1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:14,239 Speaker 1: Wow, Hey there everybody. It is Thursday, January twenty two. 2 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:17,639 Speaker 1: Welcome to the NFL Fantasy Football Podcast, where we're taking 3 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:19,720 Speaker 1: our names out of the running to be the jaguars 4 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: next head coach. I'm Marcus Grant alongside Michael F. Florio. 5 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 1: Producer Justin is at the controls. Of course, on this Thursday, 6 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:28,960 Speaker 1: as we get ready for the divisional weekend, we will 7 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:32,000 Speaker 1: give you some of our DFS picks for the weekend 8 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:35,199 Speaker 1: as well. Also kind of hit you to a playoff 9 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: fantasy format, at least I was unfamiliar with, but it 10 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:40,199 Speaker 1: seems kind of cool. So we'll talk about that a 11 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:42,560 Speaker 1: little bit later on. But uh, that and some more 12 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 1: stuff to chat about. But Florio, it is divisional weekend. 13 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:48,160 Speaker 1: We were talking before the show. You are you're planning 14 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 1: to make your first trip to Vegas very soon? Um? 15 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:54,920 Speaker 1: Are you excited? I am. I haven't booked anything yet, 16 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: but my sister's going to Vegas next month, and I figure, hey, 17 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:00,160 Speaker 1: it's so close, like I can go meet up with 18 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 1: her for a couple of days. But she's going for 19 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: like six days, and you and many other people have 20 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:08,119 Speaker 1: told me, like two days. That's far too long. Yeah, 21 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: that's that's about that's about four days too many in reality, 22 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: so good luck to her there. Um. I will tell 23 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 1: you that, Look, I know it's a four hour drive. 24 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: It's it's cheap to get in the car and drive. 25 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: I will warn you that if you do take that route, though, 26 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:27,559 Speaker 1: once you leave sort of the l A metro area, 27 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: it is a pretty miserable drive through the desert. There's 28 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 1: nothing there. Um. And the other part of it that 29 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:35,680 Speaker 1: fools you is you'll get to a point where you 30 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:37,920 Speaker 1: can sort of see Vegas off in the distance and 31 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 1: you'll think, hey, we're almost there, and then you're still 32 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: driving for another like forty five minutes because there's nothing 33 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:45,399 Speaker 1: else around it. So you see it from a long 34 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 1: ways out and then it takes you a while to 35 00:01:47,440 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: get there. So uh, if you decid to drive, just 36 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 1: be aware of that. Randomly enough, I've never actually been 37 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: to Vegas, but i've driven through it because when I 38 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: drove back home this summer to New York, I d 39 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 1: through Vegas and my first day that I planned out 40 00:02:03,880 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 1: was fifteen hours of driving. So I got to Vegas 41 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 1: in like three and a half hours, and I was like, oh, 42 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 1: this is a breeze. But I'm sure when that is 43 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: the destination it is, it is not nearly as as 44 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: quick as it seems I will. I don't. I'm guessing 45 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:19,920 Speaker 1: you probably have never seen the movie Swingers. Uh by 46 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: the way, r I p to Marty Roberts of Marty 47 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: and a Lane Fame, the real ones, you know what 48 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 1: I'm talking about. But at the beginning of the movie, 49 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 1: they go to Vegas and they're super excited about driving 50 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 1: to Vegas, and like they're like fired up and they're 51 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:33,880 Speaker 1: screaming about Vegas. And then it cuts immediately to them 52 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: just in the desert, just looking sad and depressed. And 53 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 1: that's really what that drive is. Like. You get the 54 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: excitement of like, yeah, we're going to Vegas, and then 55 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 1: like you're an hour and a half in and your 56 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: past Apple Valley and Barstow and they're just desert and 57 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: there's still two more hours to go, and you're like, 58 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: why did we do this? This is the worst I 59 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 1: think I'll take the desert though, over the corn fields 60 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:54,799 Speaker 1: that is just the Midwest for hours upon hours. So 61 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 1: I don't know. Maybe I'm just an optimist, but I'll 62 00:02:57,480 --> 00:02:59,639 Speaker 1: probably end up flying if I do either, because it's 63 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 1: like a four forty five minute flights. It's a forty 64 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: five minute flight. You get in and out and if 65 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 1: you if you book your flights at the right time, 66 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 1: you can avoid most of the traffic. So um, but 67 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: I look forward to hearing about your trip to Vegas. 68 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 1: That should be a lot of fun. I'm very excited 69 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 1: for you. All Right, there's not much news going on 70 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 1: right now, at least certainly not much fantasy relevant news, 71 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:21,360 Speaker 1: so decided to kind of come up with a big 72 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: topic to kind of kick around for a couple of 73 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:26,560 Speaker 1: minutes here, and uh, it ends up being about quarterbacks. 74 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: I know we talked about quarterbacks on Tuesday's show and 75 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:31,080 Speaker 1: we kind of dug into them at some length, but 76 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 1: some things popped up over the last couple of days 77 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 1: that I felt like we're sort of relevant. The first 78 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 1: one being Howie Roseman, the general manager of the Philadelphia Eagles, 79 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: says that going into the off season, Jalen Hurts right 80 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 1: now is the starting quarterback for two This sort of 81 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 1: feels like what we talked about on Tuesday with Mason 82 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 1: Rudolph that right now he looks like the starting quarterback 83 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 1: for the Pittsburgh Steelers, which, by the way, what's going 84 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 1: on in the state of Pennsylvania with your professional quarterbacks? 85 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 1: I don't know. Um, do you think this holds until August? 86 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 1: I mean there will be some interesting names kind of 87 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 1: floating around. The draft is still happening. Do you think 88 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: we're gonna get to August and we're still talking about 89 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:14,720 Speaker 1: Jalen Hurts as the Eagle starting quarterback? I personally do. Like, 90 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 1: I know, Jalen Hurts isn't the best thrower of the football. 91 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,279 Speaker 1: I know it's not always pretty to watch him, but 92 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: he's been very effective since taking over. Like last season 93 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 1: not they benched him because he was winning too much 94 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 1: late in the end of the season. And then this 95 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 1: past season, I know he beat up on a lot 96 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 1: of bad teams, but spoiler alert, that's what you're supposed 97 00:04:35,640 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 1: to do in the NFL, and he took advantage of 98 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 1: the schedule he had. He made the playoffs. Look, I 99 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:43,279 Speaker 1: know it looked really, really bad that first playoff game, 100 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:46,280 Speaker 1: but he was facing a really tough Bucks defense. And 101 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:48,280 Speaker 1: I think he has a long way to go as 102 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: a passer, but what he brings with his legs is 103 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 1: so unique. There's very few quarterbacks who can run like 104 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:56,280 Speaker 1: he can. So I think that dynamic. I think at 105 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 1: the very least he's earned a chance to start next year. 106 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:02,039 Speaker 1: Will he start a whole year? That I'm not convinced of, 107 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 1: But I think coming into two he will be the 108 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:07,719 Speaker 1: Eagle starter. I think so too. And I think I 109 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: think what's gonna happen with a lot of teams that 110 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:12,600 Speaker 1: are sort of stuck in quarterback limbos? I think the 111 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 1: Browns are sort of there um, you know, I think 112 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:18,360 Speaker 1: that the Dolphins might be sort of there is that 113 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 1: are you sure you can go out and get a 114 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 1: guy that is definitively better than the guy you have 115 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 1: right now? And I think if you're the Eagles and 116 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:30,880 Speaker 1: you sort of look around, I don't know that you 117 00:05:30,880 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 1: can easily say that. I mean, maybe you take a 118 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 1: swing at a Russell Wilson, but you know, the Eagles 119 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 1: haven't really come up in that conversation. I am more 120 00:05:39,160 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 1: and more convinced that that Aaron Rodgers is not leaving 121 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:44,360 Speaker 1: Green Bay. Uh. I know, we we joked that, you know, 122 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 1: might depend on what happens in the playoffs, But as 123 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 1: of now, I'm I'm increasingly convinced that Aaron Rodgers is 124 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: not going to leave Green bay. Uh, that just doesn't 125 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 1: leave a whole lot of great options. I don't know. 126 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:58,280 Speaker 1: Maybe they make a run at Derek Carr, but I 127 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:01,719 Speaker 1: can't be convinced that he is definitively head and shoulders 128 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 1: better than what they've got now in Jalen Hurts. So 129 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 1: I think, you know, for all this talk, maybe they 130 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:09,200 Speaker 1: look around and they realize that we're not going to 131 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:13,360 Speaker 1: find somebody who is significantly better than our guy. So 132 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:15,919 Speaker 1: I think for that reason alone, Jalen Hurts is going 133 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:20,839 Speaker 1: to be the starting quarterback in two Um. I know, 134 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:23,719 Speaker 1: we we talked about this, you know, him looking like 135 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:26,800 Speaker 1: he can be a top ten fantasy quarterback again. I 136 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:28,920 Speaker 1: just I don't know what he's sort of in that 137 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 1: limbo of being a guy that we're not sure if 138 00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:32,920 Speaker 1: he's a good real quarterback yet, but we know he's 139 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:34,880 Speaker 1: a pretty good fantasy quarterback, and that I think is 140 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: the hard part. We're trying to figure out, like what 141 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 1: to do about him next year. Yeah, and I think 142 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:42,279 Speaker 1: the fact that he is not a great real life 143 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 1: quarterback will scare people. The way like he finishes a 144 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 1: QB seven in fantasy football this year, I don't think 145 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:49,799 Speaker 1: he'll have to take him as a top seven quarterback 146 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:51,839 Speaker 1: next year, I think he'll be more one of those 147 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:54,279 Speaker 1: guys is like a fringe e QB one and you 148 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 1: could pair him with another quarterback. So I think the 149 00:06:56,920 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 1: real life perception kind of only helps us for fantasy. 150 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:02,200 Speaker 1: And Marcus, as you were talking to about these other 151 00:07:02,279 --> 00:07:05,920 Speaker 1: quarterbacks not really being a clear upgrade, I agree. I 152 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:08,440 Speaker 1: think the only way we could see them maybe make 153 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 1: a splash would be like Russ or Watson, and we 154 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 1: haven't heard them involved in that. But hey, a package 155 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 1: of Jalen Hurts in three first round picks, it's probably 156 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 1: enough to get one of those quarterbacks, you would think, so, right, Um, 157 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 1: So we'll see what the Eagles decided to do this offseason. 158 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:24,200 Speaker 1: But but I'm with you, I think Jalen Hurts is 159 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 1: gonna be there guy once we get the training camp 160 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 1: next year. But that sort of leads me to an 161 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 1: article that our friend Greg Rosenthal put out on NFL 162 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 1: dot com recently talking about the offseason quarterback market, and like, 163 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: like I said, there's going to be some movement. There's 164 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 1: gonna be a lot of names that are probably changing 165 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 1: spots in the off season. But he put went through 166 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 1: a handful of quarterbacks that uh may not be where 167 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:50,559 Speaker 1: they are next year that seemed likely to be locked 168 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 1: into where they are next year. But but just some 169 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:55,640 Speaker 1: interesting names that were probably gonna hear a lot. So 170 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 1: you know, Jalen Hurts was in that list. Russell Wilson 171 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 1: was on that list, But of them were sort of 172 00:08:00,840 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 1: as he said, you know, written in pencil right, like 173 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 1: they're in their spots now, they might not be there 174 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 1: next year. But beyond those two, because those two be 175 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: were the most interesting names. The other names of semi 176 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 1: interest he had to a tongue of Valoa, Derek Carr, 177 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: Daniel Jones, Kirk Cousins, Baker Mayfield, Jimmy Garoppolo, and Carson Wentz. 178 00:08:19,160 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: Of that group, who do you think is the most 179 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 1: interesting name there? I think it's Kirk Cousins, because Kirk Cousins, 180 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 1: while he's not he's kind of like Jalen Hurts, right, 181 00:08:28,920 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 1: Like he's better than Hurts. But are we sure that 182 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 1: he is the answer for an NFL franchise? It doesn't 183 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:38,840 Speaker 1: really seem like it, uh, But he puts up numbers 184 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:41,719 Speaker 1: everywhere he goes, like he was surprisingly at QB one 185 00:08:41,760 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 1: this year in fantasy and then the offense around him 186 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:47,920 Speaker 1: right like him and Justin Jefferson clearly click and have 187 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:50,680 Speaker 1: great chemistry there. But if they move on from Kirk 188 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: Cousins and decides to go with like a young quarterback, 189 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 1: I think that hurts Justin Jefferson in fantasy. So of 190 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 1: all of those names, I think they're all pretty interesting 191 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:00,840 Speaker 1: in their own right, and their all going to completely 192 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:03,600 Speaker 1: shake up the fantasy landscape. But I think Kirk Cousins, 193 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:06,560 Speaker 1: to me, was the most interesting one. I I told 194 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: I leaned toward Derek Carr here, and maybe it's just 195 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:11,600 Speaker 1: sort of recency biased with what he's done, the fact 196 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:15,000 Speaker 1: that he, uh, he sort of willed the Raiders into 197 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: the postseason, right, Um, and he did it without really 198 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:21,599 Speaker 1: having a ton of great pass catchers. I mean, I 199 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 1: know Hunter Renfroe had a very good season over a 200 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: hundred catches. He was a big part of what they did. 201 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:29,960 Speaker 1: But remember they played a good long stretch late in 202 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:33,400 Speaker 1: the year without Darren Waller. Um, you know, you had 203 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 1: Henry Ruggs, uh, you know, getting himself removed from the 204 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:40,959 Speaker 1: league and generally from society after his his accident. Um. 205 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 1: Brian Edwards has not panned out in the first two 206 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:47,560 Speaker 1: years the way we thought he would it, just for 207 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:50,680 Speaker 1: for all of the deficiencies in the Raider offense, Derek 208 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 1: car ended up having a pretty good season. So I'm 209 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 1: curious if the Raiders move on from him, you know, 210 00:09:55,800 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 1: if he lands in a spot where maybe he has 211 00:09:57,600 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 1: a little more help, a little more support, what he 212 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:02,320 Speaker 1: could be. And look, I don't think he's ever going 213 00:10:02,400 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 1: to be more in fantasy than at best a fringe 214 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 1: QB one kind of a matchup based guy. But I 215 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:10,560 Speaker 1: just wonder if if he can be maybe a little 216 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:12,640 Speaker 1: bit more, if that ceiling gets a little bit higher, 217 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 1: because uh, was it five, five, six years ago, he 218 00:10:15,880 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 1: was a top ten fantasy quarterback. It's best season. I 219 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 1: think he finished this QB eight somewhere around there. So, um, 220 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 1: you know, maybe he can push back towards like a 221 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 1: top ten guy in the right situation. But I'm curious 222 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 1: to see what the Raiders decided to do with him 223 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 1: with their changes coming, all of those quarterbacks, if any 224 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:37,200 Speaker 1: of them deserve a chance to run it back, It's 225 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:39,839 Speaker 1: it's clearly Derek Carr in my opinion. Yeah, I mean 226 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:43,079 Speaker 1: he does. Uh, It's just it's been a weird situation 227 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 1: with him with the Raiders because like they sort of 228 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 1: get it's like a dysfunctional relationship, right. It's like it's like, 229 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:51,880 Speaker 1: you know, it's like having friends that are a couple 230 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:53,680 Speaker 1: and you watch them together and you're like, you guys 231 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:57,720 Speaker 1: probably shouldn't be together. Um, but for whatever reason, like 232 00:10:57,840 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 1: you don know, you guys stick together and it's it's fine, 233 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:02,480 Speaker 1: I guess, but it could be better if maybe you 234 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 1: guys just decided to see other people. Um, That's what 235 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 1: I feel. It's definitely Raiders fans are definitely like, yeah, 236 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:11,520 Speaker 1: I've had that feeling of just awkwardly watching him play before, 237 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 1: Like I'm sure that's a that's a good a good comparison, 238 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:18,080 Speaker 1: I think for that, and and Cars like I never 239 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 1: want to play anywhere else besides Vegas, and I'm like, really, 240 00:11:21,440 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 1: like you could probably do better. I mean, he says that, 241 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:26,160 Speaker 1: and I feel like the Raids were kind of like 242 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:31,439 Speaker 1: oh yeah, I mean you know, like I felt like 243 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:33,679 Speaker 1: it was awkward that Derek car was next door neighbors 244 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 1: to John Gruden, and Gruden seemed always to be looking 245 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 1: out for another quarterback like all the time, Like that 246 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:41,720 Speaker 1: just seems uncomfortable. It's like that couple that shouldn't be together, 247 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:44,959 Speaker 1: they get engaged because they're like, well, it could get better, right, 248 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:48,679 Speaker 1: we've been we've been together this long. See where it goes? 249 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 1: You know? That's that is that's kind of the Raiders 250 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:57,400 Speaker 1: right now. Derek Carr, all right, Um, let's get into 251 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:01,320 Speaker 1: the Saturday games for the play offs. Should be a 252 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:05,440 Speaker 1: couple of interesting ones. We've got the Bengals and the Titans. 253 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 1: We've got the Packers and the forty nine ers. Those 254 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: are your two games on Saturday. Uh. First off, though, 255 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 1: before we actually get too far into this, like the 256 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:16,679 Speaker 1: Bengals Titans game, which which could be very interesting, right, 257 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 1: I mean you got the Titans who are sort of 258 00:12:18,160 --> 00:12:21,600 Speaker 1: being called the worst one seed ever against the Bengals 259 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:23,240 Speaker 1: who come into this one red hot. And I want 260 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:26,200 Speaker 1: to bring producer Justin in here, who was our resident 261 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 1: Titans fans and who, by the way, if you haven't 262 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:32,080 Speaker 1: seen it, go check out his Twitter account at Titans 263 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:35,760 Speaker 1: film Room. Uh. It is his pinned tweet the hype 264 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:41,959 Speaker 1: video he made for this weekend, which was incredible. Um. 265 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:43,800 Speaker 1: I would say one, it was just amazing that the 266 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:46,400 Speaker 1: work that you put in for this thing. Also because 267 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 1: no matter how many times I watch it, and no 268 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:51,840 Speaker 1: matter how many times it gets edited and doctored or whatever, 269 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 1: that portal scene from Avengest in game always gets me 270 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:57,080 Speaker 1: choked up an emotional like I'm watching it and there 271 00:12:57,080 --> 00:12:59,480 Speaker 1: are Titans faces in there, and I'm still like having 272 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:01,559 Speaker 1: the same set of emotions I did when I watched 273 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 1: it for the first time in the theater. So, uh, 274 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:06,040 Speaker 1: kudos to you. How long did it take you to 275 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:09,320 Speaker 1: put that thing together? Well, thank you, thanks so much 276 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:12,360 Speaker 1: for those kind words about the video that took me 277 00:13:12,720 --> 00:13:16,360 Speaker 1: months to make. I started working on the the intro 278 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:19,679 Speaker 1: title sequence like around week eight, week nine when the 279 00:13:19,679 --> 00:13:22,600 Speaker 1: Titans were playing the Rams, and the idea has been 280 00:13:22,600 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 1: floating around for a while. But yeah, I took a 281 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:26,839 Speaker 1: long time, but I think it was worth the effort. 282 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:29,400 Speaker 1: Was there ever a point where you got nervous that, like, 283 00:13:29,760 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 1: I might not be able to use this if the 284 00:13:31,280 --> 00:13:36,320 Speaker 1: Titans keep struggling. Um, a little bit I had. I 285 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:39,560 Speaker 1: was going back and forth between the trailer and that scene, 286 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:43,080 Speaker 1: the portal scene. The trailer where they're like, whatever it takes, 287 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:45,079 Speaker 1: whatever it takes, do it for all the people we lost, 288 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 1: and I was like, this also works for all the Titans. Yeah, 289 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:51,079 Speaker 1: I mean, like I was, I was hoping it wouldn't 290 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 1: be the you know, the fans, like I hope they 291 00:13:53,160 --> 00:13:57,160 Speaker 1: remember you because that would have been bad if that 292 00:13:57,320 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 1: was the thing. All right, But but on the field, 293 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:02,959 Speaker 1: belt like you know, I'm sure you've heard plenty of it, right, 294 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:04,960 Speaker 1: being a big part of the Titans fan base that 295 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 1: you know, this is the worst one seed that ever 296 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:11,600 Speaker 1: one seeded in the NFL. Um. But you know, look, 297 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:13,319 Speaker 1: they were the one seed for a reason. And I 298 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:15,480 Speaker 1: know the Bengals are hot and everybody's sort of trendy 299 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:19,320 Speaker 1: pick for this week. Um, but but give me a 300 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 1: reason that the Titans can win this game and move on. 301 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 1: The Titans are the first team in NFL history to 302 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:28,720 Speaker 1: win eight games in a regular season against teams that 303 00:14:28,760 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 1: finished with a winning record. The previous high was seven 304 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 1: wins over such teams, and the Titans did not need 305 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 1: the eighteenth game to do that because they did it 306 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 1: by the end of their seventeenth game because the Houston 307 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:41,320 Speaker 1: Texans did not have a winning record. So the Titans 308 00:14:41,360 --> 00:14:43,680 Speaker 1: are the only team to beat eight teams with winning records. 309 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:46,800 Speaker 1: The Titans have also beaten four remaining teams in the 310 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:49,720 Speaker 1: playoff field. They've lost to zero remaining teams in the 311 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 1: playoff field. The three playoff teams they lost to all 312 00:14:52,400 --> 00:14:53,840 Speaker 1: got blown out last week. We don't have to talk 313 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:58,520 Speaker 1: about that. So the Titans have I think of a 314 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:01,160 Speaker 1: stronger resume of compet titian they've played this year that 315 00:15:01,760 --> 00:15:04,880 Speaker 1: could help them in a game like this. All right, Look, 316 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 1: I I think it's gonna be one of the more 317 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:08,960 Speaker 1: intriguing games. I think, you know, Florida, I think your 318 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 1: game and we'll we'll get to that a little bit. 319 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 1: I think your game is maybe on paper, the most exciting. 320 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 1: But I I do think this Bengals Titans game, Uh, 321 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 1: it's gonna be really really interesting, especially with Derrick Henry 322 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:22,640 Speaker 1: looking like he's gonna be back, uh and ready to go. 323 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 1: So this one should be fun. It should be a 324 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:26,840 Speaker 1: lot of fun. Um cool. Alright, let's get it to 325 00:15:26,840 --> 00:15:30,400 Speaker 1: our our DFS picks for the week. Let's start with 326 00:15:30,400 --> 00:15:33,080 Speaker 1: what we usually do. The player on that Saturday slate 327 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:35,360 Speaker 1: that you think is worth paying up for. Alright, just 328 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:38,200 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna need you to ear muffs right now, 329 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:41,400 Speaker 1: because I think it's Jamar Chase. I mean, he's only 330 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 1: seventy one. He's I believe, the third most expensive receiver 331 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:47,880 Speaker 1: on this slate alone. And then I mean, you just 332 00:15:47,880 --> 00:15:50,560 Speaker 1: look at what Jamaar Chase has been doing. The best 333 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:54,520 Speaker 1: rookie season for a wide receiver ever. Uh. He led 334 00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:57,640 Speaker 1: the NFL in points per target this year, and then 335 00:15:57,880 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 1: he had a big game last week. Te Higgins kind 336 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 1: of aided last week. And the thing about the Titans 337 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:04,480 Speaker 1: is as well as they've played this year and as 338 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 1: good as their defense has been, especially as the year 339 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:10,200 Speaker 1: went on, their one weakness has been against wide receivers. 340 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:14,200 Speaker 1: So I don't know if I'm picking the Bengals to 341 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:17,520 Speaker 1: win this one, but I think if they do win it, 342 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:19,520 Speaker 1: and if there even if they have a chance, Jamaar 343 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:20,960 Speaker 1: Chase is going to have to have a big day. 344 00:16:21,520 --> 00:16:23,920 Speaker 1: I would agree with that, um, you know, And and 345 00:16:23,960 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 1: I think I think the Bengals know it. They come 346 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:27,760 Speaker 1: up with a ton of swagger right now, man, I 347 00:16:27,760 --> 00:16:30,560 Speaker 1: mean this team is swag on a hundred uh. And 348 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 1: then some I would say, though, my my payer, my 349 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 1: player worth paying up for uh is Davante Adams. So 350 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:39,640 Speaker 1: I'm sort of picking on my forty niners right here. 351 00:16:39,640 --> 00:16:41,400 Speaker 1: Maybe it's a little bit of reverse jinx because it's 352 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:45,840 Speaker 1: sort of worked out last week. Um. But in his career, 353 00:16:46,400 --> 00:16:49,080 Speaker 1: Dante Adams has destroyed the Niners. And I don't know 354 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 1: if this is a thing of a kid who grew 355 00:16:51,440 --> 00:16:53,760 Speaker 1: up in the Bay Area, you know, taking it out 356 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 1: on the team, his local team that that didn't pick him. 357 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 1: I don't know. But uh, He's played five games, including 358 00:16:59,840 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 1: one playoff game against San Francisco, and in four of 359 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 1: those games he's had at least a hundred and thirty 360 00:17:06,440 --> 00:17:09,760 Speaker 1: receiving yards. He's had five touchdowns total in the five 361 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:13,440 Speaker 1: games against the forty Niners. His worst game still got 362 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 1: your seventeen fantasy points. It was like seven forty three 363 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:20,400 Speaker 1: in a touchdown. And unlike Dak Prescott with Seedee Lamb 364 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 1: last week, which by the way, you were on top of, uh, 365 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:24,960 Speaker 1: it just didn't get him the ball, um, And I 366 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:27,120 Speaker 1: don't think it was completely the Niners coverage that shut 367 00:17:27,200 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 1: him down. They just didn't get him the football. I 368 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:31,720 Speaker 1: don't think you're going to have that issue with Aaron 369 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:34,800 Speaker 1: Rodgers getting it to Davante Adams. So even at undred, 370 00:17:35,560 --> 00:17:37,560 Speaker 1: I think it's worth you know, the juice is worth 371 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:40,520 Speaker 1: the squeeze because you know, the history says the Niners 372 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 1: have not figured out how to stop Davante Adams. Just 373 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:46,320 Speaker 1: talk about Adams maybe having a little revenge. Do you 374 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:49,760 Speaker 1: think Aaron Rodgers is still holding up against the Niners? 375 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 1: I mean, if there's one thing we know about Aaron 376 00:17:52,080 --> 00:17:55,320 Speaker 1: Rodgers is that that dude has a long memory. Um. 377 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:58,680 Speaker 1: You know, and the fact that the Niners took Alex 378 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:02,119 Speaker 1: Smith at number one over Aaron Rodgers and he had 379 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:06,600 Speaker 1: that long, awkward, embarrassing weight in the green room. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, 380 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:11,119 Speaker 1: yeah yea being a kid from northern California. You know 381 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:12,920 Speaker 1: they're pictures of him as a as a kid wearing 382 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 1: forty Niner stuff. Yeah, he still remembers without a doubt. Um. Alright, So, 383 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:21,320 Speaker 1: how so who is the the high salary player that 384 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:24,600 Speaker 1: folks should avoid on Saturday? Again, Justin is not gonna 385 00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:27,680 Speaker 1: like me right now, but I think it's Derrick Henry 386 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:31,679 Speaker 1: at And the thing is, Derrick Henry could make me 387 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:34,639 Speaker 1: look very silly if they just fully unleash him like 388 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:36,920 Speaker 1: the Rams did with Cam Akers this past week, which 389 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 1: was even more remarkable than if Derrick Henry was to 390 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 1: do it this week. But Henry's injury is a little 391 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:44,880 Speaker 1: bit more recent. I know he's saying his foot feels 392 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 1: like it did before he got hurt, and he doesn't 393 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:51,000 Speaker 1: expect to be really limited. But how much work exactly 394 00:18:51,080 --> 00:18:53,480 Speaker 1: is Derrick Henry going to get that? That is my 395 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:56,159 Speaker 1: biggest fear. So I think if you're playing in like 396 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:58,920 Speaker 1: a big tournament, sure you could use Derrick Henry. But 397 00:18:58,960 --> 00:19:00,879 Speaker 1: if you're in like a cash game or you know, 398 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:03,520 Speaker 1: a small contest with friends or something like that, to me, 399 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:05,480 Speaker 1: I think he's a little risky and I would rather 400 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:07,919 Speaker 1: pay up for either of the receivers that we just 401 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 1: talked about, or your boy Deebo Samuel. Yeah, well Deebo 402 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:11,919 Speaker 1: Samuel is like I think there'd be in a lot 403 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:14,920 Speaker 1: of lineups because I mean, the dude can do everything, 404 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:19,360 Speaker 1: like literally can do everything. Uh in that offense, Um, 405 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:22,200 Speaker 1: I get it. I especially you know, having held all 406 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:24,680 Speaker 1: that time off I would be a little bit worried 407 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:27,320 Speaker 1: about Derrick Henry. Um. I still think he's gonna into 408 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:30,240 Speaker 1: being very popular because say, hey, it's Derrick Henry, let's 409 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:32,200 Speaker 1: why not put him in the lineup. Um, I'm gonna 410 00:19:32,200 --> 00:19:34,920 Speaker 1: go Aaron Jones. Um, just because the Niners have really 411 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 1: been locking down on opposing run games recently. Um, we 412 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:41,960 Speaker 1: saw it, you know, certainly late in the regular season. 413 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:45,159 Speaker 1: We saw it again in that playoff game against the Cowboys, 414 00:19:45,440 --> 00:19:47,439 Speaker 1: and like, I know, I know, it's been easy to 415 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:51,280 Speaker 1: sort of pick on Zeke uh this season, especially late 416 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:54,399 Speaker 1: in the year, But the Niners really shut them down, 417 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,840 Speaker 1: Um on the running game. I mean, they threw the 418 00:19:57,880 --> 00:19:59,719 Speaker 1: ball effectively, but on the ground they didn't really get 419 00:19:59,800 --> 00:20:02,480 Speaker 1: much wings. So I would worry about Aaron Jones this week. 420 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:06,560 Speaker 1: I think if the Packers have success, I think it's 421 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:08,359 Speaker 1: through the air. I just don't think it's gonna happen 422 00:20:08,359 --> 00:20:10,200 Speaker 1: on the ground. So maybe Jones catches a couple of passes, 423 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 1: but I think it's a runner. You're gonna see much 424 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 1: from him against the forty Niners. So that gets us 425 00:20:15,320 --> 00:20:17,960 Speaker 1: to our value picks for Saturday. And that seems like 426 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:21,200 Speaker 1: you agree about this Packers through the air thing. Yeah, 427 00:20:21,320 --> 00:20:24,080 Speaker 1: and for everything that you said, Marcus, so that the 428 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:26,680 Speaker 1: forty Niners have been able to stop the run, then 429 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:28,920 Speaker 1: if they do have a weakness on defense, I think 430 00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:31,879 Speaker 1: it is in the secondary. And then there's an angry 431 00:20:31,880 --> 00:20:35,359 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers throwing the ball too. So uh, MVS. For 432 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:37,520 Speaker 1: me at forty two hundred, I think it's a really 433 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:40,480 Speaker 1: good value play. I know, uh, he didn't close out 434 00:20:40,520 --> 00:20:42,880 Speaker 1: the year great and in Week eight team, but before 435 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 1: that he was heavily utilized. He had a stretch late 436 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:48,200 Speaker 1: in the season where he was getting like nine targets 437 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:50,520 Speaker 1: a game. And we know that he is their best 438 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:53,680 Speaker 1: deep threat outside of Davantae Adams, who's their best everything. 439 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:55,920 Speaker 1: So if they do take a shot deep, I think 440 00:20:55,960 --> 00:20:58,280 Speaker 1: it will be with MVS. He just has to catch 441 00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:01,359 Speaker 1: one long touchdown and at it will greatly pay off. 442 00:21:01,920 --> 00:21:05,200 Speaker 1: Have we have we decided on a a number two 443 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:08,000 Speaker 1: receiver of record in in Green Bay? Because you know, 444 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:10,800 Speaker 1: sometimes it's MBS, sometimes it's Alan Lazar. It just doesn't 445 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:13,879 Speaker 1: seem like there's one guy that has established themselves as 446 00:21:13,920 --> 00:21:17,400 Speaker 1: the wide receiver to there. I don't think there's one 447 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:20,000 Speaker 1: per se, especially now Randall Cobb is gonna is expected 448 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:23,320 Speaker 1: to be back. But I think for me, MVS is 449 00:21:23,359 --> 00:21:25,240 Speaker 1: the one that I feel the safest in because his 450 00:21:25,440 --> 00:21:27,680 Speaker 1: volume is a little bit safer, and then again, he's 451 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:29,920 Speaker 1: just a deep threat, so you don't need to rack 452 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:33,120 Speaker 1: up catches. If you catch a sixty plus yard touchdown. Yeah, 453 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 1: that's that's a good point. Um, so mine. Uh and 454 00:21:36,640 --> 00:21:38,919 Speaker 1: again justin by promise, we're not picking on your squad, 455 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 1: but Tyler Boyd, Um just because the the Titans have 456 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:46,440 Speaker 1: struggled against slot receivers this year third most yards allowed, 457 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 1: tied for the second most touchdowns allowed. Um, and Boyd 458 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:52,120 Speaker 1: has you know that's where he does most of his work, 459 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:55,320 Speaker 1: and like I know that he is not. Uh yeah, 460 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 1: justin pointing out the Dannie Amondola lit them up, which 461 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:01,520 Speaker 1: which that seems bad. Um, at least in at least 462 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:05,439 Speaker 1: in the year one, that seems bad. So Uh, Tyler Boyd, 463 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:07,840 Speaker 1: I think can can have a little bit of success there. 464 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:09,959 Speaker 1: You know. Look, Jamar Chase is still going to be 465 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 1: the number one target in that offense. But I think 466 00:22:12,320 --> 00:22:15,200 Speaker 1: I think we've learned from Joe Burrow is he will 467 00:22:15,240 --> 00:22:17,640 Speaker 1: throw to the open guy. Uh. And if Tyler boy 468 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:19,399 Speaker 1: can get open working out of the slot, then I 469 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:21,879 Speaker 1: think he's gonna see quite a few targets coming up 470 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:24,200 Speaker 1: this weekend. All right, we'll take a quick break, we'll 471 00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:26,200 Speaker 1: come back, we will dive into the Sunday slate. Plus 472 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:29,360 Speaker 1: we'll talk about a different playoff fantasy format. That maybe 473 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:31,280 Speaker 1: you should be hip too, if you weren't already say 474 00:22:31,320 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 1: soon for the NFL Fantasy Football Podcast. All right, let's 475 00:22:36,560 --> 00:22:39,600 Speaker 1: look at the Sunday slate of games. We've got the 476 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:43,000 Speaker 1: Bills and the Chiefs, which, like I said, on paper, 477 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:46,840 Speaker 1: looks like the most exciting game of the weekend. But 478 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:51,479 Speaker 1: we also, uh, we've got the Bucks and the Rams, 479 00:22:51,880 --> 00:22:53,520 Speaker 1: which was a game from earlier this year that was 480 00:22:53,520 --> 00:22:56,040 Speaker 1: played at so Fi Stadium, which was really entertaining. The 481 00:22:56,080 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 1: Rams ended up winning I think by ten uh in 482 00:22:58,840 --> 00:23:01,160 Speaker 1: that game, but it was a very entertaining game between 483 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:04,240 Speaker 1: two very good teams. But let's start with the player 484 00:23:04,320 --> 00:23:06,720 Speaker 1: on the slate worth paying up for on Sunday. I 485 00:23:07,080 --> 00:23:11,399 Speaker 1: am not surprised by your answer. I'm going with Josh 486 00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:13,639 Speaker 1: Allen here, and before you know, you guys could all 487 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:15,639 Speaker 1: call me a homer, but I also have a Patrick 488 00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:19,480 Speaker 1: Mahomes pop figure up here too next to Josh Allen. Um. 489 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:23,080 Speaker 1: I just think Josh Allen is the safest bet when 490 00:23:23,080 --> 00:23:26,240 Speaker 1: it comes to a quarterback in fantasy because if you 491 00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:28,560 Speaker 1: could stop him in the air, he's gonna run against you. 492 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:30,520 Speaker 1: If you could stop him on the ground, he's gonna 493 00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 1: throw against you. So Allen's rushing numbers in the playoffs 494 00:23:33,800 --> 00:23:36,040 Speaker 1: two and as of late to close out the season 495 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:38,520 Speaker 1: has been great. He was the QB one in the 496 00:23:38,560 --> 00:23:40,680 Speaker 1: regular season, he was the QB one last year. Is 497 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:42,440 Speaker 1: the QB one of the first week of the playoffs. 498 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:44,640 Speaker 1: I think, if you are paying up for a quarterback, 499 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:46,960 Speaker 1: why not go with the guy who's been the most 500 00:23:46,960 --> 00:23:49,960 Speaker 1: productive of all of them. Yeah, No, makes playing of 501 00:23:49,960 --> 00:23:53,359 Speaker 1: sense to me. Um. Look, I was looking at the 502 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 1: quarterbacks to for for the Sunday slate of games, and 503 00:23:57,040 --> 00:23:58,760 Speaker 1: he is the one that I think has the most 504 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:01,440 Speaker 1: upside there that that's seems to have the best matchup 505 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:04,120 Speaker 1: and the best production. So I I totally get that. 506 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:07,760 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say it's worth spending to add Mike Evans. 507 00:24:08,119 --> 00:24:10,439 Speaker 1: I know it's not necessarily huge, especially compared to the 508 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:14,000 Speaker 1: seventies six for for Josh Allen, but uh, the Rams 509 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:16,680 Speaker 1: have given up some yards in their secondary Now I'm 510 00:24:16,680 --> 00:24:19,080 Speaker 1: curious whether or not, uh they're going to try to 511 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:22,120 Speaker 1: line him up against Jalen Ramsey, But I still think 512 00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:24,399 Speaker 1: that the Evans can have some success. Uh, And I 513 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:26,040 Speaker 1: think that they're gonna really try to work to get 514 00:24:26,119 --> 00:24:30,800 Speaker 1: him the football, especially because the Bucks are still beat up, 515 00:24:30,800 --> 00:24:32,679 Speaker 1: and they're still trying to look for help in their 516 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:35,600 Speaker 1: wide receiver group. You know, um, you know, Cyril Grayson 517 00:24:35,720 --> 00:24:39,960 Speaker 1: isn't necessarily going to scare a lot of defensive coordinators. UM, 518 00:24:40,119 --> 00:24:41,960 Speaker 1: so I still think they're gonna lean very heavily on 519 00:24:42,040 --> 00:24:44,040 Speaker 1: Mike Evans. I think he's gonna get plenty of targets. 520 00:24:44,040 --> 00:24:46,919 Speaker 1: And as long as the offensive line is healthy and 521 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:50,520 Speaker 1: upfront and can protect Tom Brady from Aaron Donald and 522 00:24:50,600 --> 00:24:52,960 Speaker 1: Von Miller and the rest of that pass rush, I 523 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:55,440 Speaker 1: think they're gonna be some targets there for for Mike Evans. 524 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:58,080 Speaker 1: So I would I would try to reach and get him. Um, 525 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:00,359 Speaker 1: who's the high salary guy that that you're were worried 526 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:03,480 Speaker 1: about this week? Uh? For me, it's Sony Michelle, And 527 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 1: I wouldn't touch Sony Michelle with a ten foot poll. 528 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:09,119 Speaker 1: I mean one. The Bucks are the best defense against 529 00:25:09,119 --> 00:25:11,680 Speaker 1: stopping the run. I know they don't allow the fewest 530 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:15,000 Speaker 1: fantasy points to running backs, but consistently every year there 531 00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:17,400 Speaker 1: and if they're not first and fewest rushing yards, they're 532 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:19,640 Speaker 1: like second or third. So they're just such a hard 533 00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:23,480 Speaker 1: defense to run against. And then shockingly last week, cam 534 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:26,480 Speaker 1: Akers had more snaps, he had more touches. He was 535 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:28,360 Speaker 1: the running back that they were using in the passing 536 00:25:28,359 --> 00:25:30,560 Speaker 1: game and not just throwing him the ball. They were 537 00:25:30,560 --> 00:25:33,199 Speaker 1: throwing the ball like forty yards down field, which was 538 00:25:33,280 --> 00:25:36,440 Speaker 1: remarkable to see. So I think cam Akers is now 539 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:39,040 Speaker 1: the guy the running back, especially when we're talking about 540 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:40,679 Speaker 1: a good run defense like the Bucks. If they have 541 00:25:40,720 --> 00:25:42,080 Speaker 1: to throw the ball, I think it's gonna be a 542 00:25:42,119 --> 00:25:44,639 Speaker 1: lot of cam Akers and not a lot of Sony Michelle. 543 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:47,240 Speaker 1: And they're about the same price too, in this slate, 544 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:49,119 Speaker 1: so it would be all cam Akers. I wouldn't want 545 00:25:49,160 --> 00:25:51,639 Speaker 1: Sony Michelle in any of my lineups. There were a 546 00:25:51,640 --> 00:25:54,720 Speaker 1: lot of running back surprises last week. I mean, Keyshawn 547 00:25:54,800 --> 00:25:57,320 Speaker 1: Vaughan ended up having a pretty good day for the Bucks. 548 00:25:57,680 --> 00:26:00,399 Speaker 1: Jerick McKinnon coming out of nowhere to be that Chiefs 549 00:26:00,440 --> 00:26:02,879 Speaker 1: like secret weapon in the backfield when everybody was on 550 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:06,159 Speaker 1: Darryl Williams. Uh, kind of a surprise. And then Uh, 551 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:08,119 Speaker 1: Sony Michelle got the start and I think he ripped 552 00:26:08,119 --> 00:26:10,280 Speaker 1: off like a fifteen twenty yard run on the first 553 00:26:10,280 --> 00:26:12,120 Speaker 1: play of the game. After that, it was the cam 554 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:14,280 Speaker 1: Akers show the rest of the day for the Rams, 555 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:17,199 Speaker 1: So I think that alone makes it worth kind of 556 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:20,880 Speaker 1: stand away from from Sony Michelle. Um, I'm worried about 557 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:24,159 Speaker 1: Tyreek Hill. You know, Uh, down the stretch he was 558 00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:27,720 Speaker 1: not particularly great. We saw Mahomes kind of spread the 559 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:30,159 Speaker 1: ball around a little bit more. We've seen you know, 560 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:32,800 Speaker 1: we've seen me Cole Hardman start to get more more targets. 561 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:35,400 Speaker 1: We've seen Byron Pringle, I'll start to get more looks. 562 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:37,920 Speaker 1: Even DeMarcus Robinson kind of pops up here and there, 563 00:26:38,440 --> 00:26:40,960 Speaker 1: uh in the offense, And I think maybe teams are 564 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:45,080 Speaker 1: trying more to take Tyreek Hill away. He's still super explosive. 565 00:26:45,119 --> 00:26:47,199 Speaker 1: He's still that guy that if he gets one or 566 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:49,919 Speaker 1: two opportunities, can pop a big play for you. But 567 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:52,879 Speaker 1: it just seems like it's gotten harder lately for the 568 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:56,280 Speaker 1: Chiefs to get him those opportunities in space. And on 569 00:26:56,359 --> 00:26:58,800 Speaker 1: top of it, we know the Bills uh past defense 570 00:26:58,840 --> 00:27:00,840 Speaker 1: has been pretty good. Their secondary he has been has 571 00:27:00,840 --> 00:27:03,840 Speaker 1: been pretty solid all year long. So uh, look, I 572 00:27:03,840 --> 00:27:05,439 Speaker 1: I understand if you want to pop him in there 573 00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:07,680 Speaker 1: and try to play for this ceiling, But I'm sort 574 00:27:07,680 --> 00:27:09,879 Speaker 1: of with you if you're playing kind of a casual game. 575 00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:12,480 Speaker 1: If you're playing with friends, maybe I pivot away from 576 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:15,280 Speaker 1: Tyreek Hill. Uh, I try to go somewhere else because 577 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:18,520 Speaker 1: it just hasn't been particularly great for him. Uh the 578 00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:22,399 Speaker 1: last few weeks heading into the playoffs. Um, alright, So 579 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:26,040 Speaker 1: finally the value pick for this uh this Sunday, who 580 00:27:26,080 --> 00:27:31,000 Speaker 1: you got? I went with your boy Van jeff just 581 00:27:31,080 --> 00:27:33,159 Speaker 1: because again I was just saying earlier how hard it 582 00:27:33,240 --> 00:27:35,680 Speaker 1: is to run on the Bucks. I wouldn't be surprised 583 00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:37,960 Speaker 1: if the Rams through a lot in this game, and 584 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:41,080 Speaker 1: I think that would mean all three receivers getting involved. 585 00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:43,359 Speaker 1: But we know the Books are gonna do everything they 586 00:27:43,359 --> 00:27:46,240 Speaker 1: can to try to limit Cooper Cup, which should open 587 00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:49,240 Speaker 1: up a lot for Odell Beckham and Van Jefferson. And 588 00:27:49,240 --> 00:27:51,760 Speaker 1: I know Odell looked really good the other day and 589 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:55,040 Speaker 1: he scored the touchdown. He's been the preferred red zone option, 590 00:27:55,320 --> 00:27:57,760 Speaker 1: the preferred deep dirt though, is still Van Jefferson. So 591 00:27:57,920 --> 00:28:00,960 Speaker 1: just like MVS, at this price, he catches one long 592 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:03,600 Speaker 1: one his days, he's gonna pay off. So I think 593 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:06,120 Speaker 1: I like taking an upside shot on Van Jefferson there. 594 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:09,480 Speaker 1: I was sort of laughing watching the Rams Cardinals game 595 00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:11,960 Speaker 1: last week because you know, here it is the Rams 596 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:15,919 Speaker 1: were just stomping out Arizona in every which way, and 597 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:17,919 Speaker 1: in my mind, I'm thinking, you know, they're on the sideline, 598 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:19,720 Speaker 1: probably thinking of themselves. At least we kept Cooper Cup 599 00:28:19,720 --> 00:28:22,600 Speaker 1: in check. Um. But even that, even that didn't end 600 00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:24,160 Speaker 1: up being the case because like in the second half, 601 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:26,240 Speaker 1: Cup started to kind of be Cooper Cup again. But 602 00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:28,320 Speaker 1: I'm like, yeah, you're getting thumped. But hey, you know what, 603 00:28:28,359 --> 00:28:30,919 Speaker 1: Cooper Cup didn't didn't have a big game against you, 604 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:33,879 Speaker 1: So I guess there's that. Uh so you took my 605 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:36,040 Speaker 1: guy as a value pick, I'm gonna take your guy, 606 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:40,000 Speaker 1: Dave Davis on the other side. Um, you know, one, 607 00:28:40,040 --> 00:28:41,960 Speaker 1: I think this is gonna be a high scoring games. 608 00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:44,040 Speaker 1: I think, you know, both these teams can put up 609 00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:47,080 Speaker 1: points at will. We saw that last week in their 610 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:51,200 Speaker 1: respective playoff games. Um, and I do think that, uh, 611 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:53,320 Speaker 1: you know, the Bills are gonna have to throw the ball, 612 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:55,280 Speaker 1: They're gonna have to spread it around, and I think 613 00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:57,320 Speaker 1: Dave Davis is gonna be the recipient of a of 614 00:28:57,360 --> 00:29:00,200 Speaker 1: a lot of them. And again, sort of like Van 615 00:29:00,280 --> 00:29:03,960 Speaker 1: Jefferson or you know, like like MVS doesn't necessarily have 616 00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:06,200 Speaker 1: to get a ton of catches but I think he can, 617 00:29:06,280 --> 00:29:08,240 Speaker 1: you know, get himself a couple of end zone targets 618 00:29:08,280 --> 00:29:11,360 Speaker 1: if he scores, maybe breaks, so a one good long play, 619 00:29:11,440 --> 00:29:13,560 Speaker 1: I think he has a pretty good day. So I 620 00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:15,800 Speaker 1: wouldn't mind kind of plugging him in at four hundred 621 00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:17,840 Speaker 1: and seeing what you can get out of that. So 622 00:29:18,280 --> 00:29:21,040 Speaker 1: it should be a whole lot of fun. Um that 623 00:29:21,080 --> 00:29:25,920 Speaker 1: gets me too. We're talking about fantasy formats for the postseason, right, 624 00:29:26,000 --> 00:29:27,640 Speaker 1: and I guess this is where I should probably plug 625 00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:30,400 Speaker 1: Playoff Challenge. You can still play NFL Playoff Challenge where 626 00:29:30,400 --> 00:29:32,560 Speaker 1: you put the other lineup I play for that. It's 627 00:29:32,600 --> 00:29:34,320 Speaker 1: not too late to get in you probably you know, 628 00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:36,760 Speaker 1: obviously a week behind if you haven't already. But yeah, 629 00:29:36,800 --> 00:29:39,000 Speaker 1: get in former league with some friends, have some fun. 630 00:29:39,040 --> 00:29:42,160 Speaker 1: It's a good time. Go check it out. But you 631 00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:44,880 Speaker 1: have been talking about a playoff format that you are 632 00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:47,320 Speaker 1: in called the one and Done, and I hadn't heard 633 00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:50,240 Speaker 1: of this. I'm sure other people probably have, but for 634 00:29:50,280 --> 00:29:53,760 Speaker 1: the uninitiated like me, kind of explain what this is. Yeah, 635 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:56,920 Speaker 1: it is a really fun playoff format, and basically what 636 00:29:56,960 --> 00:29:59,280 Speaker 1: it is is you set a different line up for 637 00:29:59,320 --> 00:30:02,120 Speaker 1: each round the playoffs, so like the wild card round, 638 00:30:02,160 --> 00:30:03,920 Speaker 1: you set a line up to divisional round where you're 639 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:07,200 Speaker 1: gonna set in another lineup. The only rule is once 640 00:30:07,240 --> 00:30:10,120 Speaker 1: you use a player, you can never use him again. 641 00:30:10,440 --> 00:30:12,560 Speaker 1: So like I use last week, I use a lot 642 00:30:12,600 --> 00:30:15,160 Speaker 1: of Bengals. I used Joe Burrow, I use Jamar Chase, 643 00:30:15,240 --> 00:30:17,640 Speaker 1: Joe Mixon. If the Bengals go to the super Bowl, 644 00:30:18,160 --> 00:30:20,400 Speaker 1: I have to use whoever they're playing against because I 645 00:30:20,440 --> 00:30:23,760 Speaker 1: cannot use the Bengals again the rest of the playoffs. 646 00:30:23,760 --> 00:30:26,400 Speaker 1: So it's a fun strategy game because you have to 647 00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:28,440 Speaker 1: one determine who you think is gonna have a good 648 00:30:28,480 --> 00:30:31,520 Speaker 1: game that week, while also thinking about like who do 649 00:30:31,600 --> 00:30:33,640 Speaker 1: I think is gonna advance and who do I want 650 00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:36,400 Speaker 1: to leave for better weeks or just because I need 651 00:30:36,440 --> 00:30:39,120 Speaker 1: to feel the lineup three weeks from now. That yeah, 652 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:41,200 Speaker 1: that's pretty awesome because it is. It's a combination of 653 00:30:41,280 --> 00:30:43,920 Speaker 1: sort of like you know, Fantasy slash playoff challenge and 654 00:30:43,960 --> 00:30:46,400 Speaker 1: a little bit of a survivor pool aspect of it too, 655 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:48,880 Speaker 1: because you can't go back and use use guys again. 656 00:30:48,920 --> 00:30:50,000 Speaker 1: So I was like, I looked at the lone of 657 00:30:50,040 --> 00:30:53,520 Speaker 1: you put together Joe Burrow, Joe Mixon, uh Daryll Williams, 658 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:57,360 Speaker 1: which you know, sort of crapped out on you, Deebo 659 00:30:57,480 --> 00:31:00,800 Speaker 1: Samuel that that worked out, Jamaar Chase, obviously that worked out, 660 00:31:00,880 --> 00:31:04,520 Speaker 1: zach Ertz Hunter renfro So. I guess the good news 661 00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:09,000 Speaker 1: is between renfro Uh and Art's those guys are are 662 00:31:09,040 --> 00:31:11,600 Speaker 1: off the board anyway because those teams have lost. But yeah, 663 00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:15,640 Speaker 1: you're if the Bengals do make a run, you're kind 664 00:31:15,640 --> 00:31:17,800 Speaker 1: of hurting it. You still got T Higgins, you still 665 00:31:17,800 --> 00:31:20,840 Speaker 1: got Tyler Boyd. I guess you got c. J Usama 666 00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:23,640 Speaker 1: if you're if you're feeling that I was in this 667 00:31:23,680 --> 00:31:25,920 Speaker 1: is a pretty big contest. There's like fifties something people, 668 00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:28,560 Speaker 1: maybe more. And I was in first place all week 669 00:31:28,600 --> 00:31:32,080 Speaker 1: long last week until the Chiefs game Darryl Williams gave 670 00:31:32,080 --> 00:31:34,480 Speaker 1: me negative points and the rest of the Chiefs went off, 671 00:31:34,480 --> 00:31:36,239 Speaker 1: and now I'm in like twenty place and I'm like, 672 00:31:36,280 --> 00:31:40,960 Speaker 1: oh man, this sucks. So so are you willing to share? 673 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:43,280 Speaker 1: Have you put together your your your lineup for this week? 674 00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:46,480 Speaker 1: Are you willing to share that? I am and full disclosure, 675 00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:48,600 Speaker 1: it might change. Like last week, I changed my lineup 676 00:31:48,640 --> 00:31:52,320 Speaker 1: like six times on Friday, But as of now, I'm 677 00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:56,160 Speaker 1: going with the with Aaron Rodgers. I have Derrick Henry 678 00:31:56,200 --> 00:31:58,240 Speaker 1: because I know I said I didn't love him in DFS, 679 00:31:58,280 --> 00:32:00,280 Speaker 1: but I'm like, if the Titans lose, this might be 680 00:32:00,320 --> 00:32:04,280 Speaker 1: my one chance to get him in h Devin Singletary, uh, 681 00:32:04,360 --> 00:32:08,320 Speaker 1: Davante Adams, Tee Higgins, Cooper Cup, Travis Kelsey. That is 682 00:32:08,520 --> 00:32:11,640 Speaker 1: what I have right now. All right. So again, if 683 00:32:11,720 --> 00:32:14,360 Speaker 1: if the Chiefs move on that Kelsey is is out 684 00:32:14,360 --> 00:32:15,880 Speaker 1: of the he's out of the mix for you. But 685 00:32:16,240 --> 00:32:19,760 Speaker 1: all right, um, interesting, I kind of dig this. I 686 00:32:19,760 --> 00:32:21,200 Speaker 1: have to remember this for next year so I can 687 00:32:21,320 --> 00:32:23,360 Speaker 1: get in one of these weeks. We should do one 688 00:32:23,400 --> 00:32:25,360 Speaker 1: with like listeners and stuff or something. We should We 689 00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:27,200 Speaker 1: should totally remember this and do it next year because 690 00:32:27,400 --> 00:32:30,280 Speaker 1: this this seems actually pretty cool. Um, all right, so 691 00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:31,880 Speaker 1: before we go, let's make our picks for the week. 692 00:32:31,920 --> 00:32:35,680 Speaker 1: I know you've already said for the the Bucks or 693 00:32:35,680 --> 00:32:39,880 Speaker 1: the Bengals and Titans who you have here. I will 694 00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:43,200 Speaker 1: say that I was I was totally on with the Bengals, 695 00:32:43,760 --> 00:32:47,160 Speaker 1: and then I saw Justin's hype video. I think I 696 00:32:47,240 --> 00:32:49,520 Speaker 1: think I'm switching to the Titans now. Like I was thinking, 697 00:32:49,560 --> 00:32:53,760 Speaker 1: like the Bengals are hot, they're swaggy, They're they're super confident. Um. 698 00:32:53,840 --> 00:32:55,200 Speaker 1: But then I saw this hype video and I got 699 00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:57,800 Speaker 1: all emotional about the portal scene in Avengers in game 700 00:32:57,840 --> 00:32:59,880 Speaker 1: again and then so now I think I'm I'm switching 701 00:32:59,880 --> 00:33:03,120 Speaker 1: my picked to the Titans. There, so there you go. Um, 702 00:33:03,360 --> 00:33:07,080 Speaker 1: forty Niners, Packers, where are you going? I'm seeing a 703 00:33:07,120 --> 00:33:10,840 Speaker 1: lot of people pick the forty Niners. I'm sorry, Margaus, 704 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:13,320 Speaker 1: I'm still gonna pick the Packers. It's Aaron. It's an 705 00:33:13,320 --> 00:33:15,840 Speaker 1: angry Aaron Rodgers at home in the cold. I just 706 00:33:15,880 --> 00:33:19,880 Speaker 1: trust him more than Jimmy g agreed. I took the 707 00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:22,640 Speaker 1: Cowboys last week, and I caught some heat for that, 708 00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:24,520 Speaker 1: but I can I can go back and say that 709 00:33:24,520 --> 00:33:28,160 Speaker 1: it was motivation. Um, maybe this will be motivation too 710 00:33:28,200 --> 00:33:29,800 Speaker 1: for the forty Niners because I know they listened to 711 00:33:29,880 --> 00:33:32,040 Speaker 1: this podcast all the time. I just think the Packers, 712 00:33:32,120 --> 00:33:33,800 Speaker 1: the Packers are just a better team. And I know 713 00:33:33,840 --> 00:33:36,960 Speaker 1: that you know what the Niners won earlier in the season. Um, 714 00:33:37,160 --> 00:33:41,040 Speaker 1: things are drastically different now than they were then for 715 00:33:41,120 --> 00:33:43,360 Speaker 1: both teams. But I think the Packers are the better team. 716 00:33:43,400 --> 00:33:47,440 Speaker 1: I think at home, I think they get a win there. Uh, Sunday, Rams, Bucks. 717 00:33:47,440 --> 00:33:50,400 Speaker 1: Who you got. I'm going with the Rams here. We 718 00:33:50,520 --> 00:33:54,160 Speaker 1: saw the Rams beat the Bucks and Brady earlier this year, 719 00:33:54,200 --> 00:33:56,200 Speaker 1: and I know it's on the road in Tampa now, 720 00:33:56,320 --> 00:33:59,200 Speaker 1: but I still think Aaron Donald von Miller and those 721 00:33:59,200 --> 00:34:01,520 Speaker 1: guys are gonna be able to get pressure on Brady 722 00:34:01,760 --> 00:34:04,360 Speaker 1: and with him having the limited weapons around him now, 723 00:34:04,920 --> 00:34:07,000 Speaker 1: I think life will be tough for Brady this weekend. 724 00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:10,520 Speaker 1: I think I think the Rams pull off the upset. Yeah, 725 00:34:10,560 --> 00:34:12,120 Speaker 1: by the way I spoke, it was the Packers that 726 00:34:12,160 --> 00:34:15,000 Speaker 1: won that matchup back in Week three against the forty niners. 727 00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:17,680 Speaker 1: I don't know where my head was anyway. Uh So 728 00:34:17,719 --> 00:34:20,040 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go with I think the Rams win. I 729 00:34:20,040 --> 00:34:24,319 Speaker 1: think the Rams get to win on the road against Tampa. Um. Look, 730 00:34:24,440 --> 00:34:28,239 Speaker 1: the Bucks, they had really good injury luck last year, 731 00:34:28,920 --> 00:34:31,799 Speaker 1: UM and they haven't really had that this year, and 732 00:34:31,800 --> 00:34:33,319 Speaker 1: I think at some point it's gonna start to catch 733 00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:35,840 Speaker 1: up to them. Um. You know, I know Matt Stafford 734 00:34:35,840 --> 00:34:39,759 Speaker 1: has been a little bit shaky and uh the you know, 735 00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:42,520 Speaker 1: they have been a lot more run heavy lately. But 736 00:34:42,600 --> 00:34:44,959 Speaker 1: I think I think they get it done on the road. 737 00:34:45,360 --> 00:34:46,880 Speaker 1: So I don't know if that counts is an upset, 738 00:34:46,920 --> 00:34:49,799 Speaker 1: but I think they win Bill's Chiefs. I mean, I'm 739 00:34:49,800 --> 00:34:52,240 Speaker 1: gonna ask you officially the question. I already know the answer, 740 00:34:52,280 --> 00:34:54,880 Speaker 1: but go ahead. I'm going with the Bills. And I 741 00:34:54,920 --> 00:34:57,480 Speaker 1: know I'm gonna sound like a Homer saying this, and 742 00:34:57,480 --> 00:34:59,520 Speaker 1: and there's lots of reasons you could throw out right, 743 00:34:59,560 --> 00:35:01,719 Speaker 1: Like every move they've made the last year has kind 744 00:35:01,760 --> 00:35:04,520 Speaker 1: of been built around beating the Chiefs. The Stefon Diggs 745 00:35:04,560 --> 00:35:07,200 Speaker 1: picture of him staring off from motivation, none of that, 746 00:35:07,280 --> 00:35:10,000 Speaker 1: I don't. I think the difference makers is the Bills 747 00:35:10,040 --> 00:35:12,640 Speaker 1: have Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde back there in that secondary. 748 00:35:12,680 --> 00:35:14,920 Speaker 1: And we saw teams this year when they were playing 749 00:35:14,920 --> 00:35:17,960 Speaker 1: their safeties back deep and stuff. It was really impacting 750 00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:20,600 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes in the passing game. He now has to 751 00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:23,400 Speaker 1: face what I believe is the best safety duo in 752 00:35:23,440 --> 00:35:25,799 Speaker 1: the NFL. So I think it'll be a really good game. 753 00:35:26,040 --> 00:35:28,360 Speaker 1: I don't. I personally don't think it's going to be 754 00:35:28,400 --> 00:35:31,440 Speaker 1: as high scoring as other people are predicting. I wouldn't 755 00:35:31,480 --> 00:35:34,760 Speaker 1: be surprised if it's something like something along those lines. 756 00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:37,359 Speaker 1: I think it'll be close. I'm going with the Bills, 757 00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:39,920 Speaker 1: though I'm I'm with you, though. I'm going with the 758 00:35:39,960 --> 00:35:43,239 Speaker 1: Bills on this one. Took the Chiefs. I know they 759 00:35:43,320 --> 00:35:45,920 Speaker 1: ended up sort of rolling and they stomped the Steelers 760 00:35:46,040 --> 00:35:49,360 Speaker 1: last week, but I feel like that was the Steelers. Um, 761 00:35:49,400 --> 00:35:51,480 Speaker 1: you know, they sort of limped into the playoffs. They 762 00:35:51,520 --> 00:35:54,840 Speaker 1: got in thanks to the Raiders deciding to be aggressive 763 00:35:54,840 --> 00:35:58,720 Speaker 1: and kick a field goal and winning in Week eighteen. Um, 764 00:35:58,920 --> 00:36:02,480 Speaker 1: but Kansas City has not looked really impressive a lot 765 00:36:03,080 --> 00:36:05,840 Speaker 1: down the stretch. And it's one thing to kind of 766 00:36:05,880 --> 00:36:08,320 Speaker 1: go and beat up on the Steelers and Ben Roethlisberger, 767 00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:11,000 Speaker 1: who was you know, on his way out. It's another 768 00:36:11,040 --> 00:36:13,759 Speaker 1: thing to do it against this Bill's team that is 769 00:36:13,760 --> 00:36:16,240 Speaker 1: definitely a lot better, and their quarterback is a lot better, 770 00:36:16,360 --> 00:36:18,399 Speaker 1: and their their offense is a lot better. I just 771 00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:20,440 Speaker 1: I don't know. I feel like this is this is 772 00:36:20,480 --> 00:36:22,080 Speaker 1: the year for the Bills to go in there and 773 00:36:22,239 --> 00:36:25,440 Speaker 1: get it done. Um. Maybe this is Buffalo's time, Maybe 774 00:36:25,520 --> 00:36:28,080 Speaker 1: maybe Bill's mafia. Maybe this is finally your year. I 775 00:36:28,120 --> 00:36:30,799 Speaker 1: don't know, but I think this week is certainly your week, uh, 776 00:36:30,840 --> 00:36:32,920 Speaker 1: to go in and get a win against the Chiefs. 777 00:36:32,960 --> 00:36:38,120 Speaker 1: So enjoy, enjoy, enjoy any championship weekend I know people say, oh, 778 00:36:38,200 --> 00:36:40,200 Speaker 1: your windows open as long as you have a good quarterback, 779 00:36:40,239 --> 00:36:42,040 Speaker 1: But unlike you, Marcus, I feel like if the Bills 780 00:36:42,040 --> 00:36:44,000 Speaker 1: are ever gonna do it, it has to be this year. 781 00:36:44,080 --> 00:36:46,520 Speaker 1: Everything is in place for them right now. Yeah, I mean, 782 00:36:46,680 --> 00:36:48,719 Speaker 1: and I think you see how quickly that window can 783 00:36:48,760 --> 00:36:51,440 Speaker 1: open and close for a lot of teams. You see it. 784 00:36:51,440 --> 00:36:54,560 Speaker 1: It happened all the time. So all right, those are 785 00:36:54,560 --> 00:36:57,319 Speaker 1: our picks for the weekend. Hopefully you guys enjoy some 786 00:36:57,360 --> 00:36:59,879 Speaker 1: good football. Hopefully we get a better ratio because last 787 00:36:59,880 --> 00:37:02,720 Speaker 1: we had two games that were really competitive out of six. 788 00:37:03,440 --> 00:37:04,880 Speaker 1: Hopefully we can do a little bit better with the 789 00:37:04,960 --> 00:37:08,160 Speaker 1: ratio here in in divisional weekend in a meantime for us. 790 00:37:08,239 --> 00:37:10,480 Speaker 1: That'll do it for this edition of the NFL Fantasy 791 00:37:10,480 --> 00:37:13,399 Speaker 1: Football Podcast. Stay happy, safe and healthy, get vacs, wear 792 00:37:13,440 --> 00:37:15,759 Speaker 1: a mask, do good, and live well, and we'll talk 793 00:37:15,800 --> 00:37:36,600 Speaker 1: to you next week. WoT I don't go