1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:04,760 Speaker 1: Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:10,240 Speaker 1: Time now for Fantasy Football Weekly from I Heart Radio, 3 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: your weekly source for the nation's best fantasy football advice, speculation, 4 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: and whatever stupid stuff they decided to drop into the show. 5 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 1: Now here's your host. It's Fantasy Football Weekly, a draft 6 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 1: edition of Fantasy Football Weekly. We record every week on 7 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:34,560 Speaker 1: Friday afternoon, and that means we have a first round 8 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 1: to recap. And when I say we, I mean myself 9 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 1: and my usual co host, Brian Johnson. Hello, and welcome back, 10 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:43,840 Speaker 1: like your charge. Good to be back. Yes, it finally 11 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: happened to The draft started very exciting, I know, right, 12 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 1: it's it's just it's such a fun time and there's 13 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 1: so many implications and there's so much to talk about it, 14 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 1: especially this year, Brian, because this is an offensive heavy 15 00:00:55,880 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 1: first round and there's so many players that have fantasy 16 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: relevancy to them, and so really, what I want to 17 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:06,520 Speaker 1: do for today, there's so many players I want to 18 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 1: zip through the first round. We're gonna skip the defensive 19 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 1: players altogether. We don't I don't think we have time 20 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:18,120 Speaker 1: to do offensive lineman here. Let's concentrate on our position players. Quarterbacks, 21 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 1: running backs, wide receivers, and one tight end. The main 22 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: takeaway from an offensive lineman perspective is Austin stock on 23 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 1: the rise. Let's put it that way. You know what, 24 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: as I was so high in Austin Ekeler last year, 25 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: obviously a last season. Uh most of it was a 26 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: last season, I'm gonna be right back at the debt, 27 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 1: right back again, trying to do you know, trying to 28 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 1: find ways to get Austin Neckler again. Okay, let's go 29 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 1: to Let's just start at the top of the draft. 30 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 1: We'll go pick by pick. Trevor Lawrence goes to Jacksonville, 31 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 1: as expected. Your thoughts on Lawrence here, both from a 32 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: dynasty and redraft standpoint, No surprises and no surprises. Jacksonville 33 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: took him first overall, goes into a pretty good spot. 34 00:01:57,480 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 1: Great weapons and d J Shark, Marvin Jones, Lavish, a Channault, 35 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 1: James Robinson, and a brand new toy who will we'll 36 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 1: talk about in a minute. But I don't know. I 37 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 1: surprising move if that really is gonna bode well for 38 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: Lawrence over a stud offensive lineman, which is very much 39 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 1: needed in Jacksonville. But uh yeah, Trevor Lawrence. We we 40 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: talked about him when we broke down quarterbacks a few 41 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: weeks ago. Uh, pretty much a should be viewed as 42 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:22,920 Speaker 1: a backup in Redraft one quarterback leagues. As of right now, 43 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 1: he's going off the board in best ball leagues. And 44 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: I went from like April one to now so more 45 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:32,799 Speaker 1: recent drafts. Uh, QB fifteen right after Joe Burrow. He's 46 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: going before Matt Ryan, who will we'll discuss him and 47 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,959 Speaker 1: his his new toy that he's got uh in his arsenal, 48 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:41,920 Speaker 1: but uh, he's right and that fringe QB one level 49 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:44,720 Speaker 1: going before guys like I said, Matt Ryan, Kirk Cousins, 50 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:48,239 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield, right after Joe Burrow. Deshaun Watson is a 51 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 1: QB thirteen right now. So well for understandable reasons. But 52 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 1: that's a whole that's a whole other conversation. Um that 53 00:02:55,560 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 1: seems appropriate in in dynasty you're in a new rookie 54 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: draft for a dynasty or an Empire League. Trevor Lawrence 55 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 1: for me, is not the first quarterback I would take 56 00:03:08,280 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: in super flex to let's let's focus on super flex. 57 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: But I'm just timeing a quarterback quarterbacks. It's not the 58 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 1: first quarterback I would take, I think the first one. 59 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:21,639 Speaker 1: In a minute, you will see Trevor Lawrence as the 60 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: first quarterback taken in most drafts. But I won't argue 61 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 1: if you take Trey Lance. That's coming up into two picks. 62 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:31,920 Speaker 1: So let's go to Zach Wilson from B y u uh. 63 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 1: These two picks were pretty well known and I think, 64 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:39,520 Speaker 1: to the surprise of nobody, um, Zach Wilson has a 65 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 1: special NFL caliber arm and he has just from an 66 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 1: arm upside, the ability to be a top five passer 67 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 1: in the NFL. Now, whether the Jets will get that 68 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: out of him organizationally, who knows. And I would love 69 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: it if Zach Wilson and somehow have gone one step, 70 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: one one spot farther and it ended up on the 71 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: person have all the advantages that come with Kyle Shanahan 72 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 1: and the rest of that organization. But what do you 73 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 1: think is Zack Wilson is a Jet? Well, I was 74 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: obviously way too excited to talk about Trey Lance. I 75 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: wanted to gloss right over. You know, he's getting dragged 76 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:18,719 Speaker 1: on social media just for his appearance. Basically, he does 77 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 1: not look like a pro cornerback. He looks like a 78 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 1: a pro prom king basically what he wins prom king 79 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:29,160 Speaker 1: for a living. But they're they're building something in New 80 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 1: York put it that way. In New Jersey he's got 81 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:35,239 Speaker 1: some enticing receivers and Denzel Man's up and coming. Jameson 82 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 1: Crowder is still there. But when it comes when it 83 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:41,559 Speaker 1: comes to redraft, uh, not draftable really at this point. 84 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 1: He'll certainly go in the top five quarterbacks in Dynasty, 85 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 1: but very much await and see for me with Wilson. Um, Yeah, 86 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: I don't have much more to say about. Okay, let's go. 87 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: I'm very worried about. I'm worried for the Jets fans. 88 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: It's just gonna be. It feels like another bust in 89 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: the making. I don't know. I don't I don't want 90 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:03,040 Speaker 1: to stop my dormald. I think, well that you can 91 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:05,600 Speaker 1: make that you can absolutely make that case or both, right, 92 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: have Wilson and Donald and just let the best man win. 93 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:10,480 Speaker 1: But nobody ever does that. But the offensive line that 94 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: Wilson is going to get is ten times better than 95 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 1: what Donald is dealt with. They're building a very nice 96 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 1: offensive line in front of the Wilson, so that should 97 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 1: help him out. That should that should help out um At. 98 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:22,360 Speaker 1: The Jets ended up taking at pick fourteen, Elijah Vera 99 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 1: Tucker so guards So that will that will give Zach 100 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: Wilson some advantages and in some ways better receivers than 101 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 1: Sam Donald had as well. Trey Lance goes third, and 102 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: I'm fascinated by this pick. I don't know that Tray 103 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:37,320 Speaker 1: Lance will take a even one snap under center this year. 104 00:05:37,360 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 1: I think you will. But there are many people who 105 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: think that he shouldn't, that Trey Lance should sit for 106 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:48,039 Speaker 1: a year. But in his fantasy upside is bonkers. If 107 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 1: if Trey Lance fulfills everything he can become, he will 108 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: be the highest scoring quarterback in fantasy football some years, 109 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:01,039 Speaker 1: because of the rushing, because of the passing, because of 110 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:04,840 Speaker 1: the weapons he's got in Kittle and Ayuk and Deebo Samuel, 111 00:06:05,279 --> 00:06:08,679 Speaker 1: and because of Kyle Shanahan. You put all that together 112 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 1: and it's a perfect storm for Tray Lance to be 113 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 1: a jaw dropping fantasy player. And if in my opinion, 114 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:20,599 Speaker 1: in redraft, in in dynasty leagues, in rookie dynasty drafts, 115 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:23,040 Speaker 1: I think Trey Lance is in play for the first 116 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 1: pick overall, and particular, you're super flex done deal. Yeah, 117 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:28,479 Speaker 1: I couldn't argue that too much. His upside if he 118 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:30,920 Speaker 1: hits the ceiling, it'll be higher than Trevor Lawrence is ceiling. 119 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:33,839 Speaker 1: Lawrence is going to produce right out of the gates 120 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 1: like Trey Lance. So I you know, if you're a 121 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 1: super flex dynasty league and you're sort of competing in 122 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:43,720 Speaker 1: quarterback needy, Trevor Lawrence might be your pick. But if 123 00:06:43,720 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: you're in full on rebuild mode, yeah, I think I 124 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:48,600 Speaker 1: shoot for the tray Lands upside and just just just 125 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: sit on that and wait for the breakout. Could be 126 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 1: later this season, but likely could be. It could be 127 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 1: Trey Lance is going to be fantastic um and just 128 00:06:57,200 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 1: think the landing spot was great for him. And I'm 129 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 1: so happy that forty nine went Trey Lance and didn't 130 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:04,480 Speaker 1: go Mac Jones. It was something I've been lobbying for 131 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 1: for a long time because Trey Lance has so much 132 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 1: upside that I don't think Mac Jones has, and the 133 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 1: fact that Jones slid to fifteen is evidence that other 134 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 1: people felt the same way. So four straight picks, as 135 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 1: it turned out, actually six straight picks for offense in 136 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:21,560 Speaker 1: this draft to open the draft, Kyle Pitts ends up 137 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 1: going number four. This was a landing spot that was 138 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: largely expected. Nobody thought he'd get past five. It was 139 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 1: either gonna be picked four or pick five. For Kyle Pitts, 140 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 1: Hall of fame level, upside at tight end and ready 141 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:37,600 Speaker 1: to produce immediately something No tight ends never do this, 142 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 1: but finds himself in a in a spot where with 143 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 1: with defenses having to account for Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley, 144 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 1: Kyle Pitts uh could find himself being an impact tight 145 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 1: end even as a rookie. Yeah, I was a little 146 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 1: worried about the landing spot just in terms of target 147 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:57,320 Speaker 1: share with Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley there there's not 148 00:07:57,360 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 1: a ton to go around. Like you said, defenses need 149 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 1: to focus on those receivers. They gotta focus on pits too, 150 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 1: but they're not gonna be able to solely focus on 151 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 1: just one of these guys at this point. So this 152 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:08,840 Speaker 1: this bode's well for both best for Matt Ryan even 153 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:13,560 Speaker 1: though he looks pretty cooked. But yeah, Kyle Pitts in redraft, 154 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 1: he's going as tight ends like four right now after 155 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:20,040 Speaker 1: the Big Threeeez, don't I don't know if I would, 156 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 1: I wouldn't do that in redraft. To me, that's that's aggressive. 157 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 1: And keep in mind Hayden Hurst is still there, and 158 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 1: Hayden Hurst is a pretty good tight end who they're 159 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 1: paying like, you know, he's sitting on like a thirty 160 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:34,839 Speaker 1: million dollar contract. Yeah, he'll probably kick Hurst at the 161 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:39,320 Speaker 1: curb sooner. I wonder if they don't trade him. But um, 162 00:08:39,320 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: and in in dynasty, if you're not taking a quarterback, 163 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:46,120 Speaker 1: you can easily argue as Pits being taken before any 164 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:48,319 Speaker 1: of the wide receivers are running backs. He seems like 165 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 1: a guy you just locked into your tight end spot 166 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 1: for the next ten plus years. That's the beauty of it, right, um. 167 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 1: If you're if you're in a tight end mandatory dynasty league, 168 00:08:56,920 --> 00:09:00,359 Speaker 1: your draft Kyle Pits forget about that spot for a decade. 169 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:02,440 Speaker 1: That's how that is. As much he's as much of 170 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:06,400 Speaker 1: a sure thing as um as anybody. There hasn't been 171 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 1: a tight end taken this high since nineteen sixty. In 172 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: the NFL Draft nineteen sixty, that's when they were phoning 173 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:20,760 Speaker 1: in their their picks on pay phones. Pick five was 174 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 1: Jamaar Chase going to the Cincinnati Bengals. This was also 175 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 1: an anticipated move as Chase gets reunited with Joe Burrow. 176 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:32,320 Speaker 1: This is a this is a fascinating move they get 177 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:37,040 Speaker 1: They now are three deep at wide receiver and Joe 178 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:40,560 Speaker 1: Burrow Stock to me, just went up a full echelon, 179 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:43,560 Speaker 1: a full tier, just went up. And I love the 180 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 1: fact that Joe Burrow is going to have Chase to 181 00:09:47,480 --> 00:09:50,600 Speaker 1: go into the arsenal and that's going to make it's 182 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:53,280 Speaker 1: going to make him fascinating. Now, the downside is for 183 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: Chase is he's got to share targets with Tee Higgins 184 00:09:56,880 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 1: and Tyler Boyd and that part makes it a little 185 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:02,160 Speaker 1: bit trickier at least early on. Yeah, like you said, 186 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:05,199 Speaker 1: reunited with Joe Burrow, who uh in his sophomore year 187 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:09,280 Speaker 1: in twenty nineteen, Jamar Chase opted out of COVID concerns 188 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:13,560 Speaker 1: um he set the SEC record for yardage and touchdowns Burrow, 189 00:10:13,640 --> 00:10:17,080 Speaker 1: they are reuniting. This is the first of three reunions 190 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 1: between SEC receivers and their quarterbacks on Day one of 191 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:22,760 Speaker 1: the draft. We'll talk about the other two guys later, 192 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:25,640 Speaker 1: but one of them coming up right now. But overall, 193 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 1: Chase had a great career outside of opting out last 194 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 1: year over almost fifty of his career catches at LC 195 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 1: went for fifteen plus yrds. Like you said, he goes 196 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:38,280 Speaker 1: into a very crowded receiver room. Uh, Joe burrow Stock 197 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:40,680 Speaker 1: certainly on the rise. He still needs some people to 198 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 1: protect him. We don't want his legs bending uh further 199 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 1: any further backwards like they did last year. And h 200 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:49,439 Speaker 1: But right now Jamar Chase in best ball going uh 201 00:10:49,559 --> 00:10:52,440 Speaker 1: wide receiver thirty four or was going. We'll see how 202 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:55,080 Speaker 1: that that this landing spot changes. He's going right after 203 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 1: Odell Beckham, right in the Courtland Sutton Brandon Cook's range. 204 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:00,880 Speaker 1: So he's right in that wide receiver to range. I 205 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 1: don't know if I'd be taking him over guys like 206 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 1: Odell Beckham, even Brandon Redraft not in Redraft not, I don't. 207 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 1: I don't think. So there's like you said, Tee Higgins, 208 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:13,559 Speaker 1: Tyler Boyd there so but in uh in dynasty easy 209 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:17,560 Speaker 1: easily dynasty first wide receiver off the board with a bullet. 210 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: Next we move to another reunion of a college quarterback 211 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 1: and a receiver to a tongue. Baaloa and Jalen Waddle 212 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:31,720 Speaker 1: end up together. Now in Miami. They can. They combined 213 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:35,720 Speaker 1: for eight hundred yards at Alabama, so obviously some familiarity there, 214 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:38,160 Speaker 1: and I think that helps Waddle hit the ground running. 215 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:41,560 Speaker 1: Now They've already got Will Fuller, They've got Davante Parker. 216 00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:44,439 Speaker 1: But Waddles really best used as a slot receiver, and 217 00:11:44,600 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 1: that's where he's going to be on the field a 218 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 1: lot in this offense. UM, and obviously as a punt returner. 219 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:58,199 Speaker 1: Incredibly lethal there as well. Um. Amazing lateral agility, amazing elusiveness, 220 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:02,880 Speaker 1: and so strong for a kid that's only five two pounds. 221 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:05,720 Speaker 1: One of the most explosive athletes in the entire draft 222 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:10,600 Speaker 1: at any position. Insane levels of acceleration and burst, both 223 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 1: at the line of scrimmage and mid route. But where 224 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:16,400 Speaker 1: Jalen Waddle kills you when he gets behind the coverage 225 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 1: over it's you're just dead. You will never catch him. 226 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:24,640 Speaker 1: He's incredibly fast and um he averaged ten yards after 227 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:28,439 Speaker 1: the catch after for a first down after the catch, 228 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:31,599 Speaker 1: so um. Maybe not as polished to some of the 229 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:35,280 Speaker 1: other receivers here, only played snaps in college, but Waddle 230 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 1: ends up in a in a position where he can 231 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:41,440 Speaker 1: make a fairly fast impact. Although again three good receivers 232 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:45,720 Speaker 1: for Miami and Uh he's getting drafted UH as a 233 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 1: borderline starter as a wide receiver. Three's wide receiver fifty 234 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:53,680 Speaker 1: currently right in the Mike Williams, Corey Davis, Marvin Jones range. 235 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:58,000 Speaker 1: So a lot of expectations for Jalen Waddle and a 236 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 1: lot of Philly receivers have not. Oh no, I'm sorry, 237 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:04,800 Speaker 1: he's not on Filly. I just jump to our next guy. 238 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 1: That's okay, we don't mind a bit. And speaking of that, 239 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:09,520 Speaker 1: let's take this opportunity to take a break. The first 240 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:12,720 Speaker 1: six picks were all offense. Then there was a gap 241 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:16,600 Speaker 1: of several players before we get to our next fantasy 242 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 1: relevant player, and that is a player for the Eagles 243 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:23,319 Speaker 1: and another Alabama receiver. We'll talk about DeVonta Smith in moments. 244 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:27,760 Speaker 1: Welcome back Fantasy Football Weekly, Paul Charchi and Brian Johnson 245 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:31,320 Speaker 1: with you. NFL Draft was yesterday if you're listening to 246 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 1: this end of the weekend. We re re record every 247 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 1: Fantasy Football Weekly Friday afternoons, so we're reacting to at 248 00:13:37,559 --> 00:13:40,520 Speaker 1: least first plush look at the landing spots in the 249 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:44,079 Speaker 1: first round for the fantasy relevant players and we're up 250 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:49,040 Speaker 1: to the tenth pick of the draft. DeVonta Smith from Alabama. 251 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:52,320 Speaker 1: Tell listeners a little bit about Smith. The Eagles needed 252 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 1: to make this move even though they took a wide 253 00:13:54,040 --> 00:13:56,080 Speaker 1: receiver in the first round last year. Jalen Reagor looks 254 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:58,560 Speaker 1: like he might be a bust and Smith brings some 255 00:13:58,720 --> 00:14:02,080 Speaker 1: really special and very different things to the table. DeVonta 256 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:04,960 Speaker 1: Smith reunited with Jalen Hurts. Even though Hurts played at 257 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 1: Oklahoma his senior year, he played the first three years 258 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:10,720 Speaker 1: at Alabama. So these two history together. And uh earlier 259 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 1: mentioned how Jamar Chase set the i SEC record for 260 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 1: yards and touchdowns in Davonte Smith shattered that record last 261 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 1: year and uh he just he won the Heisman Trophy. 262 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 1: As a wide receiver, he was arguably the most electric 263 00:14:24,840 --> 00:14:27,000 Speaker 1: player in college football. The rub on him is the 264 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 1: size hundred sixty six pounds is that's pretty small? Yeah, 265 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:34,920 Speaker 1: and uh so, and there is cause for concern there, 266 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:37,640 Speaker 1: but you know, football players as small have survived in 267 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:41,000 Speaker 1: the NFL before, so I'm gonna give him the benefit 268 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:45,000 Speaker 1: of the doubt there. But uh, Davonte Smith arguably the 269 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:50,280 Speaker 1: wide receiver one in Philly now unless unless raker turns 270 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 1: out to be materially different than the guy we saw 271 00:14:52,520 --> 00:14:55,920 Speaker 1: last year, and um, I'm pulling up his ADP real 272 00:14:56,000 --> 00:14:58,240 Speaker 1: quick and redraft. Excuse me. There are a lot of 273 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 1: Smith's in the NFL. Are Smith he's going wide receiver 274 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 1: forty four, so earlier than Jalen Waddle. He's going his 275 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 1: wide receiver two among the rookies right in the Michael Pittman, 276 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:12,480 Speaker 1: Jarvis Landry, Michael Gallop, the Vaunta Parker range. That's you know, 277 00:15:12,560 --> 00:15:17,160 Speaker 1: that's borderline wide receiver two. People are banking on uh 278 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 1: Davante Smith. And this was before a landing spot. And 279 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:21,920 Speaker 1: I don't know if this is the ideal landing spot 280 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:25,320 Speaker 1: from a redraft perspective. It's it's enticing from a dinost perspective, 281 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:27,640 Speaker 1: but uh, I think he'll struggle to put up wide 282 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:30,400 Speaker 1: receiver to wide receiver three numbers in his rookie year. 283 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 1: What I like about Smith is he's the best receiver 284 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:35,800 Speaker 1: wide receiver on the team. He's the go to guy. 285 00:15:35,880 --> 00:15:37,680 Speaker 1: And you know, the other receivers that have already gone 286 00:15:38,160 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 1: are walking into situations, are already established successful veterans. Smith 287 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:46,480 Speaker 1: doesn't have that. Other than Zach Ertz. We don't have 288 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:48,800 Speaker 1: a lot of UH. There are a lot, not necessarily 289 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 1: a lot of Eagles that you that you feel great 290 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:54,200 Speaker 1: catching a pass, and h Smith has the opportunity to 291 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:58,200 Speaker 1: become the go to wide out for Jalen Hurts. I'm 292 00:15:58,200 --> 00:16:00,360 Speaker 1: also worried that wide receiver room and feel Lee is 293 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:05,400 Speaker 1: just cursed too upon the Eagles as wide receiver, You're doomed. 294 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:08,480 Speaker 1: They got new coaches now, so maybe the curse followed 295 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:11,040 Speaker 1: their old coaching staff out the door. Let's go to 296 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 1: pick number eleven, Justin Fields goes to Chicago. They make 297 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:19,080 Speaker 1: a big move to trade up, and Fields now presumably 298 00:16:19,280 --> 00:16:21,160 Speaker 1: could be the starter as early as week one over 299 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 1: Andy Dalton. Yeah, great acquisition by the Bears. Fields like 300 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 1: Trey Lance UH dual threat quarterback. He ran the fastest 301 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 1: UH forty time by a quarterback on his pro day 302 00:16:32,480 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 1: UH in in history, faster than Russell Wilson, Cam Newton, 303 00:16:35,560 --> 00:16:38,920 Speaker 1: and uh the aforementioned Jalen Hurts. And he also proved 304 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:42,640 Speaker 1: he was a very able thrower. Only eight point five 305 00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:46,240 Speaker 1: percent of his passing yards came on run pass option plays. 306 00:16:46,720 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: And to put that into perspective, Mac Jones twenty two 307 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 1: and a half percent of his yards r p O 308 00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:54,480 Speaker 1: s Zack Wilson twelve and a half percent, so Justin 309 00:16:54,600 --> 00:16:57,800 Speaker 1: and Trevor Lawrence percent of his yards on r p O. 310 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:00,200 Speaker 1: So Justin Fields did most of it throw on the 311 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 1: ball downfield. And like you said, the Bears are saying 312 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:05,919 Speaker 1: Dalton is the starter, but I think that might just 313 00:17:05,960 --> 00:17:10,720 Speaker 1: be until they the locker. I don't know. Well, you know, 314 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 1: I don't know either, because I really think that Fields 315 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:17,320 Speaker 1: would be better suited to UM. It would would be 316 00:17:17,320 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 1: better suited learning for a while on the bench. But 317 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:21,840 Speaker 1: you know, the NFL doesn't usually work that way, and 318 00:17:21,960 --> 00:17:23,800 Speaker 1: more often than not they just throw kids out to 319 00:17:23,840 --> 00:17:26,400 Speaker 1: the wolves, but not always. Look at Patrick Mahomes who 320 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 1: spent a year on the bench and obviously was great. 321 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:30,879 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers spent time on the bench and then he 322 00:17:30,920 --> 00:17:32,800 Speaker 1: was great. I just you know, it's it's a luxury 323 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:34,199 Speaker 1: to be able to do that, and the Bears may 324 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:36,960 Speaker 1: end up taking their time, uh and let Andy Dalton 325 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:39,200 Speaker 1: be the starter. It's gonna throw a wrench in best 326 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:41,119 Speaker 1: ball strategies because you don't want to have to draft 327 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 1: two Bears quarterbacks and you're not really sure which one 328 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:46,880 Speaker 1: to go with at this point in terms of who's 329 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 1: gonna get the most playing, you know, it's fields because 330 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:51,240 Speaker 1: of the running right and you know, I think my 331 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:54,240 Speaker 1: temptation would be to just take fields and and wait 332 00:17:54,320 --> 00:17:57,240 Speaker 1: it out. Yeah, I'm not. I'm not targeting too heavily 333 00:17:57,359 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 1: in redraft this year though, but very very excited for Field. 334 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 1: I would say he's wide receiver three off the board, 335 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:06,879 Speaker 1: quarterback three off the board when it comes to dynasty 336 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:09,600 Speaker 1: after I completely I completely agree with that. Uh. Then 337 00:18:09,640 --> 00:18:12,320 Speaker 1: Mac Jones slides all the way to fifteen and Bill Belichick, 338 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:14,400 Speaker 1: this couldn't have worked out better And what a great 339 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:18,680 Speaker 1: person to have this happened to. Belichick deserves great things 340 00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 1: to happen to him. And um, they've got Cam Newton there, 341 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:24,119 Speaker 1: of course, and they resigned him in the off season 342 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:26,879 Speaker 1: despite the fact that he was benched three or four 343 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 1: times in season. Um, this feels like a very good 344 00:18:31,760 --> 00:18:37,440 Speaker 1: offensive schematic fit for what Josh McDaniels wants to do. Yeah, 345 00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:40,520 Speaker 1: Mac Jones didn't really get to play much at Alabama 346 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 1: until his senior season, but he looks fantastic and Alabama 347 00:18:44,480 --> 00:18:46,640 Speaker 1: they pretty much have a system in place there too, 348 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:50,960 Speaker 1: just like New England. So um, probably the best landing 349 00:18:51,000 --> 00:18:55,159 Speaker 1: spot for mac Jones, who, among all the draft eligible quarterbacks, 350 00:18:55,160 --> 00:18:57,960 Speaker 1: had the highest passing grade against the Blitz last year 351 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:01,440 Speaker 1: I'm sorry, career grade and the highest career grade versus 352 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 1: Power Five teams among all draft eligible quarterbacks. So it's 353 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:07,720 Speaker 1: not a ton of tape on mac Jones. But last 354 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:10,600 Speaker 1: year he looked really good and uh, probably in the 355 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 1: best position for him to succeed. Yeah, Now, they still 356 00:19:13,760 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 1: need to have a lot of weapons. And the reason 357 00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:17,399 Speaker 1: I think people at at this moment on you know, 358 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:23,680 Speaker 1: on Friday, that um, yeah, they would have been set 359 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:26,400 Speaker 1: with just John U John. That would have been enough. Uh, 360 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:28,760 Speaker 1: And we'll see what other weapons they end up adding 361 00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 1: around Matt Jones. I believe this is a team that's 362 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:32,920 Speaker 1: going to come out of the draft with a couple 363 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:35,520 Speaker 1: new wide receivers as well, and that would that would 364 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:39,959 Speaker 1: certainly help Mac Jones is cause. But right now, of 365 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:44,600 Speaker 1: of the five quarterbacks, I think he's of the five 366 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 1: quarterbacks taken in the first round, he's my least favorite. 367 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:51,439 Speaker 1: With you from a fantasy standpoint, All right, let's go 368 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 1: to um, let's go to the next player, fantasy relevant 369 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:59,879 Speaker 1: player that was taken and in a fairly big surprise, 370 00:20:00,520 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 1: the Giants had picked twenty when Cadarius Tony. Uh. Most 371 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:09,120 Speaker 1: people had a great of Cadarius Tony at the very 372 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:11,560 Speaker 1: end of the first round or into the second round, 373 00:20:12,240 --> 00:20:14,280 Speaker 1: in part because of the style of play that he has, 374 00:20:14,320 --> 00:20:16,560 Speaker 1: and also just because there's a lot of really good 375 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:19,919 Speaker 1: established receivers now for people that aren't maybe it's familiar 376 00:20:19,920 --> 00:20:23,280 Speaker 1: with Cardarius Tony. He is thin, just a hundred seventy 377 00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:26,880 Speaker 1: seven pounds on a six foot frame. Um, but he's 378 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:28,960 Speaker 1: great in traffic and they love to throw to him 379 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:32,000 Speaker 1: near the line of scrimmage. He made a ton of 380 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:35,800 Speaker 1: big plays, great after the catch and sometimes after the handoff. 381 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:39,679 Speaker 1: They do the jet sweep with Cadarius Tony a lot, 382 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,560 Speaker 1: super explosive. He breaks far more tackles than than a 383 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:44,879 Speaker 1: kid is a hundred seventy seven pounds should. And he 384 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:47,240 Speaker 1: reminds me a lot of Curtis Samuel, and I think 385 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:50,040 Speaker 1: they're gonna use him in a similar way that Curtis 386 00:20:50,040 --> 00:20:52,919 Speaker 1: Samuel got used for the Giants. What I don't love 387 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:57,879 Speaker 1: about Tony is it's it's a crowded offense with three 388 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:01,359 Speaker 1: other starters you know that are that are at wide 389 00:21:01,359 --> 00:21:04,639 Speaker 1: receiver that he'll have to try to find find playing 390 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:06,880 Speaker 1: time against. And I don't know how quickly that's going 391 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 1: to happen. In New York. Yeah, he'll be safe in 392 00:21:10,040 --> 00:21:12,080 Speaker 1: the slot though. I think Tony will now own the slot. 393 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:14,760 Speaker 1: I think the Giants are essentially given up on Darius 394 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:19,399 Speaker 1: Slayton at this point and they'd then on the boundaries. 395 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:24,360 Speaker 1: But yeah, it is a very crowded receiver room. And uh, 396 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:26,480 Speaker 1: Tony not a guy will be targeting in redraft this 397 00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:28,359 Speaker 1: year at all, not in redraft. And I think you 398 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:30,400 Speaker 1: may have to you may have to wait a little 399 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:32,760 Speaker 1: bit to get the big payoff on on Tony, even 400 00:21:32,800 --> 00:21:35,560 Speaker 1: in in Dynasty and Empire leagues. And we can't even 401 00:21:35,560 --> 00:21:37,320 Speaker 1: tell you who's a quarterback is going to be next 402 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:40,280 Speaker 1: year in New York. And that's that's a concern as well. 403 00:21:40,359 --> 00:21:43,199 Speaker 1: And there's no what is the wide receiver? He was 404 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:47,480 Speaker 1: the fourth receiver taken, fourth receiver taken. Yeah, he's not 405 00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:49,240 Speaker 1: going to be the fourth receiver taken in any of 406 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:52,840 Speaker 1: your rookie drafts this year. He will not be all right. 407 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:56,160 Speaker 1: So the next Fantasy relevant player to go was picked 408 00:21:56,200 --> 00:21:59,000 Speaker 1: twenty four. Najie Harrison's up going to the Steelers. Steelers 409 00:21:59,080 --> 00:22:01,400 Speaker 1: running attack was the first in the NFL last year, 410 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:04,879 Speaker 1: and Harris brings a special skill set to the table. Basically, 411 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:08,520 Speaker 1: he's good at everything. Uh. He can run, run through you, 412 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:11,320 Speaker 1: run around you, uh, run right by you. He can 413 00:22:11,359 --> 00:22:14,720 Speaker 1: catch the ball. Uh, most rushing touchdowns in college football 414 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:19,000 Speaker 1: last year and thirteen games. Uh. He was third in 415 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:22,080 Speaker 1: target share among all running backs that were eligible for 416 00:22:22,160 --> 00:22:25,640 Speaker 1: the draft. So he is a full on bell cow. Uh. 417 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:29,359 Speaker 1: He should get bell cow usage in Pittsburgh. Um, he 418 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:31,919 Speaker 1: will for sure. There's nobody else to take a carry 419 00:22:31,960 --> 00:22:34,440 Speaker 1: from him. But the concern is the line. The line, 420 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:36,680 Speaker 1: it's bad. And that's what I would have addressed first 421 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:40,400 Speaker 1: if I was Pittsburgh. Per Sports Info Solutions, the Steelers 422 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:43,040 Speaker 1: led the league with a forty five point six per 423 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:46,080 Speaker 1: cent of their runs were hit at the line of scrimmage. 424 00:22:46,080 --> 00:22:48,560 Speaker 1: They also led the league with a twenty four point 425 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:52,280 Speaker 1: four percent stuffed rate. Uh, they better get drafted at 426 00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:55,120 Speaker 1: offensive line. But the volume will be there for nag 427 00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:59,400 Speaker 1: Harris to Uh. He'll be going at the tail into 428 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:03,800 Speaker 1: the first round, early second round most redraft leagues. And UH, well, 429 00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:06,080 Speaker 1: I would say he's the numb definitely the first running 430 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:07,960 Speaker 1: back that should be taken in your in your rookie drafts. 431 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:11,439 Speaker 1: But well, where where do you think he is in 432 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:15,040 Speaker 1: the dynasty? Yeah, let's talk dynastic empire for Naji Harris 433 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:17,960 Speaker 1: among running among running backs, where do you go built 434 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:22,720 Speaker 1: perfectly for goal line use, he can catch the ball 435 00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:26,600 Speaker 1: spot it's not perfect, it's not perfect, but the volume 436 00:23:26,640 --> 00:23:29,480 Speaker 1: will be there. He's not going to where we're gonna 437 00:23:29,480 --> 00:23:32,560 Speaker 1: talk about Travis e t N in the second He didn't. 438 00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:34,800 Speaker 1: You didn't end up in a situation like that. So 439 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:37,840 Speaker 1: I'm still lean and Harris as RB one for me, 440 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:41,400 Speaker 1: just because we're talking dynasty empire. Of course he's got 441 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:43,560 Speaker 1: he's old, quote unquote old for he's gonna be like 442 00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:46,520 Speaker 1: twenty four twenty four this season, where guys like e 443 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:49,199 Speaker 1: t N just turned twenty two. But he looks like 444 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 1: he has all the makings of a bell cow. And 445 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:54,919 Speaker 1: the Steelers will address their line, maybe not immediately, but 446 00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:58,720 Speaker 1: immediately showed him best they can. But they're not gonna 447 00:23:58,720 --> 00:24:00,560 Speaker 1: get a stowed in the first round of obviously, But 448 00:24:00,880 --> 00:24:03,000 Speaker 1: in my mind, this almost this entire draft for the 449 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:06,119 Speaker 1: Steelers should be offense, offensive line, and quarterback of the 450 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 1: future UM in my opinion. All right, so that was 451 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:11,640 Speaker 1: picked twenty four Steelers, now g Harris, then pick twenty five, 452 00:24:11,640 --> 00:24:15,240 Speaker 1: as you already alluded, Travis e t N goes to 453 00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:21,240 Speaker 1: Jackson Phil. This was a surprise move that unfortunately for 454 00:24:21,359 --> 00:24:23,960 Speaker 1: James Robinson owners who thought they were pretty safe, this 455 00:24:24,160 --> 00:24:27,520 Speaker 1: muddies the waters there and probably creates a time share. 456 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:31,240 Speaker 1: Don't forget about the Carlos hide to owners. They're calling 457 00:24:31,320 --> 00:24:34,639 Speaker 1: they're going James Robinson and Hide the one to punch, 458 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:37,520 Speaker 1: and then E t N is the third down back. 459 00:24:37,800 --> 00:24:41,080 Speaker 1: So whatever. Yeah, yeah, we're not really talking hide, but 460 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:45,359 Speaker 1: uh yeah, it's kind of a nightmare situation for both 461 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 1: Um et N will probably beat out Robinson in the 462 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:51,600 Speaker 1: long run, but going into this year, yeah, if you 463 00:24:51,640 --> 00:24:54,840 Speaker 1: were drafting James Robinson early in Best Ball or making 464 00:24:55,040 --> 00:24:58,120 Speaker 1: big deals for him in Dynasty, you're not feeling too 465 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:00,960 Speaker 1: good today and you should not. Uh, we're just gonna 466 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:03,439 Speaker 1: to see how this plays out. But we're looking at 467 00:25:03,480 --> 00:25:10,400 Speaker 1: a probably really at least to start in favor of Robinson. 468 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:14,480 Speaker 1: I would might be although Mike had more receptions and 469 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:18,000 Speaker 1: rush attempts this this season, it's possible. I just don't 470 00:25:18,040 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 1: think Robinson is very special. He made a couple of 471 00:25:21,880 --> 00:25:25,800 Speaker 1: good plays. Hurdle the dude. I just I just don't think. 472 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:29,440 Speaker 1: I don't think that Robinson's a special player. Travis e 473 00:25:29,520 --> 00:25:32,560 Speaker 1: t N is a special player. And I think before 474 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:35,520 Speaker 1: long and before the end of the season e t 475 00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:38,800 Speaker 1: N leaves Robinson in his dust. Just reminded me of 476 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:41,840 Speaker 1: m anchor man person reason. I mean, you know, Brick, 477 00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:48,760 Speaker 1: he killed the guy. Robinson due all right. The The 478 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:52,120 Speaker 1: final selection of Fantasy relevant players in the first round 479 00:25:52,160 --> 00:25:56,080 Speaker 1: of the draft was I think an extraordinary value selection 480 00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:59,560 Speaker 1: for the Ravens with Rashad Bateman, the University of Minnesota 481 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:05,040 Speaker 1: receiver UH. Bateman average twenty yards per catch. UH maybe 482 00:26:05,119 --> 00:26:09,840 Speaker 1: the best route runner in the entire draft, and UM 483 00:26:09,880 --> 00:26:14,199 Speaker 1: and has the ability to win contested catches. He's a 484 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:19,840 Speaker 1: he's a ferocious competitor. He's physical, he's uber productive despite 485 00:26:19,840 --> 00:26:23,960 Speaker 1: an inconsistent offense, which is probably a good sign for him. 486 00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:26,800 Speaker 1: Very good after the catch. UM acts like he owns 487 00:26:26,800 --> 00:26:29,239 Speaker 1: the ball when it's in the air. The only thing 488 00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:31,880 Speaker 1: that really Bateman doesn't bring to the table is high 489 00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:35,800 Speaker 1: end speed, and I think a very a fair comparable 490 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:39,000 Speaker 1: for him is Keenan Allen Kenyan. Allen was like that. 491 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:41,400 Speaker 1: It was great at at virtually everything didn't have high 492 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:44,440 Speaker 1: end speed. Ended up slumping to like early second round 493 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:47,760 Speaker 1: when the Chargers ended up taking him. Uh. Here he 494 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:50,920 Speaker 1: goes into a Raven's offense that desperately needs really a 495 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:53,719 Speaker 1: number one receiver. They don't have a number one receiver. 496 00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:58,240 Speaker 1: With all due respect everybody else that's currently on roster um, 497 00:26:58,280 --> 00:27:00,320 Speaker 1: they don't have a number one receiver. And Bateman has 498 00:27:00,359 --> 00:27:03,520 Speaker 1: a clear path to becoming the go to, the go 499 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:06,000 Speaker 1: to top receiver there on with you, and that could 500 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:08,399 Speaker 1: come as early as this year. As as a Golden 501 00:27:08,440 --> 00:27:11,520 Speaker 1: Gopher alumnus, I was thinking of the past. There's a 502 00:27:11,560 --> 00:27:15,800 Speaker 1: there's a connection with the Ravens and the the Gophers. 503 00:27:16,080 --> 00:27:21,640 Speaker 1: Uh Ron Johnson, there's a dominant big tennes thousands, Max Williams, 504 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:25,320 Speaker 1: both drafted by Baltimore. Now Richard Bateman. Yeah, he didn't 505 00:27:25,359 --> 00:27:31,200 Speaker 1: work out from Max. They maybe they should learn a 506 00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:34,480 Speaker 1: little something from that. Um. I think I think they've 507 00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:37,719 Speaker 1: got a guy who can start immediately and make an 508 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:41,879 Speaker 1: impact immediately. I think he will be instead of Marquis Brown, 509 00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:45,439 Speaker 1: who gives you these all or nothing performances, Bateman feels 510 00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:49,000 Speaker 1: like he's going to be a way safer producer over 511 00:27:49,040 --> 00:27:51,760 Speaker 1: the course of over the course of his career. What 512 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:54,240 Speaker 1: do you think about Bateman in uh in Dynasty and 513 00:27:54,240 --> 00:27:59,880 Speaker 1: Redraft um pulling up his a DP in Redraft really quick, 514 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:03,480 Speaker 1: he's going wide receiver sixty one. That's uh. We're talking 515 00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:08,160 Speaker 1: to Denzel Mims, Henry Ruggs, Christian Kirk range outside. I 516 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:10,159 Speaker 1: might like Mimes a little more than Bateman, but I 517 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:13,200 Speaker 1: like Bateman more than the Rugs and Christian Kirk's Nielsen Agilars, 518 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:14,680 Speaker 1: John Brown's of the world. That's kind of where he 519 00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:17,040 Speaker 1: lumped in right now. So I think he's pretty uh 520 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:22,160 Speaker 1: undervalue there when it comes to Dynasty, I'm not gonna 521 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:26,640 Speaker 1: take him over Jamar Chase, No, mont DeVante Smith probably, 522 00:28:26,680 --> 00:28:29,320 Speaker 1: but now it's the third wide receiver off the board. 523 00:28:29,359 --> 00:28:31,280 Speaker 1: It depends on what I'm looking for on my team. 524 00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:34,000 Speaker 1: But you know, Bateman seems like he's gonna be a 525 00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:37,120 Speaker 1: very solid PPR producer for for many years to come, 526 00:28:37,160 --> 00:28:39,920 Speaker 1: with a somewhat of a pretty high ceiling. He does. 527 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:42,920 Speaker 1: And I think I like the fact that he's settled 528 00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:47,360 Speaker 1: at the quarterback position with the Ravens and for you know, 529 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:50,320 Speaker 1: for for everything that Lamar Jackson does, you know, good 530 00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:52,719 Speaker 1: and bad and and and the other factor you have 531 00:28:52,760 --> 00:28:55,160 Speaker 1: to consider. It's just we know this is always gonna 532 00:28:55,160 --> 00:28:57,320 Speaker 1: be a run first offense, and they're they're gonna run. 533 00:28:57,360 --> 00:28:59,239 Speaker 1: Their quarterbacks are gonna run the running backs, and that's 534 00:28:59,240 --> 00:29:00,800 Speaker 1: always gonna be one of the issues you have to 535 00:29:00,840 --> 00:29:03,160 Speaker 1: factor in with Rashod Bateman is no matter how good 536 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:06,480 Speaker 1: he is, there's gonna be times they only throw the 537 00:29:06,480 --> 00:29:09,200 Speaker 1: ball twenty two times a game, and you know, there 538 00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:12,440 Speaker 1: just isn't enough spirals in the air for Bateman to 539 00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:16,000 Speaker 1: be a fantasy factor. I will certainly take him over 540 00:29:16,160 --> 00:29:20,960 Speaker 1: to Darius Tony in Dynasty, like the Giants guys probably 541 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:22,880 Speaker 1: should have done. And you know, they may have wanted 542 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:24,720 Speaker 1: a true slot receiver though they may have felt like 543 00:29:24,720 --> 00:29:27,200 Speaker 1: they're just so much more settled outside. There's a couple 544 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:30,120 Speaker 1: of more's out there. There's there's a lot of those weapons. 545 00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:32,080 Speaker 1: A lot of guys will be talking about next week, 546 00:29:32,800 --> 00:29:35,480 Speaker 1: and that that will be the focus of next week's 547 00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:39,200 Speaker 1: Fantasy Football Weekly. Will be the other notable players um 548 00:29:39,640 --> 00:29:42,080 Speaker 1: that go rounds two and beyond. So this will be 549 00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:45,960 Speaker 1: still several weeks of rock solid Draft talk coming to 550 00:29:46,000 --> 00:29:48,200 Speaker 1: Fantasy Football Weekly. 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