1 00:00:10,000 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 1: Boom, Have no Fear of the Iron. Rapports Stereo podcast 2 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: is here. Boom, Have No Fear of the Iron. Rap 3 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: Reports Stereo podcast is here. Fantasy Football Gold Platinum, Gold 4 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: Platinum Fantasy Football Episode. It's almost Christmas. It's the most 5 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: wonderful time of the year. Fantasy football is upon us. 6 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: Fantasy Football season twenty twenty five is almost here. Have 7 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 1: no fear. Once again, He's back, Dave Kleueley. This is 8 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:40,600 Speaker 1: the third time Dave Kluegy is with me d A. D. 9 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 1: K l uge You could follow him on Twitter from 10 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 1: the Football Guys Football Guys dot Com. He's getting me ready. 11 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:50,800 Speaker 1: He's getting you ready. He's getting the world ready to 12 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 1: kick ass in your fantasy football league. Drafts are coming up. 13 00:00:57,040 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 1: This is going to get you fired up, prepped and 14 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 1: ready to rock and roll. He's back the Football Guys 15 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 1: dot Com. My guy, Dave Klugy is with me on 16 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:11,119 Speaker 1: the im Rapaport Stereo podcast. Miles jordani Ak, The Bleach 17 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:15,160 Speaker 1: Brothers aka the Dust Brothers. Let's start this fantasy football 18 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: episode off with something real nice. Let's start this fantasy 19 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: football episode off with something real, loud, but most important. 20 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:25,199 Speaker 1: Let's start this Fantasy Football episode off with something real proper. 21 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: This is the im Rap Report stereo podcast. Rev up 22 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:40,399 Speaker 1: your Fantasy football and Jets. It's Don Boom Iron Rapport 23 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:45,959 Speaker 1: Stereo podcast is here. It's the greatest time of the 24 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 1: year because fantasy football season, and I say fantasy football 25 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: season is starting up in a couple of weeks, and 26 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: the NFL is also starting but fantasy football, which is 27 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: more important to me, is starting up. And I know 28 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 1: it's more important to my guest, who is joining me 29 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: again for the third year in a row. This is 30 00:02:05,880 --> 00:02:10,399 Speaker 1: an annual preseason think tank with one of the best 31 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 1: in the business. I appreciate you taking the time. I 32 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: know it is a busy, busy, crazy time. Dave Klugy 33 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 1: of the Football Guys is in the place to be 34 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 1: in the House football Guys dot com and you can 35 00:02:25,240 --> 00:02:29,079 Speaker 1: follow him on Twitter at Dave klugi k l u 36 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: g E. He's hosting nine shows a week where he's 37 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: giving you all his inside Dave. I appreciate you coming 38 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: back again with me on the im Wrap Wort stereo podcast. 39 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:42,239 Speaker 2: Of course, man, like you said third time, like it 40 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 2: feels like I'm part of the inner circle now Like 41 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 2: now you know I'm a regular guest on the show. 42 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 2: I feel like I know the players that you like, 43 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 2: I know your tendencies, I know the drafts. 44 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: That you're in. 45 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 2: I feel like every single year I could just start 46 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 2: giving you better and better advice. This is the year, man, 47 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 2: We're gonna do it. We're taking down the league this year. 48 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: Well, Dave, listen, you're a champion, and I'm sure let's 49 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:03,919 Speaker 1: just look at it like two champions, two great fantasy 50 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: football minds meeting. Now. I'm not gonna say that I'm 51 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:09,720 Speaker 1: anywhere near as great of a fantasy football mine as you, 52 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 1: but you could just look at me as sort of like, 53 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,519 Speaker 1: you know, we're both fantasy football gurus. Okay, we could 54 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 1: just like it's just too great. But it's like Bill Parcells, 55 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:20,919 Speaker 1: Bill Belichick sitting down having a little coffee doing a podcast. 56 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 1: That's exactly how I think of this. 57 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:25,360 Speaker 2: Man. It's always a good time. And you know you 58 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 2: say that like fantasy football season is just starting, and 59 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:29,079 Speaker 2: that's what's fun. Is like this is the time of 60 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 2: year where a lot of people are starting to plug 61 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 2: in and they're catching up on training camp and looking 62 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 2: at preseason stuff like that. Dude, I have been deep 63 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 2: in the weeds. Like my first set of rankings came 64 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 2: out the day after the Super Bowl. I'm studying for 65 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 2: the NFL Draft. We're looking through the combine in preseason 66 00:03:42,720 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 2: and all this it never stops. Man, Like the NFL 67 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 2: has turned into a three hundred and sixty five day 68 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 2: media machine. They are just things to talk about every 69 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 2: single day. 70 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's crazy, the NFL and the NBA. But like 71 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: I said, we don't care about the NBA right now. 72 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 1: We care about fantasy football. And I'm going to tell 73 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 1: you I am in a must win mode in my 74 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:04,960 Speaker 1: money league. Okay, I took a bath, and not a 75 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 1: warm bath, not a hot bath, an icy freezing cold 76 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: bath from September all the way through the end of December. 77 00:04:13,640 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 1: In my money league, I have to win now. I'm 78 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:20,159 Speaker 1: gonna just start with my first, very very first personal question. 79 00:04:20,320 --> 00:04:24,159 Speaker 1: In my money league, it's a full pp R league. 80 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:27,360 Speaker 1: I have the second pick in a twelve team league. 81 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:31,719 Speaker 1: One quarterback, two running backs, two wide receivers, one tight 82 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:36,480 Speaker 1: and one flex, one kicker, and of course one defense. 83 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 1: Put yourself in my shoes, Dave, what would your plan 84 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:43,359 Speaker 1: of attack be? Should I be looking for a horse 85 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 1: running back? Or a stud wide receiver with the second pick. 86 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:51,360 Speaker 1: These are competitive, competitive fantasy football players. So I'm guessing 87 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 1: that Jamar Chase is going to be taken first, but 88 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 1: you never know. But Jamar Chase, Bijean Gibbs, CD Jefferson, 89 00:04:58,960 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: in no particular order, Who do you think and what 90 00:05:01,520 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 1: would you do with the second pick in this very 91 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: competitive money league? 92 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,040 Speaker 2: So I'm going Ceedee Lamb. And you know, I've done 93 00:05:08,040 --> 00:05:10,599 Speaker 2: about one hundred and fifty drafts already this offseason, and 94 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 2: I'm taking Ceedee Lamb at second overall. And the reason 95 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:16,160 Speaker 2: for it is I think there are so many good 96 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 2: running backs this year, and of course John Robinson, Saguon Barkley, 97 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 2: Jamiir Gibbs, those guys are great, but you could still 98 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,839 Speaker 2: get some really good running back value with those second 99 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:27,280 Speaker 2: and third picks. Chase Brown is hanging out there a 100 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 2: lot of the times. You can get James Cook there, 101 00:05:29,400 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 2: this rookie o'mari and Hampton the first rounder from the Chargers, 102 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 2: he's there as well. And when I look at Ceedee Lamb, 103 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:38,520 Speaker 2: you know, fantasy football managers they got short memories, right, 104 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 2: and like right now, it's like Jamar Chase is going 105 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:42,599 Speaker 2: number one overall because he was the number one wide 106 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 2: receiver last year. What about two years ago when Ceedee 107 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:47,599 Speaker 2: Lamb was the number one overall wide receiver And the 108 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 2: only thing that happened last year the change was that 109 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 2: Dak Prescott was injured. So now Dak Prescott's back from 110 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 2: that hamstring injury, we see Ceede Lamb is just a 111 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 2: year removed away from being the number one overall scorer 112 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:01,640 Speaker 2: in fantasy football. So I know, you know the old 113 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 2: adage in fantasy football is you want to get your 114 00:06:03,720 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 2: workhorse running backs early. But I think that, especially in 115 00:06:06,560 --> 00:06:09,840 Speaker 2: a full PPR league, Jamar Chase and Ceedee Lamb. Now 116 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 2: that Justin Jefferson is dealing with this hamstring injury, we 117 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 2: don't know if that's going to linger into the season 118 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 2: or not. I've got Jamar Chase and Ceedee Lamb and 119 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 2: a tier of their own ahead of all of those 120 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 2: running backs, and a lot of it just comes down 121 00:06:19,040 --> 00:06:21,040 Speaker 2: to the fact that you can get really good running 122 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:23,159 Speaker 2: backs with your second and third picks, and you're not 123 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:26,480 Speaker 2: getting a player anywhere close to Ceedee Lamb's caliber with 124 00:06:26,520 --> 00:06:27,160 Speaker 2: those picks. 125 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:32,040 Speaker 1: Wow, Dave, I'm gonna be honest, I love this I 126 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:35,719 Speaker 1: love this. I was thinking, you know, for myself, Bijon, 127 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:39,719 Speaker 1: I was thinking running back. But this is why I 128 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:41,279 Speaker 1: came to you, and this is why I came to 129 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 1: you early. And I love my motto in fantasy footballs 130 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:46,840 Speaker 1: know your guys and get your guys, know who you 131 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:49,599 Speaker 1: want and know who you don't want. I love that answer. 132 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 1: I respect that answer. I love this. These teams in 133 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 1: fantasy football, the offense is the Bengals, the Falcons, the Lions, 134 00:06:57,640 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 1: the Cowboys, the Vikings. These are the guys on the 135 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 1: first five picks. I'm imagining Chase Bejeon, Gibbs, CD, and 136 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 1: Jefferson respectfully. What do you think about those teams just 137 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: as offensive powers in fantasy football? 138 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean that's what you want, and that's why 139 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 2: you're really going to see a guy going in like 140 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 2: the top half of a draft that's not a bad offense. 141 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:20,480 Speaker 2: Every once in a while we'll see the outlier here 142 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:23,080 Speaker 2: and there, but you definitely want to invest in good offenses. 143 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:24,840 Speaker 2: And a lot of times what I like doing too, 144 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 2: is like, if you're making that early pick in ceedee Lamb, 145 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:30,520 Speaker 2: at that point, you've already kind of taken a stance 146 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 2: saying that Ceede Lamb is going to be good and 147 00:07:32,280 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 2: the Dallas Cowboys are going to be good. So then 148 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 2: what I try to do is when I get into 149 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 2: like the tenth round, is get Dak Prescott as well, 150 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:40,720 Speaker 2: because that I'm just doubling my chances. And what happens, 151 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 2: you know, we call that stacking. I'm sure you've heard 152 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:44,280 Speaker 2: of the term stacking where you get the quarterback and 153 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:46,760 Speaker 2: the wide receiver together and basically what that does is 154 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 2: it decreases your variance. You're investing two of your picks, 155 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:52,840 Speaker 2: two guys that you're going to be starting every single 156 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 2: week on the same offense. So with that, you know 157 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 2: comes potential downside. You know, if Dak Prescott gets hurt, 158 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 2: you're screwed. Or if the the Dallas Cowboys just end 159 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 2: up being a terrible team, you're not gonna feel great 160 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 2: about it. But if Dak Prescott throws for five thousand 161 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:08,120 Speaker 2: yards and Ceedee Lamb is fifteen hundred yards, you know 162 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 2: you've got two pieces of a good offense there, and 163 00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 2: it helps you stay away from kind of be in 164 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:14,280 Speaker 2: that middle of the pack guy, Like that's how you 165 00:08:14,320 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 2: finish in first place. So the Cowboys, I think they're 166 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 2: gonna be a good team. They finally got Mike McCarthy 167 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 2: out of the picture. Brian Schottenheimer. I like what he's 168 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:23,520 Speaker 2: doing there. They've got George Pickens. Now, this is the 169 00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 2: first time that we've really seen like a good wide 170 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 2: receiver two alongside Ceedee Lamb. And then you look at 171 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 2: the backfield as well. It's terrible. Man like Javonte Williams 172 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:35,240 Speaker 2: is already banged up. Miles Sanders looks like dust at 173 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:37,320 Speaker 2: this point in his career. They've got this rookie Jaden 174 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:39,440 Speaker 2: Blue or there's a little bit of excitement about him. 175 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 2: But when I look at the roster, they're just gonna 176 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 2: be throwing the ball NonStop. And I think Ceedee Lamb 177 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:46,040 Speaker 2: is the guy that can easily walk into a roll 178 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:47,840 Speaker 2: where he's seeing one hundred and eighty plus targets. 179 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:52,200 Speaker 1: Man, Dave, you're blowing my mind. I love this so much. 180 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:55,839 Speaker 1: I love this so much. Last year there were land 181 00:08:55,880 --> 00:08:58,720 Speaker 1: mines in the first round. I texted you a few 182 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:04,959 Speaker 1: times on Sunday more in just distress. Last year a 183 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 1: landmines in the first round. We're talking about Breese Hall, 184 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:11,040 Speaker 1: the wrecking ball. We're talking about Tyreek Hill, who I 185 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 1: don't even want to discuss Tyreek Hill. I'm not picking 186 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:15,800 Speaker 1: him in any of my leagues. I don't know who 187 00:09:15,800 --> 00:09:19,320 Speaker 1: the backup quarterback for Tua is and I don't. I 188 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 1: wish him nothing but the best with his health. But 189 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:25,600 Speaker 1: who do you see as land mines? You know this 190 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:29,560 Speaker 1: year in the you know, the top ten, top twenty thirty, 191 00:09:30,080 --> 00:09:32,080 Speaker 1: that are you concerned about that? You would kind of 192 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:33,359 Speaker 1: like red flag already. 193 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:36,439 Speaker 2: So I'm, you know, a self proclaimed nerd, and all 194 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:38,680 Speaker 2: the nerds are saying Saquon Barkley because they're like, oh, 195 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:40,400 Speaker 2: look at how many touches he had last year, He's 196 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 2: gonna break down, he can't do it again. I'm not 197 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 2: buying into that. I think Saquon Martley is an outlier. 198 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 2: I mean, this guy is just a freak. I think 199 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 2: he's gonna be fine. I think we might see them 200 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:51,120 Speaker 2: intentionally reel back his workload a little bit so he's 201 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:53,679 Speaker 2: one hundred percent fresh in the playoffs. But Saquon Barkley 202 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:55,480 Speaker 2: is the answer most people expect. That's not who I'm 203 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:57,880 Speaker 2: going with. A Monra Saint Brown is the guy that 204 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 2: I have not drafted once so far this year, and 205 00:10:00,800 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 2: I think he's a very, very good player. But we've 206 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:06,080 Speaker 2: got a lot of changes happening in Detroit this year, 207 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:09,319 Speaker 2: mainly Ben Johnson now coaching the Chicago Bears instead of 208 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 2: being the offensive coordinator. And if you look every Ben 209 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:14,840 Speaker 2: Johnson offense throughout his career, you can go back to 210 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 2: the Brian Hartline days. Like Brian Hartline, Jarvis Landry, Danny Amandola. 211 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:22,360 Speaker 2: He has always focused his offense around the slot receiver 212 00:10:22,600 --> 00:10:24,439 Speaker 2: and that's why Minor Saint Brown has been so good 213 00:10:24,480 --> 00:10:26,760 Speaker 2: over the last couple of years. Now with Ben Johnson 214 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:29,080 Speaker 2: out of the picture, I look at Jamison Williams there, 215 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:32,640 Speaker 2: I look at Sam Laporta, Jamir Gibbs, David Montgomery. They 216 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 2: have so many good weapons on that offense. I don't 217 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 2: think the offense is going to flow through a minor 218 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:40,439 Speaker 2: Saint Brown. And he's not a really efficient player. He's 219 00:10:40,440 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 2: a player who has always made up for his production 220 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:44,680 Speaker 2: by getting a lot of volume. So if you just 221 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:46,800 Speaker 2: shave a little bit of that volume off the top, 222 00:10:46,880 --> 00:10:49,200 Speaker 2: that's the difference between being a top five receiver and 223 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 2: being a top fifteen receiver. So people are still paying 224 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 2: up with him for a first round pick. I am 225 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:56,680 Speaker 2: passing on a monro Saint Brown and I will much 226 00:10:56,760 --> 00:11:00,160 Speaker 2: rather draft Jamison Williams late, who is a very efficient play. 227 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:02,440 Speaker 2: You just push a few more targets his way and 228 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:04,080 Speaker 2: he's got an easy path to be in the top 229 00:11:04,080 --> 00:11:04,840 Speaker 2: ten wide receiver. 230 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 1: Dave, you're getting me so ready for fantasy football. I 231 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:11,440 Speaker 1: don't even think you understand how much I appreciate this man. 232 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:14,960 Speaker 1: It just takes it like out of the cannon. Let's 233 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:19,120 Speaker 1: shift to quarterbacks. Okay, what camp are you in this 234 00:11:19,280 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: season for quarterbacks? What kind of quarterback are you looking for? 235 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:25,680 Speaker 1: Where are you looking to draft quarterbacks? I know you 236 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 1: gotta let the draft come to you, but just in general, 237 00:11:28,480 --> 00:11:30,679 Speaker 1: where are you at with quarterback and where you're at? 238 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:32,680 Speaker 1: What round are you looking for quarterbacks? And is there 239 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:34,040 Speaker 1: anybody you'd go for early? 240 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:37,680 Speaker 2: No, there's no quarterbacks I'm paying up for this year, 241 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:40,720 Speaker 2: like I'm gonna wait and wait and wait and wait. 242 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 2: I mean a lot of the drafts that I do 243 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 2: this year, I'm drafting three or four guys on my bench, 244 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 2: like extra running backs and wide receivers at in depth 245 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 2: to those rooms before I'm even looking at the quarterbacks. 246 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:53,200 Speaker 2: And you know, Josh Allen Lamar Jackson, Jade and Daniels. 247 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:55,839 Speaker 2: These guys are great, but to get them this year, 248 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:57,200 Speaker 2: you got to pay up for them with like a 249 00:11:57,240 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 2: third round pick. And then the third round you're passing 250 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 2: on guys like Abarrie and Hampon and Trevon Henderson. You know, 251 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 2: rookies that can win your league for you. You're passing up 252 00:12:03,800 --> 00:12:05,559 Speaker 2: on these wide receivers they can give you twenty five 253 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 2: points per game. So this year we've seen a big 254 00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:11,439 Speaker 2: change in the quarterback landscape. You know, last year's draft 255 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 2: class was loaded with all these guys that came in, 256 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:17,840 Speaker 2: JJ McCarthy, Drake may Jaden Daniels, Caleb Williams, and now 257 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:20,440 Speaker 2: we got Michael Pennox finally starting this year. So you've 258 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:23,560 Speaker 2: got a lot of young guys that you can target late. Now. 259 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:25,120 Speaker 2: The tough thing here is like, I don't know who 260 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 2: the guy is gonna be. But every single year there's 261 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 2: guys that pop up that went undrafted that end up 262 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:32,480 Speaker 2: being league winners. Last year we saw Baker Mayfield be 263 00:12:32,520 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 2: a top three guy. We saw Jared Goff be a 264 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:37,040 Speaker 2: top eight guy. So this year, I don't want to 265 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:38,800 Speaker 2: pay up for the early guys and then a lot 266 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:40,439 Speaker 2: of other people fall into the trap where they're like, 267 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:41,840 Speaker 2: all right, I got my two running backs, I got 268 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 2: my two wide receivers, now I need to take a quarterback. 269 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:47,200 Speaker 2: And that's how you see guys like Jared Goff and 270 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:49,320 Speaker 2: Baker Mayfield who were good last year, but now they're 271 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:51,199 Speaker 2: getting pushed up in drafts this year. And I don't 272 00:12:51,240 --> 00:12:53,439 Speaker 2: want anything to do with that. I'm just gonna wait, 273 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:57,320 Speaker 2: and I find myself drafting a lot in that Dak Prescott, 274 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:02,440 Speaker 2: Justin Herbert, Caleb Williams, Drake May, Trevor, Lawrence Range, and again, 275 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:04,200 Speaker 2: I don't know who the guy is going to be, 276 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:06,040 Speaker 2: and the guy that I draft might just be a 277 00:13:06,040 --> 00:13:08,360 Speaker 2: placeholder for a few weeks. If you're going to take 278 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:10,559 Speaker 2: this approach, what you need to do is be active 279 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:13,280 Speaker 2: on the waiver wire. Drake may for instance, might not 280 00:13:13,360 --> 00:13:15,520 Speaker 2: go drafted in a lot of drafts, but last year 281 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:18,440 Speaker 2: he was sixth among all quarterbacks in rushing yards per game. 282 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 2: So that's a guy I want to draft late in 283 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:22,400 Speaker 2: my round in my draft, knowing that he could be 284 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:23,320 Speaker 2: that breakout guy. 285 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:24,440 Speaker 1: But it might not be him. 286 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:26,760 Speaker 2: It might be cam Ward who's not going to go 287 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:28,320 Speaker 2: drafted in a lot of leagues who knows he might 288 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 2: be better than we expect. You pick him up off 289 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 2: of waivers. Bryce Young last year, of the final four 290 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 2: weeks of the season, was the number one scoring quarterback 291 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:36,920 Speaker 2: in fantasy. Maybe now that he's got a good wide 292 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 2: receiver in Ted Roe McMillan, he takes that step forward. 293 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:42,120 Speaker 2: So it's hard for me to plant a flag on 294 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:44,840 Speaker 2: one guy saying this is going to be the breakout quarterback. 295 00:13:45,000 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 2: But I think that it just makes sense to pass 296 00:13:46,840 --> 00:13:49,320 Speaker 2: on all of the early quarterbacks and throw darts at 297 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:52,440 Speaker 2: Jordan Love and JJ McCarthy and these young guys that 298 00:13:52,520 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 2: have potentially untapped upside. 299 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:13,840 Speaker 1: You mentioned teams that you think are gonna thrive offensively. 300 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:18,839 Speaker 1: Last year I drafted DJ Moore and obviously Chicago, which 301 00:14:19,080 --> 00:14:24,120 Speaker 1: you are very familiar with, they struggled offensively. What teams 302 00:14:24,120 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 1: this year are you concerned about, just in terms of 303 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 1: Fantasy football and offense and putting up points across the board. 304 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 2: The Dolphins, man, I just think they're one of the 305 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:35,720 Speaker 2: softest teams in the NFL. And again, you know, you 306 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:37,280 Speaker 2: just talked about Chicago. I don't know if you saw, 307 00:14:37,320 --> 00:14:39,480 Speaker 2: but they're Chicago and Miami. They were doing a joint 308 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 2: practice together a week ago, and they had to call 309 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 2: the practice off early because they said that Chicago was 310 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 2: being too physical. And then they play against each other 311 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 2: in the preseason game, stuff them four times in a 312 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 2: row at the goal line. I mean, I think Mike Daniels, 313 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 2: Mike McDaniels is on the hot seat. I don't think 314 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:55,320 Speaker 2: he's gonna make it through the end of this season. 315 00:14:55,680 --> 00:14:57,880 Speaker 2: Just the way that they are playing football right now. 316 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 2: They are not a physical team. And now these guys, 317 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 2: guys that have relied on their speed are getting a 318 00:15:02,120 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 2: little bit older and they don't have that same speed anymore. 319 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:06,400 Speaker 2: To a tugabay Looa. You could tell by the play 320 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 2: calling they're terrified about him taking a hit. They don't 321 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:10,800 Speaker 2: want to see him on his back at all. So 322 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:13,600 Speaker 2: they're throwing these little dinkin dung two three yard passes, 323 00:15:13,640 --> 00:15:14,840 Speaker 2: trying to get the ball out of his hand as 324 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:18,000 Speaker 2: quickly as possible. That offense has a lot of names 325 00:15:18,040 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 2: that we know, Tyreek Hill and Jalen Waddle. Darren Waller 326 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 2: is there now, which I think a lot of people 327 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 2: don't even realize. Devon a Chan and I get it. 328 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:26,440 Speaker 2: You know, there's a lot of big, flashy names there. 329 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 2: But that is one of those offenses I'm completely overlooking. 330 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:30,800 Speaker 2: Then the other one that I think is kind of 331 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:33,160 Speaker 2: obvious is the Browns. You know, they've they've got some 332 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:36,760 Speaker 2: names there too, Jerry Judy and David Nijoku and Cedric Tillman. 333 00:15:37,200 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 2: But man, you look at that quarterback room. I don't 334 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:41,840 Speaker 2: want to have to rely on Dylan Gabriel or Kenny 335 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 2: Pickett or Shader Sanders to be making sure my guys 336 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:46,520 Speaker 2: are getting points on a weekly basis. 337 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:51,200 Speaker 1: I love this Dave Football Guys dot Com and you 338 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:55,080 Speaker 1: could follow Dave at dave Klogie da v E k 339 00:15:55,480 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 1: l Uge. He's a great follow. I'm gonna just segue 340 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:02,800 Speaker 1: into something that I saw you talking about on Twitter. 341 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:07,640 Speaker 1: Odell Beckham has announced his retirement. Just to segue, there's 342 00:16:07,680 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 1: been a lot of Odell Beckham slander. There's been a 343 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:12,600 Speaker 1: lot of Odell Beckham was overrated. And I see you 344 00:16:12,600 --> 00:16:15,880 Speaker 1: put out a great tweet with some fact stats and receipts. 345 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 1: Can you just break down Odell Beckham and how he 346 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:21,400 Speaker 1: will be remembered as a wide receiver outside of the 347 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 1: persona and the star power. 348 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:28,200 Speaker 2: And the thing I think people who weren't around twenty fourteen, 349 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:30,760 Speaker 2: twenty fifteen, twenty sixteen, they're going to say that Odell 350 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 2: is overrated. And I think that, you know, a lot 351 00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:35,200 Speaker 2: of people might have started watching football over the last 352 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:37,800 Speaker 2: few years and not really understand the hype they saw 353 00:16:37,840 --> 00:16:40,920 Speaker 2: the Cleveland years. It's one of those things. And I know, man, 354 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 2: you've been a football fan for a long time. You 355 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:45,880 Speaker 2: were there in twenty fourteen, twenty fifteen, twenty sixteen. I 356 00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 2: don't know if I've ever seen a player doing the 357 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:50,120 Speaker 2: things that Odell Beckham was junior was doing. And what 358 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 2: I pulled was, you know players who have scored or 359 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:55,400 Speaker 2: have averaged ninety five plus receiving yards per game over 360 00:16:55,440 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 2: their first three seasons. It's Odell Beckham and Justin Jefferson 361 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:00,160 Speaker 2: the only two guys that do it in NFL history. 362 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:02,960 Speaker 2: And it was just bad injury luck. This guy snapped 363 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:05,480 Speaker 2: his ankle in half, he tore his ACL twice. He 364 00:17:05,520 --> 00:17:07,680 Speaker 2: had so many injuries that piled up and could never 365 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:10,240 Speaker 2: come back from it. But man, I will die on 366 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:12,159 Speaker 2: the hill that if he stayed healthy and he avoided 367 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:14,359 Speaker 2: those injuries, he'd have been a first ballot Hall of Famer. 368 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:16,600 Speaker 2: What he was doing those first three years I've never 369 00:17:16,600 --> 00:17:19,240 Speaker 2: seen anybody do before. He'd take a little five yard slant, 370 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:20,800 Speaker 2: catch the ball off the middle, across the middle of 371 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:23,320 Speaker 2: the field, and then just run away from eleven defenders. 372 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:25,800 Speaker 2: There was nobody catching him. And it wasn't just the speed, 373 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:29,399 Speaker 2: it was the contested catchability, it was the acrobatic plays. 374 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:31,720 Speaker 2: A lot of people remember that one catch too, and 375 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:33,920 Speaker 2: I've seen that, like, oh, this guy, his whole legacy 376 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:35,000 Speaker 2: is just off a one catch. 377 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:35,400 Speaker 1: Nah. 378 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:37,119 Speaker 2: What that guy did in the first three years of 379 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:39,199 Speaker 2: his career, he looked like the best wide receiver I've 380 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:39,640 Speaker 2: ever seen. 381 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:43,679 Speaker 1: I agree, I agree, And you know, obviously his glory 382 00:17:43,760 --> 00:17:46,359 Speaker 1: years were those those seasons with the Giants, and I 383 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:49,320 Speaker 1: mean and also off the field. I was at a 384 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:53,159 Speaker 1: party once, a preseason party. I can't remember if it 385 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:54,879 Speaker 1: was a Jets or Giants or if it was a 386 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:57,880 Speaker 1: charity thing. And this is at the height of Odell Beckham. 387 00:17:58,320 --> 00:18:01,320 Speaker 1: And I've been around celebrit these you know, movie stars, 388 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:05,080 Speaker 1: and Odell Beckham the way people were just tripping and 389 00:18:05,240 --> 00:18:07,920 Speaker 1: following him is up there with some of the biggest 390 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:10,920 Speaker 1: movie stars that I had ever seen. In his prime 391 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:13,960 Speaker 1: especially in New York and it was like Michael Jackson 392 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:18,520 Speaker 1: or something crazy like justin Bieber star Power. I want 393 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:21,320 Speaker 1: to pivot also now to tight ends, which you were 394 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:24,720 Speaker 1: also talking about on Twitter, the debate about tight ends, 395 00:18:24,760 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 1: the theories about tight ends, when to take tight ends 396 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:31,439 Speaker 1: and years past, I have waited on the position til 397 00:18:31,520 --> 00:18:36,440 Speaker 1: later rounds. Sometimes it works, sometimes it hasn't worked. Where 398 00:18:36,520 --> 00:18:38,840 Speaker 1: is your head at on who to target this year 399 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 1: as a tight end and why and where? 400 00:18:42,640 --> 00:18:44,200 Speaker 2: So we talked about some of the guys were faded 401 00:18:44,200 --> 00:18:47,439 Speaker 2: in the first round, and Rockauers isn't technically going in 402 00:18:47,440 --> 00:18:49,000 Speaker 2: the first round, but a lot of people are taking 403 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:51,080 Speaker 2: him in the early second and I can't do it. 404 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:53,320 Speaker 2: Like we see this time and time again, these rookie 405 00:18:53,359 --> 00:18:55,239 Speaker 2: tight ends come out and they look great, and then 406 00:18:55,240 --> 00:18:57,520 Speaker 2: they always have the sophomore slump. Kyle Pitts, you know 407 00:18:57,520 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 2: a thousand yards four years ago, did nothing in year 408 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:03,159 Speaker 2: to Sam laporta number one scoring tight end his rookie season, 409 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:05,560 Speaker 2: and then was a middling tight end one last year. 410 00:19:05,680 --> 00:19:07,639 Speaker 2: And then just last year with Rock Bauers, you know, 411 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:09,879 Speaker 2: it was unbelievable. He had a really good season. But 412 00:19:09,920 --> 00:19:12,639 Speaker 2: now it's a new offense. They've got Ashton gin T there. 413 00:19:12,800 --> 00:19:14,880 Speaker 2: They drafted a handful of receivers as well. I don't 414 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:17,359 Speaker 2: think he can recapture the magic, so I'm okay passing 415 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:20,240 Speaker 2: on him. I do like Trey McBride and George Kittle. 416 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:21,680 Speaker 2: Trey McBride, you got to pay up for him a 417 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:24,000 Speaker 2: little bit. George Kittle, though, is the guy that I've 418 00:19:24,080 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 2: drafted more than anybody else. He's fallen into around four 419 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:28,280 Speaker 2: and five of drafts right now. He was a tight 420 00:19:28,359 --> 00:19:31,439 Speaker 2: end one last year. Deebo Samuel got traded away. Brandon 421 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:33,639 Speaker 2: Ayuk is injured. We don't know what's going on with 422 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:36,520 Speaker 2: Christian McCaffrey. They say he's healthy. I'm not really buying 423 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:38,560 Speaker 2: into it, but I think that George Kittle is one 424 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:40,840 Speaker 2: of the best values out there. But I think if 425 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 2: you miss out on those two, Trey McBride and George Kittle, 426 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 2: the trap you don't want to fall into is these 427 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:49,400 Speaker 2: mid round guys. You know, Samuel Porta, TJ. Howkinson. I'm 428 00:19:49,400 --> 00:19:51,040 Speaker 2: not crazy about those for the same reason I'm not 429 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 2: crazy about the mid round quarterbacks. 430 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:54,359 Speaker 1: I think you could just get value later. 431 00:19:54,640 --> 00:19:56,480 Speaker 2: And this year we got two tight ends that came 432 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:59,160 Speaker 2: in as rookies that were both drafted inside the top fifteen. 433 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:02,720 Speaker 2: Colton Lovelin with the Bears, Tyler Warren with the Colts. 434 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:04,919 Speaker 2: And if you look historically tight ends who have been 435 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:07,840 Speaker 2: drafted inside the top fifteen, every single one of them 436 00:20:07,880 --> 00:20:10,000 Speaker 2: over the last twenty five years has been a top 437 00:20:10,119 --> 00:20:12,760 Speaker 2: six fantasy tight end at one point in their career. 438 00:20:13,080 --> 00:20:15,359 Speaker 2: The worst case scenario that you can think of is 439 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:17,879 Speaker 2: Eric Ebron and Eric Ebron, you know, rough start to 440 00:20:17,920 --> 00:20:19,959 Speaker 2: his career, but he ended up having a thirteen touchdown 441 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 2: season at one point. I think both of these. 442 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:23,240 Speaker 1: Players are better. 443 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 2: So the best case scenario here is that you're getting 444 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:27,879 Speaker 2: a guy that can do what Sam Laporta did his 445 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:30,040 Speaker 2: rookie year and just be the number one scoring tight end. 446 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:33,000 Speaker 2: But these are young, hyper athletic guys who can be 447 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:35,640 Speaker 2: mismatches all over the field. So those are the guys 448 00:20:35,640 --> 00:20:37,640 Speaker 2: that I really like drafting. But then there's a few 449 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:39,520 Speaker 2: other guys that you can get later to Tucker Craft, 450 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:43,000 Speaker 2: I'm a big Tucker Craft fan. Jake Ferguson, you know, 451 00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:44,639 Speaker 2: going back to the Cowboys, I think they're going to 452 00:20:44,680 --> 00:20:46,879 Speaker 2: throw the ball a lot. And then there's this rookie 453 00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:49,600 Speaker 2: on the Jets Mason Taylor, and I'm always a big 454 00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 2: fan of betting on NFL bloodlines. His dad obviously Hall 455 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:57,240 Speaker 2: of Famer Jason Taylor. His uncle is Zach Martin, so 456 00:20:57,320 --> 00:20:59,240 Speaker 2: he's got an uncle and a dad who are both 457 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:01,720 Speaker 2: going to be NFL Hall of Famers. And then you 458 00:21:01,800 --> 00:21:03,679 Speaker 2: look at the Jets this year. They don't have anybody 459 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:05,280 Speaker 2: outside of Garrett Wilson. And I know a lot of 460 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:07,480 Speaker 2: people are scared about justin Fields. You know what he 461 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:09,960 Speaker 2: can do with this offense, But justin fields two years 462 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:11,879 Speaker 2: ago and he was starting for the Bears, he turned 463 00:21:11,880 --> 00:21:14,000 Speaker 2: Cole Comet into a top ten tight end. So I 464 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:16,680 Speaker 2: see Mason Taylor a similar player to Cole Comett. A 465 00:21:16,720 --> 00:21:19,000 Speaker 2: big guy, a really good athlete, a guy who could 466 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:21,200 Speaker 2: make plays after the catch. Mason Taylor is a guy 467 00:21:21,480 --> 00:21:24,040 Speaker 2: you can get in the very last round of your draft, 468 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 2: and I think top five upside is easily within his 469 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:27,440 Speaker 2: range of outcomes. 470 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:33,399 Speaker 1: This is fantasy football gold Dave. I love this stacking, 471 00:21:33,440 --> 00:21:37,159 Speaker 1: stacking stacking. You mentioned this earlier. Which position are you 472 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:40,040 Speaker 1: stacking as much talent on? You know, I like to 473 00:21:40,040 --> 00:21:43,360 Speaker 1: say running back, but it feels like a wide receiver. 474 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:46,240 Speaker 1: The wide receiver pool is deeper where you ad on 475 00:21:46,359 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 1: stacking receivers versus. 476 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:52,480 Speaker 2: Running backs this season, so I think this year the 477 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 2: way ADP is shaken out. You get the elite receivers, 478 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:58,520 Speaker 2: you know, Jamar Jason, Ceede Lamb are going in the 479 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:00,359 Speaker 2: first round, and then, like I said, you get this 480 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:02,960 Speaker 2: nice little pocket in rounds two and three where you 481 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:05,360 Speaker 2: can get some really good running back value. And even 482 00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:07,720 Speaker 2: if you get into round four you can get Alvin 483 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:10,560 Speaker 2: Kamara there. Sometimes James Cook falls in a round four. 484 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:12,800 Speaker 2: So what I found myself doing a lot this year 485 00:22:13,119 --> 00:22:15,600 Speaker 2: is paying up for a receiver in round one. Then 486 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:17,040 Speaker 2: even if you're picking at the end of round one, 487 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:19,360 Speaker 2: I like Drake London there a lot. I think he's 488 00:22:19,359 --> 00:22:22,080 Speaker 2: a really good player. I like Nico Collins, I like Pukinakua. 489 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:24,399 Speaker 2: So I like getting a round one wide receiver. And 490 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:27,040 Speaker 2: then in rounds two, three, and sometimes in round four, 491 00:22:27,280 --> 00:22:29,639 Speaker 2: that's where I really find myself liking the running backs. 492 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:33,280 Speaker 2: And then once you get back into rounds four, five, six, seven, eight, 493 00:22:33,359 --> 00:22:36,880 Speaker 2: these middle rounds, there is so much good wide receiver 494 00:22:36,960 --> 00:22:39,560 Speaker 2: value there. So you're probably familiar with the running back 495 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:41,639 Speaker 2: dead zone, you know, you get these running backs that 496 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:44,880 Speaker 2: aren't really that good, but people draft him because they say, hey, 497 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:46,600 Speaker 2: you know, he might get a lot of touches. So 498 00:22:46,720 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 2: that's where that is, those rounds four, five, six, seven, eight. 499 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:52,880 Speaker 2: So all of my league mates are taking running backs 500 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:55,080 Speaker 2: in that range. That's where I see so many guys 501 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:59,760 Speaker 2: with sky high ceilings, Ricky Piersoll, Jamison Williams, Stefan Diggs, 502 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 2: Xavier Worthy, Calvin Ridley, Cordon Sutton, a Mecca Buka, Matthew Golden. 503 00:23:05,359 --> 00:23:06,360 Speaker 1: So I think that's. 504 00:23:06,160 --> 00:23:09,000 Speaker 2: Really like where I'm where I'm really hyper targeting one 505 00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:11,680 Speaker 2: position this year are in those mid rounds, rounds four 506 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:14,080 Speaker 2: to eight. I want to get as many wide receivers 507 00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:16,040 Speaker 2: as I possibly can. 508 00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:35,440 Speaker 1: You mentioned Pooka. What's the word on Stafford and the injury, 509 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:40,320 Speaker 1: because obviously without Stafford, Pooka, you know, is you just 510 00:23:40,560 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 1: you just have to have a little bit more of 511 00:23:41,760 --> 00:23:42,480 Speaker 1: a question mark. 512 00:23:42,880 --> 00:23:45,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, I get what you're saying, and I'm definitely a 513 00:23:45,119 --> 00:23:47,880 Speaker 2: little bit concerned about Matthew Stafford not playing. I think 514 00:23:47,880 --> 00:23:50,119 Speaker 2: if Matthew Stafford has to miss any time, I think 515 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:52,719 Speaker 2: Devanta Adams is the one that takes a bigger hit 516 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:55,879 Speaker 2: because DeVante Adams, he runs more downfield routes. He's a 517 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:57,960 Speaker 2: guy who needs a good quarterback to get him the ball. 518 00:23:58,240 --> 00:24:01,439 Speaker 2: Pooka Takua, on the other hand, he isn't really doing that. 519 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:03,800 Speaker 2: He's not running the routes twenty yards downfield. He runs 520 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:06,840 Speaker 2: a lot of the screens and slants and little crossing routes. 521 00:24:06,960 --> 00:24:08,639 Speaker 2: And if you think back to what Jimmy Garoppolo did 522 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:10,639 Speaker 2: when he was in San Francisco, he was able to 523 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:13,120 Speaker 2: feed Deebo Samuel in a very similar role. Where Deebo 524 00:24:13,160 --> 00:24:16,200 Speaker 2: Samuel is getting these short little catches, creating plays after 525 00:24:16,240 --> 00:24:20,680 Speaker 2: the catch, That's exactly what Pouquinakua does. So I can 526 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:23,240 Speaker 2: go on and on about this situation. I don't think 527 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:25,680 Speaker 2: it like if Matthew Stafford, if his back really a 528 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:27,919 Speaker 2: shot and he's not playing this year, I don't think 529 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:30,359 Speaker 2: the Rams are going to go seventeen games with Jimmy Garoppolo. 530 00:24:30,560 --> 00:24:33,040 Speaker 2: My guess is that they would call up the Atlanta 531 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:35,760 Speaker 2: Falcons and see if they can trade for Kirk Cousins 532 00:24:35,760 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 2: and bring him in. I don't think they want to 533 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:40,640 Speaker 2: go into this season with Jimmy Garoppolo. But if it's 534 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:42,640 Speaker 2: just a handful of games, you know, we know Stafford's 535 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:44,280 Speaker 2: going to be back week three or week four or 536 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:46,800 Speaker 2: something like that. I do have confidence in Jimmy Garoppolo 537 00:24:47,080 --> 00:24:49,199 Speaker 2: just dumping the ball off to Pukinakua and letting him 538 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 2: do what he does. 539 00:24:50,600 --> 00:24:54,240 Speaker 1: Okay, And as far as dumping the ball off, I 540 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:56,760 Speaker 1: told you both of my leagues are PPR leagues. What 541 00:24:56,920 --> 00:25:01,520 Speaker 1: running backs that catch passes? Pass catching running backs do 542 00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:02,439 Speaker 1: you have your eyes on? 543 00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 2: Like? 544 00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:04,320 Speaker 1: Who are a few of the names outside of the 545 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 1: obvious ones. 546 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:09,240 Speaker 2: I mean, Alvin Kamara is probably obvious at this point, 547 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:11,159 Speaker 2: but he's still going in rounds four and five. For 548 00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:13,840 Speaker 2: whatever reason, people just aren't paying up for him. Last year, 549 00:25:13,840 --> 00:25:16,240 Speaker 2: before he got injured in PPR leagues, he was the 550 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:19,080 Speaker 2: RB two. He was second in scoring last year, behind 551 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:21,720 Speaker 2: only Saquon Barkley. But then what happened is he got 552 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:24,240 Speaker 2: injured late in the season, and because he got injured, 553 00:25:24,480 --> 00:25:27,280 Speaker 2: people who drafted him lost their fantasy football matchups. And 554 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:29,160 Speaker 2: I think it's this out of sight, out of buying thing, 555 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:31,760 Speaker 2: like he didn't help people win trophies last year, so 556 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:34,080 Speaker 2: now everybody has just written him off. But the reality 557 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:37,199 Speaker 2: is he's still relatively young. You know the way that 558 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:39,639 Speaker 2: he plays, he doesn't take on these big hits, he 559 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:41,800 Speaker 2: doesn't get blown up in the backfield. He's getting out 560 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:43,919 Speaker 2: in space, he's making big plays, he's racking up his 561 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:47,640 Speaker 2: points as a pass catcher, and his efficiency hasn't diminished yet, 562 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:49,359 Speaker 2: Like he still looks just as good as he did 563 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 2: two three years ago. So he's a guy that I'm 564 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:55,199 Speaker 2: drafted really aggressively. Treyon Henderson is another guy. We know 565 00:25:55,280 --> 00:25:57,160 Speaker 2: that he was a good pass catcher at Ohio State. 566 00:25:57,760 --> 00:25:59,840 Speaker 2: I don't know if you watch the preseason game last 567 00:25:59,840 --> 00:26:02,680 Speaker 2: week weekend from the Patriots. His first touch was a 568 00:26:02,720 --> 00:26:05,640 Speaker 2: one hundred yard kickoff return, first sem he ever touched 569 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:07,480 Speaker 2: the ball on an NFL field, And then he comes 570 00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:11,000 Speaker 2: out on offense catching passes NonStop. Just today in practice 571 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:13,800 Speaker 2: he caught a seventy yard touchdown from Drake May. So 572 00:26:13,920 --> 00:26:15,640 Speaker 2: he's a rookie, and I think this is a deep 573 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:19,040 Speaker 2: rookie class with Ashton gent and Omari and Hampton, and 574 00:26:19,119 --> 00:26:21,480 Speaker 2: because of that, Trevion Henderson is getting pushed down the 575 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:23,720 Speaker 2: boards a little bit. I think if we didn't have 576 00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:26,800 Speaker 2: Ashton Genty and Omarion Hampton in this draft class, Travion 577 00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:30,240 Speaker 2: Henderson would probably be getting drafted in round two. But 578 00:26:30,560 --> 00:26:32,520 Speaker 2: people don't want to steam all of these rookies up, 579 00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:35,280 Speaker 2: so he makes for a really really good guy that 580 00:26:35,359 --> 00:26:37,120 Speaker 2: catches a ton of passes that you're gonna be able 581 00:26:37,119 --> 00:26:38,679 Speaker 2: to get in round five or six of your draft. 582 00:26:39,760 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 1: Dave, I want you to give me. I don't want 583 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:46,280 Speaker 1: a sleeper. I want to beyond sleeper. Who is going 584 00:26:46,359 --> 00:26:49,280 Speaker 1: to be the guy by week four, week five, maybe 585 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:53,600 Speaker 1: week six, week seven, who nobody's thinking about, nobody knows about, 586 00:26:54,400 --> 00:26:58,119 Speaker 1: who's going to change lives for the better. Give me 587 00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:01,080 Speaker 1: a few guys that are gonna change lives for the better. 588 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 1: And this is I'm not even gonna publish this part 589 00:27:03,080 --> 00:27:06,840 Speaker 1: of the podcast. This is like secret secret, top secret stuff. 590 00:27:07,320 --> 00:27:10,720 Speaker 2: All right, Tory Horton, You probably don't even know the 591 00:27:10,720 --> 00:27:13,160 Speaker 2: guy's name. I mean, this is like a very very 592 00:27:13,200 --> 00:27:16,120 Speaker 2: deep poll. He played at Colorado State University last year. 593 00:27:16,400 --> 00:27:18,359 Speaker 2: Ended his season early because he went down with the 594 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:21,440 Speaker 2: torn LCL and tore the hamstring off of his bone, 595 00:27:21,480 --> 00:27:24,119 Speaker 2: so had a brutal October injury that ended his season. 596 00:27:24,480 --> 00:27:27,600 Speaker 2: This dude came back in March for the NFL Combine 597 00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:29,960 Speaker 2: and ran a four to four to one just a 598 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:32,639 Speaker 2: few months removed from tearing as lcl and he's a 599 00:27:32,680 --> 00:27:34,240 Speaker 2: player that I just love. And he came out of 600 00:27:34,240 --> 00:27:35,960 Speaker 2: a smaller school, so he didn't get a lot of 601 00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:38,520 Speaker 2: the buzz that you'd expect, but he went out and 602 00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:42,080 Speaker 2: smoked the combine. His athleticism is in the ninety seventh percentile. 603 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:44,520 Speaker 2: And here we are. He got signed by the Seattle 604 00:27:44,520 --> 00:27:47,800 Speaker 2: Seahawks and in the first depth chart that came out, 605 00:27:47,960 --> 00:27:50,760 Speaker 2: he was already ahead of Marquez Waldes Scantling. And I 606 00:27:50,800 --> 00:27:52,720 Speaker 2: know that doesn't sound like a huge hurdle to clear, 607 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:55,240 Speaker 2: but this is a day three wide receiver who has 608 00:27:55,280 --> 00:27:58,320 Speaker 2: already established himself as the wide receiver three on the team. 609 00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:00,280 Speaker 2: And now I'm gonna get I'm gonna know it out 610 00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:03,520 Speaker 2: for a second, so bear with me, please the better. 611 00:28:04,760 --> 00:28:07,479 Speaker 2: Clint Kubiak is the offensive coordinator for the Seahawks. Now, 612 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:10,160 Speaker 2: this is his first year with the Seattle Seahawks. Last 613 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:12,800 Speaker 2: year he was with the New Orleans Saints. Now there's 614 00:28:13,080 --> 00:28:16,680 Speaker 2: the X, Y and Z receiver. The X receiver last 615 00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 2: year for the New Orleans Saints to start the year 616 00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:22,639 Speaker 2: was Rashid Shaheed. And if you remember, Rashid Shaheed was 617 00:28:22,800 --> 00:28:25,200 Speaker 2: red hot to start the year, ended up getting injured 618 00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:26,879 Speaker 2: now for the season, so they went out and they 619 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:29,480 Speaker 2: traded for Marquezvaldez Scantling in the middle of the year. 620 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:32,280 Speaker 2: Mark Hezvaldez Scantling is not a good player, but they 621 00:28:32,359 --> 00:28:34,800 Speaker 2: dropped him into that X receiver role. In his first 622 00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:36,840 Speaker 2: three weeks with the team, he had two hundred and 623 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:40,280 Speaker 2: forty two yards and four touchdowns. So this X receiver 624 00:28:40,400 --> 00:28:43,280 Speaker 2: in Clint Kubiak's offense, it needs to be a fast 625 00:28:43,320 --> 00:28:45,920 Speaker 2: guy who can get behind defenses and rip off big plays. 626 00:28:46,000 --> 00:28:47,840 Speaker 2: So you look at the Seattle Seahawks right now. They've 627 00:28:47,840 --> 00:28:50,680 Speaker 2: obviously got Jackson Smith Njigba, and they've got Cooper Cup. 628 00:28:50,920 --> 00:28:53,440 Speaker 2: Both of those guys are slot receivers. We'll see Cooper 629 00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:56,080 Speaker 2: Cup move out to the Z occasionally. But Tory Horton 630 00:28:56,280 --> 00:28:59,680 Speaker 2: is a guy six foot two, tall and fast. He's 631 00:28:59,680 --> 00:29:02,440 Speaker 2: gonna play that X receiver role. So a guy that 632 00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:05,480 Speaker 2: nobody's talking about right now. His ADP is like two 633 00:29:05,560 --> 00:29:07,520 Speaker 2: hundred and eighty. You know, unless you're in a super 634 00:29:07,560 --> 00:29:09,600 Speaker 2: super deep league, you're not even thinking about him. But 635 00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:11,440 Speaker 2: he's a guy that I think by week two, Week three, 636 00:29:11,520 --> 00:29:13,800 Speaker 2: week four, people are gonna see him and start picking 637 00:29:13,840 --> 00:29:15,280 Speaker 2: him up. And he's a guy that I'm just willing 638 00:29:15,280 --> 00:29:16,800 Speaker 2: to draft in the last round of my draft, so 639 00:29:16,840 --> 00:29:18,280 Speaker 2: I don't have to worry about that bidding war. 640 00:29:19,120 --> 00:29:23,760 Speaker 1: I love that, I love, love love that. I believe 641 00:29:23,800 --> 00:29:27,720 Speaker 1: in real football defense wins championships, and I believe in 642 00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:33,840 Speaker 1: fantasy football defense wins championships. Which defenses are you most 643 00:29:33,880 --> 00:29:37,680 Speaker 1: excited about or most fearful of for your teams to 644 00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:41,520 Speaker 1: face this season? And who would you want to be 645 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:45,120 Speaker 1: your starting defense and how high do you normally go 646 00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:46,040 Speaker 1: on defenses? 647 00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:49,480 Speaker 2: So this year, I really like the Philadelphia Eagles. And 648 00:29:49,480 --> 00:29:51,120 Speaker 2: you know, I'm not telling you anything that you don't 649 00:29:51,120 --> 00:29:52,600 Speaker 2: already know, but I'll reach for them a couple of 650 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:54,520 Speaker 2: rounds early. A lot of people say, you know, save 651 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:56,480 Speaker 2: your last round for the kicker and the round before 652 00:29:56,560 --> 00:29:58,640 Speaker 2: that for the defense. But I'll go maybe two three 653 00:29:58,720 --> 00:30:00,840 Speaker 2: rounds early to get the Eagles. First of all, this 654 00:30:00,920 --> 00:30:02,920 Speaker 2: is a team that knows how to manage the clock 655 00:30:03,000 --> 00:30:05,200 Speaker 2: on offense, so they're not gonna have the defense out 656 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:07,360 Speaker 2: there a bunch. When they're on offense, they are slowly 657 00:30:07,400 --> 00:30:09,600 Speaker 2: marching down the field, they're bleeding in the clock, so 658 00:30:09,640 --> 00:30:11,680 Speaker 2: there aren't a lot of opportunities for teams to score 659 00:30:11,720 --> 00:30:13,880 Speaker 2: against them. They've also got one of the best defensive 660 00:30:13,920 --> 00:30:15,640 Speaker 2: fronts in the NFL, so they're going to generate a 661 00:30:15,640 --> 00:30:17,200 Speaker 2: lot of sacks. They're going to generate a lot of 662 00:30:17,240 --> 00:30:19,800 Speaker 2: turnovers as well. Those are two things that I want 663 00:30:19,840 --> 00:30:22,480 Speaker 2: are sacks, turnovers, and then of course if they're not 664 00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:24,600 Speaker 2: giving up a lot of points as well. So the 665 00:30:25,160 --> 00:30:27,200 Speaker 2: Eagles are the team that I find myself pretty happy 666 00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:27,720 Speaker 2: to pay up for. 667 00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:32,040 Speaker 1: All Right, Dave, this is awesome. I appreciate this so much. 668 00:30:32,400 --> 00:30:34,760 Speaker 1: Let me ask you a question. How many leagues are 669 00:30:34,800 --> 00:30:38,360 Speaker 1: you in and what is your most competitive league? 670 00:30:40,480 --> 00:30:42,000 Speaker 2: So, first of all, I do Best Ball and I 671 00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:43,440 Speaker 2: don't know if you do Best Ball drafts or not. 672 00:30:43,480 --> 00:30:47,200 Speaker 2: They're not like real fantasy football leagues. You pay money 673 00:30:47,240 --> 00:30:49,400 Speaker 2: and you draft a team, but then it automatically sets 674 00:30:49,400 --> 00:30:51,560 Speaker 2: your lineup every single week. So that's kind of where 675 00:30:51,560 --> 00:30:53,440 Speaker 2: I get my reps in. Like, that's where I do 676 00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:55,560 Speaker 2: a lot of practice, and I'll do about two hundred 677 00:30:55,600 --> 00:30:57,960 Speaker 2: of those, but there's no n season management on that. 678 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:01,600 Speaker 2: I also do a lot on the NFFC, which is 679 00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:04,720 Speaker 2: a high stakes tournament website, So those buy ins for 680 00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:07,040 Speaker 2: those leagues are three hundred and fifty bucks. I'm gonna 681 00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:09,000 Speaker 2: do about ten of those this year. And what that 682 00:31:09,120 --> 00:31:10,680 Speaker 2: is it's a tournament where you're playing against a bunch 683 00:31:10,680 --> 00:31:12,480 Speaker 2: of other people with a grand prize at two hundred 684 00:31:12,480 --> 00:31:14,400 Speaker 2: and fifty thousand dollars. So I do a lot of 685 00:31:14,400 --> 00:31:18,080 Speaker 2: those tournaments. My biggest league that I'm in though, is 686 00:31:18,080 --> 00:31:20,440 Speaker 2: a fifteen hundred dollars buy in with nine of my buddies, 687 00:31:20,520 --> 00:31:23,600 Speaker 2: So we do that one. No prize for second place, 688 00:31:23,720 --> 00:31:26,280 Speaker 2: third place, most points or anything like that. It is 689 00:31:26,400 --> 00:31:29,080 Speaker 2: winner takes all, So that's a nice little pay to have. 690 00:31:29,160 --> 00:31:31,200 Speaker 2: Yet to win that one, but hoping that I can 691 00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:33,840 Speaker 2: take it down this year. But in total, when it 692 00:31:33,880 --> 00:31:35,840 Speaker 2: comes to like the amount of leagues that I have 693 00:31:35,880 --> 00:31:38,840 Speaker 2: to manage in season, first of all, remember this is 694 00:31:38,840 --> 00:31:40,480 Speaker 2: my job. You know, I don't have a day job 695 00:31:40,480 --> 00:31:42,080 Speaker 2: that I'm doing this on the side of. So I'm 696 00:31:42,120 --> 00:31:44,440 Speaker 2: in this year, it'll be about thirty five or forty 697 00:31:44,480 --> 00:31:45,479 Speaker 2: leagues that I'll be playing in. 698 00:31:46,160 --> 00:31:48,720 Speaker 1: Wow, that's crazy. But I have to imagine the one 699 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:52,000 Speaker 1: with your friends for the money, and I'm sure all 700 00:31:52,040 --> 00:31:54,959 Speaker 1: your friends are serious fantasy football people. If they have 701 00:31:55,040 --> 00:31:57,280 Speaker 1: you in the league, I'm sure that's the one. There's 702 00:31:57,280 --> 00:32:00,320 Speaker 1: always the one league that it gets the hard rate 703 00:32:00,400 --> 00:32:02,600 Speaker 1: up a little bit more than the other ones because 704 00:32:02,640 --> 00:32:05,760 Speaker 1: of you just want to beat and stick it and 705 00:32:05,800 --> 00:32:07,120 Speaker 1: stuff it to the other guys. 706 00:32:07,960 --> 00:32:09,960 Speaker 2: And that's the one that, like, I really care about 707 00:32:09,960 --> 00:32:12,160 Speaker 2: more than anything else. And as we got older, you know, 708 00:32:12,560 --> 00:32:14,600 Speaker 2: I put this lead together. This is year nineteen that 709 00:32:14,640 --> 00:32:16,760 Speaker 2: we're doing this now, and I go back home every 710 00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:19,240 Speaker 2: single day Labor Day, weekend and we draft in person. 711 00:32:19,560 --> 00:32:21,440 Speaker 2: This is all of my best friends in real life. 712 00:32:21,680 --> 00:32:23,560 Speaker 2: And you know, as we started getting older, we all 713 00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:26,200 Speaker 2: graduated college, started making some more money. We were up 714 00:32:26,200 --> 00:32:28,560 Speaker 2: in that buy in every single year. Then there was 715 00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:30,440 Speaker 2: one year where things got messy. You know, there was 716 00:32:30,480 --> 00:32:32,640 Speaker 2: a trade that some people didn't like, and it almost 717 00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:35,040 Speaker 2: like fractured the friendships. So we said, all right, guys, 718 00:32:35,120 --> 00:32:37,200 Speaker 2: we're going to drop the buy in down to fifty 719 00:32:37,240 --> 00:32:39,800 Speaker 2: bucks bragging rights, you know, a fifty dollars buy and 720 00:32:39,840 --> 00:32:41,520 Speaker 2: have a little skin in the game, but not too much. 721 00:32:41,600 --> 00:32:43,320 Speaker 2: But yeah, this is the one. Like we stand up 722 00:32:43,320 --> 00:32:46,440 Speaker 2: in each other's weddings for the godfathers to each other's children, 723 00:32:46,600 --> 00:32:48,800 Speaker 2: and we still get together for this draft every single year. 724 00:32:48,800 --> 00:32:50,680 Speaker 2: So yeah, that's the one that I care about most, 725 00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:52,200 Speaker 2: even if there is a lot of money in it. 726 00:32:53,120 --> 00:32:56,000 Speaker 1: All right, well, I appreciate this fantasy football gold. I 727 00:32:56,040 --> 00:32:59,920 Speaker 1: appreciate you answering all my texts during the season. Trust 728 00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:02,400 Speaker 1: I will be hitting you up early, early in a 729 00:33:02,520 --> 00:33:07,080 Speaker 1: Sunday morning a frenzy. Follow Dave and the football guys 730 00:33:07,120 --> 00:33:09,680 Speaker 1: at football guys dot com and you can follow Dave 731 00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:14,200 Speaker 1: at Twitter at Dave Klugi and once again football Guys 732 00:33:14,520 --> 00:33:17,400 Speaker 1: dot com. I appreciate you taking the time. I know 733 00:33:17,440 --> 00:33:21,720 Speaker 1: it's a busy, busy, busy preseason in fantasy football. So again, 734 00:33:21,920 --> 00:33:24,880 Speaker 1: third time you're with me, and hopefully we're going to 735 00:33:24,960 --> 00:33:27,680 Speaker 1: bring the chip and the cash home in both my leagues. 736 00:33:28,440 --> 00:33:30,440 Speaker 2: Let's do it. Thanks for having me, Mike. 737 00:33:30,920 --> 00:33:31,760 Speaker 1: Thank you very much.