FantasyPros - The Biggest Fantasy Football Questions For Each Team in Week 6 (Ep. 1765) - The Herd with Colin Cowherd

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
All right, and welcome into the Fantasy Pros Fantasy Football podcast.
It's the week six Key Questions episode, where we'll break
down the biggest fantasy football storylines for all fourteen remaining games.
I'm your host, Seth Woolcock, and back with me again
are both mine and your friends, including the wiley Vet
of the Fantasy Pro staff, who is so dang efficient

(00:22):
at his job that he usually cuts out for nine
holes on Friday. Pat, how are you today? And are
we once again hitting the sticks? Later on here we.

Speaker 2 (00:29):
Are going to hit the links. Sun is home for
college break, so you know, go out there with him
and let him out drive me by fifty sixty yards
in every hall and yeah, doing good?

Speaker 3 (00:39):
So most efficient?

Speaker 2 (00:40):
Does that mean I average you know, nine point six
yards per putt assignments?

Speaker 3 (00:47):
Yes like that? All right?

Speaker 1 (00:48):
Yeah, the keyboard, the keyboard, the words per minute? Is
good with you? Fit? So I'm a slow worker, so
never I don't think I'll ever be able to hit
the links on a Friday, but hoping one day evene
we can get out there. We're also tapping back into
the big and bold brain of a man who can't
wait to get to the weekend so he can catch
up on the new Love is Blind, Temptation Island, and

(01:10):
of course The Golden Bachelor. He's Derek Brown. Deep Happy Friday, brother,
I'm out. I hate reality TV seth.

Speaker 4 (01:18):
You know this, I hate it with a passion.

Speaker 1 (01:21):
Just give it a shot, Just give it a shot.

Speaker 4 (01:23):
That's how we're starting this show. That's how we're starting
this show, reality bro. Come on, No, no, heck no,
at least if we're gonna go with something like, aren't
you gonna give me all your jersey short quotes? Huh No,
I think I.

Speaker 1 (01:37):
Emptied the clip yesterday on the twitch stream for.

Speaker 4 (01:39):
That shore tattoo.

Speaker 1 (01:42):
I mean, well that might be that might be on
the of later today.

Speaker 4 (01:47):
So the fp O f keep that fantasy.

Speaker 1 (01:51):
Yes, yes, exactly.

Speaker 4 (01:53):
Uh.

Speaker 1 (01:54):
Busy weekend for me as well, Breakfast with the grandparents tomorrow, friends, uh,
diaper party on Saturday as well, and then local watering
holes on at night for uh, for my friend's band playing.
Do you guys weekend? I know, I know, do you
guys do diaper parties when you had kids? Or is
that just like a young millennial trendy thing now trendy millennial?

Speaker 4 (02:15):
That's a millennial pinterest, like gott to celebrate every single
thing kind of I know, man, like I remember what
gender Reville parties like started, like all that kind of
stuff like started Whenever I think we had our third
kid and my wife tells me about it, I'm like,
so we can't just like send a text, We can't
just call people anymore, like we got we got to

(02:36):
have a party about it, Like Okay, it's okay.

Speaker 1 (02:42):
It's basically a glorified reason to get together with your
buddies and drink beer. Everyone brings a pack of diapers
in a thirty pack, so it's yeah, I'm about it. Yeah,
exactly exactly. Today's program does look like this. Folks will
go inside the fancy football and betting storylines for the
weekend that can help you make any last minute lineup decisions.

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Speaker 1 (03:34):
Check out our weekly and rest of season consensus rankings
at Fantasypros dot com slash A Rankings and gentlemen, let's
go ahead and get to the storylines where we're gonna
start across the pond the Denver Broncos against the New
York Jets in London nine thirty am Eastern Time. And
what I want to know is which rookie will have
a better performance, r J Harvey or Mason Taylor. It's

(03:56):
been a really slow start for RJ Harvey, averaging just
eight point three Fantasy points per game on nine point
two touches per game as well, but the Jets are
sensational matchup for running backs, landing him as the ecr
RB thirty seven. Mason Taylor meanwhile, the hot name on
the block after a three game stretch where he totaled
twenty five targets, but he has a pretty neutral matchup

(04:17):
against the Broncos currently ECR tight end thirteen, so fits
having less of an attachment to these players as Debro might.
Who do you think shows up overseas on Sunday morning?

Speaker 4 (04:27):
Damn ouda here?

Speaker 3 (04:28):
Deebro likes both of these guys.

Speaker 2 (04:30):
He has been banging the drum for Mason Taylor in
our waiver article for a couple of weeks now, and
that's the way I'm going here, Seth like it has
k Taylor. He is the Jets number two pass catcher
now behind Garrett Wilson. Taylor's fourteen catches and nineteen targets
over the last two weeks. Garrett Wilson has something like
a thirty percent target share this season. But Wilson is

(04:50):
going to be seeing a lot of shut down corner
Patrick Sartan junior this week. That could mean Justin Fields
has to go somewhere else with the ball, which could
mean an abundant supply for Mason Taylor. And I had
hoped we were going to see a role expansion for RJ.

Speaker 3 (05:05):
Harvey.

Speaker 2 (05:06):
He had a season high forty one percent snapshare in
Week four, eighteen touches ninety eight yards, from scrimmage in
a touchdown and then big letdown. Last week, Harvey played
fifteen snaps for a twenty percent snapshare, seven touches thirty yards.
The usage spike in Week four was just the result
of a blowout. The Broncos gat the Bengals twenty eight

(05:27):
to three, and all of the broncos other games have
been one score games and Harvey has not reached even
a one third snapshare in any of them.

Speaker 1 (05:37):
Derek, what do you think here? We're picking between your
firstborn RJ. Harvey and your new adoptive son, Mason Taylor.

Speaker 4 (05:42):
I think I'm skipping the diaper party, man, Seriously, Like
I I'm go on Mason Taylor. That's the easy call
here for me. And like it's just RJ. Harvey's just
not playing enough, like we thought, like he was gonna
get on leashed after the big game. And then Sean
Payton goes back to the three man backfield and it's
Tyler Beday cutting into RJ. Harvey. Fittsy I said it

(06:02):
right that time, cutting into RJ. Harvey's playing time, and
it's just tough to watch, man, Like, you can't score
fantasy points if you're not on the field and he's
not on the field. But right now I'm staring at
a hard rock bet the over thirty four and a
half minus one fifteen for receiving yards from Mason Taylor.
Can let me give me that all day. And to
Fitzy's point, it's not only the market share at targets

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that Mason Taylor has had for the last three games.
It's also the matchup man like Denver's kind of neutral
versus tight ends, but it's the coverage matchup. So they
were in the ninth highest single high rate in the
NFL over the last two weeks Mason Taylor versus single
high And this is not something that tight ends don't
get targeted versus single high all the time, Like that's
not something that happens. Like, so I want to bring

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this up right now. But Mason Taylor over those last
two games versus single high thirty point eight percent target chair,
two point six yards per route run and he has
a thirty three percent first re chair, So he's going
to get used in this game. And I mean, guys, like,
if it's not Mason Taylor overs that we're betting this week,
every single week, the receiving yardage line. Bet the unders

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on the wide receiver one and Patrick's retains shadow coverage.
It just keeps paying, baby.

Speaker 1 (07:11):
It absolutely does. And sticking with the theme of tight ends,
let's get to the one o'clock slate with the Arizona
Cardinals at the Colts. Which tight end do you prefer
this week and rest of season? Trey McBride or Tyler Warren.
McBride currently is tight end four and fantasy points per game,
averaging just over twelve and a half points. Warren tight
end three end points per game, averaging thirteen point three.

(07:33):
On paper, the Cardinals are a much more advantageous tight
end matchup. But is that where you're heading?

Speaker 4 (07:38):
Derek brown Side, I could tell from Fitzi's slide Grant,
I know where he's going. I'm gonna go. Tray McBride,
I know his role where we have other talented pass
catchers with the Colts. I know McBride's role in this offense,
and he's the unquestioned number one. And has it been
pretty no, because Kyler Murray is not playing good football.
Kyler Murray hasn't played good football.

Speaker 1 (07:58):
Might be out the weekend two.

Speaker 4 (08:00):
Yeah, So I mean this all comes down to its schedule.
It is a definitive higher floor for targets on a
weekly basis. Now we can talk about the effectiveness of
those targets and everything at nauseum, but I'll still go
to leave McBride, although I will say the answer is
really both.

Speaker 1 (08:15):
Okay, fits warrener McBride for you this week and rest
of season.

Speaker 2 (08:18):
I love this question, Seth, and there is no way
you could tell it was concocted by a Penn State.

Speaker 1 (08:23):
Fan out of Baby Let's Go.

Speaker 3 (08:28):
And it is a totally fair question.

Speaker 2 (08:30):
You mentioned Tyler Warren is averaging more Fantasy points per game,
and yes, I have been contending for a while now
that the national Trey McBride lobby has been grossly over
selling McBride's value. In fact, Seth, at the Fantasy Football
Expo in Kanton, Ohio a couple months ago, I was
at George's Lounge, our favorite place, arguing with half the

(08:51):
Bar that Trey McBride should not have been considered the
tight end one in fantasy.

Speaker 4 (08:55):
I was there as a witness as he was doing it,
still doing it.

Speaker 3 (08:59):
Deebro was part of it.

Speaker 2 (09:00):
I mean, I was like John Wick fighting half the
Bar on like I had to argue with our six
foot eight friend Andrew aka Disco aka Big Draft Energy
from Big Drafters H two. I think I was also
arguing with John Daegel and Ian Hartitz, and of course
I was arguing with de bro, the head of the
National Trade McBride lobby.

Speaker 3 (09:20):
But you know what Seth.

Speaker 2 (09:21):
For the rest of the twenty twenty five season, I'm
still gonna roll with Trey McBride over Warren, just a
sheer target and catch volume. McBride is averaging eight point
four targets and five point eight catches a game. He's
had at least five catches in every game, only six
point two targets per game for Warren and has not
had more than six targets in any of his last three.

Speaker 3 (09:43):
But this is close.

Speaker 2 (09:44):
I might even pivot to Tyler Warren and standard scoring,
and if Kyler Murray isn't fact out, I would rather
have worn.

Speaker 3 (09:50):
In my lineup this week.

Speaker 2 (09:52):
But for the season as a whole, I'll still take
Trey McBride over Warren. But I guarantee you Seth that
Warren will be ahead of tr mcbriden my twenty twenty
six draft rankings, not even a question.

Speaker 4 (10:03):
Okay, Fitzy threw me a curveball there. I was not
expecting that. I thought this is gonna be like Tyler Warren,
easy season for Vinci.

Speaker 1 (10:10):
I know, I give him a little soft toss and
he uh, he's still man all of it. Let's get
to the Rams against the Ravens. No worm on the show,
so you'd have to talk about this one, thankfully. Will
Matthew Stafford go over plus one fifty or under minus
one ninety two and a half passing touchdowns this weekend

(10:33):
against the Ravens secondary? And is he a must start?
Is the question here, gentlemen. The Ravens Is have paced
as the second best matchups four opposing quarterbacks this season.
They've allowed eight passing touchdowns in the past two weeks alone,
so fits over under for Stafford. And is he in
your lineups this week if you have them?

Speaker 3 (10:51):
Well seth.

Speaker 2 (10:52):
Since I knew this question was coming, I had to
do the math on it before answering and joining the Rams.
In twenty twenty one, Stafford has thrown three or more
touchdown passes in seventeen of his sixty two regular season start,
so twenty seven point four percent the under looks like
the better percentage play here. But nine of the games
where Stafford had three or more touchdown passes came in

(11:14):
his first season with the Rams twenty twenty one. That
was the crazy Cooper Cup season. Yeah, Cup had one
hundred and forty five catches and almost two thousand yards.
Stafford had three or more touchdowns in more than half
of his starts that year. And maybe this is playing
out as another twenty twenty one type of setup for Stafford.
With Puka Nikua going wild every week and DeVante Adams

(11:36):
still playing like a star. Stafford also has momentum and
matchup on his side this week. He's thrown three touchdown
passes in each of his last two games, and the
Ravens defense is a tire fire right now. But looks
at I do not like making bats with odds of
minus one ninety. If I do, it better be close
to a sure thing. And this is not close to

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a sure thing, this under. And it's way more fun
to take the over plus one fifty and then rub
it in our guy worm's face after it hits. So yeah,
I'll take the over here. And is Stafford a must start?
Like I think I've got him sort of. He's QB nine,
I think for me this week, so I don't know.
I guess I'm not starting him over guys like Drake

(12:18):
May sure, some of the tip top guys, but I
think if you have Stafford in most cases you are
probably starting him.

Speaker 1 (12:26):
Derek, you've been pounding the table for Stafford for a
few weeks now in some good matchups. Are you once
again doing it here in week six?

Speaker 4 (12:33):
Oh? Absolutely, I mean I've got him QB nine with FITZI,
I think. But here's the interesting lace of guys that
I would be starting Matthew Stafford over Daniel Jones. I'm
starting Matthew Stafford over Caleb Williams, Jordan Love, Justin Fields,
Jared Goff, even though I like golf this week. Matthew
Stafford like he's QB nine. But those are a number
of the names where people could be having lineup decisions,

(12:55):
and I'm starting Stafford over all of them. Like the
Ravens secondary is terrible, I'll take the over reluctantly. Again,
like with FITZI and his wonderful analysis here, it's like
two and a half over two and a half. Passing
touchdowns is tough, but I mean, Stafford probably gets here
this week. I mean, if Adams was still banged up,
he was out of the liner for something, then I wouldn't.
But with all of his weapons pretty pretty much healthy.

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I mean to two at Well is now dealing with
a hamstring issue. Tyler Higbee, I don't know if we're
going to see him this week, but they're talking about
getting Terrence Ferguson more involved, so that's good. So Stafford, Yeah,
like he's about as close to a mustard as you
can get. Like it's a top ten fantasy quarterback, and
I think he's gonna crush man the Baltimore Ravens defense.
I don't even have to give you any numbers here.
They stink, simply stink.

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Speaker 1 (15:18):
Let's head to the north shore of the Ohio River
where the Cleveland Browns are against the Pittsburgh Steelers in
Akashire Stadium. Gentlemen, are you starting or rostering anyone in
this game? Aside from the running backs Quinn Shot Judkins
and Jalen Warren and wide receiver DK Metcalf. These are
really consolidated offenses. The defenses are certainly rounded into form

(15:39):
as well. So, debro, are you starting or rostering anyone
aside from the big three here?

Speaker 4 (15:44):
So actually, and this I'm going out on a limb
here I'm kind of like optimistic about the Cleveland Browns
pass catches this week. David and Joku had a huge
target share last week, and Dylan Gabriels first start twenty
four point two percent. He got almost a twenty nine
percent first read share. It is a very very good
matchup for David and Joku. So, I mean, the Steelers

(16:06):
have given up the third most fantasy points per game
to tight end, so in Djoku, if you need a
tight end option, I'm riding with him this week. And
I think there's flexibial for Jerry Judy and Isaiah Bond here.
I mean, let's not hit ourselves. The Pittsburgh Steelers secondary
has not played well. I know Joey Porter is getting
healthier and maybe they're rounding into for him a little bit.
But Jerry Judy, I mean, he leads his team in

(16:27):
deep targets and that's really what I want to focus
on for him and Isaiah Bond is both those guys
have been one to two for the passing attack for
deep targets and the Steelers have given up the third
highest decompletion rate and the fifth most deep passing yards
per game this season. So if there was ever a
game where I'm not telling you to feel good about
flexing either one of these guys, but I think they

(16:48):
are flex viable this week considering the matchup Jerry Judy
and Isaiah Bond. If you're in a pinch, yeah you
can play them this week.

Speaker 1 (16:56):
What about you, fitz He, are you firing anyone up
from Cleveland or Pittsburgh.

Speaker 2 (16:59):
Here and the Steeler side, maybe Kenneth Gainwell in a
deep league, or if you're getting just wrecked by injuries
like Gainwell had that big game against the Vikings in Ireland.
With Jalen Warren out a couple of weeks ago, maybe
he gets double digit targets this week against the Browns
if the Steelers sort of make this like a sixty
to forty backfield in Warren's favor. But we do know

(17:21):
it's a tough matchup with the Browns, whose run defense
is just terrific. On the Brown side, I'd definitely be
willing to start Najoku six catches for sixty seven yards
and a touchdown on nine targets in Dylan Gabriel's first start,
and Gabriel targeted his tight ends thirteen times against the
Vikings last week and his wide receivers only ten times,

(17:44):
so maybe Nijoku is going to be Gabriel's security blanket,
and Debro pointed out the matchup with the Steelers looks
pretty good. I just I don't know if I'm ready
to go to any of the wide receivers with the
Browns until we start seeing Dylan Gabriel, you know, doing
a little more work.

Speaker 3 (18:01):
With those guys.

Speaker 1 (18:02):
Is it back to Nujoku over Fannin for both of
you guys rest of the season?

Speaker 3 (18:06):
I think so, yeah, okay it.

Speaker 4 (18:08):
Is for me. And the reason I didn't bring up
fan And although I highlighted the really good matchup for
tight ends versus because did he drop a below a
fifty percent snapshare last week? So if he's not running
routes like you have to be out there, much like
we talked about RJ. Harvey. You gotta run routes, you
gotta play snaps. If you're not doing that, you can't
score Fantasy points. Just a reality.

Speaker 3 (18:26):
So Fanon's a really nice asset for Dynasty.

Speaker 2 (18:29):
I think he should be happy if you've got him
on your roster, But for Redraft, I think he's pretty marginal.

Speaker 4 (18:33):
Well, so just real fast, do you think there's any
chance they trade in Joku with them selling off Joe Flacco,
Like that's the only reason where I got a few
questions in the discord and people are like do I
drop him? And I'm like, if you need the space,
drop him, But if you've got like a spot where
you can hold him right now, I'm not willing to

(18:54):
say that the Browns will not trade in Joku considering
the state of their roster and how they are moving forward.
Just the Joe Flacco trade away, like that signals something.

Speaker 3 (19:03):
Yeah, it's possible.

Speaker 2 (19:05):
I'm trying to look up the terms of David Nijoku's
contract here.

Speaker 4 (19:09):
He's a free agent after this year.

Speaker 3 (19:10):
He is. That is entirely possible.

Speaker 1 (19:13):
Yeah, who needs a tight end? I'm trying to think
off the top of the dome. Who would charge Chargers
say hi, yeah, yeah, yeah, and one who can one
who can block, which would really help the Chargers with
their tackle good point shoes. Yeah, all right, let's go
ahead and get to the Seattle Seahawks against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Rank these flex options boys Cooper Cup averaging eight point

(19:36):
six Fantasy points per game, ECR wide Receiver thirty nine,
Zach Charbonnet averaging just about nine fantasy points per game
ECR RB twenty nine, and then Travis Hunter, still pushing
that agenda her folks six point eight fantasy points per
game ECR forty nine. Fits. Are you starting any of
these options at flex and rank them for me one
through three? Please?

Speaker 2 (19:56):
Man, I'm not excited about starting any of them, se okay,
but I would rank them.

Speaker 3 (20:00):
I'd put sharbon A.

Speaker 2 (20:00):
At the top just for the possible touchdown outlook like
he does seem to be their preferred goal line guy.

Speaker 3 (20:09):
Cup versus Hunter is close.

Speaker 2 (20:11):
I got put Cups second here behind Sharbone with the
caveat that. If I'm a big underdog, I would play
Hunter hoping to get lucky and hit on a big
play or two, because you're not getting any sixty yard
splash plays from Cooper Cup at this point unless you
know multiple defenders fall down on him. Well, one thing
about Hunter, and I'd be curious to see if Debro

(20:32):
agrees with this or just thinks I'm overthinking it. But
with that little trade we saw between the Jaguars and
the Browns exchanging quarterbacks, Tyson Campbell goes to the Browns
Greg Newsom goes to the Jaguars, Campbell multiple years left
on his deal, Newsome in the final year of his
I wonder, he bro if you're a Travis Hunter investor

(20:53):
in Dynasty, is this maybe a sign that Hunter's going
to be playing more cornerback in twenty twenty six since
Newsome may or may not be there, Like if they
don't sign new some new contract extension lickety split, I
would be really worried if I were a Travis Hunter
Dynasty stakeholder.

Speaker 4 (21:09):
I don't think you're crazy at all. When I saw
that trade, I thought two things. Tyson Campbell obviously is
not driving with this new regime because they were not
the ones that gave him the contract. So I think
that's one. And then part and parcel with that too,
I think, Yeah, Travis Hunter, I think is probably gonna
be playing more corner. And here's the thing, I think
he should be playing more corner. I brought up my

(21:30):
concern set. You listened to this in the NFL Draft show.
I brought up my concerns about Travis Hunter and his
route running and abilities as a wide receiver. And this
is not saying that the kid can't grow into being
a stellar wide receiver, but he's very raw on those aspects,
and the Jags need to stop playing the middle here
and pick a freaking lane. You either won a marginally
good player on both sides of the ball, but you

(21:52):
are stealing his ability away to possibly be elite on
one side of the ball by doing what you're doing
right now. I said in the pre draft process, and
I'll say it again here, like they need to pick
a freaking lane. The whole dual threat whatever sounds good
on paper, but in reality's sake, no, it's not. You're
stunning the growth of a player. But getting back to this, yeah,

(22:15):
I would just take the Darth throw upside of Travis Hunter.
In saying all of that, I would take the Darth
throw upside. I don't want to play any of these guys,
but if I have to play one, if I have
to play any of them, I would take the Darth
throw upside of Travis Hunter. Only because Seattle has given
up the seventh most PPR points per target and the
fifth most receiving yards per game to opposing slot receivers.

(22:37):
So that's why I would go with Travis Hunter on
this one. Zach Charboney is the second guy here in
this in like fits the outline. It's just touchdown hunting.
The matchup's not good. He gets a goal line toad
in probably like forty fifty total yards. You're getting double
digit points out of him, and I don't want to
play Cooper Cup. I mean Seth. We talked about Cooper
Cup last week and the matchup was fantastic for him,

(22:59):
and he was good, but he wasn't great exactly. It
was it was very much ish like if you played
him in a PPR league, you were like, Okay, cool,
that's wide receiver three flexish worthy. But do I want
to play him in a bad matchup where the Jags
have given of the second fewest PPR points for target
to slot receivers. Hecko No, All.

Speaker 1 (23:19):
Right, Let's go ahead and get to South Beach where
the Chargers come to town to face the Dolphins. Which
recently promoted player will have the better game, Malik Washington
or Hassan Haskins. Washington somehow scored more Fantasy points in
games with Tyreek Hill active than the four point stinker
he threw out last week. He is now ECR Wide
Receiver fifty two after getting top thirty six buzzs a

(23:40):
week ago. Haskins has now moved up to e cr
RB thirty two and likely going to garner the start
here under his former college coach Jim Harball. Deep ro,
Do you have a lean whether it's Haskins or Washington
who has the better game this weekend.

Speaker 4 (23:55):
I'll go with Haskins. And again I'm just touchdown hunting here.
I mean, he's he's the Chargers actually urbaname for me.
I mean it's really just hope he gets a goal
line carry, he converts, he gets forty fifty total yards,
and you enjoy that type of stat line. And it
just comes down to, like, I don't have any faith
in Asan Haskins to hold this role. I think we've
seen enough of him in his NFL career, and I

(24:16):
know it's been very very little, But like dude sixty
five Summari carries in his career, He's got two runs
of ten plus yards. He doesn't break tackles at a
high rate. I think until Amaron Hampton, if I want
to bet on talent, I will sig with Kamani Vadal here.
But Haskins in this game, you just praying for a touchdown.
I'll go with him.

Speaker 2 (24:35):
What about you, fits, Yeah, I have two grand Haskins.
I think he's probably the guy to bet on in
the Chargers back field this week. And this is coming
from a kamani bydel Truther, But like Haskins is the
only Charger running back left on their team right now
who was on the opening day roster. And as you mentioned,
Seth Like he played for Jim Harbott Michigan, had thirteen

(24:58):
hundred rushing yards and twenty touchdown in his final college season.
There doesn't have much pass catching potential. I'm sure someone
else is going to be playing on obvious passing downs
for the Chargers, But at two hundred and twenty eight pounds,
I think he goes like it's a pretty safe bett Haskins.
It's gonna be the goal line guy. As Debro said,
so you're betting on the touchdown thing. Like Malik Washington's

(25:19):
average depth the target is four point nine yards this year.
Pretty incredible feat last week of catching four passes for
zero yards. That's where the four points came from. Just
EMPTPPR calories. Man, there's just not a lot of big
play potential with an A dot that low. So Washington
could maybe get you five or six catches on a
good day, but he's probably not giving you much in

(25:41):
the way a yardage and not a great bet for
a touchdown either.

Speaker 4 (25:44):
It's gonna shove Malik Washington into the Onedo Robinson hurt
locker that exists in his house.

Speaker 2 (25:49):
No man, and I got way too cute with Malik
Washing in the rankings last week. Like I thought he
could be a top forty guy.

Speaker 3 (25:56):
Yeah, not so much.

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(27:08):
one o'clock games here with the Dallas Cowboys against the
Carolina Panthers. Is this the Tetoa McMillan breakout game and
is he a must start? The Cowboys have been the
best matchup for opposing wide receivers, allowing forty five points
per game to the position, including an average of two
receiving touchdowns. We have Tea Matt currently as the wide

(27:28):
receiver eleven in ECR. His prop bets include over under
sixty four and a half receiving yards, over under five
and a half reception and in any time touchdown at
plus one forty so fits. Are you firing up McMillan
and expecting this is where we see him come alive.

Speaker 2 (27:45):
He is a must start, and I do hope the
matchup with Dallas helps propel.

Speaker 3 (27:49):
Him to a big day.

Speaker 2 (27:51):
But then again, four of the Panthers five games this season,
Bryce Young is thrown for fewer than two hundred yards.

Speaker 3 (27:58):
So yeah, I.

Speaker 2 (28:00):
Can't go all in, but I do feel reasonably good
about McMillan going over sixty four point five receiving yards.
That's that's the problem I take here.

Speaker 4 (28:09):
What about you, Debro, I'm a FITZI on all of that.
I'm not touching it. Dude, when you get into the
anytime touchdowns and they're like below like two plus two
hundred plus three hundred, just count me out on them.
I mean, it's the market's too much. Like fine, we
can use that and say, Okay, I hope he scores
a touchdown, but it's not something I'm ever gonna bet.
I'll take the over. I mean, I'm fine with actually

(28:30):
taking the over on the five point five receptions and
the receiving yardage market. I'm here just because of the
volume and the matchup is just absolutely fantastic for Tet
And the one other point I'll make here, brace Young
has been horrible, but I do. I will say that
outside of tedor Ro mc millan, what other options as

(28:51):
he had to throw to, like xavierly Get. At this
point in his career, we should understand he's just not
it like the first round, Capital was testing, combine all
that kind of stuff. I was never that much in
on him as a prospect. I mean, yeah, and Jatavian
Sanders got heard. Tommy Trimble is who he is. I
think the one thing that that will could help Rice massively.

(29:13):
I think Jalen Coker is gonna be back this week,
and I think having another, like a valid number two
receiving option next to Ted Roe McMillan can help McMillan
and help Bryce Shung and help this offense. And I
know that's putting a lot at the feet of Jalen Cocher,
but the kids freaking talented man, and when you got
no other freaking options, I mean, it's not hard for
defenses to key on one player. So I think that

(29:33):
can definitely help Tet and the matchups awesome.

Speaker 1 (29:35):
So let's go ahead and get to the Bayou for
the Saints, who will be hosting the New England Patriots.
Better flex play here, in Jim's Traveon Henderson or Kendre Miller.
Alvin Kamara injured his ankle Wednesday at practice. He was
limited on Thursday. Hendo currently eight point two Fantasy points
per game. He's RB thirty in ECR, and Kendra Miiller
he has seen double digit touches and back to back games,

(29:57):
averaging nine point two Fantasy points per game, and has
an ECR ranking of RB thirty eight. On paper, the
Saints are a much better matchup for running backs, allowing
nearly twenty three Fantasy points per game to the position. Fitz,
I can't even believe we're having this conversation, but here
we are. Is it Kendra Miller for you at flex
or is it Travon Henderson.

Speaker 2 (30:18):
Well, if the Kamara injury we're serious, then like this
would be a conversation worth having, But right now it's
being reported as not very concerning. So it seems like
Kamara is going to play like guys. Guys play through
low ankle injuries if it's a low ankle, and it
seems like it is in this case, Kamara's probably going
to play. And Kendray Miller has looked good in recent weeks,

(30:39):
But we just can't count on adequate touch volume, and
he also has a pretty tough matchup. The new England
run Dee is pretty legit, So I know Trevion Henderson
investors are very disappointed in his usage, and with good reason,
Like the hope here is that the next Remondras Stevenson
fumble leads to a big usage spike for Henderson, and

(31:00):
really that probably should have happened already since Vermandre has
lost three fumbles in his last three games. But it
turns out that Mike Rabel is a more forgiving fellow
than you might have imagined just looking at him.

Speaker 1 (31:14):
What about you, Derek Miller or Hendo FITZI did you
hear the quote from Rabel too where he was talking
to the media about Remandre where he was like, the
fumbles are not just a Remandre problem, they're the other
guys on the team problem, Like they should be blocking guys,
they shouldn't hit him, and all kinds of stuff like
caping up hard for Remandre in I mean, dude.

Speaker 4 (31:33):
We talked about this on last week's episode, Like, I
don't know why they will not give the ball to
Trevion Henderson. I don't know why Travian's not breaking tackles,
Like none of this is working out for us right now.
Like I love to get as a prospect, loved his talent,
and it's just it's not going that way. I don't
want to play either one of these guys, Like Travian's
not getting it done. Remandre could put the ball in
the ground as many times apparently as he wants to,

(31:54):
and he still gets the goal line tot's like yeah,
Like Henderson played sixty five percent of the snaps and
last week's game and it didn't freaking matter, Like after
Ramandre fumbled and Antonio Gibson was out of the game,
that was Henderson's staff share and he still didn't get
the work at the goal line. So I don't want
to play Henderson and I don't want to play Kendre Miller,
like Kamara is like not one hundred percent, but I do,

(32:17):
Like I'm with FITZI I think he plays and stuff,
but this is just not a good matchup for Kendre Miller.
Like New England fourth fewest run rushing yards per game,
sixth lowest explosive run rate. When you're making all of
your fantasy point production on the early downs. It's a
horrible matchup for that.

Speaker 1 (32:32):
So you went down the third door. You just you
just said neither. You didn't answer the question. Love that.
Let's get to the Titans here against the Raiders. What
are the keys to this game for going over forty
and a half for the point total? And are you
starting anyone in this matchup aside for running back Ashton
genty Derek.

Speaker 4 (32:52):
So for this to go over the forty and a half,
I mean, really, Tony Pollard's got to produce and really
ignite this Titans rushing attack. I mean, Tony Pollard has
been good, but the offensive line, the passing attack, nothing
else is giving him any kind of help. So but look,
the Raiders can't stop anybody on the ground. I mean

(33:13):
they're allowing the hot Dwalt, highest misstackle rate, tenth highest
charge to contact pretense. So Poward's got to have a
good day. I think that can happen, and Calvin really
has to look like, okay, last week was not just
a fluke and the Raiders secondary could allow that. Like
they've given up the six most PPR points per targets
to perimeter wide receivers. So for this to hit the
over this Titans offense has to show some kind of life,

(33:36):
and honestly, Gino Smith has got to play better than
replacement level quarterback play, or we might see Kenny Pickett
this week. Who knows?

Speaker 1 (33:45):
What about you, Fitz?

Speaker 2 (33:47):
Yeah, so I think the obvious key is decent quarterback
playing this game, Gino Smith looking something like the Gino
Smith we saw in Seattle, and hopefully cam Ward can.

Speaker 3 (33:57):
Do his part two.

Speaker 2 (33:58):
But I think this secret of this game going over
let's face, it might be a well timed turnover or
two that gives these offenses short fields to work with,
because we're probably not getting many seventy or eighty yard
touchdown drives in this game.

Speaker 1 (34:12):
Fair, very very fair. Where's Ashton Genty for you guys
this week? Is he in that RB one tier or
is he a little bit below it?

Speaker 3 (34:22):
What about you?

Speaker 4 (34:25):
I've got him an RB nine right now. I think
the past game utility we saw last week is real
and it's probably.

Speaker 2 (34:30):
Here to stay RB twelve for me, Okay, just you know,
I still worry a little about that Raiders offensive line,
even in a decent matchup. No Colton Miller, that doesn't help.
Oh and by the way, like which Guys, would I
start I mean, other than Genty, i'd start. I think
i'd still start Jakobe Myers despite the bad two week

(34:51):
stretch he's had, And I would start Tony Pollard.

Speaker 1 (34:55):
Okay, Okay, yeah, that's pretty much it. No Calvin Ridley
for you this week, guys.

Speaker 2 (35:00):
No, he was he up until that big game last week.
He had just been a train wreck with drops Man.

Speaker 4 (35:06):
I think he's flex viable, but do I want to
play him?

Speaker 2 (35:08):
No?

Speaker 4 (35:09):
It just comes down to, like, which bad match would
bad option on your fantasy roster do you feel best about?
I mean, really's maybe at the top of that heap,
but it's not good.

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get to some late afternoon games with the Sanfords go
forty nine ers at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Which award

(36:04):
front runner shows out for fantasy managers the most this weekend?
Jentts Baker Mayfield here MVP candidates plus six fifty right
now in that market he has been awesome for fantasy
as well, quarterback for twenty one point two fantasy points
per game ECRQB seven a Mecca Abuka now minus money
minus one ten for Offensive Rookie of the Year. Unbelievable

(36:25):
run for the former Buckeye here Wide Receiver three averaging
twenty point six fantasy points per game ECR Wide Receiver
four this week. And then of course Christian McCaffrey Comeback
Player the Year favorite plus two hundred RB one averaging
twenty four point eight points per game. To no surprise,
he is the RB one in ECR once again this week,
so fits which award front runner do you think has

(36:47):
a big showing here for fantasy managers?

Speaker 3 (36:49):
No, man, I'll say all of them.

Speaker 2 (36:51):
I think it would be a pretty good game for
all these guys. But if I had to drill down
and pick one, McCaffrey, Like, the crazy target volume is there.
Every week he is averaging ten point four targets and
has not had fewer than seven targets in any game
this season. McCaffrey is averaging seventy seven point four receiving
yards a game, and he's had more than eighty receiving

(37:14):
yards in three straight And the forty nine ers still
have a lot of injured pass catchers, like we don't
know if Juwan Jennings or Ricky Piersol are going to
go in this one. George Kittle is still out, so
it's hard to see McCaffrey's target load being reduced deep.

Speaker 1 (37:28):
Bro, you said early in draft season that you're not
playing to get second, You're not playing not to get last.
You're playing to win, and that's why you were so
heavy on Kamara in your pre draft rankings. Is it
still him here in Week six you think has the
big game between himself, Mecca and Baker.

Speaker 4 (37:45):
Yeah, I mean I'll let go FITZI here. I think
all three of them have really good games. If I've
got to pick one guy, I think it's Baker Mayfield.
Dude either. I just think he's playing absolutely fantastic football.
And for all of us, myself included, let's said and
season and we're all like, oh, regression, regression, regression for
Bacon Mayfield. Baker Mayfield is spitting in all of our faces, dude, Like,

(38:06):
he does not care. He's running, he's making huge plays.
I mean, dude, he's willing this team to victory. He
is playing with a chip on his shoulder, and it
is so freaking fun to see. Man Like, I can't
wait to see what this offense looks like with Mike
Evans back in the fold, like him fully healthy, and
him and a Mecca a Buca like at full steamo baby.
So with Baker the way that he is playing right now,

(38:29):
six most passing yards per game, He's second in hero
throw rate the forty nine ers pass defense. Also, they've
they've got some holes in the armor here. They've given
up the twelfth, twelfth most passing touchdowns and eleventh highest
success rateper dropback. So I think Baker just keeps getting
it done.

Speaker 1 (38:44):
Dude, Baker keeps baking. I love it. Man. He has
become just such an like I don't wanna call an icon,
but like he really is, like outside those like top
quarterbacks in the league, there's no one better to root
for than Baker right.

Speaker 4 (38:56):
Now, Dude. I love his interview, the quote that he
gave this week when he was talking about people were
talking about his mindset early in his career versus now,
and they were like, you know, it's funny, like when
you win and you're more established and you're a veteran
and you're playing well, how cockiness and all this kind
of stuff, he turned into Moxi and then you got
that dog in you. He's like, I've been the same

(39:18):
player the entirety of my career. And I'm like, yeah,
he has. And it's funny how the.

Speaker 1 (39:22):
Narrative switches never changed. Baker Mayfield never changed. Baby. Let's
get to title town here with the Cincinnati Bengals on
the road to face the Packers. Does Joe Flacco fix
the Bengals skill players? That is the key question for
this game. The Packers are a pretty neutral matchup for
opposing wide receivers. Slightly negative for running backs, Chase Brown

(39:42):
RB thirty two on the season, averaging just under double
digit PPR points per game, Jamar Chase wide receiver nine
on the season, still averaging seventeen point four fantasy points
per game, and then T Higgins also really underperforming wide
receiver forty eight, averaging just over eight fantasy points per game. Derek,
is Joe Flacco the key to fix the Bengals offense

(40:02):
and skill players for fantasy?

Speaker 4 (40:04):
Hell? No, this isn't the right the right Joe. This
isn't the Joe that can fix that. Sorry. I've seen
it out there, like in the fantasy streets and people
are like, Oh, Joe Flacco riding in to save the day,
and I'm like to.

Speaker 1 (40:16):
Beat Joe Rogan Joe piece of PII.

Speaker 4 (40:18):
I'm like, what changes here that that really makes people
feel so good about Joe Flacco? The offensive line? Or
did they trade for two or three offensive line? And
did I miss that news? Because did they get a
new play caller that's actually gonna do motion and play
action and give the quarterback easy buttons? No, so they're
not going to do all of that. No, Joe Flack, Dude,

(40:41):
the magic that everybody clings to about Joe Flacco and
then a few years ago with the Cleveland Browns is gone, dude,
it is gone. Amongst forty qualifying quarterbacks, Joe Flacco is
dead lasting yards per attempt, he has the eighth worst
catchuble target rate. And now he's going from a one
team and the Cleveland brown that allowed the thirteenth highest

(41:01):
pressure rate over expectation to the Cincinnati Bengals, which have
allowed the fourth highest pressure rate over expectation, and people
think this is going to work out. Well, it's not.
It it's not. I don't feel any better about Chase Brown.
I don't feel any better about t Higgins. I don't
want to start any freaking Bengal outside of Jamar Chase.

(41:21):
That's how I felt then, That's how I feel now.

Speaker 1 (41:24):
No changes, Pat, You've been pretty adamant pretty much all
season long that you don't think this Bengals offense can
ever get right despite the signal caller, just because of
how bad that line is. Does that remain the case
here with Flacco under center?

Speaker 2 (41:36):
Yeah, I mean, Flecco is just handling pressure so poorly,
like this year and last year really, and the Bengals
have allowed a they have a lot of pressure on
twenty seven point six percent of their dropbacks. That's the
second highest rate in the league, behind only the Titans.
You know, Flacco five point one yards pert tempt as
g Bro noted, two touchdowns, six interceptions, passer rating of

(41:59):
sixty point three before being benched, which is like, that's
the kind of passer rating you get when you just
spike a ball in the dirts. So Debro asked, though, what, like,
what's the one thing that has anything changed for Flacco.
I guess the one thing you could point to is
that instead of he's swapping out Jerry Judy and Cedric

(42:19):
Tillman slash Isaiah Bond for Jamar Chase and T Higgins.
So I mean, that's the one shred of hope you're
clinging to if you drafted Jamar Chase or T Higgins
that you know, Flacco shows out a little bit more
with an upgrade in pass catchers. But I mean, as
far as something to cling on to, it's it's basically

(42:41):
like the piece of wreckage that Rose was clinging to
at the end of Titanic. You know, it's like there's
there's not much here and things probably aren't going to
go well for both of the people clinging to that
that record.

Speaker 4 (42:53):
Jamar Chase is not letting anybody else on that table.

Speaker 1 (42:55):
I'm just telling you, Yeah, I'm specifically concerned for t
against just because his ada is so high and I
don't think Flacco will have the time to get the
ball down to him deep. Like why don't they ever
do any design plays for t Higgins, like closer to
the line of scrimmage. I get that he's like a
downfield aption.

Speaker 4 (43:11):
But like Zach Taylor, dude, he's horrible. He's horrible. Joe
had a really good call, and I want to get
y'all's thoughts on this. Joe Brady is the next coach
for the Cincinnati.

Speaker 1 (43:21):
Bing That would be fun reunited.

Speaker 4 (43:25):
That would be so in for that next year.

Speaker 1 (43:27):
Oh my gosh, I'm here for it.

Speaker 3 (43:32):
I'm here.

Speaker 1 (43:34):
Let's go ahead. Let's get to Sunday night football, Detroit
Lions against the Kansas City Chiefs. Carrie Underwood, I think
she sings that song is at right deep? Bro, Can
you do a little Carrie Underwood impression for us?

Speaker 4 (43:45):
I think you're asking the wrong person for that. Better
than I can, I can't even I couldn't even tell
you one Carrie Underwood song. I will leave it to.

Speaker 1 (43:57):
You seth okay, Well, I am the country kids, so
if it makes sense, I will all this morning.

Speaker 4 (44:02):
By the way, what was that I said, flannel and
all of for everybody watching it.

Speaker 1 (44:06):
Yeah, it's chilly out here. It's chilli out here. I
will say. I think the Thursday Night Football song is
my favorite. With Chris Stapleton and Snoop Dogg. I think
that one gets my one on one e intro song.

Speaker 4 (44:19):
Such an odd mix. I've never heard it, but good lord.

Speaker 1 (44:22):
That you haven't heard it.

Speaker 4 (44:22):
It's good that sounds like such an odd mix. That's
like if you put Tea Pain and Rob Zombie together, Like,
what are we doing?

Speaker 1 (44:28):
What?

Speaker 4 (44:29):
Pat?

Speaker 1 (44:29):
Have you heard it?

Speaker 3 (44:30):
Do you like it? No? Not now, I'm anxious to.

Speaker 4 (44:34):
It's not that it's anxious to. I'm fine.

Speaker 1 (44:38):
The question here, gentlemen, We're gonna do a little draft
the quarterbacks. Mahomes golf off the board, tight Ends, Kelsey
Laporta gone wide receiver once for both teams, Xavier Worthy,
Anna mon ros Saint Brown. You can't draft them. Who
are you drafting? Out of the remaining players? To put
into your limps this week.

Speaker 2 (44:53):
Fit start with you, oh man, like I know who
the chalk is. I think of the guys you didn't mention,
but I'm actually.

Speaker 1 (45:02):
I guess yeah, the Detroit running back should probably be
off the board too, Paul.

Speaker 2 (45:06):
Okay, yeah, that's all right. So I'm gonna go with
Taekwon Thornton here. And Thornton has scored a touchdown in
three of his last four games. He's had fifty nine
or more receiving yards in three of his last four games. Like,
he's been a sneaky, usable fantasy asset. And I don't
think he's found his way into many lineups, but maybe

(45:29):
he should find out your way his way into your lineup.

Speaker 3 (45:32):
This week if you've got him.

Speaker 2 (45:33):
Because look this Lions secondary no DJ Reid, no Terry
and Arnold. I think one of their backup cornerbacks is
out too for this game. Like that is a really
banged up secondary. So you know, I know Xavier Worthy
not fully healthy yet still another week away from the
return of Rashi Rice. I think Taekwon Thornton might have

(45:55):
a good day again.

Speaker 1 (45:57):
Deebro, who are you drafting?

Speaker 4 (45:59):
Well? I was gonna say, David Montgomery. But now we're
giving answer.

Speaker 1 (46:01):
Yeah, it's a low hanging fruit, I know, and I
was fine to pick it and eat it.

Speaker 4 (46:05):
Okay, I was very fine to pick it and eat it.
But to Fitzy's point, yeah, I'll go Taekwon Thornton or
it's it's Kareem Hunt just shooting for the touchdown here.
But to Fitzy's point, I mean, terry On Arnold out,
DJ Reid is out, you've got Bonte Maddox is questionable.
Roki Sin we know his game. He tries to press

(46:25):
you at the line. He doesn't have the wheels to
run with these guys. So I'll go Taekwon Thornton. I mean,
we know his role in this offense, and now I
don't even know if he gets a fifty percent snapshare
depending on Worthy if Worthy is out, and that obviously rises.
But we also know his role in this offense, and
that is he's going to be the field stretcher. So
even if it's only three to four targets, if he
makes good on two of those, that can make your

(46:47):
fantasy day.

Speaker 1 (46:48):
So quick sidebar and Kareem Hunt. And it kind of
ties back to my friend who is having the Diafer
party this weekend. He sends me a screenshot Monday night
that he accidentally placed a bet he was trying to
do first time touchdown parlay for Vermandre and Kareem Hunt,
but he actually did two touchdowns each and then he
cashed out of it after he realized his mistake. It

(47:09):
would it was a five dollars bet that would have
paid out fifteen grand and he took a fifty cent
loss just to cash it out. So wow, four one
out for Zach.

Speaker 4 (47:19):
Redo the man.

Speaker 2 (47:20):
I mean, you might not talk about someone who's gonna
have regrets if that one hits. And you know it's
did you say seven straight Kareem Hunt October game? So
the touchdown like Reggie Jackson is gonna have to relinquish
his Mister October title to Kareem Hunt.

Speaker 3 (47:40):
Man, I would have just rode with the five dollars bet.

Speaker 4 (47:43):
Your friend to put that bed back in it. Be
very happy, like I'm not telling you, I'm not out
here forecasting that. But it's not crazy.

Speaker 1 (47:53):
Yeah yeah, let it ride again.

Speaker 4 (47:56):
What happened? It's not it's not crazy.

Speaker 1 (47:58):
I know, I know four could have paid for his
baby's delivery right there, and on one wager, it's a
lot of diapers, dude, it is. Let's get to Monday
Night football where we have two games, starting with the
Buffalo Bills against the Atlanta Falcons. Which former first round
tight end do you trust more? Dunkin Kid or Kyle Pitts.
Kincaid currently the tight end four right now averaging thirteen

(48:20):
point three points per game was limited in practice Thursday,
and the Falcons are the worst matchups for opposing tight ends.
Pits meanwhile tight end fourteen averaging eleven and a half
points per game, but the Bills the second worst matchup
for tight ends. So ECR Haskin Kaid four spots above
Pits at tightand eight. Do you agree with that ranking? Fits?

Speaker 3 (48:41):
Yeah? I guess I do. Wait, I'm sorry, who do
we have an ECR.

Speaker 1 (48:45):
Higher Kin Kid at eight Pits at twelve? Yeah?

Speaker 3 (48:48):
I think that's kind of in line with what I have.

Speaker 2 (48:51):
Okay, And like, I'm a Pits guy, and I think
if I was betting on who would get more targets
this game, I would bet Pits, but more better touched
on potential with Dalton Kincaid, He's had three in five games.
He's getting his targets from Josh Allen and I like
Michael Pennox, but you know, we know who the better
quarterback in this matchup is.

Speaker 3 (49:09):
And kin Kaid's been like sneaky efficient this year.

Speaker 2 (49:11):
He is averaging twelve yards per target and his three
touchdowns this season it has already outdone his touchdown totals
from his first two years in the league.

Speaker 3 (49:21):
Win wow two each.

Speaker 1 (49:23):
Wow insane. Jarrek quar about you here, Kincaid or Pits.
I mean, both terrible matchups, but might be a sneaky
spot for one of them.

Speaker 4 (49:31):
Yeah, I'll echo everything FITZI just said. I mean, I'm
tying into the quarterback that I believe in more. Both
these have been historically terrible matchups, especially Buffalo for tight
ends for the last like two to three years, so
it's not just a one year when you're sample with this.
And kin Kid has been freaking awesome on a per
route basis, like amongst forty qualifying tight ends. I mean,

(49:53):
I hate the fact that he still doesn't have like
a seventy or seventy five percent routch here, and I
absolutely freaking hate it. But the other point of this
is we are seeing a breakout season from him, even
in limited capacity, this is a massive breakout season for him.
Like amongst forty qualifying tight ends, he's fourth and target

(50:13):
per route run rate, He's second in receiving yards per game,
and he leads all tight ends in yards per route run.
So I'm just gonna go with quarterback play efficiency. He's
on a hot streak. I've got him at tight end
nine for the week, and just other guys splitting matchups
and stuff like.

Speaker 3 (50:27):
That that I like.

Speaker 4 (50:29):
FITZI where do you have Kyle Pitts rank this week?
Because I don't have him inside of my top fifteen
I think or I'm bumping him down, dude.

Speaker 2 (50:37):
Yeah, I mean you make a good point about the matchup.
The Bills have been pretty tough on tight ends. I've
got him. I've got him tight end eleven. But I've
got him like right ahead of Darren Waller, who's matchup
I also hate because he's gonna get a lot after
win James this week.

Speaker 4 (50:50):
Yep, So question would you play David and Joker Kyle Pitts.

Speaker 3 (50:54):
I've gotten a jok who ranked higher, Juan Johnson or
Kyle Pitts.

Speaker 2 (50:58):
Oh, Kyle Pitts, Come on, I know, I know it.

Speaker 4 (51:02):
I know it. I'm gonna go with Juwan, but.

Speaker 1 (51:04):
I think it's closed even with taste some hill back
I don't know playing.

Speaker 4 (51:12):
Yeah again, he's not playing any STAPs either.

Speaker 1 (51:15):
I love how I was one year too early on
Kincaid man. I had Kinkaid everywhere last year. I was
so bullish on him and just wasn't seeing the field
and tried.

Speaker 4 (51:23):
To trade him away in our Dynasty league fits like
so many different times, and every time I put him
on the block or it's like crickets, crickets, Okay, fine,
I guess I'll keep him.

Speaker 1 (51:35):
Yeah, we need uh, we need uh the other tight
end there out of the mix. I feel like for
him to really not cast to go for him to.

Speaker 4 (51:44):
The problem is, Jackson Hawes is so freaking good. They've
been running so much twelve and thirteen because Jackson Hawes
is He is as a rookie, a top five run
blocking tight end in the league. And I know that
sounds crazy, but he has been freaking awesome, awesome.

Speaker 1 (52:02):
I love jack I love Jackson Hawes Man. You know
you know me. I'm a big Georgia tech guy, So
anytime you can get someone.

Speaker 4 (52:08):
Like that, and Collegia program. You're not like you're a
big pen steak guy.

Speaker 3 (52:11):
You make Georgia tech guy like.

Speaker 4 (52:13):
I would say those are my two fay like.

Speaker 1 (52:16):
Well, I also like Toledo, So yeah, I like you.

Speaker 4 (52:19):
Like Maryland.

Speaker 1 (52:20):
It's okay you no no, no never never like any
other big tech words. Let's route it out here with
the Chicago Bears against the Washington Commanders. The second and
final Monday night football game kicks off eight fifteen pm
Eastern Time. Does the Jakoori Krofsky Merit train, the Bill
Krofsky Merit train keep rolling here? Coming off a career

(52:41):
high twenty seven Fantasy points? And where are you ranking
him this week? In a matchup against the defense allowing
the fourth most fantasy points per game to the opposing
running backs A Derek Brown. Let's start with you.

Speaker 4 (52:53):
I want to bury the lead. I want to hear
Fitzi's thoughts on this before I wait.

Speaker 1 (52:56):
Well, okay, okay, I want to.

Speaker 4 (52:58):
Because it's I've been season of Bill. I've been seasona
Bill like I loved him as a prospect, I loved
him way back, so like I will admit maybe there's
been some bias for me, but I love the talent.
I love the kid. I want to hear Fitzi's take
before mine because I'm gonna love him.

Speaker 3 (53:15):
So all right, I'm not I'm not anti Bell, No, no,
I'm not.

Speaker 4 (53:20):
But you are a more even keeled person everybody knows,
like look like I like my guys and I'm aggressive
on stuff.

Speaker 2 (53:28):
So yeah, I mean I do like him. This week,
I've got him RB seventeen. So the Bears are giving
up the fourth most fantasy points to running backs. Chris
Rodriguez has banged up, might not play. The Commanders have
a pretty good offensive line, and uh, you know right now,
Bell is just he's been really good. He just needed

(53:49):
that playing time boost, and he got it last week
against the Chargers. He's leading the NFL and yards per
carry at six point six and rushing success right which
is like over seventy percent, which is really good for
a running back. He even gave us a little bit
of pass catching productivity last week against the Chargers, which
is really encouraging because that's the one thing we thought
that maybe he wouldn't give us at all. So yeah,

(54:12):
RB seventeen and like that might even be a little conservative.

Speaker 3 (54:16):
Derek where are you.

Speaker 1 (54:17):
At on him right now? If FITS is RB seventeen,
I have to imagine you're at least up in that
fifteen range.

Speaker 4 (54:23):
Maybe I have meant RB thirteen. I think he rates them.
I think the Bears. And this is this is partially
because yes, Bill is really freaking good. And I wonder
how much the early season usage and the split up
of his backfield. Yeah, sure it's a rookie like trying
to get his legs under him in his first season.
But it's also I wonder how much like what we

(54:43):
don't know about, like how the injury stuff earlier in
the year. Maybe that played more of a role, because yeah, dude,
like last week he played a season high percentage of snaps,
He had a season high route share, he had a
season high target share. I think all of those things
are here to stay. The Bears cannot stop anybody on
the ground. Bill is arguably one of the most efficient

(55:03):
running backs in the NFL. Like forty seven qualifying backs,
He's second and explosive run raid. He's thirty yards of
the contact per attempt. We all saw Ash and gent
and the fact that the Raiders do not have an
all offensive line not matter when Ash and Genty dropped
three touchdowns on their head and looked like the stud
we all knew he was. Bill is going to dash
them this week. Chicago's giving up the second most rushing

(55:24):
yards and the highest the highest mistackle rate in the NFL.
He is going to go wild. I've got him at
RB thirteen.

Speaker 1 (55:33):
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