1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: Wow, Hey everybody, it is Tuesday, January two thousand twenty two. 2 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: Welcome to the NFL Fantasy Football Podcast, where we will 3 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:20,600 Speaker 1: never blow an inadvertent whistle. I am Marcus Grant alongside 4 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:23,759 Speaker 1: Michael f florial producer Justin Is at the controls, and 5 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: we got through Super wild Card weekends, six games, including 6 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: a Monday night game. I don't know that it was 7 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:37,519 Speaker 1: necessarily super on the field, um for you obviously, you know, 8 00:00:37,680 --> 00:00:40,879 Speaker 1: taking the Bills huge win into account, what was the 9 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 1: best game for you of this weekend? Selfishly, for me, 10 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: it was the Bills game, but that's only because I'm 11 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:51,239 Speaker 1: a Bills fan. Objectively, I thought the first game of 12 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 1: the week was the best one the Bengals Raiders. That 13 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: whistle feels like it was weeks ago, even though it 14 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 1: was just a couple of days ago. But that, to me, 15 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: that was the best game. It was. It was back 16 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:03,520 Speaker 1: and forth a little bit, it came down to the end. 17 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: Not many games were close this week, so that one 18 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 1: I think kind of almost wins by default. All Right, 19 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: So maybe I'm gonna be Homer this year, but I'm 20 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 1: gonna pick the forty Niners and Cowboys. That was another 21 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: good one, because that was the only other I think 22 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 1: really competitive game, even though the end of it was 23 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:21,160 Speaker 1: just a comedy of errors, like neither team could really 24 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: close the game out of the Niners had multiple chances 25 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 1: to shut it down. I mean it looked, for all 26 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: intents and purposes at first like Deebo Samuel had run 27 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: for a first down. Then on review it was short. 28 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 1: Then it looks like Jimmy g I sneaks it across 29 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:35,399 Speaker 1: the line for a first down, except he didn't wait 30 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: long enough for Trent Williams to get set, so they 31 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:39,960 Speaker 1: called a false start. Then the Niner defense just lets 32 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:43,560 Speaker 1: the Cowboys march down the field until Dak Prescott inexplicably 33 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: runs a draw uh and as the clock round out. So, um, 34 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 1: it was close, even though it wasn't well played at 35 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 1: the end. Um it was not good for my heart. 36 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: I know that. So I can only imagine. Right, I'm 37 00:01:56,960 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 1: like sitting here, I I I'm I'm moving stuff around, 38 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: I'm I'm cleaning up, and I'm like watching on TV, 39 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: and I'm like stressed out, Like this is not good 40 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 1: for me. What was your reaction when Deck ran? Because 41 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 1: I didn't have a dog in the fight and I'm watching, like, 42 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 1: what what is going on? I was like, what's looks like? 43 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: At first, I'm like, oh, crap, there's a lot of room. 44 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:15,799 Speaker 1: Then I'm like, wait a minute, they don't have any 45 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: time out, Like what is he doing? So so yeah, 46 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 1: and then I'm like watching it and I'm you know, 47 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:23,080 Speaker 1: they're trying to hustle up to the line and and 48 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 1: he spikes it and I'm like, well, I'm like from 49 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 1: where I'm sitting, and it looks like the clock ran out. 50 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: But I'm like, I was wondering if they would give 51 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:33,440 Speaker 1: them one second to try and just do one more plause. 52 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: I feel like if they had one more play, I 53 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:37,080 Speaker 1: felt the worst. Like I just felt like if they 54 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: got one more place somehow like seedee lamb or actually 55 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: be like, you know, Dalton Schultz is gonna come down 56 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: with a hail Mary in the end zone or something 57 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 1: like that, and I was gonna be just sick for 58 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:52,359 Speaker 1: the rest of the weekend. Um, but they figured it out. Um, 59 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: you know, whatever, it worked. That's all I'll say about it. 60 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 1: But that sort of gets to the point though, right 61 00:02:57,960 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 1: and we sat here, we talked about there were six 62 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:03,359 Speaker 1: games this weekend, only two of them were actually competitive. 63 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: And then I saw something this morning that there were 64 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:08,360 Speaker 1: zero lead changes in the second half of any of 65 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 1: the six games, so if you were leading at halftime, 66 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 1: you won. Um, have we gone too far? I mean, 67 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: I know the genie is out of the bottle, it's 68 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 1: not coming back. But you know, adding a seventh playoff 69 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:23,240 Speaker 1: team to each conference, right, the two seven seeds got smoked. 70 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 1: The Eagles and the Steelers got smoked. Like, is this 71 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:30,359 Speaker 1: is this just a bad idea? Now? I don't think so. 72 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:33,359 Speaker 1: I'm kind of a lunatic in the sense that like, 73 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: if there's meaningful football on, I'm I'm gonna watch it, 74 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 1: even if it's not all that competitive. So having, you know, 75 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 1: the Monday night game was really cool. Having three games 76 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: on Sunday instead of two and two that that was cool. 77 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: I also think it was just kind of a bad 78 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 1: draw for the NFL this year, Like if the Chargers 79 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:53,960 Speaker 1: were that seventh team and not the Steelers, I think 80 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:56,040 Speaker 1: we're all happy that we have a seven team in 81 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 1: because we're like, how could the Charges have been left out? 82 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 1: But they just they felt just short and the NFC 83 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 1: would have been kind of gross any any which way 84 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 1: you slice at seven seed, but like the Vikings, right, like, 85 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: they're a team that would have been at least fun 86 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 1: to watch, could have kept it a little bit more competitive. 87 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 1: So I don't I don't hate the seven team being in. 88 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:18,160 Speaker 1: I just don't think the seven best teams made it 89 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: this year. Yeah it was. It was not great. In fact, 90 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 1: I was, you know, on my text chain with some 91 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: friends and you know, we're saying because some of them 92 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:26,919 Speaker 1: are also Raider fans kind of part time, but I 93 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:28,440 Speaker 1: was like, you know what this is all? Rich Bessacci 94 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:30,359 Speaker 1: has fault that the Steelers a game is rilled right now? 95 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 1: Right if you would have just taken any both team 96 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:34,839 Speaker 1: like the Chargers would have been in and maybe we 97 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 1: could have had like Herbert Mahomes playoff game like that 98 00:04:37,720 --> 00:04:39,839 Speaker 1: would have been a lot more fun. It would have 99 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 1: been Bill's Chargers, which I mean Alan Herbert would have 100 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 1: been a lot of fun, right, That would have been 101 00:04:45,040 --> 00:04:48,280 Speaker 1: great instead of watching the Steelers get thumped. Uh, like 102 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:49,920 Speaker 1: you know, they had a seven nothing lead and then 103 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 1: that was pretty much a rap right after that. Um. 104 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: By the way, side, note, how how excited were you 105 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 1: to see Ryan Fitzpatrick show up shirtless at a Bill's 106 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: playoff game. It I didn't see it until the next morning, 107 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:04,160 Speaker 1: and when I saw it, thought, I was like, this 108 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:07,280 Speaker 1: is amazing, Like the fact that he isn't not even 109 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:09,359 Speaker 1: like all right, you saw like Kelly and all the 110 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:12,839 Speaker 1: other former Bills grades there like that's expected. A current 111 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:16,600 Speaker 1: player for another team was just in the crowd, shirtless 112 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:19,159 Speaker 1: celebrating the Bills. To me, it just I don't know, 113 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:21,279 Speaker 1: it makes you feel good about rooting for that team, 114 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 1: like there's like a sense of family or something there 115 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 1: between the players. It's amazing. That was absolutely amazing, and 116 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:28,720 Speaker 1: it's why if it's magic will always I'm sure be 117 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,599 Speaker 1: you know, high on the list of favorite Bills quarterbacks, 118 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: even when he's not a Bill. That was That was 119 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 1: pretty wild. Um, all right, let's get to some news 120 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: and notes for this Tuesday. We will start back at 121 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:44,159 Speaker 1: Thursday because we can't do a show without some news 122 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 1: breaking after it after we release it. But the Texans 123 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 1: fired head coach David Culley after one season. Um, you know, 124 00:05:52,920 --> 00:05:54,160 Speaker 1: I really don't know where to go with this other 125 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 1: than I think he was put in a position where 126 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 1: he was not going to be successful. But I was 127 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 1: still surprised that they pull the plug after one year 128 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 1: he overachieved. I think I think he did too. No, 129 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 1: I think you're right. I think with what he had 130 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:08,919 Speaker 1: to work with UM and what they ended up doing, 131 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 1: I definitely think he overachieved. But the Texans feel like 132 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 1: they want to go in a different direction. I do 133 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:17,039 Speaker 1: know they talked to Brian Flores. Um. I know there's 134 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:19,159 Speaker 1: some other things in play. We'll talk about Deshaun Watson 135 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:20,560 Speaker 1: a little bit later on in the show because I 136 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 1: just have some questions about it. But uh, maybe that's 137 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:25,919 Speaker 1: part of the plan there is to do something to 138 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 1: see if they can, I don't know, work something out. 139 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:32,040 Speaker 1: Who knows. UM the Raiders fire general manager Mike Mayock 140 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 1: after three seasons. I think this is part of just 141 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:38,400 Speaker 1: the house cleaning that the Raiders are going through right now. Um, 142 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 1: you know, obviously John Gruden has gone, Mike Mayock is 143 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:45,960 Speaker 1: now gone. I mean, does Derek Carr come back? Should 144 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 1: he come back? I don't even know. I don't even 145 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 1: know what the Raiders are gonna do right now. Derek 146 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 1: Carr to me, is one of those quarterbacks where like 147 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:55,880 Speaker 1: I don't think you, at least if you're the Raiders 148 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:57,600 Speaker 1: right now, like, how can you move on from him 149 00:06:57,640 --> 00:06:59,840 Speaker 1: and be like, we're gonna bring in someone who has 150 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:02,720 Speaker 1: like make us more competitive right now, Like he has 151 00:07:02,800 --> 00:07:05,120 Speaker 1: their franchise record in a lot of stats. He finally 152 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:08,840 Speaker 1: got them to the playoffs. But I think Derek Carr 153 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 1: is one of those trap quarterbacks where he's not good 154 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 1: enough where you could win a super Bowl with him 155 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:17,080 Speaker 1: unless everything around you is perfect. Um, those type of 156 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 1: quarterbacks teams tend to hold on to and just kind 157 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 1: of sit in like the late teens, early twenties and 158 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 1: the drafts for far too long. But we were talking 159 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:27,480 Speaker 1: about it before the show. It's a week quarterback class 160 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 1: in the draft. Free agency is a little questionable. I'm 161 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 1: not sure there's a better option for next year than 162 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 1: Derek Carr. That's kind of the thing is that he 163 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 1: kind of puts them you're right, he's good enough so 164 00:07:37,480 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 1: that you're competitive and you're in it and you have 165 00:07:39,280 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 1: a shot at the playoffs every year. I don't know 166 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:43,560 Speaker 1: that he's good enough or this team is constructed is 167 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:45,920 Speaker 1: good enough to be a super Bowl contender. So they 168 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 1: are kind of stuck in quarterback limbo a little bit. 169 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 1: I mean they were ten and seven this year, which 170 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: still see it seems weird to say ten and seven, 171 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 1: but they were ten and seven this year, and it 172 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 1: just feels like, you know, as constructed, they will sort 173 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 1: of hover around at for years to come until they 174 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:06,360 Speaker 1: either get really good or really bad. So we'll see. Um, 175 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson says he wants to explore some offseason options. Uh, 176 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 1: you know, I look, when asked about it at the 177 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:15,040 Speaker 1: end of the year, I feel like he was very 178 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:18,240 Speaker 1: diplomatic about, you know, not really saying what was going 179 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 1: to happen. He was focused on the week ahead or 180 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 1: what have you. But you know, all the stories from 181 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 1: the off season and during the season suggested, you know, 182 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 1: maybe the two sides uh kind of figure about you know, 183 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 1: something different going forward. So let's just let's just play 184 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 1: hypotheticals here, right, And let's say Russell Wilson decides not 185 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: to come back to Seattle. Do you see a good 186 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:42,680 Speaker 1: fantasy fit for him somewhere? Yeah. My my answer to 187 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 1: any of these questions when the quarterback comes up is 188 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:47,960 Speaker 1: the Denver Broncos. Like, I feel like Denver is in 189 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 1: such a good position right now where they just need 190 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:53,960 Speaker 1: a quarterback. Like they have a very respectable defense, they 191 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 1: have a great run game. When Javon to Williams, maybe 192 00:08:56,559 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 1: they bring back Melvin Gordon. We gotta see there, but 193 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:01,400 Speaker 1: we know Javon to Williams is a legit good running back. 194 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:05,160 Speaker 1: They have No Offense, who I believe talent wise. I 195 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 1: know I didn't love No Offense fantasy wise, but I 196 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 1: believe talent wise, No Offense is one of the better 197 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:12,280 Speaker 1: tight ends in football. I think they have a really 198 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:15,840 Speaker 1: talented trio. You could even say foursome of wide receivers 199 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:18,839 Speaker 1: with Jerry Judy, Courtland su and Tim Patrick and then 200 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:21,679 Speaker 1: when kJ Hamley is healthy, So just a lot of 201 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:23,840 Speaker 1: talent on both sides of the ball. I think Russell 202 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:26,560 Speaker 1: Wilson could take all of those players to the next level, 203 00:09:26,559 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 1: which would be really fun for fantasy. They just need 204 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 1: a quarterback, and we saw this year with even below 205 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:34,559 Speaker 1: average quarterback play, they could be a competitive team. You 206 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 1: put a Russell Wilson on there, I think fantasy they 207 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 1: take off, and in real life I think they have 208 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 1: Super Bowl aspirations. I mean basically, I think you know, 209 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:43,960 Speaker 1: the conversation had been this whole time, Hey, it's gonna 210 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 1: be great. When Aaron Rodgers goes to Denver that is 211 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:50,199 Speaker 1: seeming less likely now. It seems like, you know, things 212 00:09:50,200 --> 00:09:52,680 Speaker 1: in Green Bay are sort of, you know, healing themselves. 213 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 1: So maybe Rogers doesn't go. So now I think maybe 214 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 1: we are pivoting to Russell Wilson heading to denver Um. 215 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:02,720 Speaker 1: I did hear someone say, a, uh, you know that 216 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:06,319 Speaker 1: maybe Russell Wilson could be an interesting fit. Actually no, 217 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 1: I didn't. It was it was Jimmy Garoppolo. As I say, 218 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:10,679 Speaker 1: somebody said Jimmy Garoppolo could be interesting fit in Pittsburgh. 219 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 1: But maybe Russell Wilson in Pittsburgh Or is that is 220 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:17,240 Speaker 1: that too much like like being back in Seattle again? Right, 221 00:10:17,240 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 1: You've got a defense that has issues, You've got two 222 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:22,240 Speaker 1: good wide receivers in a running back. It just does 223 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 1: that feel like a lateral move going to Pittsburgh? Maybe? 224 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 1: I don't know. I think yeah, I think so, because 225 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:30,319 Speaker 1: you would you'd have two good receivers. Are they as 226 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:32,560 Speaker 1: good as Dka and lock it your Your old line 227 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 1: would be a mess. And that was the issue that 228 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:37,320 Speaker 1: he had in Seattle. I don't love Pittsburgh for russ 229 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 1: Um And I know we were talking about Aaron Rodgers 230 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 1: and everything seems good there, right, do you think it'll 231 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:44,200 Speaker 1: all be good if they lose this week to your 232 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 1: Niners or they lose the week after. I don't know. 233 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 1: I think we're one playoff loss away from Aaron Rodgers 234 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 1: just becoming Aaron Rodgers again. Could be, could be? I 235 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:53,520 Speaker 1: mean I think it how way I think, you know, 236 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:55,719 Speaker 1: someone depends on how it goes down. You know, if 237 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 1: they're if they're settling for field goals instead of going 238 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:00,439 Speaker 1: for it, and they lose that way, then maybe we're 239 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:04,959 Speaker 1: right back to where we started at the beginning. So, um, 240 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:09,400 Speaker 1: I did mention Pittsburgh and it appears, even though nothing 241 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:13,600 Speaker 1: is official, that Ben Roethlisberger has played his last NFL game. 242 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 1: He'll probably make the announcement that it retires, like right 243 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 1: after we post this podcast, because that's just how our 244 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:21,360 Speaker 1: lives go. Um, but it appears that he has done 245 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:27,679 Speaker 1: playing professional football. Uh and stories on Tuesday Morning are 246 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:31,359 Speaker 1: saying that all signs point to Mason Rudolph being the quarterback. 247 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 1: I know it's not exciting. I know Steeler fans are 248 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 1: not super fired up about that. I get it. But 249 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:39,040 Speaker 1: it's another situation where it feels like the Steelers sort 250 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 1: of kicked the can down the road on trying to 251 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 1: fill that backup quarterback spot. Now they're stuck with Mason 252 00:11:44,320 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 1: Rudolph in as you mentioned, a year that doesn't have 253 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:49,960 Speaker 1: a lot of great quarterback draft prospects, a year where 254 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:51,959 Speaker 1: the free agency market doesn't look like it's going to 255 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 1: be that great at the quarterback position. So they really 256 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: may be stuck with Mason Rudolph. Obviously nobody's drafting him 257 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 1: in fantasy. But does this make you more worried about 258 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 1: guys like Yante Johnson and Chase Claypool and even Nag 259 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:09,640 Speaker 1: Harris to some extent, Yeah, it does because we saw 260 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:12,719 Speaker 1: Mason Rudolph. We we've seen enough of Mason Rudolph to 261 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 1: know who Mason Rudolph is at this point. He's not 262 00:12:15,280 --> 00:12:19,120 Speaker 1: even a quality backup like he comes in from Big Ben, 263 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:21,560 Speaker 1: who is a shell of his former self. I I 264 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:24,440 Speaker 1: think most of us could say with confidence, like no 265 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:26,600 Speaker 1: offense to Big Bend. He's not what he used to be. 266 00:12:26,679 --> 00:12:30,199 Speaker 1: He's one of the lower end starters in the NFL today, 267 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:32,839 Speaker 1: to say it nicely. And they were worse when they 268 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:36,080 Speaker 1: went to Mason Rudolph. They tied with the Windless Lions 269 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:39,080 Speaker 1: at the time. They just they couldn't move the ball. Uh. 270 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 1: To me, I'm looking at this is like this this 271 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 1: has to be a smoke screen, right, Like, there's no 272 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:46,080 Speaker 1: way you could go in with just Mason Roof. I'd 273 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:48,679 Speaker 1: rather see Dwayne Haskins at this time because at least 274 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:52,240 Speaker 1: there's some unknown Uh, there's some upside in the unknown there. 275 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:55,320 Speaker 1: I think Jimmy g makes sense. Even bringing a backup 276 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:57,840 Speaker 1: like Andy Dalton or Mitch to Bisky. I think those 277 00:12:57,880 --> 00:13:01,080 Speaker 1: players would elevate this offense more. But if this is 278 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:03,679 Speaker 1: the case and they Mason Rudolph is the Steelers starter, 279 00:13:04,000 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 1: I mean, just called Big Ben next August and run 280 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:08,680 Speaker 1: it back one more time. So you know, this makes 281 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:12,079 Speaker 1: me think of it was what a year or two ago. Um, 282 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:14,920 Speaker 1: I go about a year ago when someone asked Sean 283 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:17,560 Speaker 1: McVeigh about Jared Goff and he said, Jared Goff is 284 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:21,960 Speaker 1: a ram right now, like everybody's kind of like, oh, 285 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:25,079 Speaker 1: this sort of feels like Mason Rudolph is the starter 286 00:13:25,520 --> 00:13:28,800 Speaker 1: right now because Ben is out the door. We obviously 287 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 1: don't trust Dwayne Haskins, we don't have any other options, 288 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:35,240 Speaker 1: So Mason Rudolph is the starter right now. Um, let's 289 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:38,559 Speaker 1: see what happens in six seven months, you know, we 290 00:13:38,640 --> 00:13:40,840 Speaker 1: get to we get to August. Uh, let's see if 291 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:43,160 Speaker 1: we're still talking about Mason Rudolph as the starter, because 292 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:45,840 Speaker 1: that I think is gonna have a big impact on 293 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 1: on where people are drafting Steelers or or how interested 294 00:13:48,559 --> 00:13:51,120 Speaker 1: they are and having stealer skill position guys on their 295 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:55,040 Speaker 1: fantasy team. All right, we want to talk some quarterbacks today. 296 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 1: I feel like we spend the next couple of weeks 297 00:13:57,000 --> 00:14:01,319 Speaker 1: sort of breaking down positions, looking at what happened in season, 298 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:04,840 Speaker 1: sort of looking ahead to two and uh, kind of 299 00:14:04,840 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 1: getting a handle on it. Obviously, things are going to change. 300 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:09,480 Speaker 1: We haven't hit free agency, we haven't hit the draft, 301 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:12,199 Speaker 1: so what we think now maybe a little bit different 302 00:14:12,200 --> 00:14:14,560 Speaker 1: than what we think, say in July. But I gotta 303 00:14:14,600 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 1: want to just get the pulse of each position. So 304 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:20,560 Speaker 1: let's start with quarterbacks. Let's start with the top five 305 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 1: fantasy quarterbacks from this past year. Again, this is through 306 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 1: weeks seventeen. I didn't include Week eight teen, So you 307 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 1: got Josh Allen, who is your QB one for the 308 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 1: second straight year, Justin Herbert at to, Tom Brady at three, 309 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:36,720 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes at four, and Joe Burrow at five. Uh, 310 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 1: were there any big surprises in that top five? Anybody 311 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 1: who ended up there that maybe you didn't think would 312 00:14:41,280 --> 00:14:45,840 Speaker 1: be there. Joe Burrow, I uh, Josh Allen, Herbert Mahomes, 313 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 1: and even Brady, Like we all knew these guys like 314 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:51,520 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow was coming in with question marks, like he 315 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:53,800 Speaker 1: was coming off of this knee surgery where he was 316 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:56,360 Speaker 1: didn't even have a full year to recover. There was 317 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:58,840 Speaker 1: old line question marks. Did they make the right choice? 318 00:14:58,840 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 1: And then did Jamaark chase Summer? I mean we all 319 00:15:01,880 --> 00:15:03,960 Speaker 1: summer long, it's like, oh, they should have took Penny 320 00:15:04,000 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 1: Sewell and and you know, had an old line for Burrow, 321 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:08,680 Speaker 1: And it started off a little bit slow for Burrow, 322 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:12,600 Speaker 1: and then he just exploded and he looked the Heisman 323 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 1: winning number one overall pick. He he looked that part 324 00:15:15,680 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 1: this season. So I was hopeful for Joe Burrow that 325 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 1: he could take the next step in this offense. But 326 00:15:20,280 --> 00:15:22,120 Speaker 1: if you asked me before the year, like is he 327 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:24,200 Speaker 1: a top five quarterback, it would have been a hard 328 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:26,960 Speaker 1: note for me. Yeah, I'm a little bit surprised by that. 329 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 1: I thought he could certainly be a top ten quat guy. 330 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:31,560 Speaker 1: Certainly not top five. Also that I'm a little bit 331 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 1: surprised by Tom Brady being a top three quarterback, and 332 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:37,280 Speaker 1: I know he had a ton of weapons, And maybe 333 00:15:37,280 --> 00:15:40,680 Speaker 1: it's just because we're all still waiting for the fall 334 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 1: off to happen, right, It's it's like predicting the end 335 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 1: of the world. You do it long enough, eventually you're 336 00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:47,200 Speaker 1: gonna be right. And like you keep predicting tom Brady's 337 00:15:47,200 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 1: fall off, like eventually we may be right, although he 338 00:15:49,880 --> 00:15:52,800 Speaker 1: maybe fall off might be the end of the world. Really, 339 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 1: those two things might coincide. Like really, I mean, you know, honestly, 340 00:15:56,000 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 1: wouldn't be surprised if Tom Brady has like a five 341 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:01,480 Speaker 1: thousand yard you know, forty five touchdown season and it's 342 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:03,160 Speaker 1: just like, yeah, I'm done, I'm out, and then just 343 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 1: like the fall off never comes. He just walks away 344 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:09,120 Speaker 1: before that can happen, super Bowl rings or whatever whatever 345 00:16:09,160 --> 00:16:11,160 Speaker 1: it is, whatever whatever number is that he in that 346 00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:13,200 Speaker 1: and then you know, he just decides to just call 347 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 1: it quit. So maybe the falloff never happens. But I 348 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 1: would say that I'm a tiny bit surprised that he 349 00:16:18,800 --> 00:16:21,160 Speaker 1: was the top three guy this year. So that that 350 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:25,720 Speaker 1: got me to three big questions about drafting quarterbacks sort 351 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:27,880 Speaker 1: of based on what we saw last year and trying 352 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:30,680 Speaker 1: to project that into some draft strategy. The first one 353 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 1: is is it still a good idea to wait on quarterbacks? 354 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:37,000 Speaker 1: And I asked it because you look at the guys 355 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 1: that were the top of the leaderboard, right and for 356 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:44,080 Speaker 1: the most part, you know, Alan Herbert, my Homes, Uh, 357 00:16:44,120 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 1: you know, even I guess to some extent, Brady, these 358 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:49,360 Speaker 1: were guys that were you know, these weren't necessarily I'm 359 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:51,560 Speaker 1: sitting back until the tenth round and get a quarterback 360 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 1: sort of guys. Maybe Burrow falls in that category, but 361 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:56,240 Speaker 1: for the most part that the guys up top were 362 00:16:56,240 --> 00:16:58,200 Speaker 1: the guys that you kind of had to reach forward 363 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 1: to get. Everybody else felt in consistent. So do we 364 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:06,159 Speaker 1: stick with this way on a quarterback strategy. I've changed 365 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:09,879 Speaker 1: my quarterback approach two years ago and and I think 366 00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:11,879 Speaker 1: it's what I'm going to continue to stick to. I 367 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:15,359 Speaker 1: will not be drafting the first few quarterbacks off the board, 368 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:18,040 Speaker 1: which means, unfortunately, I won't have my guy Josh Allen 369 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:20,840 Speaker 1: really anywhere next year. I didn't have Mahomes in a 370 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:23,600 Speaker 1: lot of places this year. Lamar, you know all for 371 00:17:23,680 --> 00:17:27,320 Speaker 1: his twenty historiceen season, I really had haven't had any 372 00:17:27,320 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 1: of the top quarterbacks. But I think waiting is a 373 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:34,560 Speaker 1: disadvantage when there's such a good second tier of quarterbacks 374 00:17:34,640 --> 00:17:37,480 Speaker 1: and that like last year that was players like Herbert 375 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:40,280 Speaker 1: and Kyler and Dak and Brady was in that tier 376 00:17:40,359 --> 00:17:43,399 Speaker 1: and Stafford, and then the year before that it was 377 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:45,600 Speaker 1: a lot of those same names. Watson was in that 378 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:48,320 Speaker 1: that tier as well then, So for me, Jalen Hurts 379 00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:50,760 Speaker 1: was another guy like for me, the second tier where 380 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:52,879 Speaker 1: you could get a quarterback in like somewhere between like 381 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:55,800 Speaker 1: rounds like six seven. Maybe he waited a little bit longer, 382 00:17:55,840 --> 00:17:58,120 Speaker 1: like eight nine, but you're still getting one of those 383 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:01,520 Speaker 1: top ten elite quarter x with the least upside, but 384 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:03,359 Speaker 1: it's a little bit of a discount from the higher 385 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:06,200 Speaker 1: end guys and you're still getting an advantage at that position. 386 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:09,680 Speaker 1: So that secondary tier is where I've been living with quarterbacks, 387 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:10,920 Speaker 1: and it's kind of what I think I'm going to 388 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:13,320 Speaker 1: do again next season, And that was sort of my 389 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:15,679 Speaker 1: approach this year too. I just I think for me, 390 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:19,119 Speaker 1: I just I drafted the wrong quarterbacks in the second tier. 391 00:18:19,240 --> 00:18:23,080 Speaker 1: You know, I drafted Russell Wilson. I drafted Doc who 392 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:25,359 Speaker 1: you know, started well then kind of slumped and was 393 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:27,080 Speaker 1: just kind of up and down this year. You know, 394 00:18:27,119 --> 00:18:29,920 Speaker 1: So I think I think maybe the approach was right. 395 00:18:30,600 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 1: I just think my execution might have been wrong. And 396 00:18:32,600 --> 00:18:35,199 Speaker 1: so maybe that's me being a little bit frustrated with 397 00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:38,119 Speaker 1: sort of the the results as opposed to the process, 398 00:18:38,160 --> 00:18:39,879 Speaker 1: because I think you're right. Like, I don't think I'm 399 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:41,960 Speaker 1: gonna get Josh Allen. I did draft my homes in 400 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:44,800 Speaker 1: one spot last year, just because you know, you do 401 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 1: enough drafts, you try something different, you kind of go 402 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:48,800 Speaker 1: outside the box. And so I got my homes and 403 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:52,119 Speaker 1: it worked out fairly well from me in that league. 404 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:55,199 Speaker 1: But I do think I'm gonna be back to just 405 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:57,280 Speaker 1: kind of getting those second tier guys. There's still plenty 406 00:18:57,280 --> 00:19:00,520 Speaker 1: of talent there. Um, there's still opportunity. Like speaking of 407 00:19:00,560 --> 00:19:02,439 Speaker 1: what you mentioned justin Herbert, does he stay in that 408 00:19:02,480 --> 00:19:04,160 Speaker 1: second tier? Does he move up to kind of being 409 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:07,639 Speaker 1: one of those top tier guys? Now I'm thinking he 410 00:19:07,760 --> 00:19:11,280 Speaker 1: stays on that border. Like I think Josh Allen Mahomes 411 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:14,040 Speaker 1: will be the top two quarterbacks again off the board. 412 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:17,119 Speaker 1: I wouldn't be surprised if we see like a Kyler 413 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:19,480 Speaker 1: Murray potentially thrown in there. But I think there's gonna 414 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 1: be a discussion. I think after the top two is 415 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 1: when Herbert starts to be in that discussion. So it'll 416 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:26,800 Speaker 1: kind of depend on his ADP because I don't think 417 00:19:26,800 --> 00:19:29,160 Speaker 1: he'll go quite as high as as Alan and Mahomes, 418 00:19:29,240 --> 00:19:31,439 Speaker 1: but he might be like that Tweener. I don't know 419 00:19:31,440 --> 00:19:34,200 Speaker 1: if he goes as like, you know, six seventh round, 420 00:19:34,240 --> 00:19:35,640 Speaker 1: he might have to take him in the fifth round. 421 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 1: But I don't think he's gonna be like a third 422 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:39,120 Speaker 1: or fourth round pick. Well, yeah, fifth round, I can 423 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 1: I can sort of make a case for if if 424 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:42,679 Speaker 1: that's if that's where he ends up being, then I 425 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:45,040 Speaker 1: think I'm okay with that. If he's a third round 426 00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:47,080 Speaker 1: guy that I might end being out on on Justin 427 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:50,880 Speaker 1: Herbert Um. So that being said, right, you talk about 428 00:19:50,880 --> 00:19:53,360 Speaker 1: the first five or six guys that were super consistent, 429 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:56,200 Speaker 1: super good week to week. After that, you know there 430 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:57,760 Speaker 1: was a little bit of a fall off, right, I 431 00:19:57,760 --> 00:20:00,199 Speaker 1: mean you look at six. Matthew Stafford faded in the 432 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:02,600 Speaker 1: back half of the season, Dak Prescott was up and down. 433 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:05,440 Speaker 1: H Jalen Hurts. I mean early on he was great 434 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:08,239 Speaker 1: later on, Yeah, it was. It was a struggle at 435 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:12,280 Speaker 1: times for him. Um because of this, I mean, I 436 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:15,600 Speaker 1: have certainly worked in the past. We're in in standard 437 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:19,040 Speaker 1: one quarterback leagues, I would just draft one quarterback. I 438 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 1: didn't want to necessarily leave, uh you know, spend a 439 00:20:22,160 --> 00:20:24,920 Speaker 1: roster spot on a second quarterback. But should we change that? 440 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 1: Should it become standard practice now to draft two quarterbacks 441 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:31,200 Speaker 1: just because there aren't as many guys. You can just 442 00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:33,480 Speaker 1: have said it and forget it on a weekly basis. 443 00:20:34,320 --> 00:20:36,800 Speaker 1: For me, if I have one of the elites, like 444 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:41,280 Speaker 1: like Alan Mahomes, I'll throw Herbert in there, you know, 445 00:20:41,320 --> 00:20:43,439 Speaker 1: whichever you view as the elite quarterbacks, then I'm only 446 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:45,359 Speaker 1: gonna take one because I'm like, when am I ever 447 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:48,119 Speaker 1: gonna sit Josh Allen outside of his by or Mahomes 448 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:51,679 Speaker 1: or Herbert. But what I was doing last year was 449 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 1: if I and again I said my strategy was to 450 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 1: wait a little bit on the quarterback position, I was 451 00:20:56,119 --> 00:20:58,960 Speaker 1: pairing two quarterbacks together like I had a lot of 452 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:02,439 Speaker 1: teams where like I would pair up like Stafford with 453 00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:05,679 Speaker 1: one of the rookie quarterbacks or Jalen Hurts like a 454 00:21:05,760 --> 00:21:09,159 Speaker 1: Stafford or a Tannehill, someone that I was like. I 455 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:11,840 Speaker 1: liked the idea of pairing someone that I thought was 456 00:21:11,920 --> 00:21:14,760 Speaker 1: safe with someone that I thought had a lot of upside. 457 00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:16,439 Speaker 1: And and to me, if I miss out on the 458 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:19,680 Speaker 1: elite quarterbacks, quarterback is so deep again where you'll be 459 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:22,240 Speaker 1: able to get a lot of those upside players later 460 00:21:22,280 --> 00:21:24,720 Speaker 1: in the double digit round. So at that price, I 461 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:28,000 Speaker 1: think it's worth taking. Because Joe Burrow was one of 462 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 1: those quarterbacks this year that he was a double digit 463 00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:32,320 Speaker 1: round pick and a lot of drafts. But if you 464 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:35,320 Speaker 1: took him and say you paired him with like Russell Wilson, 465 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:37,480 Speaker 1: you might have thought, Hey, Russell Wilson, I'm I'm set 466 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:39,840 Speaker 1: with him, you weren't, and then Joe Burrow could have 467 00:21:39,880 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 1: really won you a championships. So for me, unless I 468 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:45,200 Speaker 1: have one of those elite quarterbacks where I would never 469 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:47,359 Speaker 1: even think of sitting, I think it is smart to 470 00:21:47,480 --> 00:21:50,879 Speaker 1: grab a second quarterback, but only one that has upside. 471 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:54,159 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna take like you know, Kirk Cousins or 472 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:56,280 Speaker 1: something like that is my second quarterback. I want someone 473 00:21:56,320 --> 00:21:58,320 Speaker 1: that can give me some more upside than that. And 474 00:21:58,320 --> 00:21:59,879 Speaker 1: I think that's the important part of it. Right, It's 475 00:21:59,880 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 1: got to be somebody that you feel like has a 476 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:05,080 Speaker 1: higher ceiling right there. There's no point of making Jimmy 477 00:22:05,119 --> 00:22:08,000 Speaker 1: Garoppolo your second quarterback and you know, just kind of 478 00:22:08,000 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 1: having him sit there. Although the flip side of that 479 00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 1: is you end up with Like for me, I had 480 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:16,840 Speaker 1: Doc and Jalen Hurts, and it was a weekly battle 481 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 1: in my head to figure out which one am I 482 00:22:18,560 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 1: going to start? Um, I mean, I guess that's a 483 00:22:20,560 --> 00:22:23,040 Speaker 1: good problem to have. It's it's better than the alternative 484 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:25,200 Speaker 1: of of you know, Havy two Havy two quarterbacks and 485 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:27,480 Speaker 1: you don't want to start either one of them. Um. 486 00:22:27,560 --> 00:22:29,159 Speaker 1: But I you know, I I think I am going 487 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:32,399 Speaker 1: to kind of always have a kind of a second 488 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:35,320 Speaker 1: option there, I guess, especially because as we talked about, 489 00:22:35,320 --> 00:22:37,359 Speaker 1: I don't know if I'm drafting any of the Laite guys, right, 490 00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:39,159 Speaker 1: I don't know if I'm gonna have Josh Allen or 491 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:41,119 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes. So I think there's always going to be 492 00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:44,359 Speaker 1: a question on any given week of who I should 493 00:22:44,359 --> 00:22:46,760 Speaker 1: be starting. So I guess I guess that means I'm 494 00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 1: probably gonna get a you know, I don't know, a 495 00:22:49,280 --> 00:22:52,320 Speaker 1: second a second tier quarterback. I don't know Kyler Murray 496 00:22:52,600 --> 00:22:56,840 Speaker 1: and then pair him with what Trey Lance, you know, 497 00:22:57,000 --> 00:22:59,240 Speaker 1: was just like I'm gonna have so many teams paired 498 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:02,399 Speaker 1: with Trey Land. It's like Stafford and Lance or something 499 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:04,719 Speaker 1: like that, you know, like where I have one starter 500 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:08,240 Speaker 1: who's safe, but then Trey Land springs that upside right Well, 501 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 1: speaking of which we're talking about Trey Lance and Kyler 502 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:14,800 Speaker 1: Murray and Jalen Hurts and all these guys, Um, have 503 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:17,600 Speaker 1: we placed too much emphasis on running quarterbacks? Like I 504 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:19,360 Speaker 1: feel like for a while that was such a big thing, 505 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:21,480 Speaker 1: and I know I I definitely pushed this advice like 506 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:24,240 Speaker 1: get your get yourself a quarterback who can run, who 507 00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:26,720 Speaker 1: can put up yards on the ground. This year was 508 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:28,040 Speaker 1: kind of a mixed bag. I mean, you had some 509 00:23:28,080 --> 00:23:30,560 Speaker 1: guys obviously, Josh Allen puts up numbers on the ground 510 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:33,679 Speaker 1: justin Herbert has some decent numbers. But then Tom Brady 511 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:37,159 Speaker 1: had eighty one rushing yards, Matthew Stafford had forty three, 512 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:40,479 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers was just barely over a hundred. Like, are 513 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:43,560 Speaker 1: have we did? We go too far towards the rushing 514 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:45,760 Speaker 1: quarterback that we need to kind of, you know, find 515 00:23:45,800 --> 00:23:50,280 Speaker 1: some balance, find some zen in that draft strategy, maybe 516 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:53,320 Speaker 1: just a little bit. I still think it is super 517 00:23:53,400 --> 00:23:55,960 Speaker 1: important to have a quarterback who can run because you 518 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 1: look at the top ten in terms of points per 519 00:23:58,359 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 1: game on the year. I mean, Allen was over seven hundred, 520 00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:04,959 Speaker 1: Herbert was over three hundred, Mahomes was almost at four hundred, 521 00:24:05,200 --> 00:24:09,640 Speaker 1: Brady Stafford, Rogers, those even Borrow who only had over 522 00:24:09,680 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 1: a hundred. Those guys are the exception. But it basically 523 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:14,560 Speaker 1: to be a top quarterback you need to do one 524 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:17,000 Speaker 1: of two things. You need to either run for at 525 00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:19,919 Speaker 1: least like three hundred yards I would say, or you 526 00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:22,720 Speaker 1: need to throw for something like thirty plus thirty five 527 00:24:22,760 --> 00:24:25,800 Speaker 1: to forty touchdowns. And for me, it's a lot easier 528 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:28,080 Speaker 1: to predict the guys who are gonna run than the 529 00:24:28,080 --> 00:24:30,399 Speaker 1: guys who are going to throw for all of those touchdowns, 530 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:34,040 Speaker 1: because I mean, we've seen quarterback touchdowns rate fluctuate year 531 00:24:34,040 --> 00:24:37,080 Speaker 1: to years so much. But there's not just a one 532 00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:39,480 Speaker 1: way to be a top quarterback. You can do it 533 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 1: without running, you just have to throw for a lot 534 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:45,080 Speaker 1: of touchdowns. Then, uh, was this just a was this 535 00:24:45,119 --> 00:24:46,840 Speaker 1: an anomaly year for Lamar? I mean, I know he 536 00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:48,399 Speaker 1: was hurt and he missed a good chunk of the 537 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:51,160 Speaker 1: end of the season. Does that Does that impact you're 538 00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:54,639 Speaker 1: feeling about him at all? No? I think if anything, 539 00:24:54,680 --> 00:24:57,200 Speaker 1: I feel a little bit better about Lamar because, yeah, 540 00:24:57,240 --> 00:24:59,200 Speaker 1: he was hurt. I'm not gonna hold that against him. 541 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:02,480 Speaker 1: But when he was playing, he we know he can run, 542 00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:05,520 Speaker 1: but he was taking strides as a passer this year, 543 00:25:05,560 --> 00:25:07,960 Speaker 1: which I mean if that's the case moving forward, and 544 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:10,639 Speaker 1: then he's got his full allotment of weapons back because 545 00:25:10,640 --> 00:25:12,560 Speaker 1: they were no team was more banged up than the 546 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:15,480 Speaker 1: Ravens this year. Like, I still think Lamar has top 547 00:25:15,520 --> 00:25:18,760 Speaker 1: five upside and I'll probably have him ranked in my 548 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:22,320 Speaker 1: top five or six quarterbacks again next season. All right, Yeah, 549 00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:23,920 Speaker 1: I mean I think so too. We'll talk about that 550 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:26,200 Speaker 1: a little bit too, which means we should probably stop 551 00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:27,840 Speaker 1: and take a quick break, come back with a little 552 00:25:27,840 --> 00:25:32,200 Speaker 1: bit more. In the NFL Fantasy Football Show, Time to 553 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:35,760 Speaker 1: pivot ahead to two. I got some hype trainer smoke 554 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:40,160 Speaker 1: screens for some quarterbacks here. Uh, first one, Trevor Lawrence. 555 00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:42,760 Speaker 1: After what was a dismal rookie year, he will be 556 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:46,360 Speaker 1: a top fifteen quarterback hype trainer smoke screen. I'm still 557 00:25:46,359 --> 00:25:49,800 Speaker 1: gonna go with hype train because I believe in his talent. Um, 558 00:25:50,080 --> 00:25:54,240 Speaker 1: I'm a sucker. I hear the exasperation in your voice. 559 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:56,480 Speaker 1: I thought I thought he was gonna be a Q 560 00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:58,840 Speaker 1: one this year, and oh my god, I could not 561 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:00,800 Speaker 1: have been more wrong. But I'm gonna give him a 562 00:26:00,920 --> 00:26:05,040 Speaker 1: pass and blame the terrible circumstances he had around him. 563 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:07,560 Speaker 1: I will say a lot will determine be determined based 564 00:26:07,600 --> 00:26:10,240 Speaker 1: on who they hire as a head coach and play caller. 565 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:13,280 Speaker 1: But I'm still gonna believe in his talent and his 566 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:16,560 Speaker 1: running ability, and so I'm gonna say hype train, but 567 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:20,040 Speaker 1: very reluctantly, I'm gonna I'm gonna throw a smoke screen up. 568 00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:22,040 Speaker 1: I think he misses the top fifteen. I think he's 569 00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:24,199 Speaker 1: better than he was last year, because I think they 570 00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:25,919 Speaker 1: are going to get you know, obviously they're gonna get 571 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:28,760 Speaker 1: a new coach, new play caller. Um. You know, we'll 572 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:32,080 Speaker 1: see if they upgrade some of the receiving weapons around him, 573 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:35,879 Speaker 1: because that was also not particularly great. Um still a 574 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:39,080 Speaker 1: little bit bitter about the labiscational deal. Hopefully they figured 575 00:26:39,119 --> 00:26:42,640 Speaker 1: out some way to unlock him a little bit. But um, yeah, 576 00:26:42,720 --> 00:26:44,760 Speaker 1: I just I don't know if he's ready to make 577 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:47,879 Speaker 1: the leap quite yet. Um. You know, we'll see what 578 00:26:47,880 --> 00:26:50,400 Speaker 1: happens in the offseason. But I I think I think 579 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:52,800 Speaker 1: top fift team might be just out of reach this year, 580 00:26:52,880 --> 00:26:56,160 Speaker 1: maybe year three, who knows. But you know, it also 581 00:26:56,200 --> 00:26:58,560 Speaker 1: feels like they just wasted a year of Trevor Lawrence 582 00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:00,920 Speaker 1: because of everything that went off on around him down 583 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:03,760 Speaker 1: there in Jacksonville. So I want to be optimistic. I 584 00:27:03,800 --> 00:27:07,520 Speaker 1: can't quite yet. Um, Jalen Hurts won't repeat it's a 585 00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:11,159 Speaker 1: top ten quarterback hype train or smoke screen. Smoke screen 586 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:13,719 Speaker 1: For me, I think just what he can do with 587 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:16,000 Speaker 1: his legs, if he gets a full year starting for 588 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:19,160 Speaker 1: the Eagles, he'll give us, you know, eight hundred plus 589 00:27:19,280 --> 00:27:22,719 Speaker 1: rushing yards, probably double digit rushing touchdowns. Again, that alone, 590 00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:25,040 Speaker 1: I think is enough to make him a top ten quarterback. 591 00:27:25,359 --> 00:27:28,840 Speaker 1: Hopefully he improves as a passer. But that being said, Marcus, 592 00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:32,560 Speaker 1: I don't necessarily think he might be a top ten 593 00:27:32,680 --> 00:27:35,399 Speaker 1: drafted quarterback. Like I wouldn't be surprised if he's like 594 00:27:35,440 --> 00:27:37,720 Speaker 1: the eleventh or twelfth off the board, maybe goes behind 595 00:27:37,760 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 1: like a Russell Wilson. But I think at the end 596 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:41,840 Speaker 1: of it. If he starts for a full year, he'll 597 00:27:41,840 --> 00:27:44,880 Speaker 1: just be top ten off his rushing numbers alone. Yeah, 598 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:47,760 Speaker 1: I'm gonna I'm going to reluctantly say hype train. Um, 599 00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:50,040 Speaker 1: I think what you started with is the key. Like 600 00:27:50,160 --> 00:27:52,720 Speaker 1: if he gets a full year as a starter, and 601 00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:57,560 Speaker 1: I'm not a hundred percent convinced that he will, it 602 00:27:57,680 --> 00:28:02,320 Speaker 1: just seems like, uh, people in Philadelphia aren't completely sold 603 00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:04,919 Speaker 1: on Jalen hurts Um, you know. And look, I know 604 00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:08,000 Speaker 1: that you can't necessarily take Twitter as gospel or take 605 00:28:08,240 --> 00:28:10,240 Speaker 1: you know, a fan base as gospel, but you didn't 606 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:11,919 Speaker 1: get a lot of sense of like people sort of 607 00:28:12,040 --> 00:28:15,920 Speaker 1: wanted some Gardner Minshew in their lives late in the season, 608 00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:18,639 Speaker 1: and you know, I don't know if that's necessarily the 609 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:21,480 Speaker 1: feeling inside the building, but certainly outside the building, I 610 00:28:21,520 --> 00:28:23,920 Speaker 1: don't think people are convinced, and so that that's the 611 00:28:23,960 --> 00:28:25,399 Speaker 1: one thing that worries me. I think if they do 612 00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:27,560 Speaker 1: give him that full season, I think it's it's almost 613 00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:29,679 Speaker 1: a lock. But it's a question of whether or not 614 00:28:30,119 --> 00:28:33,240 Speaker 1: he has inspired enough confidence, uh to kind of get 615 00:28:33,280 --> 00:28:36,119 Speaker 1: that opportunity. So I will reluctantly say hype train, but 616 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:40,080 Speaker 1: I could very well be wrong here. Um next, Baker 617 00:28:40,120 --> 00:28:43,680 Speaker 1: Mayfield and Jimmy Garoppolo will both be with new teams 618 00:28:43,800 --> 00:28:47,120 Speaker 1: next year. Hype train or smoke screen. Smoke screen. I 619 00:28:47,400 --> 00:28:50,640 Speaker 1: think Jimmy G will be unless he, you know, Winsley 620 00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:52,400 Speaker 1: super Bowl because I don't know how you move on 621 00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 1: then if he wins to a super Bowl. But I 622 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:57,040 Speaker 1: think Jimmy G will move on. I mean, he himself 623 00:28:57,040 --> 00:28:59,720 Speaker 1: already kind of seems to accept that that Trey Lance 624 00:28:59,800 --> 00:29:02,520 Speaker 1: is the is the guy moving forward there. Baker, I 625 00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:05,600 Speaker 1: think it's one more year with Cleveland. Uh. I don't 626 00:29:05,600 --> 00:29:08,000 Speaker 1: know if he's necessarily deserved it, but he's got that 627 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:10,680 Speaker 1: fifth year option. I think they probably bring in a 628 00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:13,840 Speaker 1: quality backup, maybe like a Marcus Mariota or something like that, 629 00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:16,040 Speaker 1: to compete with him. But I think he gets one 630 00:29:16,080 --> 00:29:19,160 Speaker 1: more chance in Cleveland, especially given how banged up he 631 00:29:19,280 --> 00:29:21,200 Speaker 1: was this year. Yeah. No, I agree with with all 632 00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:22,800 Speaker 1: of that. So it's a it's a smoke screen for me. 633 00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:25,880 Speaker 1: Jimmy is probably out, Um, who knows. Maybe, I mean 634 00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:28,640 Speaker 1: maybe he goes to Pittsburgh. Maybe. I don't think Denver 635 00:29:28,680 --> 00:29:31,520 Speaker 1: with with you know, if you're Denver and you're trading 636 00:29:31,560 --> 00:29:33,960 Speaker 1: for Jimmy Garoppolo. Why wouldn't you just keep like Drew 637 00:29:34,040 --> 00:29:38,720 Speaker 1: lock or something and whatever? If he wins a Super Bowl? 638 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:44,320 Speaker 1: Markets do they trade trade lance? Oh? I mean, I 639 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:46,080 Speaker 1: mean I say no, just because they gave up a 640 00:29:46,120 --> 00:29:50,000 Speaker 1: lot to get trade lance. Um, you know, but it does. 641 00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:52,600 Speaker 1: It does put them in a bind if Jimmy somehow 642 00:29:52,600 --> 00:29:55,120 Speaker 1: wins a Super Bowl, Like, how do you just say, heyy, 643 00:29:55,120 --> 00:29:57,440 Speaker 1: thanks for all your work, We're gonna trade you to wherever? 644 00:29:57,760 --> 00:30:01,160 Speaker 1: You know. I don't, I don't know that that works it. Um, 645 00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:03,000 Speaker 1: I don't think they move off from trade lance because 646 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:05,280 Speaker 1: they gave up the hall to bring him in there, 647 00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:06,680 Speaker 1: so I think they got to give him a shot. 648 00:30:07,280 --> 00:30:10,600 Speaker 1: But yeah, Jimmy's probably gone. Baker Stays Apparently, Kevin Stefanski 649 00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:12,400 Speaker 1: has really gone out of his way to tell people 650 00:30:12,400 --> 00:30:15,040 Speaker 1: that like, we're cool, there's no beef, it's all good, 651 00:30:15,080 --> 00:30:17,760 Speaker 1: don't worry about it. Whatever. So I do think he's 652 00:30:17,760 --> 00:30:21,680 Speaker 1: back in Cleveland. Last one and this one maybe spawns 653 00:30:21,720 --> 00:30:24,920 Speaker 1: a deeper discussion though, But Deshaun Watson will return to 654 00:30:25,040 --> 00:30:28,640 Speaker 1: being an elite fantasy quarterback next year. Hype train or 655 00:30:28,680 --> 00:30:32,880 Speaker 1: smoke screen. I think this is a hype train um 656 00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:36,440 Speaker 1: not to be insensitive to everything going on around Deshaun Watson. 657 00:30:36,480 --> 00:30:40,360 Speaker 1: There's nothing football related, like, It's not like he's played 658 00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:44,000 Speaker 1: bad or anything like. I would expect Deshaun Watson to 659 00:30:44,160 --> 00:30:47,120 Speaker 1: be the Deshaun Watson only football field that he was 660 00:30:47,760 --> 00:30:49,680 Speaker 1: the last three years that we've seen him, which has 661 00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:53,120 Speaker 1: been nothing but an elite fantasy option, especially if he 662 00:30:53,200 --> 00:30:56,840 Speaker 1: goes to a team potentially like Miami or Denver or 663 00:30:56,880 --> 00:31:00,400 Speaker 1: one that has pieces in place already, I that he 664 00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:03,520 Speaker 1: would return and be a easily top ten, likely top 665 00:31:03,560 --> 00:31:06,840 Speaker 1: five fantasy quarterback. Again, I mean, I think you're right, 666 00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:09,320 Speaker 1: and I think from that perspective, you know, if he's 667 00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:11,720 Speaker 1: on the field and he's playing you know, a full 668 00:31:11,760 --> 00:31:14,120 Speaker 1: season or something close to it, I think you're right 669 00:31:14,160 --> 00:31:16,640 Speaker 1: and he's back to being that guy. The reason I 670 00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:19,480 Speaker 1: put this in here, though, is because you know, I 671 00:31:19,560 --> 00:31:21,600 Speaker 1: guess I watched over the last couple of weeks as 672 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:24,560 Speaker 1: we're starting to see coaching changes happen, and we're starting 673 00:31:24,560 --> 00:31:27,160 Speaker 1: to see teams looking ahead to next year, and his 674 00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:29,400 Speaker 1: name always comes up when when you talk about team 675 00:31:29,480 --> 00:31:31,440 Speaker 1: didn't need a quarterback or looking to make a trade, 676 00:31:31,640 --> 00:31:34,160 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson's name comes up, and I guess part of 677 00:31:34,160 --> 00:31:38,560 Speaker 1: me has felt sort of uncomfortable because we have very 678 00:31:38,760 --> 00:31:42,640 Speaker 1: little clarity on what his situation is going to be. 679 00:31:42,760 --> 00:31:46,280 Speaker 1: I know, there's been some uh kind of some small maneuvering, 680 00:31:46,360 --> 00:31:49,280 Speaker 1: some small movements in his case, you know, whether he's 681 00:31:49,280 --> 00:31:52,080 Speaker 1: getting close to a settlement or what have you. Um, 682 00:31:52,120 --> 00:31:55,080 Speaker 1: you know, it hasn't been front page news like like 683 00:31:55,120 --> 00:31:57,680 Speaker 1: it was early in the summer, and part of me 684 00:31:57,800 --> 00:32:00,760 Speaker 1: is like, well, wait, are we you know, how do 685 00:32:00,840 --> 00:32:03,840 Speaker 1: we approach this as as football fans, as fantasy people? 686 00:32:04,240 --> 00:32:07,520 Speaker 1: Do we just assume that all is you know, cleared 687 00:32:07,560 --> 00:32:09,840 Speaker 1: and he comes back to play. The league still hasn't 688 00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:12,560 Speaker 1: stepped in with we know, whatever discipline that they may, 689 00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:15,920 Speaker 1: uh they may put out there. It just feels like 690 00:32:16,560 --> 00:32:19,960 Speaker 1: Florida that it's still there's still so much unknown with 691 00:32:20,040 --> 00:32:22,320 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson, and people kind of talk about it like, hey, 692 00:32:22,320 --> 00:32:23,840 Speaker 1: you're just gonna be back, He's gonna be playing football 693 00:32:23,840 --> 00:32:25,959 Speaker 1: and everything's gonna be cool again. I just feel like 694 00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:28,600 Speaker 1: I may go into July if we don't have any 695 00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:31,640 Speaker 1: further clarity, you know, will we get to July not 696 00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:34,160 Speaker 1: knowing what to do with Deshaun Watson. It just feels 697 00:32:34,160 --> 00:32:35,640 Speaker 1: like it's just kind of a black box and we 698 00:32:35,680 --> 00:32:38,560 Speaker 1: have no idea what what to do with it. Yeah, 699 00:32:38,680 --> 00:32:41,040 Speaker 1: and for those in Dynasty leagues, I feel like you're 700 00:32:41,040 --> 00:32:43,320 Speaker 1: just kind of in limbo with Deshaun Watson, right Like, 701 00:32:43,360 --> 00:32:45,120 Speaker 1: if you've held on this long, I feel like you 702 00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:48,040 Speaker 1: just continue to hold on because there's too much up 703 00:32:48,040 --> 00:32:49,400 Speaker 1: in the air. Like you said, well, you're not gonna 704 00:32:49,400 --> 00:32:52,240 Speaker 1: get much if you try to trade him, and I mean, 705 00:32:52,640 --> 00:32:54,880 Speaker 1: if he comes back, we're we're saying he's still gonna 706 00:32:54,880 --> 00:32:57,400 Speaker 1: be great. So I think if you have him in Dynasty. 707 00:32:57,600 --> 00:33:00,240 Speaker 1: I know, I people don't like putting fantasy to hearing 708 00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:01,720 Speaker 1: on stuff like this, but I think you just kind 709 00:33:01,720 --> 00:33:04,120 Speaker 1: of hold titan. If you're doing early best ball drafts 710 00:33:04,200 --> 00:33:06,600 Speaker 1: or something like that, I think you stay away until 711 00:33:06,600 --> 00:33:09,000 Speaker 1: we get more clarity. Yeah. Yeah, I know. It's always 712 00:33:09,000 --> 00:33:10,840 Speaker 1: it's always awkward to kind of take these real life 713 00:33:10,880 --> 00:33:14,320 Speaker 1: things and apply him to fantasy football. I never feel 714 00:33:14,360 --> 00:33:16,880 Speaker 1: great about it, but you know, it's it's kind of 715 00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:19,880 Speaker 1: what we do. So, uh, I don't know. I'm I'm 716 00:33:19,880 --> 00:33:21,760 Speaker 1: waiting to see more and waiting to find out more. 717 00:33:21,880 --> 00:33:24,600 Speaker 1: I think we all sort of are. I just I've 718 00:33:24,680 --> 00:33:29,040 Speaker 1: been I don't know. I don't know the word uncertain, uneasy. 719 00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:31,520 Speaker 1: I guess just sort of listening to people talk about 720 00:33:31,560 --> 00:33:33,800 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson as though he's just you know, it's not 721 00:33:33,840 --> 00:33:35,520 Speaker 1: like he came back from a torn a c l right, 722 00:33:35,600 --> 00:33:38,120 Speaker 1: like he was injured and he's coming back from an injury. 723 00:33:38,160 --> 00:33:40,640 Speaker 1: It's just a whole different situation. That's the thing. I 724 00:33:40,720 --> 00:33:42,680 Speaker 1: also am a little afraid of, Like if he comes 725 00:33:42,720 --> 00:33:45,080 Speaker 1: back next year and plays, do we celebrate him? Oh? 726 00:33:45,160 --> 00:33:47,840 Speaker 1: We haven't been, like because no, it shouldn't happen that. 727 00:33:47,920 --> 00:33:51,120 Speaker 1: It shouldn't. It really shouldn't. So, um, you know it's 728 00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:53,600 Speaker 1: it's gonna be awkward, no way about the way around that. 729 00:33:54,240 --> 00:33:56,000 Speaker 1: All right. So I want to finish this up with 730 00:33:56,400 --> 00:33:59,520 Speaker 1: our Dynasty ranking is always kind of do a Dynasty check, 731 00:33:59,600 --> 00:34:02,360 Speaker 1: and I am vowing that we will talk a lot 732 00:34:02,360 --> 00:34:05,600 Speaker 1: more Dynasty stuff this offseason. Uh, you know, I want 733 00:34:05,600 --> 00:34:07,600 Speaker 1: to get get some of our our friends around the 734 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:09,800 Speaker 1: industry to come in here and talk some Dynasty stuff 735 00:34:09,800 --> 00:34:12,640 Speaker 1: with us. So we will certainly do that. But, um, 736 00:34:12,719 --> 00:34:17,560 Speaker 1: your top five Dynasty quarterback rankings, now that we are, 737 00:34:17,600 --> 00:34:20,440 Speaker 1: you know, pretty much done with this season, I went 738 00:34:20,480 --> 00:34:24,000 Speaker 1: with Josh Allen at number one because he is elite 739 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:26,200 Speaker 1: thrower like the other top options, but he's just the 740 00:34:26,200 --> 00:34:28,480 Speaker 1: best runner of them. And then I went with the Homes, 741 00:34:28,480 --> 00:34:30,680 Speaker 1: who I think is the best thrower of the football 742 00:34:30,760 --> 00:34:33,640 Speaker 1: in football. Uh and number two, and we can trust 743 00:34:33,680 --> 00:34:36,919 Speaker 1: those offenses. I feel like going forward Justin Herbert at three. 744 00:34:37,680 --> 00:34:40,120 Speaker 1: He's so elite, he's so young, He's in a great offense. 745 00:34:40,360 --> 00:34:43,279 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson, I think people shouldn't be sleeping on him. 746 00:34:43,320 --> 00:34:45,680 Speaker 1: He is still one of the best quarterbacks in the 747 00:34:45,719 --> 00:34:48,439 Speaker 1: game when he is healthy. And then Joe Burrow. I mean, 748 00:34:48,719 --> 00:34:51,719 Speaker 1: but we're seeing these last six seven weeks, I think 749 00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:55,200 Speaker 1: is Joe Burrow ascending into superstardom and I don't really 750 00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:58,239 Speaker 1: expect him to to change. I think he's here to 751 00:34:58,280 --> 00:35:01,439 Speaker 1: stay and he's gonna be a really fun few years. 752 00:35:01,520 --> 00:35:04,480 Speaker 1: Because all five of those quarterbacks markets are in the 753 00:35:04,520 --> 00:35:06,960 Speaker 1: a f C. Yeah, that's kind of wild, right, because 754 00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:08,200 Speaker 1: you and I have the same We have the same 755 00:35:08,239 --> 00:35:11,120 Speaker 1: five named, maybe just in slightly different order. I went 756 00:35:11,120 --> 00:35:14,640 Speaker 1: with Mahomes first. You're right, I can trust both them, 757 00:35:14,680 --> 00:35:16,520 Speaker 1: and the Bill's offense. I think I just like the 758 00:35:16,600 --> 00:35:19,680 Speaker 1: Chiefs offense a little bit better. Um, although who knows, 759 00:35:19,680 --> 00:35:22,560 Speaker 1: with Travis Kelsey maybe not being the top tight end anymore, 760 00:35:22,640 --> 00:35:25,400 Speaker 1: maybe it's different. But I still like my homes number one. 761 00:35:25,400 --> 00:35:27,480 Speaker 1: I got Josh Allen at number two, and I really 762 00:35:27,480 --> 00:35:29,160 Speaker 1: looked at them. I mean, I played with that one 763 00:35:29,200 --> 00:35:31,160 Speaker 1: a little bit and it kind of went back and forth. 764 00:35:31,160 --> 00:35:33,560 Speaker 1: So I settled on the Homes one. Josh Allen to 765 00:35:33,840 --> 00:35:36,799 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert at three, we both agree on. I put 766 00:35:36,880 --> 00:35:39,400 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow at four, even though I think he's a 767 00:35:39,480 --> 00:35:41,759 Speaker 1: he's a little bit older um than some of these 768 00:35:41,760 --> 00:35:44,120 Speaker 1: other not older than some of these other guys, but 769 00:35:44,640 --> 00:35:46,040 Speaker 1: for a guy who's only been in the league for 770 00:35:46,040 --> 00:35:48,920 Speaker 1: a couple of years age wise, he is sort of 771 00:35:48,960 --> 00:35:51,200 Speaker 1: on par with like the Mahomes and in the Allens 772 00:35:51,200 --> 00:35:52,920 Speaker 1: and those guys too, So that's sort of something to 773 00:35:52,960 --> 00:35:55,000 Speaker 1: keep in mind. But they seem to have a good 774 00:35:55,040 --> 00:35:57,520 Speaker 1: thing going there. He and Jamar Chase are amazing together, 775 00:35:58,120 --> 00:36:00,200 Speaker 1: uh and the Bengals look like they are in place 776 00:36:00,239 --> 00:36:01,759 Speaker 1: to be competitive for a number of years. So I 777 00:36:01,800 --> 00:36:04,600 Speaker 1: got Burrow at four. I think a Lamar Jackson at five. 778 00:36:05,280 --> 00:36:07,640 Speaker 1: I do think, you know, the injuries, the illnesses this 779 00:36:07,719 --> 00:36:09,640 Speaker 1: year sort of slowed him down a little bit. I'd 780 00:36:09,640 --> 00:36:13,080 Speaker 1: also just like to see, you know, when the Ravens 781 00:36:13,120 --> 00:36:15,880 Speaker 1: offense is fully healthy again, right when you get Lamar 782 00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:18,799 Speaker 1: back healthy and they get j K. Dobbins back. I mean, 783 00:36:18,840 --> 00:36:21,160 Speaker 1: remember he missed the whole year, So you get j K. 784 00:36:21,360 --> 00:36:24,279 Speaker 1: Dobbins back for a year, See what happens when you know, 785 00:36:24,280 --> 00:36:26,719 Speaker 1: if you can get some consistency out of out of 786 00:36:26,760 --> 00:36:30,319 Speaker 1: Marquise Brown and Rashad Bateman. Um so I'm still willing 787 00:36:30,360 --> 00:36:34,160 Speaker 1: to go with Lamar at at five as the as 788 00:36:34,160 --> 00:36:38,080 Speaker 1: the QB their dynasty. Um yeah, so that's it. I mean, 789 00:36:38,200 --> 00:36:39,839 Speaker 1: none of the other young guys, right, I mean we're 790 00:36:39,880 --> 00:36:42,000 Speaker 1: not We're still not putting Jalen Hurts there yet, We're 791 00:36:42,040 --> 00:36:45,400 Speaker 1: not putting Kyler in there. Kyler didn't make it either. 792 00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:46,840 Speaker 1: One of our lists was maybe a little bit of 793 00:36:46,840 --> 00:36:50,239 Speaker 1: a surprise Kyler. Originally I had him in there and 794 00:36:50,680 --> 00:36:52,920 Speaker 1: I just I had to take him out. The issue 795 00:36:52,960 --> 00:36:56,399 Speaker 1: with Kyler he's not as good of a thrower as 796 00:36:56,480 --> 00:36:58,759 Speaker 1: maybe you could say Lamar, but the other four are 797 00:36:58,800 --> 00:37:01,879 Speaker 1: all better passers than he is. And Kyler ever since 798 00:37:01,920 --> 00:37:05,200 Speaker 1: that shoulder injury last year, not even this past season, 799 00:37:05,360 --> 00:37:07,080 Speaker 1: has just been running less Like this year, I think 800 00:37:07,080 --> 00:37:09,480 Speaker 1: he had two games where he ran for over fifty yards. 801 00:37:09,520 --> 00:37:11,880 Speaker 1: So if you're taking away that running ability, he is 802 00:37:11,880 --> 00:37:14,760 Speaker 1: not a top five quarterback four and twenty three rushing 803 00:37:14,800 --> 00:37:17,520 Speaker 1: yards in the regular season compared to you know, it 804 00:37:17,560 --> 00:37:20,000 Speaker 1: looked like he was gonna be step for step with 805 00:37:20,040 --> 00:37:22,360 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson. We're gonna be talking about Kyler putting up 806 00:37:22,360 --> 00:37:25,800 Speaker 1: a thousand yard rushing seasons. But yeah, apparently he's decided 807 00:37:26,080 --> 00:37:28,320 Speaker 1: then maybe it's not so good to take hits, not 808 00:37:28,320 --> 00:37:31,799 Speaker 1: because I look, I'm not criticizing him. I get it. Um, 809 00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:34,640 Speaker 1: I'm about the same size as Kyler, I get it. 810 00:37:35,000 --> 00:37:36,880 Speaker 1: I mean, look, my buddy was like, you know this 811 00:37:37,160 --> 00:37:39,040 Speaker 1: text me like, this wouldn't be happening if if he 812 00:37:39,080 --> 00:37:40,560 Speaker 1: was playing for the A's, and I'm like, yeah, he'd 813 00:37:40,560 --> 00:37:43,520 Speaker 1: also be making way less. And the response to that was, 814 00:37:43,920 --> 00:37:46,400 Speaker 1: I don't know, I consider that trade. If Aaron Donald 815 00:37:46,440 --> 00:37:49,279 Speaker 1: wasn't hunting me every couple of weeks, he'd believing live 816 00:37:49,280 --> 00:37:51,080 Speaker 1: in the minor league life. You know what that's like. 817 00:37:51,280 --> 00:37:53,239 Speaker 1: I do know what that's like. I mean, I hope 818 00:37:53,280 --> 00:37:55,480 Speaker 1: you enjoyed cold cuts, man and peanut butter and jelly, 819 00:37:55,520 --> 00:37:58,279 Speaker 1: because that's gonna be your life for six months when 820 00:37:58,280 --> 00:38:01,560 Speaker 1: you're doing that sort of thing. So alright, so on Thursday, 821 00:38:02,000 --> 00:38:05,239 Speaker 1: we will turn our attention to uh, some running backs, 822 00:38:05,239 --> 00:38:07,640 Speaker 1: perhaps also get in some DFS talk because there's still 823 00:38:07,640 --> 00:38:09,759 Speaker 1: more games coming up for the weekend, so we will 824 00:38:09,760 --> 00:38:11,879 Speaker 1: look ahead to that and hopefully no news breaks after 825 00:38:11,920 --> 00:38:13,319 Speaker 1: we put this thing out and you guys get to 826 00:38:13,320 --> 00:38:15,000 Speaker 1: listen to it. I'd be kind of nice, but we'll see. 827 00:38:15,400 --> 00:38:17,120 Speaker 1: Uh the meantime, got I'll do it for this edition 828 00:38:17,160 --> 00:38:20,680 Speaker 1: of the NFL Fantasy Football Podcast. Stay happy, safe and healthy, 829 00:38:20,719 --> 00:38:23,359 Speaker 1: get facts, wear a mask, do good, and live well, 830 00:38:23,719 --> 00:38:28,400 Speaker 1: and we will talk to you on Thursday. M