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Speaker 1: Hey everybody. Chris Harry with you on a week fourteen

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Speaker 1: edition of Chargers Weekly. Coming up, we'll get this week's

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Speaker 1: opposing view from Paul Dayner, Junior of Cincinnati dot Com.

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Speaker 1: James co of Direct TV's Fantasy Zone also stops by

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Speaker 1: with advice for the Fantasy Playoffs. But first, Chargers radio

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Speaker 1: analyst Daniel Jeremiah recaps Sunday Nights win in Pittsburgh with

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Speaker 1: joins me on Chargers Weekly and DJ, let's just start

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Speaker 1: with Sunday night in Pittsburgh. Describe what it was like

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Speaker 1: for you A money in the booth man it simply

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Speaker 1: put it, it it was just a tale of two halves. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: it was. It was wild and I'll be honest with him. Um,

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Speaker 1: never actually DJ never lost, never lost. Two twenty zero unbelievable.

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Speaker 1: So this was, uh yeah, it was definitely kind of

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Speaker 1: They need to make their own breaks, and that's exhaustly

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Speaker 1: what they did. Well. You tweeted this after the game,

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Speaker 1: the stars showed up and listen. Contributions came from up

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Speaker 1: We haven't done our Durwin minute in a second, DJ,

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Speaker 1: a big defensive line anyway, and the Bengals couldn't get

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Speaker 1: a team going in the running game. And that's what

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Speaker 1: happens without AJ Green. It's just they don't have enough

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Speaker 1: other weapons to keep up without him. And it's it's

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Speaker 1: a it's a devastating loss. I mean, you know Dalton,

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Speaker 1: to lose Dalton or Green would be devastating. To lose

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Speaker 1: the boat is just completely paralyzing. You know, you already

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Speaker 1: hit with injuries on the defensive side of the ball,

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Speaker 1: and listen, I know it happens to every team in

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Speaker 1: the NFL, but it seems like the Bengals have been

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Speaker 1: hit particularly hard on both sides of the ball. On defense,

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Speaker 1: what's been the biggest struggle for this unit, taking injuries

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Speaker 1: out of the equation. They cannot stop the run for

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Speaker 1: the life of them. I mean, it's it's unbelievable. So

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Speaker 1: five times this year they have given up at least

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Speaker 1: one hundred and ninety eight yards on the ground. And

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Speaker 1: it's in the passing league, by the way. You know,

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Speaker 1: it's they just can't stop the run. They get bullied back.

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Speaker 1: Their linebackers have been terrible. Um, you know, they had

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Speaker 1: an injury to one of their starting linebackers, Nick Vitgell,

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Speaker 1: early in the year, and that was really hurt. That

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Speaker 1: really hurt them. He was one of the few guys

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Speaker 1: that could kind of make plays in the run game

449
00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:29,119
Speaker 1: and tackle Vontes perfect of a shell of themselves. Who's

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Speaker 1: who's really completely uneffective this year, and then the rest

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Speaker 1: of the linebackers have addressed and so that they're not

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Speaker 1: making plays, they're getting pushed around up front, and that

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Speaker 1: makes for what they are the worst rush defense in

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Speaker 1: football and definitely the world probably I would say, by

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Speaker 1: the numbers, the worst rush defense pretty much in the

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Speaker 1: history of the franchise. It's just it's been awful. You

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Speaker 1: look at this Chargers offense, Paul, what do you think

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Speaker 1: is the biggest challenge for the Bengals defense. They've been

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Speaker 1: pretty balanced when when you talk about the run game

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Speaker 1: in the past game obviously Melvin Gordon we'll see on Sunday,

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Speaker 1: but Justin Jackson, Austin Eckler specifically in that second half,

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Speaker 1: Justin Jackson against the Steelers put up some some pretty

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Speaker 1: good numbers on the ground. Yeah, I mean, they're gonna

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Speaker 1: have They're gonna have trouble. It just seems like a

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Speaker 1: terrible matchup to the Bengals from that situation, because you know,

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Speaker 1: obviously the charters have been so good at utilizing their

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Speaker 1: backs all year, and that the Bengals have just not

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Speaker 1: really stopped any back that includes catching the ball to

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Speaker 1: the back. There's their linebackers, which I mentioned, really struggle

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Speaker 1: to cover. And so teams are just because they have

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Speaker 1: given up more third down conversions when targeted the linebackers

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Speaker 1: that is than anybody in football. And it's not close.

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Speaker 1: They just it seems like when teams get in tough

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Speaker 1: spots in third down, they drop back, they look to

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Speaker 1: get whoever whatever linebackers in coverage and take advantage of it.

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Speaker 1: And as you know, I mean the way the Chargers

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Speaker 1: utilize both receivers and running backs running into coverage against linebackers. Uh,

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Speaker 1: you know, that seems like a mass up to safe

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Speaker 1: for them too. Paul, if you could give me a

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Speaker 1: few names that maybe Chargers fans don't know on on

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Speaker 1: the Bengal side of the football. Obviously, no Dalton, no Green,

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Speaker 1: but some guys who have stepped up, maybe defensively, some

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Speaker 1: some bright spots on defense or offense. You know, a

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Speaker 1: guy like William Jackson comes to mind. But but any

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Speaker 1: anybody that you think we should have our eyes on

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Speaker 1: on Sunday, Yeah, I mean, you know, Jesse Bates the

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Speaker 1: third has been a really nice surprise at rookie as

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Speaker 1: a as a rookie safety. Um, he second round pick. H.

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Speaker 1: He's had some interceptions, He's made some nice plays. He's

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Speaker 1: a good player. He used to have a Yeah, he

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Speaker 1: seems to have a real note for the football. So

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Speaker 1: in a game like this where turnovers could be the

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Speaker 1: one thing they could keep the Chargers from from really

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Speaker 1: blowing it out. Um, you know, a guy like Jesse

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Speaker 1: Bates would be one to keep an eye on for sure. Um,

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Speaker 1: you know, on the offensive side of the ball. You know,

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Speaker 1: I mentioned Tyler Boyd earlier. Tyler Boyd has just really

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Speaker 1: been a special player and showing kind of a willingness

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Speaker 1: to throw the team on his back without anybody else

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Speaker 1: out there helping them essentially, and gotten a lot better

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Speaker 1: at dealing with all the attention that he gets. You know.

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Speaker 1: And when when the when aj Green first went out,

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Speaker 1: I think he was a little eyes wide open at

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Speaker 1: all the defenders he had to power through. But as

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Speaker 1: now as he's kind of gotten used to that thing, uh,

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Speaker 1: he's had a little bit more success with it and

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Speaker 1: the mat matter Jeff Driskill finding them. But yeah, you

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Speaker 1: know those are those are certainly some players that that

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Speaker 1: you want to keep on. Finally, Paul, you know, but

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Speaker 1: I think we talked about this the top. What do

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Speaker 1: you think could decide this? Obviously you want to keep

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Speaker 1: out of third and long situations if you're the Bengals,

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Speaker 1: and probably get that running game going as much as

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Speaker 1: you possibly can with Jill Mixon. Yeah, I mean that

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Speaker 1: that would be the key. I mean, I think you've

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Speaker 1: got to You've got to get into a situation where

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Speaker 1: you can find something you can do consistently well and

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Speaker 1: set everything else up, and that would be run the ball.

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Speaker 1: I mean, you gotta get You got to be in

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Speaker 1: the situation both in score and down a distance that

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Speaker 1: you can keep Joe Mixon involved and get him twenty

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Speaker 1: to twenty five carries and hope that he can go off.

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Speaker 1: And that's your chance if you're the Bankfless to keep

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Speaker 1: this thing where you want it. And then obviously on defense,

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Speaker 1: they've got to get some sort of stop in the run.

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Speaker 1: But yeah, I think you know, they're at the point

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Speaker 1: now where they just have so few weapons left that

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Speaker 1: you've just got to focus on what you have, and

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Speaker 1: what you have right now is essentially a running game

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Speaker 1: and Joe Mixon that's working well. So they need to

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Speaker 1: find a way to ride that. Paul Dana Jr. Cincinnati

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Speaker 1: dot Com Paul, awesome stuff man. Where can charge yours fans?

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Speaker 1: Check out your coverage this week if they want to

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Speaker 1: learn more about the Bengals Sincenati dot com. We've got

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Speaker 1: all the coverage up there. You can follow me on

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Speaker 1: Twitter at Paul Dane or Junior. Paul. You're the man,

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Speaker 1: Thanks so much, look for us. Seen you bro, no problem.

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Speaker 1: James Co, a quick break to let you know that

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Speaker 1: the Fantasy playoffs are here, and if you play in

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Speaker 1: multiple leagues, chances are you have at least one big

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Speaker 1: time playoff matchup this weekend and help to secure that

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Speaker 1: win for you is James co of Direct TV's Fantasy Zone. James,

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Speaker 1: what's up, brother, Nothing much, man, it's good to be

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Speaker 1: back on the program. You know, we were just talking

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00:27:02,760 --> 00:27:06,080
Speaker 1: about how fast the season moves once everything gets going. Dude,

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Speaker 1: I talked to you in September and it's week fourteen.

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Speaker 1: It's December six as we take this. It's so crazy, man,

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00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:16,199
Speaker 1: It's so nuts. But yeah, no, it's great to be

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Speaker 1: back with you and looking forward to to talking little

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Speaker 1: little Chargers. Yeah, man, we're looking forward to it. There's

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Speaker 1: you know, there's a lot of process in Week fourteen.

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Speaker 1: But before we get into specifics, just any general rules

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Speaker 1: for the Fantasy playoffs, because I guarantee you there's a

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Speaker 1: lot of owners out there right now that are probably

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Speaker 1: a little nervous, probably overthinking things a little bit as

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Speaker 1: we get to the weekend. Yeah, you know, I mean

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Speaker 1: this is when people really start to kind of overanalyze

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Speaker 1: the matchups and all of a sudden, you know, people's

571
00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:49,040
Speaker 1: season long value really doesn't matter, and people just start

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Speaker 1: to really play matchups more than more than they normally would.

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Speaker 1: So you know, for example, like Jared Goff has been

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Speaker 1: light out and I know he struggled last week from

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Speaker 1: a fantasy perspective, but you know, he goes to Chicago,

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Speaker 1: it could be a high scoring game. There are certainly

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Speaker 1: some some red flags, mostly that you know, golf doesn't

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Speaker 1: play that well in cold weather games. I don't know

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Speaker 1: what the exact temperatures will be, but it's gonna be

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Speaker 1: a Sunday night in Chicago. You know it's not gonna

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00:28:18,840 --> 00:28:20,720
Speaker 1: be nice. It's not gonna be warm. I'll tell you

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Speaker 1: that it's not gonna you know what I mean. So

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Speaker 1: it's a lot of folks there's there is a lot

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Speaker 1: of hand ringing, for example, for somebody like Cherikoff, which

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Speaker 1: I find to be interesting because he has just been

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Speaker 1: lights out this entire season. Yeah, but it's things like

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Speaker 1: they get you a little nervous. And what I want

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Speaker 1: to do. Let's start a quarterback and then we'll go

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00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:41,440
Speaker 1: through each position here and what I'll do I'll lead

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Speaker 1: with a Chargers player if it's relevant, and you know,

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Speaker 1: you talk about Philip Rivers. He's the only quarterback in

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Speaker 1: the league this year to have thrown multiple touchdowns in

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Speaker 1: every game. He's got weapons up and down the field.

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Speaker 1: He's playing at Bengals D that's had some injuries, struggling

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Speaker 1: a little bit. I don't envision a scenario in which

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Speaker 1: Philip Rivers is on your bench in Week fourteen. I

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Speaker 1: cannot imagine. Yeah, I mean, barring you know, if you

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Speaker 1: had like Pastrick Mahomes or something, you know, but this

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Speaker 1: is going to be a guy that is absolutely a

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Speaker 1: top five quarterback at least on paper going into the week.

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Speaker 1: So taking on Bengals defense that in my estimation, Look,

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Speaker 1: Tampa Bay is bad defensively. I think Cincinnati's worse right

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Speaker 1: now at this part, at this part in the season.

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Speaker 1: So so yeah, I think Philip Rivers, you know. And

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Speaker 1: it's funny because you know, they come in with a

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Speaker 1: huge favorite, right and people are a little bit worried

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Speaker 1: that maybe they'll run the ball. But quite honestly, this

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Speaker 1: is Phillips team, and it's a past first team, it's

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Speaker 1: a past first offense, and Philip's going to get his

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Speaker 1: you know what I mean. So I wouldn't anticipate I

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Speaker 1: would be I'll tell you what, I'd be disappointed if

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Speaker 1: Philip Philip had anything less than two touchdowns in this

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Speaker 1: ball game. So huge projections I would imagine for Philip

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Speaker 1: Rivers against the Cincinnati Bengals. All right, other quarterbacks, I

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Speaker 1: want to ask you about. You talked about Mahomes and Breeze.

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Speaker 1: We know those guys are locks. And again, I can't

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Speaker 1: envision a scenario in which you would bench a Cam

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Speaker 1: Newton or an Aaron Rodgers, but both of them have

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Speaker 1: had some specific situations happen. I mean, Cam's coming off

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Speaker 1: a game where he threw four interceptions against that Bucks defense,

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Speaker 1: and then Rogers plays Atlanta without Mike McCarthy. So kind

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Speaker 1: of two quarterbacks with some things that have happened this

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Speaker 1: past week. I think I think I like Aaron Rodgers

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Speaker 1: this week. You know, Atlanta's defense, you know, can be

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Speaker 1: thrown on. Obviously they're playing at home. You know, Rogers

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Speaker 1: does play better at home there, and Atlanta should be

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Speaker 1: able to, should be able to anyways, you know, put

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Speaker 1: up a big number themselves, so it'll force Rogers to

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Speaker 1: keep up, which I really like. I really like that

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Speaker 1: matchup for Rodgers and for Matt Ryan as well. If

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Speaker 1: you've got Matt Ryan, I think he is, you know,

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Speaker 1: absolutely going to be a top eight fantasy quarterback just

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Speaker 1: given how the matchup looks. You know, you take a

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Speaker 1: look on the other sideline and you talk about Cam

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Speaker 1: Newton taking on Cleveland. Cleveland's doing a pretty good job

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Speaker 1: limiting deep passes, but you know, you talk about how

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Speaker 1: there's going to be situations where you know you're not

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Speaker 1: going to play can't. He comes in with a lot

639
00:31:16,040 --> 00:31:18,000
Speaker 1: of downside risk. You know, he has not looked good

640
00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:20,959
Speaker 1: the last two or three weeks, and the shoulder injury

641
00:31:21,040 --> 00:31:23,880
Speaker 1: I think is a major major concern. Remember he had

642
00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:28,160
Speaker 1: a shoulder surgery. You know, I don't want to say

643
00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:30,680
Speaker 1: that recently, but you know it is an issue, you

644
00:31:30,680 --> 00:31:35,040
Speaker 1: know what I mean? So Pa, Yes, absolutely, and it's

645
00:31:34,840 --> 00:31:37,040
Speaker 1: he you know, has an injury right now to a

646
00:31:37,080 --> 00:31:39,560
Speaker 1: strong shoulder. So yeah, he hasn't looked that great. He's

647
00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:41,960
Speaker 1: coming in with a little bit of an injury, taking

648
00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:45,360
Speaker 1: on a Cleveland defense that you know, led by Miles Garrett,

649
00:31:45,360 --> 00:31:48,880
Speaker 1: who's an absolute monster out there. So yeah, I think

650
00:31:48,880 --> 00:31:52,400
Speaker 1: he does come with some downside risk absolutely, And there

651
00:31:52,400 --> 00:31:56,040
Speaker 1: are other plays that I think would be would behoove

652
00:31:56,120 --> 00:31:59,480
Speaker 1: you in week fourteen, Week one of playoffs. Speaking of

653
00:31:59,520 --> 00:32:02,000
Speaker 1: other plays, he's James Who's on the fringe this week?

654
00:32:02,080 --> 00:32:03,920
Speaker 1: You know, we talked about a guy like Andrew Luck

655
00:32:03,960 --> 00:32:08,320
Speaker 1: who everybody was praising for good reason, and then he

656
00:32:08,360 --> 00:32:11,560
Speaker 1: goes out puts up a goose egg against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

657
00:32:11,560 --> 00:32:14,240
Speaker 1: He's got the Texans this week you mentioned Matt Ryan,

658
00:32:14,480 --> 00:32:17,600
Speaker 1: some other guys in the fringe, Mitchell Trubisky, Russell Wilson.

659
00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:20,480
Speaker 1: Who's there that you kind of like? In week fourteen,

660
00:32:21,760 --> 00:32:24,640
Speaker 1: you know, I'm probably avoiding Mitch Trubisky just because again,

661
00:32:24,680 --> 00:32:26,440
Speaker 1: he's coming off from an injury as well. I don't

662
00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:28,920
Speaker 1: know how severe that shoulder injury is, but I just

663
00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:31,480
Speaker 1: hate hearing about shoulder injuries, especially ones that are keeping

664
00:32:31,560 --> 00:32:34,360
Speaker 1: them out for multiple weeks. So that would be my

665
00:32:34,520 --> 00:32:37,680
Speaker 1: concern there. Plus he's taken on a Rams defense that

666
00:32:38,200 --> 00:32:40,960
Speaker 1: is starting to get a little bit healthier, right, But

667
00:32:41,120 --> 00:32:43,800
Speaker 1: keep to leave game number two back from from ir

668
00:32:44,920 --> 00:32:47,440
Speaker 1: Marcus Peters. I'm not one hundred percent. I just don't

669
00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:49,479
Speaker 1: think he's one hundred percent, and I think he's been

670
00:32:49,560 --> 00:32:52,240
Speaker 1: nursing an injury but keeping it quiet. That's just again

671
00:32:52,320 --> 00:32:55,000
Speaker 1: just random speculation on my part. But we do know

672
00:32:55,080 --> 00:32:57,560
Speaker 1: that he did get injured a few weeks back and

673
00:32:57,680 --> 00:32:59,600
Speaker 1: really hasn't missed any time, So that would just be

674
00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:02,320
Speaker 1: my speculation. But you know, I take a look and

675
00:33:02,360 --> 00:33:04,640
Speaker 1: I think Lamar Jackson off the waiver wire, you know,

676
00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:07,640
Speaker 1: if he's still available taking on Kansas City, I think

677
00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:11,880
Speaker 1: if that's not a bad matchup. And Josh Allen too,

678
00:33:12,000 --> 00:33:14,520
Speaker 1: I think taking on at home, taking on the Jets,

679
00:33:14,920 --> 00:33:18,240
Speaker 1: I think that's a really good matchup too, And quite frankly,

680
00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:22,720
Speaker 1: I think both of those guys should absolutely be in

681
00:33:22,760 --> 00:33:26,280
Speaker 1: the streaming conversation. You know, you mentioned Russell Wilson. He

682
00:33:26,320 --> 00:33:30,400
Speaker 1: has been I mean, he's just been terrific. But I

683
00:33:30,520 --> 00:33:32,880
Speaker 1: just I keep waiting for the wheels to fall off,

684
00:33:32,920 --> 00:33:36,040
Speaker 1: and they just don't. He is he has the fewest

685
00:33:36,040 --> 00:33:40,720
Speaker 1: pass attempts per game in the NFL, and this is

686
00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:43,680
Speaker 1: a run first, run heavy team. They're also in a

687
00:33:43,760 --> 00:33:48,840
Speaker 1: really bad matchup against Minnesota. So everything on paper tells

688
00:33:48,840 --> 00:33:51,960
Speaker 1: me from a volume and matchup standpoint, don't play Russell Wilson.

689
00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:57,080
Speaker 1: That being the guy's just magic. So I don't know

690
00:33:57,080 --> 00:33:59,720
Speaker 1: what to do with Russell. It's that's that's an interesting

691
00:33:59,760 --> 00:34:02,440
Speaker 1: one and a conundrum that I have found myself in

692
00:34:02,840 --> 00:34:06,720
Speaker 1: going back and forth. Yeah, after those top eight quarterbacks,

693
00:34:06,480 --> 00:34:09,600
Speaker 1: there's certainly some debate there, and I think that's why

694
00:34:09,640 --> 00:34:12,280
Speaker 1: there's a little bit of angst among amongst fantasy owners

695
00:34:12,520 --> 00:34:15,280
Speaker 1: going into the playoffs. James will move to running back,

696
00:34:15,760 --> 00:34:18,760
Speaker 1: and again let's start with the Chargers. You got Austin Ekeler,

697
00:34:19,080 --> 00:34:22,680
Speaker 1: Justin Jackson. We talked about that Bengals defense, rushing defense.

698
00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:25,040
Speaker 1: They've given up at least one hundred and ninety eight

699
00:34:25,120 --> 00:34:28,280
Speaker 1: yards in five games this year. Are you starting Austin

700
00:34:28,320 --> 00:34:31,319
Speaker 1: Eckler and Justin Jackson? Where do you see them in

701
00:34:31,360 --> 00:34:34,400
Speaker 1: a lineup this weekend? You know, I have a I

702
00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:37,319
Speaker 1: have a team that actually has both. And I've got

703
00:34:37,360 --> 00:34:39,879
Speaker 1: Austin Eckler in as my RB two and I've got

704
00:34:39,920 --> 00:34:44,480
Speaker 1: Justin Jackson in as my as my flax. I just

705
00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:47,960
Speaker 1: I don't prescribe to the idea that you can't play

706
00:34:48,040 --> 00:34:50,480
Speaker 1: guys on the same team if they're on your roster. Look,

707
00:34:50,680 --> 00:34:54,279
Speaker 1: you analyze each player's matchup, and each each player is

708
00:34:54,280 --> 00:34:58,200
Speaker 1: going up against. Since the Bengals defense that you know

709
00:34:58,239 --> 00:35:00,360
Speaker 1: I alluded to, is I believe the worse than the

710
00:35:00,440 --> 00:35:03,000
Speaker 1: NFL right now, and you talked about some of the

711
00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:06,320
Speaker 1: staffs that they're giving up on the ground. These guys,

712
00:35:06,480 --> 00:35:10,200
Speaker 1: they both can absolutely explode. Now that being said, will

713
00:35:10,480 --> 00:35:13,239
Speaker 1: both have a good game, I'm not sure, but I

714
00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:16,919
Speaker 1: will say this, Um, if you're playing both, I don't

715
00:35:16,920 --> 00:35:19,920
Speaker 1: hate it. I really don't hate it. Um. You know,

716
00:35:20,000 --> 00:35:23,120
Speaker 1: I've been talking up and down about how Justin Jackson

717
00:35:23,239 --> 00:35:26,680
Speaker 1: was absolutely worth an ad. I liked the tape that

718
00:35:26,719 --> 00:35:29,040
Speaker 1: I saw on him, and I just kind of figured

719
00:35:29,080 --> 00:35:32,160
Speaker 1: he'd filled that Melvin Gordon role a little bit more

720
00:35:32,200 --> 00:35:35,279
Speaker 1: smoothly than Austin Eckler. And look, man, you can go

721
00:35:35,360 --> 00:35:37,440
Speaker 1: back to the shows that we have done in the past.

722
00:35:37,560 --> 00:35:41,839
Speaker 1: You know, I love you were there. You were there

723
00:35:41,840 --> 00:35:46,640
Speaker 1: for the beginning, James, There's no denying. Absolutely. I absolutely

724
00:35:46,719 --> 00:35:49,640
Speaker 1: love Eckler, and I love what Ken wizzen Hunt is

725
00:35:49,680 --> 00:35:52,239
Speaker 1: doing with Eckler too, moving them all around right Like,

726
00:35:52,280 --> 00:35:55,320
Speaker 1: they play him out wide, they play him in the slot,

727
00:35:55,360 --> 00:35:57,240
Speaker 1: they play him in the backfield, they play him everywhere.

728
00:35:57,280 --> 00:36:01,680
Speaker 1: It's great, but that's where he really thrives, is kind

729
00:36:01,680 --> 00:36:05,080
Speaker 1: of being that, you know, do it all kind of player,

730
00:36:06,320 --> 00:36:08,200
Speaker 1: a little bit of a slash if you will, you know,

731
00:36:08,200 --> 00:36:12,640
Speaker 1: and that's where he really can shine and uses athleticism

732
00:36:12,680 --> 00:36:15,960
Speaker 1: to make big plays. I don't think he's naturally suited

733
00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:19,200
Speaker 1: to being every down running back, you know, early down

734
00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:21,080
Speaker 1: work I think is going to go to Justin Jackson,

735
00:36:21,080 --> 00:36:23,560
Speaker 1: And meanwhile the Nixon Austin Eckler quite a bit as well.

736
00:36:23,600 --> 00:36:26,920
Speaker 1: That that would just be my thought in terms of

737
00:36:26,920 --> 00:36:29,920
Speaker 1: skill sets. So, but that's being said. If each player

738
00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:32,319
Speaker 1: sees about fifteen touches in this game, which I think

739
00:36:32,360 --> 00:36:38,040
Speaker 1: is absolutely doable. Yeah, one hundred percent for sure. I think, James,

740
00:36:38,080 --> 00:36:40,560
Speaker 1: you know what, I think the keyword the keyword you

741
00:36:40,600 --> 00:36:44,040
Speaker 1: said is touches because both of those guys can catch

742
00:36:44,080 --> 00:36:45,920
Speaker 1: the ball out of the backfield. It's not like Justin

743
00:36:46,040 --> 00:36:49,279
Speaker 1: Jackson is is just a run exclusive guy. He had

744
00:36:49,320 --> 00:36:52,960
Speaker 1: a nice nineteen yard reception against the Steelers. He caught

745
00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:55,440
Speaker 1: the ball a lot at Northwestern, and we've seen the

746
00:36:55,480 --> 00:36:58,000
Speaker 1: big chunk plays that Austin Eckler can provide in the

747
00:36:58,000 --> 00:37:01,040
Speaker 1: passing game as well. That's right, That's exactly right. So

748
00:37:01,160 --> 00:37:05,799
Speaker 1: fifteen touches overall for each player I think is absolutely doable. Now,

749
00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:09,200
Speaker 1: they might they probably won't get there. Fifteen apiece, but

750
00:37:09,320 --> 00:37:11,719
Speaker 1: they certainly could and I tell think about twelve to

751
00:37:11,719 --> 00:37:14,440
Speaker 1: fifteen for each player I think is a pretty reasonable

752
00:37:14,480 --> 00:37:18,560
Speaker 1: projection for both. And yeah, I mean I wouldn't expect

753
00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:21,120
Speaker 1: huge numbers from either player, but you know we're talking

754
00:37:21,320 --> 00:37:25,480
Speaker 1: you know, sixty five to eighty total yards certainly a

755
00:37:25,480 --> 00:37:29,080
Speaker 1: lot of exposure to touchdown upside. So yeah, I think

756
00:37:29,080 --> 00:37:32,040
Speaker 1: they're both right there in the PPR mix for sure.

757
00:37:32,120 --> 00:37:34,200
Speaker 1: As an RB two flex play A lot of these

758
00:37:34,280 --> 00:37:37,359
Speaker 1: running backs at the top, cut and dry, right, Girlie Zeke,

759
00:37:38,080 --> 00:37:40,560
Speaker 1: if you have James Connor, you're probably sliding in Jaylen

760
00:37:40,640 --> 00:37:43,080
Speaker 1: Samuel's there against the Raiders. I want to ask about

761
00:37:43,080 --> 00:37:46,000
Speaker 1: Adrian Peterson, especially with Mark Sanchez under center, what are

762
00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:48,200
Speaker 1: you doing there with a D at this point? I mean,

763
00:37:48,520 --> 00:37:50,200
Speaker 1: he seems to have been a guy who you could

764
00:37:50,200 --> 00:37:52,120
Speaker 1: rely on a little bit at that that RB two

765
00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:55,120
Speaker 1: maybe flex position. I think things change a little bit

766
00:37:55,120 --> 00:37:58,000
Speaker 1: with Sanchez under center. Yeah, I mean they can crow

767
00:37:58,120 --> 00:38:01,280
Speaker 1: the box a lot. The offensive line there from Washington

768
00:38:01,320 --> 00:38:04,239
Speaker 1: too is really really banged up. Uh, you know, they're

769
00:38:04,280 --> 00:38:08,360
Speaker 1: down too offensive guards and Trent Williams is there but

770
00:38:08,560 --> 00:38:12,160
Speaker 1: not one hundred percent healthy either. Um. But that being said,

771
00:38:12,719 --> 00:38:15,279
Speaker 1: you know, les, he'll see some volume, He'll see a

772
00:38:15,280 --> 00:38:17,400
Speaker 1: lot of volume. I wouldn't. I don't think the ceiling

773
00:38:17,440 --> 00:38:21,040
Speaker 1: is very high. You know, the floor is obviously not

774
00:38:21,320 --> 00:38:24,839
Speaker 1: great either. But you know, look, they're playing at home.

775
00:38:24,880 --> 00:38:28,240
Speaker 1: They're also taking on a Giants team that is going nowhere.

776
00:38:28,520 --> 00:38:32,600
Speaker 1: They traded away Snacks Landon Collins, their safety is on

777
00:38:32,680 --> 00:38:35,560
Speaker 1: ir now so their defense is really really banged up

778
00:38:36,880 --> 00:38:39,879
Speaker 1: and or just you know, lacking the pieces that they

779
00:38:39,960 --> 00:38:42,799
Speaker 1: need to really stop the run as well. So I'm

780
00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:45,280
Speaker 1: not I'm not expecting a huge game from Majoran Peterson,

781
00:38:45,320 --> 00:38:48,160
Speaker 1: but I do think he's playable, and certainly he does

782
00:38:48,200 --> 00:38:51,399
Speaker 1: come with him downside risk. But I mean when once

783
00:38:51,400 --> 00:38:54,040
Speaker 1: we start getting into this, you know, into outside the

784
00:38:54,080 --> 00:38:56,359
Speaker 1: top twenty five running backs, I mean, who doesn't come

785
00:38:56,360 --> 00:38:59,640
Speaker 1: with risk? Right, So he's a player that I think

786
00:38:59,719 --> 00:39:01,600
Speaker 1: that you know, you could, you know, play in there

787
00:39:01,640 --> 00:39:03,759
Speaker 1: as your RB two or flex in the twelfth two

788
00:39:04,120 --> 00:39:06,800
Speaker 1: deeper league and you just kind of cross your fingers

789
00:39:06,800 --> 00:39:09,320
Speaker 1: and hope for the best. I know that they the

790
00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:11,640
Speaker 1: offense is not going to be great, and I know that,

791
00:39:11,960 --> 00:39:15,359
Speaker 1: but again, no Snacks, no Landon Collins. These are these

792
00:39:15,360 --> 00:39:18,960
Speaker 1: are two run stopping type players. Um and an ad

793
00:39:19,160 --> 00:39:21,920
Speaker 1: showed last you know that he can break off a

794
00:39:21,960 --> 00:39:25,399
Speaker 1: big one, just one sometimes Yeah he could still know it.

795
00:39:25,560 --> 00:39:27,799
Speaker 1: He can still break off that big one man. But

796
00:39:27,960 --> 00:39:30,720
Speaker 1: um but yeah, so I would play him, but certainly

797
00:39:30,840 --> 00:39:33,920
Speaker 1: lower expectations. I quickly before we get to wide receiver,

798
00:39:34,080 --> 00:39:37,480
Speaker 1: any other running backs, any sleepers that you have your

799
00:39:37,480 --> 00:39:40,040
Speaker 1: eye on that people may want to look hard at

800
00:39:40,200 --> 00:39:44,160
Speaker 1: Week fourteen. Yeah, you know, I you mentioned Jalen Samuels

801
00:39:44,320 --> 00:39:46,759
Speaker 1: and and I know that you know, people are really

802
00:39:46,760 --> 00:39:49,400
Speaker 1: excited about him, and you know, people just think, you

803
00:39:49,400 --> 00:39:51,880
Speaker 1: know Pittsburgh running backs. Oh, just twelve and play and

804
00:39:52,440 --> 00:39:55,040
Speaker 1: you're going to get you know, top fifteen production. No, man,

805
00:39:55,400 --> 00:39:58,279
Speaker 1: look man, Jalen Samuels is averaging two point six yards

806
00:39:58,280 --> 00:40:02,240
Speaker 1: per carry right now, and going back to his college days,

807
00:40:02,680 --> 00:40:05,200
Speaker 1: the most work he's ever had on the ground is

808
00:40:05,239 --> 00:40:08,400
Speaker 1: twelve carries in a single game. Other than that, the

809
00:40:08,480 --> 00:40:11,359
Speaker 1: most carries has ever had is nine carries in a game.

810
00:40:11,480 --> 00:40:14,160
Speaker 1: So this is not a guy that's used to a

811
00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:17,640
Speaker 1: big workload, and quite frankly, his skill set is more

812
00:40:17,680 --> 00:40:20,840
Speaker 1: of a change of pace pass catching running back. So

813
00:40:21,400 --> 00:40:25,360
Speaker 1: I'm actually not really that excited about Jaylen Samuel's And

814
00:40:25,680 --> 00:40:28,560
Speaker 1: I know a lot of fantasy analysts would disagree with me,

815
00:40:28,600 --> 00:40:30,279
Speaker 1: and I know a lot of fans would disagree with

816
00:40:30,320 --> 00:40:34,080
Speaker 1: me as well, say, oh, well, look look at th'angelo Williams.

817
00:40:34,120 --> 00:40:36,760
Speaker 1: When he plugged in, he was great. When James Connor

818
00:40:36,840 --> 00:40:39,680
Speaker 1: comes in, he's this guy's top five running back. Yeah,

819
00:40:39,680 --> 00:40:42,800
Speaker 1: And then it's like, yeah, well, are we conveniently forgetting

820
00:40:42,800 --> 00:40:45,799
Speaker 1: the fact that Fitzgerald Tussan was an absolute bust or

821
00:40:45,840 --> 00:40:48,439
Speaker 1: the fact that D'Angelo Williams on his second go round

822
00:40:48,640 --> 00:40:53,040
Speaker 1: did not work out at all. Look, skill set matters, man,

823
00:40:53,640 --> 00:40:55,359
Speaker 1: and I know that they're going to get a lot

824
00:40:55,400 --> 00:40:59,640
Speaker 1: of snaps these running backs will. But something in my

825
00:40:59,680 --> 00:41:04,000
Speaker 1: mind and tells me that Stephen Ridley's actually the better

826
00:41:04,040 --> 00:41:07,000
Speaker 1: play here. I don't have the I don't have the

827
00:41:07,080 --> 00:41:11,840
Speaker 1: stones to actually put him in my playoff lineup. But

828
00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:15,320
Speaker 1: if you're playing DFS, for example, I think Stephen Ridley

829
00:41:15,440 --> 00:41:21,280
Speaker 1: is a terrific play and there is a decent chance

830
00:41:22,360 --> 00:41:25,360
Speaker 1: I'll give it a fifteen to twenty percent chance that

831
00:41:25,600 --> 00:41:29,400
Speaker 1: Ridley ends up being the lead dog there in Pittsburgh

832
00:41:29,400 --> 00:41:33,280
Speaker 1: walk Honnor is away that I think there's an actual

833
00:41:33,640 --> 00:41:36,680
Speaker 1: good chance that that actually happens. He's a decent one

834
00:41:36,719 --> 00:41:41,000
Speaker 1: cut guy. And for me, he just reads more of

835
00:41:41,520 --> 00:41:44,640
Speaker 1: in every Town running back with Jaylen Samuel's mixing in

836
00:41:44,760 --> 00:41:47,160
Speaker 1: as the change of pace. Guy. Listen, man, this is

837
00:41:47,200 --> 00:41:49,800
Speaker 1: the reason I bring you on, James Covi. Is you

838
00:41:50,120 --> 00:41:53,280
Speaker 1: spit knowledge Jalen Samuels. You go back to his college

839
00:41:53,360 --> 00:41:57,520
Speaker 1: days in terms of just carrying the load, and that's important. Man.

840
00:41:57,680 --> 00:42:00,239
Speaker 1: Twelve carries, that's not a ton of carries. But you know,

841
00:42:00,360 --> 00:42:03,400
Speaker 1: maybe maybe if if you're in a pinch and you

842
00:42:03,520 --> 00:42:07,120
Speaker 1: need a touchdown dependent option in place of Connor, you

843
00:42:07,400 --> 00:42:09,680
Speaker 1: start him. But who knows? You're right? Stephen Ridley could

844
00:42:09,680 --> 00:42:12,280
Speaker 1: be that guy there. We shall see against the Raiders

845
00:42:13,360 --> 00:42:16,600
Speaker 1: wide receiver again, if you have Keenan Allen, you should

846
00:42:16,640 --> 00:42:21,120
Speaker 1: be absolutely thrilled. Fourteen catches on nineteen targets and a

847
00:42:21,200 --> 00:42:24,600
Speaker 1: touchdown against the Steelers. He's at a score in four

848
00:42:24,600 --> 00:42:27,680
Speaker 1: straight games. You're starting him? We know that. I want

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Speaker 1: to ask you about the Williams brothers, Mike Williams, Tyroll Williams.

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Speaker 1: Are those guys cracking your lineup? If you have him

851
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Speaker 1: this week? I just don't know what to do with them,

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00:42:37,640 --> 00:42:40,160
Speaker 1: you know, I mean, they're both talented players, and you

853
00:42:40,160 --> 00:42:44,600
Speaker 1: can throw Charvis Benjamin the next Yeah, it's it's it's

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Speaker 1: a It's one of those things where you know you

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Speaker 1: don't want the ingredients, you want the pie. And for me,

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Speaker 1: the pie is Philip Rivers. And I like Mike Williams.

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Speaker 1: I like him a lot. I personally think he should

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Speaker 1: see more targets because he is so incredibly talented. But

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00:43:01,719 --> 00:43:04,239
Speaker 1: right now this offense is humming. They're doing well, and

860
00:43:04,320 --> 00:43:07,200
Speaker 1: who am I to say, you know, Mike Williams needs

861
00:43:07,239 --> 00:43:09,359
Speaker 1: more touches when Philip Rivers is doing a great job

862
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Speaker 1: spreading it around, and yeah, of course Keenan Allen's his

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Speaker 1: primary target. I love the by the way. I love

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Speaker 1: the fact that Heenan was asking for more work, you know,

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Speaker 1: because I agree I think he needs more work, and

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Speaker 1: the fact that he was demanding more targets and got it.

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Speaker 1: He certainly got it nineteen he could, you know, because

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Speaker 1: I tell you what, man, the offense really looks good

869
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Speaker 1: when Melvin Gordon is running it to the outside, when

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Speaker 1: Austin Ackler's mixing in, and when Keenan Allen is just

871
00:43:43,800 --> 00:43:47,000
Speaker 1: punching people with body shots underneath and that's when you

872
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Speaker 1: get that Tyrolle Williams Mike Williams over the top bomb.

873
00:43:50,600 --> 00:43:53,320
Speaker 1: That's when you get that random, you know, seam route

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Speaker 1: from Travis Benjamin for fifty You know what I'm saying.

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Speaker 1: That is really when this offense is looking really nice

876
00:44:00,200 --> 00:44:03,880
Speaker 1: and really unstoppable. But um, even one of those guys,

877
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Speaker 1: I just I can't trust it. And again you're talking winner,

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Speaker 1: go home, playoff time. I just I can't find myself

879
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Speaker 1: to put them in the lineup quickly before we get

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Speaker 1: to tight end. In defense, any sleepers at the wide

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00:44:16,800 --> 00:44:20,520
Speaker 1: receiver position that you would lean towards in Week fourteen

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Speaker 1: that maybe you wouldn't in other weeks. Ah man, Um,

883
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Speaker 1: It's it's tough to say right now because of so

884
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Speaker 1: many injuries. I think if you needed a super super

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Speaker 1: deep sleeper, and again I'm not I'm not advocating this

886
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Speaker 1: in redraft leagues, but maybe DFS tournaments or something, DeShawn

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00:44:39,120 --> 00:44:42,760
Speaker 1: Hamilton I think certainly steps into a pretty nice workload.

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Speaker 1: I'm actually relatively excited about Courtland something too. That's just

889
00:44:46,400 --> 00:44:49,640
Speaker 1: a you know, a regular flex play in twelve team

890
00:44:49,680 --> 00:44:53,000
Speaker 1: or deeper leagues. But Dashawn Hamilton, you know, look, Emmanuel

891
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Speaker 1: Sanders goes down Dashawn Hamilton was a great possession receiver,

892
00:44:56,120 --> 00:44:59,920
Speaker 1: great sought receiver at Penn State, and he should be

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00:45:00,200 --> 00:45:05,400
Speaker 1: buffill in decently. Um. Although I'll say this too, I

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Speaker 1: think Matt Lacosse at tight end. I know we're about

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Speaker 1: to get to tight end, but I think Matt Lacosse

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Speaker 1: is a decent sleeper. Uh there in Denver two. I

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Speaker 1: think I think he'll see Um, I think he'll see

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Speaker 1: you know, six to eight targets, which is which is

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Speaker 1: pretty nice. Oh you know what, I absolutely totally forgot

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Speaker 1: Trent Sherfield in Arizona. I actually think he's actually a good,

901
00:45:24,640 --> 00:45:28,440
Speaker 1: solid sleeper and he's a he's a total no namer

902
00:45:28,440 --> 00:45:30,640
Speaker 1: and I get it. But Trent Sherfield ran a four

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Speaker 1: four five forty, so he's got the requisite speed and

904
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Speaker 1: Christian kirkos On I are, and this is the guy

905
00:45:37,480 --> 00:45:39,960
Speaker 1: that is going to be lining up outside. Meanwhile, Detroit's

906
00:45:40,040 --> 00:45:44,239
Speaker 1: defense on the guarding against wide receivers not very good.

907
00:45:44,360 --> 00:45:46,480
Speaker 1: So I think they've given up the third most Fantasy

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00:45:46,480 --> 00:45:49,800
Speaker 1: points per game to wide receivers over the last four weeks,

909
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Speaker 1: so it's a good matchup. He walks into some decent volume.

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00:45:53,200 --> 00:45:55,120
Speaker 1: I wonder if he sees five or six targets in

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00:45:55,120 --> 00:45:57,759
Speaker 1: this game. And you know, my big thing is, of course,

912
00:45:57,800 --> 00:46:00,000
Speaker 1: are yards, how how far the ball goes down field.

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Speaker 1: But I think he walks into some pretty decent volume

914
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Speaker 1: stats as well. So decent volume, good match up. You know,

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Speaker 1: obviously we're talking about a guy in Trent Scherfield that

916
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Speaker 1: who's a total known namer. So of course he comes

917
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Speaker 1: with a lot of risk too. But you know, if

918
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Speaker 1: you're looking for a little something something, there's your guy.

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Speaker 1: I love it. I love it all right. Jame's final

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Speaker 1: thing tight it end defense. It's funny because sometimes a

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Speaker 1: Fantasy playoff matchup is going to come down to whether

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Speaker 1: or not you get a tight end or a defense

923
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Speaker 1: that hits on that week. Give me a few names

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Speaker 1: both as a defense and a tight end that that

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Speaker 1: could maybe flip it for you. I like I kind

926
00:46:40,320 --> 00:46:43,880
Speaker 1: of sort of like Jordan Thomas there in Houston. You know,

927
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Speaker 1: he's taken on Indianapolis defense that can be had. Again,

928
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Speaker 1: these are these are guys that are just you know,

929
00:46:51,160 --> 00:46:54,040
Speaker 1: a little bit of wild cards. But you know what, man,

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00:46:54,239 --> 00:46:57,200
Speaker 1: sign me up for Mark Andrews too. And I know,

931
00:46:57,480 --> 00:46:59,839
Speaker 1: I know Baltimore is running out like three four tight

932
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Speaker 1: end at a time. But I'll say this, you know,

933
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Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson, when we talk about mobile running quarterbacks, those

934
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Speaker 1: pairs so nicely with tight ends. And every time I

935
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Speaker 1: look up, Mark Andrews is just making plays. Um, they're

936
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Speaker 1: taking on Casey, so they're gonna have to, you know,

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Speaker 1: keep up a bit. So you know, if it might

938
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Speaker 1: be a situation where Mark Andrews does nothing but late

939
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Speaker 1: in the game, you know, maybe he gets a couple

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00:47:23,440 --> 00:47:26,080
Speaker 1: of check towns or whatever it is. But running quarterbacks

941
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Speaker 1: and tight ends, those just it's like it's like hot

942
00:47:29,160 --> 00:47:31,960
Speaker 1: sauce and fried chicken. Man, they just go together, you know.

943
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Speaker 1: And and for whatever reason, I like Mark Andrews and

944
00:47:35,320 --> 00:47:37,560
Speaker 1: I think he makes a lot of plays. I think

945
00:47:37,640 --> 00:47:40,600
Speaker 1: Chris Herndon is is an okay play, although he's got

946
00:47:40,600 --> 00:47:44,359
Speaker 1: a really difficult matchup against Buffalo. Um. But you know what,

947
00:47:45,320 --> 00:47:47,440
Speaker 1: I hate to say it, man, but we're really just,

948
00:47:47,680 --> 00:47:50,440
Speaker 1: you know, we're just rolling the dice here with a

949
00:47:50,480 --> 00:47:52,120
Speaker 1: lot of tight ends. You know, you have to with

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Speaker 1: the tight end position. Though, James, it's been it's it's

951
00:47:54,400 --> 00:47:56,480
Speaker 1: been that kind of year for the tight end. YEP,

952
00:47:56,600 --> 00:48:03,320
Speaker 1: it's sure, it certainly has it absolutely certainly. Defense finally, defense, uh,

953
00:48:03,520 --> 00:48:07,040
Speaker 1: defense is you know? Um, I like the Giants defense

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00:48:07,120 --> 00:48:09,680
Speaker 1: this week obviously because you know, Washington on their third

955
00:48:09,680 --> 00:48:15,160
Speaker 1: fourth string, you know, quarterback. That's not bad. Um. I

956
00:48:15,280 --> 00:48:19,320
Speaker 1: kind of sort of think that Green Bay's defense is

957
00:48:20,200 --> 00:48:24,040
Speaker 1: playable at home, although they're down a corner, so you

958
00:48:24,080 --> 00:48:28,000
Speaker 1: know that that that's certainly a risky proposition. Um. You know,

959
00:48:28,239 --> 00:48:31,920
Speaker 1: and and again if you've got the Jets defense too, Look,

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00:48:32,040 --> 00:48:37,480
Speaker 1: Buffalo is not great, um offensively, so I think the

961
00:48:37,560 --> 00:48:40,960
Speaker 1: Jets defense can can do some things. I think Todd

962
00:48:41,000 --> 00:48:45,640
Speaker 1: Bowles is is much maligned, and but not for very

963
00:48:45,640 --> 00:48:48,520
Speaker 1: good reason. He has gotten a lot out of his defenses.

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00:48:48,719 --> 00:48:51,520
Speaker 1: I like a lot. And you know, it sounds like

965
00:48:51,560 --> 00:48:53,880
Speaker 1: they're gonna let him go and whoever signs him up

966
00:48:53,920 --> 00:48:55,960
Speaker 1: as a defensive coordinator is going to get a gem.

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Speaker 1: I really like Todd Bowles what he has done with

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Speaker 1: this defense. And um, and I think, yeah, I think

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Speaker 1: they can get a couple turnovers on Buffalo? Why not?

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Speaker 1: James co Direct TV Fantasy Zone. James, I always appreciate

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Speaker 1: the time, man, Where can people find you on Twitter?

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Speaker 1: And then explain where they can find you on direct TV. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: so they can find me on Twitter at James d

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Speaker 1: coo U koh is how you sell the last name,

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Speaker 1: And I do a pretty good job trying to answer

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Speaker 1: as any questions as possible. Um, and you'll get a

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Speaker 1: lot of advanced analytics and stuff off my Twitter feed

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Speaker 1: as well. So um, if your song client follow me

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Speaker 1: there would much appreciate it. You could always find me

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Speaker 1: on direct TV channel seven oh four. It's an hour

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Speaker 1: before kick so by the time you're hearing this, go

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Speaker 1: flip over to direct TV channel seven oh four. We

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Speaker 1: cover literally every game red but give it a fantasy

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Speaker 1: twist to it as well. So that's the that's the

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Speaker 1: way we approach it. It's a good fun show. It's

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Speaker 1: a good fun cast and I promise you if you

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Speaker 1: if you watch the show, you you will enjoy it.

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Speaker 1: But yeah, it's look it's Red Zone but with a

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Speaker 1: fantasy twist. How can you go wrong? Seven h four

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Speaker 1: Direct TV. James Coe always appreciate it. Toime, buddy, I

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Speaker 1: will see you soon and good luck with your fantasy playoffs. Bro.

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Speaker 1: All right, we'll do great talking with Chris if that'll

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Speaker 1: do it a big thanks to James co, Paul Dayner Junior,

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Speaker 1: and Daniel Jeremiah for joining me, and of course thanks

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