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Speaker 1: first regular season edition of Fantasy Football Weekly. I am
Speaker 1: Paul Charchi and my co hosts are Brian Johnson and
Speaker 1: Matt Harrison. Hello, guys, Hello, is this really happening? I
Speaker 1: know we have real football. Well, we watched it last
Speaker 1: or the other night. Yeah, we watched the Thursday night.
Speaker 1: We will try to touch on some of the key
Speaker 1: elements from that game a little bit later on, but
Speaker 1: most of our time is focused on what we expect
Speaker 1: to happen on Sunday and Monday, breaking down those games
Speaker 1: fantasy style. We'll also have three tough questions. Take a
Speaker 1: chance on me gives you nine players not normally and
Speaker 1: you're starting line up, and the way that the injuries
Speaker 1: have gone down here in week one, you're gonna need
Speaker 1: some of these guys. Also premature speculation near the end
Speaker 1: of the show. That's the segment in which we identify
Speaker 1: the players everybody else is going to be trying to
Speaker 1: pick up next week, but they're already on your squad
Speaker 1: because you're working a week ahead with premature speculation. We
Speaker 1: begin with our first matchup of the day, which is
Speaker 1: Seattle in Atlanta. Matt, Yeah, this is a This is
Speaker 1: a two teams that met each other last season, and
Speaker 1: I think that we're going to have a closer game
Speaker 1: than people expect. What how do you see this game
Speaker 1: shaking out? Well, they know each other pretty well, Dan
Speaker 1: Quinn obviously former defensive coordinator for the Seahawks. Um, let's
Speaker 1: start on the Seattle side, and I'm gonna give Chris
Speaker 1: Carson an A grade right off the bat. Last year
Speaker 1: against the Falcons, Carson rushed twenty times for nine d
Speaker 1: R in a score. There's been a little talking camp
Speaker 1: about the hip injury that knocked him out at the
Speaker 1: end of the season, but I think he's okay. It
Speaker 1: looks like he's ready to go. Uh and I'm not
Speaker 1: afraid of DJ Dallas or Carlos Hide eating into his
Speaker 1: bell cow status. He had eight games of twenty plus
Speaker 1: carries in his final eleven games last year, so he's
Speaker 1: ready to go. Russell Wilson giving him a solid A
Speaker 1: grade as well. Former Seahawks defensive coordinator Dan Quinn has
Speaker 1: held Russ somewhat in check in his time in Atlanta,
Speaker 1: as his high water mark against dan Quinn's Falcons has
Speaker 1: been two seventy yards, but he's only and he's only
Speaker 1: throwing six touchdown passes in four matchups against the Falcons.
Speaker 1: But last year in the Week eight matchup, Russ only
Speaker 1: through the ball twenty times and still registered to scores.
Speaker 1: And there's all this talking camp like they're gonna let
Speaker 1: him loose this year. Brian Schottenheimer wants to get him
Speaker 1: going right away. I I believe it there. They want
Speaker 1: him to throw this year. That would be really great. Uh.
Speaker 1: For that reason, Tyler Lockett and DK Metcalf are both
Speaker 1: getting b gray. It's Lockett had six for one in
Speaker 1: the matchup last year, only had three. D K only
Speaker 1: had three catches and thirteen yards against Atlanta last year,
Speaker 1: but two of them went for scores. So he's a
Speaker 1: good red zone threat. Maybe showing Julio a little bit
Speaker 1: of how to catch a ball in the end zone there. Uh,
Speaker 1: and Locket will draw darkeys Dinard in the slot, while
Speaker 1: Metcalf will see a combo of rookie A J. Terrell
Speaker 1: who is limited in practice with a hamstring, and Isaiah Oliver,
Speaker 1: who's like their fourth string corner because Kendall Sheffield looks
Speaker 1: like he's out for the game, and Greg Olsen I
Speaker 1: have him on the bench. He has a lot of
Speaker 1: history against the Falcons, but it's not positive. His last
Speaker 1: touchdown reception was in two thousand sixteen. Before that, you
Speaker 1: have to go back to two thousand thirteen, and he
Speaker 1: plays the Falcons twice a year, so, uh, that was Yeah,
Speaker 1: that's one scoreing eight games against the Falcons. So the
Speaker 1: Falcons are the most middle of the pack tight end
Speaker 1: defense and they seem to have Olson's number. Will dis
Speaker 1: Lee was just added to the injury report on Friday,
Speaker 1: but he still may go. That kind of throws a
Speaker 1: wrench in greg Olsen's touchdown catching ability On the Atlanta side.
Speaker 1: Todd Gurley, Uh, he gets a B. He's probably as
Speaker 1: healthy as he's going to be a not now when,
Speaker 1: so you gotta start him. The Seahawks have some numbers
Speaker 1: that play in his favor. They allowed the second most
Speaker 1: rushing touchdowns in the league last year and the fourth
Speaker 1: most receiving yards the running back position, both things that
Speaker 1: Gurley excels at Yeah, and didn't do a lot to
Speaker 1: change their front seven in the off season. Yeah, that's
Speaker 1: exactly true, Matt Ryan. I'm giving a solid B grade too.
Speaker 1: I think you probably have him a little bit higher
Speaker 1: in your ranking. Start top five. Has thrown for three
Speaker 1: yards in five of his last seven and eleven of
Speaker 1: his last sixteen. His problem is he through for multiple
Speaker 1: scores in a game only nine times the last season. Yeah. Wait, yeah, wait, yeah,
Speaker 1: I should have signaled what am I doing here with
Speaker 1: the nine signals both hands. If you don't here, let
Speaker 1: me put all my hands up. In year, Uh, the
Speaker 1: front seven for Seattle certainly in question after losing most
Speaker 1: of the members of those rooms. They did add Jamal Adams,
Speaker 1: Quintin Dunbar to Shot Griffin, and Quandre Digs to form
Speaker 1: a very formidable secondary. But Ryan should have a ton
Speaker 1: of time to throw, and he's got the receivers to
Speaker 1: do it. Julio went ten for one fifty two against
Speaker 1: Seattle last year. He's in A grade. Calvin Ridley's A
Speaker 1: B had four for seventy in the contest last year,
Speaker 1: even though they only allowed a hundred and fifty five
Speaker 1: yards per game to the wide receiver position. Ryan's gonna
Speaker 1: have so much time to get Ridley open in this game. Uh.
Speaker 1: And then finally, Hayden Hurst. Everybody seems to just think
Speaker 1: that he's going to fill into Austin Hooper's role. Mostly
Speaker 1: I do. I do too. I've given him a solid
Speaker 1: B grade. Uh. Seven and a half targets for Hooper
Speaker 1: last year, I think those all go to Hurst, And
Speaker 1: if he gets seven and a half targets, he's got
Speaker 1: a great shot against one of the worst tight end
Speaker 1: defenses in the league last year. The Seahawks allowed six
Speaker 1: receptions and sixty nine yards per game to the position
Speaker 1: last year. Let's is that it? That's it? Okay, Let's
Speaker 1: go to the Jets and the Buffalo Bills. This is
Speaker 1: um The Jets one six of the last eight games
Speaker 1: last year, but they feel like decided underdogs here, and
Speaker 1: it feels like these are two organizations going out in
Speaker 1: opposite directions, and I'm pretty optimistic about my Buffalo Bells.
Speaker 1: He had decided might be an understatement. We'll start with
Speaker 1: the Jets and Levy on Bell, I'm going to be
Speaker 1: grudgingly give him a C. And that's because I don't
Speaker 1: want to give him a B. I don't want to
Speaker 1: be in an E and an N and a C
Speaker 1: and H. But I'm gonna say start uh Levon Bell
Speaker 1: to see thirty three carries for a hundred and one
Speaker 1: yards against Buffalo last year, not too bad? Right wrong?
Speaker 1: Because that's across two games, right Bell? He did total
Speaker 1: webbing catches for six eight yards, just one shy matt
Speaker 1: one touchdown receiving, and fantasy owners need levy On Bell
Speaker 1: to catch the ball to live up to his a DP,
Speaker 1: which isn't very bloated to begin with. But Buffalo only
Speaker 1: allowed two receiving touchdowns to running backs last year. Only
Speaker 1: two running backs were able to top fifty receiving yards
Speaker 1: against them, So very off seat for Levan Bell. If
Speaker 1: Yon Bell has a good game at all the season,
Speaker 1: are you just in cell mode? Because I feel like
Speaker 1: I just don't want any part of it. I would
Speaker 1: love it if he has a good game here to
Speaker 1: just well, I don't have I have zero shares me too,
Speaker 1: But you know, if I had him in any league,
Speaker 1: this would be any Somehow, somehow pops off in one game,
Speaker 1: We're to everybody, I'm almost him to distart Franco over him.
Speaker 1: In revenge game scenario, Frank your one of many to
Speaker 1: come onto. Every week is a revenge game for Frank
Speaker 1: or onto the and every day is probably a birthday
Speaker 1: game too, But anyway, onto the receiver's Rashad Perriman firmly
Speaker 1: on the bench and this one some injury concerns earlier
Speaker 1: in the week, but he will be good to go,
Speaker 1: which I guess is good news for him, but not
Speaker 1: really because he'll be shadowed by trade Vious White. That's
Speaker 1: basically a deal breaker in the fantasy football community. He's
Speaker 1: on the bench, but Jamison Crowder is not. I'm giving
Speaker 1: him a be like I've been banging the drum for
Speaker 1: since March, one of the most trusted commodities based on
Speaker 1: his a DP in my opinion, Week one versus Buffalo
Speaker 1: last year seventeen targets, fourteen catches for nine yards, seventeen
Speaker 1: targets in one game and week seventeen ten targets for
Speaker 1: eight sixty six and a touchdown. Just get the average
Speaker 1: of those two and that's a safe four for Crowder
Speaker 1: and this one he's gonna be a safety blanket for
Speaker 1: Sam donald Um, who will get to in a minute.
Speaker 1: Chris Herndon, the one Denzel Mims by the way ruled out.
Speaker 1: It might go on, I r you weren't gonna start
Speaker 1: him anyway. You might have started Chris Herndon, but Buffalo
Speaker 1: only allowed five tight end touchdowns last season. Only two
Speaker 1: tight ends were able to crack sixty yards. The Jets
Speaker 1: tight ends, not Chris Herndon, by the way, combined for
Speaker 1: six catches forty two yards across two games. So benching
Speaker 1: Herndon this week, but keep him on your roster. Uh, don't,
Speaker 1: don't drop him. Kee him on your bench. And then
Speaker 1: Sam Donald easily on the bench toss a touchdown in
Speaker 1: each game last year, but failed the top two yards
Speaker 1: against Buffalo. I think it's my bottom rated quarterback this week.
Speaker 1: Now onto your boy charge and the Buffalo bill Zack
Speaker 1: moss Y, Yes, what come on? You can't against the Jets.
Speaker 1: I'm giving him a C. You're really give him an
Speaker 1: A B B sounds. Jets were tough against the run
Speaker 1: last year, only allowing ten rushing touchdown. You guys can't
Speaker 1: see churches face right now. It literally went from so
Speaker 1: happy too so sad. I wanted I wanted a big
Speaker 1: coming out party for moss but I don't know if
Speaker 1: it's coming this week. The Jets only allowed ten rushing
Speaker 1: touchdowns and running backs last year. Eight of those ten
Speaker 1: came in the first seven games, so the second half
Speaker 1: of the season they were very tough against the run. Um.
Speaker 1: Buffalo backs did nothing against the Jets last year, totally
Speaker 1: a hundred and thirty six rushing yards in two games.
Speaker 1: The Jets did lose Jamal Adams, strong safety who graded
Speaker 1: top twelve amongst safeties by ProFootball Focus in a rush coverage.
Speaker 1: But it's just a rookie in his first game against
Speaker 1: tough run defense. Lamarin Miller now on board as well.
Speaker 1: That's a joke. But I'll say, here's here's your angle, AAMA,
Speaker 1: and it is. It's a tough matchup. The Jets are
Speaker 1: really good run. It's the one thing the Jets do
Speaker 1: wells run defense. Zack Moss. When when Buffalo gets ahead,
Speaker 1: buy a bunch of half and they are running out
Speaker 1: the game in the second half through sheer repetition, Zack Moss,
Speaker 1: I think ultimately ends up with a decent line and
Speaker 1: any of the goal line carries going to Zack Moss
Speaker 1: almost definitely. And that's why I have Devin Singletary on
Speaker 1: the bench for this one. He has had an awful
Speaker 1: awful preseason or a training camp. I should say, we'll
Speaker 1: not see work in the red zone where it counts.
Speaker 1: I think I'd rather start a guy like Tony Pollard
Speaker 1: over Devin Singletary this week. Singletary only played in the
Speaker 1: Week one matchup last season. He was serviceable totally ninety
Speaker 1: eight combo yards with five catches, but that's likely his
Speaker 1: ceiling in this one. I think humok elsewhere running back
Speaker 1: he's on the bench. Stefon Digs is not though by
Speaker 1: far the best Buffalo wide receiver they have had in
Speaker 1: a long time, especially during Josh Allen's tenure. The loss
Speaker 1: of the aforementioned Jamal Adams is huge for the Jet secondary,
Speaker 1: who allowed twenty wide receiver touchdowns last season. Brian Pool
Speaker 1: is a good corner for the Jets, but he's not
Speaker 1: a blocker. To start Diggs this week, do it with confidence,
Speaker 1: and I'd say the Stanford John Brown, but only at
Speaker 1: a B level. Brown had seven catches for yards and
Speaker 1: a touchdown in the first meeting between these two. He
Speaker 1: didn't miss the Week seventeen meeting, but again, this feels
Speaker 1: like a Josh Allen game. Will talk to him in
Speaker 1: the second, but Brown and Digs fire him at big
Speaker 1: time cold cold Beasley and Dawson Knox can't go there yet.
Speaker 1: We'll talk about them in future weeks, I'm sure, but
Speaker 1: they're on the bench. And then Josh Allen just mentioned
Speaker 1: him wasn't needed in the Week seventeen matchup, but he
Speaker 1: had two fifty four and one passing and thirty eight
Speaker 1: rushing yards and a touch it on the ground in
Speaker 1: Week one. But this is this is an all new
Speaker 1: Buffalo team and I'm excited to watch this game and
Speaker 1: Josh Allen fire him up. He's the top five quarterback
Speaker 1: potential this week. Yeah, that's about where I've got him
Speaker 1: ranked as well. My first game in Chicago taking on
Speaker 1: Detroit in Detroit for Chicago, David Montgomery looks like he's
Speaker 1: gonna go, but there is danger here. Groin injuries and
Speaker 1: running backs are a bad combo where backwards maybe um
Speaker 1: joe straight over to the sideline and that down limp
Speaker 1: over to the sideline and sit down. You know, it's
Speaker 1: all the cutting and everything. It's those are tricky injuries.
Speaker 1: They're easy to aggravate. So just no, even though he's
Speaker 1: likely to start here, you are incurring some risk if
Speaker 1: you put him in your starting lineup. Jet. The Lions
Speaker 1: were a middle of the pack run defense last year
Speaker 1: and added a handful of new pieces of the defense
Speaker 1: like Jamie Collins and Julian Akwara. But they don't figure
Speaker 1: to change that much. And I just have a C
Speaker 1: grade on David Montgomery and know that you've got some
Speaker 1: danger built into that as well. But Tarikoh and I
Speaker 1: like a lot better. Be great for Tariko and regardless
Speaker 1: of David Montgomery, who figures to have a little extra workload.
Speaker 1: No wait, Montgomery's workhorse in this game. Lions allowed the
Speaker 1: most receiving touchdowns two runners last year and the third
Speaker 1: most receiving yards two runners. Cohen scored in one of
Speaker 1: the matchups last week last year. Or so, we like
Speaker 1: Tarik Cohen at a B level. Here um for our
Speaker 1: for our passing game, let's start with this guy. Are
Speaker 1: you sure he's not happy, because why yes, we've got
Speaker 1: happy trombone. Give it to us. Come on, it's a
Speaker 1: starting B grade four this this can't be right. I
Speaker 1: gave Matt Ryan a B. You mistakenly gave him a
Speaker 1: B he mistakenly gave said, Trombones, you probably right, three
Speaker 1: straight games against the Lions with three touchdowns. I would
Speaker 1: never have guessed that if I had picked it up twice, like,
Speaker 1: you've got to be kidding me. Um, he cited two sources.
Speaker 1: I had to like, this can't be right. There's no
Speaker 1: team that Sad tromboon Sky has scored three touchdowns against
Speaker 1: in three consecutive games. This is it. No Darius Slay
Speaker 1: any longer. Allen Robinson gets a B grade. You can
Speaker 1: expect similar volume to last year, when he saw at
Speaker 1: least seven targets in fourteen of sixteen games. And he's
Speaker 1: had a good track record here at eight six yards
Speaker 1: in both games against the Lions last year, scored in
Speaker 1: one of them. Darius Slays gone free agent Desma trufont
Speaker 1: is most often going to get. Robinson's coverage is just okay,
Speaker 1: and he gave up some monster games last year in Atlanta.
Speaker 1: He plays one side of the fields. Robinson could just
Speaker 1: flipped to the other side and there he'll get rookie
Speaker 1: cornerback Jeffrey Okuda in his first ever NFL start. So
Speaker 1: be great, and Allen Robinson a C grade on Anthony
Speaker 1: Miller running from the slot. He's got a positive matchup
Speaker 1: against Justin Coleman. In his most recent Lions game, Anthony
Speaker 1: Miller blew up for career best numbers nine catches, one
Speaker 1: hundred forty yards. Let's go to the Lions side of this.
Speaker 1: I like the Lions a lot more when we thought
Speaker 1: Kenny Golladay was gonna start, But now it looks very
Speaker 1: unlikely that that's gonna happen. We're gonna look at his monitor,
Speaker 1: We're gonna monitor his hamstring injury here. But unless something changes,
Speaker 1: he has not expected to play, and quint has Sefat
Speaker 1: is your probable starter in his place, but you're not
Speaker 1: going to start him against a very Bears secondary and
Speaker 1: their pass rushes great when Matthew you know, when Matthew
Speaker 1: Stafford has time, he can poke some holes into the Bears.
Speaker 1: But getting time is not easy against the Bears. The
Speaker 1: Bears likely start second round rookie cornerback Jalen Johnson and
Speaker 1: free agents. I need to Shaun Gibson. Those are He's
Speaker 1: a middling journeyman. So there are some holes in this
Speaker 1: secondary for Stafford. But without Kenny Golladay, I dropped them
Speaker 1: all the way down to a sea level in this game.
Speaker 1: He'll stellve Marvin Jones. Over the past three years when
Speaker 1: Stafford has been under center, Jones has averaged over six
Speaker 1: targets and top fifty yards and seventy of those games
Speaker 1: with Stafford, and Stafford's way better when Jones is on
Speaker 1: the field too. Jones has at least fifty yards or
Speaker 1: a touchdown in the Lion's last seven meetings with the Bears,
Speaker 1: so he's startable. Let's go to t J. Hockenson, who
Speaker 1: I think it's a few extra passes his way with
Speaker 1: holiday out, and everybody expects a big improvement in the
Speaker 1: second year from t J. Hockenson. I think everybody does.
Speaker 1: The Bears allowed the fifth most receptions and tenth most
Speaker 1: yards the tight ends last year, and you may recall
Speaker 1: t J. Hockenson blew up in Week one last year,
Speaker 1: whatever that might be worth. Now, let's go to the
Speaker 1: running game, which for the Lions, which is gonna be
Speaker 1: very frustrating, and I'm putting him all on the bench.
Speaker 1: Kerry On Johnson, DeAndre Swift, Adrian Peterson. DeAndre Swift is
Speaker 1: healthy enough that he's going to be active for this game,
Speaker 1: but he missed so much, he missed so much time
Speaker 1: in the preseason. I don't know that you can count
Speaker 1: on DeAndre Swift. Adrian Peterson's there, he tells reporters he's
Speaker 1: got a big role in the game plan already. Carrie
Speaker 1: On Johnson's your probably starter, But when you get the
Speaker 1: ball near the stripe, probably not. Now it is a
Speaker 1: easier to run on the Bearson is to pass. But
Speaker 1: I just think the timeshare here doesn't bode very well.
Speaker 1: If you had to pick one, I'd take carry On Johnson,
Speaker 1: but they're all on the bench as a bench grade.
Speaker 1: A lot of stains in the Detroit franchise history. But
Speaker 1: is that true? Bisky track record? How embarrassing forcing Barry
Speaker 1: Sanders and Kelvin Johnson and literally retirements. I don't know
Speaker 1: if three three touchdown games by r Whisky that that
Speaker 1: that rivals? It really does. Nobody in the right mind
Speaker 1: is starting Mitch dr Whisky. But the track records pretty good,
Speaker 1: and I don't like that little something there, little something.
Speaker 1: When we come back, take a chance on me. Nine
Speaker 1: players not normally in your starting line up, many of
Speaker 1: them are available on the waiver wire right now. We'll
Speaker 1: tell you who they are and who you can start
Speaker 1: when we come back to Fantasy Football Weekly. Welcome to
Speaker 1: Fantasy Football Weekly. Is time for take a Chance on Me,
Speaker 1: where we identify nine players that you would not normally start.
Speaker 1: I did not miss that song, now, really, I really
Speaker 1: did not either. It's such a sad version of our
Speaker 1: old take a chance I mean song. I forgot it
Speaker 1: exist for the worst spot. Now now I remember a
Speaker 1: sad reminder of what once was. Let's begin at the
Speaker 1: quarterback position. Brian, who's your taking a chance at me? Quarterback?
Speaker 1: Short and sweet, the guy we've been banging the drum
Speaker 1: for all preseason, especially me, Gardner Minshew at home against
Speaker 1: the Colts. Minshew had twine and three against Indian week
Speaker 1: seventeen last season. He missed the first meeting, but even
Speaker 1: Nick Foles managed to post two yards and two passing
Speaker 1: touchdowns against the Colts as a Jaguar. Indie held the
Speaker 1: sixth highest opponent passing played percentage last year, allowed the
Speaker 1: fifth most passing touchdowns, and passing is all the Jaguars
Speaker 1: are going to do on Sunday. I love Gardner, alright,
Speaker 1: everyone loves Gardner. It's been nine games since Cam Newton
Speaker 1: ran in a touchdown. It's been eight games since Cam
Speaker 1: Newton won a game. It's been four games since Cam
Speaker 1: Newton threw a touchdown. Yes, yeah, what's the roll with
Speaker 1: him now? The Dolphins had the worst d v o
Speaker 1: A in the league last year for a past defense
Speaker 1: and the fourth worst d v o as a run defense.
Speaker 1: And I mentioned run defense because Cam Newton might be
Speaker 1: the best runner on the field for New England this weekend.
Speaker 1: Uh So the matchup is good and it wouldn't it
Speaker 1: just be like Bill Belichick to run up the score
Speaker 1: with his new toy against a former coordinator. Oh yeah,
Speaker 1: Cam Newton. I'm taking Philip Rivers against Jacksonville. With Klais
Speaker 1: Campbell and Junique Gockway gone, the Jaguars pass rush is
Speaker 1: going to be a joke, and worried that their secondary
Speaker 1: might be quasi competent in the off season, they traded
Speaker 1: away a j Blue Ya just to make sure their
Speaker 1: quest for Trevor Lawrence Is does not hit his speed
Speaker 1: bump here. Rivers is going to enjoy the best pass
Speaker 1: blocking of his career in this game, and he'll have
Speaker 1: plenty of time to find t Y Hilton Paris Campbell
Speaker 1: and newcomer Michael Pittman. They all have positive matchups against
Speaker 1: their respective cornerbacks. Let's go to the running back position.
Speaker 1: Brian James Robinson is he running back everyone is talking
Speaker 1: about in Jackson and I'm talking about Chris Thompson. The
Speaker 1: Colts surrendered the most running back receptions last season. Jack
Speaker 1: wars Jaguars backs total twenty three targets for seventeen catches,
Speaker 1: and their two meetings against the Colts that was mainly
Speaker 1: Leonard four Nette, who was obviously gone. Chris Thompson is
Speaker 1: a Jay Gruden guy. We're gonna talk about how bad
Speaker 1: this matchup is for James Robinson soon. So Chris Thompson
Speaker 1: in PPR and Daily, Alright, he like, I think, I
Speaker 1: think the Pats are gonna keep the ball on the
Speaker 1: ground a lot in this game. So I got Rex
Speaker 1: burkehead as might take a chance on me runner. Don't
Speaker 1: get any wrong, Um, I think James White is gonna
Speaker 1: have a great game. But there's room for more than
Speaker 1: one runner in this game. No team was run on
Speaker 1: more last season than the Miami Dolphins, with an average
Speaker 1: of twenty seven point run one rushing attempts per game.
Speaker 1: And opposing backs averaged just over a hundred and twenty
Speaker 1: one yards on the ground. James White only had six
Speaker 1: rushing attempts in a game twice last season. So who
Speaker 1: are the other twenty one rushing attempts gonna go to?
Speaker 1: Sony Michelle. No, he's injured, They're gonna ease him back.
Speaker 1: According to uh According to Mike Reese, who's the New
Speaker 1: England Patriots beat writer who's really on all this stuff,
Speaker 1: they said that they're gonna ease Sony Michelle back in.
Speaker 1: I think we're gonna see a lot of Rex Burkhead
Speaker 1: in this game. There was talk among the reporters of
Speaker 1: Burkehead getting a bunch of first team, first team reps
Speaker 1: and but that that would be a that would be
Speaker 1: a deep deep You have to really be struggling for
Speaker 1: a running back in Week one to go Rex Burkhead
Speaker 1: with the receivers that are all hurt, I love, Mike,
Speaker 1: take a chance. I mean running back Boston Scott going
Speaker 1: up against the Washington football team. Miles Sanders is ailing
Speaker 1: with the hamstring injuries, so there's extra snaps coming for
Speaker 1: Boston Scott. Last season, Washington allowed the second most rushing attempts,
Speaker 1: the second most rushing yards, the fifth most receptions, and
Speaker 1: the fifth most receiving yards to opposing running backs. All
Speaker 1: of that bodes well for the pass catching prowess of
Speaker 1: Boston Scott. Over the last five games of the season,
Speaker 1: Scott averaged eighty yards per game and almost one touchdown
Speaker 1: per game, and he caught twenty four of twenty six targets.
Speaker 1: Boston Scott, I think he's going to finish with more
Speaker 1: fantasy points than Miles Sanders. Let's go to the wide
Speaker 1: receiver position and or take a chance to me players
Speaker 1: they're beginning with Brian. Now, no one ever wants to
Speaker 1: stay in Jacksonville if you're there, except for me. I'm
Speaker 1: staying in Jacksonville. What are you doing back, baby? It's
Speaker 1: just back in the Jacks and I'm going Levisca Channault.
Speaker 1: Uh Now, I've read on rookie whiteouts all off season,
Speaker 1: so this makes perfect sense that my first take on
Speaker 1: wide receiver is a rookie. But needless to say, the
Speaker 1: Colts are much tougher against the past than they are
Speaker 1: the run. They allowed eighteen wide receiver touchdowns last season,
Speaker 1: which was the fifth most secondary wide receivers were very
Speaker 1: productive in both games. Uh for Jacksonville against the Colts,
Speaker 1: holding fourteen catches for one thirty one yards, and d D.
Speaker 1: Westbrook has fallen way out of favor in Jacksonville. So
Speaker 1: it's Chennault and your guy charged Chris Connelly. But I
Speaker 1: can't neither Chris Connelly tam not right now. So I'm
Speaker 1: just going with a gut feeling in a point chasing
Speaker 1: blow out leaviso Chnald, they're gonna try and get him
Speaker 1: the ball as in many ways possible as they focused
Speaker 1: on DJ Hark for the Colts. So there's my jag stack.
Speaker 1: Al right, Matt, you take a chance to me wide receiver.
Speaker 1: I've got Scotty Miller of the Tampa Bay Bucks because
Speaker 1: Mike Evans has been downgraded too doubtful and Scotty Miller
Speaker 1: has been a favorite of Tom Brady and camp. According
Speaker 1: to Bucks beat writers, when Evans missed time at the
Speaker 1: tail end of last season, it was Miller who got
Speaker 1: the start alongside Brashad Perriman and Chris Godwin. And uh,
Speaker 1: I think that uh Miller is going to be in
Speaker 1: the game. He logged four catches for seventy one yards
Speaker 1: in last year's Week eleven matchup against the Saints, and
Speaker 1: it's a deep dart throw. But if you need an
Speaker 1: emergency backup for Mike Evans, this is your guy right here.
Speaker 1: Ellen Lazard is your number two wide receiver in Green Bay,
Speaker 1: and he's all all, all preseason and training camp. He
Speaker 1: took all the the reps of the first team. He's
Speaker 1: locked into that role, and the Packers desperately need to
Speaker 1: establish some receiving option outside of Davante Adams. They'd love
Speaker 1: to put some early tape together of anybody who isn't
Speaker 1: Davante Adams having an impact. It's gonna be Alan Lazard.
Speaker 1: The Vikings lost last year's number one, number two, and
Speaker 1: number three cornerbacks to free agency. In their place are
Speaker 1: a rotation of four guys who have combined for eight
Speaker 1: NFL starts. Lazard he's tall, he's big. He's a physical
Speaker 1: mismatch for Mike use especially when he plays out of
Speaker 1: the slot, although he plays really in all three positions
Speaker 1: for the at the wide receiver spot and is sitting
Speaker 1: on a nice game against the rebuilt Vikings. Let's continue
Speaker 1: on with our fantasy matchups, including Miami taking on the Patriots.
Speaker 1: Matt You've already touched on some elements of this game. Yeah,
Speaker 1: and I'll keep with the Patriots side. I gave James
Speaker 1: White an A grade in this game. Kind of a
Speaker 1: bold call, but it's warranted. White has scored touchdowns in
Speaker 1: four of his last five games against the Dolphins, and
Speaker 1: Cam Newton averages nine point five running back targets per
Speaker 1: game nine point nine and a half times, yeah, over
Speaker 1: his last six starts. So Cam shifted to a high percentage,
Speaker 1: low depth quarterback over the last three years of his career.
Speaker 1: So I can expect a ton of dump offs to
Speaker 1: James White in this game. And Sony Michelle still dinged up. Uh.
Speaker 1: I also gave Julian Edelman a B grade. Edelman has
Speaker 1: topped seventy five yards or scored in seven of his
Speaker 1: last nine games against the Dolphins. The Dolphins top two
Speaker 1: corners Xavian Howard and Byron Jones, won't follow Edelman into
Speaker 1: the slot, where he led the league in targets from
Speaker 1: the slot last season with a hundred and one, and
Speaker 1: kill Harry is on the bench. He's listed as a
Speaker 1: Patriots questionable, like he's gonna play, but they gave him
Speaker 1: a questionable designation anyway. Uh, the zave Cave, as Brian
Speaker 1: calls him, is not a welcoming place to go in
Speaker 1: week one. I can't imagine a scenario where he'd want
Speaker 1: to be starting Harry in week one. But you said
Speaker 1: you had to do it charge in one of my leagues.
Speaker 1: I've got to I've got to pull the trigger on
Speaker 1: nickil Harry. But it's a seventeen team guillotine league. So yeah, yeah,
Speaker 1: um Rex, Burkhead and Cam and I just highlighted in
Speaker 1: take a chance on me. So let's go to the
Speaker 1: Dolphins side. Shody Michelle not even graded. I mean, no,
Speaker 1: I'm not great. He's he's he's gonna get He's gonna
Speaker 1: get touches in this game. Maybe, boy, I don't know.
Speaker 1: I'm not sure. I'm I'm writing the fact that everybody
Speaker 1: is saying that he's not ready to play. He had
Speaker 1: offseason foot surgery last year. He's not ready yet. I'm
Speaker 1: honestly surprised he's not an I r a. Uh. Let's
Speaker 1: go to the Miami side and Jordan Howard. I'm giving
Speaker 1: him a bench grade. The Patriots allowed an average only
Speaker 1: twenty carries per game last season and allowed two total
Speaker 1: touchdowns to running backs all of last year, with Howard
Speaker 1: averaging about eleven carries per game last year at the
Speaker 1: Eagles and Matt Brita and play, I'd expect about eleven
Speaker 1: twelve carries for Howard in this game. Uh So, I
Speaker 1: think if you're going to go a running back for
Speaker 1: the Dolphins, you go Matt Brita, who I gave a
Speaker 1: C grade to. Uh He probably gets the remaining eight
Speaker 1: to ten carries and should get about all the passing
Speaker 1: game work out of the backfield. Uh. With and the
Speaker 1: Pats allowed about five and a half receptions and forty
Speaker 1: two yards to the position through the air last year,
Speaker 1: that all goes to Brita, Ryan Fitzpatrick Senor Stu Beard. Yes,
Speaker 1: my guy, he's on the bench. In thirteen starts against
Speaker 1: New England, stew Beard has topped three hundred yards five times,
Speaker 1: but he's only done it once in his last six
Speaker 1: games against Belichick. Although last December in New England, Stu
Speaker 1: Bird did throw for three twenty and a score. That
Speaker 1: was the last Dolphins game year and he single handedly
Speaker 1: knocked the Patriots out of a first round by That
Speaker 1: was fantastic. We appreciate you for that, Mr Mr Fitzpatrick,
Speaker 1: Mr Beard, do you Mr Beard? Uh? DeVante Parker, I'm
Speaker 1: giving a C grade two. He registered eight catches for
Speaker 1: a hundred and thirty seven yards against Stefan Gilmore last year,
Speaker 1: so he's definitely not afraid of that matchup. He did
Speaker 1: have a recent hamstring strain, though, so he's operating at
Speaker 1: less than a percent, which always makes you nervous, especially
Speaker 1: with a wide receiver. I'd prefer not to start Parker,
Speaker 1: but if you have to do it, Preston Williams, I'm
Speaker 1: leaving on the bench for this game. He's a guy
Speaker 1: that I drafted a ton and I believe he'll end
Speaker 1: the year is the best receiver on the Dolphins, but
Speaker 1: I want to see him succeed just a little bit
Speaker 1: before I trust putting him in my starting lineup. And
Speaker 1: then finally, Mike Gisicki the tight end, he gets a B.
Speaker 1: The Patriots mostly deployed Patrick Chung on tight ends last season,
Speaker 1: but he opted out this year, and maybe that's okay.
Speaker 1: As the Pats allowed six touchdowns to the tight end
Speaker 1: position over their final eight games last season. They against
Speaker 1: tight ends, then they were against wide receivers and that
Speaker 1: includes one to Ghisicky in weeks seventeen, and according to
Speaker 1: Evan Silva, Gisicky ran more slot routes than any tight
Speaker 1: end in the league last season. New offensive coordinator Chan
Speaker 1: Gaily runs a ton of two slot formations. So Mike
Speaker 1: Gasiki is going to see a little bit of time
Speaker 1: a wide receiver too. I could see him lining up
Speaker 1: in the slot. That's that is a possibility for sure.
Speaker 1: When we come back, we'll keep grinding through matchups Fantasy Style,
Speaker 1: including Indianapolis and Jacksonville, which you've already touched on a lot,
Speaker 1: but also Green Bay in Minnesota, Dalvin Cook Aaron Jones,
Speaker 1: two running backs taken in the first round. Both the
Speaker 1: tricky matchups will tell you what to expect from those
Speaker 1: guys when we come back to Fantasy Football Weekly. Welcome
Speaker 1: back to Fantasy Football Weekly. Paul Church and Bryan Johnson
Speaker 1: and Matt Harrison with you. We're breaking down every game
Speaker 1: in the NFL slate this week, Fantasy Style letter grades
Speaker 1: for all the players you care about. Next game up,
Speaker 1: Indianapolis traveling to Jacksonville. Brian, you've already hit on a
Speaker 1: lot of the Jaguars. What about out Indianapolis? Including might
Speaker 1: take a chance. I mean quarterback Philip Rivers, who I like.
Speaker 1: What do you think about the rest of the Indianapolis Colts. Well,
Speaker 1: we'll stick with the passing game then, And really is
Speaker 1: all about t Y Hilton, who gets an A here,
Speaker 1: looks to be going into the season, walks into the
Speaker 1: ripest of matchups. And the Jaguars who yielded the fifth
Speaker 1: fewist pass attempts last year but surrendered the seventh most
Speaker 1: completions of twenty plus yards, and this defense will be
Speaker 1: even worse than it was last year. So t Y Hilton,
Speaker 1: he is healthy, fired him up with confidence in any
Speaker 1: format you can think of, Hilton is an A grade.
Speaker 1: All other wide receivers are on the bench. Though we
Speaker 1: like Paris Campbell here a lot, but he missed time
Speaker 1: late with a concussion and preseason Michael Kittman, Michael Pittman
Speaker 1: had a very quiet camp. Zach Pascal might start this game,
Speaker 1: So I'm not I'm not going there. They're on the bench.
Speaker 1: They're taking a mistake on Paris Campbell this week. This week, okay,
Speaker 1: we'll see about that. Why wasn't your take on wide receiver?
Speaker 1: Then he's coming up later. I'm gonna talk Marbo Paris
Speaker 1: Cambell later in the show. Seems like you're speculating a
Speaker 1: bit prematurely, don't sing. The one other pass catcher I'll
Speaker 1: talk about for the Colts is Jack Doyle. I'll give
Speaker 1: him a c caught just one pass across two games
Speaker 1: against Jacksonville last year. Didn't even see a target in
Speaker 1: the first game. But of course Eric Ebron was in town.
Speaker 1: Then he has gone. Now Trey Burton is on i R.
Speaker 1: It's not a plus matchup on paper for Doyle, but again,
Speaker 1: the Jacks lost everyone on defense, including Yannick and Gockway
Speaker 1: safety Ronnie Harrison. So Doyle is certainly stortable with the sea,
Speaker 1: and more than stortable are Marlon Mack and Jonathan Taylor.
Speaker 1: You can start them both in the same lineup as
Speaker 1: far as I'm concerned. Again, and by the way, this
Speaker 1: is not gonna be the last time we say this. No,
Speaker 1: and that's daily seasonal anything. I'll give them both a B. Here,
Speaker 1: I'll give you'll love this charge. Mac gets the plus,
Speaker 1: Taylor gets the minus. He should see more work Jacksonville
Speaker 1: was like that. He should You'll you'll learn to love it.
Speaker 1: Jacksonville was one of ten teams to allow at least
Speaker 1: three point five red zone scoring attention per game. Last year,
Speaker 1: they allowed the second most rushing touchdowns per game. And
Speaker 1: oh yeah, opposing running backs averaged one hundred and sixties
Speaker 1: six point six combo yards against last year. Split that up.
Speaker 1: There's plenty enough to go around for both Mac and
Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor and then Rivers. You mentioned Charcher take a
Speaker 1: chance of the quarterback over to the jacksonvill side. Not
Speaker 1: a lot to talk about. We have to talk about
Speaker 1: James Robinson though everyone's waiver wire waiver wire Darling right now.
Speaker 1: I got him on the bench though. I know he's
Speaker 1: the quote unquote starter, but most of his carries are
Speaker 1: likely to end at the line of scrimmage. One running
Speaker 1: back managed to top ninety yards against the Colts last year.
Speaker 1: That was Derrick Henry with a hundred and forty nine yards.
Speaker 1: Take those yards out of the box score. They allowed
Speaker 1: less than four yards per carry to opposing running backs.
Speaker 1: They added DeForest DeForest Buckner, all world depensive tackle from
Speaker 1: the forty niners, So Robinson bench him, do not put
Speaker 1: him in any daily lineups. I don't care how cheap
Speaker 1: he is, completely Moonwalk from this talk. He's bad news
Speaker 1: this week. Chris Thompson, though is not might take a
Speaker 1: chance to me running back. I mentioned Lavio Chenault, Gardner
Speaker 1: Minshew also might take a chance of many players, and
Speaker 1: we have to mention DJ Chark. Of course, I'll give
Speaker 1: him a B based on volume and talent alone. He
Speaker 1: was up and down in the two meetings with India
Speaker 1: last year. A hundred plus yards in a touchdown in one,
Speaker 1: like forty yards in the other. They're gonna focus on
Speaker 1: Chark big time in their game plan. The gold Stevens
Speaker 1: is but there's no way Chark doesn't see ten targets
Speaker 1: in this game, so you have to start them. Great
Speaker 1: bait takes on the Minnesota Vikings in Minnesota and Aaron
Speaker 1: Rodgers had a bad string of years against the Vikings,
Speaker 1: but I think it changes here and he's got an
Speaker 1: A grade along with Davante Adams. I referenced this earlier
Speaker 1: in the show, but I'll repeat it again. The top
Speaker 1: three starting cornerbacks from Minnesota gone in free agency, replaced
Speaker 1: by a very green combination of Holden Hill, Cameron Danzler,
Speaker 1: Jeff Gladney, Mike Hughes. Four players who combined for eight
Speaker 1: NFL starts in their career, and the Vikings without their
Speaker 1: star defensive end Dneil Hunter. All of that, he gives
Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers the best chance he's had a long time
Speaker 1: to make a big impact against Minnesota, and Alan Lozard
Speaker 1: was might take a chance of me wide receiver, Absolutely startable.
Speaker 1: He's got a B grade in this game. Staying with
Speaker 1: the passing game, I know there's a fair amount of
Speaker 1: hype from Green Bay about Robert Tonyan. They're starting tight
Speaker 1: end and we'll watch his development, but he's super raw
Speaker 1: and the Vikings only allowed one tight end score all
Speaker 1: of last year, so he is on the bench. Let's
Speaker 1: go to the running game. Aaron Jones gets an a.
Speaker 1: The Vikings once vaunted defensive line in shambles. Danil Hunter
Speaker 1: out as they mentioned, and that means all four of
Speaker 1: last year's starters are gone. The loss of run stuffer
Speaker 1: Michael Pierce, who opted out, as particularly notable here for
Speaker 1: Aaron Jones, and they could be susceptible up the middle.
Speaker 1: Aaron Jones has had the Vikings number, including last year
Speaker 1: when he averaged one hundred thirty five rushing yards and
Speaker 1: scored three touchdowns in the two games, so he's an
Speaker 1: a start. We're gonna watch A. J. Dillon and Jamal Williams,
Speaker 1: you know. I think they will play roles in this game,
Speaker 1: but they probably cannibalize each other more than they cannibalize
Speaker 1: Aaron Jones, and they are on the bench for Minnesota
Speaker 1: only a couple of starters here, including Dalvin Cook. It's
Speaker 1: an a really mostly an unchanged run defense for the Packers,
Speaker 1: and they were bad last year, allowing the sixth highest
Speaker 1: yards per carry, the seventh most rushing yards, the fifth
Speaker 1: most rushing touchdowns. The Vikings best chance of winning this
Speaker 1: game is to run Cook throughout and control the clock,
Speaker 1: but I do worry about a pass heavy script in
Speaker 1: the second half if the Packers jump on the Vikings,
Speaker 1: which could happen, although the Vikings are favorite in the game,
Speaker 1: which I do not fully understand. Adam Feeling gets a
Speaker 1: B grade and Week one Kirk Cousins may significantly lean
Speaker 1: on Feeling given the lack of other proven options. Old B. C.
Speaker 1: Johnson probably not much of a threat here. Feeling is
Speaker 1: gonna draw extra coverage, though he topped seventy five yards
Speaker 1: and five of his last seven meetings against the Packers.
Speaker 1: He can light up all over the field and that
Speaker 1: might help him shake JR. Alexander, who usually plays on
Speaker 1: the left side of the field. They might put Feeling
Speaker 1: more on the right side and in the slot for
Speaker 1: better coverage options. He is a B grade. I've got
Speaker 1: everybody else on the bench, including Kirk Cousins. Packers defense
Speaker 1: is mostly unchanged from last year when they had a
Speaker 1: good pass defense, and Cousins put up middling numbers against
Speaker 1: green Bay last year, averaging just one d seventy eight
Speaker 1: yards and one score per game, and now no Stefan digs.
Speaker 1: Of course, R Smith and cal Rudolf a tight end.
Speaker 1: I just worry that they eat into each other's production.
Speaker 1: Minnesota tight ends were invisible against Green Bay last year,
Speaker 1: totaling nineteen yards across both games for their tight ends. Yikes,
Speaker 1: that's it. So they are both on the bench as well.
Speaker 1: Let's go to Tampa Bay taking on the Saints in
Speaker 1: a game that's changed its dynamic a little bit. Here, Matt,
Speaker 1: because Mike Evans is not expected to play. Yeah, but
Speaker 1: I'm starting just about everybody else in this game. Evans
Speaker 1: downgraded the doubtful keeping on Scottie Miller who I mentioned
Speaker 1: and take a chance on me, and Justin Watson is
Speaker 1: also in play. Marshawn Lattimore will cover one of them,
Speaker 1: and if Evans does go, Lattimore has done pretty well
Speaker 1: against Evans lately, holding him out of the end zone
Speaker 1: in three straight. Uh Tom Brady's getting an A grade.
Speaker 1: The Saints allowed the eleventh most passing yards and eleventh
Speaker 1: most passing scores last season and multiple touchdowns to six
Speaker 1: of the last eight quarterbacks they faced. Chris Godwin, of course,
Speaker 1: is an A. Uh. It seems like he loves Bourbon Street,
Speaker 1: as he logged seven catches for a hundred and twenty
Speaker 1: five yards and two scores. Who in his trip it's great.
Speaker 1: It's called have you been in July? I wouldn't love
Speaker 1: it a sweat factory at that point. The food is
Speaker 1: so excellent down there, man, Gronk give him a C grade.
Speaker 1: Hasn't played in over a year. Uh plus, the Saints
Speaker 1: are well above average against the tight end last year,
Speaker 1: although we do remember the last play that the Saints
Speaker 1: had was a Kyle Rudolph touchdown pass in the end zone.
Speaker 1: No push off there at all, and uh so Gronk
Speaker 1: has always got a chance to score. The Bucks backs
Speaker 1: Leonard four Nett and Ronald Jones, I'm leaving both of
Speaker 1: them on the bench. Honestly, who knows which Tampa running
Speaker 1: back is going to get the most carries. No Tampa
Speaker 1: running back had consecutive games with five team touches last year.
Speaker 1: Super Bruce arians is the new Mike Shanahan, and it
Speaker 1: would not surprise me. If Lashawn McCoy gets the most
Speaker 1: touches in this game, it would surprise me. UM. On
Speaker 1: the saint side, Alvin Kamara gets a B. I hate
Speaker 1: that he had an injection in his back two weeks ago,
Speaker 1: but he has topped a hundred combo yards in each
Speaker 1: of his last two meetings with the Bucks, and that's
Speaker 1: pretty impressive defense. And the Bucks run defense is great.
Speaker 1: They only allowed fifty six rushing yards per game to
Speaker 1: the position last year. And get this weird stat. No
Speaker 1: running back who scored a touchdown against Tampa last year
Speaker 1: topped thirty eight yards. Geez, isn't that crazy. I'm nervous.
Speaker 1: I'm more nervous about camera than I'm giving him a
Speaker 1: B just because he's so involved in the passing game.
Speaker 1: Um Drew Brees gets an A. The last time Breeze
Speaker 1: faced the Bucks in New Orleans, four under thirty eight
Speaker 1: yards and three scores. Michael Thomas gets the fantasy Fonzie
Speaker 1: A plus plus plus plus plus plus plus. Emmanuel Sander
Speaker 1: he gets a SEA. He's averaged only forty yards per
Speaker 1: game over his last sixteen games. And get this, He's
Speaker 1: had two games of a hundred yards in that span,
Speaker 1: two games of nine yards nine times nine, and two
Speaker 1: games where he was healthy with zero yards. That's the
Speaker 1: high and the low of Manuel Sanders right there. Jared Cook,
Speaker 1: I'm giving a C grade two as well. Cook scored
Speaker 1: in both games against Tampa last year, but only managed
Speaker 1: six total catches and seventy four total yards in those contests.
Speaker 1: And he's touchdown dependent, but he was targeted more in
Speaker 1: the end zone than any tight end in the league
Speaker 1: last season, so he's always in play for an emergency
Speaker 1: tight end touchdown. Right there. Let's go to the Chargers
Speaker 1: and the Bengals. Brian Enough the Chargers, UM, it's it's
Speaker 1: not great news. Their offensive line is in tatters right now.
Speaker 1: Mike Palncey the centers out. They got two of the
Speaker 1: linemen who are questionable for this game, and I'm nervous.
Speaker 1: I actually moved Austin Neckler down my rankings a little bit,
Speaker 1: and I'm I'm nervous about this game. If I told
Speaker 1: you there was a running back with a hundred and
Speaker 1: thirty four catches, two hundred plus combo yards, and twenty
Speaker 1: total touchdowns that was going the late first round, I'd
Speaker 1: be interested in that guy. It's not entirely true, but
Speaker 1: that's Melvin Gordon's and Austin Nels combined, and Gordon has gone.
Speaker 1: I'm still giving Austin Ekeler in a Yes, Mike Pounds
Speaker 1: he is out, but so is Geno Atkins run stuffer
Speaker 1: for the Bengals. And this is a great stat from
Speaker 1: Evan Silva regarding Ekeler. When he played at least sixty
Speaker 1: percent of the Chargers snaps last year, you have your
Speaker 1: nineteen touches for ninety nine yards, zero point nine touchdowns
Speaker 1: and six and a half catches per game. That's his
Speaker 1: foar in this one. You mentioned Poundsy out. I'm a
Speaker 1: little worried about the line, but I'm stiven still giving
Speaker 1: Ekeler in a Here Keenan Allen no just to be
Speaker 1: will probably play the boundaries a lot more than usual
Speaker 1: because he's pretty much only wide receiver on the team. Um.
Speaker 1: The Bengals did hold the posing wide receivers who under
Speaker 1: one touchdown per game last year, but allowed a healthy
Speaker 1: st plus yards per game to the position. So I'm
Speaker 1: liking Keatan Allen with a B. I'm liking Hunter Henry
Speaker 1: as well. He'll likely serve as a slot receiver for
Speaker 1: the charge from this one, meaning he never and then
Speaker 1: we'll never leave the field. And Tyrod Taylor is used
Speaker 1: to throwing to tight ends like Charles Clay, Hunter Henry
Speaker 1: massive upgrade there. Uh, Linebacker is a very soft spot
Speaker 1: for since they allowed big games to fantasy relevant tight
Speaker 1: ends last season, Mark Andrews twice, Darren Waller, Mike as Sicky,
Speaker 1: even Dawson Knox the rest they face for scrubs. So
Speaker 1: Hunter is Hunter Henry in a good spot, and so
Speaker 1: was Tyrod Taylor almost made him my take on quarterback.
Speaker 1: Nobody allowed more rushing yards opposing quarterbacks in the Bengals
Speaker 1: last season, and this is the best spot Tyrod Taylor
Speaker 1: has been on and from an offensive perspective, he might be.
Speaker 1: He might be, but I'll pay I'll call my chances
Speaker 1: there and going over to the cinc side Joe Mixon
Speaker 1: just to be here. It is a tough matchup. Despite
Speaker 1: the loss of All Pro safety Derwin James for the Chargers,
Speaker 1: this defense is still very stacked for l A volume
Speaker 1: all but a guarantee for Mixing, who had the most
Speaker 1: carries among among running backs in the second half last season,
Speaker 1: and the Chargers did allow more than five and a
Speaker 1: half catches per game to the position, so Mixing in
Speaker 1: a very safe spot here, not a smash spot though
Speaker 1: not a smash spot for a J. Green even though
Speaker 1: fully healthy, likely to draw Casey Hayward on the outside,
Speaker 1: ranked fifth in coverage among cornerbacks by Pro Football Focus
Speaker 1: last year. I'm still starting him, but tempering tempering my
Speaker 1: expectations for a J. And Tyler Boyd too, he gets
Speaker 1: a C as well, a very tough matchup in Chris Harris,
Speaker 1: new addition from the Denver Broncos, as we all know
Speaker 1: from the show, one of the standout corners in the league.
Speaker 1: So just to see for Boyd and C. J Uzoma
Speaker 1: the Oozy my boy like him some weeks in the future,
Speaker 1: but not this one. Even without Derwin James, the Chargers
Speaker 1: linebackers are very scary and tight ends will be needed
Speaker 1: to protect Burrow. Joe Burrow more than ever from the
Speaker 1: likes of Joey Bosa, Melvin Ingram flying off the edges.
Speaker 1: So Usuma on the bench and I know this will
Speaker 1: not make a lot of people happy. Joe Burrow on
Speaker 1: the bench as well. In his debut, It's going to
Speaker 1: be a tricky one. I'm even reluctant, reluctant to start
Speaker 1: him in Super Flex. It's it's it's it's a great
Speaker 1: defense for l An without Derwin James. So it's a
Speaker 1: wait and see approach with Burrow. We've got about a
Speaker 1: minute left in this segment. Clyde Edwards a layer and
Speaker 1: did exactly what we told you he would do last
Speaker 1: week when we broke down that game. You're still not
Speaker 1: wearing pants. No, it was weird when you walked into
Speaker 1: the the studio without the pants on. Oh god, it's great.
Speaker 1: He's put a mask on. Down there's Clyde Edwards a layer,
Speaker 1: going to be the highest scoring running back in fantasy football. Well,
Speaker 1: he's gotta get a target for us before I get one,
Speaker 1: does he? Though? He does? He really need to get
Speaker 1: a target. Just well, I don't know, maybe not he
Speaker 1: won't be the highest scoring running back, but I think
Speaker 1: we're already in the spot where next year he's like
Speaker 1: a top three guy. Well he was, he was my
Speaker 1: number three running back in my g this year. David
Speaker 1: Johnson could be as well. Fantastic. Oh he looked great.
Speaker 1: Oh he didn't. He looks. Are you watching the same
Speaker 1: game he looked? He just looked. He could just look
Speaker 1: like an average NFL starting running back, which is just
Speaker 1: a big upgrade this last That's all I think. You're not.
Speaker 1: I thought Duke Johnson looked more spry until he got
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Speaker 1: Number one. The Jaguars starting running back James Robinson will
Speaker 1: finish the season as a running back to a flex
Speaker 1: or a bench player. Predominantly running back to flex or
Speaker 1: bench player. We begin with Matt Harrison. Um, I have
Speaker 1: to say, if he's any good at all, the Jaguars
Speaker 1: will either cut him or trade him immediately. But right well,
Speaker 1: Armstead is still in play. Chris Thompson is definitely going
Speaker 1: to be in play all year. They just signed Dariogun
Speaker 1: Bo Wally divine A Zigbo is also a guy on
Speaker 1: the roster who they like. But yes, yeah, there's a
Speaker 1: good chance that we see three or four different lead
Speaker 1: running backs on this roster this year. The game scripts
Speaker 1: are all going to be super pass heavy. He's not
Speaker 1: even a bench player. In my mind, He's a not
Speaker 1: on my roster player. So you're going you're going off
Speaker 1: the board. I won't pick a different answer all together.
Speaker 1: I like that that's brave because you're not likely to
Speaker 1: get it. I'm gonna get it wrong, all right, Brian.
Speaker 1: I'll only add that uh, new offensive coordinator Jay Gruden
Speaker 1: recently said that he uh Robinson can handle the touches.
Speaker 1: He's ready for the work worklue at all that. If
Speaker 1: he said that right after they waived Leonard four Net,
Speaker 1: then I might believe him. But Sigbo got hurt and
Speaker 1: this is just pumping off a scrub that is going
Speaker 1: to break your hearts. Get him out of your lineups bench,
Speaker 1: James Robinson, it's Chris Thompson. That's the running back you
Speaker 1: want on Jacksonville. All right, So who is James Robinson?
Speaker 1: I decided to start. I decided to watch some tape
Speaker 1: some Illinois an NBA player from like back in the
Speaker 1: nineties to I think Gwen Robinson Robins. I think, yeah,
Speaker 1: that's right who you're thinking of. I think his son
Speaker 1: was in the NBA. Uh. He was a workhorse back
Speaker 1: at Illinois State, destroyed the Missouri Valley Football Conference. Whoever
Speaker 1: that's worth. I watched him. I'm like, guy, he's got
Speaker 1: he's got a little bit of vision, some instinct, but
Speaker 1: pretty slow for the NFL game and that. I looked
Speaker 1: up his forty and he ran a four six five. No,
Speaker 1: it was Hollywood Robinson. James Hollywood Robinson, you remember that guy. Uh.
Speaker 1: The positives on James Robins James Robinson are not many here.
Speaker 1: There's nobody really left on the roster to challenge him
Speaker 1: at this point, and he can stay on the field
Speaker 1: for third downs. He can catch a little bit, and
Speaker 1: I don't know, but I have no idea of his
Speaker 1: past catching and past blocking is good enough, though. We'll
Speaker 1: find out. I guess, and and I guess mostly James Robinson.
Speaker 1: The only other positive is he has a carbon based
Speaker 1: life form at the starting running back on one of
Speaker 1: thirty two teams. The negatives are many, including a terrible
Speaker 1: offensive line, the massive jump from the Missouri Valley Conference
Speaker 1: to the NFL, and pretty much every defender, including some
Speaker 1: defensive linemen, are faster than he is. He I think
Speaker 1: the only redeeming value for James Washington is, at least
Speaker 1: here in the short term, he is your goal line
Speaker 1: back because he's big enough to carry the ball at
Speaker 1: the stripe he is on the bench. Gardner Minshew will
Speaker 1: lead that team in rushing this year. It could be
Speaker 1: he might go Fitzpatrick on this team. You know, the
Speaker 1: Dolphins tried to tank last year and Fitzpatrick willed them
Speaker 1: to victories and running them, running the team better than
Speaker 1: any of the running backs. That could be Gardner Minshew.
Speaker 1: Tough question number two Patriots running back Damien Harris went
Speaker 1: on went on, I r this week, should you drop him?
Speaker 1: Hold or hold him for the three weeks it's going
Speaker 1: to take to get him to be eligible to return? Brian, Well,
Speaker 1: this is easy because Rex Burkhead is going all the time.
Speaker 1: Can I Can I drop him after two weeks? What's
Speaker 1: this weird league in right to hold for three? Yes?
Speaker 1: But I've had been off Patriots running backs virtually forever.
Speaker 1: And Okay, so let's look at week four. If Harris returns,
Speaker 1: he draws the Broncos brutal matchup in the past, not
Speaker 1: so bad, but then it's forty Niners, Bills, Jets, Ravens. No,
Speaker 1: thank you drop him now? Okay? I would also add
Speaker 1: in he has no history, so nobody's going to pick
Speaker 1: him up on passages. Yeah, so I think you can
Speaker 1: drop him, and I think that Bill Belichick hates fantasy players,
Speaker 1: so he's gonna totally come back, and we can prematurely
Speaker 1: speculate that you can pick him up right before the
Speaker 1: Week three games begin, and he probably belongs on your
Speaker 1: bench in Week four and we'll see how it goes.
Speaker 1: What doesn't Bill Belichick hate his dog? Yeah? That do
Speaker 1: the draft draft. I think that might be it. That
Speaker 1: might be the beginning and the end of the things
Speaker 1: Bill Belichick does hates or actually likes. Um. So I'm
Speaker 1: trying to imagine it's okay, So let's let's time machine. Wait,
Speaker 1: let's time machine a little bit. We're gonna go four
Speaker 1: with the fantasy football machine. This is super premature speculation
Speaker 1: four weeks from now, and where are we sitting. Well,
Speaker 1: at that point, they will played the Dolphins, the Seahawks,
Speaker 1: and the Raiders. All three are middling to bad run defenses,
Speaker 1: and that means the guys that are going to be
Speaker 1: carrying the ball over the next three weeks are probably
Speaker 1: gonna be pretty effective Sony Michelle or apparently new favorite
Speaker 1: Rex Burkhead. So those guys are gonna be sitting in
Speaker 1: a fine position. They will likely not have struggled. The
Speaker 1: running game will be okay, and Damian Harris is probably
Speaker 1: back to the bench, and then you've got one game
Speaker 1: against Kansas City and then they go by, and so
Speaker 1: you have to hold him through the by as well.
Speaker 1: So talk to me in the bye We'll see if
Speaker 1: our premature speculation in weeks seven is to go get
Speaker 1: Damian Harris etative with that. In the meantime, we're gonna
Speaker 1: kick him to the curb. Tough question number three. The
Speaker 1: record holder for the most passing touchdowns by a rookie
Speaker 1: quarterback in one season is Baker Mayfield with twenty seven
Speaker 1: passing touchdowns. Will Joe Burrow break his record this year? Matt,
Speaker 1: I think he will. That defense is terrible, which should
Speaker 1: create a lot of garbage time all season. Um, a
Speaker 1: lot of times when the Bengals really need to burrow
Speaker 1: out of a hole. Huh. Hey, yeah, I did it.
Speaker 1: I did it right there. Uh. He had really good weapons.
Speaker 1: He has really good weapons around him, which most rookie
Speaker 1: quarterbacks don't have. The offensive line has improved with players
Speaker 1: coming back. Uh. And he has an offensive head coach
Speaker 1: who learned under Sean McVeigh. He's cool, he's fun. I
Speaker 1: just want to cheer for him, and I think Burrow
Speaker 1: is gonna do it. Okay, Brian, So, Baker Mayfield set
Speaker 1: that record playing in only fourteen games, and he didn't
Speaker 1: start one of them. We all know Burrow. Burrow is
Speaker 1: coming out of the gates as a starter and Mayfield's
Speaker 1: top skill guys in were a rookie Nick Chubb who
Speaker 1: wasn't used like a bell cow, du Kaid, Duke Johnson,
Speaker 1: Carlos side running back, then Jarvis Landry, Antonio, Callaway, Brashad
Speaker 1: Berriman about that, and David and Joeku is clearly a
Speaker 1: bust uh As Matt mentioned that the Bengals weapons, I
Speaker 1: will take a healthy A j Green, Tyler Boyd and
Speaker 1: Joe Mixing all day. It's not a great schedule for Burrow.
Speaker 1: Playing Baltimore in Pittsburgh twice doesn't help, but hey, Baker
Speaker 1: Mayfield had to play Baltimore in Pittsburgh twice. So yes,
Speaker 1: Burrow will break the record with passing touchdowns. He did
Speaker 1: market down he would need to throw one point seven
Speaker 1: passing touchdowns per game to break the record. I went
Speaker 1: through his schedule this year and looked at what every
Speaker 1: one of those teams gave up on a per game
Speaker 1: basis one point six. It's almost dead on what he
Speaker 1: needs to get. So can he just be a hair
Speaker 1: better than the average quarterback to face all those teams
Speaker 1: last year? I think he can. The volume is probably there.
Speaker 1: Zach Taylor had Cincinnati through the fifth most passes last year,
Speaker 1: and that was with Ryan Finley at quarterback gross. Will
Speaker 1: the defense in Cincinnati be adequately bad to give Burrow
Speaker 1: plenty of garbage time? Yes, they wish. Will the Bengals
Speaker 1: defense Uh, I think only modestly improved from the bottom
Speaker 1: dredges that they were last year. They finished twenty nine
Speaker 1: yards allowed, twenty five points allowed, and rush defense past
Speaker 1: defense last year. They're not going to suddenly vault into
Speaker 1: competency this season. Also working in the favor of Joe
Speaker 1: Burrow to set the record the deep set of wide receivers, right,
Speaker 1: you got Boyd and Green and Ross and uh Tate
Speaker 1: and Higgins maybe a factor in at some point as well.
Speaker 1: And so even if one of those guys gets knocked
Speaker 1: out by injury, you've got all options there. I may
Speaker 1: he projects to be the most pro ready quarterback we've
Speaker 1: seen since Andrew Luck which agree a lot correct answer. Yes,
Speaker 1: Joe Burrow will set the rookie record todowns and then
Speaker 1: smoke a cigar afterwards the fine at that point you've
Speaker 1: earned it. I hope he doesn't break Baker Mayfield's record
Speaker 1: of god awful commercials that you have Uh oh kidding.
Speaker 1: They've already started the new slate of Baker eight fields.
Speaker 1: He should be banned for commercials for a year after
Speaker 1: last year. Right, it's terrible what we got, what we
Speaker 1: were subjected to. Let's go to Philadelphia taking on Washington
Speaker 1: and will begin in the passing game. Carson Wentz first
Speaker 1: round pick Jalen Reagor probably plays in this game, and
Speaker 1: he was taken off the injury part on Friday, so
Speaker 1: that's good news all Sean Jeffrey will not be ready
Speaker 1: to play. Still, Reagor missed a big chunk of the
Speaker 1: preseason and that's gonna hurt a rookie. And so I
Speaker 1: think this game, like a lot of them last year,
Speaker 1: go through his tight ends and his running backs through
Speaker 1: the air. Zach Ertz and Dallas Goddard rolled up almost
Speaker 1: two hundred receiving yards in the two matchups with Washington
Speaker 1: last year. In the Week fifteen matchup last season, while
Speaker 1: missing his starting receivers, Miles Sanders and Boston Scott rolled
Speaker 1: up ninety receiving yards in a touchdown through the air
Speaker 1: in that game. So I expect those guys all to
Speaker 1: be heavily involved for sure. So Carson Wentz gets a
Speaker 1: B grade here. Zach Ertz is an obvious A and
Speaker 1: even Dallas Goddard clocks in with a C grade. Again
Speaker 1: with Jeffrey maybe limited on snaps, he gets Jeffrey out
Speaker 1: and Reagor limited. I think Goddor gets some extra playing time.
Speaker 1: And again in December when the Eagles are really stricken
Speaker 1: at the wide receiver spot, he taught fifty five yards
Speaker 1: in every game in December god Or did so. He's
Speaker 1: a sneaky depth play here as well, and a C grade.
Speaker 1: Sticking with the passing game, who's the one healthy receiver.
Speaker 1: It's a revenge game. I can tell you it's a
Speaker 1: revenge game. That's right. It's the revenge duck playable. By
Speaker 1: the way, I won't say longtime co host Jay Clemens,
Speaker 1: but Shawn Jackson a great Week one history, by the way,
Speaker 1: unstoppable one. Well he was last year. He had the
Speaker 1: big Week one and then promptly was never seen, never
Speaker 1: seen again. Jackson tantalized us in this spot last year.
Speaker 1: Eight catches hundred fifty four yards and two touchdowns in
Speaker 1: Week one. So there you go. Cornerback Fabians onto something
Speaker 1: that's right. Cornerback Fabian Moreau has the four three speed
Speaker 1: to keep up with him, but Moreau is otherwise not
Speaker 1: good and allowed nearly eight percent of his past is
Speaker 1: thrown in his direction to be completed. So that is
Speaker 1: why DeShawn Jackson a sneaky a great DFS play and
Speaker 1: a sneaky play and be great. I like him a lot.
Speaker 1: Here Boston Scott was gonna take a chance on me
Speaker 1: running back, and they told you, I think he will
Speaker 1: outscore Miles Sanders in this game. Um Sanders is dealing
Speaker 1: with a lingering hamstring injury that will keep him on
Speaker 1: a snap count. Washington surrendered the second most rushing attempts,
Speaker 1: second most rushing yards, fifth most receptions, fifth most receiving yards.
Speaker 1: Opposing backs of Sanders can still get it done, and
Speaker 1: he still gets a B grade. Here in Sanders at
Speaker 1: his best game of the year last year against Washington,
Speaker 1: when you put up a hundred seventy two total yards
Speaker 1: and two scores. Sough tissue injuries in preseason, I hate it.
Speaker 1: Just they just don't mix. We don't have a preseason
Speaker 1: to see these guys. Let's go to Washington side with
Speaker 1: a lot of guys to talk about. Terry mclaurin's great,
Speaker 1: he gets a B great. Wait who Terry mcla mc
Speaker 1: noted irishman Terry McLaren. The Eagles finally decided to address
Speaker 1: their year long secondary issues this offseason by trading for
Speaker 1: cornerback Daries Slagh. But Slay was bad for the Lions
Speaker 1: last year and they're happy to let him go. And
Speaker 1: I don't think he makes their their their secondary anywhere
Speaker 1: really that much better. McLaurin met Sleigh last year put
Speaker 1: up seventy two yards on him, but he was held
Speaker 1: scoreless in Detroit. McLaren won't win with speed against Slay,
Speaker 1: but I think he will end up being winning with
Speaker 1: savvy and could bring in some deep balls here. Will
Speaker 1: give him a B grade. The only other Washington player
Speaker 1: you may want to start is Antonio Gibson. Presumably they'll
Speaker 1: get the most carries, but this is a tough spot
Speaker 1: for Gibson as he faces an Eagles team that allowed
Speaker 1: the third fewest rushing attempts, the fourth fewest rushing yards,
Speaker 1: and just three point seven yards per carry. We don't
Speaker 1: even know for sure if he's going to get the
Speaker 1: majority of the work or not, so I better you're
Speaker 1: better off just watching this one and we'll see how
Speaker 1: it ends up. Playing out f Antonio Gibson, Antonio Gibson,
Speaker 1: James Robinson fool's gold this week. Ye, they're starting running backs,
Speaker 1: but just don't let's watch it now. Running back Gibson.
Speaker 1: Gibson's got some NFL caliber talent. I just don't think
Speaker 1: it all comes together here in Week one and add
Speaker 1: against a good run defense. Hey, if you want to
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Speaker 1: taking on the Rams they played to sixty five points
Speaker 1: last year, will we see similar offensive production in that
Speaker 1: game this year? Stay tuned, Welcome back Fantasy Football Weekly.
Speaker 1: Paul Giarchie and Brian Johnson and Matt Harrison with you.
Speaker 1: This next game is a little bit peculiar because as
Speaker 1: we're talking right now, we don't know if Arizona San
Speaker 1: Francisco is going to be played, going to be played
Speaker 1: in San Francisco, or Santa Clara going to be played
Speaker 1: at a neutral site. This is all because of the
Speaker 1: gender reveal, and we don't even know if it was
Speaker 1: a girl. No, it's a good point. It's good it
Speaker 1: was a boy. Was it a boy? Only a boy
Speaker 1: would set fire to you know, several hundred thousands of
Speaker 1: forest ladies would never do that. No, never, absolutely not.
Speaker 1: So Brian will assume the game is on. You know,
Speaker 1: although in theory you could move you know, these games though, fans,
Speaker 1: it's a lot easier to move these games now than
Speaker 1: they ever used to be. Metro Doome collapsed on the Vikings,
Speaker 1: they had to pivot and go to go to Detroit
Speaker 1: and play Katrina came through New Orleans, they had to
Speaker 1: play a game in the in the meadowlands. So, I mean,
Speaker 1: this thing could flip air Zona and b be another
Speaker 1: home game for Arizona potentially. But let's break down the game.
Speaker 1: Kyler Murray tough, this is a it is a This
Speaker 1: is not an easy game for Kyler Murray. I wouldn't
Speaker 1: really say that this forty Niners defense is going to
Speaker 1: take a step back at least early on Nick Bosa
Speaker 1: d Ford on the front. Yeah, they're pretty good. Miss
Speaker 1: most of camp with injury. Uh, All Pro inside linebacker
Speaker 1: Fred Warner just came off the COVID list on Wednesday,
Speaker 1: doesn't have his legs under him. All Pro defensive tackle
Speaker 1: DeForrest Buckner now in India. As I just mentioned that
Speaker 1: von kinl on that spot. To put a first round
Speaker 1: pick into that spot, that's tell a rookie. I like
Speaker 1: Kyler Murray charge. I know you hit him in the
Speaker 1: two games against the forty Niners last year, one to
Speaker 1: passing and thirty four rushing yards in one, then only
Speaker 1: on fifty passing yards but two passing touchdowns, and then
Speaker 1: sixty seven rushing yards and a touch shown on the
Speaker 1: ground in the second, meaning the forty Niners allowed the
Speaker 1: third most rushing yards per game to quarterbacks. And again,
Speaker 1: I think this defense takes a small, if not significant
Speaker 1: step back, at least in the early weeks. And look,
Speaker 1: you drafted Kyler Murray's a top five quarterback, you treat
Speaker 1: him as such in this matchup. I'm giving him a
Speaker 1: b um staying with the passing game. DeAndre Hopkins just
Speaker 1: gonna give him a b here as well. He missed
Speaker 1: most of camp as well with a hamstring issue, but
Speaker 1: should get the green light if the game gets played,
Speaker 1: of course. Uh San Francisco hasn't locked down their second cornerback. Really,
Speaker 1: it's just Richard Sherman, but he has planned on one
Speaker 1: side of the field a year older, so it's not
Speaker 1: hard to keep Hopkins out of that coverage. I don't
Speaker 1: have much more to say other than you're also not
Speaker 1: benching DeAndre Hopkins this week, but he only gets a B.
Speaker 1: So Sherman on one side might be bad news for
Speaker 1: Christian Kirk if he just gets stuck on Sherman or
Speaker 1: vice versa all all game. But Cliff Kingsbury is a
Speaker 1: pretty creative guy. I think it's hard to imagine he
Speaker 1: just plants Kirk opo Sherman all game. So I'm gonna
Speaker 1: give him a c here, even though only had two
Speaker 1: catches for eight yards and then six forty one in
Speaker 1: the two meetings with San Francisco last year. But again,
Speaker 1: those are very different times for the Cardinals. DeAndre Hopkins
Speaker 1: and a year under Cayler Mary's Built changes everything. Um,
Speaker 1: Larry fitz Gerald, I'm gonna give him a bench, but
Speaker 1: I really hope he burns me on this one. I
Speaker 1: got I gotta bench him for now. You cannot four
Speaker 1: for thirty eight, then five for thirty seven. One in
Speaker 1: the two games against San Francisco last year. But you
Speaker 1: gotta think DeAndre Hopkins eats into his target. So Larry
Speaker 1: Fitzgerald is on the bench, and I'm starting to priority
Speaker 1: so is my boy Dan Arnold. He's on the bench
Speaker 1: this way. This is really painful. But we'll get there
Speaker 1: next week with Dan. But he's on the bench. But
Speaker 1: hey daily and then uh, lastly for Arizona, Kenyan Drake
Speaker 1: very solid b Chase Edmunds a guy we all need
Speaker 1: to keep our eye on. But right now Drake is
Speaker 1: the bell cow. He did play both games against San
Speaker 1: Fran last year. By the way, they hate when you
Speaker 1: call it San Fran and San Francisco, so they like
Speaker 1: it better when you call it Frisco, san France and
Speaker 1: France and France and France. Against San Fran, Kenyan Drake
Speaker 1: at a hundred sixty two combo yards and touchdown than
Speaker 1: just eighty combo yards in the second game. He did
Speaker 1: have six catches. But again Nick bos A, d Ford
Speaker 1: not percent neither. It's Fred Warner, Kenyan, Drake solid b
Speaker 1: over to the San Francisco side. I'll be a little
Speaker 1: quicker here, raheem most just to see Arizona allowed the
Speaker 1: second most red zone scoring or tip story attempts per
Speaker 1: game last year at three point nine, but they only
Speaker 1: allowed nine rushing touchdowns running backs all season. That was
Speaker 1: bottom of the barrel. Niners did nothing on the ground
Speaker 1: against the Cardinals last year, totally rushing yards on forty
Speaker 1: six carries across two games. Most are will likely start.
Speaker 1: But Tevin Coleman, who will talk to talk about in
Speaker 1: a minute. We'll lean to his snaps. We're getting him
Speaker 1: on the phone. Most never saw more than two targets
Speaker 1: at San Francisco starting running back last season, so he
Speaker 1: is a easy C grade this week. Charch I am
Speaker 1: sorry Kevin Coleman, not so much. He might miss this
Speaker 1: game even if it's played. If the air quality index
Speaker 1: is I can't remember if it's above or under, if
Speaker 1: it's something, If it's something. If the SNY is the
Speaker 1: color of the Niners uniforms, we're not playing. You might
Speaker 1: not see Tevin Coleman. I wasn't too excited about. On
Speaker 1: the field. You can't see them because the air quality
Speaker 1: is the exact same color as the universe. Coleman probably
Speaker 1: would would see some carries, probably more targets than usual,
Speaker 1: but I'm putting him on the bench either way now
Speaker 1: with this wildfire issue, and Jered McKinnon to Jered jettmckinnon
Speaker 1: on the bench right now. We see what we have
Speaker 1: with them, and we'll also see what we have with
Speaker 1: the forty Niners wide receivers. It's like Dante Pettis, Kendrick Bourne,
Speaker 1: Jordans Reid might be the leading wide receiver for the
Speaker 1: forty Niners outside of George Kittle. Who gets the fantasy
Speaker 1: FONZI met this week? Not it's George Kittle, baby, and
Speaker 1: I only Tampa, I only Baby, I give the Fonzis
Speaker 1: and Arizona just posted the worst tight end defense in
Speaker 1: the history of the NFL. Twenty one targets were yielded
Speaker 1: to tight ends in gold to ghost scenarios by Arizona.
Speaker 1: Last year, the next highest total was twelve. Only two
Speaker 1: other teams got to ten such targets. Unsurprisingly, the Cardinals
Speaker 1: allowed a whopping sixteen touchdowns to the tight end position.
Speaker 1: George Kittle caught one of those scores in the first meeting.
Speaker 1: He missed the second game, but Ross Dwelly only scored
Speaker 1: twice in accents, so George Kittle I might be wide
Speaker 1: receiver one this week. Screw Michael Thomas. I feel like
Speaker 1: I have to bring up I just gave Thomas the
Speaker 1: A so we could move through it. But now eleven
Speaker 1: plus eight for one fourteen and one and his two
Speaker 1: games against Tampa. Alright, do two and two? Kittle won't
Speaker 1: get that? I think I think I'm on the Kittle side. Actually,
Speaker 1: you know who might be the FALSI this week is
Speaker 1: Jimmy Garoppolo. How many touchdowns do you think Garoppolo total
Speaker 1: against Arizona last year? It was a lot he killed
Speaker 1: last year air and ground, yes, but he didn't sound
Speaker 1: on the ground close eight geez three, seventeen and four
Speaker 1: and four and four for Garoppolo. Yes, he's got no
Speaker 1: wide receivers right now, but he's got George Kittle. Arizona
Speaker 1: allowed the most passing touchdowns last season, and despite the
Speaker 1: lack of wide receivers, like I just said, two fifty
Speaker 1: and two is a safe floor for Jimmy g who
Speaker 1: can scramble if he needs to, and buy that, I
Speaker 1: mean scramble eggs for his date in the morning. Jeez.
Speaker 1: All right, let's go to Dallas taking on the Rams
Speaker 1: and when this these teams played. Last year, Dallas destroyed
Speaker 1: the Rams to the point that Dak Prescott even have
Speaker 1: to pass. Is Zekiel Elliott had a monster game. What
Speaker 1: do you expect this time around? Me? Has Zeke had
Speaker 1: one sixty and two scores in the game last year,
Speaker 1: so he's an a uh chart. Not yet on Tony Pollard,
Speaker 1: just not yet. The Rams didn't quite give up enough
Speaker 1: to the running game. I agree. I just want to
Speaker 1: watch and I want to take a week to watch
Speaker 1: and see what Tony Pollard does. Yeah, I agree. Um
Speaker 1: Dak Prescott given him a b wasn't asked to do
Speaker 1: a lot in the win last year. Is Zeke ran
Speaker 1: up the score, although he did manage two touchdown passes.
Speaker 1: Two players no longer on the Cowboys roster, and it's
Speaker 1: worth noting that it's a completely new Rams defense. No
Speaker 1: Dante Fowler, Corey Littleton, Eric Wettle, Nickel, Robie Coleman all gone.
Speaker 1: Aaron Donald is still a force, though, and so has
Speaker 1: newly minted Jalen Ramsey, who's going to be shadowing Amari
Speaker 1: Cooper who also has a hamstring injury. Par for the course,
Speaker 1: Amari Cooper, thank you very much. In the game last
Speaker 1: year one catch for nineteen yards against Jalen Ramsey. I'm
Speaker 1: only given Cooper a C. I'm nervous. I will give
Speaker 1: B grades to Michael Gallup and Ceedee Lamb in this game, though,
Speaker 1: I think Gallup is the top target in this game.
Speaker 1: He won't face Ramsey, and he averaged eight yards per
Speaker 1: game last season. That's a solid floor. Plus. I think
Speaker 1: Ceedee Lamb, who they're talking about being maybe the best
Speaker 1: player in Cowboys camp, He's gonna go off. He's gonna
Speaker 1: be so good. But has it all come to other
Speaker 1: in week one? Oh yeah, it's totally gonna do it. Hey,
Speaker 1: you know who Ceedee Lambs playing against this week? Tell
Speaker 1: me special teamer David Long is their slot corner. He
Speaker 1: played special teams all of last year, and he gets
Speaker 1: Ceedee Lamb, Coleman, absolutely um, Blake Jarwin, Brian Yeah, I
Speaker 1: know him, Yeah, you know him. He gets a B two.
Speaker 1: He's an interesting play with the Rams trotting out a
Speaker 1: completely new linebacker corps. Plus there's no Jason Witten to
Speaker 1: hold him back. Whitten average just over five targets per
Speaker 1: game last season. Jarwin had another two and a half
Speaker 1: of his own, so I'd imagine seven or eight targets
Speaker 1: going Jarwin's direction, and that's good enough for a b
Speaker 1: start for a tight end. On the Rams side, the
Speaker 1: running game is on the bench cam Akers, Malcolm Brown
Speaker 1: and Darryl Henderson. Henderson spent time on the injury report
Speaker 1: this week. He has cleared that now, so mcveigh's plan
Speaker 1: of using a three back rotation back in play. I
Speaker 1: don't trust this backfield at all. I've been saying it
Speaker 1: all preseason and the Cowboys were amongst the best in
Speaker 1: the league at limiting running back receptions and yards last year,
Speaker 1: with opposing backs averaging only four catches for thirty one yards.
Speaker 1: The guy who's the best starter out of this, I
Speaker 1: think is still Malcolm Brown, who I think it's the
Speaker 1: goal line work, but he might be the most car
Speaker 1: But I think here's a lot of people who are
Speaker 1: lie on cam Akers and they want him to be
Speaker 1: a success. I do too, I just don't want to
Speaker 1: do it this week. Jared Goof, he's not very good
Speaker 1: at quarterback. I keep saying it. The problem is he's
Speaker 1: one of the worst quarterbacks in the league when pressured,
Speaker 1: according to establish the runs. Evan Silva, Goff's passerrating dips
Speaker 1: from n and a half in a clean pocket to
Speaker 1: sixty point four when under pressure. Take into account that
Speaker 1: Dallas just added Everson Griffin to DeMarcus Lawrence on the outside.
Speaker 1: I don't like Goff's chances of keeping those hideous bone
Speaker 1: white uniforms clean. Oh my god, they're such bad uniforms.
Speaker 1: Who's ever gotten a worst uniform change in the Rams?
Speaker 1: Coop ber Cups getting an A grade though Golf doesn't
Speaker 1: throw deep, Cup doesn't run deep, with an A dot
Speaker 1: of six point six, but he's got a yack of
Speaker 1: five point seven. Uh. He figures to do well against
Speaker 1: backup slot corner Daryl Worley, who allowed over nine yards
Speaker 1: per past attempt in his coverage last season. Robert Woods,
Speaker 1: Bobby Trees, He's getting a B. Woods will run along
Speaker 1: the outside against rookie Trevon dig So he's worth a
Speaker 1: flyer in a game where I think the Rams will
Speaker 1: be playing catchup. Uh, not Van Jefferson or Josh Reynolds
Speaker 1: quite yet. But Tyler Higbee, I'm giving a B grade
Speaker 1: to twelve for one eleven and last year's match up
Speaker 1: with the Cowboys that was without Gerald Everett though, who
Speaker 1: is now back. Still, there were fewer tight ends in
Speaker 1: the league who finished hotter than Higbee, and you likely
Speaker 1: drafted him to start. There's no reason to sit him here.
Speaker 1: Next time you give Lamb a B, all you need
Speaker 1: to say is a B C D. Oh, I got
Speaker 1: you a B four CD. Before a B C D
Speaker 1: C D, I thought you were gonna go lamb by. Yeah,
Speaker 1: that's where I thought he was going to A B
Speaker 1: for C D is I think a little bit better?
Speaker 1: That's it for years? Right, you're done? Yeah, alright, good. Um.
Speaker 1: I've only got about two minutes left in this segment,
Speaker 1: but I'm gonna try to squeeze in Las Vegas and
Speaker 1: Carolina because is not like guys talk about McCaffrey stardom. Well, yeah,
Speaker 1: oddly enough, yes, Josh Jacobs, though sitting out a better
Speaker 1: game that Christian McCaffrey and obvious a start against a
Speaker 1: historically bad last year, allowed a staggering twenties seven rushing touchdowns,
Speaker 1: almost two a game, by far, the worst in the league.
Speaker 1: And so he is a He's a fantastic Storry's my
Speaker 1: number two ranked running back for this week. Derek Carr
Speaker 1: really the biggest hindrance for him having a good game
Speaker 1: here is Josh Jacobs. Still opportunities will be there against
Speaker 1: a rebuilt, incredibly young defense, and the secondary for Caroline
Speaker 1: is bad. Cornerback James Bradberry left in free agency, and
Speaker 1: the team will start rookie Troy Ey'd an incredibly brunable
Speaker 1: cornerback Dante Jackson. He allowed of passer rating a hundred
Speaker 1: seventeen on throws in his coverage. Derek Carr gets a
Speaker 1: C grade, so does both Henry Ruggs and Brian Edwards,
Speaker 1: both startable dart throws against this rebuilt secondary. By all accounts,
Speaker 1: Edwards had a better training camp than Rugs, but Ruggs
Speaker 1: would be your home run play. If you want to
Speaker 1: go with the speedster, then there's Derris Darren Waller, who
Speaker 1: also gets a C grade. Carolina's defense was bad at
Speaker 1: everything last year except guarding tight ends. Only three guys
Speaker 1: top forty seven yards against Carolina. Only three tight ends
Speaker 1: top forty seven yards against Carolina all year, but Luke
Speaker 1: Kickley retired. That'll that'll be a factor at the linebacker
Speaker 1: level for Waller, and I think he could get a
Speaker 1: little something done here. So a C grade for Darren
Speaker 1: Waller as well. Let's flip over to the Carolina side
Speaker 1: where Christian McCaffrey's and obvious a let's go to the
Speaker 1: passing game. Teddy Bridgewater gets a C grade the ultimate
Speaker 1: game manager startable against the always rebuilding Ray secondary. Other
Speaker 1: middling quarterbacks who managed multiple touchdown games against the Raiders
Speaker 1: last year include Jacoby Brissette, Chase Daniel sam Donald Gardner, Minshew.
Speaker 1: Those guys put up who's who have quarterbacks? Right? That
Speaker 1: really is so Teddy's got two two touchdown upside in
Speaker 1: his arm, I think, and DJ Moore gets an A grade.
Speaker 1: Last year he was able to post over eleven hundred
Speaker 1: yards with Kyle Allen at quarterback, so he's a good
Speaker 1: a good bet here to row second year cornerback Trayvon Mullin,
Speaker 1: who struggled against outside receivers last year. And and then
Speaker 1: they also have to start surprising first round rookie Damon Arnette,
Speaker 1: who will be playing in his first ever NFL game
Speaker 1: and with a fractured thumb. So we like DJ Moore
Speaker 1: and Curtis Samuel, he'll go up against arguably the worst
Speaker 1: slot cornerback in the NFL, LaMarcus Joiner, without of the
Speaker 1: passes in his coverage to be completed last year in
Speaker 1: a passer rating a Huddard eight in his coverage, so
Speaker 1: we like Curtis Samuel is a dart throw here as well.
Speaker 1: And then lastly, tight end Ian Thomas also a dart
Speaker 1: throw and you probably don't need in a tight end already,
Speaker 1: but if you do, Thomas is plausible against the defense
Speaker 1: that allowed the second most tight end touchdowns. If you
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Speaker 1: you can pick up now that everybody's going to be
Speaker 1: looking for on the waiver wire next week. Welcome back,
Speaker 1: final segment of Fantasy Football Weekly. This is a segment
Speaker 1: week call premature speculation. The idea is, we're going to
Speaker 1: give you three players you'll want to pick up this
Speaker 1: week that we believe will be hot waiver wire pickups
Speaker 1: next week, but they're already on your team. Hat We
Speaker 1: begin with Brian Johnson, who you got? All right, I'm
Speaker 1: gonna talk to my Dynasty, Empire and super flex players
Speaker 1: out there. And this is a quarterback I did not
Speaker 1: leave a rookie draft this past summer without. And that's
Speaker 1: Jalen Hurts of the Philadelphia Eagles. Yes, I know Carson
Speaker 1: Wentz is the starter right now, but Wentz has a
Speaker 1: little bit of a checkered injury past. H Jalen Hurts
Speaker 1: already sounds like he'll be deployed in a Taysom Hill
Speaker 1: type role this season. So in a pinch in super
Speaker 1: flex or Dynasty, you couldn't plug in a warm body
Speaker 1: who might score some points if you're if you're short
Speaker 1: on quarterbacks. But in the long run, Allen Hurts is
Speaker 1: going to be in the mold of Lamar Jackson, Deshaun Watson,
Speaker 1: josh Alan Kyler Murray. He has that kind of skill set.
Speaker 1: It was a shocking pick by the Eagles who already
Speaker 1: at Carson Wentz, but they could not pass on him.
Speaker 1: And this is a guy you don't want to be
Speaker 1: getting on just Adam Now, well, you know you're gonna
Speaker 1: Addam next week. You'd had Jalen hurt wat for one buck, right,
Speaker 1: do it now? Okay, let's get it over with Matt.
Speaker 1: This one's just a stupid gut call and it's Lashawn
Speaker 1: McCoy because the Buck, the Bucks don't make sense at
Speaker 1: the running back position. Bruce Arian gave Ronald Jones the
Speaker 1: vote of confidence and the Bucks signed for net. You
Speaker 1: know what they're gonna do. They're gonna give Leshawn McCoy
Speaker 1: three carries from inside the five this week, and you're
Speaker 1: gonna have him on your roster and you can trade
Speaker 1: him away. Paris Campbell is gonna have a big game
Speaker 1: this week against a terrible Jaguars team, and you're gonna
Speaker 1: want him on your team. Remember, he was the He
Speaker 1: was a standout in college at the Combine, second year
Speaker 1: draft choice by the Colts last year, then had a
Speaker 1: gruesome hand injury that derailed most of last season. He's
Speaker 1: come back healthy. He's been a star of training camp
Speaker 1: and after the Jaguars game, he gets the Vikings rebuilt secondary,
Speaker 1: then he gets the Jets rebuilt secondary. We might pause
Speaker 1: against the Bears, but then he gets the Browns of
Speaker 1: secondary influx, the Bengals and the Lions. He's gonna have
Speaker 1: a starting grade in six of the last seven weeks.
Speaker 1: Paris Campbell's a guy you're gonna want on your team,
Speaker 1: and you want to pick him up. Now, let's wrap
Speaker 1: up our final set of matchups, and we moved to
Speaker 1: the Monday night games. Tennessee takes on the Denver Broncos
Speaker 1: Matt One of the unique things about this game Tennessee
Speaker 1: and Denver played each other last year. Derrick Henry had
Speaker 1: his worst game of the year. Twenty eight yards. That's it.
Speaker 1: I'm still giving him an a. There's no Von Miller,
Speaker 1: and it looks like defensive end Bradley Chub is not
Speaker 1: quite ready to go yet. I just don't see how
Speaker 1: the Broncos can generate a pass rush, and I think
Speaker 1: Derrick Henry is just gonna go. Plus Ryan Tannehill, he
Speaker 1: just doesn't throw enough to make it worth your while.
Speaker 1: The only top twenty seven pass attempts twice in his
Speaker 1: final ten games of they run the ball. They're a
Speaker 1: running team, so I'm only given Ryan Tannehill is see uh.
Speaker 1: He did throw for multiple scores in all but two
Speaker 1: games last year, and the Titans won seven games where
Speaker 1: Tannehill passed for less than two hundred yards. They don't
Speaker 1: need him to pass, but it's a good matchup against
Speaker 1: a lack of a pass rush. I'm giving a J.
Speaker 1: Brown a B. He only had thirty four targets from
Speaker 1: the slot last year, but he had the second highest
Speaker 1: d v o A score according to Football Outsiders and
Speaker 1: Denver slot corners no longer Chris Harris, it's the very
Speaker 1: beatable Bryce Callahan. So I think they're gonna start rolling
Speaker 1: a J. Brown in the slot a little bit more.
Speaker 1: Corey Davis obviously on the bench, average just over four
Speaker 1: targets per game in Tannehill starts last year. That's not good.
Speaker 1: And your guy John new Smith charts, I'm giving him
Speaker 1: a C grade in this game. We don't have a
Speaker 1: ton of positive stats to go on here from the past,
Speaker 1: but there's a lot of good tape. The main positive
Speaker 1: is that Smith averaged ten yards per target last year
Speaker 1: wide receiver numbers. That's very high for a tight end
Speaker 1: and that means they need to target him more, right, hope. So,
Speaker 1: in my mighty is the number two targe receiver in
Speaker 1: this in the past game for Tennessee Jonna Smith he
Speaker 1: should be. He just didn't get targeted last year. And
Speaker 1: I know that we like him and we see it.
Speaker 1: Does Tennessee see it? They do? Melvin Gordon and Philip
Speaker 1: Lindsay on the Broncos side, they're both getting Sea grades.
Speaker 1: It was pass catching backs that were the ones that
Speaker 1: got it done against the Titans last year. Duke Johnson,
Speaker 1: Alvin Kamarra, DeAndre Washington, Leonard four Net, Christian McCaffrey, Austin
Speaker 1: Ekeler all had huge games in the receiving game against
Speaker 1: the Titans last year. Both had both backs have a
Speaker 1: similar issue receiving numbers. I think it's an even split there,
Speaker 1: more even than most people realize. Definitely Lindsay's probably he
Speaker 1: might even get more touches than Gordon in his game.
Speaker 1: Drew lock Is on the bench locks numbers from last
Speaker 1: year over his five games a thousand, twenty yards, seven touchdowns,
Speaker 1: three picks almost exactly mirrored the numbers of Eli man
Speaker 1: Ning and Marcus Mariotta, who were both replaced in the
Speaker 1: middle of the season. The Titans did allow two d
Speaker 1: seventy three yards per game through the air last year,
Speaker 1: so there's a good chance that Lock breaks two and
Speaker 1: throws a score. Courtland Sutton injured his shoulder as an
Speaker 1: a C joint injury during practice this weekend m R
Speaker 1: game late Monday night game, so if you need Sutton,
Speaker 1: you need to pick up Tim Patrick or maybe the
Speaker 1: Broncos Corey Davis, but that's not a good option. In
Speaker 1: Locks five starts, Sutton did not top eight yards and
Speaker 1: he but he did score twice in the first game
Speaker 1: that Lock played with him. So Jerry Judy, if Sutton
Speaker 1: doesn't play, gets to see if he does, he's on
Speaker 1: the bench. Reports out of camp that he didn't play
Speaker 1: very well and had trouble separating. So I'd rather have
Speaker 1: Tim Patrick in my lineup, I think, than Jerry Judy.
Speaker 1: And finally, Noah fant Uh he gets a B grade.
Speaker 1: The Titans allowed six touchdowns to tight ends over the
Speaker 1: final seven games of the season, and fans trajectory is
Speaker 1: that of George Kittle, and I think he's gonna have
Speaker 1: a big year this year. I think you're right about that,
Speaker 1: let's go to Pittsburgh taking on the Giants. Ben Roethlisberger,
Speaker 1: by all accounts, the armis look good in training camp.
Speaker 1: Now he gets to test it out against one of
Speaker 1: the worst secondaries in the NFL. Yeah, Big Ben gonna
Speaker 1: give him a be only because I'm not so sure
Speaker 1: how much Pittsburgh is gonna need to throw in this one.
Speaker 1: But totally recovered from Tommy John, Roethlisberger is might be
Speaker 1: in the best shape of his life as well. We'll
Speaker 1: get into how bad this Giant secondary is in a minute.
Speaker 1: Uh And if you haven't caught on or if you
Speaker 1: didn't know the Giants drafted, well, then you have to
Speaker 1: Philip Rivers technically and Eli Manning over Ben Roethlisberger. He
Speaker 1: still hasn't forgot. So this is a revenge game for
Speaker 1: Big Ben. He be to his pass catchers Juju Smith Schuster.
Speaker 1: I'm giving him an a I am with it. He
Speaker 1: is healthy. Big Ben is healthy about a week ago.
Speaker 1: By the way, Giants are losing first and second round picks,
Speaker 1: not only injury but armed robbery. Right, that's right, because
Speaker 1: who doesn't gentleman and the barbecue. So I do about
Speaker 1: like somebody's backyard barbecue or like a barbecue restaurant. So
Speaker 1: this is this is last year's first round pick DeAndre
Speaker 1: Baker is suspended for armed robbery. They lost their second
Speaker 1: round safety, Xavier McKinney to a broken foot. So what
Speaker 1: does New York do. They go out and sign Logan
Speaker 1: Thomas this week to man the slot. Thomas only allowed
Speaker 1: the most catches, yards and touchdowns from the slot last year.
Speaker 1: Signed on Wednesday. Juju Smith Schuster are gonna come roaring
Speaker 1: back in this game. I'm giving um and then over
Speaker 1: the wide receivers, it's only Deonte Johnson, James Washington, Chase
Speaker 1: Claypool are kind of battling each other for the number
Speaker 1: three role. I'll give Deonte Johnson a see. New York
Speaker 1: allowed these second most wide receiver touchdowns last season, so
Speaker 1: he is a safe sea here. And then James Conner
Speaker 1: the last one. I'll also mentioned Eric Ebron really quick,
Speaker 1: I got him on the bench. Good reports for you,
Speaker 1: Bron out of calp The New York allowed four and
Speaker 1: a half catches, fifty two yards and about a half
Speaker 1: touchdown per game to tight end. That's pretty good. It's
Speaker 1: pretty good, but iron is still so touchdown dependent. I
Speaker 1: just can't roll out a touchdown dependent tight end in
Speaker 1: Week one, especially named Eric Ebron. So he's on the
Speaker 1: bench for me. James Conner not though he gets an
Speaker 1: a as well. Mike Tomlin confirmed Monday that Connor will
Speaker 1: maintain bell Cow duties. Yeah, yeah, whatever, they're not no
Speaker 1: way bell You can't bell cow. James Conner. Tomlin ran
Speaker 1: down every Tomlin can't not not bell cow. He's started
Speaker 1: running back though, So it's James Conner now. When the
Speaker 1: wheels fall off, will revisit it then. But New York
Speaker 1: allowed a hundred and forty five combo yards per game
Speaker 1: to running backs last year. Yes, they and it added
Speaker 1: Leonard Williams at defensive tackle, which helped things. But just
Speaker 1: an absolute dumpster fire on the defensive side for New York.
Speaker 1: James Conner gets an all you can give dumpster fires.
Speaker 1: Let's just stay with New York. Hold on Benny Snell. Okay,
Speaker 1: and this thing get This is a blowout win for
Speaker 1: the Stadlers. Benny. They don't want to. They don't want
Speaker 1: to work horse James Connor bonus premature speculation with a
Speaker 1: big second half. I think I think he could be
Speaker 1: a dart throw he is the backup you want to
Speaker 1: keep your eye on. It's not Anthony McFarland, the book
Speaker 1: he out of Maryland. It is Benny Snell. You're definitely
Speaker 1: right there, and he could see five to ten twelve
Speaker 1: touches and as Pittsburgh blows out the Giants, but you
Speaker 1: still gotta start, Say Kwon Barkley, I'm gonna give him
Speaker 1: a b. He's gonna have to fight for every fantasy
Speaker 1: point on Monday Night. The Steelers limited to posing back
Speaker 1: to under four yards per carry last year, third best
Speaker 1: in the league. They're even they're even tougher against running
Speaker 1: backs through the air, surrendering the eighth fewist receptions, seventh
Speaker 1: fewest yards, and third fewest receiving touchdowns to the position.
Speaker 1: But you can't bench sa Kwon Barkley. He does have
Speaker 1: fourth overall pick Andrew Thomas to help pave the way now,
Speaker 1: but temperator expectations for Barkley, He's not gonna perform like overall,
Speaker 1: this might be his worst game of the year. Well,
Speaker 1: he's gonna got about four bad matchups coming over, so
Speaker 1: we'll see about that. Basically, everyone else on the bench
Speaker 1: from New York other than Evan and Graham and giving
Speaker 1: him a ce. Only one tight end top three catches
Speaker 1: against the Steelers in the second half of this season
Speaker 1: last year, so not a great matchup, but you gotta
Speaker 1: play him when he's healthy. Tight end is not very
Speaker 1: deep this week from it. Take a chance on the perspective,
Speaker 1: so Ingram is inside the top twelve will give him
Speaker 1: a see all the wide receivers are on the bench.
Speaker 1: The Steelers allowed these six US catches and yards to
Speaker 1: opposing wide receivers last year. Too many mouths to feed
Speaker 1: out of Golden Tate Darious lay Sterling Shepard. So their
Speaker 1: benched this week, and so is Daniel Jones. Pittsburgh was
Speaker 1: torched for six passing touchdowns in the first two games
Speaker 1: last year, but after acquiring Minca Fitzpatrick before Week three,
Speaker 1: they only allowed seventeen passing touchdowns from Week three to
Speaker 1: Week seventeen. It's gonna be a bad, bad day for
Speaker 1: Danny Jones. I think you're right about that. Our final
Speaker 1: game is not one of the Monday nighters, just the
Speaker 1: way it worked out that we we do these. It's
Speaker 1: Cleveland and Baltimore. This might be Cleveland's toughest matchup of
Speaker 1: the year. In fact, it is. I think it's at
Speaker 1: Baltimore's as hard as it's gonna be until they played Baltimore. Well,
Speaker 1: at least we'll be at home. Yeah, So you're not
Speaker 1: gonna get a little bit like se Kwon Barkley. Don't panic,
Speaker 1: you know, it's get It will get better at some point.
Speaker 1: Nick Chubb is just to be great here. Uh. He
Speaker 1: actually had a great game in Baltimore last year, hundred
Speaker 1: sixty five yards in three touch ounds. But it doesn't
Speaker 1: seem likely to happen again. Although down the stretch last
Speaker 1: year they did struggle. They gave up almost six yards
Speaker 1: per carry in their in their final four home games,
Speaker 1: for whatever that's worth. But they brought in Calais Campbell
Speaker 1: from the Jaguars on the cheap two, and they drafted
Speaker 1: rookie Patrick Queen as a middle linebacker, and I think
Speaker 1: that's going to help the run defense. So just to
Speaker 1: be great on Chub, I've got a bench grade on
Speaker 1: Kareem Hunt. Chub's gonna get most of the carries, especially
Speaker 1: considering the success he had last year against the Ravens.
Speaker 1: And Hunt can't be counted on for receptions because the
Speaker 1: Ravens do an amazing job against runners through the air.
Speaker 1: They only allowed one running back receiving touchdown in their
Speaker 1: last nineteen games. That's it. They allowed the fewest receptions
Speaker 1: to running backs last year, the third fewest yards to
Speaker 1: running backs. So Hunt sna can help on the ground
Speaker 1: or through the air, and he did nothing in his
Speaker 1: one game against the Ravens last year. He's on the
Speaker 1: bench Baker Mayfield. Just to see grade here. Ravens allowed
Speaker 1: less than one passing touchdown per game last year year,
Speaker 1: but make Baker Mayfield is credit. Threw three touchdowns in
Speaker 1: the two games, which is a little better than that,
Speaker 1: but his wide receivers have difficult individual matchups and complicating matters.
Speaker 1: Baltimore was an elite tight end defense, so Austin Hooper
Speaker 1: is not gonna be able to help. So just to
Speaker 1: see grade on Baker Mayfield. To see grade on Odell Beckham.
Speaker 1: Um Beckham has a tough match up against Jimmy Smith
Speaker 1: yielded just one score in ten games. And then there's
Speaker 1: Marcus Peters on the other side of the field, who
Speaker 1: gave up more than seventy five yards just once as
Speaker 1: when he came over to Baltimore in Week seven of
Speaker 1: last year, so there's nowhere to go for him either.
Speaker 1: Jarvis Landry says he's still not fully recovered from his
Speaker 1: offseason hip surgery, and he's going to see one of
Speaker 1: the better cornerbacks in this lot, Marlon Humphrey. Humphrey held
Speaker 1: Cleveland receivers to thirteen yards and twenty yards in his
Speaker 1: coverage last year. So Jarvis Landry is on the bench
Speaker 1: just to see for Beckham. Huh, just to see for
Speaker 1: Odell Beckham again. This is uh, this is a. This
Speaker 1: is tough matchup as they're going to see for a
Speaker 1: long time. Lamar Jackson is an obvious A and we'll
Speaker 1: just move on to more salient guys. I guess you'll
Speaker 1: want to definitely start Marquis Brown. We'll get his first
Speaker 1: look at his new beefy physique, and most receivers struggled
Speaker 1: against the Brown secondary last year, but they're gonna be
Speaker 1: without Greedy Williams, Kevin Johnson, and possibly m J. Stewart,
Speaker 1: so he's startable with a B grade. Miles Boykin a
Speaker 1: dart throw with a C grade. Mark Ingram gets a
Speaker 1: B grade as the starter in this committee. He averaged
Speaker 1: a robust six yards per carry in the meetings last year,
Speaker 1: and J. K. Dobbins a C grade as he should
Speaker 1: give you the second man up in that running back rotation,
Speaker 1: Mark Andrews obviously for Mark Andrews block for a solid
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