1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 1: Wow, Hey everybody, It's Wednesday, October two. Welcome to the 2 00:00:14,200 --> 00:00:16,439 Speaker 1: NFL Fantasy Football Show to meet your man, nam G 3 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 1: Marcus Grant alongside Michael left Florio and the specialists. They 4 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:23,159 Speaker 1: cast of dozens. I almost put this show on. We 5 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: got played to talk about. We got some heroes and 6 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:26,759 Speaker 1: villains coming up for the week. We will go through 7 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: some game previews, and we've got players that we're giving 8 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: one last chance to guys that really they have to 9 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:35,199 Speaker 1: kind of put up or shut up now in our 10 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 1: fantasy rosters. Let's start with some fantasy headlines. Jonathan Taylor 11 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:41,920 Speaker 1: has been dealing with an ankle injury and he has 12 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 1: now been ruled out of Thursday's game against the Denver Broncos. 13 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 1: So we know, Florio, no Jonathan Taylor, and he Hines 14 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:52,159 Speaker 1: is the next man up. Is he trustworthy enough to 15 00:00:52,240 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: start against the Broncos? I think so. We know that 16 00:00:55,200 --> 00:00:57,960 Speaker 1: he'll get a lot of passes out of the backfield, 17 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:00,360 Speaker 1: a lot of targets. But he didn't see more than 18 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: three carries in a game this year. I think that 19 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:04,600 Speaker 1: will get somewhere close to like eight to ten. Plus 20 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: he's you know, he's been getting like five targets a game, 21 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:09,080 Speaker 1: but Jonathan Taylor has been getting a bunch as well, 22 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 1: so I think it could only lead to even more 23 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: past catching opportunities for Naheim Heines. And I think Dion 24 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 1: Jackson leads them and carries, but he's more of a 25 00:01:16,840 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: deeper league guy I would say. I would say keep 26 00:01:18,720 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 1: an eye on who else you have the on your 27 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:22,680 Speaker 1: roster too, Because it is a Thursday night game. I 28 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:25,319 Speaker 1: always feel sort of iffy about starting guys I'm not 29 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:28,959 Speaker 1: sold completely on for Thursday Night. Jonathan Taylor would have 30 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: been a must start regardless Nyheim Hines. I wait my options, 31 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 1: see who I have on my bench before I make 32 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 1: that decision. All right, let's get to some of our 33 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 1: heroes and villains of the week. Let's start on the 34 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 1: good foot with the guys that we think are going 35 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:44,119 Speaker 1: to carry your team to victory. So, for you, who 36 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: could be a Fantasy hero in Week five? I think 37 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: Chris Godwin. And I know Chris Godwin is still working 38 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 1: his way to being a hundred percent of being Chris Godwin, 39 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 1: but even this limited version right now, I think could 40 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: have a great game this week. He played of the Snaps, 41 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: ran forty five, routes last week ten targets the same 42 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 1: as Mike Evans like. The usage at least is back. 43 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 1: Maybe his full you know, healthy isn't, but he's getting 44 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: used like he is. So that is what we care about, 45 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: especially in this matchup against the Falcons, who have struggled 46 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:15,960 Speaker 1: against receivers all year, allowing the seventh most Fantasy points 47 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:18,519 Speaker 1: in the position. I would definitely be starting Chris Good. 48 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 1: Weird statement that the winner of this game will be 49 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: in first place by themselves in the NFC South. I 50 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: mean that weird for the Bucks. Weird to think the 51 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:27,960 Speaker 1: Falcons are involved in that. That's what that is. Although 52 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 1: we also saw how much it means to Tom Brady 53 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 1: in that offense when he has all his wide receivers healthy. 54 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 1: I know they lost, but they still put up thirty 55 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 1: one points in Kansas City. It was my father best 56 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 1: game Offenseively, that means a whole lot. I'm gonna go 57 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 1: with Damian Harris, and I know we've been big on 58 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: Remindre Stevenson and and we may talk about him a 59 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: little bit later in the show. We'll see, but Damian Harris, 60 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 1: we we came into the year thinking, well, touchdown regression 61 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 1: is going to happen. But I believe the numbers. He 62 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 1: scored a touchdown I think in twelve or thirteen games 63 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:01,799 Speaker 1: or something like that. It's it's a pretty remarkable stretch 64 00:03:01,880 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: that he is on of scoring touchdowns at some point. 65 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 1: That's not just a fluke. That is by design. He 66 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:10,919 Speaker 1: is the guy who's getting those opportunities when the Patriots 67 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 1: get down near the end zone. And on top of it, 68 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 1: the playing the Lions this week. And there's a thing 69 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:18,080 Speaker 1: that we all are believing now, and that's you can 70 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: play pretty much anybody against the Lions. They have the 71 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:23,200 Speaker 1: highest scoring offense in the NFL. They also have the 72 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: defense that's given up the most points in the NFL, 73 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 1: which means Lion games are always gonna be exciting one 74 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 1: way or another. So I think Damian Harris keeps his 75 00:03:30,240 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 1: touchdown street going. But even then, just the matchup, I 76 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: think the yard is potentially can be there for him 77 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: to this week. Um, those are the heroes. Can't have 78 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: a hero without a villain. So who is your fantasy 79 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: villain of the week. Uh, it's Ezekiel Elliott And I know, 80 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: um Cowboys fans might think I'm like picking on Zeke 81 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 1: at this point or something, but the production just hasn't 82 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 1: been there. He's yet to reach fifteen Fantasy points, and 83 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 1: he scored ten or fewer in three of his four 84 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 1: games so far this year. He only has two targets 85 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: or less in every game as well. So with the 86 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 1: lack of big plays that that he has shown us 87 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 1: these last couple of years, plus losing those targets, I 88 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 1: think it takes away what was Zeke's best feature in 89 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 1: fantasy and that was a really safe floor every week. 90 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 1: So in a tough matchup this week against the Rams, 91 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 1: who have allowed the fewest fantasy points to running backs 92 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:21,839 Speaker 1: this year, I think it's a week to get away 93 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:25,360 Speaker 1: from Zeke. The Cowboys have taken two potentially pretty good 94 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:28,960 Speaker 1: running backs and made them too really not good running exactly. 95 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: I mean, we talked about Zeke and he's struggling. He 96 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:34,039 Speaker 1: I believe it's just slightly ahead of Tony Pollard in 97 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 1: fantasy scoring, but it's not great for either one of 98 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:39,880 Speaker 1: them because Dallas has split their their workload in their 99 00:04:39,920 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 1: opportunities and so neither one of them has been very 100 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:44,800 Speaker 1: productive so far this season. My villain of the week 101 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: is gonna be Deante Johnson for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and 102 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:52,719 Speaker 1: I'm just kind of being cautious about the Steelers pass catchers. 103 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 1: First of all, with the change at quarterback, Kenny Pickett 104 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:57,359 Speaker 1: looks like he's going to be the guy going forward 105 00:04:57,640 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: after he took over last week for Mitch a TROPISTI, 106 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 1: so that sort of has me worried to begin with. 107 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 1: He did see George Pickens get a whole lot of 108 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:07,039 Speaker 1: work to pick it in the game. But the other 109 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 1: part is the Bills just are not giving up yards 110 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 1: and fantasy points to wide receivers this season. And that's 111 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:16,719 Speaker 1: even with their secondary having some injury issues. They still 112 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 1: have done a very good job clamping down on receivers. 113 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 1: Part of it is because they're just getting a lot 114 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 1: of pressure on quarterbacks up front, not giving QB's time 115 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: to look down field and throw. So this really could 116 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: be a tough week for the Bills or for the Steeplers. 117 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 1: Rather to score points to move to football, I guess 118 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 1: if there's a saving grace, I would think Buffalo probably 119 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 1: takes a lead, and so maybe there's some garbage time opportunities. 120 00:05:37,480 --> 00:05:40,560 Speaker 1: But on the whole, I just don't love Deante Johnson's 121 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:44,040 Speaker 1: opportunity this week. Yeah, and I think we kind of 122 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: he's not. He's still a very good wide receiver in 123 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,160 Speaker 1: his own way, but he's not the guaranteed ten targets 124 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 1: a guy like a game that he was with Big 125 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 1: Ben that's been leaving. While he wasn't great the last 126 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:57,479 Speaker 1: two years. It really has changed this offense to the 127 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:00,080 Speaker 1: point that we're sort of skeptical about a lot of 128 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:03,960 Speaker 1: guys catching the football in Pittsburgh. We talked about Jonathan Taylor. 129 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 1: Let's get to the Thursday night game. It's the Colts 130 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:08,600 Speaker 1: and the Broncos. You can see that on Prime Video 131 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:11,479 Speaker 1: or stream it on NFL Plus. Kicks off at eight 132 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:17,039 Speaker 1: pm Eastern on Thursday. Let's start with Russell Wilson, who 133 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 1: it's been a rough start to the year for him. 134 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 1: He finally put together a really nice game last week 135 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:24,120 Speaker 1: in the loss to the Raiders. Now he's got the Colts, 136 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: who have not been great. They have their own issues 137 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:29,160 Speaker 1: as a team to start the season. Do you trust 138 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:32,039 Speaker 1: starting Russ against Indie this week? Yeah? I I do. 139 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: In fact, I have him as a start in the 140 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:37,600 Speaker 1: Startom Sindham column this week, and my thinking is one 141 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:40,039 Speaker 1: he's coming off his best game as a Bronco. But 142 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: also the Colts defense has been so strong against the 143 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:47,120 Speaker 1: run this year that teams are throwing more against them 144 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 1: and I think without Javonte Williams and I know where 145 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 1: we're gonna like this backfield is a is a question 146 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 1: mark right now. I think in this matchup, like they're 147 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:56,600 Speaker 1: gonna have to ask Russell Wilson a throw and they're 148 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:58,720 Speaker 1: gonna have to ask their franchise quarterback to get them 149 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 1: to win. So I would start. I would start him 150 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 1: as well. You talk about the Colts defensively, I mean 151 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:05,320 Speaker 1: Shack Leonard has been banged up too, and he may 152 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:08,280 Speaker 1: not play this week for Indianapolis. I think this is 153 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 1: an opportunity for Russ to sort of backup games, and 154 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 1: I'm choosing to believe that what we saw from him 155 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 1: last week against Vegas, part of it was taking advantage 156 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 1: of the Raider defense, but also part of it was 157 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:23,600 Speaker 1: maybe them starting to figure some things out offensively. Did 158 00:07:23,640 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 1: love seeing Russ run for a touchdown. I know he 159 00:07:26,320 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 1: doesn't run the way he used to, but at least 160 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 1: him getting that rushing touchdown also gives you some feeling 161 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 1: and maybe he may run the football a little bit 162 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 1: more than we have seen in past years looking at 163 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: the wide receivers, a couple of of top notch players 164 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: talent wise, and you know, waiting for the big explosion 165 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 1: from either one of them. But if you had to 166 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 1: pick Michael Pittman or Courtland Sutton, who you got this week? Yeah? 167 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 1: I think, uh hype them. Was looking at my rankings 168 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:53,520 Speaker 1: when he made this question. I have them back to back. 169 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 1: I have Michael Pittman Jr. Just higher though, because I 170 00:07:57,360 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 1: still think Michael Pittman Jr. Is one of the better 171 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 1: wide receivers in the NFL. I know, the last couple 172 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 1: of weeks he's been a little bit disappointing fantasy wise, 173 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 1: but he's still getting a lot of opportunity his target 174 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:11,520 Speaker 1: share and air yard share around so I love seeing 175 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 1: that and Sutton share. I know he's like been the 176 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:16,120 Speaker 1: one so far, but there's other guys there who could 177 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 1: do stuff. I don't feel confident in anyone else Pittman 178 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 1: in the cold team, that's sure. Pittman is pretty much 179 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 1: the only guy except when they get into the end 180 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 1: zone and then they start throwing the random tight ends. 181 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 1: But other than that, it's it's the Michael Pittman show. 182 00:08:27,240 --> 00:08:29,680 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say Courtland Sutton though as the guy that 183 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:32,679 Speaker 1: I like slightly more touched on it a little bit. 184 00:08:33,080 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 1: No Javonte Williams. Maybe we see them funnel some targets 185 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: elsewhere in the backfield, but I think they're gonna have 186 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: to push the ball downfield this week. I also sort 187 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:44,760 Speaker 1: of worry about Pittman maybe locking up with Patrick certain 188 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:48,000 Speaker 1: the second who has just been locking folks down so 189 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 1: far this season, So that's a little bit of a 190 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 1: concern for me. So I'm gonna go with Courtland Sutton 191 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:54,600 Speaker 1: as the guy who has a slightly better game this week. 192 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 1: But if you got either one of them start up, 193 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 1: because I think there's gonna be plenty of opportunity either 194 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:03,319 Speaker 1: way around. Mentioned the backfield situation. Obviously we know Williams. 195 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 1: Javonte Williams is out for the season. Unfortunately mel when 196 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:09,439 Speaker 1: Gordon is still there. Mike Boone actually ended up playing 197 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 1: more snaps than Gordon last week. And on top of it, 198 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:15,000 Speaker 1: just to confuse things, the Broncos went out and they 199 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:19,440 Speaker 1: signed Latavius Murray off the Saints practice squads. So Melvin 200 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:22,720 Speaker 1: Gordon or Mike Boone or Lottavius Murray, who do you prefer? 201 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:25,240 Speaker 1: I think Melvin Gordon is to start this week. The 202 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 1: coaches have been saying that they're gonna lean heavily on him, 203 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:31,080 Speaker 1: and but I mean he is the best of the 204 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:33,439 Speaker 1: three running backs, I would say pretty confidently, as long 205 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:36,559 Speaker 1: as he can hold onto the football. Um. I wasn't 206 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 1: ready for this whole Mike Boon, Burrus, Latavias Mary, like 207 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 1: Waiver wire War, I was on the Mike Boon side, 208 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:44,720 Speaker 1: but I would sit both of them. My thinking with 209 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:47,400 Speaker 1: that real quick, it's just like everything with Tavia's Mury' 210 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 1: is good at Melvin Gordon is better. That's yeah, I 211 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:53,720 Speaker 1: think so. I think for me, and I'll say this 212 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 1: in the in our rundown, he questioned and asked, is 213 00:09:56,960 --> 00:09:59,560 Speaker 1: Gordon or Boone or Murray? And my answer was no, 214 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:03,079 Speaker 1: but Gordon, I guess if I had to pick one, 215 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 1: because I think he's going to be the lead back. 216 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:08,000 Speaker 1: I think what we saw last week with Boone getting 217 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 1: more snaps was more a function of Gordon's ball security 218 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 1: issues and Nathaniel Hackett just sort of having him take 219 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:16,040 Speaker 1: a seat and rest a little bit. But I think 220 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:18,520 Speaker 1: all things being equal, I think it's gonna be Gordon 221 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:21,600 Speaker 1: that gets most of the opportunity with Boone behind him. 222 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 1: I think for now, Latavius Murray is sort of an 223 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 1: insurance policy. That's what I don't think. I think if 224 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:29,200 Speaker 1: something were to happen, if Gordon continues to have fumbling problems, 225 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:31,840 Speaker 1: or if someone else gets hurt, then you see Latavius 226 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:33,640 Speaker 1: Murray in there. But I don't know that I see 227 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:36,840 Speaker 1: him come in and immediately start getting work. If he does, 228 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:39,959 Speaker 1: then I'm totally out on this backfield. Then I'm I'm 229 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:42,200 Speaker 1: completely done on this because then it seems like it's 230 00:10:42,280 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 1: it's Gordon and Boone probably between the twenties, and I 231 00:10:44,800 --> 00:10:46,680 Speaker 1: just have this feeling you'll see Latavius Murray come in 232 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 1: at like the three yard line and pound in for 233 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 1: a touchdown, and then that's that's just um nus for everybody. So, 234 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:54,480 Speaker 1: Nathaniel Hackett, I know you listened to the show, so 235 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:56,680 Speaker 1: please don't do that. That's all we're asking. Just just 236 00:10:56,760 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 1: give us Gordon and Boone and let us live our 237 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:01,960 Speaker 1: lives happily. We gotta nugget brought to us by our 238 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 1: NFL research team. Rashot Penny has a hundred and thirty 239 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:08,680 Speaker 1: five or more rushing yards in each of five career 240 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:11,840 Speaker 1: games with sixteen or more carries. He's coming off a 241 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:15,840 Speaker 1: seventeen carry, one d fifty one yard, two touchdown performance 242 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:19,080 Speaker 1: against the Lions last week. This week a little bit 243 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:21,640 Speaker 1: of a different opponent. He's got the Saints, who are 244 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:26,559 Speaker 1: certainly much better defensively than the Lions are, but Seahawks 245 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 1: more up tempo. In weeks three and four, they're averaging 246 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:31,200 Speaker 1: about eighteen more plays per game than they were in 247 00:11:31,240 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 1: weeks one and two. So can we still get behind 248 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:36,040 Speaker 1: Rashad Penny? Maybe not for a hundred and fifty one 249 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:39,120 Speaker 1: and two tudies, but can we still be behind Rashad 250 00:11:39,160 --> 00:11:42,200 Speaker 1: Penny in week five? I? I think so. Like when 251 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:45,959 Speaker 1: I was working on my rankings, I originally had him, 252 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:48,480 Speaker 1: you know, outside of the top twenty he might He 253 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:50,400 Speaker 1: was like borderline top thirty for me, and then I 254 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 1: just kept moving him up and I was like, yeah, 255 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:54,800 Speaker 1: I know the matchup is hard, but this is a 256 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 1: game I think that will be score wise at least close. 257 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:00,480 Speaker 1: And if that, if it is close, than I like, 258 00:12:00,559 --> 00:12:02,640 Speaker 1: why are they going to get away from Rashad Penny? 259 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 1: So I think he'll get his opportunities. I don't think 260 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:07,360 Speaker 1: he's gonna go for a hundred and fifty and two 261 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:09,960 Speaker 1: in this matchup, like you said, but I think as 262 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:11,920 Speaker 1: long as the score is close, Penny will get enough 263 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:13,880 Speaker 1: work that I think you still start him. I think 264 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:16,600 Speaker 1: you start him too because of the opportunity that he's getting. 265 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:19,839 Speaker 1: I mean, he's playing about two thirds of the snaps there, 266 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:22,439 Speaker 1: and Kenneth Walker's slowly working his way in and getting 267 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:25,360 Speaker 1: more opportunities in the passing game. But this has been 268 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:28,760 Speaker 1: a heavy Rashot Penny year for the Seahawks, and again 269 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 1: with him being more up tempo, that means more plays 270 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 1: and potentially more touches for Rashot Penny. Like I said, 271 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:38,520 Speaker 1: much more difficult opponent this week in the Saints than 272 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:41,160 Speaker 1: in the Lions. But I still think you like Rashot 273 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:43,320 Speaker 1: Penny as a running back to which is probably what 274 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 1: you drafted him as anyway, maybe even less so right 275 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 1: now he's outperforming his a DP. Time to get two 276 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 1: our game previews four Week five. We will start with 277 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 1: another London game. They are kicking off at nine three 278 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:58,640 Speaker 1: a m Eastern six thirty A and Pacific. It's the 279 00:12:58,679 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 1: Giants and the Packers. That game can be seen exclusively 280 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 1: on NFL Network, also available on NFL Plus. By the way, 281 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:07,960 Speaker 1: this isn't have the chance for us to tell you. 282 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 1: If you didn't remember or didn't hear it, you can 283 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:14,440 Speaker 1: sign up for Fantasy Plus. It's the full year. It 284 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:18,160 Speaker 1: will automatically fill open slots in your roster a k a. 285 00:13:18,320 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 1: The Alvin Camera conundrum. If you wake up and somebody 286 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:24,640 Speaker 1: suddenly is inactive and you didn't know it, Fantasy Plus 287 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:26,600 Speaker 1: will make that switch for you. You don't have to 288 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:29,560 Speaker 1: set five alarms and wake up at six am West 289 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:31,760 Speaker 1: Coast time to make sure that you get somebody out 290 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:33,079 Speaker 1: of your line of it. It's just ten bucks for 291 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 1: the whole year. It does more than that too. It 292 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 1: actually will optimize your lineup all throughout the season. It 293 00:13:37,520 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 1: will give you ideas on guys to pick up off 294 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:41,280 Speaker 1: the waiver wire. It really is sort of like a 295 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:43,880 Speaker 1: fantasy valet for you, So go and check it out. 296 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:46,840 Speaker 1: By the way, I'll say this, I actually do some stuff. 297 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:48,839 Speaker 1: I do a fantasy hit for the New Orleans Saints 298 00:13:48,920 --> 00:13:51,679 Speaker 1: each and every week and talking to some of their people. 299 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:53,560 Speaker 1: Now mind you, they weren't in London, they were in 300 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:56,320 Speaker 1: New Orleans. But they're around the team, they understand how 301 00:13:56,360 --> 00:13:59,320 Speaker 1: things work. They were surprised to see Alvin Kamara as 302 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:02,440 Speaker 1: a surprise, is inactive on Sunday morning. So this caught 303 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 1: a lot of folks off guard. I'm I'm happy for 304 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:06,319 Speaker 1: you folks who got up early and you saw it 305 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 1: and you made the switch. But understand that this was 306 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 1: not a thing that even people within the organization were expected. 307 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 1: Don't tell people on Twitter that because they were like, well, 308 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:17,160 Speaker 1: they activated Leftavius Mry and that's all we needed to know. 309 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 1: And I'm like, okay, okay, okay, I mean, here's the thing. 310 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:23,920 Speaker 1: If you if you did it, great, I'm happy for you. 311 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 1: Don't expect that everybody is going to be as savvy 312 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 1: as you. Packed yourself on the back. You're smarter than 313 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:30,160 Speaker 1: You're smarter than the average bear. I'm happy for you. 314 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:33,280 Speaker 1: Let's talk about this game in particularly though the Giants 315 00:14:33,280 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 1: and the Packers. The Giants are three and one. I 316 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:38,680 Speaker 1: don't really know how it's happening, smoking mirrors and say 317 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:41,880 Speaker 1: Kwan Barkley, But for you, what are you looking at 318 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:45,480 Speaker 1: in this contest? Romeo Dubbs, I think that he has 319 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 1: been getting enough volume where even in a matchup like this, 320 00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:50,920 Speaker 1: he's a flex option. He has eight targets in two 321 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 1: straight games, and I know last week five catches forty 322 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 1: seven yards in a touchdown. That's a that's a good game. 323 00:14:56,760 --> 00:14:59,640 Speaker 1: It could have been a huge one if that touchdown 324 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 1: he caught it it just when he If he didn't, 325 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 1: if it didn't desert in the end, hit the ground 326 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 1: and wobble, then like if he just held onto that, 327 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:09,320 Speaker 1: we're talking about him in a completely different light. So 328 00:15:09,600 --> 00:15:11,960 Speaker 1: my only concern for this game, Marcus is if like 329 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 1: the Giants can score any points, if the Packers might 330 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:16,240 Speaker 1: only need like a field goal and then be like, 331 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 1: let's run the ball the rest of the game. But 332 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:20,200 Speaker 1: I still think Dobbs has shown enough upside where you 333 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:23,120 Speaker 1: start him. Speaking of the Giants in that offense, Daniel 334 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:27,440 Speaker 1: Jones suffered an ankle injury, uh last week, and there 335 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 1: is some talk that maybe it's gonna be Davis Webb 336 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:33,240 Speaker 1: who gets an opportunity in that game. Which if it's 337 00:15:33,320 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 1: David's Webb that gets to start, it's all se quon 338 00:15:35,960 --> 00:15:38,560 Speaker 1: all the time. You're gonna have Daniel Jones with a 339 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 1: group of wide receivers who have done nothing so far 340 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:45,280 Speaker 1: this year is going to get literally all of the touches. 341 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 1: Just go the wildcat that they were doing for like 342 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:49,560 Speaker 1: one drive last week and do that the entire game, 343 00:15:49,840 --> 00:15:51,800 Speaker 1: the entire game if you have to go with Davis 344 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:55,160 Speaker 1: Webb this week, back to games that are happening on 345 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 1: the continental US soil. Steelers at the Bills. We talked 346 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:01,000 Speaker 1: about Deonte Johnson is being a guy I think will 347 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 1: be a villain this week. Gabe Davis, after a quick 348 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 1: start to the season, we haven't seen much of him. 349 00:16:07,680 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 1: Do you trust starting Gabe Davis this week against Pittsburgh. 350 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:14,080 Speaker 1: I'm gonna give him one more chance, um, because the 351 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 1: last two games he's played have been very weird, Like 352 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 1: two weeks ago was extreme heat in Miami where him 353 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:22,120 Speaker 1: and Diggs and the other guys were taking ivs and 354 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:25,000 Speaker 1: saying they've never been that tired before in their life. 355 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:27,480 Speaker 1: And then last week was a weird rain game where 356 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 1: I'll fully admit like Davis did not show up. He 357 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:32,720 Speaker 1: was really struggling. You see here all the drops he 358 00:16:32,760 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 1: had last week. But hopefully they get a normal weather 359 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 1: condition game with no Isaiah McKenzie or the slot receivers 360 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:40,360 Speaker 1: looking like they're gonna be out. I still give him 361 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 1: another chance. I think the slot receivers too was a 362 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 1: big part too. Like the Bills are down to Khalil Shaker. 363 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:48,560 Speaker 1: I think right now at the slot receiver position, on 364 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:53,160 Speaker 1: Austin got brought in. That means for sure that you 365 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:56,720 Speaker 1: can't start Gabe Davis because they activated Tavon Austin. That's 366 00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:59,560 Speaker 1: that's the logic. I guess. I don't know I am 367 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:02,440 Speaker 1: gonna start Gabe Davis. I will give him another chance. 368 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:05,080 Speaker 1: I think, on top of what you mentioned, the weird conditions, 369 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:08,640 Speaker 1: kind of the extreme weather conditions from hot to rainy 370 00:17:08,800 --> 00:17:10,920 Speaker 1: did have something to do with it. I also think 371 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:14,320 Speaker 1: right now Josh Allen is just spreading the football around. 372 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:17,439 Speaker 1: There are a lot of guys who have double digit targets. 373 00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:19,880 Speaker 1: I think six guys have double digit targets so far 374 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:22,800 Speaker 1: this season, So that means Josh Allen is really not 375 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 1: locked in on just one or two guys. Great for 376 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:27,600 Speaker 1: the Bill's offense. I know it's frustrating for us, but 377 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:30,000 Speaker 1: this feels like a week that they see Gabe Davis 378 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:32,480 Speaker 1: get more involved in the passing game. But I will 379 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:36,240 Speaker 1: also tell you you can flex Devin Singletary this week. 380 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:41,040 Speaker 1: I came into the year concerned about Singletary because Zack 381 00:17:41,119 --> 00:17:43,680 Speaker 1: Moss was hanging around, because James Cook was drafted, and 382 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:45,040 Speaker 1: we thought he was gonna take a lot of the 383 00:17:45,040 --> 00:17:48,359 Speaker 1: passing game work. That hasn't really been the case. Devin 384 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:53,479 Speaker 1: Singletary is dominating the backfield opportunities there. And yeah, he's 385 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 1: still not a huge touchdown scorer. I don't know that 386 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:57,680 Speaker 1: it's as bad as it was in years past, where 387 00:17:57,680 --> 00:17:59,359 Speaker 1: I used to always say he needed three forms if 388 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 1: I d But the fact that he's getting so much 389 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:06,320 Speaker 1: opportunity in an offense that has the ability to score 390 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:08,639 Speaker 1: points in bunches, that's all we want out of a 391 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:10,359 Speaker 1: running back. We want a guy who's on the field 392 00:18:10,359 --> 00:18:13,200 Speaker 1: a lot, playing in a up tempo, high scoring offense. 393 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:17,760 Speaker 1: Devin Singletary checks those boxes. And for now we're still thinking, 394 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:19,920 Speaker 1: I'm saying here, you can flex him. We're still thinking 395 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:21,680 Speaker 1: of him as a flex maybe an r B two. 396 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:23,639 Speaker 1: I think right now he's got high end r B 397 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:27,000 Speaker 1: two usage. So maybe the other little part of this 398 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 1: is maybe you try to make a trade for Maybe 399 00:18:29,280 --> 00:18:30,679 Speaker 1: this is a chance to sort of buy in on 400 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:33,639 Speaker 1: Devin Singletary. Before the reality catches up to where the 401 00:18:33,720 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 1: narrative is about him. Yeah, remember all off season we 402 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:39,399 Speaker 1: were like, oh, James Cook, Duke Johnson, they want to 403 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:41,320 Speaker 1: throw that. It's just that they do. They do want 404 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:42,639 Speaker 1: to throw the ball to the running back more. But 405 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:45,720 Speaker 1: it's Devin's just Singletary. So take advantage of that. If 406 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 1: there's some manager in your league that is leaving Singletary 407 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:50,919 Speaker 1: on their bench, float out a trade offer. See if 408 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:53,359 Speaker 1: maybe you can grab yourself a key running back in 409 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:57,400 Speaker 1: a good offense. Chargers at the Browns and the Browns 410 00:18:57,560 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 1: they've been feisty. I know they lost last week to 411 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:02,720 Speaker 1: the foul, but they have been feisty with Jacoby Brissette 412 00:19:02,760 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 1: at quarterback. And we talked about Titans shuffling in and 413 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:09,040 Speaker 1: out of the top ten. Were finally gett a David 414 00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 1: and Joku breakout. Now I think it's for really here. 415 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 1: It's here, and it's spectacular. Like I am starting Uh 416 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:19,600 Speaker 1: David and Joku over George Kittle this week in the league. 417 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:21,679 Speaker 1: I I started him over Kyle Pitts. I know it 418 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:25,359 Speaker 1: sounds crazy to say, but Uh seven targets last week. 419 00:19:25,560 --> 00:19:28,360 Speaker 1: He had double digits the week prior to that last 420 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:30,399 Speaker 1: week he either fumble knocked him in his single digit 421 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 1: Fantasy points, but still like he's been their top two 422 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:35,320 Speaker 1: targets in each of the last two games. He is 423 00:19:35,359 --> 00:19:38,119 Speaker 1: a focal point of this offense and he's the one 424 00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:40,240 Speaker 1: that they're throwing to on like those short to intermediate 425 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:43,160 Speaker 1: routes and kind of letting him do damage after the catch, 426 00:19:43,400 --> 00:19:45,240 Speaker 1: kind of how we were hoping that George Kittle or 427 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 1: Kyle Pitts would be used. David and Joku is getting that. 428 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:50,159 Speaker 1: I mean, we talk about Kyle Pitts being at disappointment. 429 00:19:50,200 --> 00:19:51,800 Speaker 1: At some point we're gonna have to have a conversation 430 00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:55,439 Speaker 1: about George Kittle too, because he's trending very much in 431 00:19:55,480 --> 00:19:59,560 Speaker 1: that direction. Texans at the Jaguars, I like Travis et 432 00:19:59,720 --> 00:20:02,320 Speaker 1: And as sleeper this week. I know he's been disappointing 433 00:20:02,359 --> 00:20:05,199 Speaker 1: so far this season. Part of it has been the 434 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:09,919 Speaker 1: revival of James Robinson after achilles surgery, and because of 435 00:20:09,960 --> 00:20:12,440 Speaker 1: that we have seen the usage sort of slanted in 436 00:20:12,560 --> 00:20:16,880 Speaker 1: Robinson's favor. Last week, it was et N that got 437 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:18,800 Speaker 1: most of the snaps. He got a lot of carries. 438 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:21,119 Speaker 1: They were using him more than they had in the past. 439 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:24,960 Speaker 1: Now it wasn't necessarily effective or successful, as the Jaguars 440 00:20:25,040 --> 00:20:27,000 Speaker 1: ended up giving up a fourteen point lead and losing 441 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:28,440 Speaker 1: to the Eagles. I guess no shame in that, because 442 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 1: the Eagles have been great so far this year. But 443 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:35,119 Speaker 1: against the Texans this feels like a real opportunity, especially 444 00:20:35,280 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 1: with E. T. M being the more effective of the 445 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:41,080 Speaker 1: pass catching backs there. The target share is fairly even 446 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:42,560 Speaker 1: between the two of them, but it's E. T. N 447 00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:44,879 Speaker 1: who has picked up more yards. He's actually running more 448 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:48,399 Speaker 1: downfield routes, has more air yards. You got more air yards, 449 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:51,280 Speaker 1: a deeper route depth than guys like Naheim Hines and 450 00:20:51,320 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 1: Austin Ekeler, who we considered to be genuine pass catching back. 451 00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:58,200 Speaker 1: So I think all those things factor in against the 452 00:20:58,240 --> 00:21:00,760 Speaker 1: defense that struggled against running backs. So I do like 453 00:21:01,040 --> 00:21:03,399 Speaker 1: Travis et and if you've got him and you've been frustrated, 454 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:04,879 Speaker 1: I think this is a week maybe you plug him 455 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:06,480 Speaker 1: into the flex and I think you can get some 456 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:11,200 Speaker 1: decent production there. Bears and the Vikings. First question, much 457 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:13,880 Speaker 1: like Slim Shady, well, the real Dalvin Cook please stand up, 458 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:16,240 Speaker 1: please stand up, please stand up? Is that going to happen? 459 00:21:16,280 --> 00:21:18,080 Speaker 1: Will the real Dalvin Cook show up against the Bears 460 00:21:18,080 --> 00:21:20,560 Speaker 1: this week. I think so. I think you look at 461 00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:22,880 Speaker 1: Dalvin Cook's season so far and you're like, oh, it's 462 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:25,560 Speaker 1: been frustrating. He said, one really good game. It came 463 00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:27,159 Speaker 1: against the Lions, and that was a game where he 464 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:30,200 Speaker 1: left early. But the other three matchups have been the Packers, 465 00:21:30,280 --> 00:21:32,560 Speaker 1: the Eagles, and the Saints, like those are really tough 466 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:35,320 Speaker 1: defenses to run on. Uh, and he's still been getting 467 00:21:35,359 --> 00:21:38,520 Speaker 1: insane usage. So yeah, I think the real Dalvin Cook 468 00:21:38,600 --> 00:21:40,840 Speaker 1: is going to show up. And in fact, it's like 469 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:42,880 Speaker 1: you said, if someone is worried about him, go out 470 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:44,520 Speaker 1: and try and trade for him. Right now. I've had 471 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:47,080 Speaker 1: I had somebody who mentioned saying they were done with 472 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 1: Dalvin Cook, that they wanted to get rid of him, 473 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 1: they didn't want him anymore. I said, you can trade 474 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:52,639 Speaker 1: him to me. I had somebody else asked me if 475 00:21:52,640 --> 00:21:55,560 Speaker 1: they should trade Dalvin Cook for Clyde Edwards Hilaire. I 476 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:58,160 Speaker 1: said no because the usage rates for Dalvin Cook are 477 00:21:58,280 --> 00:22:01,439 Speaker 1: so heavy, whereas Ceo h It's it's kind of a 478 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 1: three man backfield in Kansas City. And yes, it's great 479 00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:06,560 Speaker 1: that Edwards Delira is scoring touchdowns and scoring fantasy points. 480 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 1: It feels hard to imagine that he stays as the 481 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:12,200 Speaker 1: r before all year long when you see how Kansas 482 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 1: City is using him. So I think Dalvin Cook shows up. 483 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 1: I mean, Kwan ran all over the Chicago defense last week, 484 00:22:18,359 --> 00:22:20,240 Speaker 1: So I think Dalvin Cook can do something, maybe not 485 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 1: quite as extreme, but something pretty good in terms of 486 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:25,960 Speaker 1: where else we're going starts and sits in this game. 487 00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:28,800 Speaker 1: What are you looking at here? So we're starting Dalvin Cook, 488 00:22:29,160 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 1: You're we're starting Justin Jefferson. We know that from the Bears, 489 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:34,960 Speaker 1: we're gonna start their starting running back. I think it'll 490 00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:37,400 Speaker 1: be Khalil Herbert, but if it's David Montgomery, whoever gets 491 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:39,720 Speaker 1: to start, and that's it. Like, I don't want to 492 00:22:39,760 --> 00:22:42,720 Speaker 1: start anyone else in this game. The Bears are running 493 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:45,560 Speaker 1: the ball more than anyone else in the league. Uh, 494 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:48,239 Speaker 1: Cole Commetz been a disaster. Nol don o'd mooney had 495 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:50,680 Speaker 1: the one long catch last week, but besides that, he's 496 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:52,520 Speaker 1: been a disaster. I don't really want to do the 497 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:55,200 Speaker 1: whole Adam Feeling thing or Smith I don't think can 498 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:58,960 Speaker 1: be started. So this is a a pretty straightforward fantasy game, 499 00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:01,200 Speaker 1: and straightforward as it get. I would say we're done 500 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:03,040 Speaker 1: with cold come at right, like he's back on the 501 00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:06,159 Speaker 1: waiver wire everywhere. I'm done with Darnel Mooney too, Like 502 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:08,240 Speaker 1: I don't want any piece of that. Bears passing games. 503 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:10,600 Speaker 1: They actually let justin fields throughout twenty two times, which 504 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:12,639 Speaker 1: is the season high. But even then it's just not 505 00:23:12,880 --> 00:23:14,959 Speaker 1: really coming together. But look, I mean the Bears are 506 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:17,359 Speaker 1: still competitive, so you know, they don't really have reason 507 00:23:17,400 --> 00:23:19,919 Speaker 1: to change things as long as they're staying competitive in 508 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:23,280 Speaker 1: football games. We have more game previews coming up. We're 509 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:25,360 Speaker 1: gonna step away for a quick minute. We'll regroup, catch 510 00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:27,160 Speaker 1: our breath, and then figure out what's going on next. 511 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:30,040 Speaker 1: That's that's coming up on the NFL Fantasy Football Show. 512 00:23:36,520 --> 00:23:40,680 Speaker 1: NFL Plus is the league's new exclusive video streaming subscription service. 513 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:43,200 Speaker 1: NFL Plus has your game day covered with live local 514 00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:46,840 Speaker 1: and primetime regular season and postseason games right on your 515 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:50,280 Speaker 1: phone or tablet. NFL Plus is available in the NFL 516 00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:53,679 Speaker 1: App and at NFL dot Com. Subscription plan started just 517 00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 1: four nine per month. Fans can visit Plus dot NFL 518 00:23:56,920 --> 00:23:58,879 Speaker 1: dot com and sign up for a free trial of 519 00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:05,240 Speaker 1: NFL Plus Today. Lions at the Patriots, The High Flying 520 00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:09,880 Speaker 1: Top scoring Detroit Lions. And I'm gonna say this, shout 521 00:24:09,880 --> 00:24:11,720 Speaker 1: out to Patrick Claybron because he was on this earlier, 522 00:24:11,720 --> 00:24:14,440 Speaker 1: but Jared Goff has become a must start. Claibonn is 523 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:15,879 Speaker 1: on it after like week two of you would say 524 00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:17,639 Speaker 1: you should start Jared Goff and I was like, I 525 00:24:17,680 --> 00:24:19,560 Speaker 1: don't know about that, but he was right. So shout 526 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:21,920 Speaker 1: out to Patrick for being ahead of the curve there. Look, 527 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:24,359 Speaker 1: the Lions are scoring points, are scoring them at will, 528 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:27,560 Speaker 1: and last week Jared Goff did it without Alman Ross 529 00:24:27,560 --> 00:24:30,720 Speaker 1: st Brown and without DJ Chark and without DeAndre Swift. 530 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:32,119 Speaker 1: He's still figured out a way to score. But the 531 00:24:32,160 --> 00:24:34,640 Speaker 1: Lion scored forty five points. They gave up forty eight. 532 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:36,399 Speaker 1: But that's not here. That's neither here nor there. That 533 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:39,000 Speaker 1: doesn't apply to us. So at this point, Jared Goff 534 00:24:39,080 --> 00:24:40,919 Speaker 1: is a QB one. I mean, the only question is 535 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:42,679 Speaker 1: can he keep it going for the whole season. I 536 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:44,840 Speaker 1: think he can, but certainly this week, I guess the 537 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:48,440 Speaker 1: Patriots defense that has been just mediocre at best, Jared 538 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:51,159 Speaker 1: Goff feels like a must start. There's no team built 539 00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:54,200 Speaker 1: for more fantasy success than the Lions because they score 540 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:56,440 Speaker 1: a bunch of points, but their opponents scores a bunch 541 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:58,359 Speaker 1: of points. So it's just they have to keep Like 542 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:00,520 Speaker 1: the top two offenses in FOOTBA right now are the 543 00:25:00,560 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 1: lines and whoever's playing the lines. That's that's pretty much true. 544 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:06,520 Speaker 1: That is that is an actual fact so far this year. 545 00:25:06,920 --> 00:25:10,440 Speaker 1: It's time for Who's Gonna Eat, presented by Uber Eats. 546 00:25:10,480 --> 00:25:13,240 Speaker 1: Managing a fantasy team and hitting refresh on your scores 547 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 1: works up an appetite, so order with uber eats today. Hey, 548 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:19,359 Speaker 1: let's talk about this Seahawks Saints smatch up Floria. Who 549 00:25:19,359 --> 00:25:21,160 Speaker 1: do you think it's gonna ball out in this one? 550 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:24,439 Speaker 1: I think you could start DK Metcalf against the Saints. 551 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:27,720 Speaker 1: He's had double digit targets now in two straight games. 552 00:25:28,000 --> 00:25:29,879 Speaker 1: Even in a game that he needed to get carted 553 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:32,920 Speaker 1: off to use the bathroom, he scored twenty two fantasy 554 00:25:32,920 --> 00:25:35,639 Speaker 1: points and was the wide receiver seven on the week. 555 00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:38,400 Speaker 1: And I know the Saints matchup might look scary. They're 556 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:41,040 Speaker 1: much better against the run. They're just outside the top 557 00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:43,840 Speaker 1: ten allowing fantasy points per game to watch receivers, and 558 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:45,920 Speaker 1: if they do stop the run, I think that only 559 00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:48,119 Speaker 1: means more passes to to Dk and to lock It 560 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:50,359 Speaker 1: I think so too. I mean, at this point, I 561 00:25:50,400 --> 00:25:52,520 Speaker 1: still believe that over the course of the season, you'll 562 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:54,600 Speaker 1: have DK weeks and you have Tyler Lockett weeks. I 563 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:57,159 Speaker 1: think both are worth starting. This feels potentially like a 564 00:25:57,240 --> 00:25:59,560 Speaker 1: DK Metcalf week. And little known fact that actually on 565 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:01,679 Speaker 1: the set of Fantasy lives a cart right outside the 566 00:26:01,680 --> 00:26:04,440 Speaker 1: studio doors that risk us two and from the bathroom 567 00:26:04,440 --> 00:26:06,400 Speaker 1: whenever one of us has to go. It's just that's 568 00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:08,879 Speaker 1: just how we roll here at the network. That was 569 00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:12,359 Speaker 1: Who's Gonna Eat presented by Uber Eats, official on demand 570 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:15,600 Speaker 1: food delivery partner of the NFL. Even if you make 571 00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:18,000 Speaker 1: the wrong Fantasy lineup call, make the right call on 572 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:21,800 Speaker 1: delivery order with Uber Eats. Today. Dolphins at the Jets. 573 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:24,960 Speaker 1: First off, Zack Wilson came back last week, although I 574 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:26,880 Speaker 1: know he's dealing with an ankle injury and we'll see 575 00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:30,160 Speaker 1: what his status is for the weekend. But are there 576 00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:32,240 Speaker 1: any Jets receivers that you feel like you can trust 577 00:26:32,280 --> 00:26:35,679 Speaker 1: this week against Miami? I think Garrett Wilson remains in 578 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:39,280 Speaker 1: play because he's been seeing the most targets. I know. 579 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:42,760 Speaker 1: Corey Davis was oddly like very involved this past week, 580 00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:46,800 Speaker 1: but Garrett Wilson still has been seeing safe volume each week. 581 00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:50,520 Speaker 1: Elijah Moore is the one that Corey Davis is really impacting, 582 00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:53,120 Speaker 1: so I don't trust Corey Davis enough to start him. 583 00:26:53,119 --> 00:26:55,240 Speaker 1: I would not be starting Elijah more, but I think 584 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:57,439 Speaker 1: you can trust Gary Wilson. Dear. Wilson looks like the 585 00:26:57,480 --> 00:26:59,720 Speaker 1: wide receiver one in this offense, so he's the guy 586 00:26:59,760 --> 00:27:01,399 Speaker 1: that's going to get a lot of the work. So 587 00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:03,160 Speaker 1: I'm with you on that. I think he's the Jets 588 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:06,840 Speaker 1: receiver if you are inclined to start one, he is 589 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:10,800 Speaker 1: the one you start elsewhere, though, I will say beware 590 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:14,160 Speaker 1: of Breeze Hall this week. Miami's defense has been very 591 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:16,920 Speaker 1: good against the run so far. This isn't so much 592 00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:19,520 Speaker 1: about the the changed quarterback, because we saw Breeze Hall 593 00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:21,520 Speaker 1: still have a very good game last week with Zach 594 00:27:21,560 --> 00:27:24,480 Speaker 1: Wilson there. This is more about the matchup against his 595 00:27:24,560 --> 00:27:27,080 Speaker 1: Dolphins run defense. Against that front, they've given up a 596 00:27:27,119 --> 00:27:29,600 Speaker 1: lot of yards through the air, but not so much 597 00:27:29,640 --> 00:27:31,480 Speaker 1: on the ground. So I think if Hall is able 598 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:33,400 Speaker 1: to make an impact, that will be catching the football, 599 00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:35,400 Speaker 1: but I'm not sure if he gets quite enough targets 600 00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:37,679 Speaker 1: to really overcome what he may or may not be 601 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 1: able to do on the ground. So I get it 602 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:42,520 Speaker 1: you're probably starting Breeze Hall because he's actually been making 603 00:27:42,560 --> 00:27:45,200 Speaker 1: a real big impact and fantasy lineups lately, But I'm 604 00:27:45,240 --> 00:27:48,640 Speaker 1: not super excited about his prospects against Miami this week, 605 00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:51,520 Speaker 1: Falcons at the Bucks. Like I said earlier, this is 606 00:27:51,560 --> 00:27:54,159 Speaker 1: a showdown for first place in the NFC South. The 607 00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:57,080 Speaker 1: Falcons red hot, they've won two in a row. They 608 00:27:57,119 --> 00:27:59,520 Speaker 1: take on the Bucks, who are looking their wounds after 609 00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:02,399 Speaker 1: being umped by Kansas City last week. What are you 610 00:28:02,440 --> 00:28:05,840 Speaker 1: doing in this? One? Must start Tom Brady, Like, first 611 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:08,479 Speaker 1: of all, on just a pure football standpoint, like, he 612 00:28:08,560 --> 00:28:11,639 Speaker 1: has been awesome against the Falcons. Two years ago in 613 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:14,960 Speaker 1: two games against them, he combined for nine touchdown passes 614 00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:17,359 Speaker 1: and two games, and then last year he threw for 615 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:20,600 Speaker 1: over three and ninety yards in both games against them, 616 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:22,760 Speaker 1: and then something about a big comeback in a super 617 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:25,640 Speaker 1: Bowl or something like that. Yeah, and then on top 618 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:27,920 Speaker 1: of that, he's lost two straight games and he's kind 619 00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:30,119 Speaker 1: of getting like made fun of for off the field stuff. 620 00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:32,520 Speaker 1: Right now, he is just gonna take it all out 621 00:28:32,600 --> 00:28:34,600 Speaker 1: on that Atlanta defense. You know, he's probably been just 622 00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:38,400 Speaker 1: sitting in a dark room like three days just watching film, 623 00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:42,360 Speaker 1: just like grinding angrily, and the Falcons may have to 624 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:45,840 Speaker 1: pay for that on Sunday. I'm sorry, Atlanta, that's just 625 00:28:45,920 --> 00:28:47,440 Speaker 1: your But it's not even your bad it's just your 626 00:28:47,440 --> 00:28:50,560 Speaker 1: bad timing more than anything. Like the timing is bad 627 00:28:50,600 --> 00:28:53,160 Speaker 1: for you. It's not your fault. There titans at the 628 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:58,280 Speaker 1: Commanders and I have been occasionally plugging Ryan Tannehill in 629 00:28:58,400 --> 00:29:00,000 Speaker 1: as a sleeper. I have, look, I have a league 630 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:01,560 Speaker 1: where I've been sort of forced to start him. I 631 00:29:01,600 --> 00:29:04,840 Speaker 1: had Trey Lance, I drafted Tannehill as insurance, and now 632 00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:07,640 Speaker 1: obviously I've had to use that insurance. This is a week, though, 633 00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:09,960 Speaker 1: where I think you can start Tannehill, and the last 634 00:29:09,960 --> 00:29:12,160 Speaker 1: two weeks has been the QB thirteen, so he's just 635 00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:14,959 Speaker 1: on the fringes of being a QB one. He's been 636 00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:17,880 Speaker 1: a matchup based starter most of his career and this 637 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:21,720 Speaker 1: is the matchup. The Commanders have been struggling defensively, especially 638 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:25,120 Speaker 1: against the past, and I guess the weird part for 639 00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:28,200 Speaker 1: Tannehill is he's doing it. Robert Woods is sort of 640 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:30,760 Speaker 1: still working his way back from a c L surgery. 641 00:29:30,800 --> 00:29:32,960 Speaker 1: He looked good last week. Treylon Burks looks like he 642 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:35,800 Speaker 1: may be out for a while, but guys like you know, 643 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:40,680 Speaker 1: Kyle Phillips and they have a tight end. Oka Wanko. 644 00:29:40,760 --> 00:29:42,840 Speaker 1: I can't even. I don't even, I can't even, Like 645 00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:45,480 Speaker 1: I visited, I visualize his name and it's like when 646 00:29:45,480 --> 00:29:47,640 Speaker 1: you dump out the scrabble bag sort of thing. Like 647 00:29:48,080 --> 00:29:51,840 Speaker 1: but he right, but like he's the one who's catching touchdowns. 648 00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:53,760 Speaker 1: I mean, they're they're figuring things out. They're also getting 649 00:29:53,800 --> 00:29:56,400 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry involved in the passing games. So it's not 650 00:29:57,160 --> 00:30:01,000 Speaker 1: super dynamic, it's not spectacular to watch, but Ryan Tannehill 651 00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:03,600 Speaker 1: sort of getting it done in the passing game for Tennessee. 652 00:30:04,120 --> 00:30:06,000 Speaker 1: I'll saie on the flip side, also think Carson Wentz, 653 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:08,680 Speaker 1: this is a Carson Wentz week. But but but Ryan 654 00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:11,040 Speaker 1: Tannehill feels like a sleeper to me. I agree. I 655 00:30:11,080 --> 00:30:13,400 Speaker 1: have ranked him pretty high this week. He's like almost 656 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:16,080 Speaker 1: in my top fifteen I think around there. Yeah, So 657 00:30:16,160 --> 00:30:18,120 Speaker 1: I think if certainly, if you're in a two QB league, 658 00:30:18,120 --> 00:30:20,960 Speaker 1: you're starting Ryan Tannehill, if you're streaming quarterbacks, this could 659 00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:24,560 Speaker 1: be a Ryan Tannehill week for you and the Panthers 660 00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:27,920 Speaker 1: down in Charlotte Niners, coming off a big impressive win 661 00:30:28,200 --> 00:30:31,240 Speaker 1: against the Rams on Monday night. The Panthers still trying 662 00:30:31,280 --> 00:30:34,040 Speaker 1: to figure things out in the passing game, and we're 663 00:30:34,040 --> 00:30:36,880 Speaker 1: gonna do last chance players a little bit later on 664 00:30:37,000 --> 00:30:39,280 Speaker 1: in this show. But there's a guy that apparently has 665 00:30:39,280 --> 00:30:43,560 Speaker 1: already missed his last chance. Yeah, I'm sorry, d J. Moore. 666 00:30:43,720 --> 00:30:46,760 Speaker 1: You there's no way anyone could start you in fantasy 667 00:30:46,840 --> 00:30:49,000 Speaker 1: right now. And it's it's not you, it's not me, 668 00:30:49,440 --> 00:30:52,320 Speaker 1: it's Baker Mayfield, Like he is the reason and and 669 00:30:52,360 --> 00:30:55,360 Speaker 1: the positive is last week he saw a season high 670 00:30:55,400 --> 00:30:58,680 Speaker 1: eleven targets turn him into fifty yards, which is also 671 00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:01,840 Speaker 1: a season high. He doesn't have fifteen fantasy points in 672 00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:04,960 Speaker 1: the game yet this season. He's not a big touchdown scores, 673 00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:07,240 Speaker 1: so we can't really rely on him for that. The 674 00:31:07,320 --> 00:31:10,960 Speaker 1: Niners defense has been lights out and they're tough against receivers, 675 00:31:11,320 --> 00:31:14,000 Speaker 1: and it's never good when you're When d J. Moore 676 00:31:14,080 --> 00:31:16,760 Speaker 1: himself is laughing and saying that like he's been getting 677 00:31:16,800 --> 00:31:19,360 Speaker 1: open for years and it continues to get open, Like 678 00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:22,920 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield is clearly the issue. A friend, Graham Barfield, 679 00:31:22,960 --> 00:31:25,400 Speaker 1: had a tweet earlier this week about d J. Moore 680 00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:27,200 Speaker 1: being near the bottom of the barrel when it comes 681 00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:31,280 Speaker 1: to catchable targets thrown his way. And to make things worse, 682 00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:35,560 Speaker 1: he has a shorter average depth of target than pretty 683 00:31:35,640 --> 00:31:38,480 Speaker 1: much all the other receivers he's being compared to, which 684 00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:40,560 Speaker 1: means he's not that far from the line of scrimmage. 685 00:31:40,600 --> 00:31:43,280 Speaker 1: And somehow Baker Mayfield still can't hit him with a 686 00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:46,320 Speaker 1: catchable target. It's just a bad situation all the way around. 687 00:31:46,360 --> 00:31:49,960 Speaker 1: Here we are clamoring for Sam Donald again, right Who 688 00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:51,480 Speaker 1: would have thought, But here we are, and we five 689 00:31:51,600 --> 00:31:53,480 Speaker 1: like him. Maybe bring back Sam Donald. Maybe that wasn't 690 00:31:53,520 --> 00:31:58,880 Speaker 1: so bad. Who knew cowboys at the Rams? And Matt 691 00:31:58,880 --> 00:32:01,360 Speaker 1: Stafford has sort of been a fringe guy most of 692 00:32:01,360 --> 00:32:03,160 Speaker 1: the season, And I think right now, if you've got 693 00:32:03,160 --> 00:32:05,760 Speaker 1: better options, you can sit Matt Stafford. And chances are 694 00:32:05,960 --> 00:32:08,800 Speaker 1: you do. If you drafted Stafford, you didn't draft him 695 00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:11,600 Speaker 1: strictly to be your weekend week out to be one. 696 00:32:12,120 --> 00:32:13,960 Speaker 1: And some of it is Stafford, some of it is 697 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:16,200 Speaker 1: the fact that he really has gotten tunnel vision. When 698 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:19,000 Speaker 1: he gets pressure, then everything just ends up going to 699 00:32:19,080 --> 00:32:21,800 Speaker 1: Cooper cup and or Tyler Higbee. That's what we saw 700 00:32:21,800 --> 00:32:23,400 Speaker 1: on Monday night when the Niners were able to get 701 00:32:23,400 --> 00:32:25,000 Speaker 1: pressure in his face. And some of it is just 702 00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:28,800 Speaker 1: the offensive line. The Rams have injuries there, they're shuffling 703 00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:32,880 Speaker 1: guys around. They really were struggling to protect Matthew Stafford 704 00:32:32,960 --> 00:32:35,160 Speaker 1: against San Francisco. Now they got to deal with Micah 705 00:32:35,160 --> 00:32:38,720 Speaker 1: Parsons and the Cowboys pass rush. And right now Stafford 706 00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:41,680 Speaker 1: has more turnovers than touchdown passes, and especially in fourth 707 00:32:41,720 --> 00:32:43,720 Speaker 1: quarters of games when they need him to step up 708 00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:46,960 Speaker 1: either be a closer or get this team back from behind, 709 00:32:47,760 --> 00:32:50,960 Speaker 1: It's just not happening. And so, like I said, chances 710 00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:53,560 Speaker 1: are you've got another quarterback on your roster that has 711 00:32:53,560 --> 00:32:56,320 Speaker 1: a better matchup, that is just playing better. You can 712 00:32:56,320 --> 00:32:59,400 Speaker 1: avoid Matthew Stafford this week. Yes, some quarterbacks that have 713 00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:02,600 Speaker 1: more Fantasy points on the year than him are Baker Mayfield, 714 00:33:02,760 --> 00:33:06,680 Speaker 1: Davis Mills, Cooper Rush, and Joe Flacco. We just sat 715 00:33:06,680 --> 00:33:09,280 Speaker 1: here talking about how bad Baker Mayfield is and he's 716 00:33:09,320 --> 00:33:11,840 Speaker 1: got more Fantasy points in Matthew Stafford. That tells you 717 00:33:11,920 --> 00:33:17,600 Speaker 1: a lot about how things are going. Eagles and the Cardinals, 718 00:33:18,440 --> 00:33:20,800 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna say be aware of Kyler Murray. I 719 00:33:20,840 --> 00:33:23,600 Speaker 1: guess that was your sit Matt Stafford that wearing agreeance 720 00:33:23,640 --> 00:33:25,120 Speaker 1: on it? All right? Good, I totally agree you can 721 00:33:25,160 --> 00:33:28,040 Speaker 1: sit Matt Stafford. I'm like reading the rundown all wrong 722 00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:30,640 Speaker 1: and sideways. That's my bad. But you can be beware 723 00:33:30,640 --> 00:33:32,400 Speaker 1: of Kyler Murray. I'm not saying you just straight up 724 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:35,280 Speaker 1: sit Kyler Murray. But they're playing the Eagles, and that 725 00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:38,880 Speaker 1: defense has been so good this year, and you've pointed 726 00:33:38,880 --> 00:33:42,960 Speaker 1: out Floria the fact that the Cliff Kingsbury strategy has 727 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:45,880 Speaker 1: been to fall behind, like they had this weird idea 728 00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:47,920 Speaker 1: of like, hey, let's just not score points in the 729 00:33:47,960 --> 00:33:50,360 Speaker 1: first halves of games and then let's try to like 730 00:33:50,560 --> 00:33:53,360 Speaker 1: make a furious mad dash in the third and fourth quarters. 731 00:33:54,280 --> 00:33:56,960 Speaker 1: He I don't think that's gonna work so well against 732 00:33:56,960 --> 00:33:59,280 Speaker 1: the Philadelphia Eagles. Maybe you can pull that off against 733 00:33:59,320 --> 00:34:01,080 Speaker 1: the Las Vegas Eiders. I don't think you can do 734 00:34:01,120 --> 00:34:06,000 Speaker 1: that against the Philadelphia Eagles. So somehow, through all this madness, 735 00:34:06,760 --> 00:34:09,040 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray has still been a top five fantasy quarterback. 736 00:34:09,080 --> 00:34:10,759 Speaker 1: And I don't really know how, but this to me 737 00:34:10,880 --> 00:34:12,719 Speaker 1: just feels like a week day. It's I don't know 738 00:34:12,760 --> 00:34:14,600 Speaker 1: that I want to play with fire like that again. 739 00:34:14,719 --> 00:34:16,480 Speaker 1: You may be forced to start him because you may 740 00:34:16,480 --> 00:34:18,600 Speaker 1: not have a better option, But I'm not excited about 741 00:34:18,640 --> 00:34:20,839 Speaker 1: it at all. Yeah, the fact that he's doing as 742 00:34:20,840 --> 00:34:23,480 Speaker 1: well as he is, I think it's like a kudos 743 00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:26,960 Speaker 1: to him because he's just making like he's doing magical 744 00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:29,680 Speaker 1: things when they're like trailing and I don't get it. 745 00:34:29,719 --> 00:34:31,520 Speaker 1: I don't get it. I really don't get it. But 746 00:34:31,800 --> 00:34:33,600 Speaker 1: you know it's worked out. I don't think it works 747 00:34:33,600 --> 00:34:36,520 Speaker 1: out well. This week Sunday Night football should be a 748 00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:39,200 Speaker 1: really fun one. It's the Bengals and the Ravens, a 749 00:34:39,280 --> 00:34:41,920 Speaker 1: big time rivalry in the a f C North, with 750 00:34:41,960 --> 00:34:44,520 Speaker 1: a couple of interesting running backs. J K. Dobbins who 751 00:34:44,640 --> 00:34:46,759 Speaker 1: had a really good week last week, finally hitting the 752 00:34:46,760 --> 00:34:49,520 Speaker 1: field a couple of weeks ago after his injury issues, 753 00:34:49,800 --> 00:34:52,560 Speaker 1: and Joe Mixon, who finally got in the end zone 754 00:34:52,640 --> 00:34:54,239 Speaker 1: last week. That was good to see as well. So 755 00:34:54,360 --> 00:34:56,480 Speaker 1: for you who scores more fantasy points this week? Is 756 00:34:56,480 --> 00:34:58,799 Speaker 1: it Dobbins or is it mixing? I think it's Joe 757 00:34:58,880 --> 00:35:01,919 Speaker 1: Mixon and uh, I believe it was great. Our friend 758 00:35:01,920 --> 00:35:04,120 Speaker 1: Grant Barfield who tweeted out if it was someone else, 759 00:35:04,160 --> 00:35:07,279 Speaker 1: I apologize, but Joe Mixon leads all running backs and 760 00:35:07,360 --> 00:35:12,280 Speaker 1: expected fantasy points. Um, he's getting more opportunities, more carrious targets, 761 00:35:12,320 --> 00:35:14,719 Speaker 1: all of that than most other running backs. Like, he's 762 00:35:14,719 --> 00:35:18,160 Speaker 1: averaging well over twenty per game. He's just over seven 763 00:35:18,160 --> 00:35:20,760 Speaker 1: at the goal line right now. That is going to change, 764 00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:23,279 Speaker 1: and as that changes, there's gonna be much better days 765 00:35:23,320 --> 00:35:25,759 Speaker 1: ahead for Joe Mixon. So I think he's a by 766 00:35:25,840 --> 00:35:28,640 Speaker 1: low candidate right now. If you can absolutely you would 767 00:35:28,640 --> 00:35:30,719 Speaker 1: do that. I'm with you on this. I think it's 768 00:35:30,719 --> 00:35:33,279 Speaker 1: mixing that scores more points. What was interesting is that 769 00:35:33,360 --> 00:35:35,240 Speaker 1: he was a top twelve running back through the first 770 00:35:35,440 --> 00:35:38,360 Speaker 1: three weeks of the season without even scoring a touchdown. 771 00:35:38,400 --> 00:35:39,839 Speaker 1: Then he was able to get in the end zone 772 00:35:39,920 --> 00:35:43,160 Speaker 1: last week against Miami, So I think he continues to 773 00:35:43,160 --> 00:35:46,160 Speaker 1: be productive. He really is dominating all the opportunities in 774 00:35:46,200 --> 00:35:48,640 Speaker 1: that backfield, and on top of it, the Bengals offense 775 00:35:48,840 --> 00:35:51,600 Speaker 1: is coming together after a rough first couple of weeks. 776 00:35:51,680 --> 00:35:53,600 Speaker 1: So I think all those things sort of factor into 777 00:35:53,640 --> 00:35:58,000 Speaker 1: Joe Mixon being a higher score than JK. Dobbins. Quarterbacks, 778 00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:00,480 Speaker 1: you got two top notch there in Lamar Jackson and 779 00:36:00,560 --> 00:36:03,200 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow. Who scores more points for you here? My 780 00:36:03,560 --> 00:36:06,360 Speaker 1: brain says Lamar Jackson. I have him ranked higher, but 781 00:36:06,440 --> 00:36:09,200 Speaker 1: my heart says Joe Burrow. And there's a lot of 782 00:36:09,280 --> 00:36:13,040 Speaker 1: reasons why one of the Ravens have allowed there in 783 00:36:13,040 --> 00:36:17,000 Speaker 1: the top five and Fantasy points, passing yards, passing touchdowns, 784 00:36:17,040 --> 00:36:20,600 Speaker 1: and rushing touchdowns allowed two quarterbacks. They've just been getting 785 00:36:20,640 --> 00:36:24,880 Speaker 1: torched by opposing quarterbacks. But last year, in two games 786 00:36:24,920 --> 00:36:28,200 Speaker 1: against his Ravens defense, Joe Burrow threw for nearly a 787 00:36:28,280 --> 00:36:32,759 Speaker 1: thousand yards and seven touchdowns. Like that is insane production. 788 00:36:33,560 --> 00:36:35,480 Speaker 1: I just think it's one of those matchups where like 789 00:36:35,560 --> 00:36:38,080 Speaker 1: he knows how to have success against his defense. He 790 00:36:38,280 --> 00:36:40,720 Speaker 1: really seems to. But I'm still gonna go with Lamar 791 00:36:40,880 --> 00:36:43,839 Speaker 1: just because it's Lamar and he's in the midst of 792 00:36:44,640 --> 00:36:46,760 Speaker 1: I know it's early, right, we're only in Week five, 793 00:36:46,960 --> 00:36:49,799 Speaker 1: but it's been a magical start to the season for him. 794 00:36:49,840 --> 00:36:52,480 Speaker 1: He's throwing the football incredibly effectively, which most of us 795 00:36:52,560 --> 00:36:55,080 Speaker 1: knew he could do anyway. And then, just in case 796 00:36:55,120 --> 00:36:57,080 Speaker 1: you forgot, he can take off and run for a 797 00:36:57,120 --> 00:36:59,800 Speaker 1: hundred yards in any given game. And really, when you 798 00:36:59,840 --> 00:37:03,960 Speaker 1: look get it, he has been the Ravens offense. He's 799 00:37:03,960 --> 00:37:06,400 Speaker 1: accounted for most of at some point, I think he 800 00:37:06,440 --> 00:37:09,600 Speaker 1: had accounted for all of the Ravens touchdowns. I think 801 00:37:09,600 --> 00:37:11,839 Speaker 1: that's changed. I think j K. Dobbins has rushing one. 802 00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:14,200 Speaker 1: I think it's the only one he's not. That's it. Otherwise, 803 00:37:14,440 --> 00:37:17,840 Speaker 1: either rushing or passing. Lamar Jackson has accounted for pretty 804 00:37:17,920 --> 00:37:21,480 Speaker 1: much all of the other Baltimore Ravens touchdown. At some point, 805 00:37:21,520 --> 00:37:23,040 Speaker 1: we have to just be like, this guy is like 806 00:37:23,040 --> 00:37:25,440 Speaker 1: a wizard or something like he really is. Like there 807 00:37:25,440 --> 00:37:27,520 Speaker 1: are guys that I think used dark magic. It's Patrick 808 00:37:27,560 --> 00:37:30,520 Speaker 1: Mahomes and Lamar Jackson. Those two guys are I don't know, 809 00:37:30,560 --> 00:37:33,200 Speaker 1: they're using the Book of Spells. It's something they went 810 00:37:33,239 --> 00:37:35,400 Speaker 1: to Hogwarts. They got some education in the offseason. I 811 00:37:35,440 --> 00:37:38,600 Speaker 1: don't know what it is, but there it is elsewhere 812 00:37:38,640 --> 00:37:40,080 Speaker 1: in this game. By the way, one more for you 813 00:37:41,080 --> 00:37:43,759 Speaker 1: must start Jamar Chase. I know that he hasn't been 814 00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:46,200 Speaker 1: I think what people thought. I think people remember the 815 00:37:46,360 --> 00:37:49,080 Speaker 1: huge games he had last year and just assumed that, hey, 816 00:37:49,120 --> 00:37:50,560 Speaker 1: I'm gonna make him, you know, one of the first 817 00:37:50,560 --> 00:37:52,799 Speaker 1: wide receivers off the board, and I'm just gonna lock 818 00:37:52,840 --> 00:37:55,799 Speaker 1: in twenty points and game from Jamaar Chase and no 819 00:37:56,520 --> 00:37:59,160 Speaker 1: that's just generally not how wide receivers work. Like Cooper 820 00:37:59,200 --> 00:38:02,680 Speaker 1: Cup does that, but there's only one Cooper Cup for 821 00:38:02,719 --> 00:38:05,399 Speaker 1: everybody else. You're gonna have ebbs and flows. And even 822 00:38:05,400 --> 00:38:08,080 Speaker 1: still Jamar Chase's average with like six team points per game, 823 00:38:08,120 --> 00:38:11,360 Speaker 1: I mean like he's fine, He's gonna be fine. Start 824 00:38:11,440 --> 00:38:14,160 Speaker 1: Jamar Chase. The Ravens secondary has been lit up so 825 00:38:14,239 --> 00:38:17,120 Speaker 1: far this season. It's going to be okay. Even with 826 00:38:17,160 --> 00:38:19,000 Speaker 1: Tee Higgins. I know te Higgins is playing well, and 827 00:38:19,040 --> 00:38:20,560 Speaker 1: I think you know, people have pointed out that I 828 00:38:20,600 --> 00:38:22,719 Speaker 1: think over the last certain stretch of games, Higgins has 829 00:38:22,719 --> 00:38:25,759 Speaker 1: actually been more productive. Doesn't matter. Jamar Chase, I think 830 00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:27,480 Speaker 1: at the end has a higher ceiling and when he 831 00:38:27,520 --> 00:38:30,719 Speaker 1: goes off, he goes off. So if you got Jamar started, 832 00:38:30,760 --> 00:38:32,839 Speaker 1: think this is the week. And I think they they're 833 00:38:32,840 --> 00:38:35,120 Speaker 1: gonna hear the chatter. And I believe that when like 834 00:38:35,160 --> 00:38:36,680 Speaker 1: teams here that they're gonna be like, all right, we're 835 00:38:36,680 --> 00:38:39,200 Speaker 1: gonna get Jamar Chase a long touchdown this week, especially 836 00:38:39,200 --> 00:38:42,400 Speaker 1: because with Burrow and Chase having that connection from college. 837 00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:44,160 Speaker 1: I think they go and they I think they work 838 00:38:44,280 --> 00:38:46,399 Speaker 1: things out. You know, if you didn't, by the way, 839 00:38:46,440 --> 00:38:47,919 Speaker 1: This is a side note if you if you don't 840 00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:50,600 Speaker 1: read Kevin Clark, you should read Kevin Clark. And he 841 00:38:50,640 --> 00:38:52,640 Speaker 1: actually had a really nice piece before the season on 842 00:38:52,760 --> 00:38:55,080 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow and the connection he has with his wide 843 00:38:55,080 --> 00:38:56,839 Speaker 1: receivers and the things he does. And it really talked 844 00:38:56,840 --> 00:39:00,319 Speaker 1: about that connection between Chase and Burrow. Coach I got out. 845 00:39:00,320 --> 00:39:01,960 Speaker 1: I'm sure you can find it. Just you know, google 846 00:39:02,040 --> 00:39:05,120 Speaker 1: Kevin Clark and and Joe Burrow. You'll find the whole article. 847 00:39:05,160 --> 00:39:08,320 Speaker 1: It's great. Last one to get into this week Raiders 848 00:39:08,320 --> 00:39:11,920 Speaker 1: and Chiefs on Monday Night football. Chiefs looking really good 849 00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:14,440 Speaker 1: last week, Raiders finally getting their first win. What are 850 00:39:14,440 --> 00:39:16,520 Speaker 1: you looking at here with the Chiefs? We know who 851 00:39:16,520 --> 00:39:19,239 Speaker 1: we're playing. Outside of maybe like Juju, he's the one 852 00:39:19,280 --> 00:39:21,120 Speaker 1: that's like do I play him or not? The Raiders 853 00:39:21,160 --> 00:39:24,360 Speaker 1: also kind of similar, I think, except for Josh Jacobs. 854 00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:26,759 Speaker 1: Like I know on Monday you took your time to 855 00:39:26,800 --> 00:39:29,879 Speaker 1: apologize to him. This is my time to apologize. See, 856 00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:32,440 Speaker 1: Josh Jacobs, I've I doubted you coming into the year. 857 00:39:32,440 --> 00:39:35,879 Speaker 1: I've been doubting you for years and this year you're 858 00:39:35,880 --> 00:39:39,160 Speaker 1: really proving me wrong. And kudo, see you're playing great ball, 859 00:39:39,280 --> 00:39:41,600 Speaker 1: right now and we know that he can be very 860 00:39:41,640 --> 00:39:44,440 Speaker 1: effective runner on the ground. That's never been in question, 861 00:39:45,000 --> 00:39:47,440 Speaker 1: but I always had questions about his past game usage. 862 00:39:47,440 --> 00:39:49,840 Speaker 1: Eleven targets though in his last two games with the 863 00:39:49,880 --> 00:39:52,200 Speaker 1: minimum of five in each, I think that's something to 864 00:39:52,280 --> 00:39:55,120 Speaker 1: get really excited about. And then the matchup is good. 865 00:39:55,120 --> 00:39:57,360 Speaker 1: The Chiefs have allowed the fifth most fantasy points to 866 00:39:57,520 --> 00:40:00,799 Speaker 1: running back so far this year, and I inc the 867 00:40:00,880 --> 00:40:03,719 Speaker 1: Raiders are gonna try to establish the run early on 868 00:40:03,760 --> 00:40:05,919 Speaker 1: and maybe keep Mahomes on the sideline. I think that's 869 00:40:05,920 --> 00:40:07,560 Speaker 1: the goal for the Raiders, right You want to sort 870 00:40:07,560 --> 00:40:09,160 Speaker 1: of take the air out of the football. You want 871 00:40:09,200 --> 00:40:11,680 Speaker 1: to keep Mahomes on the sidelines. You don't You don't 872 00:40:11,719 --> 00:40:13,920 Speaker 1: really want Derek Carr to try to get in a 873 00:40:14,640 --> 00:40:17,440 Speaker 1: you know, shooting match with with Patrick Mahomes. That's not 874 00:40:17,440 --> 00:40:19,200 Speaker 1: gonna work out well. So this could be another big 875 00:40:19,280 --> 00:40:22,760 Speaker 1: Josh Jacobs week. It's week five, as I have mentioned, 876 00:40:22,760 --> 00:40:24,520 Speaker 1: which means we have four weeks of data on a 877 00:40:24,600 --> 00:40:26,920 Speaker 1: lot of guys and giving us an opportunity to decide 878 00:40:27,040 --> 00:40:29,000 Speaker 1: where we stand on some players. So now we've got 879 00:40:29,040 --> 00:40:31,920 Speaker 1: a couple of guys it is their last chance for 880 00:40:32,000 --> 00:40:33,920 Speaker 1: us that if they do not perform this week, they 881 00:40:33,960 --> 00:40:37,040 Speaker 1: are going to the bench, maybe even getting dropped depending 882 00:40:37,080 --> 00:40:40,000 Speaker 1: on the situation. So who gets who gets Biggie? Who 883 00:40:40,000 --> 00:40:44,040 Speaker 1: gets one more chance in your lineup? Aaron Rodgers. I mean, 884 00:40:44,080 --> 00:40:47,520 Speaker 1: he's the QB twenty one on the season right now. 885 00:40:48,200 --> 00:40:51,000 Speaker 1: He has not been a top ten fantasy quarterback in 886 00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:53,759 Speaker 1: any game. He hasn't scored seventeen fantasy points. And it's 887 00:40:53,840 --> 00:40:55,879 Speaker 1: just bots on. They're running the ball more than ever, 888 00:40:56,120 --> 00:40:58,359 Speaker 1: they're picking and choosing when they throw, like he doesn't 889 00:40:58,920 --> 00:41:01,719 Speaker 1: sixty yards and game this year. He's a good real 890 00:41:01,760 --> 00:41:04,000 Speaker 1: life quarterback, we know that, but for fantasy, it's just 891 00:41:04,040 --> 00:41:06,719 Speaker 1: not there. It's definitely not there. Part of it as 892 00:41:06,880 --> 00:41:08,799 Speaker 1: you mentioned, they're running the football more and they're still 893 00:41:08,800 --> 00:41:11,759 Speaker 1: trying to figure out their wide receiver group. For me, 894 00:41:12,200 --> 00:41:15,560 Speaker 1: it's Cam Akers and we were excited last year when 895 00:41:15,600 --> 00:41:17,719 Speaker 1: he came back from the Achilles injury. He did not 896 00:41:17,760 --> 00:41:19,480 Speaker 1: play well in the playoffs, did not play well in 897 00:41:19,480 --> 00:41:22,120 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl, and it's carried over to this season 898 00:41:22,160 --> 00:41:25,400 Speaker 1: as well. The Rams as a team cannot run the football. 899 00:41:25,440 --> 00:41:28,000 Speaker 1: They came into that Monday night game ranked twenty nine 900 00:41:28,080 --> 00:41:30,319 Speaker 1: in the league, and rushing offense and they were bad 901 00:41:30,360 --> 00:41:32,680 Speaker 1: again against the forty niners, to the point that their 902 00:41:32,719 --> 00:41:35,200 Speaker 1: offense basically just turned into throw at to Cooper Cup 903 00:41:35,360 --> 00:41:38,959 Speaker 1: occasionally throw it to Tyler Higbee. Acres himself has looked bad. 904 00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:41,239 Speaker 1: The offensive line is not helping him out, and so 905 00:41:41,320 --> 00:41:43,719 Speaker 1: I would say, look, if you're in a twelve team league, 906 00:41:43,719 --> 00:41:45,000 Speaker 1: I don't know that you dropp him, You put him 907 00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:46,640 Speaker 1: on your bench. If you're in a tin team league 908 00:41:46,719 --> 00:41:48,800 Speaker 1: or less, you can put cam Akers back on the 909 00:41:48,800 --> 00:41:51,000 Speaker 1: waiver wire. They're better options out there than trying to 910 00:41:51,120 --> 00:41:54,120 Speaker 1: roll with him or anybody. Really. In that Rams running game. 911 00:41:54,640 --> 00:41:57,560 Speaker 1: They activated Malcolm Brown on Monday night. That tells you 912 00:41:57,560 --> 00:41:59,239 Speaker 1: a lot about how they feel. It's like Cup and 913 00:41:59,320 --> 00:42:01,959 Speaker 1: Higbee and know Whepen. That's it. That's all there is there. 914 00:42:02,960 --> 00:42:06,320 Speaker 1: Let's get to some of our top sleepers. Four week five, Florio, 915 00:42:06,400 --> 00:42:08,720 Speaker 1: who you got? You liked Ryan Tannehill as a sleeper. 916 00:42:08,760 --> 00:42:11,279 Speaker 1: I agree, and I like his top water receiver as well. 917 00:42:11,560 --> 00:42:14,000 Speaker 1: Bobby Trees. I think the first two weeks he was 918 00:42:14,040 --> 00:42:16,640 Speaker 1: like Mr Woods and now he's becoming Bobby Trees again 919 00:42:16,920 --> 00:42:18,799 Speaker 1: in front of our eyes. He had nine targets two 920 00:42:18,840 --> 00:42:21,359 Speaker 1: weeks ago. He led all their receivers. It was only four, 921 00:42:21,360 --> 00:42:23,800 Speaker 1: but it still lead the receivers last week and targets, 922 00:42:23,800 --> 00:42:25,920 Speaker 1: and with Traylon Burke's banged up as well, I think 923 00:42:25,920 --> 00:42:28,160 Speaker 1: Woods isn't playing. I'm gonna stay in that game and 924 00:42:28,200 --> 00:42:32,360 Speaker 1: go to Antonio Gibson, who we weren't really super excited 925 00:42:32,360 --> 00:42:34,839 Speaker 1: about Antonio Gibson coming into the season, and he's sort 926 00:42:34,880 --> 00:42:37,520 Speaker 1: of lived up to those low expectations. But this feels 927 00:42:37,520 --> 00:42:39,680 Speaker 1: like a chance for him to get involved more in 928 00:42:39,719 --> 00:42:42,560 Speaker 1: the passing game than as a runner against the Titans. 929 00:42:42,600 --> 00:42:44,520 Speaker 1: I think if they can get him some targets, which 930 00:42:44,800 --> 00:42:46,680 Speaker 1: is the thing they have been inconsistent about, but I 931 00:42:46,719 --> 00:42:48,160 Speaker 1: do think this is a week to maybe get him 932 00:42:48,160 --> 00:42:51,040 Speaker 1: the football out of the backfield as a pass catcher 933 00:42:51,080 --> 00:42:53,600 Speaker 1: against a Titans defense has given up some some yards 934 00:42:53,800 --> 00:42:56,480 Speaker 1: in that respect. Side note, Brian Robinson is back and 935 00:42:56,719 --> 00:42:58,239 Speaker 1: working out with the team again, which is good to 936 00:42:58,280 --> 00:43:01,719 Speaker 1: see after his unfortun shooting before the season. So I 937 00:43:01,760 --> 00:43:04,080 Speaker 1: don't expect him to be on the field right away, 938 00:43:04,280 --> 00:43:06,880 Speaker 1: but it's not to see him back and working with Washington. 939 00:43:07,280 --> 00:43:11,280 Speaker 1: Another sleeper, if you please, Dion Jackson of the Indianapolis 940 00:43:11,280 --> 00:43:13,880 Speaker 1: Colt Jonathan Taylor has been ruled out for this Thursday 941 00:43:14,000 --> 00:43:16,000 Speaker 1: night game. And while I think Nahem Hanes is the 942 00:43:16,120 --> 00:43:18,160 Speaker 1: play here and he's gonna be the one that gets 943 00:43:18,440 --> 00:43:21,160 Speaker 1: the more valuable touches, Jackson, I think is gonna get 944 00:43:21,160 --> 00:43:24,080 Speaker 1: a lot of touches in between the tackles, and he's 945 00:43:24,120 --> 00:43:26,600 Speaker 1: more of a deeper league option. But if you're, you know, 946 00:43:26,600 --> 00:43:28,719 Speaker 1: a little desperate, he's a name for you. Well, if 947 00:43:28,719 --> 00:43:31,040 Speaker 1: we're gonna go deeper league or deep sleepers, then I'm 948 00:43:31,040 --> 00:43:34,560 Speaker 1: gonna close this thing out with Bailey Zappy, the deepest, 949 00:43:34,760 --> 00:43:39,160 Speaker 1: the deepest of sleepers, Bailey Zappy for the New England Patriots. 950 00:43:39,640 --> 00:43:43,240 Speaker 1: Part of this is the hey start everybody against the Lions. 951 00:43:43,560 --> 00:43:46,400 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna tell you that he's a must start quarterback, 952 00:43:46,440 --> 00:43:48,640 Speaker 1: but if you are in a two QB league and 953 00:43:48,680 --> 00:43:50,879 Speaker 1: you've got a fringe guy, if you're trying to figure 954 00:43:50,880 --> 00:43:52,839 Speaker 1: out how to make it work with Matt Ryan or 955 00:43:53,120 --> 00:43:56,960 Speaker 1: maybe even Matt Stafford, Bailey Zappy could be a guy 956 00:43:57,040 --> 00:43:59,760 Speaker 1: for you. He's done. He did last week at least 957 00:43:59,760 --> 00:44:01,879 Speaker 1: what Mac Jones hasn't been able to do, and that's 958 00:44:01,960 --> 00:44:04,480 Speaker 1: make the Patriots offense look sort of respectable. And he 959 00:44:04,520 --> 00:44:07,719 Speaker 1: did it on short notice after Brian Hoyer got hurt 960 00:44:07,800 --> 00:44:10,480 Speaker 1: against a good Green Bay Packer defense. So now he 961 00:44:10,480 --> 00:44:12,560 Speaker 1: gets the week to sort of sit with Bill Belichick 962 00:44:12,560 --> 00:44:14,560 Speaker 1: and Matt Patricia and sort of figure some things out. 963 00:44:14,600 --> 00:44:17,959 Speaker 1: So Bailey's appy deep sleeper. If this hits, I'm gonna 964 00:44:18,000 --> 00:44:20,160 Speaker 1: tweet this all over the internet. If it doesn't, I'm 965 00:44:20,160 --> 00:44:22,120 Speaker 1: gonna scrub it and pretended I never said any of 966 00:44:22,120 --> 00:44:24,440 Speaker 1: this stuff. That's how this works. By the way, you 967 00:44:24,440 --> 00:44:26,400 Speaker 1: want more sleepers, I got more sleepers for you. You 968 00:44:26,400 --> 00:44:28,960 Speaker 1: can check out my weekly Sleepers column and NFL dot 969 00:44:28,960 --> 00:44:32,000 Speaker 1: com slash Sleepers Easy to Remember comes out on Thursdays. 970 00:44:32,120 --> 00:44:34,960 Speaker 1: Be sure to check it out. Also a reminder, we've 971 00:44:35,000 --> 00:44:38,080 Speaker 1: got fantasy shows five days a week now in your 972 00:44:38,160 --> 00:44:40,960 Speaker 1: podcast feed. You've got, of course us on the NFL 973 00:44:41,000 --> 00:44:43,600 Speaker 1: Fantasy Football Show on Mondays and Wednesdays. You've got the 974 00:44:43,640 --> 00:44:46,279 Speaker 1: Fantasy Q and A show on Tuesdays and Fridays. You 975 00:44:46,320 --> 00:44:48,680 Speaker 1: have the Startom Sent Him show on Thursdays. 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