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2:14Going on to play your profile. We're here with another NFFC, Best Ball Championship Draft.
2:19It's just me for writing. At some point, please let us know if the audio is better this time.
2:26Sorry about last time. We've been working on the back end.
2:30The draft has started, though. We will be drafting from the five spot.
2:34But Jameer Gibbs goes off at the 101. Bijan Robinson, 102.
2:38Ja'Marr Chase, 103. Jackson Smith in Jigba at the 104.
2:41Puka Nakua at the 106. Then CMC, Jonathan Taylor, James Cook, Ashton Janty in the first round.
2:47Which, kind of dicey in terms of it. Spin up and down where he's been going.
2:52Chase Brown and then CeeDee Lamb to wrap up the first round.
2:57We went with Puka Nakua in the five hole.
3:00Again, this is the NFFC. You start three wide receivers in this format.
3:04It is a third round reversal. It is a Kentucky Derby draft style.
3:08So, essentially, you bid or you put in preferences for your draft slot.
3:13And, you know, it kind of, you know, let's just say pick it out of the hat if you're the 101.
3:20Meaning you get the first pick on your preference, right?
3:23So, really, really cool format. A little bit of a mad dash to start this one for me.
3:30So, I do apologize. It's been a crazy weekend.
3:33And, you know, just kind of got in here at the buzzer.
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3:45Probably not going to be a ton of these left, right?
3:48I mean, it is Monday. We have, you know, some drafts are still going to go after the games on Wednesday and Thursday.
3:56So, you have somewhat of a free look. But, either way, this is pretty much it.
4:02We're wrapping things up. This is going to be my last draft of the year.
4:07So, thank you for that. Got a little Puka Nakua exposure.
4:10I don't have Puka Nakua in any of the NFFC formats.
4:14Whether it's the OC or it is the Best Ball Championship, which is the two that we've been drafting this offseason.
4:21So, yeah. If you guys have any questions, you know, feel free to send them in.
4:27If you guys have any drafts remaining this week, you know, good luck.
4:31Let me know what you got. And, I'd be happy to answer whatever you have.
4:36Like I said, a little bit of a mad dash.
4:40So, appreciate everybody that's here so far. Joe Carlton in the house.
4:44What's up, Joe? JD said, who should I draft with the 105 and redraft?
4:49I mean, you're looking at it right now. I'm in the 105 right now.
4:53Now, this is Best Ball. This is also a start three format.
4:57I did take Puka Nakua. I still prefer Puka Nakua, even if this wasn't a start three, if this was a redraft format.
5:05I do prefer Puka. Then I have CMC. You know, for me, it's really Jameer, Nijon, Chase, Puka, JSN, McCaffrey, Amon Ross St.
5:13Brown, James Cook, ahead of Jonathan Taylor. So, that's my preferences.
5:17That's how I like to draft this year. Finished up my home league draft that's been going on for 15 years.
5:24Did that one yesterday. Did not actually, probably my worst draft of the year.
5:29I do have to run an auction in that.
5:32And it is super, super chaotic. So, yeah. It's hard to run the auction in person as well as run your own draft.
5:40It's a bit of a cluster. But excited for the football season to start.
5:45We got the Patriots versus Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday.
5:48We have the international game with San Francisco on Thursday.
5:51And, yeah. Happy to answer any questions. I know people are trying to get their drafts in at the buzzer here.
5:58So, questions that you might have, let me know.
6:01We are on the clock, though. In this round so far, A.J.
6:05Brown, Justin Jefferson, Saquon Barkley, Devon Acheen, Amar Enhanced, Derek Henry, and Kenneth Walker.
6:10Kenneth Walker slipped here a little bit. I do want to talk about that.
6:15But let me go ahead and make my next pick.
6:18First, you got guys like Drake London, Brock Bowers, George Pickens, Chris Olave.
6:23It is a third-round reversal. Running backs kind of just got pushed.
6:27I'm not going to go ahead and force it here.
6:30I'm going to stick to, you know, my board.
6:33I do have Pickens and Bowers ahead of pretty much everybody here.
6:37It's a start-through wide receiver, so I will pass on Bowers here.
6:41I'm going to go with Pickens. I don't typically like a lot of the teams that I take or have taken Brock Bowers in.
6:50I typically do not like how those builds have turned out.
6:53So I'm just going to opt to not go that route, especially in a start three.
6:59So, yeah. Jeremiah texted me. He said he's going to see if he can make it.
7:04So we shall see. Let's see. Perfect. But, yeah.
7:07Let me know for you guys also how the mic is doing.
7:11I know we had some issues last week with the microphone.
7:15Stream yard's been very, very finicky. So please, please let me know.
7:19Give me some feedback if you guys can hear me okay.
7:23But after George Pickens, Rashi Rice goes off the board, then Brock Bowers, then Nico Collins.
7:28So let's talk a little about Kenneth Walker right now.
7:32I think there's a possibility that Walker could be, you know, kind of fell to this point here because Josh Simmons for
7:39the Chiefs is dealing with a back injury. It looks like he's – it sounds like he's not going to play week one against the Broncos.
7:48And it's only one week, so I understand people are like, what's the big deal?
7:53But I think it's somewhat of a glimpse into how scary things can kind of potentially crumble with this Chiefs offensive line.
8:01They don't have a lot of depth. But they'd be putting a UDFA there in Josh Simmons' place who never played left tackle, I believe, in college ever.
8:10And he's going up against, obviously, the Broncos defense.
8:13So I think that could possibly have people a little bit spooked.
8:18I understand it. I think for me, with this Simmons injury, it does make me kind of contemplate putting – I think
8:25for me, it probably puts Chase Brown ahead of Walker.
8:28Walker is not going to drop far down in my rankings, but I have him and Chase Brown neck and neck.
8:36And so it's a tiebreaker for me if this offensive line is going to have issues.
8:41You know, it sounds like they said pretty much, hey, like the Chiefs obviously feel optimistic enough that they didn't put Josh
8:49Simmons on IR because he would be forced to miss four weeks.
8:53So that's a positive, but still not what you really want to see.
8:57Mahomes coming off this injury. They're going to have to lean on Walker, though, even more.
9:03So volume should be there. It's just a matter of like, you know, Mahomes coming off the ACL.
9:09How is he moving with his offensive line? It's just a little dicey all around.
9:14But I'm still high on Walker. I'm still high on Travis Kelsey, who I've drafted a good bit of.
9:20Drake London falls here. Let's talk a little bit about Drake London.
9:24Drake London falls here to the 302. And Drake London and then Malik Neighbors goes after him.
9:30London is somebody that I have not had high in my rankings all offseason.
9:35I have him somewhere around mid-20s, a little bit of late-20s area.
9:39Reason being is with Tua Tagovailoa, I don't really find him to be a positive for this offense for Drake London's skill set.
9:47I think it's a positive for Kyle Pitts. I don't think it's a positive for Drake London.
9:53ADOT-wise, depth of target London, I mean, his yards per reception and his ADOT have been extremely high over his career.
10:00And I don't see that happening with, you know, Tua.
10:03I don't think Tua's going to push the ball down the field.
10:07On top of that, you factor in that you also have Chico Otungo-Vailoa back there who looked absolutely terrible.
10:14And it took the Falcons, like, today to name him the starter for week one.
10:19I mean, it was almost like they were trying as hard as possible to not have to go with Tua.
10:26And he didn't look good for all intents and purposes.
10:29So, yeah. I mean, I don't think it's a bad thing for Bijan.
10:34I think people say, well, you could buy the dip.
10:37And I know not the Kings that he's been following all day today.
10:41I don't know if he's referring to Walker or Drake London.
10:45Chris Olave fell decently far here, too. He goes at the 31st overall pick.
10:50And then we're up here. And Jeremiah, I love Josh Allen, Trey McBride, Malik Neighbors.
10:55We'll talk about Neighbors in a second here. We have started off as three wide receivers.
11:00Javante Williams is off the board. We do have Brees Hall.
11:04We have Kyra Williams, Travis Etienne. Looking at the board, you know, the guys in front of us, one of them has double running backs.
11:13Some of them don't have wide running backs at all.
11:16Two guys don't have running backs. So I think there's a possibility that we may need to get a guy here.
11:23So I'm going to go ahead and take Brees Hall here.
11:27You know, I'm bullish a little bit on Frank Reich.
11:30I'm not bullish that the offense is going to be phenomenal, but I do happen to like Frank Reich.
11:37And I think Gino can put this offense afloat.
11:40So, yeah. And then we obviously come back on the turn.
11:44And Jeremiah has entered the building. What's up, man?
11:47Yeah, what a little run we've had here, Pete.
11:50Last week we had our little glitches, but the internet went out just before I got on.
11:56So thank you for carrying the ship. I love what you've done already, Pete.
12:00Puka Nakua, George Pickens. We're hearing Clearance Clarence from Adam Schefter.
12:04It sounds like he's not going to be, you know, suspended.
12:08So now we have George Pickens and then Brees Hall.
12:11So you'd love to see it. Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely.
12:14And the Nakua thing is still, I don't know if we're fully out of the woods, but it sounds like he's good for week one.
12:23You got to operate as if he's going to, like, that he's fine at this point, in my opinion, Jay.
12:30Malik neighbors. Malik is kind of now settling in at this 3-2 turn.
12:34He goes here at the 3-0-3. And not the King also, by the way, said London's been falling all day.
12:41I know we talked about that. And, yeah, I'm not surprised at the 2-0 news.
12:46I want to touch on that in a second, Jay, and get your thoughts, because I want to know what you think about it.
12:54But Malik neighbors has fallen here a little bit.
12:57This is kind of where he's settled, though, in this past week, because, you know, there's talk now.
13:03Stefania Bell came out talking about, is Malik neighbors going to play week one?
13:08There's still some kind of up-in-the-air question marks on that.
13:12And we don't really know, right? I think that's kind of spooked some people.
13:16I'm still happy to take the discount on Malik neighbors when he falls.
13:21You know, so getting him here at 3-0-2, I think, is totally good value.
13:26I mean, there's been times, look, we've been taking him, you know, sometimes in the mid-second in these drafts.
13:32And we have gotten him at, like, the 3-2 turn as well.
13:36So, yeah. A little bit of recap here, and then I'm going to get your thoughts on Drake London with the Tua news.
13:44After we took police tall, Kyron Williams went right after.
13:47Then it was Jalen Waddell. Then it was Travis Etienne.
13:51Lad McConkie, T. Higgins coming around here at the turn.
13:54We got four picks or three picks, and then we're up.
13:58But what is your thoughts on Drake London with the Tua Tagovailoa news?
14:02You know, people say it was kind of baked in at this point.
14:07I don't really feel like it was baked in at his 80s.
14:11That was kind of going to the second round in many such cases.
14:15But what are your thoughts on that Tua Tunga by Lowe news with him now being the starter?
14:21I think initially it's going to be bad news for Tua.
14:25And speaking of kickers and defense, Pete, I'm going to be targeting the Falcons so long as Tua Tagovailoa is the starting quarterback.
14:33I think it's a sharp play. And it's one of those things where, hey, we love London, Bijan, and Pitts.
14:40We don't love Tua Tagovailoa. And I think it's going to be bad.
14:44Well, it looks like they cut out. Oh, you cut out for a second there.
14:49You cut out for a second there. Let's just put a pin in it for a second.
14:55We got our running back in Hall. We got 15 seconds here.
14:59We got Ibuka, Garrett Wilson, Luther Burden, Terry, DJ Moore.
15:03I kind of want to get a little bit DJ Moore here.
15:07I have him decently high. Running back-wise, it's David Montgomery.
15:10It's nothing to call home for. So I'm going to go ahead and go with DJ Moore here, Jay.
15:17But finish your thoughts on Drake London here because you did cut out.
15:21But it sounded like you were saying that the Falcons offense was going to be one that you would be targeting when it comes to DST.
15:30Yeah, I'm absolutely going to target them. And, Drake London, you're just going to need to wait a few weeks.
15:37It's only a matter of time before Michael Penix gets healthy.
15:41And then once he's healthy, I think London will be fine.
15:44In the managed league where you're getting him here in round three, I think that's a great value.
15:50We see him falling. I agree with you, Pete.
15:53Pete, that is falling to me because the clump of running backs in round two with Drake London, that's kind of where he's lived.
16:02So to go round three, I think that's just taking advantage of the fear.
16:06So at what point are you fearful, Pete? Or do you think that's just like a great third-round steal?
16:13And that was – I'm sorry. I was responding to the chat.
16:17You referring to Malik Nabors there? Oh, for Drake London.
16:20Actually, both. Tell me both then. London in the third round is palatable for me.
16:26I mean, I've had him kind of – this news with Tua doesn't change anything for me.
16:31I haven't been nearly as high on London. I've had him somewhere in like my mid to a little bit late 20s rankings this year.
16:40I don't think it changes too much for me.
16:43But like if Tua is the quarterback all year, then that's like worst-case scenario.
16:48And like then I'd still be not that excited about having a mid to late 20s.
16:53But if Penix is able to get out there – the thing about Penix is he's willing to push the ball downfield and take chances, right?
17:02And for fantasy, we like that just because – especially with these big-body receivers down the field, they can make plays.
17:09He's like they're going to be given the opportunity to make plays.
17:13So I think it's not for long with Tua unless they win and string together some good games.
17:19That's when it could get a little bit frustrating because they might give him a little bit more leash than we had hoped for.
17:28Yeah, and it's funny. Somebody mentioned to you, Pete, about Zachariah Branch being in play on X today.
17:34And I fully agree with you where I think that almost a running joke, it's Tua in those quick dump-off passes.
17:41So that plays into the Zachariah Branch game. I don't even know if Zachariah Branch is going to make the top of
17:48the depth chart and be out there in two and three wide receiver sets.
17:53And it's unfortunate for Drake London. Do I think he's going to be a zero?
17:58No. But I think we're going to get a little bit closer to a floor or a median outcome early on for
18:06Drake London, which will be very aggravating and frustrating.
18:09And then on the Malik Neighbors front, it sounds like he's going to be fine, but it's just a matter of are you 85%?
18:17Are you 80%? Is there a game ship going on?
18:20What do you make of Malik Neighbors, Pete? Yeah, I mean, I think if Neighbors, if he's on the field, I'm happy.
18:28I'm good. I don't have hesitation starting him. Like, no concerns there.
18:32It's more of a matter of, like, he's striking me as a player that based on what we've heard from him, that
18:39he doesn't want to be out there unless they're going to give him, you know, a full workload on the field.
18:47It doesn't mean, like, hey, they're going to pepper him with 90 targets, but, like, he's going to play the full game.
18:54Not like, you know, 50% of the routes run, he'll be on the field.
18:59And I think that's good for us as fantasy managers.
19:02We don't have to sit there and, I think, worry about, I'm starting this guy.
19:07Is he going to play? Like, no. If the report comes out that Malik Neighbors is playing, he'll be active.
19:14He'll be suited up. You're starting him and you're living with it because I think, like, they're not going to put him
19:22out there, in my opinion, unless he can go full go.
19:25And full go is a tough thing to say, Jay, because we know that these guys coming off ACLs, it typically does
19:33take a full year before they get fully back.
19:36It doesn't mean they can't be successful. It doesn't mean they can't be good for fantasy, but fully feeling themselves, like, that
19:44confidence, like, you know, to move certain ways, like, that's a factor.
19:48So we'll see. I do want to know. We're getting a couple things in the queue here.
19:53Not the King said Giants should sit him until he can cut better.
19:58I get that. I'm not opposed to that either.
20:01Yeah, I think not the King might be facing him in a couple leagues week one, but I totally get your drift.
20:08And don't discount. I don't know how you feel about this, Pete, but Malik neighbors, there's always some kind of drama with him.
20:16So he really does live in the drama. I can remember when he had his concussion or he had some injury.
20:23It might have been a concussion his rookie season.
20:26He got in trouble for going to a concert midweek and they were saying, hey, you know, you should be avoiding that.
20:34I always think there's kind of some stuff going on with him.
20:38Just he's a wide receiver. So what do wide receivers do?
20:42And to this effect, I think we're going to get a full go on him.
20:47I think he's one of those people who really locks in if he's kind of got something that he can gear towards.
20:54Like, hey, I'm overcoming this injury and he can lock in mentally.
20:58So I really like it. And again, 85% of him, I feel like we'll get closer to 100% usage.
21:05But the ability to cut, the ability to do everything he did pre-injury, it might take a little bit of ramping up.
21:12But you may not notice it when he still can clear 20 points in your lineup.
21:18And I see you just went. Pete, let's talk about the team so far.
21:23Puka, George Pickens. Quinchon Junkins just went. Wait for that box to go away.
21:27Brees Hall, I love your pick, Brees Hall. I've been selecting Brees Hall everywhere in the redraft streets.
21:34Plenty in best ball, too. But Brees Hall is just such a great structural pick.
21:39And to me, I count him as one of those top tier running backs.
21:43And then you go DJ Moore, which I think you and I have both warmed up to.
21:49Because there's just capability for this year proper, not Dynasty.
21:53And then Jadarian Price. Great price, Pete. So tell me how you're feeling with these last two picks.
21:59Yeah, I actually really like this team. I don't have much exposure to Price.
22:04I want exposure to Price. I just haven't gotten him at the price that I want.
22:09Or he's just gone ahead. So I took him over to Quinchon Judkins there.
22:14I took him over. Let's see. Who else could I have went with?
22:18Trevon Henderson. I took him over to Jalen Warren, Jonathan Brooks, Tony Pollard.
22:23I think the Jonathan Brooks helium has started to subside a little bit.
22:27Which is nice. Because there was times where, I think in the FFPC, he went like fourth round.
22:33As high as fourth round in one of them when Hubbard got hurt.
22:38And now it sounds like Hubbard's going to play.
22:41Two Bucky Irving go off the board after Quinshon Judkins.
22:44Quinton Johnston. What a pick there in the fifth round.
22:48I wouldn't do it. He just took Quinton Johnston at pick 57.
22:52Pretty, pretty nutty in my opinion. This is a JSN, Rochie, Rice team.
22:56Got Quinton Johnston now. They have Cam Scadaboo and Kyron Williams.
23:00So that's interesting. I mean, they did take Rice in the, like, the 2-0.
23:05I think that's a 2-0-8 spot day. 2-0-9. So that's a little interesting too.
23:09I'm not opposed to that. It just seems like maybe this is a person that's just getting their guys.
23:16But I definitely think you could have waited on Quinton Johnston here.
23:20Let me read the round off for a second here just to get the audio side.
23:25We'll take this next pick and then we'll take a quick break.
23:29Let me just read off what we've had happen so far.
23:33So in the fourth round, T. Higgins, Federal McMillan, Zay Flowers, Cam Scadaboo go off the board.
23:39After that, it was DJ Moore who we took.
23:42Then Emek Agbuka, Colson Loveland, Roma Dunes, Zay Garrett Wilson, Luther Burden, DeAndre Swift, Bayshall Tootin.
23:48Then to start the fifth round, we had Ramondre Stevenson, Jamison Williams, Parker Washington, Devontae Adams, Terry McLaurin, Christian Watson, David Montgomery, Jardarian Price is who we took.
23:57Then Quinton Johnson, then Quinshawn Juggins, Bucky Irving, Tyler Warren, Mike Evans.
24:01So Mike Evans starts the sixth round here. We're up in three spots.
24:06And then we'll go ahead and take our next pick and then we'll take a break.
24:11Mike Evans, Jay, talked a little bit about at the presser down over in Australia.
24:16And it pretty much – it's getting to be the vibe that Mike Evans was – these injuries that everyone is getting up in arms about.
24:25It's possible that the 49ers staff has just taken very strong precaution with him.
24:30And that he said none of these injuries are major.
24:33And so with his history of some of these injuries as of late, Jay, it's possible that the 49ers were really, really
24:41just trying to be cautious with him. And it makes me a little bummed out because I didn't get much Mike Evans.
24:48I was super high on Mike Evans. I think I had him at like wide receiver 20 until these injuries started to pile up.
24:56And then I ticked him back a little bit towards that like Cortland Sutton-ish range, you know, Carnell Tate range.
25:03What are your thoughts on Mike Evans? By the way, Jonathan Brooks, Joe Burrow go off the board right before our next pick.
25:11I think Mike Evans is just a perfect structural pick.
25:14You're de-risking yourself in a best ball format, in a redraft format right now.
25:19You're not on the hook in Dynasty. If you're in a Dynasty win-now mode, it's absolutely a great pick.
25:26And you're going to get pure touchdown run out, be the primary weapon in a 49ers offense connected to Brock Purdy.
25:33It's almost like we get lulled to sleep to the point of, OK, go take somebody like a Mike Evans.
25:40First year, I don't think it'll be a problem.
25:43And I think they're confident enough he's good enough to where you don't have to, hey, we got to get these practice
25:50reps in for Mike Evans to adjust to a brand new team.
25:54Let's pick for round six. I think it's just great value and you go and get great value in Travion Henderson.
26:01Let's tease that for after the break, Pete. Let's hit the break and then we'll talk about some Travion Henderson.
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28:20Why wait? Well, we are back. And mic check, mic check.
28:24Sounds like we are good on the mics this week.
28:27So that's a blessing for us because it was an absolute nightmare last week.
28:32So appreciate everybody that came back and stuck with us because that was tough.
28:37I listened to the playback and I was so, so frustrated with how it went.
28:42We did get it fixed, obviously, in the back half after about 20, 30 minutes.
28:47But it took a lot of shuffling while drafting.
28:50And, of course, we're drafting in an O-seat 350 NFFC draft.
28:54It's absolutely, absolutely a nightmare. But Jamie said the mics sound good.
28:58I haven't heard anybody complain yet. So keep us updated.
29:01If for some reason the mics are still messing up, let us know.
29:06So it's really a streamer thing. It's not us.
29:09There's just been a lot of issues with streamer lately.
29:12So hopefully that gets fixed. And, yeah, while we were out, we took Trevor and Henderson.
29:18Johns Brooks went ahead of us, Jay. Tucker Craft, Caleb Williams.
29:21Caleb Williams' owner gets the stack with Colson Loveland.
29:25Then Brian Thomas goes off the board after Caleb Williams.
29:28Lamar Jackson. Then Michael Wilson, Carnot, Tate, Drake May.
29:31Now people might sit there and be like, Caleb Williams went ahead.
29:35Was the third quarterback off the board. Super surprising.
29:38But this is best ball, Jay. That owner does stack Colson Loveland with Caleb Williams.
29:43So I understand the thinking there. A little bit of an interesting build for those who are listening on the audio side.
29:51This owner has Christian McCaffrey, Derrick Henry, Jeremiah Love.
29:54Three running backs to start. Then Colson Loveland. I mean, really, really putting yourself behind the eight ball in a format that's start through wide receivers, Jay.
30:03And in a format that pushes receivers up super, super heavy.
30:07Christian Watson then was his first receiver around five.
30:10Then he gets Caleb Williams to stack with Colson Loveland.
30:13Interesting build. Not what I would do. I felt like you got a little bit greedy there by going, Derrick My Love.
30:21I think you could have went wide receiver. And then to not take a wide receiver in the fourth and go with Loveland is very, very dicey.
30:30So I'm going to be interested to see how that owner's team shakes out.
30:35But what are your thoughts on that build, Jay?
30:38And so far, what are your thoughts as well on the Trevor and Henderson pick that we took last round?
30:45Hey, immediately to your point, Pete. Chris Olave is the very next pick.
30:49Three picks later is Jalen Waddell and even Lab McConkie.
30:52Any of those three wide receivers instead of Jeremiah Love.
30:56Pigs get fed. Hogs get slaughtered, right? So with McCaffrey, Henry, you go love.
31:01You're almost betting against yourself by taking love for those two running back spots that you invested in.
31:07So we have to have this belief in ourselves.
31:10I love the Travion Henderson pick, though. Going back to that.
31:14Oh, and one note. The Loveland Williams. I like a QB tight end onesie position stack.
31:19Those are always fun. But misappropriation with one too many running backs.
31:23But going back to Travion Henderson, I'm curious. Do you think he plays week one?
31:28Do you have any concern about a multi-week injury for Travion Henderson?
31:32And do you still click the button here in round six with that in mind?
31:37Yeah, I'm buying the dip. I mean, I'm very happy to get him in the sixth round here.
31:44It's not a massive dip. I mean, he has been picked in the sixth round before.
31:49This isn't like the first time, you know, in this format.
31:53But getting him here as my third running back, I get...
31:57I mean, I couldn't be happier with how my running back room starts off for a team that I start two receivers to go off the bat.
32:06And then you get the dip with him. And, you know, I'm happy with that.
32:11Looking at the way the board is shaping up right now, though, I mean, we could maybe stack with Stafford and Dak Prescott at some point.
32:20So those are some back doors that we could also go with.
32:24Kyle Pitts is also available. I don't really love the running backs and wide receivers on the board here.
32:30You've got like Wando Robinson, Michael Pittman, DK Metcalf.
32:33I would go Wando Robinson or maybe try for Casey Conception.
32:37I'm thinking maybe we go Kyle Pitts here if that's something that you're interested in.
32:42All right. Let's go with Pitts then. Yeah, do that.
32:46And then if, you know, Casey Conception comes back, he comes back.
32:50If not, we can pivot and route a different direction.
32:53I have not seen, I'm looking at the board, Rico Dowdle go either.
32:58So it's possible he could come through. I drafted him for a friend in another draft.
33:03And I thought of you because I know you've been really high on some Rico Dowdle.
33:08And I see the path as well for Rico Dowdle.
33:12I think a bullish take that I would have if I had a hot take on him, 14 to 1,500 rushing yards, 15 touchdowns.
33:20I think he can really go off this year.
33:23And we see R.J. Harvey go, Pete. I know you love some R.J.
33:28Harvey. Are you still a big fan of him as we hit week one?
33:32Like, are you putting him, R.J. Harvey, in your lineup, speaking of managed leagues?
33:37Yeah, I mean, it's going to depend. Harvey's more of a flex play probably for week one.
33:43And he's probably more of a high-end RB3. We are – so I do want to know.
33:49We're getting a lot of questions in here of start sits right now.
33:53So Jeremiah and myself are going to be live on Thursday and Thursday every single week this year to do our rankings show.
34:01So it's going to be the player profile rankings.
34:04We're going to talk about those on top of our rankings as well on how we see the player profile rankings, who
34:11we might be a little high on, and maybe who we defer on when it comes to their rankings.
34:18Well, our rankings there plus mine and Jay's rankings, and maybe we defer on some guys.
34:23So we will answer some of these start sit questions.
34:27We will just put a pin in it, though, until we get to Thursday.
34:32And, I mean, I'm happy to answer any of the questions if it's a Thursday – if it's about the Thursday game or the Wednesday game.
34:40We can totally answer start sit questions for those.
34:43But everything else, we still got to digest. This is our last draft, right?
34:48We're kind of putting the pre-projections together. So make sure you stop in for that show.
34:54As for the Rico Dowell thing, I did draft a good amount of Rico Dowell.
34:59By the way, Matt Stafford goes off the board, unstacked.
35:02Unstacked, crazy. Who – do they want Terrence Ferguson?
35:05I guess that's the only one out there. Yeah, I don't really understand it.
35:10I guess maybe they're looking at it. I mean, they don't really have a great stack with a quarterback.
35:17I mean, they could go Niko, CJ Shroud. They have Ted O'McMillan.
35:21They could go with Bryce Young. Or they have more with Bursette.
35:25So maybe the goal is just, hey, I'm just taking a good quarterback here.
35:30And maybe they try to get some cheap plays like a Terrence Ferguson kind of route.
35:35Hate to see just random unstacked plays. But this kind of pushes our chips in the table here.
35:41We probably have to go with Dak Prescott, in my opinion, Jay.
35:45I just because when we're talking about being stacked and unstacked, we don't want to force anything.
35:51But with the quarterbacks that are left on the board and with the fact that we have George Pickens, I do like this Cowboys offense.
35:59It just feels like it probably is a no-brainer for us to go and take Dak Prescott.
36:05So I think that's probably the move here. I think that's a great pick and just an opportunity where anywhere from 500
36:13to 600 pass attempts on an offense where it's high octane and you're tied to, funny enough, Rico Dowdle goes right away next.
36:21That's how sharp this ADP is. And I love its topical.
36:24We were on the pulse. We were in the right spot, right area.
36:29That just confirms we're doing the right thing. Dak Prescott stacked with George Pickens, Electric.
36:34We get a contract year in George Pickens and you have an elevator possibility there.
36:39And I love what you did there. And Kyle Pitts, just going back to Kyle Pitts, selecting him off this news initially,
36:47you're sitting there probably trying to root for Tua the first couple weeks for Kyle Pitts.
36:52I like that opportunity. Drake London, Panics, Bijon for dump-offs.
36:55Bijon is QB proof. But for some dump-off game for Tua, like let's praise Tua for what he can do, Pete.
37:03He can dump that ball off just quickly, get it all out.
37:07And who does that benefit? It absolutely benefits the non-perimeter routes and it affords opportunity for middle of the field open Kyle Pitts.
37:14And he can just wreak havoc and short area targets for Bijon Robinson, who is the undoubted or no doubt about it RB2.
37:22And for some people, the RB1. So I really do like initially that Kyle Pitts play.
37:28So set up a whole team and take advantage.
37:31He's kind of like a firewall tight end where once you go past him and maybe a Sam Laporta, I start sitting
37:38there thinking like, I want to get Juwan Johnson or Terrence Ferguson for high upside play.
37:44Because tight end, it really just drops in the middle.
37:47I'm not interested in, let's say, a Dalton Schultz as my tight end one.
37:52I want somebody with a little more upside. Yeah.
37:55And I do want to know, right, like with Michael Penix, it's a bit of a seesaw here, right?
38:01With Michael Penix, it's flipped, right? Like Drake London, very excited if Penix is the quarterback.
38:07Tua Tonga-Vailoa, not excited for London and more excited for Pitts.
38:11But on the flip side, if Penix is the quarterback, like I'm not as excited for Pitts.
38:16Now, I'm also taking Pitts here because I just didn't love the board for what fell to us.
38:23And, you know, Tua is the quarterback. And either way, there's a possibility that Pitts does take that next step.
38:29But just looking at the stats last year, with Michael Penix at quarterback through eight games for Kyle Pitts, 50 targets, 36 receptions, 361 yards, just one touchdown.
38:39He averaged from a PPR standpoint just 9.8 points per game.
38:43So not terrible at 9.8 points per game. For what you drafted him at, like that's fine.
38:49It's not great. The spike weeks weren't there with Penix.
38:52Obviously, with Kirk Cousins, it was a different story.
38:55He had 14.7 PPR points per game. He obviously had that monster game where I think he scored like three touchdowns, which
39:02obviously seesawed things a little bit for him too.
39:06But just something to note, you know, I'm not overly concerned if Penix does take over because, look, they extended Pitts.
39:13They don't have a lot of weapons there. And the big thing is it's also Kevin Stefanski, Jay, who absolutely loves to
39:20throw to the tight end position over his career as a coach with his scheme.
39:25So happy about that. I do want to go over some of the board here.
39:30Before we took Dak Prescott, for those who are listening at home, sorry.
39:35Let's actually flip to the seventh round here. So seventh round, Drake May went at the turn, and then it went Cortland
39:42Sutton to start the seventh, Jalen Warren, Blake Corum, Alec Pierce, Jayden Daniels, Chris Godwin, Josh Downs.
39:48We took Kyle Pitts. Then RJ Harvey, Marshawn Lloyd went off the board.
39:53Matthew Stafford, Justin Herbert. Then to start the eighth round, it was Kenneth Gainwell, Tony Pollard, Jordan Mason, Michael Pittman.
39:59We took Dak Prescott, Susack with George Pickens. Then Rico Datto, who we talked about, did go off the board right after.
40:07Wondell Robinson, then Harold Fannan Jr., then Dejan Stribbling.
40:10DK Metcalf, George Kittle, Jalen Hurts to end the eighth round.
40:14And now we're on the flip here in the ninth round.
40:17Josh Jacobs does go off the board in the top 100 at pick 97 to kick off the ninth round.
40:24Then you got Brock Purdy right after to the George Kittle owner.
40:28And yeah, so we're kind of, we're a couple picks away here, but quarterbacks are starting to now go off the board.
40:36Trevor Lawrence, J.K. Dobbins. But I'm feeling pretty good about where we are here, Jay.
40:41We could get like a nice discount on even Michael Pennix Jr.
40:45if we wanted to get growth later and just add a third quarterback type of thing.
40:51I'm okay with that too. And it's funny, as you were reading off the names, when you read off Marshawn Lloyd, whenever
40:58you were going to be done, I was going to be like, well, what do you think of Josh Jacobs and where would you take him?
41:07And we get the answer in this draft, Pete.
41:10Marshawn Lloyd, round seven, late round seven. And then at the 8-9 turn, we see Josh Jacobs go at the 9-1.
41:17Josh Jacobs, if there is not some damning video that ends his career, like, hey, it's just going to be a nominal amount of games.
41:26We're looking at the opportunity for Josh Jacobs to entirely pay off.
41:30Do you think Marshawn Lloyd has flown a little too close to the sun going in round six and round seven of drafts now?
41:38Do you feel like that ceiling price is unpalatable?
41:41Yeah, I got to be honest. I actually, I still have Josh Jacobs ranked ahead of Marshawn Lloyd this year.
41:48You know, I don't know that it is a foregone conclusion that Marshawn Lloyd is just going to be the guy, right?
41:55Chris Evans is there. Uh, sorry, Chris Brooks. Uh, you also have Caleb Johnson.
42:00Um, and Marshawn Lloyd has just never really handled that for a full workload.
42:05Um, we are on the clock here though. So, uh, I am going to take your boy Casey Conception.
42:11Um, so we'll take Concepcion. Uh, he does fall back to us, which is great.
42:16Some, also some other wide receivers there, Jay. I'm really liking this team.
42:21Honestly, Jaden Reed is still on the board. Stefan Diggs is still on the board as well.
42:27Uh, quarterback wise, like if we went Jaden Reed, um, I'd be totally fine grabbing like Jordan Love is our second quarterback kind of thing.
42:35I've started to kind of move him up my rankings.
42:39Uh, well, I did move him up my rankings, uh, at the end of, uh, last week with my update.
42:45Um, but with the Marshawn Lloyd stuff with Josh Jacobs thing that the, the date for the court, the court date being
42:53pushed up makes me feel a little bit better.
42:56Cause it's like, okay, maybe we get with the suspension right there.
43:00Um, he gets off the exempt list and then we're just riding out five, six games.
43:05Like that's the whole, like you're paying a pretty expensive price on a running back that has never stayed healthy, Jay.
43:13Um, and this offensive line is not very good.
43:16So I worry that even if he is out there, how effective is he when we haven't really seen him do it
43:23at the NFL level ever really, um, consistently and then stay healthy.
43:27So it's like, you have a lot going against you to take Marshawn Lloyd that high.
43:33Um, so that's kind of my thought with that.
43:36Well, it's funny enough with how this is breaking down in the event, it looks like Jane Reed did just go.
43:43If you were to go after Jordan love, I do think team six is actually right set up now to pick Jordan love.
43:51And well, it'll be fun to watch because they have Tucker craft.
43:55They have no quarterbacks. If I'm thinking upside, I'm team six.
43:59I'm team Miller. I want to go and get some Jordan love.
44:03I'm right there with you. We extrapolate pure health for a guy who's never had any health in Marshawn Lloyd, just for
44:10the fact that there's a wide open opportunity at the running back position and Lloyd, there's been just multiple years of just
44:18fancy blue balls where you have so much cheaper later shares because it's, it's round 13, it's round 16 Marshawn Lloyd.
44:25And you're thinking you're clever because you're stacking and it never pays off because you don't even get to see him on the field.
44:33You see a glimpse where he's on the field for like a play goes off and it's like, wow, if he could be healthy, he'd be incredible.
44:42And we never get that. But now we're getting that.
44:46And I kind of think we're going to be a little bit disappointed that Packers schedule starting off with the Minnesota Vikings.
44:53I think it's a great opportunity. Those first few weeks, it presents a very good schedule for them.
44:59If it's going to happen, it's going to be right there, but I'm not so confident it's going to be sealing.
45:06Now you go, Pete, on the clock. Makai Lemon, I think you're getting a good discount with him now in round two.
45:14He's flipped ADP with somebody like Casey Concepcion. And Makai Lemon looks like he's off to a slow start in Philadelphia.
45:21Are you confident in him this year? When do you expect him to start picking up a month in?
45:28Do you think he'll take it immediately? Or are you concerned about, I think he's had what, hamstring issues?
45:34So yeah, I mean, I think with Lemon, I think it could take him a couple of weeks.
45:40I think he's a better best ball pick. I also do want to note, like, it sounds like Dontavian Wicks is going
45:48to have a pretty strong role in this offense.
45:51And so I caution people a little bit, you know, with Makai Lemon, patience is going to be important.
45:57And I don't know when it's going to hit.
46:00For basketball, totally love this price. I'm happy to get Dontavian Wicks later if I can.
46:06But it's start three wide receiver league. If Makai Lemon's my fifth receiver in a basketball format, and I don't have to
46:13worry about when I have to start him, but I do get the ceiling games.
46:18I'm totally good with that. I think the only tough thing that we're in a situation with now is the quarterback position, is the stacking.
46:27We could go with like a, well, Jake Ferguson actually went off the board before Makai Lemon here.
46:33So we don't get Ferguson. We could maybe go for like a Ryan Florinoy, who I happen to like.
46:39I think he's got some really good contingent upside.
46:43We also have the possibility of getting like a Malik Davis to kind of pair on the offense, but I'm not really,
46:50that's not something that excites me when it comes to stacks.
46:54The other backdoor stack potential that we have is like Seattle, right?
46:58You have Raheem Shahid on the board still. You have Sam Darnold still on the board as well.
47:04So Rashid Shahid is definitely a possibility to go with next round and then maybe try to grab Sam Darnold later because we do have Jardarian Price.
47:13And then maybe we grab an attack like a, a, a, a J Barner and I'm not high on Cooper cup.
47:20I know you're not, but in a, in a 30 round best ball format, you know, taking Cooper cup at some point later, totally, totally good with that.
47:30Um, so that's kind of my thoughts on where we are right now.
47:34I do want to take a quick break. Jay, we'll come right back.
47:39We'll talk about who's been picked so far in this round.
47:43And, uh, and then we will, uh, go ahead and take our next pick.
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50:07Why wait? Hey Pete, interesting enough, there's eight teams that have two quarterbacks.
50:11And now we have our first team that has a third quarterback in team eight.
50:16Team Porter has Josh Allen. They have Jaden Daniels and Daniel Jones.
50:20What do you make of the QB board now?
50:23Do you feel pressure to go for another quarterback here?
50:27I do. I'm not even going to waste time and talk about it.
50:31We'll just go with Sam Darnold. I'm not going to overthink it.
50:35We got to do it. We hope Rasheed G comes back.
50:39If he doesn't, no big deal. But, you know, at least we have Jardarian Price, some contingent upside there.
50:46Well, I wouldn't say contingent upside, but some upside there with a stack.
50:50And we can always grab like an AJ Barner, like I said.
50:54We can always grab a Tori Horton, who's dealt with some injuries.
50:58But, and honestly, they could still also grab, what's his face now?
51:02Arroyo. Elijah Arroyo. Yep. Yeah. So, I'm fine with it.
51:06I would have liked maybe to get Jake Ferguson for the Cowboy stack.
51:10A little frustrating that we did not land him there, but you got to stay fluid in these drafts, right?
51:17You just never really know what's going to happen.
51:20And so, instead of pushing the second quarterback farther and farther, we'll take Darnold there.
51:25We've got, we're in a really good place with, we've got our top tight end.
51:30We've got three. No, there you go. To the Ferguson owner, who, who, who, the, the, first of all, team two is killing me right now.
51:39It's the person who took, yeah, they've taken a lot of our stacks.
51:43Well, they, they take, first of all, they took Matthew Stafford from us unstacked.
51:48They take Jake Ferguson, take Rashid Shahid. This is just a classic example of like a team that just makes you just
51:56tilt in a draft because really, really just don't know.
51:59Not the King said, good luck guys. My draft's about to start.
52:03Yes, sir. Good luck, man. Thank you so much for jumping in these last few weeks here with us on these drafts.
52:11But yeah, I just, just one of those teams where you look at, I hate to tell people how they should and shouldn't draft.
52:19Don't want to be that guy, but it's like sometimes in formats like this, when you're spending the money, you expect people
52:26to have a little bit more sense in how they're picking.
52:30And there's just a mishmash of a team here.
52:33There's really not many guys on the same team.
52:36I mean, I actually think they don't have a single player on the same team, including their quarterback.
52:42And of course, they take our last two players that we wanted.
52:46So maybe I'm being a jerk, but I hate it.
52:50So, yeah. Well, hey, Terrence Ferguson is still on the board.
52:54So maybe we could take him to take away his backdoor stack that he has.
52:59Jonah Coleman goes. I guess that we didn't come away with a Broncos running back, Pete, which I think, hey, this is
53:06our last draft that we have together before the season starts.
53:10Hey, it is what it is. We've gotten our fair share gamut of Denver Broncos running backs.
53:16Funny enough, usually it goes Dobbins, Harvey, Coleman. This draft, it went RJ Harvey in round seven and JK Dobbins goes in
53:23round nine and Jonah Coleman round 12. I think that's about appropriate.
53:27You can flip flop Dobbins and Harvey, but I think Coleman definitely has to go third in most instances, unless there's sickos
53:35in the draft taking them before Harvey. Well, and so by the way, that owner, we gave a lot of flack to
53:42did take to Stroud that they do get the Nico Collins stack now.
53:47So a little bit better. And then Jonah Coleman, like you said, goes off the board.
53:52Then Jacoby Brissett. I do want to, before I address the Broncos topic, some of the guys that we have on the
54:00board here, I'm just going to show the board to you guys or the possibilities.
54:05Kyle Menungai sticks out to me right now. He slipped a decent amount past ADP.
54:10I know there's not a ton of great buzz, but he didn't tear anything.
54:15It sounds like, and he's just kind of slipping.
54:18He was going inside the top 100, you know, before the injury a lot this off season.
54:24So I think it's good to go grab another running back here.
54:28Are you good with that? Because I think there's a really strong drop off here with these next running backs.
54:35Yes. And he could absolutely have kind of like the Jordan Mason play.
54:39We're very optimistic about Jordan Mason this year, being able to run high on rushing yards and get a lot of touchdown equity.
54:47Fun fact, I actually have a leading rushing touchdown bet ticket for Jordan Mason.
54:52I got plus 120 odds and I'm feeling pretty good about that.
54:56Whatever I bet, it's like I'll win a thousand bucks.
54:59That's the math on that. So it's a long shot one, long shot play.
55:04But somebody who could be like that would be Kyle Monongai.
55:08And people don't like to think Pete, where between the gaps, bruising running back who can accumulate lots of yards in the
55:15absence of DeAndre Swift and get a lot of touchdown equity in that same division as Jordan Mason.
55:21We've all been on the thought train of, oh, Monongai's out.
55:25Swift is just this great fourth, fifth, maybe sixth round pick.
55:29You're just getting such a winner by going zero running back and drafting DeAndre Swift.
55:34People don't like to think of the alternative where it's like, hey, DeAndre Swift gets hurt and that's a Kyle Monongai show.
55:41So for you to get him here round 12, I absolutely love it.
55:46And it's not a high dopamine inducing pick. It's not this rattling upside where you're thinking, oh my God, this guy is
55:53going to be a league winner if he takes over the backfield.
55:57But that's exactly what he can be in this offense tied to Ben Johnson.
56:02So a secondary, tertiary, low down piece of this offense layered tier wise.
56:07Kyle Monongai, that's a great pick. Yeah, I was happy to see him fall.
56:11I mean, like I said, I feel like there's a pretty big drop off in running backs.
56:17Like Algier goes, Woody Marks goes. I mean, Algier is interesting.
56:21I know people, a lot of people are like, like Algier.
56:25I prefer Monongai over Aaron Jones. I prefer him over Jonah Coleman.
56:29I prefer C-Rod over Kyle Monongai. I prefer Shab White over Kyle Monongai.
56:33So that's all fair and good. But yeah, I mean, to your point, I think it's, you know, he's kind of starting
56:41to get forgotten about and happy to get the price that we get there.
56:45This round, the way the board falls or we'll recap last round here, especially for those on the audio side.
56:52So to start off the 11th round, Mark Andrews goes off the board.
56:57Then Rashad White. Then Mike Washington Jr. Aaron Jones.
57:00Daniel Jones goes off the board. Then it's Jalen Coker.
57:03Then it's Tyler Shaw or Shuck. Sam Darnold is who we took there.
57:08Ebo Samuel. Romeo Dobbs. Then we get sniped. Rashid Jahid goes to team number two.
57:13Then Dalton Kincaid goes to wrap around the 11th round to finish it.
57:17Then you got Chris Rodriguez, CJ Stroud, Jonah Coleman, Jacoby Brissett, and Kyle Monongai to us.
57:23Then Jacoby Myers, Dallas Kickers, then Houston defense, then Malik Willis, Woody Marks.
57:27Xavier Worthy has just had a very, very large fall from grace.
57:31Tyler Algier, Cam Ward to start the 13th round.
57:34And then Jawan Johnson just gets picked just now.
57:37Now, you talked about Jonah Coleman. We had conversations about Coleman in the Broncos running back room.
57:43And it seemed like you started to kind of get pretty high on Coleman.
57:48But it seems like maybe you're kind of pulled off of it a little bit, Jay, as to where maybe you were a couple weeks ago.
57:57I think Coleman, Harvey, and Dobbins all fell pretty, pretty far.
58:00I think they were past 100. It was like in the pick 120s.
58:05And I don't remember if it was that you took Coleman over Dobbins, but Harvey was the last one of the three to go.
58:13Now you're talking today, and we've talked last week too.
58:16And it sounds like you have Harvey ahead of Coleman now.
58:20Is that true? And is there a reason for the switch for you?
58:25Well, it's always been the proper order. So what ends up happening is I've been able to digest a lot more Coleman
58:32because by virtue of law of large numbers, I'm coming away with a Denver Broncos running back in just about every single draft.
58:40So for instance, Dobbins and Harvey, I have 12% roster ship each like a robot.
58:45I actually have both that much in all my best ball platforms.
58:49Jonah Coleman is my one player that I've been irrationally high on.
58:53I like high, like 37%, but he's also been the cheapest.
58:57So I'm clicking him the most because he's the cheapest.
59:00But price wise, there's a little more to offer in the range of other players like war value where it's Dobbins and Harvey.
59:08There's other players you can still click on. By the time you get to Jonah Coleman, Pete, he just sticks out to
59:16me like I'm going to get him three and four fold versus the rest of the players.
59:21It's kind of like, okay, DJ Moore, what is his cost been?
59:26It's not so much been the narrow talent value of DJ Moore.
59:30It's been, well, if you pick DJ Moore, you're picking against other great players.
59:34So as the board wears down with Denver backfield, I start saying to myself, yeah, I'm just taking anybody else.
59:41Like I'll take, I like Chris Rodriguez enough, but I'll take the high upside on Jonah Coleman.
59:47I'll take Jonah Coleman over common on guy. I'll take him over Jacoby Myers.
59:52It's funny enough, just Woody Marks looking at all these players.
59:56That's my excitement level. That's where it layers in.
59:59Somebody who could come close to that, though, who did go close to him, Pete, was Mike Washington.
60:05And I invite your thoughts on that because we've covered Marshawn Lloyd, Jonah Coleman, the Denver Broncos backfield.
60:11We're kind of on this cool, hot topic of high upside cuff running backs, backup running backs, guys who are flex cuffs,
60:18who maintain value even if they're not the starter.
60:21Mike Washington, is he going to be a thing?
60:24Will he be a thorn inside of janty rosterers and team managers?
60:29Are you high on him? He goes in round 11, maybe a little bit of a cooling because that ankle injury, my
60:36God, Mike Washington was vaulting up the board like he was Marshawn Lynch.
60:41Yeah, I think there's real value in Mike Washington Jr.
60:44I think there's a world where he does have some standalone value.
60:48It's tough. The Raiders offense would just have to beat expectations and be better than expected.
60:53But I think there's a world where that happens.
60:57I also think this is probably going to get closer to somewhat of a not a not a timeshare.
61:03I don't want to say that. But, you know, coming from Kubiak's coming in.
61:08Right. He had somewhat of a timeshare last year.
61:11Now, Janty gets hurt. They've been able to see what Mike Washington has done.
61:16He's instilled confidence in this coaching staff. And so and we know that Kubiak wanted him right now, whether that's how much it's true.
61:24The whole he stood on the table for him kind of thing.
61:28Like, I don't know if he wanted him that bad.
61:31But either way, enough has changed and enough has shaken up with the injury, with the performance and with the history of
61:39Kubiak to believe that Janty might just not be this amazing bell cow.
61:43And I think that's a scare for a lot of people.
61:47I was not that high on Janty this year.
61:50I didn't have him in the first round. Some people did.
61:54I think he won first round in this draft, actually, if I if I'm correct.
61:59Yeah, he went to 10th pick in this round.
62:02And to me with Janty, it's always been about the volume.
62:06But and the offensive line is going to be better.
62:09Play calling should be better. But if the volume drops off and he's not scoring touchdowns, then where are we with Janty?
62:17And that's my concern a little bit with the injury, you know, with Mike Washington eating into it a little bit.
62:24I don't think Mike, it's not. If you told me Janty was second round pick mid like I have been valued right now is like a late second.
62:33That's where I want him. Anything higher than that, I don't want him right now.
62:38There's guys that I think are healthier. They're going ahead of him that I'd much rather draft at the moment.
62:45And so I just don't find myself clicking him or didn't the last couple of weeks.
62:51And so I think Coleman, Mike Washington, I'm sorry, is a really, really still a nice value, even though he's at pick
62:58round 11 here and it's higher than he was getting picked before the injury.
63:03I think he settles in at a nice price.
63:06And I think he's a really, really nice handcuff to have.
63:10And yeah, so I'm a fan. Well, we're really going to test the theory of bad running, amazing running backs on bad teams.
63:18Yeah. Miami Dolphins with Devon Achan, Ashton Janty with the Raiders, Jeremiah Love with the Arizona Cardinals.
63:23We shall see. It's really going to push to the limit when we talk about, okay, law of large numbers, Vegas point
63:31totals, extrapolate to what can a bell cow running back do in a situation like that?
63:36How many of them can go against the grain, can all three hit in a big way for fantasy football?
63:43Meanwhile, it's counterintuitive because the entirety of the team's offense on a macro level is looking rough.
63:49And then you just get out to how can Bowers and Janty both hit and be so highly priced in the first two rounds?
63:57How can Trey McBride and Jeremiah Love be valued so much?
64:01We get another high upside cuff back in Emmitt Johnson.
64:04So funny enough, topical enough, we just keep pushing.
64:07Pete, what do you make of, for a long time, it was a Mary DiMarcado.
64:12If you were able to see through the fog of a Mary DiMarcado and just keep clicking on Emmitt Johnson, I have about 20% plus on him.
64:22How do you feel about Emmitt Johnson now that, hey, you're just one missed game by Kenneth Walker away from maybe a blow-up opportunity?
64:30Yeah, I'm happy with picking Emmitt Johnson. I've got a decent amount of exposure to him as well this year.
64:37Really, really like the player coming out of college and also just like the situation now.
64:42He's the clear-cut number two at this point in time.
64:46They didn't really bring much else there. Them getting rid of DiMarcado, I think, was a clear signal to me and a
64:53lot of people that this is how they felt about him, that they felt confident and comfortable.
64:59Now, we've got 45 seconds here on the clock.
65:02We do have two quarterbacks in Sam Darnold and Dak Prescott.
65:06I don't feel like forcing a third quarterback here.
65:09Team defenses has started to kind of push. I think right now, for me, like I have Vikings as my highest rated defense right now.
65:17Chargers are still on the board, too. They get a good start to the year, but it is best ball.
65:24So, I'm not overly concerned about that. I think it's time to put the pick in and pick a defense here.
65:31Yeah, go for it. Is it the Minnesota Vikings?
65:34Very good pick. Funny enough, early in the offseason, there was talk about struggles of Kyler Murray and the Minnesota Vikings offense.
65:42And I remember thinking, well, wait until they play a Micah Parsons-less Packers in week one, and let's wait to reserve judgment
65:49because you're practicing against iron in the Minnesota Vikings defense.
65:53So, I think that was like an underrated thing, like, hey, the Vikings are struggling, but maybe it's more to it the
66:00fact that, what you spoke to, Pete, Vikings have a very good defense.
66:05They're one of the higher-ranked defenses, and you want to run the race with endurance.
66:10You mentioned the Chargers being a good off-to-the-races starting defense, but for the entirety of the season, war value, all that, power
66:17ratings, you've got the Vikings firmly ahead. Yeah, I mean, look, I trust Brian Flores.
66:22I trust this defense. Like, Harrison Smith's now coming back.
66:26You know, so I just – I like the Vikings.
66:29Anytime you're going to have Brian Flores-led defense, they're going to be good typically.
66:34I also do want to note here, like, the Patriots go off the board here.
66:39I prefer the Ravens ahead of the Patriots. I prefer the Chargers ahead of the Patriots.
66:44I prefer the Steelers ahead of the Patriots. I'm not high on the Patriots defense this year.
66:50Their defensive line scares me. Their pass rush scares me.
66:54They brought in Draymond Jones. They brought in Bayard, which was a nice move in the secondary.
66:59He led the NFL in interceptions last year for the Bears.
67:03But overall, Dontavia Wicks goes off the board. Nice pick.
67:07But overall, I just – I'm not high on the Patriots defense.
67:11If you look at the quarterbacks they played to end the season, they were, like, top 10 in EPA on defense to finish the year.
67:19But they played – I mean, they played, like – it was, like, Brady Cook.
67:24Played Joe Flacco. You know, they played a lot of backups to end the year.
67:29It's a regular season. Forgetting about the playoffs. But so I just – I'm not really high on the Patriots.
67:36I don't know why a lot of people like them.
67:40Their schedule gets harder this year. So I think a lot of people are looking at last year's production, and they're assuming
67:47it's going to be that way this year. And they definitely get really lucky again because they did have – I think
67:55they were top five in special teams touchdowns, which definitely helped them as well, which is not sticky.
68:01And then they also obviously had all these backups that they got to play and take advantage of at the end of the year.
68:09So just a little rant there for the Patriots defense.
68:12I'm not super high on them. So I don't know why they go as high as they do.
68:19But with all that to be said, Ravens and Chargers, interestingly enough, I do want to double up on defense here.
68:26You have Jesse Minter who leaves the Chargers, goes to the Ravens.
68:30I also do like the Chargers' schedule a lot, but I like the talent on the Ravens' day.
68:36Do you have a lean here? Which defense do you prefer out of those two?
68:41Yeah, you had said the Ravens. If you think they're going to be the better for the duration and not just hot
68:48off the jump, go for the Baltimore Ravens. And tied to Lamar Jackson, tied to a very good quarterback, sometimes that can help as far as game flow.
68:58Derrick Henry doing his thing, just running the clock out.
69:01I like what you said about the New England Patriots defense because last year they were just a fun team.
69:08It's streaming, especially midseason. They had this stretch, it was like a month long, where they were just tearing teams up.
69:15And it was just phenomenal matchups. But to your point, the matchups lined up as well with the talent.
69:22Well, now the talent is going to match up with a more difficult schedule.
69:27It will be interesting though, Pete. I do wonder, because in some senses, I thought that that limited Drake May's ceiling.
69:34We could have had even more shootouts. So I wonder, do you think if the Patriots take like just a, maybe go
69:41to the middle of the pack, maybe they don't lose everything defensively, but they're middle of the pack.
69:47Do we think that's going to favor a little bit more shootout mentality, especially add in AJ Brown to where there's some run back potential on the Patriots?
69:57That there aren't so many limited opportunities? Because to a degree, I feel like Drake May really ran efficient last year.
70:04If we want year over year, talking about sticky, if we want Drake May to keep in line with somebody like a
70:12Josh Allen, we have to have a little bit of this Joe Burrow, Dak Prescott recipe where you're stirring the pot and
70:19the defense just gave up another touchdown and you got to run it back.
70:24So if we could just get any kind of level off to your point about the Patriots path on defense, I think
70:31that's going to benefit to the fact of Drake May and AJ Brown are coming off the bench in the sidelines again.
70:39Damn it. We got to get more points. So that's an angle that I'm going to be watching to see tempo game flow.
70:47How will this game be? They got shut down versus Seahawks in this opening night.
70:52I'm going to be very curious to see, you know, is that ball getting lobbed up to AJ Brown for that touchdown?
70:59And we're starting to have a little bit of a shootout surprisingly because people take last year's result and think, man, Patriots are just up against it again.
71:09But I think this game could absolutely have some shootout potential to that end.
71:14Yeah, I could see it. Nicky Moore, a man, Wari is out for Seattle.
71:18They're banged up a little bit on defense. To your point, I do think with the defense possibly not being as good,
71:26you know, there is potential for the offense to, you know, take a step forward in that regard too.
71:32They do play some tougher defenses this year, though, in my opinion.
71:36Just want to close the book here because I was able to pull it up while we were talking.
71:43Quarterbacks last year from week 13 to week 18.
71:46Again, not talking about the playoffs. Jackson Dart, they had a bye week.
71:50So they played a rookie quarterback in Dart. They had a bye week and they played Josh Allen.
71:57To close out the year, they played Tyler Huntley, Brady Cook, Quinn Ewers, and Zach Wilson.
72:02And then before that, it was Bill Flacco in week 12, I believe.
72:06And they might have even played Brady Cook the week before that as well.
72:11I'm not sure. I have to verify. But this goes to show kind of, again, the week schedule and how things look.
72:19I do also want to do a quick sweep of the board for the audio side so they know what we've got
72:26going on in the last four rounds, who we have taken.
72:30We took Jordan Tyson in round 13, Ryan Flournoy for the stack with Dak Prescott and Dallas Cowboys in round 14.
72:37In round 15, we had Minnesota Vikings, and then we took the Ravens in round 16.
72:43Just a board in totality in round 13 to start with the round that we took Jordan Tyson.
72:49It was Cam Ward, Juwan Johnson, Aaron Rodgers, Rams defense, Seattle defense, Dylan Sampson, Bryce Young.
72:54I've got to take the big sticker off. Bryce Young went off the board.
72:59Then it was us with Jordan Tyson, Zach Sharpen, Agino Smith, Dalton Schultz, Khalil Shakir to wrap up the 13th round.
73:06Then Jalen Naylor goes ahead of his running mate in Trey Tucker.
73:10Interesting there. Jalen Naylor goes off the board at pick 14.
73:14Then the Broncos defense, Terrence Ferguson. So, again, the Matthew Stafford team passed on Terrence Ferguson.
73:19So, just completely naked there. Hunter Henry. Then we took Flournoy.
73:23Emma Johnson goes off the board. Brenton Strange. Philadelphia Eagles defense.
73:27Chicka Conco, TJ Hawkinson, Denzel Boston, and Jacoby Lane.
73:30A nice value there for team 12. Then in round 15, team 12 takes Tajay Spears at the turn.
73:36Then Trey Tucker. The other Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver.
73:40Houston Texans. Alvin Kamara. Seattle defense. Jacksonville Jaguars. Trey Harris.
73:43Vikings defense. Deshaun Watson. Patriots defense. Chargers defense. Steelers defense.
73:47We will give the round 16 recap in just a second because we are back up on the clock.
73:53And we did pretty much just pound a ton of defenses.
73:57We'll look at the quarterbacks here. Jay. Fernando Mendoza.
74:00Tua Tagovailoa. Kirk Cousins. Michael Penix are available. We talked about maybe getting a third quarterback.
74:05Do we want to go with Penix or do we want to just go with Fernando Mendoza and hope that maybe we
74:13get some picks for him at the end of the year?
74:17Yeah. Go for Fernando Mendoza. I would absolutely do that.
74:20And I like the idea of Mendoza with somebody like a Jack Batch who you could get late.
74:26And for some reason, ever since we did one of our first streams, Pete, somebody mentioned Mendoza in a Batch stack.
74:33And I thought, man, that sounds phenomenal. And for whatever reason, I did a flip your cards episode on Best Ball Night
74:41School with Ed DeLauter on another platform. And my fifth highest roster quarterback, Pete, you talk about like screaming backdoor was Fernando Mendoza.
74:49I was shocked. Like, I don't remember clicking Fernando Mendoza that many times.
74:53Was it in three quarterback builds? Absolutely. So to our point, the pressure is entirely off.
74:59And I think he's a sharp kid. Do we go near that week 13 by and then get starting where it's like, hey, week 14 on.
75:07So it's basically the playoffs, not outcome. Or is it somewhere weeks five or six where.
75:13Theoretically, they seem like they're going to be one in five.
75:17Oh, and six. Two and six, whatever, like we get to the middle of the season.
75:22Like, when do you think he starts? I really think that Kirk Cousins is a little bit better than people are giving him credit for.
75:31I think he's going to be a little bit better.
75:34But I don't think it's going to be enough because I don't know that they're going to win a lot of games.
75:42I think Cousins is going to be solid. Their defense is absolutely terrible, though.
75:46I mean, they did put a bunch of money into this team with free agent signings.
75:52So maybe the defense is a little bit better than expected.
75:55But I'm not going to hold my breath there.
75:59And I think it's possible that we see even like even by week eight that that Fernando Mendoza gets put in the game and is starting.
76:07Let's wrap up here in terms of we round 16.
76:11We'll give round 17. We'll take our pick. We'll take a break.
76:15Dontavian Wicks went to start round 16. I did talk about him.
76:19I thought it was a nice value. We did not end up getting him.
76:24Keaton Mitchell has fallen a ton here. He goes off the board here at the second pick in round two.
76:31I am not a big Keaton Mitchell fan, Jay.
76:34We've talked about this. There was times Keaton Mitchell was going like around like pick one 2130, Jay.
76:40Jacksonville Jaguars, kicker, Shador Sanders. We take the Ravens defense.
76:43Then Tank Figsby goes off the board. Kayshaun Boutte, Vikings kickers, Caleb Douglas, Malik Washington, Adonai Mitchell, Ray Davis.
76:50Love that pick. Los Angeles Chargers, Kalen Black start off the 17th round.
76:54Then you got Gunner Helm, Chris Bell, Indianapolis Colts kickers.
76:58So that team eight right there has gone three defenses, three kickers in a row, their last six picks.
77:04Then you have Kenyon Sadiq, A.J. Barner. So we don't get Barner to stack with Seattle.
77:09We take Mendoza. Then Brian Robinson goes off the board.
77:13Pat Fryermuth, Chicago Bears defense. Pat Bryant. I said Pat Fryermuth.
77:17Pat Bryant as well. Then Buffalo has defense to start the 18th round.
77:21Keenan Allen, Najee Harris, Michael Penix Jr. Now we are on the board.
77:25Let's talk through this. We got 40 seconds here, Jay.
77:29No need for a quarterback. We've hit a lot of these other players.
77:33I think tight end is something we got to probably take a look at here.
77:38It doesn't have to be stacked. Who are these tight ends here that you like?
77:44You have Rondé Gadsden, Greg Dolcich, K-Dot, and Kobe Parkinson.
77:47It takes a pretty sharp drop here. We could go upside with Gadsden and Dolcich, which I think probably make the most sense.
77:55But what are your thoughts? Do you like either of those guys?
77:59Or we could go with a kicker. But we've got 10 seconds.
78:03Yeah, I would go Gadsden. And Dolcich is a safe play.
78:07But Gadsden is that upside play. And at this point, it's funny enough.
78:11And this is a callback. And then we'll hit our break.
78:15We were in the player profiler draft. And Podfather was up.
78:19And he was up on the clock. And he mentioned.
78:22And this is a tight end premium draft. Redraft.
78:25High stakes. Much like this. And he said, hey, do I go Rondé Gadsden or do I go Terrence Ferguson?
78:32And Pete, man, when I tell you I lied my ass off about why he should draft Rondé Gadsden, I threw him off the scent.
78:40He took Gadsden. And you should have known I was lying when I was like, yeah, man, Devontae Adams.
78:47Because he's been on some fade episodes with Wyatt that we've had.
78:51He's just going to crush it in the red zone.
78:54Ferguson is just a wish casting thing. So he goes and picks Rondé Gadsden.
78:59But when I was making the bullish case for Rondé Gadsden, he did have that month stretch last year.
79:06And in the event that injuries happen and Charlie Kolar isn't as big of a thing as we think, I don't think Njoku is an issue one bit.
79:15We could absolutely benefit and reap massive rewards from Rondé Gadsden tied to Justin Herbert.
79:20If we see Justin Herbert having an MVP season, having Gadsden, I think he's dipped so much that he's presented such good value.
79:28I've gotten and we've gotten a lot of Greg Dulcich.
79:32But I think the issue with Dulcich is he's just kind of a safe play and not a guarantee to get touchdown equity.
79:39So that's the play on that. We go Rondé Gadsden.
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81:58Why wait? We are back. We got a couple picks to get to ours.
82:02Do you want to pull up Jay Cup's question here?
82:06He's been waiting. He asked about a trade, Jay.
82:09So why don't you go ahead and read that off, and I'm going to drop off for just a second, but I'll be right.
82:17All right, perfect. And let's see. We have half PPR, 12 teams, two flex, draft pick number eight, picks in order, Cook, Hampton.
82:25So it looks like a half PPR. You're going to want the running backs.
82:30Love that play. Alave Waddle, Tootin, Parker Washington. So three and three on the receivers and running backs.
82:36Marshawn Lloyd, Godwin, Fannin, Golden, Chris Rodriguez, Murray, and Purdy.
82:39Dude, love that team. Love what you did. And let's see.
82:43You're thinking of offering the guy with Etienne, Tootin, and Chris Rodriguez.
82:47Oh, you want to just get out of the Jaguars business and go and get Travis Etienne.
82:53And I think that's a smart, wise play. If you can package Tootin and Rodriguez and not have the headache, you ought
83:00to go and get some Travis Etienne. I think that's just a great play.
83:05Not a lot of people are talking about Travis Etienne just being really the main guy right now for the New Orleans
83:13Saints in that high octane offense with Tyler Shuck.
83:16So I think that would be a smart play, especially if this is a redraft, it sounds like.
83:22Now, if you want, though, there's no harm either way in just keeping them and letting it ride out and flexing some
83:29other players because you have two flex spots. It sounds like you can punch somebody else in that spot with Tootin and Rodriguez.
83:37But it sounds like you don't want the headache.
83:40So if you think the person would go for it, absolutely.
83:44And it cleans something up and it allows you the sneaky thing that you can do.
83:50It opens up a roster spot, J-Cup. You can go and pick somebody up.
83:54So J-Cup, do you have anybody who is on the bench right now, on the waivers, who you think you could pick up because that can afford you.
84:04If that's a managed league and you have defenses and kickers, you can definitely look ahead on team defenses.
84:10And if there's another high upside running back play, I would do that too.
84:15Like if there's a high upside running back cuff, let's say it's Braylon Allen who's available.
84:21You can offload that trade and get equivalent backfield share, less headache in Etienne, and then pick up like a Braylon Allen or Malik Davis.
84:29And you're pushing against the rest of your league mates who have the Javante Williams, the Brees Halls out there.
84:36So let me know if that answered your questions.
84:39And I like the team that you have set up.
84:42Good all around. And you're layered and protected. I really like what you did, half PPR going Cook and Hampton.
84:49You want to get touchdown equity. Half point PPR favors in a way, Pete.
84:54Touchdown equity. Kind of like a standard league, which I did for the first time since 2013.
85:00I had a friend. I was in the draft.
85:03I read all the rules, Pete. And thank God I did.
85:07Because I had the 106 and it was, do I go McCaffrey or do I go Amon Ross St.
85:13Brown? If it were PPR, I would have gone probably Amon Ross St.
85:17Brown. But in my head, I'm like, oh, wait, touchdown equity.
85:21I got to go somebody like Christian McCaffrey. But in those half point formats still, touchdowns are huge.
85:27The PPR goodness exists and is tremendous to get half points per reception.
85:32But my God, you need those touchdowns. So I like the equity that you have cooked up there with, ironically, James Cook and Amari and Hampton.
85:41So a lot of fun there. Let me know if you have any follow-up questions, Jacob, and we can get into those more.
85:48We see Pete, round 19. Let me read off round 19.
85:52We've got Greg Dulcich went and he ended up going after at the turn.
85:57It was the Chiefs. Team 12 went the Chiefs and Greg Dulcich.
86:01Actually, just before that was Braylon Allen, who we were talking about.
86:05So Jacob, is Braylon Allen out there off of a trade?
86:09Would Kamani Vidal be there, who went to team 111?
86:12Furthering on to round 19, Cyrus Allen goes. He's been a hot name all summer.
86:17Trendy. Sleeper. Here he is in round 19. Everyone's awake to him.
86:21But at the same time, he's priced like a sleeper, Pete.
86:25New Orleans Saints. I know you're high on the Saints versus consensus, at least, versus market.
86:31You see a lot more scrappiness from them. Jerry Judy goes in round 19.
86:35I don't know if I can write a narrative about Jerry Judy, but I guess it's kind of the same play as somebody like a Cooper Cup.
86:45You know, hey, he's still on his team. I will say Judy's interesting, though, because I know Conception and Voss that look good.
86:52But, like, I was reading some reports, and it still sounds like Judy's going to be involved in the offense.
86:59It's just a bad offense, which is tough. But, like, you also getting Judy here in, like, path pick 200.
87:06Like, I don't think that matches what he's going to do this year.
87:11I really don't. I don't know if he's the highest ceiling guy, but I certainly don't think he's, like, outside of 200 type of player.
87:19Yeah, I think Jerry Judy is somebody who, if you're a team building and you look at the Browns, Boston Conception, Fannin,
87:27Junkin Simpson, you're talking about just players who are mid-20s and under.
87:31Why build towards the future? If Jerry Judy is not part of that future, I would love to see Jerry Judy get
87:38involved to some degree on a trade. And then there would be lightning in a bottle.
87:44Continuing on the rest of the round, DeMond Claiborne, hot sleeper name for the Minnesota Vikings, Lions, go defense.
87:50That's going to be tough. Glad we went with Vikings and Ravens when we did, right?
87:56Buccaneers, place kicker. You took him. I love Chase McLaughlin.
87:59He's crazy. It's like a firewall type of player where if there's a 50 point over under in so many Buccaneers games,
88:06who stands to benefit and reason from that? It's the kicking game of the Buccaneers.
88:12Darren Waller goes, Devon Vele, 49ers kicker, and then Tyrone Tracy.
88:15Wrapping around to round 20, Pittsburgh Steelers kicker. Kirk Cousins goes.
88:19So no opportunity for us to double up on the Raiders quarterback room.
88:2349ers defense, Justice Hill goes. We go with Isaiah Pacheco.
88:27We'll get your thoughts on that. Malik Davis, the clear cuff for now for the Cowboys.
88:32It doesn't look like anybody's been brought in. Chicago Bears, kicker for Team 7.
88:37Amari DiMarcado, pour some out, but maybe pour some for Mr.
88:41Porter here who sees something in Amari DiMarcado. Maybe he'll find an opportunity somewhere.
88:46The Rams kicker and Lions kicker. So Pete, break down any of these picks that you want, but just go through Isaiah Pacheco versus somebody like Malik Davis.
88:55Yeah, I took Pacheco at this point. We don't, we're not really hurting for running back.
89:01I mean, he's our fifth guy. I still don't think there's a clear cut, like backup to Gibbs.
89:07So look, we don't need Pacheco. Pacheco comes back.
89:10He's going to be the number two. We know that, right?
89:14So he's going to be the number two. I don't know.
89:17Sailors and Vocky, like these are guys that I don't see just taking a grip on that number two role and just not relinquishing it.
89:26I just don't see that happening. Pacheco obviously with the back injury and I think like an MCL, it didn't tear his
89:33MCL, but for some sort of MCL sprain, he's placed on the injured reserve.
89:38He will come back ideally unless it's worse than we thought and they have to do surgery.
89:44But he'll come back and he'll maybe get into that like a Montgomery light role.
89:49Maybe it's not to, you know, what we had seen and what we're used to with the David Montgomery role, but it's
89:57enough where it's like, hey, like he could fall into the end zone twice in a game and get plugged into our lineup.
90:04Like there's a world where that happens if Pacheco comes back, is it going to happen a lot?
90:10No. Is it guaranteed? No. But there's a world where it happens and it's a great offense.
90:16And it's a guy that they brought in and we know they like to do a one-two punch.
90:22I don't think we're going to see that until he's back.
90:26And I don't think it's going to be to the extent that we used to see.
90:32But I think, you know, in pick the pick in the two thirties Pacheco, they're totally fine taking it and taking a
90:39chance on him with no risk at all. You love to see it because this is long form.
90:45When you make a pick, like I say, Pacheco, most people aren't going to be elated.
90:51But here we are in round 20. Funny enough, the way this draft has gone.
90:56It's just like chopping up prime for about two hours.
90:59We got about 10 rounds left. And I think this is going to last till about 10 o'clock.
91:05And it's been a good pace. You know, some drafts are quicker than others.
91:10And I think it speaks to the fact that we're here on Labor Day and the NFL season starts in two days.
91:18Most people have their players and their chips all sorted out.
91:21But it is very interesting when we look at this draft, Pete, versus even two weeks ago.
91:27So much change happens, like seeing Quentin Johnson go as high as he went, seeing Marshawn Lloyd go as high as he went.
91:35It is kind of funny the amount of players who just go much higher as we get closer to the bell and
91:42the buzzer because people are saturating so much more information.
91:46Is there anything that surprised you the most as we've gotten late into the fold here for ADP and draft and how
91:53people are reacting right up to the buzzer? Well, I guess, for example, in this draft here, the Chris Olave fall here, I'm a little confused about.
92:03So, um, when, if, if Evan Ingram get off my screen, uh, this number six team takes him in the third round.
92:10So he pretty much goes dead on. Why is Evan Ingram still on my screen?
92:15Um, maybe I gotta hit a big sticker and then unclick it again.
92:20I may have to refresh the screen. Anyway, uh, Chris Olave goes in the mid second round.
92:25I don't think that's where he should be going.
92:29Um, I don't know if there's any news or anything in particular that has that, you know, had drafters fading him.
92:36Um, I, I still have him, you know, I, I have him decently high.
92:40So not really sure about that. Javante Williams was a nice shake up there at the end.
92:46The first of the second round, I've seen it now twice.
92:50Jay, where Javante has been a second round pick.
92:53I think this, I don't know if this happened.
92:56This happened in a home league draft of mine where it wasn't like a home league where it's still decent stakes.
93:03Uh, it's like a, it's like a two 50 entry.
93:07Um, and I saw him go, you know, like in the second round.
93:11So with all of that talking, thankfully I had a cue because, uh, Isaac definitely just got auto picked for us, but
93:19I did have him in the queue. So that's why you have some sort of queue.
93:24Jay. Well, it's funny enough. Jeff, uh, you like Isaac Tesla and we've selected him in prior drafts.
93:30So if you are going to get him as an auto pick, good pick there.
93:35And we're here in round 21. Funny. You have like a layered play of the lions offense.
93:41That's not anywhere near chalk. You have Isaiah Pacheco and Isaac Tesla tied to one of the best offenses in the league who has a tremendous schedule.
93:50Could end up reaping rewards and benefit to get payoff from round 20 in round 21.
93:56We're talking two games of spike week or somewhere that where they pop into your lineup.
94:01It's not many games where it's just a massive overhaul of benefit to you versus the rest of the field versus the other 11 people.
94:10And then of course in this larger field tournament.
94:13So as we get into these layered rounds, you know, we talk about Devon Bailey.
94:18How many weeks is he really going to hit for people?
94:22How many weeks realistically will Cyrus Allen really be a thing?
94:25We shall see. I do love in round 21 here.
94:29I do love the Ted Hurst pick because while Mecca Buka looks like he's getting healthy, Ted Hurst is pretty, pretty sneaky.
94:36Especially if Jalen McClellan is not going to be healthy.
94:40And even with that said, Baker is just. You can't make fun of me for messing up people's names and you just call them Jalen McClellan.
94:49Oh, did I say McClellan? Yeah. Yeah. McMillan. Oh, hey, it's that's the, that's the Oregon kid.
94:54Is it not? McMillan? No, McClellan. I think that's because I was watching the Oregon game.
95:00I think it's the receiver out there. So I'm getting my, my ducks are out of order.
95:06Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Always an excuse. Yup. We're, we're up here.
95:09So let's just, let's just show the, show the viewers, the board just so they can see who's available.
95:16Uh, we have two tight ends right now. You know, we did take ads and we have pits.
95:22Um, we, we talked about maybe taking a mayor later.
95:25Mayor is also available. We can probably wait on these guys.
95:29I know we could probably wait on those guys that OJ.
95:33Um, I think it might be worth it to maybe take a swing at one more kicker so that we, we can
95:40kind of just get it out of the way.
95:43Um, looking at some of these teams, I like to pick pickers on teams that we know aren't going to be super aggressive on fourth down.
95:52Um, I also do particularly like in, in the red zone.
95:56I think saints is a good, is a good option here.
96:00Jay. Um, just because I think that they, they have a good schedule.
96:04The offense will move the ball and maybe they can't punch the ball in as much for touchdowns, but they should push the ball downfield.
96:13And maybe that's what we see with this offense when it takes that step forward where, Hey, they are moving the ball.
96:20Well, their offense is certainly taking a step forward, but maybe it's like, uh, Hey, like they, they just, they, they're still
96:28not there yet of just being able to punch it in when they get down there.
96:33I like that play and you're in the domed offense.
96:37And if they're going to go off, there's correlation between quarterbacks and kickers.
96:41Cause of course, if the quarterback is driving and doing well, Hey, if there's five touchdowns that get dealt, there's at least
96:49five points, but virtue of a stall drive here and there, you're right to get a couple opportunities for a 30 yard
96:56and then a 40 yard field goal. And then all of a sudden you see a quick path to 10 points.
97:03If you can get, that's another thing, Pete, I was thinking about it today when you're streaming.
97:09And also when you're just playing, can you get 10 points from your defense?
97:14Can you get 10 points from your kicker? And then between your kicker and your defense on a given week, they could trade.
97:22Usually it happens more frequently with the defense. Those weeks where your defense can get you basically 20 points are just such tilting.
97:29Week winning opportunities for you. And sometimes it happens with the kicker where it's like, Hey, they boomed two 50 yarders and a 40 yarder.
97:38And they're cooking with gas. All of a sudden they have a 14 point game and there's another field goal late.
97:45And then it's like 17 points. Boom. How did that happen?
97:49So it's funny enough. You want to just get requisite points.
97:53Can I get 10 and 10? Can I get 20 for my fill for my kicker and my defense?
97:59But if I can get just a boom between one of the two, a kicker or defense to give me 15 to
98:0720 points, that's where it just can catapult and support the rest of your lineup.
98:12So good pick on the New Orleans Saints. We see the Cleveland Browns defense go.
98:17We're here in round 22. Four defenses have gone.
98:20Pete Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
98:23Is there, I don't know if there's any path to positivity with them.
98:28Maybe some pass rush on the Falcons end. We shall see.
98:31Funny enough, Elijah Royal goes Pete. And he was like a layered play that we thought about, you know, the kid from
98:39Miami, but Elijah Royal, I think is. Hey, it's somebody on the board in round 22.
98:44You're not really going to have too high expectations.
98:47One, not too high expectations would be Mike Jacecki.
98:51I'm really not so excited about him and thrall.
98:54Maybe you just get some touchdown equity. So it is kind of getting ugly pretty quick.
98:59And we did see Tua starting Falcons quarterback. Tua tag out by Lowa.
99:03How do you make it? Do you think this is just a field saying we don't buy the fact that it's the full season?
99:12It's just a boat of confidence for maybe a week or two before Penix gets healthy.
99:17Yeah, I mean, that's pretty much what it is.
99:20I mean, Penix goes four rounds ahead of him, five rounds ahead of him.
99:25So pretty decent gap. Penix went 18th round, fourth overall.
99:28And you have Tua who goes 22nd round towards the back end to the ninth overall team.
99:34So, yeah, as for like, is there a defense?
99:37Is there a team that I kind of like at this stage?
99:41I kind of like the New York Jets. I talked about them a little bit on Twitter.
99:47They're a sneaky unit this year. They bring in tomorrow Davis to a green dot.
99:52They have a pretty easy schedule. Got to be honest, they get to play the Dolphins twice.
99:58You know, they open up against the Titans. I have them as a top 15 defense this week to start the year.
100:05Obviously, it's sketchy because you just don't know how it's going to go.
100:10But Aaron Glenn's now calling the defense, which is a positive.
100:14And they've just added some people. I mean, their front is arguably like a top 10 front in football.
100:20Tavondra Sweat was a really nice trade they made to go acquire and show up that defensive line.
100:26So, Jets might be a sneaky play here to just round out our defenses and to take one more.
100:33And, yeah, so that's my bowl case for the Jets, which sounds crazy to say out loud.
100:39But I think their defense could be a little bit better than people expect this year.
100:44Yeah, not for nothing. It is still Aaron Glenn.
100:47And maybe another year there's competency there from the New York Jets, which, as you said, sounds crazy.
100:53We did have one question in the chat. Dowdle, Monongai, Washington, Brooks, and Rodriguez are on the bench.
100:59They're asking, should I trade Brooks and Rodriguez for Christian Watson?
101:03Without knowing the format, I'm just going to say shoot for the upside with Christian Watson.
101:09Go and get him. Package up Brooks and Rodriguez.
101:12They're no sure thing. We're seeing some signs of Chuba Hubbard.
101:15I think Chuba Hubbard is going to be more of a thorn in the side of Jonathan Brooks, rightly so.
101:22And as much as I have a fade on Chuba Hubbard, I do think there's limit of the ceiling.
101:29These could both be two floor plays in Brooks and Chuba Hubbard.
101:33And Rodriguez, who is still a lottery ticket, if you don't want that headache again, Christian Watson, I think the opportunity for
101:40him to be a wide receiver won this year.
101:43Try and pry Christian Watson off of that person.
101:46I'll be interested to see, do you have a good wide receiver room?
101:51And I like what you did by getting, you know, Dowdle, all those guys on the bench.
101:57If Dowdle's on your bench already and Monongai to lead, you're already doing the right thing by having a bunch of high upside running backs and good cuffs.
102:06So good play there. I say go for Christian Watson.
102:10What would you say, Pete? Yeah, I'm good with that too.
102:13Just, you know, with those guys on your bench, I mean, trading depth like that, there's not much to say here.
102:20It's a, it's a very easy trade to make.
102:23You always, if you can, if you can take depth and turn it into a starter, especially one that has that kind
102:31of upside like Watson, you're not really thinking much of it.
102:35So yeah, I would totally do that. Good, good with that.
102:38Cooper Cup, by the way, goes off the board right after us.
102:43So that was kind of a, kind of a frustrating pick.
102:46I, we, we probably pushed it a little too far, but it's okay.
102:51I took the Broncos team kickers. So we are good on team kickers now, Jay.
102:56I, you know, I believe that puts us, let me take a look here.
103:01Just take a look and make sure team kickers.
103:04Yeah. We're at three kickers. We could still take a defense.
103:07We're at two right now. I don't mind just taking the jets defense here at the end, just to finish that up
103:15and make sure we don't got to worry. So we've got three defense, three kickers, and then just kind of rounding things out.
103:23So as for our team, let me show the roster grid here real quick.
103:28Give you a little bit of a better view.
103:31Quarterbacks wise, Dak, press that Sam Darnold, Fernando Mendoza.
103:34Running back, we got Brees Hall, Jardarian Price, Trevon Henderson, Colin Minunga, Isaiah Pacheco.
103:38Wide receiver, we got Puka Nakua, George Pickens, DJ Moore, Casey Concepcion, Makai Lemon, Jordan Tyson, Ryan Flournoy, and Isaac Tesla.
103:46I love this. This wide receiver room is absolutely bonkers.
103:49We really crushed it there in a format that values receivers heavily.
103:53We did a really good job there. Kyle Pitts at tight end with Aranda Gadsden.
103:58And then with the kickers, we get the Bucs, we get the Saints, we get the Broncos, offenses that I think will
104:06be in the top 15 for scoring. And then defense-wise, we get the Minnesota Vikings and the Ravens.
104:12Overall, really like this build so far, Jay. We are on the clock here.
104:17Do you want to just go ahead and just take the Jets defense?
104:21Because there's only four left. So I think it makes sense, right?
104:25Yeah, you do that. And then, I mean, this isn't like this tracutery board of options for skilled position players.
104:32It is getting late early, but late, late in round 24.
104:36So we're going to have, what, six more picks left.
104:39I think you just, hey, put it down. We've got our defenses.
104:43We have our kickers. And here's my question. To the three quarterback build that we have, do you feel any need to
104:51get any kind of backfill quarterback for somebody like a Mac Jones who could kind of ascend from an injury?
104:58An Anthony Richardson. Are there any players out there, Tyson Badgent?
105:01Any quarterbacks where you'd say, hey, why don't we just put them instead of wide receiver who we think might just hit one time if we're lucky?
105:10Or do you feel good with three quarterbacks? Yeah, I don't mind going with another quarterback if we want to.
105:17I think we have some time, but there's some backup quarterbacks that we can absolutely target.
105:23Jameis Winston is now interesting. He signs that extension with the Giants.
105:27Obviously, Mac Jones is there. So I think we can probably still wait a little bit on quarterback.
105:33Maybe see what's there. If we don't love the board as it comes back to us today, like totally fine.
105:40Interesting players that are left. Travis Hunter is still available.
105:43I've been very vocal about my feelings on Hunter as a fantasy asset for redraft.
105:48As for best ball, I think he's a top 200 player.
105:52So him being here still on the board at 288.
105:55I know a lot of people are spooked, Jay, about the usage in joint practices and him playing predominantly on defense and
106:03not getting a ton of wide receiver snaps. I think risk reward here makes a ton of sense for a guy like Travis Hunter.
106:11So I'm going to cue him as a possible option.
106:15Your boy Jack Besch is available. We can go the tight end route, you know, and Michael Mayer is still available.
106:22I know we talked about him. I think I'd rather cue him ahead of Hunter since our receivers are so good, Jay,
106:29just to make sure we don't miss out. And then Mason Taylor is interesting, too.
106:34I think Mason Taylor is going to be involved, Jay.
106:38I think he's going to have some weeks with Sadiq Hurt.
106:41I was a huge fan of Mason Taylor last year.
106:45I don't think he's just going to go away.
106:48So I think Taylor is also a possibility for us as well.
106:52Well, when I look at the structure, height, weight, build, frame, and I see Kenyon Sadiq, I think, man, that's like the Jonathan Taylor of tight ends.
107:01But funny enough, when I was watching some of LSU with Mason Taylor and I'd watch him and I think, you know,
107:09this guy kind of reminds me frame wise, his physical stature, Tucker Craft.
107:13So he's white. Well, yeah, but I'm talking about like actual musculature.
107:17Like there's a difference between like Mr. Burns from the Simpsons and somebody like Tucker Craft.
107:23But I follow what you're saying and what you're putting down.
107:26Yeah, I think you pattern match his wife. Well, anyways, with your argument with, hey, if Sadiq is out, Mason Taylor, it's just prime opportunity with Geno Smith.
107:36I think that's a sneakier part there, too, is you by not mentioning it, you were alluding to it, though.
107:43So Geno Smith, the competency, my God, the fact that we're getting Geno Smith is like it's just so incredible.
107:50And who would have ever thought that? My hot take for the New York Jets is that we're going to wish next year.
107:57We're not going to want anything of Geno Smith, Pete.
108:01We're not going to want him on our dynasty rosters.
108:04You're not going to want him on your best balls.
108:08Any kind of redraft, not in your lineup. But you want him to be the Jets quarterback because he is going to
108:15feature and feast with Garrett Wilson and Brees Hall, maybe a little bit of Adonai Mitchell and ascending into next year.
108:22Kenyon Sadiq. They'll be prime, though, based on we're watching college football just this first weekend.
108:28Shy of there was a couple of games last weekend.
108:31All these great quarterbacks, you know, somebody like Trinidad, Chambliss.
108:35There's a whole lot good going on. Darian Mensah.
108:38So I sit there and think I want we're going to want Geno Smith, even though change is just a sure thing.
108:45We're not going to get that. But I think that's going to be the sentiment and the feeling.
108:51So speaking to that, Jets players are going to hit this year, I think, in a very good way.
108:58So if Mason Taylor is there and out of the way, I think that's a decent pick.
109:04OK, I like that. Well, I mean, I think that a long winded answer to say that Geno Smith is going to
109:11be competent enough to help our fantasy assets. Maybe not be the sexiest guy on the field for football.
109:18Maybe not the sexiest guy to own in Dynasty or in redraft.
109:22But he's going to do enough to keep its offense afloat and make sure that these players are valuable for fantasy.
109:29We did get Michael Mayer. I did take him off the board there.
109:33So we do get the print in a Mendoza Michael Mayer stack.
109:37Our stacks aren't oozing right now. It's not like, holy crap.
109:41Like we really, really were able to get go super deep on stacks.
109:45But it's fine. I mean, we don't force stacks.
109:49We talk about it all the time. Like we don't force stacks, but we get stacks.
109:54Right. And that's important. You know, stacks right now is is is George Pickens, Dak Prescott and Ryan Florinoy.
110:00We also have the Sam Darnold with Jardarian Price.
110:04We don't have a wide receiver with Darnold. We a Royal went off the board.
110:09So we missed him and we missed Cooper Cup.
110:12But we do have Fernando Mendoza with the Michael Mayer stack.
110:15I do think Mary is going to be pretty decent this year.
110:20So, I mean, we can hunt for a stack, but it's just not going to be pretty, you know, really with Seattle.
110:27You know, it is not there's just not much there.
110:30I mean, you're really looking at maybe, you know, dumpster diving in the Raiders territory and looking for something there, Jay, because there's not really too much.
110:40I'd rather dumpster dive towards the Raiders in a stack that we could potentially have versus forcing something with the CLC Hawks.
110:47OK, well, Travis Hunter is on the board. We also have Jack Best on the board as well.
110:53I know we want the stack, but it's so hard not to just take Travis Hunter here.
110:59I mean, we're talking about pick 305, dude. Yeah.
111:02If Jack Best somehow isn't there in round 27, we'll find a way to live, Pete.
111:08So, yeah. Yeah. I hope so. We still have Torrey Horton on the board, too.
111:13I'm a big Torrey Horton guy, Jay. I think you like him a lot as well.
111:18He's just dealt with these injuries lately, man. And I don't know what's going on.
111:23Caleb Johnson was available, too. So that's a pretty nice pick.
111:27But, you know, maybe we go with Torrey Horton on the backswing, too, if not Jack Best.
111:33So I'm good with that. I do want to grab Big Noggins' question.
111:37He said he's in a 12-team super flex PPR start nine.
111:41He got offered T. Higgins and Malik Willis for Malik – for Justin Herbert.
111:46Should he take it? I would. I know people are high on Malik Willis, Jay.
111:51I think he could be okay for fantasy. And you're giving up T.
111:55Higgins. But to me, it's super flex. You're getting Justin Herbert.
111:59This is probably your number two quarterback. Or else you would have probably told us, hey, Malik Willis is my starter.
112:06So I'm assuming Herbert's going to be your number two.
112:10Maybe even your number one, which is still fine.
112:13I would make this deal on a super flex.
112:16Yeah, in a heartbeat. Because you probably – especially if this is – look, if this is redraft, you still do it.
112:23If this is Dynasty, you've got Malik Willis for free.
112:27Absolutely. And you're just kind of dangling out somebody like a T.
112:31Higgins who – Oh, they've got May as one.
112:34Yeah, you're about to have quite possibly two top five quarterbacks.
112:38Yes, in Dynasty, great. This just keeps getting better.
112:41Yeah, elite move. Higgins is also getting – Higgins is getting older.
112:45I mean, you probably – if you're thinking about moving Higgins, he's probably your wide receiver for – I would bet.
112:52Yeah, smash the button now before this person comes to their senses.
112:56Highway robbery. And you probably – going back to – because he did confirm Dynasty.
113:01Yeah. Malik Willis was probably just like a nothing burger cost.
113:05So – Yeah. Oh, my God. Like, I'm elated for you.
113:09I just wish I could get blessed with something like that.
113:12If it were on Trade Gods, we'd be elated saying how good it is.
113:17But here on First Class Fantasy, I think Pete and I, we both agree.
113:22Pete, Mac Jones goes. But you did mention – okay, Caleb Johnson goes off the board.
113:27Are there any amount of – because we have four picks left.
113:31Any amount of running backs that you want to stow away who you think are high upside that are left, who could
113:39just be an injury or two away that you think are viable and worth stashing away in these last four picks?
113:46Yeah. Seth McGowan's still on the board here. We talked about Chris Brooks.
113:50There's a world where it shakes out where Chris Brooks ends up being the number two here over Caleb Johnson with Marshawn
113:58Lloyd and being in somewhat of a decent split.
114:01But Ollie Gordon's available. I know they talked about Jalen Wright, the number two.
114:06He won that role. I'll believe it when I see it.
114:10You know, when push comes to shove, if A-Chain does miss time, I still confidently feel like Ollie Gordon's going to be the guy to own.
114:18But we shall see. Other running backs, Jaden Blue.
114:22Obviously, Jaden Blue bag holders are sick these days because he's now a Philadelphia Eagle.
114:27And those Dallas Cowboy bags are heavy for some people.
114:30Not for me because I did not want Jaden Blue and I drafted a ton of Javante Williams.
114:36But I feel for those other people. Taj Brooks, kind of interesting.
114:40Late J. Taj Brooks, I mean, you know, I think P.
114:44Ryan's still the number two. But, you know, P.
114:47Ryan's also an older veteran. There's a world where he gets thrusted in.
114:51Roshon Johnson's somehow still hanging around on the Bears.
114:55He might be a possibility. I talked about Audra Guestime.
114:58You know, we've talked about, you know, who's the number two there.
115:02I think Kendrick Miller now. You know, he's still available.
115:05Kamara's out for a month. Devin Neal is no longer in the equation.
115:10So, really, like, who is the number two there?
115:13It might actually be Kendrick Miller. I thought it was Audra Guestime.
115:17I know a lot of people are saying now it's not.
115:21But we shall see. But those are some guys to just maybe take some swings on later on.
115:27And we are on the board here, though. Tori Horton's available.
115:31I'm good with maybe just grabbing him, Jay, and the possibility that he ends up being the guy that we thought he could be.
115:39Christian Kirk's available. Chimera and DK, no one seems to really want DK.
115:43Everyone still thinks IU Manners, the guy to own.
115:46Jay, what are your thoughts on DK? Hey, he popped and showed something in a dogshit awful year for the Titans.
115:54He showed flashes. So, if you can show some talent and potential there, and you add in Wandale Robinson, you add in Carnell Tate, I think it's twofold.
116:03Because when the optimism three months ago was, hey, Cam Ward is going to make a jump.
116:09You've added the talent with Dayball in Wandale Robinson and first round draft capital in Carnell Tate.
116:15You're sitting there thinking, okay, the jump and the elevation is going to happen.
116:19And people were just saying, all right, A-Manner, DK, but more so DK.
116:24Oh, not going to be worth it. Going to be buried, right?
116:28Now, because of how bad it's looked in the preseason for the Titans offense, I'll tell you, from a defense streaming option, I'm going to look.
116:37Oh, is this team playing the Tennessee Titans? Are they 50% less rostered in leagues?
116:42Sign me up. Like, go attack bad offenses or bad quarterbacks.
116:46And in this case, Cam Ward is still developing.
116:49So, now I think the bias is it's moved down even more for Tremere DK because of how bad it's presented for the Titans offense with Cam Ward.
116:58So, it was bad before. Now, it seems to be getting worse.
117:02Seth McGowan goes on you. DJ Giddens, Chris Brooks.
117:05I did see Oli Gordon. Was he still on the board?
117:09He may still be worth it. It's not sexy, but he's at least a viable name that's out there.
117:16Yeah. Oli Gordon's available. James Conner's available. Quint Allen.
117:19Quarterback-wise, you know, Jameis Quinton's there. JJ McCarthy. Ty Simpson.
117:22You know, we have three quarterbacks. Ooh, Ty Simpson.
117:25Because you started the draft with Puka Nakua. I think that's...
117:29That's cool. I would try that. Yeah. Such a long draft, we forgot we started off with Puka Nakua.
117:35Yeah. I mean, look, it's going to be pretty tough if Stafford misses time in general.
117:41But Simpson looks solid. And, you know, at this point, like, it's totally, totally fine taking it.
117:47At least we would get some sort of stack with him and Puka.
117:51So, yeah, I'm good with that. In terms of the running backs that we talked about, you know, it's Oli Gordon.
117:58It's the Quinn Allen. It's Kendra Miller. It's Taj Brooks.
118:02This is the world that we're living in right now.
118:05Trevor Etienne. I know a lot of people like Trevor Etienne.
118:09Sion Vaki is there. I wonder if the Sailors guy is there, if he went.
118:14But, yeah, he's gone. That Jacob Saylor guy. Isaiah Davis is there.
118:18Not really. Don't really care too much for him.
118:21Yeah. I mean, that's really it. But let's take one more quick break.
118:26We will take a break. We'll come back. If you have any other questions, throw them in the chat.
118:32We've got two more rounds to go. And then we will wrap this up as our final draft here at Player Profiler
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120:57Why wait? All right, we are back. Someone said, I've been baffled by Williams River London.
121:03My brain hurts. Yeah, London's been falling all day as one of our guys in the chat talked who drafts a lot in NFFC high stakes.
121:12The news with Rua, Jay, I guess, spooked some people.
121:15But I think he's kind of going where I think he should go, which is like early to mid third round.
121:22I don't know that I would go with Javante over him.
121:26But yeah. Well, that tracks Pete because you have one of the hot takes that have been going out for all player profiler.
121:34The one that you had, Pete, was if I recall correctly, Drake London finishes outside of the top 12.
121:40Now, you, I got to give credit because you had this take before the Tua news, before it was officially official.
121:48And I think most people still think that it's going to end up being Michael Penix.
121:53So beforehand, before it was seemingly going to be Tua, you had had this thought.
121:58Does this make it even more firm where you're like, yeah, I'm feeling very good, at least wide receiver 13 or less
122:06and not paying off at the prospective price ADP, Drake London?
122:09Yeah, I'm fine with it. I mean, there's, there's a lot that has to go right with this offense to me.
122:17You know, I know London's produced with some bad quarterback play.
122:20So it's not necessarily that I worry, but he's dealt with some injuries a little bit too.
122:26The offensive line is old and they're dealing with some injuries as well.
122:31So there's a couple of different factors. I like Drake London.
122:34It's not really that. I just, I prefer other players in his range that I think have a higher ceiling this year.
122:42That's really what it comes down to. That's how I try to assess players when I'm drafting is, you know, I try
122:49to just say like, what is the ceiling outcome for them?
122:53And Drake London has a ton of ceiling in general, just as due to his talent.
122:58But the probability of him being a top five receiver, I don't see happening.
123:03You know, I see Chris Olave having a better chance of being a top five receiver.
123:09Now that Jordan Tyson's hurt. You know, I see Nico Collins now that the, the injury to Jane Higgins, that changes things a lot.
123:17So I just find that there's guys around him that I prefer to take and prefer to draft that are in better offenses or better situations.
123:26It's scary though. I mean, it's the same thing as Dallas Cowboys in some ends.
123:31Like I like, I mean, not Dallas Cowboys, the Chicago bears, like Chicago bears are in this massive echo chamber, not just
123:38in fantasy football, but just in the media in general, where Jay, everybody thinks the Chicago bears offense and team is just
123:46going to be so good this year. And I feel like it's a microcosm of just people being afraid to look stupid,
123:53betting against Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams and this offense, Jay.
123:57And I feel like you could maybe make the case of, for me with, with Drake London, like I'm betting against London,
124:05but I do have some concerns and talents there.
124:08But I'm willing to put myself out there and say like, there's, there's a world where I do see him not finishing top 12.
124:16So I don't know. I just, I just, like I said, a long winded answer.
124:21I just prefer guys that go around it. Well, this kind of brings up a good point though.
124:27So in fantasy football, it is so easy, so simple.
124:30There's many analysts who they'll just give you blanket, bullish statements about players in every round and every range of ADP.
124:38And you'll never hear about them being bearish on players.
124:41So then they come back later on X. Hey, I was high on this player.
124:46You know, you should have listened to me. And to go against the grain, to be bearish, you're making a little bit
124:54of a bet because you have circumstances that come up.
124:57You can cite some stats, how you want. At the same time, this is a league where if you get opportunity, your talent can show and display.
125:06So you're more at risk getting burned when you have a fade on a player.
125:11So having a fade, especially at, at that height, we've talked about Justin Jefferson versus AJ Brown and fading one versus the
125:19other, where if you take AJ Brown and you fade Justin Jefferson, you're risking, oh, Justin Jefferson being his old self in burning you on that pick.
125:28But then again, if you're wholly right about the Drake May and AJ Brown connection, then you were just like astute and right to it and sharp.
125:37But people don't want to hear any kind of bearishness for, especially those top couple rounds.
125:43So when you... Yeah, people don't want to take the chance.
125:46Like I got, I got a, I have zero Devon H.
125:50game this year. Zero. Zero. Maybe a little bit of best ball, like underdog, low stakes, like volume play to get some exposure.
125:58I have no Devon H. in any of my leagues.
126:01I play in, if you count the high stakes, you know, I play in about 13 to 15 leagues.
126:08I think maybe a little bit more managed leagues.
126:11And I have zero Devon H. in day. I literally have no Devon H.
126:16in. Is it scary to not own Devon H?
126:19In? Absolutely. Am I sitting here with a hard stance of, I don't own Devon.
126:24Like, I don't want any Devon H. No, but I just like guys that go around him.
126:30So he's became a fade for me. And like you said, there's some people that really, like you see a lot of
126:37people that they draft to everybody because they just want exposure to everybody.
126:42But not everybody is drafting 12, 15, 20, 25 teams.
126:45Like people that want to listen to your insight, they want to know, hey, like if this was, you could only draft one team, who would you take?
126:55Right. And sometimes we forget that because we all draft so many teams.
126:59So people just can't be bearish on anybody because it's like people like everybody.
127:04So, yeah. We have in the chat here, what a bezzy 8894 says, I'm thinking of trading CMC for Javante and Devon Smith.
127:12I personally wouldn't. I'd take the shorty of CMC.
127:15I think it's a dangled trade where there would be some people who would bite for it if they had CMC.
127:22But I'm personally just going to ship it with CMC.
127:25You're risking too much with Javante. I know what the argument is.
127:29You can get enough war value off of Javante eating into CMC, and then you get a Devonta Smith, JSM like season.
127:37That's a lot to happen when you could just have Christian McCaffrey, who's just a receiver and a running back all cut into one.
127:45And he's hitting your RB1 spot and just crushing for you.
127:49Could you have some risk? Sure. In the event of injury.
127:53But when we're talking about talent, play, fancy output, give me Christian McCaffrey every single time.
127:58Look, what a BZ. No offense. You drafted Christian McCaffrey with your chest.
128:02How are you going to back out now before the season starts because of the reporting this week?
128:09To me, it's like you drafted McCaffrey for a reason.
128:12You know the risk. You're drafting McCaffrey. You know the risk when you drafted him.
128:17So to trade him for Javante and Devonta Smith, they're good players too.
128:22But you're giving up. If you drafted McCaffrey, Jay, right?
128:25You drafted McCreary saying this guy, if he's healthy, is a top five player in fantasy football.
128:31Okay? You made that bet. Knowing everything we've heard all offseason about the, you know, especially the last couple weeks with McCaffrey, the potential injury, tightness, whatever, right?
128:40This report this week alone should not make you move off of your foundation of you drafted McCaffrey for a reason.
128:47So I'm not doing that. He said it was an auction draft.
128:52It's got Lamar, CMC, Chase Brown, AJ Brown, Parker, Washington are my studs.
128:56It's a good team. Stick with CMC. If he's healthy, that's going to be a good team.
129:02I can definitely tell you that. And yeah, let's read off our team really quick here before we get out of here, Jay.
129:10We go with Puka Nakua. Actually, let me just get the roster grid.
129:14We go with quarterbacks. Jay, Dak Prescott, Sam Darnold, Fernando Mendoza, Ty Simpson.
129:18You know, we got sniped on a couple of stacks here, but still feel good about it.
129:24Breeze Hall, Chargerian Price, Trevion Henderson, Kyle Minunga, Isaiah Pacheco, Ollie Gordon.
129:28You know, still really good talent. We got some great value on Trevion Henderson and Kyle Minunga.
129:34And I felt good about Pacheco's value. A wide receiver, Puka Nakua, George Pickens, DJ Moore, Pencepcion, Makai Lemon, Jordan Tyson, Ryan
129:42Florinoy, Isaac Tesla, Travis Hunter, Torrey Horton. Probably one of the best wide receiver groups we've taken in this format this year.
129:49Kyle Pitts, Rondé Gadsden, Michael Mayer, Black Earth, Jay.
129:52I took him with our last pick. I know it sounds weird.
129:56Rumblings sounds like once week one is over, Zachary will be a Philadelphia Eagle from what I've read and from what I've heard.
130:04So I took Zachary there. Who knows, right? Like who knows?
130:08Just taking him, took him. We needed a tight end.
130:11Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicker, Saints kicker, Denver Broncos kicker, defense, Minnesota Vikings, Ravens, New York Jets.
130:17It's probably one of my favorite teams that we drafted so far.
130:21So a nice way to close out the draft season for both of us.
130:26I don't know if you have any drafts left, Jay.
130:29Is this your final one or do you have anything else?
130:33This is the last one. And my God, it feels it sounds crazy.
130:37And I think you'll follow me on this. But I'm sick of drafting only for the fact that I'm ready to have
130:45these teams hit and just have games play and get results and look at the rosters, check in on the teams, see how they're doing in all formats.
130:54See the best ball where they're ranked. See your managed redraft leagues where you're with your home league buddies, probably some of your closest friends, right?
131:03Family. And then dynasty leagues. Just a grind of we've been doing this since January, right?
131:09Like the turn of the Super Bowl or rookie Senior Bowl season where there's still the playoffs are going on, Pete.
131:16Like we've been at this shit all the way.
131:19And it's just cool. I always we always it happens to me where you get towards the end of the season and
131:26you're like, oh, I'm excited for prospect season. Well, now, as we're at the end of this, I'm so excited for look,
131:34two days from now, we have real football games.
131:37So it's not as much that I'm tired of drafting, but it's just that I'm so ready to just like have it.
131:44And I know you love redraft. You love just the game coming back.
131:49And this is the offseason is fun. But man, the day to day grind of waiver wires listening for what's going to
131:56be Monday, the reaction of what happened. Your bets hitting or not hitting.
132:01You run hot and all your teams win or that high upside cuff that you have stashed everywhere is going to be the starter next week.
132:09Like you have all these little elation points. I'm just ready for it.
132:14So, yeah. Pete, you all done, too? Yeah, I'm done.
132:17And just as a reminder, Jay and myself, we will be back on Thursday for the ranking show leading up to kickoff on Thursday Night Football.
132:26We will be doing that show every single week this year.
132:30I will be live on Tuesday morning. That's 7 a.m.
132:33Eastern Standard Time for the waiver wired show. I will do that live.
132:38It'll also get uploaded to audio side as well.
132:41Jay, why don't you remind the audience what you're doing in season as well?
132:46And then we can wrap it up. Yeah. On Sunday nights, I'm going to get out and it should be up there at least by Monday.
132:54The kickers and defense is streaming, which we talked a lot about strategy during this draft.
133:00Thursday night is going to be there with Pete live.
133:03So I'd be happy to see everybody. And then on the FFD, it's on the player profiler feed.
133:09Pete, Shev and I are going to have a waiver wire show that we drop Monday.
133:15And then we're going to have like hot takes, fades and plays for all the position players heading into your week.
133:22So a whole lot of fun. And then God knows there's all sorts of other shows that come up along the way.
133:30All different projects that we end up with, Pete.
133:33So stay tuned. If it's player profiler, you're going to see myself and Pete.
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