0:00Welcome to the Fantasy Footballers Podcast with your hosts, Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike Wright.
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0:12Thursday, October 15th, the Fantasy Footballers Podcast. It's a big show, starts of the week, Fantasy Forecast.
0:18On the way, we've got news to talk about.
0:21Yeah, we were sitting in here before the show just talking about life and I've been given play-by-play on what parts of
0:28my body still don't work from the hole-in-one challenge, which I just said I just woke up and my hands are swollen, but I'm feeling okay.
0:36And you know, Mike's just, I mean, we're talking Jason, you and I are talking.
0:41You know, sometimes we're quiet. Al's talking. Maybe he's looking stuff up, prepping.
0:45And he hasn't said a thing. Like, I mean, we got Papa Josh back in the building today in Deucer's Alley.
0:52So, you know, his cruise was really short. And so everybody's just going and then we're just like getting ready to start
0:59the show and Mike has just three little words to say.
1:03And the words were, I am deceased. I am dead.
1:06I was at a punk rock show last night.
1:09Yes. Because this is what we do to grown-ups.
1:12We're like, hey, Wednesday night. Well, we don't all do it.
1:15Yeah, why is it on a Wednesday night? Well, I'm saying the show.
1:19I didn't choose the day for the show. That's what I'm saying.
1:23Why was a punk rock show on a Wednesday?
1:26Probably because they're like, it's Arizona. Yeah. We'll just swing by there.
1:30You get Wednesday. We'll give them Wednesday. So Mike is here in some capacity.
1:35I'm good. My voice is very shredded. Yeah, we did notice that on the It's Football Time.
1:40That was your weakest performance yet. I know that was everything I had.
1:44Maybe that was no mailbag today. That wasn't indicative of like your confidence level in the Broncos offense came through in your voice.
1:52Maybe that's... That's happened before. That has happened before.
1:55But don't worry, guys. I signed Bo Nix of the Denver Broncos.
1:58Oh, man. Did you get him? Did you get him for zero?
2:02I hope he got him for zero. No, I actually paid for him.
2:06I'll bet you didn't need to. I didn't need to.
2:10No, but yesterday I tried to get Stroud. This is all for by the way.
2:15We got the bye weeks coming, right? So I'm a Josh Allen manager.
2:19Very proud to be. And next week is Josh Allen's bye.
2:22And I wanted CJ Stroud and I tried to get him at $0 yesterday and it didn't happen.
2:28And then I, lo and behold, I noticed that Bo Nix plays a certain team called the Arizona Cardinals in week seven.
2:35It's called a get right game. And even Mitch Bo Nix Trubisky or Bo Mitch Trubisky Nix can deliver against the Cardinals.
2:42Got it. So, yeah, well, we'll find out, I think, over the course of this year, whether the Broncos and Sean Payton
2:49and them are capped by a quarterback. It is a good tip where we're at the point in the season where you
2:56need, when you're looking at waivers or even after waivers run sometimes, you need to be looking a week ahead.
3:03Get a week ahead on some of these things, whether it's defensive matchups or specifically bye weeks.
3:08You can't always, you know, prep for an injury, but you can prep for a bye week if you know your quarterback
3:16tight end defense is not playing next week and you've got an extra roster spot.
3:20You know, sometimes a great defensive matchup is just laying there on the waiver wire because they're playing the bills or whatever this week.
3:28And so it's like, oh, you know, I've got to drop them.
3:32Yeah. You want another one? How about the Jets defense looks pretty bad against the New England Patriots this week in New England.
3:39But they're the number eight ranked defense in scoring and they play Miami at home next week.
3:45So you can kind of go. I tried at this point in the season never go more than a week ahead.
3:52Yeah, because I'm trying to add. I also want to do things like Jason just did and put a Cyrus Allen on
3:59my roster or, you know, add somebody that is Sean Tucker as a backup or Dylan Sampson.
4:04Mike, you added him yesterday. You want to have flyers and players that can emerge, but doing the bye week dance one
4:11week in a head, one week ahead saves you from the fab spin.
4:16Like I got the Jets for nothing because nobody wants them against New England.
4:20But next week, the Jets probably go for four or five, six fab.
4:24So that's the plan. And we'll see if it works out.
4:28We've got lots to talk about. Let's start with the news.
4:31News and notes from around the league. That's the news.
4:35You thought I said it sounded like you said, let's start with the news.
4:39And I was like, well, this is let's see what the news is.
4:43Yeah, let's see. It starts good. It does. DJ more not practicing.
4:47Oh, I thought Caleb was first. I don't know.
4:50DJ more not practicing. And in here, here's I want to talk about DJ more for a second, because I think he
4:57could be a very, very good end of season run into the playoffs.
5:01League winning type of guy with Josh Allen. But right now you have one good week, week one.
5:07Then you had an injury in week two, AC joint sprain.
5:11Then you had nine points and two points. And then you got hurt and miss and you got hurt in the two
5:18point game and missed the rest of that game in the last game.
5:22He did not practice on Wednesday. And let me give you a little spoiler alert.
5:27DJ more will not be playing football this week for the bills.
5:31Yeah. Zero percent chance. Why? Because the bills are on by next week.
5:35Correct. So your window to buy DJ more might be a couple of weeks.
5:39It's like this week, next week. If you want to take the shot at it, I don't like the recurring shoulder injury.
5:47I don't like the fact DJ more has a history of being somewhat inconsistent and randomly used.
5:52But I do think he kind of represents a buy.
5:55No, he definitely does. You won't get him until week eight, but you will get him in week eight.
6:01His shoulders should be okay there. And the nice thing is, if you look at his, if you had him or if
6:08you, if, you know, you're looking at the box score and you see good week, bad week, good week, bad week, the
6:16two bad weeks, he got knocked out early. And, you know, not everybody looks that deep into them.
6:21You're like, oh, so he's not that consistent. The only two games he played a full allotment of snaps, he was great.
6:28Yeah. Yeah. And he has the, you know, you saw this last week.
6:33Ken Coleman had every opportunity, had two targets in the game.
6:36So DJ more should have a big role. Jeremiah love very similar to DJ more dealing with an ankle injury.
6:43Now the floor says the rest will be vital for him.
6:46We want to get his ankle right. He didn't practice Wednesday.
6:50That's the rest they're talking about. They might be talking about more than that.
6:54I mean, you could have, we'll see what Thursday, Friday looks like.
6:58We have our injury blitz podcast on Friday with Matthew Betts.
7:02It was also the, the other ankle. I know he hurt.
7:05Well, he's not at the beginning. He's not been, no, he's, he's not been Jeremiah.
7:10He's Jeremiah like. This is the same ankle as the one he's been dealing with this time.
7:16So it's not, this is, so he is dealing with the running out of ankles.
7:20Yeah. Yeah. He needs, he needs two more ankles, but the next two weeks are going to be really tough on the
7:27road against the Rams on the road against Denver.
7:30Um, and then I think great trade for candidate.
7:33CD lamb is practicing in full already with the quad injury.
7:37So that was a nothing. They reported it as a contusion and this seems to back that up.
7:43They had played on Thursday. So you're talking about a Wednesday practice almost a week later.
7:48He seems to be good. And then some quick hitters for today's matchups.
7:52Saquon Barkley, Devante Smith did not practice Wednesday. Caleb Williams practiced in full on Wednesday.
7:57I think he's back. Lamar Jackson did not practice with the ankle.
8:01He is not back. It's weird when you get, did you, you moved him into your starting lineup.
8:07I saw that. I did. And was that just kind of like, come on guy, let's, let's, you can do it.
8:13Look at this job you got for me. Um, no, no, it was, it was, um, there was the report that he
8:20has a serious shot of playing this week. When you have something come out where it's like, there's a really good chance of playing this week.
8:29And then you're a did not participate. That just feels fishy to me.
8:33Mm-hmm. That's like, ah. So I, I, you know, I've definitely got to be prepared for him to not play.
8:39Uh, Quinchon Judkins not practicing with the ankle. Jalen Coker practicing in full.
8:44So we're kind of going back and forth here.
8:47Did not. Right. Loves me, loves me not. And then Wolverine.
8:50Travion Henderson was limited on Wednesday with a high ankle.
8:53He's a fast healer. From the IR to, uh, he's going to miss a few weeks to limited.
8:59Limited. And then AJ Brown limited on Wednesday as well.
9:02Returning from his ankle injury. There is, he's, he's playing this week or next week.
9:07Uh, that's almost for sure. AJ Brown. AJ Brown.
9:10Yes. Um, practice this week will determine whether or not he plays this week.
9:15That is a true, uh, 50, 50 right now.
9:18Let's talk starts. Starts of the week brought to you by Apple card.
9:22Our confidence plays players that you should, uh, get into your lineup this week.
9:26You might be on the edge of do I don't tie looking for those great matchups, looking for those great opportunities and starting at the quarterback position.
9:35Boy, it is a joy, a true treat to have the ability to have one of my, my guys potentially play football.
9:42Caleb Williams is my start of the week. This week, the return of Caleb Williams against the Falcons full participant in practice.
9:49The game now with his prognosis of being available is up at a 51.5 over under you've got Michael Pennix and the
9:56Falcons able to score the bears defense. Um, that was the, um, that was the, what?
10:01Hey, look at this. Hey, check this out. Hey, check this out.
10:05So you're going to get a lot of that Drake London running wild.
10:09Uh, but you don't need to be told that Drake London's the start of the week, but you might with Caleb Williams.
10:17I, I'm excited. It's a dumb game. The bears were just embarrassed.
10:20They come out with Ben Johnson and his quarterback and I'm ready to get him back into lineups.
10:26Yeah. And, uh, Hey, check this out. I'm going with Jordan love.
10:30He's just bombing it out. He has the second most 20 yard attempts in the NFL.
10:35Oh. And then Dallas has allowed the six highest explosive, uh, play rate.
10:39So this is a perfect matchup. And they've allowed it like with, like they enjoy, they, they really like giving up.
10:46Two thumbs up. Um, they're, they're, they're out there with the, uh, the, you know, the airplane.
10:52They're also checking it out. Yeah. They're just watching.
10:55Oh, check that out. Um, yeah, look, Jordan loves a great.
10:58Play. He was my number one waiver pickup. If he was out there this week and, uh, my stream, my start, uh,
11:05he'll probably be my start of the week next week as well.
11:09The, his three run matchup here is, is fantastic.
11:12I'm going with Brock Purdy against the Washington commanders.
11:15We finally had a down game for Brock, but I will get him right back in there.
11:20Don't let that keep you down. The commanders dead last and schedule adjusted points to the position and at home over the
11:28last two years, Brock Purdy is just an absolute beast.
11:31So it's just a reminder. It was one week.
11:34This will happen. Get him back in. All right.
11:37I'm going to do something that I wouldn't have imagined doing a few weeks ago, but Marshawn Lloyd is a start of the week for me.
11:45This week. Oh, you're going to hear a few players from Dallas green Bay matchup.
11:50That the run was fun where he truck stick that guy, but we're going to a start of the week.
11:56Also had a, well, look, this is a real decision for people.
12:00Oh, it is. It's spicy. Like, let me give you an example of a decision that I have to make.
12:07I have to start Marshawn Lloyd or Jeremiah Love.
12:09Now that decision I made, I made it wrong last week.
12:13It cost me. I lost by a point in that league.
12:17So are you saying that this week you would start Marshawn Lloyd over Jeremiah?
12:21I would. Yeah. I'm very concerned about that ankle and I love the matchup against the Cowboys.
12:27You just talked about, you know, the Cowboys, they give up big plays.
12:31They also like to let people run the ball against them.
12:34They've allowed the most rushing yards in the league and the most schedule adjusted points to the position.
12:40If you look at the box score last week, Caleb Johnson, right?
12:44With the opportunity of no Chris Brooks, he had seven carries.
12:48Didn't record a touch until the fourth quarter. You brought this up earlier in the week.
12:53He was not the plan. Marshawn Lloyd was the only plan.
12:56Correct. At running back. And guess what? When you can throw the ball deep, when you can keep teams honest with, you
13:03know, back out there, you know, the linebackers and the safeties and keep people off the line of scrimmage, you're going to
13:10give opportunities to Marshawn Lloyd scored twice last week.
13:13He's not a great player, but he's good enough to beat the Cowboys.
13:18I'm going with Lloyd this week. Most are. Most are.
13:21Yeah. Oh, and yours is spectacular. Oh, dude. Never thought these words would come out of your mouth.
13:27The round mound of touchdown. Ramondre Stevenson is a great start this week.
13:31The Patriots offense has figured it out. They looked terrible to start the year.
13:35They lost A.J. Brown unexpectedly, and it took them a while to figure it out.
13:40But they've figured it out. 29 points, 43 points.
13:43The offense is humming. I know Travo Wolverine is practicing in a limited fashion, but he's not going to be fully healthy if he's active.
13:51There's a chance he's not active. And in week one without Travo, 85% of the snaps, 18 carries, six targets against the Jets.
13:59He's pretty much a must start this week. Mike.
14:01And we're sticking with the volume, man. We're going to pump it up.
14:06It's Braylon Allen in the exact same game against the Patriots.
14:09Brees Hall still did not practice on Wednesday. I'm guessing that he will be out yet again, hence the start of the week.
14:17But Braylon Allen, for those, like if you don't have Braylon or you're just not paying attention to what's going on, the
14:24last two weeks, 43% of the team's work, as in 43% of the attempts or the targets.
14:29Like for context, Jonathan Taylor's at 40%. Walker, Ken Bone Walker's at 45%.
14:33Braylon Allen is a full three down running back right now.
14:37And the matchup, it's not as scary as you think.
14:40Don't love if we get into a shootout situation, but Braylon Allen, the volume is going to be there.
14:46My wide receiver start of the week is Matthew Golden against the Cowboys.
14:50Cowboys, we discussed earlier in the week, he's on pace for over 1,300 receiving yards, a 21% target share in every game this year.
14:58Both these teams are going to score a bunch of points.
15:02It's going to be a fun one. But them Cowboys and Jordan Love, six most yards per target given up to wide
15:09receivers, consolidated for Green Bay amongst Watson, Golden, and a little bit of Kraft mixed in.
15:14So we're starting the Packers. Start the Packers. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
15:18I think that's a good strat this week. Wide receiver, I'm going a little deeper here, but I think it's a really good matchup for Trey Tucker.
15:26Wide receiver for the Raiders against the Bills. Look, I want this game.
15:30It's a 53 and a half point over under.
15:33The Bills defense is not good at all. They are terrible against wide receivers.
15:38Obviously, the number one wide receiver for the Raiders is Brock Bowers, but someone else has to get it done.
15:44The Bills, their defense is on tired legs. A short week.
15:48They were on the field for 78 plays on Monday night against the Rams.
15:52And Trey Tucker is, I think, going to be the beneficiary here.
15:56He's been out there like four for 40 every week.
16:00This is the type of matchup that I'm happy enough to put him in.
16:04You've got Naylor who might be back, but is kind of out.
16:08There's really no one else there to throw the ball to.
16:11I have some thoughts on that where I do think people are going to be making decisions around players like Trey Tucker this week.
16:19You have Jamar Chase on by. You have Amon Ross St.
16:23Brown on by. You have decisions to make around flex spots.
16:26Two other guys that are in that consideration for me with Trey Tucker, or at least one other one I'll mention real quick, is Kendrick Bourne of Arizona.
16:35Kendrick Bourne in Arizona is now coming into a higher profile role.
16:39I had a really hard decision between Bourne and Tucker to make.
16:43I think both are pretty viable this week, so it's good to get that name out there.
16:49Both are viable. I mean, those guys will get targets.
16:52I'm playing the matchup against Buffalo. I'm going with Denzel Boston.
16:55Now, pay attention. He popped up on the injury report yesterday, but he was limited.
17:00It sounds like he will be a full go this weekend.
17:04But as of right now, he leads all rookie wide receivers in receiving yards.
17:08Denzel Boston, the second one chosen by the Cleveland Browns this year.
17:12He's earning volume. It's not just touchdowns. Seven plus targets in three of the last four games and the matchup.
17:19The Ravens have allowed the sixth most catches. Sixth most catches.
17:22Six moths flew into the- The human torch was denied a bank loan.
17:26And the fifth most yards to- Oh, look at this.
17:30If you're watching on YouTube, we have a new- We've got- You have a slightly- The Hitman.
17:35I don't know how you got a photo from me of last night.
17:39That is you, isn't it? But that is- Wow.
17:42That's what I look like. The Hitman. That's how I feel.
17:46That is a lot. That was a picture of you at a punk rock show at 43 years old.
17:52Yeah, yeah, yeah. On a Wednesday night. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
17:55It was awesome. Oh, man. Play Denzel Boston. Yeah, there you go.
17:59He's getting the moth- He's getting the moth. Tyler Higby is my start of the week at tight end against the Arizona Cardinals.
18:06Five plus catches, 60 yards in three straight games.
18:09Gets the Cardinals defense that doesn't know that tight ends exist.
18:13See Sam Laporta last week. I think Higby is a great play this week.
18:17The last three that played Arizona likely killed the Cardinals.
18:21Kittle killed them. Laporta killed them. Higby will kill them.
18:24And I'm throwing Dallas Goddard back in the lineups.
18:27Look, he didn't have a huge week last week, but he got back, returned from injury.
18:3270% snaps and nine targets. Yeah, but I'm just saying production off of those targets.
18:37They weren't that great. But now he gets the Panthers.
18:40Last two tight ends to face the Panthers. Harold Fannin, seven for 51 and two touchdowns.
18:45Sam Laporta, eight for 84 and a touchdown. Dallas Goddard is really necessary to this offense.
18:50It's a really good matchup for tight ends, and he's absolutely in my lineup.
18:55Oh, gosh. Really? Steel underpants. You had a decision to make after this past week, and this is where you're going?
19:01I'm strapping them on, baby! You're going to be deceased again.
19:05Go on. It's Dalton Kincaid. Oh, we are riding.
19:08Hey. What kind of underpants? It's just steel. Those are just steel?
19:12Yeah. Ooh. Fool me once. Fool me twice. You need more protection.
19:16Fool me thrice. We're going to find out. He did fool you thrice.
19:20What is the fourth one? What is that called?
19:23Quad. Quad. Yes. Look it up! All right, producers, what do we pay you for?
19:28The routes are still there. They're still there. Believe in the process.
19:32Somehow, Josh Allen only completed 12 passes. That's fair.
19:34He did get a two-point conversion, didn't he? I know Dalton Kincaid.
19:38I think he caught a two-point conversion. Look, he's still there.
19:42He's still on the field. The matchup is there.
19:45Raiders 26th in schedule adjusted points to the position.
19:48Buffalo's team total, their implied total is nearly 30 points.
19:51Josh Allen's going to have to complete more than 12 passes.
19:54They can't do that every week. I know he's Superman, but if that's what their plan is, Superman will perish.
20:01You can't have Josh Allen do all of that every single week.
20:05I'm going to trust the matchup. We're going to go one more time.
20:09It might be our last ride with Dalton Kincaid.
20:12We'll find out. But I'll tell you, I'm playing.
20:15You're on the ride. This is your league of record team.
20:18I am playing. Let me make the case. I am not pivoting.
20:22The case for Dalton Kincaid is this, that he only had 12 completions and the week before, Joe Brady said we have
20:29to get him a bunch more targets. Maybe the passing game was just non-existent.
20:34This will be the week that that happens. But I also hate the part where he's like, I got to get him
20:41more targets and he had one catch. So this will be, will you be out?
20:46Like what will you do? Let's say he goes, it's Las Vegas, right?
20:50Right. Let's say he goes out there and it's three for 14, no touchdowns.
20:54Then we probably have to hit the eject. They're on buy.
20:58Yeah, that's true. They're on the buy week. So you might get bailed out.
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21:20All right. It's week six. Fantasy Forecast presented by PrizePix.
21:23I want to throw out a quick note here for the many of you using the Ultimate Dashboard and the in-season app for the fantasy footballers.
21:32Make sure you go out there and get the update that released yesterday before the weekend hits.
21:37Just some improvements to the frequency of like statistical updates hitting the app, even if you keep the app open.
21:44There were some issues with some people close apps, some people don't.
21:48We just made some improvements basically for the efficiency of the app.
21:52I'm just mentioning it because thousands of you use that app every week, and I want your data to be the very best.
21:59That's right. So go get that update. The Chiefs and Panthers come back from the bye.
22:04The Bengals, Dolphins, Lions, and Vikings head off to a break, and let's start in London.
22:09The Houston Texans at one and four against the Jacksonville Jaguars, who are four and one.
22:14They stay in London for another game. Jacksonville minus two and a half in this one.
22:20Over-under is 42 and a half. That line isn't big enough to where I would hit the button, but I do think
22:27the Houston Texans, I like them in the points personally.
22:30We get to see the debut of the newly energized Marvin Harrison Jr., who joins his collegiate quarterback.
22:36We know him. This is an Arizona question for us.
22:39Do we want him to be good? Oh, man.
22:42Do we want him to be good? It's a great question.
22:45Of course not if you're an Arizona fan. But kind of because I – Oh, to make us look dumb?
22:52Yes. And get rid of what? Bidwell. I'm just throwing it out.
22:56Do we want him to succeed or do we want failure?
22:59I got a horrible news for you. The Cardinals will never be sold.
23:03I know it. They're the oldest franchise in the NFL, owned by three generations of men named Bidwell, and they will never be sold.
23:11Winners. There are billboards going up in Arizona right now of which Jason paid – I am participating.
23:17He did participate in purchasing billboards to try to persuade – I don't know.
23:22We appreciate you. Yeah. I mean there's thousands of people in Arizona right now that are trying to campaign to get him out.
23:29But you're right. It won't happen. And regardless, we're going to find out if Marvin Harrison Jr.
23:34was slogging it to get out of town. Right.
23:37Because he's smart or if he's not that good.
23:40I will say that I – we see all the clips all season long, all off season long.
23:46Marv has looked in practice like he is a slow tight end.
23:50And now the first practice videos that we're getting from Houston, it's like, whoa, where's this guy been?
23:56He's not even hit the field yet. And he's just like practicing like he cares.
24:01And maybe it took getting out of Arizona. I don't blame him for that.
24:05That is probably the most exciting thing to watch for in this game.
24:09It is a divisional matchup. Let me ask you this.
24:13He's bringing excitement to the team. So I don't mind saying that Houston might win this game.
24:18How often do I bet? Very little. Not much at all.
24:22Yeah. So like on a year, how many bets do I actually put into a book?
24:27Maybe 10. Maybe 10 bets, right? Yeah. Less than one a week.
24:31There is no bet in the world. I am more certain of it than Marvin Harrison Jr.'s receiving yards over this week.
24:38When you trade a second and a 5-6 swap, when you have the amount of news coverage, when you have a guy
24:45reuniting with his quarterback, you have the other news of like all other teams were like, Marv was worth a four.
24:52Right. So this team, you need to validate your decision.
24:55Yes. So there's validating the decision. And then there's just math.
24:58You're going to give him targets. If you told me that the Cardinals were going to give him 10 targets this week,
25:05I mean, his over was like 23 and a half yards.
25:09I think it's like 28 now because other people are doing this.
25:13But I just think it's so obvious to me and I am willing to look like a moron because that will make
25:20us look smart for getting rid of him as Cardinal fans.
25:23But I cannot imagine he doesn't get a pile of targets.
25:27The only thing that could step in the way of it at this point would be his prize.
25:33He's not ready enough. His prize picks projection, 20 and a half receiving.
25:37There you go. Go hit that more. I mean, I'm just the only thing, like I said, if there's not enough practice
25:44time and you actually have really limited snaps, that would be the problem.
25:48But do you think that's going to happen? You think Marv's not taking the field over a Hutchinson snap this week or
25:55a Jalen null snap this week when you've got...
25:58Dude, I'm telling you, the Cardinals suck. Arvin Harrison's fine.
26:02I'm now with you on that, Jason. Play Nico Collins.
26:05Woody Marks, he will have the backfield do himself.
26:08It is a brutal matchup against Jacksonville. This is a floor play situation where you pray for a touchdown or a goal line opportunity for Woody Marks.
26:16He has more juice than Monty does. And he runs very hard, but I don't think...
26:22Would you play Ja'Cory Krosky-Marr or would you play Woody Marks?
26:25Oh. JCM's been playing well. That's a fair question.
26:28I think I'm... I think Woody. I think. I'd rather have the...
26:32He's going to get all the work. So much of it.
26:35And he'll get some receptions as well, where Bill probably won't.
26:39On the other side, Parker Washington had the huge week last week.
26:43Are you messing around with any other wideouts for Jacksonville?
26:46No, I don't think so. I mean, you... It's not a good matchup, I think, even though it looks that way.
26:53You know, D'Amico Ryans took over the defensive play calling.
26:56I guess what I'm saying is they don't buy in to the five weeks as being definitive for the Texans.
27:03Correct. I think you have to be correct. What happened last year, the defensive line and the pass rush that they have,
27:10it would blow my mind if they end the year.
27:13Like right now, they're 31st. Like they're one of the best, the second best matchup against fantasy wide receivers.
27:19And they have the personnel to not be that way.
27:22Last year, you just couldn't target them. I'm still hesitant to believe that they are one to target.
27:28I'm super happy to have Parker Washington in this game.
27:31I mean, where we drafted him yesterday shows I believe this is a wide receiver one rest of season in fantasy football.
27:38So regardless of the matchup, Parker's going to be in there and no one else gets enough snaps or targets to be reliable.
27:46You've got to have a really great start. You know, if they were playing against the Bills and this game was, you know, 54 and a half points.
27:55Yeah. I'd take a shot on a Brian Thomas Jr.
27:58for catching a bomb touchdown, but not this matchup.
28:01All right. On the season, Mike, I don't know if you're aware of CJ Stroud, the quarterback nine adding Marvin Harrison.
28:08Makes sense. Trevor Lawrence on the season is the quarterback.
28:11What? What do you think? Trevor Lawrence. Oh, man.
28:14Yeah. I just told you Stroud's the nine. Makes me think 10 the way you said that.
28:1912. Okay. So who would you play in this game?
28:23It's a neutral site. Yeah. Well, I mean, it's like half Jacksonville home.
28:27It's fair. I would play Stroud. I would play Lawrence.
28:30Okay. I'd go Stroud. Bashall Tootin, get him in your lineup.
28:34Absolutely. He's not a great matchup, but just play him.
28:37Bashall Tootin. It's coming. Yes. It's on the way.
28:40Last week, look, the workhorse rating for him, it's up.
28:43It's decided. It's not Crod. Crod's going to get a couple things here and there, of course, but Tootin, the work is there.
28:50He is good. Like all the, you know, his advanced metrics are outstanding.
28:55One of the best running backs. It's just. Touchdown wise.
28:58It just hasn't. Yes. The touchdown, it just hasn't happened yet, but this is exactly the type of player you want to
29:05go acquire where it's because as soon as it like the dam could break and then you're just like, holy crap.
29:12Look what Bashall Tootin is doing. Would you play him over your start of the week, Braylon Allen?
29:17That's one of the more popular searches on our site for the start sit tool.
29:22Right. Man. I think I lean Allen. I lean to him.
29:26The volume is there. I think he's more talented.
29:29He's on pace for almost 1,200 rushing yards right now.
29:32I have Allen a couple spots higher, but. Let's talk about this.
29:36Let's move on. Oh, Britain's strange, by the way.
29:39Viable. Yeah. Viable option. I believe so. The Bears three and two taking on the Falcons two and three Vegas line Chicago
29:46minus one and a half over under 51.5. We've talked a little bit about this game already.
29:51Caleb's my start of the week. Full practice. You love to see it.
29:55What? What? Where are you with the running backs for the Bears right now?
30:00You have a game against Atlanta. Atlanta is a pretty formidable rushing defense.
30:04Seventh in fantasy points. In adjusted fantasy points given up to running backs.
30:08You know, Swift, Manungai in the running game has been very good for Chicago over the course of the year, but both guys dealing with injury.
30:17You feel like you just have to play Swift if he's active.
30:21Swift is a weekly must start for me. Like, I don't even care about matchup for him.
30:26And he will, he'll be, you know, like a 60% snap player.
30:30Ben, we saw another Ben Johnson of like, no, I'm not giving one running back all the work.
30:36I will never do that. This is like essentially what he was saying.
30:40But Swift in a high powered offense, if you are getting the majority and you can do what Swift can do in that offense, he's every single week.
30:49I hate that Jeremy traded for him. Yeah, no, I agree.
30:53I mean, the only thing stopping Swift is an injury.
30:56The matchup isn't great, but you have to throw him in the lineup.
31:00And Roshan Johnson, the way that Ben Johnson talked, he basically said they will always have with the group they have, they will always have a split.
31:09And so I don't expect Kyle Manungai to play in this game.
31:13Right. If he did, I would play him. If he doesn't, I think Roshan Johnson is, you know, one of those break glass.
31:20Yeah, he's not a, he's not a Manungai level.
31:23No, but he's going to get probably nine or 10 carries in this game.
31:27And, you know, you hope maybe one of those is a touchdown.
31:31It's not a fantastic play, but he'll get work.
31:34I do find it really interesting in that, in that quote, when he's talking about his belief and how they want to keep these guys healthy.
31:43He said, we don't have that player on our roster that can get 250 touches.
31:47And I'm like thinking, oh, but you want one.
31:50You, you want that guy to get 250. Yeah, you might want one, they just don't have it.
31:56Drake London's a lock. Bijan is a lock, of course, on the other side.
32:01The tight ends are anything but. Colson Loveland, Kyle Pitts.
32:04Do you feel worse about Loveland than you do Kincaid?
32:07I guess the answer would be yes, right? Yep.
32:10No bye week escape for Colson Loveland in the coming weeks.
32:14But if he doesn't deliver with Caleb in this game, you know, the tight end 36 is not quite what we hope for.
32:21Are you, do you think people have moved on?
32:24Have they stuffed them on the bench to wait and see for Caleb?
32:28People have stuffed them on the bench to wait and see for Caleb.
32:32I think that you can. He's stuffed. I think you could throw him out there.
32:37Oh. No. Oh, you know. You can do anything.
32:40Don't do. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Look, you're free. Two for 19 last week.
32:44Don't. I mean, we have basically. Did you play Brenton Strange or Loveland?
32:48I would play Brenton Strange. Dalton Schultz or Loveland?
32:51I would take the shot on Loveland on those.
32:54I really would. Yeah. I'd Loveland over Schultz. I get that.
32:58We're, I mean, we're going into week six. Why not have him prove it on your bench?
33:03Because then you don't get the fantasy points. Right.
33:06But you also, when you start him to the.
33:09You don't get the fantasy points when you start him.
33:12You don't get fantasy points when you start him.
33:15Yeah. I mean, that's true. But he's out there running routes.
33:19I mean, do you play Pitts on the other side who just had a nice week over Loveland?
33:25I mean, Pitts is, you know, next man up.
33:27Six targets. I mean, the last two weeks for Pitts were better than Loveland.
33:32I'd play Loveland. I mean, again, we have one game with really Caleb Williams and Colson Loveland because the Minnesota rain game.
33:39Yeah. We're just not counting that. And in that game, there was a kajillion points scored and 200 rushing yards.
33:46And not every game is going to be good.
33:48We don't have as large a sample size as you think.
33:52This is a talented guy who is out there running routes.
33:56I agree with everything you're saying. Burden or Adunze in this game?
33:59Who would you play if you had both? Burden.
34:02I'd be Burden. Maybe. I want to say Burden, but I feel like I got to stick to Adunze.
34:08This is like, let's find out. We still don't know.
34:12We still don't know. Let's find out. This is like week one.
34:16This is exactly like week one. What are you watching for?
34:19Well, I want to see how the targets break down.
34:22I was an Adunze guy. You were a Burden guy.
34:26Will you make declarations on these players after this week?
34:29Nope. No. Still too early. I feel like that will be a new one game sample.
34:34Because it's not the right thing to do. You wouldn't make declarations going into week two either.
34:39Why would it be a new one game sample?
34:42Why wouldn't the first game count? Well, okay. Two.
34:45Two game. Okay. Baltimore's four and one. Cleveland's three and two.
34:49Vegas line is Baltimore minus five and a half over under 42 and a half.
34:54We did not have Lamar practice. I don't know if that line in Cleveland would stay there if they thought Lamar was not in the game.
35:02Yeah, that's interesting. Bats, look that up. Where is it right this moment?
35:06Yeah, the over under is 42 and a half.
35:09Not a lot. But we've talked about being able to potentially play both defenses in this one.
35:15Yeah, I'm curious. It seems like the expectation is for Lamar to play with that line.
35:20But Derek Henry, you play. Zay Flowers, you play.
35:23The line is still five and a half. Interesting.
35:26Interesting. But I cannot. I don't know if I have them as five and a half point favorites on the road there.
35:33That, I mean. You're saying you do if Lamar is there.
35:36Oh, for sure. But not if Snoop Dogg. Yeah, Huntley was there.
35:40Interesting. You know, you have Todd Monken, the head coach of Cleveland, who came from Baltimore, who's at home.
35:46Their defense has been pretty good against the run.
35:49That's the one area of super strength right now for the Ravens.
35:53Not that anybody can stop Henry or you'd sit him, but that's just an interesting thought process.
35:58I mean, the Browns' rush defense has been good this year so far.
36:03They're number six in points given up. They're even better.
36:06They're number two in schedule adjusted fantasy points given up to the running back.
36:10So I agree with you. If Lamar doesn't play, this line seems wildly high.
36:15But the Ravens have also, they've looked good. I mean, you know, they are not inept with Snoop Huntley.
36:21Zay Flowers is not someone that you can't play.
36:24They went out and they won last week. Obviously, it was the Titans.
36:28Well, the Falcons. No, they beat Atlanta. Oh, that's right.
36:31That's right. I'm thinking two weeks ago. I thought it was a great performance by Huntley.
36:37For a backup quarterback to come in, I was concerned about Derrick Henry.
36:41And apparently should not have been as he put up over 20 points and was the running back five.
36:47I think everything is kind of just status quo here for the Ravens.
36:51If it's Lamar or if it's Huntley, I'm still playing the guys.
36:55You just lower your expectations on outcome for Zay Flowers because he still had nine targets.
37:00Yes, of course. And of note, Jacoby Lane, their rookie, who the drumbeat was very loud and very steady for the entirety of the offseason.
37:08And in week one, he was already out there getting targets before, unfortunately, fracturing his wrist.
37:13He was a full practice. I think he's going to be back.
37:17And, you know, if you got a spot, he's one of those interesting players to stash for the weekend to see how it shakes out.
37:25All right. What do you do with the Browns?
37:28Fannin had a down week. Boston just started the week.
37:31Judkins is hurt. What's the running back situation? I think that's the number one question for those that need to start this week.
37:39So it's the news yesterday was that Dylan Sampson is his window is open.
37:43However, we it was logged as a did not practice.
37:47So that feels. Oh, interesting. Yeah. That one feels more like Dylan Sampson could be a next week.
37:52Right. For now, I mean, it's like it's, you know, it's McLaughlin and Audrick Estime, a.k.a.
37:58no thank you. Yeah. The matchup is like a no thank you against this defense.
38:02Yeah. The matchup is not good. Is it like, are you going to play him?
38:07McLaughlin's been on the team. He's not doing anything, but it could.
38:11He had a cool touchdown. He did. But I'm saying like Estime, because he's the he's the big thumper guy.
38:18Yes. That might be what they're singing. Because all of a sudden Estime is the one who's getting 12 carries off of a practice squad.
38:26Yeah, I would not. I'm starting to see where the line.
38:29Yeah. All the running backs are hurt. Denzel Boston's hurt.
38:32Casey Concepcion is in concussion protocol. And it's going to be uphill.
38:36I think I believe it. Yeah. You're because Junkins isn't there.
38:40You are dead on. Yeah. Junkins. The Owen five Tennessee Titans get to travel to Indianapolis and play the two and three Colts.
38:47Vegas line Colts by a touchdown over under 44 and a half.
38:51The Colts are three and nine in the last 12 games.
38:55Oh, I thought you might hit the button on that one.
38:58No, I tried to do that last week with the Titans, Mike, and that did not work.
39:04I learn from my mistakes sometimes. Cam Ward has been.
39:07He is the least pressure. So he's the least pressure quarterback in football.
39:11Yeah. Because defenses don't need to pressure him for him to be bad.
39:15It's amazing. That's the actual truth. Yeah. It's you can get him rattled with a four man.
39:21Unfortunate. He plays at a collegiate speed. Still. He doesn't have the like people got really mad at me when I was
39:28like, I posted some of those stats and I was like, it's never been more over.
39:33And then they're like, they're sending me the Bryce Young, Sam Darnold and like these other players that.
39:39Bryce Young looked awful. Yeah. Bryce Young got banned.
39:42So it's not impossible. Did you remind them that Sam Darnold traveled through many different teams before becoming Sam Darnold?
39:48No, I didn't remind them anything. I just accepted their hate.
39:52If you're a Titans fan and your North Star is what Sam Darnold did.
39:56Aim higher. Then it's not. Aim for a better star.
39:59Bryce Young is a good name to pull. But for every Bryce Young, there's 67 different Mitch Trubisky.
40:05When Anthony Richardson was the Colts future. Yeah. Everyone was like, just look at Josh Allen.
40:10True. Josh Allen is Josh. That's a rare for every Josh Allen.
40:14There's a hundred. There's a million Kenny Pickets. Exactly.
40:17So I look Cam Ward could be another Bryce Young.
40:20That's possible. But everyone on earth, including Titans fans, should say that the gap between now and that is massive.
40:27It's a massive gap. It is not possible. And here's why.
40:30The difference why it's not possible is because the Titans are going to end up with a number one or number two pick.
40:38And so he won't be given the opportunity. I'd be shocked, shocked, shocked if they spent that on a quarterback.
40:44Oh, man. I just don't know if they will do it.
40:48I don't know if they'll do it. Sure. Yeah.
40:51That would be. That's his path is them. In spite of that.
40:55Committing. I mean. In spite of that, Carnell Tate has the Price Picks projection of 51 and a half receiving yards.
41:01Does that. That seems. Seems fine. Yeah. I mean, he obviously had a down week this last week, but he has been
41:09over that mark the two weeks prior, including 145 yards before.
41:12That was the Houston Texans. That team that D'Amico Ryans took over play calling.
41:17They looked much better as a defense. They should be a good defense.
41:21Are you going to dance with this double? Absolutely.
41:24Against. Oh, you are? Yeah. Absolutely. Carnell Tate against Indianapolis.
41:27The matchup. What about your start of the week, Trey Tucker in that matchup?
41:31I would play Carnell Tate. Without a doubt. I mean, there should be some doubt.
41:36There should be a little doubt based on four fifths of his games.
41:40Yeah. I mean. Yeah. And then last week was, I know they Houston made some changes, but wide receivers have been torching Houston.
41:48Are you saying that you think that this is a bad play that you should know that you should bench Carnell Tate this week?
41:56I'm saying that the fantasy football process. I would not play Tate this week.
42:00No. The fantasy football process says you should play Carnell Tate.
42:04Let me give you Romeo Dobbs against the Jets or Carnell Tate.
42:08Dobbs. I've got both of them on my team.
42:10I'd probably lean Dobbs by a hair. DK Metcalf against Tampa Bay.
42:14Tate. Trey Tucker. Your start of the week. I said that.
42:18I would be Tate. I mean, I don't have Tate.
42:21Right now, I've got Carnell Tate as my wide receiver 21.
42:25So he's not like some must start player. But I mean, he's a low end wide receiver too.
42:30Josh Downs. I've got him ahead of Josh Downs.
42:33Okay. I'm just going to move Carnell Tate down a little bit.
42:37That's what I'm doing. I'm doing that right now.
42:40I'm making sure he is appropriately in the spot that he's going to be this week.
42:45I play Xavier Worthy over him. Ooh. I don't know that I would do that.
42:50We've got a new bet. There's $100 bet. Xavier Worthy versus Carnell Tate this week.
42:55We've still got to hit that pot. I know it's not a water bet, but.
43:00Water bet. Yeah. I mean, you could make it rain the cash.
43:04Well, that's a good idea. You could. Yeah, there we go.
43:07There we go. Well, we have differences of opinion on Carnell Tate this week.
43:12I think the Colts are going to handle their business in a big way.
43:16Only 18.8 implied points for the Titans. Jonathan Taylor should really do some work.
43:21He's had. He had kind of a down week last week where he only had two plays in that game against Pittsburgh that were of any real substance.
43:30He had a below average game against them. I think he had a 20 yard run.
43:35But yeah, Daniel Jones has not been good. He's the quarterback.
43:3923 has been the best finish he has this year.
43:42I don't have any confidence in downs because he's been dealing with a hamstring injury and underperforming.
43:47Honestly, it's like the targets last week were Treadwell and Keenan Allen.
43:51Yeah. Those guys had more targets than down. You watch Daniel Jones talk about that and say that they that the last
43:58two weeks teams have been double teaming Josh Downs on all third downs and they've been scheming.
44:04And so they are going to move Josh Downs around more for this matchup.
44:08But the issue I have with that is even if they move him around and have a plan to get him involved
44:15and it's a good plan and it works, this is still one of those games where you don't need your wide receivers a lot.
44:23Jonathan Taylor is going to run all over them.
44:26And even if Josh Downs has, you know, a 40 percent target share and a great piece of the pie, I think
44:33it's going to be a very small passing pie.
44:36I agree with that. I think you probably log out of the wide receivers and log into Tyler Warren and Jonathan Taylor.
44:43And I think you're in good shape there. Keenan's nine targets his last two games.
44:48Yeah. It's the same. It's low volume. Against Josh Downs.
44:51Low receiving volume. Yeah. But not not targets. I mean, you play Trey Tucker over Keenan.
44:56Yeah. You look for upside. I'm going to play Kendrick Bourne over Keenan.
45:00I made that choice this week. We'll take a break.
45:04We'll talk more matches. Well, a few weeks ago, we might have thought the Jets going to Foxborough to take on the
45:11Patriots would be a competitive matchup where the Patriots are struggling and the Jets have a good defense.
45:17But right now, the Jets are two and three.
45:20They go to face the three and two Patriots in their building.
45:23And the Vegas line has the Patriots seven and a half point favorites over under 43 and a half.
45:30Drake Maye's last two weeks after Al Borland dropped him quarterback.
45:33Quarterback two, quarterback one. And guess who Al Borland gets to play in that same league this week?
45:39Drake May. Drake May. Drake Maye hurt you. He's going to.
45:42The Jets have been they've done a couple things well this year.
45:46They've played good defense. Do you know how many sacks they had last week?
45:51I don't. Eight. Whoa. They had eight last week.
45:54David Bailey is breaking out right now for the Jets defense.
45:57They're a dominant fantasy defense. It was a bit of a mucky muck game.
46:02It was, but they got it done. They slow the game down enough to where, look, their strategy is run the football, manage the clock, play good defense.
46:11Maybe we get away with a win. Like they sneak a win.
46:15Braylon Allen, your start of the week, Mike, even, you know, you want to keep this, I guess both running backs in
46:22this game, Ramondre, start of the week for Jason.
46:25Garrett Wilson's a must start every week. If A.J.
46:28Brown happens to be active for this game, are you willing to play him immediately?
46:32Yeah, I think so. In most circumstances, yeah. I think that they are going to wait to get him back.
46:39I mean, they've taken their time with this ankle injury, and I think if he's not ready to go, he won't play this week.
46:47So my opinion is that when he comes back, he's going to be the full go.
46:52And he might not be at 100% strength. Like, he might not be his peak for a couple weeks after he gets back.
46:59But as far as utilization, routes, snaps, I expect when he's back for him to have the full allotment.
47:05So I'll be playing him. In a game where they're so heavily favored with a 25 and a half point implied point
47:12total, if Brown is out, which running back, or sorry, which wide receiver would you be willing to start?
47:19Douglas with two touchdowns last week. Kyle Williams with 90 yards.
47:22It would only be Dobbs. Yeah, I think it's, I think I'm trying to pivot out.
47:27Just entirely? Yeah. And it's harder and harder with all the bye weeks and stuff going on.
47:33But like, the targets were not there for Dobbs.
47:36They're just, the utilization of a guy that they gave so much money to is very strange.
47:41It's, you have the one game of nine targets week four against Buffalo, but everything else is three or four.
47:48I mean, they're just. They're treating them the way the Cardinals would treat the number four overall pick.
47:53Yes. It's weird. Hunter Henry got into the end zone last week.
47:57He's had, he's a, he's a break glass type of tight end, especially if Brown is out.
48:03Last couple of weeks, he had 62 yards receiving on five targets last week, 44 yards receiving and a touchdown and was the tight end nine.
48:11So if you need it, he is an option since they aren't willing to target Dobbs even with Brown now.
48:18So one thing to note, Geno Smith through five weeks, zero interceptions.
48:21Hey. He had a hundred thousand last year. Jason, you're guys on pace for only 3,600 yards and 20 touchdowns.
48:28Only 3,600 yards. I think their team threw for 2,300 last year.
48:32Yeah. Yeah. I mean, he's an okay quarterback when you can protect him and their offensive line has been much better.
48:39I just wish they didn't play so slow because they have pieces we like.
48:43We, you know, the Brees Hall or Braylon Allen, obviously Garrett Wilson, the hopeful breakout for Kenyon Sadiq.
48:49They just play so slow that they ruin games for fantasy.
48:52You look at Drake May as a must start at this point.
48:56Yeah. After the two weeks I would. All right.
48:59The Saints are one and four. They take on the three, one and one.
49:04New York Giants after that disaster of a tie last week.
49:07Disasters for both teams last week in a way.
49:10The funniest part about this is it ended in a tie, but the Giants got a win and the commanders got a loss.
49:18Like that is actually like the Giants are coming off of a win.
49:22Yes. They're coming off of a win. Cam Scadaboo who fumbled the game away is like, yes, we got a tie.
49:29You know what I mean? It's like emotionally that was not.
49:32I think that's like the first tie I can remember where it's so clearly.
49:37Usually at the end of a tie, that means you went through the whole game and all of overtime and no one
49:44could outscore the other and it's like, oh, it's grueling.
49:47This was, we lost, you won. Oh, no, we won.
49:50You know what it reminds me of? What? In pickleball, whenever you're down 10, nothing and you're about to get pickled.
49:57Yeah. If you score that point and you lose 11 to one, you won that game because that guy didn't get his pickle.
50:04You stopped the shutout? Yeah. Yeah. I agree. It makes sense.
50:08Tyler Shuck. First three weeks was on pace for 5,100 yards, 45 touchdowns.
50:12Last two weeks on pace for 3,200 yards, eight touchdowns, 17 picks.
50:16Rough four and five for Tyler Shuck. It's, it's happened.
50:19It's coincided with the loss of offensive line performance with Travis H.
50:23Hans disappearance, or I should say injury. And, you know, they don't have a running game that intimidates anybody.
50:29I also think there's been an adjustment by the league.
50:32I mean, the league is going to look at what they've done on offense.
50:37They're not stupid defensive coordinators, certainly not Brian Flores last week, but even the week before with, you know, Atlanta.
50:43You're going to look at what six, what the successful parts of their offense are, which has been hyper-targeting, you know, a
50:51lava, a lot of the route concepts, and you're going to make adjustments.
50:55And now it's up to Tyler Shuck to, you know, he has to go on the road here and face the Giants
51:02and try to kind of right the ship because, you know, they're one and four now in that division and not going the right direction.
51:10I think Chuck is, is he's playable this week.
51:13Like, I got, I have him as a top 10 guy right now.
51:17The Giants are not a scary matchup at all.
51:20I think that we get back to, you know, the offensive line is the largest problem.
51:25And just then it was tougher matchups for him.
51:28So Shuck, I think he has the ability in this one.
51:32We'll be back. I think the question that I have when I look at my rankings, because I would start Caleb Williams
51:39and Jaden Daniels ahead of Tyler Shuck. But Tyler Shuck or Trevor Lawrence against Houston, where are you at?
51:45Like, are you, are you moving Shuck down past Lawrence because of the last couple of weeks?
51:50I have Lawrence at seven as of right now.
51:53So that is higher than I have Shuck. Man, I feel like the, I feel like the upside is the Tyler Shuck play though.
52:01Like if you, if you're like, man, I need points.
52:04I think that's where I would go. Jameis Winston and Shuck could end up just going crazy.
52:10But it's like, I have him, you know, I have Shuck ranked higher than Jalen Hurts this week.
52:15So I'm. You expect to bounce back. I do.
52:18Chris Olave didn't practice on Wednesday, but it was due to an illness.
52:22So he should be back out there. Are you playing Jwonson?
52:26Yep. Okay. Because they likely has been a dominant monster.
52:29Yes. Tight end one finish in weeks one and five.
52:33He is the targets have been out of this world.
52:36I mean, the targets for him and neighbors with James Winston have been what Winston does.
52:41Yes. Even though in these games, I am multiple times in these games that he ends up with amazing performances.
52:47I'm like, they're about to pull him. I know.
52:50They're about to pull him. That's the risk. That's when he thrives, man.
52:54And then he looks so funny on the sideline after he makes a good play.
52:59You know, in videos. Like he's just like. In games where it's like.
53:03Kevin Garnett face. Your health bar gets real, real low.
53:07So you get all of these buffs. And it's like, all of a sudden you're like, oh.
53:12He's got to throw those picks first. 20% more powerful under 10% health.
53:16That's what happens with Jameis. It feels like every time he throws a pick, he gets like a reward.
53:23Oh, it's powered up? Some power up from that.
53:25Game planning with Winston. How different it is from when he, you know.
53:30They obviously had a mobile quarterback in Jackson Dart.
53:33And so they've had to shift their scheme to Winston.
53:36But that was comforting to me to hear them talk about how they are.
53:40They're really shifting everything they're doing to Winston. Not like.
53:43Now to be clear, Winston will ignore the scheme and do what he wants.
53:48Correct. But they will have drawn up something different for him to ignore.
53:52The team is focused on Winston. And there's not been talk of McCarthy, you know, coming in.
53:5854 pass attempts. They're trying to get McCarthy hurt.
54:01There's no other explanation. They're trying to keep Winston healthy.
54:04It's so weird. What do you do with Cam Scadaboo?
54:07Yeah, it's been a disappointment. And the problem is, is the last two weeks have been really below expectation.
54:13And then he's, you realize he's fumbled in four of five games?
54:17Oh, I did not. Yeah, he's fumbled in four.
54:20This was the Tyrone Tracy problem. Yeah, and not only that, but this was the one that should have cost them the entire game at the end.
54:29I think there's some. I could. So this is a player who already looked like he was getting benched last week.
54:35Like, you know, I kept wondering, is he injured?
54:38Because he just had a humongous stretch of that game where he was not on the field.
54:44They were using other backs. He fumbled it away.
54:47I would not be surprised if in this game he is, like, in a complete 50-50 timeshare or even has fewer carries.
54:54He's not even getting targets with Winston either. So he is a dangerous, dangerous start.
54:59I think, you know, at running back you might be forced to play him.
55:03But if you have other options, I would be afraid of a benched week.
55:08I still think bright days ahead they're going to give him a ton of work.
55:13I just worry about a punishment game. I think he's outside the top 24 rest of the season.
55:18At running back. I think he's outside the top 24 this week.
55:22I need to adjust it. Oh, we're getting breaking news here, guys.
55:26Hit the button. Whoa! Breaking news. This is from Rappaport.
55:29This is true. It's coming through right now. Full statement from the Eagles.
55:34Jalen Hurts is out for Sunday's game due to a superficial blood clot.
55:38He was visiting the training room, requesting treatment for his calf.
55:41He had been cleated in the game before. And they proceeded to discover, via ultrasound, a blood clot.
55:47Following the team's flight to London, which I think sometimes a long flight can add to that.
55:53Ultrasound revealed a superficial blood clot. And they have been reviewing it.
55:56And he is out. Wow. Wow. Man. It is falling apart for Philly.
56:01Jeez. That's a bummer. There was, man, there was part of me that was like looking at him this week as a potential start of the week.
56:09Nope. Not gonna do it. Nope. Tanner McKee. So we...
56:13Hmm. Got to adjust the rankings. Yeah. They don't have any players.
56:16I mean, Jalen Hurts. That's what I mean. Saquon Barton.
56:20I mean, Dallas Goddard. Devontae Smith. I mean, are you changing to Dallas Goddard?
56:24You want to make the change right now? Oh, absolutely.
56:27Jalen Hurts is the reason... Go with Colston Loveland.
56:30It seems like he's your dude. Yeah, sure. I mean, I don't know how you...
56:35You're going to have targets for Dallas Goddard, but they're going to be very, very bad targets.
56:41And Jalen Hurts looked to Goddard. Now, maybe Tanner McKee does, assuming that he's the starter.
56:46That's frightening, though. But how do you rely on that?
56:49And the offense is just... You don't have Lane Johnson.
56:52You don't have... Saquon. Saquon. You don't have Devontae Smith.
56:55Obviously, A.J. Brown still gone. They're not aware that they have Makai Lemon.
57:00I mean, you don't even have the backup running backs.
57:03You don't have... Tank Bigsby or Shipley. Shipley. I mean, this team is...
57:07I mean, Damian Pierce all of a sudden... I mean, we're about to talk about the game.
57:13Yeah, let's get in there. Let's go right into it, because the next matchup is Carolina 2-2 at the Eagles 2-3.
57:19The Vegas Lions, Carolina minus 1-1⁄2. That's got to be changing.
57:23Mm-hmm. I mean, that's going to go up to 2-1⁄2, 3-1⁄2.
57:26Over-under is 40-1⁄2 in this game. Like you said, things are falling apart.
57:31You just don't have... Like, I think I would start 0.0 Eagles.
57:34You could make the argument for Damian Pierce. That's the floor play.
57:38That's the argument, because, I mean, I feel... It was going to be fun.
57:43Yeah, the books took the lines down right now.
57:46Damian Pierce was going to be fun this week.
57:49Late change out of Hertz. You have to run the ball.
57:52And the... I mean, the only way that the Eagles can win this game is if they can control the clock and run the ball and win defense.
58:01And you can run on Carolina. You can run on Carolina.
58:05So, Pierce... Pierce last week was 11-14 for 1.3 yards of carry.
58:09Yes, it was. So, you are dancing with the devil.
58:12You definitely are. That was Jacksonville. Jacksonville, who's got a very good run defense.
58:16So, it's a different situation. I'm not saying... Right, but Pierce is off of a practice squad.
58:22Yes. So, there's a... We're not saying that Pierce is a top-tier talent, but this is a...
58:27It's a pure volume play. I bet the Panthers know what they're going to do.
58:32Yeah. They will, but can they stop it? Yeah.
58:35Yep. I think they can. Probably. I mean, if you told me Damian Pierce had 17 carries for 43 yards and no touchdowns, that makes sense.
58:44I mean, there's got to be somebody else than Pierce getting snaps, too.
58:48After... Somebody else on that depth chart. Yeah, we heard...
58:51I'm not touching the Eagles' offense, man. Their implied point total with Hurts was under 20 points.
58:56Oh, it's awful. It's terrible. So, that's just where I'm going if you want to mess with Pierce.
59:02But I'm playing Damian Pierce because I have to.
59:05Well, that's a good reason to do it. Yeah, if you have to play a player, we recommend doing it.
59:12Yeah. Yeah, but I mean, if I were you, Mike...
59:15Yeah, I would be... I'd play Tyler Algier with the injury to...
59:19Sweet. Can you trade him to me? No, I'm just saying if I had those decisions...
59:24I get what you're saying. You're not actively going to go look for somebody other than Pierce?
59:29I will. I mean, it's very difficult in most leagues.
59:33Most competitive leagues. You wouldn't play Julio McLaughlin for the Browns?
59:36No. I would not. I don't think I would either.
59:39I have no idea what that is going to shake out to.
59:43I feel confident that Pierce will at least get...
59:46Volume. Opportunities. Yeah. Then it's up to him. And the rest...
59:50R.J. Harvey, Mike, your favorite guy. R.J. Harvey against Seattle or Damian Pierce?
59:54I will never. Yeah. I will never. I think I would go...
59:58Kendrick Miller or Damian Pierce? Kendrick Miller's kind of interesting this week.
60:02Kendrick Miller has gotten enough work, I think. He's kind of interesting this week.
60:06Najee Harris. No. Still not. Pierce strong. Nope. Okay.
60:09I think I'm Pierce over most of those guys.
60:12Yeah. Only Kendrick Miller was a questionable, but compared to Pierce there.
60:16Play Chuba. Play Tett McMillan. Jalen Coker is back.
60:19Are you willing to try him out against the Eagles?
60:22The Eagles have been vulnerable against wide receivers. I'll put him out.
60:26And then Darren Waller, who has been limited toe injury.
60:29I hate seeing any limited... Coming off of a bye.
60:32...after a bye. And a guy, especially like Waller, who seems to just always have something hurting.
60:38He's been around 50% of snaps. Waller is a...
60:41Would you play Waller or would you play Henry?
60:44Hunter Henry? I think I'd go Henry because Waller is really a touchdown play.
60:48I don't see Waller going out there and having a game where he has 65 yards in this matchup.
60:54The Eagles are pretty good against... So it'll be Tanner McKee for them?
60:58Is that the next man up? I mean, that is...
61:02Depth chart-wise. Depth chart-wise, we'll see what they decide.
61:05Oh, yeah, because they just cut Andy Dalton. They just straight cut him after that.
61:09He came in and threw a pick. Yeah. Tanner McKee is number two.
61:14What do you do with Bryce Young? Is he a viable spot start here?
61:18Honestly, some of this news, with the Eagles being worse...
61:21Yeah, it shakes your upside. It shakes the upside.
61:24It makes me less likely to play Bryce Young, not more likely just because, you know, if they get up or they
61:31don't need to go out there and score 30 and sling the ball around, I'm more hesitant.
61:37I don't think he... He's not in my top 12, so if you're in a single quarterback league, you probably have better options.
61:44Got news that Stephon Diggs will not practice today for the commanders dealing with the hamstring injury.
61:50Yeah, they're Monday night, so this is his Wednesday.
61:53But... Yeah. Yeah, you hate to hear it. He sounded like he was not close last week.
61:58That's the hard part with older players coming back from those injuries.
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62:17Tomorrow, we'll get into the rest of the matchups.
62:20We'll recap this fine game this evening. Seattle-Denver will get into the Fantasy faceoff, and I'll take another shame back-to-back.
62:26I was really feeling good and had a nice three weeks of...
62:30Now I'm back into where I'm comfortable. We really appreciate that.
62:34Yeah. That's big of you. Eagles, Carolina is now minus 3.5.
62:37Total is down to 38.5. It'll keep moving. Moving on down.
62:41Yeah, I would... That'll be a slog. That'll be a mess.
62:45A little breaking news here on the show this morning.
62:48We'll catch you on tomorrow's episode of the podcast.
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