1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:04,760 Speaker 1: Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:10,240 Speaker 1: Time now for Fantasy Football Weekly from I Heart Radio, 3 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: your weekly source for the nation's best fantasy football advice, speculation, 4 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:18,599 Speaker 1: and whatever stupid stuff they decided to drop into the show. Now, 5 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 1: here's your host, Paul. Welcome to Fantasy Football Weekly. I'm 6 00:00:26,040 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 1: Paul charchy In. My co host is Brian Johnson as 7 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 1: usual and Brian Big Friday, Big Friday, Lots of movement Friday, 8 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:41,199 Speaker 1: the huge trade between the San Francisco forty Niners and 9 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 1: the Miami Dolphins, and madness. Some might call it. I 10 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: like it. It's the NFL version of March Madness. We're 11 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: going to talk about all the ramifications of that trade 12 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 1: and then many of the other free agent moves that 13 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 1: we deemed worthy. Now, last week we did two positions. 14 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 1: We did quarterbacks and wide receives. This week we're going 15 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: to do the free agent moves among running backs and 16 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:06,440 Speaker 1: tight ends. But we'll also fill in the blanks about 17 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: new things that happened with last week's topic the quarterbacks 18 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:14,479 Speaker 1: and primarily wide receivers. So lots to get to. Let's 19 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 1: start with the crazy trade on Friday, though the Niners 20 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: give up a this to move up from twelve to 21 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:26,400 Speaker 1: three nine spots, they give up a first round pick 22 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:28,960 Speaker 1: this year, first round pick, next year, first round pick 23 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: the next year after that, this year's third round pick. 24 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: That's a ton of capital. That's as I can't imagine 25 00:01:39,880 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 1: them giving any more to you just you just you 26 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 1: can't give more than that to make this kind of move. 27 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 1: And so let's talk about to follow. Let's start with 28 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 1: the forty Niner side of this. What do you think 29 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 1: this means for forty Niners and the especially the young 30 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 1: receiver group that they've got there. Well, they've got a 31 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 1: quarterback in mind obviously, right Francis, they must like at 32 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: least three quarterbacks in this draft. You could never make 33 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 1: that tray and yeah, and it's not gonna be Trevor Lawrence, 34 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 1: know and so it's really now it's Zack Wilson and 35 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: Justin Fields, right, Zach don't. So it's all ability is 36 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:22,760 Speaker 1: very important for Kyle Shanahan. I mean, he loves to 37 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:28,680 Speaker 1: have those extended plays with the rolling quarterback. Yeah, but 38 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 1: they don't know who it's gonna be. It's almost like 39 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 1: they'll they're ready to quote unquote settle for someone at three, right, 40 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 1: whether it's one of you, I don't think the view 41 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 1: it that way. You can't give three first round picks 42 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:43,800 Speaker 1: if you're settling at quarterball was for lack of better terms, 43 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 1: But they don't know the quarterbacks are gonna be available 44 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:51,360 Speaker 1: at three, but they have. They must like three quarterbacks. 45 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:56,359 Speaker 1: They must feel like any of those. So I don't know. 46 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: I don't think. I don't think it's to me. I 47 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 1: don't I don't. Well, we'll see. I don't know that 48 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 1: it's I don't know that Wilson's in this. We'll see 49 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:06,360 Speaker 1: for this year. I don't think it bodes extremely well 50 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:10,120 Speaker 1: for the receivers for the forty niners, not like Jimmy 51 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 1: Garoppolo is the starter. Makes me that much more excited. 52 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:16,239 Speaker 1: But I don't know. It's a big move, but it 53 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: almost feels like a move for the future, not a 54 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 1: not a win now move, because they're certainly mortgaging their 55 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: their future beyond this year. Yeah, I I do agree 56 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 1: with that. But if they especially if they keep Garoppolo 57 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:30,079 Speaker 1: like they say, they're going to keep Garoppolo now. Right, 58 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:32,239 Speaker 1: So with thein moments of trade going down, all of 59 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: a sudden, Adam Schefter and uh Ian Rappaport and Albert Breer. 60 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: They're all reporting the same thing, which is I'm hearing 61 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 1: the Niners are gonna hold Jimmy Garoppolo. Now. If that's 62 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 1: the case, that tells me the Niners are still in 63 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:50,520 Speaker 1: like wind wind now mode and they're gonna go to 64 00:03:50,520 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 1: World two quarterbacks in case one of them does not 65 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 1: work out, They've got another guy. If this rookie isn't 66 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: ready to make a super Bowl run this year, they'll 67 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 1: have Jimmy Garopolo brought the super Bowl two years ago. Yeah, 68 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 1: from from a fantasy perspective, it's essentially a lateral move 69 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 1: for George Kittle, rand Now, Yuk Tebo Samuel. Because Jimmy 70 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:14,200 Speaker 1: g likely to start the season. Then whatever rookie they draft, 71 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:18,280 Speaker 1: we assume he comes in at quarter point midpoint of 72 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 1: the season. It won't be a downgrade from Jimmy Garopolo, 73 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:25,760 Speaker 1: probably maybe a slate upgrade. So it doesn't really move 74 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:28,040 Speaker 1: the needle for me. When it comes to the forty, 75 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 1: Niners will be nine receivers basically, so I think what 76 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 1: the Niners may be doing here, Brian, they just gave 77 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: up three first round picks to get out of starting 78 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 1: Jimmy Garoppolo, So clearly Garoppolo is not in their long 79 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:44,280 Speaker 1: term plans. I think they're going to be patient and 80 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 1: wait and find out which quarterback blows out is a 81 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: c L and training camp and then moved moved Jimmy 82 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 1: Garoppolo for as much equity as they can get. People. 83 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:58,600 Speaker 1: It's not quite the herschel Walker trade, but man, they 84 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: gave up a lot to move nine spots and not 85 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:04,239 Speaker 1: even the Ricky Williams trade, which is below the herschel 86 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: Walker trade. But man, it's in that convo, it's in 87 00:05:07,080 --> 00:05:10,919 Speaker 1: the ballpark. They better nail this sick. It does feel 88 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 1: like it now From a dynasty standpoint, I love this 89 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: for the young receiving group of the forty Niners, for 90 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 1: Deebo Samuel and George Kittle and Brandon Ayuk. This is 91 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:23,919 Speaker 1: to me, this is all, this is all great news. 92 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:27,039 Speaker 1: And whoever they end up drafting the forty Niners, that 93 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:30,599 Speaker 1: is the the QB two in uh your dynasty rookie 94 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 1: drafts moving forward? I mean, Trevor Lawrence is gonna be 95 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 1: the first one. But now this guy, because of the 96 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:39,919 Speaker 1: tools around whoever and whoever the Jets take, why not 97 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 1: QB one. I get Kyle, I get a Kyle Shanahan 98 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:48,360 Speaker 1: coached team, um, which is very important. I get all 99 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:51,680 Speaker 1: of those great young receivers with him. Whoever goes here 100 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 1: might be dynasty quarterback number one this year. You might. 101 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:57,640 Speaker 1: You might be right, but not like this year. But 102 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 1: we'll turn into the QB one from this class within 103 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 1: a year or two years. It's talented, right, but he 104 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:08,599 Speaker 1: drops into arguably the worst position out of any of 105 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:11,120 Speaker 1: the first four quarterbacks that are going to be drafted. 106 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:14,040 Speaker 1: By the way, I think, for the first time in 107 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: NFL history, we're gonna have quarterbacks go with the first 108 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:18,920 Speaker 1: four picks. That's what I was about to ask. Has 109 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:22,040 Speaker 1: there been There hasn't been. The top three have gone 110 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:26,840 Speaker 1: quarterback before. Certainly tops to yeah, certainly top two many 111 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:29,520 Speaker 1: times U. Yeah, And I'm sure three has to. But 112 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:32,000 Speaker 1: but four has never happened before. Okay, let's talk about 113 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 1: this from the Miami side. The the Laramie Tunsil trade 114 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:40,160 Speaker 1: just continues to be unbelievable for them. They've now turned 115 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 1: Laramie Tunsil into four first round picks, which we've heard 116 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:49,400 Speaker 1: above average tackle and the main catalyst, of course, going 117 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:56,719 Speaker 1: back to that draft day was unbelievable, unbelievable. So Miami 118 00:06:56,839 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 1: clearly gonna stick with two that's come out of this 119 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 1: even after Miami. So Miami went to pick twelve, and 120 00:07:02,720 --> 00:07:05,320 Speaker 1: then they went up to pick six later on Friday, 121 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 1: um with their trade for Philadelphia. Philadelphia gave up an 122 00:07:08,400 --> 00:07:11,280 Speaker 1: extra first round pick to move six spots. And the 123 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 1: weird thing is they're not even a position to take 124 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 1: a quarterback from here. They moved up six spots to 125 00:07:15,920 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 1: get like a tackle. I don't know that's gonna be. 126 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 1: That was another one. Just Miami crushed at the front office, 127 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 1: just crushing. I love their offseason moves Will Fuller and others, 128 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:31,360 Speaker 1: and now now this so a great, great opportunity for them. Now, 129 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 1: the teams that get screwed out of this this deal 130 00:07:34,000 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 1: on Friday, the Panthers and the Broncos. These were teams 131 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:44,200 Speaker 1: picking eight and nine, and both teams heavily repeatedly rumored 132 00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:46,360 Speaker 1: to be looking to make a quarterback up grade. Bryan, 133 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 1: Now they're dead because now these quarterbacks are gonna go. 134 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 1: They're gonna, like I said, I think they go one, two, three, 135 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 1: four in quarterbacks. And when none of those four are 136 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 1: gonna hit pick eight, and it's became that much harder 137 00:07:58,120 --> 00:08:00,120 Speaker 1: to try to trade up for one. It's the the 138 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 1: Mac the Max scrap that they're gonna be vying for 139 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:08,120 Speaker 1: Mac Jones. I think they're now then, and I don't. 140 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 1: I don't think anyone wants to be talking themselves into 141 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 1: Mac Jones. But I see I don't. I don't love him. No, 142 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 1: I think I don't. I don't know that the small 143 00:08:15,080 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 1: pocket of people there are there are there are Chris 144 00:08:18,040 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 1: Simms loves him. There are people who do so if 145 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 1: you're the Panthers of the Broncos now, and by the way, 146 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 1: we let's be clear, the Jets are not moving the Jet. 147 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: The fact that the Jets didn't take this deal because 148 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:31,960 Speaker 1: you know, the Niners called the Jets and offered the 149 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 1: same thing to the Jets and the Jets said no. 150 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:37,760 Speaker 1: So you know they're taking a quarterback. So um, this 151 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 1: means the Jets staying quarterback. So we know the top 152 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:44,400 Speaker 1: three going quarterbacks Panthers and Broncos would have to try 153 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 1: to maybe move up to Atlanta at pick four is 154 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 1: about the only thing they can do if they want 155 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:52,320 Speaker 1: to try to get a quarterback. Otherwise, you could try 156 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 1: to fear the panthers of the Broncos. You could trade 157 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 1: for a quarterback who is sixteen pending sexual assault lawsuits 158 00:08:57,880 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 1: against him. You could rate for Jimmy Garoppolo um a 159 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:04,319 Speaker 1: quarterback who was so unwanted that the Niners spent three 160 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:07,840 Speaker 1: first round picks to avoid him. Or you could do 161 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:09,720 Speaker 1: the mac Jones as you mentioned. You could trade up 162 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 1: with Atlanta, Cincinnati maybe, or you just start the guys. 163 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 1: You've got Carolina and Denver should make a play for 164 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:20,679 Speaker 1: Gardner Minshew. In my opinion, he would come in and 165 00:09:20,720 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 1: push both Bridgewater Andrew Lock on the Denver side. And 166 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 1: you can get Minshew for a song now because they're 167 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:29,720 Speaker 1: all in on Trevor Lawrence of course in Jacksonville. So yeah, 168 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:32,200 Speaker 1: for sure. Okay, let's talk about some of the some 169 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:35,080 Speaker 1: of the other big moose that happened from the wide 170 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:37,679 Speaker 1: receiver position since our last podcast, Brian, and then we'll 171 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:40,200 Speaker 1: go to running backs and we will go to tight ends. 172 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 1: Uh in totality for this free agency period. So we 173 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:46,839 Speaker 1: begin with Kenny Golladay going to the Giants. This is 174 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:51,000 Speaker 1: your former team, the Giants, they have now loaded with 175 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:54,760 Speaker 1: offensive talent. Are around Daniel Jones did really other than 176 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:57,440 Speaker 1: the offensive line, although in credib and fairness they put 177 00:09:57,440 --> 00:09:59,839 Speaker 1: a lot of They've really tried to show up for 178 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:03,440 Speaker 1: that line. It just hasn't worked. Um they've given They're 179 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:07,960 Speaker 1: gonna give Daniel Jones every opportunity to succeed this year. Yeah, 180 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:11,440 Speaker 1: I'm more excited for Daniel Jones. I am Kenny Golladay. 181 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 1: There's still there's competition for Galladay when it comes to targets. 182 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:17,840 Speaker 1: Sterling Shepard still a factor, of course. I mean Golladay 183 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:19,360 Speaker 1: is the best wide receiver on the team. Will get 184 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:22,559 Speaker 1: me wrong by law Evan Ingram. We think he sticks 185 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 1: around and then a healthy say Kwan Barkley is gonna 186 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 1: command touches via the ground and the past. So I 187 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:31,559 Speaker 1: still like Golliday. I think people might get a little 188 00:10:31,720 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 1: too over excited about him, bump him into the you know, 189 00:10:35,960 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: wide receiver twenty range. He was about wide receiver late 190 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 1: twenties before the news And this doesn't really change a 191 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:44,760 Speaker 1: whole lot for me, but it makes the whole offense 192 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 1: better and it boosts Daniel Jones is stock for sure, 193 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 1: it does. Jones is the winner here. Holliday is probably 194 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 1: the loser because he goes down, He goes down in 195 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 1: the quarterback quality that's throwing him, goes down a full 196 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 1: step from Matthew Stafford to Daniel Jones embarrass If he 197 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:03,680 Speaker 1: stayed into Troit, he would add, that was what happened. 198 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 1: That's right, that's right. So, um, Daniel Jones becomes to 199 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:11,439 Speaker 1: me a very intriguing young player. And you know, as 200 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 1: a reminder that he played arguably the hardest schedule against 201 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:19,160 Speaker 1: the past last year. Um, he he does make some 202 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:22,160 Speaker 1: really good and really bad throws and you just you know, 203 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:24,280 Speaker 1: part of that I just chalk up to him just 204 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:26,440 Speaker 1: style a play and also just him learning on the job. 205 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 1: This becomes a mak or break year for Daniel Jones. 206 00:11:28,840 --> 00:11:32,320 Speaker 1: And unlike the Jets who had a similarly you know, 207 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 1: young quarterback couple of years in the league shrouded with 208 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:37,720 Speaker 1: no talent, and the Jets really don't know what they 209 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:42,559 Speaker 1: have in Sam Donald. The the Giants are gonna find 210 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:44,800 Speaker 1: out everything they need to know about Daniel Jones this 211 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:47,040 Speaker 1: year and have a have an answer one way or another, 212 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:50,720 Speaker 1: barring major injury to his weapons they have. Daniel Jones 213 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:54,199 Speaker 1: doesn't get it done this year, then hopefully Getleman realizes 214 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 1: it's time to move on. But I'll for himself move 215 00:11:57,080 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 1: himself on. But yeah, ide both be hitchhiking on the 216 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:06,520 Speaker 1: parkway or the turn play together. Uh, t Y Hilton 217 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:09,880 Speaker 1: stays in Indianapolis. He turned down the Ravens for the 218 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:12,439 Speaker 1: opportunity to stay with the team he's been a part 219 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:14,920 Speaker 1: of for ten years. And no one wants to be 220 00:12:15,040 --> 00:12:20,200 Speaker 1: wide receiver in Baltimore. Baltimore's tried to team Johnson can 221 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 1: run because schusterdal I'll take less money and stay with 222 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 1: Ben Roethlisberger's arm. Yeah, t Y Hilton, this is the 223 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:33,080 Speaker 1: last It was a one year deal. He's at that age. 224 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 1: He should have went for the money. But I know 225 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 1: we're just talking fantasy here, but it doesn't move the needle. 226 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:43,000 Speaker 1: He's on the decline. And you know, there's an obviously 227 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 1: quarterback change in indeed, from Rivers to Wentz, which is 228 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:52,520 Speaker 1: kind of a lateral move. There's probably more upside. Where 229 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:55,120 Speaker 1: is more upside with Wentz. The arm is so much 230 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 1: better than what Rivers had at the end of his career. 231 00:12:57,640 --> 00:13:00,560 Speaker 1: But uh this the overall quarterbacking my not be that 232 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:03,000 Speaker 1: great for wins. The jury is still out on that, 233 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 1: but Yeah, Hilton still where he is. He's a a 234 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:09,840 Speaker 1: wide receives he's a bench player in redrafts and uh, 235 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 1: you know Dart in best Ball, but nothing too exciting. 236 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 1: Staying in Indie, the Lions picked up what might be 237 00:13:16,200 --> 00:13:19,680 Speaker 1: their wide receiver one in Brishad Perriman. Yeah, it might 238 00:13:19,720 --> 00:13:22,040 Speaker 1: be the best receiver on roster. Well, and then Tyrell 239 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:24,840 Speaker 1: Williams we talked about last week. That's like the gross 240 00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:28,640 Speaker 1: that's like the most highly contested battle for the least 241 00:13:28,640 --> 00:13:33,400 Speaker 1: exciting wide receiver one in the NFL. Tyrelle Williams, I 242 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:35,800 Speaker 1: think Paman, if you can find the right spots, I 243 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 1: actually think he's gonna be good. And here's why the 244 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:41,600 Speaker 1: Lions are gonna be losing a ton and assuming Pairman 245 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:43,680 Speaker 1: can stay healthy, there's gonna be a lot of just 246 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:46,200 Speaker 1: bombs away trying to catch up from behind, a lot 247 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 1: of passing from golf and a lot of these games. 248 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:51,800 Speaker 1: Is the Lions are obviously in a major rebuild, So 249 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 1: I think Pairman is gonna be one of those guys 250 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:55,680 Speaker 1: you can just you can plug in from time to time. 251 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:58,439 Speaker 1: He'll be a super fun DFS guy and always has been. 252 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:01,080 Speaker 1: You can hit those big games of Harriman, you get 253 00:14:01,120 --> 00:14:04,199 Speaker 1: paid big bank. Yeah, we're looking at a hundred plus 254 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:07,400 Speaker 1: targets easily from Perriman. So he's fantasy viable for sure. 255 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 1: Last last receiver I want to mention that signed since 256 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:12,480 Speaker 1: our last show, DeShawn Jackson. He'll play for two games 257 00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 1: for the Rams and then get hurt. Speaking of intriguing 258 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:19,720 Speaker 1: DFS plays, that's all. He's the best ball guy you want, 259 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 1: you want to stash on your bench. But if he 260 00:14:21,600 --> 00:14:25,320 Speaker 1: stays healthy, he'll make some noises year. I'm sure when 261 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:28,120 Speaker 1: Antonio Brown won the Super Bowl he was like, yes, 262 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get this big pay day, and you know 263 00:14:30,680 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 1: teams are gonna be clamoring for me. I I was 264 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:39,040 Speaker 1: a a significant cog to a Super Bowl team, Crickets 265 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:43,520 Speaker 1: for Antonio Brown, including his old team that has brought 266 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:48,280 Speaker 1: back basically the entire team except Antonio Brown had the 267 00:14:48,560 --> 00:14:52,160 Speaker 1: franchise tag on Chris Godwin did not help Brown's prospects 268 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 1: for the If that didn't happen, then it was probably 269 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:56,720 Speaker 1: a foregone conclusion he'd resigned with Tampa Bay. But you 270 00:14:56,800 --> 00:15:00,400 Speaker 1: know they like Scottie Miller, young guy, so at they're 271 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:04,760 Speaker 1: they're they're pretty heavy at receivers so and a couple 272 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:06,920 Speaker 1: of weeks ago, we mentioned Brown seems like the only 273 00:15:07,040 --> 00:15:09,560 Speaker 1: Blakely landing place at this point in his career and 274 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:13,000 Speaker 1: his mindset. What Brown is, what landing place or not 275 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:16,120 Speaker 1: re landing place in Tampa Bay, in Tampa's he needs 276 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 1: to stay with Tom Brady, does need to stay with 277 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 1: Tom Brady anybody else. I think that's part of the 278 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 1: concern is if you're any other team who has even 279 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:26,880 Speaker 1: passing into Santonio Brown, you gotta ask yourself, which am 280 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:29,840 Speaker 1: I gonna sure he was? He was fine while he 281 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 1: was living in god Brady's house, Baltimore. No one wants 282 00:15:33,160 --> 00:15:36,840 Speaker 1: to play wide receiver Baltimore. About double revenge games with 283 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 1: the Steelers. Against the Steelers, I should say, let's go 284 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 1: is a double revenge or single revenge? We'll double in 285 00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:45,680 Speaker 1: that he gets the get the get Okay, all right, 286 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 1: I'm with you on that. We'll take a break when 287 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:49,520 Speaker 1: we come back. Let's go through the free agent running 288 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 1: backs Chris Carson, Kenyan, Drake James White, Philip Lindsay uh 289 00:15:56,320 --> 00:16:00,240 Speaker 1: and many others notable running backs. Leonard four Nette talked 290 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:02,560 Speaker 1: about the Bucks bringing back the gang. Leonard four Nett 291 00:16:02,640 --> 00:16:04,920 Speaker 1: and him staying with Tampa. We'll talk about the fantasy 292 00:16:04,920 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 1: implications of the running backs when we come back to 293 00:16:07,560 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 1: Fantasy Football Weekly. Welcome back Fantasy Football Weekly. Paul Giargian 294 00:16:11,560 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 1: and Brian Johnson with you. Let's recap the salient free 295 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: agent running back moves from this off season, beginning with 296 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 1: Chris Carson, who resigns with Seattle. To me, this was 297 00:16:23,280 --> 00:16:28,120 Speaker 1: the best possible outcome for Chris Carson, and especially with 298 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:31,080 Speaker 1: Carlos Hide gone. Now the only thing that and they 299 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 1: is a team that's traditionally used a workhorse, it'll beat 300 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:37,840 Speaker 1: Chris Carson. I I feel like he's vastly underappreciated, and 301 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 1: I don't see Rashad Penny as a threat. How do 302 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:43,720 Speaker 1: you see this? Yeah, I'm with you. This is the 303 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:48,080 Speaker 1: best case scenario for Carson staying in Seattle. Touched on 304 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:50,120 Speaker 1: this a couple of weeks ago. The most rushing yards 305 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:54,320 Speaker 1: since eighteens of the last three years regular season games 306 00:16:54,440 --> 00:16:58,320 Speaker 1: only Derrick Henry number one, Ezekiel Elliott number two, Dalvin 307 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 1: Cook number three, Chris Carson. Report So people, listeners, no 308 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:04,600 Speaker 1: listener would have thought that, and that the line is 309 00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:10,920 Speaker 1: essentially been garbage his whole tenure thrown down the gauntlet 310 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 1: on this right, and if the front office is going 311 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:15,320 Speaker 1: to keep him, they need to protect him. But there 312 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:19,280 Speaker 1: there there. Maybe we're a couple landing places that would 313 00:17:19,320 --> 00:17:21,439 Speaker 1: been a little more enticing for Carson, but staying in 314 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:25,239 Speaker 1: Seattle is just fine, and he's undervalued right now. He's 315 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 1: a guy everyone should be targeting in Dynasty, redraft all 316 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:31,440 Speaker 1: of it. I'm with you, um. One of the other 317 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:33,960 Speaker 1: landing places that could have worked out for Chris Carson 318 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 1: was Atlanta, and instead they signed Mike Davis on a 319 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:40,800 Speaker 1: very cheap deal, and we saw Davis look awfully good 320 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:43,960 Speaker 1: and he walks into a three down starting role in Atlanta. 321 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:48,520 Speaker 1: He kind of reminds me. I feel like I'll be 322 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:52,440 Speaker 1: reminded of the Michael the Burner Turner days kind of. 323 00:17:52,720 --> 00:17:54,639 Speaker 1: They kind of see my comparable players. But yeah, I 324 00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:57,520 Speaker 1: love the move a lot. Falcon is always a potent offense. 325 00:17:57,560 --> 00:18:00,520 Speaker 1: Like you said, he's likely walking into a Bell roll. 326 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:03,480 Speaker 1: Todd Gurley long gone, not like he was much of 327 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:06,480 Speaker 1: a factor. And speaking of double revenge games, he gets 328 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:09,560 Speaker 1: Carolina twice a year now that he's the Falcons. And 329 00:18:09,560 --> 00:18:11,879 Speaker 1: then I did extended to research because Davis has been around. 330 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 1: He gets San Francisco this year too. Oh yeah, he's 331 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:18,160 Speaker 1: he started there. I think, well they drafted him and yeah, 332 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:20,800 Speaker 1: but he had a little bit marred injury history. But 333 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 1: sadly no Bears or Seahawks on the schedule because he 334 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:27,120 Speaker 1: could have had the quintuple revenge game because he's all 335 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 1: been in the NFC. So I like to move from 336 00:18:29,840 --> 00:18:31,399 Speaker 1: Mike Davis and I like to move for Atlanta. Like 337 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:33,560 Speaker 1: you said, got him on the cheap, and that's a 338 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 1: three down starter that nobody's really gonna be thinking about. 339 00:18:36,520 --> 00:18:38,480 Speaker 1: And he's gonna be an RB two this he's top 340 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:42,000 Speaker 1: twenty four range right now, easily for Kenyan. Drake goes 341 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 1: to the Raiders for two years. He will back up 342 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:47,680 Speaker 1: the oft injured Josh Jacobs and they're talking about having 343 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:49,600 Speaker 1: him play a little wide out as well, which whatever. 344 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:51,960 Speaker 1: I don't care about that, but um that we've seen 345 00:18:52,280 --> 00:18:55,359 Speaker 1: the backups behind Josh Jacobs, have you know been plug 346 00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:57,959 Speaker 1: and play guys, and you know Jacobs does get hurt 347 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 1: a lot. Yeah, Drake pretty much the one the key 348 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:03,920 Speaker 1: handcuffs going into the season. If you invest in Josh 349 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 1: Jacobs and yeah, like you said they want to use 350 00:19:06,119 --> 00:19:08,760 Speaker 1: him at wide receiver. I'm not saying you can't catch 351 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:10,840 Speaker 1: the ball. He's proven he can over the course of 352 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:14,640 Speaker 1: his career. Short career, but top fifteen receiving yards once 353 00:19:14,800 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 1: last year with zero touchdown. So yeah, let's Kenyan Drake 354 00:19:18,359 --> 00:19:21,879 Speaker 1: wide receiver. Okay. James James White resigns with the Patriots. 355 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 1: His usage basically fell in half of Tom Brady out. 356 00:19:24,119 --> 00:19:26,399 Speaker 1: I don't I'm not very interested in this move now, 357 00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:31,439 Speaker 1: and if DA best bet um, we'll see what they 358 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:33,800 Speaker 1: do at quarterback. Patriots aren't done at the quarterback position. 359 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 1: I don't believe, and that that could change our evaluation 360 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:39,119 Speaker 1: of James White. Philip Lindsay goes to the Texans a 361 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 1: one year, three half million dollar deal. I think this 362 00:19:41,200 --> 00:19:44,160 Speaker 1: is the worst possible landing spot for Philip Lindsay. He's 363 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:47,280 Speaker 1: gonna have to battle David Johnson and mark Ingram and 364 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:50,000 Speaker 1: I just think it's it's just too many miles to 365 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 1: see the grossest backfield, terrible offense with we don't even 366 00:19:55,040 --> 00:19:57,879 Speaker 1: know the starting quarterback. Is gonna be a bad offensive line, 367 00:19:58,040 --> 00:20:00,880 Speaker 1: and there's nothing to like here. Yeah, three years ago, 368 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:03,399 Speaker 1: these these guys are top twenty four running backs on 369 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:05,600 Speaker 1: draft day now, all on the same team, and I 370 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:08,679 Speaker 1: don't want to touch any of them. Damian Williams signs 371 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:12,000 Speaker 1: one year deal with the Bears, and you'll remember the 372 00:20:12,080 --> 00:20:16,360 Speaker 1: Damien Williams knows Matt Nage's offense from Kansas City and 373 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:18,840 Speaker 1: he was with Bill Laser when he was with the Dolphins, 374 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:21,680 Speaker 1: if you go back to previous spot. So a schematic 375 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:25,679 Speaker 1: fit here for Damien Williams and he backs up David Montgomery. 376 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:29,360 Speaker 1: And you know, while Montgomery clearly looked better last year, 377 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:32,160 Speaker 1: you know, I still think there's a plenty of room 378 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:36,040 Speaker 1: for Damien Williams to have a role in this offense. 379 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:38,080 Speaker 1: Three Cohen will come back though, and muddy the words 380 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:40,480 Speaker 1: as well. Yeah, you basically touched on it. All bad 381 00:20:40,520 --> 00:20:43,600 Speaker 1: news from Montgomery. Basically, Williams will soak up some touches 382 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:45,920 Speaker 1: in a three Cohen who played what to three games 383 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:48,399 Speaker 1: last year. But we're getting hurt clearly that the alpha 384 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:51,800 Speaker 1: receiving back on that team. So yeah, Montgomery is gonna 385 00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:54,000 Speaker 1: go way too high this year. That's gonna be I'm 386 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:58,520 Speaker 1: it's March. I'm planting my flag in don't follow the 387 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:02,160 Speaker 1: adp on David Montgomery. It was justified before this move 388 00:21:02,240 --> 00:21:04,119 Speaker 1: really because he did, like you said, you look great 389 00:21:04,320 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 1: second half of the year last year. It's a little strong. 390 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:11,560 Speaker 1: Great for David Montgomery or for a Bear. No knock 391 00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:16,200 Speaker 1: on Allen Robinson, Ellen Robinson, you agreed to well Bears runners. 392 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:19,879 Speaker 1: I hear Peyton was good. Yeah. Uh. Jamal Williams signs 393 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:23,320 Speaker 1: in Detroit for two years. Uh. The market was really 394 00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:26,119 Speaker 1: pretty soft for Jamal Williams. But he gets out of 395 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:30,159 Speaker 1: Green Bay and that it ends up that we have 396 00:21:30,280 --> 00:21:32,680 Speaker 1: the resigning. Well, let's maybe we should go back to 397 00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:35,960 Speaker 1: the resigning. So Aaron Jones resigns in Green Bay, Jamal 398 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:39,600 Speaker 1: Williams goes to Detroit. For Aaron Jones, it's a pretty 399 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:42,439 Speaker 1: good it's a pretty good outcome. He was already a 400 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:45,320 Speaker 1: top five fantasy running back and now Jamal Williams out 401 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:48,520 Speaker 1: of the mix. I'm just envisioning someone with Aaron Jones 402 00:21:48,560 --> 00:21:51,480 Speaker 1: and DeAndre Swift on their Dynasty roster and they're like, yes, 403 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:57,720 Speaker 1: Jamal Williams Green Bay, he's gonna sath My, DeAndre Swift 404 00:21:57,720 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 1: shares and and Adrian Peterson cockroach unwilling to die. So yeah, again, 405 00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:06,600 Speaker 1: sort of bad news for Swift, but I think Williams 406 00:22:06,600 --> 00:22:10,159 Speaker 1: had more standalone value in Green Bay probably than he 407 00:22:10,200 --> 00:22:14,439 Speaker 1: will in Detroit. But yeah, he handcuff at best best 408 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 1: Marlon max Stang in Indianapolis, he goes into a muddy backfield. 409 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:19,880 Speaker 1: I don't think we're gonna be drafting him at all. 410 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 1: Um other notables, quasi notables. Uh, Mike Boone goes to 411 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:27,760 Speaker 1: the Broncos, where he will be the number two running 412 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:30,040 Speaker 1: back there, or at least as things currently stand. I 413 00:22:30,080 --> 00:22:32,040 Speaker 1: think the Broncos are candidates to get a running back 414 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:34,439 Speaker 1: in the draft. Um. I like Mike Boon. I've been 415 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:36,480 Speaker 1: a Mike Boon apologist here in Minnesota for a long time. 416 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:39,520 Speaker 1: I think he's requisitive RB two on a team, second 417 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:41,280 Speaker 1: running back. You know, get that with the Broncos and 418 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:44,760 Speaker 1: Melvin Gordon, we've seen the best of Melvin Gordon for sure, 419 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:47,360 Speaker 1: throughout his greer He's probably still the better running back. 420 00:22:47,359 --> 00:22:49,159 Speaker 1: But yeah, Mike Boone is a guy you want to 421 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:51,240 Speaker 1: keep your eye on, not just as a handcuff. He's 422 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:53,639 Speaker 1: a back, a standalone backup i'd be looking at on 423 00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:56,119 Speaker 1: draft day. I don't want to talk about these backups 424 00:22:56,400 --> 00:22:59,000 Speaker 1: that got that have new homes. But Tevin Coleman to 425 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:02,080 Speaker 1: the Jets, Carlos High to Jacksonville, Malcolm Brown to Miami, 426 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:06,040 Speaker 1: DeVante Booker to the Giants. These are all backups that need, 427 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:08,240 Speaker 1: you know, need a break or something to happen before 428 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:11,520 Speaker 1: any fantasy impact at all. Leonard for Nett stays with 429 00:23:11,520 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 1: the Bucks. What do you think that? So he had 430 00:23:13,480 --> 00:23:15,159 Speaker 1: the big he had the big playoff run, he was 431 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:17,480 Speaker 1: instrumental to their getting them to the super Bowl, and 432 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:20,760 Speaker 1: then um, he uh, I think he thought there'd be 433 00:23:20,760 --> 00:23:23,720 Speaker 1: a big market for him and it never really came together, 434 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:26,480 Speaker 1: and he's he languished on the free agency market for 435 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 1: the better part of a week and a half and 436 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 1: then finally he had to just resign with the box. 437 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 1: You know what I think is what I should have 438 00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:36,760 Speaker 1: thought more last year, especially playing daily, is just pretend 439 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:43,119 Speaker 1: the Buck's backfield doesn't on no part of it any 440 00:23:43,119 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 1: format Fantasy football. Now it's bad. Yeah, unfortunately, all right, 441 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:50,080 Speaker 1: we'll take a break when we come back. The tight ends, 442 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:53,040 Speaker 1: and it was a it was a lot of movement 443 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:55,920 Speaker 1: on tight end. I'm excited about one. I know you are. 444 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:58,760 Speaker 1: I'm excited about one too. We'll talk about the free 445 00:23:58,800 --> 00:24:01,080 Speaker 1: agent tight end moves from this offseason. When we come 446 00:24:01,080 --> 00:24:04,480 Speaker 1: back to Fantasy Football Weekly, welcome back Paul Charchian and 447 00:24:04,480 --> 00:24:08,040 Speaker 1: Brian Johnson with you. The free agent tight ends conversation 448 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 1: begins with the Patriots because they got the number one 449 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:16,480 Speaker 1: and the number two best tight ends. And I I've 450 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 1: said it a million times, I'll continue to say it. 451 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:23,439 Speaker 1: Best head coach ever, Bill Belichick, worst GM ever, Bill Belichick. 452 00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:28,239 Speaker 1: I don't understand. I think I can understand signing one 453 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:29,760 Speaker 1: of these two. And I know you can play two 454 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:32,280 Speaker 1: tight ends a lot. And I know about Aaron Hernandez 455 00:24:32,359 --> 00:24:35,680 Speaker 1: and Gronk playing together, don't care. That was with Tom 456 00:24:35,720 --> 00:24:38,159 Speaker 1: Brady and this was a and when they were at 457 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:41,000 Speaker 1: their their height, they had Randy Moss and West Welker, 458 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:43,520 Speaker 1: and you know that was a luxury d F two tenants. 459 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:45,679 Speaker 1: This is a team that had no good wide receivers 460 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:49,240 Speaker 1: and instead of signing their second tight end, they could 461 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:52,679 Speaker 1: had Kenny Golladay. You know it's time close. We you 462 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:57,760 Speaker 1: know the they paid Nelson Aglar and Kendrick Borne no 463 00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:02,719 Speaker 1: big money, the big to sign Juju and Will Fuller 464 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:08,159 Speaker 1: like head scratch, just baffling moves. So John and Johnno 465 00:25:08,200 --> 00:25:10,360 Speaker 1: gets four years from the Patriots, and and when when 466 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:12,040 Speaker 1: he was the first guy to sign, they signed him 467 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:14,040 Speaker 1: right out of the gate with a probably the flashiest 468 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:19,240 Speaker 1: day one signing to eight tight end easily right there, 469 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:21,399 Speaker 1: right then, at that in that moment, he was he 470 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:24,159 Speaker 1: was back right back into the top ten, even with 471 00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:26,919 Speaker 1: Cam Newton throwing him the ball. You're like this. They 472 00:25:27,040 --> 00:25:29,880 Speaker 1: obviously love him, they paid him so much. And then 473 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:33,800 Speaker 1: one or two days later the Patriots signed Hunter Henry 474 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:37,399 Speaker 1: for three years and a similar deal like million bucks. 475 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:40,960 Speaker 1: Unbelievable and that that I think it all but ruins 476 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:44,160 Speaker 1: the fantasy value of both guys not in team tight 477 00:25:44,240 --> 00:25:47,840 Speaker 1: end leagues. Yeah, tight end, this is the best scenario 478 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:50,040 Speaker 1: there is. I just don't know that you're ever gonna 479 00:25:50,040 --> 00:25:53,840 Speaker 1: be able to guess which guy is gonna score, even 480 00:25:53,880 --> 00:25:56,640 Speaker 1: when you've got a primo tight end matchup. How am 481 00:25:56,640 --> 00:25:58,520 Speaker 1: I supposed to know if it's a johnno Smith game 482 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:02,359 Speaker 1: over a Hunter Henry game. Yeah? Uh, tough to call 483 00:26:02,480 --> 00:26:04,800 Speaker 1: from a daily prospective week to week. And when it 484 00:26:04,840 --> 00:26:08,880 Speaker 1: comes to redrafts and even dynasty startups at this point, 485 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:12,440 Speaker 1: I just not touching it. Now. They're gonna stab each 486 00:26:12,440 --> 00:26:17,359 Speaker 1: other's value so distantly really really unfortunate for both of 487 00:26:17,400 --> 00:26:23,720 Speaker 1: those guys. And now if somehow they get themselves the 488 00:26:23,720 --> 00:26:27,880 Speaker 1: Patriots get themselves back to a meaningful quarterback. Brian Um. 489 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:30,600 Speaker 1: I don't know the trade for Jimmy Garoppolo or Sam 490 00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:33,119 Speaker 1: Donald maybe even you know, if they have some semblance 491 00:26:33,119 --> 00:26:37,440 Speaker 1: of passing prowess in the you know, then maybe I'll reconsider. 492 00:26:37,560 --> 00:26:40,920 Speaker 1: But I'm I'm very very nervous right now for Hunter 493 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:42,960 Speaker 1: Henry and John new Smith. All right, let's go to 494 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:46,200 Speaker 1: uh Rob Gronkrowski. He resigned with the Bucks for one year. 495 00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:48,879 Speaker 1: We saw a lot of his work had sapped up 496 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:52,240 Speaker 1: by Cameron brad Um and then, you know, trying to 497 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:55,600 Speaker 1: figure that out every week was almost impossible for fantasy 498 00:26:55,640 --> 00:26:59,880 Speaker 1: owners as well. Hey, Gron finished tight end eight nine 499 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:03,520 Speaker 1: on a total points basis, but points per game. He 500 00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:07,960 Speaker 1: he was kind of brutal, had some really gasp played 501 00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:09,960 Speaker 1: most of the season. That's why he was able to 502 00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:13,359 Speaker 1: finish top ten among tight ends. But he's he's a 503 00:27:13,440 --> 00:27:17,480 Speaker 1: backup when it comes to fantasy. That's bottom one. Speaking 504 00:27:17,520 --> 00:27:20,040 Speaker 1: of backups for fantasy, Jared Cook, who has got who 505 00:27:20,119 --> 00:27:23,119 Speaker 1: the Saints had zero interest in retaining, goes to the 506 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:26,159 Speaker 1: Chargers to fill in for Hunter Henry. Yeah, and really 507 00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:30,480 Speaker 1: Donald Parham. The Parham I don't know pronouncing the other 508 00:27:30,520 --> 00:27:33,760 Speaker 1: one correctly, but the former XFL star is a lot 509 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:37,280 Speaker 1: more exciting Jared J. I think it's from a from 510 00:27:37,280 --> 00:27:40,679 Speaker 1: a long term perspective. Maybe cook Out performs Parham this year, 511 00:27:40,760 --> 00:27:43,040 Speaker 1: but Donald Parham is really the guy to keep your 512 00:27:43,040 --> 00:27:45,480 Speaker 1: eye on it tight end for the Chargers. Anthony Firkster 513 00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:48,040 Speaker 1: resigns with the Titans for one year Without John hu 514 00:27:48,080 --> 00:27:51,320 Speaker 1: Smith there, Ferkester becomes actually very interesting in this offense, 515 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:55,040 Speaker 1: and we've seen him perform well when John who was 516 00:27:55,119 --> 00:27:57,440 Speaker 1: playing hobbled in the for the you know, the last 517 00:27:57,480 --> 00:28:00,240 Speaker 1: second half of the season last year. First it was 518 00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:02,400 Speaker 1: actually you know, a guy you could you could throw 519 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:04,439 Speaker 1: a dart ad from time to time. Now with Jonas 520 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:08,000 Speaker 1: Smith gone, he'd been and Corey and Corey Davis gone. 521 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:09,840 Speaker 1: I mean, think of all the targets that are gone 522 00:28:09,960 --> 00:28:13,760 Speaker 1: out of out of the Tennessee receiving group. Anthony Firster 523 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:16,879 Speaker 1: is going to be a popular sleeper. Yeah, he showed 524 00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:19,000 Speaker 1: he could play last year. He had a couple of 525 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:23,040 Speaker 1: really big games like yeah, like yards in a touchdown, 526 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:25,960 Speaker 1: has some big chunk yardage games. So yeah, there was 527 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:29,120 Speaker 1: a looking good and really Josh Reynolds the only ad 528 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:32,840 Speaker 1: for Tennessee at wide receivers, not not much one. So 529 00:28:33,080 --> 00:28:36,119 Speaker 1: Adam Humphrey's gone as well. That's another vacated target. And 530 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:38,840 Speaker 1: keep in mind the new offensive coordinator for Tennessee is 531 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:42,120 Speaker 1: Todd Downing. Who was the tight end coach? You like? 532 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:45,479 Speaker 1: I think those things can matter. It's just you know, 533 00:28:45,920 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 1: when you were the position coach, you know everything there 534 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:50,480 Speaker 1: was to know about that player and who can really 535 00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:53,120 Speaker 1: be helpful for you? So I think that might ultimately 536 00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:55,200 Speaker 1: help Anthony Ferchster, he's going to be one of my 537 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:58,400 Speaker 1: It's again it's March, but he's one of my favorite 538 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:04,400 Speaker 1: early sleepers. Anthony Kster. We'll save the best for last year. Ready, 539 00:29:04,760 --> 00:29:08,920 Speaker 1: speaking of favorites, go ahead, Dan Arnold to the Panthers, 540 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:13,000 Speaker 1: and I didn't appreciate how uh, well, it's not Rhodo 541 00:29:13,040 --> 00:29:18,560 Speaker 1: wire anymore. What are the artists ABC Sports Billy or 542 00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:21,480 Speaker 1: something like that. They broke the news to me saying 543 00:29:22,680 --> 00:29:28,080 Speaker 1: Panthers take flyer on receiving tight end Dan Arnold two years, 544 00:29:28,120 --> 00:29:31,920 Speaker 1: six million, four point five million of that six was 545 00:29:31,960 --> 00:29:34,200 Speaker 1: guaranteed that doesn't sound like a flyer to me, that 546 00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:39,680 Speaker 1: sounds like guy. And you know who's not the guy 547 00:29:39,920 --> 00:29:44,800 Speaker 1: is Ian Thomas. Ian Thomas, by the way, top ten 548 00:29:44,840 --> 00:29:48,720 Speaker 1: and snaps as a receiver among tight ends last year. God, 549 00:29:48,760 --> 00:29:50,920 Speaker 1: he didn't produce like that at all. Then that was 550 00:29:50,960 --> 00:29:53,200 Speaker 1: the same amount of snaps at you know, split out 551 00:29:53,200 --> 00:29:55,440 Speaker 1: his receiver as t J. Hockenson. He was more than 552 00:29:55,520 --> 00:30:01,560 Speaker 1: Mark Andrews, more than Robert Tonyan, more than anything. Twenty receptions. 553 00:30:02,080 --> 00:30:08,640 Speaker 1: You and Thomas had one touchdown. Now inside Dan Arnold playmaking. 554 00:30:08,760 --> 00:30:12,080 Speaker 1: Dan Arnold reunited with I don't know if it's the 555 00:30:12,080 --> 00:30:13,960 Speaker 1: O C or the tight ends coach off the top 556 00:30:14,000 --> 00:30:16,960 Speaker 1: of my head, but from his days with New Orleans, 557 00:30:17,280 --> 00:30:21,120 Speaker 1: so you know they lured him in to Carolina and 558 00:30:21,800 --> 00:30:24,840 Speaker 1: mentioned it last week or a week or two ago. Arnold, 559 00:30:24,880 --> 00:30:28,240 Speaker 1: only you saw forty five targets last year. Uh. To 560 00:30:28,320 --> 00:30:30,920 Speaker 1: put that into perspective, guys like Hunter, Henry Noah Fan, 561 00:30:31,280 --> 00:30:35,440 Speaker 1: Dalton Schultz, Mike Kisiki or Hebrons saw roughly ninety targets. 562 00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:39,120 Speaker 1: And if you doubled Arnold's production on the forty five 563 00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:41,719 Speaker 1: targets at ninety, he would have finished with over sixty 564 00:30:41,720 --> 00:30:45,360 Speaker 1: catches yards and eight touchdowns. That's like top five, top 565 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:49,480 Speaker 1: six tight end territory. Sure if I double his production. 566 00:30:50,240 --> 00:30:52,400 Speaker 1: Look at he's not an offensive with Arizona, well, not 567 00:30:52,480 --> 00:30:55,640 Speaker 1: as production, just as targets. I mean, it's not apples 568 00:30:55,640 --> 00:31:01,520 Speaker 1: to apples. But Dan Arnold stock way up in my mind. Okay, 569 00:31:01,600 --> 00:31:04,520 Speaker 1: he is draftable as a backup tight end right now 570 00:31:04,560 --> 00:31:07,760 Speaker 1: with tight end one upside in that being a top 571 00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:11,800 Speaker 1: twelve tight end. A couple other notes that aren't necessarily 572 00:31:11,800 --> 00:31:16,200 Speaker 1: related to running backs or tight ends. The Niners they 573 00:31:16,360 --> 00:31:19,960 Speaker 1: kept their the highest graded tackle from last year by 574 00:31:20,000 --> 00:31:23,280 Speaker 1: Pro Football Focus, Trent Williams, and then they added center 575 00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:26,800 Speaker 1: Alex mac who played for Shanahan in Atlanta, and maxim 576 00:31:26,840 --> 00:31:28,480 Speaker 1: older player and I was thirty five years old, but 577 00:31:29,000 --> 00:31:32,160 Speaker 1: still this. I love the fact that that offensive line, 578 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:36,840 Speaker 1: which can be very good, stays intact for the forty Niners. 579 00:31:36,880 --> 00:31:39,800 Speaker 1: And on the other side of the coin, the Raiders 580 00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:44,360 Speaker 1: jennison four of their starters from last year, Rodney Hudson, 581 00:31:44,400 --> 00:31:47,920 Speaker 1: Gabe Jackson, Richie Incognito, and Trent Brown roll gone. That 582 00:31:48,160 --> 00:31:50,720 Speaker 1: is a lot of change on an offensive line, and 583 00:31:51,160 --> 00:31:52,680 Speaker 1: you know, we know that when you bring all these 584 00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:56,200 Speaker 1: new bodies together. It takes like half a year to 585 00:31:56,320 --> 00:31:59,479 Speaker 1: get the cohesion on that offensive line, and I think 586 00:31:59,560 --> 00:32:01,480 Speaker 1: that think that line is gonna be a wreck. I'm 587 00:32:01,520 --> 00:32:03,440 Speaker 1: with you, and one more team I think we should 588 00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:06,560 Speaker 1: make mention of again is the Giants from a non 589 00:32:06,640 --> 00:32:09,760 Speaker 1: fantasy perspective, but it's gonna have implications as them signing 590 00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:13,200 Speaker 1: cornerback a Dory Jackson, which might give them the best 591 00:32:13,280 --> 00:32:16,200 Speaker 1: cornerback duo now with Brad Berry on the other side, 592 00:32:16,600 --> 00:32:21,000 Speaker 1: and that defense is not a shutdown cornerback. He's not 593 00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:24,160 Speaker 1: a shutdown shadow cornerback, but he's reunited with Logan Ryan 594 00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:27,360 Speaker 1: from when he was good with the Titans. I'm saying 595 00:32:27,760 --> 00:32:32,160 Speaker 1: the Giants defense you want to you want to fade 596 00:32:32,720 --> 00:32:35,480 Speaker 1: on a certainly from a deli perspective, just looking at 597 00:32:35,800 --> 00:32:39,480 Speaker 1: NFC East teams like the Giants are no dormat anymore, 598 00:32:39,480 --> 00:32:43,120 Speaker 1: even though they're I'm not gonna get into Dave Petleman. 599 00:32:43,160 --> 00:32:46,440 Speaker 1: I'm done. Last thing I'll mention about the Packers. They 600 00:32:46,480 --> 00:32:49,680 Speaker 1: lost their center Corey Lins Like he was a great player, 601 00:32:49,920 --> 00:32:52,880 Speaker 1: and that is a that's a sizeable loss. Chargers pick 602 00:32:52,960 --> 00:32:55,320 Speaker 1: him up. I love to see the Chargers working their 603 00:32:55,320 --> 00:32:56,880 Speaker 1: offensive line and I think they're gonna hit it in 604 00:32:56,880 --> 00:32:59,640 Speaker 1: the draft as well, because they've got a great quarterback 605 00:32:59,640 --> 00:33:01,920 Speaker 1: that they need to protect, and they've had offensive line 606 00:33:01,920 --> 00:33:06,000 Speaker 1: woes for twenty damn years and I want to see 607 00:33:06,040 --> 00:33:08,240 Speaker 1: them get better. So the Packers will be without him. 608 00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:11,560 Speaker 1: And Aaron Rodgers was the least pressured quarterback last year. 609 00:33:11,680 --> 00:33:15,120 Speaker 1: This could put a ding in that um Packers did 610 00:33:15,160 --> 00:33:17,960 Speaker 1: put did get Robert tany in on a second round tender, 611 00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:19,760 Speaker 1: and he's unlikely to leave the team. And I'm glad 612 00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:22,000 Speaker 1: to see tany and stay there because of what the 613 00:33:22,000 --> 00:33:24,920 Speaker 1: success he had. What is the big wide receiver signing 614 00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:29,440 Speaker 1: for the Packers. I kind of expected what the heck? Uh, 615 00:33:29,480 --> 00:33:31,600 Speaker 1: you know, and I realized they hadn't They didn't have 616 00:33:31,640 --> 00:33:35,320 Speaker 1: money to burn. Blaga was super expensive last year. You know, 617 00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:40,440 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers is extremely expensive. Antonio Brown or Samue Watkins's 618 00:33:41,240 --> 00:33:49,320 Speaker 1: freaking sucks. Uh. De goes back to Green Bay's bounce. 619 00:33:49,560 --> 00:33:52,720 Speaker 1: That's right, That's right, Thanks Brian, great job, Thank you 620 00:33:52,760 --> 00:33:54,800 Speaker 1: for listening getting all the way through the podcast. 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