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Speaker 1: NFL Fantasy Football Show, presented by Draft Kings. It's me

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Speaker 1: your Man, MG Marcus Grand masking and socially distancing, win

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Speaker 1: and where necessary. And we have made it through another

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Speaker 1: Sunday of football. That's four. We have pretty much hit

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Speaker 1: the quarter pole of the NFL season. Still a couple

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Speaker 1: of games tonight. We will get to that a little

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Speaker 1: plenty to talk about today, a couple of really big

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Speaker 1: We've got some guys whose fantasy stock is rising, and

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Speaker 1: some guys that maybe it's time to sort of recalculate

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Speaker 1: our estimations for this season. We'll figure out whether or

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Speaker 1: The waiver wire work forgiving these guys maybe another chance.

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Speaker 1: We'll be joined, of course, as always as we are

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Speaker 1: on Monday, by the one and only Kimmy Checks. But

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Speaker 1: before we do any of that, let's talk to our

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Speaker 1: faith for producer, Senior Edward L. Murphy Esquire and Murphy. No,

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Speaker 1: it's not great talking about the Giants, but the silver

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Speaker 1: lining is They're still in the thick of the race

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Speaker 1: in the NFC East. As bad as that division has been,

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Speaker 1: they're not out of it, so that that has to

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Speaker 1: be somewhat encouraging, right, Yeah, I mean it's been it's

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Speaker 1: been so poor to play there, and I thought Dallas

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Speaker 1: So it's very frustrating to the Giants like be within

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Speaker 1: oh man, like, this pandemic has not been kind to anyone.

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Speaker 1: But the only positive from it is that I didn't

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Speaker 1: spend over hundreds of dollars to go see the Giants

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Speaker 1: play in the New Sofi Stadium, because man, that would

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Speaker 1: have been a humongous way. You're gonna tell me they're

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Speaker 1: gonna hold this Rams offense to seventeen points and you

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Speaker 1: can't muster up a single touchdown. I mean, it's it's

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Speaker 1: just like a never ending nightmare for me. It is

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Speaker 1: I don't know what's gonna happen with this team, but

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Speaker 1: it is not pretty right now. Yeah, it is rough

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Speaker 1: with four games and three touchdowns, which in the age

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Speaker 1: of offensive football is uh a feet unto itself, not

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Speaker 1: one I think people know better associate with the Giants

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Speaker 1: want to want to celebrate, but it is. It is

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Speaker 1: kind of an amazing feet and they the player they

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Speaker 1: traded away, Odell Beckham Jr. Scores three himself. And I

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Speaker 1: mean it's just like it writes itself, it's really a

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Speaker 1: big joke. It is not fun. Hopefully things get better.

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Speaker 1: We'll see, but at least you know, in some backwards way,

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Speaker 1: we know the NFC East is going to be competitive

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Speaker 1: you updated on what is going to happen football wise

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Speaker 1: on this Monday. Just a reminder that the Patriots and

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Speaker 1: Chiefs game has been scheduled for tonight. It is scheduled

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Speaker 1: to go on ahead. There have been no further positive

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Speaker 1: tests on either side to the game is on. The

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Speaker 1: Patriots are traveling on Monday to Kansas City. They will

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Speaker 1: play the Chiefs. I scheduled seven oh five Eastern time kickoff.

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Speaker 1: That's four oh five for those of you in the West,

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Speaker 1: so we will have football. Will they double header of

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Speaker 1: football to see. Think. Of course, we have the already

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Speaker 1: let's bring in the one and only Kimmy Checks. As

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Speaker 1: we talked about, the Patriots in Chiefs or Kansas City

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Speaker 1: Chiefs get ready to get going, and uh, maybe this

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Speaker 1: It's always exciting, And it's always so funny when you

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Speaker 1: we're the best team in the NFL. And Marcus. Before

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Speaker 1: you I'm rocking and Iowa sweater today one because I

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Speaker 1: George Kettle. He was back and he was healthy, and

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Speaker 1: he was a beast last night. And then Nick Mullins

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Speaker 1: thinking about you watching that game last night, seeing c. J.

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Speaker 1: I would take it because admit that the forty Niners won.

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Speaker 1: Unfortunately that didn't happen, but it was a good showing

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Speaker 1: So we'll see what happens going forward. It certainly puts

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Speaker 1: at this point. All right, let's look at some of

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Speaker 1: The first big one walcome to a party, Joe Mixon.

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Speaker 1: We have been wondering where you were. We hadn't seen

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Speaker 1: But most importantly, and this is a hard part of

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Speaker 1: just had this dynamic performance. There may be some people

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Speaker 1: I am semi kind of buying into Joe Mixing. I

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Speaker 1: but if you have some other options, maybe this is

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Speaker 1: that you know, we'll talk about Waiver Wire a little

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Speaker 1: absolute ceiling for Joe Nixon. The schedule, as you mentioned,

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Speaker 1: speaking of guys who maybe hit their fantasy ceiling. On Sunday,

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Speaker 1: Odell Beckham Jr. And I Know on the Sunday Show Kimmy,

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Speaker 1: Odell Beckham Jr. Or Justin Jefferson. Both of them had

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Speaker 1: And obviously he went out and had a game. Of course,

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Speaker 1: Odell Beckham Jr. I think yesterday's game always showed us.

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Speaker 1: out and he does something that is very Odell Beckham

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Speaker 1: Junior like, which was yesterday's game. If you talk about

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Speaker 1: absolute time that was really really fun. He is a player. However,

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Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys defense is abysmal. The Cowboys defense, ranked

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Speaker 1: under the sun to try to understand what exactly is happening.

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Speaker 1: I think that, like you said, this, maybe Odell Beckham Jr.

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Speaker 1: Stealing and this is the best game that he may have.

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Speaker 1: Fantasy wise, I do still think that he is relevant.

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Speaker 1: You're going up against the Colts. That's a little bit

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Speaker 1: of a tougher matchup. You go from the dead last

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Speaker 1: All right, Tom Brady, I last week on Fantasy Live

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Speaker 1: We'll see if it happens. I could sit here in

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Speaker 1: It's time for Performance Ready, presented by castrol Edge. As

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Speaker 1: we do every Monday, it's checks marks the Spot. We

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Speaker 1: know if you guys saw, but Joe Burrow tweeted out

431
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Speaker 1: last night you said winning really does feel good, and

432
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Speaker 1: that's right. The Bengals team wants to go out and

433
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Speaker 1: they want to win. Yes, they have some tough matchups

434
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Speaker 1: coming up, but I do think te Higgins, though he

435
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Speaker 1: could be semi volatile, he is that true wide receiver

436
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Speaker 1: to for that offense. So I am buying in. You

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Speaker 1: guys can continue to roast me in your YouTube comments,

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Speaker 1: are on Twitter, or do all of the things, but

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Speaker 1: when Tee Higgins finishes above A J. Green this season,

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Speaker 1: you can eat your own words and then I will

441
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Speaker 1: tweet back at you. Tee Higgins is getting the ball

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Speaker 1: in space right now, which is a good thing. They're

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Speaker 1: finding ways to get him the ball where he can

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Speaker 1: do things with it in his hands, where he can

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Speaker 1: run after the catch. That's good. One thing to remember,

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Speaker 1: if you want a guy who's getting a lot of

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Speaker 1: targets and a high volume passing offense, that's a pretty

448
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Speaker 1: good gig if you could get it, and it seems

449
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Speaker 1: like Higgins is starting to do that. A J. Green

450
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Speaker 1: on Sunday, five targets, one catch for three yards. They're

451
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Speaker 1: just not getting him the ball consistently, and they're not

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Speaker 1: getting him the ball in any situations where he can

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Speaker 1: pick up a decent number of yards. It just seems

454
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Speaker 1: like that the passing of the torch has happened there

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Speaker 1: in Cincinnati. This is a young team that is trying

456
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Speaker 1: to build something, and as much as A J. Green

457
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Speaker 1: has been great for them for a very long time,

458
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Speaker 1: at some point you start to sunset those older players.

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Speaker 1: And I think that's sort of what happening. What's happening

460
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Speaker 1: for a J. Green, and see Higgins is sliding in

461
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Speaker 1: there to sort of become the robin to Tyler Boyd's

462
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Speaker 1: batman in that passing game. The other lesson here is

463
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Speaker 1: never read the comments. That's just that's just general advice

464
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Speaker 1: that I ever for you, for anybody. Just don't read

465
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Speaker 1: the comments and your mental health would be a whole

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Speaker 1: lot better. Finally, Devin Singletary Zack Moss did not play

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Speaker 1: on Sunday against the Raiders, and even when Moss has

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Speaker 1: been on the field, Singletary is the guy who gets

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Speaker 1: a lot of work between the twenties. The problem is

470
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Speaker 1: and there seemed to have been an invisible force field

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Speaker 1: at the goal line. Either somebody you know wasn't paying

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Speaker 1: attention and Singletary snuck in, or he figured something out.

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Speaker 1: I don't know what this means long term, but it's

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Speaker 1: at least makes me feel a little bit better about

475
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Speaker 1: having Devin Singletary on somet's just knowing that it's not

476
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Speaker 1: fully impossible for him to score touchdowns. It's so funny.

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Speaker 1: I feel like there's like an invisible four shield wall

478
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Speaker 1: that Devon Singletary just stops right before he gets to

479
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Speaker 1: the goal line. He's like, I cannot score. This is

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Speaker 1: not my role, this is not me. But he finally

481
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Speaker 1: did it. He had twenty three touches in week four,

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Speaker 1: which is insane. Again, Zack Moss did not play, which

483
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Speaker 1: is why Singletary did step up and prove that he

484
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Speaker 1: really is a bell cow back. Plus he finally got

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Speaker 1: that goal line carry, which I think has solidified him

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Speaker 1: as RB two now, even when Zack Moss does return

487
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Speaker 1: to that offense, I think that Devon Singletary has proved

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Speaker 1: that he deserves more and more and more opportunities. He

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Speaker 1: rushed eighteen times for fifty five yards a touchdown plus

490
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Speaker 1: five receptions for twenty one yards in that win against

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Speaker 1: the Las Vegas Raiders. I'm completely bought into Devon Singletary.

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Speaker 1: I think he's an incredibly talented back, and in an

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Speaker 1: offense where Josh Allen is slinging the ball but they

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Speaker 1: also like to run the ball, this guy has a

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Speaker 1: ton of opportunity in a huge upside. I just want

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Speaker 1: the Bills to love Devon Singletary the way we all

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Speaker 1: seem to love Devon Singletary. It just feels like they

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Speaker 1: keep putting obstacles in his way. At first it was

499
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Speaker 1: Frank Gore, Now exact Moss Josh Josh Allen is still

500
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Speaker 1: going to run the ball down near the goal line,

501
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Speaker 1: which is going to make it frustrating. But just the

502
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Speaker 1: way they use him and the way they get him

503
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Speaker 1: the football, that alone is encouraging enough. So if he

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Speaker 1: could just get an occasional touch of I'm not even

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Speaker 1: asking for him to score double digit touchdowns. I would

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Speaker 1: just like him to get somewhere between six and eight

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Speaker 1: touchdowns in a year, because the rest of his usage

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Speaker 1: is enough that I would feel confident for him being

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Speaker 1: an RB two. But so far, the Bills haven't done that.

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Speaker 1: Maybe what we saw yesterday is the beginning of good things,

511
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Speaker 1: and keeping my fingers crossed, I'm just hoping that this

512
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Speaker 1: is the start of something good for Devin Singletary. Anyway,

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Speaker 1: if you guys want to vote on who you think

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Speaker 1: has their fantasy stock rising the motion, you can go

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Speaker 1: to Kimmy Checks his page on Twitter at Kimmy Checks

516
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Speaker 1: and you can vote there. Of course, if you have

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Speaker 1: somebody else in mind, you can leave that in the

518
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Speaker 1: comments as well. We may reads just because you know

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Speaker 1: that's part of the show. That's what we're gonna do there,

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Speaker 1: So get in vote, give us your opinion. We certainly

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Speaker 1: would love to hear the meantime that was Performance Ready

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Speaker 1: presented by Castrol Edge. And it's starting to talk some

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Speaker 1: waiver wire ads four week five, and we'll start by

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Speaker 1: mentioning a couple of really notable injuries that happened on Sunday,

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Speaker 1: both of them at the running back position. News broke

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Speaker 1: on Monday morning that Nick Chubb is gonna go on

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Speaker 1: injured reserve after he suffered an MCL injury. Now it's

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Speaker 1: not season ending, that is the good news, but he

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Speaker 1: will be out potentially six weeks for the Cleveland Brown

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Speaker 1: So certainly Kareem Hunt is going to see a much

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Speaker 1: larger workload. He's a guy who has been playing well already,

532
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Speaker 1: but he's gonna get some more opportunity there. The other

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Speaker 1: big news Austin Ekeler, who left the game for the

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Speaker 1: Chargers on Sunday. According to our on Ian Rappaport, he

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Speaker 1: suffered what is considered a serious hamstring injury. Now, no

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Speaker 1: long term decision has been made, but the idea is

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Speaker 1: that he will probably land on injured reserve and he

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Speaker 1: will be out for some time as well. So that

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Speaker 1: leads us to our waiver wire four week five, and uh,

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Speaker 1: we'll see the screen here. I mean, let's just go

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Speaker 1: position by position, starting to tight end. Dalton Schultz is

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Speaker 1: the guy who's gonna get some looks. The two big

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Speaker 1: running back names though, that will come off the waiver

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Speaker 1: wire this week, Dearnest Johnson in Cleveland, Joshua Kelly in

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Speaker 1: Los Angeles, and then a couple of wide receivers to

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Speaker 1: to note, Brandon I Anti Higgins who we talked about

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Speaker 1: earlier in the show, still available in a whole lot

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Speaker 1: of leagues. But I do think that's going to change

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Speaker 1: in the week to come. But let's start actually the

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Speaker 1: tight end spot with Dalton Schultz because Kimmy, we we

551
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Speaker 1: talked about this before. Adam Rank, your credit to him

552
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Speaker 1: was very much on the Blake Jarwin train all summer long.

553
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Speaker 1: Unfortunately he suffered the injury and it's out for the year.

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Speaker 1: But it really looks like Dalton Schultz has jumped in

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Speaker 1: and he has not missed a beat so far. He has.

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Speaker 1: And it's funny because we want to give credit to

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Speaker 1: Adam Rank, but I'm like, no, you jins like Jarwin.

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Speaker 1: But in good news, Dalton Schultz is now getting all

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Speaker 1: the opportunity. Now. I know, he's kind of a name

560
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Speaker 1: that's been on the waiver wire a few weeks and

561
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Speaker 1: a guy that we've mentioned and if you're not buying

562
00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:06,560
Speaker 1: in back then you should absolutely buy in now. He

563
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Speaker 1: got four of his eight targets for seventy two yards

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Speaker 1: and a touchdown on Sunday, And that's sad loss to

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Speaker 1: the Cleveland Browns because Cowboys defense. What's going on here?

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Speaker 1: But with Blake jarr went out, there's a reason that

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Speaker 1: Schultz has stepped up. And we can see that Dak

568
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Speaker 1: Prescott is going to have to throw the ball to

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Speaker 1: keep the Cowboys in the game, and it really does

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Speaker 1: like using a tight end as one of those receivers. Now,

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Speaker 1: a reason why I think Dalton Schultz should be such

572
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Speaker 1: a big ad on the waiver wire is because the

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Speaker 1: tight end spot, a lot of guys are getting banged up.

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Speaker 1: O J. Howard is feared to be out for the

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Speaker 1: rest of the season, Dallas Goddard is injured. No a

576
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Speaker 1: fan got banged up, even though that's supposedly supposed to

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Speaker 1: be minor so in a position that's already stretched really

578
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Speaker 1: really thin, unless you have one of those best guys

579
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Speaker 1: like Travis Kelsey or George Kittle, you want to look

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Speaker 1: to get Shultz into your lineup because I do think

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Speaker 1: he's gonna be a consistent tight end. One tight endto

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Speaker 1: type to die Dalton Schultz right now is the tight

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Speaker 1: end five, which says a lot about how they're using it.

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Speaker 1: It does say something about the tight end position because

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Speaker 1: you go through the top ten guys. I mean, look,

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Speaker 1: we didn't expect Jimmy Graham was going to be a

587
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Speaker 1: top ten Fantasy tight end, and we've had some some

588
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Speaker 1: interesting performances this year from the tight end position. But

589
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Speaker 1: Schultz has consistently performed and right now, I don't see

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Speaker 1: any reason why things won't change. I mean, you talk

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Speaker 1: to himmy about the Cowboys poor defense and how it's

592
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Speaker 1: forcing Dak Prescott to throw the football. So the opportunities

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Speaker 1: are going to be there, the targets are going to

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Speaker 1: be there. So if you haven't bought in on Dalton Schultz, uh,

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Speaker 1: it is about time that you do so, because I

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Speaker 1: don't think that's going to change anytime soon. Another name

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Speaker 1: that I mentioned that is going to be a hot

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Speaker 1: waiver wire pick up this week is Joshua Kelly. We

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Speaker 1: talked about him after Week one. He had that big

600
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Speaker 1: performance and he freaked out a lot of Austin Ekeler managers.

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Speaker 1: The last couple of weeks, including on Sunday, have not

602
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Speaker 1: been particularly great. He had a fumble, did not score

603
00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:57,040
Speaker 1: a lot fantasy wise, did not do a whole lot

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Speaker 1: for the Chargers. But with Austin Eckler out for an

605
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Speaker 1: extended period of time, Kimmy, this means that Joshua Kelly

606
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Speaker 1: is going to get another opportunity to go out and

607
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Speaker 1: try to produce. He absolutely will, and he's actually one

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Speaker 1: of my favorite guys to target on the waiver wire,

609
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Speaker 1: not only because this boost his stocks because of the

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Speaker 1: unfortunate Austin Ekeler news, but again, we keep talking about

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Speaker 1: the running back position have been fraught with injuries and

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Speaker 1: this is where a guy like Joshua Kelly could step up.

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Speaker 1: But before Austin Ekeler even got hurt, Kelly also was

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Speaker 1: kind of producing just as well. He had fourteen carries

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Speaker 1: and a target that then turned into seventy five yards

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Speaker 1: from scrimmage per game. Plus he's had a touchdown this season.

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Speaker 1: So though the Los Angeles Chargers are going up against

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Speaker 1: the Saints in Week five, that's a really tough matchup,

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Speaker 1: you want to grab josh Kelly because then if you

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Speaker 1: look to week six, the Chargers take on the New

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Speaker 1: York Jets and that Atom Gates led team is not

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Speaker 1: doing so hot. They're just Jets being Jets. So I

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Speaker 1: do think this is a guy to absolutely make a

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Speaker 1: priority and to really target on the waiver wire. I

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Speaker 1: think with this Austin Ekeler news that boost his stock

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Speaker 1: even more. So I am kind of buying into Joshua

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Speaker 1: Kelly and hoping that once we get to Week five,

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Speaker 1: Week six, he really does have that breakout performance because

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Speaker 1: he has a really good floor. The good thing about

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Speaker 1: Joshua Kelly is that the Chargers have shown faith in

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Speaker 1: him pretty much from the beginning. I mean it hasn't

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Speaker 1: been an issue of sort of easing him in. I

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Speaker 1: mean from from right from the get go. They were

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Speaker 1: giving him a pretty significant workload, both as a runner

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Speaker 1: and a pass catcher. They were throwing him the ball

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Speaker 1: quite a bit, and we saw him getting opportunities down

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Speaker 1: near the goal line. Hopefully the ball security issues don't

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00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:34,080
Speaker 1: become a long term thing and they start to trust

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Speaker 1: him a little bit more because the touches are going

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Speaker 1: to be there for Kelly. So again, he's the guy

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Speaker 1: who was out on the waiver wire and a surprising

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Speaker 1: number of NFL dot Com league So if you have

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Speaker 1: Austin Ekeler, or if you're just shorthanded at the running

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Speaker 1: back spot in general, he's the guy that you probably

645
00:29:48,760 --> 00:29:50,720
Speaker 1: want to look at this week on the waiver wire.

646
00:29:51,080 --> 00:29:54,600
Speaker 1: Uh in deeper situations, also keep the name Justin Jackson

647
00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:57,880
Speaker 1: in your back pocket because with Eckler out, Kelly's not

648
00:29:57,880 --> 00:30:00,240
Speaker 1: going to get a percent of the opportunities bag there.

649
00:30:00,320 --> 00:30:01,840
Speaker 1: Jackson is going to be the guy that kind of

650
00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:03,840
Speaker 1: slides in there and starts to take over some of

651
00:30:03,880 --> 00:30:07,240
Speaker 1: that secondary role. So certainly in deeper leagues, Justin Jackson

652
00:30:07,320 --> 00:30:08,840
Speaker 1: is the name that you want to know this week.

653
00:30:09,040 --> 00:30:12,560
Speaker 1: The other name I mentioned the Ernest Johnson, and he

654
00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:14,560
Speaker 1: was sort of a surprise I think in Sunday in

655
00:30:14,600 --> 00:30:16,800
Speaker 1: the sense that you know, once Nick Chubb went down,

656
00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:21,320
Speaker 1: he came in and he sort of helped rest Kareem

657
00:30:21,360 --> 00:30:23,160
Speaker 1: Hunt a little bit. Hunt was dealing with something of

658
00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:26,040
Speaker 1: a groin injury. So I don't know what long term

659
00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:28,680
Speaker 1: the usage is going to be for Dearness Johnson Kimmy,

660
00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:30,640
Speaker 1: but I do think he at least should get some

661
00:30:30,720 --> 00:30:32,880
Speaker 1: looks off the waiver wire just because the opportunity I

662
00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:34,920
Speaker 1: think is going to open up for him. He should.

663
00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:39,000
Speaker 1: And even though Kareem Hunt was incredible, Ernest Johnson actually

664
00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:41,440
Speaker 1: did leave the team in carries. He at thirteen carries

665
00:30:41,480 --> 00:30:44,000
Speaker 1: for nine five yards. So again, if you look at

666
00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:46,600
Speaker 1: that production, you have to kind of take note of

667
00:30:46,640 --> 00:30:49,560
Speaker 1: it and realize that with this sad Nick Chubb news,

668
00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:51,720
Speaker 1: Kareem Hunt, like you said, he's going to need to

669
00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:54,880
Speaker 1: rest because also defenses are going to be completely keyed

670
00:30:54,920 --> 00:30:57,600
Speaker 1: into him is that is the number one running back

671
00:30:57,640 --> 00:30:59,840
Speaker 1: and we have to stop him because of that elusive

672
00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:02,240
Speaker 1: need and that quickness that he has on the field.

673
00:31:02,280 --> 00:31:04,480
Speaker 1: So this is where Johnson really can step up. I

674
00:31:04,520 --> 00:31:06,760
Speaker 1: think it was promising to see the amount of carriers

675
00:31:06,800 --> 00:31:09,200
Speaker 1: that he caught, an amount of yards that he could run.

676
00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:11,440
Speaker 1: So again, a really good name, kind of deeper on

677
00:31:11,440 --> 00:31:14,760
Speaker 1: the waiver wire, but a priority. Nonetheless, he will be

678
00:31:15,200 --> 00:31:16,760
Speaker 1: He's a deeper on the waiver wire, but he's a

679
00:31:16,840 --> 00:31:18,480
Speaker 1: name that people are going to learn, I think in

680
00:31:18,520 --> 00:31:21,320
Speaker 1: the next few days, especially as this Nick chub New

681
00:31:21,360 --> 00:31:23,720
Speaker 1: starts to get out sort of in wider circulation and

682
00:31:23,760 --> 00:31:26,120
Speaker 1: people are starting to make their waiver wire claims. All right,

683
00:31:26,160 --> 00:31:28,200
Speaker 1: so now all of those names that we mentioned, which

684
00:31:28,240 --> 00:31:31,160
Speaker 1: one of them or maybe there's another one will be

685
00:31:31,240 --> 00:31:34,320
Speaker 1: the guy that you are prioritizing on your waiver claims

686
00:31:34,360 --> 00:31:36,160
Speaker 1: this week. You know the guy that I'm going to

687
00:31:36,240 --> 00:31:39,240
Speaker 1: prioritize is we chatted him earlier. I think Joshua Kelly

688
00:31:39,360 --> 00:31:42,720
Speaker 1: has the best opportunity, especially with Austin Ekeler being out.

689
00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:45,160
Speaker 1: But another name that I think people should look at

690
00:31:45,280 --> 00:31:48,240
Speaker 1: is Keyshawn Vaughan now Ronald Jones is still going to

691
00:31:48,280 --> 00:31:51,040
Speaker 1: be the number one back for the Buccaneers, but there's

692
00:31:51,080 --> 00:31:54,040
Speaker 1: also been some injuries right Leonard Fournette and Leshawn McCoy

693
00:31:54,240 --> 00:31:56,400
Speaker 1: are banged up. In dealing with it, Tom Brady, we

694
00:31:56,400 --> 00:31:58,960
Speaker 1: talked about him earlier because a little bit volatile as

695
00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:01,040
Speaker 1: a passer right now because of those pick sixes and

696
00:32:01,080 --> 00:32:04,480
Speaker 1: those interceptions, so they don't get to continue to see

697
00:32:04,480 --> 00:32:08,280
Speaker 1: the bulk of opportunity in the run game. Keyshawn Vaughn

698
00:32:08,400 --> 00:32:10,760
Speaker 1: is also going to start to get some picks ups,

699
00:32:10,840 --> 00:32:12,880
Speaker 1: and I think he's a guy that, again, if you

700
00:32:12,920 --> 00:32:16,640
Speaker 1: need somebody at the running back position, the horizons, the

701
00:32:16,640 --> 00:32:21,320
Speaker 1: floodgates are opening for him. Yeah, I look, I I'm

702
00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:23,880
Speaker 1: curious about Keyshawn Vaughan because he definitely was a guy

703
00:32:23,920 --> 00:32:26,280
Speaker 1: that we were sort of trying to figure out earlier

704
00:32:26,320 --> 00:32:28,560
Speaker 1: in the season. We had no idea what the usage

705
00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:30,280
Speaker 1: is going to be. Then Leonard Fournette showed up to

706
00:32:30,320 --> 00:32:33,080
Speaker 1: completely through that out of whack. I definitely think that

707
00:32:33,120 --> 00:32:35,960
Speaker 1: I'm with you in terms of using my top priority

708
00:32:36,120 --> 00:32:39,320
Speaker 1: on Joshua Kelly this week, just because I think he's

709
00:32:39,760 --> 00:32:42,520
Speaker 1: bound for a bigger workload. Didn't say the Ernest Johnson

710
00:32:42,640 --> 00:32:45,000
Speaker 1: or anybody like that. If you're stocked up at the

711
00:32:45,040 --> 00:32:47,280
Speaker 1: running back position and you're not needing help there, then

712
00:32:47,280 --> 00:32:49,760
Speaker 1: maybe you sort of shift that to a T. Higgins

713
00:32:49,800 --> 00:32:51,880
Speaker 1: or maybe even a Brandon. I but I think for

714
00:32:51,880 --> 00:32:53,840
Speaker 1: a lot of people, Joshua Kelly is going to be

715
00:32:53,960 --> 00:32:56,880
Speaker 1: that guy that they target very heavily on the waiver wire.

716
00:32:57,040 --> 00:32:59,080
Speaker 1: This week, Tom to look at some guys that maybe

717
00:32:59,120 --> 00:33:02,520
Speaker 1: we are recount, you lating our expectations on some players

718
00:33:02,520 --> 00:33:05,160
Speaker 1: that we had high expectations for coming into the season

719
00:33:05,160 --> 00:33:07,680
Speaker 1: who so far have let us down in one way

720
00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:09,720
Speaker 1: or another. So I got five names on the list,

721
00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:11,760
Speaker 1: and we'll talk about whether or not it's time to

722
00:33:11,840 --> 00:33:13,800
Speaker 1: move on from these guys or whether or not we're

723
00:33:13,800 --> 00:33:16,360
Speaker 1: still giving him a chance, which a month in the season,

724
00:33:17,040 --> 00:33:18,960
Speaker 1: you gotta be. They have to have some really high

725
00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:20,840
Speaker 1: potential I think for us to give some of these

726
00:33:20,840 --> 00:33:23,520
Speaker 1: guys another chance. So let's start with maybe the guy

727
00:33:23,520 --> 00:33:25,880
Speaker 1: who's been the biggest disappointment through the first four weeks

728
00:33:25,880 --> 00:33:28,560
Speaker 1: of the season, and that is Kenyan Drake. And I

729
00:33:28,600 --> 00:33:30,880
Speaker 1: think after the first three weeks, Kimmy, we looked at

730
00:33:30,960 --> 00:33:32,680
Speaker 1: him and said, okay, well, you know the matchups have

731
00:33:32,760 --> 00:33:36,480
Speaker 1: been so so, but uh, this week it's the Carolina Panthers,

732
00:33:36,520 --> 00:33:39,080
Speaker 1: Like we're all in, Like if it doesn't happen this week,

733
00:33:39,400 --> 00:33:41,640
Speaker 1: then then maybe we gotta really think about what we're

734
00:33:41,640 --> 00:33:45,080
Speaker 1: doing with Kenyan Drake. He had his worst Fantasy performance

735
00:33:45,120 --> 00:33:47,920
Speaker 1: of the year this week. So now we're four months

736
00:33:48,040 --> 00:33:51,000
Speaker 1: or four weeks and Kenyan Drake has been disappointing. He

737
00:33:51,000 --> 00:33:53,480
Speaker 1: he struggled against the one of the worst run defenses

738
00:33:53,480 --> 00:33:56,360
Speaker 1: in the league. I mean, is it just time to

739
00:33:56,440 --> 00:33:58,760
Speaker 1: give up on him? What are we doing? I know,

740
00:33:59,040 --> 00:34:01,240
Speaker 1: you know someone twee did at us yesterday and was like,

741
00:34:01,320 --> 00:34:04,360
Speaker 1: why is Kenyan Drake still on the undroppable list? I

742
00:34:04,440 --> 00:34:06,240
Speaker 1: don't want any part of them? And then I saw

743
00:34:06,280 --> 00:34:08,719
Speaker 1: another tweet this morning. It was Andy from Toy Story

744
00:34:08,760 --> 00:34:11,080
Speaker 1: when he throws down his toys and it was like

745
00:34:11,200 --> 00:34:14,040
Speaker 1: all Fantasy managers with Kenyan Drake on their squad and

746
00:34:14,080 --> 00:34:15,960
Speaker 1: it was I don't want to play with you anymore.

747
00:34:16,360 --> 00:34:18,719
Speaker 1: And that's understandable, you know, as you can see on

748
00:34:18,719 --> 00:34:22,000
Speaker 1: the screen, thirteen rushes for thirty five yards, but then

749
00:34:22,000 --> 00:34:24,120
Speaker 1: he was not targeted once and then he left the

750
00:34:24,160 --> 00:34:26,319
Speaker 1: game in the fourth quarter and did not return. So

751
00:34:26,360 --> 00:34:29,320
Speaker 1: I think for fantasy managers who bought into him really

752
00:34:29,360 --> 00:34:32,000
Speaker 1: early in draft and spent a ton of capital on them,

753
00:34:32,160 --> 00:34:34,040
Speaker 1: it's time to give him away because I really do

754
00:34:34,120 --> 00:34:37,200
Speaker 1: not see this performance turning around at all. I understand

755
00:34:37,239 --> 00:34:39,399
Speaker 1: it's still a small sample size, but you're right, it's

756
00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:41,680
Speaker 1: a month into the season. I think you're really starting

757
00:34:41,680 --> 00:34:44,759
Speaker 1: to understand how guys playing, what their opportunities look like

758
00:34:44,800 --> 00:34:46,640
Speaker 1: for the rest of the season, and I just don't

759
00:34:46,680 --> 00:34:48,600
Speaker 1: think they're there for Kenyan Drake. I could see Chase

760
00:34:48,760 --> 00:34:51,880
Speaker 1: Edmund stepping up instead. So Kenyan Drake fantasy managers, I

761
00:34:51,960 --> 00:34:55,160
Speaker 1: am so sorry. I did not buy into him, mostly

762
00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:57,160
Speaker 1: because I couldn't even get him in draft because he

763
00:34:57,239 --> 00:35:01,279
Speaker 1: was going so high off the board, so really really disappointing.

764
00:35:02,280 --> 00:35:05,600
Speaker 1: I apologize because I was the one or one of

765
00:35:05,600 --> 00:35:07,879
Speaker 1: the people who definitely fed the hype train, because I

766
00:35:07,920 --> 00:35:09,920
Speaker 1: was all in on Kenyan Drake this year and I

767
00:35:09,960 --> 00:35:12,040
Speaker 1: thought it was really going to happen in a big way.

768
00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:14,760
Speaker 1: He's still out on the field for a vast majority

769
00:35:14,760 --> 00:35:17,120
Speaker 1: of the snaps, he's getting the majority of the opportunities,

770
00:35:17,160 --> 00:35:19,759
Speaker 1: but you mentioned Chase Edmonds, he's starting to get more

771
00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:21,640
Speaker 1: work there, and I don't know if this is going

772
00:35:21,719 --> 00:35:24,600
Speaker 1: to become a true fifty fifty split, but I do

773
00:35:24,840 --> 00:35:27,000
Speaker 1: get the sense that that gap is going to close

774
00:35:27,120 --> 00:35:31,000
Speaker 1: between Kenyan Drake and Chase Edmunds as the season goes along.

775
00:35:31,320 --> 00:35:34,040
Speaker 1: The bigger picture is, as much as we are excited

776
00:35:34,080 --> 00:35:38,400
Speaker 1: about this Cardinals offense in general, it has been fairly narrow.

777
00:35:38,480 --> 00:35:41,440
Speaker 1: You get Tyler Murray, who's been mostly productive because of

778
00:35:41,480 --> 00:35:44,040
Speaker 1: his ability to run the football, and then you get

779
00:35:44,040 --> 00:35:47,239
Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins, who has been an absolute target machine through

780
00:35:47,239 --> 00:35:50,200
Speaker 1: the first four weeks. Beyond that, it just seems there's

781
00:35:50,239 --> 00:35:52,319
Speaker 1: nobody in this offense. And we can trust I know

782
00:35:52,440 --> 00:35:55,480
Speaker 1: Christian kirk Haddy touchdown on Sunday, We're still waiting for

783
00:35:55,560 --> 00:35:58,960
Speaker 1: Kenyan Drake. Larry Fitzgerald has been absent. Even Andy Isabella,

784
00:35:59,120 --> 00:36:00,560
Speaker 1: who I know a lot of the hipsters and the

785
00:36:00,680 --> 00:36:03,640
Speaker 1: deep le players certainly like he has been very vulnatble

786
00:36:03,680 --> 00:36:06,359
Speaker 1: week two weeks. So I think after a month we're

787
00:36:06,360 --> 00:36:09,040
Speaker 1: sort of reevaluating this Cardinal's offense as a whole, but

788
00:36:09,280 --> 00:36:11,400
Speaker 1: especially Kenyan Drake, because he has been one of the

789
00:36:11,440 --> 00:36:14,239
Speaker 1: biggest disappointments. I understand if you want to be rid

790
00:36:14,280 --> 00:36:17,239
Speaker 1: of him. I still just don't advocate just dumping him

791
00:36:17,239 --> 00:36:19,960
Speaker 1: to the waiver wire. Try to package him in a trade.

792
00:36:20,239 --> 00:36:21,759
Speaker 1: You can't trade him straight up. I know you're not

793
00:36:21,800 --> 00:36:24,160
Speaker 1: gonna get much for him in return, but maybe you

794
00:36:24,239 --> 00:36:25,840
Speaker 1: make him part of a package and see if you

795
00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:27,640
Speaker 1: can sort of deal him that way and get something

796
00:36:27,719 --> 00:36:30,520
Speaker 1: back in return. Because the draft capital you spent to

797
00:36:30,640 --> 00:36:32,680
Speaker 1: get him, it's just for me. It just makes it

798
00:36:32,760 --> 00:36:34,479
Speaker 1: hard for me to put him out on the waiver wire.

799
00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:37,919
Speaker 1: I have him lost potentially with nothing to get back

800
00:36:38,280 --> 00:36:41,359
Speaker 1: in return. D J. Moore another guy that we thought

801
00:36:41,400 --> 00:36:44,280
Speaker 1: was going to have a big year down there in Carolina. Instead,

802
00:36:44,440 --> 00:36:46,839
Speaker 1: Robby Anderson is doing all the things that we thought

803
00:36:46,920 --> 00:36:49,279
Speaker 1: d J. Moore was going to do. Do we think

804
00:36:49,320 --> 00:36:51,200
Speaker 1: it's going to get better or is it really time

805
00:36:51,239 --> 00:36:54,360
Speaker 1: to panic on him? I think this is another panic

806
00:36:54,480 --> 00:36:56,959
Speaker 1: button situation. And again I wouldn't put him just straight

807
00:36:57,040 --> 00:36:59,040
Speaker 1: up to the waiver wire. Again, I think it's a

808
00:36:59,080 --> 00:37:01,640
Speaker 1: package deal. D J. Moore has not been playing so hot,

809
00:37:01,719 --> 00:37:04,279
Speaker 1: but you know who has it's it's Robbie Anderson. I

810
00:37:04,360 --> 00:37:07,160
Speaker 1: think he is getting the shine of opportunities, all of

811
00:37:07,200 --> 00:37:09,640
Speaker 1: those targets, and it just goes to prove all you

812
00:37:09,760 --> 00:37:11,840
Speaker 1: need to do to be a good receiver is to

813
00:37:11,960 --> 00:37:15,080
Speaker 1: get away from Adam Gates, get all the way away,

814
00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:17,640
Speaker 1: and then you go to shine. D J Moore only

815
00:37:17,719 --> 00:37:20,720
Speaker 1: had four receptions for forty nine yards versus the Cardinals

816
00:37:20,800 --> 00:37:24,120
Speaker 1: on Sunday, less than nine fantasy points. Again, another guy

817
00:37:24,400 --> 00:37:27,480
Speaker 1: at the wide receiver position who Fantasy managers probably bought

818
00:37:27,520 --> 00:37:30,280
Speaker 1: into really early in draft and spent a lot of capital.

819
00:37:30,520 --> 00:37:34,080
Speaker 1: So the panic button is fully hit. For me, I'm

820
00:37:34,280 --> 00:37:37,000
Speaker 1: very much freaking out on d J Moore because he's

821
00:37:37,360 --> 00:37:40,560
Speaker 1: It's interesting if you sort of compare it to last year,

822
00:37:40,719 --> 00:37:43,879
Speaker 1: the last couple of years, Robbie Anderson is what DJ

823
00:37:44,080 --> 00:37:46,960
Speaker 1: Moore was. DJ Moore has sort of become what Curtis

824
00:37:47,040 --> 00:37:49,640
Speaker 1: Samuel was, and Curtis Samuel has just completely dropped off

825
00:37:49,680 --> 00:37:52,520
Speaker 1: the radar altogether. I don't know if it's that, say

826
00:37:52,760 --> 00:37:54,440
Speaker 1: that More is struggling to fit in and the Joe

827
00:37:54,480 --> 00:37:56,719
Speaker 1: Brady offense, if it's that he's just not working well

828
00:37:56,760 --> 00:37:59,640
Speaker 1: with Teddy Bridgewater, but whatever it is, it just has

829
00:37:59,719 --> 00:38:01,480
Speaker 1: not been the way we thought it would be. I

830
00:38:01,520 --> 00:38:03,480
Speaker 1: mean a lot of people thought that this was really

831
00:38:03,560 --> 00:38:05,879
Speaker 1: gonna be a season where DJ more fully broke out

832
00:38:05,920 --> 00:38:08,160
Speaker 1: where he had the potential to be a top ten

833
00:38:08,239 --> 00:38:11,160
Speaker 1: wide receiver and it has not been close to that. Instead,

834
00:38:11,280 --> 00:38:14,040
Speaker 1: Robby Anderson has been that guy, and with Anderson it's

835
00:38:14,080 --> 00:38:17,120
Speaker 1: looking a lot more sustainable than it is with d J. Moore.

836
00:38:17,560 --> 00:38:21,200
Speaker 1: From one DJ to another DJ, this one David Johnson,

837
00:38:21,480 --> 00:38:24,160
Speaker 1: and I know that the thoughts on David Johnson were

838
00:38:24,200 --> 00:38:26,920
Speaker 1: a lot more mixed coming into the season that certainly

839
00:38:26,960 --> 00:38:29,960
Speaker 1: not everybody was high on him potentially bouncing back. I

840
00:38:30,040 --> 00:38:32,800
Speaker 1: thought there was potential, but I became I began to

841
00:38:32,840 --> 00:38:35,560
Speaker 1: be getting more cautious as we got towards the start

842
00:38:35,640 --> 00:38:38,399
Speaker 1: of the season. Aside from that Week one game where

843
00:38:38,440 --> 00:38:41,000
Speaker 1: he looked okay against the Chiefs, it has not been

844
00:38:41,040 --> 00:38:43,640
Speaker 1: good for David Johnson. Is this one you feel like

845
00:38:43,680 --> 00:38:45,239
Speaker 1: you could maybe put him out on the waiver wire

846
00:38:45,280 --> 00:38:48,040
Speaker 1: and not feel so guilty about it. I think this

847
00:38:48,160 --> 00:38:50,440
Speaker 1: one you could just sprinkle out on the waiver wire

848
00:38:50,600 --> 00:38:52,480
Speaker 1: and then like you just you just put it out

849
00:38:52,520 --> 00:38:54,520
Speaker 1: there and then you like look away. Right. It's like

850
00:38:54,560 --> 00:38:56,400
Speaker 1: if you ever do anything bad, or like you have

851
00:38:56,520 --> 00:38:58,080
Speaker 1: a bad outfit and you're like, okay, I just did

852
00:38:58,120 --> 00:38:59,719
Speaker 1: it once and then it's fine. I'm just gonna move on.

853
00:39:00,040 --> 00:39:03,040
Speaker 1: I think that maybe the situation and the conversation with

854
00:39:03,320 --> 00:39:06,560
Speaker 1: with David Johnson, I think instead Duke Johnson is getting

855
00:39:06,600 --> 00:39:08,680
Speaker 1: some more opportunities. I know we're going from DJ to

856
00:39:08,840 --> 00:39:12,800
Speaker 1: DJ to DJ. But Bill O'Brien, bro, what are you doing?

857
00:39:12,920 --> 00:39:15,080
Speaker 1: What is happening? You gave up your best receiver and

858
00:39:15,120 --> 00:39:18,120
Speaker 1: then you have kind of this tizzy of running back situations.

859
00:39:18,200 --> 00:39:20,719
Speaker 1: And I think in general, the Houston Texans had not

860
00:39:20,840 --> 00:39:24,360
Speaker 1: been playing well at all, Deshaun Watson included. So I

861
00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:27,080
Speaker 1: think this is a situation where you don't necessarily want

862
00:39:27,080 --> 00:39:28,920
Speaker 1: to buy into this offense, where there is a lot

863
00:39:28,960 --> 00:39:31,799
Speaker 1: of hype and a lot of perceived opportunity and then

864
00:39:31,920 --> 00:39:35,279
Speaker 1: just no one has been able to deliver. This is

865
00:39:35,360 --> 00:39:37,480
Speaker 1: one of the past heaviest teams in the league, in

866
00:39:37,560 --> 00:39:40,520
Speaker 1: part because their defense has struggled, a part because that's

867
00:39:40,560 --> 00:39:42,960
Speaker 1: just sort of how they want to play with Deshaun Watson,

868
00:39:43,000 --> 00:39:46,400
Speaker 1: and so because of that, that does limit David Johnson's

869
00:39:46,440 --> 00:39:48,880
Speaker 1: opportunity certainly as a runner, and he's not getting a

870
00:39:48,920 --> 00:39:51,439
Speaker 1: lot of targets because Deshaun Watson is just not known

871
00:39:51,719 --> 00:39:54,040
Speaker 1: for checking down to his running backs. Like I said

872
00:39:54,080 --> 00:39:56,920
Speaker 1: early in fantasy draft season, I really had told myself

873
00:39:57,040 --> 00:40:00,200
Speaker 1: this story where David Johnson was primed for a bounce back.

874
00:40:00,320 --> 00:40:02,480
Speaker 1: As we got into August and closer to the start

875
00:40:02,520 --> 00:40:04,840
Speaker 1: of September, I started to back off on that a

876
00:40:04,920 --> 00:40:06,920
Speaker 1: little bit, and I think what we have seen the

877
00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:10,720
Speaker 1: first few weeks sort of reinforced the idea that David Johnson.

878
00:40:11,520 --> 00:40:12,960
Speaker 1: I don't want to say that he's washed, but just

879
00:40:13,040 --> 00:40:15,480
Speaker 1: at least he's not a great fit in this Houston offense,

880
00:40:15,560 --> 00:40:17,400
Speaker 1: and maybe he really is just sort of a middling

881
00:40:17,560 --> 00:40:20,239
Speaker 1: depth back. So I think if you're certainly in tien

882
00:40:20,320 --> 00:40:22,080
Speaker 1: team leagues, I think you're fine to put him out

883
00:40:22,120 --> 00:40:23,840
Speaker 1: there on the waiver wire. If you're in twelve or

884
00:40:23,880 --> 00:40:26,600
Speaker 1: four team team leagues or anything like that, I don't

885
00:40:26,640 --> 00:40:29,000
Speaker 1: know that i'd advocate just dropping him straight out, but

886
00:40:29,120 --> 00:40:31,000
Speaker 1: certainly I think you put him on the bench and

887
00:40:31,040 --> 00:40:33,520
Speaker 1: the idea that that you can get something good for

888
00:40:33,760 --> 00:40:37,080
Speaker 1: him production wise. Maybe it's gonna be based on the matchup.

889
00:40:37,400 --> 00:40:39,239
Speaker 1: If you can package him and get something for him,

890
00:40:39,280 --> 00:40:42,920
Speaker 1: that I would certainly advocate doing that. Staying in Houston,

891
00:40:43,920 --> 00:40:45,920
Speaker 1: I really thought yesterday was going to be a good

892
00:40:46,040 --> 00:40:49,160
Speaker 1: day for Brandon Cooks I liked Will Fuller, who played well,

893
00:40:49,239 --> 00:40:51,799
Speaker 1: had a couple of touchdowns. I thought Brandon Cooks would

894
00:40:51,840 --> 00:40:55,960
Speaker 1: maybe produce as well against that Viking secondary. Three targets,

895
00:40:56,600 --> 00:41:00,399
Speaker 1: zero catches, zero yards. That's not the kind of three

896
00:41:00,440 --> 00:41:03,000
Speaker 1: hundred games you were hoping from from Brandon Cooks. And

897
00:41:03,080 --> 00:41:05,080
Speaker 1: he's just been so up and down that Jimmy, I

898
00:41:05,160 --> 00:41:07,680
Speaker 1: think I think I'm done with him. Now you're done.

899
00:41:07,760 --> 00:41:09,840
Speaker 1: It's a full breakup. There's no there's no way to

900
00:41:09,880 --> 00:41:12,240
Speaker 1: get over it. I know. Again, when we were talking

901
00:41:12,440 --> 00:41:14,839
Speaker 1: on our Fantasy Game Bay show on Sunday, you were

902
00:41:14,880 --> 00:41:16,840
Speaker 1: saying that you think Will Fuller had a ton of

903
00:41:16,920 --> 00:41:19,359
Speaker 1: opportunities and he could really pop out and shine. Will

904
00:41:19,440 --> 00:41:21,960
Speaker 1: Fuller he went out and delivered. Another guy who got

905
00:41:22,040 --> 00:41:24,720
Speaker 1: some opportunities was Kenny Stills. He even got one into

906
00:41:24,760 --> 00:41:26,640
Speaker 1: the end zones. So I think you're right. I think

907
00:41:26,680 --> 00:41:29,200
Speaker 1: it's maybe time to break up with Brandon Cookes. And

908
00:41:29,239 --> 00:41:32,439
Speaker 1: I'm sorry about it, but again, this offense is struggling really,

909
00:41:32,520 --> 00:41:35,400
Speaker 1: really badly, and I see guys like Kenny still stepping

910
00:41:35,480 --> 00:41:38,360
Speaker 1: up and having way better of a relationship with Deshaun Watson,

911
00:41:38,560 --> 00:41:40,440
Speaker 1: who really just needs to start airing the ball out

912
00:41:40,480 --> 00:41:42,560
Speaker 1: so they can score some points and finally get a

913
00:41:42,600 --> 00:41:46,560
Speaker 1: win on the season. It's it's just such a mess

914
00:41:46,760 --> 00:41:49,320
Speaker 1: with with that Houston offense. I mean, even Deshaun Watson

915
00:41:49,360 --> 00:41:52,520
Speaker 1: has been just okay so far this season. Well Fuller

916
00:41:52,560 --> 00:41:54,959
Speaker 1: has been up and down, He's battled injury. Brandon Cooks,

917
00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:57,719
Speaker 1: as we just talked about, has been uh, just really

918
00:41:57,920 --> 00:41:59,920
Speaker 1: he had one game that was okay. The rest of

919
00:42:00,000 --> 00:42:02,719
Speaker 1: it has just been awful. So I'm starting to be

920
00:42:02,920 --> 00:42:05,600
Speaker 1: really skeptical of this Houston offense. And like I said,

921
00:42:05,600 --> 00:42:08,279
Speaker 1: I think I'm done with Brandon Cooks. I will put

922
00:42:08,360 --> 00:42:10,080
Speaker 1: him on the waiver wire. I will let him be

923
00:42:10,480 --> 00:42:14,320
Speaker 1: someone else's headache. Tight End, as we talked about earlier,

924
00:42:14,440 --> 00:42:17,360
Speaker 1: has been volatile. Yet again, we will always start and

925
00:42:17,440 --> 00:42:19,000
Speaker 1: hope the tighten is going to be deep, and then

926
00:42:19,040 --> 00:42:20,480
Speaker 1: we get to about this point in this season we

927
00:42:20,600 --> 00:42:23,279
Speaker 1: realize that tight end is not deep. Evan Ingram has

928
00:42:23,320 --> 00:42:25,520
Speaker 1: been one of the bigger disappointments of the season. I

929
00:42:25,680 --> 00:42:27,920
Speaker 1: was hoping that maybe Sunday would be a game to

930
00:42:28,080 --> 00:42:30,759
Speaker 1: get him going, thinking that the Giants would have to

931
00:42:30,800 --> 00:42:33,000
Speaker 1: throw the football to stay in it against the Rams.

932
00:42:33,600 --> 00:42:35,680
Speaker 1: I mean, it wasn't necessary because they didn't give up

933
00:42:35,719 --> 00:42:37,759
Speaker 1: a ton of points, but still Evan Ingram didn't give

934
00:42:37,840 --> 00:42:42,080
Speaker 1: us much. Because tight end is so shallow, I'm loath

935
00:42:42,200 --> 00:42:44,960
Speaker 1: to just completely release him back into the wild. But

936
00:42:45,200 --> 00:42:47,359
Speaker 1: I mean, what are we doing about Evan Ingram right now?

937
00:42:47,880 --> 00:42:50,720
Speaker 1: You know, I think you're completely right because the dumpster

938
00:42:50,800 --> 00:42:54,000
Speaker 1: fire situation at the tight end position. I personally am

939
00:42:54,040 --> 00:42:56,239
Speaker 1: going to hold onto Evan Ingram as tight as I

940
00:42:56,360 --> 00:42:58,239
Speaker 1: can and if I want, maybe put him on my

941
00:42:58,320 --> 00:42:59,840
Speaker 1: bench and see if I have a guy who I

942
00:43:00,040 --> 00:43:01,880
Speaker 1: and stream who has a better matchup. You know, you

943
00:43:01,920 --> 00:43:04,080
Speaker 1: can try to grab a guy like Moley Cox or

944
00:43:04,120 --> 00:43:06,600
Speaker 1: Jimmy Graham who's really stepped up. But I do think

945
00:43:08,000 --> 00:43:11,040
Speaker 1: the Giants, and I'm so sorry Eddie, the giants need help.

946
00:43:11,360 --> 00:43:14,280
Speaker 1: They desperately need help, and you would kind of assume

947
00:43:14,360 --> 00:43:16,440
Speaker 1: that Evan Ingram would be the guy to step up,

948
00:43:16,560 --> 00:43:18,880
Speaker 1: especially with se Kwon Barkley out. A lot of this

949
00:43:19,400 --> 00:43:22,719
Speaker 1: is dependent on on Daniel Jones and that offensive line

950
00:43:22,760 --> 00:43:24,760
Speaker 1: that are just getting him beat down into the ground.

951
00:43:25,000 --> 00:43:26,680
Speaker 1: But then he had a play where it's like, did

952
00:43:26,760 --> 00:43:29,279
Speaker 1: Daniel Jones just sack himself on his own turf? Like

953
00:43:29,360 --> 00:43:32,200
Speaker 1: what is happening here? I think again, because the tight

954
00:43:32,280 --> 00:43:34,600
Speaker 1: end position is so tough right now, I'm going to

955
00:43:34,680 --> 00:43:36,920
Speaker 1: hold onto Evan Ingram and just hope and pray and

956
00:43:37,000 --> 00:43:39,719
Speaker 1: cross my fingers and try to sage him before every

957
00:43:39,760 --> 00:43:42,279
Speaker 1: single game and give it up to all of all

958
00:43:42,360 --> 00:43:44,839
Speaker 1: of the universe to to have good thoughts with him.

959
00:43:44,920 --> 00:43:46,960
Speaker 1: So I'm going to hold on a little bit longer.

960
00:43:47,080 --> 00:43:50,680
Speaker 1: But it's just been a huge, huge, huge disappointment. You

961
00:43:50,880 --> 00:43:53,279
Speaker 1: drafted Evan Ingram hoping that he would be your every

962
00:43:53,360 --> 00:43:54,960
Speaker 1: week tight end, but now I think you're in a

963
00:43:55,000 --> 00:43:57,760
Speaker 1: position where if you have him, you are sort of streaming,

964
00:43:57,800 --> 00:43:59,919
Speaker 1: You're playing the matchups, and you're hoping at some point

965
00:44:00,040 --> 00:44:02,719
Speaker 1: he kicks in and he comes around. I just I

966
00:44:02,800 --> 00:44:05,120
Speaker 1: know the Giants offense has struggled. I can't imagine it's

967
00:44:05,120 --> 00:44:07,759
Speaker 1: going to be quite this bad all year long. They're

968
00:44:07,760 --> 00:44:09,920
Speaker 1: gonna start getting the football to some guys. Ingram I

969
00:44:09,960 --> 00:44:11,880
Speaker 1: think is going to be one of them. So I

970
00:44:12,040 --> 00:44:15,400
Speaker 1: can't completely let him go. But I can't play him

971
00:44:15,440 --> 00:44:17,479
Speaker 1: every week, So I'm gonna play the matchups. I'm gonna

972
00:44:17,480 --> 00:44:19,480
Speaker 1: find the best streaming options win and where I can,

973
00:44:19,560 --> 00:44:21,960
Speaker 1: and hope that at some point the guy that I

974
00:44:22,080 --> 00:44:25,160
Speaker 1: invested some draft capital and turns into the guy that

975
00:44:25,280 --> 00:44:29,360
Speaker 1: I thought he would be. Back in August, Okay, inspired

976
00:44:29,400 --> 00:44:33,680
Speaker 1: by ongoing conversations with players, the NFL, NFL Players Association,

977
00:44:33,840 --> 00:44:37,279
Speaker 1: and Players Coalition together launched NFL Votes to empower and

978
00:44:37,440 --> 00:44:41,000
Speaker 1: improve our communities through exercising the right to vote. Join

979
00:44:41,080 --> 00:44:44,000
Speaker 1: the NFL family by registering to vote today and make

980
00:44:44,040 --> 00:44:47,240
Speaker 1: your voice hurt this November. Visit NFL dot com slash

981
00:44:47,320 --> 00:44:50,200
Speaker 1: votes to learn more. We've got a double header for

982
00:44:50,320 --> 00:44:52,680
Speaker 1: you of Monday night football. First up, it will be

983
00:44:53,000 --> 00:44:55,560
Speaker 1: the Patriots at the Chiefs. That one set to kick

984
00:44:55,600 --> 00:44:57,800
Speaker 1: at seven oh five Easter you can see it on

985
00:44:58,040 --> 00:45:03,040
Speaker 1: CBS nationally. And the Patriots and Chiefs no more positive

986
00:45:03,120 --> 00:45:06,640
Speaker 1: tests of COVID nineteen since that the initial test on

987
00:45:06,800 --> 00:45:10,319
Speaker 1: both sides there and the Patriots traveling on Monday morning

988
00:45:10,400 --> 00:45:12,600
Speaker 1: to get to Kansas City for tonight's game. So let's

989
00:45:12,600 --> 00:45:16,600
Speaker 1: look at this from a fantasy perspective. The Patriots backfield

990
00:45:16,719 --> 00:45:20,280
Speaker 1: has become a very confusing place. James White is expected

991
00:45:20,320 --> 00:45:23,799
Speaker 1: back this week, Sonny Michelle is expected to be out.

992
00:45:23,880 --> 00:45:26,800
Speaker 1: He is out for this game tonight against the Chiefs,

993
00:45:26,840 --> 00:45:29,560
Speaker 1: but Rex Burkehead is there Damian Harris is off of

994
00:45:29,640 --> 00:45:32,719
Speaker 1: injured reserve J J. Taylor has been sprinkling in there.

995
00:45:32,840 --> 00:45:36,120
Speaker 1: So with all of this going on, which Patriots running

996
00:45:36,120 --> 00:45:38,640
Speaker 1: back do you trust tonight? You know what? I think

997
00:45:38,719 --> 00:45:41,160
Speaker 1: it's the guy who balled out in Week one and

998
00:45:41,280 --> 00:45:42,920
Speaker 1: then sadly how to miss a few weeks due to

999
00:45:43,040 --> 00:45:45,359
Speaker 1: personal tragedy, but now he is back. I think James

1000
00:45:45,440 --> 00:45:47,880
Speaker 1: White is going to be the number one back tonight.

1001
00:45:47,960 --> 00:45:51,520
Speaker 1: I also think Rex Burkehead is going to see some opportunities. Sadly,

1002
00:45:51,560 --> 00:45:53,480
Speaker 1: I think both of these guys do take a hit

1003
00:45:53,640 --> 00:45:56,440
Speaker 1: because of the change at the quarterback position with Cam Newton,

1004
00:45:56,840 --> 00:45:59,400
Speaker 1: who did test positive for COVID nineteen and is now

1005
00:45:59,520 --> 00:46:02,719
Speaker 1: on the COVID list. But James White, when he did

1006
00:46:02,800 --> 00:46:05,920
Speaker 1: play in Week one, he turned eight opportunities into fifty

1007
00:46:05,960 --> 00:46:08,920
Speaker 1: two yards from scrimmage in Week one, really good numbers

1008
00:46:08,960 --> 00:46:11,320
Speaker 1: for a running back. Now, I know, when Cam Newton

1009
00:46:11,520 --> 00:46:13,480
Speaker 1: is under center, a lot of those running backs have

1010
00:46:13,640 --> 00:46:16,600
Speaker 1: missed opportunities because Cam is mobile and can run the

1011
00:46:16,640 --> 00:46:19,160
Speaker 1: ball into the end zone himself. That's not now the

1012
00:46:19,239 --> 00:46:22,920
Speaker 1: case with Brian Hoyer at the quarterback position. Now, I

1013
00:46:23,080 --> 00:46:25,200
Speaker 1: do think that James White is going to be the

1014
00:46:25,320 --> 00:46:28,719
Speaker 1: number one back. I also could see Rex Burkhead coming

1015
00:46:28,760 --> 00:46:31,520
Speaker 1: back and stepping back in as well, So I think, again,

1016
00:46:31,600 --> 00:46:33,560
Speaker 1: it's just a messy backfield, and like you like to

1017
00:46:33,640 --> 00:46:36,239
Speaker 1: call it, it's bella tricks from Bill Belichick where he

1018
00:46:36,239 --> 00:46:38,120
Speaker 1: always wants to confuse us. But I do think that

1019
00:46:38,200 --> 00:46:40,200
Speaker 1: James White will be the top score at the running

1020
00:46:40,200 --> 00:46:43,799
Speaker 1: back position for this Patriots team. I agree. I think

1021
00:46:43,880 --> 00:46:45,640
Speaker 1: James White's the guy who's going to be there to

1022
00:46:45,680 --> 00:46:47,840
Speaker 1: sort of take some of the pressure off Brian Hoyer,

1023
00:46:47,920 --> 00:46:50,759
Speaker 1: give him some easy outlet throws to make. This is

1024
00:46:50,840 --> 00:46:55,120
Speaker 1: first starts in almost a calendar year, so I think

1025
00:46:55,160 --> 00:46:56,560
Speaker 1: they want to try to, you know, keep some of

1026
00:46:56,600 --> 00:46:58,480
Speaker 1: the pressure off of him as much as possible. That's

1027
00:46:58,520 --> 00:47:00,759
Speaker 1: what James White is going to do. I wouldn't be

1028
00:47:00,800 --> 00:47:03,320
Speaker 1: surprised if you see Rex Birkehead getting there near the

1029
00:47:03,400 --> 00:47:05,360
Speaker 1: goal line, and maybe it's some of those short carries.

1030
00:47:05,600 --> 00:47:08,120
Speaker 1: I think your point is well made about Cam not

1031
00:47:08,280 --> 00:47:10,879
Speaker 1: being there and opening up some of those gold line opportunities.

1032
00:47:11,000 --> 00:47:13,319
Speaker 1: But because of the pieces that are missing, I think

1033
00:47:13,360 --> 00:47:16,160
Speaker 1: it's gonna be hard to sort of accurately project what

1034
00:47:16,360 --> 00:47:18,560
Speaker 1: we get out of this Patriots backfield. I get it

1035
00:47:18,640 --> 00:47:20,560
Speaker 1: if you have to play some of these guys, but

1036
00:47:20,760 --> 00:47:23,120
Speaker 1: if you have any other options, I think you'd stay away.

1037
00:47:23,160 --> 00:47:25,560
Speaker 1: And I think if you're playing DFS, I would stay

1038
00:47:25,560 --> 00:47:28,040
Speaker 1: away from the Patriots backfield just because there's so much

1039
00:47:28,120 --> 00:47:32,000
Speaker 1: uncertainty there. How worried are you though about, say, Julian

1040
00:47:32,160 --> 00:47:35,160
Speaker 1: Edelman because there's no Cam Newton tonight? You know, I'm

1041
00:47:35,200 --> 00:47:37,719
Speaker 1: a little bit worried. But it's also Julian Edelman and

1042
00:47:37,840 --> 00:47:40,279
Speaker 1: we've seen that he is a talented receiver. No matter

1043
00:47:40,320 --> 00:47:42,719
Speaker 1: who the quarterback is, he's always going to be good

1044
00:47:42,880 --> 00:47:45,399
Speaker 1: and he is that main offensive target. Now we don't

1045
00:47:45,440 --> 00:47:47,719
Speaker 1: know what Hoyer is going to do with the football.

1046
00:47:47,800 --> 00:47:51,040
Speaker 1: Obviously he's still a good quarterback. Because before Cam Newton

1047
00:47:51,160 --> 00:47:53,560
Speaker 1: was named the starter, there was this very weird argument

1048
00:47:53,640 --> 00:47:56,000
Speaker 1: of you know, well Hoyer start over Cam Newton. No,

1049
00:47:56,160 --> 00:47:58,239
Speaker 1: that's not the case, and Cam Newton has showed us

1050
00:47:58,400 --> 00:48:01,200
Speaker 1: what However, even with are I do think that Julian

1051
00:48:01,280 --> 00:48:03,920
Speaker 1: Edelman still has opportunity. He did pop up on the

1052
00:48:04,000 --> 00:48:07,600
Speaker 1: injury list. I know that's not anything new for Julian Edelman.

1053
00:48:07,640 --> 00:48:09,320
Speaker 1: So that's something that kind of had me scratch my

1054
00:48:09,400 --> 00:48:11,440
Speaker 1: head and want to make sure that he's fully healthy.

1055
00:48:11,640 --> 00:48:13,000
Speaker 1: But I do think he's going to go out and

1056
00:48:13,080 --> 00:48:16,440
Speaker 1: have a dominant game, and unless you have way better options,

1057
00:48:16,560 --> 00:48:20,160
Speaker 1: I wouldn't ever try to sit Julian Edelman. My first

1058
00:48:20,520 --> 00:48:22,840
Speaker 1: reaction to Kim that being there was that, oh, no,

1059
00:48:23,040 --> 00:48:25,000
Speaker 1: what are we gonna do with the Patriots receivers? I

1060
00:48:25,040 --> 00:48:27,400
Speaker 1: think we fade all of them. Then I started digging

1061
00:48:27,480 --> 00:48:30,800
Speaker 1: into how the Patriots have been operating early this season,

1062
00:48:30,840 --> 00:48:32,800
Speaker 1: and I know we're sheet we're showing Cam throw some

1063
00:48:32,920 --> 00:48:35,440
Speaker 1: deep balls here, but generally speaking, it's been a lot

1064
00:48:35,440 --> 00:48:38,760
Speaker 1: of underneath stuff, a lot of more intermediate throws. Because

1065
00:48:39,520 --> 00:48:41,440
Speaker 1: you look at the air yards per exempt for Cam,

1066
00:48:41,480 --> 00:48:44,000
Speaker 1: it's been about that about six or so yards down

1067
00:48:44,080 --> 00:48:45,960
Speaker 1: the field, not a ton of deep throws. He did

1068
00:48:46,040 --> 00:48:48,799
Speaker 1: it against the Seahawks because that Seahawks secondary has been

1069
00:48:48,840 --> 00:48:51,480
Speaker 1: awful all year long. But I think if they continue

1070
00:48:51,520 --> 00:48:53,680
Speaker 1: sort of on that path of a lot of short throws,

1071
00:48:53,680 --> 00:48:56,279
Speaker 1: a lot of intermediate throws, that helps Hoyer as well,

1072
00:48:56,400 --> 00:48:59,560
Speaker 1: that helps their wide receivers. Just get it into Edelman's hands,

1073
00:48:59,680 --> 00:49:02,439
Speaker 1: get it to Nikil Harry or James White, and sort

1074
00:49:02,480 --> 00:49:04,200
Speaker 1: of let them do a lot of the work for you.

1075
00:49:04,360 --> 00:49:05,640
Speaker 1: So I don't know that they're gonna put a lot

1076
00:49:05,640 --> 00:49:08,160
Speaker 1: of pressure on Brian Hoyer. I wouldn't start Hoyer in

1077
00:49:08,320 --> 00:49:10,040
Speaker 1: pretty much any format, but I don't know that I

1078
00:49:10,080 --> 00:49:13,400
Speaker 1: would necessarily be terrified of starting any of their receivers,

1079
00:49:13,480 --> 00:49:16,080
Speaker 1: just because I don't know that in terms of their

1080
00:49:16,239 --> 00:49:19,040
Speaker 1: their passing philosophy that it's gonna change a whole lot

1081
00:49:19,120 --> 00:49:22,200
Speaker 1: with Brian Hoyer there versus Cam Newton. We know the

1082
00:49:22,239 --> 00:49:24,279
Speaker 1: Chiefs are gonna throw the football because that's what they do,

1083
00:49:24,480 --> 00:49:26,680
Speaker 1: and they do it very well. They've got a couple

1084
00:49:26,760 --> 00:49:30,360
Speaker 1: of prime weapons in Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelsey. So

1085
00:49:30,440 --> 00:49:31,800
Speaker 1: if you had to pick one who's going to have

1086
00:49:31,880 --> 00:49:34,040
Speaker 1: the bigger day, who is it? Is it Tyreek or

1087
00:49:34,080 --> 00:49:36,800
Speaker 1: is it Travis? I'm gonna go with Tyree Hill on

1088
00:49:37,040 --> 00:49:38,960
Speaker 1: this one. Now. I know the Chiefs have kind of

1089
00:49:39,000 --> 00:49:41,479
Speaker 1: had a lot of tough matchups. They've won every single

1090
00:49:41,520 --> 00:49:43,520
Speaker 1: game because they're the Kansas City Chiefs, but there's still

1091
00:49:43,560 --> 00:49:45,480
Speaker 1: been tough matchups. I know there is a lot of

1092
00:49:45,560 --> 00:49:48,840
Speaker 1: worry about Tyreek Hill against the Los Angeles Chargers because

1093
00:49:48,960 --> 00:49:51,600
Speaker 1: consistently he's not really played well against him, and then

1094
00:49:51,640 --> 00:49:53,960
Speaker 1: he went and balled out then he also went involved

1095
00:49:54,000 --> 00:49:57,040
Speaker 1: out against the Baltimore Ravens. He was targeted six times

1096
00:49:57,320 --> 00:50:00,480
Speaker 1: and caught five receptions for seventy seven yards and it's touchdown.

1097
00:50:00,680 --> 00:50:02,960
Speaker 1: Plus we had five carries for twenty five yards in

1098
00:50:03,080 --> 00:50:05,560
Speaker 1: that win against the Ravens on Monday Night where we

1099
00:50:05,680 --> 00:50:09,040
Speaker 1: shut down Lamar Jackson. Now, Tyreek Hill is clearly the

1100
00:50:09,120 --> 00:50:12,000
Speaker 1: favorite of Patrick Mahomes. He's receiving no less than six

1101
00:50:12,120 --> 00:50:15,040
Speaker 1: targets a game this year, and his speed allows him

1102
00:50:15,120 --> 00:50:17,880
Speaker 1: and Andy Reid to really stretch the field and use

1103
00:50:18,000 --> 00:50:20,640
Speaker 1: him in totally different routes and formats. He can run

1104
00:50:20,680 --> 00:50:22,680
Speaker 1: the ball quick. He can also stretch the field and

1105
00:50:22,760 --> 00:50:24,960
Speaker 1: go down the field to get those deep passes from

1106
00:50:25,040 --> 00:50:27,719
Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes. I think all of those things points are

1107
00:50:27,760 --> 00:50:31,000
Speaker 1: really positive signs against the Patriots defense, and I think

1108
00:50:31,040 --> 00:50:33,120
Speaker 1: Tyreek Hill is going to go out and have another night.

1109
00:50:34,480 --> 00:50:36,040
Speaker 1: I will double down on that and say I think

1110
00:50:36,080 --> 00:50:38,480
Speaker 1: Tyreek Hill has the bigger night to the thing we've

1111
00:50:38,480 --> 00:50:41,680
Speaker 1: seen from the Patriots defense this season. They're struggling down

1112
00:50:41,760 --> 00:50:43,760
Speaker 1: the field, and I know they still have stephon Gilmour,

1113
00:50:43,800 --> 00:50:45,640
Speaker 1: who is one of the top corners in the league,

1114
00:50:45,719 --> 00:50:47,840
Speaker 1: but this is a defense that has given up more

1115
00:50:47,880 --> 00:50:50,160
Speaker 1: big passing plays this year than I think we're used

1116
00:50:50,200 --> 00:50:53,000
Speaker 1: to seeing. And the thing about Tyreek Hill is it

1117
00:50:53,080 --> 00:50:55,200
Speaker 1: only takes one or two for him to have that

1118
00:50:55,360 --> 00:50:57,919
Speaker 1: big day. You know, he only needs to catch maybe

1119
00:50:57,960 --> 00:51:00,279
Speaker 1: one ball down field, maybe another one short and just

1120
00:51:00,400 --> 00:51:02,839
Speaker 1: like you get get yards after the catch and make

1121
00:51:02,880 --> 00:51:05,920
Speaker 1: a big play. So the ceiling is incredibly high for him.

1122
00:51:06,120 --> 00:51:07,799
Speaker 1: So I think that's the reason I'm sort of leaning

1123
00:51:07,880 --> 00:51:10,200
Speaker 1: that way. They will find ways to get the football

1124
00:51:10,239 --> 00:51:12,720
Speaker 1: to all their playmakers. I mean, we saw Nicole Hardman

1125
00:51:12,800 --> 00:51:15,280
Speaker 1: have a big week last week. We've seen Sammy Watkins

1126
00:51:15,360 --> 00:51:17,239
Speaker 1: be fairly steady week to week. So I do think

1127
00:51:17,280 --> 00:51:19,520
Speaker 1: they're gonna spread the ball around. But in terms of

1128
00:51:19,640 --> 00:51:22,000
Speaker 1: the Chiefs wide receivers that I think have a big day,

1129
00:51:22,040 --> 00:51:24,520
Speaker 1: I still think Tyreek Hill is going to be the

1130
00:51:24,640 --> 00:51:27,480
Speaker 1: leader in that group for for Kansas City. All Right,

1131
00:51:27,520 --> 00:51:30,040
Speaker 1: we'll switch down to the game that was originally scheduled

1132
00:51:30,120 --> 00:51:32,520
Speaker 1: for Monday night, that is the Falcons at the Packers,

1133
00:51:32,600 --> 00:51:35,359
Speaker 1: that is set for an eight fifty Eastern time kick

1134
00:51:35,400 --> 00:51:38,680
Speaker 1: off time that when you can see as usual on ESPN.

1135
00:51:39,320 --> 00:51:42,560
Speaker 1: We did get news on Monday morning that it looks

1136
00:51:42,640 --> 00:51:46,000
Speaker 1: like Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley will play for Atlanta.

1137
00:51:46,160 --> 00:51:49,360
Speaker 1: On the other side, though, doesn't look like Davante Adams

1138
00:51:49,480 --> 00:51:51,480
Speaker 1: is going to play. He had a tweet this morning

1139
00:51:51,520 --> 00:51:54,279
Speaker 1: about not being able to go. I think he was

1140
00:51:54,440 --> 00:51:58,120
Speaker 1: asked kindly maybe not so kindly, by packer management to

1141
00:51:58,200 --> 00:52:00,560
Speaker 1: take the tweet down. So it does look like he's

1142
00:52:00,560 --> 00:52:02,680
Speaker 1: going to play though, in this football game. But as

1143
00:52:02,800 --> 00:52:06,839
Speaker 1: for the Falcons, Julio Jones had the huge week one.

1144
00:52:07,120 --> 00:52:09,399
Speaker 1: He didn't have a great week to start to freak

1145
00:52:09,440 --> 00:52:12,280
Speaker 1: some people out, then sat out with a hamstring injury.

1146
00:52:13,160 --> 00:52:15,399
Speaker 1: Will he finally get in the end zone this week

1147
00:52:15,440 --> 00:52:18,160
Speaker 1: and put a lot of fantasy fears to rest. I

1148
00:52:18,320 --> 00:52:20,520
Speaker 1: think he will, And if you look at this matchup,

1149
00:52:20,719 --> 00:52:23,120
Speaker 1: both teams have the potential for this to be a

1150
00:52:23,200 --> 00:52:25,520
Speaker 1: high scoring game. We can kind of make fun of

1151
00:52:25,560 --> 00:52:28,560
Speaker 1: the Atlanta Falcons because somehow they've been ahead and then

1152
00:52:28,640 --> 00:52:31,520
Speaker 1: they've lost and that's all their defense. But I finally

1153
00:52:31,560 --> 00:52:34,040
Speaker 1: think that Julio is back into the end zone and

1154
00:52:34,120 --> 00:52:36,160
Speaker 1: he's back to the Julio magic. Now. I know a

1155
00:52:36,200 --> 00:52:38,719
Speaker 1: lot of fantasy managers have been worried. If you were

1156
00:52:38,760 --> 00:52:40,960
Speaker 1: one of those fantasy managers, you can tweet me at

1157
00:52:41,040 --> 00:52:43,440
Speaker 1: Kimmy checks and I will gladly make a trade to

1158
00:52:43,520 --> 00:52:46,239
Speaker 1: get Julio Jones on my fantasy squad. This is one

1159
00:52:46,280 --> 00:52:48,439
Speaker 1: of those things where this is like an overreaction theater.

1160
00:52:48,520 --> 00:52:50,920
Speaker 1: A guy goes out, has a huge week one, doesn't

1161
00:52:50,920 --> 00:52:52,520
Speaker 1: have a great week to then he sits out and

1162
00:52:52,600 --> 00:52:55,839
Speaker 1: everyone's freaking out. It's still Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley

1163
00:52:55,880 --> 00:52:58,440
Speaker 1: as well, both incredible receivers. This is a game where

1164
00:52:58,480 --> 00:53:00,399
Speaker 1: Matt Ryan is going to have to stretch the field

1165
00:53:00,440 --> 00:53:04,000
Speaker 1: to keep up with Aaron Rodgers and that Packers offense,

1166
00:53:04,120 --> 00:53:06,799
Speaker 1: even though they have some injuries on the offensive side

1167
00:53:06,840 --> 00:53:09,319
Speaker 1: of the ball. So Julio, I trust you get into

1168
00:53:09,360 --> 00:53:11,040
Speaker 1: the end zone because I do have a few shares

1169
00:53:11,080 --> 00:53:13,120
Speaker 1: of you. And if you're a fantasy manager who wants

1170
00:53:13,160 --> 00:53:15,279
Speaker 1: to get rid of Julio, let let him just play

1171
00:53:15,360 --> 00:53:17,320
Speaker 1: this week and watch them ball out and then be

1172
00:53:17,440 --> 00:53:19,200
Speaker 1: happy that you decided not to put him on the

1173
00:53:19,239 --> 00:53:22,160
Speaker 1: wave of wire or trade him away. Yeah, the rule

1174
00:53:22,320 --> 00:53:25,759
Speaker 1: is play Julio Jones Jones playing You play Julio Jones

1175
00:53:25,840 --> 00:53:28,600
Speaker 1: because we know what at his best. I mean, Week

1176
00:53:28,719 --> 00:53:31,560
Speaker 1: one nine catches a hundred and fifty seven yards. That

1177
00:53:31,719 --> 00:53:35,160
Speaker 1: is a vintage Julio Jones week. And I know the

1178
00:53:35,360 --> 00:53:37,719
Speaker 1: argument has always been, well, he doesn't score touchdowns. I'm like,

1179
00:53:37,760 --> 00:53:40,480
Speaker 1: that's fine. He still gets me, you know, fifteen to

1180
00:53:40,640 --> 00:53:43,719
Speaker 1: twenty five points even without getting in the end zone.

1181
00:53:43,880 --> 00:53:46,320
Speaker 1: I'm fine with that. So any touchdowns you get or

1182
00:53:46,320 --> 00:53:48,360
Speaker 1: an added bonus. I think he gets in the end

1183
00:53:48,400 --> 00:53:50,640
Speaker 1: zone tonight. I think they're gonna welcome him back. They're

1184
00:53:50,640 --> 00:53:52,360
Speaker 1: gonna get him plenty of targets. He's going to be

1185
00:53:52,440 --> 00:53:55,719
Speaker 1: Julio Jones. Everything's going to be fine. I just don't

1186
00:53:55,800 --> 00:53:59,640
Speaker 1: understand the yearly Julio panic. It is a tradition unlike

1187
00:53:59,719 --> 00:54:02,920
Speaker 1: any other. So hopefully it quiets tonight when he scores

1188
00:54:02,960 --> 00:54:05,160
Speaker 1: a touchdown and we can go on about our lives

1189
00:54:05,239 --> 00:54:07,400
Speaker 1: and we can worry about other trivial things when it

1190
00:54:07,480 --> 00:54:11,560
Speaker 1: comes to fantasy football. As for elsewhere in the Falcon's offense,

1191
00:54:11,560 --> 00:54:13,640
Speaker 1: how much do you trust Todd Gurley against what's a

1192
00:54:13,680 --> 00:54:19,520
Speaker 1: pretty good chief defense? You know, I do? I do trust.

1193
00:54:20,200 --> 00:54:22,840
Speaker 1: I trust Todd Gurley because if you think back to

1194
00:54:22,920 --> 00:54:25,520
Speaker 1: Week three when Alvin Kamara and the Saints took on

1195
00:54:25,560 --> 00:54:27,920
Speaker 1: the Packers, that was Alvin Kamars like best game. He

1196
00:54:27,960 --> 00:54:30,960
Speaker 1: had three touchdowns, something like forty four fantasy points, and

1197
00:54:31,040 --> 00:54:32,800
Speaker 1: a lot of the reason for that is because he

1198
00:54:32,880 --> 00:54:34,920
Speaker 1: was involved in the passing game and he was kind

1199
00:54:34,920 --> 00:54:37,160
Speaker 1: of used as a wide receiver and running back at

1200
00:54:37,239 --> 00:54:40,160
Speaker 1: once because Michael Thomas was still dealing with a high

1201
00:54:40,200 --> 00:54:42,880
Speaker 1: ankle injury and was out for that game. Todd Gurley

1202
00:54:43,000 --> 00:54:45,480
Speaker 1: is not going to be as involved in the passing game.

1203
00:54:45,560 --> 00:54:48,239
Speaker 1: That's just not his role in that offense. That's where

1204
00:54:48,280 --> 00:54:51,279
Speaker 1: guys like Calvin Ridley and Julio Jones come in. But again,

1205
00:54:51,400 --> 00:54:53,440
Speaker 1: unless you have a better running back, which I kind

1206
00:54:53,480 --> 00:54:56,440
Speaker 1: of doubt anybody does, I'm absolutely going to play Todd

1207
00:54:56,560 --> 00:54:58,239
Speaker 1: Gurley tonight, and I'm going to trust him. I do

1208
00:54:58,360 --> 00:55:00,680
Speaker 1: think he has opportunities. I think he's gonna get some

1209
00:55:00,760 --> 00:55:03,359
Speaker 1: goal line carries and hopefully get you some big fantasy points.

1210
00:55:03,480 --> 00:55:05,000
Speaker 1: So I trust him. I'm gonna I'm gonna take a

1211
00:55:05,000 --> 00:55:07,040
Speaker 1: breather on this one and let him into my line

1212
00:55:07,080 --> 00:55:10,120
Speaker 1: up and let him shine. The touchdown upside is I

1213
00:55:10,200 --> 00:55:12,839
Speaker 1: think what we're hoping for from Todd Gurley. I had

1214
00:55:12,960 --> 00:55:16,359
Speaker 1: hoped coming into the season that maybe the Falcons would

1215
00:55:16,400 --> 00:55:18,320
Speaker 1: use him as a pass catcher more than the Rams

1216
00:55:18,360 --> 00:55:20,520
Speaker 1: did last year, but that doesn't really seem to be

1217
00:55:20,640 --> 00:55:23,360
Speaker 1: the case. So I think you are sort of you

1218
00:55:23,440 --> 00:55:26,360
Speaker 1: can't bank on those PPR points from Girly getting some

1219
00:55:26,440 --> 00:55:28,360
Speaker 1: of those easy catches out of the backfield, so you

1220
00:55:28,480 --> 00:55:30,440
Speaker 1: do hope that when they get down near the goal

1221
00:55:30,520 --> 00:55:32,160
Speaker 1: line that they use him and they allow him to

1222
00:55:32,200 --> 00:55:35,200
Speaker 1: score those touchdowns. The other concern that I have is

1223
00:55:35,239 --> 00:55:37,800
Speaker 1: at Brian Hill is starting to get more love in

1224
00:55:37,840 --> 00:55:40,360
Speaker 1: the Falcon's offense, starting to get more touches there. But

1225
00:55:41,000 --> 00:55:43,640
Speaker 1: I still would have Grilly at least as a flex

1226
00:55:43,760 --> 00:55:46,640
Speaker 1: in this one. I would not certainly expect Alvin Camara

1227
00:55:46,719 --> 00:55:48,680
Speaker 1: type numbers from him, but I do think that the

1228
00:55:48,719 --> 00:55:51,320
Speaker 1: opportunity is going to be there. You just hope that

1229
00:55:51,480 --> 00:55:53,879
Speaker 1: he gets his early because if does, if this does

1230
00:55:53,960 --> 00:55:56,920
Speaker 1: turn into a track meet, then he sort of gets

1231
00:55:57,000 --> 00:56:00,480
Speaker 1: exed out because he's not a pass catching option for Atlanta.

1232
00:56:00,840 --> 00:56:02,800
Speaker 1: On the flip side, with green Bay, as I mentioned,

1233
00:56:02,840 --> 00:56:05,759
Speaker 1: looks like Davante Adams not going to play in this one.

1234
00:56:05,880 --> 00:56:08,759
Speaker 1: We know Alan Lazard is on injured reserve after having

1235
00:56:08,840 --> 00:56:12,720
Speaker 1: surgery last week, so how much do we trust Marquez

1236
00:56:12,800 --> 00:56:16,279
Speaker 1: Valdez scantling with the Packers being shorthanded, I think we

1237
00:56:16,360 --> 00:56:18,680
Speaker 1: absolutely have to go in and we have to trust him.

1238
00:56:18,719 --> 00:56:21,359
Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers is putting up m VP like numbers. It's

1239
00:56:21,400 --> 00:56:24,040
Speaker 1: like him and Russell Wilson, they're like dominating their like.

1240
00:56:24,200 --> 00:56:26,000
Speaker 1: Even though we're the O G S, we are still good.

1241
00:56:26,120 --> 00:56:29,200
Speaker 1: Watch us go out in ball and Aaron Rodgers can

1242
00:56:29,280 --> 00:56:31,920
Speaker 1: still sling those balls. Now, when it was those three

1243
00:56:32,000 --> 00:56:34,680
Speaker 1: guys in that passing game, when it was Davante Adams,

1244
00:56:34,920 --> 00:56:38,040
Speaker 1: Alan Lazard and mvs MBS kind of took a fade

1245
00:56:38,120 --> 00:56:40,200
Speaker 1: for all of us. But with both of those guys out,

1246
00:56:40,320 --> 00:56:43,120
Speaker 1: I think if you have him, you absolutely should start

1247
00:56:43,200 --> 00:56:45,239
Speaker 1: him because again, this is a game that has a

1248
00:56:45,320 --> 00:56:49,319
Speaker 1: potential to have a high scoring point differential, and these

1249
00:56:49,400 --> 00:56:52,360
Speaker 1: teams are going to consistently be throwing the ball. Like

1250
00:56:52,480 --> 00:56:54,320
Speaker 1: you said, that could be bad things for Todd Gurley

1251
00:56:54,320 --> 00:56:56,320
Speaker 1: if it really is attract me. But if it is

1252
00:56:56,400 --> 00:56:59,120
Speaker 1: attract me, that could mean huge upside and really good

1253
00:56:59,160 --> 00:57:01,560
Speaker 1: things for NBA. So if you have them and you're

1254
00:57:01,640 --> 00:57:03,279
Speaker 1: kind of teetering, do I do I put him in

1255
00:57:03,360 --> 00:57:05,040
Speaker 1: my flex do I keep him on my bench? I

1256
00:57:05,080 --> 00:57:07,000
Speaker 1: would go ahead and put him as a flex option

1257
00:57:07,080 --> 00:57:09,439
Speaker 1: because Aaron Rodgers is going to be throwing that ball

1258
00:57:09,680 --> 00:57:12,840
Speaker 1: and hopefully MBS is going to be catching it. I

1259
00:57:12,880 --> 00:57:16,280
Speaker 1: would feel better about MVS if Davante Adams was there,

1260
00:57:16,320 --> 00:57:18,280
Speaker 1: But I do think the opportunity is going to be

1261
00:57:18,360 --> 00:57:20,240
Speaker 1: huge for him. I just look at him as sort

1262
00:57:20,280 --> 00:57:23,040
Speaker 1: of a volatile, high ceiling play. You see a lot

1263
00:57:23,080 --> 00:57:26,200
Speaker 1: of these deep throws. That is generally how they use him.

1264
00:57:26,240 --> 00:57:28,280
Speaker 1: He leads the team in airy yards, which means they're

1265
00:57:28,320 --> 00:57:30,840
Speaker 1: taking those shots down the field with him, and in

1266
00:57:31,000 --> 00:57:33,240
Speaker 1: some ways, like Tyreek Hill, he is that guy that

1267
00:57:33,360 --> 00:57:35,760
Speaker 1: only needs a couple in order to have a good day.

1268
00:57:35,800 --> 00:57:37,800
Speaker 1: I'm not putting him on Tyreek's level. I don't think

1269
00:57:37,840 --> 00:57:39,960
Speaker 1: he's quite that good of a player, but I think

1270
00:57:40,000 --> 00:57:43,040
Speaker 1: in terms of what his ceiling can be, I think

1271
00:57:43,120 --> 00:57:45,560
Speaker 1: he's sort of there. So that is the reason I

1272
00:57:45,600 --> 00:57:47,520
Speaker 1: would maybe give him a shot. I would feel better

1273
00:57:47,640 --> 00:57:49,800
Speaker 1: with him in DFS than I would in more of

1274
00:57:49,880 --> 00:57:52,400
Speaker 1: a a traditional you know, a seasonal league or sort

1275
00:57:52,400 --> 00:57:55,800
Speaker 1: of something like that, but I do think the opportunity

1276
00:57:55,920 --> 00:57:57,440
Speaker 1: is going to be there. I would also sort of

1277
00:57:57,520 --> 00:57:59,760
Speaker 1: keep an eye maybe on Robert Tanyan to tie it in.

1278
00:58:00,080 --> 00:58:02,680
Speaker 1: May get some some more looks as well. Uh with

1279
00:58:03,000 --> 00:58:05,520
Speaker 1: with Davante Adams likely not playing in this game, the

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Speaker 1: in case the Falcons come out and score some big

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Speaker 1: points early. So enjoy the Monday night doubleheader. Will have

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Speaker 1: plenty to talk about certainly as the week progresses. Be

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Speaker 1: sure to check us out, of course, on NFL Fantasy

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Speaker 1: Live all week long, as we have more news about

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Speaker 1: pretty much everything relating to your fantasy football teams. In

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Speaker 1: the meantime, that is it. We are done. We appreciate

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Speaker 1: you hanging out with the NFL Fantasy Football Show presented

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Speaker 1: by Draft Kings. You know the drill, Tell two friends

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Speaker 1: to tell two friends rate review and remember you don't

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Speaker 1: want to be superstitious, but it's okay to be a

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Speaker 1: little stitious. Take care of yourselves where a mask, be safe,

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Speaker 1: and we will see you on Wednesday. Yeah I don't know,

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Speaker 1: and all the