WEBVTT - The One Thing You Need To Know 0:00:01.160 --> 0:00:04.880 Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly, a production of I Heart Radio. 0:00:06.680 --> 0:00:10.559 Time now for Fantasy Football Weekly from I Heart Radio, 0:00:11.000 --> 0:00:14.800 your weekly source for the nation's best fantasy speculation and 0:00:14.920 --> 0:00:24.520 advice Leagues dot Com. Here's your host. Welcome to Fantasy 0:00:24.600 --> 0:00:28.960 Football Weekly, our final preseason show. In fact, it's so 0:00:29.120 --> 0:00:30.960 final that at the end of the show we are 0:00:31.000 --> 0:00:35.360 going to give you our style of fantasy football preview 0:00:35.400 --> 0:00:39.599 for the Thursday game Kansas City against Houston. Doesn't even 0:00:39.640 --> 0:00:42.199 seem real. Charge it doesn't seem real. We're down to 0:00:42.240 --> 0:00:44.760 a matter of days and hours before the season starts. 0:00:44.800 --> 0:00:49.200 That is the voice of Matt Harrison, longest offseason slash 0:00:49.920 --> 0:00:53.720 ever ever exactly. That is the voice of Brian Johnson, 0:00:53.800 --> 0:00:56.520 my co host today. Welcome to the show. The tons 0:00:56.520 --> 0:00:58.880 of great stuff to get to as we near the 0:00:58.880 --> 0:01:01.400 beginning of the season. We're going to highlight the training 0:01:01.440 --> 0:01:05.400 camp battle resolutions that we highlight at the beginning of 0:01:05.440 --> 0:01:07.840 the year. We went through all the NFL teams and said, 0:01:07.880 --> 0:01:11.440 here's the training camp battles we're watching. Now we're gonna 0:01:11.440 --> 0:01:13.039 tell you who one of them all. We'll do that. 0:01:13.319 --> 0:01:16.240 We will go through three cuffed tough questions as we 0:01:16.280 --> 0:01:19.000 always do. We'll tell you the one thing you need 0:01:19.080 --> 0:01:23.360 to know about every team based on the entire preseason. 0:01:23.440 --> 0:01:25.760 If there was one thing that you needed to know 0:01:26.120 --> 0:01:28.560 from all thirty two teams, here's the one thing you 0:01:28.600 --> 0:01:30.720 needed to take away from the preseason. Perfect for those 0:01:30.720 --> 0:01:33.240 of you that haven't been following closely and now you 0:01:33.240 --> 0:01:35.640 want a quick catch up on what's happened with each 0:01:35.640 --> 0:01:38.920 of the teams, we'll do that as well. Identify guys 0:01:38.920 --> 0:01:42.320 that we think you should trade for in October, not now, 0:01:42.720 --> 0:01:44.880 guys that were worried about now, but we think by 0:01:44.880 --> 0:01:47.520 the time October rolls around some players you'll want to 0:01:47.640 --> 0:01:50.800 identify put on your radar now. Will will break down 0:01:50.880 --> 0:01:53.760 the Thursday night game and release our final sleepers of 0:01:53.880 --> 0:01:57.480 the year. In other words, guys don't want to draft 0:01:57.600 --> 0:02:02.120 this weekend ye and trade for them. It's very actionable 0:02:02.160 --> 0:02:04.080 in that way. Do not not gonna want to draft 0:02:04.160 --> 0:02:06.639 these guys based on their ADP correct. As we start 0:02:06.680 --> 0:02:10.200 every show, we go through and highlight some of the 0:02:10.280 --> 0:02:13.640 keen news items from the past week that fantasy players 0:02:13.680 --> 0:02:17.400 care about and has established last week. We lead every 0:02:17.440 --> 0:02:21.920 show with any available good news about Zach Moss Okay 0:02:22.000 --> 0:02:24.639 and that's how I want to start. The Buffalo is 0:02:24.680 --> 0:02:27.639 not even my team. I don't care. The most important 0:02:27.639 --> 0:02:33.840 thing is uh, fumbling could cost Devin Singletary the I 0:02:33.880 --> 0:02:38.120 think that role has already been costed. But uh, and 0:02:38.320 --> 0:02:41.160 yeah already. Zack moss expect expected to be heavily involved 0:02:41.160 --> 0:02:44.840 in the in the past game. He's a five tool back, 0:02:45.000 --> 0:02:54.480 runs through you, around you, around the tree like there 0:02:54.639 --> 0:02:58.640 is legit bell cow potential out of the gates, Zach Mossy. 0:02:58.880 --> 0:03:01.760 It's just a matter of when, Aby Zac Moss Let's 0:03:01.919 --> 0:03:03.600 let's go to some of the other teams from around 0:03:03.639 --> 0:03:08.360 the league, including the Panthers. Matt pretty quiet in Carolina, 0:03:08.360 --> 0:03:11.720 although Ian Thomas is day to day with a toe injury, 0:03:11.840 --> 0:03:13.560 and that could be an issue if you planned on 0:03:13.639 --> 0:03:16.519 starting him Week one against the Raiders. But I don't 0:03:16.520 --> 0:03:18.400 think a lot of people are planning on starting Ian 0:03:18.400 --> 0:03:20.720 Thomas and he's going to be your bye week filling guy. 0:03:20.720 --> 0:03:24.639 I think, Brian, let's go to the Raiders. Uh. Tyrell 0:03:24.720 --> 0:03:27.320 Williams placed on injured reserve with a torn labor and 0:03:27.400 --> 0:03:29.040 he's done for the year. But they still have about 0:03:29.120 --> 0:03:31.800 seven or eight wide receivers on roster. We'll talk about 0:03:31.840 --> 0:03:35.080 them the Raiders more later. Ye off the Packers. Green 0:03:35.120 --> 0:03:38.080 Bay media expects Robert Tonyan to open the season as 0:03:38.080 --> 0:03:40.880 the team's starting tight end. He's a former wide receiver 0:03:41.080 --> 0:03:43.600 with lots of room to grow, but I think he's 0:03:43.640 --> 0:03:45.960 way off the fantasy radar until he proves himself to 0:03:46.000 --> 0:03:47.680 be a meaningful part of this offense. It's been a 0:03:47.720 --> 0:03:51.480 long time since we've had a Green Bay Packer tight 0:03:51.600 --> 0:03:56.000 end as a material fantasy producer, not Aaron Rodgers career, right, 0:03:56.040 --> 0:03:58.440 like we gotta go, like to bark Chimurra, it's been 0:03:58.640 --> 0:04:01.120 It's been along the Brett fire vera for sure, I think. 0:04:01.160 --> 0:04:04.040 So let's go to the Washington football team at Uh. 0:04:04.080 --> 0:04:07.400 They happened to release this running back this morning. His 0:04:07.480 --> 0:04:11.280 name was Adrian Peterson. Uh. We'll dig into that positional 0:04:11.320 --> 0:04:14.040 battle in a few minutes. Though it sounds good, Uh, 0:04:14.120 --> 0:04:18.040 Brian the Cleveland Browns for Shard Higgins looks locked into 0:04:18.040 --> 0:04:21.279 the number three role at wide receiver for Cleveland. Cleveland 0:04:21.320 --> 0:04:25.000 now has a cornerback, Greedy Williams, nursing a shoulder injury. 0:04:25.040 --> 0:04:28.520 They already lost second round pick Grant Delpit, who's a 0:04:28.600 --> 0:04:32.760 safety for the season, but they acquired, excuse me, from Jacksonville. 0:04:32.760 --> 0:04:34.839 I don't know how Jacksonville has players left to trade, 0:04:34.920 --> 0:04:37.600 uh safety Ronnie Harrison, but that that secondary is a 0:04:37.600 --> 0:04:40.240 little dinged up for Cleveland makes that's interesting from a 0:04:40.240 --> 0:04:42.800 fantasy perspective. There it's gonna be some Cleveland shootouts come. 0:04:43.040 --> 0:04:45.160 We're gonna talk more about the Browns as well, and 0:04:45.279 --> 0:04:47.920 funny things. I'm gonna highlight a few players on Jacksonville 0:04:47.960 --> 0:04:50.960 who are still going to be traded. I think later 0:04:51.000 --> 0:04:53.279 in the show they might go Dolphins on this season. 0:04:53.400 --> 0:04:56.960 They are for sure. The Texans are next. Houston media 0:04:57.000 --> 0:04:59.840 gushing over tight and Jordan Aikin's calling him quote the 0:05:00.040 --> 0:05:03.680 most improved veteran. He'll need to overcome Darren Fells, who 0:05:03.680 --> 0:05:06.159 the team liked enough to resign in the off season. 0:05:06.560 --> 0:05:09.039 Aikin's believed to be the better receiver, but Fells had 0:05:09.120 --> 0:05:12.960 seven touchdowns last year, all from the red zone. Let's 0:05:12.960 --> 0:05:15.160 go to Tampa Bay, Matt Well. There are also a 0:05:15.160 --> 0:05:17.240 few running back moves this week, but Brian's going to 0:05:17.320 --> 0:05:20.839 talk about that next segment. Also, we have a kicker winner, 0:05:21.279 --> 0:05:23.919 we do. Ryan suck Up won the kicking job in 0:05:24.000 --> 0:05:26.480 Tampa and should likely be treated as a top five 0:05:26.560 --> 0:05:29.479 kicker for all of you in kicker leagues, yes, of 0:05:29.560 --> 0:05:33.240 which there's dwindling numbers and kicker leagues, but the Tampa 0:05:33.279 --> 0:05:36.520 Bay kicker is a primo spot to be about how 0:05:36.560 --> 0:05:38.200 many times you swing the leg, not how good a 0:05:38.279 --> 0:05:40.800 kicker you actually are. Let's go to Brian and the 0:05:40.839 --> 0:05:44.400 New York Jets UH Jets second round UH pick. Wide 0:05:44.400 --> 0:05:47.560 receiver Denzel Mims, with a hamstring injury, finally returned to 0:05:47.560 --> 0:05:49.480 practice on Wednesday. It was the first time he had 0:05:49.480 --> 0:05:52.560 practiced in training. Camp started. But he's really not going 0:05:52.600 --> 0:05:55.640 to be too relevant in redraft leagues, No, not for 0:05:55.680 --> 0:05:59.080 a while anyo. It's an unfortunate start to his career 0:05:59.480 --> 0:06:02.000 for the coal It's one of my favorite sleepers. Paris 0:06:02.000 --> 0:06:04.240 Campbell returned to practice from his concussion. He'll be in 0:06:04.279 --> 0:06:07.159 the starting lineup Week one against the Jaguars, and I 0:06:07.160 --> 0:06:10.279 will tell you right now he is going to be 0:06:10.600 --> 0:06:17.320 my premature speculation player in next week's show. Okay, Paris Campbell, 0:06:17.400 --> 0:06:19.719 as he is going to be facing off against the 0:06:19.800 --> 0:06:24.040 Jaguars defense. Let's go to the Detroit Lions. Mann DeAndre 0:06:24.200 --> 0:06:28.279 Swift still limited and practiced with a leg injury, has 0:06:28.320 --> 0:06:31.520 not practiced in full for over a week. That has 0:06:31.600 --> 0:06:33.600 to put his Week one status in a little bit 0:06:33.600 --> 0:06:36.560 of doubt. It does, unfortunately, Um and many of us 0:06:36.560 --> 0:06:39.680 optimistic that he's going to quickly become the starter there, 0:06:39.680 --> 0:06:41.640 but probably not in Week one. Don't know what it 0:06:41.720 --> 0:06:45.280 is about Detroit running backs and injuries. Holy cow, Broncos 0:06:45.480 --> 0:06:49.720 Brian another rookie wide receiver with intriguing long term potential. 0:06:49.839 --> 0:06:52.920 kJ Hamler could potentially start the year on injured reserve 0:06:52.920 --> 0:06:55.839 as well for Denver So a slight bump for Jerry 0:06:55.880 --> 0:06:58.000 Judy in Courtland Sutton. You know, guys, I was gonna 0:06:58.040 --> 0:06:59.680 mention this later in the show, and we haven't really 0:06:59.680 --> 0:07:03.520 talked about injured reserve this year, but the NFL changed 0:07:03.560 --> 0:07:05.760 all the rules on injured reserve. You only have to 0:07:05.800 --> 0:07:09.360 be on I R for three weeks and they have 0:07:09.520 --> 0:07:13.520 unlimited spots coming back this year. So I are way 0:07:13.600 --> 0:07:16.160 different than than years past, and you can treat it 0:07:16.200 --> 0:07:18.800 as such, especially if you have I OUR designations in 0:07:18.840 --> 0:07:21.880 your league. It's a great point. In many leagues there there, 0:07:21.920 --> 0:07:24.240 the rule is once a player goes on I R, 0:07:24.440 --> 0:07:26.640 he doesn't come off I ARE because the player doesn't 0:07:26.680 --> 0:07:28.160 come off I are, but they we need to be 0:07:28.160 --> 0:07:30.120 able to account for that in every fantasy league. Great 0:07:30.120 --> 0:07:33.440 point Vikings starting left tackle Riley Reef took a pay 0:07:33.440 --> 0:07:35.560 cut and we'll stay with the team. This is fantasy 0:07:35.600 --> 0:07:38.280 relevant because at one point we thought it was gonna leave, 0:07:38.320 --> 0:07:40.120 and it would have shuffled the deck on that offensive 0:07:40.120 --> 0:07:43.480 line in a variety of horrifying ways. And so I 0:07:43.480 --> 0:07:47.239 think this can have a variety of horrifying Well, yeah, 0:07:47.480 --> 0:07:49.720 you're starting right tackle was really good? Was gonna have 0:07:49.720 --> 0:07:51.559 to go to left tackle? We had never played before, 0:07:51.560 --> 0:07:53.800 and potentially a guy who's never played right tackle and 0:07:53.880 --> 0:07:55.880 had to start there, it would have been bad. So 0:07:55.920 --> 0:07:58.880 I think this helps salvage some normalcy for Dalvin Cook 0:07:58.920 --> 0:08:00.800 and the rest of that offense. Let's go to the 0:08:00.800 --> 0:08:04.440 Seattle Seahawks. Matt Josh Gordon signed with Seattle again. Now 0:08:04.560 --> 0:08:07.440 he has not been cleared to play by the NFL. 0:08:08.200 --> 0:08:10.119 Are we sure he makes the team? By the way, 0:08:10.240 --> 0:08:13.000 Metcalfine Lockett are clearly ahead of him on the depth chart, 0:08:13.040 --> 0:08:16.560 but also David Moore, Philip Dorset, and the recently signed 0:08:16.600 --> 0:08:19.760 Paul Richardson, who's an old Seattle favorite, are all there. 0:08:20.080 --> 0:08:23.880 And Gordon scored one touchdown through eleven games last year. 0:08:24.120 --> 0:08:27.400 Don't take Josh Gordon, Guys, don't take him. The people 0:08:27.480 --> 0:08:30.440 still I keep thinking the people that are reliving are 0:08:30.440 --> 0:08:33.280 now so old that they're dying, and it wouldn't be 0:08:33.360 --> 0:08:36.720 drafting him anymore, and remembering the good old days of 0:08:36.760 --> 0:08:39.640 that one good year that he had. Man give it 0:08:39.760 --> 0:08:42.480 up on that guy Bryant. Let's go to the Dolphins. 0:08:42.760 --> 0:08:45.199 Let's have a pity party for Miami really quick. They 0:08:45.280 --> 0:08:49.079 managed to trade klin Blage to the Jets for more 0:08:49.080 --> 0:08:52.559 than a sandwich, and he fails the physical and is 0:08:53.240 --> 0:08:56.400 reverted back to Miami. I'm pretty sure his key card 0:08:56.440 --> 0:08:59.760 didn't work upon his return. But about how the Dolphins 0:08:59.800 --> 0:09:02.360 Right now. For the Saints, Alvin Cameric continues to practice 0:09:02.400 --> 0:09:04.319 as the team works on a new deal for him. 0:09:04.360 --> 0:09:07.679 It sounds like something will probably get done here. Uh 0:09:07.679 --> 0:09:09.840 and Camara says he's not planning to hold out anyway. 0:09:09.840 --> 0:09:14.280 But more importantly, guys, and nobody's talking about this, Why 0:09:14.520 --> 0:09:17.160 did Alvin Camara have to get a cortisone shot a 0:09:17.200 --> 0:09:20.880 few days ago? Well, what's happened in this long offseason? Right? 0:09:20.920 --> 0:09:22.560 So you miss it? You know last year you play 0:09:22.600 --> 0:09:24.719 through all of these injuries and not love him for 0:09:24.760 --> 0:09:28.280 playing through the injuries. Has this has a very disappointing season. 0:09:28.840 --> 0:09:32.160 He rolls in Now it's eight months later, coming off 0:09:32.200 --> 0:09:35.240 of training camp with no contact, and he's already getting 0:09:35.240 --> 0:09:40.840 cortizone shots. Why sounds Todd Gurley. I don't like this. 0:09:41.960 --> 0:09:46.360 I'm telling Camara concerned. I'm more concerned about that than 0:09:46.400 --> 0:09:50.360 I am about the contract. Yeah, something something that bears monitoring. 0:09:50.640 --> 0:09:54.120 Let's go to the Philadelphia Eagles. Matt Briefly, Miles Sanders 0:09:54.120 --> 0:09:57.240 supposedly on track for week one. That's a good thing. 0:09:57.480 --> 0:10:00.800 Let's hope it holds that one. Brian Patriots. Big news. 0:10:00.920 --> 0:10:03.280 Damien Harris, who was looking to take the lead rollback 0:10:03.360 --> 0:10:06.160 for New England UH could miss the first couple of 0:10:06.160 --> 0:10:08.760 weeks with with a hand injury, had surgery on his 0:10:08.800 --> 0:10:11.880 pinky fingers. So again that backfield is now we're looking 0:10:11.880 --> 0:10:15.560 at Sony Michelle, Rex burkhead my boy, Lamar Miller. But 0:10:16.000 --> 0:10:18.360 that's that's big news for Damien Harris. He's not gonna 0:10:18.400 --> 0:10:20.440 play the first week, probably not the second week either. 0:10:20.720 --> 0:10:23.320 Somehow you are under the delusion Lamar Miller is not 0:10:23.320 --> 0:10:25.800 gonna be cut. That's the that's the impressive part of that. 0:10:25.880 --> 0:10:29.679 I think, well, he's no Adrian Peterson Steelers. I've got 0:10:29.679 --> 0:10:33.400 three nuggets from local reporters. First, Benny Snell locked in 0:10:33.520 --> 0:10:35.200 is the number two running back. We'll talk more about 0:10:35.240 --> 0:10:37.880 him later in the show. Number two. After a moribun 0:10:37.960 --> 0:10:41.480 training camp, Juju Smith Schuster finally popped in practice this 0:10:41.520 --> 0:10:43.800 week on Monday. It was the first time he looked 0:10:43.840 --> 0:10:48.360 anywhere near his his form from and number three. Eric 0:10:48.400 --> 0:10:51.240 Ebron has been impressing. He's been out running linebackers and 0:10:51.280 --> 0:10:54.080 safety is getting open, and it looks like Eric Ebron 0:10:54.200 --> 0:10:57.680 is going to be a factor in this offense. Ibronic Tron, 0:10:57.760 --> 0:11:00.640 I'm so surprised that you're talking about Eric Ebron in 0:11:00.840 --> 0:11:05.600 positive ways. Let's go to the Cowboys. Mattmark Cooper has 0:11:05.720 --> 0:11:10.080 been either a limited or non participant in practice for 0:11:10.080 --> 0:11:15.040 four straight days. Mysterious that is. We'll watch if that 0:11:15.120 --> 0:11:17.800 gives Ceedee Lamb some extra reps. Are all for it. 0:11:18.040 --> 0:11:19.600 I don't wish energy, I don't want I don't want 0:11:19.840 --> 0:11:22.280 wish injury on anybody, but a Mark Cooper is not 0:11:22.320 --> 0:11:26.760 on any of your teams. Cede Lamb is that's exactly right, Brian. 0:11:26.840 --> 0:11:29.680 Let's go to the Tennessee Titans. Really nothing for Tennessee. 0:11:29.720 --> 0:11:32.880 But I failed to mention that Patriots did cut Mohammed sannws. 0:11:32.880 --> 0:11:34.920 So if you're in the league where you get mega 0:11:34.960 --> 0:11:38.439 bonus points for wide receivers throwing touchdown passes, that's very, 0:11:38.559 --> 0:11:45.439 very wide receiver touchdown pass. All right. Moving on the 0:11:45.559 --> 0:11:49.080 forty nine tons of injuries to update Deebo. Samuel it's 0:11:49.080 --> 0:11:51.520 got a chance of playing in Week one with his 0:11:51.520 --> 0:11:55.280 foot injury. It appears he's trending positively, although you always 0:11:55.320 --> 0:11:57.200 have to be careful with foot injuries for wide receivers. 0:11:57.200 --> 0:12:00.400 It's never safe. And Brandon Iok, recovering from a hamstring injury, 0:12:00.480 --> 0:12:03.560 also trending towards availability for Week one, but both could 0:12:03.600 --> 0:12:05.480 be on a pitch count here. We don't know for 0:12:05.520 --> 0:12:07.319 sure what the status of either of those guys is 0:12:07.400 --> 0:12:10.960 quite yet. Yeah, those are your two starters if healthy, 0:12:11.040 --> 0:12:15.480 Samuel and ayuk Um. Of note, though Jordan Reed and 0:12:15.520 --> 0:12:17.880 his eight concussions now in San Francisco and lots of 0:12:18.160 --> 0:12:21.079 talk that he would play a role if Samuel or 0:12:21.120 --> 0:12:23.240 Ayu couldn't go, they would stand him up in the 0:12:23.240 --> 0:12:27.560 slot and they would actually stand him up. He's lying 0:12:27.679 --> 0:12:35.360 down a lever and police system. The Giants. Matt Golden 0:12:35.720 --> 0:12:38.240 day to day with a hamstring strain. It's notable that 0:12:38.320 --> 0:12:41.200 he usually plays through minor injuries, but keep an eye 0:12:41.240 --> 0:12:45.400 on his Week one status. All right, Brian Bengals A J. 0:12:45.600 --> 0:12:51.800 Green limited in practice this week. It's already started. You 0:12:51.840 --> 0:12:54.000 know the people that I hope, the people that took 0:12:54.000 --> 0:12:56.120 a chance on A J. Green get rewarded. It's not 0:12:56.200 --> 0:12:58.480 me in any league, but it's me. I hope it's 0:12:58.480 --> 0:13:01.080 you guys. Yeah, I hope it ends up working out 0:13:01.840 --> 0:13:04.480 for the Ravens. Head coach John Harbaugh confirmed what Beat 0:13:04.480 --> 0:13:07.719 writers have been saying for weeks. Rookie running back j K. 0:13:07.960 --> 0:13:10.320 Dobbins will play a major role in the offense. His 0:13:10.400 --> 0:13:12.960 skill set has been eye popping in training camp and 0:13:13.000 --> 0:13:15.480 to get some confirmation from John Harbaugh like we did 0:13:15.520 --> 0:13:18.920 this week, very promising, Matt. Let's go to the Falcons. 0:13:19.040 --> 0:13:23.040 Brian Hill has solidified the backup role to Todd Gurley. 0:13:23.120 --> 0:13:26.079 He's probably one of the top handcuffs to own this season. 0:13:26.080 --> 0:13:28.000 There's not a lot, but I think Brian Hill and 0:13:28.040 --> 0:13:30.000 Todd Gurley are one of them, Thank you, Right, Brian, 0:13:30.120 --> 0:13:33.800 the Jaguars, um they released Leonard four Nette. I'm not 0:13:33.840 --> 0:13:36.760 sure if you heard about that or not. Thanks, and 0:13:36.800 --> 0:13:39.839 we'll talk more about the remaining backfield in Jacksonville a 0:13:39.880 --> 0:13:45.160 little later. Let's go to the Cardinals. Matt Cardinals, sounds 0:13:45.240 --> 0:13:48.120 like they are being cautious with both Kenyan Drake and 0:13:48.160 --> 0:13:52.240 DeAndre Hopkins. Both are very near a return to full practice, 0:13:52.280 --> 0:13:54.520 and I expect both the suit up in week one, alright, 0:13:54.640 --> 0:13:59.720 And Brian, the Chargers, Mike Williams should be ready to 0:13:59.760 --> 0:14:02.240 play in Week one with his shoulder injury, according to 0:14:02.440 --> 0:14:07.480 UM offensive coordinator Shane Staken, and the Chargers also placed 0:14:07.720 --> 0:14:10.960 safety Derwin James, one of the best safeties in football, 0:14:11.559 --> 0:14:15.360 on I R this time ending. Yeah, this is he's 0:14:15.480 --> 0:14:18.400 done done so, which is a boon for the offense 0:14:18.440 --> 0:14:20.320 though there do you mean give it up more points 0:14:20.320 --> 0:14:24.880 in l a uh, this is not technically news from 0:14:25.000 --> 0:14:29.280 Green Bay, but let me mention this. I think I've 0:14:29.320 --> 0:14:33.720 got a new brilliant nickname for A J. Dillon. You 0:14:33.720 --> 0:14:41.080 guys remember the Nigerian Nightmare. Christian A J. Dillon built 0:14:41.080 --> 0:14:47.080 like Christian Nikoya, the Siberian Nightmare. He's gotta breakback Green Bay. 0:14:47.160 --> 0:14:52.920 It's perfect Russian, the Siberian. I love it. You know, 0:14:53.000 --> 0:14:56.040 the padded neck roll. Yeah, he has got to break Oh, 0:14:56.080 --> 0:14:58.960 I got to bring that would be beautiful. That would 0:14:59.000 --> 0:15:01.280 be beautiful. He's gotta wear number thirty five as well, 0:15:01.280 --> 0:15:03.480 obviously now would help. Um, you know what else will 0:15:03.520 --> 0:15:06.920 be beautiful and we'll be beautiful. Training camp Battle Resolutions 0:15:06.920 --> 0:15:09.440 will tell you who won every meaningful training camp battle 0:15:09.560 --> 0:15:13.200 across the NFL when we return to Fantasy Football Weekly, 0:15:33.080 --> 0:15:37.960 bom B Welcome back Fantasy Football Weekly. Paul Charchy and 0:15:37.960 --> 0:15:41.360 Matt Harrison and Brian Johnson with you. The training camp 0:15:41.400 --> 0:15:44.520 battles that we highlighted in the very first preseason show 0:15:44.640 --> 0:15:48.640 back in early August. Now they've all come to fruition. 0:15:48.800 --> 0:15:51.400 We will tell you who has won each of the 0:15:51.480 --> 0:15:54.120 key battles that we talked about back then. Here we 0:15:54.160 --> 0:15:57.520 are five six weeks later. We begin with the Buffalo 0:15:57.640 --> 0:16:02.120 Bills running back situation. Would we begin with that? Why 0:16:02.280 --> 0:16:05.680 of all of them? Why that would you ask? Maybe 0:16:05.760 --> 0:16:10.160 it's alphabetical, it might be um so it's Devin Singletary, 0:16:10.240 --> 0:16:12.880 and it's Zack Moss and the question marks that surround 0:16:12.960 --> 0:16:16.640 Singletary are ball security, which Brian mentioned he fumbled twice 0:16:16.680 --> 0:16:19.960 in contact scrimmages had some fumbling issues in the past. 0:16:21.200 --> 0:16:24.040 Um Also, his ability to pick up the blitz has 0:16:24.080 --> 0:16:27.760 been called into question, plus his size and durability. None 0:16:27.800 --> 0:16:30.360 of those. None of those seemed to be in question 0:16:30.400 --> 0:16:33.000 with Zach Moss right now, who seems to have the 0:16:33.040 --> 0:16:36.840 goal line job back locked up in between the twenties, 0:16:36.880 --> 0:16:39.360 I think Singletary is still the guy for the most 0:16:39.440 --> 0:16:43.320 part right now, so this isn't over. I think from 0:16:43.320 --> 0:16:46.480 what I've read from the Buffalo Bills beat reporters, Singletary 0:16:46.640 --> 0:16:50.080 still won the first shot at the starting gig. But 0:16:50.280 --> 0:16:53.240 in fantasy, I'm taking Zack Moss because he's gonna get 0:16:53.240 --> 0:16:55.760 the goal line work, and I'm taking him above Devin 0:16:55.840 --> 0:16:58.800 Singletary right now. So from a fantasy perspective, I think 0:16:58.840 --> 0:17:01.200 Moss won it, and I think he will continue to 0:17:01.200 --> 0:17:03.040 win it as the season goes on. Throw in the 0:17:03.160 --> 0:17:08.200 damn towel, it's over. I think he's gonna be a 0:17:08.240 --> 0:17:10.440 big part of that offense. Now, he'll be a part 0:17:10.440 --> 0:17:14.320 of the offense, but I believe by mid October your 0:17:14.720 --> 0:17:18.560 your primary lead back will be Zack Moss Singletary will 0:17:18.600 --> 0:17:21.000 be a change of pace. Guy. I really hope that's 0:17:21.040 --> 0:17:22.760 the case, but it just feels like it's going to 0:17:22.800 --> 0:17:25.160 be a sixty forty split all year, and we're gonna 0:17:25.160 --> 0:17:28.040 be we're gonna be uncomfortable with the way and and 0:17:28.119 --> 0:17:30.399 you're gonna be saying in mid October, why aren't you 0:17:30.400 --> 0:17:32.960 get exact boss the ball more? It could be, but 0:17:33.000 --> 0:17:35.000 if he's getting the goal line carries and I won't 0:17:35.000 --> 0:17:37.160 need to say that. All right, let's go to the 0:17:37.240 --> 0:17:40.320 Tampa Bay running back situation, Brian, which we were watching 0:17:40.760 --> 0:17:43.760 for different guys back when we first started talking about 0:17:43.760 --> 0:17:45.760 this in August. Yeah, this is just as we left 0:17:45.800 --> 0:17:48.959 it in early August. But it was Ronald Jones, Russ 0:17:49.040 --> 0:17:51.879 Keyshawn Vaughan and and then Shady McCoy was just signed 0:17:51.880 --> 0:17:54.440 out of nowhere back in those days. But now obviously 0:17:54.520 --> 0:17:57.800 Leonard four Nett is in to and uh but Bruce 0:17:57.880 --> 0:18:01.280 Arians going to bat for Ronald Jones. It's his job 0:18:01.520 --> 0:18:07.480 somehow acquiring Oh, I know, Andre Ellington was the guy, 0:18:07.600 --> 0:18:11.399 and there's been so many guys, but Bruce Ellen or 0:18:11.400 --> 0:18:15.200 Bruce Arians is the classic Rick Roll coach. He's all 0:18:15.600 --> 0:18:18.639 Now we're gonna give you up over and over on 0:18:18.760 --> 0:18:24.080 his running backs. But dare Ogunbowally cut on Friday? By 0:18:24.119 --> 0:18:27.800 the way, New Orleans Saints signed him right now for 0:18:27.960 --> 0:18:30.280 various reasons. I would say it would be a great 0:18:30.280 --> 0:18:33.760 place for og. But right now we're looking at up 0:18:33.800 --> 0:18:37.399 now Leonard Purnette, Ronald Jones, and Keyshawn Vaughn and Lashawn McCoy, 0:18:37.440 --> 0:18:40.000 who was supposedly give me the past catching back in 0:18:40.040 --> 0:18:42.160 the mix now that Ogunbawally is gone, But right now 0:18:42.200 --> 0:18:44.919 it's Ronald Jones. But this is we gotta see what 0:18:44.920 --> 0:18:46.560 have how his place out. That's all. Like I I 0:18:46.600 --> 0:18:48.200 wish I had more answers. Don't you just want to 0:18:48.200 --> 0:18:50.679 see Jones start. Will will be the Week one starter. 0:18:50.920 --> 0:18:53.320 He will have the first chance to cement the job. 0:18:53.920 --> 0:18:56.640 Whether he's actually better than Leonard four Nette is up 0:18:56.640 --> 0:18:58.680 for debate, and you know, I think both guys are 0:18:58.720 --> 0:19:03.120 just fair. Once that resonates with me with Keyshawn Vaughan, 0:19:03.160 --> 0:19:05.240 who we you know he was going in the first 0:19:05.320 --> 0:19:11.040 round of rookie drafts. But I remember seeing uh Vanderbilt 0:19:11.080 --> 0:19:14.440 is where he played college football. The worst run blocking 0:19:15.119 --> 0:19:19.919 line according to Football Profitable Provoball Focus and UH he 0:19:19.920 --> 0:19:21.960 had over a thousand yards and under two hundred carries, 0:19:22.000 --> 0:19:25.760 which is almost unfathomable behind an awful line. So I 0:19:25.800 --> 0:19:27.800 can't wait to see who Tom Brady thinks is the 0:19:27.840 --> 0:19:30.399 starting running back. That's what I want to know, whoever 0:19:30.400 --> 0:19:33.240 doesn't get him killed, because both for Net and Ronald 0:19:33.280 --> 0:19:36.119 Jones are terrible in past protection. So you know that 0:19:36.240 --> 0:19:38.200 might be an X factor here to watch as well. 0:19:38.400 --> 0:19:40.200 And we'll talk a little bit more about that situation 0:19:40.240 --> 0:19:42.359 a little later in the show. Cincinnati, Let's go to 0:19:42.400 --> 0:19:45.600 the wide receiver jobs there because it is a deep 0:19:46.080 --> 0:19:50.600 deep bench. Yeah, Audent Tee Higgins, John Ross kind of 0:19:50.640 --> 0:19:53.320 all up for the wide receiver three job there, and 0:19:53.359 --> 0:19:56.400 Brian mentioned A J. Green is already injured and dealing 0:19:56.480 --> 0:19:58.920 with stuff, so this could be the wide receiver to position. 0:19:59.520 --> 0:20:02.199 So T Higgins also dealing with a hamstring injury for 0:20:02.240 --> 0:20:04.239 a few weeks. John Ross is not in camp due 0:20:04.280 --> 0:20:07.520 to some personal stuff and according to Bengals beat reporter 0:20:07.680 --> 0:20:13.359 J Morrison, Mike Thomas, Yes that Mike Thomas, other Toms, 0:20:13.359 --> 0:20:15.920 the one from the Los Angeles Rams for the last 0:20:15.960 --> 0:20:20.880 four years. He's the guy leading the depth chart over 0:20:21.000 --> 0:20:25.040 Audentate what so I don't know. You want to know 0:20:25.080 --> 0:20:28.639 why where did head coach Zach Taylor come from? He 0:20:28.760 --> 0:20:32.400 came from Los Angeles and the Rams. So Mike Thomas 0:20:32.560 --> 0:20:35.119 right now leading the depth chart there. But you know 0:20:35.160 --> 0:20:38.320 what after Tyler Boyden, AJ Green, I'm avoiding it all. 0:20:38.560 --> 0:20:40.320 I think you're right about that. Let's go to the 0:20:40.440 --> 0:20:43.960 what remains of the Washington running back situation? Brian Oh, 0:20:44.000 --> 0:20:49.239 the same situation as in early August. Right, Darius guys? Right, 0:20:50.200 --> 0:20:53.600 how do you get all of these various guys? We 0:20:53.640 --> 0:20:56.240 will never mention him ever again after this on the show. 0:20:56.280 --> 0:20:59.520 He's clearly removed himself from consideration for this job. Adrian 0:20:59.520 --> 0:21:03.080 Peterson no longer on the team, although he could come back. 0:21:03.720 --> 0:21:06.080 This is a could be like a savvy. It would 0:21:06.119 --> 0:21:08.440 be rare that Washington team does something savvy out of 0:21:08.440 --> 0:21:11.360 their front office. But they can somehow save money by 0:21:11.359 --> 0:21:13.479 cutting Peter. How they they've cut Peterson and they can 0:21:13.520 --> 0:21:15.600 still bring him back. But we'll see what happens. But 0:21:16.280 --> 0:21:20.600 it's looking like Antonio Gibson is the guy. I think no, 0:21:20.720 --> 0:21:22.280 I think he is the guy. If you don't know 0:21:22.320 --> 0:21:25.040 about Antonio Gibson out in Memphis, he is basically a 0:21:25.119 --> 0:21:27.960 hybrid player. He was. He used primarily at wide receiver. 0:21:28.080 --> 0:21:30.920 I had thirty eight receptions for seven thirty five yards 0:21:30.920 --> 0:21:33.720 and eight touchdowns. Then mid season they moved him to 0:21:33.800 --> 0:21:36.679 running back. Had thirty three carries for three sixty nine 0:21:36.720 --> 0:21:39.000 yards and four touchdowns. He's also a hell of a 0:21:39.040 --> 0:21:44.960 kick returner, average twenty yards. He's a little tall for 0:21:45.040 --> 0:21:49.119 running back, you know, six ft six um here's and 0:21:49.240 --> 0:21:51.359 this is a key difference between him and other of 0:21:51.359 --> 0:21:53.919 these sort of jack knife do it all guys like 0:21:53.960 --> 0:21:58.639 Cordelle Patterson is an example. This guy's big, he's physical, 0:21:59.000 --> 0:22:02.359