1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: Wow, Hey everybody, it is Thursday, January twenty two. Welcome 2 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 1: to the NFL Fantasy Football Podcast, where we wouldn't suggest 3 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 1: taking Viagara before a football game. I am Marcus Grant 4 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: alongside Michael F. Florio, producer Justin is at the controls, 5 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:28,640 Speaker 1: and we are getting ready for wild card weekend. And 6 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: uh yeah, I threw that in there because that we 7 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: were just talking about that. Apparently a national uh football 8 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 1: analyst has suggested to your quarterback Florio that maybe he 9 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 1: takes a little medical supplement before he gets ready to 10 00:00:42,479 --> 00:00:45,560 Speaker 1: play the Patriots this weekend. Yeah, I know it's because 11 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 1: of the cold man. Listen, Josh Allen, do whatever you 12 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 1: have to do to win this game. That's that's all. 13 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:53,440 Speaker 1: I'll say that that. I'm not gonna tell you to 14 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 1: take substances or not. Just do whatever you think is 15 00:00:55,840 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: best for you. I look, he played his college football 16 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: at Wyoming. I mean, you know, like I I'm no meteorologist. 17 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:05,679 Speaker 1: I can't compare climates, but I would think that it 18 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: gets pretty cold in Wyoming this time of year and 19 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 1: that he had to play in it. So I don't know, 20 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: I feel like maybe he's he's sort of accustomed to 21 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:15,960 Speaker 1: that it's also his fourth year in Buffalo. It's not 22 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 1: like he just got there, right. Um. I think I 23 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: think everybody looks at and says, well, he's from California, 24 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:22,679 Speaker 1: so he must not be used to it, but like 25 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 1: he's been out of California for a while. Um. And 26 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 1: I can also speak to the fact that the part 27 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 1: of California that he is from, it does get a 28 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:33,400 Speaker 1: little bit frosty. Sometimes it doesn't maybe get zero, um, 29 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:35,480 Speaker 1: but it gets a little chilly. It's not l A. 30 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 1: I was gonna say, he's not from southern California. Before 31 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,479 Speaker 1: I lived in California, markets my mind thought the weather 32 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: was like it is in l A everywhere. And then 33 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 1: since I moved here, I realized, like, no, that is 34 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: not the case at all. No, we have a lot 35 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 1: of different climates here in California. I mean you go 36 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: farther north. Look, I grew up in the Bay Area 37 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: where it gets it gets cold, man, it gets foggy 38 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: and cold. Sometimes you go even further north, like up 39 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 1: towards the mountains, they get know there are ski resorts. 40 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: So we got a whole lot of things. I mean, look, 41 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: even here in l A, man, it's it's not a joke. 42 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: It is true. You can wake up in the morning 43 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 1: and go surfing and then be in the mountains by 44 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: the evening, or vice versa. Uh So, we got a 45 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 1: lot going on here. So for those of you who 46 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: don't live in California, it's not always you know, seventy 47 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 1: five degrees and sunny everywhere in the state all the time. 48 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 1: There are actually climates here, believe it or not. UM, 49 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: all right, we are gonna talk some wild card stuff. 50 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: We'll get you some of our DFS picks for the 51 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: weekend and get you ready for what should be an interesting, 52 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 1: interesting slate of games, including a Monday night game. First 53 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: time ever we have a Monday night playoff game, and 54 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:41,760 Speaker 1: for you and me, it's gonna be right in our backyard, 55 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 1: just over its so FI Stadium, so that should be 56 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 1: certainly interesting. UM. Start with some news and notes, though. 57 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 1: We'll start with a story that broke literally a few 58 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 1: hours after our last podcast came out, UM, which is 59 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 1: started a part for the course for this show. You 60 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: know that every time we do a show, inevitably some 61 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: piece of news brakes right after we're done or right 62 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: after we publish, and it happened this week to um. 63 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 1: When we last talked to you, Uh, Dave Gentleman was 64 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: quote unquote retiring as the general manager of the New 65 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 1: York Football Giants, but there had been no decision made 66 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 1: on Joe Judge. Well. Later on on Tuesday, the hammer 67 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: fell or the axe fell. Either way, Joe Judge is 68 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: out of a job. He was fired by the New 69 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: York Football Giants. UM. I don't really know what to 70 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:29,079 Speaker 1: say about it, other than they've been awful for the 71 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:31,360 Speaker 1: last two seasons. I don't know if it's completely his 72 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: fault Florio, but I also know he didn't necessarily help 73 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 1: the situation, and he also kind of made it worse. 74 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: It seemed like a few weeks ago he was safe. 75 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 1: Then he went on that like weird postgame rant, but 76 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 1: it was like twelve minutes on why he should keep 77 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 1: his job, which I mean, if you're publicly talking for 78 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 1: that long and why you should keep your job doesn't 79 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 1: doesn't bode well for you, I don't think then. I mean, 80 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:56,720 Speaker 1: he addressed the team Monday as if he was coming back, 81 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: met with ownership, and the next morning he was fired. So, like, 82 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 1: I'm wondering what he said in that meeting with ownership 83 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 1: that made it go so wrong. It kind of gave me. Uh, 84 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 1: if you watch The Office, it gave me vibes when 85 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 1: Michael Scott has to fire someone and he ultimately decides 86 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 1: to fire Devin, but he keeps going back and forth 87 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 1: on it like that, to me is kind of how 88 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:17,599 Speaker 1: the Giants handled this situation, at least from the outside. Yeah, 89 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:21,120 Speaker 1: it's been a mess. Um. I mean obviously that the 90 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 1: team was dysfunctional. The offense was awful. Uh, they seemed 91 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:27,840 Speaker 1: to be regressing, even though I know Judge was saying, hey, 92 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:29,599 Speaker 1: we're progressing, and I know people can't see it, but 93 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: things are getting better. Um, it was pretty bad. Uh. 94 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:35,560 Speaker 1: So so he has gone, Dave Gentleman is gone, and 95 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:38,800 Speaker 1: they are starting a rebuild in New York. So hey, 96 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 1: right now, Jets fans, you are not the most dysfunctional 97 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:45,800 Speaker 1: team in your own city, So congrats. I like to 98 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 1: think the Joe Judge interview markets were like he walked 99 00:04:48,760 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 1: in and ownership just had like the third and nine 100 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:55,279 Speaker 1: QB city and explain this and like he couldn't, and 101 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: like they were like, all right, you're gone. Yeah. I 102 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: mean like if I if I saw that, I would 103 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:01,839 Speaker 1: just turned around and walk out like, all right, well, appreciate, 104 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:06,279 Speaker 1: I appreciate the opportunity. We'll see you down the road. UM. 105 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:08,919 Speaker 1: A couple of news and notes that do pertain to 106 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: this weekend, specifically, DeAndre Hopkins still rehabbing that knee injury. 107 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 1: Looks like he is not going to play against the 108 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 1: Rams in that Monday night game at Sophi Stadium. So it's, uh, 109 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 1: you know, Christian Kirk again back in the lead. But 110 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:25,680 Speaker 1: AJ Green, who played well down the stretch, any interested 111 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:28,799 Speaker 1: maybe you know, putting together a DFS lineup and throwing 112 00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:31,599 Speaker 1: him in there somewhere. I think so. I think he's 113 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 1: a decent value played for me on the Cardinals. He 114 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 1: would be third in the passing game behind Christian Kirk 115 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 1: and Zach Ertz, who have really, in my opinion, kind 116 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 1: of come on as the top targets. But A J. 117 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 1: Green is right there in that mix as well. And 118 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:46,920 Speaker 1: it all kind of I think comes down to, like, 119 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:49,240 Speaker 1: where are we going to see Jalen Ramsey the most? 120 00:05:49,279 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 1: And I'm thinking that won't be on A J. Green. 121 00:05:51,560 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 1: So I do think he is a value this weekend. 122 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: I agree. UM, I will say that I am surprised 123 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 1: pleasantly surprised with what we've seen out of A. J. 124 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:03,599 Speaker 1: Green this year. And and look, it wasn't spectacular, finishes 125 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:05,719 Speaker 1: the year with just short of nine hundred yards, but 126 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:08,279 Speaker 1: that's certainly more than I would have anticipated. I mean 127 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: that last season in Cincinnati, Uh, he just seemed like 128 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: a shadow of himself, and I felt like he was 129 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: pretty much done. But he came out to Arizona and 130 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 1: and really played well, especially late in the season after 131 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:22,480 Speaker 1: Nuke went down. Um. I mean, I think the A. J. 132 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:24,800 Speaker 1: Green we knew during his prime years with the Bengals 133 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:27,359 Speaker 1: is probably gone, but but there is still uh some 134 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:30,160 Speaker 1: opportunity for production there. And I think you're right, he's 135 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:33,200 Speaker 1: he's third at best on the pecking order. You know. 136 00:06:33,279 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 1: I would also throw maybe a Chase Edmonds uh somewhere 137 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: in the mix too, depending on on you know, what 138 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:41,480 Speaker 1: what his availability is and what James Conner's availability is 139 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:44,200 Speaker 1: maybe more importantly, But I think it's worth it, especially 140 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:47,719 Speaker 1: if you're putting together multiple lineups. Um, why not throw 141 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 1: A J. Green in there and uh see what he 142 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 1: can give you, at least for for one one game 143 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:55,600 Speaker 1: or so. Uh. The Bucks have designated Leonard four Nets 144 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 1: to return from injured reserve. He was dealing with that 145 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 1: hamstring injury that kept him out for were the last 146 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:04,600 Speaker 1: few weeks. Uh. We went from a Tampa Bay offense 147 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 1: that in the middle of the season was absolutely loaded 148 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 1: in absolutely terrifying, to one that now just needs bodies. 149 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: I mean, Chris Godwin is gone. Uh. Antonio Brown flamed 150 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 1: out spectacularly in Tampa Bay. Uh. You know Ronald Jones 151 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: has gotten hurt. Now you got got LETTERD four Nette 152 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 1: coming back. Um, but after this extended absence and against 153 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: a Philly run defense that's been pretty good most of 154 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:33,640 Speaker 1: the year, how confident are you that he can put 155 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 1: up a decent fantasy number this week? I think he can, 156 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 1: but I wouldn't be using him in DFS or especially 157 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:42,840 Speaker 1: if I'm in like a Fantasy playoff league where like 158 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 1: you get to use a player once. I wouldn't be 159 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 1: using Leonard for Nett this week because, like you said, 160 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 1: the Eagles run defense has been good. I'm also worried 161 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:53,280 Speaker 1: about the weather there, And I know you wouldn't think 162 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 1: like Tampa Bay bad weather, but it's supposed to be 163 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 1: really bad rain with with strong winds, and I know 164 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 1: you might be thinking like, well, doesn't that lend itself 165 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: to help the run game When I see a player 166 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 1: coming back off of a hamstring injury, especially one that 167 00:08:08,920 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 1: was up in the air for this game, and if 168 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 1: it has a little bit of a feel like, hey, 169 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 1: this is the playoffs we gotta play. So the chance 170 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:19,160 Speaker 1: of him tweaking that hamstring worries me. And like you said, 171 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 1: it's not a great matchup. So I would be avoiding 172 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 1: Leonard for Nett this week and saving him if I'm 173 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 1: in a playoff league something like that for for future weeks. 174 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: I wouldn't be using him this week. Yeah, talking about 175 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 1: maybe heavy thunderstorms wins around twenty to twenty five miles 176 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 1: an hour, so you know it'll be warm. I mean 177 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:38,880 Speaker 1: it'll be like seventy degrees that that part is not 178 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 1: going to be unpleasant, but the the conditions around it 179 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:44,559 Speaker 1: may not be great. Yeah, I'm I'm sort of with you, 180 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:48,320 Speaker 1: though I'm not. I'm not super fired up about for Net. 181 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:51,520 Speaker 1: I think the only thing working in his favor potentially 182 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:55,200 Speaker 1: is volume uh. As I mentioned, no Ronald Jones, Uh 183 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 1: Keyshawn Vaughn a little bit banged that they were using 184 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 1: lev Bell uh in in Week eight, Team although if 185 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:02,839 Speaker 1: if Fournett is back, I don't expect we're gonna see 186 00:09:02,920 --> 00:09:06,839 Speaker 1: Levi on Bell much, if at all. Um just this 187 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:09,160 Speaker 1: is kind of a scary slot. I think for for 188 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:11,720 Speaker 1: Nett to come back in the Bucks need him certainly 189 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 1: because they have had some bad injury luck, although in fairness, 190 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 1: they had really great injury luck last year on their 191 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:21,160 Speaker 1: way to winning the Super Bowl. UM, So now they're 192 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 1: they're sort of experiencing how most other teams live where 193 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 1: or they are banged up, and they're just trying to 194 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 1: fill in where they can. But but this is not 195 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 1: I think a great situation from Leonard Fournette to walk 196 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:35,679 Speaker 1: back into against against Philadelphia. UM sign not. I mean 197 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 1: we're all that said, I mean are we still? Are 198 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:41,080 Speaker 1: we still thinking the Bucks can win this game even 199 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 1: with with all these guys sort of neither missing or 200 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 1: less than Yeah, I've I've learned the hard way to 201 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 1: never count on a team that has Tom Brady, So 202 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 1: I will not be counting the Bucks out. I'm gonna 203 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 1: pick the Bucks to win this game as well, although 204 00:09:57,040 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 1: I think the weather maybe helps Philly be is I mean, 205 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 1: if you take the pass away, the Eagles are the 206 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:06,080 Speaker 1: better running team of the two. Yeah, I know, without 207 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:07,719 Speaker 1: a doubt. I mean, that's that's sort of how they 208 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 1: made their living in the second half of the season, 209 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:12,520 Speaker 1: was was running the football. So yeah, you're right, maybe 210 00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 1: maybe the weather is the equalizer. But um, a lot 211 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:18,000 Speaker 1: of folks for a lot of years have gone broke 212 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 1: betting against Tom Brady. So uh, that's that's kind of 213 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:24,360 Speaker 1: all I feel about that. All right. So that gets 214 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 1: us to the Saturday slate of games. Of course, it 215 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:32,360 Speaker 1: is Super wild Card Weekend two games on Saturday. It 216 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:35,199 Speaker 1: starts with the Raiders and the Bengals. Uh, that's at 217 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 1: four thirty pm Eastern time, and at eight fifteen Eastern 218 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: it is the Pats and the Bills. I was thinking, uh, 219 00:10:42,520 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 1: the other day that one thing that's missing is my 220 00:10:46,600 --> 00:10:51,120 Speaker 1: yearly playoff tradition of ignoring a Houston Texans playoff game 221 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 1: like in the morning on Saturday. Like that's usually the 222 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:56,959 Speaker 1: early Saturday game, the Texans versus whomever. And that's when 223 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:58,959 Speaker 1: I'm like, yeah, you know, I can go run some errands, 224 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:00,880 Speaker 1: like I need to go to target, or you know, 225 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:04,080 Speaker 1: I need to get some work done or whatever. Um, 226 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:06,160 Speaker 1: that's usually what happens during that Texans game, but now 227 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:07,920 Speaker 1: I don't have that, So now I don't know, Like 228 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:10,839 Speaker 1: Raiders Bengal seems kind of interesting like Pat's, but like, 229 00:11:10,880 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 1: I don't know which is going to be the game 230 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:14,800 Speaker 1: where I'm like, you know, making the run to the 231 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:17,080 Speaker 1: grocery store to pick up stuff for later in the weekend. 232 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:18,439 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't have that. Now, I don't I 233 00:11:18,440 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 1: don't know what to do it byself. I guess the 234 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:22,960 Speaker 1: good thing is what they're being the Monday night game. 235 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,079 Speaker 1: We kind of get the morning off so we can, 236 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: like if you wake up kind of early, you can 237 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:30,079 Speaker 1: you can run and get stuff done. But yeah, that 238 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:32,720 Speaker 1: that early Saturday game was always the Houston Texans, and 239 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:36,000 Speaker 1: in recent years it's been the Bills. I fully expected 240 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 1: the Bills to be the early Saturday game again this year. Yeah, 241 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:40,600 Speaker 1: that was in fact, you know, I think if I 242 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 1: remember right, um, oh no, that was a Sunday game. 243 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:45,680 Speaker 1: I was gonna say the the Texans Chiefs game where 244 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 1: the Texans went up big and then ended up getting rolled. 245 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:50,560 Speaker 1: I think that was a Sunday game, but it was 246 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:56,600 Speaker 1: a morning game because I remember watching it while having brunch. Uh, 247 00:11:56,960 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 1: like seeing the beginning of that Chief's run as we 248 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:02,760 Speaker 1: you know, starting to finish up and and pay hard check, 249 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:05,440 Speaker 1: and we get home and suddenly the Texas are getting 250 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: blown out, and I was like, wow, how on earth 251 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 1: did that happen? Um? All right, so let's look at 252 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:12,679 Speaker 1: the Saturday slate though, those two games that we got there. Uh, 253 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:15,560 Speaker 1: we'll do what we did last week to first off, 254 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:18,200 Speaker 1: the player on that slate of games that you feel 255 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 1: like it's worth paying up for Jamaar Chase. I mean, 256 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:26,200 Speaker 1: no player brings a higher ceiling than Jamaar Chase. And 257 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:28,839 Speaker 1: I actually went back this morning and I looked Jamar 258 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:32,520 Speaker 1: Chase slid all receivers and Fantasy points per targets this 259 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 1: year as a rookie better than Cooper Cup, Davonte Adams, 260 00:12:36,120 --> 00:12:39,079 Speaker 1: and I went back over the last ten seasons, only 261 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:44,239 Speaker 1: Doug Baldwin and Devontae Adams in his historic year had 262 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:47,120 Speaker 1: better years than Jamar Chase had. And he is a rookie, 263 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 1: so we know the big play explosiveness that he brings. 264 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:53,080 Speaker 1: I expect him to get a lot of volume in 265 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:55,720 Speaker 1: this one. I know the Raiders secondary has been playing 266 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 1: better as of late, but I think we're gonna see 267 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,480 Speaker 1: a few deep shots at the least to jam Mar Chase. 268 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:03,160 Speaker 1: We know the potential he could bring, and I don't 269 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:06,120 Speaker 1: love the other high end wide receivers. So if I'm 270 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:08,400 Speaker 1: paying up for a receiver this week, I'm paying up 271 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 1: for the guy who could drop a fifty burger for me. Yeah, 272 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 1: I think I think that's that's probably the best answer there, 273 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:16,079 Speaker 1: because I mean, look, I know he had those games 274 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 1: kind of mid season where he kind of went into 275 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:19,679 Speaker 1: a lull and we were wondering that he hit the 276 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 1: rookie wall, and then he fired it back up for 277 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 1: the end of the season, So maybe he was just 278 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:27,600 Speaker 1: you know, pacing himself to get ready for the postseason. 279 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:32,280 Speaker 1: But I think if the if the Bengals move on, um, 280 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:35,800 Speaker 1: then I do think there's gonna be a big Jamaar 281 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 1: Chase game coming. But I will also throw in Joe Mixon, 282 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 1: who played very well this year. I think, you know, 283 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 1: I know, at some point we'll start talking about first 284 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 1: round draft picks and that sort of thing, but I 285 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:50,440 Speaker 1: think Mixon, who was kind of a fringe first rounder 286 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:52,480 Speaker 1: in past years, he has moved himself up with what 287 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:56,960 Speaker 1: he did a lot of this season. But also because uh, 288 00:13:57,520 --> 00:14:02,040 Speaker 1: before our show on Tuesday, You and I and and 289 00:14:02,040 --> 00:14:05,360 Speaker 1: and producer Justin we're talking about just the playoffs in general, 290 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:07,840 Speaker 1: and we were all sort of joking that nobody in 291 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:10,720 Speaker 1: the a f C can stop the run. And I 292 00:14:10,760 --> 00:14:13,719 Speaker 1: went and looked and of the seven a f C 293 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:17,360 Speaker 1: playoff teams, four of them so more than half, four 294 00:14:17,520 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 1: of them ranked nineteenth or worst in run defense. So 295 00:14:22,800 --> 00:14:25,080 Speaker 1: it's not really an exaggeration that really nobody in the 296 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:28,160 Speaker 1: a f C playoffs can stop the run. The Raiders 297 00:14:28,160 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 1: are ranked nineteenth, which I think actually might be the 298 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:33,120 Speaker 1: best of that of that that for the group of 299 00:14:33,160 --> 00:14:35,640 Speaker 1: four there. Um so, I think this is a situation 300 00:14:35,640 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 1: for Joe Mixon to kind of step in and uh 301 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:39,640 Speaker 1: and run the football effectively. We know they throw it 302 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:41,400 Speaker 1: to him now, which is something they hadn't done in 303 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:44,920 Speaker 1: the past. Uh So, I guess we're big on paying 304 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 1: up for for the Bengals, which I don't know that 305 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:49,840 Speaker 1: seems that seems like a bad omen for the Raiders, 306 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 1: right that we're talking about paying up for Bengals players, 307 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 1: and in this one and done playoff pool, and I'm 308 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:56,480 Speaker 1: doing this year. I'm thinking this week that I'm gonna 309 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:59,120 Speaker 1: just be stacking Bengals like, I think I'm gonna have Burrow, 310 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 1: Chase and mix in all in it and if they advanced, cool, 311 00:15:02,680 --> 00:15:04,400 Speaker 1: But I think this will be the game where like 312 00:15:04,440 --> 00:15:06,960 Speaker 1: they could kind of explode because the defenses and the 313 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:10,080 Speaker 1: matchups get tougher after this week for them, well, not 314 00:15:10,120 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 1: to mention there, there is I think an emotional kick 315 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 1: right Like the Bengals has sort of been disrespected for years. 316 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:17,360 Speaker 1: This team has some swag and they got a chip 317 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 1: on their shoulders, so it could be that they're ready 318 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 1: to go out and kind of make a statement this week. 319 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:24,760 Speaker 1: I know the Raiders have have played well and they 320 00:15:24,760 --> 00:15:26,680 Speaker 1: fought hard to get into the playoffs, but you also 321 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:29,400 Speaker 1: wonder whether or not they're a little bit spent from 322 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:31,640 Speaker 1: all the energy they had to expend to to get 323 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:36,080 Speaker 1: into the postseason. Um high salary player that we are 324 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:39,560 Speaker 1: avoiding this week, who would it be? This might be 325 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:42,440 Speaker 1: a surprise to you and some listening, but it's it's 326 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 1: the fun digs for me, because there's a small amount 327 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:48,040 Speaker 1: of players that cost as much as digs do in 328 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:51,960 Speaker 1: this slate, and it's it's a tough matchup, it's bad weather, 329 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:55,080 Speaker 1: it's gonna be like close to zero on when they're 330 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:58,000 Speaker 1: playing this game, which just makes it naturally harder to 331 00:15:58,040 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 1: put up big offensive numbers. And I know Biggs has 332 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 1: played well against the Patriots this year. The first game 333 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 1: not so much that was all weather related. The second 334 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:08,160 Speaker 1: game though, yeah, he top twenty fantasy points. But the 335 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 1: Patriots have j C. Jackson. We know that Bill Belichick 336 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 1: is going to take away He's gonna try to take 337 00:16:14,880 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 1: away the opposing team's best player. Right, he can't take 338 00:16:17,720 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 1: away Josh Allen, So I think he's gonna game plan 339 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 1: Let's take the fund digs out and let's ask these 340 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:25,600 Speaker 1: secondary wide receivers to beat us, and Allen to have 341 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 1: to beat us without his number one weapons. So because 342 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 1: of those reasons, I'm I'm fading Stefund Diggs this week. 343 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 1: I'm I'm really not too high on him. Yeah, I 344 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:36,240 Speaker 1: mean that makes a lot of sense. I know the 345 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:39,120 Speaker 1: Bills have said they plan to still throw the football 346 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:41,720 Speaker 1: even with the weather being bad. And as you mentioned, 347 00:16:41,760 --> 00:16:46,000 Speaker 1: I think it's supposed to be around eight degrees at kickoff, uh, 348 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 1: and it's only going to get colder from there as 349 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:51,680 Speaker 1: you get into the rest of the evening. Um, they 350 00:16:51,680 --> 00:16:53,760 Speaker 1: may want to throw the football, it may be hard 351 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:56,240 Speaker 1: to throw the football between the weather and a Bill 352 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 1: Belichick defense, So, uh that that makes some sense to me. 353 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 1: On the other side, I'm actually sort of staying away 354 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:04,720 Speaker 1: from Damian Harris, and he's not, you know, one of 355 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:07,040 Speaker 1: the highest priced guys on the slate, but he's certainly 356 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:09,800 Speaker 1: one of the higher guys at the running back position 357 00:17:10,119 --> 00:17:12,480 Speaker 1: on this slate. Uh. Some of it is just because 358 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:14,200 Speaker 1: he's he's a little bit banged up, but a bigger 359 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:17,919 Speaker 1: part of it is just that Bills defense, um and 360 00:17:17,920 --> 00:17:19,960 Speaker 1: and how they have been so good. They are one 361 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:21,840 Speaker 1: of the A f C teams that can stop the run. 362 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:24,879 Speaker 1: So that, uh, that is a reason for me to 363 00:17:24,960 --> 00:17:27,040 Speaker 1: kind of be a little bit worried about him. Also, 364 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 1: if it's like what we saw when they played before, 365 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:33,800 Speaker 1: if this turns into a high scoring game, that's gonna 366 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:36,200 Speaker 1: make it hard on New England to try to run 367 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:38,760 Speaker 1: the football. I know that the last time they played, 368 00:17:38,800 --> 00:17:41,560 Speaker 1: Harris ended up having a really good game against the 369 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:44,960 Speaker 1: Bills in the loss, but I just don't necessarily see 370 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:46,960 Speaker 1: that coming. His last two games of the season did 371 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:49,520 Speaker 1: not run the ball effectively at all. Like I said, 372 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:52,200 Speaker 1: not not a hundred percent healthy. I know, very few 373 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:54,720 Speaker 1: people are this time of year, but all these things 374 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:56,880 Speaker 1: seem to sort of make me a little bit worried 375 00:17:56,920 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 1: about him. Um, we could also see maybe some Remondres 376 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:02,119 Speaker 1: Stevenson kind of mixed in there as well. I just 377 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:05,760 Speaker 1: I don't love the Damien Harris opportunity this week. That's 378 00:18:05,800 --> 00:18:08,639 Speaker 1: just me that Hamstrong is gonna feel real tight and 379 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:11,520 Speaker 1: like when it feels like negative thirty or whatever, it's 380 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:16,720 Speaker 1: in the right absolutely. Um. Alright, so then our value picks, 381 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:19,159 Speaker 1: So you don't like Stefon Diggs, but it seems like 382 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 1: you do like another Bill as a value pick because 383 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:24,480 Speaker 1: I think the Patriots are gonna try their hardest to 384 00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:27,120 Speaker 1: take Stefon Diggs out of the passing game. I think 385 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:29,359 Speaker 1: that naturally the targets are going to go to some 386 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:31,879 Speaker 1: of the secondary targets there. So why not go with 387 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:34,720 Speaker 1: the guy who's the most explosive in Gabe Davis who 388 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 1: is less than four thousand on DraftKings this week? And 389 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:41,240 Speaker 1: I know that Gabe Davis had a really rough game 390 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:44,679 Speaker 1: last week, but he had fourteen targets and he was 391 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:48,160 Speaker 1: a sideline, a really nice sideline, almost getting his second 392 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:50,359 Speaker 1: foot in from having a long touchdown like he made 393 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:52,840 Speaker 1: some plays where he just was, you know, not able 394 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:54,679 Speaker 1: to get both of his feet down or something like that. 395 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:57,480 Speaker 1: So I know Emmanuel Sanders could be back for that one, 396 00:18:57,560 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 1: but he's been really banged up. I think he'll play 397 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:02,440 Speaker 1: in a limited role. Cole Beasley is like a move 398 00:19:02,520 --> 00:19:04,560 Speaker 1: the chains type of receiver, but if they take some 399 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:07,680 Speaker 1: deep shots that are into Stefund Diggs, it is going 400 00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 1: to be to Gabe David's So I think at thirty 401 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:11,720 Speaker 1: nine d he just needs to catch ones have a 402 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:13,919 Speaker 1: good day. It's pretty much it, right. I mean, he 403 00:19:13,920 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 1: gets in the end zone once and you're feeling okay 404 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:18,200 Speaker 1: about about having him in your lineup, and you know 405 00:19:18,359 --> 00:19:21,960 Speaker 1: he's had a good season. I mean to have been uh, 406 00:19:22,000 --> 00:19:23,480 Speaker 1: you know, kind of a guy we didn't think a 407 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:26,760 Speaker 1: ton about coming into the year. Um, but he stepped 408 00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:29,280 Speaker 1: up in a lot of situations and played really really well. 409 00:19:29,320 --> 00:19:32,360 Speaker 1: Whether it was Mannie Sanders being hurt, Cole Beasley being out, 410 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:36,000 Speaker 1: what have you. Uh, Davis was a nice secondary option 411 00:19:36,040 --> 00:19:39,320 Speaker 1: for Josh Allen in that passing game. UM. I guess 412 00:19:39,359 --> 00:19:42,440 Speaker 1: back to the theme of of you know, stacking Bengals 413 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:44,080 Speaker 1: or picking on the Raiders or however you want to 414 00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:46,920 Speaker 1: look at it, uh, cj Usama at thirty five hundred 415 00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:50,440 Speaker 1: because the Raiders have struggled against tight ends all year long. Um, 416 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:52,399 Speaker 1: I think this is going to be a Joe Burrow 417 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:54,960 Speaker 1: showcase in a lot of ways of him throwing the football, 418 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:58,919 Speaker 1: getting a lot of his targets involved, and sort of 419 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 1: like Davis, if us Alwa can catch a touchdown, you 420 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:03,720 Speaker 1: sort of feel okay about it. Um. I feel like 421 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:06,600 Speaker 1: I'm I'm, you know, like a band who's playing some 422 00:20:06,640 --> 00:20:08,760 Speaker 1: of the deep album cuts that only the real fans love. 423 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:10,920 Speaker 1: Because I've been kind of banging on C. J Usama 424 00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:13,160 Speaker 1: a lot this year when it comes to value picks 425 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:16,239 Speaker 1: or sleepers or tight end streamers. But I think this 426 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:18,720 Speaker 1: is an opportunity, uh to get him here. You know 427 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:20,840 Speaker 1: it's not an every week thing, but but it feels 428 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:24,720 Speaker 1: like this week thing for for C. J Usama. Um. 429 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:26,879 Speaker 1: All right, Uh, that's a good spot to kind of 430 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:28,640 Speaker 1: pause for a minute, take a quick break. We'll come back. 431 00:20:28,680 --> 00:20:31,199 Speaker 1: We'll talk the Sunday and the Monday night games for 432 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:35,679 Speaker 1: our DFS picks on the NFL Fantasy Football Show. All Right, 433 00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:38,719 Speaker 1: It's take an opportunity to look at the Sunday slate 434 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 1: of games, three games on Sunday. It starts today am Pacific, 435 00:20:43,280 --> 00:20:45,080 Speaker 1: one pm Eastern. I gotta do the math. Yeah, one 436 00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:48,399 Speaker 1: pm Eastern Eagles and the Buccaneers. That game in Tampa. 437 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:51,520 Speaker 1: We talked about where it could be raining in Windy Uh. 438 00:20:51,560 --> 00:20:54,040 Speaker 1: Then at four thirty Eastern, it's the forty Niners and 439 00:20:54,080 --> 00:20:56,119 Speaker 1: the Cowboys, which for me is a throw back to 440 00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:58,119 Speaker 1: the nineties. It's like me, you know, growing up being 441 00:20:58,119 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 1: in high school in college watching the Niners and cow 442 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:02,479 Speaker 1: Boys play in the playoffs. Uh. Which, by the way, 443 00:21:02,520 --> 00:21:04,600 Speaker 1: I think I think a note I saw from our 444 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 1: own Korean falcone uh is that the last four times 445 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:11,439 Speaker 1: the Niners and Cowboys played in the playoffs, the winner 446 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:15,040 Speaker 1: of that game went on to the Super Bowl. Just 447 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:18,480 Speaker 1: just throwing that out there. Um. And then the nightcap 448 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 1: a fifteen Eastern, it is Steelers and Chiefs. That's the 449 00:21:23,040 --> 00:21:25,760 Speaker 1: game that Ben Roethlisberger apparently says that they don't have 450 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:29,000 Speaker 1: a chance, They're just gonna go out and have fun. Um. 451 00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:31,080 Speaker 1: I mean, people think he's joking, and I'm like, are 452 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 1: you sure he's joking? I don't know, We'll see. He's 453 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:37,800 Speaker 1: he's in retirement mode already. This is just like he's like, whatever, 454 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:40,040 Speaker 1: let's have fun. You know, he's going out the night 455 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:43,439 Speaker 1: before and stuff. He's enjoying himself, right, you know, just 456 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:45,160 Speaker 1: like you know, he's just having the time of his life, 457 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:49,080 Speaker 1: just taking it all in, soaking up the memories there. Um. 458 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:51,560 Speaker 1: So anyway, let's let's kind of break down this slate 459 00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:54,200 Speaker 1: a little bit. Who is the guy that is worth 460 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:58,440 Speaker 1: spending top dollar on for this slate? No, no surprise here, 461 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 1: but Deebo Samuel had just VD nin h I that's expensive, 462 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:05,359 Speaker 1: but not quite as expensive as some of the other 463 00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:07,440 Speaker 1: big name players that we see in this late and 464 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:09,840 Speaker 1: Deebo Samuel is gonna do it all. I mean, you're 465 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:11,880 Speaker 1: you're stopping him in the in the passing game, he'll 466 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:14,240 Speaker 1: get you on the ground, he'll probably score a rushing touchdown, 467 00:22:14,440 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 1: and if you can stop him in both of those aspects, 468 00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:19,080 Speaker 1: he'll throw a touchdown against you. At this point, like 469 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 1: he is just he I'm not I don't think he 470 00:22:22,880 --> 00:22:25,399 Speaker 1: deserves the m v P Marcus, But I don't know 471 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:28,399 Speaker 1: if there is a player who influences his team's offense 472 00:22:28,600 --> 00:22:32,640 Speaker 1: non quarterback more than Deebo Samuel. So I think naturally 473 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:34,880 Speaker 1: they're gonna have a bunch of plays designed for him. 474 00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:37,080 Speaker 1: He's gonna get a bunch of opportunities. And he is 475 00:22:37,160 --> 00:22:39,080 Speaker 1: so dangerous with the ball in his hands that if 476 00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:41,679 Speaker 1: he's getting those opportunities, it's probably gonna lead to a 477 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:45,040 Speaker 1: good fantasy day. Deebo Is is what our our friend 478 00:22:45,119 --> 00:22:47,919 Speaker 1: Dave Damaschek would refer to as a jinga piece, right. 479 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:51,560 Speaker 1: He would always talk about the non quarterback on a 480 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:53,600 Speaker 1: team that if you took him away, the whole thing 481 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:57,640 Speaker 1: falls apart um. And and watching the Niners for most 482 00:22:57,680 --> 00:23:00,520 Speaker 1: of the year and especially down the stretch and especially 483 00:23:00,640 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 1: especially in that game against the Rams that got them 484 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:06,399 Speaker 1: into the playoffs, Uh, you take Debo out and this 485 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 1: whole thing goes absolutely nowhere. So I can I can 486 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:12,200 Speaker 1: certainly get down with that. Um, So we're gonna have 487 00:23:12,200 --> 00:23:15,000 Speaker 1: a disagreement here because I think it's gonna be I 488 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:16,919 Speaker 1: think Ceedee Lamb is the guy that that's worth kind 489 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:18,520 Speaker 1: of spending up for it. It's not a ton, I 490 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:22,160 Speaker 1: mean sixty three hundred, so he's still way below Deebo Samuel. 491 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:25,920 Speaker 1: But again, having watched that Niners secondary and watching them 492 00:23:26,520 --> 00:23:29,040 Speaker 1: over the weekend, like yes, they eventually sort of slowed 493 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:31,720 Speaker 1: down Cooper Cup in the second half, but I think 494 00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:33,320 Speaker 1: it's more because they were able to get to Matthew 495 00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:36,240 Speaker 1: Stafford and rattle him. But uh, the Niners have struggled 496 00:23:36,280 --> 00:23:38,639 Speaker 1: in coverage for a lot of the year, and and 497 00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:42,240 Speaker 1: Dac and the Cowboys offense starting to get rolling now. 498 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:44,360 Speaker 1: And you know, I know they sort of left everybody 499 00:23:44,359 --> 00:23:47,280 Speaker 1: in a long time in Week eighteen and they rolled 500 00:23:47,359 --> 00:23:50,160 Speaker 1: up fifty one uh in that final game of the season. 501 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:52,480 Speaker 1: I think they're getting hot, and I think the Niners 502 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:54,159 Speaker 1: are gonna have a struggle trying to keep up with 503 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:56,359 Speaker 1: Ceedee Lamb. So I think he's worth playing up for. 504 00:23:56,640 --> 00:23:59,280 Speaker 1: But I think that is a perfect segue to the 505 00:23:59,640 --> 00:24:04,680 Speaker 1: high salary player to avoid because you don't you don't agree, huh. 506 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:07,120 Speaker 1: I I love Ceedee Lamb, you know that. I love 507 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:09,880 Speaker 1: his talent. I like the matchup to The only thing 508 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:13,280 Speaker 1: for me is the usage as of late has been 509 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:16,240 Speaker 1: super weird for Ceedee Lamb. Like, he hasn't scored a 510 00:24:16,359 --> 00:24:19,480 Speaker 1: touchdown since Week ten. In the last month, his high 511 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:21,959 Speaker 1: as eleven Fantasy points, and in the last three weeks 512 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:25,320 Speaker 1: his high end targets is five. So I don't really 513 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:28,159 Speaker 1: get why they're using him this way, especially with no 514 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 1: Michael Gallup. Maybe they were taking it easy. Maybe they knew, hey, 515 00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:34,080 Speaker 1: we have the playoffs wrapped up. We want you guys 516 00:24:34,119 --> 00:24:36,600 Speaker 1: healthy and not getting banked up for for you know, 517 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:39,720 Speaker 1: the playoff run. But we all know the upside that 518 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:42,199 Speaker 1: Ceedee Lamb has, and maybe because of this usage she 519 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:44,560 Speaker 1: causes him to be less rostered, which is always a 520 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:47,679 Speaker 1: good thing in DFS. I just I was struggling with 521 00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 1: someone to pick here when I saw the recent usage 522 00:24:49,840 --> 00:24:52,080 Speaker 1: for Ceedee Lamb, I was like, alright, he's still the 523 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:54,520 Speaker 1: highest price Cowboy player even though they've been spreading the 524 00:24:54,520 --> 00:24:56,480 Speaker 1: ball out so much, so I guess I'll avoid him. 525 00:24:56,520 --> 00:24:59,480 Speaker 1: But everything you said is very true, and Ceede Lamb 526 00:24:59,480 --> 00:25:01,679 Speaker 1: could easily have a huge game, all right, So it 527 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:03,800 Speaker 1: wasn't It's not so much about the Yeah, I get it, 528 00:25:03,840 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 1: I understand that. I I just feel like for the Cowboys, 529 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:10,639 Speaker 1: they they may start loading up. Um. One of these 530 00:25:10,640 --> 00:25:12,440 Speaker 1: receivers is going to have a big day, whether it's 531 00:25:12,440 --> 00:25:15,480 Speaker 1: Seedee Lamb or Marie Cooper. I think one of these 532 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:17,240 Speaker 1: guys has a big, big game. So it's just sort 533 00:25:17,280 --> 00:25:19,840 Speaker 1: of about pegging the one, uh, that ends up, you know, 534 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:23,479 Speaker 1: putting up some numbers this week. Um. I'm looking at 535 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:27,280 Speaker 1: Tyreek Hill kind of for similar reasons. UM. I know 536 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:29,159 Speaker 1: he's kind of dealing with that heel issue. I know 537 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:33,119 Speaker 1: he's he was able to participate in full yesterday in practice, 538 00:25:33,160 --> 00:25:35,159 Speaker 1: and so maybe he's getting a little bit healthy. But 539 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:38,720 Speaker 1: down the stretch, Uh, Tyreek Hill just did not really 540 00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:42,200 Speaker 1: produce all that well. Um. You know, he had some 541 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:44,560 Speaker 1: some really down games the last couple of weeks of 542 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:48,760 Speaker 1: the season. In fact, the week seventeen, Week sixteen nineteen 543 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:52,600 Speaker 1: yards against the Steelers, just two catches there. Week seventeen 544 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:56,240 Speaker 1: had six catches but for forty yards. Week eighteen one 545 00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 1: catch for two yards on three targets. So I don't 546 00:25:58,760 --> 00:26:01,680 Speaker 1: know if that hell was bothering him, um or what 547 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:04,560 Speaker 1: it is, but it just sort of worries me. And 548 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:06,800 Speaker 1: the Steelers for as bad as their run defense has been, 549 00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:09,879 Speaker 1: they're decent um in the secondary and I think they 550 00:26:09,960 --> 00:26:11,800 Speaker 1: sort of have an idea of how to slow down 551 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:15,600 Speaker 1: Tyreek Hill. Uh So at seventy it just sort of 552 00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:17,800 Speaker 1: worries me. I think this is a game where if 553 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:21,280 Speaker 1: the Chiefs win, and I think they're gonna win. Um, 554 00:26:21,320 --> 00:26:23,000 Speaker 1: I think they do it kind of with their running 555 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:25,960 Speaker 1: backs and maybe some Travis Kelsey sprinkled in, but uh, 556 00:26:26,359 --> 00:26:28,080 Speaker 1: just sort of for the reasons that you were worried 557 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:30,360 Speaker 1: about Ceedee Lamb. It's kind of the reason I'm worried 558 00:26:30,359 --> 00:26:33,480 Speaker 1: about Tyreek Hill this week. Yeah, and this could be 559 00:26:33,520 --> 00:26:36,560 Speaker 1: a Chiefs win where like they throw the ball like 560 00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:39,560 Speaker 1: twenty five times maybe like not even Yeah, they could 561 00:26:39,600 --> 00:26:41,640 Speaker 1: just get a lead early and just grind up the clock. 562 00:26:41,680 --> 00:26:44,240 Speaker 1: Because Big Bend is in retirement mode. I don't know 563 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:46,119 Speaker 1: if he's gonna be able to drop you know, twenty 564 00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:49,600 Speaker 1: something points on the on the Chiefs defense. I just 565 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:51,720 Speaker 1: don't think they can. And I you know, for all 566 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:54,560 Speaker 1: the talk about the nostalgia of of Ben and all 567 00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:57,399 Speaker 1: these thank using tributes, I'm like, nostalgia doesn't make his 568 00:26:57,480 --> 00:27:00,159 Speaker 1: arm any stronger like that. That is what it is. Like, 569 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:02,359 Speaker 1: you know, he's not gonna remember what happened, you know, 570 00:27:02,440 --> 00:27:05,399 Speaker 1: five ten years ago and suddenly be like Yeph, now 571 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:07,040 Speaker 1: I got the arm strength of a guy who's much 572 00:27:07,080 --> 00:27:10,440 Speaker 1: younger than me. Like, no, I love the can they 573 00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:13,560 Speaker 1: get motivated enough to win for Ben? And it's like 574 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:16,560 Speaker 1: if Ben was not the quarterback, maybe, but like Ben 575 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:18,800 Speaker 1: still gonna have to make those throws and can he 576 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:20,600 Speaker 1: I'm with you, market, so I don't think he can. 577 00:27:21,080 --> 00:27:24,240 Speaker 1: Also side note, and you mentioned this before we started. Uh, 578 00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:30,600 Speaker 1: Juju Smith Schuster is back practicing again. That's interesting, that's interesting. Um, 579 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:32,960 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't think he plays right. I mean, 580 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:37,439 Speaker 1: it's it's Thursday. I can't imagine he's going to be 581 00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:40,000 Speaker 1: good to go after missing all year long, right, Like 582 00:27:40,280 --> 00:27:42,600 Speaker 1: this is just him sort of getting some work in 583 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:45,160 Speaker 1: and maybe trying to get himself back in shape for 584 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:49,240 Speaker 1: free agency. I guess even if maybe let's say he's active, 585 00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:52,359 Speaker 1: it's it has to be probably super limited. Maybe they 586 00:27:52,400 --> 00:27:54,399 Speaker 1: just get him, you know, get get his steps in, 587 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:56,600 Speaker 1: like I know you you love to say, maybe they 588 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:58,480 Speaker 1: throw to him a couple of times, but I can't. 589 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:00,639 Speaker 1: No ways, I do I think he'll be like a 590 00:28:00,640 --> 00:28:04,320 Speaker 1: difference maker or his usual Juju self. Yeah, I can't imagine. 591 00:28:04,320 --> 00:28:07,320 Speaker 1: Maybe he comes out any dances though, and we'll get that. 592 00:28:07,440 --> 00:28:10,080 Speaker 1: We'll definitely get a TikTok video at the very least. Okay, 593 00:28:10,160 --> 00:28:13,399 Speaker 1: I'm saying I'm putting this out here right now, right, UM, 594 00:28:13,440 --> 00:28:18,760 Speaker 1: I want Juju Smith Schuster and uh and Jackson Maxon's 595 00:28:19,280 --> 00:28:21,800 Speaker 1: I want them to have like a TikTok dance off 596 00:28:21,920 --> 00:28:25,800 Speaker 1: like on the midfield logo. That's what I want. It wouldn't. 597 00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 1: I mean, have you seen Jackson mahomes TikTok videos? They're 598 00:28:29,119 --> 00:28:32,040 Speaker 1: they're cringe like he even his dad like sometimes I'm 599 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:33,840 Speaker 1: like all right, at least like the dance was like 600 00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:36,479 Speaker 1: his are just like hand movements. I'm like, what are 601 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:39,560 Speaker 1: you doing here? I saw one from like last week 602 00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:45,360 Speaker 1: and like, what what is happening? Like young, like what's 603 00:28:45,400 --> 00:28:48,560 Speaker 1: going on? They're like cleaning up the field. I think 604 00:28:48,640 --> 00:28:52,200 Speaker 1: I saw that one and he's like dancing right. Oh man, 605 00:28:52,280 --> 00:28:54,560 Speaker 1: It's it is sort of why, Like I understand why 606 00:28:54,560 --> 00:28:57,600 Speaker 1: whenever you see Patrick Mahomes and one of his brother's videos, 607 00:28:57,600 --> 00:29:00,440 Speaker 1: like Patrick always looks sort of embarrassed to be there. 608 00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:06,200 Speaker 1: Like I get it. I understand fully. Um alright, uh 609 00:29:06,920 --> 00:29:09,160 Speaker 1: so I get this. To our value pick for the 610 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:12,120 Speaker 1: Sunday Slate, who was sort of the low salary guy 611 00:29:12,200 --> 00:29:15,080 Speaker 1: you think and can maybe go off. I think Cedric 612 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:18,280 Speaker 1: Wilson because he's just forty. He's pretty cheap. The last 613 00:29:18,280 --> 00:29:20,840 Speaker 1: two games though, he's played well with no Michael Gallup 614 00:29:20,840 --> 00:29:24,280 Speaker 1: he's given us nineteen and twenty nine Fantasy points, and 615 00:29:24,280 --> 00:29:26,680 Speaker 1: I understand the twenty nine one came in a game 616 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:28,760 Speaker 1: where the Cowboys had a huge lead, they had everything 617 00:29:28,840 --> 00:29:31,240 Speaker 1: kind of wrapped up. But still he's going to be 618 00:29:31,320 --> 00:29:34,480 Speaker 1: the third wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys. We know 619 00:29:34,520 --> 00:29:36,680 Speaker 1: they're gonna throw to him. They've been using him a 620 00:29:36,680 --> 00:29:38,680 Speaker 1: little bit more in the red zone. They'll they'll do 621 00:29:38,760 --> 00:29:41,360 Speaker 1: some trickery plays with him as well. So I think 622 00:29:41,400 --> 00:29:45,000 Speaker 1: at forty three hundred for the upside that he possesses, 623 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:47,840 Speaker 1: it's a pretty low price. So I really like throwing 624 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:49,880 Speaker 1: him in a line up there and just hoping that, 625 00:29:49,920 --> 00:29:52,080 Speaker 1: you know, one touchdown would pay off for him at 626 00:29:52,120 --> 00:29:55,000 Speaker 1: that price. He's getting a lot of work lately. Um. 627 00:29:55,040 --> 00:29:58,120 Speaker 1: You know, he stepped in for Gallop and played really well. 628 00:29:58,120 --> 00:30:01,360 Speaker 1: He's getting looks from uh Dak Prescott and really is 629 00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:03,800 Speaker 1: doing a lot with him and what he's thrown a 630 00:30:03,880 --> 00:30:05,880 Speaker 1: pass every once in a while too. I mean, I'm 631 00:30:05,920 --> 00:30:09,120 Speaker 1: not gonna I'm not gonna guarantee that happens, but you know, look, 632 00:30:09,120 --> 00:30:12,320 Speaker 1: they're there are definitely worse options, I think, especially at 633 00:30:12,320 --> 00:30:15,640 Speaker 1: that price point, than than Cedric Wilson. Um, I'm gonna 634 00:30:15,640 --> 00:30:18,400 Speaker 1: go with Daryll Williams. Maybe not a huge value at fifty, 635 00:30:19,160 --> 00:30:21,160 Speaker 1: but but I think in terms of what you can 636 00:30:21,240 --> 00:30:23,680 Speaker 1: get potentially from him. Uh. And I know he's I 637 00:30:23,680 --> 00:30:25,840 Speaker 1: think right now listed as questionable and trying to work 638 00:30:25,880 --> 00:30:27,760 Speaker 1: his way back, but it seems like there's a good 639 00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:30,880 Speaker 1: shot that the Chiefs will have him available for this 640 00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:33,520 Speaker 1: game against Pittsburgh. Like I said, I think this is 641 00:30:33,560 --> 00:30:35,840 Speaker 1: a game that ends up being sort of run heavy 642 00:30:35,880 --> 00:30:38,200 Speaker 1: for Kansas City. I think you're gonna see a lot 643 00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:41,560 Speaker 1: of Williams, a lot of Clyde Edwards Hilaire. And I 644 00:30:41,600 --> 00:30:43,600 Speaker 1: don't know, is it is Is it a stretch to 645 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:46,720 Speaker 1: say that Darrell Williams has been the Chief's best back 646 00:30:46,880 --> 00:30:49,280 Speaker 1: over the stretch of the season, because I feel like 647 00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:51,200 Speaker 1: this is a situation where they could lean on him 648 00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:53,640 Speaker 1: a little bit, especially if they get a lead late 649 00:30:53,640 --> 00:30:54,920 Speaker 1: in the game and just use him to kind of 650 00:30:54,920 --> 00:30:57,400 Speaker 1: grind out the clock. No, I don't think it's a 651 00:30:57,400 --> 00:31:00,280 Speaker 1: stretch to say at all. And and the thing, he's 652 00:31:00,280 --> 00:31:02,760 Speaker 1: been awesome when there's no c E. H. But when 653 00:31:02,840 --> 00:31:06,080 Speaker 1: Clyde Edwards Laire plays like Daryl Williams still is the 654 00:31:06,080 --> 00:31:08,400 Speaker 1: passing downs back and they still use him in the 655 00:31:08,440 --> 00:31:12,240 Speaker 1: red zone. So at that point, even with Hilaire active, 656 00:31:12,320 --> 00:31:14,400 Speaker 1: I mean Darry Williams, at that cost, I think could 657 00:31:14,400 --> 00:31:17,760 Speaker 1: still have a really good Fantasy day. Yeah, I definitely 658 00:31:17,760 --> 00:31:19,680 Speaker 1: wouldn't mind trying to squeeze him in where I could, 659 00:31:20,320 --> 00:31:22,880 Speaker 1: so I get us to the Monday night game again, 660 00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:27,480 Speaker 1: the first ever Monday night playoff game, a wild card game, 661 00:31:27,560 --> 00:31:31,080 Speaker 1: a rematch of a game we saw twice before this year. 662 00:31:31,080 --> 00:31:35,080 Speaker 1: It's the Cardinals and the Rams back at so Fi Stadium. Um, 663 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:38,160 Speaker 1: the Cardinals, who just stumbled down the stretch, looked like 664 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:40,400 Speaker 1: they had the NFC West all sort of locked up, 665 00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:42,840 Speaker 1: but they couldn't get it done. The Rams actually sort 666 00:31:42,840 --> 00:31:45,240 Speaker 1: of backed into the division title because they ended up 667 00:31:45,280 --> 00:31:47,320 Speaker 1: losing to the forty Niners in Week eight team but 668 00:31:47,360 --> 00:31:49,960 Speaker 1: the Cardinals lost as well, so that gave the division 669 00:31:50,320 --> 00:31:53,360 Speaker 1: to the Rams. So neither team coming in, uh, you know, 670 00:31:53,560 --> 00:31:58,720 Speaker 1: red hot exactly. And this one, um, so, who is 671 00:31:58,720 --> 00:32:00,440 Speaker 1: the player worth paying up for? And why is it 672 00:32:00,520 --> 00:32:04,040 Speaker 1: Cooper Cup? Yeah, it's it's Cooper Cup. I mean nine thousand, 673 00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:07,920 Speaker 1: who cares the last time that he played the Cardinals? 674 00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:11,880 Speaker 1: Fifteen targets, thirteen catches a hundred and twenty three yards 675 00:32:11,880 --> 00:32:15,600 Speaker 1: a touchdown and over thirty fantasy points. So yeah, I mean, 676 00:32:15,680 --> 00:32:18,320 Speaker 1: this guy, we know what he's capable of. It's Cooper 677 00:32:18,360 --> 00:32:21,440 Speaker 1: Cup That's all we gotta say. And uh, while we're 678 00:32:21,480 --> 00:32:24,360 Speaker 1: talking about this game, did you see that Kelly Stafford 679 00:32:24,400 --> 00:32:27,480 Speaker 1: was being like, do not sell your tickets to Cardinals 680 00:32:27,520 --> 00:32:30,600 Speaker 1: fans because like last week was so hard on the Rams. 681 00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:33,840 Speaker 1: I'm like, man, this is for any l A football team. 682 00:32:33,840 --> 00:32:37,240 Speaker 1: I guess it's not just the Chargers. Yeah, look, I 683 00:32:37,280 --> 00:32:40,360 Speaker 1: don't I don't think it's going to be that way 684 00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:45,720 Speaker 1: for this playoff game. I think what what Kelly Stafford maybe, 685 00:32:45,800 --> 00:32:47,800 Speaker 1: you know, sort of missing out on not to mention 686 00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:51,040 Speaker 1: the fact that, look, being in the playoffs is a 687 00:32:51,040 --> 00:32:53,560 Speaker 1: new thing for Matt Stafford, right, Like this is not 688 00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:56,040 Speaker 1: a this is not a consistent thing for him. But 689 00:32:56,120 --> 00:33:01,640 Speaker 1: I think what what Kelly Stafford may not understand is one, 690 00:33:01,720 --> 00:33:04,000 Speaker 1: I mean, there's a lot of cross pollination between the 691 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:06,800 Speaker 1: Bay Area and Los Angeles. Just in the state of California. 692 00:33:06,800 --> 00:33:08,920 Speaker 1: The are a lot of people from up there, case 693 00:33:08,960 --> 00:33:11,640 Speaker 1: in point who live in Los Angeles, um, you know, 694 00:33:11,680 --> 00:33:14,600 Speaker 1: and vice versa. The other part of it though, is 695 00:33:15,320 --> 00:33:18,120 Speaker 1: the Rams left l A for a full generation. I mean, 696 00:33:18,120 --> 00:33:19,880 Speaker 1: they were gone for twenty years. So you had a 697 00:33:19,960 --> 00:33:23,480 Speaker 1: generation of fans who grew up in Los Angeles without 698 00:33:23,520 --> 00:33:27,000 Speaker 1: a football team to cheer four, and you know, some 699 00:33:27,080 --> 00:33:29,480 Speaker 1: of them stayed with the Raiders, some of them, you know, 700 00:33:29,520 --> 00:33:31,080 Speaker 1: some of them did kind of stay and follow the 701 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:34,120 Speaker 1: Rams in St. Louis. But a lot of them grew 702 00:33:34,200 --> 00:33:36,720 Speaker 1: up as forty Niners fans because that was sort of 703 00:33:36,760 --> 00:33:38,400 Speaker 1: the team that you saw a lot of on TV. 704 00:33:38,600 --> 00:33:41,400 Speaker 1: They were the California team for a long time. I 705 00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:42,880 Speaker 1: don't I don't really feel like a lot of l 706 00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:44,840 Speaker 1: A people went to Sandy eight to the Chargers just 707 00:33:44,840 --> 00:33:47,440 Speaker 1: because there's there's still an l A San Diego rivalry. 708 00:33:47,520 --> 00:33:50,680 Speaker 1: But um, I think that's part of what you saw 709 00:33:50,960 --> 00:33:53,280 Speaker 1: last week, is that a lot of people who grew 710 00:33:53,360 --> 00:33:55,840 Speaker 1: up in l A without a football team who became 711 00:33:55,880 --> 00:33:57,920 Speaker 1: forty Niner fans show it up. Or a lot of 712 00:33:57,920 --> 00:34:00,480 Speaker 1: the transplants who were from the Bay Area and move 713 00:34:00,520 --> 00:34:04,680 Speaker 1: to l A showed up. So I understand her statement. 714 00:34:04,760 --> 00:34:07,680 Speaker 1: I do. I don't think it's gonna be the same 715 00:34:07,760 --> 00:34:10,160 Speaker 1: because I don't, you know, I don't think Cardinals fans 716 00:34:10,800 --> 00:34:13,879 Speaker 1: live in Los Angeles in that great of numbers, and 717 00:34:14,080 --> 00:34:16,680 Speaker 1: even though it's a relatively easy drive, it's a six 718 00:34:16,680 --> 00:34:21,319 Speaker 1: hour drive from Phoenix to Los Angeles. Um, I don't 719 00:34:21,360 --> 00:34:24,080 Speaker 1: think you're gonna see a lot of Cardinals fans migrating 720 00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:27,320 Speaker 1: out here for that game. So I get her concern. 721 00:34:28,160 --> 00:34:29,879 Speaker 1: I don't think it's I don't think it's gonna be 722 00:34:30,120 --> 00:34:33,479 Speaker 1: that much of a of a worry on Monday night. Um. 723 00:34:33,600 --> 00:34:35,719 Speaker 1: But anyway to a back up your point, Yeah, Cooper Cup, 724 00:34:35,760 --> 00:34:38,439 Speaker 1: he's the guy worth paying up for. I don't feel 725 00:34:38,440 --> 00:34:40,160 Speaker 1: like I need to launch into a long diet tribe 726 00:34:40,160 --> 00:34:42,680 Speaker 1: of why. If you've been paying attention at all, even 727 00:34:42,719 --> 00:34:45,000 Speaker 1: a little bit this year, you know why Cooper Cup 728 00:34:45,040 --> 00:34:47,840 Speaker 1: is worth uh spending the nine thousand dollars for to 729 00:34:47,880 --> 00:34:50,080 Speaker 1: get into the lineup. Uh. So that gets us to 730 00:34:50,120 --> 00:34:53,200 Speaker 1: the high salary player in this game to avoid Who 731 00:34:53,320 --> 00:34:56,760 Speaker 1: is it? For you? It's not a super high salary, 732 00:34:56,840 --> 00:35:01,719 Speaker 1: But for me it's Odell Beckham Jr. At because O'Dell, 733 00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:04,880 Speaker 1: as good as he has been lately for the Rams, 734 00:35:04,920 --> 00:35:08,040 Speaker 1: it's really been all about touchdowns. Like you look at 735 00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:10,239 Speaker 1: his recent games, he doesn't have a whole bunch of 736 00:35:10,280 --> 00:35:12,800 Speaker 1: yards in any of them. I mean the last four weeks, 737 00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:15,160 Speaker 1: he's below forty yards in each of them. If he 738 00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:17,960 Speaker 1: doesn't catch a touchdown, he is not going to have 739 00:35:18,360 --> 00:35:20,440 Speaker 1: a great fantasy day. And when we saw him play 740 00:35:20,520 --> 00:35:23,680 Speaker 1: the Cardinals last that was actually the one game in 741 00:35:23,719 --> 00:35:26,160 Speaker 1: the last six weeks that he had over fifty receiving yards. 742 00:35:26,239 --> 00:35:28,880 Speaker 1: But still we're talking about a guy who's even if 743 00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:31,080 Speaker 1: he catches a touchdown, probably going to give you less 744 00:35:31,080 --> 00:35:33,480 Speaker 1: than fifteen fantasy points. So I would just go in 745 00:35:33,480 --> 00:35:36,279 Speaker 1: another direction and get away from Odell. Yeah, it's you know, 746 00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:38,640 Speaker 1: it's funny because like it seemed like a big, splashy 747 00:35:38,680 --> 00:35:41,360 Speaker 1: move at the time. I would say it's been terrible, 748 00:35:41,400 --> 00:35:44,920 Speaker 1: but it definitely hasn't really been a difference maker adding 749 00:35:44,920 --> 00:35:48,360 Speaker 1: O'Dell since they got him. Um, I'm gonna say James Conner. 750 00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:52,279 Speaker 1: At part of it is the matchup. Part of it 751 00:35:52,320 --> 00:35:54,880 Speaker 1: is the fact that Connor is is still sort of 752 00:35:54,920 --> 00:35:57,879 Speaker 1: limited in practice and we're not sure about his availability 753 00:35:57,880 --> 00:35:59,719 Speaker 1: and even if he does play, like I don't know, 754 00:36:00,200 --> 00:36:02,000 Speaker 1: you know, if he's gonna be a full go for 755 00:36:02,040 --> 00:36:03,880 Speaker 1: the Cardinals this week. But but a lot of it 756 00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:06,720 Speaker 1: is the matchup, and you know, I know, the Niners 757 00:36:06,760 --> 00:36:09,320 Speaker 1: ran the ball well, especially in the second half, and 758 00:36:09,400 --> 00:36:12,600 Speaker 1: Debot ran the football well against the Rams. But the 759 00:36:12,680 --> 00:36:15,279 Speaker 1: Niners are sort of a different breed. They tend to 760 00:36:15,320 --> 00:36:18,680 Speaker 1: be more physical, especially with this Rams defense. The Cardinals 761 00:36:19,440 --> 00:36:21,880 Speaker 1: I don't I don't see them being quite as physical. 762 00:36:21,880 --> 00:36:23,759 Speaker 1: I don't see them being quite as much a punch 763 00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:25,560 Speaker 1: you in the mouth sort of sort of team. I mean, 764 00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:27,759 Speaker 1: you know George Kittle coming in last week saying this 765 00:36:27,800 --> 00:36:29,960 Speaker 1: is gonna be a body bad game against the Rams. 766 00:36:30,080 --> 00:36:33,560 Speaker 1: I don't since the Cardinals are gonna come in with 767 00:36:33,680 --> 00:36:35,759 Speaker 1: that mentality. That's just not the kind of team they are. 768 00:36:35,840 --> 00:36:38,480 Speaker 1: So if they kind of use their their regular running style, 769 00:36:38,600 --> 00:36:40,880 Speaker 1: they use the you know, try to spread out and 770 00:36:40,880 --> 00:36:43,520 Speaker 1: throw the football. Um, I just think it's a bad 771 00:36:43,560 --> 00:36:46,120 Speaker 1: situation for James Conner. I think I think maybe this 772 00:36:46,560 --> 00:36:48,800 Speaker 1: sort of lends itself more to being a Chase Edmonds 773 00:36:48,840 --> 00:36:52,759 Speaker 1: game than anything, so it would I would probably stay 774 00:36:52,760 --> 00:36:55,920 Speaker 1: away from from James Conner in this one, all right. 775 00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:58,640 Speaker 1: And the last one value pick? Who is your your 776 00:36:58,680 --> 00:37:01,759 Speaker 1: value pick for Monday Night? For me, it is zach Ertz, 777 00:37:01,760 --> 00:37:04,880 Speaker 1: who I was surprised to see his only fort hundred. 778 00:37:05,000 --> 00:37:07,319 Speaker 1: He not only is he my favorite tight end play 779 00:37:07,360 --> 00:37:09,120 Speaker 1: in this game, he might be my favorite tight end 780 00:37:09,120 --> 00:37:11,880 Speaker 1: play of the weekend. I mean, in the last month, 781 00:37:11,920 --> 00:37:14,680 Speaker 1: he's got at least nine targets in every game they're 782 00:37:14,760 --> 00:37:17,560 Speaker 1: using him more in the red zone. He's top eleven 783 00:37:17,600 --> 00:37:21,040 Speaker 1: Fantasy points in each of those games. I don't expect 784 00:37:21,040 --> 00:37:23,600 Speaker 1: that to change this week with no DeAndre Hopkins in 785 00:37:23,640 --> 00:37:26,359 Speaker 1: a game where the Cardinals could have to throw if 786 00:37:26,440 --> 00:37:29,600 Speaker 1: they are trailing late. So zach Ertz is uh. If 787 00:37:29,600 --> 00:37:31,719 Speaker 1: I was setting a lineup either for Sunday, Monday or 788 00:37:31,760 --> 00:37:33,279 Speaker 1: just Monday, like, I'd go to the tight end and 789 00:37:33,320 --> 00:37:37,080 Speaker 1: be like zach Ertz and then I'd figure out the rest. Yeah, 790 00:37:37,160 --> 00:37:39,680 Speaker 1: that's pretty smart. I mean he's well we talked about, 791 00:37:39,680 --> 00:37:42,080 Speaker 1: you know, O'Dell maybe not being a splashy ad for 792 00:37:42,120 --> 00:37:44,680 Speaker 1: the ram. Zach Ertz has been everything the Cardinals could 793 00:37:44,680 --> 00:37:47,399 Speaker 1: have wanted and more. Um, I'm gonna go with Van 794 00:37:47,480 --> 00:37:52,040 Speaker 1: Jefferson because while O'Dell has been sort of uh, Jefferson 795 00:37:52,080 --> 00:37:54,160 Speaker 1: has been kind of a guy who makes big plays 796 00:37:54,200 --> 00:37:57,440 Speaker 1: for this team. Obviously, Cooper Cup is the you know, 797 00:37:57,520 --> 00:37:59,759 Speaker 1: kind of the be all end all in the passing game, 798 00:38:00,000 --> 00:38:01,759 Speaker 1: but Van Jefferson has been a guy who can make 799 00:38:01,800 --> 00:38:04,680 Speaker 1: some place, who can get downfield and doesn't necessarily need 800 00:38:05,040 --> 00:38:06,880 Speaker 1: a ton of targets or a ton of catches to 801 00:38:06,880 --> 00:38:08,960 Speaker 1: put up a good number. Um. But if you can 802 00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:10,799 Speaker 1: catch a long pass or two or maybe get in 803 00:38:10,800 --> 00:38:13,640 Speaker 1: the end zone, Uh, then I think I think it's 804 00:38:13,920 --> 00:38:17,440 Speaker 1: it's definitely worth the shot of trying to get him in. Um. 805 00:38:17,600 --> 00:38:20,640 Speaker 1: Before we go for you sign off for this one. Uh, 806 00:38:20,680 --> 00:38:23,839 Speaker 1: it's just run through like in in a couple of words. Uh, 807 00:38:23,960 --> 00:38:27,320 Speaker 1: let's pick these games here. So Raiders Bengals, who you got. 808 00:38:27,680 --> 00:38:29,799 Speaker 1: I'm going with the Bengals there. Their their offense is 809 00:38:29,800 --> 00:38:33,319 Speaker 1: too much fun. Yeah. Same Uh for all those reasons. Uh, 810 00:38:33,640 --> 00:38:35,840 Speaker 1: Patriots Bills. I know who you're picking, but go ahead, 811 00:38:36,120 --> 00:38:39,319 Speaker 1: going with the Bills because of one reason. Josh Allen. Yeah, 812 00:38:39,320 --> 00:38:40,719 Speaker 1: I'm going with the Bills too. I think I think 813 00:38:40,719 --> 00:38:42,800 Speaker 1: they finally get over the hump. You know, the Patriots 814 00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:45,040 Speaker 1: had that nice run middle of the season, Uh, and 815 00:38:45,040 --> 00:38:46,560 Speaker 1: they came back to Earth. So I think the Bills 816 00:38:46,600 --> 00:38:51,480 Speaker 1: win this one. On Sunday, Eagles and Bucks. I'm going 817 00:38:51,560 --> 00:38:54,680 Speaker 1: with the Bucks because I've made a lost a lot 818 00:38:54,719 --> 00:38:57,000 Speaker 1: of picking against Tom Brady in my life, so I'm 819 00:38:57,040 --> 00:38:59,400 Speaker 1: just not doing it again, all right. I'm gonna say 820 00:38:59,440 --> 00:39:02,080 Speaker 1: the Bucks too. I've is gonna be a sloppy, ugly game, Um, 821 00:39:02,080 --> 00:39:03,680 Speaker 1: but I think the Bucks find a way to kind 822 00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:06,759 Speaker 1: of pull it out in the end. Forty Niners and Cowboys. 823 00:39:07,600 --> 00:39:09,920 Speaker 1: To me, this is the hardest game of the weekend 824 00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:13,760 Speaker 1: to pick. I'm going with the Dallas Cowboys. But I 825 00:39:13,760 --> 00:39:16,120 Speaker 1: I say that with very little confidence, Like the Niners 826 00:39:16,160 --> 00:39:18,520 Speaker 1: are hot and playing really well right now. Yeah, I 827 00:39:18,560 --> 00:39:21,680 Speaker 1: mean so my heart, my heart obviously says forty Niners, 828 00:39:21,680 --> 00:39:25,040 Speaker 1: and I really hope they win. My brain says Cowboys. Uh, 829 00:39:25,120 --> 00:39:27,000 Speaker 1: because I think they're I think they're just a slightly 830 00:39:27,040 --> 00:39:29,759 Speaker 1: better team all around, so I think, and I think 831 00:39:29,760 --> 00:39:31,680 Speaker 1: being at home maybe is a little bit of an advantage. 832 00:39:31,760 --> 00:39:36,200 Speaker 1: Do you think we see Trey Lance at all? Maybe 833 00:39:36,200 --> 00:39:37,920 Speaker 1: it's like a gadget thing, like, I don't think in 834 00:39:37,960 --> 00:39:39,719 Speaker 1: any kind of real way. Maybe they get down near 835 00:39:39,760 --> 00:39:41,839 Speaker 1: the goal line and decide to do something different with him. 836 00:39:41,880 --> 00:39:44,120 Speaker 1: I think that's that's kind of the only way. Um. 837 00:39:44,239 --> 00:39:45,920 Speaker 1: I also think we're gonna see a lot of shots, 838 00:39:46,480 --> 00:39:48,880 Speaker 1: a lot of throwback video of like Joe Montana and 839 00:39:48,880 --> 00:39:51,879 Speaker 1: Troy Aikman and Steve Young named Smith and all those 840 00:39:51,880 --> 00:39:56,239 Speaker 1: sort of guys. Uh, Steelers Chiefs, where you going Steelers? No, 841 00:39:56,360 --> 00:39:59,160 Speaker 1: I mean this is the Chiefs. I mean, I think 842 00:39:59,160 --> 00:40:01,720 Speaker 1: this is the easiest name of the week to pick. Agreed, 843 00:40:01,760 --> 00:40:03,600 Speaker 1: I think it's I think it's the Chiefs by a 844 00:40:03,640 --> 00:40:06,719 Speaker 1: couple of scores in this one. Uh, and then Cardinals 845 00:40:06,920 --> 00:40:09,440 Speaker 1: Rams where you're going? I'm going with the Rams here. 846 00:40:09,520 --> 00:40:12,160 Speaker 1: Mcveig's had too much success against the Cardinals and I 847 00:40:12,200 --> 00:40:14,400 Speaker 1: just think they have too much firepower. I like the 848 00:40:14,440 --> 00:40:16,959 Speaker 1: Cardinals a lot. I think they this was a good 849 00:40:16,960 --> 00:40:18,719 Speaker 1: step for them. I think they can build on it 850 00:40:18,760 --> 00:40:20,680 Speaker 1: next year. But I think they're one and done for 851 00:40:20,719 --> 00:40:22,520 Speaker 1: these playoffs. I think we agree on all these. Yeah, 852 00:40:22,520 --> 00:40:25,120 Speaker 1: I'm taking the Rams in this one too. Um. The 853 00:40:25,160 --> 00:40:27,680 Speaker 1: Cardinals just faded down the stretch in the second half, 854 00:40:27,840 --> 00:40:30,120 Speaker 1: and I think having to come on the road, uh 855 00:40:30,440 --> 00:40:32,080 Speaker 1: is gonna be a little bit too much for for 856 00:40:32,120 --> 00:40:34,680 Speaker 1: them to handle. So all right, so there it is. Uh, 857 00:40:34,719 --> 00:40:36,200 Speaker 1: we'll get back in we'll kind of look at these 858 00:40:36,400 --> 00:40:39,239 Speaker 1: next week and uh, you know, we're grouping and try 859 00:40:39,280 --> 00:40:41,400 Speaker 1: to see what happens going forward from there. In the meantime, 860 00:40:41,400 --> 00:40:43,440 Speaker 1: that'll do it for this edition of the NFL Fantasy 861 00:40:43,440 --> 00:40:46,239 Speaker 1: Football Podcast. Stay Happy, safe and healthy, give fact wear 862 00:40:46,239 --> 00:40:48,680 Speaker 1: a mask, do good and live well, and we'll talk 863 00:40:48,680 --> 00:41:15,800 Speaker 1: to you next week. A Cokoka ban cocoat All the 864 00:41:16,200 --> 00:41:16,520 Speaker 1: Killer