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Speaker 1: Wow, Hey there everybody, It's Monday, October twenty two. Welcome

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Speaker 1: to the NFL Fantasy Football Show. It's me and your

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Speaker 1: man NAMG Marcus Grant, joined by Michael f Florio and

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Speaker 1: the specialist Gasp dozen't put this show together. We appreciate you.

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Speaker 1: I'm glad you made it into work today. I know

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Speaker 1: it was not and know it's not a great night

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Speaker 1: for you sporting. The day was good, the night not

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Speaker 1: so much. Yeah, but the Bills won. My fantasy teams

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Speaker 1: all had a really good week, and then the New

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Speaker 1: York Metropolitans decided to do what they like. This is

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Speaker 1: what good Mets mars in my entire lifetime. It's like

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Speaker 1: it's a fun summer and then the ultimate collapse comes.

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Speaker 1: So the weight goes on and counting for the Mets.

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Speaker 1: We'll see if they put it together. I'm hoping I'm

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Speaker 1: not gonna have. I may have. I'm gonna have equal

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Speaker 1: amounts of stress, hopefully not the kind of sadness. With

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Speaker 1: the Dodgers getting into play next week. You guys to win, man.

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Speaker 1: I know people don't want to hear stuck baseball, but

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Speaker 1: the Podgers are so cocky. I mean it doesn't help

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Speaker 1: when you're checking people's ears for no apparent reason. Anyway,

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Speaker 1: let's start with some fantasy headlines and some really bad news.

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Speaker 1: Rashott Penny suffered a fractured fibula in the third quarter

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Speaker 1: against the Saints, and Rappaport tweeted that Penny will undergo

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Speaker 1: surgery and he is going to be out for the

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Speaker 1: rest of the season. So obviously really unfortunate news there,

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Speaker 1: and we wish the best for Rashot Penny. Florio, we

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Speaker 1: had gotten to a point where people were starting to

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Speaker 1: drop Kenneth Walker just because Penny had been dominating the

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Speaker 1: does this make Kenneth Walker the number one waiver pickup

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Speaker 1: if he's available in your league? Yeah, I think so.

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Speaker 1: I think he's the number one waiver guy this week,

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Speaker 1: and I think he is someone to be very very

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Speaker 1: aggressive with your fab even if that means fifty plus

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Speaker 1: percent to get him. You don't know when a running

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Speaker 1: back like this opportunity is going to open up. Walker

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Speaker 1: is someone that we liked in draft season. A lot

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Speaker 1: the Seahawks passing game has been a lot better than expected.

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Speaker 1: They've been scoring more points than expected, which only leads

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Speaker 1: to more opportunities for the running back. It makes it

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Speaker 1: harder for defenses to just keen in on the running back.

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Speaker 1: And I also, if you listen to the podcast this summer,

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Speaker 1: you know I've been very high on Rashad Penny. He

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Speaker 1: was playing well. Uh, people are gonna get their victory

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Speaker 1: laps in and say injury prone and stuff. But I

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Speaker 1: just think a broken bone is just pure bad luck.

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Speaker 1: Just it's a thing that you can't you can't train for,

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Speaker 1: hope for the best for him. The other part of this,

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Speaker 1: and we talked about this with Mike Boone last week

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Speaker 1: taking over for Javonte Williams, this is a running back

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Speaker 1: in Walker that's here to stay. This is in a

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Speaker 1: short term thing like maybe a Tyler Algier where you

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Speaker 1: know somebody else is coming back at Khalil Herbert in Chicago.

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Speaker 1: This is going to be Kenneth Walker's backfield for the

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Speaker 1: that is why I agree with you. I think you

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Speaker 1: if you have a waiver priority, it's worth take that

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Speaker 1: Chris Oliva left the game in the third quarter against

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Speaker 1: a touchdown. Now he enters the concussion protocol. The Saints

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Speaker 1: were without Michael Thomas on Sunday. I guess it didn't

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Speaker 1: coming up for this week. The other big news that

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Speaker 1: dropped on Monday morning just before we started recording, Matt

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Speaker 1: fired by the Panthers on Monday after starting one and

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Speaker 1: four this season. Rule was eleven and twenty seven over

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Speaker 1: look at this point, Ben McAdoo still remains the offensive

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Speaker 1: the quarterback situation. Baker Mayfield suffered a high ankle sprain

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Speaker 1: this ostensibly changes anything in Carolina. Yeah, I'm not sure either.

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Speaker 1: offensively is a mess. Christian McCaffrey is somehow surviving throughout

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Speaker 1: don't know that firing Matt Rule immediately makes it better.

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Speaker 1: great at all, to be honest, if we want Djy

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Speaker 1: this is a really bleak situation in Carolina right You

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Speaker 1: this to our biggest takeaways from Sunday, the things that

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Speaker 1: What is the first one? A couple of rookie running

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Speaker 1: He saw more targets than Rex Burke had did. Again. Uh,

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Speaker 1: this is just a player who has now scored eighteen

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Speaker 1: And this was the thing we were worried about last year.

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Speaker 1: Yet somehow he was able to overcome the reason this

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Speaker 1: other concern about Harris coming into the season. Would he

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Speaker 1: Roethlisberger just checking it down to him endlessly, and that

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Speaker 1: who knows where else? What else did you learn from

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Speaker 1: this week? I learned that Khalil Herbert is not usable

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Speaker 1: but season low, and snaps played at just thirty and

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00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:46,080
Speaker 1: carries at just six yards at just thirty four, and

429
00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:48,600
Speaker 1: he did not see a single target, And this has

430
00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:52,360
Speaker 1: been a trend. His targets since week one have been declining.

431
00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:55,760
Speaker 1: His snaps the last couple of weeks have been going

432
00:20:55,760 --> 00:20:58,679
Speaker 1: down a little bit, and that the the one saving

433
00:20:58,680 --> 00:21:01,280
Speaker 1: grace for him was like, all right, Aaron Jones might

434
00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:03,359
Speaker 1: be taking all the past game work away from him.

435
00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:05,600
Speaker 1: But this guy is heavily involved in the running game.

436
00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:08,040
Speaker 1: And even yesterday, I know the Packers lost, but it

437
00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:09,959
Speaker 1: wasn't like they were playing from behind. In fact, they

438
00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:12,320
Speaker 1: had a lead for much of that game. And it's

439
00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:15,359
Speaker 1: still see Dylan factored out like that. I'm not ready

440
00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:17,480
Speaker 1: to drop him just yet, but I don't think he's

441
00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:19,640
Speaker 1: someone you could start right now. It is very weird.

442
00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:21,959
Speaker 1: Sunday was a weird game in that Randall Cob got

443
00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,720
Speaker 1: a ton of targets, Marcedes Lewis scored the touchdown. But

444
00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:26,399
Speaker 1: I guess you should factor London, and I guess next

445
00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:29,000
Speaker 1: time Marcedes Lewis goes to London, just say he's gonna

446
00:21:29,000 --> 00:21:30,560
Speaker 1: score a touchdown, because that's what he seems to do.

447
00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:32,560
Speaker 1: It felt like Aaron Rodgers needed to be a little

448
00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:35,520
Speaker 1: bit more committed to work on this trip. Apparently right

449
00:21:36,200 --> 00:21:38,560
Speaker 1: right he was upset they didn't get to spend extra

450
00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:41,240
Speaker 1: days over there ahead of time. My biggest disappointment of

451
00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:44,880
Speaker 1: the week it's Arthur Smith, mostly for what he did

452
00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:48,959
Speaker 1: to Drake London last week. We had Drake London in

453
00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:52,280
Speaker 1: this spot, but that was mostly because they just didn't

454
00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:54,040
Speaker 1: throw the football. He was out and he was running

455
00:21:54,040 --> 00:21:57,080
Speaker 1: a ton of routes, he got a few targets and

456
00:21:57,160 --> 00:22:01,840
Speaker 1: it just didn't work out. On Sunday, the Falcons inexplicably

457
00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:04,679
Speaker 1: decided to just not use him that much. And we

458
00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:08,120
Speaker 1: saw that in week four, where Kyle Pitts ran about

459
00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:11,800
Speaker 1: had about sixty route participation on Sunday, it was Drake

460
00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:15,040
Speaker 1: London was at sixty three. And I just I don't

461
00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:17,960
Speaker 1: understand that when you knew Kyle Pitts was out, Cordarol

462
00:22:18,000 --> 00:22:22,400
Speaker 1: Patterson you know, is out instead, it's it's Caderrel Hodge

463
00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:26,080
Speaker 1: and olamed Is the Kiss who are running most of

464
00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:30,160
Speaker 1: the routes there. I can't explain what it is Arthur

465
00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:32,440
Speaker 1: Smith is doing. And I know we want to give

466
00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:34,280
Speaker 1: the coaches the benefit of the doubt there in the

467
00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:36,520
Speaker 1: meeting rooms, there on the practice field there, but I

468
00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:40,440
Speaker 1: don't understand why you don't let your two best playmakers

469
00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:44,040
Speaker 1: get more opportunities. And this has become a trend now

470
00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:47,240
Speaker 1: in this Falcon's offense. So yes, it was frustrating to

471
00:22:47,240 --> 00:22:49,800
Speaker 1: have Drake London not do much for you, But more

472
00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:52,960
Speaker 1: than anything, I don't understand why Arthur Smith isn't giving

473
00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:55,320
Speaker 1: these guys the opportunity to go out and make plays.

474
00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:57,680
Speaker 1: If I had a guess, my guest would be Arthur

475
00:22:57,720 --> 00:23:00,639
Speaker 1: Smith's line of thinking is like, hey, the defense is

476
00:23:00,720 --> 00:23:03,600
Speaker 1: clearly going to try to take away Drake London this week,

477
00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:07,160
Speaker 1: so I need to beat them by going elsewhere and

478
00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:10,359
Speaker 1: self voluntarily taking away my best weapon, not even seeing

479
00:23:10,359 --> 00:23:12,320
Speaker 1: that the defense can do it, Like, I'm just gonna

480
00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:14,440
Speaker 1: do it to give them and try to catch them

481
00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:16,840
Speaker 1: off guard. And it's like, dude, you're working like they

482
00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:19,199
Speaker 1: are wanting you to do this because they know if

483
00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:21,399
Speaker 1: you go away from their best player, you're doing their

484
00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:24,200
Speaker 1: job for them. So like Arthur Smith, sharp en up, buddy,

485
00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:26,119
Speaker 1: come on, what are you? I just I don't I

486
00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:28,800
Speaker 1: don't get it at all. And I now he'll probably

487
00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:31,199
Speaker 1: make some snarky comment during the week about it and

488
00:23:31,240 --> 00:23:34,280
Speaker 1: say he's not playing fantasy football. I just want you

489
00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:37,080
Speaker 1: to play actual football. You might not be coaching real

490
00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:39,600
Speaker 1: football much longer if you keep this up. You spend

491
00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:41,480
Speaker 1: high draft picks on these guys and don't use him.

492
00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:44,080
Speaker 1: I don't get it. Not every decision you made was

493
00:23:44,119 --> 00:23:47,119
Speaker 1: a great one. Mistakes can be found. Let's get to

494
00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:49,800
Speaker 1: some of them that were since us over at NFL fantasy.

495
00:23:50,040 --> 00:23:54,399
Speaker 1: So let's start with this one from Brandon Christian Kirk

496
00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:59,760
Speaker 1: over Gabriel Davis's terrible I had Kirk crank to high. Yeah,

497
00:24:00,000 --> 00:24:01,800
Speaker 1: I'm worried about Kirk a little bit. Now. Last two

498
00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:03,879
Speaker 1: weeks have not been very good for Christian Kirk. But

499
00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:06,800
Speaker 1: the thought process, I I understand it, just you know,

500
00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:10,040
Speaker 1: it backfired horribly. But I don't think that was because

501
00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:13,040
Speaker 1: you made a bad decision, Brandon, So you can take

502
00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:14,840
Speaker 1: some solace in that if that, if that makes you

503
00:24:14,880 --> 00:24:18,959
Speaker 1: feel a little bit better. The next one this from

504
00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:23,760
Speaker 1: light skin Naps continuing to play DJ Moore. Yeah, no,

505
00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:28,000
Speaker 1: that's that's kind of on you. Yeah, we've been saying,

506
00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:31,560
Speaker 1: and especially against the forty niners, that that was a

507
00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:34,000
Speaker 1: bad that was a bad situation. All the way around.

508
00:24:34,000 --> 00:24:35,879
Speaker 1: There was nothing that said this was going to be

509
00:24:35,960 --> 00:24:37,840
Speaker 1: a good day for d J Moore. Although here's the thing,

510
00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:40,840
Speaker 1: four catches fifty nine yards. That's actually one of his

511
00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:43,399
Speaker 1: better games of the year. That's the season high d yards.

512
00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:45,280
Speaker 1: I believe that's that's one of his better games of

513
00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:48,400
Speaker 1: the year. So I guess congratulations to you on that.

514
00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:51,280
Speaker 1: But in general, there was nothing about this matchup against

515
00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:53,320
Speaker 1: the forty niners. That said, d J. Moore was a

516
00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:59,880
Speaker 1: solid play this week. Next one Man versus Life, bench

517
00:25:00,119 --> 00:25:03,000
Speaker 1: Breeze Hall for Damien Harris. Again, I don't think this

518
00:25:03,080 --> 00:25:06,359
Speaker 1: was a terrible decision. Damian Harris got hurt earlier and

519
00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:09,560
Speaker 1: that that stinks. That that definitely sort of submarine did.

520
00:25:09,640 --> 00:25:13,639
Speaker 1: But against the Lions defense, especially when Rumandre Stevenson had

521
00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:16,359
Speaker 1: a big day, it made sense to me. I don't

522
00:25:16,400 --> 00:25:21,760
Speaker 1: hate that call. But Life definitely beat Man, go around Life.

523
00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:25,480
Speaker 1: One man zero after this one? All right, last one

524
00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:29,840
Speaker 1: here from b Lil shouldn't be little B. There's a

525
00:25:29,840 --> 00:25:32,360
Speaker 1: little B. He's the based god. This guy is apparently

526
00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:37,320
Speaker 1: not Conklin with zero points a tight end curse on him.

527
00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:39,280
Speaker 1: I think we we might have. We were like really

528
00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:41,880
Speaker 1: hyping up Tyler Conor because he had been playing well.

529
00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:44,680
Speaker 1: And you know what, I would think in a game

530
00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:47,439
Speaker 1: where the Jets scored forty points, you would think Tyler

531
00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:50,639
Speaker 1: Conklin would do a thing. But I guess not. Clearly,

532
00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:55,000
Speaker 1: you should have played Taysom Hill. Obviously, Obviously Taysom Hill

533
00:25:55,040 --> 00:25:57,439
Speaker 1: was the answer. Why didn't you know that? Be Lill? No,

534
00:25:57,760 --> 00:25:59,879
Speaker 1: look I get it it, Just you know this is

535
00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:02,120
Speaker 1: also what it's like having a tight end that's not

536
00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:06,919
Speaker 1: say Travis Kelsey or Mark Andrews. Basically, everybody else is

537
00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:08,719
Speaker 1: going to do this to you. They're gonna break your heart,

538
00:26:08,720 --> 00:26:10,720
Speaker 1: and unfortunately, this is your week to get your heart

539
00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:14,720
Speaker 1: broken by by Tyler Conklin. Sorry about that. What I'm

540
00:26:14,720 --> 00:26:17,000
Speaker 1: not sorry about. We've gotta take a break because we

541
00:26:17,040 --> 00:26:18,760
Speaker 1: need to rest our voice and go pay some bills

542
00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:20,200
Speaker 1: and all that kind of good stuff. But stick around.

543
00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:22,160
Speaker 1: We're gonna do some real or mirage with some guys

544
00:26:22,160 --> 00:26:23,760
Speaker 1: who may be playing well, and we'll see if they

545
00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:26,159
Speaker 1: can keep it going or not. It's next on the

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554
00:27:01,400 --> 00:27:04,480
Speaker 1: real or mirage. We got five guys here who have

555
00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:06,879
Speaker 1: put up some decent numbers. In the last week or so,

556
00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:09,280
Speaker 1: we'll figure out whether this actually means anything or if

557
00:27:09,320 --> 00:27:12,159
Speaker 1: we should just sort of ignore it. First off, Leonard

558
00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:14,879
Speaker 1: for Nett, who apologized the fantasy managers a couple weeks ago,

559
00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:17,679
Speaker 1: said the touchdowns are coming. Apparently he wasn't wrong. Thirty

560
00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:20,679
Speaker 1: five point nine fantasy points on Sunday. So what are

561
00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:22,639
Speaker 1: we seeing out a league winner Lenny? Is it reelers

562
00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:25,160
Speaker 1: in a mirage? He's league winner Lenny for a reason.

563
00:27:25,240 --> 00:27:27,359
Speaker 1: It's very real. I mean last week he had negative

564
00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:29,720
Speaker 1: three rushing yards and still finished as an RB one.

565
00:27:30,240 --> 00:27:32,480
Speaker 1: The fact that Tom Brady is just throwing to him

566
00:27:32,480 --> 00:27:35,520
Speaker 1: this much, he was their top target yesterday, Like, it's

567
00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:37,920
Speaker 1: very real. Right now. I think it's very real, especially

568
00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:40,440
Speaker 1: because he's dominating the work in the passing game from

569
00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:42,320
Speaker 1: the backfield. I over shot why it got some work

570
00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:44,560
Speaker 1: against Kansas City a couple of weeks ago, but that

571
00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:46,960
Speaker 1: was also I think kind of situational. But in two

572
00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:50,280
Speaker 1: minute offenses in sort of long down and distances, Leonard

573
00:27:50,320 --> 00:27:53,280
Speaker 1: Fournette still getting network. So I believe this is absolutely real.

574
00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:58,800
Speaker 1: Tevin Coleman came in and as much as the Panthers,

575
00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:01,440
Speaker 1: you know, continually shot themselves in the foot. Tevin Coleman

576
00:28:01,520 --> 00:28:03,119
Speaker 1: might have in some ways put a couple of nails

577
00:28:03,119 --> 00:28:05,159
Speaker 1: in Matt Rule's coffin as well, with a couple of

578
00:28:05,200 --> 00:28:08,879
Speaker 1: touchdowns one point seven fantasy points as the Niners go

579
00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:12,080
Speaker 1: on for a win. Tevin Coleman, Is it real or mirage?

580
00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:15,719
Speaker 1: I think it's a mirage because two touchdowns inflates his numbers.

581
00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:19,159
Speaker 1: But eleven touches and uh and Kyle Shanahan does have

582
00:28:19,280 --> 00:28:22,240
Speaker 1: hard eyes for Tevin Coleman, he always has. But you

583
00:28:22,280 --> 00:28:24,960
Speaker 1: were the resident forty Niners fan here, so is it?

584
00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:27,240
Speaker 1: Is it real or mirage? I think this is a mirage.

585
00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:29,760
Speaker 1: I think I think he's going to get some opportunities perhaps,

586
00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:32,919
Speaker 1: and especially Lucterian Davis. Price has been banged up. They

587
00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:35,240
Speaker 1: have a lot of injuries. They're still waiting on Elijah Mitchell.

588
00:28:35,680 --> 00:28:38,560
Speaker 1: But this doesn't really feel sustainable. This is still Jeff

589
00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:42,120
Speaker 1: Wilson's backfield. And you're right, the two touchdowns definitely inflates that.

590
00:28:42,160 --> 00:28:44,600
Speaker 1: Without those two, it's not nearly as big as day.

591
00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:46,760
Speaker 1: I think you're looking at what fifty seven total yards?

592
00:28:46,760 --> 00:28:48,840
Speaker 1: He had a couple of catches as well, But this

593
00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:51,280
Speaker 1: feels like a situation where they took advantage of a matchup,

594
00:28:51,360 --> 00:28:54,240
Speaker 1: especially because it looked like the Panthers sort of waved

595
00:28:54,280 --> 00:28:56,920
Speaker 1: the white flag near the end. But I don't, I don't,

596
00:28:56,960 --> 00:29:00,400
Speaker 1: I don't think this is gonna happen rick regularly for

597
00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:03,640
Speaker 1: for Tevin Coleman, Michael Carter. We talked about the big

598
00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:05,760
Speaker 1: day for Breeze Hall. Michael Carter got a couple of

599
00:29:05,800 --> 00:29:09,560
Speaker 1: short walk in touchdowns. Is this real or a mirage

600
00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:11,640
Speaker 1: what we saw out of him on Sunday? This is

601
00:29:11,680 --> 00:29:15,160
Speaker 1: a mirage. Two touchdowns clearly hyped up his day. If

602
00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:18,120
Speaker 1: you take those twelve points away, he's at five points

603
00:29:18,120 --> 00:29:21,600
Speaker 1: on the day. I think Breese Hall is their goal

604
00:29:21,640 --> 00:29:23,560
Speaker 1: line runner. It just he got down at the one

605
00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:26,040
Speaker 1: after two big plays and smart teams to get their

606
00:29:26,040 --> 00:29:29,520
Speaker 1: players off the field after really big plays. Um. But

607
00:29:30,160 --> 00:29:32,520
Speaker 1: I think Michael Carter remains someone that you want a roster.

608
00:29:32,640 --> 00:29:34,200
Speaker 1: You can never start him, but I think he's one

609
00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:36,400
Speaker 1: of the elite backup running backs. I do think he

610
00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:38,400
Speaker 1: needs to be on rosters. But but I'm with you,

611
00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:41,280
Speaker 1: this is sort of a mirage here, just because it

612
00:29:41,320 --> 00:29:44,240
Speaker 1: looks like the opportunity share is going heavily toward Breee

613
00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:46,640
Speaker 1: Hall now, So as long as that continues, it's gonna

614
00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:50,320
Speaker 1: be hard to continue to start Michael Carter. Jacoby Myers

615
00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:52,600
Speaker 1: is an interesting one because there was a lot of

616
00:29:52,600 --> 00:29:56,360
Speaker 1: conversation on Fantasy Twitter about Jacoby Myers had the big

617
00:29:56,440 --> 00:29:59,080
Speaker 1: day seven for one, eleven and a touchdown in the

618
00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:01,200
Speaker 1: win over the troit And there are a lot of

619
00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:04,760
Speaker 1: people saying, why isn't Jacobe Meyers more rostered in different places?

620
00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:06,720
Speaker 1: And I looked at and said, this is a guy

621
00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:09,480
Speaker 1: who's been kind of mid for a lot of his career,

622
00:30:09,520 --> 00:30:11,800
Speaker 1: playing in a passing game that's sort of mid. So

623
00:30:11,840 --> 00:30:15,520
Speaker 1: with what we saw from him on Sunday, Real or Mirage,

624
00:30:16,280 --> 00:30:19,720
Speaker 1: I think he's real. But I mean, he's a guy

625
00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:21,360
Speaker 1: who was out for two weeks and he had a

626
00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:24,360
Speaker 1: third string quarterback. I understand why he wasn't rostered and

627
00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:27,640
Speaker 1: started in more leagues this week, but he continues to

628
00:30:27,680 --> 00:30:30,560
Speaker 1: play well. Thirteen targets in his last game before yesterday

629
00:30:30,600 --> 00:30:33,360
Speaker 1: eight yesterday ninety five yards or more in each The

630
00:30:33,440 --> 00:30:35,600
Speaker 1: touchdown is surprising. I don't think you can rely on that,

631
00:30:35,920 --> 00:30:38,280
Speaker 1: but I do think he's the Patriots top target. I

632
00:30:38,280 --> 00:30:40,840
Speaker 1: think he's the Patriots top target, and so in that sense,

633
00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:43,680
Speaker 1: he's real. In terms of what he did yesterday, I

634
00:30:43,720 --> 00:30:46,200
Speaker 1: think that's a mirage. I think he's a guy who's

635
00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:48,280
Speaker 1: gonna be out there. He's gonna run routes, he's going

636
00:30:48,320 --> 00:30:51,200
Speaker 1: to get targets. But for most of his career he's

637
00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:54,240
Speaker 1: a guy who's, you know, fifty yards sixty yards a week,

638
00:30:54,280 --> 00:30:56,400
Speaker 1: you'll get you know a handful of catches. The numbers

639
00:30:56,440 --> 00:30:58,800
Speaker 1: Fantasy wise, you know you're you're looking at ten to

640
00:30:58,840 --> 00:31:02,000
Speaker 1: twelve points a week out of Jacobe Myers. He's a

641
00:31:02,040 --> 00:31:04,600
Speaker 1: wide receiver three I think in most instances, and then

642
00:31:04,640 --> 00:31:06,560
Speaker 1: if he gets you a touchdown, then maybe you can

643
00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:09,000
Speaker 1: bump them up to wide receiver two status. So I

644
00:31:09,080 --> 00:31:11,320
Speaker 1: understand why he's not rostered in a lot of spots.

645
00:31:11,320 --> 00:31:13,400
Speaker 1: And I know Fantasy Twitter has been asking the question

646
00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:16,760
Speaker 1: and sort of admonishing people for not having Jacoby Myers

647
00:31:16,800 --> 00:31:18,640
Speaker 1: in more spots, and I look at and say, no,

648
00:31:18,840 --> 00:31:20,560
Speaker 1: I get it. There are plenty of guys out there

649
00:31:20,560 --> 00:31:21,840
Speaker 1: that you can pick up and it will give you

650
00:31:21,880 --> 00:31:24,160
Speaker 1: ten points a week. Jacoby Myers is not in a

651
00:31:24,240 --> 00:31:27,320
Speaker 1: great passing game, So yes, he's going to be out

652
00:31:27,320 --> 00:31:28,960
Speaker 1: on a lot of waiver wires. That's going to change

653
00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:30,640
Speaker 1: this week because people are gonna see the twenty four

654
00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:32,680
Speaker 1: points he put up. They're gonna pick him up. But

655
00:31:32,760 --> 00:31:35,240
Speaker 1: don't be surprised when next week you start him and

656
00:31:35,280 --> 00:31:38,280
Speaker 1: he gets you ten eleven points, because that's who he is.

657
00:31:38,400 --> 00:31:40,200
Speaker 1: He's more of like a flex guy to me, I think,

658
00:31:40,520 --> 00:31:42,560
Speaker 1: or like a bye week group, Like he's a good

659
00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:44,640
Speaker 1: guy to have on your roster when the bye weeks hit,

660
00:31:44,760 --> 00:31:46,640
Speaker 1: because like like you said, like ten to twelve points,

661
00:31:46,640 --> 00:31:49,080
Speaker 1: like that's reliable, But when you have your full roster,

662
00:31:49,120 --> 00:31:50,600
Speaker 1: I don't think he's someone you want to be if

663
00:31:50,640 --> 00:31:53,280
Speaker 1: you are in a ten team league. I don't think

664
00:31:53,360 --> 00:31:56,360
Speaker 1: Jacoby Myers needs to necessarily be rostered to twelve team

665
00:31:56,400 --> 00:31:59,480
Speaker 1: or sure four teen teamer absolutely, but eight to ten

666
00:31:59,520 --> 00:32:01,720
Speaker 1: team leagues. I don't know that Jacoby Mars is on

667
00:32:01,760 --> 00:32:05,360
Speaker 1: your radar. Last one, Randall Cobb as somebody who started

668
00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:08,600
Speaker 1: Romeo Dobbs did not enjoy seeing the seven catches for

669
00:32:08,680 --> 00:32:12,800
Speaker 1: ninety nine yards on thirteen targets. Is this real or

670
00:32:12,880 --> 00:32:15,479
Speaker 1: is this just through the looking glass over in London?

671
00:32:15,880 --> 00:32:19,320
Speaker 1: I think this is a mirage. Um thirteen targets yesterday

672
00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:22,280
Speaker 1: is more than he had in the four games combined

673
00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:25,320
Speaker 1: leading into yesterday, he had twelve in those first four games,

674
00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:27,960
Speaker 1: none more than four in any of those single games.

675
00:32:27,960 --> 00:32:31,000
Speaker 1: So I think he's someone that, like you can throw

676
00:32:31,000 --> 00:32:33,160
Speaker 1: a cheap bid on, or like a low waiver claim

677
00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:35,400
Speaker 1: on this week, maybe get him on your bench just

678
00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:37,760
Speaker 1: to see if he can build off of this. But

679
00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:39,920
Speaker 1: there's no way, like I'm picking him up with much

680
00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:42,960
Speaker 1: confidence right now. Now. This is completely a mirrage. This

681
00:32:43,040 --> 00:32:45,880
Speaker 1: is a guy that Aaron Rodgers loves because he's comfortable

682
00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:48,240
Speaker 1: with him because they've played together for a number of years.

683
00:32:48,320 --> 00:32:52,880
Speaker 1: But one there's no I think, completely a hundred percent

684
00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:55,640
Speaker 1: reliable thing in this passing game. I think Romeo Dobbs

685
00:32:55,680 --> 00:32:58,480
Speaker 1: is still potentially the lead guy, but you know Randall

686
00:32:58,520 --> 00:33:01,640
Speaker 1: Cobb is there. They are trying to manufacture ways to

687
00:33:01,640 --> 00:33:03,959
Speaker 1: get Christian Watson the football. They're still gonna throw out

688
00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:06,320
Speaker 1: to Aaron Jones. There's so many places to go with

689
00:33:06,320 --> 00:33:08,200
Speaker 1: the football. It's hard to count on anyone guy. But

690
00:33:08,280 --> 00:33:10,280
Speaker 1: Randall Cobb is not a guy that I think you

691
00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:12,720
Speaker 1: can count on each and every week. So this very

692
00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:16,040
Speaker 1: much is a mirage for me. Let's get some of

693
00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:19,200
Speaker 1: the top waiver wire targets for this week Floria, who

694
00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:21,680
Speaker 1: do you like We've spoke a lot about Geno Smith.

695
00:33:21,760 --> 00:33:23,840
Speaker 1: I think he's in play. And then just some streamers

696
00:33:23,920 --> 00:33:26,280
Speaker 1: Daniel Jones and a good matchup against the Ravens and

697
00:33:26,360 --> 00:33:29,400
Speaker 1: Justin Fields and a good matchup against the Commanders where

698
00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:32,240
Speaker 1: he most who is clearly taken over that backfield there

699
00:33:32,320 --> 00:33:35,720
Speaker 1: you know, Benjamin with both James Connor and Darry Williams

700
00:33:35,720 --> 00:33:38,120
Speaker 1: being banged up. And then the top waiver Wire pickup

701
00:33:38,160 --> 00:33:40,280
Speaker 1: of the week Kenneth Walker. We spent a lot of

702
00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:45,160
Speaker 1: time earlier talking about him. Uh, some wide receivers Alec

703
00:33:45,200 --> 00:33:47,840
Speaker 1: Pierce who just continues to get more and more usage,

704
00:33:48,160 --> 00:33:51,360
Speaker 1: Jacobe Myers, Corey Davis who again is getting a lot

705
00:33:51,400 --> 00:33:53,600
Speaker 1: of work for the Jets. Nico Collins is on buy

706
00:33:53,720 --> 00:33:56,520
Speaker 1: next week, but maybe one just to remember Randall Cobb

707
00:33:56,560 --> 00:33:58,360
Speaker 1: to see if he could build off of that, while

708
00:33:58,480 --> 00:34:00,680
Speaker 1: Del Robinson because I mean the john are gonna need

709
00:34:00,680 --> 00:34:03,120
Speaker 1: someone to catch the ball and he's been returning to practice.

710
00:34:03,400 --> 00:34:05,560
Speaker 1: And then some tight ends Tayson Hill who we spoke

711
00:34:05,600 --> 00:34:08,600
Speaker 1: about Evan Ingram's been getting more work there, Kada in

712
00:34:08,680 --> 00:34:12,160
Speaker 1: just in case Cameron Bright misses again. And then Hayden Hurst,

713
00:34:12,160 --> 00:34:14,879
Speaker 1: who caught a touchdown yesterday and played pretty well. Did

714
00:34:14,960 --> 00:34:17,080
Speaker 1: he kind of a revenge game? I guess for him

715
00:34:17,120 --> 00:34:18,640
Speaker 1: since he used to play the Raven, So a little

716
00:34:18,680 --> 00:34:20,839
Speaker 1: bit of revenge for hayden Hurst. By the way, if

717
00:34:20,840 --> 00:34:23,080
Speaker 1: you want more in depth analysis on some of these

718
00:34:23,080 --> 00:34:27,560
Speaker 1: waiver wire options, check out Matt Okada's weekly waiver Wire column.

719
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Speaker 1: Easy for me to say NFL dot com slash waiver Wire. Look,

720
00:34:31,600 --> 00:34:33,200
Speaker 1: we talked about Kenneth Walker, so I don't think we

721
00:34:33,239 --> 00:34:35,200
Speaker 1: need to dive too much into that with Rashot Penny

722
00:34:35,239 --> 00:34:36,960
Speaker 1: out for the season. But you know, Benjamin has guy

723
00:34:37,040 --> 00:34:40,319
Speaker 1: you mentioned who at draft season. I know people in

724
00:34:40,400 --> 00:34:42,640
Speaker 1: deeper leagues and dynasty folks were sort of talking about

725
00:34:42,719 --> 00:34:46,040
Speaker 1: him maybe stealing opportunities from James Conner That didn't really happen,

726
00:34:46,120 --> 00:34:48,959
Speaker 1: But at least from now with Connor injured as you mentioned,

727
00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:52,479
Speaker 1: Darryl Williams injured, as you mentioned, the door seems open

728
00:34:52,600 --> 00:34:54,640
Speaker 1: for you know, Benjamin to get a whole lot of work. Yeah,

729
00:34:54,640 --> 00:34:58,040
Speaker 1: and he looked good yesterday playing in relief. He's been

730
00:34:58,040 --> 00:35:01,080
Speaker 1: playing over Daryl Williams, but the that he's also hurt

731
00:35:01,160 --> 00:35:05,040
Speaker 1: just means even more opportunity for Eno eight carries, twenty

732
00:35:05,080 --> 00:35:07,440
Speaker 1: five yards and a touchdown. He saw four targets, caught

733
00:35:07,480 --> 00:35:10,680
Speaker 1: three of them for twenty eight yards. And if James

734
00:35:10,680 --> 00:35:12,880
Speaker 1: Conner's out next week, I know it's a tough matchup

735
00:35:12,920 --> 00:35:14,920
Speaker 1: against the Eagles, but I think if you pick up,

736
00:35:14,920 --> 00:35:17,279
Speaker 1: you know, Benjamin, you could start him absolutely, So I

737
00:35:17,480 --> 00:35:19,200
Speaker 1: think he's he's definitely in play. I think with the

738
00:35:19,239 --> 00:35:21,319
Speaker 1: Seahawks are next on the schedule for the Cardinals, that's

739
00:35:21,320 --> 00:35:24,279
Speaker 1: actually a really cool good matchup for for Benjamin there

740
00:35:24,320 --> 00:35:26,200
Speaker 1: if he's able to go. If he's the guy I

741
00:35:26,239 --> 00:35:29,239
Speaker 1: should say for Arizona, Alec Pierce an the guy that

742
00:35:29,280 --> 00:35:31,839
Speaker 1: was on the list. We all love Michael Pittman, it's

743
00:35:31,880 --> 00:35:34,680
Speaker 1: been it's been. It's been tough for him just because

744
00:35:34,719 --> 00:35:36,719
Speaker 1: he hasn't had any help. But if what we've seen

745
00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:39,240
Speaker 1: the last two weeks is any indication Alec Pierce could

746
00:35:39,239 --> 00:35:42,719
Speaker 1: be that second option in the passing game now for Indianapolis. Yeah,

747
00:35:42,760 --> 00:35:46,719
Speaker 1: his targets, catches, and yards have increased every single week

748
00:35:46,760 --> 00:35:48,880
Speaker 1: this season. I know he missed Week two due to injury,

749
00:35:48,880 --> 00:35:52,239
Speaker 1: he had a concussion, but since he's returned, everything has

750
00:35:52,280 --> 00:35:54,400
Speaker 1: just been going up. He caught his first touchdown this

751
00:35:54,440 --> 00:35:57,359
Speaker 1: week and the one he was the one bright spot

752
00:35:57,400 --> 00:35:59,680
Speaker 1: I thought, and what was a very ugly Thursday night

753
00:35:59,680 --> 00:36:03,760
Speaker 1: foot game. But he's clearly winning over Matt Ryan's trust,

754
00:36:03,800 --> 00:36:05,279
Speaker 1: and that's what we were searching for. It was like

755
00:36:05,360 --> 00:36:08,600
Speaker 1: someone opposite of Michael Pittman Jr. Has to step up

756
00:36:08,600 --> 00:36:11,000
Speaker 1: in this passing game, and I think it's clearly been

757
00:36:11,080 --> 00:36:13,919
Speaker 1: Alec Pierce right now, and I'm pretty excited to see

758
00:36:13,920 --> 00:36:16,600
Speaker 1: what he can do moving forward. It's gonna be very interesting.

759
00:36:16,600 --> 00:36:18,160
Speaker 1: But I do think he's going to be a very

760
00:36:18,160 --> 00:36:20,600
Speaker 1: popular waiver wire ad. And again we talked earlier about

761
00:36:20,640 --> 00:36:23,719
Speaker 1: Chris Olave and what his status potentially maybe if he

762
00:36:23,760 --> 00:36:26,440
Speaker 1: does not clear concussion protocol, Alec Pierce could be a

763
00:36:26,440 --> 00:36:28,839
Speaker 1: really nice add to your fantasy roster. So if you're

764
00:36:28,880 --> 00:36:31,320
Speaker 1: adding people, you've gotta drop people. We should have a

765
00:36:31,360 --> 00:36:33,680
Speaker 1: couple of guys to drop. It's been a struggle. We

766
00:36:33,680 --> 00:36:36,120
Speaker 1: don't have to dwell too long on them. But for you,

767
00:36:36,160 --> 00:36:38,399
Speaker 1: who are two guys who can be thrown back into

768
00:36:38,400 --> 00:36:42,239
Speaker 1: the free agent pool? Chase Edmonds, who I mean bottomed

769
00:36:42,280 --> 00:36:45,839
Speaker 1: out yesterday. Uh Raheem Mostart had more of everything and

770
00:36:45,880 --> 00:36:48,640
Speaker 1: by far so I think Chase Edmonds, I had high

771
00:36:48,640 --> 00:36:51,719
Speaker 1: hopes for you, but Rahee Mostard, it's his backfield. Now

772
00:36:51,719 --> 00:36:54,200
Speaker 1: it's time to get rid of Edmunds. And then Alan Robinson.

773
00:36:54,239 --> 00:36:56,480
Speaker 1: I mean, I've been holding out hope, but at some

774
00:36:56,600 --> 00:36:58,880
Speaker 1: point we just need to be like, it's not happening.

775
00:36:58,920 --> 00:37:02,680
Speaker 1: Stafford struggling, He struggling, everyone but Cup is struggling and higbye.

776
00:37:02,719 --> 00:37:04,799
Speaker 1: So I didn't get rid of Alan Robbins. Interesting to

777
00:37:04,960 --> 00:37:07,560
Speaker 1: Jordan Rodriguy, who does a great job covering the Rams

778
00:37:07,560 --> 00:37:09,960
Speaker 1: for the Athletic, had he a pretty long threatened. I

779
00:37:09,960 --> 00:37:12,000
Speaker 1: actually quote tweeted it yesterday, so you can go back

780
00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:13,880
Speaker 1: and either find it on her feed or find it

781
00:37:13,880 --> 00:37:16,320
Speaker 1: on my feed about kind of what's happening there. And

782
00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:18,480
Speaker 1: there are a lot of factors at play, but the

783
00:37:18,560 --> 00:37:21,160
Speaker 1: end result is Allen Robinson's just not getting the football

784
00:37:21,360 --> 00:37:24,040
Speaker 1: and not making an impact for me. Elijah More and

785
00:37:24,120 --> 00:37:27,160
Speaker 1: last week I tried to sort of square peg round

786
00:37:27,239 --> 00:37:29,319
Speaker 1: hole Elijah More, try to make him a sleeper, tried

787
00:37:29,360 --> 00:37:31,799
Speaker 1: to see if it would happen against Miami. It did not.

788
00:37:32,320 --> 00:37:34,560
Speaker 1: Think He finished with eleven yards and that's just part

789
00:37:34,600 --> 00:37:36,879
Speaker 1: of what has been a disappointing trend all season long,

790
00:37:36,960 --> 00:37:40,000
Speaker 1: not a not a large target share, and not a

791
00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:41,560
Speaker 1: lot of production to show for it. So I think

792
00:37:41,600 --> 00:37:43,640
Speaker 1: you can let him go. With so many wide receivers

793
00:37:43,640 --> 00:37:46,920
Speaker 1: being out there and available, and Antonio Gibson, who I

794
00:37:46,960 --> 00:37:49,200
Speaker 1: know people weren't really high on him to begin with,

795
00:37:49,360 --> 00:37:51,719
Speaker 1: but with no Brian Robinson at the start of the year,

796
00:37:51,719 --> 00:37:53,719
Speaker 1: it looked like there was an opportunity. He really never

797
00:37:53,760 --> 00:37:56,440
Speaker 1: took advantage of that. And now Brian Robinson is back,

798
00:37:56,800 --> 00:37:59,040
Speaker 1: and I think best case scenario is that this is

799
00:37:59,080 --> 00:38:01,680
Speaker 1: a three headed back field there in Washington. Worst case

800
00:38:01,719 --> 00:38:05,440
Speaker 1: scenario is that Antonio Gibson kind of gets pushed aside. Jademckissic.

801
00:38:05,520 --> 00:38:06,840
Speaker 1: I don't think loses a whole lot of work with

802
00:38:06,880 --> 00:38:09,799
Speaker 1: Brian Robinson. I think Antonio Gibson potentially is the odd

803
00:38:09,840 --> 00:38:12,280
Speaker 1: man out with Robinson. Yesterday they had a different running

804
00:38:12,320 --> 00:38:16,560
Speaker 1: back lead in targets, carries, and total yards. That's awful.

805
00:38:16,760 --> 00:38:18,359
Speaker 1: I mean, that's great for them, it makes them hard

806
00:38:18,400 --> 00:38:20,840
Speaker 1: to defend. That's awful for us. And if that's going

807
00:38:20,920 --> 00:38:22,600
Speaker 1: to be the trend, then I don't really want any

808
00:38:22,640 --> 00:38:25,719
Speaker 1: part of that Washington Commander's backfield time to do some

809
00:38:25,840 --> 00:38:28,239
Speaker 1: Madden movers guys who should get a bump in the

810
00:38:28,320 --> 00:38:30,440
Speaker 1: video game based on what they did Sunday. Basically, it's

811
00:38:30,440 --> 00:38:31,920
Speaker 1: a way for us to shout out some guys that

812
00:38:31,960 --> 00:38:34,120
Speaker 1: we didn't get to fit anywhere else in the show.

813
00:38:34,239 --> 00:38:37,319
Speaker 1: So for you, who deserves a Madden Ratings bump this week?

814
00:38:37,440 --> 00:38:40,960
Speaker 1: Romandre Stevenson. I know he wasn't one of the highest

815
00:38:40,960 --> 00:38:43,960
Speaker 1: scoring running backs on the week, but he had himself

816
00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:46,720
Speaker 1: a day. He went for a hundred and seventy five yards.

817
00:38:47,160 --> 00:38:50,200
Speaker 1: He showed what he can do when he's given that backfield. Unfortunately,

818
00:38:50,280 --> 00:38:53,760
Speaker 1: Damian Harris got hurt, but Romandre Stevenson. If if Harris

819
00:38:53,800 --> 00:38:56,359
Speaker 1: missed his time, I think Stevenson is an RB two

820
00:38:56,360 --> 00:38:58,719
Speaker 1: with RB one upside was really starting to take over

821
00:38:58,760 --> 00:39:00,480
Speaker 1: more in that backfield. I think it's aways gonna be

822
00:39:00,480 --> 00:39:03,000
Speaker 1: a split, but Stevenson showing that he really can make

823
00:39:03,040 --> 00:39:06,880
Speaker 1: an impact there. For me, Dammy Brown in Washington. This

824
00:39:06,960 --> 00:39:08,560
Speaker 1: is a guy that was drafted a couple of years ago.

825
00:39:08,600 --> 00:39:10,760
Speaker 1: In fact, I think he's on Aman Ross st Brown's

826
00:39:10,800 --> 00:39:14,000
Speaker 1: infamous list of guys drafted ahead of him, but really

827
00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:16,600
Speaker 1: showed out for the first time in his career on Sunday.

828
00:39:16,640 --> 00:39:18,840
Speaker 1: A hundred and five yards and a pair of touchdowns.

829
00:39:18,840 --> 00:39:22,840
Speaker 1: Always was a speed guy, seventy one overall speed. I

830
00:39:22,840 --> 00:39:25,080
Speaker 1: think he can get a notch or two bumped up

831
00:39:25,120 --> 00:39:28,160
Speaker 1: in each of those categories. Where else are you looking?

832
00:39:28,719 --> 00:39:31,680
Speaker 1: Travis E. T n who for a second straight week

833
00:39:31,800 --> 00:39:35,600
Speaker 1: has been much more utilized. He he had fifty of

834
00:39:35,640 --> 00:39:39,160
Speaker 1: the snaps, ten carries, five targets, same number of carriers

835
00:39:39,160 --> 00:39:42,080
Speaker 1: as Robinson, more snaps and more targets, and was way

836
00:39:42,120 --> 00:39:45,359
Speaker 1: more productive. I think seventy seven is way too low.

837
00:39:45,400 --> 00:39:48,160
Speaker 1: He was a ninety nine rated prospect by next shen Stats,

838
00:39:48,160 --> 00:39:50,759
Speaker 1: which is the highest possible prospect score you can get.

839
00:39:51,320 --> 00:39:53,640
Speaker 1: But I think we have to start wondering, like, are

840
00:39:53,680 --> 00:39:56,000
Speaker 1: are we seeing a changing of the guard or at

841
00:39:56,080 --> 00:39:59,040
Speaker 1: least an even split moving forward? We might be, which

842
00:39:59,040 --> 00:40:00,680
Speaker 1: is weird. I thought it would happen in reverse, where

843
00:40:00,680 --> 00:40:03,080
Speaker 1: it was heavy eat and early, with Robinson coming in late.

844
00:40:03,120 --> 00:40:05,720
Speaker 1: But it's been heavy Robinson early, now eat and starting

845
00:40:05,760 --> 00:40:08,800
Speaker 1: to pick some things up. My last one is Joshua

846
00:40:08,920 --> 00:40:12,000
Speaker 1: Kelly with the Los Angeles Chargers. Now, look, don't get

847
00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:15,440
Speaker 1: it twisted. This is still Austin Ekeler's backfield. But Kelly

848
00:40:15,480 --> 00:40:17,439
Speaker 1: looks like a different player this year than what we've

849
00:40:17,440 --> 00:40:19,759
Speaker 1: seen in the past and really took advantage of his

850
00:40:19,800 --> 00:40:23,640
Speaker 1: opportunities on Sunday against the Cleveland Browns. Forty nine rushing

851
00:40:23,719 --> 00:40:26,000
Speaker 1: yards thirty three receiving yards. Is always going to play

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Speaker 1: second fiddle to Eckler there, but really doing a good

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Speaker 1: job with his chances. He's a seventy overall. I think

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Speaker 1: maybe he bumps up a couple of notches because look,

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Speaker 1: we want parts of the Charger offense and Joshua Kelly

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Speaker 1: showing that he probably should be on deep LEA rosters

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Speaker 1: at least as a reserve going forward. There you go.

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Speaker 1: Those are guys that we think deserve a Madden ratings boost.

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Speaker 1: Of course, I know they put out the ratings later

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Speaker 1: any one of these or if not, Madden just listen

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