0:00It's week 5! It's time to get those rankings right, get those lineups right, time to get a win if you're maybe
0:050-4, but you need to win anyway because you want to keep that momentum going for your fantasy league.
0:10Welcome to Fantasy Football Today, I'm Jamie Eisenberg, that's Dave Richard, that's Heath Cummings, got a fun show for you.
0:15We're gonna take a look at all of our rankings, running back, wide receiver, quarterback, tight end, answer some of your questions,
0:20send them to us on social media using the hashtag AskFFT.
0:23Let's start with the running backs, got a little bit of news, Mike McCarthy saying that Rico Dowdle may not return this
0:29week, continuing to work back from that toe injury.
0:31That's great news. for Jalen Warren, who you'll see in our consensus top 12 rankings for this week as the Steelers have
0:36what should be a favorable game for him as they take on the Indianapolis Colts.
0:40So here are the rankings 1 through 12, our consensus rankings, you can see them on CBSSports.com, you can break them down
0:45by our individual rankings if you want, and there's Jalen Warren coming in at number 9.
0:49Let's talk about Javante Williams because we have a game tonight between the Cowboys and the Bucks.
0:54Javante, tough matchup last week, Heath, and he came through dominant against the Houston, Texas.
0:57He got another dominant game against that Tampa Bay defense.
1:00I think it'd be close to dominant, yes. It should be a situation where the Cowboys don't get forced to throw a lot of passes.
1:06I mean, they always throw a lot of passes, but not an abnormal number of passes.
1:10I don't know that I'd expect a huge yardage number or a great efficiency game from Javante Williams, but he's going to catch a couple of passes.
1:16He's probably going to score at least one touchdown.
1:19He's a top 12 running back. Yeah, you see some of the names on the list, Dave.
1:23Aaron Jones has just been really good. Jalen Warren, again, continues to dominate with the featured work.
1:27Is this going to be a big week for Chase Brown?
1:30I think it should be. I mean, it's the Dolphins' defense, and they haven't looked great, and this is also a Cincinnati offense.
1:35We don't expect them to have Jamar Chase. We'll see about Tee Higgins.
1:39So they're running out of guys to throw the ball to, and one of the guys that they threw the ball to
1:44a lot last week was Chase Brown. So they can do that, and he should obviously have much better rushing efficiency.
1:49I think he can find the end zone as well, like Chase Brown a lot.
1:53Yeah, hopefully it's that breakout game that you've been waiting for for Chase Brown.
1:56Let's take a look at the running back rankings, 13 through 24, and as you always hear me say, this is where
2:02some of the questions come in, because we know you're starting the guys 1 through 12 without really any hesitation.
2:07The guy at 13, though, we have DeAndre Swift dealing with a variety of injuries and some fumble issues, as we saw last week.
2:13We also have Kyle Monongai, who is expected to play, did have a thumb injury, did not practice on Wednesday, but Ben
2:18Johnson said that was more because of the workload that he had.
2:21So Dave, how are you approaching the Bears' backfield, assuming both of these guys play?
2:25And it's now been two of four games where Kyle Monongai has had strong performances.
2:28I'm definitely starting DeAndre Swift. I view him still as the lead back in Chicago.
2:32There were two games last year where he lost a fumble the very next week.
2:36He came back, had at least 16 touches in each of those games.
2:39But I kind of like Monongai, too, and some of it has to do with the matchup against Green Bay.
2:44You saw what the Falcons did to them last week.
2:46Now this week it's Chicago, and I think they're going to be able to run the ball.
2:51They did a great job running it against the Jets.
2:53I think they just keep it moving. They've got the offensive line to do it.
2:57So Swift is like a must-start, and Monongai is like a borderline number two, number three fantasy running back.
3:01Do you have any fear with Swift? I'm with Dave.
3:04I'm sure you probably are because that's where we have it ranked.
3:07But if there's another fumble or there's another something for DeAndre Swift that we see the roles switched.
3:11Yeah, we don't generally worry about a running back.
3:14Could he fumble in this game and lose touches?
3:16But there's two guys this week that I kind of have that fear for.
3:19Ramondre Stevenson and DeAndre Swift. And Stevenson, for me, the concern is a little bit bigger for other reasons, which we're going
3:25to talk about in just a moment, I think.
3:27But yeah, I think the problem is if DeAndre Swift doesn't fumble, he might be a top five running back this week.
3:32So that's kind of where I'm ranking him is.
3:35I've got him at 13, right where the consensus rankings do.
3:37That's not necessarily... Right where we all have. Right.
3:39It's not necessarily like, yeah, I feel really confident about him finishing there.
3:43It's that he could be a top five running back and, oh no, he could get benched for fumbling.
3:47Yeah, I mean, look, this is a backfield. They both could be great.
3:51And given two teams on a bye, we haven't really touched on that a lot here, at least.
3:55Kansas City and Carolina are not there, so you don't have Kenneth Walker.
3:58You don't have Chuba Hubbard, two guys who are must-start running backs.
4:01That's why they're not in the rankings. You might have to start Kamanangai.
4:04So hopefully he's healthy and, again, dealing with thumb injury and just general soreness after all the work that he had in dominating week four.
4:11Let's take a look at the consensus rankings, 25 through 36.
4:13And we have some of the backfields that have some issues.
4:16One in particular is Washington. And so we don't know yet what Rashad White's status is going to be.
4:21So he's dealing with a shoulder injury. He's going to – he did practice off to the side, so trying to come
4:26back for week five after missing week four against the Colts in London.
4:29Ja'Cory Krosky-Meritt has one good game, three disappointing games.
4:31They signed Austin Eckler prior to the London game against the Colts, and he looked okay.
4:35But we know he's over 30 and coming back from a significant injury.
4:39Heath, how are you approaching the Washington backfield if you have to start one of them or rely on one of them probably more as a flex?
4:45If I have to start one, it's still Ja'Cory Krosky-Meritt.
4:48But I do kind of feel like this could be the last week that we say that.
4:52He just has not been as good of a rusher of the football as he was last year.
4:56He's been much better in the passing game. And I thought actually last week he looked better in pass protection than maybe he ever has in the NFL.
5:03But I thought – and listen, Austin Eckler's old.
5:06I don't think they can count on Austin Eckler to handle 20 touches a game or 15 touches a game even.
5:11But I thought he looked better than any commander's running back has looked so far this season.
5:15And that's a bad sign for a guy like Ja'Cory Krosky-Meritt when Austin Eckler comes off of the injury pile at his
5:20age and just looks that much better. And then we saw Krosky-Meritt have a season-low 11 touches last week and his second-best PPR point game of the season.
5:27And it was seven points. So we talked about it earlier in the week.
5:31We wouldn't be surprised if Krosky-Meritt actually gets benched at some point.
5:34I don't really want to start any commander's running back if I don't have to.
5:37I agree with Heath that it would be Krosky-Meritt if I had to start one unless Rashad White plays.
5:42That's who they like on passing downs. That's who I would start Krosky-Bee plays.
5:45Well, that's who they liked. They still may like.
5:48I think they still do because Eckler didn't play a single third down last week.
5:51They brought him back and they had him working with Krosky-Meritt and Krosky-Meritt was playing.
5:55The only thing that I'll say is, I mean, look, he just signed a few days before and then they go to London.
6:01So that's hard to say that he's going to be fully acclimated to everything.
6:04And then everything went kaput because you go from Marcus Mariota to a third-string quarterback.
6:08Now Jaden Daniels is back, so hopefully everything is back on schedule.
6:11So this is kind of, I think, a game that you want to see how it all works out, especially if White is healthy.
6:17If White's not there, then I think maybe Eckler has some flex appeal in PPR because he did, to your point, Heath,
6:22he'd look the best of any commanders running back.
6:24Maybe Rashad White had a couple good moments, but definitely Eckler looked good for coming off the street.
6:29Last list of rankings that we'll show for running backs, 37 through 48.
6:32I want to bring this up specifically for a guy that may be getting a little bit overlooked, and that's Brian Robinson Jr.
6:38coming in at 38th overall. He's got three straight games with 8.7 PPR points or more.
6:42He's got four touchdowns in his last two games, scored three touchdowns in that Monday night win against the Saints.
6:47Is it time to look at him maybe as we talk about Mononghi in tandem, Blake Coram in tandem, these other backup
6:52running backs that have been productive at times, more so with the Bears than anybody else?
6:56Is Brian Robinson Jr. now worth flexing given what he's looked like and how the Falcons have run the ball?
7:01They scored 70 points in the last two weeks.
7:03They've been awesome. Excuse me, 80 points in the last two weeks.
7:06And yet I'm still not excited to start Brian Robinson Jr.
7:09He almost feels like the Jake Ferguson of running backs.
7:11Is he going to score a touchdown? And if he does score a touchdown, I think he'll be okay with what he
7:17gives you as far as fantasy goes. And if he doesn't score a touchdown, I don't know if he's going to help you out that much.
7:23So I don't see him as anything more than like at best a low end number three type of fantasy running back.
7:29And I don't think that's crazy to say. He's the backup behind B.
7:32John Robinson. He's already passed Blake Coram for me.
7:34Yeah. So I've got four running backs in my projections all between eight and nine points.
7:38And it's Woody Marks, Travion Henderson, Brian Robinson, and Blake Coram.
7:41Oh, he's not last in that group. No. And I think amongst that group, he's the most likely to score a touchdown.
7:46Well, let me put it in perspective for our audience here.
7:49We got overexcited. Understandably so because of an injury for Ollie Gordon.
7:52Ollie Gordon had a great game last week. He had nine touches.
7:55Brian Robinson Jr. had a better game last week and has gotten 10 or more touches in three straight games.
8:00I know he's the backup. He's on a better team.
8:02He's probably going to get as many touches, maybe more.
8:05Now that's... So you're starting him over, Ollie Gordon?
8:07No, I'm not. He's definitely better at non-PPR also.
8:09We're talking PPR right now. Yeah. He's much better at non-PPR.
8:12But again, comparing him to Gordon, two targets, no catches.
8:14This is not going to be a team that throws to his running backs.
8:18I'm just trying to put it in perspective how good Brian Robinson is and we get, you know, sort of because starter
8:23versus backup, sometimes the backup could be better. I think if Brian Robinson has another good game, we may be talking about
8:28him similar to Kyle Mononga as a borderline number two running back.
8:31Let's talk about some starts and sits here. So we're going to have a good Ramondre Stevenson conversation.
8:36But Heath, I'll give you first Braylon Allen. Tell everybody just how good he can be this week.
8:40Yeah, I think people look at what he did in the first game without Brees Hall and think, oh, that wasn't very good.
8:46What do you have 15 touches, 60 yards, whatever.
8:48They ran 33 offensive plays. He is the only running back who has touched the football since Brees Hall got hurt.
8:53They were averaging 65 offensive plays per game before last week.
8:56So I think you can expect nearly twice as many plays.
8:59He probably won't have twice as many touches. That would be 30.
9:02But I do think he'll probably have 20 touches in this game.
9:05I think the Jets have a little more offensive success.
9:07He's a top 18 running back for me. Yeah, it's going to be fun to see if they actually can give him the work that he needs.
9:14I'll just go quickly on Emmanuel Wilson. Awesome last week.
9:16I think he's got a chance to be awesome once again.
9:19The 49ers, every game so far this season, 12.3 PPR points or more.
9:22Wilson's track record is great. Ten games in his career with double digits and carries.
9:26Seven of those, 11.7 PPR points or more. So the floor should hopefully be safe.
9:30And I think you're looking at, again, similar to Braylon Allen, a guy getting all the touches on an offense that has
9:35performed well when they've given that chance to a one particular running back.
9:38You go back to last season, for example, with Kenneth Walker in the playoffs.
9:42So Emmanuel Wilson, to me, has top 15 upside.
9:44All right, let's get to our Mondra Stevenson debate here.
9:46Now, first, I'll put it in a little bit of context.
9:49We don't know if he's guaranteed to play. He did have a limited practice session on Wednesday.
9:53That was actually after Mike Vrabel met with the media and said that he wasn't going to practice.
9:58So it was good to see Ramondre out there.
10:00So the injury situation, clearly something to monitor. But Dave, you like Ramondre if he plays.
10:04Keith, you do not. I think the Raiders' run defense is okay.
10:07I don't think it's great. And obviously, Kenneth Walker trounced them last week.
10:10But Omar and Hampton had his best game of the year against them.
10:13Even Travis H.N. had 70 yards against them. And we know that Ramondre Stevenson is back in that role as being the primary running back for the team.
10:20He's going to play a lot of the passing downs.
10:23He's going to work at the goal line. He had over 18 PPR points last week, too.
10:27Let's not forget that he was having a good game.
10:29And I think he can be about that good again as long as he's out there and he's not seeing his workload limited because of the knee injury.
10:36If he practices all week long, I'm good with Ramondre Stevenson.
10:39I mean, he's like Brian Robinson that gets a few targets a week for me just because Travion Henderson has more carries in every game they've played together.
10:46One of those, it was because Stevenson got benched.
10:48And then it's just been a little bit more for Henderson in the rushing game.
10:52And that's because Ramondre Stevenson's been awful as a rusher so far this season.
10:5551 yards is his high. That was the one game that Henderson didn't play.
10:59He's not 100% healthy. Something in the passing game.
11:01The fact that he's not 100% healthy. If he gets a full practice in Friday, I'll move him up a couple of spots.
11:07But if he's not 100% healthy, he's not projected to lead the team in rush attempts.
11:10I don't want to start him. If I have to flex him, I will.
11:14All right. So we'll see Ramondre's health and that could determine the rankings.
11:17Obviously, Travion Henderson has amazing upside, as we saw last year, averaged over 24 PPR points per game in the three games that Ramondre missed.
11:23Dave, you're sitting David Montgomery this week. I'm not sure he's the best running back in Houston anymore.
11:28And we've seen that workload split between him and Woody Marks get a little bit closer throughout the season.
11:32Three of four games, it's been within seven snaps of each other.
11:35And we know that Woody Marks, last two weeks, he said carries inside the 10.
11:39And he scored on them. Those are supposed to go to David Montgomery.
11:42And you look at the matchup against Tennessee. Titans are the most run-on team in the NFL.
11:46Well, they're giving up 3.6 yards per rush, not a lot of explosive runs on top of it.
11:51I'm worried about David Montgomery as a touchdown or bust type of fantasy running back.
11:55You could almost make the case that Brian Robinson Jr.
11:57is a better start than David Montgomery at this point.
12:00Yeah, chasing touchdowns. Chase, the guy that just scored three in his last game.
12:03For me, I'm going to sit Ollie Gordon again.
12:05It was great to see what he did last week against Minnesota.
12:08Not an easy run defense. Had the long run, scored the touchdown.
12:11Now you're talking about a Cincinnati run defense. They've only given up two touchdowns to running backs so far this season.
12:16I think there's going to be another game where they're chasing points.
12:19I don't care who's playing wide receiver for Cincinnati.
12:21That offense is going to score against the Dolphins.
12:24So Ollie Gordon, at best, is a flex. And so hopefully we get another strong game from him.
12:28But really shocking that so far he's the best Dolphins running back.
12:31Better than Devon H. And just in a per-game basis.
12:34If they're going with a hot hand, it makes sense based on last week.
12:37Because he was clearly going to run around. Oh, for sure.
12:40And listen, Jeff Halfley said that they're going to get Jalen Wright some more work.
12:43But it's Ollie Gordon right now if you're talking about a Dolphins running back.
12:47I only want to get to one sleeper. Dave, you've got R.J.
12:50Harvey's a sleeper. I have Keaton Mitchell, but I want to save time for the rest of the show.
12:55But you have a guy that's really topical right now.
12:57That's why we haven't talked about him yet. And that's Will Shipley.
13:00So what are your expectations? So first off, he's a sleeper, not a start.
13:03Not in my top 24 running backs. But I do think the only way that running backs have really had success against
13:09this Jacksonville defense through the year, they've been up the second most receptions to running backs this season.
13:13Jalen Hurts, not going to have Devontae Smith. At this point, we don't think he's going to have Dallas Goddard.
13:18That could change. I'm hoping that we get a few more targets to the running backs.
13:22I don't think they'll have success running the ball.
13:24You've got to create some of those opportunities through the pass.
13:27So he is a high-end flex option for me this week.
13:30I would guess he has 50% to 60% of the rush attempts and most of the work in the passing game.
13:35I just want to see him have a good enough game that if Barkley's out again next week, that they get Carolina a much easier opponent than Jacksonville.
13:42And maybe they get the offensive line straightened out.
13:44Because as we know, no Lane Johnson, no Cam Juergens, no longer on the roster.
13:48All right, we're going to take a break. We come back and talk about some wide receivers and give you the rankings,
13:53some starts, some sits, and some players you might want to avoid.
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14:18Today we're talking about wide receivers. And if you find one that's healthy, please send them our way because we are dealing
14:23with too many injuries at this spot. So right now, this is what we're monitoring this week.
14:27We got Malik Nabors missing practice on Thursday, dealing with knee soreness.
14:30Hopefully he'll be out there. We're waiting to find out updates on Jamar Chase and Tee Higgins.
14:34We're waiting to find out an update on Justin Jefferson.
14:37I don't know what to do. The commanders are looking for help.
14:40The commanders are looking for help. Yeah. This week if he plays.
14:43So let's show you the rankings. You may see Jerry Rice, Terrell Owens, who knows, Randy Moss.
14:47We just need players that have actually caught passes in the NFL.
14:50But this is the list 1 through 12 of the wide receivers that we're talking about.
14:54And we have two guys on this list, one in particular in Zay Flowers.
14:57Heath, you're the Zay Flowers guy. We've got a different quarterback expected to start this week for the Ravens without Lamar Jackson.
15:03How is Flowers going to do with Tyler Huntley?
15:05It's a much worse environment. I am the Zay Flowers guy.
15:08I think I'm also the low guy on Zay Flowers this week.
15:11Tyler Huntley has averaged about 156 passing yards per game when he starts.
15:14Last year, Zay Flowers played two games with him, scored 12 to 13 points in both.
15:18I think that's what you should expect, 12 or 13 fantasy points.
15:21He's a start, but don't expect what you've gotten from Zay Flowers so far.
15:24No faith at all in Declan Doyle trying to scheme something up for him in that short area and having him break away for a big game.
15:31Because I think that's pretty much the only way he's going to get it done.
15:35You're going to have to hope that, yes, he breaks off a 30-yard yak to score a touchdown.
15:39Yeah. Well, he's done that. It's possible. Yeah. You know that.
15:42It's possible, but I think it is a tall order.
15:4414 times Tyler Huntley started a game. Only four of those times as a receiver had at least 14 PPR points.
15:49As you said, a different offense. So we'll see if the scheme is different.
15:53It's been great for Zay Flowers so far. Let's take a look at the rankings, 13 through 24.
15:57And this is where you see Malik Nabors come into play.
16:00So, Dave, I know you're going to talk about Jameis Winston a little bit.
16:03Is Malik Nabors still a must-start quarterback if Malik's not out there?
16:06And what do the Giants do from a passing game perspective to replace Nabors if he doesn't play?
16:11Run away from Jameis Winston if Malik Nabors doesn't play.
16:13He needs Malik Nabors out there. And we saw it last week.
16:16And this is a similar type of matchup for Jameis Winston where he's not going to have a lot of pressure from the commanders.
16:22And that secondary for Washington isn't very good. So there's going to be opportunities for Malik Nabors.
16:26He's just got to get out there and practice first.
16:29That's what will make us feel better about starting him.
16:31If he does not play, then you're looking at Isaiah likely seeing a huge target share.
16:35And he's already seeing a huge target share from Jameis Winston.
16:38Darnell Mooney would be in play. Malachi Fields would be in play.
16:41But those guys are like borderline number three receivers.
16:43I wouldn't feel great about them. And I would not start Jameis Winston if there's no Malik Nabors.
16:48We're going to talk about a lot of guys on this list with the starts and sits in a minute.
16:53But, Heath, George Pickens, it's been a rough start for him so far.
16:56Is this a get-right game tonight against Tampa Bay?
16:58It should be. I think there may be some people who drafted George Pickens who are getting a little frustrated with us
17:03just ranking him as a top 15 wide receiver every week and acting like there's no concern.
17:08If he's not good tonight against Tampa Bay, there will be concern.
17:11It's a Joe Boo week for George Pickens. Yep, hopefully it comes through.
17:14I mean, again, you're not benching George Pickens, but you do need to see him have a standout game.
17:18And it could definitely happen against this Bucs defense.
17:21All right, let's show you the list 25 through 36.
17:23And now we're getting into what the probably biggest story of the week is, the replacement wide receivers in case guys are out.
17:29So in the event that there is no Jamar Chase and Tee Higgins, in the event that there is no DJ Moore,
17:34in the event, in the event, Devontae Smith. Too many events, Jamie.
17:37Devontae Smith not expected to play for the Eagles as well.
17:40But let's talk about the Bills situation and the Bengals situation.
17:43So Heath hates the Bills situation, so I'm going to go to Dave.
17:46So give me the Bengals situation, Heath, if there is no Chase, Tee Higgins, or one of the other.
17:50Yeah, you see Myers here at wide receiver 31.
17:53That's with us guessing that Tee Higgins is going to play.
17:55Jamar Chase is not going to play. If neither one of them play, then I think Dante Myers probably moves into the
18:01top 24 wide receivers, or at least very, very close to it.
18:04If Chase gets through the concussion protocol, which is possible, and he and Tee Higgins both play, then Myers may just go back to the waiver wire.
18:10He would definitely go back to the waiver wire if those guys are out there.
18:14Nobody would want to trust Myers. But the Bengals love this guy.
18:17Came from the CFL. Really was obviously an undrafted wide receiver.
18:20And he's got some speed and quickness that shows up on film.
18:23It's actually quite impressive. And so if one of those receivers is out, look for Dante Myers to have at least six targets.
18:28If DJ Moore is out, what do we make of Keon Coleman and Khalil Shakir?
18:32I know that everybody's excited about Keon Coleman. And I liked what I saw from Keon Coleman last week, too.
18:37But if he's going to be lined up against Trent McDuffie in this matchup against the Rams, I don't want anything to do with Keon Coleman.
18:43That's a tough matchup for him. And Khalil Shakir was the guy who two years ago, when these two teams met, was the leading receiver for Buffalo.
18:50He'll work inside a little bit more. I know the Rams are playing more man coverage these days.
18:55I think that's something that can benefit Shakir. He'll get volume.
18:57I just don't know what he'll do with it in terms of a big yardage game.
19:01Had over 100 yards against the Rams back in 24.
19:04I don't know if he's going to do that, but I think he can be at least a serviceable flex.
19:09Keon Coleman would be ahead of him if DJ Moore plays, because DJ Moore would draw Trent McDuffie in coverage.
19:14And that would open up Keon Coleman to get some decent work against a favorable matchup, especially if it's Emmanuel Forbes for the Rams.
19:19That dude's fast, but he's really small. Keon Coleman could body him.
19:22All right. So you'll see when we talk about this a little bit later, this is one of Dave's sleepers for the week is Khalil Shakir.
19:29Just one last list we want to talk about here.
19:31Another replacement situation, 37 through 48. We have a couple of the Eagles wide receivers on the list here.
19:36You saw Duntavian Wicks at number 36. You also got Darius Cooper here at number 48.
19:40So Heath, Devontae Smith, we don't expect to play.
19:42The Jaguars, if there is a weakness in their defense, it is their secondary.
19:46And so can one of these two guys and maybe even Makai Lemon have success in this at this point, as you
19:51alluded to earlier, we're assuming that there is no Dallas Goddard for this week.
19:54Yes. If you could tell me that I could just start Eagles wide receiver and I get the best Eagles wide receiver,
20:00that'd probably be a top 24 guy. I think one of those guys will have success.
20:04The way last week went makes it very difficult to guess which one.
20:07I still favor Duntavian Wicks as a boom bust number three wide receiver.
20:10I think Lemon and Cooper are more what the heck flexes, but it's just guessing which one.
20:14I think one of them will be good. Yep.
20:17And last week, Cooper, seven targets, two touchdowns. He does have three touchdowns in his last three games, but Duntavian Wicks got
20:22off to a great start with over 12 PPR points in each of his first two games.
20:26All right, let's talk about some start sits and guys that might help you as sleepers.
20:30Dave, you like Stephon Diggs, another injury situation that we're keeping an eye on here.
20:34So Terry McCorin missed last week, hamstring injury, didn't practice on Wednesday.
20:37Diggs also missed practice on Wednesday with a hamstring injury.
20:39He's got to practice by Friday before we even consider him.
20:42But if Jayden Daniels is back, I like Stephon Diggs.
20:45There's no if. He's back. The commanders have already said he's pulled up.
20:48And we are good to go. Let's use Stephon Diggs if he's out there.
20:51We saw in week one how good Stephon Diggs could be with Jayden Daniels.
20:55And then in week two, the majority of his PPR fantasy points came with Jayden Daniels on the field.
20:59So it's really just a matter of are you there?
21:02Are you taking on this Giants defense? They're not very good.
21:05They can't get pressure on the quarterback. Stephon Diggs would have a pretty good game.
21:08I like him as a number two receiver. But everything's got to be right here.
21:12Daniels has to play and feel comfortable. We don't know if he'll feel comfortable, but he'll play.
21:16And Stephon Diggs has to be out there, and he's got to be on his regular snap share.
21:21Heath, you have one of the more underrated players as a start for you.
21:24I don't think we've given enough credit to Cardinal Tate and what he's done the last two weeks.
21:28Yeah, he is fourth amongst all wide receivers in target share this season.
21:32And just coming off of a game where he scored 29.5 PPR fantasy points, I think he's a must-start number two wide
21:37receiver who may be a must-start number one wide receiver in the second half of the season.
21:41This guy is awesome. He was the best wide receiver in this draft class.
21:45He's having success. It makes me still a little bit uncomfortable, this Texans defense, and the fact that the Mikko Ryans is
21:50taking over as a play caller, just because it's laughable that they've been the worst team in the NFL against wide receivers.
21:56We thought they might be the best. And so that part, I think, adds a little bit of risk.
22:00But I'm just going to overlook it and start the rookie who's been awesome.
22:04And probably chasing points and hopefully a situation where he gets quality targets from Cam Moore that hasn't always been the case.
22:09I'm going to take a little hanging fruit here and go with Jamison Williams.
22:13I think it's going to be another big game for him.
22:15Last week we finally saw the breakout game at least over 100 yards receiving.
22:19What we've seen from the Cardinals is two receivers each of the last two games.
22:22This bodes well for both Williams and obviously Amon Ross St.
22:25Brown, over 12.4 PPR points in the same game.
22:27So this defense has been bad. Six receivers have hit that number so far this season.
22:31I think Jamison Williams has top 15 upside, if not top 10 upside, if he scores a touchdown.
22:36Let's talk about some wide receivers that we want to sit for this week.
22:39Dave, you're sitting Josh Downs. I love Josh Downs, but I've got to do it because I don't trust his quarterback.
22:44And I don't like the fact that he only had four targets last week.
22:48That was terrible. And even when he's had a lot of targets this season, he hasn't been over 15 PPR points.
22:53So what are we doing with Josh Downs? We just have to wait until the Colts offense figures themselves out a little bit more.
22:59And he sees that target volume on a week-to-week basis.
23:01And the targets are catchable. That's part of the issue here, too.
23:04He's a great wide receiver, but Daniel Jones just isn't it right now.
23:08The counter to that would be the two games prior to that.
23:11Josh Downs looked really good. He was like a borderline number two receiver.
23:14The production center. Yeah, I mean, he's got 20 targets in those two games.
23:17So I think that's the volume that you're hoping for.
23:20The other part would be is last week playing with the lead.
23:23This week they could be chasing points, so we could see a little bit more opportunities, which would be the hope.
23:28So as you see, Heath and I are a little bit different in terms of how we feel about Josh Downs.
23:33Heath, you're sitting in Cortland Sutton despite the opportunity maybe with better play caller, as we found out before the show, Sean
23:38Payton's going to take over play calling duties, and no Pat Bryant for the Broncos.
23:42Yeah, the problem hasn't been that they aren't throwing it to him.
23:45He's had 13 targets in the last two games.
23:47He has four catches for 50 yards. I'm not sure Cortland Sutton's really any good anymore.
23:51And the Pat Bryant situation may give him a few more opportunities, or it may just go to somebody else with Sean Payton.
23:57I think it may just be, let's throw it to Jalen Waddell 12 times.
24:00I don't want to start Cortland Sutton in a three-wide receiver league.
24:03Yeah, I don't blame you. You see, I don't even have him ranked in the top 40 yet.
24:08I think it's going to be a little rough.
24:10Well, I mean, again, what are we chasing here from him?
24:13We're chasing a guy that just hasn't been very productive.
24:15So hopefully he scores. Hopefully he comes through. But not somebody that I'm very confident in, even with Pat Bryant not being there.
24:21I'm also not confident in Emeka Abuka. As we've seen, it's been a rough start to him for the season.
24:26And last week, first start with Jalen Daniels, he had two catches for 13 yards.
24:29It was terrible. Four targets. He's been 11.3 PPR points or less in every game so far this season.
24:34This has nothing to do with the matchup. It's all about the Bucs and their problems right now.
24:39So I'd love to see Abuka come out and have a big game.
24:42I just can't count on it. So as you see, a number four receiver basically for all of us outside of the top 36.
24:48Dave gave you his sleeper. It's Khalil Shakir. Heath, your sleeper for this week is the same guy.
24:52Just finished with a last repeat. Malik Washington. You know, the nice thing is I put him as a sleeper.
24:57He scores 11 fantasy points. The next week he's 20% rostered.
25:00I put him as a sleeper. He scores 11 fantasy points.
25:02The next week he's 20% rostered. This was my favorite player on the way or wide receiver on the waiver wire this week.
25:08I would start him over all the guys that we added.
25:11The Bills, the Bengals, all of those guys. Even Myers if the Bengals guys are out?
25:15If both Higgins and Chase are out, then I'll start Myers.
25:18Who are you going to have as your sleeper next week?
25:20Because the Dolphins are on by. Oh, that's disappointing.
25:22I don't know. It's probably still a league watch there.
25:25Probably should be Wandale Robinson just to stick with the theme.
25:28There you go. For me, I'm going to go Roman Wilson.
25:30We got the report. Mike McCarthy saying that Michael Pittman may miss several weeks.
25:34It really has nothing to do with Pittman because what we've seen from Wilson, every game, six targets.
25:38The last two games he scored touchdowns. So he's building a rapport with Aaron Rodgers.
25:42It would be great to see the targets increase a little bit.
25:45But I think Wilson, just one of these very safe number three wide receivers that can hopefully pop a little bit when he does score touchdowns.
25:51So make sure Roman Wilson not on your waiver wire and he could be a weekly number three wide receiver.
25:56All right, we're going to take a break. We come back and talk about some quarterbacks.
26:00Dave told you he likes Jameis Winston. We're going to talk about Jacoby Brissett.
26:04Is he a good start? Is he a bad start?
26:06That's next here on Fantasy Football Today. Welcome back to Fantasy Football Today.
26:09We're getting some good news in the quarterback position because Jaden Daniels, who missed the last two games with the elbow injury,
26:15is going to play, as we said earlier in the show.
26:17Full go. So he will be out there. Hopefully he has his receivers.
26:21So we're getting word from the commander's practice field.
26:23Still no Terry McLaurin. Stephon Diggs back at practice but may still be working off the side.
26:27So trending in the right direction but still not safe to say that Stephon Diggs is guaranteed to play.
26:32Let's show you the quarterback rank lists 1 through 12.
26:34And just an interesting note, of the 12 quarterbacks who were drafted to be number one quarterbacks based on the CBS Sports
26:40average draft position, only six so far are in the top 12 in terms of their performance.
26:44We've had some injuries, obviously, with Caleb Williams and Jaden Daniels.
26:47Jackson Dart was not a top 12 quarterback, but obviously we know we don't have him.
26:50And two quarterbacks who are playing at a top 12 level are not available this week, and that is Bryce Young and
26:56Patrick Mahomes because they're on a bye. So you take a look at this list.
27:00Heath, Jaden Daniels is back. Like, must-start guy? He's very, very close to a must-start guy.
27:04I think with his rushing ability, with the current state of the quarterback position, with the two guys we have on bye,
27:09he's a top six quarterback for me. It's possible that you had somebody else on your team with Jaden Daniels, like a
27:14Matthew Stafford or a Jared Goff, that you're starting over him this week.
27:18But pretty close to a must-start guy. How much does that matter, though, if he doesn't have his receiver?
27:22I mean, it matters a lot. And I'm nervous about him even if he does.
27:26Well, I guess if he has McLaurin and Diggs, then I'd be a lot more excited because this is a beatable matchup.
27:31This Giants team, they were supposed to have a great defense, a great pass rush.
27:35They can't get to anybody. And so I think that if Jaden Daniels has his receivers in full, yeah, I like him
27:41as a top six guy, but I don't know if we can expect that at this point.
27:45And if he doesn't have Terry McLaurin, I would expect the numbers to be a little bit worse.
27:49And if he doesn't have Diggs, I would expect the numbers to be a lot worse.
27:53Borderline number one QB for me. We haven't talked about this yet, but just tying in the commanders, if there is no
27:59McLaurin and if there is no McLaurin and Diggs, how much do you like Antonio Williams?
28:02I like him as a flex, maybe a number three receiver, because I think the volume will find him in this game.
28:08It's going to be real interesting how they operate.
28:10I know who they'll have out there. Will they really lean into Williams, or will they actually try and spread it out,
28:16get a little bit more work to a Conquo at tight end, Dami Brown at wide receiver?
28:20These aren't guys I'd be excited about starting. Williams would be the only one.
28:23But I worry about just how much passing, their pace, what it would be if they don't have their top two guys.
28:29And the Williams did have eight targets against the Colts in the first game without McLaurin, but again, the quarterback situation being what it was.
28:35All right, let's show you the list 13 through 24, and you're going to see some quarterbacks that we actually like individually better than the consensus.
28:41So when you look at this list, you'll see Dave likes Jameis Winston.
28:44Heath doesn't even have him ranked. You'll see CJ Stroud.
28:47I like him as a top 12 quarterback. Heath likes Sam Darnold.
28:50So let's talk about a few of these guys here.
28:52So Heath Darnold has been great. He's going to have another great game and a tough matchup against San Francisco.
28:57Yeah, I think what we've seen in the two games that he's been back, and he's been very good in those games,
29:038.1 yards per attempt, six touchdowns in those two games.
29:05We saw one very surprisingly competitive game against the Commanders where he had to throw the ball a lot, and he was awesome for fantasy.
29:11And then we saw last week, well, I know if you look at the scoreboard, it was a seven-point game.
29:16The truth was that was not a competitive football game at all.
29:19They were way up. He only threw 22 passes, so he didn't have a great fantasy day.
29:23I think this will be a very competitive game against the 49ers.
29:26We'll see Sam Darnold throw 30-plus passes. He'll be a top-12 quarterback.
29:29Jameis? Well, it comes down to Malik Nabors playing.
29:32Let's assume Nabors plays. Oh, great. Then I'm in.
29:34And I'd actually like to hear why Heath is out on Jameis Winston.
29:37He does not pass the eyeball test, okay? It is ugly when it's out there, but it was ugly last week against
29:42Arizona, and he managed to throw three touchdowns, two interceptions along the way.
29:46Good yardage on top of that. And he actually, believe it or not, had good timing and placement on his touchdown throws.
29:51It's not every throw he's going to have that, but if he's going to have time to throw, and this Commander's secondary
29:56isn't very good, then I don't mind taking a chance on Jameis Winston when I'm shooting for upside from the quarterback spot.
30:02And I screwed up the graphics department there and our production staff, so I apologize.
30:06But C.J. Stroud has been great when Nico Collins has been on the field two games over 20 fantasy points.
30:10I think that continues against the Titans. Not a long history here, despite the fact that they're in the same division.
30:16They've only met twice. Stroud's only played them twice.
30:18Right, he's been hurt a lot. Since 2023. But in those games, he's over 19 fantasy points in both of them.
30:23So I think there's a good enough floor here and the Titans, I don't think they've seen a lot of volume from opposing quarterbacks.
30:29And they've gotten, you know, a little bit of luck here and there with Lamar Jackson leading the game last week.
30:34But two of four quarterbacks have been over 20 fantasy points.
30:37I think C.J. Stroud has another decent game enough to consider him a top 12 guy.
30:41All right, so you're starting Sam Darnold. You're starting Jameis Winston.
30:44I'm going to start Matthew Stafford. He's our start of the week.
30:46I think it's going to be another big game for him.
30:49As you see when we show you the individual rankings, we all have him as a top three quarterback for this week.
30:55And so this is one of those games where you should get a lot of high scoring between both these two teams.
31:00It's the highest projected score of the week. Stafford is the best game so far this season has come when he was
31:05at home against the Giants in week two. And I think just the last two weeks over 50 pass attempts, we probably
31:11get a third game over 50 pass attempts if the Bills offense shows up as it does.
31:15And we get that back and forth between Matthew Stafford and Josh Allen.
31:18All right, I want to know why you're sitting Jacoby Brissett, Heath, because this is the perfect setup for Jacoby Brissett.
31:23Great offense on the other side, bad defense on the other side, and a lot of volume expected for Jacoby this week.
31:29I think there probably will be a lot of volume.
31:31I think it's been glossed over a little bit just how bad Jacoby Brissett has been this year.
31:36And it's a lot of short area stuff that he's throwing.
31:39This Detroit defense is bad because they're giving up big plays and they're getting beat on the outside.
31:43I don't, they got beat by, they get beat by tight ends too.
31:46So Trey McBride's going to have a great day.
31:48I have him very close to the top 12.
31:51It's not a must-it situation, but I would rather start Deshaun Watson.
31:54I would rather start Aaron Rodgers. Those are both streaming options available.
31:57And I think it's also possible that this is a game where the Lions just have the ball almost the whole game
32:02and we don't get 50 pass attempts, which is what he probably needs to be good.
32:06I'm banking on the volume. That's why he's a top 12 quarterback for me.
32:09But what makes me nervous, Jamie, is that the offensive line took a big hit with Paris Johnson Jr.
32:14being out for the year. And the Lions, for as bad as they are on defense, they can rush the passer.
32:19And if that's going to be a problem, then you're going to see a lot of those short throws, those check down
32:25throws that Heath was talking about from Jacoby Brissett.
32:27So he better have volume and he better find a way to get a couple of touchdowns because I don't think he's
32:32going to make a lot of spectacular throws down the field.
32:35It's going to be a huge game for Trey McBride.
32:37Everybody's starting him. But I'm a little bit worried about Jacoby Brissett.
32:40I'm worried about a lot of quarterbacks this week, which is why I've got him top 10.
32:45I don't know how good I feel about it.
32:47I just love the setup. I mean, this is why we bank on Jacoby Brissett because of what exactly is happening here.
32:52Bad defense. You know, Brian Branch may return. So we'll see.
32:55But I just think as long as the volume is there, if they hold the ball forever, then he's going to be in trouble.
33:01But this could be another 35-plus pass attempt game for him.
33:04So hopefully it doesn't get it. If he didn't have the pick six last week, it would have been 18, 19 points.
33:09I think he finished with 17. So you would have felt maybe a little bit better about Brissett.
33:13Not Heath. He's just banking on the struggles that Brissett has shown you, which is totally understandable.
33:18Speaking of struggles, here comes Jalen Hurts. And Jalen Hurts is down three of his starting offensive linemen.
33:22Down his number one receiver. We're not expecting Devontae Smith to play.
33:25We don't know about Dallas Goddard. That would help him if Dallas Goddard's back because that's at least a reliable guy that
33:30he can throw to in the short area. And I think Jacksonville's defense is outstanding.
33:34They're getting pressure on the quarterback. They're starting to play a lot better in the secondary.
33:38And they've been great against the run. And so if this is a Philadelphia offense without Saquan Barkley, you might say to
33:44yourself, well, this is going to be a game where Jalen Hurts is going to run the ball a ton.
33:48I don't know if he'll have success doing it.
33:51And I don't know how effective the tush push will be without that offensive line at full strength.
33:55So I don't really even want to start Jalen Hurts at all.
33:58I can name a bunch of quarterbacks. Deshaun Watson's one of them.
34:01I can't believe those words are coming out of my mouth.
34:04But Deshaun Watson over him, certainly C.J. Stroud, Sam Darnold, Jacoby Brissett, Jameis Winston, all those guys well ahead of Jalen Hurts this week.
34:10So it's not the best thing to suggest sitting the quarterback who leads the NFL in pass attempts and has been awesome.
34:15But I think that's kind of where I am with Tyler Shuck.
34:18He's on the border of being a starter. I hope the volume will still be there.
34:22But the Vikings just saw the blueprint to how to stop Tyler Shuck.
34:25The Falcons showed you by just beating the crap out of him, which is what the Falcons just did.
34:30He only was sacked twice, but he injured his left hand.
34:33You've got to keep an eye on Chris Alave right now.
34:35He missed practice on Wednesday for rest, but he left the game late with the, it looked like a knee injury.
34:40So hopefully he's going to be okay. Obviously, if there's no Alave, you're not trusting Tyler Shuck at all.
34:45But the Vikings have been awesome against opposing quarterbacks since week one.
34:48Granted, it's been Caleb Williams in the rain. And I know you could say Williams got hurt.
34:52It was late in the game. It was Baker Mayfield.
34:55They beat the crap out of him and he got hurt in that game.
34:58Malik Willis, we know what that is. But this is going to be, I think he's got a lower expectations for Tyler Shuck.
35:04Borderline starter at best. Hopefully the volume is still there for him, but not exactly the safest of quarterbacks.
35:09All right, that'll do it for our quarterback discussion.
35:11We're going to take a break and we come back and talk about some tight ends.
35:15It's another week where there's a lot of good streaming options.
35:17Can you start some of these guys ahead of the starters?
35:20We'll talk about Kenyon Sadiq. We'll talk about maybe Mike Gusecki, maybe TJ Hawkinson.
35:24That's next on FFT. Let's go back to August and rewind and say, you know what?
35:28You're going to want to draft Mike Gusecki and TJ Hawkinson over Colston Loveland and Kyle Pitts.
35:32And you're going to be just fine doing that.
35:34And you probably think you're the craziest fantasy football show ever, but it might have worked out pretty well for you.
35:39It might work out well for you in week number five.
35:42Let's talk about some tight ends here on fantasy football today.
35:45We'll show you the list one through 12 of our consensus rankings and lo and behold, as our podcast buddy, Adam Azer,
35:50dare I say, you got two guys that weren't drafted that are playing very well, at least what we've seen from Gusecki
35:55in three or four games and TJ Hawkinson just had 13 catches on 13 targets over 100 yards.
36:00Should have had a touchdown last week against the Dolphins and they maybe must start tight ends.
36:04So Dave, when you look at this and you see these guys on this list, I cry.
36:08It's obviously contingent. Well, you might be starting them and be excited about it.
36:12That's part of the reason why I'm crying. So for Hawkinson, it's obviously tied to Justin Jefferson.
36:16For Gusecki, it's tied to maybe both or at least one of the wide receivers in Cincinnati.
36:20But give me the layout. If there are no guys starting at the receiver spots that we expect, how good can Hawkinson be?
36:26How good can Gusecki be? Hawkinson could be phenomenal if the Vikings don't have Justin Jefferson or Jordan Addison.
36:30If they have one of those guys, he can still be phenomenal because what we saw from Kyler Murray last week was
36:36flashbacks to his end of days in Arizona where as soon as there's pressure, he's throwing it short and T.J.
36:41Hawkinson is his guy. You might as well call him Trey Hawkinson or T.J.
36:44McBride, whatever you want to call him because he was in that exact same role and even had a deep target in
36:50that game and did well with it. So Kyler Murray clearly developing some rapport with him but he needs at least one
36:55of those receivers to be off the field. Otherwise, he's just going to throw to those receivers and check down to those guys instead of T.J.
37:02Hawkinson. Gusecki is almost the exact same story. One of those receivers gone.
37:05I don't mind trying Gusecki. We've seen tight ends do well against the Miami Dolphins that middle of the field against those lockers.
37:10Yeah, I mean, Hawkinson was certainly one of those guys and I think Gusecki could do as well.
37:15I don't think he'll see as many targets as Hawkinson but somebody who could still file away as a top 12 tight end.
37:21Chase out, Higgins out. We know both out. Gusecki's good to go but if it's just one, how do you feel?
37:26If it's just one, this is just about how I feel.
37:28It's kind of a middling tight end too for me and I think the big difference for me between T.J.
37:33Hawkinson and Mike Gusecki is I can see the possibility of T.J.
37:36Hawkinson having a big day where he sees 10 targets.
37:39Mike Gusecki, it's been like maybe 3-5. He had one game with seven, I think.
37:42And so I think Gusecki might be slightly more likely to score a touchdown just because it's the Bengals' offense and he's
37:48got Joe Burrow throwing it to him and the Dolphins are probably a little bit worse than the Saints but I think Hawkinson a more reliable option.
37:55Let's talk about the rank list 13 through 24 and some other options that you may consider because for the most part
38:00even if there are some bad matchups like for example I'm going to tell you to sit with Dalton Kincaid you're probably
38:05not going to do that but you might be relying on a few of the names on this list that we like
38:11a little bit differently than the consensus. For me that's Colston Loveland Dave has him as a sit so we'll debate that in a second.
38:17You got Tyler Higby Dave and then Kenyon Sadiq for you Heath.
38:20So let's talk about Tyler Higby because as we saw last week was good 11 PPR points 11 plus PPR points first
38:25game without Terrence Ferguson and Colby Parkinson but Pukunakua did return so can Higby have another strong game against Buffalo?
38:30I look at that Buffalo defense and I see a sieve I think that they just can't really do much of anything
38:36well other than rush the quarterback with Greg Rousseau everybody else in that defense just not quite getting the job done and
38:41so I think that there's going to be plenty of opportunities for Matthew Stafford to throw to whoever he wants in this
38:47offense and if the Bills keep the pace in the game and it ends up being high scoring then you're just going
38:52to want pieces of this game and Tyler Higby is going to be one of them not the best piece obviously Nakua,
38:57Devontae the running backs well the running back Kyron Williams would be better but I don't mind Tyler Higby if you're struggling
39:03at tight end or if you need a bi-week replacement he's going to be out there in a bunch of leagues I
39:08just watched the injury report really closely because it kind of sounded like they were optimistic last week about Colby Parkinson not
39:14being too far away if he's back I'd be a little bit more worried about Higby talk about Sadiq because injuries matter
39:19here as well no Adonai Mitchell is the expectation once again but Mason Taylor is going to return yes and I have
39:25moved Sadiq I think from tight end 8 to tight end 11 based on the fact that he's going to be sharing
39:30a little bit more maybe with Mason Taylor I think people look at last week and they say oh it was just
39:35a one week thing in week 3 he only had 4 targets last week Gino Smith threw 15 passes last week so
39:41yes 4 targets also better than a 25% target so I think you'll probably see him in that 20% target share rest
39:46of season which is going to make him a top 12 tight end in my mind let's talk Colston Loveland because I
39:52like him better than you do I have him as a starter based on the rankings you have him as a sit
39:57based on the graphics that we're going to show and I think just the one thing that I like from Colston Lovelland
40:03is he was alive last week thankfully Tyson Bajan 9 targets 6 catches 57 yards let's see just a little bit more
40:08of that but last year 3 games against the Packers in the final 7 games of the season and he was dominant
40:13in 2 of them over 12 PPR points we know about the one playoff game where he was just absolutely fantastic but
40:19he averaged 14.2 PPR points against this team in those 3 games and I'm just hoping Dave it's hope but let's just
40:24get more of Colston Lovelland being featured and I don't know if it's just because of Bajan but it was great to
40:30see the Bears offense was playing on time that Bajan was throwing to who the first three was supposed to be and
40:35when the first three was covered he'd throw the second he wasn't running all over the place and trying to play Superman
40:41that's the difference but you know who else came alive last week?
40:43Romo Dunze came alive last week and I think he can continue to be a factor for the Bears offense but why can't both of them though?
40:50because I think that there's just too many receivers now we talk about it all the time so many mouths to feed
40:56and we're coming off of a game where Lovelland didn't he have nine targets in the game?
41:00He had a ton of targets and he didn't have a monster game good game for PPR no complaints finally we got
41:05one from Lovelland but I think Odunze's better I think Luther Burden's better and I'm not ready to write off Khalif Raymond
41:11yet either there was a play where he was wide open down the field would have been a smash touchdown Tyler Bajan
41:16threw it short maybe to your point that helps Colson Lovelland because he's the one that could get those short throws I
41:21just don't know how many of them will be and I also don't know how much throwing there actually will be in
41:27the game because I think the Bears are going to be able to run on the Packers well they ran on the
41:32Jets last week too and they still had the opportunities for Lovelland so there's a difference of opinion I like him Dave
41:38excuse me a little bit different there in terms of how you would start him so we've covered a lot of these
41:43tight ends the starts and the sits let's just have a quick Dalton Kincaid conversation because he's been bad the last two
41:49games after getting off to such a hot start and he got the Detroit bump in week two which may just have
41:54boosted his production and you may have missed your sell high window here the Rams have allowed 85 yards receiving to the
41:59tight end groups that they faced so far this year and that includes Isaiah Likely in a game where there was a
42:05quarterback change it also includes George Kittle coming back so those are the two premier tight ends that they faced is Dalton
42:10Kincaid still safe though because from what we've seen the last two games it's been bad I don't think he's safe at
42:16all he has big upside he has a very low floor especially against the Rams what I'll be watching maybe more closely
42:21than how he scores for moving forward is where's the snap share where's the route share the first two weeks of the
42:27season he was playing more than he ever had before last week it was still a little bit elevated but it's trending
42:32the wrong direction he needs to be on the field for 70% of their pass plays to be a must start tight
42:37end so last week the Patriots doubled him a lot they were having defenders make contact and to be fair DJ Moore
42:43left early in that game so they could do that right so that certainly helped a lot as well and I almost
42:48think the Bills saw that happening and they went you know what we don't want to even deal with this let's just
42:54reel back on his snaps I think the Bills are going to have to throw in this game they need Dalton Kincaid
42:59if they're going to be competitive if there's no DJ Moore I would start him this week alright so there you see
43:05if you're looking at the rankings Dave is the outlier Heath and I are in the same boat 13 sports line even
43:10lower at 17th we're going to take a break when we come back it's just your questions to close the show so
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43:21wrapping things up here on Fantasy Football Today with your questions and this one is need one tight end in full PPR
43:26Kenya Sadiq Chiji Hawkinson or Colston Loveland we probably all have a different answer on this one I think we might alright
43:32just name Hawkinson you need a flow chart to answer this question Hawkinson if Jefferson's out Sadiq if not alright I would
43:37go Loveland if Hawkinson is not the featured guy next question give Kyron and receive Saquon plus Michael Wilson so would you
43:42give up Kyron and Kyron Williams for Saquon Barkley and Michael Wilson I am worried that Saquon will not be the same
43:48Saquon we're used to I think I'd rather hold on to Kyron Williams alright last question for you Heath stream weekly quarterbacks
43:53Brissette if I have Lamar and Nick so who would you start if I I mean hopefully Lamar plays it sounds like
43:59it's possible but I would stream Deshaun Watson then Aaron Rodgers then Jacoby Brissette are my top three streamers ok we would
44:04go with Brissette in that scenario thanks for watching Fantasy Football today for Heath Cummings and Dave Richard and our wonderful production
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