WEBVTT - NFL Fantasy Football Podcast: Week 10 Matchup Preview 0:00:00.440 --> 0:00:13.480 Wow. Wow, Hey everybody, It's Wednesday, November eighth, twenty twenty three. 0:00:13.600 --> 0:00:17.160 Welcome to the NFL Fantasy Football Show. It's me your man, MG, 0:00:17.280 --> 0:00:20.880 Marcus Grant, joined by Michael f. Florio. Coming up, we 0:00:20.920 --> 0:00:29.320 are previewing TNF and the early Sunday games for Week ten. Well, 0:00:29.360 --> 0:00:31.400 here we are. We've made it all the way to 0:00:31.480 --> 0:00:34.239 week ten. We are more than week into November. This 0:00:34.280 --> 0:00:35.200 thing's flying by. 0:00:35.760 --> 0:00:39.080 Season is flying by, and this week, in my opinion, 0:00:39.159 --> 0:00:41.360 is going to be the worst week. With buys and 0:00:41.400 --> 0:00:43.160 everything to set your line up. Three of the best 0:00:43.200 --> 0:00:46.480 offenses in football, you just can't use them this week. So, yeah, 0:00:46.520 --> 0:00:47.519 we got to survive this week. 0:00:47.600 --> 0:00:48.960 Yeah, we need to have a talk with somebody in 0:00:49.000 --> 0:00:50.640 the league office who thought it was a good idea 0:00:50.680 --> 0:00:53.920 to have the chiefs of Eagles and Dolphins all have 0:00:54.040 --> 0:00:55.720 the week off in the same week. Not to mention, 0:00:55.800 --> 0:00:57.680 the Rams are off, so we miss Cooper Cup and 0:00:57.720 --> 0:01:01.120 Pooka Nakua. It's going to be rough to set lineups, 0:01:01.160 --> 0:01:03.640 especially at the quarterback position, but we're here to help. 0:01:03.920 --> 0:01:06.920 Let's get started, as we always do, with some fantasy 0:01:07.080 --> 0:01:09.759 headlines and a big one coming out of Minnesota justin 0:01:09.840 --> 0:01:13.840 Jefferson returned at Vikings practice on Wednesday. The team has 0:01:13.880 --> 0:01:17.000 a twenty one day a window to elevate him from 0:01:17.000 --> 0:01:21.440 injured reserve to the fifty three man roster. Look, there's 0:01:21.520 --> 0:01:23.520 no doubt about it, right, Like, when he is back 0:01:23.560 --> 0:01:25.840 and available, he is back in your starting lineups. Chances 0:01:25.880 --> 0:01:28.280 are he was the number one pick, but we can 0:01:28.319 --> 0:01:30.320 feel confident in him. Right with Josh Dowbs. We didn't 0:01:30.360 --> 0:01:31.720 know this a couple of weeks ago. We didn't know 0:01:31.720 --> 0:01:33.880 who's gonna be the quarterback. But at least with Josh Dowbs, 0:01:33.920 --> 0:01:36.720 we can feel confident about Jefferson, right, Yeah, I think so. 0:01:36.920 --> 0:01:39.639 I mean it's better than how we should be feeling. 0:01:39.680 --> 0:01:41.520 Like a week ago when Kirk Cousins went down and 0:01:41.560 --> 0:01:44.120 we thought it would be Jaron Hally, the fifth round rookie, 0:01:44.200 --> 0:01:46.880 and even he looked good. So if something happens to Dobbs, 0:01:47.040 --> 0:01:49.200 like they have a rookie that they can maybe trust 0:01:49.240 --> 0:01:51.880 a little bit. Yeah, I mean, you're starting justin Jefferson 0:01:51.920 --> 0:01:54.080 the minute he returns, no matter what. But now at 0:01:54.120 --> 0:01:56.520 least you get some peace of mind. That's exactly what 0:01:56.560 --> 0:01:58.920 we want. It's peace of mind with Jefferson back in 0:01:58.960 --> 0:02:02.480 our lineup. Meanwhile, down in Tennessee, they are trying to 0:02:02.520 --> 0:02:05.000 get some peace of mind at the quarterback position. Head 0:02:05.040 --> 0:02:08.080 coach Mike Vrabel says that Will Levis, the rookie, will 0:02:08.120 --> 0:02:11.120 be starting for the rest of the twenty twenty three season. 0:02:11.200 --> 0:02:13.560 We've seen a couple of good starts out of Levis 0:02:13.600 --> 0:02:16.040 so far this year. So earlier in the week, we 0:02:16.040 --> 0:02:18.079 played a game of who'd you rather for the rest 0:02:18.080 --> 0:02:20.600 of the season from different positions. I want to play 0:02:20.639 --> 0:02:23.080 another round with just Will Levis. We compare him against 0:02:23.080 --> 0:02:25.880 some other quarterbacks who are, in theory sort of on 0:02:25.960 --> 0:02:29.360 his level. So wo'da rather Will Levis or Taylor Heineke. 0:02:29.840 --> 0:02:33.919 I would rather Will Levis. I know Taylor Heinike he's 0:02:34.000 --> 0:02:37.560 throwing the ball more downfield than Desmond Ritard did. But 0:02:37.960 --> 0:02:40.639 and the weapons are nice in Atlanta, but his head 0:02:40.639 --> 0:02:42.960 coach is still Arthur Smith, which means they're just going 0:02:43.040 --> 0:02:45.280 to be doing weird things. Will Levis. I know the 0:02:45.320 --> 0:02:47.639 floor might not be great, but the ceiling, I believe 0:02:47.680 --> 0:02:50.359 is really high because even last week in a down performance, 0:02:50.400 --> 0:02:51.600 a lot of downfield throws. 0:02:51.720 --> 0:02:56.120 Yeah, your point about the inconsistency of the play calling 0:02:56.200 --> 0:02:58.400 in Atlanta is what has me worried about Taylor Heineke. 0:02:58.480 --> 0:03:00.200 So I'm with you. I'm gonna go Will Levis there, 0:03:00.360 --> 0:03:03.880 Will Levis or mac Jones. Will Levis, I mean, what 0:03:03.960 --> 0:03:06.840 upside does Mac Jones bring us, even in a good matchup. 0:03:07.080 --> 0:03:08.520 A couple of weeks ago, it was like, alright, he 0:03:08.639 --> 0:03:10.760 was all right, but that's it. And neither one of 0:03:10.760 --> 0:03:13.400 them have very deep wide receiver corps. But Will Levis 0:03:13.400 --> 0:03:16.880 has DeAndre Hopkins and Mac Jones does not. All right, 0:03:16.919 --> 0:03:19.720 here's another one, Will Levis or Geno Smith. 0:03:20.120 --> 0:03:23.160 Oh, I'm still gonna stick with Gino here, even though 0:03:23.200 --> 0:03:25.359 I keep saying, if Gino disappoints you this week, you 0:03:25.400 --> 0:03:28.120 could drop him. But he gets the Commanders, then the Rams, 0:03:28.120 --> 0:03:30.160 and he still has later in the year. He gets 0:03:30.160 --> 0:03:33.600 the Eagles, the Titans, the Steelers, still some favorable matchups, 0:03:33.680 --> 0:03:36.720 especially in the Fantasy playoffs, that I'll still give Gino 0:03:36.760 --> 0:03:37.320 another chance. 0:03:37.400 --> 0:03:40.160 So yeah, I said that Will Levis has DeAndre Hopkins. Well, 0:03:40.200 --> 0:03:43.360 Gino Smith has dk Metcalf and Tyler Lockett. So those 0:03:43.360 --> 0:03:45.880 two I think Trump just having nuke a loan. So 0:03:45.920 --> 0:03:48.160 with Gino Smith wins for me there, And last one 0:03:48.440 --> 0:03:50.960 Will Levis or Jordan Love. This one feels kind of 0:03:50.960 --> 0:03:54.560 easy Will Levis because Jordan Love. Outside of the first 0:03:54.600 --> 0:03:57.600 three weeks, it's been rough. It has been rough for 0:03:57.960 --> 0:04:00.000 Jordan Love for a while. Now, real quick though, Now 0:04:00.000 --> 0:04:02.080 now that you know Levis is the starter, and we've 0:04:02.120 --> 0:04:05.400 seen that that Levis has no hesitation about going to 0:04:05.440 --> 0:04:08.040 DeAndre Hopkins. Where are we ranking? You could he a 0:04:08.040 --> 0:04:10.560 top fifteen guy the rest of the season, I. 0:04:10.520 --> 0:04:14.920 Think like borderline. If not top fifteen, certainly top twenty 0:04:15.000 --> 0:04:16.760 because in the two games he's given us ten and 0:04:16.800 --> 0:04:19.719 a half and thirty five, and that's a good floor 0:04:19.760 --> 0:04:23.200 and obviously a huge ceiling, and I'm expecting at least 0:04:23.200 --> 0:04:25.279 a couple of times a game that Will Levis is 0:04:25.320 --> 0:04:27.960 just gonna chuck it downfield to d hop which means 0:04:27.960 --> 0:04:29.400 that he'll always bring a high ceiling. 0:04:29.480 --> 0:04:32.400 Yeah, the last two weeks he's actually the wide receiver three, 0:04:32.480 --> 0:04:35.559 but that feels very much inflated by the thirty plus 0:04:35.600 --> 0:04:37.400 point game he had a couple of weeks ago. I 0:04:37.440 --> 0:04:40.599 think you're looking more around on average, probably ten to 0:04:40.640 --> 0:04:42.560 fifteen points per game. I think that's good enough to 0:04:42.600 --> 0:04:44.520 get him certainly in the top twenty and maybe knock 0:04:44.560 --> 0:04:47.800 on the door of the top fifteen. All right, let's 0:04:47.800 --> 0:04:50.800 get our attention to Thursday night football. It is the 0:04:50.839 --> 0:04:53.760 Carolina Panthers heading to Chicago to take on the Bears. 0:04:53.800 --> 0:04:56.360 You can see that game at eight fifteen pm Eastern 0:04:56.480 --> 0:05:01.480 on Prime Video on the Carolina. They got their first 0:05:01.480 --> 0:05:03.360 win a couple of weeks ago, had a tough loss 0:05:03.400 --> 0:05:06.000 against the Colts last week. But Adam Thielen has been 0:05:06.040 --> 0:05:08.920 balling pretty much all season long. So let's to the 0:05:09.000 --> 0:05:10.960 number at eight. Do a little more or less eight 0:05:11.040 --> 0:05:15.440 receptions for Adam Thielen more or less more Since Week two. 0:05:15.480 --> 0:05:19.440 Adam Thielen leads the NFL in receptions per game. And 0:05:20.279 --> 0:05:22.719 this is a game where I think it'll be close throughout, 0:05:22.800 --> 0:05:25.039 so the Panthers will have to, you know, continue to 0:05:25.040 --> 0:05:26.480 throw the ball. And it's not like they're gonna have 0:05:26.520 --> 0:05:28.840 game script where they could just run all second half 0:05:28.920 --> 0:05:31.320 or something like that. So I'm expecting a big game 0:05:31.360 --> 0:05:33.560 out of Adam Thielen. I'm expecting another good game out 0:05:33.560 --> 0:05:36.240 of Adam Thielen. And really he has been it in 0:05:36.360 --> 0:05:38.839 the passing game, at least at the wide receiver position. 0:05:39.160 --> 0:05:41.680 He's got six hundred and ten receiving yards this year 0:05:42.120 --> 0:05:46.000 that is more than all other Panthers wide receivers combined. 0:05:46.680 --> 0:05:49.400 It's been him or nothing. And so in a game 0:05:49.400 --> 0:05:51.120 where as you mentioned, I think the Panthers will have 0:05:51.160 --> 0:05:53.200 to throw the ball, especially because they can't run it. 0:05:53.880 --> 0:05:55.599 I think you're going to see more than eight catches 0:05:55.760 --> 0:05:59.920 for Adam Thielen in this one. Deontae Foreman has been 0:06:00.040 --> 0:06:03.440 play really, really well. The Bears are expecting that Khalil 0:06:03.440 --> 0:06:05.800 Herbert will be back this week. The Panther run defense 0:06:05.880 --> 0:06:09.480 is atrocious, so more or less half of a rushing 0:06:09.520 --> 0:06:12.480 touchdown for Deontay Formers. So basically, ken Deontay Forman getting 0:06:12.480 --> 0:06:13.600 the end zone this week. 0:06:13.400 --> 0:06:16.800 He definitely can, but I'm gonna go less because I'm 0:06:16.839 --> 0:06:20.240 wish casting that that touchdown goes to Khalil Herbert, who 0:06:20.320 --> 0:06:22.440 I need to start in a league or two because 0:06:22.440 --> 0:06:25.200 of all the buys this week, and the Panthers have 0:06:25.240 --> 0:06:27.839 allowed more touchdowns to running backs than anyone, So someone 0:06:27.880 --> 0:06:30.840 in that backfield is gonna score. But if I if 0:06:30.880 --> 0:06:33.920 I had to take a pick on which one it will, 0:06:33.960 --> 0:06:36.200 I think Khalil Herbert has the highest odds. 0:06:36.520 --> 0:06:38.559 I'm going to say more. I'm gonna say Foreman scores 0:06:38.600 --> 0:06:42.039 a touchdown. I am interested to see what kind of 0:06:42.080 --> 0:06:45.960 workload they give Herbert after so much time off, and 0:06:46.080 --> 0:06:49.960 especially if we don't know for sure if Justin fields 0:06:49.960 --> 0:06:52.960 plays he is I think listed is doubtful for this game, 0:06:53.040 --> 0:06:57.839 so maybe another Tyson Bagent operation. I still think that 0:06:57.839 --> 0:07:00.200 you're gonna see Herbert kind of eased back into his work, 0:07:01.000 --> 0:07:03.160 So I think Foreman gets some work at the goal line. 0:07:03.200 --> 0:07:05.880 This might be the last big week for Deontay Foreman, 0:07:06.160 --> 0:07:08.560 and I think against Carolina he finds the end zone there. 0:07:08.800 --> 0:07:11.000 So check that game out of course. Uh Thursday night, 0:07:11.080 --> 0:07:14.800 eight fifteen Eastern on Prime Video. Turning to the rest 0:07:14.920 --> 0:07:17.120 of Week ten, we talked about it at the top 0:07:17.120 --> 0:07:19.440 of the show. Four teams are on a buy, the Chiefs, 0:07:19.560 --> 0:07:23.080 the Rams, the Dolphins, and the Eagles. So it means 0:07:23.120 --> 0:07:26.000 no Patrick Mahomes, no Matthew Stafford, no to a tongue 0:07:26.000 --> 0:07:28.920 of Ioloa, no Jalen Hurts. A slew of wide receivers 0:07:28.920 --> 0:07:32.120 are unavailable to you. Some good running backs not available 0:07:32.160 --> 0:07:34.160 to you as well. So we got to navigate this 0:07:34.200 --> 0:07:36.080 whole thing. It's not going to be pretty. We will 0:07:36.080 --> 0:07:39.120 start with the Colts and the Patriots at game being 0:07:39.160 --> 0:07:41.320 played in Frankfurt, Germany. Second week in a row, the 0:07:41.400 --> 0:07:44.400 NFL goes to Frankfurt nine thirty am Eastern. You can 0:07:44.400 --> 0:07:46.960 see that game on NFL Network and stream it live 0:07:47.080 --> 0:07:50.880 on NFL Plus. Ramadre Stevenson's been okay the last couple 0:07:50.920 --> 0:07:53.640 of weeks. Any Patriots beyond that you would be willing 0:07:53.680 --> 0:07:54.120 to start. 0:07:54.520 --> 0:07:59.160 Nope, Look Ramandre getting more passing use, pass game usage. 0:07:59.200 --> 0:08:01.360 He had the big long run last week. The Colts 0:08:01.400 --> 0:08:04.160 struggled against the run. All of that keeps him in play. 0:08:04.640 --> 0:08:07.880 Besides that, we've seen teams go overseas and not live 0:08:07.960 --> 0:08:10.680 up to their usual offensive output, like the Chiefs and 0:08:10.720 --> 0:08:15.440 Dolphins last week. The Patriots normal offensive output is terrible, 0:08:15.520 --> 0:08:17.720 so I can only imagine what even worse than that 0:08:17.760 --> 0:08:20.120 will look like. If you squit. 0:08:19.920 --> 0:08:23.440 Real hard, you can probably find a space for the 0:08:23.520 --> 0:08:27.000 Mario Douglas just because he's been the lead receiver there 0:08:27.560 --> 0:08:30.120 three straight games with at least six targets. But the 0:08:30.120 --> 0:08:34.080 passing game is brutal for New England. You know, we 0:08:34.120 --> 0:08:36.040 sat here and both just said moments ago we'd start 0:08:36.040 --> 0:08:38.200 Will Levis over Mac Jones. That's how bad it is. 0:08:38.600 --> 0:08:40.679 Even in good matchups, Mac Jones is still giving you, 0:08:40.720 --> 0:08:43.679 like barely two hundred passing yards, So hard to make 0:08:43.720 --> 0:08:46.880 a case for anybody. But if I could find anybody, 0:08:47.480 --> 0:08:50.199 it might be the Maru. I should like this. I 0:08:50.240 --> 0:08:53.760 think Hunter Henry has sleeper potential this week. Then the 0:08:53.760 --> 0:08:55.800 Colts are kind of me against tight ends, so I 0:08:55.840 --> 0:08:57.960 think Hunter Henry has a chance to maybe score a 0:08:57.960 --> 0:09:02.360 touchdown this week. Brown at the Ravens really good matchup, 0:09:02.440 --> 0:09:06.160 at least on paper in the AFC North two teams 0:09:06.480 --> 0:09:09.920 very good defensively. Are you pulling anyone from your lineup 0:09:09.920 --> 0:09:12.160 and what could be maybe a low scoring game. 0:09:12.760 --> 0:09:14.880 Yeah, I want to pull a whole bunch of people 0:09:15.000 --> 0:09:17.320 out of my starting lineup from this game. Like Zay 0:09:17.320 --> 0:09:19.560 Flowers is someone I think you start most weeks. I 0:09:19.559 --> 0:09:22.359 would get hit him out. He really struggles against man coverage, 0:09:22.600 --> 0:09:25.840 actually the worst passer rating when targeted against it this year, 0:09:26.160 --> 0:09:28.400 and the Browns are on the fourth most man. I'm 0:09:28.440 --> 0:09:32.520 trying to sit Gus Edwards. I'm trying to sit David Njoku, 0:09:32.640 --> 0:09:35.400 not Amari Cooper. You're starting Amari Cooper Deshaun Watson, though 0:09:35.400 --> 0:09:38.760 I would try to sit so a lot of people 0:09:38.800 --> 0:09:41.440 that I think that most weeks you could comfortably start, 0:09:41.600 --> 0:09:45.280 just because I'm expecting this to be a very defensive battle. 0:09:45.280 --> 0:09:47.080 I think it's going to be a very defensive battle. 0:09:47.120 --> 0:09:49.680 Though admittedly when these teams played earlier in the season, 0:09:49.760 --> 0:09:52.000 the Ravens ran off to a twenty eight to three 0:09:52.120 --> 0:09:55.000 win in that one. I think if I've been starting 0:09:55.000 --> 0:09:57.840 them before, even though the matchup looks bad, I'm still 0:09:57.840 --> 0:10:00.000 giving them a shot because Gus Edwards is getting those 0:10:00.040 --> 0:10:03.720 goal line opportunities, which helps Zey Flowers last time around 0:10:03.720 --> 0:10:07.520 had three catches for fifty six yards. Not great, not awful, 0:10:07.920 --> 0:10:09.440 especially in the week where you're going to be missing 0:10:09.440 --> 0:10:10.880 a lot of people, and I think that's sort of 0:10:10.880 --> 0:10:13.320 the thing for me. Yeah, so many guys are going 0:10:13.360 --> 0:10:15.840 to be missing that you're gonna be strong armed into 0:10:15.960 --> 0:10:19.200 into starting a lot of people. Any Browns pass catchers, 0:10:19.200 --> 0:10:21.280 though not named Amari Cooper can go to the bench, 0:10:21.440 --> 0:10:23.040 and that's not just for this week. That might just 0:10:23.040 --> 0:10:25.160 be for the rest of the season because they cannot 0:10:25.160 --> 0:10:28.800 consistently connect with anybody besides a Mariy Cooper in the 0:10:28.840 --> 0:10:31.720 passing game. There So I think you kind of hold 0:10:31.720 --> 0:10:33.360 your nose and you kind of start some guys and 0:10:33.440 --> 0:10:35.880 understand that the floor is a lot lower this week 0:10:36.160 --> 0:10:40.360 than it is probably more weeks. The Texans at the Bengals, CJ. 0:10:40.480 --> 0:10:43.240 Stroud coming off a historic game with four hundred and 0:10:43.360 --> 0:10:47.920 seventy passing yards and five touchdowns. What are you expecting 0:10:47.960 --> 0:10:50.840 from them in an encore against a good Bengals defense? 0:10:51.280 --> 0:10:51.960 Eighty and six? 0:10:52.080 --> 0:10:53.960 Oh sweet? 0:10:54.120 --> 0:10:57.680 Every week until he gets to five hundred and ten. No, 0:10:57.800 --> 0:11:00.240 I obviously he's not going to give you what he 0:11:00.280 --> 0:11:03.240 did last week, but I think he's gonna be good 0:11:03.320 --> 0:11:06.200 enough where you want to comfortably start him. And the 0:11:06.320 --> 0:11:09.640 floor we've seen is about like fourteen to fifteen fantasy points, 0:11:09.679 --> 0:11:12.360 which isn't as high as we would like, but the 0:11:12.400 --> 0:11:15.800 ceiling is certainly worth starting. And that floor could only 0:11:15.840 --> 0:11:18.800 be elevating because he every week that I watched him play, 0:11:18.880 --> 0:11:20.920 I'm like, oh, he looks even more comfortable and just 0:11:21.320 --> 0:11:24.120 better than he did earlier in the season. So that 0:11:24.240 --> 0:11:26.920 floor and ceiling could just keep getting raised. And this 0:11:26.960 --> 0:11:29.480 is a game where Joe Burrow and co. Are gonna 0:11:29.520 --> 0:11:31.680 put up points, So CJ. Stroud is gonna have to throw. 0:11:31.920 --> 0:11:33.440 He's going to have to throw the football, and so 0:11:33.520 --> 0:11:37.360 I think that makes him worthy of starting. But yeah, 0:11:37.400 --> 0:11:39.400 I mean, it goes without saying you're not gonna get 0:11:39.720 --> 0:11:42.360 almost five hundred yards and five touchdowns out of CJ. 0:11:42.440 --> 0:11:44.480 Stroud this week. But I do think he belongs in 0:11:44.520 --> 0:11:48.000 a lineup any particular pass catcher. Is this a Nico 0:11:48.120 --> 0:11:50.880 Collins week? Is this another Tank Dell week? Is this 0:11:50.960 --> 0:11:52.280 a Noah Brown week? Again? 0:11:52.840 --> 0:11:56.880 I think you start Hank Dell and Nico Collins, especially 0:11:56.920 --> 0:11:59.199 given the week and how many teams are on buy 0:11:59.280 --> 0:12:01.640 and such. I have two teams I believe where I 0:12:01.640 --> 0:12:04.079 need to plug in Noah Brown because I am hit 0:12:04.120 --> 0:12:06.480 hard at injuries and buys a wide receiver this week. 0:12:06.480 --> 0:12:09.520 And yeah, it's not ideal taking out Tyreek Hill and 0:12:09.559 --> 0:12:11.480 putting in Noah Brown, but we gotta do what we 0:12:11.520 --> 0:12:12.360 gotta do this week. 0:12:12.480 --> 0:12:14.800 Yeah, I mean, it's just what it is. I think 0:12:15.360 --> 0:12:18.440 Noah Brown's maybe the one guy that'd be a little 0:12:18.480 --> 0:12:22.760 bit more concerned about. But you know, in a pinch, 0:12:23.000 --> 0:12:24.599 if you gotta start him, you gotta start him and 0:12:24.679 --> 0:12:27.120 hope that maybe he gives you something decent this week 0:12:27.640 --> 0:12:30.680 for your fantasy lineup. We're just getting started here on 0:12:30.720 --> 0:12:32.400 the show. We got plenty more games to get to 0:12:32.559 --> 0:12:36.040 on the Week ten slate, including the first pick in 0:12:36.080 --> 0:12:38.599 the draft versus the last pick in the draft a 0:12:38.720 --> 0:12:40.800 face off this week in Jacksonville. We'll talk about that 0:12:40.840 --> 0:12:49.439 and more here on the NFL Fantasy Football Show. Forty 0:12:49.559 --> 0:12:52.600 nine Ers at the Jaguars. The Niners coming off of 0:12:52.600 --> 0:12:54.760 the bye, they have lost three in a row, trying 0:12:54.760 --> 0:12:58.040 to get it back together. The Jaguars on a five 0:12:58.160 --> 0:13:01.280 game winning streak and trying to atop the division in 0:13:01.400 --> 0:13:05.199 the AFC South. Also an interesting matchup. You got the 0:13:05.280 --> 0:13:08.000 first pick in the twenty twenty one draft in Trevor 0:13:08.040 --> 0:13:11.160 Lawrence going against the last pick in the twenty twenty 0:13:11.200 --> 0:13:14.440 two draft in Brock Purty. So who scores more Fantasy points? 0:13:14.760 --> 0:13:16.640 Is it going to be Trevor Lawrence or is going 0:13:16.679 --> 0:13:19.160 to be Brock Purty With the caveat that Brock Party 0:13:19.200 --> 0:13:21.199 may have Deebo Samuel back this week. 0:13:21.760 --> 0:13:24.679 This gives me game of throne vibes, right, Like Trevor 0:13:24.760 --> 0:13:28.320 Lawrence is the prince that was promised and then Brock 0:13:28.360 --> 0:13:29.960 Party just arrives and like they. 0:13:29.840 --> 0:13:31.360 Call, can work out well for the prince who was 0:13:31.400 --> 0:13:31.959 Probably no. 0:13:33.200 --> 0:13:37.040 I'm just trying to navigate around that. I think it's 0:13:37.040 --> 0:13:39.240 Brock party. I think he's gonna score more points one 0:13:39.360 --> 0:13:42.280 Deebo Samuel's back, and his numbers with Deebo compared to 0:13:42.320 --> 0:13:45.640 without are way better. I also just I trust their 0:13:45.679 --> 0:13:48.640 playmakers there a little bit more. And the Jaguars have 0:13:48.760 --> 0:13:51.360 been a very favorable matchup as well this year. They're 0:13:51.360 --> 0:13:53.520 in the top ten and fantasy points per game and 0:13:53.679 --> 0:13:57.040 yards allowed to quarterbacks. But the Niners have struggled as 0:13:57.080 --> 0:13:59.040 of late against the pass as well. So I think 0:13:59.080 --> 0:14:01.320 you could get both. Actually, given the state of quarterback, 0:14:01.440 --> 0:14:03.520 I think both are starting options. I think they're both 0:14:03.559 --> 0:14:06.920 starting options this week. I'm gonna go with Trevor Lawrence. 0:14:07.559 --> 0:14:09.440 I will admit that some of this may be me 0:14:09.480 --> 0:14:11.720 as a pessimistic forty nine Ers fan who's watched this 0:14:11.800 --> 0:14:14.839 defense struggle over the last few weeks. But they are 0:14:14.840 --> 0:14:17.559 giving up a lot of yards, they are struggling to tackle. 0:14:18.120 --> 0:14:19.960 We'll see whether or not they're able to fix some 0:14:20.080 --> 0:14:22.600 things in the bye week. Of course, they do add 0:14:22.680 --> 0:14:25.680 Chase Young to add to that pass rushing front. But 0:14:26.040 --> 0:14:28.600 Trevor Lawrence spreading the ball around to a lot of 0:14:28.600 --> 0:14:30.680 his playmakers, I think you're going to see big games 0:14:30.680 --> 0:14:33.360 from Christian Kirk and from Evan Ingram as well. So 0:14:33.840 --> 0:14:37.200 give me Trevor Lawrence over Brock Purty in terms of 0:14:37.200 --> 0:14:42.280 scoring more Fantasy points Saints at the Vikings. Josh Dobbs 0:14:42.320 --> 0:14:44.520 was the story of the week last week. I mean 0:14:44.680 --> 0:14:47.720 didn't even know his own teammates' names, but went out 0:14:47.720 --> 0:14:50.640 there and came from behind to beat the Atlanta Falcons. 0:14:51.160 --> 0:14:53.120 So we talked about it at the top of the show. 0:14:53.200 --> 0:14:55.560 We feel okay about Justin Jefferson when he gets back 0:14:55.600 --> 0:14:59.160 on the field. Does the Josh Dobbs magic continue enough 0:14:59.320 --> 0:15:02.720 that you feel okay? Would say, Jordan Addison and TJ. Hawkinson. 0:15:03.000 --> 0:15:05.080 I think so, And I think we could kind of 0:15:05.080 --> 0:15:08.000 look a little bit to what Dobbs did in Arizona 0:15:08.440 --> 0:15:11.520 and get a little hint there. The two things that 0:15:11.560 --> 0:15:14.200 were good in Arizona were Marquise Brown, who he would 0:15:14.280 --> 0:15:16.280 air the ball out to downfield and stuff like that. 0:15:16.280 --> 0:15:18.440 That is Jordan Addison in this as of now with 0:15:18.480 --> 0:15:21.760 no Justin Jefferson, and then he was peppering their tight 0:15:21.840 --> 0:15:24.040 ends with targets. With Dobbs there, they had a thirty 0:15:24.080 --> 0:15:27.240 two percent target share for the Cardinals tight ends. So TJ. 0:15:27.360 --> 0:15:30.400 Hockinson is going to be very much so in play 0:15:30.440 --> 0:15:33.360 I also think Dobbs is just a streaming option this 0:15:33.400 --> 0:15:35.600 week because you saw what he did last week. Now 0:15:35.600 --> 0:15:37.440 he's actually gonna know the playbook a little bit. It's 0:15:37.480 --> 0:15:39.960 going to know people's names a little bit more so. 0:15:40.040 --> 0:15:41.840 If anyone could get it done. It is a literal 0:15:41.960 --> 0:15:42.640 rocket science. 0:15:42.680 --> 0:15:46.400 I mean, yeah, right. See the tweet that NASA put out. 0:15:46.400 --> 0:15:49.080 It's you know, Josh Dobbs actually in a nationnaut suit 0:15:49.080 --> 0:15:53.080 and they nicknamed the Pastronaut, which I kind of dig it. 0:15:54.240 --> 0:15:56.880 I do think Dobbs is a nice streaming option this week, 0:15:56.920 --> 0:16:01.160 though against New Orleans, I'm just very comfortable with starting 0:16:01.200 --> 0:16:05.240 Addison and Hawkinson, even to some extent Alexander Madison, even 0:16:05.280 --> 0:16:08.120 though they're struggling to run the football effectively. I do 0:16:08.160 --> 0:16:10.040 think he's going to get some targets now that Cam 0:16:10.080 --> 0:16:13.280 Akers is out for the remainder of the season. That 0:16:13.440 --> 0:16:16.160 means a lot more volume for Alexander Madison. So it's 0:16:16.560 --> 0:16:18.880 not great, it's not exciting, but I do think he's 0:16:18.920 --> 0:16:21.440 potentially startable this week if you're in a pinch and 0:16:21.520 --> 0:16:25.440 need some running back help. The Packers at the Steelers, 0:16:25.440 --> 0:16:28.600 a matchup of two legacy franchises in the NFL that, 0:16:29.120 --> 0:16:32.640 let's be honest, haven't really been fun to watch offensively lately. 0:16:33.000 --> 0:16:35.280 I think I saw a stat in our research packet 0:16:35.680 --> 0:16:38.840 that the Steelers have had fewer than four hundred total 0:16:38.880 --> 0:16:43.280 yards of offense in fifty six straight games. Wow, and 0:16:43.360 --> 0:16:46.400 they continue to post the winning They're five and three 0:16:46.520 --> 0:16:49.320 right now, Like I can't figure it out. Like it 0:16:49.360 --> 0:16:51.720 does not get enough credit. He's a wizard. He's a wizard, 0:16:51.760 --> 0:16:53.560 and half the folks in Pittsburgh want him out. Like, 0:16:53.640 --> 0:16:55.120 be careful what you wish for. And that's all I'm 0:16:55.160 --> 0:16:58.160 saying about that. But anyway, look at the Steelers offense. 0:16:58.960 --> 0:17:02.080 Can you trust they? Can you trust George Pickens? Rather 0:17:02.240 --> 0:17:05.240 now that Deontay Johnson is back, and do you trust 0:17:05.280 --> 0:17:06.800 any of the running backs in this game? 0:17:07.359 --> 0:17:12.440 George Pickens. It's it's probably a situation where in most cases, 0:17:12.520 --> 0:17:15.000 because of the buys and all of that, you probably 0:17:15.080 --> 0:17:18.400 need to just play him because the upside is still high. 0:17:18.440 --> 0:17:21.720 I'm not gonna say that it's not, but it's he 0:17:21.840 --> 0:17:24.239 is so boom or buss when Deontay Johnson is out there, 0:17:24.240 --> 0:17:27.160 because Johnson is going to get those short consistent targets 0:17:27.200 --> 0:17:29.239 and then Pickens is you talk about it all the time, 0:17:29.240 --> 0:17:32.240 They're just gonna basically tell him rundownfield and Kenny Pickett 0:17:32.280 --> 0:17:36.280 cannot win downfield. So it's so boom or bust for 0:17:36.359 --> 0:17:39.720 George Pickens. As for the running backs, Aaron Jones is 0:17:39.800 --> 0:17:42.439 very much so in play. I think aj Dillon is 0:17:42.480 --> 0:17:44.040 in play if you're in need of a bye week 0:17:44.080 --> 0:17:46.280 replacement or something like that. And that's why I think 0:17:46.320 --> 0:17:48.639 both Normally, you know, I'm not a fan of this 0:17:48.680 --> 0:17:52.240 Steelers backfield, but given the circumstances and the week and everything, 0:17:52.280 --> 0:17:54.000 like I have to play Jalen Warren in a league, 0:17:54.000 --> 0:17:56.000 and I'm sure many people out there need to play 0:17:56.080 --> 0:17:57.240 Naji Harrison Jaalen Wore. 0:17:57.480 --> 0:17:59.320 I think you're gonna be forced into it. But in 0:17:59.400 --> 0:18:02.280 terms of the the running backs, Aaron Jones is the 0:18:02.280 --> 0:18:05.320 one guy that I feel okay about. They seem to 0:18:05.359 --> 0:18:07.760 have taken the leash off of him a little bit, 0:18:07.800 --> 0:18:11.160 gave him twenty carries last week against the Rams, and 0:18:11.440 --> 0:18:14.840 he looked better, He looked more effective, and so hopefully 0:18:14.880 --> 0:18:16.800 he's back to the Aaron Jones we thought we were 0:18:16.800 --> 0:18:19.879 getting when we drafted back at the end of the summer, 0:18:20.040 --> 0:18:22.840 so I feel good about him. The whole George Pickens 0:18:22.880 --> 0:18:25.040 Deontae Johnson thing, it's sort of a mystery to me 0:18:25.119 --> 0:18:28.240 because when Johnson wasn't there, you had Pickens running a 0:18:28.280 --> 0:18:30.879 wide variety of routes and they were finding ways to 0:18:30.880 --> 0:18:33.359 get the football. Then all of a sudden, Deontay Johnson 0:18:33.400 --> 0:18:36.200 comes back, and instead of maybe having two guys running 0:18:36.200 --> 0:18:39.520 a wide variety of routes, as you said, they just say, 0:18:39.600 --> 0:18:41.879 George Pickens, go run long and then maybe once in 0:18:41.880 --> 0:18:43.840 a while we'll throw it to you, and maybe once 0:18:43.840 --> 0:18:46.760 in a while that'll be in bounds. Although George, it's 0:18:46.800 --> 0:18:48.320 sort of on you when you don't drag your toe 0:18:48.400 --> 0:18:49.520 in the quarter end zone. 0:18:49.560 --> 0:18:50.480 That one's on you. 0:18:50.800 --> 0:18:52.680 That was actually a good throw from Kinny Pickett and 0:18:52.760 --> 0:18:56.280 you just didn't complete the catch. But it is worrisome. 0:18:56.440 --> 0:18:58.720