WEBVTT - Adding Spice To Your Playoff Lineups! 0:00:00.200 --> 0:00:03.880 Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly, a production of I Heart Radio. 0:00:06.040 --> 0:00:09.920 Time now for Fantasy Football Weekly from I Heart Radio, 0:00:10.360 --> 0:00:14.720 your weekly source for the nation's best fantasy speculation and advice. 0:00:15.440 --> 0:00:22.360 Now a leagues dot Com. Here's your host. It's a 0:00:22.360 --> 0:00:25.280 playoff edition of Fantasy Football Weekly. I am Paul Geargei 0:00:25.400 --> 0:00:31.480 in my co host today are Matt Harrison and Brian Johnson. Hello, guys, Hey, 0:00:31.920 --> 0:00:34.159 it's this is the most important time of the year. 0:00:34.520 --> 0:00:37.000 It's finally for the for the rest of the non 0:00:37.040 --> 0:00:40.519 guillotine league players, this is your your your next on 0:00:40.560 --> 0:00:43.360 the line. You're losing your out. These are the pivotal games. 0:00:43.360 --> 0:00:45.480 Do I know what's hilarious? I don't have any games 0:00:45.479 --> 0:00:48.519 this week. Either got a first round by or I'm 0:00:48.520 --> 0:00:51.720 out all my leaks, So it's like I got nothing 0:00:51.720 --> 0:00:53.800 to do, alright. Why am I the only one with 0:00:53.840 --> 0:00:57.200 the playoff mustache? I thought we agreed we're growing fantasy 0:00:57.200 --> 0:01:02.280 playoff mustaches. I thought you just thought it was November still, 0:01:02.400 --> 0:01:08.160 but no, Yeah, the fantasy it all blends together eventually 0:01:08.480 --> 0:01:11.480 get an exciting show filled with playoff relevant action. We 0:01:11.480 --> 0:01:13.200 have three games Saturday. We're gonna break those down in 0:01:13.280 --> 0:01:15.880 just a minute. Will continue to play. Take a chance 0:01:15.880 --> 0:01:19.240 on me, will answer three tough questions. Now, these Saturday games, 0:01:19.720 --> 0:01:21.639 we're not going to give them to you for reasons 0:01:21.640 --> 0:01:24.319 on board listeners with in the order they're going to 0:01:24.360 --> 0:01:26.320 be played. We're gonna juggle the order a little bit. 0:01:26.319 --> 0:01:29.680 But these are the three three games coming up on Saturday, 0:01:29.760 --> 0:01:34.240 let's do. Let's start with Baltimore taking on Cleveland. Looks 0:01:34.360 --> 0:01:37.240 like Tyler Hartley will play in this game, which is 0:01:37.280 --> 0:01:40.880 good news. Correct, Tyler Huntley off the injury report. Of course, 0:01:40.959 --> 0:01:43.960 Lamar Jackson is out this week. The Browns have allowed 0:01:43.959 --> 0:01:48.040 the fewest rushing yards to opposing quarterbacks this year. However, 0:01:48.560 --> 0:01:51.320 they've only really faced one running quarterback and that was 0:01:51.400 --> 0:01:54.840 Lamar Jackson, and he had ten carries for fifty nine yards. 0:01:54.920 --> 0:01:57.600 Huntley completes a very high percentage of throws for short 0:01:57.680 --> 0:02:00.320 yardage with vibes, which what Cleveland does defend of Lee. 0:02:00.560 --> 0:02:03.400 He's only ever thrown for more than two twenty yards 0:02:03.400 --> 0:02:05.400 in a game once in his career, so you're not 0:02:05.440 --> 0:02:07.560 gonna get a lot through the air. But this is 0:02:07.560 --> 0:02:10.400 a high risk, high rewards c grade almost based solely 0:02:10.440 --> 0:02:13.040 on the run game for Huntley here as for the 0:02:13.080 --> 0:02:15.520 rest of the passing game. Mark Andrews is really the 0:02:15.560 --> 0:02:18.680 only consideration, and he gets just a C. Here Andrews 0:02:18.720 --> 0:02:21.399 hasn't scored since Week six, which is about the last 0:02:21.400 --> 0:02:24.639 time the Ravens had a wide receiver on the roster. Uh. 0:02:24.720 --> 0:02:26.480 That is that's I mean, that's right. When you know 0:02:26.520 --> 0:02:31.800 when went down, you'd think you'd think that Mark Andrews 0:02:31.800 --> 0:02:35.240 would have been better with Bateman out, but teams just 0:02:35.320 --> 0:02:38.840 flexed coverage specifically to stop the only receiving threat. Since 0:02:38.880 --> 0:02:43.239 Week seven began, he's averaging three catches for thirty six yards. 0:02:43.280 --> 0:02:46.560 That's it. He's so pedestrian now. That includes the last 0:02:46.600 --> 0:02:49.720 meeting with Cleveland, who held Andrews to two targets and 0:02:49.880 --> 0:02:53.480 zero receptions. J K. Dobbins gets a B grade and 0:02:53.520 --> 0:02:56.200 Gus Edwards gets a C. Just after chart rode off 0:02:56.240 --> 0:02:59.120 the whole running game last week, j K. Dobbins came 0:02:59.120 --> 0:03:00.960 back and had a hundred twenty yards in a score 0:03:01.000 --> 0:03:04.440 on fifteen. I've had it with these guys. And then 0:03:05.240 --> 0:03:07.959 and then Gus took thirteen carries for sixty six. That's 0:03:07.960 --> 0:03:10.560 not bad. We'll talk more about those two later in 0:03:10.600 --> 0:03:12.400 the show. Yeah, that's what this team is going to 0:03:12.400 --> 0:03:16.240 do against Cleveland today uh Saturday. The Browns are allowing 0:03:16.240 --> 0:03:18.760 five point two yards per carry. That's the third highest 0:03:18.760 --> 0:03:21.600 mark in the league. They've also allowed seventeen total touchdowns 0:03:21.600 --> 0:03:23.800 the running backs, second most in the league. So like 0:03:23.880 --> 0:03:26.320 both of them. On the other side, Nick Chubb gets 0:03:26.320 --> 0:03:28.560 a B grade and I'm back to bench and Kareem Hunt. 0:03:29.080 --> 0:03:32.799 Chubb dominated the touch total last week versus Cincinnati's seventeen six. 0:03:33.160 --> 0:03:35.280 Hunt was startable that one week against Houston, but the 0:03:35.360 --> 0:03:38.120 Ravens are not Houston. The Ravens are a top five 0:03:38.160 --> 0:03:41.680 team in yards per carry, rushing yards allowed, and combo 0:03:41.800 --> 0:03:44.240 yards allowed per game at about hundred and ten per 0:03:45.680 --> 0:03:47.400 Chubb had a hundred and seven yards in a score 0:03:47.400 --> 0:03:49.080 in the Week seven meeting. I know it's a different 0:03:49.080 --> 0:03:51.360 defense with ro Kuan Smith, but just three weeks ago 0:03:51.680 --> 0:03:54.560 ja Michael Hasty was able to tally nine total yards 0:03:54.560 --> 0:03:57.080 in a score on seventeen touches. It feels like that's 0:03:57.080 --> 0:04:00.960 where Chub is. Uh QB Browns had looked slightly better 0:04:01.080 --> 0:04:03.640 last week, had two seventy six and a score and 0:04:03.640 --> 0:04:05.600 thirty three on the ground in his second game back. 0:04:05.960 --> 0:04:08.840 The Ravens have allowed the fifth most passing yards, but 0:04:08.920 --> 0:04:11.840 have allowed zero or one passing touchdowns in nine of 0:04:11.880 --> 0:04:15.000 the last eleven games. So it seems like a decent yardage, 0:04:15.080 --> 0:04:17.840 low touchdown passing affairs. So he gets a seat. Okay, wait, 0:04:17.839 --> 0:04:20.039 do you have you are you a conscientious objector to 0:04:20.320 --> 0:04:22.880 Deshaun Watson's name. I have been all year. I have 0:04:23.000 --> 0:04:25.400 not said his name once. I've been calling him QB 0:04:25.520 --> 0:04:29.359 Browns like tech Mobile all year. Okay, Amari Cooper, he 0:04:29.440 --> 0:04:34.160 scored one touchdown in eight quarters so far, and so 0:04:34.520 --> 0:04:35.880 I don't you know, I don't think. I don't think 0:04:35.880 --> 0:04:38.800 even there's many people even considering him anyway. By the way, 0:04:38.880 --> 0:04:41.840 we said Washington football team before they were even Washington 0:04:41.920 --> 0:04:46.000 football team on this show way back in the day. 0:04:46.279 --> 0:04:50.200 It was just Wash. Yeah, it's true, Amari Cooper and 0:04:50.279 --> 0:04:53.960 Donovan People's Jones. Cooper sat out of practice on Tuesday 0:04:53.960 --> 0:04:56.960 and Wednesday was limited on Thursday. Kevin Stefanski said he'll 0:04:57.000 --> 0:04:59.360 be good to go for Saturday's game, but it's both 0:04:59.360 --> 0:05:02.000 a hip and a core injury for Cooper and he's 0:05:02.040 --> 0:05:04.560 been pretty ineffective for the brown since the new quarterback 0:05:04.600 --> 0:05:07.600 took over. On sixteen targets in those two weeks, he's 0:05:07.600 --> 0:05:11.600 only managed six catches for eighty two scoreless yards. DPJ, 0:05:11.760 --> 0:05:15.000 on the other hand, flourished last week twelve targets, eight 0:05:15.040 --> 0:05:18.520 catches and fourteen yards and has managed double digit PPR 0:05:18.560 --> 0:05:20.800 points and six of his last eight. So I'm giving 0:05:20.839 --> 0:05:23.640 Cooper a C and Donovan People's Jones a B grade 0:05:24.000 --> 0:05:26.679 in this one. Uh And David and Joku he gets 0:05:26.720 --> 0:05:29.080 just a C grade seven for seventy one on the 0:05:29.120 --> 0:05:31.320 first meeting with the Ravens and they're in middle of 0:05:31.320 --> 0:05:34.360 the pack. Tight end defense. Greg Dulcych did manage six 0:05:34.400 --> 0:05:36.520 for eighty five two weeks ago, and last week Pat 0:05:36.560 --> 0:05:39.680 friar Muth did find the end zone against Baltimore. So surprise, 0:05:39.720 --> 0:05:41.800 you're solo on in Joko, and yet you're higher on 0:05:41.839 --> 0:05:45.400 Donovan People's Jones because Donovan People's Jones puts up more 0:05:45.480 --> 0:05:48.719 numbers than David and Joku. That's why relative to their position, 0:05:48.800 --> 0:05:52.760 I guess seems like a pretty safe play. Yeah, I mean, 0:05:52.880 --> 0:05:55.599 he's a C grade. Are you going to cancel my 0:05:55.680 --> 0:05:58.120 name at the point, I'm a little probably. You know 0:05:58.320 --> 0:05:59.920 things that I do. And by the way, would you 0:06:00.120 --> 0:06:03.440 rather play in Joku or Mark Andrews in this one. 0:06:04.160 --> 0:06:06.840 I think that is correct. If we had levels of 0:06:06.920 --> 0:06:11.560 sea grades like pluses or minuses or something like. That's 0:06:11.560 --> 0:06:13.520 all you have to do. Are You're done right? You 0:06:13.640 --> 0:06:18.200 omitted one very important factor. What's that JK. Dobbins birthday game? 0:06:18.400 --> 0:06:22.080 Oh that's right, I forgot j K. Dobbins birthday game, 0:06:22.160 --> 0:06:24.560 which is good unless he tweets that it's his birthday. 0:06:24.600 --> 0:06:26.880 How you can't tweet about your own birthday? Okay, Miami's 0:06:26.920 --> 0:06:30.120 taking on Buffalo Brian and a weather potential weather game. 0:06:30.160 --> 0:06:32.960 Everybody's all freaked out. I think people are way over 0:06:33.000 --> 0:06:34.840 reacting to the space of what we know right now. 0:06:35.000 --> 0:06:37.040 It may not the snow might even be cleared by 0:06:37.040 --> 0:06:39.160 the time there's kickoff on this game. And even so, 0:06:39.560 --> 0:06:42.279 they're talking about like four inches of snow that you 0:06:42.279 --> 0:06:45.040 know Buffalo is build for this. I'm not sweating it yet, 0:06:45.600 --> 0:06:48.000 and I'm not gonna until right before kickoff when I 0:06:48.040 --> 0:06:50.720 see what the actual conditions on the field are. I'm 0:06:50.760 --> 0:06:53.040 sweating it a little bit. It's more like a foot 0:06:53.160 --> 0:06:59.400 wins around fifteen miles per hour, which nothing um, but yeah, 0:06:59.400 --> 0:07:01.320 these teams are will be the second meeting they played 0:07:01.320 --> 0:07:04.960 in week three in Miami. There definitely wasn't any snow 0:07:05.480 --> 0:07:07.800 in that game. So a reference uh those stats a 0:07:07.839 --> 0:07:10.400 little bit. Starting on the Dolphins side, we're on the road. 0:07:10.440 --> 0:07:13.640 I got Jeff Wilson and Raheem Mostart on the bench. 0:07:14.040 --> 0:07:16.800 I will give the seed to Mostart if Wilson somehow sits, 0:07:16.840 --> 0:07:19.720 there is a possibility that happens with the Bills have 0:07:19.760 --> 0:07:22.360 allowed the eighth uist rushing yards of opposing running backs, 0:07:22.360 --> 0:07:25.960 and only three individual posing backs have top seventy yards 0:07:26.000 --> 0:07:29.880 against them. One was Zonovant Night last week though, so 0:07:29.920 --> 0:07:32.240 that that's good, and that was most likely because von 0:07:32.320 --> 0:07:34.800 Miller has been on I R. That's that's a plus 0:07:34.840 --> 0:07:37.320 for the Dolphins backs. But again, if they both play, 0:07:37.400 --> 0:07:39.480 I got them both on the bench in this one, 0:07:39.560 --> 0:07:42.280 you know they might be completely invisible as running back 0:07:42.360 --> 0:07:44.640 to the Dolphins were all white. You might not be 0:07:44.720 --> 0:07:46.400 able to see them at all. And you have to 0:07:46.480 --> 0:07:49.680 factor I know, like every Dolphins player isn't from Florida, 0:07:49.760 --> 0:07:52.360 but the state shuts down when when it drops with 0:07:52.440 --> 0:07:55.520 the sixty degrees in Florida, So they're gonna says that 0:07:55.560 --> 0:07:58.800 it's snows in Alabama. So you gotta factor that in 0:07:59.240 --> 0:08:01.720 we'll factor that. I'm gonna factor a few things with 0:08:01.760 --> 0:08:04.160 Tyreek Hill, who I'm only giving a C two in 0:08:04.200 --> 0:08:07.560 this game. He's nursing an ankle injury, playing on a 0:08:07.560 --> 0:08:11.160 short week, coming off Sunday night football, playing on Saturday 0:08:11.240 --> 0:08:14.560 this week. There are the weather concerns, and he only 0:08:14.560 --> 0:08:18.000 had two scoreless catches for thirty three yards in the 0:08:18.000 --> 0:08:21.360 first meeting, and that was winter debuts. Ward was not 0:08:21.440 --> 0:08:24.200 playing White. I'm sorry White was not playing. He is 0:08:24.200 --> 0:08:26.960 playing in this game one of the better corners in 0:08:27.000 --> 0:08:30.280 the league and should be covering Tyree Hill quite a bit. 0:08:30.720 --> 0:08:32.320 You definitely got to start um, unless it's a guy 0:08:32.440 --> 0:08:34.400 team league. I think it's a little dice and guilloteam leaks, 0:08:34.440 --> 0:08:37.760 but standard leagues you're starting him. But temporary expectations. I 0:08:37.800 --> 0:08:40.760 like Jalen Waddle a little more in this game, giving 0:08:40.800 --> 0:08:42.880 him a bet, even though he's been slumping big time 0:08:42.880 --> 0:08:46.040 over the last two weeks. Just three catches for forty 0:08:46.120 --> 0:08:50.480 scoreless yards. He hasn't scored in four straight games. And 0:08:50.520 --> 0:08:52.640 I hadn't realized this, but he's only scored in four 0:08:52.679 --> 0:08:56.840 games this year. All his touchdowns have come in four games. Wattle, 0:08:56.880 --> 0:08:58.960 to me, is very dangerous. You and I could not 0:08:59.000 --> 0:09:02.320 disagree more on this game. Well, it'd be fitting to 0:09:02.400 --> 0:09:04.720 do for him to do the penguin dance in the snow, right, 0:09:04.760 --> 0:09:10.040 So that's why I feel like the touchdown touchdown he 0:09:10.080 --> 0:09:11.760 didn't score in the first meeting, he did have four 0:09:11.840 --> 0:09:13.720 catches up for a hundred and two yards. He should 0:09:13.720 --> 0:09:18.200 see coverage from Dane Jackson often who surrendered three touchdowns 0:09:18.240 --> 0:09:20.800 over the last five games, and just there's no injury 0:09:20.800 --> 0:09:23.520 concern here, notre deus white concern. I like Wattle a 0:09:23.520 --> 0:09:26.319 little more. But you're starting both he entiree killer. You're 0:09:26.320 --> 0:09:28.120 not starting Mike Siki. He's on the bench and I'm 0:09:28.160 --> 0:09:30.760 only given to us see here, if you recall the 0:09:31.120 --> 0:09:33.280 uh the Bills game was the game where he got 0:09:33.360 --> 0:09:37.760 knocked out but then came back in, which became very controversial, 0:09:38.000 --> 0:09:40.439 controversial the following week when he got knocked out again. 0:09:40.880 --> 0:09:43.560 So he only finished with one sixty one passing yards 0:09:43.600 --> 0:09:45.200 in a touchdown in the first meeting, which kind of 0:09:45.240 --> 0:09:49.000 feels like his borderline ceiling here. The Bills have surrendered 0:09:49.080 --> 0:09:52.520 zero or one passing touchdowns and five of their last 0:09:52.520 --> 0:09:55.720 seven games, and the two games they allowed multiple scores 0:09:55.800 --> 0:09:58.559 during that span where the indoor games in Detroit, and 0:09:58.559 --> 0:10:00.480 they're not playing in Detroit the this week, so I 0:10:00.520 --> 0:10:04.040 just gotta see for Tua. Over to the bill side, 0:10:04.080 --> 0:10:07.360 Devin Singletary, James Cook. I'm benching Singletary and I'll give 0:10:07.360 --> 0:10:10.360 Cook the sea. The Dolphins are allowing only seventy rushing 0:10:10.400 --> 0:10:13.320 yards per game on three point eight yards per carry. Good. 0:10:13.400 --> 0:10:15.480 That's a sneaky good run defense for the Dolphins. And 0:10:15.520 --> 0:10:19.640 then they're clearly going to spit uh split time. Um. 0:10:19.679 --> 0:10:23.599 But Miami has surrendered the sixth most receiving yards and 0:10:23.679 --> 0:10:26.440 running backs and over the last two weeks alone, opposing 0:10:26.480 --> 0:10:30.719 backs have totaled twenty catches against Miami. So Cook is 0:10:30.800 --> 0:10:32.719 the past catching back here. So I like him with 0:10:32.760 --> 0:10:35.320 the Sea. I got Singletary on the bench, definitely not 0:10:35.400 --> 0:10:37.960 benching Stefon Digs. Just gonna give him a be just 0:10:38.080 --> 0:10:40.920 because of the weather concerns a little bit. I mean, 0:10:40.920 --> 0:10:43.520 you're starting him, I mean, don't work. I'm a little 0:10:43.559 --> 0:10:45.959 considered charge we can disagree here. I mean all I'm 0:10:46.000 --> 0:10:48.520 saying is, can we can we hit the panic button 0:10:48.520 --> 0:10:52.400 when we actually I feel like we've we've been through 0:10:52.440 --> 0:10:55.400 this over the last twenty years on this show, where 0:10:56.040 --> 0:10:58.520 the big snow game happens, everybody freaks out like it's 0:10:58.559 --> 0:11:01.280 gonna be low scoring. But the wide receivers are still 0:11:01.280 --> 0:11:03.360 fine because they know where they're going. It's the defensive 0:11:03.400 --> 0:11:06.800 backs who have to cut and cover. That's been true 0:11:06.840 --> 0:11:09.840 in some cases and others not so much. I don't know, 0:11:10.040 --> 0:11:12.640 we'll we'll see. There's like one game a year where 0:11:12.640 --> 0:11:16.160 whether actually like you know, totally suppresses you know, the 0:11:16.280 --> 0:11:19.120 score of the game. Maybe this is gonna be if 0:11:19.160 --> 0:11:21.640 the winds were a little lower out But anyway, all right, 0:11:21.679 --> 0:11:25.400 we've got into Weatherman territory. Modest, modest. Seven catches seventy 0:11:25.480 --> 0:11:27.839 four yards in the first meeting for Digs. He did 0:11:27.880 --> 0:11:30.640 score in both games against Miami last year. Mike Williams 0:11:30.679 --> 0:11:33.280 had a monster game against the Dolphins last week, and 0:11:33.360 --> 0:11:35.439 Diggs could certainly do the same. So fine, I'll give 0:11:35.520 --> 0:11:38.200 him an a. No concerns with Stefan Diggs. I have 0:11:38.240 --> 0:11:40.839 concerns for Gabe Davis. You should if you've started him 0:11:40.880 --> 0:11:44.440 basically in all any of other than two games this year. Uh, 0:11:44.559 --> 0:11:47.400 first off, you're not gonna play Isaiah mackenzie, especially since 0:11:47.400 --> 0:11:50.280 they signed Cole Beasley. That shows how much fame they had, 0:11:50.320 --> 0:11:54.000 and Isaiah McKenzie. But I'm still benching Gabe Davis as well. 0:11:54.080 --> 0:11:56.120 He has scored in three of his four career meetings 0:11:56.160 --> 0:11:58.680 against the Dolphins, but the game he failed to score 0:11:59.080 --> 0:12:01.880 in was the one earlier this season. And Davis has 0:12:01.880 --> 0:12:05.480 also top seventy yards or five catches just once over 0:12:05.520 --> 0:12:08.280 his last seven games. He's a touchdown dependent wide receiver 0:12:08.360 --> 0:12:11.120 and that's not someone you can trust in the fantasy playoffs. 0:12:11.160 --> 0:12:14.000 I do trust Dawson Knox giving him a sea. The 0:12:14.040 --> 0:12:16.720 Dolphins are top eight in the most catches, yards, and 0:12:16.760 --> 0:12:19.160 touchdowns allowed to tight ends on a per game basis. 0:12:19.720 --> 0:12:23.120 Miami's Eric Rowe is Pro Football focused, his seventh worst 0:12:23.160 --> 0:12:26.440 safety and coverage allowing, allowing the third most yards and 0:12:26.480 --> 0:12:30.480 receptions in his coverage, and Knox had only four catches 0:12:30.520 --> 0:12:33.360 for twenty five yards in the first meeting, but Quentin 0:12:33.440 --> 0:12:36.560 Morris and Reggie Gilliam combined for four catches and forty 0:12:36.559 --> 0:12:38.800 four yards, so hopefully that all goes to Knox. I 0:12:38.880 --> 0:12:41.400 like him with the Sea. And lastly, Josh Allen, he 0:12:41.520 --> 0:12:44.120 gets an A. I don't really think I need to 0:12:44.120 --> 0:12:46.920 go into that. The design rushing plays are coming back 0:12:47.840 --> 0:12:50.080 to come back four and forty seven total yards and 0:12:50.080 --> 0:12:52.080 two touchdowns in the first meeting. I think it was 0:12:52.360 --> 0:12:55.200 six designed rushing plays last week for him, if if 0:12:55.240 --> 0:12:57.760 I remember correctly, when we came back. We'll get to 0:12:57.840 --> 0:13:02.199 the the third of three of your Actually this it's 0:13:02.240 --> 0:13:05.920 a non Saturday matchup. I think that's next. We'll get 0:13:05.920 --> 0:13:08.360 to this. We'll get to Falcons taking on Saints coming 0:13:08.440 --> 0:13:11.240 up next. We'll work in the final Saturday game India 0:13:11.240 --> 0:13:14.360 at Minnesota a little bit later in the show. Stay 0:13:14.360 --> 0:13:55.360 tuned more Fantasy Football Weekly coming up next. Take a 0:13:55.520 --> 0:13:58.280 chance on me nine players not normally just starting lineup. Hey, 0:13:58.320 --> 0:14:01.120 even though it's the playoffs, you should have a great roster. 0:14:01.520 --> 0:14:03.960 That doesn't mean injuries and other things have happened that 0:14:04.000 --> 0:14:09.720 have forced you to look for some unusual potential starters. Yeah. 0:14:09.720 --> 0:14:12.679 Maybe lost Kyler Murray last week as as one example. 0:14:12.760 --> 0:14:14.800 We'll talk about how bad that is a little bit 0:14:14.880 --> 0:14:16.320 later in the show. I'd like to think that the 0:14:16.400 --> 0:14:19.200 daily fantasy players like this segment a lot too. It's 0:14:19.280 --> 0:14:24.760 usually your value. Yeah, let's spending at the quarterback position. 0:14:25.440 --> 0:14:28.440 Matt mac Jones has struggled a bit this season with 0:14:28.480 --> 0:14:30.880 the new offensive coordinator, but he faces his old one 0:14:30.920 --> 0:14:33.600 this week and Josh McDaniels, well, he may be able 0:14:33.640 --> 0:14:36.680 to shed some light on mac Jones's weaknesses. McDaniels has 0:14:36.680 --> 0:14:39.760 a weakness of his own. It's his defense. I like that. Uh. 0:14:40.040 --> 0:14:42.720 They've allowed the fourth most passing yards this year, eighth 0:14:42.720 --> 0:14:45.880 most touchdowns at one and thirteen games, and they've only 0:14:45.920 --> 0:14:48.520 intercepted four passes all the year. Not to mention, don't 0:14:48.520 --> 0:14:50.480 you think Bill Belichick wants to run it up on 0:14:50.520 --> 0:14:53.120 his former pupil Oh, he would never do that. Never, 0:14:54.040 --> 0:14:56.960 mac Jones. All right, let's go to Brian. Your take 0:14:57.000 --> 0:14:59.400 a chance on the quarterback. I'm going to take a 0:14:59.480 --> 0:15:05.080 chance on z Wilson. Zack Wilson, the mill hunter against 0:15:05.120 --> 0:15:07.960 the Lions. Uh, if you hadn't heard, Mike White has 0:15:08.000 --> 0:15:10.560 been ruled out with the broken rib. Tried to get 0:15:10.560 --> 0:15:15.360 cleared by ten different independent doctors. That's a guy. I'll 0:15:15.400 --> 0:15:18.760 take an eighth opinion. I'll take a ninth opinion. He 0:15:18.800 --> 0:15:21.320 needs to go see Dr Nick Riviere if he wants 0:15:21.320 --> 0:15:25.120 to play in this game. Sadly, he's a cartoon character. 0:15:25.840 --> 0:15:30.120 Zack Wilson's kind of he is. But Hey, it's a 0:15:30.120 --> 0:15:34.200 good matchup. The Lions suddenly stout run defense has funneled 0:15:34.280 --> 0:15:37.800 their opposition to the past. Since Week eight, they're yielding 0:15:37.920 --> 0:15:40.800 nearly forty pass attempts per game and opposing quarterbacks of 0:15:40.880 --> 0:15:45.640 average passing yards at one point seven passing touchdowns per game. 0:15:46.040 --> 0:15:49.640 Detroit has also allowed the most rushing attempts, yards and 0:15:49.720 --> 0:15:53.160 touchdowns and quarterbacks this season. Wilson's he's got some wheels. 0:15:53.400 --> 0:15:56.560 Not He's not justin fields by any means. He he's 0:15:56.600 --> 0:15:59.240 got some mobility. But hey, if you're desperate, it's a 0:15:59.240 --> 0:16:02.880 great matchup for for Zack. Matt Ryan faces the Vikings 0:16:02.920 --> 0:16:07.640 on Saturday. The last seven non Heike quarterbacks to face 0:16:07.720 --> 0:16:13.520 Minnesota have thrown for three nine yards, three six yards, 0:16:13.520 --> 0:16:20.280 three D seven six three hundred thirty yards. See that 0:16:20.400 --> 0:16:23.960 level of ineptitude creates the most favorable matchup of Matt 0:16:24.040 --> 0:16:27.400 Ryan's entire season, and he's had some explosive games this year. 0:16:27.400 --> 0:16:31.240 He's topped three hundred fifty yards three different times, although 0:16:31.360 --> 0:16:35.000 none under Jeff Saturday, Who's got the run heavy approach here. 0:16:35.400 --> 0:16:38.920 All three of Ryan's receivers have got positive individual matchups. 0:16:38.920 --> 0:16:40.720 Will talk about all of them a little bit later. 0:16:40.960 --> 0:16:44.720 Vikings allowed the most passing yards, the second most completions, 0:16:44.960 --> 0:16:49.480 and every opposing quarterback has scored since the opener. Let's 0:16:49.520 --> 0:16:51.120 go to the running back position. You take a chance 0:16:51.160 --> 0:16:52.840 to me runner Matt. I think it's gonna be Mac 0:16:52.920 --> 0:16:58.200 jones favorite target, Pierre Strong. Romandre Stevenson just practiced for 0:16:58.200 --> 0:17:00.080 the first time on Friday with an ankle injury. He 0:17:00.160 --> 0:17:03.080 was very limited. Damien Harris was limited in practice on 0:17:03.080 --> 0:17:06.080 Thursday and Friday, and the Patriots reporter Chris Mason of 0:17:06.240 --> 0:17:09.720 mass Live dot com said he doesn't look particularly close 0:17:09.760 --> 0:17:13.040 to and last week it was Pierre Strong and Kevin 0:17:13.040 --> 0:17:15.680 Harris who filled in. Strong might be the sneaky play 0:17:15.720 --> 0:17:18.159 because he took five carries for seventy yards, but he 0:17:18.160 --> 0:17:20.639 also chipped in two catches and twenty yards in the 0:17:20.680 --> 0:17:23.640 passing game. Kevin Harris wasn't targeted at all, and they 0:17:23.640 --> 0:17:26.480 faced the Raiders defense, who's allowed the most receiving yards 0:17:26.480 --> 0:17:29.520 to opposing runners this year. Even if Stevenson or Harris 0:17:29.560 --> 0:17:32.560 does go yet, Harris hasn't been involved in the passing 0:17:32.600 --> 0:17:38.200 game at all. I think Pierre is a strong play. Okay, 0:17:38.600 --> 0:17:41.520 you're running back, let's let's move on quickly from that Tobacco. 0:17:41.760 --> 0:17:46.760 It's not Pierre Thomas, Remember Pierre Thomas, oh Man Thomas. 0:17:47.720 --> 0:17:50.920 I I like Antonio Gibson at home against the Giants. 0:17:50.920 --> 0:17:53.040 Will get into this game more later, but it's a 0:17:53.080 --> 0:17:56.560 weird scenario where these teams last played in Week thirteen, 0:17:56.560 --> 0:17:59.640 two weeks ago, and the Commanders were on by last week, 0:17:59.680 --> 0:18:02.080 so there they got back to back games against the Giants, 0:18:02.080 --> 0:18:05.359 so they they're certainly ready to play New York and 0:18:05.440 --> 0:18:08.040 this one. Who were who? The Giants were gashed on 0:18:08.080 --> 0:18:11.000 the ground by the Eagles last week. With defensive tackle 0:18:11.160 --> 0:18:14.600 Leonard Williams out with a neck injury. He is questionable 0:18:14.640 --> 0:18:17.000 to play on Sunday night. And uh the Giants have 0:18:17.080 --> 0:18:20.200 now allowed eight straight games to an opposing running back 0:18:20.440 --> 0:18:22.840 to have at least ninety four yards or a touchdown. 0:18:22.880 --> 0:18:25.399 I know Brian Robinson will be the lead back, but 0:18:25.480 --> 0:18:28.440 I kind of just think the Commanders roll the Giants 0:18:28.440 --> 0:18:31.720 and this one and should see some significant work here. 0:18:31.720 --> 0:18:33.480 I think Brian Robinson sitting on the best game of 0:18:33.520 --> 0:18:35.440 his guy. He'll be getting a good grade later. Talk 0:18:35.480 --> 0:18:38.960 more about that later. You'll remember all preseason I begged 0:18:38.960 --> 0:18:42.639 people not to draft cam Acres, Well, it's come around 0:18:42.640 --> 0:18:45.240 to the point where now I'm I'm actually giving him 0:18:45.359 --> 0:18:48.080 a take a chance on the opportunity on Monday Night. 0:18:48.440 --> 0:18:52.320 He dominated the carries last week with twelve um. But 0:18:52.600 --> 0:18:54.960 he's been and he's been. Don't get me wrong, he's 0:18:55.000 --> 0:18:57.720 been bad like every other ram trying to run behind 0:18:57.760 --> 0:19:00.960 tenth stringers on the offensive line. But the Packers ranked 0:19:00.960 --> 0:19:03.919 twenty six and run defense by Pro Football Focus, and 0:19:04.080 --> 0:19:08.120 opposing number one runners almost always get paid. Opposing lead 0:19:08.200 --> 0:19:11.680 runners have scored or top seventy three yards in ten 0:19:11.760 --> 0:19:15.120 of thirteen games against green Bay. The last four lead 0:19:15.200 --> 0:19:18.480 runners have all scored touchdowns against green Bay. So look, 0:19:18.600 --> 0:19:21.800 you need a dart throw Monday night, cam Akers. Let's 0:19:21.800 --> 0:19:23.520 go to the wide receivers. Well, I shouldn't say that 0:19:23.720 --> 0:19:25.960 receivers because you often go tight end. Yeah, I went 0:19:25.960 --> 0:19:29.680 wide receiver. Just a mess with you. Michael Gallop six 0:19:29.880 --> 0:19:32.280 or more targets in five of his last six games. 0:19:32.320 --> 0:19:34.359 But he's really passed the eye test over the last 0:19:34.359 --> 0:19:37.240 month or so, making some great contested catches, and he 0:19:37.280 --> 0:19:39.920 scored twice against Indie just two weeks ago. Faces a 0:19:40.000 --> 0:19:42.520 Jags defense that is allowing the third most touchdowns to 0:19:42.560 --> 0:19:46.120 the wide receiver position. They're at sixteen through thirteen games, 0:19:46.160 --> 0:19:48.359 and second wide receivers have have had a lot of 0:19:48.840 --> 0:19:52.400 success against the Jags as of recent Detroit's DJ Chark 0:19:52.480 --> 0:19:56.160 had five catches for ninety yards. Even Marquees Valdez Scantling 0:19:56.440 --> 0:19:58.280 had sixty yards in a score just a couple of 0:19:58.320 --> 0:20:01.960 weeks ago. Michael Gallop, let's go all right, Michael Gallup, 0:20:02.440 --> 0:20:05.240 your take a chance of me wide receiver. Uh, it's 0:20:05.280 --> 0:20:08.720 another reclamation project from the New York Jets. And Elijah More. 0:20:09.240 --> 0:20:13.000 Compare him with Zach Wilson. You only live once again. 0:20:13.280 --> 0:20:16.200 They're at home against the Lions, who quite simply are 0:20:16.240 --> 0:20:18.840 not good covering opposing slot wide receivers. Since we gate, 0:20:18.880 --> 0:20:21.879 they've allowed the most PPR points to the position, and 0:20:22.040 --> 0:20:25.359 unfortunately More was in a smash spot with Mike White 0:20:25.359 --> 0:20:28.000 as quarterback. More has had four red zon targets over 0:20:28.000 --> 0:20:30.919 the last two weeks. But I don't know, we know 0:20:31.080 --> 0:20:33.920 Zach Wilson like hates Garrett Wilson, so I like Alijah 0:20:33.920 --> 0:20:36.560 More a little more in this one. I can't turn 0:20:36.640 --> 0:20:39.600 up anything on Pierre Thomas. I don't know whatever he's 0:20:39.600 --> 0:20:42.400 been doing he's doing it in secret. There's no there's 0:20:42.440 --> 0:20:45.159 like nothing's like he fell off the face of the 0:20:45.160 --> 0:20:48.600 earth after he retires exactly. If you're listening, tell us 0:20:48.600 --> 0:20:51.439 what's happening in your life. We're curious. We miss you, Pierre, 0:20:51.560 --> 0:20:55.639 I do miss Pierre. UM might take a chance to 0:20:55.680 --> 0:20:58.240 me wide receiver Paris Campbell, I I will, I am 0:20:58.280 --> 0:21:02.840 also come mining a wide receiver with a quarterback. I 0:21:02.920 --> 0:21:05.440 told you I loved Matt Ryan this week. The only 0:21:05.440 --> 0:21:07.800 person who's more of a Paris Campbell fan than me 0:21:08.600 --> 0:21:11.080 is Matt Ryan. Ryan has gotten more production out of 0:21:11.119 --> 0:21:13.560 Campbell than anybody in Campbell's career, and it's not close. 0:21:13.760 --> 0:21:18.919 Over Ryan's last five games, Paris Campbell averaging five receptions, 0:21:19.080 --> 0:21:21.600 fifty four yards and half a touchdown. That is solid. 0:21:21.720 --> 0:21:24.200 He's gonna face a Vikings defense that allows the most 0:21:24.280 --> 0:21:28.560