1 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:15,239 Speaker 1: What is up? It is a special pretty Thanksgiving Day 2 00:00:15,400 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: edition of the NFL Fantasy Live Podcast. I am not 3 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: James Co. I am am I MG my guy, Marcus 4 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: Grant can I. That's kind of weird. That's weird. That's 5 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:29,320 Speaker 1: really weird, right anyway, I'm Marcus here, alongside, of course, 6 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: the whiz kid from Wisconsin, Alex Gelhar, the Magical Beard 7 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: of Fantasy, Matt, the Franchise Franciscovic, and West Virginia's finest, 8 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: the Wide Receiver Prognosticator, Matt Harmon. What's up, guys? What man? 9 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:47,200 Speaker 1: Let's go. You're looking good today. More big yellow, big 10 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:49,800 Speaker 1: bird gap sweater. I am my big yellow gap sweater. 11 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:52,600 Speaker 1: My my my hoodie here with my matching yellow shoes 12 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: too to go. I was gonna when we were walking 13 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: up here, I noticed that your shoes were matching your hoodie. 14 00:00:57,080 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: And that is an advanced move, right. This is a 15 00:00:58,760 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: great podcast. This is a great also Yellow, this is 16 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:05,320 Speaker 1: a great podcast, spoiling our listeners with three episodes this week. 17 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:08,160 Speaker 1: I know, all right, we're hoping no promises to keep 18 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:11,040 Speaker 1: this one as brief as possible. Just hit the three 19 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving games for you guys. That way you can listen 20 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:15,680 Speaker 1: to this before you have to deal with relatives on 21 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 1: Thursday or challenge. Hey, look it is in America. It 22 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 1: is Thanksgiving week, which is a time to over indulge. 23 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 1: So we are over indulging you with extra fantasy. So hey, 24 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 1: let's get right to no headlines with this one. We're 25 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: just gonna get into the three games that will be 26 00:01:30,760 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: played on Thursday, give you some fantasy previews. We will 27 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:36,440 Speaker 1: hit some daily DAPs, which will be interesting because we 28 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: just did this, but we will hit some DAPs and 29 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 1: then we will get out of here. So let's start 30 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:44,960 Speaker 1: in Detroit Vikings and Lions, and on the field, obviously 31 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 1: a very big game, first place in the NFC North 32 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: at stake between these two teams. But fantasy wise, the 33 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: first thing that jumps out, first thing here on our rundown, 34 00:01:55,720 --> 00:02:00,040 Speaker 1: Stevon Diggs did not practice on Tuesday. Now he's and 35 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 1: it's a suspect secondary in Detroit. But Alex, it is 36 00:02:06,560 --> 00:02:09,160 Speaker 1: worrisome that he's not on the field just yet. Yeah, 37 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:11,400 Speaker 1: it would. I mean, he got shadow by Patrick Peterson 38 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 1: last week and got shut down. But prior to that, 39 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:15,360 Speaker 1: I believe he set back to back career highs and 40 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 1: targets and had twenty six catches and a couple hundred yards. 41 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 1: So you would hope he'd be able to play because 42 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:23,520 Speaker 1: he would wouldn't get shadowed fully by Darius Slay. He'd 43 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:24,920 Speaker 1: probably be able to have a good day here. But 44 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 1: his status we're gonna have to watch extremely closely, with 45 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 1: him missing practice on Tuesday and it being a short week. Yeah, 46 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: obviously Diggs has been kind of a frustration this year, Harmon, 47 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: And this is the guy that we all really liked, 48 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 1: and he's getting playing at targets and I think I 49 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: saw that he's a third in the NFL and receptions 50 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:45,520 Speaker 1: or something like that, but yardage wise, it just it 51 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:47,679 Speaker 1: hasn't worked out this year. Well, I don't know. I 52 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: think when Diggs has been healthy, like he had that 53 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 1: Groy injury earlier in the year, but when he has 54 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: not been on the injury report, he's been completely dominant 55 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 1: and has seen over I believe, at least twenty of 56 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: the team targets and every single one of the games 57 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 1: in which he has not been listed on the injury reports. 58 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: So when he's been healthy, he's been cooking. I mean, 59 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 1: he had over a hundred sixty yards against I believe 60 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:09,760 Speaker 1: with Washington the week before this Arizona game, so yeah, 61 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:11,360 Speaker 1: that he would be in a great spot here, but 62 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:14,079 Speaker 1: it has been that the health has been the issue 63 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: this year and which is unfortunate, and someone else will 64 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: have to step up now. The other guy in the 65 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 1: passing game that has quietly put together some decent numbers, 66 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:24,800 Speaker 1: much to the chagrin of fantasy owners, has been Adam 67 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 1: Feeland and franchise. I mean, how much of a sleeper 68 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:30,200 Speaker 1: is he against the Lions? Is it's somebody that you 69 00:03:30,200 --> 00:03:32,399 Speaker 1: can roll with maybe the flex guy this week? Yeah, 70 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,920 Speaker 1: I kind of like feeling. I mean, especially obviously if 71 00:03:34,960 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: Diggs doesn't play, I think Feeland will be the number 72 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 1: one guy there. He's he's averaging forty six snaps per game, 73 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 1: which is second on the team, two digs, and he's 74 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:47,880 Speaker 1: got um in the red zone. He has fifty Wait, no, 75 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: that's for the season. Yeah, fifty targets. No, no, that's 76 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 1: not that's not his red zone sets and I sorted 77 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: by the wrong thing. He has six red zone targets 78 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 1: for the season, which is set to Stefon Diggs and 79 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 1: two touchdowns in the red zone. The only other wide 80 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 1: receiver who has a red zone touchdowns is Cordel Patterson 81 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:09,119 Speaker 1: on the Vikings. Diggs doesn't have any in the red zone, 82 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 1: so when they get in close, it's either Feeling or 83 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 1: probably Kyle Rudolph that they're going to throw too. Adam 84 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 1: Feeland also second on the team in touchdown catches with 85 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:20,359 Speaker 1: three behind Kyle Rudel. I like, I like Feeling a 86 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:22,040 Speaker 1: lot in this game. Yeah, I don't think he's got 87 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 1: enough credit for how well he's played this year. Now 88 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: he's he's really been improving well. It took him a 89 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:28,280 Speaker 1: couple of weeks to get going because they were still 90 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 1: going out with the Charles Johnson experiment and now he's 91 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:34,599 Speaker 1: just a punt gunner basically. But Feeland's had like forty 92 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: plus yards I think, and let's see one, two, three, four, 93 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: Five of his last six games he's had forty or 94 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 1: more yards and that's when all three of his touchdowns 95 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 1: have come. So he's quietly been emerging here and I 96 00:04:45,640 --> 00:04:48,160 Speaker 1: think he's a great little flex especially in PPR leagues. 97 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 1: What his ownership, I mean, not much, very low. Yeah, 98 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 1: the Lions allow seventy three percent completion rating and the 99 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:57,919 Speaker 1: next highest team. I think we've talked about. This is 100 00:04:57,920 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 1: sixty nine point three percent. So I mean they have 101 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 1: have a big gap in just how efficient they are 102 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: allowing quarterbacks to be against them. So I think I 103 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 1: think feeling, I think even CP, I think those guys 104 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 1: are both good plays. I was going to ask, I 105 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 1: mean Cordel Patterson anyone. Yeah, I mean, yeah, maybe it's 106 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 1: like a a value picking if you're playing DFS on 107 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:22,920 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving that those are always fun because he'll get and 108 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 1: in least where you get awarded points for return yards 109 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 1: or touchdowns. Patterson much better option, yes, if Diggs is out, Yeah, 110 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 1: much better option. If Diggs is there then it's a 111 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 1: little you know, now then it's getting kind of tough. 112 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 1: But Patterson too, you know, his his credit as well, 113 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:38,800 Speaker 1: has played well this year. I think you know, everybody 114 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,599 Speaker 1: myself includers like where's the quand Treadwell. He hasn't gotten 115 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: much burned all this year. But I don't think they've 116 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:45,720 Speaker 1: necessarily gotten ineffective play out of their wide receivers for 117 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:48,600 Speaker 1: what they ask them to do at all. Um, Kyle 118 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:51,840 Speaker 1: Rudolph against the Lions were all in on that. Yeah, 119 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 1: on board, He's a beast. He's been averaging a ton 120 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 1: of targets. He kind of went quiet last week because 121 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:58,960 Speaker 1: the Cardinals just shut down tight ends in general. But 122 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 1: he's a red zone threat the Lions. But even with that, 123 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:03,919 Speaker 1: he had a touchdown that was called back by a 124 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:08,600 Speaker 1: penalty last week. The Lions, obviously as rank Adam rank 125 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:10,800 Speaker 1: first too at the Doyle Rules Jack Doyle scored two 126 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: touchdowns against them in Week one and they have allowed 127 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 1: nine touchdowns to the position on the year. UH, and 128 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 1: Rudolph scored last time they played them. So I mean, 129 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:20,600 Speaker 1: those are trends if you like following those, but trends. 130 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 1: He's a big red zone dominating red zone target in 131 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 1: the offense, and I think he's a great start this 132 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:27,320 Speaker 1: He scored against them, but he had one for one 133 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 1: yard touchdown. I am. I would be a little worried 134 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:33,680 Speaker 1: about Rudolph in general, just because you know, we know 135 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 1: that Norv Turner always loves to use tight ends as 136 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: soon as he got out there. Two of the last 137 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:42,040 Speaker 1: three games with Pat Schermer's offensive coordinator, he's seen three targets, 138 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 1: which is, you know, much lower than any other game 139 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:47,200 Speaker 1: he's normally seeing. Uh. Flipping into the other side of 140 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:50,239 Speaker 1: the Detroit Lions were just avoiding the backfields in general 141 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:52,919 Speaker 1: from this podcast stand in fans, that's right, I forgot 142 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 1: about that. I mean, yeah, there's a backfield. They're running 143 00:06:56,960 --> 00:07:03,280 Speaker 1: backs Matt Asata, Jack McKinnon. I mate like I kind 144 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 1: of like j is a spot start today Harmonics give 145 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 1: us three reasoning why? Well, I think you know, he 146 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: obviously is a very talented player. We haven't seen that 147 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 1: much this year. I think really he's only had like 148 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 1: one good game against Houston. But you know, he's another 149 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 1: player that did get injured a while ago. He missed 150 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 1: that Week eight game against the Bears. But since then 151 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 1: his snap right has gone up in every game thirty 152 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 1: eight percent in Week nine, in Week ten, fifty three percent. 153 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 1: Culminating in last week. You know, he didn't have like 154 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 1: a big game or anything. We saw sixteen carries. That's 155 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: the most he's seen since Week five in that game 156 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 1: against the Texans. The Vikings are, you know, they want 157 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 1: to be a run based team. They haven't really done 158 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 1: it behind that offensive line, but I think Detroit might 159 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 1: give them a good opportunity to do so. On Thanksgiving, 160 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 1: this game is in Detroit, and when the lines are 161 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 1: playing at home, they allow four point four yards per 162 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:54,600 Speaker 1: carry to running backs as opposed to just three point 163 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 1: nine when they play on the road, in that fast 164 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 1: track and the dome. I think Jerick McKinnon could get 165 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 1: going in this game and then you go and then 166 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 1: get vultured by Mad Right, Yeah, like he could have. 167 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:07,239 Speaker 1: He could have you know, seventeen carries for maybe eighty 168 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 1: to ninety yards and then lose the touchdown. Let's talk 169 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 1: lions here, Mark, Let's talk lions here. Okay, we'll start 170 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:17,160 Speaker 1: with Matt Stafford. I mean the Viking defense. They had 171 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 1: a slump for a few weeks where people were kind 172 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 1: of running up and down the field on them. Uh, 173 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 1: do we trust that Matt Stafford can move this offense 174 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 1: because he has not been particularly great the last three 175 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:32,480 Speaker 1: weeks or so. No, he's he struggled the last three weeks. 176 00:08:32,520 --> 00:08:34,880 Speaker 1: But I mean it's also a case where um, I 177 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 1: think he was he was missing some his weapons and 178 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:39,120 Speaker 1: now everybody's back. The Jacksonville game was a bizarre game 179 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 1: where they had pick six and uh punt return touchdown, 180 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:45,199 Speaker 1: as we mentioned a Monday's podcast, But the Minnesota defense 181 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:47,800 Speaker 1: has given up to passing touchdowns in each of their 182 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 1: last three games. So I like Stafford at home with 183 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 1: a fully healthy Ebron a healthier Riddick to get going. 184 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:56,320 Speaker 1: And you know, if you want to follow a hashtag 185 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:58,480 Speaker 1: narrative street, the Lions have been getting up for their 186 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:01,560 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving opponents lately, actually rotting a three game winning streak 187 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:04,720 Speaker 1: after going one nine before that. And I wouldn't even 188 00:09:04,760 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 1: say that Stafford was not good against the Jacks. He 189 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 1: wasn't productive for fantasy because he didn't throw any touchdown. 190 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:11,640 Speaker 1: But but but, like Galahar mentioned, a lot of that 191 00:09:11,679 --> 00:09:13,600 Speaker 1: has to do with the interception return in the punt 192 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 1: return touchdown like that always just takes away from what 193 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:18,720 Speaker 1: your offense is able to do. He's still through thirty 194 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: three times and completed seventy two pot his passes against Jacksonville, 195 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: just didn't score any touchdown yards. So I think he's 196 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:28,839 Speaker 1: in a decent spot, especially with Riddick and Ebron being 197 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: healthiers you mentioned. I think they're great starts as well. 198 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:34,040 Speaker 1: But the wide receiver corps worries me. I don't know 199 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:36,160 Speaker 1: about you guys. Uh yeah, I was gonna ask about 200 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 1: that franchise. I mean, Golden Tate has picked things up 201 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:41,840 Speaker 1: from a slow start. Of the season. But Marvin Jones 202 00:09:42,280 --> 00:09:44,439 Speaker 1: is on a milk carton. He's falling off a cliff. 203 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:47,079 Speaker 1: The last two games he has five and fifteen yards 204 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 1: and one catch each. I'm old enough to remember when 205 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 1: he was. That is completely falling off a cliff. I 206 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 1: know we mentioned on Monday's pod about how you know 207 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:58,360 Speaker 1: he had that big two hundred yard game in Week 208 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:02,839 Speaker 1: three and since he's combined in I think it's eight 209 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:06,200 Speaker 1: games seven seven games for two hundred sixty eight. I 210 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 1: was just looking at this for the matchups preview for this, 211 00:10:08,280 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 1: but you guy should be able to read. On Wednesday, 212 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 1: he's tied for fourth on the team in targets since 213 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:16,400 Speaker 1: that Week three game with Theoretic and Riddick missed two games, 214 00:10:16,920 --> 00:10:19,440 Speaker 1: So like his his usage just simply isn't there. It's two, 215 00:10:19,600 --> 00:10:21,440 Speaker 1: it's two up and down. Yeah, And I was just 216 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:24,120 Speaker 1: reading before we came up here, this article on Detroit 217 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:28,080 Speaker 1: Free Press that I think was published before this path 218 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:31,200 Speaker 1: before week eleven. But it's talking about how Jones, as 219 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 1: you should, he's in a slump and after a hot start, 220 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:36,360 Speaker 1: and it talks about they talked to the coach, they 221 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:40,320 Speaker 1: talked to Golden Tate and um Cooter, Jimbob Cooter was like, 222 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 1: you know, early in the season, everyone was asking us 223 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 1: questions about why can't we get Golden Tate going, And 224 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 1: it was more of a situation where they kind of 225 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 1: made an effort, like, oh, defense are starting to key 226 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:53,720 Speaker 1: in on Marvin Jones and he's taking away like you know, 227 00:10:53,760 --> 00:10:56,679 Speaker 1: the defenders over the top, which leaves room underneath for 228 00:10:56,760 --> 00:10:58,600 Speaker 1: Golden Tate and no one was paying attention to him. 229 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 1: And now like the tables have hearn and it's the 230 00:11:00,679 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 1: other way around. So maybe it's a matter of time 231 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 1: until this comes back around, but I don't think you 232 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:09,640 Speaker 1: can trust it yet, and especially against the vic Yeah, 233 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:12,600 Speaker 1: Xavier Rhodes just played really good football of late. Obviously 234 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:15,360 Speaker 1: he had the interception return last week, but even before that, 235 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 1: he was playing really well in coverage too. And as 236 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 1: for Tate, we talked about his many resurgence, but I 237 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:21,960 Speaker 1: was looking at this too. I think a key to 238 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 1: his resurgence was Ebron being out. Because interestingly enough, Tate 239 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 1: in games where Ebron has played owns only about nineteen 240 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:31,680 Speaker 1: point two percent of the targets, which makes sense Stafford 241 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:34,480 Speaker 1: spreads it around like nobody owns a huge share, They're 242 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 1: all like, I think you put this in Slack one 243 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:40,720 Speaker 1: day franchise like twenty eighteen. But in game the games 244 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,080 Speaker 1: where Ebron was out, the three games he missed, Tate 245 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 1: owned almost of the targets, So that worries me a 246 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 1: little bit for this game against them. I would feel 247 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 1: much better starting, you know, starting Ibron and Riddick than 248 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 1: diving into anybody in his passing attack because its just 249 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 1: too spread out. So Dwayne Washington or nah na na, 250 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:01,480 Speaker 1: I don't think I think we're there yet, which we should. 251 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 1: We should uh playoff that thing we talked about on 252 00:12:04,120 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: Monday Harmon because we should should open the kimono a 253 00:12:07,120 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 1: little bit um what we made for how much for 254 00:12:12,880 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 1: his lack of efficiency running? Oh right, yeah, well the 255 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 1: next time stats metric that measures uh actual distance run 256 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:24,319 Speaker 1: over the rushing yard gain. And you know we mentioned 257 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:27,240 Speaker 1: that Rob or that James Starks was probably one of 258 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:29,200 Speaker 1: the lower one or one of the higher ones, which 259 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 1: is which is bad. You want to be lower because 260 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:32,640 Speaker 1: you want to be traveling less distance when you're gaining 261 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:36,960 Speaker 1: rushing yards just being more efficient. Ye South not Starks, 262 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 1: I believe, ranked twenty four on the week with four 263 00:12:39,080 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 1: point six. Uh, and Rob Kelly his counterpart was, actually, 264 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 1: you know was pretty was really good in that game. 265 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 1: One of the third way, I believe the third lowest 266 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:50,440 Speaker 1: at three point two. But then I was looking at 267 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:52,160 Speaker 1: that just to find that stat in particular, and I 268 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:55,840 Speaker 1: saw Dwayne Washington had eleven over eleven. That's I know, 269 00:12:56,280 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 1: I know, I know for listeners like you're hearing you 270 00:12:58,360 --> 00:13:00,080 Speaker 1: being a gradualist, like I don't know what the all 271 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:02,880 Speaker 1: the contexts that you're we're not like you looking at 272 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:04,439 Speaker 1: this all day, but that's I believe that is the 273 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:06,840 Speaker 1: highest I've ever seen. Do you have you r in 274 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:10,160 Speaker 1: eleven yards to gain one? Essentially it's well it's eleven 275 00:13:10,200 --> 00:13:15,280 Speaker 1: yards per like actual yard gain, so which is ridiculous. Yeah, 276 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 1: it's insane. My response was to drop a gift of 277 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:23,320 Speaker 1: I think Ralpha Wigham just running in a circle, um, 278 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 1: because that's kind of what it was playing Washington's game. Yeah, 279 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:29,000 Speaker 1: it was pretty great Sunday. Yeah, no, stay away from him, alright, 280 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:32,640 Speaker 1: anything else vikings lines before we move on final words 281 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:37,320 Speaker 1: once going twice. Alright, moving on Washington at Dallas. The 282 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:42,120 Speaker 1: Eternal Rivals will meet at Jerry World on Thanksgiving Day 283 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 1: and Kirk Cousins. I only do it because I know 284 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:54,440 Speaker 1: Harmon hates it. I gotta get us. How do you 285 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:57,320 Speaker 1: like me now? In here too? Mostly just guys, Harmon 286 00:13:57,480 --> 00:14:02,280 Speaker 1: dislikes it so much. Just so morning you weeny. But 287 00:14:03,200 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins is playing really good football right now. And 288 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:09,080 Speaker 1: we saw what he did on Sunday night. Ear must 289 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:11,400 Speaker 1: go hard. What he did against the Packers on Sunday night. 290 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 1: It's trash, It's fine, okay, Um, but this Dallas team 291 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 1: is a different beast in the sense that part of 292 00:14:20,520 --> 00:14:23,400 Speaker 1: its defense is its offense and the way it is 293 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 1: able to control the clock to just really shorten the 294 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:31,360 Speaker 1: football game. Uh. That seems like in a way it 295 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:34,440 Speaker 1: will be better for Kirk Cousins because they're probably gonna 296 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 1: have to throw the football if Dallas is scoring. Um, 297 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:41,200 Speaker 1: but is it better for Kirk Cousins. Yeah, I know, 298 00:14:41,280 --> 00:14:43,360 Speaker 1: it's a good question right now. I mean, Kirk Cousins 299 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:46,600 Speaker 1: has been absolutely you know, balling out to be honest 300 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:48,920 Speaker 1: with you, he threw, He just carved up the Packers 301 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 1: in the middle of the field, especially if you know 302 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 1: I tweeted out his next gent stats passing chart and 303 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:55,200 Speaker 1: just all that production. The middle of the field. He 304 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 1: had over a hundred and fifty seven passer rating targeting 305 00:14:58,000 --> 00:14:59,960 Speaker 1: in the middle of the field. Of his fast pass 306 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:02,440 Speaker 1: has went right down the middle, and that fits with, 307 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:04,960 Speaker 1: of course, the personnel that Washington has with. You know, 308 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 1: Jamison crowd is a slot receiver, Jordan Read is his 309 00:15:08,120 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 1: height end, and Pierre Garson is kind of a possession 310 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:13,760 Speaker 1: receiver going over the middle as well. So it's tough 311 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:18,160 Speaker 1: to bench Cousins right now because of but Dallas does 312 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:20,840 Speaker 1: give up the third fewest plays per game run to 313 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:25,280 Speaker 1: run by offenses sixty plays per game. Uh, it's you know, 314 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:28,520 Speaker 1: you're you're not necessarily counting on him pushing forty attempts 315 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:31,640 Speaker 1: in this game necessarily, right. I think it's better for 316 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins that it is for Rob Kelly because yes, 317 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 1: because if if Dallas they're averaging thirty three minutes time 318 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 1: of possession per game, which is number one in the league. 319 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:45,360 Speaker 1: So if they have the ball more and there you 320 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 1: know teune up clock and scoring, that means when the 321 00:15:48,440 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 1: Redskins do have the ball, they're gonna have to be 322 00:15:50,080 --> 00:15:52,840 Speaker 1: passing and not chipping away with these little two yard 323 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:55,240 Speaker 1: runs that Rob Kelly gets well, and teams only run 324 00:15:55,360 --> 00:15:57,520 Speaker 1: on dob You know I mentioned the plays per gamespecial. 325 00:15:57,560 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 1: It's especially dramatic in the run game, where Dallas Dallas 326 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 1: only gives up sixteen rushing attempts per game. The next 327 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 1: highest team is Tennessee at nineteen or next lowest team 328 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 1: is Tennessee at nineteen. It's insane just that lack of possession. 329 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 1: And again because as Marcus said, their offense can build 330 00:16:11,480 --> 00:16:13,920 Speaker 1: a lead now at this point, so especially with the 331 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:16,280 Speaker 1: run game and the past games with teams, I don't know, 332 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:19,600 Speaker 1: I'm I don't know how you pull Rob Kelly after 333 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:21,880 Speaker 1: the game he just had, Like I don't think you can, 334 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:24,520 Speaker 1: especially because running back options just aren't out there. But 335 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:26,960 Speaker 1: I would be pretty shocked if you had the game 336 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 1: that he did, or he comes close to the game 337 00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:30,920 Speaker 1: he did. I wouldn't be surprised if this turned into 338 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 1: a high scoring affair, though, because the Dallas defense has 339 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:37,080 Speaker 1: shown some cracks lately. They lost Clayborne and Church in 340 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: the secondary, so the last two weeks they've given up 341 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:42,280 Speaker 1: a seventy four point one completion percentage with an average 342 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:45,640 Speaker 1: of forty five attempts per game. That's partially because Pittsburgh 343 00:16:45,680 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 1: threw the ball to left bal instead, and uh, the 344 00:16:48,120 --> 00:16:50,760 Speaker 1: Ravens decided to just not run in the second half. 345 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:53,040 Speaker 1: But still that that's going to help. And as we 346 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:55,560 Speaker 1: talked about in the past with the with Kelly as 347 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 1: those as a two down back in a high scoring, 348 00:16:57,880 --> 00:16:59,800 Speaker 1: high powered offense, like if they get near the goal 349 00:16:59,840 --> 00:17:01,080 Speaker 1: line and it's going to go to him. So yeah, 350 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 1: he's not gonna lead the league the week and scoring again. 351 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 1: But I'm I'm fine playing Kirk Cousins Dallas defense. Only 352 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:09,240 Speaker 1: these two sacks and no turnovers the last two weeks, 353 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:11,880 Speaker 1: So think about Kelly. That kind of concerns me this week. 354 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 1: His yards per carry has been great the last three 355 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:16,720 Speaker 1: weeks with him as a starter, averaging four point eight 356 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:21,399 Speaker 1: yards per attempt. That's fantastic. My concern is does he 357 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 1: get the you know, twenty to twenty four carries he's 358 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:27,120 Speaker 1: been seeing the last three weeks. If the Cowboys are 359 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:29,800 Speaker 1: just chewing up the clock, that's the worry I mean. 360 00:17:29,920 --> 00:17:32,320 Speaker 1: And he is a volume dependent back. I would like 361 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:34,639 Speaker 1: a touchdown of volume dependent back. You know, he busted 362 00:17:34,680 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 1: off some big runs on Sunday night, and I think 363 00:17:37,320 --> 00:17:39,960 Speaker 1: that he does have the potentially he's not a like 364 00:17:40,200 --> 00:17:41,840 Speaker 1: I call him a plotter or whatever, just a two 365 00:17:41,880 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 1: time back, but that's not who he is. Like, he 366 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:46,000 Speaker 1: does break tackles, he's good at that. He's really good 367 00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:48,720 Speaker 1: at gaining yards after contact. But at the same time, 368 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:51,080 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, it's the volume. It's a big concern here. 369 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:53,400 Speaker 1: I would you know, he's seen twenty carries. I believe 370 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:56,200 Speaker 1: in every game that he started for them. I it 371 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:58,000 Speaker 1: would be kind of an upset if he saw twenty 372 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:02,040 Speaker 1: carries in this game. Um, past catcher wise, what do 373 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:05,080 Speaker 1: we do? I mean, Jamison Crowder has been really great 374 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:07,800 Speaker 1: for most of the year. Pierre Garson has quietly put 375 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:11,160 Speaker 1: up a really good season. Deshan Jackson is Deshan Jackson. 376 00:18:11,280 --> 00:18:15,200 Speaker 1: Where the floor is low, the ceiling is high. Um, 377 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 1: Jordan Read Vernon Davis. I mean, which which of these 378 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:22,280 Speaker 1: guys do you guys feel most comfortable with? Read? After that, 379 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:24,960 Speaker 1: the wide receivers concerned me a little bit. Crowder saw 380 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:27,880 Speaker 1: his snaps dropped down to fifty with d Jacks healthy. 381 00:18:27,920 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 1: That was Crowder's lowest total since Week five. He also, 382 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:31,919 Speaker 1: while he had over a hundred yards in a touchdown 383 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:35,040 Speaker 1: on Sunday night, he only uh saw three targets, so 384 00:18:35,119 --> 00:18:37,560 Speaker 1: that's that's concerning. Whereas Garson, I think he's got the 385 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:40,960 Speaker 1: safer floor, safest floor and PPR because he's been getting 386 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 1: consistent catches and yardage all season long, and you hit 387 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:46,280 Speaker 1: d Jacks in the head. So that's kind of my 388 00:18:46,320 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 1: assessment of it. I'm I'm slightly worried about crowded this week. 389 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:50,720 Speaker 1: I don't know if you guys feel differently, but we 390 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:52,480 Speaker 1: saw him for a little while earlier this season when 391 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 1: he's playing time dropped, just kind of disappeared from the offense. Yeah, 392 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 1: I think that the Washington is going to be running 393 00:18:58,359 --> 00:19:00,919 Speaker 1: less passing plays out of whose tight end sets. Though 394 00:19:01,040 --> 00:19:03,959 Speaker 1: Vernon Davis was on the field of Sapps last week, 395 00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:06,119 Speaker 1: but he was only on there for thirteen passing plays 396 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:08,600 Speaker 1: as a total. So I do think that Crowder will 397 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:10,360 Speaker 1: be on the field a lot, especially if this does 398 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:13,160 Speaker 1: turn into a high scoring affair and Dallas can get 399 00:19:13,240 --> 00:19:16,080 Speaker 1: worked over by slot receivers. Can I tell you maybe 400 00:19:16,560 --> 00:19:19,719 Speaker 1: am I expecting too much from Jordan Read because just 401 00:19:19,840 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 1: looking at his week to week numbers, very rarely have 402 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:25,520 Speaker 1: they done anything to blow me away. He has three 403 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:27,440 Speaker 1: touchdowns all year two of them came in the same 404 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:30,440 Speaker 1: game against the Browns back in Week four. Beyond that, 405 00:19:30,520 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 1: I mean, this is a guy who's hovering anywhere between 406 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:35,720 Speaker 1: four to eight points on any given week, maybe because 407 00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:37,960 Speaker 1: the tight end position has just been so volatile this 408 00:19:38,040 --> 00:19:40,440 Speaker 1: year that that you know, we looked at Jordan Read 409 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:42,560 Speaker 1: to save us, but on a week to week basis, 410 00:19:42,720 --> 00:19:45,840 Speaker 1: I guess I feel underwhelmed by him. Am I wrong? 411 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:47,520 Speaker 1: Am I weird? I don't think you're wrong. He's He's 412 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 1: not the touchdown machine he was last year, that's for sure. Yeah, 413 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:52,680 Speaker 1: they well, they strangely avoided him in the red zone 414 00:19:52,720 --> 00:19:54,680 Speaker 1: those first three weeks. I remember talking on this podcast. 415 00:19:54,800 --> 00:19:56,960 Speaker 1: We had like a red zone target or something like 416 00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:59,400 Speaker 1: that in the first three weeks. That started to change. 417 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:01,040 Speaker 1: Then he got into or then now he came back, 418 00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:03,160 Speaker 1: and I think, I think he's still in a good 419 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:06,000 Speaker 1: spot here. He leads the league in among tight ends 420 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:08,399 Speaker 1: and targets and receptions per game with like eight points 421 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:11,000 Speaker 1: something in six point one. I think, so his volume 422 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:13,080 Speaker 1: is there. He just hasn't gotten into the end zone yet. 423 00:20:13,080 --> 00:20:15,359 Speaker 1: But tight end is a is a disaster, and you 424 00:20:15,400 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 1: want to start somebody like him that's a physical mismatch 425 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:19,720 Speaker 1: and seeing a ton of targets that would lead me 426 00:20:19,760 --> 00:20:21,679 Speaker 1: to think that at some point he's gonna have a 427 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:25,640 Speaker 1: blow up touchdown game and would shock, like I hate 428 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:27,639 Speaker 1: to say, like he's do, but yeah, he's do for 429 00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:30,240 Speaker 1: a big TV game, That three touchdown game is coming, 430 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:32,399 Speaker 1: and it could very well be, you know, on the 431 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:35,120 Speaker 1: national stage against the division rival. It could be this game. 432 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:37,520 Speaker 1: I mean, I think just he does have the targets, 433 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:39,680 Speaker 1: he does have the receptions, and I just think that 434 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:41,960 Speaker 1: it's a situation where they have, like we're sitting here 435 00:20:42,000 --> 00:20:44,240 Speaker 1: talking like what pass catcher is it going to be? 436 00:20:44,320 --> 00:20:46,240 Speaker 1: They have a lot of options to throw to there 437 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:48,280 Speaker 1: and Washington Kirk Cousins while he's playing so well as 438 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:50,439 Speaker 1: he's doing a lot of what Dak Prescott is on 439 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:52,919 Speaker 1: the other side, he's picking this, you know, making the 440 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:55,560 Speaker 1: defense picked the poison. Yeah, flipping to the other side, 441 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:59,600 Speaker 1: looking at the Dallas Cowboys. Everything fantasy wise pretty much 442 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:01,359 Speaker 1: has been working with this group. I know the people 443 00:21:01,359 --> 00:21:04,320 Speaker 1: with Dez Bryant would probably argue that, but everything has 444 00:21:04,359 --> 00:21:05,919 Speaker 1: kind of been pretty good with this group. We know 445 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 1: that we know Dak Prescott is worth a start, obviously. 446 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:11,399 Speaker 1: Zeke Elliott is a no brainers start regardless of the situation. 447 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:14,640 Speaker 1: But let's talk about that wide receiver duo between Cole 448 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:17,320 Speaker 1: Beasley des Bryant. Do you you just set it and 449 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:19,720 Speaker 1: forget it with both of them? Do you maybe play matchups? 450 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:21,119 Speaker 1: How do you guys? How are you guys approach in 451 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:23,600 Speaker 1: this right now? I think des is fine. There's the 452 00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:25,920 Speaker 1: Josh Norman worry, but they moved him around plenty to 453 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:28,440 Speaker 1: get him off and Norman in Week two and had 454 00:21:28,480 --> 00:21:31,199 Speaker 1: a seven seven catch hunter two yard performance. All of 455 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:33,919 Speaker 1: that came when he wasn't on Norman. They only ran 456 00:21:34,000 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 1: eleven plays against each other and saw two targets there. Yeah, 457 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:39,359 Speaker 1: just there for context. They're like, they weren't shadowing him 458 00:21:39,359 --> 00:21:41,399 Speaker 1: at all in the first three quarters, and then after 459 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:43,719 Speaker 1: Brown had ripped him up when they weren't shadowing him, 460 00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 1: and then in the fourth quarter they're like, all right, 461 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 1: let's stick Norman on Dez and that definitely helped matters. 462 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:50,520 Speaker 1: So I'll be curious to see what they do in there. 463 00:21:50,560 --> 00:21:53,040 Speaker 1: I'm still I'm not gonna sit Dez. As Harmon's noted 464 00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:55,200 Speaker 1: in the Opportunity Report, his target totals have been pretty 465 00:21:55,200 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 1: steady since coming back from injury. He just had the 466 00:21:57,040 --> 00:21:59,720 Speaker 1: one what one catch you had that one catch liar 467 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:03,280 Speaker 1: eighteen yard game against the Browns, a game they really controlled. 468 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:05,840 Speaker 1: But other than that, he had fourteen targets against Philadelphia, 469 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:09,080 Speaker 1: nine targets against Pittsburgh, eight targets against Baltimore, and he 470 00:22:09,119 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 1: has four touchdowns in those three games too, uh not 471 00:22:11,840 --> 00:22:13,680 Speaker 1: to jump on over franchise too and here two, but 472 00:22:13,720 --> 00:22:16,160 Speaker 1: I kind of like Beasley. Randall Cobb just uh stung 473 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:18,320 Speaker 1: Washington for four for eighty four out of the slot. 474 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:20,920 Speaker 1: They gave up a hundred forty four yards total, two 475 00:22:21,119 --> 00:22:22,959 Speaker 1: tight ends. Some of it was Jared Cook, some of 476 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:24,760 Speaker 1: it was Cobbs, some of it was a little bit 477 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 1: was Adams and Richard Rogers. So I think, especially if 478 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:29,399 Speaker 1: you're in a PPR format and this does follow the 479 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:31,639 Speaker 1: script as we think in terms of the high scoring 480 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:34,960 Speaker 1: fair Beasley basily could be a solid start. Jason Witten 481 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:38,520 Speaker 1: or nah, I'm not. I don't hate it. Not. I 482 00:22:38,560 --> 00:22:41,400 Speaker 1: don't hate it either. Now with no teams on by 483 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:44,480 Speaker 1: this week, I think you have higher other options with 484 00:22:44,640 --> 00:22:46,919 Speaker 1: more upside. Yeah, it's it's hard to say. I mean, 485 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:49,040 Speaker 1: we're sitting here saying like a lot of these A 486 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:52,199 Speaker 1: lot of these guys can hit, but some of them aren't. 487 00:22:52,600 --> 00:22:54,919 Speaker 1: I do think that there's a good reason, Like Washington 488 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:57,280 Speaker 1: gives up nine point six targets per game two tight ends. 489 00:22:57,400 --> 00:22:59,199 Speaker 1: That's the highest in the NFL. It's even worse than 490 00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:01,359 Speaker 1: the Browns forgot six, and the Browns give it up 491 00:23:01,359 --> 00:23:03,520 Speaker 1: to all the tight ends. Uh So, I don't know. 492 00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:05,400 Speaker 1: I think that winn has a shot in a good game. 493 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:07,400 Speaker 1: Some of these guys are gonna bust. I mean, that's 494 00:23:07,960 --> 00:23:09,680 Speaker 1: that's the way it goes of the Beast. That's the 495 00:23:09,760 --> 00:23:11,919 Speaker 1: nature of the beast. But I do think if you 496 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:14,560 Speaker 1: have Dallas and Washington players in this game, I think 497 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:17,240 Speaker 1: pretty much everybody's got a good matchup, and I think 498 00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 1: you could you should try and get them in your lineup, 499 00:23:20,119 --> 00:23:24,359 Speaker 1: all right, Washington, Dallas going once, going twice. Moving on, 500 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:27,720 Speaker 1: final game of the Thanksgiving Day slate, the Steelers had 501 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:30,000 Speaker 1: to Indianapolis to take on the Colts. We will start 502 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:34,119 Speaker 1: on the Pittsburgh side. Ben Roethlisberger on the road, at 503 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:38,639 Speaker 1: least anecdotally, and I guess at some point, yeah, that exactly, 504 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:40,639 Speaker 1: at some point statistically as well. It is not being 505 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:42,680 Speaker 1: good at me last week, a lot of people were 506 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:45,439 Speaker 1: kind of all in on Ben and the Steelers because 507 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:49,480 Speaker 1: Brown's right, and it didn't quite work out that way. 508 00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:53,800 Speaker 1: But he's on the road this week. But Colts right franchise, 509 00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:55,920 Speaker 1: I think, so, I think, I mean, you're not gonna 510 00:23:55,920 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 1: sit big Ben. It's the Colts. They gave up a 511 00:23:58,640 --> 00:24:01,679 Speaker 1: bunch of yards and touchdown some marks Mariota and the 512 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 1: Titans last week, and I think it's just a matter of, 513 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:06,720 Speaker 1: you know, Ben's gonna Ben's gonna air it out. It's 514 00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:11,560 Speaker 1: what he does. I mean, the Colts defense, they give 515 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:14,159 Speaker 1: up the most passing yards per game. They give up 516 00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:17,840 Speaker 1: forty five point five percent of their drives that they're against, 517 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 1: their defense end in a score. Only the Packers are worse. 518 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:25,840 Speaker 1: Sorry Gal hard something. Yeah, there you go. You're the 519 00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:30,000 Speaker 1: best at allowing teams to score against you. I think 520 00:24:30,040 --> 00:24:32,720 Speaker 1: the Colts are are not a good defense. We know that. 521 00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:35,760 Speaker 1: I would probably not worry about Ben in this spot 522 00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:38,600 Speaker 1: if he doesn't hit his ceiling, so be it the 523 00:24:38,640 --> 00:24:41,040 Speaker 1: one the one caveat though I would say I would 524 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:43,679 Speaker 1: be more worried about, you know, if Andrew Luck misses 525 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:46,239 Speaker 1: this game and he isn't the concussion protocol. Still, it's 526 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:49,359 Speaker 1: not looking good for him to play. If the Steelers 527 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:51,840 Speaker 1: just wax the Colts right out of the gate and 528 00:24:51,880 --> 00:24:54,200 Speaker 1: this becomes a leve Bell game, which it certainly could, 529 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:56,680 Speaker 1: That's pretty much exactly what happened aginst Pittsburgh last week. 530 00:24:58,280 --> 00:24:59,800 Speaker 1: It was a leve Bell game from the beginning. When 531 00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:02,280 Speaker 1: you have right touches on the opening drip. He he 532 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:07,440 Speaker 1: was the whole game, plays in the first quarter or something. Yeah, yeah, 533 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 1: I think, yeah, yeah, it was. And if it becomes 534 00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:13,000 Speaker 1: that kind of game again, that's not great, it is, 535 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:16,280 Speaker 1: but that is certainly within the range of outcomes for 536 00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:19,440 Speaker 1: this week. Obviously, Antonio Brown, Levian Bell, you're not worried 537 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:21,880 Speaker 1: about them. You're plugging them into the lineup. The eternal 538 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:24,760 Speaker 1: struggle with the Steelers fantasy wise has been who is 539 00:25:24,800 --> 00:25:28,000 Speaker 1: the number two receiver? It looks like Eli Rodgers is 540 00:25:28,040 --> 00:25:30,439 Speaker 1: probably that guy. But we saw a little bit of 541 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:33,800 Speaker 1: Kobe Hamilton's last week getting some run. Yeah, Like, here's 542 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:36,080 Speaker 1: the thing, you know, do do we care? Like, do 543 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:38,399 Speaker 1: we care who the number two is? Because none of 544 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:41,200 Speaker 1: these guys play more than seventy of the snaps, Neither 545 00:25:41,320 --> 00:25:45,200 Speaker 1: Rogers or Kobe Hamilton's does, And I mean I think 546 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 1: one of those guys could have a big game. If 547 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:48,440 Speaker 1: I was gonna chase one, I think I would probably 548 00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:50,760 Speaker 1: Chase Rogers just because we've seen a little bit more 549 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:53,199 Speaker 1: out of him. But you know, Kobe Hamilton's has been 550 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:55,679 Speaker 1: out there a ton. I mean, it's not Sammy Coats anymore. 551 00:25:55,680 --> 00:25:58,320 Speaker 1: I like, I know Mike Clay tweeted out like he has, 552 00:25:58,440 --> 00:26:00,879 Speaker 1: which is his weekly fantasy finishes, and he has that 553 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:04,000 Speaker 1: one where he finished as the number one receiver of 554 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:06,320 Speaker 1: the week against I can't remember what team it was 555 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:09,159 Speaker 1: now against the Jets, right, But then other than that, 556 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:11,760 Speaker 1: he's been he's been nothing, and he has played just 557 00:26:11,920 --> 00:26:14,320 Speaker 1: not not at all these last few weeks. So I 558 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:15,679 Speaker 1: don't know, I don't know if we care about who 559 00:26:15,720 --> 00:26:18,520 Speaker 1: the Steeler's number two receiver is, but this is an 560 00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:22,000 Speaker 1: exploitable matchup. Yeah, if if Luck plays and in, this 561 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:23,840 Speaker 1: could turn into I mean, we're saying all these games 562 00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:27,080 Speaker 1: could turn into a shootout, lookscept the first game. But 563 00:26:27,200 --> 00:26:29,920 Speaker 1: Eli Rodgers, I wouldn't I wouldn't mind Vogan in him 564 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:32,760 Speaker 1: in deeper leagues, but man, if if Luck is out, 565 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:36,240 Speaker 1: I'm off of everybody other than the studs on Pittsburgh. 566 00:26:36,720 --> 00:26:39,359 Speaker 1: Uh yeah, well, let's let's get over those to the 567 00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:41,760 Speaker 1: Colts and and talk about that means. As Harmon mentioned 568 00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:45,560 Speaker 1: Andrew Luck in Concussion Protocol, I mean Frank Gore, we 569 00:26:45,600 --> 00:26:49,200 Speaker 1: still feel kind of okay with yeah, oh hell yeah. 570 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:53,200 Speaker 1: Dude has been really I think he's been completely underrated. 571 00:26:53,480 --> 00:26:56,320 Speaker 1: Top ten Fantasy top ten back had only had like 572 00:26:56,320 --> 00:26:59,960 Speaker 1: failed double digit points. What twice ten games is? It's 573 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:01,680 Speaker 1: out tim back, but he's also been a top ten 574 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:03,480 Speaker 1: back when you have the threat of Andrew Luck being 575 00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:05,960 Speaker 1: able to go down the field. Now you're talking about 576 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:10,080 Speaker 1: Scott Tolzine, and if I'm the Steelers, I almost put 577 00:27:10,080 --> 00:27:12,000 Speaker 1: eleven minut in the box and just say come get me. 578 00:27:12,119 --> 00:27:17,000 Speaker 1: You know, obviously that's an exaggeration. But now if you're Pittsburgh, 579 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:19,480 Speaker 1: you really are just trying to take away Frank Gore. 580 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:22,480 Speaker 1: And you're gonna say, Scott Tolzine, Mr, I've only thrown 581 00:27:22,560 --> 00:27:26,919 Speaker 1: one NFL passed since two thousand thirteen. I need you. 582 00:27:27,200 --> 00:27:29,200 Speaker 1: I want you to see if you can beat me down. 583 00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:31,679 Speaker 1: Frank Gore can't catch passes too, so it might be 584 00:27:31,760 --> 00:27:34,720 Speaker 1: a little little dink and dunk kind of over the 585 00:27:34,760 --> 00:27:37,719 Speaker 1: middle type of he's still in okay, flex you might 586 00:27:37,760 --> 00:27:40,200 Speaker 1: be you might not expect him to be as consistent 587 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:43,879 Speaker 1: as usual, but if the volume should be there, Yeah, 588 00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:47,680 Speaker 1: Tolzine in his career as a starter, uh sixty point 589 00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:51,960 Speaker 1: eight completion percentage and zero touchdowns at three interceptions. Right 590 00:27:52,040 --> 00:27:54,480 Speaker 1: last said he has he has thrown one pass since. 591 00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:58,320 Speaker 1: The good news is he completed it. The bad news 592 00:27:58,400 --> 00:28:03,439 Speaker 1: is it was for four yards. So the only the 593 00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:06,360 Speaker 1: only touchdown he's thrown was against Philadelphia, I think when 594 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:08,560 Speaker 1: he came in as a relief player in that game. 595 00:28:08,960 --> 00:28:11,520 Speaker 1: So let me ask you, guys, Luck's out, tolzins in. 596 00:28:12,160 --> 00:28:16,600 Speaker 1: Are you playing Hilton? Are you playing Moncrief? Yes? Yes, 597 00:28:16,840 --> 00:28:20,560 Speaker 1: I might be able to stomach putting t Y Hilton 598 00:28:20,600 --> 00:28:23,000 Speaker 1: in there, but I wouldn't feel I would feel better 599 00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:25,720 Speaker 1: about mon Creef almost because he's been a dominant red 600 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:27,960 Speaker 1: zone threat for them with his with his size there. 601 00:28:29,840 --> 00:28:32,680 Speaker 1: I mean, that's that's if you have faith that Scott 602 00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 1: told they could get them to the red zone. So 603 00:28:36,119 --> 00:28:39,360 Speaker 1: what if this way for anybody's looking for all you're 604 00:28:39,360 --> 00:28:42,480 Speaker 1: listening like there's a collective holding of the temples going 605 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:48,360 Speaker 1: on here, But No. What's hurting my brain is that 606 00:28:48,400 --> 00:28:50,600 Speaker 1: I'm actually thinking this could be, like, what if this 607 00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:52,680 Speaker 1: is not a disaster for Scott Toldsine. What if he 608 00:28:52,720 --> 00:28:55,000 Speaker 1: plays kind of well, don't go, don't no no no 609 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:58,120 Speaker 1: no no no, no no no no. I mean in 610 00:28:58,160 --> 00:29:01,920 Speaker 1: the one game he did, like play extensively in two 611 00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:04,760 Speaker 1: thousand thirteen against the Giants, he did throw three interceptions, 612 00:29:04,760 --> 00:29:07,280 Speaker 1: that's true. Whatever, look like he's gonna turn the ball 613 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:10,240 Speaker 1: and will probably make some ugly mistakes, but he completed 614 00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:13,240 Speaker 1: sat passy through for thirty yards. I think there's why, 615 00:29:13,440 --> 00:29:15,360 Speaker 1: Like he can feed these two guys. I think the 616 00:29:15,440 --> 00:29:18,920 Speaker 1: big thing here is the Colts offensive line is horrible. 617 00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:22,520 Speaker 1: We saw the Steelers get pressure on Cody Kessler all 618 00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:26,720 Speaker 1: the entire game last week. They're just gonna send everybody 619 00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:29,720 Speaker 1: and scare Tolzine and just put the steel on the floor. 620 00:29:29,880 --> 00:29:33,080 Speaker 1: But the Steelers haven't put a lot of pressure against 621 00:29:33,080 --> 00:29:36,240 Speaker 1: anybody all year really, I mean, they've been a poor 622 00:29:36,280 --> 00:29:39,600 Speaker 1: pass rushing team. They're missing Casey Hayward or Cam Hayward. 623 00:29:40,160 --> 00:29:42,719 Speaker 1: That did not affect them. But the Browns are like 624 00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:45,520 Speaker 1: starting you and Marcus at the offensive line, you know, 625 00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:49,040 Speaker 1: I mean, I know it's not allowing more sacks than 626 00:29:49,080 --> 00:29:51,920 Speaker 1: any other team. I know, it's not like that. Yeah, 627 00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:53,480 Speaker 1: that's that's a lot of luck holding on the ball, 628 00:29:53,560 --> 00:29:55,560 Speaker 1: like just like the Colzine is gonna need a lot 629 00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:59,520 Speaker 1: of luck, just like nice dad. Just looking back at 630 00:29:59,520 --> 00:30:03,640 Speaker 1: that game to Jordy Nelson a hundred seventeen yards, Jared Boykin, 631 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:08,320 Speaker 1: Jared Boykin cheese ninety one yards James Jones when Jordy 632 00:30:08,400 --> 00:30:11,160 Speaker 1: Nelson's Nelson wasn't washed right. But my point is, like 633 00:30:11,240 --> 00:30:15,480 Speaker 1: I think that there's yeah, those guys could told Zine 634 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:18,040 Speaker 1: and those guys could get the ball from I don't know. 635 00:30:18,280 --> 00:30:20,680 Speaker 1: I'm not worrying, and maybe maybe I look like a 636 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:24,040 Speaker 1: complete dumb something when I come on the podcast on 637 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:27,280 Speaker 1: Friday and like Ice Catt, Tolzine threw up all over 638 00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:29,440 Speaker 1: his shoes and he had a hunt in twenty yards. 639 00:30:29,440 --> 00:30:32,080 Speaker 1: But I think he's gonna throw for some yards and 640 00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:34,520 Speaker 1: it's gonna like that's the Again, the appeal of this 641 00:30:34,640 --> 00:30:37,640 Speaker 1: offense is that it's mostly just these two guys. They like, 642 00:30:37,680 --> 00:30:41,080 Speaker 1: they pretty much just demoted Jack Doyle behind Duyne Allen, 643 00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:44,600 Speaker 1: and Duyne Allen was parable as a result, because he's 644 00:30:44,640 --> 00:30:46,920 Speaker 1: just not I think we can just forget that we 645 00:30:46,960 --> 00:30:51,440 Speaker 1: ever thought I really was driving that bandwagging him out. 646 00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:53,600 Speaker 1: I'm out now. But like, I think the Colts offense 647 00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:56,360 Speaker 1: is pretty much just you know, Hilton and Moncreef were 648 00:30:56,360 --> 00:30:59,200 Speaker 1: gonna get over the targets. Frank Gore is gonna get 649 00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:01,800 Speaker 1: some dump offs and it. I think Tolzine can do that. 650 00:31:02,080 --> 00:31:04,200 Speaker 1: I'm talking to myself in this now too, because if, 651 00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:09,400 Speaker 1: oh my god, it's a short week. What I know, 652 00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:10,640 Speaker 1: it's a short week. What if he has to throw 653 00:31:10,640 --> 00:31:12,880 Speaker 1: the ball fifty times because they're chasing the Steelers, He's 654 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:15,560 Speaker 1: gonna throw it out of bounds fifty times. I mean, 655 00:31:15,720 --> 00:31:18,920 Speaker 1: but like we say that, sure he can. He could 656 00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:21,120 Speaker 1: maybe put something together. I mean, or he could give 657 00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:25,800 Speaker 1: us a brock Osweiler yard games, throw it into the 658 00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:28,640 Speaker 1: defensive lineman's hands, the hell with it. I mean, I've 659 00:31:28,680 --> 00:31:30,720 Speaker 1: got mon Creef in a couple of leggs. I'm starting him. Yeah, 660 00:31:30,920 --> 00:31:34,520 Speaker 1: I don't know. I'm not panicking on the I'm not careful, 661 00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:36,920 Speaker 1: be careful. I just this is a moment when I 662 00:31:36,920 --> 00:31:39,240 Speaker 1: feel good that I don't have any Colts on any 663 00:31:39,240 --> 00:31:41,680 Speaker 1: of my roster. So I don't have this decision, coach. 664 00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:43,640 Speaker 1: I got some I got some colts, man, And I mean, 665 00:31:43,680 --> 00:31:45,520 Speaker 1: I don't know if I'm I don't have the stones 666 00:31:45,640 --> 00:31:48,080 Speaker 1: to play Scott Tolzine because it's a you know, it's 667 00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:50,960 Speaker 1: a full week. Why would you ever play Scott Tolzine. 668 00:31:51,320 --> 00:31:54,800 Speaker 1: You know I'm talking. I don't know. I've got a 669 00:31:54,880 --> 00:31:57,200 Speaker 1: I've got a two super flex Dynasty League, and I 670 00:31:57,280 --> 00:32:02,120 Speaker 1: might play him, man, just for fun, don't I don't 671 00:32:02,120 --> 00:32:05,320 Speaker 1: even know. Listen this, hope. I gotta be honest. This 672 00:32:05,320 --> 00:32:07,320 Speaker 1: whole podcast has been, you know, pretty straightforard. You we 673 00:32:07,920 --> 00:32:11,000 Speaker 1: gotta throw some throw some stuff out there for these ways. Man. 674 00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 1: All right, fine, go for it. Steeler's Colts going once, 675 00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:23,160 Speaker 1: Steelers Colts going twice daily DAPs, and let's go definitely 676 00:32:24,080 --> 00:32:31,080 Speaker 1: because I'll be scaring depths depth alright, daily dap. Time 677 00:32:31,600 --> 00:32:33,360 Speaker 1: we were, I was at least a little bit surprised, like, hey, 678 00:32:33,400 --> 00:32:35,760 Speaker 1: we just did this on Monday, and I was, you know, 679 00:32:35,800 --> 00:32:38,320 Speaker 1: not Monday, and we're gonna do this again. But let's 680 00:32:38,320 --> 00:32:40,680 Speaker 1: go around the horn, Alex, don't start with me. I'm 681 00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:43,840 Speaker 1: still collecting. Okay, let's not franchise. I don't have any either, 682 00:32:44,280 --> 00:32:48,880 Speaker 1: So just kidding, just kidding. This isn't really a daily DAPs. 683 00:32:48,880 --> 00:32:51,360 Speaker 1: It's more of a I don't know. I was on 684 00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:54,960 Speaker 1: the d d FP yesterday. You gotta get some stuff over. 685 00:32:55,160 --> 00:32:57,360 Speaker 1: I gotta get some stuff off my chest. Okay, guys, 686 00:32:57,640 --> 00:32:59,880 Speaker 1: So just that's this what this is what it's gonna be. 687 00:33:00,640 --> 00:33:02,960 Speaker 1: Damn Shack was nice enough to have me on and 688 00:33:03,000 --> 00:33:06,400 Speaker 1: he did his annual Thanksgiving food draft, right, So we 689 00:33:06,440 --> 00:33:08,960 Speaker 1: went around the table and we each picked three. We 690 00:33:09,080 --> 00:33:11,560 Speaker 1: did three rounds. My first pick was stuffing. You know, 691 00:33:11,720 --> 00:33:14,600 Speaker 1: I was like, I'm gonna be boring here and go stuffing. 692 00:33:14,600 --> 00:33:16,800 Speaker 1: And everyone was like a good job franchise, like that's 693 00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:18,640 Speaker 1: a strong pick whatever, and I was like, this is 694 00:33:18,680 --> 00:33:20,760 Speaker 1: two boring. No one wants to listen to people pick stuffing. 695 00:33:21,000 --> 00:33:23,680 Speaker 1: So then my next my next pick, we went around, 696 00:33:23,800 --> 00:33:25,920 Speaker 1: some things went off the table, and I went with 697 00:33:26,240 --> 00:33:30,880 Speaker 1: roasted carrots because I enjoy roasted carrots. Was that was? That? 698 00:33:31,040 --> 00:33:33,800 Speaker 1: Was that your first round? Second? My first round pick 699 00:33:33,840 --> 00:33:36,840 Speaker 1: was stuffing, and we went around a couple of other 700 00:33:37,160 --> 00:33:41,440 Speaker 1: key vanilla boring food items came off the board. I 701 00:33:41,480 --> 00:33:44,640 Speaker 1: was on a website looking at dishes and I was like, oh, 702 00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:46,920 Speaker 1: roasted carts a huge fatom that looks great. You know 703 00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:49,160 Speaker 1: they're in oil, they got some seasoning on them. I 704 00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:53,040 Speaker 1: love me a carrot. They're sweet, they're soft, they're warm. 705 00:33:53,080 --> 00:33:55,840 Speaker 1: And I said that and I got ridiculed for it. 706 00:33:56,800 --> 00:33:59,920 Speaker 1: I got I got completely roasted, and then the rest 707 00:34:00,040 --> 00:34:02,360 Speaker 1: the show they were like, oh, you and your baked carrots. 708 00:34:02,360 --> 00:34:05,479 Speaker 1: And I had to be like roasted, like thirty times 709 00:34:05,560 --> 00:34:09,160 Speaker 1: roasted carrots. And if you're listening this, you've probably tuned 710 00:34:09,160 --> 00:34:13,120 Speaker 1: out already. But I like roasted carrots and I'm gonna 711 00:34:13,120 --> 00:34:16,000 Speaker 1: stand by my pick and that's it. So all of 712 00:34:16,040 --> 00:34:19,800 Speaker 1: you haters out there get off my lawn. As a 713 00:34:19,840 --> 00:34:22,800 Speaker 1: second round pick, I think roasted carrots, thank you, Marcus. 714 00:34:22,840 --> 00:34:24,480 Speaker 1: I don't, I don't. I don't think it's predating the 715 00:34:24,480 --> 00:34:29,080 Speaker 1: stuff peppers where that was a reach. That was the round. 716 00:34:29,239 --> 00:34:31,640 Speaker 1: Third round. Most of the meats were off the board. 717 00:34:31,800 --> 00:34:34,640 Speaker 1: Kind of a contrarian play there a little bit. I mean, 718 00:34:34,680 --> 00:34:37,680 Speaker 1: cole Wright said crawfish. Yeah, I don't know like that. 719 00:34:37,680 --> 00:34:40,200 Speaker 1: That is you're you're right, You've said this off the air, 720 00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:42,080 Speaker 1: and I agree with you. It's a little weird that 721 00:34:42,120 --> 00:34:45,919 Speaker 1: you're getting flamed for roasted carrots. Classic side dish. It's 722 00:34:45,960 --> 00:34:48,359 Speaker 1: like if I went to a Thanksgiving table and I 723 00:34:48,400 --> 00:34:51,080 Speaker 1: saw like, oh, these are all of the dishes that 724 00:34:51,120 --> 00:34:55,240 Speaker 1: are here. There's I see, I see. You know, turkey stuffing. Okay, 725 00:34:55,280 --> 00:34:57,200 Speaker 1: roasty carrots are it's a little different, but that's fine. 726 00:34:57,239 --> 00:35:01,320 Speaker 1: But crawfish, That crawfish is kicker in the fifth round. Crazy. 727 00:35:01,520 --> 00:35:06,399 Speaker 1: If I got mine, now go for it. Cool Daily 728 00:35:06,440 --> 00:35:09,600 Speaker 1: deps to the repo man in Illinois who had to 729 00:35:09,600 --> 00:35:11,600 Speaker 1: pick up the car. No I'd like tweeted this. I 730 00:35:11,719 --> 00:35:13,720 Speaker 1: retreated this story yesterday because I was like, if anybody 731 00:35:13,719 --> 00:35:16,320 Speaker 1: needs a little like shining light in their life for 732 00:35:16,440 --> 00:35:18,600 Speaker 1: a sign of hope, there was a repo man in 733 00:35:18,640 --> 00:35:20,840 Speaker 1: Illinois who had to take the car. It was the 734 00:35:21,760 --> 00:35:23,880 Speaker 1: buick from an elderly couple. They were a two and 735 00:35:23,920 --> 00:35:26,120 Speaker 1: seventy years old, so he had to take their car 736 00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:27,680 Speaker 1: and he felt so bad he didn't want to do 737 00:35:27,719 --> 00:35:30,200 Speaker 1: it because they couldn't make their payments. He set up 738 00:35:30,200 --> 00:35:32,680 Speaker 1: a go fund me that night, got more than was 739 00:35:32,760 --> 00:35:35,640 Speaker 1: necessary to finish paying off their car, put the rest 740 00:35:35,640 --> 00:35:38,279 Speaker 1: of the money in an envelope, and towed their car 741 00:35:38,320 --> 00:35:39,759 Speaker 1: back to them with the money in the envelope and 742 00:35:39,880 --> 00:35:43,120 Speaker 1: a turkey for Thanksgiving. So daily deps daily depps to 743 00:35:43,120 --> 00:35:47,160 Speaker 1: that guy what where's his name here? Jim Ford of Belleville, Illinois? 744 00:35:47,239 --> 00:35:51,640 Speaker 1: So Ford ironic? Was it a Ford? What? But's the 745 00:35:51,719 --> 00:35:54,000 Speaker 1: daily depth to that story? It's a good story. It's 746 00:35:54,000 --> 00:35:55,920 Speaker 1: a good story. I tweeted out it yesterday if you 747 00:35:55,920 --> 00:35:59,719 Speaker 1: want to check it out. So that's heartwarming? Yes, harmon? 748 00:35:59,760 --> 00:36:03,000 Speaker 1: What do you? I see you? Uh? You scrolling through 749 00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:05,400 Speaker 1: your phone You're trying to find you know. It's funny, 750 00:36:05,440 --> 00:36:07,840 Speaker 1: like because I remember thinking the other night, like you know, 751 00:36:07,880 --> 00:36:09,759 Speaker 1: I'm actually prepared for this one, like we're having an 752 00:36:09,760 --> 00:36:12,239 Speaker 1: extra episode. I remember. Now I've forgotten what it was 753 00:36:12,280 --> 00:36:15,160 Speaker 1: the job. But you know, I'm gonna extended daily DAP 754 00:36:15,239 --> 00:36:20,600 Speaker 1: to Marcus Grant the the what's what? I've lost my 755 00:36:20,640 --> 00:36:22,719 Speaker 1: train of thought? Now? What did I? Oh? Like the 756 00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:25,040 Speaker 1: cup and the shirt? The no one cares what your 757 00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:28,160 Speaker 1: fantasy team cup and shirt? The mug is a hit. 758 00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:30,319 Speaker 1: I took it to the nine thirty meeting today and 759 00:36:30,360 --> 00:36:32,280 Speaker 1: it was a big It was a big hit amongst 760 00:36:32,320 --> 00:36:36,200 Speaker 1: the people. I am planning to debut the uh no 761 00:36:36,239 --> 00:36:39,760 Speaker 1: one cares about your fantasy team shirt on Fantasy and Friends. 762 00:36:39,760 --> 00:36:44,439 Speaker 1: At some point maybe tomorrow might smash your mug. Oh. 763 00:36:44,520 --> 00:36:48,320 Speaker 1: The best part about the mug is that whenever Franchise 764 00:36:48,320 --> 00:36:50,600 Speaker 1: talks about one of his teams, I just clink it 765 00:36:50,680 --> 00:36:52,759 Speaker 1: up up on the divide between our desk and he's like, 766 00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:55,359 Speaker 1: I'm gonna smash that. I know. I'm pretty sure that 767 00:36:55,400 --> 00:36:56,800 Speaker 1: one day I'm going to come into the office and 768 00:36:56,800 --> 00:36:59,080 Speaker 1: there's going to be like a broken mug just scattered 769 00:36:59,080 --> 00:37:04,640 Speaker 1: about the stronghold. Yes, potentially. UM, my daily DAP because 770 00:37:04,840 --> 00:37:07,759 Speaker 1: here we are just before Thanksgiving, Uh, goes out to 771 00:37:07,880 --> 00:37:12,160 Speaker 1: everybody who listens to us. Um, well seriously, I mean, 772 00:37:12,239 --> 00:37:13,520 Speaker 1: like you know, and I know, every now and then 773 00:37:13,520 --> 00:37:16,240 Speaker 1: we we like to thank you guys because you obviously 774 00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:18,839 Speaker 1: are the reason that we're able to do this so much. 775 00:37:18,880 --> 00:37:23,239 Speaker 1: But um, it's been it's been a weird year in 776 00:37:23,280 --> 00:37:26,120 Speaker 1: a lot of ways. It's been kind of a different year, 777 00:37:26,320 --> 00:37:28,040 Speaker 1: at least for me. I mean, I think we have 778 00:37:28,280 --> 00:37:30,120 Speaker 1: we have expanded what we do in a lot of 779 00:37:30,120 --> 00:37:33,520 Speaker 1: ways here. Uh, And yeah, I think we have. We've 780 00:37:33,560 --> 00:37:35,320 Speaker 1: done some different things. I know that I've tried to 781 00:37:35,360 --> 00:37:37,560 Speaker 1: do some some different things in terms of kind of 782 00:37:37,560 --> 00:37:40,080 Speaker 1: reaching out to people and and that, and for the 783 00:37:40,120 --> 00:37:42,640 Speaker 1: most part, everything I think that we've done. Everything that 784 00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:45,279 Speaker 1: I've done has been very well received, and I am 785 00:37:45,360 --> 00:37:48,200 Speaker 1: certainly grateful for that. So I'm thankful for everybody out 786 00:37:48,280 --> 00:37:51,480 Speaker 1: there who listens to this podcast, who who reads what 787 00:37:51,520 --> 00:37:55,000 Speaker 1: we write, who watches the shows, who follows along with 788 00:37:55,080 --> 00:37:59,120 Speaker 1: us on various social media platforms, because hey, otherwise we'd 789 00:37:59,160 --> 00:38:01,360 Speaker 1: be talking to ourselves. Actually we would probably be unemployed, 790 00:38:01,920 --> 00:38:04,360 Speaker 1: is what would happen. And we'd be sitting around on 791 00:38:04,360 --> 00:38:07,360 Speaker 1: our couch with no pants on, just screaming into the wind. 792 00:38:07,760 --> 00:38:14,000 Speaker 1: Um let's just say it like that. Uh So, thanks 793 00:38:14,040 --> 00:38:16,440 Speaker 1: to to everybody out there who listens, and honestly thanks 794 00:38:16,480 --> 00:38:18,319 Speaker 1: to I say, the three of you guys sitting in 795 00:38:18,360 --> 00:38:20,840 Speaker 1: here right now and James Co as well, because uh, 796 00:38:21,400 --> 00:38:22,840 Speaker 1: you guys are a big part of the reason I 797 00:38:22,960 --> 00:38:27,200 Speaker 1: come to work every day because you know, like we 798 00:38:27,600 --> 00:38:30,560 Speaker 1: keep each other saying, we we make it very entertaining, 799 00:38:30,760 --> 00:38:33,520 Speaker 1: and you know, I feel like that translates into our work. 800 00:38:33,760 --> 00:38:37,919 Speaker 1: And uh yeah, yeah, you guys, all of you that listen, 801 00:38:37,920 --> 00:38:40,280 Speaker 1: and especially people in this room. You guys kick as 802 00:38:40,800 --> 00:38:44,080 Speaker 1: we go. So that'll do it for us. For let's 803 00:38:44,080 --> 00:38:46,320 Speaker 1: go hard for Matt Francisco, Vinch for Matt Hard and 804 00:38:46,440 --> 00:38:49,359 Speaker 1: for James Co and Absentia. I am Marcus Grant Hapy, 805 00:38:49,360 --> 00:39:14,439 Speaker 1: thanks you and everybody. H Oh, you're doing that thing again. 806 00:39:14,520 --> 00:39:19,120 Speaker 1: Fun five four He did. I didn't come with stats thing, 807 00:39:19,160 --> 00:39:20,319 Speaker 1: and I was like, oh, we're going back to that 808 00:39:20,360 --> 00:39:23,000 Speaker 1: bit again. Well, listen. If there's one thing about the 809 00:39:23,120 --> 00:39:25,879 Speaker 1: NFL Fantasy Stronghold, it's that a bit shall never die.