$15 Million DraftKings Best Ball Livestream (Ep. 1659)

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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Less than three weeks until we are starting to talk
about saying lineups. Andrew, we are getting so close now
we are going to be drafting tonight on DraftKings, NFL
Best Ball, fifteen million dollar headline contest, and we'll jump
in in just a second. But Andrew, you standing to
get excited.

Speaker 2 (00:19):
Starting to get excited. We've been drafted teams all summer long.
Finally everyone's getting into the madness. We've got the casuals
going against the people that are the die hards. It's
it's a while while West and things are updating, ADPs
are moving rapidly with all the news. This guy's getting traded,
this guy's moved up the depth chart, this guy's on
ir what a time to be alive.

Speaker 1 (00:40):
Tom, straight into my veins. Put it in. We're going
to go jump straight into this contest because I don't
know how long it's going to take to Phil who
knows where we'll end up picking in the draft, and
we want to make sure we've got enough time to
get to everyone's questions. But look, if you haven't already,
now it's a perfect time to start drafting on DraftKings.
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huge prizes up top, it's only twenty dollars. Entry said
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need for trades, waivers, or setting lineups. Myself and Andrew
are trying to draft as many teams as possible. I
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perfect for casual and serious players alike. Where you've got
a home league draft coming up in a few weeks,
it's a great time to just get used to what
the ADP's like, try some different builds. Andrew, we filled
quite quickly. I know yesterday DraftKings said seventeen thousand entries
in this contest alone, so they're definitely filling up quite quickly.
And we've pulled the eleven pick. How are you feeling

(01:45):
about that?

Speaker 3 (01:46):
I'm feeling good.

Speaker 2 (01:47):
This is the area of the draft that i've Again,
I usually want to pick somewhere in the top four,
Like I feel good about the top four guys where
I have them ranked and in a particular order. But
besides that, my favorite spot to draft is in the
back end. Because we've talked about this in a lot
of shows, whether it's Best Bot or Redraft, that round
one is really deep and you're getting round one talent

(02:10):
in the beginning of round two. So picking here at
the eleventh pick, we get the second pick in the
second round, we're gonna get two really strong guys. And
I'm interested to see with what's been happening with recent news,
who's available to us, who's following, who's rising, especially when
it comes to even round one.

Speaker 1 (02:26):
Yeah. Absolutely, I mean pookin Occus the key one within
round one. But I think we've got to keep an
eye for have you did you find yourself with justin
your rankings to drop them down slightly, because over the
weekend it looked like the Matthew Stafford situation was quite bleak,
and then today when we're expecting Sean that they to
make an announcement around that, all of a sudden, Matthew
Stafford's out there and practicing and obviously not practicing as

(02:50):
complete as you might wish, but it seems like he's
out there and doing Okay, yeah, I.

Speaker 2 (02:56):
Haven't really moved Pooka down. I think I've been tempted,
but I just haven't seen. I just been and have
not been able to pull the trigger. I just think
that he's such a talented receiver, and if it's not
Stafford in there for a couple of games, you have
you Mogoppolo like they feel pretty good about their backup,
and then just kind of rewatching some of the preseason
action the rams like third string offense ripped up I
think the starting Chargers defense. So it's just an infrastructure

(03:19):
offensively where yes, obviously you want Stafford out there for
seventeen games, but chances are he's probably not going to
play all seventeen. The fact that Poka Nku is schemed
up touches. He's a third year wide receiver where we
see breakouts all the time. He's fourth in receiving yards
per game since his rookie year. He's just too talented
of a guy, first round talent to fall out of

(03:39):
round one entirely. I get that there's concerns, but yeah,
I do think that they have an opportunity, or he
has an opportunity, especially if he falls. I mean, look
at all the running backs that go around, like McCaffrey, Barkley,
those guys have plenty of risks too, especially when it
comes from the injury front. But it's those players are
actually missing time first Puka, where we're concerned about the
quarterback a little bit more.

Speaker 1 (03:58):
Yeah, Like when it comes to Pooka, I struggle to
elevate him to the same tier as Jamar Chase, CED
Lamb justin Jefferson. That's because of touchdowns. He's only got
nine receiving touchdowns through two years. And you know that
kind of works out like zero point three per game
when guys like Chase and Jefferson, What Chase is like
zero point seven over the last two years, and then
Jefferson and CD Lamb are both about zero point five

(04:20):
to five. So if you can unlock that side to
his game, then yet you can maybe argument that in
a year's time, we draft him as a top four
wide receiver with no worries whatsoever. But this draft starts
in a fairly fairly normal sort of order. Jamar Chase,
Saquon Barkley, CD Lambijon Robinson, Barkley and Robinson continue to

(04:41):
sort of flip flop back and forth, and I don't
think I've heard anybody who really feels too strong about
either way. I know we've talked about like the touch
the workload for Sake one Barkley, We've talked about will
Shipley developing a bigger role, but like when people want
Sake one Barkley ahead of b Robinson, it's hard to

(05:02):
be like, oh my god, I can't believe you doing that.

Speaker 2 (05:05):
No, I don't think that it's one of those types
of things, but I don't know. I think it was
a it was a a similar or an allegory that
Simon Bloon made on a podcast a couple of weeks ago,
where he talked about you don't want to be where
the puck has been shot, or you want to be
where the puck's going.

Speaker 3 (05:21):
Right.

Speaker 2 (05:21):
So it's like, who is going to have the Saquon
Barkley year this year? Probably not take one again, just
because that's really hard to do. And you know that's
why I still prefer Bijon. But I dad, I'm not
going to, you know, insult anyone that's like, oh, I
really like Barkley, because again, like after week one, it's
probably going to do pretty well. I feel like the
Thursday Night game with as a Barkley fader is not
going to be fun.

Speaker 1 (05:42):
Okay, So Pooka and Akua does fall to us, Derrek Henry,
Brian Thomas, Session gen T, Devina Chan, Drake London, all
of the top of ADP. I'd be comfortable taking Puka here.

Speaker 3 (05:52):
All right, let's do it.

Speaker 1 (05:54):
I think that it's worth remembering that this contest, it's
already had nearly six hundred thousand entries. So just taking
Pooker at this end of the board and pairing him
with somebody like Drake London who hasn't really fallen that
far past this area of you know, that area in
the second round, or even Devin A Chan who's been
at this end of the board for quite a long time.

(06:16):
I'd be very comfortable with that. Andrew, do you think
as to play if we can.

Speaker 3 (06:21):
Going with Drake London?

Speaker 1 (06:24):
Yeah, or just looking for a kind of combination that
hasn't been drafted throughout this draft.

Speaker 3 (06:29):
Oh wow, Josh.

Speaker 2 (06:30):
Allen, that's probably that's probably not that probably hasn't been drafted. Yeah,
I'm I don't care either Genty or Drake.

Speaker 1 (06:36):
Brian Thomas or Drake Brian Thomas or Drake London or Genty.
I'd rather go Brian Thomas or Drake London.

Speaker 3 (06:45):
Let's call it Drake London.

Speaker 2 (06:46):
I'm never going to say no to Drake if anything
were Yeah, we're buying into. So I looked up So
this was something I posted on X earlier today, and
it was a trend that I was looking back last
year at and I looked at receivers that have accumulated
two thousand receiving yards without scoring any touchdowns over the
last two seasons. So entering twenty twenty four, the two

(07:07):
receivers that were kind of in that category that look
like prime positive touchdown regression candidates were Chris Olabe, who
obviously did not do anything do anything last year. But
the other guy was Terry McLaurin, who scored a boatload
of touchdowns. So the three guys in that category this
year are the aforementioned. Like you said, Pokinikua just nine

(07:28):
touchdowns or his last two seasons. I mean, DeMarcus Robinson
scored seven touchdowns last year, which is correct.

Speaker 1 (07:36):
They scored seven touchdowns. Like yeah, it's like there's plenty of.

Speaker 3 (07:41):
Yeah, there's plenty of guys.

Speaker 1 (07:42):
Less time you end up find so we just well,
I mean, you know, you're talking about a guy who's
have bought like two hundred and sixty plus targets over
the last two years. It's mind boggling, but it hasn't
resulted in more touchdowns. But yeah, I like at this
point in the contest, as we said, there's over five
hundred and seventy eighty thousand people entered this contest, and
the idea of gaining leverage on them. Now we've got

(08:04):
Pook and Occur, We've got Drake London, so we've already
got a different bill. But a lot of people couldn't
get earlier in the contest, and now we can look
at different values and react to some of preseason news
and again keep building on that we don't even need
to necessarily reach. But I mean, that's what's so good
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now let's get back to this draft and talk about
where things have gone. There so we're in the third.
Round since we last, picked a bunch of running backs

(10:13):
went off the board and Then Lamar Jackson train mc
bride of the kind of one. Sies so we've got
a really interesting situation. There we've got a bunch of
questions in the chat and we are going to come
back to those as we kind of get around this.
Turn But, andrew what are you thinking two picks in
that you'd like to achieve when it comes back to, US.

Speaker 2 (10:31):
I THINK i want to Take Ken walker with one
of these these picks here and either the three eleven
or four to. Twelve SO i have added him to the.
QUEUE i also Added Jacory Krosky marriat to the queue
just so that we're ahead of the, game just so he's.

Speaker 3 (10:44):
In there.

Speaker 1 (10:46):
If we end up patter.

Speaker 2 (10:47):
PICKING i, KNOW i, KNOW i know it's a very
risk as risky business, people But i'm just throwing him
in the queue just so we remember to maybe pull
him up a little. Bit, yeah we'll see how things.
Go BUT i think for this, PICK i do Like
Ken talker Or Marion hampton is. AVAILABLE i would do
find taking him as. WELL i like the running, backs
and we punted running back earlier, on so it would Be.

(11:08):
Hampton i'm Still hampton Over. HENDERSON i don't know if you're, there, Still, Yeah.

Speaker 1 (11:14):
I'm with, You Marion hampton Over. Henderson Is hampton not
a better pick, here like because we'd get him six
picks fast adp Whereas Kenneth walker we can maybe push
around the.

Speaker 3 (11:22):
Corner oh, yeah, Agreed, yeah let's Go hampton.

Speaker 1 (11:25):
Here, okay, Cool i've Got Matthew berry coming on my
channel this week to talk about his ride Or die
for the season being On Marion, hampton and since he
declared him that he was THE rb twenty and now
HE'S rb, thirteen SO i mean maybe he knew About
Nowgie harris's. Eye but this turn is interesting for the
team behind, us With Derrick, Henry Josh, Allen Marvin harrison,

(11:47):
going that team feels like a bit of a wild.
Car they Take Trevion. Henderson are you still purely on
Ken walker?

Speaker 2 (11:53):
Here, yeah either Ken walker Or tetora. McMillan i know
he just pulled up with a, hamstring so it does
concern me a little. Bit but oh, REALLY i, LIKE i,
MEAN i, LIKE i Like Kem.

Speaker 1 (12:04):
Walker let's go Ken. Walker i'm fining with. That like
part of me has been thinking maybe you should be
hedging slightly against Ken walker stuff based on How Zach
charbonets looked in camp how things have been working out
with Ken walker. Opracticing but, look we've liked Ken walker
all year and to get that combination that we've got to,
START i think it is worth. Doing in the, chat

(12:27):
we've got a question from The BIG d thirty three
hundred is A Mecareg BUKER'S adp getting. CRAZY i mean
it's kind of getting, There Like Andrew wesi out On
DraftKings right now as the team. Goes Nico collins Brought,
Bowers Jane, daniels And Jalen hurts to start the. DRAFT i, think,
though you can make the argument that Egg BOOKER'S adp

(12:47):
isn't as high as it's going, Again so here is
that sixty one point? Six?

Speaker 3 (12:51):
Yeah really?

Speaker 1 (12:53):
So but we know that godwins quite likely to start
the season on put and missed those first four. Games
when that, happens like and we've already been counting in
that to HIS. Adp but people are going to push
him further. Up So i'm okay taking him at this.
Point but when the inevitable next push, COMES i think

(13:15):
that's WHEN i probably would. Stop do you do you
think that right now it's too high or would you
be willing to keep going for a little bit.

Speaker 2 (13:22):
LONGER i think it's a little too. HIGH i think
that sometimes we're now.

Speaker 1 (13:28):
Have you considered valuing have you considered that he had
one catch for a touchdown though this week Touchdown.

Speaker 2 (13:35):
It was a pretty nice touchdown After jane McMillan got
injured and left the, game and none of the other
guys are, playing And Kate on dropped a bunch of.

Speaker 3 (13:43):
Passes Kenny bridgewater, Though, yeah that's not.

Speaker 1 (13:46):
How we, Fu that's not how we do. Preseason we're
supposed to just take the bits that we want and
ignore that. Part, NO i THINK i can agree with.

Speaker 2 (13:55):
YOU i guess the thing for me, is, yes it's
nice that it seems like he has a more of
a runway to start the, year but that's really more
for like redraft that we're concerned about that like the
money weeks are, fifteen, sixteen, Seventeen like we all know,
that and we all know, that you, know rookies tend
to hit that hot streak at the end of the. Season,
Now i'm not saying, that you, know him starting out
the year is necessarily a bad, thing but you, know,

(14:17):
Well Chris godwin could probably play a potential bigger role
at the second half of the season if he's coming.

Speaker 3 (14:23):
Back you, Know.

Speaker 2 (14:25):
Jenet, McMillan if he's banged, up maybe he comes back as.
Well SO i guess for, me LIKE i am having
trouble kind of grasping the idea that Now, agbuka WHO
i think was definitely going outside the top one hundred
is now significantly a better pick with what his impact
will be week, fifteen sixteen and seventeen when the bet
on that probably hasn't changed that, Much like it's the same,

(14:45):
Thing AND i think that he was probably undervalued definitely
going outside the hot top one hundred, picks but NOW
i think that it's probably getting to a point where
it's too. Much and now does the value become With Chris?
Godwin like what about, him like as a guy that
could have a hot stre down the line in week,
fifteen sixteen seventeen if booka missus time along along those
lines sets what. Happens so that's my only kind of

(15:07):
pushback with. IT i think a, redraft he's definitely worth
chasing up the.

Speaker 1 (15:10):
Board, Yeah And godwin's kind of fallen to that point,
now like the wide receiver dead, zone so you can
get him at times where you've been locked out a
wide receiver a little. Bit SO i do understand your,
Point muscle. Amster appreciate you starting to combo over here
On twitch's the chat so much fun over here on
twitch if you are listening to us or watching us
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(15:32):
Out slatter twoy first time, chat excellent, name very, much
appreciate you being, here and we will start getting to.
It we'll get to one more question and we'll Take
slatter two es as a first time. Chair do you
think an EARLY qb or tight end is more important
Example kittle Or.

Speaker 2 (15:46):
DANIELS i think that in redraft, FORMATS i think it's
probably the elite.

Speaker 3 (15:55):
QUARTERBACK i think THAT i probably prefer a little bit.
MORE i think it.

Speaker 2 (15:59):
BEST i think that elite tight end is probably a
little bit more if you can get that difference making.
PLAYER i think that's PROBABLY i don't. KNOW i GUESS
i don't really have a two strong of an opinion on,
it and it, DOES i think depend on the. Format
what About, tom what do you think about early quarterbacks tight?

Speaker 1 (16:15):
End, YEAH i mean elite tight end has been on
a pretty crappy run for the last two, years like
they haven't really worked, out and we've seen these breakouts
from guys Like Sam, Laporter trey, McBride even Brought bowers last,
year who you were getting around round ten has Been noworthy's,
Well SO i THINK i am in on elite tight,
ends AND i do think they can be real difference,

(16:37):
Makers but elite, QUARTERBACK i THINK i slightly lean towards,
it because If i've got an elite, Quarterback i'm a
little more comfortable having two rather than three, Position whereas
even WHEN i get elite tight end in twenty round,
FORMATS i find it difficult to walk away with just,
two whereas elite quarterback and more comfortable making that. Bet
we're back on the. Clock, booker of. Course in THE,

(16:58):
q of, Course jalen models fair as, Well Ricky, Pearsall James, Connor, Trevison,
Deebo Samuel andrew is Now jacorey Croft ski.

Speaker 3 (17:07):
Mirror, no, no it is.

Speaker 1 (17:09):
Not it.

Speaker 2 (17:10):
Is it Is Jalen wattle, time And i'm moving him
up in the queue just in case we get some
type of lag or. Something it's It's Jalen waddle for.
Me and, look he may be the last man standing
in His dolphins. OFFENSE i Mean john is, Gone tyreek's
got to get traded, probably And devon Ah chan is.
Hurt So Jalen wattle is going to get all the.
Targets MAYBE i don't know if he's going to survive

(17:31):
the season because he's constantly banged up as.

Speaker 3 (17:33):
Well but, YEAH i mean to the.

Speaker 2 (17:34):
Point of WHERE i was talking about How buka it
feels like a little bit, Overvalued Like i'm taking these
other guys like right in this range over him probably every.
Time LIKE i still feel confident With, wattle And i'm
hoping that the next GUY i want to go So
book is the top guy on the. Board i'm still
Taking Ricky. Piersoll is that you co sign on that Over.

Speaker 1 (17:53):
Yeah, i'd. I'd i'd be fine With. PIERSOL i MEAN i.
Would i'm slight lean to A buka. Bit piersol is
Somebody i've probably not drafted enough. Of so let's do
that BECAUSE i think that The niners defense is going
to be very poor this, year particularly in the, secondary
which could lead to pass heavier. Scripts so very much
in on doing, that and every now and again it's
just good to take somebody that you quite often don't

(18:15):
take as. Much I'm cobo in the chat SAYING i
feel like gent AND cmc draft spot on this should be.
FLIPPED i mean they were for the vast chunk of this.
Offseason Gen z was going ahead OF, cmc and it's
only really been in the last few weeks WHERE cmc
has been flipped back, Ahead like now we've kind of
had this weird couple of weeks For gen where the

(18:37):
first preseason game was bad and then he comes out
in the second preseason game and immediately trucks one of
The niners defenders and then everybody's back in like it
has been a. Rollercoaster but, like how confident are you
In genty to actually get enough volume that we could
see him be a top two running, back top three running.

Speaker 2 (18:57):
Back i'm pretty confident that he's going to see that,
workload AND i thought that the. Preseason the second game
was positive For Ashen. Genty he played every single snap
with the, starters except for the one where he had
to go to the medical medical tent because of the
Aforementioned he slammed into A San francisco forty nine ers
defender and they had to take him out of the.
Game For Raheem, mostert who guys made of, glass thirty

(19:20):
three year old backup running back that is Who Ashon
gendy's backup Is Raheem.

Speaker 3 (19:23):
Moster he barely gets.

Speaker 2 (19:25):
Drafted so for, ME i think that in the best ball,
CONTENT i think that McCaffrey over gent and redraft is
more of a defendable. Take but when we're talking about
who's going to be, again going back to the money, weeks,
tom you, know, fifteen sixteen, seventeen who's going to be
There twenty nine year Old christian McCaffrey who has MISSED
i think an average of over six games the last four,
seasons Or Ashton, genty a nearly perfect prospect twenty one years,

(19:50):
old ready to take on all the. WORKLOAD i just
think there's a much more like the chance That jendy's
actually there during those money weeks when it actually matters the,
most AND i DON'T i think that's necessarily considered enough
with some of these first round. Picks now doesn't necessarily
mean that on a per game, BASIS i think McCaffrey
could still definitely outscore, genty which is WHY i think
that in redraft you could definitely take McCaffrey over. Genty

(20:12):
But i'm buying into the upside and floor that combination
that genty, Has like if he could leave THE nfl,
touches that it's gonna give him a substantially high, floor
and then his talent profile could is gonna what takes
him to the next, level and just based on everything
that we've, read everything that we, scouted all the work
that we put, into it's, like, yeah let's push him
down to the second. Round it's, like, wait we did

(20:32):
all this work and now we're just gonna push him,
down like and now we're just gonna fade, him like.

Speaker 1 (20:36):
Come, on, yeah, yeah it's just overthinking. Things and, look
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(20:58):
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(21:21):
let's take some of these questions before it comes back to.
Me Beat wallace in the chat, saying, hey, Boys Redraft
league HALF ppr super flex two wide receiver to running,
back flex tight end quarterback drafting from the fifth, spot
but don't have a third or fourth round. Pick what's
the play with round one and two in this? Situation? Thanks?
Boys love the, Videos, well you're very. WELCOME i think

(21:42):
you've probably got to prioritize locking in a quarterback, there
BECAUSE i, mean if you're going from round two to round,
five the golf could be really, difficult and even though
quarterback scoring is very. REPLACEABLE i did video on my
Channel Fantasy sanctuary this week talking about super flex strategy
and why it's not worth overreaching few second. Quarterbacks But

(22:05):
i'd try and prioritize getting an elite quarterback in the
first round and then seeing how the board falls to.
You but don't go pulling up guys Like Sam donald
And geno for the sake of. It but, YEAH i
think you've definitely got to lock in at least one
or it's going to be very difficult for. You, andrew
would you double tap quarterback in that situation or would
you just be locking in one and venture out to

(22:26):
play PLAY.

Speaker 2 (22:27):
ADP i Think i'd only double tap quarterback IF i
could really lock intwo elite, Guys but other than, THAT
i think it just be one because the last thing
you want to do is get caught in a quarterback run.

Speaker 3 (22:38):
And then you're just like totally.

Speaker 2 (22:39):
Screwed where if you don't take any and then they
just say like three, rounds three and. Four it's super
aggressive towards quarterbacks and you're left without anything like that
could be really tough to. Overcome so but we're all
back on the board one.

Speaker 1 (22:50):
O'clock, Okay So tyler War ON. Tj hugginson are the
kind of top guys WHERE i don't Mind Jordan addison
even at this, Point what do you think And andrew.

Speaker 2 (23:03):
Either that or a tight end if you want to Do,
Addison i'm cool with. THAT i definitely much of, him
just because, it's, well what do you.

Speaker 1 (23:12):
Think to Taking addison and then seeing If hockinson comes
back around to us and just building out.

Speaker 3 (23:19):
That actually A viking?

Speaker 2 (23:21):
Stack, yeah because we do need we're going late round quarterback,
here SO i think that's. Interesting and if we don't Get,
Hockinson Tyler warren is there sitting for. US i know
that you're A Tyler warren. GUY i know you're a
rookie tight end. Guy so rookie.

Speaker 1 (23:32):
Tight ends through and. THROUGH i mean we've talked about it.
Plenty Tyler warren probably is going to be the most
reliable goal line for outside Of Jonathan taylor for The.
Colts all the camp reports around him have been so.
Positive Colston loveland as, well, Great but, Yeah hockinson does
make it back to. Us so let's lock that one,
in take a quick look at our, roster and then

(23:54):
get some of these questions that are coming in in the.
Chat we started off With pooka And akua. Them we
went With drake London, A Marion, Hampton Kenneth, Walker Jalen,
Woddel Ricky, pearsall Then Jordan addison AND. Tj. Hockinson, andrew
how are you feeling about this? Roster?

Speaker 2 (24:13):
SO i like the receivers that we. HAVE i mean
these are all Just Andrew erikson branded wide. Receivers in
terms of, yes if you're following my, rankings these are
the guys you're probably gonna get on your. Team so
Probably addison's probably the one guy THAT i probably haven't drafted,
enough BUT i think for me With, Addison i'm kind
of glad that you brought his name up. Here is
he's probably one of the better best ball options that

(24:34):
you can. Drafts he's starting to fall out because of
His it's kind of like the opposite of Ag muka
right where he's going up all the boards when the
bet at the end of the year hasn't really changed
And addison is now falling because he's suspended for the
first three. Weeks but for the purposes of this, contest
that doesn't. Matter we're gonna be fine Without addison to
start the, year like that's not a big. Deal and if,

(24:54):
anything when McCarthy is hitting his stride as The vikings,
quarterback it's going to be towards the end of the
season after he's had he's played a handful of games
under his. Belt and bringing In, howkinson you, know we're
benefiting from Those addison absence because we Have hawkinson and
our roster because he's going to be the one that
sees a larger target share in those games to open the.

(25:14):
Year so, yeah and now that we have Two vikings,
guys it's really a lot easy to lock and LOAD jj.
McCarthy we just have to make sure that we're aware
of where The Jefferson drafter is. Picking so, yeah The
Jefferson drafter Is Winter, camo and they don't have a,
Quarterback so that's something that we just have to keep
in mind because they are obviously in double being the
running for McCarthy as. Well but besides, that we know

(25:36):
the guy behind us Has Josh, allen so probably not
taking the quarterback necessarily super. Aggressively but, yeah so, far so,
far fun.

Speaker 1 (25:43):
Build we could always balance it with some week seventeen.
CORRELATION i know in The Fantasy pros discord in The
Best Ball channel last, week there was a few people
asking about if we could expand on the week seventeen
conversation a, Little so if we had, TO i, mean
we could always Take Jared goffman trying and find something
cheap like In Isaac tesla to build out a bit

(26:03):
more lines correlation and hope that if we got to week,
seventeen where all the money is in this, contest you,
know you're talking millions of dollars up, Top you're talking you,
know five figures for making sort of top one hundred
and that's what we're. After but to get, there we're
taking on over a thousand other people In week. Seventeen
so you need to Approach week seventeen as more of

(26:25):
an INDIVIDUAL dfs style. Lineup you need those little stacks and,
Correlations you need you a bet on a small arrange
of outcomes and, say this game The vikings against The
lines In week seventeen is the one which is going
to go, nuclear And i'm just going to have a
bunch of those players and they're all going to just
skyrocket me up the. Board so there are different ways

(26:45):
to approach, it and there's lots of good stuff out
there about. That we have a question From panda Of
lust how we're feeling About Devanney. Adams, Like Devanny adams
has been one of my favorite kind of third round
picks throughout this. Year, andrew have you been there with
me or you found him hard a click at this?
Point coming off an interesting season with The, Jets SO.

Speaker 2 (27:05):
I THINK i liked him a little bit more to
start the. YEAR i didn't really feel like he had
shown any type of. Downfall NOW i think that the
numbers from last, year especially with The, jets that's probably
not going to be repeated just because it was really
really juiced. Up you get The Aaron rodgers bump because
of just how he hyper targeted his best. FRIEND i
don't think it'll be the case with The rams Of

(27:26):
pukinakua THERE i think as the ONE. A i do
think That adam still obviously has a lot to, offers
BUT i do think that given the concerns a little
bit more About. STAFFORD i know we talked about it
with Pookin Na koua not as, concerned but now if
we're banking On, stafford he has to support two guys
at the same. Time adams is an older, receiver so

(27:47):
eventually he will start to depreciate in some. Way AND
i GUESS i found like that tear receiver isn't one
That i've absolutely, loved and because it's like there's a
lot of receivers in that range where it's Like smith And,
Jeba Garrett wilson and so number one, receivers but on
teams That i'm not necessarily thrilled about their passing attacks in.

Speaker 3 (28:05):
General so it's an area.

Speaker 2 (28:07):
Of the draft THAT i Think i've been looking at
some of the rookie running backs like A Marion hampton
and even like Ken walker in that. Range so definitely
not out On, DeVante but especially by Draft puka in
the first, ROUND i don't feel the need to then
double down and Draft davante in the third round after
already Taking.

Speaker 1 (28:23):
POOKA i think my argument is kind of WHAT i
went back to About Like, pooka one thing that he's
had missing is the, touchdowns AND i think That Devanna
adams is really going to bring. Them so, Yeah i'm
very much in on. Him we are back on the clock.
Again obviously no quarterback, Yet we've got plenty of wide,
receivers a nice set up with running. Back we've Got

(28:45):
drake Mayn hear to the top of the. Board we've
Got Rashid, Shaheed ZACH charbinei which kind of handcuff ourself On.
Walker i'm a little less interested in. That anybody else
taking you.

Speaker 2 (28:56):
FANCY i, MEAN i think we can take jaj MacArthur
probably on the turn just we'll pull him up just
so we don't risk losing him to the Justf jefferson
drafter but no, kidding which we already took, McCarthy so that's.

Speaker 1 (29:10):
Fine we'll look at, it make sure that it's completely
fine and very, well who are we going to take
with our next? Pick is? THERE i Mean Coaston loveland
stands out to me. Slightly obviously we could double tach
quarterback and Have Drake May Drake. May did you just,
go oh, no he's still. There they don't have the
same bye weeks AND i Think i'm kind of okay
With Drake may as a. Standalone anybody else standing, OUT

(29:33):
i mean running back wouldn't be the worst thing in the.

Speaker 2 (29:35):
World Uh, NO i mean That sharbonne is off the,
board so that wasn't going to be an. OPTION i
know that you didn't want to do that, Anyway SO i, think,
YEAH i think it's Either loveland Or, may AND i
Mean Drake may IS i, mean we got to go
with The drake stack. Again going back To Andrew erickson,
drafts they usually Have Drake london And Drake may on.

Speaker 3 (29:58):
Like like, probably so there you.

Speaker 1 (30:00):
Go. Cool, look if you want to hear me And
andrew talk about more of our favorite, PLAYERS i know
we will be on the main YouTube channel this week
with we're talking about our favorite players in each. Round
that's gonna be a fun. One me And andrew will
have to try and not agree on every single, player
but it'll be interesting who gets the. Show she took

(30:20):
a craft, First Drake, craig appreciate you following us over
here On. Twitch Don vito in the comments saying for
it's Under Purdy kittle and personal triple. Stack i've got
no problem with. That, Andrew you're down with the triple
stack For Rot.

Speaker 3 (30:35):
Perdy, yes, YES i love.

Speaker 2 (30:38):
That that's a great way to approach.

Speaker 1 (30:41):
It, yeah, Absolutely, So, look you know how me And andrew
feel about a lot of these. Players, obviously you can
get our rankings over At Fantasy, pros but you can
also get the draft kit over, there The Best Ball Draft.
Kit go To fantasypros dot, com forward slash Best ball
and you get not only our, rankings, stacks rookie b,
downs adp. Rises my favorite thing in, there which is

(31:03):
the roster construction, strategies WHICH i spent hours pouring over
WHEN i put those articles, together AND i really believe
they're incredibly helpful for people getting in The Best. Ball
Our Best Ball Draft kit is everything you need to
draft smartin wim big In Best ball this. Season, okay
so we are rolling through this draft at a nice,
pace particularly considering our last draft last Week, andrew where

(31:24):
we were on F fpc was sixty second. Picks this
feels keeps the blood pumping a little bit more. Cold
training in the chat Saying i'm confused is feeling retiring or?
What my actual question, is how bad is Handcuffing Best?
BALL i Took buckie And, white And i've heard that
that's bad And Best, Ball, well it's not really. Bad
it's just like it's the same old argument of you

(31:46):
kind of lock it into you can only maximize one
player within that, backfield like going nuclear at one, time
and maybe you'll have weeks kind of Like Tevin Coleman
Devanta freeman years, back where they're relevant at the same.
Time BUT i don't mind it In Best ball now
as much as like in. Redraft it's not a move i'd.

(32:08):
Do but In Best ball you can make arguments that
the players are going to ping pong between weeks where
they have, relevancy particularly when they have set. Roles, Now
i'm a little skeptical On bookie this. YEAR i think he's.
GREAT i just think he's going a little bit ahead
of Where i'd feel comfortable taking. Him for him to pay,
off he needs to get the pass catching, role and

(32:28):
to do, that he's probably going to take it away
From Rashard. White SO i struggled with that one a. Little,
andrew would you be willing to take those two on
the same.

Speaker 2 (32:36):
ROSTER i think if you had asked me this like
two months, AGO i would have said. Yes but Now
i'm less certain About Rashad. WHITE i know that he's
done with a groin, injury and that's concerning to. Me
they still continue to talk Up Sean, tucker WHICH i don't.
Know they did this last year, too and he didn't
really play that. Much BUT i, Mean bucky has looked really,

(32:57):
good AND i know That i've heard from their camp
that they're talking about him more as a bell, coow
AND i mean he was a bell coow in that preseason,
game like he played every single snap except for, one
and he looked. Again going back to the touchdown, catches
he had a pretty nice touchdown catch. TOO i, KNOW
I wuka made a nice touchdown, grab But Soda Bucky.
Irving SO i think that it's probably not the ROUTE

(33:17):
i would, do the one THAT i like the. MOST
i know that's the one that you pushed back. Against
BUT i like The walker sharbon a. COMBINATION i just
like lock And, Low Like i'll sacrifice a roster spot
to ENSURE i Get SEAHAWKS rb one LIKE i. DON'T
i don't hate doing. That so but we can agree to.
Disagree but we're on the we're on the clock.

Speaker 1 (33:33):
Here, Yeah So i'd be good with Rom Andre. Stevenson
i'd be good With Jayden blue Or Braylan allen if
you like those, guys or we could TAKE i, mean
we've already got two quarterbacks And Michael penni's kind of
ruled Out Trey. Benson i'd also be fine With i'll
let you pick from those.

Speaker 2 (33:50):
Guys, Andrew, yeah it's Grab Braylan allen WHO i, MEAN i,
mean he's he has the potential to be a massive
riser If Breese hal get.

Speaker 3 (34:00):
Dealt, like that's totally.

Speaker 2 (34:02):
Possible somebody said that what If Brice hall is in
a trade to The. Commanders what if they Trade Ryan
robbinson to The jets and they throw back an extra
pick to Bring breesal to the COMMANDER i feel like
he would fit better in that, offense like With Gayden
Daniel Cliff kingsbury scheming things.

Speaker 3 (34:18):
UP i feel like that would look that would be
that would be.

Speaker 1 (34:20):
Cool, Yeah Trey benson definitely works for me here. Too,
YEAH i just think from the reports we've seen around
With Brian robinson situation WHERE i look for someone more.
Explosive So i'm all on board with. That was is
there anyone else in miss range that you would have
made the sort of push for IF i had pushed
for running, backs where any wide receivers or tight ends
you were looking.

Speaker 2 (34:40):
At, No, HONESTLY i felt good about the running backs
that we went, With so going With Braylon allen Trade,
benson they are two second year running backs WHERE i
think you could see them having. LEAPS i know that
there's been So Braylon, allen the hype for him has
been pretty, obvious you, know kind of at the expense
Of Breese, Hall braylan And he's to take on a larger.

(35:00):
Role AND i was even looking back at some of
my WRITING i did last year WHERE i mean a
couple of weeks into last, season it looked Like Braylan
allen like could have taken over that. Back, yeah like
that was probably, aggressive but at the time we all,
thought especially someone that invested so much In Breese, hall that,
man this guy is pushing someone THAT i thought should
be the number one pick in fantasy last, year or
the number one running back in, fantasy and this twenty

(35:22):
year old running back is pushing him for playing. Time,
now it obviously didn't sustain and it kind of fell,
off and you Saw Isaiah davis get more. Involved but
WHEN i just think about This jets offense and they
really want to be a power running, team then to,
me it just seems Like Braylan allen is like the
better fit in that offense and that they're trying to

(35:43):
Use Bres hall and they're talking about using him in
the passing. Game but it goes back to Justin fields
as just not a quarterback that tends to throw at
running backs because of a mobile. Quarterback SO i know
that his checkdown rates have been pretty high at certain
points during his career where he's used the running, back
BUT i JUST i don't. Know i'm just skeptical of
How hall is going to be deployed in this. Offense

(36:03):
AND i, mean the trade rumors haven't gone completely.

Speaker 1 (36:06):
Away, yeah it's interesting because it's kind of like a
glut of running backs like ettyn or you, know maybe
Even tam Big speed Vers Breece. Hall and this is
the effect that we're seeing from such a positive year
for running backs in the, draft like it does shake
up the landscape. Significantly and that was SOMETHING i Remember
fits talking about in the run up to the, draft

(36:27):
that this was really going to be incredibly. Impactful Don
vito asking what is the actual chance to be rob
getting traded and who do you think he goes? To?
Dallas Question, Mark, YEAH i Think dallas is a good
shout as, anyone BECAUSE i don't Think Brian robinson is
going to cost a lot to. Acquire Like Brian robinson
is in the last year of his rookie, deal and

(36:47):
he's been, fine like you, know last, year plenty of
games as a top twenty four running, back but very
rarely breaking into the kind of top end where it
really makes a. Difference SO i think that you can
plug him in as part of a two man committee quite.
Happily AND i would have more faith in him Than
Giovanni williams Or Miles sanders, obviously and a little more

(37:09):
faith in him than an unknown rookie In Jayden blue
who was drafted very. Late is there any of the
kind of standout teams for you apart from The jets
And Dallas.

Speaker 2 (37:17):
Andrew, Yeah so there's like actually a couple of. Connections
SO i would say The, jets like if they decided
to like a running back swap With Breese hall with
them with like picks or, Something SO i don't think
that's completely off the. Table and if you there's actually
a couple of coaching. Connections so The jets current pass
game Coordinator Scott, turner he was With washington when they
Drafted Brian. Robinson so that's one coaching connection that you

(37:39):
could make with The. Jets and then two others are
The Tennessee. Titans Taji spears is, injured the Current titans
running backs coach was In washington for the last couple of.
Seasons and The Houston texans they need running backs potentially
if This joe mixing thing just gets totally, off the
rails And Nick casario And demiko ran just have this
affinity For alabama, guys like if you just look at their,

(38:01):
drafts like historically, speaking they draft a lot of guys From.
Alabama so that would be another team that could be.
Interesting there was actually one more team THAT i posted ON.
X there was another coaching team that had some former
personnel From washington that also needed a running. Back by
the team has escaping me right. Now there was one other,
Team but, yeah like that stuff matters sometimes where running

(38:25):
backs have certain connections with certain coaches and that's why
they feel. Comfortable, now it's a, trade so he doesn't
necessarily always get to say but if teams like do
you go right by or do write by their, players
they usually get at least some input to. It so but,
yeah those are a couple of.

Speaker 1 (38:40):
Teams we've Got Drake craig in the. Chat one year
of A larvae for one year Of kelsey Or kinkaid for.
Four So i'm guessing this is some kind of keeper based,
Question like the vibes haven't been good around A. Larva
there's a lot of smart people in bed in the
street who's still in on A. LAVA i find it

(39:00):
a little bit of a struggle with that offense for this.
Year if you're only getting one year out of, HIM
i Think i'd rather take Kingk aid for. Four kinkaid
is Somebody i've not really been in on. Him the,
past but reports around training camp suggests he looks, excellent
AND i think THAT i would just be taking the
long term. Value, andrew would you handle that? Differently?

Speaker 2 (39:21):
NOW i would go With King kid like that would
be my. Route i'm not the biggest on a lave as.
WELL i think that he's been really. Efficient but the thing.

Speaker 3 (39:31):
Is he's been really, efficient but he isn't Scoring fantasy
points like that's like the.

Speaker 2 (39:34):
Thing i'm like waiting for him to put up some
of these spike weeks and he just it just really hasn't.
Transpired So i'll Take King, kid a younger, player not
all tight, Ends fire And fire as.

Speaker 3 (39:44):
Rookies So i'll take Ing. Aid.

Speaker 1 (39:45):
Yeah i, mean, look everybody said he'd be a cheek
code because he'd be like a wide receiver out. There
he just didn't say which wide receiver he'd be. Like but,
Yeah i'm good with taking the upside swing On kinkaid for.
Now so we are coming back. Around the key, Question
andrew is what round are you expecting to want to?
Take J cm Or? Bill did we scoop up this falling? Value?

(40:12):
Yeah and then then things come back. Around, YEAH i
mean Like i'm willing to push, like let's if you
feel like you want to Take merit, now oh As, Merrick,
yeah if you want to Take, Merrit i'm completely fine with,
that and then we could Take penis if.

Speaker 3 (40:25):
You want to Take, around let's just Take. Panics now
Take pix, now.

Speaker 1 (40:31):
Well just think.

Speaker 3 (40:34):
Value stacking With Drake.

Speaker 2 (40:35):
LONDON i like, that just bagging into that upside and
we went, Anyway so.

Speaker 3 (40:42):
That was the last pick in the.

Speaker 1 (40:46):
One so, yeah so like we got over twenty spots
OFT adp value On penix like. That. Yeah like, again
it's just it's finding those different combinations.

Speaker 3 (40:59):
All, Back Corey Krosky, merritt.

Speaker 1 (41:04):
But you've got the unique aspect to. It, yeah, Yeah
and we haven't reached on anyone at this, point have.
We so there's definitely let's get your boy, Bill, like
how much higher do you think that there's a Chansfer
this is gonna turn into a situation where he really
climbs and this is this Is James robinson or so

(41:26):
a player that we heard all the kind of hype
about in training, Camp Isaiah. Pacheco and then people stay
locked to their priors and then they don't get any
exposure to that. Player and then they're kicking themselves for
it all, year or do you think that there's a
chansfer he just ends up being pret vanilla and not
really paying off on a cost which is fairly. REASONABLE i,

(41:48):
mean you look at the running backs in this, Range, Jusin, Eckleer,
White Nigie, Harris, nick Chub Ray, davis, like there are
some valuable running backs.

Speaker 2 (41:56):
Here, YEAH i think that the if The commanders like
do some type of trade WHERE i think that no
one's or there's not enough conversation about the downside where,
yes they move away From Brian, robinson but no one's talking,
about well what if they trade for a different running?
Back right like that's still in. Play it's, just, oh
they get rid Of Brian robinson and then Krossky merritt

(42:18):
is the. Guy maybe that's not exactly the case that's
going to happen, Here BUT i think you made a
good point WHERE i don't think that these players rise
enough where you, know going back to THE i don't
know if you brought this up with a point like
The Kien williams here right where it was we, were,
okay he's clearly THE rb, two like he shouldn't be
going in the eighteenth round. Anymore and yes he went

(42:39):
up a little, bit but you, know, retrospective you should
have took that guy in what round, Seven you're like
round eight like so much, higher and so it didn't
matter if you had reached on him quote unquote to
take him in round, fourteen around. THIRTEEN i, mean If
Krosky merritt hits and is a starting running back at
any point for The, commanders he's a smash at round,

(42:59):
fourteen round, thirteen round. TWELVE i mean we just TOOK i,
mean we Took Trade benson like he could be just
he could be a handcuff the entire, season and we
took him in round. Twelve SO i think that it's
definitely more of a Boom bus pick where, yes we
try to avoid zeros in best ball and crosskey MERIT
i think could definitely be a total. Zero but you,
know the drum beat has BEEN i, mean we've been

(43:19):
talking about it all off, season like this drum beat
has been so strong for him since the beginning OF
OTAs and it's not one of these things where you
can poke a tunnel holes in his.

Speaker 3 (43:29):
PROSPECT i, MEAN i liked it as a, Prospect, like
So i'm like, cool.

Speaker 2 (43:33):
Kind of buying into the steam BECAUSE i thought that
he was a good player in good prospect and he
just got screwed over by THE ncaa like not letting
him play and that's why he fell around, seven not
because he's not.

Speaker 1 (43:44):
Talented, yeah and you, know coming out of the, draft
one of my first takeaways, WAS i can't believe The
commanders didn't do more to show up the running back
room when last year things were decidedly average With, Brown
robinson and us now and then you kind of get
to this point and it's, like, well if they really
felt that strongly About, bill then you can understand. It

(44:07):
you can understand that they were content just taking. Him so,
Yeah i've got a lot of time for following players
up draft boards when it really seems like the hypespare
and the hype is very in such a way that
we're seeing pretty much confirmed reports That Brian robinson could
be out of the door to the point where he's
not playing in their preseason game On, monday because both
the player and the team have agreed that it's for the.

(44:28):
Best so every now and, again you've just got to
throw caution into the wind and be willing to take some,
chances and this one WHERE i think we should.

Speaker 2 (44:36):
Be do you think that there are people that are
hesitant because they feel like they didn't get the good
value and they're, like, OH i missed out on, it,
SOUCH i just don't want to GET i don't want
to pay up. NOW i think there's an aspect of that,
too where you just don't want to pay the new,
price the sticker.

Speaker 1 (44:51):
Shock every year we see still people refusing to Draft
Chase brown because they weren't in on him when he
was at the valley With Bucky. Irving the same With Karen,
Williams and it's so transparent at times that you can
see these are the people who missed out and getting
the super. Value so instead they hang on the priors
about a player's negative side and just lock onto, that

(45:14):
and they'll constantly keep telling himself that player is a bad.
Player i'm not going to draft that. Player, meanwhile those
of us who are willing to sort of reset and
take things, differently we get the exposure of the players
who do, well And i'm constantly okay with. That we
play a year a year. Game unless you're playing. Dynasty we,

(45:34):
play particularly In bestball things very year a, year small,
slates and we have to, adjust and we have to
be willing to be humble and SAY i don't necessarily
know IF i know everything here showed To melane or
who just followed the channel over here on. Twitch it's
very much. Appreciated we are what one two picks Away
Hunter henry just when off the, board who was in

(45:57):
our Q chigacong quote Will Ship we sat there as.
Well Then Xavier, Laguerret DeAndre Hopkins wood he marks another interesting. One,
andrew where are we kind of out in our? Bill
do you feel like we need to go tight end?

Speaker 2 (46:11):
HERE i don't mind going tight. END i do Like
chicka kon quoal a decent. AMOUNT i was kind of
bummed out that we lost out On Hunter henry BECAUSE
i wanted The patriots stacked With Drake. May Although Drake
may we get if we have him, naked it's not
a big deal because he's a running. Quarterback BUT i
know the person behind us only has one other tight.
End AND i do Think chick has like some solid.

(46:33):
UPSIDE i mean he's looks so, yeah, okay so we'll
be coming back around in a. Minute how many wide
receivers and running backs have we got at the. Moment
because we're set at quarterback and tight, end we can
push our third one a bit. Further, yeah so we've
got three, three, five five two.

Speaker 1 (46:55):
Bills, okay so if, anything we could PROBABLY i, mean
we could take a running back or a wide, receiver
take a running. Back it's probably going to be our
last one for this. BUILD i would imagine wide receiver
was not necessarily anybody really standing. Out do you think
we just lock him Will shipley and then move on
from running back position at this point unless The Mario
douglas is there.

Speaker 2 (47:17):
Is To Mario douglas? Here no he is In no. Eight,
nope he's. Gone let's just Take let's Take. BULLSHIP i
MEAN i, think, yeah, look if you're going to Fade,
taguan then you gotta take. Ship that's the WAY i see.
It it's just you gotta gotta make correlated. Bets AND
i remember writing him out this last year where if
you really feel like you want to, fade you, know

(47:39):
a certain running, back then you need to have got
to be overexposed to that backup running back or whoever
can take advantage, of you, know a player missing time
AND i don't know you are you buying any of
the idea that If shipley's in The kenneth Gain well,
role where maybe he could see some you, know like
just some points in two minute, drill maybe on third

(47:59):
down as catch and passes out of the, backfield which
again we don't have to project.

Speaker 1 (48:03):
That so, yeah last, Year Will shipley was one of
my most heavily rostered player across like four hundred drafts
and it didn't work out for, me AND i Faded
saquon heavily and it was probably the worst CALL i
made last. Year So i've been a little bit cautious
about going straight back to the. Well but it does
seem like the role is really secure this. Year like last,

(48:26):
YEAR i thought that he was going to struggle to
get past ken IF i thought that he could get
Past Kenneth, gainwell and he. Didn't this, year there is
No Kennef. Gamewell there was Aj, dillon who hasn't played
football in a year and hasn't lookedticularly great in training.
Camp The Kenneth gamewell role it wasn't that. VALUABLE i,
mean we're talking about two hundred and ninety rushing, yards
one hundred and sixteen receiving yards and only sixteen. Receptions

(48:48):
so Will shipley does need to be a more dynamic
version of. Him BUT i think also there's been a
little bit of buzz around that The eagles could be
willing to take some of the workload Off saquon to
try and make sure that he's fresh for the games
which really matter for a down the, line and for
all the reasons we've talked about with sayque about how
many like what four hundred and eighty three combine touches

(49:09):
throughout the playoffs and regular season that would make sense to,
See SO i can definitely go on board with. It,
look we're going to get some questions in a, second
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(49:30):
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questions before it comes back. Around we've got. Axlderg why

(49:52):
Isn't eckla being considered as a potential start and running?
BACK i think that just kind of comes down to his,
age and you, know he looked good in even game last.
Year you, know fourteen percentile your share really came towards
the top of a lot of columns when you saw
it and through receiving. Work but he didn't look incredible
in the version. Games so it's probably just a case

(50:13):
of trap preserving for what he's good. AT i, Think andrew.

Speaker 2 (50:16):
Yeah Anthony lynn has talked about How jacory Crossky merrit
And Brian robinson were viewed as his, abas so essentially
guys that are operating on the early. DOWNS i would
not Expect jacory Krossky merit even if he was taken
over as the quote unquote, starter it would still be
in a tandem With eckler because they Trust eckler and passing.

(50:37):
Downs he's a veteran, player he can catch patches out
of the. Backfield but it's a matter of it's about
that touchdown equity where oh, man the Standon daniels offense
can really take, off because that was the bet On
Brian robinson as AN rb, two where you're just hoping
that this guy who is an average running back at.
BEST i don't think That Brian robinson is, special but he's.
Serviceable and the reason Why kross Kim mehrat has got

(50:57):
so much hype is, because, well this rookie could be.
Special like they're not sure, yet but it seems, LIKE i,
mean everything that's been suggesting to us is that he
can be, special and they're starting to buy into. It
and that's why they feel Like Brian robinson is more
making or he's not as important or crucial to their
team that they necessarily need to keep.

Speaker 1 (51:18):
HIM i very much agree with. That like we've got
more picks before, Us ghosty asking how much do you
guys Believe Marvin Harrison junior this? Year like it's a tricky,
one but LIKE i am taking. Him i'm probably more
comfortable with him In bestball than re, drafts WHICH i
know is a little bit of a cop. Out, andrew
where you landing ON. Mhj now that he's, Swole.

Speaker 2 (51:42):
Now that he's, swollen, well you know anyone that's like
at the gym hit getting flex and gotta love, it
love that he's bulken. UP i would say With Marvin Harrison,
JUNIOR i think that his floor probably is not being
talked about enough where this isn't a clear cut number
one wide receiver on his. Team he's gonna run of
boatload of, routes and the concern is can he get

(52:03):
to the next level With Kyler? Murray AND i think
that there's a legitimate argument against that where, no he
just Like Kyler murray's not good enough to Get Marvin
Harrison junior to the next. Level SO i think maybe
we're looking realistically that he may finish just close to
where he's being. Drafted it's like a mid range wide receiver.
Too BUT i think it's still good to get exposed
to him because the talent. Profile can he get? It

(52:25):
can he take that major leap because he Is Marvin Rrison.
Junior so maybe it's not this like face melting pick
that we all think he maybe could. Be Or Marvin
Harrison junior stands would, suggest BUT i think that he's
fine where he's. GOING i don't have any like qualms
about fading him or he's the worst pick on the.

Speaker 3 (52:42):
Board he's the best pick on the. Board i'm just
cool with like where he's out of his.

Speaker 2 (52:46):
Position, okay so we Probably, yes the cue is filled
with my.

Speaker 3 (52:55):
Receivers jalen noell for. Me that's that's WHY i.

Speaker 1 (52:58):
Want, Yeah i'm completely fine With julian. ALL i know
that you are very high on. Him so let's a
lot of that one in and then when it comes back.
Around so we've Got Elakaia, Mana we've Got Darius slayton
With Jalen, cocher Ad mitchell and Then KeAndre Lambert, smith
so plenty of upside, swings AND i think that's kind
of what we. Want any particular strong lean. THERE i

(53:22):
THINK i would kind of lean Towards Jaleen, cocer just
because the drum beat has been so positive for.

Speaker 2 (53:26):
Him, Yes Jalen, cocker we're going to continue to fade.
Exavierly GET i JUST i DON'T i, mean we get
already get, drafted. Right didn't he go like significantly ahead
of jal And?

Speaker 3 (53:38):
Cocker?

Speaker 1 (53:39):
Oh, Yeah, yeah he tends to go kind of, yeah
and that is a little bit of a fall he. Wants, Yeah,
well because it's harder for people to fall than it
is for people to rise in, vestball because the fall
as they sit at the top OF adp and then
the auto drafters and the people psychologically see this, value
well perceived value of one or two round since, like,

(54:00):
oh well he was a fourteenth round pick last, WEEK
i should take him here in a round. Fifteen so,
yeah it is much harder and much slower typically for
players to. Fall But i've been slamming in jail and
coca as much as, possible and the vibes around him
definitely feel much better than anyone else we've.

Speaker 2 (54:20):
Got well you know that because he missed the last
preseason game because he was. Sick not that so LIKE i,
saw like we see the get out with the, starters
they were, like oh.

Speaker 3 (54:28):
Again like he's a starter. Again it's like maybe or
maybe Just coker was wasn't healthy enough to. Play So
i'm all working With. Coker that's a great.

Speaker 1 (54:36):
Pick so a couple of things want to get to
him the. Chat, firstly the BIG d thirty three hundred
is picking out of a one o. Seven, So, andrew
if you could spin over the board when you're done starting,
like let's take a look at what he's got cooking
for his, roster picking out of one o. Seven So
i'll let you read this one, Off andrew whilst you go.

(54:59):
Through is that The christian McCaffrey, Team.

Speaker 3 (55:02):
Yes, yep THE cmc.

Speaker 2 (55:03):
Team, so, yeah we Got christian, McCaffrey Aj, Brown Garrett,
Wilson DeVante, Adams George, Pickens Travis, Hunter, Tyrone Tracy, Jalen,
Warren Justin, Fields Colston, Lovelin Trevor, Lawrence Jaden, Blue Dallas,
Goddard Matthew, stafford We Go, Dowdell Alec, Pierce Justice, hill

(55:24):
And Dinnie. Brown and then he's got two picks. Left,
yeah we're entering around nineteen, now so we got everyone's
at two picks.

Speaker 1 (55:30):
Left. NICE i, mean it's a fun. Team i've got
no issues with this one. WHATSOEVER a little bit stacking
in their classic kind of HERO R. B. Bill there's
a lot of fun. There where was the next question
we're going? To Don? Vito he, says we're Both chubb
And marx being. Cheap do you like taking shots On
texan backfield because of how good mixing was even when

(55:52):
he was. Inefficient if, yes which do you? Prefer, Look
i'm leaning Towards Woody. MARKS i Know Nick chubb was
the clear. Starter Nathan yankee FOR pff had a great
write up talking about How chubb played the clear majority
of snaps with the first, string which could be the
first week one. STARTER i, mean if that, happens, FINE

(56:13):
i Just i'm not drafting for week. One When i'm
taking one of those, GUYS i have to believe that
the Guys i'm drafting earlier than them are going to
Be week one starters in my. Lineup BUT i Want
Woody marx because of his pass catching upside and reports
around training campus. Suggestive And Nick chubb has lack juice at,
times So i'm not going to bet on that. Horse

(56:35):
Like Nick chub has been incredible of, years And cuite
often been undervalued In Best, ball But i'm not feeling
it this. Year, andrew you've seen it.

Speaker 3 (56:42):
DIFFERENTLY i THINK i say a little.

Speaker 2 (56:44):
DIFFERENTLY i Think i'm just not as bullish on Wood He,
marks regardless of what kind of The Houston texas has
talked about with. HIM i just didn't love his profile coming. Out,
yes the receiving pops off the, screen but it is
a little bit of, HEY i played an air. Raid
so we always like those running. Backs we've seen a
lot of back, touched a lot of passes in that
offense and then not necessarily see it translate to THE nfl.
Level so that concerns me and the fact THAT i

(57:08):
don't know if he's ever going to see this massive
workload where Because Gary agumbwale is still involved that like
using him on third. Downs Nick, CHUBB i don't think
is ever going to necessarily be bad enough where they, decide,
Well chubb is just not going to play at. ALL
i think that he's always going to kind of be
hanging around like he's an early down running, back especially
he could be still used in the red. Zone and

(57:28):
then there's still a non zero chance That Joe mixon
does come back at some, point, right even if it's
like halfway through the. Season, yeah he misses weeks month,
orway but during those money weeks maybe mixing is a.
Factor weeks, fifteen sixteen or seventeen or something along those.
Lines so that's my only pushback on what he. Marks
so just not in love with him.

Speaker 1 (57:45):
Necessarily, Now, andrew we're one pick, away AND i can't
help a notice that you don't Have Ray ray McLeod IN,
urq despite us Having Michael, pennix and despite the fact
that he saw plenty of the field last. Year we
know we're going to play free wide receiver. Sets you're
arguing that.

Speaker 3 (58:03):
Logic i'll let you.

Speaker 1 (58:05):
Take whoever you like on this, pick and then When
Ray ray comes back, around we lock him in for round.

Speaker 2 (58:09):
Twenty all, right we'll just Take ray right now BECAUSE
i do want to Take we want to should we
take another tight?

Speaker 3 (58:14):
End like we need to have?

Speaker 2 (58:16):
That we only have two tight, ends but Between hawkinson and,
uh who's the Other, titan we have?

Speaker 3 (58:22):
Hockey, oh chick?

Speaker 1 (58:22):
Chick, Okay so what's left at the tight end position
at a.

Speaker 2 (58:26):
Minute SO i was, Lucky SO i wanted to Get
harold fan him and he got. Drafted and now it's,
LIKE i don't know if there's really any tight ends
here that are worth. Taking, yeah he's pretty, slim it's pretty, slim.

Speaker 1 (58:42):
PICKINS i think let's just roll with another wide receiver
unless you want to use that pick for a running.
Back if there's a running back that you feel like
there's value, on THEN i don't mind getting up to
kind Of this would be our sent FOR i, Mean Sean,
TUCKER Dj giddons for both guys that are Like marsha
And lloyd is a GUY i like too much of this,
offseason AND i will not be doing that, again.

Speaker 3 (59:04):
HONESTLY i think. So.

Speaker 2 (59:06):
So Darius slayton is probably just like the. Safe he's
a good projection. Guy he's going to run a decent
amount of. Routes but, dude if you ask anyone that's
been To colts training, camp they'll tell you that the
best receiver on the team Is Adan I. Mitchell like
that guy gets so much hype for being this elite
separator which could be basically turn into absolutely.

Speaker 3 (59:25):
Nothing, Right we have no idea this guy actually going
to turn into fantasy.

Speaker 1 (59:28):
Points and The colts beat reports are still leaning slightly
At Daniel jones despite What twitter seems to. Think so
if you want to Take Ady, Mitchell i'm good With Lady.
Mitchell i've taken a decent amount Of Lady mitchell this.
Season so that is our.

Speaker 3 (59:41):
Draft let's bet on, talent bet on.

Speaker 1 (59:44):
Talent, yeah he was always slightly flawed as a, prospect
so you knew they might take some time for him to.
Develop but we finish up with is this a three
six eight of three six ninety two? Build who can?
Occur And Marion, Hampton Kenneth, Walker Jalen, Woddele Ricky, Pearceell Jordan,
addison T J, HOCKINSON jj, Mccarfe Drake, May Braylen, Allen Trey,

(01:00:07):
Benson Michael pennix's at that twenty pick Value bill in
the was the the fifteenth thing round and then four
sugar come Quote Will, Shipley Jalen, Noel Jaleen, Coca Ray
ray McLeod and then of course our twentieth pick of Ad.
MITCHELL i really like this. TEAM i, think you, know

(01:00:28):
the double stack on mccafee is. Fun the value that
we've got On, pennix and then building out That atlanta
stack as well is. Fun is there anything that you
would have liked to have done differently with this?

Speaker 3 (01:00:41):
One, Andrew, YEAH i don't think there's anything too.

Speaker 2 (01:00:46):
DRASTIC i think that we played the board correctly where
we went really aggressive with the receiver to start basically
hitting receiver with our first five picks excuse, me, one, two,
three four of four of our first six picks were
all wide, receivers so we went really heavy at the,
position and then we left it alone till the last

(01:01:08):
four picks in the. Draft SO i think that kind
of using our draft capital, accordingly knowing that we invested
so much early, on we don't need to invest in
it anymore until the, end just to hit it with
some quantity, numbers just to kind of backfill the, position
because you just need more receivers because you have to
have at least three hit your starting lineup every. Week
but we have to over invest in. IT i like

(01:01:30):
the late round, QUARTERBACKS i, think. JET i think the
THING i like about this team is the types of
players that we put our bets. On we drafted a
lot Of we drafted rookie running backs and second year running,
backs guys that this is where we see these guys
pop and really take that next leap in terms of
making a. Jump are three quarterbacks all second year. Quarterbacks like,

(01:01:52):
again looking at players that could take that significant.

Speaker 3 (01:01:55):
Leap this is what year it.

Speaker 2 (01:01:56):
Happens is usually either as rookies or that second season
we see take guys take massive steps. Forward the double
STACKS i think are excellent as. Well so, yeah, yeah
it seems.

Speaker 1 (01:02:08):
Fun this team was all about value at. ME i
mean like we Got pukakua, falling then of course we
Got Omarion hampton falling seven spots past. Adp we've got
a massive fall On Michael, pennix AND i think when
you are willing to take those scoops and just build
something slightly, different it results in a nice Team Ross.
Debating really appreciate you subscribing to the. Channel that is

(01:02:30):
very cool of. You and Then Whiskey schlitz was in
this draft as. Well andrew Was Whiskey schlitz for team
two are left of the one ten, There, Yeah Neighbors, thomas.

Speaker 3 (01:02:42):
They got THE lsu Stack neighbors.

Speaker 1 (01:02:45):
Andomics and then they Got Mike evans stacked With Baker
mayfield double stacked with Egg. Booker they Took Tyler, warren
plenty of guys we like in that. One that is
a very fun start to. That and Then Michael pittman
Tank Bigsby luther Of burden up Little. Steam Mario, douglas
that's where our Do Mario douglas, Pickway.

Speaker 2 (01:03:04):
Yes, okay that's where he went, Okay, Cursey Whiskey, schlitz.

Speaker 1 (01:03:08):
And Then Jackson dart stacked with. Neighbors that's lots of,
fun really, fun And Whiskey schlitz appreciate you hanging out
and drafting with us. Tonight now let's just take a quick.
LOOK i, Know axel De gie was asking if we
could take a look at his team that he dropped Into.
Discord So i'm going to read out this team for.
You this Is Caleb, Williams Jamior, Gibbs Chase, Brown Drake,

(01:03:31):
London Mike, Evans Evan, Ingram Trevion, henderson Ted or, McMillan
and then on the, Bench Tony, Pollard Ricky, Pearcell Jaden,
Higgins Zach, Sharboney, Keenan, Allen Dylan, Samson Bichel towot And Tyler. Lja,
axel you know what you're doing. Here you know how
good this roster. Is you didn't need our. Advice there's

(01:03:52):
nothing about this team that you need us to come
and tell you how good it. Is, you, sir are
much like roster, bating just roster, bating and you know
exactly how good that. Is and you know me And
andrew are going to like plenty of that one. Look
it has been an absolute fun. Draft, remember you can
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everybody hanging out with, us myself And andrew and Produced,
seth who has absolutely killed it. Tonight we'll be back

(01:04:33):
next week for a very fun episode where we will
be looking at some more of your. Rosters so if
you've got, rosters drop them in the discord in The
Best ball channel and myself And andrew will stack them
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