1 00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:04,480 Speaker 1: Hello, everybody, Welcome into Fantasy Pros. I'm Ryan Warmley, joined 2 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: as am every Monday by Tara Roberts. We are talking 3 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 1: five moves to make ahead of week six. We are 4 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 1: barreling through the season here Tara. Quick reminder for everybody 5 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:17,080 Speaker 1: that all of our weekly consensus rankings and tears can 6 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 1: be found at fantasypros dot com slash rankings. We've got 7 00:00:20,840 --> 00:00:23,439 Speaker 1: a couple of buyes, We've got some seals. We've also 8 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: got a drop later on in the show. Let's start 9 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:27,440 Speaker 1: with the buys. Who do you have for us here? 10 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 2: This week? We're going to start with a buye that 11 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 2: surprisingly should not be a bye, but it is at 12 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 2: this point. I wanted to talk about it last week, 13 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 2: but something in something and my gut told me to 14 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 2: hold off. Just one week before, we talked about Derreck 15 00:00:41,040 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 2: Henry here by Derick Henry. The Ravens are obviously in 16 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 2: a really terrible position here with Lamar Jackson out for 17 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:52,240 Speaker 2: multiple weeks, potentially through the Wave Ravens week seven bye there. 18 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 2: They've got a matchup against the La Rams this week. 19 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 2: Do I think that Henry will have a vast improvement 20 00:00:57,600 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 2: this week? 21 00:00:58,120 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: No? 22 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 2: The bye for him is for the future of the 23 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 2: back half of this season here, because again when we 24 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:06,320 Speaker 2: look at this Ravens offense and Derek Kenway, we know 25 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:09,160 Speaker 2: that he gets aggressive usage on the ground. So if 26 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 2: the Ravens are struggling falling from behind, ultimately that just 27 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 2: limits the upside for Dereck Henry and reduces his touches overall. 28 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 2: When they're in better situations and better matchups there, he'll 29 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 2: get back to being Derrick Henry. There's no issue with 30 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 2: him being cooked, him being too old, anything at all. 31 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 2: We saw in week one that he looked fantastic. The 32 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 2: Ravens just have to get into better matchup situations here, 33 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 2: and after the Ravens by things start to look up here. 34 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 2: So let's say we get Lamar Jackson back, We've got 35 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 2: matchups against Chicago, Miami excellent matchups here. We got Minnesota 36 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 2: that has also been very vulnerable on the ground, even 37 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 2: though they've been a tough defense overall. Then the playoff 38 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:47,040 Speaker 2: schedule is Cincinnati, New England, Green Bay. So it's just 39 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 2: a wonderful thing to buy into if you're a team 40 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 2: with an excellent record and you don't need Derick Henry 41 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 2: specifically to put up big numbers this week. If he 42 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 2: can hold off to the back half of the season, 43 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 2: it can pay off dividends for you. 44 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:01,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's really interesting because mar has had When he's 45 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 1: had injuries in the past, they have sometimes lingered, but 46 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: they have talked about this as like, this is like 47 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:09,520 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks and you know he will be back, 48 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:12,639 Speaker 1: and the Ravens as an organization aren't going to say, oh, well, 49 00:02:12,639 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 1: we're just gonna tank the season as early as you know, 50 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,959 Speaker 1: early October. They're going to get their players back in 51 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 1: try and want to to compete. It's the way they're wired. 52 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 2: And you're right. 53 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: The schedule. I think I read somewhere that it's the 54 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:27,239 Speaker 1: twenty seventh easiest schedule, or so I guess, like the 55 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:29,799 Speaker 1: fifth easiest schedule. The twenty seventh was this difficult schedule. 56 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:32,239 Speaker 1: It's very easy schedule, is my point coming from me. 57 00:02:32,280 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 1: After the bye, it's just been a brutal, you know, 58 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 1: first six games for them, you know, with the injuries 59 00:02:36,960 --> 00:02:39,840 Speaker 1: on top of it. He you know, Henry like did 60 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:42,679 Speaker 1: struggle against Cleveland in Week two when the team was 61 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 1: still healthy. Cleveland's also just a really good defense and 62 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: like made it a real point to stop him. So 63 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:49,520 Speaker 1: I don't, you know, I want to put it too 64 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:51,959 Speaker 1: much weight on that when these other struggles have been 65 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:54,800 Speaker 1: coinciding with the team struggling so much, you know, like 66 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 1: you mentioned, just in terms of tough schedule and injuries 67 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: and all that. So I find Henry really fascinating because 68 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:02,959 Speaker 1: if you believe that Lamar is going to be back 69 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: and healthy and this will be the offense at the 70 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 1: very least, maybe not the defense, but the offense that 71 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 1: we expected, then now might be a great time to 72 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: buy because his manager is saying, not only has he 73 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:14,720 Speaker 1: been bad, but he has the RAMS coming up, and 74 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 1: then a buye. So that's two more weeks of struggles here. 75 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: You can almost take advantage of that. Where do you 76 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:22,360 Speaker 1: have him rest of season? Amongst running backs? He's still 77 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 1: inside the top ten, He's RB eight in our consensus rankings. 78 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:27,359 Speaker 1: I don't get the sense that that's how he's being 79 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:29,919 Speaker 1: viewed by most fantasy managers, though. 80 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:33,000 Speaker 2: That's exactly how I have him. But when I'm looking 81 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 2: rest of season, I am taking into account that, Hey, like, 82 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 2: just for right now, it's a bad situation and you 83 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 2: can't use him. But when you factor in the level 84 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 2: of upside that he has if you can just gut 85 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 2: it through. And that's why it's more of a specific buy. 86 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 2: If your team is struggling right now, this is probably 87 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:49,320 Speaker 2: not the best buy for you. It won't matter if 88 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 2: you buy him in week eight he goes off, but 89 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 2: you've lost all the games in between, and then you're 90 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 2: out of playoff contention, right So rest of season. I 91 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 2: still have him top ten, but we got to get 92 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 2: there first risk of the season for him. 93 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, definitely definitely a more appealing by if you are 94 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 1: currently you know, four and one, or you know, in 95 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:09,840 Speaker 1: first place and doing well and something where you can 96 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 1: afford to say, hey, let me set myself up for 97 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:14,600 Speaker 1: you know, the second half of the season already, as 98 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 1: opposed to like if you're one and four, like probably not. Yeah, 99 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:20,120 Speaker 1: who's your other buye for us? 100 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:23,560 Speaker 2: This week? We're gonna stick on the running back track here, 101 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:26,920 Speaker 2: a big name running backs that have a poor perception. Here, 102 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 2: Kenneth Walker is a bye for me, And that came 103 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 2: aggressively after last night's game, where I sat through the 104 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 2: frustration of watching his usage, because the thing about him 105 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 2: is a bye is that his production overall is fine, 106 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:43,480 Speaker 2: but the perception is what makes him a good BILO 107 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:46,160 Speaker 2: candidate here, because when you look at the numbers, I'm 108 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 2: not convinced the Seahawks are intentionally trying to pull Kenneth 109 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:51,159 Speaker 2: Walker out of the game once they get into the 110 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 2: red zone, because the numbers don't say that. It just 111 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 2: so happens that he's got possibly the worst look of 112 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:59,479 Speaker 2: any running back. You know, he's breaking off these big runs, 113 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:02,040 Speaker 2: and typically when you break off a big run, you 114 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:03,840 Speaker 2: are often pulled out of the game for a little 115 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:05,600 Speaker 2: bit of rest. Here another back put in. So if 116 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 2: you're breaking off a big run to get the team 117 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:10,280 Speaker 2: to the five guard line and then Zach Scharbonay gets 118 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:12,799 Speaker 2: stubbed in, it's a bad look there, and he's getting 119 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:15,400 Speaker 2: the touchdowns. But when you're looking at the backfield as 120 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 2: a whole, Walker is still the lead back. There is 121 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 2: no indication that we're having any kind of flip here. 122 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 2: He's still getting excellent volume, he still has more snaps 123 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 2: than charbon Ay, he still has plenty of attempts in 124 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:28,160 Speaker 2: the red zone. He has thirteen attempts in the red 125 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 2: zone that is within the top fifteen of all running backs. 126 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 2: The problem is is that charbone has thirteen attempts in 127 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 2: the red zone as well, so it's the split backfield 128 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:38,599 Speaker 2: in theory, but Kenneth Walker is still the RB one 129 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 2: of that team. And when you look at the numbers 130 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:43,720 Speaker 2: overall outside of Week one, where you could argue that 131 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 2: the lack of usage there was well below expectations, and 132 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:49,280 Speaker 2: the reason four thats that he didn't get that preseason work, 133 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 2: so that were doing maybe a slow ramp up since 134 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:53,599 Speaker 2: he had been dealing with a foot injury during the 135 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 2: off season. But after that week, Walker's worst finish has 136 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:00,799 Speaker 2: been RB twenty six, and he's had two top twelve performances, 137 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:03,440 Speaker 2: one of those games being in tandem with Zach Sharbonay. 138 00:06:03,640 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 2: The opportunity is there. He's got a safe floor, he's 139 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 2: got a high ceiling. He's a weekly top twenty four 140 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:11,440 Speaker 2: running back, and right now fantasy managers are frustrated with 141 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:13,840 Speaker 2: that perception of Sharponay, so he's actually a by low 142 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:15,039 Speaker 2: despite the numbers being good. 143 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 1: And when you look at his game log, like when 144 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:19,159 Speaker 1: you look on Fantasy pros, you know the teams that 145 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 1: are difficult or highlighted and red, the teams that are 146 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 1: easy highlighted in green, and if it's neither like kind 147 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:28,679 Speaker 1: of a neutral matchup. Then they're black. Every single matchups 148 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:30,360 Speaker 1: from Week six through the end of the season as 149 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: of right now, is green or black. There are no 150 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 1: like designated very difficult running back matchups, you know, throughout 151 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:39,040 Speaker 1: the rest of the year, and there's a handful of 152 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:41,600 Speaker 1: ones that are even quite good that are green in there. 153 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 1: You know, he is such a fun player like to 154 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:46,920 Speaker 1: watch at times and then so frustrating at other times 155 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:49,120 Speaker 1: when they're taking him off the field and everything like that, 156 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:51,599 Speaker 1: even with Week one dragging him down in terms of 157 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 1: just like the overall yardage production, he's he's tenth in 158 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 1: the NFL in rushing yards this season. Again, that's even 159 00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:00,640 Speaker 1: including his down Week one, and he does have three 160 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:03,400 Speaker 1: rushing touchdowns. Right It's not like he hasn't gotten in 161 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 1: the end. It just feels like it could be more. 162 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 1: It just hasn't been. It's so funny, like I remember 163 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 1: all of the you know, Dynasty rookie draft, you know, 164 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 1: discussions about Bresol and Kenneth Walker in the same year, 165 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 1: and here we are, you know, years into their careers 166 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 1: and they're back to back in the rest of the 167 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 1: season rankings, they're RB fourteen and RB fifteen, and it's 168 00:07:23,680 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 1: like those two are just you know, attached at the 169 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 1: hip for their careers. Here does RB fourteen sound about 170 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:32,120 Speaker 1: right to you? 171 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 2: For Walker? It does? You know? He doesn't because unfortunately 172 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:38,880 Speaker 2: the presence of sharpen Ay, he doesn't ultimately on a 173 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 2: week to week basis have that top five upside. But 174 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 2: having him right outside of that RB one category is 175 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 2: like literally the perfect spot for him. 176 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:48,520 Speaker 1: I do want to let everybody know that if they 177 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:50,400 Speaker 1: want a chance to win one of the most unique 178 00:07:50,440 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 1: pieces of NFL fan gear out there, the large NFLPA 179 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 1: wall Smack courtesy of our good friends at Trophy Smack, 180 00:07:56,880 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: the number one destination for epic fantasy football hardware, then 181 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 1: and this is your shot. 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All right, Tarah, 191 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 1: give us a cell here. 192 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:33,560 Speaker 2: We're going to sell Devonte Smith. I'm a very consistent person. 193 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 2: A few weeks ago, I said sell aj Brown off 194 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 2: his big performance against the Rams. I will say the 195 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:41,719 Speaker 2: exact same thing about Devontae Smith here, and it's no 196 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 2: insult to him the talent that he has. It's just 197 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:47,360 Speaker 2: that the Evils don't naturally want to be a pass 198 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 2: heavy team. Jalen hurts through the ball thirty eight times 199 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 2: this week. That's just outside of the norm, and I'm 200 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 2: not surprised that it happened when you have both of 201 00:08:55,640 --> 00:08:59,520 Speaker 2: your superstar receivers expressing their frustration. It's that Squeaky Wheel 202 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 2: gets the oil situation where you can almost guarantee that 203 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:04,160 Speaker 2: there's going to be more pass volume, but on a 204 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 2: week to week basis, that is not the goal of 205 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:09,199 Speaker 2: the Eagles, and when the pass volume comes down, unfortunately, 206 00:09:09,240 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 2: DeVante Smith is going to be reliant on touchdowns and 207 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:14,679 Speaker 2: when those don't come you get those nasty single digit 208 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 2: fantasy point performances that wreck your week unfortunately. So there 209 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:21,840 Speaker 2: are game scripts that will push them into more volume, 210 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:23,960 Speaker 2: but it is game specific, and I don't want to 211 00:09:24,000 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 2: rely on a receiver whose floor is legitimately below five 212 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:32,080 Speaker 2: Fantasy points. So this is a fantastic opportunity, right. The 213 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:36,440 Speaker 2: performance from DeVante Smith was so high, and in any 214 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 2: other situation, you're looking at these numbers and you're feeling 215 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:40,439 Speaker 2: like he's putting them up on a regular basis here 216 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 2: but here not so much. So you want to take 217 00:09:43,040 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 2: this opportunity when they've increased the pass volume and sell 218 00:09:46,480 --> 00:09:48,320 Speaker 2: him if you can, and move on to what I 219 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:51,560 Speaker 2: think is a more stable situation, if you can sell 220 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 2: him for somebody else that has more reliable production. 221 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:56,960 Speaker 1: What are you hoping, like, is there a name specifically 222 00:09:56,960 --> 00:09:58,640 Speaker 1: you would throw out of the type of player you'd 223 00:09:58,679 --> 00:09:59,680 Speaker 1: be trying to get back for him. 224 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:02,559 Speaker 2: Yeah, and you might have to, you know, do a 225 00:10:02,559 --> 00:10:04,280 Speaker 2: little bit of adjustment. But a guy that I always 226 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:06,280 Speaker 2: like to say is just it's Michael Pittman for me. 227 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:09,320 Speaker 2: A guy that doesn't have that same perception more so 228 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:13,320 Speaker 2: gets categorized into the same bucket as guys like Devonte 229 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 2: Smith's and Jamison Williams, despite the fact that he is 230 00:10:16,200 --> 00:10:18,480 Speaker 2: the wide receiver one of his team and does have 231 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:22,199 Speaker 2: consistent volume there. Just again he's got that perception of 232 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 2: you know, you know, upside me unlimited, Daniel Jones and whatnot. 233 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 2: So ultimately you can flip to something like elt something 234 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 2: else like that. Who's your other cell, my other cell? 235 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 2: There is Sam Laporta. Again, you know, you don't It 236 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 2: doesn't always have to be a cell high situation. And 237 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:43,080 Speaker 2: you know, as a matter of fact, there are other 238 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:46,440 Speaker 2: titands that are having these strong performances that I don't 239 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:48,960 Speaker 2: think are cell highs. But when I'm looking at Laporta specifically, 240 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:51,840 Speaker 2: it's because he offers the star power in a trade 241 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:55,320 Speaker 2: to garner a high end asset at another position. He 242 00:10:55,360 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 2: had a fantastic game right ninety two yards nearly one 243 00:10:57,800 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 2: hundred yards a touchdown here, but we can not forget 244 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:03,680 Speaker 2: that those boom games happened for him. But when the 245 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:06,280 Speaker 2: boom games don't exist, his floor is super low. We 246 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 2: had three straight games of seven or less Fantasy points. 247 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:13,120 Speaker 2: This was his first touchdown of the season. Their natural 248 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 2: highs and lows in his game because of the offense 249 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:17,560 Speaker 2: that he plays in and because of the weapons that 250 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:20,600 Speaker 2: surround But again, he is a high end, flashy tight end. 251 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:22,559 Speaker 2: He was a guy that most people were drafting as 252 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:25,839 Speaker 2: the tight end for so coming off this big performance, 253 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 2: you can get a little bit more bang for your 254 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:30,280 Speaker 2: buck out of him if you're looking to sell him. 255 00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 2: And then with all of these other fantastic performances that 256 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:36,320 Speaker 2: we've had from tight ends coming up as strong options here, 257 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:39,240 Speaker 2: I was like Darren Waller and Mason Taylor at THEO Johnson. 258 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:41,480 Speaker 2: What I'm discovering is, I like do Q and as 259 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:44,320 Speaker 2: and questions throughout the week, is that a lot of 260 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:47,120 Speaker 2: people are rostering multiple tight ends. So if you have 261 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 2: Sam Laporta, there's a good chance that you've got another 262 00:11:49,840 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 2: tight end that you picked up because he was just 263 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 2: popping on waivers. If that's a guy that you feel 264 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:56,800 Speaker 2: comfortable with rest of season, if he's a second look 265 00:11:56,840 --> 00:11:58,960 Speaker 2: at his offense or has high upside or has high 266 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 2: touchdown equity. Maybe he's on a team where you know 267 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:04,880 Speaker 2: wide receiver one was lost to an injury, like at 268 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 2: THEO Johnson. If you want to turn that direction, rely 269 00:12:07,720 --> 00:12:10,800 Speaker 2: on that and then Sam Laporta sell him upgraded in 270 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:13,520 Speaker 2: the position. That's something that you can very realistically do. 271 00:12:14,120 --> 00:12:17,200 Speaker 1: I mentioned kind of the coloring of teams you know 272 00:12:17,280 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 1: in the game log and the schedule on Fantasy pros 273 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 1: a lot of red for Sam Laporta in terms of 274 00:12:22,559 --> 00:12:26,839 Speaker 1: just tough visions. Again against tight ends, there's there's one green, 275 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:30,160 Speaker 1: you know, a handful of red and then the rest neutral. 276 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:33,040 Speaker 1: So you know, not the most enticing schedule going forward 277 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:35,319 Speaker 1: for him. Where do you have you mentioned he kind 278 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:37,880 Speaker 1: of going as like the tight end for in draft season? 279 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:39,120 Speaker 1: Where is he now for you? 280 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:42,600 Speaker 2: For me, he's more so kind of in like that 281 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 2: tightand seven or eight area, And maybe as we progress 282 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:48,160 Speaker 2: forward and see how much we can rely on these 283 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 2: other titands, that would be the key in terms of 284 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 2: him moving down a little bit. He's still got high 285 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 2: upside here because the thing is is that a lot 286 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:58,600 Speaker 2: of these other titands, Travis Kelsey is underperforming, you would 287 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:01,480 Speaker 2: want Sam Laporta over him Bowers dealing with an injury. 288 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:04,600 Speaker 2: Sam Laporta has the higher upside there, So it gets 289 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:06,760 Speaker 2: kind of messy when you're in that like four to 290 00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:08,959 Speaker 2: six range in terms of all the injuries that we're 291 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 2: dealing with and underperforming guys. He's got high upside here, 292 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:14,640 Speaker 2: but there are guys that could legitimately pass him as 293 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 2: the season goes on, and. 294 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:18,720 Speaker 1: You mentioned, you know, managers having multiple tight ends in 295 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:22,040 Speaker 1: a lot of cases, and that second tight end if 296 00:13:22,080 --> 00:13:24,680 Speaker 1: they took a backup, there's a chance that back of 297 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:26,560 Speaker 1: looking really good now. Like some of the best tight 298 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:30,000 Speaker 1: ends this season, Tyler Warren was going well after San Laporta, 299 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:32,240 Speaker 1: Jake Ferguson, obviously he is getting tons and tons of 300 00:13:32,280 --> 00:13:35,080 Speaker 1: volume now, Tucker Kraft making the hunter, Henry has been 301 00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 1: a great target in New England, Mason Taylor getting more 302 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:39,839 Speaker 1: work now. Like even if you took a chance on 303 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:42,160 Speaker 1: Kyle Pitts late, like he's kind of paid off, Like 304 00:13:42,200 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 1: there are lots of options. Is the point, Darren Waller, 305 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:45,960 Speaker 1: maybe you picked it up. I mean a lot of 306 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:47,119 Speaker 1: these guys have elevated. 307 00:13:49,000 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 2: We're deep at the position, and so if you can 308 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:53,400 Speaker 2: take the flashier name, like if I were looking at 309 00:13:53,440 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 2: maybe like a Dalton Kinkaid, I feel like sometimes people 310 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:58,720 Speaker 2: have the skepticism around here, the lack of potential pass 311 00:13:58,800 --> 00:14:02,120 Speaker 2: volume from Josh Allen and consistencies there. He wouldn't have 312 00:14:02,200 --> 00:14:06,040 Speaker 2: that same high end, high upside cell opportunity as a 313 00:14:06,080 --> 00:14:08,960 Speaker 2: Sam Laporta who is finished as an overall tight end, 314 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:11,120 Speaker 2: one who has been drafted as an overall tight end 315 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 2: one kind of gets the little bit of the boost 316 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:16,200 Speaker 2: there in terms of that mass appeal for trade targeting. 317 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 1: We've got a special offer for everyone. Unlock a month 318 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:21,360 Speaker 1: of Betting Pros Premium for free. Download the Betting Pros 319 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 1: app today. Use promo code FP one month. That's the 320 00:14:24,040 --> 00:14:26,960 Speaker 1: number one not spelled out. 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So this 331 00:14:57,760 --> 00:15:00,320 Speaker 2: is not a you have to drop him. You got 332 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 2: to move on. There's no other option if you have 333 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:04,760 Speaker 2: the ability to keep him. Sure, But as we look 334 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:08,640 Speaker 2: across waivers and have all of these injuries that are happening, 335 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:11,160 Speaker 2: these running backs that are coming up into prominence we've got. 336 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 2: We talked about the popping tight ends as well. There's 337 00:15:14,240 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 2: opportunities to grab people that have higher upside, and if 338 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 2: you need that upside and you can't afford to hold 339 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:22,640 Speaker 2: on to Jerry Judy, it's okay to let him go 340 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 2: at this point. The offense did look better with Dylan Gabriel. 341 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 2: That is undisputed there, but what was the true benefit 342 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:33,280 Speaker 2: was for the tight ends, And that kind of makes 343 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:36,480 Speaker 2: sense in terms of how we were looking at Kevin 344 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 2: Sevanski's usage of Dylan Gabriel in the preseason. It seemed 345 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 2: like there wasn't going to be a lot of aggressive 346 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:45,840 Speaker 2: downfield passing, more design plays to put him into comfortable situations, 347 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:48,400 Speaker 2: and naturally those are often going to be to the 348 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:50,440 Speaker 2: tight ends here. So I'm not shocked that we didn't 349 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:53,040 Speaker 2: see a massive increase in volume to the receiving core, 350 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:56,880 Speaker 2: but less about the tilt of the volume to tight 351 00:15:56,960 --> 00:15:59,400 Speaker 2: ends and more about the fact that one even before 352 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 2: we got Dealan Gabriel, Deery Judy was looking more kind 353 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 2: of lockstep with Cedric Tillman is a one A one 354 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:07,160 Speaker 2: B and it was kind of low key looking like 355 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 2: it was Cedric Tillman that is maybe the one A 356 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:13,880 Speaker 2: of that grouping. Now we have out, Isaiah Bond comes 357 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 2: in and for the past two weeks, Isaiah Bond has 358 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:18,800 Speaker 2: also outproduced Jerry Judy. So when you look at Jerry 359 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:21,600 Speaker 2: Judy and his skill set, he benefits from Q quarterbacks 360 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:23,480 Speaker 2: that like to air out the ball, hence why he 361 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:26,440 Speaker 2: thrived and went nuclear with Jameis Winston. But we don't 362 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 2: have that in that offense right now unfortunately for Cleveland. 363 00:16:29,720 --> 00:16:31,960 Speaker 2: So if there's one person who is naturally going to 364 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:33,760 Speaker 2: fall a little bit to the wayside in terms of 365 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 2: fantasy production, unfortunately it is Jerry Judy. So again, I 366 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 2: mean he's not a must drop because see the Cleveland 367 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 2: schedule does get much softer, extremely soft as they go 368 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 2: through the remainder of the season here. But if he's 369 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:47,680 Speaker 2: not the one that's going to be benefiting from the 370 00:16:47,720 --> 00:16:50,120 Speaker 2: quarterback change and the soft schedule and you need to 371 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 2: move on, I think it's perfectly fine for you to do. 372 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 1: So it does get softer later, maybe not right away, 373 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 1: at the very least this week. It's pretty tough going 374 00:16:57,000 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 1: from you know, facing a very aggressive Viking stef fed 375 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 1: in London to coming home and now you go to Pittsburgh, 376 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:05,600 Speaker 1: a Steelers team that's coming off there bye week, so 377 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:09,119 Speaker 1: not a fun turnaround for the Browns offense there, So 378 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 1: go ahead and drop Jerry gud I'm not even gonna 379 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:13,119 Speaker 1: like play Devil's advocate. I don't have a case to 380 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 1: not drop them, so it's a good point. 381 00:17:15,720 --> 00:17:15,960 Speaker 2: Bye. 382 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,000 Speaker 1: You will go ahead and wrap things up there for Tara. 383 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:20,720 Speaker 1: I'm Ryan warmly thanks everybody for tuning in. 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