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All one word. 19 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 1: Welcome back, Fantasy coaches, and thanks for joining the Fantasy 20 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:17,119 Speaker 1: Pros Football Podcast I'm your host, Bobby Sylvester and by 21 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 1: my side's producer JP Gale. You know, we've had a 22 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 1: lot of people ride in and ask where this intro 23 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 1: music came from. The song is called Dissolved by Abs 24 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:28,720 Speaker 1: of Facto. They have a lot of really catchy stuff. 25 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 1: Check them out. They have a really cool sound. Today 26 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 1: we're joined by Jamie Eisenberg of CBS Sports dot Com. 27 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:36,959 Speaker 1: We'll be recapping week five, then hitting the waiver wire 28 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:39,479 Speaker 1: discuss some of the top pickups of the week. Hey Jamie, 29 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:41,319 Speaker 1: thanks for coming on. Oh thanks for having me. How 30 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:44,640 Speaker 1: you gotta doing doing real good? It was another fun 31 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 1: week of football. I'm still trying to figure out who 32 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: my team is going to because I had my team 33 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 1: stripped away. I'm from Saint Louis. I am loving what 34 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 1: I'm seeing in the Vikings. I don't want to be 35 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 1: a bandwagon fan and just pick the hot team, but man, 36 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: they're so good. They're the only undefeated team right now. 37 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 1: And producer Jp has to be just dan seeing his 38 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: cheris he's a big Viking span. They've allowed sixteen, fourteen, ten, 39 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: ten and thirteen points three really good offenses. How long 40 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 1: can they keep this up? Well, they'll be undefeated for 41 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: one more week, which is a nice thing, you know, 42 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 1: with their bye week, so you get another week to 43 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 1: celebrate for sure. I mean, look, you can argue that's 44 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:21,640 Speaker 1: the best defense in football, you know, the Broncos, the Seahawks, 45 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: and you know, whoever else you want to throw in 46 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 1: the mix there will certainly make their own case. But 47 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: I mean, look at some of the offenses that they faced, 48 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: look at some of the receivers that they've shut down. 49 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:34,519 Speaker 1: The passing games that they've basically eliminated that secondary is amazing. 50 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: They're doing such a great job, but shutting down the run. 51 00:02:38,120 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 1: You know, I think a lot of people freaked out 52 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 1: obviously when they lost Teddy Bridgewater and had to make 53 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: the trade for Sam Bradford. But you can, you know, 54 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 1: make an argument that Bradford maybe a better quarterback at 55 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: this point in his career than Bridgewater is. You know, 56 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 1: it really depends on what side of the fence you're 57 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 1: you're on. I could see it either way, and I 58 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 1: think just from an offensive standpoint, you never want to 59 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: lose in Adrian Peterson, but this may open things up 60 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 1: a little bit. But offensively, as we see as the 61 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 1: season unfolds, especially now coming off their bye week. I 62 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 1: think what Jack McKinnon and Matt Asiot to do collectively 63 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:10,400 Speaker 1: maybe better for what nor Turner wants to do as 64 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 1: an offensive coordinator. Again, he'd rather have Adrian Peterson the 65 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:15,799 Speaker 1: luxury of that, you know, a horse of a running back. 66 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:19,240 Speaker 1: But I think what McKinnon specifically you can do in 67 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 1: the passing game, keeping him on the field is going 68 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 1: to open things up, I think for that offense, especially 69 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: when everybody's healthy, when Diggs is healthy and they start 70 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:28,679 Speaker 1: to figure out really who their second receiver is. Yeah, 71 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 1: it's it's amazing. They're doing it without an offensive line either. 72 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 1: Everyone's beat up there. So when they come back from 73 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: the by they get the Eagles at Philadelphia, that's gonna 74 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:37,320 Speaker 1: be a tough one. If they get past that, they 75 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: got the Bears, Lions, and Redskins, they might just be 76 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:42,120 Speaker 1: nine and o going into a home game against the 77 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 1: Cardinals in Week eleven. That would be really fun to 78 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 1: watch right there around Thanksgiving. I think it's eventually going 79 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 1: to be problematic when Bradford has to win them a game, though, 80 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 1: I'm just not sure he's that type of quarterback. Well, 81 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 1: you know, It's funny because in his first two starts, 82 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: they were down ten points, you know, and they were 83 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: down ten to the Titans. You know, you can make 84 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 1: an argument that's not exactly a great defense. Uh. Week 85 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: two against Green Bay they were down ten points too, 86 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 1: you know, so they were able to you know, bring 87 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: come back and in that regard against that, you know, 88 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 1: a good offense and certainly a good defense. But I 89 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: think circumstances being at home Green Bay, second straight road 90 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 1: game for them, you know that that played into their 91 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:21,160 Speaker 1: rain to their wheelhouse. But uh, they had to going 92 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 1: to Carolina, you know, and and you know, he had 93 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 1: to face a good defense. I think we've seen that. 94 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: Carolina will find out Monday night against Tampa Bay. Um, 95 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 1: you know how how good of a defense exit the 96 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:33,719 Speaker 1: Panthers are right now, But um, going to Carolina, that 97 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:35,480 Speaker 1: was a tough, tough game, and he had to win 98 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:37,719 Speaker 1: the game there against you know, and a tougher opponent. 99 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:39,720 Speaker 1: And then you can make an argument. Obviously the last 100 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 1: two weeks have sort of worked in his favor, you know, 101 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: getting the Giants and the Texans in their building. So yeah, 102 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 1: we'll see when Bradford's chasing you know, a two touchdown 103 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: deficit how that offense really goes. But you know, I 104 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 1: think the nice thing is you're seeing some weapons developed 105 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 1: at him feeling against the Texans obviously Stefan Diggs. You know, 106 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:58,680 Speaker 1: Kyle Rudolph has been, uh, you know, off to such 107 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:00,720 Speaker 1: a fantastic start and really, you know, starting to live 108 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:02,039 Speaker 1: up to his potential. It seems like, you know, one 109 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 1: hundred years into his career, but it's finally starting to 110 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 1: happen for him. And you know, I just think that 111 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:08,920 Speaker 1: they're not going to really be in those type of situations, 112 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 1: you know, thankfully from Bradford standpoint, because the defense is 113 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 1: so good. It it reminds me a lot of Peyton 114 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 1: Manning last year. I Mean, we all know Peton Manning's 115 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 1: a legend, but he wasn't very good last year. That 116 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:22,160 Speaker 1: Broncos defense had to carry him and they won the 117 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 1: Super Bowl despite him. So you know, maybe that's what'll 118 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: happen Minnesota. I'm rooting for Bradford. He's had a really 119 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 1: rough career with the injuries, having a new offensive coordinator 120 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: every year, no support around him whatsoever. So this is 121 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:36,720 Speaker 1: really fun for me to see, having been a Saint 122 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 1: Louis guy who always rooted for Bradford. Now Jamie Dak 123 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 1: Prescott has looked really good. And I know Jerry Jones 124 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:44,720 Speaker 1: the same Romo is going to be the guy when 125 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:46,279 Speaker 1: he comes back. But do you think this is a 126 00:05:46,320 --> 00:05:51,599 Speaker 1: bad move. No, I think what Romo will bring once. 127 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 1: You know, they haven't really been tested either. You know, 128 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:56,200 Speaker 1: look at the defenses that Prescott's had to face, you know, 129 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:59,560 Speaker 1: specifically at home, he hasn't really had a tough road opponent. 130 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:01,279 Speaker 1: This week is going to be a good test for 131 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:03,640 Speaker 1: him going into Green Bay because you know, we didn't 132 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: really see it Monday Sunday night with the Giants. Probably 133 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 1: nobody saw it because of the debate. But you know, 134 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:10,920 Speaker 1: if you watch the game, you know you didn't really 135 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:15,919 Speaker 1: see a typical primetime home game performance from that Packers offense. 136 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:18,160 Speaker 1: And maybe they're just not the same team offensively. But 137 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:21,039 Speaker 1: I think this will be an interesting situation because most 138 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:23,799 Speaker 1: likely they will put up a number that the Packer 139 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 1: that the Cowboys will have to chase, and we'll see 140 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 1: if Prescott can overcome a tough environment, overcome you know, 141 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:31,760 Speaker 1: a pass rush that's probably going to be on him 142 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:33,480 Speaker 1: a little bit more than what he's seen. You know, 143 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 1: Green Bay is probably a little bit better off defensively 144 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 1: at this point than Cincinnati, and that's probably the toughest 145 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 1: defense that Prescott's face, and so I think it'll be 146 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 1: a little bit different when you can't just hand the 147 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 1: ball off to Ezekiel Elliott and then play this time 148 00:06:46,080 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 1: of possession run dominated offense that he's had the luxury 149 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:52,039 Speaker 1: of running. So it'll be it'll be a fun test 150 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:54,239 Speaker 1: to see Green Bay and you know, if he gets 151 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:56,720 Speaker 1: through that with a win, then I think the conversation 152 00:06:56,839 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 1: becomes a little bit more difficult, and maybe the Cowboys 153 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 1: do those smart thing and say, okay, if Romo is 154 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: not one hundred percent, you buy another week because you know, 155 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 1: they get Philadelphia coming out, they're buying week Gate, and 156 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:10,520 Speaker 1: then it's Cleveland, and maybe let him get through those 157 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 1: two games in terms of Prescott, and then Romo comes 158 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 1: back for maybe the tough test at Pittsburgh, which will 159 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 1: be a homecoming for him November thirteenth, and that could 160 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:20,560 Speaker 1: be a situation where they, you know, just buy a 161 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 1: Romo more and more time because they have the luxury 162 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 1: of that four and one start, which you know has 163 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 1: put them in such a good position ahead of Washington, 164 00:07:28,160 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 1: ahead of the Giants, and you know, just in that 165 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 1: driver's seat right now, I guess you know it's the 166 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 1: same record as the Eagles, But in that driver's seat, 167 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:37,120 Speaker 1: I think you know, from a standpoint of being right 168 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 1: there in terms of on top of the division, you know, 169 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 1: Prescott's probably gonna get Dez Bryant back either this week 170 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:45,840 Speaker 1: or next week two, which you know might might even 171 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 1: take him to another level. Now, Zeke Elliott, I know 172 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 1: he's going up against that great run defense Green Bay has, 173 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 1: but I mean he put up one seventy one yards 174 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 1: two touchdowns on just eighteen touches against a pretty good 175 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: defense this week Cincinnati Bengals. I'm not so sure there's 176 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 1: any fantasy player, even Leavy on Bell, David Johnson, that 177 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 1: I'd rather have been Zeke going forward. It's funny, you know, 178 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:08,120 Speaker 1: there's there's probably four running backs right now that are 179 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:10,920 Speaker 1: going at just such a high level. You mentioned three 180 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:13,080 Speaker 1: of them. Might put McCoy in that conversation too, because 181 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 1: since the the coordinator change, you know, which if you 182 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: read the tea leaves, he probably had a lot to 183 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 1: do with, you know, going to the owner. It just 184 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: reads of a LaShaun McCoy type of situation. Being the 185 00:08:23,080 --> 00:08:26,960 Speaker 1: veteran of that offense, he's been phenomenal. But yeah, Elliot's 186 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 1: just been ridiculous. And my only concern with him, and 187 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:33,040 Speaker 1: it's more long term than short term, is are they 188 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:34,920 Speaker 1: going to run him in the ground into the ground 189 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:36,560 Speaker 1: like they did with DeMarco Murray and you saw the 190 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: results the year after, Because you know, if you've been 191 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 1: following fantasy football for a long time, the curse of 192 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:45,280 Speaker 1: three seventy is something that you know is realistic and 193 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:48,280 Speaker 1: hopefully he doesn't suffer from that. But um, yeah, he's 194 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:50,440 Speaker 1: he's amazing, you know, And it's funny go back to 195 00:08:50,480 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: the beginning of the season. You know, I don't know 196 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 1: what side of the argument you were on, but a 197 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 1: rookie in the first round, we've never seen that before. 198 00:08:57,280 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 1: How's that going to go? Yeah, he's he's he's a 199 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:03,840 Speaker 1: rock star behind that offensive line. I had him as 200 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:06,960 Speaker 1: my number one overall fantasy player. That is one of 201 00:09:07,000 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 1: the picks that I got right. So yeah, I'll talk 202 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 1: about that one now. One I didn't get right. Martellis Bennett. 203 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:16,160 Speaker 1: He was a big surprise this weekend with three touchdowns 204 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 1: in Brady's return, do you think he's a must start 205 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:21,439 Speaker 1: every week at tight end? Now, well, you got what 206 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: are we week five? So you got a three game 207 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:26,959 Speaker 1: sample size of him being a top five, top ten, 208 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 1: you know, depending on your scoring system. You know, two 209 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 1: one hundred yard games without Brady and then the three 210 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:33,960 Speaker 1: touchdown game with Brady. You know, I don't think you're 211 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 1: gonna get Gronk one hundred yards, Bennett, you know, three touchdowns, 212 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:42,840 Speaker 1: Chris Hogan one hundred yards and Edelman nothing, you know, 213 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:44,439 Speaker 1: I mean, I know he had the team lead in 214 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 1: targets James White, you know, sixty yards receiving. Obviously, Brady's 215 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 1: not gonna throw for four hundred yards on a weekly basis, 216 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 1: and he's probably gonna be you know, two to three 217 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 1: touchdowns consistently, if if, if he stays healthy and this 218 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 1: team stays healthy. So there's gonna be weeks where somebody 219 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: ala Edelman gets left out. Bennet's gonna have these weeks 220 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 1: you know, off. But until he doesn't do something, you know, 221 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:08,200 Speaker 1: to until he proves himself to be a dud on 222 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:10,320 Speaker 1: a probably two to three weeks stretch, you have to 223 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:12,040 Speaker 1: start him every week, you know. So the people that 224 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:14,439 Speaker 1: drafted him as a second tight end, trade him if 225 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:16,360 Speaker 1: he can, because you probably get something great in return. 226 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 1: But otherwise, if if he's your best tight end, you 227 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 1: play him. There's no reason not to. I'm looking at 228 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 1: some of those fringe guys, Gary Barnage, Kobe Fleiner, who 229 00:10:24,679 --> 00:10:26,280 Speaker 1: I was really high on at the beginning of the season, 230 00:10:26,280 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 1: and it looks like I was wrong. But I would 231 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 1: rather start Bennett than than either of those guys. Right now. 232 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 1: I think he's well in the tight end one range, 233 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 1: even in small ten team leagues. So um, yeah, I'm 234 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:39,960 Speaker 1: starting Martellis Bennett. I'm buying it. And Jimmy Graham that's 235 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 1: another name. Yeah, those two guys, you know what I mean. 236 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 1: I think Bennett, by the time we got to the 237 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 1: end of the draft prep, he was you know, close 238 00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:49,360 Speaker 1: to a top certainly top fifteen, but you know, I 239 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 1: think in the twelve to thirteen range. I hadn't ranked 240 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:54,439 Speaker 1: I think thirteenth coming into the season, So he's kind 241 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:56,439 Speaker 1: of been in that conversation already, and I think he's 242 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 1: just proving himself to be that guy. The problem with 243 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 1: Bennett that we've seen obviously different teams is that He's 244 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:02,959 Speaker 1: typically got off to good starts and then really tailed off. 245 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:04,760 Speaker 1: You know, we used to just call him mister September 246 00:11:04,960 --> 00:11:06,599 Speaker 1: because he was so great in the first month this 247 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:08,800 Speaker 1: season and then he just went for whatever reason when 248 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:10,920 Speaker 1: he was in Chicago. Even the one year with Giants, 249 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:14,400 Speaker 1: he just tailed off. So hopefully this becomes a consistent thing, 250 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:17,040 Speaker 1: you know, And and again I hate saying the name 251 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:19,160 Speaker 1: just because what it brings. But when you had Robert 252 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:22,320 Speaker 1: Ronkowskier and Hernandez, that duo was so good for fantasy 253 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:24,360 Speaker 1: owners and so good for the Patriots. They've been trying 254 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:27,480 Speaker 1: to recreate that with Timothy right with Scott Chandler, you know, 255 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 1: just haven't found the right second guy. And clearly just 256 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:32,640 Speaker 1: in terms of pedigree, Martel's bennets there and then Jimmy Graham. 257 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:34,679 Speaker 1: To me, it's one of the more fascinating things that's 258 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 1: happened this season because Victor Cruz couldn't get back on 259 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 1: the field after the torn Patel attendant for a year 260 00:11:39,520 --> 00:11:41,160 Speaker 1: and a half, and I know he had the calf injury, 261 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 1: and you know that kind of just lends to one 262 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 1: injury compensating for the other, and you know, the setback 263 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:49,080 Speaker 1: that he suffered, unfortunately, but Graham to come back and 264 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:51,600 Speaker 1: to look as good as he has been. I know 265 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 1: he looks maybe a half a step slower, but you know, 266 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 1: he's still such a physical presence. He still has the 267 00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 1: athleticism that probably is only at eighty percent right now, 268 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 1: you know, just speculating, and the bye week, I'm sure 269 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 1: it was going to be a great thing for him. 270 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 1: So yeah, both those guys have solidified themselves. I think 271 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 1: is top ten guys until proven otherwise, and Graham's in 272 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 1: the slot now. Teams don't know how to deal with that. 273 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:12,599 Speaker 1: Both those kids are so interesting. I mean, Bennett was 274 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 1: a number three tight end two years ago. I think 275 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:16,960 Speaker 1: a lot of people forget that he was really good, 276 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:19,079 Speaker 1: and that was with Jay Cutler. Now when you've got 277 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 1: Tom Brady, I'm not so sure Gronk and Martell's Bennett 278 00:12:22,040 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 1: aren't going to be the two best receivers on this 279 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 1: Patriots team, and maybe James White number three. You know, 280 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:29,760 Speaker 1: Belichick always has a different way of doing things, and 281 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:32,640 Speaker 1: I would not be the least bit surprised. Well, yeah, 282 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 1: I mean Tom Brady's history. You know, we used to 283 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:37,560 Speaker 1: do a show with Chad Ochocinco at CBO Sports And 284 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:40,280 Speaker 1: it was the year after he was cut from the Patriots, 285 00:12:40,600 --> 00:12:44,120 Speaker 1: after he finished his Dolphins tenure as brief as it was. 286 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 1: And so he was, you know, always telling us that, 287 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:49,760 Speaker 1: you know, he was a bad fit there because their 288 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:51,680 Speaker 1: offense is inside out, you know, and he's used to 289 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:53,800 Speaker 1: playing on an offense that has challenged down the field, 290 00:12:53,880 --> 00:12:56,240 Speaker 1: you know, playing outside the hash marks. And he said, 291 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:58,080 Speaker 1: Tom Brady just prefers to look in the middle of 292 00:12:58,080 --> 00:12:59,560 Speaker 1: the field and they'll take their shots down the field. 293 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:01,080 Speaker 1: Which is why Chris Hogan is going to be such 294 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:03,319 Speaker 1: a significant factor for them because now they have a 295 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:04,960 Speaker 1: guy that can play in both side. You know, when 296 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:06,200 Speaker 1: he's on the field, you don't really know what he's 297 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 1: gonna do because he could play this lot, he could 298 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 1: play outside. He saw them take the shots with him 299 00:13:10,559 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 1: last last week or you know, yesterday with against the Browns, 300 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 1: and you know, he's he's just a different dimension for them. 301 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:18,960 Speaker 1: But yeah, I think between both tight ends between James White. 302 00:13:18,960 --> 00:13:21,560 Speaker 1: You know, people were so concerned about James White because 303 00:13:21,559 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 1: he was so not involved in the first five games 304 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:28,599 Speaker 1: four games. Excuse me, but that's Brady's safety blanket. You know. 305 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:30,960 Speaker 1: I mean he's done it with Kevin Falk, he did 306 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 1: it with Danny Woodhead, he did it with you know, 307 00:13:33,400 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 1: brief tenure with Shane Vereen. Last year it was Dion 308 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:38,320 Speaker 1: Lewis and James White, So yeah, those it's it's just 309 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: such a fun offense to watch and you don't know 310 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:42,360 Speaker 1: how to defend it. And you know, as long as 311 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 1: Blunt can find the end zone, you know you're gonna 312 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 1: get these thirty you know, rushing yard games unfortunately more 313 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:49,400 Speaker 1: times than not, but if he finds the end zone, 314 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 1: you'll still get that production on top of it. So 315 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 1: they're just a fantasy dynamo. It's so rough though, because 316 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:57,120 Speaker 1: you never know who's going to go off that week. 317 00:13:56,840 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 1: You never know when Jonas grad is gonna go for 318 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:02,480 Speaker 1: four touchdowns, and yeah, it's just he's so unpredictable and 319 00:14:02,559 --> 00:14:04,520 Speaker 1: I hate owning fantasy players, but man, they sure do 320 00:14:04,559 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 1: you score a lot of points. Absolutely. Yeah, They're gonna 321 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:09,719 Speaker 1: be a fun offense to follow the rest of the way. 322 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:12,800 Speaker 1: So you mentioned Chris Hogan. I think he's the top 323 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:15,040 Speaker 1: ad of the week, and I know he's not available 324 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 1: in your leagues and he's not available in mind, but 325 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:19,480 Speaker 1: a bunch of the people listening. He's available in sixty 326 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:22,440 Speaker 1: percent of fantasy leagues right now, and he looked great. 327 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:24,640 Speaker 1: Do you think he's the top ad this week? He's 328 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:26,400 Speaker 1: up there. You know, it depends on Sammy Coates and 329 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 1: if he's still out there. You know, for for our side, 330 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:30,280 Speaker 1: I think he was like sixty six percent ownership going 331 00:14:30,320 --> 00:14:33,480 Speaker 1: into coming out of Sunday. Hogan, for sure. You know, 332 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:35,240 Speaker 1: he was the guy that we were touting in the 333 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 1: off season, you know, and people dropped him just because 334 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:38,840 Speaker 1: again you had to make moves in the first four 335 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 1: weeks because of all the injuries. But yeah, go get him. 336 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:44,720 Speaker 1: I think Cameron Meredith, you know, certainly proved himself with 337 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:47,880 Speaker 1: Kevin White's injury and Brian Hoyer relying on him, especially 338 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:49,880 Speaker 1: with Eddie Royal still banged up. You know, it'd be 339 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 1: nice for one of these weeks to have alshon Jeffrey 340 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:55,040 Speaker 1: do something, you know, more than just a seventy yard performance, 341 00:14:55,080 --> 00:14:57,600 Speaker 1: you know, not finding the end zone. But I think 342 00:14:57,640 --> 00:15:00,800 Speaker 1: Meredith is in that conversation too, So you we're gonna see. 343 00:15:00,800 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 1: You know, some of these receivers I think start to 344 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 1: get cycled in and out. You know, the people that 345 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:06,880 Speaker 1: picked up Dontrell Enman last week, or Robert Woods or 346 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 1: you know, um, I think Devanta Adams even is in 347 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:11,800 Speaker 1: the conversation after Randall cop I know he's fine, but 348 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 1: you know, still getting banged up. But Adams has been 349 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:16,960 Speaker 1: you know, more productive than not surprisingly so this season. 350 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 1: So we'll see, you know, I think Hogan though, you know, 351 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 1: anytime you get a piece of the Patriots off, it's 352 00:15:21,560 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 1: like you said, it's gonna be frustrating. They're gonna be 353 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: weeks where you know, they disappear and next week, you know, 354 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 1: against Cincinnati, you could see it's it's feed Edelman, you know, 355 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 1: just because he hasn't had the big game yet, and 356 00:15:30,240 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 1: that's Tom Brady's guy. Uh, it could be James White, 357 00:15:33,200 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 1: you know, gets you know, two touchdown passes and you 358 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:37,200 Speaker 1: know the other guys are left out, or it could 359 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:39,600 Speaker 1: be a three touchdown day for Gronk. So I think 360 00:15:39,600 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 1: as long as Hogan's on the field and getting you know, 361 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 1: summer neighborhood of five plus targets, you're gonna have the 362 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 1: opportunity to use him, to flex him to you know, 363 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:50,360 Speaker 1: third receiver in a three receiver league. He should be 364 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 1: he should be owned at least in you know, sixty 365 00:15:53,520 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 1: to seventy percent of leagues in any format. Let's talk 366 00:15:56,360 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 1: about that bear situation. Brian Hoyer, he's been super in 367 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 1: those two games. He finishes the QB five this week 368 00:16:02,400 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 1: in Week five, is he going to hold on to 369 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:08,200 Speaker 1: the job when Cutler comes back? And if if so, 370 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:11,200 Speaker 1: should listeners consider picking them up? Well, I mean, you know, 371 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 1: you think about where we are in terms of the 372 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 1: fantasy season. You know, we're at the bye week point. Um. 373 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:19,400 Speaker 1: You know, luckily we head into week six where Jameis 374 00:16:19,440 --> 00:16:22,040 Speaker 1: Winston's really the only fantasy relevant guy. You know, I 375 00:16:22,200 --> 00:16:24,000 Speaker 1: don't know how many people have been starting Sam Bradford 376 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:27,000 Speaker 1: outside of two quarterback leagues. So we'll find out if 377 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:29,040 Speaker 1: Cam Newton's able to return, We'll find out if Carson 378 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:31,760 Speaker 1: Palmer is able to return from their concussions. But I 379 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 1: think Hoyer has earned the right. He's not just two weeks. 380 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 1: Is three weeks now? You know he's done it, you know, 381 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 1: three three games in a row, and it's a great 382 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:41,800 Speaker 1: matchup against Jacksonville. I have him ranked, you know, just 383 00:16:41,840 --> 00:16:44,280 Speaker 1: my early rankings for for this week. I think he's tenth. 384 00:16:44,320 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 1: I haven't finalized it, but he's in that range. Um, 385 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:50,960 Speaker 1: you know, their offenses started to click. Whether it coincides 386 00:16:51,000 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 1: with the schedule, whether it coincides with you know, just 387 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 1: guys finding their roles, you know, with White going out, 388 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:59,760 Speaker 1: with Camramer stepping in with you know, Jeffrey Decoy or 389 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:02,520 Speaker 1: whatever he's been because he's been frustrating. But Zach Miller, 390 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 1: you know, stepping up, you know, especially the three touchdowns 391 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:08,600 Speaker 1: in the first two games, offensive line coming together, or 392 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 1: it's just Howyer, you know, maybe just Hoyer is a 393 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:12,000 Speaker 1: better fit for what the Bears want to do at 394 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 1: this particular juncture. We're based in South Florida. There's already 395 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:17,879 Speaker 1: some talk about maybe the when the Dolphins, if in 396 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:20,239 Speaker 1: fact they do move on from Ryan Tannehill, they go 397 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:22,320 Speaker 1: get Jay Culor because they could probably get him cheap, 398 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:24,760 Speaker 1: and I would be terrible for them. I figure, well, 399 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:27,679 Speaker 1: I agree, but you know, his best year did come 400 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:29,560 Speaker 1: with Adam Gas and he's the head yea Chi Miami. 401 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:33,440 Speaker 1: So you know, if in fact his quarterback whisper status 402 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:35,879 Speaker 1: fails with Ryan Tannehill, maybe he goes back to the 403 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:39,159 Speaker 1: well of somebody who's available, and you draft somebody, you 404 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 1: bring in, you know, color for a short term situations, 405 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 1: just to see. Look, he can't be any worse than 406 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:46,760 Speaker 1: Ryan Tannehill. At this point, you would take Jay Cutler's 407 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:49,360 Speaker 1: performance last year than what you've gotten from Tannehill over 408 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 1: the last two years. So I think Cutler's time in 409 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:55,840 Speaker 1: Chicago has certainly probably I shouldn't say so, has probably 410 00:17:55,920 --> 00:17:59,520 Speaker 1: run out. And I just don't know if if you're 411 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:01,639 Speaker 1: John Fox at this point, you've won two games, why 412 00:18:01,680 --> 00:18:03,840 Speaker 1: would you go away from hoy Or until he proves 413 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 1: to turn into a pumpkin like he typically does, but 414 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:08,679 Speaker 1: for this particular moment, stick with him and see how 415 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:11,160 Speaker 1: he keeps us going. It's so interesting to think about 416 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 1: the Dolphins situation. If they would have lost just one 417 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:17,280 Speaker 1: more game, they would have Andrew Luck as their quarterback. 418 00:18:17,400 --> 00:18:21,200 Speaker 1: The entire franchise would be different totally. Yeah. I mean, 419 00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 1: you know, suck for Luck was big down here, so 420 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:27,880 Speaker 1: um it uh, it certainly was. It was a different scenario. Um. 421 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:29,480 Speaker 1: You know, going back there, they've made some you know, 422 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:33,200 Speaker 1: really poor choices, you know, draftwise, the trade up for um, 423 00:18:34,040 --> 00:18:36,520 Speaker 1: a man whose name has escaped me, the defensive end 424 00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 1: from Oregon that they drafted, Uh, that they traded up 425 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:41,359 Speaker 1: to get a third spot that was suspended. Deon Jordan. 426 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:46,879 Speaker 1: He's so bad that that was a disaster, uh in 427 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 1: them in the former regime before Mike Tanemon took over. 428 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:53,440 Speaker 1: And now you know, they had the what seemed to 429 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:55,560 Speaker 1: be a lucky situation of Larry me Tuncil landing in 430 00:18:55,560 --> 00:18:57,720 Speaker 1: their lap and you think, okay, the offensive line is 431 00:18:57,720 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 1: gonna better. Well, they can't get anybody healthy pounced he 432 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:02,680 Speaker 1: was County comes back, Albert still sit, Brandon Albert still sick, 433 00:19:03,320 --> 00:19:05,439 Speaker 1: Tunsil falls into shower. I mean, you know, it's just 434 00:19:06,119 --> 00:19:10,399 Speaker 1: it's just amazing, a crazy, crazy situation. So if Brian 435 00:19:10,440 --> 00:19:13,560 Speaker 1: Horrier doesn't stick around, if Jake Cutler takes that job back, 436 00:19:13,880 --> 00:19:16,399 Speaker 1: does camera merry this value drop. I mean, it's pretty 437 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:18,920 Speaker 1: clear Hoyer likes throwing the ball to Cameron Meredith with 438 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 1: Kevin White out, But if Cutler comes back, I don't 439 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 1: think I'm gonna touch Meredith. I probably would wait and see, 440 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:27,200 Speaker 1: you know, just to give it a game. I don't 441 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 1: think anybody's you know, running to pick up camer Merra 442 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:31,160 Speaker 1: that's to start him. Unless you're talking about a fourteen 443 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:33,440 Speaker 1: team league or sixteen team league. Again. You know, the 444 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:35,560 Speaker 1: wide receiver position has been beat up because of des 445 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:38,199 Speaker 1: Brian Rik Decker's injuries, and you know some of the 446 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:41,159 Speaker 1: other situations Steve Smith now being banged up, but it 447 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 1: hasn't been decimated to the level like you know other positions, 448 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:47,360 Speaker 1: specifically running back. You know. So I think if you're 449 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:50,040 Speaker 1: looking at it, um, if Meredith is a guy you 450 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:52,120 Speaker 1: want to speculate on and you need him this week. 451 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:54,280 Speaker 1: If Hoyer is a starter, you start him again. If 452 00:19:54,320 --> 00:19:56,680 Speaker 1: Marred this is a guy you just want to see. Okay, my, 453 00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:58,880 Speaker 1: you know Antonio Brown's on them by in a couple 454 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:01,679 Speaker 1: of weeks, or you know, pick a team you know 455 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:03,680 Speaker 1: that starting receivers on a buy you know coming up. 456 00:20:04,040 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 1: Then okay, I want Meredith for that particular week because 457 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:08,840 Speaker 1: the matchup is really good. That's the type of move 458 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:10,359 Speaker 1: I think you want to do with the camera, Meredith. 459 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 1: So you'll you'll let you give it a couple weeks 460 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:13,760 Speaker 1: to see how the quarterback situation folds and then look 461 00:20:13,800 --> 00:20:15,919 Speaker 1: to be honest, if he has another game against like 462 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:18,840 Speaker 1: this against Jacksonville, you know, may not be the hundred 463 00:20:18,920 --> 00:20:20,760 Speaker 1: yards and the touchdown, but if he has you know, 464 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:23,760 Speaker 1: ten targets or you know, just is fed the ball 465 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:26,359 Speaker 1: like we saw last week, then you can consider starting 466 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:28,639 Speaker 1: him sooner than later. But I think he's one of 467 00:20:28,640 --> 00:20:30,760 Speaker 1: those guys that you know you want to just kind 468 00:20:30,760 --> 00:20:32,960 Speaker 1: of take a weight and see approach, but definitely put 469 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:35,119 Speaker 1: on your rosters. Nobody else gets him, and then you 470 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:37,560 Speaker 1: kind of let the quarterback play shake itself out of 471 00:20:37,600 --> 00:20:40,200 Speaker 1: the quarterback situation, shake itself, shake itself out before you're 472 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 1: starting Meredith in the majority of leagues. Okay, now, Jamie, 473 00:20:43,000 --> 00:20:46,320 Speaker 1: I need some personal advice here because I'm undefeated in 474 00:20:46,359 --> 00:20:49,600 Speaker 1: my work league and I gotta beat these guys. I 475 00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:52,560 Speaker 1: don't have a wide receiver. Kevin White's hurt, every Everybody's hurt. 476 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:54,639 Speaker 1: So I need to decide, am I picking up Adam 477 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:57,320 Speaker 1: Feeling or Sammy Coach? Which of these guys do you 478 00:20:57,359 --> 00:21:00,240 Speaker 1: like best going Forwarding Coach is so strange. Every week 479 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:02,040 Speaker 1: he grabs a long pass or two, but he's dropping 480 00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:04,040 Speaker 1: all kinds of great opportunities. I mean, I don't know 481 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:05,880 Speaker 1: if the Steelers are going to trust him going forward, 482 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:08,320 Speaker 1: should fantasy owners. You know, we had this conversation in 483 00:21:09,640 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 1: our studio yesterday. Just I'll paint the picture for you. 484 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:15,399 Speaker 1: So after the game, we have a green room at 485 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:18,560 Speaker 1: our studio and at CBS Sports down here in Fort Lauderdale. 486 00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:21,680 Speaker 1: Pete Presco is one of the more noted NFL writers, 487 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,240 Speaker 1: has been with CBS Sports for many, many years. And 488 00:21:24,400 --> 00:21:27,120 Speaker 1: John Beason, the former linebacker for the Giants and the Panthers, 489 00:21:27,160 --> 00:21:28,600 Speaker 1: he does some stuff for us. So he's in the 490 00:21:28,680 --> 00:21:31,800 Speaker 1: room and we're having this conversation. Myself and Dave Richard 491 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:35,080 Speaker 1: are our other fantasy guy at CBS Sports. Is Sammy 492 00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:40,160 Speaker 1: Coats a good player? And Pete's argument was, you'll take 493 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:42,360 Speaker 1: a guy that's always open as opposed to somebody who 494 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:45,400 Speaker 1: can't get open. So if he's catching half of his targets, 495 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:48,399 Speaker 1: at least he's casting the half you hope that matter. 496 00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:51,080 Speaker 1: But he's always giving you the chance that you're going 497 00:21:51,119 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 1: to go to him. I look at it as if 498 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:56,479 Speaker 1: he's playing for any other team, opposite any other receiver. 499 00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:58,760 Speaker 1: I don't think he's open, you know, because he's playing 500 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:02,480 Speaker 1: with arguably one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. 501 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:04,560 Speaker 1: It's not the best, you know, just you know, however 502 00:22:04,560 --> 00:22:07,080 Speaker 1: you feel about Ben Roethlisberger, but he's definitely playing against 503 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:08,720 Speaker 1: the guy who's going to draw the most attention because 504 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:11,600 Speaker 1: Antonio Brown, you know, commands a linebacker, a corner, a 505 00:22:11,640 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 1: safety sometimes too. You know, I mean, he's draws so 506 00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:16,919 Speaker 1: much attention and so coach is always going to be 507 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:19,520 Speaker 1: in single coverage. And so he's talented enough to get 508 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:22,000 Speaker 1: to a spot where Ben's gonna feed him. But he 509 00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:25,280 Speaker 1: dropped four touchdowns or he dropped three touchdowns or two touchdowns, 510 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 1: yes or whatever was he had four touchdowns but potentially 511 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 1: in his hands, and so yes, he caught two of them. 512 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:32,960 Speaker 1: And yes, you'll love that as a fantasy owner. But 513 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:34,439 Speaker 1: when you take a step back from it, and it's like, 514 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:38,000 Speaker 1: this guy's just not that good. And so I think 515 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:40,840 Speaker 1: from looking at it, you know, Adam feeling really benefited 516 00:22:40,840 --> 00:22:44,800 Speaker 1: without Stefan Diggs, their coats because of Eli Rodgers being hurt, 517 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:47,399 Speaker 1: because Marcus Sweaton has you know, really proven to be 518 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:49,119 Speaker 1: who he is, which is you know, a third or 519 00:22:49,119 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 1: a fourth receiver for an NFL team, and Coats again 520 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:55,520 Speaker 1: is finding ways to get open. You hope that Okay, 521 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:58,040 Speaker 1: if he gets a targets, he's catching six as opposed 522 00:22:58,080 --> 00:23:01,159 Speaker 1: to four, and those six can again be you know, 523 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:03,959 Speaker 1: the one long play, you know, another intermediate catch. You know, 524 00:23:04,320 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 1: it turns it into a six for eighty six for 525 00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:08,680 Speaker 1: one hundred and then you know, finds the end zone. 526 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:12,160 Speaker 1: So I think Sammy Coach should be owned across the boards. 527 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:14,760 Speaker 1: He's been better than he's not. He hasn't been as 528 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:17,480 Speaker 1: good as the preseason hype we hoped to be, but 529 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:19,400 Speaker 1: he's been better than when all the preseason hype fell 530 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:22,280 Speaker 1: off and everybody ran away from him. So, um, you'll, you'll, 531 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:23,920 Speaker 1: you'll take what he's given you the last couple of 532 00:23:23,920 --> 00:23:25,679 Speaker 1: weeks and hopefully that he starts to just click and 533 00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:28,480 Speaker 1: gets it moving forward. Now, the one other receiver that 534 00:23:28,560 --> 00:23:30,160 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people have been looking at 535 00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:32,960 Speaker 1: is Kenny Britt because he's the number one receiver and 536 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:35,480 Speaker 1: I know it's the Los Angeles Rams offense, but he's 537 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:37,840 Speaker 1: gonna get plenty of snaps. He's gonna get his targets. 538 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:40,359 Speaker 1: Is he worth picking up or would you rather take 539 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:42,480 Speaker 1: a fly or on some guy with with more upside? 540 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:46,520 Speaker 1: I'd take my chances with Meredith probably before Kenny Britt. 541 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:49,840 Speaker 1: You know, I would say the same thing you know 542 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:52,920 Speaker 1: about quotes or Hogan, uh and at this point maybe 543 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 1: even feeling and we'll see, you know how some of 544 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:58,360 Speaker 1: these other guys you know, cycled that we've been cycling through, 545 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 1: moving forward again, dontrell Inman, Adam Humphries. You know, I 546 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:03,640 Speaker 1: think Colbisi's established himself, but you know he maybe put 547 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:05,760 Speaker 1: him in that conversation. Jamison Crowder. You know, he's had 548 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:08,360 Speaker 1: the two good games and then disappeared the last couple 549 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:10,879 Speaker 1: of weeks because of Kirk Cousins. So you know Britt's 550 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:13,639 Speaker 1: in that conversation. Um. You know, I think if you 551 00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:16,520 Speaker 1: are are completely frustrated with whoever you've picked up at 552 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:18,359 Speaker 1: the end of your bench running back, receiver, you know, 553 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:22,120 Speaker 1: maybe second quarterback, and you're stuck for for this week. Uh, 554 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:24,560 Speaker 1: then you go get somebody like Britt. But he's gonna 555 00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:26,199 Speaker 1: you know, disappoint you. I mean think about you know, 556 00:24:26,240 --> 00:24:27,879 Speaker 1: two games ago or whatever it was. The maybe it 557 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 1: was the Tampa Bay game. You know, he was coming 558 00:24:29,640 --> 00:24:31,119 Speaker 1: off the good game the week before it goes into 559 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:33,640 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay. They have those little cornerbacks. You know, typically 560 00:24:33,640 --> 00:24:36,200 Speaker 1: big receivers have had success against them and then case 561 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:38,879 Speaker 1: Keenum can't get him the ball. So um, you know, 562 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:41,040 Speaker 1: Brian Quick has been more of the end zone you know, 563 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:42,639 Speaker 1: red zone threat or at least you know, finding the 564 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:44,960 Speaker 1: end zone more so than than Britt at this point, 565 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:46,840 Speaker 1: and you always have the table on awesome factor. So 566 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:48,840 Speaker 1: he's going to disappoint you, I think more so than 567 00:24:48,920 --> 00:24:51,280 Speaker 1: help you. But again, if you're stuck and you just 568 00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:52,600 Speaker 1: kind of hope that this is one of those weeks 569 00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:55,320 Speaker 1: where he gets his targets, then you know that that's 570 00:24:55,320 --> 00:24:57,640 Speaker 1: a guy that you, you know, I think can hopefully 571 00:24:57,680 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 1: gravitate towards you know, and get h you know, the 572 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:03,119 Speaker 1: five or seventy five like we saw yesterday. Now the 573 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:06,720 Speaker 1: running back pickups are really ugly. Jagi is still available 574 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:09,040 Speaker 1: remarkably in a bunch of leagues, and he got the 575 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:11,600 Speaker 1: lion's share of the targets. I'm sorry, the touches against 576 00:25:11,600 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 1: the Dolphin out of the Dolphins backfield. Is Foster coming 577 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:16,919 Speaker 1: back soon? Or should we just all rush to go 578 00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:20,320 Speaker 1: sign Jay Giant? He was limited in practice last week, 579 00:25:20,400 --> 00:25:23,440 Speaker 1: and I think he's getting closer. At what point will 580 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:25,600 Speaker 1: they give him a full workload even if he is active? 581 00:25:25,640 --> 00:25:27,600 Speaker 1: I don't know, But you know, we're coming off of 582 00:25:28,480 --> 00:25:30,640 Speaker 1: a two and a half game stretch of the four 583 00:25:30,680 --> 00:25:33,080 Speaker 1: man committee for Miami, and so I would imagine that 584 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:35,359 Speaker 1: when Foster is back. It's a combination of a gay 585 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:38,919 Speaker 1: and Foster and maybe you know Drake potentially Damian Williams 586 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:42,080 Speaker 1: mixed in two. So Foster, I think is somebody that 587 00:25:42,119 --> 00:25:44,040 Speaker 1: you want to take away and see approached too. But 588 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:45,600 Speaker 1: it's not a bad I did to pick up a 589 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:47,399 Speaker 1: gi you know, I'm not exactly sure what he finished 590 00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:49,120 Speaker 1: with his yards Percerry yesterday. At one point I saw 591 00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 1: he was at four point five and coming into the 592 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:53,080 Speaker 1: game and the limited touches that he had the two 593 00:25:53,119 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 1: previous games he was at four point seven yards Percarrey, 594 00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:58,960 Speaker 1: so it just made sense to give him more work. Obviously, 595 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:02,639 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh is a very good defense, especially in Ryan Chazier 596 00:26:02,760 --> 00:26:04,679 Speaker 1: is healthy, so he's missed the last couple of games. 597 00:26:05,119 --> 00:26:09,640 Speaker 1: So you've seen some success from running backs against them. 598 00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:12,240 Speaker 1: You know, I know yesterday wasn't probably the best indication 599 00:26:12,240 --> 00:26:15,720 Speaker 1: because Matt Forte has really hit a wall in Bahapawa. 600 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:18,240 Speaker 1: I don't think is a great runner just yet, not 601 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:20,480 Speaker 1: in the limited touches that he's getting. So you saw 602 00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:22,640 Speaker 1: Spencer wearing the garbage time in the game two weeks ago, 603 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:24,720 Speaker 1: you know, had the eighty two yards rushing, So I 604 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:26,480 Speaker 1: think a GI, he can have a similar performance like 605 00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:28,399 Speaker 1: what we saw yesterday. You know, minimal yards find the 606 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:30,800 Speaker 1: end zone, especially when they're chasing points. They're obviously not 607 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:32,520 Speaker 1: going to lean on the run. Pittsburgh is probably gonna 608 00:26:32,520 --> 00:26:34,560 Speaker 1: score on them early and often. So I think a 609 00:26:34,640 --> 00:26:36,600 Speaker 1: GI he's in the conversation of guys to pick up. 610 00:26:36,640 --> 00:26:39,040 Speaker 1: But I don't know if he's a run got to 611 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:41,040 Speaker 1: get him first, just because you know, he did score 612 00:26:41,040 --> 00:26:45,119 Speaker 1: a touchdown yesterday. And for the deeper leagues, it's a 613 00:26:45,160 --> 00:26:46,920 Speaker 1: mess at running back. The only guys you can really 614 00:26:46,920 --> 00:26:49,520 Speaker 1: go for the past catchers, and this is someone that's 615 00:26:49,520 --> 00:26:52,399 Speaker 1: off the radar a lot. He's only one percent of leagues. 616 00:26:52,800 --> 00:26:55,919 Speaker 1: But Andrew Luck keeps throwing the ball to Josh Ferguson. 617 00:26:56,359 --> 00:26:58,639 Speaker 1: Is there anything intriguing to you about Ferguson or is 618 00:26:58,640 --> 00:27:00,680 Speaker 1: it just kind of a fluke right now? Well, I 619 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:02,879 Speaker 1: think that's Andrew lux you know history, I mean, think 620 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:04,639 Speaker 1: about a mod Bradshaw when he was good, you know, 621 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:07,720 Speaker 1: when he was part of that you know offense and um, 622 00:27:08,800 --> 00:27:10,879 Speaker 1: you know you've seen it at times with Frank or 623 00:27:10,960 --> 00:27:12,680 Speaker 1: you know, it's hard to say because last year really 624 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:16,600 Speaker 1: wasn't an Andrew luckier. But Gore's had you know, a 625 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:18,840 Speaker 1: five catch you know game, he's had a four catch game, 626 00:27:18,880 --> 00:27:20,560 Speaker 1: so he's been involved in that, you know. And yesterday 627 00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:23,600 Speaker 1: you see you know, four targets for Ferguson, only two catches. 628 00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:26,720 Speaker 1: But um there's been you know, some good production there, 629 00:27:26,720 --> 00:27:28,359 Speaker 1: a five catch game, a four catch game, you know, 630 00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:30,800 Speaker 1: so he's been involved. I think just as long as 631 00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:32,879 Speaker 1: Gore is healthy, you're never going to get consistent production 632 00:27:32,920 --> 00:27:35,280 Speaker 1: from Ferguson. You know, if I was looking for a 633 00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:37,600 Speaker 1: flyer of a guy catch a pass at the backfla, 634 00:27:37,640 --> 00:27:39,639 Speaker 1: I probably go for Bobby Rainy. Still, you know, I 635 00:27:39,760 --> 00:27:41,439 Speaker 1: just think what we saw from him two weeks ago 636 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:43,640 Speaker 1: is is something that we could probably see a little 637 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:46,800 Speaker 1: bit more often. You know, last night's game again, same thing, 638 00:27:46,920 --> 00:27:48,800 Speaker 1: six or fifty two. You know, so he's gonna be 639 00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:52,800 Speaker 1: um uh, you know involved in that regard. You know, 640 00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:55,199 Speaker 1: so nine targets two weeks ago, six targets in the 641 00:27:55,240 --> 00:27:57,639 Speaker 1: game against the Packers. You know, So Bobby Rainey's out there. 642 00:27:57,680 --> 00:27:59,080 Speaker 1: I think that's somebody I would look for if from 643 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:02,240 Speaker 1: looking for someone in a pe arley. But yeah, those 644 00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:03,960 Speaker 1: guys are really the only ones, Like you said, that 645 00:28:03,960 --> 00:28:05,960 Speaker 1: are out there right now. It's the third down backs blow. 646 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:08,840 Speaker 1: Powell's another one you know who's you know, somewhat available 647 00:28:09,160 --> 00:28:11,040 Speaker 1: in a good portion of leagues. He would be somebody 648 00:28:11,080 --> 00:28:13,040 Speaker 1: that I would just stash just to speculate on, because 649 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:15,359 Speaker 1: at some point, as we see all the time, with 650 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:18,080 Speaker 1: thirty plus year old running backs, especially ones that change teams, 651 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:20,720 Speaker 1: they tend to break down. Matt Torte has been giving 652 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:22,320 Speaker 1: a lot of work, certainly the first couple of weeks, 653 00:28:22,359 --> 00:28:24,040 Speaker 1: and you never know if that's going to happen to him. 654 00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:25,960 Speaker 1: He's been dealing with a rib injury and knee injury. 655 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:27,159 Speaker 1: You know, I think if Power were to get a 656 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:29,920 Speaker 1: full workload, he could have, you know, that lottery ticket 657 00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:33,679 Speaker 1: type status. I'm really intrigued by Pal. I was rushing 658 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:36,040 Speaker 1: out to picking up last week after Matt Fote was out, 659 00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:38,760 Speaker 1: and you know, four take came back. But I'm not 660 00:28:38,800 --> 00:28:41,280 Speaker 1: so sure that's gonna last very long. So yeah, if 661 00:28:41,360 --> 00:28:44,200 Speaker 1: Powell's available in your league, I think he trumps all 662 00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:46,960 Speaker 1: these wide receivers, Sammy Coats, whoever, go get yourself Pal 663 00:28:47,640 --> 00:28:50,040 Speaker 1: even over a GI and everything. Now, it kind of 664 00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:52,200 Speaker 1: if you meet somebody the guy that I really liked 665 00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:55,080 Speaker 1: this week is Charles Clay. When Sammy Watkins went down, 666 00:28:55,120 --> 00:28:58,320 Speaker 1: everyone was talking about Robert Woods getting a bunch of targets, 667 00:28:58,360 --> 00:29:00,680 Speaker 1: but it seems like Clay's the biggest an fishiary. Do 668 00:29:00,720 --> 00:29:04,080 Speaker 1: you agree, Well, he didn't play so well two games ago. 669 00:29:04,760 --> 00:29:07,360 Speaker 1: You know, last week was a better indication I think 670 00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:09,320 Speaker 1: of what you can get from him. You know, if 671 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:11,840 Speaker 1: he's getting you five for seventy three, that's that's certainly 672 00:29:11,920 --> 00:29:14,240 Speaker 1: something that you know, we kind of always talk about 673 00:29:14,280 --> 00:29:16,719 Speaker 1: it standard leagues. If you're getting seven Fantasy points from 674 00:29:16,720 --> 00:29:18,120 Speaker 1: your tight end, you know you're going to be in 675 00:29:18,160 --> 00:29:21,000 Speaker 1: the top fifteen conversation. And if he scores, that puts 676 00:29:21,080 --> 00:29:24,040 Speaker 1: him closer to the top five. So you know, it's 677 00:29:24,040 --> 00:29:26,560 Speaker 1: funny because he had seven targets against the Patriots, that 678 00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:28,520 Speaker 1: was his best game to date, five for forty seven. 679 00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:30,680 Speaker 1: Then he comes back with the five targets against the 680 00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:32,640 Speaker 1: Rams and gets you five for seventy three. I think 681 00:29:32,680 --> 00:29:35,880 Speaker 1: that's probably his ceiling. To be honest with you, I 682 00:29:36,080 --> 00:29:38,160 Speaker 1: know that there's clearly a lack of talent there, but 683 00:29:38,240 --> 00:29:41,720 Speaker 1: you're seeing Tyrod Taylor he uses justin Hunter last week. 684 00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:43,760 Speaker 1: He's clearly thrown to his running backs between McCoy and 685 00:29:43,800 --> 00:29:46,040 Speaker 1: Mike Gillislee. You know, prior to last week's game, the 686 00:29:46,080 --> 00:29:48,600 Speaker 1: two previous Robert Woods has done a nice job. So 687 00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:51,280 Speaker 1: Clay is not a big priority for me. I would 688 00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:53,720 Speaker 1: probably look more sort toward like a Cameron brad if 689 00:29:53,760 --> 00:29:57,040 Speaker 1: he's still available, you know, just based on what his 690 00:29:57,160 --> 00:29:58,920 Speaker 1: role is going to be for Tampa Bay. Again, we'll 691 00:29:58,920 --> 00:30:00,640 Speaker 1: see what he does in this game. It's the Panthers, 692 00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:03,080 Speaker 1: but I think there's more upside with something like that, 693 00:30:04,640 --> 00:30:06,920 Speaker 1: more so than just what Clay has given you, because 694 00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:09,080 Speaker 1: no touchdown so far. You know, he was disappointing last year. 695 00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:11,000 Speaker 1: He's only been disappointing, you know since that one breakout 696 00:30:11,000 --> 00:30:14,040 Speaker 1: season in mime. Jamie. Let's close out by talking about 697 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:16,560 Speaker 1: some streaming defenses. There's four of them IM looking at 698 00:30:16,680 --> 00:30:19,360 Speaker 1: right now that are owned in under thirty percent of leagues. 699 00:30:19,680 --> 00:30:21,760 Speaker 1: I want you to tell me which ones you'd take 700 00:30:21,920 --> 00:30:24,080 Speaker 1: first and second out of these. So if you got 701 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:28,959 Speaker 1: the Giants at home against Baltimore, you've got the Jets 702 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:31,960 Speaker 1: maybe against Drew Stanton. I know it's at Arizona and 703 00:30:32,040 --> 00:30:34,920 Speaker 1: Carson Palmer is probably coming back. But this is really 704 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:38,440 Speaker 1: juicy opportunity of Stanton is still the quarterback you've got 705 00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:41,480 Speaker 1: Detroit faced Los Angeles. I pick on Los Angeles every 706 00:30:41,520 --> 00:30:45,080 Speaker 1: single week. It really hasn't failed. Case gave him just 707 00:30:45,160 --> 00:30:47,800 Speaker 1: the turnover machine. And then the other one that really 708 00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:50,440 Speaker 1: stands out the thes Tennessee face Cleveland. It's a home 709 00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:52,400 Speaker 1: game for Tennessee. I know they haven't been very good yet, 710 00:30:52,480 --> 00:30:54,440 Speaker 1: But which of these defenses do you like first and 711 00:30:54,560 --> 00:30:57,640 Speaker 1: second best? Well, I'll tell you you know, like I've 712 00:30:57,640 --> 00:30:59,760 Speaker 1: started doing my rankings, so I usually finish them up 713 00:30:59,760 --> 00:31:01,560 Speaker 1: by the to the night Monday night, I have the 714 00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:05,600 Speaker 1: Titans right seventh right now, m ahead of the Eagles, 715 00:31:05,640 --> 00:31:08,240 Speaker 1: ahead of the Chiefs. Again, this is something that I 716 00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:11,160 Speaker 1: usually just do kind of a brief outline on Sunday 717 00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:13,200 Speaker 1: and then I revisit it Monday. So if you see 718 00:31:13,240 --> 00:31:15,160 Speaker 1: it on the site, that may change. But I mean, 719 00:31:15,200 --> 00:31:17,320 Speaker 1: who's playing quarterback for Cleveland right now? You know that's 720 00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:19,000 Speaker 1: that's that's the first thing you gotta look at. Is 721 00:31:19,240 --> 00:31:20,840 Speaker 1: it going to be Cody Kessler, who's not that great 722 00:31:20,920 --> 00:31:24,200 Speaker 1: or even worse Charlie Whitehurst? You know, so, like you said, 723 00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:27,800 Speaker 1: their defense, I think it's been more has been better 724 00:31:27,880 --> 00:31:30,960 Speaker 1: than people expect it to be um and certainly has 725 00:31:31,320 --> 00:31:33,920 Speaker 1: probably overachieved a little bit. But you take away the 726 00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:36,360 Speaker 1: Akeem Grant, you know, punt return yesterday, and they shut 727 00:31:36,400 --> 00:31:38,960 Speaker 1: down the Dolphins offense for the most part. I don't 728 00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:41,200 Speaker 1: think that Cleveland's offense is better than Miami's, as bad 729 00:31:41,240 --> 00:31:43,680 Speaker 1: as Miami has been. And so you know, whether you're 730 00:31:43,720 --> 00:31:46,520 Speaker 1: talking about white Hurst or Kessler or you know, Tarle 731 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:48,800 Speaker 1: Prior they decide to, you know, really shake things up, 732 00:31:49,080 --> 00:31:51,200 Speaker 1: it's going to be bad quarterback play. So they'll they'll 733 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:52,960 Speaker 1: do what they've been doing, which is you know, really 734 00:31:53,040 --> 00:31:56,520 Speaker 1: limiting opposing running games and making teams throw. You know, 735 00:31:56,600 --> 00:31:58,520 Speaker 1: you go back to Week one, they shut down Adrian Peterson. 736 00:31:58,520 --> 00:32:00,240 Speaker 1: They've been really good against the run all the way through. 737 00:32:00,680 --> 00:32:03,640 Speaker 1: And so I think between Brian I, Rackpo and you know, 738 00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:06,400 Speaker 1: just the defense as a whole, they'll get after, you know, 739 00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:09,720 Speaker 1: the Browns quarterback and make things a little bit difficult 740 00:32:09,760 --> 00:32:13,520 Speaker 1: for them. So especially you know, it's always interesting, you know, 741 00:32:13,840 --> 00:32:15,800 Speaker 1: especially with a team like the Titans because and you 742 00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:17,479 Speaker 1: see it with the Cowboys two and their performance, yes 743 00:32:17,480 --> 00:32:21,000 Speaker 1: shag in Cincinnati. When you're able to dominate time of possession, 744 00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:23,479 Speaker 1: you're limiting what the opposing team can do. So if 745 00:32:23,480 --> 00:32:26,720 Speaker 1: they're chasing ten points, fourteen points, twenty one points, and 746 00:32:26,720 --> 00:32:28,720 Speaker 1: I would imagine that Tennessee with their run games, should 747 00:32:28,720 --> 00:32:30,280 Speaker 1: be able to at least build a lead in this game. 748 00:32:30,520 --> 00:32:32,760 Speaker 1: So now you're putting pressure on Charlie Whitehurst for quite 749 00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:34,960 Speaker 1: Kepster to have to make plays. I'll take my chances 750 00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:36,959 Speaker 1: with that more times than not. So I take Tennessee one, 751 00:32:37,320 --> 00:32:38,760 Speaker 1: and then I agree with you. I think the Lions 752 00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:40,760 Speaker 1: are the second best choice. I'm not sold on the 753 00:32:40,840 --> 00:32:43,840 Speaker 1: Giants against the Ravens just because there's a coordinator change 754 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:46,960 Speaker 1: now they fired Mark Trustman. You know, maybe there's an 755 00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:50,720 Speaker 1: uptick in just a different attitude and how they approach things. 756 00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:52,400 Speaker 1: And I do think that the Giants defense since the 757 00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:54,160 Speaker 1: beginning part of the season because of injuries and now 758 00:32:54,200 --> 00:32:56,520 Speaker 1: they're banged up, begin at cornerback, so they're missing some 759 00:32:56,640 --> 00:32:58,800 Speaker 1: guys in the back half of their defense. So if 760 00:32:58,840 --> 00:33:01,080 Speaker 1: Steve Smith and Mike Wallace are out, that probably changes 761 00:33:01,160 --> 00:33:03,440 Speaker 1: the approach with the Giants. But I have the Lions 762 00:33:03,520 --> 00:33:05,840 Speaker 1: right now at thirteen, the Giants at fourteen, and the Jets. 763 00:33:05,840 --> 00:33:07,560 Speaker 1: I would expect Carson Palmer to be back, and that 764 00:33:07,600 --> 00:33:10,200 Speaker 1: defense has just been so miserable, so it's just hard 765 00:33:10,240 --> 00:33:13,800 Speaker 1: to to trust them, especially on the road. I'm looking 766 00:33:13,840 --> 00:33:16,040 Speaker 1: at this AFC South right now. I think the Titans 767 00:33:16,080 --> 00:33:17,760 Speaker 1: are gonna end up winning that division. What do you think? 768 00:33:18,120 --> 00:33:20,720 Speaker 1: It's funny because how things have changed. I still wouldn't 769 00:33:20,760 --> 00:33:22,320 Speaker 1: rule out the Colts, you know, just because they have 770 00:33:22,400 --> 00:33:25,680 Speaker 1: the best player in the division, and he's found a way, 771 00:33:25,760 --> 00:33:27,520 Speaker 1: you know, especially in that division, to win most of 772 00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:30,640 Speaker 1: his games. So I still think the Colts are going 773 00:33:30,720 --> 00:33:32,520 Speaker 1: to be a factor. But the texts, Wow, that's just 774 00:33:32,680 --> 00:33:35,400 Speaker 1: has become a disaster, you know, after such a good 775 00:33:35,440 --> 00:33:38,520 Speaker 1: start without JJ Watt there. I think this game, you know, 776 00:33:38,640 --> 00:33:40,920 Speaker 1: between the Colts and the Texans will will be a 777 00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:43,520 Speaker 1: big deciding factor. But yeah, Tennessee can sneak in there, 778 00:33:43,560 --> 00:33:45,640 Speaker 1: you know, and it'd be really funny. I think if 779 00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:47,400 Speaker 1: you ask a Titans fan before the season, would you 780 00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:49,360 Speaker 1: rather win the division and keep Mike Mularkey for another 781 00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:52,040 Speaker 1: year or lose and have Mike Mularkey fired, You'd probably 782 00:33:52,080 --> 00:33:55,360 Speaker 1: get a really interesting answer. That's a great comment, JB. 783 00:33:55,440 --> 00:33:57,600 Speaker 1: And we're gonna end it on that. That's all the 784 00:33:57,680 --> 00:33:59,720 Speaker 1: questions we have for you, and thank you again for 785 00:34:00,160 --> 00:34:02,080 Speaker 1: on a blast oh my pleasure, thanks for having me. 786 00:34:02,520 --> 00:34:04,280 Speaker 1: For those of you listening, we have two more shows 787 00:34:04,320 --> 00:34:06,440 Speaker 1: coming this week. 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