1 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 1: Hey, Fantasy coaches, Welcome back to the Fantasy Proves Podcast. 2 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 1: I'm your host, Bobby Silvester. As always, I've got producer 3 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: JP Gail by my side, and today we're joined by 4 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:33,559 Speaker 1: the wide receiver Whisperer Matt Harman of NFL dot Com 5 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 1: to talk about Week ten rankings. Hey Matt, thanks for 6 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: coming on. Hey man, that's gonna be back on here. 7 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:40,479 Speaker 1: I know we did this once during the during the 8 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 1: preseason everything, but now now we've got a lot more 9 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 1: a lot more time to digest and understand, try to 10 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:48,080 Speaker 1: understand what's going on. So it's good to talk to 11 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: you guys today. You know, I think we know a 12 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:52,600 Speaker 1: lot more than we knew in the preseason, which really 13 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 1: isn't saying much, but you know, we spend a lot 14 00:00:57,360 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: of time doing this and if you just get a 15 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: little bit close, who are too correct than the status quo? 16 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:05,759 Speaker 1: That that's what's really important. It boils down to those 17 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 1: couple of inches in fantasy football, and you know that's 18 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 1: why we do this. We want to help everyone win, Oh, 19 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 1: no doubt about it. Let's let's let's hope we can 20 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:16,399 Speaker 1: help some people this. So Matt, I am a huge 21 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:19,679 Speaker 1: fan of your reception perception work. Can you explain to 22 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: our listeners what this is that you've built, because it 23 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: really is phenomenal. Yeah, So what reception perception is is 24 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 1: just a methodology for tracking really how good of a 25 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: route runner or receiver. It's kind of trying to put 26 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:34,559 Speaker 1: an extra layer to a player's individual talent and also 27 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 1: what they're asked to do on the field. So what 28 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:38,759 Speaker 1: I do is I go through and I chart eight 29 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:41,960 Speaker 1: games for NFL players, sixth game for college players. Kind 30 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: of get a that's the where the data tends to 31 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: normalize out for a full season scope, and I look at, 32 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 1: you know, how often they ran each route against, what 33 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 1: type of coverage they were most successful, Which routes do 34 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: they get open on the most? Really lets you know 35 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: where they win, what they do well, what they don't 36 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 1: do well, and kind of really my viewpoint of it 37 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: is it helps kind of categorize like what a receiver 38 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: actually is because it's so hard to They're all so different, 39 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:12,080 Speaker 1: you know, it's hard to compare, you know, Calvin Johnson 40 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 1: type to a West Welker type of think. Perception perception 41 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 1: helps do that a little bit. Well, we're gonna go 42 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:18,920 Speaker 1: to wide receivers, and I'm really excited to hear what 43 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:20,640 Speaker 1: you have to say because I know you have a 44 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:23,640 Speaker 1: lot of special insight there. We're gonna start at quarterback, though, 45 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: and what we're gonna do today for those of you listening, 46 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 1: We're gonna go position by position talking about players who 47 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:31,079 Speaker 1: are kind of on the fringe of being startable in 48 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:34,239 Speaker 1: you know, ten to fourteen team leagues, and we're gonna 49 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 1: be comparing Matt's rankings to expert consensus rankings. I'll refer 50 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 1: to that throughout the show as ECR, and basically that's 51 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:44,160 Speaker 1: just one hundred and forty plus experts all coming together 52 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: with their rankings and we figure out what the consensus is. 53 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:49,520 Speaker 1: So we have Tom Brady as the number one quarterback, 54 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: even though someone has them all the way down at seven, 55 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:54,080 Speaker 1: and his average ranking this week is two point two. 56 00:02:54,760 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 1: So at quarterback we've got We've got a couple guys 57 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 1: here on the fringe that are interesting. I want to 58 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 1: ask about. Is Russell Wilson. We have him at ECR 59 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: number twelve. He's been really bad the whole season, but 60 00:03:06,000 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: he got his knee brace off. He looked a lot 61 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 1: better in this last game. He looked like Russell Wilson. 62 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:13,919 Speaker 1: How do you feel about him this week at New England. Yeah, 63 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: I mean, I think I think Russell's cooking again, and 64 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 1: that's good to see because that offense right now is 65 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 1: really constructed well to be the type of offense that 66 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 1: that can put up a lot of points. It can 67 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: thrn you in a lot of different ways. We saw 68 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: Jimmy Graham really bust out on Monday Night. He's been 69 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 1: great all year, which you know, talk about things we 70 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 1: don't expect in the preseason. I think that is probably 71 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:37,119 Speaker 1: one of the most unexpected developments really of the entire year. 72 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 1: But I think with Jimmy Graham out there, you know 73 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 1: they're gonna be playing New England, so you know, New 74 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: England makes you chase them. They're They're absolutely an offense 75 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 1: that you need to put up points against. And you 76 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 1: know New England's defense is a solid unit. But I 77 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: wouldn't say that it's It's something that I'm I'm afraid of, 78 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: and I think they have some matchup advantages with Baldwin 79 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:58,480 Speaker 1: in the slot and Jimmy Graham out there playing in 80 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: the tight end position. So I really like the whole 81 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:03,040 Speaker 1: Seahawks offense right now for the second half of the season, 82 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 1: behind Baldwinn and Graham. Is there a wide receiver that 83 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 1: you like for fantasy purposes? I mean, I know Tyler Lockhart. 84 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:12,560 Speaker 1: Lockett was explosive last year. Curse has been getting on 85 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 1: the field quite a bit more, but he hasn't really impressed. 86 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 1: So what do you think about these guys? Yeah, so 87 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:22,600 Speaker 1: Tyler Lockett was a big reception perception favor and I 88 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: still believe he's a really good receiver. He saw him 89 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: look pretty explosive on that Monday night game last week, 90 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 1: And you know, that's a that's a thing where like 91 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 1: you have to be able to separate how good a 92 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:36,039 Speaker 1: player is versus what they're going to be able to 93 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:38,599 Speaker 1: do for fantasy, because there's more to the equation for 94 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: fantasy that just being good at football. Like it helps 95 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: to be good at football, no doubt about it. But 96 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:45,880 Speaker 1: it's all about opportunity and usage. And even though Tyler 97 00:04:45,920 --> 00:04:49,160 Speaker 1: Lockett's healthy now whereas where he was looking pretty slow 98 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:50,920 Speaker 1: during the first half of the season when he had 99 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:54,279 Speaker 1: a PCL injury. At best, he's a third option on 100 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:57,040 Speaker 1: a team that wants to involve its running backs too, 101 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 1: So like you have to go into that situation every 102 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: single week saying that he's mostly just a dart throw 103 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:06,280 Speaker 1: type of guy. Like, from a usage standpoint, there's really 104 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 1: not much difference between a guy like Tyler Lockett and 105 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:11,600 Speaker 1: a guy like Brian Quick, regardless of what you think 106 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 1: of the talent differentially, that usage is what really what 107 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:18,719 Speaker 1: really makes a difference. Now, would you prefer him to 108 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: someone like Tavon Austin. Yeah, I'm just kind of out 109 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:26,839 Speaker 1: on Tavon Austin right now. I mean, he's gonna have 110 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 1: big games occasionally because he because he's a big play 111 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:34,599 Speaker 1: threat and he's he's super explosive in the open field, 112 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 1: but they're like impossible to predict. There's really almost no 113 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:41,520 Speaker 1: trend line or anything with where he has these big games. 114 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 1: They just crop up every now and again. But he's 115 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 1: got a super low floor too, he was he's losing 116 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 1: snaps right now. Anyways, despite the fact that the Rams 117 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: gave him a big fat contract, Brian Quick played over 118 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: and last week when they came out of the vine. 119 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:54,840 Speaker 1: I think that might have been an adjustment sort of 120 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:57,240 Speaker 1: the situation. So yeah, I mean, I guess if you're 121 00:05:57,240 --> 00:06:00,360 Speaker 1: gonna make a dart throw I would probably prefer just 122 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:03,160 Speaker 1: because he plays in a better offense almost securely because 123 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:05,159 Speaker 1: of that. Now, I know everyone's going to be a 124 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:07,120 Speaker 1: little annoyed with me for talking about this player again 125 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 1: because I talk about him every show. But he's just 126 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 1: on fire right now. Marcus Mariota. We have number nine 127 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:16,440 Speaker 1: ECR face Green Bay. Over the last five weeks, he's 128 00:06:16,480 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: been the second best fantasy player in terms of points 129 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 1: scored in the NFL, only behind Tom Brady. It's absolutely 130 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:25,720 Speaker 1: ridiculous what he is doing. Do you like him this 131 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:30,039 Speaker 1: week or is it bound to turn around eventually? I mean, 132 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:33,680 Speaker 1: you would think that eventually there might be some you know, 133 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:37,160 Speaker 1: regression in his future because he's been just so wildly 134 00:06:37,200 --> 00:06:39,480 Speaker 1: effective and efficient in the red zone. I mean, he's 135 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 1: been one of the best, if not the best, red 136 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:44,680 Speaker 1: zone quarterbacks since he entered the league last year. So 137 00:06:44,920 --> 00:06:46,840 Speaker 1: do you think that eventually that might come back to, 138 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:50,039 Speaker 1: you know, to maybe a normal level, unless he's just 139 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:51,839 Speaker 1: going to be that money in the scoring area for 140 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 1: the rest of his career, which is certainly possible. But 141 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:56,520 Speaker 1: this week against the Packers, you know they have a 142 00:06:56,520 --> 00:07:01,000 Speaker 1: ton of cornerback injuries. Sam Shields and their other starting 143 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:04,920 Speaker 1: quarterback to Mary's Randall are on ir currently. They've they've 144 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 1: been out for a long time. Green Bay does give 145 00:07:06,920 --> 00:07:09,480 Speaker 1: it up to wide receivers, and I think especially with 146 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: green Bay, hopefully and I say that, hopefully having Randall, 147 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:16,120 Speaker 1: Cobb and Time Montgomery back, they go back to that 148 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 1: more quick strike passing attack and put up a ton 149 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:20,800 Speaker 1: of points. That's going to force TENNESSI to see to 150 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 1: have to get off the games group just pounding the ball, 151 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 1: and hopefully that it makes more opportunities for Marcus Mariota. 152 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:28,200 Speaker 1: So I think right now he's just like you said, 153 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 1: he's been on fire. I think the matchup is fine. 154 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 1: I think the games groups should be in the passing 155 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 1: games favor. So I like Mariota again this week, How 156 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 1: do you feel about Dak Prescott and Eli Manning? We 157 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 1: have them both just outside startable. Now if you're in 158 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 1: a deeper league, they're they're definitely startable. But you know, 159 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 1: if you don't have a better option, I guess you 160 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 1: have to play these guys. But do either of them 161 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 1: have good matchups this week? Pittsburgh's been up and down 162 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 1: and then Cincinnati, which is who Eli Manning's playing. I'm 163 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 1: not really sure what to think about them. They were 164 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 1: supposed to be a very good defense and didn't haven't 165 00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 1: necessarily right if if you look at it just Dak 166 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: Prescott alone, I kind of like Dak every week just 167 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:12,320 Speaker 1: because he's a threat for a rushing touchdown every single week. 168 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 1: He certainly has that ability to boost floor up with 169 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 1: the rushing even if he's not been a guy that's 170 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 1: going to take off, you know, ten twelve times per 171 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: game or anything like that, or even really threatened that 172 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:26,280 Speaker 1: sort of carry total. Dallas a really moves the ball well. 173 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 1: They get into scoring position because they have such great 174 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 1: clarity on offense as a run heavy team, the most 175 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:37,160 Speaker 1: run heavy team in the NFL. And I will definitely say, 176 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 1: like I just I like Dak Prescott every week, especially 177 00:08:40,200 --> 00:08:42,680 Speaker 1: with Pittsburgh playing at home, Dallas is going to have 178 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:45,400 Speaker 1: to put up points and I think Dak Prescott's going 179 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 1: to be a part of that. And on Eli Manning side, 180 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: you know, I I like Eli this week, and I 181 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:56,200 Speaker 1: don't know if I have like a great argument for 182 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 1: why I like Eli this week, but Cincinnati gives up 183 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 1: the third most fantasy points a quarterbacks over the last 184 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 1: four weeks, and that's not normally analysis that I love 185 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:08,440 Speaker 1: to default back on. But I think that they're, like 186 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:10,080 Speaker 1: you said, their defense has not been as good as 187 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 1: we expected. They've given it up to several passing games. 188 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:16,839 Speaker 1: They've dueled Washington down to a tie in London, and 189 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:19,839 Speaker 1: they moved the ball pretty well through the air. So 190 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:22,560 Speaker 1: I like Eli Manning this week. I think O'Dell is 191 00:09:22,600 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 1: it started to turn it on, and he's an explosive threat, 192 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:26,920 Speaker 1: and I don't really think they have anybody right now 193 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:29,320 Speaker 1: in the secondary to cover him. I kind of like 194 00:09:29,400 --> 00:09:32,559 Speaker 1: Eli this week. I just can't believe how good Dak 195 00:09:32,600 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 1: Prescott's been this year. I keep waiting for him to 196 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 1: take a step backwards the way Carson Wentz has, but man, 197 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:39,360 Speaker 1: he's just doing it. I don't know if it's because 198 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 1: his offensive line is substantially better than what Philadelphia's running 199 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 1: out there, or if it's because he has Ezekiel Elliott 200 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:48,640 Speaker 1: to keep people, you know, to keep the defense is honest, 201 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:51,560 Speaker 1: but he is doing a very good job, and he's 202 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:54,960 Speaker 1: startable virtually every week. I can't believe I'm saying that, 203 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:58,559 Speaker 1: but he's very good. Right. Yeah, it's been surprising, but 204 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 1: it's fun to watch man. I hope they keep starting 205 00:10:01,200 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 1: Dak Prescott. I know that's a different subject, but I'm 206 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:06,280 Speaker 1: definitely in favor of keeping him in there. Under setting, 207 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:08,840 Speaker 1: let's jump over to the running back position. There's a 208 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:11,959 Speaker 1: lot of really interesting backfield situations this week. The first 209 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:14,840 Speaker 1: one I want to start with is the Eagles backfield 210 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:17,280 Speaker 1: where Doug Peterson came out and said Darren Sprowles is 211 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:20,080 Speaker 1: going to get the primary share of that carries, which 212 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:22,560 Speaker 1: is just crazy because he's not that type of running back. 213 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:27,520 Speaker 1: But do you believe this? I mean, I think we 214 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 1: have to believe it, right, Like, this is what they 215 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:33,280 Speaker 1: continue to do. Ryan Matthews didn't play a ton of snaps. 216 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 1: He isn't. It's been a while since he's even playing 217 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:38,000 Speaker 1: double digit snaps. He continues to get red zone touchdowns. 218 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 1: Is it's funny, Like, what what do you do with that? 219 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 1: I mean, I guess you can throw Matthews out and 220 00:10:43,679 --> 00:10:45,640 Speaker 1: the hope that he gets a red zone touchdown every week. 221 00:10:45,640 --> 00:10:47,720 Speaker 1: But yeah, I mean, I think Doug Peterson likes what 222 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:50,880 Speaker 1: Darren Sprowles brings us table. But this offense is kind 223 00:10:50,880 --> 00:10:53,240 Speaker 1: of just a other than Jordan Matthews is kind of 224 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:55,840 Speaker 1: a stay away from me as an entirety right now. Like, 225 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:59,560 Speaker 1: I think Darren Sprowles is a fine play if you 226 00:10:59,679 --> 00:11:02,560 Speaker 1: have to do it, but but to me, especially because 227 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:05,680 Speaker 1: the matchup is right like against Atlanta, they give up 228 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:07,840 Speaker 1: a ton of production to running backs through the air. 229 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 1: They've given up thirty four catches over the last four 230 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:13,640 Speaker 1: weeks alone. They're a team that you can target that way. 231 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:16,000 Speaker 1: Excuse me, They've given up thirty four targets to running 232 00:11:16,000 --> 00:11:18,000 Speaker 1: backs over the last four weeks alone. So they're a 233 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 1: team that that that teams like to pick on the 234 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:22,600 Speaker 1: Falcons with those pass catching running backs. You think that'd 235 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:26,760 Speaker 1: be Darren Sprowls his way. And Atlanta has scored a 236 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 1: ton of points, they'll probably have to be in pass 237 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:31,800 Speaker 1: first situations a lot. Carson Wentz doesn't have a lot 238 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 1: of time to throw with with with his right tackle 239 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:38,240 Speaker 1: suspended Lane Johnson for the for a long period of time. 240 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:40,200 Speaker 1: And you know, yeah, that is now was I'm sitting 241 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:42,200 Speaker 1: you're talking about it. I actually feel like Darren Sprowles 242 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 1: is a pretty pretty good play, So I think this week, 243 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:47,840 Speaker 1: if you have him, he's definitely worth a start, given 244 00:11:47,880 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 1: the matchup and given the game situation Philadelphia would find 245 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 1: themselves in. But but he's not like a big a 246 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 1: threat for maybe a massive game. But I think the 247 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 1: floor is there. Yeah, I can definitely see that. ECR 248 00:11:59,520 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 1: has him a number nineteen this week, which means he's 249 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:03,840 Speaker 1: startable in virtually every league unless you're in one of 250 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:07,680 Speaker 1: these tiny leagues. But he's just the type of player 251 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:11,000 Speaker 1: that I don't really feel comfortable starting any week. If 252 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:14,320 Speaker 1: you look at his games, you know, he's had several 253 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:19,679 Speaker 1: games with two, four, six, three points sprinkled in there, 254 00:12:19,679 --> 00:12:21,200 Speaker 1: and every once in a while he has a fairly 255 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 1: big one, you know, with eighteen. Now he's getting the 256 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:26,679 Speaker 1: carries now, But I just feel like this is kind 257 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:29,040 Speaker 1: of like the Jacksonville situation where you don't want to 258 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 1: play anyone. With that being said, they do have a 259 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 1: good matchup this week against Atlanta, So yeah, I'm definitely 260 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:36,559 Speaker 1: starting Sprowls now. I want to go spend a bunch 261 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:38,600 Speaker 1: of fab on him. It's probably too late for that anyway, 262 00:12:38,640 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 1: But I'm just not very excited about him for the 263 00:12:41,559 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 1: rest of the season. All Right, Let's talk about this 264 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:47,240 Speaker 1: Seahawks backfield situation. It was it was just crazy. They 265 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 1: hardly ran the ball, and I guess I can understand 266 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:53,319 Speaker 1: that because their offensive line is just so so bad. 267 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 1: But Christine Michael man his stock is plummeting. CG. Prosie 268 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:01,679 Speaker 1: start to get a lot of snaps but didn't really 269 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 1: get any touches. What's going to happen this week there? Yeah? Well, 270 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 1: I think we talked about the Seahawks offense just a 271 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 1: little bit ago, and I think the thing to remember 272 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:13,760 Speaker 1: with them is there not that team right now. You 273 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 1: know where they had Marshawn Lynch and they wanted to 274 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:18,360 Speaker 1: be a run first team. They've really been more of 275 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:20,920 Speaker 1: a pass first team this year, even though their quarterback 276 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: play hasn't always been there. With that being said, I 277 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:26,079 Speaker 1: know they of course still always want to involve we're 278 00:13:26,120 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 1: running back, but you're right, it's been c J. Prosie 279 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:30,560 Speaker 1: last week. He played fifty seven percent of the snaps 280 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:33,800 Speaker 1: to Kristen Michael's thirty eight percent. That tide has started 281 00:13:33,840 --> 00:13:36,839 Speaker 1: to turn because they just don't have the offensive line 282 00:13:36,880 --> 00:13:40,080 Speaker 1: to run the ball effectively right now, like a twenty 283 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 1: carry game script unless they faced San Francisco like they 284 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 1: did to start the season, where Kristin Michael had a 285 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 1: massive game. I mean, Michael has definitely revived his career. 286 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:50,959 Speaker 1: It's been a great story, but I think they need 287 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 1: something else right now, and I think Prosis they're trying 288 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 1: to find ways to get him involved. I probably don't 289 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:57,680 Speaker 1: want I probably want to play either of these guys, 290 00:13:58,040 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 1: even though it should be a game where recizes on 291 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 1: the field a ton again when they have to go 292 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:05,440 Speaker 1: pass heavy against New England. So but for now, I 293 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 1: think it's more of like I want to have pro 294 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:09,640 Speaker 1: Sits on my bench in case he does catch fire, 295 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 1: because I think he's an incredibly talented running back. But 296 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 1: I probably don't want to use either of these guys 297 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:16,960 Speaker 1: unless I've had a pitch this week. I feel the 298 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:19,800 Speaker 1: same way. I think all three of them, all three 299 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 1: of the running backs there in Seattle, could break out 300 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 1: and end up having a real nice rest of the season. 301 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:26,280 Speaker 1: But I'm not really confident enough in any of them 302 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 1: to start any given week until one of them does 303 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:32,800 Speaker 1: take that role, does take that roll over. Now, we 304 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:35,680 Speaker 1: talked about Jacksonville just a little bit, but Chris Ivory, 305 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:38,440 Speaker 1: he finally had a good game. Is this just a 306 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 1: one week fluke or do you expect to continue into 307 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 1: Week ten? You know, I don't know, Like I haven't 308 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:49,360 Speaker 1: really I haven't really decided what I thought, like what 309 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:52,360 Speaker 1: I think the cause was for the eruption from the 310 00:14:52,440 --> 00:14:55,600 Speaker 1: Jacksonville running backs last week. I think the Chiefs have 311 00:14:55,680 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 1: some injuries in the front seven that they don't Their 312 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 1: linebackers aren't great going well Adal especially you know, Derek 313 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 1: Johnson is still a really good player, but he's not 314 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:06,240 Speaker 1: the same explosive sideline the sideline guy that used to 315 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 1: be the Texans can can be beat on the ground 316 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 1: with Without J J. Watty, They've definitely started to show 317 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 1: some cracks in their run defense. So I think they're 318 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 1: they're a union you can attack on the ground. But 319 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 1: I also am not really confident that, you know, Chris 320 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 1: Ivory or or TG Yeldon, who's going to be the 321 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:28,560 Speaker 1: lead dog weekend and week out. So it's a it's 322 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:31,440 Speaker 1: a total dice role. I think if you have Chris Ivory, 323 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:33,960 Speaker 1: he might be a solid play again this week. You 324 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:35,960 Speaker 1: know that we know that they're at least what they 325 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:39,000 Speaker 1: said publicly the big reason for the offensive coordinators, which 326 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:41,560 Speaker 1: was we need to get the running game more involved, 327 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:44,040 Speaker 1: even though I think they have much bigger problems under 328 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:46,600 Speaker 1: center right now. So I think I think these guys 329 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 1: are probably worth a play, but probably probably Chris Ivory 330 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:52,720 Speaker 1: over t J. Yeldon. But at the same time, it's 331 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:55,360 Speaker 1: a total dice role even in a good spot. This week, 332 00:15:56,320 --> 00:16:00,000 Speaker 1: now over in Washington, which is just another putrid situation, 333 00:16:00,520 --> 00:16:03,640 Speaker 1: Jake Gruden came out and told reporters Rob Kelly's gonna 334 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:07,200 Speaker 1: remain the team starting running back. Former starter Matt Jones 335 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 1: is gonna need to earn his way back into the role, 336 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 1: which basically means Rob Kelly's gonna earn He's gonna hang 337 00:16:12,120 --> 00:16:13,440 Speaker 1: on to the job the rest of this season because 338 00:16:13,440 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 1: Matt Jones is not winning that job back. He fumbles 339 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 1: so much and he's just not very efficient. But anyway, 340 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 1: they go up against Minnesota this week. So even with 341 00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 1: the coach saying that that Kelly's gonna have most of 342 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:30,640 Speaker 1: the carries, are you starting against Minnesota? Probably not? I mean, 343 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 1: I don't, I don't really think. I think Rob Kelly 344 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:35,800 Speaker 1: like I did. I did a hit on NFL ever 345 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:38,080 Speaker 1: earn about this a couple of weeks ago, and I 346 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 1: know everybody's like crazy about Rob Kelly right now, but 347 00:16:40,720 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 1: he had eighty seven rushing yards and over twenty carries 348 00:16:43,520 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 1: against a bad Bengals rushing defense. Like, I don't think 349 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:48,280 Speaker 1: he set the world on fire. He's a solid player. 350 00:16:48,280 --> 00:16:50,200 Speaker 1: I think he's a good running back. But I also 351 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:53,880 Speaker 1: don't think that they're just gonna hand him the feature job. 352 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:55,600 Speaker 1: And like, even if you just kind of dig in, 353 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:57,080 Speaker 1: and maybe I'm reading too much into this, but if 354 00:16:57,080 --> 00:16:59,600 Speaker 1: you just dig into what Jayrud said, like Matt Jones 355 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 1: is gonna have to earn the job back, I think 356 00:17:01,840 --> 00:17:03,880 Speaker 1: they want to keep that carrot in front of Jones, 357 00:17:03,880 --> 00:17:06,680 Speaker 1: you know, get him working harder, not fumbling as much, 358 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:09,119 Speaker 1: because I mean, they obviously liked the guy. You know, 359 00:17:09,160 --> 00:17:11,639 Speaker 1: they didn't They didn't even attempt to really bring in 360 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:14,040 Speaker 1: a veteran free agent. They let Alfred Morris walk out 361 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 1: and pretty much gift rapted the job to Matt Jones. 362 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:19,119 Speaker 1: A problem is he can't seem to hang onto that 363 00:17:19,240 --> 00:17:21,840 Speaker 1: or the football. So I mean they're gonna they're gonna 364 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:23,920 Speaker 1: want Matt Jones to win this job back. I think 365 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:26,160 Speaker 1: because they like him. They drafted him in the third round, 366 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 1: they hyped him up a ton. I think they want 367 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:29,840 Speaker 1: him to win the job back. I don't know if 368 00:17:29,840 --> 00:17:32,879 Speaker 1: he will, but I think that just means that you know, there, 369 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:35,280 Speaker 1: Rob Kelly's not going to be a true workhorse back. 370 00:17:35,320 --> 00:17:37,399 Speaker 1: And let's not forget too they have Chris Thompson back there, 371 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:39,960 Speaker 1: who played more snaps than him in a pass first 372 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 1: game script against the Bengals in London last we saw 373 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:46,680 Speaker 1: this team. So I am not confident about any of 374 00:17:47,119 --> 00:17:48,879 Speaker 1: these running backs, and I don't think that there's a 375 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:51,240 Speaker 1: lot of clarity there. Now. There's been some rumors that 376 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:53,879 Speaker 1: Doug Martin is going to come back. How much is 377 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:55,639 Speaker 1: he gonna play this week? Or is Peyton Barber is 378 00:17:55,760 --> 00:18:00,440 Speaker 1: solid starting? U like this is gonna be as situation. 379 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:04,600 Speaker 1: I feel like unless we get glowing practice reports from 380 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:07,879 Speaker 1: the Bucks about Doug Martin the rest of the way 381 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:10,320 Speaker 1: this week, that I think that it's going to be 382 00:18:10,359 --> 00:18:12,320 Speaker 1: a situation where we don't really know what the outcome 383 00:18:12,400 --> 00:18:13,760 Speaker 1: is going to be. And it has been such a 384 00:18:13,880 --> 00:18:16,439 Speaker 1: long absence for Doug Martin and they're down to like 385 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 1: their fourth and fifth string running back right now. I mean, 386 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:22,679 Speaker 1: it's crazy what's gone on. Yeah, it's it's it's pretty awful, 387 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:27,199 Speaker 1: but it's crazy what's gone fair for the for the 388 00:18:27,320 --> 00:18:29,960 Speaker 1: for the Bucks at the running back position, and you 389 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 1: know it's not a good spot this week. The Bears 390 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:34,960 Speaker 1: actually have a pretty solid run defense. They've been one 391 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:37,439 Speaker 1: of the better run defenses over the last month, and 392 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:41,520 Speaker 1: you know, I just it's tough. If Peyton Barber is 393 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:44,479 Speaker 1: the starter and Doug Martin doesn't play. I think you 394 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:47,480 Speaker 1: can roll Barber out there because it'll be you know, 395 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:49,720 Speaker 1: the Bucks are at home. This game shouldn't get away 396 00:18:49,760 --> 00:18:52,359 Speaker 1: from them. It should be an opportunity, unlike against the 397 00:18:52,359 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 1: Falcons on Thursday night, where they can give Peyton Barber 398 00:18:55,800 --> 00:18:58,840 Speaker 1: a pretty good amount of work. So if he's if 399 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:01,040 Speaker 1: that's really young situation, so any think I'd roll into 400 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:03,239 Speaker 1: it with any confidence as if Doug Martin since then 401 00:19:03,280 --> 00:19:05,960 Speaker 1: I think Barber is worth a start. But if both 402 00:19:06,040 --> 00:19:08,959 Speaker 1: guys are playing, I don't know. It's it's hard for 403 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:11,840 Speaker 1: me to imagine Martin comes off this long stretch of 404 00:19:11,880 --> 00:19:14,680 Speaker 1: absence and gets feature back workload right away. But that's 405 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:18,159 Speaker 1: certainly in the range of outcomes. Matt. It is so ugly. 406 00:19:18,560 --> 00:19:21,440 Speaker 1: This is why you draft eight or nine running backs 407 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 1: in the preseason, because you know this kind of thing 408 00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:25,440 Speaker 1: is going to happen in some weeks. You're gonna have 409 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:28,240 Speaker 1: to roll out someone like Peyton Barber or Matt Aziata, 410 00:19:28,280 --> 00:19:31,439 Speaker 1: and you never want to do that. So this is 411 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:33,879 Speaker 1: why in the preseason you draft a bunch of running 412 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 1: backs and whenever you have a chance, even if you 413 00:19:36,119 --> 00:19:38,400 Speaker 1: think you have depth at running back, pick up a guy. 414 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:40,720 Speaker 1: Pick up a guy who's who's getting plenty of carries. 415 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:43,280 Speaker 1: You know, even if you have five starting running backs 416 00:19:43,280 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 1: and Jgi is out there, should have picked him up. 417 00:19:45,960 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 1: There's a lot of people who have seen make this 418 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:49,840 Speaker 1: mistake where they think they have depth. I've done it 419 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:51,960 Speaker 1: several times. They think they have depth, so they don't 420 00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:54,119 Speaker 1: make a move for a running back, or you know, 421 00:19:54,280 --> 00:19:55,920 Speaker 1: they go ahead and trade away one of their running 422 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:58,600 Speaker 1: backs to upgrade somewhere else. It always bites you. There's 423 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:02,280 Speaker 1: so many injuries, right, yeah, and just to supplement that 424 00:20:02,359 --> 00:20:07,080 Speaker 1: as well, Like if you like, I draft a lot 425 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:09,680 Speaker 1: of zero RB teams, I draft wide receiver heavy teams, 426 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:12,159 Speaker 1: and then I cycle these backup running backs you know, 427 00:20:12,240 --> 00:20:14,439 Speaker 1: in and off and on my roster. And you know 428 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:16,920 Speaker 1: what your hope is is that you land the spencer 429 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:19,720 Speaker 1: where you land at JAHI and that happens. I mean, 430 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:21,800 Speaker 1: it happens all the time. Look at all these guys 431 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:24,320 Speaker 1: like I mean, Isaiah Kroel, Lagart Blunt, these players have 432 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 1: been Fantasy viable pretty much for the long stretch of 433 00:20:28,040 --> 00:20:30,879 Speaker 1: the season because it just happens with these rhymes. And 434 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:34,359 Speaker 1: now with injury setting in, I mean CJ Prosis is 435 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:36,800 Speaker 1: now on the radar. You know, all these backup running 436 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:38,960 Speaker 1: backs that we're talking about. So for the stretcher on, 437 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:41,840 Speaker 1: what I think that means is once the bye weeks 438 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 1: start fading away, you want to start dropping your depth 439 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 1: because it's just not as needed and start stashing these 440 00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:51,560 Speaker 1: backup running backs. You know, even if it's an Alfred 441 00:20:51,600 --> 00:20:54,600 Speaker 1: Blue type, like if Lamar Miller suffers an injury. You know, 442 00:20:54,640 --> 00:20:57,280 Speaker 1: in week fifteen, you're looking at Alfred Blue about to 443 00:20:57,280 --> 00:20:59,760 Speaker 1: get twenty carries. I mean, that's a really gross example, 444 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:03,200 Speaker 1: but Alfred Blue about to get twenty carries, that's completely viable. 445 00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:05,920 Speaker 1: I mean, Tim Freakin high Tower took people to Fantasy 446 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:09,399 Speaker 1: Championships last year on basically volume and opportunity alone, and 447 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:11,840 Speaker 1: we know that's going to happen for somebody else this 448 00:21:12,080 --> 00:21:15,719 Speaker 1: year too. You're exactly right, that is a perfect example, 449 00:21:15,720 --> 00:21:17,719 Speaker 1: and I'm glad you brought that up before we move 450 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:19,199 Speaker 1: on a wide receiver. I want to talk about this 451 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:22,879 Speaker 1: mess in the Vikings backfield. Jared McKinnon should play now. 452 00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:25,200 Speaker 1: They picked up Ronnie Hillman who got some carries, which 453 00:21:25,240 --> 00:21:27,400 Speaker 1: is just kind of crazy to me. And Matt Asiata 454 00:21:27,480 --> 00:21:30,000 Speaker 1: we know who he is and he's not really fantasy relevant. 455 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:33,159 Speaker 1: Are you considering starting any of these guys this week? No, 456 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:36,119 Speaker 1: not really. I mean, Washington's not a good run defense. 457 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:40,160 Speaker 1: They've been one of the worst in the NFL pretty 458 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 1: much all year. They started to get a little bit 459 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:46,200 Speaker 1: better during the stretch of the end of this or 460 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:48,160 Speaker 1: the midpoint of the season, but at the same time, 461 00:21:48,480 --> 00:21:50,520 Speaker 1: they've been run on pretty much all season. It's a 462 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:53,840 Speaker 1: it's a solid matchup, but you know this, this Vikings 463 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 1: offense is another one outside of Stefan Diggs and Kyle 464 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 1: Rudolph really that I don't really want any any piece 465 00:21:59,119 --> 00:22:02,119 Speaker 1: of it. The offensive and it's terrible. They can't pass protect, 466 00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:04,000 Speaker 1: they haven't been able to run block all year. I 467 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:06,760 Speaker 1: mean Adrian Peterson wasn't even doing well when he was 468 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 1: briefly starting at the beginning of the year. So and 469 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:12,560 Speaker 1: now that it's not if there was a situation where 470 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 1: Jared McKinnon was playing well, he was healthy, and he 471 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:17,960 Speaker 1: was getting you know, fifteen to twenty touches a game, 472 00:22:18,480 --> 00:22:20,320 Speaker 1: then I think I would be interested. But because it 473 00:22:20,359 --> 00:22:22,359 Speaker 1: seems like they want to split it three ways, and 474 00:22:22,600 --> 00:22:25,440 Speaker 1: Ronnie Hillman you mentioned, was the most productive back last week, 475 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:28,480 Speaker 1: it's a complete total stay away for right now. Like 476 00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:30,399 Speaker 1: I don't want to drop Jerk McKinnon because I think 477 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:33,280 Speaker 1: he's really talented and I definitely think like he could 478 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:35,880 Speaker 1: at some point run away with the job. But I 479 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 1: wonder honestly too, And this is a bit off track, 480 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:42,399 Speaker 1: but you know, Adrian Peterson likely probably not going to 481 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:44,639 Speaker 1: be back for the entirety of this or for the 482 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:47,480 Speaker 1: whole season. But I do wonder if the Vikings started 483 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:49,200 Speaker 1: thinking of you know, because you can bring a player 484 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:51,919 Speaker 1: back from ir now, I wonder if he does make 485 00:22:51,920 --> 00:22:54,399 Speaker 1: an appearance at the end of the season, because if 486 00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:56,399 Speaker 1: McKinnon had run away with his backfield, I think it 487 00:22:56,400 --> 00:22:58,439 Speaker 1: would have been curtains on Peterson for this year and 488 00:22:58,480 --> 00:23:01,200 Speaker 1: probably for the entirety of his Viking's career. But because 489 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:04,400 Speaker 1: that hasn't happened yet, I wonder, I just something keeping 490 00:23:04,520 --> 00:23:06,480 Speaker 1: back in your mind. I think he's gearing up. The 491 00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:09,200 Speaker 1: only problem is it doesn't really matter if he comes 492 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:11,320 Speaker 1: back because their offensive line is so bad. I mean, 493 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:14,240 Speaker 1: you've talked about how talented Jared McKinnon is. If Jeric 494 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:18,040 Speaker 1: McKinnon was behind a mediocre offensive line, I think he'd 495 00:23:18,040 --> 00:23:20,919 Speaker 1: be on the verge of being an RB one. He 496 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:23,720 Speaker 1: is very, very good. But this offensive line is that bad. 497 00:23:23,720 --> 00:23:26,240 Speaker 1: It's one of the bottom three in the NFL. And nobody, 498 00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:29,040 Speaker 1: not Jeric McKinnon, not Adrian Peterson, can really do anything 499 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:32,640 Speaker 1: behind this offensive line. So even if AP does come back, 500 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:36,600 Speaker 1: I'm not too excited about it, all right, Moving over 501 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:38,680 Speaker 1: to wide receiver, I want to talk about these two 502 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:42,280 Speaker 1: wide receivers behind Fitzgerald at Arizona. You've got jg and Nelson, 503 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:45,679 Speaker 1: who had two backs back very good games, and then 504 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:48,359 Speaker 1: John Brown, who's got a lot of targets a couple games, 505 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:51,800 Speaker 1: and besides that has kind of just been blah. So 506 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:53,920 Speaker 1: which of these guys do you prefer this week? Or 507 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:57,199 Speaker 1: he's starting both of them? Yeah, I think both of 508 00:23:57,240 --> 00:24:01,560 Speaker 1: them are actually worth throwing out there, just because I 509 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:05,240 Speaker 1: think they're the starters now, you know, and the Bruce 510 00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:07,680 Speaker 1: Area's pretty much said, like JJ Nelson is a starter. 511 00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 1: Now somebody's gonna have to take the job from him. 512 00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:11,880 Speaker 1: I mean it's not gonna be Michael Floyd. He's played 513 00:24:11,920 --> 00:24:14,240 Speaker 1: so poorly. This Year's forty four percent catch rate is 514 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:16,800 Speaker 1: eighty fourth of eighty seven receivers that have seen thirty 515 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:19,840 Speaker 1: thirty more tarvests this year. He's been pretty much ineffective, 516 00:24:19,840 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 1: and John Brown passed him up like it now looks 517 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:23,840 Speaker 1: like JJ and Nelson's passed him up. So I think 518 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:25,840 Speaker 1: those are the two guys that are gonna be out 519 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:28,520 Speaker 1: there in three wide receivers set with Larry Fitzgerald. I 520 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:32,399 Speaker 1: think John Brown's a great player. The Tarkets are. I 521 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:34,920 Speaker 1: think he's fantastic, And you know the matchup is right 522 00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 1: this week against San Francisco, they get pretty well thumped 523 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:40,760 Speaker 1: through the air. They've they're they're fifteen passing touchdowns to 524 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:42,840 Speaker 1: wide receivers, I think is the most in the NFL. 525 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:45,800 Speaker 1: So you would think that that these guys have a 526 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:49,080 Speaker 1: shot to produce. But but I also don't think that 527 00:24:49,160 --> 00:24:52,359 Speaker 1: it's got a situation like last year where there's the 528 00:24:52,440 --> 00:24:56,200 Speaker 1: potential for both of them and Larry Fitzgerald to all 529 00:24:56,240 --> 00:24:58,440 Speaker 1: go off in one week or even be usable, So 530 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:01,400 Speaker 1: somebody's gonna get left out in the hold. That's the problem. 531 00:25:01,400 --> 00:25:04,199 Speaker 1: And it's hard to tell you right now who I 532 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:06,679 Speaker 1: think that player is gonna be, But I think that 533 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:10,560 Speaker 1: both of them are worth starts because you know this, 534 00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:14,000 Speaker 1: this defense in San Francisco is just so bad, especially 535 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:17,160 Speaker 1: with the game being in Arizona this week. But at 536 00:25:17,160 --> 00:25:19,719 Speaker 1: the same time, David Johnson could reacently just crushed him 537 00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:22,280 Speaker 1: for one hundred rushing yards and then you know, these 538 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:25,119 Speaker 1: guys go pretty quiet, So they're they're risky players, but 539 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:27,640 Speaker 1: ones that are definitely worth throwing out there. With how 540 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:29,960 Speaker 1: bad San Francisco is, I'd be shocked if they hold 541 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:34,359 Speaker 1: David Johnson under like six hundred yards. They're so bad, right, Yeah, 542 00:25:34,359 --> 00:25:35,919 Speaker 1: so you know that that just means that he's going 543 00:25:35,960 --> 00:25:39,280 Speaker 1: to have like fifty rushing yards. You're exactly right, But 544 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:41,920 Speaker 1: David Johnson, you'll probably have like forty rushing yards in 545 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:44,520 Speaker 1: one hundred and twenty receiving yards. He just can't stop 546 00:25:44,560 --> 00:25:47,199 Speaker 1: the guy. He's phenomenal. Yeah, I mean, I think he's 547 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:49,679 Speaker 1: pretty much been the Fantasy MVP this year if he 548 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:52,880 Speaker 1: had to give it, or the best Fantasy player this year, 549 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:55,600 Speaker 1: Like he's really the only one of those, I mean, 550 00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:57,960 Speaker 1: other than Ezekiel Elliott, He's really one of the only 551 00:25:58,560 --> 00:26:02,439 Speaker 1: like locked in every week studs at the running back position. 552 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:05,000 Speaker 1: I'm right with you with John Brown and JJ Nelson. 553 00:26:05,040 --> 00:26:06,600 Speaker 1: I like John Brown a lot for the rest of 554 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:08,199 Speaker 1: the season. People are too low on him right now, 555 00:26:08,200 --> 00:26:09,600 Speaker 1: and he's a guy that I went at mind buying. 556 00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:11,920 Speaker 1: I'm not going to overspend on him. He's probably about 557 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:14,320 Speaker 1: wide receiver twenty five for me, and he's probably being 558 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:17,000 Speaker 1: valued around wide receiver thirty this week. He's right there 559 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:20,680 Speaker 1: about wide receiver thirty in ECR. JJ Nelson's the same 560 00:26:20,720 --> 00:26:24,639 Speaker 1: wide receiver thirty two in Expert Consensus rankings. And you know, 561 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:26,879 Speaker 1: I understand that one of these guys is probably going 562 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:28,320 Speaker 1: to get left out this week, but they have a 563 00:26:28,359 --> 00:26:31,000 Speaker 1: better chance at producing than the guys behind them in ECR, 564 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:34,919 Speaker 1: like like a Cole Beasley or a Deshaun Jackson Muhammad Sanu. 565 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:37,879 Speaker 1: I would so much rather start either of these guys 566 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:40,600 Speaker 1: on the Cardinals than one of those players. So yeah, 567 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:43,920 Speaker 1: I think there's definitely startable this week. Now. Some guys 568 00:26:43,920 --> 00:26:47,360 Speaker 1: that I'm not so sure about, Corey Coleman, who's going 569 00:26:47,359 --> 00:26:50,800 Speaker 1: at Baltimore, and Baltimore's defense is really improving. Coleman had 570 00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:53,639 Speaker 1: two really good weeks, but last week he wasn't very impressive. 571 00:26:53,880 --> 00:26:56,359 Speaker 1: And then Richard Matthews, who has you know, kind of 572 00:26:56,400 --> 00:26:58,359 Speaker 1: been ramping up his game to what we expected in 573 00:26:58,400 --> 00:27:01,479 Speaker 1: the preseason at least most people. Um, but I'm just 574 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:03,119 Speaker 1: not really sure that's going to be able to keep up. 575 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:06,040 Speaker 1: You talked about how horrible that that Packers secondary is 576 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:08,120 Speaker 1: with all the injuries, but are you starting these two 577 00:27:08,119 --> 00:27:12,080 Speaker 1: players with Chard Matthews and Corey Coleman this week? So 578 00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:15,840 Speaker 1: Corey Coleman, I think is interesting because the question really 579 00:27:15,840 --> 00:27:19,879 Speaker 1: becomes who are the Ravens gonna dictate Jimmy Smith covers? 580 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:22,280 Speaker 1: Is he gonna shadow is a real prior around the field, 581 00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:24,640 Speaker 1: or is he gonna shadow Corey Coleman around the field, 582 00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:28,040 Speaker 1: Because I think whoever is not that player, I think 583 00:27:28,080 --> 00:27:30,000 Speaker 1: he's gonna be in a really good spot because the 584 00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:33,040 Speaker 1: rest of Baltimore's cornerbacks are not even close to comparable 585 00:27:33,080 --> 00:27:37,000 Speaker 1: to Jimmy Smith's level of play, So I think I 586 00:27:37,080 --> 00:27:39,320 Speaker 1: think Coleman is worth a start. I also think this 587 00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:41,439 Speaker 1: game is going to be kind of sneaky, high scoring 588 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:43,920 Speaker 1: I know that sounds crazy, but I'm interested to watch 589 00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:46,720 Speaker 1: this this Thursday night game because I like Terrence West, 590 00:27:46,800 --> 00:27:51,600 Speaker 1: and I also think that there's certainly there's certainly a 591 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:53,399 Speaker 1: lot of potential there for this game to be interesting. 592 00:27:53,440 --> 00:27:55,399 Speaker 1: So I think Corey Coleman is worth throwing out there 593 00:27:55,480 --> 00:27:57,240 Speaker 1: on the on the chance that Terrell Pryor has been 594 00:27:57,280 --> 00:28:00,000 Speaker 1: incredible this year is the one that draws Jimmy Smiths 595 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:04,640 Speaker 1: shadow coverage. Now on the other editors, Rachard Matthews, it's 596 00:28:04,680 --> 00:28:08,200 Speaker 1: crazy data over that he is. His five passing touchdowns 597 00:28:08,240 --> 00:28:10,520 Speaker 1: of all or five receiving touchdowns have all come from 598 00:28:10,560 --> 00:28:12,200 Speaker 1: in the red zone. He's called all five of his 599 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:14,840 Speaker 1: red zone targets the last few weeks, four or five touchdowns. 600 00:28:15,200 --> 00:28:18,040 Speaker 1: That would scream like massive regression. You know that that's 601 00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:20,480 Speaker 1: gonna stop at some point, especially because he hasn't even 602 00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:24,680 Speaker 1: top seventy receiving yards yet this season. But I think 603 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:28,040 Speaker 1: because his trend is playing time is on an upward 604 00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:31,080 Speaker 1: trajectory that kind of offsets those concerns. He's played eighty 605 00:28:31,119 --> 00:28:32,880 Speaker 1: eight and eighty nine percent of the snaps the last 606 00:28:33,040 --> 00:28:35,560 Speaker 1: few weeks and the team high last week, So I 607 00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:39,080 Speaker 1: think that Richard Matthews is definitely worth throwing out again 608 00:28:39,160 --> 00:28:41,800 Speaker 1: this week. It seems like the Titans are finally kind 609 00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:45,480 Speaker 1: of getting their better receivers involved, with Kendall Wright playing 610 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:48,640 Speaker 1: more and Richard Matthews also leading the teeth and steps. 611 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:51,160 Speaker 1: The Ravens haven't said anything, and they're not going to 612 00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:53,880 Speaker 1: say anything, but I can almost assure you Jimmy Smith 613 00:28:53,960 --> 00:28:55,760 Speaker 1: is going to be covering Turell Prior because that's the 614 00:28:55,840 --> 00:28:57,800 Speaker 1: type of wide receiver that they tend to put him on. 615 00:28:57,880 --> 00:29:00,560 Speaker 1: He's a big, physical wide receiver and the best way 616 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:02,160 Speaker 1: to slow him down is to get right up in 617 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:06,320 Speaker 1: his face. And Corey Coleman, you can't. You can do 618 00:29:06,440 --> 00:29:08,120 Speaker 1: that to him, but not quite to the extent of 619 00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:11,280 Speaker 1: someone like Terrell Pryor, who really relies on being able 620 00:29:11,280 --> 00:29:14,160 Speaker 1: to get going and get an open field and make 621 00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:18,480 Speaker 1: a play. I just, uh, I just think Corey Coleman 622 00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:20,680 Speaker 1: is due for a big week this week, and no 623 00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:22,760 Speaker 1: one's really talking about him because he's going up against 624 00:29:22,760 --> 00:29:25,719 Speaker 1: the Ravens defense. But I'm with you. I actually think 625 00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:28,480 Speaker 1: this is going to be a high scoring game. Cleveland 626 00:29:28,520 --> 00:29:30,920 Speaker 1: has has had their fair share of high scoring games 627 00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:33,200 Speaker 1: where they're trying to make comebacks and the other team 628 00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:36,120 Speaker 1: is trying to, you know, extend their lead. I think 629 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:38,440 Speaker 1: it's going to happen this week. All right. Then we've 630 00:29:38,480 --> 00:29:41,080 Speaker 1: got Jamison Crowder who's going at Minnesota. And I know 631 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:44,160 Speaker 1: Jamison Crowder has been very reliable, but you know, I 632 00:29:44,200 --> 00:29:47,680 Speaker 1: would I would stay away from virtually everyone at wide 633 00:29:47,720 --> 00:29:50,800 Speaker 1: receiver except your normal wide receiver one. But Jamison Crowder 634 00:29:50,920 --> 00:29:53,040 Speaker 1: is not that. So I'm not playing him this week. 635 00:29:53,080 --> 00:29:55,000 Speaker 1: ECR has him at thirty six, which is you know, 636 00:29:55,080 --> 00:29:56,920 Speaker 1: it's startable in a lot of leagues with flex, But 637 00:29:57,840 --> 00:30:01,000 Speaker 1: I'm not touching him. What about you, Yeah, I think 638 00:30:01,200 --> 00:30:03,960 Speaker 1: he's a guy that you probably want to decide against playing. 639 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:05,920 Speaker 1: You want to break ties in favor of putting somebody 640 00:30:05,960 --> 00:30:09,280 Speaker 1: else in the lineup over him. I do think that 641 00:30:09,400 --> 00:30:13,200 Speaker 1: he offers potentially offers a solid floor. He's had one 642 00:30:13,280 --> 00:30:16,840 Speaker 1: hundred yards in his last two games. He's trending up 643 00:30:16,880 --> 00:30:20,520 Speaker 1: as a player. He's been the most productive receiver on Washington, 644 00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:23,080 Speaker 1: which is kind of a surprise given the pedigree of 645 00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:25,480 Speaker 1: Deshaun Jackson and Pierre Garson. But I think he's a 646 00:30:25,560 --> 00:30:27,680 Speaker 1: big part of their future. James A. Crowder that is 647 00:30:27,800 --> 00:30:30,560 Speaker 1: so I don't think he'll kill you if you throw 648 00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:32,080 Speaker 1: him out there, because I think he's a threat to 649 00:30:32,160 --> 00:30:34,640 Speaker 1: lead the team and targets alongside Jordan Read every single 650 00:30:34,720 --> 00:30:37,480 Speaker 1: week with the way things are trending up for him. 651 00:30:37,520 --> 00:30:39,800 Speaker 1: But yeah, I'm with you that I probably would want 652 00:30:39,800 --> 00:30:42,480 Speaker 1: to break ties in favor of somebody else. Now, Matt, 653 00:30:42,520 --> 00:30:45,600 Speaker 1: there's two wide receivers that I'm particularly excited about this week. 654 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:49,200 Speaker 1: We've got Will Foller, a big play receiver. He's going 655 00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:51,760 Speaker 1: at Jacksonville, and Jacksonville's past defense has been pretty good, 656 00:30:51,800 --> 00:30:54,800 Speaker 1: but it's mostly because Jalen Ramsey has just been shutting 657 00:30:54,840 --> 00:30:57,840 Speaker 1: down the wide receiver one. So DeAndre Hopkins, I'm sorry, 658 00:30:57,880 --> 00:30:59,920 Speaker 1: but he's gonna have another bad week. And I think 659 00:31:00,080 --> 00:31:03,360 Speaker 1: Will Fuller has one of his classic big old weeks here. 660 00:31:03,720 --> 00:31:06,200 Speaker 1: And the other guy, Sammy Coates, same kind of thing. 661 00:31:06,320 --> 00:31:08,680 Speaker 1: He's a he's a home run hitter. And I know 662 00:31:08,800 --> 00:31:11,120 Speaker 1: that Ben Roethlisberger was really bad last week, but he 663 00:31:11,240 --> 00:31:13,560 Speaker 1: is on the road occasionally. He's at home this week 664 00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:16,320 Speaker 1: face Dallas. I think Sammy Coates hauls in another big 665 00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:19,440 Speaker 1: passer too, And I really like Will Fuller and Sammy 666 00:31:19,480 --> 00:31:23,240 Speaker 1: Coates this week. Yeah, those those are pretty solid calls. 667 00:31:23,600 --> 00:31:27,520 Speaker 1: Will Foller has been super quiet since an injury took 668 00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:29,080 Speaker 1: him out of a few games, and then he left 669 00:31:29,360 --> 00:31:31,720 Speaker 1: the game against the Broncos with that same injury, So 670 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:34,320 Speaker 1: he's been quiet lately. I think you're you know, it's 671 00:31:34,360 --> 00:31:37,200 Speaker 1: it's always weird to say like a guy's due without 672 00:31:37,440 --> 00:31:39,440 Speaker 1: any real reason, but I'm with you, like I almost 673 00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:41,400 Speaker 1: do think he's due for a big game like that. 674 00:31:41,560 --> 00:31:44,320 Speaker 1: He's still getting a pretty decent amount of targets down 675 00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:46,400 Speaker 1: the field. But I hope if he's healthy, I'm with 676 00:31:46,520 --> 00:31:48,320 Speaker 1: you that I think he could be like that week 677 00:31:48,360 --> 00:31:52,080 Speaker 1: winning sort of pick there and Jalen Ramsey absolute total 678 00:31:52,120 --> 00:31:54,400 Speaker 1: stud If he's shadowing around DeAndre Hopkins, it's going to 679 00:31:54,440 --> 00:31:56,920 Speaker 1: be a struggle again for Hopkins. I agree with you there. 680 00:31:57,960 --> 00:32:02,720 Speaker 1: And then yeah, it's tough because Sammy Coates is so 681 00:32:03,360 --> 00:32:07,000 Speaker 1: unreliable as a player and just as a fantasy ast. 682 00:32:07,040 --> 00:32:10,680 Speaker 1: But with Pittsburgh being at home, with this probably being 683 00:32:11,480 --> 00:32:13,960 Speaker 1: a generally high scoring game, if they get on their 684 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:17,520 Speaker 1: script early and forced Dallas, you know, to chase them, 685 00:32:17,880 --> 00:32:19,640 Speaker 1: I think this is a game where you can chase 686 00:32:20,360 --> 00:32:22,640 Speaker 1: Sammy Coats the ceiling. Matt Let's move on over to 687 00:32:22,680 --> 00:32:24,800 Speaker 1: tight end. I want to talk about Jason Witten. Jason 688 00:32:24,840 --> 00:32:27,160 Speaker 1: Witten was he was phenomenal this week and we were 689 00:32:27,160 --> 00:32:29,640 Speaker 1: just talking about this game script that it's probably gonna 690 00:32:29,640 --> 00:32:32,080 Speaker 1: be a high scoring affair. Do you think Dak Prescott's 691 00:32:32,080 --> 00:32:33,560 Speaker 1: going to continue to throw to him or was it 692 00:32:33,800 --> 00:32:37,360 Speaker 1: last week just a good matchup for him? Well, last 693 00:32:37,400 --> 00:32:40,240 Speaker 1: week it was against Cleveland, So I mean that's all 694 00:32:40,320 --> 00:32:45,239 Speaker 1: you really, Yes, they've just been fumped by opposing tight ends. 695 00:32:45,280 --> 00:32:46,959 Speaker 1: I mean they gave up the most starts were game 696 00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:49,720 Speaker 1: of the position by far. They give a ton of 697 00:32:49,800 --> 00:32:52,400 Speaker 1: touchdowns too. So by the way, I think Dennis Pitto 698 00:32:52,520 --> 00:32:54,480 Speaker 1: makes a solid play. Hopefully you can finally get in 699 00:32:54,560 --> 00:32:57,320 Speaker 1: the end zone this week against the Problems on Thursday night. 700 00:32:57,640 --> 00:33:01,160 Speaker 1: But for Jason Witten, you know, he's tough to trust 701 00:33:01,440 --> 00:33:03,640 Speaker 1: because he's like a thousand years old. He doesn't look 702 00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:06,959 Speaker 1: great out there in terms of his speed or anything, 703 00:33:07,040 --> 00:33:09,080 Speaker 1: but he just continues to get open. He finds a 704 00:33:09,160 --> 00:33:11,640 Speaker 1: soft spots. Like I think Dak Prescott, what's been so 705 00:33:11,720 --> 00:33:14,920 Speaker 1: impressive about him is that he's become a quarterback right 706 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:18,000 Speaker 1: now that doesn't force it to one guy. And for fantasy, 707 00:33:18,080 --> 00:33:20,840 Speaker 1: we hate that because des Brian never gonna get enough targets. 708 00:33:20,880 --> 00:33:25,000 Speaker 1: But listen, it's a good thing for NFL teams overall 709 00:33:25,200 --> 00:33:26,760 Speaker 1: to be able to have options. So I think that 710 00:33:26,920 --> 00:33:29,640 Speaker 1: this could be a week where you know where Jason 711 00:33:29,680 --> 00:33:32,560 Speaker 1: Witten does have a solid game, but nothing really points 712 00:33:32,600 --> 00:33:35,880 Speaker 1: to that direction that I feel super confident playing him 713 00:33:35,960 --> 00:33:38,200 Speaker 1: over over a ton of other guys, especially with more 714 00:33:38,280 --> 00:33:40,480 Speaker 1: players back off by weeks this week. But I think 715 00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:44,120 Speaker 1: if you have him, he's worth throwing out there. Again. Now, 716 00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:47,040 Speaker 1: both Gary Barnage and Kobe Fleiner, who are traditionally top 717 00:33:47,120 --> 00:33:50,640 Speaker 1: ten wide receivers ECR has them dropped way down this week. 718 00:33:50,760 --> 00:33:54,440 Speaker 1: Barnage at number sixteen ECR and Kobe Fleiner at number seventeen. 719 00:33:54,480 --> 00:33:56,080 Speaker 1: Now I get it. They have kind of tough matchups 720 00:33:56,400 --> 00:34:00,280 Speaker 1: at Baltimore for Barnage face Denver for Fleiner. Would you 721 00:34:00,280 --> 00:34:02,120 Speaker 1: recommend starting either of these guys? Are you with the 722 00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:06,120 Speaker 1: expert consensus and fading numb both? Yeah. I mean for Barnage, 723 00:34:06,280 --> 00:34:08,680 Speaker 1: it's tough because he's had some solid games. He just 724 00:34:08,800 --> 00:34:11,040 Speaker 1: hasn't gotten into the end zone yet this season. I 725 00:34:11,160 --> 00:34:14,080 Speaker 1: think he's I think he's a floor play. I wouldn't 726 00:34:14,120 --> 00:34:16,080 Speaker 1: I don't hate throwing him out there, but like you mentioned, 727 00:34:16,440 --> 00:34:20,160 Speaker 1: Baltimore is really good against tight ends overall. The only 728 00:34:20,200 --> 00:34:23,440 Speaker 1: real weakness on their defense is that other cornerback opposite 729 00:34:23,480 --> 00:34:26,560 Speaker 1: Jimmy Smith. So I mean, I'm not like super excited 730 00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:28,560 Speaker 1: about Barnage. I don't hate throwing him out there. And 731 00:34:28,640 --> 00:34:31,640 Speaker 1: then on the other end of the spectrum with Kobe Fleaner, 732 00:34:31,680 --> 00:34:33,640 Speaker 1: and it's pretty easy to see why people are down 733 00:34:33,719 --> 00:34:37,319 Speaker 1: in him. He is playing time is completely eroding. He's 734 00:34:37,320 --> 00:34:39,719 Speaker 1: played less than forty percent of the snaps the last 735 00:34:39,800 --> 00:34:42,239 Speaker 1: two weeks, and that coincides with Josh Hill being back 736 00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:44,640 Speaker 1: and being a guy who's playing over eighty percent of 737 00:34:44,680 --> 00:34:47,400 Speaker 1: the snaps so last week. So I don't know how 738 00:34:47,480 --> 00:34:49,759 Speaker 1: you trust Kobe Fleaner. I mean, he's still going to 739 00:34:49,800 --> 00:34:53,080 Speaker 1: get targets when he is on the field, but yeah, man, 740 00:34:53,160 --> 00:34:55,120 Speaker 1: it's it's a tough it's a tough road right now. 741 00:34:55,160 --> 00:34:57,759 Speaker 1: I would I would not want to play Fleaner if 742 00:34:57,800 --> 00:35:00,680 Speaker 1: I can help it. It makes me sad because he's 743 00:35:01,120 --> 00:35:02,680 Speaker 1: on one of my teams where I really need to 744 00:35:02,719 --> 00:35:05,840 Speaker 1: win this week. So hopefully they changed their mind, but 745 00:35:05,920 --> 00:35:08,400 Speaker 1: I'm not feeling good about it. One guy am feeling 746 00:35:08,560 --> 00:35:11,640 Speaker 1: really good about is Martellis Bennett. Look, he's all the 747 00:35:11,680 --> 00:35:14,520 Speaker 1: way down at number eighteen. He's still a top four 748 00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:18,480 Speaker 1: scoring tight end this season, and he's down at eighteen 749 00:35:19,120 --> 00:35:21,759 Speaker 1: against the Seattle Seahawks team that gives up a lot 750 00:35:21,800 --> 00:35:24,800 Speaker 1: of fantasy points to tight ends. Are you with me? 751 00:35:24,880 --> 00:35:27,200 Speaker 1: Are you starting Martellis Bennett? Or am I crazy here 752 00:35:27,239 --> 00:35:30,719 Speaker 1: this week? Well? I don't think it's crazy to ever 753 00:35:31,480 --> 00:35:34,560 Speaker 1: suggests starting one of the players from one of the best, 754 00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:38,960 Speaker 1: probably the best offense in the NFL. Bennett's been kind 755 00:35:38,960 --> 00:35:41,600 Speaker 1: of on a downward trajectory since that three touchdown game 756 00:35:41,680 --> 00:35:44,759 Speaker 1: against Cleveland when when Gronkowski and Brady first got back. 757 00:35:45,640 --> 00:35:48,120 Speaker 1: But you know, I don't hate throwing him out there 758 00:35:48,160 --> 00:35:51,200 Speaker 1: because he's a threat for a touchdown every week. He's 759 00:35:51,239 --> 00:35:52,919 Speaker 1: gonna be on the field of time. He was also 760 00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:54,839 Speaker 1: a little bit banged up going to their bye week, 761 00:35:54,880 --> 00:35:57,520 Speaker 1: so hopefully he's healthier too. Yeah, now I'm with you 762 00:35:57,640 --> 00:36:00,320 Speaker 1: if to the ten, look the ten position such a 763 00:36:00,360 --> 00:36:03,520 Speaker 1: disaster like you're you're legitimately talking about. Do I stream 764 00:36:03,600 --> 00:36:06,120 Speaker 1: a guy like Lance Kendricks this week or something like that. 765 00:36:07,600 --> 00:36:10,680 Speaker 1: That's the way we're at though, gross, But here we are. 766 00:36:11,800 --> 00:36:14,080 Speaker 1: I think that Bennett's a fine place if you've been 767 00:36:14,120 --> 00:36:17,280 Speaker 1: holding on I you know, so, like you mentioned Seattle, 768 00:36:17,360 --> 00:36:19,080 Speaker 1: Ken be beat in the middle of the field. We 769 00:36:19,239 --> 00:36:21,399 Speaker 1: just saw Robert Woods have one hundred and sixty yards 770 00:36:21,440 --> 00:36:23,440 Speaker 1: against them on Monday night, and a lot of those 771 00:36:23,480 --> 00:36:26,680 Speaker 1: same players that were in zone coverage against him are 772 00:36:26,760 --> 00:36:28,279 Speaker 1: the same players that will try to be trying to 773 00:36:28,320 --> 00:36:30,719 Speaker 1: stop Ben. All right, now, let's close this out. We 774 00:36:30,840 --> 00:36:34,440 Speaker 1: talk about some streaming defenses. We've got some good ones 775 00:36:34,480 --> 00:36:36,040 Speaker 1: this week. We talked about it last show. This is 776 00:36:36,080 --> 00:36:39,120 Speaker 1: probably the best week for streaming defenses in the NFL. 777 00:36:39,719 --> 00:36:42,360 Speaker 1: Um A couple a couple that really stand out to me. 778 00:36:42,440 --> 00:36:47,600 Speaker 1: Green Bay at Tennessee, San Diego face Miami, and then 779 00:36:47,680 --> 00:36:50,799 Speaker 1: Washington face Minnesota, who's really been struggling, like we said, 780 00:36:50,840 --> 00:36:52,960 Speaker 1: because of that offensive line. Which of these do you 781 00:36:53,040 --> 00:36:55,200 Speaker 1: like or is there another streaming defense that really stands 782 00:36:55,200 --> 00:36:59,080 Speaker 1: out to you? Yeah? I like the Jets, and they 783 00:36:59,120 --> 00:37:01,399 Speaker 1: were a team that were added a lot last week, 784 00:37:01,680 --> 00:37:03,359 Speaker 1: and I think if you did, then you can roll 785 00:37:03,440 --> 00:37:06,080 Speaker 1: them right back out again with case Keenham traveling to 786 00:37:06,719 --> 00:37:09,399 Speaker 1: New York. So I think they're probably my preferred pick 787 00:37:09,440 --> 00:37:11,880 Speaker 1: again again, probably got added a lot last week, But 788 00:37:12,360 --> 00:37:15,160 Speaker 1: you mentioned Washington. I think they're another solid team, Like 789 00:37:15,520 --> 00:37:18,600 Speaker 1: they have talented players in the front seven, and I 790 00:37:18,680 --> 00:37:21,600 Speaker 1: think that they will be able to get over against 791 00:37:21,719 --> 00:37:25,560 Speaker 1: that offensive line in Minnesota. And I also think that 792 00:37:26,080 --> 00:37:28,600 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins, I think he's going to move the ball 793 00:37:28,680 --> 00:37:31,160 Speaker 1: better than people expect to gainst Minnesota. They might be 794 00:37:31,200 --> 00:37:33,359 Speaker 1: able to get a turnover often. But at the same time, 795 00:37:33,520 --> 00:37:38,000 Speaker 1: like this Vikings defense they needed in order for the 796 00:37:38,120 --> 00:37:42,000 Speaker 1: Vikings to succeed with the current construction of their team, 797 00:37:42,040 --> 00:37:43,759 Speaker 1: with how the offense has just gone in the tank, 798 00:37:43,880 --> 00:37:45,880 Speaker 1: they needed their deep. They need their defense to be 799 00:37:46,239 --> 00:37:48,560 Speaker 1: you know, the twenty fifteen Broncos. And while they looked 800 00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:50,520 Speaker 1: like that early in the season, they have started to 801 00:37:50,560 --> 00:37:52,239 Speaker 1: slip a little bit. I mean, Jordan Howard and the 802 00:37:52,320 --> 00:37:54,759 Speaker 1: Bears get really got over on them on in a 803 00:37:54,840 --> 00:37:58,320 Speaker 1: primetime game in Week eight. So I think that this 804 00:37:58,480 --> 00:37:59,880 Speaker 1: is a situation where you have to watch it that 805 00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:02,960 Speaker 1: Vikings defenses as good as their season to date numbers 806 00:38:03,360 --> 00:38:05,480 Speaker 1: going forward, and I think that it's going to be 807 00:38:05,560 --> 00:38:10,720 Speaker 1: a situation where the Redskins can tee off against against 808 00:38:11,040 --> 00:38:13,400 Speaker 1: the Vikings offense. So I like them as a solid 809 00:38:13,440 --> 00:38:15,960 Speaker 1: street too. Now there's one other defense I want to 810 00:38:16,000 --> 00:38:17,960 Speaker 1: talk about. I already talked about them on the Tuesday 811 00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:19,839 Speaker 1: show that came out, but I'm going to mention them 812 00:38:19,880 --> 00:38:21,759 Speaker 1: for this show in case you guys weren't listening to 813 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:24,800 Speaker 1: the Wave a Wire episode. I really like the Chicago 814 00:38:24,920 --> 00:38:26,920 Speaker 1: Bears defense this week, and I know that sounds kind 815 00:38:26,920 --> 00:38:29,319 Speaker 1: of crazy. ECR even has them all the way down 816 00:38:29,360 --> 00:38:32,520 Speaker 1: at number twenty five this week, which I don't understand 817 00:38:32,520 --> 00:38:35,440 Speaker 1: because we know Jamis Winston. Look, he's been good. I 818 00:38:35,560 --> 00:38:37,799 Speaker 1: keep talking him up. I like his schedule the rest 819 00:38:37,800 --> 00:38:40,400 Speaker 1: of the season, but he's still a turnover machine. The 820 00:38:40,520 --> 00:38:43,839 Speaker 1: Bears have three straight pretty solid defense weeks and they're 821 00:38:43,840 --> 00:38:45,840 Speaker 1: coming off a bye. I think this is a great 822 00:38:45,920 --> 00:38:48,120 Speaker 1: matchup for the Chicago Bears, and if you're in a 823 00:38:48,160 --> 00:38:50,680 Speaker 1: desperate situation needing a defense, I think you could do 824 00:38:50,719 --> 00:38:54,960 Speaker 1: a lot worse than them. That does seem pretty low 825 00:38:55,320 --> 00:38:57,640 Speaker 1: ranking wise, and maybe it was funny. I'm sure I'll 826 00:38:57,680 --> 00:38:59,200 Speaker 1: probably part of that, but I'll tell you it's funny, 827 00:38:59,200 --> 00:39:01,440 Speaker 1: say Solid Rankings podcast, but my rankings are like, by 828 00:39:01,640 --> 00:39:03,680 Speaker 1: the far the thing I paid for the least attention 829 00:39:03,760 --> 00:39:06,719 Speaker 1: to in the weekly grind of doing everything that sounds weird, 830 00:39:07,120 --> 00:39:12,000 Speaker 1: long story whatever, But anyways, like Chicago definitely should be 831 00:39:12,239 --> 00:39:14,520 Speaker 1: ranked higher than that, and I'm with you that if 832 00:39:14,880 --> 00:39:17,040 Speaker 1: they're definitely one of the team's prey out there on 833 00:39:17,120 --> 00:39:18,640 Speaker 1: a ton of waiver wires, that you might be able 834 00:39:18,640 --> 00:39:20,920 Speaker 1: to get a solid week from people obsessed too much 835 00:39:20,960 --> 00:39:23,200 Speaker 1: about like how many points are they going to allow? 836 00:39:23,239 --> 00:39:25,440 Speaker 1: And I think Mike Evins Jameis Winston can move the 837 00:39:25,480 --> 00:39:28,839 Speaker 1: ball against Chicago, but talked, We talked about their front 838 00:39:28,880 --> 00:39:31,600 Speaker 1: seven and it's really all about turnovers and sacks, and 839 00:39:31,760 --> 00:39:34,960 Speaker 1: Jamis Winston has been throne to giving up turnovers and 840 00:39:35,040 --> 00:39:37,359 Speaker 1: sacks this year, so I'm with you that's a really 841 00:39:37,400 --> 00:39:39,400 Speaker 1: good call, all right, mat Well, that's all the questions 842 00:39:39,440 --> 00:39:41,719 Speaker 1: we have for you this week. Really appreciate you coming 843 00:39:41,719 --> 00:39:44,320 Speaker 1: on the ranking show. Fun talking to you, and hopefully 844 00:39:44,400 --> 00:39:48,320 Speaker 1: hard rankings work out for us. Absolutely everybody you know 845 00:39:48,400 --> 00:39:50,200 Speaker 1: good with good luck out there this week. It's a 846 00:39:50,280 --> 00:39:52,480 Speaker 1: It's an interesting slate of games this week, so a 847 00:39:52,600 --> 00:39:55,480 Speaker 1: lot of close, tight, competitive ones too, so we'll see 848 00:39:55,520 --> 00:39:57,759 Speaker 1: what happens. For those of you listening, We've got one 849 00:39:57,760 --> 00:39:59,640 Speaker 1: more show coming up this week and it'll air for 850 00:39:59,680 --> 00:40:03,280 Speaker 1: your Friday morning commute. Well, justin mcmahannon daily Fantasy Insider 851 00:40:03,440 --> 00:40:05,680 Speaker 1: on who's won over a quarter million dollars in the 852 00:40:05,760 --> 00:40:08,640 Speaker 1: last eighteen months playing DFS. We'll be helping you build 853 00:40:08,719 --> 00:40:11,880 Speaker 1: your DFS lineups for the week. Thanks for listening and 854 00:40:12,080 --> 00:40:14,320 Speaker 1: enjoy your football. I just wanted you to watch me 855 00:40:14,480 --> 00:40:27,759 Speaker 1: this blue I don't even know how again in the streets. 856 00:40:31,440 --> 00:40:31,480 Speaker 1: Di