1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 1: Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:10,120 Speaker 1: Time now for Fantasy Football Weekly from I Heart Radio, 3 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: your weekly source for the nation's best fantasy football advice 4 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:17,160 Speaker 1: and speculation and whatever stupid stuff they decided to drop 5 00:00:17,200 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: into the show. Now, here's your host, Paul. Welcome to 6 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: Fantasy Football Weekly, a late February edition. I am Paul 7 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: Charchy and my co host is Brian Johnson's up. Charch. 8 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: It's almost like late April in Minnesota here weatherwise. Wearing 9 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: a jacket. Well, that's just because we're used to being 10 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 1: around here now. Because our our January februite brutal forty 11 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: degrees is sweltering, ridiculous, downright, ball me, We're gonna We're 12 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 1: gonna go do some nude sunbathing after this. Um it's 13 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: It is an exciting time for both both Minnesotan's and 14 00:00:56,360 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: for those that love fantasy football. Last week we did 15 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,680 Speaker 1: had a first round mock draft to see how that 16 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 1: was shaking out. This week decided there's still so many 17 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 1: good players to talk to, and actually the second round 18 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:10,680 Speaker 1: far more interesting because the first rounds, I'll chalk the 19 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: second round is where you get so many such a 20 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:18,119 Speaker 1: huge differential of players and guys that that have way 21 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 1: more upside downside. I'm gonna talk about some of my 22 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: picks in the second round that really, had things just 23 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 1: been a little bit different, could have been like top 24 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:31,200 Speaker 1: three scoring guys this year. And so just I think 25 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:33,679 Speaker 1: the second round has got way way more just real 26 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: interest in it than the chalk in the first round. Yeah, 27 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: these first two rounds seem way more loaded than past years. 28 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: I know, it's really and even going into the third round. 29 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 1: There are guys that you know, got dog in the 30 00:01:46,800 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: second round where you're like they could have been in 31 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: the second round, but there's just not enough draft picks 32 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 1: to go around. Too many good players. I'll just I'll 33 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 1: tip my hand on one of them right now. We 34 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: are not drafting in the first two rounds Zekiel Elliott now, 35 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 1: right now it's in his very the very early s 36 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: are the middle of the first round. We talked about 37 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 1: it last week. You and I are off Zeke, and 38 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 1: I know we're not marching to the same tune as 39 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: most of the others. Most of the really like Zeke 40 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 1: and they're they're they're doubling down on him coming off 41 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:22,359 Speaker 1: a bad year. We're not. But yeah, by the third round, 42 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 1: you know, at that point that's I'm starting to be 43 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: more interested. But still we're not going to take him here. 44 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 1: And it depends who you got on roster, of course, 45 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 1: because the third round I had contemplated if I didn't 46 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 1: have a running back. They never Yeah, I think that 47 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: would be the scenario for me as well. But at 48 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 1: that point I still feel now compelled to go get 49 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:40,399 Speaker 1: Pollard as well, and that blows up my eighth round pick. 50 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:44,080 Speaker 1: So I hate I hate it when I spend an 51 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: early round pick that man dates a pick that's still 52 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: an important pick for me later. And he's a sexy 53 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 1: pick for the non zikener to. That's why I gotta 54 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:54,799 Speaker 1: take him in the eighth round. You gotta reach for him. 55 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 1: And because I'd much rather have Pollard in round eight 56 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: than Zeke and round two. So somebody like me is 57 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:02,920 Speaker 1: gonna go take Pollard and eight create a problem for 58 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 1: that for that owner. So anyway, let's let's get back 59 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: to it. Now. You had the last pick of round one. 60 00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:11,959 Speaker 1: You did? Oh? I did? Oh? So I can show 61 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:16,680 Speaker 1: round Yeah, go ahead. Uh just went Derrick Henry first. Overall, 62 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:20,519 Speaker 1: I started the drafts uh. And then Christian McCaffrey to 63 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 1: Dalvin Cook three, Davante Adams went forth, Travis Kelsey fifth, 64 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: Tyreek Kill, Sieguan Barkley at number seven, Alvin Kamar at eight, 65 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:32,360 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor, DK Metcalf at ten, and then Nick Chubb 66 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 1: at eleven, and Stefon Diggs rounded out round one. I 67 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 1: really I had really struggled on that Digs Diggs pick, Like, 68 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 1: what the you know, there are so many good players 69 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 1: still on the board at that point, and I really struggled. 70 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: But at the end of the day, I just wanted 71 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: to consistency that Stefon Diggs gives, so I went with 72 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:51,200 Speaker 1: Stefon Diggs there, and then you know, in theory, I 73 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: have the rap round. I didn't try to potentially to 74 00:03:53,520 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 1: intentionally marry up any of my second round picks to 75 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 1: the first round pick. But I don't even think you 76 00:03:58,200 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 1: have to know. I mean, at this point, you've whole 77 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 1: draft left you can you know, if you go running back, 78 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: running back, or wide receiver, wide receiver or tight end, 79 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 1: quarterback or anything you can, you always have time to 80 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 1: make up for you. I don't think we I didn't 81 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:10,400 Speaker 1: really do that either, so but I don't think we 82 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 1: ended up with running back running back with the first 83 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 1: two picks anyway, even though we weren't trying to do that, 84 00:04:14,240 --> 00:04:16,240 Speaker 1: and I think none of us would want to do 85 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:18,600 Speaker 1: that going into this season, at least right now. Right 86 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 1: there's just so many good players in all the other positions. Okay, 87 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 1: So first pick of the second round, I went with 88 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 1: Aaron Jones. He finished his running back five last year 89 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 1: despite a sizeable time share. And so get a little 90 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: of this. Derrick Henry four hundred touches last year, Dalvin 91 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:36,719 Speaker 1: Cook three hundred sixty touches, and that was your highest 92 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:39,599 Speaker 1: scoring and second highest scoring running backs. Can I check 93 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:45,679 Speaker 1: a guess? Yeah? And catch catches and catches and rushes 94 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 1: to nice job to sixty to sixty for Jones, that 95 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 1: was it and he still finishes running back five. You know, 96 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 1: wherever he goes, you know, he's a free agent. He 97 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:59,159 Speaker 1: wants to get paid, and if money is going to talk, 98 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 1: he's only gonna go to a team that pays them well. 99 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:02,719 Speaker 1: And the only teams that are gonna pay them all 100 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:04,840 Speaker 1: the teams are gonna make him a workhorse. Aaron Jones 101 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 1: gonna land in a workhorse spot. What is you're getting there? Pittsburgh. 102 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 1: You know, Atlanta are two primo landing spots for him. 103 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:18,720 Speaker 1: I'll give you another one, San Francisco. How about Seattle? 104 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 1: If they Chris Carson's a UFA, they decide that they're 105 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:24,160 Speaker 1: going to spend a running back and they like Aaron 106 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:27,279 Speaker 1: Jones a lot more than Chris Carson, Seattle gets really interesting. 107 00:05:27,480 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 1: Would Arizona be a possibility? Probably not, right, they guy, 108 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:36,920 Speaker 1: I don't think so. So I think I think they're 109 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 1: gonna just go with the cheap solution that's roster and 110 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 1: Chase Edmonds, who gets to be pretty interesting if they 111 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:44,160 Speaker 1: don't resign Drake, by the way, and I'm sure we'll 112 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:46,720 Speaker 1: talk about him as the unseasoned. As a free agency 113 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 1: season unfolds, other possible spots for Aaron Jones that aren't 114 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:55,719 Speaker 1: is favorable the Jets Miami a lot of money, I see. 115 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 1: I think Moss Gaskin is pretty good, but Aaron Jones 116 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:02,360 Speaker 1: is better. So maybe in Miami as uh the defending 117 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: champion in our Empire League trying to take down the 118 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 1: whole pot, I'm pretty thin it running back and with 119 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 1: Miles Gaskin as my basically ry one Lord David Johnson, 120 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:14,160 Speaker 1: I do not want anyone going to Miami, but I 121 00:06:14,200 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 1: feel like they're gonna get it back, either in free 122 00:06:15,839 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 1: agency or in the draft. So if Jones can be 123 00:06:18,279 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: the fifth highest scoring fantasy back on two hundred sixty touches, 124 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:26,360 Speaker 1: what happens to me gets three twenty? You know, Now 125 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 1: he's a top three back and maybe the number one 126 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:31,040 Speaker 1: back in Fantasy football, depending if he falls into the 127 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:34,719 Speaker 1: right spot. So that's um, that's Aaron Jones my first 128 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:36,720 Speaker 1: pick of the second round. Who's the second pick of 129 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 1: the second round? I went with Calvin Ridley, who will 130 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 1: be the third wide receiver. No, I'm sorry, the fourth 131 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:45,280 Speaker 1: fifth wide receiver taken. I'm sorry Davante Adams, Tyreek Hill, 132 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:48,280 Speaker 1: DK Met Cath Stefon digs have gone. But then I 133 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: take Calvin Ridley as the fifth wide receiver off the 134 00:06:50,839 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 1: board in the as a second pick in the second round. 135 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 1: Finished fourth in total PPR points last year, third in 136 00:06:57,080 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 1: points per game and uh. When Julio went down, Lee 137 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:02,039 Speaker 1: was a target hog. He could still he was still 138 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:05,280 Speaker 1: able to produce without Julio on the field, but shockingly, 139 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 1: he was more productive with Julio on the field on 140 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 1: a points regame basis. It doesn't. It doesn't matter. The 141 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: only thing that really matters might be Matt Ryan, who 142 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 1: were dogging on a couple of weeks ago, rightfully so. 143 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: But Calvin Ridley an absolute stuff. He finished with the 144 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 1: most completed air yards in with one thousand. Stefan Diggs 145 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: was the only of the receiver with more completed air yards. 146 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 1: So Calvin Ridley Atlanta is always thrown, always needing to 147 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 1: put up points. I love Calvin Ridley this year and beyond. Yeah, um, 148 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:38,600 Speaker 1: you know there's a scenario here where Matt Ryan gets moved, 149 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 1: but they're gonna be at the top of the draft, 150 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 1: they'll take a good quarterback and they don't. That might be, 151 00:07:43,920 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 1: you know, that might not be the end of the world. 152 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 1: It would be Rull Wilson or that Prescott or DeShawn 153 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 1: Watson who knows that the carousel is not even close 154 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 1: to being over recorded. No it's not. And you know 155 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 1: those Atlanta might be a reasonable destination for some of 156 00:07:56,320 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 1: those guys that have that can control their own destincy 157 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 1: with their no trade clauses, like DeShawn Watson and like 158 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson who have no trade clauses, So maybe that 159 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 1: makes more sense then alright, the third pick of the 160 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 1: second round, I took cam Acres. I believe cam Akers 161 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 1: will be soundly in the first round in most drafts. 162 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 1: As people start to realize what's coming here. On Thursday, 163 00:08:17,680 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 1: Sean McVeigh called cam Acres quote and every down back 164 00:08:22,240 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 1: and quote, a very special player. You sure looked like one. 165 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:29,840 Speaker 1: We're talking about that in a second. What's more, Rams 166 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:32,440 Speaker 1: beat writers do not expect Malcolm Brown back. They're already 167 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 1: projecting that he will not be on the team. Now 168 00:08:35,400 --> 00:08:37,760 Speaker 1: some people are gonna say, yeah, but Sean McVeigh, you know, 169 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 1: he uses a carousel backs running back by committee. Whoa, whoa, whoa. 170 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:48,480 Speaker 1: Let's remember Todd Gurley. Todd Gurley in t seventeen and 171 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 1: eighteen averaged eighteen carries per game. In seventeen, Gurley was 172 00:08:55,520 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 1: Fantasy Football's top scoring running back. In eighteen, he was 173 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:05,719 Speaker 1: Fantasy Football's top scoring running back. Todd Gurley was a 174 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:08,480 Speaker 1: workhorse back for Sean McVeigh because he was good enough 175 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:12,679 Speaker 1: to earn it. Cam Acres, who Sean McVeigh just called 176 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 1: a very special player, is good enough to earn it 177 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 1: as well. In the final six RAMS games, Acres averaged 178 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:24,319 Speaker 1: twenty two rushes per game for ninety four yards. He 179 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:27,439 Speaker 1: scored five times in those six games. Now, he didn't 180 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:30,199 Speaker 1: catch much, but he can catch. He's not He's just 181 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:33,439 Speaker 1: not brick handed. He's not Adrian Peterson. Now, if you 182 00:09:33,520 --> 00:09:37,559 Speaker 1: extrapolate his six final games of the year to a 183 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:43,680 Speaker 1: full sixteen games, Brian Acres is looking at fifteen hundred 184 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:47,679 Speaker 1: rushing yards another couple hundred receiving yards in thirteen touchdowns. 185 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:52,440 Speaker 1: That would have made cam Acres RB three last year. 186 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 1: And they have Matt Stafford now, a clear upgrade at 187 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 1: quarterback bodes well for everyone in that offense totally. He 188 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:02,839 Speaker 1: could certainly he's worthy of a first round pick, and 189 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:04,480 Speaker 1: let's probably see it move up and I think I 190 00:10:04,559 --> 00:10:06,319 Speaker 1: think he'll be a first round pick before everything is 191 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:08,559 Speaker 1: said and done, Let's go to the fourth pick of 192 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 1: the second round. Receivers are gonna continue to fall off 193 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 1: the board in round two. Uh, but this might not 194 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:16,480 Speaker 1: be the one you're expecting. I think A. J. Brown 195 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:19,600 Speaker 1: deserves to go with the fourth pick second round. Uh 196 00:10:19,640 --> 00:10:22,640 Speaker 1: finished tenth among wide receivers in total PPR, points, fifth 197 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 1: and points per game because he only had a hundred 198 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:26,719 Speaker 1: and six targets. Last year. That is not a lot 199 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 1: that is like thirty most or like he's tied with 200 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 1: people like top twenty, bottom twenty. I should say he 201 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:36,040 Speaker 1: was fourth in yards per route run. Essentially, when given 202 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:39,960 Speaker 1: the ball, he made things happen, especially in the red zone, 203 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 1: where with fewer targets in the red zone, he had 204 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:46,120 Speaker 1: the same amount of red zone touchdowns seven as Calvin 205 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:48,959 Speaker 1: Ridley and Keenan Allen and more red zone touchdowns and 206 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 1: Darren Waller, Tyree Hill, DK Metcalf, Stephen Diggs and Allen 207 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:55,760 Speaker 1: Robinson who had significantly more targets in the red zone. 208 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:58,320 Speaker 1: So A J. Brown just the beast, he's he's going 209 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 1: into his third year leave and that he's so good 210 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:04,400 Speaker 1: the magic year for wide receivers, and uh, Corey Davis 211 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:08,839 Speaker 1: and John U. Smith, those twodents combined for twenty four 212 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 1: red zone targets and twelve red zone touchdowns. A new 213 00:11:12,280 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator in Todd Downing, was a little more past friendly. 214 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:20,839 Speaker 1: And then uh, the previous o c A J. Brown. 215 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 1: If he gets in that hundred and fifty target range 216 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:28,120 Speaker 1: wide receiver one upside without a doubt, Yeah, there's uh. 217 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 1: And I talked to Todd Downing today on the radio. Yes, 218 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 1: I had as a coincidentally, and we talked about John U. 219 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:37,560 Speaker 1: Johnno as you can imagine, uh and Corey Davis, both 220 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:40,319 Speaker 1: free agents. He um, he loves both guys. You know, 221 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:42,960 Speaker 1: they never coaches never say bad things about their players, 222 00:11:43,000 --> 00:11:44,480 Speaker 1: and I you know, I don't expect him to say 223 00:11:44,480 --> 00:11:46,679 Speaker 1: anything that was gonna get him in trouble, but um, 224 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 1: I'm sure he'd love to have both guys back if 225 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:51,600 Speaker 1: he could. I'm excited for John U John Wu because 226 00:11:51,760 --> 00:11:56,280 Speaker 1: as the as his former position coach now turned offensive coordinator, 227 00:11:57,080 --> 00:11:59,839 Speaker 1: Todd Downing could do a lot for John, so he 228 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: could stay John, and John you you could stay, hopefully, 229 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:04,800 Speaker 1: see I hope. So I'm so too. All right, let's 230 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:06,320 Speaker 1: go to and buy the A. J. Brown is great, 231 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:10,079 Speaker 1: and he's good. He's so physical he could easily be 232 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:15,880 Speaker 1: a goal line receiving target instead. You know, of course, 233 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry is always going to be your number one 234 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:20,439 Speaker 1: goal line option in that offense, but I could I 235 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:22,320 Speaker 1: could see him getting a ton of goal line looks 236 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:24,280 Speaker 1: a J. Brown. A J. Brown might be my number 237 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 1: one wide receiver in dynasty. And if you're in a startup, startup, y, yeah, 238 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:35,440 Speaker 1: I think I would still I'd still Tyreek Hill. Well, 239 00:12:35,640 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 1: he said wide receiver, right, h Metcalf. Sorry, I heard 240 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:42,960 Speaker 1: I hired McCaffrey. Um, yeah, DK Metcalf as long as 241 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson's their DK Metcalf might be next. But it's 242 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 1: it's right there, He's right in that conversation, all right. 243 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 1: So the fifth pick of the second round, I took 244 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 1: Austin Ekeler. Now, this is about the same ADP that 245 00:12:53,240 --> 00:12:55,800 Speaker 1: he had last year and obviously lost his season to 246 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:57,959 Speaker 1: a brutal hamstring injury that cost him half of the year. 247 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:02,720 Speaker 1: But remember he's one season moved from fourteen hundred yards, 248 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 1: ninety two receptions and eleven touchdowns, and last year Austin 249 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 1: Ekeler actually improved his yards per carry by half a yard. 250 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:15,000 Speaker 1: The charges offense is gonna hit one in many ways 251 00:13:15,040 --> 00:13:18,200 Speaker 1: in stride because Justin Herbert will have been on the team. 252 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 1: He'll come in as the as the lock starter. They'll 253 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:23,720 Speaker 1: likely have an improved offensive line because it's been bad 254 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:25,920 Speaker 1: for a decade and they gotta they gotta put more 255 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 1: effort into that offensive line. I think they will. Their 256 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 1: new offensive coordinator, though, is what I'm really excited about. 257 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:34,960 Speaker 1: Joe Lombardi. He spent four seasons in New Orleans, making 258 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:38,400 Speaker 1: Alvin Camara a center piece of this offense. And who's 259 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:43,960 Speaker 1: probably your closest comparable the NFL to Alvin Camara Austin. 260 00:13:45,280 --> 00:13:49,240 Speaker 1: And he's built like a house too, right. I mean 261 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 1: it's physically shorter, but more physical. And you know that's 262 00:13:53,160 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 1: why I still remain very high in Ekeler. I think 263 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:58,200 Speaker 1: you're gonna be You could probably get him lower than 264 00:13:58,240 --> 00:13:59,880 Speaker 1: the fifth pick of the second round, but I think 265 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 1: you'll be glad you took him. Here, let's go to 266 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:05,360 Speaker 1: the sixth pick of the second round receiver again, and uh, 267 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 1: it's time for DeAndre Hopkins to get picked. Pretty much 268 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:10,199 Speaker 1: a first round pick last year, kind of a down 269 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:12,240 Speaker 1: year last year, was still a top ten wide receiver. 270 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:14,959 Speaker 1: There were only ten wide receivers who post five or 271 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 1: more wide receiver one weeks. That's the top twelve receiver. 272 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:20,400 Speaker 1: And this doesn't include Week seventeen, which you shouldn't be 273 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 1: using if you're playing fantasy football, of course. And uh, 274 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 1: those ten and wide receivers only, uh, Davante Adams had 275 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:29,080 Speaker 1: more wide receiver one weeks than DeAndre Hopkins, who had 276 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 1: eight and Adams had nine, and I was kind of 277 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:32,480 Speaker 1: surprised by that. I didn't think he was that consistent. 278 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 1: So um, Christian Kirk likely gone, not like he was 279 00:14:36,680 --> 00:14:39,200 Speaker 1: much of a threat. I think he's a free agent 280 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 1: this year, but I don't really care. But I'm just 281 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:45,600 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins is pretty sound safe war with still a 282 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:49,480 Speaker 1: ton of upside. How many people have ever regretted drafting 283 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins and not Manning? Like nobody ever? So middle 284 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 1: the second round makes a lot of sense, like see 285 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:57,960 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray take another step in his progression as a 286 00:14:58,040 --> 00:15:00,640 Speaker 1: pro quarterback. So yeah, Hopkins uh probably be better off 287 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 1: than last year. What would hope? We're halfway through the 288 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:05,680 Speaker 1: second round. Let's take a break. When we come back, 289 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:09,400 Speaker 1: let's go through picks seven through twelve. I know that 290 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 1: you're probably listening thinking where is this particular guy. Well, 291 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:17,080 Speaker 1: he could be coming up next, along with the first 292 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: appearance of some rookies coming up. Welcome back Fantasy Football Weekly. 293 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:24,280 Speaker 1: Paul Charchie and Brian Johnson with you. We're working away 294 00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:26,800 Speaker 1: through the second round of our mock draft. If you 295 00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:28,560 Speaker 1: missed the first round that was last week, obviously you 296 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:31,800 Speaker 1: can podcast that. Go get the first round. The players 297 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 1: we took in there in the first round way more chalk. 298 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 1: You know, Derrick Henry When and Christian McCaffrey and Dalvin 299 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:39,520 Speaker 1: Cook and you know all the you know, all the 300 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:41,720 Speaker 1: usual names. Second round is just so much more intriguing, 301 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:44,720 Speaker 1: so many more different ways to approach players. In the 302 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 1: second round. We gave you the first six picks in 303 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:50,480 Speaker 1: the first segment. Let's talk about picks seven through twelve. 304 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 1: I am going with Michael Thomas at pick seven. I 305 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:59,160 Speaker 1: remember him, remember him right? This is last season's ADP. 306 00:15:59,440 --> 00:16:03,320 Speaker 1: He was pick five of the first round, pick five overall. Obviously, 307 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:06,360 Speaker 1: everything pretty much went wrong for him, and from an 308 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:09,960 Speaker 1: injury standpoint last season, um came back towards the end 309 00:16:10,040 --> 00:16:14,240 Speaker 1: of the year. And it goes without saying that Michael 310 00:16:14,280 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 1: Thomas is really, really good. He's one year removed from 311 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:22,160 Speaker 1: being by far the highest scoring fantasy receiver in the league, 312 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 1: just one year removed, like targets a game basically guarante 313 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:30,240 Speaker 1: I think it was seventeen hundred receiving yards and yes, okay, 314 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 1: so the quarterback though, is a lot of why he's 315 00:16:33,440 --> 00:16:36,360 Speaker 1: where he is right now. Although Drew Brees has not 316 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 1: filed his retirement papers, yet for whatever reason, he hasn't 317 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 1: done it yet. So, uh, let's say the worst case 318 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 1: scenario is Taysom Hill, that they just got to go Worth, 319 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 1: go to Worth Taysom Hill. So let's look at the 320 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 1: four games Michael Thomas played with Taysom Hill. If that's 321 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:57,920 Speaker 1: our worst case scenario and not either right, he was 322 00:16:58,040 --> 00:17:01,440 Speaker 1: dragging one leg along. His average game under Taysom Hill 323 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:05,879 Speaker 1: was eight receptions eighties six yards. Now, he didn't score 324 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:08,879 Speaker 1: because Taysom Hills just wasn't that politive a passer, but 325 00:17:08,960 --> 00:17:12,200 Speaker 1: still eight receptions for eighty six yards. Extrapolate that to 326 00:17:12,320 --> 00:17:16,960 Speaker 1: six team games and Michael Thomas's Taysom Hill games would 327 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 1: have stretched out into making him wide receiver two in 328 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:23,920 Speaker 1: receptions and wide receiver five yards and the touchdowns would 329 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:26,800 Speaker 1: come at least to some degree. So he would have 330 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:29,760 Speaker 1: been sitting on last year and when everything went wrong 331 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:31,560 Speaker 1: in Taysom Hills quarterback, he still would have been a 332 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:36,920 Speaker 1: fantasy producer. The Saints are desirable landing spot for a 333 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:40,760 Speaker 1: lot of elite quarterbacks like Russell Williams, Wilson and Deshaun Watson. 334 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 1: These these are landing places they'll they will go because 335 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:49,120 Speaker 1: this is a Super Bowl ready team. Shawn Watson goes. God, 336 00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:52,920 Speaker 1: think of it that that's got a Bault Thomas into 337 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:55,920 Speaker 1: the first round. Yeah, he's the third wide receiver after 338 00:17:56,280 --> 00:17:58,560 Speaker 1: Adams and Hill. At that point, you could you could 339 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:01,800 Speaker 1: definitely get there. I'm tall king Thomas at pick seven 340 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:04,240 Speaker 1: of the second round. All right, it's pick eight of 341 00:18:04,320 --> 00:18:05,959 Speaker 1: the second round. Who are you taking? All right, it's 342 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:07,680 Speaker 1: a rookie. Time a signed for the first rookie to 343 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 1: get drafted. And uh, this isn't a This isn't a 344 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:13,399 Speaker 1: clear cut decision. If I thought it would be a 345 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:15,480 Speaker 1: couple of weeks ago. And that's Naji Harris. Are a 346 00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:17,199 Speaker 1: couple of the running backs. Will probably talk about at 347 00:18:17,240 --> 00:18:19,199 Speaker 1: least one of them and the remainder of this podcast. 348 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: But I'm still gonna go with Naji Harris. Uh, six 349 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 1: to two thirty. Just an absolute monster. But he is. 350 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 1: But he's not just a North South bruiser. But he 351 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:31,720 Speaker 1: can juke, he can hurdle, he can do it all 352 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:35,119 Speaker 1: like like a Marshall falk Ladanian Thomason's skill set in 353 00:18:35,200 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 1: that regard, I think the better comparable Sae Kwon Barkley, 354 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:42,199 Speaker 1: who's like bigger back with unbelievable flexibility and balance. One 355 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:45,399 Speaker 1: Compy light two. Is Matt Forte a bigger Matt Forte 356 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:47,640 Speaker 1: in his prime. Because Naji Harris is a very good 357 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:50,840 Speaker 1: pass catcher, he is a very good past so he's 358 00:18:50,880 --> 00:18:53,920 Speaker 1: got bell cow potential written all all over him. Of course, 359 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:56,720 Speaker 1: landing spot matters. We don't know where that is until 360 00:18:56,760 --> 00:18:59,320 Speaker 1: the draft occurs in a couple of months. But Pittsburgh 361 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:01,520 Speaker 1: is also in listed in him. They've visited with him, 362 00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 1: and uh, it makes sense that they're like in the 363 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:06,960 Speaker 1: mid twenties. That would be a good time to take Nagy. 364 00:19:07,080 --> 00:19:10,400 Speaker 1: But uh, the most rushing touchdowns in college football as 365 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:13,879 Speaker 1: you're just rushing twenty six and thirteen games. If he 366 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:17,920 Speaker 1: gets touches a game, he'll live up to this a 367 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:21,720 Speaker 1: DP and maybe even around one a DP. You cracked 368 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:24,320 Speaker 1: the seal at rookie running backs, and pick eight of 369 00:19:24,359 --> 00:19:28,000 Speaker 1: the second round, I went with the other the you 370 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:30,159 Speaker 1: know it's there's a one A and one B in 371 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:33,440 Speaker 1: college running backs, rocky running backs. Pick nine, I took 372 00:19:33,560 --> 00:19:37,199 Speaker 1: Travis E. T N from Clemson. He's the leading rusher 373 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:42,240 Speaker 1: at a CC history five thousand rushing yards. Uh, he 374 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:45,080 Speaker 1: is I think Harris. I think you took the right guy. 375 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:49,879 Speaker 1: From a fantasy football standpoint, I think Harris is a 376 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:53,879 Speaker 1: better prospect than E. T N. But year one in 377 00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 1: year one and not knowing where they're gonna land. Um, 378 00:19:57,240 --> 00:19:59,320 Speaker 1: but I love Harris is a goal line back. I 379 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:01,400 Speaker 1: think E. T N can be a goal line back, 380 00:20:01,520 --> 00:20:03,280 Speaker 1: but I don't know for sure because he's got that 381 00:20:03,560 --> 00:20:06,359 Speaker 1: leaner build. He's very muscular on that build, but it 382 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:09,560 Speaker 1: is a leaner build. He's so fast, he is your 383 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:13,080 Speaker 1: he is a he's in North South especially. E t 384 00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 1: N is a freaking track star. The amazing acceleration. He's 385 00:20:16,840 --> 00:20:18,800 Speaker 1: got good balance, so you know, a lot of times 386 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:20,919 Speaker 1: to find track stars that just they can't take a hit, 387 00:20:21,000 --> 00:20:24,080 Speaker 1: they can't bounce off anybody, they can't navigate traffic. He 388 00:20:24,200 --> 00:20:28,399 Speaker 1: can do all of that stuff. Surprising strength despite the 389 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:30,720 Speaker 1: lean build that I mentioned before. He can break some 390 00:20:30,840 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 1: tackles and he has good hands, not great hands, good hands. 391 00:20:34,640 --> 00:20:37,800 Speaker 1: I think Harris has better hands too. So I've got 392 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:40,080 Speaker 1: him next at as the ninth pick. We'll find out 393 00:20:40,119 --> 00:20:42,560 Speaker 1: where he goes and if that gets validated. I think 394 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:44,440 Speaker 1: Harris is a better chance of going in the first 395 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 1: round than E. T N does, but E t N 396 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:52,639 Speaker 1: should go early to mid second round. I believe. Now 397 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:55,119 Speaker 1: I'm not there yet. We're not gonna He's gonna get 398 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:58,680 Speaker 1: mentioned in our round to mock here. But Javonte Williams 399 00:20:58,720 --> 00:21:01,440 Speaker 1: at A North Carolina is getting some steam as the 400 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:04,760 Speaker 1: should be the RB one among rookies. But we'll see 401 00:21:04,800 --> 00:21:07,960 Speaker 1: about that. Yeah, I like, I like the Harris et 402 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:11,399 Speaker 1: N one A one B. Like you said, alright, no 403 00:21:11,520 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 1: more rookies for me. We were at the tenth pick. 404 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:17,480 Speaker 1: I believe right for second pick and uh more, wide 405 00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:20,160 Speaker 1: receiver is gonna fall off. There's about only a couple 406 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:23,119 Speaker 1: very elite ones left, and in his second year, Justin 407 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:26,200 Speaker 1: Jefferson is one of those wide receivers. I mentioned the 408 00:21:26,240 --> 00:21:29,840 Speaker 1: completed air yards earlier when talking about Calvin Ridley. Justin 409 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:32,840 Speaker 1: Jefferson as a rookie was fourth in that regard, only 410 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:37,280 Speaker 1: behind Ridley, Digs and Allen Robinson. Just the absolute home 411 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:40,040 Speaker 1: run pick by the Vikings. Probably one of my favorite 412 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 1: clips of twenty two is Draft night. They weren't in 413 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 1: the war room together because that was peak quarantine, of course, 414 00:21:45,920 --> 00:21:49,560 Speaker 1: but when you had Zimmer and Spielman and whatever else 415 00:21:49,760 --> 00:21:52,040 Speaker 1: you know, in the zoom call and when the Eagles 416 00:21:52,119 --> 00:21:55,320 Speaker 1: took Jalen Reagor and their eyes and the Vikings started cheering. 417 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:59,639 Speaker 1: That was just like total fantasy football, the anti snife. 418 00:21:59,680 --> 00:22:01,400 Speaker 1: I think gonna get sniped and you don't, and you're 419 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:03,920 Speaker 1: just so excited and uh, man did the Vikings have 420 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:09,240 Speaker 1: that one figured out? Holy cow? Uh? Jeff com historic 421 00:22:09,359 --> 00:22:13,640 Speaker 1: season for rookie receivers, breaking uh breaking the modern day 422 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:17,960 Speaker 1: yardage record for rookie receivers in a season, just the 423 00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:20,600 Speaker 1: complete package. I don't really think I need to justify 424 00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:23,080 Speaker 1: the pick anymore than that Justin Jefferson should be a 425 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:26,240 Speaker 1: luck you took him before Adam Feeling, and Feeling was 426 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:29,200 Speaker 1: more of the touchdown guy this year. But I think 427 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:31,840 Speaker 1: you're making the assumption that jeff Justin Jefferson's on a 428 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 1: early trajectory that makes him better than Feeling. Yeah, and 429 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:39,000 Speaker 1: feeling is really good. Yeah, alright. My final pick of 430 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:41,479 Speaker 1: the second round was Miles Sanders, and I had George 431 00:22:41,560 --> 00:22:45,200 Speaker 1: Kettle here, and I had planned on taking Kittle, and 432 00:22:45,359 --> 00:22:46,920 Speaker 1: then in the back of my mind and I'm like, 433 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:48,480 Speaker 1: you know what, let me just dig a little more 434 00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:51,280 Speaker 1: into Sanders season and refresh my memory on Sanders season, 435 00:22:52,359 --> 00:22:55,280 Speaker 1: and I ended up I ended up changing it back 436 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:58,359 Speaker 1: to Sanders. Um, here's why he finished. He's finished so 437 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:00,720 Speaker 1: far as running back twenty and running twenty two the 438 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:02,720 Speaker 1: last two years. That puts him right about where I'm 439 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:05,480 Speaker 1: picking him here anyway. Um, but he's so many things 440 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:07,280 Speaker 1: have gone wrong for him and he's still finished his 441 00:23:07,359 --> 00:23:10,160 Speaker 1: twenty and twenty two. He is at injuries, running back 442 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 1: by committee issues, offensive line injuries and injuries to himself, 443 00:23:13,359 --> 00:23:17,240 Speaker 1: and met early inconsistent quarterbacking. Many of those things should 444 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:20,920 Speaker 1: get solved this offseason for Miles Sanders. He averaged five 445 00:23:21,040 --> 00:23:24,359 Speaker 1: point three yards per carry last year running behind a 446 00:23:24,680 --> 00:23:30,639 Speaker 1: battered backup late in offensive line. Now, how did he 447 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:33,920 Speaker 1: fair in Jalen Hurts games? And this was where I 448 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:36,960 Speaker 1: really got myself on board with Miles Sanders in this spot. 449 00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:41,679 Speaker 1: His average game in Jalen Hurts starts was eighty rushing yards, 450 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 1: five yards per carry, one touchdown per game, three catches, 451 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:50,040 Speaker 1: twenty five receiving yards. Those are good numbers. If I 452 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:56,240 Speaker 1: extrapolate Sanders Jalen Hurts games to a full season, he 453 00:23:56,440 --> 00:24:00,919 Speaker 1: comes out to seventeen hundred total yards in six team touchdowns. 454 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:04,600 Speaker 1: That would have put him behind only Derrick Henry and 455 00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 1: Dalvin Cook. That's just I'm like, oh man, all I 456 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:10,879 Speaker 1: gotta do is get him to be healthy. So now, 457 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 1: if you look forward to they have a new head coach, 458 00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:16,320 Speaker 1: Nick Serrani, who came from Indianapolis where he was the 459 00:24:16,359 --> 00:24:19,199 Speaker 1: offensive for Ordinary Sirani helped unlock the big season from 460 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:26,520 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor, and you know, downside, Saronni used a running 461 00:24:26,520 --> 00:24:28,560 Speaker 1: back by committee approach and Andy that will probably be 462 00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:30,119 Speaker 1: the case here. I don't think Sanders is gonna turn 463 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:33,480 Speaker 1: to a three sixty carry guy, but I could see 464 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:36,720 Speaker 1: an uptick happening here. Jonathan Taylor did get workhorse style 465 00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 1: numbers at the end of the year, and maybe we're 466 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:41,720 Speaker 1: going to see more of that from Isles Sanders. And 467 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:43,960 Speaker 1: I was rebably nobody else on on that roster that 468 00:24:44,040 --> 00:24:48,160 Speaker 1: deserves more than like three to five touches a game. Yeah, 469 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:50,520 Speaker 1: with you and they had. The hate for Sanders has 470 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:53,199 Speaker 1: gone on too long. He's a way better player than 471 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:56,800 Speaker 1: his numbers showed. You know, at the end of the day, 472 00:24:56,800 --> 00:24:59,560 Speaker 1: I might regret not going Kittle here, but I think 473 00:24:59,680 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 1: you're the there's You're in the second to last pick 474 00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:06,440 Speaker 1: in the second round. You still could get Kittles later 475 00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:10,040 Speaker 1: if you don't take Darren Waller, and that that was 476 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:11,840 Speaker 1: the other thing that in my mind is I can 477 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:15,320 Speaker 1: I'm just as happy with Darren Waller Zama George Kettle. 478 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:17,040 Speaker 1: So I'm not taking Kettle here, and I'm not so 479 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:20,640 Speaker 1: convinced I would take Kiddle over Waller right now, because 480 00:25:20,680 --> 00:25:22,720 Speaker 1: when parks in with the San Francisco quarterback is gonna 481 00:25:22,760 --> 00:25:24,679 Speaker 1: be if there's if there's a team that's gonna make 482 00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:26,920 Speaker 1: a big move at quarterback. Still, it feels like that's 483 00:25:26,920 --> 00:25:29,920 Speaker 1: the one, alright, last pick of the second round, last 484 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:32,680 Speaker 1: wee pick of the second round. I went DeAndre Swift. 485 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:36,360 Speaker 1: Of course there he could have been the first pick 486 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:38,159 Speaker 1: of the third round. But I would still take Swift 487 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:40,960 Speaker 1: just if I wanted to rank the ADPs of these guys. 488 00:25:41,280 --> 00:25:44,480 Speaker 1: Ten total touchdowns in his rookie year, despite only playing 489 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 1: thirteen games, only touched the ball a hundred and sixty times. 490 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:51,639 Speaker 1: That's rushes end receptions. Again, Uh, you'd like he's gonna 491 00:25:51,720 --> 00:25:54,080 Speaker 1: see at least a hundred more touches, one would think, 492 00:25:54,160 --> 00:25:56,840 Speaker 1: you would hope. So, Uh, he's a great receiving back. 493 00:25:56,880 --> 00:26:00,800 Speaker 1: He was top ten in receptions among running acts. UH. 494 00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:03,640 Speaker 1: New head coach Dan Campbell looks to be a very 495 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:08,520 Speaker 1: run friendly type of guy, who knows. I know Adrian 496 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:11,199 Speaker 1: Peterson wants to play forever, but I'm not too concerned 497 00:26:11,200 --> 00:26:13,600 Speaker 1: about him. I don't like to change a quarterback for Detroit, 498 00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:16,719 Speaker 1: but when DeAndre Swift average over four and a half 499 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:18,879 Speaker 1: yards per carry when he was getting the ball, he 500 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:21,639 Speaker 1: was making things happen. And I hope to god he 501 00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:23,840 Speaker 1: gets two fifty touches in his second year because he 502 00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:26,280 Speaker 1: will he will live up to this a DP. Yeah. Um, 503 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:28,720 Speaker 1: The Lions defense has been so bad for so long. 504 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:31,000 Speaker 1: I worried that much of their offseason priority is going 505 00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:33,359 Speaker 1: to be on the defensive side of the ball because 506 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:37,760 Speaker 1: they need help everywhere. All the playmakers too, not like 507 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:41,920 Speaker 1: Kenny Golladay was playing. But I think they well, but 508 00:26:42,040 --> 00:26:45,200 Speaker 1: will they We'll find out. Franchise tag for Golliday is 509 00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:48,639 Speaker 1: in play. They can afford it, so I know there 510 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:50,879 Speaker 1: is a scenario here where I where you know they 511 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:53,639 Speaker 1: keep Golliday and you know they need to get I 512 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:55,679 Speaker 1: want the off have as many good playmakers they can. 513 00:26:56,040 --> 00:26:59,240 Speaker 1: Losing Golladay would not help losing losing Barbon Jones would 514 00:26:59,240 --> 00:27:02,240 Speaker 1: not help. What's the Marvin Jones stat I heard? I 515 00:27:02,359 --> 00:27:06,359 Speaker 1: think it was this the only player in the NFL. 516 00:27:06,560 --> 00:27:08,480 Speaker 1: This is a bar bet right here. The only player 517 00:27:08,520 --> 00:27:11,280 Speaker 1: in the NFL with nine receiving touchdowns in four straight 518 00:27:11,359 --> 00:27:13,560 Speaker 1: years the last four years. I believe it. I remember 519 00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:16,240 Speaker 1: I pulled a somewhat obscure stat where he was on 520 00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:19,600 Speaker 1: the list of just then other elite guys, like guys 521 00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:21,520 Speaker 1: we've talked about in the first two rounds and this 522 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:24,160 Speaker 1: this draft. Yeah, he's right up there. If you'd asked 523 00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:27,359 Speaker 1: me cold, if I didn't know this name, the only 524 00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:30,399 Speaker 1: receiver with nine or more touchdowns the last four years, 525 00:27:31,119 --> 00:27:33,320 Speaker 1: I'd have been there a long time before he came 526 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:37,159 Speaker 1: up with Marvin Jones, A long time. It's a it 527 00:27:37,320 --> 00:27:40,000 Speaker 1: is a tricky one, all right. There you go our 528 00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:44,439 Speaker 1: first two rounds in the books, we started touching on rookies. 529 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:46,359 Speaker 1: We're gonna talk a lot more rookies as the draft 530 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:48,600 Speaker 1: gets closer and closer. We encourage you to continue listening 531 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:50,440 Speaker 1: to Fantasy Football Weekly. We hope you love the show. 532 00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:53,600 Speaker 1: We hope you'll subscribe um and like us, and if 533 00:27:53,600 --> 00:27:55,879 Speaker 1: you have any commentary for the show, we're happy to 534 00:27:56,480 --> 00:27:58,680 Speaker 1: chat with you via Twitter more of this, you know, 535 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:00,640 Speaker 1: more in the off season and where in season when 536 00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:03,320 Speaker 1: we're running a thousand miles an hour. So if here 537 00:28:03,320 --> 00:28:05,240 Speaker 1: are things that you like, you agree with, disagree with. 538 00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:07,520 Speaker 1: Who did we miss? We talked about Kittle, We talked 539 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:10,200 Speaker 1: about Ezekiel Elliott. Guys we did not take through two rounds. 540 00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:13,600 Speaker 1: Darren Waller didn't go through two rounds. Um, we'd love 541 00:28:13,640 --> 00:28:16,480 Speaker 1: to hear from you on those things as well. Guy 542 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:21,440 Speaker 1: named Patrick Mahomes. I had my homes, I had my 543 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:24,880 Speaker 1: homes listed you and I did the straft via via 544 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:27,800 Speaker 1: shared spreadsheet. I had his name in one of these 545 00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:31,560 Speaker 1: picks ones I went, you know, I typed in Mahomes No, no, Kiddle, 546 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 1: not wait Sanders. I think he did right. It was 547 00:28:34,960 --> 00:28:36,840 Speaker 1: it was really close. He'll be going in the third 548 00:28:36,920 --> 00:28:39,840 Speaker 1: round in one quarterback weeks and remember I agree with it, 549 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:42,360 Speaker 1: but he will be. No. I kind of do agree 550 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:46,960 Speaker 1: with it. The I think people are gonna have that 551 00:28:47,040 --> 00:28:50,360 Speaker 1: Super Bowl is going to hunt some people, and that's 552 00:28:50,400 --> 00:28:54,600 Speaker 1: such an anomaly, such an anomaly for entered no offensive 553 00:28:54,640 --> 00:28:57,640 Speaker 1: line yet don't even I don't want to remember anything 554 00:28:57,640 --> 00:28:59,239 Speaker 1: about that Super Bowl. I'm not like I'm a Chiefe fan. 555 00:28:59,280 --> 00:29:02,120 Speaker 1: I was. Yeah, the you that from your memory, you know, 556 00:29:02,200 --> 00:29:05,640 Speaker 1: one of the big takeaways from last year. So oftentimes 557 00:29:05,800 --> 00:29:07,840 Speaker 1: guys like you and me, Brian and many of our 558 00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:11,040 Speaker 1: listeners especially are offseason listeners. People that are listening to 559 00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:13,840 Speaker 1: this podcasts in February. We think we're a lot smarter 560 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:15,880 Speaker 1: than the rest of the world, and we're gonna find 561 00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:20,520 Speaker 1: quarterbacks late that didn't happen this year. I mean, for 562 00:29:20,600 --> 00:29:23,680 Speaker 1: the most part, those late mid to late round quarterbacks 563 00:29:23,760 --> 00:29:27,440 Speaker 1: didn't fare particularly well, and the big name guys did 564 00:29:27,480 --> 00:29:30,360 Speaker 1: what they were supposed to do. So it was last 565 00:29:30,440 --> 00:29:33,680 Speaker 1: year at least was a good year to just take 566 00:29:33,760 --> 00:29:38,000 Speaker 1: your bankable quarterback in the early mid rounds and not 567 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:42,720 Speaker 1: assume that your you know, your prize, the late round 568 00:29:42,800 --> 00:29:44,560 Speaker 1: quarterback is going to end up being as good as 569 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:48,360 Speaker 1: you think. Thanks for listening. Everybody made it through half 570 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:50,120 Speaker 1: hour of the show. We appreciate that. We'll be back 571 00:29:50,160 --> 00:29:53,880 Speaker 1: next week for more Fantasy Football Weekly. Fantasy Football Weekly 572 00:29:54,040 --> 00:29:56,680 Speaker 1: is a production of I Heart Radio. 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