1 00:00:00,720 --> 00:00:04,200 Speaker 1: Your tunes about Drive on your home of the Black 2 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:37,040 Speaker 1: and Goal Steelers Nation Radio. M Welcome back to the 3 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:43,600 Speaker 1: Drive on DL's time for this fantasy football focus. Matt Um. 4 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: Let's talk quickly about tonight's game. You could be interesting 5 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: the Bengals hosting the Jaguars. Um, no blows up. Do 6 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 1: you think mixing blows up? This could be a big 7 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 1: mixing game. Yeah. Um. I wonder though, how much they 8 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:04,960 Speaker 1: run him on a short week, Like they mix some 9 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: p Ryan in there, just to kind of because he's 10 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: got me like Chris Evans too, he has at this point, 11 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 1: Like that's yeah, it's a good point. I mean, I 12 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:16,840 Speaker 1: think they like p Ryan. I think they're kind of 13 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: enamored with Evans. But I think mixing does a lot 14 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: for fantasy tonight. I think if you are a mixing owner, 15 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 1: you don't want to see the Bengals get out to 16 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: an early lead. Probably not unless he scored touchdowns left, 17 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: unless he's unless unless he's the reason why they did that. Um, 18 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: because otherwise he may not be playing a lot in 19 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: the second half. No, that's a possibility. Endured so far 20 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: again on a short week, like he's got an injury history, 21 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: like is Burrow in your top twelve against in this matchup, 22 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: there's so many good ones. I haven't really looked at it. 23 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 1: Probably not, probably not, but I think you could do worse. Yeah, 24 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: it's good. It's good a matchup as you're gonna get. 25 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: They just play really slow and don't run a lot 26 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 1: of plays and last six total yards plays. It's like, okay, 27 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 1: um chilling chases and every week starter. You probably could 28 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: do better than Boyd. He's fine. I don't think Higgins 29 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 1: will play. Higgins isn't playing right, So yeah, you know, 30 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: on on the Jacksonville side of things, Uh, Robinson, I 31 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:25,639 Speaker 1: guess is back in good graces. Yeah. I mean he's 32 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 1: as close to it every down back as they have, 33 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 1: so game script doesn't kill him. If they're losing, he 34 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 1: catches the ball. I have a hunch Lawrence is gonna 35 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:37,960 Speaker 1: look good. And my logic just is this is a 36 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:41,920 Speaker 1: really talented, proud young man who's been embarrassed a little 37 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:44,920 Speaker 1: bit and everyone in the world's watching. He might just 38 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: have his a game, you know, total hunch and Marvin 39 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:50,079 Speaker 1: Jones old team I think he's a good player too. Yeah, 40 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 1: Marvin Jones has been the guy. Um, I'm not really 41 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: interested in starting DJ Shark. He's catching like of the past, 42 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: is throwing his ways. He's just not been on the 43 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 1: same page with Lawrence. There's a couple of problems with that, 44 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:06,399 Speaker 1: as first charts is extremely inconsistent player, his average after 45 00:03:06,440 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 1: targets extremely high. And Lawrence has been all over the 46 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: place too, So there's like three things going against him 47 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: for consistency. And Chnault's not a factor yet, not yet, yeah, 48 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: or maybe ever, I don't know, but he's not. You 49 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 1: can't use him for fantasy here. I don't put Dan 50 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:25,960 Speaker 1: Arnold in your lineup just because they traded for not yet. No, 51 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:28,840 Speaker 1: that couldn't. That could happen eventually, but not yet, because 52 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 1: he's not a bad receiver. Lawrence has thrown to the 53 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: tight ends they want, they want to throw to the 54 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 1: tight ends. I actually thought that was kind of smart 55 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:37,440 Speaker 1: by the Jags, was boy, Lawrence has been a wild man. 56 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: Let's get him the middle of the field, safe type guy. 57 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 1: And you know they've ignored tight end for a while there. Yeah, 58 00:03:43,360 --> 00:03:47,320 Speaker 1: feel free to start to Bengals defense tonight. Too bad. Yeah, 59 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:50,200 Speaker 1: he'll probably throw a couple of interceptions. Although Jesse Bates 60 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 1: isn't playing since he's more hurt than people tend to realize. 61 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 1: Kind of what happens after teams play the Ravens or Steelers, 62 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 1: they always one kind of what when you know, when 63 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 1: I'm talking about the Broncos playing the Ravens this week, um, 64 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:06,520 Speaker 1: and then they got to play the Like we saw 65 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 1: how banged up the Raiders were. The Steelers were banged 66 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: up as well. They know their issues. The Raiders were 67 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 1: really banged up coming out of that game against the Ravens. Yeah, 68 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:18,720 Speaker 1: I'm sure there's been studies, but I bet winning percentage 69 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:21,640 Speaker 1: the week after Pittsburgh or Baltimore isn't great for teams 70 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 1: across the league, especially not when you have to travel. 71 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:29,040 Speaker 1: But we'll see. We mentioned the Steelers injury report. How 72 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:32,479 Speaker 1: about this George Kittle still sidelined on Thursday with that 73 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 1: calf injury. Concerned about that, I guess. I mean he 74 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 1: started to kind of break out this past week, and 75 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:41,599 Speaker 1: we talked about that in the last segment. Got a 76 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 1: lot of Adrian amos from Green Bay. But he's been 77 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 1: a little disappointing, Like would you trade him straight up 78 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 1: now for Hawk or Andrews? Maybe Andrews not Hawkinson. I 79 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:55,280 Speaker 1: mean I think Kittle is great. I think Andrew's targets 80 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: are only gonna go down. They're starting to get more 81 00:04:57,160 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: healthy at You mean you'd rather have Kiddle than Andrew. Yeah, okay, yeah, 82 00:05:01,720 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: I offered it up the other way. I'd rather hock 83 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 1: them both of them right now. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Julio 84 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: Jones still sidelined. Doesn't look like you're gonna have a 85 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 1: j Brown Brown or Jones. And we talked about that yesterday. 86 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 1: We were like, game, you just hold them out right. Um, 87 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:19,600 Speaker 1: you hate to say there's such a thing as an 88 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:23,039 Speaker 1: easy game in the NFL, but that makes Ryan tanney 89 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 1: Hill unstartable too, right, I mean Henry, of course, but 90 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:31,960 Speaker 1: like you'd start Burrow over Ryan tanny Hill. Yeah yeah, 91 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:34,359 Speaker 1: I don't know if they win that game. I mean 92 00:05:34,440 --> 00:05:36,080 Speaker 1: you think they do. They're playing the Texans for people 93 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 1: don't realize, No, they're playing the Jets, the Jets. They're 94 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 1: playing the Jets. I'm sorry, Yeah, I knew it was 95 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: the garbage. The Jets are the shows how much the 96 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 1: Jets are works in the Texans right now? Yeah, oh yeah, 97 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 1: they're they're hurting. Yeah, yeah, they still wit the game. 98 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:55,120 Speaker 1: Josh Jacobs with the ankle injury return. No, there'res not 99 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:58,919 Speaker 1: one close. Josh Jacobs back on the field today. I 100 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:01,600 Speaker 1: guess that's good. I'm sure some people picked up Barber, 101 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 1: but that's why you don't go. I mean, if you 102 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:06,280 Speaker 1: picked up Barber and you spent a bunch of your 103 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:09,039 Speaker 1: fab money on it or anything like that, I don't know. 104 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna say you wasted it. Because Jacobs is 105 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 1: probably gonna he's gonna get hurt again, but you can't 106 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 1: use him. No, no, not at all. Um. It's a 107 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:22,799 Speaker 1: Monday night game too. They play the Chargers. I Menday 108 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:26,599 Speaker 1: night game. But right, right, right, Jacobs is rough for 109 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:29,160 Speaker 1: fantasy though, Yeah, I mean, how many snaps are you 110 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:32,920 Speaker 1: really gonna play? Drake still Looms throwing the ball a lot. 111 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:35,919 Speaker 1: I mean, he's probably not worth whatever you paid for 112 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 1: him in fantasy. Yeah. Uh. Antonio Gibson did not participate 113 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:43,960 Speaker 1: in Thursday's practice. He's dealing with a shin issue, but 114 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:48,480 Speaker 1: according to Ben standing the standing of the athletic it's 115 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:51,720 Speaker 1: a precautionary thing. They're just allowing that. The rest. They 116 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:54,359 Speaker 1: play the Falcons this week. I think it's up fire 117 00:06:54,440 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 1: up Gibson. Yeah, I think he Falcons notoriously give up 118 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 1: a lot catches. The running backs come on and I 119 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:08,479 Speaker 1: think they win that game, and which means Gibson probably 120 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 1: seals the deal too. You know that it's not mkissic 121 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 1: late in the game and come back time. I expect 122 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: Washington to win that game pretty handily. Yeah, this this, 123 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 1: I was amazed. That was one of the lines. There's 124 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 1: a bunch of lines this week that just kind of 125 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:25,360 Speaker 1: that one. Like, I thought Washington be favored by like five. 126 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 1: I think it's one one point game or something like. Yeah, 127 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 1: like it's it's it's almost a pick him game. I 128 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 1: think he might be better than Ryan right now. Yeah, 129 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 1: I mean it's it's a conversation. At least Atlanta doesn't 130 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 1: have an obvious quarterback advantage. Yeah, no doubt, no, no doubt. 131 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 1: Uh Lamar Jackson we talked about remained us sidelined at 132 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 1: Thursday's practice with that back injury. Back injuries aren't good. No, 133 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 1: it's terrible news. But it doesn't sound quote serious. But 134 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 1: my hunches whatever it is, it lingers for a while. 135 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 1: He's gonna hitting the back. He's going to be hit 136 00:07:56,080 --> 00:07:58,840 Speaker 1: in the back again and again and again. Do you 137 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: I wonder if he doesn't run as much this week 138 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:05,040 Speaker 1: because of the bad issue, and if he doesn't run right, 139 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 1: his fantasy relevance takes a big hit. Of course, you 140 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:12,119 Speaker 1: start him in fantasy. I mean he's still top guy. 141 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:16,200 Speaker 1: But if you're considering the DF switch tomorrow will probably 142 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 1: do and it's him verse Alan or Kyler dak or 143 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 1: I'm going the other way. Yeah, you know, um, Tony 144 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:30,280 Speaker 1: Pollard absent from Thursday's practice. It's not injury related, but 145 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 1: if you're an Ezekiel Elliott owner, you're like, who that 146 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 1: would be nice to get him out of that would 147 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:38,160 Speaker 1: be okay? Yeah, if he doesn't get the twelve touches 148 00:08:38,160 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 1: that he typically he only gets eight because he missed, 149 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: and Zeke gets those extra four four touches. Okay. Yeah, 150 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:46,000 Speaker 1: that's a pretty good balance they have there though, that 151 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 1: it works out that they're both fantasies. Even more than that, 152 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:53,000 Speaker 1: they're both very useful for fantasy. So I mean there's 153 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 1: ending right right. I'm sure there's times the Elliot owners 154 00:08:56,520 --> 00:08:59,480 Speaker 1: are screaming TV like it. This isn't like an Aaron 155 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 1: Jones and Dylan Yeah, or Jamal Williams Jamal, Yeah, it's 156 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:07,199 Speaker 1: not that they're both getting used and using. They're running 157 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 1: the ball a lot. He's kind of becoming Kareem Hunt 158 00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:11,960 Speaker 1: in a way. He's gonna be in the game every 159 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: week and he deserves it be he's a good player. 160 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:19,480 Speaker 1: UM speak, I heard a report. I'm going to get 161 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 1: your thoughts on this. UM trying to think of who 162 00:09:24,160 --> 00:09:27,840 Speaker 1: it was now that they had the report. Uh. Anyways, 163 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:32,360 Speaker 1: there was a national report that things might be heating 164 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:34,920 Speaker 1: up on the Deshaun Watson trade front. I've heard a 165 00:09:34,960 --> 00:09:38,640 Speaker 1: couple of those rumblings. Miami and Philly are the teams 166 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 1: to keep hearing about. It's interesting they were talking about 167 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:44,480 Speaker 1: this and it was the peat Curlin was talking about. Yes, 168 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 1: and it was Jay Glazer who had the original report. 169 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:51,280 Speaker 1: Jay usually doesn't say something that isn't true, you know. 170 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 1: And apparently Houston was in talks with an NFC team 171 00:09:59,240 --> 00:10:02,959 Speaker 1: has to be Philly, and Deshaun wants it. I don't 172 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 1: want to go there, and he hasn't no trade clause 173 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 1: because in his contract. I had heard that as soon 174 00:10:07,559 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 1: as Philly made the Minshew deal was they thought Deshaun 175 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:13,200 Speaker 1: wouldn't say yes to a deal to go to Philly, 176 00:10:13,559 --> 00:10:15,760 Speaker 1: so they just grabbed Minshew for nothing. And you know 177 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 1: that's so read right now. It's it would seem to 178 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 1: be what I think Glazers point was, is that Mark Ross, 179 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:27,319 Speaker 1: the owner of the Dolphins, wants Deshaun Watson. That's what 180 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:30,599 Speaker 1: you keep hearing from multiple sources. I don't know. The 181 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:33,559 Speaker 1: two is good. Yeah, I would be concerned if I 182 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:36,439 Speaker 1: were the Dolphins or sets a backup, you know to 183 00:10:36,679 --> 00:10:40,760 Speaker 1: His injury history also is a lot of extensive in 184 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:43,360 Speaker 1: a three year stretch, you know, I mean like, and 185 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:46,960 Speaker 1: he's not the biggest, he's not the fastest. I'd give 186 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 1: up a lot for Watson if I was the Dolphins. 187 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:51,600 Speaker 1: I'm almost positive. I know. I know Philly has two 188 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:54,719 Speaker 1: first round picks next year, and maybe the Colts if 189 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:57,880 Speaker 1: Wentz does X and you know what, this place sevent snaps. 190 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 1: Otherwise I get a second. But Philly's got more draft 191 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 1: capital than anyone in the league next year. But the 192 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:06,200 Speaker 1: Dolphins picked up a first in the Lance move too, 193 00:11:06,240 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 1: and they moved back up, but they still have an extra. 194 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:12,920 Speaker 1: I was Miambi, I'd be all over that. Yeah, I 195 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:16,080 Speaker 1: mean again, we're talking about assuming. The other interesting thing 196 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:20,200 Speaker 1: about this is that Kerwin said that He's talked to 197 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:24,280 Speaker 1: a couple of GM friends off the record about about 198 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:28,959 Speaker 1: the Watsons. Watson's the situation. Since the league didn't put 199 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:30,960 Speaker 1: him on the exemp list to start the season, they 200 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:32,920 Speaker 1: can't do it now because this has already been known 201 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:36,320 Speaker 1: stuff out there. The commissioners example, they can't put them 202 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:38,320 Speaker 1: on the commissioners exemple list because they would have had 203 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:40,880 Speaker 1: to have done that already. So if a team and 204 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:44,440 Speaker 1: nothing's going to happen with the situation until after the 205 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:47,920 Speaker 1: season in terms of legal terms of the legal as whatever, 206 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:51,079 Speaker 1: So any team that trades for Watson now would be 207 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:53,600 Speaker 1: able to use him this year, right, Like I mean, 208 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:55,960 Speaker 1: the Texans could activate him and start him this week. 209 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 1: They're not going to because he doesn't of course, but 210 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:00,840 Speaker 1: if he gets traded somewhere else, he's not on any 211 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 1: list people. Yeah, he's just inactive because it's kind of 212 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:06,120 Speaker 1: I picked him up in a league in one of 213 00:12:06,120 --> 00:12:09,079 Speaker 1: my leagues. He was out there, Like I canna stash 214 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:10,719 Speaker 1: him on the bench for a few weeks till into 215 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 1: the trade deadline. I wonder, let's pretend that none of 216 00:12:14,280 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: the legal stuff. Let's not talk about the legal stuff. 217 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:21,000 Speaker 1: Let's say Miami or Philly trades for him today? How often? 218 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:23,200 Speaker 1: When does he get in the game. A couple of weeks, 219 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:26,079 Speaker 1: two weeks? Yeah, I mean he's been around the block, 220 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 1: and he's would be a top twelve fantasy player. I 221 00:12:30,640 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 1: media immediately immediately. I mean he's a great player. I 222 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:36,679 Speaker 1: mean before his off the field stuff, whenever they were 223 00:12:36,679 --> 00:12:40,080 Speaker 1: talking contract, I often said on a lot of different airways, 224 00:12:40,800 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 1: I think Mahomes is the only guy I'd pay more 225 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:45,680 Speaker 1: than Watson, considering their age at that time and what 226 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:49,440 Speaker 1: I knew that if he goes to Miami, given the 227 00:12:49,520 --> 00:12:54,959 Speaker 1: moves that they've made a wide receiver Attle, I went 228 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:59,319 Speaker 1: fuller buddy too, you know, Yeah, I mean their lines bad, 229 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:02,800 Speaker 1: but Watson played behind a terrible Houston line before they 230 00:13:02,800 --> 00:13:05,600 Speaker 1: traded for Tonsil for many for a long time, and 231 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:10,440 Speaker 1: he can extend even the Eagles. I mean, I don't 232 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:12,080 Speaker 1: think he's going to these doesn't sound like that. It 233 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:14,719 Speaker 1: doesn't sound like that. I think, you know, maybe they're 234 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: trying to drum up some interest from Denver. I don't know, 235 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:20,240 Speaker 1: Denver pretty happy, right they're probably pretty happy right now. 236 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:23,240 Speaker 1: They're not ready to make that move. The only Hunches 237 00:13:23,280 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 1: are gonna be Aaron Rodgers. The only flying the ointment 238 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:30,120 Speaker 1: for the whole thing is if a team insists on 239 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:34,440 Speaker 1: protection down the road from this, Like Okay, if he 240 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:37,560 Speaker 1: gets if he gets suspended for next year, we don't 241 00:13:37,640 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 1: have to give you another first round draft pick. Would 242 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:43,559 Speaker 1: be something that's continues. There's like we're you know, we're 243 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 1: gonna lose this guy for a year, then we gotta 244 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:49,719 Speaker 1: deal with the pr nightmare. Um I wonder and I'm 245 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 1: not trying to be coarse about the situation and the 246 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:55,280 Speaker 1: women involved, but people know a lot more than we do, 247 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:58,120 Speaker 1: or the public does. I mean, is there if he 248 00:13:58,160 --> 00:14:02,319 Speaker 1: gets traded? My hunches it's gonna sometime come out there 249 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 1: that he's innocent, you know what I mean, Like we're 250 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 1: there sore. That's not that it's going to go away 251 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:10,760 Speaker 1: or you know that it's not as serious as it possible. 252 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:13,920 Speaker 1: There's an awful lot of smoke there. I I don't know. 253 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:17,040 Speaker 1: It's strange. I mean, it's strange, and it's gonna follow 254 00:14:17,080 --> 00:14:19,720 Speaker 1: him forever no matter what the I'm actually kind of surprised, 255 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 1: given everything that's taken place here that the commissioner didn't 256 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:26,440 Speaker 1: do something with this. Yeah, and we've seen a lot 257 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:29,320 Speaker 1: of instances where there's no proof or anything that something 258 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:31,600 Speaker 1: gets done in one here right right right, you know. 259 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 1: So it's one of the oddest situations I've ever dealt 260 00:14:35,640 --> 00:14:38,600 Speaker 1: with or tried to decipher. But I know he's really 261 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:40,680 Speaker 1: good at the game. The bottom line is, if he's 262 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:42,520 Speaker 1: available in your league, go ahead and pick him up. 263 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:44,920 Speaker 1: If he got a hurt, gets based on your roster. 264 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 1: But he's always tradable, right right, I mean yeah again, 265 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 1: I mean it's man, is Miami a contender with him? 266 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:59,160 Speaker 1: Think you're better than what they are? Oh? Yeah, yeah, 267 00:14:59,320 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 1: they're they're lie. Still a problem, but it makes a 268 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:05,000 Speaker 1: lot of problems go away. I mean, would you off 269 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 1: two and two first? I think it want more than that? Yeah, 270 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 1: but he's damaged goods, so is to to his value 271 00:15:15,960 --> 00:15:18,920 Speaker 1: is not exactly? I mean, maybe say we'll give you 272 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:21,520 Speaker 1: a perset instead, you know, you get I'm sure they 273 00:15:21,520 --> 00:15:22,720 Speaker 1: don't want that. I don't know if they want to, 274 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:27,480 Speaker 1: right right right right? That Again, the negotiations with this 275 00:15:27,480 --> 00:15:29,920 Speaker 1: whole thing or that is strange, and frankly, if I 276 00:15:29,960 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 1: was Houston, I'd say, just give me all all the 277 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 1: picks you possibly can or young player and then Miami either. Yeah, 278 00:15:39,280 --> 00:15:41,200 Speaker 1: they shopped two in to a team like the Steelers. 279 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm not saying that he should be a Steeler, 280 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 1: but a team like that that is looking for you know, 281 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 1: I can't afford to go get one early in the draft. 282 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 1: Side note, since we're talking quarterbacks, I was looking at 283 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:54,920 Speaker 1: Kiper's top twenty five today. No quarterbacks in the top ten. 284 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:58,120 Speaker 1: I mean, he's senior quarterbacks. They'll go in this, of 285 00:15:58,160 --> 00:16:01,360 Speaker 1: course they will, but they're not doing well. How and 286 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:04,160 Speaker 1: Rattler the two that everyone's talking about that well, they're 287 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:07,080 Speaker 1: not seniors, so Mother's supposedly coming out, you know. But 288 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:12,520 Speaker 1: the Liberty dude and he's the top seniors and Coral 289 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:15,440 Speaker 1: or the other two that have been really doing well, 290 00:16:15,480 --> 00:16:18,640 Speaker 1: but overall the classes not being strong. Watch the Alabama 291 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:21,200 Speaker 1: Old Miss games this week. Yes, that'll be a good 292 00:16:21,240 --> 00:16:23,520 Speaker 1: one to see the Old Miss as as a quarterback, 293 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:26,760 Speaker 1: that's uh as that kind of potential. Yeah, and see 294 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:29,680 Speaker 1: see how he does against that that Alabama defen he's 295 00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:32,080 Speaker 1: been the best quarterback in the nation. The Alabama defense 296 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:34,600 Speaker 1: has not been great, no, no, but it's still it's 297 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:36,760 Speaker 1: still the Alabama defense. I mean, that's still the closest 298 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:38,720 Speaker 1: thing you'll see to it's a pro defense and in 299 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 1: college football, and every scout watching that quarterback, that's the 300 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 1: first state you put in. Yeah, absolutely, yeah, absolutely, And 301 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:49,240 Speaker 1: Marquess Valdez Scantling with the hamstring remains sideline Thursday for 302 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 1: the for the Packers. He worries me a little in 303 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:54,880 Speaker 1: this game from a Steeler perspective. He's so inconsistent. But 304 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 1: we've seen some receivers running free down the field. You know, Buffalo, 305 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 1: they didn't convert. They've having up some long passes. I mean, 306 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:03,440 Speaker 1: they're near the top of the league. I don't have 307 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:07,040 Speaker 1: the stat's handy of allowing deep balls this year. It's 308 00:17:07,040 --> 00:17:08,920 Speaker 1: not a percent, it's not a high percent. It just 309 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:11,399 Speaker 1: not a huge concern. But that's he's the top of 310 00:17:11,400 --> 00:17:14,240 Speaker 1: the league in yards for catch. I mean, he's a 311 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 1: big deep threat. That's all he does. And he dropped 312 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 1: half of them. But you know, if you're key and 313 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:22,240 Speaker 1: everywhere else and he runs past Hayden or Sting or whatever, 314 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 1: it's a little frightened. Will Fuller with the chest and elbow, 315 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:28,200 Speaker 1: returned to practice on Thursday for the Dolphins, but he's 316 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:31,800 Speaker 1: not usable right now. I don't think so. Yeah. Uh. 317 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 1: Sterling Shepherd, however, has been usable and he remains sidelined 318 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:38,280 Speaker 1: for Thursday's practice with that hamstring injury. Yeah. I also heard, 319 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:41,440 Speaker 1: Uh Slayton is probably out, Keys out. It doesn't seem 320 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:44,639 Speaker 1: like either one's out a really long stretch. I'm not 321 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:47,640 Speaker 1: a Slaton believer, but I'm impressed with Shepherd and I'm 322 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:50,159 Speaker 1: keeping him on my rosters. The thing with Shepherd, this 323 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:52,240 Speaker 1: is the problem every year with Shepherd. He just can't 324 00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:55,440 Speaker 1: stay healthy. No, I mean I'm interested. He's a free agent, 325 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:57,439 Speaker 1: a good player. He is a good player. I'm curious 326 00:17:57,440 --> 00:17:59,520 Speaker 1: what kind of money he gets on the free agent market. Like, 327 00:17:59,560 --> 00:18:05,080 Speaker 1: would you there of him or Juju in the real world? Juju? 328 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:07,200 Speaker 1: I mean, I know what Juju is, and he's tough, 329 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:10,720 Speaker 1: like he said, he plays through stuff. He know it's 330 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 1: Shepherd's misses four or five games every year. Right, He's 331 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:16,800 Speaker 1: not gonna help Naji spring a long run either. You know, 332 00:18:16,920 --> 00:18:18,920 Speaker 1: he's I like him. He's a good that wasn't gonna 333 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 1: say m dunk Juju. I mean just the physicality that 334 00:18:21,160 --> 00:18:23,679 Speaker 1: Juju brings is better. No, he's a good football player. 335 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:27,760 Speaker 1: Gronk with the rib injury remains sideline for Thursday's practice. 336 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:30,040 Speaker 1: Do you think he misses the Patriot. I don't think 337 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 1: he does. I don't think he does either, even if 338 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:35,000 Speaker 1: he just dresses and hardly plays. Yeah. I think Gronk 339 00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:37,440 Speaker 1: wants to do is just Gronk thing in the end zone. 340 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:43,119 Speaker 1: And if he plays, he scores. Yeah. Probably if he 341 00:18:43,119 --> 00:18:46,040 Speaker 1: plays in this game, Gronk scores, Brady will, Brady will 342 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:48,360 Speaker 1: will feed him the ball down. You know they'll they'll 343 00:18:48,359 --> 00:18:50,640 Speaker 1: at least get a touchdown out of that. I think 344 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:53,239 Speaker 1: I mentioned it last week that it's kind of like 345 00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 1: a bad secret that Brady and Gronk want that Harrison 346 00:18:55,960 --> 00:18:58,520 Speaker 1: Peyton Manning TD record. And how about this, I mean, 347 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 1: if you got this either, but Brady's gonn become the 348 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 1: all time leading passer in New England. He only has 349 00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:04,640 Speaker 1: to throw for like eighty yards or something that's set 350 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:07,199 Speaker 1: the record in the first drive. They might take a 351 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:10,119 Speaker 1: sack so we can get the extra yards, and I 352 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:13,680 Speaker 1: think he tears them up. Yeah. Uh. DeAndre Hopkins, with 353 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:16,320 Speaker 1: the rib injury, returned to practice on Thursday. He was 354 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:20,160 Speaker 1: kind of used as a little disappointing just for famasy reason. 355 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:23,199 Speaker 1: It's almost a decoy last week and they got other guys. 356 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:25,840 Speaker 1: Now all of a sudden, he might be past the 357 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:29,119 Speaker 1: point in his career where he's getting twelve targets. No 358 00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:31,359 Speaker 1: matter what. I don't know if he will anymore. I mean, 359 00:19:31,359 --> 00:19:33,960 Speaker 1: he's still good, and maybe he's just a perfect by low. 360 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:36,760 Speaker 1: You know, while he was injured, but he's a little 361 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:41,040 Speaker 1: He's not young, never burner to begin with. How about 362 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 1: this one from Lyons coach Dan Campbell. He says, You're 363 00:19:43,240 --> 00:19:46,439 Speaker 1: going to see a lot more of DeAndre Swift moving forward. 364 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:50,440 Speaker 1: Can it be more? He's been, He's played a lot. 365 00:19:50,640 --> 00:19:53,320 Speaker 1: He's been questionable every week too. He's been, he's been 366 00:19:53,359 --> 00:19:56,040 Speaker 1: the guy, and he looks great. I mean he looks 367 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:58,040 Speaker 1: like he shot out of a cat cannon. He's shift, 368 00:19:58,080 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 1: he's low. I really like the player. It's funny in 369 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:05,000 Speaker 1: my league. I had planned, anyone who listens to our 370 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:07,960 Speaker 1: fantasy segment, Williams is gonna go back running back, running back. 371 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:11,240 Speaker 1: Well I didn't. I want running back Tyreek McLaurin, and 372 00:20:11,280 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 1: then I settled for Swift. It was my least favorite 373 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:15,080 Speaker 1: pick in my draft, and now I'm in love with 374 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:20,320 Speaker 1: the guy. You know, he's been great yea for especially 375 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:22,879 Speaker 1: with the receiving. Yeah, I mean he's been he's been 376 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:26,000 Speaker 1: a stud. Paul william is actually usable. You know, he's 377 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:28,600 Speaker 1: a flex too. You know they've actually handled that situation 378 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 1: pretty well. Uh. Dalvin Cook with the ankle remain limited 379 00:20:33,119 --> 00:20:36,520 Speaker 1: in Thursday's practice. I think he tries to play this week. Yeah, 380 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:39,960 Speaker 1: I think he's leaning that way too. I guess that's 381 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:42,159 Speaker 1: what you want. What you don't want is he plays 382 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:45,880 Speaker 1: and hobbles around it. You know, if he plays, he goes. 383 00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:48,840 Speaker 1: That's that's what always scares me in those situations because 384 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:51,440 Speaker 1: you have to start him as a fantasy owner. You're 385 00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:54,040 Speaker 1: totally handcuffed. I mean you're you have to start the 386 00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:56,760 Speaker 1: guy if he's healthy. But then he plays three series 387 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:59,479 Speaker 1: and shuts it down. Yeah, that's that's no good for anybo. 388 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:01,840 Speaker 1: How about this one for the Packers? A J. Dillon 389 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:05,120 Speaker 1: with a back injury was limited today. That was a surprise. 390 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 1: He kind of ship popped up on there. Yeah. I 391 00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:11,960 Speaker 1: like him. Um, what's interesting, just fantasy wise, we talked 392 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:16,480 Speaker 1: about Jamal Williams. Dylan didn't take the goal line, didn't 393 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:19,760 Speaker 1: take any of the receiving. Jones just got more. Speaking 394 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 1: of which, Jones remain limited to stay practice for the Packers. 395 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:25,880 Speaker 1: They're both kind of humbling. You mentioned Heelan Hill too, 396 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:28,520 Speaker 1: if I'm a pronounced his first name, right, But he's 397 00:21:28,560 --> 00:21:30,920 Speaker 1: done good things in the preseason and returner and can 398 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:32,679 Speaker 1: catch the ball a little bit like it's not the 399 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:35,959 Speaker 1: worst third rookie type of running back out there. Somebody 400 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:37,679 Speaker 1: waits see the game a little bit. The Steelers AC 401 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:40,000 Speaker 1: should have been pretty good against running games. Yeah, they're 402 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:42,879 Speaker 1: pretty solid there, but we'll see. I mean, if Aaron 403 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:47,240 Speaker 1: Jones doesn't is limited or not himself, that's a big 404 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:49,360 Speaker 1: big deal because none of them would catch the ball 405 00:21:49,359 --> 00:21:51,000 Speaker 1: like him, to know, that's the big thing. I mean, 406 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:53,680 Speaker 1: he's their number two receivers, right, absolutely. I mean there's 407 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:56,240 Speaker 1: two guys on the team that are guaranteed touches and 408 00:21:56,400 --> 00:21:59,639 Speaker 1: quality touches. You know he gets quality touches. You know 409 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:05,320 Speaker 1: that they're the Packers. There's probably no quarterback in NFL history, 410 00:22:05,359 --> 00:22:08,160 Speaker 1: including Brady who's done it a lot, who's throwing more 411 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:12,280 Speaker 1: one yard touchdown passes. Yeah, well too, Brady is great 412 00:22:12,320 --> 00:22:15,240 Speaker 1: at it. There's number than Aaron Rodgers is just the 413 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:19,920 Speaker 1: king of it. Absolutely, um total side note, I'm sitting 414 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:22,639 Speaker 1: there watching the screen and they just showed Miles Sanders. 415 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:26,640 Speaker 1: He's got two carries from Ales Sanders. You know, like what, 416 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:32,040 Speaker 1: that's what's going on there? He looks good. I look 417 00:22:32,119 --> 00:22:35,440 Speaker 1: great early in the year. I mean, Miles Sanders owners 418 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:38,199 Speaker 1: should be pulling their hair out right now. Yeah, I 419 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:42,639 Speaker 1: would say so. Elijah Moore with the concussion, did not 420 00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:46,760 Speaker 1: practice again today, But it just isn't There's nobody on 421 00:22:46,760 --> 00:22:49,800 Speaker 1: that Jets team that you look at. And Crowder's back now, 422 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 1: which makes it, you know, even more disturbing. Does that 423 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 1: help this Crowder being back help Corey Davis or hurt him? 424 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:59,000 Speaker 1: I think it helps him maybe because now you can't 425 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:01,680 Speaker 1: just focus your def ense on him, right right right. 426 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:06,320 Speaker 1: Moore actually look good before the concussion too, So I 427 00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:08,720 Speaker 1: think the future is bright there for their receivers. I 428 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 1: don't think there's a one amongst them. But I don't 429 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:13,760 Speaker 1: think the receivers are the problem in New York. No, 430 00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:16,639 Speaker 1: it's gonna be back in blocking. They can't run the 431 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:20,040 Speaker 1: ball and the running backs are horrendous to Russell Gage 432 00:23:20,040 --> 00:23:25,320 Speaker 1: with the ankle did not practice Thursday for Atlanta. UM 433 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:29,040 Speaker 1: Washington's past defense has not been good. No, it is 434 00:23:29,119 --> 00:23:32,280 Speaker 1: not um and their past rush hasn't been good. Those 435 00:23:32,320 --> 00:23:34,480 Speaker 1: two things go hand in hand. Part of me thinks 436 00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:36,840 Speaker 1: it's a get right game for Washington, but very well 437 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:39,000 Speaker 1: be You know, I've been on that limb for a 438 00:23:39,040 --> 00:23:42,400 Speaker 1: while now and it hasn't been If their defense was available, 439 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:45,600 Speaker 1: somebody hit the panic button and cut the Washington defense. 440 00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 1: Are you picking it? I might handle it like the 441 00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:50,040 Speaker 1: Shawn Watson conversation, like it's not my number one I'm 442 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:52,000 Speaker 1: using all the time, but I'm gonna stash it and 443 00:23:52,200 --> 00:23:54,440 Speaker 1: hope it starts to hit it stride. This is the week, 444 00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:56,159 Speaker 1: though it has to happen. I would think that this 445 00:23:56,160 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 1: week I would start there. I mean, they didn't do 446 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:00,880 Speaker 1: it against the Giants. Would you rather start the football 447 00:24:00,880 --> 00:24:04,240 Speaker 1: team or the Steelers defense? This week? Series of defense 448 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:08,919 Speaker 1: is way better. I'd start to Steelers defense. Yeah, I 449 00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:15,360 Speaker 1: probably would too. Would you rather start the Bengals or Washington? Washington? Yeah, 450 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:18,000 Speaker 1: I think I'm even though the Bengals have a great 451 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:20,040 Speaker 1: match have a great matchup, but they're missing their guy 452 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:23,359 Speaker 1: who takes the ball away. If he was playing, it 453 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:26,400 Speaker 1: might sway it the other way. Laurence still may throw 454 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:29,000 Speaker 1: them three three picks or whatever, but might just do it, 455 00:24:29,080 --> 00:24:31,720 Speaker 1: would you. How about the Titans defense and one my 456 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:35,240 Speaker 1: hot pick up this week. Titans, I think they're I 457 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:38,640 Speaker 1: think they're solid starts the next two weeks. Yeah. And 458 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:40,720 Speaker 1: the Titans are so injured on an offense too. I 459 00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 1: bet they just try to shorten that game to no end. 460 00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:45,840 Speaker 1: You know, let the clock tick tick tick if you 461 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:50,160 Speaker 1: get bonus for yards allowed. Yeah, they're not gonna allow many. Yeah. 462 00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:53,399 Speaker 1: It's not a good group. It doesn't matter, right, and 463 00:24:53,440 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 1: it's a little better than it was last year. To 464 00:24:54,840 --> 00:24:57,040 Speaker 1: their defense is really bad last year. And you know 465 00:24:57,359 --> 00:24:59,360 Speaker 1: they get some guys. Yeah, they get some guys who 466 00:24:59,359 --> 00:25:02,240 Speaker 1: were starting to get some sacks and they still got 467 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:04,960 Speaker 1: you know, guys like Kevin Bayer, who's good football player 468 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:07,359 Speaker 1: in the back. Simmons is a really good defensive tackle, 469 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:10,560 Speaker 1: and um, you know some of these defenses. I thought 470 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:12,800 Speaker 1: the Browns were a good example that add a lot. 471 00:25:13,119 --> 00:25:15,320 Speaker 1: Probably shouldn't expect much of the first couple of weeks, 472 00:25:15,400 --> 00:25:17,680 Speaker 1: you know, so keep an eye the Browns has been. 473 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:21,919 Speaker 1: Their defensive numbers are so skewed right now because of 474 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:24,560 Speaker 1: that game, that one game, that one game against Chicago 475 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:27,440 Speaker 1: just completely blows everything out of the water. If you 476 00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:29,480 Speaker 1: look like you look in there all their tops six 477 00:25:29,520 --> 00:25:33,480 Speaker 1: defense this year, Yeah they weren't, you know, I mean 478 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:37,239 Speaker 1: we blost Miles Garrett. I mean that's the problem he has. 479 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:39,000 Speaker 1: He leads a league right now with five sectally had 480 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:41,600 Speaker 1: four and a half in that one game. He did 481 00:25:41,680 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 1: nothing the first two games, right right, right, I mean, 482 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 1: no one's doubting that he's great or you know, t 483 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:49,520 Speaker 1: J will probably get one of those type of matchup, 484 00:25:49,560 --> 00:25:52,360 Speaker 1: not not to that degree. You're right that that's too much. 485 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:55,119 Speaker 1: You just don't see that in the NFL. It doesn't happen. No, 486 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:57,520 Speaker 1: I mean, he might never have another four and a 487 00:25:57,560 --> 00:25:59,480 Speaker 1: half stack game in his life. You just don't see 488 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 1: that kind of dominance on defense where getting a yard 489 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:04,919 Speaker 1: is tough. For the end of the day, they have 490 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:07,480 Speaker 1: even average a yard on offense, right, I mean more 491 00:26:07,920 --> 00:26:10,880 Speaker 1: and completions, Yeah, crazy things like that. I mean, that's 492 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:14,000 Speaker 1: like Obama played their top guys for sixty minutes against 493 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:17,360 Speaker 1: Alkhorn State. Yeah, that's that's you do see the NFL. Yeah, 494 00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:20,320 Speaker 1: it doesn't usually happen like that, but that is going 495 00:26:20,359 --> 00:26:22,840 Speaker 1: to do it for the Fantasy Football Focus and for 496 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:25,439 Speaker 1: this show, we'll be back again tomorrow to finish breaking 497 00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:31,480 Speaker 1: down steelers and packers at one o'clock. Or actually we'll 498 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:33,840 Speaker 1: do our our DFS line up well of all kinds 499 00:26:33,880 --> 00:26:35,640 Speaker 1: of good stuff for you again tomorrow. But that's gonna 500 00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:38,040 Speaker 1: do it for today. So for my partner Matt Williamson here, 501 00:26:38,440 --> 00:26:40,840 Speaker 1: for Jacob Breck here on site keeping us on the air, 502 00:26:41,080 --> 00:26:43,359 Speaker 1: I'm dal Lally. We thank you for listening to this 503 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:46,200 Speaker 1: edition of the Drive on Steelers Nation Radio.