1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 1: I had great plans for the Patriots to put up 2 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:05,800 Speaker 1: a bunch of points that didn't really work out. Although 3 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: Gillislee was great, that was about the end of that. 4 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 1: Let's concentrate on those positive starts. That's right. Uh. Positives 5 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 1: the Patriots, of course, as they get a what should 6 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 1: be an extraordinarily high scoring game this week, and then 7 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:19,320 Speaker 1: the week after that they get Houston, who maybe without 8 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:22,799 Speaker 1: both of their starting cornerbacks. So there's there's some positivity 9 00:00:22,880 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 1: left for uh, for our Patriots. Yet Uh this in 10 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 1: the last half hour, numerous reports now saying that Odell 11 00:00:30,120 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 1: Beckham expected to play on Monday night. Now we'll get 12 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 1: to this matchup and spend all more time with a 13 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 1: little later. But I'll go to the Giants desk. Ryan. 14 00:00:41,800 --> 00:00:43,919 Speaker 1: It's Monday. You know, people can have to make their 15 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 1: Sunday decision at noon without much more information than they've 16 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 1: got right now that Odell may play. And then we 17 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 1: always listened as questionable. What do you think you always 18 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 1: fear the dreaded decoy role for so, I don't know 19 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 1: it's encouraging news, but obviously do not put him in 20 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 1: your wide receiver spot. Put him in your flex if possible, 21 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 1: and have some kind of fallback plan on Monday night, 22 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 1: like probably the Riddic or something like something like that. 23 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 1: Maybe even h the corpse of the You've still young 24 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 1: Eric Ebron something like that. I don't know, but make 25 00:01:14,480 --> 00:01:16,319 Speaker 1: sure he's in your flex. But let's hope he plays. 26 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 1: Will be better for the sake of fantasy football, which 27 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: was atrocious last week. I've got that game and I'm 28 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:23,679 Speaker 1: going to be recommending that people do not play him, 29 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 1: and let's just take let's take a week off. You've 30 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 1: probably rather than have to go into Monday night and 31 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:30,959 Speaker 1: hoping you can flex a sterling Shepherd or something, I 32 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: would rather just let's take a week off. Worst thing 33 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: it happens is he comes back and plays a great game. 34 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: You didn't start him, and now you know you got 35 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:41,440 Speaker 1: Odell Beckham rolling forward. The downside, you lost. The downside 36 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 1: thing that could happen. The downside is, well, the downside 37 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 1: is is that he doesn't play. It was a decoy. 38 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 1: He doesn't play at all. That this is all just puffery, 39 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: and you know they're just trying to make the Lions 40 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: have to account for him in their schemes. What is puffery? 41 00:01:57,240 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 1: Puffery that's when you you know, it's a blather, it's 42 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: a lot. Uh, you know you're puffing, it's smoke. Are 43 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 1: you making up words? Absolutely not. When let's let's get 44 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 1: into the matchups. Of course, by the way of the 45 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: course of the show, we've got our take a chance 46 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: on me players nine players not normally in your starting lineup, 47 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 1: many of whom are on the waiver wire. Two of 48 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 1: my three or waiver wire guys. Five tough questions, premature speculation, 49 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 1: and will break down all fifteen of the matchups, and 50 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: we're gonna have to go quickly. This one should not 51 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 1: take long. Jets at Oakland, Matt Jets, everybody's on the bench, BELLEL. 52 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:31,359 Speaker 1: Powell and Matt Forte. The problem it's a time split 53 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:34,080 Speaker 1: four to ad of the Snaps Powells on the field 54 00:02:34,120 --> 00:02:37,799 Speaker 1: for they almost split touches down the middle. It's gross there. 55 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 1: That was exactly the scenario that I laid out last 56 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:43,800 Speaker 1: week when we talked about this matchup, and I was like, 57 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 1: you know what, this thing really scares me. We all know, 58 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:49,679 Speaker 1: but all Powell's the best, the best runner. But the 59 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 1: Jets don't your peacocking that they suck. I'm I'm peacocking 60 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:57,799 Speaker 1: that we here are smarter than the Jets. The one 61 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: guy I'll mention on the Jets that you're not gonna start, 62 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: but you should keep an eye on his Jermaine Curse. 63 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: It's worth noting that he had nine targets and seven 64 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 1: receptions last week. He was on the field for the 65 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:11,200 Speaker 1: Jets snaps. He is their wide receiver one right now. 66 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:13,239 Speaker 1: And if you get desperate down the line and the 67 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 1: matchups good, Jermaine Curse could be a guy that you 68 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:17,919 Speaker 1: could pick up and play on the Oakland side. It's 69 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 1: pretty much start. Everybody was that premature premature speculation. That's 70 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:29,919 Speaker 1: like super premature. Yeah, I'm premature speculation. Pickpurse alright, um, 71 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 1: Oakland side, Marshawn Lynch, I got an a start on him. 72 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: Lynch look powerful last week yards on nineteen carries and 73 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 1: those were some bruising, punishing runs last week. It's his 74 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 1: homecoming in Oakland. They're going to get him in the 75 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 1: end zone for sure, and there's no Mike Tolbert here 76 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 1: to vulture his touchdown carry like what happened to Lashawn 77 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 1: McCoy last week. That duo combined for a hundred and 78 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: fifty two yards in a score. No one is afraid 79 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 1: of the Jets run defense anymore. Marshawn Lynch is in 80 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 1: A He's my number one ranked running back this week. Well, 81 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 1: of course he is your number one range running back. 82 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 1: You love Marshawn Lynch. Derek Car's a B. I think 83 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:06,800 Speaker 1: it would be an easy A. But the main concern 84 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: here is that the Raiders lead at halftime is so 85 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: large that game script just kind of forces Derek Carr 86 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: out of the game, and they don't have to pass much. 87 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:17,360 Speaker 1: They can They can really cycle in a lot of 88 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 1: runs and just run out the clock. So I'm also 89 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 1: giving Mark Cooper and Michael Crabtree a B as well. 90 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 1: Anytime Buster Screen is involved in a defense, I try 91 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:28,000 Speaker 1: to play all the receivers I can. Cooper had a 92 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 1: few drops last week, and no team has dropped more 93 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:33,359 Speaker 1: passes in their last eight games as the Raiders have 94 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: a lot of that has to do with Cooper Cooper. Yeah, 95 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:40,160 Speaker 1: it's pretty much all. Cooper drops more balls than specialist. 96 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 1: Just Mr one Liner today, What did you have for breakfast? 97 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: Only that Mike could drop? That's right. I'm supported by 98 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 1: some kind of stand mechanism crab Tree and Cooper have 99 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:55,239 Speaker 1: essentially an equal target loads since they arrived in Oakland 100 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 1: together in the beginning of don't think too hard about 101 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 1: crab Tree. He's an every week starter in that is, 102 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 1: he's he's fantastic. And then Jared Cook, I gotta see 103 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:05,599 Speaker 1: start on him. Cook caught all five of his targets 104 00:05:05,680 --> 00:05:08,039 Speaker 1: last week for fifty six yards. The Bills tight ends 105 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:11,159 Speaker 1: combined for five catches seventy five yards in a touchdown 106 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:13,279 Speaker 1: last week, So it seems like Cook's gonna get about 107 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:16,160 Speaker 1: five receptions here around sixty yards and half a touchdown. 108 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 1: Buffalo takes on the Carolina Panthers. I think everybody knows 109 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 1: to start Lashawn McCoy no matter what. He's an obvious 110 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:24,279 Speaker 1: they are there any other Bills to play here. I 111 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 1: got him in a b right now. Though in a 112 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 1: tough matchup the Bills. Let's not let him score touchdowns. 113 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:33,280 Speaker 1: There is that as Matt said, Tilbert had the short touchdown, 114 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:36,600 Speaker 1: more carries inside the five, Tyrod Taylor threw five times 115 00:05:36,600 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 1: inside the ten, twice inside the five that he's do 116 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:40,839 Speaker 1: not give Shady the ball to stripe. It's a tough matchup. 117 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 1: You're starting him either way, but B because it is 118 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:45,479 Speaker 1: against Carolina and he's not a workhorse. Youar the goal line. 119 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:48,359 Speaker 1: For whatever reason, we need a Mike Tilbert vulture sound 120 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:52,280 Speaker 1: revenge game from like Tilbert in Carolina. Maybe Tony can 121 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 1: help us find a vulture sound. I'm gonna have to 122 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 1: look up what that sounds like. I'll see what I 123 00:05:56,520 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 1: can do. Do you think we knew what a peacock 124 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:01,280 Speaker 1: sounded like a year ago? We had no idea, and 125 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:05,040 Speaker 1: yet here we are with a peacock sounder? Yeah? All right? 126 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:11,159 Speaker 1: No skin being ripped off a dead carcass. That's what 127 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:14,839 Speaker 1: it sound like to me anyway. Tyrod Taylor uh turned graphic. 128 00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 1: Tyrod Taylor on the bench. Since Week nine of last year, 129 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:21,839 Speaker 1: Carolina hasn't allowed more than two passing touchdowns, and they've 130 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: allowed one zero touchdowns in all but four games during 131 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 1: that span. So Taylor is on the bench as is 132 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:30,239 Speaker 1: Jordan Matthews did have two catches for sixty one yards 133 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:33,080 Speaker 1: last week, but just three targets. I do think he 134 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:34,840 Speaker 1: will improve over the season, but I'm not ready to 135 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 1: start him just yet. And uh, Charles Clay give him 136 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 1: a ce. Uh he's averaging whoa this is not distracting 137 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 1: at all. And there's but I want to get the 138 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:54,120 Speaker 1: vulture sound rolling for this year. Fantasy Football Weekly a 139 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:56,839 Speaker 1: horrifying noise. It's a horrifying noise. Just to let you 140 00:06:56,839 --> 00:06:59,159 Speaker 1: guys know, there's a ten hour YouTube clip. If you 141 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 1: really wanted to get enough ULU sounds, there might be 142 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:05,920 Speaker 1: ten hours of Toilbird stealing shady touchdowns. This year, we'll 143 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 1: see Charles Clay even him as c over his last 144 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 1: five games, averaging five catches, fifty six yards and a 145 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 1: one whole touchdown. And here's a great stat from fan 146 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 1: Ball Scott Fish. Since the start of Charles Clay has 147 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 1: fifteen receptions when his quarterback has been under pressure. That 148 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 1: is second among tight ends meeting. He is a safety 149 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:27,440 Speaker 1: valve and that's gonna happen this week against the Panthers, 150 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 1: So you will be a PPR helper for sure. Panthers 151 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 1: front four is still elite, very elite. Uh And Luke 152 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:35,080 Speaker 1: keick Lee up and running as he was not at 153 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:37,880 Speaker 1: all times last year over to Carolina, Cam Newton gonna 154 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 1: give him a b was clearly rusty coming off the 155 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 1: shoulder injury, but did throw for two touchdowns, had six 156 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 1: carries one inside the ten yard line. So he is 157 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 1: running the ball a little bit still. Uh so he's 158 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 1: in a good spot this week. Given him a B. 159 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 1: I'll still give Kelvin Benjamin a B. Only five targets 160 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 1: last week, but that was second to Christian McCaffrey for 161 00:07:56,280 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: most on the team. Uh. He has about seven inches 162 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 1: on cornerbacks. Tra very true, Trude, Trude Davious wife like, 163 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: that's how you pronounce it actually, and E. J. Gaines. 164 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 1: So I'm still starting Benjamin this week. J. Gaines is awful, 165 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 1: very bad corner very true. Greg Olson, he gets a C. 166 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:16,480 Speaker 1: His targets were way down last week, as we kind 167 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 1: of discussed. He did have two catches the Benjamin's one though, 168 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 1: so in five hot questions you said Benjamin's receptions would 169 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 1: suffer more. I said no, But but now I'm right 170 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 1: because Oldsen had two catches and Benjamin had one. But 171 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: Olson's in the lead right now. But anyway, he gets 172 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 1: a CEE. Not a great matchup, but Buffalo was ranked 173 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:40,160 Speaker 1: Levins eleventh against tight ends by Fantasy or by Football 174 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 1: Outsiders last year, so there's hope par Olson. Even though 175 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:45,439 Speaker 1: Christian McCaffrey is starting to steal the show and give 176 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:48,520 Speaker 1: him a B borderline A led the team in targets 177 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:51,680 Speaker 1: and catches last week, also had thirteen carries. He's gonna 178 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 1: be a guy that you're gonna start regardless of matchup, 179 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:55,080 Speaker 1: because they're gonna put the ball in his hands. I 180 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 1: think you took a few direct snaps as well. So 181 00:08:57,280 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 1: excited about him this week. And Jonathan Steward gets to 182 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 1: be eighteen carries last week, had a nice receiving touchdown. 183 00:09:03,320 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 1: He got all the carries inside the ten yard line 184 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 1: for the Panthers at running back. And this is a 185 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 1: matchup where game script could favor him in the second half. 186 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 1: This played out for Jonathan Stewart. It's only one week, 187 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:15,280 Speaker 1: but it played out exactly like we told you it 188 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:19,040 Speaker 1: would in the preseason. Christian McCaffrey doesn't suddenly mean he's 189 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:21,520 Speaker 1: not the gold line guy, and it doesn't suddenly mean 190 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 1: he's not gonna get any carries. And McCaffrey got a 191 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:26,720 Speaker 1: lot of carries more than I expected, like thirteen carries 192 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 1: in the game I was thinking would be more like 193 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 1: a seven or eight guy. But even with that, Stewart 194 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 1: put together a solid game. Let's go to the Vikings, 195 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 1: taking on the steel You are done, correct, Steve Vikings 196 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:40,480 Speaker 1: taking on the Steelers. First, let's just say this that 197 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:43,640 Speaker 1: if if it turns out Bradford can't go, and there's 198 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 1: I think, I think he's gonna play, but there could 199 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 1: be some smoke screen here. Everybody gets knocked down a 200 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:52,439 Speaker 1: full letter grade if it's case Keenum, and then you 201 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:54,800 Speaker 1: wouldn't even want to start case Keenum right now, every 202 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:57,760 Speaker 1: meaningful Viking is a B on my sheet. Let's start 203 00:09:57,800 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 1: with the running game and Dalvin Cook. He'll be put 204 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:01,920 Speaker 1: to the test against the defense that held Isaiah Crowwell 205 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 1: to just one point nine yards per carrying the opener. 206 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:07,000 Speaker 1: And if you think, well, it's just Isaiah crawl on 207 00:10:07,040 --> 00:10:09,560 Speaker 1: the Browns, Brown's offensive line is better than the Vikings 208 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 1: offensive line, so there's that um. But Dalvin Cook's got 209 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:16,080 Speaker 1: the past catching ability that that crow Well does not have, 210 00:10:16,559 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 1: and that should ultimately keep him here as a B grade. Again, 211 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:23,280 Speaker 1: assuming Sam Bradford ends up ends up playing in this game. 212 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:26,079 Speaker 1: So let's go to the passing game and Bradford, now 213 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 1: he got the knee injury and teams downplaying it. We're 214 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 1: hoping it's not a smoke screen here. Steelers registered seven 215 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 1: sacks against Cleveland last week. T J. Watt looks like 216 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:37,440 Speaker 1: an immediate difference maker. And that defensive line and again 217 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 1: before you just go olds the Browns again, offensive line 218 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 1: is better than ours. So if they got to the 219 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 1: quarterback seven times, I think we're gonna see a lot 220 00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 1: fewer deep downfield plays for Sam Bradford this week than 221 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 1: he had the luxury of last week. I didn't I 222 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 1: don't know the exact stat but t J. Watt was 223 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:56,720 Speaker 1: the first rookie everyone's first game to have like two 224 00:10:56,760 --> 00:11:00,679 Speaker 1: sacks of forest fumble and alignment p his pants at 225 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 1: the same time. That's right, Soil himself, totally legit. It's 226 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:08,000 Speaker 1: the rare soiling staff. Um. I'm I'm nervous about a 227 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 1: lot of short dump off stuff for Bradford. That would 228 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 1: be great for theeland from a PPR standpoint. Now that 229 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:16,280 Speaker 1: he's in the slot, he is going to Um, he's 230 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 1: going to catch a lot of passes because the Vikings 231 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:21,920 Speaker 1: love throwing the short timing stuff to their slot receiver. 232 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:24,160 Speaker 1: Last year it was Diggs. Now it's theland we sought 233 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:27,960 Speaker 1: materialized last week and he faces the worst cornerback on 234 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 1: their roster. Slot cornerback Mike Hilton, so I like feeling 235 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 1: would be grade Diggs I don't like quite as much, 236 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:35,800 Speaker 1: but he still gets a B grade hitter here because 237 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:37,880 Speaker 1: he's gonna draw a favorable match up against Joe Hayden. 238 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:39,319 Speaker 1: I think the Browns knew what they were doing when 239 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:42,280 Speaker 1: they cut him lose. Hayden is not not a special 240 00:11:42,280 --> 00:11:46,200 Speaker 1: player and he graded out badly in the last game. 241 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:48,640 Speaker 1: So plus matchup for Diggs, who also gets a B grade, 242 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 1: and Kyle Rudolph targeting the red zone. No, no, tight. 243 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:53,960 Speaker 1: I'm targeting the red zone more times last year than 244 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:56,680 Speaker 1: Rudolph was, and then last week scored from the red zone. 245 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 1: So we'll continue to um, We'll continue to start him 246 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:01,959 Speaker 1: and to be great, let's flip over to the Steelers side. 247 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:05,320 Speaker 1: A grade for Levy on Bell, and I mean that 248 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:08,600 Speaker 1: should surprise nobody, and you know you wouldn't bend him anyway. 249 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:11,079 Speaker 1: But the Vikings did limit the Saints three headed backfield 250 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 1: of just sixty combined rushing yards and Bell was stymy 251 00:12:14,559 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 1: by the stupid Brown's defense last week, so you know 252 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:19,240 Speaker 1: this thing is still got some flux to it. But 253 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 1: that was Levan Bell's preseason game, right So that was 254 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:24,240 Speaker 1: the knockoff the Rust game, right, So we assume Bell 255 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:26,000 Speaker 1: is going to be back and be much better here 256 00:12:26,040 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 1: and and here's the real thing though with Bell. If 257 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:33,440 Speaker 1: Anthony Barr can't go, Bell is gonna be devastating on 258 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 1: this defense, both as a runner and as a receiver 259 00:12:35,960 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 1: out of the backfield. Obviously he's an elite pass catching 260 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:41,400 Speaker 1: back and Bar would pick up that assignment normally. So 261 00:12:41,520 --> 00:12:44,560 Speaker 1: if Bar can't go, Bell is sitting on potentially a 262 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:48,120 Speaker 1: gigantic game. Then we go to Antonio Brown, another obvious 263 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 1: A start. He will probably get a lot of Xavier Roads, 264 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:53,840 Speaker 1: and we've seen Roads shut down opposing number one many 265 00:12:53,880 --> 00:12:57,520 Speaker 1: many times, so but it's still Antonio Brown. Um, this 266 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:00,559 Speaker 1: is It's a tough matchup Roads and out of posing 267 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 1: receivers to catch only forty one percent of targeted balls 268 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:07,080 Speaker 1: last year, which is the best number of any starting 269 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:10,240 Speaker 1: cornerback in the league last year. Still, I thought Roads 270 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:12,680 Speaker 1: was just okay last week and Brown was obviously awesome, 271 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 1: so he maintains an A grade. Roethlisberger gets a B 272 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:19,080 Speaker 1: grade here. Of his last ten home outings, he's not 273 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:22,800 Speaker 1: three yards and nine of them and multiple touched and 274 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:25,959 Speaker 1: and and or three touchdowns in nine of them. So 275 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:28,600 Speaker 1: it's a it's an any time he's at home, Ben 276 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:32,920 Speaker 1: is sitting at potentially an explosive game. Uh. Martavis Bryant 277 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 1: gets a B grade here. I think he's going to 278 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 1: draw Trey Waynes throughout this matchup as its speed versus speed. 279 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:41,320 Speaker 1: I thought Waynes played pretty well in week one, but 280 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:44,520 Speaker 1: throughout his career pretty inconsistent. Martvis Bryant, and I was 281 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:46,160 Speaker 1: kind of a knockoff the rush game for him to 282 00:13:46,360 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 1: last week where he didn't do anything. Now he's a year, 283 00:13:49,360 --> 00:13:51,600 Speaker 1: he's another week back in. I give him a B grade. 284 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:55,440 Speaker 1: Jesse James gets a C grade. We saw Kobe Fleinner 285 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 1: with a nice game against the Vikings defense. And again, 286 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:01,640 Speaker 1: if Anthony barrs out this, you know Anthony bar gets 287 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:03,720 Speaker 1: a lot of tight end assignments and if Bars out 288 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:06,080 Speaker 1: that would open up the middle for Jesse James. Don't 289 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 1: expect another two touchdowns, but a C grade for him 290 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:10,800 Speaker 1: that bumps up to a B grade if Bar doesn't 291 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:14,440 Speaker 1: go when we come back, take a chance on me. 292 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 1: Nine players, many of them are available on the waiver wire, 293 00:14:18,120 --> 00:14:20,680 Speaker 1: many of you already, and we two looking for waiver wire. 294 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 1: Help one week. Help, We'll tell you who those guys 295 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:50,160 Speaker 1: are when we come back on the first three line 296 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:54,640 Speaker 1: chance on me nine players not normally in your starting lineup, 297 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:57,000 Speaker 1: We'll tell you who they are, beginning at the quarterback position, 298 00:14:57,040 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 1: and Brian Johnson. I'm going Mike glenn and Bears in 299 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 1: a revenge game in Tampa. Tampa Bay was one of 300 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:07,080 Speaker 1: ten teams to allow two fifty plus passing yards per 301 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 1: game to quarterbacks last year. Jordan Howard's looking a little 302 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 1: iffy for Chicago, so it could be a lot of 303 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 1: pass attempts coming for Glennon It's a volume play the end. 304 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:20,120 Speaker 1: I got Jacoby Brissette, the Colts starting quarterback this week 305 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 1: going up against Arizona. The Cardinals defense looks shaky. Last 306 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 1: week against Matt Stafford and the Lions, they allowed tune 307 00:15:25,240 --> 00:15:28,520 Speaker 1: or ninety two passing yards and four touchdowns. The Cards 308 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 1: have given up fifteen passing touchdowns in their last five games. 309 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:35,160 Speaker 1: My Matt says that's about three per game. And when 310 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 1: Brissette came in last week, at least he aired the 311 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 1: ball out a little bit. He completed two passes, one 312 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:42,320 Speaker 1: of which went for fifty yards. All there's that uh 313 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 1: and in his left and his two starts in New 314 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:46,120 Speaker 1: England last season, he proved to be pretty mobile. He 315 00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:49,400 Speaker 1: averaged six yards per carry. He might be on the 316 00:15:49,400 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 1: hook to do all of this by himself this week. 317 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 1: So I got Jacoby Brissette. I'm going with Blake Portals 318 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:57,880 Speaker 1: against Tennessee. Unlike last week, the Jaggers will be probably 319 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 1: playing from behind, which means plenty of passing. And you 320 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 1: know what that means, the return of garbage time, Blake 321 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 1: port It's garb portlege time. Tennessee's got a great run 322 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 1: defense and a very wobbly past defense. They gave up 323 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:15,520 Speaker 1: two or sixt or two yards to two touchdowns and 324 00:16:15,600 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 1: David Carr last week, and it should have been a 325 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:19,280 Speaker 1: lot more for Mary Cooper could hang on to a 326 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:23,120 Speaker 1: damp ball. Last year, the Times ranked twenty nine against 327 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:26,400 Speaker 1: their past. The secondaries filled with question marks, including rookie 328 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:29,800 Speaker 1: A Dory Jackson who got trucked in last week's game. 329 00:16:29,960 --> 00:16:32,880 Speaker 1: Let's go to the running back position. Bryan Alvin Kamara, 330 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 1: rookie running back for the Saints at home against New England. 331 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:38,800 Speaker 1: Adrian Peterson is not a fit for the Saints. Uh, 332 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:40,800 Speaker 1: certainly not in this game, which will be an expected 333 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 1: shootout with the Patriots. Kamara was on the field for 334 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 1: slightly fewer snaps and mark ingram last week, but he 335 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 1: did have more targets and carries, and I think it's 336 00:16:49,400 --> 00:16:52,000 Speaker 1: fair to compare Kamara's skill set to Kareem Hunt, and 337 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:54,280 Speaker 1: we all remember what Kareem Hunt did to the Patriots 338 00:16:54,400 --> 00:16:57,920 Speaker 1: Week one. Kamara should be a solid play this week. Okay, Matt, 339 00:16:58,040 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 1: I've got Jamal Charles going up against the Cowboys. Dallas 340 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 1: basically gave up nothing on the ground of the Giants 341 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:06,320 Speaker 1: last week, mostly because Paul Perkins should be working at 342 00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 1: Perkins instead of playing football. Uh. They did get torched 343 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:12,920 Speaker 1: by Shane Vereen, who had nine catches for fifty one yards. 344 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:15,840 Speaker 1: And the Giants have saw some sort of weakness at 345 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:18,600 Speaker 1: the running back passing game, as they threw fourteen times 346 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:21,520 Speaker 1: for a league high twelve receptions to running backs against 347 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:25,040 Speaker 1: the Cowboys. Charles at ten carries last week, spelling c J. Anderson, 348 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:27,040 Speaker 1: but at one point he was one of the best 349 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:29,159 Speaker 1: receiving running backs in the game, and I think that 350 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:32,400 Speaker 1: they get him going this week. I've got another receiving 351 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:35,920 Speaker 1: angle and that's Shane Vereen going up against Detroit last week. 352 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:41,680 Speaker 1: Nine catches for Shane vareens nine times. He finished Week 353 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:45,040 Speaker 1: one ranked among running backs number two in targets, number 354 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:47,439 Speaker 1: two receptions, and number six and receiving yards. His opponent 355 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:50,640 Speaker 1: this week is Detroit. Last week, Detroit gave up one 356 00:17:50,720 --> 00:17:53,880 Speaker 1: hundred five receiving yards to running backs. So it's all 357 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:56,600 Speaker 1: coming together here with more's dump off stuff to Shane 358 00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:58,840 Speaker 1: Verreen this week for the Giants on Monday night. I 359 00:17:58,920 --> 00:18:01,879 Speaker 1: like that call. Thank you speculation. Yeah, he was your 360 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:05,360 Speaker 1: premature speculation guy last week. Nicely done on that peacock 361 00:18:05,480 --> 00:18:08,920 Speaker 1: sound on the music like it had I had helped 362 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,639 Speaker 1: Kimara who now you're recommending as your last week and 363 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 1: now we should do a radio show. We should do 364 00:18:14,760 --> 00:18:17,600 Speaker 1: a radio show or something. Who is your Who is 365 00:18:17,640 --> 00:18:20,600 Speaker 1: your wide receiver? I'm going Robert Woods of the Rams 366 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:23,359 Speaker 1: at home against Washington, who was ranked twenty nine against 367 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:26,520 Speaker 1: secondary wide receivers by Football Outsiders last year. That's the 368 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:29,719 Speaker 1: obvious Josh Norman effect, who will likely be shadowing Sammy 369 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:33,159 Speaker 1: Watkins in this game. Woods was involved quite heavily in 370 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:34,920 Speaker 1: the game where the Rams didn't really need to pass 371 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:37,240 Speaker 1: all that much last week at fifty three yards and 372 00:18:37,280 --> 00:18:40,000 Speaker 1: two catches of twenty plus yards. So Washington is a 373 00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 1: team that gets grown on a lot, so you could 374 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:44,160 Speaker 1: have a good game here. Okay, I went tight end 375 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:46,680 Speaker 1: with this, and uh, I went with my guy Cameron Brad, 376 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:49,280 Speaker 1: a guy kind of touted in the preseason as a 377 00:18:49,320 --> 00:18:51,520 Speaker 1: late round fire. We didn't get to see Bright last 378 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:53,720 Speaker 1: week due to IRMA, but we get did get to 379 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:55,560 Speaker 1: see the Bears give up a hundred and twenty eight 380 00:18:55,640 --> 00:18:57,760 Speaker 1: yards and a score to Austin Hooper. Most of that 381 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:00,800 Speaker 1: came on one play, however, but they also did give 382 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:03,280 Speaker 1: up a big day to Kyle Rudolph in Weeks seventeen 383 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:05,560 Speaker 1: last year where he had eleven catches a hundred and 384 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:08,120 Speaker 1: seventeen yards in a touch. Jared Cook had a big 385 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:10,000 Speaker 1: game in Week fifteen, and if we go back to 386 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:13,880 Speaker 1: Week ten, Cameron Brad had seven catches for eighty four 387 00:19:13,920 --> 00:19:17,240 Speaker 1: yards and a touchdowns against these Bears. So like Cameron 388 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:19,439 Speaker 1: Bright to do it again this week. I love the 389 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:22,879 Speaker 1: opportunity J J. Nelson has against the Colts. John Brown 390 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:25,399 Speaker 1: has been ruled out of this game, so J J. Nelson, 391 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:27,199 Speaker 1: who goes from kind of a rotational player, will be 392 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:30,480 Speaker 1: a full time player. He scored a touchdown last week, 393 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 1: and now without David Johnson, the mandate for the Cardinals 394 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:36,879 Speaker 1: is gonna be to win this thing through the air, largely. 395 00:19:36,960 --> 00:19:40,679 Speaker 1: Kerwin Williams is not a gifted runner. Obviously. The Colts 396 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:44,000 Speaker 1: defenses and shambles. Jared Goff just posted a career best 397 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:48,280 Speaker 1: game against them. Cooper Cup just roared through the Colts secondary. 398 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:52,919 Speaker 1: Starting safety Darius Butler is out, starting cornerback Vante Davis 399 00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 1: is out, and propo ball Focus ranks the cornerbacks T J. 400 00:19:57,200 --> 00:20:00,119 Speaker 1: Green and Rashan Melvin among the very worst starter is 401 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:03,720 Speaker 1: in the league. J J. Nelson a terrific pickup and 402 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:05,560 Speaker 1: play this week. And I love him in fan Ball, 403 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:09,720 Speaker 1: where he's basically free in the fan ball scoring system. 404 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:12,280 Speaker 1: All right, that wraps up a chance. I mean, yes, 405 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 1: you missed an awesome opportunity to say, Cooper Cup runneth over. God, 406 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:20,160 Speaker 1: I got it. I'll remember that, absolutely right I did. 407 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:24,760 Speaker 1: Miami Dolphins taking on the Los Angeles Chargers, Matt, what 408 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:26,560 Speaker 1: do you uh, so we haven't seen that, We haven't 409 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:28,400 Speaker 1: seen the Dolphins yet. What do you think of our 410 00:20:28,400 --> 00:20:31,360 Speaker 1: prospects for our first most of the teams. It felt 411 00:20:31,359 --> 00:20:34,639 Speaker 1: like last week all these first start offenses almost all struggled. 412 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:37,560 Speaker 1: This is the first game for the Dolphins. I'm very 413 00:20:37,600 --> 00:20:41,000 Speaker 1: nervous about them for the exact same reason. The guy 414 00:20:41,080 --> 00:20:42,800 Speaker 1: that I do like the most out of this is 415 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:45,800 Speaker 1: j Agi, who was uh they played last year. He 416 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:49,000 Speaker 1: was limited to eight total yards on twenty touches last November. 417 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:52,600 Speaker 1: But the Broncos backs combined for four point o yards 418 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:55,160 Speaker 1: per carry against the Chargers last week. So I got 419 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:58,080 Speaker 1: a Giant as a B grade. Going over to the 420 00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:01,560 Speaker 1: passing game, I got Devon A Parker as a C grade. 421 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 1: Jason Verrett was added to the injury report on Thursday 422 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:07,720 Speaker 1: with a knee injury. He's really good. This could be 423 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:09,720 Speaker 1: a day off for him, or it could be the 424 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:11,760 Speaker 1: same knee that he had a c L surgery on 425 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:14,800 Speaker 1: last season, and that could be concerning. But the Chargers 426 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:17,080 Speaker 1: do have two good corners. The other ones Casey Hayward. 427 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:20,960 Speaker 1: Casey Hayward likely draws the line up against Parker, who 428 00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:23,280 Speaker 1: I have as a C grade, but if Varette plays, 429 00:21:23,359 --> 00:21:25,639 Speaker 1: he should get to Kenny still, so I still like 430 00:21:25,760 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 1: Parker better than Landry this week, but it would have 431 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:32,360 Speaker 1: been better had both of these corners, frankly not being 432 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:35,000 Speaker 1: been on him. Jarvis Landry, I gave us c as well. 433 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 1: He gets the best wide receiver matchup, he gets slot 434 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:41,480 Speaker 1: corner Trevor Williams. And we we pounded on the slot 435 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 1: corners against the Chargers last year, over and over and 436 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:47,280 Speaker 1: over again. Landry and Cutler didn't seem to have the 437 00:21:47,320 --> 00:21:51,520 Speaker 1: overall that's concerning Tannehill is all about the dink and 438 00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:54,080 Speaker 1: dunk underneath stuff, and that's all Landry brings to the table. 439 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 1: And so I'm worried about a mismatch with his quarterback here, 440 00:21:56,880 --> 00:21:59,640 Speaker 1: But I still think you're c grade on Landry is safe. Yeah, 441 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:02,200 Speaker 1: I think it's fair. Um and then Cutler. I have 442 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:04,480 Speaker 1: Cutler on the bench. The Chargers have not allowed a 443 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:06,919 Speaker 1: three hundred yard passer in their last eight games, and 444 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:09,800 Speaker 1: only three quarterbacks have thrown for multiple scores in that span, 445 00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:12,480 Speaker 1: Joey Bosa and Melvin Ingram. This just in their pretty 446 00:22:12,480 --> 00:22:14,920 Speaker 1: good edge rushers, and they got two good cornerbacks. I 447 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:16,760 Speaker 1: want to see Cutler play a full game before I 448 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:19,480 Speaker 1: trust him. Uh and Julius Thomas. I got him on 449 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:22,680 Speaker 1: the bench. It's a really bad desperation play at tight 450 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 1: end if you need him. But there's no buys this week, 451 00:22:25,320 --> 00:22:27,800 Speaker 1: and there's just more tight ends that have better matchups 452 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:30,600 Speaker 1: than this. Over on the charger side, I got Melvin 453 00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:32,959 Speaker 1: Gordon with an a start last year in Miami yielded 454 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:35,800 Speaker 1: the fourth most rushing yards and the sixth most receptions 455 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:38,040 Speaker 1: to running backs in the meeting between the two teams 456 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:40,679 Speaker 1: last year, Gordon had a hundred and thirty two total yards. 457 00:22:40,920 --> 00:22:42,920 Speaker 1: He's a great start. He's my number three running back 458 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:46,359 Speaker 1: this week. Uh the passing game Philip rivers Keenan Allen 459 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:48,800 Speaker 1: and Tyrrell Williams that gave him all B grades. I 460 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:51,159 Speaker 1: mentioned that these two teams played in twenty sixteen. That 461 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:54,119 Speaker 1: was Week ten. Rivers through for three twenty six yards 462 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:56,800 Speaker 1: and three touchdowns in that meeting. Williams had a huge 463 00:22:56,800 --> 00:22:59,840 Speaker 1: game there on five yards and a touchdown. Obviously, Keenan 464 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 1: was hurt. Alan ran out of his of his routes 465 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:06,320 Speaker 1: last week from the slot, which should mean that he 466 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:10,080 Speaker 1: faces the worst cornerback that Miami has. That's Bobby McCain. 467 00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 1: He was the tenth worst corner in Pro Football Focuses 468 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:16,639 Speaker 1: rankings last year. Finally, the two tight ends Antonio Gates 469 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:20,160 Speaker 1: and Hunter Henry. Wow, is this a disappointment last week? Uh? 470 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:21,879 Speaker 1: I got him both on the bench this week to 471 00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:26,480 Speaker 1: Henry and Gates scored against the Dolphins last seasons, both 472 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 1: of them. But Gates looked like a forty year old 473 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:34,440 Speaker 1: for sure. And uh and Henry got zero targets last week. 474 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:37,400 Speaker 1: So I'm really nervous that they're gonna keep four speeding 475 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:39,920 Speaker 1: Gates the ball until he gets his touchdown. He's gonna 476 00:23:39,960 --> 00:23:43,800 Speaker 1: promptly retire on the field right there, and then we 477 00:23:43,840 --> 00:23:46,520 Speaker 1: can let loose Hunter Henry and go with him. That's funny. 478 00:23:46,680 --> 00:23:49,400 Speaker 1: I'd I'd like to see an in game retirement I'd 479 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:53,680 Speaker 1: be a whole new touchdown celebration. You've worked out your 480 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:59,200 Speaker 1: retirement papers out of that, you got it hidden? Yeah, 481 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:03,120 Speaker 1: they pring the cake right gold watch. It's all over 482 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:05,320 Speaker 1: right there on drop back drop behind him in a 483 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:07,840 Speaker 1: little press conference podium. Wouldn't that be nice? Though? Like 484 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:10,960 Speaker 1: I like the sound of that. Uh. When we come back, 485 00:24:11,040 --> 00:24:14,520 Speaker 1: Chicago Bears take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. We'll tell 486 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:17,119 Speaker 1: you what to expect from our first look at the 487 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including Jacky's Rogers with a start do 488 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 1: you dare go with him, We'll tell you when we 489 00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:35,639 Speaker 1: come back. Welcome back to Fantasy Football Weekly. Have a 490 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 1: fan Punk Archie, Matt Harrison, Brian Johnson with you. Many 491 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:43,679 Speaker 1: thanks for a decade long sponsored grain Belt Premium, the 492 00:24:43,720 --> 00:24:47,000 Speaker 1: official beer Fantasy Football. Don't forget to play the free 493 00:24:47,560 --> 00:24:49,960 Speaker 1: Crush Charts Challenge at grain belt dot com. It is 494 00:24:50,000 --> 00:24:52,600 Speaker 1: a true weekly game, so even if you didn't play 495 00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:55,679 Speaker 1: last week, that doesn't mean it doesn't change anything for 496 00:24:55,720 --> 00:24:57,440 Speaker 1: week number two. You can come into week do play 497 00:24:57,480 --> 00:24:59,920 Speaker 1: against me, beat me, find yourself at Manny's for the 498 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:02,199 Speaker 1: in Hers Banquet in January and your chance at the 499 00:25:02,200 --> 00:25:04,720 Speaker 1: two thousand dollar grand prize. Many thanks to our friends 500 00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:08,280 Speaker 1: at the Brewery, Sean Ryan, Ted Marty, Jody Marty. Let's 501 00:25:08,359 --> 00:25:11,720 Speaker 1: roll onto the matchups. Chicago Bears taking on the Tampa 502 00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:14,480 Speaker 1: Bay Buccaneers. Jordan Howard's a little gampy in this one. 503 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:17,720 Speaker 1: Trekko and splashed big time. Will be spending more on 504 00:25:17,920 --> 00:25:20,840 Speaker 1: those guys a little bit later broadly speaking, but do 505 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:23,200 Speaker 1: you like him in this came against Tampa? Specifically, Brian 506 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:25,679 Speaker 1: no I got to give Jordan Howard to see in 507 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:28,800 Speaker 1: this one. Limited with her shoulder injury, might be out 508 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:30,879 Speaker 1: or it could possibly be limited in the game, might 509 00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:33,760 Speaker 1: not even play when healthy. You play Jordan Howard in 510 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:36,199 Speaker 1: any matchup based on his expected heavy volume, but that 511 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:37,840 Speaker 1: might not be the case here, So you gotta be 512 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:39,840 Speaker 1: a little worried if you're a Howard owner, might even 513 00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:43,479 Speaker 1: explore other options. If you can Trek Cohen, I know 514 00:25:43,800 --> 00:25:46,000 Speaker 1: you'll probably would be in the B range chart. I'm 515 00:25:46,040 --> 00:25:48,000 Speaker 1: gonna be a little more conservative and give him a 516 00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:50,880 Speaker 1: c um Let's not forget he played Atlanta last week, 517 00:25:50,920 --> 00:25:53,240 Speaker 1: the perfect matchup for a pass catching running back like 518 00:25:53,359 --> 00:25:56,240 Speaker 1: three Cohen. Tampa Bay is not the perfect matchup. No 519 00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:59,240 Speaker 1: running back top five five catches against the Bucks last 520 00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:01,959 Speaker 1: year and the only allowed five catches to the position twice. 521 00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:04,720 Speaker 1: So Cowen certainly it certainly isn't play, But I'm a 522 00:26:04,760 --> 00:26:06,560 Speaker 1: little conservative with him this week, given him a CE. 523 00:26:07,200 --> 00:26:09,400 Speaker 1: Mike Glennon was might take a chance on the quarterback. 524 00:26:09,480 --> 00:26:12,880 Speaker 1: That was more of a revenge game hybrid garbage time 525 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:14,960 Speaker 1: angle there, but there's some hope for him, as there 526 00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:17,119 Speaker 1: is for Kendall Wright. Gonna give him a see he 527 00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:19,000 Speaker 1: was might take a chance on me wide receiver last 528 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:22,040 Speaker 1: week didn't post great numbers, but as expected, still led 529 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:26,760 Speaker 1: Chicago wide receivers and targets catches and yards three catches. 530 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:32,600 Speaker 1: I'm not lying, I'm telling factually correct. He will draw 531 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:36,040 Speaker 1: slot corner Robert McClean, who allowed a one thirty three 532 00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:38,840 Speaker 1: point eight passer rating and slot coverage last year according 533 00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:41,880 Speaker 1: to Pro Football Focus. That was third worst among quarterback 534 00:26:42,040 --> 00:26:44,680 Speaker 1: cornerbacks with at least a hundred snaps and slot coverage 535 00:26:45,080 --> 00:26:48,159 Speaker 1: over to the Bucks. Jameis Winston gets an A. Hopefully 536 00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 1: the Bucks aren't rusty. We kind of mentioned that, uh 537 00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:52,800 Speaker 1: in the last segment. Matt Ryan went for three one 538 00:26:52,880 --> 00:26:55,520 Speaker 1: yards and a touchdown against the Bears last week. Seems 539 00:26:55,560 --> 00:26:58,240 Speaker 1: like a safe floor for Winston here, especially when he 540 00:26:58,240 --> 00:27:00,920 Speaker 1: has weapons like Mike Evans, who who I will also 541 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:03,920 Speaker 1: given a. The Bears did hold Julio Jones in check 542 00:27:04,040 --> 00:27:06,280 Speaker 1: last week, but Mike Evans is a different breed in 543 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:09,159 Speaker 1: the red zone. Prince of Mukamara and Marcus Cooper are 544 00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:11,960 Speaker 1: cornerbacks that just don't have the size to hang with Evans. 545 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:14,840 Speaker 1: No one really does, so he's an easy A. Sean 546 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 1: Jackson basically give him a C every week just because 547 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:21,000 Speaker 1: he's such a boom or bust play. Mike Evans is 548 00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:24,119 Speaker 1: easily the best Batman wide receiver he's had. Meaning to 549 00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:27,480 Speaker 1: Sean Jackson is clearly the robin in that relationship. Could 550 00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:29,280 Speaker 1: be in for big season, maybe a big game in 551 00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:31,280 Speaker 1: this one. But he's a coin flip, but he's he's 552 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:33,880 Speaker 1: a wide receiver three for sure. Cameron brad was Matt's 553 00:27:33,880 --> 00:27:35,520 Speaker 1: to take a chance, I mean receiver this week. He's 554 00:27:35,520 --> 00:27:39,479 Speaker 1: in a good spot as his Jaques Rogers game script 555 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:41,840 Speaker 1: could favor him in the second half. The Bears were 556 00:27:41,840 --> 00:27:44,520 Speaker 1: not good against the run last year. Ranks twenty nine 557 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:48,959 Speaker 1: by Football Outsiders, and you drafted Jackies Rogers, so use him. 558 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:50,760 Speaker 1: In the first three weeks for the most part, he 559 00:27:50,840 --> 00:27:54,399 Speaker 1: might be to use him and reflex, but this is 560 00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:56,080 Speaker 1: a this is a matchup. You want to use him. 561 00:27:56,119 --> 00:27:58,880 Speaker 1: Otherwise you shouldn't even drafted him, So start him this week. 562 00:27:58,920 --> 00:28:01,119 Speaker 1: He's a b. Patriots in the Saints should be the 563 00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:03,680 Speaker 1: highest scoring game of the week. And I've got obvious 564 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:07,679 Speaker 1: maybe the year maybe obvious A grades for Brady Cooks 565 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:09,680 Speaker 1: and grond Coop are my number two, three and one 566 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:13,760 Speaker 1: respective guys at their positions, and it's an obvious bounce 567 00:28:13,800 --> 00:28:16,320 Speaker 1: back game. Against a terrible defense for the Patriots, who 568 00:28:16,359 --> 00:28:18,520 Speaker 1: have ten days to prepare for this game and the 569 00:28:18,560 --> 00:28:21,160 Speaker 1: Saints have a short week after playing on Monday night. 570 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:24,160 Speaker 1: Mike Gillessie also with an A grade. If you think 571 00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:25,760 Speaker 1: the Patriots are gonna score a lot of points, just 572 00:28:25,840 --> 00:28:28,120 Speaker 1: keep this in mind. If you think the Patriots gonna 573 00:28:28,119 --> 00:28:31,720 Speaker 1: score a lot of points, any given touchdown, any of them, 574 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:37,239 Speaker 1: the most likely scorer is Mike Gillesslie, just like la 575 00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:39,960 Speaker 1: Garrett Blant was last year, Just like Gillesslie was in 576 00:28:40,040 --> 00:28:42,040 Speaker 1: Week one. If you think they're going to be a 577 00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:44,880 Speaker 1: bunch of touchdowns in this game, nobody's more likely to 578 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:48,480 Speaker 1: score them than Mike gillis Lee is every past interference 579 00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:50,560 Speaker 1: in the end zone leads to a one yard Mike 580 00:28:50,640 --> 00:28:53,520 Speaker 1: Gillessly touchdown run, Yes it does. Dalvin Cook ran through 581 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:56,920 Speaker 1: this defense last week. B grade for Chris Hogan plays 582 00:28:56,960 --> 00:28:58,880 Speaker 1: most of his snaps on the right side of the field, 583 00:28:59,040 --> 00:29:02,160 Speaker 1: and like Stephan Digs last week, that means he'll smoke 584 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:05,480 Speaker 1: DeVante Harris too. And if he flips the other side, 585 00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:08,040 Speaker 1: he gets rookie marsha On Lattimore and his second ever starts. 586 00:29:08,040 --> 00:29:10,200 Speaker 1: So I don't think there's a loose scenario here for 587 00:29:10,320 --> 00:29:16,280 Speaker 1: Chris Hogan uh sneaky start for Rex Burkhead with Edelman 588 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:18,440 Speaker 1: and Amundola out, I think Burkehead is gonna get a 589 00:29:18,480 --> 00:29:20,200 Speaker 1: lot of work from the slot. And that's where Adam 590 00:29:20,280 --> 00:29:23,880 Speaker 1: Feeland just humiliated P. J. Williams for nine receptions, Like 591 00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:26,800 Speaker 1: a lot of that goes to Direx Burkhead and James 592 00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:28,760 Speaker 1: White with a C grade here. He carried the ball 593 00:29:28,880 --> 00:29:30,800 Speaker 1: ten times last week, which surprised me that it was 594 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:33,000 Speaker 1: that high for carries. He didn't do anything with it though, 595 00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:36,680 Speaker 1: Um New Orleans is a neutral matchup against running backs 596 00:29:36,680 --> 00:29:38,880 Speaker 1: in the passing game, and I just think he continues 597 00:29:38,880 --> 00:29:40,680 Speaker 1: to help you with the stuff that James White does, 598 00:29:40,720 --> 00:29:44,200 Speaker 1: the five receptions, the six receptions, the seven or eight carries, 599 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:45,560 Speaker 1: and at the end of the day you end up 600 00:29:45,560 --> 00:29:48,520 Speaker 1: with a a sea level PPR start for probably give 601 00:29:48,560 --> 00:29:50,480 Speaker 1: the New England water boy at sea in this one 602 00:29:50,560 --> 00:29:54,680 Speaker 1: you're probably could yes uh for New Orleans a grade 603 00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:57,080 Speaker 1: on Drew Brees and obvious a start here, particularly at 604 00:29:57,080 --> 00:30:00,040 Speaker 1: home where over the past two years his averag of 605 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:06,840 Speaker 1: game three hundred forty yards. She's average for most of 606 00:30:06,880 --> 00:30:09,920 Speaker 1: the NFL's quarterbacks over the last two years. That's their 607 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:13,320 Speaker 1: one high water mark is a three forty yard game, 608 00:30:13,720 --> 00:30:16,800 Speaker 1: the high that's a career high game. That's right, that's 609 00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:19,800 Speaker 1: Drew Brees is average game over the last two years 610 00:30:19,960 --> 00:30:23,640 Speaker 1: at home and two point six touchdown passes. He is 611 00:30:23,640 --> 00:30:26,800 Speaker 1: an A. Kobe Fleaner is an A Patriots won't have 612 00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:29,680 Speaker 1: linebacker Dante high Tower and that hurts their second level 613 00:30:29,720 --> 00:30:33,040 Speaker 1: linebackers where Fleaner makes a living, and he was productive 614 00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:36,200 Speaker 1: against a better Vikings defense last week, including scoring a touchdown. 615 00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:41,000 Speaker 1: Fleaner is an a love that don't yes, uh, let's 616 00:30:41,000 --> 00:30:42,840 Speaker 1: go to the Let's go to the wide receivers. Michael 617 00:30:42,880 --> 00:30:44,959 Speaker 1: Thomas gets a B. He got bottled up by Xavier 618 00:30:45,000 --> 00:30:47,440 Speaker 1: Roads in the opener, but should fare better against Malcolm 619 00:30:47,520 --> 00:30:52,400 Speaker 1: Butler unless Butler Butler got He got just cleanly beat 620 00:30:52,840 --> 00:30:55,840 Speaker 1: on Thursday in Week one. But last year is really good, 621 00:30:55,880 --> 00:30:58,239 Speaker 1: so I'm I think Butler was. I'd like to think 622 00:30:58,280 --> 00:31:01,480 Speaker 1: Butler can play better than he did two Thursdays ago. 623 00:31:01,760 --> 00:31:04,600 Speaker 1: But if he's if he's not, if he's like that 624 00:31:04,640 --> 00:31:06,360 Speaker 1: same guy that he was do Thursdays ago, the Michael 625 00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:08,320 Speaker 1: Thomas has got a chance. He's gotta be great here. 626 00:31:08,640 --> 00:31:11,800 Speaker 1: Ted Gin gets a B grade. He didn't splash against 627 00:31:11,800 --> 00:31:15,800 Speaker 1: the Vikings a better defense, and the Chiefs killed the 628 00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:21,040 Speaker 1: Patriots defense with speed, the deep play to Hill, the 629 00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:26,000 Speaker 1: deep passes that they threw to Um Kareem Hunt. Speed 630 00:31:26,200 --> 00:31:28,480 Speaker 1: killed this Patriots defense, and I think that I think 631 00:31:28,480 --> 00:31:30,200 Speaker 1: the Saints are gonna find out whether or not that's 632 00:31:30,240 --> 00:31:32,560 Speaker 1: gonna kill him here too, So I like again the 633 00:31:32,600 --> 00:31:37,080 Speaker 1: fastest of their receivers. C grades on running backs, mark 634 00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:39,440 Speaker 1: Ingram and Alvin Camara. You use camera as you take 635 00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:41,000 Speaker 1: a chance to me running back, I've got a starting 636 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:42,720 Speaker 1: grade on him as well, Marking Ram for many of 637 00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:45,800 Speaker 1: the same reasons Kareem Hunt crushed the Patriots on the 638 00:31:45,800 --> 00:31:49,400 Speaker 1: ground and through the air. Both Ingram and Kimara can 639 00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:52,080 Speaker 1: win battles on the ground and through the air. And again, 640 00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:55,360 Speaker 1: no high tower at the line at the linebacker level 641 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:58,959 Speaker 1: means that these running backs are going to release in release, 642 00:31:59,080 --> 00:32:02,960 Speaker 1: into into into inferior coverage, and I think they've got 643 00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:05,240 Speaker 1: a chance to catch a lot of balls. Adrian Peterson 644 00:32:05,320 --> 00:32:10,320 Speaker 1: should be dropped in fantasy or in reality or both both. 645 00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:13,680 Speaker 1: Did you trade him to the Giants? The yeah, you can. 646 00:32:14,880 --> 00:32:16,720 Speaker 1: I think I think he's got more left than Paul 647 00:32:16,720 --> 00:32:18,720 Speaker 1: Perkins has. Got to be honest, I can't argue that 648 00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:21,480 Speaker 1: Eagles take on the Kansas City Chiefs. Matt, what do 649 00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:24,080 Speaker 1: you um? I thought that we got a very good 650 00:32:24,120 --> 00:32:26,720 Speaker 1: game out of out of Wentz in the opener, but 651 00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:30,080 Speaker 1: this is a brutally tough matchup. Yeah, he had a 652 00:32:30,240 --> 00:32:32,920 Speaker 1: three yards for the fifth time in his career last 653 00:32:32,960 --> 00:32:36,480 Speaker 1: week against Washington, but he's never thrown for more than 654 00:32:36,480 --> 00:32:38,719 Speaker 1: two touchdowns in a game. So we gotta temper our 655 00:32:38,760 --> 00:32:41,960 Speaker 1: expectations a little bit on Wentz. Especially over the last 656 00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:44,920 Speaker 1: eight home games. The Chiefs are only allowing fourteen point 657 00:32:45,040 --> 00:32:49,480 Speaker 1: six points per game two opponents in Arrowhead. They're incredibly 658 00:32:49,480 --> 00:32:52,160 Speaker 1: tough to play at in Kansas City. So I only 659 00:32:52,160 --> 00:32:54,640 Speaker 1: have a sea level start on Carson Wentz sounds right. 660 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:57,320 Speaker 1: I have a sea level start on Elshon Jeffrey And 661 00:32:57,360 --> 00:33:00,920 Speaker 1: here's why. Marcus Peters usually lines on the right side 662 00:33:00,920 --> 00:33:05,240 Speaker 1: of coverage and not usually like basically, al Shan only 663 00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:07,400 Speaker 1: had one target on the right side of the field 664 00:33:07,480 --> 00:33:09,280 Speaker 1: last week, so it looks like he will avoid the 665 00:33:09,280 --> 00:33:12,680 Speaker 1: Peters coverage. That means he likes likely draws Terrence Mitchell, 666 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:16,120 Speaker 1: who according to Pro Football Focus, allowed ninety six receiving 667 00:33:16,200 --> 00:33:18,480 Speaker 1: yards just last week and gave up a couple of 668 00:33:18,520 --> 00:33:21,640 Speaker 1: big pass interference calls against Brandon Cooks as well. So 669 00:33:21,640 --> 00:33:23,920 Speaker 1: I got a sea level start on al sean. Uh. 670 00:33:23,960 --> 00:33:26,120 Speaker 1: The only other start on the eagle side is Zach Ertz, 671 00:33:26,120 --> 00:33:28,760 Speaker 1: who gets to be The Chiefs lost Eric Berry for 672 00:33:28,800 --> 00:33:30,680 Speaker 1: the season, and he was the guy who shut down 673 00:33:30,680 --> 00:33:33,960 Speaker 1: Gronk last week. ERT's had ninety five receptions in his 674 00:33:34,040 --> 00:33:36,960 Speaker 1: last sixteen games. He's led the team in targets, receptions, 675 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:39,640 Speaker 1: and yards even last week. He's all over the place 676 00:33:39,680 --> 00:33:41,760 Speaker 1: and his Wentz his favorite target. I I love it. 677 00:33:41,800 --> 00:33:44,160 Speaker 1: It's in this game. I think they're gonna throw to him. Copiously. 678 00:33:44,240 --> 00:33:46,400 Speaker 1: It could be an A grade. It's it's definitely a 679 00:33:46,480 --> 00:33:50,200 Speaker 1: B plus. Um on the bench, Legerett Blunt and Darren Sprowles. 680 00:33:50,320 --> 00:33:54,520 Speaker 1: Sprowles led the team with the snaps to Blunts, but 681 00:33:54,600 --> 00:33:57,040 Speaker 1: Blunt led the backs with fifteen touches and had his 682 00:33:57,120 --> 00:34:01,760 Speaker 1: second career receiving touchdown. It's weird to think that Blunt vultured. Yeah, 683 00:34:01,800 --> 00:34:06,880 Speaker 1: a receiving touchdown from Sprawls. Oh No, the reverse vulture 684 00:34:07,080 --> 00:34:15,319 Speaker 1: reverse technically vultured MC did through the air. I got 685 00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:19,680 Speaker 1: to appropriate vultures fly. Here's your airborne vulture touchdown. There 686 00:34:19,680 --> 00:34:22,279 Speaker 1: we go. I got Tori Smith and Nelson Aglar on 687 00:34:22,320 --> 00:34:24,440 Speaker 1: the bench. R tied for the team lead with eight 688 00:34:24,480 --> 00:34:26,440 Speaker 1: targets last week, and of course had the big outing 689 00:34:26,840 --> 00:34:30,440 Speaker 1: that was his career high in targets, catches, yards and scores, 690 00:34:30,520 --> 00:34:32,360 Speaker 1: and it came out a broken play And if you 691 00:34:32,400 --> 00:34:35,000 Speaker 1: take that play away, he didn't. It was like four 692 00:34:35,040 --> 00:34:37,840 Speaker 1: catches for like eighteen yards or something close to that. 693 00:34:38,160 --> 00:34:41,080 Speaker 1: Both of those guys should see more, Marcus Peters Tory 694 00:34:41,160 --> 00:34:43,560 Speaker 1: Smith specifically, so they're on the bench. On the other side, 695 00:34:43,600 --> 00:34:46,480 Speaker 1: Kareem Hunting's in a after the best fantasy debut for 696 00:34:46,520 --> 00:34:48,680 Speaker 1: a rookie and week one, ever, how will he follow 697 00:34:48,719 --> 00:34:51,000 Speaker 1: that up? Well, let's hope it's more than fifty seven 698 00:34:51,040 --> 00:34:53,680 Speaker 1: percent of the snaps which he had against the Patriots. 699 00:34:53,719 --> 00:34:55,600 Speaker 1: That's the only disappointing part there. Just think if he 700 00:34:55,640 --> 00:34:58,920 Speaker 1: had nine, Hunt look good in the passing game to 701 00:34:59,080 --> 00:35:03,719 Speaker 1: running some legit. Well, the downfield routes was the really 702 00:35:03,760 --> 00:35:05,960 Speaker 1: impressive part. He wasn't just going out in the flat 703 00:35:05,960 --> 00:35:08,440 Speaker 1: and catching a ball and lined him up outside his 704 00:35:08,520 --> 00:35:11,279 Speaker 1: a receiver throwing him deep. He was the fastest player. 705 00:35:11,360 --> 00:35:14,319 Speaker 1: You know these services that now that now track the 706 00:35:14,400 --> 00:35:17,280 Speaker 1: speed that players are running at. He was the fastest 707 00:35:17,280 --> 00:35:20,480 Speaker 1: player in the NFL last week at twenty point something 708 00:35:20,520 --> 00:35:26,120 Speaker 1: miles per hour on that touchdown touchdown reception that he had. Yeah, 709 00:35:25,440 --> 00:35:29,279 Speaker 1: it's worth noting that the Eagles did get beat by 710 00:35:29,320 --> 00:35:32,120 Speaker 1: Chris Thompson through the air for four catches fifty two 711 00:35:32,200 --> 00:35:34,799 Speaker 1: yards in a touchdown as well. Tyreek Hill's gotta beat. 712 00:35:34,920 --> 00:35:37,239 Speaker 1: Ronald Darby is out with an ankle injury. He was 713 00:35:37,280 --> 00:35:39,880 Speaker 1: the best corner that the Eagles had in his last 714 00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:42,640 Speaker 1: eight games, he'll has scored six touchdowns, including three on 715 00:35:42,680 --> 00:35:44,960 Speaker 1: the ground. Had the big week last week. He's really good, 716 00:35:45,560 --> 00:35:48,440 Speaker 1: Alex Smith. I got a C grade. Alex Smith get this, 717 00:35:48,920 --> 00:35:52,200 Speaker 1: has never thrown for three hundred yards twice in the 718 00:35:52,239 --> 00:35:56,479 Speaker 1: same season in the same season stat after last week, 719 00:35:56,600 --> 00:35:59,520 Speaker 1: and he had his one for the season already this week. 720 00:35:59,760 --> 00:36:03,000 Speaker 1: Four touchdowns he threw against the Patriots last week, well 721 00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:04,880 Speaker 1: that was pretty much it too. He only had four 722 00:36:04,920 --> 00:36:07,879 Speaker 1: outings where he threw two touchdowns last season. Hasn't had 723 00:36:07,880 --> 00:36:10,040 Speaker 1: three touchdowns in a game before that since Week one 724 00:36:10,080 --> 00:36:13,440 Speaker 1: of Travis Kelsey I'm only giving a C grade two 725 00:36:13,440 --> 00:36:15,600 Speaker 1: as well. Last year, the Eagles gave up the second 726 00:36:15,640 --> 00:36:17,640 Speaker 1: fewest yards in the league to the tight end position, 727 00:36:17,640 --> 00:36:20,719 Speaker 1: averaging twenty six point four yards per game to tight ends. 728 00:36:21,040 --> 00:36:23,560 Speaker 1: They're really good against the tight ends. So that's it, 729 00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:26,680 Speaker 1: all right. Let's go to Titans taking on the Jacksonville Jaguars. Obviously, 730 00:36:26,719 --> 00:36:30,080 Speaker 1: the Jaguars defense elite last week, but a much tougher 731 00:36:30,080 --> 00:36:33,160 Speaker 1: game coming for them against a diverse Tennessee offense. YEA, 732 00:36:33,200 --> 00:36:35,120 Speaker 1: let's start with Marcus Mariotta. Going to give him a B. 733 00:36:35,239 --> 00:36:37,200 Speaker 1: He broke his leg in the last meeting between these 734 00:36:37,239 --> 00:36:40,080 Speaker 1: two teams late in the season, and his two career 735 00:36:40,120 --> 00:36:42,239 Speaker 1: games prior he had two hundred and seventy yards and 736 00:36:42,280 --> 00:36:45,200 Speaker 1: two passing touchdowns and to sixty eight and three with 737 00:36:45,280 --> 00:36:48,880 Speaker 1: one rushing touchdown thrown in. So Jacksonville's defense is improved, 738 00:36:48,880 --> 00:36:50,840 Speaker 1: but the Shawn Watson made some things happen when he 739 00:36:50,880 --> 00:36:53,160 Speaker 1: came in last week, and Mariotta is certainly player of that. 740 00:36:53,200 --> 00:36:57,000 Speaker 1: Ilk Richard Matthews, Eric Decker, and Corey Davis, I'm gonna 741 00:36:57,000 --> 00:36:58,680 Speaker 1: give them all a see just because there's just too 742 00:36:58,680 --> 00:37:01,640 Speaker 1: many of these guys in this at the receiver targets 743 00:37:01,719 --> 00:37:05,080 Speaker 1: last week. Decker had eight, Richard Matthews had nine, Corey 744 00:37:05,160 --> 00:37:08,879 Speaker 1: Davis had ten. Decker by far had the worst statistical day, 745 00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:11,080 Speaker 1: but he had three red zone targets to the combined 746 00:37:11,160 --> 00:37:13,680 Speaker 1: two from Matthews and Davis. Decker has been dropped in 747 00:37:13,680 --> 00:37:15,600 Speaker 1: a lot of leagues, So grab I think you should 748 00:37:15,640 --> 00:37:18,160 Speaker 1: grab Decker. I don't think I think that's an overreaction 749 00:37:18,200 --> 00:37:20,880 Speaker 1: to leave. He was the only wide receiver targeted inside 750 00:37:20,880 --> 00:37:23,319 Speaker 1: the ten yard line too, and it happened twice last 751 00:37:24,080 --> 00:37:26,400 Speaker 1: good sneaky stuff right there. Jalen Ramsey and A. J. 752 00:37:26,440 --> 00:37:29,719 Speaker 1: Bouyer are formidable corners for Jacksonville. But all these guys 753 00:37:29,719 --> 00:37:31,799 Speaker 1: are startable. But yeah, if Decker is on the wire, 754 00:37:31,840 --> 00:37:35,200 Speaker 1: grab him immediately. Laney Walker gets a B. Has scored 755 00:37:35,239 --> 00:37:37,880 Speaker 1: in two of his last three games against Jacksonville. The 756 00:37:37,960 --> 00:37:40,680 Speaker 1: Jaguars allowed six catches and six yards at Houston tight 757 00:37:40,760 --> 00:37:43,279 Speaker 1: ends last week, so Walker has a nice floor. He 758 00:37:43,320 --> 00:37:45,120 Speaker 1: had nine targets last week, so we felt no ill 759 00:37:45,120 --> 00:37:48,400 Speaker 1: effects for plays wide receivers. Um DeMarco Murray gets a 760 00:37:48,480 --> 00:37:51,720 Speaker 1: B on borderline. C on Murray right now was somewhat 761 00:37:51,760 --> 00:37:55,040 Speaker 1: plot usque against Oakland last week did not look good. UH. 762 00:37:55,080 --> 00:37:57,160 Speaker 1: In the two games last year, he had a one 763 00:37:57,560 --> 00:37:59,879 Speaker 1: yard game with a touchdown, but his most recent game 764 00:37:59,920 --> 00:38:03,440 Speaker 1: was a huge dud against the Jaguars. Houston did absolutely 765 00:38:03,520 --> 00:38:06,280 Speaker 1: nothing on the ground last week against Jacksonville. But Tennessee 766 00:38:06,320 --> 00:38:08,320 Speaker 1: does have a much better offensive line. You're starting to 767 00:38:08,400 --> 00:38:11,120 Speaker 1: Marco Murray, but just barely. I might start Charles Clay 768 00:38:11,120 --> 00:38:12,799 Speaker 1: over to Marco Murray in the league of minding the two, 769 00:38:14,080 --> 00:38:15,920 Speaker 1: and Derrick Henry is on the bench. It was a 770 00:38:15,920 --> 00:38:18,160 Speaker 1: two to one split and carries with Murray last week. 771 00:38:18,239 --> 00:38:20,439 Speaker 1: I expect more of that ratio early on, but his 772 00:38:20,440 --> 00:38:22,759 Speaker 1: his numbers should climb as this season goes on Over 773 00:38:22,800 --> 00:38:26,560 Speaker 1: to Jacksonville. Leonard Fournette gets a b great debut for him. 774 00:38:26,640 --> 00:38:28,319 Speaker 1: I was wrong on him so far. I thought it'd 775 00:38:28,320 --> 00:38:31,160 Speaker 1: be more of a tune early on. UH. Tennessee only 776 00:38:31,200 --> 00:38:34,319 Speaker 1: allowed three running backs to top seventy rushing yards last year, though, 777 00:38:34,600 --> 00:38:37,280 Speaker 1: and Leonard Fournette will be the focus of defensive coordinator 778 00:38:37,320 --> 00:38:40,319 Speaker 1: Dick Lebou. Real quick on Dick lebou eighty years old 779 00:38:40,360 --> 00:38:43,080 Speaker 1: and he's still that's awesome. Already forty four years as 780 00:38:43,080 --> 00:38:44,920 Speaker 1: a coach and fourteen as a player before and he's 781 00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:47,360 Speaker 1: still doing it one of the best. Uh Alan hearns 782 00:38:47,400 --> 00:38:49,920 Speaker 1: Mark's lea and give him both the sea. Neither are 783 00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:53,080 Speaker 1: that great, but Blake Bortles has to throw to somebody 784 00:38:53,160 --> 00:38:56,960 Speaker 1: in Tennessee. Secondary is that's how you beat Tennessee defenses 785 00:38:57,000 --> 00:38:58,440 Speaker 1: through the air, It's not on the ground. They did 786 00:38:58,440 --> 00:39:01,800 Speaker 1: sign quarterback Logan Ryan, which bolster bolstered that secondary a little. 787 00:39:01,800 --> 00:39:04,360 Speaker 1: But both of those guys are startable. Because Blake Bortles, 788 00:39:04,400 --> 00:39:05,960 Speaker 1: as you said, charges you to take a chance on 789 00:39:06,040 --> 00:39:08,080 Speaker 1: the quarterback. He just might take a chance on the quarterback. 790 00:39:08,120 --> 00:39:09,920 Speaker 1: I'm not trying to knock down the Browns at Baltimore. 791 00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:12,719 Speaker 1: Ravens and ninety seconds or last only two Browns to 792 00:39:13,000 --> 00:39:14,759 Speaker 1: only one Brown to mention is a starting grade. And 793 00:39:14,800 --> 00:39:18,120 Speaker 1: that's Isaiah Kroll with a CE totally ineffective last week. 794 00:39:18,320 --> 00:39:20,560 Speaker 1: Now he gets a better run defense in Baltimore that 795 00:39:20,680 --> 00:39:24,480 Speaker 1: only allowed seventy five rushing yards to Cincinnati's runners. Krowell 796 00:39:24,600 --> 00:39:27,920 Speaker 1: did nothing in last week last year's Week ten meeting 797 00:39:27,920 --> 00:39:30,600 Speaker 1: with Baltimore. Your glimmer of hope, though, is if you 798 00:39:30,719 --> 00:39:33,600 Speaker 1: rewind back to Week two of last year against Baltimore, 799 00:39:33,800 --> 00:39:36,480 Speaker 1: he blew up for one hundred thirty three yards. That 800 00:39:36,560 --> 00:39:39,280 Speaker 1: was the biggest total any runner put on the Ravens 801 00:39:39,280 --> 00:39:41,719 Speaker 1: all year. Everybody else is on the bench for Cleveland. 802 00:39:41,920 --> 00:39:43,960 Speaker 1: You might be tempted to start to Shaun Kaiser and 803 00:39:43,960 --> 00:39:46,600 Speaker 1: hope for like rushing yards or rushing touchdowns, but get this. 804 00:39:47,440 --> 00:39:50,719 Speaker 1: No team allowed fewer rushing yards to quarterbacks last year 805 00:39:50,880 --> 00:39:55,640 Speaker 1: than the Ravens at four rushing yards per game allowed 806 00:39:55,680 --> 00:39:58,719 Speaker 1: to quarterbacks four. That's it. And if a j Green 807 00:39:58,760 --> 00:40:00,360 Speaker 1: can't get it going, how are you gonna start Corey 808 00:40:00,400 --> 00:40:03,040 Speaker 1: Coleman or you know, anybody else from the Browns receiver's group. 809 00:40:03,239 --> 00:40:05,759 Speaker 1: Let's go to the Baltimore side. Terence West gets a 810 00:40:05,760 --> 00:40:08,040 Speaker 1: b start. Don't be fooled by the Browns current standing 811 00:40:08,080 --> 00:40:10,600 Speaker 1: is the NFL sting gious run defense. Uh that that 812 00:40:10,719 --> 00:40:13,200 Speaker 1: was the Jets they caught Sorry, that was that was 813 00:40:13,280 --> 00:40:16,320 Speaker 1: Lavy on belt looking rusty at you know, they got rusty. 814 00:40:16,440 --> 00:40:18,960 Speaker 1: They got him rusty at the right time. In the opener, 815 00:40:19,239 --> 00:40:21,960 Speaker 1: Let's not forget that Cleveland had the thirty first ranked 816 00:40:22,000 --> 00:40:27,479 Speaker 1: run defense last year, giving up onetree ground yards per game. 817 00:40:27,560 --> 00:40:30,160 Speaker 1: West is an excellent candidate for twenty plus touches with 818 00:40:30,280 --> 00:40:34,239 Speaker 1: Danny woodhead out. Even bunk Allen is startable here with 819 00:40:34,280 --> 00:40:36,400 Speaker 1: a C grade. I think he's garbage, but so's the 820 00:40:36,440 --> 00:40:40,080 Speaker 1: Browns defense. So in a matchup of underachievers, he got 821 00:40:40,560 --> 00:40:42,759 Speaker 1: hamster that one time. He did shave the hamster once 822 00:40:42,840 --> 00:40:44,640 Speaker 1: last year, and we'll never forget it. Now. If we 823 00:40:44,640 --> 00:40:46,839 Speaker 1: can come up with hamster shaving sound, that would be 824 00:40:46,920 --> 00:40:49,560 Speaker 1: really impressed. Please let's go to the passing game. Joe 825 00:40:49,600 --> 00:40:52,399 Speaker 1: Flacco was C grade here, not the rust stoff last week. 826 00:40:52,480 --> 00:40:55,439 Speaker 1: Only completed nine passes and that, But now he gets 827 00:40:55,440 --> 00:40:58,360 Speaker 1: a secondary in flux without Joe Hayden or Calvin Pryor. 828 00:40:58,880 --> 00:41:01,279 Speaker 1: Flacco went nuts on the Browns last year, two of 829 00:41:01,280 --> 00:41:03,560 Speaker 1: his best games of the year. In the two matchups, 830 00:41:03,600 --> 00:41:06,880 Speaker 1: he combined for six hundred passing yards and five touchdowns. 831 00:41:07,200 --> 00:41:09,319 Speaker 1: He gets us. He gets a C grade in this game. 832 00:41:09,480 --> 00:41:10,960 Speaker 1: You could move, you could bump him up to a 833 00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:13,040 Speaker 1: B if you feel a little more exotic. But he 834 00:41:13,120 --> 00:41:15,920 Speaker 1: did so little work last year, last last week that 835 00:41:15,960 --> 00:41:18,320 Speaker 1: I don't feel comfortable necessarily making him a B grade. 836 00:41:19,280 --> 00:41:22,360 Speaker 1: Mike Wallace gets a C grade. He scored twice against 837 00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:25,400 Speaker 1: the Browns in the first matchup last year and that 838 00:41:25,480 --> 00:41:27,120 Speaker 1: was in Week two. Then he scored one more time 839 00:41:27,120 --> 00:41:29,160 Speaker 1: the whole rest of the season for Mike Wallace. If 840 00:41:29,160 --> 00:41:31,960 Speaker 1: you recall, he's got a decent matchup against Jamar Taylor, 841 00:41:31,960 --> 00:41:35,279 Speaker 1: who struggled last week, and Jeremy mackllan scored last week 842 00:41:35,280 --> 00:41:38,200 Speaker 1: but only a two catches. He's gonna draw slot corner. 843 00:41:38,560 --> 00:41:41,480 Speaker 1: Brian body Calhoun is actually pretty solid, so I've got 844 00:41:41,560 --> 00:41:45,080 Speaker 1: him former the bench. That is correct. He's actually he's 845 00:41:45,120 --> 00:41:49,600 Speaker 1: not half bad former Gopher. When we come back, Five 846 00:41:49,680 --> 00:41:53,799 Speaker 1: tough Questions, Five Hot questions, Five Hot questions sponsored by 847 00:41:53,840 --> 00:42:03,120 Speaker 1: Devani's When we return, Welcome back down for two. Fantasy 848 00:42:03,160 --> 00:42:05,720 Speaker 1: Football Weekly and the Fan Paul Giarchie and Brian Johnson, 849 00:42:05,800 --> 00:42:10,840 Speaker 1: Matt Harrison with you. Thank you for spending your Saturday 850 00:42:10,840 --> 00:42:13,839 Speaker 1: morning with us. We have full phone lines right now, 851 00:42:13,880 --> 00:42:15,719 Speaker 1: but just so you guys know, because I'm gonna be 852 00:42:15,719 --> 00:42:19,319 Speaker 1: honest with the full slate of games, um, I don't 853 00:42:19,360 --> 00:42:21,360 Speaker 1: think we're gonna get two calls between now and Lightning 854 00:42:21,440 --> 00:42:22,879 Speaker 1: Round at the end. So if you're on hold now, 855 00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:25,080 Speaker 1: just to be honest, I don't think we're gonna get 856 00:42:25,080 --> 00:42:28,399 Speaker 1: to your calls until the final segment of the show, 857 00:42:28,520 --> 00:42:31,160 Speaker 1: particularly to Ben and San Diego. Ryan in Portland, just 858 00:42:31,200 --> 00:42:33,960 Speaker 1: a heads up there, shoot us a tweet with your questions, 859 00:42:34,560 --> 00:42:36,680 Speaker 1: can help out there. We could do that too. Let's 860 00:42:36,880 --> 00:42:43,280 Speaker 1: let's go to our Devani's five tough questions. Hot question 861 00:42:43,440 --> 00:42:46,120 Speaker 1: number one. Yeah, it's hot. I keep saying tough. It's 862 00:42:46,120 --> 00:42:48,960 Speaker 1: gonna take me years to get through this. Can fantasy 863 00:42:48,960 --> 00:42:52,879 Speaker 1: owners start Jordan Howard and Teri Cohen in the same 864 00:42:52,920 --> 00:42:58,400 Speaker 1: backfield every week or most every week? Ryan, life is 865 00:43:00,000 --> 00:43:03,960 Speaker 1: of Devani's in your hand. That's true. Yes, thank you. Uh, 866 00:43:04,080 --> 00:43:06,600 Speaker 1: normally i'd say yes, and I'm gonna say yes, you 867 00:43:06,600 --> 00:43:08,720 Speaker 1: can start both. Might be a caveat this week because 868 00:43:09,000 --> 00:43:11,000 Speaker 1: Howard's a little banged up, but let's pretend he's good 869 00:43:11,040 --> 00:43:12,839 Speaker 1: to go. Yeah, you can start both of these guys 870 00:43:12,840 --> 00:43:15,360 Speaker 1: because Howard's the bell cow running back and Cohen is 871 00:43:15,400 --> 00:43:17,120 Speaker 1: a scat back who is basically going to be a 872 00:43:17,120 --> 00:43:20,680 Speaker 1: wide receiver this year. Uh. Cohen got twelve targets last week. 873 00:43:21,040 --> 00:43:23,480 Speaker 1: It was against Atlanta, but still he could get seven 874 00:43:23,520 --> 00:43:25,759 Speaker 1: to eight to nine a week in this offense. Two 875 00:43:25,840 --> 00:43:28,879 Speaker 1: hundred and seventy two vacated targets for the Bears last year. 876 00:43:29,239 --> 00:43:31,600 Speaker 1: That was before they lost Kevin White last week, so 877 00:43:31,640 --> 00:43:33,799 Speaker 1: that packs on. It's about three hundred targets that are 878 00:43:33,840 --> 00:43:36,160 Speaker 1: now open for Chicago. So yes, you can start both 879 00:43:36,160 --> 00:43:38,840 Speaker 1: in this offense. Okay. I think this is a philosophical 880 00:43:38,960 --> 00:43:41,279 Speaker 1: how you build your lineup question, and it comes down 881 00:43:41,280 --> 00:43:43,879 Speaker 1: to are you looking for safety and touch volume from 882 00:43:43,880 --> 00:43:46,000 Speaker 1: two backs in the same offense? Are you looking at 883 00:43:46,120 --> 00:43:50,840 Speaker 1: upside and maybe multiple scores and big games from multiple backs? Um? 884 00:43:50,920 --> 00:43:52,719 Speaker 1: I tend to go do the opposite on my team. 885 00:43:52,760 --> 00:43:55,040 Speaker 1: So I'm looking at a stable of running backs where 886 00:43:55,120 --> 00:43:57,680 Speaker 1: it's a fairly large group of running backs and I'm 887 00:43:57,719 --> 00:44:00,920 Speaker 1: playing the best matchups of the week. So I'm not 888 00:44:00,960 --> 00:44:03,040 Speaker 1: going to end up with Jordan Howard and Tarik Cohen 889 00:44:03,120 --> 00:44:05,120 Speaker 1: on my team. And I would never. I would never 890 00:44:05,239 --> 00:44:07,520 Speaker 1: end up with two running backs in the same backfield. 891 00:44:07,600 --> 00:44:09,560 Speaker 1: It's not my style. I would never do it. So 892 00:44:10,239 --> 00:44:12,680 Speaker 1: your answer here is no, No, this was not meant 893 00:44:12,719 --> 00:44:15,440 Speaker 1: for your personal team. It's not. It's not meant for 894 00:44:15,480 --> 00:44:17,440 Speaker 1: my taste. I would never start two running backs on 895 00:44:17,440 --> 00:44:19,319 Speaker 1: the same offense. And he's been trying to trade for 896 00:44:19,400 --> 00:44:21,319 Speaker 1: devant to Howard and Tevin Coleman by the way from 897 00:44:21,360 --> 00:44:26,160 Speaker 1: me in the Empire League, Davante Howard doesn't exist in 898 00:44:26,200 --> 00:44:28,560 Speaker 1: the preseason. We like Howard enough to rank him. You know, 899 00:44:28,600 --> 00:44:32,439 Speaker 1: by we I mean universally rank him roughly running back five, right. 900 00:44:32,680 --> 00:44:35,720 Speaker 1: Cohen doesn't take anything away from him. Cohen still maintain 901 00:44:35,800 --> 00:44:38,360 Speaker 1: he's every bit you know, he's every bit as good 902 00:44:38,520 --> 00:44:41,120 Speaker 1: Howard is everybody's good regardless of what Cohen does, because 903 00:44:41,120 --> 00:44:44,719 Speaker 1: he doesn't take away anything from what Howard does. And 904 00:44:44,800 --> 00:44:48,759 Speaker 1: cod can lead the team and receptions. As Brian correctly assessed, 905 00:44:48,760 --> 00:44:51,080 Speaker 1: he's basically a wide receiver with a running back number 906 00:44:51,080 --> 00:44:53,960 Speaker 1: on his back. And so you you can absolutely start 907 00:44:53,960 --> 00:44:55,839 Speaker 1: both guys. And I'll note this, you guys didn't bring 908 00:44:55,880 --> 00:44:59,640 Speaker 1: up Chicago schedule has very few stoppers in it. I 909 00:44:59,680 --> 00:45:02,000 Speaker 1: think the only two games where you would hesitate to 910 00:45:02,080 --> 00:45:04,879 Speaker 1: start both of these guys at Baltimore and Week six 911 00:45:05,160 --> 00:45:07,800 Speaker 1: at Philadelphia, Week twelve, the rest of it game. On 912 00:45:11,120 --> 00:45:15,640 Speaker 1: question number two, should David Johnson owners just drop him? 913 00:45:15,800 --> 00:45:19,480 Speaker 1: Matt No, but I like the idea of trading him 914 00:45:19,520 --> 00:45:21,880 Speaker 1: at a discount if you're in a redraft league, especially 915 00:45:21,880 --> 00:45:24,320 Speaker 1: if you're thin at running back, because it's a risk injury, 916 00:45:24,360 --> 00:45:26,239 Speaker 1: which means he should be in good shape and you 917 00:45:26,280 --> 00:45:28,840 Speaker 1: can sell that to a trade partner. If the Cardinals 918 00:45:28,880 --> 00:45:31,719 Speaker 1: offense looks halfway decent this week against the Colts, you 919 00:45:31,719 --> 00:45:33,840 Speaker 1: can also sell that to a trade partner. So I 920 00:45:33,840 --> 00:45:35,520 Speaker 1: think that you'd have to sell to a team that's 921 00:45:35,560 --> 00:45:38,520 Speaker 1: deep at running back, probably target their second or third 922 00:45:38,600 --> 00:45:41,360 Speaker 1: running back, like a Isaiah Crowle or maybe a Tevin Coleman. 923 00:45:41,440 --> 00:45:43,520 Speaker 1: Since he didn't do much in week one. See if 924 00:45:43,520 --> 00:45:46,280 Speaker 1: you can get a dart throw like Kenny Golladay thrown 925 00:45:46,320 --> 00:45:48,319 Speaker 1: in there, do a two for one, do something like that, 926 00:45:48,360 --> 00:45:51,120 Speaker 1: and see if you can work it. Okay, yeah, I'm 927 00:45:51,160 --> 00:45:52,919 Speaker 1: all for trying to trade him, Bob, but you can't 928 00:45:52,960 --> 00:45:55,239 Speaker 1: drop him unless you're in a shallow eight to ten 929 00:45:55,280 --> 00:45:57,680 Speaker 1: team league. But overall, I'm gonna say no, even though 930 00:45:58,160 --> 00:46:00,600 Speaker 1: when Johnson comes back, or when you hope he comes back, 931 00:46:00,680 --> 00:46:03,919 Speaker 1: Let's say week thirteen is the best case scenario. He's 932 00:46:03,920 --> 00:46:07,960 Speaker 1: looking at the Rams Titans at Washington. That's a plus matchup, 933 00:46:08,040 --> 00:46:10,040 Speaker 1: but then the Giants in week sixteen. If you play 934 00:46:10,080 --> 00:46:12,760 Speaker 1: in week seventeen, he's at Seattle, it's a brutal schedule. 935 00:46:12,800 --> 00:46:15,600 Speaker 1: He's a special player. Uh So, not a great matchup, 936 00:46:15,600 --> 00:46:18,880 Speaker 1: but I'm holding unless I can trade, no drop. Um, 937 00:46:19,680 --> 00:46:22,560 Speaker 1: I I was not factoring and trading, and obviously that 938 00:46:22,760 --> 00:46:24,759 Speaker 1: I think that the concept behind this was not you 939 00:46:24,760 --> 00:46:26,960 Speaker 1: can go get value for him. Okay, great, you know, 940 00:46:27,000 --> 00:46:29,400 Speaker 1: but that's I think the concept was here that trading 941 00:46:29,480 --> 00:46:31,680 Speaker 1: was not an option, although I didn't expressly put it 942 00:46:31,680 --> 00:46:33,480 Speaker 1: in the question. You have to go with your own 943 00:46:33,520 --> 00:46:36,560 Speaker 1: hearts on this one. Uh, there's all about opportunity cost. 944 00:46:36,640 --> 00:46:39,640 Speaker 1: What are you losing by rostering a zero point player 945 00:46:40,040 --> 00:46:42,799 Speaker 1: for the next three months. Could you be picking up 946 00:46:42,800 --> 00:46:45,319 Speaker 1: somebody helpful, somebody that's gonna turn into it, It's gonna 947 00:46:45,360 --> 00:46:48,200 Speaker 1: turn bye week losses into bye week wins, somebody who's 948 00:46:48,200 --> 00:46:50,799 Speaker 1: gonna surprise and become a starter for your team. You're 949 00:46:50,800 --> 00:46:53,960 Speaker 1: looking at twelve weeks at a minimum at which you 950 00:46:54,200 --> 00:46:57,080 Speaker 1: will have zero points, and that is simply too much 951 00:46:57,120 --> 00:46:59,960 Speaker 1: to play. And he comes back for the Fantasy playoffs? 952 00:47:00,280 --> 00:47:02,640 Speaker 1: Are you in the Fantasy playoffs at that point because 953 00:47:02,640 --> 00:47:04,480 Speaker 1: you've taken You've had a zero point guy in your 954 00:47:04,520 --> 00:47:08,640 Speaker 1: roster all this time. Maybe not Lastly, if he does 955 00:47:08,719 --> 00:47:10,640 Speaker 1: come back in mid December, which seems to be the 956 00:47:11,120 --> 00:47:14,000 Speaker 1: roughly the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and he's estimated 957 00:47:14,000 --> 00:47:16,200 Speaker 1: to come back. Let's call it mid December. Are the 958 00:47:16,280 --> 00:47:18,839 Speaker 1: Cardinals a three win team at that point? The four 959 00:47:18,920 --> 00:47:21,160 Speaker 1: win team? And do they say to themselves, you know what, 960 00:47:21,640 --> 00:47:23,840 Speaker 1: are we gonna try him out there? Have him suffering 961 00:47:23,920 --> 00:47:26,200 Speaker 1: a c L injury in a lost season. Maybe not. 962 00:47:26,360 --> 00:47:29,080 Speaker 1: They may minimize him or not even bother bringing him back. 963 00:47:29,520 --> 00:47:31,239 Speaker 1: So there's a lot of ways this thing could go 964 00:47:31,280 --> 00:47:34,160 Speaker 1: sideways for David Johnson, and if you can't trade him, 965 00:47:34,200 --> 00:47:38,920 Speaker 1: you may as well drop him. Davanny's hot question number three. 966 00:47:39,320 --> 00:47:44,799 Speaker 1: Should Danny Woodhead owners just drop him? Brian, Yes, I was. 967 00:47:45,040 --> 00:47:47,279 Speaker 1: I wasn't an advocate for drafting him. I was, in fact, 968 00:47:47,280 --> 00:47:49,080 Speaker 1: I was quite against it, and I just look at 969 00:47:49,640 --> 00:47:52,520 Speaker 1: the scenario this way, he'll be back around the midpoint season, 970 00:47:52,560 --> 00:47:54,640 Speaker 1: at the midpoint of the season. So imagine you're doing 971 00:47:54,640 --> 00:47:58,760 Speaker 1: a midpoint draft, you know, starting from scratch the middle season. 972 00:47:58,840 --> 00:48:01,319 Speaker 1: Are you targeting Danny would hit in that draft? I 973 00:48:01,360 --> 00:48:03,360 Speaker 1: certainly am not, So I don't want him on my 974 00:48:03,400 --> 00:48:05,319 Speaker 1: team at midpoint in the season. I never trust him 975 00:48:05,360 --> 00:48:08,439 Speaker 1: to stay healthy for obvious reasons. I feel bad. He's 976 00:48:08,440 --> 00:48:12,760 Speaker 1: a great player, but click dropped. Sorry, Danny. I agree, 977 00:48:13,120 --> 00:48:15,040 Speaker 1: he simply can't stay on the field, and no one 978 00:48:15,120 --> 00:48:17,240 Speaker 1: is going to pick him up for that reason alone, 979 00:48:17,280 --> 00:48:20,160 Speaker 1: because he's so injury prone. And if you listen to 980 00:48:20,200 --> 00:48:23,319 Speaker 1: the show the week or two before he comes back, 981 00:48:23,360 --> 00:48:26,560 Speaker 1: he will be charges premature speculation that week. Then you 982 00:48:26,600 --> 00:48:28,160 Speaker 1: can pick him up and put him back on your 983 00:48:28,280 --> 00:48:30,640 Speaker 1: roster and we'll be all. Okay, allow me to read 984 00:48:30,719 --> 00:48:33,799 Speaker 1: my third bullet point to answer for now you've got 985 00:48:33,800 --> 00:48:36,120 Speaker 1: to drop him, but in early November, go get him. 986 00:48:36,160 --> 00:48:39,800 Speaker 1: I will remind you during pretymature speculation in early November. 987 00:48:40,280 --> 00:48:43,600 Speaker 1: There we go. You know me a little too. That's frightening, 988 00:48:43,600 --> 00:48:48,560 Speaker 1: how well you know me? Devanny's hot question number four. 989 00:48:49,400 --> 00:48:53,120 Speaker 1: Does Jacoby Brissette help the Colts offense, hurt the Colts 990 00:48:53,120 --> 00:48:56,279 Speaker 1: offense or neither? Matt Well he was might take a 991 00:48:56,360 --> 00:48:58,719 Speaker 1: chance on me quarterback, So I think he helps the 992 00:48:58,719 --> 00:49:01,680 Speaker 1: Colts offense a little. He's definitely a help over Scott 993 00:49:01,719 --> 00:49:04,920 Speaker 1: Tolzine luck shoulder is worse than they're letting on. I 994 00:49:04,960 --> 00:49:07,640 Speaker 1: think he's not going to play for months. It's it's 995 00:49:07,640 --> 00:49:10,400 Speaker 1: going to be months, not weeks. Uh. They traded a 996 00:49:10,440 --> 00:49:13,440 Speaker 1: former first round in Philip Dorsett for Brissette as well. 997 00:49:13,719 --> 00:49:16,280 Speaker 1: He has running ability. I think he gives that offense 998 00:49:16,360 --> 00:49:18,600 Speaker 1: a slight chance to look good in any given weeks, 999 00:49:18,680 --> 00:49:22,600 Speaker 1: So I I he's got to help. Yeah, it was 1000 00:49:22,640 --> 00:49:25,560 Speaker 1: this help from like the Tolzine era, like does he 1001 00:49:25,640 --> 00:49:27,200 Speaker 1: make the team? That was at the question it is 1002 00:49:27,239 --> 00:49:30,200 Speaker 1: the team better off with? Effectively? Are they better off 1003 00:49:30,200 --> 00:49:33,319 Speaker 1: with Jacoby Brissette in this offense? Then? And and then 1004 00:49:33,320 --> 00:49:36,399 Speaker 1: other alternatives besides obviously and h you know they're moving 1005 00:49:36,440 --> 00:49:38,919 Speaker 1: to Brissette now he's their starters. Are they ultimately better 1006 00:49:38,920 --> 00:49:40,960 Speaker 1: now with him? Okay? So yeah, I would say yes, 1007 00:49:41,000 --> 00:49:43,719 Speaker 1: he's better than Scott Scott Tolzene, who has given us 1008 00:49:43,760 --> 00:49:46,759 Speaker 1: a one thousand, sixty five yards and four in his 1009 00:49:46,840 --> 00:49:49,439 Speaker 1: four year career. Brissette has only at fifty eight pass 1010 00:49:49,480 --> 00:49:52,560 Speaker 1: attempts in his career, but he's total four yards. That's 1011 00:49:52,600 --> 00:49:55,600 Speaker 1: a three three hundred yards per game pace. And as 1012 00:49:55,600 --> 00:49:57,920 Speaker 1: Mett mentioned, he's great on the ground, so easily and 1013 00:49:57,960 --> 00:50:01,000 Speaker 1: produced the Colts offense over Scott Tolzine. By definition, the 1014 00:50:01,000 --> 00:50:04,000 Speaker 1: Colts offense couldn't go down already ground zero, right, So 1015 00:50:04,080 --> 00:50:06,040 Speaker 1: that's throw that that out. So the correct answer is 1016 00:50:06,080 --> 00:50:09,000 Speaker 1: either help or neither. He started You remember he started 1017 00:50:09,120 --> 00:50:11,399 Speaker 1: two full games and played in part of another game 1018 00:50:11,520 --> 00:50:14,000 Speaker 1: roughly half of another game last year. Do you remember 1019 00:50:14,040 --> 00:50:16,759 Speaker 1: what happened in those games? He had a shutout for 1020 00:50:17,040 --> 00:50:20,399 Speaker 1: him and a shutout against him, right, and he generated 1021 00:50:21,239 --> 00:50:24,239 Speaker 1: zero touchdowns himself. Did not throw a single touchdown in 1022 00:50:24,280 --> 00:50:27,440 Speaker 1: any of those In fact, the Patriots scored four hundred 1023 00:50:27,480 --> 00:50:30,520 Speaker 1: fifty nine points last year. Brissette, despite playing in two 1024 00:50:30,520 --> 00:50:32,759 Speaker 1: and a half games as the starter, provided zero of 1025 00:50:32,760 --> 00:50:36,480 Speaker 1: the four points He's he had a rushing Cooktown. Uh. Yeah, 1026 00:50:36,480 --> 00:50:41,600 Speaker 1: actually might be right about I stand corrected. Uh. He 1027 00:50:41,640 --> 00:50:44,080 Speaker 1: brings a little athleticism to the position, which he definitely 1028 00:50:44,120 --> 00:50:46,359 Speaker 1: needs because starting center Ryan Kelly's out again is gonna 1029 00:50:46,360 --> 00:50:49,680 Speaker 1: be out for a little while. Ultimately, he does help, 1030 00:50:50,040 --> 00:50:55,719 Speaker 1: but not by much. Dev's hot question number five. The 1031 00:50:55,719 --> 00:50:59,280 Speaker 1: Bengals offense hasn't scored a touchdown and they're desperately churning 1032 00:50:59,400 --> 00:51:04,920 Speaker 1: offensive coordinators. Can you drop all of their running backs outright? Brian? 1033 00:51:06,480 --> 00:51:09,640 Speaker 1: We certainly harped on the concerns we had for Cincinnati's 1034 00:51:09,680 --> 00:51:12,120 Speaker 1: offensive line in the preseason, and I talked about it 1035 00:51:12,200 --> 00:51:15,120 Speaker 1: many times. Quite evident, stay away, Yes, So I think 1036 00:51:15,120 --> 00:51:17,440 Speaker 1: you can safely drop Hill and g O right now, 1037 00:51:17,480 --> 00:51:20,080 Speaker 1: because you haven't invested a lot of draft capital in them, 1038 00:51:20,320 --> 00:51:22,160 Speaker 1: but you did for Joe Mixon, so it's a little 1039 00:51:22,160 --> 00:51:24,080 Speaker 1: premature to drop him right now. I think he had 1040 00:51:24,120 --> 00:51:26,640 Speaker 1: a few nice runs the other night against Houston, and 1041 00:51:26,760 --> 00:51:28,399 Speaker 1: I just look at his schedule coming up. He has 1042 00:51:28,440 --> 00:51:30,960 Speaker 1: green Bay coming up next week where they'll be chasing points. 1043 00:51:31,040 --> 00:51:34,440 Speaker 1: Hopefully his role increases there, and then Cleveland next week. 1044 00:51:35,120 --> 00:51:38,719 Speaker 1: Don't drop Joe Mixon yet. There's hope Brian hit all 1045 00:51:38,719 --> 00:51:42,040 Speaker 1: my points. That's it, Yeah, and really most of mine 1046 00:51:42,040 --> 00:51:44,160 Speaker 1: as well. I'll just mention a couple of more things here. 1047 00:51:44,360 --> 00:51:46,560 Speaker 1: There's a chance that new offensive coordinator Bill Laser is 1048 00:51:46,560 --> 00:51:50,400 Speaker 1: going to change up the mix and designate a workhorse back, 1049 00:51:50,680 --> 00:51:52,640 Speaker 1: which we you know, we never got before. Right it's 1050 00:51:52,680 --> 00:51:55,799 Speaker 1: desper need, which you would which they would be nice. 1051 00:51:55,800 --> 00:51:57,520 Speaker 1: And if there's one guy that's gonna happen to, Joe 1052 00:51:57,560 --> 00:51:59,160 Speaker 1: Mixon is the only one who's shown signs of life 1053 00:51:59,160 --> 00:52:01,200 Speaker 1: that he could be that bad. So we're gonna keep 1054 00:52:01,280 --> 00:52:04,680 Speaker 1: mixing hope against hope that that happens. But I want 1055 00:52:04,680 --> 00:52:07,200 Speaker 1: to spend just a second on something you just said, Ryan, 1056 00:52:08,080 --> 00:52:12,000 Speaker 1: haven't invested draft capital and a guy I think that's 1057 00:52:12,080 --> 00:52:14,080 Speaker 1: I think that kind of thinking is a huge mistake. 1058 00:52:14,120 --> 00:52:16,000 Speaker 1: Where you drafted a guy or how much how many 1059 00:52:16,000 --> 00:52:19,400 Speaker 1: auction dollars you put into a guy should be irrelevant 1060 00:52:19,520 --> 00:52:21,440 Speaker 1: in your decisions going forward. Like if you made a 1061 00:52:21,480 --> 00:52:24,279 Speaker 1: mistake on Eddie Lazy. Some of us had him ranked 1062 00:52:24,360 --> 00:52:27,279 Speaker 1: number fifty one at the running back position, but maybe 1063 00:52:27,320 --> 00:52:29,520 Speaker 1: you didn't listen to that, and you took him at 1064 00:52:29,800 --> 00:52:31,879 Speaker 1: the average draft position, which was you know, like round 1065 00:52:31,880 --> 00:52:36,279 Speaker 1: eight or something. But a touch guy and he hasn't 1066 00:52:36,320 --> 00:52:38,960 Speaker 1: gotten that opportunity yet. That's I'm kind of more that 1067 00:52:39,000 --> 00:52:42,000 Speaker 1: I'm just talking more. I'm with you. I don't I think. 1068 00:52:42,040 --> 00:52:44,720 Speaker 1: I don't think where you drafted a guy should stop 1069 00:52:44,760 --> 00:52:47,440 Speaker 1: you from dumping him if you need that roster spot 1070 00:52:47,440 --> 00:52:49,520 Speaker 1: for somebody else. Swallow your pride to get rid of 1071 00:52:49,520 --> 00:52:52,360 Speaker 1: Adrian Peterson. Swallow probably get rid of Eddie Lazy, Danny 1072 00:52:52,360 --> 00:52:55,680 Speaker 1: Woodhead Johnson, David Johnson, Right, I mean just they're just 1073 00:52:55,719 --> 00:52:57,560 Speaker 1: sometimes when you just need to make your team better 1074 00:52:57,680 --> 00:52:59,480 Speaker 1: and you need to get over your mistakes that you 1075 00:52:59,560 --> 00:53:02,800 Speaker 1: made three weeks ago at the draft. Fish or cut bait. Uh. 1076 00:53:02,880 --> 00:53:04,880 Speaker 1: Let me mention this as a side note, since I 1077 00:53:04,920 --> 00:53:07,440 Speaker 1: happened to be on Lacey and Peterson. I tweeted this 1078 00:53:08,040 --> 00:53:12,080 Speaker 1: just two years ago. Two years ago, a DP player 1079 00:53:12,200 --> 00:53:17,280 Speaker 1: number two in the entire all Fantasy football average second 1080 00:53:17,280 --> 00:53:21,959 Speaker 1: player taken in drafts, Eddie Lacey, average third player taken 1081 00:53:22,000 --> 00:53:26,239 Speaker 1: in drafts, Adrian Peterson. Here we are just two years later, 1082 00:53:26,440 --> 00:53:29,920 Speaker 1: and they are both droppable out. We're not even droppable. 1083 00:53:30,280 --> 00:53:33,680 Speaker 1: You should drop them. It's like drop able. You should 1084 00:53:33,719 --> 00:53:37,640 Speaker 1: be dropping both of them. That tells you the volatility 1085 00:53:37,680 --> 00:53:39,919 Speaker 1: of the running back position. And for anybody who comes 1086 00:53:39,960 --> 00:53:41,440 Speaker 1: back with which too many people did on Twitter, well 1087 00:53:41,480 --> 00:53:43,960 Speaker 1: that was two years ago. The point is, in the 1088 00:53:44,000 --> 00:53:46,720 Speaker 1: span of just two years, they went from the best 1089 00:53:47,120 --> 00:53:50,759 Speaker 1: in the estimation of the fantasy community, the best two 1090 00:53:50,760 --> 00:53:54,239 Speaker 1: of the three best players possible, to not even on rosters. 1091 00:53:54,280 --> 00:53:57,200 Speaker 1: So people got bludgeoned by those players over the last 1092 00:53:57,200 --> 00:54:01,920 Speaker 1: two years. So trade Levan Bell now in dynasty leagues 1093 00:54:03,280 --> 00:54:06,040 Speaker 1: we might want to do. Let's go back to our matchups. 1094 00:54:06,640 --> 00:54:11,680 Speaker 1: Matt in Arizona takes on the Indianapolis UH Indianapolis Colts 1095 00:54:11,719 --> 00:54:15,279 Speaker 1: Arizona obviously without David Johnson. Yeah, that's not good. Let's 1096 00:54:15,320 --> 00:54:17,040 Speaker 1: start with the running backs. Then I have all of 1097 00:54:17,080 --> 00:54:20,120 Speaker 1: them on the bench, Kerwin, Andrea Ellington and Chris Johnson. 1098 00:54:20,160 --> 00:54:23,160 Speaker 1: Even against the Colt against the Grain, it's gonna be 1099 00:54:23,160 --> 00:54:25,520 Speaker 1: a three headed attack, despite the fact that called Kerwin 1100 00:54:25,560 --> 00:54:28,640 Speaker 1: Williams the starter. William's average two point o yards per 1101 00:54:28,680 --> 00:54:31,799 Speaker 1: carry last week in the absence of Dave Ellington will 1102 00:54:31,800 --> 00:54:33,840 Speaker 1: gobble up most of the receptions, and they resigned c 1103 00:54:34,040 --> 00:54:36,799 Speaker 1: J two K who has scored like four touchdowns in 1104 00:54:36,800 --> 00:54:39,160 Speaker 1: the last three years. He's gonna get work. It's just 1105 00:54:39,200 --> 00:54:42,440 Speaker 1: gonna be ugly and I don't want any part of it. Um. 1106 00:54:42,480 --> 00:54:44,400 Speaker 1: I think this is your one chance to start Kurwin 1107 00:54:44,440 --> 00:54:47,200 Speaker 1: Williams because he knows he knows the offense better than 1108 00:54:47,400 --> 00:54:50,320 Speaker 1: the others do. Andre Ellington, they tried to convert to 1109 00:54:50,360 --> 00:54:52,440 Speaker 1: wide receiver in the off season, didn't work. They got 1110 00:54:52,480 --> 00:54:54,239 Speaker 1: him back at running back. I don't think he's gonna 1111 00:54:54,239 --> 00:54:56,160 Speaker 1: get a lot of carries. I don't know that Chris 1112 00:54:56,239 --> 00:54:57,960 Speaker 1: Johnson is ready to get a lot of carries. And 1113 00:54:57,960 --> 00:54:59,520 Speaker 1: it's the Colts. I feel like this is and I 1114 00:54:59,520 --> 00:55:01,239 Speaker 1: don't like Owen Williams, but I think this is the 1115 00:55:01,239 --> 00:55:03,560 Speaker 1: one chance he could do it. There's no buys this week. 1116 00:55:03,600 --> 00:55:06,839 Speaker 1: Nobody's starting Kerwin Williams. Come on, a lot of people 1117 00:55:06,880 --> 00:55:08,680 Speaker 1: starting Kerwin will all right, can you do a Kermit 1118 00:55:08,680 --> 00:55:12,279 Speaker 1: the Frog? All right? Hold, this is Kerwin Williams. That 1119 00:55:12,360 --> 00:55:17,200 Speaker 1: was really good. It was really disturbingly good. Actually, you've 1120 00:55:17,239 --> 00:55:19,600 Speaker 1: got kids, all right, um, Carson Palmer, I got a 1121 00:55:19,640 --> 00:55:21,719 Speaker 1: sea level start on What's bad for the offense is 1122 00:55:21,760 --> 00:55:23,480 Speaker 1: bad for the offense, we always say on this show. 1123 00:55:23,520 --> 00:55:25,760 Speaker 1: Palmer lost maybe the best running back in the league 1124 00:55:25,800 --> 00:55:28,640 Speaker 1: and his left tackle DJ Humphries in week one. He 1125 00:55:28,680 --> 00:55:32,040 Speaker 1: threw three picks last week, but one of which David 1126 00:55:32,080 --> 00:55:33,960 Speaker 1: Johnson ran the wrong route, one of which he was 1127 00:55:34,040 --> 00:55:35,919 Speaker 1: hit during the throw, and one of which was Andre 1128 00:55:36,040 --> 00:55:38,640 Speaker 1: Ellington tipping it to a defender. So they really weren't 1129 00:55:38,680 --> 00:55:41,920 Speaker 1: as much his fault on that one. Uh. Jermaine Gresham 1130 00:55:41,960 --> 00:55:44,440 Speaker 1: and Larry Fitzgerald each dropped touchdowns in j J Nelson 1131 00:55:44,520 --> 00:55:46,919 Speaker 1: dropped a fort yard pass, so Carson Palmer's day could 1132 00:55:46,920 --> 00:55:48,680 Speaker 1: have looked really good for a couple of throws going 1133 00:55:48,719 --> 00:55:50,400 Speaker 1: the other way. So I still got him as a 1134 00:55:50,440 --> 00:55:53,359 Speaker 1: sea level start against a bad Indeed, d also got 1135 00:55:53,400 --> 00:55:55,560 Speaker 1: Larry Fitzgerald as a sea level start. Fitz he at 1136 00:55:55,600 --> 00:55:58,160 Speaker 1: thirteen targets last week against the Lions, but very much 1137 00:55:58,200 --> 00:56:01,120 Speaker 1: looked his age. The Colts have a terrible secondary, but 1138 00:56:01,160 --> 00:56:04,560 Speaker 1: have only allowed three touchdowns to opposing wide receivers in 1139 00:56:04,600 --> 00:56:08,000 Speaker 1: the last eight games. Yeah, they're terrible now though. Yeah, 1140 00:56:08,040 --> 00:56:10,400 Speaker 1: I know Vante Davis is out and is free, but 1141 00:56:10,760 --> 00:56:13,360 Speaker 1: and so and those are starting safety out. Yeah, this 1142 00:56:13,520 --> 00:56:15,520 Speaker 1: is a I think it's a nice opportunity for my guy, 1143 00:56:15,600 --> 00:56:18,440 Speaker 1: j J. Nelson. It looks like Brian's guy, Germaine Gresham 1144 00:56:18,520 --> 00:56:21,160 Speaker 1: is out this week and John Brown is out as well. 1145 00:56:21,360 --> 00:56:23,439 Speaker 1: Charge had J J. Nelson is just take a chance 1146 00:56:23,440 --> 00:56:26,640 Speaker 1: on me wide receiver and Jaren Brown's the other guy 1147 00:56:26,840 --> 00:56:29,120 Speaker 1: who's there. And I get it. It's the worst secondary 1148 00:56:29,120 --> 00:56:31,120 Speaker 1: in the league, but I I don't want to start 1149 00:56:31,160 --> 00:56:34,360 Speaker 1: any part of the Carson Palmer team outside of Larry 1150 00:56:34,360 --> 00:56:37,279 Speaker 1: Fitzgerald right now. On the other side, Jacoby Brissette was 1151 00:56:37,320 --> 00:56:39,279 Speaker 1: my take a chance on me quarterback. I got a 1152 00:56:39,360 --> 00:56:42,560 Speaker 1: sea level start on t Y Hilton. He figures to 1153 00:56:42,640 --> 00:56:44,960 Speaker 1: drop Pat Pete in this game. But Golden Tate had 1154 00:56:45,000 --> 00:56:47,479 Speaker 1: a decent outing last week in his coverage the bright 1155 00:56:47,520 --> 00:56:49,759 Speaker 1: spot here. He led the team in targets and it's 1156 00:56:49,760 --> 00:56:51,640 Speaker 1: been been pretty much at the top of that list 1157 00:56:51,680 --> 00:56:55,640 Speaker 1: regardless of quarterback who's been in for the Colts. I 1158 00:56:55,719 --> 00:56:58,040 Speaker 1: got Frank Gore and Marlon Mack on the bench. No 1159 00:56:58,160 --> 00:57:00,399 Speaker 1: running back has top two hundred yards against the Cards 1160 00:57:00,440 --> 00:57:03,040 Speaker 1: since Week three of last season. This is gross and 1161 00:57:03,080 --> 00:57:06,400 Speaker 1: it's a timeshare right now. And I got Dante Moncrief 1162 00:57:06,480 --> 00:57:08,840 Speaker 1: and Jack Doyle both on the bench. Moncrief caught the 1163 00:57:08,840 --> 00:57:11,239 Speaker 1: big fifty yard throw from Burssette last week, but that 1164 00:57:11,360 --> 00:57:14,360 Speaker 1: was it. He's generally useless if Andrew Lux not playing, 1165 00:57:14,560 --> 00:57:17,720 Speaker 1: and even then he's touchdown dependent. And the Cards after 1166 00:57:17,800 --> 00:57:21,120 Speaker 1: being a tight end easy spot for the last like 1167 00:57:21,240 --> 00:57:24,080 Speaker 1: five years, last year they figured it out and we're 1168 00:57:24,120 --> 00:57:27,160 Speaker 1: one of the top defenses against tight ends in so 1169 00:57:27,240 --> 00:57:29,560 Speaker 1: Doyle is not a value play in this matchup. When 1170 00:57:29,560 --> 00:57:32,200 Speaker 1: we come back, we will talk about the Dallas Cowboys 1171 00:57:32,240 --> 00:57:35,760 Speaker 1: at the Denver Broncos. A tough matchup. Another tough matchup 1172 00:57:36,120 --> 00:57:38,040 Speaker 1: for the Dallas Cowboys, who just came off of one. 1173 00:57:38,240 --> 00:57:41,200 Speaker 1: Now they get another one as they travel to the 1174 00:57:41,280 --> 00:57:44,680 Speaker 1: Denver Broncos. But beyond Zeke, do you dare start anybody 1175 00:57:44,680 --> 00:58:02,920 Speaker 1: will day when we come back, the weekly matchups for you, 1176 00:58:03,000 --> 00:58:07,000 Speaker 1: beginning with the Washington Redskins taking on the Los Angeles Rams. 1177 00:58:07,160 --> 00:58:09,080 Speaker 1: I don't think the Rams are gonna score forty six 1178 00:58:09,080 --> 00:58:13,080 Speaker 1: points this game, probably not. But Washington's Devens isn't that great. 1179 00:58:13,080 --> 00:58:15,840 Speaker 1: But let's start with our offense. Kirk Cousins gets the Sea. 1180 00:58:15,920 --> 00:58:18,360 Speaker 1: He did not look good last week, but going back 1181 00:58:18,360 --> 00:58:20,720 Speaker 1: to last year, the Rams allowed at least three passing 1182 00:58:20,720 --> 00:58:24,200 Speaker 1: touchdowns and four of their last six games. Scott Tolzine 1183 00:58:24,240 --> 00:58:26,000 Speaker 1: and the Rams in the Colts are not a true 1184 00:58:26,040 --> 00:58:27,760 Speaker 1: test for the Rams last week, so we have nothing 1185 00:58:27,760 --> 00:58:30,000 Speaker 1: to glean from that really about our Cousins is startable 1186 00:58:30,560 --> 00:58:32,760 Speaker 1: as his Durell prior my boy gets to be this 1187 00:58:32,800 --> 00:58:35,840 Speaker 1: week had eleven targets last week was a PPR Helper 1188 00:58:35,960 --> 00:58:38,520 Speaker 1: dropped a long touchdown which was just brutal. But he 1189 00:58:38,600 --> 00:58:40,560 Speaker 1: was wide open and he'll continue to get wide open 1190 00:58:40,640 --> 00:58:43,400 Speaker 1: this year. Uh. Not a plus matchup by any means, 1191 00:58:43,480 --> 00:58:45,480 Speaker 1: but I do see another ten targets at least in 1192 00:58:45,480 --> 00:58:49,320 Speaker 1: this game. Um As for his counterpart, Jameson Crowder in 1193 00:58:49,360 --> 00:58:50,800 Speaker 1: the slot, I got him on the bench. He was 1194 00:58:50,840 --> 00:58:53,600 Speaker 1: really quiet last week. The Rams lines kind of dinged 1195 00:58:53,640 --> 00:58:56,080 Speaker 1: up too though he was He's coming along, but Nickel, 1196 00:58:56,160 --> 00:59:00,000 Speaker 1: Robie Coleman isn't above average slot corner. He's krit crowd 1197 00:59:00,040 --> 00:59:02,640 Speaker 1: is wornth starring, but he's also worth exploring other options 1198 00:59:02,640 --> 00:59:04,919 Speaker 1: if you have them, so I have him on the bench. Personally, though, 1199 00:59:05,320 --> 00:59:07,560 Speaker 1: Jordan Reed gets a C. He didn't really look like 1200 00:59:07,560 --> 00:59:09,680 Speaker 1: he had a broken toe last week. Looked okay to me. 1201 00:59:09,760 --> 00:59:11,680 Speaker 1: I think maybe they're just getting the news out there 1202 00:59:11,680 --> 00:59:14,120 Speaker 1: in advance because they're expecting a broken toe. What's going 1203 00:59:14,160 --> 00:59:17,400 Speaker 1: to happen? It's like boiler plate read injury report. Basically, 1204 00:59:17,400 --> 00:59:20,680 Speaker 1: he is a thin orthotic away from hitting I r 1205 00:59:21,080 --> 00:59:23,960 Speaker 1: On on the toe. Yeah, he did catch five passes 1206 00:59:24,080 --> 00:59:27,000 Speaker 1: last week, just thirty six yards. The eight targets were encouraging. 1207 00:59:27,160 --> 00:59:28,800 Speaker 1: You still have to start him when he's on the field. 1208 00:59:28,880 --> 00:59:32,160 Speaker 1: Bottom line and Rob Kelly gets the see just barely startable. 1209 00:59:32,200 --> 00:59:34,560 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald is back in full swing for the Rams, 1210 00:59:34,800 --> 00:59:37,400 Speaker 1: who only allowed two running backs to top one hundred 1211 00:59:37,480 --> 00:59:40,840 Speaker 1: yards since the start of last season. Over to the Rams. 1212 00:59:40,880 --> 00:59:43,000 Speaker 1: Todd Gurley gets a B. I'm close to giving him 1213 00:59:43,000 --> 00:59:44,600 Speaker 1: an A in this matchup, but he had to work 1214 00:59:44,600 --> 00:59:46,800 Speaker 1: a little too hard for those good numbers he posted 1215 00:59:46,800 --> 00:59:50,040 Speaker 1: against The Colts were very bad run defense. Washington is 1216 00:59:50,080 --> 00:59:52,200 Speaker 1: also a very bad run defense, though they were one 1217 00:59:52,240 --> 00:59:55,360 Speaker 1: of the three teams to allow twenty total touchdowns to 1218 00:59:55,480 --> 00:59:57,840 Speaker 1: running backs last year. And Gurley was key in the 1219 00:59:57,840 --> 01:00:00,640 Speaker 1: passing game last week. Caught five passes for few six yards. 1220 01:00:00,640 --> 01:00:03,720 Speaker 1: So he's looking like a true bell cow as we expected. Uh, 1221 01:00:03,760 --> 01:00:06,560 Speaker 1: Sammy Watkins is more like Sammy Squatkins this week. I 1222 01:00:06,560 --> 01:00:09,120 Speaker 1: got him on the bench. It's all about Josh Norman. 1223 01:00:09,480 --> 01:00:12,600 Speaker 1: Should have benched alshon Jeffrey last week, should bench Sammy 1224 01:00:12,600 --> 01:00:15,400 Speaker 1: Watkins this week. So that's simple for me. For that reason, 1225 01:00:15,440 --> 01:00:16,920 Speaker 1: I have Robert Woods is might take a chance of 1226 01:00:17,000 --> 01:00:20,720 Speaker 1: me wide receiver. Secondary receivers just kill Washington. And for 1227 01:00:20,760 --> 01:00:22,680 Speaker 1: that reason, Cooper Cup, who I was going to use 1228 01:00:22,720 --> 01:00:24,640 Speaker 1: as might take a chance to me receiver but felt 1229 01:00:24,680 --> 01:00:27,440 Speaker 1: he was too obvious after that great debut, he gets 1230 01:00:27,440 --> 01:00:29,560 Speaker 1: to be for the same reason, I had Cooper Cup 1231 01:00:29,600 --> 01:00:32,200 Speaker 1: as my take a chance to me wide receiver but 1232 01:00:32,560 --> 01:00:36,080 Speaker 1: last week, but then last week's co host Jay said 1233 01:00:36,120 --> 01:00:39,400 Speaker 1: he wanted to use another another of the receivers from 1234 01:00:39,400 --> 01:00:41,080 Speaker 1: the Rams, So like, all right, fine, I'll get off 1235 01:00:41,120 --> 01:00:43,720 Speaker 1: a Cooper Cup and I went to somebody else. Now 1236 01:00:43,760 --> 01:00:46,200 Speaker 1: I regret never letting Jay change my take a chance 1237 01:00:46,200 --> 01:00:49,439 Speaker 1: of me guys again, don't do that. And lastly, I'll 1238 01:00:49,440 --> 01:00:52,760 Speaker 1: give Jared Goff a CEE. Even with Watkins presumably neutralized, 1239 01:00:52,800 --> 01:00:55,520 Speaker 1: there's probably enough here to cold together two two in 1240 01:00:55,520 --> 01:00:58,520 Speaker 1: this matchup. So yeah, Jared Goff, how about that. Let's 1241 01:00:58,680 --> 01:01:01,160 Speaker 1: let's go to our next matchup, San Francisco taking on 1242 01:01:01,360 --> 01:01:04,560 Speaker 1: the Seattle Seahawks. That's mine. I got a couple of 1243 01:01:04,560 --> 01:01:06,440 Speaker 1: sea grades here from the Niners, and that's it. Carlos 1244 01:01:06,520 --> 01:01:10,000 Speaker 1: Hide caught five balls on six targets last week. Shanahan 1245 01:01:10,240 --> 01:01:12,960 Speaker 1: is feeding Hide receptions and he's gonna need it because 1246 01:01:12,960 --> 01:01:14,720 Speaker 1: they're gonna behind, They're gonna be throwing a lot, and 1247 01:01:14,720 --> 01:01:17,120 Speaker 1: that's your angle here, really is is through what he 1248 01:01:17,120 --> 01:01:19,040 Speaker 1: can Hide can give you through the air, which I 1249 01:01:19,400 --> 01:01:21,800 Speaker 1: think is going to be, you know, not not not 1250 01:01:21,920 --> 01:01:25,360 Speaker 1: bad um. Seattle has had trouble in the past with 1251 01:01:25,560 --> 01:01:27,920 Speaker 1: pass catching running back, so we'll start Carlos Hide here. 1252 01:01:27,960 --> 01:01:30,200 Speaker 1: Didn't do much in this matchup last year, whatever that's worth. 1253 01:01:30,240 --> 01:01:33,440 Speaker 1: But new offense now with Shanahan Peare Garson obviously with 1254 01:01:33,480 --> 01:01:35,800 Speaker 1: a very tough matchup, but he'll draw the least good 1255 01:01:35,920 --> 01:01:40,000 Speaker 1: of the Seahawks cornerbacks, Shaq Griffin who ProFootball Focus ranked 1256 01:01:40,000 --> 01:01:43,880 Speaker 1: as cornerback sixty five after week one, and San Francis 1257 01:01:43,880 --> 01:01:45,320 Speaker 1: is gonna be playing from behind, and I think they're 1258 01:01:45,320 --> 01:01:47,840 Speaker 1: throwing throughout in this game. So se grade on peerre Garson. 1259 01:01:48,400 --> 01:01:50,240 Speaker 1: Everybody else is on the bench. Let's go to the 1260 01:01:50,280 --> 01:01:54,640 Speaker 1: Seattle side. A grade on Doug Baldwin, who smoked the 1261 01:01:54,720 --> 01:01:58,120 Speaker 1: Niners for one hundred sixty four yards in one of 1262 01:01:58,160 --> 01:01:59,920 Speaker 1: the two matchups last year, but he was quiet in 1263 01:02:00,080 --> 01:02:02,600 Speaker 1: other one. He runs out of the slot almost exclusively. 1264 01:02:02,720 --> 01:02:06,400 Speaker 1: That puts him up against Kawan Williams, who wasn't good 1265 01:02:06,520 --> 01:02:08,840 Speaker 1: enough for the Browns to keep him in the off season, 1266 01:02:09,240 --> 01:02:11,280 Speaker 1: so I gotta believe this is a pretty good matchup 1267 01:02:11,320 --> 01:02:14,640 Speaker 1: for him. And Williams allowed No name slot receiver Russell 1268 01:02:14,760 --> 01:02:17,640 Speaker 1: Shepherd to score against him last week. Said Doug Baldwin 1269 01:02:17,680 --> 01:02:20,440 Speaker 1: is a lot better than Russell Shepherd, So a grade 1270 01:02:20,520 --> 01:02:23,480 Speaker 1: for Doug Baldwin. Let's go to Russell Wilson, who's gotta 1271 01:02:23,520 --> 01:02:27,440 Speaker 1: be grade. Obviously limited by a horrific offensive line, but 1272 01:02:27,720 --> 01:02:30,760 Speaker 1: the Niners get very little pressure on quarterbacks, including Cam 1273 01:02:30,760 --> 01:02:34,040 Speaker 1: Newton last week, who who they were held to zero sacks, 1274 01:02:34,080 --> 01:02:36,600 Speaker 1: So I think Russell Wilson's fine here. Uh. He's no 1275 01:02:36,680 --> 01:02:39,160 Speaker 1: less mobile than um than Cam Newton was, and I 1276 01:02:39,200 --> 01:02:41,400 Speaker 1: don't think they get any pressure on him. And in 1277 01:02:41,440 --> 01:02:43,840 Speaker 1: his two matchups to San Francisco last year, he threw 1278 01:02:43,880 --> 01:02:45,640 Speaker 1: for about two hundred forty yards and both of those 1279 01:02:45,640 --> 01:02:47,480 Speaker 1: had one touchdown in both of those. I think that's 1280 01:02:47,520 --> 01:02:49,920 Speaker 1: your kind of your minimums here. Uh. I don't do 1281 01:02:49,960 --> 01:02:52,560 Speaker 1: not expect an explosive game from Russell Wilson because the 1282 01:02:52,600 --> 01:02:55,560 Speaker 1: offensive line, but a solid game sounds right. Staying with 1283 01:02:55,600 --> 01:02:59,320 Speaker 1: the passing game, Jimmy Graham c grade despite just while 1284 01:02:59,360 --> 01:03:02,160 Speaker 1: he had just eight yards last week and he's forced 1285 01:03:02,200 --> 01:03:03,480 Speaker 1: to block a lot more than we want him to 1286 01:03:03,560 --> 01:03:06,520 Speaker 1: because the Seattle offensive line stinks and the Niners held 1287 01:03:06,520 --> 01:03:08,640 Speaker 1: Greg Olson last week to just eighteen yards. So I 1288 01:03:08,640 --> 01:03:10,160 Speaker 1: don't love him here. I know you drafted. There are 1289 01:03:10,160 --> 01:03:12,160 Speaker 1: people like Jimmy Graham was like number two tight end. 1290 01:03:12,200 --> 01:03:14,720 Speaker 1: Graham had a couple of bad drops last week in 1291 01:03:14,760 --> 01:03:16,920 Speaker 1: that game too that were just ugly. He was targeted 1292 01:03:16,960 --> 01:03:18,880 Speaker 1: five times and he only turned it into two catches. 1293 01:03:19,560 --> 01:03:24,040 Speaker 1: Paul Richardson will match up with Richard Robinson, who played 1294 01:03:24,040 --> 01:03:26,240 Speaker 1: pretty well last week and he limited Calvin Benjamin to 1295 01:03:26,360 --> 01:03:28,919 Speaker 1: just one catch title a Locket's gonna get a little 1296 01:03:28,920 --> 01:03:31,360 Speaker 1: more playing time, which is a little worrisome for Richardson, 1297 01:03:31,520 --> 01:03:33,400 Speaker 1: but I still think he doesn't take that much away 1298 01:03:33,440 --> 01:03:35,440 Speaker 1: from Richardson, Who's gonna be an every down starter, and 1299 01:03:35,440 --> 01:03:38,120 Speaker 1: you could give him a C grade. Let's go on 1300 01:03:38,200 --> 01:03:41,680 Speaker 1: to the running game. C grades on Chris Carson and 1301 01:03:41,680 --> 01:03:43,920 Speaker 1: Thomas Rawls, who will split carries, and I think both 1302 01:03:44,000 --> 01:03:47,200 Speaker 1: have decent performances here. The Niners were dead last against 1303 01:03:47,200 --> 01:03:49,320 Speaker 1: the run last year, and they gave up one thirteen 1304 01:03:49,360 --> 01:03:53,360 Speaker 1: rushing yards last week. Speaking of last week, both Jonathan 1305 01:03:53,360 --> 01:03:55,720 Speaker 1: Stewart and Christie McCaffrey were helpful to fantasy owners. So 1306 01:03:55,800 --> 01:03:58,040 Speaker 1: maybe both Carson and Rawls can do it here too, 1307 01:03:58,080 --> 01:04:02,320 Speaker 1: if Seattle's offensive line can judge do anything, which frankly 1308 01:04:02,440 --> 01:04:07,760 Speaker 1: isn't a given. Eddie Lacey. There's an offensive line epidemic 1309 01:04:07,760 --> 01:04:10,600 Speaker 1: in the NFL right now. No there is the there 1310 01:04:10,680 --> 01:04:14,040 Speaker 1: there is. There's six or seven teams that are paralyzed 1311 01:04:14,040 --> 01:04:18,160 Speaker 1: by bad offensive line play, and it's it's a huge 1312 01:04:18,320 --> 01:04:20,640 Speaker 1: underreported issue for the whole league. You know, we're all 1313 01:04:20,680 --> 01:04:23,000 Speaker 1: busy talking about Colin Kaepernick. How about fact that seven 1314 01:04:23,000 --> 01:04:26,120 Speaker 1: teams can't get cobble together an offensive line that can 1315 01:04:26,160 --> 01:04:29,280 Speaker 1: do anything. Let's go to our next matchup, which is 1316 01:04:29,280 --> 01:04:32,720 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys at the Denver Broncos. Tough matchup for Dallas. 1317 01:04:32,720 --> 01:04:34,640 Speaker 1: Another one we'll start Zeke. Of course, what do you 1318 01:04:34,800 --> 01:04:36,880 Speaker 1: what about the passing game? Are there any angles here 1319 01:04:36,880 --> 01:04:41,440 Speaker 1: that you like against a traditionally stout Denver secondary. Yeah, 1320 01:04:41,520 --> 01:04:44,640 Speaker 1: it's really the dump offs and the tight end work. 1321 01:04:45,040 --> 01:04:47,120 Speaker 1: I got a C grade on Jason Witten. He led 1322 01:04:47,120 --> 01:04:49,760 Speaker 1: the team with nine targets last week. The Broncos had 1323 01:04:49,760 --> 01:04:52,080 Speaker 1: a problem with good tight ends last year. Travis Kelsey 1324 01:04:52,120 --> 01:04:54,320 Speaker 1: torched them twice, and both Gates and Hunter put up 1325 01:04:54,360 --> 01:04:56,880 Speaker 1: some pretty big days. If you're desperate for a late 1326 01:04:56,880 --> 01:04:58,680 Speaker 1: game dart throw a Witten is not a bad one. 1327 01:04:58,760 --> 01:05:00,640 Speaker 1: He's not a super great start, but he's a cee 1328 01:05:01,040 --> 01:05:03,160 Speaker 1: uh Dek Prescott. I gave a C two as well, 1329 01:05:03,440 --> 01:05:06,680 Speaker 1: um basically because he's a talented player. Only one quarterback 1330 01:05:06,720 --> 01:05:09,280 Speaker 1: top two hundred sixty seven yards against the Broncos last year. 1331 01:05:09,280 --> 01:05:11,640 Speaker 1: That was Drew Brees, and they gave up multiple touchdown 1332 01:05:11,680 --> 01:05:14,720 Speaker 1: passes only twice. Last season, only six quarterbacks even hit 1333 01:05:14,760 --> 01:05:17,160 Speaker 1: the two hundred yard mark. The bright spot is two 1334 01:05:17,160 --> 01:05:19,600 Speaker 1: of the three passing touchdowns that Philip Rivers had last 1335 01:05:19,640 --> 01:05:22,240 Speaker 1: week came from inside the eleven yard line. And I 1336 01:05:22,240 --> 01:05:25,320 Speaker 1: think that's Witten zone and I think that's Ezekiel Elliott zone, 1337 01:05:25,320 --> 01:05:28,120 Speaker 1: who has been more involved in the passing game. I 1338 01:05:28,160 --> 01:05:30,520 Speaker 1: have Dez Bryant and all the wide receivers on the bench. 1339 01:05:30,560 --> 01:05:33,040 Speaker 1: Only eight wide receivers top to fifty yards against the 1340 01:05:33,040 --> 01:05:36,720 Speaker 1: Broncos last season. Seven touchdowns they allowed to wide receivers 1341 01:05:36,760 --> 01:05:39,600 Speaker 1: last year. It's just gross. Uh. He got. Bryant gets 1342 01:05:39,600 --> 01:05:42,200 Speaker 1: the slightly better matchup against Bradley Roby since most of 1343 01:05:42,200 --> 01:05:43,760 Speaker 1: his routes run to the left side of the field, 1344 01:05:43,880 --> 01:05:45,560 Speaker 1: But I still don't want to start him. He hasn't 1345 01:05:45,560 --> 01:05:48,200 Speaker 1: looked good as long as Dad Prescott has been the 1346 01:05:48,240 --> 01:05:53,080 Speaker 1: quarterback there. Frankly, on the Broncos side, it's a it's 1347 01:05:53,080 --> 01:05:56,400 Speaker 1: a bench grade for Trevor Simeon. In the last fourteen games, 1348 01:05:56,440 --> 01:05:59,000 Speaker 1: only two quarterbacks have top three hundred yards against Dallas 1349 01:05:59,000 --> 01:06:02,160 Speaker 1: and only five have thrown for multiple touchdowns. I'll give 1350 01:06:02,320 --> 01:06:05,840 Speaker 1: tepid C grades to Damarrius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders. It 1351 01:06:06,000 --> 01:06:10,200 Speaker 1: sees Cowboys top cornerback Orlando Scandrick broke his hand last week, 1352 01:06:10,240 --> 01:06:12,000 Speaker 1: so if he plays this week, he'll probably be in 1353 01:06:12,040 --> 01:06:15,240 Speaker 1: some sort of weird clubby hand thing that probably takes 1354 01:06:15,280 --> 01:06:18,680 Speaker 1: away the interceptions there. I'm not chasing Benny Fowler who 1355 01:06:18,720 --> 01:06:21,320 Speaker 1: had the two touchdowns last week. He only had fifty 1356 01:06:21,320 --> 01:06:23,479 Speaker 1: seven percent of the snaps and he only had four 1357 01:06:23,520 --> 01:06:26,000 Speaker 1: targets in that game. So let's go on to c J. 1358 01:06:26,120 --> 01:06:29,280 Speaker 1: Anderson in the running game. Jamal Charles obviously was might 1359 01:06:29,320 --> 01:06:31,560 Speaker 1: take a chance on me runner c J. Anderson. I'm 1360 01:06:31,600 --> 01:06:33,680 Speaker 1: giving a b start too. I thought he looked pretty 1361 01:06:33,680 --> 01:06:35,880 Speaker 1: good last week. To be I thought he did too. Um, 1362 01:06:35,920 --> 01:06:38,960 Speaker 1: he had twenty carries last week. That was the fourth 1363 01:06:39,000 --> 01:06:41,760 Speaker 1: time in three years that he's hit the twenty carry 1364 01:06:41,760 --> 01:06:44,960 Speaker 1: into it happened last week or last year in weeks 1365 01:06:45,000 --> 01:06:48,680 Speaker 1: one and two when he was fresh right. So Dallas's 1366 01:06:48,720 --> 01:06:51,160 Speaker 1: defense finished eighth and r B D V O A 1367 01:06:51,320 --> 01:06:54,040 Speaker 1: last season. Basically, that's a measure of how difficult they 1368 01:06:54,040 --> 01:06:57,120 Speaker 1: are against runners. However, let's look at the running backs 1369 01:06:57,120 --> 01:06:59,520 Speaker 1: they faced last year. They had Levan Bell, who's good. 1370 01:06:59,760 --> 01:07:02,440 Speaker 1: Then the best runners they had that had fifteen carries 1371 01:07:02,520 --> 01:07:06,360 Speaker 1: or more, Rashad Jennings, Carlos Hyde, Eddie Lacey, Darren Sprawls, 1372 01:07:06,360 --> 01:07:09,200 Speaker 1: Paul Perkins, Doug Martin. That's not a murderer's row of 1373 01:07:09,280 --> 01:07:12,000 Speaker 1: running backs right there. So C. J. Anderson's probably the 1374 01:07:12,000 --> 01:07:14,080 Speaker 1: next best out of that crew. That's why I'm giving 1375 01:07:14,120 --> 01:07:17,400 Speaker 1: him a b start here. When we come back Premature Speculation. 1376 01:07:17,520 --> 01:07:19,400 Speaker 1: Three guys you can pick up off the waiver wire 1377 01:07:19,520 --> 01:07:23,000 Speaker 1: now that we think could be hot commodities next week, 1378 01:07:23,000 --> 01:07:25,160 Speaker 1: and they'll already be on your roster. Plus our final 1379 01:07:25,200 --> 01:07:33,920 Speaker 1: two matchups and Lightning Round final segment of Fantasy Football Weekly. 1380 01:07:35,200 --> 01:07:37,680 Speaker 1: Thank you for joining us today. We've got a bit 1381 01:07:37,720 --> 01:07:40,120 Speaker 1: that we like to do called premature speculation. We don't 1382 01:07:40,120 --> 01:07:41,840 Speaker 1: have a sounder for that, and I think it's best 1383 01:07:41,840 --> 01:07:46,600 Speaker 1: that we don't have some lucky fan out there needs 1384 01:07:46,600 --> 01:07:49,919 Speaker 1: to make us one. No, please please, that's okay. Don't 1385 01:07:49,920 --> 01:07:53,760 Speaker 1: do not send us audio of anything related to premature speculation. 1386 01:07:53,840 --> 01:07:56,400 Speaker 1: These are three players you can pick up now that 1387 01:07:56,480 --> 01:07:59,320 Speaker 1: we think will be hot waiver wire guys next week. 1388 01:07:59,320 --> 01:08:01,840 Speaker 1: We begin with I don't know if he's gonna be 1389 01:08:01,880 --> 01:08:03,760 Speaker 1: a hot waiver wire guy, but I think he'll have 1390 01:08:03,960 --> 01:08:07,200 Speaker 1: some use after this week. It's Marquis Goodwins wide receiver 1391 01:08:07,280 --> 01:08:09,840 Speaker 1: for the San Francisco forty Niners. Last week, his six 1392 01:08:09,880 --> 01:08:13,480 Speaker 1: targets trailed only Pierre Garson. He dropped a long touchdown, 1393 01:08:13,560 --> 01:08:18,760 Speaker 1: unfortunately saw a few more deep fer him. But I've 1394 01:08:18,760 --> 01:08:21,040 Speaker 1: seen him catch some long ones too, So there's so 1395 01:08:21,120 --> 01:08:24,799 Speaker 1: did the Viking fans in the preseason. Definitely. UH probably 1396 01:08:24,800 --> 01:08:27,000 Speaker 1: won't do much against the Seahawks this week, but after 1397 01:08:27,040 --> 01:08:30,720 Speaker 1: this week he has the Rams, Arizona, Washington, and Indie. UH. 1398 01:08:30,800 --> 01:08:33,160 Speaker 1: Last year Arizona and the Rams were both one of 1399 01:08:33,200 --> 01:08:35,639 Speaker 1: the ten teams to allow at least fifty five yards 1400 01:08:35,640 --> 01:08:39,479 Speaker 1: per game to number two wide receivers. Indie secondaries just bad. 1401 01:08:39,600 --> 01:08:42,160 Speaker 1: We all know that. And then when they face Washington, 1402 01:08:42,200 --> 01:08:44,479 Speaker 1: we can all expect Pierre Garson to draw Josh Norman 1403 01:08:44,520 --> 01:08:47,400 Speaker 1: and we talked about secondary receivers against Washington. So if 1404 01:08:47,400 --> 01:08:50,000 Speaker 1: you're really desperate for wide receiver, Marky's goodwin could be 1405 01:08:50,040 --> 01:08:53,720 Speaker 1: a big Hill Mary edition matchups. This one's kind of 1406 01:08:53,720 --> 01:08:56,360 Speaker 1: a hunch, but I got Jamal Williams of the Packers. 1407 01:08:56,400 --> 01:09:01,520 Speaker 1: He's the backup to t uh Time Montgomery um the Falcons. 1408 01:09:01,560 --> 01:09:04,120 Speaker 1: The easiest way to beat them is running backs who 1409 01:09:04,160 --> 01:09:06,479 Speaker 1: can catch the ball and just running the running game 1410 01:09:06,520 --> 01:09:09,760 Speaker 1: against the Falcons, and Ty Montgomery catches the ball just fine. 1411 01:09:09,800 --> 01:09:12,280 Speaker 1: Time Montgomery catches the ball just fine. But Jordan Howard 1412 01:09:12,320 --> 01:09:15,120 Speaker 1: and Tariko and had huge days last week. If the 1413 01:09:15,160 --> 01:09:17,640 Speaker 1: Packers decide that they need to just keep running the 1414 01:09:17,640 --> 01:09:21,160 Speaker 1: ball and using runners, if Jamal Williams gets five to 1415 01:09:21,200 --> 01:09:23,400 Speaker 1: ten touches in this game, which he had like two 1416 01:09:23,520 --> 01:09:26,400 Speaker 1: or three last game, and he breaks one, people are 1417 01:09:26,400 --> 01:09:28,200 Speaker 1: going to be all over this guy and trying to 1418 01:09:28,240 --> 01:09:30,479 Speaker 1: add him to their rosters. I think he's a great 1419 01:09:30,479 --> 01:09:32,639 Speaker 1: guy to add, especially if you're a time Montgomery owner. 1420 01:09:33,280 --> 01:09:36,840 Speaker 1: Patriots utility guy Rex Burkehead had just ten snaps in 1421 01:09:36,920 --> 01:09:39,160 Speaker 1: Week one and got dropped by a lot of people. 1422 01:09:40,120 --> 01:09:41,759 Speaker 1: I think that's going to prove to be a mistake, 1423 01:09:41,840 --> 01:09:44,360 Speaker 1: and I believe he will end up shifting to slot 1424 01:09:44,400 --> 01:09:46,920 Speaker 1: receiver with Danny Amendola out and he may have some 1425 01:09:47,000 --> 01:09:48,920 Speaker 1: success there and they're gonna see I think we're gonna 1426 01:09:48,960 --> 01:09:51,679 Speaker 1: see Burkehead as a running back and as a receiver, 1427 01:09:51,840 --> 01:09:55,440 Speaker 1: and I think you can go get him now. And alternately, 1428 01:09:55,520 --> 01:09:57,559 Speaker 1: let me just re mention somebody we touched on earlier. 1429 01:09:58,400 --> 01:10:01,360 Speaker 1: Eric Decker dropped in tons of leagues that was that was. 1430 01:10:01,439 --> 01:10:04,240 Speaker 1: Those are premature drops, and he's got a nice opportunity 1431 01:10:04,240 --> 01:10:06,559 Speaker 1: for a good game this week and good games beyond that. 1432 01:10:06,760 --> 01:10:09,519 Speaker 1: He belongs on rosters. Let's go back to our final 1433 01:10:09,560 --> 01:10:11,400 Speaker 1: set of matchups and then we'll get to Lightning Round. 1434 01:10:11,720 --> 01:10:14,040 Speaker 1: We begin with a game that could have a ton 1435 01:10:14,080 --> 01:10:17,479 Speaker 1: of points. Packers at Falcons. Prian. Yeah, so we can 1436 01:10:17,520 --> 01:10:20,400 Speaker 1: get to these lightning round callers. Let's just be one here, 1437 01:10:20,520 --> 01:10:23,720 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers, Jordy Nelson, Vante Adams, Randall, Cob and Time 1438 01:10:23,720 --> 01:10:26,120 Speaker 1: Montgomery all in a If you're not starting even Cobb, 1439 01:10:26,200 --> 01:10:28,240 Speaker 1: I'm not with you on Cob out of that group. 1440 01:10:28,720 --> 01:10:31,639 Speaker 1: I like Cob. He missed the regular season meeting last year, 1441 01:10:32,000 --> 01:10:33,880 Speaker 1: but in the playoffs he had six for eighty two. 1442 01:10:33,960 --> 01:10:36,400 Speaker 1: I don't know over under a fifty seven. I'm starting 1443 01:10:36,439 --> 01:10:39,360 Speaker 1: everyone for green Bay that I just mentioned, even Martell's Bennett. 1444 01:10:39,360 --> 01:10:41,920 Speaker 1: He gets the loan. B Atlanta was one of ten, 1445 01:10:42,240 --> 01:10:44,320 Speaker 1: one of ten teams to allow sixty yards per game 1446 01:10:44,400 --> 01:10:47,160 Speaker 1: to tight ends last year. Bennett's all respectable six targets 1447 01:10:47,280 --> 01:10:49,719 Speaker 1: last week. I see an uptick and an expected shoot 1448 01:10:49,720 --> 01:10:52,880 Speaker 1: out this week over to the Falcons. DeVonta Freeman gets 1449 01:10:52,920 --> 01:10:55,880 Speaker 1: a b total three touchdowns and the two meetings between 1450 01:10:55,920 --> 01:10:58,960 Speaker 1: these teams last year basically a sixty forty split with 1451 01:10:59,240 --> 01:11:01,840 Speaker 1: Kevin Coleman, but both are worth playing in an in 1452 01:11:01,840 --> 01:11:04,599 Speaker 1: a shootout scenario. I like Coleman a lot. Saw six 1453 01:11:04,600 --> 01:11:06,880 Speaker 1: targets last week to Freeman's two. He's more active in 1454 01:11:06,920 --> 01:11:09,840 Speaker 1: the passing game. Both are startable. Julio Jones is as well. 1455 01:11:09,880 --> 01:11:12,400 Speaker 1: He gets an A went bonkers in the playoff game 1456 01:11:12,439 --> 01:11:15,280 Speaker 1: against the Packers last year, but they're their Their secondary 1457 01:11:15,320 --> 01:11:17,320 Speaker 1: was in a sad state of affairs, probably as sad 1458 01:11:17,320 --> 01:11:20,799 Speaker 1: as it could ever get, uh, but Jones should dominell 1459 01:11:20,880 --> 01:11:23,439 Speaker 1: most of the same players now. Jones should dominate to 1460 01:11:23,479 --> 01:11:26,719 Speaker 1: Mary's Randall and Devon House. He's an easy A. Mohmed 1461 01:11:26,760 --> 01:11:29,160 Speaker 1: Sanu is startable. He gets to see nine targets last 1462 01:11:29,200 --> 01:11:31,559 Speaker 1: week and six catches. He had as many targets as 1463 01:11:31,560 --> 01:11:35,360 Speaker 1: Taylor Gabriel and Julio Jones combined. Will be a PPR 1464 01:11:35,400 --> 01:11:38,160 Speaker 1: helper in this shootout, as should Austin Hooper. He's now 1465 01:11:38,200 --> 01:11:40,160 Speaker 1: the featured tight end. Had a big game last week. 1466 01:11:40,240 --> 01:11:42,880 Speaker 1: Probably not gonna have an eight yard touchdown reception on 1467 01:11:42,920 --> 01:11:45,479 Speaker 1: this one, but he is stortable. And then of course 1468 01:11:45,520 --> 01:11:48,960 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan startable with an A to eight eight and 1469 01:11:49,040 --> 01:11:52,160 Speaker 1: three and three four in the two touched and the 1470 01:11:52,200 --> 01:11:54,320 Speaker 1: two meetings last week. So yeah, this is gonna be 1471 01:11:54,360 --> 01:11:56,320 Speaker 1: a lot of points in this game. Yeah, it's basically 1472 01:11:56,320 --> 01:11:58,559 Speaker 1: start them all. It's the short answer to that one. 1473 01:11:58,920 --> 01:12:01,400 Speaker 1: The deal on Cobb is when you attack Seattle like 1474 01:12:01,439 --> 01:12:03,240 Speaker 1: they did last week, you always attacked through the middle 1475 01:12:03,240 --> 01:12:05,160 Speaker 1: of the field. We saw Bennet get a lot of run, 1476 01:12:05,240 --> 01:12:07,280 Speaker 1: we saw Cob get a lot of cobs. Historically done 1477 01:12:07,280 --> 01:12:10,240 Speaker 1: really well against Seattle for Green Bay, I worry now 1478 01:12:10,320 --> 01:12:13,479 Speaker 1: when you can beat you can beat the Falcons on 1479 01:12:13,479 --> 01:12:15,080 Speaker 1: the outside. They don't have to go to Cobs as 1480 01:12:15,200 --> 01:12:17,080 Speaker 1: much as they did last week. So Bryan Pool is 1481 01:12:17,080 --> 01:12:19,840 Speaker 1: the weakest corner between Robert Alford and Desmond Truffont though, 1482 01:12:20,160 --> 01:12:22,280 Speaker 1: slot guy, So I don't know, you gotta start hi. 1483 01:12:22,840 --> 01:12:24,200 Speaker 1: I just want to put him at the A level. 1484 01:12:24,560 --> 01:12:27,040 Speaker 1: That's all all right, let's go. Let's go to our 1485 01:12:27,040 --> 01:12:29,240 Speaker 1: final matchup, which is the Monday nighter, and that is 1486 01:12:29,280 --> 01:12:32,360 Speaker 1: Detroit at the New York Giants. Um, let's start with 1487 01:12:32,400 --> 01:12:35,400 Speaker 1: the Let's start with the running game and a meerb 1488 01:12:35,479 --> 01:12:38,559 Speaker 1: dula with a C grade Giants have an elite run 1489 01:12:38,560 --> 01:12:40,960 Speaker 1: stuffer in snacks, Harrison and the Lions ran a pult 1490 01:12:41,000 --> 01:12:43,880 Speaker 1: for a poultry fifty nine yards and the week fifteen matchup. 1491 01:12:43,880 --> 01:12:45,800 Speaker 1: These teams played each other just four games ago and 1492 01:12:46,800 --> 01:12:50,280 Speaker 1: Lions did nothing on the ground. Last week he averaged 1493 01:12:50,320 --> 01:12:52,920 Speaker 1: a brutal two yards per carry, Abdullah did and theo 1494 01:12:53,000 --> 01:12:55,640 Speaker 1: Ritick houses all the receptions. So it's barely a C 1495 01:12:55,800 --> 01:12:57,640 Speaker 1: grade on a meerb dula and frankly, I hope you 1496 01:12:57,640 --> 01:12:59,960 Speaker 1: have other options. You can take theoretics on the bench. 1497 01:13:00,080 --> 01:13:04,040 Speaker 1: The Giants have not allowed a running back receiving touchdown 1498 01:13:04,760 --> 01:13:09,320 Speaker 1: in twenty one games. Theoretic on the bench. Let's go 1499 01:13:09,360 --> 01:13:11,839 Speaker 1: to the passing game. Matthew Stafford, despite the four touchdowns 1500 01:13:11,960 --> 01:13:15,439 Speaker 1: last week, slumps to a C grade here uh. In 1501 01:13:15,560 --> 01:13:19,120 Speaker 1: Detroit's Week fifteen matchup with the Giants last year, uh 1502 01:13:19,160 --> 01:13:24,080 Speaker 1: he threw four zero touchdowns, one interception two seventy three yards. 1503 01:13:24,200 --> 01:13:27,080 Speaker 1: Giants have gotten elite secondary filled with awesome players Genorris 1504 01:13:27,120 --> 01:13:31,080 Speaker 1: Jenkins Landon Collins. This is a tough matchup. Golden Tate 1505 01:13:31,240 --> 01:13:34,720 Speaker 1: is Stafford safety valve and Tate, although has a tough 1506 01:13:34,720 --> 01:13:36,840 Speaker 1: matchup with dominiqu Gargers Cremarti out of the slot. I 1507 01:13:36,840 --> 01:13:40,000 Speaker 1: don't love that part. He didn't face Dominique Rodgers Crimarti 1508 01:13:40,000 --> 01:13:41,519 Speaker 1: from the slot last year because it wasn't playing the 1509 01:13:41,520 --> 01:13:43,519 Speaker 1: slot last year, and he put up a gigantic game 1510 01:13:43,720 --> 01:13:46,479 Speaker 1: one hunder twenty two yards. I don't think that's gonna 1511 01:13:46,520 --> 01:13:49,080 Speaker 1: happen now because he's in the slot. Who gets the 1512 01:13:49,120 --> 01:13:51,519 Speaker 1: opportunity to go up against Eli Apple like Tate did 1513 01:13:51,640 --> 01:13:54,519 Speaker 1: last year. Could be Kenny Golladay, We've got a C 1514 01:13:54,680 --> 01:13:56,559 Speaker 1: grade down. It could be Marvin Jones. We don't know 1515 01:13:56,600 --> 01:13:58,360 Speaker 1: which one of those is gonna get you, Norris Jenkins, 1516 01:13:58,360 --> 01:14:00,280 Speaker 1: and which one is gonna be Eli Apple. I view 1517 01:14:00,320 --> 01:14:03,680 Speaker 1: them both as highly speculative, dangerous plays. I have C 1518 01:14:03,840 --> 01:14:07,360 Speaker 1: grades on Holiday and Jones. Eric Ebron gets a C grade. 1519 01:14:07,479 --> 01:14:10,120 Speaker 1: Saw seven targets went Detroit faced New York in the 1520 01:14:10,160 --> 01:14:14,599 Speaker 1: Week fifteen matchup last year. He converted those seven targets 1521 01:14:14,640 --> 01:14:17,559 Speaker 1: into just thirty six yards. It's worth noting the Giants 1522 01:14:17,600 --> 01:14:19,439 Speaker 1: allow had seven catches for fifty nine yards and a 1523 01:14:19,439 --> 01:14:21,439 Speaker 1: touchdown to Jason Witten last week, though, So there's your 1524 01:14:21,439 --> 01:14:24,439 Speaker 1: glimmer of home on Ebron. Let's go to the giant side. 1525 01:14:24,640 --> 01:14:27,680 Speaker 1: My favorite player among all of the giants is might 1526 01:14:27,720 --> 01:14:29,760 Speaker 1: take a chance on me player Shane Vereen, who I 1527 01:14:29,760 --> 01:14:33,679 Speaker 1: gave a B grade two. Let's go to the rest 1528 01:14:33,680 --> 01:14:35,559 Speaker 1: of the of the other running backs to Paul Perkins, 1529 01:14:35,600 --> 01:14:37,479 Speaker 1: only one that you care about. I wouldn't start him. 1530 01:14:37,520 --> 01:14:40,000 Speaker 1: I've got a bench grade on him. Terrible offensive line. 1531 01:14:40,080 --> 01:14:43,120 Speaker 1: He's not a good player. Last year, get this, Paul 1532 01:14:43,160 --> 01:14:49,360 Speaker 1: Perkins somehow turned one twelve carries into zero touchdowns. You 1533 01:14:49,400 --> 01:14:53,240 Speaker 1: know how hard it is to do that. He top 1534 01:14:53,360 --> 01:14:56,600 Speaker 1: fifty He's top fifty sixty eight yards one time in 1535 01:14:56,680 --> 01:15:00,960 Speaker 1: his entire career. He's bad. He was even worse last 1536 01:15:00,960 --> 01:15:03,320 Speaker 1: week than that. And in the week fifteen meeting between 1537 01:15:03,360 --> 01:15:05,559 Speaker 1: these teams, he had just fifty six total yards. There's 1538 01:15:05,560 --> 01:15:07,479 Speaker 1: your upside for Paul park We picked him as a 1539 01:15:07,520 --> 01:15:11,160 Speaker 1: bench player in the pre In the preseason, we said 1540 01:15:11,200 --> 01:15:13,240 Speaker 1: he was a bench player, and that's you know here, 1541 01:15:13,240 --> 01:15:14,880 Speaker 1: he is grading out as a bench player right now. 1542 01:15:14,920 --> 01:15:18,040 Speaker 1: He's kind of cut player, maybe the only one you 1543 01:15:18,120 --> 01:15:20,639 Speaker 1: cut in as a starting running back in the NFL. 1544 01:15:20,800 --> 01:15:22,680 Speaker 1: Now he might be. He might be actually somebody you 1545 01:15:22,760 --> 01:15:25,360 Speaker 1: cut out, right Um, all right, let's go to the 1546 01:15:25,439 --> 01:15:28,040 Speaker 1: passing game. Eli Manning last week self short dump off stuff. 1547 01:15:28,040 --> 01:15:29,519 Speaker 1: That's gonna be the case here again. It's part of 1548 01:15:29,520 --> 01:15:32,439 Speaker 1: why like Shane Verreen so much and Odell Beckham playing 1549 01:15:32,520 --> 01:15:36,160 Speaker 1: or not does not matter. I can't believe he's gonna 1550 01:15:36,200 --> 01:15:38,599 Speaker 1: be far from full health here. He'll be playing hobbled. 1551 01:15:38,640 --> 01:15:41,200 Speaker 1: I don't think that until he's at full strength. I'm 1552 01:15:41,200 --> 01:15:43,960 Speaker 1: not counting Odell Beckham as somebody that's necessarily going to 1553 01:15:44,000 --> 01:15:46,280 Speaker 1: be able to help Eli Manning in a meaningful way. 1554 01:15:46,320 --> 01:15:49,000 Speaker 1: At most, he's a decoy. Last year in this matchup 1555 01:15:49,360 --> 01:15:51,880 Speaker 1: he posted a modest two yards. He did have two 1556 01:15:51,880 --> 01:15:54,160 Speaker 1: touchdowns though, but he had Odell Beckham at full strength 1557 01:15:54,240 --> 01:15:56,559 Speaker 1: last year. Now you get Odell beth Beckham either not 1558 01:15:56,560 --> 01:15:59,880 Speaker 1: playing or hobbled. I can't, I just I can't support 1559 01:16:00,000 --> 01:16:02,920 Speaker 1: only Manning looking a lot better than he did last year, 1560 01:16:03,200 --> 01:16:06,519 Speaker 1: and then for Odell Beckham. So it looks like there's 1561 01:16:06,560 --> 01:16:09,120 Speaker 1: a chance he's gonna go. But if he plays it all, 1562 01:16:09,240 --> 01:16:11,599 Speaker 1: will he be a decoy? And then if he's not 1563 01:16:11,640 --> 01:16:14,000 Speaker 1: a decoy, how do they throw a lot of balls 1564 01:16:14,080 --> 01:16:15,920 Speaker 1: his way or do they work him in a little bit? 1565 01:16:16,000 --> 01:16:19,519 Speaker 1: And then lastly this, if he's good, they'll just put 1566 01:16:19,600 --> 01:16:21,599 Speaker 1: Darius Slay on him. And now he's got a really 1567 01:16:21,600 --> 01:16:23,880 Speaker 1: tough matchup with a good cornerback and slate he does 1568 01:16:25,040 --> 01:16:27,320 Speaker 1: you don't want to slay, right, So all that together 1569 01:16:27,400 --> 01:16:29,680 Speaker 1: and I'm nervous about Odell Beckham. I wouldn't play him, 1570 01:16:29,680 --> 01:16:31,360 Speaker 1: and I know and you can't wait till Monday night 1571 01:16:31,360 --> 01:16:32,559 Speaker 1: to start all this out. You're gonna have to make 1572 01:16:32,560 --> 01:16:34,720 Speaker 1: your decisions on Sunday. To me, that's way to way 1573 01:16:34,720 --> 01:16:38,599 Speaker 1: too many moving parts. Last thing, Brandon Marshall. I like him. 1574 01:16:38,680 --> 01:16:41,160 Speaker 1: When when Odell Beckham is healthy, you're gonna you're gonna 1575 01:16:41,160 --> 01:16:43,599 Speaker 1: be hearing a lot about how I like Brandon Marshall. 1576 01:16:43,800 --> 01:16:45,760 Speaker 1: He's not a number one wide receiver at this stage 1577 01:16:45,800 --> 01:16:48,719 Speaker 1: of his career. He just isn't. What no Evan Ingram 1578 01:16:49,400 --> 01:16:54,680 Speaker 1: Evan Ingram to me is a I see. It's his 1579 01:16:54,720 --> 01:16:57,640 Speaker 1: matchup against a team that struggles historically against the tight end. 1580 01:16:58,360 --> 01:16:59,760 Speaker 1: I'm gonna give him a seat. I'll give him a 1581 01:16:59,760 --> 01:17:02,679 Speaker 1: sea for it, if only for you, it's for the people, 1582 01:17:02,760 --> 01:17:04,880 Speaker 1: just for Brian. It is time for lightning round. You 1583 01:17:04,920 --> 01:17:09,920 Speaker 1: know this works. It is one question between two exactly 1584 01:17:09,960 --> 01:17:13,040 Speaker 1: two players. We do not want a question between three players. 1585 01:17:13,240 --> 01:17:15,120 Speaker 1: We do not you do not have a question. If 1586 01:17:15,120 --> 01:17:18,479 Speaker 1: it's only one player, Let's go to the people who 1587 01:17:18,479 --> 01:17:20,719 Speaker 1: have been on hold a very long time. I think 1588 01:17:20,840 --> 01:17:24,160 Speaker 1: Mac has been on hold literally the entire show. Hi Mack, 1589 01:17:24,240 --> 01:17:28,040 Speaker 1: thank you your patience. Thanky, thank you, vant to Parkground, 1590 01:17:28,360 --> 01:17:32,680 Speaker 1: Jim mcley. Oh, it's a tough secondary for the l 1591 01:17:32,760 --> 01:17:35,439 Speaker 1: A Chargers, but I'm still that could be the big 1592 01:17:38,160 --> 01:17:40,599 Speaker 1: ben in San Diego. Thank you for your patients, also 1593 01:17:40,680 --> 01:17:47,200 Speaker 1: on hold almost the whole show. The question e pr 1594 01:17:47,680 --> 01:17:52,600 Speaker 1: point should I stay with Adams? Where should I go 1595 01:17:52,720 --> 01:17:57,200 Speaker 1: with rock players? Roger, and definitely stay with Davante Adams. Yeah, 1596 01:17:57,520 --> 01:17:59,320 Speaker 1: a level start. This is gonna be a good game down. 1597 01:17:59,360 --> 01:18:01,519 Speaker 1: Davante Adams got hung out to Dry and Richard Sherman 1598 01:18:01,640 --> 01:18:04,280 Speaker 1: a lot last week, and that's not going to be 1599 01:18:04,360 --> 01:18:06,160 Speaker 1: the case here. Twelve catches and one of the meetings 1600 01:18:06,200 --> 01:18:08,920 Speaker 1: scored in the other one against Atlanta last year. Nate, Hello, 1601 01:18:11,160 --> 01:18:15,680 Speaker 1: hey guys, I got a twelve standard for the flexing 1602 01:18:15,800 --> 01:18:20,000 Speaker 1: between Adam Delon or Kevin Coleman. Okay, um, you know, 1603 01:18:20,040 --> 01:18:23,240 Speaker 1: with questions on the Vikings quarterback situation right now, I'm 1604 01:18:23,240 --> 01:18:25,000 Speaker 1: just gonna I'm gonna go with Tevin Coleman for some 1605 01:18:25,040 --> 01:18:27,320 Speaker 1: of the reasons that Brian just discussed and all the 1606 01:18:27,360 --> 01:18:34,360 Speaker 1: points that come out of there. Logan Hello him, that 1607 01:18:34,479 --> 01:18:38,160 Speaker 1: was Gillisle or Crowell. I gotta go with gillis Lee 1608 01:18:38,240 --> 01:18:42,120 Speaker 1: in the shootout, like Gearge said, reminder, because we lighting 1609 01:18:42,160 --> 01:18:44,040 Speaker 1: around still pretty new this week. The way it works, 1610 01:18:44,160 --> 01:18:46,719 Speaker 1: especially for people are in town. You ask your question, 1611 01:18:46,840 --> 01:18:48,719 Speaker 1: I hang up on you. You listened to the response 1612 01:18:48,800 --> 01:18:59,599 Speaker 1: on your radio. Billy, You're next? Say it again, Billy Nelson, 1613 01:18:59,640 --> 01:19:05,479 Speaker 1: Aguila are Marshall? I think Marshall is probably closer to 1614 01:19:05,560 --> 01:19:07,880 Speaker 1: a starting grade, right, how would too? Maybe the Odell 1615 01:19:07,920 --> 01:19:10,080 Speaker 1: Beckham decoy thing will work to his advantage and they'll 1616 01:19:10,080 --> 01:19:16,120 Speaker 1: put Sleigh on Odell Beckham. Brian Hello, questions whole point? 1617 01:19:16,240 --> 01:19:21,800 Speaker 1: Pr Walker Bennett Bennett for the reasons that that Brian 1618 01:19:21,920 --> 01:19:24,360 Speaker 1: just talked about. I like Walker too. It's it's a 1619 01:19:24,400 --> 01:19:27,200 Speaker 1: coin flip, it really is. Walker's got a much tougher matchup. 1620 01:19:27,360 --> 01:19:29,519 Speaker 1: Just collect and go with the shootout. I'm going, I'm 1621 01:19:29,560 --> 01:19:35,559 Speaker 1: going where the points are. Mark Hello, back Miller, Hunter, 1622 01:19:35,640 --> 01:19:38,639 Speaker 1: Henry or Zach Miller Callers Tony, if you can help 1623 01:19:38,720 --> 01:19:40,320 Speaker 1: us with that, I would love to see your Waiver 1624 01:19:40,439 --> 01:19:43,920 Speaker 1: wire Man because I don't like either of those. I 1625 01:19:44,000 --> 01:19:46,360 Speaker 1: guess Hunter Henry because you're shown us something in the past. 1626 01:19:46,400 --> 01:19:49,920 Speaker 1: Back Miller is pretty much dead. Zack when healthy, when health, 1627 01:19:50,040 --> 01:19:52,000 Speaker 1: you know, I see. I might go Millard just because 1628 01:19:52,040 --> 01:19:53,760 Speaker 1: they have so few o their targets. The throw too. 1629 01:19:53,880 --> 01:19:56,120 Speaker 1: They do, but it's a tough matchup Tampa Bay. Believe 1630 01:19:56,200 --> 01:19:57,840 Speaker 1: or not, they were very good against eight end. Still 1631 01:19:57,880 --> 01:20:02,000 Speaker 1: get Cameron Braid if he's available, Charles play Charles absolutely 1632 01:20:02,160 --> 01:20:07,040 Speaker 1: DJ your next point PPR, Rob Kelly or Thomas Walls. 1633 01:20:08,640 --> 01:20:10,160 Speaker 1: I just don't know what we're gonna see out of 1634 01:20:10,160 --> 01:20:12,360 Speaker 1: Thomas Rawls. I think I know that Rob Kelly is 1635 01:20:12,400 --> 01:20:14,800 Speaker 1: going to be these gonna get back, So I'm gonna 1636 01:20:14,800 --> 01:20:17,040 Speaker 1: go with Rob Kelly. I think Priyan had like one 1637 01:20:17,120 --> 01:20:19,920 Speaker 1: play maybe like no touches. I don't think he had 1638 01:20:19,960 --> 01:20:24,600 Speaker 1: a touch now, Uh John your next yes non PPR. 1639 01:20:25,000 --> 01:20:30,000 Speaker 1: Jason Witten or Cameron Brad Uh Camera Brad was your 1640 01:20:30,080 --> 01:20:32,000 Speaker 1: take a chance on me guy, but gave us You 1641 01:20:32,160 --> 01:20:35,439 Speaker 1: liked Witten a lot this week, so a lot. But 1642 01:20:35,520 --> 01:20:39,360 Speaker 1: he's the one cowboy worth starting, and this week you 1643 01:20:39,439 --> 01:20:41,160 Speaker 1: broke down Braid in details. So I'm gonna go with 1644 01:20:41,240 --> 01:20:44,960 Speaker 1: your judgment. Normally go against your judgment, So consider that 1645 01:20:45,000 --> 01:20:48,360 Speaker 1: a compliment. But the tight end whisper, that's true, Gary, 1646 01:20:48,560 --> 01:21:00,479 Speaker 1: your next POINTR? Say it again, Gary, half PR phone 1647 01:21:00,520 --> 01:21:02,479 Speaker 1: is cutting out? Have carry? We just were not getting 1648 01:21:02,479 --> 01:21:04,320 Speaker 1: clear reception. I'm sorry, we can't hear what you got 1649 01:21:04,360 --> 01:21:06,800 Speaker 1: the half point PPR. That doesn't help us. Yeah, Chris, 1650 01:21:06,920 --> 01:21:12,120 Speaker 1: you're next? Uh standard scoring Mark, Tavis Bryant or Pierre Garthon. Okay, 1651 01:21:12,520 --> 01:21:15,200 Speaker 1: Uh Garthon in Seattle is a little dicey, So I 1652 01:21:15,240 --> 01:21:18,720 Speaker 1: would go Briant and this one. Frankie your next? Hey, yeah, 1653 01:21:18,760 --> 01:21:24,200 Speaker 1: half point PR, markting Room or Tree Coon. I'll go 1654 01:21:24,320 --> 01:21:26,680 Speaker 1: Tret Cohen. I think I think the upside there is 1655 01:21:26,880 --> 01:21:30,960 Speaker 1: is fun. Let's go ten. I would do Barty your next, Mark, Tavis, 1656 01:21:31,000 --> 01:21:36,160 Speaker 1: Brillyant Landry. I'm going Briant, and I think they're gonna 1657 01:21:36,200 --> 01:21:38,000 Speaker 1: test Trey. Wayne's a lot and there's gonna be some 1658 01:21:38,080 --> 01:21:41,880 Speaker 1: opportunities for deep plays knocked off the rust last week. Mo, 1659 01:21:42,160 --> 01:21:47,320 Speaker 1: you're next? Yeah, I want to watch football uninterrupted tomorrow. 1660 01:21:47,560 --> 01:21:50,840 Speaker 1: So do I fake an injury to my back or 1661 01:21:50,880 --> 01:21:53,640 Speaker 1: do I tell my wife and kids I'm sick? Uh 1662 01:21:54,240 --> 01:21:56,080 Speaker 1: to fake the injury to the back, because it's so 1663 01:21:56,160 --> 01:21:58,240 Speaker 1: hard to get a proper diagnosis, right, I mean, if 1664 01:21:58,280 --> 01:21:59,960 Speaker 1: you're saying I'm sick, you gotta fake a bunch of 1665 01:22:00,040 --> 01:22:01,920 Speaker 1: cops and stuff. If it's the injury in the back, 1666 01:22:02,240 --> 01:22:04,439 Speaker 1: you just settle into a comfortable spot and say you 1667 01:22:04,520 --> 01:22:08,160 Speaker 1: can't be moved. That's almost impossible for anybody to verify 1668 01:22:08,240 --> 01:22:10,519 Speaker 1: against you. And then people have to bring you like 1669 01:22:11,360 --> 01:22:13,320 Speaker 1: ships that you can't get up. And by the way, 1670 01:22:13,400 --> 01:22:15,719 Speaker 1: mart Tavis, Brian doesn't knock off the rust, he knocks 1671 01:22:15,760 --> 01:22:20,679 Speaker 1: off the resident. I like it. I like it, Todd. 1672 01:22:20,680 --> 01:22:26,640 Speaker 1: You're last question for the day, Breeze Newton, how do 1673 01:22:26,720 --> 01:22:29,320 Speaker 1: we do? You know? We it's and we ended up 1674 01:22:29,400 --> 01:22:33,280 Speaker 1: that note. Wait, it's so obvious and it's only break 1675 01:22:33,320 --> 01:22:35,200 Speaker 1: the rule, but it's I can't end that way, Brian, 1676 01:22:35,320 --> 01:22:42,439 Speaker 1: go fast, Okay, yeah, I want to go off. Corey, 1677 01:22:42,560 --> 01:22:47,479 Speaker 1: David Tyrell Williams, all right, done. You missed that part 1678 01:22:47,520 --> 01:22:49,720 Speaker 1: of the show. Take out the podcast camp and fan 1679 01:22:49,920 --> 01:22:52,920 Speaker 1: on demand. We have a new podcast feed and we 1680 01:22:53,040 --> 01:22:55,519 Speaker 1: really need your rankings and reviews in there to help 1681 01:22:55,560 --> 01:22:58,360 Speaker 1: other people naturally find the show. Please take a moment 1682 01:22:58,400 --> 01:23:00,360 Speaker 1: to do that. We very much appreciate it. Also, we 1683 01:23:00,400 --> 01:23:02,400 Speaker 1: have our own channel on the I Heart Radio app. 1684 01:23:02,640 --> 01:23:04,559 Speaker 1: You can find us there as well. Tony. I don't 1685 01:23:04,560 --> 01:23:08,120 Speaker 1: know what's next. Go for football pregame, Go for football 1686 01:23:08,160 --> 01:23:10,439 Speaker 1: free game. Stay tuned for that that is coming up next. 1687 01:23:10,520 --> 01:23:15,960 Speaker 1: Talk to you a week go back, oh,