1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: Wow, everybody, It's Tuesday, October twenty twenty four. Welcome to 2 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:16,800 Speaker 1: the NFL Fantasy Football Show. We're stuck remembering tg IM. 3 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: It's me and your man named g Marcus Grant, joined 4 00:00:18,520 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: by Michael f Florio and LaQuan Jones. I never told 5 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: you guys that I have beef with Steve Burkle, Like, 6 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 1: I don't think he knows that. But what yes, it'd random. Yeah, 7 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 1: this goes back to college. There was a college night 8 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:37,159 Speaker 1: at a local amusement park and my friends and I 9 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 1: were in line for a roller coaster and Julia White 10 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 1: and his friends came walking up the exit ramp and 11 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 1: got in front of everybody and got on the ride 12 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:49,239 Speaker 1: and wave and smiled. And one of my friends had 13 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: some that nice things to say to Steve Brkle as 14 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: the as the trainer was pulling out of the station. 15 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: That is neither here nor there. 16 00:00:58,000 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 2: Definitely in real life thought he was Stefan, not Steve Stefan. 17 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, he's kind of He's gotta giving up Stefan Erkle 18 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 1: vibe or kel vibes that day. Oh, by the way, CJ. 19 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: McCollum Stefan Urkel same person as far as I'm concerned anyway, 20 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 1: I did not. We'll start to show that way, but 21 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 1: that is where we are. We are through five weeks 22 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:22,800 Speaker 1: of the season. We got some big questions heading into 23 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: week six, also our waiver wire deep dives and folks 24 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:27,959 Speaker 1: that we are putting back into the free agent pool. 25 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 1: But let's start with some big running back questions. The 26 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 1: last few weeks, I've kind of gone just general, but 27 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 1: this week there were some interesting running back discussions. I 28 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: think we're worth having. So I listed three running backs 29 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:42,120 Speaker 1: that I have questions about and curious whether or not 30 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:45,320 Speaker 1: you guys feel the same. Florida. Let's start with Breeze 31 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 1: Hall because in the conversation between did you draft Breeze 32 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: Hall or do you draft Bjon Robinson? The argument in 33 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 1: favor of Hall was he doesn't have as much competition 34 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 1: in the backfield for touches, right like Jon Robinson's got 35 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 1: to deal with Tyler alg Who's gonna take touches from 36 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: Brece Hall. Apparently Braylan Allen was the answer to that. 37 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 1: On top of it, Breeze Hall has just not been 38 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 1: all that efficient with his opportunities. Is it time to 39 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:12,839 Speaker 1: be concerned about a guy that was maybe a top 40 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:14,279 Speaker 1: three pick in your league. 41 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:18,119 Speaker 2: A little bit, but I'm not panicking until I see 42 00:02:18,200 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 2: next week because Breece Hall still played over seventy percent 43 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 2: of the snaps, which you want. The issue is the 44 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 2: Jets were trailing, and for much of this game it 45 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 2: was a multi score game, so they had to just 46 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:32,919 Speaker 2: completely abandon the run. It was very poor game script. 47 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 2: But next week they get the Bills. And I know 48 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 2: it might sound like I'm picking on my team or whatever, 49 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 2: but before week five, I was like, hey, if you're 50 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 2: in a deep league and you need a sleeper dari 51 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:46,760 Speaker 2: Ogumbawalle because the Bills get torched by past catching running backs. 52 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 2: And I think Brece Hall is in play obviously, but 53 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:52,360 Speaker 2: Braylen Allen I think is a sleeper in week six. 54 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 2: So if Breese Hall goes out next Monday night and 55 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 2: has another game like this, then you could catch me worried. 56 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 2: But I would say right now is probably a good 57 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 2: time to try to acquire Breshall more than anything else. 58 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 1: I mean, there's a lot of nervousness there. I mean, 59 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:10,640 Speaker 1: so I'll say this, Lukuan, should we pick up should 60 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:13,079 Speaker 1: we be rostering Braylan Allen at this point? 61 00:03:13,639 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 3: Yes, only because of how productive he is on the ground, 62 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 3: and he's kind of taken on that role these last 63 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 3: couple of weeks, and you know, you're still hopeful that 64 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 3: bries Hall still gets his touches in the red zone. 65 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 3: He's still seeing the targets out of the backfield. But 66 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 3: I love the explosion if out of Brandon Allen when 67 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 3: he does make his way, you know, through the tackles. 68 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 3: So I think he's definitely worth him to pick up 69 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 3: if he's going to be getting these type of touches, 70 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 3: if he's going to be as productive with the limited 71 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 3: opportunities he's getting, I don't see why you wouldn't go 72 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 3: pick him up, being that, you know, he's a productive 73 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 3: running back that's actually getting some type of time share. 74 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 3: So I definitely think, you know, in the coming weeks, 75 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 3: you know, we'll actually understand and figure out what that 76 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 3: dynamic really is between Breese Hall and Braylen Allen, because 77 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 3: right now it's still trying to figure out what's exactly 78 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 3: going on because Briest Hall just has not been great 79 00:03:57,680 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 3: on the ground the last couple of weeks, and I 80 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 3: can't believe that, you know, for the rest of the season. 81 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 3: This is how it's gonna look. 82 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 1: The Jets offense is borderline dysfunctional at this point, but 83 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 1: there's so much talent it's hard to get away from them. 84 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 3: Uh. 85 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 1: Spoiler alert, Braylon Allen's gonna be in a sleeper column 86 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: this week. You can check that out at NFL dot 87 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:18,839 Speaker 1: com slash Sleepers. Okay, so we talked about Breeze Hole Lacan, 88 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:20,600 Speaker 1: let's stuck keep it here with you. Let's talk about 89 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:25,160 Speaker 1: b Jeon Robinson because, Uh, last Thursday night, it seemed 90 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 1: like everybody was getting in the fun right. Drake London 91 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: was doing things, Kyle Pitts is doing things, Kirk Cousins 92 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: putting up huge numbers, Ray Ray McCloud and Darnell mood 93 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:36,200 Speaker 1: or dude Jon Robinson. He was the he was the 94 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 1: squidward meme, just sitting in the house watching SpongeBob and 95 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:43,480 Speaker 1: Patrick Frolick. Uh, is this is this kind of a 96 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 1: minor thing or is there an issue going on there 97 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: in Atlanta? 98 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 3: I'm gonna say minor only because you know, everybody was 99 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 3: quick to remind me that, you know, he was on 100 00:04:51,920 --> 00:04:53,960 Speaker 3: a short week, he was kind of banged up, and 101 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 3: et cetera. 102 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 1: Et cetera. 103 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 3: But I'm just going to toss it to that. But 104 00:04:56,839 --> 00:05:00,440 Speaker 3: at the same time, Hala Jear's not going away anytime soon. 105 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 3: He's definitely gonna be involved in this backfield. He's going 106 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 3: to get the touches, He's he going to get the opportunities, 107 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 3: and you can't knock a player making the best of 108 00:05:07,680 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 3: his opportunities. He's taking the maximum effort on every touch 109 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 3: he gets. But Bijon, more so like they need to 110 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:16,720 Speaker 3: stop running him outside and more inside the tackles because 111 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 3: I feel like that's where he's really explosive and he 112 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 3: gets downhill and then he can get into open space 113 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 3: and due to things that he's able to do that 114 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 3: we know and in love but the highlight tapes. But 115 00:05:26,080 --> 00:05:28,280 Speaker 3: more so, man, I am just going to be a 116 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 3: little bit cautious, you know, in the next coming weeks 117 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:33,480 Speaker 3: with his production, because since week two, this fantasy points 118 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 3: had just been dropping and dropping. Outside of the short week, 119 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 3: outside of the injury and et cetera, et cetera. It's 120 00:05:38,800 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 3: just more so just keeping an eye on it, you know, 121 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 3: in these next couple of weeks. But I think he 122 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 3: is due for a bounce back this upcoming week. 123 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 1: You know, I mean exact Floyd don't. I don't really 124 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 1: know where I go. I mean because Week three thirty 125 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 1: one rushing yards, Week four twenty eight, I mean he 126 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 1: had sixty one in Week five. But it just feels 127 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 1: like the usage is inconsistent. 128 00:05:57,080 --> 00:05:59,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think, look, Wan hit the nail on the 129 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 2: head that like, if there's something, it's not like it's 130 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:07,160 Speaker 2: all Kumbayau over here or whatever. But this one game 131 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:10,440 Speaker 2: in particular, it's a trend that I've I've started looking 132 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 2: into a little bit more. Is like it seems like 133 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 2: teams are on Thursday Night are wanting to distribute the 134 00:06:17,240 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 2: running back touches a little bit more. Like Devon hen 135 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 2: had twenty two on a Thursday night game, but like 136 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:25,719 Speaker 2: James Cook only had eleven carries. We saw on the 137 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 2: other side for the Bucks, neither one of their guys 138 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:30,679 Speaker 2: had more than ten carries in Week four. The Giants 139 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:33,800 Speaker 2: were getting in Gray and Tracy with Devin Singletary is 140 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:36,880 Speaker 2: still playing at that point, So like this is something 141 00:06:37,000 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 2: that maybe you just we just have to lower our expectations. 142 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:42,679 Speaker 2: It seems like this could be a new trend around 143 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 2: the NFL for Thursday night games. 144 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 1: Also Florio. Should we be alarmed about Travis Etn? I 145 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:51,160 Speaker 1: know we talked about Tank Bigsby on Monday's show. He 146 00:06:51,360 --> 00:06:54,640 Speaker 1: is ascending. Does this mean that ETN is going to 147 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 1: continue to disappoint. 148 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:00,480 Speaker 2: I'm very worried about Travis Etn to the point I 149 00:07:00,880 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 2: have a team that I share with the two good 150 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 2: friends of mine, and we have Travis ETN and we 151 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 2: have Tank Bigsby because we were like, let's take the handcuff. 152 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:10,040 Speaker 1: It's a deep league. Stuff like this. 153 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 2: I sent texted our group yesterday. I sent them a 154 00:07:13,280 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 2: message and said, should we start Tank Bigsby over ETN? 155 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 1: Moving forward? 156 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 2: Because this is numerous weeks in a row where Bigsby 157 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 2: has looked great and ETN looks like he's running in mud. 158 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:27,760 Speaker 2: I mean, he doesn't have a game this year with 159 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 2: fifteen Fantasy points and even more than that. Besides, like 160 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:34,400 Speaker 2: he is this past week where he got involved in 161 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 2: the passing game, but really before that, he doesn't have 162 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 2: any other game. 163 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:39,680 Speaker 1: With twenty receiving yards. 164 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 2: So I'm gonna pose the question to you guys, because 165 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 2: I'm just like, is it time where I know, I 166 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 2: know we're lowering ETN and our rankings and everything. But 167 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 2: if you have both of them, are you putting any 168 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 2: consideration in like maybe Bigsby is the one to play 169 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 2: or have we not got there yet? 170 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 1: I haven't gotten there yet. I definitely think there's something 171 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:03,160 Speaker 1: to be concerned about. I think certainly we've seen Bigsby 172 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 1: be the more efficient of the two backs, especially the 173 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 1: last couple of weeks. I'm not sure that the Jaguars 174 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 1: are ready to completely flip the script and make Bigsby 175 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 1: there RB one, So I'm not ready to do that yet, 176 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:16,760 Speaker 1: but I I'm with you, I'm really concerned about what 177 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 1: I've seen lately. 178 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 3: I think next week will be the last and final 179 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 3: test for me if I'm gonna be like, Okay, I'm 180 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 3: starting Tank because the matchup is against the Barton it's 181 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 3: a great matchup, and Travis ATN doesn't show up and 182 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 3: put up big numbers after being a week removed from 183 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:34,120 Speaker 3: the shoulder entry. It's like, well, if Tank's performing against 184 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 3: the matchups, and I'm gonna play him based on matchups. 185 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 3: So that's gonna be you know, a little eye opening, 186 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:42,080 Speaker 3: you know, moving forward after next week? 187 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean I guess, you know, we'll see how 188 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 1: it goes. But this is Uh, I don't know. I 189 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 1: think at the start of the season, I was like, well, 190 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:51,320 Speaker 1: I don't know. Think Bigsby struggled to figure out his 191 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 1: role last year. I don't know if he's gonna get it. Ah. Yeah, 192 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:55,480 Speaker 1: apparently he's gonna get a big role, gonna get a 193 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:57,840 Speaker 1: big opportunity, and he has done really, really well with it. 194 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 1: So now it's a real conversation down there in Jack. Say, 195 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 1: look at the Waiver Wire Deep Dives. We went through 196 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 1: a list of name on Monday Show. You can go 197 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:07,599 Speaker 1: check that out as well. But if we're going a 198 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 1: little bit deeper, la Quan, where should we be looking 199 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 1: for help? 200 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 3: Uh, you should be looking in New York, New Jersey, 201 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 3: whatever you want to call it. With Tyrone Tracy, I mean, 202 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 3: the rookie showed up and showed out with his opportunities 203 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:21,079 Speaker 3: as well. I mean the Giants cannot ignore you know, 204 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 3: one hundred and twenty nine rushing yards and being so 205 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 3: efficient on the ground with seven point eight yards per carry. 206 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 3: And look, I honestly feel like, you know, if Devin 207 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:31,840 Speaker 3: Singletary is still dealing with a groin injury, you know 208 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,160 Speaker 3: you kind of just rest him because he showed up 209 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 3: and put up you know, good numbers for you. And 210 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 3: I think right now, as a guy that you know 211 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 3: personally struggling at the running back position, I need all 212 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:43,440 Speaker 3: the help I can get. So he's definitely one of 213 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 3: those guys that you should be looking to pick up 214 00:09:45,080 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 3: because the dude can play. 215 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:48,760 Speaker 1: Absolutely can play. I liked him in the preseason. He 216 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:51,680 Speaker 1: didn't get a lot of opportunities early. Took an injury 217 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:55,439 Speaker 1: to Devin Singletary for it to happen, But now it 218 00:09:55,559 --> 00:09:56,959 Speaker 1: makes me think that he's going to start to get 219 00:09:56,960 --> 00:10:00,080 Speaker 1: more touches going forward for you, Floria, who is a 220 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 1: deep dive option this week? 221 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 2: If you stayed up late on Sunday night, there's a 222 00:10:05,320 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 2: lot of I'm sure there was a lot of sleepy 223 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 2: eyes in Pittsburgh and Dallas in the office on Monday morning. 224 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 2: But you saw Jalen Tolbert catch the game winning touchdown. 225 00:10:13,559 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 2: But even more than that, you saw the Cowboys make 226 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:21,160 Speaker 2: a conscious effort to get someone else the ball. Like 227 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:24,320 Speaker 2: it was clear the Pittsburgh Steelers game plan was make 228 00:10:24,400 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 2: anyone but ced lambeat us, and for much of the 229 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:30,360 Speaker 2: game the Cowboys were kind of struggling to adjust to 230 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:32,800 Speaker 2: that and then they started getting the ball to Jalen 231 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:35,520 Speaker 2: Tolbert and good things started happening. And it's not like 232 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:38,000 Speaker 2: this is a one off. I spoke about him a 233 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:40,320 Speaker 2: couple of weeks ago when we did this segment the 234 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:42,920 Speaker 2: Deep Dive, and he now in his last four games 235 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:45,640 Speaker 2: has ten plus Fantasy points in three of them. He 236 00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:47,760 Speaker 2: has a touchdown in two of them. He has nine 237 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:51,000 Speaker 2: or more targets in two of them. Brandon Cooks is 238 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:53,920 Speaker 2: on the IR. We know that the Cowboys passing game 239 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:56,760 Speaker 2: is CD. It is Jake Ferguson and it was it. 240 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 2: Now they have a third option that I think, and 241 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:02,880 Speaker 2: if Jalen Tobert continues to play well, I don't think 242 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 2: he gives the job back to Brandon Cooks. This is 243 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 2: something we talked about the last time we brought him up. 244 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:08,839 Speaker 2: Like Brandon Cooks kind of looks like he's at the 245 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:11,439 Speaker 2: end of his rope. There's an opportunity here to be had. 246 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 2: And look, if you're a pass the number two wide 247 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 2: receiver from for Dak Prescott on a Cowboys team that 248 00:11:18,400 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 2: has pretty much abandoned the run. They're throwing the ball 249 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:24,280 Speaker 2: in around seventy percent of their plays, it's easy to 250 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:27,199 Speaker 2: get fired up. So don't look at Jalen Tolbert as 251 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 2: just like a one week thing or something like that. 252 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 2: I think this is someone that brings upside moving forward. 253 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 1: There was very much a conversation about who the number 254 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:36,560 Speaker 1: two wide receiver was going to be in Dallas. Coming 255 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:38,679 Speaker 1: into the season. We knew Ceedee Lamb was going to 256 00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:40,200 Speaker 1: be at the top of the charts, but after that 257 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 1: it was pretty much an open question, and Jalen Tobert 258 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:45,959 Speaker 1: may have made a very strong case to get more 259 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:48,480 Speaker 1: opportunities going forward. I know that the Cook's still going 260 00:11:48,520 --> 00:11:50,440 Speaker 1: to be out for another couple of weeks, so I 261 00:11:50,520 --> 00:11:52,520 Speaker 1: was see what happens when everybody is back, But I 262 00:11:52,559 --> 00:11:55,720 Speaker 1: think Jalen Tobert really making a strong case to be 263 00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 1: that wide receiver too. There last two week's been really 264 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 1: good for the Andre Swift, But don't think that Rashawn 265 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 1: Johnson isn't going to have a role in this offense. 266 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:08,480 Speaker 1: After a couple of weeks, it looks like Shane Waldron 267 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:11,680 Speaker 1: figured out that Travis Homer wasn't it and starting to 268 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:14,560 Speaker 1: get more touches for Rashawn Johnson had a couple of 269 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:18,240 Speaker 1: touchdowns against the Panthers this past week, at the end 270 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:20,200 Speaker 1: the ten carries for twenty five yards. I mean, not 271 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:22,559 Speaker 1: a whole lot there, but they are using him near 272 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:25,040 Speaker 1: the goal line. He's getting some of those high leverage touches. 273 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 1: And more importantly, he's a guy that they can trust 274 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:30,199 Speaker 1: in pass protection a little bit more, which means he's 275 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:32,640 Speaker 1: gonna be on the field in passing down situations. He's 276 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 1: gonna be on the field in those third downs when 277 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:37,520 Speaker 1: you know Cavin Williams has to drop back and pass. 278 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 1: So it looks like it's gonna be a two headed 279 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 1: situation there in Chicago, which is fine. We can sort 280 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:44,679 Speaker 1: of sort that out and figure out how to make 281 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 1: it work. So if you were in a deeper league 282 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:49,079 Speaker 1: and you need help at running back, which pretty much 283 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:52,400 Speaker 1: everybody does, Rashaan Johnson should be on a whole lot 284 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:54,959 Speaker 1: of rosters and potentially has the opportunity to be a 285 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:57,439 Speaker 1: flex option when you need him to, especially because we 286 00:12:57,520 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 1: have a whole lot more buys coming up over the 287 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:03,080 Speaker 1: next several weeks. So if we are adding folks, we 288 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 1: have to also be saying goodbye to people. Lakwan, who 289 00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: are we putting back in the free agent pool? 290 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:10,640 Speaker 3: Oh man, I'm sending back to Cardio king Gabe Davis. 291 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:14,559 Speaker 3: He's doing what we know he's loved to do, run routes. 292 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:16,560 Speaker 3: He's leading the team in routes, but yet he's not 293 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:20,079 Speaker 3: being productive with his opportunities. So I was facing one 294 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:21,559 Speaker 3: of my league ma it's one of my good buddies 295 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:23,559 Speaker 3: from home, and he started Gabe Davis. I'm kind of 296 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:25,800 Speaker 3: texting him on the side, like what are you doing, dude, 297 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:27,960 Speaker 3: Like you know, he hasn't done anything, Like I know 298 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:31,439 Speaker 3: we're down bad right now, but the dude doesn't do anything. 299 00:13:31,520 --> 00:13:34,120 Speaker 3: It's donuts everywhere. It's a donut party for Gabe Davis. 300 00:13:34,160 --> 00:13:36,959 Speaker 3: But he should not be rostered in forty percent of 301 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 3: the leagues right now. When you have guys like Wandell 302 00:13:39,240 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 3: Rops and Josh Downs, guys that are emerging as useful 303 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:45,679 Speaker 3: players and have a solid target share and being productive 304 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:48,120 Speaker 3: with their opportunities, it's time to make room. Get the 305 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:51,440 Speaker 3: zombies off your bench. Goodbye, Gabriel Davis. 306 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 1: So qua saying goodbye to Gabe Davis, brought to you 307 00:13:55,160 --> 00:14:00,360 Speaker 1: by Duncan. Meanwhile, for you Florio, who is getting a 308 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:02,440 Speaker 1: life jacket going back at the pool, I. 309 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 2: Guess we could stick with that because Duncan is like 310 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:08,439 Speaker 2: the most famous place in Boston. But it's over for 311 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 2: Hunter Henry. Like Week two was awesome, twelve targets, eight catches, 312 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:14,719 Speaker 2: one hundred and nine yards, and I know he was 313 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:17,199 Speaker 2: a big waiver wire pickup and stuff, and it was like, 314 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:19,800 Speaker 2: all right, tight end is so bad right now that 315 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:22,240 Speaker 2: this guy he could be useful. He could help your 316 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:24,880 Speaker 2: team keep afloat. Then he goes out, he puts up 317 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 2: two catches for nine yards against the Jets. You're like, 318 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:29,520 Speaker 2: all right, but the Jets are a good defense. Then 319 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 2: he does it against the forty nine ers and you're like, okay, 320 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 2: but the forty nine ers are elite at shutting down 321 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:36,360 Speaker 2: tight ends. And then he does it against the Miami Dolphins, 322 00:14:36,360 --> 00:14:39,640 Speaker 2: who have not been stopping anyone. So now, in that 323 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 2: one game in Week two, he has more one hundred 324 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:43,680 Speaker 2: and nine yards in that game seventy one in his 325 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:47,080 Speaker 2: other four games combined, four targets are fewer two catches 326 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 2: in all. 327 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:50,120 Speaker 1: Four of his other games. That one big game is 328 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 1: clearly the. 329 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 2: Blip on the radar, and the Patriots offense looks broken 330 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 2: right now, Like Jacoby brissetid is taking sacks at the 331 00:14:57,320 --> 00:14:59,800 Speaker 2: second highest rate in the NFL. They have nothing going 332 00:14:59,840 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 2: on downfield. It should be Drake May time, but yeah, 333 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 2: I don't. They're outside of the running backs. 334 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 1: There's no one I want from New England on my rosters. 335 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:11,080 Speaker 1: I mean, I think the case for Hunter Henry is 336 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 1: basically like, hey, look, they may throw it to him 337 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:15,200 Speaker 1: and they get down near the end zone, and until 338 00:15:15,240 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 1: they figure out their wide receiver group, he was going 339 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:20,440 Speaker 1: to be viable. But it does look like Jaylen Polk 340 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:22,480 Speaker 1: is starting to take over a little bit there as well, 341 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 1: and with a potential quarterback change coming, who knows how 342 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 1: that's going to shuffle things around in the near future. 343 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:30,520 Speaker 1: For me, I'm gonna go with to Curtis Samuel, who 344 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 1: was rostered in a lot more leagues than I thought 345 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:36,680 Speaker 1: he would be Florida. I know you talked about this 346 00:15:36,800 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 1: offense on Monday and how it looks like teams are 347 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 1: figuring out how to scheme against it a little bit, 348 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 1: and how much it made a difference not having Khalil 349 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 1: Shakir there. Curtis Samuel, to me, has always sort of 350 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 1: fallen into that sort of Duke Johnson category of being 351 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 1: a dual threat guy who doesn't seem like he's good 352 00:15:58,160 --> 00:16:01,360 Speaker 1: enough at any one thing to get a lot of opportunity. Right, 353 00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:03,400 Speaker 1: He's a good wide receiver, but he's always played with 354 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:06,560 Speaker 1: better wide receivers. He's good at running the football, but 355 00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 1: he's on a team, always on a team with better 356 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 1: running backs. He's not He's not quite debo in terms 357 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:15,560 Speaker 1: of his ability and his dual threat skills there, and 358 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 1: in an offense that right now is struggling to be 359 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:20,880 Speaker 1: explosive and score points, it's just hard to make a 360 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:23,720 Speaker 1: case to keep Curtis Samuel around. I know we like 361 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 1: the idea of Curtis Samuel, but the reality of Curtis 362 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:31,120 Speaker 1: Samuel is not quite the same. So, because wide receiver 363 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:33,480 Speaker 1: is so deep, you can find guys off the waiver wire. 364 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:35,840 Speaker 1: There's really no point of holding onto a guy who's 365 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 1: just not getting enough opportunity when he does get opportunity, 366 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:41,360 Speaker 1: not doing enough with it to make it worthwhile for 367 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:42,760 Speaker 1: having him on your roster. 368 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 2: Please, I will trade Curtis over this guy. 369 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:53,160 Speaker 1: This is where we are where we are now. 370 00:16:54,200 --> 00:16:57,440 Speaker 2: Nice, but at least James could run, block and stretch 371 00:16:57,480 --> 00:16:59,440 Speaker 2: the field like he does something. 372 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:03,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, I mean it seems like look and he was. 373 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:04,680 Speaker 1: He was good in the locker room, like when they 374 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:07,480 Speaker 1: you know, all of his teammates seemed very excited to 375 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:10,680 Speaker 1: see him when they met up recently. So and it 376 00:17:10,720 --> 00:17:12,440 Speaker 1: didn't get you any fantasy points, but it does count 377 00:17:12,480 --> 00:17:12,960 Speaker 1: for something. 378 00:17:12,800 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 3: In a lot. 379 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:18,400 Speaker 1: Anyway that hopefully helps you set your rosters and get 380 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:20,959 Speaker 1: you ready for Week six coming up in the meantime. 381 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:23,160 Speaker 1: That will do it for this edition of the NFL 382 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:25,840 Speaker 1: Fantasy Football Podcast. Stay happy, safe and healthy, do good 383 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:28,440 Speaker 1: and live well. Enjoy the days, everybody. We will talk 384 00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 1: to you again tomorrow.