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Speaker 3: Some of the things we got here, So looking forward
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Speaker 2: We are six weeks through, we are almost to the
Speaker 2: halfway points of the fantasy regular season. How are we coming?
Speaker 2: How are things feeling in the Start Sit Arena Florio?
Speaker 4: The last couple of weeks have definitely been better. Last
Speaker 4: week it helped that like half of the players I
Speaker 4: wrote to SIT ended up just not playing, which I
Speaker 4: mean that's an easy correct You're right, yeah, but yeah, overall,
Speaker 4: so far, so good.
Speaker 3: I would say, sounds good.
Speaker 2: We will dive in with another set of start since
Speaker 2: this week, starting at quarterback.
Speaker 3: Who do you like? Who do you not like?
Speaker 4: I think you keep starting Jordan Love. I know it's
Speaker 4: a tough matchup, but I think it could be a
Speaker 4: potentially high scoring game. With two good quarterbacks in this one.
Speaker 4: Baker Mayfield is a must start option for me. He's
Speaker 4: the QB two on the week, and the Ravens have
Speaker 4: really struggled against the pass this year. Anthony Richardson looks
Speaker 4: like he is back, and if he's back, I think
Speaker 4: you play him unless it's in like a really really
Speaker 4: tough matchup and that is not this against Miami. Kirk
Speaker 4: Cousins is a fantastic start this week, I think against Seattle,
Speaker 4: who has been torched in three consecutive weeks by Jared Goff,
Speaker 4: Daniel Jones, and Brock Purdy, I think kirk Cousins could
Speaker 4: be the fourth in line for that. And then Sam
Speaker 4: Darnold in what I think could be a very high
Speaker 4: scoring game against the Lions, who are elite against stopping
Speaker 4: the run but really struggle against the pass, and then
Speaker 4: some six. Look. Patrick Mahomes at this point is just
Speaker 4: a name. He's averaging fourteen fantasy points per game one
Speaker 4: QB one finish on this season, and then I think
Speaker 4: you could sit Brock Purdy potentially depending on your options here,
Speaker 4: but under fifteen fantasy points in four to six, and
Speaker 4: the Chiefs outside of Lamar Jackson have kept quarterbacks in
Speaker 4: check this year, justin Herbert because last week was his
Speaker 4: best game and he didn't even get fourteen fantasy points.
Speaker 4: Aaron Rodgers, I know the arrow is trending up, but
Speaker 4: it's still against the Steelers, so I think you play
Speaker 4: it safe. And then same thing with Matthew Stafford. The
Speaker 4: arrow is trending up, but the upside has been too low.
Speaker 4: Then I need to see more first before I get
Speaker 4: him back to my lineup.
Speaker 2: LaQuan, I'm gonna ask you, because you are the rams
Speaker 2: stand here on the show.
Speaker 3: Sure, I mean that in the nicest way possible.
Speaker 2: Stafford, I know, dealing with a little bit of an injury,
Speaker 2: but Cooper Cup possibly coming back. Would Cooper Cup being
Speaker 2: in the lineup have an impact on starting Stafford for you?
Speaker 5: I would be hesitant. It's one of those things you
Speaker 5: have to just kind of just wait and see. It's
Speaker 5: gonna be a slow walk before we get you know,
Speaker 5: Cooper Cup back, you know, performing, not just playing, but performing.
Speaker 5: That's the big thing here. And Matthew Stafford without Cooper
Speaker 5: Cup and without Pucan Dakota healthy o line, I don't
Speaker 5: think we could put him in starting lineups until we
Speaker 5: see this Rams offense just fully healthy and hitting in
Speaker 5: all cylinders.
Speaker 2: Florida with the Anthony Richardson going against Miami, the Dolphins
Speaker 2: have been really bad against the run, but they've been
Speaker 2: fairly tough against quarterbacks so far this year. We know
Speaker 2: that Jonathan Taylor banged up, maybe playing, maybe not playing.
Speaker 2: With Jonathan Taylor being on the field, have any impact
Speaker 2: on Richardson.
Speaker 4: To you, He's not gonna be one hundred percent, so
Speaker 4: it has a little I think it's possible that Anthony
Speaker 4: Richardson leads the Colts in rushing yards this week, which
Speaker 4: is why, like what I wrote, I'm like, yeah, the
Speaker 4: floor might not be the safest when it comes to
Speaker 4: Anthony Richardson, but the upside is so high because of
Speaker 4: what he could do with his legs and the fact
Speaker 4: that he could turn any pass into like a sixty
Speaker 4: yard touchdown because he's got that strong of an arm.
Speaker 4: So yeah, it's one of those things that I'd have
Speaker 4: to have another pretty good option for me to get
Speaker 4: away from Anthony Richardson, just because of the upside he brings.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I feel like if Richardson succeeds, it will be
Speaker 2: on the ground, not so much through there. Maybe he does,
Speaker 2: as you mentioned, hit one of those big throws, but
Speaker 2: I don't think consistently he's gonna put up a lot
Speaker 2: of passing yards this week.
Speaker 3: Running back starts and sins. Who you got?
Speaker 4: We're gonna go with Tony Pollard, who is someone that
Speaker 4: all three of us have spoken up this week about
Speaker 4: because the Buffalo Bills have just been torched by running
Speaker 4: backs and Pollard has played very well. Shout out to
Speaker 4: you guys on this one, Chewba Hubbard. You guys were
Speaker 4: definitely way higher on him than I was, and he
Speaker 4: has really paid off. Fifteen plus fantasy points in every
Speaker 4: game with Andy Dalton this season. And it's a great
Speaker 4: matchup against the Commanders. On the other side, though, an
Speaker 4: even better matchup Brian Robinson Junior and Alson Eckler. I
Speaker 4: think if Robinson plays, he is a must start and
Speaker 4: Eckler becomes a really good flex play with a safe
Speaker 4: floor that has a higher ceiling. This week, if Robinson
Speaker 4: sits Ecklers, they must play James Connor. I know last
Speaker 4: week was rough, but I still think you continue to
Speaker 4: start him each week. Joe Mixon is playing far too
Speaker 4: well to get away from and I think Ramandre Stevenson,
Speaker 4: as long as he plays, he is in play for me.
Speaker 4: If he sits, though, I think that puts Antonio Gibson
Speaker 4: back into play because of the matchup. And then my
Speaker 4: sits Aaron Jones. He's banged up. We're not sure if
Speaker 4: he's going to play or not, but whether he does,
Speaker 4: I think you get away. The Lions are the hardest
Speaker 4: matchup for running backs. Travis Etn similar situation. Not sure
Speaker 4: if he's going to play or not this week, but
Speaker 4: I don't really love the idea of getting him in
Speaker 4: my lineup. Rashad White, There's no way I want to
Speaker 4: play him if he plays three headed back committee against
Speaker 4: the tough one of the toughest matchups for a running back.
Speaker 4: Devin Singletary. The Eagles are good against the run, and
Speaker 4: I think Tyrone Tracy is here to stay. Nick Chubb,
Speaker 4: I think you want to take a wait and see
Speaker 4: approach with him me personally, at least that is my viewpoint.
Speaker 4: And then Jalen Warren. I was excited to have him
Speaker 4: back last week, but he just did not get enough
Speaker 4: usage in his first game back that I think you
Speaker 4: could uh, you can get away from him this week.
Speaker 3: Yeah, I definitely with with the Tampa Bay.
Speaker 2: You mentioned Rashad Why I mean that looks like a
Speaker 2: mess of a backfield with Todd Bowles basically like, we're
Speaker 2: gonna use three guys, We're gonna go with the hot hand,
Speaker 2: and like, why don't you just punch me in the face,
Speaker 2: Todd Bowles?
Speaker 3: It feels straight up sock me. It just said he
Speaker 3: just walked. Was like bow Like, you know, we're starting
Speaker 3: three running backs. Deal with it?
Speaker 2: Like, thanks, man, I appreciate it. Tuba Hubbard going against
Speaker 2: Washington Lakwan. I mean, Tuba has played really really well
Speaker 2: this week. I want to ask you, maybe not so
Speaker 2: much about Tuba, but like Jonathan Brooks, because I think
Speaker 2: a lot of us were excited about him. You drafted him,
Speaker 2: you stashed him, waiting for him to come off injured reserve.
Speaker 2: The practice window is open. But can we trust now
Speaker 2: that they're actually going to put him in a workhorse
Speaker 2: role considering how well Tuba has played.
Speaker 5: Uh, I don't think so. I think we just need
Speaker 5: to just wait and see how this really develops, because
Speaker 5: I don't think they're having any They really is no
Speaker 5: rush to kind of just push them out there. I
Speaker 5: kinda think they're going to give him some touches here
Speaker 5: and there. But if Tuba Hubber is still running at
Speaker 5: a high level, putting up yards and being effective in
Speaker 5: the run game, and it's helping the passing game as well,
Speaker 5: I feel as though you don't go out there and
Speaker 5: change things up because you might knock off the chemistry.
Speaker 5: I mean, Chuba Hubber has earned these touches, So I
Speaker 5: don't think you just bring in the new toy. Don't
Speaker 5: get new toy syndrome and just throw them in there.
Speaker 5: I know you want to see what you have for
Speaker 5: the future, but there's always later in the season that
Speaker 5: you could just kind of just throw him in there
Speaker 5: to see what you got for the future.
Speaker 2: You mentioned Florio Nick Jayleen Warren rather as a sit
Speaker 2: would you start Najie Harris against the Gets?
Speaker 4: I think Nausey is one of those players that depends
Speaker 4: on your options. He's floor and the volume he sees
Speaker 4: each week. Each week have been safe and he has
Speaker 4: the last couple of weeks just looked the part and
Speaker 4: look like he's getting back to that Nausey that we
Speaker 4: used to know and love. But Jets are a decent
Speaker 4: matchup against him. I do think you start nausey. You
Speaker 4: just don't be surprised if he gives you like ten
Speaker 4: or eleven points, because that's what he does in like
Speaker 4: half his games. But I'm hoping that he finds the
Speaker 4: end zone and maybe we get a little bit more
Speaker 4: of a higher ceiling out of him moving forward.
Speaker 2: All right, let's move on to the wide receiver position.
Speaker 2: Who are your starts and sins?
Speaker 4: Tyreek Hill because he's coming off his best game without Tua,
Speaker 4: and the Colts are a matchup that has struggled against
Speaker 4: wide receivers. Zay Flowers is coming off of back to
Speaker 4: back career games and it's a fantastic matchup against the Bucks.
Speaker 4: I think he's a must play this week. I think
Speaker 4: Terry McLaurin is a must play this week against the
Speaker 4: Carolina Panthers. It's amazing what Terry looks like with an
Speaker 4: actual legit. NFL quarterback Deontay Johnson is a must start
Speaker 4: option as long as Andy Dalton is the quarterback. He
Speaker 4: leads the league and ends on targets with Andy Dalton
Speaker 4: this year, which is wild. Jamison Williams has brought a
Speaker 4: safer floor that I think people realize and we know
Speaker 4: that the upside is there and what could be a
Speaker 4: high scoring game. And then Jordan Addison. The floor might
Speaker 4: be low, but the matchup is so good and I
Speaker 4: think there could be points in this game that I
Speaker 4: think you take the shot on Addison this week. My
Speaker 4: sits are George Pickens. I've talked about this a lot
Speaker 4: this week. Potentially first game with Russ. Could still see fields,
Speaker 4: could see both of these guys, and he's going to
Speaker 4: see a lot of Sauce Gardner, which worries me. Michael
Speaker 4: Pittman Junior because Alec Pearce has led the Colts in
Speaker 4: yards every game that Anthony Richardson has started and finished,
Speaker 4: and Pittman and his first three full games this year
Speaker 4: with Richardson was in single digits and all three of them.
Speaker 4: Jalen Waddle has not scored double digits since Week one.
Speaker 4: There's no upside right now with him without TUA, so
Speaker 4: I think you could get away from him there. And
Speaker 4: then Calvin Ridley eight targets, no catches last week. I
Speaker 4: don't see any way you could trust Calvin Ridley this week.
Speaker 2: Covin Ridley obviously he had that postgame rant included a
Speaker 2: few naughty words that we can't repeat on this podcast.
Speaker 2: It's been bleak with him, mostly because the quarterback situation
Speaker 2: is so bad. What can you do with Calvin Ridley?
Speaker 2: Because it just it seems hard to play him, but
Speaker 2: you know nobody's gonna trade for him. You can't really
Speaker 2: drop him. I mean, what are you doing with Ridley?
Speaker 5: You're kind of just letting him just sitting the waistland
Speaker 5: of your bench like he's on bench row. I mean, honestly,
Speaker 5: if I'm frustrated enough one day and the injuries are
Speaker 5: piling up, I'm willing to drop him because honestly, Will
Speaker 5: Levs is not getting from the ball until the second half,
Speaker 5: well really the fourth quarter. So it's like, if he
Speaker 5: is not going to be in your direct game plan,
Speaker 5: what is he out there doing? Like I feel his
Speaker 5: frustrations because you went out there and I keep saying this,
Speaker 5: you you play them, how you pay them, and like
Speaker 5: he is your best offensive weapon and he's not getting the.
Speaker 4: Ball until like the fourth quarter?
Speaker 5: What are we doing here? So he has a two
Speaker 5: week notice if he doesn't show up this game out
Speaker 5: of frustration and you know, the media giving backlash, then
Speaker 5: you know, he's on a two week notice to where
Speaker 5: I just dropped him to the wire.
Speaker 2: I mean, Florio, could we see a squeaky wheel game?
Speaker 2: I know you've said repeatedly that the strength of the
Speaker 2: Bills defense is the secondary.
Speaker 3: Could you see a squeaky wheel game? And will it matter?
Speaker 2: Because Levis is the quarterback going against a good defensive backfield.
Speaker 4: That part like, we could see a squeaky wheel game,
Speaker 4: But it's not like Calvin Ridley had two targets last week,
Speaker 4: Like they threw him the ball eight times and they
Speaker 4: just couldn't connect. So I'm not sure it matters. Like
Speaker 4: I'm hoping. I am a big Calvin Ridley fan. I
Speaker 4: have him on fantasy teams. I hope this connection gets
Speaker 4: better and a squeaky wheel game comes. But yeah, tough matchup,
Speaker 4: and I mean last week was a great matchup on
Speaker 4: paper and they couldn't connect on one. So yeah, I
Speaker 4: cannot trust Calvin.
Speaker 3: Ridley this week.
Speaker 2: Yeah that was the part because last week they're playing
Speaker 2: the Colts and you figured, Okay, if there's ever a
Speaker 2: chance for the Titans offense to take off, this is it.
Speaker 3: And it didn't happen.
Speaker 2: So now we're sort of wondering like, Okay, it just
Speaker 2: might not happen this year, at least with Will Levis
Speaker 2: at quarterback.
Speaker 3: Finally tight ends who is up and who's down?
Speaker 4: In Week seven, brock Bauers is an absolute must start
Speaker 4: every single week, but especially this week against the Rams defense,
Speaker 4: who have struggled against tight ends. Evan Ingram had ten
Speaker 4: targets last week. Yeah, ear muffs the squad. Sorry, Evan
Speaker 4: Ingram had ten targets last week and that's e lead
Speaker 4: volume at the tight end position, so you start him.
Speaker 4: Kyle Pitts double digits in two straight weeks and in
Speaker 4: half of his games. That upside is good enough to start.
Speaker 4: I thought David and Joku was worth starting when Amari
Speaker 4: Cooper was still a Brown without him, though, I expect
Speaker 4: him to see even more volume now, which keeps him
Speaker 4: in play at the tight end position. And then Kate Auten.
Speaker 4: Don't look now, but the last three four weeks Kate
Speaker 4: Auten has been highly involved in this Bucks passing attack.
Speaker 4: More of a safe floor than high upside tight end.
Speaker 4: But still we're talking about tight ends here, so Kate
Speaker 4: Outen is in play. Isaiah likely averaging less than three
Speaker 4: targets per game since Week six. You just cannot trust
Speaker 4: that the two touchdown game was nice. But without a touchdown,
Speaker 4: this guy could give you like less than three fantasy points. TJ.
Speaker 4: Hawkinson has a chance to return this week.
Speaker 3: I just think you.
Speaker 4: Plan on being without him. You got by this far
Speaker 4: without him first came back from a severe knee injury.
Speaker 4: I like to take a wait and see approach with
Speaker 4: players like that. Pat Fryermooth, I know the arrow is
Speaker 4: pointing up with if it is Russ, but quarterback questions,
Speaker 4: tough matchup. I think it's okay to take a wait
Speaker 4: and see approach there. It's just not happening for Dalton Schultz.
Speaker 4: Even with Nico Collins sidelined right now, and then Mike
Speaker 4: Issecki was fun, Walt Higgins was sidelined. The Bengals used
Speaker 4: four different tight ends last week. That means you can
Speaker 4: trust none of them in fantasy.
Speaker 3: Yeah.
Speaker 2: I was really trying to see if Eric All was
Speaker 2: going to become a thing in Cincinnati. But if they're
Speaker 2: gonna use that many guys, it's kind of hard to
Speaker 2: rely on any of them.
Speaker 3: L quote.
Speaker 2: I want to ask you about Brock Bowers because the
Speaker 2: matchup obviously is good, but I want to look sort
Speaker 2: of long term. He starts comes into week seven as
Speaker 2: the tight end two, behind only George Kittle with note
Speaker 2: DeVante Adams. Now for the rest of the year, could
Speaker 2: Broock Bowers finish the year as the tight end one overall?
Speaker 5: Yeah, just based on the volume. Honestly, I think this
Speaker 5: was like such a home run hit for you know,
Speaker 5: people that went out there and got brock Bauers in
Speaker 5: those later rounds as their tight end one, and I
Speaker 5: feel like, man, he's just been playing amazing ball. He's
Speaker 5: really the only swark that the Raiders have on offense
Speaker 5: right now that I can feel confident about. Jacobe Myers
Speaker 5: has banged up right now, Trey Tucker, he's kind of
Speaker 5: sharing that role with DJ Turner where they're kind of
Speaker 5: like being gadget players, rushing attempts out the backfield, jet sweeps, etcetera, etc.
Speaker 5: So I'm not too confident in that department there. But
Speaker 5: brock Bauers, he's putting that cape on, might be the
Speaker 5: tight end one, man, I mean it really might.
Speaker 2: Be at this point. Player, did I all my Pat
Speaker 2: Fryarmouth shares? Can I just light them on fire or
Speaker 2: is there is there hope that it's going to get better.
Speaker 4: I think there's hope that maybe with Russell Wilson, this
Speaker 4: team starts passing a little bit more in their higher
Speaker 4: quality targets. Although the passing numbers between Fields and Russ
Speaker 4: last year were close, like Russell was the better passer
Speaker 4: of the two, but they were a little bit closer
Speaker 4: than I think some people might think. But yeah, I
Speaker 4: would say the arrow is pointing up, but not against
Speaker 4: the Jets defense Like that is not in Russ's potential
Speaker 4: first start. That is not a place where I want
Speaker 4: to go. But yeah, I mean, it can't get any worse.
Speaker 2: Right, Yeah, I can't imagine it gets any worse. I really, Look,
Speaker 2: I didn't spend huge numbers out of firing mouth. I
Speaker 2: didn't think he was gonna get you, you know, George Kittle,
Speaker 2: you know Trey McBride kind of numbers. But I thought
Speaker 2: he'd be a nice, steady present at tight end. You
Speaker 2: were gonna get late in drafts for a nice, nice
Speaker 2: draft price. That hadn't really happened. I think in part
Speaker 2: because again when I when I think we were drafting
Speaker 2: like that, we were all assuming Russ was going to
Speaker 2: be the starting quarterback ever week won and that hasn't
Speaker 2: happened yet, So maybe maybe things are gonna turn around,
Speaker 2: and maybe I should just be patient and stop whining.
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