WEBVTT - FFW Micro - Najee Harris

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<v Speaker 1>You found Fantasy Football Weekly Micro, a deep dive on

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<v Speaker 1>pretty much every time it's about ten minutes, So I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know. The five minutes might have been just more

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<v Speaker 1>of a goal than really a reality test. I am

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<v Speaker 1>Paul Giargie and my co host is Guillotine, a Leagues

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<v Speaker 1>dot Com writer Tyler Knabiley. Tyler, who do you want

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<v Speaker 1>to break down today? I think we're gonna go with

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<v Speaker 1>Nazi Harris a little running back action to say, Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>I like it coming off a bad year that started

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<v Speaker 1>horribly ended a little bit better, but didn't end up

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<v Speaker 1>living up too close to where his ADP was last season. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>not even close. I mean he finishes the RB four

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<v Speaker 1>team last year, which actually feels a lot higher than

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<v Speaker 1>like I had him roster on a team and it

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<v Speaker 1>did not. No, Well, that's because I think his best

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<v Speaker 1>games are at the end of the year when your

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<v Speaker 1>team was out of it at that point. Exactly who

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<v Speaker 1>was the RB twenty and average points for game for

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<v Speaker 1>what it's worth. And it's funny because his ADP this

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<v Speaker 1>year is actually around RB fourteen, exactly where he finished

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<v Speaker 1>last year or so. Yeah, and there are people who

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<v Speaker 1>felt like Jalen Waddle was at least as good as

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<v Speaker 1>he was in limited action. I'm I don't know, Jane

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<v Speaker 1>la Warren, excuse me, yes, so you know, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know that I would go quite that far. But let's

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<v Speaker 1>let's dive into Naji Harris a little bit. What kind

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<v Speaker 1>of um, what kind of advanced metrics should we know

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<v Speaker 1>about Nagi Harris' season? So, according to the next Gen stats,

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<v Speaker 1>Nagie Harris finished that's the worst running back in rush

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<v Speaker 1>yards over expected with negative eighty one. So he's the

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<v Speaker 1>things not good. I think what's most notable is the

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<v Speaker 1>running backs that were finished below him. Here they are, well,

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<v Speaker 1>he was worst. These couldn't have finished below him, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean above it him, So okay, all right, I

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<v Speaker 1>got it. So Letard Fournette all right, not on his

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<v Speaker 1>current team, so dropped by the Bucks. Okay, Melvin Gordon

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<v Speaker 1>not on it, not on his current team either, right,

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<v Speaker 1>you know? And then he ended up on the Chiefs

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<v Speaker 1>and then they never played him. Ezekiel Elliott not on

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<v Speaker 1>his current team, Michael Carter on his current team at

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<v Speaker 1>least for now, but might be like the RB three,

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<v Speaker 1>He might be RB three for the Jets. James Robinson

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<v Speaker 1>not on his current team and not on last year's team,

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<v Speaker 1>and Dalvin Cook mystery in Minnesota, could be off his

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<v Speaker 1>current team. Yes, yes, I suspect he will be it

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<v Speaker 1>before everything is said and done, one way or another. So,

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<v Speaker 1>out of that whole list of players that finished in

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<v Speaker 1>the terrible yards over expectation, only one of those six

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<v Speaker 1>were the teams bothered to even retain. So it makes

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<v Speaker 1>you wonder is Nage Harris a part of the future

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<v Speaker 1>plans for the Steelers. I mean, I think the one

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<v Speaker 1>thing going into last season when we were talking about

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<v Speaker 1>him and drafting him was the efficiency. Because the efficiency

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<v Speaker 1>in his rookie season, he was not good, really at all.

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<v Speaker 1>He had the twelfth worst yards per attempt in twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty one three point nine, and he was tied with

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<v Speaker 1>Zeke and Cream Hunt this year for the fifth worst

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<v Speaker 1>in yards twenty to a three point eight. Yeah, that

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't bode well. Now, the offensive line has been a

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<v Speaker 1>legitimate excuse for the failings of Naji Harris because the

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<v Speaker 1>line is awful. It was awful two years ago. They

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<v Speaker 1>didn't improve it last year. Hopefully it gets better this year.

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<v Speaker 1>Talk to me about the impact from the offensive line

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<v Speaker 1>standpoint in Pittsburgh. Well, it's funny because I just remember

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<v Speaker 1>I remember two seasons ago it being a huge problem,

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<v Speaker 1>and yeah, they cannot run the ball. It's like this

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<v Speaker 1>running this old line cannot run block. So in twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty one they were the twenty seventh and run blocking

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<v Speaker 1>for PF, and last year they actually got to sixteenth,

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<v Speaker 1>which that seems like a marrage to me. It didn't

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<v Speaker 1>seem like they were they middle the pack run blocking unit.

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<v Speaker 1>To me, I don't know. I feel like that's where

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<v Speaker 1>PF can conna sometimes be like, what are they seen

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<v Speaker 1>that we're not? So yeah, yeah, didn't. It didn't feel

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<v Speaker 1>that way to me. Now, where Naji Harris helps is

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<v Speaker 1>he can catch. Oh, he can catch for sure. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean that was the thing in twenty twenty one which

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<v Speaker 1>made him like I think he was the RB five,

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<v Speaker 1>RB eight something like that in working season and he

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<v Speaker 1>had seventy one catches on ninety four targets. He was

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<v Speaker 1>first in receptions among running backs, which I think is notable. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I think the reason he did it was with big Ben.

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<v Speaker 1>Big Ben is just dump off king. Yeah he was,

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<v Speaker 1>that's right two years ago, right, because he couldn't throw downfield.

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<v Speaker 1>The arm was totally watched. UFF think there was a

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<v Speaker 1>game he like for Ben thirteen catches and something or something.

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<v Speaker 1>With Big Ben, I remember that distinct leave. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>kind to take the other grand Soul's kind of like

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<v Speaker 1>Tom Brady, Matt Ryan. Those guys just dump off, dump

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<v Speaker 1>off basses. So Big Ben leaves, Kenny Pickett comes in,

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<v Speaker 1>flash Mitchel Trobisky, and he has forty one catches on

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<v Speaker 1>fifty three targets, about half as many exactly time for

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<v Speaker 1>fifteenthrough receptions a running back. And I think this hurt

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<v Speaker 1>Naji Harris owners more than anything else. You felt like

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<v Speaker 1>you could bank on the receptions, Like you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>running game. It might not be there all the time.

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<v Speaker 1>Steelers is gonna behind in some games, but you know what,

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<v Speaker 1>we know he can catch. He was coming off that

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<v Speaker 1>season with the most receptions of any running backs. You're like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, my worst case scenarios. He falls off to

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<v Speaker 1>like fifth in receptions and he's still gonna help my

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<v Speaker 1>PPR leagues. But that didn't come That really did not

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<v Speaker 1>come together either for this offense. It also feels like

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<v Speaker 1>Jalen Warren was on the field quite a bit for

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<v Speaker 1>them last season. I mean the rookie season, it felt

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<v Speaker 1>like Naja Harris was the guy and he was the

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<v Speaker 1>only guy. Last season, Jalen Warren kind of made a

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<v Speaker 1>bit of an impact where this steve. I mean he

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<v Speaker 1>was I think he's a rookie YEP undrafted free agent

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<v Speaker 1>and they really liked him. They put him in the

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<v Speaker 1>game and he played pretty well. Yeah, and that's that's

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<v Speaker 1>some more here too. Um. It feels like you're certainly

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<v Speaker 1>gonna pay a lot lot less for Naji Harris this

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<v Speaker 1>year than the mid first round pick that he costs

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<v Speaker 1>you last year. But is that still a good value?

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<v Speaker 1>Where's he going in drafts right now? Right now? He

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<v Speaker 1>is going as the RB fourteen, RB fourteen third round.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you buying him there looking at some of these

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<v Speaker 1>other running backs around him? I don't think I am,

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<v Speaker 1>just because I feel like I said that RB fourteen,

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<v Speaker 1>It doesn't feel like he was that last season. I

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<v Speaker 1>think he was the beneficiary of just some some okay

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<v Speaker 1>games down the strets, some good games, I guess, But

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<v Speaker 1>I just I don't know why. The offense is terrible,

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<v Speaker 1>the old lines good, Kenny Pickett's ninety good. I just

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<v Speaker 1>I can't get myself behind the draft him in front

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<v Speaker 1>of some of these other guys, like do you would

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<v Speaker 1>you who would you draft Najie Harris or Romandre Stevenson

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<v Speaker 1>Because I'm the leader of the Romandra Stevenson fan club

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<v Speaker 1>and Damian Harris is gone. So I'm taking Romandra Stevenson

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<v Speaker 1>for sure. Okay, it's not even close. What about Jimir

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<v Speaker 1>Gibbs if he gives it's also landing spot dependent, but

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<v Speaker 1>in the right place. He's an electrifying runner. So exactly

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<v Speaker 1>if he looks like he's going to be the lead back,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm taking Gibbs for sure. If Gibbs looks like he's

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<v Speaker 1>drops into a timeshare spot, then I would probably lean.

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<v Speaker 1>I might lean Harris. Aaron Jones, Well, we know he's

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<v Speaker 1>in a timeshare spot, but we've seen but we've seen

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<v Speaker 1>what he can do at times, Yeah, which is good,

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<v Speaker 1>not great. I mean, there was a lot of frustration

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<v Speaker 1>as a as somebody that was investing in a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of Aaron Jones last year. There was plenty of frustration there.

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<v Speaker 1>But I still think i'd rather bank on that Packer offense.

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<v Speaker 1>That's Steelers offense. I think I'd take Aaron Jones, who,

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<v Speaker 1>by the way, is great and it was vastly I

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<v Speaker 1>felt under you, Spike green Bay last year. Yea, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>I got one more player for you, but two different situations.

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<v Speaker 1>All right. Dalvin Cook on the Vikings, Uh, as the presume,

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<v Speaker 1>even though they paid Alexander Madison, what is in today's

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<v Speaker 1>market starting running back money? I think I'd go Dalvin

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<v Speaker 1>Cook under the presumption that he's going to be the

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<v Speaker 1>starter and get most of the work. All right, What

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<v Speaker 1>about this Dalvin Cook on the Dolphins. I just made

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<v Speaker 1>that team up. It is a potential landing spot. So

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<v Speaker 1>Dalvin Cook on the Dolphins, Well, now I'm a lot

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<v Speaker 1>more interested. Uh, that would be a that'd be a

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<v Speaker 1>tremendous landing spot for him, and I'd be I'd be

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<v Speaker 1>a lot more interested in Dalvin Cooking. And definitely Dalvin

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<v Speaker 1>Cook there, I mean, wouldn't be close Dalvin Cook ends

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<v Speaker 1>up on the Dolphins given all the other weapons on

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<v Speaker 1>that offense, I think he'll he'll go in the second

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<v Speaker 1>round in most drafts. So you think so do you

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<v Speaker 1>like Dalvin Cook on the Dolphins more than on the Vikings? Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>for sure, all right, because there's no competition for carries

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<v Speaker 1>in Miami and that whole offense. No, it doesn't matter

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<v Speaker 1>right now. I'm not scared to write you boasted, no um,

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<v Speaker 1>all right, to let me, let me, let's frame it.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's frame up the conversation this way. And I want

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<v Speaker 1>to get to dynasty as well. But percentage chance Nazi

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<v Speaker 1>Harris starts and finishes the season as the Steelers number

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<v Speaker 1>one running back. He's the first round running back. He's

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<v Speaker 1>still seemingly the guy. I don't think Jalen Warren's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>take a spot from him. I think the numbers, and

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<v Speaker 1>some of them you hit on here, the terrible efficiency numbers.

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's vulnerable more than you think. We talked

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<v Speaker 1>about the old line being bad. How much how much

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<v Speaker 1>do you how much of the blame would you give him?

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<v Speaker 1>Percentage wise? It's his fault? Uh? Probably half? Okay? I

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<v Speaker 1>mean you know, I think if he had been running

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<v Speaker 1>behind the Browns offensive line, Nazi Harris would be a

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<v Speaker 1>first round pick, or the Falcons offensive line for that matter. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>the Falcons have a sneaky good offensive line. Yeah, um yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so yeah, I think that's part of it. Uh, where

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<v Speaker 1>would you how do you value Najie Harris in a

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<v Speaker 1>dynasty league? I actually just traded it away in a

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<v Speaker 1>dynasty league. Okay, so you don't Yeah, so would you

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<v Speaker 1>get So what's the what's the going rate on him?

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<v Speaker 1>I think I got a twenty twenty four first, okay

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<v Speaker 1>for Naji Harris, and I feel like I sold him

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<v Speaker 1>decently well yeah, just because I mean, you can't get

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<v Speaker 1>more than the first right now, especially not that I'm in. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>probably not. I don't think you could get this year

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<v Speaker 1>a first this year for him. Yeah, I was just

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<v Speaker 1>too scared about Like obviously, I sold kind of low

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<v Speaker 1>on him because his his his stock right now, it

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<v Speaker 1>seems to be an all time low. But like you said,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it could I could get lower than this.

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<v Speaker 1>It could be Yes, it could be great. Job Tyler.

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<v Speaker 1>you spell cannabily k n A e b Elliott. I

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<v Speaker 1>think it rings. I think it's easy. Nobody else does.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's because I think it's easier. An elementary school teacher

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<v Speaker 1>would last name Cannabi. Yeah it was in your family. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I had an elementary school teacher that was in your

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<v Speaker 1>family by marriage only though, right? Is that what I understand?

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<v Speaker 1>Not a blood relative gets blood relod Okay, yeah, still

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<v Speaker 1>I'm I'm the one person that knew how to spell

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<v Speaker 1>your name before everyone knew who you were. Who you were? Really,

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<v Speaker 1>that's how you said Hi the fourth July cook out.

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<v Speaker 1>There you go. I think you should do that. Talk

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<v Speaker 1>to you, talk to you later. Everybody, Bye bye,