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Speaker 3: Welcome back to the Richard Sherman Podcast. Back for another year.

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Speaker 3: I'm sorry for the hiatus, but we're ready for an

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Speaker 3: incredible twenty twenty four twenty twenty five season. Mitchell, how

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Speaker 3: have you been?

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Speaker 2: Richard?

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Speaker 1: We are back. I could not be better. I'm not

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Speaker 1: more excited. The Lions are in training camp. Everyone's fired

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Speaker 1: news out of San Francisco, out west by you Richard,

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Speaker 1: there's a little bit of turmoil brewing in camp right

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Speaker 1: now without Brandon Ayuk there. We just call it a word

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Speaker 1: that the Niners have allowed him to seek a potential

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Speaker 2: Richard, what do you seek?

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Speaker 1: Humming of this Brandon Ayuk situation in San francis mis

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Speaker 3: I got to put my Niners thinking cap on Mitchell

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Speaker 3: because it's it's it's such a weird situation because we

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Speaker 3: all intends to purposes. Both sides have done everything you

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Speaker 3: want in this relationship. They've had team success, Brandon Ayuk

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Speaker 3: has had individuals success. They drafted him in the first round.

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Speaker 3: He's done everything you expect a first round receiver to do.

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Speaker 3: Been very productive, coming off his most productive year with

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Speaker 3: You can't be mad at him if you're the forty

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Speaker 3: It's been a magnificent career so far, but it just

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Speaker 3: did everything he's supposed to do. He played well. He's

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Speaker 3: Francisco has done right by him. Been a good organization,

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Speaker 3: You can't pay everyone, and you've already paid Nicholas John Boss.

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Speaker 3: You've played, You've paid Depot, You've paid Christian McCaffrey again.

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Speaker 3: just again, he fits in some ways to Shanahan's offense,

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Speaker 3: You know, that's something that Mariy Cooper would have to

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Speaker 3: I don't remember ever seeing a clip from Mariy Cooper

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Speaker 1: Well, Richard, San Francisco has been knocking on the door

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Speaker 1: of the Super Bowl for the last five years, you know,

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Speaker 1: and let's not sugarcoat things. Without Brandon Ayuk, this offense

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Speaker 1: Brandon Ayuk is a part of this puzzle that makes

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Speaker 1: Purty they're gonna have to pay it. We just saw

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Speaker 1: I mean, Richard, we're gonna be looking in the fifty

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Speaker 3: It was already there, Mitchell. The writing was already on

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Speaker 1: many other players that deserve to be on the top

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Speaker 1: one hundred. If you're out for the season one series

430
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Speaker 1: into the game, I'm sorry, but you probably shouldn't be

431
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Speaker 1: on the list, you know. But we can save that

432
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Speaker 1: for another day, Richard. I want to talk a little

433
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Speaker 1: bit about Dallas. They have seemingly lost this offseason. If

434
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Speaker 1: there is a loser of the offseason, you got to

435
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Speaker 1: give it to the Dallas Cowboys.

436
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Speaker 2: We've seen it.

437
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Speaker 1: And I don't want to brag about my hometown Detroit Lions,

438
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Speaker 1: but I want to use them at least as an

439
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Speaker 1: example here. The Lions are stacked with young talent. They've

440
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Speaker 1: had guys on their roster they said they wanted to

441
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Speaker 1: take care of and they took care of him early.

442
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Speaker 1: They paid Penney Sewel when he's got two years left

443
00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:04,000
Speaker 1: on his rookie deal. And then you see Tristan Wurf's

444
00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:07,080
Speaker 1: get paid more than them a month later. They paid

445
00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:10,359
Speaker 1: paid amn raw top dollar. Then we see Aj Brown,

446
00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:15,040
Speaker 1: Justin Jefferson, Jamar Chase, inevitably, you know Brandon Ayu. You

447
00:23:15,080 --> 00:23:17,920
Speaker 1: get ahead of the curve. You see Jared Goff get

448
00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:20,880
Speaker 1: paid two twelve. Then we see Trevor Lawrence get paid more,

449
00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:23,680
Speaker 1: Tua get paid more, Jordan Love get paid more.

450
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Speaker 2: When you're ahead of the.

451
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Speaker 1: Curve like the Lions were, you don't have to deal

452
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Speaker 1: with what Ceedee Lamb wants now at thirty five million.

453
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Speaker 1: If they would have paid him last year, he probably

454
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Speaker 1: would have made away with twenty eight thirty million. They've

455
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Speaker 1: done this year after year after year, and now Dak

456
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Speaker 1: wants his payment. You know, then they're gonna have to

457
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Speaker 1: pay Michael Parsons and Dexter Lawrence and all these guys. Richard,

458
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Speaker 1: how much did they fumble this offseason?

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Speaker 2: In your opinion, I.

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Speaker 3: Mean as big of a fumble as there has ever been, Mitchell.

461
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Speaker 3: This is this is a disastrous level of front office management,

462
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Speaker 3: of player management, roster management, whatever you want to put it.

463
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Speaker 3: Because and some of it is a front office some

464
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Speaker 3: of it is Jerry's expectations and the things that he said.

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Speaker 3: If he didn't say anything, you don't expect anything, and

466
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Speaker 3: I guess you still expect something, but you don't expect

467
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Speaker 3: him to go all in when you say we're all

468
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Speaker 3: in this off season and you don't pay any of

469
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Speaker 3: your high profile guys, You don't pay any of the

470
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Speaker 3: best players that are on your team. And it's like,

471
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Speaker 3: all in, I mean, are you saying that if we

472
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Speaker 3: don't win this season, we're blowing the whole thing up

473
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Speaker 3: and you're getting rid of your best players. Because I've

474
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Speaker 3: never seen that work in this league. I have never

475
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Speaker 3: ever seen that work where you go into a season

476
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Speaker 3: instead of paying your best guys, you let them all walk,

477
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Speaker 3: and you start all over, starting from the quarterback, because

478
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Speaker 3: you have foundational players that foundational spots that have to

479
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Speaker 3: get paid. You have CD Lamb who's, like you just said,

480
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Speaker 3: it's thirty five million dollars likely. You have Micah Parsons,

481
00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:05,360
Speaker 3: who's likely again thirty three thirty four million dollars a year.

482
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Speaker 3: And it's because you waited, because you did this because

483
00:25:08,720 --> 00:25:11,720
Speaker 3: of patience, or hey, you think you know better, or

484
00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:13,959
Speaker 3: you're you're waiting for him to get injured, or you

485
00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:16,360
Speaker 3: took a gamble and you lost. They're winning this game.

486
00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:20,040
Speaker 3: Players are winning this gamble right now. Dak Prescott is

487
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Speaker 3: winning this game. And for everybody and anybody who's saying

488
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Speaker 3: Dak Prescott doesn't deserve sixty million dollars and how can

489
00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:32,760
Speaker 3: they pay Dak Prescott. Please please take a little bit

490
00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:37,080
Speaker 3: of time out your day go to the playoff standings

491
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Speaker 3: for every single quarterback that you think deserves more money

492
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Speaker 3: than him, and see what they are. See how many

493
00:25:43,040 --> 00:25:45,920
Speaker 3: games they've won in these good playoffs that that everybody

494
00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:49,239
Speaker 3: puts Dak on the pedit they killed Dak about it? Hey,

495
00:25:49,359 --> 00:25:51,119
Speaker 3: Jack doesn't win in the playoffs, none of them do.

496
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Speaker 3: Patrick's the only one who's been winning as of late.

497
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Speaker 3: Last couple of Super Bowl winners or what Patrick on Stafford,

498
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Speaker 3: I think those are the last for the last four

499
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Speaker 3: or five years. Those are the quarterbacks that have won them.

500
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Speaker 3: Are any of your favorite quarterbacks on that list? They're not,

501
00:26:10,359 --> 00:26:12,760
Speaker 3: so they didn't win it, so they're not winning. So

502
00:26:13,280 --> 00:26:15,800
Speaker 3: every quarterback that you put on these lists, like, man,

503
00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:18,199
Speaker 3: he's better than Dak, he deserves more than Dak. He

504
00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:21,080
Speaker 3: deserves he probably doesn't. Dak was second team All Pro

505
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Speaker 3: last year. Honestly had an MVP caliber season, and I

506
00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:27,720
Speaker 3: thought it should have deserved more consideration. But that's a

507
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Speaker 3: story for a different day. But it's almost like more

508
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Speaker 3: people are saying they need to get rid of Dak

509
00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:37,840
Speaker 3: Prescott more like more people are saying, like at the

510
00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:40,000
Speaker 3: best season of his career, and now y'all say and

511
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Speaker 3: get rid of him because they got put out of

512
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Speaker 3: the playoffs, Like that defense didn't let let Jordan Love

513
00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:51,199
Speaker 3: have a field day. Like, oh man, it was all

514
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Speaker 3: Dak Prescott. He don't play offense in defense, Ladies and gentlemen,

515
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Speaker 3: he does not. And obviously, you guys know, I'm not

516
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Speaker 3: the biggest Cowboys fan in the world at all, but

517
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Speaker 3: I'm not gonna let nobody sit here and tell play

518
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Speaker 3: me like a fool. And clearly, if you believed in

519
00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:10,359
Speaker 3: your guys, you would pay them. If you're a if

520
00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:14,240
Speaker 3: you're a good organization, like you said Mitchell Detroit is

521
00:27:14,280 --> 00:27:17,680
Speaker 3: creating a good organization a great culture. Hey, you earn

522
00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:20,640
Speaker 3: your money, We pay you your money. We keep homegrown.

523
00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:26,080
Speaker 3: CD Mike are home grown. Dak is home grown, and

524
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Speaker 3: you're not paying them. What message are you sending to

525
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Speaker 3: the rest of the team. Hey, if you play like

526
00:27:31,040 --> 00:27:33,760
Speaker 3: a superstar for our team, we're gonna make you play

527
00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:35,720
Speaker 3: a whole contract out and we still might not pay you.

528
00:27:35,800 --> 00:27:38,480
Speaker 3: Is that the message that you want? That's a winning culture.

529
00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:41,920
Speaker 3: It's not it's not a winning culture, and I don't

530
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Speaker 3: understand it. I don't even understand what you're thinking, what

531
00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:47,160
Speaker 3: the logic is. I can't even find us a silver

532
00:27:47,280 --> 00:27:50,000
Speaker 3: lining to be like, well, maybe they're thinking about this.

533
00:27:50,520 --> 00:27:53,840
Speaker 3: It's like, hey, we want the price on all these

534
00:27:53,840 --> 00:27:56,160
Speaker 3: guys to be as high as possible, and then we're

535
00:27:56,160 --> 00:27:57,760
Speaker 3: gonna pay it, or then you're not gonna pay it,

536
00:27:57,760 --> 00:27:59,520
Speaker 3: and somebody else is gonna pay it, and you're gonna

537
00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:01,480
Speaker 3: lose them all free and get what a third rounder.

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Speaker 3: It's not worth it.

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Speaker 1: It's colossal mismanagement this offseason, Richard. I'm very interested to

540
00:28:08,560 --> 00:28:11,320
Speaker 1: see what happens to them going into next season and

541
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Speaker 1: the season thereafter and how this roster shakes out.

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Speaker 2: Richard.

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Speaker 1: I want to start talking a little bit more about

544
00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:20,159
Speaker 1: something we really haven't talked a whole lot about, and

545
00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:24,840
Speaker 1: that's fantasy football. Shout out to our partner Fantasy Pros.

546
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Speaker 1: You know, they gave us a little fantasy cheat sheet

547
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Speaker 1: that we got. You can check them out for all

548
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Speaker 1: your fantasy sports needs. I know it's fantasy draft season

549
00:28:32,520 --> 00:28:33,320
Speaker 1: for all you guys.

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Speaker 2: Richard.

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Speaker 1: I gotta get your take on this year's landscape. Let's

552
00:28:38,560 --> 00:28:41,080
Speaker 1: go through the top ten at each spot, you know,

553
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Speaker 1: top ten QB, wide receiver, tight end, you know, give

554
00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:47,280
Speaker 1: me some of your sleepers along the way. Richard, let's

555
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Speaker 1: start with the qbs. Who do you like going into

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Speaker 1: this year's fantasy football season?

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Speaker 3: Well, I think in a quarter with the quarterbacks, you

558
00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:58,920
Speaker 3: gotta start with Josh Allen. I mean his production is undeniable. Obviously,

559
00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:01,080
Speaker 3: the turnovers are something in that that believes you just

560
00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:05,120
Speaker 3: catching your head. But in terms of fantasy he's got

561
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Speaker 3: to be number one on the list. Mitchell. I think

562
00:29:06,920 --> 00:29:08,800
Speaker 3: he had what do you have? Forty forty two, forty

563
00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:09,920
Speaker 3: three touchdowns last year?

564
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Speaker 2: He dominated?

565
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Speaker 3: He dominated. Jalen Hurt's got to be next on the list.

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Speaker 3: I think he's going to be incredibly productive. He's looking

567
00:29:17,120 --> 00:29:19,440
Speaker 3: healthy faster than ever. It looks like that knee injury

568
00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:21,920
Speaker 3: that was nagging him last season has gotten healed up.

569
00:29:22,520 --> 00:29:24,680
Speaker 3: He looks as good as he's ever looked. And he

570
00:29:24,760 --> 00:29:28,480
Speaker 3: has two big time receivers in All Day always Open

571
00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:33,680
Speaker 3: aj Brown. Of course, I mean that that receiving core

572
00:29:33,840 --> 00:29:36,680
Speaker 3: is gonna be as good as it gets, I think.

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Speaker 3: I I mean, they're both over twenty million. Whatether they

574
00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:47,600
Speaker 3: getting as getting thirty plus thirty right, AJ's getting thirty plus,

575
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Speaker 3: and let's see, I think he's getting twenty Demonte is

576
00:29:56,400 --> 00:30:00,360
Speaker 3: getting twenty five. So you got fifty seven a million

577
00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:02,640
Speaker 3: dollars a year invested in the receiving corps. I think

578
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Speaker 3: they better be productive, Mitchey and I think they're going

579
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Speaker 3: to be Obviously. Patrick Mahomes has got to be on

580
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Speaker 3: this list with his new weapons, but he's losing Jerick McKinnon.

581
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Speaker 3: But I think he's gonna be as productive. As long

582
00:30:16,080 --> 00:30:19,280
Speaker 3: as Travis Kelsey's there. His production isn't gonna dip. He

583
00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:23,680
Speaker 3: got his deep threat, he got his new deep threat.

584
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Speaker 2: He got a couple of deep threats right right, right,

585
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Speaker 2: right right, Nothing.

586
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Speaker 1: But speedsters on that line up now, nothing but speed

587
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Speaker 1: where Shee Rice should be.

588
00:30:33,240 --> 00:30:35,920
Speaker 3: Hopefully, you know, he gets over his legal issues and

589
00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:39,160
Speaker 3: he'll be really good. That offensive line is going to

590
00:30:39,240 --> 00:30:44,600
Speaker 3: be even better this year, even healthier. Xavier Worthy looks.

591
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Speaker 3: I mean, every time you look up and see a

592
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Speaker 3: highlight of him, he's freaking running down the field by himself,

593
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Speaker 3: and of course Patrick can get it there. I think fourth,

594
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Speaker 3: you got Lamar Jackson coming off MVP season, is going

595
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Speaker 3: to be production I think he's gonna have to He's

596
00:30:58,920 --> 00:31:01,480
Speaker 3: not gonna need to be espertive because they got Derreck

597
00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:03,720
Speaker 3: Henry now, and he can just turn the ball, handed

598
00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:07,360
Speaker 3: it off to Derrick Henry fifteen to twenty times a game,

599
00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:11,560
Speaker 3: maybe more in certain situation, and take some of the

600
00:31:11,640 --> 00:31:14,680
Speaker 3: load off of his back and put it on somebody else.

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Speaker 3: I think CJ. Stroud is the next one on my list.

602
00:31:18,360 --> 00:31:21,040
Speaker 3: That I mean, he's a guy, he's a guy. He's

603
00:31:21,080 --> 00:31:27,920
Speaker 3: a guy, and he's gonna be more predictive. With Diggs, Nicocollins,

604
00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:31,480
Speaker 3: Hank Dlle coming back healthy. I mean, these guys, it's

605
00:31:31,520 --> 00:31:33,520
Speaker 3: gonna be a fun watch. I'm excited to watch that.

606
00:31:36,720 --> 00:31:39,520
Speaker 3: They you know, they got Anthony Richardson in there. I

607
00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:42,520
Speaker 3: just don't know. There's too many unknowns for me right now.

608
00:31:42,560 --> 00:31:45,719
Speaker 3: Anytime a kid is spending his days dipping his shoulder

609
00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:48,200
Speaker 3: in the National Football League and he plays quarterback, I

610
00:31:48,240 --> 00:31:50,960
Speaker 3: don't expect his career to go great. I don't unless

611
00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:54,440
Speaker 3: he changes that this year and that'll change his fantasy outlook.

612
00:31:54,520 --> 00:31:57,400
Speaker 3: Because he had rushing touchdowns this year. He's gonna have

613
00:31:57,480 --> 00:31:59,440
Speaker 3: to throw the football a lot more and stop putting

614
00:31:59,440 --> 00:32:02,360
Speaker 3: his body in arms way, and I think that lowers

615
00:32:02,400 --> 00:32:05,040
Speaker 3: his fantasy value. So I'm gonna take him out of

616
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Speaker 3: my top ten. Put CJ. Stroud up. I'll accept Tyler

617
00:32:09,320 --> 00:32:13,000
Speaker 3: being at ten, not gonna accept him being at seven

618
00:32:14,280 --> 00:32:16,840
Speaker 3: because I just I don't think they have enough offensive weapons.

619
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Speaker 3: I don't think the offensive line is there. I think

620
00:32:19,240 --> 00:32:20,400
Speaker 3: they are gonna run the ball.

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Speaker 2: Well.

622
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Speaker 3: They did it last year and that's when they had

623
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Speaker 3: the most success as a team is when they ran

624
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Speaker 3: the football. I think Joe Burrow has to be there

625
00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:30,800
Speaker 3: because he Jamar Chase. I mean, they lose Joe Mixon,

626
00:32:30,920 --> 00:32:33,600
Speaker 3: but they're still gonna be a team to be reckon

627
00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:37,640
Speaker 3: with Dak Prescott of course needs to be there in

628
00:32:37,720 --> 00:32:41,320
Speaker 3: Brock Purdy regardless of how all this shakes out, He's

629
00:32:41,320 --> 00:32:44,040
Speaker 3: gonna spread the ball around as he has in training camp.

630
00:32:45,560 --> 00:32:48,600
Speaker 3: He's gonna have an abundance of playmakers to get the

631
00:32:48,640 --> 00:32:51,080
Speaker 3: ball to, and they're gonna make make him look good

632
00:32:51,080 --> 00:32:53,600
Speaker 3: whether he's throwing five yard passes or fifty yard passes.

633
00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:54,920
Speaker 3: So I think you got to put him in there.

634
00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:58,080
Speaker 3: And honorable mention alight eleven. You gotta put Jordan Love

635
00:32:58,120 --> 00:33:00,920
Speaker 3: because I think he's making those receivers really good, and

636
00:33:00,960 --> 00:33:02,600
Speaker 3: they were really great when they were young, and they're

637
00:33:02,600 --> 00:33:03,640
Speaker 3: gonna be even better this year.

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Speaker 1: Richard, Quarterbacks one of those positions you can generally wait

639
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Speaker 1: later in the draft to peck, unless you want a

640
00:33:12,160 --> 00:33:15,160
Speaker 1: guy like a Josh Allen or Jalen Hurtz. We've seen

641
00:33:15,200 --> 00:33:17,640
Speaker 1: it in years past, you know, not too often, but

642
00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:21,000
Speaker 1: looking back to Cam Newton's rookie year, he took over

643
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Speaker 1: the fantasy football world, probably one undrafted in most drafts,

644
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Speaker 1: one late rounds. Do you think there's a quarterback in

645
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Speaker 1: this rookie prop that could have a similar season. I mean,

646
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Speaker 1: we got Jaden Daniels, as I got Wheels, you know,

647
00:33:33,960 --> 00:33:36,800
Speaker 1: Caleb Williams. You know, here's this highly touted guy out

648
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Speaker 1: of USC with a ton of options for the Bears.

649
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Speaker 1: Do you like either of those quarterbacks? You think that

650
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Speaker 1: they could make a CJ. Stroud like effect in the

651
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Speaker 1: fantasy football world?

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Speaker 3: No, no, no, I It's unfair to compare anything to

653
00:33:51,040 --> 00:33:53,080
Speaker 3: a kid like c J. It was so rare. You know,

654
00:33:53,160 --> 00:33:55,520
Speaker 3: even if great quarterbacks don't have rookie years like that.

655
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Speaker 3: I mean, we can, we can go down the list,

656
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Speaker 3: but I think think Taylor has a chance to be

657
00:34:01,400 --> 00:34:04,720
Speaker 3: really productive just because of what they put around him offensively,

658
00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:08,920
Speaker 3: they put a lot of veteran well that he has

659
00:34:08,960 --> 00:34:13,239
Speaker 3: two veteran receivers, and he I mean, you can't really

660
00:34:13,239 --> 00:34:15,560
Speaker 3: beat that. Keenan Allen gets open in the phone booth,

661
00:34:16,320 --> 00:34:18,080
Speaker 3: and he's been really good for a long time. So

662
00:34:18,160 --> 00:34:23,600
Speaker 3: you expect him to be productive rome a doonsday they drafted.

663
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Speaker 3: I think he'll be really productive. I think he's gonna

664
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Speaker 3: be a big time receiver. And I thought he would

665
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Speaker 3: would go higher than what he did in this draft.

666
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Speaker 1: And then they got DJ Moore, I mean, and then

667
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Speaker 1: they got DJ Moore. I could not think of Dj

668
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Speaker 1: Moore from my life.

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Speaker 3: Yeah. DJ Moore was really productive last year, turning a

670
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Speaker 3: lot into I mean a little bit into a lot

671
00:34:46,800 --> 00:34:50,600
Speaker 3: with with less than adequate quarterback play. So I think,

672
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Speaker 3: you know, I think he could. He's set up for success,

673
00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:55,520
Speaker 3: but the expectations may be too much. He was kind

674
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Speaker 3: of violent at USC, especially against higher caliber. You know,

675
00:35:01,440 --> 00:35:03,880
Speaker 3: go look at the Utah games, the Oregon games, the

676
00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:07,000
Speaker 3: Washington games. They just didn't he didn't look like the

677
00:35:07,040 --> 00:35:09,879
Speaker 3: same guy he did against the other teams. So we'll see.

678
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Speaker 1: Though I don't want to bring weather into this, but

679
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Speaker 1: generally fantasy football playoffs or later in the season when

680
00:35:16,080 --> 00:35:18,520
Speaker 1: you've got a guy playing outside in the Windy City,

681
00:35:19,640 --> 00:35:23,880
Speaker 1: those unpredictability of the weather can play a huge role

682
00:35:24,480 --> 00:35:26,799
Speaker 1: down the stretch. Richard, Let's bring it over to the

683
00:35:26,880 --> 00:35:29,520
Speaker 1: running backs. I know you love the guy on top

684
00:35:29,560 --> 00:35:33,440
Speaker 1: of this list, Christian McCaffrey, but you know who's slots

685
00:35:33,480 --> 00:35:36,279
Speaker 1: in it behind him. Everyone loves Brece Hall now that

686
00:35:36,480 --> 00:35:39,279
Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers is there, but and you look at last

687
00:35:39,320 --> 00:35:42,880
Speaker 1: year's rookies, but John Robinson and Jamier Gibbs. My guy, like,

688
00:35:43,440 --> 00:35:45,400
Speaker 1: where do you stack up this top ten at the

689
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Speaker 1: running back position?

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Speaker 3: You know what I'm I'm with everything you're saying right there.

691
00:35:52,719 --> 00:35:54,879
Speaker 3: I think Breese Hall should be second on this list.

692
00:35:54,920 --> 00:35:57,680
Speaker 3: He's just so explosive, Mitchell, He's so explosive, And if

693
00:35:57,719 --> 00:35:59,600
Speaker 3: you put any kind of pass game around Hi where

694
00:35:59,600 --> 00:36:01,480
Speaker 3: the defense has to take eight out of the box,

695
00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:03,520
Speaker 3: he's having a field day. I mean, he was averaging

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Speaker 3: ten yards to carry at points last year. So I again,

697
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Speaker 3: I believe in what everybody else believes. If he's healthy

698
00:36:10,160 --> 00:36:12,759
Speaker 3: and Aaron's healthy in that past game is what it's

699
00:36:12,760 --> 00:36:16,439
Speaker 3: supposed to be. It's gonna be a fun year for

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Speaker 3: New York Jets. I think Jamiir Gibbs is higher on

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Speaker 3: that list. I just don't know. Jonathan Taylor is gonna

702
00:36:24,440 --> 00:36:29,239
Speaker 3: be great, but it's still so many unknowns. He did

703
00:36:29,440 --> 00:36:31,960
Speaker 3: well at times last year, but he was splitting duties,

704
00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:35,200
Speaker 3: Like how much does he split duties this year? That's

705
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Speaker 3: a big question mark. So I'll have him at five.

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Speaker 3: I'll put your boy Jamier Gibbs at four. I'll put

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Speaker 3: Derrick Henry above Saquon just because I think they're gonna

708
00:36:48,680 --> 00:36:50,880
Speaker 3: depend on him and lean on him more than Philly's

709
00:36:50,920 --> 00:36:54,200
Speaker 3: gonna lean on Saquon. I think they're gonna lean on

710
00:36:54,200 --> 00:36:56,800
Speaker 3: on their quarterback a lot more. I think they're gonna

711
00:36:56,840 --> 00:37:00,440
Speaker 3: lean on Jalen Hurts, and they're gonna pass the ball,

712
00:37:00,640 --> 00:37:02,560
Speaker 3: get it in their playmakers' hands. They're gonna run the

713
00:37:02,640 --> 00:37:04,600
Speaker 3: rpo game, but they're not gonna just sit there and

714
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Speaker 3: lean and play in and play out on what Sakwan

715
00:37:08,840 --> 00:37:13,640
Speaker 3: has to give. I like Hyron Williams at eight. I

716
00:37:13,680 --> 00:37:15,920
Speaker 3: think he had a really good breakout season for the

717
00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:18,080
Speaker 3: Rams last year. They're gonna he's gonna be even better

718
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Speaker 3: this year. Better scheme, better team, more consistent carries. I

719
00:37:25,239 --> 00:37:27,960
Speaker 3: think Travis Etn is fantastic, but I think Isaiah P.

720
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Speaker 3: Checko gets more carries this year because they jet McKinnon's out,

721
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Speaker 3: I mean Jack McKinnon out of the lineup. He took

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Speaker 3: a lot of his carries, especially in the red zone.

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Speaker 3: I think with him out, he gets a lot more

724
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Speaker 3: of those red zone carries, those two three yard touchdowns,

725
00:37:42,760 --> 00:37:45,600
Speaker 3: those screenplays, those flat routes, you know, that'll be four

726
00:37:45,680 --> 00:37:48,719
Speaker 3: or five extra touchdown for Isaiah Checko and I think

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Speaker 3: that moves him up the list this year.

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Speaker 2: Richard, I like it.

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Speaker 1: You know, over the last couple of years, I don't

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Speaker 1: want to give myself too big of a pad on

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Speaker 1: the back here, but I've made some preseason call. I

732
00:38:00,920 --> 00:38:03,759
Speaker 1: got some sleepers for you that I want your opinion on.

733
00:38:05,160 --> 00:38:07,839
Speaker 1: Two years ago it was Tony Pollard. This past year

734
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Speaker 1: it was Sam Laporta, you know, and this year in

735
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Speaker 1: the running back position. And anyone that plays in the

736
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Speaker 1: Fantasy Football with league with me, just please do not

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Speaker 1: select these guys. These are my late round flyers right now.

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Speaker 1: Chase Brown for Cincinnati, second year runner out of Illinois,

739
00:38:24,320 --> 00:38:26,799
Speaker 1: total the rock a ton at Illinois. You know led

740
00:38:26,840 --> 00:38:30,760
Speaker 1: that team to top twenty five showing, which is unheard

741
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Speaker 1: of with the Illinois football team. But Richard Joe Mixon

742
00:38:35,880 --> 00:38:38,919
Speaker 1: is gone, and I know they brought Zach mosson in Cincinnati,

743
00:38:39,120 --> 00:38:40,640
Speaker 1: but this is a guy that catches a lot of

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00:38:40,640 --> 00:38:42,719
Speaker 1: balls out of the backfield. I think he can be

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00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:45,200
Speaker 1: very productive and I think once he gets hot, you

746
00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:47,640
Speaker 1: know they he can be in every down back. I

747
00:38:47,800 --> 00:38:51,080
Speaker 1: like Chase Brown is a later round flyer right now.

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Speaker 1: They got them ranked thirty fourth on their list at

749
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Speaker 1: Fantasy Pros and the second one I like. And the

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Speaker 1: only reason I like this is because the team that

751
00:39:00,160 --> 00:39:02,759
Speaker 1: he's on really did not do much to address the

752
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Speaker 1: running back room is Rico Dowdell with the Dallas Cowboys.

753
00:39:07,600 --> 00:39:10,319
Speaker 1: I mean, I know Zeke Elliott's back there. I know

754
00:39:11,160 --> 00:39:12,960
Speaker 1: you know that they're going to bring him back as

755
00:39:13,000 --> 00:39:16,000
Speaker 1: their number one acquisition, but let's be real, I mean,

756
00:39:16,120 --> 00:39:17,960
Speaker 1: Ezekiel Ella, it's not the same.

757
00:39:17,840 --> 00:39:19,719
Speaker 2: Runner he was three four years ago.

758
00:39:20,600 --> 00:39:25,239
Speaker 1: I think Rico takes advantage of this opportunity and becomes

759
00:39:25,440 --> 00:39:28,480
Speaker 1: kind of this year's Tony Pollard where he's stealing touches,

760
00:39:28,520 --> 00:39:33,919
Speaker 1: stealing third round, third third down carries and he's gonna

761
00:39:33,960 --> 00:39:37,879
Speaker 1: become somewhat worthwhile in the fantasy football ranks, Richard, your

762
00:39:37,960 --> 00:39:41,520
Speaker 1: thoughts on those two, because I gotta be right.

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Speaker 3: I one him, Mitchell. I can't lie. I thought about

764
00:39:46,480 --> 00:39:49,719
Speaker 3: the Rico Dow situation a little bit, and I just

765
00:39:49,800 --> 00:39:51,600
Speaker 3: don't think that's a good situation for anybody. I don't

766
00:39:51,600 --> 00:39:55,200
Speaker 3: think he's as good of a receiver out of the

767
00:39:55,200 --> 00:39:57,319
Speaker 3: backfield as they're going to need him to be. I

768
00:39:57,320 --> 00:40:00,239
Speaker 3: don't think he's every down back, and so I you know,

769
00:40:00,280 --> 00:40:02,160
Speaker 3: I'm not as high. But you know, Mitchell, you have

770
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Speaker 3: been two for two, so it's very hard to doubt

771
00:40:04,960 --> 00:40:08,000
Speaker 3: you right now. So I'm gonna give you these these picks.

772
00:40:08,920 --> 00:40:12,040
Speaker 3: I don't have any real late round sleepers or sleeper

773
00:40:12,080 --> 00:40:16,359
Speaker 3: picks right now. You gotta go what you know. And

774
00:40:16,480 --> 00:40:18,920
Speaker 3: you know, I'm a proven commodity kind of guy, Mitchell.

775
00:40:18,960 --> 00:40:21,879
Speaker 3: So we'll get back to your sleeper picks and we'll

776
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Speaker 3: check that out a later, pat and see how.

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Speaker 1: We're gonna We're gonna keep tabs, there's no question about it.

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Speaker 1: Let's move on to the wide receiver position. There's a

779
00:40:29,680 --> 00:40:32,400
Speaker 1: lot of talent. These guys typically go very high in

780
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Speaker 1: draft with the PPR models Richard, who's number one at

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Speaker 1: your list? Because it could be Cedee Lamb, Tyreek Hill,

782
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Speaker 1: Jamar Chase. I mean even I'm on Ross, Saint Brown,

783
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Speaker 1: Justin Jefferson. Who do you prioritize number one at receiver

784
00:40:47,960 --> 00:40:48,440
Speaker 1: this year?

785
00:40:51,800 --> 00:40:55,000
Speaker 3: I mean, I think you have to, but you know,

786
00:40:55,040 --> 00:40:58,600
Speaker 3: it just depends on how this situation pans out for

787
00:40:58,600 --> 00:41:03,480
Speaker 3: for Cede Lamb, because that's gonna tell a lot of

788
00:41:03,520 --> 00:41:06,120
Speaker 3: the story. If Ceedee Lamb's situation pans out where he

789
00:41:06,120 --> 00:41:08,520
Speaker 3: gets paid and he feels comfortable, obviously he's gonna have

790
00:41:08,560 --> 00:41:10,719
Speaker 3: to play this year. But I think he's number one

791
00:41:11,080 --> 00:41:15,160
Speaker 3: overall right now. They don't have another established two. I

792
00:41:15,200 --> 00:41:18,919
Speaker 3: think it's Cooks right now, Polbert, you hear good things

793
00:41:18,960 --> 00:41:21,920
Speaker 3: about coming out of training camp. But Ceedee Lamb is

794
00:41:21,920 --> 00:41:24,640
Speaker 3: gonna get at least ten to twelve targets a game.

795
00:41:25,040 --> 00:41:27,000
Speaker 3: He's gonna be there, go to a third down, red

796
00:41:27,080 --> 00:41:29,960
Speaker 3: zone situation, He's gonna get the ball a lot. I

797
00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:32,239
Speaker 3: think Tyreek is the same way. But he's gonna get

798
00:41:32,239 --> 00:41:35,400
Speaker 3: a lot more attention, and certain teams have found answers

799
00:41:35,440 --> 00:41:37,840
Speaker 3: for him. A lot more guys are gonna attempt to

800
00:41:37,880 --> 00:41:41,239
Speaker 3: press him. Now they've seen what Lagarius Snead was able

801
00:41:41,280 --> 00:41:43,600
Speaker 3: to do in the playoffs. Not that everybody is Lagarious

802
00:41:43,600 --> 00:41:48,359
Speaker 3: Sneak and can get that done. But there's some young, hungry, underrated,

803
00:41:48,600 --> 00:41:51,560
Speaker 3: little scrappy nickels out there that will get up there

804
00:41:51,680 --> 00:41:53,600
Speaker 3: and stand toe to toe with anybody. And I think

805
00:41:53,640 --> 00:41:56,839
Speaker 3: they're gonna be more watching that tape with Lagerius Sneed

806
00:41:56,920 --> 00:41:59,239
Speaker 3: was able to do and finding answers to things they

807
00:41:59,280 --> 00:42:03,480
Speaker 3: didn't have answers too before. Obviously, Jamar Chase in Cincinnati,

808
00:42:03,960 --> 00:42:06,040
Speaker 3: he and t Higgins are gonna do a great job.

809
00:42:06,320 --> 00:42:08,279
Speaker 3: But you know, a lot of that depends on how

810
00:42:08,280 --> 00:42:13,120
Speaker 3: healthy Joe Burrow is throughout this year, what they can

811
00:42:13,160 --> 00:42:19,399
Speaker 3: do offensively, losing a little bit of that that coaching firepower,

812
00:42:19,960 --> 00:42:24,480
Speaker 3: I guess, losing Joe Mixon. So we'll see justin Jefferson,

813
00:42:25,120 --> 00:42:28,520
Speaker 3: you know, without her cousins, her cousins going to Atlanta.

814
00:42:28,920 --> 00:42:35,000
Speaker 3: So whoever starts there, whether it's JJ McCarthy or your

815
00:42:35,000 --> 00:42:41,000
Speaker 3: boy Mitchell, if if he starts, I mean, Kyle Shanahan

816
00:42:41,160 --> 00:42:43,959
Speaker 3: is gonna get I mean he might. They're never gonna

817
00:42:43,960 --> 00:42:46,480
Speaker 3: give him Coach of the Year in a situation like this,

818
00:42:46,880 --> 00:42:52,000
Speaker 3: But to develop to develop a guy to go start

819
00:42:52,040 --> 00:42:56,359
Speaker 3: somewhere else. And I've heard nothing but fantastic things coming

820
00:42:56,400 --> 00:42:59,120
Speaker 3: out of the Vikings training camp.

821
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Speaker 2: About Sam Donald or Nick Mullins.

822
00:43:07,080 --> 00:43:11,279
Speaker 3: Of course Nick Mullins, Mitchell, Sam Donald, no, no, but

823
00:43:11,360 --> 00:43:14,040
Speaker 3: Sam has been throwing dimes. Sam Donald has been throwing dimes.

824
00:43:14,080 --> 00:43:18,120
Speaker 3: He's been really efficient. Obviously JJ. I didn't know how

825
00:43:18,160 --> 00:43:20,759
Speaker 3: tall JJ McCarthy was. I didn't realize he was. He

826
00:43:20,840 --> 00:43:24,840
Speaker 3: was as tall as he is. But there's been positive

827
00:43:25,080 --> 00:43:27,120
Speaker 3: raving reviews. Obviously, you get in the game time and

828
00:43:27,160 --> 00:43:30,320
Speaker 3: may be totally different. But Kevin O'Connell in that offense

829
00:43:30,440 --> 00:43:33,880
Speaker 3: is something that has been productive. Regardless of who's been

830
00:43:33,920 --> 00:43:37,160
Speaker 3: that quarterback. They've been able to draw it up for

831
00:43:37,320 --> 00:43:39,879
Speaker 3: Justin Jefferson. So I think he's gonna have another great year.

832
00:43:39,920 --> 00:43:42,959
Speaker 3: Your boy. I'man ross Saint Brown still is under Ben

833
00:43:43,200 --> 00:43:49,080
Speaker 3: Ben Johnson's futelage for another season, another season with Jared Goff,

834
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Speaker 3: who's played in really good football. They have such a

835
00:43:51,280 --> 00:43:54,960
Speaker 3: great rapport. Sam Laporta is gonna have another great season.

836
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Speaker 3: It may take some of the attention off of a'mnraw

837
00:43:58,160 --> 00:43:59,960
Speaker 3: you know, usually get paid like that. You can double

838
00:44:00,080 --> 00:44:02,640
Speaker 3: team you're getting bracketed over two things like that, but

839
00:44:02,680 --> 00:44:03,799
Speaker 3: you're not gonna be able to do that with a

840
00:44:03,800 --> 00:44:07,240
Speaker 3: good tight end moving and Jamier gives out the backfield

841
00:44:07,239 --> 00:44:12,520
Speaker 3: and creating other matchup issues. I think Garrett Wilson moves

842
00:44:12,560 --> 00:44:15,160
Speaker 3: up the list a lot there and plays the whole season.

843
00:44:15,400 --> 00:44:19,600
Speaker 3: You know. I think he has a thirteen fourteen hundred

844
00:44:19,640 --> 00:44:24,120
Speaker 3: yard season, maybe sixteen touchdowns because if he can develop

845
00:44:24,160 --> 00:44:27,840
Speaker 3: the kind of rapport or even I mean fifty percent

846
00:44:27,960 --> 00:44:31,000
Speaker 3: of the rapport that a Rod had with Davante Adams,

847
00:44:31,760 --> 00:44:33,960
Speaker 3: it's gonna be a fun year for him. Obviously pooking

848
00:44:34,000 --> 00:44:36,000
Speaker 3: the cool up. I think he comes back to earth

849
00:44:36,040 --> 00:44:40,040
Speaker 3: a little bit this season. Mike Evans is gonna have

850
00:44:40,080 --> 00:44:44,440
Speaker 3: a thousand yards. He's He's that's just what happens, you know,

851
00:44:44,960 --> 00:44:49,040
Speaker 3: waters wet, the sky's blued. Mike Evans thousand yards. I

852
00:44:49,080 --> 00:44:53,439
Speaker 3: think Tyshawn Deebo Samuel is going to have a really

853
00:44:53,440 --> 00:44:56,840
Speaker 3: good season, really productive, especially with the Brandon Ayuk news.

854
00:44:57,080 --> 00:44:59,120
Speaker 3: They're gonna give him the ball more throwing the ball,

855
00:44:59,200 --> 00:45:02,200
Speaker 3: more fine and more on third downs. So I think

856
00:45:02,239 --> 00:45:04,560
Speaker 3: that's the list. I feel comfortable with it.

857
00:45:04,600 --> 00:45:06,240
Speaker 2: Well, you left off the rookies.

858
00:45:06,320 --> 00:45:10,080
Speaker 1: I mean Marvin Harrison Junior that situation with Kyler's finally

859
00:45:10,080 --> 00:45:12,000
Speaker 1: got another number one option for him to throw the

860
00:45:12,000 --> 00:45:14,640
Speaker 1: ball to. We'll see what happens there, but I'm gonna

861
00:45:14,640 --> 00:45:17,520
Speaker 1: throw a couple other dark horse sleepers your way, Richard.

862
00:45:17,800 --> 00:45:21,719
Speaker 1: This situation in Buffalo is a weird one because you

863
00:45:21,760 --> 00:45:23,839
Speaker 1: want to talk about a team that's lost a ton

864
00:45:23,880 --> 00:45:27,319
Speaker 1: of talent. Josh Allen here, he is the number one

865
00:45:27,440 --> 00:45:31,239
Speaker 1: Fantasy ranked quarterback in the league, but everyone's questioning where

866
00:45:31,239 --> 00:45:34,640
Speaker 1: he's gonna throw the football. He's obviously got the tight

867
00:45:34,760 --> 00:45:36,799
Speaker 1: end Dalton k and Kaid who I really like. I

868
00:45:36,800 --> 00:45:40,120
Speaker 1: think he could be a true candidate for T one overall.

869
00:45:40,800 --> 00:45:44,879
Speaker 1: But I think Khalil Shakir is gonna have a big

870
00:45:44,960 --> 00:45:47,080
Speaker 1: year Richard, that I'm calling it right now.

871
00:45:47,480 --> 00:45:48,160
Speaker 2: This guy is.

872
00:45:48,120 --> 00:45:53,120
Speaker 1: A dark horse sleeper Puka Nakula type version for the

873
00:45:53,160 --> 00:45:55,640
Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills. He made a handful of big plays down

874
00:45:55,680 --> 00:45:58,200
Speaker 1: the stretch when he was called upon when Stefan Digs

875
00:45:58,280 --> 00:46:01,080
Speaker 1: kind of looked checked out out there. Richard, what do

876
00:46:01,120 --> 00:46:04,360
Speaker 1: you think about the Buffalo Bills receiving situation?

877
00:46:04,480 --> 00:46:05,719
Speaker 2: Who do you like? Do you like him?

878
00:46:05,719 --> 00:46:10,240
Speaker 1: Do you like Kean Coleman. They got Curtis Samuel. Who's

879
00:46:10,280 --> 00:46:12,520
Speaker 1: the guy that's gonna be getting the ball in Buffalo?

880
00:46:13,080 --> 00:46:14,880
Speaker 3: I mean, I think you gotta go with Khalil Sheha

881
00:46:14,960 --> 00:46:21,200
Speaker 3: Kor initially, but the way Kean Coleman, I mean, he's

882
00:46:21,200 --> 00:46:24,279
Speaker 3: made a lot of headlines outside of the football field,

883
00:46:24,360 --> 00:46:28,560
Speaker 3: so hopefully his his game speaks as as well as

884
00:46:28,600 --> 00:46:32,000
Speaker 3: he has. But I mean, it's question marks. It's all

885
00:46:32,080 --> 00:46:34,080
Speaker 3: question marks. I can say whatever I want, but it's

886
00:46:34,080 --> 00:46:37,080
Speaker 3: nothing proven Mitchell. It's not no proven thousand yard receiver,

887
00:46:37,840 --> 00:46:40,920
Speaker 3: no proven thousand yard tight end, no proven And that's

888
00:46:40,960 --> 00:46:43,200
Speaker 3: the way defenses are gonna treat him. Nobody's gonna give

889
00:46:43,200 --> 00:46:45,799
Speaker 3: them respect in that way. They're gonna press them, They're

890
00:46:45,800 --> 00:46:48,680
Speaker 3: gonna they're gonna they're gonna plit them. They're gonna put

891
00:46:48,680 --> 00:46:50,920
Speaker 3: a lot of pressure on Josh Allen to beat them.

892
00:46:50,920 --> 00:46:55,760
Speaker 3: They're not gonna give these receivers Cover two, cloud cover three,

893
00:46:56,360 --> 00:46:59,120
Speaker 3: any of these coverages. They're gonna be man pressured a

894
00:46:59,160 --> 00:47:02,160
Speaker 3: lot more than they've ever been pressured or zone pressured,

895
00:47:02,480 --> 00:47:06,440
Speaker 3: because these guys just haven't shown that they can that

896
00:47:06,480 --> 00:47:09,279
Speaker 3: their NFL receivers obviously, Kean hasn't had a chance to.

897
00:47:09,680 --> 00:47:13,040
Speaker 3: But you got Marquez Paldev Scantlink who had play certain

898
00:47:13,040 --> 00:47:15,400
Speaker 3: plays throughout the season where he looked really good in

899
00:47:15,480 --> 00:47:17,360
Speaker 3: Kansas City and then you had plays where he dropped

900
00:47:17,360 --> 00:47:22,480
Speaker 3: bombs and so it's it's gonna be. It's a lot

901
00:47:22,480 --> 00:47:26,160
Speaker 3: of unknown Obviously, the one known commodity is Josh Allen

902
00:47:26,239 --> 00:47:28,640
Speaker 3: and this is his chance to have a Patrick Mahomes

903
00:47:28,960 --> 00:47:34,200
Speaker 3: as season. When Patrick Mahoons lost Tyreek Keel and everybody said, hey,

904
00:47:34,200 --> 00:47:37,759
Speaker 3: he's done, He's done. Tyreek's done, Tarreek's gone, He's lost

905
00:47:37,840 --> 00:47:40,000
Speaker 3: his big weapon. He's not going to have the same

906
00:47:40,239 --> 00:47:42,600
Speaker 3: kind of season. And he did. He had an incredible

907
00:47:42,640 --> 00:47:45,920
Speaker 3: season and MVP Calibersy, what did he win MVP that year?

908
00:47:45,920 --> 00:47:48,960
Speaker 3: I want to say he won MVP that year. We

909
00:47:49,200 --> 00:47:51,920
Speaker 3: have to check, but that sounds but I'm pretty sure

910
00:47:51,920 --> 00:47:55,120
Speaker 3: he did. But this is a kind of a not

911
00:47:55,200 --> 00:47:58,319
Speaker 3: a make it or breaking for Josh Allen, But the

912
00:47:58,360 --> 00:48:01,480
Speaker 3: way they speak about him is going to change if

913
00:48:01,480 --> 00:48:03,560
Speaker 3: he's not able to have the same success that he

914
00:48:03,680 --> 00:48:08,520
Speaker 3: had with Diggs without him. Because Patrick Mahomes continues to

915
00:48:08,560 --> 00:48:11,680
Speaker 3: have success, continues to elevate his team, continues to have

916
00:48:12,400 --> 00:48:17,840
Speaker 3: Super Bowl success without Tyreek Keel. Can Josh Allen have

917
00:48:17,920 --> 00:48:22,520
Speaker 3: that same success without without dating Stefan Diggs to be seen.

918
00:48:23,520 --> 00:48:24,520
Speaker 2: The second one I like.

919
00:48:24,600 --> 00:48:27,239
Speaker 1: My sleeper candidate is a former first round pick playing

920
00:48:27,239 --> 00:48:31,000
Speaker 1: for my Detroit Lions, Jamison Williams. Richard has been blowing

921
00:48:31,080 --> 00:48:34,600
Speaker 1: up training camp and they are saying he looks faster, stronger,

922
00:48:34,840 --> 00:48:37,640
Speaker 1: He's finally healthy the first time going into camp. He's

923
00:48:37,680 --> 00:48:41,240
Speaker 1: actually healthy. He dealt with the suspension last year coming

924
00:48:41,239 --> 00:48:45,920
Speaker 1: into the season. They lost their number two in Josh Reynolds,

925
00:48:46,360 --> 00:48:49,200
Speaker 1: and they really didn't add anyone else to the receiving corps.

926
00:48:49,200 --> 00:48:52,040
Speaker 1: They're banking heavily on Jamison Williams. I think, if you're

927
00:48:52,080 --> 00:48:54,640
Speaker 1: going to take a flyer in the eighth round in

928
00:48:54,680 --> 00:48:57,479
Speaker 1: that territory, Jamison Williams is a guy that could bring

929
00:48:57,760 --> 00:49:02,520
Speaker 1: a lot of firepower. Late Richard, your thoughts on Jamo.

930
00:49:02,719 --> 00:49:05,520
Speaker 1: You think that he's gonna add an extra dimension to

931
00:49:05,560 --> 00:49:07,000
Speaker 1: this Lion's offense.

932
00:49:07,120 --> 00:49:09,440
Speaker 3: No question, no question about it. I mean at times

933
00:49:09,480 --> 00:49:10,880
Speaker 3: last year you could see it, You could see him

934
00:49:10,880 --> 00:49:14,920
Speaker 3: adding a different dimension just at such an how easily

935
00:49:15,160 --> 00:49:18,160
Speaker 3: and how effortlessly he makes it look as fast as

936
00:49:18,160 --> 00:49:21,560
Speaker 3: he's going. I think he's gonna be a fantastic addition,

937
00:49:21,680 --> 00:49:25,279
Speaker 3: especially if he has a full season, full training camp,

938
00:49:25,320 --> 00:49:27,680
Speaker 3: fall all season under his belt. It's gonna be fun

939
00:49:27,719 --> 00:49:32,399
Speaker 3: to watch. I think Drake London and Kyle Pitts out

940
00:49:33,040 --> 00:49:36,600
Speaker 3: out in Atlanta are gonna be sleepers. If you believe

941
00:49:36,600 --> 00:49:39,320
Speaker 3: in Kirk Cousins, then you gotta believe in those two guys,

942
00:49:39,360 --> 00:49:42,680
Speaker 3: because Kirk Cousins is going to be productive, and those

943
00:49:42,680 --> 00:49:44,400
Speaker 3: two guys will be a lot of the reason he

944
00:49:44,560 --> 00:49:48,160
Speaker 3: is productive. Obviously, Bajhon Robinson is going to be another

945
00:49:48,200 --> 00:49:51,640
Speaker 3: part of it, but those are at Drake London I

946
00:49:51,640 --> 00:49:54,120
Speaker 3: think is gonna kind of sneak into the top ten

947
00:49:54,160 --> 00:49:55,120
Speaker 3: at some point or another.

948
00:49:55,880 --> 00:49:56,560
Speaker 2: I like it, man.

949
00:49:56,560 --> 00:49:59,160
Speaker 1: I mean Atlanta players have been tainted so much because

950
00:49:59,200 --> 00:50:02,480
Speaker 1: of bad quarterback play over the last three four years.

951
00:50:02,800 --> 00:50:05,640
Speaker 1: And this group that you just talked about Pitt's in

952
00:50:05,719 --> 00:50:08,120
Speaker 1: London have all the talent in the world, they just

953
00:50:08,160 --> 00:50:11,719
Speaker 1: have never had anyone to throw them the football. I

954
00:50:11,800 --> 00:50:12,640
Speaker 1: like both of them.

955
00:50:12,719 --> 00:50:12,959
Speaker 2: Richard.

956
00:50:13,040 --> 00:50:16,720
Speaker 1: Let's move the tight end. Our friends at Fantasy Pros

957
00:50:16,760 --> 00:50:18,840
Speaker 1: have Sam Laporta is the number one tight end in

958
00:50:18,880 --> 00:50:22,040
Speaker 1: the league. Your thoughts on this is a Laporta, is

959
00:50:22,080 --> 00:50:26,160
Speaker 1: it Kelsey? Is it your guy? George Kittle, Mark Andrews?

960
00:50:26,200 --> 00:50:30,560
Speaker 1: Who do you like on this top end tight end

961
00:50:30,640 --> 00:50:31,080
Speaker 1: line here?

962
00:50:31,160 --> 00:50:35,239
Speaker 3: Rich? That's tough because there's so many quality tight ends

963
00:50:35,280 --> 00:50:38,080
Speaker 3: in this league, Mitchell as there there are so many.

964
00:50:39,760 --> 00:50:43,600
Speaker 3: It depends on who you're asking and who you're dealing with,

965
00:50:43,680 --> 00:50:48,520
Speaker 3: because you know, Pat Freirmouth out in Pittsburgh is a

966
00:50:48,560 --> 00:50:53,000
Speaker 3: guy that was productive at times, really productive Dalton Schultz

967
00:50:53,040 --> 00:50:55,400
Speaker 3: in Houston if he didn't have all those freaking receivers

968
00:50:55,440 --> 00:50:57,000
Speaker 3: around him as a guy, I would put a lot

969
00:50:57,000 --> 00:51:01,440
Speaker 3: of a lot of stock in Las Vegas. You know,

970
00:51:01,600 --> 00:51:04,360
Speaker 3: you don't know what they have. You know, DeVante Adams

971
00:51:04,440 --> 00:51:06,640
Speaker 3: is gonna get doubled a lot. So does does brock

972
00:51:06,680 --> 00:51:09,799
Speaker 3: Powers have a good year? I don't know, maybe, but

973
00:51:10,920 --> 00:51:13,080
Speaker 3: I think that Sam Laporta is is in a good

974
00:51:13,080 --> 00:51:17,080
Speaker 3: spot at one. Obviously you got to have Travis up there.

975
00:51:17,120 --> 00:51:20,120
Speaker 3: He and Patrick. Patrick's gonna find him. He's gonna figure

976
00:51:20,160 --> 00:51:23,440
Speaker 3: it out. I don't I don't care how long he

977
00:51:23,520 --> 00:51:26,759
Speaker 3: plays when he stops. He has a skill set that

978
00:51:26,880 --> 00:51:29,080
Speaker 3: stands the test of time, and we're not going to

979
00:51:29,160 --> 00:51:31,920
Speaker 3: disrespect him because he he continues to show he can

980
00:51:31,960 --> 00:51:36,160
Speaker 3: be productive and will be productive. Mark Andrews and Baltimore.

981
00:51:36,280 --> 00:51:39,399
Speaker 3: We'll see how they do with, you know, with now

982
00:51:39,480 --> 00:51:42,480
Speaker 3: Derek Henry bringing the defense up and causing you know,

983
00:51:42,600 --> 00:51:47,240
Speaker 3: eight man boxes and things like that. I think George

984
00:51:47,280 --> 00:51:51,280
Speaker 3: is gonna again with the Brandon Ayuk Praye potentially happening

985
00:51:51,360 --> 00:51:54,320
Speaker 3: at put that puts more passes in George Kettle's hands,

986
00:51:55,239 --> 00:51:58,040
Speaker 3: allowing him to be more productive. Kyle Pitts in Atlanta

987
00:51:58,160 --> 00:52:01,680
Speaker 3: with with again Kirk Cousins, He's going to be more productive,

988
00:52:01,760 --> 00:52:04,799
Speaker 3: get more passes, get more passes in the areas he's

989
00:52:04,800 --> 00:52:10,239
Speaker 3: comfortable with Dalton kink without Stefan Diggs, he should be

990
00:52:10,280 --> 00:52:14,240
Speaker 3: the number one option out in Buffalo and actually to production.

991
00:52:14,360 --> 00:52:16,799
Speaker 3: Jake Ferguson had a really good year in Dallas. I

992
00:52:16,800 --> 00:52:19,319
Speaker 3: think he only gets better as they focus more on

993
00:52:19,400 --> 00:52:23,880
Speaker 3: Cdee Lamb and trying to stop him. And if Tolbert

994
00:52:23,920 --> 00:52:26,360
Speaker 3: or Cooks can really start to put pressure on the defense,

995
00:52:26,760 --> 00:52:29,640
Speaker 3: he can find his niche to have an eleven twelve

996
00:52:29,719 --> 00:52:33,040
Speaker 3: hundred yard season. Evan Ingram and Jacksonville. I think at

997
00:52:33,120 --> 00:52:36,160
Speaker 3: Jacksonville comes down to Earth. I just can't I can't

998
00:52:37,000 --> 00:52:40,080
Speaker 3: believe in the kid like that Trevor Lawrence hasn't shown

999
00:52:40,120 --> 00:52:42,920
Speaker 3: me enough. And I always say this, but he just hasn't.

1000
00:52:42,960 --> 00:52:45,000
Speaker 3: You know. That's you know, well, we'll talk about that

1001
00:52:45,000 --> 00:52:47,400
Speaker 3: when we talk about how everybody got paid this offseason,

1002
00:52:47,400 --> 00:52:50,040
Speaker 3: because that was a head scratcher for me. But I

1003
00:52:50,080 --> 00:52:54,000
Speaker 3: think he's going to continue to be productive. David and

1004
00:52:54,080 --> 00:52:56,640
Speaker 3: Joe Cool was productive regardless of who was that quarterback

1005
00:52:56,680 --> 00:52:59,400
Speaker 3: for Cleveland last year, so I think that continues.

1006
00:53:00,560 --> 00:53:03,000
Speaker 1: Well, Richard, this concludes it. I mean, I love talking

1007
00:53:03,040 --> 00:53:05,680
Speaker 1: fantasy football with you. Like I said, we are partners

1008
00:53:05,680 --> 00:53:07,719
Speaker 1: at Fantasy Pros. You guys, go check them out. If

1009
00:53:07,719 --> 00:53:10,040
Speaker 1: you want your fantasy draft cheat sheets. They got a

1010
00:53:10,080 --> 00:53:13,200
Speaker 1: ton of data for you, whether you're going standard scoring PPR,

1011
00:53:13,440 --> 00:53:17,319
Speaker 1: halfpoint auctions, style drafts, whatever you want, they got it.

1012
00:53:17,880 --> 00:53:20,160
Speaker 1: Make sure to check them out. Richard, it's good to

1013
00:53:20,200 --> 00:53:22,239
Speaker 1: be back, my man. I will let you sign us

1014
00:53:22,280 --> 00:53:26,239
Speaker 1: out off as we conclude our first podcast of this

1015
00:53:26,800 --> 00:53:27,560
Speaker 1: NFL season.

1016
00:53:28,360 --> 00:53:31,960
Speaker 3: Well, Mitchell was great. I enjoyed it. I appreciate you,

1017
00:53:32,320 --> 00:53:35,360
Speaker 3: thank you. Appreciate you guys joining us for the first

1018
00:53:35,440 --> 00:53:40,640
Speaker 3: episode of this season's Richard Sherman Podcast. We'll see you

1019
00:53:40,680 --> 00:53:43,920
Speaker 3: next week for maybe a special cast, A little bit

1020
00:53:43,960 --> 00:53:46,640
Speaker 3: more information to talk about, because I got to figure

1021
00:53:46,640 --> 00:53:49,600
Speaker 3: out how they given these quarterbacks fifty five million, Mitchell

1022
00:53:49,640 --> 00:53:54,840
Speaker 3: fifty five million. I just like, you know what, But

1023
00:53:54,920 --> 00:53:57,640
Speaker 3: we'll see you next week to talk about that. Say too.

1024
00:54:16,840 --> 00:54:17,480
Speaker 3: The volume