WEBVTT - FFW Micro - Travis Etienne

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<v Speaker 1>You found Fantasy Football Weekly Micro, a deep dive on

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<v Speaker 1>your host, Paul. It's Fantasy Football Weekly Micro edition. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>Paul Charchian, my co host Tyler Kennably Guillotine Leagues dot Com.

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome back. Who are we talking about today? Little Travis

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<v Speaker 1>et N Jacksonville Jaguars. All right, we're gonna break down

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<v Speaker 1>Travis Etn. I feel like this season didn't pan out

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<v Speaker 1>the way people thought it was going to based on

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<v Speaker 1>all the hype in the preseason. For Travis Etn. It

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<v Speaker 1>definitely didn't in the first half. So he was being

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<v Speaker 1>drafted or he finishes the RB twenty four last season

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<v Speaker 1>average points a game, he's going off the boards RB twelve,

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<v Speaker 1>so fifty like half of his stock up there. So,

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<v Speaker 1>like I said, there's the tale of two halves for him.

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<v Speaker 1>The weeks one through six kind of James Robinson factor there, Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>and only had which was baffling by the way. He

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<v Speaker 1>had only one fifteen plus touch game, zero twenty plus

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<v Speaker 1>touch games and was the RB twenty eight and average

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<v Speaker 1>points per game. Yeah, and it here's James Robinson coming

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<v Speaker 1>off in Achilles and they pounded James Robinson a bunch

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<v Speaker 1>early in the season. Yeah, then they benched him and

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<v Speaker 1>they traded him away. I'm like, what are you doing?

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<v Speaker 1>It was the usage was so weird for Etn and Robinson.

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<v Speaker 1>But then after week six, Week seven through seventeen, Etn

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<v Speaker 1>had seven fifteen plus touch games, four twenty plus touch

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<v Speaker 1>games and was the RB fifteen and average points per game. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I would contend if you're telling me that most of

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<v Speaker 1>his games the rest of the season were fifteen twenty

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<v Speaker 1>touch games should have been higher than RB fifteen. I agree,

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<v Speaker 1>And I think the reason it wasn't was because he

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<v Speaker 1>really wasn't catching a lot of passes. Yeah, And that

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<v Speaker 1>was the big thing coming out of college for him,

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<v Speaker 1>is he he has senior season, he had forty eight catches,

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<v Speaker 1>five hundred eighty eight yards like averages, four catches, forty

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<v Speaker 1>nine yards per game. That's great number. That's a great

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<v Speaker 1>number for our college running back. And last season he

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<v Speaker 1>only had thirty five receptions and which was twenty third

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<v Speaker 1>among running backs. And the other problem is he's going

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of touchdowns. He only had five total touchdowns

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<v Speaker 1>last season, zero of which we're receiving touchdowns. So I

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<v Speaker 1>just I don't know what to do with that. I

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<v Speaker 1>think maybe it's because there's so many miles that feed

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<v Speaker 1>in that offense, but but not in the backfield. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>in the backfield, yes, Snoop Connor, who I was optimistic about,

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<v Speaker 1>had zero impact on that on that team, and they

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<v Speaker 1>traded away James Robinson. Now you can make a case

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<v Speaker 1>that they're gonna score more rushing touchdowns. They're not gonna.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, they're not gonna, but they probably scored ten

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<v Speaker 1>as a team. You know, if if they scored more

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<v Speaker 1>rushing touchdowns, Etn's gotta get most of those. Based on

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<v Speaker 1>who's on roster right now, right, I would say so

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of the running back kind of perception is.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean they added to Ernest Johnson in free agency. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a guy, He's okay. They still have Snoop Connor.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if they still have Ja Michael Hessey.

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<v Speaker 1>They might, but he's not changed in really anything in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of the backfield, certainly not as a touchdown. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>ETN had most of all I the red zone carries,

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<v Speaker 1>Like I don't there was never like a time where

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<v Speaker 1>like oh, Ja Michael Hasy got a one year touchdown

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<v Speaker 1>that just didn't happen. So I think Lawrence actually a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of quite a bit of QB sneaks, which meant

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<v Speaker 1>it might have been in is He's got some sneaky wheels. Yeah, Lawrence,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's like six six, so he's a great QB

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<v Speaker 1>sneak guy. So but you gotta have the ball at

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<v Speaker 1>the one yard line? Yeah for that, yep, right, but

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<v Speaker 1>like like, but that's why I think James Connor is

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<v Speaker 1>so good because Kyler's not running a QB sneak at

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<v Speaker 1>the one yard line. That's why James Connor five elevens.

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<v Speaker 1>Being general, that is generous. But yeah, I think the

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<v Speaker 1>one thing back to the reception is real quick is

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<v Speaker 1>Jacksonville was fifth in fifth worst in percentage of targets

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<v Speaker 1>to running backs at fourteen percent in a Doug Peterson offense.

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<v Speaker 1>That's weird exactly, and the only teams that were worse

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<v Speaker 1>were the Eagles, Rams, Ravens, Vikings. Wow. So the Jaguars

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<v Speaker 1>and Travis etn can get better two ways. One is

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<v Speaker 1>he can catch more because he is he is a

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<v Speaker 1>proven pass catching asset. And then the second is he

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<v Speaker 1>can score more. And I just think if if you

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<v Speaker 1>played out this coming season one hundred times, I think

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<v Speaker 1>both of those numbers go up from last year. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know eighty times out of one hundred that Etn

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<v Speaker 1>will catch more and he'll score more. And but that's

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<v Speaker 1>being baked into his ADP right now. Is RB twelve

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<v Speaker 1>coming off in RB twenty fourth season exactly? I think RB,

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<v Speaker 1>like when you do the math, you're like, Okay, he

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<v Speaker 1>finishes RB twenty four. But if you're gonna give him

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<v Speaker 1>all those touches, you're gonna really like him. I think

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<v Speaker 1>when you start to get it, like look into who's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of around him, it gets a bit more interesting.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think one thing I want to touch him

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<v Speaker 1>before he play the ADP game is they added Calvin

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<v Speaker 1>Ridley in this offense. There are just so many pieces

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<v Speaker 1>they're gonna have to feed, at least through the air.

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<v Speaker 1>They have Ridley, they have Ingram's coming back. Berk Zay

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<v Speaker 1>Jones isn't a bad option either. Like there are so

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<v Speaker 1>many guys who are gonna want this ball in this

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<v Speaker 1>Jackson offense. And I think Trevor Lawrence can kind of

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<v Speaker 1>like fuel that offense, like he can be the anchor

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<v Speaker 1>where he can make some of these guys fantasy relevant.

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<v Speaker 1>But to say that Travis Etn is gonna catch like

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<v Speaker 1>eighty passes, I don't think it's really well, no, but

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<v Speaker 1>he can catch a lot more the thirty five thirty

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<v Speaker 1>five turn into fifty. I just don't think there's that

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<v Speaker 1>that Alvin Kamara, Christian McCaffrey, Austin Eckler upside with Etn

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<v Speaker 1>even though he is a great receiving back. Let's talk

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<v Speaker 1>about Dynasty and Empire leagues for Travis Etan. It feels

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<v Speaker 1>like to me, I'm more intrigued with Etn in Dynasty

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<v Speaker 1>and Empire because you're investing in a young, talented offense

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<v Speaker 1>and I like doing that, and there's so little competition

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<v Speaker 1>for Travis Etan. Do you like him? Do you like

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<v Speaker 1>Etan more or lesser? About the same based on his

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<v Speaker 1>ADP right now as RB twelve, I love him way

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<v Speaker 1>more in terms of Dynasty specifically, just because he's so

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<v Speaker 1>young and he only has one NFL seed under his

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<v Speaker 1>belt and we already know that he's good. He kind

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<v Speaker 1>of got to treat him like a like a rookie

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<v Speaker 1>because last year, what's kind of his rookie year, Because

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<v Speaker 1>he missed the one prior with that foot injury, but

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<v Speaker 1>I really like him in Dynasty. I think he's a

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<v Speaker 1>great asset to go out and trade force, but especially

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<v Speaker 1>if you're rebuilding, he can be kind of like a

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<v Speaker 1>core anchor of your dynasty or league. I'm I'm, I don't,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm I don't know if I'm ready to say core

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<v Speaker 1>anchor for Travis Etn. But he's a guy I want

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<v Speaker 1>on my Dynasty team. I don't know if I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>build a team around him exactly, but I like him

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<v Speaker 1>a lot. All right, let's play the ADP game. Who

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<v Speaker 1>else is going around running back twelve? Let's do it,

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<v Speaker 1>Josh Jacobs RB ten. Would you take Etn over Josh

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<v Speaker 1>Jacobs just for the season. I think I gotta go

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<v Speaker 1>with Jacob's based on the season he's coming off of.

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<v Speaker 1>And while I don't love that totality of that offense

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<v Speaker 1>very much, Jimmy Garoppolo leading the way here, but I

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<v Speaker 1>know they're gonna just run him into the ground just

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<v Speaker 1>like they did last year. To the usage it's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be so high on Jacobs, I'd go Jacobs, all right.

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<v Speaker 1>Your guy, Tony Pollard RB eleven on a previous one

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<v Speaker 1>of these, we talked about Tony Pollard as having the

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<v Speaker 1>upside of being RB one the highest scoring running back.

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<v Speaker 1>So until they draft somebody else, which I think they will,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going Tony Pollard, all right, your guy also over

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<v Speaker 1>Mondre Stevenson. I love Dre Stevenson. You're hitting all my

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<v Speaker 1>favorite players. Stevenson's got that backfield to himself, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think he's a special player. So I'm taking Romandre Stevenson

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<v Speaker 1>over Travis Etn all right, Naji Harris RB fourteen. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't like what I saw last year from Harris. Nobody does.

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<v Speaker 1>Granted he got better in December. We broke him down

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<v Speaker 1>on a previous Fantasy Football Weekly micro edition. I think

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<v Speaker 1>I'd still take I'm gonna take Etn here because I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think the situation has materially changed in Pittsburgh from

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<v Speaker 1>last year. It's kind of insane that drop off from

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<v Speaker 1>it goes from Jacob's Pollard Romandre, then the next one

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<v Speaker 1>is Naji Harris. Yeah, that feel like tear drop, and

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<v Speaker 1>then all right, under Naji Harris is gonna be Dalvin Cook.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's say he's on the Vikings RB fifteen. I see obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, Dalvin cookes rby five at this time last year.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody assumes he's going to be off the Vikings and

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<v Speaker 1>in some other situation, which is probably too that. I

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<v Speaker 1>can't imagine the Vikings Vikings right now, seventeen million dollars

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<v Speaker 1>locked into the running backs. That's not gonna hold up.

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<v Speaker 1>Something's gonna change. He's better than Alexander Madison. If he

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<v Speaker 1>stays in Minnesota, he probably has a season not dissimilar

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<v Speaker 1>to last year. He didn't catch much in this offense,

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<v Speaker 1>which was frustrating. I'm gonna go Travis Ctn over Dalvin Cook.

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<v Speaker 1>There you go. Yeah, And let's let's say Dalvin Cook in.

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<v Speaker 1>I made the Miami thing in a recent episode, and

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<v Speaker 1>I actually said the Miami try to trade for him,

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<v Speaker 1>which I didn't know. I just threw out a team.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think, if do you think it's more like

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<v Speaker 1>that Dalvin Cook gets cut or that he gets traded.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's more likely he gets traded for something.

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<v Speaker 1>I think the Vikings, I think, will find a way

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<v Speaker 1>to get something for him. It'll have to rework his deal.

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<v Speaker 1>Wherever he goes. Nobody, nobody included the Vikings, will pay

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<v Speaker 1>him what his contracts worth right now. Yeah, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>so overall, I feel like we're pretty high on ETN.

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<v Speaker 1>We are higher than I thought I guess going into it.

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<v Speaker 1>But based on where you've got him, I've got Jacob's Pollard,

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<v Speaker 1>Romandre Stevenson, I'll hire that brings us to thirteen. That

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<v Speaker 1>means I'm slotting in Travis CTN right around running back fourteen.

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<v Speaker 1>He's the only guy far off as adp exactly. The

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<v Speaker 1>only guy you would take over him that was below

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<v Speaker 1>RB twelve is Ormandre ad RB thirteen. So yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think I think the people have got it about right. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>just watch out for Bijan to the Patriots. I guess

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<v Speaker 1>hearing some buds there. Romandre might not be the guy.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't see it happening. Well, I've got a great

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<v Speaker 1>running back Stevens. It's gonna be so interesting where he goes,

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<v Speaker 1>because it's just gonna ruin somebody's fantasy team. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's gonna ruin. It's it's gonna be Joe Mixon's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be the ruin. I'm continuing to contend that there would

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<v Speaker 1>be the man. Maybe I just I just want it

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<v Speaker 1>to happen. I'm gonna just try to will it to

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<v Speaker 1>happen from from my kitchen. Yeah, all right, thank you

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