EVERYTHING you Need to Know Before Setting your Week 4 Lineup | Fantasy Focus

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0:13>> What's up, friends? Welcome into fantasy

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0:17My name is Daniel Dopp alongside. Was it

0:19you this time?

0:19>> It was me. Yes.

0:20>> All right. I turned it down early this

0:21time.

0:21>> Good for you, Mike. I'm learning. I made

0:23eye contact.

0:24>> Alongside Mike Clayfield Jates. My name

0:26is Daniel Do. Very excited to be here

0:28today talking about week four, my

0:30friends. We got a Thursday night

0:31football game we're going to dive into.

0:34First and foremost, though, I think

0:35everyone off the top wants to get into

0:37this. How do you feel about Mike

0:39Tomlin's Minecraft world?

0:40>> Guys, that blew my mind last.

0:42>> Unbelievable.

0:43>> My mind, I guess.

0:44>> Have you guys ever played Minecraft? You

0:45have small children. I don't think yours

0:47>> a long time.

0:47>> Okay.

0:48>> Yeah, they play a little bit on the

0:50Switch. I think we have it. Something

0:51like that. I can't remember. But uh

0:53>> I could not believe that he has been

0:55doing this for 12 years.

0:57>> Over a decade of like working towards

0:59this beautiful skyline.

1:01>> Yes,

1:01>> the man was dedicated.

1:03>> That's like that's like finally crafting

1:05a dynasty team in fantasy football is

1:07what he has done over the last decade

1:08with his kids in Minecraft. Very cool.

1:10If you haven't seen it, honestly, just

1:11go check it out.

1:12>> Everyone is a nerd.

1:13>> That's right. Exactly.

1:14>> Maybe there's a few people who aren't. I

1:16don't know. Like maybe

1:18>> Oh, yeah. Like not me. Uh the Miz, he's

1:21probably not. Uh, that's it. That's all

1:23I got. I don't know. Anyone else? I

1:25>> No.

1:26>> Um,

1:27>> I feel like Justin Jefferson's pretty

1:28cool.

1:29>> Justin Jefferson. Yeah, he's pretty

1:30cool. Even in the commercial he does

1:32with uh

1:32>> He's super nerdy.

1:33>> He is.

1:34>> He's a Yeah, huge nerd. He's got the big

1:36pasta hat on upside down for the

1:38commercial that he does. I don't know. I

1:39think he's funny. Anyways,

1:40>> I feel like the reactions to Mike

1:41Tomlin's Minecraft were like there were

1:43one of two reactions that were

1:45available.

1:45>> I know. I know.

1:46>> One was like, "Oh, I knew this was

1:48coming. It's amazing. It's so relatable.

1:50Mike Tomlin's the man." like he's one of

1:52us, yada yada yada. The other reaction

1:54was largely Steelers fans that were

1:56like, "If you're wondering why we

1:58haven't won a game in over a decade,

1:59it's because our coach is too busy

2:01refining his like, you know,

2:02skyscraper."

2:03>> I don't think that's what it is. I

2:05really

2:05>> It's amazing, though.

2:06>> It's incredible. All right, we're going

2:07to dive into a bunch of fun stuff. A big

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2:15trophymack.com. Guys, we got a big

2:17Thursday Night Football preview as well

2:19as the rest of week four we're going to

2:20dive into. So, let's get into Thursday

2:22Night Football. And we maybe can be

2:24quick about this one.

2:25>> I think so.

2:26>> I don't know. We We don't have like news

2:27at the top today. Nothing really

2:29happened yesterday. Like

2:30>> biggest piece of news was Puka Nua

2:32return to practice.

2:33>> That was it. And we'll talk about that

2:34more tomorrow.

2:35>> Well, but I was going to say the biggest

2:36piece of news was actually one of the

2:38teams we're looking at right here, the

2:39Steelers trading Joey Porter Jr. to

2:41Dallas overnight. I woke up to and I saw

2:43all of these push notifications from

2:45Adam Shester and I'm like, "Uh oh, what

2:46happened?"

2:47>> It was a Joey Porter. So, uh, yeah,

2:49we'll talk about that more when the

2:50matchup calls for it.

2:51>> We have exactly one lineup block on the

2:53screen, and that is Jaylen Warren.

2:54Obviously, Rico Dattle, not obviously

2:56Rico D ruled out for this one, which

2:58means Jaylen Warren becomes a mid-tier

3:00RB2 in the

3:02>> 12 to 17 range. How high are you?

3:05>> I think I have nine or 10.

3:06>> Nine or 10? Yeah, but he was a late ad

3:08here. I had no lineups for this game

3:10initially, which isn't fun for Thursday

3:12Night Football, but with out, Warren

3:14certainly gets into that conversation.

3:16>> Definitely a starter this week. He

3:17should be extremely busy. He was very

3:18busy last week. He had nearly 140

3:21rushing yards.

3:22>> I guess the only way in which he isn't

3:24busy is if the team says,

3:26>> you know, we played four days ago. We

3:28rode you really hard. You're not exactly

3:30like this jumbosized running back as it

3:32is. Do we give a little bit of work to

3:35Travis Homer?

3:36>> I don't think so.

3:37>> I don't think so either. I'm just I'm

3:38trying to make the case in which he

3:40doesn't see a ton of work, but no, this

3:41feels like he's going to be very very

3:43busy. Look at the numbers last week.

3:44>> Should be in lineups here.

3:45>> Look at that. Give me 20 touches. Give

3:47me that. About 176 yards.

3:49>> He's a good player.

3:50>> Unreal. Yeah.

3:51>> Good at the game. Jaylen Warren cracks

3:53our lineups tonight for sure.

3:55>> I don't want any of the pass catchers

3:56honestly. Like I haven't seen DK Mechaf.

3:58I'm out on

3:59>> scored last week that was better. But

4:01yeah,

4:01>> chemistry doesn't look good. He doesn't

4:03look like it just doesn't look great.

4:04I'm not I'm out right now unfortunately

4:06on our guy. Michael Pitman Jr. too until

4:07I see something materialize.

4:09>> I'm hoping that was just a he got hurt

4:11and then now he's coming up ramp back

4:13up. Roman Wilson had that had that long

4:15catch last week but wasn't super he

4:17hasn't been super high on that long but

4:19they are kind of spreading as well.

4:20>> Exactly. I was that one

4:22>> that was frustrating got me.

4:24>> Uh but hopefully they'll ramp up Pitman.

4:26We need The thing is he's not going to

4:27score a lot of touchdowns. So we're not

4:29going to use him near the goal line. We

4:30need the volume. So we got to get him to

4:31seven or eight targets. If that happens

4:33he'll be back in the lineup discussion.

4:34>> All right. So we have one lineup lock.

4:36Let's talk about I think is Mike wants

4:38to talk about Harold Fannon. Right.

4:40Yeah.

4:40>> And then I have a follow-up question for

4:42both of you. two follow-up questions,

4:44one involving a player, one involving

4:46just like the general game, but talk to

4:47us about Harold Fannon.

4:48>> Yeah, Harold Fannon and uh I did talk

4:49about him yesterday, so I can I'll kind

4:51of recap that as we go into this game

4:53tonight. But uh you know, he's been

4:55started slow week one. We were panicking

4:57a little bit, but he was a little better

4:58in week two and obviously came through

5:00in a big way last week, 7 for 51, two

5:02touchdowns on nine targets in that game.

5:05His snaps, his routes are up big from

5:07where he was last season when he was a

5:09clear tight end, one for a majority of

5:11the season. The question here is if you

5:14have Fannon, you're you're either

5:16trading him because you think that this

5:17offense is going to fall apart or you're

5:19trusting that Deshun Watson is going to

5:20hold down the fort and just be you have

5:23to be great. Just not not a disaster as

5:25long as he's somewhat competent. Fannon

5:26should be fine in fantasy. Uh Pittsburgh

5:29very good defense. It might push you

5:31away from Fannon tonight, but uh they

5:33did a lot of touchdown on Micah Siki

5:34last week, so maybe there's something

5:36there. I have him at nine. So for me, a

5:38fringe tight end one. I think he's back

5:40in the starting conversation after what

5:42we saw last week.

5:42>> Uh, of the top 10 tight ends, like seven

5:45of them are in the fringe tight end one

5:47conversation this week.

5:49>> Yes, it's it is tough.

5:51>> It really does feel like it's Brock

5:52Bowers and Trey McBride with George KD

5:55and then everybody else, right?

5:56>> Yep. No one else has like come on super

5:58strong.

5:59>> We'll talk about him in a little bit for

6:00sure.

6:00>> Yes, we will. So, let's talk uh about

6:02the other player that is the most

6:04rostered amongst the Browns, which is

6:07>> Gwen John Judkins. You were an

6:08optimistic coming in optimist coming

6:10into the year. Mike,

6:11>> is he a fade tonight? Is he a flex only?

6:15>> Yes. How would you categorize Quinn Sean

6:18Judkins value game?

6:19>> I'm at 23. The Steelers haven't been by

6:21any means lights out against running

6:23backs so far. So, that can give you a

6:25little bit of optimism, but I'm nervous.

6:27I said going into last week, that was

6:28the week we had to see it. And the

6:30volume was good, but the efficiency

6:31still was not there. Uh, one of the

6:33biggest red flags coming into the season

6:36was going to be the Browns offensive

6:37line and it just hasn't been there. You

6:39know, they they've tried to address it.

6:41They overhauled it from last year, but

6:43they were just kind of like, who's left?

6:44Who can we bring in to play the interior

6:46of that line? Um, and so far it's been

6:48bad. It's been a lot of pressure on

6:49Deshun Watson.

6:50>> It's been terrible. And for Quincan

6:52Judkins, I still believe in him as a

6:54football player. Um, the problem is he

6:56has to do it on the ground. He's never

6:58gonna be a huge pass catching guy. like

7:00he'll see a couple targets, maybe two to

7:02four.

7:02>> Um, but that's not really where he's

7:04going to make his hay. So, we the the

7:05snaps are there, the carries are there,

7:07the efficiency is not there, and the

7:08passing work is under is a little low.

7:11So, right now, I'm nervous. I'd say a

7:13flex at best. Okay. So, I just thought

7:14of something. Yep. The Browns and the

7:17Packers were about the most belleaguered

7:19offensive lines coming into the season.

7:21The Packers don't play until Sunday of

7:24this week. I feel like and the Browns

7:26obviously play tonight. In the rare

7:28occasion which the Browns and Packers

7:30play on different days of the week this

7:31year, they should be allowed to share

7:33each other's offensive line.

7:34>> I like where your head's at, Field. I

7:36like this.

7:36>> Right. Because I'm not sure that it's

7:37even a league average offensive line if

7:39you took the two of them and put them

7:40together. That's fair.

7:42>> But it's better than what they have when

7:43they are by themselves.

7:44>> It makes football better in general.

7:46>> Yeah,

7:46>> we all want that,

7:47>> right? I agree. Okay, so Browns,

7:49Packers, Packers offensive lineman on

7:52loan tonight for the Browns. since the

7:54Browns returned the favor on Sunday. All

7:56right, so that was my question on Quinch

7:57on Judkins.

7:58>> My question generally because you think

8:00about some of the games that we have had

8:01in Thursday night football so far this

8:03season. We had the Lions and the Bills.

8:06That was a huge juggernaut game. Um even

8:09last Thursday night, we had the Falcons

8:11and the Packers. We had Bejon and Bejon

8:13went absolutely nuts. Sort of Drake

8:14London. The Packers, Christian Watson,

8:16and Matthew Golden. But that that was a

8:19fantasy friendlier game than this one is

8:21on paper.

8:21>> Got friendly at the end for the Packers.

8:23>> That's fair. Yes. As you guys are

8:24watching this game tonight, are you

8:27going in with the expectations that the

8:29fantasy output is going to be so low

8:31that whatever I get is a bonus, or are

8:33you going in with the all right, listen,

8:35I know that it's like not a great

8:36opportunity here for Quinch Judkins or

8:38DK Medaf, but can I please find my way

8:41to like 15 points for each of them?

8:44>> I mean, if I start a guy, I'm expecting

8:46production. That's how this works. If

8:47not, he's going to get uh reamed out in

8:50the locker room. I'm gonna I'm gonna I'm

8:52gonna

8:52>> Mike,

8:53>> I shouldn't have asked you that question

8:55because whenever it's like a question

8:56about like, you know,

8:57>> Yeah. me

8:58>> instinct and gut and maybe emotion. I

9:00should just ask

9:01>> I'm just confused because if I put like

9:02if his projection is 14 and a half,

9:04that's what he's going to get. We

9:05already know. That's why I was thinking

9:06about it. It took me about I have the

9:08script, guys. So,

9:09>> so Daniel,

9:10>> yeah, talked about this.

9:11>> Here's the thing.

9:11>> I'm going to ice you out for this guy.

9:13He's just he's

9:14>> too like you I cannot crack the code.

9:17I'll work on some projection. It's

9:18actually like it's No, it's it's it's

9:20it's actually disturbing sometimes how

9:23great you are at your job and how

9:25level-headed you are.

9:26>> Disturbing.

9:27>> Yeah. Like cuz Daniel and I like I'm

9:29going to be sitting there and if like

9:31>> DK Mech doesn't score 12 points. Damn

9:33it. Why do I play this game? I could

9:35really just go into a new industry which

9:38honestly a lot of America might be happy

9:39if I went into a different industry.

9:41>> No.

9:42>> Maybe. You never know. It's possible.

9:44But like I will be pulling my hair out

9:45if things don't go as I desire them. I I

9:48do the same thing when I'm watching the

9:49games when it's actually happening. Like

9:51uh I talked about this with the Chiefs

9:53game week one where I knew I needed

9:55Rashi Rice to have like five points to

9:57or what whatever it was an extra point

9:59or something after he scored the

10:00touchdown.

10:01>> Yeah, I was pulling my hair out because

10:02it was frustrating. Like why are they

10:03not giving him the football? So

10:05>> here's I get what you're I get what

10:06you're saying.

10:06>> Here's my real answer to this question

10:08and it's not the the I don't know if

10:10it's the right answer, especially as an

10:11analyst in football. This game is the

10:14perfect second game, second screen

10:16experience for somebody else doing

10:18something because honestly it's not

10:19going to be a super fun other than what

10:21the Steelers did yesterday last week

10:23offensively. They're not a fun thing to

10:25watch. The Browns I also think like any

10:27given week they're also not a fun team

10:28to watch. It depends on which offense

10:30you're going to get. You already talked

10:31about the offensive line.

10:32>> Yep.

10:32>> So like am I watching I mean I will be

10:34watching the game because it's what we

10:35do. But like if I was an average fan

10:38with people in this game, would I be

10:40like this is what I'm watching for? Like

10:41honestly, I'd probably be playing

10:42Minecraft while I watch this game.

10:44>> Well, we also have playoff baseball

10:45tonight. WNBA playoffs roll along.

10:48>> This one doesn't have the same as our

10:49other Thursday night. All right. Don't

10:51try to, you know, like listen, WNBA is

10:53awesome. I've got three daughters. I'm

10:55pumped for them to continue to see that

10:56sport grow. and Caitlyn Clark in the

10:59Indiana Fever have a win or go home game

11:02against the Las Vegas Aces with Asia Wil

11:04Asia Wilson who is the best player in

11:06WNBA history and lost her cool little

11:09bit during the uh end of the last game.

11:11But this is going to be a massive

11:12massive

11:13>> Yeah, my daughter's getting into

11:14basketball now, too. So, I've been

11:15playing with her, so that's been fun.

11:17They're finally playing a sport I played

11:19uh not at a high level, but I liked it.

11:22>> Uh I know like I was I was you didn't

11:24need to sneak that in there.

11:25>> I was a fundamentals guy. I was I was

11:27small, right? So, I played point guard

11:29and I was tiny. Uh, but I could teach

11:31her the fundamentals because that's

11:32that's what I the about all I can do.

11:34Um, so I'm excited for that, too. And

11:36also, Megan always wants to watch

11:38Traders because it's on Yes. atm. So, I

11:41think what you're you're giving her a

11:42pass to watch that

11:43>> a little bit. I'm with you on that while

11:44you're out. I'll be like this with the

11:47>> like I don't know how much I get like I

11:48really find out about this team if I'm

11:50watching it because I am it's like does

11:52the team just get better with Deshawn

11:53Watson? Does he become the guy for the

11:54rest of the season? Is that what you

11:56know what I mean? Yes.

11:57>> So, so maybe I guess that's what I'm

11:58watching if I'm looking for. Who are you

11:59taking in this one?

12:00>> I got the Steelers. Yeah, I think the

12:01Steelers got it done. Can the Browns win

12:03three in a row? I don't know.

12:04>> Wow. Can they, Daniel?

12:05>> Might take the Cleveland Browns.

12:08>> Someone's got to save the panel here.

12:10All right. Producer, we'll see how it

12:12goes. Yeah, producer Christina going

12:13with the Steelers. Oh, she is a Steelers

12:14fan. That's why.

12:15>> Yeah, shout out to Christina. All right,

12:17let's dive into our week four

12:19storylines. We got a handful of games to

12:21bring to the table. We're going to start

12:22with the Bills and the Patriots. Lineup

12:26blocks in this one. Uh looks like it's a

12:28lot of Bills. Josh Allen, James Cook, DJ

12:30Moore, and Dalton Concincaid.

12:33>> Is there a second page with all of the

12:34Patriots?

12:35>> It must be, right? They have Drake May

12:37and they have AJ Brown and Hunter Henry

12:39and all the paid a lot. There must be

12:42another page here.

12:43>> So, there's not another page there.

12:45>> Okay. Thank you, Michael. Got it. All

12:46right. So, we're starting a lot of bills

12:48here. Let's start with uh let's start

12:50with you then. Like I obviously there's

12:51no Bills on this. Was it you?

12:52>> I have the Patriots. Uh was my question

12:54mark. So I think you have I have

12:55nothing.

12:56>> I've conceded. I concaid. I want to

12:57start with the Patriots. Okay.

12:59>> Let's talk to it then. Let's do this.

13:00All right. So we have um the Patriots.

13:03The question I have is like is this

13:04Patriots going to get anybody Patriots

13:07offense going to get anyone on track

13:09until AJ Brown returns?

13:11>> Correct. And the timeline for AJ Brown

13:13that I saw most recently was six to

13:16eight weeks. He gets hurt in week one.

13:18It's only week four. So, we are

13:19potentially only halfway through AJ

13:22Brown's return. And then when he does

13:24return, he's got to be better than he

13:26was

13:27>> in the first, not AJ Brown's fault, but

13:29you know, targeted more than he was in

13:31that game. He had in

13:32>> basically two plus quarters, three

13:35catches for 24 yards or 26 yards. Not

13:38enough based off of our preseason

13:39expectations.

13:40>> Let me talk about these players that are

13:42actually playing on. Okay,

13:44>> Drake May under 10 fantasy points in

13:45three straight games. We all agree that

13:47Drake may outside the top 10 this week.

13:48>> Correct.

13:49>> Yeah. Can't do it. Huge a huge

13:50opportunity for him against the division

13:52rival Bills, but can't trust him right

13:53now.

13:54>> Mike, you made the point that it was

13:55kind of his breakout game last year

13:56against the Bills. Maybe maybe there's

13:59the nothing to lose mentality. I will

14:01tell you what there is to lose if you

14:02start him though, your fantasy man. But

14:04be careful. I would like to see Drake

14:06May put together a good game before I

14:08start playing him in my lineup. Running

14:11backsre Stevenson versus Trivia

14:14Henderson. Last week postfumble,

14:17what do we see? Very first play of the

14:19game, Raandre Stevenson on the field.

14:21>> Yep.

14:21>> Very first play of the game, like a two-

14:23yard catch by Raandre Stevenson.

14:25>> Yep.

14:26>> Trayvon Henderson comes in the next

14:27play. He ends up having more carries,

14:29but Raandre plays 53.5% of the snaps to

14:3335% of the snaps for Trayvon. Both got

14:36benched in the fourth quarter when the

14:37game got out of hand. Raandre had fewer.

14:40Trayvon had more carries, but Raandre

14:43played every single third down before

14:45the game was totally out of hand. So on

14:47those potentially high leverage passing

14:49situations, it's probably going to be

14:51more Raandre than Trayvon. I said all of

14:54those words to say that neither one of

14:56those sounds like a guy that you are

14:57starting in fantasy right now, at least

14:59not in a 10 team league. Wide receivers,

15:02who's playing the most over the past two

15:04games? Matt Collins, he's going to be on

15:06the field when they want to run block.

15:07is going to be on the field. They want

15:08to throw the football as well. But when

15:11I tell you the options to start at wide

15:12receiver are M. Hollands and Romeo Dobs,

15:15who are you guys feeling confident in?

15:17>> Pass.

15:18>> Pass. Thank you. That's the answer. Uh

15:20the good news, if there is good news, is

15:22the Bills are bottom five against

15:23running backs and wide receivers in

15:25terms of fantasy points allowed so far

15:26this season.

15:27>> That's good news.

15:27>> Other than that, I have nothing. A lot

15:29of lot of potential second half passing

15:31volume for New England. They just have

15:32to be they can't go three and out every

15:34drive. They they cannot.

15:36>> That's the problem is they're so

15:37inefficient offensively.

15:38>> The biggest I think the way in which

15:41this offense gets salvaged, save a AJ

15:44Brown's return, is that

15:46>> I think we can all acknowledge the

15:47Patriots took advantage of a very light

15:50schedule.

15:51>> But there are some numbers when you go

15:52back and I saw someone post this on

15:54social media yesterday. When you go back

15:56and look at Drake May's performances

15:57against defenses that were in the top

16:00half,

16:01>> Mike's favorite EPA last year, right?

16:04Drake May had six games against uh the

16:06top 16 in defensive EPA last season and

16:10he was more than good. He was very good,

16:12right? Drake May did not only succeed

16:15last year because of the schedule.

16:17Through three g three games so far this

16:19year, he is playing like a guy that only

16:21succeeded because of the schedule. Drake

16:23May is too talented for this rut to last

16:25too much longer. But until Drake May

16:27digs himself out of this rut, this

16:29entire Patriots offense is basically

16:32fantasy useless. And this Patriots team

16:35season could get turned upside down.

16:36They are staring down a 1 and3 start in

16:40which the Bills would be 4 and 0. Huge

16:43game

16:43>> with Josh Allen as their quarterback. So

16:46big opportunity for the Patriots, but

16:48big big risk in starting any of them.

16:50>> Agreed.

16:50>> I am totally with you on that. I want to

16:52ask you guys about Daltton Concaid then

16:54because I feel like there's still this

16:55risk for Daltton Concaid when we're

16:57looking at him

16:58>> week one

16:59>> surprise breakout honestly surprise huge

17:01game against the Houston Texans right

17:03like we weren't expecting that we

17:04weren't expecting any of the Bills to do

17:05what they did against Houston but they

17:06crushed for the entire team

17:08>> big game then against the Detroit Lions

17:10DJ Moore gets hurt

17:11>> we know that the Lions we've now found

17:13out they have been very bad against

17:14tight ends this year he does exactly

17:16what he's supposed to do yep

17:18>> week three against the Chargers classic

17:20Daltton Concaid let down game after two

17:23big games to start the season. One which

17:24was a surprise, one which we now know

17:27should have happened cuz they played the

17:28Lions. Now here in week four, they're

17:30taking on the Patriots. They haven't

17:31played any good tight ends yet.

17:32Steelers, Seahawks, and Jaguars, but

17:35he's playing more than 70% of the snaps.

17:37He's playing more than any wide receiver

17:39at this point because he's on the field

17:41so much. I'm still okay to buy into him

17:43as a low-end tight end one, but I don't

17:46think that like I felt like I kind of my

17:49brain started to think, okay, we finally

17:51seen the Daltton Concade we were waiting

17:52for after the first two games of the

17:53season. I think I need to see it more

17:55than just the first two games after I've

17:57seen one of them was a big surprise in

17:59Houston. The other one was like, yeah,

18:00you should have smashed against Detroit.

18:01So, this will be a big one here, but I'm

18:03willing to lean into him as a low-end

18:05tight end one again this week. There's

18:06like I don't know four or five tight

18:09ends where when you're talking about

18:10their value for an upcoming week, you

18:14can get through all the mitigating

18:15factors

18:16>> like you know didn't perform that well

18:18last week. Has traditionally been an up

18:20and down player in his career. Allah

18:21Dalton Concincaid. Yes. And then it's

18:23like yeah but I really have a hard time

18:25putting him outside my top 10 because

18:26there's three good titles.

18:27>> That's it.

18:28>> So yeah, there's he fits into that cap

18:30>> and he plays on an offense with Josh

18:31Frein Allen and they could score 35

18:33points any game. So, no doubt seven for

18:35me. I'll be starting them.

18:37>> Love that. Where you guys start? Who you

18:38guys taking in this game?

18:39>> Bills. I think the Bills get it done.

18:41How do you pick against How do you pick

18:43the Patriots right now?

18:44>> You can't Bills playing three straight

18:46games at home. I feel like that's very

18:47rare in the NFL.

18:48>> Three straight games at home to like at

18:50the beginning of the year.

18:51>> They're wearing that new stadium in a

18:52little bit.

18:52>> Yeah, they are. Yeah, they are. All

18:54right, let's talk about a team not

18:56wearing in their new stadium. Colts and

18:58Commanders playing in London.

19:01>> I did that poorly. Can we do this in

19:03entirely a British accent?

19:06>> I don't think so.

19:07>> Our producers are cool with that one.

19:08>> Yeah, I'm just going to pass that.

19:10>> Marcus Mariota,

19:11>> that might be more Australian.

19:13>> Yeah.

19:13>> Yeah,

19:14>> it's uh stream streaming option this

19:16week.

19:17>> Um

19:18>> nope, you're still on Australia.

19:19>> Who's like your favorite British? That's

19:22more Australian for me, too. That's too

19:24Australian.

19:25>> Yeah, I'm I think I'm stuck in

19:26Australia. I don't think All right.

19:28Well, here's the deal.

19:29>> Been to Australia.

19:30>> Lineup locks here with this one.

19:32Jonathan Taylor, Josh DS, and Tyler

19:34Warren for the Commanders. Right now, it

19:36is just Terry McLaren on this list for

19:38you, Michael.

19:39>> This week, it's Josh Downston Abbey.

19:41>> LOOK AT WOW.

19:43>> DOWNTOWN ABBEY.

19:44>> That was really good.

19:46>> That was a good That was a good one.

19:47>> All right. Cool. Whenever I make

19:49Whenever I make a good reference,

19:50Field's always so impressed.

19:51>> Yeah. Oh, I like it. I don't know. I

19:53like it.

19:54>> Um

19:54>> I just feel like we um all of us have

19:57been guilty of like when you don't nail

19:58it, giving you like too much flack. So,

20:00yeah. I got to compensate for what you

20:02need.

20:02>> I mean, that's fair. Look, I I receive

20:04uh constructive criticism. Well, so

20:06bring it either way. I'll take I'll take

20:08the praise and that he should haircut

20:10for next week.

20:10>> I would uh

20:11>> I Hey, it's on the books. I got the I

20:13got it scheduled.

20:14>> Why is Marcus Mariota not a lineup block

20:16after what he did in that first week? I

20:18just want to throw a couple things out

20:19there, but I'm curious about this. I

20:20think he's at least in the streaming

20:21conversation. 20.4 fantasy points last

20:23week against who? Oh, the Seattle

20:25Seahawks.

20:26>> He was awesome. Yeah,

20:27>> he was honestly three touchdowns is what

20:29did it for him. He just managed the game

20:30really well. Didn't do too much. He

20:32honestly didn't even utilize his legs

20:33all that much even though we know he's

20:34got that in his bag. Um I think this

20:37week

20:37>> thoughts, Mike,

20:38>> my thoughts. Well, I mean to you I'm

20:40higher than both of you in the rank.

20:43Yeah. You tell me why he's on a lineup

20:44lock. Daniel

20:45>> Colts have given up 25 fantasy points in

20:47two of their three games so far this

20:49season. I I just feel like he to me I I

20:52realize I have him at 12. Part of that

20:54is he's he's still a backup quarterback

20:56on an offense that is, you know, has a

20:58limited ceiling, but he is in that

21:00streaming conversation. I would rather

21:01play Marcus Mariota than Drake May this

21:04week if I had to choose between the two.

21:05So,

21:06>> you just did the old ask and answer,

21:08>> right? Is why is a lineup lock? Well,

21:10it's

21:10>> you're right. Why is he not a lineup?

21:11>> Here's the reason why. I think you made

21:12the case why that Marcus Mariota, he was

21:15the number two pick in the draft over a

21:17decade ago. He does have talent, but

21:19he's also

21:20>> one of the best backups in the game for

21:21He's a very good backup, but there's a,

21:23you know, the reason why he hasn't stuck

21:24as a starter is because there there are

21:27moments there or glimpses of a very

21:29solid play and then there are times in

21:31which he turns into a pumpkin. But for

21:32our purposes, he has probably been a

21:34better fantasy starter than he has a

21:36real life starter throughout his career.

21:38He's still mobile enough that if the

21:40play breaks down or if the pocket

21:42collapses, he has the opportunity to

21:44turn nothing into something. He does

21:46have two good receivers. It's a very

21:47good matchup as Mike mentioned. So, yes,

21:49I do have some Marcus Mariota in

21:51streaming lineups this week myself.

21:53Yeah, I like him a lot. That's why I

21:54have him at QB10 this week. The only

21:56reason he's not hired to answer your

21:58question, Daniel, is Josh Allen, Lamar

22:00Jackson, Bryce Young against Detroit,

22:02Tyler Shuck against Atlanta, Mahomes,

22:04Kyler against Miami.

22:05>> Yurie, Lawrence, they've both been

22:07terrific. Joe Burrow, even though he get

22:09Jacksonville, and that's it. That's all

22:10I That's it. I mean, there's such a

22:13there's a very good group ahead of them.

22:14>> You didn't mention Jaylen Herz in there.

22:15>> I did not.

22:16>> You did not mention Drake May after.

22:18Yes.

22:19Scoff, Dak, May, Straoud, Stafford. I

22:21have him head of all those. Love that. I

22:23mean, the matchup definitely is a big

22:24part of that.

22:25>> So, by the way, just for those that

22:27maybe saw that Jaden Daniels has

22:29traveled to London and is practicing,

22:32>> doesn't sound like a guy he's going to

22:33be playing this week. The commander a

22:35week away. Yeah, he's he's definitely

22:37getting closer, but not ready to start

22:39yet. Is Jaden Daniels. Uh, I just wanted

22:42to I think there are we probably have

22:44gotten close enough to a point in the

22:47season where we can put topics to bed.

22:50Quinn Sean Judkins might have been in

22:52this category a couple of games ago. I

22:54wanted to for once and all once and for

22:57all, excuse me, put this commander

22:59backfield to bed. It was like they're

23:01just a stay away, right? So, Bill Krosky

23:03Merritt has exactly one target in every

23:05game.

23:06>> Y

23:06>> he has caught all three of those

23:08targets. 100% catch percentage, but uh

23:11if he's getting basically minimal

23:13passing game utilization week in and

23:15week out, he has one run so far this

23:18year over 10 yards and he's averaging

23:213.0 yards per carry. You are relying on

23:24an inefficient runner falling in the end

23:26zone once or twice a game to be a

23:27fantasy starter.

23:29>> Rashad White is he was better last week.

23:31He caught a touchdown pass, but not a

23:33big enough role, not enough passing game

23:35volume to be a lineup block either. And

23:37remember, Austin Eckler is now on that

23:3953 man roster and he's probably gonna be

23:41involved, I would imagine, at least in

23:43some capacity. You don't sign him just

23:44to chill out.

23:45>> I agree. I'll be interested to see how

23:46he uh how he factors into this

23:48backfield.

23:49>> Uh the other thing on this game for me

23:51is the the two wide receivers that were

23:53in that lineup lock conversation. I know

23:54that Mike tells you you should be

23:56playing them, but just to give sort of

23:58more credence to the idea of Terry

23:59McLaren, this Colts defense Daniel you

24:01noted is just awful. They actually are

24:04like right near the top of most passing

24:06yards allowed this season despite

24:08keeping the Houston Texans offense kind

24:10of in check last week. Speaks to how bad

24:12they were against Patrick Mahomes in

24:14week two and then Lamar Jackson in week

24:16one. Josh DS the other side of this

24:19game. Terry McLaren last week was

24:21ridiculous. Like looked like one of the

24:22best players on a field that included

24:24Jackson Smith and Jigba, Byron Murphy,

24:26Leonard Williams, all those great

24:27Seahawks players as well. Uh Josh DS has

24:30uh faced us off against a commander

24:32secondary that has allowed the most

24:35fantasy points to opposing wide

24:36receivers this season. They've also

24:38allowed a wide receiver to go over 35

24:40fantasy points in back-to-back weeks. I

24:43will acknowledge that those two wide

24:45receivers were CD Lamb and Jackson Smith

24:47and Jigba.

24:48>> Slightly different.

24:48>> You don't expect 35 plus out of Josh DS,

24:51but the bottom line is that guys have

24:52absolutely crushed against this

24:54commander secondary. Um, we obviously

24:56are not really watching the London games

24:58or the overseas games because we're

25:00doing fantasy focused countdown. We are

25:02hoping though for lots and lots and lots

25:04of fantasy points throughout that 60

25:06minutes.

25:07>> I appreciate that because I think Josh

25:08Downs would be the most surprising

25:10lineup block if anyone were just to look

25:11at the list like really Josh Downs is a

25:13lineup block but it's because of the

25:14matchup all the things that you talked

25:15about. It was a

25:16>> matchup and the huge target share and

25:18there's no Allen. They're running the

25:20offense through Taylor, DS, and Warren

25:23with I mean Keenan Allen had a good game

25:25last week. I know last or the other day

25:27I think you asked like are we interested

25:28in Keenan Allen and again you I'm

25:30there's so much bus potential with him

25:32based on what we saw last season. I

25:33wrote about this in the playbook. Uh

25:35>> you know I still he's on the flex radar.

25:37I think someone asked a question like

25:38are they is he worth bothering with?

25:40Sure. You know in a 12 team PPR league I

25:42think he's on the flex radar. At the at

25:43the time I was just like nah I don't

25:44really want to mess with that. But

25:46>> like the other guys,

25:47>> I can see with the situation at receiver

25:49there, you know that him being a viable

25:52flex. I I'll give him that, but it just

25:54doesn't feel good.

25:55>> You're taking the Colts. Colts are

25:56commanders in this one, guys. I'm going

25:58>> Who did I pick? Uh, that's a close one.

26:00Yeah, I picked the Colts. Yeah,

26:03>> Z Commanders.

26:06>> Okay, I like it. I like that field. I

26:08was surprised by that one. All right,

26:09let's dive into the next one. Jets and

26:11Chicago Bears. Oh, guy. Oh, good. You

26:13guys are letting me talk this time. It's

26:15about time.

26:16>> I have a topic for once.

26:17>> Lineup blocks in this one. Garrett

26:19Wilson, he's been awesome. Luther Burton

26:22the third. He was great last week.

26:23DeAndre Swift continues to be the guy.

26:26Mike, where you want to start with this?

26:28You want to go with some running backs

26:29here. We don't have Bree Hall in this

26:30one.

26:31>> We don't have Bree Hall. That's the big

26:32topic from this one. Not official, but

26:35he's looking doubtful for a week. Um, so

26:37we're going to pivot to the backup

26:39running backs and they've been talking

26:40up Brillin Allen for quite a long time

26:42now. uh he's been around a couple of

26:44years about the role he's going to have

26:46in this back field. He does have 19

26:47carries and five targets so far this

26:48season, but it just has not come to

26:50fruition. He hasn't been able to really

26:52eat away at Breeze Hall's uh workload to

26:55any substantial uh degree and his

26:58efficiency has not been good. 3.7 yards

27:00per carry so far in his career is under

27:01five yard per target as well. His only

27:04two career double digit fantasy games

27:05were two years ago back in 2024. Just

27:07has not made a big impact. And here's

27:10the thing. I expect them I I know Isaiah

27:13Davis hasn't played an offensive or had

27:15an offensive touch so far this season. I

27:18expect some kind of split here. Allen

27:19should be the starter, the lead rusher.

27:22But first of all, Davis has been pretty

27:24effective so far in a small sample. He's

27:25averaging 5.6 yards per carry. He's been

27:28better in the passing game as well. But

27:30the bottom line is this is a backfield

27:32that hasn't even allowed Bree Hall a top

27:3410 fantasy week this season. So, now

27:35we're going to go to a two-headed

27:37committee of backups, and we're going to

27:39expect a lot. I don't think so. You're

27:40really, if you're going to take a shot

27:41on Brilan Allen, who I have at RB22,

27:43you're just really hoping that he finds

27:45his way into the end zone against the

27:47Bears. And look, the Bears didn't look

27:48good Monday night against Saquon.

27:50They're average, they're allowing 4.8

27:51yards per carry this season. Maybe he

27:53has a shot to get into that uh, you

27:55know, top 20 at running back this week,

27:57but for me, I don't feel super great

27:59about this one.

28:00>> Jets fans like Isaiah Davis more than

28:02seemingly the Jets as an organization.

28:04played. He's outplayed him so far. Yeah.

28:05>> Well, so we'll see. I think there's a

28:06chance and the Jets have Aaron Glenn

28:08acknowledged Isaiah Davis will have more

28:10of a role.

28:10>> Yeah.

28:11>> Be very very interested to see how much

28:13of a role this will be. Uh before we ask

28:15you about King and Sadique Daniel, I do

28:16want to note that Ben Johnson's

28:18non-committal on who the Bears starting

28:20quarterback will be this weekend. You

28:22laugh. No,

28:23>> cuz it should be Case Keenan.

28:25>> I I think it'll be Tyson Bees.

28:27>> I know. I know you think it will be. I'm

28:29not I'm not disagreeing with that. I

28:30just think it should be. Case Keenum

28:32played fantastic. Why would like Tyson

28:35Beijing is not going to be the guy for

28:36your organization moving forward? So

28:38when you have a veteran quarterback that

28:39looked as good as he did just managing a

28:41team, why take him off the field? He did

28:43everything you asked him to do.

28:44>> I don't I'm not going to doubt Ben

28:46Johnson though.

28:46>> Well, that's okay. That that's one way

28:48of thinking about and I think that's a

28:49fair way to think of because he is a

28:50proven excellent offensive line. The

28:52only theory that I can come up with

28:53because I was thinking about this

28:54yesterday is that like I'd probably just

28:56go back to Case Keenum. He played so

28:58steady.

28:59>> Yeah. The only theory that I have is I

29:02wonder if Ben Johnson feels like, hey,

29:04the bag of tricks that we have available

29:06for Case Keenum is limited to about 60

29:09minutes worth of football.

29:11>> That like all of the stuff that we show

29:12put on tape on Monday is about as far as

29:15we can go with this offense. I I'm I'm

29:16not I would go with Case Keenum.

29:19>> I know.

29:19>> I I was I was trying to figure out why

29:21if they do go with Tyson Bean, it is

29:23Beant. And maybe there's also something

29:25to be said for, you know, you spend all

29:26this time developing this guy, getting

29:28all of these reps during the summer and

29:30then you yank him. It's it's an

29:33interesting one. Yeah. Ben Johnson,

29:34>> it may not matter either way,

29:35>> but then Ben Johnson already answered

29:37this question, which is that like it's

29:38not just that game. We've been these

29:40guys have been competing all off season.

29:42Been won the job. Uh, and also they

29:44signed Beijing to an extension. Like

29:46that's a guy that's going to be around

29:47for a while ideally as their number two.

29:49So I understand them wanting to take a

29:51look at him.

29:51>> I don't know. It's it's I I hear exactly

29:53where Daniel's coming from.

29:55>> I get it, too.

29:55>> I've tried to put my logic hat on and

29:57that's where I've kind of

29:58>> I feel like he's trying to play chess

29:59when it's just like dude,

30:00>> but he can though. That's what I'm

30:01saying. Like I

30:03>> So until he decides to show up 24 hours

30:06to Australia.

30:07>> I get I get it there. But you know,

30:08they're not going to be perfect. Or

30:09maybe this is a situation where it's not

30:10perfect. But uh I I think I think that

30:13he if he starts Beijing, it's because he

30:15thinks Beijing is better than Case

30:16Keenum. I mean, that's I think that's

30:18>> I will say this about the Bears. If he

30:19starts Begent over Case Keenum, it's not

30:22going to severely impact any of the

30:24fantasy rankings that I have of the past

30:25catchup. Like they're all going to stay

30:26where they're at. It's that quarterback

30:28change won't shift a lot for me.

30:29>> Let's talk about Kenyan Sadique though,

30:31Daniel, because he was awesome last

30:32week. And awesome enough to crack your

30:34top 10.

30:35>> He does not crack my top 10. I've got

30:37him at 13. Field, you got at 16. Mike,

30:39you've got him at 12. Here's the thing,

30:41though. No AD Mitchell last week. No

30:43Mason Taylor. And he did smash again in

30:45a spot against the Lions as a tight end.

30:47played 55% of the snaps. That was a most

30:49of his young career, but still only 55%

30:51of the snaps. Very popular streaming ad

30:53this week. Seven for 105 and a touchdown

30:55against my Detroit Lions.

30:58I feel confident in the upside that we

31:02saw from this kid last week. What I

31:05don't feel confident in is that he's at

31:06the point where he's going to deliver

31:08that as a consistent weekly starter in

31:10fantasy football. I need to see it again

31:11before I believe it. Now, one thing that

31:13is positive in this, AD Mitchell did not

31:16practice again this week with a finger

31:17injury. Doubtful again to play in this

31:19game. So, there could be another Titans

31:21target tree here for Gino Smith. So,

31:23that does help.

31:23>> Same with Mason Taylor, by the way.

31:24>> And Mason. Okay. So, then we're in a

31:26situation where it's like this could be

31:28a very similar thing, but I think I want

31:29to see it one more time before I trust

31:31him as a starting tight end in my

31:33fantasy league. I saw the upside on tap.

31:35I just want to see consistency.

31:36>> I liked Kenyan Sadique as a waiver ad

31:38this week. I liked him as a waiver ad to

31:40put him onto my bench to see if he can

31:42do it for more than just one game.

31:44>> I'm with you. Yeah, I've been stashing

31:45him in quite a few leagues and I'm happy

31:47to continue doing that because ideally

31:49you still have a better tight end

31:50option. Like maybe you had gotten and

31:51Sadiq then maybe you're starting Sadi

31:53but if you picked up Concaid or you had

31:55Bowers or McBry and you KD Kelsey I mean

31:57there's so many guys in that tier that

32:00you are probably starting ahead of Sadi

32:02but he should be rostered for sure.

32:03>> Who do you have ahead? Who do you have

32:04ranked higher? Coloulston Loveland in

32:06this game or Kenyan City?

32:06>> I believe I have Colston Love. I think I

32:08have Sadik one. No, I have I have City

32:11two ahead. Two ahead. Close call. I

32:13actually moved when Taylor and AD

32:15Mitchell are essentially rolled out

32:17yesterday, Deacto rolled out, I moved,

32:18uh, Sadique up.

32:19>> Sadique up a little bit. Okay.

32:21>> So, uh, this game I think is being is

32:23playing being played in Chicago.

32:25>> Who are you guys taking?

32:26>> I believe I'm taking the Bears.

32:30>> That's exactly what I was going to say.

32:31The Bears.

32:31>> Yes, the Bears.

32:32>> The producers are on the Jets. Zack, one

32:35of our producers, is a Jets fan. that

32:36might be influencing the pick. The three

32:38of us are on the Bears.

32:40>> All right. I I mean, I want the Jets to

32:42do well. I like Sadiq a lot. I love

32:44Garrett Wilson.

32:45>> I love Aaron Glenn. I want to change my

32:46pick to the the Jets, to be honest.

32:48>> You can change it if you want. It

32:49doesn't bother me.

32:50>> Can I I'm going to change my pick to the

32:51Jets. We'll put it in I'll change it in

32:52the rundown.

32:53>> Okay. Daniel has changed it to the

32:54>> I'm on Aaron Glenn.

32:55>> Okay. Yeah, he was your coordinator for

32:56a long time. I'm out of the former

32:58>> I You're out on Ben. Yeah,

33:00>> that's a bold take right there.

33:01>> Well, I'm a L a former Lions fan, guys.

33:03Or I am a Lions fan. Former Ben Johnson

33:05fan.

33:05>> Former Ben Johnson. Let's talk about

33:06Chiefs and the Raiders. Next game up,

33:10Chiefs and Raiders have a handful of

33:11lineup blocks, too. Patrick Mahomes,

33:13Kenneth Walker the third, Ashton Genty,

33:15Rashi Rice, Brock Bowers, even old man

33:17Travis Kelce back to being a lineup

33:19block, guys.

33:20>> And Travis Kelce. How about that? Who um

33:22who wants to start with Rashi Rice here?

33:24>> That would be me. All right. So, uh this

33:27might be a fantasy focus first. I'm

33:30calling for a graphic which is not a

33:31fantasy focus first, but I'm calling for

33:33a graphic that's strictly visual. This

33:36is courtesy of our friends over at

33:37NextGen Stats. All right. Believe we

33:39have weeks one and two. And this is

33:42Rashi Rice's route tree on his targets.

33:46And if you're watching, you can see what

33:48we are all talking about right now. If

33:51you're just listening, I'll do my best

33:52to describe it. In the first two games

33:55of the season, Rashi Rice had eight

33:57total targets. Of those eight total

34:00targets, six of them came at least seven

34:04yards beyond the line of scrimmage,

34:06which is not a bunch of vertical shots,

34:09but the further you throw the football

34:11down the field, the less efficient the

34:13target and the less opportunity in a lot

34:16of cases for run after catch,

34:18>> especially in PPR formats, he had uh and

34:21then if you zoom ahead to week three

34:23when Rashi Rice and the Chiefs play the

34:25Miami Dolphins and Rashi Rice had nine

34:28targets.

34:29You can go back and look of those nine 1

34:312 3 four five six came at seven yards or

34:35fewer including four targets at five

34:38yards or fewer. Right. All completed.

34:40>> Yes. And these are all completed. So

34:42basically in Rashi Rice's third game of

34:44the season as Mike has illuminated

34:46throughout the week. The Chiefs said

34:48let's get back to the Rashi Rice that we

34:50have known and has been a very valuable

34:52fantasy asset for us. Is it a guarantee

34:54that the Chiefs are going to have this

34:56seismic shift and start using Rashi Rice

34:58only like he was used in prior years? It

35:01is not. But it was notable to all of us

35:03that he was deployed the way that he was

35:05last week. And that gives us confidence

35:07that he can I don't think he's he's not

35:11back to that like top eight wide

35:12receiver territory. And I don't I'm not

35:14positive he'll get anywhere close to

35:16there. But I do think that up there's a

35:19chance he's more like wide receiver 13

35:22as opposed to wide receiver 23. I'm with

35:23you. Let me go back to that. Can we go

35:25Can we flash back to that uh tweet from

35:27Michael F. Florio?

35:28>> We talked about that yesterday on

35:29Fantasy Live as well. Uh good which is a

35:32good call. Um

35:34>> go ahead and say Rashi Rice saw nine

35:36targets in week three. Eight of them

35:38came against zone coverage. Chiefs saw

35:40the second highest rate of man coverage

35:42in the first two weeks.

35:43>> Yeah. and likely to see quite a bit of

35:45zone this week as well. So, a good spot

35:47here for Rasheed Rice. Nice nice call

35:50out there by Michael Florio. So, yeah, I

35:52mean, honestly, if I'm playing against

35:53the Chiefs though, I'm playing, man,

35:55they can't beat they can't beat man

35:56coverage.

35:56>> They uh Yeah, I hear you. And um just

36:00keep in mind that they barely had to

36:01throw the ball last week, too.

36:02>> Yeah. 25 like a 40% target here in that

36:04game. So, that's a really good sign

36:05moving forward when they actually have

36:07better game scripts. Could be even

36:08better for race.

36:09>> Yep. Would you have dropped or do you

36:11feel comfortable dropping Xavier Worthy

36:12if you need to go for someone else at

36:14this point?

36:14>> Definitely a 10 team.

36:15>> I just want to make sure. Yeah. All

36:16right.

36:17>> Honestly, this feels like this game it

36:19just feels so chalky like the fantasy

36:21decisions. You're only starting two guys

36:23from the Raiders and it's going to be

36:24that way basically the whole season.

36:26Brock Bowers and Ashton Genty. Right now

36:28you continue to start all of the Chiefs

36:30until further notice.

36:31>> Did I persuade you guys at all on the

36:33Ashen Genty thing yesterday?

36:35>> I'm not sure I was listening.

36:38story of this podcast.

36:39>> Uh, no, not right now. I'm still I'm

36:42still uh

36:42>> basically there's there's there's room

36:44to get to RB1 sort of like lock it in

36:47elite status. Yeah.

36:48>> And I think he might be more RB2.

36:50>> I think he's more RB2 as well.

36:51>> I think he's more backend RB1. Somewhere

36:52in the middle.

36:53>> Okay. Okay.

36:54>> Bunch of fence sitters around here.

36:56>> Wait, what does backhand RB1 mean?

36:58>> It means like in the We'll rank him in

36:59the six to 10 range every week.

37:00>> Is that where you think he's going to

37:01finish end of season?

37:03>> Yeah.

37:03>> What do you think he's going to finish

37:04end of season?

37:05>> Maybe we can do a board bet here. The

37:07only thing that I would say, hold on,

37:08no, no, no. No qualifiers here. The only

37:09thing I'll say is that like end of

37:11season total fantasy points can be a

37:14little bit I think misleading towards

37:16what the players value is

37:17>> as it was in Ashton Genty's rookie

37:19season.

37:19>> Correct. Right. Like he ended up as what

37:20RB9 or something.

37:21>> RB 12.

37:22>> Uh 11.

37:23>> 11.

37:24>> He did not feel that way in week. Right.

37:26He got absolutely he spiked in like two

37:29games against the Bears and against the

37:32>> Texans late in the season. Yeah.

37:33>> I looked at rest season projections for

37:35what it's worth. He comes in at seven.

37:36>> Seven.

37:37>> Yeah. Assuming everyone's healthy going

37:39forward. If he's healthy, he'll be a

37:40little higher. If he's

37:41>> We don't have to do it.

37:42>> This is a couple games to be a little

37:43>> I don't really care. I like board bets.

37:45Uh and I like winning. So, yeah. I say,

37:48how would you like to qualify this?

37:50>> You just want to say we could do it on

37:52essentially a points per game basis. I

37:53think we have the ability to use common

37:55sense on these as well. Okay. Um

37:57>> I don't have

37:57>> It's basically I don't know. What am I

37:59saying? I'll finish I'll say he finishes

38:01top 10

38:01>> top 10. He's top 10 in fantasy points

38:04per game the rest of the season. So week

38:05four on.

38:06>> Yeah. Okay. Deal. Sweet. You go first.

38:09>> I say Ashen Genty will be top 10 at

38:11running back and fantasy points per game

38:13the rest of the season.

38:13>> I say Ashen Genty will not be a top 10

38:16running back and points per game basis

38:18for the rest of the season.

38:19>> Put it on the board.

38:20>> Put it on the board.

38:21>> Love that.

38:22>> Damn. All right, let's do it.

38:23>> I love when I can make you guys do a

38:25board bet and then I

38:26>> just get to watch.

38:27>> Get to benefit.

38:27>> I don't even Yeah, that's amazing. I'm

38:29going to say for the record, you're more

38:30likely than me to win that because of

38:32injuries, but we're talking points per

38:34game.

38:34>> My gosh, God.

38:36>> Well, I shouldn't say that because we

38:38are doing points per game. So, never

38:39mind.

38:40>> Yeah. All right,

38:40>> that back, will you?

38:41>> Let's dive into the mailback. Did you

38:43pick this game? I think we all took the

38:44Chiefs, right? Anyone taking the

38:45Raiders?

38:45>> Uh, we're taking the Chiefs.

38:46>> Yeah, we're all taking the Chiefs here.

38:48>> If

38:50the Raiders win, oh boy, that's going to

38:52be amazing. I hope they do, honestly.

38:54That's good for the sport.

38:55>> Couple of questions from the mailbag.

38:57Definitively. Zach wants to know

38:58Leaporta, Isaiah Likely, or Joan

39:01Johnson. I have all three.

39:03>> I would say you're likely to start Sam

39:05Leaporta.

39:06>> I think so, too.

39:07>> That was good though. Likely to start

39:09Leaporta. I have uh I do have likely

39:10ahead of Leapora this week. They

39:12remember they're playing Arizona. It's a

39:13good matchup for that team. He's been so

39:15heavily targeted. I'm going to give a

39:16slight edge to likely, but it's a tossup

39:18between those two, I would say.

39:19>> I'm going to give a slight edge to Sam

39:20Leapora because his team has scored 30

39:22points and likely has Jameus Winston.

39:25>> Oh, baby. Look at that. Jack Hayer wants

39:26to know, "Got a gross one. Chris Godwin,

39:29RJ Harvey, or Darren Waller in my flex."

39:32>> Can I start by acknowledging that Zach

39:34is acknowledging it's a gross one? So,

39:35shout out to you, Jack. Like, I like the

39:37self-awareness.

39:39>> I'm going Chris.

39:40>> Really? I'm crossing him off without

39:41Baker. Uh, don't touch that. It's hard

39:44enough to justify a Bua this week.

39:46>> I'm going to go Waller.

39:48>> ME, TOO, BABY.

39:49>> WOW. The anti-waller guy. Harvey just

39:51feel I I don't know if you're just going

39:53to get enough there but Waller I'm not I

39:54wouldn't say I'm anti Waller I also

39:57moved him up yesterday because gets out

39:59for that game too and Coker

40:01helpful you moved him out because I had

40:03such a great argument such a good nailed

40:06it thank you yes

40:08>> um yeah so he's definitely justifiable

40:11>> I think so too as a flex based on the

40:14other options that you have I think

40:15Waller's at least in that mix I'm with

40:16Mike on that one next one here Ricardo

40:19Martinez wants to know got St. Brown for

40:21Garrett Wilson and Omari and Hampton. Is

40:23that a good or bad trade? Whenever we

40:25get these after the fact, it's tough.

40:27>> He got Aman Raw or Garrett Wilson and

40:30Omari and Hampton. So, you had Garrett

40:32Wilson, Omarian Hampton.

40:33>> And it's probably tougher in a 12 team

40:35or in a 10 team maybe of enough running

40:37back depth. I think it depends on your

40:38running back situation. That said, I

40:41mean, not feeling great about Hampton

40:42now. And obviously the the wide

40:44receivers's an upgrade. I wouldn't say

40:47I'm I mean I don't think it's a bad

40:49round on that tier where like it is a

40:50big upgrade even though Gary Wilson is

40:52probably going to be a top 10 the rest

40:53of the season. This is a close call.

40:55>> Well, I like the he got Almondra.

40:57>> He got love it.

40:58>> Yeah, I like I am okay with that even

41:01even with the Chargers like

41:02>> it depends what you think of Hampton.

41:04Really?

41:05>> I love Hampton, but I think if I could

41:07move up from Garrett Wilson to Amanra

41:10and that that Lions offense and what

41:11they're going to do with how bad that

41:12defense is, I just think there's more to

41:14unlock there. As long as you're not

41:15putting Emanuel Wilson in your RB2 slot

41:17or something like that's it's totally

41:18fine.

41:19>> Sure. Sure. I guess do you do that? Do

41:21you have teams where he's your RB2? You

41:22should draft if you're doing a two for

41:25one like that. You

41:26>> you need replacement options.

41:27>> The guitar maniac wants to know are any

41:29rumors to any are there any rumors on

41:31Tyreek Hill returning this year?

41:33>> Definitely.

41:34>> Are the rumors enough that would ever

41:35cause you guys to go out and

41:36preemptively add him off of waiverss?

41:38>> I mean I absent having

41:42Yes.

41:42>> Yeah. Yeah, if you have like a unique

41:43bench spot where you're like, I'm

41:44currently rostering a second defense,

41:46like go for it.

41:47>> Sure. But no, at this point, we're not

41:49doing anything until there's more

41:50>> too many materialized news

41:52>> bench options and waiver uh by week

41:54start next week. Yeah.

41:55>> So, we're going to need those bench

41:56spots even more. I'm not touching Tyreek

41:58right now.

41:58>> Who's on a buy next week? Do you know

42:00off hand?

42:00>> Uh is it like Carolina? I think there's

42:03two teams on a buy. I have it right

42:04here. If you give me a half a second, it

42:06is the Chiefs and the Panthers.

42:10>> So, we're losing a couple good players.

42:12Big week for Bryce here because if he

42:14disappoints, he's going to be droppable

42:16during by-weeks. But if he lights it up

42:18again, you're have to keep him. You're

42:19have to hang on.

42:19>> Panthers on a buy next week.

42:21>> We're going to lose some star power

42:22right there.

42:22>> All right, let's get to it. Next

42:23matchup, Cardinals and Giants. Guys, we

42:27saw quite a bit out of Jeremiah Love

42:29last week. Yeah, baby. Is he a lineup

42:31block? He sure is. Jeremiah Love,

42:33Michael Wilson, Trey McBride, Cam

42:35Scataboo, Malik Neighbors, Isaiah

42:37Likely. Look at all these lineup blocks.

42:39>> Yeah. You know what? This would have

42:41been uh my favorite game of the season.

42:43I think coming into the year with you

42:45think about

42:47Jackson Dard and obviously Scataboo.

42:49>> Didn't you have Marvin Harrison Jr. like

42:51receiver three?

42:52>> I think so.

42:53>> I did. Yes.

42:54>> Wide receiver three in his own team.

42:56>> Okay.

42:58>> Uh that's I mean he literally is wide in

43:00his own team right now. It's true.

43:02>> What a mess. I wonder if he's the next

43:04uh trade we're going to be watching for

43:05in the coming weeks. Maybe Brian Thomas

43:08is on on watch. Uh, did you already

43:10propose Brian Thomas for Marvin

43:12Harrison?

43:13>> I think I've seen that speculated. I

43:14don't know if that really makes sense

43:15for those teams necessarily. Maybe it

43:17makes more sense for Arizona than it

43:18does for Jacksonville. They don't

43:20Jacksonville's

43:21>> Jacksonville's like we don't need Brian

43:23Thomas because we actually love Josh

43:24Cameron now. He's leaping ahead of him

43:26at this point. So anyway, uh, should we

43:28talk about Jeremiah Love,

43:29>> please? Why not?

43:30>> Want to start there?

43:31>> I mean, he's a he's a lineup lock, but

43:34>> he is now.

43:34>> I want to know more about it, Mike. Is

43:36it going to continue? Yeah. Is it going

43:37to continue?

43:37>> Here's why he's a lineup lock. Uh last

43:39week he had 26 touches. Weeks one and

43:43two combined he had 25 touches. So a big

43:45leap in usage. The snaps were way up in

43:47that game. He had more yardage in that

43:49game than he had did the first two games

43:50combined. Uh touchdown. He had one

43:53touchdown the first two weeks he scored

43:54again last week and he's already been

43:57heavily involved as a pass catcher. I

43:58mean he has three targets or or more in

44:00every game this season. Uh, I think that

44:04they started slow as we I mean, how how

44:06many times do we talk about that coming

44:08into the season? It was going to be a

44:09couple weeks before they really ramped

44:11him up. That's what they did. So, I'm

44:12curious to see if this sustains going

44:13forward. You have to imagine it will

44:16because it makes sense. Like, you took

44:18you spent the third overall pick on the

44:20guy. Why would you not be giving him 20

44:21plus touches a game? So, I'm buying on

44:23this one. And also, this is one of his

44:24best matchups of the season. That's why

44:26I'm I'm really excited for this one

44:28because they're playing the Giants.

44:28They're allowing 5.1 yards per carry to

44:30running back. So this is a chance for

44:32him to take these 20 25 touches and just

44:34light it up and prove that he is a

44:36cemented at worst backend RB1 going

44:39forward this season. Yeah, feels a lot

44:41better right now in week three than it

44:43did to start the season with that high

44:44ankle sprain draft. I mean, he fell in

44:47drafts. I mean, if you grabbed him and

44:48you decided to roll the dice,

44:50>> but this is why

44:50>> three weeks in, he's been paying off

44:52right now.

44:52>> This is why you take that discount at

44:53the two three turn on a player that's

44:55drafted third overall. I mean, he again,

44:58my thought was you want to draft a guy

45:01at not at his ceiling, right? And if you

45:03think about where he'll be drafted in

45:052027 drafts, even before the season

45:07started

45:08>> in the first round, I mean, if you're

45:09using him the right way, right, he

45:10should be he should be a superstar. He

45:12should be one of the best players in

45:13football, in fantasy, offensive

45:15playmaker. I mean, so it makes perfect

45:17sense that he's being utilized this way.

45:18So, I'm I'm I'm pumped about what

45:20happened last week and even more so for

45:22here in week four. Love that. I also am

45:24surprisingly pumped about what happened

45:26last week, but for Isaiah Likely, which

45:28sounds odd because he only had 3.3

45:30fantasy points, guys. But I want to ask

45:32you about a thing. Isaiah likely was on

45:34this list. He was he's a lineup block

45:35given what the state of the tight end

45:36position looks like.

45:37>> I feel like we got Isaiah likely to

45:39start this year again.

45:40>> Massive week one. Yeah,

45:41>> we've seen it before. We've literally

45:43lived this this book before.

45:45>> One half of a foot away from two

45:47touchdowns at the beginning of last

45:48season. Remember that?

45:49>> 27.8 fantasy points this year or this

45:52year in week one. And then week two, 8.3

45:54fantasy points. And then week three, 3.3

45:57fantasy points. Obviously, Jackson Dart

45:59getting hurt hurts that. Jameus Winston

46:01did not look fantastic when he came in.

46:03And then last week, we had all the

46:04weather stuff.

46:06Here's the part that gives me

46:08excitement. Week one played 49% of the

46:11snaps. Week two played 69% of the snaps.

46:14Week three played 85% of the snaps. He

46:17is clearly moving in the direction of I

46:19am going to be on the field and a part

46:20of this offense more. Even though I see

46:22the fantasy points going the wrong

46:24direction from what I want, I think it's

46:26easy to be able to understand the

46:27quarterback situation, the the influx of

46:29the offense, being able to go through

46:31all these changes, given what his role

46:33is and how much he's going to be out

46:34there still. I am not worried.

46:37>> I'm a little bit wishcasting because I

46:39do need his quarterback to get him the

46:40football, but I am still starting him as

46:42a low-end tight end one because of how

46:45much he has been on the field.

46:46>> Yeah. uh Jamus can't put up 250 plus

46:49maybe 300 passing yards against Arizona

46:51and keep them competitive, they're going

46:53to have to look to JJ McCarthy here.

46:55Like this is a good match up here for

46:57likely and that's why he belongs the

46:59combination of the volume and the

47:01matchup against Arizona. I mean

47:03absolutely he should be in lineups this

47:04week. But if Jamus struggles here and

47:07and by the way remember we talked about

47:08this when Jamus got the job I mean due

47:10to injury he his last eight games he's

47:13put up 20 fantasy point he's averaged

47:15around 20 fantasy points per game he can

47:17put up passing numbers

47:18>> last week was a disaster weatherwise

47:20>> it absolutely was and obviously he came

47:21in in relief in a tough circumstance in

47:23week two. So there's still hope here

47:25that they can at least we don't need we

47:27don't necessarily need the Giants to win

47:29games for for our perspective. We just

47:31need big passing numbers. I think he can

47:32do that. I was talking earlier about how

47:34there are mitigating factors for tight

47:36ends and yet you still sort of like

47:37Yeah, but they're one of the guys that I

47:39trust more than the rest of the pack.

47:40Yeah,

47:41>> Isaiah likely also part of this. Can I

47:42ask you guys a question that's not

47:43fantasy related? But before we move on

47:45from the Giants and the Cardinals,

47:47>> maybe

47:48>> you can figure out what the Odell

47:50Beckham Jr. signing was all about.

47:52>> What would the point was?

47:54>> They keep him on the roster and then

47:55they don't play him and they cut him

47:57after three weeks.

47:58>> Yeah. I mean, you're It just doesn't

47:59work in the NFL, especially at that age.

48:01like you're not playing special teams

48:02and you're just they need that spot.

48:03>> Why keep him on the roster in the first

48:04place is my my question.

48:05>> Well, if they had I guess I don't know.

48:07Yeah, over Darius Sllayton. I'm not

48:08really sure why they did that, but I

48:10remember after week three, you start to

48:11see a lot more transactions because

48:13teams will use that trick where you can

48:15just promote a guy off the practice

48:16squad at the on Saturdays for three

48:18three weeks. Then they that expires and

48:20you need to put them on the active

48:21roster to play. So, Braxton Berios fits

48:23that bill. He's their returner now. He's

48:26their number four. Actually, they uh

48:28signed Charlie Jones as well. So, uh,

48:30they just went, you got to play special

48:32teams and you can't just chill on the

48:33sidelines. Do something.

48:34>> Was it just like a vibes for the fans?

48:37>> Definitely helped the business.

48:38>> Like, were like the business neighbors

48:40insurance.

48:41>> Sure. And now that Neighbors is out

48:43there, it doesn't feel like we're I

48:44mean,

48:44>> yeah, I don't know.

48:45>> Probably a few reasons, but yeah.

48:47>> I'm taking the the Giants. I'm the only

48:48one that believe.

48:50>> I'm going with the Cardinals. Yeah, I

48:51love

48:52>> Cardinals. Yeah. All right,

48:53>> I'm in on that. All right, let's look at

48:54this next one. Denver at San Francisco.

48:58Oh, this one's going to be a fun one.

49:00Brock Pury, Christian McAffrey, Mike

49:01Evans, we'll talk about him.

49:03>> George KD, and Jaylen Wadd. Basically,

49:06every 49er that you could potentially

49:07start is startable.

49:09>> They've become very easy for us. Mike

49:10Evans iffy to play in this game, but if

49:13he does play, he will be in our lineups.

49:15>> That's the thing that's tough with Mike

49:16Evans. So, he didn't practice. First

49:18practice of the week, had a got a big

49:20shot. Who was the safety? Took a shot

49:23from last week in the ribs. Anyways, um

49:26I forget who they played. party on

49:29Buddha Baker.

49:30>> Maybe that's what it was. Might have

49:30been Buddha Baker. Anyways, um he's the

49:33problem with Mike Evans not practicing

49:34the first day of the week. It's like he

49:36would do that anyways as like an old

49:38veteran guy anyway. So, this is just

49:39like a thing you're going to have to

49:40monitor and watch throughout the week to

49:42see is he going to play or not.

49:44>> Yeah. Also, keep in mind this is not uh

49:46JSN or someone who Aman Ross St. Brandon

49:49moves around the formation. He's on the

49:51perimeter a lot and that means a lot of

49:52Pat Certan the second in this one. So,

49:54not ideal. Uh very high bust risk for

49:56Mike Evans this week. I think this is

49:57the biggest test that we have had so far

49:59clearly for Brock Pery.

50:01>> Yeah, I would say so too.

50:02>> Brock Perty has had two like cake

50:04matchups back toback. He crushed that

50:05first game, that weird Australia thing,

50:07but then two cake matchups back to back

50:09and he has looked unbelievable. We

50:11talked about him as maybe that's the

50:12maybe the QB3 that we would want so far

50:15this season.

50:16>> And remember him in the playoffs last

50:17year. He had back-to-back weeks as

50:19finishing as quarterback one.

50:21>> Unbelievable.

50:21>> He played the Seahawks. It was a much

50:23different story. He has had a history of

50:26absolutely destroying the teams he's

50:27supposed to destroy and then against

50:29much tougher matchups because of some

50:31but not elite rushing volume coming way

50:34back down to earth

50:36there if he could but yes big test for

50:37Brock Py still an obvious start though

50:39for us this week

50:40>> got it's playing too well

50:41>> is anybody an obvious start amongst the

50:43Broncos pass catchers Wadd made Mike's

50:47lineup locks

50:48>> yeah but even you would probably concede

50:49that's a flimsy

50:50>> yeah he was he was borderline but when

50:52you look at the state of wide receiver I

50:53think he still fits the bill where you

50:55drafted him and after what we saw in

50:57week two, I I'd be hardressed to bench

50:59him.

51:00>> Will the real Jaylen Wadd please stand

51:02up though? Let's talk through what

51:03Jaylen's season has looked like to date.

51:06>> Week one, he had three targets. That's

51:08not going to cut it. And frankly, it's

51:09not going to cut it if you're the

51:10Broncos that paid a legitimate freight

51:12to acquire him, right? What's the point

51:14of giving away a first round pick, a

51:15third round pick, and a fourth round

51:16swap to throw the ball three times to

51:19this very talented player? Week two,

51:22awesome. 10 targets, monster game, over

51:25130 receiving yards, looked like the

51:27Jaylen Waddle that we had grown

51:29accustomed to at times in Miami and that

51:31you would pay that big price for. Week

51:33three, seven targets. That part's good.

51:36The results not so good. He had a dud

51:38game last week. Um, I think Jaylen Wadd

51:42will be one of those guys that you still

51:43feel compelled to continue to go back to

51:45the well with because of the abundant

51:47talent and because this is not the same.

51:50The Broncos had some tough matchups

51:51early on this season, I believe, at

51:53least. Not sure it's quite as tough of a

51:55matchup on Sunday against San Francisco

51:57with all of their defensive injuries.

51:59This offense, though, might be the most

52:01agonizing one to have a talented player

52:03in because the Broncos have probably the

52:06deepest group of pretty good players,

52:09but I'm not sure anybody besides Jaylen

52:11Wadd is a an elite player in their wide

52:14receiver, running back, or tight end

52:15room. I and I would push back and say

52:18not on what you have said but push back

52:19on the idea that he's a lineup block

52:21where you're saying I'd be hardressed to

52:23find someone else. There's so many

52:25because he plays wide receiver.

52:26>> There are so many wide receivers that I

52:28drafted after Jaylen Wadd that have

52:30absolutely popped and I would consider

52:31starting this week

52:32>> like who?

52:33>> Matthew Golden I would start over him

52:34this week.

52:35>> Okay. Yeah. I mean

52:37>> Michael Wilson I would start this week.

52:39Josh DS I would start this week. Jaylen

52:40Coker I would start this week. Christian

52:42Watson I would start this week. Parker

52:43Washington. Like all of these guys are

52:45guys that you drafted after Jaylen Wadd

52:47that I would say, you know what, with

52:48him being wide receiver, 29, if you're

52:5129 as a wide receiver, you're at the

52:53very end of that flex radar. I just

52:55think there's enough guys that if you

52:57have the question, I'm okay benching him

52:59because of what I've seen from the

53:00Broncos. But I also get it if he's the

53:02best option that you have and he's the

53:03the best flex one you got to roll with.

53:05>> That's the tricky part about lineup

53:06locks is like you could be totally

53:08stacked at receiver and like, okay,

53:10yeah, like that that could happen. Yeah,

53:11you can hit on a couple of those guys.

53:13>> You can bench I mean you might be

53:14benching Josh Downs because you're

53:15really good at wide receiver too and

53:17even though we have him top 20. So fair

53:19but also I think in general if I would

53:21say for a most teams if you have Jaylen

53:23Wadd you're not you're not looking down

53:26>> uh at the rankings because guys after

53:27him are like Carnell Tate and Stefan

53:29Diggs and even Lad Maki and like make

53:31maybe Mike Evans is in that

53:32conversation. Like

53:33>> I think in general you're you're keeping

53:35him going. I think 17 what is it? 17

53:37targets the last two games.

53:38>> Yep. 17 the last two games. He's the

53:40only one. Bo Nicks, not uh not in the

53:42streaming conversation this week.

53:44>> He's a Oh, I think

53:45>> low-end tight end or low end QB1.

53:47>> I think for Bo, like the more important,

53:49>> at least the more important dynamic in

53:51play for me is like, let's see him stack

53:53a few good games in a row before we say

53:55to him say to ourselves like, "All

53:56right, Bo back inside that low QB1 ter.

53:59I want to see him run the ball, too." He

54:00had that injury last year and hasn't

54:01been running this year. And sometimes

54:02you see that from quarterbacks like we

54:04that was our worry with Patrick Mahomes.

54:06We saw it a couple years ago with Justin

54:07Herbert which right now Joe Burrow

54:09Daniel Jones right now although he

54:10didn't run a ton last year but Nick's a

54:13big part of why he's been good in

54:14fantasy is his legs and he has not been

54:16running so far.

54:17>> Who you guys taking in this one?

54:19>> I'm taking the Broncos 49ers.

54:22>> Yeah. So you're the lone Broncos.

54:24>> The lone wolf.

54:25>> You're the only cowboy in this town.

54:26>> That's right. Don't call me cowboy. Next

54:28one up. Titans and Rangers cowboy guy.

54:31What cowboy guy?

54:32>> Titans. You're the only John Wayne in

54:34this town.

54:34>> That's there. Thank you. Uh looks like

54:37we have a second page for the Ravens

54:39lineup blocks. Lamar Jackson, Dererick

54:41Henry, Z Flowers, Super Chalk for the

54:44other side. We don't want to start

54:45anybody.

54:46>> No one on the Titans. Both running

54:47backs. No, we don't.

54:48>> Yeah, they have a new number three,

54:50maybe number two receiver. Your guy Alec

54:53Manor was running. What is he second in

54:55snaps last week for this offense? Uh

54:57they're phasing out Calvin Ridley,

54:59>> but he's another one. Jerry Judy, Calvin

55:01Roelly, Brian Thomas, Marvin Harrison,

55:03all these guys that you think are

55:04>> trade.

55:05>> Yeah. Just rotate them all for a week.

55:06Every week we'll rotate them. We'll see

55:08who sticks.

55:09>> Both Taj Spears and Tony Pard didn't

55:11practice to start the week. We'll

55:12continue to watch that. Yeah. Same as

55:14last week. I don't I know that we had a

55:15breakout game breakout for Carnell Tate

55:18and Juan Del Robinson in this Titans

55:19offense last week. I'm just not doing it

55:21this week against the Ravens.

55:22>> Think we can until further notice ice

55:24any conversation about the Titans?

55:26>> Okay. I think I mean Tate had a good

55:27game last week and his targets have been

55:29good. So, I'm keeping him on that flex

55:30radar. I don't think

55:30>> Well, he can work his way on. I mean,

55:32>> he's in the early 30s around wide

55:34receiver 30.

55:34>> Okay. All right. I like it. Who you

55:36taking in this game?

55:37>> Uh, anything on Mark Andrew?

55:39>> We just skipping ahead. Yeah.

55:41>> What do you want to talk about with Mark

55:42Andrew?

55:42>> Yeah, I I think we should talk about

55:43Mark Andrew. You want to start Mark

55:45Andrews?

55:45>> I not Well, that's the conversation.

55:47Let's talk about He's very fascinating.

55:49His uh he's had a target share in the 24

55:51to 25% range in all three games so far

55:54this season, which is a big number and

55:56consistent from a tight end. His target

55:58share this season is his highest since

56:002022 when he was the number four scoring

56:02fantasy tight end.

56:04>> But he's turned 18 targets into 122

56:06yards on 13 catches. No touchdowns. And

56:08we know we need touchdowns from Mark

56:10Andrews.

56:11>> Guys, he's gone 10 straight games under

56:1311 fantasy points. Wow. That is unheard

56:15of for Mark Andrews. It's been so

56:17disappointing. Um the game scripts will

56:20be better. They've been ahead on 65% of

56:23their offensive snaps. Uh, and as a

56:25result, Lamar is 26th in pass attempts

56:27this year. But again, they love to run

56:29the football. They're a good team.

56:30They're not going to have great game

56:32scripts all the time for the passing

56:33game. So, um, this is a tough one for

56:35me. Tennessee, by the way, uh, has

56:37allowed 48 yards on 18 targets at tight

56:39end so far this season. So, they've been

56:41really good in that department. So, this

56:43is a tough one because again, I I'm such

56:45a I'm so usage based and his usage has

56:48been excellent. So, it's hard to like

56:50see a 24 25% target share and rank a guy

56:52outside the top 10, especially with the

56:54state of tight end like we talked about,

56:56but Andrew might fit that bill because

56:57the usage has not translated so far.

56:59>> I know you're so usage based. I'm so

57:01like is the guy good to football based

57:03and I'm just like not in

57:04>> the Ravens seem to think he is. I mean,

57:05they paid him and moved on from Isaiah

57:07likely.

57:08>> You know how many times NFL teams have

57:09paid players a ridiculous amount of

57:11money?

57:12>> But it's the Ravens. This is a really

57:13good organization and they're winning

57:14football games like he's still a big

57:16part.

57:16>> I don't care if they're winning football

57:17games. cuz I want him to do fantasy

57:18stuff for me. Mike,

57:19>> no luck. I agree.

57:20>> Yeah. Uh that was a that was a mistake

57:22extension. It was I think a little bit

57:23of a panic move by the Baltimore Ravens,

57:25but they have generally been amongst the

57:27most fundamentally sound teams in the

57:28NFL.

57:28>> He's on the field a ton though. I cannot

57:30like we can't

57:31>> points per on the field.

57:33>> He scores a touchdown on this target and

57:36he starts finding the end zone pretty

57:37often. Ends up with eight this year.

57:38He's going to finish tight end seven or

57:40something. So, we'll see.

57:41>> Who you taking? Ravens or Titans? Ravens

57:43across the board.

57:44>> The board.

57:45>> All right. Yeah, that would be quite the

57:46upset pick if you're taking Tennessee in

57:47Baltimore.

57:48>> R Sanders pick of the week here for week

57:51four, my friends.

57:53>> I already kind of tipped my hand. I told

57:54you where I was going to go with this

57:55one yesterday.

57:57>> Yep.

57:57>> I'm taking Tommy Tremble. 2% roster

57:59taking on the Detroit Lions.

58:02>> Understand that one.

58:03>> Going with Alec

58:04>> I I did not realize you picked him. I

58:05tle the fifth. I am taking Alec Ioman

58:08who saw a legit uptick in snaps last

58:11week and we think this team is going to

58:13be trailing. So, give me Elka.

58:14>> Yeah, I didn't pick him because Titans

58:17that was I was like, I can't do it.

58:18>> Wow, I can't do it. Uh, so I went with a

58:20guy in a better offense, but this guy's

58:22very tiny receiver. That makes me a

58:24little nervous. Maybe he gets a return

58:25touchdown, but Dante Meyers, who guys

58:26had a 58% uh route participation last

58:29week with no Andre Oivas, he's on IR.

58:31Meyers has taken that number three job,

58:34was third on the team last week, had

58:35five targets in that game. And again, he

58:37could mix in as a returner. They rolled

58:39back as returning a little bit last

58:40week. Keshan Williams took some of that

58:41on because Myers is playing so much

58:43offense, but uh they he has he has a

58:46couple ways he can get in the zone.

58:48>> Mike, I need you to give me one former

58:49team that Dante Myers played on. College

58:52or any other professional team?

58:54>> Uh Colorado Avalanche.

58:56>> I was Didn't he come from the UFFL?

58:58>> He came from the CFL.

58:59>> CFL.

59:00>> Ah, CFL. Okay. He was with the

59:01Saskatchewan Rough Riders before playing

59:04uh that he was played college football

59:06at Presbyterian and Delta State. Um, did

59:09you see uh speaking of the Colorado

59:10Colorado Avalanche, did you see Nathan

59:11McKinnon dropped the gloves last night?

59:13>> Oh, no. I did not see that. Oh, boy. He

59:14was getting after it last night. I uh

59:16saw the Flyers getting absolutely

59:17demolished. I was like, I'm not even

59:18looking at hockey the rest of the night

59:20cuz that was that was hurtful. How crazy

59:21is it that we uh still have Oh, wait. We

59:24got another pick. Who did the producers

59:25pick? Tory Horton. We had Tory Horton

59:27for that one guy.

59:28>> Seahawks wide receiver. Tory Horton last

59:30week.

59:31>> Yeah, I like that.

59:32>> Um, how come we can still fight in

59:33hockey?

59:34>> Um, fight for fighting is a great song.

59:36>> It's grandfathered in. That's what it

59:37is.

59:37>> There are a lot of things about hockey

59:39that are make the culture incredibly

59:40unique. It's great.

59:41>> It is. Yeah.

59:42>> Guys like break hands and they miss like

59:44a shift.

59:44>> Yeah.

59:45>> I could not do that.

59:46>> No, it's not the face of a puck. Who

59:48comes out? Is it Ramsey broke his broke

59:50his wrist or whatever?

59:51>> Ramsey broke his wrist. Y

59:52>> he's playing with that. He's likely to

59:54play through that. That's wild. These

59:56guys are built different.

59:56>> Uhhuh.

59:57>> Have fun. Watch Thursday.

59:58>> I've had two surgeries over the past two

1:00:00years. I've only missed one.

1:00:01>> No big deal. No big deal.

1:00:02>> Just saying.

1:00:03>> Uh we're going to be back tomorrow.

1:00:04We're going to recap everything that

1:00:06happened tonight and we're going to be

1:00:08ready for the rest of week four. We love

1:00:09you guys. Don't forget to love each

1:00:10other and be kind to yourself. We'll see

1:00:12you guys tomorrow morning.

1:00:12>> Hi friends.

1:00:15>> You're in the 060

1:00:18focus.

1:00:23Fantasy focus.

1:00:36Hey,

1:00:42hey, hey.