WEBVTT - Fantasy Football Weekly Week 11 0:00:00.080 --> 0:00:07.360 And time now for Fantasy Football Weekly on k f 0:00:07.520 --> 0:00:12.159 a N, presented by Devani's, your weekly source for the 0:00:12.280 --> 0:00:17.840 nation's best fantasy speculation and advice. Fantasy Football Weekly is 0:00:17.920 --> 0:00:22.279 also brought to you by Green Belt Premium, No Name 0:00:22.400 --> 0:00:28.600 Butcher Quality meets Honda, town Hall Family, and by the 0:00:28.800 --> 0:00:34.640 Park Tavern Now Now along with Fanball and League Saves, 0:00:34.680 --> 0:00:41.520 Matt Harrison and Brian Johnson. Here's Paul Charchy in good morning, 0:00:41.520 --> 0:00:44.199 Welcome to the show. It is Fantasy Football Weekly on 0:00:44.280 --> 0:00:48.559 the Fan has mentioned Am correctly in the opener. My 0:00:48.640 --> 0:00:51.640 co host Brian Johnson and Matt Harrison. Good morning guys, 0:00:52.159 --> 0:00:54.760 Good morning boy. Happy to say we've already have three 0:00:54.760 --> 0:00:57.640 people on holding with the seven o'clock start time. We 0:00:57.640 --> 0:00:59.840 we think that's fantastic. We will do our very best 0:00:59.840 --> 0:01:02.360 to get to your calls. I would be sleeping. I 0:01:02.400 --> 0:01:05.920 would be sleeping probably, I would I would be streaming later. 0:01:06.080 --> 0:01:09.199 I check out the podcast on the I Heart Radio 0:01:09.240 --> 0:01:13.640 app or iTunes that all works, cafan dot com Fan 0:01:13.720 --> 0:01:15.840 on demand. We always we encourage people to find it. 0:01:15.840 --> 0:01:18.360 However you can a lot of people went up against 0:01:18.440 --> 0:01:19.720 and by the way, all the normal stuff that you 0:01:19.760 --> 0:01:21.480 love about the show take a chance on me. The 0:01:21.520 --> 0:01:23.640 five Tough questions will break down all the matchups, the 0:01:23.680 --> 0:01:28.399 premature speculation, the lightning round. I want to open by 0:01:29.040 --> 0:01:34.360 addressing people who went up against some combination of Ben Roethlisberger, 0:01:35.120 --> 0:01:40.280 Antonio Brown, Chris Boswell, and or the Pittsburgh defense, because 0:01:40.280 --> 0:01:42.760 they all put up gigantic games, and in many cases 0:01:43.080 --> 0:01:47.280 people played against three of that combination. In some cases 0:01:47.440 --> 0:01:49.480 those people probably packed it in and aren't even listening 0:01:49.600 --> 0:01:52.760 right now. If your opponent did that, they are sleeping. 0:01:53.160 --> 0:01:58.120 They are sleeping. Um Still, what is the recommended course 0:01:58.120 --> 0:02:01.960 of action when you find yourself down by a bunch? Now, 0:02:02.040 --> 0:02:04.600 in the case of Antonio Brown, you're probably going to lose, 0:02:04.640 --> 0:02:06.240 but you might you know, if you only play one 0:02:06.280 --> 0:02:08.120 of those, you know you might be able to scrap 0:02:08.120 --> 0:02:10.720 your way back. What's the recommended course of action when 0:02:10.720 --> 0:02:13.160 you're down by a bunch? Well, I think when it's 0:02:13.320 --> 0:02:16.440 the choice between two players, you have to go with 0:02:16.520 --> 0:02:18.720 the high upside guy. You have to just go for 0:02:18.800 --> 0:02:21.480 every home run hitter you can. You don't go for 0:02:21.600 --> 0:02:25.400 the guy who's gonna get you eight yards and or 0:02:25.440 --> 0:02:28.120 eight catches and nine yeards. You don't go for Jarvis Landry. 0:02:28.280 --> 0:02:30.240 You go for a guy who has a chance at 0:02:30.240 --> 0:02:34.000 three touchdowns later. That's a good example right there. And 0:02:34.040 --> 0:02:36.359 then there's all the Landry has been scoring touchdowns, has 0:02:36.360 --> 0:02:38.200 been five of the last six games, so that might 0:02:38.240 --> 0:02:40.840 not have been the best example over traditionally over the 0:02:40.840 --> 0:02:43.280 course of his career. That's you're right, that's the guy 0:02:43.320 --> 0:02:46.120 you want to avoid. Seven am. The synapses aren't firing, 0:02:46.160 --> 0:02:49.080 you know, not yet. They The other thing I like 0:02:49.160 --> 0:02:51.519 to do. I like to put together quarterback wide receiver 0:02:51.600 --> 0:02:54.680 combos or quarterback tight end combos, so that if that 0:02:54.720 --> 0:02:57.679 wide receiver hits twice, I also get paid on the 0:02:57.760 --> 0:03:01.960 quarterback hitting twice. So I try to manufacture that matchup 0:03:02.000 --> 0:03:04.079 if I can do it as well. Stack as much 0:03:04.120 --> 0:03:07.320 as possible. Yeah, stack, stack as much as possibly. Throw 0:03:07.360 --> 0:03:09.200 the kicker into and let's get the extra point on 0:03:09.200 --> 0:03:12.760 that play. So you know, that's you know, that's that's 0:03:12.760 --> 0:03:15.520 the angle I think for a special to go for 0:03:15.560 --> 0:03:18.919 a defense and a guy. If you have Tyreek kill, 0:03:18.960 --> 0:03:21.080 of course you're gonna start him. But and you have 0:03:21.200 --> 0:03:23.560 Kansas City obviously do But that's an example, you know, 0:03:23.560 --> 0:03:26.160 where you go a turner and the defense you can 0:03:26.200 --> 0:03:29.840 double up there on points for special teams special teams 0:03:29.840 --> 0:03:35.320 that yeah, but um a lot all the stuffs, that's 0:03:35.320 --> 0:03:37.839 all you gotta do. That's yeah, it's you're gonna need help, 0:03:37.880 --> 0:03:39.480 But there are you know, there are handful things that 0:03:39.520 --> 0:03:41.840 you can do. Let's jump right into the matchups, guys. 0:03:41.880 --> 0:03:45.560 New England takes on Oakland. New England's offense starting to 0:03:45.680 --> 0:03:48.200 it's starting to all come together, even without Chris Hogan, 0:03:48.280 --> 0:03:50.920 Danny Am and Dola doing very little. But the New 0:03:50.920 --> 0:03:53.040 England offense has played very well lately and I don't 0:03:53.040 --> 0:03:55.200 see a lot here with the Oakland defenses suggests it's 0:03:55.240 --> 0:03:57.880 gonna stop. Well, it's worth noting that this game is 0:03:57.920 --> 0:04:01.640 being played in Mexico City. Not thank you very much. 0:04:01.680 --> 0:04:04.160 That is absolutely true. By the way, I'm going to 0:04:04.200 --> 0:04:08.880 make the rare kicker prediction. I believe goscows he's going 0:04:08.920 --> 0:04:11.400 to kick four field goals in this game. He's got 0:04:11.440 --> 0:04:13.520 the second most field goals on the year. Oakland gives 0:04:13.600 --> 0:04:15.360 up the second most field goals on the year, and 0:04:15.440 --> 0:04:18.359 they're playing in an altitude that's higher than mile high 0:04:18.600 --> 0:04:22.880 when they're in Mexico City. Gostkowski your ultimate kicker option 0:04:23.120 --> 0:04:25.400 this week. So it was interesting to note they played 0:04:25.400 --> 0:04:27.760 in Mile High the Patriots did last week. Yes, and 0:04:27.760 --> 0:04:31.000 they stayed in Denver to stay acclimated to the altitude. 0:04:31.240 --> 0:04:33.120 You know, I had not heard that. So smart. So 0:04:33.200 --> 0:04:35.280 they they've been out there and they're ready. So I 0:04:35.360 --> 0:04:37.840 also love legal weed too, That's why they stayed out there. 0:04:38.200 --> 0:04:42.520 That Belijack has been blazing straight to Mexico for him too. 0:04:43.200 --> 0:04:45.720 Tom Brady is the conquistador in this game. He gets 0:04:45.760 --> 0:04:48.960 the A grade. L Gronk also getting an A grade 0:04:49.279 --> 0:04:51.920 that the team or the Raiders have allowed four scores 0:04:51.960 --> 0:04:53.960 and the ninth most catches to tight ends this year. 0:04:54.839 --> 0:04:59.440 Brandon coasoneros uh. Brandon Cooks he gets an A grad. 0:04:59.480 --> 0:05:01.599 He was target at a season high eleven times last 0:05:01.640 --> 0:05:04.280 week against Denver, which was awesome. Cook Straw is a 0:05:04.320 --> 0:05:07.440 favorable match up against Sean Smith. He's the league sixty 0:05:07.480 --> 0:05:10.120 four ranked corner according to Pro Football Focus, and we 0:05:10.120 --> 0:05:14.200 probably won't see Chris Hogan this week. Senor Amundola has 0:05:14.240 --> 0:05:17.120 finished with forty or few yards and four consecutive weeks, 0:05:17.120 --> 0:05:20.000 but Raiders corner T. J. Kerry has a lot of 0:05:20.040 --> 0:05:22.200 touchdown to a slot receiver in two of the last 0:05:22.200 --> 0:05:24.840 three weeks. So he gets a C grade. That's a 0:05:25.040 --> 0:05:29.479 that's a yes grade. Bye, that's a good point. The 0:05:29.560 --> 0:05:32.640 C grade takes on all new meaning yes in Mexico City, 0:05:33.000 --> 0:05:41.359 uh Aribau, Rex Burkhead and Dion Lewis are both getting 0:05:41.360 --> 0:05:44.080 a B grade. I'm not sure which one of these 0:05:44.120 --> 0:05:48.920 backs will get the Goose Guavo this week, but the 0:05:49.000 --> 0:05:51.600 Raiders are giving up the fifth most receptions running backs, 0:05:51.640 --> 0:05:53.640 the seventh most receiving yards, and are tied for the 0:05:53.680 --> 0:05:56.680 second most receiving touchdowns. That means Burkheads a easy b 0:05:57.600 --> 0:06:01.320 uh Burkheads of the snaps this week. Last week, he's 0:06:01.360 --> 0:06:03.640 my favorite. The Raiders d has allowed the fourth most 0:06:03.720 --> 0:06:06.360 rushing yards in the league and Dion Lewis is suddenly 0:06:06.360 --> 0:06:08.400 the guy taking over as the every down running back. 0:06:08.880 --> 0:06:11.120 Uh he should be good for fifteen carries as he's 0:06:11.160 --> 0:06:13.400 averaged the last two weeks, and Lewis took four of 0:06:13.400 --> 0:06:16.839 the team's red zone carries last week. Let's flip on 0:06:16.960 --> 0:06:21.440 over to the geez. This is so weird. It's better 0:06:21.480 --> 0:06:24.200 than the ticking clocks. It is. Let's flip on over 0:06:24.200 --> 0:06:28.520 to the side the ticking clock owned you. Marshawn Lynch 0:06:28.560 --> 0:06:30.880 is gonna get a dose Eckys grade, which means he's 0:06:30.920 --> 0:06:34.360 on the bench. The Pats defense has allowed only two 0:06:34.400 --> 0:06:36.800 backs to go over seventy four yards. They've given up 0:06:36.839 --> 0:06:40.040 just three touchdowns to running back since the opener. New 0:06:40.040 --> 0:06:42.960 England does allow a league worst five point yards per carry, 0:06:43.000 --> 0:06:46.000 but Lynch is only averaging eleven carries per game. The 0:06:46.080 --> 0:06:48.760 passing game, however, Derek coach A he gets an A. 0:06:49.480 --> 0:06:51.960 Over their last three outings, they have not given up 0:06:52.000 --> 0:06:54.840 more than two three passing yards the Patriots that is 0:06:55.000 --> 0:06:57.800 or one touchdown. But coach A has gone over three 0:06:57.880 --> 0:06:59.840 hundred yards and each of his last three out Eric 0:07:00.000 --> 0:07:05.279 o Jmark Cooper is getting a B and Michael Congrejo 0:07:05.480 --> 0:07:10.600 Our Bowl is also getting a B. The Patriots defense 0:07:10.680 --> 0:07:12.600 is allowed the second most yards and the third most 0:07:12.640 --> 0:07:15.480 catches too receivers. Cooper seen more time in the slot 0:07:15.480 --> 0:07:18.200 in the last three games. His target his target load 0:07:18.200 --> 0:07:21.000 has gone up to about per game during that stretch, 0:07:21.120 --> 0:07:24.480 which is a lot yeah. And then finally, Uh also 0:07:24.680 --> 0:07:29.360 a co scenaro Jared co scenario, the different kind of cook. 0:07:30.240 --> 0:07:33.800 Uh his averaging ninety seven yards in his last three games. 0:07:34.000 --> 0:07:36.640 Going into the matchup with New England. The Patriots haven't 0:07:36.640 --> 0:07:39.160 allowed a tight end to catch more than two passes 0:07:39.200 --> 0:07:41.640 the last three weeks, but they were torched for five 0:07:41.680 --> 0:07:43.840 tight end touchdowns in the first six weeks of the season. 0:07:43.880 --> 0:07:45.920 So I still like Cook. He gets a B grade 0:07:45.920 --> 0:07:56.000 as well. Well done Senior Harrison undelay Trobajoick benigned per Lenard. Yeah, 0:07:56.000 --> 0:07:59.400 I spoke German in high school too. Very nice Jaguars 0:07:59.560 --> 0:08:03.160 taking on the Browns and quite the opposite match up here. Uh, 0:08:03.280 --> 0:08:05.840 I gotta believe there's there's gonna be very little to 0:08:05.920 --> 0:08:07.760 like about the Brown side. But so let's start with 0:08:07.800 --> 0:08:12.040 the Jaguar side. Like portals fifty one passes last week, 0:08:12.440 --> 0:08:15.320 do you think the aerial attack is maybe emphasized here, 0:08:15.360 --> 0:08:18.480 especially if Leonard Fournette isn't able to go. Yeah, well, 0:08:18.600 --> 0:08:21.320 the path of least resistance against Cleveland is through the era. 0:08:21.440 --> 0:08:23.800 They have a very legit run deep. I'm still putting 0:08:23.800 --> 0:08:26.160 Bortles on the bench though, even though Cleveland has allowed 0:08:26.200 --> 0:08:28.680 nineteen touchdown passes, which is the third most in the league. 0:08:29.280 --> 0:08:31.960 Bortles has one or zero passing touchdowns in every game 0:08:31.960 --> 0:08:33.720 but one this year, and the one game he didn't 0:08:33.760 --> 0:08:35.800 was that London game, which is a little flukey, So 0:08:36.320 --> 0:08:37.599 I still love them on the bench because I'm not 0:08:37.640 --> 0:08:39.320 a big fan of his pass catchers. Who will get 0:08:39.360 --> 0:08:41.640 into here, I'll starting with Mark Eastley, who I have 0:08:41.720 --> 0:08:44.600 on the bench. Might be surprised to hear that because 0:08:44.600 --> 0:08:46.319 he is my boy. We go way back, but he's 0:08:46.400 --> 0:08:49.559 likely to be shadowed by Jason mccordy. Pro Football focuses 0:08:49.679 --> 0:08:53.000 number two ranked cornerback. Quarterbacks have an average rating of 0:08:53.000 --> 0:08:55.880 fifty four point two when throwing into mccordy's coverage. Remember, 0:08:55.920 --> 0:08:59.720 Tennessee just cut him and like in the preseason, they 0:08:59.760 --> 0:09:02.880 didn't eat him against Antonio Brown. Certainly not. Yeah, that 0:09:02.960 --> 0:09:05.560 was a that was a tactical blunder. Uh. It doesn't 0:09:05.600 --> 0:09:07.640 get much better at wide receiver. Alan Hearns has been 0:09:07.720 --> 0:09:10.439 ruled out with the knee that brings Keenan Cole into play. 0:09:10.800 --> 0:09:13.240 I'm sorry healing Cole into play. I'm gonna give him 0:09:13.240 --> 0:09:16.640 a desperation. See uh. Cleveland has allowed five wide receiver 0:09:16.720 --> 0:09:19.840 touchdowns over the last four games, and Cole has averaged 0:09:19.880 --> 0:09:22.240 fifty plus yards over his last three, with a catch 0:09:22.280 --> 0:09:24.800 of twenty plus yards in each game. His targets have 0:09:24.880 --> 0:09:26.920 increased four straight weeks, so he could be a sneaky 0:09:26.960 --> 0:09:31.679 little uh play this week, as could Marcedes Lewis. Uh 0:09:31.720 --> 0:09:35.160 if Schmarrick Schmibron got it done. I didn't say his name, 0:09:35.720 --> 0:09:38.839 thank you. I do deserve a little peacock here, though, 0:09:38.840 --> 0:09:40.560 because I did say to play him on fan ball 0:09:40.640 --> 0:09:42.840 last week, and if he did, he made out all right. 0:09:43.920 --> 0:09:49.440 Marcedes Lewis. Marcedes Lewis could be another sneaky daily play 0:09:49.480 --> 0:09:52.040 on fan ball this week. It's just against the Browns. Uh, 0:09:52.320 --> 0:09:53.920 That's all you really have to say. A great matchup 0:09:53.960 --> 0:09:55.680 for tight ends. So I'm giving him to see, Yeah, 0:09:55.720 --> 0:09:58.119 this is the Browns. Were it not for the Giants, 0:09:58.280 --> 0:10:01.079 we would be talking about how you you deploy every 0:10:01.120 --> 0:10:04.120 tight end against against the Browns. Absolutely. Now, what about 0:10:04.160 --> 0:10:06.400 D D. Westbrook, which I've had a dozen people ask 0:10:06.480 --> 0:10:09.080 me about this way, he's not a lock to play 0:10:09.080 --> 0:10:10.800 this week the last time. The last I heard, it 0:10:11.360 --> 0:10:13.480 sounds like he will be active for the first time, 0:10:14.240 --> 0:10:17.520 but there's no knowing what the snap count is gonna be, like, 0:10:17.559 --> 0:10:19.520 what his role is going to be. Like I think 0:10:19.520 --> 0:10:24.640 you're you're, you're. That's a huge gamble, But don't play him. 0:10:24.720 --> 0:10:27.679 Don't play him this week Probay a bonus premature speculation there. 0:10:27.720 --> 0:10:30.360 And then finally, Leonard for Nett, you mentioned Church. I'll 0:10:30.360 --> 0:10:32.160 give him a B if he plays with a borderline 0:10:32.200 --> 0:10:34.680 see Um said. It is a very tough defense. Run 0:10:34.720 --> 0:10:36.880 defense for for Cleveland ranked number two against the run 0:10:36.920 --> 0:10:39.960 by Football Outsiders d v o A. Only one running 0:10:39.960 --> 0:10:42.880 back is top sixty rush sixty rushing yards against cit 0:10:42.960 --> 0:10:45.280 the Browns. And that was your boy, buck Allan Church. 0:10:45.480 --> 0:10:47.720 Soh my guy over to Cleveland. This will be quick 0:10:47.760 --> 0:10:50.760 the past you leave that side of it. Only defense 0:10:50.800 --> 0:10:53.520 in the league that is not allowed a one yard 0:10:53.559 --> 0:10:57.480 rusher or a three yard passer Cleveland Browns. Yeah, and 0:10:57.559 --> 0:10:59.960 obviously if for Net does sit, Chris Ivory and even 0:11:00.000 --> 0:11:03.080 Corey Grant becomes so intriguing. But I'm not very compelled 0:11:03.120 --> 0:11:05.760 to start them in a very tough matchup. But Ivory 0:11:06.120 --> 0:11:08.000 sea level player for when it does sit. But don't 0:11:08.040 --> 0:11:12.120 get excited about his prospects. Cleveland passing bench, the passing game, 0:11:12.200 --> 0:11:14.840 that's pretty obvious. Even Corey Coleman, who should make his return, 0:11:14.880 --> 0:11:17.079 you don't want to start him. I'll get I say 0:11:17.080 --> 0:11:19.240 a crow l as see though, even though since the 0:11:19.280 --> 0:11:22.080 Jaguars have acquired Marcel Darius. They are average, are allowing 0:11:22.240 --> 0:11:25.240 under three yards per carry. The run defense wasn't very 0:11:25.280 --> 0:11:28.560 good before acquiring Darius, but crow Crow is turning back 0:11:28.600 --> 0:11:30.600 to back games with at least ninety five scrimmage yards 0:11:30.600 --> 0:11:32.840 and a touchdown. He's averaging five point seven yards per 0:11:32.920 --> 0:11:34.760 carry over the last two weeks, and Cleveland is gonna 0:11:34.800 --> 0:11:36.120 have to try and run the ball to have any 0:11:36.120 --> 0:11:38.760 hope in this game. And then I'm benching Duke Johnson, 0:11:38.800 --> 0:11:42.959 though that excuse me. The Jaguars are pretty tough against 0:11:43.000 --> 0:11:45.520 pass catching running backs and Browns or Duke's not can 0:11:45.520 --> 0:11:49.000 get enough carries to warrant to start. As we said 0:11:49.000 --> 0:11:51.560 at the time, all that those touchdowns that Duke Johnson 0:11:51.640 --> 0:11:55.720 was was manufacturing earlier in the season, that wasn't gonna 0:11:55.800 --> 0:11:59.559 keep going. And it hasn't. Nice little player, but he's 0:11:59.600 --> 0:12:02.960 not a touch down score. Final matchup of this segment, 0:12:03.240 --> 0:12:05.880 Lions taking on the Bears, will begin with Matthew Stafford. 0:12:06.080 --> 0:12:09.360 Bears ranked top ten and passing yards allowed and in 0:12:09.400 --> 0:12:11.839 the top five and passing touchdowns allowed. I don't love 0:12:11.880 --> 0:12:16.120 this matchup. Stafford barely crossed two hundred yards passing last 0:12:16.120 --> 0:12:19.560 time he played in Chicago. Didn't throw any touchdowns in 0:12:19.600 --> 0:12:23.079 that game, and that marked the second time in the 0:12:23.160 --> 0:12:26.640 last three seasons that he's failed to throw any touchdowns 0:12:26.760 --> 0:12:29.480 in Chicago. This has been a tough spot for him, 0:12:29.840 --> 0:12:32.360 so I'm nervous about Stafford, but he's been so hot. 0:12:32.440 --> 0:12:34.160 I'm still giving him a B grade here, but he'd 0:12:34.160 --> 0:12:36.320 be closer to a scene than in a UH Staying 0:12:36.320 --> 0:12:38.520 with the passing game, Golden take gets a C grade. 0:12:38.840 --> 0:12:41.360 Despite his one hundred yard game in Green Bay two 0:12:41.360 --> 0:12:44.880 weeks ago. He's been bad outdoors. Not one of his 0:12:45.040 --> 0:12:48.360 seventeen touchdowns since coming to Detroit has come in an 0:12:48.360 --> 0:12:54.400 outdoor stadium, and in three games in Chicago, he's totaled 0:12:54.880 --> 0:12:59.400 one hundred yards. That's it gross. Bears have only allowed 0:12:59.400 --> 0:13:02.520 one yard receiver all season, and that was Antonio Brown 0:13:02.559 --> 0:13:06.560 in Week three. Golden Tate's good, He's not Antonio Brown good. 0:13:07.400 --> 0:13:09.720 It goes back to last year, the Bears stifling number 0:13:09.760 --> 0:13:12.440 one wide receivers. They shut him down. They do UH 0:13:12.520 --> 0:13:15.560 C grade on on Golden Tate C grade and Marvin 0:13:15.640 --> 0:13:19.600 Jones hyper inconsistent. It's it feels like an exploitable match 0:13:19.640 --> 0:13:22.480 up with Chicago corner Kyle Fuller, who has ranked eighty 0:13:22.559 --> 0:13:25.240 nine by Pro Football Focus in two games of Chicago 0:13:25.320 --> 0:13:29.240 last year, though he posted sixty seven yards and seventy 0:13:29.240 --> 0:13:31.839 four yards, didn't score. I feel like that's about what 0:13:31.880 --> 0:13:33.839 you're gonna get from Marvin Jones this week. That puts 0:13:33.920 --> 0:13:37.880 him in the C grade as well. Eric Ebron, I 0:13:37.880 --> 0:13:40.160 feel like I have to mention because he scored last week. 0:13:40.720 --> 0:13:43.360 Chicago is an elite tight end defense. Do not chase 0:13:43.440 --> 0:13:47.480 last week's flukey touchdown. Kenny Golladay only eleven snaps last week. 0:13:47.559 --> 0:13:50.240 You can't start him until we start seeing more consistency 0:13:50.440 --> 0:13:53.360 in playing time. Let's talk about Amerabdula go to the 0:13:53.440 --> 0:13:58.640 running game suddenly getting gold line touches. Amir Abdula rushing 0:13:58.679 --> 0:14:03.480 touchdowns in consecutive games. Bears run defense very middle of 0:14:03.480 --> 0:14:06.560 the pack their fift in yards allowed. They're averaging ten 0:14:06.640 --> 0:14:09.600 rushing yards per game, but they're likely without their run 0:14:09.679 --> 0:14:13.280 stuffing linebacker Danny Trevathan in this game and the return 0:14:13.360 --> 0:14:18.199 of Detroit's left tackle Taylor Decker definitely helps. Chicago's allowed 0:14:18.200 --> 0:14:20.760 eight touchdowns via the ground tied for the second most, 0:14:20.760 --> 0:14:22.680 including three in just the last two weeks. So I 0:14:22.760 --> 0:14:26.600 like a Mirrorbdullah be grade on a mirrorb dula this week. 0:14:26.840 --> 0:14:28.600 Let to go to the Chicago side because this won't 0:14:28.600 --> 0:14:31.880 take long. There's only one startable player and that's Jordan Howard. 0:14:33.440 --> 0:14:35.640 Get this. He has not scored a touchdown since Mitch 0:14:35.680 --> 0:14:40.480 Trobinski took over. None and even John Fox, though, it's 0:14:40.520 --> 0:14:43.040 gotta know that his team's best chance to win goes 0:14:43.160 --> 0:14:46.120 through Jordan Howard. So I expect a lot of carries. 0:14:46.280 --> 0:14:48.880 Chicago's three wins of all cam and games that were 0:14:49.040 --> 0:14:54.560 big Howard carry games, and Fox's job is dangling by 0:14:54.600 --> 0:14:57.680 a threat. He has to manufacture wins, and all of 0:14:57.720 --> 0:15:00.240 his wins comes in games are he pounds Jordan how Ward. 0:15:00.640 --> 0:15:03.520 It hasn't happened much, but they haven't won when the 0:15:03.520 --> 0:15:05.280 Bears have been favored, right, they don't have a win 0:15:05.360 --> 0:15:09.920 never with John Fox's tenure in Chicago, they're owen six 0:15:10.400 --> 0:15:11.920 in games in which they've been favored. By the way, 0:15:11.960 --> 0:15:13.680 they've only been favored six times. As I meant by 0:15:13.760 --> 0:15:16.360 not happening, I think seven because last week they were 0:15:16.400 --> 0:15:19.680 favored to um against. You're right, you may be right 0:15:19.720 --> 0:15:24.160 that now they're owen seventh. That could be uh Detroit 0:15:24.280 --> 0:15:27.320 top ten run defense that that hasn't followed, that has 0:15:27.320 --> 0:15:30.600 not stopped the Lions from giving up ten rushing touchdowns, 0:15:30.600 --> 0:15:32.800 tied for second most in the league. So I think 0:15:32.840 --> 0:15:35.200 Jordan Howard does get a touchdown here and finds the 0:15:35.280 --> 0:15:38.840 end zone again. He um. He did not score against 0:15:38.880 --> 0:15:41.120 Detroit in his rookie year, but he did rush for 0:15:41.160 --> 0:15:43.840 almost two hundred yards in the two games against the lines, 0:15:44.000 --> 0:15:46.360 the average five yards per carry. He gets an A 0:15:46.520 --> 0:15:48.960 grade in this game, and you're benching the entire Chicago 0:15:49.000 --> 0:15:51.920 passing game. Rabinsky has thrown one touchdown in his past 0:15:51.960 --> 0:15:54.720 three games. He's failed the top one hundred sixty four 0:15:54.800 --> 0:15:57.160 yards and all but one of his NFL starts. And 0:15:57.160 --> 0:15:59.560 if you're thinking about looking at don trelle Inman because 0:16:00.040 --> 0:16:02.320 he's emerging as the go to receiver, yeah, well he 0:16:02.360 --> 0:16:04.440 gets Darius Slay and he's on the sleigh ride, so 0:16:04.520 --> 0:16:07.320 he's out to so nobody to go to their whatsoever. 0:16:08.440 --> 0:16:13.120 When we come back, nine players you can pick up 0:16:13.160 --> 0:16:15.200 off of the waiver wire. We call it take a 0:16:15.280 --> 0:16:39.440 chance on me on Fantasy Football Weekly. When we return. Ye, yes, yeah, 0:16:39.640 --> 0:16:45.120 we're maintaining our lavor. I love it. You can salta 0:16:45.200 --> 0:16:49.840 your way to the victory this week with these nine players, 0:16:49.920 --> 0:16:52.520 many of them are available on the waiver wire. Let's 0:16:52.520 --> 0:16:53.960 hear who we got for take a chance on me, 0:16:54.040 --> 0:16:58.280 beginning with our quarterback position and Brian Johnson, I got 0:16:58.360 --> 0:17:01.040 blame Gabert, who is now on the Arizona Cardinals if 0:17:01.040 --> 0:17:03.960 you were wondering they are at Houston. The Texans have 0:17:04.000 --> 0:17:07.440 allowed a league worst twenty one total touchdowns to quarterbacks. 0:17:07.480 --> 0:17:11.240 They have also surrendered three yards passing and multiple touchdowns 0:17:11.240 --> 0:17:14.240 to five of the last seven quarterbacks they have faced. 0:17:14.720 --> 0:17:17.640 The Texans also allowing five point five yards per carry 0:17:17.680 --> 0:17:20.000 to quarterbacks. And Gabett does have some wheels. And I 0:17:20.040 --> 0:17:22.639 know his resume is not stellar by any means, but 0:17:22.680 --> 0:17:25.240 please remember that he played for the Jaguars, the Jaguars 0:17:25.240 --> 0:17:27.360 back in the dark ages and the forty Niners last 0:17:27.440 --> 0:17:30.600 year who had no weapons whatsoever. He does have Larry Fitzgerald. Now, 0:17:31.080 --> 0:17:33.760 so Gabritte has a shot on Sunday, all right, Actually 0:17:33.760 --> 0:17:35.679 I'm kind of with you on that, all right, Matt, 0:17:36.560 --> 0:17:38.960 This kind of sounds stupid, but I'm gonna take Andy 0:17:39.040 --> 0:17:41.960 Dalton going against the Denver broncos Man. We only have 0:17:42.000 --> 0:17:44.399 two hours. If you're gonna preface all of your statements 0:17:44.560 --> 0:17:47.760 with this may sound stupid, then if we're look, we're 0:17:47.760 --> 0:17:50.840 gonna ride anyway. Denver is allowed a touchdown pass in 0:17:50.920 --> 0:17:54.359 every game this season, and multiple touchdowns to three of 0:17:54.400 --> 0:17:57.439 the last four quarterbacks they faced. They've also allowed the 0:17:57.480 --> 0:18:00.520 fourth most touchdown passes in the league this season, but 0:18:01.119 --> 0:18:04.680 the fourth least amount of receiving yard or passing yardage, 0:18:04.720 --> 0:18:07.280 So it's likely a low yardage game. But there's a 0:18:07.280 --> 0:18:09.720 good chance Dalton throw us two red zone touchdowns. So 0:18:10.119 --> 0:18:12.080 if you're in a two quarterback league, plug him in. 0:18:12.119 --> 0:18:14.240 He's gonna get to When we hear more about this matchup, 0:18:14.280 --> 0:18:16.880 I bet you're gonna tell me, like Tyler Croft, we'll 0:18:16.920 --> 0:18:20.600 find out I've got it's not it's not a fantasy 0:18:20.640 --> 0:18:24.440 football weekly season. If I haven't at least once gone 0:18:24.480 --> 0:18:28.240 to bat for my guy stew Beard. Yes, you mean 0:18:28.359 --> 0:18:32.160 ste Barba, Stu Barba. He's He's not. He's not playing 0:18:32.320 --> 0:18:36.440 in Mexico City. I'm just feeling it, right, I can 0:18:36.480 --> 0:18:41.320 tell stew Beard. Brian Fitzpatrick has at least one touchdown 0:18:41.400 --> 0:18:43.479 thrown in each of the three games that he has 0:18:43.520 --> 0:18:46.960 played in for the Buccaneers. The Dolphins are surrendering the 0:18:47.080 --> 0:18:50.879 sixth most passing touchdowns and four quarterbacks have thrown multiple 0:18:50.920 --> 0:18:55.000 touchdowns against them. The wildly inconsistent Cam Newton last week 0:18:55.320 --> 0:18:58.720 four touchdown passes against the Dolphins. I only need stew 0:18:58.800 --> 0:19:00.640 Beard to be half as good as new He can 0:19:00.640 --> 0:19:04.399 do that now. Fitzpatrick's note first turnovers, but the Miami 0:19:04.440 --> 0:19:07.840 passing ded has only had three interceptions all season. That's brutal, 0:19:08.240 --> 0:19:10.160 So maybe it doesn't even hurt you with any negatives 0:19:10.160 --> 0:19:13.120 here Stu Beard against Miami. Let's go to the running 0:19:13.160 --> 0:19:16.840 back position, Brian, I have Seattle's J. D. Mckissic at 0:19:16.880 --> 0:19:19.840 home against the Falcons. Mckissic is the clear cut pass 0:19:19.880 --> 0:19:22.240 catching back with C. J. Pro Stice back on I R, 0:19:23.040 --> 0:19:25.200 but he also appeared to take over is they featured 0:19:25.240 --> 0:19:27.320 back in the second half last week when Thomas rowlves 0:19:27.359 --> 0:19:29.240 only got one carry in the game that was still 0:19:29.359 --> 0:19:32.440 very much in question. Mckissic looked good, average more than 0:19:32.480 --> 0:19:34.880 five yards per touch on nine touches in Atlanta. It's 0:19:34.880 --> 0:19:37.440 all about the pass catching here though. For mckissic. Atlanta 0:19:37.440 --> 0:19:40.040 allows over six catches over eight targets per game to 0:19:40.119 --> 0:19:42.800 running back, So Mkissic is a nice of the lad agreed. 0:19:43.720 --> 0:19:46.320 I've got Austin Ekeler, and this is all about the 0:19:46.440 --> 0:19:50.359 Bill's defense just being terrible since Marcel Darius left. They're 0:19:50.400 --> 0:19:54.000 averaging over six yards per carry in those two games 0:19:54.359 --> 0:19:57.160 and giving up four seventy five rushing yards and seven 0:19:57.240 --> 0:20:01.160 rushing touchdowns in those twos. Unbelievable. It's it's insane. Ekeler 0:20:01.240 --> 0:20:04.119 had a season high fifteen touches last week. His snap 0:20:04.119 --> 0:20:06.800 percentage has gone up every week from the last in 0:20:06.800 --> 0:20:09.679 the last four weeks, from eleven percent to thirty three 0:20:09.760 --> 0:20:13.159 percent last week. And Melvin Gordon has been pretty inefficient, 0:20:13.280 --> 0:20:15.200 to say the least over the last couple of weeks. 0:20:15.440 --> 0:20:18.040 He's also battling knee and foot issues, so they could 0:20:18.119 --> 0:20:20.480 spell Gordon a little bit, give Eckler a little bit 0:20:20.520 --> 0:20:23.479 more time on the field. Kenyan Drake goes up against 0:20:23.480 --> 0:20:26.960 Tampa Bay and he's looked far better than Damian Williams. 0:20:26.960 --> 0:20:28.520 They say that they're going to do it continue and 0:20:28.560 --> 0:20:31.239 almost even time share, but you know, even if they do, 0:20:31.359 --> 0:20:33.200 Drake has been pretty good even in the time share. 0:20:33.240 --> 0:20:35.760 But I think in the reality and sooner or later, 0:20:35.800 --> 0:20:37.720 the cream rises to the top team. Coaches want to 0:20:37.760 --> 0:20:39.200 win their games, and they put their best guy in 0:20:39.280 --> 0:20:42.280 the field, and that's gonna be Kenyan Drake. He goes 0:20:42.359 --> 0:20:44.920 up against a Bucks defense that's allowed one hundred plus 0:20:45.000 --> 0:20:47.520 yards to opposing running backs in four of the last 0:20:47.520 --> 0:20:50.680 six games. Let's go to the wide receiver position and 0:20:50.680 --> 0:20:53.480 and or tight end of position. You could do either one, Bryan, 0:20:53.800 --> 0:20:55.400 I usually go tight end, but I'm gonna go wide 0:20:55.400 --> 0:20:58.800 receiver this week. Houston's Bruce Ellington at home versus Arizona. 0:20:59.359 --> 0:21:03.520 More specifically, Ellington's at home versus not Patrick Peterson coverage 0:21:03.920 --> 0:21:07.000