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0:28Hello everybody! Welcome into Fantasy Pros. I am Ryan, warmly joined by D-Bro Derek Brown.
0:32We are gonna be here every Thursday, I believe at the same time all season long, answering some StartSit questions live.
0:38D-Bro, I'm excited! We're here! We have real football to talk about!
0:42It is, man! As ugly as that game and as much as it went off the rails last night, it was interesting.
0:49And we got real ball! We are officially back, man!
0:51It's no longer like right there on the horizon.
0:54It's here. It's back. We're here. We're reminded of the downside of Fantasy in addition to the upside.
0:59Yeah. The injuries, the underperformances, the interceptions, all that fun stuff.
1:03How many leagues do you have Bowers and A.J.
1:05Brown in, or at least one or the other?
1:08I did not have Bowers in any of my leagues because I was firmly on Colston Loveland at cost.
1:14So I did not step on the Bowers rake, which nobody could have seen this coming.
1:18And this is just again the run out and the same thing with A.J.
1:23Brown. Like I got him in, I think, one league, but past that, I mean, a lot of these are industry leagues
1:29and other leagues like content leagues and leagues of, of fellow colleagues of FP.
1:33I've talked too much about A.J. Brown, so I didn't get him to follow to me in a lot of drafts.
1:39So we that game last night wasn't hurting me from a lot of different perspectives.
1:44But I understand like, I mean, if anybody drafted A.J.
1:47Brown, like this is the sort of thing that this is what happens with grown men playing football, man.
1:52People get hurt. And I mean, it's easy to say, oh, A.J.
1:56Brown has been injury prone and what happened. Dude, anybody would have gotten hurt with the way that that hit down in the way it's not an A.J.
2:04Brown issue. Yeah, I had almost no Drake May or A.J.
2:08Brown through most of draft season in the last like three drafts.
2:11I think I got both of them twice because I was like, oh, I don't have any of them.
2:17I don't want to miss out. And, you know, that's the way I'm not worried about Drake May long term, at least not.
2:24Same. Yeah. Well, let's go and head and dive in here.
2:27We got a ton of questions coming in already.
2:29We're going to get through as many as we possibly can.
2:33Just a reminder for everybody when you're looking at your lineup decisions.
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2:44We will do our best to get to as many questions as possible throughout the stream, super chats or otherwise.
2:50But super chats in the first 20 minutes of the show are the only way to 100 percent guarantee an answer.
2:56Again, Debra and I are going to do our absolute best to get through every single question if possible, or at least as much as we possibly can.
3:04But super chats that come in early is the way to truly guarantee 100 percent that you will get an answer.
3:10We'll also prioritize them in the order of how we answer stuff.
3:14So let's start with the first super chat question that we had come in here.
3:18This one from Vinny. Would you go Kittle if not Ferguson or Mayer in PPR?
3:23Also, if someone is offering Gibbs, would you trade away H&N and Hall if needed?
3:27So a lot going on here. Let's answer the tight end question first.
3:31Would you go Kittle or Ferguson or Mayer in PPR?
3:34Mayer, then Ferguson, then Kittle in that order. I'm sitting Kittle in so many different spots where I have him.
3:40I just I don't know what to think about his playing time.
3:43I think he's probably going to be obviously a part time player, maybe like a 50 or 60 percent snap rate.
3:50Now, a lot of it is probably catered towards passing downs.
3:53But still, it's a horrible matchup. What do we see out of Kittle in week one?
3:58I don't want to mess with any of that.
4:00With Bowers being out, Mayer is going to be a focal point of the passing attack.
4:05The Dolphins are not a good defense. Ferguson, at best, is the number three in that offense as far as targets go.
4:12So I'll go Mike Mayer. Where is Mayer ranked actually for you this week?
4:16I bumped him up. I think he's close to tight end one bill.
4:20I don't know that consensus has caught up yet, but I'm curious where you're going to have him.
4:25I am at tight end 13 right now. So like like a fringe starter.
4:29But to this point, I have him above Dalton Kincaid, Jake Ferguson, Brenton Strange and George Kittle.
4:34Ferguson is still higher in consensus, but I wouldn't be surprised if that changes.
4:38It'll change by the time we get to the weekend and people update ranks by Sunday.
4:43And then what about this trade? If you could get gives, you trade an 8-handed hall?
4:48I kind of think I would. This depends on the size of the league, Vinny.
4:52And if you could throw this in the chat.
4:55Like if this is a 8 or 10 teamer and we've got more depth and more of the onesie and more of
5:01like all stars versus everybody's all stars, then I'm more likely to do this trade.
5:06If this is a 12 teamer, I'm probably not.
5:08But it depends on the roster, man. I think if it's like 14 or 16 team leaguer, that's where I would weigh more towards the depth.
5:16I think 12. I think Gibbs might just end up being one of the correct answers this season where it doesn't really matter.
5:23And, you know, HN on a bad offense, probably.
5:26Hall on a bad offense, probably. I think I would do this.
5:29If it's 14, 16 team league, something like that, it's a good call by you.
5:34I probably wouldn't. But 12 teamer or lower, I think I would.
5:37Yeah, I think it depends on the team context and things of that nature, plus the rest of your roster.
5:43Yeah. Let's go to a question here from Don Flex.
5:46Stribbling or Quentin Johnston in full PPR? QJ. I agree.
5:49I mean, I can't start stribbling in week one when we have no clue what his role is going to be.
5:55And even if Mike Evans and George Kittle say they're part time players, they're still going to be out there.
6:01And that's still going to push stribbling down the target hierarchy.
6:04And Evans, even if he's out there, let's just play the worst case scenario here.
6:09Or say Evans only has a 60% route share.
6:11You got to believe that he's going to be in in the primary on red zone stuff.
6:16So I can't start stribbling out the gate. QJ, fantastic matchup.
6:20Yeah, I'll go with QJ in the ceiling here.
6:22I think Quentin Johnson is very underranked in week one rankings, like just regardless of who you're putting him up against.
6:29In this case, it's stribbling. He's wide receiver 34.
6:31I think it's too low. I think he's going to finish better than that this week.
6:36I agree with you. I'm just very in on QJ.
6:39So I lockstep there. Fully agree. Another super chat here from James.
6:42Not a start sit. Totally fine. Ask whatever questions you want.
6:46Trade got offered Evans and Pittman for A.J. Brown in PPR.
6:49I don't really want to deal with his ankles.
6:52Should I accept? So this is coming off of the ankle injury.
6:55Are you willing to sort of sell low here on A.J.
6:58Brown and not deal with the ankle? High ankle sprains are long term, even if they're back on the field sooner rather than later.
7:06Agreed. Agreed. I'm taking the Evans side of this.
7:08Definitely taking the Evans side of this. Like, again, we're still waiting on clarity for A.J.
7:13Brown. Like, it's a high ankle sprain that said no fracture, but we'd have no clue about severity.
7:18They haven't even released a timeline right now. And he's an older wide receiver, so are we expecting to bounce back like a 23-year-old wide receiver would?
7:26No. So, yeah. I'll take the Evans side of this.
7:29I also think there's something, too. Like, it's your team.
7:32If you don't want to deal with the headache, don't.
7:35Yeah, exactly. It's your team. Get off that roller coaster.
7:38Exactly. I totally support that. I mean, somebody's giving you an off-ramp right here, and I think it's actually, like, fair value considering.
7:45Take it. Yeah. All right. Next question here from G-Man.
7:48Welcome back. Which one sits in a full PPR?
7:51Godwin, Pittman, Quentin Johnson? I'll tell you, for me, D-Bro, the answer to this is Pittman.
7:55Same. I think the Steelers might, like, crush the Falcons, given the quarterback situation, and not need to throw that much.
8:01Pittman's also, you know, I don't know what his target share will be.
8:05Even if he's the number two target earner in this offense, I don't think they're going to throw a lot in this particular game.
8:12We just talked about liking Johnson. I think Godwin was severely underrated all draft season.
8:17For me, Pittman's the easy sit. What say you?
8:20Pittman's the easy sit for me, too. I talked about this this morning.
8:23Seth and I recorded the Primer video, which will be out, I think, tomorrow live on YouTube.
8:28It's a horrible coverage matchup for Michael Pittman, and this definitely leans in the way of D.K.
8:33Metcalf with Atlanta's single high. So, yeah, I'm not playing Pittman in any spot that I got him.
8:39Just for everybody, just context from the Primer. Weeks 1 through 10, when Daniel Jones was healthy last year, Pittman against single
8:45high, which Atlanta last year ran towards the back end of the season at almost 60% of their defensive snaps.
8:51Pittman only had a 20% target per route run rate, 1.45 yards per route run.
8:56I'm sitting, Pittman. Another super chat in here. Worried about Price's rotation percentage.
8:59Kind of seemed like he was getting a little bit of the frustrating Kenneth Walker at times usage in Seattle.
9:05What was your reaction to it? I mean, he looked good, right?
9:09He had some plays. He looked awesome, dude. He was very fun to see him running, but the usage might be a frustration.
9:16What do you think? I think the usage will be a frustration.
9:19I mean, looking at last night, it was like every time Jadarian Price got on the field, we were like, okay, we need to see more Jadarian Price.
9:28Why are we? And this all just comes down to like trust of the rookie and stuff.
9:33What I will say with the upside is as we, anybody that watched the game, you could tell Seattle was getting more trust and comfortability with Jadarian Price.
9:41As they moved through the game, he started playing more on passing down snaps, started running some more routes.
9:47We got a little bit less George Elani down the back half of that game.
9:51So I don't feel great about Jadarian Price, but in the essence of this could be a good buy low scenario worm
9:57where his role could continue to grow. Right now, is there downside?
10:01Because we don't know, have a clue what's going on with Sam Darnold.
10:05Could he be out for the entirety of the season?
10:08Very possible. Because we still don't know if he has a labral tear on the hip.
10:13But if Sam Darnold comes back and Jadarian Price continues to earn more of the work, this could be a nice buy low.
10:19So I am concerned, but I think anybody with two eyes that are actually functioning last night could see that Jadarian Price
10:26obviously has juice and he's a way better runner than George Elani.
10:29It's a team that I think is going to win a lot of games, even on the defense alone, even if Darnold's hurt.
10:36And I think he's a good player. That's enough for me to be like, I don't want to overreact to that.
10:42I'd be looking to buy more than sell if that was the question.
10:46We have a ton of Super Chats in here already.
10:49Just a reminder that Super Chats in the first 20 minutes are the only way to 100% guarantee your question will be answered.
10:56I just want to kind of reiterate that. As always, we are going to try to answer absolutely as many questions as possible.
11:03That is the goal, but there's just frankly too many to get through in an hour.
11:08So Super Chats that come in early will be prioritized.
11:11Just kind of the way we have to do it.
11:14Question here from James. Trade offer in PPR. Hampton, Flowers, and Watson for Scadaboo, Alave, QJ, and Bowers.
11:19Would you accept? I also have Cook, Moore, Mayer, and Chigakonkwo.
11:22So again, receiving Hampton, Flowers, and Christian Watson giving away Scadaboo, Chris Alave, Quentin Johnson, and Bowers.
11:27Hampton side. Not close. You're taking a hit at tight end once Bowers is back.
11:32Right? Because he has Mayer for now. But we have no question when that's actually going to be.
11:37The Raiders, I will also state this. The Raiders putting out that he might miss one or two games feels extremely optimistic for Bowers right now.
11:45I strongly agree with you if Bowers is out for a while, or at least limited for a while even when he comes back.
11:52At full strength, I would be more nervous about this because you're not getting a tight end in return.
11:57But yes, I generally agree with you given the uncertainty with Bowers.
12:01I am on board with this one. Okay. Next question here.
12:04DJ Moore or Quentin Allen or Baker? Oh, sorry.
12:07These are two different questions. DJ Moore or Quentin Johnson?
12:10This is a case of ceiling and floor. Depending on your matchup, I think DJ Moore is the target.
12:15The higher floor of the two guys. If you're going YOLO ceiling, then it's QJ in the matchup for me.
12:21Houston defense has shut down Josh Allen pretty good the last couple times.
12:25I'm worried about it. Josh Allen's lowest QB ratings in any individual game.
12:29Two of them in the last three years of his last three came against Houston.
12:33That was lowest QB ratings in any game. And I know DJ Moore wasn't on those teams, but I think this Houston
12:40defense is even better than it was the last two years.
12:43So that's scary to me. And then Allen or Baker.
12:46Obviously Allen going up against that same Houston one.
12:49I don't know how you get away from him.
12:51You can't sit Josh Allen. I get Cincy. I know you like your defense better this year.
12:57I get it. I mean, I get it. And I understand this.
13:00I feel like we're getting too cute by sitting Josh Allen.
13:03Because while I'm expressing concerns about DJ Moore, I think the X factor in that game to produce is Dalton Kade.
13:10Regardless of what Josh Allen does or does not do through the air, we know he can still get it done with his legs.
13:17And if he's going to be running away from the Texans pass rush, he's going to get rushing yards.
13:22I'll still play Josh Allen, but I'm going QJ on the other side of it.
13:27Question here from James Chikakakwa or Schultz for the three or four weeks for Bowers?
13:31Schultz just for the target volume. Although I'm not in love with either guy.
13:35I really like Chikakakwa before the Diggs edition. I don't like him anymore.
13:39I don't like Schultz week one versus Buffalo. They've been elite versus tight ends for a number of seasons.
13:45Do you think that will continue with Jim Leonard?
13:47I do. I mean, I think some of that's personnel and Diggs.
13:51We'll see. I mean, maybe it doesn't. But based off of what we know and what we don't know right now, I
13:57still don't feel great about Dalton Schultz. Question here from Rock.
14:01PPR 10 team league have Juwan as tight end.
14:03Who should I drop for Terrence Ferguson as a tight end stash?
14:07Algier, Mike Washington Jr., Jonah Coleman, Debo, or Lemon?
14:10Algier. You don't think the early workload with Jeremiah Love?
14:13I just. It's not that appealing to you. It's not a bad team.
14:16It's on a bad team. The Tyler Algier love has just jumped the shark.
14:21Like, we're quoting, like, depth charts prior to week one as the whole reason of being pro-Tyler Algier.
14:26He wasn't good on a per-touch basis. He's just a touchdown-dependent flex.
14:29Do we see Arizona scoring a crap ton of touchdowns?
14:32No, no, no, no. I'll drop out Tyler Algier.
14:35I'd rather take a flyer on Terrence Ferguson. For me, it was either Algier or Debo.
14:40You like Debo better than Algier? I like Debo better than Algier.
14:43I mean, Debo was a wide receiver three last year.
14:46I think you could definitely do that going back to the 49ers.
14:50Especially if Mike Evans can't stay healthy all season.
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18:02Another question here from James. Jenty in London or Bucky in London for my Cook and DJ more?
18:08Jenty in London or Bucky in London? I'd rather have Cook and Moore, I think, than either.
18:13I want Cook and Moore. I think the difference between Cook and Jenty with injury uncertainty and Bucky in general is not
18:19enough to— The RB downgrade is too much for me there.
18:23And especially with London's quarterback situation. Yeah. Maybe it would feel differently if I was like, oh, Penix is healthy all season.
18:29Maybe it would feel differently. I can't get there, though.
18:32I feel like the discrepancy between Cook and Bucky and Jenty is wider than the discrepancy between London and DJ Moore.
18:38Yeah, so Cook and DJ Moore side for me.
18:41Formally agree. Another question here. What up, D-Bro? No PPR.
18:44Tight end. Kyle Pitts or Terrence Ferguson? Oh, it's Pitts.
18:47I mean, this is— I love having Ferguson on your roster.
18:50Same. I'm very excited about him. Same. Great, great tight end stash this week.
18:54But if anybody were to say we are from the future, we already know that the Rams ran out four different tight ends.
19:01Since everybody had between a 25% to 30% route share, would you be that surprised in week one, Worm?
19:07No. No. He's a stash. He's not a start week one type of guy.
19:11Fully agree. We did get a super chat from DeBeast.
19:14It looks like there was no question actually dropped in there.
19:17So if you want to drop that in later, don't want to make you pay again.
19:22But we'll happily circle back to that one. Go to a question here from Dylan.
19:26Thoughts on picking up Chris Bell in place of Jacoby Myers?
19:29Sort of an upside swing there. It's an upside swing, and I'm totally down with it.
19:34Chris Bell, the stuff coming out of Miami is no snap count and stuff.
19:38So he's being given the runway to be Miami's wide receiver one.
19:42If Malik Willis is actually good, I think there's a pretty good chance that he is.
19:47Yeah. I'll take the wide receiver one for the Miami Dolphins over the wide receiver three, four on some weeks for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
19:54Sure. From Logan, Kittle or Hawkinson in week one?
19:56Uh, Logan, bro. I, I, uh, I can't. Okay.
19:59I'm going to throw this to the side on this, Logan.
20:02Drop Hawkinson and pick up Cade Otten. I would rather play freaking Cade Otten over either one of these guys or Greg Dulcich.
20:09Um, Britain Strange, if he's out there. Michael Mayer, if he's out there.
20:13And Dulcich might be available. I like that one.
20:16Any one of these guys. I do not want to play either one of them, Logan.
20:20Now, if you're in a dynasty league and you got to make this choice, I'll go with George Kittle.
20:26I have no faith in it. I would go Hawkinson, honestly.
20:29Not that I feel good about it. Kyler Murray can't.
20:32I just, like, Kittle, such a quick recovery from the, like, the injury.
20:36I can't. Like, week one against what should be really good defense.
20:40Like, I, I, I want to give him a week here.
20:43I would rather bank on a Kittle touchdown than, than, than Kyler Murray having to access the middle of the field.
20:49Because Kyler Murray, he's still not going to be able to see over the whole line, Worm.
20:54No, nobody clipped this and say that I was here fighting the good fight for TJ.
20:59Oh, no, no. Let the record show you are not pro Kyler Murray.
21:03And we are both not. So. Next question here.
21:05Started AJ Brown. May need points at flex. Full PPR.
21:08Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, or Jalen Warren. The start-to-day advice was Warren, but I may need more.
21:13What do you think here? Chris Godwin. I would go Godwin.
21:17All in on Godwin this week. I would, my order of preference here would be Godwin, then Warren, then Evans, actually.
21:23Because I, I think, like, the Steelers running game I'm somewhat interested in because I think they're going to win by a lot.
21:30And also the Falcons, like, the one part of their team that's still pretty good is the pass defense, I think.
21:36The secondary looks strong, but Godwin is ahead of Warren for me.
21:39So I agree with you. Yeah. Next question here.
21:42Start two in my flex. Tootin, Brooks, Wandale, Coker, Terrence Ferguson, Jalen McMillan also traded away Lloyd for Wandale, Terrence Ferguson, and Parsons in an IDP league.
21:50How did I do? I think you did. Oh.
21:53Ugh. I don't like the Lloyd trade because all of those are lottery ticket type of guys.
21:58Like, Parsons, when does he come back? What does he look like when he comes back?
22:02If Terrence Ferguson doesn't hit. To be fair, Lloyd's a bit of a lottery ticket as well.
22:08Well, fair. Health-wise. But the upside is Josh Jacobs, when do we see him?
22:12I mean, he played, he played no contest. He's still in the exempt list.
22:16So, you know, Lloyd could be an RB2 for the entirety of the season.
22:20I would have won it a little bit. Now, I think in an IDP league, obviously Parsons and if Ferguson hits would put you over.
22:27So, I'd say it's a wash considering what we know and what we don't know.
22:32I think it's the equal trade. The two for the flex.
22:35I think I go Tootin and Wandale. I think Wandale could get a lot of targets this week.
22:40I think I go Tootin and Coker. You do like Coker.
22:44No Kyler Gordon for the Bears. That Bears defense is horrific.
22:47I can't argue against that. I think this could quietly be a good Bryce Young game.
22:52And good Lord, it's probably not going to be.
22:54I'm going Tootin and Wandale. Debra's going Tootin and Coker.
22:57So, definitely Tootin regardless. And then pick between Wandale and Coker.
23:00I just don't know what Jonathan Brooks' workload is going to be coming into this with going issue.
23:06That's all. Yeah, I want to see it. PPR, Jordan Mason or Brian Thomas Jr.?
23:10Mason. Not close. Mason EZR. Oh, yeah. I wrote this up in the primer.
23:14The eight games where Tyson Campbell and Denzel Ward were on the field for the Browns last year, Worm.
23:20Bottom three in yards per target and fantasy points per opportunity allowed to perimeter wide receivers.
23:25Brian Thomas Jr. is going to be a tough day.
23:28Yeah, I think that's fair. Just a reminder for everybody, we are past the 20-minute mark.
23:32So, remember, we cannot 100% guarantee your question will be answered from here.
23:36Please keep sending them in. We'll get through as many as possible while always prioritizing your super chats.
23:42But just given the volume of questions that come in, we cannot guarantee 100% from this point on.
23:47Again, we'll get to as many as possible and we will prioritize the super chats as well.
23:52Next question here. Start Mike Evans versus the Rams or Josh Downs against Baltimore?
23:56Evans. Yeah, it's Evans. It's not close. I can't.
23:59I'm not running Josh Downs out there in any league.
24:02It's Evans. I really think the Ravens defense is going to be good very quickly with Jesse Minter.
24:07I think the Ravens win and I think the under hits in that game.
24:11I think it's going to be a nastier game.
24:14I also like, what does Daniel Jones look like first game back on the field?
24:18Like, this is Evans pretty easily for me. There are a whole lot of yesteryear Daniel Jones vibes pushing that total to where it is.
24:26I, mm-mm. Yes, I am on board with you all the way around on that game.
24:30Another question here from James. Pick two flex. Burden, Parker Washington, Coker, Odunze, or Godwin.
24:35It is full PPR. Parker Washington is definitively in.
24:38If anybody wants to know why, go check the primer.
24:41I love Parker Washington this week. I bet the over for his receptions at plus money over on Betting Pros.
24:46Follow me on the app at D-Bro, or excuse me, bettingpros.com slash D-Bro.
24:50And the second one is tough here, man. Like, you got two Chicago.
24:54Metal James, you went full Chicago with this, bro.
24:57Like, golly. I think I go Godwin is my gut reaction.
25:00I'm going to go Godwin because I feel the best about his role.
25:04I feel like I don't know what to expect out of Burden and Odunze.
25:08There's uncertainty everywhere else. Godwin is the safest. And I think you get ceiling out of Godwin this week, too.
25:14I go Washington and Godwin. If you force me to pick one of the others, I think I'd go with Odunze, but
25:20I would go with Washington and Godwin. I think I'd go Burden if I had to pick a Chicago Bear, which, Metal
25:27James, you might be forced to play a Chicago Bear considering your lineage.
25:31So, I get it. Next question here. PPR start to flex.
25:34Zay, Parker, Terry McLaurin, Mike Evans. Would you also try to trade Kenneth Walker for Hampton?
25:39Also have CMC, JCM, and Dowdle. And receivers are CD and Waddle.
25:42So, a lot there. So, quick, let's do the start decision first.
25:46PPR start to win the flex. Next. Zay Flowers, Parker Washington, Terry McLaurin, Mike Evans.
25:50Zay and Parker. Easy. Agreed. Also, so separate question.
25:53Would you trade Walker for Hampton? I feel like it's a lateral move.
25:57Like, if you want to make this move because you love Hampton more than you like Walker this year, fine.
26:03But I don't feel like you're gaining or losing a whole lot.
26:06I have them break pretty similarly rest of season.
26:09It feels like I really love Hampton. You bought – you got Hampton.
26:13You drafted him. So, I want Hampton. And you like Walker.
26:16So, let's exchange. And if that's how it goes down, fine.
26:19I'm not projecting either one of these guys for that much different.
26:23Yeah. You like one guy above the other? Fine.
26:26Go get him. I'm with you there. Question here from Mr.
26:29Ruthless. Trevor Lawrence, Bucky Irving, Bijan Robinson, Zay Flowers, Quentin Johnson, Devontae Smith, Tyler Warren, George Pickens, Rams defense, Tyler Lube, Kaysha,
26:35Goui, Romeo Dobbs, Najee Harris, Rashid Shahid. Is there a question in here, Ruthless?
26:39Or we just – We just – Two up, Peddix.
26:42Mad I didn't get a stack with Tila. Oh, I don't even see a question.
26:47Is there a question in here, Ruthless? Are we missing this?
26:50It's pretty sizable super chat, so I don't want to ignore it.
26:54Are we doing things with the roster here? Sal, our producer behind the scenes, if you see a follow-up question from him, please let me know.
27:01Where it is so we can make sure to answer it.
27:05Maybe he's just asking about the team. Yeah, I mean, I love this team.
27:09The team's really freaking good. If you're asking us to kind of say what do we think of this roster, I like it.
27:16I mean, Bijan, obviously, elite running back. Some good options at receiver.
27:19Like, wide receiver one would be where I think you could improve.
27:23Obviously, I've been a little more down on Zay Flowers and some of the other people here.
27:28But, like, very good tight end. Very good running back.
27:31Very good quarterback, I think. Like, obviously, great defense in the Rams.
27:34So, yeah, I think really good outside of maybe he could use him.
27:38Oh, I think Sal found the follow-up. Okay, there we go.
27:41Oh, here we go. Okay, cool. Should I trade away Trevor Lawrence for either Dak or Lamar?
27:46If so, who can I use to trade with?
27:49So, like, who could he add maybe Trevor to to get a guy like Lamar?
27:53Um, yeah. If we can go back to the full team, then I can put together a trade for you.
27:59I agree with – I hate Trevor Lawrence's schedule, man.
28:02I hate it up until about week 10. I just do not like it at all.
28:07I think the easier two out of those to get is obviously Dak because anybody that paid up for Lamar is not
28:14going to give him away and they're not going to give him away cheap.
28:18Yeah, it would need to be something like Lawrence plus, like – I don't even know who you would give up to pair to get Lamar.
28:25So, what I would do with this is you give up – the first offer I would send out is Trevor Lawrence
28:32and Romeo Dobbs and you package that as, well, A.J.
28:35Brown could be out for a bunch of weeks.
28:38Now you're getting the New England Patriots wide receiver one.
28:40Yeah. Now maybe they laugh at your face and say, wow, that's not nearly enough, and then you go back to the
28:47drawing board, but that's where I would start with an offer.
28:50Yeah. I think that's right. I agree with you there.
28:53All right. Let's go to another question here. Choose one to flex, Washington or Watson, in full PPR.
28:59Oh, God. I say play both. If I got to pick between my favorite sons – These week one decisions, man, you're
29:05like, hey, I drafted all these good players you recommended.
29:08There's not enough room to start them. I know.
29:11I know, man. And then people – I've had a few comments.
29:14People are like in the primer like, why didn't you write up like this wide receiver three or four?
29:20Bro, it's week one. Like nobody's like – we're all rolling out the best parts of our lineups and stuff.
29:26I'll go Watson if I got to pick between my favorite sons.
29:29I will go Parker Washington. Jordan Love has had big games.
29:33I say play both. But – Well, Jordan Love has had big games against the Brian Flores Vikings defense before, but his
29:39last two games against him have been poor. So maybe if you're just playing that trend as a tiebreaker, I mean, that's
29:46where I'm trying to turn here because I agree.
29:48Generally speaking, I would like to start both. The reason – and I highlighted this in the primer that I'm high on
29:55Jordan Love this week is we know that they're going to – that Brian Flores is going to blitz the ever-loving crap out of Jordan Love.
30:02The reason I like him this week is because over the last two seasons amongst 37 qualifying passers, Love ranked seventh in
30:09yards per attempt and EPA per dropback versus the blitz.
30:12So I think you can have a really good game.
30:15I'm so excited about Jordan Love this season. I'm just like completely bought.
30:19I think he was undervalued all drafts. Keep Josh Jacobs on the exempt.
30:23Let Jordan Love cook. Please. Please. There's always – every year there's a quarterback who goes in that like QB 14 to
30:29QB 20 range who's mostly a passer who just has – he runs really hot on touchdown.
30:34He's down and way outperforms even if he's not giving you a ton of rushing.
30:39I think that's Jordan Love this year. I'm really excited.
30:42Oh, my Lord. We might get Cooper Rush under center for the Falcons this week.
30:46Oh, Sua got like banged up today, right? I saw that.
30:49Oh, God. I'd rather see Jack Strand. Jack Strand season.
30:52We need it. All the Falcons assets in fantasy need it.
30:55Jack Strand, not Cooper Rush. Oh, jeez. Let's get to a happier note here.
31:00Varshawn Lloyd and DK Metcalf for DeAndre Swift and Trevor Lawrence.
31:03I'd much rather have the Swift and Lawrence side.
31:06I'll take the Swift and Lawrence side. It's fine.
31:08That would be my preference. I'm hoping that that is a super flex that you're making this trade and not a 1QB.
31:15That's a good point. If it's 1QB, I suppose it depends on who your other quarterback is.
31:20Yeah, it depends on who your other quarterbacks. Straight up, I would take the Swift side, but it just depends.
31:26Super flex is not even close. I would take the Lawrence and the Swift side.
31:30I agree. I'm remotely close. Terrence Ferguson, Mark Andrews, or Jake Ferguson?
31:34Mark Andrews, baby. This is for week one. Obviously, I'm presuming.
31:37Luana Rumo defenses provide the tight ends. We know this.
31:40My Zay Flowers versus Mark Andrews touchdown bet with Maritza.
31:43You're going to come out leading as the week one.
31:46I think it's going to start off strong. You are.
31:49Now, it could be a push. Zay could get in the end zone, but I'm telling everybody right now, I think Mark Andrews scores a touchdown this week.
31:57I agree. I picked him as my touchdown call on the Start Sid podcast earlier today.
32:02I taped with Jake and Fitz. And it wasn't because I'm being a homer.
32:06Robert. I agree with you. It's one of the rare times you're not being a homer.
32:11I was preemptively because I knew you were going to bring it up.
32:14I know because you knew I was going to go there.
32:18I knew you were going to bring it up.
32:20I know. I know. From Robert, PPR, Christian Watson, or Parker Washington Flex?
32:24Same question that we just had. Jeez, man. We split this one.
32:28I went with Parker Washington and Debra went with Chris Watson.
32:31But he wants you to start both. It's my favorite sons.
32:34He has Flowers and Higgins in the other spots.
32:37It's my favorite sons. I can't pick between them.
32:40I'll go watch one. What is their ranking in ECR?
32:43I don't actually know. Parker Washington, wide receiver 26.
32:45Christian Watson, wide receiver 24. So very close to each other.
32:48I would go Washington. Debra would go Watson. I think it's very close.
32:52And just for clarity's sake, I do have Christian Watson and wide receiver 18 and Parker Washington and wide receiver 20.
32:59So wide receiver 2s. Right there. Another question here.
33:01Is Shuck over Daniels in week one crazy? Not at all.
33:04Not crazy. In fact, I would do it. No, not crazy.
33:08I would do that. I would prefer to start Shuck this week.
33:11In the course field of the NFL, as Erickson always calls it, forward field for the Lions.
33:16It banged up defense. Banging up secondary in particular.
33:19I think the Lions are going to score a lot.
33:22So Shuck will have to throw. Like, at Daniels' first game back from the Achilles against, again, what I think is going
33:28to be a really improved, not only defense in Baltimore, but specifically pass rush against a guy who might not have his level of mobility.
33:36Shuck easy for me. And if you're out there in the betting markets, you can always entice me with a plus money over for passing touchdowns.
33:44Tyler Shuck is like plus 120 to plus 130 out there for one and a half, over one and a half passing touchdowns.
33:50I already bet the over on the Betting Pros app.
33:53One more super chat here. Couldn't start both Washington Watson.
33:56Already have Waddle and St. Brown. This was the earlier question on Washington.
34:00I mean, I get it. I get it. Any thought of like one of those guys over Waddle?
34:05Or no, you just said Waddle too high. I'm rolling with Waddle.
34:09I mean, I agree. I just, I had to ask.
34:12So I think it's fair. I know, but it's tough, man.
34:15Like people, they followed all the advice all summer.
34:18Now they drafted all these monster teams and they got problems, dude.
34:21So again, we don't have a consensus here. I say Washington.
34:25Debra says Watson. We both think it's extraordinarily close.
34:27They're like- Go full two-face. Flip a coin. Yeah, pretty much.
34:31All right. That's all the super chats for now.
34:33So let's scroll back and start getting some of these other questions in here.
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35:29We'll go quickly through as many as we can.
35:31From Joseph. Crazy to trade AJ Brown for Christian Watson.
35:34Nope. Not crazy at all. Not crazy. High ankle sprains linger.
35:37They always do. We've seen it with Saquon. We've seen it with CeeDee Lamb.
35:42They always linger. I do not think. Speaking of which, I got to go update my rest of season rankings after all this stuff.
35:49I got to remind myself. I wouldn't give away AJ Brown for nothing.
35:53But a guy like Christian Watson that we really liked already.
35:56Yes. Willing to do that. But dropping him into like live on the show right now.
36:01I'm dropping AJ Brown into the wide receiver two territory right behind Christian Watson.
36:05So like in that DJ Moore and Mecca Ibuka kind of category.
36:08Another super chat in here. Rico Dowdle or DJ Moore in half PPR?
36:12This is a really good question. Half PPR. I would go DJ Moore.
36:16Just but I feel better about the volume of DJ Moore when we don't have a clue.
36:21Like could this be Rico Dowdle and he scores a touchdown?
36:24Sure. Could it also be Jalen Warren and he gets the touchdown?
36:28Absolutely. I'll go DJ Moore. Do you know how many carries the Steelers are going to have in this game against maybe a Cooper Rush led Falcons offense?
36:36It's in Pittsburgh. That front seven against either Tua if he's back or Cooper Rush.
36:40They're going to run the crap out of the ball.
36:43I hate the fact that you're making me reconsider my answer live on this show.
36:48I like DJ Moore the player so much more than Rico.
36:51I'm going to go with you. Uncle Rico. You've twisted my arm and I agree with you.
36:56It is an excellent question because I love DJ Moore in Buffalo.
37:00The Cooper Rush of this. The Cooper Rush of this does make me lean.
37:04The QB situation in Atlanta. I agree with you.
37:07I agree. I think that's why I have to go that direction.
37:10I don't like it. I don't like it either, but I agree with you.
37:14Question here from Kelly. Scadavu, DK, Quentin Johnson, or Jordan Mason in my flex?
37:18We don't know if this is PPR or not.
37:21The floor play is DK. The ceiling play is QJ, depending on your matchup.
37:25Go whichever direction makes you feel good. What do you think about Scadavu this week?
37:30We haven't really talked about him for week one.
37:32I just don't know about his workload, man. I don't think the Giants and the Harbaugh of this like Scadavu as much as the Fantasy Consortium like Scadavu.
37:41I think people could see more Najee Harris than they think they signed up for.
37:45But you tell me if I'm wrong. You're the Greg Roman whisperer of this show.
37:49Worm? I don't want to be. I know. I mean, nobody asked if you wanted.
37:54You were born into this. You were baned into this.
37:57You didn't see non-Greg Roman years until you were a man.
38:00Yes. I can't top that. It's a great comp.
38:03I figured you would enjoy that. I really want to see what the Cowboys defense looks like, honestly, before I'm super excited about, oh, bad defense last year.
38:11Go start Scadavu. I'm really curious what that defense is going to look like.
38:15I also think the Cowboys are just going to win pretty solidly, in which case I don't know.
38:21I mean, Scadavu can catch passes. What would that actually look like in this offense?
38:25What would it look like? So, yeah, I think I'm with you on this one.
38:29Yeah. All right. Let's go to the next question here from Sean.
38:33Full PPR, 12-team flex. McLaurin or Warren? I'll go with Terry just for the target volume.
38:38I know it's a horrible matchup. I get it all.
38:41Like, this is just betting on talent. I have no clue what the world was going to look like for Jalen Warren this week.
38:48Yeah. Even though I like the Steelers to run a lot, that could go to a dowdle, right?
38:53We don't know. So, McLaurin. If the Eagles jump out to a big lead, Washington's going to be forced to throw their freaking ball.
39:00And by the way, I think the Eagles are going to win big.
39:04I do, too. Which will mean a lot of throwing.
39:07So, yeah. Yes. I'm with you there. Great. Another question here.
39:10Jackson Dart or Trevor Lawrence? Full PPR. I love when we get those questions.
39:14T-Law catching his own passes. I mean, we shall see.
39:17They're close. I think I'll go T-Law with this.
39:20I would definitely go Trevor Lawrence. It's not – I'm thinking through it more.
39:24Yeah, I'll go T-Law. I'm just like not a Dart guy.
39:27I know you like Dart more than I do in general.
39:31I like Dart a lot. But again, we have to see the Matt Nagy of all of this.
39:36Yeah. I go Lawrence for me. Question from Christopher.
39:39Jane Daniels or Tyler Shuck in 16-team full PPR?
39:41Again, PPR here. I'm going to go Tyler Shuck.
39:44Because obviously those guys are drafted very far apart in drafts.
39:47So you are immediately switching up the rankings in season.
39:50Not just the season. But like – I just really worry about what this is going to look like for Jane.
39:56We just said that the commanders might have to throw a lot to keep up with the Eagles.
40:02I know, man. So you're going Jane Daniels? I'm not saying that.
40:05I know. I'm asking. So you're going Jane Daniels?
40:08I'm playing Worms Advocate. I'm going to go Tower Shuck.
40:11And I know it's probably going to bite me.
40:14But I just worry behind this makeshift offensive line.
40:16You know what? Here's what I'll say. If I wasn't a coward, I would say Shuck with my chest.
40:22Because I am a coward. I'm being a coward too.
40:25I'm not saying it with my chest or a bird chest, I guess, is what I'm doing.
40:30But I mean – It's a great question. It's a type of question that I love in week one.
40:35Because there are always these start-sit decisions where you drafted a stud.
40:39Yeah. And then you drafted somebody else that you like as an upside guy.
40:43And then we get to the season. And the matchup is very, very clear.
40:47I tend to say start your studs, right? Don't pay to the matchup unless it's truly on the extreme.
40:53I think this might be on the extreme. But to that point – I think the Eagles are going to dominate the line of scrimmage in this game.
41:01And I don't know what Jane Daniels is going to do.
41:04To that point, I got a crap ton of Drake May questions yesterday.
41:08And I was like, okay, start him. Is everybody happy that you started Drake May last night?
41:13I think probably not. But like so as crazy as it sounds to play in Shuck over Jane Daniels, if he has
41:20a Drake May-esque performance – It's not just like, oh, it's a pretty good matchup for Shuck.
41:25I think this is as good a matchup as you can get.
41:28High total points. High total at Ford Field. I think they're going to be trailing.
41:33Like I really like – And I would – I like Alave and Juwan Johnson more than I like Shuck.
41:39If that makes sense. I like them all. But yeah, this matchup for Daniels sucks.
41:43Again, power Shuck over one and a half past.
41:46I don't know why the spread for this Philly-Washington game isn't a touchdown.
41:50And maybe I'm an idiot. Maybe I'm a sap who's going to be proven wrong.
41:54I think Philly's going to dominate this game. I think Philly's going to have – I don't understand.
41:59Like Philly at home and they're only getting five and a half?
42:03Both Pennsylvania teams at home, I don't understand why the line isn't bigger.
42:07That's how I feel about it. I think the Eagles are going to cover that.
42:11They're my two. I do a picks pool where you pick five games and two of them you kind of like double up as bonus.
42:19Like these are worth more. Those are my two games this week are the two home Pennsylvania teams.
42:24Again, I could be a sucker but that's all I see.
42:27No, I like it. From Rob, half PPR, Juwan Johnson or Mayer lost Bowers.
42:31I'll go Juwan Johnson. We're playing the total here.
42:34I was going to say I'm going Juwan even though we like Mayer without Bowers.
42:39I like Juwan better in this particular week for sure.
42:42I mean, bro, one of them's got a 50 total.
42:44He's going to be the number two target in this offense.
42:48It's a big game, high score we think, big total game.
42:51One's got a 50 total and the Lions are getting seven points.
42:55And Mayer's a good player but he wasn't practicing as the one this summer.
42:59Right? Like there's an element of working back in it.
43:02Like I do like both but I would prefer Juwan.
43:05Well, the other side of this is like could you just, I mean, see the Raiders just implode too.
43:10I think that's possible. I don't like the Dolphins defense but.
43:13I agree. Another one here from Quincy. Two receivers, two flex.
43:17Zay Higgins, Parker Washington, Bird and Christian Watson, Kenneth Walker, Rico Dowdle, Jordan Mason and Tajay Spears.
43:22All right. So. All right. So two wide receivers.
43:24We're playing Zay. We're playing T. So then two flex.
43:27It's basically. I mean Walker Washington, Christian Watson and Kenneth Walker.
43:31I mean, Kenneth Walker is playing in one of those.
43:34So then it comes down to Washington and Washington and Watson.
43:37So I'll go Watson again. Again, like I feel like deja vu.
43:40We've been here before. Worm. This is the question of the of the episode.
43:45I can't imagine. I'm so curious when we get when I'm on Sunday's live stream Sunday morning with Alfredo.
43:50So everybody needs to tune into that on YouTube and what have you and stuff.
43:55I'll do the shameless plug here. But I'm so curious after this stream, how many Parker Washington versus Christian Watson questions we get on Sunday, dude.
44:02You better be prepared with a more convicted answer after this.
44:06Apparently. I mean, my answer is start both, but everybody's got the teams are too good.
44:10Maybe I'll throw it up on our Twitter account.
44:13A poll. Yeah. I mean, maybe this is going to be one of the most asked questions this week.
44:19I truly think so. Yeah. All right. Question here from Luke.
44:22Bros. UK fan here. Oh, awesome. Shouts across the pond.
44:25We love Tom Strachan on our shows a lot from UK as well.
44:29Would you start Christian Watson? Shut up. It's a theme.
44:32He's got some others. So Christian Watson, Parker Washington, Quentin Johnson, or Jordan Mason at flex.
44:36Have Josh Allen and Herbert at QB. Henry and Skadaboo at running back.
44:40And Adams in a lobby at receiver. It's a 2QB standard 10 team league.
44:44So this is standard scoring. Christian Watson, Parker Washington, Quentin Johnson, or Jordan Mason in the flex.
44:49Christian Watson. Would you consider putting Washington in ahead of like Devontae Adams to make room at receiver or no?
44:55No. I think Adams has a really good game.
44:58So. Okay. It's close though. So you're going Watson.
45:01I'll say the same thing. Like there's no way at all this burns me.
45:05There's no way at all this burns me. And it's definitely one of those two, not Jordan Mason in standard or Quentin Johnson.
45:12No. Because I think you're looking at touch and equity.
45:15All these guys are good plays. This is a very strong group to be picking from.
45:19Like this is like damned if you do, damned if you don't.
45:23This is one of those kind of situations where Sunday night you're like, I wish I would have done this.
45:29And if you'd have done that, then maybe it works out different.
45:32And you're like, still, I wish I'd done this.
45:35So. Yeah. One last reminder for everybody that we cannot guarantee any answers to questions that come in from this point on.
45:41We will power through absolutely as many as we can, as I keep promising.
45:46But we cannot promise anything from here on just because we only have an hour for the show.
45:51And we get so many questions. They're wonderful questions.
45:54We really appreciate them. But we can only get to so many.
45:57Another super chat here from Vinny. I have A-Chan, Hall, Stevenson, Merritt, and Amon Ross, St.
46:02Brown, and Tech, Godwin, Wandale as well. Don't see a question here.
46:05This might be just asking. Oh, this was from earlier, the trade that Vinny asked about when he was asking about A-Chan and Hall for Gibbs.
46:13I believe that did come from Vinny. Oh, oh, got it, got it.
46:17Then considering your running back room, no, I'm staying with A-Chan and Hall.
46:21Yeah. Like Gibbs and Stevenson isn't terrible, but like that is.
46:24It's not great. There's no depth there anymore. Yeah.
46:27I think that's reasonable to get away. I think in a vacuum, I still prefer Gibbs to those two.
46:32But given the makeup of the roster, I agree.
46:35Now, if you could maybe first trade like. Could you do A-Chan and Godwin?
46:39I was going to say, if you could get a receiver in there or maybe if you could say, oh, let me
46:46just trade Godwin for like Bucky Irving or somebody.
46:48Like, I don't know who would make sense. Like A-Chan and Ted or A-Chan and Godwin and try to get a receiver back with him.
46:56If there's a quarterback in there, then I would still do it.
46:59But I can't do it as is with the state of that running back room.
47:04No, I agree. Yeah. Too thin. Okay. Another super chat here.
47:07I give James Cook and Aminra. That's a lot.
47:10Would receive Quentin Johnson, Blake Corman, Christian McCaffrey. Hell no.
47:13By the way, before he got to CMC, I was like, what world?
47:16And then I saw the CMC. One QB for PPR, 10 man elite.
47:20I would not do this. Hell no. No. I can't.
47:23No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
47:28No, no, no, no. You are. Yeah. Google Skynet is agreeing with us.
47:32Yeah. That's too much. There is a world where Quorum and Johnston are awesome this year, but you are projecting that to hopefully happen.
47:39We know Cook and Aminra are awesome. Yeah. Christian McCaffrey is great, but he was going like three spots ahead of James Cook in drafts.
47:46And then you also get another first rounder. I can't do it.
47:50That is like projecting CMC as like the overall 101 pick of like being like Jameer Gibbs.
47:55It needs to be one of those years where CMC was the only player that mattered.
47:59Yeah. I mean, it could be. Because that can happen.
48:02It could be, but that's also the same. Like James Cook is a top five running back as well.
48:08So like, no, there's no way I'm making that trade.
48:11Hell no. Yeah. Nice comment here from Max. Hey, bros.
48:14He's made championship in four of seven leagues and won it all in two of the four.
48:19Let's go. SP has been my go-to for several years now.
48:22Thanks for all the tips. Ready for your 18.
48:25We are ready for our, not year 18 here at Fantasy Pros, but whatever year this is for each of us.
48:31Very excited to be here again and helping out.
48:34So hopefully we can get you back to a couple of those.
48:37And hey, maybe you can win a championship in all four leagues this year, Max.
48:42That's the goal. Let's go, Max. That's always shooting for the stars here.
48:46Question from Steven. Should I pick up and stash Bigsby or Wicks?
48:49I have Barkley. I like Wicks better than a vacuum, but does the fact that he has Barkley change it for you?
48:56No. It doesn't matter. I would rather do Wicks.
48:58I mean, as early as you drafted Barkley anyway, you're betting on him being healthy.
49:03We're in week one. This is kind of like a mid-season.
49:06And like when we get to, as Fitz always calls it, like handcuffing and stuffing season, then you flip it to Wicks for him to tank.
49:14Yeah. All right. Let's jump around. No super chats in here right now.
49:17So we'll see how many questions we can get answered.
49:20Let's see if there's one where it's not one we've already gotten to.
49:24How about a defensive one? Ravens defense or the Rams?
49:27Rams. I'm going Rams. I think the 49ers are going to have a tough time.
49:32I really do. I think I agree. I'll go Rams too.
49:35I think it's close. You were weighing it so hard of how hard you wanted to homer.
49:40I can feel it in that side. I just really think Jesse Minter is like one of the five best defensive minds in football.
49:47Is Matabouke going to play this week? It's not clear yet.
49:50At least as far as I've seen, it is not clear.
49:54He's practiced. Yeah. But if we knew he was going to play, maybe that shifts this.
49:58But I think it's the Rams because I'm with you.
50:01I think it's kind of like 50-50 plays or he doesn't play this week.
50:05Yeah. Another question from Derek. Start Coram or Algier?
50:08Coram. Coram obviously would have to decide tonight. I like Coram.
50:11I agree. I like Coram this week. I already bet the over in his rushing yards.
50:16I agree. Question from Chris. Start Ferguson or Dulcich at tight end.
50:20It is full PPR. Dulcich, baby. I know he's getting routes.
50:23It's a good matchup. I have no clue what Ferguson's role.
50:26Again, just how you frame this earlier, Worm. Ferguson is a wonderful stash.
50:30There's lots of upside. Is there any way, shape, form, or fashion I'm rolling him out in a lineup in week one?
50:36Hell no. I am not allowing Terrence Ferguson to sit on the waiver wire in any league I am in, but that
50:43does not mean I am starting him in week one.
50:46Should I start Kittle or Andrews? Got to be Andrews.
50:49Andrews. Yep. Andrews. I think for sure. How about Waddle or Quentin Johnston in a standard league?
50:54Waddle. Yeah, it's going to be Waddle for you.
50:57All right. How about, we already answered that one.
50:59How about Flowers or Waddle or Jalen Warren in the flex?
51:03It's really kind of a flowers or Waddle. I think I would go Waddle.
51:07I'll take Waddle. It's close. I would go Waddle too.
51:10It's between Waddle and Flowers. Jalen Warren's not even in the conversation for me.
51:14Yeah, I agree. The GOAT. Should I start Matthew Stafford today or Caleb Williams this weekend against the Panthers?
51:19I'd start Stafford. Stafford's pretty good against the Niners.
51:22I'm really excited about year two in the Ben Johnson offense for Caleb Williams.
51:26I know you've always been a bit of a Caleb Williams hater, D-Rowe, but Stafford against the Niners has been pretty good.
51:33I prefer to think of myself as a Caleb Williams realist.
51:36I feel like people tell themselves a lot of lies with Caleb Williams, but on the pro Stafford side, I'll just read
51:42off the stat lines that he had versus the 49ers in two games last year.
51:47389 passing yards, three passing scores. 25.6. Fantasy points.
51:50280 and four passing scores. 26.9 fantasy points. Those feel like pretty good stat lines, weren't they?
51:55Are you worried at all about the travel stuff in terms of this game tonight?
51:59No, because I feel like what's going to happen with that regardless, however this game plays out, this is going to be
52:06the hindsight bias of all time of yesteryear. Like it's where it's like, yeah, whichever team wins, everybody's going to come out
52:12and be like, yeah, you know what? You see?
52:15That's exactly what they should have done. They should have not flown into the last second.
52:19Other team wins. See? This is what they should have done.
52:23They should have flown in like two weeks prior and been there and set up shop and gotten condos.
52:28I mean, come on. You know that's going to play out.
52:32Nobody has a real conviction, but they'll all play armchair quarterback after it happens and be like, ah, we knew.
52:38See, we knew. I think you are 100% correct.
52:40Yeah. Let's go to a question here from Paul.
52:43Excuse me. Howdy. 12 man PPR. Anyone you would trade.
52:46Tyler Warren. Jalen Warren. Waddle. Nico Collins. Tootin. Jonathan Brooks.
52:49Brian Thomas Jr. Michael Wilson. Anybody you'd be looking to trade here.
52:52Debra. I know you're going to say Brian Thomas Jr.
52:55If you can get anything. If you can get anything.
52:58If you could package Brian Thomas Jr. With like.
53:01I'm intrigued by trading Michael Wilson. He was not the number one target.
53:05Lump them together. When Martin Harris Jr. Was healthy.
53:07Go find the Michael Wilson believer in your league.
53:10There is one in every league. And there might be a Brian Thomas Jr.
53:14Believer. Exactly. Hopefully they're the same person. I was going to say.
53:18Yeah. They're the same person. And you're like. Hey.
53:20You want Michael Wilson? How about some Brian Thomas Jr.?
53:23I actually. You believe it? Come on. I think you could make a very compelling case.
53:28To trade away any of Tootin, Brooks, Thomas, or Wilson.
53:31Agreed. I think any of those last four names.
53:34I'm pretty open to the idea of trading them.
53:36Obviously it depends what you get back. But. I think they.
53:40There's a world where a month from now. We look back and say.
53:43September 10th. Was the high point of value for all four of those guys.
53:48Like as soon as the game started being played.
53:50It went down. I could see that happening. Michael Wilson and Brian Thomas Jr.
53:54Or. Chris Godwin. Chris Godwin for me. Okay. Michael Wilson and Brian Thomas Jr.
53:59Or. Roma Dunze. Oh. Rome. I'm not scared off by the foot.
54:02I've been all in on Rome this summer. Rome.
54:05Rome easily. Same. Same thing. Or Quentin Johnston. It's harder because it's more of a projection.
54:10I definitely feel like the upside is really high for Johnston.
54:13But that's harder to say. Like. Like. To me that feels like you should probably be able to do.
54:18Maybe not quite a one for one. But closer to that.
54:22And not need to package both. Would be my guess.
54:25Based on just where they're ranked right now. What about.
54:28Brian Thomas Jr. Or Michael Wilson. For JMO. I think.
54:31I want JMO. I would want JMO too. So yeah.
54:34All those could be possible. Yeah. Those. We're talking about two receivers who are ranked in the 30s.
54:39I don't feel like I'm out of mesquise. Like.
54:41Those feel like possible trades. Right. Worm. A lot.
54:44I mean. We're talking about two receivers who are ranked in the mid 30s.
54:48In draft season. Yeah. Or a lot of receivers you just threw out there were ranked in like the mid 20s.
54:55That. That feels like on paper. It's doable. Maybe.
54:57You've run into people who aren't that interested in them.
55:00But. I'd look at people who. Any managers in your league who need some depth at receiver.
55:05And say. Hey. I would. I'm not asking for a star.
55:08Give me. You know. A guy like a Dunze.
55:11Who might be number two. Or DJ Moore. I'd take DJ Moore.
55:15Yeah. Maybe. I would take any of those guys.
55:17And here's the thing. Maybe you take Brian Thomas Jr.
55:20And Michael Wilson. You package them together. DJ Moore has a down game versus the Texans this week.
55:26And you go. Try to get DJ Moore after a down week.
55:29That's a good point too. You don't have to make the trade this week.
55:33No. You don't have to. Let week one. Let.
55:36Let week one. Play out. Possibly. And then you go see who's the buy low.
55:40Another question here. Bros. JSN for Walker and Alave.
55:43JSN for Pickens and Brown. Two options here. I have Javante, Warren, Dobbins, Waddle, Christian Watson, and Godwin.
55:48So JSN for Walker and Alave. Or JSN for Pickens and Brown.
55:52I would do either. If I'm given the choice.
55:55I'm taking the Pickens one. But I would do either.
55:58Ooh. Which one do I prefer is actually a really good question.
56:01Here's the thing. Get this done ASAP. Because as soon as the Darnall news drops.
56:06When it drops. You're not getting this trade done.
56:08Seems like a little positive about possibly they got good news on Darnall's.
56:12Well they got good news that he didn't have a hip fracture.
56:16Yeah. Him possibly having a labral tear is still.
56:18Could be. He has that. He is out for the season.
56:22I. Oh man. I'm actually really torn. I would say either.
56:25I would prefer. I think I might prefer Walker and Alave to Pickens and Brown.
56:29But it's like I totally. But again. It's. Go on the other side.
56:33I think either one of these is a win.
56:36I would do either one of these in a heartbeat.
56:39Yeah. Totally fair to be on the other side of that one.
56:42All right. Ian Thomas or Darren Waller after losing Bowers.
56:45This is a guillotine league. Waller. You want to get it right.
56:49Losing Bowers in a guillotine league is tough. Waller.
56:51That's brutal. But I don't feel good about either.
56:54Yeah. All right. How about a stripling or Pittman in PPR?
56:57And yes, I use the tools because I have MVP membership.
57:01Let's go. Danny. Love to hear it. Oh. Stripling.
57:03I don't. I don't. This is not. This is not.
57:06No, I don't like Michael Pittman this week. I'd rather take the upside case and just the unknown of stripling than then rolling out Michael Pittman from Scott.
57:1416 team PPR flex spot digs or wicks. Obviously digs with a really tough matchup, but he is the better player.
57:21Yeah, I think you get. Wicks is another guy I'd like to have on my team.
57:25I'm not really starting him a week one. No.
57:28Same. How confident are we in Tucker craft for week one?
57:31That is confident as you can be for a guy that's probably going to.
57:36Yeah. Play 60% of the snaps probably have like somewhere around a 60 to 70% route per drop.
57:41Drop back rate. I don't love Tucker craft this week, but again, you got to do is get me in zone.
57:47He could definitely do that to be a tight end one this week.
57:51So. PPR Warren or Mason. Jalen Warren. I'm going Jalen Warren based off the matchup and everything.
57:56We've already. I got. I think the Steelers just roll this week, man.
58:00I really think they're going to roll. Yeah. I need a tight end until Bowers gets back.
58:05Should I pick up Chica Conco, Terrence Ferguson or Greg Dulcich?
58:08I would. We've been talking about how you don't need to start right away.
58:12But Ferguson and Dulcich. Yeah. If you can. I mean, I would be dashing Ferguson for sure.
58:17Dulcich for this week. I would pick up both of them in the case that Brock Bowers is out much longer than
58:24the Raiders would like to blow smoke and tell people.
58:27Yeah. Tonight's game, stripling or Kittle? Stripling. I just, I don't.
58:30It's a horrible matchup for Kittle. I don't know what his route chair looks like.
58:34No clue. I have to drop one of these three.
58:37Who would you recommend? Lloyd, Corum or Bill? For me, it's Bill.
58:41For me, it's Corum. I can't drop Corum. I get it.
58:44I understand it. If Kyle goes down, Corum's a top five running back.
58:48Well, I understand that. But if Bill could easily just be the starting running back for the commanders from the word go.
58:55So I can't drop a possible starter for a handcuff.
58:57I wouldn't want to drop any of the three.
59:00I don't want to drop any of the three.
59:03But if I got to drop any of them, I'm dropping the handcuff guy.
59:07Full PPR, Brooks or Wandale Robinson? Full PPR, I'll go Wandale.
59:10I just don't know what Jonathan Brooks' workload looks like.
59:13I think full PPR, Wandale is actually a really sneaky start this week.
59:17So I'm with you there. I can see it.
59:20How about Kittle or Kelsey? I've not really talked to you about Kelsey all summer, I don't think.
59:25Debra, where are you at on Kelsey for the season?
59:28I think he's going to be a low-end tight end one.
59:31I think he's not going to be amazing. I think he's going to get a lot of target volume.
59:37And we're just rolling back the Chiefs offense. Like, Kelsey was not bad on a per-route basis last year.
59:42He just didn't get the touchdowns. If he gets the touchdowns this year, he's got top five to seven upside.
59:48But I think it just comes back to target volume.
59:51So yeah, I mean, Kelsey for this week. How about two defenses with awesome matchups?
59:56Eagles defense or Jacksonville? Well, I think both are going to do very well.
60:00Shannon, I'm going to go Eagles. I feel like Jacksonville.
60:03I feel like most people would say Jacksonville just because, like, Cleveland is going to be the auto-start defense against them.
60:09But the thing about Cleveland is could they just, like, could Deshaun Watson look that god-awful and then they say, fine, we're
60:16going to try to hide him and just give carries to Quenchon Judkins.
60:19And then you're not getting the turnovers. Because you've got to score points.
60:23You've got to get sacks. You've got to get turnovers to get fantasy points.
60:27We are going to get dropbacks from Jayden Daniels behind that offensive line.
60:31We're going to get it. Great call. You've convinced me.
60:34I go Eagles. Half PPR, bench one, Watson, Gainwell, Marvin Harrison Jr.
60:38Definitely not Watson. So who are you benching between Gainwell and Marvin Harrison Jr.?
60:42Marv, I like Gainwell a ton this week. I wonder, I feel like the Cardinals might have to throw a ton this
60:48week to keep up with the Chargers. They might.
60:51But who is your true wide receiver one? Oh, wait, it's Trey McBride.
60:55Yeah. Yeah, it's fair. I mean, obviously you're definitely not benching Watson.
60:59So it's between the others. I think it's reasonable to go the direction you went.
61:03We've got like two minutes left here. So we'll get through as many as possible.
61:07Choose two of three. Waddle, Higgins, Wilson. First two.
61:10DK or Downs? DK, not close. Bench Downs everywhere you got him.
61:14Don't play him this week. Jackson Dart or Jaden Daniels?
61:17Dart. Kenneth Walker or David Montgomery in PPR? K-Dub.
61:19But the answer is really both. Brian Thomas Jr.
61:22or Carnell Tate in full PPR? Tate. Not close.
61:25I'm not playing Brian Thomas Jr. anywhere. Tootin or Lloyd in Standard?
61:28Lloyd. Who do you think gets the red zone workworm?
61:31Lloyd or Tootin? This week. Lloyd. Good. Well, if he's healthy.
61:34Exactly. Yeah. He gets the red zone work. PPR, Flex.
61:37Jonathan Brooks or Trey Tucker? Okay. This is the Brooks line.
61:41Going Brooks. I will not play Trey Tucker. I do not have any faith at all in Trey Tucker.
61:46None. How about Tootin or Evans in the Flex?
61:49I'll play Evans. I have a lot of concerns.
61:51I just don't know what Tootin's role is going to be.
61:55It's not a great matchup for him either. Parker Washington or Marshawn Lloyd?
61:59Lloyd. Jeez, my favorite sons. It's Washington. I know you like Lloyd.
62:02I like Lloyd. No, but you're right. It's Washington.
62:05It's Washington. We got to have a limit somewhere on Lloyd.
62:08No, I agree. I like Lloyd. It's Washington. Yeah.
62:11Actually, another question here. Same one. Start one PPR.
62:13Adunze, DJ Moore, Jordan Mason. I don't know what the Rome Adunze news is going to be like between now and Sunday.
62:20I'll go ahead and tell you, DJ Moore, I don't feel really great about any of these guys just because of the Rome foot stuff.
62:27If we get good injury updates on Adunze, he is the pick.
62:31If we get a good injury update, then it's Rome.
62:34I will say that. But right now in the dark on a Thursday, I don't know what that's going to look like for the rest of the week.
62:42Trevor Lawrence or Jared Goff? Goff. Not close. Agreed.
62:45Mike Evans or Christian Watson? Watson. Not close. Agreed.
62:47Let's see if we see any more in the last few seconds here.
62:51Michael Mayer or Dalton Schultz? Mayer. Flex spot, full PPR.
62:54Pittman or Pollard? Pollard. Goff, Purdy, or Mayfield? It's four point per passing touchdown.
62:58Goff. Play the total, baby. Watson, Burden, Tate, or Mason for flex.
63:02It's full PPR. Watson. Watson. Yeah. Chuba or Lloyd, full PPR?
63:05Lloyd. Not close. All right. Let's do two more and get out of here.
63:09You already answered that one. Reed, Pittman, or Marvin Harrison Jr.
63:13in full PPR? This is the Marv line. I'm going Marv.
63:16I'm going Marv in here. All right. One more.
63:18Let's see if I can find a player we haven't really talked about.
63:22So not Christian Watson and not Parker Washington. Yeah.
63:25Golly. How about Love or Hubbard? Jeremiah Love. Jeremiah Love.
63:28Even with the ankle stuff. Yep. You're good with that.
63:31All right. I have no belief in Hubbard. We will go ahead and wrap things up there.
63:36Sorry we couldn't get to literally every question. Obviously, we get so many of these here, which is awesome.
63:42Head to the Discord. We're very happy to get all these questions.
63:45We really appreciate it. D-Row is very active on Discord.
63:48Go to his AMA channel. He will happily answer any and all questions that you have for him.
63:53Oh, we did get one more super chat. We'll get to that to be nice for that one.
63:59Christian Watson, Scadaboo, Quentin Johnson. Pick one. Watson. Watson.
64:01Let's go, Quincy. Unanimous. Get that dub this week, baby.
64:04Let's go. Yeah. Thank you. Seriously, if you have any other questions we didn't get to, I'm on social media.
64:10I don't do as much on the Discord as Debra does, but he's very active there.
64:15We also, as you can see, a comment here from Sal behind the scenes.
64:19You can join us on Twitch. Matt Modai will be answering more questions tonight.
64:23That's at 530 Eastern. Really appreciate everybody hanging out with us today.
64:27Again, all the great questions. We will be back at the same time.
64:31I think it's the same time. Sorry if I'm wrong, but it will be every Thursday.
64:35Debra and I getting through as many questions as we possibly can.
64:39So stick around here on the YouTube channel. For Debra and for Sal behind the scenes, I'm Ryan Warmly.
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