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To find out more, visit g suite dot com. 9 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:37,240 Speaker 1: What is Welcome to another edition of the NFL Fantasy 10 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:39,920 Speaker 1: Live Podcast Me you ran MG marks Grand alongside the 11 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 1: Fantasy Hall of Famer Michael Fabiano and our own Fantasy 12 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 1: Fantaging editor Graham Barfield. I need I need a cool 13 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:47,840 Speaker 1: hipped intro for you. We have to come up with something. 14 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:50,480 Speaker 1: It'll it'll come to it said, that's no, it's gotta 15 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: be mad force. No, absolutely absolutely, We'll work something out. 16 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: It'll get there, it'll get there. Happy. I have to 17 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 1: say happy week nine. But weeknine is pretty much over now, 18 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 1: right yeah? Man? Yeah? And uh we ten has already 19 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 1: got a little bit of drama. Yeah, we'll get to 20 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 1: We could have a little bit of drama coming in 21 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:07,960 Speaker 1: a week ten. We'll get to that. Most of us 22 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 1: don't want it and just a second, but first, want 23 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: to go back behind the glasses. Always talked to our man, 24 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: Sir Edward L. Murphy, esquire murph, what's up? Uh this 25 00:01:16,120 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 1: point of the season is the thing I noticed the 26 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 1: East Coast games, even the one o'clock ones, and we 27 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: don't get this in l A. But it's like midway 28 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 1: through the game starts getting super dark, and you know, 29 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 1: it's like this is this is when it becomes football 30 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 1: weather for everywhere but Los Angeles, right well, I mean 31 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: football weather for us is like you know what it's 32 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 1: like every other day we checked the weather to see 33 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 1: it's gonna be seventy five or eighty. That's that's basically 34 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: pretty much. I mean, I'll say this early in the season, um, 35 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 1: and I guess it's like this in a lot of 36 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: parts of the country, but it's like brutally hot out here, 37 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: you know, like and having gone to USC games at 38 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 1: the Colisseum, there's always those games, like the first couple 39 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 1: of games of the season where it's like a hundred 40 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 1: degrees and there's no shade at the Colisseum, and it's 41 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: kind of a fairly miserable experience. I mean, the one 42 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 1: o'clocking is they're putting the lights on. There's not even 43 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 1: over yet, Like it's crazy and I forget that, Like, 44 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: I mean, I used to be an East Coast guy, 45 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 1: but now we're here, we're just like, I mean, it's 46 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 1: just straight son. Yeah, yeah, I don't do what they're 47 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:11,519 Speaker 1: played by the way the other places. You guys have 48 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:14,120 Speaker 1: to answer this for me, like when I know, like 49 00:02:14,440 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 1: in Oakland, for instance, when the Raider games are almost ending, 50 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: like the seagulls there have figured out when Raider games 51 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:22,919 Speaker 1: end generally, so they start to kind of gather and 52 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:24,679 Speaker 1: they like hang out on top of the stadium or 53 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: on the lights, just like waiting for the games to 54 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:27,960 Speaker 1: be over. I don't know if that's like an everywhere 55 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: thing where the birds have sort of figured it out, 56 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 1: or if it's just like a thing in Oakland or 57 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: what I remember and the old old Giants Stadium back 58 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 1: in the meadow lines, I mean, just a ton of 59 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 1: seagulls everywhere. Uh, don't hanging out like the out they 60 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 1: have like the spirals to walk up, they would hang 61 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:42,280 Speaker 1: out over there. Yet in the top deck they'd hang 62 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 1: out parking lot definitely. Yeah, it's just obviously the birds 63 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: have figured out, like you know, when there's going to 64 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: be like scraps left right, Yeah, pick out some popcorns, 65 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:53,200 Speaker 1: some hot whatever hot dogs are left over or whatever, like, hey, 66 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 1: props to them. Absolutely, Um, I got a lot to 67 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: talk about. It's a huge waiver wire day. Also, you 68 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:01,519 Speaker 1: not not ea ton of news. We'll get to sem 69 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: in just a second, but I've got nine questions after 70 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 1: week nine, things that happened this past week, Uh, that 71 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:08,400 Speaker 1: we can kind of talk about, just kick around a 72 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: little bit and figure out what we know going forward 73 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 1: as we get closer to the start of the Fantasy playoffs. 74 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:14,919 Speaker 1: Of course, we'll always get some of your tweets to 75 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 1: you guys, complain about the things that went sideways for 76 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 1: you in Monday moment. But first let's do some news. First, 77 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: big piece of news A J. Green. We're not sure 78 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: if we will see him again this year. There was 79 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:41,200 Speaker 1: talk earlier in the week that he might have to 80 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 1: have surgery on his on his foot. But the good 81 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:48,840 Speaker 1: news is you won't have to have surgery. The bad 82 00:03:48,920 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 1: news is Marvin Lewis is very mum about when we 83 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 1: will see A. J. Green again, So he's very much 84 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 1: up in the air right now and fabs. This is 85 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: a team that's already lost Jooe Bernard, they lost Tyler 86 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 1: effort Um. They could be losing A J. Green for 87 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 1: the season. I mean it's I guess it's good news 88 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 1: for Tyler Boyd. It's bad news for for Andy Dalton though. Yeah, well, 89 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: I guess this is gonna potentially end up being even 90 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 1: more of a Joe Mixon offense because they have to 91 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:18,600 Speaker 1: hide the deficiencies that they have in the passing game. Yeah. 92 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 1: I mean John Ross is hurt too. I mean, so 93 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 1: this guy is no locks coming your lot is what 94 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 1: you're looking at. You're looking at what like Josh Malone 95 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 1: as your as your number two wide receiver. Me maybe 96 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 1: our our pal c j U Sama could be more 97 00:04:32,920 --> 00:04:35,040 Speaker 1: involved in the past attack. But Graham, I would ask 98 00:04:35,080 --> 00:04:37,799 Speaker 1: you this. Dalton's got a great matchup this week against 99 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 1: the Saints, great matchup on paper. But how much does 100 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 1: the loss of A J. Green affect your faith in 101 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 1: him as a fantasy streamer? Yeah? I mean over the 102 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:48,919 Speaker 1: last basically over the course of his career, Any Dalton 103 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 1: his average like one point six passing touchdowns per game 104 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:53,039 Speaker 1: when AJ Green is in the lineup. That falls all 105 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:55,840 Speaker 1: the way down to one passing score per game. When 106 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 1: a J. Green is out, um opens up of the 107 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 1: team's target. I guess it's a boost for Tyler Board, 108 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 1: who I expect to remain in the slot in when 109 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: a J. Green missed. Uh. I believe it was six 110 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:09,400 Speaker 1: games with an injury. Tyler Board actually remain in the 111 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 1: slot at seven of his roots. So it'll be interesting 112 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 1: to see what the Bengals decided to do with Boyd's usage. 113 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:16,240 Speaker 1: Do they keep him in the interior? Do they move 114 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 1: them to the outside. Uh? I fully expected John Ross. 115 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 1: Let's keep our fingers crossed gen Ross stays healthy and 116 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:26,239 Speaker 1: uh I think if Ross stays healthy, Boyd will remain 117 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 1: in the interior with Malone and Ross on the outside right, 118 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:31,359 Speaker 1: and that's where you want them as a whole. This 119 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 1: isn't great. This one hurts. I mean, he's one of 120 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: and it hurts fantasy teams too. I have one share 121 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 1: of A J. Green, so now I'm going to be 122 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 1: scrambling trying to figure out what to do, uh to 123 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 1: replace him. But I mean, this is one of the 124 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:47,840 Speaker 1: better wide receivers in the National Football League and he's 125 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: dealt with this sort of ailment before, so it does 126 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: have you concerned that we may have seen the last 127 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 1: of him this season. It's one of those things too, 128 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 1: where we always come back to, like, Okay, Tyler Boyd 129 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:59,160 Speaker 1: is going to get more opportunity, but A J. Green's 130 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 1: loss is such a yeah massive he draws defenses. Man. 131 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 1: Not only does he draw coverage to his side, but 132 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 1: he's also pretty much their chain mover. You know. I 133 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 1: also wonder what this does for the Bengals defense, which 134 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:15,600 Speaker 1: is already kind of bad this year. Like now, if 135 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:18,559 Speaker 1: you have an offense that can't keep possession, that can't 136 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 1: move the ball, and suddenly, you know, if they're going 137 00:06:21,240 --> 00:06:22,880 Speaker 1: three and out they have a lot of short drives, 138 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 1: now you have a bad defense that's gonna be on 139 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 1: the field even more. Um. I mean, we we've sort 140 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:29,600 Speaker 1: of been picking on the Bengals defense and attacking them 141 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:31,080 Speaker 1: a little bit. We might be able to just you know, 142 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: go full on fantasy assault on the Bengals defense at 143 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 1: this point. Uh Okay, So this literally just happened before 144 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 1: we started recording this podcast, and I'm sure if you 145 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:44,719 Speaker 1: have been on Twitter dot com you have seen it 146 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 1: as well. Twitter dot com. Levan Bell sent out a 147 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 1: tweet that just said farewell Miami with the hand waving emoji. 148 00:06:57,240 --> 00:06:59,560 Speaker 1: You know now, mind you he misspelled farewell, but well, 149 00:06:59,600 --> 00:07:04,040 Speaker 1: we got a load, um do you expect? So okay, 150 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:08,040 Speaker 1: because apparently now we have answered the cipher things from 151 00:07:08,080 --> 00:07:12,200 Speaker 1: crypt cryptic athlete tweets season, this means he's going back 152 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 1: to Pittsburgh, right. Let mean no, just stay away, stay away. 153 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: As someone who has James Conner in three leagues, lev 154 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 1: I can't wait to watch your play football next season. 155 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 1: But next season, I don't want to see it now. 156 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 1: And you know, Marcus and I had a d D 157 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 1: kickawalla on last week, and there's all kinds of scenarios 158 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 1: and and where you know, Levian comes back or he's 159 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:36,400 Speaker 1: not back and you're still a free agent, whatever the 160 00:07:36,400 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 1: case may be. But I mean, it's cryptic, but it 161 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 1: seems to indicate, Hey, guys, I'm coming back to Pittsburgh 162 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:50,200 Speaker 1: and it's bad news if you have James Conner. Is it? 163 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 1: I'm done predicting what lean he's not going to do. Seriously, 164 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 1: I give up. I mean, he has until the fourteenth 165 00:07:57,440 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 1: to report Tuesday. I mean, we'll see. So here's the scenario, though, 166 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 1: so add talked to us last weekend and she has 167 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 1: said what everyone else is taking and everyone else is 168 00:08:08,040 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 1: tweeting about. I mean, they haven't skipped a beat. They've 169 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 1: been better in terms of the backfield without Levian Bell. Now, 170 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:17,680 Speaker 1: if Bell comes back, does he take the starting job 171 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:20,400 Speaker 1: right over? We'll think about it. Last year had a 172 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 1: much shorter holdout and was really inefficient for the first 173 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 1: two games and then started to build back up. And 174 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 1: I mean we're in week ten, so maybe if Bell 175 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 1: does come back, you don't get Levian Bell until week 176 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 1: twelve or week thirteen at his at his I guess, 177 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:39,160 Speaker 1: back to being in football shape. And at that point 178 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:42,760 Speaker 1: he's gonna have to contend with James Conner, either in 179 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 1: a starting role or in a committee situation. So to me, 180 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:49,959 Speaker 1: I mean, I think James Connor would have to get 181 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: because it's it's Connor's job. I think Connor has to 182 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 1: contend with Levian Bell opportunity either way, and that's the problem. 183 00:08:57,880 --> 00:09:00,600 Speaker 1: You know, maybe Levian is utilized a little bit more 184 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:02,320 Speaker 1: on the slot. You could utilize him as a wide 185 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:05,080 Speaker 1: receiver because the guy is such a talented pass catcher. 186 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:09,560 Speaker 1: But boy, this throws an absolute wrench into anyone's hopes 187 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 1: and dreams of getting to their fantasy championships. If they've 188 00:09:12,520 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 1: been riding James Conner this long, you, I mean, this 189 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 1: is always sort of baked into this at this situation, right, 190 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 1: There's there's always the chance that he could come back, 191 00:09:20,960 --> 00:09:23,840 Speaker 1: and we always talked about week ten sort of being 192 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:26,320 Speaker 1: that that time when he comes back. This has always 193 00:09:26,360 --> 00:09:30,600 Speaker 1: been baked in so in theory. If you've been riding Connor, 194 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:33,000 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't know, hopefully you you've created an 195 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 1: action plan, you had a contingency or something, because you 196 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:38,959 Speaker 1: always knew that this this could happen to you. If 197 00:09:38,960 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 1: you've been riding Connor, you have gotten the gravy train. 198 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:44,440 Speaker 1: I mean, Connor has basically been like of Todd Gurley. 199 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 1: He's basically the percent of Kareem Hunt. So any any 200 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:50,320 Speaker 1: if Bell does come back, I mean, you can't really 201 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 1: be that upset with with your James Connor teams, right, 202 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:54,599 Speaker 1: He's kind of carried you to this point. Yeah, but 203 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 1: the problem is, I mean, no, I get it, but 204 00:09:57,160 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 1: I mean, like, if you lose that level of production 205 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:02,959 Speaker 1: on a week lead basis down the stretch and heading 206 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 1: into the potential for your team to be making or 207 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 1: run at at a at a fantasy championship, it could 208 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:12,679 Speaker 1: potentially put a big dent in that hope. True, we 209 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:15,680 Speaker 1: could leave it as this, the common sense has been 210 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:19,760 Speaker 1: thrown out of the books. Yeah, I mean, dude, like 211 00:10:19,880 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 1: he could he could practice, Uh, you know my ankle, 212 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 1: I don't know if I can get out there, guys, 213 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:29,880 Speaker 1: and then he he's you know, said to be a 214 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 1: free agent next season and James Conner finishes the year 215 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 1: as a feature back, which is kind of what a 216 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:37,839 Speaker 1: lot of Connor owners, including myself, Uh, maybe hopes is 217 00:10:37,880 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 1: the scenario we'll see. So the other part of this though, 218 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:42,880 Speaker 1: and I'm I'm as we're talking, I'm sort of like 219 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 1: digging through and looking at this. Right the Steelers about 220 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 1: sixty seven percent of the time run eleven personnel. Right 221 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 1: there there, there are three wide receivers a lot. And 222 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:55,320 Speaker 1: obviously we know Antonio Brown is gonna be there, we 223 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:58,319 Speaker 1: know Juju Smith's gonna be out there. What's to say 224 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:00,600 Speaker 1: that Live Bell doesn't just become that thirde receiver in 225 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 1: that offense and they figure out a way to put 226 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:04,640 Speaker 1: both Connor and Bell on the press at the same time. 227 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 1: I mean, look, and I know that nobody wants to 228 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 1: hear this, but we've seen situations where teams can run 229 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 1: two running backs at the same time and have them 230 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:13,720 Speaker 1: both like, okay, right, James Conner is not gonna have 231 00:11:13,760 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 1: bananas numbers of live Bell comes back. But we've seen 232 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:17,959 Speaker 1: in Atlanta where you know, for a while it was 233 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 1: Devonte Freeman and Tevin Coleman both succeeding. We've seen in 234 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 1: New Orleans where it's been you know, Alvin Kamara and 235 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 1: mark Ingram both figuring out how to eat. I mean, 236 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 1: what's to say that this can't happen? And yes, that 237 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 1: means you probably won't get your twenty five to thirty 238 00:11:31,640 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 1: point game out of James Conner. You can still get 239 00:11:34,080 --> 00:11:36,840 Speaker 1: what eighteen to twenty maybe twenty five occasionally. I mean, 240 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:38,560 Speaker 1: why not? It would be interesting to see what they 241 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:41,200 Speaker 1: would do because Juju Smith Schuster has run like eighty 242 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 1: percent of his roots from the slot this year. I 243 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 1: don't know if they would view like Bell is a 244 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:48,599 Speaker 1: better slot receiver than Smith Schuster. I don't And I 245 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 1: don't know if Juju can play the outside as the 246 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:52,760 Speaker 1: question as efficiently as he plays the certainly not as 247 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 1: efficient Juju has been incredible out of the s and 248 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 1: you would also have to think too, if this does 249 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 1: come down to a committee situation that when the Steelers 250 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:01,679 Speaker 1: get inside that five yard line, they're going to give 251 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:03,640 Speaker 1: the football to James Conner because he has been any 252 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:06,839 Speaker 1: more efficient red zone running back than Levandell was the 253 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 1: other part of this. And I'm looking at the schedule. 254 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 1: The matchups aren't great. No, there's some bad ones Carolina, 255 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 1: they're at Jacksonville, They're at Denver. They got the Chargers. 256 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:16,880 Speaker 1: Then there's the Raiders, so that one's gonna be good. Uh, 257 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 1: you know, the Patriots are so so in New Orleans, 258 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:21,080 Speaker 1: you're not. Yeah, I don't know which New Orleans team 259 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:22,880 Speaker 1: you're gonna get on a week tweek basis, but I 260 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:26,680 Speaker 1: run defense in New Orleans is but their their secondaries 261 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 1: has problems. So um. Anyway, again, this is all this 262 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 1: is all speculation because Levi himself hasn't actually said anything. 263 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:37,560 Speaker 1: He just sent out, like I said, a really cryptic tweet, 264 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:41,200 Speaker 1: a really cryptic misspelled I mean, it's like a soap opera, 265 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 1: and so well, I'm sure I'm sure more will come 266 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 1: out about this. In fact, you know, by the time 267 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 1: we finished recording this podcast and like grabbing some lunch, 268 00:12:48,880 --> 00:12:50,800 Speaker 1: there could be a whole new situation. Yeah, I heard 269 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:53,320 Speaker 1: your stomach growling. Yeah, man, it's it's rough out here 270 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:55,760 Speaker 1: in the street. Uh so there. Yeah, that's pretty much 271 00:12:55,760 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 1: everything you need to know. All right, it's week nine 272 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:13,600 Speaker 1: is in the books. So I came up with nine 273 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 1: questions to ask after week nine. I know there's still 274 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 1: one more game in week nine, but whatever, um, Like, 275 00:13:20,559 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 1: so we go, We're gonna down this list and just 276 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 1: gonna get you guys thoughts on this. We're just kind 277 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:27,800 Speaker 1: of talking out number one, Duke Johnson. Do you one 278 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:30,360 Speaker 1: week wonder or is he actually back in our fantasy 279 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:33,839 Speaker 1: lives now? I mean, Todd Haley, I mean, what were 280 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:37,560 Speaker 1: you doing, dude? You know, one game into the into 281 00:13:37,559 --> 00:13:41,920 Speaker 1: the kitchens error. I guess even though it could be interhim. Um, 282 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:44,720 Speaker 1: and Duke Johnson looks like the dude who we all 283 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:47,680 Speaker 1: loved last season, who was seeing a boatload of targets, 284 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:50,080 Speaker 1: who was a big part of the Browns offense. Now. 285 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:53,040 Speaker 1: I don't know if we're gonna see this every single week, 286 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:57,839 Speaker 1: but it was certainly a situation where you're looking at 287 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:02,200 Speaker 1: Duke Johnson's huge increase in production and thinking, well, you 288 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:04,880 Speaker 1: know what, all of a sudden, maybe I can flex 289 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:09,360 Speaker 1: this guy. Good matchup coming up against Atlanta next week. Yeah, obviously, 290 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:11,920 Speaker 1: I think it's two things here. The Chiefs were giving 291 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:14,840 Speaker 1: up the most receiving yards to receivers out of the 292 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:17,520 Speaker 1: backfield per Nextion stats coming into this week, so obviously 293 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:20,560 Speaker 1: a great matchup for Duke there. His his usage didn't 294 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:23,000 Speaker 1: really change though we only played on fifty of the snaps. 295 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 1: It's basically what he was averaging, maybe slightly higher than 296 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:27,840 Speaker 1: his season average, but obviously the nine targets is is 297 00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:30,000 Speaker 1: what got us home. But the Falcons have, let you know, 298 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:32,720 Speaker 1: they've led the league and running back receptions allowed for 299 00:14:32,720 --> 00:14:34,680 Speaker 1: four straight seasons. So I think we can go back 300 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:36,720 Speaker 1: to the well with Duke once again. And the let's 301 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:41,320 Speaker 1: face it, the Browns receiver corps outside of it's not great, 302 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 1: then it's that guy Josh Gordon that they gave up 303 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:45,920 Speaker 1: fifth round pick for. Richard Higgins has been in and 304 00:14:45,920 --> 00:14:47,880 Speaker 1: out of the lineup. Pele came back in Week nine, 305 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:50,000 Speaker 1: and Joke, who has kind of been in and out 306 00:14:50,000 --> 00:14:52,400 Speaker 1: of in terms of his involvement over the last three weeks. 307 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:54,280 Speaker 1: So yeah, I mean, they definitely need Duke to to 308 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 1: catch them passes for him. So I mean, is this 309 00:14:57,800 --> 00:14:59,600 Speaker 1: is what we saw yesterday? Is that more a function 310 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:03,080 Speaker 1: of Freddy Kitchens and wanting to emphasize that, you know, 311 00:15:03,080 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 1: like the running backs coach trying to emphasize another running 312 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:06,960 Speaker 1: back or is this more just a hey, you know what, 313 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 1: Carlos Hide has gone, so things opened up, so we 314 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 1: just want to get him in there. Like, I mean, whatever, 315 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:14,040 Speaker 1: whatever the reason is, I'm fine with it. I just 316 00:15:14,040 --> 00:15:16,200 Speaker 1: want to try to figure out why all of a sudden, 317 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 1: Duke Johnson just vaulted back into the I do think 318 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:22,080 Speaker 1: it's both. It's both the matchup and then they know 319 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:24,840 Speaker 1: that they their second receiver outside of Jarvis Landry is 320 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:28,120 Speaker 1: kind of who is it? Right? I mean? Look, also, 321 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:30,160 Speaker 1: another thing to think about to the Browns offensive line 322 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 1: is struggled all year. You know what you do in 323 00:15:31,920 --> 00:15:33,720 Speaker 1: your offensive line is struggling throw the ball of the 324 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 1: running back. Just Todd Haley and Hugh Jackson couldn't figure 325 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:39,320 Speaker 1: out together for some reason, which is strange because you know, 326 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:41,440 Speaker 1: Haley was the O C and Pittsburgh for so long 327 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:43,720 Speaker 1: and then what did they do to throw the football 328 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:45,800 Speaker 1: to Levy and Bell. All the Haley had a great 329 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:48,000 Speaker 1: offensive line. That off line in Pittsburgh has been an 330 00:15:48,000 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 1: excellent for many, many years, and he actually had to 331 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 1: go to Cleveland and coach and it didn't work out 332 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:54,040 Speaker 1: very well. At some point in the you know, in 333 00:15:54,080 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 1: the future, somebody is going to write kind of a 334 00:15:56,160 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 1: definitive tell all about this era of Brown's football. And 335 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:02,640 Speaker 1: I'm curious to see how much the power struggle between 336 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:05,480 Speaker 1: Hugh Jackson and Todd Haley just torpedoed this team for 337 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:08,480 Speaker 1: the first what eight nine weeks of the season. We'll 338 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 1: find out anyway. Number two, So, like, we're cool with 339 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:14,400 Speaker 1: Julio Jones and Keenan Allen now, right, especially Julio and 340 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:16,680 Speaker 1: he scored a touchdown, So we're cool now, Like we 341 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:18,960 Speaker 1: we we can stop this madness. I was cool with 342 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:21,480 Speaker 1: him before. I mean, I still haven't gotten my touchdown 343 00:16:21,520 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 1: from Keenan Allen, but I'm still cool with him. I mean, 344 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:26,360 Speaker 1: I'm riding these guys out weekend and week out, no 345 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:29,640 Speaker 1: matter what. I mean, literally obvious. Somebody somebody tweeted as 346 00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:32,160 Speaker 1: at at Fantasy Live and asked that they should start 347 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:35,000 Speaker 1: They're gonna start. DJ Moore over Keenan out and I'm like, 348 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 1: if you like that, then you deserve your faith, deserve 349 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:42,240 Speaker 1: your fate. So like we're cool now, all right, Like 350 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:44,640 Speaker 1: this is done. The Julio things done. Keenan Allen's got 351 00:16:44,640 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 1: sixty or more yards in seven of eight games. Julio 352 00:16:47,280 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 1: leads the league in receiving yards per game over Adam Theeland, 353 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:52,680 Speaker 1: over Michael Thomas. I mean, come on, these guys are 354 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:55,760 Speaker 1: yardage monsters. You'll get the tds at least in the 355 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 1: Julio's case, will come. But for Keenan I'm a little 356 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:00,520 Speaker 1: bit concerned because his end zone and red zone targets 357 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:03,080 Speaker 1: are down this yeah, because the Williams Boys are the 358 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:05,200 Speaker 1: ones getting all the touchdown not not only that, Melvin 359 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:09,080 Speaker 1: Gordon's yes, yes, that's been. I mean Melvin Gordon's just 360 00:17:09,080 --> 00:17:11,200 Speaker 1: been a home run every single week has been. Yeah. 361 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:14,240 Speaker 1: I mean he's been not as good as Todd Gurley, 362 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:16,960 Speaker 1: but he's been close. He's been been close. Well. But 363 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 1: you and you talk about and you talked about a J. 364 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:21,000 Speaker 1: Green being a chain mover for the Bengals, I mean 365 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:23,840 Speaker 1: Keenan Allen is a chain mover for the for the Chargers, 366 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:26,159 Speaker 1: like when they need a completion where they've got to 367 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:28,960 Speaker 1: pick up a first down, generally they're looking towards number thirteen. 368 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:31,280 Speaker 1: So I think as long as he still has that 369 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:33,199 Speaker 1: trust from Philip Rivers and they still want to go 370 00:17:33,240 --> 00:17:36,200 Speaker 1: to him in big spots, that's that's really what you want. 371 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 1: You want you want him to be the guy that 372 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 1: is the trusted option in the passing game. And Keenan 373 00:17:40,119 --> 00:17:43,200 Speaker 1: Allen is still the trusted option. And I mean the schedule. 374 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:45,480 Speaker 1: I mean, you've got the Raiders coming up this week. 375 00:17:45,520 --> 00:17:48,240 Speaker 1: You got Denver and you know they're not Denver anymore 376 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:50,879 Speaker 1: in terms of you know, being being so tough against 377 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:54,920 Speaker 1: wide receivers. You know, Pittsburgh got Cincinnati, We've got Kansas City. 378 00:17:54,920 --> 00:17:57,240 Speaker 1: There's a lot of good matchups for Keenan Allen to eat. 379 00:17:57,320 --> 00:17:59,639 Speaker 1: So two hundred yards for Keenan all this week against 380 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:02,920 Speaker 1: Stokland open, all of the yard. I'll take it, all 381 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:05,720 Speaker 1: of the yards because I got him in the same league. 382 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:07,440 Speaker 1: I get a J Green. Oh that means this is 383 00:18:07,480 --> 00:18:09,000 Speaker 1: also this is also time for me to pull out 384 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 1: the old Keenan Allen photo of him wearing a Raiders 385 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:13,600 Speaker 1: hat right after he got the drafted and the one 386 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:17,080 Speaker 1: that drove Charger fans insane. Yeah this is uh. I 387 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:18,480 Speaker 1: don't know if you've seen it, but right after you 388 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:21,600 Speaker 1: got draftedt he he tweeted it or instagram or whatever. 389 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 1: It's a picture of him where your Raiders hat, like 390 00:18:23,840 --> 00:18:25,960 Speaker 1: drinking out of a straw from like a fast food 391 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:28,679 Speaker 1: cup or something. It ended up on the internet and 392 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:32,480 Speaker 1: Charger fans, understandably word none too thrilled about that whole thing. 393 00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:36,879 Speaker 1: All right? Number three, should we worry about mark Ingram 394 00:18:36,920 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 1: now like he had the first His first game back 395 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 1: was really nice. He scored two touchdowns. He had everybody 396 00:18:41,280 --> 00:18:43,760 Speaker 1: freaking out about the trying to trade Alvin Kamara at 397 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 1: that point. Uh, since then, not a whole lot to 398 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:50,800 Speaker 1: He was decent against the Vikings a couple of weeks ago, 399 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:53,359 Speaker 1: but wasn't really a part of the game plan against 400 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:56,600 Speaker 1: the Rams on Sunday. I mean, am I a my 401 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:59,440 Speaker 1: premature and panicking or is there something going on right now? 402 00:19:00,000 --> 00:19:01,840 Speaker 1: I'm a little panicked. I don't know about you, Graham. 403 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 1: I'm a little panic because Camara and heck, the situation 404 00:19:06,160 --> 00:19:08,679 Speaker 1: worked out so well for everyone last season, Ingram was 405 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:11,040 Speaker 1: getting his touches Camara was getting his touch as they 406 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 1: were both producing fantasy points and really outside of that 407 00:19:13,920 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 1: one game where you could kind of see that, Sean 408 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:19,120 Speaker 1: pett Payton decided he was gonna rest Camara and give 409 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:21,159 Speaker 1: Ingram some burn because he had missed the four games 410 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:25,120 Speaker 1: due to the suspension. But since then, Camara has clearly 411 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:27,480 Speaker 1: been the better back, clearly been the better playmaker, and 412 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:31,440 Speaker 1: we all know that. But moving forward, like when you're 413 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:34,560 Speaker 1: drafted Ingram, you're thinking, man, I'm gonna take him in 414 00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:36,560 Speaker 1: the fifth or sixth round. I'm gonna steal him. I'm 415 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 1: gonna be able to flex him or maybe use him 416 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 1: as an RB two for the rest of the season 417 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:44,920 Speaker 1: once he returns. But I mean right now, he's he's 418 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:47,879 Speaker 1: not a worthwhile flex starter at this point. Yeah, it's 419 00:19:47,960 --> 00:19:50,240 Speaker 1: kind of crazy. I mean, since he came back, Alviam 420 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:53,240 Speaker 1: Camara has sixteen red zone touches to Ingram seven. Ingram 421 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:55,080 Speaker 1: doesn't have a red zone target yet on the year. 422 00:19:55,400 --> 00:19:57,760 Speaker 1: That's where the that's where the concern comes out. We 423 00:19:57,800 --> 00:20:00,440 Speaker 1: want Ingram for the touchdown he's been on the field, 424 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:04,160 Speaker 1: his normal amount, he's played team snaps. That's completely normal 425 00:20:04,160 --> 00:20:06,040 Speaker 1: for what we saw last year. But the problem comes 426 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:08,920 Speaker 1: down to Camara's increased red zone usage. Whereas Ingram was 427 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:11,320 Speaker 1: the red zone back last year, Kamara is now that 428 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:13,400 Speaker 1: this year. And it makes sense because Camars, I think, 429 00:20:13,440 --> 00:20:16,240 Speaker 1: the more dynamic shift your back and when they're not 430 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:19,840 Speaker 1: Taysom Hill, every time they bring in Taysom Hill for 431 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:22,119 Speaker 1: a goal line path, that's actually another that's another thing 432 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 1: to get sick. Taysom Hill has six red zone carries. 433 00:20:25,400 --> 00:20:29,440 Speaker 1: Let's get him out of there. Now. That's that's huge. 434 00:20:29,480 --> 00:20:32,320 Speaker 1: That's absolutely huge. Uh you Saysom Hill has become a 435 00:20:32,320 --> 00:20:34,040 Speaker 1: Swiss army nut. It's funny too, because you know, I 436 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:36,399 Speaker 1: have people like popping in my mentions asking about the 437 00:20:36,520 --> 00:20:39,320 Speaker 1: Cordarrel Patterson and his eligibility a red running back. Why 438 00:20:39,359 --> 00:20:40,960 Speaker 1: don't you guys ask me about Taysom Hill and his 439 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:45,120 Speaker 1: eligibility at receiver or running back just general flex At 440 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:47,639 Speaker 1: some point, I think that's that's the bigger question you 441 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:51,120 Speaker 1: should be asking. Number four, How do we feel about 442 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:53,040 Speaker 1: Jordan Howard right now? I mean like I feel like 443 00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:57,119 Speaker 1: he's doing just enough to keep people from like rioting 444 00:20:57,240 --> 00:21:00,680 Speaker 1: about him. In his production. He'll score its touchdown writer 445 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:03,360 Speaker 1: he last you know, yesterday he had two touchdowns, but 446 00:21:03,880 --> 00:21:06,280 Speaker 1: yard is wise, it's not been great. Uh, you know, 447 00:21:06,320 --> 00:21:08,040 Speaker 1: I think I think some people are holding out hope. 448 00:21:08,040 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 1: I know I'm still kind of holding out hope that 449 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:11,640 Speaker 1: maybe when the weather gets bad in Chicago, they'll start 450 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:14,120 Speaker 1: running the ball and using him more. But I keep 451 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:17,480 Speaker 1: saying he's doing He's doing just enough that you gotta 452 00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:19,560 Speaker 1: think about him every week, but like not enough that 453 00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:21,239 Speaker 1: you're like, yep, he's for sure in my life. Here 454 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:23,120 Speaker 1: here's why you need to go out and get him. Now. 455 00:21:23,840 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 1: Two of his next three games against the Lions, and 456 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 1: they couldn't stop Graham from rushing for a hundred yards 457 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:31,280 Speaker 1: in the touch on. And that's a great shape. He's 458 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:33,360 Speaker 1: a good shape. The guy could run and he could 459 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 1: cut on a dime too, I'll tell you right now. 460 00:21:35,320 --> 00:21:39,120 Speaker 1: But we've talked about it on TV with Maurice Jones Drew. 461 00:21:39,440 --> 00:21:42,200 Speaker 1: When things get cold in Chicago, they're gonna start leaning 462 00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 1: on Jordan Howard and the running game a little bit more. 463 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:48,600 Speaker 1: They're gonna become that bruising offense. And you know, I 464 00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:52,080 Speaker 1: agree with him. You know, we saw tre Cohen yesterday 465 00:21:52,119 --> 00:21:54,240 Speaker 1: put up a stinker for his Howard was the better back, 466 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:56,119 Speaker 1: and I think Cohen is still clearly going to have 467 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:57,720 Speaker 1: a big role in this offense. And I don't know 468 00:21:57,760 --> 00:22:00,159 Speaker 1: that he's gonna be putting up twenty every game, but 469 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:03,879 Speaker 1: I think Jordan Howards certainly trending upward. And when you 470 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:06,120 Speaker 1: look at the matchups. When you've got a Detroit coming 471 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:08,240 Speaker 1: up in two of your next three games, and you've 472 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:11,360 Speaker 1: got a Giants defense that no longer has Snax Harrison 473 00:22:11,359 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 1: there in the middle there, they're a mess at this point, 474 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:18,160 Speaker 1: and then you've got San Francisco in Week sixteen, things 475 00:22:18,240 --> 00:22:21,280 Speaker 1: could end up. They could end up fitting very well 476 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:23,399 Speaker 1: for Jordan Howard to help a lot of fantasy owners 477 00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:25,840 Speaker 1: make a championship run. A lot of this comes down 478 00:22:25,920 --> 00:22:27,439 Speaker 1: to games script over the last two weeks. I mean, 479 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:29,520 Speaker 1: they played the Jets and the Bills completely smashed the 480 00:22:29,520 --> 00:22:32,440 Speaker 1: Bills obviously in Week nine played pretty well against the Jets. 481 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:34,399 Speaker 1: Coon only had six touches in that game. And I 482 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:36,800 Speaker 1: went back and looked this year, when the Bears have 483 00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:39,280 Speaker 1: been ahead on the scoreboard, Jordan Howard has handled six 484 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:43,800 Speaker 1: of the Bears RB opportunities. That's attempts plus targets. And 485 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:46,800 Speaker 1: when Chicago trails Treet Cohen. It leads the team and targets. 486 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 1: So when we can kind of predict the game script, 487 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 1: like when the Chicago plays Buffalo, for example, we know 488 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:54,159 Speaker 1: they're going to smash treet Cohen's probably no longer on 489 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:55,680 Speaker 1: the flex right. And by the way, if you guys 490 00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:57,719 Speaker 1: want to get all this info, make sure you're following 491 00:22:57,760 --> 00:23:01,200 Speaker 1: Graham at Graham Barfield. Yeah, you know the thing about yesterday, 492 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:03,000 Speaker 1: and yeah, I think we could look at it and 493 00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:05,640 Speaker 1: see that, uh, the the game's grip is probably gonna 494 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:08,199 Speaker 1: go sideways. I don't think we expected it to go 495 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:13,439 Speaker 1: badly as quickly as it did with Nathanderman. Maybe not. 496 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 1: I how in the hell is Nathan Peterman and he 497 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:22,280 Speaker 1: was competing for the starting job in camp? How is 498 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:24,880 Speaker 1: he competing for a starting job in the National Football 499 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:27,480 Speaker 1: League while Nick Mullins is third on the debt chart 500 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:33,720 Speaker 1: because some teams are better at quarterback evaluations. Unreal, unreal. 501 00:23:33,800 --> 00:23:36,600 Speaker 1: But yeah, Peter, I mean, boy, the Jets are available 502 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:38,120 Speaker 1: in a lot of leagues. Pick them up this week. 503 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:40,960 Speaker 1: That's like, I mean, it's like the one guarantee in 504 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:44,320 Speaker 1: fantasy football this season. Well, there's two slot receivers against 505 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:48,199 Speaker 1: the Buccaneers and defenses against the Buffalo Bills. Yeah. I 506 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:51,520 Speaker 1: mean somebody was asking me on Twitter, like, have we 507 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:55,480 Speaker 1: ever seen an offense that is so good for fantasy 508 00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 1: defenses as this year's Buffalo Bills? And I'm sure, I'm 509 00:23:58,520 --> 00:24:00,840 Speaker 1: sure if you sure we had through you could probably 510 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:03,040 Speaker 1: find one. Not not in the last couple of years. 511 00:24:03,080 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 1: I mean, we always targeted the Browns, but even the 512 00:24:05,040 --> 00:24:07,520 Speaker 1: Browns were not never this bad in terms of their sacks, 513 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:09,879 Speaker 1: their turnovers. I mean, the Bills are just completely and 514 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:13,000 Speaker 1: I mean the one team that I thought about and 515 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:16,280 Speaker 1: I don't even know if they were that bad was um, geez, 516 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:18,920 Speaker 1: what was it the year? I guess the twenty twelve 517 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:26,760 Speaker 1: Cardinals when uh they went through Oh, John Skelton, Kevin Cobb, 518 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:32,800 Speaker 1: Ryan Linley, Brian Hoyer all played quarterback. Um. But even then, yeah, 519 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:35,560 Speaker 1: I mean I'm looking at the Rod Stephens Howling was 520 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:40,160 Speaker 1: their leading rush with three hundred and fifty six yards. Um, 521 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:43,119 Speaker 1: you know, I mean like Larry Larry fits still actually 522 00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:45,840 Speaker 1: almost put up eight hundred receiving yards that here, even 523 00:24:46,119 --> 00:24:48,400 Speaker 1: with people forget that, like Fitzgerald had like a couple 524 00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:51,280 Speaker 1: of seasons there were he wasn't that good statistically, Yeah, 525 00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:54,960 Speaker 1: I mean, and he sort of resurrected he had some quarterbacks. 526 00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:57,760 Speaker 1: Um so I don't know, I guess I don't have 527 00:24:57,800 --> 00:24:59,040 Speaker 1: to go back and look, but that was the first 528 00:24:59,040 --> 00:25:01,160 Speaker 1: team that came to mind was that Cardinals team because 529 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:02,680 Speaker 1: they just went through a whole bunch of real isn't 530 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:05,640 Speaker 1: literally now like the running backs coach for the Burke 531 00:25:05,720 --> 00:25:10,840 Speaker 1: Browns back, it all comes back around time is a 532 00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:14,440 Speaker 1: flat circle? Uh? Number five? Are we back to hashtag 533 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:16,720 Speaker 1: never Jets? I mean, like early in the year, we thought, okay, 534 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:19,800 Speaker 1: look Quincy and Noon was there. You know the running backs. 535 00:25:19,800 --> 00:25:22,679 Speaker 1: Maybe I'm playing their defense this week, I'm playing their 536 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:25,480 Speaker 1: defense and so maybe that's it, like because offensively there's 537 00:25:25,520 --> 00:25:28,080 Speaker 1: there's nothing there At this point, They've become kind I mean, 538 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:29,919 Speaker 1: not as bad as the Bills, but you start your 539 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:33,440 Speaker 1: defenses against Sam Donald because like, like Elijah McGuire, I'm 540 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:36,040 Speaker 1: somewhat interested in McGuire just a little bit, because they 541 00:25:36,080 --> 00:25:38,639 Speaker 1: need a pass catching running back. Came back and played 542 00:25:38,640 --> 00:25:41,560 Speaker 1: fifty of the Jets team snaps and had sixty had 543 00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:44,520 Speaker 1: more snaps than than Crow. Yeah, then exactly, Crow, Well, 544 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:46,360 Speaker 1: it's kind of always been a zero in the passing game. 545 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:48,960 Speaker 1: So if there's one guy that I feel okay with it, 546 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:52,199 Speaker 1: I guess it's McGuire's like that speculative ad. See what 547 00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:55,479 Speaker 1: happens because the Jets are going nowhere, so maybe uh 548 00:25:55,720 --> 00:26:00,359 Speaker 1: Donald needs some weapons this offseason. Well maybe living picture. 549 00:26:00,480 --> 00:26:03,320 Speaker 1: We'll see. Yeah, they gottat to try to find some receivers. Um, 550 00:26:03,359 --> 00:26:06,920 Speaker 1: I mean they are. I'm just I'm kind of spitballing 551 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:08,399 Speaker 1: here and this has nothing to do with fantasy, but 552 00:26:08,440 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 1: I'm just like, in my immediate thought was with the 553 00:26:10,840 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 1: Jets are they're three and six, They're gonna be possibly 554 00:26:13,640 --> 00:26:17,440 Speaker 1: maybe a top ten pick. Possibly maybe to kill Harry 555 00:26:17,480 --> 00:26:19,879 Speaker 1: the kid from Arizona State who was just a beast. 556 00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:23,320 Speaker 1: Uh maybe he ends up there, who knows anyway, I'm 557 00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:26,879 Speaker 1: just I'm just thinking out loud number six because O. J. 558 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:29,440 Speaker 1: Howard an elite fantasy tied end now. I mean, I 559 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:32,640 Speaker 1: don't know about elad. I mean to be an elite 560 00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:35,720 Speaker 1: fantasy tend for me, It's like, I mean, Kelsey and 561 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:37,320 Speaker 1: Urts are the two guys and I don't even put 562 00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:40,280 Speaker 1: Gronkowski in that category this season. I'm sorry. I mean, 563 00:26:40,280 --> 00:26:43,720 Speaker 1: he's been banged up and when he's been healthy. You 564 00:26:43,720 --> 00:26:45,600 Speaker 1: could be talking about Gronkowski has be one of the 565 00:26:45,640 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 1: biggest disappointments in fantasy football this season. But is O J. Howard? 566 00:26:49,119 --> 00:26:52,040 Speaker 1: I must start outside of those two guys? I mean yeah, 567 00:26:52,119 --> 00:26:54,920 Speaker 1: I mean the top of the tight end position has 568 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:58,159 Speaker 1: kind of been redefined right outside of Kelsey and outside 569 00:26:58,160 --> 00:26:59,960 Speaker 1: of Ars. Now you're looking at O. J. Howard, You're 570 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:02,120 Speaker 1: looking at George Kittle, who has spent really, really good 571 00:27:02,119 --> 00:27:05,320 Speaker 1: this season. Um, and I refused to put Jared Cook 572 00:27:05,359 --> 00:27:07,720 Speaker 1: in this conversation. I refused to do it because he 573 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:12,080 Speaker 1: drives me nothing. Okay, is right now he's one of 574 00:27:12,080 --> 00:27:17,600 Speaker 1: the best young tight end. We're getting Jack Doyle back finally, 575 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:20,560 Speaker 1: who looked really good in the week before. Indianapolis is 576 00:27:20,560 --> 00:27:22,600 Speaker 1: by a week, so we're sort of seeing a little 577 00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:24,960 Speaker 1: bit of a reconstruction at the end. Greg Olsen looks 578 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:27,600 Speaker 1: like the old Greg Olsen over the last couple of weeks, too. 579 00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:30,960 Speaker 1: Amazing what he's done to considering his his foot problems. 580 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:33,640 Speaker 1: But O. J. Howard is now a guy that you're 581 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:36,960 Speaker 1: starting every single week, no question about it. Yeah, I 582 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:38,280 Speaker 1: mean I guess that's where we are. And look, I 583 00:27:38,320 --> 00:27:40,119 Speaker 1: shouldn't say like that because O. J. Howard has actually 584 00:27:40,119 --> 00:27:43,360 Speaker 1: played really well, played really well this year. He's he's 585 00:27:43,359 --> 00:27:46,800 Speaker 1: certainly made Cameron Brad expendable. Um, you remember what's about 586 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:48,639 Speaker 1: time Cameron Brad was like a thing and he was 587 00:27:49,320 --> 00:27:51,680 Speaker 1: touchdown dude. Yeah, I just pulled it out. The top 588 00:27:51,760 --> 00:27:55,000 Speaker 1: four tight ends in PFF yards gained per root run 589 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:58,919 Speaker 1: is Kittle, Kelsey, Howard and Hurts. Wow. Four those are four. 590 00:27:59,320 --> 00:28:04,840 Speaker 1: Those You're those your new elite tighten And yeah, and 591 00:28:05,119 --> 00:28:08,160 Speaker 1: it's the perfect storm in Tampa Bay. And we've said 592 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:12,000 Speaker 1: this before. I mean Ryan Fitzpatrick is not a great quarterback. 593 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:14,200 Speaker 1: He plays on a team with a lot of weapons 594 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:17,360 Speaker 1: and a defense that is awful. And game script really 595 00:28:17,400 --> 00:28:20,040 Speaker 1: helped it last week against the Carolina Panthers. I mean 596 00:28:20,359 --> 00:28:22,440 Speaker 1: he had to throw the ball a ton. They weren't 597 00:28:22,480 --> 00:28:25,080 Speaker 1: coming back. They close to within a touchdown at one point. 598 00:28:25,359 --> 00:28:28,320 Speaker 1: But O J. Howard as a playmaker and we saw 599 00:28:28,359 --> 00:28:30,639 Speaker 1: him score two touchdowns yesterday. They utilizing him in the 600 00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:32,919 Speaker 1: red zone and at what is a thin position. This 601 00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:35,480 Speaker 1: guy's got five touchdowns this season. Pretty good and the 602 00:28:35,680 --> 00:28:39,240 Speaker 1: that that alone makes you probably a top tier tight end. Alright, 603 00:28:39,320 --> 00:28:41,680 Speaker 1: number seven. So last week I was on this show, 604 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:44,360 Speaker 1: and I asked the question, like, is Jordan's read drop 605 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:46,360 Speaker 1: a ball? And Fab you were kind of like, I 606 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:48,600 Speaker 1: don't know. I think I'm you know, I'm afraid somebody 607 00:28:48,600 --> 00:28:51,400 Speaker 1: will pick him up. And so like this week he 608 00:28:51,440 --> 00:28:53,920 Speaker 1: comes out against Atlanta and he does did leap poo. 609 00:28:54,120 --> 00:28:56,920 Speaker 1: You know what I did, though I had I had 610 00:28:56,960 --> 00:28:59,480 Speaker 1: to read. I still have him in in one league, 611 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:01,880 Speaker 1: but I three shares of him. I cut him in 612 00:29:01,920 --> 00:29:03,800 Speaker 1: two leagues to pick up Jack Doyle because I was 613 00:29:03,880 --> 00:29:07,520 Speaker 1: okay at the position I had George Kittle. But yeah, man, 614 00:29:07,560 --> 00:29:09,360 Speaker 1: I mean like if Doyle's out there on the waiver 615 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:12,120 Speaker 1: wire somewhere, Jordan Reid needs to be. And it's funny 616 00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:14,400 Speaker 1: too because one of my buddies in the league was like, hey, man, 617 00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:17,920 Speaker 1: guess what some idiot dropped Jordan Read in our league 618 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:19,720 Speaker 1: and I picked him up and I'm starting this week. 619 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:22,160 Speaker 1: I said, I'm the one who dropped him. Jokes on you. 620 00:29:22,280 --> 00:29:25,080 Speaker 1: And then yesterday after the Redskins gave you a stinker 621 00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:27,640 Speaker 1: and Jordan Read did nothing, I texted him and it 622 00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:29,760 Speaker 1: was like, how did that Jordan Read pick up go 623 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:31,480 Speaker 1: for you? And he, you know, threw a couple of 624 00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:35,000 Speaker 1: four letter words at me. They played the Falcons, Washington, 625 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:39,440 Speaker 1: excuse me, Washington has Tampa Bay next? I don't. Tampa 626 00:29:39,480 --> 00:29:41,800 Speaker 1: Bay has just allowed six for seventy six and one 627 00:29:41,840 --> 00:29:44,280 Speaker 1: to Greg Olson. But I played the Bengals the week before. 628 00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:47,520 Speaker 1: They gave up, in joke, fifty two yards in a score. 629 00:29:47,840 --> 00:29:50,520 Speaker 1: And on top of it, we now get word that 630 00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:53,080 Speaker 1: Paul Richardson has done for the year. That's one less target. 631 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:55,960 Speaker 1: If Jordan Reid fails, if he fails against the Bucks, 632 00:29:56,080 --> 00:29:58,720 Speaker 1: then then it's always what I mean, pick up a streamer. 633 00:29:58,760 --> 00:30:01,400 Speaker 1: But then again, like you had good matchups this season 634 00:30:01,440 --> 00:30:05,240 Speaker 1: and he hasn't been able to exploit them. And now 635 00:30:05,320 --> 00:30:07,640 Speaker 1: and now you have no offensive line none. You're gonna 636 00:30:07,680 --> 00:30:09,960 Speaker 1: have three turnstiles in front of Alex Smith is gonna 637 00:30:09,960 --> 00:30:12,680 Speaker 1: get destroyed. And actually, if you think about it, and 638 00:30:12,920 --> 00:30:15,800 Speaker 1: I get it, like um, you know, starting to write 639 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:18,120 Speaker 1: start him and sit him. And the two quarterbacks with 640 00:30:18,240 --> 00:30:20,520 Speaker 1: really good matchups who I'd sit. This week we talked 641 00:30:20,520 --> 00:30:23,680 Speaker 1: about one, Andy Dalton, he's got a J Green out 642 00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:26,680 Speaker 1: and Graham Great gave a great staff there about how 643 00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:28,960 Speaker 1: many touchdowns he averages per game in his career without 644 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:31,560 Speaker 1: a J. Green And then Alex Smith. Like the guy 645 00:30:31,600 --> 00:30:33,560 Speaker 1: hasn't scored more than eighteen points in the game all 646 00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:36,240 Speaker 1: season long. He's not the same quarterback heys last season. 647 00:30:36,400 --> 00:30:39,880 Speaker 1: Totally different system, totally different talent around him. Major downgrades 648 00:30:39,880 --> 00:30:42,960 Speaker 1: in terms of both and he's got his offensive line 649 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:46,560 Speaker 1: is a mess right now. And so even though the 650 00:30:46,600 --> 00:30:49,280 Speaker 1: matchup is great, I mean, you don't get a better 651 00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:53,280 Speaker 1: matchup than playing the Tampa Bay Yuccaneers, You just don't. 652 00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:55,600 Speaker 1: I had to go back to my Chris Berman Juccaneers. 653 00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:58,320 Speaker 1: But I can't start any of these guys with any 654 00:30:58,360 --> 00:31:01,360 Speaker 1: kind of confidence whatsoever. I I'll go with Read for 655 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:03,720 Speaker 1: one more week, and if he fails against the Bucks, 656 00:31:03,760 --> 00:31:06,280 Speaker 1: then it's over. I hear you. That might be the 657 00:31:06,320 --> 00:31:08,120 Speaker 1: thing that I hear you even be hanging on is 658 00:31:08,160 --> 00:31:11,240 Speaker 1: that Tampa Bay is next on the schedule. But man, 659 00:31:11,280 --> 00:31:15,280 Speaker 1: it's hard. It's they gave up four catches in fifty 660 00:31:15,320 --> 00:31:19,720 Speaker 1: seven yards to something called Josh Perkins back in week here. 661 00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:21,840 Speaker 1: I mean, like, you know, like Caroline has been bad 662 00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:23,960 Speaker 1: against tight ends this year, and Read didn't do anything 663 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:27,360 Speaker 1: against him. You know, he's had he said, one decent game. 664 00:31:27,400 --> 00:31:29,520 Speaker 1: It's like it's two fold. Alex Smith has not gotten 665 00:31:29,640 --> 00:31:32,640 Speaker 1: vertical at all and Jack Jake Gruden refuses to go 666 00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:35,480 Speaker 1: back to scheming targets to Read, even though I mean 667 00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:38,480 Speaker 1: they have nothing and what and what receiver? Scares you 668 00:31:38,520 --> 00:31:41,040 Speaker 1: want that roster right now? Well, I mean Rice Harris, 669 00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:45,320 Speaker 1: that's a guy I'm gonna be starting this week. Oh 670 00:31:45,560 --> 00:31:48,120 Speaker 1: I am. I mean, you know, sometimes you need to 671 00:31:48,120 --> 00:31:50,040 Speaker 1: do things that you wouldn't otherwise do in the bye week. 672 00:31:50,080 --> 00:31:52,080 Speaker 1: So I'm I'm picking up and I'm gonna play him. 673 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:55,160 Speaker 1: I mean, so would you rather have would you rather 674 00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:57,680 Speaker 1: have the old Jordan Read who'll give you these blow 675 00:31:57,720 --> 00:31:59,360 Speaker 1: up weeks, but you're always worried whether or not he's 676 00:31:59,360 --> 00:32:02,040 Speaker 1: gonna stay health or this new Jordan you know it's 677 00:32:02,080 --> 00:32:03,960 Speaker 1: gonna be there every single week, but might only get 678 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:08,960 Speaker 1: entire Redskins team. It's on injured reserve right now. That 679 00:32:09,160 --> 00:32:14,480 Speaker 1: everybody lost Vow, they just lost Brandon Sure, Christ, we 680 00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:16,640 Speaker 1: can't get on the field, and Jordan Read is the 681 00:32:16,680 --> 00:32:20,360 Speaker 1: only dude that's help. It's just it's it's great, it's wild. 682 00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:22,360 Speaker 1: You know what we should do, and you know you're 683 00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:24,400 Speaker 1: the stats guy here, maybe we should look up actually, 684 00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:27,360 Speaker 1: like how many routes he's running every game? How many times, 685 00:32:27,800 --> 00:32:30,800 Speaker 1: how many snaps he's playing every week. Maybe they've sort 686 00:32:30,840 --> 00:32:33,640 Speaker 1: of downsized in terms of what he's doing on the 687 00:32:33,640 --> 00:32:36,080 Speaker 1: football field, and that's keeping him healthy, but it's also 688 00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:39,480 Speaker 1: basically neutered his statistical upside. Yeah, they have cut back 689 00:32:39,520 --> 00:32:41,560 Speaker 1: on his snaps this year. Gruden has done a better 690 00:32:41,640 --> 00:32:46,160 Speaker 1: job I think it managing his snaps. But still even then, like, yeah, 691 00:32:46,240 --> 00:32:48,520 Speaker 1: it's been it's been exactly. It's been a little bit 692 00:32:48,520 --> 00:32:50,880 Speaker 1: of surprised to not see the target scheme to him, 693 00:32:50,920 --> 00:32:53,080 Speaker 1: at least in a vertical Like there's been no vertical 694 00:32:53,120 --> 00:32:55,840 Speaker 1: element to Read's game, and that's always been what Jordan 695 00:32:55,840 --> 00:32:59,040 Speaker 1: Reads great has stretching a field out of the interior. Alright, 696 00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:01,520 Speaker 1: number eats all right, so what do we do with 697 00:33:01,600 --> 00:33:06,440 Speaker 1: Kenyan Drake? Now, Like, hey, I told everybody, told everybody 698 00:33:06,440 --> 00:33:08,719 Speaker 1: to sell high on him, everybody. I've been saying it 699 00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:10,600 Speaker 1: for weeks and now you're gonna be stuff. But it's 700 00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:14,200 Speaker 1: like it's not even it's not even that he's performing badly. 701 00:33:14,360 --> 00:33:16,479 Speaker 1: It's like you don't get the chance. What was it? 702 00:33:16,480 --> 00:33:19,160 Speaker 1: What was it one to nine? Something like that? I mean, 703 00:33:19,160 --> 00:33:22,400 Speaker 1: it was ridiculous. It's like it's it's it's again, it 704 00:33:22,520 --> 00:33:24,360 Speaker 1: would be one thing if if they were giving him 705 00:33:24,360 --> 00:33:26,680 Speaker 1: all these touches and he just wasn't doing anything with him. 706 00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:29,240 Speaker 1: They're not even giving him the ball, and there's no 707 00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:31,640 Speaker 1: rhyme or reason as to when he gets it versus 708 00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:34,600 Speaker 1: when he doesn't, Like there's no it's not like it's 709 00:33:34,600 --> 00:33:36,600 Speaker 1: not like, you know, in in New Orleans, you're looking like, hey, 710 00:33:36,600 --> 00:33:38,520 Speaker 1: Alvin Kamara is the lead guy, and then you know 711 00:33:39,120 --> 00:33:41,239 Speaker 1: mark Ingram has this role, or you know, we know 712 00:33:41,320 --> 00:33:43,960 Speaker 1: Melvin Gordon's gonna get X number of touches for the Chargers, 713 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:45,680 Speaker 1: and in Austin Eckler comes in and does it like 714 00:33:45,720 --> 00:33:47,840 Speaker 1: there's just no rhyme or reason to win. It's a 715 00:33:48,120 --> 00:33:51,520 Speaker 1: Kenyan Drake day, or when it's a Frank Gore day, 716 00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:55,960 Speaker 1: it is insane. It is driving me berserk. And last 717 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:58,080 Speaker 1: you know, I figured yesterday, I mean, it wasn't a 718 00:33:58,160 --> 00:34:01,080 Speaker 1: great match up against the Jets. What it was good 719 00:34:01,160 --> 00:34:03,200 Speaker 1: enough that if he got some some touches, that Kenyan 720 00:34:03,240 --> 00:34:06,080 Speaker 1: Droid could actually give you a decent number. But I 721 00:34:06,120 --> 00:34:08,160 Speaker 1: can't figure it out. There's no rhyme of reasons. Yes, 722 00:34:08,320 --> 00:34:10,400 Speaker 1: he has six or fewer carries in five of his 723 00:34:10,480 --> 00:34:13,359 Speaker 1: last seven games. That makes no sense to me. And 724 00:34:13,760 --> 00:34:17,000 Speaker 1: you look at the numbers. I mean, in his games previous, 725 00:34:17,400 --> 00:34:20,000 Speaker 1: he was starting to put up some numbers, and that's 726 00:34:20,120 --> 00:34:24,120 Speaker 1: where I was sell high, sell high, and these big 727 00:34:24,160 --> 00:34:27,040 Speaker 1: red bright light sell high, sell hi, because not only 728 00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:30,440 Speaker 1: did I know that frank Or is not gonna go away, 729 00:34:30,719 --> 00:34:32,920 Speaker 1: It's just not gonna happen. And we saw that and 730 00:34:32,960 --> 00:34:34,920 Speaker 1: again I think it was twenty one nine that touches 731 00:34:35,239 --> 00:34:37,120 Speaker 1: in that game, which is to me is ridiculous, but 732 00:34:37,239 --> 00:34:39,880 Speaker 1: I'm not the coach. You also have to look ahead 733 00:34:39,920 --> 00:34:42,520 Speaker 1: at the schedule, and his playoff schedule is not favorable, 734 00:34:42,600 --> 00:34:46,359 Speaker 1: so I'd still be trying to trade him. That's just that. 735 00:34:46,360 --> 00:34:48,680 Speaker 1: That's been my that's been my point of view for weeks. Now, 736 00:34:48,719 --> 00:34:50,640 Speaker 1: we can hang on in PPR because he has you know, 737 00:34:50,680 --> 00:34:53,279 Speaker 1: four more and four of his last five games. I mean, 738 00:34:53,400 --> 00:34:56,919 Speaker 1: he's okay, he's basically what sixty percent of James White 739 00:34:56,920 --> 00:34:58,880 Speaker 1: in terms of his receiving opportunity, But that's still not 740 00:34:58,880 --> 00:35:00,440 Speaker 1: going to get it done in terms of or weekly 741 00:35:00,560 --> 00:35:03,520 Speaker 1: like a weekly flex or RB two starter. Just man, 742 00:35:03,719 --> 00:35:08,200 Speaker 1: an absolute mess, alright. Question number nine, is Dalvin Cook 743 00:35:08,239 --> 00:35:11,719 Speaker 1: officially back? I mean he had one really big run 744 00:35:11,800 --> 00:35:15,560 Speaker 1: that constituted most of his production yesterday, but he looked great. 745 00:35:16,880 --> 00:35:18,680 Speaker 1: Are they gonna work him back in Is it back 746 00:35:18,719 --> 00:35:20,360 Speaker 1: to his being his job or are we going to 747 00:35:20,440 --> 00:35:22,480 Speaker 1: get some kind of gross time share between him on 748 00:35:22,480 --> 00:35:24,439 Speaker 1: the table and then Graham could probably share the next 749 00:35:24,480 --> 00:35:27,280 Speaker 1: gen stat with us. On that run that he had yesterday, 750 00:35:27,719 --> 00:35:30,319 Speaker 1: pretty good for a dude who had been dealing with 751 00:35:30,320 --> 00:35:33,480 Speaker 1: a hamstring. And so now you you sort of maybe 752 00:35:33,520 --> 00:35:35,799 Speaker 1: knocked the rust off a little bit. You get another 753 00:35:35,840 --> 00:35:39,120 Speaker 1: week to rest, and then I would have expect And 754 00:35:39,160 --> 00:35:41,840 Speaker 1: I know Marcus Grant loves this because he's got Dalvin 755 00:35:41,880 --> 00:35:44,000 Speaker 1: Cook because he traded. He traded him with me. We 756 00:35:44,040 --> 00:35:46,319 Speaker 1: had a very good trade. And I have Dalvin in 757 00:35:46,320 --> 00:35:48,520 Speaker 1: one of my leaks too, and I'm waiting. I really 758 00:35:48,560 --> 00:35:50,920 Speaker 1: think if you look at the schedule and you look 759 00:35:50,920 --> 00:35:53,200 Speaker 1: at what he did yesterday, that he's gonna end up 760 00:35:53,280 --> 00:35:56,200 Speaker 1: being the featured back for the Vikings down the stretch 761 00:35:56,239 --> 00:35:59,320 Speaker 1: and help a lot of fantasy owners get to their playoffs. Personally, 762 00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:00,959 Speaker 1: I was a little bit super rise the Vikings pushed 763 00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:02,919 Speaker 1: him to come back this week. I mean, obviously they're 764 00:36:02,920 --> 00:36:06,319 Speaker 1: buying Week ten. String has been ballky. He at first 765 00:36:06,320 --> 00:36:08,240 Speaker 1: said it was cramps, and then clearly it wasn't cramps. 766 00:36:08,239 --> 00:36:10,280 Speaker 1: He tried to play through it and then missed nearly 767 00:36:10,480 --> 00:36:12,759 Speaker 1: what five six weeks? But yeah, you mentioned I mean 768 00:36:12,760 --> 00:36:15,279 Speaker 1: Cook looked awesome on that run. His actually his top 769 00:36:15,320 --> 00:36:17,440 Speaker 1: speed on that run was twenty two point one miles 770 00:36:17,480 --> 00:36:20,920 Speaker 1: per hour. That's the fastest time any ball carrier has 771 00:36:20,960 --> 00:36:22,719 Speaker 1: had all year per next year. What do you think? 772 00:36:22,840 --> 00:36:24,600 Speaker 1: What do you think you're your high end speed is 773 00:36:25,800 --> 00:36:30,600 Speaker 1: what do you think? I honestly, let's get let's stats 774 00:36:30,640 --> 00:36:35,759 Speaker 1: come on fifteen or sixteen. He looks good man. He 775 00:36:35,800 --> 00:36:38,400 Speaker 1: looked like Dalvin Cook. I mean, when he's been on 776 00:36:38,440 --> 00:36:40,000 Speaker 1: the field, Cook has been awesome and he's been a 777 00:36:40,400 --> 00:36:42,879 Speaker 1: dude running back. The problem is he hadn't been able 778 00:36:42,920 --> 00:36:44,799 Speaker 1: to stay out of the trainer's room. But hopefully he 779 00:36:44,800 --> 00:36:46,560 Speaker 1: can do that down the stretch because he's gonna help 780 00:36:46,560 --> 00:36:48,840 Speaker 1: a lot of fantasy fans, you know, And we're probably 781 00:36:48,840 --> 00:36:51,120 Speaker 1: gonna end up talking about Leonard Fournette at some point 782 00:36:51,160 --> 00:36:54,319 Speaker 1: this week too. I hope the same scenario holds true 783 00:36:54,360 --> 00:36:56,120 Speaker 1: for him because I have some shares of him, so 784 00:36:56,200 --> 00:36:57,919 Speaker 1: I don't eveally want to talk about Leonard front until 785 00:36:57,960 --> 00:37:01,360 Speaker 1: he's actually I know, I know, I'm tired of this. 786 00:37:01,440 --> 00:37:03,800 Speaker 1: Like maybe he will, maybe he won't. Like whatever, this 787 00:37:03,840 --> 00:37:06,120 Speaker 1: is the story Leonard Fournett's football life. Did you throw 788 00:37:06,160 --> 00:37:08,720 Speaker 1: your phone this morning when you saw Leonard Fournette returned 789 00:37:08,760 --> 00:37:15,040 Speaker 1: to individual drills? No? Wow? No? But yeah whatever, man, Like, 790 00:37:15,440 --> 00:37:16,680 Speaker 1: I mean, I wish from the best. I hope he 791 00:37:16,680 --> 00:37:18,640 Speaker 1: Guitell being comes back and plays, But that doesn't mean 792 00:37:18,680 --> 00:37:20,799 Speaker 1: I gotta, you know, waste a whole lot of brain 793 00:37:20,920 --> 00:37:23,120 Speaker 1: energy on him right now. He was actually dropped in 794 00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:24,880 Speaker 1: one of my leagues and I grabbed them up. That 795 00:37:24,960 --> 00:37:27,200 Speaker 1: just seems a little it was. It was odd. Yeah, 796 00:37:27,400 --> 00:37:29,000 Speaker 1: it's a charity league that I'm in, and I was 797 00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:31,440 Speaker 1: lucky enough to to grab what the charity has given you, 798 00:37:31,480 --> 00:37:36,920 Speaker 1: Leonard Fournette for nothing. I mean that that's well done. Yeah, 799 00:37:37,080 --> 00:37:41,000 Speaker 1: I mean I'll take it. Alright. Those are nine questions 800 00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:42,960 Speaker 1: for week nine. I don't think I'm gonna come up 801 00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:44,759 Speaker 1: with ten questions for week ten, because man, this was 802 00:37:44,840 --> 00:37:48,520 Speaker 1: a lot. This was hell just coming up anyway. 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Duke Johnson, maybe somebody 832 00:39:09,640 --> 00:39:12,440 Speaker 1: got frustrated and he cut him. Marcu Has Valdes Scantling 833 00:39:12,560 --> 00:39:16,279 Speaker 1: is now clearly getting number two wide receiver in Green Bay. 834 00:39:16,360 --> 00:39:19,560 Speaker 1: He's potentially out there. Jack Doyle because the Colts had 835 00:39:19,600 --> 00:39:21,600 Speaker 1: to buy maybe he was left on the waiver wire 836 00:39:21,640 --> 00:39:24,880 Speaker 1: pick came up. Ryan Fitzpatrick was dropped after Jamis Winston 837 00:39:25,080 --> 00:39:29,880 Speaker 1: reclaimed the starting job. Now that Fitzpatrick has reclaimed the reclaim, 838 00:39:30,239 --> 00:39:33,120 Speaker 1: I don't know whenever the case, maybe he's gonna start 839 00:39:33,120 --> 00:39:35,879 Speaker 1: for at least another week. Um. Other guys who may 840 00:39:35,920 --> 00:39:38,720 Speaker 1: be out there on the waiver wire in some smaller leagues. 841 00:39:38,760 --> 00:39:41,200 Speaker 1: Tyrell Williams has scored a touchdown in three straight games. 842 00:39:41,480 --> 00:39:44,920 Speaker 1: Um trade. Kwon Smith loved the talent there. In an offense, 843 00:39:45,000 --> 00:39:47,520 Speaker 1: of course, that's gonna be one of the best in 844 00:39:47,560 --> 00:39:50,880 Speaker 1: the National Football League. And then we get into some 845 00:39:50,920 --> 00:39:54,960 Speaker 1: players that are certainly going to be available. And the 846 00:39:55,000 --> 00:39:56,880 Speaker 1: first name that I want to mention to you guys 847 00:39:57,920 --> 00:40:00,800 Speaker 1: is the third string quarterback that look like Brett Farve 848 00:40:01,360 --> 00:40:05,560 Speaker 1: who's got a Monday night matchup against the New York Giants. 849 00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:10,799 Speaker 1: Is Nick Mullins worth picking up? No, no, oh, there 850 00:40:10,840 --> 00:40:15,239 Speaker 1: you go, Hetty. I mean, the kid looked great and 851 00:40:15,320 --> 00:40:18,080 Speaker 1: these guys just poo pooed him in two seconds. I mean, 852 00:40:18,320 --> 00:40:20,880 Speaker 1: it's the Raiders, it's the Raiders, but it's the Giants. 853 00:40:21,040 --> 00:40:24,040 Speaker 1: It's I mean, the Giants defense. One, it's better than 854 00:40:24,040 --> 00:40:26,719 Speaker 1: the Raiders, not that too. They care like I'm not 855 00:40:26,760 --> 00:40:29,520 Speaker 1: sure that the Raiders defense cares a whole lot, and 856 00:40:29,560 --> 00:40:32,240 Speaker 1: that's the Giant's care. Hey, I'm not saying I disagree. 857 00:40:32,360 --> 00:40:34,759 Speaker 1: I'm just saying, Wow, that was a very swift kicking 858 00:40:34,840 --> 00:40:38,680 Speaker 1: the pills for Mr Mullins's value. Yeah, I mean the 859 00:40:38,760 --> 00:40:41,200 Speaker 1: Raiders are just total full on tank right now. I 860 00:40:41,239 --> 00:40:44,840 Speaker 1: mean they just cut Bruce Irvan two. What are you 861 00:40:44,880 --> 00:40:49,440 Speaker 1: guys doing? Man? I don't know, you know. Plus the 862 00:40:49,440 --> 00:40:51,680 Speaker 1: Giants will also have some time to actually, you know, 863 00:40:51,719 --> 00:40:53,719 Speaker 1: look at Nick Mullins tape to kind of try to 864 00:40:53,760 --> 00:40:55,719 Speaker 1: figure out something to do to to slow him down. 865 00:40:55,880 --> 00:40:58,560 Speaker 1: We've learned anything, it's that Kyle Shanahan deserves all the money. 866 00:40:58,640 --> 00:41:01,360 Speaker 1: I mean, c J. There's been more than competent in 867 00:41:01,400 --> 00:41:03,840 Speaker 1: his starts. Nick Mullins, I mean looked awesome, like a 868 00:41:03,840 --> 00:41:06,960 Speaker 1: Hall of Famer and printed he was playing against air Raider. 869 00:41:07,480 --> 00:41:10,160 Speaker 1: Basically it was like a seven on seven. But anyway, 870 00:41:10,600 --> 00:41:14,279 Speaker 1: and what about um we talked about Elijah McGuire. I 871 00:41:14,320 --> 00:41:17,280 Speaker 1: mean John Ross. I don't know what the health status 872 00:41:17,280 --> 00:41:20,680 Speaker 1: of him is. Obviously, if he's available and he's gonna 873 00:41:20,719 --> 00:41:24,399 Speaker 1: play this week, the matchup is there, so he's someone 874 00:41:24,440 --> 00:41:26,920 Speaker 1: you could potentially target. I mean, I have Josh Malone 875 00:41:26,920 --> 00:41:28,799 Speaker 1: on the list. Dante Montcrief is someone that made my 876 00:41:28,840 --> 00:41:35,560 Speaker 1: list for one reason. He's playing the Colts this week, 877 00:41:35,600 --> 00:41:39,360 Speaker 1: and uh, I believe he leads the Jaguars wide resourcers 878 00:41:39,400 --> 00:41:42,279 Speaker 1: and targets season. You mentioned John Ross, right, and like, 879 00:41:42,320 --> 00:41:44,680 Speaker 1: I feel like the idea of John Ross is better 880 00:41:44,719 --> 00:41:47,919 Speaker 1: than actual John Ross. No. I agree, It's like we're 881 00:41:47,960 --> 00:41:49,720 Speaker 1: I think people are still in love with the idea 882 00:41:49,840 --> 00:41:52,040 Speaker 1: of John's but the opportunities are going to be there. 883 00:41:52,239 --> 00:41:54,440 Speaker 1: I wrote in Waiver Wire this week that Ross is 884 00:41:54,480 --> 00:41:57,200 Speaker 1: an upside statue for seemingly the one hundred and sixteenth 885 00:41:57,239 --> 00:42:01,640 Speaker 1: time in his career. I'm I'm with you. I mean, 886 00:42:01,680 --> 00:42:04,200 Speaker 1: I like John Ross's upside, but he dude, just like 887 00:42:04,239 --> 00:42:06,640 Speaker 1: even did this. By the way, this isn't just the NFL. 888 00:42:06,719 --> 00:42:08,839 Speaker 1: And I hate the term injury prone, but like he 889 00:42:08,920 --> 00:42:13,160 Speaker 1: was hurt Washington. Yeah, he put it all together for 890 00:42:13,160 --> 00:42:14,880 Speaker 1: that one year where he used the deep thread. He 891 00:42:14,880 --> 00:42:16,759 Speaker 1: played well in the red zone, and just since then 892 00:42:16,800 --> 00:42:19,480 Speaker 1: and since that year, and then put it together for 893 00:42:19,520 --> 00:42:21,759 Speaker 1: those four point two seconds or whatever it was. Then 894 00:42:21,760 --> 00:42:25,040 Speaker 1: he ran at the combine and uh even then he 895 00:42:25,080 --> 00:42:29,839 Speaker 1: got hurt. He got hurt there too, So yeah, John Ross. 896 00:42:29,920 --> 00:42:34,120 Speaker 1: And then we also have some deeper ads Josh Adams 897 00:42:34,360 --> 00:42:37,040 Speaker 1: speculative ad and Eagles backfield's kind of a mess. But 898 00:42:37,520 --> 00:42:41,480 Speaker 1: I mentioned Maurice Harris quickly. Now if if Jamison Crowder 899 00:42:41,560 --> 00:42:44,960 Speaker 1: is out again, and it goes back to the narrative, 900 00:42:45,239 --> 00:42:48,840 Speaker 1: Marcus Graham of the Bucks can't stop slot receivers. Harris 901 00:42:49,160 --> 00:42:51,840 Speaker 1: big game this past week. Alex Smith clearly has a 902 00:42:51,880 --> 00:42:54,880 Speaker 1: little bit of an eye for him. So Mariae Harris, 903 00:42:54,920 --> 00:42:58,279 Speaker 1: you know, as as crazy as it might sound, I mean, 904 00:42:58,280 --> 00:43:00,160 Speaker 1: the Redskin has got nothing and they got up and 905 00:43:00,200 --> 00:43:02,680 Speaker 1: at least the matchup is good. Maybe game script is 906 00:43:02,680 --> 00:43:04,040 Speaker 1: going to be in his favor as well, where they've 907 00:43:04,040 --> 00:43:05,799 Speaker 1: got to throw the football. But we also know that 908 00:43:05,840 --> 00:43:07,560 Speaker 1: the Bucks can't stop the guys out of the slot. 909 00:43:07,640 --> 00:43:11,000 Speaker 1: So if Harris is going to continue to run most 910 00:43:11,040 --> 00:43:13,480 Speaker 1: of his routes out of the slot, Jamison Crowder can't 911 00:43:13,520 --> 00:43:16,000 Speaker 1: play again, then I mean, like you know, four teams 912 00:43:16,000 --> 00:43:17,800 Speaker 1: on a buy, you're looking for a guy on the 913 00:43:17,840 --> 00:43:20,719 Speaker 1: waiver wire, and a competitive league. I think Harris is 914 00:43:20,760 --> 00:43:23,320 Speaker 1: worth a look, you're trying to convince me or you? 915 00:43:24,719 --> 00:43:28,239 Speaker 1: I mean, the world, the world, all those things in 916 00:43:28,360 --> 00:43:33,640 Speaker 1: theory seem seemed really really great, right, But the heart 917 00:43:33,640 --> 00:43:35,520 Speaker 1: of where teams are beating the Bucks is they are 918 00:43:35,560 --> 00:43:38,920 Speaker 1: beating them downfield, like ten, ten, twenty yards down the field. 919 00:43:40,000 --> 00:43:42,040 Speaker 1: Alex smith is isn't that guy. I mean, he's just 920 00:43:42,120 --> 00:43:43,920 Speaker 1: he just is not going to take those chances. He's 921 00:43:43,920 --> 00:43:45,840 Speaker 1: not gonna make those plays. So now, all of a sudden, 922 00:43:45,960 --> 00:43:47,800 Speaker 1: and I think this is part of going back to 923 00:43:47,880 --> 00:43:50,439 Speaker 1: Jordan Red and part of his issues is that now, 924 00:43:50,520 --> 00:43:53,160 Speaker 1: you're really counting on these guys to be huge yards 925 00:43:53,200 --> 00:43:55,239 Speaker 1: after catch guy. And I don't know that any of 926 00:43:55,280 --> 00:43:57,520 Speaker 1: the receivers are really you know, Josh Docks and Paul 927 00:43:57,600 --> 00:43:59,719 Speaker 1: Richardson when he was healthy. None of those guys are 928 00:43:59,719 --> 00:44:02,040 Speaker 1: big yard after They should have made a trade for 929 00:44:02,080 --> 00:44:04,879 Speaker 1: golden tape. Golden Tate would have been perfect for Alex Smith, 930 00:44:04,960 --> 00:44:07,360 Speaker 1: right you catch a little five yard slant or whatever 931 00:44:07,400 --> 00:44:09,000 Speaker 1: and then you turn it into the yard after the catch. 932 00:44:09,040 --> 00:44:11,560 Speaker 1: He would have been great for this offense. I just 933 00:44:11,600 --> 00:44:13,000 Speaker 1: don't know that they have any of those guys in 934 00:44:13,040 --> 00:44:15,480 Speaker 1: this offense right now. So uh, and then the match 935 00:44:15,640 --> 00:44:18,120 Speaker 1: was fantastic. Just I can't believe one last ad too. 936 00:44:18,160 --> 00:44:20,560 Speaker 1: We mentioned it Jets defense and and be honest with you, 937 00:44:20,840 --> 00:44:23,600 Speaker 1: I mean Bill's defense. Two ain't that bad against Darnald? 938 00:44:23,960 --> 00:44:25,600 Speaker 1: That game is going to be So it's going to 939 00:44:25,680 --> 00:44:27,680 Speaker 1: be like six three, Oh my goodness. The games can 940 00:44:27,760 --> 00:44:30,640 Speaker 1: just just repeat, repeat the Dolphins Jets game of thirteen 941 00:44:30,680 --> 00:44:34,920 Speaker 1: six this week, Yeah, Bills, Bills j man, if you 942 00:44:35,000 --> 00:44:37,200 Speaker 1: if you've got a ticket for that game this week, 943 00:44:37,600 --> 00:44:40,880 Speaker 1: Donald Peterman at the meadow Lands, have fun with that 944 00:44:40,920 --> 00:44:43,560 Speaker 1: one that that game falls into the category of because 945 00:44:43,640 --> 00:44:47,960 Speaker 1: the schedule makers said so like that's oh well, that's 946 00:44:48,000 --> 00:44:51,000 Speaker 1: a that's a downer, all right. So those is the 947 00:44:51,000 --> 00:44:53,480 Speaker 1: waiver wire the guys. Of course, Graham rides the waiver wire, 948 00:44:53,480 --> 00:44:55,439 Speaker 1: called me, has the deep Dive, he has players to drop, 949 00:44:55,440 --> 00:44:57,360 Speaker 1: He's got streamers for you, the what I what I 950 00:44:57,400 --> 00:45:00,759 Speaker 1: like to call the suite of waiver wire articles for 951 00:45:00,840 --> 00:45:02,879 Speaker 1: us on NFL dot com. So check those out. During 952 00:45:02,920 --> 00:45:06,600 Speaker 1: the week before we go, it is time for Monday Morning, 953 00:45:06,640 --> 00:45:08,279 Speaker 1: where you guys get to kind of vent a little 954 00:45:08,280 --> 00:45:10,000 Speaker 1: bit and talk about all the things that went sideways. 955 00:45:10,000 --> 00:45:12,120 Speaker 1: Actually started off with the fact that I started Jordan 956 00:45:12,160 --> 00:45:13,960 Speaker 1: reading the weeks. I thought maybe this was going to 957 00:45:14,000 --> 00:45:17,040 Speaker 1: be the week and it wasn't. So I'm I'm salty, 958 00:45:17,120 --> 00:45:19,200 Speaker 1: But Eddie, I assume you've got some tweets for people 959 00:45:19,200 --> 00:45:22,040 Speaker 1: who are who are equally salty. Yeah, of course, thanks 960 00:45:22,040 --> 00:45:25,560 Speaker 1: everyone who tweeted uh at Marcus with the Monday morning tweet. 961 00:45:26,000 --> 00:45:29,080 Speaker 1: First one we start off with started mark ingram still 962 00:45:29,120 --> 00:45:32,920 Speaker 1: he me thought he at least get split. Uh yeah, 963 00:45:33,080 --> 00:45:35,520 Speaker 1: I mean usually. I said on on Fantasy Live last 964 00:45:35,520 --> 00:45:37,520 Speaker 1: week that I thought game script could go against him. 965 00:45:37,520 --> 00:45:40,799 Speaker 1: I figured because it would be close that the Saint 966 00:45:41,000 --> 00:45:43,040 Speaker 1: State up tempo and that would mean a lot more 967 00:45:43,200 --> 00:45:45,360 Speaker 1: Alvin Kamara um, and that's kind of I think what 968 00:45:45,440 --> 00:45:47,960 Speaker 1: happened a little bit. Uh. The next one up is 969 00:45:48,239 --> 00:45:52,120 Speaker 1: started Joe Flacco and the John Brown stack hashtag money. 970 00:45:52,440 --> 00:45:56,360 Speaker 1: Yeah Flacco, Man, that's one of the FABS five quarterbacks 971 00:45:56,360 --> 00:45:59,920 Speaker 1: you just can't trust this season. Flacco's his numbers lately 972 00:46:00,000 --> 00:46:03,319 Speaker 1: have been very bad, and even at home. I mean 973 00:46:03,360 --> 00:46:06,799 Speaker 1: he had twenty against Pittsburgh earlier this season on the road, 974 00:46:07,320 --> 00:46:10,520 Speaker 1: and then he goes home and uh, stinker. I've had 975 00:46:10,560 --> 00:46:12,560 Speaker 1: to back off my fleck connaissance, Like I really thought 976 00:46:12,600 --> 00:46:14,319 Speaker 1: this is gonna be the bounce back year. Flack. Oh, 977 00:46:14,320 --> 00:46:18,120 Speaker 1: that's that's just not happening. Yeah. Started Lamar Miller over 978 00:46:18,200 --> 00:46:22,759 Speaker 1: Jordan Howard lost by last Yeah. I mean I could 979 00:46:22,800 --> 00:46:25,600 Speaker 1: see the decision. I can I can see the process. 980 00:46:25,800 --> 00:46:31,440 Speaker 1: I can understand it. It just didn't work out Raiders defense. Yeah, 981 00:46:31,680 --> 00:46:35,360 Speaker 1: everyone could come after me for that one because I posted. 982 00:46:35,400 --> 00:46:39,360 Speaker 1: I posted a tweet and said third string quarterback against 983 00:46:39,360 --> 00:46:42,600 Speaker 1: the Raiders. I mean, if you're hurting like so, here's 984 00:46:42,600 --> 00:46:45,280 Speaker 1: its tunny. So ten leagues. I started him in two leagues, 985 00:46:45,719 --> 00:46:49,480 Speaker 1: one league, it didn't cost me at all. The other league, 986 00:46:49,880 --> 00:46:52,560 Speaker 1: the team that I had replaced them with, it was 987 00:46:52,800 --> 00:46:55,600 Speaker 1: the Redskins, and they had nothing. So I went from 988 00:46:55,719 --> 00:46:58,320 Speaker 1: zero to negative one. But hey, I eat it, man. 989 00:46:58,719 --> 00:47:01,800 Speaker 1: Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. That one was a loss. 990 00:47:02,480 --> 00:47:06,080 Speaker 1: My big my big issue there, Eddie, was that I 991 00:47:06,120 --> 00:47:09,279 Speaker 1: thought that the Readers were an NFL team and they're not. 992 00:47:10,320 --> 00:47:13,319 Speaker 1: They're they're not, and then they don't give a ratspetuity 993 00:47:13,920 --> 00:47:18,719 Speaker 1: and they've quit on their coach. My bad, my bad. 994 00:47:18,800 --> 00:47:21,239 Speaker 1: It's more so grutinous quit on them. Yeah, I think 995 00:47:21,280 --> 00:47:24,799 Speaker 1: that's probably that's probably a better description. That's true. We 996 00:47:24,840 --> 00:47:26,360 Speaker 1: can end with this one. I think this might be 997 00:47:26,400 --> 00:47:28,839 Speaker 1: my favorite hashtag Monday monor of all time from ad 998 00:47:28,920 --> 00:47:31,319 Speaker 1: Can of worms. Uh. One of my mag up by 999 00:47:31,360 --> 00:47:33,839 Speaker 1: a ton, but my opponent was my wife. She's kind 1000 00:47:33,840 --> 00:47:37,520 Speaker 1: of piste hashtag Monday moment. Yeah, man, let's pull the 1001 00:47:37,560 --> 00:47:39,480 Speaker 1: trade offs. You know, you've gotta you gotta pick your 1002 00:47:39,520 --> 00:47:41,799 Speaker 1: battles and so I wish you the best of luck 1003 00:47:41,840 --> 00:47:43,919 Speaker 1: for the the upcoming week and see how that works 1004 00:47:43,920 --> 00:47:46,279 Speaker 1: out for you. But hey, you gotta win, so you 1005 00:47:46,360 --> 00:47:52,319 Speaker 1: know that part, Oh man, that'll do it for us. 1006 00:47:52,360 --> 00:47:54,959 Speaker 1: I appreciate you as always tuning in and listening, tuning 1007 00:47:55,000 --> 00:47:57,480 Speaker 1: in like it's a radio show. But whatever, downloading and listening, 1008 00:47:57,520 --> 00:48:00,000 Speaker 1: please just keep downloading it if you can, and subscribe 1009 00:48:00,200 --> 00:48:02,279 Speaker 1: and rate and review on iTunes too. I mean, we 1010 00:48:02,320 --> 00:48:03,879 Speaker 1: don't ask you to do that enough, but if you could, 1011 00:48:03,960 --> 00:48:05,879 Speaker 1: that be great because that certainly helps us out a lot. 1012 00:48:06,440 --> 00:48:08,600 Speaker 1: Uh yeah, and we'll be back with you again later 1013 00:48:08,600 --> 00:48:10,800 Speaker 1: on in the week. I always remember squares and triangles, 1014 00:48:10,800 --> 00:48:15,640 Speaker 1: agree that circles are pointless. See you on Thursday. Wow, Wow, 1015 00:48:16,280 --> 00:48:40,560 Speaker 1: Wong Wong. I'm don't go. I'm don't go.