1 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:06,880 Speaker 1: This is the Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson 2 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:12,399 Speaker 1: on Home of the Black and Gold Steelers Nation Radio. 3 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:22,680 Speaker 1: Welcome back, I'm Dale, Ali is Matt Williamson, and this 4 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: is the Drive on Steelers Nation Radio. And it is 5 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 1: time for the Fantasy Football Focus. It being Wednesday, we 6 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 1: take a look around the league at who's in who's 7 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 1: out in terms of practice. And it's even more important 8 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:38,200 Speaker 1: this week some of these practices because there aren't many 9 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 1: some teams because you got a game, you get a 10 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 1: game Thursday, you get three games on Saturday. Uh So 11 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 1: lots of those Wednesdays for those Saturday teams are you know, 12 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: I've got a lot more to go off. Wednesday's basically 13 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:52,519 Speaker 1: Thursday for the teams that played Saturday. And we have 14 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 1: a rash of injuries. We've got all kinds of new quarterbacks. 15 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:57,680 Speaker 1: There's certainly some teams that could start shutting their guys 16 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: down to yeah, for sure, for sure. Uh Joe Burrow 17 00:01:01,720 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: leads the list here at the story he has, He's 18 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: listed on the injury report with an elbow that's soreness 19 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: or what. Yeah, but he was a full participant Wednesday. 20 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:13,600 Speaker 1: But that's worth noting that he was dealing with a 21 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 1: little bit of an elbow. You don't like that with 22 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:19,360 Speaker 1: your of course, quarterbacks assume it's throwing. Christian McCaffrey was 23 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 1: removed from the week fifteen injury report. That's noteworthy because 24 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: they play Thursday. They playing the Rams, They're playing the Yeah, 25 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:31,320 Speaker 1: so he's fire m up, fire m up, He'll be 26 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: ready to go. Uh. Tyler Huntley with the concussion, was 27 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:39,400 Speaker 1: a full participant in Wednesday's practice. That bodes well for him, 28 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:43,320 Speaker 1: but remember that could change. They play Saturday, the Saturday 29 00:01:43,360 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 1: game to get a guy through with one less day, 30 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:51,120 Speaker 1: so you know tomorrow or Friday. They could not know, 31 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: maybe on game day. So I guess the neurologist has 32 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: to clear on Friday, which is presumably that they that's 33 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: really yeah, that's that's that's a good sign. He played today, 34 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: But that is a tough protocol. It makes it really 35 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 1: tough to get a Saturday one through. Julio Jones with 36 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 1: a knee, did not participate on Wednesday. Uh, no big 37 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 1: deal there, Tyler Boyd, this is a big deal. Limited 38 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: on Wednesday with that finger is issue? Uh so was 39 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:22,959 Speaker 1: te Higgins? Okay, I mean I'm up breaking news here. 40 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 1: But with those guys heard Chase's stock was high and 41 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:27,959 Speaker 1: went through the roof. I mean he got a ton 42 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 1: of ton of snaps and a ton of action, a 43 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:32,239 Speaker 1: ton of targets and you know, but I'm sure Tampa 44 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:33,839 Speaker 1: Bay is looking at they play the Bucks this week. 45 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:36,800 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay is looking at at that as well and going, okay, 46 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,239 Speaker 1: if those two guys don't play, oh yeah, let's just 47 00:02:39,360 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 1: roll everything his way. Everyone not triangle on to on 48 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 1: and both both the two were on boyd. I mean, 49 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:46,679 Speaker 1: Bengals are a really good team, and we had power 50 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 1: ranks and stuff yesterday, but they could lose the box 51 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:51,639 Speaker 1: without those two without a doubt. Yeah. Yeah, the the 52 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 1: offense would must certainly be a little limited. Then Hurst 53 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 1: is banged up, I think too. You know, uh, how 54 00:02:58,600 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 1: about this one. Kenneth Walker removed from the week fifty reports, 55 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:04,800 Speaker 1: so it looks like he's good to go on Thursday. 56 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: It's just fun from a viewing standpoint to it makes 57 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:08,679 Speaker 1: a Thursday night or a little more enjoyable. He's a 58 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 1: fun runner, and he's a big deal for them. He's 59 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 1: a big deal for huge deal. Yeah, they've been searching 60 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: without him. But Penny of course is out. Mike Williams 61 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 1: a full participant Wednesday for the Chargers. He was great, Yeah, 62 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:22,079 Speaker 1: just keep rolling. Yeah. In fact, I put together a 63 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:27,519 Speaker 1: DFS lineup last night for the entire week's games upcoming 64 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 1: the whole week, and I went with Justin Herbert at quarterback. 65 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 1: They're playing the Titans. No, yeah, that was the movable 66 00:03:37,720 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 1: force versus you know. Yeah, yeah, And I went with 67 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:45,560 Speaker 1: both Williams and Allen Williams and Allen Wow. Okay, rolling 68 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: the dice. I'm betting on the Chargers passing game against 69 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 1: that Titans defense. Don't have any objections at all. I mean, 70 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 1: I think Herbert is a total superstar and that is 71 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: a very vulnerable past defense. Um, don't play that, folks. 72 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: That's my that's actually uh uh. You also have Brock Purty. 73 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 1: This is questionable for that game against the Seahawks. Have 74 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 1: referenced it before. My co host is a big host 75 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: locked on forty nine. Or he doesn't think party's gonna play. Really, 76 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 1: he thinks it's gonna be Johnson. Who's Johnson? Josh Johnson, 77 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:21,479 Speaker 1: who give him a start for yet another flight team. 78 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 1: There's gotta be a record. They pulled him off Denver's 79 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: practice squad. The second I gotta look, I gotta look 80 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 1: down to see how many teams. Unbelievable, Josh Johnson. He's 81 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:34,719 Speaker 1: just like three or four leagues again, gotten paid, you know, 82 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 1: professional leagues, and he's I'm gonna guess twelve NFL teams. 83 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 1: Surprisingly enough, he's only one and eight in his career 84 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:47,239 Speaker 1: as a starter. Yeah, but every one of those starts 85 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 1: was like a spot start for somebody, just like this one. 86 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 1: You know, like, I'm new to the team. Sign me up, coach, 87 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:54,839 Speaker 1: I'm ready to go. So he's playing for Tampa Cleveland. 88 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:57,600 Speaker 1: Tampa drafted him. Yeah, Tampa drafted him back in two 89 00:04:57,640 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 1: thousand nine. Yeah, uh Cleveland. Then you've got Cincinnati, Washington, 90 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:11,159 Speaker 1: the Jets, the Ravens, and now the Wow, it wasn't 91 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:13,479 Speaker 1: quite twelve, but I know he's been in several leagues 92 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:17,840 Speaker 1: as well. Wow. Like does he ever unpack? Probably not. 93 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 1: He has wrench and doesn't own that's for sure. Right 94 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:23,440 Speaker 1: Like those FBI agents have there to go back, he 95 00:05:23,480 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 1: just has one sitting by the door all the time. 96 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 1: You got a toothbrush in there and button whatever else 97 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 1: you need to get through a week. There's a big 98 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:34,280 Speaker 1: b que that flashes in the sky quarterback, Honey, I 99 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:38,800 Speaker 1: gotta go, you gotta go, batmanbile. Uh. You know, Benjamin 100 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:43,279 Speaker 1: was claimed off waivers by the Texans. Uh, the Saints 101 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 1: claimed him. He was reased by that actually might mean something. 102 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 1: I mean Englands out and um, David Johnson was part 103 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: of the mix. I think there too, and he's dust. 104 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 1: You know, Benjamin gives him a better option than David Johnson, 105 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:56,839 Speaker 1: I would think. I don't think it's crazy to think 106 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: that the second they're eliminated, Camara gets shut down to Yeah, 107 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:01,520 Speaker 1: I mean I don't know what they're accomplishing there, and 108 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 1: he's not doing anything. No, I agree, Um, no, that's interesting. 109 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:10,840 Speaker 1: Ron del Moore placed on injured reserve with a groin injury. 110 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 1: That's good news for dor Dortch. Yeah, yeah, yeah, it's 111 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 1: good news for Brown and Hopkins too. That seems a 112 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 1: disaster though. Yeah, if Kyler Murray we're playing, I would 113 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: say Dorge is a nice, sneaky DFS play as it is. 114 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:30,039 Speaker 1: Maybe not, maybe not. I'd like to see a week 115 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:33,320 Speaker 1: of it. Maybe, But yeah, they're in trouble. I wonder 116 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 1: if they'll be like shutting Hopkins down. And you know 117 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:38,840 Speaker 1: that kind of Conner and not yet. H d J. 118 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 1: Dallas did not practice this week for the Seahawks. But 119 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 1: Kenneth Kenneth Walker's back. All Kenneth Walker all the time. 120 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 1: You gonna have a big game. The Broncos designated Randy 121 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:52,039 Speaker 1: Gregory to return from injury reserve, so the defense gets 122 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:57,719 Speaker 1: a lot bos there. Pass rusher Hayden hurst is Zach 123 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:01,000 Speaker 1: Taylor said he is doubtful to play to three of 124 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 1: the top four pass catchers. Yeah, that could be problems, 125 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:06,920 Speaker 1: especially Burrows elbows bugging him too. And yeah, I've been 126 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:09,159 Speaker 1: given that more thoughts since we talked about yesterday. It's like, 127 00:07:09,680 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 1: it's great to have Chase back, but you can take 128 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 1: one guy. Yeah, yeah, Trey Vonn Walker did not practice 129 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:19,080 Speaker 1: on Wednesdayantasy play that other dude that's been playing with 130 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 1: the long hair. Just hoping Burrow gets on the ball 131 00:07:25,440 --> 00:07:29,040 Speaker 1: and he's got to be cheap um Dinniko Autry return 132 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 1: to practice on Wednesday for the Titans. Chase Claypool with 133 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: the knee did not practice, and Matt Eiberfli it's it's 134 00:07:36,520 --> 00:07:38,920 Speaker 1: still he's still learning the offensor. That's part of the 135 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 1: problem with trading for mid season, like that makes it 136 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:44,239 Speaker 1: sound like boy Claypool's dumb. He's not doing the work. 137 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 1: It's hard to learn an offense. That's why you go 138 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 1: through training camp and mini camps and all that stuff. 139 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 1: It's like you don't just get it in a week. 140 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 1: And with all respect to Justin Fields, is he going 141 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 1: to say, hey, run a post or you know? I 142 00:07:56,560 --> 00:08:00,200 Speaker 1: mean they're all learning. Yeah, I still think it's bad 143 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 1: trade by the Bears. Daniel Bellinger, with the rib injury, 144 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:07,000 Speaker 1: was limited Wednesday. Of course, the tight end for the Giants, 145 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 1: tight ends are so weak it's really bad, really bad. Um. 146 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 1: Jacobe Myers with a concussion, still not practicing for the Patriots. 147 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 1: He didn't play the last game either. No, he did not, 148 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:23,200 Speaker 1: And I think Parker got hurt in that game. He did, 149 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 1: He got a concussion as well. So they're they're running 150 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 1: short on pass catchers. Yeah. I don't think I want 151 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:33,920 Speaker 1: any of their fantasy guys. Stephen Stevenson's out. Damien Harris 152 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:37,760 Speaker 1: might he might be bad, might be back, Yeah, running 153 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: to pick up some of the other guys. Don't forget 154 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 1: about the you have a starter. Yeah, Harris might be 155 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 1: back this week. H Parker was not seeing it. Practice 156 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:50,560 Speaker 1: on Wednesday. Stevenson was not seeing a practice on Wednesday. Again, 157 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: when we say he wasn't seeing at practice, in New 158 00:08:53,160 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: England and some other places around the late reporters are 159 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 1: only allowed out to watch practice for the stretching portion 160 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: of practice. I mean Ramondre didn't trod on out. Yeah, definitely. 161 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:06,679 Speaker 1: They're hiding behind the door and it's like the Little 162 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:09,640 Speaker 1: Frenchman in the Monty Python where the three heads come 163 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:17,079 Speaker 1: out behind. Okay, now we go out. Uh. David Blow 164 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:21,720 Speaker 1: was signed by the Cardinals off the Vikings practice squad. Yuck. Yeah, 165 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 1: that's yuck. As we said, the Cardinals are in trouble. 166 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:27,680 Speaker 1: Colt McCoy, Trace McSorley, and David Blow. That's what they got. 167 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 1: A quarterback. They may not win out a game and 168 00:09:30,040 --> 00:09:33,600 Speaker 1: I don't even know who's on the schedule. Yuck, yuck, yuck. 169 00:09:34,480 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 1: The Texas again signed Jeff Driscoll to their active roster. 170 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 1: Did you know Jeff Driscoll on Yahoo Fantasy Leagues as 171 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:44,439 Speaker 1: listens a tight end? Really, he's never played a down 172 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 1: of tight end in his like Taysom Hill's always caught past. 173 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:50,600 Speaker 1: I don't know why he's that's a that's a. It's 174 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 1: it's a just a mistake from yah, who are what 175 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:58,240 Speaker 1: they haven't corrected it? Wow? Would you play him at 176 00:09:58,320 --> 00:10:02,120 Speaker 1: tight end? I think only played like eight snaps, but 177 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 1: every eight snaps he obviously has the ball in his 178 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:15,440 Speaker 1: hands him something's gonna happen. M M same. I don't 179 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:17,240 Speaker 1: want to have to play either one of those guys, 180 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 1: but like, would you play him both over Hunter Henry? 181 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 1: Maybe that's what I'm saying. If he if he gets 182 00:10:23,240 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 1: eight to ten snaps and he carries a ball on 183 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:28,319 Speaker 1: seven of them and he gets you forty yards and 184 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:29,560 Speaker 1: then nice thing about it is a lot of the 185 00:10:29,559 --> 00:10:32,600 Speaker 1: stuff by the goal line. Yeah, it's tricky running back 186 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:35,080 Speaker 1: where he happens to throw a pass and it's a touchdown. 187 00:10:35,200 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 1: Like okay, I mean it's a it's a cheat code. Yeah, 188 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 1: I mean it's worth pursuing. Especially, I mean, you know, 189 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:46,319 Speaker 1: would would you rather start him or it? To your point, 190 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 1: I don't know anybody starting Hayden Nurst or Hunter Henry. 191 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:57,440 Speaker 1: What's the level that they're better than this year? Tight end? 192 00:10:57,480 --> 00:10:59,920 Speaker 1: That's what I mean. You're starting to movever Mark Andrews, right, 193 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:03,960 Speaker 1: Maybe I know what you're saying, but I mean like, 194 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 1: I don't not saying I trust Evan Ingram, but I'm trying. 195 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:09,559 Speaker 1: I'm starting him over those guys. You know, at Leastie 196 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:12,679 Speaker 1: plays every snap. Yeah, you know, but you could probably 197 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:16,480 Speaker 1: only come up with names. Yeah, you might be really 198 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:22,080 Speaker 1: probably you know those type of dudes. Yeah, Levis Chenon 199 00:11:22,200 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 1: mentioned was limited Wednesday. Um see here, moving on here. 200 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 1: Kendall Hinton, with a hamstring, did not practice on Wednesday 201 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:36,320 Speaker 1: for the Denver Broncos. That's noteworthy because Courtland's Sutton with 202 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:39,200 Speaker 1: a hamstring also did not practic this week either, and 203 00:11:39,240 --> 00:11:42,320 Speaker 1: everyone saw Judy blow up. I wouldn't chase that too much. 204 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:45,040 Speaker 1: I don't I don't expel Wilson to play. That looked 205 00:11:45,080 --> 00:11:47,720 Speaker 1: like a very bad injury. But you know, they don't 206 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 1: see Lamar Jackson was not seen at practice on Wednesday 207 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 1: for the Ravens and wouldn't have expected him back this week. 208 00:11:57,120 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 1: They're playing Cleveland Saturday night, Saturday afternoon. Ye tune it 209 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:06,199 Speaker 1: in heavy, run game heavy, run heavy, heavy, heavy, heavy. Though. 210 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:07,840 Speaker 1: I wonder if the weather is supposed to be like there, 211 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 1: because it's supposed to be snow and buffalo. I'm sure 212 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:14,000 Speaker 1: there will be not that far across the See how 213 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 1: the Shawan handles that, and you know the Ravens will 214 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 1: handled fine. Uh. The Raiders in this noteworthy since they 215 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 1: play the Steelers coming up here. Designated Darren Waller to 216 00:12:24,040 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 1: return from injury reserve. Yeah, I heard that. Just give 217 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:31,120 Speaker 1: it a shot. They're still alive barely, and I understand it. 218 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:33,679 Speaker 1: I don't think they're alive. I mean there's live as 219 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 1: the Steelers and Browns. I mean they're technically alive, is 220 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 1: what I meant by that. But I mean it's not 221 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:40,319 Speaker 1: like you have to shut them down, but maybe they're 222 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 1: shutting them down by Christmas. Yeah, just remember that just 223 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 1: opens the one day window for him to return. It 224 00:12:45,280 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 1: doesn't seem like there's any harm in it. And Suton 225 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:52,959 Speaker 1: setting it, you know, I suppose hunter Renfrew also designated 226 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:55,199 Speaker 1: the return. I mean that offense would be really good 227 00:12:55,240 --> 00:13:00,440 Speaker 1: with all those guys. What I mean now they have 228 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 1: a running game and Adams a star. Russell Wilson did 229 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:08,000 Speaker 1: not practice on Wednesday. I can't imagine he plays. Yeah, 230 00:13:08,679 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 1: Toron Armstead, it's the same. According to Mike McDaniel, his 231 00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 1: knee injury is along the same lines as his peck 232 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:18,640 Speaker 1: and toe injuries. This year, he's just beatn up. He 233 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:21,120 Speaker 1: has been for five years, and they invested heavily in him, 234 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:23,760 Speaker 1: and he's really good when he's out there. It's just 235 00:13:24,080 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 1: held together with duct tape. It's like this every year. 236 00:13:26,640 --> 00:13:29,520 Speaker 1: And of course they played the Bills. If they lose 237 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:32,160 Speaker 1: a third game in a row, I think they're gonna 238 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:34,960 Speaker 1: you might look at them and say, are they going 239 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:36,680 Speaker 1: to be the team that folds down the stretch? They 240 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:39,960 Speaker 1: they could, someone might sneak in. The Chargers might sneak 241 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:42,320 Speaker 1: in somebody like that. I've always worried about them. With 242 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:45,080 Speaker 1: weather and starting, people are starting to kind of figure 243 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:47,640 Speaker 1: out the scheme a little bit. The lack of running game. 244 00:13:48,840 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 1: With his Niner roots as a head coach, I bet 245 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:54,400 Speaker 1: he he's looking at this thing like my offseason project 246 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:56,960 Speaker 1: is creating a running game. Yeah, it has to be yeah, 247 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 1: uh for the buck in years. Two big guys who 248 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:06,960 Speaker 1: aren't going to play this week Vita vea yeah interest 249 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:10,319 Speaker 1: and yeah, I mean their line is pretty bad now. 250 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 1: I used to kind of laugh that, oh Brady doesn't 251 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:16,400 Speaker 1: have a left guard. That left tackle Walker is horrendous. 252 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:18,000 Speaker 1: I mean he I think he leads the league in 253 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:21,280 Speaker 1: penalties by a thousand. They've gone through several centers worse. 254 00:14:21,480 --> 00:14:24,160 Speaker 1: Was by far the best he's been out. Well, he'd 255 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:26,680 Speaker 1: be the best online. It's just about every every line 256 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:28,760 Speaker 1: in the league. Yeah, he's like losing t J. Watt 257 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 1: if you're a line you know. Yeah, Chase Young was 258 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:35,040 Speaker 1: limited Wednesday. When's he coming back? As was Brian Robinson. 259 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:37,800 Speaker 1: I'd be really good, that's worthy. Yeah, that would be 260 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:39,760 Speaker 1: really good for Gibson. You know, they're they're playing the 261 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:42,480 Speaker 1: Giants who allow five point four yards of carrying? Yeah, 262 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 1: whence Chase Young coming back? Though? Every week it's his 263 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:47,800 Speaker 1: window has got to be almost funny one days has 264 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:50,120 Speaker 1: to be shut, right, I mean I think they keep 265 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:53,520 Speaker 1: they keep trying here because they're in it right right right, 266 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 1: And you'd like to get him back, but you don't 267 00:14:56,040 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 1: want to do you don't want to have him get 268 00:14:57,480 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 1: hurt for the long term either. This has to be 269 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 1: the last week though. They debate his clock a long 270 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 1: time ago. Yeah. Well, he was activated on we in 271 00:15:04,280 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 1: week twelve, so he's he's on the active roster now, 272 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:11,320 Speaker 1: oh okay, he's he's not one, Okay, so he'll either 273 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 1: player or not, you know, Yeah, right, it's the actor 274 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:16,640 Speaker 1: or not. Um, I'd like to see him again. Trevor 275 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:20,000 Speaker 1: Lawrence with that toe injury was not seen, as I 276 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 1: mentioned before seeing a practice Wednesday. I'd be shocked if 277 00:15:23,720 --> 00:15:25,360 Speaker 1: he doesn't play. But yeah, I mean did the same 278 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:29,120 Speaker 1: thing last week. Uh might win that division trail and 279 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:32,360 Speaker 1: Burke's remains in the NFL concussion protocol. Speaking of the Titans, 280 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:37,000 Speaker 1: I heard that one. It's not good. Yeah, rookie returning 281 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:42,800 Speaker 1: from a concussion too, and yeah, Uh. Brown's offensive coordinator 282 00:15:42,840 --> 00:15:46,120 Speaker 1: Alex van Pelt said downfield attempts from DeShawn Watson should 283 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:49,080 Speaker 1: increase in the coming which why would hope? So I 284 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:51,400 Speaker 1: would hope. A couple of notes on those guys. I've 285 00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 1: done a little bit of Brownie homework. They're doing some 286 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:56,760 Speaker 1: weird stuff like like not running the ball well, they're 287 00:15:56,800 --> 00:15:58,840 Speaker 1: doing a lot of read off, They're doing tons of 288 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: option plays, and I heard some Browns people saying Chubb 289 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:05,920 Speaker 1: hates it. That's not the type of back he is. 290 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:07,480 Speaker 1: He's not am I gonna get the ball or not 291 00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 1: You're gonna pull it out of my belly. I want 292 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:11,640 Speaker 1: to line me up like I'm not. I'm in the 293 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:13,680 Speaker 1: league and I'm gonna run the play, and I'm gonna 294 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:16,240 Speaker 1: do it better than anybody not actually stopped my feet 295 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 1: should do this. I do that. And Watson is not 296 00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:20,600 Speaker 1: even a big option guy as people think he is, 297 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:22,960 Speaker 1: even even go back to Clempson. They're running like twelve 298 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 1: or fifteen of them a game. Yeah. That being said, though, 299 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:30,040 Speaker 1: Chubb one of my favorite analysts names to Wayne mac farland, 300 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 1: he's the big one, that's all the usage. Chubb is 301 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:34,960 Speaker 1: one of his biggest buys right now, just because they're 302 00:16:35,000 --> 00:16:36,960 Speaker 1: not using Hunt. He's like, I can't believe this is 303 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 1: what I came up with because his numbers are brutal. 304 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:42,360 Speaker 1: But he's like, this is the usage we've wanted for 305 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 1: Chubb his whole career, and now they're going it up 306 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:47,960 Speaker 1: with the way they're running the ball and right right right, 307 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:51,760 Speaker 1: so he could blow up. Who knows uh. Of Watson's 308 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 1: pass attempts since he came back, only five have exceeded 309 00:16:56,560 --> 00:16:59,720 Speaker 1: twenty yards down the field and he's only completed one 310 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 1: of them. One of five. Ye so it's not been pretty. No, 311 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:06,080 Speaker 1: it's not been pretty. It was a twenty one yard 312 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:11,880 Speaker 1: completion attempt and he threw an interception. On one of those. 313 00:17:11,880 --> 00:17:14,480 Speaker 1: So it's kind of been a little uh everything with 314 00:17:14,640 --> 00:17:16,840 Speaker 1: so everybody's packing the line against them. I would assume 315 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 1: slight positive. He was better last week than he was 316 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:23,560 Speaker 1: two weeks ago. We couldn't have been two Justice here 317 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:25,560 Speaker 1: is not gonna be pretty for them. Yeah, justin Fields 318 00:17:25,560 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 1: with an illness. Did not practice on Wednesday's um. Richie 319 00:17:32,119 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 1: James is in the NFL concussion protocol because he is 320 00:17:36,119 --> 00:17:42,000 Speaker 1: a Giants receiver. Yeah, McCole Hardman, the Chiefs opened his 321 00:17:42,080 --> 00:17:45,560 Speaker 1: twenty one day practice window the return that's that abdomen 322 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:49,360 Speaker 1: injury he was dealing with. I mean ju Jus Kelsey aside, 323 00:17:50,119 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 1: you want Juju number one? Yeah, who's your second favorite 324 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:56,520 Speaker 1: Chief's receiver? You know mine's Tony. But I have a 325 00:17:56,560 --> 00:18:00,400 Speaker 1: weakness for guys that don't play football. Well, I think 326 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 1: if Harberman does come back, I think Tony takes a 327 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:05,600 Speaker 1: back seat. I think he takes a hit that does 328 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:09,200 Speaker 1: scantling kind of his own thing. Yeah, how fantasy relevant? 329 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:10,920 Speaker 1: All those guys are they run the ball fair amount 330 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:13,720 Speaker 1: now doing they're running the football? Yeah, and you talked 331 00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:18,359 Speaker 1: about McKinnon yesterday. McKinnon is very usable. Yeah, Uh, Sae 332 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:21,640 Speaker 1: Kwon Barkley with the neck injury, practiced and form Wednesday. 333 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:23,879 Speaker 1: I wonder how much longer he's gonna last. I mean, 334 00:18:23,880 --> 00:18:26,960 Speaker 1: they need him obviously, but he's not nearly as effective 335 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:30,720 Speaker 1: as earlier the year. Uh Antonio Gibson also was limited 336 00:18:30,720 --> 00:18:32,840 Speaker 1: in practice on Wednesday. We know who their three is. 337 00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:37,159 Speaker 1: I would assume that one at least one of the 338 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:39,800 Speaker 1: two go and then I'm really interested in that one. 339 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:45,000 Speaker 1: How about this one? So the Falcons announced that Marcus 340 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:47,640 Speaker 1: Mariotta will undergo knee surgery and is out for the season. 341 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:53,400 Speaker 1: He also left a team. Yeah like they when they 342 00:18:53,440 --> 00:18:54,760 Speaker 1: told him that he was not going to be the 343 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:57,680 Speaker 1: starter anymore, he just left. So he's not gonna be 344 00:18:57,720 --> 00:18:59,640 Speaker 1: a Falcon, not going to be a Falcon next year? 345 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 1: And saying, okay, wow, who's their backup? Ters? I saw 346 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 1: it earlier today. It was somebody of who's just really bad? 347 00:19:09,840 --> 00:19:13,120 Speaker 1: Nobody have note Zack Wilson will serve as the jets 348 00:19:13,160 --> 00:19:16,199 Speaker 1: backup quarterback in Week fifteen against the Lions. So I 349 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:18,160 Speaker 1: saw that blur, but I didn't click on it. Does 350 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:22,960 Speaker 1: that mean Flacco's starting and he's flaccos three flacks out 351 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 1: Flacco on his first play from scrimmage last week fumbled 352 00:19:26,560 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 1: on that he he took five snaps, was like one 353 00:19:31,359 --> 00:19:36,240 Speaker 1: for three and fumbled. So there. My point was White 354 00:19:36,720 --> 00:19:41,280 Speaker 1: got crushed. White's playing. If they're announcing that Jack Wilson's 355 00:19:41,320 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 1: the two, White is playing this week, it could Wilson 356 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:49,200 Speaker 1: be the one. I mean, we think Whites at least 357 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 1: he starts a game. They said that he's the two. 358 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 1: Solo said, no, he's saying that he's gonna they've noticed 359 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:00,800 Speaker 1: a difference with Wilson during practice enough to bump him 360 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:04,600 Speaker 1: up to number two behind White, all right, Or they 361 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:07,320 Speaker 1: just noticed that Joe Flacco stinks too old and you 362 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:10,600 Speaker 1: can't play for him, all right, fac and he's not 363 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:12,960 Speaker 1: gonna be back next year. No, I think he's done. 364 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:15,440 Speaker 1: I think he's done. Anyone I recruited shouldn't be playing 365 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:20,240 Speaker 1: anymore unless you're Andy Lee. The Eagles open Dallas Goddards 366 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:23,639 Speaker 1: twenty one day practice for them. If Dallas Carter is available, 367 00:20:24,359 --> 00:20:29,639 Speaker 1: go get him. Um. Yeah, but I've been the rich 368 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 1: get richer there. Yeah. The Broncos sign wide receiver Freddie 369 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:36,159 Speaker 1: Swain off a Miami's practice squad, which means he has 370 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:38,000 Speaker 1: to go in their active roster. That doesn't bode well 371 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:44,920 Speaker 1: for the other receivers, that's for sure. Yeah, uh, no 372 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:48,200 Speaker 1: surprise here, But Sean McVeigh told reporters he'd be hard 373 00:20:48,240 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 1: pressed to envision a scenario where Cooper Cup plays again 374 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:54,040 Speaker 1: in Yeah, no kidding. I don't think Aaron Donald's gonna 375 00:20:54,080 --> 00:20:58,840 Speaker 1: play either. Alan Robinson thinks done. John Woolford will not 376 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 1: play in week team for the Rams against the Packers. 377 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:04,439 Speaker 1: That Baker, Yeah, I think it's Baker the rest of 378 00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:08,560 Speaker 1: the way. You're firing up Baker this week. No, behind 379 00:21:08,600 --> 00:21:12,800 Speaker 1: that line, he was actually the NFC Offensive Player of 380 00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:16,200 Speaker 1: the week. Are you kidding me? He wasn't particularly good. 381 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:21,639 Speaker 1: It's a good story, it's cute, but yeah. Kyle Shanahan 382 00:21:21,760 --> 00:21:25,600 Speaker 1: said that Deebo Samuel is expected mission to miss three 383 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:30,399 Speaker 1: ish weeks, so he's credible in fantasy. Yeah, yeah, for 384 00:21:30,440 --> 00:21:33,880 Speaker 1: fantasy just done, move on. Yeah, And I guess they're 385 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:39,400 Speaker 1: hoping he's there for the playoffs, is how I interpret that? Yeah? Um, yeah, 386 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:41,480 Speaker 1: he might make it back to week for Week eight team. 387 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:43,680 Speaker 1: But that's that doesn't do you any good. iOS worth 388 00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:46,480 Speaker 1: a lot, Yeah, absolutely, I mean maybe one mouth to 389 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:49,520 Speaker 1: go away and it did, uh, Tyreek Hill was limited 390 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:52,000 Speaker 1: on Tuesday. I don't think that's a slam. Donkey plays. 391 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:54,600 Speaker 1: He was really fun. Jeff Wilson did not practice either 392 00:21:54,640 --> 00:21:58,359 Speaker 1: for them. Okay, I mean waddles always obviously remember that 393 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:01,560 Speaker 1: they play Saturday. Yeah. There early one, Tyreek was limping 394 00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:04,520 Speaker 1: around like, oh, he was hurting bad. So that's that's 395 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:06,200 Speaker 1: not good at all. For that, I would not count 396 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:08,440 Speaker 1: on him. Yeah, which is brutal if you've been riding 397 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:13,640 Speaker 1: Tyreke and hearing the playoffs. Yeah, yeah, that worked, right, 398 00:22:13,760 --> 00:22:17,480 Speaker 1: That's just the way it goes in fantasy football. Today's 399 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 1: star is tomorrow's yeah, right right. I mean, do you 400 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:22,199 Speaker 1: gotta stay on top of it. You don't set it 401 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:24,239 Speaker 1: and forget it. That's why. That's why you gotta keep 402 00:22:24,280 --> 00:22:26,359 Speaker 1: making a move. That's why I made fifty moves. Man, 403 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:29,320 Speaker 1: that's pretty impressive. I don't know if I've ever hit 404 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:32,359 Speaker 1: fifty in the season before. That's a lot. That's several 405 00:22:32,359 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 1: per week, you know, and I'm like, oh, I need 406 00:22:34,040 --> 00:22:36,600 Speaker 1: a kicker, you know, give made me one move, right. 407 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:39,000 Speaker 1: There were a couple of weeks there though, where I 408 00:22:39,119 --> 00:22:42,080 Speaker 1: made a kicker move. I saw what the weather was 409 00:22:42,119 --> 00:22:46,080 Speaker 1: going to be in and made another kicker, get somebody 410 00:22:46,119 --> 00:22:49,160 Speaker 1: that's not on by somebody who's not and then upgrade yeah, 411 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:51,640 Speaker 1: somebody who's not kicking, and you can get pretty quick 412 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:56,560 Speaker 1: doing that stuff. Right. Did you miss any of our 413 00:22:56,600 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 1: show today? You can download full episodes of all of 414 00:22:58,800 --> 00:23:01,080 Speaker 1: our s and our podcast show such as The Drive 415 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:03,520 Speaker 1: in the Locker Room with Wolf and Starks, The Steelers 416 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 1: Blitz with Wesse and Moats, The Steelers Standard with Tom 417 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:09,800 Speaker 1: and Jacob, as well as many more. 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