1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: Wow. Wow, Hey everybody, It's Wednesday, November twenty second, twenty 2 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:17,079 Speaker 1: twenty three. Welcome to the NFL Fantasy Football Show. It's 3 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:19,800 Speaker 1: me your man, MG, Marcus Grand joined by Michael f. Florio. 4 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 1: Today we are previewing the Thanksgiving and Black Friday games, 5 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 1: plus the early Sunday games from week twelve. So here 6 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: we are. We are in week twelve. It is Thanksgiving week. 7 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 1: We will we'll have an audio pod for you on Thursday, 8 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: you know, because we love you like that. But it's 9 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:43,199 Speaker 1: getting it's getting serious now right because the playoffs are 10 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 1: just a few weeks away, and we have no teams 11 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 1: on a BIS. We got a full slave schedule this week. 12 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, this is a time of year where, like fantasy 13 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:52,559 Speaker 2: matchups start really mattering. 14 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 1: In Week five, you could lose in your You're. 15 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 2: Not happy about it, but you're like, all right, I 16 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 2: got time to write the ship, like no wins and losses. 17 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 2: This is the witching, I guess you could say of 18 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 2: the fantasy football season. 19 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 1: It really really is. And I've got a couple of 20 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 1: teams where I am on the bubble where I may 21 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:09,679 Speaker 1: need to win out in order to make the playoffs. 22 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:12,080 Speaker 1: In a couple of leagues. So it is very very 23 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:13,960 Speaker 1: serious right now, and we are here to sort of 24 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 1: help you in that endeavor. We will preview the week 25 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:20,679 Speaker 1: twelve slate and we will give you our fantasy heroes. 26 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:22,920 Speaker 1: But let's start, as we always do about this time, 27 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:25,759 Speaker 1: with some fantasy headlines, or I guess in this case, 28 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:29,039 Speaker 1: fantasy headline. We only have one no team's on to 29 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:31,760 Speaker 1: buy this week, So everybody's available in theory to you. 30 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 1: But one guy who may not be available is Aaron Jones. 31 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: The Packers running back has a sprained mcl He is 32 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 1: being considered week to week. Head coach Matt Lafleur says 33 00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: he does not think injured reserve is going to be 34 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: necessary for Aaron Jones, but it does seem unlikely that 35 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: he's going to be playing on Thanksgiving Day against the 36 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 1: Detroit Lions. I asked you this before. I will ask 37 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: you again just in case something has changed in the 38 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: last forty eight hours. But do we believe in aj Dillon? 39 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 2: Nope, nothing has showed in the last few hours. One 40 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:05,240 Speaker 2: fantasy point when he got faced the lines earlier this year, 41 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 2: and that was a game where Jones left early. Three 42 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 2: of the four games now Jones he's disappointed. Yeah, not 43 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 2: doing it. It's been rough for Quadzilla, no real rampages 44 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 2: across opposing defenses. So I think it's going to be 45 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 2: a hard selling at anybody to start aj Dillon in 46 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 2: a week where, in theory you have all of. 47 00:02:23,480 --> 00:02:27,079 Speaker 1: Your running backs available to you. Of course, a trio 48 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 1: of games on Thanksgiving Day. It all starts with the 49 00:02:30,480 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 1: Packers at the Lion c that game of twelve thirty 50 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: Eastern on Fox. Commanders the Cowboys follows four to thirty 51 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 1: Eastern time on CBS, and in the nightcap in NFC 52 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 1: West battle between the San Francisco forty nine Ers and 53 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 1: the Seattle Seahawks, you can see that win eight to 54 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 1: twenty pm Eastern on in b C. And of course 55 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:52,720 Speaker 1: we've got football analysis and coverage all day on NFL Network, 56 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 1: starting with Good Morning Football at seven am Eastern, Game 57 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:58,680 Speaker 1: Day Morning at ten am Eastern, Game Day Highlights that 58 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: will follow the Packers and the Lions right around three 59 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 1: thirty Eastern or so, Game Day highlights following Washington and 60 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 1: Dallas at around seven thirty Eastern, and in Game Day 61 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 1: Final at the end of the day, once the Niners 62 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:13,360 Speaker 1: and Seahawks are done, expect that to hit around eleven 63 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: to thirty or so Eastern time on Thursday night. Let's 64 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:21,080 Speaker 1: get into our Thanksgiving Day preview, starting with that Packers 65 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:24,679 Speaker 1: and Lions game in Detroit. The Lions eight and two 66 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:27,240 Speaker 1: and very much in play for the one seed. I mean, 67 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: they're still hanging around there for that one seed in 68 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 1: the NFC. Meanwhile, Green Bay offensively, it has been a 69 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 1: struggle for them this year. I mentioned Aaron Jones not 70 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 1: likely to play, but last week Jordan Love has his 71 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: first ever three hundred yard game as a passer. Three 72 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: different Packers wide receivers score a touchdown. Would you start 73 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 1: any of the Packers' receivers, plus I guess you could 74 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:50,000 Speaker 1: throw Dontevion Wicks in there as well. Would you start 75 00:03:50,040 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 1: any of them against the Lions with. 76 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 2: No teams on buy? 77 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:55,559 Speaker 1: I don't think I would. 78 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 2: Unless you know injuries and everything we're starting to be 79 00:03:57,880 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 2: an issue. Jayden Reed is the one that I feel 80 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 2: best about. He ran more routes this past week than 81 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 2: Romeo Dobbs. He's getting it done on the ground in 82 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 2: the air. Christian Watson is a home run hitter. Dobbs, 83 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 2: you're hoping for a touchdown like they're viable streaming options, 84 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:14,320 Speaker 2: but without any buys this week, I think you probably 85 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 2: have better options on your team. 86 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:17,800 Speaker 1: I really do think so. Although I'm with you on 87 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 1: Jayden Reid. He's the guy that I've sort of been 88 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:22,720 Speaker 1: leaning with in this offense more often than not, even 89 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:25,560 Speaker 1: ahead of Christian Watson this year. I've been joking for 90 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: the last few days. He catches passes, he runs the football, 91 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 1: then he's Deebo Samuel. I mean, that's just how it works. 92 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:32,480 Speaker 1: He is. 93 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:35,279 Speaker 2: He is the Green Bay version of Deebo Samuel. 94 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: He kind of is not quite on the same level 95 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 1: of production as Deebo Samuel, but in terms of how 96 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:44,719 Speaker 1: they're trying to use him, Yes Samuel, Yes, he's like 97 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: he is. He's like Kirkland great value, Deebo Samuel or 98 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: something like that. I don't know what the local brands 99 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:55,000 Speaker 1: are in Wisconsin, so somebody could get me, right, I'd 100 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 1: be grateful if you guys sort of let me know 101 00:04:56,440 --> 00:05:01,040 Speaker 1: what's going on with that commanders at the Cowboys. This 102 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: is a Washington team coming off a very embarrassing loss 103 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 1: to Tommy DeVito and the New York Giants. Meanwhile, the 104 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 1: Cowboys are cooking nobody has been hotter than the combination 105 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:14,159 Speaker 1: of Dak Prescott and Seedee Lamb over the last month 106 00:05:14,320 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 1: or so. Through it all, Sam Howe remains among your 107 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 1: passing leaders in the NFL. Would you start him against 108 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:24,600 Speaker 1: Micah Parsons and the rest of that Cowboy defense? 109 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 2: I personally would not look in super flex of two 110 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 2: quarterback leagues, of course he's in play, but in one 111 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:32,840 Speaker 2: quarterback leagues, I would try my hardest to get him out. 112 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 2: And the thing is, you didn't draft Sam Howe or 113 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:38,479 Speaker 2: even pick him up to be your weekly starter. He 114 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 2: maybe has blossomed into that, but you hopefully have another 115 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 2: quarterback on your roster. The thing is, Sam Howe leads 116 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:46,600 Speaker 2: the league in passing yards. He also leads them in 117 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 2: interceptions and in sacks taken. The Cowboys generate pressure at 118 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:52,719 Speaker 2: the highest rate, sacks at the second highest rate. They 119 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 2: have the fourth most interceptions and allow these second few 120 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 2: is passing yards. It's just a recipe of bad for 121 00:05:58,200 --> 00:05:58,800 Speaker 2: Sam Allens. 122 00:05:58,880 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 1: It's really really is. I think if you are starting 123 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:03,919 Speaker 1: Sam Howe, and I'm with you, look two QB leagues, 124 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 1: super flex leagues. I'm totally down with it. If you 125 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 1: were starting him in a traditional one quarterback fantasy league. 126 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:12,920 Speaker 1: You are doing it with the hope of some garbage 127 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:15,599 Speaker 1: time points because I think he's gonna take a lot 128 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 1: of sacks. I don't know that they can protect him 129 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 1: against the Dallas defense, and I think the Cowboys offense 130 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 1: is going to score a lot of points. So if anything, 131 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:26,359 Speaker 1: you're sort of hoping that Sam Howe is able to 132 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:28,560 Speaker 1: move the ball late and get the Commanders kind of 133 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:32,279 Speaker 1: back in it. But hoping for garbage time points seems 134 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:35,360 Speaker 1: like a really hard way to live, Like, I don't 135 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:37,280 Speaker 1: want to live my life that way. So if you 136 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 1: can avoid Sam Howe, which probably do have other options, 137 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 1: I would seriously consider those. Coming up this week forty 138 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:46,479 Speaker 1: nine Ers at Seahawks, That is the last game of 139 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:49,599 Speaker 1: the day still waiting, at least as of us recording 140 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:52,599 Speaker 1: this show, we don't know what Gino Smith's availability is 141 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: going to be for this one, dealing with an injury 142 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:59,080 Speaker 1: on a short week against a tough defense. Look, look, 143 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:00,800 Speaker 1: you may not be able to write because his arm 144 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 1: might not be functioning one hundred percent. So I have 145 00:07:03,160 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 1: no idea do you trust any of the Seahawks If 146 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 1: it ends up being Drew Lock instead? Of Gino Smith. 147 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 2: Ideally know, but it's hard, Like I have Tyler Lockett 148 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 2: on a lot of teams, and there's somewhere I have 149 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 2: the capability to get away. In other spots, It's like, Okay, 150 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 2: I could sit Locket, but then I had to plug 151 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 2: in Deontae Johnson and I don't want to do that. 152 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 2: So to me, I think DK and Lockett remain just 153 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 2: as boom or bust options. If it's Drew lock I 154 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 2: think you get away from JSN. And I think Sharbona, 155 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 2: as long as Kenneth Walker sits, becomes a volume play 156 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 2: RB two, regardless of who the quarterback is. 157 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 1: Definitely like sharbon A as a volume opportunity. I've been 158 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:44,160 Speaker 1: saying for a while, but he's kind of a volume 159 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 1: shooter for the next few weeks because the schedule's not great. 160 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 1: But I think he's in play. I would definitely still 161 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 1: give DK a shot at Tyler Lockett. So I do 162 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 1: think that most of the guys you're starting are still 163 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: very much in play. Drew Lock's not a guy that 164 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 1: you are starting, but that doesn't mean he can't get 165 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 1: the ball out to his other playmaker. And again, this 166 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 1: is another situation where you know, if the Niners score 167 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:05,920 Speaker 1: points like they have been the last couple of weeks, 168 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:09,320 Speaker 1: then it's gonna force Locke to throw the football. And 169 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 1: I think that's sort of where Sharbonay wins too, is 170 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 1: as a pass catcher, not necessarily as a runner against 171 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers defensive front. So should be a Well, 172 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 1: here's the thing you and I have been talking. This 173 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:22,440 Speaker 1: could really be three really interesting games, or they could 174 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 1: be three really one sided games this week. 175 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm just hoping that if it's one sided, the 176 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 2: fan to get to the one side in this we 177 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:32,440 Speaker 2: get our fantasy guys that are the ones scoring the 178 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:33,280 Speaker 2: touchdowns right right. 179 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 1: If you are going to blow a team out or 180 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 1: get blown out, at least get our guys involved. Let's 181 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 1: all look be good or be bad, but be interesting. 182 00:08:39,960 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 1: That's all we're really asking for. 183 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:43,559 Speaker 2: We're simple, are very easy to please. 184 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: That's it. That's all we need. 185 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:45,200 Speaker 2: Uh. 186 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 1: Anyway, time now for Club Dumb. These are the guys 187 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:51,480 Speaker 1: we guarantee will score at least twenty five fantasy points 188 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:54,319 Speaker 1: on Thanksgiving. So what do you think is gonna go 189 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:55,719 Speaker 1: big on T Day? C? 190 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:59,319 Speaker 2: D Lamb and Mike McCarthy was like, oh, listen, I 191 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:01,679 Speaker 2: don't care about fantasy football. We're going out and it's like, Bro, 192 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 2: you're doing what we want. You are throwing the ball 193 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:06,679 Speaker 2: to CD Lamb. Just keep doing that and you are 194 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:10,160 Speaker 2: in our good graces. Cedde Lamb the wide receiver one 195 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 2: since Week six, averaging almost thirty points per game. He 196 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 2: leads the NFL in catches of twenty or more yards 197 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 2: this season. The Commanders have allowed the most yards and 198 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:22,200 Speaker 2: most touchdowns on deep passes this year. It just feels 199 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:24,440 Speaker 2: like a safe bet for Dak and CD to collect 200 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 2: on a connect on a long one maybe two this week. 201 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 1: Yeah. I think Ceedee Lamb has a huge game against 202 00:09:29,920 --> 00:09:33,520 Speaker 1: that Commander's defense. I also think David Montgomery has a 203 00:09:33,600 --> 00:09:36,840 Speaker 1: really big day against the Green Bay Packers. We saw 204 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 1: when these teams played earlier in the season. Montgomery had 205 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 1: his best fantasy game of the season, thirty four points 206 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:44,079 Speaker 1: in that one. I don't think it's gonna be quite 207 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:46,040 Speaker 1: as big this week because he's going to be sharing 208 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 1: opportunities with Jamior Gibbs. But that doesn't mean that both 209 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:52,080 Speaker 1: of those guys can't have really big days the Packer 210 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 1: run defense. Here's the thing about the Packer run defense, 211 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:57,319 Speaker 1: it's bad, and so I think that's gonna work in 212 00:09:57,400 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 1: Montgomery's favor. I think the Lions are going to have 213 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 1: a really good day offensively, but especially on the ground. 214 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:05,079 Speaker 1: To look for Montgomery to have a huge day. And 215 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 1: I think Jimi or Gibbs also has a really big 216 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 1: day as well. So it should be a whole lot 217 00:10:08,600 --> 00:10:12,360 Speaker 1: of fun. There's still one more game before we get 218 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 1: to Sunday, and that is the Black Friday Game. First 219 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 1: ever time in NFL history a game is being played 220 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:22,720 Speaker 1: on the day after Thanksgiving and Dolphins at the Jets 221 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:25,520 Speaker 1: three pm Eastern time kickoff. You can see that for 222 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:30,360 Speaker 1: free ninety nine on Prime Video. And the big story 223 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 1: around the Jets this week Zak Wilson going to the bench, 224 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:39,440 Speaker 1: Tim Boyle stepping in at quarterback. Yeah, people have been 225 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 1: saying for a long time, like, oh, don't be any 226 00:10:41,559 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 1: worse than Zach Wilson. We'll find out era it might be. 227 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:51,200 Speaker 3: Can you start any Jets with Boil at quarterback? I 228 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:54,719 Speaker 3: think it's Breece Hall or bust. And even with Breece Hall, 229 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:56,600 Speaker 3: you're hoping for a long run or maybe a couple 230 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 3: of dump offs like Garrett Wilson last week and certain 231 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:01,679 Speaker 3: leagues finished with negative fantasy points because he had one 232 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:04,560 Speaker 3: catch for nine yards and a fumble. And now his 233 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 3: quarterback is probably even worse. Like if you are a 234 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:10,320 Speaker 3: Jet fan or you're wanting to enjoy your Thanksgiving and 235 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 3: not like throw up your food, don't do not look 236 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 3: up Tim. 237 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:17,400 Speaker 1: Boyle's college numbers. Yeah, it's gonna be rough. Look, I 238 00:11:17,440 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 1: have some teams where I might have to start Garrett Wilson. 239 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:24,120 Speaker 1: I'm not excited about it. I just I have the 240 00:11:24,160 --> 00:11:27,560 Speaker 1: lowest of expectations, the lowest of hopes for the Jets 241 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 1: offense with Tim Boyle at quarterback. Maybe I will be 242 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:33,199 Speaker 1: proven wrong. I would love to be proven wrong. I 243 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:35,360 Speaker 1: would love for this game to be a little bit 244 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 1: more back and forth in him than I am anticipating. 245 00:11:37,679 --> 00:11:40,120 Speaker 1: But it feels like it is going to be incumbent 246 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:43,640 Speaker 1: on the Jets defense to get takeaways and maybe score 247 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:46,800 Speaker 1: touchdowns or at least set the Jets up so close 248 00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 1: that it's going to be hard to not score. But 249 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 1: you know, Breeze Hall maybe gets an opportunity. Even then 250 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:54,160 Speaker 1: there's still the worry of him getting games scripted out. 251 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:58,760 Speaker 1: I just have a lot of pessimism around the Jets 252 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:01,599 Speaker 1: offense coming up this week against Miami, but check that 253 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:05,079 Speaker 1: game out on Prime Video three pm Eastern. Watch it. 254 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:08,920 Speaker 1: We are just getting started here. We have a whole 255 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:11,600 Speaker 1: mess of games on Sunday to get into as we 256 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 1: continue things and all, so stick around. Got plenty more 257 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 1: coming back here on the NFL Fantasy Football Show. We're 258 00:12:22,120 --> 00:12:25,120 Speaker 1: on to Sunday now with a whole handful of games 259 00:12:25,120 --> 00:12:28,160 Speaker 1: to dive into. We'll start with one in the NFC South, 260 00:12:28,160 --> 00:12:30,000 Speaker 1: where it feels like pretty much every team has a 261 00:12:30,080 --> 00:12:32,600 Speaker 1: chance to win the division, but a couple who very 262 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:35,320 Speaker 1: much are in the mix here, the Saints and the Falcons. 263 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:39,080 Speaker 1: It may not be aesthetically pleasing, but it is potentially important. 264 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 1: Still waiting to see as of this recording, who is 265 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:45,520 Speaker 1: going to be the starting quarterback for the New Orleans Saints. 266 00:12:45,559 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 1: Will Derek Carr be able to return from a combination 267 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:51,920 Speaker 1: of concussion protocol and shoulder injuries after the bye, or 268 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:55,440 Speaker 1: will we see Jamis going yolo with his receivers. But 269 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 1: on the other side, another week with the Falcons, which 270 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:00,600 Speaker 1: means is another week with Arthur Smith, which means it's 271 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 1: another week with Jon Robinson drama. Will we actually see 272 00:13:04,559 --> 00:13:06,960 Speaker 1: more of Bijon after the bye. 273 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:11,720 Speaker 2: I am very very hopeful. I look but the game 274 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 2: before the bye, he had a season high twenty two touches, 275 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:18,120 Speaker 2: turned that into ninety five yards, was involved in the 276 00:13:18,120 --> 00:13:20,840 Speaker 2: passing game like he always has been, and he played 277 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 2: seventy five percent of the snaps, which has been the 278 00:13:22,920 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 2: most that he'd played in like a month. My hope 279 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:28,280 Speaker 2: is that they were kind of easing him in early 280 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:30,600 Speaker 2: on to just set him go now because they are 281 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:32,960 Speaker 2: in a playoff push, fighting for their playoff lives. This 282 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:36,000 Speaker 2: is a huge game. I don't understand why you wouldn't 283 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 2: build your offensive attack around your best player. But there's 284 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:41,280 Speaker 2: a lot of things Arthur Smith does that I do 285 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:42,000 Speaker 2: not understand. 286 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 1: You said the two magic words there, Arthur Smith, and 287 00:13:44,400 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 1: that is why I believe we're gonna see more Bijon Robinson. 288 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:51,320 Speaker 1: But I can't guarantee it. And anybody who does say 289 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:54,560 Speaker 1: they know for sure is not your friend. They are 290 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 1: a liar. They are lying to you because we don't 291 00:13:57,320 --> 00:14:01,040 Speaker 1: really know. I mean, you've got Arthur Smith out here 292 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:04,640 Speaker 1: saying things like part of Bejon's value is what he 293 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:07,520 Speaker 1: can do for us away from the ball. Then you 294 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:10,440 Speaker 1: know you're just dealing with somebody who's not going to 295 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 1: use I guess rationality logic when it comes to to 296 00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:17,080 Speaker 1: how he puts his players in positions to succeed. So 297 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:20,400 Speaker 1: you would hope. So now, admittedly it's not necessarily the 298 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 1: greatest matchup, but we have seen that when you get 299 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:26,160 Speaker 1: the ball to Robinson in space, let him do his thing, 300 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 1: the good things can happen. So I will say I 301 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 1: hope it happens. I'm not going to say with certainty 302 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:33,760 Speaker 1: that it will happen because we just don't know. 303 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 2: And just a quick remind your Desmond Ritter starting against 304 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:38,360 Speaker 2: for the Atlanta Falcon. 305 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 1: He is back as you're starting quarterbacks, So the Taylor 306 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:44,480 Speaker 1: Heineke experiment did not last very long, though Heinecke also 307 00:14:44,520 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 1: dealing with some injuries as well. So Desmond Ritter is 308 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 1: back in our fantasy quarterbacking lives, Steelers at the Bengals, 309 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:54,760 Speaker 1: and a whole lot of new new in this game. 310 00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:57,000 Speaker 1: On one side, you got a new offensive coordinator or 311 00:14:57,040 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 1: coordinate tours since a couple of different people are taking 312 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 1: over that job after Matt Canada was fired in Pittsburgh. 313 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:04,520 Speaker 1: And on the other side, you got a new quarterback 314 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:07,560 Speaker 1: in Jake Browning, who takes over for Joe Burrow who 315 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:10,240 Speaker 1: had to have risk surgery and is done for the year. 316 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 1: So with so much unknown, who are you comfortable starting 317 00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:15,760 Speaker 1: in this game? 318 00:15:16,160 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 2: Outside of the defenses, I should say very few actual players. 319 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:23,200 Speaker 2: I think Jalen Warren is very much so in play. 320 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:25,600 Speaker 2: He is someone that I am excited to start. But 321 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 2: outside of Jalen Warren, I am trying to sit all 322 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:31,680 Speaker 2: of my Steelers. That's a little teaser I guess for 323 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:34,800 Speaker 2: the starting cinem article this week. For the Bengals, Joe 324 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:37,040 Speaker 2: Mixon I think is very much so in play because 325 00:15:37,080 --> 00:15:39,360 Speaker 2: the Steelers struggled against the run. I think the Bengals 326 00:15:39,360 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 2: will try to establish it more without Burrow, more dump 327 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 2: off passes to him and then Jamar Chase just because 328 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:47,120 Speaker 2: he's Jamar Chase and the upside is so high. But 329 00:15:47,880 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 2: like t Higgins, if he suits up Marcus, I think 330 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 2: you could sit him. 331 00:15:50,960 --> 00:15:54,440 Speaker 1: I think when you're looking at the other non Jamar 332 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 1: Chase receivers in Cincinnati, Higgins, Tyler Boyd, I think you 333 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:01,960 Speaker 1: hold on and you wait a week and you just 334 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:04,640 Speaker 1: sort of see what Jake Browning can do and how 335 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 1: much he's spreading the ball around before you make the 336 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:10,040 Speaker 1: ultimate decision. I think you know, if you have Tyler Boyd, 337 00:16:10,040 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: for instance, and you're in a shallow league, if it's 338 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 1: ten teams or less, I think you can put Boyd 339 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 1: probably back on the waiver wire. Twelve teams are more, 340 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:19,040 Speaker 1: I think you hold on and see kind of how 341 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:23,360 Speaker 1: things go. Very curious about the Steelers passing game. What 342 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 1: becomes of George Pickens now? Do they have him running 343 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:28,560 Speaker 1: a by broader route tree or is he just going 344 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:31,200 Speaker 1: to keep running go routes the whole time hoping Kenny 345 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 1: Pikett can get him the ball boiler alert he can, 346 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:35,920 Speaker 1: I mean, so far nothing has shown them that he can. 347 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:38,600 Speaker 1: What does can he Pikett do with a new play caller? 348 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 1: Does that elevate his play because so far it hasn't 349 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 1: been great. I don't know how much of that you 350 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:44,920 Speaker 1: could put on Matt Canada's shoulders, and how much of 351 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:48,120 Speaker 1: that is the quarterback himself. So I just for me, 352 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 1: this is very much a wait and see game. I'm 353 00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:52,600 Speaker 1: kind of with you on Jalen Warren against what's been 354 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 1: a pretty bad Bengals run defense. I think he can 355 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 1: get some opportunities and who knows, maybe this is, you know, 356 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 1: another hurrah for Najiris. But there aren't a whole lot 357 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 1: of pieces in this game. I'm really excited to start 358 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 1: because there's so little that we know about how this 359 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 1: thing is going to go. There. Jaguars at the Texans, now, 360 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:13,119 Speaker 1: this one should be a lot of fun. The winner 361 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 1: of this game will be in first place in the 362 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:19,360 Speaker 1: AFC South. The Texans who have been a big surprise 363 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:22,160 Speaker 1: all year long. The Jaguars starting to kind of round 364 00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:23,919 Speaker 1: into form and be the team that we thought they 365 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:28,240 Speaker 1: could be. Tank Dell has been on fire lately, but 366 00:17:28,320 --> 00:17:30,920 Speaker 1: we've seen big games this season from Noah Brown. We've 367 00:17:30,920 --> 00:17:34,200 Speaker 1: seen them from Nico Collins. If both of those guys 368 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:37,480 Speaker 1: play along with Dell, does that mean all three Texans 369 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 1: receivers are in play this week? I think so. 370 00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 2: I think we've reached a point where Tank Dell is 371 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:44,840 Speaker 2: just an absolute must start, like every single week he 372 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:46,959 Speaker 2: should be in your starting lineup. The upside is just 373 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:50,400 Speaker 2: that high. Nico Collins has been more of a safe 374 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:52,960 Speaker 2: floor kind of play as of late, good for like 375 00:17:53,040 --> 00:17:56,199 Speaker 2: thirteen to fourteen Fantasy points more weeks than not. But 376 00:17:56,359 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 2: Noah Brown is the home run hitter here. I mean 377 00:17:58,480 --> 00:18:00,240 Speaker 2: in the two games he played before he got hurt, 378 00:18:00,520 --> 00:18:02,639 Speaker 2: he's put up over one hundred and fifty yards and 379 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:04,600 Speaker 2: back to back games. The only other receivers to do 380 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:06,639 Speaker 2: that this year are are elites. 381 00:18:07,000 --> 00:18:08,560 Speaker 1: So I do think Noah. 382 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 2: Brown is a home run shot worth taking. Collins is 383 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:13,680 Speaker 2: a little bit safer. Robert Woods becomes the immediate odd man. 384 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:16,560 Speaker 1: Now man, Robert Woods. As much as I love Bobby Trees, 385 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:19,240 Speaker 1: He's definitely the low man on the totem pole here, 386 00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:23,160 Speaker 1: and I do think you start all these guys now. Look, 387 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:25,800 Speaker 1: I think for Noah Brown, I think he's a flex 388 00:18:25,840 --> 00:18:28,560 Speaker 1: option at best. I wouldn't necessarily plug him in as 389 00:18:28,560 --> 00:18:32,400 Speaker 1: my wide receiver one. But look, we know that Tank 390 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:34,280 Speaker 1: Dell seems to be the number one receiver for now. 391 00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:37,600 Speaker 1: Nego Collins certainly has that kind of upside where he 392 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:39,960 Speaker 1: can get a lot of targets. I would definitely start 393 00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:43,320 Speaker 1: Dalton Schultz in the passing game as well. For the 394 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:45,399 Speaker 1: Houston Texans. This is one of those games where I 395 00:18:45,440 --> 00:18:48,880 Speaker 1: think all of your starters on both sides are in play, 396 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 1: because I think you can make the same case on 397 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 1: the other side. For Christian Kirk, Calvin, Ridley, Travis Etn, 398 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:57,880 Speaker 1: Evan Ingram. So this is one where it should be fun. 399 00:18:57,880 --> 00:19:00,680 Speaker 1: It should be fun in football from football standpoint, it 400 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:03,240 Speaker 1: should be fun from a fantasy standpoint. This is one 401 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:04,760 Speaker 1: of the games that I'm definitely going to keep a 402 00:19:04,760 --> 00:19:08,159 Speaker 1: close eye on once we get to Sunday. That'll do 403 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 1: it for this edition of the NFL Fantasy Football Show. 404 00:19:10,800 --> 00:19:13,520 Speaker 1: Stay happy, safe and healthy, do good and live well. 405 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:15,520 Speaker 1: We're back tomorrow to preview the rest of the week 406 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:16,440 Speaker 1: twelve matchups.