Breaking Down Week 5's Biggest Fantasy Decisions | Fantasy Focus

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

0:15focus football alongside Mike Clay and

0:17Field Jates. My name is Daniel Dopp. We

0:19are very excited to be here on a Friday.

0:21>> Forgot five. We're getting it. We're

0:23getting it there.

0:24>> Fields taking care of it. While Field's

0:26taking care of it, I'll take care of the

0:27logistics here. Very excited. diving

0:29into Thursday Night Football. That was a

0:31heck of a game. We also got the rest of

0:32our week five preview part two, which

0:35will be a ton of fun. And a quick shout

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0:46>> I think I've done it,

0:47>> guys. Really quickly,

0:49>> you doing okay?

0:50>> I think I got it. Yeah,

0:51>> we're still, it's week five. We're still

0:52a little rough around the edges. One of

0:53the things that we have figured out is

0:54that Field, not quite 40 yet,

0:57>> is starting to fall trapped to some of

0:58the technological advances of our

1:01society.

1:02>> Um, Mike accused me, actually he he

1:04didn't accuse me of anything. He

1:05declared me technology technological

1:09savant before the show.

1:10>> You were cuz you had reattached the

1:12piece of metal to your bar that you

1:13broke yesterday. So, well done.

1:16>> I broke it yesterday, but Daniel

1:17actually fixed it today. Anything handy

1:19on this show is one I would say 90 95%

1:23likely to be settled by Daniel.

1:24>> You used to work on this stuff though.

1:26>> That's true. That's why that's a little

1:27bit different. A little bit different.

1:28All right, let's dive into a little bit.

1:29It was really quickly before we get into

1:30Thursday night football, guys. Saquon

1:32Barkley has not practiced yet this week.

1:34>> Yeah.

1:35>> How we feeling about this one? We talked

1:36a little bit about the Eagles game

1:37yesterday and one of the things that we

1:39had said was not feeling good about any

1:40of the running backs here. If there's no

1:42Saquin, is there anyone that you would

1:43want to feel comfortable rolling with?

1:45>> Yeah, Mike zeroed out Saquon early in

1:46the week for the projections. I think

1:48early in the week it felt like Will

1:50Shipley was definitely the guy that you

1:51want to roster and potentially play

1:54>> and then

1:55>> that's still the case. However, little

1:56bit of momentum behind Damen Pierce

1:59which I don't think means that Damen

2:01Pierce is usable in fantasy this week

2:04>> and I don't think that Will Shipley is

2:06unusable in fantasy this league this

2:08week especially given the state of the

2:09running back spot. We have two teams and

2:11two notable running backs on a buy this

2:13week. I would just say that Will Shipley

2:15feels very much like a

2:18middle of

2:20I would say medium upside player at best

2:22this week against the Jacksonville Jack.

2:24>> Hoping for some receiving game work in

2:26this one maybe a goal line touch

2:27>> for 40 yards to go along with 15

2:29carries.

2:30>> Right. I got him in a couple leagues on

2:31waivers just throwing claims out for a

2:33bunch of guys. He's the one I got. He's

2:34on my bench in all those leagues. I

2:36ideally I'm not using him but

2:38>> there's going to be some situations

2:39where you're short-handed whether it's

2:41wide receiver. There's still injuries to

2:42come. We're so waiting for some news on

2:44guys like Terry McLaren and DJ Moore and

2:47uh who knows on Carnell Tate, all these

2:48sort of guys. So maybe when Sunday

2:50morning comes along, you might throw him

2:52in your in your flex. Keep in mind they

2:54play at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, so Eastern.

2:56So um make sure you check your lineup

2:58Saturday night this week and make sure

3:00he's in there if you need him.

3:01>> On NFL Network, which is now part of us.

3:03>> That's right. In the families.

3:04>> Very excited to see that.

3:06>> Yeah. Hopefully, you actually will be

3:07able to leave Will Shipley on your bench

3:09because you started Bucky Irving in this

3:11Thursday night football game, guys.

3:14>> Holy smokes, Bucky Irving came alive in

3:16this one.

3:18>> Hey, I mean, it it makes sense though.

3:20Like,

3:20>> if you think about this game, going into

3:22this game, we knew that the Buccaneers

3:24uh were starting their 50 plus million

3:27dollar per year quarterback and the

3:28Cowboys were at their backup

3:29quarterback. So, like it kind of tracked

3:31that the Buccaneers were winning this

3:32game.

3:32>> It was the opposite of that.

3:34>> Oh,

3:35>> yeah. Look, this game did not go how we

3:37expected, but we did say from a fantasy

3:39perspective for the Bucks, it kind of

3:40did though because we said one lineup

3:42block, it's Bucky Irving. Avoid the

3:43rest. And that's exactly how it went. So

3:45once in a while, you get it right. You

3:47know,

3:47>> Amecha Ibuka was fine, especially

3:49because he got a rushing touchdown.

3:50>> Oh, yeah. Fantasy points. Yeah.

3:53>> I mean, he went six for 38 through the

3:54air. I mean,

3:55>> here's the thing, though. Bucky Irvine

3:56was unbelievable. And if you started

3:58him, I'm just going to throw to this. We

4:00had a fun little thing on Sports Center

4:01last night. Check this out real quick.

4:04Bucky Irving, I got to be one of many

4:06people out there to say thank you for

4:08the fantasy points. What a great night

4:10you had. What a great win. Congrats.

4:14>> Hey. Hey, make sure you tell all them

4:16fantasy people stay on that side. You

4:18feel me?

4:20>> Good about it and still about it.

4:22>> Hey, let them know that. Let them know

4:24that.

4:24>> Appreciate your book. Congrats again,

4:27bro.

4:28>> I appreciate y'all. Thanks for having

4:30me.

4:31>> Love that. Trevor and Meline, they're

4:33hanging out with Bucky.

4:34>> Uh, honestly, Bucky Irving was

4:36fantastic. I don't know how much of this

4:38is going to be Bucky Irving moving

4:39forward, but like being able to see him

4:41be the guy again. Did you know that last

4:42year,

4:45>> Kenny Gainwell helped me win a fantasy

4:46championship?

4:48>> That's not going to happen this year,

4:49guys.

4:49>> Not right now.

4:50>> Yeah,

4:50>> that really is the Bucky show.

4:51>> He was awesome last night. I mean, he

4:53ran the ball extremely effectively. This

4:55Cowboys defense is no better, by the

4:57way. I mean, what a pathetic excuse of a

4:59performance for the Cowboys last night.

5:01Remember this off seasonason they fire

5:02Matt Eberlu that might have actually

5:04been late last year and they hire

5:06Christian Parker and all the optimism we

5:08trade for Rashawn Garry and we draft

5:10Caleb DS Malachi Lawrence and we make

5:13some other reinforcements and Quinnon

5:14Williams gets a new deal before the

5:16season starts and this Cowboys defense

5:18is going to trend towards league average

5:20and league average is plenty good enough

5:22because this offense is Super Bowl

5:24ready. No, no, and no all the way

5:26around. just a disaster performance from

5:28the Cowboys. For our purposes, when

5:30you're playing the Cowboys, continue to

5:32tee off on them. And if you thought,

5:34"Hey, I've got the Cowboys defense

5:36available on waiverss. I can stream them

5:38against this undrafted free agent who's

5:40making his second career start 100 hours

5:43after he didn't look that great in his

5:44first career start." That was a bad idea

5:46as well. Depending on your scoring

5:48format, you got at most one point from

5:51that Cowboys defense last night. Might

5:53have been negative scoring. So, the

5:54Cowboys, they're still awful, but Bucky

5:57was awesome last night.

5:58>> Let's talk about the positive side for

5:59the Dallas Cowboys because even though

6:01CD Lamb was not great, Javante Williams

6:03at least found the end zone. But one

6:05thing was promised to me going into this

6:06game,

6:07>> it was that George Pickins was going to

6:09find the end zone.

6:09>> Yeah, it was.

6:10>> Someone made that happen.

6:11>> Yeah.

6:12>> So, I mean, if there's one positive, and

6:13we can talk about all the negatives.

6:14George Pickkins did look great in this

6:16one. At least the box score fantastic

6:17and finding the end zone.

6:19>> I mean, so a couple things here. Like, I

6:20can't give myself too much credit. Hey,

6:22superstar receiver who makes whatever

6:24$28 million this year finds the end

6:26zone. It just felt like it was

6:27eventually time. I thought the Cowboys

6:29were trying to get George Pickkins into

6:31the end zone early in the game. They had

6:33a first and goal from the one. They

6:35targeted George Pickkins pass break up.

6:38I think it was Zion McCulla and then

6:40later on

6:42>> the Cowboys do end of connecting with

6:43George Pickkins where they're down by 14

6:45points. The game script helped.

6:46>> They seemed like the beginning of that

6:47game uh they just weren't running a

6:49normal offense. It was like, first of

6:50all, we're going to try to force it to

6:52George Pickkins. They just get gave him

6:54everything. Second drive, they kind of

6:56got away from that and just moved the

6:57ball around. But then after the second

6:58drive, they're like, "Whoops, we haven't

6:59thrown it to CD Lamb yet. So now we're

7:00going to throw every pass to CD Lamb."

7:02It's like, can you just run a normal

7:03offense because now you're losing? Yes.

7:05>> You're falling behind. Then the the

7:06Bucks started man protecting the ball

7:08well, keeping the ball out of Dak's

7:10hands, and they lost. They fell behind

7:11and lost. I mean, it's like, what are

7:12you doing?

7:13>> That was really looked really didn't

7:15just didn't look good. Yeah, that that

7:16night could have felt a little different

7:18for Dak like if he had just flipped one

7:20of those touchdowns, one of those

7:21interceptions into a touchdown because

7:22he throws for another 12 yards. But yes,

7:24the accuracy was a problem. And then we

7:26should note that CD Lamb, Mike mentioned

7:28it was a clunker game for CD Lamb. On

7:31top of that for CD Lamb, he did he was

7:33in that of the game uh and left it late.

7:36He was eventually declared questionable

7:38to return. He was on the field for when

7:40they went for two to try to make it a

7:42six-point game. the old down eight, do

7:45you go for two or one test?

7:47Analytically, it makes a lot of sense to

7:48go for two. Uh CD Lamb has a quad injury

7:52which he has been playing through. They

7:54now have three extra days before they

7:56play next Sunday night. This is the

7:58first of three straight prime time games

8:01for the Cowboys next Sunday versus Green

8:04Bay. The very very early indications are

8:07that CD Lamb's quad injury ar is not

8:10going to impact his availability for

8:11next week. but put it on that long

8:14injury list that we will monitor.

8:15>> Yeah, he was limping a little bit, but

8:16he did come back on the field that last

8:18drive too when they were working their

8:19way down field. So, that's a good sign.

8:21Gives me as someone very invested in CD

8:23Lamb who's off to a slow start this week

8:25when in the league ended up Bucky

8:26Irving. Uh I I feel optimistic will be

8:29back in 10 days, but let's hope. We'll

8:30see.

8:30>> Purely from a what does each team need?

8:34>> I wonder if the Cowboys because you know

8:36they still stink defensively. Yes,

8:39>> I think this there there are a lot of

8:40reasons why I could talk myself out of

8:42this deal, especially from the Raiders

8:44side,

8:45>> but a George Pickins for Max Crosby just

8:48from like one team's needs to the other

8:50team's needs. Kind of an interesting

8:52deal. Now, I think Max probably feels

8:53better about being in Las Vegas. They're

8:55three and one. They're playing legit

8:57good football. Yeah.

8:58>> Um if they win on Sunday against the

9:00Patriots, that would further cement them

9:01as a team to be reckoned with reckoned

9:03with in the AFC. Um, but just an

9:06interesting thought as the Cowboys

9:07continue to stink on defense and the

9:09Raiders this weekend might be trotting

9:11out Michael Mayer and Brock Bowers as

9:12their top two wide receivers.

9:14>> Yes, I'll be surprised if to your point,

9:16I'll be surprised if Matt gets traded at

9:17this point just because unless they just

9:19go on a big losing streak until the

9:20>> schedule gets tougher. I'm with you. I

9:22just I was thinking about like how do

9:23the Cowboys dig their way out of this

9:25hole? And it's they got to sort of

9:26balance the roster more offense for

9:28defense. And the most obvious trade

9:30player on offense is the guy that's in a

9:32contract here in Georgia. their

9:34defensive plan has been I mean really on

9:35both sides of the ball is like we're

9:37just going to trade or acquire as many

9:39former first round picks as possible and

9:41maybe there's a reason those other teams

9:43are trading them because it's not

9:44working. It looks great on paper. It's

9:46flashy but uh they cannot seem to figure

9:48it out. It's wild.

9:49>> All right, let's look ahead to the rest

9:51of week five here, guys. Couple of

9:53storylines. We're going to start with

9:54Bears and Packers. A matchup of these

9:56two NFC North teams. Some lineup locks

9:58in this one. Yep. DeAndre Swift and

10:00Luther Burton the third. Christian

10:02Watson and Matthew Golden. It actually

10:04feels like both of these wide receivers

10:05have made their way into the lineup

10:06block with the volume.

10:08>> Fo, let's start with you.

10:10>> Yep.

10:10>> Be there's big three pass catchers. Only

10:12one of them shows up on that list.

10:13That's Luther Burton. I don't see Roman

10:14Dunes. I don't see Coloulson Lovelin.

10:15Doesn't mean you can't start him, but

10:17let's talk about those guys.

10:18>> Didn't even mention Khif Raymond. Rude.

10:20>> Disrespect. Let me give you my ranks

10:22here. I've got Colston Lovelin as tight

10:24end eight this week. Roma is wide

10:26receiver 23 and Luther Burden the third

10:28is wide receiver 24. I think they're

10:30basically a a coin flip and I think

10:32that's where they're going to be most

10:34weeks in the ranks. The most encouraging

10:36thing from last week is we can break

10:38down the individual targets, but the

10:40three of these guys had a combined

10:42target share of 65% last week with Tyson

10:45Page making his first start. I would say

10:48that the number in an ideal world

10:50>> hovers a little closer to 70 or 75 for

10:53these three guys going forward, but 65

10:55is a massive step forward. It was nine

10:57targets for Coloulston Lovelin, seven

10:59for Roma Dunay, six for Luther Bird in

11:01the third. And I think, well, I don't

11:03want to say we should all agree. I

11:04thought Roma Dunay played one of his

11:06best real life football games that we've

11:08seen in quite some time. Running great

11:10routes, creating separation. Really

11:12encouraging to see that from Rome

11:14because you've got three guys who are a

11:15factor, because you've got a backup

11:17quarterback. Harder to rank any of those

11:19guys harder than where we have higher

11:21than where we have them right now. But I

11:23think all three of these guys could find

11:24their way back into lineups this Sunday.

11:26>> Yeah, no doubt about it. Adun certainly

11:29startable, especially with a couple

11:30teams on a buy and all these injuries.

11:31But uh I don't think he's done enough

11:33yet to quite like if you have him,

11:35you're not like auto start like he

11:37hasn't done.

11:37>> Sure, but he's he's a flex option. I

11:39think all of them are in that

11:40conversation.

11:40>> I was going to ask my my question was

11:42going to I raised my hand there for a

11:43moment as you said Dunay certainly

11:45startable.

11:47>> I thought but I had seen he was not a

11:49lineup block on the screen. So you feel

11:51obviously you feel loose

11:52>> difference between usable but not locked

11:54in. Yeah, burden's done enough more body

11:56of work this year. More production.

11:59>> And the next one, Kyle Manungai.

12:00Michael,

12:01>> I wanted you to team me up.

12:02>> I could tell that. I wanted that. I feel

12:04wanted and needed.

12:05>> Yes. Okay, that's good. That's good.

12:06That's good.

12:07>> Let's talk about Kyle with him. Yeah.

12:08What do we do with him after the big

12:10game? It's probably a hard guy to bench

12:11after he has what, three touchdown, two

12:13touchdowns and 146 yards on 30 carries

12:16last week. Couple things here. First of

12:18all, the Bears offense very much

12:20inflated by the way that game went. They

12:22ran 89 offensive snaps. The Jets ran 32.

12:25>> Oh my gosh. 89 to 39 to 32 in that game.

12:29That's insane.

12:30>> Uh so he ended up getting the hot hand.

12:32He out snap Swift 48 to 32 in this game.

12:35>> But keep in mind weeks one through three

12:37he was way behind Swift and he was

12:38basically doubled up in snaps about

12:40doubled up in carries more than doubled

12:42up in targets. It was clearly uh the

12:45swift show the first three games much

12:46like last season. In those games,

12:48Manonga had exactly 10 carries in all

12:50three. He's not that involved in the

12:51passing game. He has just five targets

12:53in four games this season. And he's the

12:55two big games guys with 20 plus fantasy

12:57points, but he's also been under eight

12:59points in the other two games. Uh so

13:01he's running well, good O line, good

13:03match up here against the Packers.

13:04They've allowed eight touchdowns to

13:05running back so far, but I think he's no

13:07more than a boom bus flex. I mean, it

13:10still should be DeAndre Swift. That's

13:12assuming he actually plays, by the way.

13:13Correct. Yes.

13:14>> Yeah. So, Jeremy Fowler reported

13:15yesterday, and I'll read the tweet

13:17verbatim. This is at 5:10 PM. Kyle

13:19Manungai is dealing with a turf toe

13:21injury, placing uncertainty around his

13:24availability over the next one to two

13:26weeks, though he's hoping to play

13:28through and the team and the player are

13:30still managing the situation. Um,

13:33>> even if he does play, which right now

13:35feels

13:36>> uncertain at best, there's no way the

13:38Bears are going to lean too heavily on

13:39Kyle Lungai. They've got two excellent

13:41running backs. DeAndre Swift being the

13:43the starter here. So, Manungai is a fade

13:45for me this week in the unlikely event

13:47that he does play. He's still in the

13:49projections for right now, Mike.

13:50>> Yeah, he's in there for now, but Swift

13:52still projects as the lead back here.

13:53>> Yep, I'm with you on that.

13:54>> Um I I had a few weeks ago, I think it

13:56was maybe maybe week two or three, I

13:58can't remember what it was. Um Oh,

14:00actually week three because the Bears

14:01played Monday Night Football week three,

14:03I believe. Right.

14:04>> Okay.

14:04>> Yes, they did. Uh the Bears play the

14:06Eagles on Monday Night Football week

14:07three. Accurate. And I was in a matchup

14:09where I was blocked by I think 28 points

14:12almost exactly. And I was like and the

14:13only person my opponent had left was

14:15Kyle Manungi.

14:16>> And I was like doing the math and I was

14:18like I don't even have to look at that

14:19box score of my fantasy match because

14:21there's just no world in which Kyle

14:22Manungai gets to 28 fantasy points PPR

14:26league. He would have to score probably

14:27three touchdowns and rush for 100 yards

14:30because he's hardly involved in the pass

14:32in the passing game.

14:33>> What happened?

14:33>> He did not. I mean thankfully he didn't.

14:35This was this was ago. A week later, he

14:37scored 28 points and I was like, you

14:38know what? I am never taking a thing for

14:40granted ever again in fantasy football.

14:42I was able to squeak by. Well, he ended

14:45up scoring like three fantasy points

14:46that night. I was fine that week, but do

14:49like never count chickens before they

14:51hatch in the world of fantasy football.

14:53>> That's right. Can't believe how bad the

14:54Packers have looked this year. Even with

14:56Tyson Beant under center, guys, I'm

14:58going to take the Chicago Bears to win

14:59this one.

15:00>> Taking the Bears as well.

15:01>> I am taking I believe the Bears. The

15:03producers going with the Packers. Shout

15:04out to Q.

15:05>> Yeah,

15:06>> this is a potential statement game for

15:07the Bears, by the way. Ben

15:09>> or both teams, right?

15:10>> Johnson.

15:10>> Yeah, but I think for Ben, well, fair

15:12Ben Johnson and the Bears, it's it's no

15:15mystery how they feel about the Packers.

15:16Matt Laflur, I don't think feels much

15:18better about the Bears, but it seems

15:19like the animosity is more apparent from

15:22the Bears side. Yeah. And they can bury

15:24the the Packers basically this weekend.

15:25>> Yeah.

15:26>> You know, they go to four and one

15:27without Caleb. Improve to 3 and 0

15:29without Caleb Williams. And the Packers

15:32will be two and three. And they are not

15:33a particularly inspiring two and two so

15:36far, right? It's isn't it?

15:38>> They've beaten the Dolphins and the

15:40Bucks last week with Jaylen Daniels.

15:41Have

15:42>> I'm not mistaken. So,

15:44>> yes.

15:44>> Does that really inspire a lot of

15:45confidence if you're Green Bay and you

15:47go to two and three with your only two

15:48wins being against teams that have one

15:51win combined? Answer is no.

15:52>> Doesn't feel great. All right, let's

15:54talk Browns and Jets. Next one up here,

15:56lineup locks in this one. There's a

15:59handful of them. And by handful, I mean

16:00two. Quinchon Judkins worked his way

16:02back into the lineup lock conversation.

16:04Garrett Wilson also definitely a lineup

16:06lock.

16:07>> This is a not a two for team, it's a two

16:09for game.

16:09>> It's a two for two for game. Are we

16:11laughing at Judkins?

16:12>> Uh cuz I said there's a couple of I I

16:14led into this as though there might be

16:15more than just two.

16:16>> Yeah, he did. Okay.

16:17>> Um there is no Kenyan Sadique as a

16:19lineup block in this one. There is no

16:20other pass catcher. Ad Mitchell going to

16:21be out in this one as well.

16:23>> Bree Hall pulled from the projections,

16:26Mike.

16:27>> Yeah, he's was said to be doubtful or

16:29week to week. Still week to week

16:30according to Aaron Glenn. Yeah.

16:31>> All right. All right. So then you want

16:33some water?

16:34>> I have some right here. I'm going to

16:35wait till I'm off camera. All right. I'm

16:36gonna How about I start with the Browns?

16:37>> Yeah. Daniel, can you please tell me

16:39about whether you should uh start a

16:41Browns wide receiver in your flex spot?

16:43>> I think that they're both at least in

16:45the conversation.

16:46>> Okay.

16:47>> I think Denzel Boston is more of a 10

16:49team flex conversation. Casey Conpsion

16:52probably a little bit deeper even though

16:53Casey Conpsion is getting a ton of

16:54targets. Here's the thing. Denzel Boston

16:56leads the Browns in receiving yards and

16:58touchdowns. Casey Conpion reads the team

17:01in targets and receptions. Um Boston has

17:05three end zone targets. He's the one

17:06that looks the best right now with

17:07Deshun Watson. Even though Casey

17:09Conpsion is wide receiver, 17 this year

17:11in targets, he's actually getting a good

17:14amount of volume, he just hasn't gotten

17:16the same kind of production that we have

17:17seen from Denzel Boston. So if I had to

17:19pick one, even though I've seen the

17:20volume, and usually volume is what we

17:22default to, I'm going to go with the one

17:23that's just looked better on the field

17:25right now and that would be Denzel

17:26Boston. I don't have a Denzel Boston

17:28comparison on the Tampa Bay roster, but

17:29for those that watched the game last

17:31night, the way in which a Mecha Ibuka

17:33was utilized is kind of what you're

17:34seeing from Casey Conpsion. It's like

17:36three yard speedouts where a Mecha Ibuka

17:38catches the football and they get six

17:40yards and it basically just makes second

17:43down more manageable. It's not like a

17:45ton of deep work down the field for

17:47Ibuka.

17:48>> Meanwhile, Denzel Boston has the fourth

17:50highest AOT amongst wide receivers in

17:51the NFL.

17:52>> Really happy for him. I continue to

17:53think that that guy has already proved a

17:55lot of the critics wrong that uh

17:57followed him during the pre-draft.

17:58>> Conception is an interesting one because

18:00a lot of the problems, the reason he

18:02hasn't turned all that volume into

18:03production is the connection with Deshun

18:05Watson's just not there yet. Inaccurate

18:07passes galore with those two. So if they

18:10could figure that out and complete an

18:12extra two a game, it's going to make a

18:13huge difference for his fantasy output.

18:14>> Okay, so the good news is he doesn't

18:16only have to throw the football to Casey

18:18Conpsion. So, is Deshun Watson accurate

18:20enough elsewhere, Mike, that you would

18:22consider him a streaming option?

18:23>> I I wouldn't feel cheat.

18:25>> I would say a borderline streaming

18:27option, maybe. I probably wouldn't go

18:28that far just yet, but this is the

18:30highest we've had him ranked this season

18:31by far. Uh, believe it or not, he is

18:3313th at quarterback in fantasy points

18:36this season. The problem is he doesn't

18:38have a ceiling. He has zero top 10. So,

18:40he's 13th without a single top 10 so far

18:42this season.

18:42>> If there is no ceiling, that means the

18:44ceiling is huge.

18:47>> The ceiling is the roof. It's an old

18:48Michael Jordan saying.

18:50>> Wow.

18:50>> Do you know him?

18:51>> You know what? I never thought through

18:52that expression.

18:53>> NASCAR legend.

18:54>> Yes.

18:54>> Michael Jordan.

18:55>> Yeah. Yeah. Legendary owner context.

18:57>> Yes. You know Oh, he used to play

18:59basketball.

19:00>> No.

19:01>> Okay.

19:02>> I know him as a NASCAR owner. I didn't

19:03know that. Um, someone told me recently

19:05Joe Gibbs was involved with football,

19:06too. I don't

19:07>> I've never heard of that guy.

19:08>> Another owner in NASCAR.

19:10>> Yes.

19:10>> See, all the all the smart people, all

19:12the all the legends, they go from these

19:13other sports, they they dominate and

19:14they're like, they pick the best sport.

19:15They go to NASCAR. Can't wait for the

19:17atmlay NFL NASCAR car in 10 years.

19:21>> Mike Clay NASCAR. We have a uh like a

19:23NASCAR digital show here at ESPN.

19:25>> No, we don't have uh NASCAR used to be

19:28prominent on ESPN. It's not on right

19:30now. So,

19:30>> is producer Christina a big NASCAR?

19:32>> Christina is a big NASCAR fan. Yeah,

19:33absolutely. Comes from a NASCAR.

19:35>> I didn't know that either. All right,

19:35we'll have to chat. We'll do a We'll do

19:36a pod or something. Yes,

19:37>> we'll do a pod, Christina. All right.

19:39Already see this.

19:40>> Anyway, more on Watson here. He has yet

19:41to clear 268 passing yards in a game.

19:43just a total of six touchdowns in four

19:45games, but he's been delivering with his

19:47legs, that's been the difference maker

19:48this year. 31 carries, 127 uh rushing

19:51yards. Both of those are top three at

19:53quarterback. So, if they can unlock more

19:55of the passing, there's a chance he

19:56could get into streaming territory. I'm

19:58not going to use him this week against

20:00the Jets. They've quietly been okay

20:01defensively. Fifth fewest fantasy points

20:03allowed to quarterback so far. Like

20:05competition, yes, but uh none have

20:07gotten to 20 fantasy points. And again,

20:09I don't think we're putting Watson on a

20:10list of like

20:11>> hard competition. this Mahomes or Lamar

20:13or Josh Allen. So, uh, not yet, guys.

20:16But he is trending the right way. It's a

20:17guy to keep an eye on certainly in super

20:19certainly in Superflex for

20:20>> Tell you what, guys. Both of these teams

20:21have been feisty this year. The Browns

20:23and the Jets.

20:24>> Not so much last week.

20:25>> Not so much last week. Yes. But they

20:26have been more than I thought they would

20:27be. Who are you going to take in this

20:28one field?

20:29>> I'm taking the Browns.

20:30>> Uh, I am taking the Jets at home in this

20:34one.

20:34>> And I'm going to take the Browns as

20:35well.

20:36>> An even split.

20:37>> Yeah, look at that. Producers taking the

20:38Jets as well.

20:39>> The Browns 4 and one. That would be

20:40something if they win this.

20:42>> Oh my god. Be the most amazing story of

20:45the season to start.

20:45>> Almost as amazing as almost as amazing

20:47as the Bucks winning that game last

20:49year,

20:49>> which I'm still scratching my head over.

20:51>> Football's the best sport ever.

20:53>> Bengals and the Dolphins here, guys. I

20:56wonder how many lineup blocks we're

20:57going to have on the Dolphin side of

20:58this one. None. Joe Burrow, Chase Brown,

21:01Jamar Chase, and T. Higgins, though. We

21:03got to have a couple of conversations

21:04here. Field um if Chase plays because

21:07obviously he's still going through the

21:08concussion protocol. Um, if Chase plays,

21:10you're playing him. If Chase plays and T

21:12Higgins plays, is there anyone else

21:13you're gonna start other than T?

21:15>> Uh, if Chase and T Higgins both play,

21:17then both good to go. Obviously there.

21:19Jamar Chase was limited yesterday. He

21:21has made it to at least step three of

21:24the fivestep concussion recovery

21:26protocol. Uh hopefully he's available on

21:29Sunday. Seems like he's got a real shot.

21:31Tiggins is the bigger question mark

21:33right now. Mike has temporarily removed

21:35him from the

21:36>> Maybe temporarily.

21:37>> Maybe not temporarily. Yes, he has for

21:39now removed him from the projection to

21:40see as a DNP in back-to back days. It's

21:43an adductor and a neck issue for T.

21:45Higgins. He's been out there rehabbing

21:47and I don't know this. I just my gut

21:50tells me that T has played in the past

21:52with just one practice under his belt.

21:54So, we'll see whether he's back on the

21:56field at practice today. But, let's talk

21:58through a world in which T. Higgins does

22:00not play on Sunday because it feels like

22:02as of this moment, if one of them isn't

22:04going to play, it's more likely to be T.

22:06Higgins than Jamar Chase. Can anybody

22:08else be started? Well, maybe. Dante

22:10Meyers might get a bump here. He has

22:12creeped up the rankings. Not inside the

22:14top 30 yet, but worth noting that

22:16Meyers, who had seven catches last week,

22:19played a ton amidst a chaotic game for

22:22Cincinnati. Jamar Chase got hurt early

22:24and Dante Meyers ran 42 routes. That was

22:27the second most on the team, just one

22:29fewer than T. Higgins. Now, there are

22:32some that are wondering, all right, if

22:33Jamar Chase is in, but T. Higgins is

22:35out. Will Dante Meyer still play as many

22:39snaps with no T. Higgins? But yes, Jamar

22:42Chase, I think probably. I mean, I I

22:46don't think he's going to be maybe Maybe

22:47he doesn't play the same number of snaps

22:49as Jamar Chase, but I don't think he

22:51drops from wide receiver two to wide

22:52receiver four. I think Dante Meyer still

22:55has a real role here. So, uh, not a big

22:58enough role that he should be a 10 team

22:59consideration, but interesting DFS play

23:02and definitely a deeper league target

23:04for this week.

23:04>> Yeah, I like that.

23:05>> Agreed. Well said.

23:06>> Do you know where your adductors are? I

23:07just looked it up in the internet.

23:08>> Uh, I believe your adductor is somewhere

23:11in your

23:12>> midsection. Oh, never mind. It's

23:14basically your groin.

23:15>> Yeah,

23:15>> your groin area. Okay,

23:16>> that's not good.

23:17>> I did not know that.

23:17>> I didn't either. If that's what T.

23:19Higgins is dealing with, then I'm a

23:20little bit more nervous than I thought I

23:21was.

23:21>> And the neck, too.

23:22>> Yeah. Between those two things like

23:24you've got it all over the place, man.

23:26Yeah, that doesn't feel good if you're

23:27you're on both sides there. How about on

23:28the other side of this one, Mike? Are

23:30you starting or streaming Ali Gordon

23:32this week?

23:32>> Uh, I mean, I guess you have to feel I

23:36guess you have to feel a little more

23:37optimistic after what we saw last week.

23:38It was a very low volume game for this

23:40Miami offense, much like the Jets last

23:42week. But Gordon doubled up Jaylen

23:44Wright and snaps 22 to 11. About doubled

23:46up him up in carries. Crushed him in the

23:49passing game workload. Nine routes to

23:50just two had two targets. Jaylen Wright

23:52was not targeted in this game. Um, and

23:54look, he ran he only had nine carries,

23:55turned it into a 100 yards and a

23:57touchdown in that game. Remember, he

23:59also was productive in week three with

24:0255 yards and a touchdown and 20 touches.

24:04There was no Jaylen Wright, of course,

24:05in that game. Jaylen Wright also started

24:08last week, played the first three snaps

24:09of the game. Then it was kind of a hot

24:11hand approaching Ollie Gordon. The

24:13comments from the coach this week are

24:14that Jaylen Wright will have more and

24:15more of a role. So, that get that makes

24:17this a little bit risky if you're

24:19investing in Olly Gordon. Um, they're

24:21playing Cincinnati this week. could

24:22consider that basically a neutral

24:24matchup. They haven't faced a lot of

24:25running back volume so far uh this

24:27season. So, um again, this is much like

24:29uh Will Shipley, who we talked about

24:31earlier. If you're in a tough spot in

24:32the flex, you can take a shot and hope

24:34Gordon has a big play or two and finds

24:35the end zone, but uh there's a lot of

24:37risk here, especially because we don't

24:38know for sure who's going to lead this

24:40backfield. If Jaylen Wright starts again

24:42and get is hot early, he might be the

24:44guy that plays double the snap. So, we

24:46just don't know. So, definitely a risky

24:48play.

24:48>> Who you guys taking in this one?

24:50>> I have the Bengals.

24:51>> Bengals. or my eliminator pick for the

24:53weekend. I think I've decided I'm just

24:54going to ride the Miami Dolphins

24:56opponent. The wheels fall off.

24:58>> I'm with you on that one.

24:59>> Or maybe if they start to play more

25:00competitive and they, you know, if they

25:01play, I don't know if they play

25:03Tennessee or somebody up coming up. Uh

25:05coming up, uh they had a a very tough

25:07for that offense anyway because we were

25:09talking about this with fantasy. Very

25:10tough schedule to start. Lightens up a

25:12lot going forward. So maybe that'll help

25:13Malik Willis get going a little bit

25:15>> hopefully. All right, Colts and

25:16Steelers. Guys, lineup locks in this

25:19one. Feeling a little tough.

25:22>> Oh, look at this. There's so many more

25:23on this one than I

25:24>> saw. A handful. Now we're cooking.

25:26>> All right. Jonathan Taylor. I agree with

25:28Josh DS. We can have a conversation

25:30about Tyler Warren. I agree with

25:32>> Jaylen Warren and DK Metaf on the other

25:34side of this one. There is no Michael

25:35Pitman Jr. He is officially out to be

25:37honest. He's hardly been a factor in the

25:38for the team since he has been here.

25:41>> Let's talk about the Steelers field.

25:43Rico Dael back at practice.

25:46>> Back at practice, back-to-back days.

25:47He's been a limited participant. sounds

25:49like he's got a real shot to play on

25:51Sunday. So, I just wanted to bring up

25:53the value in Jaylen Warren and what we

25:55have seen with and without Rico and

25:58whether Rico plays whether or not should

26:00you be playing Jaylen Warren. So,

26:02there's been two games with Jaylen

26:04Warren and Rico Dael, two games without

26:06Rico Dattle on the field. Uh in the two

26:08games that Rico was available, Jaylen

26:11Warren had 21 total carries. So, 10 in

26:14one, 11 in the other, and then he had 10

26:16targets in those two games. I think it

26:18was six in one and four in the other.

26:20The big change when Rico Dattle has been

26:22out is that Jaylen Warren went from 10.5

26:25carries per game to exactly 17 in

26:28back-to back games without Rico D. He

26:31actually had exactly 10 targets as well.

26:33So, the passing game role has not been

26:34influenced at all by Rico Dat's presence

26:37or lack thereof, but the rushing volume

26:39certainly goes way up. But here's the

26:41other dynamic that's in play right now

26:42is yes, Rico Dattle is back and yes,

26:45it's a long season. The Steelers offense

26:48has been a little better of late,

26:50>> but not great, right? They weren't good

26:51enough against the Browns last Thursday

26:53night. So, I think Jaylen Warren has

26:56earned the opportunity to be more

26:58decidedly RB-1 for Pittsburgh than he

27:01was when Rico was on the field in weeks

27:03one and two. So, along those lines,

27:05Jaylen Warren still inside our top 15

27:08for running backs. Mike had him as a

27:10lineup block and I agree with that even

27:12if Rico returns.

27:13>> Agreed. Well articulate well articulated

27:16unlike what I just talked about.

27:17>> Yes. No, I agree.

27:18>> It was good.

27:18>> I can I ask you a question and this

27:20isn't a conversation that we have on

27:21here, but you have Josh DS as a lineup

27:23block. I do.

27:23>> What is it that you've seen from Josh

27:25Downs in this Colts offense that makes

27:26you feel like he should started?

27:28>> A heavy volume obviously uh dud last

27:31week, but remember the two weeks before

27:33he had 20 total targets in those games

27:35and was productive from a fantasy

27:36standpoint, 70 plus yards in both. Not a

27:39guy that's going to put up big touchdown

27:41numbers, but he should have more. He

27:43should have a score or two based on his

27:44usage so far this season. He's generally

27:46going to score four or five a year. So,

27:48uh, that'll that'll come. And obviously,

27:50if you think about the dynamic of this

27:52Colts offense, they have to use him. I

27:54mean, what what are you going to do? You

27:55going to feature Laquan Treadwell? Like

27:58Tyler Warren.

27:59>> Well, there's room for Tyler Warren and

28:01Josh DS in this offense, some Keenan

28:02Allen. And of course, you're going to

28:03run the the running game through

28:04Jonathan Taylor, but there's plenty here

28:06for Josh Downs to push for seven or

28:08eight or nine, maybe even 10 targets

28:09spending on game script in this one. So

28:11that's enough for me to to fire up Josh.

28:13I think he should certainly be in

28:15lineups.

28:16>> Before we pick this game, I got to tell

28:17you, I was looking ahead in a league in

28:19where I've got kind of a quarterback

28:21quandry. It's a league deep league 16

28:23teams and I lost Jackson Dart. So I've

28:25been really impacted and limited at

28:27quarterback as a result of that. And I

28:29was looking ahead and some match ups for

28:32next week and you're like, "Oh, that's

28:33exploitable." And Daniel Jones has some

28:35opportunities coming up where you're

28:36like, "Wow, he draws the, you know,

28:39whatever. He draws the Cowboys. That

28:40seems awesome. What a disappointing

28:43start for Daniel Jones. He is. And I

28:46know that Mike has reminded us time and

28:47again that while he was getting some

28:49good opportunistic goal line rushing

28:51attempts last year, Daniel Jones was

28:54thriving as a top 12 fantasy

28:56quarterback,

28:57>> in part because he was throwing the

28:58football all over the yard and doing so

29:00really effectively. That has not been

29:02the case so far this season. And while I

29:04get it, Alec Pierce has been out and I

29:06know they traded away Michael Pitman

29:08Jr., I don't think we felt like Daniel

29:10Jones last year was throwing to, you

29:12know, Randy Moss and Chris Carter back

29:14in the day, right? This was a

29:17>> okay an okay wide receiver room last

29:19year and he was cooking. This year it's

29:22probably less than okay, but still up,

29:24you know, whatever. Not dramatically

29:26worse than where they were last year and

29:28he is just a non-factor in fantasy right

29:30now.

29:30>> Yeah, it's just a reminder sometimes

29:31that teams will everything will come

29:32together for a half a season. They'll

29:34just be lighting it up and then you're

29:36just like, I don't know if they could

29:37sustain this. They don't necessarily

29:38have the roster talent and we're seeing

29:40that. Uh it's rare that teams can can

29:42just keep it up for several seasons in a

29:44row. Actually, your Lions are a good

29:45example of a team that has. They

29:47continually average over three

29:48touchdowns a game. The Bills, even the

29:50Chiefs fell off. I mean, it's just so

29:51hard to do in this league. But you

29:53always have these these batches where

29:54teams just continue to light it up and

29:56the Colts are an example of that last

29:57year and now back to earth here in 2026.

30:00>> Yep. Doesn't feel great though if you're

30:02a I feel like I want to be able to see

30:04the Daniel Jones that was QB7 last year

30:07out there running and slinging it with

30:08this offense. That Colts team was so

30:10much fun to be able to see for a while.

30:11That Alec Pierce contract feels so weird

30:14to me now. Right.

30:15>> Well, we'll see when he comes back

30:16healthy. That could be a different

30:17>> Fingers crossed. Let's hope so. Who you

30:18guys going to take in this one? Mike,

30:19where are you going?

30:20>> Uh, I'm going Steelers.

30:22>> Game is in Pittsburgh. I don't like that

30:23all of us are on the Steelers.

30:25>> Yeah.

30:25>> Wow. And obviously our producer

30:27Christina is a big Steelers fan, so

30:29that's great. All right,

30:30>> Christina, our producer, is a big fan of

30:31NASCAR and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

30:33>> Yes.

30:33>> All right.

30:34>> Accurate. Steel City.

30:35>> And she's a Kentucky grad, so she go

30:37Wildcats.

30:38>> That's right.

30:38>> Wildcats playing some good ball these

30:40days.

30:40>> Let's dive into our mailbag here. Shout

30:42out to our friend Eric Moody. Follow him

30:44on social media. Eric Nmoody. Dude is

30:46always hanging out, helping everybody

30:48get their lineups figured out. We have a

30:50question here from Michael Smith.

30:52>> Numbers never lie. Christian Watson,

30:54Devonte Adams, or Luther Burden? I'd

30:57have a hard time not playing Devonte

30:59Adams. Agreed. About you two.

31:00>> I think so.

31:00>> Yeah, it goes Adams then Watson then

31:02Burton Burden. Y but really really good

31:04options. If those are either your wide

31:05receiver two or flex options, that's a

31:07very very good team. Uh Dvonte obviously

31:09has been cooking throughout much of this

31:11year. And this is a great matchup on

31:14Monday night

31:14>> at home against all time good matchup.

31:16Yeah,

31:16>> I don't know about all time good match

31:18up, but this is a really good match up

31:19for Dvonte. I'm really hoping that that

31:21person has both of those other two

31:22people on the bench cuz it just feels

31:24great when you have like two legitimate

31:25options on your bench behind your

31:27>> option. Unless your guy busts and that

31:29those two go off. You're staring at 40

31:31points on your bench.

31:32>> That's fair. Okay. All right, Michael.

31:33Well,

31:34>> no, but good problem to have for sure.

31:35>> Negative Michael over here. Ja Jackson

31:37wants to know, "Need help, guys."

31:39>> That was an exclamation points.

31:40>> Yeah, that was

31:41>> Who should I play in my flex? J Mo,

31:43Romeo Dobs, or Malik Washington? I would

31:46roll JO.

31:46>> We got JO as well.

31:47>> J Mo and Dos. Back to back here.

31:49Interesting one. JMO gets Arizona. Dobs

31:51gets Vegas. So that's probably enough to

31:53break that tie. I do JMO higher. So I'm

31:54going to go JO against Arizona.

31:56>> I think JMO is a big game on Sunday.

31:57>> Yeah. Remember Dobs was busy last week.

31:59Had two touchdowns. No M Collins. May

32:02playing better at home. Raiders should

32:05be exploitable. I know they've been good

32:07so far, but I mean there's plenty to

32:09like there in terms of him being a

32:10starting or a wide receiver three or a

32:12flex option this week, but I agree with

32:14the matchup. Got to go Williams.

32:15>> Mike's really Oh, okay. Never mind. I

32:17was going to say Mike's really endearing

32:18himself to our Michigan men chat saying

32:20all these nice things about why Romeo

32:21Dobs is a great play this week over.

32:23>> I still picked I felt like you guys were

32:26just like

32:27>> you were you were kind of shocked do

32:30optimism but after last week

32:32>> one more question here from our chat.

32:34Daniel wants to know is this a fair

32:36trade. Tyler Shuck and Ashton Genty for

32:40Oh, sorry Monty.

32:42>> Tyler Shuck, Ashton Genty and Monty for

32:44Brock Perie and Bjon.

32:46>> Perie and Bejian side for sure if you

32:49ask me. I think you're getting the

32:50better quarterback. Oh, definitely with

32:52Pertie over Shuck. I mean, they both

32:54been good, but I'd picky. You're getting

32:55the better running back going from Genty

32:57to Bjon. Monty I could have question for

33:00you guys cuz I know about if Monty that

33:03third position doesn't have enough value

33:06to overcome what you're losing at the

33:08other two spots.

33:08>> Yeah, he's replaceable. It's not like if

33:11it was more of a trying to think of a

33:13really good comp for this uh like love

33:16or one of those guys and sort of running

33:19back running back's so gross. I'm like I

33:21don't even know what I'm Yeah.

33:22>> Yeah. Like Yeah. Exactly. Chase Brown

33:24then it's more then it's probably leans

33:26back the other direction but it's just

33:27not Montgomery you can replace like

33:29probably with a receiver even in your

33:31flex.

33:31>> I think this is important to note when

33:32you see a trade proposal like this which

33:34we you agree with Mike and I.

33:36>> Yes I do.

33:37>> Okay. So we all would say that this is

33:40an imbalanced trade that people the

33:42person who's getting Bejian and Brock

33:43Party win pretty decidedly is that there

33:46there's of course a world in which that

33:48trade from a result standpoint flips the

33:51other way. Bjan could get banged up.

33:54Ashton Genty could really take off and

33:57th those we acknowledge those outcomes

33:59or that outcome is possible. But I would

34:02say from a process standpoint like just

34:04make this you know this you have a $100

34:06bill in your hand that is Bejian

34:09Robinson and Brock Pury you are getting

34:11back $70 in this trade somewhere in that

34:15range

34:15>> probably. So, but even if but if the

34:18person who has the $100 bill walks down

34:20the street loses the $100 bill, the

34:22person who has 70 bucks is richer. This

34:24is kind of a weird way of describing it,

34:26but the point is that that trade could

34:28work out in the favor of the Ashen Genty

34:30side, but you could extract more right

34:32now. So, I wouldn't be making that deal

34:34under those terms.

34:35>> Are you me? Like, what's happening here?

34:37Like

34:38>> use some uh stats or some advanced stats

34:40earlier and now you're like process over

34:42results and like well said.

34:45>> Wow. Um,

34:45>> well, well done. Yeah, that's exactly

34:47right. That's But you always you're

34:48always criticizing. Well, not

34:49criticizing, but giving me a hard time

34:51because I'm so

34:52>> As long as as long as you're, you know,

34:54blinders like process is fine. Like,

34:56don't think about all the other stuff

34:57that could happen. It's like, is this

34:58the right move or not? Like, that's more

35:01what you're saying though would be more

35:02of an emotional response of like, oh,

35:04your guy gets hurt. I shouldn't have

35:05done that trade. Like, no, the process

35:06was correct. You should have the fear.

35:08We're like in the opposite shoes here.

35:09>> One thing I'll say is I don't feel like

35:10I criticize nor give you a hard time. I

35:12always say I'm like I'm just amazed at

35:14how

35:15>> incredibly compartmentalized your brain

35:17is.

35:17>> But that's a take I would have is my

35:19point. So yeah, I agree. I mean that's

35:20you're 100% right.

35:22>> Thank you.

35:23>> This is why we're worried about the

35:24guard rails surrounding Clay Eye because

35:26it's clearly spreading and we have no

35:27way to be able to keep it.

35:28>> I know it's in control right now. All

35:30right, let's dive into the next one,

35:32guys. Broncos and Chargers here.

35:35Lineup blocks for this game. An entire

35:38slate of nothing.

35:38>> Yeah. Hold on before are we live?

35:40because we tell producers we forgot to

35:42update the graphic

35:44nothing on this one

35:46>> which is you know what's funny about

35:47this I texted you guys on what Monday I

35:49think about this and I was like guys

35:50>> Broncos Chargers next week I don't think

35:53there's a single lineup block and that's

35:55>> if I told you that before week one you'd

35:56be like you're fired like there's no way

35:59there's no there's no way there's got to

36:00be at least a couple of these guys w

36:03think about it waddle Sutton the running

36:05backs in one of the running backs in

36:06Denver maybe JK Dobbins is on that list

36:09Bo Nicks Justin Herbert, Omaran Hampton,

36:11Lad McConi. Uh, that's probably it. But

36:14it may be one of the tight ends for the

36:16Charger. I mean, there's so many

36:17possibilities. For there to be zero at

36:19this point is is shocking.

36:21>> It's unbelievable. So, kind of went

36:23through it, but Justin Herbert, we're

36:24not going to start him.

36:25>> Omarian Hampton has become a committee

36:28running back in kind of a dead zone now

36:30with the way that they've been talking

36:31and utilizing Katon Mitchell in the

36:32backfield and Kamani Vidal. To be

36:34honest, doesn't feel great. I still

36:35think he's the one with the most talent,

36:36but I don't think he's a lineup block

36:38either. at the wide receiver spot. Lad

36:40Man McCunki back-to-back DMPS. There's a

36:42serious chance he doesn't even play. You

36:43might not even have to make the

36:44decision, which might make it easier for

36:46your life because you don't have to

36:47worry about that. There is nobody from

36:50this Chargers squad right now that I

36:52feel comfortable starting. If there was

36:54someone that either of you were going to

36:55throw a dart at, I would probably throw

36:57it at Trey Harris if I had to in like

36:58the deepest of deep leagues. Is there

37:00anyone that you would want to throw a

37:02dart at?

37:03>> This is the classic Quinton Johnson

37:04spot, isn't it?

37:05>> Of course.

37:06>> Could be. Although it seems like it

37:07should be, so it won't be. But then next

37:09week when Lad comes back, he'll go for

37:11like six for 120 and two touchdowns.

37:13>> It be interesting to see uh the Broncos

37:15are going to almost assuredly be without

37:17both Pat Certan the second and Riley

37:19Moss, their top two corners.

37:21>> Can the Chargers or the Seahawks next

37:23week, assuming those guys are both out

37:25next week as well, move the football at

37:27all through the air? The Broncos

37:28obviously very talented secondary. Uh

37:30we'll see here. Um, you know, one of the

37:33things about call it Tuesday through

37:35Friday of the week is that I sort of get

37:38to like level set with my emotions

37:40Sunday and Monday, you know, you're

37:42agonizing over decisions you wish you

37:45had done differently and whether you're

37:48going to win or lose these high stakes

37:49matchups and then you kind of wake up on

37:51Tuesday and you're like, there's nothing

37:53I can do. It's behind me. Yep. Let's get

37:55excited about the upcoming week ahead.

37:57And Sunday, the Chargers especially, can

37:58be very frustrating. When Mike McDaniel

38:01addresses the media on Thursday, which

38:03is his weekly time to address local

38:05reporters in Los Angeles, and this is

38:08nothing personal towards Mike, it's just

38:09when they ask him questions, and Mike

38:11has a very unique sort of roundabout way

38:13of discussing topics, and the running

38:15backs come up every week, and it's just

38:17like triggering every single Thursday

38:19where it's like, here we go again,

38:20thinking about how these running backs

38:22are being completely oddly utilized. And

38:24uh yeah, why did I draft any Chargers

38:26this year?

38:27>> What was the point of this? If Lad

38:29Makanki does for some reason play, I'm

38:31still not going to start him. I think I

38:33have better options right now. Even I'm

38:35not dropping him. I wouldn't cut Lad

38:37Mankey. I still think he's talented

38:38enough to be on my bench.

38:39>> Yeah, I agree. I think a healthy Lad

38:41Manki will be a serviceable fantasy

38:43starter even if it's less than what we

38:45expected. Maybe a flex. Yep.

38:48>> Uh but he just hasn't been healthy. I

38:50think that's the main issue with him

38:51right now. So c just add another

38:54disappointment to this uh this offense.

38:56And again, not necessarily his fault. He

38:58just can't stay healthy. It's

38:59unfortunate. Yeah,

38:59>> I'm sure uh there's probably other

39:01Broncos fans or maybe the Broncos

39:03coaching staff would feel differently

39:04about this.

39:06>> The Broncos have too many useful players

39:08on offense.

39:09>> Yeah, that's been a staple of uh

39:12>> is just like too many of them that you

39:14know like I was thinking about this

39:16yesterday because you know they made the

39:17change to Shawn Payeyton as their new

39:19play caller. Why? And it's like well

39:20they haven't gotten enough out of

39:22>> oh every player on the

39:24>> in the back field. like RJ Harvey, he

39:26does his thing which is sort of like the

39:28change of pace runner and the pass

39:29catcher. Tyler Bedet who's like the pass

39:31protector when they go into speed it up

39:33or two-minute mode. JK Dobbins on early

39:36obvious running situations trying to

39:38pound between the tackles. Pat Bryant

39:40who's hurt but still Pat Bryant, he has

39:42his role. Lil Jordan Humphrey is going

39:44to come in and play 15% of the snaps for

39:46some reason.

39:46>> Marvin Nims and Troy Franklin both.

39:48>> Yeah. Right. They're going to get their

39:49like random four targets y combined in a

39:51game and then it's like, oh, Courtland

39:53Sutton who now makes $23 million a year

39:55and Jaylen Waten who makes $27 million a

39:57year are just being misutilized by this

40:00team.

40:00>> Crazy. Crazy.

40:02>> They could be an awesome team. They they

40:04hosted the AFC Championship game last

40:05year. I'm just I think for our purposes,

40:08they have too many useful players.

40:09>> Yeah, I think if you want some help

40:10here, maybe maybe Shawn Payeyton taking

40:12over the play calling will move the

40:14needle a little bit. Maybe like so

40:15Krillin Sutton waved on a lot of fantasy

40:18leagues.

40:18>> Throw him on the end of a couple

40:19benches. Just we'll see. Maybe Shawn

40:21Payeyton's first first job here is I'm

40:23going to get seven targets this week.

40:25>> The ball.

40:26>> Yeah, might be. So, uh, by the way, on

40:28RJ Harvey, obviously coming off a game

40:30last week with 10 targets

40:32>> and running back being in a tough spot,

40:34you might be wondering if you should

40:35utilize him in fantasy. I'm not going to

40:37go that far. His receiving workload has

40:39been pretty good. He's actually missed a

40:40game so far. He missed week two and he's

40:42still six or better in targets, catches,

40:44and receiving yards among running backs

40:45this season. So, he's been busy in that

40:47department. The problem, guys, is

40:49usually when you're involved that much

40:50of his as a pass catcher, you'll get

40:52decent production as a rusher. That's

40:54not the case for R.J. Harvey. He's just

40:56not a factor. He's 12 carries for 49

40:57yards across his three games so far this

41:00season. To your point, they use uh three

41:02running backs every single game. Uh it's

41:04I'd consider this a neutral matchup. I

41:06mean, uh, the Chargers did give up 27

41:09points to Emanuel Wilson last week, but

41:11otherwise, they've been fine. So, not

41:12getting carried away on this one. I

41:13think Harvey just doesn't have enough of

41:15a ceiling to make him an appealing

41:16start. Dothmine eyes deceive me, Field.

41:20>> No, they don't.

41:21>> Let's throw up. Who are Pixar for this

41:24game? I'm taking the Broncos. Mike

41:26Clay's taking the Broncos.

41:27>> Come on. Now,

41:29>> Field Yates and the producers are going

41:30with the Chargers.

41:32>> Take this this this whatever this is.

41:34This needle. It's actually just a pen.

41:36>> Yeah, it's a ballpoint pen.

41:37>> But it's it's a ballpoint pen.

41:39>> Yeah.

41:39>> That is made up of the will and the guts

41:42and the fortitude of the Los Angeles

41:44Chargers.

41:45>> INJECT IT RIGHT INTO MY VEINS, BABY. THE

41:47CHARGERS GET THE FIRST WIN OF THE

41:49SEASON.

41:49>> WOW.

41:50>> The uh field has not been deterred by

41:52the Chargers slow start. This was this

41:54was your Chargers energy before the

41:56season.

41:56>> That's right. Yes.

41:57>> And then you went down. You went like

41:58this and now you're coming back. He's on

42:00the way back up.

42:00>> This is on the way back. This is the

42:02panicked the the panic love is you're

42:04like it has to work out right. It has to

42:06work out. This is the week. They can't

42:08go 0 and five, right?

42:09>> You gotta like you gotta make some

42:10>> you got to make

42:11>> you got to zig. You got to zig when you

42:13guys were zagging.

42:14>> What's odd what's odd about this game

42:15though too is you're like the Chargers

42:16can't go 0 and five, right? They're

42:18going to they have to get a win at some

42:19point. But also like the Broncos have to

42:20get going too. It's like they're both in

42:22the same boat. Even though they're two

42:23and two, the Broncos have been

42:25uninspiring so far. a press conference

42:27where they someone asked if it was a

42:29rebuilding season was

42:31>> made me chuckle.

42:32>> Jim Harbaugh.

42:33>> Yeah,

42:33>> I don't think he knows what the word

42:34rebuilding me.

42:35>> Well, and he didn't chuckle. I chuckled.

42:37He did not think it was funny at all.

42:39Um, but I thought it was it was a funny

42:41moment.

42:41>> All right,

42:41>> 49ers and Seahawks, guys.

42:45>> This is one feels a little bit better

42:46here.

42:47>> Lineup blocks in this one. JSN, you

42:48always feel great about that. Christian

42:50McAffrey continues to roll. Mike Evans

42:52and George KD. Wait,

42:55>> where's Brock Pury? Where's Brock Py?

42:57>> Where is Brock Pury? Interesting. Who

42:58are they playing this week, guys?

43:00>> Brock Pury, the Seattle Seahawks.

43:02>> Yeah.

43:02>> All right. So, this is my topic. So, I

43:05want to throw some trivia to you guys.

43:07>> Oh, interesting. I'm really bad at

43:08trivia, but I love it.

43:09>> You are. I watch Jeopardy every day and

43:11get one right.

43:11>> Since the start of Well, at least you

43:13are consistent.

43:14>> Uhhuh. You're right.

43:15>> Since the start of last season, they're

43:16like, "This is" And he's like, "Juppy?"

43:18And that's the one that he gets right.

43:19>> That's all I get. I'll give you guys a

43:21hint.

43:21>> That's wrong cuz it's What is Jeopardy?

43:22Since the start of last season, Brock

43:24Party has just two games under 150

43:27passing yards.

43:28>> Okay. Playoffs included. One of them was

43:31against the Seahawks.

43:33>> Mhm.

43:33>> Can you guess the other opponent for the

43:35under 150 passing?

43:36>> I'm going to say the Seahawks.

43:37>> No, it was the Miami Dolphins this year.

43:39>> No, the Seahawks as well. Good call by

43:40Mike.

43:41>> What?

43:41>> Yep. So,

43:42>> got a trivia right.

43:44>> Twice under 150 passing yards. Uh he

43:47also since the start of last season has

43:49just two games with zero touchdown

43:52passes. Not one.

43:53>> Okay.

43:54>> Once again, one of them was against

43:55Seattle. The other was against and

43:57here's the curveball.

43:57>> Miami Dolphins.

43:59>> Nope.

44:00>> Uh the um Cardinals,

44:03>> the Seahawks again.

44:04>> Ah, you said it was a curveball. You

44:06lied. Trying to get you off you out with

44:08the curveball.

44:09>> The curveball was the curveball.

44:10>> Yeah, exactly. So, so just noting that

44:11like Brock Pury is incredibly unlikely

44:14to throw a fantasy dud

44:16>> many times during the course of a

44:18fantasy season.

44:19>> Yep.

44:19>> But if ever there was a game in which

44:21you say to yourself, could it be

44:22happening? This might be it.

44:24>> Yep.

44:25>> I don't have the stones to bench Brock

44:27Puri. Me either. I just don't. And

44:29>> even Jacobe Brassette, who I think is in

44:31an awesome spot, I'd have a hard time

44:34>> pushing the button. Jacobe Brassette,

44:36starter Brock Pury, bench. So what am I

44:39tell from an action standpoint? I'm not

44:41telling you to do a thing. I just want

44:43us to all hold steady in our confidence

44:46in Brock Party and hope that he can

44:47deliver on Sunday. But if he gets you

44:509.7 fantasy points, we all collectively

44:53agree in advance that we have been

44:56mentally prepared for this. So we're not

44:58going to be frustrated.

44:58>> If he gets you 9.7 fantasy points, he

45:01will be right in line with the other

45:03three quarterbacks that have scored

45:04under 10 fantasy points against this

45:06team. with only one quarterback has that

45:07scored more than 10 fantasy points. So

45:09>> maybe this is the emotional versus clay

45:11eye debate we have all the time. But I

45:13I'm I mean I don't think I would be

45:16>> I would not be upset at all about

45:18starting Goff or Brassette over Brock

45:20Hardy. I would do that in a heartbeat.

45:21Like I just the matches substantially

45:23better

45:24>> and I'm nervous about this one. So I

45:25don't even know what a heartbeat is.

45:26>> I mean I'm at nine I'm at nine on him so

45:29I'm not you know I'm not crushing him in

45:31the rankings but like I I would

45:33definitely stream over him if I had a

45:34good option. I don't mind screaming over

45:36him, but I also don't mind starting him.

45:37>> Should we just do a three-way board bet

45:39for kicks here? Yes.

45:40>> Which is you get Jared Goff,

45:42>> you get Brock Toby Brousette and I get

45:44Brock.

45:45>> I'll do it for fun. I do have Goff ahead

45:46of Brassette, but I think it's a tossup,

45:48so let's do it.

45:49>> Okay. Well, is it whoever loses or do

45:52you get is it like two wins or is it

45:53more important like points above

45:55projection?

45:56>> I can just make it simple.

45:57>> The projections are perfect. So,

45:59>> uh All right, here we go. I say Brock

46:02Pery, and this is a really weird thing

46:03to say given that I just made the

46:05anti-rock case. For the purposes of

46:07entertainment, I say Brock Party

46:09outscores both Jared Goff and Jacobe

46:11Brassette in week five. I say Jacobe

46:13Brassette will outscore Brock Perie in

46:15your guy on your jersey right there,

46:17Jared Goff, here in week five. And I say

46:19my guy Jared Goff will outscore Jacobe

46:22Brassette and Brock Party here in week

46:24five.

46:25>> Put it on the board.

46:28>> Nice job, guys.

46:29>> There's no I mean, whatever.

46:31I don't have to spin the wheel if I

46:32lose, do I?

46:33>> I think we're all I think they all

46:34finish as top 10 quarterbacks this week.

46:36Oh, wow. I think we all win to be

46:37honest. I hope that happens.

46:39>> Maybe. I don't think Py Well, I think

46:40Pertie will be close.

46:41>> Well, you've got him at nine, Michael.

46:42>> I know, but we already took out Dak and

46:44and I had Jaylen Daniels really high.

46:49>> Uh, we might have to rank him higher.

46:51>> Let's talk. Oh, who are you taking in

46:53this one? See how hold

46:55>> Oh, sorry. I didn't realize. I forgot.

46:57We had so much fun having host of the

46:59pod. Uh yeah, we we talk about Emanuel

47:01Wilson because this is this is one of

47:03the the risers in fantasy uh over the

47:05last couple of weeks.

47:06>> 21 carries last week, 81 yards and a

47:09touchdown. Also had three for 39 a

47:11touchdown on four targets. He was

47:13productive. 25 opportunities, especially

47:15with the state of the RB2 situation

47:17right now. Puts this guy squarely on the

47:19fantasy radar. Uh Prices or Wilson, this

47:23hasn't been just a oneweek thing. He's

47:24handled over half of their carries in

47:26three straight games. Remember he had 92

47:28yards and 21 carries back in week two as

47:30well. Um at some point he's going to

47:32lose his job presumably with Charbanet

47:34back and and eventually Jadarian Price

47:36but for now he is their lead back and

47:38the Niners allowed the eighth most

47:39fantasy points to running back so far

47:41this season. A running back has at least

47:4219 points and two straight against them.

47:44Jeremiah Love and RJ Harvey. So Emanuel

47:47Wilson very much in the mid RB2

47:49territory this week against the 49ers.

47:51>> Like that. Who you taking in this one,

47:53Michael?

47:53>> Uh Seahawks. They're at home. They get

47:55this done. I'm taking the Seahawks as

47:57well because they're at home and I think

47:57they get this done.

47:58>> I'm taking the Niners.

48:00>> Whoa.

48:00>> I don't know why

48:01>> they'd go five. They'd be five and0.

48:02Seahawks would drop to three and two in

48:04that case. That was

48:05>> and the Rams at best would be three.

48:06>> Producers go with the 49ers as well. All

48:08right.

48:09>> Producers.

48:10>> Next one. Lions and Cardinals.

48:11>> We can rip through these last.

48:13>> This has got to be a huge lineup lock

48:14game.

48:15>> Jared Goff, Jamir Gibbs, Aman Ross, St.

48:17Brown, Sam Leaporta. All on the Lion

48:19side. On the other side, Jacobe

48:20Brassette, Jeremiah Love, Michael

48:22Wilson, and Trey McBride. I would even

48:24put JO in the lineup, the flex lock

48:27conversation for me. Maybe not a lineup

48:29lock, but a flex lock. Darn

48:30>> close. Had one good game. So, I mean,

48:31it's hard to really say you're cementing

48:33this guy in right now, but in this

48:34matchup, and you'd be hardressed to

48:35bench him.

48:36>> Be tough. Yeah, I think I just want to

48:38say this. Sam Leaporta has looked

48:39awesome to start this season.

48:41Unbelievable. And now just going up

48:42against the fun of like his his

48:45offensive coordinator going up against

48:46his former team. Is there any way that

48:48we just see Sam Leaporta go off and have

48:49a great time in this one? I don't have a

48:51lot to talk about because you're just

48:52starting everyone as far as I'm

48:54concerned. Even I think both of the

48:56quarterbacks.

48:57>> Yeah, it's funny. We just talked about

48:58these guys so this is seamless. But uh

49:00and we've been talking about them all

49:01week. Yes.

49:02>> You never want to start Jared Goff

49:03>> if you're wondering. I know I don't. But

49:05this week I do because they're playing

49:06Arizona. And by the way, he's playing

49:07well. 19 plus fantasy points in three

49:09straight games. And Arizona's allowed

49:11the most passing touchdowns with 11 so

49:13far this season. And Goff, we know he

49:15has to he's not going to do anything

49:16with his legs. And it's going to have to

49:18be elite passing production. and we're

49:20getting that so far. He also has zero

49:21interceptions, so you're not even losing

49:22points for that so far this year. So,

49:24he's a great play. Jacobe Petta have two

49:26spots after him. Um, but this guy now

49:28has 31 total touchdowns in 16 games

49:31since taking over for Kyler Murray last

49:33season. And similar to Arizona, Detroit

49:36has allowed the most yards, touchdowns,

49:37and fantasy points to quarterbacks. So,

49:40both of these are excellent plays here

49:41in week five.

49:42>> Yep. Love them both. I'm going to go

49:43with the Lions in this one.

49:44>> Same

49:45>> Lions. All right, we got one more game

49:47we're going to talk We got two more

49:48games we're going to talk about.

49:49>> Just want to make sure. Across the

49:50board.

49:51>> Across the board. Yeah. Yes. Across the

49:52board. Ravens and Falcons here, my

49:54friends.

49:55>> This one we don't have much to talk

49:56about.

49:56>> No, there really isn't. Derek Henry

49:58Flowers on one side. On the other side,

50:01Bejan Robinson and Drake London. Seems

50:03like no. Lamar Jackson.

50:04>> We'll see. Yes. Lamar, I would say let's

50:06not totally rule Lamar Jackson out for

50:09Sunday night, but he has not yet

50:10practiced. Obviously, if he is out,

50:12that's as big of a fantasy injury as we

50:14have this week. Lamar, one of the great

50:16players in this league.

50:18>> If Lamar Jackson, he's one of the guys

50:20that even if he doesn't play all week

50:21and then they are like, "All right,

50:22yeah, he's going to roll this week." I

50:23would put him out there and start him

50:25almost over anybody.

50:26>> Well, also, if there's ambiguity and

50:28Sunday night football, which is when

50:30this game is being played, is still

50:31hours away and you have to make a choice

50:33on like a Jacobe Brassette or a Jared

50:35Goff, that's a totally reasonable enough

50:37stream option in favor of Lamar Jackson.

50:39But definitely have Tyler Huntley

50:40available as a pivot.

50:41>> Yeah, absolutely. And just keep in mind

50:43if you're in a tough spot, maybe Mahomes

50:45is on a buy in a deep league and you're

50:46thinking, "All right, I'm just going to

50:47fire up Tyler Huntley because he he'll

50:49run the ball." What you don't want to

50:51have happen is you get to whatever 6:50

50:54p.m. Eastern and Lamar's active and

50:56you're like, I don't have a quarterback

50:57now. So, make sure you have another

50:58option or just don't use Huntley because

51:00there's definitely a chance that Jackson

51:03will play in this one. So, I went back

51:04and looked at some of the numbers with

51:06Tyler Huntley, Under Z Flowers, and in

51:10some ways they mean something to me. In

51:11other ways, they don't because we've

51:12seen this new version of Zay Flowers

51:14this year. We would all agree this is

51:15the best version we have ever seen.

51:16Absolutely. Of Z. But averaging about

51:18four plus, actually averaging over four

51:20catches, just about 60 yards, and he has

51:23four touchdowns in nine games with Tyler

51:25Huntley. Bottom line, period, is this.

51:28Whether Zay Flowers has Tyler Huntley or

51:31Lamar Jackson under center, he's played

51:33well enough that the discount doesn't

51:35move him from top, I don't know, eight

51:38wide receiver to wide receiver 32.

51:40You're still playing Z.

51:41>> He doesn't. It doesn't move him from

51:43your starting lineup to your bench.

51:44>> He's staying in my starting lineup no

51:45matter what. I think he's graduated that

51:47territory of being good enough. This is

51:49not like what Drake London dealt with

51:50when he went to a completely inoperable

51:52offense. This offense will be fine. We

51:54just certainly prefer Lamar Jackson out

51:56there under center.

51:57>> Yep. kind of like you had just said with

51:59uh Brock Purie, maybe just lowering

52:00expectations a little bit.

52:01>> Yep.

52:02>> All right. Who you going to take in this

52:03one, guys?

52:04>> Who would have thought this three weeks

52:05ago?

52:06>> Yeah. Falcons.

52:07>> Falcons. Wow. A clean sweep.

52:09>> I reserve the right to change to

52:11Baltimore if Lamar plays.

52:13>> No.

52:13>> No.

52:14>> You have to choose now.

52:15>> No. All right. Well, then I picked the

52:16Falcons.

52:17>> Okay. All right. Sounds good.

52:18>> Game in Atlanta.

52:19>> Bills and the Rams, guys.

52:22>> Here we go. Last one.

52:23>> This is going to be a great Monday night

52:24football game. Great Monday Night

52:25Football game. On the Bills side, Josh

52:27Allen, James Cook, DJ Moore. On the Rams

52:30side, Kairen Williams, Huganakua, and

52:32Devonte Adams.

52:34>> Quick update on DJ Moore did not

52:35practice on Wednesday. We will see what,

52:38excuse me, on Thursday. That was their

52:39first practice of the week with it being

52:40a Monday Night Football game. We'll see

52:42what his practice is like today. If he

52:43goes back to back DMPS, I'll feel a

52:45little bit more worried, but just

52:46something you want to monitor with DJ

52:47Moore. Obviously though, if he is

52:48healthy, you'll have him in your

52:50starting lineup. I thought Joe Brady

52:51said something yesterday that made it

52:53seem like he was unlikely to play. I'll

52:54be honest with you. If I was reading

52:55between the lines, it was like DJ's

52:57gonna do everything he can to give

52:58himself a chance to play.

53:00>> That stopped short of

53:02>> we expect to have him out.

53:03>> Yeah. Well, hopefully we'll get some

53:04news on that. I be it'd be nice

53:06considering it's Monday Night Football

53:07if he's ruled out today or tomorrow.

53:08Well, they have till tomorrow uh to do

53:10that. But then Keon Coleman becomes

53:12interested.

53:12>> I was going to say as a flex option,

53:15he's been he's been good. He's had two

53:16bad games, two good games. The two good

53:18games are when DJ Moore has left the

53:20game hurt. So definitely have him on a

53:22couple benches kind of waiting to see

53:23what happens with Moore.

53:24>> Yep.

53:25>> If he does roll, we'll start DJ Moore.

53:27How you feeling though about Dalton

53:29Concaden this?

53:30>> I don't feel great. He's got trending

53:32the wrong direction. Had five for 130 in

53:34week one, then seven for 95 and a

53:36touchdown against your Lions in week

53:38two. So you're feeling great, but weeks

53:40three and four just three catches for 45

53:42yards total, not average on five

53:44targets. Snap share and route

53:46participation have progressively gone

53:47down like perfectly down. It hasn't been

53:50like this. It's been straight down all

53:53four games. Uh so that's not great

53:55obviously. And by the way, they're

53:56playing the Rams who have allowed the

53:58fewest yards with just 85 and the second

54:00fewest fantasy points to tight ends this

54:02season. No tight end has reached nine

54:03fantasy points.

54:04>> 85 yards per game.

54:06>> Nope.

54:06>> 85 total yards have 85 total yards

54:09against the Rams in four games so far

54:11this season. Uh so it's it's concerning

54:13for me. I don't feel great starting him.

54:15I won't be starting him where I can

54:17avoid it this week. I The only question

54:19I have is if you added Doulson Concade

54:21off of waiverss in weeks one or two.

54:23There are certainly people that have

54:24Brock Bowers. And Brock Bowers, if you

54:26have him, it's like it's not even a

54:27conversation for milliseconds.

54:29>> Um, but there might be a few tight ends

54:31that we drafted as like, hey, these

54:33guys, they're not sexy, but like

54:34potentially usable tight end.

54:36>> I have a good example. Yeah. Oh, yeah. I

54:38was going to say like Warren and

54:39Loveland. Like those are I think that

54:41becomes a conversation here. That's what

54:42I'm dealing with. Warren versus Concade

54:44in a couple less.

54:44>> I lean towards Warren and both Warren

54:46and Lovelin there is where I would go

54:48personally. I'm trying to think of guys

54:49that thread that need a little bit

54:50better.

54:51>> You know what's tough? Okay, so let's

54:53walk through that just the draft list

54:55really quickly. Warren and Lovel

54:56>> and then you had

54:57>> Leaporta

54:58>> Sam Laorta Kyle Pitts who's not even on

55:01rosters anymore.

55:02>> Concaid KD.

55:04>> You if you had Kyle Pits, you would play

55:05Daltton.

55:05>> Oh yes. Yep.

55:07>> Yeah,

55:07>> Kyle Pitts is droppable.

55:08>> Yeah. By the way, if more is out that's

55:10going to move concade up a little bit

55:11more. You would imagine they'll try to

55:13feature him a little bit. Gets him more

55:14into the makes him a little more

55:16palatable.

55:16>> Yeah, fingers crossed.

55:17>> But uh man, it's just this is one of the

55:19biggest head scratchers in fantasy right

55:21now because this guy could be the way he

55:22was playing weeks one and two. He could

55:24lead the position in fantasy points, but

55:25it's just going the wrong direction

55:27again with inexplicably

55:28>> a Tuesday headline on Friday is like

55:30Dalton Concade much to our surprise

55:32balls out for Buffalo in on Monday Night

55:35Football. And I think at that point we

55:36say, "All right, Dalton Concincaid is

55:38what Jameson Williams is, what Mike

55:40Williams was back in the day, what any

55:42of these kind of fur infuriating players

55:45are. You're either in and you're out and

55:46you just deal with it."

55:47>> He might be the player we chase the most

55:49in fantasy football this year where it's

55:50like, "Nope, I'm out. I'm out. I'm out."

55:52And then he does well and then it's like

55:53I'm back in and then I play him and then

55:54he does sucks again and then I bench him

55:56and then he plays well again in two

55:58weeks and

55:58>> yeah, it's like how what we do with Kyle

56:00Pitts over not this year. Not in the

56:01past.

56:02>> This year we're just out.

56:02>> It's like tight ends, man. tight ends.

56:04>> Who are you guys taking in this one? I'm

56:06going to go with the Rams.

56:06>> Yeah, Rams.

56:07>> Wait, Mike, I have the Bills. I have the

56:09Bills. You and the Deuces on the uh

56:11>> on the Bills. I I I will not have all my

56:14fantasy matchups concluded by Monday

56:16night. But I hope that they are

56:17concluded enough where it's like I'm up

56:19by 50 and my opponent only has one

56:22player left or whatever. I'm down by

56:25actually I don't want to be down by

56:26anything. Um I want this game to be one

56:28that I can enjoy just through a real

56:29life football lens. And by the way, I'll

56:31be doing the Monday Night Football

56:32Playbook on Monday. All right.

56:34>> So, if you guys want to watch over on

56:35NFL Network, me, Lewis Riddick, and

56:37Chase Daniel will be calling the game,

56:38which would be fun.

56:39>> That'll be fun.

56:41>> Only dance. Chase Daniel.

56:42>> Yes.

56:43>> It was one of his favorite things he's

56:44ever done.

56:44>> He just became a man this week. He

56:45turned 40.

56:46>> He did. Good for him. Good for him.

56:48>> All right, let's dive into starts of the

56:49week, my friend.

56:52>> In case you guys were wondering, Mike's

56:53paying off his punishment by doing

56:54absolutely

56:56>> nothing.

56:58>> He had a horrible lineup, and the only

56:59thing that he gets is public shame for

57:01setting a bad lineup. And that's it.

57:03Hey, I'm uh I'm not complaining.

57:05Literally.

57:06>> I know you're not complaining.

57:07Obviously, you're not complaining.

57:08>> That was the again, that was the fantasy

57:09gods rewarding me for doing a good job

57:11setting a lineup. And you know, things

57:13didn't go my way. That's all.

57:14>> I've committed to every bit and the

57:16fantasy gods don't like it any more than

57:18they used to.

57:18>> They're saying

57:20is is sandpaper right now.

57:22>> Come on.

57:23>> You know what the you know what the

57:24football guys are saying in Field's

57:25words from earlier? Just good process,

57:26Mike. So,

57:28>> okay. Why don't you give your lineup

57:29first then? I'm going to let you go

57:30first.

57:31>> All right. My lineup's gonna get back on

57:32track. Although again, the matchups are

57:35outstanding again and it did not work

57:36for me last week. We're gonna see if we

57:38do a better job here. Uh Jacobe

57:39Brassette is my quarterback against

57:41Alliance.

57:41>> Your number one overall pick this week.

57:43>> Uh was he my first pick? I think he was.

57:45I think he was my first pick this week.

57:46Most fantasy points allowed to

57:47quarterbacks for Detroit. Uh I'm going

57:49to stick in that game with my tight end

57:50Sam Leapora on the other side. Arizona's

57:52allowed the third most fantasy points to

57:54tight ends. My running back is Aaron

57:56Jones. I'm just chasing that massive

57:58volume from the last couple of weeks.

57:59and the Saints have a lot the most

58:01fantasy points to running backs and then

58:02my wide receiver is playing on that

58:04Monday night game. So this this could

58:05come down to Monday night as I have

58:06Devonte Adams against the Bills who had

58:09the third most fantasy points to

58:10receiver. So two weeks in a row it's all

58:12about the matchups.

58:13>> All right here my quarterback is Jordan

58:16Love. You know the Bears over the past

58:17three weeks have really tightened the

58:19screws on defense. I think some of that

58:21is schedule related. They have not

58:22exactly played an onslaught of offensive

58:25talent. The Packers cannot run the ball

58:27whatsoever. for a big game at home

58:30against the Bears at Lambeau Field. He

58:31is my quarterback. My running back,

58:33Bucky Irving, got me 31 a half last

58:35night. So, that's a good start there

58:36obviously for Bucky.

58:38>> And my wide receiver, George Pickkins.

58:40So, I've already got 59 and a half.

58:42>> That's amazing. Good for you. Oh, weird.

58:44That's not what it says here on the

58:45screen. That's tough.

58:46>> Is that a clerical error?

58:48>> It must be. Must be.

58:49>> Jordan Love is actually my quarterback.

58:51Quinn Chan Judkins is my running back. I

58:53think the Browns can control the game

58:54script against the Jets. Michael Wilson

58:56is my wide receiver. He plays Daniel's

58:58Lions.

58:58>> I wanted him.

58:59>> Yeah, he was almost my first pick.

59:00>> Yeah, Jawan Johnson is my tight end. The

59:02Vikings a good defense, but Jawan

59:04Johnson just continually getting the

59:06football in that New Orleans passing

59:08game.

59:08>> Yes, he is. My lineup here, I took Jared

59:11Goff. Our first three picks in this

59:12draft for this week were Jacobe

59:14Brassette, Michael Wilson, and Jared

59:15Goff. In case you're wondering how we

59:16feel about that game, I got Jared Goff

59:19at running back. I went with DeAndre

59:20Swift, which is helping. Yep. Helping

59:22with the Kyle Manungai situation right

59:24now. Malik Neighbors,

59:25>> future line.

59:26>> And a great in a great spot. And then

59:28Micasiki, I decided if there was a week

59:29for me to start someone potentially, we

59:31have a couple of wide receivers out.

59:34>> That's field minister Yates. My gosh.

59:36>> Now we'd have to make them a league

59:38neighbors trade happen.

59:39>> Yes. And then

59:39>> not going to happen. All come together.

59:41>> It's going to be fun. All right. Hey,

59:42come hang out with us on Sunday. Fantasy

59:44focus countdown. We're going to be in

59:46ESPN 2 or news. We're going to be on

59:49ESPN sometime this week.

59:50>> We'll be on

59:51>> 10 a.m. Eastern, which is always fun.

59:53Come hang out with us. We love you guys.

59:54Don't forget to love each other and be

59:55kind to yourself. You deserve

59:57>> Bi everybody. We'll see you guys this

59:58weekend.

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