WEBVTT - The Detectorists 0:00:02.840 --> 0:00:06.519 Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly, a production of iHeartRadio. 0:00:08.640 --> 0:00:12.920 Time now for Fantasy Football Weekly from iHeartRadio, your weekly 0:00:12.960 --> 0:00:16.960 source for the nation's best fantasy football advice, speculation, and 0:00:17.000 --> 0:00:20.360 whatever stupid stuff they decide to drop into the show. Now, 0:00:20.400 --> 0:00:21.840 here's your host, Paul. 0:00:21.680 --> 0:00:27.440 Jargon, speaking of stupid stuff. It's Fantasy Football Weekly. 0:00:27.720 --> 0:00:27.840 Ah. 0:00:28.000 --> 0:00:30.400 Now you're gonna say, Matt's here, Mat, and Matt Harrison 0:00:30.480 --> 0:00:34.960 is here. Yes, good to have you here, training camp going, 0:00:35.200 --> 0:00:36.040 the season's here? 0:00:36.440 --> 0:00:40.480 Yeah? Oh man, we're the Fame game over. One week 0:00:40.520 --> 0:00:44.559 away from the big full Fantasy Football weekly shows. 0:00:44.640 --> 0:00:47.960 Yes, one week from this week. I guess I I 0:00:48.000 --> 0:00:50.000 was gonna say today, but depends on when you when 0:00:50.040 --> 0:00:52.280 you hear it. But yeah, next week we start the 0:00:52.360 --> 0:00:53.720 long form shows. 0:00:53.760 --> 0:00:56.560 And what year is it? This time? Around three zero 0:00:56.880 --> 0:00:59.600 baby thirtieth anniversary xxxy. 0:01:00.080 --> 0:01:03.600 Some longtime listeners believe it's our thirty first, but honestly, 0:01:03.600 --> 0:01:06.959 we can't remember if it started in ninety four ninety five, 0:01:07.440 --> 0:01:11.600 so we're being conservative with it. It's because they all 0:01:11.600 --> 0:01:13.640 start to blend together when you're that you've been doing 0:01:13.680 --> 0:01:15.600 it that long and you've done it for every year, 0:01:15.640 --> 0:01:17.280 but the first, right, No, I did them all? 0:01:17.400 --> 0:01:18.399 No, you did them all? Yeah. 0:01:18.720 --> 0:01:23.039 Yeah, we had rotating We had rotating guests, and at 0:01:23.040 --> 0:01:26.080 the time they didn't the Kaffe didn't trust me at 0:01:26.080 --> 0:01:29.520 the time. Yeah, with the with the show in my 0:01:29.560 --> 0:01:32.520 own hands. So the first year we had Dan Cole 0:01:32.680 --> 0:01:36.200 as as our as our host. He would just basically 0:01:36.280 --> 0:01:38.280 bring us in and out of segments and then I 0:01:38.319 --> 0:01:42.000 would take it from there. Yeah, and with our old crew, 0:01:42.000 --> 0:01:44.720 you know, the original crew, like John the commissioner Haber 0:01:44.760 --> 0:01:47.280 Myers was on the show back then. I'm trying to 0:01:47.319 --> 0:01:50.040 remember who else, going all the way back to the beginning. 0:01:50.040 --> 0:01:51.920 I think a little Rick Hamla in the mix back then. 0:01:52.080 --> 0:01:54.000 Yeah, didn't we do? We did a twenty on the 0:01:54.040 --> 0:01:59.440 twenty fifth anniversary of the show. We brought ball John Yeah, yeah, 0:02:00.280 --> 0:02:03.960 John Tuv, Christian Peterson. Yeah, that was fun. Tons, tons 0:02:03.960 --> 0:02:06.400 of tons of great players on the show over the years. 0:02:06.800 --> 0:02:09.560 While we're while we're talking about some of this kind 0:02:09.560 --> 0:02:11.680 of stuff, we should mention the live show we've got 0:02:11.720 --> 0:02:15.040 coming up in two weeks August sixteenth, if you're anywhere 0:02:15.080 --> 0:02:18.280 near the Twin Cities Treasure Island Casino, We're having a 0:02:18.280 --> 0:02:22.160 live fantasy football weekly August sixteenth, seven o'clock. 0:02:22.240 --> 0:02:24.000 I wish I was gonna be there this year, but 0:02:24.080 --> 0:02:27.720 I will not be near that city. Everybody but you all, 0:02:28.080 --> 0:02:29.680 all of our other co hosts will be there. 0:02:29.800 --> 0:02:33.720 You will not be yes, but yeah, Thor and Brian, Scott, Fish, 0:02:33.840 --> 0:02:38.320 myself and hopefully you. It's free Treasure Island again. 0:02:38.440 --> 0:02:41.959 They they have some pretty good giveaways there too. Usually 0:02:41.960 --> 0:02:44.160 they give you some free slack play and stuff. So 0:02:44.160 --> 0:02:46.040 I think there's kind of worth to get down there. 0:02:46.120 --> 0:02:50.120 I should. Yeah, it's pretty fun. Go go throw some 0:02:50.200 --> 0:02:52.799 dice or well, I suppose they don't have dice. You 0:02:52.800 --> 0:02:55.079 could play some car. Yeah, you don't play some car. 0:02:55.240 --> 0:02:57.280 We got the weird rules here you ken and can't play, 0:02:57.320 --> 0:02:58.520 and I don't even totally understand. 0:02:58.600 --> 0:03:02.200 Go play some blackjack with Brian afterwards. I got that's 0:03:02.280 --> 0:03:05.720 that's my game. Yeah. Training camps are underway. 0:03:05.800 --> 0:03:10.160 They're already starting to get reports on various notable news items. 0:03:10.160 --> 0:03:13.040 I got ten of them for you. At this stage. 0:03:13.280 --> 0:03:16.400 I always think you have to be careful about not overreacting. 0:03:15.800 --> 0:03:19.840 That anything, So you know, I'm right, So that maybe 0:03:19.840 --> 0:03:20.919 this is the lie Detector. 0:03:21.040 --> 0:03:26.840 Oh, I'd like it like that down Lie Detector episode 0:03:26.880 --> 0:03:30.800 of Fantasy Football Weekly. I'm gonna give you ten different stories. 0:03:30.840 --> 0:03:32.200 Tell me whether or not you're sort. 0:03:32.080 --> 0:03:34.680 Of buying in, you moving any rankings, or you're just 0:03:34.760 --> 0:03:36.680 playing it, playing it chill for right now. 0:03:37.040 --> 0:03:37.880 I want to begin here. 0:03:38.480 --> 0:03:44.240 Chargers last year's first rounder Quentin Johnston still getting second 0:03:44.680 --> 0:03:48.280 team reps and appears to have been already passed by 0:03:48.360 --> 0:03:52.240 rookie Lad McConkey. And then Josh Palmer, who had been 0:03:52.240 --> 0:03:54.520 with the team he's working with the first team. And 0:03:54.560 --> 0:03:57.920 then dj Hark, the free agent nobody talking about going 0:03:57.960 --> 0:04:01.440 off the border like wide receiver ninety also running with 0:04:01.480 --> 0:04:05.880 the first team right now. So your thoughts on Quinton Johnston. 0:04:06.080 --> 0:04:09.280 And you know, in one of my Empire leagues, I've 0:04:09.280 --> 0:04:12.560 got Quinton Johnston that I drafted last year and I'm 0:04:12.600 --> 0:04:15.160 basically ready. I'm in the same world too, you know, 0:04:15.200 --> 0:04:17.840 like this is it looks bad right now. And there 0:04:17.839 --> 0:04:22.120 were videos that circulated mid week of him just dropping 0:04:22.200 --> 0:04:25.800 like a seven yard pass right the bread pasket come on. 0:04:26.440 --> 0:04:29.640 So everything that comes out of the Chargers on social 0:04:29.680 --> 0:04:33.240 media or or like the hardcore Chargers fan sites, yeah, 0:04:33.279 --> 0:04:36.400 they're saying that Quentin Johnston is on fire, but that 0:04:36.600 --> 0:04:40.719 is a lie. Everyone else is saying that he can't 0:04:40.720 --> 0:04:43.520 catch a ball. There was one reporter who said he's 0:04:43.560 --> 0:04:49.680 the worst effing receiver I've ever seen in my life. Wow. Wow, 0:04:50.760 --> 0:04:53.479 So I've seen, but I've seen multiple Twitter accounts that 0:04:53.480 --> 0:04:55.760 are that are following it closer than I am, saying 0:04:56.320 --> 0:04:59.440 that unless his body is completely turned back to face 0:04:59.480 --> 0:05:02.680 the quarterback, he can't catch anything. He can't catch anything deep, 0:05:02.839 --> 0:05:07.080 ye can't catch any shoulder. And so there's plenty of 0:05:07.160 --> 0:05:09.520 video that backs that up. If you do a quick 0:05:09.600 --> 0:05:15.320 Quenton Johnston video search on x there's more positive reports 0:05:15.360 --> 0:05:19.040 and videos from camp about seventh round rookie wide receiver 0:05:19.120 --> 0:05:22.279 Brendan Rice, who, by the way, is the son of 0:05:22.400 --> 0:05:23.040 Jerry Rice. 0:05:23.720 --> 0:05:25.960 Oh, I guess I did not know that that was 0:05:26.000 --> 0:05:28.240 the case, so I should have a little there's a 0:05:28.240 --> 0:05:32.479 little pedigree there. But right now the way that things 0:05:32.520 --> 0:05:36.000 like sound, it sounds like Brendan Rice is creeping above 0:05:36.080 --> 0:05:39.520 Quenton Johnston on the depth chart too. So I have 0:05:39.600 --> 0:05:41.640 Johnson in a few dynasty leagues. I'm hoping that he 0:05:41.680 --> 0:05:45.320 turns it around, but I think he's undraftable in redraft 0:05:45.360 --> 0:05:48.520 leagues and I'd probably be bailing in most of my 0:05:48.600 --> 0:05:51.320 dynasty shares too. All right, so the lie detector here 0:05:51.400 --> 0:05:53.039 is true. 0:05:53.839 --> 0:05:57.560 Yeah, it's true. It's true. Okay, it's true because the 0:05:57.680 --> 0:06:00.479 Chargers aren't putting out this information. 0:06:00.240 --> 0:06:04.760 Right right, here's the ADP for the Chargers receivers. Yeah, 0:06:04.800 --> 0:06:09.080 Palmer's going first wide receiver thirty one. That seems pretty 0:06:09.160 --> 0:06:11.560 high for a guy who's never been able to really 0:06:11.600 --> 0:06:14.200 put it all together. And I don't mind Palmer. A 0:06:14.240 --> 0:06:16.360 couple of years ago, I was touting him in the 0:06:16.360 --> 0:06:20.040 preseason as a sleeper and everyone came together. Lad McConkie 0:06:20.480 --> 0:06:24.160 ADP wide receiver forty three. Yeah, couldn't he just vault 0:06:24.200 --> 0:06:26.719 right to the top of this productive receiver at Georgia 0:06:27.360 --> 0:06:28.920 so slippery I'm open. 0:06:29.080 --> 0:06:30.800 I'm gonna note this on some of the other ones. 0:06:30.839 --> 0:06:34.920 Like an average wide receiver Room gets about two hundred 0:06:34.960 --> 0:06:38.920 receptions per year. That's a lot of wide receiver receptions there. 0:06:38.920 --> 0:06:40.760 There might be it might be a little bit lower 0:06:40.760 --> 0:06:45.720 in Los Angeles, right, yes, just because yeah, but they 0:06:45.760 --> 0:06:49.480 have justin air Bear there, and air Bear ain't scared, 0:06:49.720 --> 0:06:54.280 no God. So I think that Lad McConkie, Josh Palmer, 0:06:54.279 --> 0:06:57.240 even DJ Chark, they're going to catch some balls. This year. 0:06:57.640 --> 0:06:59.080 They're not going to be in a lot of people's 0:06:59.080 --> 0:07:02.320 lineups every week, but one one definitely could emerge. 0:07:02.320 --> 0:07:04.760 My money would be somebody's going to right, I mean, 0:07:05.080 --> 0:07:06.640 you know, yeah, they're going to run a lot, maybe 0:07:06.680 --> 0:07:10.320 the most in the league. Yeah, but still somebody's going 0:07:10.360 --> 0:07:12.360 to come out of this is fantasy viable. That's the 0:07:12.400 --> 0:07:17.200 week out. Let's go to Green Bay. Romeo Dobbs getting 0:07:17.200 --> 0:07:22.240 praised from coaches and teammates. Offensive coordinator Adam Stenovich said 0:07:22.280 --> 0:07:26.320 Monday that Dobbs has super strong hands and is tremendous 0:07:26.360 --> 0:07:29.040 at running routes. A few days ago, you may have 0:07:29.080 --> 0:07:32.200 seen this, Hackers cornerback jay Or Alexander said Dobbs is 0:07:32.200 --> 0:07:35.440 a second favorite receiver in the league, after only Devonte Adams. Wow, 0:07:35.960 --> 0:07:39.400 and you know, you don't often see teammates put a 0:07:39.440 --> 0:07:41.920 pecking order on their other teammates, you know. 0:07:42.040 --> 0:07:44.440 Well, and a former teammate at that, Well. 0:07:44.320 --> 0:07:46.960 Sure, yes, I mean, so he knows Adams. That's fine, 0:07:47.000 --> 0:07:49.000 you know, Okay, I understand why you go to Adams 0:07:49.040 --> 0:07:49.720 going to the Hall of Fame. 0:07:49.840 --> 0:07:51.240 Sure, so no problem with that. 0:07:51.600 --> 0:07:54.760 But the fact that he identified Dobbs out of this 0:07:56.000 --> 0:07:59.640 four man conundrum, that fantasy players have at wide receiver. 0:08:00.560 --> 0:08:02.400 Does that carry a lot of weight for you or 0:08:02.440 --> 0:08:03.200 any weight for you? 0:08:04.840 --> 0:08:07.640 And the envelope says that is a lie. That is 0:08:07.680 --> 0:08:10.360 a lie, okay, because I think they're going to do 0:08:10.400 --> 0:08:15.240 the same thing with Jaden Reid, with Dantavian Wicks and 0:08:15.280 --> 0:08:19.480 with Christian Watson in subsequent weeks coming up. You like Dobbs. 0:08:19.560 --> 0:08:22.080 I like Dobbs. I drafted him in the Scott Fish Bowl. 0:08:22.160 --> 0:08:25.720 I like him a lot. The problem is everyone likes 0:08:25.800 --> 0:08:29.320 Jayden Reid too, a lot of people like Dantavian Wicks, 0:08:29.360 --> 0:08:32.360 and even quite a few people still like Christian Watson. 0:08:32.400 --> 0:08:35.480 And all three of those names finished with more PPR 0:08:35.559 --> 0:08:38.079 points per game in the last half of the season 0:08:38.160 --> 0:08:40.920 for the Packers than Dobbs did. He was number four 0:08:41.000 --> 0:08:43.480 in that pecking order in fact, from Week five on. 0:08:44.040 --> 0:08:45.160 So that's thirteen games. 0:08:45.200 --> 0:08:47.600 Yeah, it's a healthy sample size and all the good games. 0:08:47.679 --> 0:08:50.080 Yet all the good games Jordan Love had. 0:08:50.600 --> 0:08:54.680 Dobbs topped four receptions in a game only once, and 0:08:54.960 --> 0:08:57.560 he had more than forty yards in a game only 0:08:57.640 --> 0:09:02.040 three times. You're so dependent on him getting a touchdown 0:09:02.679 --> 0:09:05.680 that it doesn't make any sense for me to get 0:09:05.720 --> 0:09:08.920 any of these wide receivers on the Packers because Dobbs 0:09:08.960 --> 0:09:12.320 led the team in PPR points in five games last season, 0:09:12.800 --> 0:09:16.200 Read seven times, Watson three times, Wis twice, and I 0:09:16.240 --> 0:09:18.280 think Wix is probably gonna pop up a little bit 0:09:18.320 --> 0:09:21.680 more this year. If it's me, I'd like to draft 0:09:21.760 --> 0:09:24.160 Jordan Love and just just look with it. 0:09:24.200 --> 0:09:25.960 That's kind of what That's what I've been saying too. 0:09:26.040 --> 0:09:29.560 Although it's a little spineless, I like it. It's a 0:09:29.559 --> 0:09:31.319 little spineless, but it is true. 0:09:31.880 --> 0:09:34.520 It can be spineless. It's because they have four good 0:09:34.520 --> 0:09:37.120 wide receivers. It's not because Dobbs is worse than any 0:09:37.160 --> 0:09:40.000 of them. It's because they have four really quality wide 0:09:40.000 --> 0:09:41.680 receivers on roster. I like that. 0:09:41.840 --> 0:09:43.720 And I think the angle on these, on all of 0:09:43.760 --> 0:09:46.040 these receivers for Green Bay is I. 0:09:45.960 --> 0:09:47.080 Want him in best ball right. 0:09:47.120 --> 0:09:50.480 You don't have to worry about identifying pre identifying the 0:09:50.520 --> 0:09:53.080 games when one of them is gonna go off. So 0:09:53.440 --> 0:09:58.640 that's that's the angle for me. Like Guillotine can't do Dobbs, Read, Wix, 0:09:58.720 --> 0:10:02.160 Watson just way too much downside on a game to 0:10:02.200 --> 0:10:05.040 game basis because there's just there's too many good receivers. 0:10:05.080 --> 0:10:07.480 So once you get three catches for thirty five yards, 0:10:07.559 --> 0:10:08.040 you're sunk. 0:10:08.160 --> 0:10:11.200 Yeah, that's that's going to really hurt your chances. 0:10:11.200 --> 0:10:12.240 And that's very possible. 0:10:12.920 --> 0:10:15.160 All right, So we've got a truth, we've got a lie. 0:10:15.360 --> 0:10:16.560 Let's go to Baltimore. 0:10:16.960 --> 0:10:20.320 Rashad Bateman getting tons of praise from John Harbaugh and 0:10:20.400 --> 0:10:23.719 Baltimore Beat writers. Early in the week, he made an 0:10:23.800 --> 0:10:28.000 acrobatic shoelace catch that wowed observers. 0:10:28.040 --> 0:10:28.280 Wow. 0:10:28.360 --> 0:10:30.840 Harbaugh says that Bateman is expected to be a top 0:10:30.920 --> 0:10:32.280 receiver in the league. 0:10:32.440 --> 0:10:33.800 Quote, top receiver in the. 0:10:33.840 --> 0:10:37.760 League currently going off the board it wide receiver seventy nine. 0:10:38.240 --> 0:10:43.000 Is this just camp talk? Survey says, Yeah, that's just 0:10:43.080 --> 0:10:49.079 can't talk. Okay, what does anybody really expect Rashad Bateman 0:10:49.160 --> 0:10:52.080 to be on this team? Is he the top wide 0:10:52.120 --> 0:10:54.920 receiver option on this team? No, say Flowers? Is he 0:10:55.080 --> 0:10:57.880 the second receiving option on this team? No? Mark Andrews 0:10:57.920 --> 0:11:00.400 is in there, right? He could be third in the 0:11:00.400 --> 0:11:03.960 pecking order at best on a team that just signed 0:11:04.000 --> 0:11:06.559 Derrick Henry and is about to run the ball down 0:11:06.600 --> 0:11:09.960 the throat of everybody all year long. And by the way, 0:11:10.240 --> 0:11:14.360 if you can't make acrobatic shoelace catches in practice without pads, 0:11:15.440 --> 0:11:17.760 you probably shouldn't be in the NFL at all. 0:11:17.920 --> 0:11:20.600 Well, apparently Bateman hadn't been doing that in the past. 0:11:20.760 --> 0:11:23.520 Everybody thinks he looks better than at any previous time. 0:11:23.640 --> 0:11:26.679 Well, and also, if he's making acrobatic catches, doesn't that 0:11:26.720 --> 0:11:29.640 say more about Lamar Jackson's accuracy. 0:11:31.440 --> 0:11:33.480 Well, some of those balls are probably not coming from 0:11:33.520 --> 0:11:37.320 Lamar Jackson, but maybe and I here's the thing. Wide 0:11:37.360 --> 0:11:38.360 receiver seventy nine. 0:11:38.960 --> 0:11:44.400 Sure, sure, that's where he is expected to be a 0:11:44.480 --> 0:11:49.040 top receiver in the league. That's that's insanity. Let's move 0:11:49.040 --> 0:11:49.840 to New England. 0:11:50.520 --> 0:11:53.680 A thor Nystrom favorite, Javon Baker has been a standout 0:11:53.720 --> 0:11:57.920 in camp with highlight reel plays. Nobody mentioning athletic shoelace catches. 0:11:58.000 --> 0:11:59.839 No just highlight just highlight reel. 0:12:00.000 --> 0:12:03.400 He could start, He could start early in the season, 0:12:03.440 --> 0:12:07.640 needing only to beat out Jalen Rager, Taekwon Thornton, and 0:12:07.760 --> 0:12:11.400 the undead remains of Juju Smith Schuster. The second rounder 0:12:11.520 --> 0:12:13.320 Jalen Polk is garnered praise too, but not at the 0:12:13.320 --> 0:12:15.520 same level as Baker and Thoris set up. 0:12:15.720 --> 0:12:17.840 Thoris said at least twice. 0:12:18.160 --> 0:12:22.360 In our offseason shows he thinks he thinks Baker is 0:12:22.400 --> 0:12:25.800 going to be better than Polk. Sure, his ADP is 0:12:25.840 --> 0:12:27.320 wide receiver eighty eight. 0:12:27.520 --> 0:12:28.040 That's slow. 0:12:28.120 --> 0:12:30.720 All right, what's the light detector say on this one 0:12:30.800 --> 0:12:31.800 for Javon Baker? 0:12:31.920 --> 0:12:35.880 Well, you failed to mention Kendrick Bourne and de Mario Douglas, 0:12:35.880 --> 0:12:39.040 who are well, I'm assuming their top two. So this 0:12:39.640 --> 0:12:42.560 is receiver to three. That's right, Nott wide receiver one. 0:12:42.600 --> 0:12:44.920 So I think this one's interesting and a little sneaky. 0:12:46.080 --> 0:12:49.000 All those other names that you read are retreads of retreads. 0:12:49.080 --> 0:12:51.400 I mean, these guys have been on their third fourth 0:12:51.400 --> 0:12:54.760 team in the league. It's feasible that Baker could steal 0:12:54.760 --> 0:12:57.040 a lot of snaps from those vets really quickly, or 0:12:57.280 --> 0:13:00.560 you know, Juju could get cut. And I mean it's 0:13:00.600 --> 0:13:03.360 not outlandish to think Jalen Rager will be cut from 0:13:03.400 --> 0:13:06.880 another team. In the NFL, the Pats managed about ten 0:13:06.960 --> 0:13:10.520 receptions per game to the wide receiver position last year. 0:13:10.720 --> 0:13:12.960 It was one of the lowest marks in the league. Wow, 0:13:14.040 --> 0:13:17.280 that's terrible, But that was Mac Jones and Bailey Zappi 0:13:17.360 --> 0:13:20.520 and Bill Belichick's weird offense. Uh. Even if it's Jacoby 0:13:20.559 --> 0:13:22.400 Brissett for most of the year, or we see some 0:13:22.520 --> 0:13:26.120 Drake May or Joe Milton who ever evidently is outperforming 0:13:26.240 --> 0:13:27.800 Drake May in camp right now. 0:13:28.000 --> 0:13:30.320 That's but then Drake May had a much better day 0:13:30.440 --> 0:13:33.200 on Wednesday and give you know, yeah, you don't know. 0:13:33.760 --> 0:13:35.559 You think they have to pass a little bit more 0:13:35.600 --> 0:13:40.120 than ten times two receivers receivers per game, so I 0:13:40.120 --> 0:13:44.600 think that they're nine times, no more more more more 0:13:44.640 --> 0:13:46.840 than nine times and more than ten times. Yeah, so 0:13:47.200 --> 0:13:49.360 don't worry. I got it nine times for you. Okay, 0:13:49.360 --> 0:13:52.920 I got one fire fantastic, But yeah, I think that 0:13:53.080 --> 0:13:55.320 I think that there is some truth to this one 0:13:55.880 --> 0:13:59.760 on a rookie popping up and maybe stealing some reps 0:14:00.080 --> 0:14:01.360 on a third team scenario. 0:14:01.520 --> 0:14:06.080 Thor loves Javon Baker's big play ability and the and 0:14:06.320 --> 0:14:08.520 him with the ball in his hands young after catch 0:14:08.720 --> 0:14:09.199 just sick. 0:14:09.600 --> 0:14:09.920 Now. 0:14:10.040 --> 0:14:12.680 He he transferred. He started at Alabama, then he moved 0:14:12.679 --> 0:14:16.920 to Central Florida where he just dominated Slapp. 0:14:16.960 --> 0:14:17.760 He's there, so. 0:14:17.800 --> 0:14:21.120 It's it's gonna be, you know, I think there is 0:14:21.160 --> 0:14:22.920 a nice opportunity. Why'd receive for eighty eight? 0:14:23.320 --> 0:14:23.720 Okay? 0:14:23.880 --> 0:14:26.800 Yeah, again at that stage sure, last. 0:14:26.560 --> 0:14:29.640 Pick in your draft, right, I'll these are the kind 0:14:29.720 --> 0:14:32.560 I mean Thor uncovered Puka Nakula last year. Yes, he 0:14:32.600 --> 0:14:35.720 did in this kind of realm. And I don't think 0:14:35.760 --> 0:14:36.720 Thor was promising. 0:14:37.880 --> 0:14:41.680 He did not promise a historic rookie season. 0:14:41.760 --> 0:14:45.680 Yes, but but obviously, like opportunity was there for Puka, 0:14:46.240 --> 0:14:48.200 the talent is there. I think we're in kind of 0:14:48.200 --> 0:14:51.080 the same situation here, staying in New England. 0:14:51.360 --> 0:14:55.920 Ramandre Stevenson, I'm back on board, baby. Oh wait, sorry, 0:14:56.200 --> 0:14:58.440 the truth the truth the light detector was true on 0:14:58.720 --> 0:15:01.160 Javon Baby true. Okay, so we've got two truths and 0:15:01.160 --> 0:15:05.560 two lives. Ramandre Stevenson says that his new offensive corner 0:15:05.640 --> 0:15:10.440 alex Van Pelts outside zone blocking scheme is perfect for him. 0:15:10.880 --> 0:15:15.320 Here's the quote from Stevenson. Outside zone you see everything 0:15:15.360 --> 0:15:18.040 a lot better. The old line still has to work very, 0:15:18.200 --> 0:15:20.080 very hard, and you have to be on your tracks. 0:15:20.160 --> 0:15:23.200 But it's kind of you hit what you see, you 0:15:23.240 --> 0:15:25.320 make your cut and when you think you're ready, it's 0:15:25.400 --> 0:15:28.760 ultimately up to you. So Matt, it's up to you. 0:15:29.360 --> 0:15:32.000 Is the does a light detector say this is true 0:15:32.200 --> 0:15:35.440 or false? For this new zone blocking scheme that may 0:15:35.480 --> 0:15:37.640 be a perfect fit for Remandre Stevenson. 0:15:37.720 --> 0:15:39.760 I mean, first off, it's exciting for both of us, 0:15:39.800 --> 0:15:43.440 who are both big Remandre fans. Over the last few years, 0:15:43.640 --> 0:15:46.120 we've been on the bandwagon to hear things may improving. 0:15:46.200 --> 0:15:48.440 I've already invested in him the end of the fifth 0:15:48.520 --> 0:15:51.280 round in scott Fish Bowl in that draft beautiful spot. 0:15:51.880 --> 0:15:53.760 I like him there, and he could be an absolute 0:15:53.760 --> 0:15:57.520 belcow this year with Antonio Gibson serving as the passing 0:15:57.560 --> 0:15:59.960 down guy being the Antonio Gibson. 0:15:59.600 --> 0:16:01.840 Role, right, and Jamichael Hasty's no threat. 0:16:02.120 --> 0:16:06.720 Yeah. The problem is for me, when an offensive line 0:16:06.760 --> 0:16:09.920 is given a completely new scheme and completely new tactics, 0:16:10.040 --> 0:16:12.640 it usually takes a little time to get that right. Yeah, 0:16:12.680 --> 0:16:16.120 and the Patriots already have Pro Football focuses twenty eighth 0:16:16.200 --> 0:16:20.800 ranked offensive line. So while it's great that Remandre Stevenson 0:16:20.880 --> 0:16:23.720 is super positive about this, he's got to be lying 0:16:23.760 --> 0:16:26.680 to us because he's got to know I don't have 0:16:26.760 --> 0:16:29.680 this kind of offensive line and they're trying to change things. 0:16:29.880 --> 0:16:31.960 And I'm trying to tow the company line here and 0:16:32.000 --> 0:16:35.440 say I love it. It's great, but I'm a little 0:16:35.480 --> 0:16:39.400 nervous here that things might not go as well as 0:16:39.440 --> 0:16:43.000 he's he's kind of alluding to here, I want to believe. 0:16:43.360 --> 0:16:47.360 I want to believe to current ADP is running back nineteen. Yeah, 0:16:47.440 --> 0:16:48.720 I mean that's the greatest spot. 0:16:48.840 --> 0:16:52.480 Do the opposite this perfect, do the opposite territory. You've 0:16:52.520 --> 0:16:56.800 gone first four rounds. You haven't done any running backs. 0:16:56.920 --> 0:17:00.200 I love having Remondre as my top running back. There 0:17:00.560 --> 0:17:04.080 you raise a great point. New blocking schemes take time 0:17:04.160 --> 0:17:06.440 to gel, and it could be a rough first month 0:17:06.600 --> 0:17:10.080 for Romandre and warning guillotine League people, that could be 0:17:10.119 --> 0:17:11.440 something that gets you cut in the first month. 0:17:11.720 --> 0:17:13.639 But remember Ramondre's. 0:17:13.160 --> 0:17:16.240 One year removed from being a top ten fantasy runner, 0:17:16.720 --> 0:17:19.800 and last year, early in the year he struggled. The 0:17:19.800 --> 0:17:23.480 offensive was terrible, nobody respected the passing game. Somebody's just 0:17:23.480 --> 0:17:26.600 playing to stop Ormandri. But he's still in weeks nine 0:17:26.680 --> 0:17:29.000 through thirteen. There was this window of like a month 0:17:29.040 --> 0:17:32.679 where he was really good and then he suffered a 0:17:32.680 --> 0:17:33.720 heikel spring the season. 0:17:33.640 --> 0:17:36.240 Was over well, and Zeke didn't fare too badly in 0:17:36.280 --> 0:17:39.960 that offense last year either, So there's promise here. But 0:17:40.400 --> 0:17:44.879 new blocking scheme, yeah, weird offensive line already. If the 0:17:44.960 --> 0:17:46.080 not sure, I'm feeling it. 0:17:46.000 --> 0:17:50.480 If the totality of this Patriots offense is going to 0:17:50.520 --> 0:17:57.240 generate twelve rushing touchdowns, which is very low. This ranked 0:17:57.240 --> 0:18:01.000 them like twenty eighth or something. Right, Romander's getting ten 0:18:01.040 --> 0:18:04.080 to the twelve correct, So you know, I think he's 0:18:04.080 --> 0:18:06.119 sitting on a double digit touchdown season. 0:18:06.200 --> 0:18:08.639 Yep. I'd like to have him for the home stretch 0:18:08.640 --> 0:18:11.400 in most leagues. If if like we think it might 0:18:11.440 --> 0:18:13.080 be a little bit of a slow start for him, 0:18:13.080 --> 0:18:15.760 He's a perfect guy to try to acquire the end 0:18:15.760 --> 0:18:17.880 of September. Let's take a break. 0:18:17.880 --> 0:18:22.000 When we come back, I've got five more discussion topics 0:18:22.000 --> 0:18:23.919 from you from the start of training camp, and a 0:18:24.000 --> 0:18:28.399 lie Detector edition of Fantasy Football Weekly. Welcome back Fantasy 0:18:28.400 --> 0:18:31.480 Football Weekly, pul Charchie and Matt Harrison Shock Fantasy. 0:18:31.960 --> 0:18:36.600 What's happened to Shock Fantasy? Oh? Updates to uh? I mean, yeah, 0:18:36.640 --> 0:18:38.920 the cheat sheets right now, but I have a big 0:18:39.000 --> 0:18:42.360 draft this weekend. I got a dynasty startup, So I mean, 0:18:42.480 --> 0:18:44.520 if any of the guys in my dynasty league are 0:18:44.560 --> 0:18:48.400 listening to this podcast, you can subscribe too. Fantasy get 0:18:48.480 --> 0:18:51.560 your get my cheat sheet that I'm going to use 0:18:51.680 --> 0:18:54.760 for the draft and you you at least have that 0:18:54.840 --> 0:18:58.800 in your back pocket. There's a there's a promo code 0:18:58.840 --> 0:19:01.359 in the show notes, by the way, for shock Fantasy. 0:19:01.359 --> 0:19:03.560 If anybody's interested in getting a little bit of a 0:19:03.600 --> 0:19:06.320 discount on a subscription. Yeah, I think it's twenty five 0:19:06.359 --> 0:19:09.240 percent off or something else. Somethinglong that line. That ballpark. 0:19:09.359 --> 0:19:13.000 Yeah, fantastic. All right, let's go to Chicago. DJ Moore 0:19:13.040 --> 0:19:15.720 signed that massive, four year, one hundred and ten million 0:19:15.760 --> 0:19:18.800 dollar extension. I just want to talk about the dynasty 0:19:18.840 --> 0:19:21.800 and Empire implications for just a minute. Okay, so longer, 0:19:21.920 --> 0:19:23.679 longer term and by the way, for those that don't know, 0:19:23.720 --> 0:19:26.120 since we got a minute, Empire leagues so much fun. 0:19:26.160 --> 0:19:28.080 I think it's the best way to play dynasty. The 0:19:28.080 --> 0:19:31.359 premise goes like this, it's a dynasty league, so you 0:19:31.400 --> 0:19:35.040 retain your entire retain your entire roster year to year, 0:19:35.680 --> 0:19:39.040 and instead of paying out all the funds at the 0:19:39.160 --> 0:19:41.679 end of one year, instead you only pay out half. 0:19:41.840 --> 0:19:44.320 The other half goes into a rolling pot waiting for 0:19:44.359 --> 0:19:46.879 somebody to win back to back years, and then the 0:19:46.960 --> 0:19:47.480 league folds. 0:19:47.480 --> 0:19:47.840 It's over. 0:19:48.160 --> 0:19:50.520 That person collects all the money and the league's over. 0:19:51.000 --> 0:19:53.880 I love this because fantasy leagues don't have a don't 0:19:53.920 --> 0:19:56.800 ever have an end. Yeah, there's no true champion, there's 0:19:56.840 --> 0:20:00.320 just the most recent champion. Empire leagues give you a 0:20:00.359 --> 0:20:03.320 championship and man, you know when you win it, and 0:20:03.480 --> 0:20:03.920 the whole. 0:20:03.760 --> 0:20:04.479 Rest of the league. 0:20:04.600 --> 0:20:06.640 When you win one year, the whole less rust legal 0:20:06.760 --> 0:20:09.119 next year is on you. You know, you are the 0:20:09.240 --> 0:20:12.080 villain and that's awesome. Yeah, and I love that. And 0:20:12.160 --> 0:20:14.439 then when you even if you if you don't win, 0:20:14.520 --> 0:20:15.359 everybody's got. 0:20:15.240 --> 0:20:15.919 Something gun for. 0:20:16.080 --> 0:20:18.160