1 00:00:08,600 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Favorite the podcast from the Action Network, 2 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:23,479 Speaker 1: Huge Huge Show. Brad Evans from Yahoo Sports is coming on. 3 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: Black Jack is back with me on the show. Good 4 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:30,160 Speaker 1: to see you, buddy. I imagine it would be if 5 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 1: I was you. Yes, I'm seeing you, seeing a lot 6 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:37,519 Speaker 1: of your chest there. It's not dumb extre only a 7 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: couple of buttons. I'm done today. It's cooler today. It 8 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:44,240 Speaker 1: is nicer today. And you guys on the Yahoo and 9 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 1: Yah Yahoo, I'm the Action Network, Serious XM show. You're 10 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: Paul Duca today. Uh, you're getting NonStop fantasy calls. I know, 11 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 1: which is why I'm so excited that Brad Evans is 12 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:59,400 Speaker 1: coming on, because Brad is a long time fantasy expert 13 00:00:59,440 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 1: covering fantas to you for Yahoo Sports. Also, by the way, 14 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: a bit of a gambling expert. Any we should bring 15 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:09,759 Speaker 1: the mind. Let's do it, hello, Brad, all on me goes. 16 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 1: Would it be in appropriate for me to get entangled 17 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 1: in Blackjack's chest hair? It would not. You're invited anytime 18 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: you like, Buddy, he would love that. Uh. Let's do 19 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 1: a quick bio on Brad Wright for Yaho Sports, captain 20 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 1: of hashtag Team Wavers and a host of the Fantasy 21 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:34,679 Speaker 1: Record podcast with Brandon Funston. Well, he started correct. I 22 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: also have a television show that's syndicated Nashally called The 23 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 1: Fantasy Football Hour. We're gonna be back for season four 24 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 1: starting in late August Fantasy Football Live guys. Believe it 25 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 1: or not by my calculations, but believe it's season fourteen 26 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 1: of the flagship show at Yahoo sports dot Com. We're 27 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 1: gonna be on the road week one. We're gonna reveal 28 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: exactly where that location is. But I'm really jack for that, 29 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: and I'm on a cow rip ten three. I have 30 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: not h you know, knock on wood, which is my head, 31 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: missed a show in thirteen seeds and throw all the 32 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:10,239 Speaker 1: hangovers and sicknesses. So it's been a hell of a run. 33 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:14,080 Speaker 1: You've made every single show for thirteen seasons. What is 34 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 1: that like? Thirteen times seventeen? Well, sixteen because we usually 35 00:02:19,680 --> 00:02:21,640 Speaker 1: don't do a week seventeen show, though I think we 36 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 1: had a couple of weeks seventeen shows early on. But regardless, 37 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: it's math that it's almost incomputable for me. So basically, 38 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:31,919 Speaker 1: what you're saying is, over the past thirteen years, you've 39 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 1: essentially worked like you know, two hundred days and you'd 40 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 1: like us to applaud you for it. Yeah, why not? 41 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: That's that's the typical response from someone in management. They 42 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 1: don't appreciate the work that you're putting in. I, on 43 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 1: the other hand, say you're a warrior, and yeah, who 44 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: should should kiss the ground you walk on? I've worked. 45 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: I've worked sixteen, sixteen weekends in a row from September 46 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: to December for the past three teen years, That's what 47 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:04,640 Speaker 1: he said. I mean, I've been trudging through the snow. 48 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: I've dealt with slight delays. I mean it's it's been 49 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 1: an impoverished life. Let me tell you, how did you 50 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 1: get into the fantasy sports business? Uh? Slip my way 51 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: to the top naturally? I mean, come on, why not? 52 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:24,679 Speaker 1: Um yeah, I mean exactly, black jack. I mean, you 53 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: gotta do whatever you gotta do to get what you 54 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:30,520 Speaker 1: want in this business. UM no. So the long story short, 55 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 1: I was a teacher, believe it or not, UH, screwing 56 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 1: up impressibly young minds and champagne all at all. I 57 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 1: go a line I uh for six years, and I 58 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 1: stumbled across a column written by one, uh and only, 59 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: Matthew Berry of course now ESPN dot com fame say, 60 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: you know very well that was back in two thousand 61 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 1: four and he launched a psyde called talent to mr 62 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: Rota dot com. I started posting on the message board. 63 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 1: It goes, I like, uh, you know, your writing style, 64 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 1: your approach. He goes, you know, can you write long 65 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: form calls? And said can I write? All I did 66 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 1: in college a history major was drinking and read and 67 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: write papers. So absolutely goes a campaig you. But let's 68 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 1: see where this goes. Submitted it site took off and 69 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 1: then two years later I jumped to Yahoo and Matthew 70 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:17,799 Speaker 1: then bolded for ESPN and that's it. Long story short, Well, 71 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:23,599 Speaker 1: Matthew Berry he invented you. Yeah he did. Yeah, he's 72 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 1: actually my dad. I don't know if you guys do that. 73 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 1: What is your take? What is your take on is 74 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 1: fantasy gambling? It is gambling. Um, you know, I understand 75 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:36,839 Speaker 1: by the letter of the law. You know, people classify 76 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 1: as a skill game, but their skill in in sports 77 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:42,919 Speaker 1: betting as well. Um, there's research very similar, very symbiotic, 78 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 1: and the approaches of sports vetters and fantasy players and 79 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 1: how they look at injury news, the notes and statistical 80 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 1: trends and weather impacts. You know, that all goes into 81 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:54,920 Speaker 1: the stew uh and cranks out the bowl of soup 82 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: and what you want to bet on. Um. You know, 83 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: we all consumed very similarly. But there is an element 84 00:04:59,880 --> 00:05:02,680 Speaker 1: of look that is involved in all of this, which 85 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:06,159 Speaker 1: you know, kind of deviates from that skilled game classification 86 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:09,159 Speaker 1: that a lot of state governments have bestowed upon the 87 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 1: fantasy industry. But if you're putting money on it, uh, yeah, 88 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:15,360 Speaker 1: you put a little skin in the game. It's called wagering. 89 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: It's called betting, it's called gambling. You know, people always 90 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:22,600 Speaker 1: made the mistake that sort of the time Horizon had 91 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: a lot to do with betting, and then and fantasy. 92 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 1: And if you played Fantasy but you put a hundred 93 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: dollars down in September and didn't get paid out until December, 94 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:35,279 Speaker 1: well that you weren't really gambling, because the gamble in 95 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 1: a bed is something that you do beginning of a 96 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 1: game and get paid out at the end of the game. 97 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:43,360 Speaker 1: And that was completely sort of mistaken. But I think 98 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:45,719 Speaker 1: a lot of people who are figuring out what these 99 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:50,480 Speaker 1: were and what's become interesting is future odds season win 100 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 1: totals like those have become so much more commonplace as 101 00:05:54,680 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: the betting conversation has expanded and a larger pool of 102 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 1: people are coming in to them, kid and trying starting 103 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 1: to understand what sports betting really is. Um. One of 104 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 1: the things I want to talk about today is how 105 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:11,440 Speaker 1: what's happened so far in the off season is making 106 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:15,480 Speaker 1: you think about season win totals and what is it 107 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:22,160 Speaker 1: making you think about future odds? Uh? For the Super Bowl? Okay, 108 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 1: that was great. The first thing. The first thing I 109 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 1: want to talk about, uh. And this was a big 110 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 1: subject on The Serious Show with black Jack and Laduca 111 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 1: today was Odell Beckham Jr. And Odell Beckham Jr. Had 112 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:37,560 Speaker 1: the story in g Q and said that he was 113 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:41,040 Speaker 1: the brand for the Giants And I don't care about 114 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 1: Odell Beckham leaving the Giants. Give me your take on 115 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 1: the Browns as a Super Bowl bet and as a 116 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:51,599 Speaker 1: season win total. The number is at nine and a half. 117 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:55,039 Speaker 1: What's the juice right now? Because last night checked, I 118 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 1: believe it's plus odds on the over y. Yeah, and 119 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:02,480 Speaker 1: I honestly that the direction that I lane. I mean, 120 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:05,279 Speaker 1: look at the biggest projected wind totals in terms of 121 00:07:05,279 --> 00:07:08,280 Speaker 1: strength of schedule, and the Cleveland Browns had the third easiest, 122 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 1: right behind New England in the New York Jets, So 123 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: it's very appealing. The offensive line's got some question marks, 124 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 1: but you know, Nick Chubb is a battering Rammy led 125 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:20,240 Speaker 1: all running backs last season in yards after contact per attempts. Uh. 126 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:23,119 Speaker 1: You added Odell Beckham and his explosiveness in the open 127 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 1: field and his route savvy to go along with an 128 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: underneath weapon that adds that balance in Jarvis Landry David 129 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:30,880 Speaker 1: and Joe Coup. You hope you got a hands transplant 130 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 1: this past all season because of all the drops that 131 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:36,120 Speaker 1: he's had over the last couple of seasons. But we 132 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 1: know his athletic profile is through the roof, and I 133 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 1: like antonio'callaway as well as that complimentary outside weapon who 134 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 1: was equally dynamic in terms of downfield contribution. So we 135 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 1: go along with Baker Mayfield's maybe Duke Johnson sticks around, 136 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 1: maybe not. Uh. You know, eventually you're gonna get Kareem 137 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 1: hut back off suspension that eight gamer uh, and the 138 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 1: defensive upgrades as well. And I think that you know, 139 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 1: at plus one ten plus one fifteen on the over 140 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:07,720 Speaker 1: is a stage wager. However, if you're betting on the 141 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:10,280 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns right now to win the Super Bowl, it's 142 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:13,000 Speaker 1: a dumb wager. There's no value there. I was in 143 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: Vegas two weeks ago at Caesar's Palace and the odds 144 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 1: were eight to one for the Brownies to hoist the 145 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 1: Lombardi Trophies. You know, it's ridiculous. I know there has 146 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 1: been an exodus of Browns fans that have flooded Thinn 147 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 1: City and they're just like, oh, you gotta put a 148 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:32,200 Speaker 1: lot of it. Are drawn mind Cleveland brown and it's 149 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:34,680 Speaker 1: you know, hammering that line down as a result of it. 150 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: I think they're better bets on the board, like the Colts, 151 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:39,319 Speaker 1: who I think are eleven or twelve to one and 152 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 1: some locals. I think that's a team that is better 153 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:46,199 Speaker 1: constructed to contend against New England Patriot's in the a 154 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:48,199 Speaker 1: f C. But no way, I'm betting on Cleveland and 155 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:50,240 Speaker 1: win the whole anche a lot at April one. Yeah, 156 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:52,720 Speaker 1: I mean, and Brad you mentioned about about, you know, 157 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 1: the Browns, and you kind of like that over on 158 00:08:54,559 --> 00:08:56,839 Speaker 1: the wind total. Are you a little concerned that you 159 00:08:56,880 --> 00:08:58,679 Speaker 1: know they've got a first year head coach there in 160 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:02,160 Speaker 1: Freddie Kitchens, and this is a team that never has 161 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:06,080 Speaker 1: had an expectation of winning and now it's there. And 162 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 1: I just worry that if they get out to maybe 163 00:09:07,679 --> 00:09:10,480 Speaker 1: a one and two or you know, too and four start, 164 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:13,440 Speaker 1: that that could be a lot of pressure on a 165 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 1: young team with some personality on it. I think it's 166 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:19,679 Speaker 1: a fair assessment. But here's the good news of Freddy 167 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:22,800 Speaker 1: Kitchens is the fact that there is finally some continuity, 168 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 1: right because you've got your hold over quarterback, the franchise 169 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:29,679 Speaker 1: guy in Baker Mayfield. Uh, you know who can throw 170 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 1: a football through a key hole. He's so accurate. And 171 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:36,160 Speaker 1: having him, you know, Kitchens calling the shots an offensive 172 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 1: coordinator and then later in the season, uh, and that, 173 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 1: you know, is that head coaching position. And in having 174 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 1: that carry over, I think it's been valuable to the organization, 175 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:48,080 Speaker 1: to Mayfield as a whole. So, you know, that's been 176 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:51,120 Speaker 1: the bugaboo for Cleveland. It's just general impatience. You know, 177 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:54,080 Speaker 1: in the past, it's like, uh, you know, you draft 178 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: the quarterback, it was taken Couch or whoever. Uh, and 179 00:09:56,880 --> 00:09:58,719 Speaker 1: then the next thason you had a different quarterback and 180 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:01,559 Speaker 1: a different head coach, and for OC they would burn 181 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:05,839 Speaker 1: the house down and quickly rebuild, hoping to strike it 182 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 1: rich the very next year. Now, Alicia, have some consistency, 183 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaker 1: and I think that's gonna pay off enormously in But 184 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:18,240 Speaker 1: you're right, Cleveland's ever been in a position where they're 185 00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 1: deemed the favorite. Can they really deliver under that? You guys? 186 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 1: Under that pressure? I think they can, especially when you 187 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 1: have a guy like Odell Beckham to throw the ball 188 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:32,360 Speaker 1: to downfield. So you mentioned the Colts at eleven or 189 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:36,800 Speaker 1: twelve to one. One of us sitting here at this table, 190 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:39,400 Speaker 1: who's not revealing his chest hair butt the Colts at 191 00:10:40,679 --> 00:10:44,679 Speaker 1: oh twin the Super Bowl? Uh, what do you think 192 00:10:44,679 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 1: of that? Brad? I think that's sexy. I think that's 193 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:52,440 Speaker 1: an incredible value. It's not sexy, it's not it's not Brad. 194 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:55,400 Speaker 1: I have to disagree with you. You've been probably the 195 00:10:55,400 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 1: greatest guest we've ever had on this podcast so far, 196 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 1: but I have to disagree with you because it's throwing 197 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:04,000 Speaker 1: your money away. Tom Brady and Bill Belichick still live 198 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:07,440 Speaker 1: in the a f C. The Colts are not beating them. 199 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 1: It's not happening. What do you think of there's one 200 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 1: team that has the potential to beat New England. It's 201 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 1: Kansas City. And that's it, all right. I got a 202 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:19,280 Speaker 1: couple of things here. I distracted us because I wanted 203 00:11:19,280 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 1: to finish one thing on the Browns, because the other 204 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:24,160 Speaker 1: sort of popular bet is the Browns to win the 205 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 1: a f C North, which I'm also against. Brad, What 206 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:30,559 Speaker 1: is your take? What are the odds on that chab? 207 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:33,360 Speaker 1: I can't remember. It's like plus. I think it's like, 208 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:37,080 Speaker 1: oh no, they're they're the favorite. They're like minus. I 209 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:40,719 Speaker 1: want to say one seventies something like that. You think 210 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 1: I'm gonna ask the question, I would know the answer. 211 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:47,440 Speaker 1: I think Storming Area one is a better idea. Yeah, 212 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:49,679 Speaker 1: it's like to me, and you mentioned the nine and 213 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:53,600 Speaker 1: a half, even though it's plus money, Um, I still 214 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:55,839 Speaker 1: don't like it. Like I like him under, I am 215 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:59,560 Speaker 1: just not buying this team. I think they're goosed so 216 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 1: high in their season win total that there's no way, 217 00:12:04,440 --> 00:12:06,520 Speaker 1: no way I can bet on them. That's like you're 218 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:08,680 Speaker 1: basically betting with the public. At this point. It just 219 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:12,080 Speaker 1: feels like I've lost any value whatsoever on this team. 220 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 1: They are they are overinflated at every level to win 221 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 1: the division, to win the super Bowl, and I think 222 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:20,720 Speaker 1: on their season win total, it's a pass for me, 223 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:24,560 Speaker 1: it's a pass under. I'm actually I did wager on 224 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 1: the Browns over while I was at seasons. I think 225 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:29,200 Speaker 1: I got it at one fifteen on the nine and 226 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:31,840 Speaker 1: a half win total. Again, I I just keep going 227 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:35,320 Speaker 1: back to the third easiest projected NFL strength of schedule, 228 00:12:35,320 --> 00:12:38,720 Speaker 1: and that's based on Vegas projected win totals. So you know, 229 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:41,560 Speaker 1: obviously there's there's an argument to me made. You know, 230 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 1: there's a lack of consistency year to year in the NFL, 231 00:12:44,600 --> 00:12:47,280 Speaker 1: and you know it's a very unpredictable in terms of 232 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:51,120 Speaker 1: productivity across the board. But again plus one fifteen, I 233 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:53,959 Speaker 1: think there is value there. That is the only value 234 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:57,600 Speaker 1: wager tied to the Cleveland Browns organization this year. All right, 235 00:12:57,640 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 1: So why do you think my pick with the cultist, 236 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 1: Sexy and black Jack does not? Well? I think they 237 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 1: have all the best offensive lines in the NFL. You know, 238 00:13:05,800 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 1: they've got everybody back that's gonna be a top five unit. 239 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 1: I think Marlon Mack is on the precipice becoming an 240 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:14,480 Speaker 1: RB one and twelve team fantasy league this season. Uh, 241 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:18,679 Speaker 1: he's he's an absolute rolling beer keg Uh. I think 242 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 1: he's gonna be knocking down to Sender's left and right. 243 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:23,160 Speaker 1: The guy that was very efficient terms of yards after 244 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 1: contact per attempt. You have not heam hind there to 245 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:29,360 Speaker 1: supplant him in the past game. Who's an a depth 246 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:33,080 Speaker 1: receiver t Y Hilton when the elite targets in the league, 247 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:35,240 Speaker 1: and you know they've got a number of tight ends. 248 00:13:35,400 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 1: Eric Ebron his breakout season, Now he's gonna regress. You know, 249 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:42,320 Speaker 1: he's not gonna have twelve touchdowns again, especially well hopefully 250 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 1: Jack Doyle back. But Moiley Cox former VCU stand out 251 00:13:46,480 --> 00:13:49,840 Speaker 1: on the hardwood. Uh, they expect to take a step forward. 252 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:51,800 Speaker 1: They've been raining about him, so they can just kind 253 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 1: of rotate those big bodies, big athletic bodies, uh into 254 00:13:56,000 --> 00:14:00,959 Speaker 1: the offense. They had Devin Sunchius as well. Yeah, Flora Molasses, 255 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:04,560 Speaker 1: but you know, long, lanky, big targets kind of a 256 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 1: tight end in his own way. And of course the 257 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 1: captain Andrew luck Um, you know, he slays Confederates on 258 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:13,920 Speaker 1: the battlefield and also takes care of business on the 259 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:16,200 Speaker 1: gridiron as well. And and you know, I think he 260 00:14:16,280 --> 00:14:18,440 Speaker 1: is going to have a banner season. I like the 261 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 1: defense as well. I don't see a whole lot of 262 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 1: weaknesses with the Colts in their middle of the pack. 263 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:26,800 Speaker 1: Again according to strength of schedule based on projected Vegas 264 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:29,400 Speaker 1: win total. So pull all together and even at eleven 265 00:14:29,440 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 1: or twelve to one, I still think there's some value there. 266 00:14:32,680 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 1: Talk about the Chiefs for a second. The Chiefs. Obviously 267 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:40,160 Speaker 1: they get Tyreek Hill back with the news that came 268 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:42,520 Speaker 1: out last week that he's not going to be suspended. 269 00:14:43,480 --> 00:14:46,280 Speaker 1: That team looks, I mean, every bit as good as 270 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:49,360 Speaker 1: as last year offensively. Damian Williams, I'd like to kind 271 00:14:49,360 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 1: of get your thoughts on him because to me, he 272 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 1: looks like he can fill in perfectly for Kareem Hunt 273 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 1: in that offense. Yeah, I agree. I am fully both 274 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:01,240 Speaker 1: cheeks on the bandwagon playing to it right now. In 275 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:03,600 Speaker 1: terms of Damian Williams, even in the back half of rounds, 276 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:06,520 Speaker 1: round two or twelve team exercises, whether it's tap point 277 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:08,760 Speaker 1: PPR standard, I don't think it matters. I mean, let 278 00:15:08,800 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 1: me just extrapolates some data for you, gentlemen, and I 279 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 1: understand it's a small sample size, but over the last 280 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: six games of last season, that includes the playoffs. The 281 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 1: Chiefs had a couple of games in Williams. If you 282 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:24,440 Speaker 1: extrapolate what he did over sixteen games during that six 283 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 1: game stretch, it shakes out to one thousand, six hundred 284 00:15:27,960 --> 00:15:32,320 Speaker 1: five totally yards and get this, twenty six total touchdowns. 285 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 1: Let me repeat that, twenty six total touchdowns totally priest homes. 286 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 1: I mean, you're right. I love the offensive line, I 287 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 1: love the offense. I've entire killed back is a giant 288 00:15:45,880 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 1: shot in the arm for this offense. The biggest bugaboo 289 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:53,240 Speaker 1: for Kansas City as a whole is this defense sucks. 290 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:57,560 Speaker 1: It is awful on paper. They are gonna get eviscerated times. 291 00:15:57,920 --> 00:15:59,720 Speaker 1: I understand that my home is gonna regress off the 292 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:03,160 Speaker 1: fifty touchdowns. I don't think that's gonna be replicated. Uh 293 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 1: you know, could he get forty again, Sure, because he's 294 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 1: gonna be thrust into a lot of high volume situations, 295 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:12,120 Speaker 1: knowing the shortcomings in that in uh, inadequacies of the 296 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:14,760 Speaker 1: other side of the ball. But getting back to Williams, 297 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:18,840 Speaker 1: You're sitting there, you know, a pick three overall, and 298 00:16:18,880 --> 00:16:21,080 Speaker 1: you're like, yeah, this guy was just a timeshare, no 299 00:16:21,240 --> 00:16:24,440 Speaker 1: nothing in Miami. Then he exploded over a small sample 300 00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:26,720 Speaker 1: size last year. Can I really trust him? Dude? Look 301 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:30,720 Speaker 1: who's behind him. It's Carlos hide the big potato. He's done. 302 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:33,880 Speaker 1: So absolutely go all in on Damian Williams. You will 303 00:16:33,920 --> 00:16:37,560 Speaker 1: not regret it. Uh? All right? Do you agree with 304 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 1: the fact that the Chiefs are the only team we're 305 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:45,200 Speaker 1: betting on in the a f C other than the Patriots. 306 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: I do like the Chargers, but I have been seduced 307 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:51,840 Speaker 1: by the Chargers. I think for the last twenty years 308 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:58,800 Speaker 1: running you and every single better in that generation. There's 309 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:01,160 Speaker 1: just no doubt about I did it last times last 310 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:03,960 Speaker 1: year did we Chargers are going to be the team? 311 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:06,720 Speaker 1: And we screwed up every single time? So, Brad, did 312 00:17:07,520 --> 00:17:09,640 Speaker 1: you know what I don't. I don't think the the 313 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 1: line of reasoning was off. I think we all were 314 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:15,960 Speaker 1: justified in our stances. It just didn't shake out. And 315 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,520 Speaker 1: you know that happens in betting, it happens in fantasy. 316 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:21,240 Speaker 1: But this is a team, you know, provided that Melvin 317 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:25,400 Speaker 1: Gordon signs on the dotted line relents in his standoff 318 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 1: right now with the front office, both really dug in. 319 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:31,520 Speaker 1: According to Charles Robinson, my colleague, extraordinary colleague at Yahoo 320 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:35,040 Speaker 1: Sports reporting at yesterday. We'll see what shakes out there. 321 00:17:35,080 --> 00:17:37,439 Speaker 1: Because Gordon is a key cog on this team. They 322 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 1: can't go over to the regular season with Austin Ekeler 323 00:17:39,400 --> 00:17:42,240 Speaker 1: and Justin Jackson in that backfield and expect them to 324 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:45,679 Speaker 1: replicate the results of the Melvin Gordon. But again, I 325 00:17:45,720 --> 00:17:47,960 Speaker 1: like the team as a whole. I think Mike Williams 326 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 1: a budding star guy that I feel comfortable as my 327 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:54,040 Speaker 1: wide receiver two and twelve team fantasy leagues. Uh, you know, 328 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:57,120 Speaker 1: Tyra Williams has gone out in Oakland. They still got 329 00:17:57,160 --> 00:18:01,000 Speaker 1: Keenan Allen there. Um you know. I the offensive line, 330 00:18:01,040 --> 00:18:03,159 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers, got plenty of gas lefton tank. And this 331 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:05,120 Speaker 1: is gonna be an outstanding defense. I think it's gonna 332 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:08,879 Speaker 1: be a top ten units. I really like this team 333 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 1: as a whole. But you know, then again, the charges 334 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 1: are broken our hearts time and time again. But guys, 335 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 1: I don't know what it is. Maybe it's me reflecting 336 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:23,439 Speaker 1: nostalgically on stand Humphreys and Natron means from the nineteen nineties. 337 00:18:23,440 --> 00:18:25,880 Speaker 1: But there's just something about the charters where I am 338 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:30,200 Speaker 1: always influenced. I am always seduced by the potential and 339 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:33,199 Speaker 1: upside that can't resist it. Wow. Well, you take a 340 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:35,399 Speaker 1: look at the NFC brand. I mean, the NFC is 341 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:38,480 Speaker 1: feels more wide open than the a f C. Does 342 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:40,760 Speaker 1: it felt that way last year? You know, we talked 343 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:43,200 Speaker 1: about teams that may regress a little bit. What about 344 00:18:43,200 --> 00:18:46,120 Speaker 1: the Chicago Bears, because there's no way they can turn 345 00:18:46,119 --> 00:18:48,199 Speaker 1: the ball over as many times as they did last year. 346 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:49,920 Speaker 1: I mean, you would think that number has to come 347 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:51,720 Speaker 1: back to earth a little bit. Do you think the 348 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:54,720 Speaker 1: Bears are are primed for a little bit of regression 349 00:18:54,760 --> 00:18:58,720 Speaker 1: this season? Okay, now truth be told. Uh, you know, 350 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 1: open book here, I'm at I heart Bears fang all right, 351 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:04,440 Speaker 1: So I'm going to attempt to answer this question with 352 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:08,119 Speaker 1: as much objectivity as humanly possible. But I am a 353 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:10,920 Speaker 1: little bit biased. I love the Bears. I love the 354 00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:14,600 Speaker 1: Bears looked like on paper this year. I think the 355 00:19:14,760 --> 00:19:18,000 Speaker 1: key addition, the key acquisition they made this offseason with 356 00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:21,480 Speaker 1: David Montgomery and uh, I was saying this before the 357 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:23,680 Speaker 1: NFL Draft. You can follow me on Twitter at Yahoo 358 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:27,360 Speaker 1: Noise or screaming from the highest mountaintop here in Denver, Colorado, 359 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:29,919 Speaker 1: where I live. You know from the top of Pike's 360 00:19:29,920 --> 00:19:33,679 Speaker 1: Peak that the Bears had to get Montgomery. Montgomery was 361 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:38,600 Speaker 1: the guy wanted. Ryan Pace apparently heard me, traded up 362 00:19:38,600 --> 00:19:42,000 Speaker 1: and acquired him. The guy is special. He's so slippery. 363 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:44,480 Speaker 1: He made a first defender myth last season in Iowa 364 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:48,680 Speaker 1: State on forty one point seven percent of his rush attempts. 365 00:19:48,720 --> 00:19:51,480 Speaker 1: That was number two at all of college football. Is 366 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 1: the only running back in the Pro Football Focus era 367 00:19:53,880 --> 00:19:56,120 Speaker 1: to go over a hundred miss tackles in a season. 368 00:19:56,640 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 1: And he not only did that once, but he did 369 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:02,639 Speaker 1: it twice behind a relatively shoddy consecutive seasons of an 370 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:04,560 Speaker 1: offensive line that I would stay put on the field. 371 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:07,600 Speaker 1: So uh. He looks to me like the new the 372 00:20:07,720 --> 00:20:11,399 Speaker 1: two point oh version of Matt Vorte. And you couple 373 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:14,199 Speaker 1: that with Terie Colon, who I think you play more 374 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 1: of a Tyreek Hill like role within this offensive scheme. 375 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:24,919 Speaker 1: Al Robinson dependable outside weapon, Taylor Gabriel multidimensional assets, Trade Burton, 376 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:26,639 Speaker 1: a guy that smells slous. You can do some of 377 00:20:26,640 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 1: that dirty work across the middle. You hope the Trabinsky advances. 378 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:33,480 Speaker 1: And you know I did a hit on six Score 379 00:20:33,480 --> 00:20:36,119 Speaker 1: in Chicago, and Lawrence Solimes, a great host there, asked 380 00:20:36,119 --> 00:20:39,879 Speaker 1: me a question goes, is Mitch Trobinsky good? And I 381 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:43,480 Speaker 1: don't think he is, but the scheme elevates his game 382 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:46,520 Speaker 1: because Matt Mage is a genius and he knows how 383 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:48,800 Speaker 1: to push the right buttons at the right time. And 384 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:51,600 Speaker 1: this defense. You're right, they are going to regress in 385 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:54,280 Speaker 1: terms of the turnover margin, but it should be the 386 00:20:54,280 --> 00:20:57,520 Speaker 1: best unit in football if everybody saves healthy. I did 387 00:20:57,600 --> 00:21:00,880 Speaker 1: wager on the Bears at plus one eight to win 388 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:04,720 Speaker 1: the NFC North. I went heavy wood on that. I 389 00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 1: felt very confident about it. I think they're the best 390 00:21:07,560 --> 00:21:10,480 Speaker 1: team in that division. Of the division is ascending with Minnesota. 391 00:21:10,520 --> 00:21:12,560 Speaker 1: Of course, Green Bay all the the Lions stock except 392 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:15,200 Speaker 1: for Matthew Stafford beer chugging game, which is off the charts. 393 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:19,840 Speaker 1: But I do like the Bears enormous amount, and I 394 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:22,920 Speaker 1: think you're gonna see them just the rottle Green Bay 395 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:25,480 Speaker 1: in week one. And black Jack actually heard you on 396 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:28,520 Speaker 1: the Action Network this morning say you're taking the Packers 397 00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:30,640 Speaker 1: and the points. I'm a la duke on this one. 398 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:33,239 Speaker 1: Lay the chalk minus three and a half, all right, 399 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:37,359 Speaker 1: As a fellow Bearers. As a fellow Bears fan, here's 400 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:41,000 Speaker 1: what I have to say. Number One, it's interesting to 401 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:44,920 Speaker 1: me that this is the year in which the Bears 402 00:21:45,000 --> 00:21:48,520 Speaker 1: are just getting so much love from the betting public, 403 00:21:48,880 --> 00:21:52,359 Speaker 1: and Mitch Trobiski is getting so much love not just 404 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:55,360 Speaker 1: from the betting public, but also from professional betters as 405 00:21:55,640 --> 00:21:58,600 Speaker 1: the like as the guy with the best value to 406 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:02,160 Speaker 1: win this season m v P. Here's what I take 407 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:04,919 Speaker 1: issue with. I'm not saying the guy is good, but 408 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:07,320 Speaker 1: I do think last year, if Mattnege leaves the ball 409 00:22:07,320 --> 00:22:10,880 Speaker 1: in Mitch Trubisky's hands in a couple of games, they 410 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 1: win those games. I think he made some bad decisions 411 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:16,080 Speaker 1: last year and took the ball out of his hands 412 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:20,600 Speaker 1: and got really conservative, including in the playoffs when Trubisky 413 00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:23,960 Speaker 1: continued to find people deep um and they could have 414 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:26,680 Speaker 1: been much closer than forty three yards on an ice 415 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 1: patch and missed that field goal. So, uh, he might 416 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 1: not be great. I don't think he's the guy who 417 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:34,280 Speaker 1: should be getting all the money for the m v P. 418 00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:38,440 Speaker 1: But I don't think he's bad. No, that's I mean, 419 00:22:38,840 --> 00:22:41,800 Speaker 1: he's okay. I think that's the way of putting it. 420 00:22:42,080 --> 00:22:44,640 Speaker 1: Um and he's just all right, uh you know he's 421 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:47,040 Speaker 1: he's taco bell after having not your drinking all right, 422 00:22:48,480 --> 00:22:51,120 Speaker 1: right right, you know, give me that big beef Mexic melt. 423 00:22:51,160 --> 00:22:54,320 Speaker 1: It's gonna be delicious. I may regret it tomorrow, but 424 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:56,880 Speaker 1: you know it's one of those decisions you have to make. Um. 425 00:22:56,920 --> 00:22:58,960 Speaker 1: You know. The one area he really needs to improve 426 00:22:59,800 --> 00:23:02,320 Speaker 1: is on third downs. I think his success right it 427 00:23:02,359 --> 00:23:04,440 Speaker 1: was like thirty eight or thirty nine percent according to 428 00:23:04,560 --> 00:23:07,159 Speaker 1: Warren Sharp and Sharp Football Stats. By the way, to 429 00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:09,359 Speaker 1: pick up Warren Sharp's book, I get nothing out of it. 430 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:12,439 Speaker 1: Warren does, but it's an excellent resource to have in 431 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:15,639 Speaker 1: your stash when you're research and for fantasy or betting. 432 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:18,120 Speaker 1: But yeah, I mean he needs to make some strides. 433 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:20,919 Speaker 1: I think his route tree, in terms of his ability 434 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:24,520 Speaker 1: to pass consistently and accurately, was extremely limited, and he's 435 00:23:24,560 --> 00:23:28,520 Speaker 1: expand that. But again, Nangie, having Montgomery on the field, 436 00:23:28,560 --> 00:23:31,640 Speaker 1: who's gonna do it all back, gives him the freedom 437 00:23:31,680 --> 00:23:35,359 Speaker 1: to move Cohen around, to move Gabriel around a little 438 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:39,280 Speaker 1: bit more in a maximize efficiency. That's why I feel 439 00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:43,560 Speaker 1: Montgomery's addition is the most important for the Bears as 440 00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:45,680 Speaker 1: long as the kid can deliver, and you're gonna see 441 00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:48,119 Speaker 1: plenty of them, as Matt Niggie has already come out 442 00:23:48,119 --> 00:23:50,160 Speaker 1: and said this preseason, and I think you're gonna be 443 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:53,480 Speaker 1: impressed with what you see. Brad. How concerned to you 444 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:56,000 Speaker 1: about Todd Gurley's knee? I mean, you know, we talk 445 00:23:56,080 --> 00:23:59,320 Speaker 1: on the show about him almost every day now. I 446 00:23:59,320 --> 00:24:01,080 Speaker 1: I kind of I've bumped him out of the first 447 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:03,879 Speaker 1: round of most of my drafts at this point. Um, 448 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:08,400 Speaker 1: I just don't know what's going on there. Obviously there's 449 00:24:08,440 --> 00:24:11,000 Speaker 1: something with it with an arthritic condition. But what are 450 00:24:11,040 --> 00:24:12,959 Speaker 1: you expecting to see out of Gurley? And where are 451 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:15,560 Speaker 1: you taking him in your drafts? Oh? Good lord, I 452 00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:19,080 Speaker 1: am staying far, far, far away from Todd Gurley. Even 453 00:24:19,119 --> 00:24:22,400 Speaker 1: if he felled around three, I am not willing to yeah, 454 00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:24,359 Speaker 1: willing to spend the draftic. Would you'd rather have an 455 00:24:24,359 --> 00:24:27,640 Speaker 1: Aaron Jones. I'd rather have a Marlon mack uh maybe 456 00:24:27,680 --> 00:24:29,240 Speaker 1: day and Williams if you were there in the early 457 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:31,440 Speaker 1: portion of round three, I think they're better. I've got 458 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:34,440 Speaker 1: girly better options. I've got Girly at RB twenty one 459 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:36,960 Speaker 1: currently in my rank, and all I had to do 460 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 1: was follow the paper trail, you know, follow the evidence, right, 461 00:24:40,520 --> 00:24:43,720 Speaker 1: It's spelled out in five points. And I'm actually writing 462 00:24:43,760 --> 00:24:45,680 Speaker 1: an article on yeah who sports pre dame in the 463 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:48,280 Speaker 1: l A. Rams that I lay the entire case out 464 00:24:49,280 --> 00:24:51,919 Speaker 1: of why you should abstain from drafting him. I mean 465 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:54,480 Speaker 1: you go back to April. Uh, you know the acquisition 466 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:58,080 Speaker 1: of Darryl Henderson at number seventy overall. Uh, guy, that 467 00:24:58,200 --> 00:25:00,200 Speaker 1: let's need the GM of the Rams compared or to 468 00:25:00,240 --> 00:25:02,720 Speaker 1: Alvin Kamara, and I only the app of a you know, 469 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:06,200 Speaker 1: signed restricted free agent match the offer sheet from Malcolm Brown. 470 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:09,840 Speaker 1: That's the red flag. Sean McVay said in early May. Hey, 471 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:12,600 Speaker 1: you know we feature eleven personnel nine of the time 472 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:15,080 Speaker 1: last year. That's the three wide receiver, single back set. 473 00:25:15,600 --> 00:25:16,960 Speaker 1: You know, I think we need to teach you more 474 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 1: to running back sets this upcoming year. Another red flag. Uh, 475 00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:24,639 Speaker 1: you go back to Ian Rappaport's report in June saying 476 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:28,960 Speaker 1: that Gurly's bell cow days or quote probably over. Around 477 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:31,320 Speaker 1: that same time, there were rumors starting to swirl that 478 00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:35,720 Speaker 1: his snapshare was going to dive as well. Another red flag. 479 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:39,800 Speaker 1: Red flag number four. Just last month, girl Strainer confirmed 480 00:25:39,800 --> 00:25:42,520 Speaker 1: his client is dealing with an our threatic component of 481 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:46,560 Speaker 1: his knee and our threetic freaking knee folks, and said 482 00:25:46,600 --> 00:25:49,200 Speaker 1: that the team is managing that. There you go. And 483 00:25:49,359 --> 00:25:52,960 Speaker 1: number five on July tenth, just a couple of weeks ago, 484 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:57,160 Speaker 1: the running back, when asked about how much this knee 485 00:25:57,320 --> 00:25:59,520 Speaker 1: was impacting him, he came out and this is what 486 00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:01,879 Speaker 1: he said directly, Guys, can you tell me if this 487 00:26:01,920 --> 00:26:05,280 Speaker 1: inspire is any confidence? You said? Quote, it's good, man, 488 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:09,440 Speaker 1: it's good. I'm just like, hey, we're gonna find out 489 00:26:09,440 --> 00:26:15,560 Speaker 1: in training camp. You know, Brett Evans, Listen, that was 490 00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:20,920 Speaker 1: an incredible forensic examination of Todd Gurley. And that's coming 491 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:24,960 Speaker 1: on the heels of an incredible take on the Bears 492 00:26:25,119 --> 00:26:28,600 Speaker 1: and David Montgomery. You have so convinced me that like 493 00:26:28,720 --> 00:26:31,239 Speaker 1: I should be taking David Montgomery and betting so much 494 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:33,639 Speaker 1: more on the Bears than I should be on the Rams. 495 00:26:33,920 --> 00:26:35,840 Speaker 1: Is that the Is that what I should be inferring 496 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:39,760 Speaker 1: from this? Yes? Absolutely, And condolences to your pocketbook if 497 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:44,720 Speaker 1: you do hashtag faith we Okay, here's the other one 498 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:48,600 Speaker 1: and UH. You know our friends at the UH who 499 00:26:48,600 --> 00:26:51,440 Speaker 1: do the Action Network Fantasy and Action Network NFL podcast 500 00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:55,160 Speaker 1: Matthew Freedman and and Chris Raybon and Sean Corner. Uh. 501 00:26:55,480 --> 00:27:01,960 Speaker 1: They are in a hashtag draft Kyler Murray frenzy. They 502 00:27:02,359 --> 00:27:08,679 Speaker 1: love Kyler Murray and everything about him. Do you have 503 00:27:08,840 --> 00:27:11,560 Speaker 1: a take? I'm Kyler Murray. I know the answer, but 504 00:27:11,600 --> 00:27:13,760 Speaker 1: I want you to give it to the people. Let 505 00:27:13,760 --> 00:27:16,880 Speaker 1: me remove my belt slowly just by this year mention 506 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:19,879 Speaker 1: of Kyler Murray. I do have a take. I'm in 507 00:27:19,960 --> 00:27:23,960 Speaker 1: agreement with your colleagues. He is my this highest QB 508 00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:27,600 Speaker 1: currently in my ranks. Uh. And here's the reason why. Look, 509 00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:30,399 Speaker 1: I understand it's uh, you know, hear the unknown. We 510 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:33,399 Speaker 1: don't know if Cliff Kingsbury's offensive scheme is going to 511 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:37,159 Speaker 1: transfer seamlessly to the NFL level. But what I do 512 00:27:37,240 --> 00:27:39,480 Speaker 1: know is that it's gonna take half the season for 513 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:43,800 Speaker 1: defensive coordinators to adjust to tweak, to pivot, uh, to 514 00:27:43,960 --> 00:27:47,680 Speaker 1: really fully take advantage of what potentially that offense could 515 00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:50,600 Speaker 1: give them. I like the weapons around him. I think 516 00:27:50,600 --> 00:27:52,760 Speaker 1: Glara Fitzgerald is a lot of gas lefton and tank. 517 00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:56,760 Speaker 1: I think Christian Kirk is going to rocket to uranus. 518 00:27:57,040 --> 00:27:59,400 Speaker 1: I mean, it's going to be an amazing season for him. 519 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:02,200 Speaker 1: Guy who was very efficient in his routes, had a 520 00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:04,480 Speaker 1: high success rate when he was on the field last year. 521 00:28:04,760 --> 00:28:08,159 Speaker 1: I like Andy Isabella is a water bug underneath um. 522 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:11,280 Speaker 1: You know. I think David Johnson, he's always aspired to 523 00:28:11,359 --> 00:28:14,200 Speaker 1: join the one thousand, one thousand yard club with Roger 524 00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:17,440 Speaker 1: Craig and Marshall Falk from Little Bar Trivine to throw 525 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:19,240 Speaker 1: out to your friends who's in that club? Those are 526 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:21,800 Speaker 1: the only two guys I think he could flirt with that. 527 00:28:22,320 --> 00:28:26,080 Speaker 1: I understand the offensive line looks dreadful on paper, but 528 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:29,480 Speaker 1: the beauty of the air raid system is spacing. And 529 00:28:29,560 --> 00:28:32,600 Speaker 1: I equated to John b Line's offense when he was 530 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:34,919 Speaker 1: head coach at the University of Michigan. It was all 531 00:28:34,920 --> 00:28:38,120 Speaker 1: about spreading the floors, swinging the ball around, taking advantage 532 00:28:38,120 --> 00:28:41,400 Speaker 1: of one on one matchups. And it is very similar 533 00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:44,880 Speaker 1: that style in college basketball and how it's applied to 534 00:28:45,240 --> 00:28:49,120 Speaker 1: that style with Cliff ginks Ferry on the grass on 535 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:52,200 Speaker 1: the gridiron. So I think it's, you know, with the 536 00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:55,960 Speaker 1: spacing and opening up the lanes, the high efficiency short throws, 537 00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:59,720 Speaker 1: the ability for Kyler Murray to tuck and run, He's 538 00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:01,840 Speaker 1: gonna be a jack Rabbit of the open field. People like, Oh, 539 00:29:01,880 --> 00:29:04,920 Speaker 1: he's so tiny, he's gotta get hurt. Let's he played baseball. 540 00:29:04,920 --> 00:29:07,040 Speaker 1: He's gonna be just like Russell Wilson. He'll slide, he'll 541 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:08,920 Speaker 1: get out of bounds. All the tape shows that in 542 00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:10,960 Speaker 1: Oklahoma he did that. It was rare that he took 543 00:29:11,040 --> 00:29:14,000 Speaker 1: on a big blast. You pull all together, guys, and 544 00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:17,040 Speaker 1: I see r G three in his rookie season, something 545 00:29:17,080 --> 00:29:19,640 Speaker 1: like thirty eight hundred passing yards, seven hundred rushing yards, 546 00:29:19,640 --> 00:29:24,320 Speaker 1: twenty five combined touchdowns. I have been obliterating every single 547 00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:27,560 Speaker 1: over that I have seen in terms of player props. Uh, 548 00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:29,760 Speaker 1: you know that vandals offered in some of the other 549 00:29:29,840 --> 00:29:32,920 Speaker 1: legit houses out there. It's gonna be a banner rookie 550 00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:37,640 Speaker 1: season for Kyler Murray. Man. People love Kyler Murray, They 551 00:29:37,680 --> 00:29:40,160 Speaker 1: really do. They really. Nobody loves him more than Chris 552 00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:43,960 Speaker 1: Raybon nobody. I've never encountered a human being who loves 553 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:45,440 Speaker 1: him more than he does. All right, well, let me 554 00:29:45,480 --> 00:29:47,760 Speaker 1: ask you this, then, Brad Evans. You're giving me your 555 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:52,280 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray take. Uh. I know you have another player 556 00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:55,040 Speaker 1: on the Packers that you've already been on. Do you 557 00:29:55,080 --> 00:29:56,880 Speaker 1: want to name that player and tell us. Why you 558 00:29:56,880 --> 00:30:00,680 Speaker 1: did it? Uh? Is it Aaron Joes? I was thinking 559 00:30:01,040 --> 00:30:04,800 Speaker 1: Davante Adams, Oh I did. Oh, you're talking about the 560 00:30:04,880 --> 00:30:09,560 Speaker 1: receiving touchdowns. We do our research at the Favorites podcast 561 00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:13,040 Speaker 1: Curtie's courtesy Matt Mitchell, producer. Extraordinary. Bravo to you. I 562 00:30:13,080 --> 00:30:15,480 Speaker 1: totally forgot I made that. Here's the note. Here's the 563 00:30:15,520 --> 00:30:18,760 Speaker 1: note from Matt Mitchell. Last week, he's he Matt Mitchell 564 00:30:18,840 --> 00:30:21,880 Speaker 1: was a genius. If you don't follow Matt Mitchell, uh, 565 00:30:21,920 --> 00:30:26,760 Speaker 1: he's unbelievable. Um. Last week it appeared Brad bet On 566 00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:30,520 Speaker 1: Green Bay's Davante Adams attend to one to finish the 567 00:30:30,600 --> 00:30:34,200 Speaker 1: NFL season with the most TV receptions. Does he view 568 00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:37,880 Speaker 1: this is easy money? Yeah, that's the lows hanging fruit. 569 00:30:37,920 --> 00:30:40,000 Speaker 1: I think on the board, ten of one is a gift. 570 00:30:40,560 --> 00:30:42,400 Speaker 1: I honestly thought it would be maybe three to one, 571 00:30:42,440 --> 00:30:44,960 Speaker 1: four to one, somewhere in that range. But look, you 572 00:30:45,040 --> 00:30:48,480 Speaker 1: got Aaron Rodgers back hopefully for the full season. Nobody 573 00:30:48,520 --> 00:30:51,760 Speaker 1: had a higher red zone target share than Davante Adams did. 574 00:30:51,760 --> 00:30:55,800 Speaker 1: In he had sixteen red zone receptions. That was the 575 00:30:55,840 --> 00:30:58,760 Speaker 1: second most of any wide out in the NFL. Yeah, 576 00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:02,600 Speaker 1: he was number two in total touchdowns with thirteen. But 577 00:31:02,720 --> 00:31:05,800 Speaker 1: you just pull that together, that confidence level, that report, 578 00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:10,000 Speaker 1: that relationship where Aaron Rodgers, you know, when Rogers gets 579 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:12,200 Speaker 1: inside the twenty, he's look in one direction. In one 580 00:31:12,240 --> 00:31:15,040 Speaker 1: direction only it's Savante Adams And I don't really see 581 00:31:15,120 --> 00:31:19,160 Speaker 1: that altering in Matt Lafair and his system. So for me, 582 00:31:19,600 --> 00:31:21,480 Speaker 1: I think that is one of the soundest bets on 583 00:31:21,520 --> 00:31:23,800 Speaker 1: the board. Again, I'd hammer living daylights out of it. 584 00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:25,800 Speaker 1: You gotta take out a second mortge. Do it? You 585 00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:28,600 Speaker 1: want to liquidate the kids college months, do it. Davante 586 00:31:28,640 --> 00:31:35,240 Speaker 1: Adams is gonna lead the NFL and receiving touchdowns this year? Wow? Yeah. 587 00:31:35,280 --> 00:31:37,840 Speaker 1: I mean I think most people have him usually second 588 00:31:37,920 --> 00:31:42,320 Speaker 1: or third as the wide receivers on their board right now. Um, 589 00:31:42,360 --> 00:31:44,720 Speaker 1: when you look over to the NFC South Bread and 590 00:31:44,800 --> 00:31:48,120 Speaker 1: the Atlanta Falcons, you know, Julio Jones going through a 591 00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:52,360 Speaker 1: contract dispute right now. The Falcons, why are you making 592 00:31:52,480 --> 00:31:55,920 Speaker 1: those sounds? The Falcons are like the Chargers, I mean 593 00:31:55,920 --> 00:31:58,720 Speaker 1: not quite. They are a team that is so not 594 00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:03,720 Speaker 1: worth investing in thinking about betting. Gonna ask him a 595 00:32:03,720 --> 00:32:09,400 Speaker 1: fantasy question, that's okay. Calvin Ridley, Calvin Ridley had an 596 00:32:09,440 --> 00:32:12,400 Speaker 1: excellent rookie season. It's it's hard for rookie wide receivers 597 00:32:12,400 --> 00:32:14,760 Speaker 1: to have that kind of impact immediately. What do you 598 00:32:14,760 --> 00:32:16,240 Speaker 1: think we see out of him in year two? Do 599 00:32:16,280 --> 00:32:18,920 Speaker 1: you think he takes that jump up to be a 600 00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:22,360 Speaker 1: wide receiver one this year? No? I don't. In fact, 601 00:32:22,720 --> 00:32:26,080 Speaker 1: I would not invest at his average rap position, a 602 00:32:26,080 --> 00:32:28,440 Speaker 1: guy that's going run around wide receiver twenty three to 603 00:32:28,560 --> 00:32:31,760 Speaker 1: the wide receiver twenty five range, so you know, around 604 00:32:31,840 --> 00:32:35,760 Speaker 1: uh pick fifty overall, um, I think they're better options there. 605 00:32:35,800 --> 00:32:37,840 Speaker 1: You know, in a way, he's kind of the NFC's 606 00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:41,440 Speaker 1: version of Tyler or excuse me, he is the southern 607 00:32:41,520 --> 00:32:43,320 Speaker 1: version of the Eastern version of Tyler Locket. I was 608 00:32:43,320 --> 00:32:45,280 Speaker 1: thinking Seattle was in the an FC for some reason, 609 00:32:45,320 --> 00:32:48,120 Speaker 1: going back old school days. But you know, I think 610 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:51,280 Speaker 1: Calvin Ridley is a guy that really maximized on his opportunities. 611 00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:52,960 Speaker 1: You know, you look at his red zone target share 612 00:32:53,040 --> 00:32:56,840 Speaker 1: last season. Wide receiver se in that category just twelve 613 00:32:56,840 --> 00:32:59,520 Speaker 1: point two percent a time, only saw the football in 614 00:32:59,560 --> 00:33:04,120 Speaker 1: his general direction inside the twenty nine total times last year, 615 00:33:04,200 --> 00:33:07,200 Speaker 1: Yet he had ten total touchdowns. So what you're banking 616 00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:09,880 Speaker 1: on are those home run balls, and again he had 617 00:33:09,920 --> 00:33:11,840 Speaker 1: a ton of them. Last year, he only saw a 618 00:33:11,880 --> 00:33:14,800 Speaker 1: fifteen two percent of the target show overall that was 619 00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:18,560 Speaker 1: wide receiver seventy So he did take advantage of those 620 00:33:18,560 --> 00:33:22,520 Speaker 1: opportunities in those instances. But Julio Jones, we know he's 621 00:33:22,520 --> 00:33:25,640 Speaker 1: a target talk Mohammed Sanu is still there. Austin Hooper, 622 00:33:25,680 --> 00:33:28,200 Speaker 1: for the love of God, welcome to the coach Speak 623 00:33:28,240 --> 00:33:32,000 Speaker 1: height season. When Austin Hooper, Uh, the angels are descending 624 00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:35,160 Speaker 1: and oh, because he's gonna have like a hundred million 625 00:33:35,240 --> 00:33:38,600 Speaker 1: catches this year according to Dan quinn. Um. You know 626 00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:42,160 Speaker 1: we have we have officially lived in the upside down 627 00:33:42,160 --> 00:33:44,000 Speaker 1: when Austin Hooper is being thrown out there like that. 628 00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:47,680 Speaker 1: But uh, you know you pull all that together, Savante 629 00:33:47,680 --> 00:33:51,200 Speaker 1: Freeman back uh and healthy. Hopefully you know Smith will 630 00:33:51,200 --> 00:33:53,200 Speaker 1: take on more of a second year roll. I just 631 00:33:53,200 --> 00:33:56,320 Speaker 1: don't see the targets here increasing, and I just don't 632 00:33:56,320 --> 00:33:58,160 Speaker 1: think it's bankable for him to get back the double 633 00:33:58,160 --> 00:34:00,160 Speaker 1: digit touchdowns overall. So he's one of the guy as 634 00:34:00,200 --> 00:34:02,840 Speaker 1: that I am steering clear of. Give me a Tyler 635 00:34:02,920 --> 00:34:07,400 Speaker 1: Boy instead at a very similar price point. Here's my 636 00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:11,239 Speaker 1: last question for Brad Evans, who really knows everything about 637 00:34:11,280 --> 00:34:15,080 Speaker 1: fantasy embedding. I bet the Cowboys to win the NFC 638 00:34:15,160 --> 00:34:23,160 Speaker 1: attend to one in favor or against. Ah, well, that's 639 00:34:23,160 --> 00:34:30,120 Speaker 1: a tough one against. Give me a team with better value. Honestly, 640 00:34:30,160 --> 00:34:32,280 Speaker 1: it's tend of one. I think that's an extraordinary value. 641 00:34:32,320 --> 00:34:34,480 Speaker 1: I can see it's. Um, I don't know. If I 642 00:34:34,640 --> 00:34:36,440 Speaker 1: you know, maybe a couple of beers in I would 643 00:34:36,440 --> 00:34:39,520 Speaker 1: be convinced. Oh yeah, I'll throw up Ben Franklin on that. 644 00:34:39,560 --> 00:34:41,200 Speaker 1: Why the hell not. Let's let it ride at ten 645 00:34:41,280 --> 00:34:43,839 Speaker 1: of one. See if daddy can make some money. Uh, 646 00:34:43,920 --> 00:34:46,799 Speaker 1: make my wife happy. Um, So it's kind I mean 647 00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:48,880 Speaker 1: you look at the offensive line, it's it's still one 648 00:34:48,880 --> 00:34:50,560 Speaker 1: of the better units in football. It's gonna be a 649 00:34:50,600 --> 00:34:52,359 Speaker 1: top ten unit in the minimum. You know, they got 650 00:34:52,360 --> 00:34:54,800 Speaker 1: to figure out the Zeke Elliott situation with a contract, 651 00:34:54,840 --> 00:34:57,640 Speaker 1: because he is the engine that pumps the pistons in 652 00:34:57,719 --> 00:35:00,520 Speaker 1: this offense, whether it's on the ground or through the air. Uh, 653 00:35:00,560 --> 00:35:02,960 Speaker 1: Mark Cooper, They're gonna have to deal with that contract 654 00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:04,920 Speaker 1: is feed. Everybody's kind of waiting on Michael Thomas and 655 00:35:04,960 --> 00:35:06,960 Speaker 1: what whether or not he's gonna sign for what he 656 00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:09,640 Speaker 1: wants at twenty million a year. Uh, and I like 657 00:35:09,719 --> 00:35:12,120 Speaker 1: that Press got a lot and in reality and especially 658 00:35:12,160 --> 00:35:14,560 Speaker 1: in fantasy because you're getting him right now like QB seventeen, 659 00:35:14,640 --> 00:35:16,799 Speaker 1: QB eighteen, and I think he's gonna be a top 660 00:35:16,840 --> 00:35:18,719 Speaker 1: twelve QB when it's all said and done. A guy 661 00:35:18,760 --> 00:35:22,640 Speaker 1: that scored six rushing touchdowns and three consecutive seasons. Uh. 662 00:35:22,680 --> 00:35:25,799 Speaker 1: You know those scoring duelists like the Kyler Murray's the World, 663 00:35:25,800 --> 00:35:28,279 Speaker 1: the Josh Allens the World, Lamar Jackson, they all have 664 00:35:28,280 --> 00:35:30,200 Speaker 1: a tremendous amount of fantas value because they always have 665 00:35:30,280 --> 00:35:34,520 Speaker 1: high floors given their multidimensionality on the field. So you know, 666 00:35:34,640 --> 00:35:38,160 Speaker 1: the defense is you know, a top fifteen unit. You're 667 00:35:38,160 --> 00:35:41,279 Speaker 1: winning that bet. You're definitely gonna win that bet. I 668 00:35:41,560 --> 00:35:44,719 Speaker 1: like how this team is constructed. And we know that 669 00:35:44,760 --> 00:35:47,600 Speaker 1: Washington blows. We know that the Giants put them in 670 00:35:47,680 --> 00:35:51,400 Speaker 1: concrete boots and sent him to the East River. They're terrible. Uh. 671 00:35:51,560 --> 00:35:54,560 Speaker 1: So it's it's really Philli in Dallas, and uh, you know, 672 00:35:54,600 --> 00:35:57,279 Speaker 1: I think Dallas is right there to contend. All Right. 673 00:35:57,320 --> 00:35:59,759 Speaker 1: The last team that I want to talk about, what 674 00:36:00,280 --> 00:36:04,000 Speaker 1: this is really your last question? Well, he just brought 675 00:36:04,000 --> 00:36:06,920 Speaker 1: one up that, like, everybody is talking about Philly. Everyone 676 00:36:06,960 --> 00:36:09,640 Speaker 1: thinks Philly is the team to beat in the NFC. 677 00:36:10,120 --> 00:36:13,120 Speaker 1: Everyone is excited about what they can do with Carson 678 00:36:13,160 --> 00:36:18,040 Speaker 1: Wentz being back full year from injury. I'm not buying Philly. 679 00:36:18,160 --> 00:36:20,680 Speaker 1: I'm not buying Philly on their total. I'm not buying 680 00:36:20,719 --> 00:36:23,680 Speaker 1: Philly as a super Bowl favorite. I'm not buying Philly 681 00:36:23,760 --> 00:36:25,840 Speaker 1: is the team that all of a sudden, everybody believes in. 682 00:36:27,160 --> 00:36:29,280 Speaker 1: They're in the conversation because they have the fourth easiest 683 00:36:29,280 --> 00:36:32,840 Speaker 1: schedule again according to projected biggest win totals. Again, I 684 00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:35,200 Speaker 1: like that. I think they have the best offensive line 685 00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:38,160 Speaker 1: in the NFL. Pro Football Focus agrees with me. That's 686 00:36:38,160 --> 00:36:41,720 Speaker 1: where they ranked them. But can Carson Wentz stay healthy? 687 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:44,520 Speaker 1: That's the sixty four thousand dollar questions. You have to 688 00:36:44,560 --> 00:36:47,520 Speaker 1: do it, and you know he is bitten by the injury, 689 00:36:47,560 --> 00:36:51,919 Speaker 1: and then it's catastrophic, I mean, it's a game change, 690 00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:54,960 Speaker 1: and then Folds isn't there anymore? You know, So that 691 00:36:54,960 --> 00:36:57,799 Speaker 1: that worries me. Um The ground game they gotta figure out. 692 00:36:57,840 --> 00:37:00,719 Speaker 1: I think Miles Sanders is enormously talented, and I think 693 00:37:00,760 --> 00:37:04,120 Speaker 1: the cream will eventually rise to the top and he'll 694 00:37:04,280 --> 00:37:07,720 Speaker 1: take that backfield over, but it's gonna be turnstyle. George 695 00:37:07,760 --> 00:37:10,040 Speaker 1: Howard's there. You know, it could be decent in a pinch, 696 00:37:10,480 --> 00:37:13,279 Speaker 1: as we've seen, guy that can definitely score inside the 697 00:37:13,280 --> 00:37:16,520 Speaker 1: red zone. Corey Clements there. Darren Sprawles has been around 698 00:37:16,600 --> 00:37:20,399 Speaker 1: since I believe the Bronze age. Uh, he's held back 699 00:37:20,440 --> 00:37:24,160 Speaker 1: at that backfield. Corey Clements there. You know, it's it's rotational, 700 00:37:24,239 --> 00:37:26,520 Speaker 1: but I think they really need a true blue, three 701 00:37:26,520 --> 00:37:28,439 Speaker 1: down running back. I think Sanders can be that guy, 702 00:37:28,440 --> 00:37:30,200 Speaker 1: but it's good take several weeks for them to get there. 703 00:37:30,280 --> 00:37:32,960 Speaker 1: Like al Sean Jeffrey z Eckert with a more sure 704 00:37:33,040 --> 00:37:36,600 Speaker 1: handed tight ends in the league. Again, it just boiled 705 00:37:36,600 --> 00:37:39,279 Speaker 1: down to win and his health and based on the 706 00:37:39,320 --> 00:37:42,520 Speaker 1: track record what we've seen, Um, you know, he suffers 707 00:37:42,520 --> 00:37:45,480 Speaker 1: an injury and it's you know, substantial, then Philly is 708 00:37:45,520 --> 00:37:48,120 Speaker 1: in a whole lot of trouble. But again, just looking 709 00:37:48,120 --> 00:37:51,200 Speaker 1: at the surface, looking at the strength, looking at how 710 00:37:51,200 --> 00:37:54,600 Speaker 1: easy the schedule is, I understand why people are fully 711 00:37:54,760 --> 00:37:59,680 Speaker 1: on the Eagles bandwagon. Brad Evans at Yahoo Noise on Twitter, 712 00:38:00,480 --> 00:38:03,600 Speaker 1: go read his stuff. It's phenomenal. Uh, he's doing a 713 00:38:03,600 --> 00:38:05,799 Speaker 1: little more betting stuff this year is dipped his toe 714 00:38:05,840 --> 00:38:09,480 Speaker 1: in there a lot of fantasy stuff, host a Fantasy 715 00:38:09,480 --> 00:38:13,480 Speaker 1: Football hour on TV. He's everywhere, man, you gotta go, 716 00:38:13,600 --> 00:38:16,480 Speaker 1: you gotta find stuff. Just find any platform that people 717 00:38:16,520 --> 00:38:21,400 Speaker 1: are on. He's available. This is accurate. I am, and 718 00:38:21,480 --> 00:38:23,880 Speaker 1: I even danced on the three corner for change. I 719 00:38:23,880 --> 00:38:26,239 Speaker 1: thought I thought Blackjack would weigh in and be like, yeah, 720 00:38:26,320 --> 00:38:29,360 Speaker 1: you know what, he was really good today, Brad's I 721 00:38:29,400 --> 00:38:31,319 Speaker 1: called him the best guest we've ever had. I know 722 00:38:31,320 --> 00:38:33,680 Speaker 1: what you could follow it up or something I didn't 723 00:38:33,680 --> 00:38:35,439 Speaker 1: know if you were done talking. You love the sound 724 00:38:35,520 --> 00:38:40,520 Speaker 1: of your own voice because of your spectacular job, Brad 725 00:38:41,040 --> 00:38:43,560 Speaker 1: in the face of nothing but adversity coming from Chad. 726 00:38:43,560 --> 00:38:46,360 Speaker 1: Good job. I appreciate it. Make sure you give Laduc 727 00:38:46,400 --> 00:38:49,720 Speaker 1: a hell for me, alright, Brad Evans, Yeah, who's sports? 728 00:38:49,760 --> 00:38:55,400 Speaker 1: Thanks so much for coming on the favorite all right? 729 00:38:55,440 --> 00:38:58,839 Speaker 1: This has been the Favorites from the Action Network downloaded 730 00:38:59,000 --> 00:39:03,360 Speaker 1: wherever you download your podcast Apple podcast Radio dot com, 731 00:39:03,360 --> 00:39:09,279 Speaker 1: slash the Action Network, rate review, subscribe until next time. 732 00:39:09,360 --> 00:39:12,920 Speaker 1: This is Chad Mellman, that is black Jack Fletcher. I 733 00:39:13,040 --> 00:39:13,480 Speaker 1: love you.