1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: Wow, what is up? Welcome to another edition of the 2 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: NFL Fantasy Football Podcast. It's me your Man, namg Marcus 3 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: Grant alongside the fantasy viper Graham Barfield. Like a Piano 4 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: is off today. Hopefully we'll be back with us on Wednesday, 5 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 1: which I guess is a good way to let you know. 6 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: We are down to two shows a week. We are 7 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 1: Monday and Wednesday. You guys don't want to work on Friday. 8 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 1: We don't want to work on Friday. So we're gonna 9 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:35,600 Speaker 1: do Monday and Wednesday, work on Friday, right exactly. So Hey, Graham, 10 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:37,639 Speaker 1: welcome back, Happy New Year, Thank you, Savy, you man, 11 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 1: And it's it's good to be back. Yeah, some travel 12 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: and some family stuff going on, and it's kind of 13 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:44,959 Speaker 1: a hectic right todays. But it feels good to be back, 14 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:46,520 Speaker 1: feels going to be back in the swing of things, 15 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 1: and uh happy to be back. Um, well, we got 16 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: we got plenty to talk about today. I mean, we 17 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 1: will go through some of the coaching carousel issues because 18 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: there has been news on that front this morning, so 19 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 1: we'll talk about that. Uh. One big question for at 20 00:01:01,680 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 1: least this episode, talking about Tom Brady and what his 21 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 1: future is going to be also looking at some guys 22 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 1: who maybe could bust or at least be disappointing next year, 23 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 1: and we'll kind of gauge whether or not that's going 24 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:13,120 Speaker 1: to work. We'll do some fun stuff too at the 25 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 1: end of the show, because it's the off season for 26 00:01:15,600 --> 00:01:17,400 Speaker 1: us and now we have time to do fun things 27 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 1: or no Game of Thrownes recaps. Sorry, folks, we haven't 28 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: found a new show to go and do. But you know, 29 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:24,959 Speaker 1: we'll do something fun anyway. But before we do all that, 30 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: we'll go behind the glass talk to our faithful producer, 31 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: Senior Edward L. Murphy Esquire. Murphy's Up, guys, is a 32 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: pretty good Monday if you're a Giants fan. I think 33 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:34,959 Speaker 1: any football fans happy that the Pads lost pretty much, 34 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: And if you're a Giants fan, you have the Eagles lost, 35 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: and then I guess I don't think Giants fans as 36 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 1: a group wanted Mike McCarthy as head coach. Um he's 37 00:01:44,319 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 1: you know, he's a pretty vanilla option. It was a 38 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: pretty right I yeah, if you get him, great, if 39 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: you don't, it's like whatever. So I think today is 40 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: probably that one of the happiest Mondays I've had quite 41 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: some time that that that erased the sting of potentially 42 00:01:56,240 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 1: losing Chase Young. Yeah, y s I if I if 43 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: I said that on the on the show. But after 44 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: watching that last Eagles Giants game, Um, the one that 45 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 1: the Giants almost wanted if it wasn't for a Gamle 46 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,320 Speaker 1: Jones fumble, which is that which is the point of 47 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 1: the story, is like he fumbled why because he has 48 00:02:12,440 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 1: no protection? And I'm part of me was like, oh, 49 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:16,480 Speaker 1: maybe they do need a left tackle instead of Chase Junks. 50 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 1: Maybe they need to try to get Andrew Thomas from 51 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: Georgia somehow, or I don't know, to spend money on 52 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: a move sold the right tackle and get a new 53 00:02:23,240 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 1: left like they that that to me is like actually 54 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: option number one or bright idea. Dave Gedlman does something 55 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 1: he's never done before back and he trades back. That's 56 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:34,800 Speaker 1: something you should actually do and trade pigs will fly before. 57 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 1: One thing I do want to do on this show 58 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:40,200 Speaker 1: as we get closer, as we get into the meat 59 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:42,919 Speaker 1: of draft season, Um, you know, I want to try 60 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 1: to get maybe Rett Lewis, uh, maybe we can get 61 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 1: Bucky Brooks and ordering I know, Dan Jeremiah is a 62 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:50,359 Speaker 1: tough ask this time year because he's crazy busy, But 63 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: uh you Ritt Lewis, who's our pal who hosted NFL 64 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: Fantasy Live this year. It is also part of the 65 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 1: Path to the Draft show. Hopefully get him on and 66 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 1: we can talk some of these draft aspects because that'd 67 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:03,919 Speaker 1: be fun. We absolutely all right, that's enough chit chat. 68 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 1: Let's do some news, all right. We will start in Dallas. 69 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 1: So last night, when I was writing this rundown, the 70 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 1: latest news was that the Cowboys, finally, after just a 71 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 1: labored and tortured week, finally pulled the plug on the 72 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 1: Jason Garrett era as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. 73 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:38,480 Speaker 1: So that was last night. This morning, I get here 74 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: and I sit down here in the podcast studio, and 75 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 1: just as I opened up Twitter, I see the breaking 76 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 1: news that Mike McCarthy has been hired as the new 77 00:03:47,880 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 1: head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Now, this would be 78 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: perfect to have FABS herefore, obviously to get his take, 79 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 1: and I'm sure when he comes back on Wednesday, he 80 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 1: will have thoughts and we will get those thoughts from 81 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 1: him then. But I mean, in short, Graham with us 82 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 1: really kind of just processing this news and it's just happening. 83 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 1: I don't know what that's what to think about it. 84 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: I do know Mike McCarthy said in recent weeks that 85 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: he's changing his approach. He really wants to dive in 86 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: and be more analytical with the sort of thing. He 87 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 1: understands that he's got to adapt. So I know that's 88 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 1: going to make a certain segment of Twitter very very happy. 89 00:04:21,680 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 1: Does this mean anything big for Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Eli, 90 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:27,719 Speaker 1: Mari Cooper at all, you know, all those guys there, 91 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: You know, I think I think that's the big thing 92 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 1: is like, how much is Mike McCarthy willing to change 93 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 1: because the last time we saw McCarthy he was definitely 94 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: not afford thinking coach. Right. Um, apparently there's a report 95 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 1: he said he's gonna hire it wherever he goes. This 96 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 1: is obviously before the Cowboys news, but before wherever he 97 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 1: was going to go. He's going to hire a twelve 98 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:50,160 Speaker 1: man team of you know, kind of analytics experts, guys 99 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 1: that are gonna help him review film review data. Uh, 100 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 1: get really deep into the weeds with PF data, get 101 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 1: deep into the weeds with n GS and GPS tracking, data. 102 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:01,039 Speaker 1: That's all encouraging, but it's just, you know, it remains 103 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 1: to be seen if McCarthy will actually make his his 104 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 1: words true. Obviously though he's got so I mean, this 105 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: is the same thing we've been talking about with Dallas, 106 00:05:10,160 --> 00:05:12,040 Speaker 1: especially on offense for the last couple of years. It's 107 00:05:12,040 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: like they have so many weapons and they just continually underachieved. 108 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 1: And at least we've seen Mike McCarthy get fantastic seasons 109 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:21,600 Speaker 1: out of his big time weapons in the past. I mean, 110 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:26,560 Speaker 1: Jordy Nelson had just Monster Monster Fantasy seasons under McCarthy. 111 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 1: Randall Cobb and Jordy Nelson were both top twelve receivers 112 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:32,920 Speaker 1: and and you know, I think, if anything, McCarthy will 113 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:34,919 Speaker 1: know how to use those two guys, who will know 114 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 1: how to use his two top weapons between Gallup and Cooper. 115 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 1: But at the same time, I'm I kind of just 116 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:42,839 Speaker 1: feel like this is a bit of a bland higher 117 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:47,600 Speaker 1: right now. Like I'm I'm I'm intrigued to see if 118 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 1: McCarthy has grown and has changed that that would be 119 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:54,719 Speaker 1: exciting because I mean, anything analytically driven, literally, anything analytically 120 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:58,359 Speaker 1: driven would be the opposite of Jason Garrett um, so 121 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:01,040 Speaker 1: I'm excited for that aspect. It's it still feels a 122 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:04,680 Speaker 1: bit bland, me, is it? And like, I really don't 123 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:07,560 Speaker 1: know the answers. Is it bland because we've just seen 124 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 1: McCarthy and we sort of know what he is, or 125 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: is it bland because just a few weeks and we 126 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 1: were talking about Lincoln Riley probably you know, we're talking 127 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 1: about Lincoln Riley and and him bringing that Oklahoma offense 128 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:22,080 Speaker 1: potentially to Dallas and and maybe doing what Cliff Kingsbury 129 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 1: is trying to do down in Arizona and something like that. 130 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 1: And so then to go from there to Mike McCarthy, 131 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,520 Speaker 1: it does feel sort of like a letdown. I think 132 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:32,600 Speaker 1: that's probably it. I think that's probably it. I mean, 133 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:35,159 Speaker 1: I wanted Lincoln Riley just selfishly just to see what 134 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: he could do with Deck and all those guys. So 135 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: maybe that is what it is. I get it, though. 136 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 1: Jerry Jones reportedly wanted somebody who has had a bunch 137 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 1: of head coaching experience, and Mike McCarthy is pretty easily 138 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:48,400 Speaker 1: the best option available if you're going down well, especially 139 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 1: once Ron Rivera was off the um. You know, I 140 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 1: also wondered we may never know this. I wonder how 141 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 1: much Oklahoma getting out raised by you had to do. 142 00:06:57,560 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 1: They We're not even competitive in that, not even a 143 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 1: little bit. And I just wonder if Jerry looked at 144 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: that and said, you know, maybe not. Uh. More coaching news, 145 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 1: Kevin Stefanski, who was the offensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings, 146 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: who are surprisingly still playing right now in the NFL playoffs. 147 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 1: He is on the block to be interviewed by the 148 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:22,400 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns and the Carolina Panthers, both of whom let 149 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 1: their coaches go at the same time. Josh McDaniels, who 150 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 1: has a lot of free time now. Uh. He is 151 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 1: scheduled to conduct some coaching interviews on January tenth. Now, 152 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: what Brown's Panthers are The jobs that are still out 153 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:38,720 Speaker 1: there right now? Am I missing anybody? I think that's it, 154 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:41,760 Speaker 1: you know, the open jobs. Uh. Either one of these 155 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 1: guys excite you in in either one of those jobs there, 156 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:48,239 Speaker 1: you know, I'm excited to see what McCarthy or excuse 157 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 1: me not McCarthy, the McDaniels does, because you know, it's 158 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 1: felt like for years he's been kind of waiting in 159 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 1: the wings for another shot, and and now He's finally 160 00:07:57,680 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: going to get it, and in the Brown's job in 161 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:03,240 Speaker 1: particular is very very appealing to me because of all 162 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 1: the weapons, and after Baker Mayfield's terrible season, I'd love 163 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: to see when McDaniels could kind of scheme up around 164 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 1: him there. Uh, I just wanted to note to yesterday, 165 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:15,360 Speaker 1: kind of going off topic, Kevin Stefanski did a fantastic 166 00:08:15,440 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 1: job scheming against the Santa yesterday, and Kirk Cousins finally 167 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 1: vindicated all of his truths. Um had a fantastic regular 168 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: season and really played lights out yesterday. Stefanski called a 169 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 1: fantastic game. Now, obviously they have to travel across country 170 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:33,520 Speaker 1: to play the forty Niners this coming week much. I mean, 171 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 1: they went in New Orleans and one, but still that's 172 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:37,439 Speaker 1: an insanely tough spot to going to Santa Clarin win, 173 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 1: no doubt. Uh yeah, I'm curious with McDaniels, you know. 174 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:43,959 Speaker 1: I know. The one thing everyone keeps bringing up is 175 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 1: the fact that he basically pulled the shoot on Indianapolis. 176 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:49,840 Speaker 1: He did sort of for a couple of days and 177 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:52,320 Speaker 1: then decided. But they got lucky because they kind of 178 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:55,520 Speaker 1: backed into a really great coat of Reich I mean, obviously, 179 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:58,560 Speaker 1: the Colts had a really tough year with Luck retiring unexpectedly, 180 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 1: but Frank Reich was has been fantastic for them for 181 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:03,440 Speaker 1: the last years. Yeah, no, you're right. So I mean, 182 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:06,320 Speaker 1: we'll see what happens. I I suspect Josh McDaniels, if 183 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 1: he wants a job, will get a job, you know, 184 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 1: if he may look at it at Cleveland and Carolina 185 00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 1: and decide, you know what, neither one of these are 186 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 1: the right fit. Um, well, there're two. You know. The 187 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 1: Panthers just have a lot up in the air between 188 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:23,320 Speaker 1: M's health and his contract. The Browns have legitimately good pieces. 189 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 1: It's just you want to go play for Jimmy. So, 190 00:09:28,160 --> 00:09:30,360 Speaker 1: as I say, both of them have things to consider 191 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:32,760 Speaker 1: their right. I mean, I think in Carolina you've got 192 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 1: a new owner there who seems very committed to trying 193 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 1: to build something great and committed to winning. But you're right, 194 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:43,520 Speaker 1: the pieces, Yeah, they're still work in progress. Cleveland is 195 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:46,440 Speaker 1: sort of the opposite situation there. Uh. You mentioned Frank Wright, 196 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 1: which brings us to Indianapolis, which uh Chris Ballard, the 197 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 1: general manager there in Indy, says, quote the jury is 198 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:59,200 Speaker 1: still out on Jacoby Brissett as a franchise quarterback. You know, look, 199 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 1: I I like Jacoby Brissette. I ended up having to 200 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:03,920 Speaker 1: pick him up in a lot of leagues, right, drafted 201 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 1: Andrew Luck early on in draft season. I feel safe 202 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:10,559 Speaker 1: and saying that he's not a franchise He's a nice 203 00:10:10,760 --> 00:10:13,319 Speaker 1: seat filler, right, He's a stop gap until you find 204 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 1: your franchise quarterback. But I feel like, yeah, I don't 205 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 1: know if that's them trying to be polite, but I 206 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:21,599 Speaker 1: feel like we sort of know who Jacoby Brissette is 207 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 1: after seeing him a couple of time. Sure, I think 208 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:24,959 Speaker 1: there's a little bit of that, But you know, to 209 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:28,320 Speaker 1: start the season, Brissette was really good for fantasy. I mean, 210 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:30,560 Speaker 1: he had some really big touchdown games, and after t 211 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:33,080 Speaker 1: Y Hilton got hurt in we Gate, his production really 212 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:36,600 Speaker 1: started to fall off. Um From weeks one through seven 213 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 1: here Jacoby Brisset through fourteen touchdowns and from then on, 214 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 1: after Hilton got hurt, he got hurt in week eight, 215 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:47,720 Speaker 1: Brissette just had four touchdown passes from weeks nine until 216 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:49,880 Speaker 1: the end of the season. So I get what they're saying, 217 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:52,559 Speaker 1: and you're probably right that talent whise Jacoby Brissett is 218 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:55,719 Speaker 1: not the premier quarterback that you want, But I think 219 00:10:55,720 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 1: Brissett's good enough, and he played well enough to show that. 220 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:00,559 Speaker 1: Like if you have good pieces around him, like t 221 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 1: Y Hilton, two good tight ends. Eric Ebron also got 222 00:11:03,080 --> 00:11:05,439 Speaker 1: hurt in the season. If you've got good pieces around him, 223 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:07,320 Speaker 1: you can win with Jacoby Prisett. But it's just one 224 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:08,800 Speaker 1: of those types of things. It has to be a 225 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 1: perfect environment for him. Speaking of which, it appears that 226 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 1: they are moving on from Eric Ebron. I think that 227 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 1: was the state and I saw last week that that 228 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 1: he is not expected to be back there. Um, so 229 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:23,319 Speaker 1: Jack Doyle then I want to I mean Jack, I 230 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 1: wanted Jack doyl so badly to be a thing at 231 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:26,120 Speaker 1: the end of the year and he only had the 232 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:28,840 Speaker 1: one good game. Yeah, he was just really I don't 233 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:30,520 Speaker 1: know if he was battling through injury or end of 234 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:32,680 Speaker 1: the year stuff, whatever it was, he just did not produce. 235 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 1: Without Ebron, Colts could be a sneaky bet for a quarterback. 236 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:39,600 Speaker 1: Though they have the thirteenth overall pick um. You know, 237 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:42,199 Speaker 1: I'm not sure what type of capital they have in 238 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:44,800 Speaker 1: the second and third round, but they could be They 239 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:46,720 Speaker 1: could be in the mix for quarterback. Yeah, that would 240 00:11:46,720 --> 00:11:50,200 Speaker 1: be interesting. Absolutely there. Uh their pieces, aren't that you 241 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:52,520 Speaker 1: mentioned t Y Hilton and Marlon Mack played well this 242 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:54,840 Speaker 1: year when he was healthy. You know, Jack Doyle can 243 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:56,679 Speaker 1: be a good tight end if they need him to be, 244 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 1: So that you know that it's not all bad there 245 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:01,320 Speaker 1: in the in Indiana. They've got to go defense. They've 246 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:05,160 Speaker 1: they've built their offensive line, so uh, it's it certainly is. 247 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:07,199 Speaker 1: I think on the up and up side, I think 248 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:09,560 Speaker 1: they're for for the Colts. Last bit of news, Lamar 249 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:13,800 Speaker 1: Jackson Christian McCaffrey are on the twenty nineteen NFL All Proteins. 250 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 1: Christian McCaffrey making it unanimously twice right lute is a 251 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 1: running back unanimously is a flex which I honestly didn't 252 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:22,079 Speaker 1: know that the All Pro team had a flex position. 253 00:12:22,160 --> 00:12:24,240 Speaker 1: I didn't understand it either, And why would they use 254 00:12:24,600 --> 00:12:26,920 Speaker 1: so Christian McCaffrey made is a running back right, yes, 255 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 1: and a flax and a flex. Why wouldn't they give 256 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 1: that to like Austin Ekeler. He seems right her thick 257 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 1: guy for a flex spot right receiver. So it did 258 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:37,800 Speaker 1: make me think though, like we're gonna put together. Are 259 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:41,440 Speaker 1: are all fantasy team for nineteen? I mean, figure Lamar 260 00:12:41,520 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 1: Jackson's gotta be our quarterback right, Christian McCaffrey at one 261 00:12:45,440 --> 00:12:50,559 Speaker 1: running back spot. Aaron Jones number two. I think I 262 00:12:50,600 --> 00:12:52,360 Speaker 1: was gonna be Aaron Jones or Dalvin Cook like I was. 263 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:55,600 Speaker 1: You know, so I think Aaron Jones. It's probably my pick. 264 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:57,960 Speaker 1: I mean, you can't go wrong with either one, right, 265 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:01,280 Speaker 1: you can't go wrong. That's a tough call. Receivers obviously, 266 00:13:01,320 --> 00:13:05,720 Speaker 1: Michael Michael Thomas is is that receiver? Um? I mean 267 00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 1: who does our who our second wide receiver there? Chris Godwin? 268 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 1: Maybe Julio Joe. I think god When just based on 269 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 1: where you picked him, Yeah, fourth fifth round pick, I 270 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:15,720 Speaker 1: would think so, all right, so we'll put Chris Godwin here. Uh, 271 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 1: well you mentioned the flex. I think Austin slides into that. 272 00:13:21,520 --> 00:13:23,319 Speaker 1: Uh and good tight end? We go? We go Kittle? 273 00:13:23,400 --> 00:13:26,680 Speaker 1: Would you go Travis Kelsey? I mean Kelsey or would 274 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:31,800 Speaker 1: you Darren Waller? Based on draft position there? Because we 275 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 1: expected what we got from Kelsey and Kittle, they pretty 276 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:38,280 Speaker 1: much performed through expectations. You know, Kittle and Kelsey are 277 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:40,560 Speaker 1: better players, but that's I think I'd give it to 278 00:13:40,559 --> 00:13:43,960 Speaker 1: Waller just because I think it's deserving the value. He 279 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 1: was a fifteenth round pick or a waiver wire pickup, 280 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 1: I mean, and he produced as a top five times 281 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:51,640 Speaker 1: that he was Yeah, he was the number three tight 282 00:13:51,720 --> 00:13:53,720 Speaker 1: end when it was all said and done, So all right, 283 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:55,560 Speaker 1: I thought that was just a little fun thought exercise 284 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 1: to kind of go through and and figure it out 285 00:13:57,000 --> 00:14:00,080 Speaker 1: who who would be are all fantasy? Uh time, IM 286 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 1: gonna IM gonna put Dalvin Cook and uh and Aaron 287 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:03,920 Speaker 1: Jones is a tie or something. They can share it 288 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:06,440 Speaker 1: because it's not like we're giving out any actual awards here, 289 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 1: so it's all good. Ah there you know that is 290 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:24,160 Speaker 1: pretty much share everything you need to know, all right. Uh, 291 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:26,360 Speaker 1: you know, kind of anything for the offseason, will do occasionally. 292 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 1: Just the one big question. That's not that that's going 293 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 1: to be the only thing we talked about on this show, 294 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:32,280 Speaker 1: but it was the thing that was on my mind 295 00:14:32,320 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 1: after what we saw on Saturday night with the Patriots 296 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:39,680 Speaker 1: losing to the Tennessee Titans. So New England is done. 297 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:41,960 Speaker 1: Their run at least for this year is over. But 298 00:14:42,240 --> 00:14:46,280 Speaker 1: obviously the big conversation is whether or not this is 299 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:48,480 Speaker 1: the end of the New England dynasty, whether we have 300 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:51,560 Speaker 1: seen the last of the Patriots as a consistent contender 301 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 1: for a Super Bowl title. And the even bigger question 302 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:58,320 Speaker 1: is what is the future for Tom Brady now? He 303 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:02,840 Speaker 1: says retirement is quote pretty unlikely. After the loss, he 304 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 1: is going to be a free agent for the first 305 00:15:04,520 --> 00:15:07,280 Speaker 1: time in his career. They cannot franchise him, they can't 306 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 1: tag him in any sort of way. Uh So I'm 307 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:12,240 Speaker 1: you know, let's you know, as we are sitting here 308 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 1: talking right now, they somehow come to a new contract agreement, 309 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:17,880 Speaker 1: what have you. Tom Brady is going to be on 310 00:15:17,960 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 1: the open market. Now. There are obviously there are thirty 311 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:23,920 Speaker 1: one team that I think would at least have some 312 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:27,320 Speaker 1: level of interest in in Tom Brady. The top six 313 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:29,720 Speaker 1: h per our friends in the Desert. If I were 314 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 1: Al Michael's um, Cleveland Browns, Carolina Panthers, the Las Vegas Raiders, 315 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 1: almost said Oakland, but at this point they're the Las 316 00:15:38,320 --> 00:15:41,760 Speaker 1: Vegas Raiders, the Dallas Cowboys, which I think is interesting, 317 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 1: the Indianapolis Colts, and the Los Angeles Chargers. I'm not 318 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 1: going to pretend that I know what Tom Brady is 319 00:15:49,480 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 1: going to do, nor will I try to, you know, 320 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:53,680 Speaker 1: suggest what he should do. But let's say he actually 321 00:15:53,680 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 1: does not retire, right if he comes back for another 322 00:15:56,040 --> 00:15:59,120 Speaker 1: year in the National Football League? Is there one of 323 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:01,680 Speaker 1: those or maybe a another team that excites you the 324 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 1: most about him? Um? You know, I think the odds 325 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:07,400 Speaker 1: on favorites he goes back to New England and him 326 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 1: and Belichick getting a room. H they figure out their 327 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:13,080 Speaker 1: differences and they make one last ride because Brady is 328 00:16:13,080 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 1: not going to end his career on that pick six, right, no, 329 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 1: no matter, no matter what, He's not going to his 330 00:16:18,680 --> 00:16:22,040 Speaker 1: career on that pick six. I think the Steelers are 331 00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 1: the most interesting team, depending on depending on what Big 332 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:30,920 Speaker 1: Ben does this offseason, because, as you've mentioned, his arm 333 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:33,840 Speaker 1: disintegrated this past year, and it's it's not like big 334 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:36,120 Speaker 1: Ben has been the the He's not been a bastion 335 00:16:36,160 --> 00:16:39,120 Speaker 1: of health over over his NFL career and now he's 336 00:16:39,120 --> 00:16:40,400 Speaker 1: you know, he's getting up there. In h will be 337 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:43,640 Speaker 1: thirty eight this year, Brady will be forty three. Um. 338 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:45,800 Speaker 1: I think the Steelers are really interesting. And you mentioned 339 00:16:45,800 --> 00:16:48,520 Speaker 1: the Browns at the top, like is that just muscle reflex? 340 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 1: I mean the Browns have been looking habitual. It's got like, 341 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:55,440 Speaker 1: are we that out on Baker Mayfield after one bad 342 00:16:55,520 --> 00:16:57,920 Speaker 1: year with one of the five worst head coaches in 343 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:00,680 Speaker 1: the NFL? Yeah, I don't. That one's prised me. The 344 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:03,560 Speaker 1: Cowboys surprises me a little bit too, because they're just 345 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:07,920 Speaker 1: it's gotta be right, because because that is playing well, 346 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:10,600 Speaker 1: he played well this year. It just seems like it. 347 00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 1: Plus it just seems like he is he's more of 348 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:15,919 Speaker 1: a long term option and I don't know if he's 349 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 1: going to be a you know, less expensive option that whatever, 350 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:21,399 Speaker 1: but it just doesn't make sense. I just don't see 351 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:24,320 Speaker 1: Brady in Vegas. I don't. I don't see Brady in 352 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:27,760 Speaker 1: Vegas necessarily. But part of the evil part of me 353 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:30,680 Speaker 1: would love to see how Raider fans react to Tom 354 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:34,520 Speaker 1: Brady as their quarterback, because look, man, Raider fans will 355 00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:36,360 Speaker 1: always look at Tom Brady and they will always think 356 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:38,919 Speaker 1: the tuck rule, and that is that is, honestly to me, 357 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:42,360 Speaker 1: where those two franchises went in opposite directions, right absolutely 358 00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:44,560 Speaker 1: from that point, the Raiders just couldn't figure it out. 359 00:17:44,600 --> 00:17:47,199 Speaker 1: They've wandered in the wilderness for basically twenty years, and 360 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:49,200 Speaker 1: the Patriots have been on top and I think it 361 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:51,320 Speaker 1: it all kind of started with that play. So I 362 00:17:51,359 --> 00:17:53,639 Speaker 1: do wonder how Raider fans would react as Tom Brady 363 00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:56,879 Speaker 1: was their quarterback. The other team that keeps getting a 364 00:17:56,920 --> 00:18:02,040 Speaker 1: lot of traction is the Chargers, and I do know 365 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:04,200 Speaker 1: that the Chargers have to start looking at their quarterback 366 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:07,280 Speaker 1: situation very soon, right, I mean we we very well 367 00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:09,240 Speaker 1: may have seen the last of Philip Rivers in a 368 00:18:09,359 --> 00:18:12,159 Speaker 1: Charger uniform. They could go a different direction this offseason. 369 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:16,520 Speaker 1: I don't know, though, what is the benefit of the 370 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:20,040 Speaker 1: Chargers adding Tom Brady. Yeah, I mean it kind of 371 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:22,639 Speaker 1: just kicks the can down the road for them. Um, 372 00:18:22,680 --> 00:18:24,440 Speaker 1: you know, I guess maybe the Chargers of you their 373 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:27,879 Speaker 1: roster as as like when now roster and which I 374 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:29,439 Speaker 1: could see that. I could see that too. It's just, 375 00:18:29,480 --> 00:18:31,199 Speaker 1: you know, it's the same thing with with l A 376 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:34,920 Speaker 1: every single year. It's they just underperform based on their talent. 377 00:18:34,920 --> 00:18:36,399 Speaker 1: I mean, they've got so many guys around them. But 378 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 1: the Chargers, we'll talk about it obviously more of this offseason. 379 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 1: But the Chargers I think are one of the three 380 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 1: most interesting team because you have Rivers contract expiring, Melvin 381 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:48,600 Speaker 1: Gordon's contract is expiring, Austin Ekeler's contract is expiring, will 382 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:51,600 Speaker 1: be probably cheaper than Gordon. Then you have all these 383 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:53,800 Speaker 1: pieces on defense that they have so much talent on 384 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:57,560 Speaker 1: defense that they should be much better on defense. You know, 385 00:18:58,359 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 1: I don't know, you know, I just don't know if 386 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:04,520 Speaker 1: I can see Brady not wearing a Patriots uniforms for right. 387 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 1: I mean maybe the game is still in the back 388 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:07,439 Speaker 1: of my mind. That Titans game is still in the 389 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:09,840 Speaker 1: back of my mind, and I just can't see it yet. Um, 390 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:12,879 Speaker 1: but I just don't. I don't see Brady going to 391 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:16,400 Speaker 1: a non prestigious franchise, if that makes sense. Yeah, well, 392 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:19,439 Speaker 1: I I definitely think wherever he goes, if if for 393 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:22,720 Speaker 1: whatever reason, he leaves New England, he is going to 394 00:19:22,760 --> 00:19:26,040 Speaker 1: go to a team that is a legitimate contender. Yeah 395 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:28,679 Speaker 1: he's not. I mean, at forty two going soon to 396 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 1: be forty three years old, Um, he's not going to 397 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 1: go to a place that's rebuilding. And that's the thing is, 398 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:36,560 Speaker 1: if he goes back to New England, they're automatically a 399 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:39,440 Speaker 1: top five If you put Super Bowl odds, they would 400 00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 1: automatically be one of the top five teams easily. Yeah. 401 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:46,800 Speaker 1: I look the other part about the Chargers is I 402 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:49,359 Speaker 1: know people say that you bring Tom Brady in and 403 00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:51,560 Speaker 1: potentially you sell tickets, and I know that's a I 404 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 1: think that the Chargers have had a hard time doing. 405 00:19:54,640 --> 00:19:57,840 Speaker 1: I will tell you though, that as someone who's lived 406 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:01,000 Speaker 1: in Los Angeles for you know, coming up on twenty 407 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:03,760 Speaker 1: years now, what sells tickets more than anything else is 408 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:07,919 Speaker 1: just winning, right, And maybe maybe Tom Brady gives you 409 00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:12,320 Speaker 1: a short term boost in terms of your putting butts 410 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:15,479 Speaker 1: in seats, but if if they don't go out and 411 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:18,119 Speaker 1: win that short time. I mean, I I was here 412 00:20:18,359 --> 00:20:20,360 Speaker 1: when the you know, I'm gonna kind of go off 413 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 1: board here, but when when the l A Galaxy signed 414 00:20:23,359 --> 00:20:27,080 Speaker 1: David Beckham, right, and this is like the biggest free 415 00:20:27,119 --> 00:20:29,320 Speaker 1: agent signing in l A in a long time, and 416 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:32,920 Speaker 1: you're bringing this guy who's an international superstar here and 417 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:35,680 Speaker 1: for a short time, yeah, it did kind of bring 418 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:38,040 Speaker 1: people out, But after you've seen it once or twice 419 00:20:38,400 --> 00:20:40,520 Speaker 1: and if the team is not any good, people find 420 00:20:40,520 --> 00:20:42,959 Speaker 1: other things to do. So I think that's the one 421 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 1: thing I would worry about with the with the Chargers there. 422 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 1: Now we you talked about if he comes back to 423 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:50,440 Speaker 1: New England. I mean, you're right, they are probably gonna 424 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 1: be once again considered a contender. And but do you 425 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:57,720 Speaker 1: look at what does that mean offensively right fantasy? Why 426 00:20:57,800 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 1: since that's what we do here? I mean, do we 427 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:02,040 Speaker 1: still leave and Julian Edelman? Do we still believe in 428 00:21:02,119 --> 00:21:05,280 Speaker 1: James White, Sony Michelle rex Burke had I mean they 429 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 1: were okay at best this year? I mean, do we 430 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 1: still think the same way with everybody being a year 431 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:12,880 Speaker 1: older now? Well? Edelman, I think, no matter what, will 432 00:21:12,920 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 1: catch nine hundred balls if Brady's there again next year. 433 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:17,800 Speaker 1: I mean he this this past season, Edelman was a 434 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 1: top five fantasy receiver once again with excuse me, top 435 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:26,000 Speaker 1: eight fantasy receiver once again in PPR leagues with Brady 436 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:28,800 Speaker 1: under center. That what they desperately needed someone to stretch 437 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:31,280 Speaker 1: the field, and they have tried so many different ways 438 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 1: to do it between Josh Gordon, Philip door set this 439 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 1: past season. They just absolutely need somebody to stretch the field. 440 00:21:37,320 --> 00:21:39,800 Speaker 1: Nick kill Harry obviously was up and down, to say 441 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:42,280 Speaker 1: the least, he was obviously injured for most of the season. 442 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:44,160 Speaker 1: It was really up and down when he played. Had 443 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:46,480 Speaker 1: some really nice plays in the preseason and throughout the 444 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:49,320 Speaker 1: regular season, made a nice catch against the Titans, but 445 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:50,960 Speaker 1: also had a bad drop in that game and just 446 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:54,720 Speaker 1: kind of showed that he wasn't fully ready. The biggest 447 00:21:54,720 --> 00:21:59,840 Speaker 1: thing for the Patriots in Bill Belichick's tenure with New England, 448 00:21:59,880 --> 00:22:03,200 Speaker 1: the only thing he's gotten consistently wrong is scouting receivers. 449 00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:06,639 Speaker 1: He nailed Rob Rown Krowsky, I ailed Aaron Jones, or 450 00:22:06,640 --> 00:22:09,520 Speaker 1: excuse me, Aaron Hernandez, got a you know, a bunch 451 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:13,960 Speaker 1: of other incredible value picks. But the one bugaboo he's 452 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:17,119 Speaker 1: had is at receiver, and once again he proved it. 453 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:19,040 Speaker 1: I mean, the best one, the best one they've had. 454 00:22:19,200 --> 00:22:21,160 Speaker 1: I mean, there's Julian Edelman, but it was Randy Moss 455 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:24,440 Speaker 1: who came via draft pick trade in this past year. 456 00:22:24,480 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 1: He I mean, for all better words, I mean he 457 00:22:27,119 --> 00:22:29,879 Speaker 1: threw away a second round pick fort Mohammed Sanu. Now, granted, 458 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:32,240 Speaker 1: he probably made that trade because the Patriots are very 459 00:22:32,280 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 1: sharp organization. They have like three or four more compense 460 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:37,679 Speaker 1: compis that they're going to get that are in the 461 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:40,200 Speaker 1: third round. He probably felt like that second round pick 462 00:22:40,280 --> 00:22:43,040 Speaker 1: was was expendable. That being said, you know, Sanu for 463 00:22:43,040 --> 00:22:44,879 Speaker 1: a second, I remember when that trade happened. You and 464 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 1: I were both like, you know, piqued our internet. What 465 00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:51,880 Speaker 1: are we doing here? You know? And nothing really happened. 466 00:22:52,040 --> 00:22:54,040 Speaker 1: I still think they're going to get in a room, 467 00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:55,919 Speaker 1: They're going to figure it out. Belichick will find a 468 00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:58,760 Speaker 1: way to get at least one more receiver to help out, 469 00:22:59,359 --> 00:23:01,320 Speaker 1: help out Bread and they'll they'll give it one more 470 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:04,520 Speaker 1: ride in the sunset. Um. So as we're Brady himself, 471 00:23:04,560 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 1: I mean, what we've seen from him the last couple 472 00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:09,000 Speaker 1: of years, he's been okay at best. This year, I 473 00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:10,879 Speaker 1: think he was the QB twelve. Last year he was 474 00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:15,040 Speaker 1: the QB fifteen. Is what we're seeing? Is it? Is 475 00:23:15,040 --> 00:23:17,760 Speaker 1: it a Is it about Brady sort of declining? Is 476 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:20,280 Speaker 1: it the fact that he hasn't had those wide receivers? 477 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:22,680 Speaker 1: Or is it I mean, is it a combination of both? 478 00:23:22,720 --> 00:23:24,400 Speaker 1: I mean, what are we thinking? I think it's it's 479 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:26,280 Speaker 1: pretty much both. It's pretty clear it's both. I mean, 480 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:29,360 Speaker 1: Brady still has the same I won't say the same zip, 481 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:30,880 Speaker 1: but he's still got a lot of zip on the ball. 482 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:33,199 Speaker 1: And in this past year it was so clear he 483 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:35,520 Speaker 1: just had no help, no consistent help. They obviously try 484 00:23:35,560 --> 00:23:38,000 Speaker 1: to shoehorn a b in there and that didn't work 485 00:23:38,000 --> 00:23:40,879 Speaker 1: out either. You know, this past year I think was 486 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:44,080 Speaker 1: just kind of like, uh, Brady never had to set 487 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:47,159 Speaker 1: sort of weapons, you know, to go to and consistently 488 00:23:47,240 --> 00:23:51,120 Speaker 1: lean lean on besides James White Needleman. Yeah, so what 489 00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:52,760 Speaker 1: I don't know. This is gonna be obviously one of 490 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:55,800 Speaker 1: the bigger storylines that that the NFL is following over 491 00:23:55,840 --> 00:23:58,680 Speaker 1: the next who knows, a couple of weeks months, Uh, 492 00:23:58,720 --> 00:24:00,560 Speaker 1: maybe till we get to free agents, see, who knows, 493 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:02,800 Speaker 1: We'll see. But this will not be the last time 494 00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 1: we talked about Tom Brady in his future and what 495 00:24:05,119 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 1: this means for us who play fake football. So there 496 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:10,360 Speaker 1: you go. Uh went through a handful of guys who 497 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:14,600 Speaker 1: had huge seasons and trying to sort of project for 498 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:17,560 Speaker 1: next year whether or not we can expect regression. That's 499 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:19,160 Speaker 1: the you know, the big R word that we talked 500 00:24:19,160 --> 00:24:21,720 Speaker 1: about every single year, whether or not we can expect 501 00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 1: regression how much? And you know what this means potentially 502 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:27,200 Speaker 1: for some of their their draft futures. The first one 503 00:24:27,240 --> 00:24:29,639 Speaker 1: that popped into my mind was Ryan Tannehill, who was 504 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:33,359 Speaker 1: just amazing down the stretch of the regular season. I'm 505 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:36,600 Speaker 1: sure he helped a lot of people win their fantasy leagues. 506 00:24:37,280 --> 00:24:41,040 Speaker 1: Twelve games that he played for the Titans, twenty two touchdowns, 507 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:44,800 Speaker 1: six interceptions that you know was a career low and interceptions. 508 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:47,040 Speaker 1: His previous career low had been nine, which was in 509 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:51,040 Speaker 1: when he played just eleven games. His previous career or 510 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 1: his career high should say in touchdowns just twenty seven. 511 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:57,200 Speaker 1: That was back in two thousand fourteen. Everything worked out 512 00:24:57,280 --> 00:24:59,680 Speaker 1: for Ryan Tannehill, right, I mean, he had receivers making 513 00:24:59,720 --> 00:25:02,280 Speaker 1: play is for him. You know, his his touchdown rate, 514 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:04,360 Speaker 1: his interesting, his touch and right was high, his interception 515 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:07,640 Speaker 1: rate was low. It was nice, Graham. It doesn't feel 516 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:10,000 Speaker 1: like it's sustainable for next year, and I wonder whether 517 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:12,240 Speaker 1: or not we're going to overrate him a little bit now. Yeah, 518 00:25:12,240 --> 00:25:14,720 Speaker 1: the touchdown rate is definitely gonna come down. But man, 519 00:25:15,119 --> 00:25:18,560 Speaker 1: like A J. Brown looks like the next Andre Johnson 520 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:20,920 Speaker 1: to me, I mean, he has got a bona fide 521 00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:23,400 Speaker 1: number one wide receiver. And obviously the Titans would be 522 00:25:23,880 --> 00:25:26,080 Speaker 1: just obviously it would be brainless if they didn't bring 523 00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:28,160 Speaker 1: Tannehill back, which which they will. I mean, they're gonna 524 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:30,560 Speaker 1: make a pretty good run at this next week game 525 00:25:30,640 --> 00:25:33,720 Speaker 1: is gonna be really interesting too. Tannehill's touchdowns are gonna 526 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:36,600 Speaker 1: progress and it'll be really interesting to see where he goes. 527 00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:39,920 Speaker 1: And fantasy drafts, considering what we know about quarterbacks and 528 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:42,600 Speaker 1: how replaceable they are, etcetera, etcetera, you don't want to 529 00:25:42,640 --> 00:25:46,679 Speaker 1: draft quarterback earlier, etcetera, etcetera. But Tannehill, I don't know. Man, Like, 530 00:25:46,720 --> 00:25:48,399 Speaker 1: if he's like a ninth tipth round pick, if he 531 00:25:48,440 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 1: floats around in that range, I'm definitely going to be 532 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:53,040 Speaker 1: interested in, which I feel like he will. Right, He's 533 00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:55,200 Speaker 1: gonna be that guy that's sort of hanging around there 534 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:57,240 Speaker 1: in in the ninth round, and then you're gonna be 535 00:25:57,240 --> 00:26:00,560 Speaker 1: it's gonna be tempting. Yeah, Tannehills has sneaky rushing value too. 536 00:26:00,600 --> 00:26:02,480 Speaker 1: And like as we've seen every single year now with 537 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:05,600 Speaker 1: the last couple of the last couple of years, Russian 538 00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:09,159 Speaker 1: quarterbacks have so much value in fantasy football, even if 539 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:11,800 Speaker 1: it's just like twenty yards a game. Well, and the 540 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:14,280 Speaker 1: thing that you know, I'm gonna put out my things 541 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:18,600 Speaker 1: I learned for the nineteen season very shortly, and one 542 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:21,560 Speaker 1: of the things I talked about was that of the 543 00:26:21,720 --> 00:26:25,359 Speaker 1: top ten quarterbacks in fantasy this year. Nine of them 544 00:26:25,560 --> 00:26:28,359 Speaker 1: had at least two hundred rushing yards. The only one 545 00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:31,359 Speaker 1: that didn't was Aaron Rodgers. He was at three. You know, 546 00:26:31,440 --> 00:26:34,240 Speaker 1: he's sort of yeah, I mean he's he's very close. 547 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:36,080 Speaker 1: They were all. I think there were three guys just 548 00:26:36,119 --> 00:26:38,200 Speaker 1: outside that were outside the top ten that had more. 549 00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:40,600 Speaker 1: I mean, Gardner Minshew was one, but he obviously didn't 550 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 1: play every single game. Um, you know, I'm trying to 551 00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:46,240 Speaker 1: think of who else, Ryan Fitzpatrick, who is your Dolphins 552 00:26:46,320 --> 00:26:49,800 Speaker 1: rushing leader? You know, even Jamis Winston ran for two 553 00:26:49,800 --> 00:26:52,199 Speaker 1: fifty this year, right, right, And so it's it's to 554 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:54,800 Speaker 1: the point now where I think, once upon a time 555 00:26:54,840 --> 00:26:57,920 Speaker 1: we looked at Russian quarterbacks and you know, we've always 556 00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:00,359 Speaker 1: called him a cheak code. It used to be a 557 00:27:00,520 --> 00:27:02,960 Speaker 1: nice luxury to have. Now, I think if you're going 558 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:05,359 Speaker 1: to win in fantasy football, it's it's almost mandatory to 559 00:27:05,359 --> 00:27:07,560 Speaker 1: show a quarterback who can run a little bit. Yeah, 560 00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:09,560 Speaker 1: I agree, I'm with you on that. You know, Lamar obviously, 561 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:12,359 Speaker 1: Lamar Jacksons obviously on except he's on a different level. 562 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:14,200 Speaker 1: But you need a guy who can at least run 563 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:15,679 Speaker 1: a little bit and make plays with his legs. If 564 00:27:15,720 --> 00:27:19,159 Speaker 1: you're going to be successful in fantasy football. Uh. Aaron Jones. 565 00:27:19,560 --> 00:27:22,120 Speaker 1: We talked about him earlier on our you know, Fantasy 566 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:26,640 Speaker 1: All Pro team for the for the season nineteen total touchdowns, 567 00:27:27,600 --> 00:27:29,720 Speaker 1: never had more than previously, never had never more than 568 00:27:29,840 --> 00:27:34,840 Speaker 1: nine previously. That number, that nineteen seemed really hard to duplicate. 569 00:27:35,280 --> 00:27:39,680 Speaker 1: But what seems a little easier to duplicate touches. Yeah, 570 00:27:39,960 --> 00:27:42,600 Speaker 1: it seems like the volume of opportunity is going to 571 00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:45,040 Speaker 1: be there for him. So maybe the touchdowns all come down, 572 00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:46,879 Speaker 1: but the opportunity should at least still make him a 573 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:48,879 Speaker 1: relatively high pick. You know, Aaron Jones had such a 574 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:51,399 Speaker 1: roller coaster year. I mean he had some just monster 575 00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:55,159 Speaker 1: multiple touchdown games mixed in with just absolute duds. And 576 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:57,159 Speaker 1: it's it's like his past volume just went up and 577 00:27:57,160 --> 00:27:58,879 Speaker 1: down every single week too. You know, one week he 578 00:27:58,960 --> 00:28:01,160 Speaker 1: catched four or five balls. In next week he literally 579 00:28:01,200 --> 00:28:03,800 Speaker 1: wouldn't see a target. UM. I think if he has 580 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:06,440 Speaker 1: more consistent usage some of the touchdowns, you know, because 581 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:08,399 Speaker 1: nineteen touchdowns, he's probably not going to repeat that. But 582 00:28:08,640 --> 00:28:10,760 Speaker 1: if he has more consistent volume week to week in 583 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:13,760 Speaker 1: the passing game, it'll kind of flesh out the variance 584 00:28:13,840 --> 00:28:15,600 Speaker 1: I think of losing a few touchdowns because he's not 585 00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:17,919 Speaker 1: going to score nineteen again, and Jamal Williams will always 586 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:20,960 Speaker 1: be involved their time out La flour. Both Jones and 587 00:28:21,040 --> 00:28:22,600 Speaker 1: Jamal Williams are going in with the final year of 588 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:25,720 Speaker 1: the rookie deals. Um, but yeah, Aaron Jones is a 589 00:28:25,720 --> 00:28:29,600 Speaker 1: lock for two hundred eighty to three hundred maybe touches 590 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:32,159 Speaker 1: next year. Again, is the Packers lead guy in in 591 00:28:32,520 --> 00:28:35,720 Speaker 1: man like talent wise, just you know, not even related 592 00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:37,399 Speaker 1: to fantasy. Aaron Jones is one of the four or 593 00:28:37,440 --> 00:28:39,920 Speaker 1: five most talented running backs in the NFL. It's not 594 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:43,960 Speaker 1: even I mean Christian McCaffrey, Dalvin Cook, Derrick Henry. Aaron 595 00:28:44,040 --> 00:28:46,320 Speaker 1: Jones is like se Kwan Barkley. He's up there in 596 00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:49,560 Speaker 1: that conversation. Yeah, and it's funny too because, especially after 597 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:53,240 Speaker 1: last year, everybody was just clamoring for him to get 598 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:55,400 Speaker 1: more opportunity to get more touches, and this year it 599 00:28:55,480 --> 00:28:58,680 Speaker 1: happened and you know, we see the result there. So um, 600 00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:00,320 Speaker 1: it'll be interesting to see where he goes next year. 601 00:29:00,320 --> 00:29:04,080 Speaker 1: Austin Ekeler another very interesting potential you know, early round 602 00:29:04,160 --> 00:29:09,040 Speaker 1: draft pick next year. Two catches on a hundred and 603 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:11,960 Speaker 1: eight targets. Right, this is a guy who was involved 604 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:14,200 Speaker 1: in the passing game previously, but certainly not on the 605 00:29:14,280 --> 00:29:18,160 Speaker 1: level that he was this year. That that seems like 606 00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:20,240 Speaker 1: a thing that's going to be hard to duplicate. But 607 00:29:20,800 --> 00:29:23,960 Speaker 1: there is the potential that Melvin Gordon is gone, which 608 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:28,120 Speaker 1: opens up more opportunity. I mean, how much how much 609 00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:30,880 Speaker 1: do we worry about Eckler's numbers coming down? I mean, 610 00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:32,360 Speaker 1: I guess so much. It depends on what happens with 611 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:35,200 Speaker 1: Melvin Gordon. Right, that's the big thing, um, you know, 612 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:37,560 Speaker 1: if you play in a dynasty league. Right, I think 613 00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:41,000 Speaker 1: Austin Ekeler is probably the best veteran running back to 614 00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:43,760 Speaker 1: trade for right now. I mean not, I think it's 615 00:29:43,800 --> 00:29:46,200 Speaker 1: not even close, because Gordon is going to try and 616 00:29:46,680 --> 00:29:50,160 Speaker 1: bang the cash register absolutely for better or worse, wronger, Right, 617 00:29:50,200 --> 00:29:53,320 Speaker 1: Austin Ekeler is going to take a smaller deal than 618 00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:54,960 Speaker 1: Melvin Gordon, and I don't know if that should be 619 00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:58,120 Speaker 1: the case. I think Austin Ekeler is just as value valuable, 620 00:29:58,160 --> 00:30:00,720 Speaker 1: if not more valuable then the and Gordon, just because 621 00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:02,320 Speaker 1: of what he brings in the passing him and all 622 00:30:02,320 --> 00:30:04,160 Speaker 1: the things that he can do as a as a receiver. 623 00:30:04,680 --> 00:30:08,080 Speaker 1: But man, if Gordon is not back, Austin Ekeler has 624 00:30:08,280 --> 00:30:10,320 Speaker 1: just he has a path to being a top three, 625 00:30:10,360 --> 00:30:13,600 Speaker 1: top top five fantasy running back this coming season. And 626 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:16,600 Speaker 1: right now he is not appropriately priced I think in 627 00:30:16,720 --> 00:30:19,960 Speaker 1: the long term, like Dynasty community, because man, like he 628 00:30:20,080 --> 00:30:22,080 Speaker 1: you know, Ekeler is only twenty four years old, right, 629 00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:24,600 Speaker 1: he came in the league really young. He doesn't have 630 00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:26,280 Speaker 1: a lot of wear and tear on him. There's a 631 00:30:26,280 --> 00:30:28,440 Speaker 1: two or three year window here for Eckler to be 632 00:30:28,600 --> 00:30:31,400 Speaker 1: just a consistent force in fantasy football. Off Melvin Gordon 633 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:34,760 Speaker 1: is not back, yeah, I just man, but he did 634 00:30:34,760 --> 00:30:36,880 Speaker 1: this year. I mean, like we we talked about him 635 00:30:36,880 --> 00:30:38,720 Speaker 1: early in the season when we knew Gordon was going 636 00:30:38,760 --> 00:30:41,120 Speaker 1: to hold out as a guy that you could know 637 00:30:41,240 --> 00:30:43,440 Speaker 1: have get him in sort of the middle rounds, have 638 00:30:43,520 --> 00:30:45,800 Speaker 1: him as a stop gap. None of us expected him 639 00:30:45,840 --> 00:30:47,680 Speaker 1: to come out of the gates the way he did. 640 00:30:47,800 --> 00:30:49,560 Speaker 1: I mean, he was what he was the RB one 641 00:30:49,640 --> 00:30:51,120 Speaker 1: for the first few weeks of this. I think he 642 00:30:51,160 --> 00:30:53,680 Speaker 1: was the RB one for the first month. Yeah yeah, right, 643 00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:56,360 Speaker 1: I mean then since then, you know, after they got 644 00:30:56,640 --> 00:30:58,400 Speaker 1: you know, Gordon into his hold out and came back 645 00:30:58,520 --> 00:31:00,600 Speaker 1: Eler was still like a top ten, top twelve fantasy 646 00:31:00,640 --> 00:31:03,240 Speaker 1: running back. Yeah, I mean he just he just continued 647 00:31:03,280 --> 00:31:05,320 Speaker 1: to kind of hang around. He finishes the season as 648 00:31:05,360 --> 00:31:09,360 Speaker 1: the RB four this year. Uh five, just five fifty 649 00:31:09,360 --> 00:31:11,520 Speaker 1: seven rushing yards And I think FABS actually asked this question, 650 00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:14,800 Speaker 1: we should actually research this, but uh, that has to 651 00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:17,960 Speaker 1: be the fewest number of rushing yards for a top 652 00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:22,240 Speaker 1: five fantasy running back ever. Probably pretty close to it, 653 00:31:22,280 --> 00:31:24,320 Speaker 1: and I would interest I would think so, just because 654 00:31:24,440 --> 00:31:29,000 Speaker 1: you know, PPRS is still relatively new. Um I can see, 655 00:31:29,120 --> 00:31:30,880 Speaker 1: let me see if I can tell Yeah, because I 656 00:31:31,160 --> 00:31:34,360 Speaker 1: just can't imagine that anybody's had have fewer than five 657 00:31:34,680 --> 00:31:37,600 Speaker 1: and fifty seven rushing yards. There. Uh So there you go, 658 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:40,440 Speaker 1: last one and this one's Look, this was sort of 659 00:31:40,440 --> 00:31:43,240 Speaker 1: a quibble here, right. Michael Thomas is going to be 660 00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:46,800 Speaker 1: the consensus number one wide receiver off the board next year. 661 00:31:47,280 --> 00:31:49,360 Speaker 1: He just set a record with a hundred and forty 662 00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:53,000 Speaker 1: nine catches on a hundred and eighty five targets. I mean, 663 00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:56,800 Speaker 1: it seems impossible to do again. I guess though, if 664 00:31:56,800 --> 00:31:59,200 Speaker 1: anybody could do it, it would be Michael Thomas working 665 00:31:59,240 --> 00:32:02,160 Speaker 1: with Drew Brees and that offense the way they operate. Um. 666 00:32:02,280 --> 00:32:04,280 Speaker 1: In fact, I remember asking I put the pole out 667 00:32:04,320 --> 00:32:06,320 Speaker 1: on Twitter after we talked about it Grahama, whether or 668 00:32:06,360 --> 00:32:08,560 Speaker 1: not anybody would break that record, and a lot of 669 00:32:08,560 --> 00:32:12,400 Speaker 1: the responses I got where Yeah, Michael Thomas. Um, I mean, 670 00:32:12,440 --> 00:32:15,040 Speaker 1: I guess it's possible. I just I just hope that 671 00:32:15,080 --> 00:32:17,840 Speaker 1: no one expects Michael Thomas to come into next season 672 00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:19,800 Speaker 1: and catch a hundred and fifty balls. That that just 673 00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:22,560 Speaker 1: seems really hard. Yeah, no, he's not. I mean I 674 00:32:22,560 --> 00:32:24,480 Speaker 1: would be shocked if he caught a hundred and fifty balls. 675 00:32:24,520 --> 00:32:28,360 Speaker 1: But Michael Thomas man like, Um, I haven't. I haven't 676 00:32:28,360 --> 00:32:30,080 Speaker 1: put just a ton of thought in this yet, but 677 00:32:30,240 --> 00:32:33,200 Speaker 1: just like a cursory glance at next year, Christian McCaffrey's 678 00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:36,120 Speaker 1: number one overall pick, I think making census, Michael Thomas 679 00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:38,000 Speaker 1: has to be number two, right, I mean it's either 680 00:32:38,040 --> 00:32:39,960 Speaker 1: him or Dalvin cook or Derrick Henry. I think Derrick 681 00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:42,840 Speaker 1: Henry is throwing his hat. Derrick Henry may get in there. Yeah, 682 00:32:42,840 --> 00:32:44,120 Speaker 1: I think that See that may end the be in 683 00:32:44,120 --> 00:32:46,760 Speaker 1: the off season question who goes number two? Dal Cooker 684 00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:49,360 Speaker 1: or Michael Thomas. Yeah, yeah, I mean Michael Thomas is 685 00:32:49,720 --> 00:32:53,920 Speaker 1: if Michael Thomas gets past number three, that'll be an upset. Yeah. Absolutely, 686 00:32:54,920 --> 00:32:57,720 Speaker 1: you know people are running back running back lovers, But 687 00:32:57,760 --> 00:32:59,640 Speaker 1: at the same time, like Michael Thomas is for the 688 00:32:59,680 --> 00:33:03,960 Speaker 1: last two years has had unparalleled consistency at the at 689 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:07,000 Speaker 1: the receiver position. So real quick, back to your Eckler point. 690 00:33:07,080 --> 00:33:10,000 Speaker 1: I pulled up my database here, uh, top five running 691 00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:13,560 Speaker 1: back finishes since two thousand and actually since two thousand 692 00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:18,520 Speaker 1: Uh Danny Amendola back in two thousand and I believe 693 00:33:18,560 --> 00:33:22,360 Speaker 1: it was two thousand five and I had it here. Sorry, 694 00:33:22,360 --> 00:33:26,760 Speaker 1: I just crashed on uh Danny Danny Wood had finishes 695 00:33:26,800 --> 00:33:32,080 Speaker 1: a top five fantasy running back uh in tw with 696 00:33:32,360 --> 00:33:36,240 Speaker 1: only three thirty six rushing yarka, that was the that 697 00:33:36,280 --> 00:33:38,000 Speaker 1: was the lowest. Was he was? He was he a 698 00:33:38,080 --> 00:33:39,880 Speaker 1: Charger then? Or was he was? I was about to 699 00:33:39,880 --> 00:33:41,760 Speaker 1: say that was the year he was with the Chargers still, 700 00:33:41,920 --> 00:33:43,720 Speaker 1: and actually that was the year. Two thousand fifteen was 701 00:33:43,760 --> 00:33:45,959 Speaker 1: a really bad year for for running back scoring if 702 00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:48,360 Speaker 1: I remember correctly, because there's a lot of injuries that 703 00:33:48,400 --> 00:33:50,080 Speaker 1: year at the running back position. So that's why Wood 704 00:33:50,120 --> 00:33:52,480 Speaker 1: had snuck in. And now running back is just gamebusters 705 00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:55,320 Speaker 1: for fantasy football. Um, but Yeah, that was the lowest 706 00:33:55,320 --> 00:33:57,960 Speaker 1: since two thousands. I don't know if I can go back, 707 00:33:57,960 --> 00:33:59,680 Speaker 1: and I can't go back any further than that in 708 00:33:59,680 --> 00:34:01,959 Speaker 1: this day a base I have, But yeah, what Head 709 00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:04,040 Speaker 1: did it? Which it's funny too because I I always 710 00:34:04,080 --> 00:34:05,880 Speaker 1: joked that, you know, when wood Head got hurt and 711 00:34:05,920 --> 00:34:07,760 Speaker 1: Eckler burst on the scene a couple of years ago, 712 00:34:07,800 --> 00:34:11,640 Speaker 1: that he somehow absorbed Danny woodheads powers. Uh kind of 713 00:34:11,680 --> 00:34:13,960 Speaker 1: the same play. They're very much the same player, right, 714 00:34:14,200 --> 00:34:16,120 Speaker 1: Uh So yeah, I guess I guess it would makes 715 00:34:16,160 --> 00:34:18,040 Speaker 1: sense then that Danny Woodhead is the guy that that 716 00:34:18,120 --> 00:34:20,920 Speaker 1: has that has I'm sure Darren Sprowls had a year 717 00:34:20,920 --> 00:34:24,120 Speaker 1: where he got real close to top five too with 718 00:34:24,160 --> 00:34:26,280 Speaker 1: the Saints, and he only he rushed for like maybe 719 00:34:26,280 --> 00:34:29,080 Speaker 1: six dred yards, So that was probably the third alright, 720 00:34:29,360 --> 00:34:31,319 Speaker 1: which Sprowls was another guy who was a charger for 721 00:34:31,560 --> 00:34:33,880 Speaker 1: a little bit, so he was I don't know what 722 00:34:33,920 --> 00:34:36,160 Speaker 1: that means, but whatever, charges are good at drafting these uh, 723 00:34:36,239 --> 00:34:40,440 Speaker 1: these flex type of running backs apparently apparently, um, all right, 724 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:43,279 Speaker 1: as we wrap up the show, I was, I was, 725 00:34:43,400 --> 00:34:45,480 Speaker 1: you know, sitting up late and putting this together and 726 00:34:45,520 --> 00:34:47,000 Speaker 1: trying to think of something fun to do, and the 727 00:34:47,040 --> 00:34:50,520 Speaker 1: idea of kind of mashing up two things, like I 728 00:34:50,680 --> 00:34:52,440 Speaker 1: call it Monday mashups. We'll do this every once in 729 00:34:52,440 --> 00:34:53,879 Speaker 1: a while. Maybe we'll do it every Monday if I'm 730 00:34:53,880 --> 00:34:56,000 Speaker 1: creative enough, if we have enough topics, who knows, But 731 00:34:56,040 --> 00:34:57,760 Speaker 1: at least for this Monday, I came with the idea 732 00:34:57,840 --> 00:35:01,040 Speaker 1: of quarterbacks as brett us are brunch items. And some 733 00:35:01,120 --> 00:35:04,360 Speaker 1: of it was was watching Josh Allen play on Saturday, 734 00:35:04,400 --> 00:35:08,279 Speaker 1: which was an adventure to say the least. Uh So, Eddie, 735 00:35:08,280 --> 00:35:10,120 Speaker 1: I don't know if you have one, Grahams, You've got one. 736 00:35:10,200 --> 00:35:12,520 Speaker 1: But I put up a couple of a couple of 737 00:35:12,560 --> 00:35:15,240 Speaker 1: things that I thought were fun, Like so Josh Allen, 738 00:35:16,239 --> 00:35:18,120 Speaker 1: I decided when I was watching him play, it's sort 739 00:35:18,120 --> 00:35:20,279 Speaker 1: of like having a mimosas right, like at brunch. We're 740 00:35:20,280 --> 00:35:22,279 Speaker 1: like at first, you're like, hey, this is kind of fun, 741 00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:24,560 Speaker 1: this is kind of cool, and then after like too 742 00:35:24,600 --> 00:35:26,480 Speaker 1: much of it, you're like wondering what's going on and 743 00:35:26,480 --> 00:35:29,239 Speaker 1: you're just making really bad decisions, which is a lot 744 00:35:29,280 --> 00:35:31,360 Speaker 1: like what we saw from Josh Allen in that game 745 00:35:31,719 --> 00:35:35,440 Speaker 1: on Saturday against the against the Houston Texans. Um. The 746 00:35:35,480 --> 00:35:37,279 Speaker 1: other one I came up because Jameis Winston has to 747 00:35:37,320 --> 00:35:40,279 Speaker 1: be something. I haven't been steaking eggs. I could even 748 00:35:40,320 --> 00:35:42,839 Speaker 1: like upgrade it two country fried steaking eggs because like 749 00:35:43,160 --> 00:35:46,040 Speaker 1: it's good, right, Like you really enjoy that, but you know, 750 00:35:46,080 --> 00:35:49,560 Speaker 1: too much of it's probably going to kill you. Yeah, 751 00:35:49,760 --> 00:35:52,759 Speaker 1: that sounds like a Bruce arians quote, right, I mean 752 00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:55,160 Speaker 1: like too much of it is probably going to kill you. 753 00:35:55,280 --> 00:35:57,160 Speaker 1: And that's sort of what Jamis Winston is, right, Like 754 00:35:57,200 --> 00:36:00,600 Speaker 1: when he's good, he's really really good, but like you know, 755 00:36:00,680 --> 00:36:02,759 Speaker 1: eventually he's going to do something that's going to kill 756 00:36:02,800 --> 00:36:05,960 Speaker 1: your chances at some point there. That's perfect. Um, going 757 00:36:05,960 --> 00:36:09,319 Speaker 1: back to your your Josh Allen comparison, that's fantastic. By 758 00:36:09,360 --> 00:36:13,000 Speaker 1: the way. Rob Perez worldwide wide twists great on Twitter. 759 00:36:13,120 --> 00:36:15,879 Speaker 1: Fantastic on Twitter. He tweeted during that the Bills game 760 00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:18,359 Speaker 1: he said, I've always wondered what j R. Smith playing 761 00:36:18,400 --> 00:36:23,040 Speaker 1: quarterback would look like. That's pretty good. Uh one here 762 00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:26,080 Speaker 1: it's low hanging fruit, but it's it's still good. Joe 763 00:36:26,080 --> 00:36:29,800 Speaker 1: Flacco is burnt toast. He's absolutely burnt toast. Point Um, 764 00:36:30,040 --> 00:36:31,919 Speaker 1: you know, no no amount of good jelly or butter 765 00:36:31,960 --> 00:36:34,920 Speaker 1: can Flacco. You can't you can't butter up Joe Flacco 766 00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:38,000 Speaker 1: at this point with good receivers, good coaching, he's burnt toasting. 767 00:36:38,080 --> 00:36:41,800 Speaker 1: And Lamar Jackson he's the three course breakfast meal. Of course, 768 00:36:41,840 --> 00:36:44,000 Speaker 1: he's the three course whatever three courses you want. If 769 00:36:44,000 --> 00:36:47,560 Speaker 1: you want eggs, bacon, French toast, you want eggs in 770 00:36:47,640 --> 00:36:50,040 Speaker 1: some ham and and maybe you know great glass glass 771 00:36:50,080 --> 00:36:52,759 Speaker 1: glass of orange juice. Lamar Jackson has proven he is 772 00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:56,240 Speaker 1: the three chorus breakfast meal, and he just does everything 773 00:36:56,239 --> 00:36:58,799 Speaker 1: at goat levels. No, I mean so I I came 774 00:36:58,880 --> 00:37:01,040 Speaker 1: up with this partially too, because is our our pal 775 00:37:01,120 --> 00:37:03,080 Speaker 1: hythe from Kalani, who was one of the producers here. 776 00:37:03,120 --> 00:37:05,040 Speaker 1: He always refers to, you know, people or things as 777 00:37:05,080 --> 00:37:08,160 Speaker 1: being oatmeal, where it's like it's fine, you don't like 778 00:37:08,200 --> 00:37:09,600 Speaker 1: clamor for it, so like, you know, I looked at 779 00:37:09,640 --> 00:37:12,320 Speaker 1: it like Kirk Cousins sort of oatmeal. Literally, I was 780 00:37:12,360 --> 00:37:15,000 Speaker 1: gonna say, say old mill. But sometimes with like a 781 00:37:15,040 --> 00:37:16,799 Speaker 1: little bit sometimes people like cinnamon or like a little 782 00:37:16,800 --> 00:37:18,640 Speaker 1: bit of a fund sugar in it, Like we're in 783 00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:20,399 Speaker 1: there a couple of bites like oh this is good, 784 00:37:20,440 --> 00:37:22,480 Speaker 1: But more often than not it just like it's just 785 00:37:22,600 --> 00:37:25,120 Speaker 1: it's you're fine. Like you don't hate it, but it's 786 00:37:25,120 --> 00:37:27,520 Speaker 1: not exciting. So yeah, I don't know if if you do, 787 00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:29,440 Speaker 1: you have any eddie. I I was gonna say that 788 00:37:29,440 --> 00:37:31,520 Speaker 1: the Kirk Cousins one of the oatmeal because it's like, 789 00:37:31,560 --> 00:37:33,359 Speaker 1: you know, it doesn't win him on a football, but 790 00:37:33,480 --> 00:37:37,440 Speaker 1: well somehow you know, I'm sorry, I'm sorry who just 791 00:37:37,440 --> 00:37:42,360 Speaker 1: went what I'm saying? That's the bite with brown sugar 792 00:37:42,520 --> 00:37:45,759 Speaker 1: right when you lose them on a football. Um, I mean, 793 00:37:45,760 --> 00:37:48,920 Speaker 1: what's the gold eggs, lobster eggs, Bennedeck as well as 794 00:37:48,920 --> 00:37:52,400 Speaker 1: like Pat Mahomes. Yeah's fancy, the one the highest of 795 00:37:52,480 --> 00:37:55,160 Speaker 1: high ends. That's that's gotta be a home that's fancy. Yeah, 796 00:37:55,160 --> 00:37:57,040 Speaker 1: I like that. I like to. I'm put this out 797 00:37:57,040 --> 00:37:58,759 Speaker 1: on Twitter too and let you guys kind of weigh 798 00:37:58,760 --> 00:37:59,960 Speaker 1: in and steps. I feel like it'd be fun to 799 00:38:00,120 --> 00:38:01,560 Speaker 1: get some responses because this is the kind of goofy 800 00:38:01,600 --> 00:38:03,000 Speaker 1: stuff we're gonna do in the off season because we 801 00:38:03,080 --> 00:38:05,359 Speaker 1: had a long time before we get actual football to 802 00:38:05,480 --> 00:38:08,719 Speaker 1: talk about. So there you go, all right, I need 803 00:38:08,800 --> 00:38:11,120 Speaker 1: that's it. We are done. We appreciate you. Downloading and 804 00:38:11,160 --> 00:38:12,919 Speaker 1: listening is always, you know, the drill tell two friends 805 00:38:12,920 --> 00:38:15,200 Speaker 1: to tell two friends, rate review, and remember ages of 806 00:38:15,239 --> 00:38:20,240 Speaker 1: no importance unless you're cheese. We'll see you on Wednesday. 807 00:38:18,320 --> 00:38:38,600 Speaker 1: Warm warm, I'm going, I'm going.