1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:06,640 Speaker 1: Ladies and gentlemen, you want experience during your football season, Well, 2 00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: buckle up, sweet cheeks. All We've got all the experience 3 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: in the world. This is I want your flex with 4 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: Dan Byer and Mike Harmon. Mike and Dan break down 5 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:22,720 Speaker 1: everything you need to set your lineups, from position rankings 6 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: to starts and sits. The guys help you make those 7 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 1: hard decisions. And now let's get your flex. Ond here's 8 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: Dan Bayer and Mike Harmon. 9 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 2: All right, the Christmas holidays in our rearview mirror. So 10 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 2: is Week sixteen of the National Football League. You got 11 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 2: me Dan Bayer at Dan Byer on Fox. Know Mike 12 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 2: Harmen today, but we do have Ryan Berschinger, our executive producer. 13 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 3: Find him on Twitter at Ryan Berschinger. 14 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 2: Well, we're going to deliver it today recapping some of 15 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 2: Week sixteen, and in this first part here, I want 16 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 2: to just look back at the Christmas Day slate of games, 17 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 2: but not as a whole. That's not that's not the 18 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 2: point of it. First what I thought was, so, I 19 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 2: don't know if it's great is the word, because I 20 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 2: did feel guilty stepping away during Christmas dinner to see 21 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 2: Lamar Jackson triple over the referee. Remember we're on the 22 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 2: West coast, so that game as a five to fifteen kickoff, 23 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 2: and then get a safety for it for the forty 24 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 2: nine ers defense. That is tough to explain to the 25 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:26,400 Speaker 2: family who doesn't care about football, that you're in a 26 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:29,479 Speaker 2: fantasy football semi final and that you need to know 27 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 2: what's going on in these games. Is It is a 28 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:37,839 Speaker 2: struggle for me because I just feel guilty and breaking away. 29 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 2: And I know other people during the holidays have the 30 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 2: same thing, whether it be fantasy playoffs, whether it just 31 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 2: be betting on games, whether it be daily fantasy. It's 32 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:51,280 Speaker 2: the one reason why I don't like the games on 33 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 2: Christmas Day. Yeah, it's great to have them, but I 34 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 2: also it makes me feel guilty that I'm being pulled 35 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 2: away from other stuff to go and see if they 36 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 2: are going to award a safety because the referee ended 37 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 2: up tripping Lamar Jackson. I just like, that's that is 38 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 2: what happened, true story on Monday, Christmas night. I got 39 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:11,079 Speaker 2: up from the table and then waited to make sure 40 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 2: that they were gonna call intentional grounding. 41 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 3: But that's that's what you get. Do you feel guilty? 42 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 2: I mean I know that your Christmas is tied up 43 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:19,959 Speaker 2: with stuff, but in times are you able to do 44 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:22,080 Speaker 2: you feel guilty even looking at your phone, looking at 45 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 2: stores when maybe your family members don't even care about 46 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 2: fantasy football. 47 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, there were There were like a couple times 48 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 4: where and this was the I guess, the silver lining 49 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:34,799 Speaker 4: to the fact that I had already been blown out 50 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 4: in my playoff games coming into Monday jes so where 51 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,639 Speaker 4: I didn't really have to care about these games because 52 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 4: it was just it was just so out of the 53 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:48,519 Speaker 4: picture at that point. But it was this was definitely 54 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 4: kind of the one scenario where we look at the 55 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 4: schedule and see, like, oh, cool Christmas Day games in 56 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 4: week sixteen. That's gonna be fun. But also that's gonna 57 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 4: be a nightmare for us who are in fantasy playoffs, 58 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 4: because if you really care about these games, especially, yeah, 59 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 4: you're you're gonna have to find ways where if you're 60 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 4: if you're involved in other stuff on Christmas suddenly like 61 00:03:10,639 --> 00:03:13,639 Speaker 4: your Christmas could easily be ruined by the fact that 62 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:15,960 Speaker 4: DeVante Adams only had four yards. 63 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:18,520 Speaker 3: Bah humbug. 64 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, completely another West Coast problem. We love having the 65 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:27,240 Speaker 2: early kicks for Sundays and for football, and in September 66 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:29,639 Speaker 2: when the season starts, like there's still time after the 67 00:03:29,919 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 2: full slate of games to go outside and it's still 68 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 2: light out and you can do things that you need 69 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 2: to do. My son, who's two and a half, slept 70 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 2: in on Christmas, like slept in, but because he's also 71 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 2: two and a half, when he woke up in Sanna 72 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 2: and he got stuff from Santa, he just ripped right 73 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 2: through it like it was nothing. Like we were done 74 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:55,720 Speaker 2: opening presents from Santa within like five minutes. So even 75 00:03:55,760 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 2: though you woke up at like nine p forty, I 76 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 2: still was able to catch kickoff of Chiefs Raiders. But 77 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 2: that was one of my concerns because again, this is 78 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:10,160 Speaker 2: what I'm balancing, my son's first Christmas that he understands, 79 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 2: or Christmas is, or Rashi Rice playing for the Kansas 80 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 2: City Chiefs. That's the balance. I'll tell you what it was, 81 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 2: and listen, I'm obviously picking my son. But was I 82 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:29,039 Speaker 2: displeased when he went rapid fire through the gifts. I 83 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 2: was kind of happy about it. All Right, all right, 84 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:32,839 Speaker 2: let's do this, Let's go see what Let's see what 85 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:35,479 Speaker 2: the Chiefs have in store. They didn't have much in store. 86 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 2: But the games were The games were great, and now 87 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 2: you can bind family and maybe if you had Christmas 88 00:04:41,120 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 2: all day and you can go home and watch Ravens Niners, 89 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 2: you were really in tune with the game. But this 90 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:49,840 Speaker 2: is what ended up happening because I don't think I 91 00:04:50,480 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 2: think people got this sense the forty nine ers were 92 00:04:53,240 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 2: going to win the game that Vegas had the line. 93 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 2: I think I was even talking on our Sunday show. 94 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:00,120 Speaker 2: It's actually kind of giving the Ravens a loss in 95 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 2: that game, already setting up a Dolphins Ravens matchup but 96 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 2: on Monday night because of how the game. 97 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:08,920 Speaker 3: Was a so different. 98 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:11,960 Speaker 2: So this is I'm playing in a fantasy I had 99 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 2: two Fantasy semi finals, one one and lost one. But 100 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 2: all of the parts that were were crazy. Were you know, 101 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:22,919 Speaker 2: someone was playing Justin Tucker, who had a great, great 102 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:25,480 Speaker 2: day off the heels of Jake Elliott having a huge day, 103 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:26,599 Speaker 2: and you know someone played him. 104 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 3: In their fantasy leagues. 105 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 2: The Ravens and Lamar Jackson, Zay Flowers having a decent day, 106 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 2: they're pouring it on. I had forty nine ers defense 107 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:40,520 Speaker 2: in a league and I'm like, wait a second, here, 108 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:45,360 Speaker 2: they could be racking up negative points because of how 109 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:49,040 Speaker 2: many points that they were getting, and then you're like, okay, 110 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:52,479 Speaker 2: the Niners are down, so now Brock Purdy and George 111 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 2: Kittle and Brandon Iyuk can rack up points. We then 112 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:58,480 Speaker 2: Purtty kind of goes out with his stinger. Like there 113 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 2: were just so many different ways that things could go 114 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:03,919 Speaker 2: back and forth. I'm sure people had Jake Moody on 115 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 2: their team as well as you know, there were so 116 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:10,600 Speaker 2: many pieces that were playing out in that last game 117 00:06:10,640 --> 00:06:13,280 Speaker 2: that were determining finals. I saw a bunch on social 118 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 2: media people saying, all right, if the Ravens score again, 119 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:19,280 Speaker 2: it's gonna drop who I'm playing against forty nine ers defense, 120 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 2: It's gonna drop them and I'm gonna win. Like that's 121 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:23,720 Speaker 2: the scenarios, and that's what you had playing out on 122 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:24,480 Speaker 2: Christmas night. 123 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:25,360 Speaker 3: It's crazy. 124 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:33,120 Speaker 5: Oh, that's uh, that's just just awful if you're if 125 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 5: you're actually doing Christmas stuff and to have this going 126 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:37,919 Speaker 5: on at the same time, to have to care about 127 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 5: both things, it's really really just brutal. 128 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 2: This is where legends are made, and when you talk 129 00:06:42,920 --> 00:06:46,479 Speaker 2: about fantasy football, I will remember the year that Lamar 130 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 2: Jackson tripped over a referee to help me win my 131 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 2: semi final game. And when you see that clip, which 132 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 2: you will, you know in years past, you will always 133 00:06:57,160 --> 00:07:00,800 Speaker 2: remember that contest. I think it was Drew Bennett of 134 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 2: the Titans years a game, and I think it was 135 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 2: Billy Vollock. 136 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:05,479 Speaker 3: Now you know that. 137 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 2: I don't that I didn't have them on my team 138 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 2: because I can't remember fully, but I just remember I 139 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 2: think it was in week fifteen. They just completely went 140 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 2: off and Drew Benet had this monster game. Well, those 141 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 2: who had Drew Bennett that week will always remember that 142 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 2: it was Drew Bennett. 143 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:21,160 Speaker 3: Jamal Charles had a fifty point. 144 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 2: Game against me in the in the semi final a 145 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 2: decade ago, and I know that because it was against me, 146 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 2: it was in that situation. But so that's what the 147 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 2: night provided the Giants. Even hanging around with the Eagles, 148 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 2: you know in that matchup, in what provided you. Maybe 149 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 2: you got a late touchdown from Saquon because of the 150 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 2: comeback when they were down twenty to three at halftime. 151 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 2: I don't know what you would do if you were 152 00:07:46,640 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 2: stuck and you needed, like Patrick Mahmes, just to have 153 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 2: a mediocre day, you know against any he did have 154 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:54,760 Speaker 2: a mediocre day. It wasn't a great day for the Chiefs, 155 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:57,040 Speaker 2: but I mean, to have that, to have is your point, 156 00:07:57,040 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 2: Devontae Adams. To have Devanta Adams have a game where 157 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:02,680 Speaker 2: he has one catch and again for seventy five percent 158 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 2: of the game, they don't complete a pass like That's 159 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:09,200 Speaker 2: that's the stuff where legends are made in fantasy football, 160 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 2: and that's what I think we got on Christmas Day. 161 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, And speaking of yeah, legends being made this weekend, 162 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 4: it's the reason why I didn't care about the fantasy 163 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 4: on Christmas Day was because of Amri Cooper and the 164 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 4: fact that Mariy Cooper had already beat my head in 165 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 4: and suddenly, like, the most important game I had this 166 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:37,280 Speaker 4: weekend was my Dynasty league, which a superflex where I 167 00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:40,680 Speaker 4: had Joe Flacco in the superflex, but it didn't matter 168 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 4: because my opponent had Amari Cooper and he also had 169 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 4: brez hal and so those two guys combined it's like 170 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 4: ninety points and that's it. 171 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:51,200 Speaker 3: Reshall killed me in the league. 172 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, Jets and Browns. By the way, it's good 173 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 2: foreshadowing because it's coming up Thursday night, Week seventeen, that 174 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 2: is our week seventeen Thursday Night Final Amazon game of 175 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 2: the season. But yeah, it's just those the names, and 176 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 2: I want to talk about those guys as well coming 177 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 2: up in a little bit because now we're we're hitting 178 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 2: championship weekend for fantasy football for so many but there, 179 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:18,960 Speaker 2: you know, there are some with clunkers. We had talked 180 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 2: about it on the Sunday Show if you listen on 181 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:24,839 Speaker 2: Fox Sports Radio, I appreciate it. Tony Pollard had a 182 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:27,319 Speaker 2: walk in touchdown. I wasn't walk in. But if he 183 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:30,400 Speaker 2: keeps running towards the pylon, he's in. If he dives 184 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 2: forward for the goal line, he's in. But instead he 185 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 2: stands straight up and gets spun around at the half 186 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 2: yard line and doesn't score. And so if you have 187 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:40,880 Speaker 2: Tony Pollard, you're freaking out. But if you have Dak Prescott, 188 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:45,960 Speaker 2: you're like, awesome, time for the Dak sneak and then 189 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:47,679 Speaker 2: they hand it off to a full back and then 190 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 2: you've completely lost that touchdown. And it wasn't like they 191 00:09:51,040 --> 00:09:54,080 Speaker 2: made it up on the ensuing drive because field position 192 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 2: didn't matter because the Dolphins went and kicked a field goal, 193 00:09:56,559 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 2: So like it was completely washed up. The decision was bad, 194 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 2: and you remember those things. If you lost, if your 195 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 2: quarterback was Dak and you lost by four points, you're 196 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 2: looking back at that quarterback sneak. It's exactly what you're 197 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:14,199 Speaker 2: looking back at and saying, if if only, if only 198 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 2: I would have done this, if only I would have 199 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:15,960 Speaker 2: done that. 200 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 4: Harmon did mention to me that he lost in a 201 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 4: league by I believe, one point eight, and he started 202 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 4: Courtland Sutton in that league. So Courtland Sutton's zero, yeah, 203 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:31,920 Speaker 4: is what will haunt him forever. 204 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, he got knocked out and it was I mean, gosh, Yes, 205 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 2: the o's in Courtland in Sutton, just like they were 206 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 2: in Dotson for Johan Dotson. Unfortunately for Mike Carmen will 207 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:49,840 Speaker 2: shine bright all right, he's Ryan Burschinger. 208 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:50,600 Speaker 3: I'm Dan Byer. 209 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:53,120 Speaker 2: I just wanted to I just wanted to touch on 210 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 2: it because I think a lot of us were in 211 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 2: those situations. I even saw a TikTok of a guy 212 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:02,440 Speaker 2: off in a completely separate room. There's like eight people 213 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 2: around the table just having a great time, and then 214 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:07,199 Speaker 2: there's the kitchen next door, and then there's the family 215 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 2: room and he's the only one, and the deal is 216 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 2: is you can't sit down, because if you sit down, 217 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:16,720 Speaker 2: you're committed to watching the game. A lot of people 218 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:19,160 Speaker 2: just have to do the stand. Yeah, just walk in 219 00:11:19,280 --> 00:11:22,199 Speaker 2: because then if you're needed, you're at the ready to leave, 220 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 2: or if you feel there is a situation that is brewing, 221 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:27,560 Speaker 2: you will then be able to leave. But if you're 222 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 2: in the chair, if you're on the couch, it tells 223 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 2: you that not only am I interested in this game, 224 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:34,480 Speaker 2: I'm not interested in what you guys are talking about. 225 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:35,880 Speaker 3: And this is where I'd rather be. 226 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 2: If you at least stand in front of the TV 227 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:42,439 Speaker 2: and are watching it, it at least conveys some sort 228 00:11:42,480 --> 00:11:46,040 Speaker 2: of passive interest in the game that could bring you 229 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 2: back to the Christmas holiday with your family at any 230 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:49,320 Speaker 2: given time. 231 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:52,360 Speaker 4: Yeah, what I do is I'll do I'll stand near 232 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:55,599 Speaker 4: the TV, walk maybe walk back every few minutes to 233 00:11:55,640 --> 00:12:00,120 Speaker 4: grab a snack, stand in a different spot to make 234 00:11:59,920 --> 00:12:03,000 Speaker 4: it look like I'm not fully engaged in the game. 235 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:06,840 Speaker 3: But I've gone to the bathroom to check score. I've 236 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:07,520 Speaker 3: done that too. 237 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:11,600 Speaker 2: Like you look at him, like geez, maybe i should 238 00:12:11,600 --> 00:12:13,839 Speaker 2: flush the toilet and run the flauct because otherwise I'm 239 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:16,600 Speaker 2: just standing here in a closed door room. They're probably 240 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:19,840 Speaker 2: thinking I'm doing worse things than checking fantasy football scores. 241 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:24,600 Speaker 2: But the things you'd try to do at holidays. This 242 00:12:24,679 --> 00:12:26,959 Speaker 2: is see, this is why the NFL shouldn't have Christmas 243 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:27,480 Speaker 2: Day games. 244 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:29,800 Speaker 3: This is the reason why. All right, he's Ryan bursching 245 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 3: Er on Dan Byer. 246 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:32,200 Speaker 2: We'll take a look at week sixteen as a whole, 247 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 2: and even look ahead to week seventeen in a bit here, 248 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:36,360 Speaker 2: and I want your flex, all right, I do have 249 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:38,880 Speaker 2: some good news to pass along, good news at least 250 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 2: for one listener of ours. And again, we loved your 251 00:12:41,160 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 2: feedback throughout the season. We love answering questions. By the way, 252 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 2: a note for next year. The earlier in the week 253 00:12:47,559 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 2: that you asked the questions the better. Sometimes when you 254 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 2: do it before kickoff, you know, an hour before certain schedules. 255 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:57,360 Speaker 2: You know, Mike does the morning show and maybe tied 256 00:12:57,440 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 2: up and asking, you know, answering questions for a line 257 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:05,640 Speaker 2: But I mentioned that Scott Scott had tweeted the show 258 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:09,840 Speaker 2: a bunch asking for lineup questions. Now, in the end, 259 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:12,440 Speaker 2: Scott's lineup was so good, and again I hope that 260 00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:16,200 Speaker 2: his our information at least helped. But I think a 261 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:18,160 Speaker 2: lot of the players that he got probably weren't even 262 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:21,439 Speaker 2: from stuff that we said, but finished fifteen to ohero 263 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 2: with a championship, so a perfect season, scoring two hundred 264 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:30,079 Speaker 2: and eleven points in the championship week. So Scott, we 265 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 2: appreciate the listening. It helps any of Jalen Hurts, Pokin Nakua, 266 00:13:36,160 --> 00:13:38,959 Speaker 2: Christian McCaffrey, and Karen Williams on your team. And then 267 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:43,120 Speaker 2: Calvin Ridley shows up and actually show did one DeAndre 268 00:13:43,200 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 2: Swift so that so that was great to see. And 269 00:13:47,120 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 2: if we helped you at all during the season, even 270 00:13:50,280 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 2: if it was for just one week, that makes us 271 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:56,960 Speaker 2: feel awesome and thank you and congratulations on your season. 272 00:13:57,400 --> 00:13:58,080 Speaker 4: Well done. 273 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:02,000 Speaker 2: Now let's look at back at week sixteen, and I 274 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:04,080 Speaker 2: do want to say something about the Dallas Cowboys because 275 00:14:04,120 --> 00:14:05,840 Speaker 2: they play one of the marque games that we've got 276 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:08,320 Speaker 2: in week seventeen, and that's against the Lions. That's a 277 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:12,560 Speaker 2: Saturday night game. For people that are wondering I am. 278 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:18,160 Speaker 2: I have ridden Tony Pollard this entire season and just 279 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 2: waiting for the for him to break through. The Cowboys 280 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 2: have had one one hundred yard game this year, and 281 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 2: it was when Pollard went over the one hundred yard 282 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:30,000 Speaker 2: mark in a game they lost to the Arizona Cardinals. 283 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:32,480 Speaker 2: It doesn't make any sense. I know that there's some 284 00:14:32,520 --> 00:14:35,200 Speaker 2: issues with Dallas upfront, but the fact of the matter 285 00:14:35,320 --> 00:14:38,280 Speaker 2: is is they just don't have that running game anymore. 286 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:42,120 Speaker 2: And you know, in this scenario like this, going up 287 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 2: against the Lions, where you're gonna need points, I know 288 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 2: it could be a crazy game. I'm still gonna play 289 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 2: Tony Pollard in this matchup, Birst, because I just have to, 290 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:58,040 Speaker 2: and I've ridden him, But I'm just I am not 291 00:14:58,200 --> 00:15:01,960 Speaker 2: expecting much, and if there's an opportunity, if there is 292 00:15:02,000 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 2: a coin flip, I don't think that Week seventeen is 293 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:09,080 Speaker 2: the week that Tony Pollard all of a sudden makes 294 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 2: and grabs a huge headline. This This Cowboys team just 295 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:14,920 Speaker 2: is having a difficult time running the ball. Ric O'Donnell 296 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:17,640 Speaker 2: actually at times looks like more of the the prime 297 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 2: back for Dallas. I'm really concerned with the Dallas running game. 298 00:15:20,680 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, and I fully agree, because you know, as you 299 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:28,240 Speaker 4: had pointed out, they had to basically abandon that run 300 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 4: game against the Dolphins because things had just gotten so 301 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 4: bad and the matchup is not good. The Lions have 302 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:40,360 Speaker 4: a good defensive front. Running backs are being rather stifled 303 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:44,400 Speaker 4: against the Lions in a fantasy view, So that's a 304 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:46,720 Speaker 4: game where Dak's gonna have to throw a ton it. 305 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:49,880 Speaker 4: It makes a lot of sense that it's gonna that's probably. 306 00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:54,440 Speaker 4: That's a great Ced Lamb game. That's that's a great 307 00:15:54,600 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 4: Jake Ferguson game. You may be a Brandon Kusher, but yeah, 308 00:16:00,640 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 4: in terms of the running game there, it's hard to 309 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 4: play Tony Pollard at any level of confidence. I'd imagine 310 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:09,120 Speaker 4: that anybody else who hasn't they're kind of in the 311 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 4: same position as you where they're playing him because they 312 00:16:11,640 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 4: have to. Yeah, but if you have better alternatives, it's 313 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 4: definitely smart to look outsewere. 314 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 2: We have this whole conversation about dak is MVP and not. 315 00:16:18,680 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 2: It seems like it's going to be Lamar Jackson, and 316 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:23,520 Speaker 2: I believe deservedly so. But one of the cases is 317 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:26,440 Speaker 2: for Dak is he doesn't have the running game to 318 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:30,080 Speaker 2: lean on as opposed to what San Francisco has or 319 00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:33,160 Speaker 2: even Baltimore, even though without JK. Dobbins, Justice Hill and 320 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 2: Gus Edwards have provided a little Obviously, Lamar takes up 321 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 2: a lot of that, but Dak has put a lot 322 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:41,240 Speaker 2: of it on his shoulders, will likely have to do 323 00:16:41,240 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 2: it again in week seventeen, so there's an obvious boost there. 324 00:16:44,360 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 2: Are you concerned at all about Stefan Diggs, who hasn't 325 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:50,840 Speaker 2: had one hundred yard game since mid October? Coming off 326 00:16:50,840 --> 00:16:54,440 Speaker 2: of a five catch twenty nine yard performance against the Chargers, 327 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 2: by the way, his second sub thirty yardage yard performance 328 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:03,840 Speaker 2: in a span of three weeks. You've got this Buffalo 329 00:17:03,840 --> 00:17:08,960 Speaker 2: Bills team that's, you know, playing for all the marbles. 330 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:12,000 Speaker 2: This division is still up for grabs. He got the 331 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 2: Patriots coming to town. You know, you want to embarrass 332 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:17,080 Speaker 2: New England for all the years that they gave you problems. 333 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:22,159 Speaker 2: Are you at all concerned about Stefan Diggs because of 334 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:24,320 Speaker 2: his most recent issues? 335 00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:27,880 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think you have to be looking at I mean, 336 00:17:27,880 --> 00:17:30,239 Speaker 4: my goodness, he's finished outside of the top fifty to 337 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:34,119 Speaker 4: four of his last six games at receiver, that's and 338 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:37,439 Speaker 4: the one of those is wide receiver forty six. So 339 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:42,800 Speaker 4: like again, it's this is just brutal, just brutal. And 340 00:17:42,840 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 4: it's not like the target counts are not there. They're there, 341 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:49,040 Speaker 4: and especially in a matchup against the Chargers, which is 342 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:52,280 Speaker 4: a pretty good matchup for him to be stifled so 343 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:57,600 Speaker 4: heavily in the yardage, is it is bad? The Patriots 344 00:17:57,640 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 4: are an okay matchup. It's not a great matchup all 345 00:18:01,119 --> 00:18:03,560 Speaker 4: And it could be a game where if the Patriots, 346 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:06,040 Speaker 4: I mean, we saw the Patriots kind of try to 347 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 4: lose on Sunday Earth as hard as they could and 348 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:13,160 Speaker 4: it didn't work. But it could be a game where 349 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:15,159 Speaker 4: if the Bills get an early lead, they're just going 350 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 4: to grind out that clock. So unfortunately, Yeah, if you're 351 00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:22,880 Speaker 4: if you're in the finals with Stefan Diggs, you've you've 352 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:27,640 Speaker 4: had some really strong things go for you otherwise. But yeah, 353 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:31,200 Speaker 4: if you're looking at something where you're debating between even 354 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:33,720 Speaker 4: with the matchup against the Jets, you can't ignore what 355 00:18:33,800 --> 00:18:36,480 Speaker 4: Amari Cooper is doing with Joe Flacco. So if you're 356 00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 4: like debating between those two, you kind of would have to. 357 00:18:40,240 --> 00:18:42,399 Speaker 3: Go a Marire. Yeah. 358 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:46,639 Speaker 4: So yeah, this is a you're sounding the alarm on 359 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:49,360 Speaker 4: Steffan Diggs because this is a this is a scary situation. 360 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:54,000 Speaker 2: There's I get the loyalty, and there's there's certain names 361 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:58,119 Speaker 2: that you're gonna you would be shocked to think that 362 00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:01,679 Speaker 2: there could be a compare in to play, but it 363 00:19:01,800 --> 00:19:04,360 Speaker 2: is something that you're really gonna have to look at 364 00:19:04,400 --> 00:19:08,960 Speaker 2: and again. Like you know, I thought last year when 365 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:13,640 Speaker 2: the Patriots played New England in Buffalo, or excuse me, 366 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:17,480 Speaker 2: when the Bills played New England in Buffalo, where there 367 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:21,199 Speaker 2: was it was the DeMar Hamlin game. Afterwards, you know, 368 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:24,000 Speaker 2: there was a lot of emotion and the Bills came 369 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:27,120 Speaker 2: out firing, and you know, Patriots season was I believe 370 00:19:27,119 --> 00:19:29,879 Speaker 2: pretty much over at that point. I do think that 371 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:33,760 Speaker 2: New England is obviously playing hard. I don't think you're 372 00:19:33,760 --> 00:19:37,840 Speaker 2: going to see a the Bills turn it on. And 373 00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:40,200 Speaker 2: it would make me almost want to shy away from 374 00:19:40,200 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 2: Stefan Diggs because I would just say this, even if 375 00:19:44,320 --> 00:19:48,120 Speaker 2: it's best case scenario and he breaks through, I don't 376 00:19:48,160 --> 00:19:51,320 Speaker 2: think there's a ten catch, one and thirty yard two 377 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 2: touchdown game. 378 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:53,640 Speaker 3: I don't think that that's it. 379 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 2: There is such a shift now with them running the 380 00:19:56,280 --> 00:20:00,320 Speaker 2: football and James Cook's involvement. Nobody really got involved in 381 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 2: the game against the Chargers. So yeah, I would. I would. 382 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:05,879 Speaker 2: I would almost stay away if I if I had 383 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:06,960 Speaker 2: better options. 384 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:10,159 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, I think I would too. But again, if 385 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:13,119 Speaker 4: you if you've gotten to the finals with Stefan Diggs 386 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:16,200 Speaker 4: on your team, then then you probably do have better options. 387 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:18,399 Speaker 4: So I'd definitely roll with those better options. 388 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:20,800 Speaker 2: I'll give you a name that I like in Week seventeen, 389 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:25,960 Speaker 2: and it's coming off of a very bad Week sixteen, 390 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:28,800 Speaker 2: and I think this team is pressing. I think that 391 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:31,480 Speaker 2: their quarterback is pressing, and I think that there are 392 00:20:31,560 --> 00:20:35,960 Speaker 2: issues that that would give you reason to be I 393 00:20:36,000 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 2: don't know, just a. 394 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:38,600 Speaker 3: Little a little nervous. 395 00:20:39,359 --> 00:20:42,639 Speaker 2: Travis Etn and the Jaguars going up against the Panthers, 396 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:46,240 Speaker 2: that is one where obviously you're going to play Etn 397 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:50,560 Speaker 2: just a stinker against the Buccaneers. Actually, the only Jaguars 398 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 2: who really did anything were Calvin Ridley and Evan Ingram 399 00:20:53,840 --> 00:20:55,439 Speaker 2: because it was all in garbage time. They were just 400 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:58,720 Speaker 2: getting crushed. But now you have an opportunity, if you're Jacksonville, 401 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:02,560 Speaker 2: still control your own fate in the race for the 402 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:06,480 Speaker 2: AFC South Crown, an opportunity to get right a bounce 403 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:10,159 Speaker 2: back game. If you were able to survive because of 404 00:21:10,200 --> 00:21:13,120 Speaker 2: the crappy game that Travis Etn gave you in Week sixteen, 405 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:17,800 Speaker 2: I would play him with confidence because Aaron Jones just 406 00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:21,679 Speaker 2: carved up Carolina and I don't think that things are 407 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:23,720 Speaker 2: going to get any better. It would be a get 408 00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:26,520 Speaker 2: right sort of game. Plus, I really think that Doug 409 00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:29,080 Speaker 2: Peterson needs to take some of the pressure off of 410 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:31,280 Speaker 2: Trevor Lawrence, and Travis Etn would be the one to 411 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:34,200 Speaker 2: do that. So I love Etn in week seventeen. 412 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 4: I think that's a great call at the matchup is 413 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:39,639 Speaker 4: absolutely there, as he said, and I could definitely see 414 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:43,400 Speaker 4: this is an opportunity for that entire offense to get 415 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:48,679 Speaker 4: back going in the right direction. So I kind of 416 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:51,080 Speaker 4: I even like Trevor Lawrence in that game, and I 417 00:21:51,119 --> 00:21:54,200 Speaker 4: know that he's looked bad the last the last couple 418 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:57,919 Speaker 4: of weeks. But yeah, this feels like a game where 419 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:02,560 Speaker 4: the Jaguars can kind of unleash some frustration on this 420 00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:03,640 Speaker 4: poor Panther squad. 421 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:05,520 Speaker 2: To wrap this up, do you want to play a 422 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:09,119 Speaker 2: little lineup this or that. I'll give you a couple 423 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:11,719 Speaker 2: of Okay, I'm gonna give you two names. One at 424 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:15,280 Speaker 2: the quarterback position, running back position, a wide receiver position. 425 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:17,920 Speaker 2: We've done this with Mike before, and by the way, 426 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:22,640 Speaker 2: Mike enjoying a well deserved getaway with the kiddos in 427 00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:25,560 Speaker 2: Florida visiting family there. He'll be back later on in 428 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 2: the week when we give you our rankings for week seventeen. 429 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:31,520 Speaker 2: But since we're talking about Mike, let's use his bears. 430 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:35,000 Speaker 2: Would you play justin fields against the Falcons in week 431 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:41,440 Speaker 2: seventeen or the aforementioned Joe Flacco against the Jets on 432 00:22:41,560 --> 00:22:48,119 Speaker 2: Thursday night football. I know you're gonna say field, but 433 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:51,280 Speaker 2: it is much more of a dilemma than you would 434 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:52,240 Speaker 2: believe it is. 435 00:22:54,320 --> 00:22:58,320 Speaker 4: They are they have unleashed Joe Flacco like it is 436 00:22:58,560 --> 00:23:01,560 Speaker 4: rather amazing. Just tell them just throw like crazy and 437 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:02,159 Speaker 4: it's working. 438 00:23:02,320 --> 00:23:05,680 Speaker 3: Sure, working. It's Uh how about this one? How about 439 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:05,960 Speaker 3: this one? 440 00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:09,560 Speaker 2: Move fields out because fields look great against Arizona for 441 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:12,440 Speaker 2: fantasy wise, it just running around here and there and everything. 442 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:17,280 Speaker 2: Joe Flacco or Nick Mullins because they have the Packers 443 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:20,760 Speaker 2: on Sunday night New Year's Eve. Take your Packer fandom. 444 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:22,960 Speaker 2: But Mullins is coming off of a game where through 445 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:25,400 Speaker 2: four hundred yards against the y the Lions. 446 00:23:25,520 --> 00:23:25,760 Speaker 3: Yeah. 447 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:29,280 Speaker 4: No, I That's that's a really good question because I 448 00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:34,240 Speaker 4: think that the matchup again is there for Mullins. I 449 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:39,280 Speaker 4: would oh, man, Yeah, because because Mullins did did rack 450 00:23:39,400 --> 00:23:44,239 Speaker 4: up yards like crazy, I would mulling it over doing this. 451 00:23:45,000 --> 00:23:49,400 Speaker 4: You know what? Actually, oh wow, I think I actually, here's. 452 00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:50,760 Speaker 2: Let me just throw this in. Let me just throw 453 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:54,359 Speaker 2: this in because I believe I do. I do sign 454 00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:58,399 Speaker 2: up for this, I do abide by this. Do you 455 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:00,959 Speaker 2: really want to go into Sunday Night Football being like 456 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:04,840 Speaker 2: I need twenty four points from Nick Mullins or are 457 00:24:04,880 --> 00:24:08,000 Speaker 2: you like, hey, I got Joe Flako to watch on Thursday. 458 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:12,600 Speaker 2: I would rather start the week off great the need 459 00:24:12,640 --> 00:24:16,360 Speaker 2: to put all of my fantasy football eggs in the 460 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:19,240 Speaker 2: basket of Nick Mullins. Now, granted it is against a 461 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:22,680 Speaker 2: Joe Barry led defense, but I would just that would 462 00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:26,320 Speaker 2: that would scare me to no end, to be like, oh, 463 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:31,640 Speaker 2: it's riding on Nick Mullen's shoulders. Now, now I'm saying 464 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:33,960 Speaker 2: that I did win a fantasy championship one year with 465 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:39,360 Speaker 2: Kerrie Collins on the Saints. Is my starting quarterback true story, 466 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:42,080 Speaker 2: and my buddy still brings it up to this day. 467 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:45,360 Speaker 2: But I think I would go with Flacco in that scenario. 468 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 4: I think you kind of have to ride the hotthand 469 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:51,720 Speaker 4: there even with the matchup against the Jets. I think 470 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:55,240 Speaker 4: the fact that the Browns have made such a concerted 471 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:57,840 Speaker 4: effort to just throw the ball like crazy with Flacco, 472 00:24:58,840 --> 00:25:03,200 Speaker 4: and like I said, it's it's working. Yeah, I think 473 00:25:03,240 --> 00:25:06,920 Speaker 4: the floor is better with Flacco, but there is a 474 00:25:07,000 --> 00:25:09,679 Speaker 4: higher ceiling with Nick Mullins because of that matchup. So, 475 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:13,840 Speaker 4: but I would I just imagine you told yourself at 476 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:15,280 Speaker 4: the beginning of the season, I'm going to be in 477 00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:19,200 Speaker 4: the Fantasy Championship and I'm gonna be deciding between Joe 478 00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 4: Flacco and Nick Mallins. 479 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:21,760 Speaker 3: Crazy. It's nuts. 480 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 2: Just think at this start of the season, when Jonathan 481 00:25:26,359 --> 00:25:29,840 Speaker 2: Taylor wasn't going to report and they still a member 482 00:25:29,840 --> 00:25:33,119 Speaker 2: of the Colts, that you could decide between him or 483 00:25:33,160 --> 00:25:36,680 Speaker 2: the team they play on Sunday, Zamir White, who's coming 484 00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:40,240 Speaker 2: off of a twenty two carry one hundred and forty 485 00:25:40,359 --> 00:25:46,000 Speaker 2: five yard effort. All right, all right, the Colts can 486 00:25:46,040 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 2: be got. We saw what the Falcons did to them 487 00:25:48,119 --> 00:25:51,679 Speaker 2: this past weekend, especially without Michael Pittman Junior in the 488 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:55,240 Speaker 2: in the in the lineup. But would you stick with 489 00:25:55,359 --> 00:26:02,720 Speaker 2: Taylor the workhorse or would you go with with Zamir White? 490 00:26:03,600 --> 00:26:05,960 Speaker 4: I would stick with John at the Taylor. And that's 491 00:26:06,000 --> 00:26:07,240 Speaker 4: assuming that there's no joje. 492 00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:10,080 Speaker 2: After one hundred and seventy seven yards rushed by the 493 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:12,679 Speaker 2: team by the Falcons, you know the Raiders are going 494 00:26:12,760 --> 00:26:13,280 Speaker 2: to do the same. 495 00:26:13,320 --> 00:26:14,400 Speaker 3: They're no different. That's true. 496 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:18,640 Speaker 4: They can't complete passes, so they have to run, right. 497 00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:24,160 Speaker 4: That's that's oh man, that's. 498 00:26:24,560 --> 00:26:26,040 Speaker 3: I get it. You're gonna start Taylor. 499 00:26:26,119 --> 00:26:28,679 Speaker 2: But I think it's fun for this exercise to at 500 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:31,040 Speaker 2: least uh, it's at least. 501 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:33,320 Speaker 4: There's real there's real arguments for that. 502 00:26:33,560 --> 00:26:34,840 Speaker 3: It's yeah, thats. 503 00:26:34,720 --> 00:26:37,280 Speaker 2: All right, Final final one and then we'll wrap this 504 00:26:37,359 --> 00:26:42,160 Speaker 2: podcast up. These two teams play each other. My team 505 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:47,679 Speaker 2: is involved George Pickens or DK Metcalf. Who would you 506 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:50,720 Speaker 2: start in the Steelers Seahawks matchup. 507 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:52,520 Speaker 3: So good that. 508 00:26:52,480 --> 00:26:54,800 Speaker 2: It's a four or five Eastern time kick one oh 509 00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:58,120 Speaker 2: five when there's only three late games. It didn't even 510 00:26:58,119 --> 00:27:01,640 Speaker 2: get in the prime window of the late games. It's 511 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:03,160 Speaker 2: that one off, weird game. 512 00:27:05,680 --> 00:27:10,439 Speaker 4: So I would I would go DK. I get that 513 00:27:10,480 --> 00:27:13,000 Speaker 4: the the matchup is better on the side of Pickens 514 00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:15,000 Speaker 4: and he's coming off of his huge game, but also 515 00:27:15,200 --> 00:27:18,360 Speaker 4: like what it was. It was four catches for two touchdowns, right, 516 00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:19,440 Speaker 4: for George Pickens. 517 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:20,280 Speaker 3: So it was. 518 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:26,000 Speaker 2: Four catches one hundred and ninety five yards. 519 00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:28,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, that's man. 520 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:28,919 Speaker 3: You know. 521 00:27:29,160 --> 00:27:31,399 Speaker 2: I know because I had to look at it on 522 00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:34,600 Speaker 2: my bench all weekend long, whenever I checked my team, 523 00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:37,960 Speaker 2: there it was. And I'm in a standard league and 524 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:41,080 Speaker 2: it was still thirty one point five. Not that a 525 00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:44,399 Speaker 2: PPR was giving you much better, you know, because he 526 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:45,919 Speaker 2: were only four catches. 527 00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:48,800 Speaker 3: But yep, four for one ninety five and two touchdowns. 528 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:50,080 Speaker 3: Oh boy, oh boy. 529 00:27:50,160 --> 00:27:54,000 Speaker 4: Yeah I would. I would still go DK. I like 530 00:27:54,080 --> 00:27:56,439 Speaker 4: what he's done the second half of the season. Again, 531 00:27:56,560 --> 00:28:00,040 Speaker 4: the matchup might be better on the other side, but 532 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:03,040 Speaker 4: that's the floor is better with DK, so I would. 533 00:28:03,119 --> 00:28:03,880 Speaker 4: I would stick with DK. 534 00:28:03,960 --> 00:28:04,719 Speaker 3: All right, there it is. 535 00:28:04,720 --> 00:28:08,399 Speaker 2: There's some fun head to head matchups again this podcast. 536 00:28:08,840 --> 00:28:11,680 Speaker 2: Because of the special holiday week, We've got this one 537 00:28:11,880 --> 00:28:13,480 Speaker 2: and then you'll have your Friday one. 538 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:14,080 Speaker 3: Uh. 539 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:16,000 Speaker 2: By the way, we could just do a quick Jets, 540 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:20,159 Speaker 2: Browns start Bresol, start Joe Flacco, start Amari Cooper and 541 00:28:20,280 --> 00:28:23,080 Speaker 2: David Nijoku. You got a defense, would you take any 542 00:28:23,119 --> 00:28:23,800 Speaker 2: of the defenses? 543 00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:30,800 Speaker 4: I would. I would play the Browns defense. But yeah, that's. 544 00:28:30,560 --> 00:28:33,920 Speaker 3: That's about it. Yeah, there you go. There's your Thursday 545 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:36,679 Speaker 3: night review. We'll be back Friday. Harmon will have his rankings. 546 00:28:36,720 --> 00:28:38,320 Speaker 2: He'll be back in town, give you his hot places, 547 00:28:38,320 --> 00:28:40,640 Speaker 2: gold stores, and so much more, and hopefully you can 548 00:28:40,680 --> 00:28:43,760 Speaker 2: find some success in the championship routes. So for Ryan 549 00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:47,040 Speaker 2: Berschinger and Mike Harmon, the vacation and Mike Harmon, I'm 550 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:49,040 Speaker 2: Dan Beyer. We'll talk to you next time right here 551 00:28:49,040 --> 00:28:49,960 Speaker 2: on Iwah Flas