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Speaker 1: Wow, everybody, It's Wednesday, December two. Welcome to the NFL

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Speaker 1: Fantasy Football Show. It's been your man, MG. Marcus Brand

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Speaker 1: joined by Michael f Florio and the specialist Jason Dust

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Speaker 1: and send up us put on this show each and

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Speaker 1: every day, each and every week. And here we are.

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Speaker 1: We are smack dab into Week seventeen. It is Super

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Speaker 1: Bowl Week, Fantasy Championship week, however you want to describe it.

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Speaker 1: For most leagues, I did not survive. I did not

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Speaker 1: make it through. Uh, you got bounced in the Fantasy

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Speaker 1: Live league thanks to Nick Foles. Sorry, pal, It was

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Speaker 1: the worst way to lose. And like because for me

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Speaker 1: to be in that position, I needed James Conner to

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Speaker 1: go off and he gave me twenty five and at

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Speaker 1: that point, I'm like, this is gonna happen. And then

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Speaker 1: Nick Foles happened and the thing was, like I said

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Speaker 1: on Fantasy Live, I didn't want to come down to

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Speaker 1: like the final play. It was as Yeah, it was

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Speaker 1: like it was like watching a slow motion car craft

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Speaker 1: where you kind of saw it coming and you couldn't

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Speaker 1: get out of the way. Watching Nick Folds throw picks,

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Speaker 1: get sacked and Kareem Falcone gets by you thanks to

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Speaker 1: the STU. Yeah, when I lose to someone, I'm like, art,

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Speaker 1: now I want you to go. You go with it exactly,

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Speaker 1: which honestly, I guess in a way because I lost

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Speaker 1: to you and then you lost the Korean so it's like,

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Speaker 1: sort I lost the Kareem. I don't. I'm just trying

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Speaker 1: to make a I'm trying to just forget bounce in

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Speaker 1: the first round of the playoffs. That's all I'm saying.

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Speaker 1: We got pointed to do on the show. We will

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Speaker 1: have our game previews for week seventeen. We'll do some

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Speaker 1: heroes and villains, and we will have some sleepers for

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Speaker 1: you in case you're just trying to fill out a

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Speaker 1: roster to see what you can do to try to

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Speaker 1: win a championship, or maybe you were in your consolation

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Speaker 1: bracket and trying to figure out how to not be

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Speaker 1: last place and that one as well. But let's get started,

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Speaker 1: as we always do, with some fantasy headlines and the

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Speaker 1: big news coming out of Miami to a tongue of

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Speaker 1: Ioloa is in concussion protocol after showing symptoms on Monday

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Speaker 1: following Sunday's game against the Packers. The Dolphins announced on

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Speaker 1: Wednesday that Teddy Bridgewater will be the starter for this

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Speaker 1: weekend's game now to UH. He missed weeks five and

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Speaker 1: six because of a concussion. He did tell team doctors

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Speaker 1: on Monday that he was feeling concussion like symptoms. Had

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Speaker 1: a rough second half, and I know there's a lot

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Speaker 1: of speculation as to whether or not that had something

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Speaker 1: to do with it. He threw three straight interceptions to

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Speaker 1: end the game in the loss to Green Bay over

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Speaker 1: the weekend. But let's spend forward two weeks seventeen. We

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Speaker 1: know Teddy Bridgewater is going to be the starter. I

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Speaker 1: guess the first question is if you lost to A

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Speaker 1: would you consider starting Teddy this week? Only if that

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Speaker 1: was the best option out there? Like there there's a

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Speaker 1: it's a good streaming week once again for quarterbacks. I

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Speaker 1: think like Jared Goff might not be out there, but

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Speaker 1: I'd rather him than Teddy. I'd rather Daniel Jones. I

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Speaker 1: think Mike White has a good matchup as well, and

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Speaker 1: then brought party like Teddy belongs in that group. He's

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Speaker 1: not my favorite of them, but in one champ EACHYPT

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Speaker 1: that I'm in, it's a super flex league and my

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Speaker 1: opponent has to Uh, he picked up Teddy, He's gonna

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Speaker 1: start him, and and leagues like that. I understand, But

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Speaker 1: in a one quarterback league, I'm guessing that there is

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Speaker 1: probably better options out there. So no, on Teddy Bridgewater.

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Speaker 1: I'm sort of with you. He's well down the list

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Speaker 1: of streamers. If if that's what's left to you, then

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Speaker 1: I get it. But against the Patriots, I would rather

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Speaker 1: try to avoid the bad weather too, could also be

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Speaker 1: bad weather there, so again, he's well down the list

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Speaker 1: of streamers. If that's where you gotta go, then that's

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Speaker 1: where you gotta go. But uh, Mike mentioned some other

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Speaker 1: names that I like a lot better this week. But

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Speaker 1: for the rest of this offense, we saw Teddy before

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Speaker 1: and we know what he is. He's the guy who's

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Speaker 1: gonna keep you a float. He's not gonna make any

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Speaker 1: huge mistakes. But when you look at Tyreek Hill, Jalen Waddle,

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Speaker 1: even the running backs, who benefits Who loses here? I

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Speaker 1: get away from them because it just takes one big

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Speaker 1: I think they'll be fine. And you talk about maybe

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Speaker 1: not taking deep shots. I don't know that Teddy's gonna

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Speaker 1: I love either one. This weekend, I think I'm really

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Speaker 1: let's turn over to Washington real briefly here, because Carson

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Speaker 1: in the article. He's back starting again. Why not? I

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Speaker 1: Dotson made some ridiculous catches in traffic, one that sort

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Speaker 1: shirts he should still be. I don't know. I don't

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Speaker 1: think he's done enough to lost the jobs. I don't

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Speaker 1: we Let's get to our Fantasy hero of the week.

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Speaker 1: Who is the guy who deserves a little more buzz

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Speaker 1: because he is going to lead you to a championship

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Speaker 1: this week? Player that I thought was gonna lead me

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Speaker 1: into the championship in the Fantasy Live League, James Conner,

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Speaker 1: who has been playing out of his mind good as

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Speaker 1: of late. He's been the RB two since Week ten,

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Speaker 1: giving you just under twenty one Fantasy points per game.

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Speaker 1: He's top twenty one and four of his last six. Uh,

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Speaker 1: he's really been coming to life with more receptions, more touchdowns.

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Speaker 1: some more pass game opportunities for James Conner. He's been

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Speaker 1: So I'm totally on with James Conner being that guy

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Speaker 1: This week, I'm gonna stay in that game and go

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Speaker 1: on the other side, and it's Tyler Algier and you're

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Speaker 1: looking Algere probably as a flex option. Right now, just

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Speaker 1: because the ceiling is still relatively low. But over the

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Speaker 1: last two weeks he has had season highs and carries.

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Speaker 1: Two weeks ago he had seventeen. Last week he had eight.

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Speaker 1: Team and it looks like with the Falcons out of

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Speaker 1: the playoff race officially eliminated that Arthur Smith is turning

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Speaker 1: They've gotten Desmond ritteran at quarterback, and it looks like

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Speaker 1: they're going to sort of the emphasized Cordarol Patterson in

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Speaker 1: the backfield and give Tyler Algier some more opportunities. The

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Speaker 1: other thing we know about Arthur Smith, much to our chagrin,

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Speaker 1: come hell or high water, He's going to run the football.

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Speaker 1: It doesn't matter what the game script is, Arthur Smith

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Speaker 1: is going to run it. So that means Tyler Algier

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Speaker 1: is going to get plenty of opportunity against a run

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Speaker 1: could be a surprise guy to kind of key your

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Speaker 1: other side, let's talk about the fantasy villains. Who's going

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Speaker 1: to be the guy that you're going to be cursing

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Speaker 1: his name because you ended up in second place this year. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: if you've made it this far with Nick Chubb, kudos

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Speaker 1: to you. Because he has not been good as of late.

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Speaker 1: And I went on Fantasy Live a couple of weeks

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Speaker 1: ago and I was like, I'm not worried more production

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Speaker 1: is gonna come. He rushed for ninety nine yards. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: he's been averaging nine point four Fantasy points per games.

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Speaker 1: Since the Shaun Watson has returned, He's averaged just one

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Speaker 1: point eight targets per game. He has not scored a touchdown.

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Speaker 1: believe with the Shawn Watson it just hasn't been pretty.

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Speaker 1: And now he gets the Commanders who have allowed the

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Speaker 1: fourth fewest Fantasy points per game to running backs, the

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Speaker 1: against the Bears defense that has been suddenly soft in

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Speaker 1: the back end. Jaguars at the Texans. The Jags still

430
00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:31,840
Speaker 1: still have life, still have a chance to make the playoffs.

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Speaker 1: What are you doing in this one? I'm starting your

432
00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:38,160
Speaker 1: Jaguars Like Trevor Lawrence is a hundred percent still in play.

433
00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:40,480
Speaker 1: I know on your fantasy app or whatever like it

434
00:19:40,560 --> 00:19:43,359
Speaker 1: made say red lettering that the Texans are a hard matchup.

435
00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:45,720
Speaker 1: I don't care. He went out and played well, put

436
00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:48,399
Speaker 1: up good fantasy numbers last week in bad weather against

437
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Speaker 1: the Jets, who are much tougher defense. The week before

438
00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:52,960
Speaker 1: that he went off against the Cowboys, which is a

439
00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:55,840
Speaker 1: much tougher defense. He's matched a proof at this point,

440
00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:58,399
Speaker 1: Travis E. T N gets a great matchup, and this

441
00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:00,679
Speaker 1: one against the Texans d sense that have been ran

442
00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:03,080
Speaker 1: all over. I think if Lawrence is playing well, it

443
00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:06,400
Speaker 1: means good things again for Zay Jones. He's in play.

444
00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:09,719
Speaker 1: I I like Jones more than Christian Kirk, but I

445
00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:12,840
Speaker 1: think both of the receivers could be start candidates this week,

446
00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:15,880
Speaker 1: and then obviously Evan Ingram is a must start tight end.

447
00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:19,160
Speaker 1: And the Jaguars defense is actually in play as well

448
00:20:19,240 --> 00:20:21,919
Speaker 1: this week because the Texans have allowed a bunch of

449
00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:26,359
Speaker 1: production to opposing defenses. So unless we hear reports that

450
00:20:26,440 --> 00:20:28,600
Speaker 1: they are going to sit there players, because some people

451
00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:30,800
Speaker 1: have been tweeting me like, are they gonna rest everyone

452
00:20:30,840 --> 00:20:34,119
Speaker 1: for week eighteen? Maybe, but we haven't heard anything about it.

453
00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:36,680
Speaker 1: So as long as these guys are playing, I'm starting them.

454
00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:38,960
Speaker 1: Last I heard that they have no plans to rest

455
00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:41,920
Speaker 1: their starters for weeks seventeen, So all those guys are

456
00:20:41,960 --> 00:20:43,879
Speaker 1: in play. And by the way, a very smart person

457
00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:46,359
Speaker 1: told me about the rule of threes that if offense

458
00:20:46,400 --> 00:20:49,520
Speaker 1: has three legitimate playmakers, they become very hard to defend.

459
00:20:49,560 --> 00:20:52,680
Speaker 1: And I think between Christian Kirk h Evan Ingram, you

460
00:20:52,680 --> 00:20:55,400
Speaker 1: can throw Za Jones in there, Travis et in there's

461
00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:57,280
Speaker 1: a lot of talent here in this jos offense, and

462
00:20:57,280 --> 00:20:59,439
Speaker 1: they have become very tough to the Fenilies. Next year

463
00:20:59,480 --> 00:21:05,480
Speaker 1: they're gonna get Calvin Ridley. Calvin Ridley too, yikes. In

464
00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:09,000
Speaker 1: the look in a wide open a f C South like, Oh,

465
00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:10,879
Speaker 1: they're gonna I think they're gonna run that today. They

466
00:21:11,080 --> 00:21:13,800
Speaker 1: very well could be the class of the division starting

467
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Speaker 1: next year. Broncos and Chiefs. The Broncos looking at their

468
00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:22,000
Speaker 1: wounds after getting absolutely stomped at so far on Christmas Day,

469
00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:24,119
Speaker 1: they fired their head coach, na Faniel Hackett. Now all

470
00:21:24,119 --> 00:21:25,840
Speaker 1: they gotta do is just go to Kansas City and

471
00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:28,360
Speaker 1: trying to figure out how to be the Chiefs. Good luck,

472
00:21:28,680 --> 00:21:32,040
Speaker 1: good luck Denver. Let's start though, with with the Kansas

473
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Speaker 1: City backfield. Is Jerick McKinnon a must start this week

474
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Speaker 1: against the Broncos. I think so. I know he didn't

475
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Speaker 1: have a huge game last week, but he still gave

476
00:21:39,200 --> 00:21:42,080
Speaker 1: you around thirteen Fantasy points. If that's the floor, you

477
00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:44,320
Speaker 1: love that. And this is the game where he first

478
00:21:44,359 --> 00:21:46,560
Speaker 1: went off a couple of weeks ago against the Broncos,

479
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Speaker 1: and I think that could be by design because their

480
00:21:48,760 --> 00:21:51,400
Speaker 1: secondary is so good at taking out receivers, we could

481
00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:53,640
Speaker 1: just see a lot more dump off passes to McKinnon. Again,

482
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Speaker 1: I think there's far too much upside to see him,

483
00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:57,240
Speaker 1: and it's way too much upside to sit at him,

484
00:21:57,240 --> 00:21:59,199
Speaker 1: and especially after we've seen the last few weeks, the

485
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Speaker 1: Broncos run the defense be gashed. We saw it last

486
00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:05,320
Speaker 1: week with cam Makers, but it's been happening a lot lately,

487
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Speaker 1: so I think that gives McKinnon certainly a lot of opportunity.

488
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Speaker 1: And the fact, as you mentioned, he is very much

489
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Speaker 1: involved in the passing game. Has sort of been going

490
00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:14,760
Speaker 1: back and forth with ju Ju Smith Schuster to be

491
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Speaker 1: the number two target there in Kansas City. I think

492
00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:19,600
Speaker 1: you absolutely have to have him in your lineup this week.

493
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Speaker 1: Another guy that could slide into your lineup as a

494
00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:27,159
Speaker 1: sleeper this week is Isaia Pacheco, and it's been a

495
00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:29,919
Speaker 1: little bit harder to trust him just because the floor

496
00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:32,440
Speaker 1: has been fairly low. The ceiling though, has been he

497
00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:34,600
Speaker 1: gotta lives at a tiny house, right Like, there's not

498
00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:36,399
Speaker 1: a lot of there's not a lot of gap between

499
00:22:36,440 --> 00:22:39,040
Speaker 1: the floor and the ceiling for Isaiah Pacheco. And so

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Speaker 1: as long as that floor stays fairly stable and you're

501
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Speaker 1: looking at around ten to twelve points, I think you've

502
00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:46,280
Speaker 1: got a good situation there. He needs to get you

503
00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:48,160
Speaker 1: a touchdown in order, I think to get to around

504
00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:51,359
Speaker 1: fifteen or more points, But that could happen against this

505
00:22:51,400 --> 00:22:55,199
Speaker 1: Denver Broncos run defense Dolphins at the Patriots. We know

506
00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:57,680
Speaker 1: Teddy Bridgewater is going to get the start for Miami,

507
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Speaker 1: but anything else that folks should pay attention to. We

508
00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:02,800
Speaker 1: touched on this a little bit early on, but I

509
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Speaker 1: would sit Raheem most there. I even would sit Jeff

510
00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:08,800
Speaker 1: Wilson Jr. If I had the option too. But I

511
00:23:08,840 --> 00:23:11,720
Speaker 1: think most of it is a must sit. Like last week,

512
00:23:11,760 --> 00:23:15,240
Speaker 1: he played in the snaps with eight carries and three targets.

513
00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:18,119
Speaker 1: That was fewer snaps and carries and Jeff Wilson, Uh,

514
00:23:18,160 --> 00:23:20,480
Speaker 1: they split the targets, most of it was held to

515
00:23:20,560 --> 00:23:23,639
Speaker 1: forty nine yards, finished with four point nine fantasy points,

516
00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:25,840
Speaker 1: and it was a rough game for him. And then

517
00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:28,600
Speaker 1: the Patriots have allowed these second fewest fantasy points to

518
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Speaker 1: running backs, which includes just four touchdowns both on the

519
00:23:32,200 --> 00:23:35,080
Speaker 1: ground and through the air combined four touchdowns to the

520
00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:37,840
Speaker 1: position all year long. So if you're not getting a

521
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Speaker 1: touchdown out of most are the floor is less than

522
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Speaker 1: five fantasy points. Same thing kind of goes for Jeff

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Speaker 1: Wilson if they're splitting time like that. I don't love

524
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Speaker 1: the Miami running backs at all this week. Do not

525
00:23:47,840 --> 00:23:50,960
Speaker 1: love either of them I think Wilson has slightly more upside.

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Speaker 1: If you can get away from most there, I would

527
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Speaker 1: probably consider that this week. I'm gonna take a quick break.

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Speaker 1: When we come back, We're gonna keep with our game previews.

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Speaker 1: Plus there you're out. If Davante Adams is a scary

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Speaker 1: start against the San Francisco forty Niners this week. That

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Speaker 1: the Giants This one means a lot for Big Blue,

540
00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:43,880
Speaker 1: not so much for Indianapolis. But first question, will say

541
00:24:43,960 --> 00:24:46,439
Speaker 1: Kwan Barkley, who's been playing well down the stretch, have

542
00:24:46,520 --> 00:24:49,800
Speaker 1: a huge game against the Colts defense. I think so

543
00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:53,400
Speaker 1: because the Giants are probably gonna be playing with the lead,

544
00:24:53,600 --> 00:24:57,000
Speaker 1: which means a lot of say Kwan Barkley, Um, we

545
00:24:57,080 --> 00:24:59,280
Speaker 1: already get so many volumes so much volume in a

546
00:24:59,320 --> 00:25:01,199
Speaker 1: regular game then, But if they're playing with the lead,

547
00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:03,520
Speaker 1: the Giants are a smart team, Like they don't take

548
00:25:03,640 --> 00:25:06,920
Speaker 1: unnecessary gambles when they don't have to, Like they trust

549
00:25:06,920 --> 00:25:10,560
Speaker 1: their run game, their defense. Um, I think Danny Dimes

550
00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:12,560
Speaker 1: could have a big game, but I'm a little bit

551
00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:15,560
Speaker 1: worried about like him just not having to, you know.

552
00:25:15,880 --> 00:25:17,639
Speaker 1: But I think Sa kwand either way we'll have a

553
00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:20,320
Speaker 1: big game. And we've seen the Colts give up some

554
00:25:20,359 --> 00:25:22,639
Speaker 1: points to running backs, especially through the passing game. I

555
00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:24,640
Speaker 1: mean Dalvin Cook and that come back have the long

556
00:25:24,720 --> 00:25:26,239
Speaker 1: catch and run for a touchdown. I think he ended

557
00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:29,159
Speaker 1: up with nine receiving yards in that game. Austin Eckler

558
00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:31,080
Speaker 1: caught the ball a few times since that's what he does,

559
00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:32,879
Speaker 1: so I think Sea Kwan can do that as well

560
00:25:33,320 --> 00:25:36,879
Speaker 1: against Indianapolis this week. Anything else on the big Blue

561
00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:39,560
Speaker 1: side that you think should happen, I think you should

562
00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:43,680
Speaker 1: a must start the Giants defense no matter what. Like

563
00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:45,879
Speaker 1: I have to decide between them and the Jags against

564
00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:47,600
Speaker 1: the Texans in the league, and I'm like, I guess

565
00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:50,719
Speaker 1: it's a good problem to have. UM. But since the

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Speaker 1: Colts have hired Jeff Saturday, they lead the NFL, and

567
00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:58,159
Speaker 1: embarrassments like they have gone out as of late. The

568
00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:00,880
Speaker 1: last three games that we've seen the Colts play. They

569
00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:03,720
Speaker 1: had the embarrassment on Sunday Night Football against the Cowboys

570
00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:06,960
Speaker 1: where they allowed like thirty defensive points in the fourth quarter.

571
00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:09,959
Speaker 1: Then they blew the biggest lead in NFL history, and

572
00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:12,439
Speaker 1: then they had that embarrassing game on Monday Night Football

573
00:26:12,440 --> 00:26:15,359
Speaker 1: where Nick Foles was just throwing up every like literally

574
00:26:15,359 --> 00:26:17,920
Speaker 1: their first four possessions should have ended in a turnover,

575
00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:20,720
Speaker 1: and Jeff Saturday was like, you know what, keep airing

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00:26:20,720 --> 00:26:23,040
Speaker 1: it out. Nick. You're in here because you're a big

577
00:26:23,080 --> 00:26:25,280
Speaker 1: play guy. I don't care. They get the most sacks

578
00:26:25,280 --> 00:26:28,440
Speaker 1: in the league, the most turnovers. They're terrible. Terrible is

579
00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:31,720
Speaker 1: probably being nice to this Colts offense right now. Um, yeah,

580
00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:33,560
Speaker 1: you're starting the Giants teach. You know. The funny part

581
00:26:33,560 --> 00:26:35,879
Speaker 1: about this is there were reports that Jim Rcay is

582
00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:39,800
Speaker 1: still very seriously considering giving Jeff Saturday the full time job,

583
00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:41,560
Speaker 1: which to me is an interesting way to say we

584
00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:43,840
Speaker 1: are already tanking for Caleb Williams. That's kind of what

585
00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:45,840
Speaker 1: I That's why I took away from Jim Ercay deserves

586
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Speaker 1: everything that Jeff Saturday gives him. Jeff Saturday deserves everything

587
00:26:48,800 --> 00:26:50,880
Speaker 1: that Nick Foles gives him. The only people I feel

588
00:26:50,880 --> 00:26:52,919
Speaker 1: bad for our Colts fans because you guys gotta go

589
00:26:52,920 --> 00:26:54,880
Speaker 1: to games with like bags over your head right now.

590
00:26:54,920 --> 00:26:59,160
Speaker 1: And Michael Pittman Michael because he's got to struggle through

591
00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:03,040
Speaker 1: all this as well. Saints and the Eagles, And I

592
00:27:03,080 --> 00:27:06,120
Speaker 1: think technically the Saints are still alive for the playoffs.

593
00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:09,680
Speaker 1: I don't I the NFC souths of disaster. The UNFC

594
00:27:09,760 --> 00:27:11,800
Speaker 1: South is a disaster. I think they're still alive for

595
00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:14,240
Speaker 1: the playoffs. The Eagles still need one more win to

596
00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:17,200
Speaker 1: lock up the one seed in the NFC. I think

597
00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:19,160
Speaker 1: you start Miles Sanders in this one. And I think

598
00:27:19,160 --> 00:27:21,240
Speaker 1: some of it is because the Saints run defense has

599
00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:23,679
Speaker 1: had some holes in it lately. I think that certainly

600
00:27:23,680 --> 00:27:26,040
Speaker 1: gives him some opportunities there. The other part of it

601
00:27:26,119 --> 00:27:28,520
Speaker 1: is Jalen Hurts is still pushing to play. I don't

602
00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:31,200
Speaker 1: know that we've gotten an official designation as of us

603
00:27:31,240 --> 00:27:35,359
Speaker 1: doing this show, but even if he does play, I

604
00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:37,680
Speaker 1: do think the Eagles might want to have him run

605
00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:39,440
Speaker 1: a little bit less. You don't really want to put

606
00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:41,959
Speaker 1: that shoulder in jeopardy if you don't have to. So

607
00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:44,680
Speaker 1: maybe that needs more chances for Miles Sanders to run

608
00:27:44,720 --> 00:27:46,880
Speaker 1: the football here. He's been great when the matchup has

609
00:27:46,920 --> 00:27:49,560
Speaker 1: been favorable, and this one looks like a favorable matchup.

610
00:27:49,560 --> 00:27:51,920
Speaker 1: Plus the volume of touches maybe a little bit bigger

611
00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:53,679
Speaker 1: than what he's been used to seeing for most of

612
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Speaker 1: the years. Panthers and the Buccaneers, which is a showdown

613
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Speaker 1: in the NFC. The whole thing makes me queasy. What

614
00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:05,280
Speaker 1: should be doing this? The winner of this game is

615
00:28:05,320 --> 00:28:08,000
Speaker 1: going to host the Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs, probably

616
00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:12,320
Speaker 1: probably the Cowboys. That has to make you so angry, Yeah,

617
00:28:12,359 --> 00:28:14,560
Speaker 1: I mean, unless you just want. I mean, the Cowboys

618
00:28:14,600 --> 00:28:17,600
Speaker 1: are probably gonna run through either of these teams. But

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Speaker 1: I would be aware of Mike Evans. This. This hurts

620
00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:23,560
Speaker 1: me to say, because I've been I've been trying to

621
00:28:23,560 --> 00:28:25,920
Speaker 1: will Mike Evans back to life. I don't think it's

622
00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:28,640
Speaker 1: a Mike Evans problem. I think it's a Tom Brady

623
00:28:28,800 --> 00:28:32,840
Speaker 1: Bucks a Line Bucks offense problem. But since Week nine,

624
00:28:33,520 --> 00:28:37,040
Speaker 1: Mike Evans is top double digit Fantasy points twice. Uh.

625
00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:39,880
Speaker 1: He his high game in that Spanish thirteen like there's

626
00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:41,920
Speaker 1: just no ceiling. There's no floor. Right now. He hasn't

627
00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:44,400
Speaker 1: scored a touchdown and forever. I did see something that

628
00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:46,920
Speaker 1: said he's on pace at more yards and catches, and

629
00:28:47,040 --> 00:28:50,560
Speaker 1: he hasn't the last two seasons, which is wild to say,

630
00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:53,400
Speaker 1: but yeah, Mike Evans was really useful early on in

631
00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:55,720
Speaker 1: the season. As of late, he's been on the struggle

632
00:28:55,760 --> 00:28:58,240
Speaker 1: bus hard. I have him as a sit this week

633
00:28:58,240 --> 00:29:00,320
Speaker 1: because that's just how bad it's been. They can't get

634
00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:02,640
Speaker 1: him the football. He's the guy they're asking to run

635
00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:06,040
Speaker 1: down field and stretch defenses where Tom Brady one doesn't

636
00:29:06,080 --> 00:29:07,960
Speaker 1: have time to get it down there, and to just

637
00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:10,040
Speaker 1: looks like he's short army in a few times too.

638
00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:13,040
Speaker 1: We saw that against the Cardinals. So it's hard to

639
00:29:13,040 --> 00:29:15,240
Speaker 1: stay away from Mike Evans, but if he can, I

640
00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:18,840
Speaker 1: would seriously consider it. The Browns at the Commanders. We

641
00:29:18,920 --> 00:29:21,800
Speaker 1: know that Carson Wentz is back starting again for Washington,

642
00:29:21,880 --> 00:29:25,360
Speaker 1: and for that reason, I like John Dotson as a sleeper.

643
00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:28,200
Speaker 1: I mentioned mentioned it earlier in the show. You go

644
00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:30,400
Speaker 1: back and watch that game against the forty Niners and

645
00:29:30,400 --> 00:29:33,440
Speaker 1: he made some really tough catches in traffic, a ball

646
00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:36,040
Speaker 1: that just bounced around and sort of hot potato. He

647
00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:38,000
Speaker 1: somehow came down with it. They asked him to go

648
00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:40,160
Speaker 1: down field and make some big plays. He was able

649
00:29:40,240 --> 00:29:43,040
Speaker 1: to do that as well. And really the last few weeks,

650
00:29:43,040 --> 00:29:45,120
Speaker 1: even when it was Taylor Heinik, we started to see

651
00:29:45,160 --> 00:29:47,000
Speaker 1: dots and kind of come back to life. We hadn't

652
00:29:47,040 --> 00:29:49,720
Speaker 1: seen him much since the beginning of the season, but

653
00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:52,000
Speaker 1: now it looks like he's back and making plays again.

654
00:29:52,440 --> 00:29:54,920
Speaker 1: And even though the matchup is not a great one

655
00:29:54,920 --> 00:29:56,640
Speaker 1: on paper against the Browns are sort of middle of

656
00:29:56,680 --> 00:29:58,440
Speaker 1: the pack when it comes to wide receivers, I just

657
00:29:58,480 --> 00:30:00,480
Speaker 1: think the targets are going to be there. Uh, And

658
00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:02,360
Speaker 1: he seems to be kind of a miracle worker with

659
00:30:02,440 --> 00:30:04,680
Speaker 1: contested catches, so I would I would consider him as

660
00:30:04,680 --> 00:30:07,920
Speaker 1: a sleeper forty Niners at the Raiders. I know the

661
00:30:07,960 --> 00:30:10,040
Speaker 1: Raiders play in Las Vegas, but I still consider this

662
00:30:10,080 --> 00:30:12,200
Speaker 1: a Battle of the Bay because that's where I grew up,

663
00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:14,200
Speaker 1: and they were in Oakland for so long that Niners

664
00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:16,960
Speaker 1: have always been up there. And there's still so many

665
00:30:17,000 --> 00:30:20,080
Speaker 1: fans from each team in the regions. The two most

666
00:30:20,080 --> 00:30:21,840
Speaker 1: popular teams in l A. They are the two most

667
00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:24,120
Speaker 1: popular teams in Los Angeles. This guy is gonna be

668
00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:26,120
Speaker 1: actually played in Vegas, which means it's just like it's

669
00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:28,920
Speaker 1: like a commute trip for any fans who want to

670
00:30:28,920 --> 00:30:30,520
Speaker 1: go down there. It's like an hour flight from San

671
00:30:30,600 --> 00:30:34,040
Speaker 1: Jose or something like that. Anyway, r Davante Adams bounced back,

672
00:30:34,080 --> 00:30:36,880
Speaker 1: that's the question here. Six points in week fifteen, three

673
00:30:36,920 --> 00:30:39,240
Speaker 1: and a half points in week sixteen. Now he's got

674
00:30:39,240 --> 00:30:42,640
Speaker 1: the Niners. Does he bounce back? I think so. Um

675
00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:47,160
Speaker 1: last week was weather and Derek Carr, like DeVante Adams

676
00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:49,960
Speaker 1: was out there trying to make acrobatic circus like catches

677
00:30:50,080 --> 00:30:52,800
Speaker 1: and it was just not a good game for for

678
00:30:52,840 --> 00:30:55,640
Speaker 1: this Raiders offense. But I do think he bounces back

679
00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:59,600
Speaker 1: because the weakness in this Niners offense is against receivers.

680
00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:02,440
Speaker 1: Like they locked down tight ends, they locked down running backs,

681
00:31:02,440 --> 00:31:04,840
Speaker 1: they locked down quarterbacks to get a bunch of pressure

682
00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:07,760
Speaker 1: on them. But receivers have beat them, and Davantae Adams

683
00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:10,800
Speaker 1: can beat anyone. My only concern, as was pointed out

684
00:31:10,840 --> 00:31:13,680
Speaker 1: to us before this block, was there's some chatter that

685
00:31:13,720 --> 00:31:16,840
Speaker 1: maybe Derek Carr doesn't start. If if he doesn't start,

686
00:31:16,840 --> 00:31:18,560
Speaker 1: then I'm much more worried about it. That's what I

687
00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:21,040
Speaker 1: was gonna ask. Like, if if it is indeed Jared

688
00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:25,320
Speaker 1: Stidham who gets the start against the forty Niners, that

689
00:31:25,360 --> 00:31:27,200
Speaker 1: worries me a little bit. I would say the only

690
00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:30,680
Speaker 1: saving grace is that Stidham has He's laid some starts

691
00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:33,440
Speaker 1: in the NFL. I would think he knows enough to

692
00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:35,880
Speaker 1: just throw the ball in the direction of Davante Adams.

693
00:31:35,960 --> 00:31:38,440
Speaker 1: Let him go out and make some plays. That's all

694
00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:41,880
Speaker 1: I can hope. I'm with you, that the Niners will

695
00:31:41,880 --> 00:31:43,480
Speaker 1: give up some plays in the pass. Again. We saw

696
00:31:43,560 --> 00:31:45,960
Speaker 1: that last week, whether it was Dots and Terry McLaurin

697
00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:48,040
Speaker 1: had a couple of long catches. So there are plays

698
00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:50,040
Speaker 1: to be had. The question is whether or not Jared

699
00:31:50,120 --> 00:31:52,360
Speaker 1: Stidham can make them. I feel a little bit more

700
00:31:52,440 --> 00:31:55,240
Speaker 1: confident if it was Derek Carr. But at the same time,

701
00:31:55,760 --> 00:32:00,560
Speaker 1: you're not sitting Davante Adams, and like you you said,

702
00:32:00,640 --> 00:32:03,280
Speaker 1: like said him hopefully knows like I've never made a

703
00:32:03,320 --> 00:32:05,440
Speaker 1: start in the NFL. But if you they asked me

704
00:32:05,440 --> 00:32:07,520
Speaker 1: to start this week, I would throw every pass to

705
00:32:07,600 --> 00:32:10,040
Speaker 1: Davantae Adams. I would yell, I'm throwing it to Devant.

706
00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:11,760
Speaker 1: I would just let you know, I'm throwing it like,

707
00:32:11,800 --> 00:32:13,480
Speaker 1: I'm just gonna do that anyway. I'm gonna hope he

708
00:32:13,520 --> 00:32:16,320
Speaker 1: makes some plays. But if it's not Davante Adams, is

709
00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:18,600
Speaker 1: there somebody else that maybe it's worth a look. The

710
00:32:18,680 --> 00:32:21,640
Speaker 1: same thing goes for for this player, Derek Carr. Obviously

711
00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:23,680
Speaker 1: we like him a lot more if Derek Carr starts.

712
00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:26,880
Speaker 1: But it's Hunter Renfro. I think he is a sleeper

713
00:32:27,080 --> 00:32:31,080
Speaker 1: or a streaming option this week against the Niners. I

714
00:32:31,080 --> 00:32:33,440
Speaker 1: know it's been a really rough year for Hunter Renfroll,

715
00:32:33,480 --> 00:32:35,440
Speaker 1: but he is coming off of his best game of

716
00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:37,720
Speaker 1: the season where he scored a touchdown finished with over

717
00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:40,360
Speaker 1: fourteen fantasy points. You could say it was because of

718
00:32:40,360 --> 00:32:42,400
Speaker 1: the weather, sure, but he's still got the job done.

719
00:32:43,080 --> 00:32:45,640
Speaker 1: And then the thing we said about the Niners, they

720
00:32:45,640 --> 00:32:49,360
Speaker 1: do struggle against receivers a bit, especially in the slot.

721
00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:52,080
Speaker 1: They've allowed the fifth most yards to slot receivers, They're

722
00:32:52,120 --> 00:32:54,640
Speaker 1: in the top ten U in touchdowns, and they're also

723
00:32:54,720 --> 00:32:57,400
Speaker 1: just they've allowed the fifth most fantasy points to receivers

724
00:32:57,440 --> 00:33:00,719
Speaker 1: in general. But yeah, if if call or sid him,

725
00:33:01,160 --> 00:33:03,520
Speaker 1: facing a lot of pressure, probably gonna lead to a

726
00:33:03,560 --> 00:33:05,840
Speaker 1: lot of quick short throws, which means hunch of renfro.

727
00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:07,800
Speaker 1: I think, especially if it's stid him, the last thing

728
00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:09,480
Speaker 1: they want us to have him stand in the pocket

729
00:33:09,520 --> 00:33:12,240
Speaker 1: and have Nick Bosa breathing down his neck today how

730
00:33:12,320 --> 00:33:14,160
Speaker 1: I know we didn't have. But how do you feel

731
00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:17,480
Speaker 1: about Josh Jacobs against the Niners. I'm starting here, but

732
00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:20,120
Speaker 1: I don't love it. I'm scared, very scared about Josh

733
00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:22,320
Speaker 1: Jacobs against the forty Niners. But again, he's been so

734
00:33:22,360 --> 00:33:24,000
Speaker 1: good it's just hard to get away from at this

735
00:33:24,080 --> 00:33:27,360
Speaker 1: point in the season. Jets and the Seahawks, and we

736
00:33:27,440 --> 00:33:29,520
Speaker 1: know Mike White is gonna be back starting for the

737
00:33:29,600 --> 00:33:33,320
Speaker 1: Jetropolitans this week, and I love Bam Knight, I love

738
00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:36,680
Speaker 1: Zanovan Knight as they start this week against the Seahawks defense.

739
00:33:36,680 --> 00:33:39,000
Speaker 1: Some of it is because having Mike White there, I

740
00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:41,280
Speaker 1: think elevates the entire offense, but a big part of

741
00:33:41,320 --> 00:33:44,000
Speaker 1: it is the Seahawks just have not been good at

742
00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:46,880
Speaker 1: stopping the run this year. We we had that stretch

743
00:33:46,920 --> 00:33:48,320
Speaker 1: in the middle of the season where I was like, Hey,

744
00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:50,400
Speaker 1: maybe you don't pick on the Seahawks anymore, and then

745
00:33:50,640 --> 00:33:52,240
Speaker 1: they got run over a few times. We're like, yeah,

746
00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:54,280
Speaker 1: just kidding. You can still pick on the Seahawks, and

747
00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:56,680
Speaker 1: I think this is a situation where if you've got

748
00:33:56,720 --> 00:33:58,560
Speaker 1: Bam Knight, I think you put him in your lineup

749
00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:00,840
Speaker 1: at least as an RB too. And I think there's

750
00:34:00,880 --> 00:34:03,080
Speaker 1: gonna be plenty of opportunity and a lot of production

751
00:34:03,480 --> 00:34:07,480
Speaker 1: for the Jets running back in this one. Vikings at

752
00:34:07,560 --> 00:34:11,720
Speaker 1: the Packers in Minnesota has already locked up the NFC North,

753
00:34:11,760 --> 00:34:13,399
Speaker 1: but green Bay still has a chance to get into

754
00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:15,880
Speaker 1: the postseason. So a big one here looking at the

755
00:34:15,880 --> 00:34:18,320
Speaker 1: green Bay backfield, who has more points this week? Aaron

756
00:34:18,400 --> 00:34:21,000
Speaker 1: Jones or A J. Dillon. I'm gonna go with A J.

757
00:34:21,239 --> 00:34:24,680
Speaker 1: Dillon who has been getting consistent work, more consistent work

758
00:34:24,760 --> 00:34:27,120
Speaker 1: on the ground than Aaron Jones has as of late.

759
00:34:27,480 --> 00:34:29,080
Speaker 1: Dylan has also been used a lot more in the

760
00:34:29,080 --> 00:34:31,120
Speaker 1: past the game and he's getting all of the goal

761
00:34:31,120 --> 00:34:33,359
Speaker 1: line work. I think this is gonna be a game though,

762
00:34:33,360 --> 00:34:36,280
Speaker 1: where you could start both of them. It's a favorable matchup,

763
00:34:36,719 --> 00:34:38,359
Speaker 1: and I think they're gonna try to run the ball

764
00:34:38,400 --> 00:34:41,080
Speaker 1: a good amount to keep Kirk Cousins in that high

765
00:34:41,120 --> 00:34:44,400
Speaker 1: powered Vikings offense on the sideline. Talk about a turntables

766
00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:47,239
Speaker 1: moment for this matchup by the way how the turntables

767
00:34:47,239 --> 00:34:49,120
Speaker 1: have turned. I'm with you, though on A. J. Dillon,

768
00:34:49,400 --> 00:34:51,439
Speaker 1: I think mostly because the goal line work is coming

769
00:34:51,560 --> 00:34:55,040
Speaker 1: his way. I talked about the inconsistency in the Dolphins

770
00:34:55,120 --> 00:34:57,400
Speaker 1: backfield and not knowing whether it was Jeff Wilson or

771
00:34:57,440 --> 00:34:59,880
Speaker 1: he Mostard. I think that applies even more to what

772
00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:01,719
Speaker 1: we've seen out of Green Bay. There seems to be

773
00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:05,120
Speaker 1: no rhyme or reason as to how many touches Aaron

774
00:35:05,200 --> 00:35:08,319
Speaker 1: Jones gets versus A. J. Dillon, So this seems like

775
00:35:08,320 --> 00:35:10,200
Speaker 1: an A. J. Dillon week. I don't know, sort of

776
00:35:10,200 --> 00:35:13,000
Speaker 1: guessing that on vibes, though we do like the backfield

777
00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:15,160
Speaker 1: for Green Bay. Anybody else that you like in this game.

778
00:35:15,320 --> 00:35:17,799
Speaker 1: Christian Watson I think is a must start as long

779
00:35:17,840 --> 00:35:19,719
Speaker 1: as he is healthy, and he came out and said

780
00:35:19,760 --> 00:35:22,000
Speaker 1: he's gonna be good. He was said day to day.

781
00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:24,279
Speaker 1: This is such an important game for the Packers. I

782
00:35:24,360 --> 00:35:26,640
Speaker 1: expect him to be out there, and I know the

783
00:35:26,680 --> 00:35:29,399
Speaker 1: last two weeks haven't been great, but he still gave

784
00:35:29,400 --> 00:35:31,520
Speaker 1: you close to double digits last week or finished with

785
00:35:31,560 --> 00:35:33,360
Speaker 1: double digits last week in a game he left in

786
00:35:33,400 --> 00:35:35,719
Speaker 1: the first half, and he nearly caught a touchdown the

787
00:35:35,760 --> 00:35:38,680
Speaker 1: week before that, he almost also caught a touchdown. He

788
00:35:38,680 --> 00:35:41,120
Speaker 1: could win downfield after the catch in the red zone.

789
00:35:41,120 --> 00:35:43,240
Speaker 1: He's their go to guy. There's far too much upside

790
00:35:43,440 --> 00:35:46,640
Speaker 1: and the best possible matchup a receiver can have, especially

791
00:35:46,680 --> 00:35:50,040
Speaker 1: one where they struggled downfield as well. So I think

792
00:35:50,239 --> 00:35:52,920
Speaker 1: a blow up game is very much in play for

793
00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:55,920
Speaker 1: Christian Watson. Definitely like Christian Watson. I also kind of

794
00:35:55,920 --> 00:35:59,480
Speaker 1: like Alan Lazard, who has been you know, underwhelming the

795
00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:01,200
Speaker 1: last seven for weeks. But this feels like a week

796
00:36:01,239 --> 00:36:03,919
Speaker 1: where maybe he could get some love in that passing game.

797
00:36:04,480 --> 00:36:08,799
Speaker 1: Rams at the Chargers the showdown. It's so fine. One

798
00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:10,880
Speaker 1: teams going to the playoffs. One team is very much not.

799
00:36:11,640 --> 00:36:13,840
Speaker 1: But I think you gotta be aware of Justin Herbert,

800
00:36:13,960 --> 00:36:16,239
Speaker 1: and I get it if you feel like you have

801
00:36:16,320 --> 00:36:18,719
Speaker 1: to start him, but let's be honest. The last few

802
00:36:18,760 --> 00:36:21,680
Speaker 1: weeks have not been very good. Just a couple of

803
00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:24,640
Speaker 1: touch I think two touchdown passes over his last three games,

804
00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:27,680
Speaker 1: a couple of picks. He does have some yards, He's

805
00:36:27,719 --> 00:36:29,920
Speaker 1: thrown for over three hundred yards, but he's just not

806
00:36:30,120 --> 00:36:32,400
Speaker 1: putting the ball in the end zone. In the Rams,

807
00:36:33,040 --> 00:36:35,520
Speaker 1: for all their struggles recently, they've started to be better

808
00:36:35,640 --> 00:36:38,959
Speaker 1: against quarterbacks in fantasy, and so this could be another

809
00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:41,680
Speaker 1: game where Herbert throws the ball fairly effectively, but maybe

810
00:36:41,680 --> 00:36:43,800
Speaker 1: he doesn't get you a whole lot of points. Again,

811
00:36:43,840 --> 00:36:45,880
Speaker 1: I get it if he can't get away from him,

812
00:36:45,920 --> 00:36:49,560
Speaker 1: but just his recent slump has very much worried me,

813
00:36:49,680 --> 00:36:54,880
Speaker 1: especially here in Championship Week Sunday Night football. It is

814
00:36:54,880 --> 00:36:57,680
Speaker 1: an old school rivalry between the Steelers and the Ravens,

815
00:36:57,680 --> 00:36:59,920
Speaker 1: two teams that just flat out don't like each other

816
00:37:00,160 --> 00:37:04,000
Speaker 1: very much. Would you start Mark Andrews, who has been

817
00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:07,360
Speaker 1: on the struggle bus lately. Yeah, it depends on options.

818
00:37:07,400 --> 00:37:09,319
Speaker 1: Like I don't think he's just a straight up sit,

819
00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:11,560
Speaker 1: but if you have another tight end, maybe you grab

820
00:37:11,640 --> 00:37:13,680
Speaker 1: like Dawson knocks off of the waiver wire. I'd be

821
00:37:13,719 --> 00:37:16,359
Speaker 1: fine sitting him for that, but like, I'm not just

822
00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:19,399
Speaker 1: sitting him to sit him. You know. That's I think

823
00:37:19,440 --> 00:37:22,719
Speaker 1: the thing, because we still know the ceiling is high

824
00:37:22,840 --> 00:37:26,360
Speaker 1: and Weirdly, even though he's not producing, he's getting a

825
00:37:26,400 --> 00:37:29,200
Speaker 1: lot of targets. The target share really hasn't dropped off.

826
00:37:29,520 --> 00:37:31,360
Speaker 1: It's just that it's a lot of short throws. The

827
00:37:31,440 --> 00:37:36,239
Speaker 1: Ravens offense flat out stinks right now. And look, I look,

828
00:37:36,480 --> 00:37:38,680
Speaker 1: you see how much Lamar Jackson means to them. And

829
00:37:38,719 --> 00:37:40,840
Speaker 1: I know, if you're the Ravens front office, you have

830
00:37:40,880 --> 00:37:42,600
Speaker 1: to be wondering, like, maybe we do have to pay

831
00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:45,120
Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson just to have something going here because Tyler

832
00:37:45,160 --> 00:37:47,439
Speaker 1: Huntley has not had the same kind of spark this year.

833
00:37:47,960 --> 00:37:50,440
Speaker 1: But the ceiling is high for Mark Andrews and so

834
00:37:50,480 --> 00:37:52,399
Speaker 1: that's what makes it hard to sit him, even though

835
00:37:52,400 --> 00:37:55,279
Speaker 1: he hasn't come anywhere near it so far in the

836
00:37:55,320 --> 00:37:59,200
Speaker 1: last six weeks or so, and anywhere else in this

837
00:37:59,200 --> 00:38:02,160
Speaker 1: game that people be paying attention. Yeah, I think I

838
00:38:02,160 --> 00:38:05,760
Speaker 1: would sit both of these running backs if possible. Naji

839
00:38:05,840 --> 00:38:08,719
Speaker 1: Harris and j K Dobbins. These are two teams that

840
00:38:08,760 --> 00:38:11,560
Speaker 1: are very good at stopping the run. UH. The Ravens

841
00:38:11,560 --> 00:38:14,000
Speaker 1: have allowed the eight fewest fantasy points to running backs

842
00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:16,400
Speaker 1: this season, but it gets even less UH in the

843
00:38:16,480 --> 00:38:19,759
Speaker 1: last month. And when Harris played them a few weeks ago,

844
00:38:19,800 --> 00:38:23,480
Speaker 1: he had UH thirty three rushing yards in seventeen receiving yards.

845
00:38:23,480 --> 00:38:26,640
Speaker 1: He only broke ten fantasy points because of a touchdown,

846
00:38:26,680 --> 00:38:28,400
Speaker 1: But if he doesn't get that touchdown, the floor is

847
00:38:28,520 --> 00:38:31,360
Speaker 1: very low. Same thing with j K. Dobbins. I know

848
00:38:31,480 --> 00:38:34,279
Speaker 1: he was running great before last week, but uh, the

849
00:38:34,360 --> 00:38:37,000
Speaker 1: Steelers have been tough. They've there in the bottom tan

850
00:38:37,120 --> 00:38:40,040
Speaker 1: and points allowed to running backs. Uh, they've been even better,

851
00:38:40,040 --> 00:38:44,320
Speaker 1: allowing the second fewest in the last month. Uh, Dobbin

852
00:38:44,440 --> 00:38:47,640
Speaker 1: split touches here, there's just for me. The floor is

853
00:38:47,719 --> 00:38:50,080
Speaker 1: low with both of these guys. They're not must it's

854
00:38:50,160 --> 00:38:52,600
Speaker 1: just to sit. But you likely have running backs that

855
00:38:52,640 --> 00:38:55,280
Speaker 1: you've been debating between with them the last few weeks.

856
00:38:55,320 --> 00:38:57,000
Speaker 1: I think it's a week to go in another direction.

857
00:38:57,080 --> 00:38:59,360
Speaker 1: If you like defense, this might be a game to watch.

858
00:38:59,400 --> 00:39:00,840
Speaker 1: I don't expect there to be a whole lot of

859
00:39:00,840 --> 00:39:04,160
Speaker 1: points or better yet, if you just like offense, maybe

860
00:39:04,400 --> 00:39:06,360
Speaker 1: go do something else than watch this game, because I

861
00:39:06,360 --> 00:39:07,960
Speaker 1: just don't. I don't see a lot of scoring happening

862
00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:10,800
Speaker 1: between these two teams. This week. It's time for Who's

863
00:39:10,800 --> 00:39:14,479
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866
00:39:20,920 --> 00:39:23,000
Speaker 1: guess I should say Bills and Bengals if we're going

867
00:39:23,040 --> 00:39:26,120
Speaker 1: to be absolutely correct about it. On Monday, Night Football,

868
00:39:26,160 --> 00:39:28,600
Speaker 1: I know, a huge one for both these teams, A

869
00:39:28,680 --> 00:39:30,719
Speaker 1: huge one for you and a huge one for fantasy

870
00:39:30,719 --> 00:39:33,839
Speaker 1: managers because a lot of relevant players in this game,

871
00:39:33,880 --> 00:39:35,560
Speaker 1: and I am sure that there will be a number

872
00:39:35,719 --> 00:39:38,520
Speaker 1: of matchups that come down to this Monday night game

873
00:39:38,880 --> 00:39:41,640
Speaker 1: in fantasy leagues. Stefon Diggs the last three weeks has

874
00:39:41,640 --> 00:39:44,759
Speaker 1: not been great. A combined nine team points over his

875
00:39:44,880 --> 00:39:47,960
Speaker 1: last three games. I mean, that's a decent week for

876
00:39:48,080 --> 00:39:51,839
Speaker 1: him in most situations. Does he bounce back against Cincinnati?

877
00:39:52,120 --> 00:39:55,480
Speaker 1: I think so. Um. Part of the reason I lost

878
00:39:55,480 --> 00:39:57,640
Speaker 1: the Fantasy Live was because I had Digs on my

879
00:39:57,760 --> 00:40:00,120
Speaker 1: roster and it hasn't been pretty the last three weeks.

880
00:40:00,160 --> 00:40:02,520
Speaker 1: But I expect a ton of points to be had

881
00:40:02,560 --> 00:40:04,120
Speaker 1: in this game. They only threw the ball to him

882
00:40:04,160 --> 00:40:07,319
Speaker 1: twice as of late. I don't get what's been going on.

883
00:40:07,880 --> 00:40:10,440
Speaker 1: Why he he basically weekly is like screaming to be

884
00:40:10,480 --> 00:40:13,200
Speaker 1: thrown the ball more. Um. But I think this is

885
00:40:13,239 --> 00:40:15,200
Speaker 1: a game where they're gonna set Diggs free and and

886
00:40:15,239 --> 00:40:16,879
Speaker 1: they know that they need him to have a big game.

887
00:40:16,920 --> 00:40:19,360
Speaker 1: Part of what m mc dermott and the Bills coaching

888
00:40:19,360 --> 00:40:22,480
Speaker 1: Steff has talked about was that the last couple of years,

889
00:40:22,480 --> 00:40:24,440
Speaker 1: Dix has had to do so much in the season

890
00:40:24,440 --> 00:40:26,719
Speaker 1: that comes to playoffs, he's been gassed. Maybe that's why

891
00:40:26,760 --> 00:40:29,239
Speaker 1: they've kind of eased his usage as of late to

892
00:40:29,320 --> 00:40:32,400
Speaker 1: keep him fresh. But either way, I think that a

893
00:40:32,440 --> 00:40:33,960
Speaker 1: lot of points will be scored in this game, and

894
00:40:34,000 --> 00:40:35,719
Speaker 1: if that's the case, I expect Diggs to get in

895
00:40:35,760 --> 00:40:38,760
Speaker 1: on the fun. If they are really trying to save

896
00:40:38,880 --> 00:40:41,360
Speaker 1: Diggs for a playoff situation, this game is sort of

897
00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:44,160
Speaker 1: a playoff situation. I think that's the biggest regular season

898
00:40:44,200 --> 00:40:45,960
Speaker 1: game in my life as a bill it is. It

899
00:40:46,080 --> 00:40:49,440
Speaker 1: is huge for both these teams trying to establish seating.

900
00:40:49,480 --> 00:40:52,120
Speaker 1: I mean, I think the winner of this game, if

901
00:40:52,160 --> 00:40:54,719
Speaker 1: there is a rematch, probably gets this game at home.

902
00:40:54,960 --> 00:40:57,360
Speaker 1: So whenning this one this week is gonna be huge.

903
00:40:57,600 --> 00:40:59,759
Speaker 1: I think that's enough to make sure Stefon Diggs is

904
00:40:59,840 --> 00:41:02,440
Speaker 1: very heavily involved. I would love to see sort of

905
00:41:02,440 --> 00:41:05,600
Speaker 1: a wide receiver showdown between Stefan Diggs and Jamaar Chase.

906
00:41:05,640 --> 00:41:06,840
Speaker 1: I think that just could be a whole lot of

907
00:41:06,880 --> 00:41:10,200
Speaker 1: fun for me as a dispassionate observer who doesn't have

908
00:41:10,200 --> 00:41:14,000
Speaker 1: a rooting interest either way. I will say, though, while

909
00:41:14,040 --> 00:41:16,480
Speaker 1: you can start stuff on Diggs. I would get away

910
00:41:16,520 --> 00:41:18,880
Speaker 1: from either of the Bills running backs if you could

911
00:41:18,960 --> 00:41:21,400
Speaker 1: in this one. The Bengals have been tough on running

912
00:41:21,400 --> 00:41:23,839
Speaker 1: backs all year long. And yeah, it was nice last

913
00:41:23,880 --> 00:41:26,560
Speaker 1: week to see both Devin Singletary and James Cook have

914
00:41:26,640 --> 00:41:30,000
Speaker 1: good games. I don't see that being in the works

915
00:41:30,520 --> 00:41:32,759
Speaker 1: this week. I think maybe one of them can have

916
00:41:32,800 --> 00:41:35,120
Speaker 1: an okay game. I can't see both of them really

917
00:41:35,120 --> 00:41:38,239
Speaker 1: producing much of anything. If you have other options on

918
00:41:38,280 --> 00:41:40,719
Speaker 1: the roster, I would really strongly consider that because I

919
00:41:40,719 --> 00:41:43,359
Speaker 1: think for both these guys, the floors pretty low this

920
00:41:43,400 --> 00:41:46,719
Speaker 1: week against that Cincinnati defense. That was Who's Gonna Eat

921
00:41:46,760 --> 00:41:50,520
Speaker 1: presented by Uber Eats, official on demand food delivery partner

922
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Speaker 1: Uber Eats. Today, let's talk some sleepers for weeks seventeen. Mike,

925
00:41:59,400 --> 00:42:03,120
Speaker 1: Who's on the d J Chark. Uh, He's a sleeper

926
00:42:03,239 --> 00:42:05,279
Speaker 1: streaming option, whatever you want to call him. That I

927
00:42:05,360 --> 00:42:09,680
Speaker 1: like a lot. This week. He is topped ninety yards

928
00:42:09,719 --> 00:42:14,160
Speaker 1: and fourteen fantasy points in three of his last four games. Uh.

929
00:42:14,200 --> 00:42:17,560
Speaker 1: The floor isn't super safe, but the ceiling is high

930
00:42:17,640 --> 00:42:20,399
Speaker 1: with DJ Chark and the Bears in the last month.

931
00:42:20,440 --> 00:42:23,880
Speaker 1: They're allowing a bunch of Fantasy points to receivers. The

932
00:42:23,920 --> 00:42:26,120
Speaker 1: lines are at home where their offense is much better.

933
00:42:26,200 --> 00:42:29,560
Speaker 1: Jared Goffsman playing really well as of late. Chark. I

934
00:42:29,880 --> 00:42:32,160
Speaker 1: think it's someone that if you're going a little bit

935
00:42:32,200 --> 00:42:34,440
Speaker 1: deeper at receiver, he's someone that you could pick up

936
00:42:34,480 --> 00:42:36,840
Speaker 1: and plug in your lineup. DJ Chark this week, I

937
00:42:36,840 --> 00:42:39,839
Speaker 1: also like Richie James going against the Indianapolis Colts, and

938
00:42:39,920 --> 00:42:42,839
Speaker 1: James is very quietly put together a nice run. We've

939
00:42:42,840 --> 00:42:44,920
Speaker 1: been very heavy on Darius Slate and all year long.

940
00:42:44,960 --> 00:42:46,960
Speaker 1: Than Isaiah Hodgens had a big week last week, but

941
00:42:47,040 --> 00:42:49,719
Speaker 1: Richie James has done some pretty good things over the

942
00:42:49,800 --> 00:42:51,600
Speaker 1: last few weeks, and the Colts are giving up some

943
00:42:51,640 --> 00:42:54,760
Speaker 1: big plays to wide receivers. So if the Giants decided

944
00:42:54,800 --> 00:42:57,000
Speaker 1: to throw the football now, game script could be an issue.

945
00:42:57,000 --> 00:42:58,839
Speaker 1: If New York takes a leading decides they just want

946
00:42:58,840 --> 00:43:01,920
Speaker 1: to grind clock, so there's always that in play. But

947
00:43:02,040 --> 00:43:03,920
Speaker 1: James looking to get some targets and I like him

948
00:43:03,960 --> 00:43:06,640
Speaker 1: a lot this week. You're next sleeper for the week.

949
00:43:06,960 --> 00:43:11,160
Speaker 1: Brock Purdy the brock Pot as Rock pot has dubbed him.

950
00:43:11,320 --> 00:43:14,720
Speaker 1: He's been playing really good football, like and as a starter,

951
00:43:14,840 --> 00:43:18,719
Speaker 1: he's averaged eighteen fantasy points per game, his lowest sixteen.

952
00:43:18,880 --> 00:43:21,239
Speaker 1: So it's kind of what you said about Pacheco, like

953
00:43:21,280 --> 00:43:23,520
Speaker 1: there's not much of a gap between the floor and

954
00:43:23,680 --> 00:43:26,680
Speaker 1: the ceiling. But that's useful when we're talking about a

955
00:43:26,760 --> 00:43:28,799
Speaker 1: streaming quarterback. You just want a guy who you know

956
00:43:28,960 --> 00:43:32,000
Speaker 1: is gonna blow up your line up, especially in championship week.

957
00:43:32,239 --> 00:43:35,480
Speaker 1: But I actually think we could see more upside potentially

958
00:43:35,520 --> 00:43:37,680
Speaker 1: this week than normal because the Raiders have allowed these

959
00:43:37,719 --> 00:43:40,560
Speaker 1: six most fantasy points to quarterbacks. Their defense has been

960
00:43:40,600 --> 00:43:44,040
Speaker 1: torched all year. I always say like trusting Party is

961
00:43:44,040 --> 00:43:46,839
Speaker 1: more trusting Shanahan and those playmakers around him, and that's

962
00:43:46,840 --> 00:43:49,719
Speaker 1: still true. But Purdy has earned more trust as well.

963
00:43:49,880 --> 00:43:51,480
Speaker 1: He really has, and he's starting to make some more

964
00:43:51,480 --> 00:43:53,479
Speaker 1: plays and it's been really fun to sort of watch

965
00:43:53,480 --> 00:43:56,200
Speaker 1: all this happen. I'm gonna go back to that Colts

966
00:43:56,280 --> 00:43:58,839
Speaker 1: Giants game and I'm gonna go with Zack Moss, and

967
00:43:58,920 --> 00:44:01,279
Speaker 1: we didn't see a ton of him. Weirdly, because, as

968
00:44:01,320 --> 00:44:03,680
Speaker 1: you mentioned, the Colts society, they want to just throw

969
00:44:03,719 --> 00:44:06,640
Speaker 1: the ball on the Chargers weird, but maybe they learned

970
00:44:06,719 --> 00:44:08,759
Speaker 1: their lesson after last week and they want to try

971
00:44:08,800 --> 00:44:10,879
Speaker 1: to run the football and keep it out of Nick

972
00:44:10,920 --> 00:44:12,759
Speaker 1: Foles his hands. So that would mean a lot of

973
00:44:12,880 --> 00:44:15,799
Speaker 1: Zack Moss against the Giants run defense that has been

974
00:44:15,920 --> 00:44:18,640
Speaker 1: very soft recently. So if he Colts decide they want

975
00:44:18,680 --> 00:44:21,360
Speaker 1: to kind of make this a shorter game, grind some clock,

976
00:44:21,480 --> 00:44:23,799
Speaker 1: keep it on the ground, Zack Moss is gonna be

977
00:44:23,840 --> 00:44:25,879
Speaker 1: your guy. We liked him last week. It was kind

978
00:44:25,880 --> 00:44:27,960
Speaker 1: of math. I think this week maybe there's more of

979
00:44:28,000 --> 00:44:31,319
Speaker 1: an opportunity. You got one last sleeper for me. Yeah,

980
00:44:31,360 --> 00:44:33,960
Speaker 1: this one feels kind of gross and he brings absolutely

981
00:44:33,960 --> 00:44:37,000
Speaker 1: no floor. But Hunter Henry is a streaming option for

982
00:44:37,040 --> 00:44:39,759
Speaker 1: you if you maybe been streaming tight ends all year

983
00:44:39,880 --> 00:44:41,680
Speaker 1: or something like that, and you're looking at the waiver

984
00:44:41,760 --> 00:44:44,799
Speaker 1: wire like who could I, uh, who could I pick

985
00:44:44,920 --> 00:44:47,839
Speaker 1: up and plug in? Henry has shown us that he

986
00:44:47,880 --> 00:44:50,439
Speaker 1: can put up good numbers in favorable matchups, and that's

987
00:44:50,440 --> 00:44:52,800
Speaker 1: what he has this week, as the Dolphins have allowed

988
00:44:52,840 --> 00:44:55,400
Speaker 1: the third most fantasy points per game to tight ends. Again,

989
00:44:55,840 --> 00:44:57,440
Speaker 1: I'm not telling you to pick him up and play

990
00:44:57,520 --> 00:44:59,880
Speaker 1: him over Mark Andrews or whoever your regular tight end

991
00:45:00,080 --> 00:45:02,160
Speaker 1: is but if you are in need of someone off

992
00:45:02,160 --> 00:45:04,440
Speaker 1: the waiver wire to get in as you're starting tight end,

993
00:45:04,840 --> 00:45:07,080
Speaker 1: this is at least a very good matchup for Hunter Henry.

994
00:45:07,160 --> 00:45:09,440
Speaker 1: He does have a positive matchup even if the Patriots

995
00:45:09,440 --> 00:45:13,560
Speaker 1: struggle to throw the football consistency consistently. My last one

996
00:45:13,800 --> 00:45:17,480
Speaker 1: is Noah Brown. I talked about the Titans secondary and

997
00:45:17,520 --> 00:45:19,359
Speaker 1: what Ceedee Lamb might be able to do, and I said,

998
00:45:19,400 --> 00:45:22,399
Speaker 1: I like CD for four points. I think what keeps

999
00:45:22,480 --> 00:45:24,520
Speaker 1: him from twenty five is that Noah Brown gets into

1000
00:45:24,520 --> 00:45:26,360
Speaker 1: the mix, and we saw him early in the season

1001
00:45:26,600 --> 00:45:29,280
Speaker 1: while Michael Gallup was hurt as he was making plays.

1002
00:45:29,400 --> 00:45:31,000
Speaker 1: In the last couple of weeks, he's sort of come

1003
00:45:31,040 --> 00:45:33,360
Speaker 1: back into our lives because time is a flat circle.

1004
00:45:33,760 --> 00:45:36,680
Speaker 1: Because the Titans secondary is so bad, I think that's

1005
00:45:36,680 --> 00:45:38,160
Speaker 1: gonna be able to get the football out to a

1006
00:45:38,239 --> 00:45:40,560
Speaker 1: number of different places, and I like Noah Brown to

1007
00:45:40,600 --> 00:45:43,239
Speaker 1: get some of those opportunities when they can't always get

1008
00:45:43,239 --> 00:45:46,600
Speaker 1: it to Ceedee Lamb. If you want more Sleepers, you

1009
00:45:46,640 --> 00:45:49,520
Speaker 1: can check out my weekly column at NFL dot com

1010
00:45:49,760 --> 00:45:53,160
Speaker 1: slash Sleepers. It goes up every Thursday morning, so be

1011
00:45:53,200 --> 00:45:57,120
Speaker 1: sure to check that out when it hits the interwebs. Uh,

1012
00:45:57,160 --> 00:46:00,200
Speaker 1: this is our last streaming podcast of the c easy.

1013
00:46:00,239 --> 00:46:02,520
Speaker 1: We'll have more podcast for you'll just be audio only,

1014
00:46:02,640 --> 00:46:04,959
Speaker 1: but last stream me one. First off, a big shout

1015
00:46:04,960 --> 00:46:06,680
Speaker 1: out to the specialist who have been a huge help

1016
00:46:06,880 --> 00:46:10,080
Speaker 1: all season, like yourself a specialist, You guys are as

1017
00:46:10,160 --> 00:46:11,400
Speaker 1: much a part of the show as the two of

1018
00:46:11,480 --> 00:46:13,359
Speaker 1: us who sit here in jabber for an hour on

1019
00:46:13,520 --> 00:46:15,600
Speaker 1: and so shout out to all of you as we

1020
00:46:15,640 --> 00:46:19,520
Speaker 1: gets toward New Year's though. Any any big recollections, anything

1021
00:46:19,560 --> 00:46:22,200
Speaker 1: that that you'll you'll take away or remember from this year.

1022
00:46:22,880 --> 00:46:25,120
Speaker 1: Uh yeah, I mean this year was for me personally,

1023
00:46:25,280 --> 00:46:27,680
Speaker 1: was a huge one. Like getting to do the show

1024
00:46:27,719 --> 00:46:29,960
Speaker 1: every week and do a whole bunch of fantasy live

1025
00:46:30,040 --> 00:46:32,319
Speaker 1: like it was a huge one for me. I will

1026
00:46:32,320 --> 00:46:35,239
Speaker 1: always remember it very fondly. I also just want to

1027
00:46:35,239 --> 00:46:37,960
Speaker 1: thank everyone who watches and listens and because this is

1028
00:46:38,000 --> 00:46:40,120
Speaker 1: a dream job for us and and without you, none

1029
00:46:40,160 --> 00:46:43,080
Speaker 1: of this is possible at all. So like truly very

1030
00:46:43,160 --> 00:46:46,719
Speaker 1: very grateful. Can't thank you guys enough. Um yeah, I

1031
00:46:46,800 --> 00:46:48,400
Speaker 1: just I had a lot of fun this season, Like

1032
00:46:48,480 --> 00:46:51,520
Speaker 1: that's my memory, Like I look forward to coming to

1033
00:46:51,560 --> 00:46:53,279
Speaker 1: work and doing the show with it with you and

1034
00:46:53,280 --> 00:46:56,359
Speaker 1: the specialists and hype them and everyone. So, uh, just

1035
00:46:56,400 --> 00:46:58,920
Speaker 1: thank you, Like I I never would have imagined this

1036
00:46:59,000 --> 00:47:01,520
Speaker 1: a few years ago, and I'm just very great on

1037
00:47:01,560 --> 00:47:03,879
Speaker 1: all of that. I'm glad that you're here. I really

1038
00:47:03,920 --> 00:47:07,040
Speaker 1: like what we've done together. I'm I'm really grateful this year.

1039
00:47:07,440 --> 00:47:09,760
Speaker 1: First off to everybody who watches and listens and interacts

1040
00:47:09,760 --> 00:47:13,200
Speaker 1: with us, but especially to the specialists, whether it's Hythan Collonie,

1041
00:47:13,280 --> 00:47:16,440
Speaker 1: Randy Chabaz, everybody over here. Uh, there's so many people

1042
00:47:16,440 --> 00:47:18,000
Speaker 1: to name that I if I start to I'm gonna

1043
00:47:18,080 --> 00:47:19,839
Speaker 1: leave somebody out and I'm gonna feel bad about it.

1044
00:47:19,880 --> 00:47:24,520
Speaker 1: But here in for me, what is season number twelve? Um?

1045
00:47:24,520 --> 00:47:26,759
Speaker 1: This has been as interesting a year as ever, and

1046
00:47:26,800 --> 00:47:29,440
Speaker 1: I feel like we've really built something really fun and

1047
00:47:29,600 --> 00:47:31,399
Speaker 1: I've enjoyed it. Hopefully all of you out there who

1048
00:47:31,440 --> 00:47:34,520
Speaker 1: listen and watch the show have enjoyed it as well.

1049
00:47:35,320 --> 00:47:36,759
Speaker 1: It feels like a good place to stop before I

1050
00:47:36,760 --> 00:47:39,680
Speaker 1: get too emotional about this whole thing. So that is it.

1051
00:47:39,920 --> 00:47:42,120
Speaker 1: We are done. We appreciate you hanging out with the

1052
00:47:42,239 --> 00:47:44,799
Speaker 1: NFL Fantasy Football show, you know, the drill Tell two

1053
00:47:44,840 --> 00:47:47,440
Speaker 1: friends to Tell two Friends. Rate review and remember they

1054
00:47:47,480 --> 00:47:49,640
Speaker 1: can make penicillain on a moldy bread, they can surely

1055
00:47:49,640 --> 00:47:52,000
Speaker 1: make something out of you. Be safe, take care of yourselves,

1056
00:47:52,080 --> 00:47:55,040
Speaker 1: enjoy Week seventeen, best of luck in your championships, and

1057
00:47:55,080 --> 00:48:15,640
Speaker 1: we'll talk to you next week. I want, I don't,

1058
00:48:16,000 --> 00:48:16,480
Speaker 1: I don't know.