1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 1: Wow, Wow, everybody, It's Wednesday, November fifteenth, twenty twenty three. 2 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:18,079 Speaker 1: Welcome to the NFL Fantasy Football Show. It's me your man, MG, 3 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: Marcus Grant, joined by Michael f Florio. Coming up, we 4 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:25,080 Speaker 1: are previewing Thursday Night football and the early Sunday games 5 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: from week eleven. Here we are. Week eleven is on 6 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 1: the way and we got I think by my count, 7 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:38,159 Speaker 1: a month essentially until the Fantasy playoffs starts. So this 8 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: is big. Now. Things are getting important. 9 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:42,199 Speaker 2: Yeah, And I know it's easy to be like, oh, 10 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:44,559 Speaker 2: I'm four and six and every league I'm in. If 11 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 2: you're four and six are now you are one hundred 12 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:49,200 Speaker 2: percent in the hunt for the playoffs. So keep pushing. 13 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 2: Four weeks left in the regular season, but you could 14 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 2: still make that push and get in the playoffs. 15 00:00:53,479 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: Yeah. I have a le efect our Fantasy Live league. 16 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 1: I started zero to five. I am at four and six, 17 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 1: thought I was gonna get the five and five, and 18 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: then Sean mcderverot decided to just randomly bench James Club 19 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 1: for most of the game. It didn't help that Tyler 20 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 1: Conklin deflected a touchdown pass away from Garrett Wilson, but 21 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 1: I'm four and six and I'm feeling a lot better 22 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:13,080 Speaker 1: than I was, say a month ago. 23 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 2: So you know, most six and four or five and 24 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:18,199 Speaker 2: five is the last playoff spot in almost every league. 25 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, so in it if you're still hanging around just 26 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 1: below five hundred, you got a shot. Make some trades, 27 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 1: a couple of waiver wire moves, and you're right back 28 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: in this thing. First, let's start, as we always do 29 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:31,479 Speaker 1: around this time, with our fantasy headlines, and a big 30 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 1: one that I woke up to, and probably a lot 31 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: of people on the West Coast woke up to, and 32 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: maybe some folks on the East Coast were seeing over 33 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:43,759 Speaker 1: their morning coffee. Sean Watson will undergo season ending shoulder surgery. 34 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:45,959 Speaker 1: Maybe the best misdirection play he's had all year. While 35 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:48,120 Speaker 1: we were all looking at the walking boot, it was 36 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 1: the shoulder that was going to take him out for 37 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 1: the remainder of the year. Kevin Stefanski, the head coach, 38 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: has announced that Dorian Thompson Robinson will get the start. 39 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: The rookie out of UCLA, so DCR make his second 40 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 1: career start. His two starts have come against the Ravens 41 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 1: and against T. J. Watt and the Steelers, godspeed dt 42 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:11,280 Speaker 1: are anyway, though looking around, we're not starting Thompson Robinson. 43 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:14,080 Speaker 1: We know that, but is there anybody in this offense 44 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: that we can trust moving forward? 45 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 2: Amari Cooper, and even Amari Cooper takes a big hit. 46 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 2: He goes from being like a wide receiver two that 47 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 2: you want to start every week with wide receiver one 48 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 2: upside to being more like a boom or bust wide 49 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:31,920 Speaker 2: receiver two three with Watson this year almost eighteen fantasy 50 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 2: points per game wide receiver eleven on the year without 51 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 2: him wide receiver fifty seven at just nine fantasy points 52 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 2: per game. But I still think the upside is far 53 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 2: too high where most weeks you could start him because 54 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 2: he could catch a long win at any point. And 55 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 2: then the running backs, I feel like they're probably gonna 56 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:50,839 Speaker 2: rely even heavier on the running game with Jerome Ford 57 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 2: and Kareem Hunt moving forward. 58 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: So you talk about Amari Cooper and maybe, depending on 59 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 1: the matchup, this week a pretty good week for as 60 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 1: much as the pass rush is difficult to deal with 61 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 1: in Pittsburgh, the secondary maybe not so much. Giving up 62 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: the fifth most fantasy points per game to the wide 63 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 1: receiver position, has it been much better over the last month, 64 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 1: still giving up somewhere around the middle of the pack 65 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 1: when it comes to fantasy points per game to wide receivers. 66 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:19,399 Speaker 1: So Amari Cooper still in play. You can probably say 67 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 1: goodbye to Elijah Moore, David and Joku anybody else in 68 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: that wide receiver room probably not going to be in 69 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:28,919 Speaker 1: play for the rest of the year for the Cleveland Browns. 70 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:32,959 Speaker 1: Some good news on the quarterback front, though, Justin Fields 71 00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 1: is expected to start against the Detroit Lions this week. 72 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: He missed the last month or so with a thumb injury. 73 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: Tyson Bagent, you did a fair job in his stead here, 74 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: I think, all things considered, but with Fields back, that 75 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 1: certainly gives the rest of the offensive boost in Chicago. 76 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: As for Fields himself, would you start him right away? 77 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 1: It depends on options, but in most cases yes, I would. 78 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 1: But like let's say, in his absence you picked up CJ. Shroud, 79 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 1: I'm fine playing CJ. Shroud over him. You could have 80 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 1: picked up Josh Dobbs. I'm okay using him there, like 81 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: him versus Rock Perdy, Sam Howe. That's more of a conversation. 82 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 1: But don't forget how well Justin Fields has been playing 83 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 1: before he got hurt, he was running more. He had 84 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 1: top twenty seven Fantasy points in his last two full games. 85 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:22,159 Speaker 2: So yeah, maybe you want to take away and see approach. 86 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 2: But in most instances where I have Justin Fields, I 87 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:27,160 Speaker 2: will be starting, and I would say that this week, 88 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 2: in particular, going against the Lions, they're going to have 89 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:31,559 Speaker 2: to score points. 90 00:04:31,600 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, and they're going to have to put the ball 91 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 1: in Fields his hands, which means maybe him throwing, more 92 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 1: likely him running. But whatever, they're going to have to 93 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 1: do things to try and keep up with this Lions defense. 94 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:44,480 Speaker 1: And for as good as the Detroit defense was early 95 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: in the season, last few weeks, they've given up some yards, 96 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 1: they've given up some points. You know. Admittedly some of 97 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:52,239 Speaker 1: it was to Justin Herbert and Keenan Allen, and maybe 98 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:55,719 Speaker 1: that's a different situation than what the Bears have, but 99 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 1: there's going to be a potential for the Bears to 100 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:01,039 Speaker 1: have to score a lot of points. So one quarterback down, 101 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 1: one quarterback back. In the end, it turns out to 102 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 1: be a wash at the quarterback position. Okay, let's dive 103 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:10,120 Speaker 1: into Week eleven because it is here. We will start, 104 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 1: as we always do, with the TNF game preview, and 105 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 1: this week we got a dandy. You know, we have 106 00:05:15,160 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 1: been punished with primetime games for the last few weeks, 107 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:21,040 Speaker 1: so we are owed this one. Thank you, Roger Goodell. 108 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 1: Bingals at Ravens. You can see it at eight fifteen 109 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:27,760 Speaker 1: Eastern on Prime Video. We got two teams with definite 110 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:30,839 Speaker 1: playoff aspirations, with hopes to go deep into the playoffs, 111 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 1: and with two marquee quarterbacks, but also two teams coming 112 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:39,039 Speaker 1: off some heartbreaking losses. The Bengals losing a shocker against 113 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: the Houston Texans, the Ravens coughing one up against the 114 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:45,840 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns. So both coming in licking their wounds a 115 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:48,040 Speaker 1: little bit. Let's two a couple of more or lesses, 116 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:51,720 Speaker 1: though more or less. Two hundred and forty passing yards 117 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 1: for Joe Burrow. I will caveat it by saying he's 118 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:58,040 Speaker 1: had two hundred and twenty five or fewer passing yards 119 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 1: I think in every meeting against the Baltimore Ravens. 120 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:04,920 Speaker 2: That is a great stat I originally had less as 121 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 2: my answer, but I'm sitting here and I think I'm 122 00:06:07,120 --> 00:06:10,479 Speaker 2: going to change it to more. Joe Burrow his last 123 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 2: three games, two eighty three, three forty eight, three forty seven. 124 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 1: Uh. 125 00:06:14,680 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 2: He's been throwing the ball just a whole lot. And 126 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:19,760 Speaker 2: the Ravens offense, they have been a buzz all this year. 127 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 2: They are going to put up points against the Bengals. 128 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 2: So I think Joe Burrow will have to throw throughout 129 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:26,599 Speaker 2: this game. It won't be like they're playing from with 130 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 2: a lead or anything like that in my estimation, so 131 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:32,320 Speaker 2: I think catchup mode Joe gets him over. 132 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:34,039 Speaker 1: Two hundred and forty passing game. All right, let me 133 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:36,279 Speaker 1: correct myself. It is not two hundred and twenty five 134 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: or less in every game. It's just the last three 135 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:40,400 Speaker 1: games he's had fewer than two hundred and twenty five 136 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 1: passing yards. A couple of years ago, he actually really 137 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 1: went big against the Baltimore Ravens, but the last three 138 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:48,600 Speaker 1: times they've met, Baltimore has kept him in check. I 139 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 1: think that's going to be the case this week as well. 140 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say less than two hundred and forty passing 141 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:57,600 Speaker 1: yards for Joe Burrow. I would say that I think 142 00:06:57,640 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 1: he has the better fantasy game of the two quarterbacks. 143 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 1: We'll talk about Lamar Jackson in a little bit because 144 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 1: the Raven or the Bengals starting to really get going offensively, 145 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 1: Burrow getting the ball out to all his targets. So 146 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,240 Speaker 1: I think he has the better fantasy day, but I 147 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 1: don't know that he necessarily has a ton of passing 148 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 1: yards doing it on the other side, more or less 149 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: than fifty rushing yards for Lamar Jackson, it's a number 150 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:23,760 Speaker 1: that he hasn't really hit as often as you would 151 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: expect this year. 152 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm still gonna say more because I'm an optimist. Potentially, 153 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 2: like he hasn't hit that number a whole lot, but 154 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 2: like he's been in the forties and in the high 155 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 2: thirties and a couple over fifty already this year. Not 156 00:07:38,120 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 2: translating to huge fantasy numbers this season for Lamar. But 157 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 2: this will be, in my opinion, a close game, one 158 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:46,640 Speaker 2: that the Ravens really need to win, I think. So 159 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 2: that's usually when we see Lamar kind of put on 160 00:07:49,080 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 2: his cape and put the team on his back. So 161 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 2: I don't know if he's gonna have the biggest passing 162 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 2: game numbers because he's facing Louan Aramo, but I think 163 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 2: he'll end up running a little bit more to make 164 00:07:57,680 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 2: up for that. 165 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:01,119 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm gonna say less too, because he's had fewer 166 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:03,560 Speaker 1: than fifty rushing yards in six of ten games so 167 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:06,960 Speaker 1: far this season, averaging just about forty eight rushing yards 168 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:09,240 Speaker 1: per game, which would be the second lowest total of 169 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: his career. If that stands, maybe he does put on 170 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 1: the cape. Here's the thing. I want to be wrong 171 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: about this, and I said on Fantasy Live earlier in 172 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 1: the week that Lamar Jackson right now is a QB 173 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 1: two until further notice, because he's had thirteen or fewer 174 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:26,360 Speaker 1: fantasy points in three straight games, you know. And I 175 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 1: posted it on TikTok. Somebody was like, well, you know, 176 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 1: he's the QB eight right now. It's the hell of 177 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:32,440 Speaker 1: a QB too, And I'm like, look, I want to 178 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:35,680 Speaker 1: be wrong about this, but just the recent track record 179 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 1: has shown that right now, Lamar Jackson is not playing 180 00:08:39,360 --> 00:08:42,240 Speaker 1: great football, and he's certainly not playing great fantasy football. 181 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 1: So if I'm wrong, I will gladly be wrong. But 182 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:47,320 Speaker 1: I'm not optimistic about what he's going to offer this 183 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 1: week against the Cincinnati Bengals. Nonetheless, it should be a 184 00:08:50,880 --> 00:08:52,839 Speaker 1: fun game to watch, and like I said, the last 185 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 1: few Thursday nights have not been all that easy on 186 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:58,440 Speaker 1: the eyes, so we're excited to see this one between 187 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: Cincinnati and Ball. More to the rest of the week. 188 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 1: Eleven slates four teams on a bye this week, Atlanta, Indianapolis, 189 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:11,600 Speaker 1: New England, and New Orleans. When it comes to fantasy quarterbacks, 190 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:14,200 Speaker 1: nothing of value will be lost this week. We will 191 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:17,280 Speaker 1: some key players own some key positions. No Jonathan Taylor 192 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:21,560 Speaker 1: for instance, No Bjon Robinson, no Alvin Kamara. So maybe 193 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:24,240 Speaker 1: taking some hits at running back, but at quarterback not 194 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 1: missing a whole lot. Let's get into it though. Cowboys 195 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 1: at the Panthers Dallas, coming off that thumping of the 196 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:33,840 Speaker 1: New York Football Giants, the Panthers looking for just their 197 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:37,760 Speaker 1: second win of the season. Last week, we all thought 198 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:40,200 Speaker 1: it was Tony Pollard week. We all got excited, and 199 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 1: we all sat around and cried, and our collective beers 200 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:47,199 Speaker 1: on Twitter, we all thought, Okay, we can't do this anymore, 201 00:09:47,200 --> 00:09:48,679 Speaker 1: we can't do this to ourselves. And then we looked 202 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:50,960 Speaker 1: at the schedule, like, oh, the Panthers are up, so 203 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:52,680 Speaker 1: we're buying back in. Right, is this the week it 204 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:54,120 Speaker 1: finally happens for Tony Pollard? 205 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 2: If not now, then when right, Like I truly don't 206 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 2: know what If he disappoints against the Panthers, then you 207 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 2: could just pull them out of your fantasy lineup, I guess, 208 00:10:04,559 --> 00:10:07,160 Speaker 2: but I think it happens this week. The Panthers have 209 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:10,320 Speaker 2: allowed the fifth most rushing yards, most rushing touchdowns, fourth 210 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:13,520 Speaker 2: most receiving touchdowns to running backs, so high chance that 211 00:10:13,559 --> 00:10:17,679 Speaker 2: he score finds the end zone there and their secondary 212 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:19,720 Speaker 2: isn't a lead or anything like that, but they're in 213 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 2: better shape and better at stopping the past than the 214 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 2: Giants are, So I think this could be a game 215 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:26,760 Speaker 2: where we see the Cowboys rely on the run a 216 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:29,000 Speaker 2: little bit more than we have the past couple of weeks. 217 00:10:29,160 --> 00:10:31,160 Speaker 2: I think you start Tony Pollard, and I think Rico 218 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 2: Dowell is in play as a sleeper this week. 219 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:36,680 Speaker 1: I think it's I think it happens this week for 220 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:40,960 Speaker 1: Tony Pollard, partially because of the matchup, but more than anything, 221 00:10:41,240 --> 00:10:44,120 Speaker 1: I think it happens just because the chatter is going 222 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:47,439 Speaker 1: to permeate this Cowboys locker room. Right as much as 223 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:49,839 Speaker 1: players and coaches say they don't pay attention to social 224 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 1: media and they try to block out the noise, it 225 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 1: is unavoidable. And I think everybody is gonna be aware 226 00:10:55,400 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 1: of the fact that Pollard is not having a great 227 00:10:57,400 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 1: season that he you know, in a week where literally 228 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:03,520 Speaker 1: every Cowboy player, it seems in history, I think Tony 229 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:07,280 Speaker 1: dor Set, Michael Irvin, and Danny White all scored touchdowns 230 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:09,839 Speaker 1: for the Cowboy Those are old Cowboy players. Look them up. 231 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:13,640 Speaker 1: Even week where they scored touchdowns, Tony Pollard didn't get 232 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:15,959 Speaker 1: in the end zone. I think everybody's gonna hear about that. 233 00:11:16,240 --> 00:11:19,120 Speaker 1: And so this might not be a specific squeaky wheel game. 234 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 1: It might not be Pollard complaining about it. I just 235 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 1: think the noise is going to be so much that 236 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 1: they will get Pollard into the end zone this week. 237 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:27,560 Speaker 1: So I think if there's ever a week for it 238 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:29,920 Speaker 1: to happen, it is this week. So if you got 239 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 1: Tony Pollard, give it it's the notorious Big Special. Give 240 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 1: it one more chance. 241 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 2: And Tony, if you're listening, maybe complain a little bit, 242 00:11:37,840 --> 00:11:39,280 Speaker 2: Maybe can play a little bit, just a little. 243 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:42,040 Speaker 1: It seems to work. Maybe squeak, maybe squeak, that's all 244 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:45,840 Speaker 1: I'm saying. Steelers at the Browns, we mentioned no Deshaun 245 00:11:45,880 --> 00:11:48,960 Speaker 1: Watson for the remainder of the season. The Steelers continuing 246 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 1: to go with Kenny Pickett. If you if you like offense, 247 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:55,079 Speaker 1: this is not the game for you. I'm not expecting 248 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:57,440 Speaker 1: a whole lot of it. In the meantime, in that backfield, 249 00:11:57,480 --> 00:12:00,360 Speaker 1: the Steelers, admittedly the running backs are getting a little 250 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: bit better right now. Najie Harris has been nice the 251 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 1: last couple of weeks. Jalen Warren is the quote unquote 252 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 1: starter for whatever that's worth. Would you start either of 253 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:10,840 Speaker 1: them against this ferocious Browns defense. 254 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 2: I think they're both more like flex options than anything 255 00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 2: this week. But again, we're talking about all the running 256 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:21,040 Speaker 2: backs that are off because of eye and then there's 257 00:12:21,080 --> 00:12:23,080 Speaker 2: a whole bunch that are still out due to injuries. 258 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:24,720 Speaker 2: So maybe you're in a pinch you need to plug 259 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 2: them in. And I think that's fine. But like, and 260 00:12:27,640 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 2: I have a team where I'm debating Jalen Warren, Darryl Henderson, 261 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:34,280 Speaker 2: and Noah Brown as my flex So like that kind 262 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:36,319 Speaker 2: of puts it. And I think at this point in 263 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 2: the year, Naji Harris and Jalen Warren are like the 264 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:41,000 Speaker 2: pointing Spider Man gave Lay. They're the same player pretty 265 00:12:41,040 --> 00:12:44,560 Speaker 2: much so, at least for fantasy outputs. So to me, 266 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 2: they're not even a slam dunk flex in this matchup. 267 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 1: They really aren't. But look, I will give credit where 268 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:53,880 Speaker 1: it's due because we have sort of hammered Naji Harris 269 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:56,319 Speaker 1: for being inefficient for most of the season. The last 270 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 1: few weeks though he is playing better football, giving you 271 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:00,599 Speaker 1: double digit fantasy points I think three weeks in a 272 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:03,720 Speaker 1: row now. And an interesting wrinkle to last week, while 273 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 1: Warren was elevated to starter status, it was na She 274 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:10,000 Speaker 1: Harris that got all the work in the two minute drail, 275 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 1: which is really key because it's a way to sort 276 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:13,959 Speaker 1: of rack up quick fantasy points getting a lot of 277 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:16,439 Speaker 1: dump offs, a lot of catches and run after the catch. 278 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 1: I don't know if that's a new thing or if 279 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:21,160 Speaker 1: it just sort of worked out this week. That's gonna 280 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:23,440 Speaker 1: be something to sort of pay attention to. So I 281 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:25,840 Speaker 1: would give them both a shot. As you mentioned, nothing 282 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 1: more than a flex, but I would give them a 283 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:29,959 Speaker 1: shot this week because it does seem like with Kenny 284 00:13:29,960 --> 00:13:33,040 Speaker 1: Pickett struggling to get the ball out to his receivers. 285 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 1: That's not a new thing, but it does seem like 286 00:13:35,640 --> 00:13:39,120 Speaker 1: the Steelers are trying to sort of counteract that by 287 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:41,679 Speaker 1: getting the running backs more involved, so they do have 288 00:13:41,720 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 1: a little more hope than maybe they did before. Bears 289 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:48,720 Speaker 1: at the Lions. Justin Fields is back. That's good news. 290 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 1: The Lions have been pretty good for the most part defensively. 291 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:54,480 Speaker 1: How are you feeling about the Bears running backs this week? 292 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:58,720 Speaker 2: Not great, I think, And the reason I like, there's 293 00:13:58,760 --> 00:14:01,600 Speaker 2: no questions with the Lions, like you know, you're starting 294 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:04,160 Speaker 2: golf and you're starting the running backs and you're starting 295 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:07,520 Speaker 2: a Manra and Laporta. But the Bears on the other side, 296 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:10,800 Speaker 2: even with Justin Fields, I do not feel great about 297 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:13,440 Speaker 2: their running backs. One because I'm expecting Khalil Herbert to 298 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:16,240 Speaker 2: return and deonce Foreman has been playing really well. He's 299 00:14:16,280 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 2: not going to go away. We could see them just 300 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 2: rotate drives or something like that. But then the Lions, 301 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 2: they've allowed the fifth fewest catches, fourth fewest fantasy points, 302 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:28,960 Speaker 2: second fewest rushing yards two running backs this season, So 303 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 2: it's an extremely stingy matchup and we're not sure how 304 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:34,360 Speaker 2: the workload is going to get distributed if Khalil Herbert 305 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 2: is back this week, even if he's not, like Formandy 306 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:39,920 Speaker 2: has such a low floor that I don't think either 307 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 2: one of them are anywhere close to Mustafa. Yeah, they're 308 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:43,880 Speaker 2: tough starts this week. 309 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:46,800 Speaker 1: As you mentioned, Justin Field's coming back is going to 310 00:14:46,920 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 1: change things because he's going to take some of those 311 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:52,880 Speaker 1: rushing opportunities. I do think, you know, if I'm going 312 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:54,880 Speaker 1: to put them in sort of some sort of ranking order, 313 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:58,160 Speaker 1: it's Herbert, then it's Foreman, then it's Rushawn Johnson. He 314 00:14:58,240 --> 00:15:01,160 Speaker 1: seems to be kind of the last man there in 315 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 1: that running back room. But this is not a week 316 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: that I think they're going to get a whole lot 317 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:09,920 Speaker 1: of opportunity. If somehow the Bears can slow down the 318 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:12,640 Speaker 1: lines that keep it close, maybe they get some some chances. 319 00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 1: But if the Detroit offense does what it does, it's 320 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 1: going to force the Bears it's a negative game script 321 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:21,480 Speaker 1: and to throw the football, and that doesn't really bode well, 322 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:27,520 Speaker 1: especially for Deonta Foreman. Cardinals at the Texans, you got 323 00:15:28,080 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray who is back now and look pretty good 324 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:34,400 Speaker 1: in his return against CJ. Stroud, who is hotter than 325 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:38,000 Speaker 1: a phoenix sidewalk in August. Your expectations for Kyler in 326 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 1: his second game. 327 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 2: I am excited for Kyler Murray I would be starting him. 328 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:45,160 Speaker 2: I have him as a start this week. I said 329 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:47,040 Speaker 2: last week to take away and see approach and make 330 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:49,920 Speaker 2: sure he looked like Kyler, And yeah, he looked like Kyler. 331 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:52,600 Speaker 2: Not only throwing the ball. He is the fastest player 332 00:15:52,640 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 2: on any field that he steps on. Ever, Like his 333 00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 2: body just moves faster than everyone else on the field. 334 00:15:57,960 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 2: I always say he looks like he has a mushroom 335 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 2: and Marriot and everyone else does not. But seventeen fantasy 336 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 2: points last week without a passing touchdown, One bounced off 337 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:09,680 Speaker 2: Marquise Brown's hands, one was called back as Michael Wilson 338 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:11,560 Speaker 2: was like a half yard too short, and then the 339 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 2: touch push went to Clayton Tune. If any of those 340 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:16,760 Speaker 2: things go his way, We're talking about Kyler having over 341 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:19,640 Speaker 2: twenty fantasy points and that was in his first game back. 342 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 2: And with the Texans offense being as good as they 343 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:24,440 Speaker 2: are and the Cardinals defense being what they are, I 344 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 2: think Kyler's gonna have to throw a whole bunch. 345 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:27,880 Speaker 1: In this way. Yeah, I think that's going to be 346 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:29,680 Speaker 1: the key. I expect this to be a back and 347 00:16:29,760 --> 00:16:31,720 Speaker 1: forth game. The Cardinals, I don't think are going to 348 00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:34,280 Speaker 1: be able to stop Houston, which means Kyler's going to 349 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 1: have to, you know, kind of pull some of that 350 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 1: Kyler magic again, which it's good news for Kyler, it's 351 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:42,640 Speaker 1: good news for the pass catchers. Everybody who has been 352 00:16:42,720 --> 00:16:45,600 Speaker 1: concerned about Trey McBride, don't be concerned about Trey McBride 353 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 1: because I think he gets a whole lot of opportunity here. Look, 354 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:52,440 Speaker 1: there's a reason if you drafted and stashed Kyler, there's 355 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 1: a reason you did it, and it is for games 356 00:16:54,880 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 1: like this. So depending on what your quarterback situation is, 357 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 1: depending on what the matchup, Kyler is a really good 358 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:04,880 Speaker 1: start this week against Houston. So if you got him, 359 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:07,800 Speaker 1: pretty good chance to get him in your lineup this week. 360 00:17:08,359 --> 00:17:11,720 Speaker 1: We are not done with our Week eleven whip around. 361 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 1: We got an interesting one in Green Babies being the 362 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:19,120 Speaker 1: Chargers and the Packers and can the Jaguars get it going? 363 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:21,280 Speaker 1: We will find that out and more. Stick around for 364 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 1: more of the NFL Fantasy Football Show. Chargers at the Packers' 365 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:35,840 Speaker 1: La got in a track meet. They came up short 366 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:38,480 Speaker 1: against the Lions, but moved the ball up and down 367 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:40,520 Speaker 1: the field. They're going against the Packer defense that has 368 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:44,240 Speaker 1: not been great so far this season. Meanwhile, on the 369 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: other side, the Chargers secondary has been kind of switched cheesy. 370 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:51,639 Speaker 1: Do you trust though, any of the Packers wide receivers 371 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:53,880 Speaker 1: considering their inconsistency this year. 372 00:17:54,480 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 2: Like, I think Jordan Love is in play as a 373 00:17:56,800 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 2: streaming option this week, but as for his pass catcher, 374 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:02,920 Speaker 2: I can't with any sort of confidence be like, yeah, 375 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:06,000 Speaker 2: this is his go to guy, because last week it 376 00:18:06,040 --> 00:18:08,639 Speaker 2: was Jayden Reid twenty two routes, five targets. He had 377 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:12,119 Speaker 2: Romeo Dobbs thirty three routes, five targets, Christian Watson thirty 378 00:18:12,119 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 2: two and seven targets, And you'd be like, Okay, Christian 379 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:17,240 Speaker 2: Watson got the most volume, he must be the best one. Nope, 380 00:18:17,320 --> 00:18:19,480 Speaker 2: hit the fewest yards of them all. The other two 381 00:18:19,560 --> 00:18:22,680 Speaker 2: called a touchdown, but without the touchdown, we're talking about 382 00:18:22,720 --> 00:18:25,520 Speaker 2: Romeo Dobbs in single digit fantasy points. I know Jayden 383 00:18:25,600 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 2: Reid had a big game, and he is the Packers 384 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:31,240 Speaker 2: wide receiver that I am feeling best about right now, 385 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:33,080 Speaker 2: but he's on the field the least of the three 386 00:18:33,119 --> 00:18:36,679 Speaker 2: of them, So it is hard to trust any of 387 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:38,399 Speaker 2: them with any sort of confidence, right. 388 00:18:38,640 --> 00:18:40,960 Speaker 1: That's kind of the thing is that you just don't 389 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:43,720 Speaker 1: know who it's gonna be. Will it be Reid, Will 390 00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:46,040 Speaker 1: it be Dobbs, Will it be Watson although he's kind 391 00:18:46,040 --> 00:18:49,639 Speaker 1: of been struggling this year. Will Dontavian Wicks rise up 392 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:52,840 Speaker 1: and score a touchdown somewhere along the way. I don't know. 393 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:56,399 Speaker 1: But spoiler alert, Jordan Love does make an appearance in 394 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:58,159 Speaker 1: my Sleeper's column this week. You can read that at 395 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:01,800 Speaker 1: NFL dot com. Slash Sleepers comes out on Thursday. Oh look, 396 00:19:01,920 --> 00:19:06,879 Speaker 1: I do like Love. I'm not sure which Packers receiver 397 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:10,440 Speaker 1: to trust, and for that reason, I'm not trusting any 398 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:12,520 Speaker 1: of them. One of them very well could have a 399 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:14,679 Speaker 1: good game, but trying to figure that out really is 400 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 1: a roll of the dice. I would much rather go 401 00:19:17,560 --> 00:19:20,240 Speaker 1: with a more sure thing in my fantasy lineup because 402 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:23,880 Speaker 1: they spread the ball around so much. Titans at the Jaguar, 403 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:25,960 Speaker 1: speaking of spreading the ball around a whole lot, that's 404 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:28,840 Speaker 1: what we were worried about with the Jaguars offense. That 405 00:19:28,840 --> 00:19:31,440 Speaker 1: hasn't really been the case. It's mostly been Christian Kirk 406 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:33,240 Speaker 1: with a little bit of Evan Ingram thrown in there 407 00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:35,919 Speaker 1: as well. The one thing we all seem to be 408 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:39,199 Speaker 1: coming to consensus on is that Trevor Lawrence might not 409 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:42,159 Speaker 1: be the guy we thought he was. Maybe he was 410 00:19:42,200 --> 00:19:45,119 Speaker 1: a generational college quarterback. So far, he has not been 411 00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:48,000 Speaker 1: a generational NFL quarterback. Do you start him or sit 412 00:19:48,119 --> 00:19:51,040 Speaker 1: him against the Titans matchup that, on paper at least, 413 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:52,240 Speaker 1: seems pretty decent. 414 00:19:52,960 --> 00:19:57,399 Speaker 2: I'm sitting Trevor Lawrence this week quarterbacks who outscored him 415 00:19:57,440 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 2: last week. I keep saying this on a bunch of 416 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:02,359 Speaker 2: shows because it's so funny to me. Tommy Devido, both 417 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:06,280 Speaker 2: Falcons quarterbacks, both Saints quarterbacks Clinton Tune and Zach Wilson, 418 00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:10,320 Speaker 2: so both Jersey guys and a handful of backup quarterbacks 419 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:12,960 Speaker 2: right now. They all outscored Trevor Lawrence last week. But 420 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:15,480 Speaker 2: it's not a one week blip. Like Marcus was saying. 421 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 2: He looks more like a league average quarterback right now 422 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:21,960 Speaker 2: than a generational talent. He has topped eighteen Fantasy points once. 423 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:26,560 Speaker 2: He ranks seventeenth in passing yards, twenty second in touchdowns, 424 00:20:26,560 --> 00:20:29,800 Speaker 2: and twenty eighth in EPA per dropback. And the reason 425 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:31,880 Speaker 2: the other thing is like, while the Titans do look 426 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:33,800 Speaker 2: like a good matchup on paper, they run a lot 427 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:36,480 Speaker 2: of man coverage, and Trevor Lawrence has struggled against man 428 00:20:36,520 --> 00:20:39,240 Speaker 2: coverage this year. So on a week where I think, 429 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:41,440 Speaker 2: like I wrote about seven quarterbacks this week, because I 430 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:44,879 Speaker 2: think there's so many good starting options this week, you 431 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 2: can easily get away. 432 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 1: From Trevor Lawrence. Yeah, I mean, I think that's sort 433 00:20:48,119 --> 00:20:50,920 Speaker 1: of where we are at this point. And I admit 434 00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:53,439 Speaker 1: that I bought in to the Trevor Lawrence thipe. I 435 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:55,439 Speaker 1: really thought he was going to have a big season 436 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:57,719 Speaker 1: this year. I think in a lot of places I 437 00:20:57,760 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 1: stacked Lawrence with Calvin ri Go or if you're Christian Kirk, 438 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 1: it's not really working out and on top of it, 439 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 1: to schedule the rest of the way not particularly quarterback friendly. 440 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:13,600 Speaker 1: I'm with you, though, there are probably a lot better options. 441 00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:15,879 Speaker 1: Here's the good news. I don't know if you drafted 442 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:19,080 Speaker 1: Trevor Lawrence that you drafted him to be your exclusive 443 00:21:19,200 --> 00:21:22,119 Speaker 1: QB one. You probably drafted somebody else a little bit later, 444 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:24,720 Speaker 1: or you've added somebody off the waiver wires. So the 445 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:27,760 Speaker 1: good news is you probably have options. This is a 446 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:29,760 Speaker 1: week you might want to explore some of those options. 447 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:33,919 Speaker 1: Raiders at the Dolphins. We will see if Antonio Pierce 448 00:21:33,960 --> 00:21:37,040 Speaker 1: can beat a team not residing in New Jersey, He's 449 00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:40,720 Speaker 1: gonna deal with the Dolphins in that high powered offense. 450 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:43,160 Speaker 1: At the same time, they got to figure out how 451 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 1: to get Davonte Adams going. Look, it's been great to 452 00:21:47,040 --> 00:21:50,080 Speaker 1: see Devonte be happy. They're winning games. He's dancing in 453 00:21:50,080 --> 00:21:52,639 Speaker 1: the locker room. Max Crosby is smoking cigars. It's a 454 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:56,760 Speaker 1: whole deal. But at some point you can't consistently win 455 00:21:56,840 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 1: games if Adams is not having big performances. Is this 456 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:03,200 Speaker 1: the week that we finally get a vintage Davonte game? 457 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:06,520 Speaker 2: I think so. Two weeks ago, thirty percent of the 458 00:22:06,560 --> 00:22:08,720 Speaker 2: passes went his way, but that was a game where 459 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:10,879 Speaker 2: they blew out the Giants and Tommy DeVito, so they 460 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:13,080 Speaker 2: didn't have to throw a whole bunch. This past week, 461 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:18,280 Speaker 2: on twenty seven pass attempts, thirteen of them went DeVante 462 00:22:18,280 --> 00:22:21,280 Speaker 2: adams way. That's almost half of them, so they are 463 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:24,080 Speaker 2: consciously doing their best effort to get him the ball. 464 00:22:24,119 --> 00:22:26,600 Speaker 2: He just had Sauce Gardner and DJ Reid on him 465 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 2: a bunch last week, and he was upset. He said, 466 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 2: saus Gardner kept holding him and stuff. But now he 467 00:22:31,359 --> 00:22:34,400 Speaker 2: gets the Dolphins, who are a much much friendlier matchup, 468 00:22:34,800 --> 00:22:37,080 Speaker 2: and they are going to put up plenty of points 469 00:22:37,119 --> 00:22:39,520 Speaker 2: on their own, maybe the best offense in football, so 470 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:42,480 Speaker 2: catch up mode. We could be talking about Devonte Adams 471 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:45,680 Speaker 2: with fifteen plus targets this week, so you keep starting him, 472 00:22:45,680 --> 00:22:48,480 Speaker 2: and I think this is the vintage Devonte Adams game 473 00:22:48,520 --> 00:22:49,199 Speaker 2: we've been waiting on. 474 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:51,800 Speaker 1: Hey, shout out to Sauce Gardner for getting those veteran calls, 475 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:54,000 Speaker 1: being able to go in hold yeah, like Davante Adams 476 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:56,040 Speaker 1: and not get flagged for it. So shout out to 477 00:22:56,080 --> 00:23:01,159 Speaker 1: you man. Yeah. Look, at some point the Raiders have 478 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:03,680 Speaker 1: to just start force feeding the ball to their stars, 479 00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:05,600 Speaker 1: and they're sort of doing it with Josh Jacobs and 480 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:08,480 Speaker 1: that's kind of working out. They've got to get the 481 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:11,600 Speaker 1: passing game going. Aidan O'Connell is not able to push 482 00:23:11,600 --> 00:23:13,919 Speaker 1: the ball downfield. They've got to figure out how to 483 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:17,840 Speaker 1: manufacture some opportunities for Devonte Adams. This feels like a 484 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:19,600 Speaker 1: week where you're gonna have to do that because you're 485 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:21,679 Speaker 1: going to have to put up points. I am not 486 00:23:21,880 --> 00:23:24,800 Speaker 1: convinced that the Raiders secondary is as good as the 487 00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 1: numbers have said. I think I looked at it seven 488 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:30,800 Speaker 1: of the ten passing offenses they have faced are all 489 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:34,320 Speaker 1: in the bottom ten in total passing yards in the NFL. 490 00:23:34,560 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 1: So it might be partially about what the Raiders did. 491 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:38,760 Speaker 1: It might just be more that they've played a lot 492 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:41,919 Speaker 1: of really bad offenses so far this year. So we 493 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:44,560 Speaker 1: know this about the Dolphins. They are not a bad offense. 494 00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:46,960 Speaker 1: So the Raiders are gonna have to score, all right, 495 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 1: They're right, They're just okay. So the Raider's got to 496 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:52,399 Speaker 1: score some points to stay in this one. Giants at 497 00:23:52,400 --> 00:23:55,680 Speaker 1: the Commanders because the schedule maker said, so, who has 498 00:23:55,680 --> 00:23:58,240 Speaker 1: more points this week? Say Kwon Barkley or Brian Robinson. 499 00:23:58,440 --> 00:24:01,399 Speaker 2: Brian Robinson, And I'd be crazy to say, like, I 500 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:05,400 Speaker 2: say that with no hesitation, right, I know Brian Robinson 501 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:08,040 Speaker 2: was your RB one last week. I believe he is 502 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:10,240 Speaker 2: the only running back to finish as the RB one 503 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:13,439 Speaker 2: in multiple weeks this season. And the thing is, the 504 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:15,720 Speaker 2: matchup is just like I think Bolter and play Bolter 505 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:17,720 Speaker 2: starts to both of my start Him Cinema article, But 506 00:24:18,119 --> 00:24:20,359 Speaker 2: I think the matchup is better for Brian Robinson. The 507 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:23,960 Speaker 2: giantsville of the third most rushing yards, second most rushing touchdowns, 508 00:24:24,119 --> 00:24:26,080 Speaker 2: and this could be a game where like after the 509 00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:29,280 Speaker 2: first quarter, the Commanders are up multiple touchdowns and they 510 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:32,600 Speaker 2: just continue to feed the beast that has been Brian 511 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:35,879 Speaker 2: Robinson plus I think me and you though, could have 512 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:39,240 Speaker 2: some fun with Saque's quarterback. His favorite movie is Too Fast, 513 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:39,960 Speaker 2: Too Fearous. 514 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:43,800 Speaker 1: He's one of us, one of us one. We got 515 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:45,439 Speaker 1: to ask him which is his favorite if we ever 516 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:47,719 Speaker 1: talked to him, like what his favorite in the series is. 517 00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:49,760 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously, I guess it's Too Fast, Too Furious, right, 518 00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:52,320 Speaker 1: his favorite movie and of all the movies, so like, 519 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:54,959 Speaker 1: you know, how does he feel about Fast X And 520 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:57,280 Speaker 1: what's going to happen with the you know. 521 00:24:57,240 --> 00:24:58,879 Speaker 2: Can we get him on in the off season just 522 00:24:59,040 --> 00:24:59,840 Speaker 2: to a full. 523 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:01,679 Speaker 1: We gotta we have to have him one and just 524 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:04,080 Speaker 1: you know, we just do an off seasons. I'm putting 525 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 1: this out here right now, booking team, we got to 526 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:10,480 Speaker 1: get Tommy DeVito on. We're going to do a Fast podcast. 527 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:14,520 Speaker 1: We're gonna do the Fast Cast or something with Tommy 528 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:16,520 Speaker 1: DeVito where we go through each movie and he tells 529 00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:18,320 Speaker 1: us what he thinks of them and then we'll, like 530 00:25:18,359 --> 00:25:20,080 Speaker 1: we'll ask him some football questions once in a while, 531 00:25:20,119 --> 00:25:21,960 Speaker 1: because I guess it's the NFL or something like that. 532 00:25:23,800 --> 00:25:26,760 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say Saquon has more Fantasy points just because 533 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:29,600 Speaker 1: they have to lean on him. Yeah, what else do 534 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:33,040 Speaker 1: they have there? Right, They've got to take pressure off 535 00:25:33,040 --> 00:25:35,440 Speaker 1: Tommy de Vito. So it's whether it's running the ball 536 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:38,560 Speaker 1: to Saquon, whether it's dumping it off to Saquon. They've 537 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:40,080 Speaker 1: got to load him up. I mean, this should be 538 00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:42,480 Speaker 1: a game where Saquon Barkley has thirty to thirty five 539 00:25:42,520 --> 00:25:45,520 Speaker 1: touches because what else are they going to do? Right? 540 00:25:45,720 --> 00:25:48,520 Speaker 1: They can't throw the ball downfield. They you know, they 541 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:53,240 Speaker 1: looks Sterling Shepherd, Darius Slayton. Those guys aren't scaring anybody. 542 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:55,680 Speaker 1: They can't really get it to Jalen Hyatt consistently won. 543 00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:58,520 Speaker 1: Dale Robinson kind of comes and goes this has to 544 00:25:58,560 --> 00:26:00,919 Speaker 1: be a huge Saquon game. So I think volume is 545 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:02,920 Speaker 1: going to be the key, and I think that's why 546 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:05,760 Speaker 1: Saquon scores more points. In the end, it's not going 547 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:08,320 Speaker 1: to be great for either guy, Like, don't get excited. 548 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:09,960 Speaker 1: It's not gonna be a lot of fun to watch. 549 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:13,560 Speaker 1: That'll do it for this edition of the NFL Fantasy 550 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:16,239 Speaker 1: Football Show. Stay Happy, safe and healthy, do good and 551 00:26:16,320 --> 00:26:18,800 Speaker 1: live well. We're back tomorrow to preview the rest of 552 00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:27,400 Speaker 1: the week eleven matchups.