From the video
I at 10:40 I say what about doing Isaiah Williams instead of Bateman... Isaiah Williams had one catch... he got three targets on 42 routes... I would not have played Isaiah Williams in that lineup... my lineup made some money, too, but it [ __ ] had Isaiah Williams in it, which apparently is the worst play of all time
STACKED’s take
1 catch on 42 routes, 7% target share; worst play of the week despite high route count.
Williams was swapped in for Rashod Bateman at 10:40 after Flowers injury news broke, becoming the preferred WR play once Flowers was confirmed to play 20–30 snaps. Mattek pivoted to Williams as a last-minute lineup adjustment; Williams was played as WR3 and was part of a winning lineup construction. Mattek initially stated 'I honestly think the Isaiah Williams over Valey thing cost cost included was sharp,' defending it as a correct play. However, Williams severely underperformed: he caught 1 of 3 targets on 42 routes run (7% target share, 7% targets per route run). Despite correlation with Geno Smith's 321 passing yards, Williams failed to produce. Mattek later conceded it was a bad play, stating 'I would not have played Isaiah Williams in that lineup' in a Mahomes lineup context. He was called out as 'the worst play of all time' by another speaker whose lineup otherwise made money in Week 3 tournaments. Mattek defended the play citing 42 routes run (among the highest on the slate), arguing the play was only bad because Jeremy Ruckert scored instead, but the consensus view is that Williams was a poor ownership decision at 13% chalk with limited target upside.
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