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How We Feelin? + TNF Preview, Trade Q's - Fantasy Football Podcast for 9/16
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54 min
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Sep 16, 2026
Published
Wed, September 16, 2026
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Players mentioned
Topics
Deebo SamuelBrock BowersKhalil ShakirA.J. BrownAmon-Ra St. BrownAntonio WilliamsBo NixBrock PurdyBucky IrvingCaleb DouglasCaleb WilliamsChristian McCaffreyColston LovelandD.J. Moore
Player analysis
Player insights
A.J. Brown
NegativeValue55:16
AJ Brown's value has dropped significantly due to injury; he is ranked around WR27-35 rest-of-season. Trading him for players like Jameson Williams, Mike Evans, or Rome Odunze is considered reasonable.
Insight pageAmon-Ra St. Brown
PositiveProjection39:58
Amon-Ra St. Brown is a must-start; he leads all wide receivers in rushing touchdowns since 2023.
Insight pageAntonio Williams
PositiveUsage20:56
Antonio Williams looked outstanding in week one, scoring a touchdown on 43% of snaps and demonstrating a high target percentage on his routes.
Insight pageBo Nix
NegativeBust78:37
Bo Nix is considered a drop candidate in fantasy leagues due to a difficult upcoming schedule and poor performance, with analysts suggesting managers should pivot to other quarterbacks like Brock Purdy.
Insight pageBrock Bowers
PositiveInjury32:13
Brock Bowers' knee injury is not considered serious, and while he might return this week, the team is cautious, with a return expected no later than week four.
Insight pageNegativeValue60:12
Brock Bowers is a preferred tight end target; he is expected to provide consistent production and avoid goose eggs.
Insight pageBrock Purdy
PositiveValue81:56
Brock Purdy is recommended as a waiver wire pickup to replace struggling quarterbacks like Bo Nix, noting he was drafted in 82% of leagues.
Insight pageBucky Irving
PositiveBreakout9:10
Bucky Irving is highlighted as a standout performer from week one, with Mike Wright noting that his play spoke for itself despite limited off-season hype.
Insight pageCaleb Douglas
PositiveUsage25:41
Caleb Douglas had a successful week one debut, recording 5 receptions for 94 yards while playing 92% of the snaps.
Insight pageCaleb Williams
PositiveBreakout9:32
Mike Wright feels great about his pre-season optimism for Caleb Williams and the Bears offense, expecting them to break out.
Insight pageChristian McCaffrey
PositiveValue66:46
Christian McCaffrey is a high-priority trade target; analysts would trade George Pickens and Darian Price to acquire him.
Insight pageColston Loveland
NegativeValue60:12
Colston Loveland is considered a trade-away candidate if it nets Brock Bowers in a one-for-one deal, but he should be kept if it involves losing Josh Jacobs.
Insight pageD.J. Moore
Dalton Kincaid
De'Von Achane
NegativeProjection7:59
Devon Achane's week one performance was concerning, as he scored fewer fantasy points than in any week last season, and the overall Dolphins offense struggled to generate momentum.
Insight pageDeebo Samuel
PositiveValue1:52
Mike Wright spent $17 of his FAAB budget to acquire Deebo Samuel, feeling it was a necessary aggressive move to bolster his roster.
Insight pageNegativeUsage72:00
Deebo Samuel is considered the most playable immediate waiver wire option, though there is hesitation regarding his value given his poor performance the last time he was seen on the 49ers.
Insight pageDerrick Henry
PositiveProjection23:29
Derrick Henry is viewed as a solid fantasy asset in the new Ravens offense, with Mike Wright noting that he looked fine despite concerns about the offensive line and fullback situation.
Insight pageDK Metcalf
PositiveValue28:18
Despite a poor week one performance, DK Metcalf is a buy-low target because he is seeing high-value opportunities and deep targets in the offense.
Insight pageDrake London
NegativeProjection9:40
Drake London's fantasy outlook is concerning due to untrustworthy quarterback play, which was evident in week one.
Insight pageGeorge Pickens
NegativeValue66:46
George Pickens is considered a piece to trade away if it helps acquire Christian McCaffrey.
Insight pageIsaiah Likely
PositiveBreakout9:36
Isaiah Likely is performing well following a strong off-season, validating his status as a fantasy darling.
Insight pageJahmyr Gibbs
PositiveProjection38:39
Jahmyr Gibbs is a must-start; he leads all running backs in rushing touchdowns since 2023 with 51.
Insight pageJames Cook
PositiveProjection45:11
James Cook is expected to have a great game and should be started.
Insight pageJameson Williams
PositiveBreakout40:14
Despite a disappointing Week 1 with drops, Jameson Williams is a must-start and a trade target. His utilization was elite with 9 targets, 95% route participation, and 36% of first-read targets.
Insight pageJared Goff
NegativeProjection42:13
Jared Goff is considered stream-worthy for this week given the high 54.5 over/under, despite the team playing on the road.
Insight pageJaylen Waddle
PositiveUsage78:37
Jalen Waddle is struggling with discouraging target volume, and his fantasy outlook is tied to the poor performance of his quarterback, Bo Nix.
Insight pageJosh Allen
PositiveProjection38:39
Josh Allen is a must-start in a high-scoring game environment; he has recorded the most rushing touchdowns among quarterbacks since the beginning of 2023 with 44.
Insight pageJosh Jacobs
NegativeInjury60:12
Josh Jacobs is a top-15 running back, but there is concern regarding his knee injury. Trading him and Colston Loveland for Brock Bowers is not recommended.
Insight pageJustin Jefferson
NegativeProjection26:45
Justin Jefferson's fantasy outlook is TBD, but he remains a top-tier talent who will likely be forced the ball regardless of the quarterback situation.
Insight pageKalen Ballage
PositiveSleeper70:22
Kalen Ballage is a must-roster player as the primary handcuff to Christian McCaffrey.
Insight pageKenneth Walker III
NegativeUsage67:15
Kenneth Walker III is a talented back, but the Seahawks continue to utilize a 50/50 timeshare, which limits his workhorse upside.
Insight pageKenyon Sadiq
NegativeValue2:19
Jason Moore spent $9 of his FAAB budget to acquire Kenyon Sadiq, fitting his long-term roster strategy.
Insight pageKhalil Shakir
PositiveSleeper42:36
Khalil Shakir is a viable spot-start option in a game with a 30-point implied total, serving as a go-to target for Josh Allen.
Insight pageNegativeValue73:39
Khalil Shakir is presented as a potential waiver wire alternative to burning a top priority on a player like Deebo Samuel, allowing a manager to retain their top waiver position.
Insight pageKyle Pitts
NegativeProjection25:51
Kyle Pitts and Marvin Harrison Jr. combined for only one catch in week one, raising concerns about their immediate fantasy viability.
Insight pageKyler Murray
NegativeInjury83:39
Kyler Murray is noted for an injury that occurred during a game, leading to regret from an Zay Flowers who recommended starting him over Patrick Mahomes.
Insight pageLadd McConkey
PositiveUsage10:04
Ladd McConkey showed strong involvement in the offense in week one, appearing to be a primary target before suffering an injury.
Insight pageMalik Willis
PositiveUsage8:09
Malik Willis struggled in week one, recording the lowest target rate percentage for his passes and failing to sustain offensive momentum, with check-down passes potentially becoming a recurring issue.
Insight pageMarvin Harrison Jr.
NegativeProjection25:51
Marvin Harrison Jr. and Kyle Pitts combined for only one catch in week one, raising concerns about their immediate fantasy viability.
Insight pageParker Washington
NegativeProjection77:07
The analysts are split on Parker Washington versus Devante Smith for the rest of the season, with one Zay Flowers ranking Washington two spots higher than Smith.
Insight pagePatrick Mahomes
NegativeValue83:39
Patrick Mahomes was the alternative start recommended by an Zay Flowers over Kyler Murray, who subsequently suffered an injury.
Insight pageSam LaPorta
Stefon Diggs
PositiveValue20:35
Stefan Diggs is a strong fantasy asset who showed excellent separation numbers in week one, and his ADP was considered undervalued during the off-season.
Insight pageTerry McLaurin
NegativeUsage20:52
Terry McLaurin's consistency as a safe weekly start is threatened by the emergence of other reliable pass-catching options like Stefan Diggs and Antonio Williams in the Washington offense.
Insight pageZach Charbonnet
NegativeUsage67:22
Zach Charbonnet is expected to return to the rotation in a couple of weeks, maintaining the Seahawks' timeshare backfield.
Insight pageZay Flowers
NegativeUsage1:58
Zay Flowers is currently being considered for the bench, with his playing status for the upcoming game remaining uncertain.
Insight pageFull transcript
Episode Transcript
0:00Welcome to the Fantasy Footballers Podcast with your hosts, Andy Holloway, Jason Moore and Mike Wright.
0:05Welcome in. Wednesday, September 16th, the Fantasy Footballers Podcast.
0:08Mike Wright, Jason Moore, Andy Holloway and the Deucers in the building for another episode.
0:13Another fine episode indeed. Only the Finest. I feel like that's how I would describe the Thursday Night Football matchup.
0:19Only the Finest. That is the issue with today's episode.
0:22Why is that an issue? The Thursday Night Matchup because I want to enjoy it.
0:27It's an incredible matchup, the Lions going to the Bills and it's like so much fantasy relevance and we're gonna have to
0:34sit here and hear about your team. No. I don't need to tell you about my team.
0:39You already know about it. Inside. Inside my heart.
0:42I doubt Josh Allen, Jameer Gibbs and Amon Ross St.
0:45Brown do anything on Thursday. Now you're tempting me.
0:48Yeah. Now you're bringing it to the forefront. No, I'm just excited.
0:52This is an awesome Thursday Night Matchup. It really is.
0:5554 and a half point over. And it doesn't hurt that both of these teams were in two of the best matchups in week one.
1:03Like the Saints game with the Lions was awesome.
1:06The Bills Texans matchup. I got Mike already here.
1:09He's scouting. Waivers are running guys. He's scouting waivers.
1:12Yeah. He's a big Debo guy. Picked up Debo for 17 fab.
1:16Felt like you had to do it. Had to.
1:18I was like you had to do it. Uh, the, the bench with Zay Flowers, maybe, or maybe not playing.
1:25I had to make an aggressive move for Debo, which don't hear what I'm not saying.
1:30I just needed a guy. This didn't feel too.
1:33No, it didn't feel great, but we did it anyways.
1:36Um, yeah. Matt Collins went for $12. Wow. Jason, you took Kenyon Sadiq for nine.
1:41I did. It fits my, uh, game plan of playing for 20, 27.
1:45Interesting. I got, I got Caleb Douglas. It looks like, okay.
1:48Yeah. It's hard when these go through on the show, it's hard not to take a glance.
1:54I was at six for Caleb Douglas and I moved him down right before the, before we came in here.
2:00So you're welcome. Well, I was at six for Caleb Douglas as well, but he was behind, uh, Sadiq.
2:06Okay. Yeah. I mean, it's, uh, it, I think we all thought it was kind of an uninspiring week one waiver.
2:13I said that to you this morning. I, I, I think in the last decade, this was the least exciting week one waivers that we've experienced.
2:21It just wasn't really a home run, which is, it's a little bit of the double-edged sword because if there's a hot running back pickup, it's an injury.
2:30Generally, that means that there was an injury. You know, every once in a while you get a, a James Robinson who
2:37you're like, I've seems like it's out of nowhere wide receivers.
2:40They're more likely to come out of nowhere, but I don't, yeah, no one really, no one, no one super came out of the home run.
2:49Yeah. Yeah. We, we, we always remind people and it's a good time to do it.
2:54We say, drop it like it's hot. You want to check your waiver wire after it runs and see who people released.
3:01Not thinking there's going to be a fight in this league for anybody.
3:05Xavier Worthy, Terrence Ferguson, Najee Harris and Tyrone Tracy and Justice Hill hit the waiver wire.
3:10They're going to stay there, but maybe your league's different because there's probably some of these disappointing week one guys.
3:16We, we went through the, uh, what was it?
3:19Bounce back or buns yesterday. And, uh, some of those.
3:22It's heavy on the science. Yeah. The scientific segment there, but, uh, but no, I mean there, there'll be guys that hit
3:29the waiver wire this week for sure. I thought it was going to be Tyler Shuck.
3:34And then the second half happened. I thought I'd be releasing him, but back into the show here, we have, uh, a fun, quick question.
3:42We're going to do take checks just to just a quick week one inventory on things.
3:47We feel like we got right so far and what you've more not got right.
3:52Just like, what do you feel good about right now?
3:55What do you feel bad about right from what you thought in the off season?
4:00Um, we'll get into some news. We'll preview the Thursday night game that Jason's excited about, and then we'll talk some mailbag,
4:07but a couple of reminders at the top. If you haven't done it, we have two apps.
4:12We have the UDK app, which people used all off season to get ready for their drafts, but it's a good reminder.
4:19Pick up the free fantasy footballers app on the app store, Apple or Android.
4:24And it's, you know, our rankings are in there.
4:27We got articles, all the Foot Clan perks are in there.
4:30It's absolutely free. You can grab that right now on the app store.
4:34It's a good reminder. And then if you want to join the community, um, join the foot.com ultimate dashboard, all of our
4:41premium in season tools, custom waiver wire spots, starts, uh, and tons of other resources, including a bonus episode of the show every week.
4:49Absolutely. And the ultimate dashboard, it's the only way to do your waivers.
4:53Honestly, it was, it's so helpful. It is really, um, being able to see your, all your leagues at a glance with
5:00waivers, who's available, go league by league. It just speeds things up tremendously.
5:04If you're in one league, it's still helpful. But if you're, if you're in multiple leagues, it's like, I can't live without anymore.
5:11So we, we just had our, uh, chopped league, our guillotine league waivers go through.
5:16And, um, looks like I have Jamar Chase now.
5:19You sure do. You devil. I beat, I bid six, six, six.
5:23Yeah. Um, it looks like it wasn't, I mean, everybody bid on him.
5:27It wasn't too much higher than where I was.
5:30I needed him. The hit man was, um, Colson Loveland went for three 16.
5:34If you're in a chopped league or you don't know what that is, uh, they're pretty fun.
5:40We did it for the first time last year, 18 people, one person, the lowest score gets chopped every week.
5:46Raise your hand if you were chopped this week.
5:49Okay. Yeah. For those listening at home, Al Borland's hand went up.
5:53Uh, gave you Jamar Chase. You're welcome. One less thing to worry about.
5:57But yeah. So, uh, interesting. Yeah. I, I, those just popped through as well.
6:01It's always week one in a chopped league. You don't know how much to spend.
6:06I mean, the budget's a thousand. Yeah. Yeah. People didn't spend up, but you really don't know how much to spend.
6:13Uh, some people really don't know. And we get, who are you talking about?
6:17I'm talking about 150 bones spin on Demarcus Robinson.
6:20Who did that? Oh, one of the guys in the, he got, he got chopped first last year.
6:26So he had no, yeah, he's going heavy. He outbid the $5.
6:29$5 was the second. Oh man. People, you know, like more and more, I'm starting to get the guillotine chopped advice.
6:36Like, Hey, what, what do I do here? And it's like, dude, I don't know that there's boilerplate for any of chopped league.
6:43Cause it's so contextual. Yeah. It's you want to be able to have fab over the course of the season, but you
6:50also don't want to get chopped because once you get chopped, you're just, you're out and you go to the grave with all your money.
6:58Yeah. It's fun. I take it with you. I feel like I overspent, but, um, not by, not by too much.
7:05All right. Quick question. Uh, let's do those take checks.
7:08Let's talk about one, two, three things you feel good about in terms of what week one might've confirmed about the off season, uh, thought processes.
7:16Sure. Uh, some of the things that I think I feel good about getting right based on week one, um, Jackson Dart
7:23was a guy that I, you know, I tried to take a lot of shots on.
7:28He looked good week one. I, that one's, that one's tough cause it was Dallas and Dallas's defense looked like 2025.
7:35Um, so you know, that one I'm tempered, but I'm excited because he did, he did look good.
7:41He looked mature, his play style. He still ran the ball, everything that I was hoping for.
7:46And he has neighbors from week one and likely like the fact that there's two, it seems like there's two strong weapons for him.
7:54And then Malachi fields can like come along slowly and maybe turn into a third option.
7:59Yeah. I was, um, not as into Devon H and, you know, I was worried about the offense for H and that seemed a little bit worrisome.
8:07He didn't get, you know, he, he scored fewer fantasy points this week than in any week last year.
8:13I also saw a thread of plays where there were potential check downs that turned into scrambles for Malik Willis.
8:20And it was like, you know, you just watch that and it's like, okay, that's three or four targets a game, which
8:27is like, it's not, it's just a couple plays, but that is, that's a baseline of like four fantasy points.
8:33I also think Malik Willis in week one was the lowest on target rate percentage wise for his passes in general.
8:40The offense did not get momentum at any point in that game to work.
8:44I mean, I think there were like one or two times we were like, Oh, here's a drive.
8:50Like you just, there's some things to be concerned about.
8:53Hopefully he can work it out and he's playing with two rookies.
8:57He's a great player. So you hope that that, Oh, I mean it can overcome like Bijan did with Cooper rush in that game.
9:05That's what you'd love to see. But yeah, the check downs are going to be a problem.
9:10And then of course, Bucky Irving. Oh, wait a minute.
9:13The guy that unofficial, my guy clearly was that dude.
9:16What an off season. I feel like you almost said nothing about him all off season.
9:21He spoke with his actions. That's right. That's right.
9:24Mike, it was the subtext of most of other things you said.
9:28Yeah. Um, I feel good about Caleb and the bears so far.
9:32I mean, Caleb was a, my guy and the bears, the bold prediction.
9:36I said they'd all break out. Um, I feel great about Isaiah likely he was a darling and, uh, in the off season.
9:43Great start. And then, um, I think we all, we had the conversation about Drake London and how it might be a problem without a trustworthy quarterback.
9:52I think we saw that in week one. We didn't know how untrustworthy he was going to, his quarterback play was going to be in week one.
10:00I, it will get better with Pua, but, um, still concerning.
10:04Well, and then, and then lad, I feel good about the involvement and it seemed like lad was the dude.
10:10He was eating. Yes. And, uh, even though the, the, the injury happened, I feel good about that, Mike, what do you feel good about so far?
10:19I feel good about my optimism for the change in the Ravens offense that getting old hat, old busted out of there,
10:26get some, get the, the Ben Johnson system down to Lamar Jackson, see what he can do.
10:31You know, that's still that I, that's a one game.
10:34It's like the, uh, what you were saying about dart Jay, like it's the one game is the Colts.
10:40I'm not going to victory lap it yet, but it feels if you got flowers or, or Henry on your, on your team, you're feeling really good.
10:49Uh, the Cleveland Browns are who we thought they were and they are, it's just, it's an absolute fantasy graveyard.
10:55You were very hands off on all of their players.
10:59And so far it looks like you should be hands off on all of their players.
11:04And maybe you can get the should do her thing going and maybe cause Fannin was good with should do her.
11:10Maybe that happens. Maybe that's the salvation for two, uh, sometimes for the Falcons.
11:15Sometimes you like drop your wedding ring into the toilet.
11:18Right. And it's like, sometimes that water's clear. I'm just saying, I'm just going along with it.
11:23I've never had this happen. I've never had a habit, but my point is if you drop some in a toilet, sometimes it's like, Oh good.
11:32There's nothing in that toilet. Still gross. I got to get it out.
11:36Okay. God. Oh yeah. Yeah. This is like Quinch on Judkins.
11:39I don't know where we're going. Is in a toilet bowl of diarrhea.
11:43And it's like, that's a good player down there.
11:46But if, are you really going to go try to grab that?
11:50No, you just got to flush the whole team away.
11:53You got to flush the whole team down the, down the drain.
11:57Just let that ring go. All the nice gyms.
12:00Yeah. Concepcion and you know, everybody just flush them.
12:03Okay. There you go. Perfect. Dirty, no nasty bowl.
12:05We're all tracking. Just disgusting. The sidewalls are ruined.
12:08If I don't talk, he's going to keep talking.
12:11There is there. And there's more to be worried about than just Deshaun Watson and the quarterback play.
12:17Like the usage of Harold Fannin was not what it was.
12:20And I'm not just talking targets. I'm like talking his actual being on the field running routes.
12:2682% of snaps. Like it's, it's not what it was.
12:29I took a little Glansky at this morning. And then I'm feeling good about Stefan Diggs as they, you know, when he
12:36signed on with Washington, took him in like a lot of mock drafts of saying that this player's ADP is not going to catch up.
12:44And he was a thousand yards off of his ACL last year for Drake May.
12:49He also had very good separation numbers in week one.
12:52If you looked at that, he also, I look, it's a digs and Antonio Williams.
12:57So I thought looked outstanding are a problem for Terry McLaurin in a real way, in a way of consistency from Terry McLaurin.
13:04He's not the only show in town anymore. He's going to have his games, but I think you have reliable pass catching
13:11options that are emerging there that are a threat to McLaurin being a safe start every week.
13:16McLaurin's target market share has always been one of his saving graces.
13:20It's just like, he's been on an Island, the only person to throw it to.
13:25And now if you do have other options, it's, it's going to be tough, especially for an offense.
13:31It doesn't necessarily look great. That offensive line is hurting and it'll be interesting because Antonio Williams, I think he only played 43% of snaps.
13:38He got a touchdown and looked great. It will he play his way onto the field more and more, or will he
13:45just kind of have that slot role? Yeah. He was targeted on a high percentage of routes when he got the opportunity.
13:52It was neat to see. And don't forget McLaurin's super year was like 11 touchdowns.
13:57And so you had what Anthony Williams and digs as a touchdown in week one.
14:02It wasn't all good. Some of the things that you feel shaky about after week, some of my opinions, I feel shaky about in both directions.
14:10Speaking of the Ravens offense, Mike, I was worried about Derrick Henry with the loss of the offensive line, the loss of their fullback.
14:18Like, will, will this work for Henry? Yeah, he was fine.
14:21He's immortal. Totally. Okay. I was optimistic that with Kevin Petulo out of the way and Sean Mannion taking over kind of
14:28the ping pong we've seen over the last like six years for the Eagles where good coordinator, bad coordinator, good coordinator, bad
14:35coordinator week one, I was so uninspired by the Eagles offense and not just the play, but like that, it just looked
14:42like more of the same, like where's a good offense can, right.
14:46Is, is this really just a Jalen hurts problem?
14:49Uh, and then my biggest fear because he's in my guy is I still have zero doubts on the talent of Carnell Tate.
14:56Cam Ward here, Jay, you intended. Yes. Thank you, Mike.
14:59You, my, your intentions were good that Carnell Tate was going to be a great point.
15:04You know, we talk about when, when we talk about the, the worst teams in the league, which we've done a lot
15:11this off season, we have brought up, uh, you know, the, the Cardinals, the jets, the dolphins, the Browns, those teams are
15:18like, who's going to get that number one pick?
15:21Uh, it might be the Titans. I mean, the Titans might be the worst than all of them.
15:27I minor easy ones. It's obvious, uh, H and Malik dolphins week one, not good.
15:32Um, we'll see what it looks like over the next couple of weeks, but the schedule's tough.
15:37I expected more. Hopefully Chris Bell can get like better involved.
15:41And it was not, I mean, Caleb Douglas was a success story from week one, five for 94 in his debut playing 92% of snaps or something.
15:49And then Marvin pits. I mean, Marvin Harrison and Kyle pits combined for one catching week one.
15:55I was kind of hopeful for both of those guys.
15:58So we'll see if, uh, it's prescriptive or just an anomaly, but those three situations I feel, uh, I feel nervous about.
16:05Sure. Uh, I'm, you know, I, I was kind of apathetic on, uh, Justin Jefferson of feeling just, man, I don't know
16:12if I'm, I'm not willing to take that risk.
16:15And this one is still is TBD. Cause if you would, if I knew that Carson Wentz was starting for the Minnesota Vikings, how, yeah, it's ridiculous.
16:23It's so absurd. If we knew that the third string quarterback from two weeks ago was going to be starting, we'd obviously
16:30love Justin Jefferson because I know that he's capable to get Justin Jefferson the ball and he forces him the ball.
16:37He's just, he's like a top tier or I'm sorry.
16:40He knows that Jefferson needs to get those targets.
16:43And when he's not open, it doesn't matter. You just throw him the ball and the, it was week one, but Steelers
16:50backfield, man, it, it looks like it's just a mess.
16:53And on top of the, you know, the Steelers were very pass heavy.
16:57They were pushing the ball downfield. I mentioned this in the, um, on the dynasty show that's coming out today.
17:03So you can, you can check that out as well, but like how bad I came away from watching DK Metcalf, it
17:10was so horrible, but the opportunities were there. Like this isn't just, just garbage check downs to DK Metcalf.
17:16I made offers on him this week. These, these are like big boy, high a dot.
17:22If DK Metcalf can actually come through with the opportunities, which again, he didn't, he stunk, but you want, like you got
17:29to buy into situations and offenses and, and like just hope that the player can come through with what they're being asked to do.
17:36Just to be clear, you were, you were optimistic.
17:39The Steelers backfield would have value. It didn't look that way.
17:43And we know it didn't. It, it looked like a split mess.
17:46Okay. Let's do some news. News and notes from around the league.
17:50Dajon Stribling placed on IR with the ankle injury.
17:53This was news that broke moments ago. Don't worry.
17:56He's doubtful on sleeper. Yeah. That just broke Jason.
17:59That will get fixed momentarily. Jacoby lane is expected to undergo wrist surgery in the coming days, potentially as long, uh, as
18:06soon as Wednesday could miss about a month. Uh, the update to the Josh Jacobs situation.
18:11We found out yesterday that his ex-girlfriend who's involved in the, uh, the case filed a motion to seal evidence and discovery materials in the criminal case.
18:19It makes it more challenging for video footage to be released by anybody.
18:23It's not just his side that wants to file for that.
18:27It's her side. And, um, she wants to protect her privacy is what she said in the documents.
18:33So the, the room, I don't know the reporting, the reporting after Jacobs did this was that the NFL, uh, was still trying to get the video.
18:41They, they, they want to see that, you know, as part of their investigation to know what to do.
18:47Then after that was reported, her team, uh, did the same thing and, and filed the seal.
18:53And so I don't know if the NFL will go against the, you know, the, the filings and wishes of, of the victim.
19:00The video opened them up to like a year long suspension or something like that to me.
19:05Uh, you know, we've seen, I mean, the Ray Rice situation is an example where we never saw him again.
19:12Right. Um, what is your expectation? I mean, I, I, I think maybe it'll be a six game suspension with to put
19:19it time served, you know, like games missed credited towards maybe he's back in week seven.
19:24Yeah. I think that would, if, if I had to make any sort of projection or moves based off of the evidence, that's what I would go with.
19:33The Brock Bowers news has been positive and it continues to be.
19:36The knee injury is not overly serious. According to ESPN's Dan Graziano, the team felt he could have played this week if necessary.
19:44And it's possible he returns this week, but they do not want to play him until he's a hundred percent certain until
19:51they're a hundred percent certain he's not effective. The last sentence, I believe you'll see the latest, the latest to see him
19:58as week four, according to Dan Graziano. Okay. He's that, is that, what are we doing?
20:03That not serious. What are we doing? So two more weeks off maybe he might play this week, but the latest you'll see him as week four.
20:11Okay. Come on. All right. Come on. Omar Cooper, junior high ankle sprain.
20:15A lot of a rookie injury news, by the way, lane, stripling, Omar Cooper, a week to week.
20:21We'll see. I don't think he has a lot of value in fantasy.
20:25Dylan Sampson's placed on IR by the Browns. What was the name of the...
20:30Raheem. Raheem Sanders. Yes. Is the backup. Yeah. And he did get playing time and he is kind of a dynasty.
20:36This, this was part of the Judkins problem of how Todd Monken has run his offenses.
20:42It doesn't matter who the primary grinder on the ground is.
20:45And if they're able to catch the ball, which Judkins is, he always had someone else.
20:50And it's when Dylan Sampson went down, they're like, Hey, Hey, all right, Raheem.
20:55Now it's your job. It, so it just really hurts the, the ceiling and the floor for Judkins.
21:00All right. We'll take a break and we'll talk some Thursday night football, get into some mailbag and help you get ready for week two.
21:08Thursday night breakdown. All right. The Detroit lions want to know by the skin of their teeth.
21:14Barely. Yeah. Uh, Buffalo bills want to know one two point conversion by the skin of their, their, I mean, both these
21:21teams, they were in nail biters, Vegas line, Buffalo minus five and a half at home over under 54 and a half.
21:28Let's just call it, let's just call it round up around here.
21:31Buffalo 30 point implied total to 55 of course.
21:34Yeah. It's a 55. We round always up. If it's 53 and a half, we don't really care.
21:40No, honestly, if it was like 55 and a half, yeah, we probably round down lines implied point total 24 and a half.
21:47I mean, that's a huge over under 54.5. That's awesome.
21:50I mean, we did not see either of these like defenses able to stop people in the second half.
21:56Houston moved the ball three touchdowns for Montgomery. Tyler Shuck got it going.
22:01They, they were awesome in the second half against the lions.
22:04This should be fun. This should be really fun.
22:07I mean, football dreams are made of the weather is great.
22:10Uh, you know, no worries because it's in Buffalo the time of year.
22:14There's nothing in the way of a ton of fantasy points and congratulations.
22:19He doesn't want to see me smile. There's people listening that need advice.
22:23Here's what I would say since this game, really 2021, there have been 41 games since 2021 that had an over under a 53 or higher.
22:31And the highest scoring of those 41 games was Buffalo against Detroit 48 to 42.
22:36And that was in 2024. Um, this should be a lot of fun.
22:40You got this new look Buffalo offense with Joe Brady.
22:43He did his best. Uh, he did the, uh, Ben Johnson.
22:47He tore the shirt off in the locker room.
22:49Yeah. Yeah. Didn't work. He doesn't work out as much.
22:53I'd leave it to Ben Johnson. Yeah. Um, but you're going to pull that move.
22:57People, when it happens, have to go, Oh yeah, they've got to be surprised.
23:02I was surprised. Yeah. I mean, when he did, I was like, Oh yeah, that's what I thought.
23:07That's what I thought it would look like. You did that.
23:11Yeah. I mean, look, it's cute. I'm not, it's better than me doing it, but, but when Ben Johnson's the standard, don't do it.
23:19Uh, Josh Allen, play him. Jameer Gibbs. Yep. Um, by the way, Josh Allen, most rushing touchdowns since the beginning of 2023.
23:26Um, that's crazy. I'm on quarterbacks. 44 of them.
23:28Gibbs has the most rushing touchdowns. He's already all running backs.
23:32Kyle, he's got the most all time, right? Most all time.
23:35Yeah. Josh Allen. So Allen's the most among quarterbacks.
23:38You say most since this time, you could just go back to the beginning.
23:43You pick any date you want. I guess he just wanted to let us know.
23:47He scored 44 times since 2023. Ah, okay. Okay.
23:50But, um, so Allen's the most among quarterbacks. Gibbs is the most among running backs.
23:5551 of them since 2023. And then don't worry.
23:58Amon Ra is the most among wide receivers since 2023.
24:01So all of them since 2023. Just broke their, you know, all time rushing touchdown record as well.
24:07Uh, a year ago. So Allen Gibbs, Amon Ra the most.
24:10And if anybody's got all three of those guys, you're in good shape.
24:14How are you feeling about, uh, Jamison Williams coming off of a disaster of a game?
24:20It really was. I mean, the volumes there are nine targets, but it was four for 45 with how many, how many were credited as it?
24:28Probably three drops. Um, and they were tackled at the one yard line.
24:32He, I was, I was mostly optimistic about the utilization, the, the drops, they can happen.
24:37Yeah. They come and go. Um, but the place where look, they would have been big place if he held onto the football.
24:44And so I, I wasn't too discouraged. I mean, 36% of the first read targets, I don't think they're going to go away from that.
24:52They've said it publicly that they're not worried about the drops.
24:56So pretty, I mean, in this game, yeah, you can't fire them up.
25:00You can't ask for more. Uh, Jamison Williams to me, if people are disappointed in that first week, I think you should go trade for him.
25:08The utilization was perfect. The worry was like, okay, Sam Laporte is on the field.
25:13Is he going to run the same amount of routes?
25:16Is he going to have that participation? The amount of targets, nine targets, uh, 95% route participation, 77% outside.
25:22It was everything you want other than catching the ball.
25:25And that's going to happen sometimes. So Jamison Williams is a must.
25:29Yeah. I think he's an absolute must start. So that's easy.
25:33I mean, I think golf, when you look at the matchup, you are going on the road.
25:38We, we don't love golf on the road as much, but did I mentioned the 54 and a half point over under it's pretty delicious.
25:46I think he's stream worthy. I mean, Stroud was fine.
25:49Yeah. I think in this case, I think you're stream worthy there.
25:53Um, DJ Moore fire him up. If you spot starts in this game, I don't think Khalil Shakir is a bad spot
26:00start in a game with this high of an over under a 30 point implied point total.
26:05If you're looking for ones in that category, I mean, he's a go-to guy for, for Josh Allen, six targets last week.
26:12Yeah. I mean, you just could do worse is my point.
26:16Yeah. No, not everything is going to be a top end player.
26:20You got to fill out an entire roster. You just picked up Debo.
26:24Yeah. Would you rather play Debo or? I would.
26:26I'd rather play Debo. I would as well. We like Purdy this week too.
26:31Uh, Kincaid and Laporta, I think are both in play.
26:34Absolutely. This is not a complicated game. No, that's what I was saying.
26:38People don't really need our advice here. It's like, yeah.
26:41Do you have a lion on your roster right now?
26:45If you do start them, do you have? No, that's right.
26:48But that's not someone that you probably are rostering right now.
26:52No, he's not rostered. If you already have a lion or a bill on your roster, plug them in your lineup.
26:58Also, the biggest advice we can give you is get them out of your flex.
27:03Yes. And put them into your, you know, your running back or your wide receiver spot.
27:08Now we're helping. Leave flexibility. The, the. James Cook will be fine.
27:12The excitement here is just. He's going to have a great game.
27:16We. Wee. Yeah. Start them all. I mean, I look at every name.
27:20Allen, Cook, Moore. Put your hands in the air.
27:23Yeah. And get ready. And wave them like you just don't care.
27:26What a game. This is going to be so fun.
27:30It is really. Oh man, look about those dudes back there.
27:33I mean, I know that we have had. You can do it guys.
27:37There are plenty of matchups in the past with a over 50 point over under, which is exciting.
27:43That disappoints. Yes. It happens. This is the NFL and, and you know, I can't fathom a world where this game, maybe
27:50it doesn't hit the over because it's so high, but I can't fathom a game where it's like not an exciting offensive output in some capacity.
27:58It's hard for me to imagine at home, the home opener for Buffalo.
28:02They can't score on the Lions defense after what we saw last week.
28:06And if they score, then it's going to be wheels up for Detroit trying to get back into this game.
28:13I mean, it is a five and a half point line for Buffalo.
28:17I get it. I mean, it makes sense. They looked pretty good.
28:21Um, my goodness, the Lions defense in week one gave up 45 fantasy points to the Vele Olave combo.
28:27Yeah. That, that was impressive. Mr. Vele with the two diving catches.
28:31Um, yeah, this game is easy. I'm just kind of wasting time here.
28:35I mean, what, what are the mailbags? Is there any questions?
28:38No, let's do some mailbag. Mailbag presented by Paramount plus.
28:41I feel like that was a little quiet. What?
28:44You're a little chill. I didn't feel that. Okay.
28:47Maybe my ears are clogged. Uh, if you have a question, is there, they're clogged grandpa, the fantasy footballers.com submit a question
28:54button or dial the voicemail hotline three zero two four six four TFFB.
28:58Looks like we have some voicemail questions in here.
29:01Uh, let's start with a, uh, I think a chop league question.
29:05What's up ballers? It's Doc from Atlanta. Uh, quick question about these guillotine leagues.
29:09I've got, uh, some buddies that are really, uh, doing some, uh, nefarious things in the chat, trying to bait everybody into
29:16spending all their budget at the beginning, you know, and this first week we had a Jamar chase at the wire and
29:23everybody's saying, Oh, I bet it all. I bet it all.
29:27It's kind of like a poker match here. What do you guys do to, uh, you know, keep it clean, but still
29:34get a little dirty on the, uh, chat forums.
29:37Um, guillotine league. Let me know. I mean, this was our lunch conversation yesterday.
29:41I was trying to tell people, I think that's part of the fun league chat influencing.
29:46And here's, you don't have to worry about collusion in the guillotine league.
29:50I don't think. Yeah. You're saying when you're talking about spending money.
29:54No, at that point you're just trying to affect markets.
29:57Yeah. I mean, survival of the fittest. I mean, you just do whatever you want to do, dude, uh, lather me up in the mud, bro.
30:05I don't, yeah, I don't think they're dirty. I think that's part of the fun is taunting people into trying to spend.
30:12I mean, I, I had no idea what people were going to spend that at the lunch conversation.
30:18I didn't think I was getting Jamar chase for $666.
30:21You didn't think you were going to get no, we really did talk it up.
30:26I mean, Mike bid five 15. Yeah. I mean, I was there, but, but, but the DeMarcus Robinson guy, the guy who
30:33paid one 50, we got him good. I thought he said he really needed them.
30:38I thought he was going to spend a thousand.
30:41Um, I mean, I have seen some resources come out.
30:44I, we may put some up on the site in terms of like fab guides for, for these players at some point.
30:51So, I mean, it's so difficult to actually tell people what to do.
30:55I think that the best way to think of it is the bit, it's a pretty big range for these guys.
31:02And then you add your context to the range.
31:04It's like, yes, you know, you know, chase is probably, you know, it's, it's 375 to 500, you know, something in that range.
31:12Like that's probably a fair price for him. I guess we could, you get the most weeks in week one.
31:18That's another factor, right? Like you get the guy for the longest amount of time.
31:23And if you, but on the flip side, you also have the most amount of teams that you, that have an opportunity to be better than.
31:31So, um, you know, it's one of those, what, what the, the small research that I've done, cause this is a newer
31:38league in the last couple of years, uh, play style is that saving your fab is more valuable.
31:44Obviously your team context is going to very much matter.
31:47If you don't have a wide receiver to play or a running back to play, go hard in the paint.
31:53Cause if you, you know, if you are going out there and putting up a goose egg and you're out, you're out.
32:00Yeah. That's the funniest part about saving fab, right?
32:03Right. Yeah. So valuable unless you go out, then it is the dumbest.
32:07I mean, people last year, I feel like the first four or five of the first six or seven people that went
32:14out had full fab budgets, a hundred percent. They didn't spend.
32:18And then it was like, a lot of them spent on Brock Bowers.
32:22Well, that eventually happened, but I do remember, I think the first three weeks, it was like almost full budget people that, that went out.
32:30Oh, but, uh, which just feels bad. Like if I go out now, I went out swinging.
32:35And yet Matt is saying the people that won as I assume you're saying Schneider didn't spend until week four or five.
32:42Yeah. Yeah. Cause if you can thread the needle, if you make it through with that roster, you got, you know, you didn't drive Josh Jacobs.
32:50Yeah. That's where I got injured and Marv. Uh, yeah, that that's where I think at the beginning of the year, you
32:57just have to not be the worst. And when there's 17 and 18 and 16 and 15 teams that like you've got
33:04good odds at not being the worst, save your money.
33:08And then you can get bigger and better studs that drop to waivers for cheaper later.
33:13All right. Uh, Justin in New York. Hey ballers.
33:16What do we do with AJ Brown right now?
33:18Should I try to trade him for someone that will at least play these next few weeks?
33:24Who would be the cheapest player you would be comfortable trading him for now?
33:28I think that's a good question to work through here.
33:31Yeah. Uh, if you feel like he was a key cog, you don't have a bunch of other depth or players that are going to carry you.
33:40Yeah. I mean, we've got rest of season rankings, uh, that are valuable for, for situations like this where you're like, okay,
33:47well, how do you value him on the season?
33:50And, uh, so let me bring up some names and see if you guys would be willing to trade, uh, you know,
33:57right now he's really low for me. Yeah. He's, he's, he's pretty low.
34:01Where is he in your rest of season wide receiver rankings?
34:04Cause I've got my number. He's at 35 for me, right?
34:08He's at 27 for me. Yeah. He's at 34.
34:11So above the, the names just above AJ Brown for me that I would trade him for based on rest of season rankings, Luther Burden.
34:19Yeah. Jamison Williams, Mike Evans. Jamo, you might be able to do.
34:23Oh yeah. A burden. I don't think you're going to get that trade.
34:27Roman Duns is just below him for me. I'm guessing he's above for you guys.
34:31Devante Adams. Would you do that? Cause I mean, it sounds like he's above yours.
34:36I would do it for Adams. I would do it for Rome.
34:40I would do it for a lot of weeks guys.
34:43It's six weeks plus some reduced production. Yeah. And then never proved that he's been with may and done it yet.
34:50Yeah. This is a player I was extremely bullish on.
34:53Um, I, I still check his rosters guys. He was, he put his money where his mouth was.
34:59I still believe that, um, you know, it'll work out in the, in the end, but if you don't make the playoffs,
35:06it doesn't matter if they go off during them.
35:09Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That one's really unfortunate. It's just a big injury that happened early and you gotta, sometimes you do have to do this.
35:16You just have to accept your losses. AJ Brown is not worth what AJ Brown was.
35:22And how did the rest of your draft go?
35:24Like, did you hit on one of the middle or late round wide receivers that you can, like you can tread water
35:31with them is it's, uh, well, when it comes to trading the big boys like this, it is just, it's so difficult
35:38to give a, a blanket statement of what I would do with that player.
35:43Jason brought up the rest of the season rankings, but those are what factor into the trade analyzer algorithms that we have on in the foot clan.
35:51So there is a trade analyzer. You can plug names in there right now and see how we balance it out based on rest of season rankings.
36:00That's a quick way to put some of the other names, maybe on these opponents of yours, put them in there and see what we think about it.
36:09Um, that's it. Join the foot.com. Let's do another voicemail.
36:12Hey ballers. Would you trade Josh Jacobs and Colson Loveland for Brock Bowers half point PPR?
36:17Thanks bud. Hmm. Big no for me. Yeah. That's a no for me as well.
36:22I think that you, you, you are then having to find a tight end to play.
36:27Would you trade just one for one Loveland for Bowers?
36:30That is interesting. I, I just easily. You'd trade away Loveland to receive Bowers easily.
36:35Yeah. I I'm on the Bauer side still. Uh, I wondered though, when the injury happened, like would you, but I, I don't think I would.
36:43However, if you're adding in Josh Jacobs, which I expect you're going to have half of a season of a, you know,
36:50a, an RB one, uh, at least probably a top 15 running back, but potentially a top five running back.
36:56I mean, that's where he was last year before his knee injury.
37:00Um, I would rather have Loveland and Jacobs. Okay.
37:03Did Mike answer that? Uh, I would not do the two.
37:07I'm, I'm still thinking of the, your immediate, you're like, no, I would take Bowers over the Loveland.
37:12I'm, I'm worried about the knee. I'm worried about the knee.
37:16That's all it comes down to. If you, I'm very optimistic that the knee is not going to be a problem for
37:23more than a week or two more. Right. Well, I'm saying long term.
37:27Yeah, no, I get it. That that's part of it.
37:30If you, if you're afraid that you don't want to do that dance and he's going to get hurt again, um, that, that would be a monster problem.
37:39And you don't want, if you don't want to be in that situation, if the production of Bowers becomes someone that's like,
37:46okay, he's good, but he's scoring, you know, nine and a half, 10 points a game rest of seasons, that's, that's, that's good for tight end.
37:54That's fine. But that's not what you drafted Brock Bowers to be hoping that you were getting 15 points a game.
38:01You're not going to get a goose from him.
38:04That's for sure. That is for sure. That's not going to happen.
38:08We'll take a break. We'll answer some more questions.
38:10Warren Elder in Ontario writing in, you guys have been talking about Kellen Moore's offensive system and how it results in more snaps.
38:18What are some other teams that have a similar place pace of play?
38:22And alternatively, what are some teams that are prone to match a slower pace of play?
38:27We do put a pace of play article up on the website every Wednesday afternoon and it is, it is Wednesday.
38:34So that'll be going up there. But, um, the top five pace of play teams from week one.
38:39And then Jason, you can share the bottom five saints were number one insane.
38:4486 plays in that game. The next closest team, by the way, 67 plays green Bay, Kansas city with 67 plays.
38:50The Steelers with 64 plays. That's interesting. And then the Panthers with 62.
38:55Yeah. Uh, shockingly, the Ravens were in the bottom five, um, in the neutral pace of play.
39:00They were just so doggone efficient. Um, the Broncos were down there.
39:04Yeah, that felt like it. 29th. The jets were very low, which was I think surprising.
39:09Um, I, I expected them to be a little bit faster this season, but, uh, that was, that's worrisome.
39:15The dolphins as expected were very slow. And then the Vikings were the slowest, the slowest.
39:20They were the worst, but I will say that they had an, you know, when, when you have a quarterback that two
39:27weeks ago was your third string hopping in, not just even like, you know, pregame the way that happened with, you know,
39:34the Cooper rush, Cooper rush had all the week one snaps in preparation.
39:38Um, you're going to end up with a slower pace of play.
39:42So I don't, I don't view the Vikings as necessarily like a, Oh my gosh, sir.
39:47Bottom five type of team. Miami compounding how bad the offense was in terms of expected points added, you know, their EPA
39:54for everything and they're slow is concerning. The fact that the two of the bottom three were in the same matchup, that was, that's a fun one.
40:02All right. The next question comes in off of YouTube.
40:06Would you trade Darian price and George Pickens? Whoa, what for CMC and Kalen black?
40:10I know. I know my, I know my answer too.
40:14Oh, and it's no, my answer is an almost every situation.
40:17Yes. Mine is basically the same. I am a yes.
40:20If I have zero wide receivers, but Pickens, obviously I'm not going to do that.
40:25I can't imagine they'd be asking the question. I mean, I'm doing this.
40:29I want CMC. I do too. I think we saw what we saw from Darian price was worrisome.
40:35We talked about it. It could be, Hey, rookie's first week, he's going to get more and more and more involved, but
40:42also Charbonnet is going to come back in a couple of weeks.
40:46And this definitely seemed like a team that, you know, was it Clint Kubiak or was it the Seahawks that were so adamant in the timeshare?
40:54Well, Clint Kubiak left and Gentie was all this worry about, Oh, Mike Washington's going to hit me.
41:00Gentie got a monstrous workload. Yeah. And then the Seahawks were a 50, 50 split just like last year.
41:06So I think it's, I think it's a Seahawks problem.
41:09And we can know for sure that Ken Walker was a very good enough to be a workhorse running back.
41:15Um, and they still didn't. So to me, to Darian price, that that situation is going to forever be in my brain
41:22as a conundrum of right and wrong. Sure. They won a Superbowl because they, the, the plot, the bigger picture was perfectly executed.
41:29And you don't know what you don't know. You don't know if Ken Walker can handle the workload this level in Kansas city.
41:37And you don't know if he would have been as efficient, good or uninjured as he was last year in Seattle.
41:43Sure. And so, but you also don't know if the Seahawks would have won the championship had Charbonnet been there to, to
41:50take out like, like they might've backed themselves into a Superbowl by having to forcibly use your better player.
41:56That, that is it's, it's wild. I mean the unknown there.
42:00Yeah. Um, Alex writes in on Instagram. Yeah. Generally, how do you value the number one waiver priority in a league without fab?
42:07Great question to me. It is if I've got it, next question, if I've got the number one priority, I am absolutely
42:14holding onto that until there is that running back.
42:17Well, you had, you had mentioned Kalen black, you were willing to burn it for him.
42:22Uh, so if there is a guy, I mean, obviously Kalen black in week one show that he is a must be rostered player who is good enough.
42:31Should CMC go down. Um, and in week one, there wasn't really a lot of options from this point forward.
42:37If I've got the number one, uh, spot, I think I'm going to hold it.
42:42Let the waivers pass through until an injury to a main guy happens.
42:46And you know, then I get to pick up a star running back going forward.
42:51That's how I would personally, uh, the way I handle it is if I have number one or the top priority, I
42:58will use it for if, if I'm going to pick up a player who I need to play right now, the, like
43:05I'm not, I'm not patting my bench with depth with, by, by burning my number one priority, but there are, there's times where it stinks.
43:13Perfect example. You need a Debo this week. So, which is why you paid up 17 based off of the number one
43:20waiver priority and a waiver priority league, would you have used it on Debo and gone to the back of the line?
43:27I would have had to. Yeah. Uh, see, I, I probably would have held onto it and then let the waivers run.
43:34Cause you still get to pick up a player after it runs.
43:38Obviously you're not going to get your Debo. Um, that's, that's tough.
43:41Where, where do you stand on that? Like that specific example?
43:45Like I wouldn't have got Debo, wouldn't have got Matt Collins, would not have got Caleb Douglas.
43:50Like the, the, this week where like the, the wide receivers shook out.
43:54I don't know. I felt like Debo was the most playable guy immediately.
43:59And with stripling out who knows? Yeah. I think he's going to be involved for a while.
44:04It doesn't feel amazing to spend on Debo. No, especially cause the last time we saw Debo on the 49ers, he was not good.
44:12So the, the perfect example then to, to play that one out, you would have lost, uh, Debo and all those other guys.
44:19So right now, like just looking at our league, you would have probably picked up Khalil Shakir.
44:24Right. And be starting him instead of Debo, but you would have retained the number one.
44:29So it's like a trade. Yes. Would you trade the number one priority?
44:33Um, and Khalil Shakir. I think it's really hard to sit there and, and just wait for an injury because you just,
44:40I think you will grow like it can get frustrating and it can be a pretty big impact.
44:46Like sure. The biggest waiver wire running back impact could win you a handful of weeks starting in week seven, eight, nine, something like that.
44:54But then what happens in those early weeks when you have needs and depth and you know, other people are not going to be patient either.
45:02So there is a bit of a, like know your league aspect of, well, okay, maybe I burn it, but these guys are all going to burn theirs.
45:11Like, I don't know. I, it's very, it's just a tough call.
45:15It's very valuable, but you, you can't be beholden to just like, I'm going to hold this.
45:20Cause it's like, maybe I can't think of it, but last year was there a week where it was like, Oh man,
45:27the last two years, I will say this and we brought this up.
45:32Because the running back stayed healthy last year. We brought this up.
45:35Running back health has been abnormally high. I mean, outrageously high for the last two years compared to pretty much every year for the previous decade.
45:44They got some new cleats or something. I don't know.
45:47It's the peptides, man. I mean, look, give them to the wide receivers.
45:51The other thing you can do in a league with a waiver priority you want to preserve is make sure that, I
45:58think in those leagues compared to fab leagues, I think you even more need to have your insurance backs so that you
46:05don't put yourself in the position where you've got to hold that to get those guys.
46:10Maybe that puts you, you know, in a better spot.
46:13I don't know. It's a tough call. And I just hate the idea of like holding it and holding it and holding it.
46:20And then nothing materializes. And I'm not, I'm not picking up guys.
46:24I need to pick up. Chance writing in on Instagram, Parker Washington or Devante Smith rest of season.
46:30Oh, Chance, you dog. That's brutal, man. I don't want to be.
46:34Well, let's rely on the rest of season rankings here.
46:37Week one. Yeah. I mean, I love. That's amazing.
46:40I don't want my love for Parker Washington to distort this answer.
46:44I want us to all write it down. Yeah, I've got the answer.
46:48I know where I'm at. I'm going to let sanity prevail here.
46:51I've got Devante Smith four spots higher than Parker Washington.
46:55I'm going Devante. I'm going Devante Smith as well.
46:58I have Parker two spots higher right now. Okay, there you go.
47:01It's a fair question. That's why it's so funny.
47:04I still think Devante is just the, I think he's more assured, but we'll see.
47:09They're both great. And they'll both, it'll even out.
47:12All right. YouTube question from Sonic Spartan. How many weeks until you bail on a stack?
47:17I have asking as a Bo Nix Jalen Waddle manager.
47:20Ouch. Ouch indeed. Indeed. I would, so here's, here's the, here's the real problem.
47:24And this is why Andy before the show was talking about how he wanted to make Bo Nix a my guy, which makes sense.
47:32This is a player who was the quarterback seven, then the quarterback six and was drafted as quarterback 15.
47:38Yeah. Yeah. That just jumps out as like, Hey, maybe I'm a my guy.
47:43Maybe I'm a perfect target. But the opening schedule was why you didn't.
47:47So I want to tell this person, well, don't bail.
47:50The chiefs have a great defense. I would have expected a bad game for Bo Nix and a bad game for Jalen Waddle in week one.
47:58Like those aren't, but then it's like, okay, well, what do you expect for the next five weeks there?
48:04I don't have it pulled up right in front of me, but it's Jacksonville is next.
48:09Okay. That's, that's fine. That's totally fine. Then it's Rams.
48:12It is at home, but you won't have miles Garrett.
48:16Who's on IR now, right? They're still, they might have darn well.
48:19They're very good. But that's, that's okay. And then at San Francisco.
48:23I think that's the weirdest thing is schedule has not always mattered for them.
48:28Yeah. They fart against the Raiders on Thursday night football.
48:31I, I will say this. I would like to see it.
48:34I would like to see the good form soon.
48:37So here's what you do. You can't just be like, it's going to be bad six weeks.
48:43You got to have good form somewhere in there.
48:45Here's what you do. You, you can bail on the stack, not by like dropping Bo Nix, but by starting another quarterback.
48:52Sure. And hoping that Waddle just gets more involved.
48:55I think that that, that is a reasonable expectation.
48:58I would bail on the stack now. What do you mean by that?
49:02I just mean, I just mean letting go of Bo Nix.
49:06And I don't think you have to keep on your roster.
49:09Just drop him to the waiver. Man, but I don't think that that stack in particular is that crucial for you.
49:16If Brock Purdy's out there, pick him up and drop Nix and just play Brock Purdy and Waddle.
49:22Yeah. And then, and then minimize your exposure to a bad, a bad schedule for Denver and maybe a, a bad play caller.
49:29Who knows? I, I, that's another variable here where like, is Davis Webb a part of the problem?
49:35Is Bo Nix going to be the problem? An uninspiring start and really discouraging targets for Waddle.
49:40Yeah. I, I think that what we saw doing waiver work for week one was that this year there's a lot more multi drafted quarterback leagues.
49:48Um, like for instance, Brock Purdy, I think was drafted in 82% of leagues, something like that.
49:54Um, the name that I think is probably out there at quarterback that if you're wanting to pick someone up and hope
50:01that a, going forward, mostly available and, um, could be really good as Tyler shock.
50:05I was, I did not drop him. I was very, I didn't have him in any waiver bids.
50:11I was like, you know what? I want to, I want to see what this looks like.
50:17Uh, one more question from Instagram, Skylar writing in quote, Mike sucks.
50:20Oh, what told me to start Kyler over my home.
50:23Oh, Michael. Can you give him the booze? Jason?
50:26I don't have that for sure. No, that's on me guys.
50:30Jake, listen, that's on me. How did you see that not coming?
50:34I mean, that's on me. That's ridiculous. You, you, you told him to start someone that was going to get injured.
50:40Yeah. I, I'm going to put it into my process.
50:43Nice. Way to learn from your mistakes. When I know a severe, an injury that will not get out of the game.
50:50If I know it's coming, I'll put it in.
50:53I'll put, I'll put it in. If it's, if it's early.
50:57I'll weigh it as a very, we'll do a new segment.
51:00Guy getting knocked out this week and we'll just call the shot, which, um, Hey, that's coming week two.
51:06It's the worst segment, but Jason's done. Week two, quarter two.
51:10Oh, you that's we're in it. We're in it.
51:13I still can't believe you're sticking with that. I just called.
51:16This is your fault. It's right. I just call.
51:19How is it my fault that you'd say something so egregious?
51:23You put Ramondre up, uh, behind me. Oh, at the live show.
51:26Yeah. Uh, I just saw the future. Wait, one more.
51:29Edward wants to know, have we ever thought about switching seats on the set?
51:34Uh, I certainly have not. I'm not, I'm not a profile guy.
51:38I'm pretty interested in Jason's seat. We've done it one time for a reason.
51:42Oh yeah. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. Hillbilly. Mike and Andy flip flopped for toothpaste.
51:47The prospector showed up. Uh, I, I had lost the tooth on one side and it was weird.
51:52It was very weird. But, uh, Jason has a long since said he does not want to be in the profile.
51:59Correct. Let me, let me, like, do you change seats like in a car?
52:03Like in your family? You ever change the side of bed you sleep on with your.
52:09I actually have one. I wondered. It was, uh, cause I was closer to the bathroom and then the wife was pregnant
52:16and I was like, okay, she should probably be closer to the bathroom.
52:20That's nice. Uh, who, who would defend in a, an intrusion though?
52:23Who's closer to the door right now? It is now still the wife.
52:28Okay. Jason, who's closer to the door in your situation?
52:31Back door or no, your, your bedroom. The main entry.
52:34Uh, because they say my wife is only use like which of my seven doors to my room.
52:40You freaking. Well, I'm like right by the back door.
52:43And someone comes in the front door and comes in to attack you.
52:47It would be the wife. That's my house too.
52:50And I'm right there ready to escape the back door.
52:53I say, I'm very close. Take her! To the escape window.
52:56I am closest. Well, Jason's got a bunch of other doors he can get out of.
53:02Um. It's like a Scooby-Doo house. Golly. Uh, that was the mailbag presented by Paramount Plus.
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53:17Matchups on Friday. Wheel of Shame returns on Friday.
53:20Oh, yes. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It's going to be a lot of fun.
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