Starts of the Week + Week 5 Games, Smooshed! | Fantasy Football 2026 - Ep. 1989

0:06Welcome to the Fantasy Footballers

0:08podcast with your hosts Andy Holloway,

0:12Jason Moore, and Mike Wright.

0:22Oh, welcome in.

0:26It's football time.

0:31Do something, George.

0:34Here we get Dallas tonight.

0:35>> Please, George.

0:37Thursday, October 8th, 2026.

0:40George, I see

0:42I see the money

0:45slipping away.

0:47>> Yeah, I mean, uh,

0:48>> see it falling through your hands,

0:49George.

0:50>> He's going to be fine.

0:51>> I know. I know.

0:52>> He's always been inconsistent.

0:54Like we had a we had a we had a a fake

0:57consistent stretch last year where it

0:59was like, "Oh, oh, he's the guy. It's

1:02just this is who he is."

1:03>> Well, I mean, he was the guy when there

1:04was no Cidi,

1:05>> right? That's that was the

1:06>> No, he was good when Cidi was there as

1:08well, but not consistent,

1:10>> right? Thus, the those last two weeks

1:12where everyone was like, "Oh, George's

1:14quit on the team."

1:15>> I mean, I think it is unfortunately a

1:17fair conversation to have about like

1:20what he was always inconsistent with

1:21with Pittsburgh. Then you're the dude

1:24for Dak, which is it's a big upgrade to

1:27anything you had in Pittsburgh.

1:29>> And then Sidi and then Sidi came back.

1:30>> I mean, calling someone inconsistent

1:32playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers when

1:34they have absolute hot dudoo trash

1:37throwing you the ball.

1:38>> I'm not calling him anything. I'm just

1:39speaking Jason is I'm speaking

1:41statistically.

1:41>> Well, yeah. I mean, I I'm saying he was

1:44inconsistent. I only said that because

1:46he was inconsistent. So, uh, his

1:49otherwise his reasons for being

1:51inconsistent. I don't know. But I I also

1:53think it's not just the doooo trash

1:55garbage throwing him the ball, which was

1:57for sure doooo trash.

1:58>> Thank you.

1:59>> Um

1:59>> it was bad.

2:00>> But it's also his his arc type. Like the

2:03same reason that Jameson Williams is not

2:05going to, you know, he's not the every

2:08third down possession, you know, chain

2:10mover type guy. He's the run down the

2:12field, catch amazing, crazy cool fantasy

2:15relevant bombs. four of the last six

2:18games he was wide receiver 30

2:21>> or later last year which is crazy

2:23because he had wide receiver wide

2:25receiver five on the year.

2:27>> Yeah.

2:28>> But maybe we saw I mean you go back to

2:30about week seven.

2:32>> Which games were you saying?

2:33>> Well just just go from week seven. So

2:35week seven you had one two three four

2:37five six six of eight at 27 or lower. So

2:42I think that is arc and then you had the

2:43super high volume in that fiveweek

2:46stretch where that's 150 target pace

2:48>> also from week seven on all those bad

2:50games you talked about three times in

2:52the top five like he's awesome not only

2:55play George Pickins trade for George

2:57Pickins like

2:59>> he's going to have bright amazing days

3:01ahead and right now I think some people

3:03are afraid that especially after last

3:05week where Sidi got everything where

3:06it's just like oh

3:07>> we were wrong this is Sidi's team and

3:10George is not involved that's Not the

3:11truth either.

3:12>> Yeah. I mean, this is not J Mo because J

3:14Mo has more competition in a lot of

3:16regards in terms of Leaporta, Greater

3:19Sign Ferguson, um, Gibbs, Greater Sign

3:22Javvante in the receiving game. Like

3:24Pickkins is the second fiddle. JMO can

3:26be the fifth fiddle.

3:27>> Yeah.

3:28>> If if the game goes the wrong way.

3:30>> Tell you what, that's not beating the

3:31devil.

3:32>> No. No, it's not. Uh, we have so much to

3:35talk about today. NFL news to get into.

3:37Starts of the week. Tons of matchups for

3:38week five. Lots going on. on a lot of

3:41like injury situations that are just

3:43like murky and quiet right now. So, it's

3:45important if you have an injured player,

3:47you'll want to tune in on Friday to our

3:49Injury Blitz podcast hosted by our

3:51injury expert Matthew Betts. It comes

3:53out in the afternoons on Friday after

3:55the final practice reports are released.

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4:22>> News and notes from around the league.

4:27Yeah, Brooks does point out the fact

4:28that, you know, Pickkins was drafted as

4:30the wide receiver 10 this year, whereas

4:32like JOS drafted in the fifth round,

4:34third round, fifth round.

4:34>> Yeah, I mean that's that's right.

4:36>> Through four weeks, you expected at

4:37least

4:39>> at least one bad boom from George.

4:41>> It could happen tonight.

4:43>> So, it shall we shall speak it into

4:46existence.

4:46>> There you go. The Panthers are hopeful

4:48Jaylen Coker will be ready to return to

4:50action following the week five buy. So,

4:52they're on buy this week. You don't get

4:54Tat after his huge performance.

4:56No Darren Waller, no Chuba, no Coker,

4:59but they're hoping he's back, which I

5:02mean, cool. It's good for Bryce Young,

5:04good for the offense. Lamar Jackson did

5:06not practice on Wednesday. They're the

5:08Sunday night football game. Hopefully,

5:10we have answers so that Mike doesn't

5:12have to panic.

5:13>> It was It was being reported that today

5:15that today is going to be like if he

5:17practices today, he's got a chance to

5:19play. If he doesn't practice today, he's

5:20not going to play. I think we'll know uh

5:22well in advance, but the assumption is

5:25that it's an uphill battle for him to

5:27play because he has

5:29>> a mysterious type of unorthodox. It's

5:32not high, it's not low, is just right.

5:34That's Goldilocks ankle situation.

5:38>> Matt Lafur says Jeremiah Love's ankle

5:40injury quote shouldn't impact him for

5:41week five against the Lions.

5:44>> So that that's helpful. That's helpful

5:46because

5:46>> I Jeremiah Love sure sounded like it was

5:48going to impact him. There there's just

5:50some players like I have a league with

5:51Jeremiah Love, right? I have to choose.

5:53>> Do I play Jacob Dobbins this week over

5:55Love? Do I play Ali Gordon this week

5:57over Love? Like I think Jeremiah Love is

5:59an actual like start sit conundrum for

6:01this week cuz the matchup we love it.

6:04>> If Laflur isn't a liar here that his

6:07ankle injury shouldn't impact him, then

6:08he should get a lot of work, right?

6:10>> I watch play over those guys.

6:12>> I'd play love over both of those. I

6:13watched some practice videos when he was

6:16>> both.

6:17>> Certainly over JK Dobbins. Dobbins did

6:19so bad.

6:20>> Put him in order is what I'm saying.

6:21>> Oh, of the three.

6:22>> Yeah.

6:23>> Would you play Ali Gordon?

6:25>> I mean, I would definitely play Olly

6:26Gordon ahead of JK Dobbins. Love

6:29>> even with the matchup.

6:31>> Would you play Jeremiah Love or Aaron

6:32Jones? Asking for that one play.

6:38>> Aaron Jones is a great

6:39>> But you would play Jeremiah Love over

6:40Ollie Gordon against Cincinnati. I

6:42personally would.

6:43>> All right, I'm gonna make that change

6:44for my friend over here.

6:45>> I mean,

6:46>> I It's all in your hands, Mike.

6:49>> Uh just don't blame me.

6:50>> Justin Jefferson says he plans to play

6:52in week five against the Saints. Final

6:54decision has not been made, but he said

6:56he feels great.

6:58>> That's awesome. That's bad news for TJ

6:59Hawinson, uh who was the big one of the

7:02big waiver pickups this week. I think

7:05you can still start him. He is the

7:08matchup is okay and Kyler has obvious um

7:11comfortability with him. That being

7:14said, don't expect if Jefferson is there

7:16for Hawinson to go out there and get a

7:18dozen targets in 100 yards. That's

7:20that's just not in the cards.

7:23>> Yeah, those those targets should go to

7:27>> It rhymed.

7:27>> It did.

7:28>> Yeah, they should go to Jefferson.

7:29Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy said

7:31that the worst wide receiver of all time

7:34according to Aaron Rogers. Michael

7:35Pitman reinjured his foot and is now

7:37expected to miss multiple weeks.

7:39>> Do you think that was like a a misery

7:42Aaron Rogers in the night with a hammer?

7:44>> I think he Yeah, he stepped on his foot.

7:46>> He's got plantar, man. He's been trying

7:49to gut it out. It's just one of those

7:50like

7:52>> if you don't play, you're soft. If you

7:53go out there and you have a bum foot,

7:55you're like that guy. No, I

7:57>> it's an impossible situation for Pit,

7:59man. But

8:00>> Roman Wilson, the Metaf targets to

8:02continue tight ends.

8:04>> Roman Wilson is a a fascinating

8:07>> stash. Uh like he's been playing very

8:09well.

8:10>> I He's not getting like the peripherals

8:12aren't

8:12>> it's like 30% snaps or something.

8:14>> Yeah, they aren't outrageously great,

8:15but maybe with if Pitman is for sure out

8:18of the way. Roman Jeremy Bernard the

8:22match up for the Steelers and Aaron

8:23Rogers this week is

8:24>> no just dominating Metaf performances

8:26coming up just we all know we all know

8:29what's

8:29>> the target share will be dominance

8:31>> he looks

8:32>> what about the catch

8:32>> can I tell you he looks too big for his

8:34pets

8:35>> he really does he looks like uh like a

8:38if a kid tried to dress up as a football

8:40player because I mean he he's just

8:44gigantic.

8:46I always look at him I'm like you you

8:48are a he is a weird man in that side. He

8:51should dominate.

8:51>> He should dominate.

8:53>> Absolutely dominate.

8:54>> Should that is true.

8:56>> All right we got starts.

9:01>> Starts of the week brought to you by

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9:06>> All right. The uh starts of the week for

9:09week five starting at quarterback Jason.

9:10We'll let you lead the way.

9:11>> I'm going to stay in the flames. Jared

9:13Goff has been on fire.

9:15In Arizona, it's a massive overunder.

9:18Through the first month of the season,

9:20golf is second in passing yards, tied

9:22for second passing touchdowns, third in

9:24completions. Arizona's defense doesn't

9:26exist. Um, so yeah, I mean, if if you

9:29have been playing Jared Goff,

9:31congratulations. Continue to do so with

9:33confidence.

9:34>> Quarterback five on the year. Mike, who

9:35do you have at quarterback?

9:37>> It's my streamer from streamer to

9:38starter. Uh, start of the week. and you

9:40picked him up everywhere and it pisses

9:42me off cuz I needed him in a couple

9:44places and you just you [ __ ] Mike

9:48believes in this start of the week. You

9:49literally every single league we're in

9:51picked him up.

9:51>> Look, this is what I'm giving the

9:54advice. I'm not just talking about it.

9:56I'm living it. So, if this fails,

9:58>> Footland, I fail with you. Uh but it

10:03really should not. Although the entire

10:04process here, it's Jacobe Brassette in

10:07that game. J, you laid it all out and I

10:09did on the the stream of the week as

10:11well, but the highlights, Detroit

10:12allowing over 300 passing yards per

10:15game. The guys who put up top five

10:18finishes, uh, Shuck Daddy, Josh Allen,

10:21Gino Smith, Bryce Young. I feel

10:24confident enough in Jacobe this week.

10:26>> I like both your starts more than mine.

10:28But if you got Mahomes, Bryce Young,

10:30somebody on by, you need a spot start.

10:32You don't like Herbert.

10:33>> This one's wild cuz Yes.

10:37It should work.

10:38>> Bon Knicks. Bon Knicks against the

10:40Chargers. They're three and a half point

10:41road favorites. Chargers defense right

10:43now.

10:43>> What messes up Bon Knicks the most?

10:45Pressure does. Um 24th in pressure rate,

10:4824th in explosive pass rate allowed,

10:5025th in yards per attempt. Not a real

10:53running game to like, you know, we

10:55forget the 10 targets the the running

10:58through the air with R.J. Harvey that

10:59benefits a player like Bo Nicks. So I I

11:02think Bo

11:02>> Sean Payton taking over play calling

11:04duties.

11:05I think the most recent report is that

11:07he will be more heavily involved in play

11:10calling duties according to Ian Rapaort.

11:12>> The way that I

11:13>> it will remain collaborative with Davis

11:15Webb continuing to be a major voice in

11:18the game day and during the week.

11:20>> Here's what I genuinely believe is the

11:22case. I believe Shawn Peyton is going to

11:25fully take over play calling duty this

11:26week. And because the next following

11:29week is a short week, he's going to say,

11:31"Hey, Davis, I'm not taking it all over.

11:33You do next week. You can prepare. I'll

11:35do this week. Next week is the Seahawks.

11:37And so it's He's just putting Davis Webb

11:39out there to die. Like, oh, I got to

11:42take it back again. You didn't do good

11:43against the Seahawks.

11:44>> Does Shawn Peyton make Davis Webb call

11:48him coach?

11:49>> For sure.

11:49>> Or or Mr. Payton.

11:50>> Yeah. The same way that Yes, Jeeoff.

11:52>> You ever heard Shawn Peyton talk before?

11:54>> Yeah. Oh, I have. That's why I'm asking

11:56the question.

11:56>> Not a dude who gives up power very

11:58easily.

11:58>> Yeah.

11:59>> Hey, coach. But so Sean,

12:01>> I have Jaylen Herz, Tyler Shuck, and Bo

12:05Nicks in my dynasty league.

12:06>> Oh,

12:07>> Andy, are you telling me as the start of

12:09the week, you would

12:10>> Shuck is against Minnesota, right?

12:11>> Yes.

12:11>> Yeah.

12:12>> And

12:14he's against Suck.

12:16>> He's against Suck.

12:17>> That's the Jacksonville match up. No, I

12:19would play Bon.

12:20>> Yeah, that's who I have in my lineup

12:21right now.

12:21>> That's You have him in Dynasty.

12:22>> Yeah.

12:23>> Oh.

12:23>> Uh,

12:24>> running back starts of the week, Jason.

12:26I've got uh in that Jaylen Herz uh game,

12:28Bashel Toutin, he's averaging 17

12:32opportunities a game. I know the Eagles

12:34defense is is good. They look awesome.

12:36You know, they're scary on paper, but

12:39they were destroyed by Kairen Williams

12:40last year. They are tied for second or

12:43last week. I pulled an Andy there.

12:44>> I've done that before.

12:46>> Tied for second most rushing touchdowns

12:48allowed so far this season. They're 28th

12:50in yards after contact uh per attempt.

12:53So, I I think Toutin is fine here. I

12:56wouldn't be scared off of the matchup.

12:58He's getting enough opportunities and

12:59you just love the Jags offense

13:02>> and look it the Tutin breakout like

13:06we're just we're on the verge. He's

13:08played so well. Like I test fantastic

13:12advanced metrics fantastic. Total

13:14fantasy points

13:16>> just lacking. But he feels like we're

13:18just we're there, man.

13:20>> Bad like last week 10 fantasy points.

13:23You're you're you're not excited, but

13:25it's like that's not killing you. That's

13:26not killing you while he's not breaking

13:28out. He's been absolutely fine.

13:30>> Till you trade for him?

13:31>> Yes.

13:31>> Yes.

13:32>> All right, Mike. Who's your running

13:33back?

13:34>> It's gross, but I I'm waving the white

13:36flag here of the Denver Broncos

13:38backfield. RJ Harvey, uh 17

13:41opportunities this past week and which

13:44it it was a uh we know that that that

13:46matchup were getting a lot of targets to

13:48the running back position, but 10

13:49targets target is worth so much more.

13:52the disgusting nature of the Broncos

13:56offense. It's because Bo Knicks is

13:58throwing it down. Just checking it down

14:00real short. And I don't know why.

14:02>> Boring points.

14:03>> Yeah, they're boring points, but I'm I'm

14:05just going to accept them from RJ Harvey

14:07against the Chargers this week.

14:08>> All right, my running back's start of

14:11the week.

14:12It's an or situation

14:15>> or and or both.

14:17>> Yeah. No, I that's you know, Swift and

14:19Manungai.

14:20>> Mhm.

14:20>> Just Manungai. just Swiftai.

14:24>> Uh they're both Swamungai.

14:26>> Here's the thing. They get to play the

14:27Green Bay Packers.

14:28>> Miffed.

14:29>> And the Bears identity has been to run

14:31the football without Caleb Williams. 30

14:34carries for Kyle Manungi last week. He

14:36hurt his thumb. Swift coming off the

14:38hamstring. Both guys didn't practice

14:40yesterday. There was a point this week

14:41where Jason and I just had he had Swift.

14:43I had Manungai as start to the week with

14:46the practice reports. We're like, "Hey,

14:47let's just go Bears running back." Bears

14:49running back this week. I mean, I think

14:53Manungai is the better pure runner. I

14:54think DeAndre Swift obviously adds some

14:56more versatility. Last week was dominant

14:58for Manungai. Um, on the year 5.4 and

15:024.5 a carry.

15:04>> Yeah, the

15:04>> that's like the uh that's that's insane.

15:07So, great rush success rate, but Manunga

15:10is on fire. If they're both active and I

15:12had to choose one, I would choose

15:13Manungai this week. I'm less worried

15:15about a thumb than a hamstring taking

15:16you off the field. Swift, he fumbled,

15:18right? Yeah,

15:19>> he fumbled, but he had 35% of snaps.

15:21Like that was his total for the game.

15:23So, and that happened in the third

15:25quarter. I

15:26>> I imagine that the limitations because

15:28we thought Swift could miss the game are

15:30there as well.

15:31>> Yeah, I I fine starting either one, both

15:34and or at wide receiver, Michael Wilson.

15:38We, you know, to pair with Jacobe

15:39Brassette over there with Mike, you want

15:41pieces in this Detroit game. 54 and a

15:44half point over under Lions secondary is

15:47bad. And the important thing is Michael

15:49Wilson is what we saw at the end of last

15:51year with Parker Washington and Michael

15:54Wilson. It was like, is this real? Well,

15:56they looked great. They passed the eye

15:57test and they had great runs of fantasy

15:59success, but coming into this season,

16:01will it stick around? The answer is yes.

16:03The answer is they're the best wide

16:04receiver on their team. 30 targets the

16:06last two weeks. You got to keep starting

16:08Michael Wilson.

16:09>> They through the first two weeks, they

16:10tried not to,

16:12>> right? Yeah.

16:12>> Like the Arizona Cardinals like we're

16:14going to try and be more balanced. We'll

16:16spread it out. just seven targets in

16:18week one, seven targets in week two, and

16:21then what 30 over the past two weeks.

16:23>> Yeah. And and if you heard, you know,

16:24Lafleur came out yesterday and talked

16:26extensively about how impressed he is

16:28with Michael Wilson and how much better

16:30he has gotten like

16:31>> Well, that's for sure. But I I think one

16:33of the things that's been said before

16:34is, hey, he's always going to be the

16:35second target to Trey McBride. Y

16:37>> hasn't been the case so far this year.

16:39Like McBride's had a couple of like

16:40medium weeks and the targets have gone

16:42Michael Wilson's way. So there is a kind

16:45of like dominator factor taking place in

16:47Arizona where when you throw the ball to

16:49Michael Wilson, it is a high probability

16:51play compared to going, you know,

16:52certainly to Marvin Harrison or Kendrick

16:54Bourne. So I I love it. I think he is

16:56ascending and I think the matchup is

16:58just another way to cement himself.

17:00Mike, who do you got? I'm going Devonte

17:02Adams against the Buffalo Bills. We had

17:04a down week. Puka's back. yada yada

17:06yada. I still believe in Devonte Adams.

17:09>> I mean like weirdness. He's yet to see a

17:11target inside the tent. Devonte Adams,

17:14last year's goal line wide receiver.

17:16That's very bizarre. And then the

17:18matchup, the Buffalo Bills, the the

17:19terrifying Buffalo Bills. Their defense

17:22is completely in shambles. 29th in

17:25explosive play rate allowed. We love

17:27that. And 31st is schedule adjusted to

17:30the position. So I have no I have no

17:33concerns that like, oh no, Puka is back.

17:35We're we got to take the back seat. No,

17:37Dvonte Adams still a great play.

17:38>> Dropped the touchdown last week. He

17:40catches that ball. You don't have any

17:41perception of a down week. I'm going

17:43picking light at wide receiver start of

17:45the week. JMO, I'm taking Jameson this

17:48week against Arizona. You have to live

17:50with the ups and downs of Jameson

17:51Williams. I thought there was a

17:52concerted effort last week to get him

17:54more involved. Caught a big play down

17:56the field. Had some big first downs. Um,

18:00we saw this last year. I mean, he was at

18:01eight fantasy points per game, similar

18:02reception or sorry, receiving yards per

18:04game before he took off last season.

18:07Where do you want to take off? How about

18:08Arizona? dead last in schedule adjusted

18:10fantasy points to wide receiver. None of

18:12us are going to sit here and say, "Hey,

18:13play Alman Raw. He's an auto start every

18:14week." But JMO this week against Arizona

18:16who cannot defend the wide receiver

18:18position, you know, who lost Will

18:21Johnson already on the year and doesn't

18:22have the depth at secondary to control

18:24JMO. I think it's a good start.

18:26>> Yeah. Tight end, I'm going with

18:28Coloulston Love.

18:30>> Oh, baby. the the current, you know,

18:33bust pick that uh was not helpful for

18:36the first month of the season, but last

18:38week started heating up. Had as many

18:39targets in that game as he had the

18:41entire season. His target share 10% 12%

18:4429%. Most importantly, it was with Tyler

18:46Bean. Uh so this is, you know, I I

18:49expect him to be really involved in this

18:51game. You you look at last year against

18:52the Packers, 15 targets. He was 8 for

18:56137. It's a it's it's a matchup that

18:57they know how to exploit. And at some

19:00point, you've got to play the more

19:01talented player. The other thing that I

19:03really like is he

19:05I can't believe it didn't happen in week

19:07one, but he started playing more and

19:08more of the single tight end snaps over

19:10Cole KT, which should have happened, but

19:13we're seeing that happen. Barely leaves

19:15the field right now. So, I I'm I'm fine

19:17starting Loveland. He's off the bench

19:19back into the lineup.

19:21>> Mike, I'm going with Isaiah likely of

19:23the New York Giants against Washington.

19:25We had to hold our breath for two weeks

19:27after what looked like he was going to

19:28be the breakout late round tight end.

19:30Him and Daltton Concaid, Jackson Dart

19:33goes down. Jamus comes in. It's a

19:35disaster for two weeks in a row. Well,

19:37last week shows that maybe Jamus is

19:40still Jamus that yeah, the mistakes will

19:42be there, but the big plays, the good

19:44stuff, the fantasy gold will be there.

19:47Uh he in fact uh through the first month

19:51leads all tight ends in target share.

19:53like this is he is absolutely being

19:55utilized. Take the the first two Jamus

19:58games. I'm setting them to the side at

19:59least for now. He also talking likely he

20:02leads the Giants in first downs and red

20:04zone targets plus the matchup against

20:06Washington is delicious for the position

20:09and I mean they is there going to be any

20:11lag? They had to come back from

20:13overseas. I like them. All right, I'm

20:16going backtoback Lions on mine. I am

20:18taking Sam Leaporta against Arizona. Did

20:21you know

20:22>> TJ Hawinson had 13 targets last week?

20:24>> I did.

20:25>> Did you know Leaporta had 13 targets

20:26last week?

20:27>> I did not realize 13 targets last week.

20:30This is a team whose defense is just not

20:31getting it done. Arizona should be able

20:32to put up points.

20:34>> And uh when you are moving down the

20:36field, you're going to have Sam Leaporta

20:38wide open, tied with McBride, most red

20:40zone targets among tight ends. Most

20:42routes run among all tight ends in the

20:44NFL. Currently, the tight end four

20:47number one in endzone targets. I mean,

20:49Arizona, they can't defend wide

20:50receivers, right? They're dead last. Oh,

20:52wait. They're 29th against tight ends.

20:54So, really bottom of the barrel

20:57secondary play. Linebackers can't keep

20:59up with Leaporta. He's played

21:00outstanding this year. So, I'm going to

21:01make him start of the week. That was

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22:52By the way, if you if you would like

22:54either of you guys want to peruse the uh

22:55the waiver wire in our chopped league,

22:58our guillotine league, you guys know I'm

23:00in a desperate situation this week. I

23:01want you to go discover how desperate

23:03this man over here is to survive a week

23:05where Jamar Chase and Ker by and Cam

23:09Scaboo is banged up, which we should

23:10have mentioned. Uh, and I'll mention

23:12right now, but

23:13>> I added a little player that I have to

23:15play this week. How desperate?

23:17>> How desperate, baby.

23:18>> Whose hands am I in to survive a chop

23:20league where I have a bunch of injuries

23:22and and by weeks?

23:23>> Marvin Harrison Jr.

23:26>> See you later, guys.

23:28>> Wow.

23:29>> Uh, by the way, we should have mentioned

23:30it. Yeah, I don't know why it wasn't in

23:31the news, but yesterday Cam Scataboo

23:33played in a non-cont jersey,

23:34>> right?

23:35>> So, uh, one of the things you can do

23:37there is Naji Harris is available in

23:39most leagues everywhere. If you want to

23:40kind of ensure that start if you have

23:42Scataboo,

23:43>> that's what I would do.

23:45>> Let's go into the forecast.

23:50>> Fantasy forecast presented by Prize

23:53Picks.

23:56>> Yeah. According to the Falcon, he

23:57dropped Marvin Harrison as a landmine.

23:59Yeah.

24:00>> Well, here's the problem.

24:02>> Wide receivers I could play over him

24:04right now.

24:05>> Um, Jamar Chase. Okay. Okay. I'll play

24:08Jamar Chase.

24:08>> Yeah. Except for he might not play.

24:10>> Okay.

24:11>> DJ Moore, how are we doing?

24:13>> If he plays, I would play him over him.

24:15>> Okay. How about Chris Bell? Oh, wait. He

24:17showed up as questionable on the injury

24:19report yesterday.

24:21>> Would you play Trey Harris or Marvin

24:22Harrison? That's the decision I actually

24:23have. That's my actual start hit

24:25decision.

24:26>> I don't hate Trey Harris this week.

24:28>> I know. I know. I know it'll be the

24:30difference in being alive and dead, but

24:31there you go.

24:32>> We have another London matchup. Are we

24:34doing this? We're doing this again.

24:36>> Well, yeah. I think from like I know

24:37what is it here on out.

24:39>> We going to get a good game here. Philly

24:412 and2 taking on the Jacksonville

24:42Jaguars 3-1. Vegas line Jacks minus 7

24:47>> over under 41.5.

24:52>> H

24:53>> that is the second lowest implied point

24:55total for Philadelphia. So, Philadelphia

24:58this week alone,

25:00Seaquan got hurt. Tank Biggs via IR.

25:03Devonte Smith could miss multiple weeks.

25:05I doubt he plays and travels. We'll see.

25:08You lost Lane Johnson to retirement

25:10>> and you traded Cam Jurgens and you're

25:12going to move forward with a different

25:13center.

25:15>> H.

25:15>> And Darius Cooper's getting picked up in

25:17leagues.

25:19>> Cool, man. So,

25:20>> cool. They should have said first round

25:23pick on a wide receiver.

25:25>> They did.

25:25>> Oh. They should use him and throw him

25:28the ball cuz he's open all the time.

25:30>> Are is Jaylen Herds a startable fantasy

25:32asset? Yes or no?

25:34>> No, not in a single quarterback.

25:35Especially not this. The Jags are for

25:38real on the defensive side. Dude, the

25:40fact that we can be listing all those

25:43things off of like you got to get

25:44weapons. Like you should have taken a

25:46wide receiver.

25:47>> You did.

25:48>> And they

25:48>> What about a What about a stud

25:50passcatching tight end

25:51>> and they are not

25:52>> like Eli Sters? Well, swinging a miss

25:55sometimes. That does happen.

25:57>> That was high draft capital.

25:58>> Mai Lemon is far more like that is

26:01malpractice. What are you doing? You

26:04need he's out there

26:05>> with Devonte Smith gone. You need to

26:08just tear it all up, build it back up,

26:11and say, "How do we feature Mai Lemon?"

26:13>> Yeah. The the weird thing is the routes

26:16like I you know, I've watched a ton of

26:18his film and he is out there. He is used

26:21in every single way. He has gimmies.

26:23He's got middle of the field. He's got

26:25intermediate. He goes deep sometimes.

26:28Jayen Herz just does not look his way.

26:31He just I don't know what Mai said to

26:34Jaylen Herz. Uh but it's personal.

26:37>> He's got a problem with

26:38>> I think it will I do think it will

26:39change. I I I do I think the opportunity

26:43>> this week

26:44>> he he's returning to practice. I believe

26:47Jaylen Herz prize picks projection is

26:49193.5 passing yards. that is his lowest

26:52of 2026. He has averaged 176 a game.

26:56He's not getting enough. He's not

26:58scoring enough.

26:59>> Um if the offense is not near a tush

27:02push zone, you're not getting any of

27:03that. And so, you know, if you have to

27:05make a decision, Jason, you could chase

27:07Darius Cooper and his touchdowns. He's

27:09had three of them. You can chase

27:11Dantavian Wixs and his uh sort of like

27:14hit and miss nature,

27:15>> his peripherals. I mean, he's actually

27:16out there running and getting targets,

27:18>> man. I I watched him run a route one

27:20time last week and I was like,

27:22>> well,

27:23>> I don't know about that.

27:23>> You got to watch more then cuz he's got

27:25plenty of great routes.

27:26>> And then Mai Lemon.

27:27>> Yeah, I think if I if I had to start

27:29them, the order I would go is Wix

27:32because he's getting the deep uh shots.

27:35So, the the the chance that one play

27:37hits your weak and then I would go Lemon

27:39for talent and routes. And then I would

27:41go

27:43>> Cooper.

27:43>> Cooper had 28% of the targets last week.

27:47Yeah, I I'm kind of in on the Cooper

27:49like you're like, "Hey K, maybe you'll

27:50get a touchdown."

27:51>> I think I go Wix Cooper Lemon, which is

27:54>> crazy.

27:54>> Stupid.

27:55>> Crazy. Trevor Lawrence on the other side

27:57going up.

27:58>> Hold on. The running back's like, "Are

27:59you playing Will Ship?"

28:00>> Oh, I'm so sorry. Yeah.

28:01>> Like that's really the biggest

28:02conversation. I believe

28:03>> Damen Pierce is playing for me in a

28:04league this week.

28:06>> All right.

28:06>> I'm not proud of it. I said it out loud,

28:08but I'm not proud of it.

28:10>> I have no other no other option.

28:13>> Yeah. I mean, if you listen to what Nick

28:15Serriani talked about, he's like, "We

28:17have a starting NFL running back that

28:19we've hidden on the practice report." I

28:21didn't want to talk him up because I

28:22didn't want people to take him off the

28:23practice report, but we've got a an NF

28:25practice squad. Like I I you know, he's

28:28like talking about him like we have a

28:30starting Yeah. Yeah. Mr. Serriotti,

28:35they all knew. All the teams are aware.

28:38You you think these billion dollar

28:41franchise

28:41>> very very they were so aware that you

28:44didn't have him on your active roster as

28:46well

28:47>> like he's such a stud you you think this

28:49is what like uh you know you were

28:52talking about this with uh the players

28:54on another team yesterday you you get

28:56asked about a player what are you going

28:57to say about a player

28:58>> I mean

28:59>> he wasn't better than Shipley he wasn't

29:01better than than Tank Bsby

29:03>> that is hilarious

29:04>> I mean the the truth is though they will

29:06not just give Shipley every carry so

29:08another front office as soon as like

29:10Damen Pierce gets called up and THEY'RE

29:12JUST WHAT? THEY HAD DAMEN Pierce this

29:16whole time.

29:16>> I am committing

29:17>> if only they had talked about him, we

29:19would have known.

29:20>> I'm committing my entire season to take

29:22away the

29:24the number one pick from Matt from the

29:26Falcon and from Papa John

29:28>> in our dino

29:29>> in our dynasty league and uh

29:31>> you guys got to be worried Darius Cooper

29:33and uh Damen Pierce coming your way this

29:35week. So,

29:37>> um, but in ter I would play Shipley over

29:39Pierce. I would just hope you get some

29:42passcatching.

29:43>> Would you play Shipley over someone like

29:45JK Dobbins?

29:46>> No,

29:47>> not against Jacksonville. Jacksonville

29:49seventh against running backs. It'll be

29:50split up. They're going to be in a

29:52position where the running game is not

29:55how they're how the Philadelphia Eagles

29:57are going to get back into the game. Uh,

29:59I it's close to me on that one. I think

30:01Shipley

30:03will get some opportunities in the

30:04passing game, but I kind of I think I

30:06lean with Mike. I mean, 48% of snaps

30:09last week for Shipley led to one target,

30:11no catches, six for 23. Uh, it might be

30:14nasty. Trevor Lawrence, Bashaw Tutin,

30:16Jason start of the week. Parker

30:18Washington, only three targets last

30:19week. One for seven.

30:21>> Yeah.

30:21>> Uh, no, that's not true, is it? How many

30:23targets did he have last week? I feel

30:24like that was three targets. Yeah. Oh,

30:26one catch for seven yards.

30:28>> He was He was a disaster. It's all

30:30right. It would look Brenton Strange

30:32went crazy last week. It happens.

30:34>> He also had a a touchdown

30:37like drop like he he was you know there

30:40was there was a play where if that play

30:42connects you're fine and you're still

30:44happy with Parker Washington last week.

30:46I

30:46>> it's the Bengals tight ends destroy the

30:48Bengals and Jacksonville adjusted.

30:50>> Yeah.

30:51>> Uh we have

30:54outside of Parker Washington. What are

30:55you doing with Jacobe Myers? Brian

30:57Thomas Jr. Britton Strange. Strange was

30:58really good last week.

31:00I don't think I'm looking to start any

31:02of them. I mean, anyone can have a game.

31:05Obviously, Brian Thomas Jr. caught the

31:07touchdown last week, but I I'm kind of

31:10Parker Washington confident and everyone

31:13else I'm looking elsewhere. Chicago's

31:163-1 taking on the Green Bay Packers. We

31:18already kind of talked a little bit

31:19about this game talking about,

31:20>> oh my goodness,

31:22>> talking about the uh situation of

31:25running back for Chicago, but the Vegas

31:26line here, Chicago minus one and a half

31:28on the road. So, you are road favorites

31:30with a backup quarterback.

31:32>> Tyson Be agents.

31:34>> It's been such I mean I I don't I

31:36>> We are It's a good thing that Jeremy is

31:38not here.

31:39>> It's not good for Green Bay, but they

31:40are the

31:41>> Oh, that's embarrassing.

31:42>> They're the worst two and two team out

31:44there.

31:44>> This is the first time that Chicago has

31:46been a favorite in Lambo in 20 years and

31:51they've got a backup quarterback. So

31:53some of it's been Johnson and like

31:55credit and some of it is the Packers and

31:57like

31:58>> I mean a lot of it is the Packers

32:00watching them is

32:01>> well do you have two and two

32:02>> if you have Manungai and Swift do you

32:04see a world where the Bears can't just

32:06ball possess like they did last year

32:08>> or last week? Oh my gosh.

32:11>> You guys have a sickness.

32:13>> It's something weird has happened in the

32:15last 48 hours. I don't know why.

32:18>> I don't I just don't see them. If you

32:20adjust for the schedule played,

32:22currently the Packers are dead last

32:26against running backs, giving up 8.8

32:28fantasy points, more than expected. So

32:32yeah, this is going to be a run down

32:34your throat type of game.

32:37Um, yeah. Yeah, that's that's just it's

32:41hard to see that stopping. Now,

32:42offensively,

32:44it's it's you know, Watson and Golden

32:46are in your lineup for Green Bay, right?

32:48What do you do with the and so is Craft,

32:50but what do you do with the wide

32:51receiver room for the Bears?

32:56>> It's really hard. I mean, some of this

32:58just feels like you're you're chasing

33:00the previous week. I want to say Rome.

33:02Rome is definitely out there for the

33:04most snaps in single wide receiver sets.

33:06He's out there. He's getting the

33:07targets. We saw it last week. You follow

33:10that up with, you know, hey, it's

33:12finally the same quarterback in

33:14back-to-back weeks. Maybe we have

33:16something we can go off of. However, you

33:19know, Ben Johnson is the type of guy

33:21where it's like every week is going to

33:23be a new game plan.

33:24>> He'll put both quarterbacks on the

33:25field.

33:27>> Start the game just because he's

33:29>> Oh, did you? So, uh, on that note, it

33:32officially because of rules, the start,

33:35I mean, it did go to Case Keenum. So, in

33:39the record books, Case Keenum got the

33:41victory as the starter, not not Tyson B.

33:44>> Okay. You outsmarted yourself on that

33:46one, Ben Johnson. So, as of right now,

33:47the prize, if you're going off of the

33:49prize picks projections, Burton would be

33:51the favorite.

33:52>> Oh, really?

33:52>> But it's not great. It's 44 and a half

33:54receiving yards for Burton. Rome's at 38

33:57and a half.

33:57>> Did you see the stats on Khif Raymond?

33:59He he went above 50% roster last week

34:01and ended up with six total yards

34:03>> as predicted on this show.

34:04>> We all knew it was going to happen.

34:06>> I mean, we we we've been there long

34:08enough to know what Khalif Raymond is.

34:11So, yeah. I mean, Jordan Love has not

34:14hit 20 fantasy points yet this year.

34:17>> Is that true,

34:17>> brother? Crazy. He He hasn't been that

34:21bad.

34:22>> I thought week one there was a whole

34:23bunch

34:23>> 19.5 13.8 18.5 13.1

34:27>> just under in week one with 387 and two.

34:30>> So, would you play Love or Drake May

34:32against Vegas?

34:34>> I mean, when you say Love is in Lambo,

34:36you feel like you should be able to

34:37start him?

34:39Yeah, you I have I have Love higher in

34:42my projections as of right now,

34:44>> but I'd play B Knicks my start of the

34:46week over.

34:47>> Oh, wait. No, I apologize. Drake May is

34:49one spot ahead of Jordan Love. That's

34:51>> where are they in your weekly rankings?

34:52>> Eight and nine.

34:53>> Okay.

34:54>> Which that that right now just has

34:56because that's got like Jaden Daniels

34:59behind the two of them, which when we

35:00get like systems go,

35:02>> we do have systems go.

35:03>> Well, I

35:04>> Yeah,

35:05>> it's Thursday. I people lie in the NFL.

35:08So just when you're like really

35:10confident that's going to happen, I

35:11imagine Jaden will move up.

35:15>> That's a tough call. I would like both

35:18the the overunder is better for Drake.

35:21The implied total looks about the same

35:23for both.

35:25I would probably I think I'd play Jordan

35:28Love.

35:29>> Do you guys have permission from your

35:31doctor to talk about the running game

35:32for the Packers? Is that is that okay

35:35with blood pressure in here?

35:36>> Oh gosh.

35:36>> Cholesterol and things like that.

35:38>> Not mine. My blood work is is actually

35:40pretty good, but I want it to stay that

35:43way.

35:43>> I mean, is do you mess around here?

35:45>> So, the

35:46>> Chris Brooks is not practicing.

35:47>> There is a path that's called Chris

35:49Brooks is out. So, Marshon Lloyd gets

35:51another five plus targets.

35:54>> That's the path.

35:54>> I mean, but that doesn't matter. I mean,

35:58Marshon Lloyd is

36:00>> Talk to your friend Andy over here. just

36:02said he's starting Damen Pierce in a

36:04really crappy D.

36:05>> It does matter. It's gross.

36:07>> I mean, last week

36:08>> RB RB 34 last week for Marshon Lloyd.

36:12>> Wait, that's the positive spin?

36:13>> Well, I'm saying like

36:14>> it's like not in the top 32.

36:15>> People are playing more than 24 running

36:17backs.

36:18>> Uh he had five targets last week.

36:20>> Yeah.

36:20>> Um he did not score eight fantasy

36:22points.

36:24>> He% of runs have been stuffed at the

36:26line of scrimmage for Green Bay. the

36:28fumbling issue for both Caleb Johnson

36:31and Marshan Lloyd um was talked about

36:34and there's just like they they will be

36:35benched. If either of them fumble the

36:37ball, they will not touch the ball

36:40again. Like genuinely, they will be out

36:43for the game.

36:43>> So then who's after they both fumble,

36:45then what happens?

36:46>> They just start

36:47>> just go zero.

36:48>> Yeah, zero. They just throw it every

36:51every single time.

36:52>> All right, Houston 0 and4. Tennessee is

36:540 and4. Oh boy. Somebody has to win

36:57probably. Uh, two

37:000 and4 AFC South teams. We had news of

37:02Demo Ryan is taking back play calling

37:05duties on the defensive side of the

37:07football, which

37:08>> the defense has been the the most

37:10surprisingly bad part of this team.

37:12They're 25th in fantasy points allowed

37:14to quarterback, 32nd to wide receivers,

37:17dead last. I mean,

37:19>> this was a team that no one could throw

37:20on last year.

37:21>> No, they did. They've been able to. Now,

37:23Tennessee is a team that we've never

37:26seen throw the ball well really, but

37:28>> they're going to get smooshed. I I don't

37:30I

37:31>> Kyle, look this up. This has to be like

37:33the only time that an O and four.

37:37>> Andy's almost upset of the week.

37:42>> Number one, smooshed is your new word of

37:44the week. Yeah,

37:45>> cuz you must have said on the Sunday

37:47morning when we were watching games, "Oh

37:49man, that guy got smooshed to be fair

37:51more times than I can."

37:52>> To be fair, this was a smooshed

37:54>> when I was watching people get tackled.

37:56It was more of a smooshed.

37:58>> That's true. Yeah, there's a difference.

37:59More home seven and a half point dogs

38:02for the Titans.

38:03>> That That's what I was curious about. Is

38:05is there a a time where an 0 and4 team

38:07has been over a touchdown favorite

38:09before? Cuz that's wild.

38:12>> Overund's 38 and a half. There is not a

38:14lot of fantasy value to be had in this

38:16one. You know, you're going to play Nico

38:18Collins because he's in that stud tier.

38:20We had long debates about Montgomery and

38:23Marks.

38:24>> I don't want to play either one of them

38:25really.

38:26>> Marshon Lloyd or

38:27>> I'd play Lloyd.

38:28>> Okay.

38:28>> If Chris Brooks is out just for pass

38:30catching,

38:31>> Robert, right?

38:31>> Yeah. No, I mean, um, you know, Tony

38:34Per's not practicing on Wednesday with

38:35the foot. They seem to be resting him

38:37periodically. I think the biggest actual

38:40question mark in this game from a start

38:41sit perspective is just Carnell Tate.

38:43You know, 12 targets, nine for 145. You

38:46don't want to, you know, that's that's a

38:48great line.

38:49>> He should be started.

38:50>> He fumbled and needs to hold the ball

38:52closer to his chest.

38:52>> Yeah. The way he runs, I mean, he I

38:54think he fumbled twice, lost one of

38:56them, and looked like he was going to

38:59fumble every time. Um hopefully that was

39:02brought up.

39:02>> Two fumbles. Yeah.

39:03>> Hopefully that was brought up in the

39:05film room. But yeah, I mean this is a

39:06player who he got nine targets two weeks

39:08ago.

39:08>> I'd play him over Marv.

39:09>> Yes, I'd play him over Cooper. There's

39:11Cooper.

39:12>> Obviously Diko Ryan taking over Playon.

39:15Maybe they completely fix it. But this

39:16has been a team that has given up a lot

39:19of points to wide receivers. Carnell

39:21Tate has, you know, 21 targets in the

39:25last two weeks and is awesome.

39:27>> Over Vele.

39:29>> Yeah. This week against the Vikings, I

39:31would too. I I I don't think Carnell

39:33Tate's a bad start. No,

39:35>> no. I I

39:36>> think it's Nico and Carell Tate and then

39:38the rest of it you're trying to avoid.

39:39>> Yeah, we needed to see it first with

39:42Carnell Tate. I like all the people. If

39:44you have nine for 145 on your bench,

39:46that sucks.

39:47>> But you needed to see

39:48>> But I I had to see at least something.

39:50So the the targets plus that the the

39:53Texans defense to the wide receiver

39:55position, at least thus far, they're

39:57giving up an extra nine points over

40:00expectations. So that's 30th against the

40:02position.

40:03Yeah, you're going to you're going to

40:05hold your breath, but I'd put him out

40:06there. All right, we'll take a break and

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40:09another 0 and4 team about to try to get

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42:08>> There's a skater in Oh, no. That's a

42:10mosquito. So, you flicked the mosquito

42:12at me. Did you? Why would you not smoosh

42:13it?

42:13>> I'm trying to smoosh it.

42:14>> No, you flicked.

42:15>> Yeah. Well, you could kill it with a

42:17flick.

42:17>> No, you can't. Oh, I kill them. But you

42:18said I No, you don't. You don't flick

42:21them all the time and kill them.

42:22>> I do, too.

42:23>> That's a lie.

42:24>> With flies. With flies. That's the

42:26number one way.

42:27>> Flick with flies.

42:28>> I can't slap a fly.

42:29>> You said it was a mosquito.

42:30>> Oh, I can only slap a fly.

42:32>> What?

42:32>> Yeah.

42:33>> I can never slap a fly.

42:34>> You must have slow.

42:36>> You can flick a fly.

42:36>> Oh, I can flick a fly.

42:37>> I've seen it.

42:38>> But what about the sker you flicked at

42:39me? Why do you want me it to eat me? I

42:41Well, I'm hoping it's dead when it's on

42:43you.

42:43>> I don't think you killed that. First of

42:44all, you missed. I know for a fact. I

42:46know. I saw.

42:47>> Second of all, I'm not sure it was a

42:48mosquito.

42:48>> Oh, I know it was.

42:49>> Okay. Yeah.

42:50>> That's why you didn't smash it.

42:52>> Uh

42:52>> Josh, you Josh is thinking you can't

42:55flick the fly. Yes, you can. You You

42:57approach very slowly. I flick flies all

43:00the time.

43:00>> You're locked and fly. Absolutely.

43:04Papa John doesn't believe you.

43:06>> It's true.

43:06>> Yeah. I can do the monkey bars, too.

43:09>> No. Okay. You can't Jay, you can't do

43:11that. I was backing you, man. I was

43:14supporting you. This thing that everyone

43:15knows is not true.

43:16>> Mike has seen me flick a fly.

43:17>> Yes. Uh

43:19>> why can't I? Uh Cincinnati Bengals 2

43:22and2. Miami is 0 and4. Cincy minus 6 and

43:25a half on the road over under 42 and a

43:26half. It's a nice implied point total of

43:29just under 25 for the Bengals. Miami is

43:31leading the way every week on lowest

43:33implied point totals. They have one

43:35passing touchdown in four weeks. So

43:38yeah, again, already apologized last

43:40week. Nothing is working and now Han's

43:43gone. It's been really, really bad.

43:45>> Han's gone. The running game got way

43:47better somehow.

43:48>> Yeah. I mean, it was really, it was

43:50really good for Ollie Gordon last week.

43:51It was

43:51>> nine for 10 and one. He is the one that

43:54looks like a three down back. Uh but the

43:56pass catching, it was like two targets

43:58intentionally to start the game. Never

43:59got another one.

44:00>> You know, Jaylen Wright, don't worry

44:02about it. And the wide receiver room,

44:04you have injured rookies. Caleb Douglas

44:06won't play. Chris Bell is banged up with

44:08a knee. You got Malik Washington who is

44:11>> he's safe.

44:12>> PPR Shakir for seven, eight points.

44:14>> He is safe for that.

44:15>> And um so I look Ali Gordon against

44:18Cincinnati. Cincinnati's defense is much

44:20m uh much improved

44:22>> and musty. Very musty as well. Um but

44:25they're 11th against running backs. I

44:28think Ollie Gordon, if he was in your

44:29lineup last week, you're probably

44:31playing him again.

44:33>> It's it's funny how

44:34>> see a reason to bench him. It's funny

44:35how we look at Cincinnati's defense.

44:37They are playing so much better than

44:38they were last year that I just look at

44:40them as like elite. Oh no, it's

44:41Cincinnati. Watch out. They're not the

44:43defensive target, but they're they're

44:45really just now like an average NFL

44:47defense. They can they can present

44:49problems, but they're not some complete

44:52shutdown defense. I think Ollie Gordon

44:54is he should earn more work. What he has

44:58done the last two weeks on the field. If

45:00they come out and they do this 50-50

45:02split again, I think it's silly. Yeah,

45:04we got a hot one here. Olly Gordon

45:06>> or Brilen Allen for the New York Jets,

45:09which Brayen Allen got. It wasn't We

45:11didn't really get fantasy points because

45:13the Jets ran about two plays, but Brilen

45:16Allen was a full workhorse in that game.

45:19>> I would go Ollie.

45:20>> I think I would go Ollie as well. The

45:22It's not like the Jets aren't trying to

45:24have few. They're playing so slow. I I

45:27just am fearful if you're not

45:29>> Hampton against the Broncos or Ollie

45:31Gordon. I'm sorry, Jason.

45:33That's disgusting.

45:34>> I knew it was.

45:37>> I'm going to stick. Oh gosh. I will I

45:39will go Hampton.

45:41>> Yeah. Uh, we're waiting on news from

45:44Jamar Chase going through concussion

45:45protocol. T. Higgins did not practice

45:47with a groin injury. My policy on the

45:50Bengals this week. I had some people

45:51text me asking me the same thing. I'm

45:54playing Dante Meyers no matter what. If

45:56both those guys are out,

45:57>> really, if both of them are out,

45:59>> if both are out, he is a must start to I

46:01don't think so. Personally, I don't

46:03think he's must start. He is talented.

46:06He's explosive.

46:07>> I don't think he's 10 targets because

46:10you you're going to first of all, you

46:12the tight end does very well against the

46:14Dolphins. The Dolphins don't do enough

46:17to where you continue passing. So you

46:19you basically in most of these games it

46:21feels like you get a quarter and a half

46:22maybe a whole half that you're really

46:25throwing the ball.

46:26>> I mean how do they if you don't have

46:28Jason Higgins you've got to do something

46:29to take the lead. I have enough

46:31confidence in Dante Meyers who once

46:33Chase came out got nine targets last

46:34week. I get what you're saying.

46:35>> Yeah the Dolphins

46:36>> they have to get ahead somehow and I

46:38think Myers will play a big role.

46:39>> Yeah. But if Gasiki gets a touchdown or

46:41or Chase Brown gets a touchdown, then

46:43the wide receiver core is honestly I

46:46think you might be being bailed out here

46:48cuz like T. Higgins obviously are going

46:51to start in all games. It's probably not

46:53going to like if he was active it's

46:55probably not great. Right now the

46:56Dolphins adjusted fantasy points. They

46:59are dead last. Like they're the worst

47:01matchup for wide receivers. Not cuz they

47:03shut people down cuz you don't need

47:05them.

47:05>> No, you might be right there. You're

47:07making me second guess the level of

47:09conviction. I I do think if they're both

47:10out, you can play him, but maybe there's

47:13more risk than I I originally thought.

47:15>> Yeah, it's more of a matchup thing to

47:16me. Dante Myers is very explosive and an

47:20exciting guy to plug in a lineup if

47:22those other two guys are gone. And I'm

47:24certainly not saying he can't do

47:25something really special and great. You

47:28can start him, but I just don't I'm

47:30worried they're not going to need wide

47:31receivers in this game because the

47:32Dolphins are not good. So speaking of

47:35that, you have Mike Cassiki in seven

47:37games without T. Higgins since 2024.

47:40Averages 49 receiving yards per game.

47:43It's a it's a decent matchup. Mike

47:45Cassiki has always or almost always come

47:48through when T is out. Are you throwing

47:51him in?

47:52>> Yeah, I I I think so. I think Gaseiki

47:54deserves a a start. I mean, I wouldn't

47:57throw him in over really good options,

47:59but if you're talking about the the tier

48:01of like, okay, we don't know what we

48:02have in Kenyon Sadi. Yeah, I'd throw I I

48:05would throw Gassiki in over him.

48:07>> Do you guys know the most points Miami

48:09scored in any single game this year?

48:11>> Uh, was it last week against Minnesota?

48:1320.

48:14>> No, they uh they only scored 10.

48:17>> Oh, they Wait, what am I thinking of?

48:19>> Am I wrong about that?

48:21>> I thought I thought the Vikings barely

48:22won.

48:23>> It was 10 to 15.

48:24>> Oh, I added it. I gave them both an

48:26extra 10.

48:26>> How about the week before against Kansas

48:27City? How many points did they score?

48:29>> Uh, three.

48:31>> 10.

48:32>> 10. Okay.

48:32>> What about San Francisco? 10. Is it 10?

48:34>> No, it's 13.

48:35>> No. Come on.

48:36>> What about the Raiders? 13. So, they

48:38have not surpassed 13. So, to Jason's

48:40point, they

48:40>> stink. Now, you know, he your first

48:42point was that, hey, this this Bengals

48:44defense isn't actually special. It's

48:46just more middle of the pack now. So,

48:48maybe at home they can find a way to 14

48:50points. But yeah, they're they're I mean

48:52they haven't they haven't implied points

48:54in the middle of the pack. Oh,

48:56>> maybe they could find a way to 14 points

48:58for the first time this season.

49:00>> No.

49:00>> And you're Look, you're not doing it,

49:02but we got to call it or I'm going to

49:04call it out just cuz it's fun.

49:06>> The Bengals

49:07>> which over and over they get killed by

49:09the tight end position. Greg Doulich, if

49:13you are a very desperate person, maybe

49:15just more like a DFS situation, but it's

49:17like he should get he should get five or

49:21more targets.

49:23Las Vegas, the Raiders 3 and one. My

49:26Raiders taking on the two-2 New England

49:28Patriots in New England. They're favored

49:30three and a half points. Overunders 45 a

49:33half.

49:34Um,

49:36this is this is like one of the things

49:39that happened this off seasonason with

49:40the Raiders that we were in love with

49:41was the acquisition of Tyler Linderbomb.

49:44>> Dude, it it's so easy. Fix your

49:48offensive line and everything looks

49:50great. Kurt Cousins is not fleet of foot

49:52and yet is pressured the second least

49:54among any quarterback in football. When

49:56you let a veteran quarterback stand back

49:58there and pick you apart, this is why

50:00he's leading the league in touchdown

50:01passes. I mean, it hasn't worked in the

50:04running game in terms of efficiency, but

50:06it's worked in my opinion. You know,

50:07Genty has been viable every single week.

50:10The efficiency, the big plays, maybe

50:12that's Mike Washington's game, but Genti

50:14has been the running back 5, 26, 20, and

50:1615. He's RB10 on the year. And he's

50:19never had fewer than 15 rush attempts in

50:22a game. Eight targets for Genty last

50:24week. Eight. He's on pace right now for

50:27102 targets. So, he is a a do everything

50:30back that frees up, you know, your

50:33offensive line to play action and use

50:36these tight ends in Michael Mayer and

50:38Brock Bowers and Ian Thomas. It's just

50:40been an impressive offensive product put

50:42out there by Kubak, which is what we

50:44hope for, but we said, do you have the

50:45personnel to do it

50:46>> right?

50:47>> And I don't even know if the answer to

50:48that is really yes on offense, and yet

50:50he's still doing it.

50:50>> No, they're getting it all done even

50:52without Jack Bes.

50:54>> Incredible work. Incredible work. I

50:56mean, you thought it couldn't be done.

50:57>> When he went down, I was like, it's

50:58over.

50:59>> On the Dynasty show this week, we

51:01actually had a really fun kind of

51:02informative segment where we were

51:04drafting

51:06>> NFL play callers, current active NFL

51:08play callers. And Kubiaak, I believe he

51:10was fourth. Like we very, very bullish

51:14on his designs, his systems. Um,

51:17obviously last year with the Seahawks,

51:19but it goes back many years. And what

51:20he's getting out of this offense right

51:22now is fantastic. And I love the

51:24consolidation. I mean, the fact that you

51:27know you want to start Brock Bowers and

51:29you're not afraid, Genty, even if he's

51:31inefficient, you're going to start him

51:32and then you can be done.

51:34>> And I will say just real quick, Jaylen

51:36Naylor got a concussion last week. Trey

51:39Tucker did have eight targets and there

51:41is

51:42>> not bad.

51:42>> And on Wednesday,

51:44>> Trey Tucker, Dante Myers,

51:46>> Trey Tucker,

51:47>> just hold on. part of the Wednesday's

51:49practice report. Uh, three Patriots

51:53quarterbacks were absent, including

51:55Christian Gonzalez.

51:56>> Oh, fantastic. So, Trey Tucker is very

51:59interesting.

51:59>> Yeah, if you make sure you're following

52:01the news, I I think Tucker's interesting

52:03regardless, but if Gonzalez especially

52:05is out, then All right.

52:07>> You think New England handles this game

52:09or No,

52:11>> I think

52:11>> they're at home. They're favored. Drake

52:12May got his mojo back.

52:15>> Romeo Dobs had a couple touchdowns.

52:17>> You're the Raiders guy. What do you

52:18think? What do you How do your Raiders

52:20fare here in New England?

52:21>> I I feel like I think New England's

52:22going to win the game.

52:24>> I want to see before Drake New England

52:27start last year with a loss to the

52:28Raiders.

52:29>> They did. That was the Raiders only win.

52:32>> Yeah. I I don't know. I don't I don't

52:34have the conviction this week that that

52:35New England's going to lose this game. I

52:36like what I saw on defense last week.

52:38Maybe if those corners are out, you got

52:40a problem. But I don't think they're all

52:41going to be out and and you know,

52:43>> I feel like this is a real pick them

52:45game. So, like if I'm picking the line

52:47because New England is three and a half,

52:48I'll I'll be on the Raiders side. I'll

52:50take the field goal, but uh I I expect

52:53it to be pretty pretty close. That being

52:55said, that those close games are usually

52:57really good for fantasy. You know, as as

52:59the game goes into the fourth quarter

53:00and you know that they took the lead,

53:03now we've got to get the lead and you

53:04get a lot of passing volume. That's the

53:06opportunity we have here.

53:07>> Yeah, the overrunner is not terrible.

53:09What about the running back situation

53:10for New England? Raandre was limited on

53:12Wednesday, not a full out according to

53:15the report I have. Trayvon Henderson,

53:17it's been, you know, one hit and a lot

53:20of miss, but if he's alone,

53:22>> then you play him.

53:23>> Then you got to go with Trayvo.

53:25>> If he gets all the volume, he will get

53:28two explosive plays. I mean, you saw

53:30last year when when Raandre was injured

53:32and they brought in Jamal Williams for a

53:34workout. That's not I mean it could just

53:36be coincidence on timing, but uh the

53:39Raandre Stevenson knee injury could

53:43could rule him out this week.

53:44>> The last two weeks uh he hasn't had the

53:47big play. 8 for 23, 14 for 42 on the

53:51ground. Um we'll see what happens this

53:53week. If Arandre is limited, would you

53:56play if Randre is active? Are you

53:57benching TO are you flexing him? I

54:00>> I play him over Damen Pierce.

54:03>> Yes. Okay, just another

54:04>> that shouldn't really be our benchmark.

54:06I'm just saying if you've seen my

54:07dynasty team, you understand in my

54:09lineup.

54:09>> There's a bar.

54:10>> Are you playing Mike Washington Jr. or

54:12Damen Pierce? Mike,

54:15>> that's the actual I probably play

54:17Washington.

54:17>> Oh gosh.

54:19>> Uh,

54:19>> one of those guys can house it from 50.

54:22>> Yeah.

54:22>> The thing that I the thing that I love

54:24like so last year there were three games

54:26that Raandre missed and in those games

54:28you had a game with five targets and a

54:30game with six targets for Trayvon

54:32Henderson. don't know why they don't

54:33throw him the ball as it is currently

54:36enough. I mean, they they really use

54:38Raandre as their passing back far more,

54:41but that's what excites me about the

54:43opportunities that Henderson would

54:44receive if Raandre is gone.

54:46>> Matt Collins left the game with a

54:47non-cont injury this past week. Calf

54:51calf, pay attention to it. Romeo Dobs,

54:53maybe we're starting to figure things

54:56out with Drake May. Nine targets. He

54:58gets deep shots. He did score twice. the

55:00matchup against the Raiders, they like

55:02they've been holding wide receivers

55:04under their expectation.

55:07So, I don't love that. But if Matt

55:09Collins is out, Romeo Dobs is pretty

55:12much a a top 24 mustplay. Agreed.

55:14>> The Minnesota Vikings in their

55:16miraculous 4-0 start despite not scoring

55:18touchdowns in two other four games. Take

55:20on the New Orleans Saints who are one

55:22and three. The game's in New Orleans.

55:23Minnesota favored by one and a half. The

55:25overunder is just 42 and a half. So,

55:28this one's tough because there there's

55:30just a lot of players that you've been

55:32very confident in.

55:33>> Yeah.

55:34>> You know, Tyler Shuck, obviously Devon

55:37Vele has been a a worthy play, Jawan

55:39Johnson's the tight end three on the

55:40year, and obviously Olive, who he didn't

55:43practice on Wednesday, which might alarm

55:46you because he left early on Monday

55:48night, but you got to remember it's a

55:49short week for them. A rest day is what

55:51they're they've come out and vehemently

55:53said this is not about the knee

55:55because they knew those questions would

55:56be there. They said it's a rest day, but

55:59if there's another non-nerest day on

56:01Thursday, Exactly.

56:02>> I will be worried about the knee.

56:04>> Exactly. Olave is going to be started no

56:06matter what if he's active. He's he's

56:08too good. The matchup sucks. Everything

56:10could go bad.

56:12>> But the other guys, Shuck, Chimera, Vle,

56:15Jawan Johnson, I I think that there are

56:18probable pivots in most situations for

56:21those guys. The Vikings defense has just

56:24been too dogone good. They're number one

56:27against quarterbacks, number one against

56:28running backs, number six against tight

56:29ends. They're just

56:31>> they're awesome. There's a reason why

56:33Minnesota's 4-0. And what's crazy here

56:34is the Saints because of the defense.

56:36>> The Saints who have looked really good

56:38this year. Like they're they're passing

56:40my eye test other than getting boat

56:41raced at home on prime time this last

56:43week. Um

56:44>> Yeah, they failed the eye test on that

56:45one. They did.

56:46>> It feels like they're about to be one

56:47and four.

56:48>> Yes, they will be.

56:49>> Yeah. And and it's, you know, John

56:51Johnson, is he a start this week? Do you

56:53stay in the flames? Minnesota's so good

56:55against the tight end position pretty

56:57much. I don't know.

56:58>> He is to me like he's okay. Coulson

57:02Lovelin, I would play over him. Um he's

57:06>> I'd play him over Sadiq. Would you What

57:08about Fannon?

57:10>> No, I would play Fannon.

57:11>> Yeah, I I would try to

57:13>> I would play Gasiki. I would play Isaiah

57:15Likely. And then after those guys,

57:18that's basically where I go. Jawan

57:20Johnson. He's my 12. We do have uh the

57:22precedent of last week.

57:26>> Yeah, even if they're down, there may be

57:27opportunities there. I wouldn't touch a

57:30running back on New Orleans with a

57:31thousand foot pole right now against

57:33Minnesota. And we'll monitor the Olave

57:36situation. Chuck, I'd be trying to find

57:37another option because agree

57:39>> he could have an okay game,

57:41>> but his ceiling is very capped by

57:43Minnesota.

57:44>> Aaron Jones has been a top 24 back in

57:46all four weeks, guys. He's just sneakily

57:48part of this operation, right? You you

57:50don't have the best quarterback in

57:52football. You do have a great defense.

57:53Run the ball.

57:53>> Yeah. I mean, with Jordan Mason on IR,

57:56they really don't have they they don't

57:58believe in Claybourne to come in as a

58:00rookie and and protect the quarterback

58:03and do those things. Aaron Jones, you

58:05know, we talk about these older veterans

58:06getting off to pretty hot starts to

58:08start the season. Maybe they fade down

58:10the stretch. It's still early. I think

58:12Aaron Jones is just a a fantastic start.

58:14It was almost my start of the week

58:16>> there. Kyler's on the Malik Willis plan

58:18right now. one touchdown and three

58:20starts, dude.

58:22>> So, you know, he's not an option.

58:25>> No.

58:26>> And the question I have for you is with

58:28Jefferson potentially returning, how do

58:30you view Jefferson in the in the grand

58:32scheme of rest of the season? Like

58:34>> like Kyler, I don't think maybe he gets

58:36a little bit better as he acclimates and

58:37they they figure out what he does

58:39better.

58:39>> You take a big breath and you hope and

58:41you pray. I mean, whatever you thought

58:44in draft season is what you know, when

58:46when we were looking at the back of the

58:48first with Justin Jefferson, we were a

58:51little bit more hesitant because we knew

58:53that it could go poorly with Kyler. Now,

58:56early in the season, it was like, okay,

58:58obviously Justin Jefferson is still him.

59:00>> And when Carson Wentz was there, he was

59:01fantastic, but with with Kyler, I do

59:04think you're going to have a nerfed

59:06version of the best wide receiver in

59:08football.

59:08>> And then Hawinson, if Jefferson's back,

59:10are you benching him? Are you playing

59:11Lovelin? Are you playing Joansson?

59:13>> Yeah, I would play those guys over him.

59:15>> Just not chasing 13 targets if

59:17Jefferson's back in there.

59:18>> Correct.

59:18>> And then Addison is a a full bench.

59:22>> Yeah,

59:22>> that Yeah, and that being said, if

59:24Jefferson doesn't play this week,

59:26>> then Hawinson is a must start.

59:28>> Yeah, I would agree with that. And then

59:29that Jordan Addison's a DMP right now

59:31with a hamstring. So, could be Hawk. It

59:34could be Hawk and Jefferson. There is a

59:35third scenario where Addison's out.

59:37Yeah.

59:37>> So, something to kind of keep an eye on

59:38if there's consolidation there.

59:41Don't you know you pro I think a lot of

59:43people went and spent on Hawinson is my

59:44point

59:45>> if Addison is out. Uh so coming in this

59:48morning TJ Hawinson was my start of the

59:49week. He he he was who I was I like the

59:51matchup. I like what we saw last week.

59:53Um we know how Kyler plays but with Oh.

59:58>> Are you getting a mosquito bit?

59:59>> He's trying. I'm I must be

1:00:01>> At least you started At least you

1:00:03started slapping. You're not like

1:00:04flicking around like a weirdo.

1:00:06>> He's just

1:00:08>> really good podcasting. The matchup the

1:00:10matchup is uh is very good for Hawinson.

1:00:13I just don't want him to be the third

1:00:15target. If Addison or Jefferson are

1:00:18gone, he he moves ahead of that that

1:00:21other tier of the Jawan Johnson.

1:00:23>> Did you see that uh video that is going

1:00:24around on uh Instagram out in Arizona

1:00:28with that uh spider coming out of the

1:00:30>> Oh, you No, I have not.

1:00:32>> I have not. Will not.

1:00:33>> I've seen it. You don't want to see it.

1:00:35>> It's climbing out of the vent of a car.

1:00:36>> You don't want to see it. Remember you

1:00:38had a spider in your car and you had to

1:00:39pull over

1:00:40>> in the Okay, you took your your

1:00:42headphones off. Cleveland 3 in one, New

1:00:44York one and three.

1:00:45>> Even I'm not a I have no problem with

1:00:49spiders. Even that video was like

1:00:52>> that was a bad video. Yeah.

1:00:54>> Um, can you call Can you call TripleA

1:00:57for that?

1:00:57>> That was like the one years ago.

1:00:59>> You got to call Jeremy.

1:01:00>> It crawled out burned that car,

1:01:02>> huh? It was like the one years ago where

1:01:04it the spider just crawls out of this

1:01:06girl's mouth. Just

1:01:08>> don't click that link in Slack.

1:01:10Cleveland 3 and one, New York 1 and

1:01:11three. The Jets the Vegas line here.

1:01:13Jets minus one and a half. Over under 39

1:01:16a half. Uh in a battle of slow. Um these

1:01:21are this is you you want to take the

1:01:24Frank Reichled offense of the Jets

1:01:26that's 29th in pace of play and combine

1:01:28it with Todd Monkins 25th in pace of

1:01:30play. This game will be This game might

1:01:32be over before you know it. I mean, the

1:01:35clock

1:01:35>> It will be a full running clock.

1:01:37>> Yeah. Good.

1:01:38>> The clock will never stop.

1:01:39>> So, under 39 and a half.

1:01:43>> What What are your choices here? Denzel

1:01:44Boston been so impressive. Garrett

1:01:46Wilson, he's an auto start for your

1:01:47team.

1:01:49Is Is Boston entering that category of

1:01:51auto start with the amount of shots they

1:01:53take to him?

1:01:53>> He's he's entering it. I watched uh all

1:01:55of his film this last week and and he's

1:01:58doing he's doing a little bit of

1:02:00everything, but he's got plays on film

1:02:03uh as a blocker like that this team has

1:02:06to be just doing handstands about their

1:02:08excitement over Denzel Boston. And even

1:02:10though they drafted Conpsion first and

1:02:12he's good, it feels like Boston is their

1:02:15their wide receiver one. I think he

1:02:17should be started like going forward

1:02:20week in and week out. He should be he

1:02:22should be in there. Now, the matchup

1:02:24isn't great simply because very similar

1:02:26to the Dolphins

1:02:29and then you add in the pace of play.

1:02:31You just don't need a lot against them,

1:02:34but I mean maybe the Browns will.

1:02:36>> Yeah, the Jets have been a run funnel so

1:02:39or I mean a running back funnel. So,

1:02:42you're like Judkins,

1:02:44>> it was a nice

1:02:45>> the targets the the targets really

1:02:47really helped last week. I don't know if

1:02:50those will continue. I'll I'll probably

1:02:52still play Judkins though in this

1:02:54matchup.

1:02:54>> And then Brilen Allen. We saw the good

1:02:56and the bad. The opportunities, the

1:02:58good. The bad was how slow and un

1:03:01incapable the offense was. Wilson had a

1:03:04tough game last week.

1:03:06>> I'm still taking the the volume. 94% of

1:03:09the snaps.

1:03:10>> Jory Krosky, Merritt or

1:03:12>> got four snaps.

1:03:14>> Was JCM or Brilen Allen?

1:03:17Uh returning Jaden Daniels

1:03:20>> probably still Brilan.

1:03:22>> I would go JCM.

1:03:24>> This is a battle of a 60 and 64 year old

1:03:26play caller.

1:03:28>> What?

1:03:28>> Um that's some front porch

1:03:31>> rocking chair Malone.

1:03:34>> Um Harold Fannon, keep playing him if

1:03:37you've been playing him.

1:03:38>> Yeah, I guess.

1:03:39>> And just like live with the slow

1:03:42Colts 2 and two, Steelers 2 and two.

1:03:44Vegas line Pittsburgh minus 2 and a

1:03:46half. over under 44 and a half.

1:03:49You know, this is Indianapolis. They had

1:03:51to play in Europe last week. Now you got

1:03:53to play a road game in Pittsburgh.

1:03:56You know, that's only happened twice in

1:03:58history where you have a team with that

1:03:59bad of a draw where you go from

1:04:00international to a road game. Uh

1:04:03>> how' the other two teams do?

1:04:04>> They did bad. They lost both of the

1:04:06games. And the Steelers have an extra

1:04:07three days rest. They come off the

1:04:08Thursday night game. It's kind of not

1:04:10matching up there.

1:04:10>> That's not That's disgusting. That's

1:04:12mean.

1:04:13>> Yeah. you get extra time and you get to

1:04:15stay on the road.

1:04:18>> So that got that the thing that's the

1:04:21thing that's funny right now for

1:04:22Pittsburgh

1:04:23>> can't be what?

1:04:24>> It can't be that hard to like get an

1:04:26actual fair

1:04:28>> schedule. There's a lot of teams a lot

1:04:29of moving parts, Mike.

1:04:31>> Yeah. I mean I've never tried I've never

1:04:33sat down and tried to figure it out. I'm

1:04:34just

1:04:35>> Do you think they get to the end of it

1:04:36and then they just go like they see a

1:04:38couple problems and they're like well

1:04:40>> the rest

1:04:40>> I want to redo this math. I guess that's

1:04:43okay.

1:04:44>> Have you ever numbered something like

1:04:47putting a list together and then you

1:04:48find out you missed 18

1:04:50>> and you're like, "Well, what do I do

1:04:52now?" And you're like,

1:04:53>> "Whatever."

1:04:54>> 17B it is.

1:04:55>> I guess this one that I that would have

1:04:57been 18 is now 38.

1:05:00>> Yeah. I It's funny cuz I don't We

1:05:02haven't liked the Pittsburgh offensive

1:05:04like potential and yet they should be

1:05:08okay in this one. and the turnstyle

1:05:09defense of the Colts. The fact they're

1:05:11at home, Jaylen Warren's been on fire.

1:05:13We don't know if Rico will even play

1:05:15either way. You play Warren, you don't

1:05:16play Rico. And then the wide receivers,

1:05:20I mean, I I still think Metaf is

1:05:22somebody you can keep playing because

1:05:23the targets have been

1:05:23>> the targets are there. It's disgusting,

1:05:25>> right? But it just kind of is what it

1:05:28is. Rogers top 10 quarterback two

1:05:30straight weeks.

1:05:30>> When you add in the matchup, when you

1:05:32add in the fact that the, you know, you

1:05:34don't the Colts defense has just been

1:05:37really bad. I don't know. Sauce Gardner,

1:05:40I know he was coming off of an injury,

1:05:42but he's just he has not changed this

1:05:45defense at all. There's still a defense

1:05:47you target. So, I think DK Mechaf is an

1:05:50okay play this week.

1:05:51>> Would you play him over Josh DS? Cuz DS

1:05:54Yeah. See, I would too. And and we

1:05:56thought DS would break out last week. He

1:05:57was on the field for almost every snap.

1:05:59>> But, you know, Aaron Jones or Daniel

1:06:02Jones doesn't look like the Daniel Jones

1:06:03of last year. His fantasy points,

1:06:05>> it's not just fantasy points. 11 7.9

1:06:08>> a guy who's coming off of an Achilles.

1:06:11>> They I mean it's not even like they won

1:06:14last week and

1:06:16>> they won because of Zack Galanakis.

1:06:18>> Absolutely. They they won an easy

1:06:19blowout victory and it it matter.

1:06:23>> Yeah, cuz you'd love to correct me,

1:06:24wouldn't you? And I wanted to say the

1:06:26right name, but I couldn't remember it

1:06:27either.

1:06:28>> It just masked how bad Daniel Jones was

1:06:30on a

1:06:31>> I know it's a

1:06:32>> His accuracy was awful. Just missing

1:06:35guys. He He's looked

1:06:36>> 56%.

1:06:38>> So, you're going to have to try to run

1:06:39the ball with Jonathan Taylor as much as

1:06:43you can. That's your only path to

1:06:44winning this game.

1:06:45>> I thought Kyle was giving me the the

1:06:47pronunciation of Aan Calia uh Calak

1:06:51Manis,

1:06:51>> but he just spelled Galifakis.

1:06:56>> So, yeah, Josh Dance is a really scary

1:06:58start. I I kind of like there's nobody

1:07:00to target in the receiving game. And

1:07:01then Tyler Warren is just wild. you

1:07:04you'd be like, "Okay, well, Tyler

1:07:05Warren's going to blow up last week." I

1:07:07mean, 13, 21, 55, and 41 yards,

1:07:10>> but he did not.

1:07:11>> He did not blow up.

1:07:12>> This this offense, other than Johnny

1:07:13Taylor, this thing is

1:07:14>> it's kind of stinky.

1:07:15>> Does Tyler Warren feel like the oldest

1:07:1624y old on the planet?

1:07:18>> He does. Yeah.

1:07:19>> Yeah.

1:07:19>> He's aging like Hawinson did.

1:07:21>> Just just rapid dog ears.

1:07:24>> Cuz he's too got too much dog.

1:07:25>> He's got too much dog. I love Tyler.

1:07:27>> His hair is the opposite of Bowers,

1:07:28though.

1:07:30>> Oh, yeah.

1:07:31>> Yeah. Bowowers is uh aging as well.

1:07:36Uh some updates on the injury report.

1:07:37Lamar Jackson not seen partic

1:07:40participating again, but Zay Flowers is

1:07:42back.

1:07:42>> That's good cuz it was if you missed

1:07:43that Z Flowers didn't practice. This one

1:07:45was not hamstring. It was foot aka new

1:07:49injury.

1:07:50>> Yeah. Stfan Diggs hamstring working on

1:07:52the side field. Don't see McLaren out

1:07:54there. Tara McLaren may miss another

1:07:56week.

1:07:56>> Antonio Williams is a sneaky start.

1:07:59>> I think he actually is. I actually moved

1:08:01him into one of our uh we got our Scotty

1:08:03Fish lineup. Mike,

1:08:04>> we got some by-week situations. I put

1:08:06Antonio in there.

1:08:07>> I don't hate it.

1:08:08>> No sign of Bree Hall and AD Mitchell at

1:08:10practice for the Jets as well. Should be

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1:08:20Tomorrow we have uh well, we'll recap

1:08:22this uh the big breakout performance by

1:08:25Pickkins. Mike,

1:08:26>> uh look, give me a statline. Statline

1:08:28for Pickins tonight. I'm gonna give you

1:08:30for George Pickkins.

1:08:31>> Yeah. Yeah. The other Pickings. Yeah.

1:08:32George Pickkins.

1:08:33>> George Pick. Well, I just was trying to

1:08:35think. Let's go.

1:08:37>> We're gonna go five

1:08:38>> Oh, catches.

1:08:41>> Okay.

1:08:41>> For

1:08:43117 and a score.

1:08:45>> Okay. And how many targets?

1:08:46>> Uh, is that eight?

1:08:48>> Yeah, probably eight.

1:08:49>> Eight targets.

1:08:49>> I got I got seven targets. Four for 84

1:08:52and a touchdown.

1:08:53>> Oh, so you guys both have them in the

1:08:55end zone?

1:08:55>> Yeah.

1:08:56>> Do I have to do this now? Yeah,

1:08:57>> if you want.

1:08:58>> Um, we'll go uh we'll go five targets.

1:09:01>> We'll go four catches,

1:09:03>> 74 yards, no touchdown.

1:09:05>> Okay.

1:09:06>> Like this.

1:09:06>> I I am sorry.

1:09:07>> This week,

1:09:08>> the Cowboys tonight should put on an

1:09:11absolute show.

1:09:12>> Yeah,

1:09:13>> they really really should. Dak is

1:09:15playing great. Camb

1:09:19>> Well, we talked about it. They've been

1:09:20much more meticulous of an offense than

1:09:23a big play offense. So, we we need to

1:09:24get a big play from that team. Uh, you

1:09:27can roll your eyes into the back of your

1:09:28head when it ends up being not Pickkins

1:09:30but Turpin tonight or something.

1:09:32>> No, if if it's anyone, it'll end up

1:09:34being Turd Ferguson.

1:09:35>> Oh, could be. Yeah.

1:09:36>> Stealing the the touchdown.

1:09:37>> So, we'll talk about Thursday night. We

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1:09:55>> It's still around here.

1:09:57>> Flick it. Move on.

1:09:59>> Twist it.

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