March 29, 2024 • 26 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Wow, what's up everybody?
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Welcome to another edition of the Fantasy cheat Sheet. I
am Marcus Grant that joined by Michael F. Florio and
Lakwan Jones.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
OK.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Where are you like in some like lake front property
or something like?
Speaker 3 (00:25):
What's going on behind you? Right now?
Speaker 4 (00:28):
I'm in Jersey.
Speaker 3 (00:29):
I'm going to B and B.
Speaker 4 (00:29):
You know, I'm close to the hometown. But yeah, man,
I gave you a little tour off all screen in
the house.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
It's a little creepy.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
Yeah, it's like it's like something from like I don't know,
the Omen or something.
Speaker 3 (00:40):
I gotta upstairs. Wait are you serious? Is there really?
Speaker 1 (00:45):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (00:45):
I put that right in the drawer.
Speaker 3 (00:50):
That's the type of vibes man we got.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Oh my goodness, Well stay safe out there. In the meantime,
I got the Fantasy cheat Sheet for you a little
bit later than normal. Look, I i'mis you. We're going
to try to hit a consistent time. Ideally we would
like to do this at around one o'clock Eastern on Thursdays.
It just so happens in the last couple of weeks
we had other things going on. Last week we did
an episode of Fantasy Live around that time.
Speaker 3 (01:13):
This week not nearly as exciting.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
We actually had meetings in administrative like all hands, you know,
media group meetings that we had to sit in, and
so that's why we're here a little bit later. But
for those of you who are here, we're certainly glad
to have you here. Of course, you can jump into
the chat if you have any questions, otherwise we're going
to jabber at you for about twenty five minutes or so.
Of course, the podcast is out, so be sure to
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check that out. Yesterday, Florio and I went through a
handful of hype trains or smoke screens.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
We talked some news headlines as well.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
One of the things we sort of dove into and
didn't get into in any real live long way long
way is some of the rules changes that hit this
past week across the NFL Florida. You and I talked
briefly about the kickoff rules and the changes there and
that means especially in light of Cordero Patterson signing with
(02:04):
the Pittsburgh Steelers. But Lawan, I want to get your
thoughts on this, I mean, CP in Pittsburgh new kickoff rules.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
Are you excited about this? Does this mean something for you?
Speaker 5 (02:15):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (02:16):
I mean, I'm a guy that still plays in those
defensive special teams you know, slots in fantasy, so this
is a huge boost for them. And then to see
Cordera Patterson go to Pittsburgh or Arthur Smith, it looks
a little toxic for that backfield. But I think they're
going to really get creative, you know with these kickoffs,
like across all the teams, where we're gonna see a
lot more points and might get some individual players if
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you're in leagues that you know, like a Cordera Patterson
that could utilize as a running back, and also he's
scoring on special teams, and if you have the Pittsburgh
Steelers defense, you're getting points everywhere. So I kind of
like this movement. I'm really excited to see how some
of these teams are ready to utilize.
Speaker 1 (02:49):
This new role.
Speaker 2 (02:50):
Yeah, I know lots of folks were sort of trying
to project what this could mean for some special teams
for some kick returners. Not really sure if we all
have a certain and handle on it, but I think
the general takeaways that you're gonna see more returns and
that means a chance for more touchdowns and maybe more
points coming from special teams units this year. Another one
that we didn't talk about yesterday, Florio, the trade deadline
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has been moved to the Tuesday after Week nine. That
doesn't change the fantasy trading deadline, which happens a little
bit later in the year. But you know, I know
it's hard to maybe come up with an immediate sort
of takeaway, but it does feel like this is going
to change some rosters because now teams have a longer
runway to kind of figure out what they need and
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then make moves accordingly. I don't know, maybe it's just me,
but I feel like this is going to have an impact,
Like we're gonna see a couple of big names maybe
change places at the trading deadline because teams have more
time to figure it out.
Speaker 5 (03:46):
Yeah, and I think teams have more time to be.
Speaker 6 (03:50):
Realistic with themselves when like a few years ago, it
felt like the trade deadline was Week four and it's like, Okay,
everyone is still alive at that point, like teams aren't
want to blow things up in trade superstars. But we
have been seeing more in recent years, more in season trades,
and that was the one thing the NFL was lacking,
right like the NBA the MLB, the trade deadline is
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something you look forward to. It's something that you sit
down in front of your TV and you just watch
the trades as they roll in, or nowadays you're on
Twitter or wherever you get your information from. But the
NFL kind of lacks that. But we've seen that change
the last couple of years. We've started to see some
more and more trades. So now, yeah, by week nine,
teams know if they're out of it.
Speaker 5 (04:34):
Look a lot of teams.
Speaker 6 (04:35):
If you're sitting at like four and five or or
something like that, I think you can convince yourself maybe
we can get back in this. But if you're a
team that's like two and six or something like that,
like yeah, then you should one hundred percent be looking
to blow it up and get as much autograft capital
and assets that you can get.
Speaker 3 (04:54):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
I mean, I do think we're gonna see more movement.
I think that's I think that's the reason they wanted it.
I think the NFL looked around, as you said, and
the trade deadline in the NBA can go crazy. The
trade deadline in Major League Baseball sometimes can go crazy.
The trade deadline in the NFL is kind of uneventful
and I think you know, look, the NFL is never
want to try to miss out on an opportunity for headlines,
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for social media traction, and this is going.
Speaker 3 (05:19):
To do that. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (05:22):
By the way, speaking of MLB, happy Opening Day, fellaws,
I see you guys both rocking.
Speaker 3 (05:27):
I know I should have gone and got my hat apparently.
Speaker 2 (05:30):
Whatever, but happy opening Day, Classic Mets. Hopefully that is
not foreshadowing for the way your season goes getting rained
out on opening day.
Speaker 3 (05:42):
Meanwhile, there are there are the best team.
Speaker 5 (05:46):
On opening Day.
Speaker 6 (05:47):
It all goes downhill like if that is a fact.
The best winning percentage on opening Day is the New
York Mets, and then.
Speaker 3 (05:53):
It just down that's funny.
Speaker 2 (05:55):
Meanwhile, the storm clouds over the Dodgers are more figurative
than literal at this point.
Speaker 3 (06:01):
But well, wait, what happened in the last week. Yeah, nothing,
nothing much, no worries.
Speaker 2 (06:06):
Maybe just the biggest star in baseball being suspected of
being connected to a gambling ring.
Speaker 3 (06:11):
But you know who cares. It's neither here nor there.
We don't have to talk about that right now.
Speaker 5 (06:17):
I was one last rule change.
Speaker 6 (06:19):
Yeah, I know people don't like it, the hip drop
tackle being banned, and I get it from a defensive standpoint,
and if you're an old school fan all of that,
I personally love it because nothing sidelines players and our
fantasy stars for longer than a hip drop tackle like
Tony Pollard is one that comes to mind. A whole
bunch of players have been sidelined by it. So I
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think this is a good thing for fantasy football. And
I saw a lot of negative reaction around it, and
I was just like, less injuries means good things for us.
We don't need to be telling you about a six
string wide receiver now if the guys hope.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (06:54):
I think the reaction to it was just because it
feels like every rule change goes against the defense, and
I think I think that was people's immediate response is like,
it's just one more thing taking away from the defense
trying to slow down scoring. But I think as you know,
people started to think about it, we started to get
more nuanced conversation. I think a lot more people are like,
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this actually is a good rule for safety. It's a
good rule for fantasy because yeah, maybe some of those
those guys that get tackled before, maybe they break a
tackle now and score that's just us being selfish.
Speaker 4 (07:26):
I do like that you could review roughing the passer now,
Like I think that's a win for the defense as well,
because there's a ton of calls we're just like, what
are we looking at here? In real speed? And now
some of these guys on defense can make their case
of like, hey, I didn't even do anything, and then
we'll get more fair play.
Speaker 6 (07:42):
I'm gonna be honest, that's gonna hurt my guy, Josh
Allen a little bit. You know, I love better than anyone.
Speaker 3 (07:50):
He's a Hollywood actor.
Speaker 5 (07:51):
He is.
Speaker 2 (07:52):
He is one hundred percent actor when it comes to
that kind of stuff. Yeah, So it's gonna be interesting
to kind of see and I think we'll get a
taste of it maybe the preseason. We'll see how the
officials are calling it, and I think we'll get a
better idea of how this is gonna go, at least
for the hip drop tackles, and then we'll figure out
the reviewing the roughing the passer and that sort of thing.
Speaker 3 (08:10):
I think it's gonna be very interesting.
Speaker 2 (08:12):
I think it's gonna, you know, have an impact certainly
on the offense.
Speaker 3 (08:15):
We'll see if that means more scoring or what have you?
Speaker 2 (08:19):
A couple of things in the chat. Of course, you
guys can always jump in and throw your questions in.
This one from me, that's the I'm not asking, it's
a person's name me. Uh, Kyle Pitts first tight end
off the board.
Speaker 3 (08:31):
That was me asking, asking for a friend. Me, I'm
the friend. Uh, first sight.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
That feels a little too rich for me, and I'm
I know we're all excited about Kyle Pitts first off
the board feels rich?
Speaker 5 (08:45):
It is it? Honestly is? I can't.
Speaker 4 (08:47):
I can't pull who you got, Sam Laporta, Treat McBride,
Travis Kelsey is still there, like I can't Mark Andrews.
Speaker 5 (08:53):
Yeah, I think fifth is the absolute early.
Speaker 4 (08:56):
Yeah, I'm good. I'm good with fifth.
Speaker 2 (08:59):
Yeah, I'm trying to think yes, yeah, because like I
would take him ahead of George Kittle right now the
way things are set up there, So I think it's
some order of Laporta, Kelsey, Andrews McBride in some order
like that and the Yeah, So fifth, fifth feels right.
This one from Crown me twice yo, yo, what fellas?
Speaker 5 (09:19):
I heard?
Speaker 2 (09:19):
It was Marcus's little man's birthday yesterday so happy belated Q,
thank you so much.
Speaker 3 (09:23):
And my birthday yesterday, Happy birthday Grandma.
Speaker 2 (09:27):
Would there be any DSTs that you guys feel comfortable
in drafting and plugging all season? So just a set
and forget uh sort of defense?
Speaker 5 (09:36):
Uh?
Speaker 4 (09:36):
Falcons come to mind for me, man, because they were
such an underrated defense last year where I was just
plugging them every week every week and I was like, really,
supplies surprised in some of my leagues they were on
the waiver wire, like they were great with takeaways, the
pass rush was elevated from the last season where they
just couldn't get any sacks. So like, I think the
Falcons are going to be like a top five defense
with Raheem Morse over there because we know what he
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can utilize over there, you know with my rams. Now
he's going over there with a different project. And hopefully
they get Kalays Campbell back there. He's a veteran that
was getting after the quarterback last year. But again, this
is going to be a huge thing, you know for defenses.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
I also think it's gonna help that their offense is
going to be better. Absolutely, you know, quar I can't
think of a time in my life where I looked
at the Falcons and said, man, this offense is really
letting the defense down. But that was sort of the
case last year that the defense did its part to
keep them competitive and keep them close, and the offense
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just could never capitalize.
Speaker 3 (10:34):
I think that sort of helps.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
I would throw the Jets in there. Yeah, you know,
they were a great defense in a similar situation. As
long as Aaron Rodgers is healthy, that means they get
improved quarterback play. That means they have a better offense.
So I think the Jets are another one of those.
Speaker 4 (10:48):
Watch out for the Raiders too, because they finished the
season strong. They were popping up a lot of points,
would takeaways, fumbles and pick six as and etc. Like
they were a team in the back end the season
that helped a lot of teams going playoffs.
Speaker 2 (11:00):
I don't have to think about the Raiders because it
feels like every time they finish the season strong and
we're like, man, watch out for the Raiders.
Speaker 1 (11:06):
You know.
Speaker 2 (11:07):
That's what Derek Carr Well like, cause like we get
all excited about that and then they go like, you know,
five and twelve or something like.
Speaker 3 (11:15):
It's just like, you know, I don't know.
Speaker 6 (11:18):
What's annoyed me not because of their defense, but uh,
because all of a sudden they want a Russian quarterback
and it's like, Okay, you had one that can run
for a thousand yards that all.
Speaker 5 (11:28):
You needed to do was give up a six round
pick to get uh, and you'd chosen out to Uh.
Speaker 2 (11:33):
Yeah, Well, speaking of which I mean, that's actually a
good segue because that was the story of Vinnie bon Signor,
who covers the Raiders. Uh pulled a quote from Antonio
Pierce who says what he's looking for in the next
quarterback is quote a damn runner, which makes me think, Uh,
Jade and Daniels. Do they try to maneuver for Jade
and Daniels? And what if they can maneuver for Jade
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and Daniels.
Speaker 4 (11:58):
Yeah, I don't know, man, that that would be interesting
if he ended up there, they would just have to
get aggressive and move up in that draft.
Speaker 6 (12:06):
Yeah, it's gonna be I kinda Ever since the Commander's
signed Mariota, I've been like, yeah, Jayden Daniels is going
two overall, and I know a lot of people have
been saying that, But to get that high in the draft,
it's gonna take a lot.
Speaker 5 (12:21):
I mean not saying they can't do it.
Speaker 6 (12:22):
They probably have to give up multiple picks this year
plus next year's first, which again, like I like Jaden
Daniels a lot. But if you wanted a Russian quarterback,
and it makes sense when your strength is going to
be your defense, that you want a quarterback who can run,
and I think you also want a quarterback who has
proven that, hey, if you give him an elite receiver
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like Davante Adams is, he can be productive. Getting that
guy the ball again justin fields for six Like to me,
that was the move the Raiders should have made. And
maybe Getsy being the OC rubbed him the wrong way.
I don't know, But if you wanted to Russian quarterback,
that was the way you were going to get one,
because I don't think they're gonna be able to get
Jade and Daniels.
Speaker 3 (13:04):
That was sort of my question.
Speaker 2 (13:05):
I wondered how much Luke Getzi being there had an
impact on one side or the other, Like, do these
two guys want to work together again? You know I
did it that That did cross my mind at some
point in the situation. There a couple more things in
the chats. One from our Palell Randy, who shout out
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to Randy, who actually running this live stream force today
normally is Kyrie. He's uh, he's off at a wedding,
uh not his own presumably, and Randy's in, but he
wants to know. Looking at this year's young Packers roster,
who do you see being the most valuable.
Speaker 3 (13:40):
And worth picking up early?
Speaker 5 (13:42):
Ish?
Speaker 3 (13:43):
It's got to be Josh Jacobs, right.
Speaker 4 (13:45):
Josh Jacobs? Yeah? I like Jayden Reid. Yeah, no, I can't.
He's what do we call him? I call him the
two point.
Speaker 3 (13:54):
On Devo garry Land diebo verry Landebo. Yeah, yeah, I
like that, Cole.
Speaker 2 (14:03):
I was seeing a lot of love yesterday on my
timeline for Dantavian Wicks, A lot of love for Dantavian Wicks.
Speaker 6 (14:10):
I'm gonna annoy Lakwan here, and like last year I
was all about, I was saying, like at costs and everything,
Jayden Reid is the wide receiver that I want from
Green Bay and everything.
Speaker 5 (14:19):
And I still think he is the best.
Speaker 6 (14:21):
Of the bunch and the one that you want the
most here. But I feel like Christian Watson's going to
be over underrated this year. He is a very good player.
In my opinion, I think the only thing is the injuries.
And I get that, like I understand that is a
huge concern. Last year you had to pay a top
twenty wide receiver price with or borderline top twenty with
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that risk. Now everyone wants the other Packers wide receivers,
and I'm seeing stuff like Christian Watson, And to me,
it's like, Okay, if you're gonna give me a big
discount on someone that we know, even if he's inconsistent,
has the ceiling every single week that Christian Watson has,
I can easily get excited for that.
Speaker 5 (14:58):
You know what.
Speaker 4 (14:58):
That kind of reminds me of like when the price
dipped on Deebo, because he's always been a guy that
battled injuries, but we know how electric and how talented
he can be on the field. It's just, ah, it
just never worked out. But then once he got the
bag and he started to take care of his body
and avoiding crazy tackles trying to try a linebacker like
you're not a running back, bro. But I feel like
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you buy the dip now in Christian Watson, which I
do agree, even though I just hate, you know, people
hype training guys that are like this that are going
to be in new heights, like a top fifteen pick,
like it gave Davis a couple of years ago. No Shade, Florio,
no shade. But I'm just saying, man, like I get it.
Speaker 3 (15:35):
It's just to me.
Speaker 4 (15:36):
I feel like the lack of chemistry he has with
Jordan Love was very telling last season. Like don't quote
me because I forget the numbers of it, but he
had seven interceptions whin targeting Christian Watson and that was
like majority of Jordan Love's you know, interceptions last season,
So that could be a problem. Like if you're not
on the field, availability is your best ability and you're
not getting chemistry with the new franchise starting quarterback.
Speaker 2 (15:56):
Yeah, I mean these are all things that could be
worked out, right, I mean yeah, all it takes is
bringing bringing Jordan Love some breakfast or something and sitting
at the table with him.
Speaker 3 (16:06):
That stories that.
Speaker 2 (16:07):
I mean, like that joke's never gonna go away, right,
Like We're just gonna's gonna go on for.
Speaker 3 (16:10):
For time, time and eternity.
Speaker 2 (16:12):
At this point, Dominic wants to know, if you guys
had your fantasy draft today, who would be your QB.
Speaker 5 (16:18):
One, same guy. It's been for the last four years.
Speaker 3 (16:23):
Justin Herbert.
Speaker 6 (16:24):
You know, Josh mean ranking fantasy QB one or who
because Josh Allen is not going to be on a
lot of my fantasy teams, but he will. Like Yeah,
ever since twenty twenty, I think I've had him as
my QB one each year, Yeah one whenever.
Speaker 4 (16:39):
I can't really think it. I can't sell you on
anybody else o living than Josh Allen Man to be honest.
Speaker 2 (16:44):
Yeah, I said, you're ranking who would ran JOSHB one? Yeah,
I think it's Josh Allen. He is that that perfect
mixture of running and passing that that you want out
of a quarterback.
Speaker 6 (16:56):
Look, everyone knows that I'm the Josh Allen guy. But
I will say one thing that I think gets overlooked,
and it couldn't change because now he has a whole
offseason with Joe Brady. But Josh Allen's and fantasy numbers
went up with Joe Brady because his rushing numbers and
specifically his rushing touchdowns, Like, you're fifteen rushing touchdowns is
the second most ever in Bill's history. You can't count
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on that again next year. He averaged something like two
hundred and twenty five passing yards per game with Joe Brady.
So I think this with all the top quarterbacks, there's
holes to poke in all of them, Like that's with Allen.
With Jalen Hurts, the O line has changed. Is he
going to run for as many touchdowns near the goal line?
Speaker 5 (17:37):
Lamar?
Speaker 6 (17:38):
I know we has some injury history in his past.
There's Mahomes coming off his worst fantasy season. So to me,
I kind of think, you look at these top quarterbacks
and I have the exact opposite approaches what I had
last year, and I'm like, Okay, I'll let someone else
pay up for these guys and I'll just wait and
get like Anthony Richardson or Kyler Murray or something like that.
Speaker 3 (17:55):
Yeah, I mean i'd like to think that too.
Speaker 2 (17:56):
But I see the adp on Anthony Richardson is skyrocketing.
Speaker 3 (18:00):
I think he's gonna be QB five come out, I
think right now.
Speaker 2 (18:03):
I think actually I think on Underdog he is currently
QB five, which feels really spicy to me.
Speaker 4 (18:09):
What's happening, Like, what's the hype? Like, is there any
update on his rehab or.
Speaker 3 (18:13):
Something that's like I don't know.
Speaker 2 (18:14):
I mean, I know there was that video like a
month ago right of him, like soft tossing a football,
which got everybody excited or whatever.
Speaker 3 (18:20):
I don't know.
Speaker 2 (18:21):
I just think it's it's we we got a small
taste of what he could do last year.
Speaker 5 (18:24):
You know.
Speaker 2 (18:24):
It looks like a guy who can score a lot
of rushing touchdowns and we are hoping that the passing
numbers come through. I just think it's people sort of
banking on upside, but that that feels like the absolute
ceiling at QB five and I can't go for that.
Speaker 5 (18:36):
I can't Who would you put ahead of him? The
Big four?
Speaker 6 (18:39):
I think we said, Alan, Hurts, Lamar and Mahomes I
think are all comfortably ahead of him.
Speaker 2 (18:43):
Yeah, I put I still put Burrow ahead of him.
Speaker 4 (18:48):
That I kind of would put Jordan.
Speaker 2 (18:51):
Love maybe, Okay, CJ. Scroud or Anthony Richardson. Whould you
rather have?
Speaker 6 (18:59):
I think that depends on the drafter, because if you
just want to safe, like eighteen to twenty points a game,
I think CJ. Stroud is your guy. But if you're
an upside drafter, I do believe that Anthony Richardson's ceiling
is higher. Than Stroud just because of the rushing production
that not only the touchdowns, Like he can be a
guy who averages like fifty rushing yards per game, and
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that's a free five Fantasy points right there.
Speaker 2 (19:22):
All right, let me ask it another way, then, would
you feel comfortable which of those two guys Stroud or Richardson?
Do you feel comfortable just plugging in your lineup and
just letting it go CJ.
Speaker 5 (19:32):
Strout because he's a little bit more proven.
Speaker 6 (19:35):
But I like, what I always love to do is
take a take a second quarterback. If I take someone
like Anthony Richardson, and looking at like consensus ranks right now,
like I could get someone like Trevor Lawrence or Jared
Goff or maybe even Justin Herbert to pair with Anthony Richardson,
and then I have my safe option and my swing
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for the fence option.
Speaker 2 (20:01):
Speaking of Justin Herbert, Oh real quick, mister Scampers puts
in the chat, I'm against the hip drop rule, if
only because it gives more power to the officials we
already dislike.
Speaker 3 (20:10):
I don't. I don't think you're alone on that, mister Scamper's.
Speaker 2 (20:13):
I think you know, I think a lot of people
are concerned about whether or not officials are going to
consistently get that right. So you know, I don't think
that you are making an unpopular statement there at all. Roman,
asking is Drake London being undervalued? I kind of think
he's going to be a top five wide receiver. That
is the absolute ceiling for me. I feel comfortable more
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like top ten, top twelve for Drake London.
Speaker 4 (20:39):
This is going to be his breakout season we kind
of been waiting for. I mean, the elevated QB play
there is why I'm sold. I'm sold because of new
you know head coaching Overheem Morse over there with Zach
Robinson as the OC. So, I think a lot of
great things could be, you know coming out of Drake
London out of Atlanta this year.
Speaker 2 (20:55):
I mean top five you're talking about with Ceedee Lamb,
Tyreek Hill, jamar Cha, He's Poka whom Amon Ross Saint Brown. Yeah,
that's a tough bar Like he.
Speaker 4 (21:08):
Could be like wide receiver seven six there. Like I'm
willing to put him that high just being based on
the elevated keep you.
Speaker 6 (21:14):
So so you guys would rank him. I want to
throw some names at you. I want to see because
I I think he has the upside to finish top ten,
but I don't. There's a lot of wide receivers that
I wouldn't take him over. Still, like Garrett Wilson.
Speaker 3 (21:27):
No, would not take not take London over Wilson.
Speaker 5 (21:30):
No. A J. Brown No, No.
Speaker 3 (21:34):
Davante Adams, we might could have that conversation.
Speaker 6 (21:41):
S Fan Diggs, like he's not even in the top
fifteen right now in some people's rankings like that, I
would take Digs over.
Speaker 2 (21:47):
I would take digs Over over because I prefer his
quarterback to Kirk Cousins. Davante Adams really is a matter
of of who the quarterback is in Vegas.
Speaker 5 (21:57):
Yeah, really is sad.
Speaker 3 (22:01):
Yeah, I don't know.
Speaker 2 (22:03):
Maybe with Gardner, I don't know. I'm not even sure
if with Gardner Minshew, what about Crystal.
Speaker 4 (22:09):
Oh, I'm taking drink lond.
Speaker 3 (22:11):
Yeah, I think I take London. I think I take
drag London. Yeah. It's not a talent thing. It's a
quarterback thing. Quarterback thing.
Speaker 6 (22:20):
Marty just threw a good one in London. Or Mike Evans,
I think I take. I think I take Mike Evans.
Speaker 4 (22:30):
Yeah, I gotta go Mike Evans because I feel like
he's always going to be disrespected with his ADP and
then he's gonna smash his ADP.
Speaker 3 (22:36):
So backward, Baker, I gotta go Mike Evans here.
Speaker 2 (22:39):
Yeah, I think, I think, I think, but you know,
pause about you can get both.
Speaker 6 (22:44):
We We haven't mentioned the Texans duo or the forty nine.
Speaker 5 (22:48):
Ers duo either, which is high right now and I
think are interesting.
Speaker 3 (22:52):
Nico is.
Speaker 2 (22:53):
Yeah, the ADP on Nico is a little bit higher
than I would like it to receive nine because you know, look.
Speaker 3 (23:00):
Walks the Earth.
Speaker 2 (23:00):
I know, I know Dell got hurt last year, but
I think, you know, I think he's gonna be back,
probably for week one.
Speaker 4 (23:06):
He's already working out. Like I saw a video him.
He looks quick as lightning.
Speaker 3 (23:10):
Like, yeah, I don't, I don't, I just I can't.
Speaker 2 (23:14):
I don't want to pay the prize for Nico Collins
when Tank Dell can give me similar, if not better
production at a lower ADP. Ye, I can't do it
real quick before we get out of here. He's got a
couple minutes left.
Speaker 3 (23:25):
Oh one.
Speaker 2 (23:26):
By the way, the Mets, apparently, according to Randy, are
forty one and twenty one on opening day. That's a
six to sixty one win percentage that is the best,
followed by the Seattle Mariners at six seventeen twenty nine and.
Speaker 3 (23:39):
Eighteen for the Mariners. So there it is also real
quick Jesse.
Speaker 2 (23:45):
Steve Belichick just ethering his father, Steve Belichick, now the
defensive coordinator at the University of Washington, and somebody asked
what is the main difference between him and his father,
Bill Belichick, and Steve's response was.
Speaker 3 (24:01):
I have a job and he doesn't. Arah the secret
hatred dis out of.
Speaker 2 (24:09):
I want to assume like this is a joke and
like it's all haha between them, Like you know, I mean,
he's not wrong.
Speaker 6 (24:14):
Yeah, that's one of those things that you say, is like, oh,
I was just kidding, but there is some secret animosity
behind that.
Speaker 2 (24:25):
I saw that, and I howled yesterday, Absolutely absolutely howled yesterday.
All Right, that's a good spot for us to shut
it down for this week. Thanks to everybody who jumped in.
Thanks everybody who participated in the chat. We appreciate you.
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We appreciate it, We appreciate all of you, and yes,
crown me twice. Happy Easter for those who celebrate, even
if you don't, enjoy the weekend. Be safe, be happy,
be healthy that I'll go for this edition of the
Fantasy cheat Sheet. For Michael F. Floria, for La Kwan Jones.
I am Marcus Grant. It is time for Dodger Baseball.
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Enjoy Major League Baseball Opening Day, Enjoy the weekend, and
we'll talk to you again next week.
Speaker 3 (25:32):
Folks.
Speaker 1 (26:00):
Five
Wow, what's up everybody?
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Welcome to another edition of the Fantasy cheat Sheet. I
am Marcus Grant that joined by Michael F. Florio and
Lakwan Jones.
Speaker 3 (00:21):
OK.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Where are you like in some like lake front property
or something like?
Speaker 3 (00:25):
What's going on behind you? Right now?
Speaker 4 (00:28):
I'm in Jersey.
Speaker 3 (00:29):
I'm going to B and B.
Speaker 4 (00:29):
You know, I'm close to the hometown. But yeah, man,
I gave you a little tour off all screen in
the house.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
It's a little creepy.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
Yeah, it's like it's like something from like I don't know,
the Omen or something.
Speaker 3 (00:40):
I gotta upstairs. Wait are you serious? Is there really?
Speaker 1 (00:45):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (00:45):
I put that right in the drawer.
Speaker 3 (00:50):
That's the type of vibes man we got.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Oh my goodness, Well stay safe out there. In the meantime,
I got the Fantasy cheat Sheet for you a little
bit later than normal. Look, I i'mis you. We're going
to try to hit a consistent time. Ideally we would
like to do this at around one o'clock Eastern on Thursdays.
It just so happens in the last couple of weeks
we had other things going on. Last week we did
an episode of Fantasy Live around that time.
Speaker 3 (01:13):
This week not nearly as exciting.
Speaker 2 (01:15):
We actually had meetings in administrative like all hands, you know,
media group meetings that we had to sit in, and
so that's why we're here a little bit later. But
for those of you who are here, we're certainly glad
to have you here. Of course, you can jump into
the chat if you have any questions, otherwise we're going
to jabber at you for about twenty five minutes or so.
Of course, the podcast is out, so be sure to
(01:37):
check that out. Yesterday, Florio and I went through a
handful of hype trains or smoke screens.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
We talked some news headlines as well.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
One of the things we sort of dove into and
didn't get into in any real live long way long
way is some of the rules changes that hit this
past week across the NFL Florida. You and I talked
briefly about the kickoff rules and the changes there and
that means especially in light of Cordero Patterson signing with
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the Pittsburgh Steelers. But Lawan, I want to get your
thoughts on this, I mean, CP in Pittsburgh new kickoff rules.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
Are you excited about this? Does this mean something for you?
Speaker 5 (02:15):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (02:16):
I mean, I'm a guy that still plays in those
defensive special teams you know, slots in fantasy, so this
is a huge boost for them. And then to see
Cordera Patterson go to Pittsburgh or Arthur Smith, it looks
a little toxic for that backfield. But I think they're
going to really get creative, you know with these kickoffs,
like across all the teams, where we're gonna see a
lot more points and might get some individual players if
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you're in leagues that you know, like a Cordera Patterson
that could utilize as a running back, and also he's
scoring on special teams, and if you have the Pittsburgh
Steelers defense, you're getting points everywhere. So I kind of
like this movement. I'm really excited to see how some
of these teams are ready to utilize.
Speaker 1 (02:49):
This new role.
Speaker 2 (02:50):
Yeah, I know lots of folks were sort of trying
to project what this could mean for some special teams
for some kick returners. Not really sure if we all
have a certain and handle on it, but I think
the general takeaways that you're gonna see more returns and
that means a chance for more touchdowns and maybe more
points coming from special teams units this year. Another one
that we didn't talk about yesterday, Florio, the trade deadline
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has been moved to the Tuesday after Week nine. That
doesn't change the fantasy trading deadline, which happens a little
bit later in the year. But you know, I know
it's hard to maybe come up with an immediate sort
of takeaway, but it does feel like this is going
to change some rosters because now teams have a longer
runway to kind of figure out what they need and
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then make moves accordingly. I don't know, maybe it's just me,
but I feel like this is going to have an impact,
Like we're gonna see a couple of big names maybe
change places at the trading deadline because teams have more
time to figure it out.
Speaker 5 (03:46):
Yeah, and I think teams have more time to be.
Speaker 6 (03:50):
Realistic with themselves when like a few years ago, it
felt like the trade deadline was Week four and it's like, Okay,
everyone is still alive at that point, like teams aren't
want to blow things up in trade superstars. But we
have been seeing more in recent years, more in season trades,
and that was the one thing the NFL was lacking,
right like the NBA the MLB, the trade deadline is
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something you look forward to. It's something that you sit
down in front of your TV and you just watch
the trades as they roll in, or nowadays you're on
Twitter or wherever you get your information from. But the
NFL kind of lacks that. But we've seen that change
the last couple of years. We've started to see some
more and more trades. So now, yeah, by week nine,
teams know if they're out of it.
Speaker 5 (04:34):
Look a lot of teams.
Speaker 6 (04:35):
If you're sitting at like four and five or or
something like that, I think you can convince yourself maybe
we can get back in this. But if you're a
team that's like two and six or something like that,
like yeah, then you should one hundred percent be looking
to blow it up and get as much autograft capital
and assets that you can get.
Speaker 3 (04:54):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
I mean, I do think we're gonna see more movement.
I think that's I think that's the reason they wanted it.
I think the NFL looked around, as you said, and
the trade deadline in the NBA can go crazy. The
trade deadline in Major League Baseball sometimes can go crazy.
The trade deadline in the NFL is kind of uneventful
and I think you know, look, the NFL is never
want to try to miss out on an opportunity for headlines,
(05:16):
for social media traction, and this is going.
Speaker 3 (05:19):
To do that. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (05:22):
By the way, speaking of MLB, happy Opening Day, fellaws,
I see you guys both rocking.
Speaker 3 (05:27):
I know I should have gone and got my hat apparently.
Speaker 2 (05:30):
Whatever, but happy opening Day, Classic Mets. Hopefully that is
not foreshadowing for the way your season goes getting rained
out on opening day.
Speaker 3 (05:42):
Meanwhile, there are there are the best team.
Speaker 5 (05:46):
On opening Day.
Speaker 6 (05:47):
It all goes downhill like if that is a fact.
The best winning percentage on opening Day is the New
York Mets, and then.
Speaker 3 (05:53):
It just down that's funny.
Speaker 2 (05:55):
Meanwhile, the storm clouds over the Dodgers are more figurative
than literal at this point.
Speaker 3 (06:01):
But well, wait, what happened in the last week. Yeah, nothing,
nothing much, no worries.
Speaker 2 (06:06):
Maybe just the biggest star in baseball being suspected of
being connected to a gambling ring.
Speaker 3 (06:11):
But you know who cares. It's neither here nor there.
We don't have to talk about that right now.
Speaker 5 (06:17):
I was one last rule change.
Speaker 6 (06:19):
Yeah, I know people don't like it, the hip drop
tackle being banned, and I get it from a defensive standpoint,
and if you're an old school fan all of that,
I personally love it because nothing sidelines players and our
fantasy stars for longer than a hip drop tackle like
Tony Pollard is one that comes to mind. A whole
bunch of players have been sidelined by it. So I
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think this is a good thing for fantasy football. And
I saw a lot of negative reaction around it, and
I was just like, less injuries means good things for us.
We don't need to be telling you about a six
string wide receiver now if the guys hope.
Speaker 1 (06:54):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (06:54):
I think the reaction to it was just because it
feels like every rule change goes against the defense, and
I think I think that was people's immediate response is like,
it's just one more thing taking away from the defense
trying to slow down scoring. But I think as you know,
people started to think about it, we started to get
more nuanced conversation. I think a lot more people are like,
(07:14):
this actually is a good rule for safety. It's a
good rule for fantasy because yeah, maybe some of those
those guys that get tackled before, maybe they break a
tackle now and score that's just us being selfish.
Speaker 4 (07:26):
I do like that you could review roughing the passer now,
Like I think that's a win for the defense as well,
because there's a ton of calls we're just like, what
are we looking at here? In real speed? And now
some of these guys on defense can make their case
of like, hey, I didn't even do anything, and then
we'll get more fair play.
Speaker 6 (07:42):
I'm gonna be honest, that's gonna hurt my guy, Josh
Allen a little bit. You know, I love better than anyone.
Speaker 3 (07:50):
He's a Hollywood actor.
Speaker 5 (07:51):
He is.
Speaker 2 (07:52):
He is one hundred percent actor when it comes to
that kind of stuff. Yeah, So it's gonna be interesting
to kind of see and I think we'll get a
taste of it maybe the preseason. We'll see how the
officials are calling it, and I think we'll get a
better idea of how this is gonna go, at least
for the hip drop tackles, and then we'll figure out
the reviewing the roughing the passer and that sort of thing.
Speaker 3 (08:10):
I think it's gonna be very interesting.
Speaker 2 (08:12):
I think it's gonna, you know, have an impact certainly
on the offense.
Speaker 3 (08:15):
We'll see if that means more scoring or what have you?
Speaker 2 (08:19):
A couple of things in the chat. Of course, you
guys can always jump in and throw your questions in.
This one from me, that's the I'm not asking, it's
a person's name me. Uh, Kyle Pitts first tight end
off the board.
Speaker 3 (08:31):
That was me asking, asking for a friend. Me, I'm
the friend. Uh, first sight.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
That feels a little too rich for me, and I'm
I know we're all excited about Kyle Pitts first off
the board feels rich?
Speaker 5 (08:45):
It is it? Honestly is? I can't.
Speaker 4 (08:47):
I can't pull who you got, Sam Laporta, Treat McBride,
Travis Kelsey is still there, like I can't Mark Andrews.
Speaker 5 (08:53):
Yeah, I think fifth is the absolute early.
Speaker 4 (08:56):
Yeah, I'm good. I'm good with fifth.
Speaker 2 (08:59):
Yeah, I'm trying to think yes, yeah, because like I
would take him ahead of George Kittle right now the
way things are set up there, So I think it's
some order of Laporta, Kelsey, Andrews McBride in some order
like that and the Yeah, So fifth, fifth feels right.
This one from Crown me twice yo, yo, what fellas?
Speaker 5 (09:19):
I heard?
Speaker 2 (09:19):
It was Marcus's little man's birthday yesterday so happy belated Q,
thank you so much.
Speaker 3 (09:23):
And my birthday yesterday, Happy birthday Grandma.
Speaker 2 (09:27):
Would there be any DSTs that you guys feel comfortable
in drafting and plugging all season? So just a set
and forget uh sort of defense?
Speaker 5 (09:36):
Uh?
Speaker 4 (09:36):
Falcons come to mind for me, man, because they were
such an underrated defense last year where I was just
plugging them every week every week and I was like, really,
supplies surprised in some of my leagues they were on
the waiver wire, like they were great with takeaways, the
pass rush was elevated from the last season where they
just couldn't get any sacks. So like, I think the
Falcons are going to be like a top five defense
with Raheem Morse over there because we know what he
(09:59):
can utilize over there, you know with my rams. Now
he's going over there with a different project. And hopefully
they get Kalays Campbell back there. He's a veteran that
was getting after the quarterback last year. But again, this
is going to be a huge thing, you know for defenses.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
I also think it's gonna help that their offense is
going to be better. Absolutely, you know, quar I can't
think of a time in my life where I looked
at the Falcons and said, man, this offense is really
letting the defense down. But that was sort of the
case last year that the defense did its part to
keep them competitive and keep them close, and the offense
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just could never capitalize.
Speaker 3 (10:34):
I think that sort of helps.
Speaker 2 (10:35):
I would throw the Jets in there. Yeah, you know,
they were a great defense in a similar situation. As
long as Aaron Rodgers is healthy, that means they get
improved quarterback play. That means they have a better offense.
So I think the Jets are another one of those.
Speaker 4 (10:48):
Watch out for the Raiders too, because they finished the
season strong. They were popping up a lot of points,
would takeaways, fumbles and pick six as and etc. Like
they were a team in the back end the season
that helped a lot of teams going playoffs.
Speaker 2 (11:00):
I don't have to think about the Raiders because it
feels like every time they finish the season strong and
we're like, man, watch out for the Raiders.
Speaker 1 (11:06):
You know.
Speaker 2 (11:07):
That's what Derek Carr Well like, cause like we get
all excited about that and then they go like, you know,
five and twelve or something like.
Speaker 3 (11:15):
It's just like, you know, I don't know.
Speaker 6 (11:18):
What's annoyed me not because of their defense, but uh,
because all of a sudden they want a Russian quarterback
and it's like, Okay, you had one that can run
for a thousand yards that all.
Speaker 5 (11:28):
You needed to do was give up a six round
pick to get uh, and you'd chosen out to Uh.
Speaker 2 (11:33):
Yeah, Well, speaking of which I mean, that's actually a
good segue because that was the story of Vinnie bon Signor,
who covers the Raiders. Uh pulled a quote from Antonio
Pierce who says what he's looking for in the next
quarterback is quote a damn runner, which makes me think, Uh,
Jade and Daniels. Do they try to maneuver for Jade
and Daniels? And what if they can maneuver for Jade
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and Daniels.
Speaker 4 (11:58):
Yeah, I don't know, man, that that would be interesting
if he ended up there, they would just have to
get aggressive and move up in that draft.
Speaker 6 (12:06):
Yeah, it's gonna be I kinda Ever since the Commander's
signed Mariota, I've been like, yeah, Jayden Daniels is going
two overall, and I know a lot of people have
been saying that, But to get that high in the draft,
it's gonna take a lot.
Speaker 5 (12:21):
I mean not saying they can't do it.
Speaker 6 (12:22):
They probably have to give up multiple picks this year
plus next year's first, which again, like I like Jaden
Daniels a lot. But if you wanted a Russian quarterback,
and it makes sense when your strength is going to
be your defense, that you want a quarterback who can run,
and I think you also want a quarterback who has
proven that, hey, if you give him an elite receiver
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like Davante Adams is, he can be productive. Getting that
guy the ball again justin fields for six Like to me,
that was the move the Raiders should have made. And
maybe Getsy being the OC rubbed him the wrong way.
I don't know, But if you wanted to Russian quarterback,
that was the way you were going to get one,
because I don't think they're gonna be able to get
Jade and Daniels.
Speaker 3 (13:04):
That was sort of my question.
Speaker 2 (13:05):
I wondered how much Luke Getzi being there had an
impact on one side or the other, Like, do these
two guys want to work together again? You know I
did it that That did cross my mind at some
point in the situation. There a couple more things in
the chats. One from our Palell Randy, who shout out
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to Randy, who actually running this live stream force today
normally is Kyrie. He's uh, he's off at a wedding,
uh not his own presumably, and Randy's in, but he
wants to know. Looking at this year's young Packers roster,
who do you see being the most valuable.
Speaker 3 (13:40):
And worth picking up early?
Speaker 5 (13:42):
Ish?
Speaker 3 (13:43):
It's got to be Josh Jacobs, right.
Speaker 4 (13:45):
Josh Jacobs? Yeah? I like Jayden Reid. Yeah, no, I can't.
He's what do we call him? I call him the
two point.
Speaker 3 (13:54):
On Devo garry Land diebo verry Landebo. Yeah, yeah, I
like that, Cole.
Speaker 2 (14:03):
I was seeing a lot of love yesterday on my
timeline for Dantavian Wicks, A lot of love for Dantavian Wicks.
Speaker 6 (14:10):
I'm gonna annoy Lakwan here, and like last year I
was all about, I was saying, like at costs and everything,
Jayden Reid is the wide receiver that I want from
Green Bay and everything.
Speaker 5 (14:19):
And I still think he is the best.
Speaker 6 (14:21):
Of the bunch and the one that you want the
most here. But I feel like Christian Watson's going to
be over underrated this year. He is a very good player.
In my opinion, I think the only thing is the injuries.
And I get that, like I understand that is a
huge concern. Last year you had to pay a top
twenty wide receiver price with or borderline top twenty with
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that risk. Now everyone wants the other Packers wide receivers,
and I'm seeing stuff like Christian Watson, And to me,
it's like, Okay, if you're gonna give me a big
discount on someone that we know, even if he's inconsistent,
has the ceiling every single week that Christian Watson has,
I can easily get excited for that.
Speaker 5 (14:58):
You know what.
Speaker 4 (14:58):
That kind of reminds me of like when the price
dipped on Deebo, because he's always been a guy that
battled injuries, but we know how electric and how talented
he can be on the field. It's just, ah, it
just never worked out. But then once he got the
bag and he started to take care of his body
and avoiding crazy tackles trying to try a linebacker like
you're not a running back, bro. But I feel like
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you buy the dip now in Christian Watson, which I
do agree, even though I just hate, you know, people
hype training guys that are like this that are going
to be in new heights, like a top fifteen pick,
like it gave Davis a couple of years ago. No Shade, Florio,
no shade. But I'm just saying, man, like I get it.
Speaker 3 (15:35):
It's just to me.
Speaker 4 (15:36):
I feel like the lack of chemistry he has with
Jordan Love was very telling last season. Like don't quote
me because I forget the numbers of it, but he
had seven interceptions whin targeting Christian Watson and that was
like majority of Jordan Love's you know, interceptions last season,
So that could be a problem. Like if you're not
on the field, availability is your best ability and you're
not getting chemistry with the new franchise starting quarterback.
Speaker 2 (15:56):
Yeah, I mean these are all things that could be
worked out, right, I mean yeah, all it takes is
bringing bringing Jordan Love some breakfast or something and sitting
at the table with him.
Speaker 3 (16:06):
That stories that.
Speaker 2 (16:07):
I mean, like that joke's never gonna go away, right,
Like We're just gonna's gonna go on for.
Speaker 3 (16:10):
For time, time and eternity.
Speaker 2 (16:12):
At this point, Dominic wants to know, if you guys
had your fantasy draft today, who would be your QB.
Speaker 5 (16:18):
One, same guy. It's been for the last four years.
Speaker 3 (16:23):
Justin Herbert.
Speaker 6 (16:24):
You know, Josh mean ranking fantasy QB one or who
because Josh Allen is not going to be on a
lot of my fantasy teams, but he will. Like Yeah,
ever since twenty twenty, I think I've had him as
my QB one each year, Yeah one whenever.
Speaker 4 (16:39):
I can't really think it. I can't sell you on
anybody else o living than Josh Allen Man to be honest.
Speaker 2 (16:44):
Yeah, I said, you're ranking who would ran JOSHB one? Yeah,
I think it's Josh Allen. He is that that perfect
mixture of running and passing that that you want out
of a quarterback.
Speaker 6 (16:56):
Look, everyone knows that I'm the Josh Allen guy. But
I will say one thing that I think gets overlooked,
and it couldn't change because now he has a whole
offseason with Joe Brady. But Josh Allen's and fantasy numbers
went up with Joe Brady because his rushing numbers and
specifically his rushing touchdowns, Like, you're fifteen rushing touchdowns is
the second most ever in Bill's history. You can't count
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on that again next year. He averaged something like two
hundred and twenty five passing yards per game with Joe Brady.
So I think this with all the top quarterbacks, there's
holes to poke in all of them, Like that's with Allen.
With Jalen Hurts, the O line has changed. Is he
going to run for as many touchdowns near the goal line?
Speaker 5 (17:37):
Lamar?
Speaker 6 (17:38):
I know we has some injury history in his past.
There's Mahomes coming off his worst fantasy season. So to me,
I kind of think, you look at these top quarterbacks
and I have the exact opposite approaches what I had
last year, and I'm like, Okay, I'll let someone else
pay up for these guys and I'll just wait and
get like Anthony Richardson or Kyler Murray or something like that.
Speaker 3 (17:55):
Yeah, I mean i'd like to think that too.
Speaker 2 (17:56):
But I see the adp on Anthony Richardson is skyrocketing.
Speaker 3 (18:00):
I think he's gonna be QB five come out, I
think right now.
Speaker 2 (18:03):
I think actually I think on Underdog he is currently
QB five, which feels really spicy to me.
Speaker 4 (18:09):
What's happening, Like, what's the hype? Like, is there any
update on his rehab or.
Speaker 3 (18:13):
Something that's like I don't know.
Speaker 2 (18:14):
I mean, I know there was that video like a
month ago right of him, like soft tossing a football,
which got everybody excited or whatever.
Speaker 3 (18:20):
I don't know.
Speaker 2 (18:21):
I just think it's it's we we got a small
taste of what he could do last year.
Speaker 5 (18:24):
You know.
Speaker 2 (18:24):
It looks like a guy who can score a lot
of rushing touchdowns and we are hoping that the passing
numbers come through. I just think it's people sort of
banking on upside, but that that feels like the absolute
ceiling at QB five and I can't go for that.
Speaker 5 (18:36):
I can't Who would you put ahead of him? The
Big four?
Speaker 6 (18:39):
I think we said, Alan, Hurts, Lamar and Mahomes I
think are all comfortably ahead of him.
Speaker 2 (18:43):
Yeah, I put I still put Burrow ahead of him.
Speaker 4 (18:48):
That I kind of would put Jordan.
Speaker 2 (18:51):
Love maybe, Okay, CJ. Scroud or Anthony Richardson. Whould you
rather have?
Speaker 6 (18:59):
I think that depends on the drafter, because if you
just want to safe, like eighteen to twenty points a game,
I think CJ. Stroud is your guy. But if you're
an upside drafter, I do believe that Anthony Richardson's ceiling
is higher. Than Stroud just because of the rushing production
that not only the touchdowns, Like he can be a
guy who averages like fifty rushing yards per game, and
(19:20):
that's a free five Fantasy points right there.
Speaker 2 (19:22):
All right, let me ask it another way, then, would
you feel comfortable which of those two guys Stroud or Richardson?
Do you feel comfortable just plugging in your lineup and
just letting it go CJ.
Speaker 5 (19:32):
Strout because he's a little bit more proven.
Speaker 6 (19:35):
But I like, what I always love to do is
take a take a second quarterback. If I take someone
like Anthony Richardson, and looking at like consensus ranks right now,
like I could get someone like Trevor Lawrence or Jared
Goff or maybe even Justin Herbert to pair with Anthony Richardson,
and then I have my safe option and my swing
(19:55):
for the fence option.
Speaker 2 (20:01):
Speaking of Justin Herbert, Oh real quick, mister Scampers puts
in the chat, I'm against the hip drop rule, if
only because it gives more power to the officials we
already dislike.
Speaker 3 (20:10):
I don't. I don't think you're alone on that, mister Scamper's.
Speaker 2 (20:13):
I think you know, I think a lot of people
are concerned about whether or not officials are going to
consistently get that right. So you know, I don't think
that you are making an unpopular statement there at all. Roman,
asking is Drake London being undervalued? I kind of think
he's going to be a top five wide receiver. That
is the absolute ceiling for me. I feel comfortable more
(20:36):
like top ten, top twelve for Drake London.
Speaker 4 (20:39):
This is going to be his breakout season we kind
of been waiting for. I mean, the elevated QB play
there is why I'm sold. I'm sold because of new
you know head coaching Overheem Morse over there with Zach
Robinson as the OC. So, I think a lot of
great things could be, you know coming out of Drake
London out of Atlanta this year.
Speaker 2 (20:55):
I mean top five you're talking about with Ceedee Lamb,
Tyreek Hill, jamar Cha, He's Poka whom Amon Ross Saint Brown. Yeah,
that's a tough bar Like he.
Speaker 4 (21:08):
Could be like wide receiver seven six there. Like I'm
willing to put him that high just being based on
the elevated keep you.
Speaker 6 (21:14):
So so you guys would rank him. I want to
throw some names at you. I want to see because
I I think he has the upside to finish top ten,
but I don't. There's a lot of wide receivers that
I wouldn't take him over. Still, like Garrett Wilson.
Speaker 3 (21:27):
No, would not take not take London over Wilson.
Speaker 5 (21:30):
No. A J. Brown No, No.
Speaker 3 (21:34):
Davante Adams, we might could have that conversation.
Speaker 6 (21:41):
S Fan Diggs, like he's not even in the top
fifteen right now in some people's rankings like that, I
would take Digs over.
Speaker 2 (21:47):
I would take digs Over over because I prefer his
quarterback to Kirk Cousins. Davante Adams really is a matter
of of who the quarterback is in Vegas.
Speaker 5 (21:57):
Yeah, really is sad.
Speaker 3 (22:01):
Yeah, I don't know.
Speaker 2 (22:03):
Maybe with Gardner, I don't know. I'm not even sure
if with Gardner Minshew, what about Crystal.
Speaker 4 (22:09):
Oh, I'm taking drink lond.
Speaker 3 (22:11):
Yeah, I think I take London. I think I take
drag London. Yeah. It's not a talent thing. It's a
quarterback thing. Quarterback thing.
Speaker 6 (22:20):
Marty just threw a good one in London. Or Mike Evans,
I think I take. I think I take Mike Evans.
Speaker 4 (22:30):
Yeah, I gotta go Mike Evans because I feel like
he's always going to be disrespected with his ADP and
then he's gonna smash his ADP.
Speaker 3 (22:36):
So backward, Baker, I gotta go Mike Evans here.
Speaker 2 (22:39):
Yeah, I think, I think, I think, but you know,
pause about you can get both.
Speaker 6 (22:44):
We We haven't mentioned the Texans duo or the forty nine.
Speaker 5 (22:48):
Ers duo either, which is high right now and I
think are interesting.
Speaker 3 (22:52):
Nico is.
Speaker 2 (22:53):
Yeah, the ADP on Nico is a little bit higher
than I would like it to receive nine because you know, look.
Speaker 3 (23:00):
Walks the Earth.
Speaker 2 (23:00):
I know, I know Dell got hurt last year, but
I think, you know, I think he's gonna be back,
probably for week one.
Speaker 4 (23:06):
He's already working out. Like I saw a video him.
He looks quick as lightning.
Speaker 3 (23:10):
Like, yeah, I don't, I don't, I just I can't.
Speaker 2 (23:14):
I don't want to pay the prize for Nico Collins
when Tank Dell can give me similar, if not better
production at a lower ADP. Ye, I can't do it
real quick before we get out of here. He's got a
couple minutes left.
Speaker 3 (23:25):
Oh one.
Speaker 2 (23:26):
By the way, the Mets, apparently, according to Randy, are
forty one and twenty one on opening day. That's a
six to sixty one win percentage that is the best,
followed by the Seattle Mariners at six seventeen twenty nine and.
Speaker 3 (23:39):
Eighteen for the Mariners. So there it is also real
quick Jesse.
Speaker 2 (23:45):
Steve Belichick just ethering his father, Steve Belichick, now the
defensive coordinator at the University of Washington, and somebody asked
what is the main difference between him and his father,
Bill Belichick, and Steve's response was.
Speaker 3 (24:01):
I have a job and he doesn't. Arah the secret
hatred dis out of.
Speaker 2 (24:09):
I want to assume like this is a joke and
like it's all haha between them, Like you know, I mean,
he's not wrong.
Speaker 6 (24:14):
Yeah, that's one of those things that you say, is like, oh,
I was just kidding, but there is some secret animosity
behind that.
Speaker 2 (24:25):
I saw that, and I howled yesterday, Absolutely absolutely howled yesterday.
All Right, that's a good spot for us to shut
it down for this week. Thanks to everybody who jumped in.
Thanks everybody who participated in the chat. We appreciate you.
Be sure to go check out the NFL Fantasy Football
Podcast latest edition is out wherever you download fine podcasts,
(24:47):
and we'll be back with you next Thursday, hopefully at
our normal scheduled time, which is you know, one pm
Pacific ten am or one pm Eastern ten am Pacific.
We're back with you. Then the podcast back with you
on WEDNESDA Day as well. Of course, this is archive too,
if you want to go back and watch it later,
or share it with your friends, or if you're sitting
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(25:07):
on the screen, it does gonna be over YouTube for you.
We appreciate it, We appreciate all of you, and yes,
crown me twice. Happy Easter for those who celebrate, even
if you don't, enjoy the weekend. Be safe, be happy,
be healthy that I'll go for this edition of the
Fantasy cheat Sheet. For Michael F. Floria, for La Kwan Jones.
I am Marcus Grant. It is time for Dodger Baseball.
(25:28):
Enjoy Major League Baseball Opening Day, Enjoy the weekend, and
we'll talk to you again next week.
Speaker 3 (25:32):
Folks.
Speaker 1 (26:00):
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