Week 9 Fantasy Football Trade Advice: 4 RBs to BUY LOW & SELL HIGH Before the Deadline (Ep. 2314)
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57 min
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Nov 3, 2026
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Tue, November 3, 2026
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D'Andre SwiftBraelon AllenGarrett WilsonJonathan TaylorMike Washington Jr.Omar Cooper Jr.A.J. BrownDerrick HenryDevin SingletaryGeorge PickensJameson WilliamsJeremiyah LoveJordan MasonJosh Jacobs
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A.J. Brown
NegativeValue21:43
A.J. Brown can be sold on name value in trades; the source groups him with other receivers in similar ranking ranges as Kyle Mononga, suggesting he's a viable trade target or sell candidate depending on your team's needs.
Insight pageBraelon Allen
NegativeValue20:40
The source ranks Allen directly ahead of Kyle Mononga in rest-of-season rankings and describes him as an interesting name for various reasons.
Insight pagePositiveBreakout46:16
Braylon Allen has been fantastic and is a breakout candidate; over the last two weeks (against Raiders and Dolphins, easy matchups), he has been averaging 6.5 yards per carry and 120 yards per game with strong volume; even in the three weeks before that, he was averaging 4.6 yards per carry on big volume; the Jets staff has been high on him year after year; he looks like mini Derrick Henry despite both weighing 240 pounds; the challenge is that the Jets have a historical pattern of reverting to previously injured players when they return, which could limit his long-term role if Brees Hall returns.
Insight pageD'Andre Swift
NegativeUsage4:00
Carried the ball 27 times for 69 yards (2.6 yards per carry) in Week 8 against Seattle with three touchdowns; longest run was 7 yards. Despite high volume, Swift was inefficient, creating opportunity for Kyle Manungay to take over backfield duties when healthy. The source notes there is room in the backfield for another running back to be more efficient and explosive, though Swift remains a top-six running back and both backs can be top-12 fantasy assets.
Insight pageNegativeValue18:37
The source ranks Swift as RB11 and suggests he can be traded away in a package deal (Swift + WR30 for Gentie) if you need running back help at a position of need, though the source still likes him overall.
Insight pageNegativeRole22:01
Swift's role relative to Kyle Mononga is shifting from a clear 1-2 hierarchy earlier in the season to a potential 1A/1B split, which affects both players' usage and fantasy value going forward.
Insight pageDerrick Henry
NegativeValue10:00
Ranked ahead of Ashton Gentry in rest-of-season rankings. The source discussed him as a sell candidate two weeks ago, and that recommendation looks prescient given the Lamar Jackson injury (which impacts the Ravens' run game). Suggests trading Henry to downgrade a couple of spots at running back (to Gentry) while acquiring a receiver lottery ticket as additional compensation.
Insight pageDevin Singletary
PositiveMatchup27:06
With Scaife dealing with a hamstring injury and being a game-time decision against the Philadelphia Eagles, Singletary could see increased opportunity. The Eagles have given up 100 rushing yards to every single team they have faced this season, making them a great matchup for running backs. The source suggests 'We might see Devin Singletary be the RB1 this week' if Scaife is unavailable.
Insight pageGarrett Wilson
NegativeValue18:58
The source mentions Wilson as a potential wide receiver to trade away (as a WR3 on your team) in exchange for running back help, specifically in a package deal to acquire Gentry.
Insight pageNegativeRole21:27
Garrett Wilson is part of a crowded Chargers receiving corps alongside A.D. Mitchell and Omar Cooper, creating target volatility and making the Chargers a difficult offense to navigate for fantasy purposes.
Insight pageGeorge Pickens
NegativeBust18:58
The source describes Pickens as a major disappointment and suggests trading him away (as a WR3) for running back help, specifically mentioning a potential Pickens-for-Gentry swap as trading your trash for someone else's trash at a position of need.
Insight pageJameson Williams
NegativeValue18:58
The source mentions Williams as a potential wide receiver to trade away (as a WR3 on your team) in exchange for running back help.
Insight pageJeremiyah Love
NegativeValue20:40
The source ranks Love directly ahead of Kyle Mononga in rest-of-season rankings and describes him as an interesting name for various reasons.
Insight pageJonathan Taylor
NegativeMatchup27:06
The source mentions Jonathan Taylor as a possible beneficiary if Scaife is unavailable against the Eagles, though the context is speculative. More significantly, the source and co-the source have repeatedly discussed whether the Giants are the team to acquire Jonathan Taylor, suggesting the Giants' interest in upgrading their running back room could target Taylor specifically.
Insight pageNegativeValue36:49
The source wants to buy Jonathan Taylor at RB6 price tag despite significant risk; Taylor has established track record as RB1 in past seasons and has been productive this year (RB5 on the season), giving him name recognition and production to trade for players ranked lower plus additional pieces (e.g., Jalen Warren plus, Juba Hubbard plus, or even Bayshel Tootin plus); the trade deadline presents opportunity to move him before potential team bottoming out if he stays on Colts, who just traded away offensive lineman Quentin Nelson to Seattle.
Insight pageJordan Mason
NegativeValue20:40
The source ranks Mason directly ahead of Kyle Mononga in rest-of-season rankings and describes him as an interesting name for various reasons.
Insight pageJosh Jacobs
NegativeValue8:00
Ranked ahead of Ashton Gentry in rest-of-season rankings but faces suspension risk from ongoing legal situation with unclear timeline. Has averaged 2.3 yards per attempt on the ground and is touchdown-dependent for fantasy relevance; if touchdowns dry up, his value will crater. Next four weeks (at New England, home vs. Minnesota, bye, at Rams) are not particularly helpful for fantasy, though schedule improves after that. The source is willing to trade Jacobs for Gentry despite his current ranking, viewing him as a sell candidate unless he continues scoring touchdowns.
Insight pageMichael Wilson
NegativeValue22:09
Michael Wilson is an ideal trade target for Kyle Mononga; coming off a monster game against Dallas and benefiting from Gardy Minchu's arrival and offensive production boost, Wilson offers a compelling sell-high candidate with momentum and excitement around the Cardinals offense.
Insight pageMike Washington Jr.
NegativeUsage6:30
Had 25 carries for 83 yards in Week 8 against the Jets but scored fewer fantasy points than Ashton Gentry despite leading in rushing volume. Had nine red-zone carries but did not score a single touchdown, getting stuffed repeatedly until the Raiders had to resort to a Kirk Cousins QB sneak. The source notes this inefficiency suggests it's not a foregone conclusion that Washington has taken over red-zone duties, and that Gentry will likely bounce back in carries.
Insight pageNegativeUsage20:00
The source uses Washington as a comparison point, noting he had 20 more touches than Ash Jennings but only 10 more yards from scrimmage and fewer fantasy points due to lack of receiving volume.
Insight pageOllie Gordon II
NegativeValue9:00
Ranked between Ashton Gentry (RB16) and Tony Pollard in rest-of-season rankings; mentioned as a potential trade target alongside Jacobs when evaluating whether to move for Gentry, though no specific analysis is provided in this segment.
Insight pageOmar Cooper Jr.
PositiveRole21:27
Omar Cooper could be traded away because the Chargers receiving situation is viewed as a headache with A.D. Mitchell and Garrett Wilson creating a crowded target landscape; the source suggests moving him if you don't want to ride the volatility.
Insight pageNegativeValue22:03
The source suggests Omar Cooper could be traded away if you want to get off a team (transcript cuts off but implies team-related concerns).
Insight pageOmarion Hampton
PositiveValue21:35
The source suggests that if you've been holding Marion Hampton and somebody wants to take a swing on him, you should trade him away, implying he has value in the trade market.
Insight pageRoschon Johnson
NegativeRole5:00
Has been worked into the Bears backfield alongside DeAndre Swift and Kyle Manungay but has not looked effective. The source notes that once Manungay returns, the Bears will likely go back to him as the primary backup, with Johnson phased out.
Insight pageSaquon Barkley
NegativeBust40:01
The source strongly considered selling Saquon Barkley and wants nothing to do with this player because the Eagles situation is so bad; unlike other running backs who might be traded, there is no escape or emergency exit for Barkley on his current team.
Insight pageTony Pollard
NegativeValue8:00
Ranked ahead of Ashton Gentry in rest-of-season rankings and was discussed as a sell-high candidate last week. The source suggests you can trade Pollard to acquire Gentry, framing it as a downgrade at running back but potentially a smart move if you're buying into Gentry's receiving upside and the Raiders' offensive system.
Insight pageWoody Marks
NegativeValue21:20
The source mentions Woody Marks as a running back ranked after Kyle Mononga, suggesting he could potentially be traded to acquire Mononga if available.
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Episode Transcript
0:00This is an iHeart Podcast. Guaranteed Human. Hello everybody, welcome into the FantasyPros - Fantasy Football Podcast.
0:05I'm Ryan Wormeli, joined by Andrew Erickson. We were talking some Week 9 Buys and Sells.
0:09This is our Quarterbacks and Running Backs edition of the show.
0:12Just a couple weeks left here, Erickson, before we switch this over to a prediction show.
0:17There's not much time left in the fantasy season for you to make trades if you're in a league that has any kind of trade deadline.
0:24Just a couple of weeks away here throughout November and then we'll be changing up the format of this show.
0:29That's a little bit of housekeeping tease for you.
0:32How are you feeling today here through Week 8?
0:34Well, it seems like through the wavelengths, the radio waves, you have given me some of your sickness, Worm.
0:39So thanks for that. But besides that, coming off a really entertaining Monday Night Football game where the Chicago Bears, man, what a statement.
0:46Victory going up to Seattle, putting 34 points on the vaunted Seahawks defense.
0:50That is at the most points that they've given up.
0:52I think it's the most points they've probably given up in a game since they faced Ben Johnson's Lions offense.
0:58A couple of years ago when they gave up 40 points.
1:01So I know that we talked a lot on some of the tailgate shows about what this matchup is going to be like.
1:07Ben Johnson with extra time against Mike McDonald. And dude, the Bears came out on top, man.
1:12Like this team looks like it's Super Bowl ready.
1:15And I'm already regretting talking about, oh, well, the Lions should be the favorites to win the NFC North that we talked about on yesterday's tailgate show.
1:22So I'm immediately trying to retract all of those takes because of how well the Bears looked with how impactful Jeffrey Simmons was.
1:28I could not believe I'm looking at the stat right now that I pulled from NextGenStats of his impact.
1:34I know they mentioned on the broadcast basically how much of an impact he made.
1:38So he had one pressure and one sack on 34 pass rushes, which was a team high.
1:42He was the only Chicago defensive lineman to record double digit double teams.
1:46So drawing a ton of attention from the Seahawks offensive line.
1:49On the eight plays that Simmons was off the field, the Bears allowed 13.3 yards per play, 62.5% success rate, 37.5% explosive pass play rate.
1:56And then when he was on the field, 48 of the other 56 defensive snaps, defense allowed three yards per play, 25%
2:02success rate, five tackles for loss when on the field.
2:05So dude, they could have traded five first round picks.
2:08It seems like to get Jeffrey Simmons based on how bad the defense was before, how bad they weren't in a small sample size against the Seahawks offense.
2:15Just, I mean, are the Bears not like the Super Bowl?
2:18I don't say Super Bowl favorites, but after this game and I have not looked at any of the odds, but I
2:24can imagine they were surging up the Super Bowl odds.
2:27Eric said, I was the one on the show yesterday with on the tailgate who was saying, why are you guys both
2:33aligned on the Lions winning the North? I think the Bears are going to be the better team going forward here.
2:39You were right. And the schedule's not that different.
2:41I feel real good about that. They, it, it was a statement is the right way to put it.
2:47Like you said, it was a statement game by them, a statement of intent, a statement of, Hey, this Jeffrey Simmons thing is going to work out.
2:54To do that in Seattle is really incredible. They have gotten really improved odds.
2:58Consensus odds on bettingpros.com have them with the third best odds to win the Super Bowl this year.
3:03That's second best in the NFC behind only the Niners, which is reasonable.
3:07I don't think you need to put them ahead of them, but it goes not, it goes bills, then Niners, then the Bears.
3:13And I think that's valid. I mean, again, they, they Simmons was a perfect fit for what they needed and also an elite player.
3:20Like it's just a ridiculously good acquisition for them.
3:22And I think it, I think it's going to look a lot more games like that going forward.
3:27If I'm being perfectly honest, I think that is, um, that that's not going away.
3:31I think the Bears are gonna be really, really, really good the rest of the season.
3:3634-17, by the way, was the final on that one.
3:38Um, they did give up more than 34 points twice last year, the Seahawks.
3:42It's the most they've given up this year. Um, they allowed 37 points to the Rams in that crazy, uh, late season primetime game.
3:49Uh, and then they also allowed 38 when they lost to the Bucks early last year.
3:53If you remember that one, it was like their only, it was like their only loss to a non-Rams team, like the entire season, basically.
4:00So, uh, that's what it felt like. So yeah, uh, really, really impressed by the Bears, both defensively and offensively doing that in Seattle.
4:07Um, they're awesome. I actually think Erickson, we should, um, basically just go right into our running backs to buy.
4:12And I'm going to go ahead of you this time because I'm talking about a Bears running back.
4:17I have my running back to buy as Kyle Manungay.
4:20And I was kind of thinking about him as an option, you know, hopefully coming back from injury soon, even before, uh, this game last night.
4:27But this just makes me even more certain about it.
4:30This team obviously can run the ball really well.
4:32Um, three touchdowns for DeAndre Swift. They know how to run the ball when they're close to the goal line.
4:38They did an awesome job designing those plays with goal-to-go situations in Seattle last night.
4:42But DeAndre Swift was not very effective. 27 carries, just 69 yards.
4:45It's an average of 2.6 yards per carry. There is room in this backfield for a, another running back to be more
4:52efficient, be more explosive, and take over the backfield.
4:54I mean, Swift carried the ball 27 times his longest run was 7 yards.
4:58I know the Seahawks do that to a lot of teams, so I'm not saying that Swift is buried or anything like that.
5:04But there's an opportunity here for Kyle Manungay to do what he's done a couple of times this season already, only playing
5:10three or four games, which is have these big explosive games despite sharing the backfield with DeAndre Swift.
5:15Um, I think there will be a lot more touchdowns to go.
5:19I think the Bears are going to be leading a lot of games the rest of the season and therefore are going
5:25to have a lot of opportunities to be running out the clock with this elite, well-designed run game, uh, with Kyle Manungay getting a lot of carries.
5:32And he's only about RB30. He was, that's what it was last I checked.
5:36Let me see where he is now, actually, see if that's moved at all.
5:40I doubt it would have moved too much because he didn't actually play, of course.
5:44Yeah, still RB30 in the consensus rest-of-season rankings. Um, you know, he's, was not on IR, but has been ruled out several games in a row.
5:51You would think the fact that they're not putting him on IR means he should be back relatively soon.
5:56He has the bye in Week 10, so maybe we miss out on one more.
6:01I don't care because it's Bucs this week, which is a tough matchup for any running back.
6:05And then the bye. After that, though, you're making this trade for Week 11 and beyond.
6:10You get the Saints, the Lions, the Jags, which is tough, although they did lose Hamilton, so maybe that won't be as tough.
6:16Miami, Buffalo, Green Bay, and Detroit. That's how you run through Week 11 through Week 17.
6:20You make the trade for Kyle Manungay because he's affordable right now as a guy who might not be that helpful the next two weeks.
6:27But it's going to be really good the rest of the season and is only ranked RB30.
6:32I think that's going to look too low by the time we get to Week 11 and beyond.
6:37So I want to make that trade a couple weeks early when it's still going to be really cheap and then really reap those benefits afterwards.
6:44So sorry to jump you. Usually we do your running back first.
6:47But since we were talking about the Bears, last night to me was very emblematic of why Manungay is a good target.
6:54Right. Buying a player that hasn't played in over a month.
6:57I think this is the perfect move for contending teams.
6:59Obviously, if you need wins right now, Kyle Manungay is not going to help you because I think that we're probably going
7:05to be at least two more weeks until we see him hit the field.
7:09It doesn't make sense for them to rush him back based on because he was dealing with a foot or excuse me, a toe and thumb injury.
7:17So working on these phalanges is the issue with Kyle Manungay.
7:20You can relate to the thumb, by the way, as I show on YouTube.
7:24I think that this is a great move here.
7:26You outline the rest of season schedule for the Chicago Bears.
7:29Excellent for their run game. And the run game has kind of been lackluster a little bit without Kyle Manungay.
7:35You could argue that he was actually performing better than DeAndre Swift at times just like from a per-touch basis.
7:40And we know that Swift, is he going to keep up this type of momentum and pace?
7:45I mean, I think that he's a top six running back.
7:48Obviously, he got the three touchdowns last night, which you're getting, you're not complaining.
7:52This isn't a Sal DeAndre Swift, but it's a point where there's enough room here for both running backs to thrive and probably even be top 12 guys.
8:00I'm actually kind of curious. I want to see if you can mark this.
8:03Kyle Manungay, where does he rank in terms of points per game among running backs in half PPR this season?
8:09I can pull that up on the points per game.
8:12I know what the answer is. I want to see if you can tell or if you know off the top of your head.
8:18I don't know off the top of my head.
8:21And I would guess points per game because he had two games with over 100 rushing yards despite only playing four weeks.
8:27The other two games, he didn't really do much of anything.
8:30I'm going to guess, yeah, it looks like an average of 10.
8:33You can give it a range too. You don't have to list the number.
8:37Yeah, I'm just trying to think. I would say probably a little.
8:40He's not far off from about 15 points a game, I think.
8:44I would say, and this is half PPR scoring you're asking?
8:47Yeah. I would say probably like RB 12. Actually, that sounds about right.
8:50I think right about 12. What is it? Overshot it a little bit, but you're obviously bullish on Kyle Manungay.
8:56He's our Manungay. What a guy, Manungay. Yes, we are the Manungays.
8:59RB 16. Okay. Well, the reason I said 12 is because I just feel like running back has been such a struggle
9:05this year that I just assumed that being in that range of 15 points per game probably would be close to a top 12 running back.
9:12But yeah, I mean, that's still like a high-end RB2 right there.
9:16Yeah. So I think that makes tons of sense.
9:18He's actually tied with a running back we were going to talk about a little bit earlier in points per game, which is interesting enough.
9:25So yeah, Manungay, out of sight, out of mind.
9:28Perfect buy low for a contending team because they've shown that, look, even though DeAndre Swift has been mostly, the guy, there's
9:34been times where they've worked in Roshon Johnson. He has not looked that great.
9:38So I think that they're going to go right back to Manungay once he is healthy and good to go.
9:43And there's an argument to be made where if Swift, again, given all the touches that he's taken on over the last
9:49couple of games without Manungay in the lineup, that Manungay might actually end up leading a little bit more as the Bears
9:55lean on the run game, try to go into the playoffs, keeping DeAndre Swift fresh for a playoff run.
10:00I really think that week 11 through week 17 is going to feed families.
10:04That will win people fantasy leagues this season if you have Bears.
10:08And that second Vikings matchup is week 18. You don't have to worry about it.
10:12I mean, I know that was a weird weather game anyway in that first week.
10:16But if you are scared of the Vikings defense, that's week 18.
10:19You don't have to face them again. So yeah, I think Manungay is a really, really exciting person to go by if
10:25you are in really strong playoff position already. So that's my running back to buy.
10:29Let's go to yours where we usually start, Eric.
10:32Who are you looking to buy at the running back position?
10:35Ashton Gentry, running back for the Las Vegas Raiders, who teased it.
10:38He's actually tied with Kyle Manungay in points per game as the RB 16, which is kind of where exactly his rest of season rank is.
10:45So the reason I think Gentry is an interesting buy low is because his stock seemingly has hit rock bottom, right?
10:51Coming off a game where he had two carries, gets out carried significantly compared to Mike Washington, who had 25 carries for 83 yards.
10:58But when you look at the actual production in terms of fantasy points, Ashton Gentry scored more fantasy points than Mike Washington
11:04did because of the receiving usage that has been Ashton Gentry's staple all year long.
11:08Fourth in routes run, first in targets, first in catches, first in receiving yards, fourth in yards per route run, fourth in target rate.
11:15So I understand why people are frustrated with Ashton Gentry again, obviously not living up to the draft capital where he took
11:21him at the end of the first round, beginning of the second round.
11:24He's been in and out of the lineup a little bit with his ankle injury.
11:29We still don't know how 100% healthy he is.
11:31And now coming off a game, basically every single week where his carries have gone down since the start of the year,
11:37every single game, it's been less and less, less.
11:40There was one week where it was 10 carries and then 10 carries the next week.
11:44But besides that, it's basically been like a steady decline.
11:47Fine. But the receiving is so important for the game that we play in fantasy football, right?
11:51It'd be a different thing if so if Gentry was doing all these great things from a rushing perspective, but it was
11:57a total dud in the passing game and he was still RB 16.
12:01Would we feel the same way about him? I just think that the narrative with him is just it's so bad that he's terrible.
12:08Mike Washington is so much better than Ashton Gentry is and maybe he's better as a rusher.
12:12But in terms of playing fantasy football, half PPR, full PPR, Ashton Gentry is RB 16.
12:17And I don't think that that's going to be going away, especially if him as a receiver.
12:22Now, Clint Kubiak obviously did kind of walk back a little bit of did we bench Ashton Gentry?
12:26Basically, he talked about how they were going to get Mike Washington more involved, but they still want to use Mike Washington.
12:33They still want to use Ashton Gentry. They still want to use Dylan Lobby.
12:36And I think that how good Gentry's been in the passing game, that's not going to go away.
12:41Even Kubiak even mentioned that Ashton, again, made huge plays for us in the passing game.
12:46He ripped off that one really big catch and run that helped the Raiders score.
12:50So even if Mike Washington is leading the team in carries, does that mean he's going to lead the team in fantasy points?
12:56I don't think so, because that definitely wasn't the case here in week eight.
13:00So looking ahead at some of the schedule, 49ers this week.
13:03What are the 49ers been the worst at against running backs this year?
13:07Not against rushing yards. They've allowed the most catches, third most yards to running backs in the receiving game, fifth most targets
13:13to running backs in the receiving game. So this isn't a recommendation for Gentry as, oh, he's going to take back the RB1 role.
13:19He's going to surge. I do think that he's going to bounce back a little bit when it comes to the carries.
13:26I don't think it's going to be this one sided, especially because Mike Washington wasn't necessarily super efficient or effective.
13:31He had nine red zone carries. He did not score a single touchdown against the New York Jets.
13:36He was stuffed after stuffed after stuffed. And they had to eventually just turn it to Kirk Cousins to just get the
13:42QB sneak because they could not find the end zone.
13:45And Ashton Gentry was still involved at a lot of the red zone plays.
13:49One of his two carries was actually in the red zone.
13:52So it's still not a foregone conclusion that Mike Washington has taken over the red zone duties because neither running back has
13:58been particularly great rushing in the red zone. So I just think that the narrative run Gentry is so low right now
14:04where you can buy him for pennies on the dollar.
14:07I know we talked about this guy last week as a sell high.
14:10I think you can definitely trade Tony Pollard to get Ashton Gentry.
14:14I think that's definitely within the range of outcomes.
14:16And maybe this is just, you know, capitulating that we were wrong about trading Tony Pollard last week.
14:21But I still feel like he is a sell high type of candidate.
14:25And if you can get Ashton Gentry, who has been a very great staple in the receiving game all year, that's the
14:31angle that I kind of want to take here.
14:33So Ashton Gentry, what do you think? Before I give you what I think, let me ask you two other names quickly.
14:39Josh Jacobs and Ollie Gordon. They're ranked between where Gentry is ranked in the rest of season rankings and where Pollard is ranked.
14:46Are those two guys that you would consider moving for Gentry as well?
14:49I think Jacobs is tough because I don't know how to.
14:52The suspension thing risk is really tough with him where we kind of all don't really know how long this could last.
14:58I think that obviously if you're ranking ahead for next week, Jacobs is going to be ranked well ahead of Ashton Gentry.
15:04So I think in the short term, you probably just want to keep Jacobs if you really need wins right now.
15:10But in the long term, I think maybe you'd want to buy into Ashton Gentry as a second year player, again, trying
15:16to adapt to a new offensive system. Maybe they get him going a little bit more in the second half of the season.
15:23So that's the angle that I would kind of look at it.
15:26So contending team, maybe you look more ahead towards Ashton Gentry banking on Jacobs not being there towards the end of the
15:32season versus I need wins right now. You probably want to just hold Jacobs because he's going to be the bell cow
15:38for the Green Bay Packers until the NFL decides to suspend him or finish their process of the legal situation.
15:44I think I'm more willing to trade Jacobs than you are because it's not just the risk of that.
15:49It's also the fact that he hasn't looked – he's gotten the touchdowns.
15:52That's why he's been a really high-scoring player, and maybe that continues.
15:56But it's not like he's been efficient or particularly effective on the ground.
15:59He's gotten the passing game usage, which is nice.
16:02But he's averaging, what, like 2.5 yards per carry, something like that, on the season.
16:06He has 2.3 yards per attempt on the ground so far.
16:09It's not all his fault, I'm saying. The offensive line is not very good there or anything.
16:14There's a lot of stuff going on with the running game in Green Bay.
16:18But I feel like if the touchdowns go away, this might start to look pretty bad.
16:22And Jacobs' next four weeks are at New England, home against Minnesota, a bye week, and at the Rams.
16:27It's a really, really friendly schedule after that. But the next month is maybe not that helpful to you for fantasy anyway.
16:33Again, he needs to get in the end zone to be effective.
16:37So I think I would trade him for Gentie almost regardless of your current situation.
16:41But I understand if you want to frame it more as if you're a contender or you want Gentie.
16:46And if you really need wins now, you want Jacobs.
16:49But I'm not sure how helpful Jacobs will be unless he keeps falling in the end zone.
16:53In which case, obviously, that's going to be really helpful.
16:56Yeah, Gentie, like I just am such a believer in Clint Kubiak that I want to be invested in this offense, generally speaking.
17:03And Gentie being ranked outside the top 15 at the position is an opportunity.
17:06I think it's one of those where I'm not 100% sold that it will work out for you this year.
17:12Like obviously, I still really believe in Gentie in terms of like a dynasty asset or whatever.
17:17I'm not 100% sold that it will work out this year because it's just hard to play through injuries.
17:22And like you said, he's getting less workload. We don't really know the full extent of the health of his ankle.
17:28But I think it is a really smart process.
17:30I think it's smart to say we believe this guy is an elite talent.
17:34He's in what feels like an ascending offense that's been good.
17:37And he's ranked outside the top 15 at a position where there's really not a lot of certainty outside of that top 15 to 18 range.
17:44And he's ranked 16th. I think getting a guy in the back end of that group is just smart.
17:49I think you were mentioning some of the guys who are ranked lower than him as, oh, I would trade Tony Pollard
17:56to get Gentie and think he can do that.
17:58I look at some of the guys ahead of him and feel like I'd be interested in downgrading to Gentie while getting another piece.
18:05If I could – like Derrick Henry is ranked ahead of him still.
18:08So if I could trade Derrick Henry, who I talked about as a sell two weeks ago on the show, and obviously
18:14that looks a lot more prescient now with the Lamar injury.
18:17It's for unfortunate reasons, of course. But if you can trade Derrick Henry to downgrade a couple of spots at running back
18:23and get a receiver lottery ticket thrown in, I like that a lot if I'm looking at my team.
18:29I think even somebody like DeAndre Swift who we just talked about, like if you think Menonga will come in and maybe
18:35get more workload than you expect rest of season.
18:37I'm not saying you have to go sell DeAndre Swift.
18:40I still like him, but he's RB11 versus Gentie, RB16.
18:43If I can go from Swift to Gentie and get – insert wide receiver 30 in your rankings here, then to me,
18:49I think that might be a good process. A couple other names around Gentie.
18:53There's a bunch of receivers that maybe you'd be willing to part with if you need running back help.
18:58Garrett Wilson, George Pickens, Jameson Williams. Some couple receiver names that maybe are your wide receiver three on your team.
19:03Pickens has obviously been a major disappointment. Maybe you can flip him for Gentie, also a major disappointment.
19:08Again, trading your trash for someone else's trash at a position of need is something that I recommended doing a couple weeks ago.
19:15So maybe that's a move that you can make.
19:17I also just think that – I don't think the market views Gentie as RB16, to be totally honest.
19:23Like, if you just mention him, it's – he sucks.
19:25He's so terrible. Like, he's garbage. And maybe he's not a good runner.
19:29That's obviously been the fact, but he catches passes.
19:31He's the number one running back across almost every single receiving metric this season.
19:35And that scores a ton of fantasy points. So that's the reason I think that he is a buy, just because the
19:41stock has hit rock bottom with Gentie after he had two carries.
19:45Which, if you had to take the under over on how many carries he has against the 49ers, you're going to take the over on two carries.
19:52Like, we've seen backfields flip very, very quickly from week to week.
19:55The Giants, a couple weeks ago, right? Skadaboo, dead.
19:58Dead on arrival. Never going to play ever again.
20:00And then he gets the bell cow usage the very next week.
20:04So I just wouldn't write off Ash Jennings completely after this one game blip where, again, he had 10 fewer yards than
20:10Mike Washington despite a touch discrepancy of, like, 20.
20:12And he had just 10 fewer yards from scrimmage.
20:15And he scored more fantasy points because he just caught passes.
20:18And Mike Washington didn't. So that's something that I just don't think needs to get lost.
20:22Again, I'm not saying I agree with why fantasy points are scored this way.
20:26It's just the way it is. So that's what matters.
20:29And before we get off the running backs to buy, I don't think you mentioned anybody that you would trade to get Kyle Mononga.
20:35Any names that when you look at the rest of season rankings around him?
20:39Because I feel like you can try trade bench pieces to get him.
20:43I mean, he's ranked pretty low relative to his rankings.
20:46Yeah, I think somebody like – so the three names directly ahead of him in the rankings are Jeremiah Love, Jordan Mason, Braylon Allen.
20:52Those are all really interesting names for all very different reasons.
20:55Right ahead of those guys is a player you're about to talk about as a sell that I would be interested in for sure.
21:02Cam Scadaboo, just as a tease. We'll get into a deeper conversation there.
21:05But that is your running back to sell this week.
21:08I think Scadaboo for Mononga is something like – I wouldn't actually hate that if you're a contender.
21:13Some of the names after him, Travis A. Chan, Woody Marks, Chad White.
21:17I don't know if you can move those to get Mononga.
21:20If you can, I definitely would. And Marion Hampton, if you've been holding on to him and somebody wants to take the swing, go do it.
21:27I think the receivers is probably where there's more obvious fits would be my guess.
21:31And looking at some of the receivers, could you move Lad McConkie coming off of a decent game if you're just like
21:37wanting to get off of the Chargers? Could you move maybe like Omar Cooper if you say, hey, I think this is
21:43going to be going forward too much of a headache with A.D.
21:47Mitchell and Garrett Wilson. And I just don't want to ride this roller coaster or trade him for Kyle Mononga.
21:52I think that's interesting. So I think those are – A.J.
21:55Brown, if you can sell the name value. I think those are probably some of the names that stand out to me
22:01that are in roughly similar rankings ranges compared to Kyle Mononga.
22:04Does those sound crazy to you or do any of those kind of pique your interest?
22:09I think they all kind of do. I think Mononga, you outlined it.
22:12He could be a league winner down the stretch in terms of just the way that the schedule sets up.
22:18If he and Swift are operating closer to a 1A, 1B and not a number one, number two like it was earlier in the season.
22:25I think an actual perfect name to flip him, Michael Wilson.
22:28Coming off a monster game against Dallas. You get the Gardu Minchu mania kind of bump here with office production coming with Minchu.
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22:37Seattle just lost to the Bears. Their defense sucks.
22:40So I think that's a move that you can make, especially because Mononga, dude, he's just been sitting on your bench in
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26:11Erickson, I just mentioned that you're running back to sell Cam Scadaboo.
26:14Why is he on this list for you? Because I am not convinced that the Giants are going to move forward rest
26:20of the season with him as their RB1. Now, we're recording this on Tuesday, November 3rd.
26:25As of right now, the Giants have not made a move for any other running backs in the trade market.
26:30However, I think that that's very much in play, whether it is Jonathan Taylor, whether it is Derrick Henry potentially reuniting with Harbaugh in New York.
26:37I think that the Giants are going to add somebody before the trade deadline at the running back position, given all the injuries that they're dealing with.
26:45They put Tyrone Tracy on injured reserve before their bye week.
26:48And Cam Scadaboo is also dealing with a hamstring injury that he suffered at the end of the Giants' last game in
26:54week seven before they went on bye. Scadaboo told ESPN that, hey, he felt something in his hamstring towards the end of that game on his final carry.
27:02Sealed the win for the New York Giants. And that's why I wanted to get him off my roster ASAP.
27:07Because coming out of the bye week, it's already been announced that he is day-to-day with his hamstring injury.
27:12And this was from Jordan Renan from ESPN reporting, the Giants reporter, that he's already looked at as a game-time decision this week against the Philadelphia Eagles.
27:20Which is being played on Sunday. Now, we know the Eagles have been a great matchup for running backs so far this season.
27:26They've given up 100 rushing yards to every single team that they have faced.
27:30So they have fallen far from grace from being this elite defense to be feared.
27:34They're a defense you want to attack. We might see Devin Singletary be the RB1 this week.
27:39Or maybe Jonathan Taylor. Like, we don't know what's going to happen.
27:42That being said, I want to get Scadaboo up my roster as soon as possible.
27:46Again, even when he was the bell cow for the Giants, he'd been really more of an RB3 most of the season.
27:52And most of his weeks, even when he was seeing the bell cow usage.
27:56Obviously, in the last game we saw him, it was a career high across the board and how effective he was after getting benched the week prior.
28:04But the Giants have told us all offseason that they were never satisfied with the running back room of Scadaboo and Tyrone Tracy and Devin Singletary.
28:11And it's why they've rotated so many different guys.
28:13It's why they added Najee Harris and then cut Najee Harris.
28:16They were in on Kenneth Walker. That was one of the reports that we got throughout free agency.
28:21They were very interested in Jeremiah Love during the NFL draft.
28:24And I think they're going to make a move for another running back here.
28:28And you're going to see Scadaboo's value drop significantly.
28:31So I'm trying to package him up with somebody else that needs a running back and get him off my roster.
28:37Because I think his value is going to depreciate very, very quickly.
28:40Do you agree with my thought of Scadaboo for Monungay?
28:43Yes. I would just do that right now. Rip off the Band-Aid and not even sweat the, oh, did the Giants add
28:49Jonathan Taylor or one of these other guys? Yeah.
28:51I think this is a really good call. Doing this before the Giants make a move for a running back is very smart.
28:58You want to get out ahead of it before his value creators.
29:01I was not very high on Scadaboo, honestly, coming into the season.
29:04And some of the times he's gotten the usage that makes me feel like I had the wrong call there.
29:10And obviously he's coming off his best game of the year prior to the bye week in terms of the production.
29:15But yeah, like the fact that the injury is still lingering coming out of the bye week is always very scary.
29:21That's always, that's never a good sign when somebody gets the bye week and then early that next week they're already talking about a game time decision.
29:29That looks, makes me feel very uncomfortable with the health wise.
29:32And this is the team we have all circled to be adding a running back, right?
29:36On every show with the tailgate, on every trade show, I feel like you, me, and Debro have been talking about, is this the Jonathan Taylor team?
29:44You brought up, is this the Derrick Henry team?
29:46I think more so than any other team, their name has come up as a, they need to go out and get,
29:52or want to go out and get a running back here.
29:55And when that happens, regardless of if it's Jonathan Taylor or somebody a lot lower on the totem pole, it's going to mess with his carries.
30:02And he's right now ranks as RB 26. And I don't think he will be a top 24 running back rest of season once this trade happens.
30:10So I do think there is an opportunity to, I know, again, he's not ranked to the top 24.
30:15He's just outside it, but like, I think it will probably look pretty bad.
30:19And, and this is a, like, I don't have a chat, I guess what I'm saying.
30:23I feel like it's a long winded way of saying, like, I think you're spot on.
30:28And I firmly agree with this. Where is he ranked for you rest of season?
30:32So I have him RB 31, I believe. So lower than consensus.
30:35I'm probably bringing down his rest of season ranking.
30:38And someone that he's handholding with, right, kind of wedged in between.
30:41So Mononga is right there. See if he could ever turn it around in the second half of the season, Jeremiah Love, right?
30:47Who has like a third ankle injury, which, dude, I cannot believe that this is not how it related to any of his other ankle injuries.
30:55It's a totally different. How many ankles does this guy have?
30:58Does he have a third ankle? What about like maybe one of these rookie receivers?
31:02Scadaboo for a Denzel Boston. Scadaboo for a Casey Concepcion.
31:05Scadaboo for a Jeremy Bernard, Jordan Tyson, Omar Cooper.
31:07These guys are all ranked in the 30s at receiver.
31:10So I feel like you just look at the rankings.
31:13That's a very doable trade, but you're taking maybe some more upside with the rookie receivers.
31:17Hoping one of those guys kind of breaks out in the second half of the year.
31:21Yeah, I like that move a lot. I think Carnell Tate's another one who I know we're going to talk about in
31:27a receivers version of the show, but if you can't get him.
31:31You probably have to do a little bit more to get to it.
31:34Yeah, that would seem, it feels harder to get, but.
31:37But Scadaboo with a rookie receiver that's popped recently.
31:40So Scadaboo plus Lemon, Scadaboo plus Antonio Williams, guys that are kind of like surging up a little bit.
31:45Again, I think packaging Scadaboo is probably the best idea because there is some appeal with him because we also could be
31:51wrong and the Giants don't add a running back.
31:53But even in that scenario, is he full-bound Blaukow?
31:56How healthy is he? Dude, these hamstringers have been brutal this season with some of these running backs.
32:01And Scadaboo, we already know he's not a player that wins with speed or acceleration.
32:05Like he is a bulldozer, right? And if he's not operating at 100%, like how effective is he going to be out
32:11there if he's dealing with a hamstring injury? So that's where I get concerned about him, especially after the bye week.
32:17The fact that he's not practicing or that he's not 100%, that is a major red flag.
32:22And you know, Scadaboo, we already saw him lose his job once, right?
32:25You know, he's going to want to push to play as soon as he can, because he knows that any missed opportunities could cost him his job.
32:33And maybe that ends up biting him in the long run.
32:36Yeah. Let's go to buy, right? I'm going to buy him back to sell.
32:40It's a name that you mentioned. It's Jonathan Taylor.
32:42And this isn't to say that I think Jonathan Taylor is washed.
32:45This isn't to say that I think he's stuck with the Colts, because I think he obviously very much could get traded here.
32:52As of right now, the time we're recording this, that no move has been made.
32:56The thing with Jonathan Taylor for me is that he's ranked his RB7 in the consensus rest of season rankings.
33:01And I think that's probably not too far off from where his market value is.
33:05Like sometimes we look at these rankings and it's like, well, that's what the experts are saying, but what do people actually think?
33:12Like, I think people still think of Jonathan Taylor as like a very elite running back.
33:16He's been RB5 on the season. Like he's produced and has not hurt you if you invested in him.
33:21But I think he's ranked as if the trade is going to happen.
33:25And there's a chance it doesn't. And if it if it doesn't happen, I think RB7 is just too high on this Colts team.
33:32This this entire Colts season is falling apart. It is it is very much clear what direction this is going in.
33:37And I think the morale is only going to get worse.
33:41I think the offense is only going to get less efficient.
33:44I think the season is going to truly be one of the disaster seasons here in Indianapolis.
33:48He's also not that he gets like three to four targets a game.
33:52Not that much usage in the passing game to make up for if they end up trailing in a lot of these
33:58games going forward, which I expect to happen. So if he stays on this team, which there is a nonzero chance it happens.
34:04I think RB7 is simply too high. If he does get traded, I don't know how much higher you can move him.
34:10The guys ahead of him in the rest of the season rankings, Jameer Gibbs, Bijan Robinson, Kenneth Walker, James Cook, Christian McCaffrey, Kyron Williams.
34:17No matter where Jonathan Taylor goes, I don't think you can rank him ahead of any of those guys.
34:22Maybe you disagree and I'd love to hear if you do.
34:25But I think those guys are pretty set it and forget it as a top five or six group of running backs
34:31in the rest of season rankings, like obviously assuming health.
34:34So I feel like he is already being ranked at what his ceiling ranking is if a move is made and it
34:40could look a lot lower if a move is not made.
34:43And that worries me. I feel like it's just good process to look at the market and say if he's being ranked
34:49at what his peak could possibly be and it's hard to imagine him being any better, then you probably should make a move.
34:56Also, let's say he goes to the Giants just as an example.
34:59Like Cam Scadaboo is not going to entirely disappear, right?
35:02Like the reason you want to scale Scadaboo is because we think Jonathan Taylor would eat into a lot of that.
35:07Like there will still be other carries to go around, right?
35:11I feel like every time and it's a little different for running backs.
35:14I know this is getting long winded. It's a little different for running backs, Erickson, because it is easier to just step in a new offense.
35:21But I do feel like in-season trades in the NFL very often don't look as good as we expect them to when
35:27you're having to learn a new scheme and go into a new offense.
35:31Again, different story with a running back. But that's why you brought up Derrick Henry as maybe a fit for the Giants
35:37on the tailgate yesterday is because, oh, well, he is really familiar with John Harbaugh and Greg Roman and all that stuff.
35:43So I say all that to say, I think it's a good process.
35:47Even if you still believe in Jonathan Taylor as a top 10 running back for the rest of season, I think you
35:53can find a manager who also views him that way.
35:56Get a lot for him and get a little bit more certainty with whoever you're trading for and maybe even a little
36:02bit more upside depending on where this trade season goes.
36:04What do you think about Jonathan Taylor? I feel like you're getting rid of a lot of risk if you move off
36:10Jonathan Taylor, even if you're just getting him at market value.
36:13It's not a you need to sell low on Jonathan Taylor because clearly you don't need to sell low on Jonathan Taylor
36:20because there's still a lot of belief in that he does get traded and he does go to a good landing spot
36:26and he can be a top six running back for the season.
36:29But to your point, that's all baked into where his rank is.
36:32And that's something that I struggle with when I'm trying to rank Jonathan Taylor in the rest of season rankings because obviously
36:38my rankings are part of the consensus here that when we refer to.
36:42So I am trying to capture how I feel about the player, but also what is the market price going to be on this player?
36:49And I think you're right where it's going to be high because you want to be optimistic that yeah, Jonathan Taylor is going to get out of Indianapolis.
36:57He's going to go somewhere. He's going to get 30 touches per game.
37:00He's going to absolutely smash. And that's why I, again, the Royal we wants to go by Jonathan Taylor at RB6 price tag.
37:06But you're outlining that there's a lot of risk associated with this.
37:10Also, he's not a young buck type running back.
37:12Like he's a running back with a ton of volume and touches on his resume.
37:16And that's something that I even thought about with Taylor entering this season, coming off all the carries that he had last year.
37:23And maybe that's why a team doesn't end up trading a second and a third and a fourth round pick to get
37:29Jonathan Taylor because there's an older running back who has a ton of mileage on his tires.
37:34And why would I trade for Jonathan Taylor when I could get Derek Henry cheaper, right?
37:38So if he doesn't end getting moved, now are you stuck holding the bag with Jonathan Taylor on a team that is heading in the complete wrong direction?
37:46Just traded away one of their best offensive linemen, Quentin Nelson to the Seattle Seahawks.
37:50So I think that this makes a lot of sense.
37:53Is it as simple as you just flip him for one of these other running backs that's kind of in this same
37:59tier where it's like, okay, I'll just take DeAndre Swift, right?
38:02Just don't care. Like I'll just take the Bears running back.
38:05I'll just take Jalen Warren, Bucky Irving, Javante Williams coming off a bad game.
38:09Is it just as simple as like, okay, I'll get 85% of Jonathan Taylor with a running back for running back trade,
38:15but I feel like I'm getting rid of so much risk associated with JT if he does stay on the Colts and this team totally bottoms out.
38:22Or are you looking for, hey, let me move Jonathan Taylor to get Bayshel Tootin and something else?
38:27I was just going to say, I like that, like maybe going down a couple more spots in the rankings, but trying
38:33to get a guy like Tootin plus I think is really a two.
38:37Tootin is so good, dude. If you can get Tootin plus, I'm doing that.
38:41I mean, I think you can get Swift plus.
38:43I think you can get Jalen Warren plus. Like, I do think Jonathan Taylor has the established tracker.
38:48He's been on an RB1 in a season. He was unbelievable even as recently as last year before Daniel Jones got hurt.
38:54Like, I think he has the name record and has been productive this year.
38:58It's not like you're selling low because he's been RB5 on the season.
39:02I think he has the production and the name that you can get Juba Hubbard plus even.
39:06Like, I think if you're looking at pretty much anybody ranked lower than him in the rankings right now, you can probably get that player plus another piece.
39:14Or you could look at a receiver. And I know it's hard because a lot of people have more receivers available than they have running backs.
39:21So sometimes it's hard to move a running back for a receiver.
39:24Could you get Parker Washington plus with Washington coming off of a down game?
39:28I would do that. Could you get dude straight up for like Drake London?
39:32You know, I'm pretty sure I saw a trade where it was Tootin and Jefferson to get Jonathan Taylor because there is
39:38someone I guarantee there's someone in your league that is definitely buying into the hype that John Taylor is going to get traded and get a better situation.
39:46And there's also a chance like this could be a win win, right?
39:50Where he does go to a different team and he can easily be productive.
39:53But when you sold them for RB5 prices, you still got a really strong return in the end.
39:58So I think that the Jonathan Taylor call is really sharp.
40:01And one of the running back I was also considering here was just putting on Saquon Barkley as I just want nothing
40:08to do with this player just because it is so bad.
40:11And and they're the one team that said he's not getting traded.
40:14So there is no escape for Saquon Barkley. There's no emergency exit for Saquon Barkley.
40:18So, yeah, he's another running back. I strongly considered selling.
40:21So just as a frame of reference. Before we get back to the show, we want to take a moment to talk
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41:07Yes, and it looks horrible. So that's why. That I kind of believe.
41:11No offense. I'm taking it. It's just like it's reality, right?
41:14Sometimes you just got to look yourself in the mirror and think I'm not a mustache guy.
41:19You're not a mustache guy. I had one on the show for a few months, a couple summers ago, and I actually
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41:28We'll see if I decide to go in that direction here.
41:31But yes, definitely want to support Movember any way we can.
41:34Erickson, give me a quarterback to either buy or sell.
41:36Going to sell Bryce Young. Panthers quarterback has taken advantage of a lot of good matchups to start the season, but we
41:43have kind of seen things hit the wall a little bit with Carolina's passing attack with some tougher matchups.
41:48And he has one of the toughest schedules rest season for fantasy quarterback.
41:51So that's courtesy of the fantasy football fantasy pros strength of schedule tool on the website, on the app.
41:57So go check that out. That's something that I reference a ton while we prepare for these specific types of shows.
42:02And specifically, it's low lighted by week 16 and 17.
42:05Week 16 at the Pittsburgh Steelers. Gross. Week 17 at home against Seattle.
42:09That's the fantasy football championships. That is a major red flag for all Panthers players, where if you're going into your fantasy
42:15championship with a lot of Panthers on your team, you might be screwed.
42:18So that's just kind of getting ahead of what could potentially be a terrible matchup for them.
42:23That's something I want to pay attention to. So Bryce Young for me is not someone that I view as a locked in weekly starter.
42:30Yes, you can still stream him in some good matchups.
42:33I know he gets to play the Saints a couple times rest of season, but for the most part, it's not been good.
42:39Or the matchups when they've been tougher, it has not been good for Bryce Young.
42:43And something I wanted to point out, too, about how effective he has been this season.
42:48It's been a lot of him making a lot of plays under pressure.
42:51And typically, that's not something that's super sticky week over week.
42:54It's more like quarterbacks, high variance. Sometimes it works in your favor where, oh, you're just playing really well under pressure.
43:00That's great. But when you look at the aggregate of all the quarterbacks under pressure, the most pressure quarterbacks this year, it's
43:06a list of guys that have not played well for the most part.
43:10Because when you're under pressure, it doesn't necessarily mean, oh, yeah, you're going to be really, really good when you're getting pressure
43:16in your face on 50% or more of your dropback.
43:19So the top quarterbacks in terms of pressure rate this season faced, Jalen Hurts, Daniel Jones, Malik Willis, Justin Herbert, Bryce Young, and Drake May.
43:26So yes, some of those guys have rosen above and been productive.
43:29But over time, it's something that you don't necessarily want to bank on being good for the quarterback rest of season.
43:35So I know they're going to get one of their offensive linemen back this week or soon, one of their offensive guards.
43:41But still, I fear for the schedule for Bryce Young.
43:43And the fact that Drake May is on this list, too, actually kind of raised my eyebrows.
43:48And I don't mean to move the conversation to a Drake May potential sell high.
43:52But somebody asked me in Discord today about Brock Purdy or Drake May rest of season.
43:57And it got me thinking a little bit about Drake May versus some of the other elite quarterbacks.
44:02Drake May's dealing with offensive line injuries. Drake May's dealing with a ton of injuries to all of his past catchers.
44:07Hunter Henry got hurt this past week. And Drake May versus all the other quote unquote elite fantasy quarterbacks, he probably has
44:14the worst schedule rest of the way. So that's something I just wanted to highlight as well, talking about quarterbacks to sell.
44:20I think that if you could move Drake May for another elite quarterback, whether it's Brock Purdy, I mean, right now he's
44:26ranked rest of season behind Caleb Williams. I'm taking Caleb Williams 10 out of 10 times.
44:30And I love Drake May, right? But I want as many parts of this Bears offense like you just talked about when we're talking about Kyle Manunga.
44:38So Drake May is another player, especially he has also not had his bye week yet.
44:42That's something that I would also consider when it comes to selling quarterbacks.
44:46I strongly can recommend everybody look at bye weeks pretty much from this point through the rest of the year.
44:51If a guy has not had his bye week and the guy you're selling has or, you know, whatever the scenario is,
44:57that is a real needle mover with so few games left in the fantasy regular season.
45:02There's what, six games left in the fantasy regular season?
45:04A sixth of your games, you're going to get a guaranteed zero from a guy.
45:08That's like, especially at a onesie position like this, which means you're going to need to use a roster spot to get
45:15a backup if you're acquiring somebody like that. That would be in the back of my mind really strongly when it comes to this.
45:21So I think those are two good shots. Do you know where Drake, if you had to get, I don't know if
45:27you looked at the rest of the season ranking, do you know where Drake May is ranked for quarterbacks?
45:32I did look, I think it's like fourth or fifth.
45:35Six. Six, okay. Yeah, so right in that range.
45:38Yeah. Yeah. Let's go to some by seller holds here, Erickson, before we get out of here.
45:42Three running backs for you. Brees Hall, Jonah Coleman, Ollie Gordon.
45:45Brees Hall, obviously, you know, not back yet from injury, but a player and an offense that looks halfway decent, a player we believe in, generally speaking.
45:53Ollie Gordon finally coming off of his first game where he didn't produce for fantasy managers since stepping into the starting lineup.
45:59That might present a real buying opportunity because he's been so good before then.
46:03And I think people were maybe waiting for him to fall off and they maybe want to sell now.
46:08And then Jonah Coleman taking over the Denver backfield in his first game back, kind of seeing what we were all hoping he was going to look like.
46:16He's jumped up significantly. I believe he's up eight or nine spots in the consensus rest of season rankings.
46:21Since last week, he's up at RB22. So again, this isn't a ranking, but these three guys are all ranked very close to each other.
46:28Ollie Gordon, Brees Hall, Jonah Coleman. Who are you buying?
46:31Who are you selling? Who are you holding? I think for me, I would probably want to buy Jonah Coleman.
46:36This goes against what I talked about last week, where I looked at Coleman as a potential sell high.
46:42Now, it was also before RJ Harvey was put on entry reserve.
46:45So it did kind of like change the dynamic a little bit where it went from a three-man backfield to a two-man backfield.
46:51But it just seems like Jonah Coleman is so set up the rest of the way with how he's been used as a receiver out of the backfield.
46:59That's something that Bo Nix constantly does. It's something that they always do in the Broncos offense.
47:04The fact that they kept going back to Coleman in the red zone over and over and over again, even though he
47:10did not convert until very, very towards the end of that game.
47:13J.K. Dobbins just looks like a shell of himself.
47:15Not efficient at all on the ground. A zero in the passing game.
47:19So it seems like the Coleman takeover has kind of started and he's facing the Panthers this week, man.
47:24Like this is just I think this is a layup for him.
47:28So again, I was wrong about him entertaining him as a sell high last week.
47:32And if you held on to him or at least you got a strong return, you should have got a strong return for him.
47:38I mean, he set up really well rest of the rest of the way.
47:42So if there's still a bit of hesitancy with a Coleman manager, there probably isn't.
47:46But the fact that he was a waiver wire guy, sometimes those guys aren't accurately priced.
47:51Maybe there's still an opportunity to buy high on a player like Coleman, but you're definitely holding on to him at least.
47:57So he would be my buy. Ollie Gordapod to hold on to.
48:00Again, he's still the bell cow for the Miami Dolphins.
48:03Again, coming off of his just lackluster game. But in terms of usage, right, it's still him dominating this backfield.
48:08Jalen Wright is doing nothing to eat into his workload.
48:11So he would be my hold. And I guess I guess Brie Hall's like the sell just because I think that he's
48:17probably He's my sell, I'll say, of these guys.
48:20I mean, I think that he's ranked the highest because rankers like myself are trying to at least consider the fact that
48:26he could still be the number one running back on their team.
48:29And if you look at the way the Jets have operated when guys have come back from injuries, it's so funny, right?
48:35So Saquon Barkley breaks out. They immediately go back to Mason Taylor.
48:39Omar Cooper breaks out. They immediately go back to Adonai Mitchell.
48:42What do you think is going to happen when Brie Saul comes back?
48:45They're going to go right back to Brie Saul and not Braylon Allen.
48:49That being said, this one seems like the toughest sell because those are receivers and tight ends.
48:53So it's a little bit more fringe and Braylon Allen has been a player that this staff has been high on for seemingly year after year.
49:01So I think this is probably the toughest one to sell to the players and the coaching staff that, yeah, no, Brie
49:07Saul's got to be the number one running back here when Braylon Allen looks like mini Derrick Henry, even though they both weigh 240 pounds.
49:14So I think Hall right now where he's ranked rest of the season, I know he's ranked RB 18 for me, still
49:20top 20 price tag you can get for him.
49:22And I mean, do you just trade him straight up for Braylon Allen plus and just kind of see how things shake out?
49:29I'm just like, like, I know that what you just highlighted about the Jets not doing this, but I was like, Braylon Allen has been so fantastic.
49:36Dude, but they're the Jets, man. They always do.
49:38I know. But man, like, it's like, obviously the last two weeks are particularly great against the Raiders and Dolphins.
49:44That's easy matchups. But he's been averaging like six and a half yards per carry the last two weeks, like 120 yards per game, getting the volume.
49:51Even the three weeks before that, he was averaging like 4.6 or something yards per carry on big volume.
49:57Like, he's just been so good that how do you put that toothpaste back in the bottle?
50:01I don't know. Even if it's a... Dude, they've been putting all the toothpaste back.
50:06It's crazy. Dude, Aaron Glenn has a bottle of all his reused toothpaste.
50:09Yes. He's put it back all in the bottle, dude.
50:12He is my sell, though, for that reason. And then I think Ali's probably my buy, actually, because he's been so productive
50:18and so reliable that one down week, I'm not going to...
50:21And by the way, if he had gotten into the end zone in this game, it would have looked just fine.
50:27So I think he's still really consistent in terms of the volume and what I expect to be the production going forward.
50:33So I want to buy him if this does represent an opportunity.
50:36Maybe it doesn't, but if it does represent an opportunity, if somebody's saying, hey, I don't think he's that good anyway.
50:42He finally had a down week. Let's just get out of this.
50:45That's what I would do. Coleman, to me, is the hold.
50:48I think there's a natural instinct to say, hey, we've got him off waivers.
50:52The Broncos are tough to predict. He's coming off a good game.
50:55Just sell him high while you can. Don't do that.
50:58I would hold him. I think you have the starting running back for a really good team going forward in Jonah Coleman.
51:04The other buy-sell or hold trio I have here...
51:07Oh, sorry. Did you want to... Oh, sorry. I just wanted to read off where they were ranked rest of the season for reference.
51:13So it's... So yeah, they're... Brees Hall's 20... Or Brees Hall's 21.
51:17Jonah Coleman is 22. And Ollie Gordon is 18.
51:19So he's actually the highest. Yeah. Buy-sell or hold?
51:22Derek Henry, DeAndre Swift, Bucky Irving. A little higher in the rankings for this one.
51:26Derek Henry, DeAndre Swift, Bucky Irving. These guys are all ranked between 11 and 14 in the consensus rest of season rankings.
51:32I will buy Bucky Irving. I love the Buccaneers schedule rest of season.
51:36Really, really positive for their ground game to continue to be really, really effective.
51:39So he'd be my buy even as a buy high.
51:42Swift would probably be my hold. Coming off three touchdowns.
51:45I get that common on guys going to come back and maybe eat into his workload a little bit.
51:50But I think that both guys can still be productive.
51:53And I guess Derek Henry's the sell. I know you mentioned him as a sell two weeks ago.
51:58But I don't think that anything has really changed where – I don't know.
52:02I guess I don't even really feel like Derek Henry could really burn me.
52:06Actually, I probably shouldn't say that because he's the king of making – So I will say – Danseanalysts burn.
52:11I will say I actually came into this show preparing to call him my sell.
52:15I actually think I'm going to say Swift is my sell and Henry is the hold.
52:20And it's not because I like Henry better than Swift.
52:22Again, these are not rankings. This is assessing market value.
52:25I think everybody is so unanimously against the Ravens moving forward without Lamar that I think you're not – You're just –
52:31I think there is actually a gap between what you would get back for DeAndre Swift versus Derek Henry.
52:37And I think that gap is wider than the gap in the rankings.
52:40Again, Swift is ranked higher for me and so is Bucky than Derek Henry.
52:44But I think – Derek Henry is RB14 in the updated consensus rest of season rankings.
52:48I don't even think that's – I think the market value on him is aging running back hasn't looked good with these backup quarterbacks.
52:55Now you drop down from not only Lamar but Tyler Huntley.
52:58Now you could drop down to Joe Fagnano or whoever else they pick up.
53:02I think his value is absolutely cratered. And therefore, I would rather hold him and say he's the king.
53:07He's a hall of famer. He is one of the best running backs ever.
53:11Maybe he can overcome this because he's done it before with the Titans with bad situations rather than sell as low as
53:17I think you would have to be selling on him right now.
53:20So I think he is actually going to be my hold.
53:23Swift is my sell with the idea of Mononga coming back in a couple weeks and then Bucky the bye.
53:29Yeah, doesn't the process always say, okay, running back, primetime game, three touchdowns.
53:33Got to sell high. Yes. When they average under three yards per carry, right?
53:36That is exactly always the process to fall and get it with Seattle.
53:40So actually, you've convinced me. I think that that is the sharp play because I see a scenario where Derrick Henry gets
53:4630 carries on Thursday night against the Jaguars defense, who I know we look at as this elite.
53:51The Devon Hamilton injury is massive. Totally. He was arguably the best defensive tackle stopping the run in the NFL.
53:57So I know that he's not a household name by any means, but he was a significant piece of why that run
54:03defense has been so good and elite over the last two seasons.
54:06And the fact that the Ravens are playing at home, Derrick Henry is going to get every single opportunity that he can handle.
54:12So if you want to sell high on Derrick Henry or you want to sell him, I think you've got to wait
54:18at least one more week because I think that he's just going to have probably a much better game than most people
54:24would anticipate with the Jaguars defense looking on paper.
54:27Elite can't run on them when Henry, I mean, correct me if I'm wrong, Warren, but is that not going to be the game plans?
54:34Like, dude, like third string quarterback, we're just going to run.
54:37It has to be. Piss out of the ball here.
54:40Like, wow, cat, do whatever it takes. And that's how they would come away with an upset or at least try to
54:46win a banged up third string quarterback, by the way.
54:48Like, Faniato is not even guaranteed to play in this game.
54:52Do they sign another quarterback? Keaton Slovis has been signed to the practice squad.
54:55They're working out Adrian Martinez. Those are the last two that I saw.
54:59Okay. Austin Reed. Yeah. So, I mean, it's rough.
55:01Dude, is Ryan Tannehill not available? I can't talk about this.
55:05Let's wrap up the show. Don't forget about our weekly trade live stream on our YouTube channel where you can come and ask your specific fantasy trade questions.
55:12We'll be with you every Wednesday at 3 p.m.
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55:23We'll wrap things up there. For Erickson, I'm Ryan Warmly.
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