1 00:00:01,080 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 1: Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly, a production of iHeartRadio. 2 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 2: Time now for Fantasy Football Weekly from iHeartRadio, your weekly 3 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:15,240 Speaker 2: source for the nation's best fantasy football advice, speculation, and 4 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:18,639 Speaker 2: whatever stupid stuff they decide to drop into the show. Now, 5 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:20,440 Speaker 2: here's your host, Paul Chargian. 6 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:26,720 Speaker 1: It's another edition of Fantasy Football Weekly. I am Paul Charchian. 7 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:32,440 Speaker 1: My co host today Brian Johnson. Hey, buddy, what's going on? 8 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 3: Charge? I am sweating my a off down here in 9 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:36,840 Speaker 3: Charlotte right now. 10 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 1: You still got thick Minnesota blood recoursing through your veins. 11 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:44,480 Speaker 1: This can't be easy. Summer in North Carolina. 12 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 3: It is still very thick. I'm like sweating gravy. 13 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 1: Oh man, from where exactly? 14 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 3: It is the dog days of summer. That's for sure. 15 00:00:57,240 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 3: We'll find something to talk about football related, I'm sure though. 16 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 1: So a couple weeks ago, we did an episode with 17 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: Matt Harrison and I about doing the Opposite, and like, 18 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 1: when's you're with all of these early runners, when would 19 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: you break do the opposite? When would you when do 20 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: you actually would you actually take these uh, these top runners? 21 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:18,480 Speaker 1: And we got a bunch of feedback from that from 22 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,240 Speaker 1: people who said Okay, that's fine. But if I do 23 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:24,480 Speaker 1: sluff the running back position, who should I be targeting 24 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:28,680 Speaker 1: in the mid rounds? As longtime listeners know, I don't 25 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:31,199 Speaker 1: generally take any running backs for at least four rounds, 26 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 1: and so want to do is starting round five. Let's 27 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:38,200 Speaker 1: identify a running back in each of the rounds that 28 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:41,960 Speaker 1: we're ready to start. These are guys that are RB 29 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: ones and RB two's. If you if you are sluffing 30 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:49,919 Speaker 1: that position like I do, and you know, for that matter, Brian, 31 00:01:50,480 --> 00:01:53,040 Speaker 1: even if you do take running backs in the first 32 00:01:53,040 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 1: four rounds, because you know, the likelihood is that they're 33 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 1: going to get hurt at some point or they're going 34 00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 1: to disappoint for some reason. Because that position is so 35 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: prone to variation, you're still might be taking a bunch 36 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 1: of running backs in the middle of your draft, even 37 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:09,639 Speaker 1: if you took them early too, because you got to 38 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 1: back up those positions more than you do any other position. 39 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:15,919 Speaker 3: You do, and there are a lot of intriguing backups 40 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:19,839 Speaker 3: out there. We might even go over to running backs 41 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:21,959 Speaker 3: on the same team. Running this riddle today, we'll find 42 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:24,920 Speaker 3: out we don't know, we don't know who were ah, 43 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 3: we were draft in our respective rounds. But uh right, 44 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 3: but yeah, and these are this is an important list 45 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 3: because if you're if you're doing the opposite, odds are 46 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:36,080 Speaker 3: you're gonna be not single tapping, you're gonna be double tapping, 47 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 3: triple tapping, maybe even quadruple tapping running backs in rounds five, six, seven, eight. 48 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: Nine to ten. Yeah, which is what I which, which 49 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:46,519 Speaker 1: is what I had always said was the do the 50 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:50,079 Speaker 1: opposite strategy is you hit those other positions for four 51 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 1: rounds and then you just pound running backs. And to 52 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 1: give you depth with these mid tier running backs, because 53 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:57,920 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, as we as as 54 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: we know from years of of looking at the top 55 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 1: ten running backs that are going to finish the season, 56 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: half of them are going to come out of the 57 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:10,760 Speaker 1: mid rounds. And we want to have a bunch of 58 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 1: those guys on our rosters. So we're gonna give you 59 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: our favorite running backs in the six rounds, spanning rounds 60 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 1: five through ten. Now, Brian, obviously these runners are going 61 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: to have some warts, otherwise they'd already be gone, right, 62 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 1: I mean, so all of these guys are going to 63 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: have some problems with them. But we're gonna make a 64 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: case for why we would still take them in their 65 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 1: respective rounds. I don't know about you, but the traits 66 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 1: that I was looking for heading into this, Brian, I 67 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: wanted to find guys who are in especially in the 68 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: earlier these like rounds five, six, seven, you're going to 69 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 1: be able to get lead runners on NFL teams, Guys 70 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 1: who are and you know, ideal. They're not in great spots. 71 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 1: Usually they're on less than ideal offenses, less than ideal situations, 72 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 1: but lead runners are still going to be out there. 73 00:03:57,360 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 1: Or I want part timers who are rul threats that 74 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 1: they can give me a receiving line that's gonna balance 75 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 1: out variable rushing production on a week to week basis 76 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 1: because those guys are sharing, or guys who are just 77 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:17,840 Speaker 1: inexplicably slide for weird, unjustifiable public sentiment that are just 78 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: I just think too low, so that my guy's sort 79 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:21,839 Speaker 1: of fall into those categories. 80 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 3: How about you, Yeah, I pretty much have one of 81 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 3: each of those guys. And speaking to the last genre 82 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:31,080 Speaker 3: of running back per se guys that have slid too far, 83 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 3: I've got one that almost checks all the boxes of 84 00:04:34,560 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 3: a first or second round pick. He's going in the 85 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:41,760 Speaker 3: eighth round and It's not like he's a super secret, 86 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 3: you know, sleeper or anything. But I just understand why 87 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 3: he's just stuck in neutral in the eighth round, has 88 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 3: been since March April, and even though tons of positive 89 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 3: steam coming out about this guy. But we'll get to 90 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:54,280 Speaker 3: him when we get to him. 91 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 1: All right, that's round eight preview of coming attractions. Yeah, 92 00:04:57,640 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 1: round eight, but we start with round five again. We're 93 00:05:00,360 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 1: gonna give you the one running back we would take 94 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 1: in each of the rounds five, six, seven, eight, nine, 95 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 1: and ten. Beginning with round five, I'm taking James Cook, 96 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 1: the running back from Buffalo, currently going off the board 97 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:17,799 Speaker 1: as RB thirteen. With Buffalo's dearth of receiving talent. Now 98 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:22,479 Speaker 1: we may see Buffalo's most balanced offense since Josh Allen 99 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 1: got there. You know, you'll remember Buffalo's wideouts are now 100 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 1: Curtis Samuel Khalil Shakir. Both slock guys, so they kind 101 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:35,159 Speaker 1: of cancel each other out mvs. Machollins. And then a 102 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:38,919 Speaker 1: second round rookie Keon Coleman. I mean, this is this 103 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:42,800 Speaker 1: is now one of the most unsettled and proven, unproductive 104 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:46,600 Speaker 1: wide receiver groups in the NFL. So we may see 105 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:47,360 Speaker 1: a lot more running. 106 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 3: For Get sorry, don't forget Chase Claypole. I left him 107 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 3: off the list. 108 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:57,279 Speaker 1: Personally or very particularly. You're not a believer, are you? 109 00:05:57,320 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 3: No, I'm not. There's one one underdog guy that he's 110 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 3: become notorious kind of, you know, infamous because he's drafted 111 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 3: Chase Cleets. 112 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 1: Like every draft, he's like eighty. 113 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:09,840 Speaker 3: Percent Chase Claypool exposure. Granted he's the last round pick, 114 00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:13,239 Speaker 3: but you still won't get he's got zero potential still 115 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 3: to be a zero for the season. 116 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 1: But I bet if we go remember what the Bears 117 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:18,839 Speaker 1: gave up for him, it was like a second round pick, 118 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:23,480 Speaker 1: I think, which is seems unbelievable now. 119 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 2: Uh. 120 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:29,040 Speaker 1: For James Cook, last year's fifty four targets. You know, 121 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:32,839 Speaker 1: if if this is gonna be a more balanced offense, 122 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 1: and given the guys they've got catching balls, wouldn't you 123 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:39,719 Speaker 1: throw more to James Cook? I could see him turn 124 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:44,479 Speaker 1: fifty four targets from last year into seventy seventy five 125 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:47,360 Speaker 1: eighty I could see I could see Cook finishing with 126 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:51,800 Speaker 1: sixty receptions, six hundred yards, five maybe six receiving touchdowns. 127 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 1: That'd be an uptick of about thirty percent. Over his 128 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:59,919 Speaker 1: receiving utilization. Last year, they added in rookie runner Rate 129 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 1: Davis from Kentucky, who I like and we talked about. 130 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:04,719 Speaker 1: We talked about him with Thor quite a bit around 131 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:08,440 Speaker 1: the draft. He thinks Ray Davis is a jack of 132 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 1: all trades, utility guy who's good at a lot of things, 133 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 1: but he's not special at anything. So I don't think 134 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 1: Ray Davis takes a lot away from James Cook. I 135 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:19,760 Speaker 1: think he's just sort of a change of pace guy. 136 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 1: Now I don't love that. Of course, Josh Allen sweeps 137 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,240 Speaker 1: up all the touchdowns up close, but that's the only 138 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 1: real reason for James Cook to drop into the fifth round. 139 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:31,360 Speaker 1: And he'd be somebody that I'd be perfectly happy starting 140 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:33,320 Speaker 1: if I had sleft the running back position. 141 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, sadly Cook has the potential to be the Bills 142 00:07:37,800 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 3: leading receiver. It's probably gonna be Dalton king Gate or 143 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:42,360 Speaker 3: James Cook. Am I gonna be one of those wide receivers. 144 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:43,680 Speaker 3: It's not gonna be Chase Claypool. 145 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: We know that maybe Kean Coleman's gonna be great, you know, 146 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 1: but we don't. But we don't know the opportunity will 147 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 1: be there, So let's move to the sixth round, Brian, 148 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 1: who is the running back that you're ready to go 149 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: to war with in the sixth round. 150 00:07:56,760 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 3: I'm going with Seattle's Kenneth Walker, who is going earlier 151 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:06,280 Speaker 3: in drafts last summer. Seattle did draft draft Zach Charbona 152 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 3: last year. We'll get into him in a minute, but 153 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 3: h Kenneth Walker still the lead back in Seattle. Walker 154 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 3: had over twice as many rush attempts as sharbon Ay 155 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 3: did in Sharbonay's rookie year last year. And what's more, 156 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 3: Charboney never garnered more than ten touches in a game 157 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 3: that Walker was fully healthy. Now, Walker did miss some time. 158 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:29,320 Speaker 3: When he did, sharbon A was getting bell cow usage. 159 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:33,200 Speaker 3: So that seems to be you know, their mo in 160 00:08:33,559 --> 00:08:36,199 Speaker 3: Seattle with the running backs, even though there's a totally 161 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:39,400 Speaker 3: new regime now that Pete Carroll has retired and Mike 162 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:43,360 Speaker 3: McDonald has taken over as head coach, but we can 163 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 3: expect Seattle to run the ball a lot under Mike 164 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 3: McDonald and also a new offensive coordinator in Seattle in 165 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 3: Ryan Grubb, who is a local guy. He was the 166 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 3: University of Washington's offensive coordinator, ran a very high paced offense. 167 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 3: I know you can't. It's not apples to apples when 168 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 3: we're talking college to NFL, but a very high paced 169 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 3: offense at Washington and Seattle over the last three years, 170 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 3: one of the slowest paced offenses in football. They've averaged 171 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 3: fifty eight, fifty five, and fifty six plays per game 172 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 3: over the last three years. Washington University of Washington was 173 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:18,959 Speaker 3: averaging nearly seventy plays per game. So so Grubb and 174 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 3: mcdonald're gonna want to pick up the place pace a 175 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 3: little bit more than a little bit a lot for 176 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:26,800 Speaker 3: the Seahawks, who would be running a lot of pro 177 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:30,199 Speaker 3: style routes and pro style progressions is the word coming 178 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:32,320 Speaker 3: out of Seattle, which means a lot of motion, a 179 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 3: lot of play action, and a lot of screens. So 180 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:38,760 Speaker 3: I like Walker more than Zach Sharbonay in the past game. 181 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:40,559 Speaker 3: And of course, like you said, there's words for all 182 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 3: these guys. Sharboney is going to steal touches, probably near 183 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 3: the goal line. 184 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:49,079 Speaker 1: But you know what, that's not even a guarantee, really. 185 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:51,760 Speaker 3: Not even a guarantee. But you know, Walker doesn't have 186 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:54,320 Speaker 3: any like eye popping metrics when you when you do 187 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 3: the deep dive pro football focused stuff. But you've watched him. 188 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:02,079 Speaker 3: I've watched him. He he has just had eye popping 189 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 3: plays at times, like this guy is legit, but injuries 190 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:08,200 Speaker 3: have popped up throughout his career. But hopefully he can 191 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 3: he can play a full seventeen game season. I still 192 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:13,439 Speaker 3: think he's a good value in the sixth round. Kenneth Walker. Yeah, 193 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:16,560 Speaker 3: I look, and you know he's just I could still 194 00:10:16,640 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 3: draft sharbon A in like the eleventh round, and I 195 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 3: don't hate that. I don't like drafting, you know, two 196 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:24,720 Speaker 3: running backs on the same team, especially if you're gonna 197 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 3: spend an early round like I don't like drafting them 198 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:29,840 Speaker 3: like Christian McCaffrey and Elijah Mitchell. You got to go 199 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:31,640 Speaker 3: all in on a guy in that case. But if 200 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 3: you're waiting until round six and eleven to you know, 201 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 3: get a monopoly on a backfield in Seattle, I don't 202 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:39,079 Speaker 3: hate it. But uh, anyway, that's enough. 203 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 1: I just don't think charbon is a factor here, even 204 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 1: though he is. He looks built for the goal line role. 205 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 1: They gave him six cracks at carries inside the five 206 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:52,520 Speaker 1: last year. Zach Charbony scored one time on six carries. Meanwhile, 207 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:57,080 Speaker 1: Kenneth Walker was given fifteen opportunities. He scored five times. 208 00:10:57,200 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 1: I'd like that to be a little higher. I'd have 209 00:10:58,760 --> 00:11:02,840 Speaker 1: been happier with six or seven that. But still, I 210 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:05,800 Speaker 1: don't think there's a I think I'm I'm not ready 211 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 1: to suggest that Sharbona is gonna get goal line work here. 212 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 3: I'm with you. I think, yeah, he's not like Walker's 213 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:15,360 Speaker 3: not gonna get phase out the goal line by any means. 214 00:11:15,640 --> 00:11:18,760 Speaker 3: He's got the same same goal line. And what's working 215 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:21,680 Speaker 3: against both of these guys Walker and sharbonnay one more 216 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:24,440 Speaker 3: wart of course, there are gonna be wards for these guys. 217 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:27,080 Speaker 3: Not a great line. Offensive line for the Yawks are 218 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:31,080 Speaker 3: projected to be bottom third. They were probably ranked thirtieth 219 00:11:31,120 --> 00:11:34,840 Speaker 3: overall I Pro football focused last year, so not ideal there. 220 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:36,959 Speaker 3: But again, you're not going to get a ten out 221 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:40,520 Speaker 3: of ten in every checkbox with these guys. 222 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:42,679 Speaker 1: I hear what you're saying, let's go to round seven. 223 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:45,800 Speaker 1: This is one of those I can't believe this guy's 224 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:47,839 Speaker 1: here moments, and I would definitely go to war with 225 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:50,719 Speaker 1: this guy as my RB one, not even my RB two. 226 00:11:50,760 --> 00:11:55,440 Speaker 1: And round seven, Ramandre Stevenson, I'm ready to be heard again, Brian. 227 00:11:56,920 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 1: Everything around Stevenson suggests a major bounce back coming. Last 228 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:09,080 Speaker 1: year he suffered from non functional quarterback play. Remember Mac 229 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 1: Jones Bailey zappy. Stevenson labored his defenses new he was 230 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 1: the really, by far, the biggest threat on offense, and 231 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 1: they just played to stop him. Knowing that Jones are zappy, 232 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 1: he was going to throw the game away at some point, 233 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 1: so he that was a struggle. Remember the season before 234 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:27,800 Speaker 1: last he was five yards per carry and then last 235 00:12:27,840 --> 00:12:30,000 Speaker 1: year that fell down to four yards per carry because 236 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:32,320 Speaker 1: of this, and then you may recall high ankle sprain 237 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:35,600 Speaker 1: ended his season in Week thirteen. But let's look ahead 238 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:39,640 Speaker 1: to this year. Obviously, the Patriots, who know him better 239 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:42,559 Speaker 1: than anybody else, believe in him because they just signed 240 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 1: him to a fat new four year extension. We're thirty 241 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:49,680 Speaker 1: six million dollars for this position. That's a lot of money. 242 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:53,960 Speaker 1: So the team knows him, they know that they feel 243 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 1: comfortable relying on him, and they doubled down on Stevenson. 244 00:12:56,520 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 1: Ezekiel Elliot gone replaced by Antonio Gibson. Zeke stole five 245 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:06,040 Speaker 1: goal line carries from Stevenson last year. Those will go 246 00:13:06,320 --> 00:13:09,400 Speaker 1: back to Remandre this year because Gibson's not getting goal 247 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:13,000 Speaker 1: line carries. But most importantly, Jacoby for said is a 248 00:13:13,080 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 1: proven functional starter. He's not. He's he would be the 249 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:20,080 Speaker 1: he would be the starting quarterback for probably you know, 250 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: three or four different teams. He's proven he can that 251 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 1: while he was with Cleveland. He's proved that he can 252 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:29,160 Speaker 1: be he can be somebody that can help an offense. 253 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 1: He's going to be way better. And then there's also 254 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:33,439 Speaker 1: the very real possibility Drake May is the third overall 255 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:35,840 Speaker 1: pick is going to be really good too. So one 256 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 1: way or another, the New England passing game is going 257 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:40,800 Speaker 1: to be way more viable. It's going to take way 258 00:13:40,800 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 1: more pressure off of Romandre Stevenson and I love Romandre. 259 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:49,679 Speaker 1: He's a great just like, do everything back. He's every 260 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 1: part of the field. He can be on the field, 261 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:54,400 Speaker 1: goal line back by the way he was, he is 262 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:56,720 Speaker 1: a good goal line back. He's already scored nine touchdowns 263 00:13:56,760 --> 00:13:58,839 Speaker 1: from inside the five throughout his career, and that was 264 00:13:58,880 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 1: when he was sharing time with Day and Harris for 265 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:02,680 Speaker 1: a lot of that. He can catch, although he's been 266 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:05,319 Speaker 1: under utilized as a receiver and Antonio Gibson will take 267 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:07,160 Speaker 1: some of that work because he can catch too. But 268 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:10,280 Speaker 1: over the past two years, in games in which Ramandrea 269 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 1: has started, he's averaged a pretty healthy three and a 270 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 1: half receptions per game. Now, it's not like it's bombs away, 271 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:19,400 Speaker 1: you know, deep stuff, but I like that he's getting 272 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:22,000 Speaker 1: you three and a half catches for about twenty receiving 273 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 1: yards in his starts over the past two years. That's 274 00:14:25,840 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 1: five and a half fantasy points right there. It's a 275 00:14:28,280 --> 00:14:32,000 Speaker 1: nice head start into your fantasy week with Ramandre Stevenson 276 00:14:32,000 --> 00:14:32,680 Speaker 1: in round seven. 277 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:35,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, I love it. Don't quit on Remandre. I won't either. 278 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:39,960 Speaker 3: I'm gonna stick with Remandree Remandre to the wheels fall off. 279 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 3: It's like Zach Moss. Never gave up on Zach Moss. 280 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:46,520 Speaker 1: Look at him now, now, look now, look exactly this happens. 281 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:48,920 Speaker 1: Happened too many times in my career where I toued 282 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:52,200 Speaker 1: some guy doesn't work out, and then by the time 283 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 1: we've all decided he's not gonna do something explosion. But 284 00:14:57,160 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 1: we'll see Zach Moss is another guy that we may 285 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:01,840 Speaker 1: maybe he that's going to make an appearance. After we 286 00:15:01,920 --> 00:15:04,920 Speaker 1: take this break, we find out who the running backs 287 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:07,600 Speaker 1: are that we're ready to put into our starting lineups 288 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 1: that you can get in rounds eight, nine, and ten. 289 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 1: Coming up next, Welcome back segment two Fantasy Football Weekly. 290 00:15:15,760 --> 00:15:19,440 Speaker 1: Paul Charging Brian Johnson with you. You can follow us on 291 00:15:19,440 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 1: Twitter at Paul Charging, Brian is at bt x J. 292 00:15:23,920 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 1: If you're interested in Guillotine leagues and you should be 293 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 1: Guillotine leagues, it's your opening soon ish. I can't put 294 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:34,360 Speaker 1: a date on it yet, but there's lots of stuff brewing. 295 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:37,080 Speaker 1: It's going to be super cool, hang tight. 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Follow the link in 305 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:07,400 Speaker 1: the show notes. 306 00:16:09,160 --> 00:16:11,800 Speaker 3: I gotta make more of a my presence felt in 307 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:14,080 Speaker 3: the Discord channel. I've been slack and I promised to 308 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:18,600 Speaker 3: uh and when I say slack slack too, So I 309 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:21,200 Speaker 3: got I gotta jump on discord. I promise, I vow 310 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 3: to do that. I love it. 311 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:26,440 Speaker 1: Let's go to round eight. Brian, you've sloughed the running 312 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 1: back position through the first at least four rounds. Maybe 313 00:16:30,400 --> 00:16:32,520 Speaker 1: you picked one up in five, six or seven, but 314 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 1: now it's here, it's round eight. Is there somebody you 315 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:37,280 Speaker 1: touted this early? You said you loved your round A 316 00:16:37,400 --> 00:16:40,400 Speaker 1: guy make your case for who you're taking in round eight. 317 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, this guy checks all the boxes really for like 318 00:16:44,880 --> 00:16:50,120 Speaker 3: a much earlier round pick. And if his predecessor was 319 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 3: still in town, the person he was the understudy for, 320 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:54,960 Speaker 3: you'd be going in the first or second round. And 321 00:16:55,000 --> 00:16:58,520 Speaker 3: I'm talking about the predecessor being Josh Jacobs used to 322 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 3: be the former starting running back the Las Vegas Raiders. 323 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:03,880 Speaker 3: He is now with the Green Bay Packers. We're not 324 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 3: talking about Jacobs. We're talking about Zamir White, who last 325 00:17:07,320 --> 00:17:10,200 Speaker 3: year stepped in for Jacobs when he was injured and 326 00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:13,720 Speaker 3: pretty much was a bell coow. So let's get into 327 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 3: the reasons why he was a bell coow. He's a 328 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:19,200 Speaker 3: bell coow because head coach Antonio Pierce is the man 329 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 3: you have to love Antonio Pierce. Yes, who wants his 330 00:17:22,920 --> 00:17:25,920 Speaker 3: RB one and he's on wax saying this to get 331 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:29,600 Speaker 3: his quote unquote magic number of twenty plus carries. I 332 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:33,760 Speaker 3: mean he has to love. Yeah, I mean Antonio Pierce. 333 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:36,240 Speaker 3: He is the head of the Bell Coow Conservation Society 334 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:38,920 Speaker 3: at this point. I mean, the bell Coow is a 335 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:41,600 Speaker 3: dying breed, but Antonio peers he wants to keep the 336 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 3: bell Cow intact, especially in his backfield. Now, Pierce, he 337 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 3: didn't start the season as head coach last year. He 338 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:50,960 Speaker 3: came in about midway a little past midway through the 339 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:55,399 Speaker 3: season when Josh Jacobs was the starter under Antonio Pierce. 340 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 3: In three of his four games under Pierce when he 341 00:17:58,119 --> 00:18:01,080 Speaker 3: was healthy, he averaged twenty four opera tunities per game 342 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:06,200 Speaker 3: that carries and targets. And when Jacobs went down, Zamir 343 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:09,680 Speaker 3: White hit that same number in three of his four 344 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:13,080 Speaker 3: starts under Pierce. So whoever starting at running back for 345 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:15,520 Speaker 3: the Raiders is gonna get bell Cow usage. And that's 346 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:18,920 Speaker 3: gonna be Zamir White. It's not gonna be Alexander Madison. 347 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 3: He was referred to as as a depth piece quote 348 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:26,760 Speaker 3: unquote from Pierce himself in March, so he is a backup. 349 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 3: They drafted Dylan Laub. I believe it is how you 350 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:31,720 Speaker 3: pronounced his last name, Lob, but he's just more of 351 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:35,919 Speaker 3: a third down pass catching threat. So it's Zamir White 352 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 3: all the way. And now he is not the most 353 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:40,680 Speaker 3: exciting name coming into his second year. That's why he's 354 00:18:40,680 --> 00:18:43,359 Speaker 3: not going in the third fourth round. The Raiders aren't 355 00:18:43,359 --> 00:18:46,920 Speaker 3: an exciting offense really, but they do have I mean, 356 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:49,600 Speaker 3: the real question mark is a quarterback for that offense. 357 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:53,080 Speaker 3: I mean DeVante Adams top five wide receivers still. 358 00:18:55,160 --> 00:18:57,440 Speaker 1: How about how about the next tier? How about six 359 00:18:57,560 --> 00:18:57,880 Speaker 1: or ten? 360 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:00,680 Speaker 3: Well, from a fantasy perspective, he's not the top five 361 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 3: because of his quarterback, but I think skill wise, if 362 00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:07,280 Speaker 3: you put him on the Bengals, he's you know, anyways, 363 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 3: a lot of a lot of weapons in that offense 364 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:13,960 Speaker 3: for the Raiders. And you know, if I can get 365 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:17,480 Speaker 3: anybody who's gonna get guaranteed twenty plus carries a game 366 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:19,800 Speaker 3: in the eighth round, I don't care if they're a 367 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:22,560 Speaker 3: Pop Warner player, I'm gonna draft that that running back 368 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:26,119 Speaker 3: in the eighth round. And the Raiders have worked to 369 00:19:26,160 --> 00:19:30,040 Speaker 3: improve their offensive line. Colton Miller has developed into one 370 00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:34,240 Speaker 3: of the better left tackles. They drafted Jackson Powers Johnson 371 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:37,160 Speaker 3: in the second round of the NFL Draft this year 372 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:39,880 Speaker 3: out of Oregon. So the Raiders they want to run 373 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:42,440 Speaker 3: the ball and they're they're just gonna run Zamere White 374 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:45,639 Speaker 3: into the ground. So if he's available, I'm reaching around 375 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:47,719 Speaker 3: on Zamir White, even though like him so much, so 376 00:19:48,119 --> 00:19:49,520 Speaker 3: I do not understand. 377 00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:52,960 Speaker 1: The preview of the preseason shows right there the reach around. 378 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:57,240 Speaker 1: Making an early appearance on Fantasy Football Weekly. Let me throw. 379 00:19:57,440 --> 00:20:00,920 Speaker 1: Let me throw another Zamir White stat that I gave 380 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:02,960 Speaker 1: out a couple of months ago. We were talking about 381 00:20:02,960 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 1: the Raiders. Please do explosive runs for Zamir White. In 382 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:10,880 Speaker 1: his four starts, he had seven runs of more than 383 00:20:10,920 --> 00:20:14,760 Speaker 1: ten yards. We'll take that, baby, That's what we want 384 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:17,280 Speaker 1: to see. That, by the way, to give you some context, 385 00:20:17,280 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 1: compared to Alexander Madison as the presumed backup Madison, his 386 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:26,879 Speaker 1: explosive run rate was half half of Zamir White. Samir 387 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:29,600 Speaker 1: White is a good runner, and I'm with you on this. 388 00:20:29,840 --> 00:20:34,080 Speaker 1: That is a fantastic opportunity in the eighth round for 389 00:20:34,160 --> 00:20:38,680 Speaker 1: Zamir White. Let's go to round number nine. This will 390 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:41,639 Speaker 1: be my last selection. You'll go round ten after this, Brian. 391 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:45,679 Speaker 1: So let me get this straight. I'm in round nine 392 00:20:46,359 --> 00:20:51,720 Speaker 1: and I can get the second highest scoring running back 393 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:56,280 Speaker 1: in the league last year, who led the entire NFL 394 00:20:56,320 --> 00:21:04,680 Speaker 1: in touchdown score in round nine, Raheem Mostert. What WTF? 395 00:21:05,160 --> 00:21:09,280 Speaker 1: What round nine? I get the lead back on the 396 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:14,840 Speaker 1: most dynamic rushing attack in the league. Yes, I understand. 397 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:18,400 Speaker 1: This is also a deep and complicated running back room 398 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:23,800 Speaker 1: featuring devon Ah Chan, Jalen Wright, Jeff Wilson to some 399 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:27,119 Speaker 1: minor degree. Okay, I get that, But you know what, 400 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:32,240 Speaker 1: Mostar got paid more than anybody else last year, and 401 00:21:32,359 --> 00:21:37,119 Speaker 1: sure a Chan highlight plays. Raheem most are finding himself 402 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:40,159 Speaker 1: in the end zone twenty one times. That's a highlight, baby, 403 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 1: that I wanted my fantasy team. In the ninth round. 404 00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:47,040 Speaker 1: Miami ran the ball thirty times from inside the five 405 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:49,959 Speaker 1: last year. That was the seventh most times from inside 406 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:54,159 Speaker 1: the five. That is a strong coaching pre election for 407 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:58,200 Speaker 1: scoring up close. And they scored fifteen times on those 408 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:00,879 Speaker 1: thirty carries, which is excellent. You want a fifty percent 409 00:22:00,960 --> 00:22:03,760 Speaker 1: conversion rate on carries inside the five. Miami hit it 410 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:08,280 Speaker 1: that was the fifth most at fifteen touchdowns rushing touchdowns 411 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 1: scored from inside the five, and Mostard had the third 412 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:14,919 Speaker 1: most rushing attempts he had twenty. He scored twelve of 413 00:22:14,960 --> 00:22:21,600 Speaker 1: the fifteen times from inside the five. That tells you plenty. Yes, 414 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:24,639 Speaker 1: he's old, thirty two years old, but he's so lightly used. 415 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:27,160 Speaker 1: Guy barely got to carry for the first four years 416 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:30,119 Speaker 1: he was in the league. There's a lot to like 417 00:22:30,280 --> 00:22:32,920 Speaker 1: about Raheem Moster that I shouldn't have to explain to people. 418 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 1: And how in the world he's going in the ninth 419 00:22:35,720 --> 00:22:39,919 Speaker 1: round is kind of crazy to me. Absolutely want Raheem 420 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:40,960 Speaker 1: Morris in the ninth round. 421 00:22:42,080 --> 00:22:44,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't get why Mostard is going so late. 422 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:48,560 Speaker 3: I mean you saw in the second round two, which 423 00:22:48,600 --> 00:22:51,080 Speaker 3: is absurd. Yeah, yeah, I was goot to say on 424 00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:54,040 Speaker 3: the flip side eight Chan in the late second in 425 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:57,119 Speaker 3: early third, he's one of the easiest passes for me 426 00:22:57,400 --> 00:23:00,320 Speaker 3: in that range. Just because of most I'm like, if 427 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:02,119 Speaker 3: I can get most of in the ninth I know 428 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 3: Han has like a ridiculous per touch, you know metrics 429 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:11,160 Speaker 3: from Kerry, Yeah, not sustainable. So yeah, I love most 430 00:23:11,160 --> 00:23:12,880 Speaker 3: of in the ninth totally with you there. 431 00:23:12,760 --> 00:23:14,760 Speaker 1: All right' So go to our final round round ten, Brian, 432 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:15,400 Speaker 1: who you taking? 433 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:16,600 Speaker 2: All right? 434 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:17,840 Speaker 3: Again? Uh? 435 00:23:18,000 --> 00:23:18,200 Speaker 2: Right? 436 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:22,119 Speaker 3: In this range, it's more about opportunity than environment. Really, 437 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:23,960 Speaker 3: if you can get a guy that's gonna get a 438 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:26,719 Speaker 3: starting workload at running back, I'm gonna pounce on him. 439 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:29,159 Speaker 3: I don't care what team he plays for, even if 440 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:34,280 Speaker 3: it's the New York Football Giants, who quite frankly, have 441 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:36,159 Speaker 3: you watched the New Hard Knocks, it's like more of 442 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:37,760 Speaker 3: the off season edition. 443 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:39,920 Speaker 1: You know, I haven't seen it. I've not seen it yet, 444 00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:42,920 Speaker 1: but my understanding is there's some pretty juicy stuff in there, 445 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 1: including you get to see through their evaluation of why 446 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:48,400 Speaker 1: they weren't going to re sign say Kwon Barkley, why 447 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:52,119 Speaker 1: they still say they believe in Daniel Jones, and the 448 00:23:52,119 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 1: fact that they pass on quarterback tells me they do 449 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:55,840 Speaker 1: believe in Daniel Jones. 450 00:23:56,760 --> 00:23:59,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, they really believe in Daniel Jones. They believe him 451 00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:02,359 Speaker 3: so much that uh shines or shown that the GM 452 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:05,520 Speaker 3: They said, Uh even Patrick Mahomes wasn't winning games for 453 00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:06,280 Speaker 3: us last year? 454 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:12,400 Speaker 1: Ah, well, little bit, he's probably right about that. Actually, Yeah, 455 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:15,480 Speaker 1: maybe I like they could self evaluate their own team 456 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:19,160 Speaker 1: and know that there's that they're potentially not great. 457 00:24:20,119 --> 00:24:23,119 Speaker 3: We don't care about reality football when it comes to 458 00:24:23,119 --> 00:24:25,520 Speaker 3: the Giants, especially here, but we do care about fantasy 459 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:27,959 Speaker 3: and uh, we're talking running back. So I like Devin's 460 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:31,679 Speaker 3: Singletary in the tenth round. Uh, taking the place of 461 00:24:31,800 --> 00:24:36,160 Speaker 3: Saquon Barkley, who they the Giants let walk uh down 462 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 3: south to Philly, just down south on the Turnpike. And hey, 463 00:24:40,040 --> 00:24:45,240 Speaker 3: is Singletary an upgrade Overquon Barkley. He quite possibly could be, 464 00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:50,520 Speaker 3: according to Ian Harditz of Fantasy Life. According he did 465 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:54,159 Speaker 3: the research, so I'm just gonna credit him for all this, 466 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:58,760 Speaker 3: all these stats. Uh, Singletary has a better PFF rushing 467 00:24:58,760 --> 00:25:01,600 Speaker 3: grade over his career than Saquon Barkley. His averaged more 468 00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:04,760 Speaker 3: yards per carry, has averaged more yards after a contact 469 00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:09,359 Speaker 3: per carry. Singletary has forced more mistackles per carry than 470 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:12,920 Speaker 3: Saquon Barkley, and has a higher explosive run rate than 471 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:15,520 Speaker 3: Saquon Barkley. Yes, throughout his career. 472 00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:18,560 Speaker 1: I hammered Barkley. Sorry for the interruption. I had hammered 473 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:21,919 Speaker 1: Barkley two shows ago when we were undoing the opposite 474 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:26,359 Speaker 1: and like no other his ADP has picked fifteen middle 475 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:29,040 Speaker 1: of the second round for Barkley, and we were talking 476 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:32,119 Speaker 1: about where would you actually take it, and I dropped 477 00:25:32,160 --> 00:25:34,720 Speaker 1: him all the way down to like round six is 478 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 1: where I'm interested in Barkley. I'll just re I'll hit 479 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:39,840 Speaker 1: on some of the talking points I had then. He 480 00:25:39,960 --> 00:25:43,720 Speaker 1: finished last year as Pro Football Focus running back forty three, 481 00:25:44,280 --> 00:25:48,600 Speaker 1: he was fifty fourth and elusiveness, he was thirtieth in 482 00:25:48,720 --> 00:25:53,800 Speaker 1: rushing yards over expectation percentage and in Philadelphia's quarterbacks gonna 483 00:25:53,800 --> 00:25:57,919 Speaker 1: eat all his short touchdowns. This is a disaster. Actually, no, 484 00:25:58,080 --> 00:25:59,720 Speaker 1: I'm going back looking back at my notes. I hadn't 485 00:25:59,720 --> 00:26:02,240 Speaker 1: pay round eight where I would take Barkley, and I 486 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:05,760 Speaker 1: had Remandre before him, Jonathan Brooks, a mere White. I mean, 487 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:09,000 Speaker 1: there's a bunch of runners going where I would that 488 00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:12,960 Speaker 1: I would rather have than Saquon Barkley. So just to 489 00:26:13,359 --> 00:26:15,880 Speaker 1: I realized this is more about Devin Singletary than Barkley. 490 00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:18,760 Speaker 1: But just want to take another opportunity to hammer the 491 00:26:19,520 --> 00:26:21,520 Speaker 1: remains life remains. 492 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:27,680 Speaker 3: Okay, bart rays Barkley catching several strays on this podcast. Yeah, okay, 493 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:30,480 Speaker 3: so you know you're definitely not drafting Saquon Barkley. So 494 00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:33,040 Speaker 3: this is a perfect podcast for those not drafting Barkleys. 495 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:35,359 Speaker 3: You wait for the later rounds. But yeah, Singletary a 496 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:37,919 Speaker 3: great dude. The opposite candidate in the tenth round. The 497 00:26:37,960 --> 00:26:42,199 Speaker 3: Giants guaranteed him almost ten million dollars of this season, 498 00:26:42,359 --> 00:26:44,800 Speaker 3: so he's going to be getting the ball they're not 499 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:46,760 Speaker 3: going to be given Tyrone Tracey. He was a rookie. 500 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:50,200 Speaker 3: A ton of carries Eric Gray in his second year. 501 00:26:50,280 --> 00:26:53,520 Speaker 3: Singletary has averaged more than four and a half yards 502 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:55,800 Speaker 3: for carrying each of his last two seasons. Now, granted, 503 00:26:56,200 --> 00:26:58,960 Speaker 3: he's been running behind better offensive lines in Buffalo and 504 00:26:59,280 --> 00:27:02,679 Speaker 3: Houston last year. The Giants offensive line was among the 505 00:27:02,800 --> 00:27:05,280 Speaker 3: NFL's worst last season, but that was partially due to 506 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:08,159 Speaker 3: injuries or healthy right now, but again that there are 507 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:11,440 Speaker 3: gonna be some words for these guys, but words for 508 00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:13,760 Speaker 3: these guys going in these rounds with Devin Singletary, he's 509 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:18,560 Speaker 3: gonna be getting that guaranteed fifteen to twenty touches when healthy, 510 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:21,320 Speaker 3: and he's healthy right now, So an easy smash pick 511 00:27:21,359 --> 00:27:23,640 Speaker 3: in the tenth round when doing the opposite. 512 00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:27,520 Speaker 1: So let's assume I went with a wide receiver in 513 00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:29,600 Speaker 1: the first round. I went tight end in the second 514 00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:32,080 Speaker 1: round and came back to wide receiver in the third round. 515 00:27:32,400 --> 00:27:35,400 Speaker 1: Fourth round is maybe my quarterback. And I'm rolling into 516 00:27:35,480 --> 00:27:40,480 Speaker 1: round five and I'm able to get three or four 517 00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:44,040 Speaker 1: of these guys in the next six rounds. I'm so 518 00:27:44,240 --> 00:27:47,160 Speaker 1: ready to go to war with this group. James Cook, 519 00:27:47,560 --> 00:27:53,200 Speaker 1: Kenneth Walker, Ramandre Stevenson, Zamir White, Raheem Moster, Devin Singletary, 520 00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:57,240 Speaker 1: game on Baby. Ready to roll into my season. 521 00:27:58,320 --> 00:28:00,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, I almost liked that the the ladder more than 522 00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:03,800 Speaker 3: the former, meaning that the last three the white. 523 00:28:05,080 --> 00:28:11,879 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm with you. I'm with you up by ADP 524 00:28:12,160 --> 00:28:15,120 Speaker 1: for sure. I would rather do that so we might 525 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:19,520 Speaker 1: slough past four rounds. It's very possible that it works 526 00:28:19,520 --> 00:28:22,719 Speaker 1: out that way. Uh, Brian, great job, Thank you for 527 00:28:23,119 --> 00:28:24,919 Speaker 1: Thank you for your time and your expertise on this. 528 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:28,359 Speaker 1: Thank you for listening. Everybody. We always love having you 529 00:28:28,440 --> 00:28:31,160 Speaker 1: here at Fantasy Football Weekly. I'll be back next week 530 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:33,879 Speaker 1: for more and again. Check out the Discord channel and 531 00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:35,520 Speaker 1: get all the show notes there. You can follow us 532 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:39,640 Speaker 1: on Twitter. Guillotine Leagues coming soon. 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