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Speaker 1: go here alongside Adam Renk on the far side, beautiful

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Speaker 1: I'm happy to talk about more games. We have actual

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Speaker 1: headlines for today and when begin. In Seattle, we're sha

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Speaker 1: running back Marshawn Lint has been cleared of any wrongdoing

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Speaker 1: but the Bellevue Police Department in Washington, stemming from an

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Speaker 1: released a statement Wednesday saying, quote, the Bellevue Police Department

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Speaker 1: has determined that Marshawn Lynch was not involved in last

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Speaker 1: So you know, do the distractions and that little mini

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Speaker 1: any way? Not really. I don't think the hold out,

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Speaker 1: I don't think any of this has anything to do

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Speaker 1: Marshawn Lynch, it's the fact that he's had over nine

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Speaker 1: Forty Niners wide receiver Michael Crabtree returned to practice after

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Speaker 1: Michael Fabriano, Molly take Away. Hello, gentlemen, great stuff, Fabs,

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Speaker 1: good to see you. It's it's our first segment together. There.

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Speaker 1: It is the CT connection. You don't need to bounce back.

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Speaker 1: the National Football League. And the quarterback position is just

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Speaker 1: Spiller is a guy that I want to minimize risk with,

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Speaker 1: Anyone who had Spiller last year will definitely attest to that.

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Speaker 1: a negative Nancy here with the key Knicks. I don't

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Speaker 1: Because he's in a contract, your might listen to you.

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Speaker 1: You just are analyzing things. Great job on your part.

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Speaker 1: The contract year is definitely motivation. But Randall Cobb is

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Speaker 1: Cobb is a guy to me who's versatile. He's almost

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Speaker 1: Is it Hoyer? Is it Manzell? Is it Manzell? Is

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Speaker 1: But the battles for the backfield is what fantasy owners

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Speaker 1: Welcome back to NFL Fantasy Live. James Cod here alongside

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Speaker 1: NFC North with the team Near and Dear to Rank's

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Speaker 1: heart to Chicago Bears. Bear Down, bear Down. All right,

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Speaker 1: let's take a look at their schedule first. Uh, this

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Speaker 1: Because it's all perception when it comes to Jay Culer.

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Speaker 1: five of his last seven in seasons. Plus he played

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Speaker 1: with Mike Marts, which you might as well just not

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Speaker 1: count those anytime. Like Mike, Mike Mark gets his quarterbacks

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Speaker 1: blown up. So Jay Cutler is durable, he is gonna

429
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Speaker 1: be strong, he is in his second year, he is matured.

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Speaker 1: He's a father now there's a lot of things in fact,

431
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Speaker 1: what you know what that's like. Yes, you become like

432
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Speaker 1: you know, you become much more responsible. Jake Cutler will

433
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Speaker 1: be a top five fantasy quarterbacks. Let me ask you

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Speaker 1: about the defense. Are they worth again picking up this

435
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Speaker 1: year because it was the sixth worst scoring defense in

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Speaker 1: the game last year? Did you know they scored less

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Speaker 1: nassy points than Dallas last year? I'm aware, Yes, I

438
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Speaker 1: understand they scored less fantasy points. I don't draft defenses,

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Speaker 1: especially if you're having your draft right now. Don't rebound

440
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Speaker 1: though they can rebound. Yeah, they're getting guys back. Peanut

441
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Speaker 1: Tilman's back, Kyle Fuller their first round draft pick. They

442
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Speaker 1: did a nice job in the draft, and this is

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Speaker 1: one of those teams that over the years have been

444
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Speaker 1: very opportunistic. The only downside is Devin Hester is not

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Speaker 1: there and that one return that hurts the return game.

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Speaker 1: So I downgrade a little bit. I would stay away

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Speaker 1: from the Bears defense. I'd look at some other teams.

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Speaker 1: I look at the Houston Texans, maybe even Jacksonville Plow,

449
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Speaker 1: but the Bears in name, it's one of those familiar names.

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Speaker 1: Don't get caught up in that leave them being all right,

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Speaker 1: let's take a look at your board here, Adam, in

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Speaker 1: terms of where to take some of these guys, ja

453
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Speaker 1: culor obviously a projected that's projected, right, Yeah, would you

454
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Speaker 1: like him to pay some serious profits at that price?

455
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Speaker 1: That's great? Like, if you get Jay Cutler in the

456
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Speaker 1: tenth round, you've won your fantasy league? Are you should?

457
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Speaker 1: You want it just like bants and that's all you

458
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Speaker 1: gotta do. That's I don't care who you draft. I

459
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Speaker 1: love Martellis Bennett in the twelve especially after looking at

460
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Speaker 1: those numbers. That's apparently Jay Cutler is really thrown to Martellis.

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Speaker 1: That's that's his a dpad and drafted. Still to come

462
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Speaker 1: on NFL Fantasy Live. We're staying in the NFC North

463
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Speaker 1: then hopping on the high Light four East to Detroit

464
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Speaker 1: for more Fantasy two days. Legat Tron has proven he's

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Speaker 1: the best in the game at his position. We will

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Speaker 1: be saying, say about Matthew Stafford after this year, can

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Speaker 1: he make the leapman become the number one, two or

468
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Speaker 1: three Fantasy quarterback in the game. We're trying to answer

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Speaker 1: right after this and welcome back to NFL Fantasy Live.

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Speaker 1: The depth chart, something every fantasy player has to keep

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Speaker 1: their eyes on, especially this time of year. Let's do

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Speaker 1: that and give you a clear picture on some murky

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Speaker 1: depth charts around the NFL. It's time for a clearer picture,

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Speaker 1: presented by best By all Right, these are some of

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Speaker 1: the closer battles we're gonna be taking a look at. Obviously,

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Speaker 1: Ben Tap versus Terrence West, a very close running back

477
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Speaker 1: battle in New York, as Chris Ivey taken on Chris

478
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Speaker 1: Johnson and some rookies on this class as well Terrence West,

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Speaker 1: as we mentioned Davanta Freeman. We're gonna be talking about

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Speaker 1: John Brown, a relative unknown, but we're gonna break in

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Speaker 1: that down as well. But let's start in Cleveland at

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Speaker 1: the running back position, Adam Rank. The Brown signed Ben

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Speaker 1: Ta to be their lead back, but then drafted Terrence West,

484
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Speaker 1: a guy I know you're extremely high on. And man,

485
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Speaker 1: there's been a lot of buzz around this, a lot

486
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Speaker 1: of the buzz right on the one dwagon for Terence West,

487
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Speaker 1: and at one point I just want the Brown. Is

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Speaker 1: it just fast forward to the part of the show

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Speaker 1: where Johnny Manzella is they're starting quarterback, where Terrence West

490
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Speaker 1: is they're starting running back, and then everybody can be

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Speaker 1: happy because you know, depending on who you are, if

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Speaker 1: you're one of those Terrence West defenders, you looked at

493
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Speaker 1: the glass game against Detroit and said, hey, he looked

494
00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:16,479
Speaker 1: pretty good. He showed some birds. He didn't play a

495
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Speaker 1: lot with the first teamers, but when he did get

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Speaker 1: his opportunities, he looked pretty sharp. And then if not,

497
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Speaker 1: you look at you know, his yards per carry or

498
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Speaker 1: anything like that. We're just gauging. You're you're just trying

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Speaker 1: to look at the statistics to defend your position at

500
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Speaker 1: this point. That's why this game is so important and

501
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Speaker 1: going forward seeing that how he responds. But man, after

502
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Speaker 1: after watching him at the combine and listening to some

503
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Speaker 1: of the scouts and everybody rave about him, I'm ready

504
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Speaker 1: to go all in. If he puts the chips in, baby,

505
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Speaker 1: I'm in. I'm in. I'm gonna I'm gonna draft him

506
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Speaker 1: earlier than I should too. I like it. Let's go

507
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Speaker 1: to Miami, Marcus Grant, talk to me about Lamar Miller

508
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Speaker 1: versus no Sean Morino. Marino came in a little out

509
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Speaker 1: of shape, He's got that knee issue. Who do you

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Speaker 1: like in that back. First, I feel like it should

511
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Speaker 1: be Michael Fabiano talking about Lamar Miller after talking about

512
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Speaker 1: guys get him a little better look than I didn't.

513
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Speaker 1: I think Lamar Miller is the guy right now, sort

514
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Speaker 1: of by the fault because the no Sean Moreno was

515
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Speaker 1: signed and we all assumed he was going to step

516
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Speaker 1: in and take over that number one job chman, and

517
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Speaker 1: he had the off season surgery. His recovery has been slow.

518
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Speaker 1: In the meantime, Miller has looked I will say great,

519
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Speaker 1: but he was better than he had during the regular

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Speaker 1: season last year, and right now he's the guy in

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Speaker 1: the lead there. I think when Moreno gets healthy, he's

522
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Speaker 1: gonna start taking more snaps, He's gonna start to see

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Speaker 1: more touches. But at least in the short term, Lamar

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Speaker 1: Miller is the guy. Even then, I'm still waiting before

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Speaker 1: I get him. I don't know that I have him

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Speaker 1: as more than a flex stops and that is at

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Speaker 1: the absolute best for him. And you know, as poor

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Speaker 1: guys like Mike Gilles Lee and and Daniel Thomas there

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Speaker 1: and afterthought, it's Miller and Moreno in that backfield. The

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Speaker 1: good thing is you don't have to spend a high

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Speaker 1: draft pick to get either guy. I mean, Lamar Miller

532
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Speaker 1: was going a lot higher than he probably should have

533
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Speaker 1: last year, and so that's why he burned a lot

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Speaker 1: of people. All right, another guy that's burned some folks

535
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Speaker 1: in the past, pointed at me, may not have all right,

536
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Speaker 1: we're going in New York. The Jets added Chris Johnson.

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Speaker 1: He's battling Chris Ivory. Who do you like in that backfield?

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Speaker 1: Can c J become at least one K, no, maybe

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Speaker 1: nine K, which means nine that's alright. Nine thousand yards

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Speaker 1: would be quite a bit, and I draft him as

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Speaker 1: my first overall pick in the case, but I just

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Speaker 1: don't see him putting up big numbers in New York.

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Speaker 1: He's had a thousand yards in every year of his

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Speaker 1: career until two thousand and fourteen. Last year career worse

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Speaker 1: three point nine yards per carry average. Don't like to

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Speaker 1: see that. He's entering his age twenty nine season, and

547
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Speaker 1: retch Ryan has talked about wanting a backfield committee there

548
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Speaker 1: with Chris ivery with balal Po. I still think CJ

549
00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:36,239
Speaker 1: will leave this team in backfield touches, but I'm not

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Speaker 1: touching him until the sixth round. As a flex starter

551
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Speaker 1: and that's it. You know, Chris Johnson has a pretty

552
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Speaker 1: good old line there. Does that actually help you stop

553
00:25:45,480 --> 00:25:48,119
Speaker 1: a pretty good old line in Tennessee last year? You

554
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Speaker 1: might be right, but they have a different, I guess

555
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Speaker 1: style of running this ball. It seems more actually, guys,

556
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Speaker 1: it seems more of like a powerback style. But Chris

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Speaker 1: Johnsons kind of that shiftier guys like you're trying to

558
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Speaker 1: talk to yourself into Chris Johnson. He finished nas taking

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Speaker 1: them they know me too well. In Atlanta, the Falcons

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Speaker 1: if Steven Jackson as a starter, jack Quiz Rodgers as

561
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Speaker 1: a backup, but then drafted Devantay Freeman at FSU. Adam Rake,

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Speaker 1: here's another rookie running back. I know you're very high

563
00:26:15,200 --> 00:26:17,800
Speaker 1: on Listen. I nailed the Falcons running back so good

564
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Speaker 1: and as far as drafting them, because last year I

565
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Speaker 1: said Stephen Jackson's gonna be the Fantasy m VP. He

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Speaker 1: was great and week fift so sorry, But DeVonta Freeman

567
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Speaker 1: is somebody I'm really excited about watch him. A lot

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Speaker 1: of Florida State feel that he can come out and

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Speaker 1: really take advantage of the opportunity he's given to him

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Speaker 1: because Steven Jackson is fighting through some injuries, and Steven

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Speaker 1: Jackson is now thirty one, on the downside of his career,

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Speaker 1: a lot of tread on those tires after all those

573
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Speaker 1: years in St. Louis just being there battering ram So

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Speaker 1: DeVonta Freeman is a fresh perspective, a fresh look, and

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Speaker 1: he will get at least two hundred touches this season.

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Speaker 1: I've already I've already said I will buy a pair

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Speaker 1: of John Cena's never give up tennis shoes where I'm

578
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Speaker 1: on the show if that does not happen. So I'm

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Speaker 1: going all in on DeVonta. I'm going rookie heavy. I

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Speaker 1: think the big question marks surrounding Davonte right is the

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Speaker 1: fact that he's never really had that many touches, even

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Speaker 1: in college, So to other touches I think would be

583
00:27:04,040 --> 00:27:06,240
Speaker 1: a little bit surprising. But if he doesn't, man, he's

584
00:27:06,280 --> 00:27:08,880
Speaker 1: got that explosive power to to really be a force

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Speaker 1: in fantasy. He's got a lot of exciting moves to him.

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Speaker 1: He's got a lot of upside. So that's what I'm

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Speaker 1: looking for at this point. You know, these running backs,

588
00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:17,639
Speaker 1: there's not a lot of great running backs out there.

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00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:19,119
Speaker 1: A lot of running back by committees. So when you

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Speaker 1: see somebody who's got a little bit of a glimmer,

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Speaker 1: I'm gonna take advantage of it all right in Atlanta,

592
00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:25,960
Speaker 1: or excuse me, in New Orleans rather, Pierre Thomas Darren

593
00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:29,920
Speaker 1: sprawls were both overall pretty good, but inconsistent production sprawls gone.

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Speaker 1: We know Thomas slide in the depth chart. We know

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Speaker 1: mark Ingram Man. He looked amazing in the preseason. And

596
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Speaker 1: then there's also this unknown prospect Kyrie Mark Robinson Marcus

597
00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:42,240
Speaker 1: Who do you like in a very messy backfield there?

598
00:27:42,520 --> 00:27:44,720
Speaker 1: You know it is messy is the perfect word for it,

599
00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:46,800
Speaker 1: because there are so many guys. It's like their receivers

600
00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:48,359
Speaker 1: even There's so many guys and you just never know

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00:27:48,359 --> 00:27:50,439
Speaker 1: where it's gonna be. Great point, mark ingram is going

602
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Speaker 1: to be the lead. I think this year it's a

603
00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:53,880
Speaker 1: big year for him. They didn't pick up his fifth

604
00:27:53,920 --> 00:27:55,600
Speaker 1: year option, so this is very much a year that

605
00:27:55,640 --> 00:27:58,919
Speaker 1: he has to prove himself. Motivation is a key. Absolutely.

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Speaker 1: I'd like to see him get some axes against the

607
00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:02,399
Speaker 1: one see how he does there. But he did look

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Speaker 1: very good in his first preseason game. He's gonna get

609
00:28:04,920 --> 00:28:07,000
Speaker 1: the bulk of the Texas, but Robinson's going to be there.

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00:28:07,040 --> 00:28:10,560
Speaker 1: He's going to see opportunities. Pierre Thomas caught seventy seven

611
00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:12,720
Speaker 1: passes last year. That was more than any other NFL

612
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Speaker 1: running back. He won't just disappear completely from the game plan,

613
00:28:16,160 --> 00:28:18,080
Speaker 1: but so many of these guys are gonna be rotated

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Speaker 1: through that I'm gonna wait a long time before I

615
00:28:20,040 --> 00:28:22,880
Speaker 1: even bother with any Saints running backs just because they're

616
00:28:22,920 --> 00:28:25,840
Speaker 1: all going to cannibalize each other's opportunity. Is it odd

617
00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:28,200
Speaker 1: for you that this is such a high powered offense

618
00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:29,960
Speaker 1: and yet no one really wants to touch any of

619
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Speaker 1: the running backs here because it's a passing offense. Really,

620
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Speaker 1: Darren Sprowles was probably the best in terms of consistency

621
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Speaker 1: in New Orleans over the last few years. Now he's gone,

622
00:28:38,040 --> 00:28:41,360
Speaker 1: he's in Philadelphia. Pierre Thomas moves into that Darren sprows role,

623
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Speaker 1: and I agree with Marx, I need to see more

624
00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:46,920
Speaker 1: from mark Ingram because four years in the league haven't

625
00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:48,720
Speaker 1: done much right. In a thirty three years in the league,

626
00:28:48,840 --> 00:28:50,960
Speaker 1: he's he's been a disappointment. Very true. All right, Fabs,

627
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Speaker 1: I want to stay with you, but let's go to

628
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Speaker 1: San Francisco. Where should I take an Kwon Bolden? Where

629
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Speaker 1: should I take Stevie Johnson? I wouldn't even draft Stevie Johnson,

630
00:28:59,320 --> 00:29:02,560
Speaker 1: undraftable late round pick at best. And Quan Bolden, to me,

631
00:29:02,600 --> 00:29:04,560
Speaker 1: is also a late run pick. Last year, had a

632
00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:07,120
Speaker 1: very good season, his best year since his days in

633
00:29:07,160 --> 00:29:10,560
Speaker 1: Arizona when our boy Kurt Wire was throwing touchdown passes

634
00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:13,240
Speaker 1: all over the place. Look, but there's more mouths to

635
00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:16,920
Speaker 1: feed now, Vernon Davis, You've got Stevie Johnson. Michael Crabtree

636
00:29:17,040 --> 00:29:19,360
Speaker 1: is back and healthy, at least we hope he's healthy.

637
00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:22,280
Speaker 1: So if that remains the case all season long, and

638
00:29:22,400 --> 00:29:24,560
Speaker 1: Kuon Boulden's targets are gonna go down, he's going to

639
00:29:24,640 --> 00:29:27,320
Speaker 1: be more of a wide receiver who has eight or

640
00:29:27,360 --> 00:29:31,400
Speaker 1: nine hundred yards, maybe six to seven touchdowns, a late

641
00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:33,360
Speaker 1: run pick. He's not going to duplicate what he did

642
00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:36,240
Speaker 1: last year. Unless injuries occurred. We're gonna say m C. West.

643
00:29:36,240 --> 00:29:37,959
Speaker 1: This is kind of my favorite topic here because we're

644
00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:41,120
Speaker 1: talking about an unknown player and unknown Michael Floyd versus

645
00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:43,240
Speaker 1: John Brown, Adam Rank. Give me the skinny on this.

646
00:29:43,360 --> 00:29:45,360
Speaker 1: Michael Floyd, He's got an a DP of the six round.

647
00:29:45,400 --> 00:29:47,360
Speaker 1: He's a good prospect and John Brown is not going

648
00:29:47,400 --> 00:29:49,320
Speaker 1: to fight him off. But it's somebody that we have

649
00:29:49,360 --> 00:29:52,040
Speaker 1: to talk about because the coaches will not stop talking

650
00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:54,600
Speaker 1: about him. And here's the deal with John Brown is

651
00:29:54,600 --> 00:29:56,640
Speaker 1: that you'll take a late round flyer on him. He'll

652
00:29:56,680 --> 00:29:59,040
Speaker 1: do nothing for the first couple of weeks. So finally

653
00:29:59,080 --> 00:30:01,280
Speaker 1: in week three you'll say forget it, I drop him.

654
00:30:01,320 --> 00:30:04,720
Speaker 1: Then he'll have an unexpected great game against San Francisco

655
00:30:04,760 --> 00:30:06,800
Speaker 1: forty Niners. So you go up and you pick him

656
00:30:06,880 --> 00:30:09,120
Speaker 1: up on the waiver wire, except the Cardinals have a

657
00:30:09,120 --> 00:30:11,360
Speaker 1: bye week in week four, so you hold on to him,

658
00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:13,960
Speaker 1: and he's starting against the Broncos in week five and

659
00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:15,800
Speaker 1: he does nothing, so you get rid of him. And

660
00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:18,160
Speaker 1: then he torches the Redskins in week six and you

661
00:30:18,240 --> 00:30:19,680
Speaker 1: got to pick him up on the waiver wire, but

662
00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:21,920
Speaker 1: your buddy shared and got him instead. And you may

663
00:30:21,960 --> 00:30:24,280
Speaker 1: set out in your super morose. Is that clear enough?

664
00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:29,719
Speaker 1: What's gonna happen? Wow? That, my friends, is called knowledge dropping,

665
00:30:30,040 --> 00:30:33,440
Speaker 1: And that was a clear picture presented by Best fun.

666
00:30:33,760 --> 00:30:36,959
Speaker 1: All Right, Joey bell stock is rapidly rising in detail,

667
00:30:37,040 --> 00:30:39,240
Speaker 1: So what does that mean for Reggie Bush's role in

668
00:30:39,320 --> 00:30:41,640
Speaker 1: Jim Caldwell's new offense. Who got You covered? On a

669
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Speaker 1: full Lions Fantasy outlooking next and later on Week two

670
00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:47,960
Speaker 1: of the preseason gets up. Tonight, we're putting our coaching

671
00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:51,120
Speaker 1: hats on and breaking down what every fantasy GM should

672
00:30:51,120 --> 00:30:58,320
Speaker 1: be watching for this weekend. Back after this, Welcome back

673
00:30:58,360 --> 00:31:03,040
Speaker 1: to NFL Fantasy Live. Fabiano and Marcus Grant joining me

674
00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:05,960
Speaker 1: and we kicked off our two days this week and

675
00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:08,040
Speaker 1: we are going to continue. Yesterday we touched on the

676
00:31:08,040 --> 00:31:11,240
Speaker 1: Packers and Vikings, and earlier today we talked about the Bear.

677
00:31:11,320 --> 00:31:13,920
Speaker 1: So it's time to head to Motown. Complete the division

678
00:31:13,960 --> 00:31:16,000
Speaker 1: there and we'll get to the roster in a second.

679
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Speaker 1: But first, let's take a look at the schedule, guys,

680
00:31:18,840 --> 00:31:21,760
Speaker 1: and if you had one concern through the first eight games,

681
00:31:21,760 --> 00:31:24,160
Speaker 1: what is it? Marcus H. You know, I think the

682
00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:27,200
Speaker 1: biggest concern mostly is you have those division games that

683
00:31:27,200 --> 00:31:29,040
Speaker 1: are always tough. I mean, their teams would see each

684
00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:30,760
Speaker 1: other twice a year, they know each other a lot.

685
00:31:30,840 --> 00:31:34,520
Speaker 1: But generally speaking, I'm not too concerned about the schedule.

686
00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:36,000
Speaker 1: Maybe I don't want to load up with too many

687
00:31:36,040 --> 00:31:38,160
Speaker 1: guys on the same vibe, but I'm more worried about

688
00:31:38,160 --> 00:31:40,959
Speaker 1: what their production will be, not what the schedules. For me,

689
00:31:41,080 --> 00:31:44,400
Speaker 1: the schedule is a help in terms of drafting. When

690
00:31:44,440 --> 00:31:46,920
Speaker 1: I have two players who are very similar in value,

691
00:31:47,320 --> 00:31:49,800
Speaker 1: if I see that one has a better schedule than

692
00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:52,760
Speaker 1: the other, that could be the breaking point for who

693
00:31:52,760 --> 00:31:55,080
Speaker 1: I decided to. Yeah, it's helpful for splitting hairs when

694
00:31:55,080 --> 00:31:56,719
Speaker 1: when they're so a neck and neck there. All right,

695
00:31:56,760 --> 00:31:58,560
Speaker 1: let's get to the guy who is at the helmet

696
00:31:58,600 --> 00:32:02,120
Speaker 1: this team. That would be one Matthew Stafford. Now, even

697
00:32:02,120 --> 00:32:05,120
Speaker 1: though his numbers have been impressive, they've been down the

698
00:32:05,200 --> 00:32:08,160
Speaker 1: last three years, especially in the past yards guys he's

699
00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:11,920
Speaker 1: usually taken in the top five. Is there potential that

700
00:32:12,040 --> 00:32:15,000
Speaker 1: this is the year he makes it amongst the top three,

701
00:32:15,120 --> 00:32:18,040
Speaker 1: the real elite, like the Breeze and Pain. I don't

702
00:32:18,040 --> 00:32:19,960
Speaker 1: know that he gets quite that high, but I think

703
00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:22,360
Speaker 1: he's still a guy who's potentially a top five, top

704
00:32:22,440 --> 00:32:26,440
Speaker 1: six quarterback. And simply because Matt Stafford is a volume passer,

705
00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:28,160
Speaker 1: and this is a guy who's averaged well over six

706
00:32:28,240 --> 00:32:31,400
Speaker 1: hundred attempts each of the last three seasons, and who

707
00:32:31,400 --> 00:32:32,880
Speaker 1: he's throwing it too. You throw it up there, you

708
00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:35,240
Speaker 1: number anyone and go get the football. That's always gonna help.

709
00:32:35,840 --> 00:32:38,000
Speaker 1: They added some guys with Golden Tate. They still have

710
00:32:38,040 --> 00:32:39,960
Speaker 1: Reggie Bush and Joke Bill. There are a lot of

711
00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:43,920
Speaker 1: targets for Matt Stafford this year. Listen, Stafford is a

712
00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:46,640
Speaker 1: guy who I would draft somewhere in the eighth round,

713
00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:48,520
Speaker 1: somewhere onund there. But he's not likely to be there

714
00:32:48,560 --> 00:32:51,120
Speaker 1: at that point. He's going to put up good numbers.

715
00:32:51,240 --> 00:32:54,720
Speaker 1: You wait on quarterbacks, I do. I know this is

716
00:32:54,760 --> 00:32:57,800
Speaker 1: breaking news, but I really do think Stafford could be

717
00:32:57,880 --> 00:32:59,920
Speaker 1: a top five quarterback. But the guy to break into

718
00:32:59,920 --> 00:33:03,400
Speaker 1: the top three Andrew Luck. That's who I like this year.

719
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Speaker 1: They're very interesting, all right. You talked about all their

720
00:33:05,840 --> 00:33:09,520
Speaker 1: offensive weapons, of course Megatron. How high it's too high

721
00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:12,760
Speaker 1: to draft Calvin Johnson. Well, I don't draft quarterbacks in

722
00:33:12,800 --> 00:33:17,280
Speaker 1: the first round. I would say, if I'm in the

723
00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:19,840
Speaker 1: ten team league, uh, and I'm comfortable with the running

724
00:33:19,840 --> 00:33:22,160
Speaker 1: backs who were still on the board, I go maybe

725
00:33:22,160 --> 00:33:24,360
Speaker 1: Calvin at eight or nine, and then I turned back

726
00:33:24,400 --> 00:33:27,080
Speaker 1: around the top of the second round grab someone like

727
00:33:27,160 --> 00:33:30,240
Speaker 1: Monte Ball for example. But most of the time I

728
00:33:30,280 --> 00:33:32,320
Speaker 1: am not going to be taking Calvin Johnson that's not

729
00:33:32,360 --> 00:33:34,800
Speaker 1: to say that he's not great, because the dude's awesome. Uh,

730
00:33:34,920 --> 00:33:36,840
Speaker 1: one of the best, if not the best, Fantasy wide

731
00:33:36,840 --> 00:33:39,840
Speaker 1: receiver the last five years. But it's just not a

732
00:33:39,840 --> 00:33:41,600
Speaker 1: part of my strategy. If I can get him late

733
00:33:41,640 --> 00:33:44,680
Speaker 1: in the first round, flip it, go running back second round. Okay,

734
00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:47,080
Speaker 1: Otherwise I'm probably not taking. The earliest I think about

735
00:33:47,160 --> 00:33:48,880
Speaker 1: him is at number seven. I think you've got six

736
00:33:48,960 --> 00:33:53,480
Speaker 1: running backs in McCoy, Charles, Peterson, Forte, and Lynch, maybe

737
00:33:53,560 --> 00:33:55,600
Speaker 1: Eddie Lacey right there in front of him. If you

738
00:33:55,640 --> 00:33:57,560
Speaker 1: get to that point in seven and you're not sold

739
00:33:57,560 --> 00:34:00,000
Speaker 1: on anybody else, then I think about taking Calvin Johns

740
00:34:00,000 --> 00:34:02,720
Speaker 1: and but that's the absolute sooner. Stafford also now gets

741
00:34:02,720 --> 00:34:04,840
Speaker 1: cold and Tate to throw too. That should be pretty fun.

742
00:34:04,920 --> 00:34:06,920
Speaker 1: What are your expectations for him as a Lion. I

743
00:34:06,960 --> 00:34:08,720
Speaker 1: think Golden Taints a guy. You can look at Maybee

744
00:34:09,400 --> 00:34:11,279
Speaker 1: receptions this year. I mean, they're gonna throw the ball

745
00:34:11,320 --> 00:34:13,439
Speaker 1: a lot. That's just what they do. He's a guy

746
00:34:13,480 --> 00:34:15,520
Speaker 1: with good hands. He doesn't drop the football, which is

747
00:34:15,520 --> 00:34:17,759
Speaker 1: always a plus. He's a nice option on the other

748
00:34:17,800 --> 00:34:20,920
Speaker 1: side from Mega Troning. I said seventy five, maybe eighty catches,

749
00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:22,960
Speaker 1: which is nice for ther PPR league. Is a third

750
00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:25,439
Speaker 1: wide receiver option, the guy who maybe puts up seven

751
00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:28,319
Speaker 1: or eight touchdowns this year. I'll take it. Joey Bell

752
00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:30,799
Speaker 1: maybe getting the goal line duties this year. Is it

753
00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:33,480
Speaker 1: possible that he surpasses Reggie Bush. It seems like his

754
00:34:33,560 --> 00:34:35,640
Speaker 1: stocks really on the right. Anything's possible. I'm still a

755
00:34:35,719 --> 00:34:39,880
Speaker 1: drafting Reggie Bush ahead of joy Bell. He was a guy, listen.

756
00:34:39,880 --> 00:34:42,800
Speaker 1: He was a guy who prote up top seventeen Fantasy

757
00:34:42,840 --> 00:34:45,279
Speaker 1: numbers among running backs last year. Joyce Bell, that is.

758
00:34:45,640 --> 00:34:48,080
Speaker 1: And I have him in my top twenty and that's

759
00:34:48,080 --> 00:34:49,799
Speaker 1: where he belongs. And I have him a head of

760
00:34:49,880 --> 00:34:51,640
Speaker 1: a lot of starting running backs in this league, like

761
00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:55,040
Speaker 1: Trent Richardson for example. Okay, So then on the other

762
00:34:55,120 --> 00:34:58,080
Speaker 1: side of it is Reggie Bushes stock dropping now because

763
00:34:58,080 --> 00:35:00,480
Speaker 1: of joy Bell and because he never stays how yeah,

764
00:35:00,520 --> 00:35:02,160
Speaker 1: I think, you know, the health is certainly a big

765
00:35:02,200 --> 00:35:03,960
Speaker 1: part of that. I think he will he will see

766
00:35:03,960 --> 00:35:06,799
Speaker 1: fewer snaps because not only it was really a true

767
00:35:06,840 --> 00:35:09,239
Speaker 1: committee system. We talked about committees. That really was a

768
00:35:09,239 --> 00:35:11,319
Speaker 1: committee system last year. They were one in one a.

769
00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:14,200
Speaker 1: I think Bell gets more snaps. He gets some more opportunities.

770
00:35:14,360 --> 00:35:16,040
Speaker 1: That's going to take Bush off the field a little

771
00:35:16,040 --> 00:35:17,959
Speaker 1: bit more. They're not guys who generally play on the field.

772
00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:20,000
Speaker 1: At the same time, I think Reggie Bush is still

773
00:35:20,040 --> 00:35:22,840
Speaker 1: a top fifteen, top twenty back, but his numbers are

774
00:35:22,880 --> 00:35:24,319
Speaker 1: gonna come down a little bit, all right, Well, they

775
00:35:24,360 --> 00:35:25,920
Speaker 1: love to air it out in Motown. They do not

776
00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:29,880
Speaker 1: only get golden tape, they also get Eric Ebron. Should

777
00:35:29,880 --> 00:35:32,560
Speaker 1: we pump the brakes here, gentlemen, because rookie tight ends

778
00:35:32,560 --> 00:35:35,799
Speaker 1: have not been very successful over the last five years,

779
00:35:35,840 --> 00:35:38,440
Speaker 1: Let's take a hook at the numbers and the production

780
00:35:38,520 --> 00:35:41,280
Speaker 1: that we've seen from tight ends in terms of Fantasy

781
00:35:41,360 --> 00:35:43,520
Speaker 1: Should we not reach Do we need to pump the

782
00:35:43,560 --> 00:35:46,120
Speaker 1: brakes here on Eric Ebron? I'm not drafting him. There's

783
00:35:46,160 --> 00:35:48,200
Speaker 1: a lot of miles defeat in Detroit, and how is

784
00:35:48,239 --> 00:35:51,160
Speaker 1: this for a stat Okay, the last seventy nine drafted

785
00:35:51,200 --> 00:35:54,279
Speaker 1: tight ends, not talking about two thousand and fourteen, but

786
00:35:54,360 --> 00:35:57,320
Speaker 1: before that four finished in the top twenty and Fantasy

787
00:35:57,360 --> 00:35:59,680
Speaker 1: points four. That's it. If you want to go for

788
00:35:59,719 --> 00:36:02,080
Speaker 1: a low percentage play, go ahead and draft Eric Keybron.

789
00:36:02,200 --> 00:36:04,400
Speaker 1: But I'm staying away from him. So I don't like

790
00:36:04,480 --> 00:36:06,160
Speaker 1: the fact that the reports out of Camper that he's

791
00:36:06,160 --> 00:36:08,560
Speaker 1: having problems catching the football. That's what I want to

792
00:36:08,640 --> 00:36:12,880
Speaker 1: have a fantasy title. Please, yeah, I'm passing on him.

793
00:36:12,920 --> 00:36:15,080
Speaker 1: All right. Let's take a look at Detroit round by

794
00:36:15,160 --> 00:36:17,719
Speaker 1: round in terms of fantasy value. Obviously a lot of

795
00:36:17,719 --> 00:36:20,880
Speaker 1: offensive buyer power there. You take a look, Matthew Stafford.

796
00:36:20,880 --> 00:36:25,839
Speaker 1: We've got Bush, Bell Johnson. Take you guys, connect Bell,

797
00:36:26,239 --> 00:36:28,759
Speaker 1: you differ a bit, and they're on a golden tate

798
00:36:28,880 --> 00:36:32,600
Speaker 1: and I love Marcus just says not not not doing it.

799
00:36:33,360 --> 00:36:39,239
Speaker 1: That's about the earliest. That is the best part and

800
00:36:39,480 --> 00:36:42,879
Speaker 1: slash a. Alright, great stuff. Gentlemen, Coming up Week two

801
00:36:42,880 --> 00:36:46,239
Speaker 1: of the preseasons means more playing time for starters and

802
00:36:46,440 --> 00:36:49,080
Speaker 1: keyed backup. So which player should you be keeping an

803
00:36:49,080 --> 00:36:51,520
Speaker 1: eye on this weekend? Is you adjust your draft board?

804
00:36:51,760 --> 00:36:54,240
Speaker 1: Our experts shed a light on what to watch for

805
00:36:54,239 --> 00:36:59,000
Speaker 1: for Week two. That's right after this gentleman. Fantasy season

806
00:36:59,040 --> 00:37:02,960
Speaker 1: hasn't started just yet, so no roster related coaching decisions

807
00:37:03,000 --> 00:37:06,200
Speaker 1: to make, but the evaluation process is still crucial that

808
00:37:06,280 --> 00:37:07,960
Speaker 1: takes place this time of the year because we have

809
00:37:07,960 --> 00:37:12,160
Speaker 1: preseason Week two kicks off tonight, Jags and Bears. That's

810
00:37:12,200 --> 00:37:14,719
Speaker 1: at eight pm Eastern. We talked about the Bears earlier

811
00:37:14,880 --> 00:37:17,480
Speaker 1: markets from a fantasy perspective, what should we be watching

812
00:37:17,480 --> 00:37:19,160
Speaker 1: in this one. The guy I'm really keeping an eye

813
00:37:19,160 --> 00:37:21,200
Speaker 1: on is Toby Gerhard, and I've been big on him

814
00:37:21,200 --> 00:37:23,640
Speaker 1: for the entire preseason. I know he missed a little

815
00:37:23,680 --> 00:37:24,960
Speaker 1: bit of a time, a little bit of time with

816
00:37:25,120 --> 00:37:27,279
Speaker 1: a minor injury, but he is back and I'm just

817
00:37:27,400 --> 00:37:29,719
Speaker 1: curious to see how he runs. We know he's going

818
00:37:29,760 --> 00:37:31,840
Speaker 1: to get the ball a lot. He hasn't had a

819
00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:33,600
Speaker 1: lot of work because he was stuck behind some guy

820
00:37:33,680 --> 00:37:35,840
Speaker 1: named Peterson in Minnesota for the first four years of

821
00:37:35,880 --> 00:37:38,319
Speaker 1: his career, so now it's his chance to shine. I

822
00:37:38,400 --> 00:37:40,080
Speaker 1: like that he's going to be the workhorse back to

823
00:37:40,160 --> 00:37:42,279
Speaker 1: the Jaguars. I think he can get upwards of three

824
00:37:42,640 --> 00:37:44,520
Speaker 1: carries this year, and that's very rare in the running

825
00:37:44,520 --> 00:37:46,680
Speaker 1: back nowadays. I think he's a guy with me. He's

826
00:37:46,719 --> 00:37:49,400
Speaker 1: an RB two right now with potentially RB one upside

827
00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:52,200
Speaker 1: reminds me of a situation when Michael Turner or Michael

828
00:37:52,200 --> 00:37:55,200
Speaker 1: Turner just him left the San Diego Chargers joined the

829
00:37:55,200 --> 00:37:58,920
Speaker 1: Atlanta Falcons, became a number one running back, moving on

830
00:37:59,040 --> 00:38:01,640
Speaker 1: we got another game and the Eagles and Patriots, of

831
00:38:01,680 --> 00:38:04,360
Speaker 1: course they've had joint practices now they're going to face

832
00:38:04,480 --> 00:38:09,400
Speaker 1: off on Friday. Adam Ran chip Kelly. That high powered offense.

833
00:38:09,920 --> 00:38:12,719
Speaker 1: Even for us fantasy folks, what are you paying attention to?

834
00:38:12,880 --> 00:38:14,480
Speaker 1: It was so good last year, but you looked at

835
00:38:14,480 --> 00:38:16,839
Speaker 1: what Nick Foles did. He had two interceptions and three

836
00:38:17,080 --> 00:38:19,120
Speaker 1: d and seventeen attempts and then he goes out in

837
00:38:19,200 --> 00:38:22,520
Speaker 1: one game and throws two interceptions last week against the Bears.

838
00:38:22,520 --> 00:38:25,160
Speaker 1: So a lot of people are concerned because there's a

839
00:38:25,239 --> 00:38:27,160
Speaker 1: question of whether he could do it again. It seems

840
00:38:27,239 --> 00:38:30,040
Speaker 1: unbelievable that somebody could go out have a season like

841
00:38:30,120 --> 00:38:32,560
Speaker 1: he had where he was so efficient, not turning the

842
00:38:32,600 --> 00:38:34,160
Speaker 1: ball over, and you look at it, and it's an

843
00:38:34,160 --> 00:38:36,319
Speaker 1: offense that you want to buy in on, and you

844
00:38:36,360 --> 00:38:38,080
Speaker 1: want to see is he gonna make those same mistakes

845
00:38:38,080 --> 00:38:39,440
Speaker 1: because a lot of the throws that he made, the

846
00:38:39,480 --> 00:38:42,160
Speaker 1: poor ones that he was making, throwing off his back foot,

847
00:38:42,239 --> 00:38:44,960
Speaker 1: not making proper reads. Is he going to correct those mistakes?

848
00:38:45,120 --> 00:38:47,640
Speaker 1: So that's huge, And in addition to that, they've also

849
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Speaker 1: got a new running back there to Darren Sprawls, and

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Speaker 1: a lot of people look at him is merely a

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Speaker 1: backup to Lashawn McCoy. But watching Chip Kelly as I

852
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Speaker 1: did when he was at Oregon, I have to believe

853
00:38:58,560 --> 00:39:00,960
Speaker 1: that Darren Sprowls is going to figure you're prominently into

854
00:39:00,960 --> 00:39:03,080
Speaker 1: this offense. They're gonna find a way to get him

855
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Speaker 1: and McCoy onto the field at the same time. And

856
00:39:05,520 --> 00:39:06,839
Speaker 1: you look at a lot of the yard it's at

857
00:39:06,840 --> 00:39:09,759
Speaker 1: de Shan Jackson left on the table by moving to Washington.

858
00:39:10,400 --> 00:39:12,640
Speaker 1: Darren Sprowles is going to pick a lot of that up.

859
00:39:12,680 --> 00:39:14,759
Speaker 1: He's gonna be a great pass catching It's gonna be

860
00:39:14,760 --> 00:39:16,399
Speaker 1: so much fun to watch that. When you talked about

861
00:39:16,520 --> 00:39:18,960
Speaker 1: questions earlier, when I think of questions and fantasy, I

862
00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:22,480
Speaker 1: think of the Patriots, the receivers, the running backs, the defense,

863
00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:26,400
Speaker 1: what's going on and what are you watching on Friday Night? Well,

864
00:39:26,440 --> 00:39:28,879
Speaker 1: I wish Rob Gronkowski would play and make my life

865
00:39:28,880 --> 00:39:31,480
Speaker 1: easier about where I should rank Camp. But the backfield,

866
00:39:31,640 --> 00:39:34,279
Speaker 1: for certain, because Stephen Ridley was a high draft pick

867
00:39:34,360 --> 00:39:37,560
Speaker 1: last year, failed to meet expectations. Shane Ver he's got

868
00:39:37,560 --> 00:39:40,040
Speaker 1: a great shot to catch sixty balls in this offense,

869
00:39:40,160 --> 00:39:42,560
Speaker 1: but he missed a lot of last season. And now

870
00:39:42,600 --> 00:39:45,400
Speaker 1: we're seeing reports that James White is running with the ones.

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Speaker 1: So Bill Belichick once again is becoming one of the

872
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Speaker 1: most hated men in the world of fantasy football. I'm

873
00:39:52,120 --> 00:39:56,240
Speaker 1: drafting Vereen first out of this trio, Ridley second, James

874
00:39:56,280 --> 00:39:58,640
Speaker 1: White more of a late run flyer. I've got to

875
00:39:58,640 --> 00:40:01,000
Speaker 1: see more from him. But we are going to be

876
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Speaker 1: able to check out what this rotation looks like in

877
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Speaker 1: this second preseason week and then moving into the third

878
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Speaker 1: preason season week, hopefully we'll get even a clearer picture.

879
00:40:10,160 --> 00:40:13,560
Speaker 1: But again with Belichick and the tricks, you never know

880
00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:17,680
Speaker 1: the questions, that's the constant. There this other one coming

881
00:40:17,760 --> 00:40:20,600
Speaker 1: up the Titans and Saints. This one's really interesting on Friday.

882
00:40:20,600 --> 00:40:22,120
Speaker 1: That's an eight pm E. Sterns. There's a lot of

883
00:40:22,200 --> 00:40:25,360
Speaker 1: rookie studs here, Marcus, there are, and Bishop Sanky is

884
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Speaker 1: the one that everybody is going to be paying attention to.

885
00:40:27,480 --> 00:40:29,080
Speaker 1: He was the guy that coming out of the NFL

886
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Speaker 1: Draft we were really big on. He was the first

887
00:40:31,640 --> 00:40:34,600
Speaker 1: running back taken. We expected big things from him. His

888
00:40:34,640 --> 00:40:37,640
Speaker 1: first preseason game, I loves something to be desired. He

889
00:40:37,680 --> 00:40:39,960
Speaker 1: caught the football well three catches thirty eight yards and

890
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Speaker 1: a touchdown, didn't run it quite so well, just thirty

891
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Speaker 1: seven yards on thirteen carries, and that was running kind

892
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Speaker 1: of in the second half against some of the backups

893
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Speaker 1: there for the Green Bay Packers. So I'm very curious

894
00:40:50,880 --> 00:40:53,440
Speaker 1: to watch him on Friday to see what he does

895
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Speaker 1: with the football, because keep in mind, even though the

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Speaker 1: Titans have big expectations for him, he's still competing with

897
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Speaker 1: Seawan Green for touches back there, and he may still

898
00:41:00,719 --> 00:41:03,239
Speaker 1: be competing with Dexter mccluster for some snaps in that

899
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Speaker 1: offense as well. So while we have expectations for him,

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Speaker 1: if he doesn't pick things up in the preseason, he

901
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Speaker 1: may start sliding down that depth charge. I really think

902
00:41:10,160 --> 00:41:12,480
Speaker 1: sooner than later, this is going to be the guy sank.

903
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Speaker 1: He's gonna be a guy. Sean Green is twenty nine,

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Speaker 1: coming off a knee surgery. He's passed his prime. I

905
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Speaker 1: don't know if he ever actually hit his prime. Maybe

906
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Speaker 1: that was with the New York Jets. One of the

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Speaker 1: players that I'm really looking at in Tennessee is Kendall Wright,

908
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Speaker 1: a guy that I absolutely love. Last year, he had

909
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Speaker 1: the quietest thousand yards season in the history of fantasy football.

910
00:41:30,520 --> 00:41:33,480
Speaker 1: Ninety four catches, but he only had two touchdowns. Now

911
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Speaker 1: Ken wizen Hunt is now the new head coach there.

912
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Speaker 1: Wizen Hunt was in San Diego last year where Kendall

913
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Speaker 1: excuse me, keenan Allen was an absolute star. From a

914
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Speaker 1: fantasy perspective, I really think that Kendall Wright is going

915
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Speaker 1: to end up making a major impact both for the

916
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Speaker 1: Titans and for fantasy owners this season. His a DP

917
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Speaker 1: on NFL dot Com right now is round ten. I mean,

918
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Speaker 1: if you can get Kendall right, especially the PPR League

919
00:41:57,560 --> 00:42:01,360
Speaker 1: in rounds eight to ten, you are like stealing this guy.

920
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Speaker 1: You know, I'm even more excited about because that was

921
00:42:03,480 --> 00:42:08,799
Speaker 1: some intensity from you. Kie. Brandon Cooks PPR, this guy

922
00:42:08,920 --> 00:42:12,280
Speaker 1: potential to be a stuck about everything. Now, the hype

923
00:42:12,280 --> 00:42:14,560
Speaker 1: for Brandon Cooks is kind of running off the charts,

924
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Speaker 1: and I'll take full responsibility to that because I love

925
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Speaker 1: Brandon Cooks. I loved watching an Oregon State I used

926
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Speaker 1: to stay up late. We have the NFL Fantasy Live

927
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Speaker 1: Show early on Sunday mornings, but I'd stay up late

928
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Speaker 1: watch those Oregon State games and watch Brandon Cooks just

929
00:42:27,560 --> 00:42:30,560
Speaker 1: running absolutely well. And when he got drafted by the

930
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Speaker 1: New Orleans Saints. I was there in Radio City Music

931
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Speaker 1: all stand up standing, Oh, because it was the perfect

932
00:42:35,760 --> 00:42:38,319
Speaker 1: situation for him to go to, because they're gonna give

933
00:42:38,360 --> 00:42:40,319
Speaker 1: him a lot of opportunities. And when you look at

934
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Speaker 1: the average draft position, I know Mark Are Marcus Colston

935
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Speaker 1: is the guy that comes off the board for the

936
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Speaker 1: Saints first. You know what, I would rather have Brandon Cooks.

937
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Speaker 1: I'll wait, I'll take I'm crazy. I feel he's gonna

938
00:42:50,560 --> 00:42:52,680
Speaker 1: come out, He's gonna have a huge season. I'm not scared.

939
00:42:52,960 --> 00:42:55,680
Speaker 1: I understand rookies. Give me, give me all the numbers.

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00:42:55,680 --> 00:42:57,680
Speaker 1: You what, rookies can make a difference, And I will

941
00:42:57,760 --> 00:43:01,400
Speaker 1: draft Brandon Cooks. So whoever says preseason does not matter

942
00:43:01,520 --> 00:43:05,960
Speaker 1: is wrong, especially to fantasy plenty to watch and remember.

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Speaker 1: for more details. Normally, we like to keep it positive

950
00:43:26,040 --> 00:43:28,799
Speaker 1: and upbeat here on NFL Fantasy Live. But next we'll

951
00:43:28,800 --> 00:43:31,919
Speaker 1: take a turn to the dark side, talking fantasy bad

952
00:43:31,920 --> 00:43:34,680
Speaker 1: beats to players that cause them and why they won't

953
00:43:34,719 --> 00:43:37,680
Speaker 1: be on rosters anytime soon. We're back in just events.

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Speaker 1: Stay here all right, Welcome back to NFL Fantasy Live

955
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Speaker 1: and Fantasy Listen. There's always a player you fall in

956
00:43:47,120 --> 00:43:49,959
Speaker 1: love with for no reason, Lamar Miller on the far side,

957
00:43:52,440 --> 00:43:56,440
Speaker 1: drift too high five bus type season. So give me

958
00:43:56,480 --> 00:43:59,480
Speaker 1: a player, guys that you think is a high profile

959
00:43:59,560 --> 00:44:01,799
Speaker 1: starter it you just can't draft. You can't do it.

960
00:44:01,880 --> 00:44:05,080
Speaker 1: You've been burning the past. You don't like his situation.

961
00:44:05,160 --> 00:44:06,640
Speaker 1: Marcus will start with you. Well, I'm gonna go with

962
00:44:06,680 --> 00:44:08,120
Speaker 1: the guy we talked about at the top of the show,

963
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Speaker 1: and that's Andre Johnson. He's a guy that he's done

964
00:44:10,560 --> 00:44:12,600
Speaker 1: it so long and done it so well for so

965
00:44:12,640 --> 00:44:14,920
Speaker 1: many years. But things are a little bit different. They

966
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Speaker 1: have quarterback issues there in Houston, whether it's Ryan Fitzpatrick,

967
00:44:18,239 --> 00:44:20,799
Speaker 1: whether it's gonna be case Keenum. Who knows he's dealing

968
00:44:20,840 --> 00:44:23,319
Speaker 1: with a hamstring injury, which tends to linger, especially for

969
00:44:23,320 --> 00:44:25,520
Speaker 1: a guy who's now thirty three years old and getting

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00:44:25,560 --> 00:44:27,840
Speaker 1: up there in the league, plus in his whole career,

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Speaker 1: he's never had double digit touchdowns. Once last year and

972
00:44:30,680 --> 00:44:33,600
Speaker 1: he had five touchdowns. It came in two games. So

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Speaker 1: it just it makes me a little bit nervous with

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Speaker 1: what's going on in Houston right now. Mr Fabiana, who

975
00:44:38,160 --> 00:44:41,239
Speaker 1: do you basically not draft at all? You're the new

976
00:44:41,239 --> 00:44:42,480
Speaker 1: guy by the way, you know you have to buy

977
00:44:42,480 --> 00:44:46,640
Speaker 1: the lunch after this whole thing. I'm going with Percy Harvin. Uh.

978
00:44:46,960 --> 00:44:49,280
Speaker 1: If you look at Percy Harvin's the last couple of seasons,

979
00:44:49,760 --> 00:44:52,960
Speaker 1: he's been injury prone. And there's this other trend of

980
00:44:53,320 --> 00:44:56,719
Speaker 1: wide receivers that go to Seattle from different teams and

981
00:44:56,760 --> 00:45:01,720
Speaker 1: they kind of stink, like t J Houshminzanas saying Dion

982
00:45:01,800 --> 00:45:05,480
Speaker 1: Branch even if Peter worked these name guys, Braylon Edwards,

983
00:45:05,560 --> 00:45:09,400
Speaker 1: they go to Seattle and their numbers tank. Percy, I

984
00:45:09,440 --> 00:45:12,319
Speaker 1: love you, but I'm not drafting you unless I need

985
00:45:12,320 --> 00:45:14,640
Speaker 1: a third wide receiver somewhere in the middle to late rounds.

986
00:45:14,640 --> 00:45:16,440
Speaker 1: I'm not doing Molly can who do you have nightmares

987
00:45:16,440 --> 00:45:19,200
Speaker 1: about when you're drafting? We talk injury prone, we talk

988
00:45:19,280 --> 00:45:21,840
Speaker 1: Stephen Jackson. I thought he was done with the Rams

989
00:45:22,280 --> 00:45:26,239
Speaker 1: and then he comes to Atlanta and he's all banged up,

990
00:45:26,239 --> 00:45:28,520
Speaker 1: and I always draft him and I always take him

991
00:45:28,520 --> 00:45:31,319
Speaker 1: by as my number one guy, and he always kills me.

992
00:45:31,520 --> 00:45:40,960
Speaker 1: Fool me once quest year v all right, Adam, Yeah,

993
00:45:41,000 --> 00:45:44,560
Speaker 1: what Marcus said about Andre Johnson goes double Ferrian Foster.

994
00:45:45,800 --> 00:45:47,399
Speaker 1: I don't want to deal with it. He's not even

995
00:45:47,480 --> 00:45:50,520
Speaker 1: he's not even funny on Twitter anymore. All Right, for me,

996
00:45:50,560 --> 00:45:53,520
Speaker 1: it's gonna be Ryan Matthews is inconsistency, drives me nuts.

997
00:45:53,719 --> 00:45:56,080
Speaker 1: His yardage all over the place from day to day,

998
00:45:56,280 --> 00:45:58,880
Speaker 1: season to season. Any plus, he's got the fumbling and

999
00:45:58,920 --> 00:46:01,480
Speaker 1: the injuries as well. I can't do it, you know,

1000
00:46:01,840 --> 00:46:04,640
Speaker 1: just like uh, just like the head coach. Then I

1001
00:46:04,680 --> 00:46:07,480
Speaker 1: just said, you can't win with it. Can't do it

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00:46:07,480 --> 00:46:10,000
Speaker 1: as much single term. All Right, thank you guys so much.

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Speaker 1: Great show today, tomorrow it's a big, big show. Guess

1004
00:46:15,200 --> 00:46:17,480
Speaker 1: what I went went on with peg Manning asked him

1005
00:46:17,480 --> 00:46:19,960
Speaker 1: a bunch of passive related questions. I try to get

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00:46:19,960 --> 00:46:22,759
Speaker 1: a little clarity in the Denver backfield. Well see what

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00:46:22,800 --> 00:46:25,240
Speaker 1: he says. All right. Plus, your two day tour continues

1008
00:46:25,239 --> 00:46:27,040
Speaker 1: in the m C West as we take an in

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Speaker 1: depth look at the Chargers and Raiders, I'm gonna see

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Speaker 1: you tomorrow, four pm Eastern, right here on NFL dot com.