1 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:15,360 Speaker 1: Hey everybody, it's Wednesday, September two. Welcome to the NFL 2 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:17,919 Speaker 1: fantasy football show. It's me, your man, Nam g, Marcus Grant, 3 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,520 Speaker 1: joined by Michael F Florio, and we got the specialists, 4 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 1: a cast of dozens. Let's put this show together. UH, florial, 5 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: it's it's been two weeks and the buffalo bills have 6 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 1: just smoked their competition in both weeks. Um, as a 7 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:36,519 Speaker 1: friend of mine said, can we just Sim to the 8 00:00:36,640 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 1: end where the bills are in the playoffs? It feels 9 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 1: like that's what needs. Like you're just just playing out 10 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 1: the string now at this point, because I don't anybody, 11 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 1: certainly in the division. I don't know. I guess this 12 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 1: week is a big one for you right, but I 13 00:00:47,320 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 1: feel like right now let's just let's just get to 14 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: the playoffs and see what the bills can do. Yeah, 15 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 1: the hope right now. Let's just get to the playoffs 16 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:55,959 Speaker 1: healthy and for the first time in my life, that's 17 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: the hope. Normally it's like we could hopefully we win 18 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: nine games and squeak in. It's the sixth seed or 19 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 1: something like that. But yeah, I mean I was talking 20 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: to Zach for the show's statement game on Monday night 21 00:01:06,120 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 1: against last year's one seed. It's gonna BE H it's 22 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 1: gonna be really, really interesting, uh, to watch this bill's 23 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 1: team play the rest of the year, because they've looked 24 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:18,400 Speaker 1: phenomenal the first couple of weeks of the season. Uh. 25 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:20,400 Speaker 1: We've got a lot to get to in the show today. 26 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 1: We got some game previews for week three. We got 27 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 1: some sleepers, we got some bust as well, but let's 28 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 1: start with AH fantasy headline. Not a whole lot of 29 00:01:28,560 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 1: news in the last couple of days, but we do 30 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:35,399 Speaker 1: have one notable headline. Mike Evans was suspended for a game. 31 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 1: He appealed that one game suspension and as of Thursday, 32 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,680 Speaker 1: or a Wednesday morning rather, it has been upheld by 33 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,679 Speaker 1: the League office. So that means that Mike Evans will 34 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 1: not play this week against the Green Bay packers. I 35 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 1: mean floral. This, in theory leaves them very shorthanded and 36 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 1: wide receiver. So we know there's no Mike Evans. It 37 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 1: looks doubtful that Chris Godwin is going to play. We 38 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: don't know about Julio Jones. Is there any wide receiver 39 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 1: in Tampa? You feel confident starting this week? It's a 40 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:10,640 Speaker 1: lot gonna depend on Julio Jones, because if Julio Jones 41 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:13,200 Speaker 1: is active, and I'm hoping that he is, I know 42 00:02:13,240 --> 00:02:15,080 Speaker 1: he tried to give it a go this past week. 43 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:17,679 Speaker 1: He had a limited practice on Friday, I believe, and 44 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 1: then they said, Oh, let's just hold him out. Makes 45 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:21,799 Speaker 1: Sense when you have a veteran like that, you want 46 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:23,720 Speaker 1: him healthy for a team like the bucks who have 47 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:27,480 Speaker 1: super bowl aspirations. But if he plays, I would feel 48 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 1: confident starting him and if he sits, I would then 49 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 1: pivot and feel confident starting Russell Gauge. I mean someone 50 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:37,640 Speaker 1: has to catch the ball from the goat, right. I 51 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 1: mean you would think so. I mean I would say yes, 52 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: I'm with you on Julio Jones. If Julio doesn't play, 53 00:02:43,800 --> 00:02:46,440 Speaker 1: I might even just pivot away from the box, like 54 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:48,079 Speaker 1: I think you know, there are other guys out there 55 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 1: on the waiver wire. The good news is for fantasy 56 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:53,240 Speaker 1: at least, the wide receiver is deep, so maybe you 57 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 1: don't have to force the issue. But you talk about 58 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 1: Tom Brady. It's a good defense he's facing this week 59 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: in Green Bay. Um, do you have any level of 60 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 1: confidence even you, with or without Julio Jones, would you 61 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 1: feel confident starting Tom Brady this because I was this. 62 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:10,800 Speaker 1: He hasn't been great the first two weeks of the season. No, 63 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 1: he he has certainly been a disappointment early on this 64 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: season and uh, I think I have him ranked as 65 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:19,679 Speaker 1: a low N qb one. That that's how I'm trusting 66 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: him this week. Like you said, it is a tough 67 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 1: matchup against the packers, who I know their defense, uh, 68 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 1: like week one didn't look as advertised, but they have 69 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 1: a lot of talent on the defensive side of that ball. 70 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 1: It's kind of gross. The same markets, but a game 71 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 1: where Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady are starting. There's not 72 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 1: a lot of people I feel great about in fantasy. 73 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: There's not and maybe not even excited about either quarterback 74 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 1: in this game, which is a weird thing to say 75 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 1: when you're talking about two of the greatest ever to 76 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 1: play the position in the NFL. Alright, let's move on. 77 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 1: We're gonna do some heroes and villains. Let's start with 78 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 1: our fantasy hero of the week, the guy that you 79 00:03:58,400 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 1: think is going to carry your team to victory. And 80 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 1: Week three, who you got? I'm going with Jalen hurts here, 81 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: and this is a guy who carried me to victory 82 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 1: in week one, he carried everyone a victory in week two, 83 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: and that's why I'm so excited about him. One this 84 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 1: Washington defense, we've we've seen them just getting lit up 85 00:04:14,360 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 1: by the Lions. They gave up a bunch of points 86 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:20,279 Speaker 1: in week one as well. And then Jalen hurts. Not 87 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:22,359 Speaker 1: only is he looking like a quarterback, one like he 88 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: had a fifty three yard touchdown on the money the 89 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:27,719 Speaker 1: other day and I tweeted I said like that that's 90 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: really bad for the people who doubt him, because if 91 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:33,840 Speaker 1: he's airing out PTARD touchdowns, good luck stopping the rest 92 00:04:33,839 --> 00:04:36,159 Speaker 1: of the way. And then just he gets near the 93 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 1: goal line and he's there rb one like like he 94 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: had a twenty something yard touchdown run. He had a 95 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:43,920 Speaker 1: three yard touchdown run. I think that this guy is 96 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:48,239 Speaker 1: legitimately Josh Allen's biggest competition to be the cute quarterback 97 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:50,159 Speaker 1: one this year. Maybe you put Lamar Jackson in that 98 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:52,599 Speaker 1: group as well, but I'm just riding out with jalen 99 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: hurts everywhere, especially in a great matchup. It's funny you 100 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:58,919 Speaker 1: talk about Josh Allen too, because he's sort of in 101 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:01,719 Speaker 1: the midst of a Josh Allen type glow up where, 102 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:03,720 Speaker 1: you know, we knew immediately that he could be a 103 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 1: threat running the football. We wanted to see what he 104 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:09,279 Speaker 1: could be as a passer. Uh, and so far, I 105 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:12,400 Speaker 1: mean it's a small sample size in two but he 106 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:16,080 Speaker 1: really has elevated his game throwing the football as well. So, uh, 107 00:05:16,120 --> 00:05:18,520 Speaker 1: he really seems to be on that path. I'm gonna 108 00:05:18,560 --> 00:05:20,479 Speaker 1: roll with Derrick Henry and I know that he has 109 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 1: not looked like El Tractor sto necessarily the first couple 110 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:26,719 Speaker 1: of weeks. I mean, they were just completely shut down 111 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:30,600 Speaker 1: by the bills on Monday night. But for the titans, 112 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 1: in terms of getting things turned around and getting their 113 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 1: offense back on track, it really does start with Derrick Henry. 114 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 1: This is a much better matchup for them in terms 115 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 1: of their offense going against this raidar defense and they 116 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 1: will give up some yards on the ground and I 117 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 1: just really think this is a week where you see 118 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:49,360 Speaker 1: todd downing and that offense go back to fundamentals. Let's 119 00:05:49,360 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: hand the ball to Derrick Henry, let's play power football, 120 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 1: let's run and let's try to get some yards on 121 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 1: the ground and get this that, I think, open things 122 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:59,599 Speaker 1: up for everybody else, for Tannehill, for trail on Burkes, 123 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:02,280 Speaker 1: for this whole offense. So if you have been frustrated 124 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: by Derrick Henry the first two weeks, I think, florial, 125 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:06,960 Speaker 1: this is a week that you can, you know, hopefully 126 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 1: breathe a little bit easier and he'll look like the 127 00:06:08,960 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 1: guy you spent probably a first round pick on. Yeah, 128 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 1: it was a clear emphasis by the bills in week 129 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:18,800 Speaker 1: two to like Derrick Henry wasn't even getting to the 130 00:06:18,800 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage before he was getting contact made by 131 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:24,560 Speaker 1: a defender, like they were basically, and I think that 132 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 1: could be a hurdle for Henry all years. Like teams 133 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 1: are daring Ryan Tan Hill and those receivers to beat 134 00:06:30,160 --> 00:06:32,840 Speaker 1: them and they're like anyone but Derrick Henry h and 135 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:35,320 Speaker 1: somewhat on twitter I was like is Derrick Henry look 136 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: a little slower? Is it just me? And someone was 137 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:39,280 Speaker 1: like no, this is a Derrick Henry game. He gets 138 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:41,119 Speaker 1: hit behind the line of scrimmage and then he breaks 139 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:43,719 Speaker 1: out like a seven yard touchdown run and I was like, yeah, 140 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:47,000 Speaker 1: that's gonna happen sooner or later. Yeah, well, good for you. 141 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 1: It didn't happen. Against the bills, but the raider fans 142 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 1: be where it could happen against you. So that's the up. 143 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: Let's go with the down. Who is your fantasy villain, 144 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:58,720 Speaker 1: the star player that might leave you disappointed this week? 145 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:01,400 Speaker 1: I'm going with the J Moore here, who I know 146 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:04,599 Speaker 1: a lot of people had high expectations for in some drafts. 147 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:07,720 Speaker 1: He was going as a wide receiver one, but week 148 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 1: wanting disappointed and in week two, I know he had 149 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 1: a good game. It was really two catches in the 150 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:15,240 Speaker 1: second half. He had like one like thirties something yard catch, 151 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 1: and then he caught a touchdown, and I don't think 152 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 1: we can rely on him to catch touchdowns every week. 153 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:21,680 Speaker 1: This is a guy who's had four touchdowns in each 154 00:07:21,680 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 1: of the last two seasons. So with Baker Mayfield spreading 155 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 1: the ball out and he's not throwing it as much 156 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:29,920 Speaker 1: as we want to d j Moore or Christian McCaffrey, 157 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 1: because he's getting other secondary receivers more involved. I think 158 00:07:33,920 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: in a tough matchup where Moore's probably gonna have a 159 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 1: lot of marshaw lattimore on him, I I am weary 160 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 1: of what he's gonna do this week. On top of it, 161 00:07:41,520 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 1: Matt rules saying earlier in the week that he wants 162 00:07:44,080 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: to get more wide receivers on the field, saying he 163 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:48,520 Speaker 1: wants to get LEVISCA Chennault involved, which a couple of 164 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 1: years ago would have gotten me really excited. I can't 165 00:07:50,760 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 1: really get behind that at this point. Um My fantasy 166 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 1: villain of the week. We sort of touched on it. 167 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:59,120 Speaker 1: It's Aaron Rodgers going up against the buccaneers because week 168 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 1: one we saw they were awful offensively, uh, in that 169 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:06,679 Speaker 1: game against the Vikings. Week two was slightly better against 170 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 1: the bears, but it looks like this team is going 171 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 1: to have to live and die with their running game primarily. 172 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: It's going to be a lot of Aaron Jones this season, 173 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 1: a lot of AJ Dillon. Those guys will work into 174 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 1: the passing game, but I don't think we're gonna see 175 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 1: a ton of big time Aaron Rodgers Games until he 176 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: feels more comfortable with his wide receivers. On top of it, 177 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: it's just a bad matchup against this Buck's defense. This 178 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 1: is UH considers to be one of the lower scoring 179 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 1: games potentially this week, which is a weird thing to 180 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:37,080 Speaker 1: say when you have Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers on 181 00:08:37,120 --> 00:08:39,640 Speaker 1: the field, but this feels like if you have another 182 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:42,560 Speaker 1: option at quarterback or if there's somebody on the waiver wire, 183 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:45,440 Speaker 1: then maybe has a better matchup. I would really consider 184 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:48,120 Speaker 1: them this week over Aaron Rodgers, and that that feels 185 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:51,559 Speaker 1: feels kind of dirty to say. I don't think it is, though, 186 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 1: because it's like you said, not only are they so 187 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 1: reliant on the running game, but like they're controlling the clock. 188 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:00,320 Speaker 1: They're not having Aaron Rodgers throw it as much, and 189 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:02,839 Speaker 1: then he doesn't have like a field stretch or anything 190 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 1: where like he could pick up points in chunks. His 191 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 1: best options are throwing it to the running back. So 192 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:10,200 Speaker 1: I I agree with you. I I have Rogers as 193 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: a low N QB one. Yeah, just five man life, 194 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:18,080 Speaker 1: you fast coming all the time. All right, let's get 195 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:20,720 Speaker 1: into our game previews. Will start with the TNF Games, 196 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 1: steelers at browns. You can see that in eight fifteen 197 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 1: eastern on prime video or streaming on NFL plus. Uh 198 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:30,319 Speaker 1: Naji Harris, it has not been a spectacular start to 199 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:32,680 Speaker 1: the season for him. I know people had concerns about 200 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:34,360 Speaker 1: him coming into the year, though I think we sort 201 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:37,200 Speaker 1: of brushed them off. But through two weeks. How worried 202 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 1: are you about what you've seen from Nagi? I'm not 203 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 1: super worried because week one, I know he didn't live 204 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:47,720 Speaker 1: up to expectations, but he left the game with his 205 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:50,720 Speaker 1: ankle injury. And then last week I was where I 206 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 1: was low on him. I barely had him as the 207 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 1: top twenty four ranked running back. On Sunday to see 208 00:09:56,840 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 1: him get fifteen carries, six targets, touched the ball twenty times, 209 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:03,559 Speaker 1: despite knowing what we knew about his ankle, I think 210 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 1: you have to take that as an encouraging sign. I 211 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:07,679 Speaker 1: know he didn't have that big blow up game yet, 212 00:10:07,800 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 1: but if he's touching the ball twenty times a game, 213 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 1: there's going to be better results ahead, and so I'm 214 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:15,400 Speaker 1: not super worried Marcus. In fact, I think I would 215 00:10:15,440 --> 00:10:17,440 Speaker 1: be more willing to try to trade for him now 216 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,520 Speaker 1: if the person who drafted him is worried. That might 217 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:22,439 Speaker 1: be actually a pretty good idea. I just I still 218 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 1: have confidence in him just because, as you mentioned, the 219 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:27,680 Speaker 1: volume of touches is going to be there, whereas there's 220 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:30,720 Speaker 1: so many places around the League we see multiple running 221 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:34,000 Speaker 1: backs getting opportunities and kind of rotating through. This is 222 00:10:34,080 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: Nagy Harris's backfield. I mean, unless something really catastrophic happens, 223 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 1: I just don't see him not getting a whole lot 224 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:42,080 Speaker 1: of touches. So I at least have that level of 225 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:46,320 Speaker 1: confidence in him. Speaking of confidence, which wide receiver do 226 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 1: you trust starting more? Is it Deante Johnson on the 227 00:10:49,120 --> 00:10:51,079 Speaker 1: steeler side, or is it a Maori Cooper coming off 228 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 1: a big week in the game against the jets? I'm 229 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 1: the one that writes about Amari Cooper every week as 230 00:10:56,800 --> 00:10:58,599 Speaker 1: a sid this is the third straight week in a 231 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:00,680 Speaker 1: row I've included him in the start sit as a 232 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 1: sit and what I said there was like, I think 233 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:05,959 Speaker 1: we got the full scope of Amari Cooper through the 234 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:07,560 Speaker 1: first two games of the year. He's gonna give you 235 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 1: like five points or like twenty points and probably not 236 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:14,000 Speaker 1: a whole lot in between. The exact opposite is Deonte Johnson, 237 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:15,920 Speaker 1: like he's gonna get you ten targets every game. It 238 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:19,200 Speaker 1: feels like, uh, he's just the much safer bet. So 239 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:21,320 Speaker 1: I hate that we're putting both of these guys in 240 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:24,080 Speaker 1: this conversation because it means that they haven't lived up 241 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 1: to expectations. But I definitely feel better about Deonte than 242 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:30,280 Speaker 1: a Marii right now. Absolutely. I just feel like there's 243 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:33,000 Speaker 1: more consistency on the Deonte Johnson side with a mark 244 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:35,680 Speaker 1: then with a Mari Cooper. You talk about maybe trying 245 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:37,960 Speaker 1: to trade four Nagi Harris. I think this is the 246 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 1: time to trade away Amari Cooper because I don't know 247 00:11:41,160 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 1: that his value gets much higher than it is right now. 248 00:11:44,640 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 1: I mean coming off that game with a hundred yards 249 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 1: and a touchdown. Uh, this is the time and maybe 250 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:50,719 Speaker 1: you try to send a Mari Cooper to somebody else 251 00:11:50,760 --> 00:11:53,520 Speaker 1: who has wide receiver issues because, as you mentioned, it's 252 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 1: going to be a roller coaster. There will be other 253 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:57,560 Speaker 1: big games for Mari, but they're not going to be 254 00:11:57,880 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 1: very consistent. So this this might be the time to move. 255 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:03,720 Speaker 1: Check out this nugget our friends at the NFL research 256 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:07,319 Speaker 1: team found us this week. Three wookie rookie wide receivers 257 00:12:07,360 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 1: are top fifteen in fantasy after two weeks. Garrett Wilson 258 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 1: is twelve, Drake London is Fourteenth Johan Dotson is fifteen. mean, 259 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 1: while no rookie wide receivers were top fifteen after the 260 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 1: first two weeks in or twenty one. So the first 261 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:24,840 Speaker 1: year past catchers are showing well in the first couple 262 00:12:24,840 --> 00:12:27,280 Speaker 1: of weeks of the season. Of those three that are 263 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:29,800 Speaker 1: in the top fifteen right now, Garrett Wilson, drake London 264 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:32,520 Speaker 1: or Johan Dotson, which one would you want for the 265 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:35,040 Speaker 1: rest of the season? I'M gonna go with the with 266 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 1: our boy, I'M gonna call him markets. I'M gonna go 267 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:39,679 Speaker 1: with Drake London here, and part of it is just 268 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 1: because of how much volume he's getting. He's in the 269 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:46,800 Speaker 1: top four and targets on his routes that he's running 270 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:48,080 Speaker 1: this year, and I know that it is a very 271 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:51,400 Speaker 1: big popular stat in the fantasy community right now. He 272 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:54,720 Speaker 1: actually leads the NFL in that stat right now. So 273 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 1: no one is getting targeted more on their routes than 274 00:12:57,480 --> 00:13:01,040 Speaker 1: drake London. Plus, uh, he can win outfield and chunks. 275 00:13:01,040 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 1: We know he's a good red zone present. So I 276 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:06,040 Speaker 1: thought he was the wide receiver one coming into this 277 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:08,720 Speaker 1: year and seeing all the volume that he's getting, that 278 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:11,080 Speaker 1: just I like all three of these guys, but London 279 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:12,920 Speaker 1: is the one I'm gonna ride with the most. You 280 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:14,720 Speaker 1: know I love Drake London, so it feels a little 281 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:17,320 Speaker 1: blasphemous for me a pivot now and say Garrett Wilson 282 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:20,000 Speaker 1: the guy that I want for the rest of the season. 283 00:13:20,200 --> 00:13:22,160 Speaker 1: I do think it's a coin flip, though, right I 284 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 1: came into the year thinking drake London was going to 285 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:27,480 Speaker 1: be the top scoring wide receiver, but Garrett Wilson. Maybe 286 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 1: it's a little bit of recency bias after what happened 287 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:32,280 Speaker 1: over the weekend against the Cleveland Browns, but I do 288 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:34,480 Speaker 1: love the fact that they are using him down field. 289 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 1: Just from just played straight up eye test and talent, 290 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:41,840 Speaker 1: he looks like that guy there in New York. Plus, 291 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:43,840 Speaker 1: at least early on in the season, he's getting more 292 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 1: end zone targets. And London has the one touchdown, but 293 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:49,040 Speaker 1: it was a catch and run. It looks like the 294 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 1: jets right now are targeting Garrett Wilson in the end zone, 295 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 1: so that certainly helps his touchdown upside. But Um, again, 296 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:57,960 Speaker 1: I don't I don't think you can lose either way 297 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:00,360 Speaker 1: between either one of these guys. And look that that's 298 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 1: not even to knock John Dotson, who has been really good, 299 00:14:02,960 --> 00:14:06,160 Speaker 1: Chris O lava, who is really starting, I think, break 300 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 1: out there in New Orleans as well. So you need 301 00:14:08,800 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 1: one of those those rookie wide receivers if you've got them, 302 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 1: you've got to feel pretty good about what you've seen 303 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:15,160 Speaker 1: from them through the first couple of weeks of the season. 304 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 1: All right, let's get to our game previews for the week. 305 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:22,200 Speaker 1: We will start with the Texans at the browns. The Texans, 306 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:24,960 Speaker 1: who our feisty. I mean they don't have a win yet, 307 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 1: their oh one and one, but they've been pretty feisty 308 00:14:27,200 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 1: so far this season. Anybody that you're looking at specifically though, 309 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 1: in that game? Yeah, I think Damian pierced there is 310 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 1: a sleeper and I know coming into the year we 311 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 1: were all super bullish on him and then week one 312 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:40,200 Speaker 1: happened and we were like, what is going on? He's 313 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:44,360 Speaker 1: playing behind rex burkehead and everything, and then he very 314 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:48,480 Speaker 1: quietly went out in week two played sixty of the staps. 315 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: He saw all fifteen running back carries. UH, he only 316 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:56,120 Speaker 1: had one target, but that shoot increases the year goes on. 317 00:14:56,280 --> 00:14:58,520 Speaker 1: Just the fact that he's out there for over sixty 318 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 1: percent of the staps. He's Dominat getting all the carries. 319 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 1: To me, I think that was a big story in 320 00:15:03,800 --> 00:15:06,840 Speaker 1: week two. That did not get nearly enough talk about 321 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:09,440 Speaker 1: on on fantasy twitter or anything like that. So I 322 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:11,960 Speaker 1: think if you, if you have Damian Pierce, you could 323 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 1: consider getting him in your lineup this week. It's weird 324 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:16,640 Speaker 1: to me when things like that happened where a guy 325 00:15:16,720 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 1: goes from like, especially a rookie, goes from playing very 326 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 1: little in week one to suddenly playing a lot in 327 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 1: week two and it's like well, wait, what, what happened? 328 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:26,600 Speaker 1: I don't know, I can't explain it. I'm sure there are. 329 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:29,680 Speaker 1: There are reasons inside the Texans building, uh, that are 330 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:31,560 Speaker 1: are not made public to us, but it's good to 331 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:34,600 Speaker 1: see him getting that snapshare that we wanted. Raiders at 332 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:38,000 Speaker 1: the Titans, I like Derek Carr, is a streamer this 333 00:15:38,080 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 1: week and look the first two weeks have, I think, 334 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 1: has sort of been the story of Derek Carr. Week 335 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:45,520 Speaker 1: one it was a rough go against the chargers. He 336 00:15:45,600 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 1: finished barely. Is a top twenty five quarterback. Then he 337 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:50,920 Speaker 1: comes back against the cardinals and he's a top ten 338 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:54,040 Speaker 1: quarterback the very next week. So it's sort of been 339 00:15:54,080 --> 00:15:56,120 Speaker 1: the full spectrum of Derek Carr in the first two 340 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 1: weeks of the season. Meanwhile, the titans, their secondary has 341 00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:02,280 Speaker 1: had issues. And yes, it's one thing when you're getting 342 00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:05,480 Speaker 1: lit up by Josh Allen and Stefon Diggs. That's happened 343 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: to a lot of defenses. It's another thing when Daniel 344 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 1: Jones looks halfway decent against you and it's like a 345 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:14,880 Speaker 1: top fifteen fantasy quarterback. I think if if Daniel Jones 346 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:18,160 Speaker 1: can sort of do that with a nondescript group of receivers, 347 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:20,920 Speaker 1: I feel like Derek Carr and Davontae Adams can do 348 00:16:20,960 --> 00:16:23,640 Speaker 1: some really good things against the titans this week down 349 00:16:23,640 --> 00:16:27,560 Speaker 1: in Nashville. It's time for WHO's gonna eat, presented by 350 00:16:27,720 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 1: Uber eats. Managing a fantasy team and hitting refresh on 351 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:34,160 Speaker 1: your scores works up an appetite, so order with Uber 352 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:37,360 Speaker 1: eats today. All right, Florio, chiefs colts, who you think 353 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:39,520 Speaker 1: is gonna ball out in this one? Yeah, I think 354 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:42,320 Speaker 1: we should be starting Clyde Edwards, Hi Layer, and I'm 355 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:44,920 Speaker 1: I'm pretty bullish on him right now and I know 356 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 1: if you look at it started the season, you're like, wait, 357 00:16:47,280 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 1: it was weird. He didn't have a whole bunch of 358 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:51,800 Speaker 1: touches in week one, but that was because it was 359 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 1: a blowout, and this past week he only played the snaps. 360 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 1: But I think when you dive a little bit deeper 361 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:00,520 Speaker 1: and there's a lot to like with Clyde Edward t layer. 362 00:17:00,760 --> 00:17:03,480 Speaker 1: He's consistently being used in the passing game. He had 363 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:05,840 Speaker 1: a fifty two yard run where he looked really good. 364 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:07,960 Speaker 1: And then, I know the snaps are low, but there 365 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:09,920 Speaker 1: was a point in the game on Thursday night where 366 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:13,600 Speaker 1: a defender stepped right on his knee and the rest 367 00:17:13,680 --> 00:17:16,240 Speaker 1: of that drive and the drive after C H was 368 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:19,600 Speaker 1: on the sideline. That's when Jack McKinnon scored the touchdown. Um, 369 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:22,399 Speaker 1: I think the way that Clyde Edwards Hilary has been playing, 370 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:24,320 Speaker 1: he has been by far their best running back, I 371 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:26,280 Speaker 1: would say in the passing game and on the ground, 372 00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:28,720 Speaker 1: and I think in a normal game he's going to 373 00:17:28,760 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 1: get a lot more work. So I would be starting him. 374 00:17:30,880 --> 00:17:32,560 Speaker 1: I'd be trying to trade for him right now if 375 00:17:32,560 --> 00:17:35,119 Speaker 1: I could as well. I also think he's kind of 376 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:37,040 Speaker 1: a reminder to all of us not to give up 377 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:39,680 Speaker 1: on a guy after, you know, a year or two. Um, 378 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:42,440 Speaker 1: you know, I know year one was underwhelming, year twos mentioned. 379 00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:44,880 Speaker 1: He had that offseason surgery and uh, you know, lost 380 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:46,960 Speaker 1: a lot of weight. Your three it looks like he's 381 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 1: kind of finding his groove here, so I definitely can 382 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:52,160 Speaker 1: get down with that. That was who's gonna eat, presented 383 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 1: by Uber Eats, official on demand food delivery partner of 384 00:17:55,840 --> 00:17:58,720 Speaker 1: the NFL. Even if you make the wrong fantasy lineup, 385 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 1: call like the right call delivery order with Uber Eats. Today, 386 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:05,359 Speaker 1: bills at the dolphins. This might be the game of 387 00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:07,800 Speaker 1: the week, at least on paper, after what the dolphins 388 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:09,760 Speaker 1: did to the Ravens with the bills have done the 389 00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 1: first two weeks of their opponents. But I think you 390 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 1: sit Devin singletary in this one one, because I can 391 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:18,160 Speaker 1: see this turning into a bit of a track meet, 392 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:20,680 Speaker 1: with both teams getting up and down the field throwing 393 00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:23,439 Speaker 1: the football. And as much as I like singletary, and 394 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:26,960 Speaker 1: I've been pleasantly surprised by his usage the first two weeks, 395 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:29,920 Speaker 1: the bills really are spreading the ball around in their backfield. 396 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 1: We saw more James Cook in week two, Zack Moss 397 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:36,040 Speaker 1: is still they're getting opportunities and really, no, none of 398 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:40,400 Speaker 1: these guys are getting enough touches to really be fantasy relevant, 399 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:42,960 Speaker 1: not to mention the fact that the bills continue to 400 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:45,720 Speaker 1: score the way they have been. So you blow teams out, 401 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:47,400 Speaker 1: then you're just not going to see a whole lot 402 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:49,879 Speaker 1: of either of these guys. So I feel like Floria, 403 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:52,000 Speaker 1: we can always deal with a two headed backfield. It's 404 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:54,199 Speaker 1: when it turns into a three man backfield and I 405 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:57,320 Speaker 1: guess if you include Josh Allen it's a four man backfield. 406 00:18:57,359 --> 00:19:00,239 Speaker 1: That's when it gets a little bit dicey. So as 407 00:19:00,280 --> 00:19:02,320 Speaker 1: much as I leved Devin singletary, I can't rock with 408 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:05,080 Speaker 1: him this week. I'm with you. I think he's the 409 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:08,159 Speaker 1: best bills running back, but because they used three and 410 00:19:08,200 --> 00:19:10,800 Speaker 1: then Josh Allen can always vulture the touchdown, I think 411 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:13,680 Speaker 1: you just have to stay away. Yeah, so, uh, stay 412 00:19:13,720 --> 00:19:17,320 Speaker 1: away from from bill's running backs, but specifically Devin singletary. 413 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:19,640 Speaker 1: Tie for another break. We'll come back. We'll get into 414 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:23,879 Speaker 1: some more of our game previews, including the Carson wentz 415 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 1: bold in Washington this week. Stay tuned for that on 416 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:45,000 Speaker 1: the NFL fantasy football show. NFL PLUS is the League's 417 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:48,880 Speaker 1: new exclusive video streaming subscription service. NFL PLUS has your 418 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:52,679 Speaker 1: game day covered with live local and primetime regular season 419 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 1: and postseason games right on your phone or tablet. 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Do you believe in the Vikings 430 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:30,320 Speaker 1: quarterback this week? Huh Yeah, I wrote about him as 431 00:20:30,359 --> 00:20:33,040 Speaker 1: a start in the STARTOM Sidham column and my thing 432 00:20:33,119 --> 00:20:34,760 Speaker 1: was like I had him as a starting week two. 433 00:20:34,920 --> 00:20:36,720 Speaker 1: That was my bad for not realizing it was a 434 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:39,480 Speaker 1: national televised game, because we all know what Kirk cousins 435 00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:42,280 Speaker 1: does in those games. But I feel much better about 436 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:44,480 Speaker 1: him this week against the lines. First of all, the 437 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:47,000 Speaker 1: lines have allowed the third most fantasy points that quarterbacks 438 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:49,240 Speaker 1: so far this year and both of their games had 439 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:52,639 Speaker 1: been higher scoring affairs, which is awesome for fantasy purposes. 440 00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 1: And then cousin just has a track record of success 441 00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 1: against him. Last year he played him twice. First game 442 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:01,159 Speaker 1: he threw for two me five would have touchdown and 443 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:03,239 Speaker 1: then in the second game three D and forty and 444 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:07,159 Speaker 1: two scores. So I trust this UH vikings passing offense. 445 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:08,879 Speaker 1: I don't think the lions are nearly as scary as 446 00:21:08,920 --> 00:21:11,280 Speaker 1: the matchup as the eagles. I would ride with Kirk 447 00:21:11,320 --> 00:21:14,479 Speaker 1: cousins this week. Plus we saw Carson Wentz have a 448 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:16,119 Speaker 1: big number against them. I know a lot of it 449 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:18,480 Speaker 1: came in the second half when the game was pretty 450 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:20,879 Speaker 1: one sided, but I think if if wins can do it, 451 00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:24,479 Speaker 1: I think cousins can do it too. Um Ravens at 452 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:29,400 Speaker 1: the Patriots. The Patriots offense has been kind of a 453 00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 1: slow starter this year, not particularly exciting. I think you 454 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:35,639 Speaker 1: are just beware of Damien Harris Right now. He's getting 455 00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:38,720 Speaker 1: most of the rushing work in this offense, but it 456 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:41,600 Speaker 1: hasn't really amounted too much in terms of fantasy production. 457 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:44,760 Speaker 1: I think we're gonna see more romandre Stevenson, this week, 458 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 1: especially with Time Montgomery on injured reserve, especially if the 459 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:50,920 Speaker 1: Ravens scored the way they did last week against Miami, 460 00:21:51,600 --> 00:21:52,840 Speaker 1: I don't know that we're gonna see a lot of 461 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:54,600 Speaker 1: Damien Harris and on top of it, even if we 462 00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:57,600 Speaker 1: do Baltimore's run defense has been pretty good the first 463 00:21:57,640 --> 00:21:59,399 Speaker 1: couple of weeks of the season. The dolphins could not 464 00:21:59,520 --> 00:22:01,840 Speaker 1: run the foot ball very well against them last week. 465 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:04,840 Speaker 1: So Harris was a guy that, even when I did 466 00:22:04,960 --> 00:22:07,280 Speaker 1: draft him, I never felt great about it and nothing 467 00:22:07,280 --> 00:22:09,800 Speaker 1: that I've seen the first two weeks has changed my 468 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:12,359 Speaker 1: mind about Damian Harris. So I would if I could, 469 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:14,359 Speaker 1: leave him on my bench and see if you have 470 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:18,400 Speaker 1: some other options at the running back position. beingles at 471 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:22,400 Speaker 1: the jets. The jets are they're fun. You know, we're 472 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:24,879 Speaker 1: talking about Gar Wilson, Eli Jah Moore. I know hasn't 473 00:22:24,920 --> 00:22:26,920 Speaker 1: had the huge game yet, but I think that's coming. 474 00:22:27,400 --> 00:22:30,800 Speaker 1: Anybody else, though, for gang green, that he feels worthwhile 475 00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:33,840 Speaker 1: this week? Yeah, I think both of their running backs 476 00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 1: can be used as flex options. I don't love either 477 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:38,639 Speaker 1: of them as more than that, but if you have 478 00:22:38,720 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 1: one of them, I think you go ahead and flex them, 479 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:44,920 Speaker 1: because for two straight games now we've seen them basically 480 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 1: split the work. I know in week two the majority, 481 00:22:47,960 --> 00:22:50,880 Speaker 1: the majority of snaps went Michael Carter's way, but they 482 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:53,879 Speaker 1: both had seven carries. carters from more targets, but it 483 00:22:53,960 --> 00:22:56,080 Speaker 1: was Breece Hall who got the carry near the goal 484 00:22:56,160 --> 00:22:59,840 Speaker 1: line scored the touchdown. I think that there's just right now. 485 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:02,520 Speaker 1: It's it's a split between these two guys and and 486 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:05,000 Speaker 1: neither one it hurts them, because neither one you could 487 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:06,679 Speaker 1: start as like an rb two or more than that. 488 00:23:06,960 --> 00:23:09,480 Speaker 1: But again, I think because they're both splitting the work 489 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:12,440 Speaker 1: right now and what could be a higher scoring game 490 00:23:12,480 --> 00:23:14,680 Speaker 1: this week low key, I think. I think they're both 491 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:17,040 Speaker 1: in play as flex options. They are definitely, definitely in 492 00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:19,200 Speaker 1: play as flex options and I think this is kind 493 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:21,600 Speaker 1: of what it's gonna be all year, where they're both 494 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:24,480 Speaker 1: getting opportunities and some weeks one will have a bigger 495 00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:26,520 Speaker 1: week than the other one and we won't always be 496 00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:29,160 Speaker 1: able to figure out which is which because they both 497 00:23:29,160 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 1: do a little bit of everything too. So that's gonna 498 00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:33,919 Speaker 1: be kind of hard to figure eagles at the commander's 499 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:37,280 Speaker 1: a k a the Carson Wentz Bowl, his first opportunity 500 00:23:37,320 --> 00:23:40,280 Speaker 1: to play against the team that drafted him. I like 501 00:23:40,359 --> 00:23:43,439 Speaker 1: Logan Thomas as a sleeper this week, partially because, you know, 502 00:23:43,480 --> 00:23:47,159 Speaker 1: we definitely need more tight ends in our lives, but 503 00:23:47,200 --> 00:23:49,200 Speaker 1: Logan Thomas Getting some work. The first couple of weeks 504 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:51,560 Speaker 1: of the season we spent a lot of time talking 505 00:23:51,920 --> 00:23:55,159 Speaker 1: about the wide receivers there in Washington with mclaurin and 506 00:23:55,240 --> 00:23:58,840 Speaker 1: Dotson and Curtis Samuel, but very quietly Logan Thomas is 507 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:03,320 Speaker 1: getting some opportunities lust. The Eagles continue to still struggle 508 00:24:03,480 --> 00:24:06,600 Speaker 1: against tight ends. I mean we we saw IRV swerve 509 00:24:06,640 --> 00:24:08,480 Speaker 1: a little bit at least. You had a couple of 510 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:11,120 Speaker 1: passes he got in the end zone. So IRF Smith 511 00:24:11,160 --> 00:24:13,040 Speaker 1: sort of came to life. So I like Logan Thomas 512 00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:15,600 Speaker 1: potentially as a sleeper in case you're looking for some 513 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:19,280 Speaker 1: tight end help. In Week three, saints of the Panthers, 514 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:23,080 Speaker 1: uh an NFC south clash. The saints kind of looking 515 00:24:23,080 --> 00:24:25,760 Speaker 1: their wounds after losing last week. The panthers still trying 516 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:28,800 Speaker 1: to figure some things out. Who is a player of 517 00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:31,760 Speaker 1: note for you in this one? I think crystal lava 518 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:34,320 Speaker 1: is a sleeper here. For the saints, we know Michael 519 00:24:34,359 --> 00:24:36,879 Speaker 1: Thomas is their wide receiver one, but Olave came to 520 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:39,000 Speaker 1: life in week two. We got some more work there. 521 00:24:39,680 --> 00:24:43,320 Speaker 1: He saw three hundred and seven air yards, according to 522 00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:46,680 Speaker 1: next and stats and in the nexttion stats era, which 523 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:50,120 Speaker 1: starts in that is the third most a player has 524 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:52,840 Speaker 1: ever seen in a game. Only Mike Evans and Marky's 525 00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:56,399 Speaker 1: Brown in previous years have seen more. So I know 526 00:24:56,440 --> 00:24:59,240 Speaker 1: it didn't lead to a a bunch of long touchdowns 527 00:24:59,320 --> 00:25:01,080 Speaker 1: or anything like at a week two, but if you're 528 00:25:01,119 --> 00:25:03,919 Speaker 1: getting that many air yards, eventually you're going to connect. 529 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:06,680 Speaker 1: You're gonna have some long touchdowns there. Like you said, 530 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:08,800 Speaker 1: when we're talking about rookies, he's coming to life and 531 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:11,080 Speaker 1: I think he's in play as a sleeper this week. 532 00:25:11,440 --> 00:25:13,800 Speaker 1: He's getting air yards and he's getting a decent target share. 533 00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:15,240 Speaker 1: A lot of times you just you know, you see 534 00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:17,360 Speaker 1: guys like hey, just go deep and maybe we'll throw 535 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:19,480 Speaker 1: it to you, but like they actually throw it to him. 536 00:25:19,480 --> 00:25:22,800 Speaker 1: To thirteen targets in week two. Thirteen targets man with 537 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:27,600 Speaker 1: three hundred and seven areas. It's a bananas combination, absolutely 538 00:25:28,560 --> 00:25:32,000 Speaker 1: Jaguars at the chargers. Jackson of looking a lot better 539 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:34,760 Speaker 1: the first two weeks of this season compared to the 540 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:37,040 Speaker 1: first two weeks of last season, although that bar is 541 00:25:37,119 --> 00:25:41,080 Speaker 1: pretty much below ground. It's not really hard when to clear. 542 00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:44,080 Speaker 1: For me, though, James Robinson has become a must start 543 00:25:44,119 --> 00:25:46,400 Speaker 1: after what he's done the first two weeks of this season. 544 00:25:46,600 --> 00:25:49,080 Speaker 1: And UH, maybe I'm talking to myself as much as 545 00:25:49,119 --> 00:25:51,280 Speaker 1: I'm talking to everybody out there listening to this show, 546 00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:53,439 Speaker 1: because I drafted James Robinson but I didn't have the 547 00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:55,159 Speaker 1: guts to start him in the first two weeks of 548 00:25:55,200 --> 00:25:58,200 Speaker 1: the year. But he's getting plenty of opportunity and he's 549 00:25:58,240 --> 00:26:01,040 Speaker 1: looked great. I mean the way he looked against the 550 00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:03,520 Speaker 1: colts this past week. You said it, a lot of 551 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:05,600 Speaker 1: other people have said it looked like he never tore 552 00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:07,600 Speaker 1: his Achilles Tendon. It looks like the same guy we 553 00:26:07,640 --> 00:26:11,119 Speaker 1: saw at the beginning of last season and so I 554 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:13,960 Speaker 1: think at this point he is the Jaguars rb one, 555 00:26:14,080 --> 00:26:15,879 Speaker 1: and Travis E T N has sort of become the 556 00:26:15,920 --> 00:26:19,000 Speaker 1: compliment back there. The charger run defense is admittedly better 557 00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:20,840 Speaker 1: this year than it has been in past years, but 558 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:23,640 Speaker 1: even then it's still sort of an average run defense. 559 00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:26,040 Speaker 1: So if you've got James Robinson, I mean look, unless 560 00:26:26,040 --> 00:26:29,000 Speaker 1: you're rocking with some weird combination of like you know, 561 00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:31,920 Speaker 1: I don't know, Jonathan Taylor and s Qwan, like you 562 00:26:32,000 --> 00:26:35,600 Speaker 1: gotta find gotta Find Room in your lineup for for James. 563 00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:41,119 Speaker 1: Agreed this week. Yeah, Um, rams at cardinals. Look the 564 00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:43,879 Speaker 1: rams passing games starting to get on track. The cardinals 565 00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:46,399 Speaker 1: some ofow one. I don't really know how they did it. 566 00:26:46,400 --> 00:26:48,320 Speaker 1: anybobody can watch that game again because it seems like 567 00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:51,520 Speaker 1: a borderline miracle. But anybody of note for you in 568 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:54,679 Speaker 1: this one? Yeah, and I know you pointed out that 569 00:26:54,800 --> 00:26:56,800 Speaker 1: how much he was being used when you were watching 570 00:26:56,880 --> 00:26:59,639 Speaker 1: him live last week, but I think Tyler Higbee should 571 00:26:59,640 --> 00:27:01,600 Speaker 1: be star did pretty much everywhere, unless you have one 572 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:04,520 Speaker 1: of the elite tight ends this week. Higbee right now 573 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:08,280 Speaker 1: leads all tight ends with twenty targets this season and 574 00:27:09,359 --> 00:27:11,640 Speaker 1: of the snap, so he's not leaving the field. He's 575 00:27:11,640 --> 00:27:14,560 Speaker 1: being heavily involved in the passing game. He's the tight 576 00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:17,560 Speaker 1: ends seven on the year, and then he gets the 577 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:20,120 Speaker 1: best possible I know it's only two weeks into the season, 578 00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:25,720 Speaker 1: but the cardinals have allowed five far the most fantasy points, yards, 579 00:27:25,840 --> 00:27:28,480 Speaker 1: catches and touchdowns to tight ends. Like they're allowing almost 580 00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:31,040 Speaker 1: thirty fantasy points per game to tight ends. Some tight 581 00:27:31,119 --> 00:27:33,359 Speaker 1: ends don't even have thirty points scored on the year, 582 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:36,800 Speaker 1: so that tells you how badly they have struggled against 583 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:39,399 Speaker 1: the position. And all of their games they've allowed a 584 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:41,400 Speaker 1: lot of points as well. So I think this could 585 00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:43,680 Speaker 1: be a game where like Cooper Cup gets his, Alan 586 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:46,359 Speaker 1: Robinson gets his and there's still enough for Tyler Higbee 587 00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:48,879 Speaker 1: to get his. Tyler higby is the number two target 588 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:52,000 Speaker 1: on the rams offense by a pretty wide margin. I 589 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:54,320 Speaker 1: mean it's Cooper Cup, it's Higbee and I think like 590 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:57,399 Speaker 1: Allen Robinson's third, with like nine targets or something like. 591 00:27:58,040 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 1: Pretty pretty sizeable gap there. By the way, the cardinals 592 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:03,600 Speaker 1: have faced to start saying. They faced Travis Kelsey, they 593 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:06,119 Speaker 1: faced Darren Waller and now they're gonna face Tyler Higbee. 594 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:09,680 Speaker 1: That's a pretty tough row of titans to start the year. 595 00:28:10,359 --> 00:28:17,360 Speaker 1: Falcons at Seahawks in a bird matchup last week. Last 596 00:28:17,359 --> 00:28:19,639 Speaker 1: week I was not in on Cordineral Patterson and he 597 00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:21,400 Speaker 1: really didn't do much. I think he's got you like four, 598 00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:23,760 Speaker 1: maybe five points last week. This week I'm a little 599 00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:26,600 Speaker 1: bit more in on him against the Seattle defense. They 600 00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:28,919 Speaker 1: gave up a lot of yards on the ground. I 601 00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:31,360 Speaker 1: know the niners are run heavy and they're very effective 602 00:28:31,440 --> 00:28:34,640 Speaker 1: running the football, but I think the the Falcons will 603 00:28:34,640 --> 00:28:37,399 Speaker 1: find a way to run the ball as well against, uh, 604 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:40,840 Speaker 1: the Seattle defense. Weirdly, last week, being being in person 605 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:42,880 Speaker 1: to watch that game there's a lot of tyler algier 606 00:28:43,000 --> 00:28:45,080 Speaker 1: on the field and they split their carries pretty evenly, 607 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:48,560 Speaker 1: but I still thought Patterson was effective with the football 608 00:28:48,560 --> 00:28:50,080 Speaker 1: in his hands. I think he's going to get the 609 00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:52,080 Speaker 1: football in his hands again. I also think there's gonna 610 00:28:52,080 --> 00:28:54,040 Speaker 1: be a closer matchup. Last week the rams kind of 611 00:28:54,080 --> 00:28:56,040 Speaker 1: ran off and hit and so I think that changed 612 00:28:56,240 --> 00:28:57,960 Speaker 1: a lot of what the Falcons wanted to do. I 613 00:28:58,000 --> 00:28:59,680 Speaker 1: think this is gonna be closer, so you can see 614 00:28:59,720 --> 00:29:01,520 Speaker 1: PAT and get more touches. It is both the runner 615 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:04,000 Speaker 1: and a receiver. So if you benched him last week, 616 00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:07,920 Speaker 1: I think you can start him this week. UH, packers 617 00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:10,800 Speaker 1: at Bucks, which we've talked about a couple of times, is, 618 00:29:10,840 --> 00:29:13,959 Speaker 1: you know, gonna be, weirdly, a low scoring game. What 619 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:16,840 Speaker 1: are you doing here? Yeah, this is a kind of 620 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:19,080 Speaker 1: straightforward game, I think. I think you play the running 621 00:29:19,080 --> 00:29:21,600 Speaker 1: backs on both sides, uh, and then after that it's 622 00:29:21,600 --> 00:29:24,240 Speaker 1: a little dicey. So I do think, though, we talked 623 00:29:24,240 --> 00:29:26,800 Speaker 1: about a little bit earlier, that if Julio Jones plays, 624 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:29,840 Speaker 1: I think he is a strong streaming option, just because 625 00:29:30,200 --> 00:29:33,000 Speaker 1: no Mike Evans, I don't expect Chris Godwin to be 626 00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:36,800 Speaker 1: out there, so on volume alone. I think Julio would 627 00:29:36,960 --> 00:29:39,560 Speaker 1: uh would work his way in as a wide receiver too, 628 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:41,760 Speaker 1: with more upside than that we saw in week one. 629 00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:45,120 Speaker 1: He could still play. We just need him to be healthy. 630 00:29:45,440 --> 00:29:48,360 Speaker 1: And if Julio Sits, I think then you can pivot 631 00:29:48,360 --> 00:29:50,280 Speaker 1: to Russell Gauge. I don't feel as great about that 632 00:29:50,320 --> 00:29:53,040 Speaker 1: one as I do about Julio, but again, someone's gonna 633 00:29:53,040 --> 00:29:55,760 Speaker 1: have to get those targets. So ten plus targets could 634 00:29:55,800 --> 00:29:58,240 Speaker 1: be in play for Russell Gauge show. That alone keeps 635 00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:00,720 Speaker 1: him in play as a streaming option. Man. It's gonna 636 00:30:00,760 --> 00:30:03,640 Speaker 1: be a weird game. Um, I kind of want to 637 00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:05,360 Speaker 1: watch it, but like watch it between my fingers like 638 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:08,120 Speaker 1: it was a scary movie or something. It might be 639 00:30:08,120 --> 00:30:10,720 Speaker 1: a little bit gross. UH, Sunday nighted football the forty 640 00:30:10,800 --> 00:30:13,960 Speaker 1: niners at the broncos. I say you gotta just sit 641 00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:18,520 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson this week, partially because the broncos still seem 642 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:21,040 Speaker 1: to be trying to figure some things out offensively. It 643 00:30:21,080 --> 00:30:23,320 Speaker 1: has not been pretty for them the first two weeks. 644 00:30:23,320 --> 00:30:25,560 Speaker 1: I mean, I know Russ through for a decent number 645 00:30:25,560 --> 00:30:28,080 Speaker 1: of yards against the seahawks, but it still was kind 646 00:30:28,080 --> 00:30:31,200 Speaker 1: of sloppy and then last week against the Texans it 647 00:30:31,360 --> 00:30:35,480 Speaker 1: just was a mess offensively and I think it'll get better, 648 00:30:36,040 --> 00:30:38,600 Speaker 1: but maybe not this week because the forty niners obviously 649 00:30:38,600 --> 00:30:42,240 Speaker 1: are very tough defensively. I just I gotta believe there 650 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:44,520 Speaker 1: are better options out there for you on the waiver 651 00:30:44,600 --> 00:30:47,560 Speaker 1: wire or maybe on your roster than Russell Wilson with 652 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:50,200 Speaker 1: an offense still trying to figure it out. Plus we're 653 00:30:50,200 --> 00:30:52,080 Speaker 1: still trying to wait to see exactly what's gonna Happen 654 00:30:52,080 --> 00:30:55,160 Speaker 1: with Jerry Judy. Is He's dealing with. I don't know 655 00:30:55,160 --> 00:30:56,760 Speaker 1: what it is. It started as a shoulder, then it 656 00:30:56,800 --> 00:30:59,040 Speaker 1: was a rib. Now it's like a chest injury, whatever 657 00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:02,560 Speaker 1: upper body, whatever upper body issue that Jerry Judy is having. 658 00:31:03,200 --> 00:31:05,280 Speaker 1: We'll see what his status is this week. But I'm 659 00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:08,400 Speaker 1: not uh Florida, I think we see a lot of 660 00:31:08,400 --> 00:31:12,080 Speaker 1: the let rust Cook memes with like people who are 661 00:31:12,120 --> 00:31:15,080 Speaker 1: boiling hot dogs and putting them on on white bread. 662 00:31:15,160 --> 00:31:19,600 Speaker 1: Like rust cooking has not been a great option this year. No, 663 00:31:19,880 --> 00:31:22,920 Speaker 1: it has not, and I'm with you. I have him 664 00:31:22,960 --> 00:31:25,239 Speaker 1: as a sit in this week. Start Him Sitam article up. 665 00:31:25,520 --> 00:31:28,640 Speaker 1: The niners are a tough defense too, man. So I 666 00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:30,960 Speaker 1: I just I don't Love Russ. I have him outside 667 00:31:31,040 --> 00:31:34,040 Speaker 1: my top twelve easily this week. Yeah, we'll see what happens. 668 00:31:34,040 --> 00:31:35,760 Speaker 1: I mean I think, I think it gets better, but 669 00:31:35,800 --> 00:31:37,840 Speaker 1: this is not a week that I'm willing to roll 670 00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:40,880 Speaker 1: the dice and take the chance on that. And it's 671 00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:43,960 Speaker 1: first trap time. Those guys that on paper, look kind 672 00:31:43,960 --> 00:31:46,520 Speaker 1: of sexy to be in your lineup but you know, 673 00:31:46,640 --> 00:31:51,080 Speaker 1: could end up going sideways for you this week. So, uh, Floria, 674 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:53,360 Speaker 1: chance to sort of redeem yourself, because you had Jalen 675 00:31:53,360 --> 00:31:58,080 Speaker 1: waddle last week. Is the third yeah, yeah, that didn't work. 676 00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:02,800 Speaker 1: So so this week, who is the thirst trap that 677 00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:05,840 Speaker 1: you they want to think twice about before you sliding 678 00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:08,960 Speaker 1: the D M s there? I'M gonna say it's Ezekiel Elliott, 679 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:11,200 Speaker 1: which naturally means he's gonna have a forty point game 680 00:32:11,280 --> 00:32:14,200 Speaker 1: this week. So get him in those lives. No, I 681 00:32:14,240 --> 00:32:16,880 Speaker 1: think there are reasons to be concerned with Zeke. Like 682 00:32:16,960 --> 00:32:20,360 Speaker 1: he's ran the ball effective this year, but it's led 683 00:32:20,400 --> 00:32:23,280 Speaker 1: to him scoring like five fantasy points each game because 684 00:32:23,640 --> 00:32:26,680 Speaker 1: Tony Pollard is taking away a lot of those valuable targets, 685 00:32:26,680 --> 00:32:29,680 Speaker 1: and last week Zeke was targeted twice, called one for 686 00:32:29,760 --> 00:32:32,800 Speaker 1: negative four yards. Tony Pollard, on the other hand, seven targets, 687 00:32:32,840 --> 00:32:36,520 Speaker 1: four catches, fifty five yards. And I know there's just 688 00:32:36,560 --> 00:32:39,200 Speaker 1: this thought whenever Zeke plays the giants like he beasts 689 00:32:39,240 --> 00:32:42,000 Speaker 1: against his team. He goes off against them, but one 690 00:32:42,040 --> 00:32:44,800 Speaker 1: if he's not getting targets that normally that naturally caps him. 691 00:32:44,840 --> 00:32:47,960 Speaker 1: And then also uh, the giants have been pretty good 692 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:50,200 Speaker 1: against running backs, like their middle of the pack right 693 00:32:50,200 --> 00:32:52,400 Speaker 1: now and points allowed to running backs, but that's not 694 00:32:52,440 --> 00:32:55,720 Speaker 1: bad considering they face Derrick Henry and Christian McCaffrey to 695 00:32:55,760 --> 00:32:59,400 Speaker 1: open the season. Yeah, that's true, although we're I think 696 00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:01,080 Speaker 1: we're at a point through the first two weeks where, 697 00:33:01,360 --> 00:33:03,760 Speaker 1: you know, for all the hype about Zeke and Tony Pollard, 698 00:33:03,800 --> 00:33:07,240 Speaker 1: neither one is particularly usable because they're they're splitting the 699 00:33:07,280 --> 00:33:09,720 Speaker 1: workload there in Dallas and both of them are incredibly 700 00:33:09,760 --> 00:33:13,120 Speaker 1: touchdown dependent the first couple of weeks. Um, my first 701 00:33:13,160 --> 00:33:16,000 Speaker 1: trap is Aaron Jones, and I don't know that he 702 00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:19,280 Speaker 1: necessarily falls off a cliff and gives you a terrible game, 703 00:33:19,360 --> 00:33:22,479 Speaker 1: but I don't know that you'll be especially excited with 704 00:33:22,480 --> 00:33:25,400 Speaker 1: what you get out of Aaron Jones just because the 705 00:33:25,560 --> 00:33:28,560 Speaker 1: bucks really tough against the run. Maybe he sort of 706 00:33:28,560 --> 00:33:30,560 Speaker 1: makes it up in terms of his target share and 707 00:33:30,640 --> 00:33:33,000 Speaker 1: catching the football, and maybe because the packers are going 708 00:33:33,040 --> 00:33:34,880 Speaker 1: to turn to him as the focus of the offense. 709 00:33:35,240 --> 00:33:37,280 Speaker 1: But I think this is a low scoring game. I 710 00:33:37,320 --> 00:33:39,760 Speaker 1: don't expect either team to score a ton of touchdowns 711 00:33:40,080 --> 00:33:43,280 Speaker 1: and if Jones can't run the football effectively, it may 712 00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:46,080 Speaker 1: just be kind of a mediocre day. I look, you 713 00:33:46,120 --> 00:33:49,160 Speaker 1: probably don't have better options on your roster. You're probably 714 00:33:49,160 --> 00:33:51,440 Speaker 1: in a situation where you have to start Aaron Jones, 715 00:33:51,920 --> 00:33:54,160 Speaker 1: but I don't know that it's going to be a 716 00:33:54,200 --> 00:33:56,240 Speaker 1: really nice state. Certainly not gonna look anything like what 717 00:33:56,280 --> 00:34:00,600 Speaker 1: we saw against the bears on Sunday nights. Um, we 718 00:34:00,720 --> 00:34:03,560 Speaker 1: thought a lot about this, this packers bucks game. I 719 00:34:03,560 --> 00:34:05,480 Speaker 1: don't I don't think we planned it. It just sort 720 00:34:05,520 --> 00:34:07,440 Speaker 1: of happened that we ended up talking about this game 721 00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:10,560 Speaker 1: a lot. It's weird. It's just weird to think that 722 00:34:10,560 --> 00:34:13,319 Speaker 1: that brady and Rogers may not score a lot of points. Yeah, 723 00:34:13,360 --> 00:34:15,000 Speaker 1: and I was gonna say for all the concerns that 724 00:34:15,040 --> 00:34:16,759 Speaker 1: you have about Aaron Jones, I think you have to 725 00:34:16,760 --> 00:34:19,600 Speaker 1: apply them to a j Gillen as well. Oh, absolutely, 726 00:34:19,640 --> 00:34:21,959 Speaker 1: I think they. They stand absolutely for a j dillon, 727 00:34:22,040 --> 00:34:24,279 Speaker 1: who you know is sort of the one a, I guess, 728 00:34:24,280 --> 00:34:26,640 Speaker 1: to Aaron Jones there in Green Bank. Let's get to 729 00:34:26,680 --> 00:34:29,440 Speaker 1: some of our top sleepers. Four Week. Three Floria, who 730 00:34:29,480 --> 00:34:32,040 Speaker 1: you got? I Know Patriots fans sometimes think I like 731 00:34:32,120 --> 00:34:33,960 Speaker 1: to pick on them, and I mean I do, because 732 00:34:33,960 --> 00:34:37,040 Speaker 1: they've dominated the division for two decades, but I'm gonna 733 00:34:37,040 --> 00:34:39,520 Speaker 1: give them some love here. I think Jacobe Myers is 734 00:34:39,680 --> 00:34:42,239 Speaker 1: a sleeper this week and in fact I think he's 735 00:34:42,280 --> 00:34:44,520 Speaker 1: someone that you could actually pick up and just start. 736 00:34:44,960 --> 00:34:47,560 Speaker 1: He has a thirty percent target share this year, a 737 00:34:47,640 --> 00:34:50,520 Speaker 1: thirty seven percent a yard shared through two weeks, both 738 00:34:50,719 --> 00:34:53,239 Speaker 1: our top seventeen in the NFL. That target share is 739 00:34:53,320 --> 00:34:57,000 Speaker 1: top twelve Um and then he's the wide receiver twenty 740 00:34:57,040 --> 00:34:59,160 Speaker 1: three on the season. so He's been like giving you 741 00:34:59,200 --> 00:35:01,759 Speaker 1: a safe floor of the digit fantasy points. And then 742 00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:03,839 Speaker 1: this week the matchup can't get any better. I mean 743 00:35:04,200 --> 00:35:07,120 Speaker 1: the ravens have been getting got by every receiver. They're 744 00:35:07,120 --> 00:35:10,560 Speaker 1: allowing nearly seventy fantasy points for games to the position, 745 00:35:10,600 --> 00:35:13,799 Speaker 1: which is insane. So I think in a game where 746 00:35:13,800 --> 00:35:15,600 Speaker 1: the Patriots may have to throw to keep up with 747 00:35:15,680 --> 00:35:18,279 Speaker 1: Lamar in that offense I think Jacobe Myers is in 748 00:35:18,360 --> 00:35:20,920 Speaker 1: play as a wide receiver three or flex option. I 749 00:35:20,960 --> 00:35:22,600 Speaker 1: do love that this week he is on my list 750 00:35:22,640 --> 00:35:25,520 Speaker 1: of sleepers as well. Um, you know, even with even 751 00:35:25,520 --> 00:35:28,040 Speaker 1: if you take out what the dolphins did, did the 752 00:35:28,120 --> 00:35:30,080 Speaker 1: Ravens last week, I mean in week three or a 753 00:35:30,080 --> 00:35:32,880 Speaker 1: week one rather uh. You know, you had Corey Davis, 754 00:35:33,160 --> 00:35:36,360 Speaker 1: Garrett Wilson and Elijah Moore. I'll put up relatively respectable 755 00:35:36,360 --> 00:35:40,600 Speaker 1: fantasy numbers against the Baltimore Secondary minus Cam Akers. And 756 00:35:40,640 --> 00:35:42,400 Speaker 1: I know it seems weird that I'm talking about a 757 00:35:42,400 --> 00:35:44,040 Speaker 1: guy who was a third round picking a lot of 758 00:35:44,120 --> 00:35:45,879 Speaker 1: leagues as a sleeper, but this is sort of where 759 00:35:45,920 --> 00:35:50,520 Speaker 1: we are with acres, as he's slowly increasing his opportunities 760 00:35:50,560 --> 00:35:52,799 Speaker 1: every week. We barely saw him in week one, saw 761 00:35:52,880 --> 00:35:55,120 Speaker 1: him a little bit more in week two and even though, 762 00:35:55,760 --> 00:35:58,480 Speaker 1: according to the eye test, Darrell Henderson was better, it 763 00:35:58,520 --> 00:36:01,040 Speaker 1: was acres that got the majority of the carries. Did 764 00:36:01,040 --> 00:36:03,360 Speaker 1: get a few targets in that game as well. I 765 00:36:03,400 --> 00:36:06,920 Speaker 1: think Sean McVeigh, I mean, granted, Sean McVeigh is always unpredictable, 766 00:36:07,560 --> 00:36:10,600 Speaker 1: but I do think he wants acres to get more opportunities. 767 00:36:10,640 --> 00:36:12,239 Speaker 1: I think they want him to be that lead back 768 00:36:12,280 --> 00:36:15,080 Speaker 1: and the cardinals defense has been awful in the first 769 00:36:15,120 --> 00:36:17,440 Speaker 1: two weeks of the season. So, you know, I think 770 00:36:17,520 --> 00:36:19,880 Speaker 1: this is a week where maybe acres gives you a 771 00:36:19,960 --> 00:36:23,000 Speaker 1: decent performance, maybe finds the end zone as well. Um, 772 00:36:23,040 --> 00:36:24,799 Speaker 1: I know it's weird, he's a third round pick I'm 773 00:36:24,840 --> 00:36:26,480 Speaker 1: calling him a sleeper, but but this is where we 774 00:36:26,520 --> 00:36:29,319 Speaker 1: are after the first two weeks of the season. Who 775 00:36:29,320 --> 00:36:31,680 Speaker 1: else you got as a sleeper this week? Yeah, this 776 00:36:31,719 --> 00:36:33,600 Speaker 1: one I'm definitely going a little bit deeper on, but 777 00:36:33,680 --> 00:36:36,480 Speaker 1: I think Noah Brown for the cowboys is a sleeper. 778 00:36:36,520 --> 00:36:39,440 Speaker 1: In Week one he saw nine targets, caught five of 779 00:36:39,440 --> 00:36:42,040 Speaker 1: them for sixty eight yards and PPR. Leagues, that's really 780 00:36:42,040 --> 00:36:45,480 Speaker 1: twelve fantasy points. And then in week two, five targets, 781 00:36:45,480 --> 00:36:48,400 Speaker 1: caught all of them yards and a touchdown. It's just 782 00:36:48,440 --> 00:36:51,960 Speaker 1: one of those things where one he actually is getting 783 00:36:52,000 --> 00:36:54,480 Speaker 1: the everything that we thought Jalen Tilbert was going to 784 00:36:54,560 --> 00:36:57,040 Speaker 1: be that number two guy in snaps playing opposite of 785 00:36:57,080 --> 00:36:59,440 Speaker 1: Ceedee land to start the year, it's actually been Noah 786 00:36:59,440 --> 00:37:01,759 Speaker 1: Brown and I think the height needs hasn't caught up 787 00:37:01,800 --> 00:37:03,880 Speaker 1: to him yet, but also, like it's just one of 788 00:37:03,880 --> 00:37:06,120 Speaker 1: those things where we see a backup quarterback come in 789 00:37:06,520 --> 00:37:09,080 Speaker 1: and just have chemistry and rapport with one of the 790 00:37:09,120 --> 00:37:12,240 Speaker 1: backup wide receivers and it's leading to success on the field. 791 00:37:12,520 --> 00:37:15,879 Speaker 1: The only caveat is Michael Gallup. They're saying may try 792 00:37:15,920 --> 00:37:18,319 Speaker 1: to give it a go this week. If Gallop suits up, 793 00:37:18,360 --> 00:37:20,879 Speaker 1: I think that takes some of the shine away from Brown. Yeah, 794 00:37:21,040 --> 00:37:22,400 Speaker 1: that is something to kind of keep an eye on, 795 00:37:22,440 --> 00:37:25,319 Speaker 1: though I do wonder how much Gallup will you know, 796 00:37:25,520 --> 00:37:26,880 Speaker 1: if he's able to get on the field. It's been 797 00:37:26,880 --> 00:37:28,719 Speaker 1: a while since he's been there. I don't know if 798 00:37:28,760 --> 00:37:31,279 Speaker 1: he plays he'll say nine of the snaps or something 799 00:37:31,400 --> 00:37:35,600 Speaker 1: like that. My other one is Austin Hooper, because the 800 00:37:35,760 --> 00:37:38,759 Speaker 1: raiders against tight ends have not been particularly great so 801 00:37:38,800 --> 00:37:41,200 Speaker 1: far this season. We saw them, uh, you know, give 802 00:37:41,239 --> 00:37:42,920 Speaker 1: up touchdowns the first couple of weeks. I mean they 803 00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:45,720 Speaker 1: had zach or it's last week. They faced Gerald Everett 804 00:37:45,760 --> 00:37:48,879 Speaker 1: the chargers in week one and the titans are still 805 00:37:48,920 --> 00:37:51,520 Speaker 1: looking for some consistency among their past catchers. We did 806 00:37:51,520 --> 00:37:53,640 Speaker 1: see some trail on Burke's a little bit against the 807 00:37:53,680 --> 00:37:56,239 Speaker 1: bills on Monday night, but you know, they're still trying 808 00:37:56,239 --> 00:37:58,239 Speaker 1: to work in Nick Westbrook, a kine. They're still trying 809 00:37:58,239 --> 00:38:00,520 Speaker 1: to get Robert Woods up to speed. I think there's 810 00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:02,920 Speaker 1: an opportunity for Austin Hooper and again, if you're if 811 00:38:02,920 --> 00:38:05,320 Speaker 1: you're looking for a sleeper tight end, if you're streaming 812 00:38:05,320 --> 00:38:08,040 Speaker 1: tight ends, you just want somebody that has the potential 813 00:38:08,400 --> 00:38:10,839 Speaker 1: to catch a touchdown and I think Austin Hooper can 814 00:38:10,920 --> 00:38:12,320 Speaker 1: do that. And, like I said at the beginning of 815 00:38:12,360 --> 00:38:15,600 Speaker 1: the show, if Derrick Henry can start running the football effectively, 816 00:38:15,640 --> 00:38:19,200 Speaker 1: that opens things up for everybody. Coming up this weekend 817 00:38:19,239 --> 00:38:22,320 Speaker 1: in the Tennessee passing game. If you want more sleepers, 818 00:38:22,440 --> 00:38:24,120 Speaker 1: I got more sleepers for you. Can check out my 819 00:38:24,160 --> 00:38:27,160 Speaker 1: column every single week at NFL DOT com slash sleepers. 820 00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:29,960 Speaker 1: I'll have the names that I mentioned, Jacoby Myers. I 821 00:38:29,960 --> 00:38:31,600 Speaker 1: will have some other names on there as well, so 822 00:38:31,680 --> 00:38:33,719 Speaker 1: be sure to check that out. It comes out on 823 00:38:33,920 --> 00:38:36,520 Speaker 1: Thursday mornings, so keep an eye out for that. And 824 00:38:36,560 --> 00:38:38,839 Speaker 1: of course we got plenty of fantasy content for you 825 00:38:38,920 --> 00:38:40,920 Speaker 1: in your podcast feed. Of course, we got me and 826 00:38:40,960 --> 00:38:43,960 Speaker 1: Florio here on Mondays and Wednesdays. We've got the stardom 827 00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:46,120 Speaker 1: sit him show on Thursday's. We've got fantasy Q and 828 00:38:46,160 --> 00:38:48,720 Speaker 1: a on Tuesdays and Friday's Florida. 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