WEBVTT - Frigid Fantasy Semifinals 0:00:00.200 --> 0:00:03.880 Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly, a production of I Heart Radio. 0:00:05.920 --> 0:00:09.799 Time now for Fantasy Football Weekly from I Heart Radio, 0:00:10.280 --> 0:00:14.600 your weekly source for the nation's best fantasy speculation and advice, 0:00:15.320 --> 0:00:22.720 Now from gatine leagues dot com. Here's your host. It's 0:00:22.760 --> 0:00:27.000 a semi final edition a Fantasy Football Weekly and an 0:00:27.040 --> 0:00:31.720 Arctic edition's Cold Weather Grips America. We will talk you 0:00:31.760 --> 0:00:35.199 through all of the matchups for this weekend, all the 0:00:35.200 --> 0:00:38.159 Saturday games, all the Sunday games, and we'll help you 0:00:38.200 --> 0:00:42.000 with three tough questions and nine players upon whom you 0:00:42.000 --> 0:00:44.680 can take a chance. My co host today are Scott 0:00:44.680 --> 0:00:47.400 Fish and Brian Johnson. Welcome back, Scott. Been a while. Yeah, 0:00:47.440 --> 0:00:49.400 it's been a little while, and I'm glad to be back. 0:00:49.520 --> 0:00:52.040 Glad I have made it here today. Now. I don't 0:00:52.080 --> 0:00:55.160 do this to you guys very often, but we're shaking 0:00:55.200 --> 0:00:59.560 things up. Tough question number one, Boy, we're getting to 0:00:59.600 --> 0:01:02.680 the weather right off the bat. Baby, Okay, there are 0:01:02.800 --> 0:01:06.800 six games scheduled to be played at thirteen degrees or 0:01:06.959 --> 0:01:11.080 less on balance. What is the appropriate level of panic 0:01:11.959 --> 0:01:15.959 for those affected players? Is it none? Is it some? 0:01:16.840 --> 0:01:21.639 Or is it a bowel loosening level of existential dread 0:01:22.160 --> 0:01:26.479 Scott level of panic for them as just people being 0:01:26.480 --> 0:01:31.959 in the Okay, they got to go freeze O hundreds 0:01:31.959 --> 0:01:35.200 of thousands and in some cases literally a million dollars 0:01:35.319 --> 0:01:39.440 or more to play just that game freeze. Okay, it's 0:01:39.440 --> 0:01:42.560 a lot closer than none since two thousand and I 0:01:42.920 --> 0:01:46.119 get this, David data from an article from CBS earlier 0:01:46.160 --> 0:01:49.240 this week. Since two thousand, total scoring in freezing temp 0:01:49.280 --> 0:01:53.120 games drops only one point eight total points for the 0:01:53.160 --> 0:01:56.640 whole game for both teams. Pass Yards drop about thirty 0:01:56.640 --> 0:01:59.760 four per game. Rush yards increased by about seventeen per 0:01:59.800 --> 0:02:02.360 game him So on a team level, that's less than 0:02:02.400 --> 0:02:06.040 a point difference per team seventeen passing yards you gain 0:02:06.080 --> 0:02:09.080 about eight or nine rushing yards, not much difference. The 0:02:09.080 --> 0:02:13.840 bigger concern is high sustained winds. I could go into 0:02:13.880 --> 0:02:16.840 the data on that, because that's much more effective. But 0:02:17.120 --> 0:02:20.880 the cold on its own, not so much. The cold 0:02:20.919 --> 0:02:24.000 with the wind, however, that some of the really really 0:02:24.080 --> 0:02:26.240 high wind games that could cause them. But the cold, 0:02:26.320 --> 0:02:29.560 I'm gonna go with none, just on the cold. Brian, 0:02:30.040 --> 0:02:32.079 I don't know how I can add much to that, 0:02:32.160 --> 0:02:34.800 but I'll put it this way. In terms of this 0:02:34.919 --> 0:02:39.240 weekend's games with weather concerns. I've got an A grade 0:02:39.280 --> 0:02:42.560 concern in Cleveland where they're taking on the Saint is 0:02:42.600 --> 0:02:46.200 the one thirty miles per hour of sustained winds with 0:02:46.320 --> 0:02:55.000 gusts up to fifty miles per hour recently. That's potential sixtys. 0:02:55.040 --> 0:02:57.320 There are going to be some hammered people in the 0:02:57.360 --> 0:03:00.919 stands there. That's the only way you can with stand 0:03:00.960 --> 0:03:03.400 that kind of weather conditions. And then and then in Chicago, 0:03:03.440 --> 0:03:05.880 it's supposed to be like, you know, twenty five mile 0:03:05.919 --> 0:03:07.760 powers of stained wins, but it's really it's all about 0:03:07.760 --> 0:03:11.200 the winds, not the cold. So broadly none but for 0:03:11.240 --> 0:03:15.720 those two games, definitely some For me. You guys have 0:03:15.760 --> 0:03:18.520 cracked the code on this first of all night's data gathering. Scott, 0:03:18.639 --> 0:03:23.519 My data was basically identical. It's a it's the average 0:03:23.520 --> 0:03:27.079 median game score of all games over the last three years. 0:03:27.720 --> 0:03:31.160 His forty five points, regardless of where it's played. When 0:03:31.160 --> 0:03:36.600 it's played, forty five points. These cold weather games under 0:03:36.840 --> 0:03:40.200 thirteen degrees, the average drops all the way down from 0:03:40.280 --> 0:03:44.320 forty to forty three. Not even a field goals difference. 0:03:44.360 --> 0:03:47.360 There's one point eight, that's right. I'd rounded it the 0:03:47.400 --> 0:03:50.160 whole numbers for the for the simplicity of our listeners, 0:03:50.680 --> 0:03:56.520 UM wad that. Well, that's not what I'm saying, so 0:03:56.680 --> 0:03:59.720 really almost no panic here. But I also did a 0:03:59.760 --> 0:04:03.600 car about on the two wind games which we mentioned. Now, 0:04:03.800 --> 0:04:08.640 Bills at Bears has a twenty two the current forecast 0:04:08.880 --> 0:04:12.560 two wins, and that a wind chill of minus twenty, 0:04:12.880 --> 0:04:15.960 so we're getting into some serious territory there. The Browns game, 0:04:16.000 --> 0:04:18.480 because it's warmer, only has a minus twelve wind chill 0:04:19.120 --> 0:04:23.760 only only minus twelve. Those those would be some level 0:04:23.839 --> 0:04:26.560 of concern for those games, but the other ones I 0:04:26.560 --> 0:04:28.920 have no concern about. And the reason we're doing this 0:04:29.000 --> 0:04:31.400 first is because in those matchups, I don't want to 0:04:31.400 --> 0:04:33.440 spend all of our time in the matchups talking about 0:04:33.440 --> 0:04:37.200 the weather. Certainly can mention the weather for the Bears, Browns, Chief, Steelers, Titans, 0:04:37.200 --> 0:04:40.040 and Ravens homes game home games, but we are not 0:04:40.160 --> 0:04:44.239 freaking out about the weather accepting Bills, Bears, Saints Brown's 0:04:44.360 --> 0:04:46.640 because of the wind, I will drop that data that 0:04:46.720 --> 0:04:49.680 one data point I had there since two thousand in 0:04:49.800 --> 0:04:54.760 games with both fifteen plus miles powers sustained and freezing attempts. 0:04:55.200 --> 0:04:58.760 The score dropped nearly four points and over fifty yards 0:04:58.760 --> 0:05:01.920 passing down. Do you know what makes your score draws? 0:05:01.960 --> 0:05:07.480 A little bit about not scoring won? That will do 0:05:07.520 --> 0:05:12.040 it right there. Garrett Wilson, oh man, bam knight even 0:05:13.440 --> 0:05:19.400 yeah right, well no, Garrett Wilson killed assassinated. But by 0:05:19.400 --> 0:05:21.560 the way, how Wilson, how did we not see Evan 0:05:21.720 --> 0:05:25.120 Ingram coming with both the revenge game and going for 0:05:25.160 --> 0:05:28.560 an incentive last night? That good point. It was like 0:05:28.680 --> 0:05:32.080 it's a revenge game against the stadium because it's the 0:05:32.120 --> 0:05:34.400 same stadium the Giants planned. But I hear you. I 0:05:34.520 --> 0:05:36.800 like that angle. The Las Vegas Raiders traveled to the 0:05:36.800 --> 0:05:40.839 Pittsburgh Steelers. This is a fascinating matchups in a few 0:05:40.839 --> 0:05:42.960 in a few different ways. This years have been a 0:05:43.000 --> 0:05:46.040 very good past defense. The Raiders need Davante Adams talk 0:05:46.080 --> 0:05:48.040 to me about how you see this game shaping up? 0:05:48.160 --> 0:05:54.479 Sure revenge game against the fans maybe locals? Yeah? All right? 0:05:55.279 --> 0:05:58.520 Uh for the on the on the Raiders side, here 0:05:58.640 --> 0:06:00.640 I have Derek Carr on the back. I just think 0:06:00.640 --> 0:06:02.720 it's too tough of a spot for him. Only a 0:06:02.760 --> 0:06:06.520 few studd star quarterbacks have had multiple scores this year 0:06:06.560 --> 0:06:09.800 against the Steelers, most leave the game. Most quarterbacks they 0:06:09.800 --> 0:06:12.760 faced leave the game with one touchdown in low yards 0:06:13.680 --> 0:06:17.800 uh if. I will say Cars had multiple scores in 0:06:17.880 --> 0:06:21.520 six last seven, but those were much much better matchups 0:06:21.520 --> 0:06:23.560 than this. I have him on the bench as well 0:06:23.600 --> 0:06:26.640 as uh Mac Hollins. I have on the bench because 0:06:26.720 --> 0:06:30.200 Darren Waller's back. Ren froze back. Waller really ate into 0:06:30.279 --> 0:06:33.000 him last week. Um he did score on that that 0:06:33.040 --> 0:06:35.760 toe out of bounds? Did he really score? Touched him 0:06:35.839 --> 0:06:38.960 last week? But outside of that didn't. I know, outside 0:06:39.000 --> 0:06:41.160 of that, he really didn't do much last week. And 0:06:41.240 --> 0:06:43.479 Waller only played for nine percent of the snaps. He 0:06:43.480 --> 0:06:47.159 should get that back up to his normal seventy level 0:06:47.320 --> 0:06:50.880 this week. Steelers had held down Mark Andrews last week, 0:06:51.240 --> 0:06:53.880 but Huntley was in Mark Andrews was hurt. I I 0:06:53.920 --> 0:06:56.320 think Waller is more likely to do kind of like 0:06:56.560 --> 0:06:58.480 what Gilani did, Woods did a couple weeks ago, and 0:06:58.600 --> 0:07:01.320 other uh you know, four five to ninety yard tight 0:07:01.400 --> 0:07:03.320 ends have done. I have a B grade on Waller. 0:07:03.800 --> 0:07:05.839 I didn't mention Davante Adams, but I think he's just 0:07:05.839 --> 0:07:08.719 an automatic A because even in Cars one dot he 0:07:08.760 --> 0:07:11.520 had seventy plus yards, you know, like he's just always 0:07:11.520 --> 0:07:13.760 in your lineup. And then there's Josh Jacobs in the 0:07:13.800 --> 0:07:17.520 running game. A grade here, hundred plus total yards in 0:07:17.560 --> 0:07:22.080 sixth straight, scoring five times, and twenty four plus touches 0:07:22.240 --> 0:07:26.400 in all of those uh six, also averaging nearly four 0:07:26.440 --> 0:07:29.560 catches per game in that span, which which is wonderful 0:07:29.600 --> 0:07:34.200 to see. Twenty touchbacks against this team against the Steelers 0:07:34.480 --> 0:07:37.239 average about a hundred thirteen yards in the score. Jacobs 0:07:37.280 --> 0:07:40.560 gets everything, so a grade they're on that kind of volume. 0:07:42.040 --> 0:07:44.600 Over to the other side, I don't have a lot 0:07:44.600 --> 0:07:46.360 of starting grades here Kenny Pick and I have on 0:07:46.400 --> 0:07:48.120 the bench. I don't know how much I have to 0:07:48.120 --> 0:07:51.560 go into that. All right, let's do that. Um, he 0:07:51.600 --> 0:07:54.480 doesn't even have a multiple scored game this year. I 0:07:54.480 --> 0:07:56.160 think he's got like one or two games over two 0:07:56.240 --> 0:07:59.560 hundred yards, just one. We'll see you next yearn Deonte 0:07:59.640 --> 0:08:02.720 Johnson miss practice on Wednesday and Thursday. I think he 0:08:02.760 --> 0:08:05.880 was limited on front. But Naji Harris would did a 0:08:05.960 --> 0:08:08.120 favorite for all as fantasy football fans, and he said, 0:08:08.120 --> 0:08:10.800 don't worry Deante's playing like that. So we so thank 0:08:10.800 --> 0:08:14.040 you Naji Harris for that. Um. And because of that, 0:08:14.040 --> 0:08:16.840 I'm giving Deonte Johnson a C grade just on the volume. 0:08:17.360 --> 0:08:20.360 Um Uh. When Picktt first got the job, he focused 0:08:20.360 --> 0:08:22.320 on Pickens, But over the last four it is really 0:08:22.360 --> 0:08:26.080 shifted both in targets and production to Johnson's side. Uh 0:08:26.120 --> 0:08:29.320 comulate culminating last week in a in a ten plus 0:08:30.080 --> 0:08:34.439 ten plus catch game there. Uh, Johnson's shared the production. Yeah, 0:08:34.880 --> 0:08:37.360 so it's it's a middle of the pack pasty really 0:08:38.280 --> 0:08:41.000 versus wide receivers. But several other low aid out wide 0:08:41.040 --> 0:08:44.120 receivers that had have had production against the Raiders and 0:08:44.200 --> 0:08:46.320 Rock Your Sin might miss this game as well. So 0:08:46.480 --> 0:08:48.880 I got Deante Johnson with the Sea He's he's the 0:08:48.880 --> 0:08:51.400 only wide receiver though the college first touchdown of the year. 0:08:51.760 --> 0:08:54.839 I'm not gonna call it, no, no, give the opportunity, 0:08:54.880 --> 0:08:58.560 all right. Uh no, No, that's that's pretty bold. To 0:08:58.800 --> 0:09:01.240 call for a Pickett to row a touchdown is probably 0:09:01.320 --> 0:09:05.840 even even more even more bold. Pat Fiarmouth freeer Mouth. 0:09:06.000 --> 0:09:09.120 I have a C grade on averaging five for sixty 0:09:09.559 --> 0:09:13.040 on over seven targets per game in Pickett's last six starts. 0:09:13.240 --> 0:09:16.200 Is it f it is freer Mouth? Yeah? We just 0:09:18.559 --> 0:09:20.880 we do the and then we you know, we find 0:09:20.920 --> 0:09:23.839 out four you know what the annoying one Thos is 0:09:23.960 --> 0:09:27.520 chicken kN ku who they're even the Titans site says 0:09:27.520 --> 0:09:31.560 a quanu as the like the pronunciation guide and they 0:09:31.600 --> 0:09:35.200 have a video of him saying a kuan kuka. That's 0:09:35.200 --> 0:09:39.800 certainly not our fault at that point. No, no, anyway, 0:09:39.960 --> 0:09:42.800 h I gave a C grade to Firemouth. I think 0:09:42.840 --> 0:09:45.320 I said what I only three tight ends of top 0:09:45.360 --> 0:09:50.280 six yards against them against the Steelers against the Raiders. Uh, 0:09:50.320 --> 0:09:53.360 and none have scored since Kelsey scored four times. But 0:09:53.480 --> 0:09:56.600 the volume that he's gotten with Pickett, it's worthy of 0:09:56.640 --> 0:10:00.200 a C. He's gained seven targets a game. Uh. Nazi Harris, 0:10:00.280 --> 0:10:02.079 I have a B grade on seven of the last 0:10:02.160 --> 0:10:05.520 eight lead backs against the Raiders have scored. Seven of 0:10:05.559 --> 0:10:09.559 the last eight have scored eleven scores. That's a that's 0:10:09.559 --> 0:10:12.920 a ridiculous amount. The hat to Nagi Harris reversing a 0:10:13.160 --> 0:10:17.839 really a terrible we're telling people trade him away. But 0:10:18.120 --> 0:10:20.600 which was the right advice because he's stunk a Patel 0:10:20.640 --> 0:10:23.520 about Thanksgiving? But since then he's been much better. Yeah, 0:10:23.559 --> 0:10:26.960 similar twenty touch type of backs like to Harris have 0:10:27.000 --> 0:10:28.959 averaged a hundred thirty five yards and more than a 0:10:29.040 --> 0:10:31.240 score per game, as I kind of just said with 0:10:31.320 --> 0:10:32.800 seven of the last date. So I have a B 0:10:32.960 --> 0:10:36.800 grade on Harris there, um and that's it. Actually, I'm 0:10:36.800 --> 0:10:40.080 gonna leave Jalen Warren on the bench. Yes, certainly, Cincinnati 0:10:40.160 --> 0:10:43.160 taking on the New England Patriots. Brian, It's been a 0:10:43.200 --> 0:10:45.720 tough run for Joe Mixon and it doesn't get any 0:10:46.000 --> 0:10:50.360 better here. It's not as bad as you would think. Um, Yes, 0:10:50.520 --> 0:10:52.959 som j. P. Ryan continues to steal touches, but he's 0:10:53.000 --> 0:10:56.120 only averaging seven touches per game since Mixon's return. Mixing 0:10:56.120 --> 0:10:58.400 has been averaging sixteen since he's come back from injury, 0:10:58.400 --> 0:11:01.480 and over the patriots last three game games, opposing backs 0:11:01.520 --> 0:11:07.320 have averaged at six comboy in total touchdowns. I've gotta 0:11:07.360 --> 0:11:09.120 be on mix and I'm gonna bench Peter Ryan in 0:11:09.160 --> 0:11:10.800 the playoffs. You might want to throw a dart at 0:11:10.840 --> 0:11:12.280 him in daily, but I don't really like that as 0:11:12.360 --> 0:11:15.880 much either. I do like nay love Jamaar Chase per usual, 0:11:15.960 --> 0:11:18.280 he gets an a. Jonathan Jones is one of the 0:11:18.280 --> 0:11:20.800 better corners in football and could shadow Chase, but I 0:11:20.840 --> 0:11:24.079 do not care. Justin Jefferson and Stefon Diggs both had 0:11:24.080 --> 0:11:26.240 big games against New England in recent weeks, and those 0:11:26.240 --> 0:11:28.760 are like the three guys on their own tier in 0:11:29.200 --> 0:11:31.640 wide receiver land. So in A for Chase and A 0:11:31.760 --> 0:11:35.240 for t Higgins. So if odds are Jonathan Jones spends 0:11:35.320 --> 0:11:38.520 most of his time on Chase. Cornerbacks Jack Jones and 0:11:38.600 --> 0:11:41.439 Jalen Mills are both banged up questionable to play, so 0:11:41.520 --> 0:11:44.600 I love Higgins this week. The Patriots have surrendered too 0:11:44.679 --> 0:11:48.240 wide receiver touchdowns and three of their last four games 0:11:48.240 --> 0:11:51.200 to the Vikings, the Bills and the Raiders, both both 0:11:51.600 --> 0:11:55.080 very comparable offensive so uh and A for Higgins and 0:11:55.120 --> 0:11:57.959 the sea for Tyler Boyd, who finally caught another touchdown 0:11:58.040 --> 0:12:00.959 last week against the Bucks. You can argue this is 0:12:01.000 --> 0:12:04.199 a better matchup against the Patriots. I like him a 0:12:04.280 --> 0:12:06.880 lot more in dfs than seasonal, but if you're desperate, 0:12:06.880 --> 0:12:09.199 he is startable in seasonal formats. It was c for 0:12:09.320 --> 0:12:14.079 Boyd over to the tight end. Is Mitchell Wilcox startable again? 0:12:14.360 --> 0:12:17.000 Who I gave a starting grade deal last week? Well done? 0:12:17.120 --> 0:12:21.000 That was that was impressive? Um, I'm gonna say Hayden 0:12:21.080 --> 0:12:23.600 Hurst ruled out again by the way, I'm gonna say 0:12:23.960 --> 0:12:27.720 uh no in seasonal but again another great daily dart 0:12:27.760 --> 0:12:29.920 for Mitchell Wilcox. But I'm gonna even a bench grade here. 0:12:30.040 --> 0:12:32.480 Joe Burrow an easy A. I'm not gonna get into 0:12:32.520 --> 0:12:34.360 this too much. At a off I'm giving all the 0:12:34.400 --> 0:12:37.160 receivers of starting grade. Basically, Burrow gets an A. Not 0:12:37.200 --> 0:12:40.239 a lot of starting grades for the Patriots. Remandre Stevenson, 0:12:40.600 --> 0:12:43.800 I'll give him a B if Damien Harris sits. If 0:12:43.840 --> 0:12:46.599 Harris plays, I'll bump him down to a sea. You 0:12:46.679 --> 0:12:49.840 gotta feel bad for those who benched Ramandre Stevenson last week. 0:12:50.679 --> 0:12:53.040 You can't to blame him. He had knocked me out 0:12:53.040 --> 0:12:55.000 of most of my gears, all of my guillotine leagues 0:12:55.040 --> 0:12:56.800 in which I had him the week before that, but 0:12:56.880 --> 0:12:59.400 in some of my other leagues I had I had, 0:13:00.040 --> 0:13:01.520 I had played him, then he got hurt. Then I 0:13:01.559 --> 0:13:03.640 didn't play him the next week. I was worried about 0:13:03.679 --> 0:13:05.680 the matchup and him being hurt, and then he went off. 0:13:05.760 --> 0:13:09.360 Last course, he went off on just sixties six of 0:13:09.360 --> 0:13:11.280 the snaps. I think those numbers go up a little 0:13:11.280 --> 0:13:13.839 bit even if Harris comes back. So again a B 0:13:14.040 --> 0:13:16.160 for Stevenson if Harris is out to see if Harris 0:13:16.400 --> 0:13:20.200 does return, Jacoby Myers, all the other wide receivers Mac 0:13:20.280 --> 0:13:22.480 Jones that are on the bench. When it comes to 0:13:22.520 --> 0:13:25.679 the wide receivers, Bengals surrender nine touchdowns to the position, 0:13:25.720 --> 0:13:29.040 fourth fewest, and Mike Hilton should return. As for mac Jones, 0:13:29.080 --> 0:13:32.320 he should probably be benched in real life. Why would 0:13:32.320 --> 0:13:34.200 they not go to bit you know, their their seasons over. 0:13:34.600 --> 0:13:36.560 Why would the Patriots not get a longer look at 0:13:36.600 --> 0:13:39.360 Bailey's appy and see what you got? And I just 0:13:39.400 --> 0:13:41.800 feel so bad for Jacoby Myers who was put in 0:13:41.840 --> 0:13:44.200 such an awkward situation when asked like, why did he 0:13:44.240 --> 0:13:48.840 put himself in an awkward situation? Kind of kind of 0:13:48.960 --> 0:13:52.640 what do you mean? Well, he throw a lateral to 0:13:52.679 --> 0:13:56.199 the other team? Why did when? When Bill Belichick was 0:13:56.240 --> 0:13:58.480 asked why did mac Jones not throw a hail, Mary 0:13:58.559 --> 0:14:01.400 says he can't throw it that far? One who cares, Well, 0:14:01.960 --> 0:14:03.719 you're still throw it as far as you can. You're 0:14:03.720 --> 0:14:06.160 not gonna try, and I don't know that. I feel bad. 0:14:06.760 --> 0:14:08.680 Stevens had made a heck of a play on that though, 0:14:09.360 --> 0:14:13.760 but until he threw it back, yeah, port Jacoby free 0:14:13.760 --> 0:14:15.520 agent next year to put him on a good offense please. 0:14:15.520 --> 0:14:18.640 And lastly, I will give Hunter Henry a c in 0:14:18.679 --> 0:14:21.200 the tight end waste land if you are desperate. Opposing 0:14:21.200 --> 0:14:24.760 tight ends are averaging five plus catches and fifty plus 0:14:24.840 --> 0:14:28.720 yards against the Bengals, So if you need a tight end, 0:14:28.840 --> 0:14:31.640 you can go. Everyone needs speaking to tight ends. When 0:14:31.680 --> 0:14:33.880 we come back, Mark Andrews, what are you gonna do 0:14:34.000 --> 0:14:36.880 with him? If you somehow made it to your semifinals 0:14:37.240 --> 0:14:42.040 with Mark Andrews, do you start him again and hope 0:14:42.040 --> 0:14:44.280 for a better outcome or do you find somebody else. 0:14:44.480 --> 0:14:47.640 We'll tell you when we come back to Fantasy Football Weekly. 0:15:17.120 --> 0:15:19.680 Welcome back. It's take a chance on me. Nine players 0:15:19.720 --> 0:15:22.600 not normally new starting lineup will give you some ideas 0:15:22.680 --> 0:15:26.200 for fresh players you can start. And actually, you know, 0:15:26.200 --> 0:15:30.200 even though it's the playoffs, injuries, benching, all kinds of 0:15:30.240 --> 0:15:34.000 situations in which you may need somebody unusual to take 0:15:34.000 --> 0:15:35.840 a rep for you would be geto the quarterback position, 0:15:35.880 --> 0:15:39.160 Scott you got. Let's get gross charged. Let's get real 0:15:39.280 --> 0:15:44.040 gross here, gross like like we're talking fourteen teamers, maybe 0:15:44.040 --> 0:15:48.200 deeper twelve teamers where people are roster hoarding. I'm gonna 0:15:48.200 --> 0:15:51.000 go with Sam Donald. I think it's a good spot 0:15:51.160 --> 0:15:53.560 for him, all right. The Lions allow the third most 0:15:53.600 --> 0:15:57.080 past yards, eighth most past touchdowns, first most fantasy points 0:15:57.440 --> 0:16:00.440 three plus and multiple scores and back to back here, 0:16:00.760 --> 0:16:03.720 they're constantly in shootouts. Almost every game is a shootout. 0:16:03.760 --> 0:16:05.560 It feels like this is a game they could actually 0:16:06.000 --> 0:16:10.120 get a head in, potentially causing Sam Donald to throw more. Also, 0:16:10.280 --> 0:16:12.400 seven of the last eight against them three hundred plus 0:16:12.400 --> 0:16:16.200 totaly yards. Seven of the last eight. That's ridiculous. Donald's 0:16:16.280 --> 0:16:18.640 very good. Difficult to start, I know, but he has 0:16:18.680 --> 0:16:20.760 at least one score and he should the last three 0:16:20.760 --> 0:16:24.960 in far tougher matchups. You can't get grosser than Sam Donald. 0:16:25.200 --> 0:16:27.800 But but I'm giving it to you. It's a possible 0:16:27.840 --> 0:16:31.320 option if you're really stretched. Okay, Bryant, let's go to 0:16:31.360 --> 0:16:33.200 your quarterback. I might be able to get a little 0:16:33.200 --> 0:16:36.800 grosser than Sam Donald for not two obvious reasons. But 0:16:36.800 --> 0:16:42.480 we'll get into in a second. Russell Wilson Wilson, who 0:16:42.720 --> 0:16:45.400 finally looked great before getting knocked out late in the 0:16:45.400 --> 0:16:47.880 Week fourteen game. He missed last week with the concussion 0:16:47.920 --> 0:16:49.680 that knocked him out in Week fourteen, but he's full 0:16:49.720 --> 0:16:52.840 go for his matchup against the Rams, who are beyond 0:16:52.880 --> 0:16:55.880 deflated at this point. And it's really just all about 0:16:56.120 --> 0:16:58.920 the motivation factor here. No quarterback is going to be 0:16:58.960 --> 0:17:02.720 more motivated than Russell will Wilson, who's just one passing 0:17:02.760 --> 0:17:07.960 touchdown shy of his toilet total of twelve those who 0:17:08.000 --> 0:17:12.760 don't know, twelve toilets in the Wilson household, he only 0:17:12.800 --> 0:17:14.879 has eleven passing touchdowns, but I predict he throws at 0:17:14.920 --> 0:17:17.919 least two touchdowns to put those pesky toilets in the 0:17:17.920 --> 0:17:22.320 rearview mirror. Russell Wilson is he gonna put the toilets 0:17:22.400 --> 0:17:28.800 behind him. He's gonna do flush man straight to hell. 0:17:29.000 --> 0:17:35.040 I don't know. My quarterback is Tom Brady, which sounds 0:17:35.040 --> 0:17:36.920 pretty great compared to the guys you just throw out, 0:17:37.240 --> 0:17:39.960 But Tom Brady's got fewer Fantasy points this year than 0:17:40.080 --> 0:17:44.360 Daniel Jones or Jared Goff, so he is take Tom worthy. 0:17:44.680 --> 0:17:48.240 Brady may get Elite tackle Tristan worfsback for this game. 0:17:48.440 --> 0:17:51.400 That would be very handy. The Cardinals are already one 0:17:51.400 --> 0:17:55.040 of the easiest matchups against the past, but now cornerback 0:17:55.080 --> 0:17:57.840 Byron Murphy has been ruled out and the next three 0:17:58.040 --> 0:18:01.560 cornerbacks are all questionable, So this could be a passing 0:18:01.600 --> 0:18:05.119 bonanza for Brady, Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Russell Gauge, and 0:18:05.200 --> 0:18:09.399 even Kate Otten. With a strongly positive matchup Tom Brady. 0:18:09.440 --> 0:18:12.160 Let's go to the running back position, Scott, I have 0:18:12.359 --> 0:18:15.240 Devin Singletary. I know people are afraid of James Cook, 0:18:15.320 --> 0:18:18.240 and he's getting more and more work. He's in the 0:18:18.400 --> 0:18:21.160 Devin Singletary, who has only started in like forty percent 0:18:21.200 --> 0:18:23.560 of leagues. Last week, James Cook, he has he has 0:18:23.640 --> 0:18:26.320 less than seven touches in three to last four despite 0:18:26.400 --> 0:18:31.520 his you know, his snapping snap snap count increasing like crazy. 0:18:31.560 --> 0:18:34.280 This is the eighth easiest matchup for backs. Game script 0:18:34.320 --> 0:18:36.119 should be in their favor, and the Bills are running 0:18:36.119 --> 0:18:37.840 it more late than they were earlier in the season 0:18:37.880 --> 0:18:40.879 where they just kept passing. Uh. It's the seventh highest 0:18:40.960 --> 0:18:43.480 yards per carry at four point seven three high yards 0:18:43.520 --> 0:18:47.680 per reception to so when Devin Singletary does get his touches, 0:18:48.000 --> 0:18:51.280 he's gonna rip them off in chunks. Um fourth fourth 0:18:51.320 --> 0:18:54.480 most rushing scores is just a really good spot. Plus 0:18:54.760 --> 0:18:57.800 they did the uh. The Bears did hold down the 0:18:57.800 --> 0:19:00.400 Philly running backs last week, but they gave up seventeen 0:19:00.440 --> 0:19:03.320 rushes for sixty one yards and three rushing touchdowns to her. 0:19:03.359 --> 0:19:06.520 It's like that was a running the two games before, 0:19:06.600 --> 0:19:09.399 Jets had two hundred seventeen yards in the score um 0:19:09.480 --> 0:19:12.280 and the Packers gave up a hundred had a hundred score. 0:19:12.359 --> 0:19:14.680 Is just a great spot for Devin Singletary keeping Brian, 0:19:14.760 --> 0:19:16.880 your take a chance of me running back. I got 0:19:16.880 --> 0:19:20.320 the Chargers Joshua Kelly at the Colts in the Monday 0:19:20.440 --> 0:19:23.199 Night Hammer game. On the season, the Colts are allowing 0:19:23.200 --> 0:19:25.040 a hundred and forty four combo yards and more than 0:19:25.040 --> 0:19:27.800 a touchdown per game to opposing running backs, but over 0:19:27.840 --> 0:19:31.119 their last three games, I'm like laughing already looking at this, 0:19:31.440 --> 0:19:34.399 India is allowing one and ninety two combo yards and 0:19:34.440 --> 0:19:37.919 two point seven total touchdowns to the position. I know 0:19:37.960 --> 0:19:40.760 Austin Ekeler is the starter, but Ekeler only saw fourteen 0:19:40.800 --> 0:19:44.320 touches last week while Kelly got eleven. Both scored a touchdown, 0:19:44.359 --> 0:19:47.240 and I think both will be more than Ekeler certainly 0:19:47.280 --> 0:19:49.280 will be serviceable, but I think Kelly can be too. 0:19:49.600 --> 0:19:51.560 You could start either one of the Colts running backs 0:19:51.560 --> 0:19:54.520 against the Chargers, but I'm gonna back Dion Jackson in 0:19:54.560 --> 0:19:57.760 this one. Jonathan Taylor's you know is out. Um. Zack 0:19:57.800 --> 0:20:00.240 Moss got more work than Jackson in the last game, 0:20:00.280 --> 0:20:02.640 but Moss like bad running at three point three yards 0:20:02.680 --> 0:20:05.919 per carry. Jackson was more effective, Plus he catches, and 0:20:05.960 --> 0:20:08.320 I'm just I'm going with my eyes here. Jackson's the 0:20:08.320 --> 0:20:11.800 better back and it's a great matchup. In Deon Jackson's 0:20:11.840 --> 0:20:14.880 four games with double digit touches, which I think he's 0:20:14.880 --> 0:20:17.320 easily going to get to the ten touch mark. Deon 0:20:17.400 --> 0:20:20.080 Jackson's averaging seventies six total yards and he's got a 0:20:20.080 --> 0:20:22.920 pair of scores in those four games. Chargers allow the 0:20:23.080 --> 0:20:27.040 second most touchdowns, second most rushing yards, and a league 0:20:27.040 --> 0:20:30.040 worse five and a half yards per carry. A great 0:20:30.040 --> 0:20:35.440 opportunity for Dion Jackson. Your Zack Moss fan club card 0:20:35.560 --> 0:20:40.359 is it has I Burnever. I know I'm officially the 0:20:40.359 --> 0:20:47.320 president now, but I was for I was not exactly right. 0:20:47.359 --> 0:20:49.719 I'm not giving up to go to the running back position, Scott. 0:20:49.760 --> 0:20:51.880 I'll go to the wide receiver position, and I will 0:20:51.920 --> 0:20:55.560 talk about Gabriel Davis. Who it's Gabel Davis week. I'm 0:20:55.560 --> 0:20:58.399 calling it right now. It's Gabe Davis week, alright. I 0:20:58.440 --> 0:21:01.200 know he hasn't topped He's top like forty yards once 0:21:01.200 --> 0:21:03.800 in the last four weeks, and that's pretty pretty common 0:21:03.800 --> 0:21:06.400 for him when he doesn't score touchdowns. But he's at 0:21:06.440 --> 0:21:08.800 at least five targets in all but one game since 0:21:08.840 --> 0:21:12.160 the bye. Seven wide receiver touchdowns allowed in the last 0:21:12.160 --> 0:21:16.960 six games by the Bears. Also, the Bills are top 0:21:17.640 --> 0:21:22.080 third in explosive plays. The Bears are also bottom five um. 0:21:23.240 --> 0:21:25.960 And also the Bears allowed the second highest yards per 0:21:26.000 --> 0:21:28.880 reception at fourteen point five. And Davis is the deep 0:21:28.880 --> 0:21:31.320 ball guy. I think this is I think Davis gets 0:21:31.320 --> 0:21:33.760 his this week. Chicago will be missing their best corner well, 0:21:33.800 --> 0:21:37.040 they're only good cornerback Jalen Johnson's gonna be out for 0:21:37.080 --> 0:21:40.520 this game and his season has done. Kindle Vildor, who 0:21:40.600 --> 0:21:42.919 was bad? We missed kindall you just talked to me 0:21:42.960 --> 0:21:47.440 into it. The touchdown guarantee there, it is all right, touchdown. 0:21:47.520 --> 0:21:51.680 This is an all game for Gabe Davis. You're a receiver, Brian. Now, 0:21:51.680 --> 0:21:54.080 it's not guaranteed he plays on Sunday, but it sounds 0:21:54.119 --> 0:21:56.560 like he'll make his return, and that's Courtland Sutton, who 0:21:56.560 --> 0:22:00.320 I'm gonna pair with toilet boy Russell Wilson at the Ams, 0:22:00.320 --> 0:22:03.080 who are allowing a hundred and sixty yards per game 0:22:03.119 --> 0:22:07.800 to wide receivers. That's the tenth most. And yeah, every 0:22:07.840 --> 0:22:09.760 time we give you a new button charge, oh, I 0:22:09.760 --> 0:22:11.680 gotta use it a bunch. It's gotta be the extended 0:22:11.760 --> 0:22:14.320 version too. I love it. Uh sulting. You should see 0:22:14.359 --> 0:22:17.639 plenty of coverage from Jalen Ramsey, but who cares. Ramsey 0:22:17.680 --> 0:22:21.399 has surrendered the second most touchdowns among cornerbacks with seven. 0:22:21.840 --> 0:22:25.280