1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:03,559 Speaker 1: Today's NFL Fantasy Live podcast, we give you an idea 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:07,120 Speaker 1: if there are any waiver wire pickoffs left for your championship. 3 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: We also keep her advice for the two thousand four 4 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: team season and a conversation with Rams running back Zach Stacy. 5 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: It's all coming up right here on today's NFL Fantasy 6 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 1: Live podcast. How Manny Smith, here Farend, Michael Fabiano, the 7 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: Fantasy Hall of Famer, and the former bar Bosja be 8 00:00:27,320 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 1: a meal Monday night or last night. We said it 9 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:33,159 Speaker 1: just a second ago and by we im e championship. 10 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: Umk part you're not in it. Uh tabs, you're not 11 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 1: in it. I'm not in it. So you know what, 12 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:39,360 Speaker 1: Let's just enjoy this for what it is. There it 13 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:43,600 Speaker 1: is Joe Fleco, Calvin Johnson. First quarter, Lions opening series. 14 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 1: Reggie Bush gets the handoff, runs left end, fourteen yard 15 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:53,520 Speaker 1: touchdown like good starting seven nothing lines, but they would 16 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 1: trail nine seven at half. Fourth quarter. Now Ravens Lions 17 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:59,800 Speaker 1: territory following him at Stafford interception flack O Marlon Brown 18 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 1: ackled for a loss, but black On hurt on the play. 19 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:09,840 Speaker 1: There is helped me in y under three minutes to 20 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 1: play you see here. This is the injury. Could have 21 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 1: been bad. DeAndre Levy there, straight to the knee, but 22 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: black oh would get up, he would be okay, and 23 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:21,640 Speaker 1: that'd be important for later in the game. Right now, 24 00:01:21,680 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: under three minutes to play, Stafford tight end, Joe Fourier 25 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 1: a little more, come on, man, Lions missed the jew 26 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 1: point conversion. And that's important because where's that boss? Sixty 27 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:45,440 Speaker 1: one yards connects in ford Field. That's right, Justin Tucker, 28 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: you're the guy scored all eighteen points thirty eight seconds 29 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: left to play. Did you start, Matt Stafford minus two? 30 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: Got another minus two right there? Interception eight point three 31 00:01:56,400 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 1: points for the Georgia Bulldog. Ravens win. Ravens win, The 32 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 1: Ravens win eighteen to sixteen. And at the board here 33 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 1: it's grandi. Here you go. Joe Flacco two two yards, 34 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:21,559 Speaker 1: no touchdowns, no interceptions, and Ray Rice and Jones and Stafford, 35 00:02:22,320 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 1: Freggie Bush did okay, Calvin Johnson did okay. As you 36 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: see here, it's just about ten points. You got double 37 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: digits plus for Reggie. But the big winner Justin Tucker 38 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 1: And hey, hey here at NFL Fantasy Live. What's better 39 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 1: than somebody recognizing after the game, maybe you don't have 40 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:44,120 Speaker 1: to thank the spiritual power above, maybe you don't have 41 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: to say hello to your family back home. Instead to 42 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: give a shout out to the people, the people that 43 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 1: really matter right right justin Tucker. So you know I'm 44 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:55,959 Speaker 1: glad to come through. Of course for my team here, 45 00:02:56,040 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: my reality team, um, but also for all my fantasy owners. 46 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: Big thank you uh for for picking me up. You 47 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 1: know it means a lot to me and hopefully I 48 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: can continue to uh contribute to the success of successes 49 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:14,079 Speaker 1: of your respective teams. Brilliant, you know that. I love 50 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 1: the serious tone that he brought to the press conference. 51 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: This is a big deal. Fantasy is a big deal, 52 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:20,920 Speaker 1: remember any second time too. He said it on the 53 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 1: field as well, and the on field interview he did 54 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 1: the big shout out to all the fantasy owners. So 55 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 1: a lot of Twitter action following a sixty one yard 56 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: field goal and a twenty two point week, and we 57 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 1: got a handful of the tweets right here by the way, 58 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: thirty three straight field goals attempts made not to mention 59 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 1: every last one of those points, and look, Fantasy great, 60 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:45,120 Speaker 1: Reality even bigger as the Ravens control their own destiny, 61 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 1: they might still win the a f C North. All right, 62 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 1: here you go. This one from pitt Dog. I never 63 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 1: missed a single show this year. Tonight, I thank you 64 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:55,120 Speaker 1: and kickers everywhere. So there you go, pitt Dog getting 65 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 1: the love from Justin Tucker. This one to you, FABS 66 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 1: came from be A needed twenty one to win, got 67 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: twenty three hashtag unbelievable, unbelievable indeed and another one. I 68 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:12,600 Speaker 1: was down twenty one, had Justin Tucker one by a point, 69 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:16,640 Speaker 1: so I had my own Justin Tucker moment. Also, you 70 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:20,040 Speaker 1: want to talk about a mirror town the tweet that 71 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:24,040 Speaker 1: you fired off Abs playing Natalie Coffin in the Celebrity League, 72 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 1: I had about a seven tenths of a point lead. 73 00:04:26,920 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: She had Calvin Johnson in two PPR league, and I 74 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 1: had Justin Tucker. So I'm thinking I'm done, I'm dead, 75 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:34,919 Speaker 1: I'm in the water. I'm just out. Tucker took carry you. 76 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 1: I won by seven points. I could not believe it. 77 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:42,119 Speaker 1: See Fantasy postseason. There's a little luck involved my friends, 78 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 1: a little bit points from Justin Tucker. All right, let's 79 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:47,119 Speaker 1: get to the players that people have to think about 80 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:49,039 Speaker 1: this coming week. If they made it to the Super 81 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 1: Bowl and fourteen and that's ray Rice. Ray Rice had 82 00:04:52,279 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 1: a bad campaign. He did, There's no doubt about it. 83 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 1: Now the matchup coming up is better. He's playing the Patriots. 84 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 1: They have not been good against the run lately. I 85 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:03,160 Speaker 1: still say he's an RB two flex type, although it's 86 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 1: risk reward. If we're looking at keepers, this is gonna 87 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:07,840 Speaker 1: be a tough But I don't know that he's been 88 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:09,720 Speaker 1: healthy all year. The money. I think that the hip 89 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:13,040 Speaker 1: has really been an issue. So again, if you were 90 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 1: able to pick up an Eddie Lacy, a player like that, 91 00:05:15,839 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: then maybe you don't keep Ray Rice. But I still 92 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 1: think he's on the radar. And let's not forget too 93 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 1: that he lost. They lost so many pieces in that 94 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 1: offense that changed the dynamic of so they have to 95 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:26,840 Speaker 1: get kind of get go back to the drawing board. 96 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,040 Speaker 1: So this is the second consecutive week that Matt Stafford 97 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 1: and Calvin Johnson has struggled. And I guess if you 98 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 1: consider nine point eight points struggling for Calvin Johnson, which 99 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 1: I do consider, and he carried a lot of people 100 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: to this point of the postseason. What about I mean 101 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 1: next year, not with standing for Calvin, but let's talk 102 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:42,040 Speaker 1: Matt Stafford maybe, um, and also for next week if 103 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 1: you made the Super Bowl, Calvin Johnson, Matt Stafford, I 104 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 1: still trust this. This dynamic between Calvin Johnson and Matthew 105 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:49,240 Speaker 1: Stafford and he had nine point eight is not a 106 00:05:49,279 --> 00:05:52,480 Speaker 1: big thing for uh. For Calvin Johnson, but Matthew Stafford. 107 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: This office just so prolific. They got a lot of energy, 108 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:58,119 Speaker 1: high octane. I think you still stick with Matthew staff 109 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 1: This coming week, Yeah, Las week Giants are playing on 110 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:03,080 Speaker 1: in Detroit, the last time the Giants are on the road. 111 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:06,920 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers rip carbon parts. Yeah, I have faith in Stead, 112 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: So start this week both and then next year obviously, 113 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:13,080 Speaker 1: don't wait, don't overthink up exactly alright, Week fifteen now 114 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:15,360 Speaker 1: officially over. That means we have reached the final week 115 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:17,360 Speaker 1: of the fantasy season for most leagues. So let's get 116 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:19,320 Speaker 1: you caught up on the news and notes from around 117 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 1: the league. Money, thank you, Connley, Molly Carem here with 118 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 1: my friend Adam Rank, and let's get you caught up 119 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 1: on all the latest news. And we begin in Foxborough, 120 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 1: NFL Networks. Albert Brier reports that Patriots tight en Rob 121 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: Gronkowski has been totally should be ready to go for 122 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 1: the start of season, despite tearing his a c L 123 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 1: and m c L so late this season. Adam, what 124 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 1: does this mean for owners who have grown in a 125 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:45,360 Speaker 1: keeper league. It's gonna be tougher in the keeper league 126 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:47,280 Speaker 1: because a lot of people don't keep tight ends. He's 127 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 1: probably somebody you're gonna have to let go back into 128 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 1: the draft pool. But he could be a draft value 129 00:06:51,720 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 1: next year because a lot of people will be scared 130 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:56,280 Speaker 1: off because of the injury concerns. So next year, take 131 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:59,280 Speaker 1: a look at Rob Bronkowski. Oh the difference the year makes. 132 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 1: D's in his last eighteen games. Packers head coach Mike 133 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 1: McCarthy told the media Tuesday that quarterback Aaron Rodgers would 134 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:09,240 Speaker 1: be reevaluated on Wednesday, which would play a role in 135 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 1: determining his status for the rest of the season. We'll 136 00:07:11,440 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 1: give you some insurance options for Rogers later on in 137 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 1: the show, and we saw Jay Cutler struggle early after 138 00:07:17,880 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 1: returning from his injury. Do you think Rogers would be 139 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: a risky play in your championship if he is cleared? 140 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: It really depends on who you're going to be rolling 141 00:07:24,840 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: out ahead. Of him at quarterback Nick Foles, I would 142 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 1: say I would start him Philip Rivers and perhaps you 143 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:31,880 Speaker 1: picked him up. Then those are some of the options 144 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 1: I would play. But when it comes down to Aaron Rodgers, 145 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 1: I am going to play him. As long as he 146 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 1: is playing for the Green Bay Packers, he would be 147 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 1: playing for my fantasy squad in most instances. He has 148 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 1: seven career tds against the Cowboys that in a three 149 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: game The Eagles excuse me in three games. Encouraging news 150 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 1: for Arizona Cardinals. Wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald told Westwood One 151 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 1: Radio that he passed an independent baseline test on Monday 152 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:57,400 Speaker 1: Day after suffering a concussion against the Titans. He has 153 00:07:57,520 --> 00:07:59,640 Speaker 1: not yet been cleared by the team, but signs are 154 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 1: looking up. Adam That said, would you start him against 155 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 1: the Seahawks? Only four point nine points against Tennessee? Yeah, 156 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 1: this is gonna be another tough matchup for Larry Fitzgerald. 157 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:11,680 Speaker 1: So assuming that you have other options that you can play, 158 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 1: He's probably somebody're gonna leave on the bench. He's too 159 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 1: tough to trust, especially against those huge corners who always 160 00:08:17,520 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 1: seem to have his number right in the pine. Buddy 161 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:23,320 Speaker 1: in Jacksonville. It's toff in these fantasy streets. Wide receiver 162 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 1: Cecil Shorts headed for the i R. He scheduled to 163 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 1: have surgery. What do we do here? Tough break? Well, 164 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 1: you know you look forward to next season. But A 165 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:34,960 Speaker 1: Sanders had his first receiving touchdown last week. So there's 166 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:37,280 Speaker 1: somebody that is available on your waiverward. A lot of 167 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:39,840 Speaker 1: us will be looking forward to that didn't make it 168 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:44,079 Speaker 1: to the championships. Unlike you, though, my friend, we'll gloat 169 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 1: about that in about three minutes. Awesome. I'll be cheering 170 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 1: for you still to come. We've got a few waiver 171 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,920 Speaker 1: wire pickups you can add straight to your starting lineup 172 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 1: in Championship Week. Michael Fabriano has made his list and 173 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 1: he's checking it twice. Found out who made his nice 174 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 1: list four week sixteen. Alex Smith was a top five 175 00:09:01,559 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 1: fantasy quarterback on Sunday. Can you repeat his thirtie point 176 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 1: performance in Championship Week? Will tell you next. This is 177 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:11,240 Speaker 1: NFL Fantasy Life time now for a Fantasy Coach of 178 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 1: the Week, presented by Lenova. The playoffs are well underway 179 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 1: in NFL dot Com Experts League. In the big matchup 180 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:21,080 Speaker 1: last week, to reach the Experts League Championship was between 181 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:25,720 Speaker 1: Team America and Matt Money Smith was had that turn 182 00:09:25,760 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 1: out for you? Well, it's interesting you ask, Molly, because 183 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 1: I was quite confident going into that matchup, and yeah, 184 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: I guess what. It didn't go? Well, you like to 185 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:36,320 Speaker 1: know why I didn't go? Well, man right there on 186 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 1: your right, Why don't you ask him what he decided 187 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:41,080 Speaker 1: to do and how that was a vehicle for Team 188 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:43,720 Speaker 1: America to take advantage of this guy. I was making moves. 189 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:45,560 Speaker 1: I had to clear up. I had to clear up 190 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:48,080 Speaker 1: some space. We had a we had an extra quarterback, 191 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:52,000 Speaker 1: Alex Smith. Why would I need him? I wasn't gonna 192 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 1: start him. Yeah, why should be wasting? Should have started 193 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:56,320 Speaker 1: him so he could cash in double points on all 194 00:09:56,320 --> 00:09:59,480 Speaker 1: those stupid screen passes he threw to Jamal Charles. I 195 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: already got points out of that from Jamalt down. Here's 196 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 1: what happened, Molly. Let me tell you something this guy, Yes, 197 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:09,480 Speaker 1: we were in two championship games last year too. What 198 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:11,679 Speaker 1: I went to and that's right? What do they always 199 00:10:11,679 --> 00:10:13,160 Speaker 1: say in the NFL? How what do they always say? 200 00:10:13,600 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 1: Very hard to beat the same team three times? Sabbath? 201 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:19,240 Speaker 1: I think it's very hard at all sabotage in the 202 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 1: experts League. I feel that you took a dive. That's 203 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:28,079 Speaker 1: what happened. You were so worried about getting beat. Year 204 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:32,200 Speaker 1: after years, this belongs and listen, still get better, Matt 205 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:35,640 Speaker 1: money Smith, get better. I had to teach Michael Fabiano 206 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: that at one point. All right, this week, our Coach 207 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:40,680 Speaker 1: of the Week honor goes to America's team, and here 208 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:43,840 Speaker 1: is why we'll show you their matchup. They chose to 209 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 1: play Alex Smith and as you just heard five TVs 210 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:52,520 Speaker 1: a season high thirty one point one eight Fantasy points. 211 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 1: So they can think Adam Rank, Oh no, they're the 212 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 1: ones who made the moves. They did pretty well him 213 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 1: being available to you. But look at that Cordell Patterson 214 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 1: is their number two wide received or anything like that. 215 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 1: Their number two guy, Deshan Jackson, mother savvy moved for 216 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:11,240 Speaker 1: them as well. One. You know, I'll be honest, um, 217 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 1: if I may set aside my issues. I felt all 218 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 1: right about my week. You scored ninety seven almost ninety 219 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 1: eight points in the playoffs, and you feel pretty good, 220 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:23,439 Speaker 1: especially considering all the inclement weather. It was enough to win, Molly. 221 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:27,000 Speaker 1: So this isn't about you, Okay, but this is about so. 222 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:29,440 Speaker 1: We talk about streaming defenses on Fantasy Live. But the 223 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:32,439 Speaker 1: past three weeks, America's team has been streaming quarterbacks. So 224 00:11:32,520 --> 00:11:35,360 Speaker 1: the question issued America's stick with Alex Smith versus the 225 00:11:35,400 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 1: Colts or should they continue to stream quarterbacks. A Rod's 226 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:40,679 Speaker 1: their starter, Aaron Rodgers, and we don't know if we 227 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:42,640 Speaker 1: were ready to go. Even if he is, I say 228 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 1: A Rod should stay on the bench. You know how convenient. 229 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 1: Wink nudge nudge. I'm speaking of wink wink, nudge nudge. 230 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:51,440 Speaker 1: Look who just became available on the waiver wire. It's 231 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 1: Drew Brees. What do you know your rosters? Sue soup 232 00:11:57,559 --> 00:12:00,720 Speaker 1: Tea America. Apparently Drew Brees has just because available, I'll 233 00:12:00,760 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 1: pick them up. I would say this. I do like 234 00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:05,120 Speaker 1: the Philip Rivers matchup this week. Drew Brees has a 235 00:12:05,160 --> 00:12:07,520 Speaker 1: tough matchup. Not that I'm in the championship game everything 236 00:12:07,559 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 1: against Carolina Panthers for you had you won, Yeah but 237 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 1: you did? Thanks. But I like the philip Rivers. If 238 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:15,120 Speaker 1: they're gonna stream quarterbacks, Rivers against the Raiders at home, 239 00:12:15,240 --> 00:12:18,080 Speaker 1: that's a pretty darn good matchup. If you're looking to 240 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:22,079 Speaker 1: continue to stream, Either one of those guys would be 241 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:25,040 Speaker 1: good options, especially for Kirk Cousins. It's such a fantastic matchup. 242 00:12:25,080 --> 00:12:27,439 Speaker 1: The Cowboys have given up the most Fantasy points of 243 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:30,360 Speaker 1: quarterbacks this season, thirty touchdown past the second most. I 244 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:32,439 Speaker 1: would say, though, just just to take weather out of 245 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 1: the equation, not that I buy into that a whole lot. 246 00:12:34,520 --> 00:12:38,839 Speaker 1: Sunny San Diego versus Philadelphia or Washington d C. I 247 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 1: think you're maybe better off just playing it safe going 248 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:43,720 Speaker 1: with someone that's playing in a one weather closs. Say, 249 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers is the number two quarterback there this week 250 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:48,640 Speaker 1: in fantasy, So better safe than sorry, all right, Adam, 251 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:51,120 Speaker 1: you also advanced obvious, as we said, to the championship game, 252 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 1: because you would have a little savvy move there. I'm 253 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 1: taking on America. Now, yeah, you're taking on America. And 254 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:59,680 Speaker 1: you decided to play Stephen Jackson over Larry Fitzgerald. You 255 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:03,880 Speaker 1: were were rewarded handsomely. Larry fits four point nine. Well, 256 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 1: Steven Jackson had sixteen point three points. We haven't seen 257 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:09,000 Speaker 1: this from him all year, and he had two huge touchdowns. 258 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:10,560 Speaker 1: And I said in the beginning of the season, I 259 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:12,960 Speaker 1: looks for Steven Jackson to be the fantasy m v 260 00:13:13,000 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 1: P because he brings an extra element to this Falcon's 261 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:18,320 Speaker 1: offense because they can be so versatile. And now, of 262 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 1: course that didn't work out. But I didn't cut Steven Jackson. 263 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:22,760 Speaker 1: I knew that this matchup was coming up in the 264 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:25,640 Speaker 1: Fantasy playoffs, so I held on to him for ten weeks, 265 00:13:25,679 --> 00:13:28,160 Speaker 1: just hoping that he was going to get healthy, thinking, 266 00:13:28,200 --> 00:13:29,760 Speaker 1: you know what, this is the guy I can play 267 00:13:29,800 --> 00:13:31,199 Speaker 1: at the end of the year. Now the matchup is 268 00:13:31,240 --> 00:13:33,240 Speaker 1: not good this week, so odds are he's gonna be 269 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 1: on the I'm not gonna give any I'm not gonna 270 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 1: tip my hand to America there. But you know what, 271 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:39,280 Speaker 1: I had to make the move. I held onto him, 272 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 1: and uh if he if I end up winning this thing, 273 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 1: I might I owe him a big share of the 274 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:47,559 Speaker 1: hard work. If I remember correctly, you weren't that happy 275 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:49,640 Speaker 1: on drafting and things turned out very well for you, 276 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:52,360 Speaker 1: So congratulations to you. I actually had a great draft 277 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 1: and I was knocked out very quickly. Congratulations to America's team, 278 00:13:56,520 --> 00:13:59,320 Speaker 1: and if America's team, by the way, if you want 279 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 1: to take the finger hop of doom, if you want 280 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 1: to play with Kevin mash to my Hollywood Hulk covid 281 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:05,880 Speaker 1: feel straight to do that bench everybody if you want. 282 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 1: If America really loves Adam Rank and I hope that 283 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:11,120 Speaker 1: they don tell you who doesn't like Adam Rank? This guy, 284 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:14,640 Speaker 1: this guy right here dropping Alex Smith on Thursday? Is 285 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:17,640 Speaker 1: it really of a move? Do you think they scored 286 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 1: thirty one points with Alex Smith paid off? In hindsight, 287 00:14:20,720 --> 00:14:23,000 Speaker 1: I'm not feeling it. Listen, guys play nice all right 288 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:27,600 Speaker 1: and don't play dirty? What does that even mean? Coming out? 289 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 1: Rams running back Zach Stacy joins the show. Find out 290 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:33,840 Speaker 1: what the rookie has planned for an encore to a 291 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 1: hundred forty yard day in Week fifteen. Who I was 292 00:14:37,080 --> 00:14:40,160 Speaker 1: wondering who to keep on your fantasy roster for next season? 293 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 1: Our experts answer all your keeper questions next as NFL 294 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 1: Fantasy Live continues, Really the Big Comeback and Big d 295 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:49,920 Speaker 1: asked the Packard storm from a twenty three point half 296 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 1: time deposit. Just done the Cowboys and save their sees 297 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 1: In a special extended version of NFL Replay is tomorrow 298 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:59,640 Speaker 1: at nine p m. Eastern only on NFL Network. The 299 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:02,640 Speaker 1: game of the Week Hackers versus the Cowboys again tomorrow 300 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:05,720 Speaker 1: at nine pm Eastern, And with the season winding down, 301 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:07,960 Speaker 1: we're gonna take a peek ahead to two thousand fourteen, 302 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:10,880 Speaker 1: talking keepers and trying to figure out two players each 303 00:15:10,920 --> 00:15:13,880 Speaker 1: position and either had a good ten or a disappointing 304 00:15:15,200 --> 00:15:17,400 Speaker 1: and trying to figure out take some inventory on what 305 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:20,000 Speaker 1: it means for two thousand fourteen. So why don't we 306 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:23,040 Speaker 1: get started with the always tough to evaluate year to 307 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 1: year quarterback position and Nick Foles bar reject it's all 308 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:33,240 Speaker 1: about Nick Foles. I think Nick Foles is really going 309 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:36,240 Speaker 1: to own this position for the Philadelphia Eagles when you 310 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:37,680 Speaker 1: look at what he just did this year. When he 311 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:39,560 Speaker 1: was given the opportunity to chick, Kelly said, all right, 312 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:42,239 Speaker 1: we've got Michael Vick, probably one of the best quarterbacks 313 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 1: in the NFL, amongst the top. And he comes in 314 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:47,000 Speaker 1: there and he plays it and he does a better 315 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:50,480 Speaker 1: job than what Michael Vick did, and he considerably better. 316 00:15:50,560 --> 00:15:52,280 Speaker 1: I mean when you look at his numbers, nineteen plus 317 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 1: Fantasy points in sixth straight game, that right there is consistency. 318 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:58,720 Speaker 1: And when you're talking about winning this game, winning your league, 319 00:15:58,960 --> 00:16:02,800 Speaker 1: you need a player that's to be top no doubt 320 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 1: about it. He's a top ten quarterback next year. He's 321 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 1: the guy that you're gonna want to keep in your 322 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 1: in your league. Does he go ahead of r G 323 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:13,040 Speaker 1: three and Hotel? I'm looking at Fabi slow down. He 324 00:16:13,120 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 1: definitely goes ahead of RG three. But I'm not jumping 325 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 1: off the bandwagon. He wasn't right this year. Money, he 326 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 1: wasn't healthy, he didn't have any work in the preseason, 327 00:16:20,520 --> 00:16:23,760 Speaker 1: anywork in training camp. He's gonna come back. He'll be healthy. 328 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 1: I don't know whose coach is gonna be, but r 329 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:28,200 Speaker 1: G three is going to be effective next season. You 330 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:30,320 Speaker 1: know why I like RG three. He's gonna be a 331 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 1: bargain in redrafts and a lot of people in keeper 332 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:34,840 Speaker 1: leagues are gonna drop him because he had one bad year. 333 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:37,520 Speaker 1: He didn't have terrible numbers across the board. There were 334 00:16:37,560 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 1: some weeks where he had some steakers, but he also 335 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:43,160 Speaker 1: had some pretty big weeks in a fantasy league because 336 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:45,600 Speaker 1: he had garbage time points. I still like him. Let's 337 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:46,840 Speaker 1: just a m b at. Then you said you take 338 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:48,880 Speaker 1: Folds over Robert Griffin the third? Would you take him 339 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 1: over Robert the third? Nick Foles? No Foals would definitely 340 00:16:51,280 --> 00:16:53,480 Speaker 1: be ahead of r G. RG three is going to 341 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 1: be more of a guy who is going to be 342 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 1: a redraft bargain and someone I still think you keep. 343 00:16:58,760 --> 00:17:00,680 Speaker 1: Let's go to the running back position here rank lead 344 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:04,159 Speaker 1: the charge on Ryan Matthews. The San Diego Chargers decided 345 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 1: to dedicate themselves to the run for the close of 346 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:08,720 Speaker 1: the season. And you see the numbers here first five 347 00:17:08,840 --> 00:17:11,600 Speaker 1: versus the last nine game that touches way up, the 348 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:14,320 Speaker 1: scrimmage yards way up, and of course the total touchdowns 349 00:17:14,320 --> 00:17:18,480 Speaker 1: five to one and double fantasy points per game. Next year, 350 00:17:18,760 --> 00:17:21,199 Speaker 1: Ryan Matthews, let's assume he's gonna still be with the 351 00:17:21,240 --> 00:17:24,159 Speaker 1: San Diego Chargers. I would definitely keep Ryan Matthews. This 352 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 1: is an offense that is starting to trend up Philip 353 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:29,440 Speaker 1: Rivers with Mike McCoy. And let's assume again Ken wizzen 354 00:17:29,520 --> 00:17:31,800 Speaker 1: Hunt stays on as the offensive coordinator, doesn't go to 355 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:35,120 Speaker 1: Houston or perhaps Washington. That's gonna be a formidable team. 356 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:37,359 Speaker 1: And now the office it's starting to grow into itself. 357 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:40,679 Speaker 1: Keenan Allen has emerged as a true number one wide receiver. 358 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 1: They're really starting to build the pieces around them San 359 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:46,080 Speaker 1: Diego for as well as they've played this season. There's 360 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:48,360 Speaker 1: really not as much talent there as you think, especially 361 00:17:48,359 --> 00:17:50,399 Speaker 1: at receiver. So as they start to fill in and 362 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 1: start to get better players around him, Ryan Matthews could 363 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:54,800 Speaker 1: be a good running back going into the next season. 364 00:17:54,840 --> 00:17:56,440 Speaker 1: Last five weeks he was an RB one. Is he 365 00:17:56,480 --> 00:17:59,359 Speaker 1: an RB one next year? Definitely? Okay, Fabs, let's go 366 00:17:59,359 --> 00:18:01,840 Speaker 1: to Arian Foster are certainly in RB one on paper. 367 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:04,440 Speaker 1: Was not that on the field. Well, the injuries caught 368 00:18:04,520 --> 00:18:05,879 Speaker 1: up to him, and I think what also caught out 369 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:08,240 Speaker 1: to him money was the workload over the last three seasons. 370 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 1: I mean, no running back has had a bigger workload 371 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 1: than Arian Foster. He's still only twenty seven. I say 372 00:18:14,080 --> 00:18:16,720 Speaker 1: you still continue to keep him vent it's gonna be gone. 373 00:18:16,800 --> 00:18:18,679 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna end up in Cleveland next season. 374 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:21,719 Speaker 1: But Arian Foster, of course, you have to check out 375 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:23,720 Speaker 1: what's going on in the off season, how he recovers 376 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:26,520 Speaker 1: from this back surgery. But all things being equal, and 377 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:28,960 Speaker 1: if he's a percent for training camp, I'm keeping him. 378 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:31,159 Speaker 1: All right. Let's go to the wide receiver position and 379 00:18:31,160 --> 00:18:34,800 Speaker 1: back to San Diego and Keenan Allen. As you getta 380 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:37,840 Speaker 1: look here, at Fantasy Rookies Top Fantasy Rookies. You see 381 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 1: Allen there really came on strong the back end of 382 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 1: this season, multiple touchdowns and I believe three of his 383 00:18:43,600 --> 00:18:45,760 Speaker 1: last four games. You see the hundred thirty three points 384 00:18:45,760 --> 00:18:48,080 Speaker 1: and a lot of that again in the back half 385 00:18:48,359 --> 00:18:51,560 Speaker 1: of the season. So what about long term projection for 386 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:54,600 Speaker 1: Keenan Allen. He's going to continue to grow in this offense. 387 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:57,719 Speaker 1: And right now, Philip rivers he trusts Keenan Allen and 388 00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:01,120 Speaker 1: you've seen that maturation rate four kenyan Lian, no workie 389 00:19:01,240 --> 00:19:03,919 Speaker 1: receiver has ever had this type of production for the 390 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 1: San Diego Charges. When you're looking at the amount of 391 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:09,240 Speaker 1: receptions he has receptions on the year so far, he's 392 00:19:09,320 --> 00:19:11,479 Speaker 1: getting very close to that thousand number. And now all 393 00:19:11,520 --> 00:19:13,240 Speaker 1: of a sudden, you looking at a thousand yard receiver 394 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:15,760 Speaker 1: in his rookie year. He could only get better. What 395 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:19,440 Speaker 1: happens to wide receivers and offensive players. The loader they played, 396 00:19:19,520 --> 00:19:22,080 Speaker 1: the more they become mentally aware of the game, the 397 00:19:22,080 --> 00:19:24,920 Speaker 1: game slows down, they become more productive. He's a top 398 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 1: ten wide receiver going into next year and rank. One 399 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:29,800 Speaker 1: of the more under reported stories this year is how 400 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:32,160 Speaker 1: bad Eli Manning has been You can make a case 401 00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 1: he's been the worst quarterback in the NFL this season. 402 00:19:35,080 --> 00:19:38,000 Speaker 1: How does that boat for Victor Cruz next season as 403 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:40,760 Speaker 1: a keeper? This season, I'm gonna be avoiding all the 404 00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:43,439 Speaker 1: New York Giants players because the team really does have 405 00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:45,679 Speaker 1: a decision of what to do in this coming draft. 406 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:47,879 Speaker 1: Are they gonna start looking at their quarterback at the 407 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:49,879 Speaker 1: future they dried one this year they get out of 408 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:52,479 Speaker 1: a syracusing the scene, they're probably not gonna be their 409 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:54,560 Speaker 1: long term answers, so that they go back and start 410 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 1: looking at somebody to put into the pipeline. Could they 411 00:19:57,160 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 1: perhaps start making a change at the position? So giant 412 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 1: star team I look at, and then you don't know 413 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:03,639 Speaker 1: who the coach is gonna be, as Tom Coughlin gonna return. 414 00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:06,199 Speaker 1: So that's the situation to avoid. To the tight end position. 415 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 1: Jordan Cameron lit up your fantasy league the first seven 416 00:20:09,560 --> 00:20:13,000 Speaker 1: games of this season. The top producing tight end save 417 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:17,200 Speaker 1: Jimmy Graham, over that time frame five fifteen yards, six touchdowns. 418 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:19,400 Speaker 1: But then you see the number for the second half. 419 00:20:19,680 --> 00:20:21,880 Speaker 1: What do we do with Jordan Cameron? Well, there's one 420 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:24,639 Speaker 1: tight end that you're gonna keep it's gonna be Jimmy Graham. 421 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:28,119 Speaker 1: But Jordan Cameron is gonna be fine next season, assuming 422 00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:30,840 Speaker 1: again North Turner is still the offensive coordinator and a 423 00:20:30,920 --> 00:20:34,560 Speaker 1: better quarterback comes into play. Jordan Cameron's gonna go back 424 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:36,840 Speaker 1: to being that dominant tight end because he's gonna be 425 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:39,400 Speaker 1: a big part of the offense. Josh Gordon will be there. 426 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:42,480 Speaker 1: It's all based on the quarterback. They have to do 427 00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:45,480 Speaker 1: better than Jason Campbell. That's really what the number, the 428 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:48,399 Speaker 1: decline of the numbers are all about. It's the quarterback position. 429 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:51,400 Speaker 1: FABS top ten tight end Cameron, no doubt about that. 430 00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:54,639 Speaker 1: Rob Gronkowski he's also gonna be a top five, but 431 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:57,480 Speaker 1: a lot depends on what happens in his return from 432 00:20:57,480 --> 00:20:59,800 Speaker 1: a c L surgery. He's had a lot of surgeries. Guys, 433 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 1: talking about the back, we're talking about the floor. I'm 434 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 1: now we're talking about a neat If I only keep 435 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:07,000 Speaker 1: two players, Gronkowski maybe on the outside looking in. If 436 00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 1: I'm keeping three to five, he could be my fourth 437 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:13,119 Speaker 1: or fifth keeper. But guys, he's injury prone. And you 438 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 1: hate to say it about a guy who's so good, 439 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:19,560 Speaker 1: but injuries have become a major concern with Rob Gronkowski. Yeah, 440 00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:21,399 Speaker 1: you know, I'll say this quickly. You know, with the 441 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 1: A c L n c L, that might be one 442 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:25,560 Speaker 1: of the best things for Robn Kelsey because now he's 443 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:27,600 Speaker 1: gonna have a whole to this entire time just to 444 00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:30,400 Speaker 1: really get back healthy and instead of trying to push 445 00:21:30,400 --> 00:21:32,080 Speaker 1: through what he was going through the years, a lot 446 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:34,800 Speaker 1: of a lot of in one got back. That's why 447 00:21:35,320 --> 00:21:37,160 Speaker 1: how you've got the need al right still to come. 448 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:39,240 Speaker 1: You've made it to the final week of the fantasy season, 449 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:41,280 Speaker 1: but your work is not done yet. We've got some 450 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:43,679 Speaker 1: insurance pickups off the waiver wire that will put your 451 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:47,040 Speaker 1: mind at ease for championship week. And if you need 452 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 1: a pep talk before your big game, the experts yeah 453 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:51,240 Speaker 1: us right here and have a few final thoughts to 454 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:53,119 Speaker 1: set your mind at ease. NFL Fantasy Life rolls on 455 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:56,800 Speaker 1: right after this. It's a zachitec An NFL Fantasy A 456 00:21:56,840 --> 00:21:59,280 Speaker 1: lot coming up. Zach Stacy joins the program to tell 457 00:21:59,359 --> 00:22:01,360 Speaker 1: us what to expect from the Rams for the rest 458 00:22:01,359 --> 00:22:05,280 Speaker 1: of and beyond. Plus could wave a wire quarterback when 459 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 1: you a fantasy championship It could happen. We'll tell you 460 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:10,640 Speaker 1: which qvs you can trust. In Week sixteen and want 461 00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:13,080 Speaker 1: to win a trip to Super Bowl forty nine, NFL 462 00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:16,159 Speaker 1: dot COM's Playoff Challenge could be your ticket to Arizona. 463 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:18,960 Speaker 1: We're previewing the playoffs to give you a head start 464 00:22:19,119 --> 00:22:21,639 Speaker 1: on our postseason fantasy game and much more. This is 465 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:26,160 Speaker 1: NFL Fantasy Live. And who said kickers don't matter? How 466 00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:29,320 Speaker 1: about Justin Tucker last night in that Ravens Lions game 467 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:33,119 Speaker 1: winning it for the team twenty two fantasy points. Who 468 00:22:33,160 --> 00:22:35,439 Speaker 1: would have you know? I mean, just let me just 469 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:38,640 Speaker 1: say this. That kick right there was big time, prime time, showtime, 470 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:42,040 Speaker 1: all time, good time period. Twenty two fantasy points. And 471 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:45,240 Speaker 1: let's not forget Dan Billy scored twenty two fantasy points 472 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:48,040 Speaker 1: this week. So you had two kickers who go over 473 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:51,840 Speaker 1: twenty fantasy points in the same week. I had Mr 474 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:53,920 Speaker 1: Tucker And I'm going to send him a fruit basket 475 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:57,680 Speaker 1: because he helped me beat Natalie Coughlin and the Celebrity League. 476 00:22:57,880 --> 00:22:59,760 Speaker 1: And I saw a lot of people on Twitter last 477 00:22:59,840 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 1: night they were thrilled you should send him a fruit 478 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:08,080 Speaker 1: basket dipped in chocolate, a little something extra. Yeah, he 479 00:23:08,280 --> 00:23:10,919 Speaker 1: single handedly obviously did it for the Ravens. There and 480 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:14,840 Speaker 1: here's four Broncos and U Jamal Charles here and take 481 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:17,280 Speaker 1: a look at this board. This is really interesting. Peyton 482 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:24,480 Speaker 1: Manning costs seventy of owners that played him. It was 483 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:26,240 Speaker 1: not a good week to deal with. It was not 484 00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:28,880 Speaker 1: a good week for the Broncos in general. No, Sean 485 00:23:28,960 --> 00:23:31,040 Speaker 1: didn't have a good game of da Marius Eric Decker. 486 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:35,160 Speaker 1: But if you survived the Houston Texans around the schedule 487 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:37,520 Speaker 1: next for Denver of course, and obviously Jamal Charles the 488 00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:41,480 Speaker 1: opposite winning it for so many people with those five ts. Well, 489 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:43,960 Speaker 1: we are in the final week of the season, and 490 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:46,359 Speaker 1: there are two kinds of waiver wire pickups. The guys 491 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:48,560 Speaker 1: you're picking up to start this week and the guys 492 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 1: that are really just insurance for your team. So who 493 00:23:51,280 --> 00:23:53,320 Speaker 1: should fantasy owners be looking for if they need a 494 00:23:53,359 --> 00:23:56,199 Speaker 1: spot starter? This week will begin with you, FABS. I 495 00:23:56,200 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 1: love Jay Cutler. I think this kid is going to 496 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:00,840 Speaker 1: put up very good no versin this week against the 497 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:04,359 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles, who gave up right around thirty Fantasy points 498 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:07,520 Speaker 1: last week to Matt Castle. Law people and color is 499 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:09,960 Speaker 1: available in a lot of leaks. So if you have 500 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:11,760 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers and you're not sure if he's gonna play. 501 00:24:11,800 --> 00:24:14,480 Speaker 1: If you had r G three in your streaming quarterbacks, 502 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:17,919 Speaker 1: or maybe you've been streaming quarterbacks all season long, color 503 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:19,760 Speaker 1: is a guy to pick up and start in your 504 00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:22,280 Speaker 1: championship well. Or on the other end, you may have 505 00:24:22,320 --> 00:24:25,200 Speaker 1: some doubt about where to go with your player. Maybe 506 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:27,199 Speaker 1: you have Tom Braden, you're thinking, how's he gonna do 507 00:24:27,480 --> 00:24:29,720 Speaker 1: against this team that you have. All of a sudden, 508 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:32,480 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousin comes into play. Kirk Cousins is a very 509 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:34,560 Speaker 1: good quarterback that you can look at picking up off 510 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:37,439 Speaker 1: the waiver wire. He's got an excellent matchup going up 511 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:40,920 Speaker 1: against the Dallas Cowboys, who we all know cannot stop 512 00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:43,879 Speaker 1: anybody in the passing game and Kirk Cousins or the 513 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:46,120 Speaker 1: song I mean, or the running game. But you saw 514 00:24:46,200 --> 00:24:48,200 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousin come out there in that game against Atlanta 515 00:24:48,440 --> 00:24:51,159 Speaker 1: that first half. He was on fire, picked up right 516 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:52,879 Speaker 1: where he left off from last year when he went 517 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:55,239 Speaker 1: up against Cleveland, put up big numbers. I like her 518 00:24:55,280 --> 00:24:58,639 Speaker 1: Cousin in this matchup fantasy points. So if you're starting 519 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:01,119 Speaker 1: lineup is all setting, there still guys who you can 520 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:04,240 Speaker 1: add as insurance. And one interesting guy found Dryant Tannehill 521 00:25:04,280 --> 00:25:07,400 Speaker 1: eighteen plus fantasy points in four straight games. This week, 522 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:09,919 Speaker 1: he's been on fire, one of the hottest quarterbacks in 523 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:12,520 Speaker 1: fantasy football. Now, with that being said, you don't have 524 00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:14,719 Speaker 1: to pick a guy up and necessarily start him. You 525 00:25:14,720 --> 00:25:17,440 Speaker 1: can also block your appontment. What if your opponent has 526 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:20,560 Speaker 1: a quarterback in a bad matchup, you can block your 527 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:23,040 Speaker 1: opponent for picking up that player. I do that as well, 528 00:25:23,080 --> 00:25:24,520 Speaker 1: There's no doubt about it. Or if you have a 529 00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:28,080 Speaker 1: tiebreaker where it's most bench points pick up quarterbacks, go 530 00:25:28,119 --> 00:25:30,800 Speaker 1: ahead and add Ryan Tannehill. Listen, all's fair and love 531 00:25:30,840 --> 00:25:35,040 Speaker 1: and fantasy football. Molly sneaky. How about Andre Caldwell? Well, 532 00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:36,879 Speaker 1: you know I love that same type of strategy as 533 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:40,720 Speaker 1: well with Andre Carwell because he's played putting replacing West. 534 00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:44,120 Speaker 1: Welcome good stuff, guys. Speaking of the waiver wire, one 535 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:46,879 Speaker 1: of this season's best pickups was running back Zach Stacy, 536 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:50,000 Speaker 1: who's standing by with our own Matt money Smith. All right, 537 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:53,240 Speaker 1: thank you, Molly well coming off his third one yard 538 00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:57,320 Speaker 1: performance of this season, not just the pride of Centerville, Alabama, 539 00:25:57,400 --> 00:26:01,040 Speaker 1: but the pride of Vanderbilt carrying that Commodore star with 540 00:26:01,119 --> 00:26:04,320 Speaker 1: tremendous Pride HiT's number thirty. They're running back for the 541 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:07,560 Speaker 1: St Louis Ramzach Stacy on NFL Fantasy Life. What's happened 542 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:09,960 Speaker 1: in Zach? Hey? How you doing? Thanks for having me on? 543 00:26:10,119 --> 00:26:12,520 Speaker 1: Absolutely well, thanks for joining us. Let's get started with 544 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:14,919 Speaker 1: the third hundred yard performance. That there's one of the 545 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:18,960 Speaker 1: dominating ground destructions of an opponent. Standout ahead of all 546 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 1: others is at the seven plus yards per carry against 547 00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:24,679 Speaker 1: the Bears hundred thirty four yards against that sting gy 548 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:28,560 Speaker 1: Seattle the which one are you most proud of? You know, really, 549 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:30,480 Speaker 1: I don't really try to keep up with stats for really, 550 00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:32,119 Speaker 1: you know, my whole deal is just to go in 551 00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:34,159 Speaker 1: and you know, have his offense and his team be 552 00:26:34,240 --> 00:26:36,840 Speaker 1: successful on Sundays. You know. Along with that, you know, 553 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:40,360 Speaker 1: we emphasized preparation weekend, week out, and we just did 554 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:42,760 Speaker 1: a do a great job basically. You know, obviously the 555 00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:45,200 Speaker 1: success on the ground for us, you know, it starts 556 00:26:45,200 --> 00:26:47,359 Speaker 1: the front office line. You know, those probably the hardest 557 00:26:47,359 --> 00:26:49,399 Speaker 1: working group on the team, and you know they just 558 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 1: do a good job. We can and week out, we 559 00:26:51,280 --> 00:26:53,760 Speaker 1: we obviously can see the measurables on you. You're a 560 00:26:53,840 --> 00:26:56,920 Speaker 1: big dude, when you get that first contact. We always 561 00:26:56,920 --> 00:26:59,440 Speaker 1: talk about yards after initial contact, give us an idea 562 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:01,000 Speaker 1: of what it's like to be a running back and 563 00:27:01,040 --> 00:27:03,800 Speaker 1: what then your game plan becomes when you feel a 564 00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:07,800 Speaker 1: tackler make contact with you. You know, obviously I've always 565 00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:11,480 Speaker 1: tried to, you know, emphasize and take pride in yards 566 00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:13,280 Speaker 1: at the contact, and that's something that you have to have, 567 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:17,200 Speaker 1: especially at this level. You know, guys are big. Obviously, 568 00:27:17,240 --> 00:27:19,400 Speaker 1: guys are fast at this level, and you know, really 569 00:27:19,480 --> 00:27:21,439 Speaker 1: the main thing is just having their mentality just to 570 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:23,879 Speaker 1: have been a you know, North Southern runner, you know, 571 00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:26,000 Speaker 1: also knowing that you know, the officers the line can't 572 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:27,879 Speaker 1: block out the living guys. You know, I wish it 573 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:30,159 Speaker 1: was that easy, but unfortunately it's not. So you know, 574 00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:32,119 Speaker 1: that's what separates you know, the good back from the 575 00:27:32,119 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 1: great bat. Just being able to break tackles, get yards 576 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:36,520 Speaker 1: at the contact, you know, make guys miss you know, 577 00:27:36,640 --> 00:27:39,000 Speaker 1: power to get that extra yards. So that's what's really 578 00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:41,160 Speaker 1: all about. You know, we emphasized in the running back room, 579 00:27:41,240 --> 00:27:43,720 Speaker 1: you know, getting yards at the contact, breaking tackles all 580 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:46,240 Speaker 1: the time. So and we display that in practicing their 581 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:49,359 Speaker 1: carols in the game. Zach you're in some pretty exclusive 582 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:51,920 Speaker 1: company over eight hundred yards. You're on pace for a thousand, 583 00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:55,200 Speaker 1: that is Marshall Falk and uh Eric Dickerson and Stephen 584 00:27:55,280 --> 00:27:58,199 Speaker 1: Jackson territory. When it comes to the Rams, give us 585 00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:00,480 Speaker 1: an idea of what was expected of you when you 586 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:02,960 Speaker 1: were drafted, when you came into this organization and rookie 587 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:04,640 Speaker 1: camp and training camp. What did you think your role 588 00:28:04,720 --> 00:28:07,680 Speaker 1: was gonna be? You know, really, you know, I'd had 589 00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:09,760 Speaker 1: no clue. You know, obviously we had you know, very 590 00:28:09,800 --> 00:28:12,080 Speaker 1: good bats and you know, as they app there, Richards 591 00:28:12,119 --> 00:28:14,920 Speaker 1: and those guys. So you know, my whole mentality coming 592 00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:17,040 Speaker 1: to this thing was just to just try and just 593 00:28:17,080 --> 00:28:19,199 Speaker 1: contribute much as I can. You know, I had no 594 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:21,240 Speaker 1: clue that you know, I would end up being the 595 00:28:21,280 --> 00:28:23,720 Speaker 1: start and having the little success that I'm having. But 596 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:25,959 Speaker 1: you know, with that, you know, it's all about, you know, 597 00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 1: just being a professional about yourself. You know, just had 598 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:30,760 Speaker 1: to play the way in game a little bit, but 599 00:28:30,800 --> 00:28:33,040 Speaker 1: you know, just took advantage of the opportunity that was given. 600 00:28:33,080 --> 00:28:35,679 Speaker 1: And you know, I've just been preparing my butt off 601 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:37,960 Speaker 1: weekend and week out, and you know, along with the help, 602 00:28:38,040 --> 00:28:39,560 Speaker 1: along with the help of the officer the line. It's 603 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:42,520 Speaker 1: just been great. So you know, hopefully not only for me, 604 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:44,120 Speaker 1: but all the rest of them runner bats. You know, 605 00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:46,680 Speaker 1: we all prepare the same way, and hopefully we can 606 00:28:46,720 --> 00:28:49,480 Speaker 1: continue to keep the momental going these last couple of weeks. 607 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:53,040 Speaker 1: You know, a big fantasy stud from last season, Alfred Morris, 608 00:28:53,080 --> 00:28:55,120 Speaker 1: a similar path, you know, and not the vantage is 609 00:28:55,120 --> 00:28:57,000 Speaker 1: a small schoman. You're in the SEC for Gonnas, say, 610 00:28:57,040 --> 00:28:59,400 Speaker 1: but drafted in a late round, ends up winning the 611 00:28:59,400 --> 00:29:02,000 Speaker 1: starting not and then puts together a huge season. What 612 00:29:02,080 --> 00:29:03,920 Speaker 1: did the draft due to you? What it do for you? 613 00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:06,080 Speaker 1: Were you upset that you didn't get drafted sooner? How 614 00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:09,200 Speaker 1: did that whole process play out? You know really as 615 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:11,160 Speaker 1: a player, you know, when it comes to the to 616 00:29:11,240 --> 00:29:13,280 Speaker 1: the draft process, you know, there's a lot of things 617 00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:14,880 Speaker 1: you can't control. You know. The only thing I could 618 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:16,920 Speaker 1: control was, you know, taking advantage of the opportunity I 619 00:29:16,960 --> 00:29:20,840 Speaker 1: had to combine you know, different all Star games you know, um, 620 00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:22,760 Speaker 1: you know, pro the events and things like that. I 621 00:29:22,800 --> 00:29:25,040 Speaker 1: just took advantage of those. So you know, I wasn't 622 00:29:25,040 --> 00:29:27,760 Speaker 1: really expecting to, you know, get drafted in the first, second, 623 00:29:27,800 --> 00:29:30,280 Speaker 1: third round, to tell you true, So, um, you know, 624 00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:32,280 Speaker 1: really I tell people all the time. The day of 625 00:29:32,280 --> 00:29:34,520 Speaker 1: the draft, on the third day, I went fishing. You know, 626 00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:36,160 Speaker 1: I was just trying to you know, just give my 627 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:38,800 Speaker 1: mind off of a little bit. So for the most part, 628 00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:41,000 Speaker 1: you know, I was fortunate enough to get drafted by 629 00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:44,200 Speaker 1: by the Rounds and it's been a great opportunity. You know. Uh. 630 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:46,800 Speaker 1: Coach Fisher is a great coach. You know, he has 631 00:29:46,840 --> 00:29:50,040 Speaker 1: a tremendous staff for us, and you know, they've just 632 00:29:50,160 --> 00:29:52,600 Speaker 1: been been good to me. So, you know, along with 633 00:29:52,680 --> 00:29:55,880 Speaker 1: the you know expectation from that standpoint, you know, I 634 00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:57,840 Speaker 1: was just just came in and try to do what 635 00:29:57,880 --> 00:29:59,600 Speaker 1: I can, you know, to have this team, you know, 636 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:03,480 Speaker 1: be successful, you know, special teams um, you know, offense obviously, 637 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:05,680 Speaker 1: and just doing what I can to be on the field. 638 00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:08,440 Speaker 1: All right, Well, speaking of Coach Fisher, take a look 639 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:10,840 Speaker 1: here at what we got. What is what do you 640 00:30:10,840 --> 00:30:13,680 Speaker 1: think is the more intimidating gotee. Is it that nice 641 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:16,760 Speaker 1: tight trim that James Franklin has going on down their 642 00:30:16,800 --> 00:30:19,840 Speaker 1: advanting with theoust shaded glasses or is it the furry 643 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:23,440 Speaker 1: kind of older Jeff Fisher style. Go Which which one 644 00:30:23,440 --> 00:30:26,640 Speaker 1: do you prefer? You know, you know, really Coach Franklin, 645 00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:29,840 Speaker 1: he's a little intimidating that person, you know, especially when 646 00:30:29,840 --> 00:30:31,680 Speaker 1: he first got to bending. You know, he was always 647 00:30:31,800 --> 00:30:34,440 Speaker 1: you know, he was always yelling. But you know, obviously 648 00:30:34,440 --> 00:30:36,440 Speaker 1: with me being the upper classman or whatnot, you know, 649 00:30:36,560 --> 00:30:39,400 Speaker 1: I kind of got you know a little more respect, uh, 650 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:42,200 Speaker 1: you know, coach from Coach Franklin from that sense or whatnot. 651 00:30:42,280 --> 00:30:44,520 Speaker 1: And also I knew Jeff Fisher, you know, back when 652 00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:46,000 Speaker 1: he was you know, down the street, you know, with 653 00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:48,440 Speaker 1: the Titans a little bit. So, but you know, Coach Franklin, 654 00:30:48,520 --> 00:30:50,640 Speaker 1: he's you know, he's a great coach man. Like he's 655 00:30:50,680 --> 00:30:53,000 Speaker 1: done a great job with that program down there in Nashville. 656 00:30:53,640 --> 00:30:56,040 Speaker 1: H A tremendous respect for him. You know, I keep 657 00:30:56,040 --> 00:30:58,040 Speaker 1: in touch with him, you know, as much as I can, 658 00:30:58,160 --> 00:31:00,400 Speaker 1: you know, just you know, congratulate and them all the 659 00:31:00,480 --> 00:31:03,240 Speaker 1: success that they're having. So but yeah, coach regularly definitely 660 00:31:03,240 --> 00:31:05,200 Speaker 1: a little a little more intimidating from the sin that 661 00:31:05,240 --> 00:31:07,600 Speaker 1: he's always yelling. But it's a good yell though. Alright. 662 00:31:07,680 --> 00:31:10,520 Speaker 1: Last thing for you, Let's see Frank Gore Tampa held 663 00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:13,040 Speaker 1: him the eighty six yards CJ. Spiller twenty two. Mike 664 00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:15,840 Speaker 1: Tolbert lad the Panthers with forty eight. Give me, give 665 00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:17,920 Speaker 1: me a good game for Zach Stacy this week against 666 00:31:17,960 --> 00:31:19,960 Speaker 1: that Tampa Bay Buccaneers front. What are we looking at? 667 00:31:21,200 --> 00:31:23,360 Speaker 1: You know, really we haven't had a chance to watch 668 00:31:23,400 --> 00:31:25,280 Speaker 1: family on and whatnot. But you know, I don't try 669 00:31:25,320 --> 00:31:27,600 Speaker 1: to keep up with stats like I mentioned earlier. You know, 670 00:31:27,680 --> 00:31:29,800 Speaker 1: my main thing just have this team be successful. Now 671 00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:32,400 Speaker 1: where that's me running the football, pass protention, you know, 672 00:31:32,520 --> 00:31:35,040 Speaker 1: coming out to bat field, being versatil catching routes. So 673 00:31:35,240 --> 00:31:37,760 Speaker 1: you know, whatever the case may be. So I'm pretty 674 00:31:37,760 --> 00:31:39,840 Speaker 1: sure that uh, you know, they have a very good 675 00:31:39,960 --> 00:31:42,960 Speaker 1: uh front seven in terms of you know, trying to 676 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:44,959 Speaker 1: stop the round or whatnot. But you know, it's all 677 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:47,640 Speaker 1: about institution. You know, weekend we out regards who were playing, 678 00:31:47,680 --> 00:31:49,720 Speaker 1: so you know we go out of execute. You know, 679 00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:52,440 Speaker 1: that's really you know, our emphasis weekend week out, you know, 680 00:31:52,520 --> 00:31:55,400 Speaker 1: being detailed doing all the little things fundamentals. You know, 681 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:57,160 Speaker 1: we take care of those things we should be should 682 00:31:57,200 --> 00:32:00,360 Speaker 1: be Okay, Well, a very astute down the middle answer, 683 00:32:00,400 --> 00:32:02,200 Speaker 1: and that's what you get with that IVY League of 684 00:32:02,240 --> 00:32:05,640 Speaker 1: the sec education there at Vanderbild. Zach Stacy a great 685 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:07,880 Speaker 1: year so far for the St. Louis Rams. Good luck 686 00:32:08,080 --> 00:32:10,200 Speaker 1: the rest of the way, and we certainly appreciate you 687 00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:15,160 Speaker 1: taking the time out. Yes, sir, thanks for having alright. 688 00:32:15,160 --> 00:32:17,320 Speaker 1: Coming up, Broncos and Seahawks sitting at the top of 689 00:32:17,320 --> 00:32:20,240 Speaker 1: their respective conferences, will they produce the best players in 690 00:32:20,280 --> 00:32:24,000 Speaker 1: this year's NFL Playoff Challenge game. A few postseason fantasy 691 00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:28,080 Speaker 1: sleepers coming up. When NFL Fantasy Live continues, well, Fantasy football, 692 00:32:28,080 --> 00:32:30,200 Speaker 1: it does not end with the regular season. You can 693 00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:33,520 Speaker 1: visit NFL dot com Slash Playoff Challenge to play for 694 00:32:33,560 --> 00:32:35,880 Speaker 1: a chance to win a trip to Super Bowl forty nine. 695 00:32:35,960 --> 00:32:38,160 Speaker 1: If you have not played before. All you do is 696 00:32:38,200 --> 00:32:39,960 Speaker 1: set a roster of the players who will score the 697 00:32:40,040 --> 00:32:43,080 Speaker 1: most points over the course of the postseason, and there 698 00:32:43,080 --> 00:32:46,840 Speaker 1: are multipliers for each round. One of your players advances 699 00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:49,360 Speaker 1: to the next round of the playoffs. If your players 700 00:32:49,360 --> 00:32:51,760 Speaker 1: don't make it, no worries, You just fill their spot 701 00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:54,240 Speaker 1: and the game continues. You can visit NFL dot Com 702 00:32:54,240 --> 00:32:57,280 Speaker 1: Playoff Challenge to get started. So rank, we're looking at 703 00:32:57,360 --> 00:33:01,440 Speaker 1: the playoff standings as they sit today. Give us an 704 00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:04,520 Speaker 1: idea of how you see the NFC play out. Yeah, 705 00:33:04,560 --> 00:33:05,880 Speaker 1: what you want to do in this game is when 706 00:33:05,920 --> 00:33:08,040 Speaker 1: you're trying to pick your players. You want to figure 707 00:33:08,080 --> 00:33:09,680 Speaker 1: out who's going to go to the super Bowl. You 708 00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:11,719 Speaker 1: have your predictions of who do you like to go 709 00:33:11,800 --> 00:33:13,800 Speaker 1: all the way, and then you pick players from that team. 710 00:33:13,800 --> 00:33:15,880 Speaker 1: It seems very simple. And here we go. We start 711 00:33:15,920 --> 00:33:19,040 Speaker 1: off San Francisco Philadelphia. Have San Francisco winning that game. 712 00:33:19,080 --> 00:33:21,760 Speaker 1: I think Philadelphia is a little bit exposed. Bears playing 713 00:33:21,760 --> 00:33:23,800 Speaker 1: host to the Panthers. I would like the Bears to 714 00:33:23,840 --> 00:33:26,440 Speaker 1: win that game at a home and so now you look, 715 00:33:26,480 --> 00:33:28,280 Speaker 1: it's some interesting This would be probably the game of 716 00:33:28,280 --> 00:33:31,440 Speaker 1: the year this season. Third times at time. Guess what 717 00:33:31,440 --> 00:33:35,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna have San Francisco. And I've seen this, Oh yeah, 718 00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:36,520 Speaker 1: did we talk about this little bit earlier. So I 719 00:33:36,520 --> 00:33:38,360 Speaker 1: didn't want to see a fantasy team for the third time. 720 00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:41,880 Speaker 1: I've you know what, I've seen the Carol Harbaugh thing 721 00:33:41,920 --> 00:33:44,320 Speaker 1: too many times in the college ranks. So I like that. 722 00:33:44,480 --> 00:33:46,880 Speaker 1: I like that matchup. So you know, and here's the thing. 723 00:33:46,880 --> 00:33:48,480 Speaker 1: If the Saints were going to go on the road, 724 00:33:48,520 --> 00:33:50,120 Speaker 1: I don't think they beat Seattle. But if they're gonna 725 00:33:50,120 --> 00:33:52,560 Speaker 1: stay at home and play San Francisco, I think I 726 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:57,680 Speaker 1: go all the way the New Orleans sat my preseason 727 00:33:57,720 --> 00:34:02,280 Speaker 1: pick to make the Super Bowl? Can you take that 728 00:34:02,360 --> 00:34:04,800 Speaker 1: with a grain of salt? America his super Bowl pick 729 00:34:04,920 --> 00:34:07,120 Speaker 1: before in the season, bar work us through the a 730 00:34:07,240 --> 00:34:09,400 Speaker 1: f C. Here, Well, look in the wild card. You 731 00:34:09,440 --> 00:34:12,399 Speaker 1: know these Baltimore Ravens, you know they showed last night 732 00:34:12,480 --> 00:34:14,360 Speaker 1: that you know they've got some fight in them. But 733 00:34:14,440 --> 00:34:16,440 Speaker 1: I have the Bengals winning this one. Did I come 734 00:34:16,480 --> 00:34:18,760 Speaker 1: down here? The Kansas City Chiefs, you know, with Alex 735 00:34:18,800 --> 00:34:20,680 Speaker 1: Smith and Andy Reeve, they've done a good job. I've 736 00:34:20,680 --> 00:34:23,160 Speaker 1: got them going to the divisional round. Now, this makes 737 00:34:23,160 --> 00:34:27,160 Speaker 1: for very good divisional match up the Bengals and the Patriots. 738 00:34:27,200 --> 00:34:30,120 Speaker 1: This Bengals team you can't overestimate, but I'm still gonna 739 00:34:30,160 --> 00:34:36,680 Speaker 1: take the not I've got the Patriots coming here, going 740 00:34:36,719 --> 00:34:39,239 Speaker 1: now to the championship game. And then I'm never gonna 741 00:34:39,320 --> 00:34:42,120 Speaker 1: bet against Peyton Manning because Peyton Manning and this offense, 742 00:34:42,160 --> 00:34:44,480 Speaker 1: they're clicking and getting ready to break all sorts of 743 00:34:44,480 --> 00:34:47,640 Speaker 1: records here and the championship. So you know, this makes 744 00:34:47,680 --> 00:34:52,360 Speaker 1: for a very sexy championship matchup Brady versus Manning, and 745 00:34:52,400 --> 00:34:56,200 Speaker 1: guess what this time Manning takes it all the way 746 00:34:56,440 --> 00:34:59,520 Speaker 1: to the Super Bowl. He's gonna make it all the 747 00:34:59,520 --> 00:35:01,400 Speaker 1: way to the Super I've got the Denver Broncos, so 748 00:35:01,440 --> 00:35:04,759 Speaker 1: that would be the Super Bowl. That's a good look. 749 00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:07,759 Speaker 1: I take that super versus Drew Brees. Which of those 750 00:35:07,760 --> 00:35:11,080 Speaker 1: two quarterbacks do you want? Bar Well, I'm gonna go 751 00:35:11,160 --> 00:35:13,120 Speaker 1: with Peyton Manny. When you look at Peyton men he's 752 00:35:13,120 --> 00:35:16,040 Speaker 1: thrown for forty seven touchdowns. He's he has been playing 753 00:35:16,120 --> 00:35:19,040 Speaker 1: on fire, and I think he's gonna continue that momentum 754 00:35:19,280 --> 00:35:22,160 Speaker 1: with his guys. I mean, everybody's got his wide receivers. 755 00:35:22,160 --> 00:35:24,360 Speaker 1: His running back has been playing on point. This is 756 00:35:24,480 --> 00:35:26,600 Speaker 1: oftense set up for him to continue to make points 757 00:35:26,600 --> 00:35:28,600 Speaker 1: and for you to win in this playoff challenge. Now, 758 00:35:28,640 --> 00:35:30,560 Speaker 1: the way this Super Bowl lines up at him, you 759 00:35:30,560 --> 00:35:32,760 Speaker 1: don't really have a dominant running back no Sean Moreno 760 00:35:32,840 --> 00:35:34,680 Speaker 1: and Pierre Thomas. So what do you do there? Yeah, 761 00:35:34,680 --> 00:35:36,480 Speaker 1: I would go with Jamal Charles because if you play 762 00:35:36,560 --> 00:35:38,560 Speaker 1: him in that first week, in the second week when 763 00:35:38,600 --> 00:35:41,000 Speaker 1: they have that matchup against the Denver Broncos, you would 764 00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:43,680 Speaker 1: be getting double the points from Jamal Charles, and I 765 00:35:43,719 --> 00:35:46,239 Speaker 1: would imagine he's probably not gonna put up fifty points 766 00:35:46,239 --> 00:35:48,520 Speaker 1: against the Broncos, but it would be a fantastic matchup 767 00:35:48,560 --> 00:35:51,120 Speaker 1: for him. He would be heavily used in the game 768 00:35:51,160 --> 00:35:53,680 Speaker 1: plan against Denverse. So you're getting double points there. I 769 00:35:53,719 --> 00:35:55,759 Speaker 1: would go with Jamal Charles and then you know what, 770 00:35:55,920 --> 00:35:58,080 Speaker 1: then I would put in No Sean Moreno after that, 771 00:35:58,440 --> 00:36:00,440 Speaker 1: ride him through the rest of the play. You'd be 772 00:36:00,480 --> 00:36:02,520 Speaker 1: getting double points from No Sean when they get to 773 00:36:02,520 --> 00:36:04,080 Speaker 1: the Sea. No, I'm just a suit, but I'm gonna 774 00:36:04,120 --> 00:36:07,000 Speaker 1: go ahead and take Marshawn Lynch and ride those Seahawks 775 00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:08,839 Speaker 1: at home where they haven't lost in two years. Out 776 00:36:08,880 --> 00:36:11,600 Speaker 1: of rank how about the wide receiver position. Well, I'm 777 00:36:11,640 --> 00:36:14,000 Speaker 1: gonna go again back to the Denver Broncos, and I'm 778 00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:16,400 Speaker 1: gonna go this time with Eric Decker. We saw earlier 779 00:36:16,440 --> 00:36:18,239 Speaker 1: in the year we saw Decker get his love. Then 780 00:36:18,239 --> 00:36:20,400 Speaker 1: we saw Welker get his love. Then we saw Tom's 781 00:36:20,440 --> 00:36:22,040 Speaker 1: Thomas get his love. Well, if you look in the 782 00:36:22,160 --> 00:36:24,680 Speaker 1: last three games, it's been Eric Decker. He's got five 783 00:36:24,719 --> 00:36:27,239 Speaker 1: touchdowns in the last three games. This seems more or 784 00:36:27,320 --> 00:36:29,640 Speaker 1: less like his pace, and I think that he's gonna 785 00:36:29,680 --> 00:36:31,440 Speaker 1: continue to advance fills and then all of a sudden, 786 00:36:31,440 --> 00:36:34,080 Speaker 1: now he's moving through you get double points, triple points 787 00:36:34,120 --> 00:36:36,319 Speaker 1: with their decker. Now, regardless of who people like at 788 00:36:36,320 --> 00:36:38,040 Speaker 1: the tight end position, or I should say, in the 789 00:36:38,160 --> 00:36:40,880 Speaker 1: NFC rank, it seems like there's a clear cut selection 790 00:36:40,920 --> 00:36:43,520 Speaker 1: at tight end, you still go Jimmy Graham, especially if 791 00:36:43,520 --> 00:36:45,640 Speaker 1: the Saints do lock up that number two seeds, so 792 00:36:45,840 --> 00:36:48,320 Speaker 1: every point that he gets in that second round game 793 00:36:48,600 --> 00:36:51,040 Speaker 1: would be worth double And then of course if he's 794 00:36:51,080 --> 00:36:54,120 Speaker 1: going to the super Bowl. If you're getting quadruple points 795 00:36:54,400 --> 00:36:57,120 Speaker 1: from Jimmy Graham in the Super Bowl, I would take 796 00:36:57,160 --> 00:37:00,160 Speaker 1: that anything, Yeah, no doubt. All right. Well, finally the 797 00:37:00,160 --> 00:37:04,160 Speaker 1: the defense akbar our defensive specialist here on NFL Fantasy Live. 798 00:37:04,239 --> 00:37:06,359 Speaker 1: Which defense are you going with? Well, there's one guy 799 00:37:06,400 --> 00:37:08,359 Speaker 1: I wish I would have played like my probably played 800 00:37:08,400 --> 00:37:10,840 Speaker 1: the lead a lot longer. Alden Smith ALDA. Smith in 801 00:37:10,840 --> 00:37:13,600 Speaker 1: the San Francisco forty Niners defense. He's back. He he 802 00:37:13,640 --> 00:37:15,959 Speaker 1: had a couple of sacks. He's been doing really good. 803 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:18,080 Speaker 1: And so when you talk about this defense, they have 804 00:37:18,160 --> 00:37:21,520 Speaker 1: the ability to create turnovers, has sacks, and so they 805 00:37:21,520 --> 00:37:23,800 Speaker 1: can do that and continue even if they don't advance 806 00:37:23,840 --> 00:37:25,239 Speaker 1: to the Super Bowl. I believe that they will have 807 00:37:25,360 --> 00:37:28,239 Speaker 1: enough points during their run where you can still be 808 00:37:28,320 --> 00:37:30,680 Speaker 1: able to benefit for your team. All right, well here 809 00:37:30,680 --> 00:37:31,960 Speaker 1: we go. You get a look at it. It It as 810 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:35,640 Speaker 1: our Playoff Challenge board. According to Akbar Baja Biamila and 811 00:37:35,719 --> 00:37:38,360 Speaker 1: Adam Rank Peyton managing Jamal Charles Lynch, you see the 812 00:37:38,360 --> 00:37:41,680 Speaker 1: two Denver Bronco receivers, the tight end kicker of the Saints, 813 00:37:42,040 --> 00:37:45,839 Speaker 1: and that forty Niners defense. You can sign up at 814 00:37:45,920 --> 00:37:49,439 Speaker 1: NFL dot com slash Playoff Challenge and still to come. 815 00:37:49,480 --> 00:37:51,719 Speaker 1: The final game of your fantasy season gets going on 816 00:37:51,760 --> 00:37:54,279 Speaker 1: Sunday morning. Maybe you still have some questions before Week 817 00:37:54,360 --> 00:37:56,640 Speaker 1: sixteen kicks off. Yes, of course you do. Don't go away. 818 00:37:56,640 --> 00:37:59,440 Speaker 1: We're back with our last minute fantasy advice when NFL 819 00:37:59,480 --> 00:38:03,080 Speaker 1: Fantasy Live returns. Only three weeks left to vote your 820 00:38:03,200 --> 00:38:06,200 Speaker 1: favorite players to Hawaii for the two thousand fourteen Pro Bowl. 821 00:38:06,200 --> 00:38:08,399 Speaker 1: With the new one conference Pro Bowl format, you can 822 00:38:08,440 --> 00:38:11,920 Speaker 1: select the best players regardless of conference. Then Pro Football 823 00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:14,359 Speaker 1: Hall of Famers and this year's Pro Bowl Captain's Jerry 824 00:38:14,440 --> 00:38:17,879 Speaker 1: Rice and Dion Sanders will draft their teams. Vote now 825 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:21,320 Speaker 1: for the NFL's All Stars at NFL dot com slash 826 00:38:21,440 --> 00:38:25,200 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl balad Welcome back to NFL Fantasy Live. The 827 00:38:25,200 --> 00:38:28,479 Speaker 1: two thousand thirteen Fantasy season is almost complete. That means 828 00:38:28,520 --> 00:38:31,560 Speaker 1: it's time to hand out some hardware. Guys. Yes, we 829 00:38:31,600 --> 00:38:33,799 Speaker 1: do it every single year. You can check it out 830 00:38:33,840 --> 00:38:36,919 Speaker 1: at NFL dot com slash Fantasy Awards all week long. 831 00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:40,960 Speaker 1: You vote on our Fantasy awards and categories like Fantasy Rookie, Bust, 832 00:38:41,080 --> 00:38:43,040 Speaker 1: overall Player of the Year, and then you'll check us 833 00:38:43,040 --> 00:38:46,279 Speaker 1: out during Week seventeen as we unveil the winners. And 834 00:38:46,320 --> 00:38:49,200 Speaker 1: here's a look at just a few of the nominees. 835 00:38:49,600 --> 00:38:51,680 Speaker 1: You see the Comeback Fantasy Player of the Year, will 836 00:38:51,719 --> 00:38:55,440 Speaker 1: award that on Monday, Rivers Moreno McCoy. Tuesday will do 837 00:38:55,520 --> 00:38:59,400 Speaker 1: the Fantasy Oh why so negative, the Fantasy Bust of 838 00:38:59,440 --> 00:39:07,520 Speaker 1: the Year Ray Ry TJJ Spiller. Yeah. Wednesday, when we'll 839 00:39:07,520 --> 00:39:09,879 Speaker 1: get the Fantasy Rookie of the Year. That probably going 840 00:39:09,920 --> 00:39:12,839 Speaker 1: to be the tightest category of them all. You see 841 00:39:12,880 --> 00:39:15,160 Speaker 1: the Fantasy Sophomore of the Year. They're Josh Gordon, Andrew Luck, 842 00:39:15,200 --> 00:39:19,080 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson. And we'll cap it all off on Friday 843 00:39:19,200 --> 00:39:25,200 Speaker 1: with your Fantasy Player of the Year, Breeze, Charles and Manning. Again. 844 00:39:25,239 --> 00:39:29,960 Speaker 1: You can vote now at NFL dot com Slash Fantasy Awards. Congratulations, 845 00:39:30,040 --> 00:39:32,759 Speaker 1: Yes to wear tux the whole week? Then yes all 846 00:39:32,840 --> 00:39:34,680 Speaker 1: week long? And I expect tail. I don't want to 847 00:39:34,719 --> 00:39:37,480 Speaker 1: see you in a tux. I expect white tails, top 848 00:39:37,480 --> 00:39:40,160 Speaker 1: hat gloves, FABS, I expect you in like a nice 849 00:39:40,239 --> 00:39:44,959 Speaker 1: peach with a ruffles combination. Something dumber because you're where 850 00:39:45,000 --> 00:39:47,560 Speaker 1: the light blue I'll go in the yard. Congratulations everybody 851 00:39:47,600 --> 00:39:50,560 Speaker 1: who made it to the championship game, and celebrating your 852 00:39:50,560 --> 00:39:53,160 Speaker 1: good fortune and good luck, we each decided to offer 853 00:39:53,239 --> 00:39:55,600 Speaker 1: up some advice for how to handle the big stage. 854 00:39:55,600 --> 00:39:57,680 Speaker 1: You've been there many a time, FABS, what can you 855 00:39:57,719 --> 00:40:00,520 Speaker 1: tell the kids? Make sure you know what you're hiebreaker 856 00:40:00,680 --> 00:40:03,759 Speaker 1: is in the Fantasy Championship week. I'm in a league 857 00:40:03,760 --> 00:40:07,840 Speaker 1: where my tiebreaker is the most bench points. So I 858 00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:10,399 Speaker 1: dropped players that I'm not gonna use, and I pick 859 00:40:10,480 --> 00:40:13,240 Speaker 1: up quarterbacks because quarterbacks are gonna score the most points. 860 00:40:13,640 --> 00:40:17,440 Speaker 1: Make sure you're aware of that tiebreaker because in the 861 00:40:17,480 --> 00:40:20,799 Speaker 1: event that you do tie, you don't want to find out. 862 00:40:20,920 --> 00:40:25,440 Speaker 1: Wait a minute, tiebreaker is bench points. Tiebreaker is best 863 00:40:25,600 --> 00:40:27,600 Speaker 1: player on your bench. You need to know what it is. 864 00:40:27,800 --> 00:40:30,480 Speaker 1: Savvy advice there, How about it talk bar Well. For me, 865 00:40:30,600 --> 00:40:33,040 Speaker 1: I say, played the matchup. Suppose you're in a situation 866 00:40:33,160 --> 00:40:35,080 Speaker 1: where you know, a couple of weeks ago when we 867 00:40:35,120 --> 00:40:37,120 Speaker 1: saw Reggie Bush at the last minute had to make 868 00:40:37,120 --> 00:40:39,000 Speaker 1: a decision that he couldn't play. Now you sit there 869 00:40:39,160 --> 00:40:41,080 Speaker 1: and your face with a decision, who do I play. 870 00:40:41,120 --> 00:40:44,000 Speaker 1: For example, let's take Chris Johnson going up against the 871 00:40:44,120 --> 00:40:47,919 Speaker 1: Jacksonville Jaguars, and you're probably well, he's just been so inconsistent, 872 00:40:48,280 --> 00:40:50,640 Speaker 1: and this is the championship game. I don't want to 873 00:40:50,640 --> 00:40:53,000 Speaker 1: lose it. He's gonna be against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Into 874 00:40:53,040 --> 00:40:55,840 Speaker 1: the last three games, he's at fifteen plus Fantasy points. 875 00:40:56,080 --> 00:40:58,840 Speaker 1: I say, you stick with the matchup and don't overthink it. 876 00:40:59,400 --> 00:41:01,799 Speaker 1: All right, Well, I guess I'm sort of subscribing to 877 00:41:01,840 --> 00:41:05,440 Speaker 1: that philosophy here. My issue is there's no guarantee with 878 00:41:05,440 --> 00:41:07,480 Speaker 1: your studs. And this was something we brought up last year. 879 00:41:07,480 --> 00:41:10,160 Speaker 1: Remember it was the Marshawn Lynch versus the San Francisco 880 00:41:10,200 --> 00:41:12,200 Speaker 1: forty Niners defense. And I was going through it this 881 00:41:12,239 --> 00:41:15,520 Speaker 1: week as Team America dominated me. I wasn't quite comfortable 882 00:41:15,520 --> 00:41:18,000 Speaker 1: with Drew Brees going on the road to St. Louis 883 00:41:18,040 --> 00:41:20,840 Speaker 1: against that great pass rush of the Rams, and certainly 884 00:41:20,840 --> 00:41:22,359 Speaker 1: it played out that way. I look, Drew Brees, still 885 00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:25,399 Speaker 1: got your twenty points, but understand what he's facing this week. 886 00:41:25,440 --> 00:41:27,759 Speaker 1: In this situation, you have breeze on the road where 887 00:41:27,760 --> 00:41:30,000 Speaker 1: the Saints are nearly as good as they are at home, 888 00:41:30,320 --> 00:41:33,560 Speaker 1: going against the number one defense in the league of 889 00:41:33,560 --> 00:41:38,520 Speaker 1: the Carolina Panthers. If you have a legitimate option, don't 890 00:41:38,840 --> 00:41:41,440 Speaker 1: just don't freak out over benching Drew Brees, because the 891 00:41:41,480 --> 00:41:45,719 Speaker 1: matchup presented is not that as Kirk Cousins against the 892 00:41:45,719 --> 00:41:48,240 Speaker 1: Cowboys and one of the worst defenses in the history 893 00:41:48,239 --> 00:41:51,600 Speaker 1: of the NFL, or Drew Brees as hard as it is. 894 00:41:52,120 --> 00:41:54,359 Speaker 1: Here's the only reason why I wouldn't do that because 895 00:41:54,400 --> 00:41:56,680 Speaker 1: weather comes into play, because now you're talking about what 896 00:41:56,719 --> 00:41:58,880 Speaker 1: could be a blizzard in Washington and you may end 897 00:41:58,960 --> 00:42:00,399 Speaker 1: up just running the heck out of the ball. That's 898 00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:01,840 Speaker 1: the only reason why I wouldn't do that one. But 899 00:42:01,840 --> 00:42:05,399 Speaker 1: you tell me Philip Rivers and Sunny San Diego against 900 00:42:05,400 --> 00:42:07,480 Speaker 1: the Oaklandators, I would start him over Drew Brees. I 901 00:42:07,480 --> 00:42:10,279 Speaker 1: wish Philip Rivers was available on that waiver. While if 902 00:42:10,600 --> 00:42:14,400 Speaker 1: somebody somebody dropped somebody of the last convenient rank. What 903 00:42:14,440 --> 00:42:16,440 Speaker 1: do you But that's the thing is I agree with 904 00:42:16,440 --> 00:42:17,960 Speaker 1: what both of you guys are saying, but I'm one 905 00:42:17,960 --> 00:42:20,120 Speaker 1: of those guys who just plays their studs and I 906 00:42:20,200 --> 00:42:22,520 Speaker 1: just want you to say, stick to who you are. 907 00:42:22,640 --> 00:42:24,880 Speaker 1: Don't overthink things. If you were one of the persons 908 00:42:24,920 --> 00:42:27,680 Speaker 1: who just plays the matchups, or if you're somebody who 909 00:42:27,760 --> 00:42:30,400 Speaker 1: just plays the studs, do that. Don't just because it's 910 00:42:30,480 --> 00:42:32,680 Speaker 1: Championship week decided to change it up. There's only one 911 00:42:32,680 --> 00:42:35,120 Speaker 1: other person that I ever consult for fantasy advice. This 912 00:42:35,160 --> 00:42:36,920 Speaker 1: isn't gonna be a week that I'm walking around pulling 913 00:42:36,960 --> 00:42:39,520 Speaker 1: nine different people. Just do what you always do and 914 00:42:39,520 --> 00:42:41,400 Speaker 1: hopefully it comes to Because I got Decker and Marino 915 00:42:41,680 --> 00:42:43,560 Speaker 1: bad last week, but I hope they're gonna come through. 916 00:42:43,600 --> 00:42:45,000 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna overthink and I'm just gonna go with 917 00:42:45,040 --> 00:42:47,120 Speaker 1: my lineup. Yeah. Really easy to say there, Mr. I 918 00:42:47,200 --> 00:42:49,239 Speaker 1: dropped Alex Smith and allowed a team to get into 919 00:42:49,239 --> 00:42:51,719 Speaker 1: the championship game with you never forgive. You know, last 920 00:42:51,800 --> 00:42:54,200 Speaker 1: year it was the Jets defense on a pickup. This 921 00:42:54,320 --> 00:42:58,280 Speaker 1: year it's one here money. Yeah tomorrow, I'm not better 922 00:42:58,520 --> 00:43:01,200 Speaker 1: our final addition and start damer set him of two 923 00:43:01,239 --> 00:43:03,480 Speaker 1: thousand thirteen. How's that field fabs getting that one off 924 00:43:03,480 --> 00:43:05,719 Speaker 1: your plate? Uh, make sure you set your line up 925 00:43:05,719 --> 00:43:08,640 Speaker 1: before seeing who the experts are nervous about in week sixteen. 926 00:43:08,640 --> 00:43:10,280 Speaker 1: Don't set your line if I should say. 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