1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 1: Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:10,040 Speaker 1: Time now for Fantasy Football Weekly from I Heart Radio, 3 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 1: your weekly source for the nation's best fantasy football advice, speculation, 4 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:18,440 Speaker 1: and whatever stupid stuff they decided to drop into the show. Now, 5 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: here's your host. Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly. I'm Paul 6 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: charchy In. My co host is Brian Johnson. Hello, Brien, 7 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: You're gonna get a rare week off next week. Scott 8 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:34,640 Speaker 1: Fish expected to be in next week. Oh, I'm not invited. 9 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: Uh New York invited. You can. I can have a 10 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 1: day off Scott twice. I like Scott too. Scott's a 11 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 1: little busy this time here. He's very busy this time 12 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:45,239 Speaker 1: a year, and we're excited, excited to have him as 13 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: part of the show. We're going to break down the 14 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: a f C West today with everything we believe is 15 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:55,279 Speaker 1: going to happen in season this year. We're not recapping 16 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:58,480 Speaker 1: what happened a lot offseason. We're not recapping what happened 17 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: last year. This is a forward facing projections for this 18 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: coming year for the teams in the a f C West. 19 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: Before we jump into the most exciting team in football, 20 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:13,400 Speaker 1: the Kansas City chiefs Brian Let's mention. 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There aren't really many pieces of the 45 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 1: Chiefs to have though, for such an you think of 46 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:42,840 Speaker 1: like the Rams and the Kurt Warner days, there was 47 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 1: Kurt and then Isaac Bruce, Tory hold Ozzihirakiim uh Marshall. 48 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: You wanted, there was players that you wanted a piece of. 49 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: Really for the Chiefs there's four, maybe even three and 50 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 1: a half, three and a half guys. But uh, Kansas 51 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: City solidation of power though that totally Kansas City coming 52 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 1: off arguably one of the worst Super Bowl performances of 53 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: all time last year. UH no changes at head coach 54 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 1: uh Andy Reid or uh O c Eric the enemy 55 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:16,799 Speaker 1: of course. Uh first in yards per game last year 56 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 1: four and fourteen per game, twenty one more yards than 57 00:03:20,360 --> 00:03:24,519 Speaker 1: the next team. That's the significant tilta which was Green Bay, 58 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: by the way, six in points per game. They passed 59 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: the ball the fifth most among all NFL teams, nearly 60 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:32,360 Speaker 1: sixty three percent of the time. That means they did 61 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 1: not run a lot. Uh in run play percentage was 62 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: Kansas City. But let's just basically have to get to 63 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: the big three and it starts with Travis Kelsey, who 64 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 1: ADP of six. Now, yeah, six, deservedly been the number 65 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 1: one Fantasy producing tight end in three straight years, clearly 66 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 1: tight end one off the board. Last year he finished 67 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: as a top three wide receiver. So there's not much 68 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: nothing new I can really tell you about Travis Kelsey 69 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 1: other than he's awesome. Um, there's we'll get to the 70 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 1: riskiest player, and of course it's got to be one 71 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 1: of the big three guysically, but we'll see if it's 72 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 1: Travis Kelsey or not. But Kelsey, you're paying a premium 73 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 1: right now. This is like buying doge coin at cents. 74 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:23,760 Speaker 1: It's right, You're you're, you're, you're paying for the upside 75 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: we saw. He's got to live up to it. So 76 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 1: I'm not saying it's a good pick or a bad pick. Uh, 77 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: I'm on the fence there, but uh ADP six tighted one. 78 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:34,279 Speaker 1: Travis keill syats insane uh Tyreek Hill since June one, 79 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 1: and you know, the more Aaron Rodgers rumblings we're getting 80 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:41,159 Speaker 1: out of Green Bay. Has you served Davante Adams and 81 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: Stefon Diggs wide receiver one a DP of nine. Yeah, 82 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:49,040 Speaker 1: So I mean those are the two guys that Patrick 83 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:51,360 Speaker 1: Mahomes is thrown to it. And again I have Try Hills, 84 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 1: my number one wide receiver, and a lot of people do. 85 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 1: Now maybe he has the most risk among the Chiefs, 86 00:04:57,440 --> 00:04:59,920 Speaker 1: but we'll find out soon. Um, I should mention at 87 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: the end of each one of these we identify the 88 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:08,360 Speaker 1: player with the most risk versus ADP and the player 89 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:10,840 Speaker 1: with the most upside versus ADP. So that's coming at 90 00:05:10,839 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 1: the end of each team. And uh, as for the 91 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:16,680 Speaker 1: other wide receivers, do you really want any piece of it? Uh? 92 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:20,120 Speaker 1: Sammy Watkins gone, of course, not like he was ever 93 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 1: there except week one. He's a one superstar. Uh. DeMarcus 94 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 1: Robinson his dust. It's really me Coole Hardman and Byron Pringle, 95 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 1: and they're both almost free. Pringles certainly free. Mikole Hardman. 96 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:35,840 Speaker 1: Um going off the board and pick one sixty three, 97 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: that's well past the twelve round. I'm I'm interested in 98 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:45,360 Speaker 1: both of those guys at what it costs to acquire them. Um. 99 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 1: Pringle is a young guy with upside who could win 100 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 1: the Sammy Watkins roll outright if they want to keep 101 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 1: me Coole Hardman doing what he has been doing as 102 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 1: the sort of gadget guy that he is. Yeah, well 103 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 1: we'll h we'll touch on one of these towards the 104 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 1: end of the chief. But no, no, no, no, I mean, 105 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 1: clearly there's got to be some upside. It can't be 106 00:06:08,839 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: the big three. Uh. And last, and certainly not least 107 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 1: when it comes to the passing game. Patrick Mahomes h 108 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 1: QB one off the board to no surprise overall ADP 109 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 1: of thirty, So he's going mid third round right now. 110 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: There's nothing I can tell you that you don't already 111 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 1: know about Patrick Mahomes. Uh. We might see him run 112 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:27,840 Speaker 1: a little less this year, just to keep him healthier. 113 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: He certainly has the ability to run. A better runner 114 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 1: than I expected him to be coming into the league. 115 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: Very mobile, he likes to hit the circle button. I 116 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:37,839 Speaker 1: like his spin maneuvers. But uh, the only question with 117 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 1: Mahomes is are you going to take a quarterback that 118 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 1: early in a ridiculously loaded quarterback class? And again depends 119 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 1: how horror how far he falls. But I don't know 120 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 1: if I'm reaching for mahomes this year, if I can 121 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: get a top tier quarterback around or two later, or 122 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:56,360 Speaker 1: even four or five six rounds later. But uh, those 123 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: are clearly the big three of the offense. Is gonna 124 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 1: funnel through all them. If something were to happen do 125 00:07:00,360 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 1: any of them, it drastically changes the landscape of the 126 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 1: whole team. Um. But the last guy we got to 127 00:07:05,600 --> 00:07:08,040 Speaker 1: talk about that, the half a player, hopefully he's more 128 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 1: of a whole player this year is Clyde Edwards Layer 129 00:07:10,440 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 1: c H. Right now going off the board at RB sixteen. 130 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: It feels just about right to me. It's kind of 131 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: like the last Uh, he's the last of the third 132 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 1: tier of running backs outside of the elite guys. Right 133 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:24,880 Speaker 1: right after him, you get into like Josh Jacobs, Miles 134 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:29,000 Speaker 1: Sanders Territory. C H. Though arguably one of the biggest 135 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 1: healthiest bus we saw his ADP soar into. I took 136 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 1: him in a league at like pick seven overall last 137 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 1: year once Damien Williams opted out and he was the 138 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 1: lead back. Uh, he certainly did not live up to 139 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 1: that a DP. He came out of the gates hot though. Yeah, 140 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 1: you had a very exciting Week one game I remember, 141 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:49,600 Speaker 1: but uh just never gotta go and he was a 142 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: little dinged up. But um, at RB sixteen, I'm buying 143 00:07:53,240 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 1: at that price, He's not a dead cat. Runs behind 144 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 1: a great old line ranks seventh by Pro Football Focus 145 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: going into this season. And let's touch on that for 146 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:03,000 Speaker 1: just a second. You know, we we all A lot 147 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: of people are going to remember the terrible Chief's offensive 148 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 1: line from the Super Bowl, but this is a They 149 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: did a great job of restocking this offensive line and 150 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:15,040 Speaker 1: making sure that Patrick Mahomes isn't going to suffer that 151 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:19,120 Speaker 1: indignity again. And Orlando Brown there now they get um, 152 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:23,280 Speaker 1: they get their doctor, Uh, Laurence Duvey tard if back 153 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: and so he comes back. Joe Thuney's there. Um, Mike 154 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:29,880 Speaker 1: Rembers should not see the field, which is a critical 155 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 1: distinction here, Uh, Kyle Long, I mean, I just this 156 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:36,319 Speaker 1: is a far far better offensive line than the one 157 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:38,840 Speaker 1: we saw in the Super Bowl, definitely, and UH would 158 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 1: like to see Kansas City throw to their running backs 159 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:44,439 Speaker 1: more Chiefs backs total, the only seventies six catches last year. 160 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:46,360 Speaker 1: That was well in the bottom half of the league. 161 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:49,080 Speaker 1: And I will throw this out lastly, I do like 162 00:08:49,160 --> 00:08:55,080 Speaker 1: Jerick McKinnon is a is a deep sleeper. He's not good. 163 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 1: He's goods No, he isn't he's better than Darryl Williams, 164 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:00,440 Speaker 1: who's going well. I don't even know if that's true. 165 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:03,720 Speaker 1: I I disagree there. I don't mind Jerick McKinnon with 166 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:07,079 Speaker 1: the last pick a draft, especially if you're if you 167 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 1: got on board he could. Vikings kicked him to the curb. 168 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:14,439 Speaker 1: Niners kicked him to the curb. He's you know, through 169 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:17,960 Speaker 1: injury and whatever else. He's just never lived up to 170 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 1: the collegiate hike hype for Jerrick McKinnon. We will see 171 00:09:20,880 --> 00:09:24,560 Speaker 1: about yet. Okay, the riskiest player I got, of course, 172 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:25,839 Speaker 1: it's got to be from one of the big three, 173 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 1: and I'm going with Tyree Hill now going off the 174 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:31,680 Speaker 1: board as wide receiver. One. Yes, he was second in 175 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 1: receiving touchdowns last year with fifteen, but seven it's pretty good. 176 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 1: Seventh in yards though, and outside the top ten in receptions. 177 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 1: In fact, Hill only had three yard games in the 178 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 1: regular season last year. For reference, Calvin Ridley had eight, 179 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:52,560 Speaker 1: justin Jefferson, Stephon Digs, DeAndre Hopkins, Davante Adams seven, Travis 180 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 1: Kelsey had six. Yeah, and going down the line, Cole 181 00:09:56,440 --> 00:10:00,600 Speaker 1: Beasley had five, Corey Davis had five yard games. I 182 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:03,680 Speaker 1: mean some of these names, they are not very Tyreek Killing. 183 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:06,440 Speaker 1: So yes, he can still live up to the wide 184 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:10,480 Speaker 1: receiver one eight, but I I would be a little 185 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:15,040 Speaker 1: more tempted to go running back, or if Travis Kelsey 186 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:17,719 Speaker 1: happened to still be on board, I could live with 187 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:21,480 Speaker 1: getting Davante Adams Stefan digs in the second round. And 188 00:10:21,679 --> 00:10:24,080 Speaker 1: because it's either a Kelsey or a Tyree Kill game, yes, 189 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:26,200 Speaker 1: they both kind of go off. So let's say you're 190 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:28,440 Speaker 1: you're sitting at like pick five or six in the 191 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:32,560 Speaker 1: first round. Hill is there, Kelsey's there. I mean, you 192 00:10:32,600 --> 00:10:36,679 Speaker 1: take the tight end differentiator. Kelsey finished as a better 193 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:41,319 Speaker 1: wide receiver Stetistically tree Kill last year. So that's that's 194 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 1: my riskiest player. I'm certainly not saying don't draft side 195 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 1: the upside. I'm going with it's one of the non 196 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 1: Tyreek Kill wide receivers. And I'm going with Byron Pringle, 197 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:52,760 Speaker 1: who right now is getting drafted pick two thirty five. 198 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 1: My Coole Hardman's going off the board at one sixty three, 199 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 1: so Pringle essentially free. I'm just I'm just out on 200 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:02,440 Speaker 1: Hardman of gave him, given him chances. Everybody's been burned 201 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:04,959 Speaker 1: on the last two years. So yeah, maybe this is 202 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 1: the year he finally pops off. But I'm just gonna 203 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 1: take the free player in Pringle, who only played in 204 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 1: Week five, six, eight, eleven, and seventeen. Last week only 205 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:15,559 Speaker 1: five games, was not much of a factor in the 206 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 1: playoffs either, but when he when he was given playing time, 207 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:21,199 Speaker 1: he showed he could play. And a guy, if he 208 00:11:21,280 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 1: gets eighty hundred targets, did you extrapolate the production his 209 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:28,200 Speaker 1: limited production, He's a six D seven hundred yard guy, 210 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:31,439 Speaker 1: six seven touchdowns as a floor, and if something were 211 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 1: to happen to Tyree Hill, of course Hardman stock goes 212 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 1: up to But with Pringles, I'm just gonna I'm just 213 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 1: gonna take the cheapest guy. I'm I'm kinda with you 214 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:41,760 Speaker 1: on that. And uh, I was. I was the guy 215 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:48,040 Speaker 1: putting bets on Pringle in the playoffs, um including he was. 216 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:50,360 Speaker 1: There was a bet about there was a bet who 217 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:52,599 Speaker 1: would be the first Chief to catch a pass in 218 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:56,280 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl, and Pringle was like thirty to one 219 00:11:56,679 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 1: and we nailed it. He was the first. He was 220 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 1: the first chief That is his only catch of the game. 221 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:03,600 Speaker 1: By the way, what's the first was the first catch 222 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:06,800 Speaker 1: of the game? Um, all right, let's let's move over 223 00:12:06,880 --> 00:12:10,760 Speaker 1: to the Los Angeles Chargers. I feel like this Charger's 224 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:13,439 Speaker 1: offense is ready to explode and could easily see a 225 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:17,319 Speaker 1: massive uptick from last year's eighteenth ranking in points and 226 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:20,880 Speaker 1: tenth ranking in yards per game. The front office has 227 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:26,959 Speaker 1: wisely positioned the entire organization to maximize Justin Herbert, and 228 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:31,440 Speaker 1: I love it the air bear. New head coach Brandon 229 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:35,079 Speaker 1: Staley is a defensive guy, and new offensive coordinator Joe 230 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:38,240 Speaker 1: Lombardi will guide the offense. In addition to being Vince 231 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:42,199 Speaker 1: Lombardi's grandson, he was the Saints quarterback coach for the 232 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:47,719 Speaker 1: last five years. Brian, what's not to like about being 233 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 1: the Saints having the Saints quarterback coach come in and 234 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 1: work with Justin Herbert. You've just been working with Drew Breese, 235 00:12:55,920 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 1: who's it was effectively coaching Joe Lombardi on what it's 236 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:01,480 Speaker 1: like to be a great quarterback and how to prepare 237 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 1: like a great quarterback. I think Lombardi is a is 238 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 1: well positioned to help make sure that Justin Herbert air 239 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 1: Bear does everything possible to be great. YEA. Furthering Justin 240 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 1: Herbert's cause was an offensive line that has been retooled 241 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 1: and upgraded in so many ways. Four fifths of the 242 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 1: line is new and all four are upgrades from the 243 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:31,800 Speaker 1: players who were there last year. The Charges spent a 244 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:35,320 Speaker 1: first round pick on athletic left tackle Rashaan Slater. At 245 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:38,680 Speaker 1: right tackle, Brian Bulaga returns after missing much of last 246 00:13:38,760 --> 00:13:41,800 Speaker 1: year from injury, massive upgrade at center, where they signed 247 00:13:41,880 --> 00:13:45,679 Speaker 1: Corey Lindsley from the Packers, and free agency. According to 248 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:49,319 Speaker 1: Pro Football Focus, he gave up seven pressures all of 249 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:53,719 Speaker 1: last year. That's it, and both guards are new and 250 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:59,040 Speaker 1: free agency. Matt Filer Feeler formerly of the Texans, is 251 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 1: mostly just a guy, but he's not a liability. And 252 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 1: oh day A Bushi formerly of the Jets, is coming 253 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 1: off his best NFL season. He only allowed one sack 254 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:10,079 Speaker 1: last year. And those are your two new guards. This 255 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:14,439 Speaker 1: is a massively upgraded offensive line. Again. Chargers spent this 256 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 1: offseason making sure Justin Herbert is in position to succeed, 257 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:22,640 Speaker 1: and I'm very excited for him after a record setting 258 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 1: rookie season. I thought he demonstrated remarkable poise, arm strength, 259 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:32,000 Speaker 1: good accuracy, not a lead accuracy, but I think that'll 260 00:14:32,040 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 1: come yet. And I'm not carving a bust In Canton 261 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: from yet, but his rookie season suggests that kind of 262 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:40,680 Speaker 1: trajectory for him. Well, yeah, what was it like week 263 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:44,640 Speaker 1: three when Trod Taylor got two impaled by the team 264 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 1: doctor And yeah, I remember, no one everyone saw a 265 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:50,040 Speaker 1: Herbert warming up and we're like, this kid's gonna get 266 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:53,040 Speaker 1: thrown to the wolves. He was against the Chiefs and 267 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:55,640 Speaker 1: they almost won, but he did not get the thrown 268 00:14:55,680 --> 00:14:57,680 Speaker 1: to the Wolves. And he had no prepose the starter 269 00:14:57,880 --> 00:15:00,760 Speaker 1: because you know, the injury went down ten minutes before kickoff, 270 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 1: so you know, you find out ten minutes for kickoff, 271 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 1: you need to go face Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs 272 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 1: and I I'm almost certain they went to overtime in 273 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 1: that game. Game. Um, there's no reason to believe that 274 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:16,520 Speaker 1: Herbert will regress this year, and especially with all these 275 00:15:16,560 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 1: other things that are happening. He's going off the board 276 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 1: his quarterback six. I think that is an appropriate ranking 277 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 1: for him. Let's talk about his wide outs. We're gonna 278 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 1: get We're gonna spend more time on Keenan Allen in 279 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:30,160 Speaker 1: a few minutes, let's go over to Mike Williams. Unlike 280 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:35,280 Speaker 1: Keenan Allen, who blossomed under Justin Herbert, Williams remained on 281 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:38,120 Speaker 1: the same trajectory he had always been on, which is 282 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 1: bad game, bad game, bad game, good game, bad game, 283 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:45,120 Speaker 1: bad game, good game, bad game, bad game, bad game, 284 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:52,280 Speaker 1: bad game, good game. He's really he makes some incredibly 285 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 1: game last year. He makes some amazing catches though. I mean, 286 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:58,680 Speaker 1: the guy can play once a month. He's great once 287 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:03,320 Speaker 1: a month. He's in his meager four games with a 288 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:07,120 Speaker 1: touchdown last year. In those four games, he averaged a 289 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:10,680 Speaker 1: d twenty five touched sorry one point to five touchdowns 290 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 1: and yards. Very good games. To talk about his other games, 291 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:17,840 Speaker 1: how about the other twelve games without a touchdown when 292 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:23,400 Speaker 1: he averaged thirty seven yards and no touchdown. He smoked 293 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 1: your team in twelve games last year. That's Mike Williams. 294 00:16:28,440 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 1: I think the way to go here the last pick 295 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:35,840 Speaker 1: of your draft. Emerging young wide receiver Tyron Johnson, now 296 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 1: in his third year. He saw as U said, spike 297 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 1: in December last year, when he averaged four catches, forty 298 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 1: four yards and half a touchdown per game in December. 299 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:47,320 Speaker 1: That's almost exactly what Mike Williams put up in December. 300 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:51,880 Speaker 1: Johnson could beat out Williams outright and forced Williams into 301 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 1: more of a passing down only rule. I think Johnson 302 00:16:56,640 --> 00:16:59,600 Speaker 1: is a fascinating last pick of the draft. Jalen Guyton 303 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 1: is the other receiver. He runs from the slot that 304 00:17:01,320 --> 00:17:03,200 Speaker 1: puts him behind Keenan Allen, so he's dead to us 305 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:06,080 Speaker 1: until Alan gets hurt, which sometimes he does. Please don't 306 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:09,480 Speaker 1: you're starting tight end? Is Jared Cook taking over Hunter Henry. 307 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:11,680 Speaker 1: You know the drill on Cook by this point. He's 308 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:15,920 Speaker 1: a veteran journeyman on his sixth NFL team. That tells 309 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:19,160 Speaker 1: you plenty. I think Cook is startable only in tight 310 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:21,359 Speaker 1: end positive matchups. You pick him up off the waiver 311 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 1: wire and you give him a go when you see 312 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 1: a positive matchup. Otherwise you don't mess with them in 313 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 1: deeper uh mostly dynasty leagues, especially tight end premium leagues, 314 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:37,520 Speaker 1: keep yourn on Donald Parham. People do like sleeper, long 315 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 1: term sleeper. Let's go to the running back position. Austin 316 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:41,879 Speaker 1: Ekeler is going to be one of the most divisive 317 00:17:41,960 --> 00:17:45,320 Speaker 1: fantasy players this year. Show. I love his all purpose 318 00:17:45,359 --> 00:17:49,040 Speaker 1: skill set. Um, I think he's got a leap PPR upside. 319 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:51,720 Speaker 1: You know, last year we were we spent much of 320 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:54,159 Speaker 1: the summer pounding the table for Austin Nickler, and then 321 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:57,679 Speaker 1: he suffered that devastating hamstring injury where he lost eight games. 322 00:17:58,440 --> 00:18:00,320 Speaker 1: But let's talk about what we did learn from uh 323 00:18:00,359 --> 00:18:03,920 Speaker 1: the average day whopping six receptions per game last year. 324 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:07,640 Speaker 1: It's hard for a runner to flop when he's giving 325 00:18:07,680 --> 00:18:12,440 Speaker 1: you six PPR points just on his receptions every game. 326 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 1: And if he's averaging even like six yards per reception, okay, great, 327 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:22,840 Speaker 1: there's you know, there's ten points right there just on 328 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:26,920 Speaker 1: his receptions. In Eckler's nine healthy games last year, he 329 00:18:27,200 --> 00:18:29,879 Speaker 1: scored or topped eighty seven total yards in seven of 330 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:34,119 Speaker 1: the nine games. So it wasn't like hyper splashy games. 331 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:37,600 Speaker 1: But he was very consistent producer in his nine healthy 332 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:40,119 Speaker 1: games last season. The only running backs I'm taking over 333 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:45,040 Speaker 1: as of right now, and in no particular order, McCaffrey, Cook, Henry. 334 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:53,239 Speaker 1: That's it for me. You know, I ze I got 335 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 1: him at nine, so you've got him at like five. 336 00:18:55,760 --> 00:19:00,239 Speaker 1: It sounds like, yeah, I'm very I'm very bullish on that. Uh, 337 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:04,119 Speaker 1: but let's mention this, Austin Nickler has never rushed for 338 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:08,160 Speaker 1: more than three touchdowns in a season, which is shocking, 339 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:12,040 Speaker 1: and some people reasonably want to see more carries than 340 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:14,800 Speaker 1: he gives you from a second round, late first round, 341 00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:17,280 Speaker 1: early second round running back, you know that's a legit 342 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:23,240 Speaker 1: worry Eckler's backup in training camp is gonna be It's 343 00:19:23,280 --> 00:19:26,760 Speaker 1: gonna be, uh something to watch. It'll be either Josh 344 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:30,920 Speaker 1: Kelly or Justin Jackson. And we don't know for sure yet. 345 00:19:31,040 --> 00:19:34,359 Speaker 1: That's gonna be something to get sorted out in the preseason. Um, 346 00:19:34,480 --> 00:19:37,320 Speaker 1: I don't either way. I'm not particularly interested yet. Those 347 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:40,000 Speaker 1: those rushing touchdown numbers aren't great. Of course, he hasn't 348 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:45,480 Speaker 1: really been given the chance to accumulate. No, he's not 349 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:47,359 Speaker 1: like he's a concern at the goal line either, because 350 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:50,159 Speaker 1: the dude is a beast. Yeah, he's built, So I'm 351 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:52,919 Speaker 1: not spilled. So let's go back to new offensive coordinator 352 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:57,680 Speaker 1: Joe Lombardi. He just got done seeing how Alvin Camaro 353 00:19:57,880 --> 00:20:01,359 Speaker 1: was used. I've don't see you know, I think Eckler 354 00:20:01,400 --> 00:20:06,920 Speaker 1: will be his Alvin Kimea. Yeah, he stays healthy, he's 355 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:09,960 Speaker 1: he's in line for a monster year. Of course, Herbert's 356 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:12,720 Speaker 1: gonna stay healthy and down the line with the offensive line. 357 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:16,080 Speaker 1: You may have forgotten this by the way Week one 358 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:19,920 Speaker 1: of last year Josh Kelly went berserk and then he 359 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:23,399 Speaker 1: did nothing the rest of the year. Um So, just 360 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:25,680 Speaker 1: you know, he's the second year back and he might 361 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:28,359 Speaker 1: he might be in line to be the backup. But 362 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:30,240 Speaker 1: either way, I think you'd probably just avoid both of 363 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:32,679 Speaker 1: those guys. All right, Let's talk about the riskiest Chargers 364 00:20:32,800 --> 00:20:35,200 Speaker 1: player at his current ADP, and that's Mike Williams. Even 365 00:20:35,240 --> 00:20:37,280 Speaker 1: though he's not his ADP is not very high. It's 366 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 1: wide receiver fifty three in the round in round twelve, 367 00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:42,000 Speaker 1: but I think he's in He's in danger to lose 368 00:20:42,040 --> 00:20:45,560 Speaker 1: his job, as I mentioned earlier, and he's proven year 369 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:49,520 Speaker 1: over year to be one of the least predictable fantasy 370 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:52,960 Speaker 1: producers in the entire league. The player with the most 371 00:20:53,119 --> 00:20:56,800 Speaker 1: upside compared to his ADP Keenan Allen. I told you 372 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 1: we talked about him later here he is. He's going 373 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:02,160 Speaker 1: off the board his wide receiver nine in the third round. 374 00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:05,200 Speaker 1: It feels like Keenan Allen's a hundred years old, but 375 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:08,960 Speaker 1: he's twenty nine, he's still right in the prime of 376 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:13,840 Speaker 1: his career. Obviously, he's an elite possession receiver. He's surged 377 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 1: in the second half of the season as Herbert got better. 378 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:23,800 Speaker 1: Keenan Allen was just powering teams. In his last full 379 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:28,000 Speaker 1: seven games last year, he averaged eight catches, seventy one 380 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 1: yards and a touchdown per game. If you put those 381 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:33,879 Speaker 1: seven games where Herbert was, you know, getting you know 382 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:35,720 Speaker 1: it was getting these first handful of games out of 383 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:38,359 Speaker 1: the way. So Herbert starting to click at the quarterback position. 384 00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:41,280 Speaker 1: Alan's putting up those eight catches, seventy one yards and 385 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 1: a touchdown per game. It translates into an eleven hundred 386 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:48,399 Speaker 1: yards sixteen touchdown season, which would have made Keenan Allen 387 00:21:48,480 --> 00:21:52,480 Speaker 1: wide receiver three across a full season. Yeah, he's just 388 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:55,200 Speaker 1: got a He's had his injuries in the past. Certainly 389 00:21:55,240 --> 00:21:57,800 Speaker 1: hasn't had Justin Herbert as his quarterback in the past. 390 00:21:58,000 --> 00:22:00,240 Speaker 1: The time is now him is now for I mean, 391 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:03,359 Speaker 1: he's been putting up numbers for when he's on and 392 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:05,479 Speaker 1: he's healthy. He's got a quarterback like Herbert. Yeah, there 393 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:07,440 Speaker 1: is no style. The healthy is a concern, right, and 394 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:09,600 Speaker 1: some people are still bitter. Do you remember last year 395 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:13,399 Speaker 1: Keenan Allen tweeted to fantasy owners like, you know, go 396 00:22:13,440 --> 00:22:17,399 Speaker 1: ahead and start me like that was bad, That was 397 00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:21,040 Speaker 1: not cool, And he got the kick out of it too. 398 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:26,159 Speaker 1: I think that, you know, but fantasy owners can be assholes, 399 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:28,399 Speaker 1: and they've probably been jerks him on Twitter and other 400 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:32,120 Speaker 1: places and he probably exacted a little revenge. But still, 401 00:22:32,359 --> 00:22:35,520 Speaker 1: NFL players, your salaries get paid by us. You can 402 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:38,120 Speaker 1: thank us for that. They're not nearly as high without 403 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:40,440 Speaker 1: the fantasy football community. We'll take a break and we 404 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:42,760 Speaker 1: come back. We're going to break down the Las Vegas 405 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:46,240 Speaker 1: Raiders and Denver Broncos as we go through the a 406 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 1: f C West and identify our favorite and the least 407 00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:53,520 Speaker 1: favorite players versus a DP and what we expect to 408 00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:57,600 Speaker 1: happen over the course of this coming season. Welcome back 409 00:22:57,600 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 1: Fantasy Football Weekly. Paul Charchi and Brian Johnson with you. Well, 410 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:04,960 Speaker 1: you've got the Raiders, Brian, and that means the whole 411 00:23:05,160 --> 00:23:08,639 Speaker 1: thing is gonna be about Darren Waller. Pretty much. The 412 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:13,760 Speaker 1: Raiders have two players inside the top of course, it's 413 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:17,520 Speaker 1: Waller and then Josh Jacobs, a d V of eight 414 00:23:17,720 --> 00:23:21,119 Speaker 1: and then Kenyan Drake had on one. So let's just 415 00:23:21,200 --> 00:23:24,000 Speaker 1: get the running game out of the way for the Raiders, 416 00:23:24,040 --> 00:23:26,840 Speaker 1: who ran the ball the tenth highest amount last year 417 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 1: of the time, top ten in rush play percentage. Uh, 418 00:23:31,200 --> 00:23:35,000 Speaker 1: the O line is pretty much almost yeah, and I 419 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:37,240 Speaker 1: don't know that that's a good thing. No, it's it's 420 00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:40,159 Speaker 1: it's Uh. It looks like a downgrade. Uh, pretty much 421 00:23:40,160 --> 00:23:43,399 Speaker 1: across the board for the three starters they lost from 422 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:47,360 Speaker 1: last year. Pro Football Focus as in ranks their offensive 423 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:50,159 Speaker 1: line going into the season. They did draft left tackle 424 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:53,520 Speaker 1: Alex Leatherwood out of Alabama with the seventeenth overall pick, 425 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:56,200 Speaker 1: but he was viewed as a a reaching third Yeah, 426 00:23:56,359 --> 00:23:58,840 Speaker 1: reached by most so. And then they bring it in 427 00:23:59,320 --> 00:24:02,400 Speaker 1: Richie in Netto to share up that left side well, 428 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:06,560 Speaker 1: and in fairness, Incognito has been good, although injured when 429 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:09,520 Speaker 1: he plays, he's been good. Um. So yeah, but the 430 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:12,359 Speaker 1: line uh probably not going to be as good and 431 00:24:12,440 --> 00:24:15,480 Speaker 1: it was pretty much mediocre at best last year, So 432 00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:19,400 Speaker 1: nothing to get excited about there. The Raiders obviously brought 433 00:24:19,480 --> 00:24:23,080 Speaker 1: in Kenyan Drake uh to form a pretty much a 434 00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:27,200 Speaker 1: platoon at running back. It seems like the uninspiring Josh 435 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:31,760 Speaker 1: Jacobs shockingly last year UH Drake with the Cardinals. Of course, 436 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:35,320 Speaker 1: Uh Drake and Jacobs were tied with the most rush 437 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:37,680 Speaker 1: attempts inside the ten yard line with thirty five, and 438 00:24:37,760 --> 00:24:41,160 Speaker 1: both recorded nine touchdowns. Somewhat effective, So good book. Trying 439 00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:44,240 Speaker 1: to figure out that John Gruden coin flip on a 440 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:47,280 Speaker 1: weekend week out basis, I'm basically off of this running game, 441 00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:51,720 Speaker 1: uh entirely. So either one needs to miss significant time 442 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:55,320 Speaker 1: to really clear up an opening for either Jacobs or Drake, 443 00:24:55,359 --> 00:24:57,880 Speaker 1: and we'll probably talk about John Jacobs a little bit. Okay, 444 00:24:57,880 --> 00:24:59,320 Speaker 1: all right, then I'm not going to drill down too 445 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:01,480 Speaker 1: much I tell Jacobs right now, but I'll say this. 446 00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:05,520 Speaker 1: I mean, the fantasy community is down, not Jacobs so 447 00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:09,760 Speaker 1: much so that I think he's starting to sound like 448 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 1: value where he's getting drafted. But we're you know, he's 449 00:25:13,119 --> 00:25:16,159 Speaker 1: he's starting to appear in the twenties in some people's 450 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:20,560 Speaker 1: rankings and it's clinging to the teens right now. Yeah, 451 00:25:20,680 --> 00:25:22,320 Speaker 1: but we'll talk more about that man. Yeah, and then 452 00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:24,200 Speaker 1: we won't talk too much about it either. As for 453 00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:27,640 Speaker 1: the passing game, Uh, like you said, basically one guy, 454 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:29,919 Speaker 1: basically one guy in the whole team. And that's Darren 455 00:25:29,960 --> 00:25:33,800 Speaker 1: Waller got red hot in Week eleven. Finished on a 456 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:36,120 Speaker 1: tear last year, averaging more than seven and a half 457 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:38,920 Speaker 1: catches and one hundred nine yards in his final seven 458 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:43,840 Speaker 1: games with five touchdowns. Extrapolate that over a full seven 459 00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:49,359 Speaker 1: team game season. Now, yeah, that is catches eighteen hundred 460 00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:52,240 Speaker 1: fifty three yards and twelve touchdowns. Or Darren Waller even 461 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:55,880 Speaker 1: the seventeen game extrapolite or I'm sorry, a sixteen game extrapolation. 462 00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:58,959 Speaker 1: He's a top ten wide receiver going in the mid 463 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:02,240 Speaker 1: second is tight end to one of the guys who 464 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:05,159 Speaker 1: could user Travis Kelsey as the top tight end. He 465 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:08,360 Speaker 1: certainly has that potential. The passing game is gonna run 466 00:26:08,440 --> 00:26:12,160 Speaker 1: through him. It's certainly not gonna run through Henry Ruggs 467 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:17,920 Speaker 1: or John Brown or Brian Edwards. Uh. The the quote 468 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 1: unquote big three for the Raiders wide receivers has changed 469 00:26:21,880 --> 00:26:25,000 Speaker 1: last year from last year. Nelson aguilargon we won't see 470 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:27,719 Speaker 1: a ton of a Jones, but uh, Las Vegas did 471 00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:29,679 Speaker 1: not pass the ball lot and mentioned how they ran 472 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:32,879 Speaker 1: the tenth most times. Uh. The wide receivers finished as 473 00:26:32,880 --> 00:26:36,000 Speaker 1: a unit thirty feet and catches twenty second yards and 474 00:26:36,080 --> 00:26:38,919 Speaker 1: eighteenth and touchdowns with fourteen and of course that one 475 00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:41,840 Speaker 1: Henry Rugs bomb against the Jets should not count count 476 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:47,879 Speaker 1: Greg Williams blunders. All that is so Yeah, nothing to 477 00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:50,600 Speaker 1: get too excited about. With the wide receivers. I'm certainly 478 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:53,920 Speaker 1: not targeting Rugs even at tick one seventy gets like 479 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:58,040 Speaker 1: wide receiver fifty ish. Uh. There's one wide receiver I 480 00:26:58,119 --> 00:27:00,879 Speaker 1: might draft, and we'll talk about him after we talk 481 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:04,080 Speaker 1: about Josh Jacobs again. Who's the riskiest raider based on 482 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:07,399 Speaker 1: a DP There's really only two guys that following. I 483 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:10,119 Speaker 1: love Darren Waller too much. I'm not going Darren Waller. 484 00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:14,119 Speaker 1: Uh RB nineteen right now for Jacob's way too expensive 485 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:16,440 Speaker 1: for me. Even if no Kenyan Drake that might be 486 00:27:16,480 --> 00:27:20,160 Speaker 1: a little too pricey for me. Uh. Jacob's very uninspiring. 487 00:27:20,840 --> 00:27:24,160 Speaker 1: Uh watching him play ran frounder four yards per carry 488 00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:26,919 Speaker 1: last year, only average more than four yards per carrying 489 00:27:27,040 --> 00:27:30,360 Speaker 1: six games. Yeah, that's bad, and this offensive line's worse. 490 00:27:30,440 --> 00:27:32,840 Speaker 1: I don't think the line's gonna give him more opportunity. 491 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:35,520 Speaker 1: It might be less. And despite being pretty effective in 492 00:27:35,560 --> 00:27:38,240 Speaker 1: the red zone, Drake was equally as effective, and he's 493 00:27:38,280 --> 00:27:41,240 Speaker 1: a better pass Catcher as well. So I am all 494 00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:43,920 Speaker 1: out on Josh like he's on my you know, my 495 00:27:44,119 --> 00:27:46,040 Speaker 1: my kill list. If if I can take a guy 496 00:27:46,119 --> 00:27:48,600 Speaker 1: out of my draft pool, he's gone. He's like one 497 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:52,200 Speaker 1: of the first ones. And then for upside, Actually, I 498 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:55,320 Speaker 1: was gonna go Brian Edwards. He's there's some steam around 499 00:27:55,320 --> 00:27:57,320 Speaker 1: around Edwards, a rookie last year, didn't get a ton 500 00:27:57,359 --> 00:28:01,160 Speaker 1: of playing time. Um, but it's Derek Carr. Uh QB 501 00:28:01,359 --> 00:28:04,919 Speaker 1: twenty six right now, that's ridiculous. He finished last year. 502 00:28:04,920 --> 00:28:07,920 Speaker 1: It's like QB twelve in fantasy scoring. He's going after 503 00:28:08,040 --> 00:28:12,160 Speaker 1: Trey Lance, Ben Roethlisberger, Ryan Fitzpatrick, which I don't hate 504 00:28:12,200 --> 00:28:15,120 Speaker 1: the Fitzpatrick going before him, But Derek Carr eighth most 505 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:19,000 Speaker 1: passing touchdowns last year with seven, despite finishing outside the 506 00:28:19,040 --> 00:28:21,680 Speaker 1: top twelve in attempts. He also added three rushing touchdowns. 507 00:28:23,320 --> 00:28:27,000 Speaker 1: The Raiders throw the ball more, they're gonna have to. Yeah, 508 00:28:27,640 --> 00:28:30,439 Speaker 1: Like I said, we don't love the running game cars 509 00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:33,359 Speaker 1: as basically, the last pick in your draft is a 510 00:28:33,400 --> 00:28:37,479 Speaker 1: backup quarterback. He could return top twelve, top fifteen numbers 511 00:28:37,960 --> 00:28:41,000 Speaker 1: quarterback position. So I'm going to differ with you on 512 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:44,280 Speaker 1: only one guy. Materially differ with you, Okay, and it's 513 00:28:44,280 --> 00:28:48,840 Speaker 1: not even materially Henry Ruggs at wide receiver fifty whatever, 514 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:51,760 Speaker 1: there's so much upside. I mean, Darren Waller can't catch 515 00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:54,680 Speaker 1: every touchdown. If you think Derek Carr is gonna find 516 00:28:54,720 --> 00:28:56,479 Speaker 1: his way to just a middle of the road twenty 517 00:28:56,560 --> 00:29:01,480 Speaker 1: five passing touchdowns, if half of them go to Waller, 518 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:06,000 Speaker 1: that still leaves twelve touchdowns to go someplace. Where are 519 00:29:06,040 --> 00:29:08,920 Speaker 1: they gonna go? I mean Ruggs has gotta finish with 520 00:29:09,040 --> 00:29:13,200 Speaker 1: like five six of those. One would think, I don't know. 521 00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:16,280 Speaker 1: I mean, there's just nobody else to catch a pass. 522 00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:19,280 Speaker 1: So I feel like I feel like there's a chance there. 523 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:21,360 Speaker 1: And then you know, maybe it's John Brown is a 524 00:29:21,400 --> 00:29:25,040 Speaker 1: seasoned veteran who maybe this year he stays healthy sixteen, 525 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:27,920 Speaker 1: he might be a good value there. Here's John Brown's 526 00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:33,000 Speaker 1: the epitome of the best ball guy. Yeah, John Brown 527 00:29:33,120 --> 00:29:35,880 Speaker 1: is a in like the Sean Jackson. He's in that ILK. 528 00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:37,880 Speaker 1: But uh, the thing on Brown does I think we 529 00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:39,760 Speaker 1: know what Brown is and the Bills knew what Brown 530 00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:41,920 Speaker 1: was and they cut him, and I just think we know, 531 00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:47,880 Speaker 1: we know he has Ruggs still has freaky upside athletically 532 00:29:48,200 --> 00:29:49,720 Speaker 1: if he can pull the rest of it together, which 533 00:29:49,720 --> 00:29:52,200 Speaker 1: obviously he was not close to doing last year. But 534 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:55,960 Speaker 1: they're all man. The NFL is littered with receivers who 535 00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:58,320 Speaker 1: did nothing in year one, and we're way better in 536 00:29:58,400 --> 00:30:01,920 Speaker 1: year two. I'm still I'm still in Brian Edwards. Fifty 537 00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:04,960 Speaker 1: sixty picks later, only two or more targets in five 538 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:08,680 Speaker 1: games for Edwards, he looks like an alpha for it 539 00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:11,280 Speaker 1: looks like an alpha, but only eleven catches in those 540 00:30:11,920 --> 00:30:13,880 Speaker 1: on the season, but he did average a very impressive 541 00:30:13,960 --> 00:30:16,800 Speaker 1: seven seventeen and a half yards were catch. Okay, it's 542 00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:19,440 Speaker 1: not a sample size that works, though he had a 543 00:30:19,480 --> 00:30:22,600 Speaker 1: lot of long catches. Let's move on to Denver offensive 544 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:27,600 Speaker 1: coordinator Pat Shermer's greatest success throughout his entire career probably 545 00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:31,400 Speaker 1: as Minnesota's offensive coordinator, which he parlayed into then getting 546 00:30:31,400 --> 00:30:34,360 Speaker 1: the Giant's head coaching job. And he's now teamed up 547 00:30:34,440 --> 00:30:38,640 Speaker 1: with Minnesota's assistant general manager now his general manager in Denver, 548 00:30:38,800 --> 00:30:43,920 Speaker 1: George Payton, and considering Minnesota's rent run heavy orientation, I 549 00:30:43,920 --> 00:30:46,400 Speaker 1: don't think it was surprising that George Payton spent that 550 00:30:46,520 --> 00:30:49,880 Speaker 1: second round pick on running back Javonte Williams, who's gonna 551 00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:51,600 Speaker 1: be featured a lot, and which should be a run 552 00:30:51,840 --> 00:30:56,680 Speaker 1: heavy attack that minimizes the quarterback position, whether it's Drew 553 00:30:56,760 --> 00:30:59,480 Speaker 1: Lock or Teddy Bridgewater. And let's talk about that for 554 00:30:59,560 --> 00:31:01,960 Speaker 1: a minute, because this might be the NFL's only true 555 00:31:02,560 --> 00:31:07,160 Speaker 1: open competition in training camp is between these two. You know, 556 00:31:07,240 --> 00:31:09,880 Speaker 1: there's like Trey Lance and Justin Fields, but you know 557 00:31:09,920 --> 00:31:11,640 Speaker 1: their coaches are all saying those guys are on the 558 00:31:11,720 --> 00:31:14,880 Speaker 1: slow boat, right, that there's no plans to start them early, 559 00:31:15,280 --> 00:31:17,760 Speaker 1: and they might be honest about that. This is like 560 00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:24,880 Speaker 1: the only openly acknowledged quarterback competition is the one in Denver. 561 00:31:25,520 --> 00:31:28,920 Speaker 1: So what's interesting, though, is Teddy Bridgewater and Drew Lock 562 00:31:29,040 --> 00:31:34,360 Speaker 1: are stylistically totally opposite guys. Teddy, as you already know, 563 00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:37,880 Speaker 1: is a checkdown specialist who tries to minimize mistakes and 564 00:31:38,080 --> 00:31:42,640 Speaker 1: can't make big plays. He's averaging almost exactly one touchdown 565 00:31:42,680 --> 00:31:46,000 Speaker 1: past per game throughout his entire career with now several 566 00:31:46,080 --> 00:31:51,000 Speaker 1: different teams. This is fourth team. One touchdown per game 567 00:31:51,360 --> 00:31:57,800 Speaker 1: is embarrassing at the NFL level. That's Teddy Bridgewater. Then 568 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:02,760 Speaker 1: there's Drew Lock. Only Tom Brady average deeper passes last 569 00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:06,640 Speaker 1: year than Drew Lock at nine point one intended air yards, 570 00:32:06,960 --> 00:32:10,680 Speaker 1: and he was fifth in aggressiveness, a next gen stat 571 00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:13,560 Speaker 1: that notes a willingness to throw into tight coverage. He 572 00:32:13,800 --> 00:32:17,720 Speaker 1: is your yolo downfield. Don't care if you're covered, don't 573 00:32:17,760 --> 00:32:22,440 Speaker 1: care the consequences, quarterback. This postgame comment from Locked from 574 00:32:22,520 --> 00:32:25,760 Speaker 1: last season will forever live in my brain. When asked, uh, 575 00:32:25,920 --> 00:32:28,920 Speaker 1: just in general about his bad plays, uh, he responded, 576 00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:32,320 Speaker 1: quote half the time, right as the ball leaves my hands, 577 00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:39,760 Speaker 1: I'm like, oh, no, love. At least he's that's great. Um, 578 00:32:41,640 --> 00:32:45,400 Speaker 1: So I think we're rooting for Lock to win this job. Um. 579 00:32:45,640 --> 00:32:48,080 Speaker 1: He did throw a league worst fifteen interceptions, which is 580 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:50,760 Speaker 1: highlighted by the quote you just gave us. Um, But 581 00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:53,440 Speaker 1: you know what, I'll take it. I I we need 582 00:32:53,520 --> 00:32:56,880 Speaker 1: somebody who can press downfield, and that's Drew Locked. Teddy 583 00:32:56,960 --> 00:33:02,160 Speaker 1: Bridgewater throttles this whole offense, and that's why three teams 584 00:33:02,200 --> 00:33:04,720 Speaker 1: have given up on Teddy Bridgewater. Now I will give 585 00:33:04,960 --> 00:33:07,160 Speaker 1: Teddy this. I was shocked to see last year. You 586 00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:09,520 Speaker 1: know he was with Carolina of course at Robbie Anderson, 587 00:33:09,960 --> 00:33:12,520 Speaker 1: uh D J. Moore and Curtis Samuel, we're all like 588 00:33:12,680 --> 00:33:17,120 Speaker 1: top twenty four wide receivers which you would not touchdowns 589 00:33:17,240 --> 00:33:20,440 Speaker 1: last year. So yes, that is it is hard to believe. Um, 590 00:33:20,680 --> 00:33:22,880 Speaker 1: let's go to the white outse Courtland Sutton returns after 591 00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:25,480 Speaker 1: his last season with the a c L and mc L. 592 00:33:25,840 --> 00:33:27,800 Speaker 1: And if you recall he got hurt in week one. 593 00:33:27,920 --> 00:33:30,800 Speaker 1: He was going off. He was he had like catches already. 594 00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:33,720 Speaker 1: Was it was, it was, it was a good game. 595 00:33:34,200 --> 00:33:37,120 Speaker 1: We were, Um, we were awfully optimistic at this time 596 00:33:37,200 --> 00:33:39,160 Speaker 1: last year. At this time last year, was going off 597 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:42,360 Speaker 1: the board as wide receiver sixteen. Right now he's wide 598 00:33:42,400 --> 00:33:44,880 Speaker 1: receiver thirty two. We'll talk more about him later in 599 00:33:44,880 --> 00:33:48,680 Speaker 1: the show. Uh. After being the fifteenth player taken in 600 00:33:48,720 --> 00:33:53,080 Speaker 1: the draft, Jerry Judy disappointed us last year just three 601 00:33:53,160 --> 00:33:56,880 Speaker 1: touchdowns and only three games with more than sixty eight yards. 602 00:33:57,480 --> 00:33:59,800 Speaker 1: But all all signs point up he'll be better in 603 00:33:59,840 --> 00:34:02,200 Speaker 1: your to the return of Courtland Sutton will help take 604 00:34:02,240 --> 00:34:06,280 Speaker 1: coverage off of him. Um, and between Bridgewater Locked, there 605 00:34:06,320 --> 00:34:09,040 Speaker 1: should be some kind of competent quarterbacking. Let's you know, 606 00:34:09,080 --> 00:34:11,240 Speaker 1: either Lock gets better or at least you have Bridgewater 607 00:34:11,360 --> 00:34:14,880 Speaker 1: for basic competency at the position. So I think Judy 608 00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:18,320 Speaker 1: is probably pretty safe and they expect him to be 609 00:34:18,560 --> 00:34:22,440 Speaker 1: better in year two. Your slop position guys kJ Hamler. 610 00:34:23,200 --> 00:34:26,280 Speaker 1: And in the second half of last year he started 611 00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:29,560 Speaker 1: getting twenty forty snaps a game, and so I think 612 00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:33,200 Speaker 1: he walks into the starting role here. But he's squarely 613 00:34:33,280 --> 00:34:36,720 Speaker 1: behind Judy and Sutton and Noah Fan in the pecking 614 00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:39,080 Speaker 1: order for balls, and he feels like just a spot starter. 615 00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:42,360 Speaker 1: And I wouldn't be surprised if they I don't know 616 00:34:42,360 --> 00:34:43,920 Speaker 1: if Tim Patrick can run out of the slot, but 617 00:34:43,960 --> 00:34:45,839 Speaker 1: if they, he does not run out of the slot. 618 00:34:46,040 --> 00:34:50,920 Speaker 1: Patrick he was was Sutton out. You know, we did 619 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:53,480 Speaker 1: see some we saw some flashes, but he will need 620 00:34:53,680 --> 00:34:55,960 Speaker 1: Judy or Sutton go down before we can count on 621 00:34:56,040 --> 00:34:58,319 Speaker 1: Tim Patrick. So let's talk to a fan who might 622 00:34:58,360 --> 00:35:02,080 Speaker 1: be the most divisive of player on this team for 623 00:35:02,200 --> 00:35:05,320 Speaker 1: fantasy owners to figure out. He's a former first rounder 624 00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:08,759 Speaker 1: who could be sitting on a breakout season. You might 625 00:35:08,840 --> 00:35:12,319 Speaker 1: recall last year, the first three games of the year, 626 00:35:12,560 --> 00:35:15,960 Speaker 1: Noah Fant was healthy. He scored twice in the three games, 627 00:35:16,080 --> 00:35:19,600 Speaker 1: and he posted forty six yards, fifty seven yards and 628 00:35:19,680 --> 00:35:23,240 Speaker 1: eighty three yards Noah Fan. Then he suffered an ankle injury, 629 00:35:23,400 --> 00:35:26,000 Speaker 1: and he was never the same guy. They he missed 630 00:35:26,040 --> 00:35:28,160 Speaker 1: a game, they played their bye week, and then he 631 00:35:28,280 --> 00:35:30,840 Speaker 1: played hobbled the rest of the year and he just 632 00:35:31,480 --> 00:35:34,200 Speaker 1: he was you seem limping with one you're dragging a 633 00:35:34,360 --> 00:35:37,440 Speaker 1: leg behind him, and he scored one time the rest 634 00:35:37,480 --> 00:35:40,719 Speaker 1: of the way. History is littered with first round tight 635 00:35:40,840 --> 00:35:47,680 Speaker 1: ends who explode in year three. Tony Gonzalez, Jeremy Shocky, 636 00:35:48,200 --> 00:35:53,399 Speaker 1: greg Olsen, Tyler Eifford, all did nothing, did very little 637 00:35:53,480 --> 00:35:55,920 Speaker 1: until year three, and they blow up. This is year 638 00:35:55,960 --> 00:35:58,879 Speaker 1: three for Noah Fan. He was on pace through those 639 00:35:58,960 --> 00:36:02,600 Speaker 1: three healthy games. I year to be a monster. This 640 00:36:03,160 --> 00:36:07,600 Speaker 1: could be the big breakout year for him. The questions 641 00:36:07,600 --> 00:36:12,480 Speaker 1: are going to be quarterbacking and ball distribution. You know, 642 00:36:12,600 --> 00:36:15,319 Speaker 1: if Sutton and Judy are both very good and they 643 00:36:15,400 --> 00:36:18,160 Speaker 1: can be very good players, is there enough ball to 644 00:36:18,200 --> 00:36:22,800 Speaker 1: go around to feed Noah fanse as well. Let's go 645 00:36:22,880 --> 00:36:26,319 Speaker 1: to the running back position. One of the biggest storylines 646 00:36:26,960 --> 00:36:29,960 Speaker 1: in all fantasy football is going to be the ball 647 00:36:30,040 --> 00:36:34,040 Speaker 1: distribution and the contest between Javonte Williams and Melvin Gordon. 648 00:36:35,480 --> 00:36:37,000 Speaker 1: That's what we all want, and in fact, I want 649 00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:39,239 Speaker 1: to talk about that. I mean Fantasy owners always want 650 00:36:39,280 --> 00:36:42,320 Speaker 1: the rookie to get immedia playing time, but more often 651 00:36:42,360 --> 00:36:44,200 Speaker 1: than not, it does not work out that way. To 652 00:36:44,320 --> 00:36:46,680 Speaker 1: the desire of fantasy owners, were all, you know, we 653 00:36:46,840 --> 00:36:49,440 Speaker 1: want to make the change immediately. Coaches are like, I 654 00:36:49,560 --> 00:36:52,680 Speaker 1: want the guy in the backfield who can block a 655 00:36:52,840 --> 00:36:57,520 Speaker 1: blitz and not get my quarterback killed. Now, you may 656 00:36:57,640 --> 00:37:01,600 Speaker 1: recall Pat Shermer when he is head coach of the Giants, 657 00:37:02,520 --> 00:37:04,680 Speaker 1: guided sa Kwon Barkley due to the one of the 658 00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:08,879 Speaker 1: best rookie seasons of any running back ever. Barkley got 659 00:37:08,920 --> 00:37:12,200 Speaker 1: twenty touches in year and sorry in week one of 660 00:37:12,280 --> 00:37:15,319 Speaker 1: his rookie season. Then the next week he got twenty 661 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:17,120 Speaker 1: five touches, and the week after that he got twenty 662 00:37:17,160 --> 00:37:21,640 Speaker 1: two touches. So you know, Shermer identified greatness in se 663 00:37:21,800 --> 00:37:25,200 Speaker 1: Kwon Barkley and fed him the ball right away. Maybe 664 00:37:25,280 --> 00:37:29,960 Speaker 1: he does that with Javonte Williams. Williams is powerful, he's elusive, 665 00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:34,640 Speaker 1: a tackle breaker, a goal line back with nineteen touchdowns 666 00:37:34,760 --> 00:37:40,480 Speaker 1: last year, and Brian the Broncos traded up to get 667 00:37:40,600 --> 00:37:44,040 Speaker 1: Javonte Williams. They got their guy guy. I always feel 668 00:37:44,040 --> 00:37:46,439 Speaker 1: like that's an intangible indicator of how much a team 669 00:37:46,480 --> 00:37:49,279 Speaker 1: likes a guy. Definitely, I think Williams is going to 670 00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:53,880 Speaker 1: get enough immediate work to be a flexworthy runner in 671 00:37:53,960 --> 00:37:56,400 Speaker 1: September with a chance to rise up to like a 672 00:37:56,560 --> 00:38:00,280 Speaker 1: seventy workload over Melvin Gordon over the course of the season. 673 00:38:02,080 --> 00:38:04,720 Speaker 1: Probably won't happen as fast as we want, but Williams 674 00:38:04,719 --> 00:38:09,319 Speaker 1: is pretty special now. Melvin Gordon wasn't bad last year, 675 00:38:09,320 --> 00:38:11,320 Speaker 1: but he also wasn't good. He averaged four and a 676 00:38:11,320 --> 00:38:15,520 Speaker 1: half yards per carry, but only point two yards over 677 00:38:15,680 --> 00:38:20,800 Speaker 1: expectation per next Gen Stats, which puts him behind plotting 678 00:38:20,880 --> 00:38:24,240 Speaker 1: runners like James Conner and DeVante Booker and Damien Harris 679 00:38:24,280 --> 00:38:27,640 Speaker 1: and Wayne Goldman, and one would expect more from One 680 00:38:27,680 --> 00:38:30,160 Speaker 1: would expect more. He scored nine touchdowns on the ground 681 00:38:30,280 --> 00:38:33,359 Speaker 1: Gordon did, and so people I think might be they 682 00:38:33,440 --> 00:38:36,480 Speaker 1: might feel like those nine touchdowns, you know, helped them 683 00:38:36,560 --> 00:38:39,000 Speaker 1: last year. I just don't think Gordon is that good, 684 00:38:39,080 --> 00:38:41,440 Speaker 1: and I don't think teams trade up to get to 685 00:38:41,480 --> 00:38:43,920 Speaker 1: the top of the second round to take a running 686 00:38:43,920 --> 00:38:46,480 Speaker 1: back if they don't really like him planned to use him. 687 00:38:47,600 --> 00:38:49,719 Speaker 1: So who's the riskiest player at his current ADP? It's 688 00:38:49,760 --> 00:38:52,160 Speaker 1: Melvin Gordon, Who's going after board his running back twenty seven. 689 00:38:52,200 --> 00:38:55,279 Speaker 1: In the fifth round, He's going five spots ahead of 690 00:38:55,360 --> 00:38:59,759 Speaker 1: Javonte Williams. I don't like it, um and then the 691 00:39:00,040 --> 00:39:02,920 Speaker 1: air with the most upside compared to his current ADP, 692 00:39:03,440 --> 00:39:06,399 Speaker 1: Courtland Sutton. He is going off the board as wide 693 00:39:06,440 --> 00:39:09,359 Speaker 1: receiver thirty two after going off the board last year 694 00:39:09,360 --> 00:39:12,000 Speaker 1: at this time as wide receiver sixteen, So literally a 695 00:39:12,160 --> 00:39:17,880 Speaker 1: doubling of his a DP his sophomore year. You forget 696 00:39:18,160 --> 00:39:21,080 Speaker 1: he hit eleven hundred yards as a sophomore with six 697 00:39:21,200 --> 00:39:25,080 Speaker 1: touchdowns and then lost last year. Now in his fourth season, 698 00:39:25,440 --> 00:39:27,719 Speaker 1: you figure he gets back to the eleven hundred yards 699 00:39:27,760 --> 00:39:29,880 Speaker 1: and maybe do bet and could easily do better than 700 00:39:29,920 --> 00:39:33,080 Speaker 1: the six touchdowns. Obviously, has reconstructed me as a concern, 701 00:39:33,320 --> 00:39:36,160 Speaker 1: but he's been running on that knee since March, and 702 00:39:37,040 --> 00:39:40,640 Speaker 1: coach Vic Fangio says he does not expect him to 703 00:39:40,800 --> 00:39:43,560 Speaker 1: start the season on the pup list, inferring he's gonna 704 00:39:43,560 --> 00:39:46,399 Speaker 1: be ready by week one. He's gonna participat in training camp, 705 00:39:47,040 --> 00:39:49,960 Speaker 1: so a year removed from injury by then, I'll be 706 00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:52,920 Speaker 1: good to go. Absolutely. Thank you for listening to Fantasy 707 00:39:52,960 --> 00:39:54,759 Speaker 1: Football Weekly. We encourage you to check out all of 708 00:39:54,840 --> 00:39:57,040 Speaker 1: my play rankings available at Gillotine leagues dot com. And 709 00:39:57,360 --> 00:39:59,239 Speaker 1: how about it playing in a guillotine league while you're there. 710 00:39:59,280 --> 00:40:01,400 Speaker 1: It's the funnest for just way to play fantasy football. 711 00:40:02,320 --> 00:40:05,560 Speaker 1: We should, Uh, maybe I have like a listeners league 712 00:40:05,600 --> 00:40:08,640 Speaker 1: where we can invite some people compete against us. You 713 00:40:08,719 --> 00:40:11,719 Speaker 1: want to coordinate that. Maybe I'll ask Matt to do it. 714 00:40:14,000 --> 00:40:16,640 Speaker 1: Maybe I will if we get a little interest in it. 715 00:40:16,760 --> 00:40:19,480 Speaker 1: Let's see a little feedback on Twitter about it. Yeah, alright, 716 00:40:19,520 --> 00:40:26,000 Speaker 1: so use uh, let's use a hashtag. Um, let's get 717 00:40:26,120 --> 00:40:30,160 Speaker 1: my hashtag for this. How about hashtag m M guacamole, 718 00:40:31,000 --> 00:40:35,239 Speaker 1: hashtag guacamole. If we get eighteen people who hashtag guacamole, well, 719 00:40:35,680 --> 00:40:38,319 Speaker 1: other people are gonna just hashtag walk. You gotta say 720 00:40:38,360 --> 00:40:41,000 Speaker 1: like f f W guacamole or something like that. Well, 721 00:40:41,080 --> 00:40:42,320 Speaker 1: you don't you think it's gonna be a lot of 722 00:40:42,400 --> 00:40:44,320 Speaker 1: Well they'll at one of us when they do it 723 00:40:44,880 --> 00:40:47,080 Speaker 1: at b T X J or at Paul Chargi and 724 00:40:47,280 --> 00:40:51,080 Speaker 1: with a hashtag guacamole or f W guacamole if you 725 00:40:51,120 --> 00:40:53,919 Speaker 1: feel so inclined, And then we'll if we get eighteen people, 726 00:40:53,960 --> 00:40:56,799 Speaker 1: let's do it, right, Thank you for listening, everybody. We'll 727 00:40:56,840 --> 00:41:00,440 Speaker 1: be back next week. I uh, first, you know what, 728 00:41:00,520 --> 00:41:03,240 Speaker 1: I don't know what division we're doing next week, get it? Yeah, 729 00:41:03,280 --> 00:41:04,880 Speaker 1: we wrapped the a f C. Yeah, wrapped the a 730 00:41:05,000 --> 00:41:07,080 Speaker 1: f C. We'll talk through one of the NFC that 731 00:41:07,239 --> 00:41:10,600 Speaker 1: the sun rises in the east. I'm I feel pretty 732 00:41:10,600 --> 00:41:12,759 Speaker 1: good about that happening. Thanks everybody, talk to you in 733 00:41:12,800 --> 00:41:16,280 Speaker 1: a week. Bye bye. Fantasy Football Weekly is a production 734 00:41:16,320 --> 00:41:19,080 Speaker 1: of I heart Radio. For more podcasts from my heart Radio, 735 00:41:19,200 --> 00:41:22,280 Speaker 1: visit the i heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever 736 00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:23,840 Speaker 1: you listen to your favorite shows.