1 00:00:01,080 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 1: Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: Time now for Fantasy Football Weekly from I Heart Radio, 3 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:14,960 Speaker 1: your weekly source for the nation's best fantasy football advice, speculation, 4 00:00:15,080 --> 00:00:18,639 Speaker 1: and whatever stupid stuff they decided to drop into the show. Now, 5 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: here's your host, Paul Charge. Welcome to our second Draft 6 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: day edition a Fantasy Football Weekly. I am Paul Charging 7 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: in My co host this week is Matt Harrison at 8 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: Explosive Output on Twitter. Hey Matt, Hey Charge, how are 9 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:40,600 Speaker 1: you doing. I am doing well. Good to talk to 10 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: you and exciting to get back to the draft. Last 11 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 1: week we covered the first rounders. Because of the drought, 12 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 1: we tape on Fridays, and so the first round is over. 13 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 1: This is our chance to catch up with everybody else, 14 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:53,040 Speaker 1: which is a lot of guys that we think are 15 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 1: that have a chance to be meaningful contributors here at 16 00:00:57,040 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 1: least in the short term, and so our opportunity to 17 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:05,399 Speaker 1: talk about everybody else and man the second round in particular, 18 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: just loaded with fantasy factors. Is the second round of 19 00:01:09,920 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 1: this draft, the most loaded fantasy round of maybe any 20 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: draft ever, like better than better than many first rounds 21 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 1: that we've seen in the past few years. The second 22 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: round is bonkers. I'd go one step farther. I would 23 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:29,760 Speaker 1: take the second round of this draft over from just 24 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: a fantasy standpoint, over the entirety of last year's draft. Yeah, 25 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: it's it's that good. It is. It's so many great 26 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 1: guys to talk about. Um, we're gonna begin at the 27 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: running back position, and and again for a little a 28 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 1: little bit of background on this discussion today, less oriented 29 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: and dynasty, more on redraft. We're gonna do full dynasty 30 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 1: editions of Fantasy Football weekly in the coming weeks, and 31 00:01:57,520 --> 00:01:59,960 Speaker 1: excited for that as well as we start really catering 32 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: to those people that are UM and some already having 33 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: their dynasty drafts. Let's start at the running back position, 34 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 1: and I let you choose the order you wanted to 35 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:10,639 Speaker 1: go with for the guys who were going to talk about. 36 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: And the first guy you had up to bat Matt 37 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: was DeAndre Swift. Well, I basically went in order of 38 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:19,359 Speaker 1: how they were drafted in the second round. So it's 39 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 1: not like, not like DeAndre Swift is my favorite out 40 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: of all these guys, but uh he was the next 41 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:27,080 Speaker 1: one up. He goes with the third pick in the 42 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 1: second round, and uh he goes to Detroit. UH carry On. 43 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: Johnson's contract still has two more years on it, but 44 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:36,679 Speaker 1: he can't seem to stay on the field at all, 45 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:40,360 Speaker 1: and Swift probably takes over as the lead back in 46 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 1: at very worst, what should be a sixty forty split 47 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: DeAndre Swift when when we previewed the rookies, we had 48 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:50,920 Speaker 1: him as probably the most complete running back in this 49 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:53,799 Speaker 1: draft as far as what he can do all over 50 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 1: the field. So I really like DeAndre Swift to be 51 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: one of those difference makers right away in the fantasy world. 52 00:03:02,160 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 1: I believe that it will be more like seventy five 53 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 1: DeAndre Swift because he's so good. It is arguably the 54 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:15,680 Speaker 1: most elusive, shifty, difficult to tackle back in this draft, 55 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: and it's he's just shattering ankles of all these defensive players. 56 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 1: And I just don't think Carrie On Johnson is anywhere 57 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 1: near as good as DeAndre Swift is. So I think 58 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 1: he's I think there's a real chance that he turns 59 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 1: into a three down back that gets a vast majority 60 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:32,080 Speaker 1: of work. Even though lines aren't known for three down backs, 61 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:34,760 Speaker 1: they also have an invested a great picker had a 62 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: guy nearly as good as DeAndre Swift there in a 63 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 1: long time, and I think you can just house that job, 64 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:43,400 Speaker 1: and that's It's somebody I'm very intrigued by. Let's move 65 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: over to Let's move over to Jonathan Taylor going to 66 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: Indianapolis where he gets to run behind one of the 67 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: league's great offensive lines. Yeah, and I think that Marlon 68 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 1: Mack is just an ordinary running back who's had an 69 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: incredibly good line in front of him. But I think 70 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 1: Mac is kind of a perfect compliment to Taylor. Because 71 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: Taylor provides the thunder, he provides the lightning. Mac provides 72 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 1: a light drizzle and the ability to catch balls out 73 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: of the backfield, which is kind of Taylor's one thing 74 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 1: that he can't do. Uh super well. So um, I 75 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 1: think Taylor's in line to be, you know, on the 76 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:28,840 Speaker 1: bell cow status here, and Mac figures in as a 77 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:31,359 Speaker 1: passing down back and a third down back from now on. 78 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 1: Uh kind of kills one of our favorite players, Nike minds. 79 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 1: Uh but uh yeah, one of your favorite players. I 80 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 1: would just because we like to play the nine times 81 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:49,480 Speaker 1: drop because it rhymes. We do love that. We do 82 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 1: love that part. So Taylor, of course, a very complete 83 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: back who stunned people with this combine run of four 84 00:04:57,279 --> 00:04:59,600 Speaker 1: three nine. We knew he was fast. We didn't think 85 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 1: he was like track star fast, but it turns out 86 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:06,799 Speaker 1: he is. And you still get a physical, thick, well 87 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:10,920 Speaker 1: built back who's got better footwork and lateral movement dame, 88 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 1: but his side should have And I mentioned the great 89 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 1: offensive line for Indianapolis. Pro Football Focus ranked Indie's offensive 90 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 1: line is the second best run blocking line in the NFL. 91 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 1: You're gonna give Jonathan. You're gonna give Jonathan Taylor like 92 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 1: five free yards on half his runs. I mean, that's oh, 93 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 1: it's It could be a fantastic opportunity for him. And 94 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:35,120 Speaker 1: I think Taylor feels to me like he's gonna end 95 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:42,640 Speaker 1: up fitting in. I think he's gonna end up fitting 96 00:05:42,720 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 1: into round two of fantasy drafts. That sounds about right 97 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:49,880 Speaker 1: to you. Yeah, that's kind of where I got him. 98 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 1: Um In my latest Dynasty trade value chart, I have 99 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:57,680 Speaker 1: him as the twelfth overall player right now. Um So 100 00:05:57,839 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 1: I think he's right up there. And I want to 101 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:02,279 Speaker 1: ask you, charge, if you're in the rookie draft and 102 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:06,039 Speaker 1: you hold one one in a traditional dynasty rookie draft, 103 00:06:06,360 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 1: would you take Jonathan Taylor? Or would you take Clyde 104 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:14,480 Speaker 1: Edwards Hilaire. I think I'm not gonna overthink it. I'm 105 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:16,839 Speaker 1: gonna take Jonathan Taylor because I get the every down back, 106 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:19,479 Speaker 1: I get the goal line back. I'm not sharing time 107 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: with anybody, and I can't be assured of that with 108 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 1: Clyde Edward Edwards Hilaire. As much as I love him, 109 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: I still feel like he's nobody. We're not talking about 110 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:31,880 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor in a sixty forty split here. I mean, 111 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:35,520 Speaker 1: I think think Taylor takes that that offense over I 112 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:38,239 Speaker 1: think so too. Now, Frank Wright, is it is part 113 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 1: of that you know the dreaded Eagles offense historically right 114 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: and where they did use a frustrating rotation back, so 115 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: you know, maybe it will be more more of a 116 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:50,360 Speaker 1: rotation than we realize or that we want to believe. 117 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 1: But um, I think Damian Williams is a bigger threat 118 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 1: to Clyde Edwards Hilaire than um than Jonathan Taylor is well. 119 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:01,360 Speaker 1: Frank Reich also was in the UH San Diego Charger 120 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:04,160 Speaker 1: system where they've been known for Bell House for years 121 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 1: and years, so we could we could see it go 122 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:08,839 Speaker 1: both ways here. Now we could see it about go 123 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 1: both ways. Um, very intrigued by Taylor obviously, and I 124 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: think almost anybody would feel that way. All right, let's 125 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 1: go to our next running back up. Cam Acres was 126 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: the next guy taken in the third round, and he 127 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 1: ends up going to the Rams. We figured the RAMS 128 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:25,040 Speaker 1: would address this. I think it was earlier than I 129 00:07:25,080 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 1: expected them too, But um, they end up going with 130 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 1: the powerfully built cam Acres, presumably to take the role 131 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: of Todd Gurley. Yeah, it seems like he would slide 132 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 1: right into Todd Gurley's role. But last year the RAMS 133 00:07:39,120 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: often featured both Gurley and Malcolm Brown, and they sprinkled 134 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: in Darryl Henderson as well. And gosh, all those Darryl 135 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 1: Henderson truthers out there who were investing heavily in him 136 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:51,640 Speaker 1: when they got rid of Gurley, they gotta be freaking 137 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 1: out right now, because this is not good for his 138 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: numbers at all. I do think that the Rams learned 139 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: something because of the overuse of Gurley, and I have 140 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 1: a feeling that this is now going to be a 141 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 1: shared backfield. I still like Acres the best out of 142 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 1: this bunch, but right off the bat, I would say 143 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 1: he might be a fifty percent snap right kind of 144 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 1: guy with Malcolm Brown and Darryl Henderson eating up the 145 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:20,239 Speaker 1: other half um together. So I'm a little nervous about 146 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 1: the usage that he'll get there. But I do like 147 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:25,680 Speaker 1: the player and I do like the offense, so there's 148 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 1: gonna be some uh, some bright spots ahead for cam Akers. 149 00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 1: Do you think cam Akers gets the goal line work 150 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 1: for the Rams. I do, because he's just it's he's 151 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 1: he's just so physical and he's so powerful, and I 152 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:42,280 Speaker 1: don't think they've got that on roster right now. I 153 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:44,960 Speaker 1: believe cam Akers is gonna gonna get the goal line carries, 154 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:47,840 Speaker 1: do you Yeah? And Todd Gurley was that goal line 155 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:50,440 Speaker 1: back last year, so they obviously don't see that out 156 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 1: of Henderson or Malcolm Brown because they gave it to 157 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:57,200 Speaker 1: to Gurley. So I think Acres does have that the 158 00:08:57,240 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 1: opportunity to be like a double digit touched down kind 159 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: of guy, just with that Rams offense getting close to 160 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 1: the stripe. Yeah, I agreed. That's what makes cam Akers awfully, 161 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 1: awfully intriguing here. It's a Ram's offense, as we know, 162 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: can be very explosive. Cam Akers could be sitting on 163 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:18,680 Speaker 1: twelve touchdowns and I wouldn't be at all surprised could 164 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:21,080 Speaker 1: be higher. I mean, I'm not saying that's the absolute ceiling, 165 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 1: but I think, you know, I wouldn't be surprised if 166 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:24,720 Speaker 1: he if he hit the twelve touchdown mark, and that 167 00:09:24,720 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 1: makes him a significant Fantasy contributor. Sure, let's go to 168 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 1: J K. Dobbins, the fourth running back taken in the draft. 169 00:09:32,520 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 1: He ends up in Baltimore, and this was a at 170 00:09:35,559 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 1: least the short term, this was a frustrating landing spot 171 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 1: for an awfully good player in j K. Dobbins. Well, 172 00:09:42,200 --> 00:09:46,280 Speaker 1: I mean, if you consider that mark Ingram was it 173 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:48,240 Speaker 1: was kind of the lead back in New Orleans and 174 00:09:48,280 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 1: then this dynamic playmaker named Alvin Kamara showed up and uh, 175 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:56,280 Speaker 1: you know, really cut into Ingram's production there. I think 176 00:09:56,440 --> 00:09:59,040 Speaker 1: Ingram probably works best in a shared back field. It 177 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 1: hurts Ingram, I think more than anybody. And I think 178 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 1: Dobbins is a perfect replacement for Ingram eventually, because mark 179 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:09,160 Speaker 1: Ingram does turn thirty this year, but he does have 180 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:15,079 Speaker 1: two years left on that contract, so I don't foresee Dobbins. Yeah, 181 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 1: he was great last year, but I do look at 182 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 1: this as probably an even split between these two, which 183 00:10:21,320 --> 00:10:23,560 Speaker 1: is going to be frustrating for fantasy owners for sure. 184 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:26,679 Speaker 1: It is. It's gonna be very frustrating. And and and 185 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:28,599 Speaker 1: he's got to deal with his own quarterback housing a 186 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 1: lot of runs and potentially uh potentially goal line run 187 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 1: situations away from him. To the funny thing about j K. 188 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:39,720 Speaker 1: Dobbins Man, when we broke down the rookie running back 189 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:41,959 Speaker 1: six weeks ago, when we were prepping for the draft 190 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 1: and we were doing these shows, his comparable that we 191 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:47,719 Speaker 1: talked about was mark Ingram. And now look he ends 192 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:49,640 Speaker 1: up in Baltimore running with mark Ingram. So I mean, 193 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:53,120 Speaker 1: clearly they liked the skill traits that Ingram brings and 194 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:57,120 Speaker 1: they're just doing some succession planning already. And I wonder 195 00:10:57,320 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 1: if they're not gonna grind up mark Ingram and force 196 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 1: a bunch of carries through him now at the end 197 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:07,960 Speaker 1: of his at the end of his his deal is 198 00:11:08,080 --> 00:11:10,240 Speaker 1: is coming up through just the last couple of years here, 199 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:12,800 Speaker 1: and just grind him up and then just keep JK. 200 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:16,880 Speaker 1: Dobbins more fresh. I could see that happening if Baltimore 201 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:20,680 Speaker 1: wasn't so close to being a title contender. I think 202 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 1: the talent will win out and they're gonna probably play 203 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 1: it pretty balanced and try to, you know, win the 204 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:28,960 Speaker 1: Super Bowl this year could be although mark Ingram's plenty talented. 205 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 1: I mean, the issue here is not that that he's 206 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 1: not good. No, absolutely, Dobbins is plenty of talented too, though, 207 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:37,440 Speaker 1: So I don't know if they can go you know what, 208 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:40,440 Speaker 1: We're gonna just ride mark Ingram forever this year and 209 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 1: and see how it goes. But uh, because Dobbins is 210 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 1: just too talented, and they invested a pretty high draft 211 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:49,440 Speaker 1: pick in him. Zack Moss went to Buffalo next, and 212 00:11:50,760 --> 00:11:53,440 Speaker 1: this is a this this is a tricky spot for 213 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:55,240 Speaker 1: him because we all loved what we saw from Devin's 214 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 1: Singletary at the end of this year. Now Moss brings 215 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:02,840 Speaker 1: a very different game to the table. Uh. He's two 216 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:06,120 Speaker 1: hundred twenty three pounds, you know, Singletary well, not a 217 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 1: lightweight scat back. He's also more built to be elusive, 218 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 1: wherea Zack Moss is your North South more of a 219 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:17,320 Speaker 1: power runner. Yeah. They're definitely a complementary backs to each other. 220 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 1: And I think everybody really liked what we saw out 221 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 1: of the out of Singletary and the tail end of 222 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 1: last year, But the knock on him was always that 223 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:29,600 Speaker 1: he's much smaller than you want in a bell cow back, 224 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:32,600 Speaker 1: and people don't think that he can shoulder the bell 225 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 1: cow touches. Hence, they had a whole bunch of running 226 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:38,880 Speaker 1: backs there in that depth chart last year in Singletary 227 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: eventually one out because he's talented, but Zack Moss has 228 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 1: talent of his own, and uh, it just seems like 229 00:12:46,320 --> 00:12:48,960 Speaker 1: it's a miserable fantasy fit for both of these guys. 230 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:52,160 Speaker 1: It makes me not really want to invest at what 231 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:55,200 Speaker 1: Singletary was on his high end last year because I 232 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:57,360 Speaker 1: don't think he can hit the high end with Moss there. 233 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:01,520 Speaker 1: And Moss, if he walked into say Tampa Bay where 234 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:03,720 Speaker 1: there was a little bit more of an open hole 235 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:06,840 Speaker 1: for uh some some game time, I think I would 236 00:13:06,840 --> 00:13:09,680 Speaker 1: have liked him better. So it looks like a split 237 00:13:09,720 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 1: backfield here, and uh, we're gonna have to see how 238 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:16,720 Speaker 1: they situationally use these guys. And also, and I think 239 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:19,880 Speaker 1: this will be frustrating for fantasy owners, Zack Moss is 240 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:24,959 Speaker 1: Utah's all time rushing touchdown leader at the goal line, 241 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:27,080 Speaker 1: I think I think they're gonna give Zack Moss the 242 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 1: ball a lot, and that's gonna really hurt Devin Singletary, 243 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:35,559 Speaker 1: who now has to score at distance and score on passes. 244 00:13:36,040 --> 00:13:38,720 Speaker 1: And we've seen running backs that that that don't get 245 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:41,679 Speaker 1: those goal line carries, they don't get those easy touchdowns 246 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:45,600 Speaker 1: from inside the five. Those guys can have like four 247 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:49,600 Speaker 1: touchdown seasons that really really end up torpedoing you. And 248 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 1: it adds a lot of variable to Devin's Singletary season. 249 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:59,959 Speaker 1: That I that worry me. Yeah, that one's bad all around. Next, 250 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:03,959 Speaker 1: and this was the first, I think real head scratcher 251 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:09,480 Speaker 1: of the draft, Derrington Evans going to Tennessee in the 252 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:14,040 Speaker 1: third round. Now, Pro Football Focus had him graded out 253 00:14:14,080 --> 00:14:17,600 Speaker 1: as an undrafted free agent, and here was the summary 254 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:22,480 Speaker 1: that Pro Football Focus had on Darrington Evans. Undersized and 255 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 1: unable to break tackles is a bad combo when projecting 256 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:29,480 Speaker 1: to the NFL. Two hundred pound backs with good but 257 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 1: not great shiftiness or a dime a dozen in this league. 258 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 1: That's the new Tennessee back up behind Derrick Henry. I 259 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 1: think he has zero value while Derrick Henry is healthy, 260 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:44,720 Speaker 1: and even after if something were to happen to Derrick Henry, 261 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 1: I don't trust Derrington Evans to be a significant contributor. Well, 262 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 1: maybe the Titans just have some inside information because they're 263 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:59,360 Speaker 1: obviously from Tennessee, uh, Darrnton Evans from nearby Appalachian state, 264 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 1: and maybe they just needed somebody who could run at 265 00:15:02,160 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 1: the approximate altitude of five feet, which is where Nashville 266 00:15:06,920 --> 00:15:12,600 Speaker 1: is located. So I don't quite understand this one. They 267 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 1: spent a third round pick on him, and it just 268 00:15:15,800 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 1: doesn't quite make sense. But just a reminder, Derrick Henry 269 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 1: is on the franchise tag right now. So if you're 270 00:15:21,880 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 1: in a deeper dynasty league, Darrnton Evans is the backup 271 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 1: running back. He is RB two in Tennessee right now. 272 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:34,520 Speaker 1: Dion Lewis left that team. So if something does happen 273 00:15:34,560 --> 00:15:37,880 Speaker 1: to Derrick Henry, Darrenson Evans is the next guy up. 274 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:41,760 Speaker 1: And if something catastrophic happens to Derrick Henry, he might 275 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 1: have the opportunity to try to run away with this 276 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:47,320 Speaker 1: job if he can. Doesn't sound like he will be 277 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 1: able to run away with this job. But there we go. 278 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:54,160 Speaker 1: We're gonna take a break when we come back where 279 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 1: I want to touch on the next pick, which was 280 00:15:56,480 --> 00:16:00,320 Speaker 1: also a head scratcher, that went to a t without 281 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:04,200 Speaker 1: obvious need and another player that was graded out to 282 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:07,880 Speaker 1: be an undrafted free agent really weird. We'll talk about 283 00:16:07,880 --> 00:16:13,200 Speaker 1: a J. Dillon when you come back. Welcome back to 284 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 1: Fantasy Football Weekly. Paul Charchion and Matt Harrison with you 285 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 1: were breaking down the key players that went after the 286 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 1: first round, so second round and beyond. Next up A J. Dillon. 287 00:16:24,680 --> 00:16:29,720 Speaker 1: It was the second pick for the Packers and another 288 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 1: head scratcher, a position of really no need for for 289 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:37,520 Speaker 1: the Packers, and with better running backs on the board, 290 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 1: I think they went with the player that Pro Football 291 00:16:40,880 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 1: Focus had ranked in the in the seventh round or 292 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 1: as an undrafted free agent, and A J. Dillon who's 293 00:16:46,520 --> 00:16:48,360 Speaker 1: got a battle through at least two people on the 294 00:16:48,360 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 1: depth chart ahead of him to get any kind of time. Church, 295 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:55,520 Speaker 1: we could probably do a whole episode on why Green 296 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:59,000 Speaker 1: Bay drafted like they did this year, because it made 297 00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:03,280 Speaker 1: no sense at all. Um, unless the Packers are already 298 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:06,440 Speaker 1: planning on moving on from Aaron Jones when his contract 299 00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:09,320 Speaker 1: is up after this season, that's the only way I 300 00:17:09,359 --> 00:17:12,880 Speaker 1: can think that this makes any sense whatsoever, because he's 301 00:17:12,880 --> 00:17:15,879 Speaker 1: certainly third on the depth chart behind Aaron Jones and 302 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:19,760 Speaker 1: Jamal Williams, who, behind Davante Adams, was probably the best 303 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:22,400 Speaker 1: pass catcher on the field for the Packers last year. 304 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 1: So I don't know how A J. Dillon finds the 305 00:17:26,040 --> 00:17:31,280 Speaker 1: field unless an injury happens. So he's basically shelved until 306 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:34,840 Speaker 1: something like that does happen. Yeah, and you know what, 307 00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:36,399 Speaker 1: I didn't love him. I didn't love him as a 308 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 1: runner anyway. Um he's he's a big body north south runner, 309 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:44,439 Speaker 1: and he does have some prospects for goal line use. 310 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:46,399 Speaker 1: But they got guys who can score touchdowns already, So 311 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:50,000 Speaker 1: I think to me, A J. Dillon is only draftable 312 00:17:50,359 --> 00:17:52,679 Speaker 1: in Dynasty and Empire formats. We are already planning for 313 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:56,119 Speaker 1: coming years. Let's move. Let's move to our next. The 314 00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:59,560 Speaker 1: next player drafted who drops into really the perfect spot, 315 00:17:59,640 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 1: and that's Keyshawn Vaughn, who goes to Tampa Bay and 316 00:18:02,560 --> 00:18:05,879 Speaker 1: will take a well presumably end up taking over the 317 00:18:05,960 --> 00:18:08,200 Speaker 1: running game, as they've got to be ready to turn 318 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:12,480 Speaker 1: the page on on Ronald Jones and Peyton Barber's already gone. Well. 319 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:15,200 Speaker 1: I mean, wouldn't we all have felt a lot better 320 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:19,159 Speaker 1: if Tampa Bay, which was really has been the best 321 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:22,840 Speaker 1: landing spot for a running back. For about three years now, 322 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:25,760 Speaker 1: we've all been just salivating for the Buccaneers to take 323 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:28,960 Speaker 1: a top flight running back there because it's just been 324 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:33,119 Speaker 1: wide open. But then they take Keyshaw Vaughn and he 325 00:18:33,160 --> 00:18:35,840 Speaker 1: provides a lot of interest there. I think we all 326 00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:37,840 Speaker 1: would have preferred one of the top five backs landing 327 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:41,439 Speaker 1: in that offense. And maybe the death of Ronald Jones 328 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:44,479 Speaker 1: has been greatly exaggerated because he played all right at 329 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:47,440 Speaker 1: the tail end of last year. It still feels like 330 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:51,840 Speaker 1: a split back field to me, um especially if let's 331 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:54,880 Speaker 1: let's see how Keyshawn Vaughan can block for Tom Brady, 332 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:57,200 Speaker 1: because if he's not blocking for his forty three year 333 00:18:57,200 --> 00:19:00,920 Speaker 1: old quarterback and he's getting run out of town, I 334 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:03,480 Speaker 1: imagine Ronald Jones is going to be in the backfield 335 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:06,879 Speaker 1: on any high leverage situation. I think you've hit the 336 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:09,199 Speaker 1: nail on the head with Keishaw Vaughn, and we have 337 00:19:09,200 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 1: I've seen I'm seeing fantasy experts on Twitter talk about 338 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:18,160 Speaker 1: Keyshawn Vaughan as an elite level fantasy producer this year. 339 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:22,720 Speaker 1: We saw Bruce arians run a split backfield all year 340 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:26,480 Speaker 1: and Peyton Barber was giving him very little, and neither 341 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 1: was Jones for that matter, and he kept he kept 342 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: running a split backfield. And you're absolutely right. If Keyshawn 343 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:35,880 Speaker 1: Vaughan mrs a block early in the season and Tom 344 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:37,760 Speaker 1: Brady takes a big hit, that might be at that 345 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:40,360 Speaker 1: might be over right there. And I there's a lot 346 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:43,000 Speaker 1: more downside I think too Keyshawn Vaughn than people are 347 00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:46,000 Speaker 1: not necessarily recognizing. I think they just really want a 348 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:50,160 Speaker 1: part of the the Tampa the now thrilling Tampa Bay offense. 349 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:53,720 Speaker 1: I I you know, I think for what you're gonna 350 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:55,800 Speaker 1: have to pay for Keyshawn Vaughn. And it's too early 351 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:57,760 Speaker 1: to know where he's going in fantasy drafts yet, but 352 00:19:57,800 --> 00:19:59,880 Speaker 1: I think you're gonna see him go like fourth round. 353 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:03,080 Speaker 1: You can get Ronald Jones in the twelfth round, and 354 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 1: I think that's gonna end up being a better value. 355 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:08,080 Speaker 1: And I don't even like Ronald Jones particularly. We've had 356 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:11,320 Speaker 1: a split backfield in Tampa Bay since Warwick Dunne was there, 357 00:20:11,359 --> 00:20:18,040 Speaker 1: so I changing anytime soon. Anthony McFarland was the next 358 00:20:18,040 --> 00:20:22,200 Speaker 1: player taken for Pittsburgh. UM McFarland another guy that Profo 359 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 1: Ball Focus had as an undrafted free agent. He's a 360 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 1: small guy, but he's a tough, hard nosed runner, but 361 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:33,520 Speaker 1: middling measurables um not a Lucifer, shifty, mostly untested through 362 00:20:33,560 --> 00:20:37,200 Speaker 1: the air. I honestly I didn't love the pick, but clearly, 363 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:39,000 Speaker 1: when when you look at what happened to that running 364 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:41,199 Speaker 1: game with James Conner hurt for most on and off 365 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 1: for most of all the last year, the team felt 366 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:47,160 Speaker 1: like they needed to have had a little better backup plan. Yeah, 367 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 1: James Conner is only twenty four years old as of taping. 368 00:20:50,040 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 1: He turns twenty five on Cinco de Mayo. His body 369 00:20:53,840 --> 00:20:56,440 Speaker 1: might be about thirty five years old with all the 370 00:20:56,480 --> 00:20:59,800 Speaker 1: stuff that he's gone through in his life, with with 371 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 1: all the injuries and and he's he's battled through cancer 372 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:05,400 Speaker 1: and and all that stuff. So, uh, last year when 373 00:21:05,400 --> 00:21:09,320 Speaker 1: Connor went down, converted tight end Jalen Samuel's filled in admirably, 374 00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:12,439 Speaker 1: especially in the passing game, but the run game was 375 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 1: kind of thrown in the ditch when when James Conner 376 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 1: went down. So McFarland provides that running option and he 377 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:21,880 Speaker 1: could be a replacement, uh sooner than people think, if, 378 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 1: especially if Connor can't stay healthy. And uh, they just 379 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 1: want to use Jalen Samuels as kind of a gadget 380 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 1: running back tight end player. The next player taken was 381 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:36,760 Speaker 1: another one that provoball focus had as an undrafted free agent, 382 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:40,359 Speaker 1: and that's DJ Dallas from Seattle who went to who 383 00:21:40,440 --> 00:21:44,040 Speaker 1: ends up going to Seattle. Um d J Dallas was 384 00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:47,080 Speaker 1: a player that profoball focus did not like much. They 385 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:50,960 Speaker 1: mentioned good balance and a powerful lower body who welcomes contact, 386 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:54,399 Speaker 1: but he's average speed, slow to get up to full speed, 387 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:57,720 Speaker 1: low agility, slow news cuts, he was not productive in college. 388 00:21:58,200 --> 00:22:01,080 Speaker 1: There's um, I don't think DJ Dallas really is a 389 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:04,240 Speaker 1: factor that fantasy owners need to sweat as they're thinking 390 00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:08,240 Speaker 1: about the starting rotation here in Seattle. Well, Seattle always 391 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 1: drafts weird guys, like they find their own guys and 392 00:22:12,000 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 1: and they just they draft weird and it seems to 393 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:16,720 Speaker 1: kind of work out for them for the most part. Uh. 394 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:19,959 Speaker 1: Dallas went in the fourth, fourth round. And the reason 395 00:22:20,040 --> 00:22:22,239 Speaker 1: that you have to kind of pay attention to this 396 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:25,679 Speaker 1: guy is that depth chart. While there's two guys in 397 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:28,360 Speaker 1: front of him, both of those guys got injured. Both 398 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:32,119 Speaker 1: Chris Carson and Rashad Penny both had big injuries right 399 00:22:32,119 --> 00:22:34,680 Speaker 1: before the playoffs began, and Penny had an a c 400 00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:37,720 Speaker 1: L which prompted the return of Beast mode in the 401 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:42,239 Speaker 1: playoffs last year. So d J Dallas just figures in 402 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:45,639 Speaker 1: as a as a possible depth guy, especially if Carson 403 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:49,000 Speaker 1: or Penny deal with any injuries again this year. So uh, 404 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:51,800 Speaker 1: he's He's a guy to pay attention to and probably 405 00:22:51,800 --> 00:22:53,800 Speaker 1: not a guy who ends up on fantasy rosters at 406 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:56,600 Speaker 1: the beginning of the season, but by middle or tail 407 00:22:56,680 --> 00:22:58,280 Speaker 1: end of the season he could be one of those 408 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:02,639 Speaker 1: guys who abe has a role in the NFL not 409 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:06,680 Speaker 1: It would be weird but not crazy. Yeah. I don't 410 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 1: see the skill set for DJ Dallas. I think if 411 00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:11,720 Speaker 1: I think he will need some things to to work 412 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:15,160 Speaker 1: his way, like Chris Carson getting hurt for shot Penny 413 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:16,720 Speaker 1: doesn't bounce back from the a c L as well 414 00:23:16,760 --> 00:23:18,919 Speaker 1: as they like something like that. To me, is is 415 00:23:18,960 --> 00:23:22,119 Speaker 1: the scenario where DJ Dallas plays a role. Two more 416 00:23:22,160 --> 00:23:25,359 Speaker 1: running backs to talk about. Joshua Kelly was somebody I 417 00:23:25,359 --> 00:23:27,840 Speaker 1: thought would go much earlier than he ultimately went, and 418 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:30,400 Speaker 1: he ends up going to the Chargers. I he there's 419 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:31,959 Speaker 1: a kid out of U c L A who I like. 420 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 1: He's a short, shifting north south runner with good footwork. Um, 421 00:23:36,119 --> 00:23:38,520 Speaker 1: he's tricky to bring down, he's big enough for goal 422 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:42,600 Speaker 1: line use. He's athletic, he's nimble, he's fast enough. Um, 423 00:23:42,720 --> 00:23:44,399 Speaker 1: And there was a lot that I there's a lot 424 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:47,119 Speaker 1: that I did like about him. Um, and he was 425 00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:49,679 Speaker 1: successful behind a bad offensive line. Now he goes to 426 00:23:49,720 --> 00:23:54,000 Speaker 1: the Chargers and Melvin Gordon's not there anymore. What do 427 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:56,520 Speaker 1: you think of Joshua Kelly for the Chargers? Well, I know, 428 00:23:56,680 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 1: Charch you you were kind of a fan of Justin 429 00:23:59,160 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 1: Jackson has kind us chick up this offseason, and Joshua 430 00:24:02,880 --> 00:24:07,879 Speaker 1: Kelly is like Justin Jackson in so many ways. Um. 431 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:11,000 Speaker 1: Kelly only had eleven receptions last season, so he's probably 432 00:24:11,040 --> 00:24:16,240 Speaker 1: not cutting into Austin Ekeler's feature backslash receiving role. So 433 00:24:16,359 --> 00:24:20,000 Speaker 1: I think it's Kelly and Jackson who are maybe splitting carries, 434 00:24:20,080 --> 00:24:22,399 Speaker 1: or maybe one of them wins out to be the 435 00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:27,399 Speaker 1: low end of the timeshare split, maybe for either of 436 00:24:27,440 --> 00:24:29,880 Speaker 1: those guys if they win it from the other. So 437 00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:32,960 Speaker 1: I don't really like Kelly's chances of making a dent 438 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:36,920 Speaker 1: this year. Do we think Austin Ekeler gets two thirds 439 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:39,720 Speaker 1: of the overall carries, leaving one third to be split 440 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:43,520 Speaker 1: then perhaps evenly between Justin Jackson and Joshua Kelly. I 441 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:46,760 Speaker 1: don't know if carries, but touches. I think touches for sure, 442 00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:50,440 Speaker 1: because I think he factors so much in the passing game. Yeah, 443 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:54,960 Speaker 1: to me, this has not materially hurt Austin Ekeler. Yeah, 444 00:24:55,040 --> 00:24:58,239 Speaker 1: I don't think it does anything for Austin Ekeler. All right, 445 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:01,359 Speaker 1: Joshua Kelly to the Chargers. One last running back. You 446 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:06,879 Speaker 1: know Benjamin a fascinating player. Uh, He's got prototypical running 447 00:25:06,880 --> 00:25:08,400 Speaker 1: back size and by the way, he ends up going 448 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:12,200 Speaker 1: to the Arizona Cardinals where he's the He's the presumed 449 00:25:12,840 --> 00:25:15,639 Speaker 1: back up to Kenyan Drake, although Chase Edmonds had you know, 450 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:18,840 Speaker 1: has flashed a little bit. Um. One of the best 451 00:25:18,880 --> 00:25:21,679 Speaker 1: tackle breakers in this draft is you know Benjamin, and 452 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:23,639 Speaker 1: he can be special that way. You're always looking for 453 00:25:24,080 --> 00:25:30,520 Speaker 1: something that really defines a player, that makes him possible 454 00:25:30,560 --> 00:25:33,360 Speaker 1: to succeed at the next level, and for you know Benjamin, 455 00:25:33,680 --> 00:25:38,640 Speaker 1: it's his tackle breaking, super elusive, good cutback abilities. Um 456 00:25:38,720 --> 00:25:41,320 Speaker 1: gets a lot of forward momentum going and he's strong 457 00:25:41,359 --> 00:25:43,760 Speaker 1: and determined. I think there was there was some I 458 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:45,639 Speaker 1: can catch a little bit too, by the way, I 459 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:48,000 Speaker 1: think there's some things to like from you know, Benjamin 460 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 1: in Arizona. But Kenyan Drake remains the starter. Well, Kenyan 461 00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:54,879 Speaker 1: Drake is the starter. But are we a hundred percent 462 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:59,280 Speaker 1: sure that Kenyan Drake is good? Because pretty much all 463 00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:02,400 Speaker 1: of his fantas the value happened in three games last 464 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:05,600 Speaker 1: year Week nine fifteen for one ten and a score, 465 00:26:06,080 --> 00:26:10,040 Speaker 1: Week fifteen two for one thirty seven and four touchdowns, 466 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:14,600 Speaker 1: and Week sixteen for one sixty six and two. That 467 00:26:14,680 --> 00:26:18,080 Speaker 1: was all of his production. He was getting thirty yards, 468 00:26:18,760 --> 00:26:21,720 Speaker 1: forty yards, a sixty yard or thrown in here and 469 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 1: there and not scoring touchdowns. So are we sure that 470 00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:27,359 Speaker 1: Kenyan Drake is good? And are we sure that Chase 471 00:26:27,600 --> 00:26:30,960 Speaker 1: Edmonds is good? And I know Brian really liked you 472 00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:32,960 Speaker 1: know on the earlier pod and he fell to the 473 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:36,800 Speaker 1: seventh round to the hometown Cardinals. It's a good offense. Uh. 474 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:39,600 Speaker 1: The card Cardinals were second in rushing d v o 475 00:26:39,760 --> 00:26:44,679 Speaker 1: A last year. He's a stash play in both dynasty 476 00:26:44,760 --> 00:26:47,880 Speaker 1: and redraft leagues because I think he has a sneaky 477 00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:51,440 Speaker 1: chance of emerging from all, this is maybe the top 478 00:26:51,520 --> 00:26:57,600 Speaker 1: runner in Arizona. UM. Maybe, yeah, you know, I thought 479 00:26:57,680 --> 00:27:00,320 Speaker 1: Kenyan Drake looked pretty good to my eye. He passed 480 00:27:00,359 --> 00:27:02,520 Speaker 1: the eye test. Um. They proved their offensive line a 481 00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:04,479 Speaker 1: little bit. Round three, they took Josh Jones, who some 482 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:06,199 Speaker 1: people thought. I did thought he'd go at the end 483 00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:08,480 Speaker 1: of the first round potentially, and many people did. He 484 00:27:08,560 --> 00:27:10,760 Speaker 1: was mocked regularly to the end of the first round. 485 00:27:10,920 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 1: He slid all the way to pick seventy two. Offensive 486 00:27:13,240 --> 00:27:15,400 Speaker 1: line gets a little bit better. I think that helps 487 00:27:15,440 --> 00:27:20,280 Speaker 1: Kenyan Drake's overall efficiency, which was, as you correctly noted, 488 00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:22,520 Speaker 1: was up and down. And you're right, you know, I 489 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:24,439 Speaker 1: think the thing you're really hammering on with these you know, 490 00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:26,680 Speaker 1: three great games, as if you look at the total 491 00:27:26,760 --> 00:27:28,600 Speaker 1: if you look at his total numbers at the end 492 00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:31,160 Speaker 1: of the year, they look really good. But he did 493 00:27:31,200 --> 00:27:34,240 Speaker 1: have these down games where he just couldn't get anything going. 494 00:27:34,760 --> 00:27:36,920 Speaker 1: And I but I want to say that was more 495 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:41,600 Speaker 1: of a product of a bad offensive line. And I 496 00:27:41,640 --> 00:27:44,080 Speaker 1: still think Kenyan Drake walks in as the starter here 497 00:27:44,119 --> 00:27:47,119 Speaker 1: in the seventh rounder. Um In you know, Benjamin is 498 00:27:47,160 --> 00:27:51,600 Speaker 1: not likely to take that away from Kenyan Drake and Uh, 499 00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:53,840 Speaker 1: and if memory serves, I think they re signed Kenyan. 500 00:27:53,880 --> 00:27:56,320 Speaker 1: Did they signed Kenyan Drake to a new better deal 501 00:27:56,440 --> 00:28:00,000 Speaker 1: or my my misremembering. I think they re upped him 502 00:28:00,119 --> 00:28:02,520 Speaker 1: a little bit, But I don't think he's on a 503 00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:05,919 Speaker 1: huge deal at all. Yeah, you might be right about that. 504 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:08,359 Speaker 1: I should have looked it up before the show. That 505 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:11,359 Speaker 1: would have been super professional of us. But you know, 506 00:28:11,359 --> 00:28:12,879 Speaker 1: we're at the end. We're at the end. We're at 507 00:28:12,920 --> 00:28:16,359 Speaker 1: the end of the podcast. Nobody's listening anyway, so you know, 508 00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:18,760 Speaker 1: it's probably pretty safe to just go with what we 509 00:28:18,840 --> 00:28:22,000 Speaker 1: you know, we think it is. Uh, you Nan Drake's 510 00:28:22,040 --> 00:28:25,520 Speaker 1: on the transition tag Church there we go transition tag, 511 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:28,560 Speaker 1: So he's he's one one year deal for eight point 512 00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:33,040 Speaker 1: four million. Yes, reported in mid April that they would 513 00:28:33,040 --> 00:28:34,920 Speaker 1: like to sign him to a long term contract, but 514 00:28:34,960 --> 00:28:36,639 Speaker 1: they have not done so to this point. Now that 515 00:28:36,680 --> 00:28:40,760 Speaker 1: the draft is over, perhaps they will. We'll find out. Um, 516 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:43,440 Speaker 1: there are we should mention, although I think people know 517 00:28:43,600 --> 00:28:47,080 Speaker 1: no David Johnson Arizona either, which clears the way for 518 00:28:47,080 --> 00:28:49,440 Speaker 1: for a little extra time for potentially you know, Benjamin 519 00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:53,080 Speaker 1: as well. Mum, we're half hour into the podcast. What 520 00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:56,800 Speaker 1: I think we'll do is handle wide receivers, quarterbacks, tight 521 00:28:56,880 --> 00:28:59,720 Speaker 1: ends in the next podcast or the one two weeks 522 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:01,520 Speaker 1: from now so, or perhaps an upcoming one. But I 523 00:29:01,560 --> 00:29:04,800 Speaker 1: think we'll do it maybe next week. How does that sound, Matt? Sure, 524 00:29:04,920 --> 00:29:07,239 Speaker 1: I'm good with that. Alright. Good. We spent so much 525 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:09,160 Speaker 1: time on running backs, and you know, I was originally 526 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:11,920 Speaker 1: thinking maybe we'd be a little quicker, but man, you 527 00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:14,280 Speaker 1: and I just love to hear our own voices. I know, 528 00:29:14,400 --> 00:29:17,040 Speaker 1: I like to talk a lot, and especially about running 529 00:29:17,040 --> 00:29:21,800 Speaker 1: backs like Eno, Benjamin, Like you know, Benjamin, I hear you. 530 00:29:23,760 --> 00:29:27,880 Speaker 1: We're breaking down Eno Benjamin, who knows you know, one 531 00:29:27,920 --> 00:29:32,000 Speaker 1: of those seventh round running backs. But the opportunity is there. Uh, Matt, 532 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:34,440 Speaker 1: great job today, Thanks a lot for helping out. Thank 533 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:37,960 Speaker 1: you charge. 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