WEBVTT - 8/30 Fantasy Football 2019: Final Burning Draft Questions 0:00:00.000 --> 0:00:01.520 It's gonna have a big year. You never know. I 0:00:03.360 --> 0:00:06.640 mean well, I mean the same Chris venture that's now 0:00:06.680 --> 0:00:16.120 in Sports Illustrated today, am I yeah? Fantasy Sports Radio 0:00:16.160 --> 0:00:22.560 Network News update, fitz Magic will be at the Helm 0:00:22.840 --> 0:00:26.040 in South Beach, Miami. Dalvin's coach Brian Flores named Ryan 0:00:26.040 --> 0:00:29.520 Fitzpatrick the starting quarterback when Miami opens the season September 0:00:29.600 --> 0:00:32.520 eight against the Baltimore Ravens. After tough training game battle 0:00:32.560 --> 0:00:35.280 between him and Josh Rosen, Fitzpatrick is now set to 0:00:35.320 --> 0:00:38.520 start under center for his eighth team. Dallas Cowboys owner 0:00:38.560 --> 0:00:41.280 and general manager Jerry Jones says he believes the c L. 0:00:41.320 --> 0:00:44.200 Elliott could miss more than just the September eight regular 0:00:44.240 --> 0:00:47.320 season opener against the New York Giants in a contract dispute. 0:00:47.440 --> 0:00:51.000 The Cowboys and Elliott's representatives have had talks in recent days, 0:00:51.159 --> 0:00:54.520 but nothing appears. I mean and Bubbalo Bill's place kickers, 0:00:54.520 --> 0:00:57.400 Stephen Houst told ESPN Thursday night, at the US soccer 0:00:57.440 --> 0:01:00.760 star Carly Lloyd decides to pursue an NFL kicking career. 0:01:01.280 --> 0:01:04.760 He wants to help out anyway he can. 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If you 0:02:32.120 --> 0:02:36.320 do not watch the BFFs, you will suffer the consequences. 0:02:36.440 --> 0:02:39.040 And to my right it is my good buddy Matt 0:02:39.080 --> 0:02:43.120 Modica at CTM Baseball of the Athletic Matt, how's it going, buddy, 0:02:43.240 --> 0:02:45.920 Oh no, it's going really well. I'm pretty stoked for 0:02:45.960 --> 0:02:48.840 this evening. Uh. We get to defend the title of 0:02:48.840 --> 0:02:51.600 the New York Super so we'll be receiving the belt 0:02:52.080 --> 0:02:54.080 and you know, hopefully good things will happen. Pick her 0:02:54.120 --> 0:02:58.400 from the nine spot. Matt Modica High stake draft tonight. 0:02:58.520 --> 0:03:00.640 He'll be drafting at eight p m. I'll be drafting 0:03:00.680 --> 0:03:03.280 over at the Stewart Hotel as well. Six pm. That's 0:03:03.280 --> 0:03:06.440 the NFFC prime time draft. I have the fifth pick, 0:03:06.840 --> 0:03:09.800 so selfishly, a lot of the questions that I'm going 0:03:09.840 --> 0:03:12.120 to ask both you and e Y are gonna be 0:03:12.160 --> 0:03:14.440 the questions that I have and hopefully the questions that 0:03:14.520 --> 0:03:18.320 other people have as well. I already alluded to it. 0:03:18.400 --> 0:03:20.520 You heard it right before the program, e Y. We 0:03:20.639 --> 0:03:24.200 had to work that program that promo into the start 0:03:24.200 --> 0:03:28.240 of the show. It was amazing. How are you doing, Eway? Yeah, 0:03:28.280 --> 0:03:30.000 I was pretty fired up yesterday. I said, like a 0:03:30.080 --> 0:03:33.600 complete psychopath. Um, I have it no other way, which 0:03:33.680 --> 0:03:35.880 is good, which is good because I am a psychopath. 0:03:36.480 --> 0:03:38.400 So yeah, it's I mean, the truth is, you've got 0:03:38.400 --> 0:03:41.680 to form your own opinion. That's what makes fancy sports amazing. 0:03:42.120 --> 0:03:45.880 But I mean, listen to people like, look, I'm basically unemployed. 0:03:45.920 --> 0:03:48.560 I have no life, I have no children. This is 0:03:48.600 --> 0:03:51.800 what I do all day every day. I consume everything, 0:03:51.840 --> 0:03:54.840 I read everything, I watched video, I watched tape. I've 0:03:54.840 --> 0:03:58.200 watched every single snap of the preseason. That's how insane 0:03:58.600 --> 0:04:02.480 I am. The psycho that is Eric Young. E Y. 0:04:02.560 --> 0:04:05.440 You've met Matt Modica before, right, Because this is like 0:04:05.480 --> 0:04:09.880 a joining of the bill stands, two Bills fans, one 0:04:09.960 --> 0:04:12.320 Jet fan. You know this is this is quite the 0:04:12.400 --> 0:04:16.599 room Bills mafia. You know, if there's anyone that's worthy 0:04:16.720 --> 0:04:19.440 enough to uh put you through a flaming table, it's 0:04:19.440 --> 0:04:21.839 probably e y. If somebody's gonna do it, I would 0:04:22.040 --> 0:04:26.480 want nobody else. So, as I mentioned basically on today's show, 0:04:26.480 --> 0:04:28.919 we're gonna answer a lot of your final Fantasy football 0:04:28.960 --> 0:04:31.600 draft questions. If you have questions, you can tweet at 0:04:31.600 --> 0:04:33.719 me right now at roto Underscore Frank. You can write 0:04:33.760 --> 0:04:36.080 them in on the YouTube chat. Make sure you watch 0:04:36.160 --> 0:04:40.320 on Zoomo TV as well. That's channel seven nineteen. Guys. 0:04:40.320 --> 0:04:42.080 I want to start it off real quick. You know, 0:04:42.120 --> 0:04:43.560 we got a couple of minutes before the break, and 0:04:43.600 --> 0:04:45.080 you know, if we don't hit on all of it 0:04:45.160 --> 0:04:47.479 before the break, we'll touch on it afterwards as well. 0:04:48.040 --> 0:04:50.320 But everything that's going on with Ezekiel Elliott, I mean, 0:04:50.320 --> 0:04:52.680 this is real at this point, Matt, and you have 0:04:52.839 --> 0:04:56.200 you have picked nine tonight, so there is a chance 0:04:56.880 --> 0:04:59.800 that Ezekiel Elliott will fall to you at pick nine. 0:04:59.839 --> 0:05:02.600 I have pick five and I said this yesterday with 0:05:02.640 --> 0:05:06.640 Greg Sussman. I said, I will not be drafting Ezekiel Elliott. 0:05:06.680 --> 0:05:09.960 And look, I understand the upside that Ezekiel Elliott has. 0:05:10.279 --> 0:05:11.960 Two out of the three years that he's played a 0:05:11.960 --> 0:05:14.760 full season, he has led the NFL in rushing. The 0:05:14.800 --> 0:05:17.680 one year that he didn't play sixteen games he was suspended, 0:05:17.760 --> 0:05:19.640 he led the NFL in rushing yards per game. I 0:05:19.680 --> 0:05:22.599 understand how good Ezekiel Elliott is. Well, what everything that's 0:05:22.640 --> 0:05:25.680 coming out about. They could wait at least six weeks 0:05:25.680 --> 0:05:28.640 before he plays. They have a really easy schedule their 0:05:28.680 --> 0:05:31.760 first three games of the season as well. That where 0:05:31.760 --> 0:05:34.440 there's smoke, there's fire. And over the past couple of days, 0:05:34.440 --> 0:05:36.559 his ADP has dropped a little bit. He's down into 0:05:36.800 --> 0:05:39.080 you know that six point one range, So he's going 0:05:39.200 --> 0:05:42.120 pick six, pick seven, whereas for most of the draft 0:05:42.160 --> 0:05:44.360 season he was going as a top four pick. If 0:05:44.400 --> 0:05:46.880 he falls to you at pick nine, will you be 0:05:46.920 --> 0:05:49.520 selecting Ezekiel Elliott. Oh? No, I will not be taking 0:05:49.600 --> 0:05:52.839 him there. The only one. The first consideration I had 0:05:53.000 --> 0:05:56.640 is if I'm at the turn, then maybe, But I 0:05:56.680 --> 0:05:58.440 do think he's gonna sign at some point. It's not 0:05:58.480 --> 0:06:01.960 gonna be six weeks or more. But I'd rather just 0:06:01.960 --> 0:06:04.280 take a James Conner type, who I think with the 0:06:04.320 --> 0:06:07.240 Steeler's offensive line, the Steelers right there really isn't a 0:06:07.240 --> 0:06:11.120 more uh fantasily friendly team. You know the guys, you 0:06:11.160 --> 0:06:13.919 know their role, so I would go that direction, or 0:06:13.920 --> 0:06:16.560 like a DeAndre Hopkins if I'm picking fifth or something, 0:06:16.760 --> 0:06:19.719 I'm praying somebody to Zeke and I can off that way. 0:06:20.000 --> 0:06:21.880 You know I'm gonna throw a similar question your way. 0:06:21.920 --> 0:06:24.440 I know that you have been one of, if not 0:06:24.520 --> 0:06:26.680 the biggest Zeke supporter. I believe you had him as 0:06:26.680 --> 0:06:29.279 your RB one for the for the most part throughout 0:06:29.360 --> 0:06:32.120 draft season. But now we're getting closer. We're almost to 0:06:32.160 --> 0:06:34.440 that point where if he doesn't sign over this weekend, 0:06:34.440 --> 0:06:36.960 he's already gonna be ruled out for Week one. So 0:06:37.120 --> 0:06:39.240 Tony Pollard is shooting up draft boards right now. We'll 0:06:39.240 --> 0:06:41.800 talk about Tony Pollard as well. But e Y, at 0:06:41.800 --> 0:06:44.600 what point in the draft are you pulling the trigger 0:06:44.680 --> 0:06:46.760 on Ezekiel Elliott? Are you not lowering him at all? 0:06:46.800 --> 0:06:49.080 Are you still taking him inside those top four picks, 0:06:49.520 --> 0:06:52.000 or are we at the point now where we have 0:06:52.200 --> 0:06:56.039 to start to devalue Ezekiel Elliott for the season. So 0:06:56.360 --> 0:06:59.520 absolutely true, story. Last night, I did my home league draft, 0:06:59.600 --> 0:07:03.279 my lad draft of the fantasy season, and I picked 0:07:03.360 --> 0:07:05.839 nine in a fourteen team, and I took a Zeki Elliott. 0:07:06.360 --> 0:07:09.479 And uh, there's some questionable players in this league for sure. 0:07:09.520 --> 0:07:11.520 It's it's been going for fourteen years. Some guys that 0:07:11.600 --> 0:07:13.800 just I mean literally, they don't have any idea what 0:07:13.840 --> 0:07:16.560 they're doing. I said yesterday, I call these guys donators. 0:07:17.120 --> 0:07:19.520 Um uh, and they just have no clue, Like they 0:07:19.560 --> 0:07:21.440 don't know who's playing. You know, one guy tried to 0:07:21.560 --> 0:07:25.480 draft Bo Jackson. It's it's crazy, but I took Zeke 0:07:25.520 --> 0:07:29.160 at nine. If you honestly believe that Jerry Jones I 0:07:29.440 --> 0:07:33.120 want Tony Pollard starting and not in Zeke Elliott, you're insane. 0:07:33.440 --> 0:07:36.720 What he's saying, he's he's a smart businessman. What he's 0:07:36.760 --> 0:07:41.560 saying is he's fully prepared to have Zeke not play. 0:07:41.600 --> 0:07:44.200 He wants Zeke to believe that. He wants their agents 0:07:44.240 --> 0:07:46.640 to believe it. They don't believe that, and that's why 0:07:46.720 --> 0:07:49.680 this kind of situation is going on. I still believe 0:07:49.920 --> 0:07:52.960 in my heart that Zeke will be there Week one 0:07:53.120 --> 0:07:55.280 and play, and I showed it last night, taking him 0:07:55.360 --> 0:07:57.600 ninth overall, and I was happy to do it. How 0:07:57.640 --> 0:08:00.559 early are you willing to select Ezekiel Elliot? Why because 0:08:00.800 --> 0:08:02.400 you just mentioned that you think he's gonna be there 0:08:02.440 --> 0:08:05.120 week one, does that mean you're not devaluing devaluing him 0:08:05.120 --> 0:08:06.760 at all? You're taking him as a you know, a 0:08:06.840 --> 0:08:09.080 top two, top four pick. How early do you take 0:08:09.120 --> 0:08:12.080 Ezekiel Elliott right now? I get it. Everyone Psyche has 0:08:12.120 --> 0:08:15.360 scrambled from the Levi on Bell situation last year. Everyone said, no, 0:08:15.560 --> 0:08:17.960 for sure, for sure, he's gonna play, He's gonna play. 0:08:18.120 --> 0:08:20.160 This is a guy that had been franchise tag twice. 0:08:20.240 --> 0:08:23.080 He one percent believed he was he should be the 0:08:23.120 --> 0:08:25.040 highest paid player in the league. He was in a 0:08:25.040 --> 0:08:28.520 completely different contract situation than Ezeki Elliott and Melvin Gordon. 0:08:28.720 --> 0:08:31.440 If Ezekiel Elliott wants to make it the free agency, 0:08:31.720 --> 0:08:34.679 and trust me, he does, he needs to play more games. 0:08:34.920 --> 0:08:36.960 He needs to play games this year. He's going to 0:08:37.000 --> 0:08:40.240 play games this year. Jerry Jones knows that he has 0:08:40.280 --> 0:08:42.840 to pay this man. The window for them to win 0:08:42.960 --> 0:08:46.240 and win big is shrinking. Jerry Jones wants to win. 0:08:46.720 --> 0:08:51.480 Ezekiel Elliott will play Week one. I'm guaranteeing it. 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You'll find us there. 0:09:35.720 --> 0:09:52.320 Enjoy the show and thanks for listening. Well, well, now 0:09:52.400 --> 0:09:54.960 I can't sing the entire time without Greg Susan. I 0:09:55.000 --> 0:09:57.200 know Matt Modique is not gonna sing with me. I 0:09:57.240 --> 0:09:59.560 know Ei is not gonna sing with me over Skype either, 0:09:59.640 --> 0:10:02.280 So we'll save the singing for when Greg Sussman is back, 0:10:02.320 --> 0:10:03.599 and I'll give you a little bit of something. I 0:10:03.679 --> 0:10:05.800 give you a little teaser here. But welcome back to 0:10:05.840 --> 0:10:08.840 the Fantasy Best Friends Forever. I am Frank Standfeld, joined 0:10:08.840 --> 0:10:10.800 by Matt Modica. Make sure you follo him on Twitter 0:10:10.840 --> 0:10:14.160 at CTM Baseball Matt Modica of the Athletic. Matt, let 0:10:14.200 --> 0:10:16.160 us know real quick what you have going on at 0:10:16.160 --> 0:10:18.840 the Athletic for both fantasy football and fantasy baseball. If 0:10:18.840 --> 0:10:20.960 you're still doing baseball, Yeah, no, I'm doing baseball. We're 0:10:21.000 --> 0:10:23.040 gonna close it out going through the end of the year. 0:10:23.080 --> 0:10:26.400 I put the two starts every week on Sunday to 0:10:26.520 --> 0:10:29.000 the podcast as well, without Malki or just you know, 0:10:29.120 --> 0:10:31.720 setting you up for the week. And for football, I dropped, 0:10:31.800 --> 0:10:34.360 you know, the recent a DP report. I gave you 0:10:34.400 --> 0:10:37.000 a walk through of the of the first ten rounds. 0:10:37.360 --> 0:10:40.720 Who I like, what I see, what's interesting, what's interesting there? 0:10:41.040 --> 0:10:44.320 You know obviously Mac and Hilton you know, dropping my 0:10:44.400 --> 0:10:47.240 thoughts on that as well. So yeah, make sure you 0:10:47.280 --> 0:10:50.400 take that out Over at the Athletic Matt Modiica here 0:10:50.400 --> 0:10:52.959 live in studio. We have Eric Young over on Skype 0:10:52.960 --> 0:10:55.560 and we were talking about Ezekiel Elliott just before we 0:10:55.640 --> 0:10:57.600 hit the break. I'm gonna ask you guys, just like 0:10:57.720 --> 0:11:00.880 a piggyback question off Ezekiel Elliott that if you do 0:11:01.040 --> 0:11:02.800 end up with a share of Ezekiel Elliott at the 0:11:02.800 --> 0:11:05.680 back end of the first round. How early is too 0:11:05.720 --> 0:11:08.560 early when it comes to drafting Tony Pollard because we've 0:11:08.600 --> 0:11:10.840 heard the reports about all right, it could be six weeks. 0:11:10.960 --> 0:11:12.360 You know. You were just telling me during the break 0:11:12.440 --> 0:11:15.440 that Ezekiel Elliott only needs like three games of service 0:11:15.480 --> 0:11:18.120 time for this account as an accrude season. So there's 0:11:18.160 --> 0:11:21.280 a chance there's still a chance that Ezekiel Elliott misses 0:11:21.320 --> 0:11:24.080 a large portion. How early is too early to take 0:11:24.160 --> 0:11:26.960 Tony Pollard if you have Ezekiel Elliott as well? Well, 0:11:26.960 --> 0:11:29.000 I mean yeah, I mean, if you take Zeke, you 0:11:29.080 --> 0:11:31.960 have to hone in on Tony Pollard. Uh say he 0:11:32.040 --> 0:11:34.720 was going in the ninth round. I have to be 0:11:34.800 --> 0:11:37.920 interested in him in in the seventh round. And you know, 0:11:38.120 --> 0:11:40.679 depending upon who's there, how I set my team up, 0:11:40.800 --> 0:11:42.800 what are the running backs I have is going to 0:11:42.880 --> 0:11:45.960 be critical in that aspect as well. I mean, I'm 0:11:46.040 --> 0:11:48.200 kind of the same way with like Damian Williams. I 0:11:48.240 --> 0:11:51.120 like Damian Williams at all, But if I draft Damian Williams, 0:11:51.200 --> 0:11:53.920 I am making it a prerogative to have Darwin Thompson. 0:11:53.960 --> 0:11:56.319 Even if I don't have Damian Williams, I'm still making 0:11:56.360 --> 0:11:58.840 it a prerogative to have Darwyn Thompson. I'm just gonna 0:11:58.880 --> 0:12:01.319 be even that more aggressive. So Tony Pollard over the 0:12:01.360 --> 0:12:04.160 past two days of NFFC drafts going off the board 0:12:04.160 --> 0:12:06.880 at nine point three, that's a DP. So that's in 0:12:06.920 --> 0:12:09.800 the eighth round. E y, do you feel the need 0:12:09.880 --> 0:12:13.120 to have to get Tony Pollard if you also draft 0:12:13.120 --> 0:12:14.920 Ezekiel Elliott? You know, if he's going in the eighth 0:12:14.960 --> 0:12:16.600 round of some of these high stakes drafts, you might 0:12:16.600 --> 0:12:18.880 have to pull him up around earlier just to make 0:12:18.920 --> 0:12:20.680 sure that you get him. So are you willing to 0:12:20.720 --> 0:12:23.360 invest your first and seventh or first and eighth round 0:12:23.440 --> 0:12:26.160 picks in Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard? Or is that 0:12:26.240 --> 0:12:29.440 just too much? Yeah? I feel like this year, more 0:12:29.559 --> 0:12:31.520 so than probably in the last four or five, I'm 0:12:31.559 --> 0:12:36.280 finding myself handcuffing guys, especially uh, you know, places where 0:12:36.320 --> 0:12:39.360 it's a good situation. Do I think Tony Pollard could be, 0:12:40.080 --> 0:12:42.600 you know, like like a decent running back in that 0:12:43.120 --> 0:12:46.160 in the Cowboys system? Yes, yes I do. He's not 0:12:46.200 --> 0:12:48.120 going to be a Zeke Elliott in my opinion, is 0:12:48.200 --> 0:12:51.800 Zike Elliott is the best or the one b uh 0:12:51.880 --> 0:12:54.280 running back? In the NFL and not just fantasy, Like 0:12:54.520 --> 0:12:57.320 this guy can literally do everything. He never has to 0:12:57.360 --> 0:13:00.280 come off the field. Um. And Tony Pollard, I mean 0:13:00.320 --> 0:13:02.600 he's just not He's not Ezekiel Elliott. He's not built 0:13:02.600 --> 0:13:04.600 like Ezekiel Elliott. He's not gonna be able to run 0:13:04.600 --> 0:13:07.680 in between the tackles. Uh. You know, he's more of 0:13:07.720 --> 0:13:11.319 a slot receiver kind of kind of build. So um, 0:13:11.480 --> 0:13:13.480 but I believe you should go after him. I like Matt, 0:13:13.600 --> 0:13:16.000 I was targeting him in the seventh round and a 0:13:16.040 --> 0:13:18.679 guy took him in the seventh round before me. And 0:13:18.920 --> 0:13:21.120 I mean, this is the craziest league I play in. 0:13:21.200 --> 0:13:23.599 You just never know what's going to happen. He is 0:13:23.600 --> 0:13:26.120 a guy that knows his stuff. He's a co commissioner 0:13:26.160 --> 0:13:28.920 with me, and he took his He took Pollard, and man, 0:13:28.960 --> 0:13:31.760 I was I was so mad. So I actually took 0:13:31.760 --> 0:13:35.079 Tony Pollard last night in the Draft Best Ball Championship. 0:13:35.080 --> 0:13:36.959 I took him in the eighth round and I didn't 0:13:36.960 --> 0:13:39.800 have Ezekiel Elliott. So the guy who drafted Ezekie Elliott 0:13:39.880 --> 0:13:42.440 was probably cursing me out, but I I looked at 0:13:42.440 --> 0:13:43.920 the upside there, and you know when you're playing a 0:13:43.920 --> 0:13:46.280 best ball, especially for an overall prize in a in 0:13:46.280 --> 0:13:48.200 a best Ball championship like that, I mean you're shooting 0:13:48.200 --> 0:13:50.319 for upside. So I figured, you know, what the hell 0:13:50.360 --> 0:13:52.600 in the eighth round Tony Pollard, if he ends up 0:13:52.600 --> 0:13:55.840 getting uh, you know, fifteen touches a game with Ezekiel 0:13:55.880 --> 0:13:58.120 Elliott out behind one of the best offensive lines in football, 0:13:58.320 --> 0:14:00.240 there is massive upside there. I just want to add 0:14:00.280 --> 0:14:03.200 to you know what e Y was saying about Tony Pollard, 0:14:03.240 --> 0:14:06.319 you know, really being more of a receiving back, uh 0:14:06.360 --> 0:14:08.480 than you know, your typical running back. He has six 0:14:08.480 --> 0:14:11.960 ft two pounds. He had a three year career at Memphis. 0:14:12.040 --> 0:14:15.680 He actually played with Darryl Henderson in college. Tony Pollard 0:14:15.679 --> 0:14:18.080 did not handle more than seventy eight carries in any 0:14:18.120 --> 0:14:21.000 collegiate season while he was at Memphis. He did have 0:14:21.400 --> 0:14:23.840 a hundred and four receptions total in his three year career. 0:14:24.080 --> 0:14:26.920 More so regarded as a pass catching running back. But 0:14:27.080 --> 0:14:30.440 I think there is something too. As explosive as he's been, 0:14:30.560 --> 0:14:33.240 as good as he's looked in the preseason, he's not 0:14:33.360 --> 0:14:35.240 going to be able to handle the same kind of 0:14:35.240 --> 0:14:38.120 workload that in Ezekiel Elliott would He never had more 0:14:38.120 --> 0:14:40.320 than seventy eight carries in any season in college. So 0:14:40.400 --> 0:14:43.240 just keep that in mind when handcuffing Tony Pollard with 0:14:43.280 --> 0:14:46.280 Ezekiel Elliott. It doesn't mean don't take him, but just 0:14:46.360 --> 0:14:48.160 you know, don't bring him up intil like the sixth 0:14:48.240 --> 0:14:50.840 round or anything too crazy like that. So you know, 0:14:50.880 --> 0:14:53.560 I want to ask you guys another question regarding Tony Pollard. 0:14:53.560 --> 0:14:55.360 And I was gonna save this for later on, but 0:14:55.360 --> 0:14:57.160 it makes sense now to kind of transition it in. 0:14:57.800 --> 0:15:00.920 Would you rather have Tony Pollard or Darwin Thompson just 0:15:01.040 --> 0:15:04.040 in a vacuum modica, not if you're a Damian Williams owner, 0:15:04.120 --> 0:15:05.880 not if you're a Stane owner. If you just want 0:15:05.960 --> 0:15:08.000 upside at the running back position, would you rather have 0:15:08.080 --> 0:15:11.240 Darwin Thompson or Pollard? Because they're now going within ten 0:15:11.320 --> 0:15:14.200 spots of each other in NFC drafts, Darwin Thompson is 0:15:14.200 --> 0:15:16.520 gonna be my preference here. I you know, as much 0:15:16.520 --> 0:15:19.400 as I do like Tony Pollard, even if Zeke comes back, 0:15:19.440 --> 0:15:21.840 I think you'll carve out a role, But I think 0:15:21.920 --> 0:15:24.360 Darwin Thompson is going to have a part of this 0:15:24.480 --> 0:15:28.240 offense without a doubt Look, even if Williams has seventy 0:15:28.360 --> 0:15:33.200 percent or seventy five of the offensive share twenty of 0:15:33.200 --> 0:15:36.360 the Kansas City Chiefs offense, here's a damn good thing 0:15:36.400 --> 0:15:38.880 to be involved with. I want to invest in chiefs, 0:15:38.960 --> 0:15:42.920 So I would go Darwyn Thompson over Pollard. Darwin Thompson's 0:15:42.960 --> 0:15:46.000 a d P is up to eighties six right now 0:15:46.040 --> 0:15:48.920 in NFFC drafts. As I mentioned Tony Pollard's ADP was, 0:15:49.600 --> 0:15:51.880 so they're going within nine ten spots of each other. 0:15:52.080 --> 0:15:55.720 Same question your way, e Y Darwin Thompson or Tony Pollard, 0:15:55.800 --> 0:15:58.160 just in a vacuum if you want an upside running 0:15:58.200 --> 0:16:01.160 back in that you know, eighth ninth round range. I 0:16:01.200 --> 0:16:03.560 think if I have Zeke, and I do have him 0:16:03.600 --> 0:16:05.680 in a lot of places, uh, then I would want 0:16:05.720 --> 0:16:08.400 Paul Pollard because I do feel they're similar type players. 0:16:08.400 --> 0:16:11.280 But like what Matt said is Kansas City, Kansas City 0:16:11.320 --> 0:16:14.840 Chiefs offense, I want as many pieces of that as possible. Um. 0:16:15.480 --> 0:16:18.000 And the truth is is, like everyone said, you know, statistically, 0:16:18.000 --> 0:16:21.080 I know Pat Mahomes is supposed to regress and and 0:16:21.200 --> 0:16:24.200 he's supposed to not throw fifty touchdowns, But I mean, 0:16:24.520 --> 0:16:27.760 I believe that This is a generational player. In twenty years, 0:16:27.840 --> 0:16:31.400 people will be talking about Patrick Mahomes, how he reinvented 0:16:31.400 --> 0:16:35.240 the quarterback position, how he came into the league and 0:16:35.240 --> 0:16:37.480 and just took up by storm and broke a bunch 0:16:37.480 --> 0:16:40.720 of records. I believe. I mean, if there's anybody in 0:16:40.760 --> 0:16:44.000 the game right now that could throw another fifty touchdowns, 0:16:44.000 --> 0:16:46.920 it's him. Uh in any reed system with that that 0:16:46.920 --> 0:16:50.000 that many skill positions players around him, and Darwin Thompson 0:16:50.040 --> 0:16:52.640 has really shown well I know what the preseason is, 0:16:52.720 --> 0:16:55.640 the preseason, but but every time the guys touched the ball, 0:16:55.680 --> 0:16:58.880 he's looked awesome. So yeah, I definitely want Thompson if 0:16:58.920 --> 0:17:01.640 I can get him. Yeah, and real quick to piggyback 0:17:01.720 --> 0:17:05.360 up for y point. We hear the word regression Fantasy baseball. 0:17:05.400 --> 0:17:08.800 We heard the word regression for Christian Yellick, and he's 0:17:08.800 --> 0:17:11.560 been even better. Tell us about that most How's how's 0:17:11.560 --> 0:17:16.359 that regression going? I don't see him not throwing at 0:17:16.400 --> 0:17:18.520 least touchdown? Piss. I agree with you, and I think 0:17:18.520 --> 0:17:20.280 he's over under right now is like thirty six and 0:17:20.280 --> 0:17:23.240 a half. I would be slamming that over based on 0:17:23.280 --> 0:17:25.600 the weapons that he has. It's Tyreek Hill. I mean 0:17:25.600 --> 0:17:27.760 nothing has changed. He has Tyreek Killy has Sammy Watkins. 0:17:27.920 --> 0:17:30.679 They've added me Cole Hardman, who was like a lesser 0:17:30.840 --> 0:17:33.800 version of Tyreek Hill on the field. With Tyreek Hill. 0:17:33.800 --> 0:17:36.119 They still have Travis Kelsey. They still have Damian Williams, 0:17:36.160 --> 0:17:38.840 who scored a bunch of receiving touchdowns down the stretch 0:17:38.880 --> 0:17:40.720 and in the playoffs as well. So when I saw 0:17:40.760 --> 0:17:43.879 that prop thirty six and a half passing touchdowns for 0:17:44.040 --> 0:17:46.000 Pat Mahomes this year, that is something where I am 0:17:46.119 --> 0:17:48.320 slamming the over. I don't see how he doesn't at 0:17:48.359 --> 0:17:51.959 least throw thirty thirty nine, you know, forty plus touchdowns 0:17:52.359 --> 0:17:54.160 this season. Real quick, We're coming up on a break 0:17:54.160 --> 0:17:55.840 and I'll introduce this. If we need more time, we'll 0:17:55.840 --> 0:17:57.919 talk about it when we get back. I have the 0:17:57.960 --> 0:18:01.960 fifth pick in the NFFC Prime Time today. Now I 0:18:01.960 --> 0:18:03.840 have a few running backs in mind that are in consideration, 0:18:03.880 --> 0:18:07.960 obviously wide receivers. This is full PPR. Matt David Johnson's 0:18:08.000 --> 0:18:11.960 ADP over the past week has slipped to eight point five. 0:18:12.600 --> 0:18:15.359 This is someone that was the consensus fifth overall pick 0:18:15.760 --> 0:18:18.960 while we assumed Ezekiel Elliott was going to play now, 0:18:19.000 --> 0:18:21.400 even with Zeke, you know, slipping a little bit. I've 0:18:21.400 --> 0:18:23.600 seen David Johnson still going in that four or five range, 0:18:23.800 --> 0:18:26.360 but in some of these high stakes stress he's actually slipping. 0:18:26.680 --> 0:18:28.679 I understand. The offensive line for the Cardinals has not 0:18:28.720 --> 0:18:31.879 looked good in the preseason. David Johnson had fifteen carries 0:18:31.920 --> 0:18:34.040 for forty four yards in the preseason. That's two point 0:18:34.119 --> 0:18:37.879 nine yards per carry. He hasn't looked great, but something 0:18:37.960 --> 0:18:40.040 is telling me that Cliff Kingsbury has kind of kept 0:18:40.040 --> 0:18:42.840 a lot of this offense under wraps throughout the preseason. 0:18:43.480 --> 0:18:45.679 I'm not really that worried, are you, because it seems 0:18:45.680 --> 0:18:47.880 like the rest of the high stakes industry is worried 0:18:47.920 --> 0:18:50.600 about David Johnson. Right, No, No No, I'm not really that worried. 0:18:50.640 --> 0:18:54.480 I'd probably maybe go Hopkins here at five if he's available. 0:18:54.640 --> 0:18:57.639 But for me, it's between David Johnson or James Conner. 0:18:57.880 --> 0:19:00.080 I explained, I explained my James kind of love earle 0:19:00.160 --> 0:19:04.720 on between those two David Johnson. First it's been David Johnson, 0:19:04.760 --> 0:19:06.800 but now it's really like a coin to us because 0:19:06.800 --> 0:19:09.560 I just think the Steelers, I know what I'm getting. 0:19:09.880 --> 0:19:13.480 It's a much better line it's been Exton Stone through 0:19:13.520 --> 0:19:15.359 the years. We saw with kind of do lationship before 0:19:15.359 --> 0:19:18.160 getting hurt. But David Johnson, it's terrible those things were 0:19:18.240 --> 0:19:21.520 last year was RB ten. This is going to be 0:19:21.760 --> 0:19:25.159 a better offense. It's the preseason. Don't really pay it 0:19:25.240 --> 0:19:28.680 no mind. They're not gonna show anything in my opinion, 0:19:28.840 --> 0:19:31.720 and that previo season. Yeah, I tend to agree with you. 0:19:31.720 --> 0:19:33.440 We'll get e y s thoughts we come back for 0:19:33.480 --> 0:19:37.119 guarding David Johnson. Is this slipping his a DP necessary? 0:19:37.200 --> 0:19:40.360 Doesn't make sense. Also, David Johnson versus James Connor will 0:19:40.400 --> 0:19:42.440 get those thoughts from e Y when we come back. 0:19:42.440 --> 0:19:45.040 It's the fantasy bfs right here on the Sports Grid 0:19:45.160 --> 0:19:47.919 TV network. It's Frank, Matt and e Y will be 0:19:47.960 --> 0:19:58.720 back right after this. From the NFL to the NBA. 0:19:58.960 --> 0:20:01.200 Daily Rhodo dot Com is the place to win millions 0:20:01.240 --> 0:20:03.800 in daily fantasy. 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I want to get 0:20:45.720 --> 0:20:48.560 your thoughts now. This a DP slip down to eight 0:20:48.600 --> 0:20:51.760 point five over the past couple of days in the NFC. 0:20:52.320 --> 0:20:55.840 Is this warranted? And would you rather have David Johnson? 0:20:56.000 --> 0:20:57.919 Or I know you, I think you're a little bit 0:20:57.920 --> 0:21:00.439 more down on James Conner. Would you rather have another 0:21:00.520 --> 0:21:04.160 running back over David Johnson that we haven't mentioned yet? Um, 0:21:04.320 --> 0:21:06.080 Nick Chobb is the only one that I would take 0:21:06.119 --> 0:21:08.639 over him. He's he's still there, But um yeah, I 0:21:08.680 --> 0:21:10.760 still like David Johnson. And then you know, like what 0:21:10.840 --> 0:21:14.240 Matt was saying with look at like this is a 0:21:14.280 --> 0:21:16.560 new offense and they don't want to play their hand. 0:21:16.560 --> 0:21:18.720 They don't want to show anyone what it's really going 0:21:18.760 --> 0:21:22.480 to be. Even with the terrible offensive line and the 0:21:22.520 --> 0:21:25.679 offensive line hasn't been improved. I mean, personnel wise, we 0:21:25.680 --> 0:21:28.040 don't know in this system what it's gonna look like 0:21:28.080 --> 0:21:31.280 because they're they're running a completely different offense. Having a 0:21:31.400 --> 0:21:34.760 quarterback that can run like that will improve the offensive line. 0:21:34.760 --> 0:21:36.720 There's not a single doubt in my mind that the 0:21:36.760 --> 0:21:39.600 offensive line will be improved, just because you have to 0:21:39.680 --> 0:21:42.879 respect the fact that Murray can run like the wind. 0:21:43.240 --> 0:21:47.359 David Johnson in the historically one of the worst offenses 0:21:47.440 --> 0:21:50.240 ever was still running back ten last year. This is 0:21:50.280 --> 0:21:53.560 a guy that is is I mean he's not maybe 0:21:53.600 --> 0:21:56.800 in his prime age, but he is still a young 0:21:56.920 --> 0:22:00.920 running back. Uh. He's a big body, can catch and run. Uh. 0:22:01.080 --> 0:22:03.400 There's been arguments to say that he's the best route 0:22:03.480 --> 0:22:07.040 router route runner as running back in the NFL. And 0:22:07.080 --> 0:22:09.600 he can still run between the tackles. He can do everything. 0:22:09.960 --> 0:22:13.400 And I still believe in this offense. I think it's 0:22:13.400 --> 0:22:15.600 going to be very interesting. I think they're going to 0:22:15.640 --> 0:22:18.280 throw the ball. Their defense is not good, They're going 0:22:18.320 --> 0:22:21.199 to have to score, and David Johnson is going to 0:22:21.200 --> 0:22:24.199 be the centerpiece. And I was actually talking about this 0:22:24.240 --> 0:22:26.399 with Greg the other day when we did our offensive 0:22:26.480 --> 0:22:29.600 line show. You know, talking about really good offensive lines 0:22:29.640 --> 0:22:31.840 and really bad offensive lines, and he asked me about 0:22:31.840 --> 0:22:34.200 the Arizona Cardinals and met. The way that I said 0:22:34.240 --> 0:22:37.240 that it kind of cancels out is by the volume 0:22:37.280 --> 0:22:39.400 that they're going to run. Right, So you know, even 0:22:39.440 --> 0:22:41.879 if we don't have as much efficiency that we hope for, 0:22:41.920 --> 0:22:44.119 when it comes to David Johnson, he can you know, 0:22:44.160 --> 0:22:45.920 he can have a low yards per carry and still 0:22:45.960 --> 0:22:48.320 be really good for fantasy. We saw that for Levian 0:22:48.359 --> 0:22:50.920 Bell his final season in Pittsburgh. He averaged four point 0:22:51.000 --> 0:22:53.600 zero yards per carry. Why was he so good because 0:22:53.600 --> 0:22:55.919 of the volume, how many carries he had, so how 0:22:55.920 --> 0:22:58.719 many receptions he had. So I said, with David Johnson, 0:22:58.720 --> 0:23:01.240 even if the efficiency is bad, that can be canceled 0:23:01.240 --> 0:23:03.280 out by the fact that they're running as many plays 0:23:03.280 --> 0:23:05.520 as they are and he's getting as many receptions as 0:23:05.560 --> 0:23:07.560 we hope he gets. Yeah, if you've seen the air 0:23:07.600 --> 0:23:10.480 raid offense. Look, if if I have David Johnson, I 0:23:10.560 --> 0:23:13.840 want him catching as many passes as possible, especially in 0:23:13.880 --> 0:23:17.359 the slot. He's just a nightmare matchup for anybody if 0:23:17.359 --> 0:23:19.480 that they could put on him. You show what he 0:23:19.520 --> 0:23:21.840 did the last time, you know, before he got injured. 0:23:21.840 --> 0:23:26.160 In seen. So I still have to believe that this 0:23:26.240 --> 0:23:28.760 is a guy it's gonna be tough to pass on. 0:23:28.880 --> 0:23:33.359 I I personally my motto is by the slide, by 0:23:33.520 --> 0:23:37.840 the slug, slide the slide, by the slide. Said by 0:23:37.880 --> 0:23:39.760 the slug. That sounds like, what do you mean by 0:23:39.760 --> 0:23:42.760 by the slug? By the slide? Here? By the slide, 0:23:44.520 --> 0:23:47.480 by the slide. When it comes to David Johnson, guys 0:23:47.480 --> 0:23:49.119 want to ask you about another running back who's been 0:23:49.119 --> 0:23:50.840 slipping down draft boards a little bit here, and it's 0:23:50.960 --> 0:23:53.639 Levi on Bell just mentioned him with the Pittsburgh Steelers. 0:23:53.680 --> 0:23:55.320 We all know he's not with the Steelers anymore. He's 0:23:55.359 --> 0:23:58.359 with crazy eyes. Adam Gates in the New York Jets 0:23:58.640 --> 0:24:01.560 is a DP over the past week, Matt slipping down 0:24:01.560 --> 0:24:04.880 to eleven point nine. So this is someone that earlier 0:24:04.880 --> 0:24:06.960 on in draft season he was going in that mid 0:24:07.000 --> 0:24:09.320 first round range, right after David Johnson, he was going 0:24:09.320 --> 0:24:11.640 anywhere from pick six to eight. Now we see him 0:24:11.680 --> 0:24:14.199 going you know the end of the first round, that 0:24:14.280 --> 0:24:16.720 first round turn. Uh, you know, last night I saw 0:24:16.800 --> 0:24:18.399 him go at I believe it was to three. I've 0:24:18.440 --> 0:24:20.960 seen him go early second round in this best ball 0:24:21.040 --> 0:24:23.480 draft that I was doing. So, you know, any concerns 0:24:23.520 --> 0:24:26.400 about Levian Bell, I have brought this up. They're talking 0:24:26.440 --> 0:24:28.920 about him getting off to a slow start, using Time 0:24:28.920 --> 0:24:30.720 Montgomery to help him a little bit earlier on in 0:24:30.720 --> 0:24:33.200 the season. The Jets have a buy in week four. 0:24:33.840 --> 0:24:37.679 We could potentially not see Levian Bell fully unleashed until 0:24:37.720 --> 0:24:39.840 week five. And it's like, at that point, what is 0:24:39.960 --> 0:24:42.560 your record in fantasy football looking like? So I think 0:24:42.560 --> 0:24:44.840 that there are legitimate concerns. I put out a pole 0:24:44.880 --> 0:24:47.200 the other day. Would you rather have Bell, Chubb or Cook? 0:24:47.680 --> 0:24:50.480 Levian Bell came in last place? Matt? Does that make sense? 0:24:50.880 --> 0:24:53.840 Actually does? And look, he's been away from the league 0:24:53.880 --> 0:24:58.520 for a year. He's no longer on the Pitchburgh Steelers, 0:24:58.560 --> 0:25:00.480 which is you know, that's a big difference. I was. 0:25:00.520 --> 0:25:03.000 I was talking about the Steelers way and everything like that, 0:25:03.720 --> 0:25:06.440 and honestly, I would take Dalvin Cook and Nick Chubb 0:25:06.480 --> 0:25:09.119 ahead of him. I think Dalvin Cook's the guy that 0:25:09.240 --> 0:25:12.679 still isn't getting enough love here. I probably it's really close, 0:25:12.720 --> 0:25:15.440 but I'd go Cook over Chubb. If I had one 0:25:15.440 --> 0:25:18.199 bullet to shoot, I would go in that direction. So 0:25:18.240 --> 0:25:21.840 I get it. Look, Time Montgomery is somebody that Adam 0:25:21.880 --> 0:25:24.119 Gates really seems to like, you look good in the 0:25:24.119 --> 0:25:27.960 preseason and if used correctly, he sets up really good. 0:25:28.200 --> 0:25:31.479 You can really utilize him, uh in in the right 0:25:31.560 --> 0:25:35.800 offensive scheme. That said, look, Levian Bell's a DP and 0:25:35.880 --> 0:25:38.760 four primetime drafts right now is in the second round. 0:25:38.800 --> 0:25:41.640 It's too two, so he's not even a first round 0:25:41.960 --> 0:25:46.720 after four high stake drafts. In full PPR though, Man's 0:25:47.359 --> 0:25:51.359 that's round yeah, like in a full PPR. I mean, 0:25:51.359 --> 0:25:53.119 this is someone that can still you know, let's not 0:25:53.160 --> 0:25:55.919 get it twisted. They're talking about bringing back his touches 0:25:55.960 --> 0:25:57.600 a little bit from where they have been with the Steelers, 0:25:57.640 --> 0:25:59.600 because I mean, let's be honest, the Steelers were running 0:25:59.600 --> 0:26:01.400 the guy into the ground, but he could still give 0:26:01.400 --> 0:26:06.840 you sixty plus receptions this year. Matt, So you same 0:26:06.920 --> 0:26:09.000 question for you. I mean, you know, when it comes 0:26:09.040 --> 0:26:11.520 to Levion Bell, is this a d P slip? Is 0:26:11.560 --> 0:26:14.800 this warranteed? It sounds like obviously you'd rather have Nick Chubb. 0:26:14.800 --> 0:26:19.560 Would you rather have Dalvin Cook over Levian Bell as well? Yeah? Yeah, definitely. 0:26:19.800 --> 0:26:22.600 Um for me, Chobb is is the number one out 0:26:22.600 --> 0:26:24.960 of those three? Then then Cook and he's not too 0:26:25.000 --> 0:26:27.800 far down. What worries me is just he just hasn't 0:26:27.800 --> 0:26:29.639 been able to stay healthy. And I know we're not 0:26:29.680 --> 0:26:33.560 supposed to think about that, but like, he's scary. He's 0:26:33.560 --> 0:26:36.359 just scary. He's never never played, you know, more than 0:26:36.400 --> 0:26:39.760 a handful of games. When he plays, I mean, he's electric. 0:26:39.800 --> 0:26:41.399 You can see it when he touches the ball. This 0:26:41.440 --> 0:26:45.440 guy is an absolute freak running back. But but what 0:26:45.440 --> 0:26:48.520 worries me a little bit about Cook is You've got Madison, 0:26:48.560 --> 0:26:51.320 which they like, and you've got Boone, which uh, I 0:26:51.320 --> 0:26:53.840 mean he's a freak athlete too, so uh, they're gonna 0:26:53.920 --> 0:26:57.119 run the ball there. But with Levan Bell, there's just 0:26:57.119 --> 0:27:00.360 too many unknowns. Do I think Donald will be improved, Yes. 0:27:00.440 --> 0:27:02.880 Do I think their offensive line will be improved. Yes. 0:27:03.160 --> 0:27:06.040 But the big thing is is he's not Ben Roethlisberger 0:27:06.040 --> 0:27:08.720 and they're not the Pittsburgh Steelers, So I mean, he's 0:27:08.760 --> 0:27:10.560 just playing in the lesser of an offense and I 0:27:10.600 --> 0:27:12.879 just don't believe he's going to be as productive. And 0:27:12.960 --> 0:27:15.080 being away from the league for a whole year does 0:27:15.119 --> 0:27:16.880 worry me a little bit. And and he's and he's 0:27:16.920 --> 0:27:19.119 definitely long in the tooth for sure. For a running 0:27:19.160 --> 0:27:21.520 back in the NFL. And I mentioned at the top 0:27:21.520 --> 0:27:24.200 of the show that I will be selfishly asking questions 0:27:24.200 --> 0:27:26.600 throughout the course of the show. So, uh, I just 0:27:26.640 --> 0:27:28.399 gotta ask you. In one of my home leagues, it's 0:27:28.440 --> 0:27:30.920 a keeper league this this weekend, I'm gonna have the 0:27:30.960 --> 0:27:33.679 choice of Levi on Bell, Dalvin Cook, Julio Jones, and 0:27:33.680 --> 0:27:36.120 a half PPR. Which direction would you go in there? 0:27:36.160 --> 0:27:39.040 It's a keeper league. I'm not gonna end up keeping 0:27:39.040 --> 0:27:40.359 any of these guys because you have to give up 0:27:40.359 --> 0:27:42.320 the round value that they go for the next year. 0:27:42.359 --> 0:27:43.840 So I'm not gonna keep any of these guys. It's 0:27:43.840 --> 0:27:45.960 basically just who do you think is gonna score the 0:27:45.960 --> 0:27:49.199 most points? I guess I mean Julio Jones probably the 0:27:49.200 --> 0:27:52.480 safest is probably the Serfest and it's hard not to 0:27:52.560 --> 0:27:54.800 love what Atlantic can do. I'm probably gonna go cook 0:27:54.840 --> 0:27:57.280 you Dalvin Cook. Yeah, you just want that running back, right. 0:27:57.840 --> 0:28:01.159 But it's also the fact that you know they fired 0:28:01.240 --> 0:28:04.119 the police bo like week twelve last year, and then 0:28:04.160 --> 0:28:06.600 they brought in you know, it was Stefanski the final 0:28:06.760 --> 0:28:09.040 three weeks of the season. The past attempt drop for 0:28:09.080 --> 0:28:11.600 Kirk Cousins from forty to twenty seven per game, and 0:28:11.640 --> 0:28:16.000 then what's his name got named as assistant head coaching. Yeah, 0:28:16.040 --> 0:28:18.920 Kob getting assistant head coach. That gave him some special 0:28:19.720 --> 0:28:22.480 kind of Basically, he's just helping them run the ball. Yeah, 0:28:22.480 --> 0:28:24.399 and he's gonna ensure his scheme, which I think is 0:28:24.400 --> 0:28:28.119 gonna pay huge dividends for Dalvin Cook. And I do 0:28:28.240 --> 0:28:30.960 think Stefan Giggs is gonna be the wide receiver to 0:28:31.000 --> 0:28:34.440 own over Over Feeling in this new scheme. Good point. 0:28:34.480 --> 0:28:36.920 And I also have Stefon Diggs rank one spot ahead 0:28:36.960 --> 0:28:40.400 of Adam Feeling myself, so we're in lockstep there. Good 0:28:40.400 --> 0:28:42.520 point that e I brought up regarding Dalvin Cook. Look, 0:28:42.520 --> 0:28:44.720 the guys missed fifteen games in his first two seasons. 0:28:44.840 --> 0:28:46.280 He's had his torn a c L, he dealt with 0:28:46.320 --> 0:28:49.120 hamstring issues last year. Earlier in the show, we mentioned 0:28:49.120 --> 0:28:52.000 Tony Pollard and Darwin Thompson as two of the best 0:28:52.040 --> 0:28:55.400 handcuffs in fantasy football right now. Add Alexander Madison to 0:28:55.480 --> 0:28:57.720 that list as well. Add Edo Smith to that list 0:28:57.800 --> 0:29:00.880 as well. You're just looking at running acts. Starting running 0:29:00.920 --> 0:29:03.600 backs on teams that have been injury prone. Dalvin Cook 0:29:03.720 --> 0:29:06.640 Devanta Freeman have been injury prone. So look at Alexander 0:29:06.640 --> 0:29:08.880 Madison and Edo Smith as two of the other top 0:29:08.920 --> 0:29:12.240 handcuffs in fantasy football this season. You know, I want 0:29:12.240 --> 0:29:14.960 to start this one off with you. It's regarding Antonio Brown. 0:29:15.000 --> 0:29:16.600 We just talked about one former Steeler. I want to 0:29:16.600 --> 0:29:20.480 get into the other former Steeler. This offseason, this preseason 0:29:20.520 --> 0:29:23.600 has just been completely bananas when it comes to Antonio Brown. 0:29:23.640 --> 0:29:26.200 You watch hard knocks, you see the video footage of 0:29:26.240 --> 0:29:29.840 his feet. It's disgusting and it's crazy everything that's gone 0:29:29.840 --> 0:29:32.040 on with him, you know, the helmet issues, which he's 0:29:32.040 --> 0:29:36.080 actually you know, worked into an endorsement somehow. So you know, 0:29:36.160 --> 0:29:38.479 maybe that's just the genius of Antonio Brown, Like this 0:29:38.520 --> 0:29:40.320 is just what he was trying to do the entire time. 0:29:40.520 --> 0:29:43.240 That wouldn't surprise me one bit. Is a DP has 0:29:43.280 --> 0:29:46.000 settled in at twenty one point to three right now 0:29:46.240 --> 0:29:48.880 in these high stage drafts. E y, would you be 0:29:48.920 --> 0:29:52.880 alright drafting Antonio Brown in that late second round range, 0:29:52.880 --> 0:29:55.240 that mid to late second round range? Uh? And would 0:29:55.240 --> 0:29:57.480 you rather have you know, let's say I think the 0:29:57.520 --> 0:29:59.840 next wide receiver after him is Keenan Allen. Do you 0:30:00.040 --> 0:30:01.840 like a B S A DP? Where it is right now? 0:30:01.960 --> 0:30:04.840 And would you rather have Antonio Brown or Keenan Allen 0:30:04.920 --> 0:30:09.240 in a full PPR league. I love both of these guys. Uh, 0:30:09.280 --> 0:30:11.719 but I do believe that Antonio Brown is smarter than 0:30:11.760 --> 0:30:14.600 everyone thinks. Like, look the rich kit richer. The guy 0:30:14.640 --> 0:30:17.440 refuses to wear the helmet, and now some you know, 0:30:17.560 --> 0:30:20.280 some helmet company is going to pay him a boatload 0:30:20.320 --> 0:30:23.280 of money which he doesn't need to wear their helmet 0:30:23.320 --> 0:30:27.080 and have a custom helmet made. Um. The truth is 0:30:27.200 --> 0:30:29.000 I back him, Like, if he wants to wear a 0:30:29.000 --> 0:30:31.880 helmet from then he should be able to. It's his head, 0:30:31.920 --> 0:30:34.240 it's his body. He should just sign things saying I 0:30:34.280 --> 0:30:37.200 understand that I'm wearing a helmet. That's And the truth 0:30:37.240 --> 0:30:39.680 is the new helmets aren't going to change anything. You 0:30:39.720 --> 0:30:41.920 can get a concussion by getting punched in the stomach. 0:30:42.240 --> 0:30:44.400 This is a bunch of concussion bull crap. We've gone 0:30:44.440 --> 0:30:46.040 through this on the show before. I'm not going to 0:30:46.120 --> 0:30:49.040 get into it. It's a bunch of mode um mumbo jumbo. 0:30:49.480 --> 0:30:52.320 Nobody knows about concussions. I don't care what anyone tells me. 0:30:52.440 --> 0:30:56.440 No one knows. Every person is completely different. But uh, 0:30:56.480 --> 0:31:00.480 Antonio Brown is maybe the one of the best receivers 0:31:00.520 --> 0:31:03.240 to ever play in the game. Derek Carr counter to 0:31:03.600 --> 0:31:05.760 throw the ball towards him. This guy's gonna catch it. 0:31:06.120 --> 0:31:09.120 I'm not as worried about him as everybody else. Like, Look, 0:31:09.760 --> 0:31:12.720 Derek Carr has not Ben Roethlisberger, but Derek car a 0:31:12.760 --> 0:31:14.920 couple of years ago almost won the league m v 0:31:15.000 --> 0:31:17.880 P on a team with with nobody. So you know, 0:31:18.200 --> 0:31:20.040 I think Derek Carr is better than people are giving 0:31:20.080 --> 0:31:23.280 him credit for. I think they're going to be improved. Uh, 0:31:23.360 --> 0:31:26.000 the run game is going to be improved with Jacobs, 0:31:26.040 --> 0:31:28.800 Jalen Rishard is gonna catch a bunch of balls. Waller 0:31:28.840 --> 0:31:31.240 at the tight end I like as a late sleeper. 0:31:31.480 --> 0:31:33.960 Tyrone Williams has been a good receiver if he's on 0:31:33.960 --> 0:31:37.160 the field. Is going to help Antonio Brown. Antonio Brown 0:31:37.400 --> 0:31:39.600 is a stunt. This is one of the best receivers 0:31:39.600 --> 0:31:42.360 to ever played. Matt Real quick a b or Keenan 0:31:42.360 --> 0:31:44.680 now in full PPR that late second round range. Who 0:31:44.680 --> 0:31:48.719 are you going Keenan Alan for Matt Modica? All right, 0:31:48.720 --> 0:31:51.479 when we get back. I got some questions regarding Joe Mixing, 0:31:51.560 --> 0:31:54.200 Chris Godwin, AMRII Cooper as well. We'll do all that 0:31:54.240 --> 0:31:56.800 when we get back. It's the Fantasy BFFs right here 0:31:56.920 --> 0:32:05.600 on the Sports Green TV network. Hey, thanks for downloading 0:32:05.640 --> 0:32:08.440 the podcast, and remember, if you want to listen live, 0:32:08.680 --> 0:32:11.880 download the I Heart Radio app, download the tune and 0:32:11.920 --> 0:32:15.680 app and just search for Fantasy Sports Radio Network and 0:32:15.760 --> 0:32:18.959 you could listen to this program live. 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It seems 0:33:34.360 --> 0:33:36.560 like the hate is going a little bit too far, Matt. 0:33:36.600 --> 0:33:39.600 I understand concerns about the offense and the offensive line, 0:33:40.320 --> 0:33:43.640 but we've seen running backs in bad offenses, in bad 0:33:43.680 --> 0:33:47.920 offensive line situations still perform for fantasy. Joe Mixon is 0:33:48.000 --> 0:33:50.480 one of and I believe this one of the ten 0:33:50.560 --> 0:33:52.840 most talented running backs in the NFL, maybe one of 0:33:52.880 --> 0:33:55.880 the five most talented running backs in the NFL. Has 0:33:55.920 --> 0:33:57.760 the hate gone too far when you see this guy 0:33:57.840 --> 0:34:02.200 drop all the way to three point one in drafts? Absolutely, 0:34:02.440 --> 0:34:05.120 As you said, he's one of the most talented running backs. 0:34:05.160 --> 0:34:08.439 If he was on an uber offense, they would be 0:34:08.680 --> 0:34:11.919 a lock first round pick. That's just playing and simple there. 0:34:12.120 --> 0:34:15.240 I understand you know, it's the bungalows and with the 0:34:15.280 --> 0:34:19.160 offensive line injuries, the A. J. Green injuries. But for me, 0:34:19.440 --> 0:34:22.480 when I'm in that second round. If I'm if I'm 0:34:22.480 --> 0:34:24.640 picking in the middle of where Frank will be picking tonight, 0:34:25.120 --> 0:34:28.680 I'm pretty much really hoping that a Mike Evans or 0:34:28.760 --> 0:34:32.080 a Joe Mixon falls to me, and I can, you know, 0:34:32.239 --> 0:34:35.080 start have my second round pick one of those two guys. 0:34:35.480 --> 0:34:38.080 I think that would be fantastic. Well, I'm happy you 0:34:38.080 --> 0:34:40.080 gave me that idea, Matt, because this might be something 0:34:40.080 --> 0:34:42.840 that I'm looking at it tonight in this NFFC prime 0:34:42.840 --> 0:34:45.080 time draft that I'm in. E y, in a full 0:34:45.120 --> 0:34:47.160 PPR draft, you know, this is something that I've actually 0:34:47.200 --> 0:34:50.799 thought about as well. Would you consider Damian Williams over 0:34:50.960 --> 0:34:53.680 Joe Mixing at this point because it is something I'm considering, 0:34:53.760 --> 0:34:56.120 just you know, when you put the offenses side by 0:34:56.160 --> 0:34:58.720 side and the fact that it is a full PPR league. 0:34:58.880 --> 0:35:02.000 You know, they're talking about the angles potentially using Giovanni 0:35:02.040 --> 0:35:04.400 Bernard more this year in the past game, so that's 0:35:04.400 --> 0:35:07.520 gonna take away some of the past work. Obviously, the 0:35:07.520 --> 0:35:10.239 receptions for Joe Mixon this year. In a full PPR, 0:35:10.719 --> 0:35:12.600 I think the argument can actually be made for Damian 0:35:12.640 --> 0:35:15.319 Williams over Joe Mixon. What says you? Yeah? And a 0:35:15.360 --> 0:35:18.040 full PPR for sure. I feel like the argument could 0:35:18.120 --> 0:35:20.279 get it could be made. I mean, for me, I 0:35:20.320 --> 0:35:24.279 don't know if I could do that if they're both there, Um, 0:35:24.320 --> 0:35:26.680 I think I'm gonna probably take mixing. I have him 0:35:26.719 --> 0:35:31.600 ranked two above Damien Williams right now. Um. But yeah, 0:35:31.600 --> 0:35:33.799 and a full PPR, I think it would be a 0:35:33.840 --> 0:35:36.319 really tough decision. And I think Damian Williams probably will 0:35:36.320 --> 0:35:38.520 produce more points in a full PPR. But but I 0:35:38.520 --> 0:35:41.359 don't really play in many full pprs. It's mostly half 0:35:41.440 --> 0:35:44.759 and I just think that mixing is Uh. He's just 0:35:44.800 --> 0:35:46.440 too good of a running back will like all the 0:35:46.440 --> 0:35:49.000 other stuff be damned. Like, Look, they're gonna need him 0:35:49.040 --> 0:35:51.480 to carry the ball and catch the ball if they're 0:35:51.480 --> 0:35:54.520 gonna be competitive, And he's gonna have a ton of volume, 0:35:54.719 --> 0:35:57.320 and we bought all three of us know volume equal 0:35:57.400 --> 0:36:00.760 success in fantasy sports. And here's also I'll say regarding 0:36:00.840 --> 0:36:03.600 Joe Mixon last year, his offensive line was not very 0:36:03.600 --> 0:36:06.839 good either. Matt he finishes the RB nine, so it's 0:36:06.840 --> 0:36:08.879 not like we haven't seen him perform with a bad 0:36:08.920 --> 0:36:12.680 offensive line before. I will say this, like he basically 0:36:12.719 --> 0:36:15.640 took over as the workhorse running back last year. They 0:36:15.640 --> 0:36:17.880 didn't use Giovanni Bernard last year as much as they 0:36:17.880 --> 0:36:20.359 normally do. So if they're gonna start to work Gio 0:36:20.400 --> 0:36:22.719 Bernard back in, it is something that I have some 0:36:22.760 --> 0:36:27.960 concerns about. But if, if, and this is when it 0:36:27.960 --> 0:36:31.360 comes to Zach Taylor coming over from the Los Angeles Rams, 0:36:31.840 --> 0:36:34.120 I'm hoping that he kind of uses Joe mix in 0:36:34.160 --> 0:36:36.560 the same way that Sean McVeigh has used Todd Gurley. 0:36:36.680 --> 0:36:38.719 I think that's gonna be the that that's gonna be 0:36:38.760 --> 0:36:41.440 the recipe, that's gonna be the formula. I'm not buying 0:36:41.520 --> 0:36:45.520 Giovanni Bernard getting in it. If something happened to him 0:36:45.600 --> 0:36:48.759 and you could, you know, you have Giovanni Bernard on 0:36:48.760 --> 0:36:51.120 your roster, Yeah, you can plug him, play him right 0:36:51.120 --> 0:36:53.239 in there. We've seen what he can do. But I 0:36:53.280 --> 0:36:56.120 think this is Mixon's role, you know, And I'm not 0:36:56.200 --> 0:37:00.160 really worried about him catching you know, Bernard coming in 0:37:00.320 --> 0:37:02.960 and catching more passages year, not buying a lot of it. 0:37:02.960 --> 0:37:05.359 It's kind of like in Chicago or they they're gonna 0:37:05.400 --> 0:37:08.520 scale back on Tarik Cohen when games are on the 0:37:08.560 --> 0:37:11.600 line and they gotta win games. Tarik Cohen's a freak 0:37:11.760 --> 0:37:14.360 and can help you win games. He's not gonna be 0:37:14.480 --> 0:37:16.759 up the field, so you know when he gets down 0:37:16.800 --> 0:37:20.280 to the crunch time the money players play. It's absolutely 0:37:20.320 --> 0:37:23.399 right you take Joe Mixon over Damian Williams. Yeah, I'm 0:37:23.400 --> 0:37:25.360 gonna do that. And I really like Damian wins and 0:37:25.360 --> 0:37:28.600 I love the Chiefs. But Joe Mixon, as I stated, 0:37:28.960 --> 0:37:31.440 if he was on a different offense, if he was 0:37:31.480 --> 0:37:34.919 on the Chief's offense, He's probably a top five running back. Yeah, easily. Yeah, 0:37:34.920 --> 0:37:37.280 I think we can agree on that. You mentioned Trek 0:37:37.360 --> 0:37:39.239 Cohen actually tweeted out a video of him once again 0:37:39.280 --> 0:37:41.799 doing like that backflip catch that he does every year. 0:37:41.800 --> 0:37:43.800 I mean, the guy, You're right, he's a freak athlete. 0:37:43.960 --> 0:37:45.120 I want to do a little bit of like a 0:37:45.200 --> 0:37:47.719 lightning round here, just because we got about, you know, 0:37:47.800 --> 0:37:50.040 eight ten minutes left in the show, uh, and I 0:37:50.040 --> 0:37:52.360 want to get your thoughts on these. So, just regarding 0:37:52.360 --> 0:37:55.400 the Bears backfield situation, which rookie would you rather have 0:37:55.480 --> 0:37:58.520 for re draft this year? Not Dynasty, Matt Modica, Josh Jacobs, 0:37:58.560 --> 0:38:02.359 or David Montgomery. I'm gonna go with Montgomery for the fact, 0:38:02.480 --> 0:38:06.200 I just like the Bans organization and current situation better 0:38:06.239 --> 0:38:10.160 than Oakland. And Oakland has a really tough sled to 0:38:10.200 --> 0:38:13.120 start the season. It's like five games they can easily 0:38:13.560 --> 0:38:15.279 you know, end up ohing five and let's to get 0:38:15.320 --> 0:38:19.200 some tough defenses. So you know, Jacobs is going to 0:38:19.280 --> 0:38:21.600 be good and stuff. I don't think Jalen was shot 0:38:21.680 --> 0:38:24.880 is disappearing. I think he has that role. So for me, 0:38:24.920 --> 0:38:28.080 I'd go Montgomery here. You know, I'm gonna throw this 0:38:28.120 --> 0:38:31.000 one year way. How scared are we of Amari Cooper's 0:38:31.040 --> 0:38:33.359 foot right now? He's got this plantar fasciitists that they're 0:38:33.360 --> 0:38:36.680 talking about. I've seen Dr David Chow on Twitter say 0:38:36.719 --> 0:38:38.640 that he believes the Marie Cooper can play through this. 0:38:39.160 --> 0:38:41.960 Marie Cooper's ADP has slipped to thirty four point two 0:38:42.040 --> 0:38:44.719 over the past week, whereas earlier on in draft season 0:38:44.760 --> 0:38:47.560 he was like a borderline second third round pick. How 0:38:47.600 --> 0:38:50.799 scared are you of Amari Cooper's foot right now? You are? Yeah? 0:38:50.800 --> 0:38:52.680 I feel it's something you have to concern you're with 0:38:52.840 --> 0:38:56.399 your yourself with But getting Amari Cooper, They're like, look 0:38:56.440 --> 0:38:58.920 like this is a guy that came from another another 0:38:59.040 --> 0:39:03.080 organization onto this team. Learned the offense, you know. I mean, 0:39:03.880 --> 0:39:07.239 he was a very productive player in a system that 0:39:07.239 --> 0:39:10.200 he didn't know. I believe that their their system will change, 0:39:10.400 --> 0:39:14.439 the offense will grow under the coordinator more there this year, 0:39:14.840 --> 0:39:17.280 Um Gallup is going to take a big step forward 0:39:17.320 --> 0:39:19.759 and that's going to help him. Marie Cooper doc is 0:39:20.160 --> 0:39:23.600 you know he's planning for a contract. Uh. I've already 0:39:23.600 --> 0:39:25.920 stated my fact of what I think. Ezekiel Elliott will 0:39:25.920 --> 0:39:28.640 be there week one. I still believe that Um and 0:39:28.960 --> 0:39:31.600 I think Amari Cooper is going to be a big 0:39:31.640 --> 0:39:35.080 time Fantasy contributor in this year. Matt Modica. Duke Johnson's 0:39:35.080 --> 0:39:37.440 a DP is up to fifty seven point eight over 0:39:37.480 --> 0:39:40.520 the past couple of days in NFFC drafts, So that 0:39:40.560 --> 0:39:43.000 puts him at the end of the fifth round. How 0:39:43.040 --> 0:39:46.040 early is too early for Duke Johnson. I think that's 0:39:46.080 --> 0:39:48.719 a you know, a good spot for him. When you 0:39:48.760 --> 0:39:51.479 look at the fifth round, you're looking at these past 0:39:51.560 --> 0:39:54.919 catching backs for the most part, you know, I see 0:39:54.960 --> 0:39:57.959 like a DJ Moore falling into the fifth round. Dj 0:39:59.400 --> 0:40:02.360 d Moore, try man, don't even hesitate you hit select, 0:40:02.600 --> 0:40:05.560 But yeah, I think David David, I think Duke Johnson 0:40:05.640 --> 0:40:08.319 here is uh is a very good pick. I would 0:40:08.320 --> 0:40:11.520 take Miles Sanders over Miles Sanders over Duke Johnson. Howbout 0:40:11.560 --> 0:40:13.359 Duke Johnson versus James White? Who you got there? I'm 0:40:13.360 --> 0:40:15.040 gonna go with Duke Johnson this year and James right 0:40:15.040 --> 0:40:17.040 to be one of my favorite fantasy players of all time, 0:40:17.320 --> 0:40:19.719 but now his price. He was always somebody that was 0:40:19.760 --> 0:40:21.920 there for you later on. Now you're paying for it. 0:40:22.160 --> 0:40:24.600 So I would go with Duke yeah, and plus with 0:40:24.719 --> 0:40:28.160 Josh Gordon there, Julian Edelman, And now to Marrius Thomas. 0:40:28.239 --> 0:40:31.160 The Ghosts of Damarius Thomas is back. I don't know 0:40:31.200 --> 0:40:33.480 if anyone was watching preseason last night. I mean, what 0:40:33.680 --> 0:40:36.279 is going on with modern medicine where we're at the 0:40:36.320 --> 0:40:40.080 point now where you can tear your achilles and you're 0:40:40.120 --> 0:40:42.399 back in eight months like you didn't even miss a beat. 0:40:42.440 --> 0:40:45.960 Emmanuel Sanders someone who's risen up draft boards. To Marius 0:40:45.960 --> 0:40:49.320 Thomas goes seven eighty seven and two last night, seven 0:40:49.360 --> 0:40:53.640 receptions eighty seven yards, two touchdowns in the fourth preseason game. 0:40:53.920 --> 0:40:56.360 So y, I'll throw this one your way. Is the 0:40:56.440 --> 0:40:58.960 Marius Thomas worth a late round flyer right now? You 0:40:59.000 --> 0:41:02.839 know round fifth sixteen of your standard draft. Should you 0:41:02.960 --> 0:41:06.600 take a late round flyer onto Marius Thomas? Yeah? Why not? 0:41:06.760 --> 0:41:10.680 I mean he's playing, uh in a great offense. You 0:41:10.760 --> 0:41:13.480 mean that someone has to be the goal line guy. 0:41:13.560 --> 0:41:16.960 There's you know, Gronkowski is not there anymore. I know 0:41:17.120 --> 0:41:19.719 Edelman gets used that way and scores touchdowns. But I 0:41:19.719 --> 0:41:22.319 mean the reality is is Tom Brady wants a big 0:41:22.320 --> 0:41:25.320 body to like walk into the end zone turned towards 0:41:25.400 --> 0:41:27.160 him and then jump up and box everybody out and 0:41:27.160 --> 0:41:30.000 catch it. That's what Damarius Thomas has done. Uh, That's 0:41:30.120 --> 0:41:32.840 that's what he's very good at. Uh. And in that offense. 0:41:32.840 --> 0:41:35.239 I mean, we don't know what Josh Gordon's gonna be. Uh, 0:41:35.360 --> 0:41:37.319 he's a guy that's going way way in front of him. 0:41:37.320 --> 0:41:39.479 But the reality is is Damarus Thomas could have better 0:41:39.480 --> 0:41:43.440 fantacy value than Josh Gordon this year. Josh Gordon's ADP 0:41:43.520 --> 0:41:44.960 I'm happy you brought him up at e Y over 0:41:44.960 --> 0:41:48.120 the past couple of days is a DPS sixties seven 0:41:48.239 --> 0:41:50.719 point eight. So that puts Josh Gordon smack daddy in 0:41:50.719 --> 0:41:54.359 the middle of the sixth round. Matt Modika, is it 0:41:54.480 --> 0:41:57.640 Josh Gordon time? Because I don't know that. You know, 0:41:57.800 --> 0:42:00.560 Antonio Brown is someone who has a wide range of outcomes, 0:42:00.560 --> 0:42:02.239 and you know there's a very high ceiling. It's a 0:42:02.280 --> 0:42:03.759 very low floor. I think you could say the same 0:42:03.840 --> 0:42:07.680 thing about Josh Gordon. Give us the high stakes mindset 0:42:07.920 --> 0:42:10.920 for drafting someone like Josh Gordon in those middle rounds, 0:42:11.080 --> 0:42:13.960 because I think he still does have the talent obviously 0:42:13.960 --> 0:42:16.640 the situation where he can be someone that helps you 0:42:16.680 --> 0:42:19.560 win leagues. Matt Moodgan, I do agree with that, and 0:42:19.600 --> 0:42:21.640 I think, you know, he's got to be a strong 0:42:21.680 --> 0:42:24.399 consideration there. You look at his numbers from last year, 0:42:24.600 --> 0:42:27.799 especially after those first couple of games. The Patriots kept 0:42:27.840 --> 0:42:30.200 him around. They knew he was gonna you know, they 0:42:30.280 --> 0:42:32.439 kept this investment. They were with him the whole way. 0:42:32.760 --> 0:42:36.120 The league cleared him to play Week one. Uh, and 0:42:36.400 --> 0:42:39.680 you got Edelman has a role, Gordon has a role. 0:42:39.719 --> 0:42:42.040 They're a better team with Josh Gordon on the field. 0:42:42.480 --> 0:42:46.920 Now you have his personal demons that you have to consider, 0:42:47.080 --> 0:42:49.719 which can pop up at any time. So that's the 0:42:49.800 --> 0:42:52.799 hesitation as far as from me with Josh Gordon. Just 0:42:52.840 --> 0:42:56.480 another little fact, Patriots would have had the third most 0:42:56.719 --> 0:43:00.879 rushing attempts in the NFL this year. People don't realize it. Yeah, 0:43:00.880 --> 0:43:02.840 I mean, I think that's kind of a correlation with 0:43:02.880 --> 0:43:04.839 tom Brady getting a little bit older. We saw that 0:43:04.920 --> 0:43:07.399 in the postseason where normally in the postseason that's where 0:43:07.400 --> 0:43:09.640 they lean on tom Brady, that wasn't the case. That's 0:43:09.680 --> 0:43:12.680 where they really leaned on Sony Michelle and Rex burke 0:43:12.719 --> 0:43:15.520 Head and James White and all those guys. And you 0:43:15.520 --> 0:43:17.359 know what's crazy. I was talking about this with someone 0:43:17.480 --> 0:43:20.279 last night. Matt tom Brady went from you know, one 0:43:20.280 --> 0:43:22.120 of these quarterbacks that you're getting super late in drafts, 0:43:22.239 --> 0:43:25.120 still getting him super late, someone that had no weapons, 0:43:25.200 --> 0:43:27.399 to all of a sudden, this guy has Josh Gordon 0:43:27.440 --> 0:43:29.759 to Marius Thomas on the outside and Julian Edelman in 0:43:29.760 --> 0:43:31.840 the slot and James White still catching passes out of 0:43:31.840 --> 0:43:34.520 the backfield and real quick on Julian Edelman. The last 0:43:34.560 --> 0:43:36.319 time he played six games a couple of years ago, 0:43:36.440 --> 0:43:39.480 put up fantastic line. Last year. If you take the 0:43:40.200 --> 0:43:43.239 twelve games he played and the three playoff games, it's 0:43:43.239 --> 0:43:45.960 an incredible season. So he's another guy that you just 0:43:46.400 --> 0:43:48.640 if he's there for you. He's just a solid bit 0:43:48.960 --> 0:43:50.800 and he has such a report with Tom Brady to 0:43:50.960 --> 0:43:53.160 where you know, even if Josh Gordon is playing, even 0:43:53.200 --> 0:43:56.240 if the Marius Thomas is playing, you know that Julian 0:43:56.320 --> 0:43:58.040 Edelman is still the go to guy. He is the 0:43:58.160 --> 0:44:00.200 number one in the pecking order. And if you look 0:44:00.200 --> 0:44:03.280 at his career splits with Gronk on the field versus 0:44:03.280 --> 0:44:07.320 without Gronk on the field, Julian's Edelman's targets, receptions, touchdowns 0:44:07.320 --> 0:44:09.480 per game all go up. And he actually had twenty 0:44:09.520 --> 0:44:12.399 red zone targets last year Matt only playing in those 0:44:12.440 --> 0:44:17.239 twelve games. So I originally I had said, I think 0:44:17.239 --> 0:44:19.160 that Julian Edeman was gonna put up a career year 0:44:19.160 --> 0:44:21.520 in terms of touchdowns this season. But now with Josh 0:44:21.560 --> 0:44:24.120 Gordon coming back and Damarius Thomas, those are some bigger 0:44:24.120 --> 0:44:27.120 bodied wide receivers. I am souring on that a little bit, 0:44:27.200 --> 0:44:32.240 but I still think that Julian Edelman could have especially 0:44:32.560 --> 0:44:34.160 in fill PPR. Look you get him in that mid 0:44:34.160 --> 0:44:36.439 third round range, that late third round. Look. I saved 0:44:36.440 --> 0:44:39.359 the best for last guys. It's Chris Godwin, the best 0:44:39.400 --> 0:44:42.560 wide receiver of all time, Chris Godwin. I took him 0:44:42.600 --> 0:44:45.439 at three oh eight last night in this Best Ball 0:44:45.520 --> 0:44:48.960 draft that I was competing in. Uh, the ADP is 0:44:49.040 --> 0:44:51.759 up to thirty five. E. Why, I'm gonna throw a 0:44:51.760 --> 0:44:53.239 few names your way and you just let me know. 0:44:53.320 --> 0:44:56.719 Chris Godwin or this player Chris Godwin or Marie Cooper? 0:44:56.719 --> 0:45:02.880 Are you for me? It's Marie Cooper. Chris he's a 0:45:02.960 --> 0:45:05.640 number He's a number one. Godwin is the two Evans 0:45:05.680 --> 0:45:08.440 is the guy there? Um? I like Chris Godwin, but 0:45:08.480 --> 0:45:11.040 the reality is is Murray Cooper I think is in 0:45:11.040 --> 0:45:14.280 a better spot that Chris Godwin or the Vikings wide receivers. 0:45:16.040 --> 0:45:18.680 I'm still gonna go with the fucking wide receivers. But Godwin, 0:45:18.960 --> 0:45:22.200 look I get look the opportunity for him there in 0:45:22.200 --> 0:45:25.400 the slot. Look at Bruce arians career with slot receivers. 0:45:25.719 --> 0:45:29.440 It's I know, it's getting crazy. He's a DPS in 0:45:29.560 --> 0:45:32.440 four n f C prime times. Oh my god, that 0:45:32.719 --> 0:45:34.920 early third round range. So I might not even get 0:45:34.960 --> 0:45:36.880 him in the middle of the third round tonight. Uh. 0:45:36.960 --> 0:45:39.680 Someone that I obviously was looking at you will throw 0:45:39.680 --> 0:45:42.800 it back your way. Chris Godwin or the Rams wide 0:45:42.800 --> 0:45:46.000 receivers is Brandon Cooks, Robert Woods and Cooper cup What 0:45:46.040 --> 0:45:49.920 do you got? Do you want? Oh? Jeezus, I think 0:45:49.920 --> 0:45:52.279 I'd probably take all three of those guys above him. 0:45:52.320 --> 0:45:56.960 I have him lifted uh uh Cook's Woods Cup. But 0:45:57.239 --> 0:45:59.439 I'm round my men and with cop on a bunch 0:45:59.440 --> 0:46:02.640 of my team. Um, he's basically the tight end there. 0:46:02.680 --> 0:46:06.319 He's gonna score touchdowns. From all reports as he has 0:46:06.360 --> 0:46:10.400 looked great and just as athletic as ever. So like 0:46:10.400 --> 0:46:13.280 he's a tip of the captor modern medicine and Modiga 0:46:13.320 --> 0:46:18.480 real quick. Chris Godwin or Julian Edelman, I'll go god 0:46:18.520 --> 0:46:21.640 with you, go with Godwin format mood. You want to 0:46:21.640 --> 0:46:23.839 thank you so much for coming in studio, Matt As 0:46:23.880 --> 0:46:26.000 always want to thank e y for showing up as well. 0:46:26.280 --> 0:46:29.280 Frank Stanville, We'll see you back on Tuesday. No programming Monday, 0:46:29.719 --> 0:46:33.080 we hope. From the NFL to the NBA. 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We have 0:47:10.520 --> 0:47:12.680 Eric Young over on Skype and we were talking about 0:47:12.680 --> 0:47:15.560 Ezekiel Elliott just before we hit the break. I'm gonna 0:47:15.560 --> 0:47:18.839 ask you guys, just like a piggyback question off Ezekiel Elliott, Matt, 0:47:18.960 --> 0:47:20.760 if you do end up with a share of Ezekiel 0:47:20.760 --> 0:47:23.000 Elliott at the back end of the first round, how 0:47:23.080 --> 0:47:25.560 early is too early when it comes to drafting Tony 0:47:25.600 --> 0:47:27.920 Pollard Because we've heard the reports about all right, it 0:47:27.960 --> 0:47:29.640 could be six weeks. I know you were just telling 0:47:29.640 --> 0:47:31.920 me during the break that Ezekiel Elliott only needs like 0:47:31.960 --> 0:47:34.279 three games of service time for this account as an 0:47:34.280 --> 0:47:37.160 accrude season. So there's a chance there still a chance 0:47:37.480 --> 0:47:40.480 that Ezekiel Elliott misses a large portion. How early is 0:47:40.520 --> 0:47:43.120 too early to take Tony Pollard if you have Ezekiel 0:47:43.120 --> 0:47:44.840 Elliott as well? I mean yeah, I mean if you 0:47:44.880 --> 0:47:48.160 take Zeke, you have to hone in on Tony Pollard. Uh, 0:47:48.360 --> 0:47:50.759 so he was going in the ninth round. I have 0:47:50.920 --> 0:47:53.279 to be interested in him in in the seventh round. 0:47:53.800 --> 0:47:56.399 And you know, depending upon who's there, how I set 0:47:56.400 --> 0:47:58.160 my team up, what are the running bats I have 0:47:58.480 --> 0:48:01.080 is going to be critical in that aspect as well. 0:48:01.280 --> 0:48:03.000 I mean, I'm kind of the same way with like 0:48:03.120 --> 0:48:05.560 Damian Williams. I like Damian Williams at all, But if 0:48:05.560 --> 0:48:08.279 I draft Damian Williams, I am making it a prerogative 0:48:08.440 --> 0:48:10.760 to have Darwyn Thompson. Even if I don't have Damian Williams, 0:48:10.840 --> 0:48:13.440 I'm still making it a prerogative to have Darwyn Thompson. 0:48:13.480 --> 0:48:15.760 I'm just gonna be even that more aggressive. So Tony 0:48:15.760 --> 0:48:18.520 Pollard over the past two days of NFFC drafts going 0:48:18.520 --> 0:48:21.040 off the board at nine point three. That's his a DP. 0:48:21.160 --> 0:48:23.680 So that's in the eighth round. E y, do you 0:48:23.760 --> 0:48:26.600 feel the need to have to get Tony Pollard if 0:48:26.640 --> 0:48:28.719 you also draft Ezekiel Elliott, You know, if he's going 0:48:28.760 --> 0:48:30.400 in the eighth round of some of these high stakes drafts, 0:48:30.400 --> 0:48:32.480 you might have to pull him up around earlier just 0:48:32.520 --> 0:48:34.080 to make sure that you get him. So are you 0:48:34.120 --> 0:48:36.560 willing to invest your first and seventh or first and 0:48:36.640 --> 0:48:39.440 eighth round picks in Ezekiel Elliott and Tony Pollard Or 0:48:39.480 --> 0:48:42.440 is that just too much? Yeah? I feel like this year, 0:48:42.560 --> 0:48:44.560 more so than probably in the last four or five, 0:48:44.560 --> 0:48:49.000 I'm finding myself handcuffing guys, especially uh, you know, places 0:48:49.000 --> 0:48:51.680 where it's a good situation. Do I think Tony Pollard 0:48:51.719 --> 0:48:54.719 could be you know, like like a decent running back 0:48:54.760 --> 0:48:57.719 in that in the Cowboys system? Yes, yes I do. 0:48:57.960 --> 0:48:59.600 I mean he's not going to be a Zike Elliot. 0:48:59.600 --> 0:49:02.120 I might opinion of Ziki Elliott is the best or 0:49:02.200 --> 0:49:05.160 the one b uh running back in the NFL and 0:49:05.200 --> 0:49:08.000 not just fantasy like this guy can literally do everything. 0:49:08.200 --> 0:49:10.799 He never has to come off the field. Um. And 0:49:10.800 --> 0:49:13.440 Tony Pollard, I mean he's just not He's not Zekil Elliott. 0:49:13.480 --> 0:49:15.400 He's not built like Ezekiel Elliott. He's not gonna be 0:49:15.400 --> 0:49:17.759 able to run in between the tackles. Uh, you know, 0:49:18.000 --> 0:49:21.279 he's more of a slot receiver kind kind of build. 0:49:21.360 --> 0:49:23.640 So Um, but I believe you should go after him. 0:49:23.640 --> 0:49:25.920 I like Matt I was targeting him in the seventh 0:49:26.040 --> 0:49:27.919 round and the guy took him in the seventh round 0:49:28.360 --> 0:49:30.959 before me. And I mean, this is the craziest league 0:49:30.960 --> 0:49:32.800 I play, and you just never know what's going to happen. 0:49:33.280 --> 0:49:35.279 He is a guy that knows his stuff. He's a 0:49:35.320 --> 0:49:38.240 co commissioner with me, and he took his He took Pollard, 0:49:38.239 --> 0:49:40.840 and man I was I was so mad. So I 0:49:40.840 --> 0:49:43.640 actually took Tony Pollard last night in the Draft Best 0:49:43.640 --> 0:49:45.840 Ball Championship. I took him in the eighth round. And 0:49:45.840 --> 0:49:48.320 I didn't have Ezekiel Elliott. So the guy who drafted 0:49:48.320 --> 0:49:50.080 Ezekie Elliott was probably cursing me out