaker 1: position coaches on defense, defensive line, linebackers and defensive backsh

1084
00:56:32,880 --> 00:56:36,759
Speaker 1: Lion's wife receivers coach Robert Prince will be the head

1085
00:56:36,800 --> 00:56:41,160
Speaker 1: coach this weekend. That's brutal. They're not gonna have a

1086
00:56:41,200 --> 00:56:44,360
Speaker 1: coaching staff that is that is that is that is

1087
00:56:44,440 --> 00:56:47,440
Speaker 1: not bad. Um. Let's take a quick break. When we

1088
00:56:47,520 --> 00:56:49,640
Speaker 1: come back, I want to talk about Cleveland taking on

1089
00:56:49,920 --> 00:56:55,000
Speaker 1: the Jets. Bryan Baker Mayfield has red hot and here

1090
00:56:55,040 --> 00:56:57,080
Speaker 1: comes the Jets. I think this is largely going to

1091
00:56:57,160 --> 00:56:59,880
Speaker 1: be self explanatory, but we'll talk about it when we

1092
00:57:00,000 --> 00:57:03,920
Speaker 1: come back. Next segment of our number two Fantasy Football Weekly.

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00:57:03,960 --> 00:57:28,160
Speaker 1: Please stay to Championship edition. Welcome back to a championship

1094
00:57:28,320 --> 00:57:31,000
Speaker 1: edition of Fantasy Football Weekly. Paul Giarchie and Brian Johnson

1095
00:57:31,040 --> 00:57:34,360
Speaker 1: and Matt Harrison with you. Brian Cleveland takes on the Jets.

1096
00:57:34,560 --> 00:57:38,120
Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield comes in red hot and he gets the

1097
00:57:38,200 --> 00:57:42,440
Speaker 1: league's worst past defense. This seems pretty straightforward. Yeah, the

1098
00:57:42,600 --> 00:57:45,200
Speaker 1: only concern is the game script gets flipped on Baker

1099
00:57:45,280 --> 00:57:47,400
Speaker 1: and Cleveland goes and run heavy. For that reason, I'll

1100
00:57:47,400 --> 00:57:50,600
Speaker 1: give him a BE. But there's no upside, hey, upside

1101
00:57:50,640 --> 00:57:52,320
Speaker 1: for sure. Against the Jets will allow the second most

1102
00:57:52,360 --> 00:57:54,760
Speaker 1: passing touchdowns in the third most passing yards. Five straight

1103
00:57:54,840 --> 00:57:58,439
Speaker 1: quarterbacks of throwing multiple touchdowns against New York. So I'll

1104
00:57:58,440 --> 00:57:59,920
Speaker 1: give Baker the A, but a get him out, thank you.

1105
00:58:00,440 --> 00:58:03,200
Speaker 1: Worried about the time the game script goes the other way,

1106
00:58:03,520 --> 00:58:05,960
Speaker 1: Baker's already got his and the Jets run defense is

1107
00:58:06,040 --> 00:58:08,080
Speaker 1: really good. Yeah it is. We'll talk about that more

1108
00:58:08,120 --> 00:58:11,280
Speaker 1: in a second. Over to Baker's receivers, Jarvis Landry can

1109
00:58:11,320 --> 00:58:13,720
Speaker 1: give him a be. Opposing wide receivers are averaging more

1110
00:58:13,760 --> 00:58:16,680
Speaker 1: than yards and a touchdown per game. Against the Jets,

1111
00:58:17,040 --> 00:58:21,040
Speaker 1: Landry will face rookie slot corner Javelin Guidre. Who you

1112
00:58:21,200 --> 00:58:24,960
Speaker 1: made javelin j A V E l I. It's spelled

1113
00:58:25,000 --> 00:58:27,080
Speaker 1: like javelin javalin. I don't know how he pronounces it.

1114
00:58:27,200 --> 00:58:29,680
Speaker 1: He allows it catch rate in his coverage though, that's

1115
00:58:29,720 --> 00:58:32,800
Speaker 1: most important. That is not good for terrible, and I'll

1116
00:58:32,840 --> 00:58:35,440
Speaker 1: give Rochard Higgins to see. He's averaging eight targets over

1117
00:58:35,480 --> 00:58:37,960
Speaker 1: the last three weeks, the clear number two receiver for Cleveland.

1118
00:58:38,360 --> 00:58:40,840
Speaker 1: You can throw a dart on Higgins, but not a

1119
00:58:40,960 --> 00:58:43,000
Speaker 1: dart should be thrown on any of the tight ends.

1120
00:58:43,040 --> 00:58:45,600
Speaker 1: There are way too many in that trial. They're all

1121
00:58:45,600 --> 00:58:48,600
Speaker 1: on the bench. And for the running backs on the Browns,

1122
00:58:48,640 --> 00:58:50,720
Speaker 1: I do not like the matchup for Nick Chubb. You

1123
00:58:50,760 --> 00:58:53,200
Speaker 1: alluded to this earlier charts just to be for Chubb.

1124
00:58:53,280 --> 00:58:55,480
Speaker 1: Since Week six, the Jets have allowed just two rushing

1125
00:58:55,560 --> 00:58:58,480
Speaker 1: touchdowns to running backs. During that same span, only one

1126
00:58:58,560 --> 00:59:01,320
Speaker 1: back has topped eighty rushing yards against New York. And

1127
00:59:01,360 --> 00:59:04,120
Speaker 1: the Jets have also surrendered just one receiving touchdown to

1128
00:59:04,200 --> 00:59:06,160
Speaker 1: running backs. And that came way back in Week one

1129
00:59:06,480 --> 00:59:09,080
Speaker 1: to your boy Zac Moss, like the first quarter of

1130
00:59:09,160 --> 00:59:12,880
Speaker 1: Week one. That's practically so that makes that gives Kareem

1131
00:59:12,920 --> 00:59:15,920
Speaker 1: Hunt is pretty much the biggest boom bust player on

1132
00:59:16,040 --> 00:59:18,320
Speaker 1: the slate when it comes to fantasy relevance. I'm gonna

1133
00:59:18,320 --> 00:59:20,360
Speaker 1: give him a c. I don't. I don't trust him here.

1134
00:59:20,680 --> 00:59:25,480
Speaker 1: If you need a high upside play, he's look if

1135
00:59:25,520 --> 00:59:28,440
Speaker 1: they threw to him more. Kareem Hunt, I would try.

1136
00:59:28,440 --> 00:59:30,120
Speaker 1: I'd like him a lot more. They just don't throw

1137
00:59:30,320 --> 00:59:32,680
Speaker 1: for reasons I don't understand. As great as Kevin Stefanski

1138
00:59:32,720 --> 00:59:36,000
Speaker 1: has been this year, his unwillingness to throw the ball

1139
00:59:36,360 --> 00:59:40,160
Speaker 1: to Kareem Hunt is baffling to me. And running on

1140
00:59:40,280 --> 00:59:43,160
Speaker 1: the Jets does not work most of the time. I'm

1141
00:59:43,280 --> 00:59:47,160
Speaker 1: really nervous about, I'll say, overall of bench grade, but

1142
00:59:47,400 --> 00:59:49,720
Speaker 1: I can't fault you if you don't have better options

1143
00:59:49,720 --> 00:59:51,360
Speaker 1: at running back. I have to start Kareem Hunt in

1144
00:59:51,400 --> 00:59:53,640
Speaker 1: one league personally, So it's not a great matchup, though

1145
00:59:53,720 --> 00:59:56,480
Speaker 1: he said so temporary expectations and certainly well just don't

1146
00:59:56,600 --> 00:59:58,880
Speaker 1: really have any expectations for the Jets. But I will

1147
00:59:58,960 --> 01:00:01,720
Speaker 1: give jameson crowd or as see the Browns have surrendered

1148
01:00:01,720 --> 01:00:04,440
Speaker 1: four wide receivers scores over the last four games. He

1149
01:00:04,480 --> 01:00:07,120
Speaker 1: will be Sam Donald's top target for sure, and then

1150
01:00:07,120 --> 01:00:09,760
Speaker 1: to the running backs. If either Frank Gore Ty Johnson

1151
01:00:09,800 --> 01:00:12,320
Speaker 1: weren't playing, I would give one a see Gore at

1152
01:00:12,320 --> 01:00:15,400
Speaker 1: twenty three carries last week, Thy Johnson Ti Johnson caught

1153
01:00:15,400 --> 01:00:17,880
Speaker 1: six passes and scored. But they're both playing. They're both

1154
01:00:17,920 --> 01:00:20,440
Speaker 1: on the bench. I think that makes sense. Los Angeles

1155
01:00:20,520 --> 01:00:25,360
Speaker 1: takes on Seattle and Matt I hesitate to trust Jared

1156
01:00:25,440 --> 01:00:29,800
Speaker 1: Goff in any capacity, including his receivers. With my fantasy

1157
01:00:29,920 --> 01:00:32,840
Speaker 1: championship on the line, you should hesitate to trust Jared

1158
01:00:32,920 --> 01:00:36,520
Speaker 1: Goff for anything, ever, because that's what I've been saying

1159
01:00:36,560 --> 01:00:40,640
Speaker 1: for years. Uh. He looked Matt against the Jets last weeks,

1160
01:00:40,960 --> 01:00:43,360
Speaker 1: and understatement, I'm not imagining a lot of golf teams

1161
01:00:43,360 --> 01:00:46,640
Speaker 1: are still alive because he's averaging two sixty five yards

1162
01:00:46,680 --> 01:00:49,560
Speaker 1: per game, just over a score per game. Seattle has

1163
01:00:49,640 --> 01:00:52,840
Speaker 1: changed its entire dynamic on defense over the last five weeks.

1164
01:00:53,200 --> 01:00:56,440
Speaker 1: Quarterbacks are only averaging three two hundred and three yards

1165
01:00:56,480 --> 01:00:59,560
Speaker 1: per game against the Seahawks compared to three hundred sixty

1166
01:00:59,680 --> 01:01:03,440
Speaker 1: five games in the first nine. Amazing reversal, really sparked

1167
01:01:03,480 --> 01:01:07,000
Speaker 1: by Jamal Adams returned to that secondary. Yeah. Uh, Cooper Cup,

1168
01:01:07,080 --> 01:01:08,960
Speaker 1: I'm going to give him a SEA and Robert Woods

1169
01:01:09,000 --> 01:01:11,320
Speaker 1: gets a B grade. No wide receiver has scored or

1170
01:01:11,360 --> 01:01:13,800
Speaker 1: topped a hundred yards against the Seahawks since Week nine,

1171
01:01:14,200 --> 01:01:16,040
Speaker 1: and that includes a date with the Rams in which

1172
01:01:16,080 --> 01:01:19,440
Speaker 1: Cup and Woods each tallied a scoreless five catches with

1173
01:01:19,560 --> 01:01:21,840
Speaker 1: fifty yards for Cup and thirty one for Woods. In

1174
01:01:21,920 --> 01:01:24,520
Speaker 1: that game, it was Josh Reynolds with eight and ninety four.

1175
01:01:25,200 --> 01:01:28,040
Speaker 1: Cup has only topped fifty yards twice in his last

1176
01:01:28,080 --> 01:01:30,640
Speaker 1: six games and only has only three touchdowns on the season.

1177
01:01:30,680 --> 01:01:33,200
Speaker 1: I can't, I can't start him, No, you can't. Woods

1178
01:01:33,240 --> 01:01:35,720
Speaker 1: has been a lot better with his receptions and yardage totals,

1179
01:01:35,760 --> 01:01:38,439
Speaker 1: averaging eight catches and seventy seven yards over his last

1180
01:01:38,520 --> 01:01:40,680
Speaker 1: five games, but he's only scored in two of those,

1181
01:01:40,800 --> 01:01:43,360
Speaker 1: so that's not good. And then the running game cam

1182
01:01:43,440 --> 01:01:46,800
Speaker 1: Akers looks like he's probably done for the regular season.

1183
01:01:47,240 --> 01:01:49,880
Speaker 1: So Darryl Henderson and Malcolm Brown compete for touches and

1184
01:01:49,920 --> 01:01:52,680
Speaker 1: the most important fantasy day of the year. In the

1185
01:01:52,760 --> 01:01:55,240
Speaker 1: four games when Acres did not record a touch earlier

1186
01:01:55,320 --> 01:01:59,880
Speaker 1: this year, Henderson averaged four team carries. Brown averaged seven

1187
01:02:00,040 --> 01:02:02,800
Speaker 1: Harry's so signs point to Henderson getting the two to

1188
01:02:02,880 --> 01:02:05,680
Speaker 1: one workload. But don't sleep on Malcolm Brown messing this

1189
01:02:05,800 --> 01:02:08,120
Speaker 1: up for you, especially near the line. I totally agree,

1190
01:02:08,120 --> 01:02:10,800
Speaker 1: and I'll hear all these people pivoting to in the

1191
01:02:10,920 --> 01:02:14,240
Speaker 1: championship to Henderson under the assumption that he's going to

1192
01:02:14,400 --> 01:02:16,880
Speaker 1: get the vast majority of the work and goal line carries,

1193
01:02:16,960 --> 01:02:19,400
Speaker 1: and I don't know that that's true. The matchups not

1194
01:02:19,520 --> 01:02:21,920
Speaker 1: great either. The Seahawks randomly gave up a hundred and

1195
01:02:21,960 --> 01:02:24,200
Speaker 1: thirty five yards to Wayne Gallman a couple of weeks ago,

1196
01:02:24,400 --> 01:02:27,160
Speaker 1: but no other back has topped sixty yards against the

1197
01:02:27,200 --> 01:02:29,760
Speaker 1: Seahawks since Week seven. They've been a great run defense.

1198
01:02:29,840 --> 01:02:32,160
Speaker 1: I've got both of these guys on the bench. I

1199
01:02:32,320 --> 01:02:35,240
Speaker 1: like that angle. Chris Carson. I'm giving him a C grade.

1200
01:02:35,280 --> 01:02:38,560
Speaker 1: He gets between fifteen and seventeen touches every week. Also

1201
01:02:38,600 --> 01:02:41,440
Speaker 1: has three of the last four Seattle running back scores. Uh.

1202
01:02:41,560 --> 01:02:43,840
Speaker 1: The last time a running back hits sixty yards against

1203
01:02:43,880 --> 01:02:46,880
Speaker 1: the Rams was Raheem Mostert, who got a whopping sixty

1204
01:02:46,960 --> 01:02:49,880
Speaker 1: five yards back in Week six. They have given up

1205
01:02:49,920 --> 01:02:52,720
Speaker 1: five touchdowns to opposing backs over the last five weeks.

1206
01:02:53,040 --> 01:02:56,440
Speaker 1: That's why Carson still startable with the C grade. Russell

1207
01:02:56,520 --> 01:02:59,840
Speaker 1: Wilson he gets a C grade as well. This is

1208
01:03:00,040 --> 01:03:02,080
Speaker 1: I see. The Rams have given up two good games

1209
01:03:02,160 --> 01:03:05,280
Speaker 1: the quarterbacks all season. The toucher Josh Allen in Week

1210
01:03:05,400 --> 01:03:10,040
Speaker 1: three and inexplicably Jimmy Garoppolo in Week six. Wilson managed

1211
01:03:10,080 --> 01:03:12,400
Speaker 1: an average day in their first meeting, with two forty

1212
01:03:12,440 --> 01:03:16,040
Speaker 1: eight passing yards, sixty rush yards, but no touchdowns by

1213
01:03:16,120 --> 01:03:19,320
Speaker 1: land or air. The philosophy seems to have shifted around

1214
01:03:19,680 --> 01:03:22,720
Speaker 1: the ground game in Seattle, and Wilson's high passing yardage

1215
01:03:22,760 --> 01:03:25,480
Speaker 1: mark in the last six is only two sixty three.

1216
01:03:26,120 --> 01:03:29,200
Speaker 1: Dk Metcalf, He's closer to a bench grade than a

1217
01:03:29,240 --> 01:03:31,560
Speaker 1: C grade, but I'm still giving him the sea. He'll

1218
01:03:31,640 --> 01:03:34,120
Speaker 1: draw the Jalen Ramsey coverage and he only managed too

1219
01:03:34,160 --> 01:03:37,360
Speaker 1: for in the first meeting, and the Seahawks just aren't passing.

1220
01:03:38,280 --> 01:03:40,560
Speaker 1: I love that for Dk Metcalf. In the championship week,

1221
01:03:40,640 --> 01:03:44,000
Speaker 1: he powered almost all of his owners into the playoffs,

1222
01:03:44,680 --> 01:03:48,160
Speaker 1: and it's it's it's a dicey, dicey start. Metcalf has

1223
01:03:48,200 --> 01:03:51,280
Speaker 1: only cleared eighty yards once in his last six games.

1224
01:03:51,360 --> 01:03:54,200
Speaker 1: He had ninety or more in his first five. UH

1225
01:03:54,320 --> 01:03:56,480
Speaker 1: and Tyler Lockett, I'll give him a C grade. He

1226
01:03:56,560 --> 01:03:58,480
Speaker 1: was the highest scoring wide receiver in the Week ten

1227
01:03:58,520 --> 01:04:01,000
Speaker 1: meeting with the Rams. From the slot. Of course, He's

1228
01:04:01,000 --> 01:04:03,520
Speaker 1: averaging a very solid five catches and sixty yards over

1229
01:04:03,560 --> 01:04:06,560
Speaker 1: his last six games. He's just not scoring though. Chris

1230
01:04:06,680 --> 01:04:10,160
Speaker 1: Godwin and Jamison Crowder were also recent focal points from

1231
01:04:10,200 --> 01:04:12,360
Speaker 1: the slot against the Rams, so I like lock It

1232
01:04:12,520 --> 01:04:15,960
Speaker 1: more than Metcalf. In this matchup, Atlanta takes on Kansas City.

1233
01:04:16,040 --> 01:04:18,120
Speaker 1: Let's start with the passing game, where Matt Ryan's coming

1234
01:04:18,160 --> 01:04:21,840
Speaker 1: off the best game of his season last week, completing

1235
01:04:22,680 --> 01:04:26,240
Speaker 1: his passes for three hundred sixty five yards and three

1236
01:04:26,320 --> 01:04:29,200
Speaker 1: scores last week, and that was without Julio Jones on

1237
01:04:29,360 --> 01:04:32,760
Speaker 1: the field, and he completed passes to eleven different players.

1238
01:04:32,840 --> 01:04:35,960
Speaker 1: Even La Kwan Treadwell caught a pass. I think he

1239
01:04:36,000 --> 01:04:38,320
Speaker 1: got a touchdown too, It didn't. He may have the

1240
01:04:38,440 --> 01:04:41,800
Speaker 1: chief secondary made Drew Brees look downright feeble last week,

1241
01:04:42,200 --> 01:04:44,560
Speaker 1: but over the previous five games, the chief secondary had

1242
01:04:44,560 --> 01:04:46,840
Speaker 1: allowed a whopping two d seventy nine yards and two

1243
01:04:46,880 --> 01:04:49,120
Speaker 1: and a half touchdowns per game. I kind of like

1244
01:04:49,280 --> 01:04:51,240
Speaker 1: Matt Ryan here if he can build off of last

1245
01:04:51,280 --> 01:04:54,760
Speaker 1: week's success. But let me tell you, on balance, Matt

1246
01:04:54,840 --> 01:04:57,880
Speaker 1: Ryan's looked bad this year. B grade for Matt Ryan

1247
01:04:57,960 --> 01:05:00,520
Speaker 1: in this game, he throws a lot. He just forty

1248
01:05:00,560 --> 01:05:02,200
Speaker 1: passes per game, so the volume will be there, and

1249
01:05:02,240 --> 01:05:03,640
Speaker 1: that's part of why I feel like you can start

1250
01:05:03,720 --> 01:05:06,320
Speaker 1: him this week. Calvin Ridley is an obvious A grade

1251
01:05:06,400 --> 01:05:09,200
Speaker 1: that does not require explanation. I'll just note that he's

1252
01:05:09,240 --> 01:05:12,600
Speaker 1: been incredibly productive in games without Julio Jones, and then

1253
01:05:12,640 --> 01:05:15,480
Speaker 1: we get to Julio Jones. Even if he plays, I

1254
01:05:15,560 --> 01:05:17,680
Speaker 1: can only put a C grade on him because we

1255
01:05:17,680 --> 01:05:19,280
Speaker 1: don't know if he's gonna finish the game. He's been

1256
01:05:19,520 --> 01:05:24,520
Speaker 1: highly unreliable in these I'm playing hurt games. Kansas City's

1257
01:05:24,680 --> 01:05:29,080
Speaker 1: secondary only allowing one three yards per game to opposing receivers,

1258
01:05:29,400 --> 01:05:31,439
Speaker 1: and it feels like Ridley is going to get most

1259
01:05:31,520 --> 01:05:34,760
Speaker 1: of those hundred three yards, So I just I don't

1260
01:05:34,760 --> 01:05:37,440
Speaker 1: love him here. Tough matchup with Brashod Breland as well.

1261
01:05:38,200 --> 01:05:40,560
Speaker 1: Let's go to the running game where Edo Smith takes

1262
01:05:40,680 --> 01:05:44,800
Speaker 1: over and you're gonna leave him on the bench. He's

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01:05:44,840 --> 01:05:48,400
Speaker 1: the new starting running back since Smith became more involved

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01:05:48,440 --> 01:05:50,240
Speaker 1: in the offense in week twelve of these, averaging forty

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01:05:50,240 --> 01:05:51,880
Speaker 1: two rushing yards per game in four and a half

1266
01:05:52,320 --> 01:05:54,880
Speaker 1: yards per carry, which is better than Todd Gurley, but

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01:05:54,960 --> 01:05:57,640
Speaker 1: still not good enough. Chiefs are average against running backs,

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01:05:57,680 --> 01:05:59,920
Speaker 1: which is enough against this group. Todd Gurley's on the bed,

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01:06:00,320 --> 01:06:02,520
Speaker 1: of course, Edo Smith on the bench. Hayden Hurst on

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01:06:02,600 --> 01:06:05,160
Speaker 1: the bench too many zero one and to catch games

1271
01:06:05,240 --> 01:06:07,520
Speaker 1: for Hayden Hurst Chiefs the middle of the pack against

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01:06:07,640 --> 01:06:10,000
Speaker 1: tight ends. Let's go to the Kansas City side where

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01:06:10,520 --> 01:06:13,760
Speaker 1: you're starting Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelsey and Tyreek killed Nell

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01:06:13,800 --> 01:06:16,200
Speaker 1: of a grades, you drafted him early, you're taking him.

1275
01:06:16,240 --> 01:06:19,200
Speaker 1: They've been great. You're obviously starting them in the championship game.

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01:06:19,760 --> 01:06:22,240
Speaker 1: And um, and let's talk about Lavian Bell. This is

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01:06:22,280 --> 01:06:25,280
Speaker 1: where the intrigue is in this entire matchup. So Bell

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01:06:25,400 --> 01:06:29,280
Speaker 1: is gonna get obviously an uptick in work with Clyde

1279
01:06:29,360 --> 01:06:33,640
Speaker 1: Edwards a layer out. But he's looked totally mundane since

1280
01:06:33,760 --> 01:06:36,880
Speaker 1: arriving at Kansas City, and really it's been totally maintained

1281
01:06:36,920 --> 01:06:40,760
Speaker 1: since leaving Pittsburgh. His last eighties. He hasn't topped eighties

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01:06:40,800 --> 01:06:43,880
Speaker 1: seven rushing yards, which is not that much. He hasn't

1283
01:06:43,920 --> 01:06:48,760
Speaker 1: topped eighties seven rushing yards since twenty seventeen. Say, he

1284
01:06:48,840 --> 01:06:50,920
Speaker 1: did sit out a year too, sat out a year

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01:06:51,080 --> 01:06:52,960
Speaker 1: and then did nothing with the Jets. He's done nothing

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01:06:53,040 --> 01:06:57,200
Speaker 1: with with this team. Lavan Bell is not good now.

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01:06:57,400 --> 01:07:00,160
Speaker 1: Also of concern for me, Andy Reid's gonna throws him

1288
01:07:00,160 --> 01:07:04,600
Speaker 1: these extra carries around to Darwin Thompson, Darryl Williams, and

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01:07:04,680 --> 01:07:07,400
Speaker 1: Atlanta is a sneaky good run defense. No back has

1290
01:07:07,440 --> 01:07:10,439
Speaker 1: gone over eighty nine rushing yards against them, and only

1291
01:07:10,520 --> 01:07:13,200
Speaker 1: Tampa has given up fewer yards on the ground than

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01:07:13,280 --> 01:07:16,360
Speaker 1: the Falcons run defense. I have a C grade on

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01:07:16,480 --> 01:07:19,080
Speaker 1: Leavy on Belt and it was very close to A grade.

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01:07:19,600 --> 01:07:22,680
Speaker 1: Also on the bench, Sammy Watkins in your championship, you

1295
01:07:22,760 --> 01:07:25,200
Speaker 1: don't need four catches for forty five scoreless yards, which

1296
01:07:25,200 --> 01:07:27,560
Speaker 1: is what he always gives you. He has one touchdown

1297
01:07:27,640 --> 01:07:31,640
Speaker 1: since the opener. Also, uh oh no, that is uh

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01:07:31,800 --> 01:07:33,720
Speaker 1: that that is it. That's it for the whole matchup.

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01:07:33,760 --> 01:07:35,040
Speaker 1: I thought I thought I had a little bit. No,

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01:07:35,240 --> 01:07:37,120
Speaker 1: we don't need any more. I really don't have anything

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01:07:37,200 --> 01:07:39,080
Speaker 1: else in that matchup. But you know what I found

1302
01:07:39,200 --> 01:07:44,000
Speaker 1: was my page from Carolina Washington and which I failed

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01:07:44,040 --> 01:07:46,480
Speaker 1: to give J D mckissic a grade. So I'm just

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01:07:46,520 --> 01:07:50,840
Speaker 1: gonna back up for just a minute because I rewind

1305
01:07:51,360 --> 01:07:53,360
Speaker 1: for for those with j D mckissic, and you're wondering

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01:07:53,360 --> 01:07:54,760
Speaker 1: why I didn't mention him because he was on his

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01:07:54,840 --> 01:07:57,640
Speaker 1: own page and I had misplaced it. Panthers, he has

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01:07:57,680 --> 01:07:59,720
Speaker 1: a C grade. Panthers have allowed the seventh most re

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01:07:59,760 --> 01:08:04,040
Speaker 1: set into opposing running backs similar cast pass catching UH

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01:08:04,200 --> 01:08:07,560
Speaker 1: savants like Austin Neckler and Alvin Kamara. I've had huge

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01:08:07,640 --> 01:08:09,640
Speaker 1: days through the air, so I think mckissing gets enough

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01:08:09,920 --> 01:08:11,880
Speaker 1: to get a C grade in that game, just to

1313
01:08:11,960 --> 01:08:16,920
Speaker 1: see I think it's his very own page. It's kind

1314
01:08:16,960 --> 01:08:18,680
Speaker 1: of funny. I've never done that before. I don't think

1315
01:08:18,760 --> 01:08:20,920
Speaker 1: right I had I backed up and put a guy in,

1316
01:08:21,240 --> 01:08:23,280
Speaker 1: like we could just stitch it all together. That's too

1317
01:08:23,360 --> 01:08:25,519
Speaker 1: much work for Brian. Not in with the holiday, so

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01:08:25,680 --> 01:08:28,439
Speaker 1: she doesn't want to go home today. Who wants to

1319
01:08:28,479 --> 01:08:30,719
Speaker 1: go home for the holidays. Let's get to our final

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01:08:30,800 --> 01:08:34,080
Speaker 1: segment of our final matchup of this segment, Philadelphia taking

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01:08:34,160 --> 01:08:38,080
Speaker 1: on Dallas. Brian Jalen Hurts. Two weeks ago. You never

1322
01:08:38,120 --> 01:08:39,880
Speaker 1: would have thought you'd been starting Jalen Hurts in your

1323
01:08:39,920 --> 01:08:42,360
Speaker 1: championship game. But you might want to start Jalen Hurts

1324
01:08:42,400 --> 01:08:44,760
Speaker 1: in your championship game. Yeah, you certainly might. I'm just

1325
01:08:44,800 --> 01:08:47,320
Speaker 1: gonna give him a B here. The Cowboys past defense

1326
01:08:47,360 --> 01:08:49,080
Speaker 1: has looked a lot better as of late. They've only

1327
01:08:49,280 --> 01:08:52,200
Speaker 1: only allowed passing yards per game over the last five weeks,

1328
01:08:52,240 --> 01:08:55,800
Speaker 1: but they've also faced Alex Smith, Lamar Jackson, Brandon ll Alan,

1329
01:08:55,880 --> 01:08:58,040
Speaker 1: Nick Mullins, and C. J. Bethart, and during that span,

1330
01:08:58,200 --> 01:09:00,600
Speaker 1: those aren't very good passers. We're not that Hurts as

1331
01:09:00,640 --> 01:09:03,160
Speaker 1: a great passer yet. But the rushing quarterbacks that the

1332
01:09:03,200 --> 01:09:05,439
Speaker 1: Cowboys have faced. I mentioned Lamar Jackson, he had ninety

1333
01:09:05,479 --> 01:09:07,200
Speaker 1: four yards in a touchdown on the ground and Kyler

1334
01:09:07,320 --> 01:09:09,320
Speaker 1: Murray seventy four yards in a touchdown. So the rushing

1335
01:09:09,400 --> 01:09:12,720
Speaker 1: upside certainly there for Jalen Hurts. Not much upside for

1336
01:09:12,800 --> 01:09:15,320
Speaker 1: the rest of his teammates. I got Jalen Reagor on

1337
01:09:15,360 --> 01:09:17,640
Speaker 1: the bench. He did have eight targets last week. But

1338
01:09:17,680 --> 01:09:20,200
Speaker 1: you cannot start Jalen Reagor in your fantasy championship, at

1339
01:09:20,280 --> 01:09:23,400
Speaker 1: least I cannot. Probably not, uh, and I'm worried about

1340
01:09:23,400 --> 01:09:26,400
Speaker 1: starting Dallas Goddard and Zach ERT's gonna give them both

1341
01:09:26,439 --> 01:09:29,439
Speaker 1: the sea. Hurts has targeted Eagles tight ends in average

1342
01:09:29,439 --> 01:09:31,840
Speaker 1: of twelve times per game. That's pretty good. It is

1343
01:09:31,840 --> 01:09:34,000
Speaker 1: pretty good. Goddard has seen more targets than Earths, but

1344
01:09:34,080 --> 01:09:36,519
Speaker 1: Earth's closed the gap last week. But it's a bad,

1345
01:09:36,720 --> 01:09:40,240
Speaker 1: bad matchup for both tight ends. No tight end has

1346
01:09:40,280 --> 01:09:44,080
Speaker 1: topped four catches or thirty yards over Dallas's last seven games,

1347
01:09:44,360 --> 01:09:49,000
Speaker 1: and that includes Dallas Goddard's fifteen yard performance in Week

1348
01:09:49,040 --> 01:09:52,280
Speaker 1: gate scoreless fifteen yard performance, so just to see, Yeah,

1349
01:09:52,320 --> 01:09:54,920
Speaker 1: that sounds like the one thing Dallas has been good

1350
01:09:55,120 --> 01:09:58,040
Speaker 1: at all year has been that they have not been

1351
01:09:58,080 --> 01:10:00,880
Speaker 1: good at containing running back. So Miles Sanders gonna put

1352
01:10:00,960 --> 01:10:03,240
Speaker 1: them up in the a territory. Dallas has allowed these

1353
01:10:03,280 --> 01:10:06,360
Speaker 1: second most rushing yards one thirty six per game, and

1354
01:10:06,439 --> 01:10:09,639
Speaker 1: the fourth most touchdowns to opposing backs. Sanders didn't play

1355
01:10:09,640 --> 01:10:11,840
Speaker 1: when these teams first met, but the other Philly backs

1356
01:10:11,880 --> 01:10:14,760
Speaker 1: combined for ninety four rushing yards, so Sanders has that

1357
01:10:14,880 --> 01:10:17,360
Speaker 1: potential on the ground and can produce through the air

1358
01:10:17,479 --> 01:10:20,600
Speaker 1: as well. Over to the Dallas running back side, this

1359
01:10:20,760 --> 01:10:24,400
Speaker 1: is tough. No one wants Zeke to play. That Zeke

1360
01:10:24,479 --> 01:10:29,599
Speaker 1: owners don't want nobody packing Pollard. I don't want Zeke

1361
01:10:29,680 --> 01:10:32,080
Speaker 1: to play. The Pollard owners certainly don't want Zeke to play.

1362
01:10:32,200 --> 01:10:36,080
Speaker 1: But it sounds like Zeke is gonna play. I'll give

1363
01:10:36,200 --> 01:10:38,240
Speaker 1: Zeke a se because it's a good matchup. Since the

1364
01:10:38,360 --> 01:10:40,840
Speaker 1: Week nine by the Eagles are allowing one one total

1365
01:10:40,960 --> 01:10:43,960
Speaker 1: yards at one point two touchdowns per game to the position.

1366
01:10:44,360 --> 01:10:47,000
Speaker 1: Zeke only Mustard thirty three scoreless convoy yards when these

1367
01:10:47,040 --> 01:10:49,839
Speaker 1: teams first met, but Ben de Nucci was the quarterback

1368
01:10:52,120 --> 01:10:55,120
Speaker 1: see for Zeke. You agree with that? I think I

1369
01:10:55,200 --> 01:10:58,519
Speaker 1: think I'm gonna think they're gonna go fifty fifty split

1370
01:10:58,640 --> 01:11:00,720
Speaker 1: between Pollard and Zeke and game and they're going to

1371
01:11:00,760 --> 01:11:04,320
Speaker 1: cannibalize you to get one of them. Probably does okay

1372
01:11:04,439 --> 01:11:07,599
Speaker 1: fantasy wise, good luck guessing who it's gonna be. Talent.

1373
01:11:08,200 --> 01:11:11,640
Speaker 1: Try to showcase Zeke for a future trade. Oh, I

1374
01:11:11,760 --> 01:11:13,760
Speaker 1: like that, But the problem is they need to win

1375
01:11:13,840 --> 01:11:16,160
Speaker 1: the game. You know, they're still in the playoff hunt,

1376
01:11:16,560 --> 01:11:20,960
Speaker 1: so the Cowboys can't just showcase a guy at a loss.

1377
01:11:21,439 --> 01:11:25,240
Speaker 1: The best running back on roster is Tony Pollard. Now

1378
01:11:27,080 --> 01:11:31,960
Speaker 1: some of us told you that last offseason repeatedly. A

1379
01:11:32,160 --> 01:11:34,479
Speaker 1: chance to remind you Fantasy Football Weekly. This is our

1380
01:11:34,560 --> 01:11:39,040
Speaker 1: final on air broadcast. We are a weekly podcast in

1381
01:11:39,080 --> 01:11:42,520
Speaker 1: the off season. To listen so you can hear salient

1382
01:11:42,640 --> 01:11:46,479
Speaker 1: things like Tony Pollard is a better running back than

1383
01:11:46,560 --> 01:11:51,200
Speaker 1: Ezekiel Elliott and you don't want to draft him. Please continue, Brian,

1384
01:11:51,600 --> 01:11:54,559
Speaker 1: I'm gonna give Zeke the sea still, ok, because that's

1385
01:11:54,600 --> 01:11:56,680
Speaker 1: his upside. Those see upside. You gotta use your best

1386
01:11:56,720 --> 01:11:58,640
Speaker 1: judgment for what what running backs you have on your

1387
01:11:58,680 --> 01:12:01,519
Speaker 1: own rosters. You don't know the He's Pollard put up

1388
01:12:01,680 --> 01:12:05,720
Speaker 1: more Fantasy points last week than Ezekiel Elliott has in

1389
01:12:06,000 --> 01:12:09,000
Speaker 1: thirty seven of his last thirty eight games. Oh yeah,

1390
01:12:09,000 --> 01:12:11,439
Speaker 1: I'm not arguing as a better back at this point.

1391
01:12:11,520 --> 01:12:19,439
Speaker 1: Trust me, Peacock, peac yard. You might want to fire

1392
01:12:19,520 --> 01:12:21,920
Speaker 1: up the peacock next week if you started Marie Cooper

1393
01:12:21,960 --> 01:12:23,880
Speaker 1: and give him an a. The Eagles have been getting

1394
01:12:23,920 --> 01:12:27,679
Speaker 1: destroyed by alpha receivers recently, allowing at least one yards

1395
01:12:27,760 --> 01:12:29,800
Speaker 1: to their opponents number one receiver in three of the

1396
01:12:29,840 --> 01:12:32,240
Speaker 1: past four games. Cooper has scored in three of his

1397
01:12:32,439 --> 01:12:35,080
Speaker 1: last four games, and his primary assignment will probably probably

1398
01:12:35,200 --> 01:12:38,360
Speaker 1: be Kevon Seymour, who is allowing a near perfect passer

1399
01:12:38,479 --> 01:12:41,479
Speaker 1: rating when targeted in his coverage over to the other

1400
01:12:41,560 --> 01:12:44,040
Speaker 1: receiver because it's probably only the other one, only one

1401
01:12:44,080 --> 01:12:47,479
Speaker 1: other one. Michael Gallup very questionable to play, so I'll

1402
01:12:47,479 --> 01:12:49,120
Speaker 1: give him to see if he suits up, but he's

1403
01:12:49,240 --> 01:12:51,519
Speaker 1: unlikely to go. But Ceedee Lamb gets to be either way.

1404
01:12:51,800 --> 01:12:53,879
Speaker 1: The Eagles have allowed the most yards to wide receivers

1405
01:12:53,920 --> 01:12:56,720
Speaker 1: over the last four weeks, and Dalton Schultz gonna give

1406
01:12:56,800 --> 01:12:59,160
Speaker 1: him a c as well. Over the last three weeks,

1407
01:12:59,200 --> 01:13:01,840
Speaker 1: opposing tight ends are averaging five catches and seventy four

1408
01:13:01,920 --> 01:13:04,879
Speaker 1: yards against the Eagles, who have also allowed two scores

1409
01:13:04,920 --> 01:13:07,400
Speaker 1: to the position over that same three game span. And

1410
01:13:07,439 --> 01:13:10,559
Speaker 1: all those plus matchups for the receivers was the reason

1411
01:13:10,720 --> 01:13:13,200
Speaker 1: Andy Dalton's might take a chance on the quarterback. When

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01:13:13,280 --> 01:13:16,600
Speaker 1: we come back next segment, we will talk through a

1413
01:13:16,840 --> 01:13:21,080
Speaker 1: tricky matchup for Ryan Tannehill and the passing game for

1414
01:13:21,160 --> 01:13:26,040
Speaker 1: the Titans. They've been largely very productive, but the game

1415
01:13:26,160 --> 01:13:29,519
Speaker 1: script is all about Derrick Henry and this one. Can

1416
01:13:29,640 --> 01:13:32,840
Speaker 1: you trust Ryan Tannehill? Find out when we come back

1417
01:13:32,920 --> 01:13:37,000
Speaker 1: for the final segment of the final two hour edition

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01:13:37,240 --> 01:13:59,920
Speaker 1: of Fantasy Football Weekly for this season. It is the

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01:14:00,120 --> 01:14:05,719
Speaker 1: final segment of the broadcast edition of Fantasy Football Weekly.

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01:14:06,680 --> 01:14:10,320
Speaker 1: We are a podcast you can hear every week of

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01:14:10,640 --> 01:14:13,599
Speaker 1: the year, but the rest of the our off season

1422
01:14:13,680 --> 01:14:16,040
Speaker 1: are shorter shows. We're not breaking down matchups obviously in

1423
01:14:16,080 --> 01:14:18,400
Speaker 1: the off season, and um we'll be talking about the

1424
01:14:18,439 --> 01:14:21,280
Speaker 1: playoffs in January. And there's still lots of reasons to

1425
01:14:21,320 --> 01:14:24,880
Speaker 1: continue listening to Fantasy Football Weekly. We encourage you to

1426
01:14:24,920 --> 01:14:26,479
Speaker 1: do so. But if you're listening over the air, just

1427
01:14:26,600 --> 01:14:29,080
Speaker 1: know that this is the final over the air two

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01:14:29,200 --> 01:14:32,639
Speaker 1: hour edition of Fantasy Football Weekly. Then it's a good

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01:14:32,640 --> 01:14:37,120
Speaker 1: opportunity to thank my co host Scott Fish, Brian Johnson,

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01:14:37,240 --> 01:14:42,040
Speaker 1: and Matt Harrison. Thank you. This is mere eight for you. Wow,

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01:14:43,080 --> 01:14:45,799
Speaker 1: I'm getting up there. You are one of the older

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01:14:45,920 --> 01:14:49,960
Speaker 1: co hosts. Are nicely done six for me six year

1433
01:14:50,040 --> 01:14:54,000
Speaker 1: you're six y uh So it is not easy working

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01:14:54,040 --> 01:14:56,799
Speaker 1: this job. I appreciate it very much. And the engineering

1435
01:14:56,840 --> 01:15:01,400
Speaker 1: prowess of Brian Burdette, thank you with you it is

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01:15:01,439 --> 01:15:03,080
Speaker 1: the best. Thank you so much for all of your help.

1437
01:15:03,240 --> 01:15:05,439
Speaker 1: All right, let's jump into a final slate of matchups,

1438
01:15:05,640 --> 01:15:10,360
Speaker 1: which includes Chicago taking on Jacksonville. That is me in

1439
01:15:10,439 --> 01:15:13,400
Speaker 1: my final matchup of the year. Let's start with David Montgomery.

1440
01:15:13,439 --> 01:15:14,600
Speaker 1: It's gotten to the point that I don't need to

1441
01:15:14,640 --> 01:15:17,639
Speaker 1: explain why David Montgomery is an A grade, particularly against

1442
01:15:17,640 --> 01:15:20,559
Speaker 1: the Jaguars boxers. Please start him. He's my number two

1443
01:15:20,640 --> 01:15:23,559
Speaker 1: ranked running back this week. My number one ranked running

1444
01:15:23,560 --> 01:15:25,320
Speaker 1: back we'll be talking about in just a few minutes

1445
01:15:25,520 --> 01:15:27,240
Speaker 1: when we get to Matt's matchup. Let's go to the

1446
01:15:27,320 --> 01:15:30,559
Speaker 1: passing game where Mitch true Whisky. Let's give him one

1447
01:15:30,640 --> 01:15:35,599
Speaker 1: final happy He's earned it. He's earned a happy trombone

1448
01:15:35,600 --> 01:15:38,679
Speaker 1: Ski Moniker with his very solid play over the last month,

1449
01:15:39,160 --> 01:15:42,519
Speaker 1: and he is a B grade. Allen Robinson a grade

1450
01:15:42,800 --> 01:15:45,920
Speaker 1: averaging ten targets per game. Since True Bisky took over,

1451
01:15:46,240 --> 01:15:49,160
Speaker 1: He's had at least seventy four yards in all four

1452
01:15:49,280 --> 01:15:52,360
Speaker 1: of the True Bisky starts. Jacksonville is also allowed to

1453
01:15:52,400 --> 01:15:55,960
Speaker 1: receiver to reach yards and ten straight games, which is

1454
01:15:56,040 --> 01:16:00,320
Speaker 1: staggering incompetence. Robinson lines up all over the field. He's

1455
01:16:00,360 --> 01:16:04,080
Speaker 1: got very positive matchups everywhere, but especially against uber Green

1456
01:16:04,240 --> 01:16:07,960
Speaker 1: cornerback Greg Maybin, who has three career starts and is

1457
01:16:08,000 --> 01:16:10,640
Speaker 1: allowing a passer rating of one his cover. I think

1458
01:16:10,680 --> 01:16:13,840
Speaker 1: this is his first revenge matchup against the John w

1459
01:16:14,040 --> 01:16:16,840
Speaker 1: I even thought about the revenge matchup angle. That's very good.

1460
01:16:17,439 --> 01:16:19,719
Speaker 1: Darnell Mooney also with a C grade. He has scored

1461
01:16:19,760 --> 01:16:22,519
Speaker 1: touchdowns and back to back games. Um He's always in

1462
01:16:22,560 --> 01:16:25,719
Speaker 1: single coverage because Robinson soaks up so much defensive attention.

1463
01:16:26,320 --> 01:16:30,040
Speaker 1: Mooney will most often match up against Chris Claybrooks, who

1464
01:16:30,439 --> 01:16:34,200
Speaker 1: has allowed touchdowns in consecutive games and is allowing an

1465
01:16:34,240 --> 01:16:38,879
Speaker 1: approaching perfect passer rating of one forty six in his coverage.

1466
01:16:39,120 --> 01:16:41,200
Speaker 1: I like Darnell Mooney as a dart throw this week.

1467
01:16:41,479 --> 01:16:44,679
Speaker 1: Cold Commit also coming into the C grade. He followed

1468
01:16:44,760 --> 01:16:49,120
Speaker 1: up his snap share two weeks ago by playing every

1469
01:16:49,280 --> 01:16:52,400
Speaker 1: single down of the Bears offensive snaps last week for

1470
01:16:52,479 --> 01:16:56,240
Speaker 1: cold Commit. Unfortunately, the career high and snaps did not

1471
01:16:56,320 --> 01:16:58,360
Speaker 1: result in more production. He only had two catches for

1472
01:16:58,439 --> 01:17:02,559
Speaker 1: twelve yards last week. Jaguars allowed the most yards per

1473
01:17:02,680 --> 01:17:06,640
Speaker 1: reception to tight ends, along with eleven touchdowns two tight ends.

1474
01:17:06,680 --> 01:17:09,400
Speaker 1: That second most. They've allowed a tight end touchdown in

1475
01:17:09,439 --> 01:17:12,080
Speaker 1: four of the last five Cole Commit dart throw there

1476
01:17:12,120 --> 01:17:14,840
Speaker 1: as well. Let's go to the Jacksonville side, where there's,

1477
01:17:15,200 --> 01:17:18,280
Speaker 1: as you can imagine, only one starter, and that's James Robinson.

1478
01:17:18,640 --> 01:17:21,200
Speaker 1: He's proven to be matchup proof. The Bears gave up

1479
01:17:21,280 --> 01:17:24,320
Speaker 1: three hundred six rushing yards to the Vikings and Packers

1480
01:17:24,400 --> 01:17:27,360
Speaker 1: in their last two road games, and so you know,

1481
01:17:27,640 --> 01:17:29,639
Speaker 1: if we're gonna give up a hundred and fifty three

1482
01:17:29,920 --> 01:17:32,080
Speaker 1: yards per game on the road over the past month,

1483
01:17:32,160 --> 01:17:35,000
Speaker 1: that's that feels like an opportunity for James Robinson. Now

1484
01:17:35,120 --> 01:17:36,680
Speaker 1: he is wearing down a bit and we're seeing the

1485
01:17:36,760 --> 01:17:39,080
Speaker 1: usage get dialed back a little bits. They've used him

1486
01:17:39,160 --> 01:17:42,720
Speaker 1: so much, but the Bears have also allowed four touchdowns

1487
01:17:42,760 --> 01:17:45,000
Speaker 1: to backs in their last four games. He's catching a

1488
01:17:45,040 --> 01:17:47,400
Speaker 1: few extra passes under Gardner Minshew, which I like as well.

1489
01:17:47,439 --> 01:17:49,160
Speaker 1: He's helping out a little more in PPR. Be great

1490
01:17:49,200 --> 01:17:51,560
Speaker 1: for James Robinson here. The entire passing game for the

1491
01:17:51,640 --> 01:17:54,320
Speaker 1: Jaguars is on the bench. Chicago is a good, not

1492
01:17:54,479 --> 01:17:57,680
Speaker 1: great past defensive late. If you're really determined to find

1493
01:17:57,720 --> 01:18:00,160
Speaker 1: a way to get DJ Chark in your lineup, um,

1494
01:18:00,200 --> 01:18:03,120
Speaker 1: you can check the injury status of Bears cornerback Jalen Johnson,

1495
01:18:03,360 --> 01:18:05,680
Speaker 1: who missed last week's game, and if Johnson doesn't go,

1496
01:18:06,120 --> 01:18:10,479
Speaker 1: you could throw a dart at Chark against cornerback kindle Vildor.

1497
01:18:11,200 --> 01:18:13,559
Speaker 1: That's definitely a made up name. It sounds like somebody

1498
01:18:13,760 --> 01:18:18,040
Speaker 1: in Game of Thrones kindle Vildor Harry Potter were an

1499
01:18:18,080 --> 01:18:21,400
Speaker 1: Amazon tablet. Yeah, well very much. I mean it sounds

1500
01:18:21,439 --> 01:18:23,759
Speaker 1: exactly like an Amazon tak got my kid a Kindle

1501
01:18:23,880 --> 01:18:27,439
Speaker 1: Vildor for Christmas? Very nice? Uh? Green Bay On Sunday Night,

1502
01:18:27,479 --> 01:18:30,840
Speaker 1: Green Bay takes on Tennessee, Matt. This matchup is fascinating

1503
01:18:30,920 --> 01:18:33,400
Speaker 1: to me a variety of different ways. Let's start on

1504
01:18:33,479 --> 01:18:37,080
Speaker 1: the Green Bay side. Aaron Jones obvious green light here. Yeah,

1505
01:18:37,280 --> 01:18:39,960
Speaker 1: Jamal Williams left last week's game with a quad injury,

1506
01:18:40,160 --> 01:18:43,719
Speaker 1: and so Aaron Jones at the snaps and the Titans

1507
01:18:43,800 --> 01:18:46,439
Speaker 1: defense has been below average against the run, but the

1508
01:18:46,520 --> 01:18:48,680
Speaker 1: path of least resistance seems to be through the air

1509
01:18:48,760 --> 01:18:52,519
Speaker 1: against them still. DeAndre Swift notch two ground scores last week.

1510
01:18:52,600 --> 01:18:57,280
Speaker 1: So Aaron Jones easy? A uh? Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams?

1511
01:18:57,360 --> 01:19:01,640
Speaker 1: Can they co aard Vark was this week? Sure? Why not?

1512
01:19:01,760 --> 01:19:05,120
Speaker 1: We don't have rules on Coard Park. Maybe Baker had

1513
01:19:05,240 --> 01:19:08,879
Speaker 1: three thirty four and four only three weeks ago. Minshew

1514
01:19:08,920 --> 01:19:12,480
Speaker 1: and Glennon combined for two sixty three passing yards. Stafford

1515
01:19:12,520 --> 01:19:15,000
Speaker 1: and Chase Daniel combined for three oh seven against the

1516
01:19:15,040 --> 01:19:17,960
Speaker 1: Titans defense last week. So Rogers will go for three

1517
01:19:18,080 --> 01:19:21,840
Speaker 1: hundred and multiple scores, which means Adams automatically goes over

1518
01:19:21,920 --> 01:19:26,040
Speaker 1: to hundred with a score. Robert Tonyan gets a solid

1519
01:19:26,120 --> 01:19:28,560
Speaker 1: B grade and it's closer to an A. You know

1520
01:19:28,680 --> 01:19:31,120
Speaker 1: what earns the trust of a quarterback like Aaron Rodgers

1521
01:19:31,240 --> 01:19:34,640
Speaker 1: catching a loven touchdowns well catching the ball. Tongyan has

1522
01:19:34,680 --> 01:19:37,679
Speaker 1: caught eighty nine percent of the balls thrown his way

1523
01:19:37,760 --> 01:19:41,479
Speaker 1: this year. What's more impressive, he's caught one hundred percent

1524
01:19:41,560 --> 01:19:45,719
Speaker 1: of his targets inside the red zone. Nine targets, nine

1525
01:19:45,840 --> 01:19:51,360
Speaker 1: catches you don't say nine times nine and six touchdowns

1526
01:19:51,400 --> 01:19:54,840
Speaker 1: inside the twenty. The Titans held the Browns, Jags and

1527
01:19:54,960 --> 01:19:56,720
Speaker 1: Lions tight ends out of the end zone in the

1528
01:19:56,800 --> 01:19:59,799
Speaker 1: last three, but they allowed seven touchdowns to the position

1529
01:19:59,840 --> 01:20:02,599
Speaker 1: in prior ten games. We're not gonna go as far

1530
01:20:02,640 --> 01:20:05,160
Speaker 1: as Alan Lazard or mvs. If you are going to

1531
01:20:05,280 --> 01:20:08,120
Speaker 1: go with one of them and you need one, Lazard

1532
01:20:08,280 --> 01:20:10,280
Speaker 1: is probably the guy. He had eight more snaps and

1533
01:20:10,360 --> 01:20:14,599
Speaker 1: five more targets than Valdez Scandling last week. Um because

1534
01:20:14,680 --> 01:20:16,640
Speaker 1: it's the late Sunday night game, and if you need

1535
01:20:16,680 --> 01:20:18,680
Speaker 1: a late swap, I'd go Lazard because he was on

1536
01:20:18,720 --> 01:20:22,880
Speaker 1: the field for the place on the other side, Derrick Henry.

1537
01:20:22,920 --> 01:20:25,320
Speaker 1: He gets the A grade. The Pack have allowed eight

1538
01:20:25,360 --> 01:20:28,240
Speaker 1: teen touchdowns to the running back position this year. That's

1539
01:20:28,280 --> 01:20:30,680
Speaker 1: the fourth most in the league. There's a little bit

1540
01:20:30,760 --> 01:20:33,400
Speaker 1: of danger here and that the Titans defense is so

1541
01:20:33,600 --> 01:20:35,800
Speaker 1: bad that the Pack get up and kind of like

1542
01:20:35,920 --> 01:20:38,800
Speaker 1: in the Cleveland game, Henry might get phased out just

1543
01:20:39,040 --> 01:20:43,960
Speaker 1: a tiny bits. That's what happened in the Cleveland game though,

1544
01:20:44,000 --> 01:20:45,920
Speaker 1: when they got down by three or four touchdowns in

1545
01:20:45,960 --> 01:20:48,599
Speaker 1: the first half. So that's the only danger here other

1546
01:20:48,680 --> 01:20:50,680
Speaker 1: than that. I like them to pound the ball with

1547
01:20:50,800 --> 01:20:54,200
Speaker 1: Derrick Henry, and that's over and over about the passing game.

1548
01:20:54,320 --> 01:20:57,840
Speaker 1: And I've got a middling grade on Ryan Tannehill because

1549
01:20:57,880 --> 01:20:59,920
Speaker 1: I'm worried about that very game script. The way you've

1550
01:20:59,920 --> 01:21:02,639
Speaker 1: be at the Packers is on the ground, dominate the clock,

1551
01:21:02,680 --> 01:21:05,040
Speaker 1: and keep the ball away from Aaron Rodgers. So it's

1552
01:21:05,160 --> 01:21:07,559
Speaker 1: very tricky because the Packers have been very good against

1553
01:21:07,600 --> 01:21:11,120
Speaker 1: the past since October um, when they faced the team

1554
01:21:11,160 --> 01:21:13,840
Speaker 1: with a good runner and two good receivers. The quarterbacks

1555
01:21:13,920 --> 01:21:16,680
Speaker 1: have had success. And here's a list of those quarterbacks,

1556
01:21:17,200 --> 01:21:21,120
Speaker 1: Philip Rivers, Kirk Cousins, and the Week two version of

1557
01:21:21,200 --> 01:21:24,599
Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford. So that's not many. I think the Pack

1558
01:21:24,640 --> 01:21:26,280
Speaker 1: will have to send seven or eight to the box

1559
01:21:26,360 --> 01:21:28,600
Speaker 1: to try to stop Henry, leaving man coverage for A J.

1560
01:21:28,760 --> 01:21:32,080
Speaker 1: Brown and Corey Davis. Some open looks for Tannehill. Tannell

1561
01:21:32,160 --> 01:21:35,519
Speaker 1: does have multiple touchdown passes in three straight whether that's

1562
01:21:35,560 --> 01:21:38,320
Speaker 1: because they're dominating or they're in catchup mode, and the

1563
01:21:38,360 --> 01:21:40,560
Speaker 1: Titans have scored more points than any team in the

1564
01:21:40,600 --> 01:21:43,400
Speaker 1: league this year, so Tannell gets the b uh So

1565
01:21:43,560 --> 01:21:46,000
Speaker 1: do A. J. Brown and Corey Davis each B grades.

1566
01:21:46,320 --> 01:21:48,760
Speaker 1: Brown has had at least eighty five yards or a

1567
01:21:48,840 --> 01:21:52,520
Speaker 1: score in fourteen of his last sixteen games. That's consistency.

1568
01:21:52,960 --> 01:21:55,160
Speaker 1: Davis leads the team and catches in yards and has

1569
01:21:55,200 --> 01:21:59,120
Speaker 1: become a solid possession receiver with upside. It's unclear if Jaire,

1570
01:21:59,200 --> 01:22:02,920
Speaker 1: Alexander Shadow, Brown or Davis, but Kevin King on the

1571
01:22:03,000 --> 01:22:05,720
Speaker 1: other side is no slouch either. D J. Moore was

1572
01:22:05,800 --> 01:22:07,720
Speaker 1: able to tally a hundred and thirty one yards on

1573
01:22:07,800 --> 01:22:10,680
Speaker 1: six catches last week, and A Rob had seventy four

1574
01:22:10,760 --> 01:22:13,280
Speaker 1: and scored twice against them in garbage time a few

1575
01:22:13,320 --> 01:22:15,880
Speaker 1: weeks ago, and garbage time could be in play here,

1576
01:22:16,120 --> 01:22:17,920
Speaker 1: so I'm not going to give up on the passing game.

1577
01:22:18,240 --> 01:22:20,880
Speaker 1: And finally, John U. John U. Smith, was your take

1578
01:22:20,880 --> 01:22:23,160
Speaker 1: a chance on me charge. I gave him a C grade,

1579
01:22:23,400 --> 01:22:26,400
Speaker 1: all right. I appreciate the confidence in John U. John Wu.

1580
01:22:26,520 --> 01:22:29,200
Speaker 1: I hope he goes out of this season, uh much

1581
01:22:29,240 --> 01:22:31,280
Speaker 1: in the fashion that he came in to the season.

1582
01:22:31,640 --> 01:22:34,240
Speaker 1: The final game of Championship Week will be Monday night,

1583
01:22:34,280 --> 01:22:38,160
Speaker 1: and that's Buffalo at New England. Josh Allen has power

1584
01:22:38,360 --> 01:22:42,160
Speaker 1: teams into and through the playoffs, but this is one

1585
01:22:42,200 --> 01:22:47,599
Speaker 1: of the toughest matchups of his season to the toucher,

1586
01:22:48,120 --> 01:22:51,880
Speaker 1: even with even with the with Stephan Gilmore gone, I'm

1587
01:22:51,920 --> 01:22:56,160
Speaker 1: a little nervous as a about the prospects for Josh

1588
01:22:56,200 --> 01:22:59,280
Speaker 1: Allen in this game. It's a touchy subject to the

1589
01:22:59,600 --> 01:23:02,360
Speaker 1: red flo AGAs here are. Josh Allen did not score

1590
01:23:02,439 --> 01:23:04,439
Speaker 1: through the air when these first when these teams first

1591
01:23:04,479 --> 01:23:06,400
Speaker 1: met in week at Week eight, and New England has

1592
01:23:06,439 --> 01:23:10,120
Speaker 1: surrendered just one passing touchdown over the last four games,

1593
01:23:10,280 --> 01:23:13,719
Speaker 1: but the Patriots have surrendered five rushing touchdowns to quarterbacks

1594
01:23:13,760 --> 01:23:16,000
Speaker 1: over the last eight games. One of those touchdowns went

1595
01:23:16,080 --> 01:23:18,080
Speaker 1: to Allan in Week eight. So you can still do

1596
01:23:18,240 --> 01:23:21,040
Speaker 1: damage on the ground. And as you mentioned, Stephan Gilmore

1597
01:23:21,120 --> 01:23:23,880
Speaker 1: is out, so big for Alan. I'm gonna give digs

1598
01:23:23,920 --> 01:23:27,040
Speaker 1: An a because Gilmore is out. Diggs had six catches

1599
01:23:27,120 --> 01:23:29,720
Speaker 1: for ninety two yards in the first meeting that is

1600
01:23:29,760 --> 01:23:32,639
Speaker 1: when Gilmore was healthy. He will not play in this one.

1601
01:23:33,000 --> 01:23:35,479
Speaker 1: Diggs has commanded double digit targets and five of his

1602
01:23:35,600 --> 01:23:38,560
Speaker 1: last six games averaging ten catches for a hundred and

1603
01:23:38,640 --> 01:23:42,960
Speaker 1: three yards, making that span he'sn't automatic a almost regardless

1604
01:23:42,960 --> 01:23:46,240
Speaker 1: of matchup. Cole Beasley only two catches for twenty four

1605
01:23:46,320 --> 01:23:48,479
Speaker 1: yards in the first meeting. I believe John Brown was

1606
01:23:48,560 --> 01:23:51,240
Speaker 1: healthy for that one. I'm gonna give Beasley a b here.

1607
01:23:51,360 --> 01:23:54,080
Speaker 1: His target totals over the last three weeks ten, ten

1608
01:23:54,520 --> 01:23:57,880
Speaker 1: and eleven, seeing about just as much volume as digs.

1609
01:23:58,360 --> 01:24:01,400
Speaker 1: And to the running backs Devin Singletary and Zack Moss,

1610
01:24:01,479 --> 01:24:04,160
Speaker 1: gonna give them both a sea. New England has surrendered

1611
01:24:04,200 --> 01:24:06,639
Speaker 1: over four hundred rushing yards over the last two weeks.

1612
01:24:06,720 --> 01:24:09,120
Speaker 1: They're getting killed on the ground. Both these backs top

1613
01:24:09,200 --> 01:24:11,400
Speaker 1: to eighty rushing yards in the first meeting Moss. Moss

1614
01:24:11,479 --> 01:24:13,800
Speaker 1: scored twice and he'd certainly be the favorite at the

1615
01:24:13,840 --> 01:24:17,240
Speaker 1: goal line over Singletary, even though Josh Allen's Zack Moss

1616
01:24:17,360 --> 01:24:19,280
Speaker 1: was take a chance on me Worthy and then you

1617
01:24:19,400 --> 01:24:22,960
Speaker 1: could yeah, you could have all season long. And there's

1618
01:24:23,040 --> 01:24:26,680
Speaker 1: no sadder way to cap the season. And closing with

1619
01:24:26,800 --> 01:24:33,760
Speaker 1: the Patriots are all on the bench. Jacoby Myers likely

1620
01:24:33,840 --> 01:24:36,200
Speaker 1: to be shadowed by jadebus White. That's a no go

1621
01:24:36,400 --> 01:24:41,559
Speaker 1: if Damian Harris doesn't play, maybe Sony Michelle oh yikes,

1622
01:24:41,760 --> 01:24:44,760
Speaker 1: gets the C grade. But Buffalo allowing less in four

1623
01:24:44,880 --> 01:24:48,120
Speaker 1: yards per carry over the last month, just don't start

1624
01:24:48,160 --> 01:24:51,120
Speaker 1: any Patriots. There's there's nothing to like. I wish we

1625
01:24:51,160 --> 01:24:54,080
Speaker 1: could close with a bigger boom with some exciting playoffs,

1626
01:24:54,120 --> 01:24:56,519
Speaker 1: but New England has zero that that that is the

1627
01:24:56,680 --> 01:24:59,200
Speaker 1: that's just the reality of it. And New England's offseason

1628
01:24:59,200 --> 01:25:02,240
Speaker 1: will be fascinating. They've got about a billion dollars under

1629
01:25:02,240 --> 01:25:05,639
Speaker 1: them to spend, so they can bring in some notable

1630
01:25:05,760 --> 01:25:09,160
Speaker 1: free agents. Maybe it's maybe the receivers next year are

1631
01:25:09,240 --> 01:25:12,640
Speaker 1: Will Fuller and Allen Robinson and then they you know,

1632
01:25:12,840 --> 01:25:15,240
Speaker 1: they draft a quarterback or they find a quarterback somehow.

1633
01:25:15,280 --> 01:25:17,160
Speaker 1: I heard a lot of steam about Hunter Henry is

1634
01:25:17,280 --> 01:25:19,639
Speaker 1: most likely going to be a Patriot next year. Maybe

1635
01:25:19,720 --> 01:25:23,240
Speaker 1: maybe it's Scario. How about this angle, and I'm serious

1636
01:25:23,240 --> 01:25:27,000
Speaker 1: about this starting quarterback for the Patriots next year. Jimmy

1637
01:25:27,040 --> 01:25:33,200
Speaker 1: Garoppolot decide they've played that thing out. The Patriots, how

1638
01:25:33,400 --> 01:25:36,160
Speaker 1: obviously have a lot of familiarity at with Garoppolo. They

1639
01:25:36,200 --> 01:25:38,800
Speaker 1: liked him. Um, and they decide they go back, they

1640
01:25:38,840 --> 01:25:42,000
Speaker 1: go to Garoppolo. That would be fascinating. The one thing

1641
01:25:42,120 --> 01:25:44,720
Speaker 1: New England should do or should not do, actually is

1642
01:25:44,800 --> 01:25:48,720
Speaker 1: just don't draft a wide receiver. And kidding god, I

1643
01:25:48,880 --> 01:25:51,320
Speaker 1: can't pick up all the receivers they've drafted have totaled

1644
01:25:51,360 --> 01:25:56,840
Speaker 1: one touchdown. I think of the staggering level of drafting incompetence.

1645
01:25:56,920 --> 01:26:01,560
Speaker 1: It takes to go a decade of drafting needing receivers

1646
01:26:01,600 --> 01:26:04,200
Speaker 1: for much of that decade basically since Randy Moss retired

1647
01:26:04,920 --> 01:26:07,160
Speaker 1: and only being able to come up with one touchdown?

1648
01:26:07,240 --> 01:26:10,040
Speaker 1: Doesn't Belichick have a dog doing the drafting or something

1649
01:26:10,160 --> 01:26:12,439
Speaker 1: like that? Feels like it isn't it? All right? Let

1650
01:26:12,479 --> 01:26:15,080
Speaker 1: me ask you this next year, as we look ahead

1651
01:26:15,120 --> 01:26:21,160
Speaker 1: to next season, who is quarterback too? Next year? Patrick

1652
01:26:21,240 --> 01:26:26,760
Speaker 1: Mahomes is the obvious quarterback one. Quarterback two is not obvious. Matt,

1653
01:26:26,880 --> 01:26:29,520
Speaker 1: let me start with you. Do you believe his quarterback?

1654
01:26:29,600 --> 01:26:32,040
Speaker 1: Who are you going to have ranked as quarterback number two? Next?

1655
01:26:32,160 --> 01:26:34,439
Speaker 1: It might be a little bit surprising. Um, I have

1656
01:26:34,520 --> 01:26:38,240
Speaker 1: two names that kind of came to my brain right away. Uh,

1657
01:26:38,920 --> 01:26:43,960
Speaker 1: Josh Allen and the air Bear himself. I like both

1658
01:26:44,040 --> 01:26:47,640
Speaker 1: of them. I do like Josh Allen because he's the

1659
01:26:47,760 --> 01:26:51,120
Speaker 1: rare running quarterback who's really really good at passing to

1660
01:26:51,760 --> 01:26:54,040
Speaker 1: and he's got the wide receivers to to make that

1661
01:26:54,160 --> 01:26:56,719
Speaker 1: offense work. So I think I would go Josh Allen

1662
01:26:57,080 --> 01:27:00,360
Speaker 1: as my number two, but air Bears very close, very

1663
01:27:00,400 --> 01:27:02,640
Speaker 1: impressive rookie year for him. Well yeah, and I think

1664
01:27:02,720 --> 01:27:05,080
Speaker 1: as as we're in Minnesota, as much as we like

1665
01:27:05,160 --> 01:27:08,240
Speaker 1: with Justin Jefferson has done and is worthy of as

1666
01:27:08,400 --> 01:27:11,360
Speaker 1: of winning of the Rookie of the Year award, he

1667
01:27:11,439 --> 01:27:14,519
Speaker 1: usually goes to quarterbacks, and I think Josh, I think, sorry, uh,

1668
01:27:14,720 --> 01:27:16,760
Speaker 1: air Bear is going to end up getting that. Well,

1669
01:27:16,800 --> 01:27:18,600
Speaker 1: I think we're going to see air Bear with a

1670
01:27:18,680 --> 01:27:21,760
Speaker 1: new head coach, probably an offensive mind. If you're Eric

1671
01:27:21,800 --> 01:27:25,240
Speaker 1: b Enemy, why would you go anywhere else? Because you

1672
01:27:25,280 --> 01:27:27,600
Speaker 1: don't want to play the Chiefs twice a year? That

1673
01:27:27,600 --> 01:27:29,600
Speaker 1: would be like the only reason. I mean, you know,

1674
01:27:30,160 --> 01:27:32,360
Speaker 1: if you if you want to be if you won't

1675
01:27:32,400 --> 01:27:34,040
Speaker 1: have a long ten year as a head coach in

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01:27:34,080 --> 01:27:38,840
Speaker 1: the NFL. There is exactly one clear path to doing that.

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01:27:39,680 --> 01:27:42,400
Speaker 1: Hook your wagon to a great young quarterback that's how

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01:27:42,520 --> 01:27:44,800
Speaker 1: you have a ten year run as a Maybe he

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01:27:44,840 --> 01:27:48,360
Speaker 1: wants to be a Jaguars coach. Well they but Jaguars

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01:27:48,479 --> 01:27:50,519
Speaker 1: might that might make some sense to another team with

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01:27:50,560 --> 01:27:52,360
Speaker 1: a ton of room under the captain Ryan. Who's your

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01:27:52,479 --> 01:27:55,960
Speaker 1: number two ranked quarterback for next year? Air Bear and

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01:27:56,280 --> 01:27:59,320
Speaker 1: Alan certainly in the mix. I think Aaron Rodgers deserves

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01:27:59,320 --> 01:28:01,439
Speaker 1: to be in the conversation ation after his resurgence this year,

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01:28:01,520 --> 01:28:05,360
Speaker 1: especially if they can put an elite receiver opposite Davante Adams.

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01:28:05,439 --> 01:28:08,320
Speaker 1: But I still lean the mobile quarterback. I'm going Kyler Murray.

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01:28:08,960 --> 01:28:12,240
Speaker 1: Kyler Murray's rushing quarterbacks. I think that's what's weapon. That's

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01:28:12,280 --> 01:28:15,760
Speaker 1: what the consensus will be. It'll probably be consensus. I'm

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01:28:15,800 --> 01:28:18,360
Speaker 1: on Josh Allen as well because I just I just

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01:28:18,520 --> 01:28:21,200
Speaker 1: like the overall level of play and I think he's

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01:28:21,200 --> 01:28:23,200
Speaker 1: a better passer than Kyler Murray and I get a

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01:28:23,280 --> 01:28:26,280
Speaker 1: lot of the rushing production as well. We need the schedules. Really,

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01:28:26,360 --> 01:28:29,160
Speaker 1: you might come down to that quarterback two is gonna

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01:28:29,160 --> 01:28:31,920
Speaker 1: be fascinating. You watch what's gonna happen. Mahomes is gonna

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01:28:31,960 --> 01:28:35,240
Speaker 1: go like round one, round two, and then no quarterback

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01:28:35,320 --> 01:28:38,120
Speaker 1: is gonna go for like four rounds. After that, people

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01:28:38,120 --> 01:28:40,240
Speaker 1: are gonna feel like that next year is there's such

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01:28:40,240 --> 01:28:42,080
Speaker 1: a big drop off, they can wait a long time.

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Speaker 1: Thank you to everybody who has listened over the course

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Speaker 1: of this season to Fantasy Football Weekly. It has been

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Speaker 1: great talking to you throughout this challenging year for everybody.

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01:28:50,720 --> 01:28:53,040
Speaker 1: Congratulations and getting to the championship for those of you

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