WEBVTT - Divisional Round Fantasy 0:00:00.440 --> 0:00:04.160 Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly, a production of I Heart Radio. 0:00:06.240 --> 0:00:09.600 Time now for Fantasy Football Weekly from my Heart Radio, 0:00:09.880 --> 0:00:14.320 your weekly source for the nation's best fantasy football advice, speculation, 0:00:14.440 --> 0:00:17.279 and whatever stupid stuff they decided to drop into the show. 0:00:17.760 --> 0:00:22.960 Now here's your host, Paul. Welcome to eight Divisional Round 0:00:23.200 --> 0:00:25.880 version of Fantasy Football Weekly on Paul charging In. My 0:00:26.160 --> 0:00:32.560 co host is Brian Johnson. Hello, what's up Charged, Divisional Round? Yeah, 0:00:32.880 --> 0:00:35.240 always the best weekend of football. It is the best 0:00:35.320 --> 0:00:38.680 weekend of football, you know, because sure we had more 0:00:38.720 --> 0:00:41.640 games last week, but think of the quality of games. 0:00:42.240 --> 0:00:46.599 They were terrible by and large, pretty much mostly descript, 0:00:46.800 --> 0:00:49.280 especially since I thought San Francisco would win. If you 0:00:49.440 --> 0:00:52.880 heard this podcast last week, heard me talking, I had 0:00:52.920 --> 0:00:55.760 that game matchup, and I was open about him, like 0:00:55.840 --> 0:00:57.520 like I think the underdog is gonna win this one, 0:00:57.600 --> 0:01:00.160 and I don't think that's the case this week for 0:01:00.200 --> 0:01:03.480 San Francisco. But we'll do Yeah, we'll talk about that 0:01:03.520 --> 0:01:05.720 game in a minute. Let's just we'll just let's do 0:01:05.760 --> 0:01:07.959 the Saturday games in order, all right, beginning with the 0:01:07.959 --> 0:01:10.560 first game, which I believe, by the way I'm ball 0:01:10.760 --> 0:01:14.000 start time on that game. I believe the start time 0:01:14.200 --> 0:01:16.720 is an hour later than normal. I think it's two 0:01:16.720 --> 0:01:21.800 o'clock Eastern, one o'clock Central, which is weird. I thought 0:01:21.800 --> 0:01:25.720 it was a little later. I could be wrong. You know, Sunday, 0:01:25.959 --> 0:01:29.000 Sunday's got the oddball start time. Yeah, I guess Saturday's 0:01:29.040 --> 0:01:31.960 all our odd ball start times. But alright, so let's lose. 0:01:32.000 --> 0:01:35.160 There's no Monday night game this Yeah, no kidding, that 0:01:35.200 --> 0:01:39.520 was weird. Okay, let's talk Cincinnati Tennessee. I think a 0:01:39.560 --> 0:01:43.319 lot of people are focused on the Tennessee running back situation, 0:01:43.400 --> 0:01:45.880 which we'll get to. Well, let's start with Joe Mixon 0:01:45.920 --> 0:01:48.200 in the running game for the Bengals. Yeah. I'm not 0:01:48.360 --> 0:01:50.840 like in Mixon's prospects too much in this one. I'm 0:01:50.840 --> 0:01:53.080 just gonna give him a C grade for this game. 0:01:53.480 --> 0:01:55.680 Mired in a bit of a slump, Joe Mixing is 0:01:55.800 --> 0:01:59.320 just two touchdowns over his last six games, averaging just 0:01:59.520 --> 0:02:03.440 three three yards per carry during that span. He's been 0:02:03.480 --> 0:02:06.240 a bit banged up. No excuse though, but no injury 0:02:06.360 --> 0:02:09.280 designation for Joe here. But he's really just a volume 0:02:09.320 --> 0:02:12.360 based play in this matchup. Tennessee has surrendered the fourth 0:02:12.400 --> 0:02:17.240 fewest rushing touchdowns to running backs all year, just nine. Uh. 0:02:17.320 --> 0:02:20.200 The Titans have also allowed the second fewest rushing yards 0:02:20.200 --> 0:02:23.280 to the position, just six more yards in the Bucks 0:02:23.919 --> 0:02:26.840 the vaunted Bucks rushed defense, So not a great matchup 0:02:27.240 --> 0:02:30.920 for Joe. Opposing running backs have averaged nearly five catches 0:02:30.919 --> 0:02:33.680 per game against the Titans, and Mixing has been very 0:02:33.680 --> 0:02:36.320 active in the passing game recently totally nineteen targets over 0:02:36.320 --> 0:02:39.560 the last three So whatever format you're using or playing in, 0:02:39.639 --> 0:02:42.400 Joe Mixon certainly viable. But uh, this is more about 0:02:42.440 --> 0:02:47.200 the passing game really. I'm so I'm sticking with c 0:02:48.320 --> 0:02:52.520 I'm sinking if he's gonna get five receptions for you know, 0:02:52.639 --> 0:02:55.520 thirty yards, I'm already at eight points. And yeah, if 0:02:55.520 --> 0:02:57.440 he gets that, he'll be closer to bat range. He's 0:02:57.440 --> 0:02:59.600 gotta be upside, for sure. He's got a upside in 0:02:59.639 --> 0:03:01.359 most case is but I'm being a little conservative with 0:03:01.400 --> 0:03:04.800 the CE. Not gonna be conservative with Jamar Chase though. Uh. 0:03:04.919 --> 0:03:08.160 He gets an a easy, a monster game against the 0:03:08.240 --> 0:03:12.240 Raiders last week despite not scoring a touchdown. Good chance 0:03:12.280 --> 0:03:15.560 he scores this week weekend, though, Titans are one of 0:03:15.680 --> 0:03:19.720 five teams to surrender at least twenty touchdowns to wide receivers. 0:03:19.880 --> 0:03:22.799 They've also yielded the most targets to the position, which 0:03:22.840 --> 0:03:25.840 has resulted in the second most catches and yards allowed. 0:03:26.000 --> 0:03:29.240 So love Jamaar Chase. He gets the A and Tee 0:03:29.320 --> 0:03:31.880 Higgins gonna give him a B in a homecoming game. 0:03:32.960 --> 0:03:34.840 I forget the name of the city, but he hails 0:03:35.200 --> 0:03:40.080 somewhere from Tennessee, so he returns home. I think Haggins. 0:03:40.400 --> 0:03:43.960 I think Higgins has a better game than than Jamar Chase. Yeah, 0:03:44.040 --> 0:03:47.600 he was very quiet last week against the Raiders, but 0:03:47.680 --> 0:03:50.920 he drew more coverage from their top corner Casey Hayward 0:03:51.040 --> 0:03:53.280 than Jamar Chased it, which was kind of odd. So 0:03:53.760 --> 0:03:56.880 I'm with you, like, if you're playing in big GPP tournaments, 0:03:57.080 --> 0:04:00.600 people are gonna gravitate towards Jamar Cha. It's more likely 0:04:00.800 --> 0:04:03.520 he's more expensive. But I like the contrarian angle with 0:04:03.600 --> 0:04:05.840 Higgins coming off the quiet game to give him a B. 0:04:06.160 --> 0:04:09.280 But I do think he could outproduce Chason this one. 0:04:09.440 --> 0:04:13.000 Like you said, uh, Tyler Boyd another starting grade for him. 0:04:13.040 --> 0:04:16.839 He gets a C. Scored last weekend, now has touchdowns 0:04:16.880 --> 0:04:19.920 in four straight games. He's also caught at least five 0:04:19.960 --> 0:04:22.720 balls in each Uh. The Titans are more vulnerable to 0:04:22.760 --> 0:04:25.520 the long ball long pass, but that's not really Boyd's 0:04:25.720 --> 0:04:27.600 m O. But UH still like him with the c 0:04:28.720 --> 0:04:32.360 Unlike last week, I don't like c j Uzoma got 0:04:32.440 --> 0:04:34.480 him on the bench because the Titans have allowed the 0:04:34.600 --> 0:04:37.360 second fewest tight end touchdowns on the season, just three 0:04:37.839 --> 0:04:40.960 opposing tight ends average a meager four catches thirty six 0:04:41.040 --> 0:04:44.000 yards against Tennessee this season. I look elsewhere at tight 0:04:44.120 --> 0:04:48.040 end UH this week, and I'd admit omit uzi ouzy 0:04:48.240 --> 0:04:52.760 sorry for many Cincinnati stacks you might be contemplating on Saturday. 0:04:52.880 --> 0:04:55.440 And lastly, Joe Burrow, though he gets an a, Tennessee 0:04:55.560 --> 0:04:59.080 was top ten and the most fantasy points surrendered to quarterbacks. UH, 0:04:59.200 --> 0:05:02.159 no surprise considering the Titans have yielded the third most 0:05:02.240 --> 0:05:05.840 pass attempts on the season. I also didn't mention that 0:05:05.880 --> 0:05:08.840 starting cornerback General's Jenkins for Tennessee is very iffy to 0:05:08.880 --> 0:05:11.520 play with the ankle injury. It sounds like he'll probably go, 0:05:11.800 --> 0:05:13.960 but I still you wonder about the mobility on the 0:05:14.000 --> 0:05:17.360 ankle injury. Canny Kenny cut as hard to keep up 0:05:17.440 --> 0:05:19.080 can is he gonna give up a lot of cushion. 0:05:19.160 --> 0:05:21.719 Those are all good question marks about Jenkins. Yeah, he'll 0:05:21.760 --> 0:05:24.960 be far from one percent. And now speaking of one 0:05:25.760 --> 0:05:28.320 or how close to one percent one might be, let's 0:05:28.360 --> 0:05:31.240 go to the Tennessee side and Derrick Henry, who uh 0:05:31.600 --> 0:05:35.360 says his foot feels just like he did before, despite 0:05:35.680 --> 0:05:39.320 a steel plate that's now in there, temporarily in there, 0:05:39.360 --> 0:05:42.320 but it's in there right now. Uh as if it's recording. 0:05:42.360 --> 0:05:44.960 He has not been officially activated, but trending that way. 0:05:45.279 --> 0:05:51.160 His practice participate participation in practice has trended up throughout 0:05:51.240 --> 0:05:54.359 the week, expected to handle a near full workload against 0:05:54.400 --> 0:05:56.680 the Bengals who are banged up on their D line. 0:05:56.839 --> 0:05:59.039 Do we know that though, I mean, you know, it's 0:05:59.080 --> 0:06:03.320 all speculation. But I mean, if he's playing, he's playing. 0:06:03.360 --> 0:06:06.440 I mean, really, I don't. I mean, I don't know 0:06:06.600 --> 0:06:09.880 that that's the case on a foot injury, first game back. 0:06:10.839 --> 0:06:13.920 I mean, he'll play, But is he gonna be the 0:06:14.120 --> 0:06:17.920 Derrick Henry of old getting twenty five carries almost certainly not. 0:06:18.320 --> 0:06:21.680 Reports out of practice are that he looks spride mobile 0:06:21.760 --> 0:06:24.960 like the old Derrick Henry, the old young Derrick Henry. Look, 0:06:25.360 --> 0:06:28.440 you know, after what cam Akers did all bets are 0:06:28.480 --> 0:06:30.240 off right. I mean, you know, maybe he's the work 0:06:30.279 --> 0:06:33.880 horse back and totally different injury, but still, I'm sure 0:06:33.880 --> 0:06:37.160 they'll numb that foot up nice and good too. Probably. Um. 0:06:37.680 --> 0:06:40.760 You know. The other thing is dor Foreman hasn't been bad. 0:06:41.480 --> 0:06:44.320 You know, they don't need Henry to have twenty six 0:06:44.400 --> 0:06:46.720 carries to win the game. No, they don't. And uh, 0:06:46.880 --> 0:06:49.200 the Bengals are banged up on their D line. Knows 0:06:49.279 --> 0:06:55.560 tackle Josh too too tupo tupo t u p o 0:06:55.960 --> 0:06:58.600 you yea, I should I should have looked up the 0:06:58.600 --> 0:07:02.960 pronunciation before the podcast, and uh, defensive tackle Larry ogun 0:07:03.040 --> 0:07:06.120 job are both nursing injuries. Ogun Joby didn't play last 0:07:06.160 --> 0:07:08.480 week and we not play this week. And Josh Jacobs 0:07:08.520 --> 0:07:11.480 had eighty three rushing yards and just thirteen carries last week. 0:07:11.480 --> 0:07:14.040 He looked great. The game script kind of flipped on Jacobs. 0:07:14.200 --> 0:07:16.880 He could had a much bigger day and Henry could 0:07:16.880 --> 0:07:19.920 too if he handles sixty seventy percent of the carries, 0:07:19.920 --> 0:07:22.360 which I kind of expect him to do. So for 0:07:22.440 --> 0:07:24.520 that reason, I got Dante Foreman on the bench if 0:07:24.520 --> 0:07:27.520 Henry's activated. He just can't trust the workload for him. 0:07:27.560 --> 0:07:31.640 Even though if it's a split split workload, I just can't. 0:07:32.120 --> 0:07:33.640 I can't go the way of downtep form and I 0:07:33.640 --> 0:07:37.520 got him on the bench, but I will grow. I've 0:07:37.640 --> 0:07:39.520 I would have a C grade on form and based 0:07:39.560 --> 0:07:43.600 on him getting somewhere between low end thirty percent of 0:07:43.680 --> 0:07:46.720 the work high end eighty percent of the work. I mean, 0:07:46.760 --> 0:07:49.040 there's a there's still a very real scenario where Derrick 0:07:49.080 --> 0:07:52.640 Henry gets where. They're very careful with Derrick Henry, especially 0:07:52.680 --> 0:07:55.320 if they're head early and they don't run him hard 0:07:55.360 --> 0:07:58.200 in this game. I feel like they wouldn't be that 0:07:58.760 --> 0:08:01.440 careful with Henry if they did. They got to anticipate 0:08:01.480 --> 0:08:03.680 they're gonna win this game the Titans, so they wouldn't 0:08:03.720 --> 0:08:06.400 want to have a major setback for Henry and especially 0:08:06.440 --> 0:08:08.120 for the rest of his career. Okay, but that's why 0:08:08.120 --> 0:08:10.239 I'm saying you go easy on Henry. Well, if Foreman 0:08:10.320 --> 0:08:11.760 was more of a pass catcher, I I'd be with 0:08:11.840 --> 0:08:13.720 you on the sea. What Drea it is of you there? 0:08:13.720 --> 0:08:15.280 I think I am throwing a c dart though on 0:08:15.360 --> 0:08:18.400 Dontrell Hilliard. Really just like if you're playing in larger 0:08:18.720 --> 0:08:22.680 uh DFS GPP tournaments, uh dirt cheap, no one's gonna 0:08:22.720 --> 0:08:25.080 use them. The Bengals have allowed the fifth most catches 0:08:25.120 --> 0:08:28.000 the running backs. Last week, Raiders backs total five catches 0:08:28.400 --> 0:08:31.440 against the Bengals. So if you're looking for a contrarian angle, UH, 0:08:31.600 --> 0:08:34.400 Dontrell Hilliard is your guy. UH, quickly over to the 0:08:34.440 --> 0:08:36.960 passing game and A J. Brown will start with him. 0:08:37.000 --> 0:08:39.679 A pretty neutral matchup for the wide receivers. They've averaged 0:08:39.760 --> 0:08:43.200 just thirteen catches, one fifty six yards and zero point 0:08:43.320 --> 0:08:46.800 nine touchdowns against the Bengals this year. That said, since 0:08:46.840 --> 0:08:48.960 he has surrendered a touchdown to the position in five 0:08:49.040 --> 0:08:52.480 straight games, including last week to A Jones. Uh. The 0:08:52.600 --> 0:08:55.120 Raiders wide receivers did total seven team catches for a 0:08:55.200 --> 0:08:58.439 hundred and eighty six yards eighty six yards, which is 0:08:58.559 --> 0:09:01.200 higher than that four mentioned per game average. So an 0:09:01.240 --> 0:09:03.360 easy b for A J. Brown. And I'll give a 0:09:03.400 --> 0:09:07.360 seat to Julio Jones arguably the healthiest he's been since 0:09:07.640 --> 0:09:11.040 Week one. Just one touchdown this season, but he is 0:09:11.160 --> 0:09:14.160 near full health. He did see nine targets in Week eight, 0:09:14.200 --> 0:09:15.959 team caught five of them for fifty eight yards and 0:09:16.000 --> 0:09:18.880 a touchdown. UH. A neutral matchup again, but I think 0:09:18.960 --> 0:09:21.520 Julio sees at least seven targets in this one, so 0:09:21.640 --> 0:09:24.839 I like him with the sea and I said bench 0:09:25.480 --> 0:09:27.600 c j Uzoma. If you're looking for a tight end 0:09:27.600 --> 0:09:32.240 in this game, it's Anthony Firkser throwing another C dart seven. 0:09:32.440 --> 0:09:35.520 Jeff Swain had taken the job from him essentially, but 0:09:35.760 --> 0:09:38.679 over the last two regular season games, Brooks are out 0:09:38.720 --> 0:09:42.720 targeted Swain seven targets caught, all seven of them scored 0:09:42.800 --> 0:09:46.280 in both games. In weeks seventeen and eighteen, the Bengals 0:09:46.320 --> 0:09:49.079 were top five in the most catches, yards and touchdowns 0:09:49.080 --> 0:09:51.960 surrendered to tight ends last week, since he yielded twelve 0:09:52.000 --> 0:09:55.360 targets sit Darren Waller he caught seven. Foster Moreau also 0:09:55.400 --> 0:09:58.439 saw three targets, so tight ends heavily involved against the 0:09:58.480 --> 0:10:00.559 Bengal So I'm gonna give a Rooks are the c 0:10:00.800 --> 0:10:04.320 dart And lastly, Ryan Tannehill would be for him. He's 0:10:04.320 --> 0:10:07.160 basically played four games this year with A. J. Brown, 0:10:07.320 --> 0:10:10.520 Julio Jones, and Derrick Henry all healthy in the lineup, 0:10:10.600 --> 0:10:13.480 so I'm optimistic he can produce here the Bengals that 0:10:13.559 --> 0:10:16.600 allow the six most passing yards of this season. Tannehill 0:10:16.679 --> 0:10:19.480 was also second in rushing touchdowns among quarterbacks, was seven, 0:10:19.880 --> 0:10:23.040 behind only Jalen Hurt. So Tannehill could have a big 0:10:23.080 --> 0:10:25.360 game in this one. He could sort of went the bed, 0:10:25.400 --> 0:10:27.199 but I think he. I think it's gonna be a 0:10:27.240 --> 0:10:28.839 great game to watch. I think it's gonna be It's 0:10:28.840 --> 0:10:30.680 gonna be fun. Might be the best game of the weekend. 0:10:30.800 --> 0:10:34.199 The You know, obviously Tennessee would love to do their formula, 0:10:34.480 --> 0:10:36.480 which is grinding out games on the ground, and they 0:10:36.520 --> 0:10:39.640 can do that with two different backs. And the Bengals 0:10:39.679 --> 0:10:41.800 want to go to their strength and that's passing the ball, 0:10:42.080 --> 0:10:44.400 and you know, those two things can be at odds 0:10:44.440 --> 0:10:46.760 with each other. It can be, it can create big points. 0:10:46.840 --> 0:10:48.959 Who knows, this could be that game could be a 0:10:49.040 --> 0:10:50.599 ton of fun, a couple of different I'm always a 0:10:50.600 --> 0:10:54.079 little wary of the UH one seed. You know that 0:10:54.200 --> 0:10:56.360 they're cold and the Bengals are coming in hot. You 0:10:56.440 --> 0:10:59.640 know they're on a roll. So see what happens. Just 0:10:59.760 --> 0:11:02.360 go takes on green Bay. These teams met in Week three. 0:11:02.440 --> 0:11:04.240 It was a narrow two point win for green Bay. 0:11:04.840 --> 0:11:07.840 In my opinion, San Francisco has played gallantly down the stretch. 0:11:07.920 --> 0:11:10.160 They've won five of the last six to get themselves 0:11:10.200 --> 0:11:12.960 back into the playoffs, and the only loss they had 0:11:13.080 --> 0:11:15.040 was by three points to the a f c's at 0:11:15.120 --> 0:11:20.240 number one seed Tennessee. That includes back to back road 0:11:20.400 --> 0:11:23.400 playoff wins. A week A teen was effectively a playoff 0:11:23.480 --> 0:11:25.439 win to get into the playoffs against the Rams, and 0:11:25.520 --> 0:11:28.559 they had the road win last week. Now on a 0:11:28.640 --> 0:11:31.840 short week, Brian, they're back on the road to travel again. 0:11:32.400 --> 0:11:35.280 They've been on the road six of the last eight games, 0:11:35.920 --> 0:11:39.400 and I just worried the Niners don't have any juice left, 0:11:40.120 --> 0:11:44.640 you know. They they they they staggered to the victory 0:11:44.720 --> 0:11:50.840 line last week and collapse, collapse. I'm just I'm nervous 0:11:50.880 --> 0:11:54.920 about this game. The kickoff temperature is currently forecast to 0:11:54.960 --> 0:11:58.000 be ten degrees. They couldn't give them the afternoon game. 0:12:00.080 --> 0:12:04.720 And I've seen videos of practice and they're in shorts 0:12:04.760 --> 0:12:06.880 and like you gotta crank up the a C to 0:12:07.040 --> 0:12:10.079 like you gotta go finally the biggest like a meat 0:12:10.160 --> 0:12:12.360 locker you can find practice in there, because yeah, they 0:12:12.800 --> 0:12:14.839 they're in for a cold one. My understanding of what 0:12:14.920 --> 0:12:17.439 I've just seen go by my my Twitter account is 0:12:17.720 --> 0:12:21.480 Jimmy Garoppolo has never started a game below freezing ever 0:12:21.800 --> 0:12:24.120 history of life. Yeah, he had some cold games in 0:12:24.120 --> 0:12:31.160 New England, but he was jacket exactly. So I'm you're 0:12:31.160 --> 0:12:37.480 gonna hear some more suppressed grades for Niners than last 0:12:37.559 --> 0:12:40.400 week when I thought they were going to upset the Cowboys. 0:12:41.240 --> 0:12:44.199 Let's start with Let's start with Eliza Mitchell. Over the 0:12:44.280 --> 0:12:48.680 past six games, he's averaging twenty six carries a game 0:12:50.000 --> 0:12:53.400 six and his volume is not reliant on game script. 0:12:53.440 --> 0:12:56.160 You talked about this last week. Even in losses, he 0:12:56.240 --> 0:12:59.600 gets plenty of carries. When they're losing, he gets plenty 0:12:59.640 --> 0:13:03.559 of cares um. And what I love about him is 0:13:04.600 --> 0:13:08.600 even if the Packers roll, Mitchell's going to get his carries. 0:13:08.679 --> 0:13:11.320 And if Garoppolo's injuries are a problem, he's got thumb 0:13:11.320 --> 0:13:13.400 and shoulder injuries. The running game is going to be 0:13:13.440 --> 0:13:16.440 that much more emphasized against Green Bay Backs with at 0:13:16.520 --> 0:13:21.000 least seventeen carries, and again, he's averaging twenty six backs 0:13:21.000 --> 0:13:23.800 with the least seventeen carries are averaging two yards and 0:13:23.800 --> 0:13:26.520 almost five yards per carry. It's amazing he's averaging that 0:13:26.559 --> 0:13:30.559 many carries with Debo right there. Debo last week took 0:13:30.600 --> 0:13:34.840 a career high ten snaps and Mitchell and twenty seven 0:13:35.000 --> 0:13:40.240 carries unbelievable. So let's go to debo. Mitchell, by the way, 0:13:40.320 --> 0:13:43.439 a great debo, A grade H A candidate for the 0:13:43.480 --> 0:13:45.720 best sleeper in last year's draft, with an average draft 0:13:45.760 --> 0:13:48.280 position of the seventh round. Quiet in the first game 0:13:48.360 --> 0:13:52.360 just five catches, fifty two scoreless yards. Superstar cornerback Jr. 0:13:52.360 --> 0:13:54.680 Alexander's expected to return from this game, but he hasn't 0:13:54.679 --> 0:13:57.200 played since September, and we're gonna see a diminished snap 0:13:57.280 --> 0:14:01.199 count for Alexander in this one. Um Samuel getting those 0:14:01.240 --> 0:14:03.439 ten carries last week, maybe that carries over here and 0:14:03.520 --> 0:14:06.000 he gets he continues to get double digit carries, but 0:14:06.559 --> 0:14:08.520 that's a bit of an outlier. He's probably more likely 0:14:08.559 --> 0:14:11.200 to have five carries. But still add in his receiving 0:14:11.320 --> 0:14:14.600 and the rushing and how effective and dangerous Deebo Samuel 0:14:14.679 --> 0:14:16.959 is and you have an obvious eight grade. Let's go 0:14:17.040 --> 0:14:19.000 to some of the other receivers. Brandon I gets a 0:14:19.080 --> 0:14:21.200 B grade. He scored in the Week three matchup. He 0:14:21.280 --> 0:14:24.000 runs from all over the field but slightly leans to 0:14:24.000 --> 0:14:26.680 the left side, where he'll see Russul Douglas, who's been 0:14:26.920 --> 0:14:30.440 fantastic and a great signing for this team. Since arriving 0:14:30.480 --> 0:14:34.480 in Week six, Douglas has allowed three touchdowns and had 0:14:34.520 --> 0:14:37.360 five interceptions, and the passer rating in his coverage is 0:14:37.560 --> 0:14:41.320 forty nine. That's it. You will also see some of 0:14:41.600 --> 0:14:44.160 j Alexander and Eric Stokes and jan and Sullivan and 0:14:44.240 --> 0:14:47.360 so there are some better opportunities around, but most often 0:14:47.400 --> 0:14:50.520 he lines up against where Russul Douglas is. So I 0:14:50.680 --> 0:14:53.360 just got the B grade on him. Kittle was great 0:14:53.520 --> 0:14:57.000 in the Week three matchup. Seven catches ninety two yards, 0:14:57.240 --> 0:14:59.440 the second most of any tight end to face the 0:14:59.480 --> 0:15:03.800 Packers all year. And get this, Packers played four elite 0:15:03.880 --> 0:15:07.680 tight ends this year. Kitty just mentioned Andrew's, Kelsey and Hockinson. 0:15:08.240 --> 0:15:11.640 They all scored or top ninety two yards. I don't 0:15:11.640 --> 0:15:16.480 think total yards over the last time. It's there's a 0:15:16.520 --> 0:15:18.560 lot of frustration that they aren't doing more. They're not 0:15:18.640 --> 0:15:21.200 doing more to manufacture ways to get the ball in 0:15:21.320 --> 0:15:24.200 Kittle's hands. Some people are speculating that he's more hurt 0:15:24.480 --> 0:15:27.920 than we know, and so that's part of why. Um 0:15:28.040 --> 0:15:30.480 other people are just saying, look, Deebo, Samuel so special 0:15:30.640 --> 0:15:34.560 and he's soaking up receptions and runs and all these 0:15:34.600 --> 0:15:37.000 other things. So you know, with Mitchell getting else, carry 0:15:37.000 --> 0:15:39.120 Sama getting all that attention there just as an enough 0:15:39.120 --> 0:15:41.400 Baalds go around for Kittle, I've gotta be grade on him. 0:15:42.200 --> 0:15:45.600 And let's go to Jimmy Garoppolo the last oh second 0:15:45.640 --> 0:15:47.640 to last night. In fact, I'm not going to Garoppolo yet. 0:15:48.160 --> 0:15:52.160 Juwan Jennings great DFS sleeper. And also, by the way, 0:15:52.200 --> 0:15:54.200 I'll mentioned for those of you that like to prop 0:15:54.240 --> 0:15:57.440 bed his over unders, I think thirty seven yards were 0:15:57.520 --> 0:16:01.920 taking the over slattery sievers have fared well against the Packers. 0:16:02.080 --> 0:16:06.800 Chandon Sullivan, i'man ras St Brown, Cooper Cup, Deante Johnson, 0:16:06.920 --> 0:16:09.760 both Minnesota receivers who sometimes run for the slot, demere Bird. 0:16:10.240 --> 0:16:13.080 They've all had good games out of the slot against 0:16:13.320 --> 0:16:16.440 Green Bay. Jennings has been on the field for at 0:16:16.520 --> 0:16:20.000 least half of the team's play since Week thirteen, so 0:16:20.280 --> 0:16:22.000 I like him. I like him to be able to 0:16:22.040 --> 0:16:24.800 get a little something done. Let's go to Jimmy Garoppolo. 0:16:25.120 --> 0:16:27.040 Now you think I'd haven't rated a little by the 0:16:27.040 --> 0:16:28.920 way Jennings is to see, uh, you think I might 0:16:28.920 --> 0:16:30.600 have a little higher? Say are you gonna be? And 0:16:30.680 --> 0:16:34.000 Catalana B and samuelan and A. But when we give 0:16:34.080 --> 0:16:37.640 these grades they have, it's not like they're all that 0:16:37.840 --> 0:16:40.680 like they have that potential, but unlikely they all hit 0:16:40.760 --> 0:16:43.160 that mark right, And Samuel gives part of Samuel's A 0:16:43.240 --> 0:16:44.400 great is what he could do on the ground, it 0:16:44.480 --> 0:16:47.280 is even through the air. So for Garoppolo, I'm showing 0:16:47.280 --> 0:16:48.720 a little caution in this great because he got the 0:16:48.760 --> 0:16:51.920 thumb injury, he's got the shoulder injury. He's gonna start here, 0:16:52.000 --> 0:16:54.160 but if he's as errant as he was in the 0:16:54.280 --> 0:16:58.120 fourth quarter last Sunday, he won't finish the game. And 0:16:58.200 --> 0:17:01.000 so I'm baking that into his seat. Gray here working 0:17:01.040 --> 0:17:06.480 in Garoppolo's favor is an inconsistent Packers secondary, throwing out 0:17:06.800 --> 0:17:11.520 that Arctic Vikings game against Sean Mannion and a meaningless 0:17:11.760 --> 0:17:15.040 Week A team game. The Packers have allowed multiple touchdowns 0:17:15.080 --> 0:17:18.040 in five straight games, multiple passing touchdowns in five straight games, 0:17:18.280 --> 0:17:20.960 and over that stretch, quarterback savaging two sixty one yards 0:17:21.040 --> 0:17:23.640 two and a half touchdowns, and some of those games 0:17:23.680 --> 0:17:27.800 included Baker Mayfield hobbled bad shoulder, Tyler Huntley backup justin 0:17:27.920 --> 0:17:31.040 Field's rookie, and they were still getting things done. So 0:17:31.480 --> 0:17:34.840 if Garoppolo, I think Garoppolo has got b upside to him, 0:17:34.880 --> 0:17:38.240 but I'm giving him the sea with the injuries. Let's 0:17:38.280 --> 0:17:41.320 go over to the packer's side. Ryan, all right, I 0:17:41.400 --> 0:17:43.120 want to start with the running game. I'm giving Aaron 0:17:43.200 --> 0:17:46.080 Jones and a J. Dillon both C grades in this 0:17:46.680 --> 0:17:50.679 because of the likely split workload. Um Jones has enjoyed 0:17:50.720 --> 0:17:52.800 twenty days without contact and he should be near one 0:17:53.160 --> 0:17:55.920 percent health, and I give him the edge of the two. Yeah, 0:17:56.080 --> 0:17:59.920 he's practiced fully all week long. And Fred Warner probably 0:18:00.040 --> 0:18:03.200 he plays. If Fred Warner's out, you could elevate both 0:18:03.280 --> 0:18:06.160 of these guys to be grades because he's that essential 0:18:06.680 --> 0:18:10.840 as a run stopping tackler. He's fantastic, but got knocked 0:18:10.880 --> 0:18:12.720 out of last week's game. Says he's gonna play in 0:18:12.760 --> 0:18:15.600 a bad angle. But here's why you should show caution. 0:18:16.560 --> 0:18:19.439 Forty Niners finished sixth against the run, giving up seventy 0:18:19.480 --> 0:18:22.600 five yards per game. No runner his top fifty eight 0:18:22.760 --> 0:18:25.920 yards since way back in Week nine, and the and 0:18:26.119 --> 0:18:29.320 Zeke last week petered out at thirty one yards against 0:18:29.359 --> 0:18:32.000 these Niners. Through the second half of the season, San 0:18:32.040 --> 0:18:35.120 Francisco is giving up just three point four yards per carry, 0:18:35.160 --> 0:18:38.400 which would have made them number one on the season 0:18:39.040 --> 0:18:41.960 at three point four yards per carry. And again that's 0:18:42.000 --> 0:18:43.960 since the second half of the seasons unders a long 0:18:44.040 --> 0:18:46.920 sample size. Neither ball, neither guy caught the ball well 0:18:47.000 --> 0:18:49.520 in the earlier matchup. But for Jones especially, I'll note 0:18:49.520 --> 0:18:54.800 that there were some big receiving games against San Francisco 0:18:54.840 --> 0:18:57.120 over the course of this year, and Jones could help 0:18:57.200 --> 0:18:59.840 you out more that way. And again, I like Jones 0:19:00.000 --> 0:19:01.560 better than Dylon, but I'm keeping them both at a 0:19:01.600 --> 0:19:04.000 C grade because of all the factors I just mentioned. 0:19:04.680 --> 0:19:09.600 Let's go to the passing game. Davante Adams gets an A. 0:19:09.920 --> 0:19:12.840 I know you're shocked by that. Um He runs from 0:19:12.840 --> 0:19:14.880 all parts of the field. He's a billion times better 0:19:15.000 --> 0:19:17.359 than any cornerback. He's going to see. The Niners make 0:19:17.440 --> 0:19:20.160 up for from excellent play from their safeties, particularly Jimmy Ward, 0:19:20.200 --> 0:19:21.959 but it doesn't matter. It's about Adams, so he's an eight. 0:19:22.560 --> 0:19:25.520 I'm only giving a B grade to Aaron Rodgers because 0:19:25.560 --> 0:19:28.000 San Francisco has been a sneaky good past defense all year, 0:19:28.240 --> 0:19:31.080 and that includes humbling Dak Prescott last week. The average 0:19:31.080 --> 0:19:35.159 passing game against San Francisco is just two hundred eighteen 0:19:35.280 --> 0:19:38.520 yards and one point two touchdowns. That's it. And even 0:19:38.560 --> 0:19:41.639 if I pull back the scope on there on the 0:19:42.000 --> 0:19:45.119 Niners opponents to high level passers who have faced the 0:19:45.200 --> 0:19:49.600 Niners Russell Wilson twice, Kyler Murray, Matthew Stafford, Kirk Cousins, 0:19:49.680 --> 0:19:52.880 Joe Burrow, Aaron Rodgers in the first game, We're still 0:19:53.000 --> 0:19:55.800 only looking at two hundred forty yards and one and 0:19:55.840 --> 0:19:59.119 a half touchdowns per game, which is very close to 0:19:59.200 --> 0:20:01.720 the two to the yards and two touchdowns that Aaron 0:20:01.800 --> 0:20:04.240 Rodgers put up in the Week three matchup between these teams. 0:20:04.280 --> 0:20:06.879 It's quite a turnaround. Earlier in the season we were 0:20:07.880 --> 0:20:14.760 targeting the San Francisco secondary starting Richard. That's uh, that's changed. 0:20:14.960 --> 0:20:17.640 It has changed quite a bit. Um, So Rogers gets 0:20:17.640 --> 0:20:19.639 a B grade here. I kind of like Ellen Lazard 0:20:19.760 --> 0:20:22.440 is a sneaky play Um. He's getting almost the same 0:20:22.440 --> 0:20:25.920 playing time as Davante Adams. Mvs is out and with 0:20:26.119 --> 0:20:29.800 Randall Cobb returning, Lazard to lineup on the outside, which 0:20:29.920 --> 0:20:32.480 is good news from a matchup standpoint for him. He 0:20:32.600 --> 0:20:35.600 gets a sea. Randall Cobb is going to be on 0:20:35.680 --> 0:20:38.080 the field a lot, but he hasn't played since Week twelve, 0:20:38.240 --> 0:20:40.439 but when he got knocked out the game he got 0:20:40.520 --> 0:20:42.760 knocked out of he was sitting in like ninety five 0:20:42.880 --> 0:20:45.040 yards when he got knocked out of that game. I 0:20:45.200 --> 0:20:49.440 think he will have a fairly impactful game here. Um. 0:20:49.640 --> 0:20:52.320 Although on the season he had been a low volume guy, 0:20:52.400 --> 0:20:54.520 but I think he is startable with a C grade 0:20:55.119 --> 0:20:59.399 as well. And that wraps up San Francisco taking on 0:20:59.520 --> 0:21:03.800 Green Bay. No, Josiah Deguara, No, yeah, you play for 0:21:04.840 --> 0:21:08.120 play fer. There you go. Um, let's take a break. 0:21:08.480 --> 0:21:12.720 When we come back, the Sunday matchups will break down 0:21:13.080 --> 0:21:16.760 the remaining two games, including the Rams taking on the 0:21:17.040 --> 0:21:21.360 Bucks in a game I believe will be an upset 0:21:21.480 --> 0:21:23.600 who We'll tell you about that when we come back. 0:21:34.960 --> 0:21:39.280