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0:13Now here's some combination of Adam, Dave, Jamie and Heath Alright everybody, let's do a bonus podcast right now on Fantasy Football
0:19Today And unfortunately Jalen Hurts is gonna be out this weekend And we don't know how long this injury will keep him
0:26off the field We hope he gets better soon He has a superficial blood clot And it's a matchup against the Panthers
0:33this week And this incredible stretch of matchups coming up for the Eagles offense Dallas at Washington and the Giants We're all
0:40here, Adam Azer, Dave Richard, Heath Cummings, Jamie Eisenberg Heath, earlier this morning on Thursday you talked about how much you liked
0:46Whichever running back was going to start for the Eagles against the Panthers We also just saw a report a couple minutes
0:53ago That Saquon Barkley and Devontae Smith were not seen at the open portion of practice So is there any Eagle that you're comfortable starting this week?
1:01I might have a hard time getting away from Dallas Goddard Just because if we don't have Devontae Smith Carolina still doesn't
1:08have any corners So I think they'll probably stay in that deep shell coverage They've been playing to prevent themselves from getting
1:14burnt over the top Which could mean a lot of easy dump-offs to Dallas Goddard He'll still be a top 12 tight
1:21end for me And then Damian Pierce is probably going to We've talked about it already Like you get past RB18 this
1:28week And we don't like these guys Damian Pierce is probably going to have a lot of work I would guess the
1:35Eagles will try to run the ball And take something off Tanner McKee's plate So Pierce will probably be a low-end RB2
1:41All right, so that's the topic really we can talk about tomorrow Unless you have some questions about tonight's game You know,
1:48you just have to go against any Eagle I mean, you don't have to start Evan Ingram Or A.J.
1:54Barner over Dallas Goddard or anything like that But, you know, start Jalen Waddell Don't hold out for Devontae Smith or anything
2:00like that It doesn't look like he's got a great chance to play The running backs are interesting though I mean, Pierce
2:07versus the Broncos guys What's your call? So, at this point with the fact that Barkley didn't practice again And that their
2:14quarterback is out My guess is they're going to take their time with Barkley And not rush him back So, I would
2:20probably wait it out And see if I like Pierce better than the Broncos guys So I would go that route We
2:27can do a little beat the waiver wire here Dave, talking about some quarterbacks Like, what do you do if you have Jalen Hurts?
2:34First of all, do you drop Jalen Hurts? And secondly, what's the alternative?
2:38I would hesitate to just snap drop him Until we know more about when he'll come back We don't know Nothing's come
2:45out that says anything That's as of 2.20 p.m.
2:48Eastern on Thursday So, if something comes out and it says Yeah, he's going to miss a month plus He's droppable But
2:54by the time he comes back Maybe the offensive line's a little bit healthier Maybe Devontae Smith and Saquon Barkley are back
3:01You might regret it So, just be aware of that Let's put him in the droppable But not a must-drop category And
3:08then you just pivot to one of the other quarterbacks I'm sure You know, the veterans that we talked about this week
3:15From Cousins, Jameis, Rogers Like, they're all going to be available in some leagues I think if you've got a scratch deeper
3:21than that At quarterback It could get pretty gross I don't know if you've got the stones To start Daniel Jones In
3:28his matchup against Tennessee It's not the worst that you could do Tyler Huntley Would be another interesting option Maybe if you're
3:35really desperate You could try Jalen Daniels But it's It's obviously not good If Hurts is your only quarterback And you've got
3:41to go and find somebody else And a lot of these veterans are already rostered And if you're choosing between those three What did you say?
3:49You said Jameis, Winston You said Kirk Cousins Did you say Yeah, my order would be Winston, Cousins, Rogers If you're doing
3:56it for multi-weeks And you're thinking about week seven as well I would change it Yeah The order changes for me Rodgers
4:03would be at the top, yes Yeah, because Jameis has the Texans And Cousins has the Rams next week Rogers has the
4:09Saints Another guy to look at If you're looking for next week Is Kyler Murray He gets the Colts next week Kyler's
4:16schedule is great After the Vikings bye Yeah Anything else you want to talk about With this story, Jameis?
4:22I don't mean to shortchange it or anything But he's out The Eagles are probably going to struggle Offensively this week And
4:28you could talk about Tanner McKee And how you feel about him in Superflex I'm thinking about picking up In a Superflex
4:35dynasty league But I don't know It's not that exciting But what do you think?
4:40Well, I mean We're in the throes of bye week hell right now You know, so it just started This is the
4:46first team with four teams First week with four teams on a bye So you're going to need some Healthy bodies that
4:53can throw the football And he's not Jalen Hurts He may have a little bit more Success running this offense on schedule
5:00So that may help the receivers You know, that could certainly be a possibility You still have a makeshift offensive line I
5:06didn't mean to curse I apologize Makeshift offensive line I like how you apologize there But you don't apologize Usually I'll do
5:13it on purpose It was accurate Yeah, it works Yeah, it's accurate Subliminal thoughts there The offensive line stinks Or has a
5:20potential to stink You know, you're talking about Throwing to Dontavian Wicks And Darius Cooper And Makai Lemon It's not the best
5:26receiving core right now Hopefully Smith comes back And is 100% I think when you're looking at it You know, I mentioned
5:33on Wednesday From a buy low standpoint You know, go by the Eagles I still think Saquon Barkley Could be a number
5:40two running back In this environment I still think Devontae Smith Could be a number two receiver In this environment You're not
5:46going to get The investment The return on investment That you have At least, you know When drafting them But you can
5:53still trade for them Relatively cheap If somebody wants to just Unload them Because of the concern Of what Jalen Hurts is
6:00Because the schedule Is still very good Like we've seen Time and time again You know, backup quarterbacks Come in and elevate
6:07The players around them Maybe not to the same degree But in the case of Jalen Hurts We know he's not The
6:13most polished passer So that could certainly Change some things And help You know, what this offense Does under Sean Mannion You
6:20know, for McKee In a super flex league And you look at the schedule Coming up It's just Might be someone You
6:27want to pick up Because it's the Cowboys The Commanders And the Giants In their next three games And maybe Jalen Hurts
6:33Is back next week We just don't know It's a blood clots I don't think you really Get a great timeline For
6:40these types of things Any final thoughts, Heath? It's terrible Hope Jalen Hurts is okay Yeah Yeah Exactly All right, so You
6:47wonder though If they lose Like do they Do they shut him down?
6:51I mean, I know It's not that type of injury And the irony of This week is Taylor Moten The tackle for
6:57the Panthers Coming back from A blood clot issue In his lungs You know, different scenario But he was out For the
7:04first four weeks Of the season And that could Be what they're Dealing with You know If you live in South Florida
7:11You know a little bit Blood clots Ruined Chris Boster's career You know, he was He was Part of the big three
7:17And had to Basically retire Because of blood clots I'm sure there's Numerous other examples I just know That one in particular
7:24So hopefully It's not something That's Serious, serious For Jalen Hurts All right, let's take One quick break And get some final
7:31Thoughts on Tanner McKee When we come back Dave, you looked At some tape Of Tanner McKee He actually had A start
7:37in week 18 last year And scored about 14 fantasy points On 40 pass attempts Against the commanders What'd you say?
7:44He's competent I wouldn't say He's got a great arm Certainly doesn't put A lot of velocity Into his throws And when
7:50he does It can be off target I worry about How he'll perform He's definitely Pressure sensitive A lot of quarterbacks Are
7:57But with With an offensive Line down At least three Starters from week One It could be Four starters From week one
8:04That's problematic For him And I think About You know The Damian Pierce Call I don't think He's going to be The
8:11only running back That the Eagles Use And McKee Got some time This preseason With Pierce With Carson Steele With Makai Lemon
8:17A little bit With Darius Cooper You know I I just feel like I would pass On everybody Except Goddard When it
8:24comes to Options for fantasy This week And that includes Pierce Because I just think That there could be A timeshare In
8:31a backfield Behind a bad Offensive line With a bad With a bad Quarterback And these guys Don't necessarily Catch a lot
8:37of Passes Stealed it in the Preseason from McKee But it could get Really gross The Carolina Panthers DST is out They're
8:44in 83% Of CBS Sports Leagues I think they're A good start This week Against the Eagles Oh yeah That's a good
8:51Also like If you're thinking About Tanner McKee For Superflex In the two times He's started So far in his career He
8:57has run Not at all Yeah So I'm not even sure Like he's a backup Quarterback that's going To help you score
9:04points With his legs at all Right And he's going to And he's going to do And he's going to do Very
9:11well Passing Jalen Hurts Has averaged 7.5 yards Per pass Attempt Over his career And he's been About 20% Worse than that
9:17This year Because the situation Is so awful So This is This is a Horrible spot For a backup Quarterback That also
9:24doesn't run Do they Is there anybody I know Andy Dalton Just got released Is there anybody Out there You think that
9:31They go get I mean it depends On how long Hurts is out too Like if they really Decide that This is
9:37it And Hurts isn't Coming back this year Then I don't know If Dalton even Comes back They've got a rookie Named
9:44Cole Payton Who was at the Senior Bowl And I think he's Got some traits But I don't think He's ready for
9:51The NFL By any stretch So You know I just wonder If they've got Two wins If they end up With two
9:58wins Where does this team Go in 2027 Yeah It's a good question But you know what This is a Crucial stretch
10:04Best case scenario For them is Jalen Hurts Missing minimal time Coming back And they're saved By the NFC East Because even
10:11if They lose this week They're still going To be right in The thick of it In the NFC East Well if
10:18the Giants Win and they lose They're what Three games back Two and a half back I think The tie They haven't
10:24played The Giants yet The tie They've got to feel like They will beat the Giants You know They should Beat the
10:31Giants Alright That's it for This bonus episode Thanks so much everybody For tuning in And good luck to you In week
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