1 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:13,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, what is up? Welcome to another edition of the 2 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: NFL Fantasy Football Show, presented by Draft Kings. It's Me 3 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: Your Man, m G. Marcus Grant, masking and socially distancing, 4 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: win and where necessary. And we made it through the 5 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 1: first Sunday of the season. One down, just fifteen to 6 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:29,640 Speaker 1: go for fantasy purposes. We're not counting Week seven team 7 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: because friends don't let friends play in week seventeen, so 8 00:00:32,680 --> 00:00:34,319 Speaker 1: we got plenty of things to talk about. Of course, 9 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:36,880 Speaker 1: there's still two more games on the docket before Week 10 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 1: one wraps up. We will preview those as well, so 11 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 1: planny to talk about. It's overreaction theater because that's the 12 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 1: fun part of Week one in fantasy football. We'll bring 13 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:47,879 Speaker 1: in our co host Kimmy Checks in just a little bit, 14 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 1: but first let's talk to our faithful producer, Senior Edward L. Murphy. 15 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 1: Esquire and look, Murphy, the Eagles lost, the Cowboys lost, 16 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 1: the football team gets a win to start the season. 17 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:01,639 Speaker 1: Are you feeling okay about the Giants in Week one 18 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 1: right now? It's literally the best possible sony you could have. Um, 19 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 1: you know, there's no pressure Giants loose if they get 20 00:01:08,520 --> 00:01:10,840 Speaker 1: blown out in National TV to the Pittsburgh Steelers. They're 21 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:13,960 Speaker 1: only one great tie with the Cowboys, tied with the Eagles. Um, 22 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:17,320 Speaker 1: not to worry about the football team. UM So I'm 23 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 1: feeling pretty good. If they win, great, if they lose, 24 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:23,319 Speaker 1: we're pretty much at square one. Yeah. No, I think 25 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: it was maybe the best possible start for them. Uh. 26 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 1: I know the first three or four weeks of the 27 00:01:28,240 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 1: schedule are not very forgiving, but I mean, guys, and 28 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: if you get through this, I would say two and 29 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: two in the first month, you got to feel really 30 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:39,959 Speaker 1: good about the outlook for this team totally. Um, I'm 31 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:42,120 Speaker 1: in the mindset if I want to see just positive 32 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 1: steps of this team. It's a very young squad. I 33 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: have zero expectations for this defense. So really what it 34 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:50,480 Speaker 1: comes down to is Danny Dimes take on the three receivers, 35 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 1: Evan Ingram and the approved all line. Show me something 36 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: with that, with that Garrett offense, and I'll be a 37 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 1: happy camper. There you go. It is the early game 38 00:01:58,880 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 1: of the Monday night double ter we have tonight the 39 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,520 Speaker 1: Steelers and the giants of late game will be the 40 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 1: Titans and the Bronco Who will get into both of 41 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:07,320 Speaker 1: those A little bit later on in the show. But 42 00:02:07,400 --> 00:02:10,519 Speaker 1: it is a Monday, which means we are grace, I 43 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: should say, by the presence of the one and only 44 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:16,920 Speaker 1: Kimmy Checks. Welcome back to another Monday show, Kimmy Gray 45 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: to see you. I mean you, you got your your 46 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 1: good vibes out of the way early. The Chiefs started 47 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: with a big win on Thursday night, so Sunday was 48 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: just sort of a I would imagine a cruise day 49 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 1: for you football WI was right Sunday it was. You know, 50 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:30,800 Speaker 1: I'm still on a high from the Chief's victory on Thursday, 51 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: which of course I am, but my second favorite team 52 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 1: in New Orleans Saints. They blew through Tom Brady and 53 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 1: that Buccaneer offense, so I'm excited. I feel good. But 54 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 1: I woke up this morning with like a football hangover 55 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: after not having football for all this time, especially no 56 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 1: preseason games. You know, we didn't get an opportunity to 57 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: go in person to any training camps. So I went 58 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: to sleep like so incredibly exhausted, and I woke up 59 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:52,360 Speaker 1: this morning It's like I have not seen that much 60 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 1: action and so long. I was like, I feel good, 61 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: I'm energized, I'm ready to go. So I'm excited. I'm 62 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:00,399 Speaker 1: excited for the two games tonight. Yeah, get a little 63 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 1: hair of the dog this evening, so to kind of 64 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: help step you down into the rest of the weekend, 65 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 1: and we'll be right back at it again coming up 66 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 1: on Thursday. Let's get into some fantasy headlines though, some 67 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 1: of the big stories that we saw in Week one. 68 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 1: The first one, Josh Jacobs just absolutely ran over the 69 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:19,360 Speaker 1: Carolina Panthers a hundred and thirty nine total yards, four catches, 70 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 1: which is kind of the big thing for me, caught 71 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:23,919 Speaker 1: the football quite a bit, three touchdowns, thirty five almost 72 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 1: thirty six fantasy points for Josh Jacobs and Kimmy. I 73 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 1: know a lot of us were excited about his what 74 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: his potential could be this year. We thought he had 75 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: the chance to be easily a top ten running back. 76 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: But with what we saw on Sunday, is it possible 77 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 1: we underestimated Josh Jacobs this year? Well, I want to 78 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 1: I want to talk to the people who underestimated because 79 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: it's kind of like, what are you doing? I think 80 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: in a lot of ladues that you and I play, 81 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 1: and I saw him go in the late first round, 82 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: early second round, you know, the expectations were really high 83 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:54,520 Speaker 1: this season because of how well he performed last season. 84 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: But you know, I want to I want to talk 85 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 1: about something that you mentioned earlier, which was his catches. Right, 86 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 1: So regardless of him running the ball through the Panthers defense, 87 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: he was also involved in the passing game and was 88 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 1: second on the team and receptions while forcing mixed tackles 89 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: on two of those receptions. So on top of that, 90 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: he ran eighteen routes while the next highest player on 91 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: the team only had three. So it just goes to 92 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 1: show that, you know, those of us that grabbed Jacob's 93 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:20,360 Speaker 1: early in the second round and late in the first round, 94 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: we were really smart about that. So I have huge, huge, 95 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 1: huge expectations. I think he's going to be the leader 96 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: and not only rushing but potentially receptions for the Raiders, 97 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 1: which is incredibly exciting. I mean, look, he had four 98 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:35,840 Speaker 1: catches yesterday. He had twenty all of last year, So 99 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:39,159 Speaker 1: he got twenty percent of his season total catches in 100 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 1: just one game. It is sort of a reminder we 101 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:43,839 Speaker 1: look at him, we look at Chris Carson who had 102 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: a bunch of catches, Jonathan Taylor, who will talk about 103 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:47,840 Speaker 1: a little bit later as well. And it's just a 104 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:50,800 Speaker 1: reminder that just because you've never seen a guy do 105 00:04:50,839 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: a certain thing in his career doesn't mean that he 106 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 1: can't do it. So hopefully this is the start of 107 00:04:55,480 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: good things for Josh Jacobs in that Raidar offense throughout Alright. 108 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: The Packer They're passing game just absolutely smashed in their 109 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: season opener against the Minnesota Vikings. Look at the Davante 110 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 1: Adams saying, maybe not a surprise fourteen catches there, but 111 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers the huge day for a R twelve there 112 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 1: for the Packers, three hundred sixty four passing yards, four touchdowns. 113 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:21,360 Speaker 1: He had just over thirty fantasy points there. Look, I 114 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:24,120 Speaker 1: I admit I sort of talked down on Rogers. I said, 115 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 1: I don't know if he can be, you know, a 116 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: top ten, top twelve fantasy quarterback this year. Maybe he's fading. 117 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:33,239 Speaker 1: I will offer a week one apology to Aaron Rodgers. 118 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 1: As for you, how are you feeling about him right now? 119 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 1: You know, I also actually owe him an apology because 120 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:41,039 Speaker 1: I was under the same mindset that you were, that 121 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:43,160 Speaker 1: you know, maybe this wasn't the Aaron Rodgers that we 122 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 1: were used to and who we were going to see 123 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: this season, but he literally said, hold my beer, Jordan Love, 124 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 1: hold my beer, Green Bay Packers. I'm going to go 125 00:05:50,279 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 1: out and have an m DP worthy performance. Now you 126 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 1: already said he had three hundred sixty four yards four 127 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:58,359 Speaker 1: passing touchdowns. This was his twenty fourth career game with 128 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:01,840 Speaker 1: at least four passing touchdown, which now he has surpassed 129 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:04,680 Speaker 1: Brett Farve, the guy who he took over for at quarterback. 130 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: So I think this is a new and improved Aaron Rodgers. 131 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:09,520 Speaker 1: He's always been in VP like, but I think the 132 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 1: Jordan Love competition has really stepped up his game and 133 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 1: all of us fantasy owners should be kind of shutting 134 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 1: in our mouths if we ever had any type of doubt. So, I, 135 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 1: like you, I need to like pin him an open letter, 136 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:22,520 Speaker 1: say hi, I'm Kidney Tex and I apologize to you. 137 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:26,040 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers. Please forgive me. Yeah, I mean you know 138 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:29,679 Speaker 1: he he looked like the Aaron Rodgers of old. Yesterday. 139 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 1: He had a couple of great throws, one a long 140 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 1: touchdown to Marquess Valdes Scanty which he kind of threw 141 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 1: off his back foot and dropped in the bucket. He 142 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 1: looked fantastic. As for Davante Adams, I was one of 143 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:41,720 Speaker 1: the people and I was not alone who said that 144 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 1: he really has a chance to finish as the wide 145 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:48,400 Speaker 1: receiver won this season, and it started with a huge performance. 146 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 1: Fourteen catches, a hundred and fifty six yards, two touchdowns, 147 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: forty one point six fantasy points for Davante Adams. I 148 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 1: made him my wide receiver one off the board. I 149 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 1: grabbed him in as many different spots as I could, 150 00:07:01,000 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: and look, it was. It was everything we wanted it 151 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: to be to start the season. I know, Kimmy, you're, 152 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,040 Speaker 1: as you mentioned, a Saints fan. I know Michael Thomas 153 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 1: is near and dear to your heart, but you have 154 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 1: to be impressed with what you saw from Davante Adams 155 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 1: on Sunday. Oh. I mean, he was absolutely incredible. And 156 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 1: you know, our friend Adam Rank, he kind of talks 157 00:07:18,720 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: some smack on Davontae Adams, and maybe that's just because 158 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 1: he's a Chicago Bears fan. But I think what we 159 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 1: saw yesterday just goes to show that the offseason has 160 00:07:26,600 --> 00:07:28,640 Speaker 1: been really good for the Packers. I feel like maybe 161 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 1: there is a new, renewed kind of fire in that 162 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 1: offense because of them losing in the playoffs the last season. 163 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:37,120 Speaker 1: So this is an incredibly exciting time. You are very, 164 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 1: very very lucky if you got Davonte Adams on your 165 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 1: fantasy roster, and it just goes to show that there 166 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 1: is flashes of opportunity. And now he has an upcoming 167 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 1: season with the quarterback who could have m v P 168 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 1: like numbers to completely shine and take over. Yeah. Man, 169 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 1: if if Aaron Rodgers is going on a revenge tour 170 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 1: this year and Davante Adams is his number one target 171 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 1: that could get he would be great for fantasy managers. 172 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:00,320 Speaker 1: Could be ugly for a lot of a own. It's 173 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 1: across the NFL. Speaking of passing game, there's one out 174 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 1: in the Desert that got going. I guess they got 175 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 1: going in the Bay Area, if we want to be 176 00:08:07,520 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 1: technical about it. But they got off to a great 177 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 1: start on Week one. It was the Arizona Cardinals Kyler 178 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:17,680 Speaker 1: Murray and DeAndre Nuke Hopkins and Kyler Murray. I know 179 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:20,680 Speaker 1: on Sunday, Kimmy, you were big on Kyler Murray. You 180 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:22,880 Speaker 1: thought he was gonna have a really great start to 181 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 1: the season, and he absolutely did. Two d thirty passing yards. 182 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:29,320 Speaker 1: I know that doesn't necessarily blow anybody away, had a touchdown, 183 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:32,320 Speaker 1: had an interception, but one hundred rushing yards in a 184 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 1: week where we didn't have a lot of one hundred 185 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:36,640 Speaker 1: yard rushers, Kyler Murray was the guy that got that 186 00:08:36,679 --> 00:08:39,839 Speaker 1: one done. Twenty seven fantasy points. I mean, you said, Kimmy, 187 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:42,960 Speaker 1: you were big on Kyler Murray, and so look take 188 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 1: take a week one victory lab because you were You 189 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:47,760 Speaker 1: got this one nailed on the head. You guys can't 190 00:08:47,800 --> 00:08:49,480 Speaker 1: see because there's be a all right now. But I'm 191 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 1: patting myself on the back because I knew it. And 192 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:54,280 Speaker 1: anyone who talked any smack about Kyler Murray you need 193 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:57,359 Speaker 1: to write that open apology letter to me. But obviously 194 00:08:57,480 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 1: you know his rushing was incredibly impressive. I think the 195 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:01,680 Speaker 1: only other player that rushed for over a hundred yards 196 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:04,680 Speaker 1: at the running back position was Clyde Edwards a laire. 197 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:06,720 Speaker 1: And then you see a quarterback go out and do this. 198 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 1: I think any team that has to go up against 199 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:13,120 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray and the Arizona Cardinals should be frightened because 200 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:15,679 Speaker 1: if you have that good of a quarterback, who's that 201 00:09:15,760 --> 00:09:18,160 Speaker 1: agile in the pocket, and can escape the pocket and 202 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 1: also rushed while also throwing to DeAndre Hopkins, his new 203 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 1: number one wide receiver target. It's something that is incredible. 204 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:27,360 Speaker 1: So Murray not only got to rush, but he connected 205 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:30,960 Speaker 1: with Hopkins for more targets, receptions, and receiving yards in 206 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 1: Week one than he did with any player in the 207 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:37,079 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen season. So that is scary, scary, scary good. 208 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:40,760 Speaker 1: If I was anyone in their division, I would be terrified. Yeah, 209 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 1: you know, I said a couple of weeks ago that 210 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:45,719 Speaker 1: in order for Kyler Murray to pay off on the 211 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:48,600 Speaker 1: ADP he had late in draft season, do you have 212 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 1: to go out and have a phenomenal year, And through 213 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 1: one week he's having a phenomenal year. I know it 214 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 1: is a small sample size, so do not at me, 215 00:09:55,760 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 1: but hey, it's about as good a start as you 216 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 1: could imagine for Kyler Murray. On flip side, you mentioned 217 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:04,960 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins and one of the fears about him going 218 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 1: from Houston to Arizona is that he wasn't gonna see 219 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 1: the same sort of target volume with the Cardinals that 220 00:10:10,320 --> 00:10:13,160 Speaker 1: he did with the Texans. With the Cardinals are deep 221 00:10:13,200 --> 00:10:15,319 Speaker 1: at wide receiver, right, we still didn't see much of 222 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: Larry Fitzgerald. Christian Kirk was sort of invisible for most 223 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 1: of the day. We know, Andy Isabella's there, Kenyan Drake's 224 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:22,720 Speaker 1: gonna get targets. I can just keep going with this one. 225 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 1: But somehow Nuke still had fourteen catches for a hundred 226 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:29,040 Speaker 1: and fifty one yards very nearly missed out on a 227 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:33,559 Speaker 1: touchdown as well. So why what were we thinking? Why 228 00:10:33,559 --> 00:10:35,560 Speaker 1: did we ever doubt him? Kimmy, I don't know, I 229 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:38,120 Speaker 1: don't know who the doubters were, but like, are you 230 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 1: guys okay? I'm sure you woke up this morning and 231 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 1: you were so incredibly embarrassed for yourself. You know who's 232 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:46,680 Speaker 1: also probably really embarrassed is Bill O'Brien, Right, if you 233 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 1: look at what happened and and how much Deshaun Watson 234 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:53,120 Speaker 1: struggled on Thursday on that offensive side of the ball 235 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:56,200 Speaker 1: against the Kansas City Chiefs. He needed DeAndre Hopkins, but 236 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 1: Bill O'Brien kind of ruined that for all of us. 237 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 1: Other than an Kon Bolden, DeAndre Hopkins is the only 238 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:04,080 Speaker 1: other player in NFL history that has had at least 239 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:06,679 Speaker 1: ten receptions in a hundred and fifty receiving yards and 240 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:08,960 Speaker 1: their first game with a brand new team. So this 241 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:11,880 Speaker 1: is so incredibly exciting, these two weapons together. I know 242 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:14,439 Speaker 1: in fantasy we always talk about stacks, right stacking a 243 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:17,560 Speaker 1: quarterback with a receiver. This is one of the most 244 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:21,440 Speaker 1: dynamic and deadly stacks and fantasy football right now, Man, 245 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 1: you wanna talk about winning the breakup? Right? I mean, 246 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:26,080 Speaker 1: you know, the Texans went out and they fended David 247 00:11:26,160 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 1: Johnson the ball and he looked good. You know, they 248 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:33,000 Speaker 1: ended up getting a very disappointing loss on Thursday. Then 249 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:36,560 Speaker 1: on Sunday, DeAndre Hopkins. I mean he shows up with 250 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:40,679 Speaker 1: you have you lost some weight, got muscular, had Brandon clothes, 251 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 1: a big fancy car. Uh, and just just completely won 252 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 1: the breakup with the Houston Texans in Week one. So 253 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:50,200 Speaker 1: we'll see if this keeps going. But certainly it was 254 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:53,960 Speaker 1: a very encouraging sign to anybody who might have thought 255 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:55,800 Speaker 1: that that maybe Nuke wasn't going to be quite the 256 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 1: same guy out there in the desert. I wish I 257 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:00,640 Speaker 1: wish that before we before I just I want to 258 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 1: say one thing, and this is at all of my exes, 259 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:06,240 Speaker 1: I wish I won breakups as well as DeAndre Hopkins 260 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 1: did like, if you go and look at that performance. 261 00:12:08,440 --> 00:12:11,000 Speaker 1: If I was him, I would be subtweeting the Houston 262 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:14,080 Speaker 1: Texans and Bill O'Brien all day long because it's like, 263 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:16,839 Speaker 1: what were they thinking? This is? This is a really 264 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 1: exciting year for him. And again, if anyone has better 265 00:12:19,559 --> 00:12:23,720 Speaker 1: breakup tips, there's no none other than DeAndre Hopkins. Look 266 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 1: next time Bill O'Brien sees DeAndre Hopkins from a distance 267 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:28,840 Speaker 1: in the mall, he's gonna like duck into four every 268 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 1: one and just pretending to be looking at shirts or 269 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:34,280 Speaker 1: something like that. He's I don't even know what I'm 270 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 1: doing in this store. I'm just trying to hide from 271 00:12:35,840 --> 00:12:38,559 Speaker 1: this guy. He's gonna he's gonna walk into a hot topic. 272 00:12:38,600 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 1: And they were like are you lost? Like are you okay? 273 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 1: And he's so embarrassed. He just wants he wants no part. 274 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: I've seen DeAndre Hopkins just pulling a hat down over 275 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 1: his eyes and everything. The rookie running backs stepped up 276 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 1: in a big way. I mean, we talked last week 277 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:55,000 Speaker 1: about Clyde Edwards Hilaire and what he did for the 278 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:57,520 Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs, but you go down the list and 279 00:12:57,559 --> 00:12:59,960 Speaker 1: there were a lot of really solid performances. Jonathan take 280 00:13:00,400 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: caught the ball very well for Indianapolis, JK Dobbins, de 281 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:06,880 Speaker 1: ANDREI Swift, Josh Kelly, Zack Moss. They all scored touchdowns. 282 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:10,080 Speaker 1: James Robinson got a whole lot of work there in Jacksonville. 283 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:13,000 Speaker 1: So how optimistic should we be now about this rookie 284 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:16,440 Speaker 1: running back class? The young are here to lead And 285 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:19,200 Speaker 1: I I swear I was so incredibly hyped on all 286 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 1: the rookies this offseason, and I got a lot of 287 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:23,480 Speaker 1: hate on social media right on. You know, I took 288 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:25,560 Speaker 1: Clyde Edwards Hilaire in the first round. People are like, oh, 289 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:28,320 Speaker 1: that's domb What did you do that. It's like, okay, well, 290 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:30,360 Speaker 1: let's look in Thursday's game and then you tell me 291 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:32,160 Speaker 1: why I did that. But it just goes to show 292 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:33,720 Speaker 1: that the young are here to lead. And I think 293 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:36,160 Speaker 1: a lot of time fantasy football enthusiasts we kind of 294 00:13:36,160 --> 00:13:37,800 Speaker 1: hate on the rookies, right we only really want to 295 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:39,920 Speaker 1: pick them up in dynasty leagues, and there's a lot 296 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:41,880 Speaker 1: of chat of are they gonna be good? You know, 297 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 1: do they do they have the ability to play at 298 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 1: the NFL speed? This Sunday and even on Thursday, and 299 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 1: I'm sure even tonight. The rookies are incredible, and though 300 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:52,839 Speaker 1: we didn't get to see them perform in preseason games, 301 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:55,079 Speaker 1: a lot of the coaches understand their ability and they 302 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 1: want to get them into the play action and play calling. 303 00:13:57,720 --> 00:14:00,679 Speaker 1: So I'm incredibly excited. I think rookie running backs are 304 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:02,839 Speaker 1: something to covet, and those of us who were smart 305 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:05,880 Speaker 1: and not haters this offseason, we were we were we 306 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:09,320 Speaker 1: lucked out by getting them on our fantasy rosters. I 307 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 1: know that we were sort of concerned about how these 308 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:16,080 Speaker 1: guys would start based on the weird offseason, not having 309 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: you know, an extended training camp and not having preseason games. 310 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 1: But so far, the returns are great. I did say 311 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:25,880 Speaker 1: that if if one group was going to have a 312 00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:28,360 Speaker 1: shorter learning curve, it's the running backs. Right. If you're 313 00:14:28,360 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 1: a wide receiver, you're still learning multiple routes and coverages 314 00:14:31,280 --> 00:14:34,600 Speaker 1: and and it's it's slightly more complex. I know that 315 00:14:34,640 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 1: I'm simplifying when I say that for running backs it's, 316 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 1: you know, grabbed the ball, hit the hole and run. 317 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:40,560 Speaker 1: I know there is more to it than that, but 318 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 1: there is a shorter learning curve. I think there's less 319 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 1: to pick up, and so I think for the running 320 00:14:44,560 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 1: backs it maybe shouldn't be a surprise that they get 321 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 1: into gear a little bit earlier. I think for me, 322 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 1: what's really encouraging was the number of guys who made 323 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 1: immediate performances. Right. I thought, you know, c e h. 324 00:14:57,320 --> 00:14:59,680 Speaker 1: We thought was going to to pop it pretty early. 325 00:15:00,120 --> 00:15:02,960 Speaker 1: We certainly thought Jonathan Taylor, Dean Jay Swift had an opportunity. 326 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:06,320 Speaker 1: But to see the Kellys and the Mosses and James 327 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 1: Robinson literally came out of nowhere and a drafted free agent, 328 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 1: to see him get so much opportunity, that gives me 329 00:15:12,640 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 1: reason to be excited. So I'm with you, Kimmy, Like, 330 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 1: if if you took a shot at a rookie running back, 331 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:20,760 Speaker 1: then you're feeling a little bit better on Monday morning 332 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:23,560 Speaker 1: then you probably were on Saturday night. So hey, let's 333 00:15:23,800 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 1: let's roll with it. Right, sounds good? Ye, let's today's show. 334 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 1: By the way, I'll get to it. It's sponsored by 335 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 1: Draft Kings Leader in one day fantasy sports. Draft Kings 336 00:15:31,200 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 1: has millions of dollars in total prizes up for grabs 337 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 1: this week, So download the Draft Kings app now use 338 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 1: code team during sign up and start feeling the sweat 339 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:42,800 Speaker 1: like never before. Eligibility restrictions apply. See Draft Kings dot 340 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 1: com for the tails. Obviously, what you see from players 341 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:47,840 Speaker 1: in week one of the season is what they're going 342 00:15:47,880 --> 00:15:50,280 Speaker 1: to be all year long. I mean that's just science. 343 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:53,000 Speaker 1: At least, that's sort of the way people talk. After 344 00:15:53,080 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 1: you get one game into the fantasy season, which means 345 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:58,200 Speaker 1: it's time for overreaction theater, which is one of my 346 00:15:58,240 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 1: favorite parts of the first week of a fantasy season. 347 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:03,360 Speaker 1: So I wouldn't picked out a handful of guys that 348 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 1: we're surprising, either in a good or maybe a bad 349 00:16:06,280 --> 00:16:08,800 Speaker 1: way in week one, and we'll talk about whether or 350 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 1: not it's time to push all your chips in on 351 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:12,920 Speaker 1: these guys, or maybe it's tiding to just walk away 352 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: from the table and say as you're completely done, or 353 00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 1: which is probably really the case. It's probably somewhere in between. 354 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:21,240 Speaker 1: But who wants measured reasonable analysis After week one? We 355 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:23,320 Speaker 1: just had football. It's tigned to be over the moon 356 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:26,760 Speaker 1: about everything. So we'll start down at Carolina. Robbie Anderson 357 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:30,000 Speaker 1: with the Carolina Panthers, who but I wasn't sure if 358 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 1: he was going to be a fit in this offense 359 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 1: with Teddy Bridgewater, but had a big day, including a 360 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:37,720 Speaker 1: long touchdown catch from Teddy two gloves. So now that 361 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:40,400 Speaker 1: we've seen Robbie Anderson have one huge day down there 362 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:43,520 Speaker 1: with the Panthers, Jimmy, are you all in on Robbie Anderson? 363 00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:46,280 Speaker 1: Is the time to completely just buy in there or not? 364 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 1: You know, I'm all in on the fact that everyone 365 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:51,200 Speaker 1: just needs to get away from Adam Gates, because again, 366 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:53,720 Speaker 1: this just goes to show that if you're an offensive 367 00:16:53,760 --> 00:16:56,600 Speaker 1: player who is on Adam Gates team, you're not great. 368 00:16:56,640 --> 00:16:59,360 Speaker 1: The second you leave, it's like it's magic and all 369 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 1: of the good things happened to you. However, with Robbie Anderson, 370 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:04,719 Speaker 1: I actually am kind of buying in on this. Right. 371 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 1: He had a hundred and fifteen receiving yards, A bulk 372 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 1: of that came from a seventy five yard touchdown thrown, 373 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:12,960 Speaker 1: but none other than Teddy Bridgewater leading the team to 374 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 1: show that he's going to be the white out to 375 00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:17,600 Speaker 1: covet over a guy like Curtis Samuel. So I'm actually 376 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:19,920 Speaker 1: really excited by what I saw yesterday. I do think 377 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:23,040 Speaker 1: that now there is some more buy in on Robbie Anderson. Again, 378 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 1: it's only week one. It's a very small sample size, 379 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:27,200 Speaker 1: so I'm not gonna go over the moon and really 380 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:29,679 Speaker 1: reach to get him and make any crazy trades. But 381 00:17:29,720 --> 00:17:32,880 Speaker 1: I think this is a promising start. I do agree 382 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:34,960 Speaker 1: with you, and like I said, I wasn't sure how 383 00:17:34,960 --> 00:17:36,800 Speaker 1: he would fit into the offense, and I wasn't sure 384 00:17:36,840 --> 00:17:39,120 Speaker 1: if he and Teddy Bridgewater would be a good fit 385 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:41,199 Speaker 1: because Teddy is not known as a guy who pushes 386 00:17:41,240 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 1: the ball down field. But we saw that on Sunday, 387 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:47,640 Speaker 1: and maybe it has something to do with Anderson's familiarity 388 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:49,920 Speaker 1: with Matt Rule and vice versa. They were together when 389 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:53,200 Speaker 1: Anderson was in college, so maybe there is something there. 390 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 1: I was thinking that maybe Anderson would be the field 391 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 1: stretcher to open things up for guys like DJ Moore 392 00:17:58,560 --> 00:18:01,160 Speaker 1: and maybe give Curtis Samuel a little breath of fresh air. 393 00:18:01,440 --> 00:18:04,920 Speaker 1: But look, if this is going to be reality for Anderson, 394 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:06,600 Speaker 1: then maybe it is time to get a little bit 395 00:18:06,600 --> 00:18:08,760 Speaker 1: more excited. Let's also keep in mind though the Raiders 396 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:11,400 Speaker 1: secondary does have some issues, so we'll kind of give 397 00:18:11,440 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 1: it another week or so, but I will say that 398 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:17,600 Speaker 1: the early returns were certainly encouraging about Robby Anderson. All Right, now, 399 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:20,960 Speaker 1: Iowa has become tight end. You I know that. You 400 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:25,400 Speaker 1: know that, Kimmy. We've are We've seen George Chittle right explode. 401 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:27,840 Speaker 1: We we we are hopeful that Noah Fanse takes a 402 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:31,520 Speaker 1: big step forward this year, another Iowa Hawkeye. They're doing 403 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:34,040 Speaker 1: big things t J. Hawkinson. And if there's ever a 404 00:18:34,040 --> 00:18:36,480 Speaker 1: week to start t J. Hawkinson and fantasy football, it 405 00:18:36,480 --> 00:18:38,560 Speaker 1: seems like it's Week one. Had a huge Week one 406 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:41,199 Speaker 1: last year, had a good Week one this year. So 407 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 1: I'm gonna ask you to to answer this with your 408 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:47,080 Speaker 1: head and not necessarily your heart. Are we buying in 409 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:50,680 Speaker 1: big time on t J Hawkinson? Now, no, and I 410 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:54,080 Speaker 1: feel guilty for saying this, but think back to last season. 411 00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:56,159 Speaker 1: He had an incredible Week one and everyone was like, 412 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:59,320 Speaker 1: holy cow. Now we understand why the Lions went out 413 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:01,119 Speaker 1: to get a tight end in the Round one of 414 00:19:01,160 --> 00:19:04,480 Speaker 1: the twenty What was that eighteen draft? Right? He was explosive, 415 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:06,879 Speaker 1: he was great, and then he completely fell off the 416 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 1: radar and went radio silent. Now I understand he was 417 00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:11,879 Speaker 1: dealing with a concussion and some other injuries on the season, 418 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:15,119 Speaker 1: but what he kind of disappeared after that. I do 419 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:18,439 Speaker 1: think it's positive that Matt Stafford is healthy, because clearly 420 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 1: it seems as if when Matt Stafford is under center, 421 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:23,240 Speaker 1: he wants to connect with T J. Hawkinson. But I 422 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 1: am not hyping this hype train quite yet. I'm gonna 423 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:28,680 Speaker 1: wait an ease into a few more weeks into the 424 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:32,640 Speaker 1: season before I placed my bets. Yeah, I think one 425 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:35,200 Speaker 1: of the things with Hawkinson that certainly helped on Sunday 426 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:37,840 Speaker 1: was no Kenny Golladay in the lineup for the Lions. 427 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:40,679 Speaker 1: You gotta figure when Golladay is there, he and Marvin 428 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 1: Jones are going to absorb a ton of targets in 429 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:46,439 Speaker 1: that passing game. I think you will have occasional weeks 430 00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:49,040 Speaker 1: when you see Hawkinson pop, and hopefully he can stay 431 00:19:49,040 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 1: healthy for the majority of the season this year. But 432 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:53,440 Speaker 1: I think on a week to week basis, it's going 433 00:19:53,440 --> 00:19:55,600 Speaker 1: to be hard to count on him just because I'm 434 00:19:55,600 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 1: not sure how many targets are gonna be there to 435 00:19:57,560 --> 00:20:00,119 Speaker 1: go around. So I would say that you look, it 436 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:02,119 Speaker 1: was nice, it was great if you started him and 437 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:05,040 Speaker 1: you took advantage of it. Congratulations. But I do think 438 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:07,720 Speaker 1: that for most of the season you might be playing 439 00:20:07,720 --> 00:20:09,959 Speaker 1: the matchups. When there's a good tight end matchup, then 440 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:12,439 Speaker 1: you think about starting Hockinson. Other than that, you may 441 00:20:12,480 --> 00:20:14,280 Speaker 1: want to find somebody else who's on your bench that 442 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:17,400 Speaker 1: you want to play on a weekly basis. So let's 443 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:19,560 Speaker 1: stay in Detroit, though, as we go to the guys 444 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:23,440 Speaker 1: that maybe we're completely cashing out on now, because carrie 445 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:25,840 Speaker 1: On Johnson was a guy that we weren't a hundred 446 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:29,120 Speaker 1: percent sure on. DeAndre Swift got drafted and we knew 447 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:30,680 Speaker 1: that he was certainly going to fight to get a 448 00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:34,440 Speaker 1: lot of those opportunities. And then right before the season started, 449 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:37,960 Speaker 1: the Lions went and picked up Adrian Peterson after he 450 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:40,240 Speaker 1: was released, and it was Peterson who got a lot 451 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:43,760 Speaker 1: of work on Sunday in that Lions backfield. Carry On 452 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:46,240 Speaker 1: still a young player. You think there's still time for 453 00:20:46,320 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 1: him to turn his career around. But is it time 454 00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:50,760 Speaker 1: to maybe sort of wash our hands and walk away 455 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:54,040 Speaker 1: from the carry On Johnson situation in Detroit. You know, 456 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 1: I was incredibly disappointed by that performance. I think though 457 00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 1: some of us already had apprehensions of him going into 458 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:01,440 Speaker 1: the season in there were still a lot of people 459 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:03,320 Speaker 1: who were kind of on that hype train and we thought, 460 00:21:03,359 --> 00:21:04,960 Speaker 1: you know, he is going to be the number one 461 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:07,920 Speaker 1: back and that offense. But then Adrian Peterson, very much 462 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 1: like Aaron Rodgers, said hold on, hold my beer, let 463 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:13,120 Speaker 1: me flex my vet muscles. And then DeAndre Swift also 464 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:14,840 Speaker 1: said no, no, no, let me go in and show 465 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:16,960 Speaker 1: you why they went and got me in this year's draft. 466 00:21:16,960 --> 00:21:19,240 Speaker 1: I'm a rookie, but I'm gonna go ahead and perform now. 467 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:21,480 Speaker 1: I think carry On Johnson was kind of the middleman 468 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:23,680 Speaker 1: in that and he got lost. So for me, I'm 469 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:26,320 Speaker 1: kind of cashing out. It's not someone that I kind 470 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:27,639 Speaker 1: of want to take a risk on. I think we 471 00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:30,959 Speaker 1: saw so many positive flashes from DeAndre Swift, and when 472 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:32,840 Speaker 1: you're playing with Adrian Peterson, you want to get him 473 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:35,119 Speaker 1: the ball, right. He's Adrian Peterson for a reason. So 474 00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:37,720 Speaker 1: I'm kind of out. Yeah, I think I'm with you 475 00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:39,359 Speaker 1: on that one too. And I will admit that I 476 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:41,560 Speaker 1: got my heart broken last year by carry On. I 477 00:21:41,600 --> 00:21:43,840 Speaker 1: was big on him and and it didn't work out, 478 00:21:43,840 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 1: and it wasn't completely his fault. He dealt with some 479 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:49,160 Speaker 1: injury issues last year. But now with the added competition 480 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:52,200 Speaker 1: of DeAndre Swift there, you know, I don't know how 481 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:54,520 Speaker 1: how long Adrian Peterson is going to be a big 482 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:57,080 Speaker 1: time player in this offense, but it is still one 483 00:21:57,080 --> 00:21:58,960 Speaker 1: more person that they've got to get the football too. 484 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:02,200 Speaker 1: We know their why receivers. We just talked about t J. Hawkinson. 485 00:22:02,720 --> 00:22:05,720 Speaker 1: I don't think this offense is good enough to support 486 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:07,960 Speaker 1: all these guys. It's not like Kansas City, right where 487 00:22:08,119 --> 00:22:10,359 Speaker 1: you've got a great quarterback and you've got a great 488 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:13,160 Speaker 1: offensive mine as the head coach, and you can feel 489 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:14,720 Speaker 1: like there are a lot of options that can be 490 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:17,280 Speaker 1: sustained over the course of the year. I don't feel 491 00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:20,120 Speaker 1: that way with the Lions offense, and so I think 492 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:22,520 Speaker 1: that in a year where you may be looking for 493 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 1: a lot of running backs off the waiver wire, I 494 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:27,919 Speaker 1: think carry On Johnson is one that, look, maybe you 495 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:29,600 Speaker 1: stash him on your bench and hope for something to 496 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:31,960 Speaker 1: get better. But I don't know how often you're gonna 497 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 1: play him because I just don't know that the offense 498 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:36,919 Speaker 1: is gonna be good consistently enough for for it to 499 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:39,960 Speaker 1: make to make an impact. All right, last one, we 500 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:42,720 Speaker 1: talked about DeAndre Hopkins and his big day down there 501 00:22:42,840 --> 00:22:45,920 Speaker 1: in his debut with the Arizona Cardinals. The guy that 502 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:48,280 Speaker 1: we've been waiting for to take over as their number 503 00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:53,720 Speaker 1: one receiver, Christian Kirk was nearly invisible. One catch, zero yards. 504 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:56,960 Speaker 1: That was the day for Christian Kirk. He's another one that, 505 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:58,640 Speaker 1: as I said, we've sort of been waiting for him 506 00:22:58,680 --> 00:23:01,880 Speaker 1: to pop. Is time to maybe just kind of pull 507 00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:05,000 Speaker 1: the plug on the Christian Kirk experiment in fantasy football. 508 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:08,040 Speaker 1: See this is hard for me because I actually have 509 00:23:08,160 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 1: a few shares of Kristen Kirk and my own fantasy rosters, 510 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 1: and I was mortified to look down and see one 511 00:23:13,359 --> 00:23:15,880 Speaker 1: fantasy point and then on on the same roster where 512 00:23:15,880 --> 00:23:17,880 Speaker 1: I had Christian Kirk, I had the Saints defense who 513 00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:20,080 Speaker 1: got seventeen fantasy points, And I was like, what is 514 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:22,639 Speaker 1: what is going on? At the craziest is this? But 515 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 1: ahead of the season, Kyler Murray said that Christian Kirk, 516 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:28,919 Speaker 1: Larry Fitzgerald, and DeAndre Hopkins have an opportunity to have 517 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:32,200 Speaker 1: one thousand plus receiving yard seasons, but we just didn't 518 00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:34,800 Speaker 1: see it. Maybe you know, the game on Sunday was 519 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:37,160 Speaker 1: a revenge game for DeAndre Hopkins and he just wanted 520 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:39,359 Speaker 1: to flex his muscles to really show that Bill O'Brien 521 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:42,000 Speaker 1: messed up and Kyler Murray was in on that. But 522 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:44,080 Speaker 1: at the same time, you know, they didn't really show 523 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:45,760 Speaker 1: a lot of problems for Christian Kirk, so I don't 524 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:48,560 Speaker 1: want to completely cash out uh and and put him 525 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:51,080 Speaker 1: on my bench and wait and see. I don't know, 526 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:52,919 Speaker 1: it was it was just kind of disappointing, but I 527 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 1: really do hope that he has some opportunities. I think 528 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 1: if there's any quarterback who can get multiple receivers with 529 00:23:58,359 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 1: a thousand plus receiving yards, it is Kyler Murray. But again, 530 00:24:01,359 --> 00:24:04,000 Speaker 1: it was a really disappointing performance. One fantasy point like 531 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:07,720 Speaker 1: what's going on there? Yeah, that that's really frustrating. You know. 532 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:10,719 Speaker 1: I think there will be games where Kurt gets more opportunities, 533 00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:14,440 Speaker 1: and maybe this was the Cardinals trying to help win 534 00:24:14,520 --> 00:24:16,640 Speaker 1: the breakup and we're just gonna force feed you targets 535 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:18,800 Speaker 1: and we're really gonna make a statement with you. I 536 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:20,879 Speaker 1: do think there will be times when Kyler Murray spreads 537 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:23,840 Speaker 1: the ball around, but with Nuke there, I think the 538 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:26,520 Speaker 1: opportunity for Christian Kirk to step up and be that 539 00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:29,960 Speaker 1: number one type receiver is probably gone for now. So 540 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:33,399 Speaker 1: I'm not advocating that you just cut bait on Christian 541 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:36,240 Speaker 1: Kirk just yet. But it's gonna be hard to sort 542 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:38,160 Speaker 1: of count on him. He's a flex option, I think 543 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:40,480 Speaker 1: at best in a lot of leagues, and there will 544 00:24:40,520 --> 00:24:42,919 Speaker 1: be some weeks where you get your heartbroken if you 545 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:45,359 Speaker 1: have him in your lineup. By the way, the last 546 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:48,840 Speaker 1: time an NFL team had three wide receivers with a 547 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:52,680 Speaker 1: thousand yards apiece, it was the Arizona Cardinals in two 548 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 1: thousand eight and Kuan Bolden, Larry Fitzgerald, who's still there 549 00:24:56,560 --> 00:24:59,280 Speaker 1: it might be able to do it again, and Steve 550 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:01,680 Speaker 1: breast Thing, which is probably the name that most people 551 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:04,720 Speaker 1: don't remember, but Steve Breston was the third guy to 552 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:08,160 Speaker 1: have a thousand yards in one season with the Arizona Cardinals. 553 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:10,520 Speaker 1: There you go. Over reaction theater will continue. I'm sure 554 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:12,480 Speaker 1: we'll get into next week and we will swing the 555 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 1: other way. All the guys who had bad games who 556 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:16,000 Speaker 1: then blow up, we're gonna be like, hey, have a 557 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:18,120 Speaker 1: great All the guys who had great games in week 558 00:25:18,160 --> 00:25:20,840 Speaker 1: one who fail in week two, we're gonna be like, hey, 559 00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:23,119 Speaker 1: maybe it's signed to tam and let him go. So 560 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:25,600 Speaker 1: over reaction theater never quite end until we get to 561 00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:27,880 Speaker 1: maybe the first month or so in the season. That's 562 00:25:27,920 --> 00:25:31,520 Speaker 1: why this is fun. What else is fun? What's fun 563 00:25:31,640 --> 00:25:35,080 Speaker 1: is performance ready presented by cast role edge, and that 564 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:39,359 Speaker 1: brings us to checks Marks. The spots are weekly spotlight 565 00:25:39,440 --> 00:25:41,520 Speaker 1: for Kimmy Checks where she will run down some of 566 00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:44,879 Speaker 1: the things that caught her eye over the weekend. And 567 00:25:45,160 --> 00:25:49,280 Speaker 1: so for you, what were the most impressive performances you 568 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:52,920 Speaker 1: saw in week one this year? This week? Right right 569 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:55,439 Speaker 1: off of that, it's none other than Cam new Not 570 00:25:55,560 --> 00:25:58,920 Speaker 1: only was his bright yellow suit outfit impressive, but so 571 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:02,040 Speaker 1: was his perform And to write, every single Cam Newton doubter, 572 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:04,320 Speaker 1: is he a good teammate? Is he a good quarterback? 573 00:26:04,400 --> 00:26:06,280 Speaker 1: Can he come back and be the m v P 574 00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:08,680 Speaker 1: type Cam Newton that we know and love. He showed 575 00:26:08,760 --> 00:26:10,639 Speaker 1: up and he did it, and he said, you know, 576 00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:12,879 Speaker 1: watch watch me ball, watch me do that. He had 577 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:15,959 Speaker 1: two rushing touchdowns leading the Patriots, and both carries and 578 00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:19,040 Speaker 1: rushing yards on top of finding the end zone twice. 579 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:22,680 Speaker 1: So now mixing play action passing game that allows him 580 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:25,920 Speaker 1: to throw crossers and attack open windows, and defenses are 581 00:26:25,920 --> 00:26:27,840 Speaker 1: going to be scratching their heads for weeks to come 582 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:30,480 Speaker 1: to try to understand how they can get that Patriots 583 00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:34,240 Speaker 1: offense under control. Now, he also obliterated the Patriots single 584 00:26:34,280 --> 00:26:37,520 Speaker 1: game record for rushing fantasy points scored by a quarterback 585 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:40,800 Speaker 1: and shattering the QB record for rushing in a single game. 586 00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:43,919 Speaker 1: So I think Cam Newton being with Bill Belichick is 587 00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:46,919 Speaker 1: going to mean explosive things and explosive numbers. If you 588 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:49,160 Speaker 1: had Cam Newton sitting on your bench, you know there 589 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:51,639 Speaker 1: weren't a lot of quarterbacks who outscored him. So unless 590 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:53,640 Speaker 1: you've got a Kyler Murray or one of the other ones, 591 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:56,080 Speaker 1: you you're probably a little bit disappointed. It goes to 592 00:26:56,119 --> 00:26:59,440 Speaker 1: show that Cam Newton needs to be starting in fantasy football. 593 00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:01,359 Speaker 1: He's back and this could be an m d P 594 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:04,600 Speaker 1: year for him. I have a roster where I have 595 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:08,960 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes and Cam Newton, and so if you are 596 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:12,280 Speaker 1: in that league with me, trade offers are welcome. Lie, 597 00:27:12,359 --> 00:27:15,560 Speaker 1: I make some deals if you are in need of 598 00:27:15,560 --> 00:27:19,199 Speaker 1: a quarterback. By the way, Cam Newton sixty career rushing touchdowns. 599 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:22,400 Speaker 1: That's more rushing touchdowns than Hall of Famer and our 600 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:25,800 Speaker 1: NFL media colleague Terrell Davis. So that just goes to 601 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:28,840 Speaker 1: show how effective Cam Newton has been running the football 602 00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:31,480 Speaker 1: over his career. Al Right, next up, this is a 603 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:34,480 Speaker 1: guy that I thought could be this year's Chris Godwin, 604 00:27:34,760 --> 00:27:36,680 Speaker 1: and he got off to a really great start. Even 605 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:39,200 Speaker 1: though his team lost. Statistically, it was a good start 606 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:42,480 Speaker 1: for Calvin Ridley. Great statistically. This is where Ridley shined. 607 00:27:42,520 --> 00:27:44,200 Speaker 1: And now he's gonna, you know, kind of inch into 608 00:27:44,200 --> 00:27:46,960 Speaker 1: the conversation being one of the top wide receivers in 609 00:27:47,000 --> 00:27:48,480 Speaker 1: the league. You know, a lot of times we talk 610 00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:51,160 Speaker 1: about Michael Thomas, but if you stay in that division 611 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:53,600 Speaker 1: and look at Calvin Ridley, he is balling and he 612 00:27:53,680 --> 00:27:57,600 Speaker 1: flexed those muscles yesterday. Nine receptions, a hundred and thirty yards, 613 00:27:57,600 --> 00:28:01,080 Speaker 1: two touchdowns. He accounted for all of the Falcons receiving touchdowns. 614 00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:03,760 Speaker 1: You know, really yet again is operating and what looks 615 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:05,879 Speaker 1: to be a past heavy offense. So I think the 616 00:28:05,920 --> 00:28:08,879 Speaker 1: opportunities are there. This is an incredible first week performance. 617 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:10,879 Speaker 1: If you were lucky enough to have him on your roster, 618 00:28:11,119 --> 00:28:13,320 Speaker 1: hopefully he could be a league winner for you this season. 619 00:28:13,359 --> 00:28:15,520 Speaker 1: So good things to come. I'm excited for him, and 620 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:17,520 Speaker 1: I was happy that he got off to such a 621 00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:20,960 Speaker 1: good start. Yeah, absolutely, I was excited for him, and 622 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:22,920 Speaker 1: it ended up being a very good day form by 623 00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:25,639 Speaker 1: the way, Uh, Julio Jones went out and just did 624 00:28:25,720 --> 00:28:28,960 Speaker 1: Julio Jones things. Nine catches, a hundred and fifty seven yards. 625 00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:33,000 Speaker 1: He actually was the high receiving yard player of the day, 626 00:28:33,040 --> 00:28:35,040 Speaker 1: but because he didn't score touchdown, it was just nine 627 00:28:35,080 --> 00:28:37,840 Speaker 1: for one seven. It's like, ho hum, it's just Julio 628 00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:41,360 Speaker 1: being Julio. You know. It's so funny how we I 629 00:28:41,400 --> 00:28:43,200 Speaker 1: think we just take him for granted because he is 630 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:46,120 Speaker 1: so consistently good week after week that we just don't 631 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:50,320 Speaker 1: even think anything about it. All right, Speaking of wide receivers, 632 00:28:50,440 --> 00:28:52,960 Speaker 1: there was a guy there in Minnesota that people had 633 00:28:53,040 --> 00:28:55,720 Speaker 1: questions about. They weren't sure whether or not Adam Feeling 634 00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:57,640 Speaker 1: could get back to the guy we saw a couple 635 00:28:57,680 --> 00:29:01,560 Speaker 1: of seasons ago. But Jimmy, after one week he looked 636 00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:04,200 Speaker 1: like the same Adam Feeling we became to know and 637 00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:06,880 Speaker 1: love over the last few years. He did. Adam Feeling 638 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:09,000 Speaker 1: is back. He's ready and he's going to be that 639 00:29:09,040 --> 00:29:11,680 Speaker 1: guy for the Minnesota Vikings. Now, if people did not 640 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:15,680 Speaker 1: forget Stefon Diggs is no longer with the Minnesota Vikings, 641 00:29:15,760 --> 00:29:17,760 Speaker 1: right he's with Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills. That 642 00:29:17,800 --> 00:29:20,320 Speaker 1: means all of the opportunity is there for Adam Feeling. 643 00:29:20,480 --> 00:29:23,520 Speaker 1: He had six receptions a hundred and ten yards, two 644 00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:26,479 Speaker 1: tuddies on the Sunday and this was against the Packers, 645 00:29:26,520 --> 00:29:30,160 Speaker 1: who were notoriously really tough against wide receivers. So I think, again, 646 00:29:30,200 --> 00:29:33,320 Speaker 1: this is positive flashes of opportunity. It shows that in 647 00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:36,360 Speaker 1: a past heavy offense, Adam Feeling is that guy. And 648 00:29:36,400 --> 00:29:38,520 Speaker 1: he kind of hushed all of the haters. So I'm excited. 649 00:29:38,680 --> 00:29:40,920 Speaker 1: I gotta share of him and a few of my leagues. 650 00:29:40,960 --> 00:29:43,000 Speaker 1: So I kind of flexed my muscles yesterday just like 651 00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:46,920 Speaker 1: he did last night. Yeah. I mean, look, he had 652 00:29:46,960 --> 00:29:49,960 Speaker 1: eight targets. You mentioned the hundred couple of touchdowns there, 653 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:51,680 Speaker 1: and a lot of those sort of came late, but look, 654 00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:54,840 Speaker 1: garbage points still count. The Visings fell behind, they had 655 00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:57,360 Speaker 1: to throw the football to stay in that game. I say, 656 00:29:57,400 --> 00:30:00,040 Speaker 1: this is somebody who had to start Kirk Cousins of 657 00:30:00,080 --> 00:30:02,160 Speaker 1: the league this week. It's sort it's sort of helped 658 00:30:02,160 --> 00:30:05,360 Speaker 1: out because they were playing from behind. But until those 659 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:08,320 Speaker 1: other receivers, whether it's B. C. Johnson, whether it's the 660 00:30:08,360 --> 00:30:11,360 Speaker 1: rookie Justin Jefferson sort of get up to speed. Adam 661 00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:13,800 Speaker 1: Felan is going to see a large percentage of the 662 00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:16,640 Speaker 1: targets in this offense. And so I don't know where 663 00:30:16,680 --> 00:30:19,720 Speaker 1: the doubt came from, where the questions came from. Uh, 664 00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:22,800 Speaker 1: he's healthy again. It looks like and Kirk Cousins is 665 00:30:22,840 --> 00:30:25,760 Speaker 1: gonna have tunnel vision for his number one guy, at 666 00:30:25,840 --> 00:30:27,800 Speaker 1: least until these other guys get to a point where 667 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:29,960 Speaker 1: he feels confident in being able to throw them the 668 00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:33,800 Speaker 1: football on a consistent basis. Week one isn't officially over, 669 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:36,080 Speaker 1: but it's already time to look forward to Week two 670 00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:39,040 Speaker 1: and who you may want to pick up off the 671 00:30:39,080 --> 00:30:41,760 Speaker 1: waiver wire. So we went through a few names that 672 00:30:41,880 --> 00:30:45,120 Speaker 1: popped on Sunday that might be worth picking up when 673 00:30:45,160 --> 00:30:47,520 Speaker 1: it comes to Tuesday or Wednesday of this week. We 674 00:30:47,560 --> 00:30:50,760 Speaker 1: will start in Indianapolis. Nikeem Hines was a guy that 675 00:30:51,120 --> 00:30:53,520 Speaker 1: we talked about during the season as having the potential 676 00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:56,280 Speaker 1: to have a tin catch game. Certainly didn't think he 677 00:30:56,320 --> 00:30:58,960 Speaker 1: would have the game he did in Week one. Some 678 00:30:59,080 --> 00:31:00,400 Speaker 1: of it was because of the way of the game, 679 00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:03,200 Speaker 1: when some of it was because unfortunately Marlon Max suffered 680 00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:05,600 Speaker 1: and achilles injury and the Colts fear that he may 681 00:31:05,640 --> 00:31:08,400 Speaker 1: be lost for the season. But Jimmy, now, all of 682 00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:10,920 Speaker 1: a sudden, Nahem Hines is a guy that you know, 683 00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:13,600 Speaker 1: maybe he was talked about in some kind of hipster circles. 684 00:31:13,760 --> 00:31:15,000 Speaker 1: He's a name that I think a lot of people 685 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:17,400 Speaker 1: are gonna need to know going forward because it looks 686 00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:18,920 Speaker 1: like the workload is going to get a lot bigger 687 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:21,480 Speaker 1: for him. You know, I think this entire offseason we've 688 00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:24,479 Speaker 1: talked about is that Marlon Mack or is it Jonathan Taylor? 689 00:31:24,600 --> 00:31:27,360 Speaker 1: And then Naheem Himes popped out and said, Hi, I'm here, 690 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:30,640 Speaker 1: it's me. He played of the snaps having us kind 691 00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:32,320 Speaker 1: of scratch our heads over what do we do about 692 00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:35,360 Speaker 1: this Marlon Mcdonathan Taylor situation. You know, the news just 693 00:31:35,440 --> 00:31:37,720 Speaker 1: broke a few hours ago that Marlon mack is now 694 00:31:37,760 --> 00:31:40,200 Speaker 1: out for the rest of the season with an achilles injury. 695 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:42,600 Speaker 1: So this just goes to show Naheem Haims should be 696 00:31:42,760 --> 00:31:45,400 Speaker 1: the number one priority on the waiver wire this week. 697 00:31:45,480 --> 00:31:48,360 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor also had flashes of opportunity. I do not 698 00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:51,000 Speaker 1: want to discount that, but I think the Nahem's time 699 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:53,680 Speaker 1: having a little bit more of that veteran experience proves 700 00:31:53,720 --> 00:31:56,960 Speaker 1: all good things well, and you know, as you mentioned, 701 00:31:57,040 --> 00:32:01,200 Speaker 1: unfortunately Marlon Mack lost for the season, which is definitely disappointing, 702 00:32:01,240 --> 00:32:03,560 Speaker 1: certainly for him and a guy who looked like he 703 00:32:03,640 --> 00:32:06,520 Speaker 1: was going to have some opportunity there in Indianapolis. This 704 00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:09,600 Speaker 1: was always sort of set up to be a committee system. 705 00:32:09,640 --> 00:32:11,280 Speaker 1: We thought it was going to be Taylor and mac 706 00:32:11,400 --> 00:32:13,840 Speaker 1: as you mentioned, but Hynes was always sort of the 707 00:32:13,840 --> 00:32:16,360 Speaker 1: wild card because of his past catching ability and because 708 00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:19,120 Speaker 1: of the fact that a few quarterbacks throw to their 709 00:32:19,160 --> 00:32:22,480 Speaker 1: running backs as often as Philip Rivers does. We saw 710 00:32:22,520 --> 00:32:25,080 Speaker 1: that with Austin Ekeler for those years with the Chargers, 711 00:32:25,160 --> 00:32:28,160 Speaker 1: and now Hines could sort of occupy that role there 712 00:32:28,200 --> 00:32:31,000 Speaker 1: for the Colts. I still like Jonathan Taylor. I still 713 00:32:31,040 --> 00:32:33,280 Speaker 1: think he's going to get plenty of opportunity, but Niheim 714 00:32:33,320 --> 00:32:35,840 Speaker 1: Hines is going to be a very popular name off 715 00:32:35,880 --> 00:32:38,400 Speaker 1: the waiver wire in the weeks or so to come. 716 00:32:38,760 --> 00:32:40,640 Speaker 1: A couple other names at running back. You might want 717 00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:42,720 Speaker 1: to pay attention to Malcolm Brown, who got a lot 718 00:32:42,760 --> 00:32:45,960 Speaker 1: of work there with the Los Angeles Rams. On Sunday night, 719 00:32:45,960 --> 00:32:48,480 Speaker 1: I mean, he looked very good. I still think cam 720 00:32:48,520 --> 00:32:51,280 Speaker 1: Maker steps into to get some opportunity to Malcolm Brown 721 00:32:51,480 --> 00:32:54,000 Speaker 1: certainly been a lot with what we saw there on 722 00:32:54,200 --> 00:32:58,000 Speaker 1: Sunday night. Hey, look, man, seventy nine yards, two touchdowns. 723 00:32:58,040 --> 00:33:00,720 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, Jimmy Uh, if everybody was sort 724 00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:02,880 Speaker 1: of trying to pick their favorite Rams running back, I 725 00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:04,760 Speaker 1: will tell you that I sort of chose wrong with 726 00:33:04,840 --> 00:33:08,520 Speaker 1: Darryl Henderson. But Malcolm Brown, Uh, at least for the 727 00:33:08,520 --> 00:33:10,560 Speaker 1: short term. He looks like he's the guy. Huh. I 728 00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:12,120 Speaker 1: love it. I think he does. And you know, that 729 00:33:12,160 --> 00:33:14,560 Speaker 1: was an incredible Rams game, right, It was the first 730 00:33:14,560 --> 00:33:16,800 Speaker 1: game and so Fi Stadium in Hollywood Park here in 731 00:33:16,840 --> 00:33:19,480 Speaker 1: Los Angeles. They went up against the Cowboys and they 732 00:33:19,480 --> 00:33:21,600 Speaker 1: look good. I think Malcolm Brown had flashes. And you 733 00:33:21,640 --> 00:33:24,720 Speaker 1: know who also had flashes the opportunity. It was Van Jefferson. 734 00:33:24,760 --> 00:33:26,200 Speaker 1: So I do think that there are a few guys 735 00:33:26,280 --> 00:33:28,120 Speaker 1: on that team that you could target on the waiver 736 00:33:28,200 --> 00:33:31,240 Speaker 1: wire who could be potential, you know, incredible additions for 737 00:33:31,280 --> 00:33:34,920 Speaker 1: your fantasy roster. Yeah, the other guy that will play 738 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:37,680 Speaker 1: in so Fi Stadium did not yesterday, but Joshua Kelly 739 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:40,440 Speaker 1: for the Los Angeles Chargers. I mean, we talked about 740 00:33:40,440 --> 00:33:43,200 Speaker 1: what Austin Ekeler did with the Chargers while Philip Rivers 741 00:33:43,240 --> 00:33:46,080 Speaker 1: was there. While Melvin Gordon's out, Eckler moves up the 742 00:33:46,120 --> 00:33:48,920 Speaker 1: pecking order one and now josh Kelly steps in behind him. 743 00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:52,520 Speaker 1: He gets in the end zone yesterday, and I sort 744 00:33:52,560 --> 00:33:55,880 Speaker 1: of joke that will Joshua Kelly do to Austin Ekeler, 745 00:33:55,920 --> 00:33:58,480 Speaker 1: But Austin Ekeler did to Melvin Gordon. But I think 746 00:33:58,480 --> 00:34:02,040 Speaker 1: the more accurate description is Joshua Kelly may step in 747 00:34:02,080 --> 00:34:04,480 Speaker 1: more to that Melvin Gordon role. He may not get 748 00:34:04,520 --> 00:34:06,960 Speaker 1: the same number of snaps that Gordon did, but he's 749 00:34:06,960 --> 00:34:08,600 Speaker 1: gonna be a guy that they use as sort of 750 00:34:08,640 --> 00:34:11,680 Speaker 1: that hammer down near the goal line. We saw that yesterday. 751 00:34:11,680 --> 00:34:15,200 Speaker 1: Eckler played still the vast majority of the snaps, didn't 752 00:34:15,200 --> 00:34:16,920 Speaker 1: get a target. We got one target, I should say, 753 00:34:16,920 --> 00:34:19,640 Speaker 1: which was a little bit frustrating. But Joshua Kelly stepped 754 00:34:19,680 --> 00:34:21,680 Speaker 1: in a big way, had a pretty quick start to 755 00:34:21,840 --> 00:34:25,759 Speaker 1: his season. Another running back that surprised people James Robinson, 756 00:34:26,040 --> 00:34:30,920 Speaker 1: the undrafted free agent down there in Jacksonville and Kimmy Certainly, 757 00:34:31,040 --> 00:34:34,360 Speaker 1: very few people knew his name. Even in football circles. 758 00:34:34,360 --> 00:34:36,920 Speaker 1: People didn't quite know James Robinson's name. I feel like 759 00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:39,520 Speaker 1: now that we've hit Monday morning, a lot more people 760 00:34:39,600 --> 00:34:41,960 Speaker 1: are starting to figure out who this guy is. You know, 761 00:34:42,160 --> 00:34:44,200 Speaker 1: it's funny. I'm curious to go on Google and see 762 00:34:44,280 --> 00:34:47,719 Speaker 1: James Robinson, Jacksonville Jaguars his name googled last week as 763 00:34:47,719 --> 00:34:50,600 Speaker 1: opposed to this Monday. After last night's performance. He broke 764 00:34:50,640 --> 00:34:54,280 Speaker 1: the record for undrafted rookie performances in week one, racking 765 00:34:54,360 --> 00:34:57,120 Speaker 1: up sixty two yards on sixteen carries and out in 766 00:34:57,160 --> 00:34:59,520 Speaker 1: one catch on one target for twenty eight yards. Now, 767 00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:01,839 Speaker 1: none of the those numbers are crazy, right, No one's 768 00:35:01,920 --> 00:35:03,959 Speaker 1: running out to grab him and start him next week. 769 00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:07,080 Speaker 1: But Chris Thompson only had two targets and Robinson was 770 00:35:07,120 --> 00:35:09,520 Speaker 1: the only running back on that offense to even receive 771 00:35:09,560 --> 00:35:11,520 Speaker 1: a carry on Sunday. So I think it's good things. 772 00:35:11,719 --> 00:35:15,359 Speaker 1: And guess what last Sunday? Or I guess yesterday. Holy cow, 773 00:35:15,400 --> 00:35:18,239 Speaker 1: it's already, it's already yesterday. He was only he was 774 00:35:18,280 --> 00:35:21,600 Speaker 1: not owned in of NFL dot com leaks. He was 775 00:35:21,640 --> 00:35:25,200 Speaker 1: available in all NFL dot com leak So if you're 776 00:35:25,239 --> 00:35:27,399 Speaker 1: hearing this, if you're seeing this, you should go run 777 00:35:27,440 --> 00:35:30,239 Speaker 1: and try to swoop him up as fast as you can. Yeah, 778 00:35:30,280 --> 00:35:32,239 Speaker 1: I suspect that number is going to change quite a 779 00:35:32,239 --> 00:35:33,920 Speaker 1: bit in the next couple of days. But the hey, 780 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:36,560 Speaker 1: kudos to you. You had him as a sleeper earlier 781 00:35:36,600 --> 00:35:39,200 Speaker 1: in the week, so you've taken another take another quick 782 00:35:39,239 --> 00:35:40,960 Speaker 1: victory lap. Well we'll wait it out while you come. 783 00:35:42,880 --> 00:35:46,759 Speaker 1: Oh so, James Robinson. There, there's some other names down 784 00:35:46,800 --> 00:35:49,760 Speaker 1: there in Jacksonville that certainly opened some eyes. Labiscus Chenalt, 785 00:35:49,760 --> 00:35:51,880 Speaker 1: who was a guy that I loved coming out of Colorado, 786 00:35:51,880 --> 00:35:53,480 Speaker 1: thought could be a jack of all trade. He did 787 00:35:53,520 --> 00:35:55,200 Speaker 1: line up everywhere he lined up. Why do you lined 788 00:35:55,280 --> 00:35:56,400 Speaker 1: up sort of in a tight end. He was in 789 00:35:56,440 --> 00:36:00,080 Speaker 1: the backfield. They ran wildcat with Labiscus Chenalt. Uh. He 790 00:36:00,120 --> 00:36:04,160 Speaker 1: has the opportunity really to to get some chances there 791 00:36:04,160 --> 00:36:07,560 Speaker 1: in this offense. He started alongside DJ Chark in week one. 792 00:36:07,600 --> 00:36:09,839 Speaker 1: It gets the Colts. Keep in mind, this may not 793 00:36:09,880 --> 00:36:12,279 Speaker 1: be a high volume passing game, so there may not 794 00:36:12,360 --> 00:36:14,680 Speaker 1: be a ton of targets for Channel on a week 795 00:36:14,719 --> 00:36:16,839 Speaker 1: to week basis. But because as you see there, he's 796 00:36:16,880 --> 00:36:19,480 Speaker 1: getting direct snaps. They're lining him up in different spots. 797 00:36:19,640 --> 00:36:21,600 Speaker 1: They're going to try to use him in a Swiss 798 00:36:21,640 --> 00:36:23,480 Speaker 1: as a Swiss Army knife, the same way he was 799 00:36:23,600 --> 00:36:27,680 Speaker 1: used at the University of Colorado. Opportunity is the lifeblood 800 00:36:27,680 --> 00:36:30,360 Speaker 1: of fantasy success, and Levisca Channel should get plenty of 801 00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:32,719 Speaker 1: it down there in Jacksonville. And one last thing for 802 00:36:32,760 --> 00:36:35,160 Speaker 1: your Jalen Reagor who I have become a part of 803 00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:37,319 Speaker 1: the Jalen Reagor hive. And apparently there are people on 804 00:36:37,360 --> 00:36:39,600 Speaker 1: Twitter who don't like be using the term hive. I 805 00:36:39,600 --> 00:36:42,239 Speaker 1: don't know um as somebody somebody who's part of the 806 00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:44,160 Speaker 1: bee hive, though I'm sure I was. I was gonna say, 807 00:36:44,200 --> 00:36:46,239 Speaker 1: I was gonna say, I don't know if you want 808 00:36:46,280 --> 00:36:49,200 Speaker 1: to ever reference anything hive related unless you're part of 809 00:36:49,200 --> 00:36:50,680 Speaker 1: the bee hive and you're talking about how much you 810 00:36:50,760 --> 00:36:52,840 Speaker 1: let be once, that's like it's those are waters that 811 00:36:52,880 --> 00:36:55,719 Speaker 1: you do not want to enter. Well, I would say 812 00:36:55,719 --> 00:36:57,120 Speaker 1: I will. Then I will say I am I am 813 00:36:57,160 --> 00:36:59,560 Speaker 1: a stand for Jalen Reagor. I'm waving the flag. I 814 00:36:59,719 --> 00:37:02,960 Speaker 1: don't know, I'm I'm a Ragor racer. I don't I 815 00:37:02,960 --> 00:37:05,280 Speaker 1: don't know. I'm gonna come up the stuffings, but either way, 816 00:37:05,920 --> 00:37:08,040 Speaker 1: I'm really starting to buy in. I know he didn't 817 00:37:08,080 --> 00:37:10,960 Speaker 1: have a ton of looks on Sunday. Did have one catch, 818 00:37:11,160 --> 00:37:13,839 Speaker 1: one big catch for fifty five yards. But I think 819 00:37:13,840 --> 00:37:16,200 Speaker 1: there's an opportunity for him there. The reports out of 820 00:37:16,200 --> 00:37:19,560 Speaker 1: Philadelphia about him during training camp were glowing, uh, And 821 00:37:19,600 --> 00:37:21,760 Speaker 1: I do think that he's going to step up and produce, 822 00:37:21,920 --> 00:37:24,920 Speaker 1: especially if they continue to have injuries to Sean Jackson 823 00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:28,560 Speaker 1: missed a portion of yesterday's game. We're not sure exactly, 824 00:37:28,600 --> 00:37:30,440 Speaker 1: you know what what the long term health is going 825 00:37:30,440 --> 00:37:32,319 Speaker 1: to be for guys like al Sean, Jeffrey and what 826 00:37:32,400 --> 00:37:35,120 Speaker 1: have you in that that offense there. So I'm excited 827 00:37:35,120 --> 00:37:38,200 Speaker 1: about what Jalen Reagor can possibly do. So of all 828 00:37:38,280 --> 00:37:41,319 Speaker 1: those guys we listed now, which one do you feel 829 00:37:41,320 --> 00:37:44,799 Speaker 1: like should be everyone's top waiver priority this week? You 830 00:37:44,840 --> 00:37:46,719 Speaker 1: know the waiver priority, it's it's still going to have 831 00:37:46,760 --> 00:37:48,319 Speaker 1: to be in the Hame Himes right. If we talk 832 00:37:48,360 --> 00:37:50,960 Speaker 1: about this Marlon Mack injury, he's out for this season. 833 00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:53,720 Speaker 1: They're going to need help. We are both incredibly excited 834 00:37:53,760 --> 00:37:56,399 Speaker 1: about all the opportunity that Jonathan Taylor is going to see, 835 00:37:56,440 --> 00:37:58,840 Speaker 1: But if you had to prioritize the number one person, 836 00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:01,719 Speaker 1: it's gonna be Hines for me. Yeah, No, I would 837 00:38:01,719 --> 00:38:04,200 Speaker 1: completely agree with that. I do think Nahem Hines is 838 00:38:04,200 --> 00:38:05,880 Speaker 1: the guy who slides in and gets a whole lot 839 00:38:05,880 --> 00:38:07,440 Speaker 1: of work. I was to keep an eye all on 840 00:38:07,520 --> 00:38:09,480 Speaker 1: Joshua Kelly. I think what we saw out of him 841 00:38:09,560 --> 00:38:13,360 Speaker 1: yesterday was very encouraging. After the game, head coach Anthony 842 00:38:13,400 --> 00:38:15,839 Speaker 1: lind said, look, we don't win that game if it's 843 00:38:15,880 --> 00:38:17,960 Speaker 1: not for Joshua Kelly, and I think that means he's 844 00:38:17,960 --> 00:38:20,600 Speaker 1: going to get some opportunities. The thing we know about 845 00:38:20,600 --> 00:38:23,680 Speaker 1: the Chargers is there's a one and there's a two, 846 00:38:23,760 --> 00:38:26,160 Speaker 1: and there's not a whole lot of muddling between there. 847 00:38:26,239 --> 00:38:28,400 Speaker 1: So it looks like Kelly has won that number two 848 00:38:28,520 --> 00:38:30,759 Speaker 1: jobs from Justin Jackson. So I do think he's going 849 00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:32,840 Speaker 1: to get a lot of chances to score, and especially 850 00:38:33,000 --> 00:38:35,239 Speaker 1: if he's getting worked down near the goal line. Is 851 00:38:35,239 --> 00:38:37,520 Speaker 1: there anybody that we didn't mention that you feel like 852 00:38:37,560 --> 00:38:39,680 Speaker 1: should be on this list that people should pay attention 853 00:38:39,760 --> 00:38:42,640 Speaker 1: to this week? I mentioned him very briefly, but I'm 854 00:38:42,680 --> 00:38:45,760 Speaker 1: actually looking at Van Jefferson with the Los Angeles Rams. 855 00:38:45,760 --> 00:38:49,560 Speaker 1: He was the darling of training camp. Everything that he did. 856 00:38:49,640 --> 00:38:52,040 Speaker 1: Everyone had such good things to talk about. Steve Weich 857 00:38:52,160 --> 00:38:54,480 Speaker 1: talked about his size and his death and how he 858 00:38:54,520 --> 00:38:56,480 Speaker 1: could do it. Coach Sean McVeigh said, you know, this 859 00:38:56,560 --> 00:38:58,279 Speaker 1: is a guy who could be a leader. Now. He 860 00:38:58,320 --> 00:39:00,399 Speaker 1: caught a dime of the past from Jared Off having 861 00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:03,840 Speaker 1: his first NFL catch be a hunt a hundred excase, 862 00:39:03,960 --> 00:39:06,560 Speaker 1: it wasn't a hundred, being a thirty one yard beauty. 863 00:39:06,600 --> 00:39:08,480 Speaker 1: So I'm excited. You know. I don't think he had 864 00:39:08,520 --> 00:39:10,680 Speaker 1: a ton of play a time, but I definitely think 865 00:39:10,719 --> 00:39:12,839 Speaker 1: he could get in there and have more opportunities. Once 866 00:39:12,880 --> 00:39:15,239 Speaker 1: you're head coach in your quarterback like you and they 867 00:39:15,239 --> 00:39:17,040 Speaker 1: have good things to say about you as a rookie, 868 00:39:17,120 --> 00:39:19,280 Speaker 1: it just goes to show that the floodgates may open 869 00:39:19,360 --> 00:39:22,160 Speaker 1: as the season continues on. Yeah, he was a guy 870 00:39:22,200 --> 00:39:23,880 Speaker 1: that I started to like more and more as we 871 00:39:23,960 --> 00:39:27,800 Speaker 1: got closer to September. The reports of him kind of 872 00:39:28,320 --> 00:39:31,439 Speaker 1: getting after Jalen Ramsey in practice. That was certainly very 873 00:39:31,480 --> 00:39:33,640 Speaker 1: exciting to see him have some success there. And as 874 00:39:33,680 --> 00:39:36,600 Speaker 1: you mentioned, that catch last night was absolutely a beauty 875 00:39:36,640 --> 00:39:38,960 Speaker 1: against the Dallas Cowboys. So I think he's gonna be 876 00:39:39,040 --> 00:39:41,360 Speaker 1: a guy that gets more and more opportunity as the 877 00:39:41,360 --> 00:39:43,480 Speaker 1: season goes along. I think it's gonna be one to 878 00:39:43,480 --> 00:39:45,960 Speaker 1: to sort of pay attention to. Uh yeah, I think 879 00:39:46,040 --> 00:39:48,240 Speaker 1: I think this week there are a lot of options 880 00:39:48,239 --> 00:39:49,880 Speaker 1: out there on the waiver wire. If you want to 881 00:39:49,920 --> 00:39:53,239 Speaker 1: look really deep, I know Quintess Cefis was a name 882 00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:55,279 Speaker 1: that in super deep leagues was getting a little bit 883 00:39:55,280 --> 00:39:58,560 Speaker 1: of run. Adrian Peterson I don't think has long term value, 884 00:39:58,640 --> 00:40:00,520 Speaker 1: but with what we saw in the opport tunities he 885 00:40:00,560 --> 00:40:02,799 Speaker 1: got on Sunday, just keep an eye out on him 886 00:40:02,800 --> 00:40:04,840 Speaker 1: because at least in the short term he could be 887 00:40:04,880 --> 00:40:06,839 Speaker 1: a stop gap if you're waiting for somebody to come 888 00:40:06,880 --> 00:40:09,920 Speaker 1: back and fill that spot. Didn't even mention Boston Scott, 889 00:40:09,960 --> 00:40:12,200 Speaker 1: who was banged up a little bit, had sort of 890 00:40:12,239 --> 00:40:14,439 Speaker 1: a frustrating day. I know a lot of people went 891 00:40:14,520 --> 00:40:17,479 Speaker 1: sort of big on Boston Scott. That didn't work out. 892 00:40:18,280 --> 00:40:21,840 Speaker 1: Sorry about that. Hopefully, hopefully we will try for better. 893 00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:26,560 Speaker 1: You sounded so apologetic. He really felt bad for those people. Hey, 894 00:40:26,640 --> 00:40:28,680 Speaker 1: you know what, sometimes you just got to own it, right, 895 00:40:28,680 --> 00:40:31,760 Speaker 1: like you, we made a call, it didn't work. Sorry, 896 00:40:31,840 --> 00:40:33,759 Speaker 1: let's we'll try to be better than next week. But 897 00:40:34,120 --> 00:40:36,319 Speaker 1: get your waiver claims in because it's always important to 898 00:40:36,320 --> 00:40:38,680 Speaker 1: try and boost those rosters to get ready for the 899 00:40:38,760 --> 00:40:41,360 Speaker 1: very next week. We spent so much time on today's 900 00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:44,000 Speaker 1: show talking about all the guys who had great Week ones, 901 00:40:44,080 --> 00:40:46,200 Speaker 1: we would be remiss if we didn't talk about some 902 00:40:46,239 --> 00:40:49,000 Speaker 1: of the guys who maybe let us down in Week one. 903 00:40:49,080 --> 00:40:52,640 Speaker 1: I've got three big name players who sort of left 904 00:40:52,640 --> 00:40:55,000 Speaker 1: you wanting after the games were said and done, and 905 00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:57,480 Speaker 1: so we'll figure out what to do next. Do you 906 00:40:57,600 --> 00:40:59,440 Speaker 1: try to trade him? Do you hang on to him? 907 00:40:59,480 --> 00:41:01,440 Speaker 1: Do you maybe put him back on the waiver wire 908 00:41:01,480 --> 00:41:04,160 Speaker 1: and think that all is lost for if it? Maybe 909 00:41:04,160 --> 00:41:06,879 Speaker 1: that it's just more overreaction theater. But we'll figure it out. 910 00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:11,120 Speaker 1: Let's start in Baltimore mark Ingram, who I still think 911 00:41:11,120 --> 00:41:13,800 Speaker 1: has a future there. J K. Dobbins, though certainly knocking 912 00:41:13,880 --> 00:41:16,520 Speaker 1: on the door, had a couple of touchdowns, mark Ingram 913 00:41:16,560 --> 00:41:20,120 Speaker 1: fewer than three Fantasy points in Week one. How are 914 00:41:20,160 --> 00:41:22,319 Speaker 1: we feeling? What are we doing if we have mark 915 00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:24,799 Speaker 1: Ingram on our rosters? Given me, you know, this was 916 00:41:24,880 --> 00:41:26,719 Speaker 1: someone that I think a lot of us were a 917 00:41:26,719 --> 00:41:29,480 Speaker 1: little bit concerned about in the preseason. We didn't get 918 00:41:29,480 --> 00:41:32,359 Speaker 1: to see any preseason games to see what splitting time 919 00:41:32,360 --> 00:41:35,440 Speaker 1: would look like between mark Ingram and JK. Dobbins. But 920 00:41:35,520 --> 00:41:37,480 Speaker 1: j K. Dobbins kind of went in there. And when 921 00:41:37,480 --> 00:41:40,080 Speaker 1: we talk about the running back position, if I'm not mistaken, 922 00:41:40,120 --> 00:41:42,360 Speaker 1: mark Ingram is thirty one years old, which is, you know, 923 00:41:42,480 --> 00:41:45,520 Speaker 1: kind of nearing that ceiling for for running backs. You know, 924 00:41:45,960 --> 00:41:48,799 Speaker 1: if you think about that position, it is so incredibly 925 00:41:48,880 --> 00:41:51,200 Speaker 1: physical and it's so incredibly tough. So I could see 926 00:41:51,239 --> 00:41:53,680 Speaker 1: that this was a huge regression season for him. I 927 00:41:53,760 --> 00:41:56,160 Speaker 1: like mark Ingram. I think he's incredible. He's an incredible 928 00:41:56,160 --> 00:41:58,560 Speaker 1: football player, He's a incredible guy. I was so bumbed 929 00:41:58,560 --> 00:42:00,279 Speaker 1: when he left the Saints, but really think that he 930 00:42:00,320 --> 00:42:04,160 Speaker 1: found an opportunity with the Baltimore Ravens. But yesterday's show 931 00:42:04,360 --> 00:42:06,960 Speaker 1: wasn't really positive. I think a lot more people are 932 00:42:07,000 --> 00:42:09,000 Speaker 1: hopping on the j K. Dobbins train and kind of 933 00:42:09,040 --> 00:42:13,440 Speaker 1: putting mark Ingram on the shelf. Yeah, I am definitely disappointed. 934 00:42:13,480 --> 00:42:16,359 Speaker 1: I was one who really thought that mark Ingram still 935 00:42:16,400 --> 00:42:19,000 Speaker 1: was going to have an opportunity there. I'm not willing 936 00:42:19,200 --> 00:42:21,520 Speaker 1: to quit yet. It has just been one week and 937 00:42:21,520 --> 00:42:24,880 Speaker 1: I went back and sort of looked at the game yesterday. 938 00:42:25,280 --> 00:42:27,759 Speaker 1: The Ravens didn't run that many plays compared to the 939 00:42:27,760 --> 00:42:30,320 Speaker 1: Browns fifty nine plays. For the Ravens compared to seventy 940 00:42:30,320 --> 00:42:33,920 Speaker 1: four for Cleveland, and their rushing attempts were effectively split 941 00:42:34,000 --> 00:42:36,480 Speaker 1: between four guys, so there wasn't really anyone who got 942 00:42:36,480 --> 00:42:38,920 Speaker 1: a whole lot of run. If there's an upside, Ingram 943 00:42:38,960 --> 00:42:42,560 Speaker 1: did get more touches than JK. Dobbins, the difference being 944 00:42:42,600 --> 00:42:45,359 Speaker 1: Dobbins got a couple of carries inside the five yard line. 945 00:42:45,400 --> 00:42:48,080 Speaker 1: He turned that into two touchdowns and that made all 946 00:42:48,120 --> 00:42:50,120 Speaker 1: the difference in the world. The other part was that 947 00:42:50,360 --> 00:42:53,799 Speaker 1: neither Ingram nor Dobbins got a target in the passing game. 948 00:42:54,239 --> 00:42:56,839 Speaker 1: I'd like to think that's going to change a little bit, 949 00:42:56,960 --> 00:42:59,720 Speaker 1: but this was not the start that I had envisioned 950 00:42:59,719 --> 00:43:01,799 Speaker 1: from our Ingram, and so yeah, there's a little bit 951 00:43:01,800 --> 00:43:04,680 Speaker 1: of concern, no doubt about it. Especially h we used 952 00:43:04,719 --> 00:43:06,560 Speaker 1: a late round keeper on him in the league. I 953 00:43:06,560 --> 00:43:12,840 Speaker 1: don't know who that is, not looking at myself. So 954 00:43:12,960 --> 00:43:15,560 Speaker 1: Mark Ingram used to play in New Orleans. Drew Brees 955 00:43:15,719 --> 00:43:18,279 Speaker 1: still plays in New Orleans, although this might be his 956 00:43:18,360 --> 00:43:21,600 Speaker 1: last Terra down there in the Big Easy. The marquee 957 00:43:21,640 --> 00:43:25,279 Speaker 1: matchup of the week was Brady versus Brees down there 958 00:43:25,320 --> 00:43:28,040 Speaker 1: in the Dome and the Saints get a big win. 959 00:43:28,160 --> 00:43:31,640 Speaker 1: But for Drew Brees, it was not a great fantasy performance. 960 00:43:32,080 --> 00:43:34,000 Speaker 1: Do we just chalk this up to, you know, maybe 961 00:43:34,000 --> 00:43:37,160 Speaker 1: starting slow in the first game, or is there something 962 00:43:37,200 --> 00:43:40,080 Speaker 1: to be concerned about with Drew Brees this year? There 963 00:43:40,200 --> 00:43:42,839 Speaker 1: is no Drew Brees slandered around on this show when 964 00:43:42,880 --> 00:43:45,680 Speaker 1: I am here. Now that by now you know, obviously 965 00:43:45,760 --> 00:43:47,759 Speaker 1: Drew Brees didn't go up and have a thirty point 966 00:43:47,840 --> 00:43:50,040 Speaker 1: fantasy game. But you also have to look at what 967 00:43:50,440 --> 00:43:53,239 Speaker 1: those red zone targets looked like. Alvin Kamara had what 968 00:43:53,280 --> 00:43:55,560 Speaker 1: was supposed to be three touchdowns, one got recalls, so 969 00:43:55,600 --> 00:43:58,239 Speaker 1: he had two touchdowns. Right, He didn't throw the ball 970 00:43:58,280 --> 00:44:00,279 Speaker 1: a ton to Michael Thomas, which I think is that's 971 00:44:00,280 --> 00:44:02,760 Speaker 1: where we see all the bulk of his fantasy points 972 00:44:02,800 --> 00:44:04,759 Speaker 1: come from. I don't think this is a slow start. 973 00:44:04,800 --> 00:44:06,520 Speaker 1: I just think they had a different type of of 974 00:44:06,719 --> 00:44:10,080 Speaker 1: game calling against that Buccaneers defense. I think Sean Payton 975 00:44:10,080 --> 00:44:12,720 Speaker 1: it is, is an incredible coach and he's really crafty 976 00:44:12,719 --> 00:44:15,479 Speaker 1: about how he calls his plays. And you know, Drew 977 00:44:15,480 --> 00:44:18,320 Speaker 1: Brees under center, he's always going to be an amazing quarterback. 978 00:44:18,360 --> 00:44:21,200 Speaker 1: So let's not back off off of him quite yet. Right, 979 00:44:21,280 --> 00:44:23,560 Speaker 1: fourteen fantasy points by no means is that bad. It's 980 00:44:23,600 --> 00:44:26,160 Speaker 1: not like he went out and threw multiple interceptions like 981 00:44:26,280 --> 00:44:28,080 Speaker 1: his friend Tom Brady did on the other side of 982 00:44:28,120 --> 00:44:30,720 Speaker 1: the ball. So let's just ease the talk on Drew Brees, 983 00:44:31,080 --> 00:44:32,799 Speaker 1: take it down a notch, and wait to see what 984 00:44:32,920 --> 00:44:35,879 Speaker 1: we two has in store. I love these subtle Tom 985 00:44:35,880 --> 00:44:41,080 Speaker 1: Brady shade. Just while you were talking about Brew Brees. Uh. 986 00:44:41,080 --> 00:44:44,560 Speaker 1: You know, my my one concern with Breeze this year 987 00:44:45,160 --> 00:44:47,160 Speaker 1: is sort of what we saw from him maybe two 988 00:44:47,239 --> 00:44:51,000 Speaker 1: or three years ago, where in the past the Saints 989 00:44:51,040 --> 00:44:53,040 Speaker 1: needed him to go out and have big games in 990 00:44:53,200 --> 00:44:55,520 Speaker 1: order to win. You know, a few years ago, they 991 00:44:55,600 --> 00:44:59,040 Speaker 1: rebuilt that defense, they added Alvin Camaro, they had mark Ingram, 992 00:44:59,040 --> 00:45:01,919 Speaker 1: they had a solid running game, and they didn't necessarily 993 00:45:02,000 --> 00:45:04,040 Speaker 1: need Drew Brees to go out and have three hundred 994 00:45:04,120 --> 00:45:07,440 Speaker 1: yards and three or four touchdowns to win. And my 995 00:45:07,440 --> 00:45:09,640 Speaker 1: my only concern is that they're sort of getting back 996 00:45:09,680 --> 00:45:12,520 Speaker 1: to that this year where Breeze still has that ability 997 00:45:12,560 --> 00:45:14,160 Speaker 1: if they need him to go out and throw the 998 00:45:14,200 --> 00:45:16,440 Speaker 1: ball forty times a game and put up big numbers 999 00:45:16,440 --> 00:45:18,840 Speaker 1: to win, he can still certainly do that, But I 1000 00:45:18,880 --> 00:45:21,440 Speaker 1: just fear that that Sean Payton won't ask him to 1001 00:45:21,480 --> 00:45:24,279 Speaker 1: do that, and that will impact his fantasy performance long term. 1002 00:45:24,520 --> 00:45:26,840 Speaker 1: The other part of it is yesterday, I think that 1003 00:45:26,880 --> 00:45:29,759 Speaker 1: Buccaneers defense actually isn't bad. I thought they were pretty 1004 00:45:29,800 --> 00:45:32,000 Speaker 1: good last year. They just had a quarterback that turned 1005 00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:34,480 Speaker 1: the ball over and put them in bad situations, and 1006 00:45:34,520 --> 00:45:37,520 Speaker 1: I think we saw some of that yesterday. Brady had 1007 00:45:37,560 --> 00:45:40,840 Speaker 1: the two interceptions, there was a poor play on a 1008 00:45:40,960 --> 00:45:44,279 Speaker 1: muff kickoff that that put the Bucks defense back up 1009 00:45:44,320 --> 00:45:47,200 Speaker 1: against the wall again. So if that happens, then I 1010 00:45:47,239 --> 00:45:49,120 Speaker 1: think the Bucks defense is gonna struggle. But I do 1011 00:45:49,200 --> 00:45:52,200 Speaker 1: think they are overall a talented, a very good unit 1012 00:45:52,280 --> 00:45:54,080 Speaker 1: until maybe that's some of what we saw with Drew 1013 00:45:54,120 --> 00:45:56,759 Speaker 1: Brees yesterday that kind of slowed him down a little bit. 1014 00:45:56,760 --> 00:45:59,359 Speaker 1: Plus at the Michael Thomas thing, that was weird. Uh 1015 00:46:00,160 --> 00:46:02,520 Speaker 1: really it was. It was really weird. And again, you know, 1016 00:46:03,000 --> 00:46:05,239 Speaker 1: we kind of talked about this with DeAndre Hopkins and 1017 00:46:05,680 --> 00:46:09,000 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray, maybe because Alvin just got paid and there 1018 00:46:09,040 --> 00:46:11,600 Speaker 1: was kind of some contention during those contract talks, and 1019 00:46:11,680 --> 00:46:14,239 Speaker 1: you know it was a question of is New Orleans 1020 00:46:14,280 --> 00:46:16,800 Speaker 1: gonna keep Alvin Camara, which would be wild if they 1021 00:46:16,840 --> 00:46:19,359 Speaker 1: if they ever let him go. But maybe again, they 1022 00:46:19,400 --> 00:46:21,160 Speaker 1: just wanted to play into that, so that's why they 1023 00:46:21,239 --> 00:46:24,000 Speaker 1: fed Alvin Camara all those red zone you know, targets 1024 00:46:24,000 --> 00:46:25,920 Speaker 1: and carries. But yeah, it was really weird to not 1025 00:46:25,960 --> 00:46:28,280 Speaker 1: see Michael Thomas in that spot where he was catching 1026 00:46:28,280 --> 00:46:31,960 Speaker 1: red zone receptions and targets and scoring. So I don't know, 1027 00:46:32,040 --> 00:46:34,319 Speaker 1: maybe we'll see more ahead of week two, but it 1028 00:46:34,360 --> 00:46:35,840 Speaker 1: was kind of it was kind of a head scratcher. 1029 00:46:35,840 --> 00:46:38,319 Speaker 1: I was. I was a little bit confused on that one. Yeah, 1030 00:46:38,400 --> 00:46:42,160 Speaker 1: no doubt so. Speaking of wide receivers though, Odell Beckham Jr. 1031 00:46:42,600 --> 00:46:45,960 Speaker 1: Coming into week one, he was a guy that a 1032 00:46:46,000 --> 00:46:48,880 Speaker 1: lot of people had concerns about going against that Baltimore 1033 00:46:49,000 --> 00:46:50,799 Speaker 1: Raven defense, and now there were a lot of people 1034 00:46:50,800 --> 00:46:52,719 Speaker 1: that were suggesting maybe you fade him where you at 1035 00:46:52,800 --> 00:46:56,120 Speaker 1: least timp for your expectations. It was not a good 1036 00:46:56,200 --> 00:46:59,080 Speaker 1: day by any stretch for Odell Beckham Jilly. Was not 1037 00:46:59,120 --> 00:47:02,239 Speaker 1: a good day for the Cleveland Brown's office, which see 1038 00:47:02,239 --> 00:47:05,319 Speaker 1: the tin targets three catches for just ten yards for 1039 00:47:05,520 --> 00:47:08,560 Speaker 1: O b J. And this is starting to become part 1040 00:47:08,560 --> 00:47:11,200 Speaker 1: of a worrisome trend, I think, Jimmy, So if you 1041 00:47:11,280 --> 00:47:13,960 Speaker 1: drafted O b J. If you have him on your roster, 1042 00:47:14,480 --> 00:47:18,160 Speaker 1: how are you feeling right now? You know, I I 1043 00:47:18,200 --> 00:47:20,399 Speaker 1: was one of the lucky ones who did not draft 1044 00:47:20,400 --> 00:47:23,240 Speaker 1: Odell Buckham Jr. Because he broke my heart last season, 1045 00:47:23,440 --> 00:47:25,239 Speaker 1: and I think there was, you know, a bevy of 1046 00:47:25,320 --> 00:47:28,400 Speaker 1: concern going into this season. But again, somehow during the 1047 00:47:28,440 --> 00:47:31,080 Speaker 1: off season, the Browns always get hyped up. Right now, 1048 00:47:31,120 --> 00:47:33,279 Speaker 1: they have Kevin Stefanski as the head coach, and there 1049 00:47:33,280 --> 00:47:36,239 Speaker 1: are all these expectations, but it just again goes to 1050 00:47:36,239 --> 00:47:38,239 Speaker 1: show that the Browns may not be as good of 1051 00:47:38,280 --> 00:47:40,720 Speaker 1: a football team as we think. If I was Odell 1052 00:47:40,760 --> 00:47:43,200 Speaker 1: Beckham Jr. If I'm looking at only getting tin targets 1053 00:47:43,239 --> 00:47:46,080 Speaker 1: during the game, I'm having quite a stern conversation with 1054 00:47:46,120 --> 00:47:49,080 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield. If understanding, if I am supposed to be 1055 00:47:49,160 --> 00:47:52,279 Speaker 1: valued as your target and in your star receiver, you 1056 00:47:52,320 --> 00:47:54,000 Speaker 1: need to feed me the ball and get me in 1057 00:47:54,040 --> 00:47:57,880 Speaker 1: a position where I could succeed. So chances are people 1058 00:47:57,880 --> 00:48:00,440 Speaker 1: who have O. B J are sort of anaking a 1059 00:48:00,440 --> 00:48:03,840 Speaker 1: little bit. They're certainly very frustrated. Would this be the 1060 00:48:03,880 --> 00:48:06,000 Speaker 1: time to maybe try to trade for him, knowing that 1061 00:48:06,120 --> 00:48:08,439 Speaker 1: his trade value might be as low as it can get. 1062 00:48:09,360 --> 00:48:12,000 Speaker 1: You know, I'm down to just get rid of Odell 1063 00:48:12,000 --> 00:48:14,640 Speaker 1: Beckham Jr. Again. Maybe I'm just biased because he didn't 1064 00:48:14,680 --> 00:48:16,680 Speaker 1: hurt me so badly last season. I took him in 1065 00:48:16,680 --> 00:48:18,879 Speaker 1: the first round and he was not I don't think 1066 00:48:18,920 --> 00:48:22,240 Speaker 1: he was a top ten wide receiver in fantasy football 1067 00:48:22,560 --> 00:48:24,560 Speaker 1: any week of last season. So I saw that it 1068 00:48:24,640 --> 00:48:26,919 Speaker 1: was like, there's no way I am taking those chances again. 1069 00:48:27,080 --> 00:48:29,160 Speaker 1: But I definitely think that, you know, if you're open 1070 00:48:29,200 --> 00:48:31,360 Speaker 1: to the trade market, this is where you look to 1071 00:48:31,440 --> 00:48:34,360 Speaker 1: kind of get rid of Odell Beckham Jr. Because that 1072 00:48:34,480 --> 00:48:38,120 Speaker 1: offense does not look improved whatsoever. No, I think we 1073 00:48:38,160 --> 00:48:40,719 Speaker 1: were hoping for bigger, better things from Kevin Stefanski, but 1074 00:48:40,800 --> 00:48:43,840 Speaker 1: after one week it was not good. I guess the 1075 00:48:43,920 --> 00:48:46,360 Speaker 1: upside for the Browns is that they don't have to 1076 00:48:46,400 --> 00:48:48,839 Speaker 1: play the Ravens every single week, although they will see 1077 00:48:48,880 --> 00:48:50,799 Speaker 1: them again at some point later on in the year. 1078 00:48:50,840 --> 00:48:53,000 Speaker 1: But not a good start for Baker, not a good 1079 00:48:53,040 --> 00:48:55,160 Speaker 1: start for Nick Chubb, and not a good start for 1080 00:48:55,200 --> 00:48:59,920 Speaker 1: Odell Beckham Jr. As has become tradition. In Week one, 1081 00:49:00,000 --> 00:49:02,480 Speaker 1: and we get a Monday night double header to end 1082 00:49:02,640 --> 00:49:06,040 Speaker 1: the week, so a pair of games still on tap 1083 00:49:06,120 --> 00:49:08,719 Speaker 1: here on Monday night. We will start in the middle 1084 00:49:08,840 --> 00:49:12,000 Speaker 1: lands the Steelers and the Giants, Big Bin making his 1085 00:49:12,080 --> 00:49:15,000 Speaker 1: return to the field against Daniel Jones, sake Kwon Barkley 1086 00:49:15,000 --> 00:49:17,520 Speaker 1: and the rest of Big Blue. That Steeler defense is 1087 00:49:17,640 --> 00:49:19,640 Speaker 1: very tough, and I think it sort of got overlooked 1088 00:49:19,640 --> 00:49:21,919 Speaker 1: that they were the number two fantasy defense last year 1089 00:49:21,960 --> 00:49:24,640 Speaker 1: because the Patriots were so good and they were so 1090 00:49:24,719 --> 00:49:27,800 Speaker 1: far and away better than everybody else in fantasy that 1091 00:49:27,920 --> 00:49:29,960 Speaker 1: it just was like, hey, who's number two? We forgot 1092 00:49:29,960 --> 00:49:33,200 Speaker 1: about that. But this is a very good defensive unit. 1093 00:49:33,320 --> 00:49:36,359 Speaker 1: So how do you feel about say Kwon? What can 1094 00:49:36,400 --> 00:49:39,240 Speaker 1: sake Kwon Barkley do you think against the Steelers defense? 1095 00:49:39,800 --> 00:49:42,000 Speaker 1: You know, speaking of the Steelers defense, he said that 1096 00:49:42,040 --> 00:49:45,080 Speaker 1: they were the number two fantasy defense. They also allowed 1097 00:49:45,120 --> 00:49:48,719 Speaker 1: the second fewest scrimmage touchdowns to running backs in the 1098 00:49:48,760 --> 00:49:51,560 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen season, which is where we need say Kwon 1099 00:49:51,600 --> 00:49:53,919 Speaker 1: Barkley to show up and shine. We talked about Michael 1100 00:49:53,960 --> 00:49:56,160 Speaker 1: Thomas earlier of him being a top five pick and 1101 00:49:56,200 --> 00:49:59,200 Speaker 1: not getting much action in fantasy, you know, enthusiast being 1102 00:49:59,239 --> 00:50:01,279 Speaker 1: a little upset. We do not need any of that 1103 00:50:01,320 --> 00:50:04,080 Speaker 1: smoke with sa Kwon Barkley. He's averaging a little under 1104 00:50:04,160 --> 00:50:06,719 Speaker 1: nineteen fantasy points per season. He was a top five 1105 00:50:06,760 --> 00:50:08,840 Speaker 1: guy and a lot of leagues going as the second 1106 00:50:08,840 --> 00:50:10,840 Speaker 1: are the third pick in the first round, So I 1107 00:50:10,840 --> 00:50:12,279 Speaker 1: think this is going to be exciting. This is a 1108 00:50:12,400 --> 00:50:14,080 Speaker 1: very first time that we're going to see a Joe 1109 00:50:14,200 --> 00:50:17,400 Speaker 1: Judge offense being run along with Jason Garrett. So I 1110 00:50:17,480 --> 00:50:19,839 Speaker 1: think there's huge opportunity for Sae Kwon. As long as 1111 00:50:19,840 --> 00:50:21,840 Speaker 1: he is healthy, he should be good to go. But 1112 00:50:21,920 --> 00:50:25,200 Speaker 1: we should not discount the Steelers defense off the top. Yeah, 1113 00:50:25,239 --> 00:50:27,040 Speaker 1: what I love about say Kwan is that the volume 1114 00:50:27,080 --> 00:50:29,319 Speaker 1: is going to be there, and for the most part, 1115 00:50:29,400 --> 00:50:33,240 Speaker 1: because he's multitalented, he is not dependent upon game script. 1116 00:50:33,280 --> 00:50:35,720 Speaker 1: So regardless of how this game goes, if the Giants 1117 00:50:35,719 --> 00:50:38,040 Speaker 1: are ahead, if they're behind, se Kwan is going to 1118 00:50:38,080 --> 00:50:39,719 Speaker 1: stay on the field. We know they can throw him 1119 00:50:39,719 --> 00:50:42,640 Speaker 1: the football, so there should be opportunities for him there. Yes, 1120 00:50:42,680 --> 00:50:45,279 Speaker 1: the matchups not great, but just the chance to get 1121 00:50:45,280 --> 00:50:47,440 Speaker 1: the ball in his hands twenty to twenty five times 1122 00:50:47,440 --> 00:50:49,600 Speaker 1: per game means that there's always a chance for him 1123 00:50:49,600 --> 00:50:52,239 Speaker 1: to put up some decent fantasy production. On the flip side, 1124 00:50:52,320 --> 00:50:55,239 Speaker 1: James Connor uh He's a guy that you know, everybody's 1125 00:50:55,239 --> 00:50:57,640 Speaker 1: sort of yeah, they're sort of tepid on him just 1126 00:50:57,680 --> 00:51:00,160 Speaker 1: because that injury risk is there. We know that that 1127 00:51:00,200 --> 00:51:02,759 Speaker 1: was sort of included in his fantasy draft price. How 1128 00:51:02,800 --> 00:51:05,440 Speaker 1: much do you trust him tonight against the Giants defense? 1129 00:51:06,080 --> 00:51:07,879 Speaker 1: You know, I actually do trust him, and I think 1130 00:51:07,920 --> 00:51:10,480 Speaker 1: he can see some low RB one, high RB two 1131 00:51:10,560 --> 00:51:14,120 Speaker 1: opportunities because Ben Big, big Big. I can't even talk 1132 00:51:14,400 --> 00:51:17,000 Speaker 1: Big Ben. There we go. Big Ben is back and 1133 00:51:17,080 --> 00:51:20,200 Speaker 1: he's healthy. And when James Conner plays with Ben Roethlisberger, 1134 00:51:20,360 --> 00:51:24,120 Speaker 1: he sees just under twenty fantasy points per game in right, 1135 00:51:24,160 --> 00:51:26,080 Speaker 1: those are really good numbers. And I could see the 1136 00:51:26,080 --> 00:51:28,200 Speaker 1: Steelers relying on him tonight and want to take it 1137 00:51:28,280 --> 00:51:31,280 Speaker 1: slow in Big Bin's return to make sure that Connor 1138 00:51:31,320 --> 00:51:33,760 Speaker 1: can go and run the ball even more than usual. 1139 00:51:33,920 --> 00:51:37,160 Speaker 1: Right as you know Big been dealt with that shoulder injury. 1140 00:51:37,200 --> 00:51:39,320 Speaker 1: You want to rely on the run and James Conner 1141 00:51:39,400 --> 00:51:40,799 Speaker 1: is going to be the guy to do that. So 1142 00:51:40,800 --> 00:51:43,600 Speaker 1: I actually do trust him tonight. I'm excited. You know, 1143 00:51:43,880 --> 00:51:45,560 Speaker 1: James Conner is a guy that I sort of looked 1144 00:51:45,560 --> 00:51:48,080 Speaker 1: at the same way I looked at Will Fuller in 1145 00:51:48,160 --> 00:51:50,480 Speaker 1: that Yes, you have to sort of throw in the 1146 00:51:50,520 --> 00:51:52,640 Speaker 1: injury risk because that's what the history has been. But 1147 00:51:52,640 --> 00:51:55,600 Speaker 1: when he has been there, he has been productive. And 1148 00:51:55,719 --> 00:51:58,640 Speaker 1: generally speaking, the Steelers want to just lean on one 1149 00:51:58,760 --> 00:52:01,040 Speaker 1: running back, so you don't have to worry about a 1150 00:52:01,080 --> 00:52:03,680 Speaker 1: couple of guys coming in and sort of muddying the waters. 1151 00:52:03,880 --> 00:52:06,000 Speaker 1: As long as James Conner is healthy and ready to go, 1152 00:52:06,120 --> 00:52:08,080 Speaker 1: he's going to get the bulk of the work in 1153 00:52:08,160 --> 00:52:10,160 Speaker 1: this backfield. I don't know that he's gonna get Sa 1154 00:52:10,280 --> 00:52:12,920 Speaker 1: Kwon Barkley levels of work, but he should get the 1155 00:52:12,920 --> 00:52:15,200 Speaker 1: ball quite a bit. And I've been saying I think 1156 00:52:15,239 --> 00:52:19,000 Speaker 1: tonight begins the Steelers offensive revenge tour. Ben's gonna be 1157 00:52:19,040 --> 00:52:21,600 Speaker 1: out to remind everybody how good this offense can be 1158 00:52:22,000 --> 00:52:26,600 Speaker 1: when everything is intact, when this battle station is fully operational. Uh, 1159 00:52:26,640 --> 00:52:28,319 Speaker 1: we'll see how good they can be. And So I 1160 00:52:28,320 --> 00:52:30,200 Speaker 1: think James Conner a guy who I think you're right. 1161 00:52:30,200 --> 00:52:32,680 Speaker 1: I think, certainly if you don't have him in your 1162 00:52:32,680 --> 00:52:34,799 Speaker 1: flex and maybe you found him as an RB two, 1163 00:52:34,880 --> 00:52:36,759 Speaker 1: but I think there's potential for him to have a 1164 00:52:36,760 --> 00:52:39,920 Speaker 1: pretty good game tonight. All right, Game two of our 1165 00:52:39,960 --> 00:52:42,600 Speaker 1: doublehead of the Titans had to Denver to take on 1166 00:52:43,000 --> 00:52:47,080 Speaker 1: the Broncos. Derrick Henry was fantastic last year, was your 1167 00:52:47,120 --> 00:52:50,200 Speaker 1: rushing leader at the end of the season, a touchdown 1168 00:52:50,280 --> 00:52:53,840 Speaker 1: machine for Tennessee. But this is a pretty good Broncos 1169 00:52:53,920 --> 00:52:57,279 Speaker 1: run defense, even without von Miller being there, This defense 1170 00:52:57,320 --> 00:52:59,840 Speaker 1: should be pretty tough. How worried should we be a 1171 00:53:00,160 --> 00:53:03,040 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry tonight? You know we you just talked about 1172 00:53:03,120 --> 00:53:07,160 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry being the leader and touchdowns and rushings. He 1173 00:53:07,239 --> 00:53:09,520 Speaker 1: was amazing, But you know who he didn't get to 1174 00:53:09,560 --> 00:53:12,120 Speaker 1: do that against last season? It was the dem Vo Bronco. 1175 00:53:12,400 --> 00:53:15,480 Speaker 1: I can't even talk today. It was the Denver Broncos. 1176 00:53:15,520 --> 00:53:18,640 Speaker 1: He had less than five Fantasy points and Week six 1177 00:53:18,680 --> 00:53:20,520 Speaker 1: when he saw them, that was his season low. He 1178 00:53:20,560 --> 00:53:23,880 Speaker 1: only rushed for fifteen yards, right, So I think we 1179 00:53:23,960 --> 00:53:26,680 Speaker 1: need to be mindful of that and Derrick Henry. You know, 1180 00:53:26,800 --> 00:53:29,279 Speaker 1: a conversation that we've had this whole offseason is is 1181 00:53:29,280 --> 00:53:32,279 Speaker 1: he going to see regression from last season? I absolutely 1182 00:53:32,360 --> 00:53:34,760 Speaker 1: think he may. I don't think we need to addercent 1183 00:53:34,840 --> 00:53:37,399 Speaker 1: be worried about him tonight. Obviously you were starting him. 1184 00:53:37,400 --> 00:53:38,960 Speaker 1: If you have him, and if you don't, you need 1185 00:53:39,000 --> 00:53:40,840 Speaker 1: to get your head checked. But I do think that 1186 00:53:40,880 --> 00:53:42,960 Speaker 1: there could be an opportunity for him to not do 1187 00:53:43,080 --> 00:53:46,440 Speaker 1: as hot as we were expecting. Yeah, I do think that, 1188 00:53:46,480 --> 00:53:48,520 Speaker 1: you know, the Titans will sort of put the ball 1189 00:53:48,520 --> 00:53:51,279 Speaker 1: in Ryan Tannehill's hands a little bit more. Uh, they 1190 00:53:51,280 --> 00:53:53,320 Speaker 1: want to get the ball down field to a J. Brown. 1191 00:53:53,400 --> 00:53:56,400 Speaker 1: I do like John H. Smith potentially as a sleeper starter, 1192 00:53:56,560 --> 00:53:59,280 Speaker 1: and so I think Derrick Henry obviously will get his touches. 1193 00:53:59,560 --> 00:54:01,480 Speaker 1: But the thing about him that certainly worries means that 1194 00:54:01,520 --> 00:54:03,279 Speaker 1: he has never been a pass catcher. And I know 1195 00:54:03,320 --> 00:54:05,479 Speaker 1: that I've said earlier than just because a guy hasn't 1196 00:54:05,560 --> 00:54:08,920 Speaker 1: done something doesn't mean he can't. I don't see the 1197 00:54:08,960 --> 00:54:12,000 Speaker 1: Titans suddenly shifting gears and throwing Derren can read the 1198 00:54:12,000 --> 00:54:14,640 Speaker 1: ball a whole lot, especially when they've got a rookie, 1199 00:54:14,640 --> 00:54:16,799 Speaker 1: and Darrenson Evans that possibly, you know, when when he 1200 00:54:16,920 --> 00:54:18,960 Speaker 1: is on the field during the season, can get some 1201 00:54:18,960 --> 00:54:20,680 Speaker 1: of those targets. So I just don't see that part 1202 00:54:20,680 --> 00:54:23,080 Speaker 1: of the game plan changing as we get through the year. 1203 00:54:23,480 --> 00:54:26,120 Speaker 1: On the other side, the Broncos have two guys in 1204 00:54:26,200 --> 00:54:28,279 Speaker 1: their backfield, and I guess three if you want to 1205 00:54:28,280 --> 00:54:31,319 Speaker 1: throw in Royce Freeman, who could get some opportunity, but 1206 00:54:31,400 --> 00:54:35,000 Speaker 1: mostly it will probably be between Melvin Gordon and Philip Lindsay. 1207 00:54:35,080 --> 00:54:37,560 Speaker 1: So if you are picking Broncos backs, who you got 1208 00:54:37,680 --> 00:54:40,640 Speaker 1: MG or PO, I know that you're gonna go with 1209 00:54:40,680 --> 00:54:42,920 Speaker 1: Philip Lindsay because we've talked offline and you kind of 1210 00:54:43,000 --> 00:54:45,279 Speaker 1: hide to him all offseason. But I'm actually gonna go 1211 00:54:45,400 --> 00:54:48,239 Speaker 1: with Melvin Gordon. I do think that either of them 1212 00:54:48,280 --> 00:54:50,520 Speaker 1: are going to be fantastic. But the reason why I 1213 00:54:50,560 --> 00:54:53,200 Speaker 1: do say Melvin Gordon is because he's had nine plus 1214 00:54:53,200 --> 00:54:57,120 Speaker 1: touchdowns and four straight seasons. Tennessee allowed thirteen rushing touchdowns 1215 00:54:57,120 --> 00:54:59,680 Speaker 1: in twenty nineteen, which is the most in the NFL. 1216 00:54:59,760 --> 00:55:01,600 Speaker 1: You know, excuse me, it's tied for the eighth most 1217 00:55:01,760 --> 00:55:03,640 Speaker 1: and the NFL. So you know, they went and they 1218 00:55:03,680 --> 00:55:06,040 Speaker 1: paid Melvin Gordon. They got Melvin Gordon, which means they're 1219 00:55:06,040 --> 00:55:07,680 Speaker 1: going to use them. But I still do think that 1220 00:55:07,680 --> 00:55:11,040 Speaker 1: they are huge opportunities for Philip Lindsay. Yeah, you would 1221 00:55:11,040 --> 00:55:13,080 Speaker 1: think that, you know, guys with the initials MG would 1222 00:55:13,080 --> 00:55:15,160 Speaker 1: stick together, But I am gonna go with Philip Lindsay 1223 00:55:15,600 --> 00:55:17,799 Speaker 1: in this one. I mean one. I just feel like 1224 00:55:18,200 --> 00:55:20,680 Speaker 1: early in draft season, I think we sort of discounted 1225 00:55:20,760 --> 00:55:22,759 Speaker 1: him that just because Melvin Gordon was there and got 1226 00:55:22,760 --> 00:55:24,880 Speaker 1: a contract, that he was just going to push everybody 1227 00:55:24,920 --> 00:55:27,960 Speaker 1: to the background. But Philip Lindsay has thousand yard back 1228 00:55:27,960 --> 00:55:30,920 Speaker 1: to back seasons. He's still effective, and I think he's 1229 00:55:30,920 --> 00:55:32,759 Speaker 1: still gonna get on the field, and the talk has 1230 00:55:32,800 --> 00:55:35,440 Speaker 1: been that this might be more of a fifty fifty split, 1231 00:55:35,480 --> 00:55:38,480 Speaker 1: more of a hot hand situation. One thing I think 1232 00:55:38,680 --> 00:55:40,760 Speaker 1: that buck guys will do, but I think Lindsay especially 1233 00:55:40,840 --> 00:55:43,560 Speaker 1: will be to catch the football out of the backfield 1234 00:55:43,680 --> 00:55:46,440 Speaker 1: with Courtland Sutton dealing with a shoulder injury, and we'll 1235 00:55:46,440 --> 00:55:49,359 Speaker 1: see whether or not he plays. I think you're gonna 1236 00:55:49,400 --> 00:55:51,680 Speaker 1: see Drew Lock throw the ball to his running backs 1237 00:55:51,719 --> 00:55:54,319 Speaker 1: a little bit more because the Titans really struggled when 1238 00:55:54,320 --> 00:55:56,640 Speaker 1: it came to covering pass catching running back. So I 1239 00:55:56,640 --> 00:55:58,719 Speaker 1: think both guys are good options. I'm gonna sort of 1240 00:55:58,719 --> 00:56:01,200 Speaker 1: throw my lot in with Philip and Ze and feel 1241 00:56:01,239 --> 00:56:02,919 Speaker 1: like that that he's gonna have a pretty good game, 1242 00:56:02,960 --> 00:56:04,840 Speaker 1: So my day that you gotta be excited though right 1243 00:56:04,880 --> 00:56:06,560 Speaker 1: the double header. It's a pretty good way for us 1244 00:56:06,560 --> 00:56:08,960 Speaker 1: to close out this week. One, Kimmy, I'm excited. You know, 1245 00:56:08,960 --> 00:56:11,120 Speaker 1: if I thought I had a football hangover this morning. 1246 00:56:11,160 --> 00:56:13,440 Speaker 1: I'm gonna have even a better one tomorrow. I'm excited 1247 00:56:13,480 --> 00:56:15,759 Speaker 1: football is finally back. And you know something I want 1248 00:56:15,760 --> 00:56:17,560 Speaker 1: to note is it made me so happy to see 1249 00:56:17,600 --> 00:56:19,239 Speaker 1: that our players did it in a safe way, our 1250 00:56:19,239 --> 00:56:21,200 Speaker 1: coaches did it in a safe way. Football is back 1251 00:56:21,200 --> 00:56:23,640 Speaker 1: when we needed this energy. So just a reminder to 1252 00:56:23,719 --> 00:56:27,000 Speaker 1: mask up, be safe, socially distant when possible, and get 1253 00:56:27,000 --> 00:56:29,360 Speaker 1: ready for what is going to be an incredibly exciting 1254 00:56:29,960 --> 00:56:34,040 Speaker 1: football season. I second that a percent. So there you go. 1255 00:56:34,160 --> 00:56:36,520 Speaker 1: That is it's we are done. We appreciate you hanging 1256 00:56:36,520 --> 00:56:40,359 Speaker 1: out with the NFL Fantasy Show presented by Draft Kings. 1257 00:56:40,400 --> 00:56:42,239 Speaker 1: You know the drill. Tell two friends to tell two 1258 00:56:42,280 --> 00:56:45,440 Speaker 1: friends rate review and remember if you try to succeed 1259 00:56:45,520 --> 00:56:48,720 Speaker 1: and fail, which one have you actually done? Be safe, 1260 00:56:48,760 --> 00:56:50,920 Speaker 1: to take care of yourselves, wear a mask and we 1261 00:56:50,960 --> 00:57:06,080 Speaker 1: will see you on Wednesday. Yeah yeah, m wible cocoat 1262 00:57:06,640 --> 00:57:18,720 Speaker 1: blank a cocote all