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Speaker 1: that absolutely. Um. As always, over the course of the show,
Speaker 1: we're gonna break down all the games. This is the
Speaker 1: first time in the twenty plus year history of the
Speaker 1: show we've ever had sixteen matchups to do because there's
Speaker 1: always there's always been a Thursday night game in Week
Speaker 1: sixteen until now. So we gotta jam in a bunch
Speaker 1: of content into the next two hours, especially be knocking
Speaker 1: down these games, including the Saturday games. In this segment,
Speaker 1: we're gonna do all three of the Saturday games. Uh,
Speaker 1: let's start with the It's actually the second of the
Speaker 1: third game, um, second of the three games, but we'll
Speaker 1: do it first. Buffalo at New England Scott. These are
Speaker 1: two really good defenses here, and last time they combined
Speaker 1: for what like twenty points or something, and they when
Speaker 1: they played last So I don't think anybody's expecting a
Speaker 1: lot of offense here. Yeah, this isn't a game where
Speaker 1: I think you're going to find a lot of starters
Speaker 1: on the Buffalo side. I basically have everyone benched except
Speaker 1: for maybe a C grade on Beasley. Uh he Josh
Speaker 1: Allen threw three picks against New England last time. Maybe
Speaker 1: running ability helps you, but only two qbs have top
Speaker 1: two thirty five passing yards against New England and only
Speaker 1: two had multiple touchdowns. It's it's a bad draw for him.
Speaker 1: It's a bad draw for John Brown, Who's probably gonna
Speaker 1: gett Stefan Gilmer, who has more touchdowns this year than
Speaker 1: all the wide receivers combined in his coverage. Well, all
Speaker 1: the wide receivers combined in against Stephan Gilmore have zero.
Speaker 1: He has to impressive exactly. He should be Defensive Player
Speaker 1: of the Year. By the way, I am giving Beasley
Speaker 1: just a slight sea. I don't even love it though,
Speaker 1: but he was highly targeted the last time. He's been
Speaker 1: highly targeted by Allen recently. I think that that's how
Speaker 1: they think they're going to be able to move the
Speaker 1: ball down the field. Is is he short dump offs? Uh?
Speaker 1: Tough matchup with Jonathan Jones, But Jones has given up
Speaker 1: touchdowns three touchdowns in his last four and beastly scored
Speaker 1: in his last six of his last nine. Maybe there's
Speaker 1: a touchdown upside there and it's still really re employ
Speaker 1: but it's still really risky in your championship game. I
Speaker 1: do like Singletary, though, I'm giving him a C grade
Speaker 1: even against this tough matchup. The last five running backs
Speaker 1: to face the Patriots that hit seventeen touches all had
Speaker 1: over a hundred yards, and right now Singletary is averaging
Speaker 1: twenty touches a game. Yeah, so I'm giving him a
Speaker 1: sea grade, probably just because he's gonna get get there
Speaker 1: on volume and uh, Devin Singletary leads the NFL in
Speaker 1: explosive play rate of ten plus yard runs and twenty
Speaker 1: plus yard runs, so maybe he can get one of
Speaker 1: those and you know, boost those stats. On the other side,
Speaker 1: I'm only starting Adelman and White. Brady's been pretty average
Speaker 1: lately and it's a really, really tough past defense for Buffalo,
Speaker 1: so I have him. I got Sanew and Harry on
Speaker 1: the bench. Michelle it took twenty touches against the terrible
Speaker 1: Bengals to even make him slightly viable, so I'm not
Speaker 1: putting him up against Buffalo. I'm giving a C to
Speaker 1: Edelman though, prior to last week's nine yard dud um,
Speaker 1: He's had double digit targets in eight games. Uh. I
Speaker 1: do know that the last game against Buffalo was his
Speaker 1: previous worst game of the year, but he should be
Speaker 1: good for that seven or so catches. He usually if
Speaker 1: he's healthy enough. I mean, if he's healthy enough to go,
Speaker 1: it sounds like it's a Patriots. But he's got a
Speaker 1: go nagging injuries, He'll start for sure. You know. Last week,
Speaker 1: I think the injuries, he just wasn't part of the
Speaker 1: game play. That's why I got a C grade on him,
Speaker 1: and that's probably the best. I do have a C
Speaker 1: grade on White. He did go. He had eight catches
Speaker 1: for fifty seven yards in the last meeting. I think
Speaker 1: that that's how the Patriots get the ball down the
Speaker 1: field on this on this Buffalo great secondaries by those
Speaker 1: short dump offs two guys like White. So I have
Speaker 1: a C grade there. Yeah. If I were the Bills,
Speaker 1: I would use Josh Allen as a running back. I would.
Speaker 1: I'm serious. So I would do what Baltimore did to
Speaker 1: the Patriots, and I would run Josh Allen in designed
Speaker 1: runs much the way that Baltimore did with Lamar Jackson.
Speaker 1: I don't think they're gonna do it because they don't
Speaker 1: run him and designed runs very often. It's mostly he
Speaker 1: runs around and scrambles from broken plays. He did have
Speaker 1: thirty seven and a score in the first game. That's
Speaker 1: that's the proach. I would take the Houston takes on
Speaker 1: Tampa Bay Brian uh Shaun Watson going up against the
Speaker 1: Tampa Bay secondary feels pretty darn good. Yeah, let's talk
Speaker 1: about a fantasy friendly game on this show. And no kidding.
Speaker 1: By the way, Tampa Bay has only played in two
Speaker 1: games this season with the total finished under forty seven points.
Speaker 1: So yeah, usually a point orgy when they're involved. Um,
Speaker 1: like you said, starting with the passing game in Houston,
Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins did not practice on Wednesday with an illness,
Speaker 1: returned in full on Thursday. He's good to go and obviously,
Speaker 1: over the last five games, the Bucks have allowed eight
Speaker 1: yards per game two wide receivers in six total touchdowns
Speaker 1: to the position. That's why will Fuller gets the ECTO
Speaker 1: Cooler grade, which is high, very high see despite being
Speaker 1: questionable with a hands high. Different than C plus because
Speaker 1: it gotta because there's no plus. I didn't say the
Speaker 1: P word, Church Hope. I didn't say an we don't do.
Speaker 1: We're gonna bring up the P word later though, multiple times.
Speaker 1: But anyway, for whatever reason, will Fuller does not go,
Speaker 1: he probably should. I would give Kenny Stills a CE
Speaker 1: in his place, but I'm not gonna give Stills to
Speaker 1: see if Fullers Ago and then Deshaun Watson, who you
Speaker 1: you mentioned in the in the opening of this game.
Speaker 1: Over the last four games, Tampa is allowing only two
Speaker 1: passing yards and just one touchdown per game to opposing quarterbacks.
Speaker 1: But Deshaun Watson is much better than David j Kobe Brissette,
Speaker 1: and Gardner Minch you. So those are the three of
Speaker 1: the four quarterbacks that Tampa is faced during that Spanzo
Speaker 1: Watson still gets an A, Carlos Hide and Duke Johnson.
Speaker 1: Carlos Hide is questionable with an ankle injury. I'm gonna
Speaker 1: bench him either way, and I'm still gonna bench Duke
Speaker 1: Johnson even if Hyde were to sit. Um it's just
Speaker 1: a brutal matchup as it has been all year for
Speaker 1: opposing running backs against the Bucks, and even more recently,
Speaker 1: over their last six games, only Alvin Kamara has topped
Speaker 1: thirty eight rushing yards against Tampa Bay. So I'm benching
Speaker 1: both Texan backs despite if a Hide sits are not
Speaker 1: over to the Tampa Bay side and their number one
Speaker 1: wide receiver brush Shad Perryman in his fifteenth year in
Speaker 1: the league's at No. Not really, but it feels like
Speaker 1: he's been the league that long. I'm giving him a
Speaker 1: B most with thinking A but I'm a little worried that.
Speaker 1: You know, people are their game planning as him as
Speaker 1: the number one right wide receiver. Now that wasn't the
Speaker 1: case last week Godwin left started, so this is probably
Speaker 1: the first time his career the schematics or based throughout
Speaker 1: him being the number one wide receiver just to be
Speaker 1: despite it being a great match up, the Texans have
Speaker 1: allowed a hundred and sixty seven yards per game to
Speaker 1: wide receivers, including a one hundred yard receiver and two
Speaker 1: of their last three uh and that was over the
Speaker 1: last three weeks. For allowing one sixty seven to opposing
Speaker 1: wide receivers. It's been a good matchup against Houston all year.
Speaker 1: For wide receivers. Would be for Perryman and a C
Speaker 1: for Justin Watson. Scotty Miller was on it was really
Speaker 1: the number two even we played like one game, but
Speaker 1: he's on i R. So Watson has the number two
Speaker 1: job all to himself. When Mike Evans went down in
Speaker 1: Week fourteen against the Colts, a game that Scotty Miller
Speaker 1: was an active four. Watson came in and caught five
Speaker 1: passes on eight targets. One was a touchdown, So he's
Speaker 1: an easy see in this matchup. Just sneaky DFS play too,
Speaker 1: Just Watson, definitely. There might be one more you won
Speaker 1: in this matchup too. It's not O J. Howard. He'd
Speaker 1: be a Chalky option despite how brutal his season has been.
Speaker 1: But as of late nineteen targets over the last three weeks,
Speaker 1: with the injuries to Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, Houston
Speaker 1: has allowed a league high ninety yards per game two
Speaker 1: tight ends over the last five weeks, and the only
Speaker 1: Fantasy relevant player at the tight end position they faced
Speaker 1: during that stretch was Mark Andrews. So O J. Howard
Speaker 1: has no Mark Andrews, but he's better than a nobody,
Speaker 1: just barely. But no, he is but Cameron brad I
Speaker 1: can't give him a starting grade and redraft, but another
Speaker 1: great DFS option based on the matchup. Again, ninety yards
Speaker 1: per game to opposing tight ends over the last five
Speaker 1: for Houston, and lastly, Jameis Winston easy a first player
Speaker 1: in NFL history with back to back four fifty plus
Speaker 1: yard games opposing quarterbacks have scored three or four touchdowns
Speaker 1: and eight of Houston's last ten, so easy for a reason,
Speaker 1: absolutely insane. I shouldn't have said. Lastly, I do have
Speaker 1: to mention Peyton Barber and Ronald Jones, but I desperately
Speaker 1: want to start one of these guys. Houston has allowed
Speaker 1: nine running back touchdowns over the last five games. Dang,
Speaker 1: it's a lot. Can you trust starting Ronald Jones or
Speaker 1: Peyton Barber and the championship in third place game? No,
Speaker 1: it's hard touches again, DFS. These are guys I mentioned
Speaker 1: him rolling the dice on because they'll be dirt cheap.
Speaker 1: But when when it comes to catching the ball out
Speaker 1: of the backfield against Houston, opposing backs are averaging more
Speaker 1: than five and a half catches and one whole touchdown
Speaker 1: through the air over Houston's last five. But it's dare
Speaker 1: Ogun bowal A who catches all the passes too. So
Speaker 1: you gotta bench on. Do you have a preference from
Speaker 1: Barbara Jones? I feel like we've gone over this. You
Speaker 1: never get it right. I mean nobody, nobody gets it right.
Speaker 1: But I feel like Barbara would be the high round
Speaker 1: guy in DFS. So I would lead in Jones to
Speaker 1: be more contrarian, but let's stay away in season. Although
Speaker 1: the Saturday night game is the Rams taking on the
Speaker 1: forty nine, is lots of playoff implications in this one,
Speaker 1: for sure. Let's start with the running game Todd Gurley.
Speaker 1: You know, the Rams saved up Todd Gurley. You know
Speaker 1: all the frustration that we had with his nine touch
Speaker 1: games and his eleven touch games and his five touch
Speaker 1: games and his fourteen touch games, Well, they saved him
Speaker 1: up for the end of the year. Now they're just
Speaker 1: running in plenty because every game they're effectively in the
Speaker 1: playoffs right now, needing to win out the rest of
Speaker 1: the way. Um, San Francisco is allowing the fewest fantasy
Speaker 1: points to running backs over the last month and our
Speaker 1: third on the full season. It's a tough, tough matchup.
Speaker 1: They've only allowed one touchdown and it was a goal
Speaker 1: line plunge last week and their last five games, so
Speaker 1: a tough match for Todd Gurley, hopefully offset for his
Speaker 1: owners anyway, offset by the total usage here. So I've
Speaker 1: got to be great on Todd Gurley. Jared Goff gets
Speaker 1: a sea and barely you see at that he enters
Speaker 1: the game having thrown two touchdowns into two of the
Speaker 1: in the last two touchdowns in the last three games.
Speaker 1: But mostly he's only good against bad defenses, and that's
Speaker 1: not the who get healthy here. Remember the last week
Speaker 1: they were missing Richard Sherman and d Ford and Kwan
Speaker 1: Williams and Jack Quisky Tart. They were all out. Almost
Speaker 1: all of them are likely back for this game, and
Speaker 1: Richard sherman'scent is absolutely back for this game. So I
Speaker 1: think there's a much tougher matchup for golf, and I
Speaker 1: don't trust him one bit here. I think he's a
Speaker 1: dart throw at best um against a nine years defense
Speaker 1: that's closer to full strength. Just to see grade on golf,
Speaker 1: and if you're not sure, feel free to bench him.
Speaker 1: Cooper Cups the only receiver I've got a starting grade
Speaker 1: on who has scored in three straight games, but over
Speaker 1: the past six games he hasn't topped sixty five yards.
Speaker 1: He's on the field like thirty five of the plays.
Speaker 1: That's it for Cooper Cup. I don't even I don't
Speaker 1: understand the usage here at all. Now he would go
Speaker 1: up against corner Kwan Williams, who want to check his status.
Speaker 1: If he does not go in this game, then will
Speaker 1: upgrade Cooper Cup to be If Williams goes, and he's
Speaker 1: been very good this year, and he was totally shut
Speaker 1: down Cooper Cup in the earlier match matchup, holding Cup
Speaker 1: to seventeen yards. So if Williams plays, Cups kind of
Speaker 1: dead to us, and if will Him is out, then
Speaker 1: I think we could elvite him to a B. Robert
Speaker 1: Woods it's uh, it's been a it's been really tricky.
Speaker 1: And he runs predominantly from the right side of the field,
Speaker 1: which puts him up against Richard Jerman, who's been awesome
Speaker 1: this year. He hasn't allowed to touch down in his
Speaker 1: coverage since Week one. Woods was held out of catch
Speaker 1: in the first meeting between these teams. I don't like
Speaker 1: Woods here and I've got a bench grade on him,
Speaker 1: and Brandon Cooks is dead to us. Let's talk Tyler
Speaker 1: Higbee because this is the toughest matchup for fantasy owners
Speaker 1: because he's been awesome three consecutive one hundred yard games.
Speaker 1: But now Gerald Everett is back. What does that mean
Speaker 1: for Higgbee? You know, needless to say through the entire
Speaker 1: rest of the season, and for that matter. All of
Speaker 1: Tyler Higbee's career, anytime he's had to share time with
Speaker 1: Gerald Everett, he's been nothing more than a dart throw.
Speaker 1: And my worry is we're right back at that again,
Speaker 1: and and ever was healthy enough to be a full
Speaker 1: participant in practice. And I'm nervous. I've only got a
Speaker 1: C grade on Higbee because I as as potent as
Speaker 1: he's been lately, I'm just I'm I'm too worried about
Speaker 1: Everett splitting time with him, and they go right back
Speaker 1: to being they were. And it's not a great matchup
Speaker 1: to begin with. Really, No, actually it's not a great matchup.
Speaker 1: San Francisco has been a little easier against Titans lately,
Speaker 1: but on the whole, it is not. Let's go to
Speaker 1: the niner side of this game, where I've only got
Speaker 1: I've got a handful of starters for you, specifically George Kettle,
Speaker 1: who gets an obvious A every week you put up
Speaker 1: a hunting three yards against l A in the earlier
Speaker 1: matchup where he mostard also gets an A. Rightfully has
Speaker 1: received two thirds of the carries for San Francisco over
Speaker 1: the last three games. You didn't think any back would
Speaker 1: get two thirds of the carriage. But he's that good.
Speaker 1: They have to keep playing Raheem Mostart. Los Angeles has
Speaker 1: given up the fourth most Fantasy points to backs in
Speaker 1: their last five games, and in their seven home games,
Speaker 1: the Niners have scored fifteen running back touchdowns. Hopefully after
Speaker 1: this game they have given up the most most are
Speaker 1: two points. Absolutely that could that could end up happening to.
Speaker 1: I love Mostard. Here a grade on Raheem Mostard. Earlier
Speaker 1: earlier episodes of this show, he called him the Ron
Speaker 1: Dane of this year. He's gonna power teams to Fantasy championships,
Speaker 1: and that's going to happened every other Niner. I've got
Speaker 1: a bench grade on. Let's talk through. Let's first, Tevin
Speaker 1: Coleman and Matt Brita are averaging twelve ish snaps and
Speaker 1: half that many touches, so they're not even options. Let's
Speaker 1: talk about the passing game. Jimmy Garoppolo. Five of the
Speaker 1: rams opposing quarterbacks have been completely shut out, including Jimmy
Speaker 1: Garoppolo in the earlier meeting. Only four quarterbacks have managed
Speaker 1: more than one score against the Rams this year. The
Speaker 1: Rams just got done. Your racing a Marii Cooper and
Speaker 1: Michael Gallop off the field last week. And if they're
Speaker 1: going to do that to Emmanuel Sanders and Deebo Samuel,
Speaker 1: I'm not I don't want any part of this thing.
Speaker 1: And those guys are on the bench too, So for Sanders.
Speaker 1: Over the last four weeks, the entire San Francisco receiving
Speaker 1: group is averaging just twelve targets the whole group of receivers.
Speaker 1: That's just not enough to go around. Meanwhile, over the
Speaker 1: last five games, the RAMS secondary hasn't allowed a receiver
Speaker 1: to reach eighty yards, and over the last five games,
Speaker 1: cornerback Troy Hill is allowing fewer than forty yards in
Speaker 1: his coverage. So I don't like any part of this
Speaker 1: for Emmanuel Sanders, for Deebo Samuel, same thing he gets.
Speaker 1: Jalen Ramsey, He's dead to us. I don't like any
Speaker 1: part of the receiver group. There are two great reality
Speaker 1: games on Saturday and just one good fantasy game. And
Speaker 1: that's yeah, that is that is probably true. It is
Speaker 1: a great Saturday of Yeah, it's got many Thanksgiving. Now
Speaker 1: this show airs in some markets on Saturday or on Sunday.
Speaker 1: They'll be able to people. We will listen back and
Speaker 1: go man. Were those guys idiots? They could not have
Speaker 1: misread this thing. Worse, Hopefully it's not the case, and
Speaker 1: our Sunday matchups are gonna be way better. And that's
Speaker 1: what's coming up is our Sunday matchups, I'm happy to say,
Speaker 1: including Pittsburgh taking on the Jets will tell you if
Speaker 1: James Conner is somebody you can rely upon, Juju Smith
Speaker 1: Schuster comes back, is that somebody you want to start?
Speaker 1: And when we return, nine players not normally in your lineup,
Speaker 1: many of whom are available on the waiver wire. Yes,
Speaker 1: you can take a chance on waiver wire grade players
Speaker 1: even in the championship We'll tell you who they are
Speaker 1: when we return to Fantasy Football Weekly. Nine players not
Speaker 1: normally in your line up. Many of these guys are
Speaker 1: on the waiver wire. And you know what, just because
Speaker 1: you're in the championship game does not mean that your
Speaker 1: roster is automatically so good that you don't have to
Speaker 1: take a chance on some of these guys. Ask the
Speaker 1: Brashotte Harriman player from last week. What about Mike Bone.
Speaker 1: We're gonna talk about him later too. There's a lot
Speaker 1: of options here. We'll talk those through momentarily we beget
Speaker 1: at the quarterback position. Brian, you take a chance at
Speaker 1: the quarterback is the aging Philip Rivers at home against
Speaker 1: the raid Is. Rivers has scored in twenty four straight
Speaker 1: games against Oakland. How about that? That's your favorite? When
Speaker 1: I dug that stat up this week, I'm like, what,
Speaker 1: that's got to be the longest conset give string of
Speaker 1: any player scoring against one one opponent. I would be
Speaker 1: tough to contest ecutive games attribution to Paul Charching as
Speaker 1: he just mentioned. And Philip Rivers has thrown for multiple
Speaker 1: touchdowns and six of his last seven against the Raiders,
Speaker 1: who have allowed the third most passing scores this season
Speaker 1: and have surrendered multiple touchdowns to every quarterback they have
Speaker 1: faced outside of Joe Flacco in Week one, and that's
Speaker 1: very understandable. And then Kirk Cousins in a Week three
Speaker 1: blow up by the Vikings were only through the ball
Speaker 1: twenty one times. It's a touchdown machine when you face Oakland.
Speaker 1: Got it, Scott. I have a quarterback who is one
Speaker 1: of only two quarterbacks in the NFL that leads their
Speaker 1: team in rushing. I know who it is. I know
Speaker 1: who it is. I love Stu Beard. Stew Beard the
Speaker 1: Dolphins leading rusher. Ste Beard averaging thirty six yards per
Speaker 1: game rushing over his last four games, has multiple touchdowns
Speaker 1: in three of his last four. The Bengals has been
Speaker 1: a little better lately, but they've been average in the year.
Speaker 1: I like Stupard this week. And here's the thing about
Speaker 1: this matchup that I love for Ryan Fitzpatrick. The Bengals
Speaker 1: run defense is awful, so they've been seeing the fewest
Speaker 1: passes in the NFL. The Bengals have. But the Dolphins
Speaker 1: can't run. They can't run, and so Stu Weird's gonna
Speaker 1: be throwing on a secondary that never gets thrown on,
Speaker 1: and I think it's gonna end It's ultimately gonna end
Speaker 1: up well for him, and he's gonna expose a sneaky
Speaker 1: bad secondary. Kenyan Drake is still the highest scoring running
Speaker 1: back for the Dolphins, and he might end the year
Speaker 1: the highest scoring running back for the Dolphins and Texas.
Speaker 1: No Cardinals, but yes, Cardinals. Do you know when the
Speaker 1: last time that happened? Herschel Walker with the Cowboys and
Speaker 1: then another team that I do that, no team that
Speaker 1: we do not. We don't know what team that might
Speaker 1: take a chance to me quarterback is Drew Lock. Now,
Speaker 1: remember Duro I had those two great first games, and
Speaker 1: then last week faced the Chiefs in a quasi blizzard
Speaker 1: and did nothing. And now he gets a fantastic matchup
Speaker 1: with the Lions, a team that has allowed explosive output
Speaker 1: to opposing quarterbacks like no other. Six quarterbacks have thrown
Speaker 1: for three or four touchdowns. Seven quarterbacks of top three
Speaker 1: hundred yards against Detroit, including last week James Winston lighting
Speaker 1: up the Lions. Of course, only the touchdown repellent Dwayne
Speaker 1: Haskins has failed to score against the Lion since Week four.
Speaker 1: Drew Lock is a great high upside swing for the fences.
Speaker 1: I'm playing against Lamar Jackson. I need somebody can get
Speaker 1: me three, maybe four touchdowns. Drew Lock could be the guy. Bryan,
Speaker 1: let's go to our take a chance to be running backs?
Speaker 1: Who do you have? I got Phillies, Baston Scott. Boston
Speaker 1: Scott has put up third team catches in the two
Speaker 1: games without Jordan Howard, who I do not think will
Speaker 1: play this week, has not been cleared for contact. And
Speaker 1: uh and if you haven't noticed, the Eagles do not
Speaker 1: have any wide receivers either that they're gonna put Nelson
Speaker 1: aglare on. I are probably, and not like that really matters.
Speaker 1: Also very helpful for Boston Scott that the Cowboys have
Speaker 1: yielded the sixth most targets to running backs on the
Speaker 1: season and have surrendered receiving scores to the position and
Speaker 1: two of those asked the three. So Boston Scott and PPR,
Speaker 1: if you're very desperate, Scott, I am going with another
Speaker 1: Dolphins somehow. I'm going with Patrick Lard against that terrible
Speaker 1: Bengals Rundy. Uh. I think his efficiency will be up.
Speaker 1: It's been really bad, but the Bengals Rundy allows so
Speaker 1: many hundred yard games. I don't know that Laird gets there.
Speaker 1: But the nice part is he's a running back that
Speaker 1: has uh sixteen receptions in his last four games. He
Speaker 1: might be able to get you some of those PPR points.
Speaker 1: All Right, I'm gonna go with Mike Boone, the Minnesota Viking,
Speaker 1: who I believe we'll start end up starting on Monday night. Now,
Speaker 1: Dalvin Cook's got the shoulder injury. These guys neither Cook
Speaker 1: nor Madison practiced all week. Madison, I believe has in
Speaker 1: a high ankle. Sprain that they hit team is not
Speaker 1: divulged to this point. They are. They are really angling
Speaker 1: to rest both guys all the way to the playoffs.
Speaker 1: I believe Dalvin Cook doesn't have a run longer than
Speaker 1: nine yards since November. He's not the same guy. He's
Speaker 1: just all beat up from a from being a workhorse
Speaker 1: for the whole season. And they're gonna rust into the playoffs.
Speaker 1: I believe and Mike Boone will start from Minnesota. Vikings
Speaker 1: in a nights opportunity. Minnesota second and in fantasy points
Speaker 1: scored by running backs, no team has used running plays
Speaker 1: at a higher percentage in home games than the Vikings,
Speaker 1: where they traditionally get ahead and just keep running on teams.
Speaker 1: Vikings are undefeated at home this year. Packers have allowed
Speaker 1: six rushing scores to backs in their last five road games.
Speaker 1: They're giving up almost five yards per carry. It's all
Speaker 1: lining up for Mike Boone to potentially win championships off
Speaker 1: the waiver wire. Let's go to the wide receiver position.
Speaker 1: Brian Johnson. Okay, despite the fact that the target distribution
Speaker 1: for New Orleans wide receivers went like this last week.
Speaker 1: Michael Thomas twelve targets Drake Kwon Smith one again, this
Speaker 1: is always Harrison one. I'm still going with tray Kwan Smith. Okay, Tennessee,
Speaker 1: we'll talk about this matchup more very shortly. In the
Speaker 1: fact that Dorry Jackson is out, who would be covering
Speaker 1: Michael Thomas. But the Titans must roll triple coverage onto
Speaker 1: Michael Thomas in this game. Somebody else is getting paid.
Speaker 1: Track Juan Smith has scored in three of his last
Speaker 1: four games, and since Week nine, Tennessee has surrendered second
Speaker 1: surrendered scores to secondary wide receivers like Nicole Hardman, Curtis
Speaker 1: Samuel Rico Gafford, and then two touchdowns to Kenny Stills
Speaker 1: last week. So Trake Juan Smith is gonna get fit
Speaker 1: in this one, all right, I got you'll take a
Speaker 1: chance of me receiver. I have John Ross. This is
Speaker 1: finally the time you can start him since earlier in
Speaker 1: the season. And he's got Andy Dalton, so that lines
Speaker 1: up perfectly with what he did earlier in the season.
Speaker 1: Miami second worst against wide receivers, third most receptions and
Speaker 1: third most yards allowed to the position over the last
Speaker 1: five and they've allowed the most touchdowns to wide receivers
Speaker 1: in this season, and speed deep speed guys like Robby Anderson,
Speaker 1: John Brown, Marquise Brown, f One McLaren all had hundred
Speaker 1: plus days against Miami. I think John Rosson is four
Speaker 1: to four speed gets past him. I'm taking Allen Lazard
Speaker 1: against the Vikings now. Teams are doubling or racketing Davante
Speaker 1: Adams and they're daring the other Packer whiteout to just
Speaker 1: make a play, and mostly they haven't. But mostly they
Speaker 1: haven't been playing a secondary as bad as the Vikings.
Speaker 1: The Vikings outside cornerbacks have Pro Football Focus rankings of
Speaker 1: seventy two, eighty three and onleven gross. Alan Lazard is
Speaker 1: the most bankable of the bunch of non of Davante
Speaker 1: Adams Packers receivers because he's the only guy we're getting
Speaker 1: reliable snaps and targets. He was on the field for
Speaker 1: the Packers plays last week. Vikings have allowed the fourth
Speaker 1: most wide receiver receptions, the tenth most wide receiver yards,
Speaker 1: the sixth most wide receiver touchdowns. Alan Lazard a dart
Speaker 1: throw against the struggling Vikings secondary. There you go, take
Speaker 1: a chance, I mean our final take a chance of
Speaker 1: you of the year. It's so emotional. Oh no, can
Speaker 1: we raise enough money by next season to get the
Speaker 1: rights back from I was just gonna say that song
Speaker 1: is actually growing on me that you're starting, like absolutely absolutely,
Speaker 1: I know, like this is my last chance to peacock
Speaker 1: here in the segment that the bit that all off season,
Speaker 1: what did who did we give at this time? In
Speaker 1: this segment last week at the wide receiver position for
Speaker 1: a shod paramandya one final pea cock of the year.
Speaker 1: There it is there you go, um, let's work in
Speaker 1: a couple of matchups before we get out of the segment.
Speaker 1: Pittsburgh taking on the Jets Scott. James Conner was used
Speaker 1: pretty lightly last week. They're working him in, They're working
Speaker 1: him in a little bit. I don't know that he
Speaker 1: gets back to a workhorse level here. But also the
Speaker 1: Jets running defense is good. So how do you what
Speaker 1: do you do with James Conner in this one? I'm
Speaker 1: giving him a C grade. I know the Jets are
Speaker 1: only allowing sixty seven rushing yards per game, which is
Speaker 1: good for third best, holding holding a posting right back
Speaker 1: to three point two yards per carry, which is best.
Speaker 1: But but James James Conner when he's been fully healthy,
Speaker 1: gets a full complimented snaps. I think that last week
Speaker 1: was just working him in. They only played about eight
Speaker 1: percent of the snaps. I think he gets back up
Speaker 1: to his eighties like he was earlier in the season.
Speaker 1: I gave him a C grade, probably on volume. I'm
Speaker 1: benching the rest of the Pittsburgh as game Duck Duck
Speaker 1: Hodges best game this season is two yards in one touchdown.
Speaker 1: That can't support a split and do do may play
Speaker 1: probably muddies up the works for anybody started exactly what
Speaker 1: happened a couple of times he has played well injured
Speaker 1: is he was more decoy ish and had really poor games,
Speaker 1: and it just muddies it. So the rest of them
Speaker 1: are all on the bench. On the jet side, I
Speaker 1: have Donald on the bench, I have Anderson on the bench. Donald.
Speaker 1: The Pittsburgh Steelers are just good since the Fitzpatrick trade.
Speaker 1: And in the last the last five QB's all under
Speaker 1: two hundred yards and none had over twenty completions. That's
Speaker 1: insane that that that takes down everyone. I do kind
Speaker 1: of I have a C grade on crowder Um, especially
Speaker 1: with Joe Hayden possibly out for this one. He so
Speaker 1: that if Hayden was If if Hayden was in, he'd
Speaker 1: probably cover Anderson. But Hayden being note, I think diminishes
Speaker 1: that entire secondary um only twice this year have both
Speaker 1: topped forty yards in the same game. I think this
Speaker 1: is a Crowder game. Donald might have to lean on
Speaker 1: him short. And Uh, I'm giving a SE grade to Bell.
Speaker 1: He's a bell cow. The Steelers are top ten against
Speaker 1: running backs. Uh. The last seven lead backs to face them, Uh,
Speaker 1: five of them had fifteen touches or more, and those
Speaker 1: backs averaged eighty five scoreless yards. It's not gonna be
Speaker 1: a great day out there for Bell, but he's gonna
Speaker 1: get fifteen to twenty touches. He's probably gonna get eighty
Speaker 1: five to a hundred total yards. That's where you're gonna
Speaker 1: get a C grade. Makes sense. Let's work in one
Speaker 1: more matchup weeken Saints taking on the Tennessee Titans. Brian,
Speaker 1: you already told us one Saints receiver that you like,
Speaker 1: so you must obviously like Drew Brees a lot here. Yeah,
Speaker 1: you gotta love Breeze, and of course you love Michael Thomas,
Speaker 1: who's gonna get the fantasy Fonzi even if a Dorty
Speaker 1: Jackson played now with Dorry Jackson is out, so he
Speaker 1: gets the A plus plus plus plus plus tons of
Speaker 1: pluses for Michael Thomas, Tray Juan Smith was might take
Speaker 1: a chance on me wide receiver that you used up
Speaker 1: all your pluses. Well, it's the last regular season shows
Speaker 1: and I'm trying to do it then. Jared Cook safe
Speaker 1: b Titans understandably limited the subpar pairing of Houston Titans
Speaker 1: last week, but prior to that Tennessee all had allowed
Speaker 1: three tight end scores in the four weeks prior while
Speaker 1: conceding six catches in nine yards per game to the position.
Speaker 1: Cook's been red hot, uh since coming back. Drew Brees,
Speaker 1: like you said, easy A, he's got a pad that
Speaker 1: all time touchdown lead over Tom Brady. Well he probably
Speaker 1: doesn't really have to. You can probably stop throwing touchdowns
Speaker 1: and still maintain that lead over. No one will ever
Speaker 1: explain the twin bed wedding against the Falcons this season,
Speaker 1: But aside from those two games, Breeze is average three
Speaker 1: or from fourteen yards and more than three and a
Speaker 1: half touchdown passes his previous five games, So a for breeze.
Speaker 1: Not an A for Alvin Kamara, but I will give
Speaker 1: him a B desplite only scoring a touchdown in one
Speaker 1: game this year. Uh, Kamara is still a top twelve
Speaker 1: running back for Alvin Camary. You know, he's performed at
Speaker 1: B level like two. He's been like a B plateau
Speaker 1: throughout the season. Still at top twelve running back in PPR,
Speaker 1: so bear with me. He has been, and the Titans
Speaker 1: have yielded the second most targets of running backs. So
Speaker 1: Kamara only trails Christian McCaffrey, Austin Ekeler Uh in running
Speaker 1: back receptions and he's tied with Leonard four Nett. All
Speaker 1: three of those backs faced to see this year and
Speaker 1: had great games receiving, combining to average six plus catches
Speaker 1: and sixty six yards and totally two touchdowns just through
Speaker 1: the air. Kamar will still get some work on the ground,
Speaker 1: so I'm still giving him a B, and Lotavius Murray
Speaker 1: can give him a C. Even though Tennessee is allowing
Speaker 1: less than four yards per carry over the last four weeks,
Speaker 1: the Titans have yielded the most running back touches and
Speaker 1: gold to got scenarios, and that's pretty much Murray's territory now.
Speaker 1: So as for Murray on the other side, Derrick Henry
Speaker 1: can give him a B. A little banged up with
Speaker 1: a hammy. Was playing in more than seventy percent of
Speaker 1: the snaps before that injury. He's dip below uh the
Speaker 1: snap count over the last two weeks, and it's not
Speaker 1: a good matchup. After the Patriots and Bucks, the Saints
Speaker 1: have basically been the least friendly defense to opposing running back.
Speaker 1: So just to be for Derrick Henry, the Titan who's
Speaker 1: been carrying you to the championship is a J. Brown.
Speaker 1: He just gets a B too, though because of Marshawn Lattimore.
Speaker 1: He could draw one. Who why would you bother putting on? Yeah,
Speaker 1: he hasn't been shadowing as much, but he should shadow
Speaker 1: in this game. It wouldn't make any sense for him
Speaker 1: not to shadow a J. Brown. And the Saints also
Speaker 1: claimed Genera's Jenkins off Waivers, who's probably a little motivated. Uh,
Speaker 1: we'll play better when than when he's on the Giants,
Speaker 1: I would think. But anyway, just to be for Brown,
Speaker 1: John new Smantha John new Smith is on the bench
Speaker 1: tight end. He is the starter, but Anthony Firkser and
Speaker 1: Mike cole Pruitt still twenty four pass routes from Smith
Speaker 1: last week. So he's on the bench. Don't go there.
Speaker 1: And Ryan Tannehill, I'm still gonna give him a be
Speaker 1: because before blanking Jacobe Brissette, understandably, the Saints had surrendered,
Speaker 1: surrendered multiple passing scores in five straight games in New Orleans.
Speaker 1: Is also conceding six yards per carried to quarterbacks and
Speaker 1: the converted wide receiver, Ryan Tannehill, He's got some wheels
Speaker 1: charged converted wide receiver. He he wasn't a quarterback until
Speaker 1: his senior year in college. Wasn't a quarterback under Adam
Speaker 1: Gates either, that's true. Has anyone been good point? Good point?
Speaker 1: Look at his days, he's daggering. Sam Donald's career unbelievable.
Speaker 1: I hope they bring him back. Just we can see
Speaker 1: the spectacle on furl for the for the New York
Speaker 1: Jets when we return. By the way, Baltimore taking on
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Speaker 1: final show, Baltimore takes on Cleveland. Now note that Baltimore
Speaker 1: could lock up the top seed with the New England
Speaker 1: loss against Buffalo on Saturday, and I think there's a
Speaker 1: very good chance that could happen, by the way, um
Speaker 1: much more so than any maybe any other point of
Speaker 1: Tom Brady's career. Is that possible. Even so, the Baltimore
Speaker 1: starters would almost certainly play all or most of the game.
Speaker 1: If I think, you just you downgrade everybody maybe one
Speaker 1: letter grade, maybe one letter grade. If New England loses
Speaker 1: on Saturday. That that about it. And I guess you
Speaker 1: could upgrade everybody if it turns out that they don't.
Speaker 1: But most of these guys have high grades anyway. So
Speaker 1: let's by the way, the only team I went back through,
Speaker 1: I went back to and looked at weeks sixteens. For
Speaker 1: the last twenty plus years, only one team has has
Speaker 1: absolutely rested their starters two thousand four Eagles. You know,
Speaker 1: that was it. Everybody else they play their starters and
Speaker 1: through almost all of the game. There are several cases
Speaker 1: where teams got you know, played like starters play eight.
Speaker 1: But at that point you got your numbers and they
Speaker 1: weren't sure that Owens was going to play that year.
Speaker 1: In the post, you're right, remember that cautious of course,
Speaker 1: that's yeah, you remember it well. So let's go on
Speaker 1: the Baltimore side, Lamar jack Jackson's and obviously, regardless of
Speaker 1: the Patriot situation, a great let's move on mark Ingram
Speaker 1: also in a grade. Since Week four, the Browns have
Speaker 1: allowed twelve total touchdowns to opposing running backs. They've also
Speaker 1: given up four different rushers that have topped one hundred
Speaker 1: yards against against Cleveland and over that same time span,
Speaker 1: mark Ingram nine total touchdowns in six games of at
Speaker 1: least seventy four combo yards. He's always he's been super
Speaker 1: safe every almost every single game all year. That continues here. Um,
Speaker 1: Cleveland's giving up almost five yards per carry. It's a
Speaker 1: it's a very good opportunity for mark Ingrand to keep
Speaker 1: it going. A grade there and also in a grade
Speaker 1: four Mark Andrews. He was now scored five times over
Speaker 1: the last six weeks. The one game he did not
Speaker 1: score in knocked me out of my guillotine league. Of course,
Speaker 1: thanks Mark Andrews. Uh. Cleveland has surrendered a tight end
Speaker 1: touchdown uh last week to something called Dan Arnold, who
Speaker 1: I was aware with a guy, but you know I did.
Speaker 1: What team he's even playing for, I think is a
Speaker 1: mystery to most people. He scored against the Browns when
Speaker 1: these teams met in Week four. Mark Andrews is an
Speaker 1: A grade. Let's talk about Markis Brown. One are the
Speaker 1: trickier guys to figure out. Last week he posted forty
Speaker 1: five yards Marquis Brown did and a touchdown. Those forty
Speaker 1: five yards were his highest yardage output since Week ten.
Speaker 1: He is he is so touchdown dependent and unfortunately, the
Speaker 1: Cleveland secondaries only even a two wide receiver scores in
Speaker 1: their last five games. That's tied for the fewest over
Speaker 1: the last five weeks. So I'm nervous about Brown here.
Speaker 1: I've got a C grade on him, but know that
Speaker 1: if he doesn't score, he likely does not help you.
Speaker 1: Let's go to the Cleveland side. I do have some
Speaker 1: starting grades, but not a lot. First, Baker mayfields on
Speaker 1: the bench. It's an awful matchup against one of the
Speaker 1: two best past defenses in the NFL, and he's been brutal.
Speaker 1: He's got the lowest quarterback rating of any quarterback to
Speaker 1: play every game this year. He threw for three forty
Speaker 1: yards in the first meeting, but that was before the
Speaker 1: Ravens added Marcus Peters and they got Jimmy Smith back
Speaker 1: he's dead to us Odell Beckham, no chance he's gonna
Speaker 1: scoreless in eleven of twelve games. Baltimore held Beckham to
Speaker 1: twenty scoreless yards in Week four. And you can't start him.
Speaker 1: It's just you know, I'd love to tell you could.
Speaker 1: I don't know how you could. With Marcus Peters and
Speaker 1: Jimmy Smith there, I don't think. I don't think he's
Speaker 1: I don't think he's startable. Sabotage drop. You could sabotage
Speaker 1: drop Odell Beckham right now when opening the opponent picks
Speaker 1: him up and starts him. You really could. You have
Speaker 1: nothing to lose at this point. Uh, you're not gonna
Speaker 1: start him. Jarvis Landry gets to see he had that
Speaker 1: inexplicable dudd last week against Arizona and a juicy matchup
Speaker 1: that was a bummer. In the six games prior to
Speaker 1: last week, though Landry scored five times, he produced a
Speaker 1: very dependable eighty two yards over those six games. And
Speaker 1: he'll face one of the best slot corners, Marlon Humphrey,
Speaker 1: who has allowed one score in his last seven games.
Speaker 1: That part worries me, and that's why Jervis Landry is
Speaker 1: only a C grade in this one. Moving over to
Speaker 1: the passing game. By the way, condolences to anybody who
Speaker 1: had picked up David and Joku and did not see
Speaker 1: the mid afternoon Sunday d activation bumber and then off
Speaker 1: for two touchdowns. Just to rub it in your face. Uh.
Speaker 1: Nick Chubb gets a B grade here. Over the last
Speaker 1: nine games, the Ravens have allowed just three total touchdowns
Speaker 1: to opposing running backs. That's it. There's somewhat of a bend.
Speaker 1: But don't break defense though, is They have allowed at
Speaker 1: least eighties seven rushing yards to opposing ball carries and
Speaker 1: four the last six, So I think Chubb is okay
Speaker 1: from a yard and standpoint. They just don't give up
Speaker 1: many scores. And Chubb, by the way, as good as
Speaker 1: Chubb's been this year, just eight touchdowns, which is kind
Speaker 1: of whole hume for somebody that's been as much of
Speaker 1: a workhorse as he's been. Baltimore is a bottom half
Speaker 1: in terms of yard per rush as well yard per attempt.
Speaker 1: So I like Dank Chubb Oka as a B. I'm
Speaker 1: nervous about Kareem Hunt. I've got a bench grade on him.
Speaker 1: Baltimore allows the fewest receptions to running backs the third
Speaker 1: fewest receiving yards to running backs, the second fewest receiving
Speaker 1: touchdowns to running backs just one this year. Only Darryl
Speaker 1: Williams and Devin Singletary have top three receptions against Baltimore.
Speaker 1: I know Kareem Hunt has really helped PPR owners get
Speaker 1: into the championship game. This matchups brutal, brutal. This is
Speaker 1: not the spot Cincinnati takes on Miami. Scott, We've already
Speaker 1: talked about a plethora of players in this one, But
Speaker 1: how about Joe Mixon, who has been surging at the
Speaker 1: end of the year and has my highest ranking of
Speaker 1: the season for Joe Mixon. Yeah, he's nearly unstoppable right now,
Speaker 1: averaging nearly twenty four touches per game, nearly a hundred
Speaker 1: twenty five yards per game over the last six not
Speaker 1: like two or three over the last six games. That's
Speaker 1: why he's averaging And Dad arened Himpson Bell cow right there? Yeah,
Speaker 1: twenty touchbacks are averaging a hundred and twenty five yards
Speaker 1: against Miami. Weird how that matches up right there? So?
Speaker 1: Uh and heck, he crushed the Pats Rundy last week,
Speaker 1: so what is he gonna do against Miami solid A
Speaker 1: grade there. I've already talked about John Ross. I like
Speaker 1: him as a C grade. I think he I think
Speaker 1: he beats them deep in and gets a score there.
Speaker 1: Tyler Boyd I give a C grade too as well.
Speaker 1: He's the safer, more consistent option. Miami second worst against
Speaker 1: wide receivers, as I mentioned before, most wide receiver touchdowns.
Speaker 1: I think Boyd is playable here. I even think Dalton
Speaker 1: is playable here just because of that. He has not
Speaker 1: been great since returning, only a couple of touchdown pass
Speaker 1: is in three weeks. But he gets off the schnide here.
Speaker 1: I think I think he gets a B grade, A
Speaker 1: low B grade. We'll call that a B grade. We'll
Speaker 1: call that a B grade. On the Miami side, we're
Speaker 1: We've already talked about Stu Beard, We've already talked about Laird,
Speaker 1: and the only other player to talk about is not
Speaker 1: what we're talking about. DeVante Parker. He's an A grade.
Speaker 1: He's a top twelve wide receiver. You should know this
Speaker 1: unless you're not watching football. So, yeah, Parker has been great.
Speaker 1: He's probably five wide receiver in the second half of
Speaker 1: the season. Yeah, Yeah, that's why I say it is
Speaker 1: the top twelve wide receiver. You're starting him? Not worth
Speaker 1: talking about you. I can't think of a post type
Speaker 1: breakout bigger than Parker. Has taken a long time, but
Speaker 1: it's five years. Yeah, five short years and a millions
Speaker 1: of burned fantasy owners over the years. Jacksonville taking on
Speaker 1: Atlanta is our final matchup of this one. So for Jacksonville,
Speaker 1: plenty of questions with the passing game, and we've got
Speaker 1: a DJ Chark injury situation and everything, but Leonard four
Speaker 1: Nette has just been a staple. What do you think
Speaker 1: about Leonard Fournette in this matchup? Brian No? What else
Speaker 1: has been a staple is that the Falcons are just
Speaker 1: the money matchup for opposing running backs over the years,
Speaker 1: but not so much this year. Only two opposing running
Speaker 1: backs have topped the hundred yards rushing all season long.
Speaker 1: Only three running backs have topped four catches against the Falcons.
Speaker 1: Everyone used to catch four balls against the Falcons least,
Speaker 1: but those three players were Christian McCaffrey, who on two
Speaker 1: occasions called eleven passes this season. Alvin Kamara had eight
Speaker 1: catches and already mentioned four nets. Right in the mix
Speaker 1: with Kamara McCaffrey and then something called David Johnson had
Speaker 1: six catches too against Atlanta, So Fournett's PPR ceiling is
Speaker 1: still very high in this one. He's top three and
Speaker 1: catches like I just mentioned and give him a very
Speaker 1: safe be here, but not in a normally will be
Speaker 1: an a against Atlanta. You mentioned all the questions in
Speaker 1: the passing game. Let's start with d J char who
Speaker 1: will play um? The Falcons just put corner desman trufont
Speaker 1: On I R. By the way, I don't trust Chark
Speaker 1: entirely here. I fear the decoy role, right. And we
Speaker 1: spent so long since he's he's done anything meaningful, and
Speaker 1: we thought that the Falcon secondary would just get shredded
Speaker 1: weak get in week out around mid season when they
Speaker 1: lost some blanket on the safety's name. But anyway, over
Speaker 1: the last ten games, thank you, the Falcons have only
Speaker 1: surrendered seven wide receiver touchdowns over the last ten games,
Speaker 1: well under one touchdown per game. Right where he Morris
Speaker 1: we've talked about on the show before the Falcons switched
Speaker 1: Raheem Morris. They're one of their assistant coaches to be
Speaker 1: their secondary coach over there by week I think week nine.
Speaker 1: Since then, the Falcons, the South Falcon secondary has been great.
Speaker 1: It tells you it's just so much about coaching and
Speaker 1: Raheem Morris is. People know inside the NFL, they know
Speaker 1: what a job he's done. He's a head coach before
Speaker 1: he's He's making another name for himself with that effort.
Speaker 1: So those seven wide receiver touchdowns over the last ten games,
Speaker 1: it's not like it's been like a It's spread out,
Speaker 1: so it's sort of safer Chark. Those seven touchdowns went
Speaker 1: to three different players. Will Fuller had three in Week five,
Speaker 1: DK and Metcalf had two in Week eight, and Chris
Speaker 1: Godwin had two in Week twelve. That's all or nothing.
Speaker 1: I'm not going all or nothing on Jacksonville receivers in
Speaker 1: the championship games. So your boy, I wanted to go
Speaker 1: to the Chris Connley desk and I will can't. I
Speaker 1: will be the Chris Connley desk, and I don't don't
Speaker 1: like him here. Yeah, you can't with Chark active, even
Speaker 1: though he might play a role of deco. You just
Speaker 1: can't trust the wide receivers for Jacksonville on the bench
Speaker 1: as his gardner Minshew five of the last six quarterbacks
Speaker 1: to face the Falcons. You have throwne for his zero
Speaker 1: or one touchdowns, Jameis Winston the only one that threw
Speaker 1: for multiple Minshew is not that Chris Conley desk last week?
Speaker 1: Oh yeah, Conley Desk hit again. I honestly think we
Speaker 1: hit like all five of his good games this year,
Speaker 1: they all turned out to be highly predictable, at least
Speaker 1: on this show. Over who's not been highly predictable as
Speaker 1: Deavonta Freeman. He's been bad, very bad, and he's been
Speaker 1: predictable when he's had great matchups like the Panthers recently
Speaker 1: had a great game. This is arguably the one matchup
Speaker 1: better than Carolina right Jacksonville was allowed ten running back
Speaker 1: scores over their last six games. So as bad as
Speaker 1: Freeman has been in despite the fact that Quadrie Allison
Speaker 1: has been vulture goal line touches, I'm still gonna have
Speaker 1: Freeman a B here just because of the matchup is
Speaker 1: so good and Julio Jones obvious a twenty targets last
Speaker 1: week without Calvin a j booge is a tough draw,
Speaker 1: but puposedly triple coverage from the fortys was a tough
Speaker 1: draw too. And Julio came through with two touchdowns, so
Speaker 1: and a for Julio one and a half touchdown. Some
Speaker 1: people who I thought it was a touchdown, it was
Speaker 1: a touchdown. The Seahawks definitely thought it was a touchdown.
Speaker 1: Russell Gauge, I got him on the bench, and this
Speaker 1: one has a number two wide out. He runs from
Speaker 1: the slot, will face d J. Hayden, who's probably the
Speaker 1: last good player standing for the Jacksonville defense. So I
Speaker 1: got Gauge on the bench. Austin Hooper gets a B.
Speaker 1: Has looked rusty in his two games since returning from injury,
Speaker 1: but a good match up here. Jacksonville has allowed the
Speaker 1: third most tight end touchdowns this year, including two tight
Speaker 1: end scores over the last three weeks. Uh. They're also
Speaker 1: conceding six catches and eighty two yards pree into the position.
Speaker 1: So hopefully Hooper gets off the schneide here and then
Speaker 1: Matt Ryan want to give him an A just because
Speaker 1: help just because Julio Jones and Austin Hubert basically, but
Speaker 1: the Jacksonville run defense just so bad they might just
Speaker 1: funnel all the production through Freeman and Alison. So just
Speaker 1: a B for Ryan, but very trustworthy. Yeah, I think he.
Speaker 1: I think he is a trust storthy start test week.
Speaker 1: I'm with you on that. I kind of like him here.
Speaker 1: So let's say Scott Fish and I are in the
Speaker 1: championship game and we're gonna Our payout structure is se
Speaker 1: to the winner, to second place and ten percent to
Speaker 1: the third place or something, and so Scott and I
Speaker 1: are looking at a SEV split. What do you guys
Speaker 1: think about Scott and I effectively predeciding that we're going
Speaker 1: to evenly split the pot. You know, he'll get the hardware.
Speaker 1: I Scott wins, he'll get the hardware. But we're gonna
Speaker 1: split the pot ourselves. I'm doing this in two of
Speaker 1: my championships with not splitting it. We're splitting like and
Speaker 1: then playing for like fifty bucks or hundred bucks and
Speaker 1: the title, of course. But you both agree is split
Speaker 1: a good chunk of the first and second place money
Speaker 1: combined save a little keiche on the side. Interest, don't
Speaker 1: tell what two adults what to do. I know it's
Speaker 1: less competitive. Whatever, It's fine. You're gonna say no, you
Speaker 1: freaking cowards, you howards, you know say that. Listen if
Speaker 1: you you know, if you need to have that margin
Speaker 1: that's between the winning and the losing in the championship
Speaker 1: to like pay your heating bill. Fine, okay, pay your
Speaker 1: heating bill. Otherwise, ste and put your butt on the line.
Speaker 1: Guaranteed money. Man. What if you what if you know
Speaker 1: you're super outbatched. Well, I've been one of those. The
Speaker 1: other guy came to me with it. I'm like, yes,
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Speaker 1: back to Fantasy Football Weekly. Three tough questions. They're all
Speaker 1: forward looking questions because we're answering all the week six
Speaker 1: team questions right now, going through all our matchups and
Speaker 1: everything else. So all three of these tough questions deal
Speaker 1: with the future, and this first one is brutal, brutal
Speaker 1: tough question number one. On last week's show, we hashed
Speaker 1: out the first three picks of next year's rankings and
Speaker 1: what we think who the three players we think are
Speaker 1: gonna go first, second, and third overall, and they were
Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson, Michael Thomas, and Christian McCaffrey. You need to
Speaker 1: get debate the order, and we'll do that plenty offseason
Speaker 1: debate the order. Who's fourth after Lamar Jackson, Michael Thomas,
Speaker 1: Christian McCaffrey, Brian who is fourth? For me? It's one
Speaker 1: of the leftover Big four from this past summer or
Speaker 1: the big four running back. So it's either Alvin Kamara,
Speaker 1: se Kwon Barcloy or Zeke. I was so tended to
Speaker 1: go Kamara. Uh just turns twenty five. We'll turn twenty
Speaker 1: five when training camp opens. And as we mentioned earlier
Speaker 1: in the show, he hasn't killed you this year. He's
Speaker 1: been very consistent giving you double digit PPR points. He's
Speaker 1: the top twelve PPR running back, doesn't have a he
Speaker 1: still has a lot of tread on his tires, positive
Speaker 1: touchdown regression. You're not answering that's well, I'm not answering.
Speaker 1: I've still gotta go Zeke, even though I feared Tony
Speaker 1: Pollard eating into his workload. Next year, Zeke also will
Speaker 1: be turning just twenty five entering camp, and he's the
Speaker 1: biggest bell cow out there after McCaffrey. You can't trust
Speaker 1: s Kwan in the clown circus that is the Giants
Speaker 1: with Dave Gettleman at the helm, the biggest bozo of right,
Speaker 1: I have a dynasty team that went thirteen and no
Speaker 1: that disagrees with you that Kamara has not killed you
Speaker 1: because it's no longer in the playoffs. Um, I am
Speaker 1: going off for because I figured you guys would probably
Speaker 1: go with like a Cook or Barkley or something like that.
Speaker 1: I'm going with Trulph Travis Kelsey. Even on a down year,
Speaker 1: he's one point four points per game better than any
Speaker 1: other tight end. We thought this was gonna be a
Speaker 1: good tight end year, and yet it wasn't yet. Again,
Speaker 1: like before the season, we thought were They're all these
Speaker 1: guys coming up no Over sixty yards in twelve of
Speaker 1: fourteen games, at least five catches in ten of fourteen games.
Speaker 1: The touchdowns should come back. He's only got like four
Speaker 1: this year. I think that those kill come back a little.
Speaker 1: I don't. I don't think there's more safer, consistent player
Speaker 1: than Travis Kelsey at a position where there just isn't anything. Um.
Speaker 1: I gave long thought to Travis Kelsey, but the four
Speaker 1: touchdowns spooked me a little bit. Even though even though
Speaker 1: I think I think the Chiefs are set to have
Speaker 1: a to potentially massively rebound next year and be you know,
Speaker 1: go right back to where they were last year. But
Speaker 1: I went with se Kwon Barkley. And here's why I
Speaker 1: think we're gonna look back at just say, you know what,
Speaker 1: it was just a last season. His health. He had
Speaker 1: the high ankle sprain that affected him the whole year.
Speaker 1: They were breaking in a new rookie quarterback that affected
Speaker 1: him the whole year. And I still believe he's an
Speaker 1: absolutely talent. Remember last year he was Rookie of the
Speaker 1: Year and he was awesome. He was the closest thing
Speaker 1: to Barry Sanders last year I've seen since Barry Sanders.
Speaker 1: And unlike Zeke and Camara, he doesn't battle anybody on
Speaker 1: his own team for anything. He gets all the catches,
Speaker 1: he gets all the goal line work, he gets all
Speaker 1: the carries. Zeke and Camara don't have that. We're gonna
Speaker 1: look back at this thirty one or whatever yards receiving
Speaker 1: per game as a complete anomaly in his totally agree,
Speaker 1: So say Kwon Barkley the correct answer. Let's go tough
Speaker 1: question number two. Should Dynasty and Empire League owners with
Speaker 1: Jamis Winston trade him now before the free agent ends up,
Speaker 1: say in Chicago or Miami or some other undesirable location. Scott,
Speaker 1: I don't know that I agree that those are undesirable.
Speaker 1: I think both of those have you know, decent pieces
Speaker 1: to build around. They're not as good as Tampa Bay, though,
Speaker 1: Like I like you know, Parker and Williams in Miami,
Speaker 1: I like Robinson and Miller, and pick your own undesirable location. Okay,
Speaker 1: insert undesirable location here. Absolutely, I am trading a quarterback
Speaker 1: anytime he's you know, sitting in the top three in fantasy.
Speaker 1: I'm trading a quarterback every time, even in super flex,
Speaker 1: because you can get so much value for him, and
Speaker 1: there's a there's a bunch of other quarterbacks you can
Speaker 1: come from. The points per game difference is minimal if
Speaker 1: you drop down a fuse flots I'm absolutely trading him,
Speaker 1: especially in one QB guy trading absolutely, Brian. Yeah, there's
Speaker 1: some very nice wide receiver duos out there, but none
Speaker 1: are better than a healthy Mike Evans and Chris Godd.
Speaker 1: So there's nowhere to go but down for for Winston.
Speaker 1: And you know, in one quarterback leagues you'll you'll you'll
Speaker 1: make up for trading away Jamis Winston. So yet do it?
Speaker 1: I don't think Jamis is going anywhere. I think he
Speaker 1: stays in Tampa for two reasons. One, I think he
Speaker 1: recognizes this is the best place for him because he's
Speaker 1: got Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, and he's got Bruce
Speaker 1: Arians who's unlocked the best play of his career. I
Speaker 1: think I just think Tampa is a good fit for Winston.
Speaker 1: And I don't think he's gonna get big money from anybody.
Speaker 1: I don't think anybody's gonna be like, let's break the
Speaker 1: bank for Jamis Winston because I think there's gonna be
Speaker 1: too too many other teams. They're gonna be scared off
Speaker 1: of him for a wide variety of reasons. They don't
Speaker 1: want to leave the League of Interceptions. Maybe they don't
Speaker 1: want to lead the League of interceptions as one example.
Speaker 1: I think Tampa is gonna be willing to keep him.
Speaker 1: They will keep him, and next season he will be
Speaker 1: throwing for Tampa Bay and you're gonna be glad you
Speaker 1: got him. Tough question number three, who will be the
Speaker 1: Patriots starting running back on opening Day next year? Will
Speaker 1: it be Sony miche L, Damien Harris, Rex burke Head
Speaker 1: or somebody not currently on roster. Brian, has anyone ever
Speaker 1: pleaded the fifth in the history of this show, because
Speaker 1: I'm pleading on this and he is a disservice to
Speaker 1: even talk about the subject. Any fantasy football player out there,
Speaker 1: because you just have to swear off New England running
Speaker 1: backs entirely, don't even go there. Even James White and
Speaker 1: PPR leagues. I didn't put any thought to this because
Speaker 1: I'm not gonna put any thought into it next year.
Speaker 1: They're all dead to me. I'm sorry, charge, I'm going
Speaker 1: against the grain here, not answering the question, but I'm
Speaker 1: pleading the fan. I don't want to talk about the
Speaker 1: first time. Somebody was too chicken to answer, too smart
Speaker 1: to even recognize the fact that the New England Patriots
Speaker 1: employee running backs on their team because it's the worst.
Speaker 1: Don't even don't even think about him. Next year's class
Speaker 1: of running backs is amazing. There will be running backs
Speaker 1: in the fifth round that come out that will be
Speaker 1: better than the three running backs you just listed. Damian
Speaker 1: Harris is apparently so bad he can't even get He
Speaker 1: can't even get active on game day with Sony Michelle
Speaker 1: playing the way he is. Uh. Some free agents out
Speaker 1: there Melvin Gordon, Kenyan, Drake Derrick, Henry Kareem Hunt, Lamar Miller,
Speaker 1: Carlos Hyde, Austin Ekeler, uh DeAndre Washington, Matt Breida. Like
Speaker 1: some of those are r f as. I understand that,
Speaker 1: but they're like, you have draft, a loaded running back
Speaker 1: draft class, and you have a ton of free agents.
Speaker 1: I don't think it's any of the three. I think
Speaker 1: it's someone not on roster. You are correct, it's somebody
Speaker 1: not on roster because Sony Walkerman stinks. You mentioned Damien
Speaker 1: Harris can't even be active. Rex perk Head can't stay
Speaker 1: healthy when he's getting five touches a game, and James
Speaker 1: White's the pass catching back. So the process of elimination says,
Speaker 1: it's got to be somebody else. I my hunches it's
Speaker 1: gonna be a draft pick. But they just blew a
Speaker 1: second rounder on Damien Harris. What an utter bust he
Speaker 1: looks like. Now, I will say this, there have been
Speaker 1: many cases we're running backs have flopped in your one
Speaker 1: and then picked it up in year two. Ronald Jones
Speaker 1: as a case from this year. DeVonta Freeman was Todd
Speaker 1: Gurley's disaster, and Todd Gurley There's been a lot of
Speaker 1: guy that that could dramatic anyway, that's there. You go,
Speaker 1: Melvin Gordon touchdowns this first year. Um, so that's you know,
Speaker 1: that is your that's there's still a chance for Damien Harris.
Speaker 1: But it doesn't look good. I mean, I can't remember
Speaker 1: a guy who was went from inactive every week of
Speaker 1: a season to then being a meaningful participant in year two.
Speaker 1: And if you don't do it in year two, is
Speaker 1: a running back you're dead. Whoever that somebody is, just
Speaker 1: don't draft them next year. Just doing well. You know,
Speaker 1: you gotta pick your spots. The good the good thing
Speaker 1: is if they put let's say Kareem Hunt is the
Speaker 1: starting running back there. Um, you know we've seen pa.
Speaker 1: It's not like Patriot Patriot runners are never any good
Speaker 1: for fantasy. You know, we only have to we only
Speaker 1: have to go back to uh Blunt to remember how,
Speaker 1: you know, how you can get fifteen touchdowns out of
Speaker 1: a Patriots running back. So Garrett Blunt was able to
Speaker 1: do it. There's you know, you can do it if
Speaker 1: we get the right guy in the right situation. And
Speaker 1: that's gonna be a fascinating one to watch next year.
Speaker 1: Not for Brian, I mean for the rest of us
Speaker 1: that will be fascinating. Have fun with those Patriots running backs. Everybody,
Speaker 1: Thank you, UH Giants take on the Washington Redskins. Let's
Speaker 1: break this one down. Here's the thing you need to
Speaker 1: know about Washington. They are going to be short in
Speaker 1: their secondary, quite possibly their number one, number two, and
Speaker 1: number three cornerbacks. Now, some of those guys have already
Speaker 1: been ruled out, and I believe at this point, Uh
Speaker 1: Fabian Moreau is doubtful, Clinton Dunbar is out, Landing Collins
Speaker 1: is if he and Jimmy Moreland is out. So it
Speaker 1: looks like they may be missing three cornerbacks well too
Speaker 1: for sure, another one and then a safety, their best safety,
Speaker 1: Landing Collins. So Daniel Jones is a sea level start here. Now,
Speaker 1: I'll remind you Daniel Jones has thrown at least one
Speaker 1: touchdown in every game. He also has these blow up
Speaker 1: games where once a month he throws four touchdowns. It
Speaker 1: could happen here easily, assuming he starts and finishes the game,
Speaker 1: which I want to believe that he will. If you
Speaker 1: need a dart throw you're playing, you are you are
Speaker 1: in this our Scott Fish scenario and you are running
Speaker 1: a deep deficit. If everything plays to for him and
Speaker 1: you're gonna lose, Daniel Jones is something you could pick
Speaker 1: up and start. So he's now Danny Darts instead of
Speaker 1: Danny dunsh I like that. Danny Darts h Darius Slayton.
Speaker 1: A grade for Darius Slayton three scores in the last
Speaker 1: two weeks, granted with Eli Manning, but he had splashed
Speaker 1: with Daniel Jones too, and there is so much upside
Speaker 1: in this game. Over the last five weeks, Washington has
Speaker 1: allowed of five receiver scores and twenty six points per game,
Speaker 1: So a great opportunity for Slayton against this backup secondary.
Speaker 1: I think the Springs, even Sterling Shepherd and Golden Tate,
Speaker 1: guys that I had middling SEA grades on, I think
Speaker 1: they move up to B grades. Sterling Shepherd's best game
Speaker 1: with Daniel Jones at quarterback has been a modest seven
Speaker 1: catch seventy six yarder. That was his best game. So
Speaker 1: he hasn't had a lot of success here, but else
Speaker 1: hasn't played with him very much because Shepherd's missed so
Speaker 1: much time. Now for Tate, it's I think he's the
Speaker 1: least my least favorite of the bunch because Tate's good
Speaker 1: games have been primarily happened when Sterling Shepherd's gone, and
Speaker 1: they've been funneling routes to him. But Tait runs from
Speaker 1: the slot and Fabian Moreau the slack corners out, so
Speaker 1: this is a good opportunity for him to So there
Speaker 1: you go. I've I've got a C grade on him,
Speaker 1: i got a B grade on Shepherd. I've got an
Speaker 1: A grade on Slate and a B grade on Daniel Jones.
Speaker 1: Sa Kwon Barkley A grade. Last season at FedEx Field,
Speaker 1: he put up one hundred seventy rushing yards in his score.
Speaker 1: This year, Washington's given up at least ninety eight rushing
Speaker 1: yards two opponents starting running back in three of the
Speaker 1: last four games. I could see Barkley getting to ninety
Speaker 1: eight yards here. Also note they have allowed twenty six
Speaker 1: catches to running backs in the last three games. At
Speaker 1: that Miles Sanders just went bonkers on this Washington defense.
Speaker 1: Se Kwon Barkley for those of you that managed to
Speaker 1: get here a great start and an A grade. Let's
Speaker 1: go to the Washington side. I've only got one guy
Speaker 1: for you to start and that is Terry McLaren. McLaren
Speaker 1: is now scoring back to back weeks and just had
Speaker 1: his first one hundred yard game with Haskins under center.
Speaker 1: He gets an incredibly juicy matchup against a Giant second
Speaker 1: arry that in the last five games has allowed seven
Speaker 1: receiver scores and they just released Norris Jenkins their only
Speaker 1: quasi competent cornerback. Mclauren is going to face off against
Speaker 1: Corey Ballantine and DeAndre Baker, who Pro Football Focus ranks
Speaker 1: as the one cornerback and the one cornerback. I'm surprised
Speaker 1: rank have a ranking. They have a ranking. They got
Speaker 1: a number next to him, Terry McLaren B grade. Adrian
Speaker 1: Peterson has scored in three straight games, and I guess
Speaker 1: I'm I said it wasn't getting give him a starting grade.
Speaker 1: I might give him a C grade here. Um, But
Speaker 1: the Giants, ever since they acquired Leonard Williams from the Jets,
Speaker 1: have been tough against the run. They've not allowed it
Speaker 1: back to post more than fifty nine rushing yards and
Speaker 1: have held them to three point four yards per carry
Speaker 1: over the last five games. So those are that's a
Speaker 1: tough uphill run for Adrian Peterson. You really you need
Speaker 1: the touchdown, and now I'm putting them back on the bench. Bench. Great,
Speaker 1: Adrian Peterson. Let's work in one more quick matchup, and
Speaker 1: that's Carolina taking on San Francisco. I'm sorry, I take
Speaker 1: on Indianapolis and spokes sorry about that, Scott For Carolina,
Speaker 1: I think Marlon Mack is one of the uh time
Speaker 1: I got this whole thing start. Yeah, Christian McCaffrey is
Speaker 1: an obvious a great let's I'll just let's just start there. Yes,
Speaker 1: absolutely Uh. In the passing game though I'm only starting
Speaker 1: DJ Moore, There's been a decent history this year of
Speaker 1: new quarterbacks, these rookie quarterbacks coming in and then their
Speaker 1: main wide receiver just getting funneled targets to it. Thanksgiving
Speaker 1: David Yeah, blow, Kyler Murray, Daniel Jones, Mason Rudolph Drew
Speaker 1: Lock to court and soun like a whole bunch of
Speaker 1: them along. That's that's a thing that happens. Uh. And
Speaker 1: Curtis Samuel is questionable. He didn't even practice on Friday,
Speaker 1: so it might just be all d J Moore. I
Speaker 1: don't like anyone, but more in McCaffrey, I'm not starting Greer.
Speaker 1: I think he can get more just enough. But on
Speaker 1: the other side, same deal. I only like Mac. I
Speaker 1: think it's a smash spot for mac Brissette is overthrowing
Speaker 1: and underthrowing and throwing it into the stands that I
Speaker 1: can't trust a single pass catcher Kenny, That including too,
Speaker 1: why Hilton, Yeah, so it's just Marlon Mack for me.
Speaker 1: I know it's been a really ugly couple of games,
Speaker 1: but hopefully you weathered that storm you made into your
Speaker 1: championship game. Because the Panthers have allowed an average of
Speaker 1: a hundred and ninety total yards to running backs over
Speaker 1: the last four games, and in those four games, eight
Speaker 1: running back touchdowns in four games. Smash spot for for
Speaker 1: Marlon Mack and this one. Those are the only three
Speaker 1: I like in this entire game. Yeah, I'm with you
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Speaker 1: Oakland Telly taking on the Los Angeles Chargers. We told
Speaker 1: you earlier were kind of like Philip Rivers here. What
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Speaker 1: back into the matchups here. But first, did you know
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Speaker 1: takes on the Chargers. Bra end. Now for Oakland, they're
Speaker 1: gonna be without Josh Jacobs. DeAndre Washington gets the start here,
Speaker 1: and it might be tempting to pick him up, but
Speaker 1: this is not the easiest matchup in the world. What
Speaker 1: do you think? Yeah, I would pick him up. I mean,
Speaker 1: he's probably not available in many leagues, but he's not
Speaker 1: a guy that you're just gonna plug in over anybody,
Speaker 1: not Mike Boone, not not even like I like Mike
Speaker 1: Boone a lot more as a plug in play. Yeah,
Speaker 1: I'm just giving Washington to see here a very low
Speaker 1: end RB two. Oakland just sent starting right tackle Trent
Speaker 1: Brown to i R. That doesn't bode well for Washington,
Speaker 1: who's basically a very mediocre football player. He's not I
Speaker 1: think that's that's the big problem here is he's not
Speaker 1: very good. But granted, Mike Boone, the aforementioned Mike Boone
Speaker 1: just shredded the Chargers. I still always want to say
Speaker 1: Clippers when I look at L A. C. On my
Speaker 1: notes just shredded the Chargers last week. So there's hope
Speaker 1: for Washington. He is started with just just at a
Speaker 1: sea level um per usual. The best start on the
Speaker 1: Raiders is Darren Waller can to give him a b
Speaker 1: Over the last three weeks, Waller is averaging seven catches
Speaker 1: at ninety yards. Still hasn't scored in seven straight weeks,
Speaker 1: though decent shot score against the Chargers, though, who have
Speaker 1: allowed three tight end touchdowns over the last four weeks.
Speaker 1: But it's definitely worth noting that Waller had just three
Speaker 1: catches for forty yards when these teams met in Week ten,
Speaker 1: and the and the Chargers are without all Pro safety
Speaker 1: Derwin James for that one. So just to be for
Speaker 1: wall you think you'd get an A in the waste land,
Speaker 1: but not just to be Tyrolle Williams on the bench
Speaker 1: draws coverage from Casey Hayward. That's an immediate stopper right there,
Speaker 1: especially for the unreliable Williams. He's on the bench, so
Speaker 1: is Derek Carr obviously over to the l A side,
Speaker 1: Melvin Gordon. Just to be for him, I probably should
Speaker 1: have started with Austin Ekeler, but let me finish the Gordon.
Speaker 1: I read here hundred and thirty three compoyards and a
Speaker 1: touchdown in the first meeting. Had a couple of fumbles
Speaker 1: last week. Be in the doghouse a little bit, but
Speaker 1: over the last four weeks, the Raiders have yielded the
Speaker 1: second most red zone touches to running back. So you're
Speaker 1: definitely gonna start Gordon. You are most definitely starting Austin Ekeler.
Speaker 1: He gets an a yes, pretty quiet in the first meeting,
Speaker 1: just two catches and forty eight combo yards. He did
Speaker 1: catch a touchdown in that one, but since that Week
Speaker 1: ten matchup, Eckler is averaging three combo yards per game.
Speaker 1: Over that same span, the Raiders have allowed six running
Speaker 1: back scores and three different backs to top a hundred
Speaker 1: combo yards. The Raiders have also allowed the eighth most
Speaker 1: receiving yards and the second most receiving touchdowns and running back.
Speaker 1: So Austin Ekeler fire him up a grade, uh keenan
Speaker 1: Allen and for him as well. Eight catches for sixty
Speaker 1: eight yards in the first meeting. His catch totals versus
Speaker 1: Oakland in the previous three to that game six, eight
Speaker 1: and nine. He had touchdowns in two of those three.
Speaker 1: He always shows up against the Raiders. Easy eight for him.
Speaker 1: Mike Williams, I like him this week. I do too.
Speaker 1: Just two for fifty five in the first meeting, but
Speaker 1: he's heating up at the right time. He's had a
Speaker 1: touch at least sixty yards and a touchdown and back
Speaker 1: to back games had five catches for one seventeen in
Speaker 1: the game prior. Oakland has allowed five wide receiver touchdowns
Speaker 1: over the last four so a very safe c for
Speaker 1: Mike Williams and h safety for Hunter Henry. Even though
Speaker 1: he's been non existent. He's has not top two catches
Speaker 1: or thirty nine yards in any of his last three,
Speaker 1: but he did have four for thirty yards in a
Speaker 1: touchdown in the Week ten game against the Raiders, who
Speaker 1: are also conceding seventy four yards per game to tight
Speaker 1: ends over the last three weeks. So when you factor
Speaker 1: in Henry Williams and Alan and Nikeler, that's why Philip
Speaker 1: Rivers was gonna take a chance from the quarterback. I
Speaker 1: like it. Uh, Kansas City takes on Chicago, and this
Speaker 1: is an all or nothing game for Kansas City in
Speaker 1: that I got eight grades on all the usual suspects
Speaker 1: and bench grades on the guys that you probably would
Speaker 1: bench anyway. Mahomes obviously grade here. He's the best quarterback
Speaker 1: the Bears have faced all season, and by a mile,
Speaker 1: they've mostly faced second and third tier quarterbacking throughout the season.
Speaker 1: The best pastor that the Bears have faced this over
Speaker 1: the past several months. Anyways, Dak Prescott, he threw for
Speaker 1: three o thirt or four yards. I think my homes
Speaker 1: are just fine. I've talked to people that are benching him.
Speaker 1: I don't understand it. I understand Chicago in Chicago, but
Speaker 1: still tyreer Kell's and obvious hey as well. He just
Speaker 1: scored twice against Denver last week in deep snow. He's
Speaker 1: been great in all of his healthy games, and he's
Speaker 1: probably gonna match up most often against an injured and
Speaker 1: inconsistent prince of Mukamara and then Travis Kelsey. Over the
Speaker 1: past six weeks, no opposing tight end has top fifty
Speaker 1: yards against the Bears. They've surrendered just once scored to
Speaker 1: a tight end in that same time span. But it's
Speaker 1: Travis Kelsey. How do you bens the how do you
Speaker 1: mention the Titan leader in receptions at yards? And you can't?
Speaker 1: So he a grade again for Travis Kelsey here very
Speaker 1: likely gets it done. Then the running backs. What a
Speaker 1: disaster year for all of the Chiefs running backs, and
Speaker 1: we all wanted a piece of this offense. So we've
Speaker 1: all and most of us have dabbled in some of
Speaker 1: our leagues with little Damien Williams here, at a little
Speaker 1: of Shawn McCoy here. Maybe it's some Darwin Thompson there.
Speaker 1: It's all bad across the board. A Chief runner has
Speaker 1: topped eighty one yards one time this year, and it
Speaker 1: took a ninety one yard run to get there. Yeah.
Speaker 1: Uh no, Kansas City runner has topped forty four yards
Speaker 1: since week ten. None have caught more than thirty six
Speaker 1: yards since week six. Damian Williams might come back and
Speaker 1: then maybe possibly he takes the lead role here, but
Speaker 1: are you gonna bet your championship on that? No, dice,
Speaker 1: all all of the Chiefs runners are on the bench.
Speaker 1: Let's go to the Chicago side. It's my final chance
Speaker 1: to work this in. Yeah, the sad trombone Ski. You
Speaker 1: gotta pick your spots with m R Biski, and this
Speaker 1: is not one of them. He's been quasi functional in
Speaker 1: the last month, but mostly against shaky defense. Is Kansas
Speaker 1: City secondary has been great effects We still got time
Speaker 1: seconds over the last month. The average passing game against
Speaker 1: the Chiefs his only two thirty eight yards. Again, Oh
Speaker 1: my lord, that's the ultimate sad trombone ski right there.
Speaker 1: Oh god, it's great. Allen Robinson's a c great, uh
Speaker 1: tricky matchup against the Chiefs defense allowing the fewest receptions
Speaker 1: to receivers, even less than the Patriots on the Bills.
Speaker 1: Get this, nine receptions per game. That's nine. Are you
Speaker 1: supposed to get production out of any receiver if you're
Speaker 1: giving up differently allowing nine receptions to receivers. So that's why.
Speaker 1: Just to see grade on Alan Robinson, who has otherwise
Speaker 1: been very safe. Um, and just to see great Anthony Miller,
Speaker 1: same situation in many ways. Since returning to the Bears
Speaker 1: full line up since Week eleven, he's been really good.
Speaker 1: Six most receptions six point six per game. Uh. Kansas
Speaker 1: City has allowed the fewest receptions receivers, but I just mentioned, um,
Speaker 1: they are allowing the six most receptions to slot receivers though,
Speaker 1: And that's why I've got a starting grade on on
Speaker 1: Anthony Miller. But otherwise I don't think you want to
Speaker 1: touch him here, and David Montgomery I should mention him
Speaker 1: to see grade. Just one touchdown in his last six games.
Speaker 1: He hasn't gone over eighty seven total yards in any
Speaker 1: of those six games. But the Chiefs have allowed seven
Speaker 1: one uh seven games of the least ninety nine yards
Speaker 1: um rushing and they've given up over five yards per carry,
Speaker 1: had given up over five yards per car before seeing
Speaker 1: New England and Denver in the snow game over the
Speaker 1: last couple of weeks. So there is an opportunity here
Speaker 1: for David moctgomery. Girls. Something done on the ground. That's
Speaker 1: how you beat the Chiefs on the ground. Can I
Speaker 1: circle back to Mahomes really quick? This is a spin
Speaker 1: on the revenge angle. I've coined it the Mully game
Speaker 1: where the Bears drafted Mitch true Bisky over Patrick Mahomes
Speaker 1: and they want a Mulligan over that one, and Mahomes
Speaker 1: remembers his name. I'm getting called on draft days. That's
Speaker 1: really a thing that motivates players. Tyler Lockett, the Panthers
Speaker 1: drafted Devin Funch's the first wide receiver to go before
Speaker 1: Tyler Lockett in the fourth round. Four games against the Panthers,
Speaker 1: including last week, three receiving touchdowns one rushing touchdown in
Speaker 1: every game he remembers the Mulla games. He comes up
Speaker 1: for the Mulla game, So it's a thing. That's a thing.
Speaker 1: Are you saying that the revenge duck is in place? Yeah,
Speaker 1: it's a it's a that's like an off pan of
Speaker 1: a revenge same. So I should give Levy on Bell
Speaker 1: against Pittsburgh. No, the Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is gonna flip the
Speaker 1: script on the revenge game and drive round review. I
Speaker 1: think you're right. Let's go to our final matchup of
Speaker 1: this segment, Arizona taking out Seattle Kenyan Drake Obviously the
Speaker 1: bonkers game last week after a month of nothing out
Speaker 1: of kind of out of the blue, A lot of
Speaker 1: people are gonna put Kenyan Drake back into the lineups.
Speaker 1: What do you think, Scott, I think they should. Seattle
Speaker 1: just allowed five rushing touchdowns in the last three weeks
Speaker 1: to running backs Drake, as you just mentioned, coming off
Speaker 1: a huge game where it seems like they're willing to
Speaker 1: throw it to give it to him at the goal
Speaker 1: line multiple times. Uh. Seattle was also torched to the
Speaker 1: tune of twenty one receptions in those three games. That's
Speaker 1: seven per game. Kenyan Drake can catch the ball. He's
Speaker 1: explosive on off the catch as well. Um, they're vulnerable
Speaker 1: in this spot. Drakes, and Drake's a guy who's had
Speaker 1: at least three catches in nine games this year. I
Speaker 1: like him this spot, give him a B grade. I've
Speaker 1: mentioned the wide receivers though. I like Kyler Murray okay,
Speaker 1: because he's got that nice rushing floor. Um, he's the
Speaker 1: only quarterback in the league with three thousand passing yards
Speaker 1: and five rushing uh. The Seahawks secondary is beat up,
Speaker 1: and Shaquille Griffin is a game time decision. Looks like
Speaker 1: he might miss. Um, that's that. Christian Kirk looks like
Speaker 1: he might miss as a game kind of decision as well.
Speaker 1: And Larry Fitzgerald he hasn't topped seventy one yards since
Speaker 1: week to what a wreck for a season? Yeah, that's
Speaker 1: It's might be the last one for him there. So
Speaker 1: I think Kyler, with his rushing floor and spreading it around,
Speaker 1: might get you a C grade, but a C grade
Speaker 1: for him in a B grade for Drake. On the
Speaker 1: other side, I have an A grade for Russell Wilson,
Speaker 1: who has been pretty mediocre in recent weeks, but I
Speaker 1: think this is a bounce back matchup from both him
Speaker 1: and Tyler Larkett. Locket the cards allowing the most recent,
Speaker 1: most completions, yards and touchdowns to quarterbacks, and Seattle has
Speaker 1: more end zone targets than anyone else in the league.
Speaker 1: Tyler Lockett he's going to line up in the slot
Speaker 1: and uh six different majority slot guys have topped a
Speaker 1: hundred yards against the Cardinals, So Tyler lock looks like
Speaker 1: a good play there. He'll miss Pat Pete, who lines
Speaker 1: up on the same side as d K at Calf normally,
Speaker 1: so that's gonna work out great for him, Probably not
Speaker 1: so much as for Metcalf. Pat Peterson had did not
Speaker 1: did not look great for the first five six weeks
Speaker 1: after coming back from his suspension, but he was defensive
Speaker 1: Player of the Week last week. It looked really good.
Speaker 1: So um Hollister A grade. I mean, it's Arizona. You
Speaker 1: just got to do it right. Rickey steals Jones scored
Speaker 1: two touchdowns and it's it's a it's a It's as
Speaker 1: good a matchup as you'll have a get for Jacob
Speaker 1: Hollister and Chris Carson. I give an a grade. It
Speaker 1: looks like c J. Process took over the fumbling due
Speaker 1: to use there now now that that us out, so
Speaker 1: Carson Carson shifted that to process, and over the last
Speaker 1: three the Cards have allowed the third most total yards
Speaker 1: to running backs in a hundred and seventy three per game.
Speaker 1: I got an A grade on Carson. I'll mention one
Speaker 1: other thing about Kenyan Drake. Seattle's defensive tackle al would
Speaker 1: suspended for four games, and so that's gonna open up
Speaker 1: the middle of that running that run defense a little
Speaker 1: bit too. Next year, we need a hate the Drake
Speaker 1: and love the Drake sound clip from Seinfield for our
Speaker 1: feelings about Kenyan Drake's prospect. I like that. All right,
Speaker 1: we'll make that happens that. I love that. I wish
Speaker 1: we had. Why didn't you think of this an hour ago? Brian? Alright, brand,
Speaker 1: let's start the show over, start over, do over. I'm
Speaker 1: so sorry the whole season. She's throwing up in the
Speaker 1: air right Our final segment is coming up in moments,
Speaker 1: as will break down. Dallas taking on Philadelphia. What do
Speaker 1: you do with Dak Prescott? He's got the shoulder injury.
Speaker 1: Is this going How much is this going to affect
Speaker 1: his passing? He's it's such a it's such a good matchup.
Speaker 1: I didn't realize he had not missed a practice until
Speaker 1: like within the last week or two in his entire career, unbelievable.
Speaker 1: We'll find out, we'll find out if that workhorse can
Speaker 1: keep it going against Philadelphia when we come back to
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Speaker 1: to our final three matchups, and we begin with Dallas
Speaker 1: taking on Philadelphia. Brian tons of consternation from people at
Speaker 1: Dak Prescott, who's had a by and large, a very
Speaker 1: good year, in a juicy matchup with Philadelphia, but he's
Speaker 1: got this shoulder injury. What do you think? Yeah, the battle,
Speaker 1: this is like the NFC East Championship game, by the way,
Speaker 1: even though this whole division should be fired into the
Speaker 1: sun forever, but yeah, starry with Dak Prescott. It's a
Speaker 1: little dramatic, but okay, at least this season the ship
Speaker 1: they don't deserve a playoff team. But anyway, Dak Prescott
Speaker 1: should be an a right if he was healthy. It's
Speaker 1: an obvious a going up against Philly, even though he
Speaker 1: had just two thirty nine uh and one passing when
Speaker 1: Philly or when Dallas routed Philly in mid October, he
Speaker 1: had thirty yards rushing in a rushing touchdown, but he
Speaker 1: didn't have this shoulder injury. Um, but he's not on
Speaker 1: the injury report. He was taken off the injury report
Speaker 1: on Friday. He hasn't thrown a football all week, though
Speaker 1: he's he's gonna try and throw on Saturday. I can't
Speaker 1: start him. I can't not he's gonna start this game.
Speaker 1: He's gonna start the game, but you can't trust him
Speaker 1: to finish it. But don't you think that. To me,
Speaker 1: it's all about It's all about the risk assessment of
Speaker 1: your own team. If you if you are the favorite
Speaker 1: and you can pivot from Dak Prescott to somebody safer,
Speaker 1: Ryan Fitzpatrick, you know whatever, then I would do that.
Speaker 1: But if you're the underdog, I think you need this matchup,
Speaker 1: and I think you roll the dice because the Eagles
Speaker 1: secondary so bad. Ronald Darby is getting destroyed out there
Speaker 1: fair enough, but I think there are similar ceilings likely
Speaker 1: available on the waiverile waiver wire, like your Drew Lock
Speaker 1: Daniel Jon Jones. So man, it's I cannot fault you
Speaker 1: for starting Dak Prescott, especially like you said, you feel
Speaker 1: like you're a big underdog, but just be very cautious.
Speaker 1: He might not finish this game. But the Eagles have
Speaker 1: given up three straight big passing days to Ryan Fitzpatrick,
Speaker 1: Eli Manning and Dwayne Haskins. Dak Prescott way better than
Speaker 1: all those guys. So what a headache though, So just
Speaker 1: monitor the situation throughout the week. But he's not an
Speaker 1: automatic start by any means. Marie Cooper probably is, even
Speaker 1: if for whatever reason Cooper Rush is the quarterback. Well,
Speaker 1: you gotta drop everyone to let a grave. But DA's
Speaker 1: gonna start. But a for Marie Cooper five for one
Speaker 1: oh six in the first game. Uh, the Eagles have
Speaker 1: surrendered seven wide receiver touchdowns over the last four weeks.
Speaker 1: That puts Michael Gallup in play as well. Give him
Speaker 1: a see here just three for thirty four in that
Speaker 1: first meeting. But again, those seven total touchdowns over the
Speaker 1: last four weeks to wide receivers very enticing, and opposing
Speaker 1: wide receivers are averaging more than a hundred and ninety
Speaker 1: yards per game against Philly over those that over that
Speaker 1: same four week spans. So you can't start Gallop with
Speaker 1: some confidence. Do not start Jason Witten, though, You're not
Speaker 1: starting Jason Witten if you're in a championship game or
Speaker 1: a Constellation game. Just for fun, get this, Witten has
Speaker 1: scored in just one of his last fifteen games against
Speaker 1: the Eagles. Wow, that's weird, very weird. So Witten on
Speaker 1: your bench, Zeke not on your bench. One eleven and
Speaker 1: one rushing in the first game, added six for thirty
Speaker 1: six yards through the air as well. He has now
Speaker 1: at least one and forty combo yards in each of
Speaker 1: his five career meetings with the Eagles. So easy a
Speaker 1: for Zeke. I almost want to give Tony Pollard to
Speaker 1: see here. He's so good, but you can't rust his touches.
Speaker 1: But he's a guy. If you have an empty spot
Speaker 1: on your dynasty roster, go out and grab him right
Speaker 1: now going into next year, because you never know what
Speaker 1: can happen with Zeke in the offseason, and Pollard has
Speaker 1: games so mostly Pollard is owned by the handcuff by now.
Speaker 1: But for whatever reason he's out there, go grab him
Speaker 1: and uh, that is it for the Dallas side. Over
Speaker 1: to Philly Miles Sanders going to give him a b here.
Speaker 1: His box score from the first meeting is irrelevant because
Speaker 1: Jordan Howard was in the fold. Howard very unlikely to return,
Speaker 1: so Sanders will be the featured back yet again. But
Speaker 1: Dallas has been stout against some posting backs over the
Speaker 1: last three weeks, holding them to under ninety four Combo
Speaker 1: yards per game. That said, it was Buffalo Chicago and
Speaker 1: the Rams not the most impressive backfields. Todd Gurley did
Speaker 1: score via ground and air last week, but that wasn't
Speaker 1: a major garbage time. But Sanders will get the touches.
Speaker 1: He gets a b Zach and H Boston Scott. I
Speaker 1: should say was might take a chance to me wide
Speaker 1: receiver in PPR. Dallas been very friendly to opposing running
Speaker 1: backs through the air, and they have no wide receivers
Speaker 1: the Eagles. That is, so zach Ertz gets an a
Speaker 1: limited in the first meeting, just two catches for thirty
Speaker 1: eight yards. But again that was way back in week seven.
Speaker 1: Things are different now. Basically there are no wide receivers
Speaker 1: on the Eagles and Dallas top eight and receptions and
Speaker 1: yards surrender to tight ends. Last week, Tyler Higbee and
Speaker 1: something called Johnny Month the Johnny Month Cake combined for
Speaker 1: fourteen catches in a hundred twenty six yards against Dallas.
Speaker 1: So Arth isn't play and so is his UH tight
Speaker 1: end mate Dallas Goddard. He gets to see four catches
Speaker 1: for sixty nine nice yards in the first meeting and
Speaker 1: a touchdown. So Goddard is in play and Greg Ward.
Speaker 1: I've got a bunch of people asked me about something. Yeah,
Speaker 1: I cannot advocate starting Greg Ward in your championship game.
Speaker 1: But fanball dot com Greg Ward's pretty dang cheap, and
Speaker 1: he's the number one wide receiver on the Eagles. I
Speaker 1: guess you know, quote unquote wide receiver. But then Carson Wentz.
Speaker 1: He wasn't a wide receiver for most of his career,
Speaker 1: so it was even a football player. I'm not so
Speaker 1: sure that Carson went But you don't remember a f no,
Speaker 1: I know, of course I do. I can't wait for XFL.
Speaker 1: Oh you should have a show about that Carson Wentz
Speaker 1: on the bench. I mean, I am personally benching Carson
Speaker 1: wins in two quarterback leagues in my championships, just for
Speaker 1: one in the first meeting. And although he's been hot
Speaker 1: over the last three weeks, he's thrown the ball forty three,
Speaker 1: fifty and forty six times in those three games. If
Speaker 1: you take away the serious garbage time for Dallas when
Speaker 1: they played Washington Miami, the Rams and their two games
Speaker 1: against the Giants got through the ball fifty two times
Speaker 1: last week in garbage time. The Cowboys are yielding thirty
Speaker 1: pass attempts per game. Winz isn't gonna see the volume
Speaker 1: needs to be briable in fantasy. So he's on the bench.
Speaker 1: He is on the bench Monday Night, and we've even
Speaker 1: though this is the last game by timing wise Monday
Speaker 1: Night as this one, we've got one more after this.
Speaker 1: We'll talk about Detroy Denver in a minute, but the
Speaker 1: Monday night game plenty of Injurgue. Here first we start
Speaker 1: with the passing game for the Packers. Aaron Rodgers all
Speaker 1: or nothing this year. He's had these four explosive games
Speaker 1: and his other games have been a disaster over the
Speaker 1: last five weeks. He had the explosive game against the Giants,
Speaker 1: and then he had the other games. We averaged one
Speaker 1: hundred seventy nine yards and zero point eight touched Aaron
Speaker 1: Rodgers that I told people to drop him for their
Speaker 1: their fantasy playoffs. Yeah, a few weeks ago they would
Speaker 1: have panned out. Do dud games so free and one
Speaker 1: something like that. Here comes the Vikings now in Minnesota,
Speaker 1: in Minnesota where things are a little bit different, he
Speaker 1: has not thrown for over two and twelve yards and
Speaker 1: over seven years he has not thrown multiple touchdowns and
Speaker 1: over five years. Granted, better defense, better defense, this is
Speaker 1: an unusually bad Vikings cornerback situation. The Vikings have got
Speaker 1: three cornerbacks that they sort of they're rotating on the outside.
Speaker 1: Those three guys have Pro Football Focus ranks of cornerback
Speaker 1: seventy two, cornerback eighty three, and cornerback. It's not good. Um.
Speaker 1: Good quarterbacks have fared well against the Vikings. Matt Ryan,
Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers in the previous game, Carson Wentz, Matthew Stafford,
Speaker 1: Dak Prescott, Russell Wilson. Those are good quarterbacks. They averaged
Speaker 1: against Minnesota three hundred three yards and two and a
Speaker 1: half touchdowns. That's why I've got to be great on
Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers, A grade and Davante Adams. Over the last
Speaker 1: five games, Minnesota's allowing almost two hundred yards per game
Speaker 1: to receivers. They've given up six receiver scores in the
Speaker 1: five games there, especially week against outside receivers where Adams
Speaker 1: runs most of his routes. He posted a one hundred
Speaker 1: yard game in the first meeting with the Vikings. He's
Speaker 1: got an A grade in this game. Now, might take
Speaker 1: a chance on me. Receiver was as a reminder Allen Lazard,
Speaker 1: who I also think is a plausible dart throw for
Speaker 1: all the reasons that I just mentioned. Let's go to
Speaker 1: Aaron Rod Aaron Jones. Excuse me, there's me. A lot
Speaker 1: of people are gonna start Aaron Jones in the Championship
Speaker 1: because he's coming off a big game. He put up
Speaker 1: a hundred fifty total yards and a score against Minnesota
Speaker 1: in the earlier matchup as well. But the Vikings are
Speaker 1: such a good run defense at home. No back his
Speaker 1: top sixty seven rushing yards at US Banks Stadium. The
Speaker 1: Vikings allowed the sixth fewest rushing yards in their home games.
Speaker 1: They give up three point nine yards per carry at home.
Speaker 1: They've allowed one rushing touchdown at home, and it was
Speaker 1: a goal line plunge to a fullback. It's a brutal
Speaker 1: matchup for Aaron Jones. I've got only a C grade
Speaker 1: on him, and I know a lot of people are
Speaker 1: gonna start him. It's a way more uphill battle than
Speaker 1: I think a lot of people realize. Jamal Williams is
Speaker 1: on the bench, just seven touches and nine touches over
Speaker 1: the last two weeks. You can't play with fire with
Speaker 1: a low volume back within a brutal road matchup in
Speaker 1: a championship week, he is on the bench. Let's go
Speaker 1: to the Viking side. Mike Boone was might take a
Speaker 1: chance on me running back. We believe that Mike Boon
Speaker 1: will be the starter. That there's even a chance Dalvin
Speaker 1: Cook will be active in this game and create hysteria
Speaker 1: on Monday night when he's active and everybody's in a panic.
Speaker 1: I think it would be for emergency use. We've seen
Speaker 1: him on snapcounts before too. I think Mike Boone gets
Speaker 1: the start here, and he's good. He is a good
Speaker 1: running back. Love him. We we do like him a
Speaker 1: lot here. By the way, he was the number are
Speaker 1: too spark athlete behind uh Kwan Barkley in that class
Speaker 1: which which is super super athlete. Yeah, I'm a big
Speaker 1: fan of Mike bone and he's a B grade here
Speaker 1: and we discussed him earlier, and take a chance on me.
Speaker 1: So now let's go to the passing game where Kirk
Speaker 1: Cousins gets a B grade. The Green Bay secondary looks
Speaker 1: very good on paper, but here are the last five
Speaker 1: quarterbacks They've faced Kyle Allen, Jimmy Garoppolo, Daniel Jones, Dwayne
Speaker 1: Haskins and don't play it at least it's it's the
Speaker 1: short one, Sad Drombone ski Um. This is a very
Speaker 1: good opportunity for Kirk Cousins. Who's the best the best
Speaker 1: quarterback they He's faced the best quarterback they've faced by
Speaker 1: a mile, and with the with the running back situation,
Speaker 1: I think Cousins might throw a few more passes than
Speaker 1: normal here. This is a starting opportunity for Kirk Cousins.
Speaker 1: Stefon Diggs gets an A grade. He has a strong
Speaker 1: track record of success against the Packers. He has found
Speaker 1: the end zone in six straight games against the Packers.
Speaker 1: It feels like a tough matchup on the outside against JR. Alexander,
Speaker 1: but Stefan Diggs has overcome in recent weeks. Casey Hayward,
Speaker 1: Chris Harris, Darius Slay all right. Game on Steph Diggs
Speaker 1: A grade. Adam theland works out of the slot. I'd
Speaker 1: like to think that last week was like knocked the
Speaker 1: rust off, get confidence in the hamstring, feel better. He's
Speaker 1: not hasn't been on the injury port all week. I
Speaker 1: think This is a good spot for Adam Feeling here.
Speaker 1: Now he's got a slightly positive matchup in this lot
Speaker 1: against Traymont Williams, who just allowed Anthony Miller to have
Speaker 1: one hundred yards. Feeling his history has historically played very
Speaker 1: well when these teams have met, they've posted set. He
Speaker 1: has posted seventy five yards or more in five of
Speaker 1: the last six against the Packers. So he gets a
Speaker 1: B grade in this one. Um, Kyle Rudolph on the bench. Really,
Speaker 1: Feeland coming back has really that's about it for Rudy.
Speaker 1: Uh two catches last week with Theland back. I don't
Speaker 1: think we can trust him here. Nerf Smith say thing, Um,
Speaker 1: those are guys that were much more plausible when Feeling
Speaker 1: was out. All right, let's go to our final matchup
Speaker 1: of the year Detroit. Why do we say David blow
Speaker 1: for the very end of our final matchup? Dry taking
Speaker 1: on Denver? Is there anything alike in Detroit carry and
Speaker 1: Johnson coming back? Yeah? Yeah, but I'm not trusting him,
Speaker 1: especially after Matt Patricia said this week that he didn't
Speaker 1: want to use the word limit. But they'll be smart
Speaker 1: about it. I don't like any of the running backs
Speaker 1: on that side. You can't start David blow in your
Speaker 1: championship game against his Denver defense, But what about what
Speaker 1: about his receivers. I'm giving Kenny god a see because
Speaker 1: he's gonna face up against Chris Harris Jr. His numbers
Speaker 1: have gone down weekly with David blow he did scoring
Speaker 1: two of them. He's averaging seven targets a game. He
Speaker 1: might get enough just to get you a C grade.
Speaker 1: Danny end Danny Amandla is getting a ton of targets
Speaker 1: with blow In. Leads a team and targets with blow In.
Speaker 1: Um last week was his only game over thirty five yards,
Speaker 1: though that sucks even though he's jean five catches per game.
Speaker 1: I'm giving him a C grade though now with Kareem
Speaker 1: Jackson suspended, that secondary should be a little easier to uh,
Speaker 1: a little easier to navigate. And the targets did jump
Speaker 1: when Hockinson went on ID. So I'm giving Avendola see.
Speaker 1: He might get you four or five catches, and it's
Speaker 1: it's a really I don't know that you should really
Speaker 1: start him Championship week. That's for a bye week and
Speaker 1: I just need some guy to give me five catches
Speaker 1: and forty five yards that's probably much more fair. Drew
Speaker 1: Lock on the other side, was your take, Holm, I
Speaker 1: really I had a really high grade on him this week. Um,
Speaker 1: I really like him. I really like Sutton, even though
Speaker 1: he will get possibly slay and but you know, he's
Speaker 1: been digged up all year. He hasn't been the sleigh
Speaker 1: of old. Lions just allowed a million yards to Tampa
Speaker 1: Bay last year, averaging eight Sutton is after week yeah,
Speaker 1: last week averaging eight targets per game and seven different
Speaker 1: receivers had ninety plus yards and or a score um
Speaker 1: against the Lions in just the last three weeks. Not
Speaker 1: on the season last three weeks. Fant if he does go,
Speaker 1: I have him on the bench. He's in with three
Speaker 1: different injuries at the moment. With the running backs. I
Speaker 1: think this might be a Philip Lindsay game. Yeah, yeah,
Speaker 1: I had to. I had like a C grade. I
Speaker 1: moved him up to a B grade the more I
Speaker 1: looked at it. The Lions of uh the there without
Speaker 1: Mike Daniels, which is a huge difference for Philip Lindsay. Yep,
Speaker 1: Philip Lindsay. I didn't realize this. He's had more carries
Speaker 1: than Royce Freeman in every single game this year, and
Speaker 1: many of his big games came in wins. And this
Speaker 1: is a game I think that they should, the Denver
Speaker 1: Broncos should win. Every single running back. The total seventeen
Speaker 1: or more touches averaged a hundred seventeen yards. That's a
Speaker 1: number that Lindsay's hit seventeen times. Is there are eight
Speaker 1: times this year the seventeen touches. So I have a
Speaker 1: I have a you know, a little B grade, A
Speaker 1: B grade on Lindsay. I like Lindsey a lot um
Speaker 1: I don't have. I was trying to dig up the
Speaker 1: number in fun. I can't. I can't quite find it.
Speaker 1: Um my mom, momum, Shoot, yeah, I can't quite find it.
Speaker 1: But I think without Mike Daniels, the Lions are giving
Speaker 1: up right around five yards per carry, which is a
Speaker 1: big difference for sure. That's it for that matchup, final matchup? Done?
Speaker 1: All right? Nice? Uh, this is a perfect time of
Speaker 1: year while you've got all of your owners attention to
Speaker 1: plant the seed for the rule changes you want next season.
Speaker 1: We have two rules that every league mostly I feel
Speaker 1: like play. However you want to play. You can find
Speaker 1: nine other idiots I want to play that you want
Speaker 1: to you want to play great. Two rules that every
Speaker 1: league should have free agent blind bidding in season. You
Speaker 1: have to be able to. That's the only fair way
Speaker 1: to distribute free agents is through blind bidding. Have to
Speaker 1: have it. Second, no veto. No league should have a veto.
Speaker 1: Other owners should have no say in the trades between
Speaker 1: two owners. And Scott, I know you deal with this
Speaker 1: just like I do. And everybody ever to comeback is
Speaker 1: always well, what do you What are you gonna do
Speaker 1: when when somebody tanks and they trade, they trade Christian
Speaker 1: McCaffrey for a bag of chips, what are you gonna do? Well,
Speaker 1: that's collusion, come out, that's collusion. That's not trade veto,
Speaker 1: that's calue. Commissioner can reverse that trade and kick him
Speaker 1: out or whatever your punishment is. But that's that's that's
Speaker 1: a different thing than trade. Vita. Absolutely, you're exactly right
Speaker 1: about that. And you know one of the rule changes
Speaker 1: I think most leagues ought to have, and we're seeing
Speaker 1: more and more of this, that last spot in your
Speaker 1: playoffs should go to an otherwise deserving team that wouldn't
Speaker 1: get in. You could be most total points scored of
Speaker 1: the season if you're on a system that supports all play,
Speaker 1: you could have the highest winning percentage of all play
Speaker 1: for that last spot. Give that last spot to the
Speaker 1: next to the best team that wouldn't otherwise get in. Hey, guys,
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