1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: Wow, Hey everybody, welcome to another edition of the NFL 2 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 1: Fantasy Football Show a k a. The Nausea Harris Show 3 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:18,600 Speaker 1: of Record. We are in the off season, Happy New 4 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: Year to everybody. It is our first podcast of twenty two. 5 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:24,079 Speaker 1: I am your man, nam G, Marcus Grant, you know, 6 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: the whole deal backs boosted Neo Mator experience, all that 7 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: kind of stuff, which seems to be getting harder because 8 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: there are new variants as teams appearing by the day. Anyway, 9 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 1: I am joined as always by Michael f Florio And 10 00:00:35,479 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 1: first off, congratulations to you man. You win the Flex League, 11 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 1: the super Flex Online, the vision You and I were 12 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 1: in that one together, put together by our man Jake 13 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:47,560 Speaker 1: seely Uh, and you're bringing the title back to California. 14 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,840 Speaker 1: So congratulations to you for that one. Thank you. I've 15 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 1: come close to the last couple of years. I've lost 16 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: in the finals one year, so to finally win it 17 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 1: was pretty cool. And Marcus, I know me and you 18 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: talk off air about how like all these draft events 19 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:01,680 Speaker 1: are held on the East Coast in New York, it 20 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: makes it harder for us maybe now a little insensitive 21 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 1: to bring it out west. That's that's all I really want. 22 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: That's really all we need, right and like we didn't 23 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:10,520 Speaker 1: need to come all the way to Los Angeles, like 24 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 1: you guys can stop in Vegas or something like come 25 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:17,399 Speaker 1: to the Pacific time zone. That's really over right now 26 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: for some of these drafts. That will help us out 27 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 1: a whole heck of a lot. Um a little bit 28 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: of housekeeping before we get into it. Normally, once we 29 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: hit the off season, we tend in the past to 30 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: go down to just one long podcast during the week. 31 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:33,320 Speaker 1: This offseason, we're gonna try something different. We're gonna still 32 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 1: hit you with two podcasts a week, probably Tuesday and Thursday, 33 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 1: but instead of maybe one that's about forty five minutes, 34 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 1: we're gonna try to get you with two that around 35 00:01:41,600 --> 00:01:44,200 Speaker 1: you know, twenty five minutes. So, uh, you know, a 36 00:01:44,240 --> 00:01:46,399 Speaker 1: little bit more listening pleasure for you. I know for 37 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: some of you, you listen to them on your commutes 38 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 1: and maybe it's only like half an hour, so you 39 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: can get through a one podcast on your way to 40 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 1: or on your way from work. Uh. And we still 41 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 1: have all the good information, all the fun that we 42 00:01:57,880 --> 00:01:59,920 Speaker 1: normally have. But that's just a little bit something different 43 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: for this offseason. Um, I started this by saying, we 44 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: are the Nagy Harris Show of record. I put out 45 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: on Twitter last night how many people one or lost 46 00:02:09,000 --> 00:02:12,000 Speaker 1: their fantasy championship on that last touchdown run. I don't 47 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: know if you were involved in any that came down. 48 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 1: I know you still had a couple of championships, did 49 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 1: any of them come down to that Nagy Harris run 50 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 1: at the end. So, in in my home league that 51 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: I won, I have Naji Harris. Luckily, I already had 52 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: the lead coming into that Monday night game, so it 53 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 1: didn't matter. But being the crazy person that I am, Marcus, 54 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: I wanted to be the high score of the Championship 55 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: Week so that like, I can't be like, oh, if 56 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:37,120 Speaker 1: you played this person, you would have lost. And that 57 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:39,560 Speaker 1: Naji Harris run pushed me over to be the high 58 00:02:39,600 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: score in Championship Week. But luckily I didn't win or 59 00:02:42,800 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: lose anything last night. Yeah, I I put it out 60 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: there on Twitter, and I got a number of responses 61 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: of people who just narrowly squeaked out victories because of 62 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,800 Speaker 1: that Nagy Harris touchdown run. I mean, that is, to me, 63 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: the fantasy football equivalent of like a buzzer beater or 64 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 1: a walk off home run or something like that, where 65 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 1: if you're on the winning side, it is the greatest 66 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: feeling ever. If you were on the losing side, that's 67 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 1: a gut punch that you're gonna remember for a long time. So, uh, 68 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:11,160 Speaker 1: congratulations if you were on the positive side of that, 69 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:16,200 Speaker 1: my bad condolences if you're on the wrong side of that. Um, 70 00:03:16,360 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 1: we'll still do some news. By the way, we have 71 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 1: a Thursday podcast. As I mentioned, we'll start to get 72 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 1: into some more dfs and stuff for the weekend on 73 00:03:23,400 --> 00:03:25,920 Speaker 1: that show. But let's kind of recap what we have 74 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 1: experienced in the fantasy playoffs. Will start with a little 75 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: bit of news though. Jamaar Chase a huge day in 76 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: Week seventeen. Thoughts and prayers if you ran up against 77 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 1: Jamar Chase this week. He went from fifty five point 78 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: six fantasy points, eleven catches, two hundred sixty six yards 79 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: three touchdowns in that ball game against the Chiefs. In 80 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: the process, he breaks the rookie receiving record of his 81 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: old L s U teammate, Justin Jefferson. Uh. Look, I 82 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: think for me, the question though, is with Jamaar Chase, 83 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 1: how high are we going to be drafting this guy 84 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 1: next year. This might sound a hot take, Marcus, and 85 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: maybe it sounds like recency bias, because just last week 86 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:07,000 Speaker 1: I said it's gonna be a fun debate all year 87 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: between Jamaar Chase and Tee Higgins. I don't think it's 88 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 1: a debate. I've I've fully come around. I think it's 89 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:16,040 Speaker 1: Jamaar Chase. I think the new debate is Jamaar Chase 90 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:18,679 Speaker 1: or Justin Jefferson. Like I think Jamaar Chase is gonna 91 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 1: be a top five Fantasy wide receiver off the board. 92 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 1: He's finishing. I know this huge game pushes him over 93 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:26,720 Speaker 1: the top. He's like the wide receiver six on the 94 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 1: year right now as a rookie. Poor Justin Jefferson, I mean, 95 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 1: he broke that record for for receiving yards. It lasted 96 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:35,600 Speaker 1: not even a full year. Uh, And Jamaar Chase is 97 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: like less than five points away from breaking Randy Moss's 98 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:43,040 Speaker 1: rookie fantasy point records. So best rookie ever potentially. And 99 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 1: just the fact that he's gonna be paired in with 100 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:48,279 Speaker 1: Burrow and tied to this great Bengals offense. I don't 101 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 1: think it's crazy to say he's a top five wide 102 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:52,720 Speaker 1: receiver off the board next year. I'm trying to think. 103 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 1: I mean, you figure in no particular order, Cooper Cup, Uh, 104 00:04:56,160 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 1: DeVante Adams, probably Justin Jefferson, U maybe Tyreek Hill slides 105 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 1: in there. Still looks as much as Deebo Samuel has 106 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: been great this year, I still don't think he lands 107 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 1: in the top five. I think we look at this 108 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 1: season is sort of an anomaly. Um yeah, I mean 109 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: I think Jamar Chase is very much in that conversation 110 00:05:15,440 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 1: trying to think who else maybe what do we do? 111 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:19,479 Speaker 1: We do we consider Stefan Diggs. I don't know that 112 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: we do uh necessarily in the top five next year. 113 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 1: Um yeah, I'm I really am. I'm hard pressed to 114 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 1: think of five guys. When when I was thinking of 115 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:34,840 Speaker 1: the five, I said the same four names as you, Tyreeke, Adams, Cup, 116 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:37,279 Speaker 1: and Justin Jefferson. And then I was like, there's no 117 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 1: one else I can make the case for really over 118 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 1: I'm like, I'm just I'm scrolling through and like, unless 119 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 1: unless I've completely just forgotten about somebody, I I don't 120 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 1: think there are five guys that I would put ahead 121 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:51,360 Speaker 1: of Jamaar Chase. And You're right, maybe it is recently bias. 122 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 1: I don't know. But with what he has done, I mean, 123 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 1: his ceiling is so high. Uh. And the fact that 124 00:05:57,400 --> 00:06:00,160 Speaker 1: he's played with Joe Burrow and they look so good together. Um, 125 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,280 Speaker 1: I I do think he's gonna be a top five 126 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:06,280 Speaker 1: guy next year. Alright, some some bad news, some unfortunate 127 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 1: news down in Dallas. Michael Gallup, his season is over. 128 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 1: He tore his a c l while catching a touchdown 129 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:18,279 Speaker 1: pass and a loss to the Arizona Cardinals. Um, look, 130 00:06:18,320 --> 00:06:21,479 Speaker 1: we we know there is depth in Dallas when it 131 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:23,840 Speaker 1: comes to the past catchers. They still have a Mari Cooper, 132 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:26,920 Speaker 1: they still have Seedee Lamb. We know Dalton Schultz can 133 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:30,839 Speaker 1: be effective, even Tony Pollard. But Centric Wilson kind of 134 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 1: got some run. He caught a couple of passes. He 135 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 1: even threw a pass if I remember right in that game. Uh. 136 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 1: If you are playing DFS, and I know we'll talk 137 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:41,480 Speaker 1: about it more on Thursday. Um, but if you're playing DFS, 138 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: do you give him a look this week? I think so, 139 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:49,840 Speaker 1: because not only did is Michael Gallup out now? And 140 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 1: I feel so bad for Michael Gallup, who is better 141 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 1: than he gets credit for heading into free agency and 142 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:57,240 Speaker 1: now has to deal with this. But it's like you said, 143 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:01,039 Speaker 1: he got opportunity last week. Plus with the Cowboys losing, 144 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 1: they're kind of locked in, like they can't get the 145 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 1: one seed anymore. Uh, it's gonna take a lot for 146 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 1: them to really climb higher than they are. So I 147 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 1: think that there's a chance that we SMR Cooper and 148 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:14,800 Speaker 1: Ceedee Lamb very limited. Maybe they they play early on 149 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: and then get get rested because they're not gonna have 150 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: to buy there already without Michael Gallups, so they know 151 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 1: that how important those two helps are. And if those 152 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 1: two get rested, well, then Cedric Wilson becomes the default 153 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 1: wide receiver one. So it might not be super pretty, 154 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 1: but I think especially in like DFS, he's gonna be 155 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:36,040 Speaker 1: pretty pretty cheap. So I do think he's in play there. Yeah, 156 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: I just I think it's interesting, and we have seen 157 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 1: him sort of step in before when other guys were hurt. 158 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 1: I think there was at that point in the season. 159 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 1: I think they had both uh Cooper and Lamb. I 160 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 1: think we're out at the same time and we saw 161 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 1: Cedric Wilson step in and get some opportunities. I'm not 162 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 1: gonna sit here and promise you that he's gonna you know, 163 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: throw or complete a pass every week. But uh, it 164 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 1: could be an opportunity for him to get some more targets. 165 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 1: And and you know, they finish out the regular season, 166 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 1: as you mentioned, I mean, the Packers have already locked 167 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:05,120 Speaker 1: up the one seed, so that is out of play. Uh, 168 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:07,640 Speaker 1: they have the Eagles, and the thing that I know, 169 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 1: you know you've talked about that the Eagles have already 170 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 1: said they may be resting guys. I mean, we'll we'll 171 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: get a sense probably later in the week of what 172 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:17,960 Speaker 1: teams are going to do in terms of their starters. 173 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 1: But if the Eagles are resting guys and playing some 174 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:23,120 Speaker 1: of their backups, I don't see why the Cowboys may 175 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 1: not do the same. You know, maybe we see a 176 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: little bit of Dak Prescott and a little bit of 177 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 1: you know, guys like Zeke and Amari and and c D. 178 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 1: But this is very well could be a backups game, 179 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 1: in which case, Cedric Wilson, I think it's a ton 180 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: of opportunity. So I'm with you. I think he does 181 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 1: get get some some looks across the fantasy landscape. Um, 182 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 1: a weird story and one that I'm sure everybody has seen. Look, 183 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:48,720 Speaker 1: I'll tell you this, I know when a football story 184 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 1: has crossed over and gotten big when my mom texts 185 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 1: me about it. And and so my mom, uh on 186 00:08:57,280 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 1: my day texted me about Tonio Brown. Um, I'm sure 187 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:04,680 Speaker 1: by now everybody has seen. In the middle of the 188 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 1: game against the Jets, a B took off his jersey 189 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 1: and his pads. He threw his gloves and some of 190 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:14,200 Speaker 1: his his other equipment into the stands for the fans 191 00:09:14,679 --> 00:09:17,440 Speaker 1: and just kind of jogged off the field. Apparently he 192 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:19,559 Speaker 1: caught in uber night. I've saying he caught an uber, 193 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 1: but I think he actually got a ride from se 194 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:24,640 Speaker 1: Kwon Barkley's personal driver. But either way, Uh, he took 195 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:27,920 Speaker 1: himself to the airport and uh the very next time 196 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:29,839 Speaker 1: he's actually had a Brooklyn Nets game. So maybe he 197 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 1: didn't go to the airport. I don't know anyway. Um, 198 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 1: after that, Bruce Arians, no surprise, said that Antonio Brown 199 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 1: is no longer a buccaneer. A Arians wouldn't go much 200 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:43,280 Speaker 1: more into it. Tom Brady had a big statement basically 201 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 1: saying that you know, he he just wants the best 202 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 1: for a B. He hopes he can get some help 203 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 1: if he needs it. Um you know, that's kind of 204 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:51,959 Speaker 1: really all we've kind of heard about this whole thing. 205 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:55,760 Speaker 1: My first question, though, is is this the last we 206 00:09:55,840 --> 00:09:59,840 Speaker 1: have seen of Antonio Brown in the NFL. I think so, 207 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 1: but I can't say a hundred percent, because we've seen 208 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 1: it time and time again in the NFL and in 209 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:09,160 Speaker 1: any sport, if you were talented enough, you could overcome 210 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 1: a lot because teams will be willing to give you 211 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: a second chance. I know Antonio Brown has had many 212 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 1: of second of chances, but he's still a good player. 213 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 1: I mean, just the week before he quit, he had 214 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:22,080 Speaker 1: a hundred yard game leading the Bucks in receiving. So 215 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 1: maybe I'm not thinking there's many teams out there who 216 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 1: will take a chance on him. One that I I 217 00:10:27,679 --> 00:10:30,320 Speaker 1: low key would love to see is the Rams. I mean, 218 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 1: they've taken on every other big name that's become available. 219 00:10:33,320 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 1: Him and Odell would be so much fun together. But 220 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 1: I'm thinking it's probably the last we've seen of a 221 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:43,240 Speaker 1: B I mean, I know the NFL might not tolerate it, 222 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:45,400 Speaker 1: but man, he could be a great heal in wrestling 223 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:47,679 Speaker 1: like that. That would be just like him running off 224 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 1: like I'm out, like it's it's such a good heal turn. Yeah. 225 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 1: I it wouldn't be shocked if somebody gave him an opportunity. 226 00:10:57,160 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 1: I just don't really expect it, you know. And and 227 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 1: from the moment this happened, everybody sort of went through 228 00:11:04,640 --> 00:11:07,840 Speaker 1: the recent history of Antonio Brown. First off, you know, 229 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 1: this whole vaccination card thing that got him suspended for 230 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:13,679 Speaker 1: a few games, the fact that Tom Brady really had 231 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 1: to vouch for him to get the Bucks to sign 232 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 1: him in the first place last year. I mean, there 233 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:21,680 Speaker 1: was a way that he forced himself out of the 234 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:24,600 Speaker 1: Raider organization. The fact that uh, you know, I mean 235 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:26,319 Speaker 1: I I sort of joke about don't have a T 236 00:11:26,400 --> 00:11:28,000 Speaker 1: shirt about it. The fact that he was a Buffalo 237 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:32,640 Speaker 1: Bill for about half an hour U life. It was 238 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 1: a short time. It was a wild time that he 239 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:37,760 Speaker 1: was a Buffalo Bill, decided that he did not want 240 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:40,320 Speaker 1: to do that, even the way he forced himself sort 241 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:42,840 Speaker 1: of out of Pittsburgh. Um, you know, in a relatively 242 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:44,720 Speaker 1: short amount of time, there has been a lot happening 243 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 1: with Antonio Brown. And we've talked more about the negatives 244 00:11:47,880 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 1: than we have the positives. But because the positives are 245 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:53,520 Speaker 1: so good. The fact that when he plays football he 246 00:11:53,600 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 1: is still among the best receivers in the league. UM, 247 00:11:58,080 --> 00:12:01,199 Speaker 1: I wouldn't be completely surprised if somebody gives him a shot, 248 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 1: but I I am sort of leaning towards the fact 249 00:12:04,240 --> 00:12:08,360 Speaker 1: that he is probably done, uh in the National Football League. 250 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 1: Who knows, maybe some other league gives him a shot. 251 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 1: You know, I wouldn't be surprised if you know what 252 00:12:12,040 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: the the USFL I think is coming back. Yeah, if 253 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 1: one of these other leagues just to kind of make 254 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:21,439 Speaker 1: a splash and get some headlines, they offer him a contract, Uh, 255 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:23,520 Speaker 1: that wouldn't surprise me at all. But but I would 256 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:26,640 Speaker 1: be you know, I'm not expecting an NFL team to 257 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 1: to really take that leap. Uh. The other question, and 258 00:12:29,200 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 1: this this seems like a pretty cut and dry easy one. Um, 259 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 1: if this is for real the last we've seen of 260 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 1: Antonio Brown in the National Football League, is he a 261 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:41,600 Speaker 1: Fantasy Football Hall of Famer? Yeah, hands down. I mean, 262 00:12:41,800 --> 00:12:44,640 Speaker 1: his six year stretch that he had is unrun. Since 263 00:12:44,679 --> 00:12:47,880 Speaker 1: I've started playing Fantasy Calvin and you name the receiver, 264 00:12:47,960 --> 00:12:50,600 Speaker 1: they no one had a six year stretch like Antonio 265 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:52,680 Speaker 1: Brown did. And I know we all say Julio Jones 266 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:54,679 Speaker 1: is the best. A lot of people say he's the 267 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:57,680 Speaker 1: best receiver of this generation. I'm like he was never 268 00:12:57,720 --> 00:13:00,040 Speaker 1: the first receiver off the board because every year he 269 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:03,360 Speaker 1: was getting outproduced by Antonio Brown. I know it's it's 270 00:13:03,400 --> 00:13:05,200 Speaker 1: not the best thing to defend him right now. I 271 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 1: don't think Antonio Brown gets enough credit for how dominant 272 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:10,360 Speaker 1: of a stretch he had. M No, I mean, I 273 00:13:10,360 --> 00:13:12,559 Speaker 1: think you're right. I think in terms of just pure football, 274 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 1: we're if we're leaving all the other stuff aside. I 275 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:17,480 Speaker 1: think there's there's plenty of ways to praise Antonio Brown 276 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 1: for what he did on a football field. It's when 277 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:21,520 Speaker 1: you bring the other stuff in there that he gets 278 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:24,120 Speaker 1: a little bit murky. But you're right. Uh, here's the thing. 279 00:13:24,480 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 1: I'm old enough to remember. You probably are too. When 280 00:13:27,559 --> 00:13:30,720 Speaker 1: Mike Wallace was the guy in Pittsburgh and Mike Wallace 281 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:33,319 Speaker 1: left to go to Miami, and there were questions about 282 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 1: can this Antonio Brown guys step up and and fill 283 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:39,120 Speaker 1: in the gap where Mike Wallace left. Not only did 284 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:42,520 Speaker 1: he fill in, I mean he exceeded anything Mike Wallace 285 00:13:42,559 --> 00:13:45,320 Speaker 1: ever did. Uh. And you're right, I mean he was 286 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:47,520 Speaker 1: a guy that I really feel like at one point 287 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:50,080 Speaker 1: we were talking about Antonio Brown, is you know, in 288 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:53,679 Speaker 1: the conversation of being the number one overall pick in 289 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 1: fantasy football. I don't. I don't think he ever got there. 290 00:13:56,360 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 1: But the fact that we even entertained that idea, I 291 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:03,080 Speaker 1: think speaks a lot to uh, how amazing he was 292 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:05,640 Speaker 1: on the football field, and so, uh, you know, again, 293 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:07,640 Speaker 1: we'll see if we ever see him again, if if 294 00:14:07,679 --> 00:14:09,959 Speaker 1: it really is the case that that he needs to 295 00:14:10,360 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 1: seek some help, you know, away from the football field. 296 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:13,880 Speaker 1: I hope he finds it. I hope he you know, 297 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:15,920 Speaker 1: I hope he finds happiness. I hope he finds peace. 298 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:19,520 Speaker 1: I have no other insight into the situation because everything 299 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 1: we know, everything you guys probably know from reading newspapers, 300 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 1: the internet, watching TV, all that kind of stuff. The 301 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 1: other thing about Antonio Brown, I forgot to put this 302 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 1: in the rundown, but he did release a rap song, 303 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 1: like literally just after this whole thing went down on Sunday. 304 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:38,800 Speaker 1: I'm not even sure the Bucks game was over yet. 305 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:41,840 Speaker 1: If if it was, it wasn't over very long before. Uh, 306 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:45,400 Speaker 1: he released a song called The Pit and the Palace. 307 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:46,840 Speaker 1: I don't know if you listen to it. Did you 308 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:48,440 Speaker 1: did you get a chance to listen to it at all? 309 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:51,000 Speaker 1: I listened to it on Sunday once I saw it 310 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 1: came out, and uh, it's better than his first rap song. 311 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:57,000 Speaker 1: I'll give him that. It's just a lot of the 312 00:14:57,080 --> 00:14:59,680 Speaker 1: chorus being repeated. Oh and he's just like the lines 313 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:01,560 Speaker 1: don't I don't know, they don't really make sense. Like 314 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 1: he's just like, yeah, I'm from the pit, I'm a 315 00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 1: little bit stylish, and I'm just like, okay, like that's cool. Yeah, 316 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:10,680 Speaker 1: pitting not the Palace is actually the title of it. 317 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:13,560 Speaker 1: And uh, you know, I'm sure it's on Spotify. I 318 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:18,160 Speaker 1: know I saw it on YouTube. Um. Look, I if 319 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 1: this is the career pivot that he wants to make, 320 00:15:20,560 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 1: you know, I wish him luck. I would suggest that he, 321 00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 1: you know, maybe putting a little more work. Um get 322 00:15:28,040 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 1: with Cole Beasley, Darren Waller. Uh, hey look at this thing. 323 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 1: Uh Snoop Dogg is a huge Steelers fan, right, I'm 324 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 1: sure he's I'm sure he could help out Antonio Brown 325 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:41,120 Speaker 1: if if a B wanted some some lessons or he 326 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 1: just wanted some tips. M sloop man, I'm sure he 327 00:15:43,640 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 1: would I'm sure he would offer some some guidance if 328 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:50,040 Speaker 1: you if necessary. Do you think it's awkward for Levian 329 00:15:50,120 --> 00:15:52,360 Speaker 1: Bell now in the Bucks locker room because they literally 330 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:56,560 Speaker 1: just added him. I'm sure Antonio Brown was vouching for him. Yeah, 331 00:15:56,560 --> 00:15:59,440 Speaker 1: it probably is right. It's like, oh, hey, so now 332 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:03,360 Speaker 1: my guys on um, who knows, we may actually see 333 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:05,560 Speaker 1: left Bell play this week because you know, the Bucks 334 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 1: are sort of banged up in the backfield and tie 335 00:16:08,080 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 1: Shawn Vona thing got hurt and they were Ronald Jones 336 00:16:11,160 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 1: a little bit beat up as well, so we could 337 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:16,640 Speaker 1: possibly see Left Bell boy in uh in week eighteen. 338 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:21,720 Speaker 1: It take a quick break in We'll be right back. Alright. 339 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 1: Let's pivot though, as we look at the playoffs as 340 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 1: a whole, h we each picked a hero and a villain, 341 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 1: the guys that maybe rose up, maybe we expected him to, 342 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:33,040 Speaker 1: maybe we didn't. But the who had a nice run 343 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:36,320 Speaker 1: over the final three weeks of the fantasy season for you, 344 00:16:36,400 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 1: who was Who's a big playoff hero? I don't have 345 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:41,600 Speaker 1: this guy on any of my rosters, and I wish 346 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:44,920 Speaker 1: I did. It was Joe Barrow. I mean, he averaged 347 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:47,680 Speaker 1: more Fantasy points per game in the Fantasy Playoffs than 348 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:50,960 Speaker 1: anyone in the NFL. In his last two weeks alone, 349 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 1: he's thrown for almost eight thousand yards and eight touchdowns. 350 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:57,920 Speaker 1: Like that is a good month for a lot of quarterbacks. 351 00:16:57,920 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 1: This guy did it in two weeks. He did it 352 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 1: against some tough opponents, and he I mean, if you 353 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 1: have Burrow or Chase or Hagen's in the Dynasty League, 354 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:08,880 Speaker 1: you have to be feeling amazing right now. This offense 355 00:17:08,920 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 1: looks like it's gonna be one of the great offenses 356 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 1: for years to come. And if you have Joe Burrow 357 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:16,360 Speaker 1: and he made the Fantasy Playoffs, you're you're probably hoisting 358 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:18,760 Speaker 1: up a trophy or something right now. Seriously, if if 359 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 1: you had Joe Burrow and you you lost, um, I 360 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:24,399 Speaker 1: mean maybe you ran up on Jamaar Chase. I don't know. 361 00:17:25,160 --> 00:17:26,879 Speaker 1: That's not the only way I can figure it, because 362 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:30,440 Speaker 1: he was he was absolutely amazing. For me. It's a 363 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:33,639 Speaker 1: mom Ross st. Brown. And I say it because you know, 364 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:36,200 Speaker 1: chances are if you had i'm on Raw, you also 365 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 1: probably had another receiver or two that you were playing, 366 00:17:39,320 --> 00:17:41,760 Speaker 1: because look, let's be real, I'm on Ross st. Brown 367 00:17:41,840 --> 00:17:43,959 Speaker 1: was nobody's wide receiver one. He probably wasn't a lot 368 00:17:43,960 --> 00:17:46,919 Speaker 1: of people's wide receiver too, but really came on in 369 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:48,720 Speaker 1: the last month of the season and the last three 370 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:53,440 Speaker 1: weeks in particular. His low point game was twenty three 371 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 1: and a half. I mean that was the the quote 372 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:59,879 Speaker 1: unquote bad game out of that stretch. In weeks fifteen, sixteen, 373 00:17:59,880 --> 00:18:03,520 Speaker 1: and seventeen, had ninety or more receiving yards in every game, 374 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:05,480 Speaker 1: had at least one touchdown on each of those games, 375 00:18:05,480 --> 00:18:07,720 Speaker 1: had two touchdowns on Sunday, one of them was a 376 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:11,160 Speaker 1: rushing score, and so that that idea that he could 377 00:18:11,200 --> 00:18:14,639 Speaker 1: sort of be Detroit's version of Cooper Cup really started 378 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:16,720 Speaker 1: to come true. And the other part is he did 379 00:18:16,760 --> 00:18:18,879 Speaker 1: it in two of those games without Jared Golf. He 380 00:18:18,920 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 1: had Tim Boyle for the last two games of the 381 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:23,280 Speaker 1: playoffs and still found a way to get you twenty 382 00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:27,760 Speaker 1: six points in Week sixteen, thirty five points in Week seventeen. 383 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 1: And you know, maybe this this bodes for the future. 384 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:32,800 Speaker 1: I hope so, because it's it's by the way, I'm 385 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:34,840 Speaker 1: taking a small victory lap because I was big on 386 00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:36,720 Speaker 1: him as a late round flyer this year and it 387 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:39,199 Speaker 1: finally came true late in the season. But maybe this 388 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:42,720 Speaker 1: propels itself forward to next year, Uh, when whoever the 389 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:46,399 Speaker 1: quarterback is, presumably it's still golf. Uh that that i'man 390 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:49,280 Speaker 1: rock kind of becomes that guy who now slides in 391 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 1: nicely into a wide receiver to conversation next year. I mean, look, Florida, 392 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:55,920 Speaker 1: I know that the Lions offense still has work to do, 393 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:58,960 Speaker 1: but they've got a running back. It seems like they 394 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:01,159 Speaker 1: got a wide receiver at least. That's that's two of 395 00:19:01,200 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 1: the three main pieces you need there for your offensive 396 00:19:03,600 --> 00:19:06,160 Speaker 1: skill position to be successful. Yeah, they got a tight 397 00:19:06,240 --> 00:19:08,879 Speaker 1: end to like, and they got a good old line. 398 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 1: They're they're really just missing the quarterback, which I know 399 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 1: is the most important piece. And Marcus, I know we 400 00:19:15,320 --> 00:19:18,159 Speaker 1: love comparing him to uh to Cooper Cup. On that 401 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:20,160 Speaker 1: touchdown run, he looked a little bit like your boy 402 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:23,640 Speaker 1: Dee Bill Samuel. Yeah, yeah, he really did. Um. So 403 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:26,080 Speaker 1: maybe maybe the Lions really have hit on something and 404 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:27,840 Speaker 1: they've got a guy that they can kind of lean 405 00:19:27,880 --> 00:19:30,159 Speaker 1: on going forward. That would be really kind of interesting, 406 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 1: and I know for folks in Detroit, something that you 407 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:34,639 Speaker 1: know to look forward to for next year. Alright, So 408 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:37,960 Speaker 1: those were the heroes. Who was your fantasy playoff villain 409 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 1: this year. I mean, this is no surprise. I've not 410 00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:43,960 Speaker 1: been an Ezekiel Elliott guy for a while, but it's 411 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:47,240 Speaker 1: Ezekiel Elliott for me. I mean, I know in week 412 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:50,560 Speaker 1: fifteen and sixteen, he gave you sixteen and seventeen Fantasy points. 413 00:19:50,560 --> 00:19:52,879 Speaker 1: He were like, that's that's solid. It's good. It's not 414 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:55,199 Speaker 1: the top five pick price that I gave up to 415 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:57,760 Speaker 1: get Zeke, but hey, it's better than the single digits 416 00:19:57,800 --> 00:19:59,840 Speaker 1: he'd given me the two weeks prior to that. And 417 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:02,879 Speaker 1: then in championship week, when you needed him most, he 418 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:06,800 Speaker 1: gave you four Fantasy points. And I played against Zeke 419 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 1: in the Flex League. Actually it's a big reason why 420 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:12,080 Speaker 1: I won because Zeke. I mean, you get four points 421 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:14,280 Speaker 1: from the opponents RB one, that's gonna help you go 422 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:16,560 Speaker 1: a long way. It's not gonna help your opponents, so 423 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:19,399 Speaker 1: we I know, I've been kind of bashing Zeke a 424 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:22,000 Speaker 1: lot this year, Marcus. This this was the icing on 425 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:24,280 Speaker 1: the cake or whatever, saying you want to use for 426 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:27,120 Speaker 1: four Fantasy points in the championship you gotta do better 427 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:29,840 Speaker 1: than that. Uh yeah, And it's I think it's gonna 428 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 1: really impact Zeke's draft status for next year. I mean, 429 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:34,600 Speaker 1: I think he was already sort of falling to the 430 00:20:34,600 --> 00:20:37,200 Speaker 1: back part of the first round. This might have knocked 431 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:39,840 Speaker 1: him out of the first round altogether with the way 432 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:43,080 Speaker 1: he played the last few weeks of the season. For me, 433 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:47,880 Speaker 1: it's Matthew Stafford, and part of it was the schedule 434 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:51,159 Speaker 1: looked so good in the fantasy playoffs for him. I mean, 435 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:54,000 Speaker 1: they had the Seahawks, Uh, they had the Vikings, and 436 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:58,160 Speaker 1: they had the Ravens whose secondary was just decimated. And 437 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:00,359 Speaker 1: he never got you more than fIF teen and a 438 00:21:00,359 --> 00:21:03,080 Speaker 1: half fantasy points in any one of those games. I mean, 439 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:06,920 Speaker 1: the matchups were great. We know his wide receivers are awesome. Uh, 440 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:09,879 Speaker 1: he's got a great offensive minded head coach, and it 441 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:13,960 Speaker 1: just didn't come together. In fact, if you started Matthew Stafford, 442 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:17,320 Speaker 1: you probably didn't make it to championship week. He gave 443 00:21:17,359 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 1: you six point six fantasy points in Week sixteen against 444 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:25,760 Speaker 1: the Vikings. Um, so chances are that that might have 445 00:21:25,760 --> 00:21:27,600 Speaker 1: sunk you right there, and you didn't even get a 446 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 1: shot to play for a championship. This was after him 447 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:33,320 Speaker 1: being so good all year long. For him to sort 448 00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:37,680 Speaker 1: of fall apart late like this was really really heartbreaking. 449 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:40,080 Speaker 1: You know. I'm sure they are probably Lions fans that 450 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:41,960 Speaker 1: are sitting there saying, see, this is matt Stafford, like 451 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:44,119 Speaker 1: this is what we know. But for the rest of us, like, 452 00:21:44,359 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 1: I don't know, I think, I don't know about you. 453 00:21:45,880 --> 00:21:47,760 Speaker 1: I expected more. I really thought he was gonna have 454 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:50,080 Speaker 1: a chance to maybe be a big hero. Instead he 455 00:21:50,160 --> 00:21:53,160 Speaker 1: just he just kind of fell apart from on us. Yeah, 456 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:55,840 Speaker 1: I've been a Matthew Stafford like I have a Matthew 457 00:21:55,880 --> 00:21:58,400 Speaker 1: Stafford Lions Jersey. I don't know why. I've always been 458 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:01,720 Speaker 1: a fan of his though, but it just it didn't 459 00:22:01,760 --> 00:22:04,879 Speaker 1: come together in the in the playoffs, Fantasy playoffs. And 460 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 1: the one thing I'll thank him for is at least 461 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:10,919 Speaker 1: he didn't drag down the rest of the Rams like 462 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:13,760 Speaker 1: Cooper Cup still did his thing, O'Dell still scored a 463 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:17,480 Speaker 1: touchdown Van Jefferson. He did drag down Van Jefferson, but 464 00:22:17,560 --> 00:22:19,960 Speaker 1: that was about it. Yeah, so, uh, you know, like 465 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:21,520 Speaker 1: I said, at least if you have Cooper Cup, you 466 00:22:21,520 --> 00:22:23,920 Speaker 1: don't have to worry about it. But everybody else tyd 467 00:22:23,920 --> 00:22:26,840 Speaker 1: of towns because of that, all right, so we always 468 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:29,160 Speaker 1: do things we learned in our first show of the week. 469 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:30,960 Speaker 1: But obviously the season is over, so I wanted to 470 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:33,840 Speaker 1: kind of do a long term look at the things 471 00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 1: we learned from one. So after this is all said 472 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:38,800 Speaker 1: and done, what did you take away from this season? 473 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:41,760 Speaker 1: I took away that upside And if you heard some 474 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:43,760 Speaker 1: weird noise, now that's Callie trying to get her five 475 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:47,959 Speaker 1: minutes of fame. But I think the unknown doesn't always 476 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:50,480 Speaker 1: equal upside. And and what I mean by that is 477 00:22:50,600 --> 00:22:52,800 Speaker 1: a lot of the times when in this past season, 478 00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:55,639 Speaker 1: because I like to target upside in my drafts and stuff, 479 00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:57,840 Speaker 1: and when I was drafting, I'd be like, all right, 480 00:22:58,119 --> 00:23:00,639 Speaker 1: here's a team that we kind of know their offense 481 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:03,760 Speaker 1: is gonna operate, but this team as a new coordinator 482 00:23:03,840 --> 00:23:05,840 Speaker 1: or a new quarterback, or it's a player on a 483 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:08,399 Speaker 1: new team, something like that. So there's you know, we 484 00:23:08,480 --> 00:23:10,440 Speaker 1: try our best to project, but I would always say 485 00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:13,960 Speaker 1: there's still always some upside in the unknown. It's why 486 00:23:14,160 --> 00:23:17,520 Speaker 1: I liked, I hate to say this, the Jaguars coming 487 00:23:17,560 --> 00:23:19,879 Speaker 1: into this year, like I thought that Trevor Lawrence was 488 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:21,719 Speaker 1: gonna have to throw the ball a whole bunch. I 489 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:25,200 Speaker 1: thought maybe Urban Meyer could get creative. Nope, um, and 490 00:23:25,200 --> 00:23:27,680 Speaker 1: and it just that one fell flat on its face. 491 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:29,439 Speaker 1: There was some others too, And like I took a 492 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 1: lot of chances on young players, which some hit, some didn't. 493 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:34,960 Speaker 1: But you don't want to have too much of that 494 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:38,119 Speaker 1: on your roster because then it kind of it hinders it. 495 00:23:38,280 --> 00:23:41,000 Speaker 1: So me, Um, this year, I'm gonna try to find 496 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:43,280 Speaker 1: two of my approach to still be chasing upside, because 497 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:46,000 Speaker 1: I think that's what wins championships, but maybe doing a 498 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:48,080 Speaker 1: little bit of a better job of balancing out with 499 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:51,639 Speaker 1: some safe players, because those guys do there is a 500 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:55,520 Speaker 1: role for them in fantasy as well. So mine is 501 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 1: sort of similar to yours in the sense that for me, 502 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 1: I realized, and I guess I'd learned this before, but 503 00:24:01,760 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 1: I was reminded this year that opportunity and situation outweigh 504 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:09,800 Speaker 1: talent um. And you know this, this is not a 505 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:14,000 Speaker 1: Tyler Johnson tweet unless you wanted to be um, because 506 00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:15,160 Speaker 1: he's a guy that I know a lot of people 507 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:17,600 Speaker 1: seem to love, and I, you know, the the opportunity, 508 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:19,280 Speaker 1: the situation is just not right in Tampa. But I 509 00:24:19,320 --> 00:24:22,600 Speaker 1: do think the Jaguars are another situation like that, right 510 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:27,320 Speaker 1: for as talented as we all believe, Trevor Lawrence really is. 511 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:30,840 Speaker 1: The situation in Jacksonville was a bad one. And even 512 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:34,240 Speaker 1: you know after urban Meyer was like go, it didn't 513 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:37,320 Speaker 1: get any better. That offense still continued to be awful. 514 00:24:37,920 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 1: Um and it just was about the situation. Whereas you know, 515 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 1: Mac Jones maybe not as talented as as a guy 516 00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:48,000 Speaker 1: like Trevor Lawrence, but he was in a better situation 517 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:50,360 Speaker 1: and had a better overall season. I think you can 518 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:53,760 Speaker 1: you apply that across fantasy, especially when it comes to 519 00:24:53,840 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 1: the rookies. You know, a'man ra st Brown was a 520 00:24:56,560 --> 00:24:59,200 Speaker 1: guy that was drafted way behind a lot of other 521 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:02,240 Speaker 1: wide receiver. He outperformed a lot of those guys this 522 00:25:02,359 --> 00:25:04,280 Speaker 1: year because he was in a situation where he was 523 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:06,480 Speaker 1: going to get a lot of chances to go out 524 00:25:06,480 --> 00:25:08,639 Speaker 1: and perform. He was gonna get the ball thrown his way. 525 00:25:08,840 --> 00:25:10,919 Speaker 1: Whereas you know, a guy like Tervis Marshall, who a 526 00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:13,240 Speaker 1: lot of us loved coming into the season, it just 527 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 1: didn't work out in Carolina. The quarterback situation was bad, 528 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:18,640 Speaker 1: the offense was terrible. There were guys ahead of him 529 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:21,240 Speaker 1: in the pecking order that had to get There's d J. Moore, 530 00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:25,720 Speaker 1: Robbie Anderson. It just was a situation where, uh, the 531 00:25:25,720 --> 00:25:28,879 Speaker 1: the guys that we perceived to be more talented didn't 532 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:31,320 Speaker 1: always work out. Now, every now and then you run 533 00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:34,720 Speaker 1: into a guy like Jamaar Chase who's incredibly talented and 534 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:37,560 Speaker 1: gets a ton of opportunity, and you know, that's when 535 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:40,520 Speaker 1: everything hits really nice because you feel really great about it. 536 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:42,600 Speaker 1: But I think it's something to remember that no matter 537 00:25:42,640 --> 00:25:45,359 Speaker 1: how much we like these guys, and it's gonna happen 538 00:25:45,359 --> 00:25:47,280 Speaker 1: again when we get the draft season right, they're gonna 539 00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:49,080 Speaker 1: be players that we all fall in love with, that 540 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:52,160 Speaker 1: we all think are super talented. Maybe they get drafted 541 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:54,520 Speaker 1: where they're on a depth chart where they're not going 542 00:25:54,560 --> 00:25:56,560 Speaker 1: to be the first option, And I think it's it's 543 00:25:56,600 --> 00:25:59,200 Speaker 1: good to sort of remember, uh that that you know, 544 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:01,800 Speaker 1: no matter how much we love them and how much 545 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:04,560 Speaker 1: we think they can be breakouts, if the coaches don't 546 00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:07,040 Speaker 1: put them in a position to be successful, uh, they's 547 00:26:07,119 --> 00:26:10,199 Speaker 1: not gonna be successful for either their NFL team or 548 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:13,080 Speaker 1: our fantasy teams. I think a good example of that 549 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:15,720 Speaker 1: is is d J. Moore because every year everyone says 550 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:17,919 Speaker 1: he's a wide receiver one and then he's not because 551 00:26:17,920 --> 00:26:20,359 Speaker 1: of his offense, Like is Hunter Renfro better than him 552 00:26:20,359 --> 00:26:23,640 Speaker 1: in real life, No, but in fantasy he was way 553 00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:26,240 Speaker 1: better than him. Yeah. No, I mean I think you're right. 554 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:28,840 Speaker 1: So yeah, it applies to veterans too as well as 555 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:31,240 Speaker 1: as well as some of the incoming rookies. Just the 556 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:33,680 Speaker 1: thing to remember. So I want to end this show 557 00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:36,199 Speaker 1: with us kind of petting ourselves on the back. You know, 558 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:37,880 Speaker 1: we talked about some of the things maybe we we 559 00:26:38,440 --> 00:26:40,280 Speaker 1: missed or want to do better next year, but the 560 00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:43,119 Speaker 1: things we got right this year. What is something you 561 00:26:43,160 --> 00:26:45,520 Speaker 1: were sort of proud of yourself with pegging before the 562 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:48,440 Speaker 1: season started. This should come of no surprise if you 563 00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:50,720 Speaker 1: listen to the show at all. But I was very 564 00:26:50,840 --> 00:26:53,320 Speaker 1: very high on Jonathan Taylor and Austin Ekeler, Like I 565 00:26:53,359 --> 00:26:56,280 Speaker 1: remember doing shows with you, Marcus last January where I 566 00:26:56,359 --> 00:26:59,040 Speaker 1: was saying, like, these guys are top five running backs, 567 00:26:59,080 --> 00:27:01,720 Speaker 1: and a lot in the off season and all summer long, 568 00:27:01,760 --> 00:27:04,840 Speaker 1: a lot of pushback on these calls. Austin Ekeler in 569 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:07,560 Speaker 1: like August became a really trendy top five pick, but 570 00:27:07,720 --> 00:27:10,399 Speaker 1: up until then, there was a lot of like people 571 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:13,760 Speaker 1: arguing that. And Jonathan Taylor, I mean even up until 572 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:16,119 Speaker 1: the season started and even the first month of the season, 573 00:27:16,119 --> 00:27:18,120 Speaker 1: there was a lot of people saying, you know, he's 574 00:27:18,119 --> 00:27:20,520 Speaker 1: not a first round pick, or he's a back end 575 00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:22,760 Speaker 1: RB one who's not gonna get a bunch of volume. 576 00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:25,520 Speaker 1: These are the RB one and RB two on the season. 577 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:28,200 Speaker 1: So I'm I'm definitely gonna pat myself on the back 578 00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:30,080 Speaker 1: for this one. And I just, I mean, honestly, just 579 00:27:30,119 --> 00:27:32,199 Speaker 1: thank you to Jonathan Taylor and Alson Eckler, because you 580 00:27:32,200 --> 00:27:36,880 Speaker 1: guys are just amazing, especially Alsin Ekeler, who loves fantasy football, 581 00:27:37,160 --> 00:27:39,479 Speaker 1: absolutely lows fantasy football. It's been great to see him 582 00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:42,560 Speaker 1: do his weekly show with Liz Losa over over at Yahoo. 583 00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:44,080 Speaker 1: That's been it's just been fun to see him sort 584 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:47,040 Speaker 1: of engage with the fantasy community. That's been super cool 585 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:49,040 Speaker 1: for me. It's guys who are a little bit further 586 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:50,920 Speaker 1: down the list and guys who kind of were sleepers. 587 00:27:50,960 --> 00:27:52,720 Speaker 1: And and maybe it seems weird to kind of pump 588 00:27:52,760 --> 00:27:55,080 Speaker 1: these guys up, considering neither one of them did anything 589 00:27:55,119 --> 00:27:58,520 Speaker 1: in Week seventeen, really, but I really thought that Carson 590 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:02,240 Speaker 1: Wentz and Dawson could be sleepers, that Carson Wentz could 591 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:04,159 Speaker 1: be a fringe QB one right now, he used the 592 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:07,240 Speaker 1: QB twelve. Uh, and that Dawson Knox could you know, 593 00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:09,720 Speaker 1: have some sleeper potential. He's uh, you know, he's a 594 00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:12,399 Speaker 1: tight end one at the moment. So you know, it 595 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:13,760 Speaker 1: was just sort of nice to be able to kind of, 596 00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:15,560 Speaker 1: you know, look outside the box. We all we all 597 00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:17,320 Speaker 1: know some of the guys who were gonna be stars. 598 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:19,199 Speaker 1: We knew who was gonna be the top tight ends, 599 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:22,159 Speaker 1: but trying to find something a little bit deeper, especially 600 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:25,159 Speaker 1: a tight end where we've had so much trouble finding 601 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:27,480 Speaker 1: consistency to be able to, you know, kind of peg 602 00:28:27,560 --> 00:28:30,480 Speaker 1: Dawson Knox too, to peg Carson Wentz uh And I 603 00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:32,560 Speaker 1: get it with Wins like it's it's been a roller coaster. 604 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:35,760 Speaker 1: It hasn't always been pretty for him. But I thought 605 00:28:35,840 --> 00:28:37,600 Speaker 1: he was gonna be kind of a matchup based starter 606 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:39,400 Speaker 1: and that's kind of what he turned out to be. 607 00:28:39,520 --> 00:28:42,880 Speaker 1: So uh yeah, I'll give myself some kudos for for 608 00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:45,800 Speaker 1: kind of figuring that one out there. Um, So it 609 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:47,200 Speaker 1: was a good scene. I mean, I know we're not done. 610 00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:49,360 Speaker 1: I know we're gonna do more pods, but it was 611 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:52,160 Speaker 1: it was an interesting season and I know that, you know, 612 00:28:52,200 --> 00:28:54,200 Speaker 1: certainly for me and probably for you those last few 613 00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:56,360 Speaker 1: weeks we're kind of hard to get through. I'm certainly 614 00:28:56,360 --> 00:28:58,360 Speaker 1: glad they're kind of over. But you know, in the 615 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:00,200 Speaker 1: end you kind of look back on you're like, oh, 616 00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:02,560 Speaker 1: we we actually did some things this year. Huh Yeah, 617 00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:04,160 Speaker 1: I know. It was a fun year. I mean definitely, 618 00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:06,760 Speaker 1: Like like I remember that Friday, I think it was 619 00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:10,120 Speaker 1: heading into like week thirteen or four, maybe fifteen, I 620 00:29:10,160 --> 00:29:12,520 Speaker 1: don't know, but it was like that Friday where games 621 00:29:12,520 --> 00:29:14,840 Speaker 1: were postponed and me and you were sitting at our 622 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:17,240 Speaker 1: desk just like, what what is going to happen with 623 00:29:17,280 --> 00:29:20,440 Speaker 1: the rest of this season? So just happy we got 624 00:29:20,440 --> 00:29:23,480 Speaker 1: through it, happy people got to win Fantasy championships, and 625 00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:27,080 Speaker 1: super happy just the opportunities and and getting to do 626 00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:29,440 Speaker 1: this show each week. It's been a really big year 627 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:32,120 Speaker 1: for me personally. So uh, I just wanted to thank 628 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:34,720 Speaker 1: you for welcoming me to the show, and and everyone 629 00:29:34,760 --> 00:29:37,160 Speaker 1: for working on it, and and everyone for listening, because 630 00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:39,080 Speaker 1: without them, Marcus, that I mean, we would just be 631 00:29:39,120 --> 00:29:41,760 Speaker 1: talking into the void pretty much pretty much. I'm certainly 632 00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:43,280 Speaker 1: glad to have you. We're gonna keep this thing going 633 00:29:43,320 --> 00:29:45,640 Speaker 1: throughout the off season. Should be fun. We're gonna find 634 00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:47,720 Speaker 1: interesting fun things do. We'll have guests too, We'll have 635 00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:50,240 Speaker 1: people come on and we'll do some some different fun things. 636 00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:52,760 Speaker 1: So anyway, that will wrap it up for this edition 637 00:29:52,800 --> 00:29:55,520 Speaker 1: of the NFL Fantasy Football Show Again. We'll be back 638 00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:58,320 Speaker 1: with you on Thursday, will break down some dfs for 639 00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:00,600 Speaker 1: the week, and I guess for se and Long folks, 640 00:30:00,640 --> 00:30:03,720 Speaker 1: for those of you uh psychos who play season long 641 00:30:03,760 --> 00:30:05,640 Speaker 1: in Week eighteen, I guess we'll talk about some of 642 00:30:05,640 --> 00:30:08,040 Speaker 1: that as well. You meantime, be well, be good, stay 643 00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:11,640 Speaker 1: stay stay healthy, and we'll talk to you on Thursday. 644 00:30:10,360 --> 00:30:37,120 Speaker 1: Wong Long Long, I'm don't. I'm don't