From the video
if Lad misses, you can easily just go ahead and pivot over to Michael Mayer. No problem... No, you just play Michael Mayer this week. He's going to be completely fine... I'm definitely going to play Michael Mayer here at tight end. Expectations will be Bowowers is not playing.
STACKED’s take
Mayer is reliable tight end play with Bowers out; good pivot in same game.
Puka identifies Michael Mayer as a reliable pivot option if Lad Manki misses, noting they are in the same Raiders-Chargers game. He recommends playing Michael Mayer at tight end this week, saying he will be completely fine. Puka indicates Michael Mayer is likely the necessary tight end start in given matchup scenarios and recommends flexing Michael Mayer at tight end when Flowers is out; if Bowers plays, pivot to Conception instead. Puka recommends playing Michael Mayer at tight end with expectation that Bowers is not playing, suggesting Mayer has elevated role and start-worthy status. He recommends Michael Mayer as the tight end stash to target this week with no Brock Bowers available, though he notes this is a temporary situation.
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