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Speaker 1: Happy football season, and welcome to the Fantasy Pros Football Podcast.

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Speaker 1: I'm your host, Bobby Silvester. We're just a few hours

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Speaker 1: away from the first kickoff of the season, and so

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Speaker 1: we have a ton to talk about today, from rankings

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Speaker 1: to sit start, listen, our mail bag, and making our

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Speaker 1: predictions for this week's top performers. Here to chat with

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Speaker 1: me about all this today is Raymond Summerlin of rotoworld

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Speaker 1: dot com. Raymond was a top three expert in our

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Speaker 1: at Fantasypros dot com. All right, let's jump onto some

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Speaker 1: fantasy football. Now, Good morning, Raymond. Hey, how's it going.

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Speaker 1: I you know, I like the top three designation, obviously,

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Speaker 1: I obviously I'm happy about that, but it does seem

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Speaker 1: like I have nowhere to go but doubt at this point.

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Speaker 1: It doesn't like the likelihood of me the likelihood of

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Speaker 1: me getting you know, one or two next year, even

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Speaker 1: if I have a good year, it's very slim, and

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Speaker 1: it's it's always it'll be like the Panthers, this will

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Speaker 1: be my Super Bowl hangover. You know, there's got to

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Speaker 1: be some luck on your side. There definitely has a

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Speaker 1: be because there's there's so many unpredictable injuries and everything

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Speaker 1: like that. But we've seen some of the top guys

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Speaker 1: stick around for a while, you know, always end up

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Speaker 1: in the top fifteen or top twenty five or what happen,

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Speaker 1: and you've put together some strong performances. So I would

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Speaker 1: not be the least bit shocked to see you hanging

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Speaker 1: there in the top ten again. I would be, but

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Speaker 1: at least I have your confidence. Yeah, Well, if you

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Speaker 1: guys are listening today, you guys should have my confidence too,

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Speaker 1: because Raymond does a great job, not just with his ranking,

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Speaker 1: foot with everything. And that's why we're thrilled to have

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Speaker 1: him on as a guest again. He was the first

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Speaker 1: guest that we ever had on the show, and that

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Speaker 1: was for a good reason. He's got some great insights.

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Speaker 1: So Raymond, let's jump right into it. We'll start with

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Speaker 1: rankings for this week, and I want to compare your

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Speaker 1: rankings to ECR. For those of you listening, that's Expert

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Speaker 1: Consensus Rankings. So we've got over one hundred and forty

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Speaker 1: experts and they've all given us their rankings and we

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Speaker 1: just combined them together to see what the experts think

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Speaker 1: as a group. So Raymond, let's start with quarterback. And

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Speaker 1: we're not going to go with any of the guys

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Speaker 1: everyone's starting those. So let's talk about one guy that

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Speaker 1: you have lower than the ECR, that's ranked seven or higher.

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Speaker 1: seven or lower? Oh seven or lower. I think that

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Speaker 1: guys that I'm high on this week, and I want

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Speaker 1: to know why I'm wrong here, because I'm sure you

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Speaker 1: And so I am I'm a little hesitant on Winston's upside.

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Speaker 1: looks like their nickel corner is going to be C. J. Goodwin,

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Speaker 1: so it's I can see the upside Winston there. He's

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Speaker 1: there are other guys i'd like more, like cousins obviously

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Speaker 1: on the line, Canny still get open? Is he the

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Speaker 1: number one receiver is at Richard Matthews? Can this running game,

428
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Speaker 1: because this offensive line looks pretty good on paper, can

429
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Speaker 1: this running game continue to be what they were in

430
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Speaker 1: the preseason? Are when teams start to game plan for

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Speaker 1: what they're doing for the window dressing that they're putting

432
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Speaker 1: on on the running game, will will it start to

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Speaker 1: fall apart a little bit? I'm really fascinating this game,

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Speaker 1: and I think that, But tell I know, until I'm

435
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Speaker 1: sure that the Titans offense is going to be what

436
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Speaker 1: we saw in the preseason, I have a hard time

437
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Speaker 1: ranking Henry any better than the late thirties and standard leagues. Yeah,

438
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Speaker 1: I'm right with you. He's a piece that I would

439
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Speaker 1: like to pick up, But you know, it's it's a

440
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Speaker 1: waste of a roster spot at this point, and maybe

441
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Speaker 1: someone will go lower on him at some point in season.

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Speaker 1: They'll sell him real low and and I can snatch

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Speaker 1: him up. That's that's a piece that I would like

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Speaker 1: to have. Let's jump over to wide receivers. We're going

445
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Speaker 1: to stay out of the top twenty five here, who's

446
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Speaker 1: a player that you're low on out of the top

447
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Speaker 1: twenty five. I'm really low on Stefon Diggs, which again

448
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Speaker 1: this is this is a this is a prevailing themes.

449
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Speaker 1: I was low on him in mid my season long too.

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Speaker 1: I think people can't get out of their mind. The

451
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Speaker 1: first four games is to fond Diggs last year. But

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Speaker 1: if you go back and look at what he did

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Speaker 1: after that, it was very consistent. He scored two touchdowns,

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Speaker 1: both in the same game. He had just low target

455
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Speaker 1: totals pretty much across the board, and now we expect

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Speaker 1: him to post better numbers in an offense that might

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Speaker 1: even be more run heavy without Teddy Bridgewater. Even when

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Speaker 1: Sam Bradford gets back into the fold, but especially this

459
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Speaker 1: week with Sean Hill, I just don't think it's happening.

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Speaker 1: Even at wide receiver forty, I'm not sold on that.

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Speaker 1: I don't think the Titans defense is the train wreck

462
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Speaker 1: that many believe it to be. They can get pressure,

463
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Speaker 1: and they did get a lot of pressure last year

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Speaker 1: before Brian Rakbo went down, and that helped them actually

465
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Speaker 1: put up really good numbers against the past last season.

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Speaker 1: We go back and look at their first eight games,

467
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Speaker 1: they were really good against the pass a lot of

468
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Speaker 1: because they mostly because they were getting pressure. So I

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Speaker 1: am I'm not sold on Diggs this week at wide

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Speaker 1: receiver forty. I would much rather go with Sterling Shepherd

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Speaker 1: or especially Vincent Jackson, Marcus Wheaton, those kind of guys.

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Speaker 1: I'd rather have them this Tofod Diggs. You know, I'm

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Speaker 1: looking right now and I don't I don't see anyone

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Speaker 1: right outside the top twenty five, you know, in that

475
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Speaker 1: twenty five to forty range that I especially hate. Calvin Benjamin.

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Speaker 1: I'm not starting him in my league. He's thirty seven

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Speaker 1: right now, so he's right on the fringe. But I'm

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Speaker 1: not starting him because they're saying he's gonna play half

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Speaker 1: the game, you know, maybe maybe a little bit more

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Speaker 1: than that, and who knows what's going to happen, and

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Speaker 1: he's going against Denver's defense, so that's a tall task

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Speaker 1: in itself. So I'm benching Calvin Benjamin. Who's somebody that

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Speaker 1: you're really high on this week, Raymon? And again continuing

484
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Speaker 1: the theme, a guy who was high on in season

485
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Speaker 1: long and going in the drafts, and that's Emmanuel Sanders.

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Speaker 1: I think that first of all, we have to remember

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Speaker 1: that the Carolina Panthers are gonna start two rookie corners.

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Speaker 1: I think that that's really important to remember. Now, obviously

489
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Speaker 1: they hide their corners, they use their front seven. The

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Speaker 1: spectacular range of Thomas Davis and Luke Keikley helps immensely

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Speaker 1: in that they run zone concepts and they try to

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Speaker 1: get pressure. But that front four is not it has

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Speaker 1: been in the past, and unless coney Eally is able

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Speaker 1: to really take a step forward, I'm not sure if

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Speaker 1: they're going to get the pressure they're used to. And frankly,

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Speaker 1: I liked what Trevor Simeon showed. I liked that he

497
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Speaker 1: was willing to push the ball down the field. I

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Speaker 1: liked that he was willing to give Sanders and da

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Speaker 1: Marius Thomas chances to make plays. And I think he's

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Speaker 1: going to continue to do that as long as he's

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Speaker 1: the starter. And so I think Sanders is at around

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Speaker 1: the same level he was last year, which is a

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Speaker 1: back end court wide receiver two. And he has ranked

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Speaker 1: you well below that and basically everybody's ranking. So I am.

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Speaker 1: I am much higher on Emmanuel Sanders in both redraft

506
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Speaker 1: season long and this week. So in this Arizona game.

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Speaker 1: We've got Michael Floyd rank number twenty four among wide receivers,

508
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Speaker 1: John Brown number thirty five, and Larry Fitzgerald thirty one.

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Speaker 1: Who's going to end up getting the most targets in

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Speaker 1: this game? It's tricky like that's the That's the question

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Speaker 1: for Arizona every week, isn't it. I believe that it's

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Speaker 1: going to be Michael Floyd. I think that Michael Floyd

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Speaker 1: is going to step up into that number one role

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Speaker 1: this year. It's hard to believe that because all of

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Speaker 1: us Michael Floyd truthers can tell you that it's been

516
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Speaker 1: a bumpy ride with him, but this is a this

517
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Speaker 1: is his contract year. He started to establish himself down

518
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Speaker 1: the stretch last year, and it wasn't just for three weeks.

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00:25:24,119 --> 00:25:26,480
Speaker 1: It was a long stretching. Even he missed a couple

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Speaker 1: games over that stretch and still put up five hundred

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Speaker 1: yard games. So he has started to establish himself. We

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Speaker 1: don't know what's going on with John Brown's health. He

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Speaker 1: played in the fourth preseason games, definitely going to play

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Speaker 1: this week, but it's certainly concerning. I think Floyd is

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Speaker 1: now the number one receiver and I have him ranked highest.

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Speaker 1: I would take Brown over Fitzgerald, except maybe in pp well,

527
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Speaker 1: definitely in PPR leagues, but I think Brown is a

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Speaker 1: higher upside play. I take him over Fitzgerald, but Floyd

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Speaker 1: Floyd is the guy I think moving forward. This is

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Speaker 1: the amazing thing about the Cardinals offense because I have

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Speaker 1: the complete opposite list Fitch Gerald one, Brown two, and

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Speaker 1: Floyd three. It's just it's so funny. I mean, it's

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Speaker 1: gonna change every week. One week that Gerald's going to

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Speaker 1: lead the team in targets, and the next week it's

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Speaker 1: gonna be Floyd, and the the next week it's gonna be Brown,

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Speaker 1: next week it's gonna be David Johnson. It's they have

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Speaker 1: a great offense there, and I don't mind playing any

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Speaker 1: of those guys. It's just it's interesting to think about. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: And like you said, it's week to weeks. So if

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Speaker 1: I'm thinking about this offense, I'm really thinking about projecting

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Speaker 1: for the next eight weeks and what I think is

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Speaker 1: going to happen overall. And I think after on the

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Speaker 1: balance of the eight weeks, Floyd will be the number

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Speaker 1: one guy. But you're right, week to week, it's going

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Speaker 1: to be tricky to project for sure, all Right, Raymond.

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Speaker 1: We're gonna jump over to the listener mailbag for the

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Speaker 1: first time in a couple of weeks, and we've got

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Speaker 1: a couple good ones stored up, but we're gonna focus

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Speaker 1: mostly on Week one matchups. Colin from Florida Rights, I

550
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Speaker 1: have Tom Brady sitting out, and I have Matt Stafford

551
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Speaker 1: faced Indianapolis and Tyrod Taylor at Baltimore on the bench.

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Speaker 1: Which one should I choose to fill in this week?

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Speaker 1: I go with Stafford here. It's you know, it's a

554
00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:07,520
Speaker 1: great matchup against Indianapolis, which who could have. They're definitely

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Speaker 1: gonna be without Bonte Davis. They could also be without

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Speaker 1: their slot corner and Darius Butler. Stafford had a great

557
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Speaker 1: finished last year. Obviously lost Calvin Johnson, so that's that's

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00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:20,719
Speaker 1: a problem, but he's shown a connection with Marvin Jones.

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Speaker 1: I think that this is going to be a high

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Speaker 1: scoring game. I think that both of these teams that

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Speaker 1: will return a lot of fantasy value, and I want

562
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Speaker 1: a large piece of the Detroit offense if I can

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Speaker 1: get it, so I'm happy to start Matt Stafford this week.

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Speaker 1: This is a really good question. I had a hard

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Speaker 1: time deciding, but I have Stafford number seven and Tyrod

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Speaker 1: Taylor number eight, and the reason for that, I mean,

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Speaker 1: I'll have Taylor most weeks higher than Stafford. But this

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Speaker 1: week it's against Indianapolis, it's in the Dome, and Indianapolis

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Speaker 1: might just have the worst defense in the history of

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Speaker 1: the NFL this season. They might break records, all right,

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Speaker 1: So they're they're gonna get healthy. And when they get healthy,

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Speaker 1: when Gathers gets back, and when Davis gets back, when

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Speaker 1: Butler gets back, and when Kendall Lankford gets back and

574
00:28:09,160 --> 00:28:12,320
Speaker 1: Henry Anderson gets back, they'll be fine. But you're right,

575
00:28:12,359 --> 00:28:14,239
Speaker 1: they're never going to be able to get pressure. They

576
00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:19,440
Speaker 1: they seemingly Indianapolis can't like can't find outside linebackers. They

577
00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:23,040
Speaker 1: just can't do it. It is Gregson, you know, does

578
00:28:23,080 --> 00:28:26,280
Speaker 1: not know how, I don't know to acquire good outside linebackers.

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Speaker 1: So they struggle to get pressure. And Robert mathis notwithstanding, obviously,

580
00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:32,960
Speaker 1: but he's been there for a while. But they like,

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Speaker 1: they're not gonna get pressure. They're always going to struggle

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Speaker 1: to do it. But that secondary's fine. The linebackers are

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Speaker 1: the front three can be good. I don't know about

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Speaker 1: worse than the history of hell, not great, but I

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00:28:45,720 --> 00:28:49,400
Speaker 1: mean the Saints still exist, right, Yeah, you're you're right

586
00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:52,640
Speaker 1: about that, man. Those two teams, of those two teams,

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Speaker 1: if they played each other, it would be like fifty

588
00:28:55,120 --> 00:28:57,680
Speaker 1: to fifty. Yeah, it's the highest scoring game in the

589
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Speaker 1: Veld history, ninety eight to ninety seven. Yes, all right.

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00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:06,880
Speaker 1: Next question, Ryan from California from my final flex spot.

591
00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:12,120
Speaker 1: I've got James White to Arizona, Arian Foster at Seattle,

592
00:29:12,520 --> 00:29:15,760
Speaker 1: and Michael Thomas faced Indianapolis. Who are you taken? This

593
00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:19,880
Speaker 1: is a really tough question. I think the answer is Foster.

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Speaker 1: The game script for the Dolphins, they're what ten point underdogs.

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00:29:24,960 --> 00:29:27,520
Speaker 1: The game script for the Dolphins should lead to a

596
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Speaker 1: lot of passing, which is even if we don't know

597
00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:32,720
Speaker 1: exactly how the early down work is going to split

598
00:29:32,760 --> 00:29:35,880
Speaker 1: between Foster and Ajah. He Foster is clearly the passing

599
00:29:35,920 --> 00:29:41,280
Speaker 1: game option, so he should he should definitely get those snaps.

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00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:43,200
Speaker 1: He's also the short yardage guy, so you have a

601
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Speaker 1: chance for him to kind of fluke almost into a

602
00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:49,200
Speaker 1: touchdown even if they're struggling on offense. And I think

603
00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:52,240
Speaker 1: he has more touchdown upside than James White. And I'm

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Speaker 1: still not sure how big Michael Thomas's role is in

605
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Speaker 1: New Orleans. They're playing the Raiders, who have a better

606
00:29:59,240 --> 00:30:01,520
Speaker 1: defense than I I think people are giving them credit for.

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00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:04,560
Speaker 1: And so I am. I'm not as sold on Thomas

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Speaker 1: this week. So even though it's a tough matchup, even

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Speaker 1: though it's in Seattle, I'll go with Foster. Yeah. I

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Speaker 1: read that question as face Indianapolis, but it is face

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Speaker 1: Oakland for Michael Thomas, that is for me. The answers

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Speaker 1: James White. The reason is Garoppolo's the quarterback, and I

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Speaker 1: think they're going to design a lot of a lot

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Speaker 1: of passes to the running backs out of the backfield

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Speaker 1: so he doesn't have to do as much. I mean,

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Speaker 1: I know New England already does a lot of that,

617
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Speaker 1: but we saw how efficient James White wasn't that role

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Speaker 1: last year when Dean Lewis was down, and I think

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Speaker 1: it might be even more so this year when Garoppolis

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Speaker 1: the quarterback. Yeah, and I think you're right, I especially

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Speaker 1: in PPR formats, I'm going to be I'm gonna be

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Speaker 1: very interested in James White while Deon Lewis is out,

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Speaker 1: and especially while Garoppolo is in there. I don't know

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Speaker 1: if the standard upside is there, So I guess that

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00:30:52,320 --> 00:30:54,800
Speaker 1: would be a question is this is this a PPR

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Speaker 1: league or not? But even in a PPR league, because

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Speaker 1: I think Foster is going to get those touches too,

628
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Speaker 1: and think he has better touchdown upside, So even in

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Speaker 1: a PPR league, I take Foster. But you're exactly right.

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00:31:05,880 --> 00:31:08,360
Speaker 1: You're exactly right about how white. That's a fun sentence.

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00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:11,160
Speaker 1: You're exactly right about how white will be used. So

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00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:13,480
Speaker 1: I think that that's a good point, all right. Paul

633
00:31:13,520 --> 00:31:17,120
Speaker 1: from North Carolina wants to know if the rain continues

634
00:31:17,160 --> 00:31:21,760
Speaker 1: to increase in Jacksonville against Packers and Washington against the Steelers,

635
00:31:21,760 --> 00:31:23,480
Speaker 1: how is this going to impact some of the borderline

636
00:31:23,480 --> 00:31:26,959
Speaker 1: players in these games. I don't just being perfectly honest here,

637
00:31:27,040 --> 00:31:31,200
Speaker 1: I put almost no stock into weather, especially especially this

638
00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:33,720
Speaker 1: far out. I don't think rain and I've seen some

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Speaker 1: studies about it and they suggest that this is true.

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00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:40,160
Speaker 1: I don't think that rain really affects NFL games at all.

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Speaker 1: The one thing I worry about is wind. I think

642
00:31:43,640 --> 00:31:47,440
Speaker 1: wind dramatically effects or visibility. So if you get a

643
00:31:47,480 --> 00:31:52,200
Speaker 1: torrential downpour or snow that affects visibility, I think that

644
00:31:51,600 --> 00:31:54,880
Speaker 1: that does play a role, but unless it's wind or

645
00:31:54,920 --> 00:31:58,800
Speaker 1: it's a very serious storm of some kind, I don't

646
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Speaker 1: I really don't put any stock into it. And from

647
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Speaker 1: what I can see from the forecast, it doesn't look

648
00:32:03,280 --> 00:32:04,760
Speaker 1: like wind is going to play a role in either

649
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Speaker 1: of these games, so I'm not worried about it at all.

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Speaker 1: That's a really great answer, Raymond. I don't have anything

651
00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:15,080
Speaker 1: to add. Next question, Reggie from Arizona says, this is good.

652
00:32:15,520 --> 00:32:18,360
Speaker 1: I was an idiot and I drafted Austin Sefforn Jenkins

653
00:32:19,160 --> 00:32:21,440
Speaker 1: to be my tight end over a month ago. So

654
00:32:21,520 --> 00:32:24,400
Speaker 1: when I drop him, should I replace him with Jared Cook,

655
00:32:24,960 --> 00:32:29,000
Speaker 1: Vance McDonald, Virgil Green or Clive Walford. First of all,

656
00:32:29,040 --> 00:32:33,160
Speaker 1: don't be too hard on yourself here. It's not your fault.

657
00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:35,840
Speaker 1: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers would rather play a catching fall

658
00:32:35,880 --> 00:32:38,480
Speaker 1: guy like Cameron Brait over an actual offensive weapon like

659
00:32:38,520 --> 00:32:41,800
Speaker 1: Austin's Ferry and Jenkins, So don't don't blame yourself here.

660
00:32:42,360 --> 00:32:46,080
Speaker 1: I think I would go with Clive Walford, who is

661
00:32:47,240 --> 00:32:49,400
Speaker 1: He's been quiet in the preseason. He had he had

662
00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:52,560
Speaker 1: a knee laceration I think it was in the offseason,

663
00:32:52,600 --> 00:32:54,760
Speaker 1: which limited through the offseason program. He was quiet in

664
00:32:54,800 --> 00:32:59,080
Speaker 1: the preseason, but he is definitely the pass catching back.

665
00:32:59,080 --> 00:33:01,480
Speaker 1: They tried to trade Michael Rivera, who he split time

666
00:33:01,520 --> 00:33:03,960
Speaker 1: with last year. He's still on the roster, but they's

667
00:33:04,240 --> 00:33:07,960
Speaker 1: certainly Walford's job. Those two guys combine for ninety six

668
00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:10,960
Speaker 1: targets last year, which I think Walford gets a large

669
00:33:11,040 --> 00:33:13,800
Speaker 1: chunk of those, which among tight ends, that's a pretty

670
00:33:13,800 --> 00:33:16,640
Speaker 1: big target load, certainly in the top ten among tight ends.

671
00:33:16,640 --> 00:33:19,160
Speaker 1: If he gets there, and he gets the Saints this week,

672
00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:22,120
Speaker 1: which is we've talked about, is a great spot to be.

673
00:33:22,240 --> 00:33:24,080
Speaker 1: I think he's a borderline tight end one this week,

674
00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:26,400
Speaker 1: and I would take him definitely over the other two guys.

675
00:33:27,040 --> 00:33:29,800
Speaker 1: For me, it's Jared Cook and the reason why. He

676
00:33:29,880 --> 00:33:32,680
Speaker 1: is the best athletic profile of all these guys, and

677
00:33:32,760 --> 00:33:34,880
Speaker 1: he's playing with the best quarterback of all these guys.

678
00:33:34,920 --> 00:33:38,640
Speaker 1: So for me, I've been high in Jared Cook all

679
00:33:38,640 --> 00:33:42,120
Speaker 1: preseason and it looks like he's going to fit to

680
00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:45,560
Speaker 1: fit into that offense nicely. He runs the seam route

681
00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:47,840
Speaker 1: real well, he goes up and gets the ball, and

682
00:33:47,880 --> 00:33:50,320
Speaker 1: I think Aaron Rodgers's gonna love happening in the red zone.

683
00:33:50,560 --> 00:33:53,560
Speaker 1: You know, everything looks great about Jared Cook, and tell

684
00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:58,479
Speaker 1: the ball gets there, so we'll see. I agree with you,

685
00:33:58,480 --> 00:34:00,520
Speaker 1: though I agree that Jared he dropped a lot, lot

686
00:34:00,560 --> 00:34:02,360
Speaker 1: of tasses and he fumbles the ball a lot too.

687
00:34:02,720 --> 00:34:05,120
Speaker 1: But I think that I think that Jared Cook could

688
00:34:05,160 --> 00:34:10,080
Speaker 1: have his the Awakening trademark. Christine Michael, I think he

689
00:34:10,120 --> 00:34:11,800
Speaker 1: could have it this year. I agree with you. I

690
00:34:11,840 --> 00:34:13,560
Speaker 1: don't know if I'm trusting it until I see it,

691
00:34:13,600 --> 00:34:16,839
Speaker 1: but I agree that this is the if it's ever

692
00:34:16,960 --> 00:34:19,160
Speaker 1: going to happen, this is the year because it's not

693
00:34:19,160 --> 00:34:21,239
Speaker 1: like he's had a quarterback before. Like, I think the

694
00:34:21,239 --> 00:34:23,680
Speaker 1: best quarterback he's played with in his career is an

695
00:34:23,680 --> 00:34:27,160
Speaker 1: aging Matt Hasselback and a in the final year of

696
00:34:27,160 --> 00:34:29,520
Speaker 1: his career Carrie Collins. Like literally, I think that those

697
00:34:29,520 --> 00:34:32,680
Speaker 1: are the best quarterbacks he's played with. So this is

698
00:34:33,520 --> 00:34:36,920
Speaker 1: a good opportunity for him for sure. You know, with

699
00:34:37,160 --> 00:34:39,360
Speaker 1: Jared Cook as well, I think he has more upside

700
00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:41,480
Speaker 1: than any of these guys. If we're talking about a

701
00:34:41,520 --> 00:34:43,759
Speaker 1: guy who can finish in the top five or six

702
00:34:43,800 --> 00:34:45,719
Speaker 1: for tight ends, he's the only one with a shot.

703
00:34:45,760 --> 00:34:48,120
Speaker 1: Now it's a long shot, but I'm taking that chance.

704
00:34:48,160 --> 00:34:49,640
Speaker 1: Because you can always go back and pick up a

705
00:34:49,719 --> 00:34:52,239
Speaker 1: Vance McDonald's who's going to be believe it or not

706
00:34:52,360 --> 00:34:55,080
Speaker 1: featured in that San Francisco offense. It is ugly on

707
00:34:55,080 --> 00:34:57,040
Speaker 1: that offense, and he's going to get plenty of targets,

708
00:34:57,040 --> 00:34:58,840
Speaker 1: So you can always go back and pick up a

709
00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:01,319
Speaker 1: nice streamer to Banning on the matchup. But I'm taking

710
00:35:01,360 --> 00:35:04,160
Speaker 1: the upside with Jared Cook. Let's move on to the

711
00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:07,400
Speaker 1: next question. Zach from Pennsylvania wants to know from my

712
00:35:07,560 --> 00:35:11,880
Speaker 1: last bench spot, which is most like little bit dividends

713
00:35:11,880 --> 00:35:14,560
Speaker 1: a high end backup running back like Chris Johnson or

714
00:35:14,600 --> 00:35:18,480
Speaker 1: Alfred Morris, or an upside receiver like Marquis Lee, Dorial

715
00:35:18,560 --> 00:35:22,160
Speaker 1: Greenbeckham or Eli Rodgers. I think this is a philosophy question,

716
00:35:22,719 --> 00:35:26,239
Speaker 1: and my philosophy on it is I want players who

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00:35:26,280 --> 00:35:29,480
Speaker 1: do not need an injury to get fantasy value, and

718
00:35:29,840 --> 00:35:33,080
Speaker 1: those back in those backup running backs Alfred Morris, Chris Johnson,

719
00:35:33,120 --> 00:35:36,200
Speaker 1: they are not going to supplant Ezekiel Elliott, and they're

720
00:35:36,239 --> 00:35:39,280
Speaker 1: not going to supplant David Johnson. It's not going to happen.

721
00:35:39,440 --> 00:35:41,759
Speaker 1: So I you need an injury, and I don't want

722
00:35:41,760 --> 00:35:43,839
Speaker 1: to have to bank on injuries for guys like that,

723
00:35:44,200 --> 00:35:46,719
Speaker 1: So I'm gonna go with the upside guys. I don't

724
00:35:46,760 --> 00:35:49,320
Speaker 1: know if Marquis Lee is an upside guy. He's another

725
00:35:49,360 --> 00:35:53,680
Speaker 1: one that needs an injury. I think Eli Rodgers PPR leagues,

726
00:35:53,760 --> 00:35:57,800
Speaker 1: maybe Dorial Greenbeckham. And I hate saying this because dorieal

727
00:35:57,880 --> 00:36:00,640
Speaker 1: Greenbeckham is the bane of my existence at this point,

728
00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:05,600
Speaker 1: but I think that he at least has a clearer

729
00:36:05,600 --> 00:36:08,839
Speaker 1: path to playing time. Beating out Nelson Aguilar is not

730
00:36:08,920 --> 00:36:12,160
Speaker 1: a herculean task by any stretch of the imagination. By

731
00:36:12,160 --> 00:36:15,359
Speaker 1: the way, neither was Harry Douglas either, So let's not

732
00:36:15,440 --> 00:36:19,120
Speaker 1: put it past Dorio Beebeckham just to just not be

733
00:36:19,200 --> 00:36:21,880
Speaker 1: good enough to do it. But I think that he

734
00:36:21,960 --> 00:36:24,640
Speaker 1: has of these names, he has the clearest path to

735
00:36:24,680 --> 00:36:29,799
Speaker 1: upside and so I would take him over those guys. Zach.

736
00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:32,520
Speaker 1: The reason that I picked your question to answer is

737
00:36:32,560 --> 00:36:35,879
Speaker 1: because I wanted to talk about Marquise Lee. I've added him.

738
00:36:36,239 --> 00:36:38,839
Speaker 1: I've removed some of my backup running backs to add

739
00:36:38,880 --> 00:36:42,600
Speaker 1: Marquise Lee in several of my leagues because if you remember,

740
00:36:43,239 --> 00:36:45,000
Speaker 1: he was supposed to be a top ten pick if

741
00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:48,040
Speaker 1: he hadn't hurt his knee. This guy is extremely talented,

742
00:36:48,040 --> 00:36:52,200
Speaker 1: and look, yes he does have injury concerns, it's probable

743
00:36:52,239 --> 00:36:54,239
Speaker 1: to happen this year. I don't say that about many guys.

744
00:36:54,280 --> 00:36:57,080
Speaker 1: He's probably gonna get hurt this year, but if he doesn't,

745
00:36:58,040 --> 00:37:00,799
Speaker 1: I think he is super talented. They're gonna still pass

746
00:37:00,840 --> 00:37:02,839
Speaker 1: the ball out there in Jacksonville. I understand there's gonna

747
00:37:02,840 --> 00:37:04,920
Speaker 1: be some regression for Bordles, but they're still going to

748
00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:07,480
Speaker 1: pass the ball. And they're just raving about what they

749
00:37:07,520 --> 00:37:11,200
Speaker 1: have in Lee. So I'm taking a chance you, Like

750
00:37:11,239 --> 00:37:13,959
Speaker 1: you said, if somebody does get hurt, he's gonna shoot

751
00:37:14,040 --> 00:37:16,239
Speaker 1: way up. It's probably not gonna happen, but if it does,

752
00:37:16,239 --> 00:37:18,760
Speaker 1: he's gonna shoot way up. And even if he doesn't,

753
00:37:18,920 --> 00:37:20,600
Speaker 1: I think he's gonna get a fair amount of targets.

754
00:37:20,640 --> 00:37:22,800
Speaker 1: I think he's still the number three receiver on that team,

755
00:37:23,040 --> 00:37:26,240
Speaker 1: even head to Julius Thomas. So markis Lee. I'm picking

756
00:37:26,320 --> 00:37:28,600
Speaker 1: him up. So he's another He's another of the Cook

757
00:37:28,680 --> 00:37:30,839
Speaker 1: brand that it all looks good until the ball gets there.

758
00:37:31,520 --> 00:37:35,359
Speaker 1: And I like those guys. If you can't get see

759
00:37:35,920 --> 00:37:37,600
Speaker 1: which is fine, because I agree with you. I thought

760
00:37:37,680 --> 00:37:41,160
Speaker 1: Lee was a talented receiver coming out of usc Obviously,

761
00:37:41,640 --> 00:37:44,680
Speaker 1: he's called the albino Tiger for a reason because you

762
00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:47,520
Speaker 1: never actually get to see him. So I think that

763
00:37:47,640 --> 00:37:50,239
Speaker 1: I think that you know the injury. It's more like

764
00:37:50,320 --> 00:37:53,560
Speaker 1: that he gets hurt than Robinson or Hearns, and I do.

765
00:37:53,680 --> 00:37:55,719
Speaker 1: I think Julius Thomas is third on the totem pall.

766
00:37:55,719 --> 00:37:58,360
Speaker 1: But obviously we're splitting hairs at this point. I have

767
00:37:58,360 --> 00:38:00,840
Speaker 1: a tough time seeing him get fantasy without an injury.

768
00:38:00,880 --> 00:38:04,240
Speaker 1: But I understand I at this point, you're taking shots.

769
00:38:04,400 --> 00:38:06,400
Speaker 1: That's what you're doing. So if you believe in a

770
00:38:06,440 --> 00:38:08,759
Speaker 1: guy like Mark kias Lee, take a shot on him.

771
00:38:08,760 --> 00:38:11,359
Speaker 1: If you believe in Dorio Greenbeckham, first of all, Lord

772
00:38:11,400 --> 00:38:14,080
Speaker 1: rest your soul, and secondly, take a shot on him.

773
00:38:14,080 --> 00:38:16,879
Speaker 1: So I think that I think that there are there

774
00:38:16,880 --> 00:38:19,000
Speaker 1: opportunities there, and I'd much rather take a shot on

775
00:38:19,040 --> 00:38:22,239
Speaker 1: those guys than someone who absolutely has to have an

776
00:38:22,239 --> 00:38:25,400
Speaker 1: injury in front of him for it to hit. All right,

777
00:38:25,480 --> 00:38:28,919
Speaker 1: last listener question, Jared from Maryland wants to know. He says,

778
00:38:28,920 --> 00:38:31,960
Speaker 1: I'm going to be employing Bobby's double streamer defense dread you,

779
00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:34,320
Speaker 1: which let me interrupt the question real quick. I'll explain

780
00:38:34,360 --> 00:38:36,520
Speaker 1: it so you pick up a defense for week one,

781
00:38:36,960 --> 00:38:39,480
Speaker 1: but you also have your defense for week two. You're

782
00:38:39,520 --> 00:38:42,120
Speaker 1: streaming defense because there's going to be three or four

783
00:38:42,160 --> 00:38:44,319
Speaker 1: guys that every week in your league pick up a

784
00:38:44,320 --> 00:38:47,319
Speaker 1: new streaming defense. Now, the difference between the first and

785
00:38:47,360 --> 00:38:50,360
Speaker 1: the third or four streaming defense is usually two or

786
00:38:50,400 --> 00:38:53,120
Speaker 1: three projected points that adds up over the season. And

787
00:38:53,160 --> 00:38:56,279
Speaker 1: so I'm using my very last bench spot to have

788
00:38:56,360 --> 00:39:00,160
Speaker 1: a second streaming defense. I know that sounds odd, but

789
00:39:00,200 --> 00:39:03,319
Speaker 1: I really buy into this tragy, and Jared I guess

790
00:39:03,360 --> 00:39:05,360
Speaker 1: does too, and he wants to know who should I

791
00:39:05,360 --> 00:39:07,000
Speaker 1: pick up for week one and who should I pick

792
00:39:07,120 --> 00:39:10,080
Speaker 1: up for week two? Well to this same vein in

793
00:39:10,120 --> 00:39:12,760
Speaker 1: my Waiver Wired column every Tuesday at rode a World,

794
00:39:13,080 --> 00:39:15,480
Speaker 1: I have a looking ahead section with the defenses and

795
00:39:15,560 --> 00:39:18,560
Speaker 1: kickers for streamers looking ahead to the next week. And

796
00:39:18,640 --> 00:39:21,040
Speaker 1: I think that if you're in a very competitive league,

797
00:39:21,040 --> 00:39:23,719
Speaker 1: it's a good idea. I generally don't do it, but

798
00:39:23,800 --> 00:39:26,080
Speaker 1: I understand. I understand, especially if you're in a league

799
00:39:26,080 --> 00:39:29,439
Speaker 1: where lots of people are streaming, it is something we're doing.

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00:39:29,800 --> 00:39:31,919
Speaker 1: I think that if you can get the Eagles this week,

801
00:39:31,920 --> 00:39:34,480
Speaker 1: the Eagles this week, and the Eagles next week. That's

802
00:39:34,600 --> 00:39:38,080
Speaker 1: that'd be a great place to start. But I think

803
00:39:38,239 --> 00:39:43,480
Speaker 1: the Redskins next week at home against Dallas's that'll be

804
00:39:43,520 --> 00:39:47,080
Speaker 1: an interesting streaming option because I think this defense, the

805
00:39:47,120 --> 00:39:49,759
Speaker 1: secondary is going to be much better. I mean with

806
00:39:49,840 --> 00:39:53,279
Speaker 1: Josh Norman and Breland who proshod. Breland's a name that

807
00:39:54,080 --> 00:39:56,240
Speaker 1: you need to learn because he's a very good corner.

808
00:39:56,400 --> 00:39:58,720
Speaker 1: They have them on the outside. We'll see what D'Angelo

809
00:39:58,800 --> 00:40:01,799
Speaker 1: Hall does. Its safety. Either linebackers are questionable, but I

810
00:40:01,800 --> 00:40:05,120
Speaker 1: think Carrigan and Preston Smith can get enough pressure and

811
00:40:05,160 --> 00:40:08,839
Speaker 1: their defensive line is at least marginally okay. And if

812
00:40:08,920 --> 00:40:11,320
Speaker 1: depending on what Dax does going up against a rookie

813
00:40:11,880 --> 00:40:13,719
Speaker 1: on the road is first road game, I think that

814
00:40:13,760 --> 00:40:15,279
Speaker 1: they're going to be in a good spot next week.

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Speaker 1: If you're looking to target somebody, Raymond, you nailed this question.

816
00:40:19,680 --> 00:40:23,360
Speaker 1: You like read my notes. I've got I've got Philly

817
00:40:23,400 --> 00:40:25,920
Speaker 1: in week one, I've got Washington in week two. Can

818
00:40:25,960 --> 00:40:29,279
Speaker 1: you imagine Dak Prescott playing in a big NFL game

819
00:40:29,440 --> 00:40:32,120
Speaker 1: on the road, in the biggest stadium in the NFL

820
00:40:32,280 --> 00:40:35,720
Speaker 1: against his rival, And I like Washington's defense this year too.

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00:40:36,040 --> 00:40:37,440
Speaker 1: I think he's going to turn the ball over a

822
00:40:37,440 --> 00:40:39,560
Speaker 1: lot in that game. Yeah, I could certainly see that

823
00:40:39,600 --> 00:40:41,720
Speaker 1: happening too. I think that I think they're good definitely

824
00:40:41,760 --> 00:40:43,200
Speaker 1: going to be a good bet, and another one for

825
00:40:43,520 --> 00:40:45,440
Speaker 1: this week because the Eagles are kind of high owned.

826
00:40:46,040 --> 00:40:48,160
Speaker 1: They are out there in about half leagues, but they've

827
00:40:48,160 --> 00:40:49,879
Speaker 1: been they were drafted in a lot of leagues too.

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00:40:50,200 --> 00:40:52,160
Speaker 1: The Bucks are out there in a lot of leagues,

829
00:40:52,680 --> 00:40:55,920
Speaker 1: and Matt Ryan turns the ball over and he hasn't

830
00:40:55,920 --> 00:40:58,839
Speaker 1: stopped doing it yet. So I think that they are

831
00:40:59,239 --> 00:41:02,000
Speaker 1: They're an interesting option, at least if you're in the

832
00:41:02,040 --> 00:41:04,839
Speaker 1: deeper side of leagues and on the deeper set of leagues.

833
00:41:04,880 --> 00:41:07,080
Speaker 1: I also want to mention I guess already did mention

834
00:41:07,120 --> 00:41:10,160
Speaker 1: the San Francisco forty nine ers against case Keenum, the

835
00:41:10,360 --> 00:41:15,200
Speaker 1: turnover machine himself. It's it's gonna happen three or four times.

836
00:41:15,520 --> 00:41:18,560
Speaker 1: You can book it. San Francisco is going to force

837
00:41:18,640 --> 00:41:21,520
Speaker 1: some turnovers. Jip Kelly loves to force turnovers. It doesn't

838
00:41:21,560 --> 00:41:23,880
Speaker 1: matter who's on his team. Look, I got it. They

839
00:41:23,960 --> 00:41:26,640
Speaker 1: only have one good defensive player and that's Navarro Bowman.

840
00:41:26,719 --> 00:41:28,759
Speaker 1: But I think the La Rams are going to turn

841
00:41:28,760 --> 00:41:31,239
Speaker 1: the ball over quite a bit this week, you're not

842
00:41:31,280 --> 00:41:35,200
Speaker 1: buying into the Twin Towers Deforres Buckner and Eric Armstead,

843
00:41:35,200 --> 00:41:37,800
Speaker 1: which like they're like selling them as the Twin Towers.

844
00:41:38,120 --> 00:41:40,799
Speaker 1: If you not, Yeah, I don't think they're polished enough.

845
00:41:40,840 --> 00:41:43,359
Speaker 1: But it's intriguing. I'll say that. Well, I'll just say

846
00:41:43,400 --> 00:41:45,759
Speaker 1: I'll just say if if the way you're selling your

847
00:41:45,760 --> 00:41:49,200
Speaker 1: team is via two defensive ends in a three four,

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00:41:50,680 --> 00:41:52,400
Speaker 1: that says a little bit about your roster, let me

849
00:41:52,400 --> 00:41:53,879
Speaker 1: just I would just leave it at that. That's right,

850
00:41:56,360 --> 00:41:59,520
Speaker 1: all right. Next segment is start set and what we're

851
00:41:59,520 --> 00:42:02,080
Speaker 1: gonna do here, Raymond. I'm gonna give you four names

852
00:42:02,120 --> 00:42:04,400
Speaker 1: that are on the borderline this week. You tell me

853
00:42:04,440 --> 00:42:07,319
Speaker 1: which two you're starting in, which two you're citing. We'll

854
00:42:07,360 --> 00:42:11,720
Speaker 1: start at quarterback. Derek Carr at New Orleans, Philip Rivers

855
00:42:11,760 --> 00:42:16,240
Speaker 1: at Kansas City, James Winston at Atlanta, and Blake Bortles

856
00:42:16,360 --> 00:42:18,759
Speaker 1: face Green Bay. I think we've talked about all these

857
00:42:18,760 --> 00:42:21,200
Speaker 1: guys already, which is which is fun? Maybe not? Bortles

858
00:42:21,680 --> 00:42:24,120
Speaker 1: I go with car and Bordles I sit Rivers in Winston.

859
00:42:24,120 --> 00:42:26,759
Speaker 1: I've talked about why with Rivers, I've kind of talked

860
00:42:26,760 --> 00:42:28,440
Speaker 1: about why with Winston. I know Winston will be one

861
00:42:28,480 --> 00:42:32,640
Speaker 1: of your starts, probably, but I like Bortles more than Winston.

862
00:42:32,719 --> 00:42:35,160
Speaker 1: Car is a Derek Carr is a top five guy

863
00:42:35,239 --> 00:42:37,279
Speaker 1: this week, top six guy for sure against New Orleans,

864
00:42:37,280 --> 00:42:39,480
Speaker 1: so he's a no brainer. It comes down to Bortles

865
00:42:39,520 --> 00:42:42,360
Speaker 1: and Winston. I'm still not sold on Winston's upside, so

866
00:42:42,600 --> 00:42:45,280
Speaker 1: I will go with Bortles at home against the Packers

867
00:42:45,719 --> 00:42:49,719
Speaker 1: and expect him to keep throwing and maybe have a

868
00:42:49,760 --> 00:42:53,359
Speaker 1: little bit of success against that Against that defense, It's

869
00:42:53,440 --> 00:42:55,920
Speaker 1: really close for Winston and Bortles. I've got Winston one

870
00:42:56,000 --> 00:42:58,440
Speaker 1: spot ahead of Bortles. In fact, I have them both

871
00:42:58,520 --> 00:43:02,000
Speaker 1: higher than Cam Newton. I mean, Denver just shredded Newton

872
00:43:02,040 --> 00:43:04,680
Speaker 1: in the super Bowl, and I'm not sure what's going

873
00:43:04,719 --> 00:43:08,080
Speaker 1: to happen with Kelvin Benjamin out again, but I guess

874
00:43:08,120 --> 00:43:11,040
Speaker 1: he won't be out. I don't trust Newton this week.

875
00:43:11,239 --> 00:43:15,000
Speaker 1: I know he's the QB one, but I'm fading him

876
00:43:15,040 --> 00:43:17,960
Speaker 1: this week. I'm not starting him in my legs. I

877
00:43:18,520 --> 00:43:19,759
Speaker 1: don't know if I can go all the way to

878
00:43:19,880 --> 00:43:23,879
Speaker 1: not start because and obvious, it always depends on who

879
00:43:23,960 --> 00:43:25,480
Speaker 1: you have behind him or who you can pick up.

880
00:43:26,120 --> 00:43:29,760
Speaker 1: But That's a great point, but that the rushing touchdown upside,

881
00:43:30,239 --> 00:43:33,280
Speaker 1: especially if you play in four point passing touchdown leagues,

882
00:43:33,840 --> 00:43:36,320
Speaker 1: is so high. The rushing up side is there. I

883
00:43:36,480 --> 00:43:38,400
Speaker 1: know he was demolished in the Super Bowl, but that

884
00:43:38,480 --> 00:43:41,080
Speaker 1: was almost like a that was almost like a snowball

885
00:43:41,160 --> 00:43:44,640
Speaker 1: rolling downhill. So I don't expect him to play as poorly.

886
00:43:45,000 --> 00:43:47,520
Speaker 1: And even with Benjamin, I mean, Benjamin's gonna play thirty

887
00:43:47,520 --> 00:43:51,200
Speaker 1: five forty snaps. I like Funcius has reportedly had a

888
00:43:51,280 --> 00:43:55,640
Speaker 1: great offseason. Ted Ginns still there, Olson's still there, he

889
00:43:55,800 --> 00:43:58,040
Speaker 1: has weapons. This Denver defense is not going to be

890
00:43:58,120 --> 00:43:59,800
Speaker 1: what it was last year. It almost can't be what

891
00:43:59,880 --> 00:44:02,320
Speaker 1: it was last year, and they lost pieces, So I

892
00:44:02,520 --> 00:44:04,719
Speaker 1: think that I actually think Cam Newton is still a

893
00:44:04,840 --> 00:44:08,320
Speaker 1: top seven or eight guy. But I understand, I understand

894
00:44:08,400 --> 00:44:10,560
Speaker 1: completely if you want to fade him this week, I

895
00:44:10,719 --> 00:44:13,640
Speaker 1: just Week one. I'm gonna play Cam Newton. I'm gonna

896
00:44:13,640 --> 00:44:15,600
Speaker 1: give him the benefit of the doubt because he is

897
00:44:15,800 --> 00:44:19,400
Speaker 1: the overall quarterback one in fantasy. I'll say this about

898
00:44:19,440 --> 00:44:22,160
Speaker 1: playing in Denver early in the season, I think early

899
00:44:22,200 --> 00:44:24,759
Speaker 1: in the season it is the single toughest place to play.

900
00:44:25,239 --> 00:44:27,800
Speaker 1: Have you ever tried to play a sport in Denver.

901
00:44:28,120 --> 00:44:32,040
Speaker 1: It's impossible. You can't breathe. There's no humidity there, it's

902
00:44:32,080 --> 00:44:35,319
Speaker 1: super dry, and you're five thousand feet up in the air.

903
00:44:35,960 --> 00:44:38,680
Speaker 1: It's gonna be a tall task. I mean, I'm not

904
00:44:38,800 --> 00:44:41,840
Speaker 1: sure if I'm not sure if Newton's ever ever played

905
00:44:41,880 --> 00:44:43,560
Speaker 1: a game in that kind of atmosphere, and if he,

906
00:44:43,719 --> 00:44:45,319
Speaker 1: if he has, it's still going to be a little

907
00:44:45,360 --> 00:44:46,920
Speaker 1: bit of a surprise, because every time you go to

908
00:44:47,040 --> 00:44:49,880
Speaker 1: Denver and you play sport, it has that effect on

909
00:44:50,080 --> 00:44:52,919
Speaker 1: the worst experience of my life was hiking in Wolf

910
00:44:53,000 --> 00:44:57,680
Speaker 1: Creek Pass in Colorado. I'm sorry for laughing. Oh, it's true.

911
00:44:57,719 --> 00:44:59,759
Speaker 1: It's just like you get up to the top, You're

912
00:44:59,760 --> 00:45:02,760
Speaker 1: like I, I don't even smoke. I have no idea.

913
00:45:02,840 --> 00:45:06,080
Speaker 1: Why is this what fokers feel like all the time?

914
00:45:06,239 --> 00:45:08,439
Speaker 1: That was actually my thought. That was the one thought

915
00:45:08,480 --> 00:45:10,360
Speaker 1: that I had when I was up there wheezing. It

916
00:45:10,640 --> 00:45:14,160
Speaker 1: was it's not it's not pleasant. I agree with you.

917
00:45:14,280 --> 00:45:19,239
Speaker 1: I can't even write an elevator in Denver. It's it's

918
00:45:19,360 --> 00:45:21,919
Speaker 1: it's bad. I don't know. Maybe I'm just overreacting because

919
00:45:22,000 --> 00:45:23,600
Speaker 1: my body does not deal with it well. But I

920
00:45:23,640 --> 00:45:25,120
Speaker 1: think it's gonna be I think it's gonna be tough

921
00:45:25,200 --> 00:45:28,399
Speaker 1: for Carolina. I think Denver is gonna win that game. Yeah,

922
00:45:28,440 --> 00:45:32,160
Speaker 1: I I I don't know. It's it is a tough situation,

923
00:45:32,320 --> 00:45:35,040
Speaker 1: Simion starting. I think Panther's defense can do some things.

924
00:45:35,160 --> 00:45:37,360
Speaker 1: But but yeah, it's it'll be interesting to watch, and

925
00:45:37,400 --> 00:45:39,520
Speaker 1: I think it'll be It's a Thursday night game too,

926
00:45:39,880 --> 00:45:42,560
Speaker 1: so low scoring. So I understand about Cam. I just

927
00:45:43,000 --> 00:45:46,520
Speaker 1: I think that he's Cam Newton. He has that touchdown upside,

928
00:45:46,520 --> 00:45:49,000
Speaker 1: that rushing touchdown upside, and that that keeps him in

929
00:45:49,040 --> 00:45:52,880
Speaker 1: the top ten regardless of matchup in my opinion. All right,

930
00:45:52,960 --> 00:45:56,520
Speaker 1: here's the four running backs for you. A Mirabdulla at Indianapolis,

931
00:45:57,320 --> 00:45:59,719
Speaker 1: who knows what's going to happen there. I don't know

932
00:46:00,120 --> 00:46:04,840
Speaker 1: how many touches he's gonna get. Matt Jones faced Pittsburgh again,

933
00:46:05,000 --> 00:46:08,360
Speaker 1: the injury issues. Who knows how many how many snaps

934
00:46:08,360 --> 00:46:11,280
Speaker 1: he's going to get? Those are two tricky ones. Christine

935
00:46:11,360 --> 00:46:14,480
Speaker 1: Michael another tricky one because he's listed number one in

936
00:46:14,520 --> 00:46:16,520
Speaker 1: the depth Shark. Who knows if he will be number one,

937
00:46:16,960 --> 00:46:19,160
Speaker 1: and even if he is number one, how many how

938
00:46:19,200 --> 00:46:21,560
Speaker 1: many carries? These roles going to get and then number

939
00:46:21,640 --> 00:46:25,560
Speaker 1: four justin four set in that tricky Baltimore backfield situation.

940
00:46:25,680 --> 00:46:28,040
Speaker 1: So I'm sorry, Raymond, but you have to start two

941
00:46:28,080 --> 00:46:33,319
Speaker 1: of these guys. Who are you picking? Hey, So Matt

942
00:46:33,400 --> 00:46:35,759
Speaker 1: Jones shed the non contact jersey, so as long as

943
00:46:35,840 --> 00:46:38,960
Speaker 1: he doesn't get hurt again in practice, it looks like

944
00:46:39,040 --> 00:46:42,279
Speaker 1: he's going to play. It's a pretty good matchup they have.

945
00:46:42,600 --> 00:46:44,759
Speaker 1: All they have really behind him is Rob Kelly, who

946
00:46:45,239 --> 00:46:48,360
Speaker 1: showed well, especially in pass protection, which was surprising. But

947
00:46:48,800 --> 00:46:51,279
Speaker 1: he's a grinder at best, which by the way, Matt

948
00:46:51,320 --> 00:46:52,839
Speaker 1: Jones might be a grinder at best two, but he's

949
00:46:52,880 --> 00:46:55,719
Speaker 1: the starting grinder. So there you go. So I think

950
00:46:55,760 --> 00:47:01,440
Speaker 1: I take Matt Jones. On the other ones, it's I'm

951
00:47:01,480 --> 00:47:05,000
Speaker 1: going with Christine Michael based on upside. You mentioned about Abdulah.

952
00:47:05,840 --> 00:47:08,360
Speaker 1: What is Abdulah's upside week tweek? He might become a

953
00:47:08,440 --> 00:47:11,480
Speaker 1: running back to what is his touchdown upside? What is

954
00:47:11,520 --> 00:47:14,960
Speaker 1: his PPR upside? With theoretic there, so I think that

955
00:47:15,160 --> 00:47:17,520
Speaker 1: I think I'll go with Christine Michael. I'm not gonna

956
00:47:17,520 --> 00:47:19,400
Speaker 1: be happy about it. I'm going to be worried the

957
00:47:19,680 --> 00:47:22,680
Speaker 1: entire all Sunday until we see what his workload is.

958
00:47:23,080 --> 00:47:25,719
Speaker 1: But it seems like he's going to get at least

959
00:47:25,800 --> 00:47:28,040
Speaker 1: twelve carries, and if he does that, he has the

960
00:47:28,080 --> 00:47:31,560
Speaker 1: explosiveness to make him count. Yeah, he's one of those

961
00:47:31,600 --> 00:47:33,600
Speaker 1: guys that could end up being the top running back

962
00:47:33,640 --> 00:47:35,680
Speaker 1: this week, and I'm certainly not going to bank on it.

963
00:47:35,719 --> 00:47:37,640
Speaker 1: I have him down at number twenty two just because

964
00:47:37,920 --> 00:47:39,440
Speaker 1: I don't know what's going to happen yet, and I

965
00:47:39,560 --> 00:47:41,719
Speaker 1: could change that if we find out Rawles is going

966
00:47:41,760 --> 00:47:44,440
Speaker 1: to be limited, maybe I'll shoot him up to twelve

967
00:47:44,560 --> 00:47:48,279
Speaker 1: or thirteen. But the upside is there. He's my number

968
00:47:48,320 --> 00:47:51,240
Speaker 1: one guy, and just like you, Matt Jones, just because

969
00:47:51,280 --> 00:47:53,799
Speaker 1: he's safe, I think he's safe at least. I mean,

970
00:47:53,840 --> 00:47:56,600
Speaker 1: he's who's going to take carries from him? Kelly's he's

971
00:47:56,640 --> 00:47:59,960
Speaker 1: safe adjacent, I think, is what we can say about.

972
00:47:59,960 --> 00:48:03,920
Speaker 1: It's a good way to put it. Yes, that's a

973
00:48:04,080 --> 00:48:06,040
Speaker 1: very good way to put it. So those are my

974
00:48:06,160 --> 00:48:09,040
Speaker 1: two guys and the other two I don't even have

975
00:48:09,160 --> 00:48:11,400
Speaker 1: either of him my cop thirty five. I don't trust

976
00:48:11,440 --> 00:48:14,520
Speaker 1: a bullah at all, and I don't trust that that

977
00:48:14,680 --> 00:48:16,839
Speaker 1: Ravens backfield. I think Dixon's going to take the job

978
00:48:16,920 --> 00:48:18,840
Speaker 1: over when he comes back, and in this week, I

979
00:48:18,880 --> 00:48:20,320
Speaker 1: think it's just going to be a cary split to

980
00:48:20,400 --> 00:48:22,480
Speaker 1: see who's going to be the number the number two

981
00:48:22,520 --> 00:48:25,920
Speaker 1: when Dixon comes back. Yeah, four set would be clearly

982
00:48:26,000 --> 00:48:28,480
Speaker 1: four for me in that group. I'm not interested in

983
00:48:28,600 --> 00:48:32,400
Speaker 1: touching that situation until we get some clarity, all right,

984
00:48:32,440 --> 00:48:36,440
Speaker 1: and then finally wide receivers will fuller face Cincinnati, who's

985
00:48:36,440 --> 00:48:38,839
Speaker 1: been making a lot of noise, getting a lot of hype.

986
00:48:39,239 --> 00:48:42,680
Speaker 1: Vincent Jackson at Atlanta, Kelvin Benjamin who we talked about

987
00:48:42,680 --> 00:48:45,480
Speaker 1: a little bit at Denver, and then Stefon Diggs, who

988
00:48:45,680 --> 00:48:47,640
Speaker 1: are you clearly don't like, But yeah, I don't know.

989
00:48:47,719 --> 00:48:50,680
Speaker 1: Let's see if you start him here, Yeah, I'm not.

990
00:48:53,080 --> 00:48:56,880
Speaker 1: I think Vincent Jackson is clearly my favorite of this bunch,

991
00:48:57,280 --> 00:49:00,520
Speaker 1: and I don't think it's really close. The lack of

992
00:49:00,800 --> 00:49:03,880
Speaker 1: a real tight end, you know, with Ustin's Ferry and

993
00:49:03,920 --> 00:49:06,440
Speaker 1: Jacobs we talked about earlier, means that he and Evans

994
00:49:06,480 --> 00:49:08,640
Speaker 1: are going to get the bulk of the targets. He

995
00:49:08,800 --> 00:49:10,920
Speaker 1: has that touchdown upside. He gets down the field, he's

996
00:49:10,960 --> 00:49:13,480
Speaker 1: gonna average fifteen sixteen yards a catch. It's just what

997
00:49:13,640 --> 00:49:16,120
Speaker 1: he does, and he like I mentioned, he's going to

998
00:49:16,200 --> 00:49:18,200
Speaker 1: get a good bit of CJ. Goodwen. It looks like

999
00:49:18,320 --> 00:49:22,279
Speaker 1: so I'm think Vincent Jackson's the easy answer from the

1000
00:49:22,360 --> 00:49:25,920
Speaker 1: other three. It's tough, you know. I think I take

1001
00:49:26,000 --> 00:49:29,560
Speaker 1: Kelvin Benjamin will Fuller has looked to be really in

1002
00:49:29,640 --> 00:49:33,280
Speaker 1: sync with brock Osweiler, but it's hard to trust the targets.

1003
00:49:33,400 --> 00:49:35,320
Speaker 1: You just don't know how many targets he's going to

1004
00:49:35,400 --> 00:49:38,640
Speaker 1: get opposite DeAndre Hopkins, who's obviously the focal point still

1005
00:49:38,719 --> 00:49:42,600
Speaker 1: of that passing game. Kelvin Benjamin has better touchdown upside

1006
00:49:42,640 --> 00:49:45,400
Speaker 1: I think, and better target upside I think than the

1007
00:49:45,480 --> 00:49:47,960
Speaker 1: other two, and so I take him. But I am

1008
00:49:48,040 --> 00:49:50,839
Speaker 1: in no way happy about that decision. I'm not either.

1009
00:49:50,960 --> 00:49:53,920
Speaker 1: I've also got Benjamin as my number two. Raymond, we're

1010
00:49:54,040 --> 00:49:57,160
Speaker 1: green on everything. This isn't really that much fun. Yeah,

1011
00:49:57,239 --> 00:50:02,200
Speaker 1: it means we're both probably wrong. That's probably what it means. Well,

1012
00:50:02,320 --> 00:50:04,560
Speaker 1: we'll both look back with disgust on this episode in

1013
00:50:04,600 --> 00:50:06,760
Speaker 1: three weeks. I'm just going back to what we started

1014
00:50:06,800 --> 00:50:10,920
Speaker 1: with Top three accuracy expert. You're the man, Raymond, So

1015
00:50:10,960 --> 00:50:13,880
Speaker 1: if I'm agreeing with you, I'm all over it. I

1016
00:50:14,239 --> 00:50:18,000
Speaker 1: already told you it's all gonna come from Will Fuller's

1017
00:50:18,000 --> 00:50:20,000
Speaker 1: also my number four there, I think that's what you said.

1018
00:50:20,000 --> 00:50:23,560
Speaker 1: It's easier number four. But the reason why Braxton Miller's

1019
00:50:23,600 --> 00:50:25,440
Speaker 1: been really good and I think he's going to cut

1020
00:50:25,480 --> 00:50:29,719
Speaker 1: into Will Fuller snaps and I just don't really see

1021
00:50:29,760 --> 00:50:32,120
Speaker 1: the upside there with Fuller. I mean, we know Hopkins

1022
00:50:32,280 --> 00:50:34,840
Speaker 1: is clearly the number one. He's probably gonna get like

1023
00:50:35,120 --> 00:50:38,000
Speaker 1: twelve or thirteen targets himself, So what does that leaf

1024
00:50:38,040 --> 00:50:40,719
Speaker 1: for Fuller. I'm not really into Fuller this week. And

1025
00:50:41,560 --> 00:50:43,439
Speaker 1: the reason I included him in this question is because

1026
00:50:43,480 --> 00:50:45,800
Speaker 1: there's so much hype surrounding him, but I'm just not

1027
00:50:45,920 --> 00:50:50,240
Speaker 1: feeling it. I understand the hype because he has looked great,

1028
00:50:50,880 --> 00:50:53,560
Speaker 1: absolutely great in the preseason. He still can't catch the

1029
00:50:53,600 --> 00:50:55,279
Speaker 1: ball with his hands. He's still a body catcher, but

1030
00:50:55,320 --> 00:50:58,920
Speaker 1: who cares if you're past the dB. He tracks the

1031
00:50:58,960 --> 00:51:01,680
Speaker 1: ball incredibly well over the shoulder, and he's figured out

1032
00:51:01,719 --> 00:51:03,720
Speaker 1: a way to catch it against his body over the shoulder.

1033
00:51:03,800 --> 00:51:06,160
Speaker 1: So if he can keep doing that, you know, more

1034
00:51:06,239 --> 00:51:08,719
Speaker 1: power to him. And but you're right, the targets are

1035
00:51:08,760 --> 00:51:11,440
Speaker 1: the concern. That's always going to be the concern. With him.

1036
00:51:11,560 --> 00:51:13,919
Speaker 1: It's always gonna be the concern with anybody not named

1037
00:51:13,960 --> 00:51:16,680
Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins on the Houston in the Houston passing game,

1038
00:51:17,040 --> 00:51:20,040
Speaker 1: and so I'm interested to see how many targets he gets.

1039
00:51:20,440 --> 00:51:22,319
Speaker 1: I would have him fourth of that group. I think

1040
00:51:22,400 --> 00:51:24,320
Speaker 1: he and Digs are maybe closer for me than for you,

1041
00:51:24,880 --> 00:51:28,239
Speaker 1: but I think mostly because a big play up side.

1042
00:51:28,640 --> 00:51:31,040
Speaker 1: But I do think that he's fourth in that group.

1043
00:51:31,960 --> 00:51:33,400
Speaker 1: All right, and then Raymond. We're gonna move on to

1044
00:51:33,440 --> 00:51:35,719
Speaker 1: our last segment, and this is going to be a

1045
00:51:35,760 --> 00:51:38,239
Speaker 1: fun one because it's it's kind of bold predictions. I'm

1046
00:51:38,280 --> 00:51:40,960
Speaker 1: not asking who your top rank guy is at each

1047
00:51:41,000 --> 00:51:44,920
Speaker 1: position this week. I'm asking who do you predict is

1048
00:51:45,040 --> 00:51:47,040
Speaker 1: going to be the top performer at each position this

1049
00:51:47,120 --> 00:51:50,160
Speaker 1: week for fantasy. Let's start at quarterback. I'm going with

1050
00:51:50,239 --> 00:51:53,160
Speaker 1: Drew Brees at home against Oakland, even though Rogers at

1051
00:51:53,239 --> 00:51:57,280
Speaker 1: Jacksonville and luck face Detroit, those are really good matchups.

1052
00:51:57,400 --> 00:51:59,920
Speaker 1: But Brees is going to shred that defense at home.

1053
00:52:00,239 --> 00:52:02,919
Speaker 1: He loves playing at home, and I think he's ready

1054
00:52:02,960 --> 00:52:07,040
Speaker 1: to make a statement here in week one. I'll try

1055
00:52:07,080 --> 00:52:10,320
Speaker 1: to go bolder in the future, but Russell Wilson is

1056
00:52:10,760 --> 00:52:16,080
Speaker 1: the answer, Like the Miami defense is terrible. They're they're bad,

1057
00:52:16,160 --> 00:52:19,719
Speaker 1: they're secondary. They're gonna start Xavian Howard, a second round

1058
00:52:19,800 --> 00:52:24,200
Speaker 1: rookie who played a grand total of thirty five preseason

1059
00:52:24,239 --> 00:52:27,920
Speaker 1: snaps because of a knee injury. I I'm not sold

1060
00:52:28,080 --> 00:52:31,520
Speaker 1: on Miami being able to stop anybody, and I think

1061
00:52:31,560 --> 00:52:34,320
Speaker 1: that Wilson is I think Wilson's easily the top quarterback

1062
00:52:34,360 --> 00:52:37,000
Speaker 1: this week. I think he's going to shred that defense.

1063
00:52:37,120 --> 00:52:39,440
Speaker 1: And I know it's not as, it's not bold. If

1064
00:52:39,640 --> 00:52:41,600
Speaker 1: we want to go a little bolder, maybe Kirk Cousins

1065
00:52:41,719 --> 00:52:44,640
Speaker 1: is the answer, because I think he has I think

1066
00:52:44,680 --> 00:52:46,680
Speaker 1: he has one of those big games at home that

1067
00:52:46,760 --> 00:52:49,799
Speaker 1: he's kind of become a famous for. Maybe he has

1068
00:52:49,880 --> 00:52:52,919
Speaker 1: one of those. But I think that Wilson's the It's

1069
00:52:52,960 --> 00:52:54,759
Speaker 1: just such an easy answer. I think I have to

1070
00:52:54,840 --> 00:52:57,839
Speaker 1: take it. They don't have to all be bold. I mean,

1071
00:52:58,080 --> 00:52:59,800
Speaker 1: you know, thirty or forty percent of the time, the

1072
00:53:00,040 --> 00:53:02,000
Speaker 1: hot rank guy ends up being the top scorer of

1073
00:53:02,080 --> 00:53:04,799
Speaker 1: the week, So you know, Wilson is a great pick.

1074
00:53:05,040 --> 00:53:07,680
Speaker 1: The thing that concerns me about Wilson is it seems

1075
00:53:07,719 --> 00:53:10,080
Speaker 1: like that offense always starts out a little bit slow

1076
00:53:10,120 --> 00:53:11,680
Speaker 1: and I don't know what it is. Maybe it's something

1077
00:53:11,680 --> 00:53:14,400
Speaker 1: about the way Pete Carroll coaches or just approaches it

1078
00:53:14,520 --> 00:53:17,640
Speaker 1: as you know, another preseason game to get his guys

1079
00:53:17,920 --> 00:53:21,680
Speaker 1: ready and working together. But that offense always starts slow.

1080
00:53:21,960 --> 00:53:23,600
Speaker 1: I don't know if it's going to happen again this week,

1081
00:53:23,719 --> 00:53:26,239
Speaker 1: but it was enough to move him down to number

1082
00:53:26,280 --> 00:53:29,880
Speaker 1: three behind Rogers. For me, Yeah, and I think that that.

1083
00:53:30,040 --> 00:53:33,960
Speaker 1: I think that that's fine. But if I get an

1084
00:53:34,000 --> 00:53:37,920
Speaker 1: opportunity to Russell Wilson at home against a terrible secondary,

1085
00:53:38,800 --> 00:53:42,360
Speaker 1: good point, I'm just taking it and I'll play the odds.

1086
00:53:42,440 --> 00:53:44,719
Speaker 1: You're right, I mean anything Gonnathen, but I'm I'm gonna

1087
00:53:44,719 --> 00:53:48,200
Speaker 1: play the odds. All right? Running back? Could he have again?

1088
00:53:48,200 --> 00:53:49,520
Speaker 1: I don't know how bold this is. He is the

1089
00:53:49,640 --> 00:53:53,520
Speaker 1: running back ten, but we're thinking people are just forgetting that.

1090
00:53:53,600 --> 00:53:58,120
Speaker 1: D'Angelo Williams was unbelievable. That's plenty bold. That's bolder than mine.

1091
00:53:58,200 --> 00:54:02,320
Speaker 1: For sure, was unbelievable when Levy on Bell was sideline.

1092
00:54:02,520 --> 00:54:04,960
Speaker 1: He's unbelievable. With le on Bell's side side so good,

1093
00:54:05,120 --> 00:54:08,000
Speaker 1: and he's going to get again eighty percent of the

1094
00:54:08,080 --> 00:54:11,440
Speaker 1: running back workload. He's going to again be involved out

1095
00:54:11,440 --> 00:54:15,640
Speaker 1: of the backfield. I think that he has overall running

1096
00:54:15,640 --> 00:54:18,840
Speaker 1: back one upside whenever he is playing, whenever he is starting.

1097
00:54:19,360 --> 00:54:23,319
Speaker 1: It's a decent matchup against the Redskins, who have kind

1098
00:54:23,320 --> 00:54:26,200
Speaker 1: of a bottom third run defense. We'll see what happens.

1099
00:54:26,440 --> 00:54:28,720
Speaker 1: He's an easy running back one, that's not a question,

1100
00:54:29,080 --> 00:54:33,319
Speaker 1: and the top running back overall upside for sure. That's

1101
00:54:33,360 --> 00:54:36,120
Speaker 1: a good answer. That's a very good answer. I've got

1102
00:54:36,200 --> 00:54:38,960
Speaker 1: Doug Martin at Atlanta and he's all the way up

1103
00:54:39,000 --> 00:54:42,120
Speaker 1: from number eight is where the ECR has him. I'm

1104
00:54:42,160 --> 00:54:44,480
Speaker 1: not a believer in girl's game script. Where had you

1105
00:54:44,520 --> 00:54:46,279
Speaker 1: talked about that? I think the Rams are gonna lose.

1106
00:54:46,520 --> 00:54:48,560
Speaker 1: A lot of people are saying Pitt girly because he's

1107
00:54:48,600 --> 00:54:50,440
Speaker 1: going to be up big against the forty nine ers.

1108
00:54:50,760 --> 00:54:52,759
Speaker 1: I don't think that's going to happen. I think Doug

1109
00:54:52,840 --> 00:54:55,920
Speaker 1: Martin is a big play running back. He's going to

1110
00:54:55,960 --> 00:54:58,520
Speaker 1: get two or three of those twenty plus runs, a

1111
00:54:58,600 --> 00:55:00,719
Speaker 1: couple of touchdowns, and dou Martin is going to finish

1112
00:55:00,760 --> 00:55:03,160
Speaker 1: number one this week. So the one concern you always

1113
00:55:03,200 --> 00:55:06,600
Speaker 1: have with Martin is is Tampa Bay going to win?

1114
00:55:07,320 --> 00:55:10,839
Speaker 1: And yeah, you're right. If they do, then absolutely. If

1115
00:55:10,880 --> 00:55:13,840
Speaker 1: they don't, he falls subject to game script. It's not

1116
00:55:13,880 --> 00:55:16,279
Speaker 1: as crazy as as people make it out. If you

1117
00:55:16,280 --> 00:55:18,920
Speaker 1: go look at his numbers and losses last year, I

1118
00:55:18,960 --> 00:55:21,399
Speaker 1: think it had something like eighteen carries for seventy something

1119
00:55:21,520 --> 00:55:24,239
Speaker 1: yards and you know, like point six touchdowns, which is

1120
00:55:24,320 --> 00:55:26,040
Speaker 1: which is still running back one numbers. He was a

1121
00:55:26,120 --> 00:55:29,319
Speaker 1: clear running back one all last year. But the game

1122
00:55:29,400 --> 00:55:32,000
Speaker 1: script is the concern with Martin because if they're losing,

1123
00:55:32,120 --> 00:55:34,880
Speaker 1: Charles Simms gets more work on the road, you have

1124
00:55:34,920 --> 00:55:36,480
Speaker 1: to worry about that. But I don't think Atlanta is

1125
00:55:36,520 --> 00:55:38,400
Speaker 1: that good, so I think that I think that's a

1126
00:55:38,400 --> 00:55:43,880
Speaker 1: pretty good call wide receiver. I love Alshon Jeffrey playing

1127
00:55:43,960 --> 00:55:48,000
Speaker 1: from behind in Houston. Here's my projection twelve receptions, one

1128
00:55:48,080 --> 00:55:52,239
Speaker 1: hundred and fifty yards, two touchdowns. I think it's going

1129
00:55:52,320 --> 00:55:54,800
Speaker 1: to end up being a close game because Jake Cutler

1130
00:55:54,880 --> 00:55:57,880
Speaker 1: is a gun slinger and he's going to keep it interesting,

1131
00:55:58,200 --> 00:56:00,800
Speaker 1: and Alshon Jeffrey is going to get all of that attention.

1132
00:56:00,840 --> 00:56:02,320
Speaker 1: He's going to get all those targets. And I have

1133
00:56:02,400 --> 00:56:06,160
Speaker 1: moved my wide receiver number one this week. That is bold,

1134
00:56:07,200 --> 00:56:09,640
Speaker 1: that is pulling it out of the bold the bold

1135
00:56:09,680 --> 00:56:15,400
Speaker 1: hat for sure, I'm going with Jordy Jordy Nelson. Wow,

1136
00:56:15,800 --> 00:56:18,360
Speaker 1: that's bull that's buller has been mine in my opinion.

1137
00:56:18,440 --> 00:56:21,360
Speaker 1: I have Nelson solo this week. I know, I know

1138
00:56:21,560 --> 00:56:24,080
Speaker 1: people are worried about if he's going to play a

1139
00:56:24,120 --> 00:56:26,279
Speaker 1: full compliment of snaps, which I don't think he's going to.

1140
00:56:26,880 --> 00:56:29,080
Speaker 1: I know people are worried about the Jags defense, which

1141
00:56:29,120 --> 00:56:31,400
Speaker 1: will see what happens. They haven't really been getting the

1142
00:56:31,520 --> 00:56:33,759
Speaker 1: pressure they thought they were going to get early in

1143
00:56:33,800 --> 00:56:35,920
Speaker 1: the season. But this is all I know about Jordy Nelson,

1144
00:56:36,080 --> 00:56:38,320
Speaker 1: and this is one of the few things I believe

1145
00:56:38,400 --> 00:56:41,240
Speaker 1: in in this world. When Jordy Nelson and Aaron Rodgers

1146
00:56:41,280 --> 00:56:44,839
Speaker 1: are together, it is pure magic. Yeah, yeah, you're right.

1147
00:56:45,000 --> 00:56:48,240
Speaker 1: Since twenty eleven, they have played fifty two games together,

1148
00:56:49,040 --> 00:56:53,279
Speaker 1: Nelson's averaged five catches, averaged five catches for eighty one

1149
00:56:53,360 --> 00:56:56,400
Speaker 1: yards and point seven five touchdowns, So he's averaged three

1150
00:56:56,480 --> 00:56:58,680
Speaker 1: quarters of a touchdown in the games they've played together.

1151
00:56:58,760 --> 00:57:03,239
Speaker 1: That's an eighty thirteen oh five and twelve touchdown pace.

1152
00:57:03,640 --> 00:57:06,000
Speaker 1: I know the Jags defense is better on paper. I

1153
00:57:06,080 --> 00:57:08,680
Speaker 1: know people are scared of what they've built there and

1154
00:57:08,960 --> 00:57:11,800
Speaker 1: it will be better. But the pass rush has not

1155
00:57:11,920 --> 00:57:13,120
Speaker 1: been what they thought it was going to be, at

1156
00:57:13,200 --> 00:57:15,600
Speaker 1: least in the preseason. We'll see what happens. I know

1157
00:57:15,760 --> 00:57:18,200
Speaker 1: it looks like Jordy Nelson's going to play limited snaps.

1158
00:57:18,280 --> 00:57:20,439
Speaker 1: I think he's going to play limited snaps for sure.

1159
00:57:21,080 --> 00:57:24,040
Speaker 1: But he is a guy that needs one play and

1160
00:57:24,080 --> 00:57:26,400
Speaker 1: we've seen it so many times with this offense. He

1161
00:57:26,560 --> 00:57:29,520
Speaker 1: needs one play. Aaron Rodgers missed him so much last

1162
00:57:29,600 --> 00:57:32,120
Speaker 1: year that I think they're going to try to force

1163
00:57:32,240 --> 00:57:35,120
Speaker 1: the ball to him. And when Aaron Rodgers and Jordy

1164
00:57:35,200 --> 00:57:40,440
Speaker 1: Nelson play together, it is magic. These two guys. Over

1165
00:57:40,560 --> 00:57:44,400
Speaker 1: the last five years, since twenty eleven, they have played

1166
00:57:44,480 --> 00:57:48,400
Speaker 1: fifty two games together. Nelson has averaged five catches for

1167
00:57:48,520 --> 00:57:50,840
Speaker 1: eighty one yards and point seven five touchdowns, so he's

1168
00:57:50,880 --> 00:57:54,400
Speaker 1: averaged three quarters of a touchdown and every game they've played.

1169
00:57:55,040 --> 00:57:58,360
Speaker 1: That pace is an eight thirteen oh five and twelve

1170
00:57:58,440 --> 00:58:02,080
Speaker 1: touchdown pace over sixteen game games, which is overall wide

1171
00:58:02,160 --> 00:58:04,800
Speaker 1: receiver one numbers we're talking about here. So he is

1172
00:58:05,240 --> 00:58:07,720
Speaker 1: he is an absolute monster when he and Aaron Rodgers

1173
00:58:07,800 --> 00:58:09,920
Speaker 1: get to play together. I think he's going to be

1174
00:58:10,080 --> 00:58:12,400
Speaker 1: great this season. And even though he's going to play

1175
00:58:12,440 --> 00:58:15,560
Speaker 1: limited snaps. I think he has the top overall wide

1176
00:58:15,600 --> 00:58:18,640
Speaker 1: receiver one upside. I have him ranked right outside the

1177
00:58:18,640 --> 00:58:20,000
Speaker 1: top ten. I have him ranked to eleven. But I

1178
00:58:20,040 --> 00:58:23,160
Speaker 1: think if we're talking upside, he has the opportunity to

1179
00:58:23,280 --> 00:58:26,640
Speaker 1: be that guy this week. That's interesting, That is really interesting.

1180
00:58:26,680 --> 00:58:28,200
Speaker 1: And I said the years was a lot more bold

1181
00:58:28,240 --> 00:58:31,440
Speaker 1: than mine. But expert consensus rankings has Nelson at twelve

1182
00:58:31,520 --> 00:58:33,960
Speaker 1: and Jeffrey at thirteen. So I was wrong about that.

1183
00:58:34,640 --> 00:58:36,600
Speaker 1: All right, let's jump over to tight end and wrap

1184
00:58:36,720 --> 00:58:39,560
Speaker 1: this thing up. And this isn't just tight end. It's

1185
00:58:39,600 --> 00:58:44,160
Speaker 1: the non Rob Gronkowski tight end. So who is your

1186
00:58:44,280 --> 00:58:49,200
Speaker 1: non Gronk tight end? Well, first, let me say that

1187
00:58:49,440 --> 00:58:52,360
Speaker 1: Jordan Reed is the answer. But I do not want

1188
00:58:52,360 --> 00:58:56,920
Speaker 1: to be chalk, so I'm gonna say Dwayne Allen. This

1189
00:58:57,120 --> 00:59:00,840
Speaker 1: should be against Detroit, a high scoring game. The Lions

1190
00:59:00,880 --> 00:59:02,960
Speaker 1: were bad against tight ends last season. They gave up

1191
00:59:03,000 --> 00:59:06,280
Speaker 1: the fourth most points overall. Their linebacking corp. Even though

1192
00:59:06,320 --> 00:59:09,080
Speaker 1: it looks like they'll have Levy back, their linebacking corps

1193
00:59:09,080 --> 00:59:13,040
Speaker 1: has not gotten noticeably better. They're starting Van Noy second

1194
00:59:13,120 --> 00:59:15,240
Speaker 1: round bust van Nois I think is an official title.

1195
00:59:15,560 --> 00:59:18,360
Speaker 1: They're starting him in the strong side. So I think

1196
00:59:18,480 --> 00:59:21,920
Speaker 1: that Dwayne Allen as the clear tight end one in Indianapolis. Now,

1197
00:59:22,280 --> 00:59:25,320
Speaker 1: he's a proven commodity in the red zone. I think

1198
00:59:25,360 --> 00:59:28,840
Speaker 1: he could have a pretty big week. Yeah, I definitely

1199
00:59:28,880 --> 00:59:31,600
Speaker 1: agree he's not my guy, but I agree he's got

1200
00:59:31,680 --> 00:59:34,360
Speaker 1: the upside there. And the whole concern about him is

1201
00:59:34,400 --> 00:59:36,160
Speaker 1: if he can stay healthy. He's healthy right now, so

1202
00:59:36,280 --> 00:59:39,040
Speaker 1: why not my guy? And the reason I wanted to

1203
00:59:39,080 --> 00:59:42,480
Speaker 1: go second is because this might melt your brain because

1204
00:59:42,520 --> 00:59:46,560
Speaker 1: it is so absurd. Jordan Cameron all the way up

1205
00:59:46,600 --> 00:59:49,720
Speaker 1: from number twenty five. Miami's going to be playing from

1206
00:59:49,720 --> 00:59:54,040
Speaker 1: behind against Seattle, and Seattle crushes wide receivers, but they're

1207
00:59:54,080 --> 00:59:57,560
Speaker 1: really bad faced tight ends, and Jordan Cameron is going

1208
00:59:57,600 --> 00:59:59,880
Speaker 1: to feast. I think he's gonna grab himself two touchdowns

1209
01:00:00,040 --> 01:00:02,600
Speaker 1: in sixty receptions, and I think that'll be enough to

1210
01:00:02,640 --> 01:00:07,760
Speaker 1: be the non gronk tight end one. Your point, I mean, Seattle,

1211
01:00:07,840 --> 01:00:11,160
Speaker 1: that cover three really struggles against tight ends. We saw

1212
01:00:11,200 --> 01:00:13,680
Speaker 1: it Greg Olsen to do them last year. It struggles

1213
01:00:13,680 --> 01:00:16,920
Speaker 1: against tight ends that you are exactly right. Jordan Cameron

1214
01:00:17,000 --> 01:00:19,640
Speaker 1: also struggles to be a tight end. So we'll see.

1215
01:00:20,480 --> 01:00:25,120
Speaker 1: So we'll see what happens. But that certainly, that certainly

1216
01:00:25,200 --> 01:00:28,840
Speaker 1: falls in the bold category. I salute your boldness. For sure.

1217
01:00:29,360 --> 01:00:32,120
Speaker 1: There's probably like a two percent chance of that happening,

1218
01:00:32,200 --> 01:00:34,120
Speaker 1: but you know what, two percent happens a couple of

1219
01:00:34,160 --> 01:00:37,000
Speaker 1: times this season, so I'm going with it. Jordan Cameron,

1220
01:00:38,400 --> 01:00:41,240
Speaker 1: fair enough, fair enough for sure? All right, Raymond, Well

1221
01:00:41,280 --> 01:00:42,920
Speaker 1: that's all the questions we have for you this week.

1222
01:00:43,320 --> 01:00:45,040
Speaker 1: It was a lot of fun having you come on again.

1223
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1224
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1225
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