November 20, 2025 • 49 mins
Should you start Daniel Jones, Javonte Williams, and Jameson Williams this week? Marcas Grant, Michael F. Florio, and LaQuan Jones are here to break down the toughest start/sit decisions of week twelve.
The guys also give you their previews of the Sunday night matchup between the Buccaneers and Rams and the Monday night game between the Panthers and 49ers. Then they share their bold predictions for week twelve and chat with NFL Network reporter Cam Wolfe.
Start 'Em, Sit 'Em QBs: 2:09
Start 'Em, Sit 'Em RBs: 8:05
Buccaneers at Rams Preview: 13:48
Panthers at 49ers Preview: 19:06
Start 'Em, Sit 'Em WRs: 22:36
Start 'Em, Sit 'Em TEs: 27:01
Best Fantasy Playoff Schedules: 29:57
Bold Predictions: 35:59
Cam Wolfe Joins the Pod: 39:36
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Wow, Hey, everybody, welcome to another edition of the NFL
Fantasy Football Show. It's me and your man MG Marcus
Grant joined by Michael F. Florio and Lakwan Jones. Welcome
to Week twelve, gentlemen, the week before Thanksgiving. So it's hey,
(00:24):
it's getting close to the end, right, We got.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
Two more weeks of buys and that's it. So like
that's almost behind us international games behind, like we were
in the thick of Like, you better start winning again
in the playoffs.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
Because you're running out of time. Yeah. The trade deadline
in NFL dot Com standard leagues actually hits on Friday,
so you've got a few more hours essentially to put
those trade offers out there and get them accepted or rejected,
I guess is the case might be, and get ready
for the rest of the regular season. I mean, LQ,
(00:58):
it's it's it's as it's not cutting time right now.
Speaker 3 (01:02):
Oh yeah, stack them win season and honestly, look, I
know some rosters out there are wounded, but do not
give up all right. I've seen teams turn it around
at the midway point and make some trade deadline buzzet beaters,
So absolutely make some moves with the last couple of
hours that you guys got, because you have to realize
once the trade deadline is up and it's done, this
is your championship roster that you're looking to bring it
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home with.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
Yeah, this is it for the rest of the season
at this point. Besides, even if you are not in
playoff contention, stick with it because sometimes knocking your friends
and family out of the playoffs can be just as
satisfying as running in the playoffs yourself.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
I don't know about you, guys, and most of my leagues.
If you're well, we've played eleven, if you're five and
six or six and five.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
You're like right there. So if you go two in
one or three and zero, like you're very much so
and it's still got a shot at it. So keep
going regardless of what your situation is. We got plenty
to talk about, of course on the show today, we've
got starts and Sits four. Week twelve, we dive into
the best and worst playoff schedules for running backs and
wide receivers. Plus we check in with cam Wolf and
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give you our hot takes for the week. So let's
get started with the Week twelve Starts and six of course,
you can read all of Mike Michael Leflorio's work on
NFL dot com slash, start and sit. So let's get
going with the quarterback position. Who's up who's down this week?
Speaker 2 (02:22):
If Jackson Dart's playing for the Giants, I think he
plays for you. Even if they ask him to run less,
I don't think he's going to run zero, so he
still brings value.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
With his legs.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
Jared Goff is a must start for me since the
start of last season, thirty touchdowns, one interception against man coverage,
and the Giants play man at the highest rate in
the NFL. Jacoby pres said is averaging twenty one fantasy
points per game as a starter. Alan Mahomes and Jackson
Dart as a starter are the only quarterbacks to top
that number. And then Caleb. This is just a favorable matchup.
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The Steelers have been struggling against the pass lately, but
Caleb has been very up and down as well. And
in the six Dak is ao icy one. But the
Eagles have allowed the fewest touchdowns passes in the NFL
and they've been much better as of late at getting
after quarterbacks.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
Daniel Jones because the Chiefs.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Are in the bottom five and touchdowns of fantasy points
a lot of quarterbacks. Jordan Love, I'm a little nervous
because he's good against the Blitz, but the floor has
been really low in the ceiling has been inconsistent. And
then Trevor Lawrence. I know lately the fantasy numbers look better,
but that's because he's ran for three touchdowns in his
last three games.
Speaker 1 (03:27):
I don't think you could bank on that moving forward. Yeah,
I think that's the only way you can get real
fantasy production from him is if he runs for a touchdown. Also,
Jackson Dart, where we are begging you, Jackson Dart, learn
to slide. Just learn to slide. I said, we're glad
that you're running. It's great for us in fantasy. Please
do not treat this assignment like you or a crash
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test dummy. That's all right, Jackson Dart, Jeremy Giambi. Two
athletes who don't know how to slide. That hurts my heart.
Someone who rows an A's fan, I'm sorry, it hurts
my heart. Laqwan has no idea who that's and that is?
Where is that is that? Like? A? Is that a
baseball player from Hay Arnold. Is that who that was?
That is where the legend of Derek Jeter really grew
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because of Jeremy. Jeremy Jobby slides. Okay, Yankee's lose. That's
enough of that. Anyway, he'd go on a whole rant
about this to die breaking a leg, it's a whole thing.
Slide Jeremy slide. Caleb williams uh O Kwan. Maybe it's
not super like lights out right. I don't know that
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he's reached the elite fantasy quarterback status, but he's playing well.
He's on pace for four thousand yards. Has he reached
the point of being a guy you feel like you
can trust every week?
Speaker 3 (04:41):
No, And I'm actually not trusting him this week. I'm
a little hesitating because look the Steelers these last couple
of weeks. Man, the last three games, it looks like
they've been getting it together. They've been very disruptive. And
I think what's important when we're looking at Caleb in
that pocket is how often he's rolling out With this
defense being top three in sacks, they are finishing the sacks,
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they're being disruptive because last time I checked, TJ. Watts
still pretty good. They have eleven takeaways, eight sacks in
the last three games. And I'm looking at what they've
been doing to these quarterbacks, justin Herbert, Joe Flacco, Daniel Jones.
They have held them to an average of fourteen fantasy
points in the last three games. This is scary work man. Honestly,
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I'm looking at this matchup. If I can get away
from it, I probably will.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
That that makes me sad.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
So next week the Bears play on Friday. He might
be at usc ucl A next week.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
Oh well, he could be. He could be at the
at the Coliseum at the Collie next week, potentially, depending
on what Collie that's what you guys call it for real?
Well Collie, that didn't sound right? Why not? I'm not judging,
obviously you are. But anyway, we're gonna move on. Doesn't
sound cool? Does sound like a cool place to hang?
So here's the thing. So you're not starting Caleb Williams.
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Does this mean you're not sitting Daniel Jones this week?
Speaker 3 (06:00):
Yes, that is the other one that I'm giving a
little pushback on. I'm starting my guy, Danny Dimes. Okay,
they're the new bullies in the AFC. I mean the Chiefs.
We understand they're mad, but I'm hoping that Daniel Jones
in this bye week hit the reset button and get
back to his winning ways, because Dan Jones is actually
five to one in the games that he has over
seventy percent of his past is being completed. And we
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know the Chiefs man they are struggling in that department.
They have the third highest completion percentage allowed to the
quarterback position this season. So looking at this matchup, Daniel
Jones is the last one you want to complete balls,
convert on first downs and making the opportunity to score
at a high rate, especially with two deep threats in
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the Michael Pittman and Alec Peters. I do think having
Tyler Warren and JT as Spags's top assignments to worry about.
I think this is a game where Danian Jones responds
back as a QB one against a Spags defense.
Speaker 1 (06:53):
All right, so then obviously you've got him in the
top twelve quarterbacks as he middle of the pack, bottom
of the pack. Dare I say top of the pack
the top of the fact.
Speaker 3 (07:04):
Now I won't get too crazy now I say middle
of the pack, But I do think I feel comfortable
starting a Daniel Jones over at Kayleb Williams and maybe
even over Jordan Love like Florio has on his sits
like Dania Jones to me, feels like he's always doubted
week in and week out, but he has shown as
nothing but a comeback player of the Year this year.
How he has overcome some of these difficult defenses this season?
Speaker 1 (07:27):
Has he though he has.
Speaker 2 (07:28):
Struggled against good defense, like you go through his game
log and he's gone off against good matchups and two
touchdowns four interceptions last two games against the Falcons Steelers.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
I'm just saying, look, Jones, just stick together. I get it.
I'm not gonna knock it. There you go, there you go.
Mac Jones, Dan Jones, Lakwan Jones, Jack Jones, who was
on Good Morning Football this morning. A. No, I feel
like Mac Jones didn't fit into that category this year. Yeah,
you didn't like it. I don't think you liked make
Jones this year.
Speaker 3 (07:55):
I don't like Mac in the uniform he's wearing. But
Mac is still good in my book, and I hope
he gets the big back next season.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
All right, So he's down with Michael mccorky Jones. That's
a mark it off right there. Let's move over to
running backs, though, who do you like this week? Floria?
Who do you not want?
Speaker 2 (08:10):
No surprise? I really like Trevon Henderson. Even if Stevenson
is back, I think he should be the RB one.
But I do think it matters when you're playing the
Cincinnati Bengals David Montgomery for the second time in like
a six week span. Dan Campbell has come out of
been like, we need to get Monty more involved, and
it is a great matchup against the Giants. And then
Kenneth Walker not only did we see him play more,
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he had more carries, snaps, targets, and he had a
goal line look last week. And then Mike McDonald came
out and was like he deserves more work. And then
and it's a great matchup against the Titans, and then
the Sis Javonte Williams. Look, the Eagles defense is not
the same that it was in Week one. Jalen Carter
is gonna be playing, and they've just been so much
better as of late, especially adding pieces. I think the
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Giants running backs are just splitting so much down the
middle that it makes it really tough to trust. Either
one is more than to flex and this is a
game against a tough run defense where they're probably going
to be playing from behind Rashad White. I don't know
if Bucky Irving is going to play or not at
the time of this recording, but either way, I want
no parts of Rashad White against the Rams defense. And
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then Tony Pollard like he has not even been in
an RB two since Taj Spears returns, and he gets
such a tough matchup against the Seahawks.
Speaker 1 (09:23):
That's funny. You mentioned Jalen Carter and he started that game,
except he didn't start that game because he Jamar chased
Dak Prescott before things got going, got ejected from the
ball game.
Speaker 2 (09:34):
We would have thought that wouldn't be the biggest spit story,
Like two spits in one season.
Speaker 1 (09:39):
Has that happened? It's wild that we've had it twice
now in this season.
Speaker 4 (09:44):
Wow.
Speaker 1 (09:46):
I do like any Montgomery and bounce back this week.
In fact, we're gonna have some hot takes later on
in the show. I will tell you that I'm big
on the Lions this week. We'll get to that a
little bit. Kenneth Walker, though LQ, I know that I
was early on the Zach Charbonay train. It has been
a very slow moving train with a whole lot of
stops to be repaired along the way. It has not
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been great. Does this mean that Kenneth Walker train might
be surpassing it now?
Speaker 3 (10:12):
I would say I'm still a little hesitant, like I
don't know if I can fully trust it. But you're
liking what you're seeing. Like in the last four games,
he's out touched Zach Sharbonay. We've seen more red zone
opportunities for you know, Kenneth Walker. We're seeing him be
just as explosives that we know he can be, being
put in position to find success. It's wild that he's
gotten this explosive run on my rams defense right here,
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but it's one of those things.
Speaker 1 (10:34):
That it's part of what makes him great.
Speaker 3 (10:36):
It's on his trade belt and his utility belt where
he can whip it out at any time and become dangerous.
It's nice to see that he's still running routes, he's
getting targets and opportunities in the passing game. So this
is great for PPR League. So at the end of
the day, how I look at it is like I'm
being very hesitant. He brings flex appeal, but nothing above
that where I'm benching guys that are like by RB
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one or two.
Speaker 1 (10:57):
All right, so we're getting a little bit more about
Kenneth Walker. So that's pretty good. I do have to
ask you real quick, where are we on the the
Hindo middle meter. I don't know if you have it handy.
I didn't ask you about it ahead of time. That's
my min But of course it's right there. It's always
at the top.
Speaker 3 (11:13):
Look, man, he's surpassed and I mean, look, we've retired
Trevor mid Lawrence. I mean we kind of understand and
know that, but the middle meter. Yeah, look, Endo, he's
gained the trust. And I hope that when Stevenson does
come back that, you know, Mike Rabel, he kind of
does the right thing.
Speaker 4 (11:29):
You know.
Speaker 1 (11:29):
I would just say that does the right.
Speaker 3 (11:31):
Thing to help the fancy streets and feed us all
the Traveon Henderson fans.
Speaker 1 (11:35):
Which which player are you.
Speaker 2 (11:36):
Going to go to Staples next and next them to
print out head shot?
Speaker 1 (11:41):
He is at my local library. Actually, you know, this
guy just going to your printing random dudes on a
list that way, Laura's got Davonte Williams as a set.
Javonte has been one of the pleasant surprises of the
fantasy season, right And I say that. Look, I loved
him coming out of college. I was sort of ready
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to kind of, you know, put it to rest. But
he's played really well this year. Do you trust him
against the Eagles defense? HELQ you, I feel like I can.
Speaker 3 (12:10):
And I say that because what remains the same is
that the Cowboys, this is a top three offense. They're
going to have a lot of scoring opportunities being striking
diitions where we know Javonte Williams all he has to
do is fall on the end zone.
Speaker 1 (12:23):
But it's kind of hard.
Speaker 3 (12:24):
To sit him this week if you don't have any
better options, because you'll be benching a guy who's actually
been productive in his last two games on the ground,
I mean over eighty yards and back to back games,
but he just hasn't found the end zone in those games.
So therefore it looks like he is a hard sit.
But I'm going against the grain here, Sorry, Flurial. This
is twice in a row that I'm not agreeing with
one in your sitts. But I don't feel like I
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have any other pivot options other than a Javonte Williams
where he's held us down for majority of the season,
especially where he was being drafted in the summer. So
I think, right now, if I don't have any better options,
if I don't have any safer floors, then I got
to go rock with my guy that is actually getting
it done on the ground.
Speaker 1 (13:01):
So I do say that in the article.
Speaker 2 (13:02):
I'm like this, he's not a must it like it
is if you have someone else on your bench that
you feel comfortable like you could plug in. Like maybe
if it's a flex option like Christian Watson or that
was the first thing that came to up, or maybe
Travion was on your something like that, then then yeah.
But if you have no other options or you're like
going deep, then I think you just take the shot
on Javonte.
Speaker 1 (13:22):
All right, So there you go. It's not a hard
and fast rule here that you're gonna sit Javonte Williams.
Just kind of play it by situation. See see how
things go bout some more starts and since for you
coming up a little bit later on in the show.
But when we come back get into our week twelve previews, Loo,
can you get some big matchups on Sunday Night and
Monday night as well. That's all coming up next on
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the NFL Fantasy Football Show. Time to check out the
first to score odds for the Sunday night matchup between
the Buccaneers and the Rams. Let's go Kirens, Davantae Adams
and Puka Kua, all with a fairly similar odds to
score the first touchdown. When we get a pair of
Bucks after that, a Mega Buka and Rashad Whites. I
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suspect that if Bucky Irving is playing, that Rashad White
number changes significantly. But anyway, uh lukwan, which are the
three Rams do you think scoring to score a touchdown first?
Because I know you're not gonna pick a Buck.
Speaker 3 (14:19):
I was gonna say all of them, but I'm gonna
say DeVante Adams.
Speaker 1 (14:22):
He's a score the first touchdown. I know, I thought
you said who was going to score?
Speaker 3 (14:27):
But all of them are going to score a touchdown
this weekend because the Bucks had the worst, one of
the worst red zone you know, defenses in the NFL.
So I think, honestly, when you have a Rams offense
that's in striking distance often and be able to execute
at a high level, DeVante Adams for sure is going
to be one the first to score.
Speaker 2 (14:43):
I used to blame Aaron Rodgers and be like he's
a goal on touchdown merchant. Now I think it's just
DeVante Adams because him and Stafford lead the league by
far in goal on touchdowns this year. So like I
think DeVante is like when we get down there, just
I got you.
Speaker 1 (14:56):
I believe the stat I saw was his last seven
touchdowns have all been inside the five. They've all been
with the Rams leading. I mean, I don't care like
you say, like I started on hands, I don't really
care when or how they show up. I'm just glad
to have them. Just a weird statu I see. I
see the Kwan's brain, like I see the steam I
started to come out like it's not it's not a
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shot at your team, it is merely heading for an MV. Yes,
because first there I see there it is years.
Speaker 3 (15:27):
I hate in the tone like, folks, are we listening
to this MVP?
Speaker 2 (15:33):
MVP I will say, I'm not even pushing for Josh.
I'm pushing for JT.
Speaker 1 (15:38):
Right now.
Speaker 2 (15:39):
He's on pace for twenty nine touchdowns and twenty four
hundred yards.
Speaker 1 (15:43):
That's kind of an insane number. I'm pushing for that.
That's nasty.
Speaker 3 (15:46):
You're trying to make me go against my Jersey brother.
That's nasty that you're trying to do that. But I
will be okay with the Jonathan Taylor campaign of MVP.
But we all know it's Matthew Stafford.
Speaker 2 (15:57):
He's discovered it's his to lose right now.
Speaker 1 (16:00):
Look at the Bucks and Rams on Sunday night. You
can see that game on NBC at eight twenty pm
Eastern time. We're still not sure, at least as of
us are doing this, whether or not Bucky Irving is
going to play. He is back at practice, so that
is a positive sign. John Tucker's been great the last
few weeks, but why can you start, Sean Tucker. If
Bucky Irving is back, he would be a big play,
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reliant flexop like a low floor.
Speaker 2 (16:24):
But you're like, I'm decimated with injuries or buys or
something like that, and I just want to take an
upside shot. He's kind of to me, would be like
the running back equivalent of like a what Alec Pierce
was earlier in the year, or Booty for the Patriots,
where like we know the floor is very low, but
if he hits, the ceiling is very high. Because the Rams, Look,
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I'm gonna say nice things about your team, LQ. They
have been one of the best defenses against running backs, like.
Speaker 1 (16:51):
In every category. So the floor is low. But because
of how explosive a runner he is, he always brings
upside all right, So there's an opportunity potentially for Sean Tucker.
Of course, we'll keep an eye on Bucky Irving's status
as we get a little bit closer to Sunday. On
the other side, running back situation in Los Angeles, LQ,
we know you sort of have the tortured relationship with
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Kien Williams. How you feel about him with the Rams,
Blake Korn starting to get more work. If you are
a Kien Williams manager, should you be concerned about how
much we're seeing Blake Korum.
Speaker 3 (17:26):
No, because we're seeing Blake Korum being utilized in the
red zone and not finding much success. Like you quickly
see them turn to Kiren to go to the ara
where striking distance where it managed to put six points,
and I think that is the gap between him. Coremony
has one touchdown this season, right, and we saw him
last week get back to back opportunities to try to
punch it into the goal line, but he's been struggling.
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So I think honestly the touchdownsers were making this divide.
And also notably, Kyen has three receiving touchdowns this season,
like nobody's really talking about that, and even last season.
I mean last week he had a thirty yard run.
Like he's looked a lot more explosive than we've seen
him last season. He's holding onto the ball. So I
do think at the end of the day, I like
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this two man system that Sean McVay is leaning into.
This is exactly what we need. We need to have
two different dynamics of what they can do, and now
we're seeing them to kind of get in rhythm of
how they want to be utilized in the game together.
Speaker 1 (18:21):
I think we've seen a real two man rotation for
the Rams, probably since the cam Akers like Darryl Henderson days.
Speaker 3 (18:26):
It feels like, yeah, Malcolm Brown in the mix of
three headed monster, I'm cool if we put in Darqu's
hunter under least the cowboy man.
Speaker 1 (18:32):
Let's go No, what do you mean?
Speaker 2 (18:35):
No?
Speaker 1 (18:35):
Come on, man, I want to see it. No, because
you know we can't handle a three headed running back
situation for fans, that's a terrible idea for fantasy. This
is not about your team right now. This is a
fantasy football show, Lakwan Jones. We were talking about that
help you have a RAMS podcast. You talk about that
on your RAMS podcast. We're gonna talk about the things
that help our selfish math game. That's what we're doing.
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That's what we're doing here. That's the whole show. Let's
go darkus unlock him. Why are you the way that
you are diving into the Monday night football game between
the Carolina Panthers and the San Francisco forty nine Ers.
You can see that game a fifteen pm Eastern on
the Four Letter Network. Also, I guess ABC and ESPN
(19:19):
Deportes if that is your particular flavor there. So, Lauria,
when you look at this, I know you like Bryce
Young as a start this week, no surprise seeing what
the forty nine ers defense has done. But let's say
you're putting together a daily fantasy lineup. Choose your fighter,
Bryce Young or Brock Party this week.
Speaker 2 (19:35):
Like I like Bryce Young in the sense of like
if you are streaming quarterbacks or you're in need of
a sleeper or a bi week injury replacement, anything along
those lines. But I'm gonna go with Brock Perdy because
the thing you were talking about earlier on the on
the Week Marguez, he were saying that not like, not
only has Perdy looked himself in this game three touchdown passes,
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what I really like is he was a mobile in
the pockets, So that was good to see. But they
got all their weapons back now for really the first
time all years. So we're just starting to see what
this Niners offense. It's crazy that we're in week twelve
and we're like, well, this is what we thought it
could have been like all the way back in Week one,
but here we are.
Speaker 1 (20:14):
I'll throw a quick.
Speaker 2 (20:15):
One at you, guys. I have to decide this in
the league. Brock party or Dak Prescott, Dak Brock. That's
the way I'm leaning to Brock. Well, I I don't
trust you, Lukwan, because I think I could Kirk Cousins
and you would have said.
Speaker 1 (20:30):
Purdy. Yeah, you could have said Vince Young, Seawan Mayne,
Austin Davis. I would have went back. Sam Bradford, Yes,
Sam Bradford, Sam we're provoking Sammy Sleeves right now in
this whole thing. So all right, So then, having heard
your answer to that, it is with great trepidation that
I now ask you this question, lakwan. Let's say you
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are putting together a lineup and looking for a say,
a DFS flex or something like that, or a pass catcher.
Speaker 3 (20:59):
You go Ten McMillan or George Kittle. I'm going with
the obvious here, Tetro McMillan. But I'm not trolling when
I say this, though, because because listen, yeah, of course
I'm not picking or siding with the whiners. I'm not
aknop man, I'm not sigdning with well, I'm just saying,
but I'm not trolling when I say this though. With
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Tetro McMillan last week putting up a buck thirty and
two touchdowns, it seems like when this guy enters the
end zone once another touchdown is following. So I hope
he puts up four touchdowns this week. Obviously double up
this week. But the good thing that we're seeing with
Bryce Young is that him and Tetro McMillan are starting
to build this chemistry. They're starting to get on time
and be on the same page. So I'm banking on
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the momentum that they're leaving last week going into this
week in a game that I think they could win.
I mean, we're at six wins right now for the Panthers.
This is the most that Bryce has filed success in Carolina.
So I do think they're building something special right now.
And that defense you have to respect right now as well.
Speaker 1 (21:59):
Okay, do you picked him for the exact reason, the
exact reason we thought you'd way to pick him. No,
I'm saying he is the better option.
Speaker 4 (22:05):
Man.
Speaker 3 (22:06):
You gotta respect the Carolina Panthers defense, and Kittle's going
to be number one top priority the shut down. I'm
not believing in a Kendrick Warner or Jawan Jennings. I'm
not signing with them. I don't think they make enough
noise this weekend to be popped up into fantasy rosters.
Speaker 1 (22:19):
That's that's why I didn't put them in the question.
That's what.
Speaker 3 (22:22):
Yeah, I'm just saying, I gotta make sure I just
do a clean sweep of get the winish players out
of my face.
Speaker 1 (22:27):
You know, I just gotta get him out the way.
Ladies and gentlemen, go back through that analysis, take what
you need from it, and make your decisions accordingly. It
gets us to some more starts and sits. Look at
it's some wide receivers, Floria. Who do you like? Who
are you avoiding this week?
Speaker 2 (22:41):
There was once upon a time where the Eagles guys
were like obvious starts.
Speaker 1 (22:45):
Not anymore.
Speaker 2 (22:46):
But I do think this week you get him in
your lineup against the Cowboys, who've just been torched by
pass catchers Roma Dunes. The Steelers have struggled against out
wide wide receivers. They've struggled at times against the deep ball,
and more importantly, since Week seven, the most yards allowed
two receivers. Jamison Williams. He has thrived as of late,
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getting more usage, and the Giants have struggled against out
wide receivers and on deep passes. You know, he plays
out wide and he can excel downfield. We just spoke
about McMillan. I do think he is a really good
start this week. I don't know if he's better than Kittle.
That'll be decided, but I too think you play McMillan
and then the six. This is one I think Lakwan
is going to disagree with, but I'm looking to get
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away from the Colts if possible. The Chiefs are really
tough against out wide receivers. They don't allow a lot
of downfield plays and that is where especially Alec Pierce
has made his money. DJ Moore's this one pains me
because it is such a good matchup on paper, and
I have a couple of teams where I just because
of buys and injuries. I'm like, I'm gonna take the
shot on DJ Moore. But ideally I think the volume
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has been awful, so you look to get away. And
then Xavier Worthy. I know we were talking earlier this
week about like should you drop him or not. I
think he is closer to dropping though than starting.
Speaker 1 (23:59):
It's been rough with Xavier Worthy. Actually let's stay let's
stay with that right now. I know we to do
the starts first, so let's stay on the set. Since
we're talking about Xavier Worthy at this point, Lakwan Floride
suggesting he's a drop candidate. I don't necessarily fully disagree
with that. Would you try one, I guess, would you
make the chance to start him or better yet, would
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you try to maybe even dangle him into trade just
to see if somebody will bite on it. That's what
it is. I'm gonna dangle him in a tread.
Speaker 3 (24:28):
He's an add on in any package that I am
trying to acquire a player, because he is beyond like
the drop zone. Like I don't even think he's worthy
to be in sit articles anymore. Like I don't think
we should be even considering him to starting lineups being
that it is Rashid Rice in Travis Kelce time. I mean,
nobody's really like talking about Travis Kelce being like this
top five, you know tight end right now, the yards
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for reception is literally night and day from what it
was last season. So now we're getting more yardage and
we're getting touchdowns onno Kelsey, Like he's entering that top
three category where the function in operation of this offense
is running through Rice and Kelsey. We're worthy as an afterthought.
And I told you guys earlier on Monday's episode, Taekwon
Thorton if they want to go deep. We've seen Mahomes
flex that multiple times in the game, saying, hey, I
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got a defa in Taekwon Thoron. He may not be
a household name, but he's a quand so I got
to stick with my guys.
Speaker 1 (25:20):
I definitely play it. And you mentioned Travis Kelsey. I mean,
he's been over ninety yards with a touchdown in two
of his last three games, so he's starting to occupy
that Kelsey role. Again. We didn't see it earlier in
the year. We seeing it lately. Jamison Williams, you know,
I know we've all sort of felt better about the
fact that Dan Campbell has helped resurrect JMO this week.
I said it earlier, I'll say it again. I think
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this is a big week for the Lions, and I
think Jamison Williams is going to eat this week.
Speaker 3 (25:47):
Keep Dan on the sticks because my boy is fine
rhythm and consistency man. And look, it's good to see
him out there making big plays in every single catch
and every single opportunity that he's being put in. Like
we want Jameson Williams to be you to And it's
like Dan Campbell just jumping back in that Ben Johnson bag,
like he understands and remembers what he likes seeing a
ton of Jameson Williams making big plays and David Montgomery
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being the hammer. These are two players that were starting
to see really blossom into more involvement in the offense
and giving back to the fancy streets. So absolutely, Jameson
Williams is going to be in for a big game
this week.
Speaker 1 (26:21):
Yeah, it's just nice to see it finally happen. It
took what eight nine weeks basically, but it seems to
be coming around for Jamis.
Speaker 3 (26:28):
Those shots at Johnny Moto man, I mean, Johnny Moe,
he tried to go out there, John mooreen offensive coordinator,
he tried to do his thing. But I think Dan
Campbell was just really leaning into everything that he loved
about the Ben Johnson you know scheme that he had.
Speaker 1 (26:42):
Sure, I mean I having no real strong feeling about
John Morton one way or another other than he should
not be confused with the former Lions receiver Johnny Morton.
They're two different people completely, but both of them are
at USC Johnny Morton as a player, John Morton as
an offensive coordinator on don't do it, don't do it.
I'm not looking at you. Let's we want a tight
ends before who you're starting to sit the tight end
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this week? Tyler Warren.
Speaker 2 (27:06):
I just think he's become an absolute must start and
the Chiefs are so good at taking away wide receivers
that I think the Cults are gonna game plan through
Warren and potentially Josh Downs this week. Mark Andrews, because
he's been top ten every week since Lamar has returned,
with four touchdowns in that three game span. The Jets
have allowed these second most touchdowns. And then Hunter Henry.
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I can tell you that he has six targets in
his last two of his last three games. That doesn't matter,
It matters he's facing. The Bengals are allowed the most yards,
touchdowns and fantasy points. Two tight ends, and then the
sits a theme right like, I'm not playing looking to
get my Cowboys in outside of the two big receivers
if I have other options. Shake Ferguson has become the
clear cut third option for them. And the tight ends.
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The Eagles are great against tight ends. Colson Lovelin, he
is showing more as of late, but I do think
his numbers are a little inflated by that Bengals game.
And then Harold Fannon Junior and David and Joko, we
have no idea what Like producer Quapaday came in and
was like, what do you think the Browns offense is
going to look like with youa door, And I was like, I.
Speaker 1 (28:05):
Have no idea, So I don't want to start their
pass catchers if I can avoid it. Yeah, I mean
I definitely you dream the world where Jerry Judy is
a sleeper this week, but I could admit that it
could possibly go the other way completely real quick, lakwan,
where are we on on Mark Andrews? Because I know
it hasn't been spectacular, but lately it's been better.
Speaker 3 (28:23):
No, it's been way better. And I think you know
them still designing plays for him. Custom play is the
Hurricane last week, Like, yeah, this was his fastest running
his career. Remember boy, he's moving over twenty miles per
hour on this play. Man, Like, I do think that
them designing plays with him. With Lamar back into the fold,
I think I can confidently start Mark Andrews. I think
even matchup proof can be put on him because they're
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designing plays for him to be put in positions for success.
So I do like him over a lot of Titans
this week, and I think obviously with the Jets de
lay up matchup, you have to start Mark Andrews as
a smashed this week.
Speaker 1 (28:54):
And then Jake Ferguson LQ. It feels like it's been
a long time since he's really been event fantasy wise.
Speaker 3 (29:01):
Yeah, he's been running into bad matchups against the tight
end position. But even last week, I'm not really sold that.
You know, yeah, found the end zone, but sixteen yards
on five targets, like that's real nasty work. And then
this is a division battle where Florio mentioned like it's
the crash Bros. It's Ceedee Lamb and George Pickens. That's it,
you know, and I think that, you know, with Jake
Ferguson has the third option, he doesn't bring that safe
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floor that he's been bringing, you know, when Cede Lamb
was out.
Speaker 1 (29:26):
Yeah, it's been rough for Ferguring. I believe he's in
the last few three or four weeks. I think he's like
tight end thirty four or something. It's been pretty bleak
for Jake Ferguson lately. There you go starts and sits
for more information. You can go to NFL dot com
slash Starts, sit and read all of Florio's in depth
analysis about all these guys and more time for a break,
But when we come back, we'll be sharing the players
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with the best and worst fantasy playoff schedules. Plus are
hot takes for Week twelve, and we'll chat out with
Cam Wolf. All Right, the trade deadline coming up of
very quickly across NFL dot Com league. So earlier in
the week we talked about the best and worst playoff
schedules for the quarterback and tied end positions. Today figured
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we dive into running backs and wide receivers. Just a
quick look of the best and worst running back schedules.
On the good side, you got the Cardinals, whoever it
may be, Bam Knights, Imari de Mercato, whomever will get
those opportunities. You got the Tampa running backs, whether it's
Bucky Irving, Sean Tucker, I guess, Rashaan White even. You
got the Commanders back there with the JCM. You got
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Chris Rodriguez, you got Jeremy McNichols, Devon a Chan we
know he's getting all the work pretty much in Miami,
and then Sakwon Barkley with the Eagles. Those are all
on the good side. On the bad side of things,
it's James Cook. You got the Lions of Sonic and
Knuckles there bresee Hall with the Jets, Ashton Gentzi, who's
been having a rough go of it in Las Vegas,
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and then RJ Harvey and whoever else. Sean Payton might
pull off the street to give carries at some point
in the rest of the season. But any of those
names really stand out or any team stand out to
you at this point, Lakwan.
Speaker 3 (31:06):
The Cardinals schedule looks interesting, especially with Trey Benson now
returning back. You know, they opened up his practice window,
and I think there's still an opportunity for a by
low situation here, like a last minute trade right before
you know the trade deadline ends, because trading for guys
that are coming off an injury, their price seems to
be at a discount. And again, we haven't seen him
play football in a very long time since Week four
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with that knee injury, So I think acquiring him with
a favorable playoff matchup and you're not gonna have to
pay a ton for We know this is a Cardinals
offense as elevated now in the offense with Jacoby Brissett,
and they still have a need and want to run
the ball. So Trey Benson comes back where he looks
to be the future of this backfield. I think trade
Benson is a great last minute trade that you should
be trying to acquire right now.
Speaker 1 (31:48):
All right, Floria, who are you trading for? Maybe trading away.
Speaker 2 (31:51):
Tay Kwon Barkley because he hasn't lived up to expectations.
He's the RB eleven right now, averaging the same Fantasy
points per game as DeAndre Swift, but his schedule is amazing.
The Raiders games scrips should be on their side. The
Commanders is an amazing matchup. Games scrip should be on
their side. And then he could go for two hundred
plus against the Bills. So I know you have to
give up a lot to get him. But my thinking here,
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Marcus was like James Cook maybe or Briest hall jenty,
you could trade your RB one in a package for
Saquon right now, And I do think that is a
good idea.
Speaker 1 (32:24):
All right, So say con potentially, And add despite the
frustrations over the Eagles offense, you mentioned James Cook, and
I really would be trying to move on from James
Cook right now, and it's not about him, It's just
about the usage and the way they do that. And
we talked earlier in the week it just feels like
Joe Brady forgets about him sometimes. I mean, the schedule
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certainly not great as you look at his postseason setup,
No One. He's got to deal with the Patriots, the Browns,
and the Eagles in the fantasy playoffs, so that's already
sort of one strike against him. But then you just
have a play caller that sort of forgets you're there
every once in a while. It just seems like a
really bad situation. But he is a name enough and
he plays in a good enough offense that you will
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get something in return. So if you decide to put
James Cook out there on the trade market, I think
you can get a nice return for him, but also
sort of relieves you potentially have a headache over those
final few weeks of the season. Quickly looking at the
wide receivers, the best schedules belong to the Vikings, the Lions.
You got the Commanders if only they had wide receivers.
Come back to us. Terry McLaurin, the Chargers and the Seahawks.
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On the downside of things, dealing with the Falcons, who again,
Drake London come back to us, sir, The Patriots, the Panthers,
the Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs, LaQuan anybody that
you are really trying to either add or get away from.
Speaker 3 (33:44):
I'm trying to get away from the Patriots wide receivers
and with that tough playoff schedule. Just being that, I'm
looking at how we've been treated this entire season from
the fantasy streetson Mike Rabell of being able to trust
in k Shron Boody coming back from return. I can
get away from a buster boom player, even as Stefan
Diggs has shown to be a wide receiver two at times.
But with they struggling playoff schedule and I can acquire
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some better pieces for more stability. I do think that
makes me sleep better at night in the fantasy playoffs
for sure.
Speaker 1 (34:13):
All right, Florida, who do you like or not like this?
I'm gonna like triple down on this take.
Speaker 2 (34:18):
I'm going to be trying to trade for Justin Jefferson
in my leagues because look at his playoffs. He gets
the Commanders Week fourteen as well, I believe it is,
and then the Cowboys, Giants, Lions. Those are all games
that are won either favorwle matchups who they're going to
be trailing in. I know it's been rough with JJ McCarthy,
but if I could get Justin Jefferson for cheap right
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now in that matchup, it's something I'm willing to risk
my season on the line because if he hits, he
is going to win me a championship.
Speaker 1 (34:46):
I mean, it's hard to argue going against Justin Jefferson,
just with his track record. I'm looking at the Chargers
here right, and the schedule on paper is good. You know,
You've got the Chiefs, you know, who have been up down,
You've got the Cowboys. We know it is a great
matchup and even the Texans can be had a little bit.
But I would tell you that I would hesitate to
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add any Chargers receivers, not because of them, but just
because of the offensive line there right. You are dealing
with two pretty new tackles. They lost for Shaun Slater
at the beginning of the year, they lose Joe Alt
a couple of weeks ago. They're just trying to piece
me together. And I think you're gonna be worried about
Justin Herbert getting the ball out, which is going to
impact the wide receivers. So even though they're potentially gonna
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get targets. Right, lad McConkey has really stepped up in
the last few weeks. Quinton Johnson is still occasionally good
for some big plays, even Rondez Gadston, who's doing some
good things at the tight end position. I just worry
about them down the stretch, just because the quarterback might
continually be under pressure. So, even though the schedule might
suggest it's worth an ad, I have my concerns about
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the Chargers going forward there, So happy trading. Hopefully you
can net yourself something pretty good to get you through
the rest of the regular season and the fantasy playoffs
as well. All right, face Bud's ready, It's time for
our spicy takes for Week twelve. Lakwana, Mike, am I
reading this correctly?
Speaker 3 (36:07):
Listen, Just go ahead, but it up because liosten I
did not write this bold take for Matthew Stafford to
throw five interceptions and be bench.
Speaker 1 (36:17):
First of all, I.
Speaker 3 (36:17):
Do not want to see Jimmy Garoppolo that play football. Clearly,
one of these guys over there are trying to make
me crash and it's not gonna work. Okay, I will
say this, Matthew Stafford will throw five touchdowns and will
have to be bench because he is so far up
ahead and we don't need to risk him anymore. The
game will be away from us from the halftime point.
You guys are real funny. I think it was Florio
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who wrote this in the dock and I made you
know to be a lower third man stern the pies
usual brother.
Speaker 2 (36:44):
I have no idea what you're talking about, man, right right.
I was just in there filling out my homework and
I was like, Lakwan.
Speaker 1 (36:52):
Thinks that his MVP is gonna get bench this week.
Like that is a first. I thought, this is some
sort of reverse psychology for you, just trying to reverse
jinks or something like that. It's kind of what I found.
Speaker 3 (37:01):
You know what it is.
Speaker 2 (37:02):
It's because his real favorite Ram quarterback of all time
is on the other side.
Speaker 1 (37:06):
Yeah, yeah, the guy who played the greatest game in
Rams history, allegedly the top three moment.
Speaker 3 (37:11):
I will say though, I was very excited for Baker
Mayfield to come down that drive and win the game
for us.
Speaker 1 (37:15):
It was a game that we shouldn't have one. Thank you,
Maker Mayfield. Well, if that made Lakwan upset, I think
your hot take's gonna make him really upset. So this
is the first time.
Speaker 2 (37:24):
It's wild because CMC has been a Niner for like
five years now or something like that. This is the
first time he is facing Sir p Hert and the
Carolina Panthers.
Speaker 1 (37:32):
So I think he goes off.
Speaker 2 (37:35):
He throws a touchdown, he runs a touchdown, and he
catches a touchdown.
Speaker 1 (37:39):
He's got six.
Speaker 2 (37:40):
Rushing touchdowns and already this year he's got five receivings.
So those aren't bold. But he has thrown four passes
in his NFL career. Two of them, that's half, have
gone for touchdowns. So get creative, Kyle, get in your bag.
Let him win the FedEx Player of the Ground, Player
of the Week and everything. Just let him go off
against his old team for the.
Speaker 1 (38:00):
This is a Christian McCaffrey revenge game. I dont even
think about that, yea, for so long. Yeah, you would
think that. You would think that they've played at some
point that this one. Speaking of former Rams quarterbacks, Jared
Goff back at home. We know famously he is an
indoor cat, and he gets to be back indoors at
Ford Field, not having a deal with the Eagles, not
having to deal with the wind. And I think the Lions,
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five of them, one, two, three, four by five Lions
are going to score. It's like Voltron. Five Lions are
gonna form together and just put a beat down on
the Giants. Are each gonna score a touchdown. Here's the thing.
The Giants have given up these seventh most passing touchdowns
this year, and they make up for it by giving
up the second most rushing touchdowns. So take your pick
who to the five? Okay, I'm gonna say I'm on
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raw Okay, Jamison williams Uh, David Montgomery, Jamiir Gibbs, and
we're gonna go with Isaac Taslah. I like that. You
know what, how about the We'll change that, We'll take Tesla.
We'll get maybe it Brock right. Ooh that's even spic here,
brock right, Man, No, we want Tesla. You have to say,
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you have to say it like Kendrick Lamar Tesla like that.
Speaker 2 (39:08):
So you know what's funny is my original I was
I wrote Jared Goff throws five touchdowns and then I
read yours and I was like, oh.
Speaker 1 (39:13):
Well, I can't have the exact same I gotta change.
And then I saw the Quans and I was mind blowing.
It was just just mind blowing. Bro.
Speaker 3 (39:20):
You mistakely wrote that, sir, that was your line that
you just it doesn't matter.
Speaker 1 (39:25):
You're trying to get me to crash, bro. So those
are our hot takes. Lakwan's gonna go and cool off
a little bit. But yeah, I enjoyed the hot takes
for the week, and hopefully a few of them come true.
As we wrap things up here on the NFL Fantasy
Football Show, say goodbye to Lakwan Jones and we say
hello to our friend, the NFL Network reporter Cam Wolfe,
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who is back on the continent. I guess, first things first,
how is Madrid man?
Speaker 4 (39:51):
Incredible? Incredible? Uh wow? Like I was excited to be
a part of the first one over there. And one
thing I've learned about Fain folks is they eat food late,
they stay up late. And I am sleeping for the
last three days trying to recover because the jet legs.
Speaker 1 (40:08):
But yeah, I learned that the hard way going to
Barcelona a few years ago that I couldn't I couldn't
wait long enough to have dinner when everybody else did.
What time do they eat either? Like ten o'clock.
Speaker 4 (40:21):
What, Yeah, starting like you can't get in the restaurant
before nine o'clock, no shot. I ate dinner one night
at eleven thirty. I was I couldn't believe it. And
the crazy part is the night was just starting, you know,
going out to probably three four am, and and folks
were still going like because folks were still in line
arriving when when I was leaving at like three something
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am one night.
Speaker 1 (40:44):
So they just don't believe in interim fasting over there.
Maybe they do all that special way, yes, yeah.
Speaker 4 (40:51):
Like two and six in the afternoon, no one does
anything there, snap rests whatever, and everything shuts down, So
they kind of built in recharge station in the middle
of their day.
Speaker 1 (41:02):
Can we get that? I endorse that right. If we
could somehow make that happen, that'd be great. Back to
the football side of things, though, obviously one of the
big stories of the week Shador Sanders going to get
the start for the Cleveland Browns. What do you expect
to see from Sudor, especially with a full week of
practice under his belt.
Speaker 4 (41:21):
Yeah, I hope they simplified a little bit for him.
You know, you come in the middle of the game,
you're running Dylan Gabriel's game plan, you can expect struggles.
There are different styles of quarterbacks. That's the one thing
that I think the Browns will try to tell us
that it's consistent for everyone. Chador is a quarterback that
likes to make plays outside the scheme a little bit more,
wants to hold on to the ball. Dylan's a very quick,
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one rhythm passer, and so I expect them to run
plays that help him move outside the pocket a little
bit more, be able to use his legs, and also
built in some hot routes because as we saw last week,
teams are going to play cover zero lits him until
he can make it shown that he can make quick decisions.
So I expect that Kevin Stefanski and that offense they
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try to help him out, leaning on his strengths, leaning
on those running backs and tight ends in the past
game to help him.
Speaker 1 (42:13):
See.
Speaker 2 (42:13):
Yeah, those play styles are complete opposite. We've been talking
about this on the show this week. Cam want your opinion.
Is an injured forty one year old Aaron Rodgers really
better than a healthy Mason Rudolph.
Speaker 4 (42:27):
So talent wise, that's a great question. But I think
the aura of Aaron Rodgers is that guys play better
because he's on the field. And I kind of compare
this and they're different guys. But my first year in
the league in twenty fifteen, I covered Paydon Manning at
the very end, and he may not have had all
the arm tools, but guys had a different level play
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when they were in the huddle with him, a different
confidence about being able to make a last drive happen
or win happen, and sometimes it even lingers to your defense.
And so I think that's a factor for Aaron Rodgers
that we may not see at this stage, but you
certainly see all forty one years of him banged up,
and you've got to limit your expectations of this passing game,
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which is while we see Kenneth Gangwell going crazy with
all these checkdowns. So I do think he's still a
better option. We just got to change our expectations for
him in his pass and attack.
Speaker 1 (43:19):
Yeah, I say it looks at times it sort of
looks like the last days of Ben Roethlisberger in that
offense where just you know, it's hard to consistently get anything,
especially to get anything downfield. So we'll see what happens
there in Atlanta. Michael Pennock's unfortunately done for the rest
of the year because of an injury there. So now
the Falcon is going to try to muddle through with
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Kirk Cousins. But on top of it, cam their first
round pick belongs to the Rams. How much does this
injury sort of hamper what the Falcons might want to
do long term?
Speaker 4 (43:52):
Yes, as a disaster, just putting it frank, they went
sort of all in on that we're ready as a
team without I haven't seen anything firm of Michael Pennis,
and now this is another lost year. You can't say
with certainty that he's their long term answer at quarterback.
He showed sparks, but not enough consistency and know you sell.
Now you go into twenty twenty six with them coming
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off of rehab an injury, still being uncertain there, and
then as you mentioned, not having your first round pick.
You wonder if this is injury sets you back two
years before you're really able to compete again, and can
your duo of Raheem Morris and Terry Finano survived those years?
So I think this is a devastating blow for those reasons.
I thought the Falcons at their people were really explosive.
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I mean, they beat the Bills team very handily on
primetime TV. We saw elements of their pass rush when
they're all clicking Bajon Drake, Michael Pennix look like it
could be special, but we never saw that consistency. And
I'm wondering, as currently constructed, do we ever see that?
Speaker 2 (44:54):
Yeah, and another team that, look, it's very different than
the Falcons. They're the one seed in the NF right now,
but there's so much talent on the Eagles and they
seemingly can't put up points. Is this offense broken or
just underperforming?
Speaker 4 (45:08):
It's definitely underperforming. And look, A J. Brown is definitely
not helping it. Every single week it's in the headlines
for what he's doing on Twitch or at a locker room.
I've never seen as unhappy of a base of number
one seed teams in the league. But that's the Philly way,
you know, that's my my neckative woods who we are
as people. I don't know if we succeed otherwise. I
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think the core of this is actually neither of the
guys that get most of the conversation, Jalen Hurst and A. J.
Brown I think it's this offensive line. They built this
team on an elite offensive line for really the last
four or five years, and for the first time in
a while, they're just average to below average. They've been
banged up injury wise. Now Cam Jurgens is out now
Laying Johnson's out, They've been having backups in that spot,
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and because of that, they can't impose their will on
the run, and teams are playing them a little bit
more of a conservative route. And this offense is built
to take care of the ball. We don't remember a
few years ago they had an issue with Jalen Hurst
turned the ball over. They switched to a more conservative
route and it's winning. And so although we want those
high flying passes because they can't run the ball, because
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Oline hasn't been able to protect, there's no willingness for
Philly to risk it because they haven't had to. So
I just think it's under performing, but not necessarily for
the reasons that we think it is.
Speaker 1 (46:24):
You're down in South Florida, you see the Dolphins regularly.
I know you were over there in Madrid with them.
Is there a vibe shift? The things have kind of
turned around for the Dolphins lately it has.
Speaker 4 (46:35):
I was with them in the locker room after they
beat the Buffalo Bills, which was their Super Bowl. Let's
call it what it is. They played incredible. They had
never beaten the Bills like that, not even in their
heydays of twenty three when they were scoring seventy points,
and so I think it gave them an extra confidence
of let's go play loose. You know, our GM has
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already been let go talk about our coach and our
quarterback being the end for them, and they're playing with
the freeness. I was with them in Madrid all week
and they're joking around. There's guys jumping all each other.
You wouldn't have known they were three and seven. And
so Bradley Chubb has used to phrase delusional confidence that
they can make a run. They think, when you look
at this schedule, the Jets and Saints up the next
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couple of weeks, we could get to, you know, six
and seven, and then we're playing for Steelers on Monday
Night Football in a few weeks, and why can't we
get back in the hunt.
Speaker 1 (47:27):
So we'll see.
Speaker 2 (47:29):
Hey, the Dolphins are in the in the hunt graphic now,
which is y'allly win for them alone. Damn they're on
by this week though, the Dolphins, So where are you
going to be this week?
Speaker 4 (47:40):
I actually get a week off, so my bosses gave
me a little bit of a break from the jet
lag and flow, and so I'll be off this week
and I'll be back on the road for week thirteen.
I think I'll set up to either get the Panthers
forty nine Ers game or that Browns Rams game, so
one of those two and week thirteen. But I'll be
watching football on the count this weekend, which I'll enjoy it.
Speaker 1 (48:01):
Are you you gonna have a siesta in the middle
of the day. It's gonna be great, absolutely, And I
may take you that because I'm near the middle.
Speaker 4 (48:09):
Of one of these games. Maybe just with with the
beverage and and and and just doze off. That's my
dream weekend.
Speaker 1 (48:15):
That sounds amazing. That sounds amazing. We appreciated with care.
We appreciated for the rest of y'all hanging out with us.
You know the drill. Tell two friends to tell two
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is why Komakazi pilots wore helmets, be safe, take care
of yourselves. Enjoy Week twelve. Everybody, We'll talk to you
again on Monday, wo
Wow, Hey, everybody, welcome to another edition of the NFL
Fantasy Football Show. It's me and your man MG Marcus
Grant joined by Michael F. Florio and Lakwan Jones. Welcome
to Week twelve, gentlemen, the week before Thanksgiving. So it's hey,
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it's getting close to the end, right, We got.
Speaker 2 (00:28):
Two more weeks of buys and that's it. So like
that's almost behind us international games behind, like we were
in the thick of Like, you better start winning again
in the playoffs.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
Because you're running out of time. Yeah. The trade deadline
in NFL dot Com standard leagues actually hits on Friday,
so you've got a few more hours essentially to put
those trade offers out there and get them accepted or rejected,
I guess is the case might be, and get ready
for the rest of the regular season. I mean, LQ,
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it's it's it's as it's not cutting time right now.
Speaker 3 (01:02):
Oh yeah, stack them win season and honestly, look, I
know some rosters out there are wounded, but do not
give up all right. I've seen teams turn it around
at the midway point and make some trade deadline buzzet beaters,
So absolutely make some moves with the last couple of
hours that you guys got, because you have to realize
once the trade deadline is up and it's done, this
is your championship roster that you're looking to bring it
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home with.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
Yeah, this is it for the rest of the season
at this point. Besides, even if you are not in
playoff contention, stick with it because sometimes knocking your friends
and family out of the playoffs can be just as
satisfying as running in the playoffs yourself.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
I don't know about you, guys, and most of my leagues.
If you're well, we've played eleven, if you're five and
six or six and five.
Speaker 1 (01:45):
You're like right there. So if you go two in
one or three and zero, like you're very much so
and it's still got a shot at it. So keep
going regardless of what your situation is. We got plenty
to talk about, of course on the show today, we've
got starts and Sits four. Week twelve, we dive into
the best and worst playoff schedules for running backs and
wide receivers. Plus we check in with cam Wolf and
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give you our hot takes for the week. So let's
get started with the Week twelve Starts and six of course,
you can read all of Mike Michael Leflorio's work on
NFL dot com slash, start and sit. So let's get
going with the quarterback position. Who's up who's down this week?
Speaker 2 (02:22):
If Jackson Dart's playing for the Giants, I think he
plays for you. Even if they ask him to run less,
I don't think he's going to run zero, so he
still brings value.
Speaker 1 (02:30):
With his legs.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
Jared Goff is a must start for me since the
start of last season, thirty touchdowns, one interception against man coverage,
and the Giants play man at the highest rate in
the NFL. Jacoby pres said is averaging twenty one fantasy
points per game as a starter. Alan Mahomes and Jackson
Dart as a starter are the only quarterbacks to top
that number. And then Caleb. This is just a favorable matchup.
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The Steelers have been struggling against the pass lately, but
Caleb has been very up and down as well. And
in the six Dak is ao icy one. But the
Eagles have allowed the fewest touchdowns passes in the NFL
and they've been much better as of late at getting
after quarterbacks.
Speaker 1 (03:08):
Daniel Jones because the Chiefs.
Speaker 2 (03:09):
Are in the bottom five and touchdowns of fantasy points
a lot of quarterbacks. Jordan Love, I'm a little nervous
because he's good against the Blitz, but the floor has
been really low in the ceiling has been inconsistent. And
then Trevor Lawrence. I know lately the fantasy numbers look better,
but that's because he's ran for three touchdowns in his
last three games.
Speaker 1 (03:27):
I don't think you could bank on that moving forward. Yeah,
I think that's the only way you can get real
fantasy production from him is if he runs for a touchdown. Also,
Jackson Dart, where we are begging you, Jackson Dart, learn
to slide. Just learn to slide. I said, we're glad
that you're running. It's great for us in fantasy. Please
do not treat this assignment like you or a crash
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test dummy. That's all right, Jackson Dart, Jeremy Giambi. Two
athletes who don't know how to slide. That hurts my heart.
Someone who rows an A's fan, I'm sorry, it hurts
my heart. Laqwan has no idea who that's and that is?
Where is that is that? Like? A? Is that a
baseball player from Hay Arnold. Is that who that was?
That is where the legend of Derek Jeter really grew
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because of Jeremy. Jeremy Jobby slides. Okay, Yankee's lose. That's
enough of that. Anyway, he'd go on a whole rant
about this to die breaking a leg, it's a whole thing.
Slide Jeremy slide. Caleb williams uh O Kwan. Maybe it's
not super like lights out right. I don't know that
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he's reached the elite fantasy quarterback status, but he's playing well.
He's on pace for four thousand yards. Has he reached
the point of being a guy you feel like you
can trust every week?
Speaker 3 (04:41):
No, And I'm actually not trusting him this week. I'm
a little hesitating because look the Steelers these last couple
of weeks. Man, the last three games, it looks like
they've been getting it together. They've been very disruptive. And
I think what's important when we're looking at Caleb in
that pocket is how often he's rolling out With this
defense being top three in sacks, they are finishing the sacks,
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they're being disruptive because last time I checked, TJ. Watts
still pretty good. They have eleven takeaways, eight sacks in
the last three games. And I'm looking at what they've
been doing to these quarterbacks, justin Herbert, Joe Flacco, Daniel Jones.
They have held them to an average of fourteen fantasy
points in the last three games. This is scary work man. Honestly,
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I'm looking at this matchup. If I can get away
from it, I probably will.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
That that makes me sad.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
So next week the Bears play on Friday. He might
be at usc ucl A next week.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
Oh well, he could be. He could be at the
at the Coliseum at the Collie next week, potentially, depending
on what Collie that's what you guys call it for real?
Well Collie, that didn't sound right? Why not? I'm not judging,
obviously you are. But anyway, we're gonna move on. Doesn't
sound cool? Does sound like a cool place to hang?
So here's the thing. So you're not starting Caleb Williams.
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Does this mean you're not sitting Daniel Jones this week?
Speaker 3 (06:00):
Yes, that is the other one that I'm giving a
little pushback on. I'm starting my guy, Danny Dimes. Okay,
they're the new bullies in the AFC. I mean the Chiefs.
We understand they're mad, but I'm hoping that Daniel Jones
in this bye week hit the reset button and get
back to his winning ways, because Dan Jones is actually
five to one in the games that he has over
seventy percent of his past is being completed. And we
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know the Chiefs man they are struggling in that department.
They have the third highest completion percentage allowed to the
quarterback position this season. So looking at this matchup, Daniel
Jones is the last one you want to complete balls,
convert on first downs and making the opportunity to score
at a high rate, especially with two deep threats in
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the Michael Pittman and Alec Peters. I do think having
Tyler Warren and JT as Spags's top assignments to worry about.
I think this is a game where Danian Jones responds
back as a QB one against a Spags defense.
Speaker 1 (06:53):
All right, so then obviously you've got him in the
top twelve quarterbacks as he middle of the pack, bottom
of the pack. Dare I say top of the pack
the top of the fact.
Speaker 3 (07:04):
Now I won't get too crazy now I say middle
of the pack, But I do think I feel comfortable
starting a Daniel Jones over at Kayleb Williams and maybe
even over Jordan Love like Florio has on his sits
like Dania Jones to me, feels like he's always doubted
week in and week out, but he has shown as
nothing but a comeback player of the Year this year.
How he has overcome some of these difficult defenses this season?
Speaker 1 (07:27):
Has he though he has.
Speaker 2 (07:28):
Struggled against good defense, like you go through his game
log and he's gone off against good matchups and two
touchdowns four interceptions last two games against the Falcons Steelers.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
I'm just saying, look, Jones, just stick together. I get it.
I'm not gonna knock it. There you go, there you go.
Mac Jones, Dan Jones, Lakwan Jones, Jack Jones, who was
on Good Morning Football this morning. A. No, I feel
like Mac Jones didn't fit into that category this year. Yeah,
you didn't like it. I don't think you liked make
Jones this year.
Speaker 3 (07:55):
I don't like Mac in the uniform he's wearing. But
Mac is still good in my book, and I hope
he gets the big back next season.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
All right, So he's down with Michael mccorky Jones. That's
a mark it off right there. Let's move over to
running backs, though, who do you like this week? Floria?
Who do you not want?
Speaker 2 (08:10):
No surprise? I really like Trevon Henderson. Even if Stevenson
is back, I think he should be the RB one.
But I do think it matters when you're playing the
Cincinnati Bengals David Montgomery for the second time in like
a six week span. Dan Campbell has come out of
been like, we need to get Monty more involved, and
it is a great matchup against the Giants. And then
Kenneth Walker not only did we see him play more,
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he had more carries, snaps, targets, and he had a
goal line look last week. And then Mike McDonald came
out and was like he deserves more work. And then
and it's a great matchup against the Titans, and then
the Sis Javonte Williams. Look, the Eagles defense is not
the same that it was in Week one. Jalen Carter
is gonna be playing, and they've just been so much
better as of late, especially adding pieces. I think the
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Giants running backs are just splitting so much down the
middle that it makes it really tough to trust. Either
one is more than to flex and this is a
game against a tough run defense where they're probably going
to be playing from behind Rashad White. I don't know
if Bucky Irving is going to play or not at
the time of this recording, but either way, I want
no parts of Rashad White against the Rams defense. And
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then Tony Pollard like he has not even been in
an RB two since Taj Spears returns, and he gets
such a tough matchup against the Seahawks.
Speaker 1 (09:23):
That's funny. You mentioned Jalen Carter and he started that game,
except he didn't start that game because he Jamar chased
Dak Prescott before things got going, got ejected from the
ball game.
Speaker 2 (09:34):
We would have thought that wouldn't be the biggest spit story,
Like two spits in one season.
Speaker 1 (09:39):
Has that happened? It's wild that we've had it twice
now in this season.
Speaker 4 (09:44):
Wow.
Speaker 1 (09:46):
I do like any Montgomery and bounce back this week.
In fact, we're gonna have some hot takes later on
in the show. I will tell you that I'm big
on the Lions this week. We'll get to that a
little bit. Kenneth Walker, though LQ, I know that I
was early on the Zach Charbonay train. It has been
a very slow moving train with a whole lot of
stops to be repaired along the way. It has not
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been great. Does this mean that Kenneth Walker train might
be surpassing it now?
Speaker 3 (10:12):
I would say I'm still a little hesitant, like I
don't know if I can fully trust it. But you're
liking what you're seeing. Like in the last four games,
he's out touched Zach Sharbonay. We've seen more red zone
opportunities for you know, Kenneth Walker. We're seeing him be
just as explosives that we know he can be, being
put in position to find success. It's wild that he's
gotten this explosive run on my rams defense right here,
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but it's one of those things.
Speaker 1 (10:34):
That it's part of what makes him great.
Speaker 3 (10:36):
It's on his trade belt and his utility belt where
he can whip it out at any time and become dangerous.
It's nice to see that he's still running routes, he's
getting targets and opportunities in the passing game. So this
is great for PPR League. So at the end of
the day, how I look at it is like I'm
being very hesitant. He brings flex appeal, but nothing above
that where I'm benching guys that are like by RB
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one or two.
Speaker 1 (10:57):
All right, so we're getting a little bit more about
Kenneth Walker. So that's pretty good. I do have to
ask you real quick, where are we on the the
Hindo middle meter. I don't know if you have it handy.
I didn't ask you about it ahead of time. That's
my min But of course it's right there. It's always
at the top.
Speaker 3 (11:13):
Look, man, he's surpassed and I mean, look, we've retired
Trevor mid Lawrence. I mean we kind of understand and
know that, but the middle meter. Yeah, look, Endo, he's
gained the trust. And I hope that when Stevenson does
come back that, you know, Mike Rabel, he kind of
does the right thing.
Speaker 4 (11:29):
You know.
Speaker 1 (11:29):
I would just say that does the right.
Speaker 3 (11:31):
Thing to help the fancy streets and feed us all
the Traveon Henderson fans.
Speaker 1 (11:35):
Which which player are you.
Speaker 2 (11:36):
Going to go to Staples next and next them to
print out head shot?
Speaker 1 (11:41):
He is at my local library. Actually, you know, this
guy just going to your printing random dudes on a
list that way, Laura's got Davonte Williams as a set.
Javonte has been one of the pleasant surprises of the
fantasy season, right And I say that. Look, I loved
him coming out of college. I was sort of ready
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to kind of, you know, put it to rest. But
he's played really well this year. Do you trust him
against the Eagles defense? HELQ you, I feel like I can.
Speaker 3 (12:10):
And I say that because what remains the same is
that the Cowboys, this is a top three offense. They're
going to have a lot of scoring opportunities being striking
diitions where we know Javonte Williams all he has to
do is fall on the end zone.
Speaker 1 (12:23):
But it's kind of hard.
Speaker 3 (12:24):
To sit him this week if you don't have any
better options, because you'll be benching a guy who's actually
been productive in his last two games on the ground,
I mean over eighty yards and back to back games,
but he just hasn't found the end zone in those games.
So therefore it looks like he is a hard sit.
But I'm going against the grain here, Sorry, Flurial. This
is twice in a row that I'm not agreeing with
one in your sitts. But I don't feel like I
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have any other pivot options other than a Javonte Williams
where he's held us down for majority of the season,
especially where he was being drafted in the summer. So
I think, right now, if I don't have any better options,
if I don't have any safer floors, then I got
to go rock with my guy that is actually getting
it done on the ground.
Speaker 1 (13:01):
So I do say that in the article.
Speaker 2 (13:02):
I'm like this, he's not a must it like it
is if you have someone else on your bench that
you feel comfortable like you could plug in. Like maybe
if it's a flex option like Christian Watson or that
was the first thing that came to up, or maybe
Travion was on your something like that, then then yeah.
But if you have no other options or you're like
going deep, then I think you just take the shot
on Javonte.
Speaker 1 (13:22):
All right, So there you go. It's not a hard
and fast rule here that you're gonna sit Javonte Williams.
Just kind of play it by situation. See see how
things go bout some more starts and since for you
coming up a little bit later on in the show.
But when we come back get into our week twelve previews, Loo,
can you get some big matchups on Sunday Night and
Monday night as well. That's all coming up next on
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the NFL Fantasy Football Show. Time to check out the
first to score odds for the Sunday night matchup between
the Buccaneers and the Rams. Let's go Kirens, Davantae Adams
and Puka Kua, all with a fairly similar odds to
score the first touchdown. When we get a pair of
Bucks after that, a Mega Buka and Rashad Whites. I
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suspect that if Bucky Irving is playing, that Rashad White
number changes significantly. But anyway, uh lukwan, which are the
three Rams do you think scoring to score a touchdown first?
Because I know you're not gonna pick a Buck.
Speaker 3 (14:19):
I was gonna say all of them, but I'm gonna
say DeVante Adams.
Speaker 1 (14:22):
He's a score the first touchdown. I know, I thought
you said who was going to score?
Speaker 3 (14:27):
But all of them are going to score a touchdown
this weekend because the Bucks had the worst, one of
the worst red zone you know, defenses in the NFL.
So I think, honestly, when you have a Rams offense
that's in striking distance often and be able to execute
at a high level, DeVante Adams for sure is going
to be one the first to score.
Speaker 2 (14:43):
I used to blame Aaron Rodgers and be like he's
a goal on touchdown merchant. Now I think it's just
DeVante Adams because him and Stafford lead the league by
far in goal on touchdowns this year. So like I
think DeVante is like when we get down there, just
I got you.
Speaker 1 (14:56):
I believe the stat I saw was his last seven
touchdowns have all been inside the five. They've all been
with the Rams leading. I mean, I don't care like
you say, like I started on hands, I don't really
care when or how they show up. I'm just glad
to have them. Just a weird statu I see. I
see the Kwan's brain, like I see the steam I
started to come out like it's not it's not a
(15:18):
shot at your team, it is merely heading for an MV. Yes,
because first there I see there it is years.
Speaker 3 (15:27):
I hate in the tone like, folks, are we listening
to this MVP?
Speaker 2 (15:33):
MVP I will say, I'm not even pushing for Josh.
I'm pushing for JT.
Speaker 1 (15:38):
Right now.
Speaker 2 (15:39):
He's on pace for twenty nine touchdowns and twenty four
hundred yards.
Speaker 1 (15:43):
That's kind of an insane number. I'm pushing for that.
That's nasty.
Speaker 3 (15:46):
You're trying to make me go against my Jersey brother.
That's nasty that you're trying to do that. But I
will be okay with the Jonathan Taylor campaign of MVP.
But we all know it's Matthew Stafford.
Speaker 2 (15:57):
He's discovered it's his to lose right now.
Speaker 1 (16:00):
Look at the Bucks and Rams on Sunday night. You
can see that game on NBC at eight twenty pm
Eastern time. We're still not sure, at least as of
us are doing this, whether or not Bucky Irving is
going to play. He is back at practice, so that
is a positive sign. John Tucker's been great the last
few weeks, but why can you start, Sean Tucker. If
Bucky Irving is back, he would be a big play,
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reliant flexop like a low floor.
Speaker 2 (16:24):
But you're like, I'm decimated with injuries or buys or
something like that, and I just want to take an
upside shot. He's kind of to me, would be like
the running back equivalent of like a what Alec Pierce
was earlier in the year, or Booty for the Patriots,
where like we know the floor is very low, but
if he hits, the ceiling is very high. Because the Rams, Look,
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I'm gonna say nice things about your team, LQ. They
have been one of the best defenses against running backs, like.
Speaker 1 (16:51):
In every category. So the floor is low. But because
of how explosive a runner he is, he always brings
upside all right, So there's an opportunity potentially for Sean Tucker.
Of course, we'll keep an eye on Bucky Irving's status
as we get a little bit closer to Sunday. On
the other side, running back situation in Los Angeles, LQ,
we know you sort of have the tortured relationship with
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Kien Williams. How you feel about him with the Rams,
Blake Korn starting to get more work. If you are
a Kien Williams manager, should you be concerned about how
much we're seeing Blake Korum.
Speaker 3 (17:26):
No, because we're seeing Blake Korum being utilized in the
red zone and not finding much success. Like you quickly
see them turn to Kiren to go to the ara
where striking distance where it managed to put six points,
and I think that is the gap between him. Coremony
has one touchdown this season, right, and we saw him
last week get back to back opportunities to try to
punch it into the goal line, but he's been struggling.
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So I think honestly the touchdownsers were making this divide.
And also notably, Kyen has three receiving touchdowns this season,
like nobody's really talking about that, and even last season.
I mean last week he had a thirty yard run.
Like he's looked a lot more explosive than we've seen
him last season. He's holding onto the ball. So I
do think at the end of the day, I like
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this two man system that Sean McVay is leaning into.
This is exactly what we need. We need to have
two different dynamics of what they can do, and now
we're seeing them to kind of get in rhythm of
how they want to be utilized in the game together.
Speaker 1 (18:21):
I think we've seen a real two man rotation for
the Rams, probably since the cam Akers like Darryl Henderson days.
Speaker 3 (18:26):
It feels like, yeah, Malcolm Brown in the mix of
three headed monster, I'm cool if we put in Darqu's
hunter under least the cowboy man.
Speaker 1 (18:32):
Let's go No, what do you mean?
Speaker 2 (18:35):
No?
Speaker 1 (18:35):
Come on, man, I want to see it. No, because
you know we can't handle a three headed running back
situation for fans, that's a terrible idea for fantasy. This
is not about your team right now. This is a
fantasy football show, Lakwan Jones. We were talking about that
help you have a RAMS podcast. You talk about that
on your RAMS podcast. We're gonna talk about the things
that help our selfish math game. That's what we're doing.
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That's what we're doing here. That's the whole show. Let's
go darkus unlock him. Why are you the way that
you are diving into the Monday night football game between
the Carolina Panthers and the San Francisco forty nine Ers.
You can see that game a fifteen pm Eastern on
the Four Letter Network. Also, I guess ABC and ESPN
(19:19):
Deportes if that is your particular flavor there. So, Lauria,
when you look at this, I know you like Bryce
Young as a start this week, no surprise seeing what
the forty nine ers defense has done. But let's say
you're putting together a daily fantasy lineup. Choose your fighter,
Bryce Young or Brock Party this week.
Speaker 2 (19:35):
Like I like Bryce Young in the sense of like
if you are streaming quarterbacks or you're in need of
a sleeper or a bi week injury replacement, anything along
those lines. But I'm gonna go with Brock Perdy because
the thing you were talking about earlier on the on
the Week Marguez, he were saying that not like, not
only has Perdy looked himself in this game three touchdown passes,
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what I really like is he was a mobile in
the pockets, So that was good to see. But they
got all their weapons back now for really the first
time all years. So we're just starting to see what
this Niners offense. It's crazy that we're in week twelve
and we're like, well, this is what we thought it
could have been like all the way back in Week one,
but here we are.
Speaker 1 (20:14):
I'll throw a quick.
Speaker 2 (20:15):
One at you, guys. I have to decide this in
the league. Brock party or Dak Prescott, Dak Brock. That's
the way I'm leaning to Brock. Well, I I don't
trust you, Lukwan, because I think I could Kirk Cousins
and you would have said.
Speaker 1 (20:30):
Purdy. Yeah, you could have said Vince Young, Seawan Mayne,
Austin Davis. I would have went back. Sam Bradford, Yes,
Sam Bradford, Sam we're provoking Sammy Sleeves right now in
this whole thing. So all right, So then, having heard
your answer to that, it is with great trepidation that
I now ask you this question, lakwan. Let's say you
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are putting together a lineup and looking for a say,
a DFS flex or something like that, or a pass catcher.
Speaker 3 (20:59):
You go Ten McMillan or George Kittle. I'm going with
the obvious here, Tetro McMillan. But I'm not trolling when
I say this, though, because because listen, yeah, of course
I'm not picking or siding with the whiners. I'm not
aknop man, I'm not sigdning with well, I'm just saying,
but I'm not trolling when I say this though. With
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Tetro McMillan last week putting up a buck thirty and
two touchdowns, it seems like when this guy enters the
end zone once another touchdown is following. So I hope
he puts up four touchdowns this week. Obviously double up
this week. But the good thing that we're seeing with
Bryce Young is that him and Tetro McMillan are starting
to build this chemistry. They're starting to get on time
and be on the same page. So I'm banking on
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the momentum that they're leaving last week going into this
week in a game that I think they could win.
I mean, we're at six wins right now for the Panthers.
This is the most that Bryce has filed success in Carolina.
So I do think they're building something special right now.
And that defense you have to respect right now as well.
Speaker 1 (21:59):
Okay, do you picked him for the exact reason, the
exact reason we thought you'd way to pick him. No,
I'm saying he is the better option.
Speaker 4 (22:05):
Man.
Speaker 3 (22:06):
You gotta respect the Carolina Panthers defense, and Kittle's going
to be number one top priority the shut down. I'm
not believing in a Kendrick Warner or Jawan Jennings. I'm
not signing with them. I don't think they make enough
noise this weekend to be popped up into fantasy rosters.
Speaker 1 (22:19):
That's that's why I didn't put them in the question.
That's what.
Speaker 3 (22:22):
Yeah, I'm just saying, I gotta make sure I just
do a clean sweep of get the winish players out
of my face.
Speaker 1 (22:27):
You know, I just gotta get him out the way.
Ladies and gentlemen, go back through that analysis, take what
you need from it, and make your decisions accordingly. It
gets us to some more starts and sits. Look at
it's some wide receivers, Floria. Who do you like? Who
are you avoiding this week?
Speaker 2 (22:41):
There was once upon a time where the Eagles guys
were like obvious starts.
Speaker 1 (22:45):
Not anymore.
Speaker 2 (22:46):
But I do think this week you get him in
your lineup against the Cowboys, who've just been torched by
pass catchers Roma Dunes. The Steelers have struggled against out
wide wide receivers. They've struggled at times against the deep ball,
and more importantly, since Week seven, the most yards allowed
two receivers. Jamison Williams. He has thrived as of late,
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getting more usage, and the Giants have struggled against out
wide receivers and on deep passes. You know, he plays
out wide and he can excel downfield. We just spoke
about McMillan. I do think he is a really good
start this week. I don't know if he's better than Kittle.
That'll be decided, but I too think you play McMillan
and then the six. This is one I think Lakwan
is going to disagree with, but I'm looking to get
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away from the Colts if possible. The Chiefs are really
tough against out wide receivers. They don't allow a lot
of downfield plays and that is where especially Alec Pierce
has made his money. DJ Moore's this one pains me
because it is such a good matchup on paper, and
I have a couple of teams where I just because
of buys and injuries. I'm like, I'm gonna take the
shot on DJ Moore. But ideally I think the volume
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has been awful, so you look to get away. And
then Xavier Worthy. I know we were talking earlier this
week about like should you drop him or not. I
think he is closer to dropping though than starting.
Speaker 1 (23:59):
It's been rough with Xavier Worthy. Actually let's stay let's
stay with that right now. I know we to do
the starts first, so let's stay on the set. Since
we're talking about Xavier Worthy at this point, Lakwan Floride
suggesting he's a drop candidate. I don't necessarily fully disagree
with that. Would you try one, I guess, would you
make the chance to start him or better yet, would
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you try to maybe even dangle him into trade just
to see if somebody will bite on it. That's what
it is. I'm gonna dangle him in a tread.
Speaker 3 (24:28):
He's an add on in any package that I am
trying to acquire a player, because he is beyond like
the drop zone. Like I don't even think he's worthy
to be in sit articles anymore. Like I don't think
we should be even considering him to starting lineups being
that it is Rashid Rice in Travis Kelce time. I mean,
nobody's really like talking about Travis Kelce being like this
top five, you know tight end right now, the yards
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for reception is literally night and day from what it
was last season. So now we're getting more yardage and
we're getting touchdowns onno Kelsey, Like he's entering that top
three category where the function in operation of this offense
is running through Rice and Kelsey. We're worthy as an afterthought.
And I told you guys earlier on Monday's episode, Taekwon
Thorton if they want to go deep. We've seen Mahomes
flex that multiple times in the game, saying, hey, I
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got a defa in Taekwon Thoron. He may not be
a household name, but he's a quand so I got
to stick with my guys.
Speaker 1 (25:20):
I definitely play it. And you mentioned Travis Kelsey. I mean,
he's been over ninety yards with a touchdown in two
of his last three games, so he's starting to occupy
that Kelsey role. Again. We didn't see it earlier in
the year. We seeing it lately. Jamison Williams, you know,
I know we've all sort of felt better about the
fact that Dan Campbell has helped resurrect JMO this week.
I said it earlier, I'll say it again. I think
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this is a big week for the Lions, and I
think Jamison Williams is going to eat this week.
Speaker 3 (25:47):
Keep Dan on the sticks because my boy is fine
rhythm and consistency man. And look, it's good to see
him out there making big plays in every single catch
and every single opportunity that he's being put in. Like
we want Jameson Williams to be you to And it's
like Dan Campbell just jumping back in that Ben Johnson bag,
like he understands and remembers what he likes seeing a
ton of Jameson Williams making big plays and David Montgomery
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being the hammer. These are two players that were starting
to see really blossom into more involvement in the offense
and giving back to the fancy streets. So absolutely, Jameson
Williams is going to be in for a big game
this week.
Speaker 1 (26:21):
Yeah, it's just nice to see it finally happen. It
took what eight nine weeks basically, but it seems to
be coming around for Jamis.
Speaker 3 (26:28):
Those shots at Johnny Moto man, I mean, Johnny Moe,
he tried to go out there, John mooreen offensive coordinator,
he tried to do his thing. But I think Dan
Campbell was just really leaning into everything that he loved
about the Ben Johnson you know scheme that he had.
Speaker 1 (26:42):
Sure, I mean I having no real strong feeling about
John Morton one way or another other than he should
not be confused with the former Lions receiver Johnny Morton.
They're two different people completely, but both of them are
at USC Johnny Morton as a player, John Morton as
an offensive coordinator on don't do it, don't do it.
I'm not looking at you. Let's we want a tight
ends before who you're starting to sit the tight end
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this week? Tyler Warren.
Speaker 2 (27:06):
I just think he's become an absolute must start and
the Chiefs are so good at taking away wide receivers
that I think the Cults are gonna game plan through
Warren and potentially Josh Downs this week. Mark Andrews, because
he's been top ten every week since Lamar has returned,
with four touchdowns in that three game span. The Jets
have allowed these second most touchdowns. And then Hunter Henry.
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I can tell you that he has six targets in
his last two of his last three games. That doesn't matter,
It matters he's facing. The Bengals are allowed the most yards,
touchdowns and fantasy points. Two tight ends, and then the
sits a theme right like, I'm not playing looking to
get my Cowboys in outside of the two big receivers
if I have other options. Shake Ferguson has become the
clear cut third option for them. And the tight ends.
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The Eagles are great against tight ends. Colson Lovelin, he
is showing more as of late, but I do think
his numbers are a little inflated by that Bengals game.
And then Harold Fannon Junior and David and Joko, we
have no idea what Like producer Quapaday came in and
was like, what do you think the Browns offense is
going to look like with youa door, And I was like, I.
Speaker 1 (28:05):
Have no idea, So I don't want to start their
pass catchers if I can avoid it. Yeah, I mean
I definitely you dream the world where Jerry Judy is
a sleeper this week, but I could admit that it
could possibly go the other way completely real quick, lakwan,
where are we on on Mark Andrews? Because I know
it hasn't been spectacular, but lately it's been better.
Speaker 3 (28:23):
No, it's been way better. And I think you know
them still designing plays for him. Custom play is the
Hurricane last week, Like, yeah, this was his fastest running
his career. Remember boy, he's moving over twenty miles per
hour on this play. Man, Like, I do think that
them designing plays with him. With Lamar back into the fold,
I think I can confidently start Mark Andrews. I think
even matchup proof can be put on him because they're
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designing plays for him to be put in positions for success.
So I do like him over a lot of Titans
this week, and I think obviously with the Jets de
lay up matchup, you have to start Mark Andrews as
a smashed this week.
Speaker 1 (28:54):
And then Jake Ferguson LQ. It feels like it's been
a long time since he's really been event fantasy wise.
Speaker 3 (29:01):
Yeah, he's been running into bad matchups against the tight
end position. But even last week, I'm not really sold that.
You know, yeah, found the end zone, but sixteen yards
on five targets, like that's real nasty work. And then
this is a division battle where Florio mentioned like it's
the crash Bros. It's Ceedee Lamb and George Pickens. That's it,
you know, and I think that, you know, with Jake
Ferguson has the third option, he doesn't bring that safe
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floor that he's been bringing, you know, when Cede Lamb
was out.
Speaker 1 (29:26):
Yeah, it's been rough for Ferguring. I believe he's in
the last few three or four weeks. I think he's like
tight end thirty four or something. It's been pretty bleak
for Jake Ferguson lately. There you go starts and sits
for more information. You can go to NFL dot com
slash Starts, sit and read all of Florio's in depth
analysis about all these guys and more time for a break,
But when we come back, we'll be sharing the players
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with the best and worst fantasy playoff schedules. Plus are
hot takes for Week twelve, and we'll chat out with
Cam Wolf. All Right, the trade deadline coming up of
very quickly across NFL dot Com league. So earlier in
the week we talked about the best and worst playoff
schedules for the quarterback and tied end positions. Today figured
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we dive into running backs and wide receivers. Just a
quick look of the best and worst running back schedules.
On the good side, you got the Cardinals, whoever it
may be, Bam Knights, Imari de Mercato, whomever will get
those opportunities. You got the Tampa running backs, whether it's
Bucky Irving, Sean Tucker, I guess, Rashaan White even. You
got the Commanders back there with the JCM. You got
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Chris Rodriguez, you got Jeremy McNichols, Devon a Chan we
know he's getting all the work pretty much in Miami,
and then Sakwon Barkley with the Eagles. Those are all
on the good side. On the bad side of things,
it's James Cook. You got the Lions of Sonic and
Knuckles there bresee Hall with the Jets, Ashton Gentzi, who's
been having a rough go of it in Las Vegas,
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and then RJ Harvey and whoever else. Sean Payton might
pull off the street to give carries at some point
in the rest of the season. But any of those
names really stand out or any team stand out to
you at this point, Lakwan.
Speaker 3 (31:06):
The Cardinals schedule looks interesting, especially with Trey Benson now
returning back. You know, they opened up his practice window,
and I think there's still an opportunity for a by
low situation here, like a last minute trade right before
you know the trade deadline ends, because trading for guys
that are coming off an injury, their price seems to
be at a discount. And again, we haven't seen him
play football in a very long time since Week four
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with that knee injury, So I think acquiring him with
a favorable playoff matchup and you're not gonna have to
pay a ton for We know this is a Cardinals
offense as elevated now in the offense with Jacoby Brissett,
and they still have a need and want to run
the ball. So Trey Benson comes back where he looks
to be the future of this backfield. I think trade
Benson is a great last minute trade that you should
be trying to acquire right now.
Speaker 1 (31:48):
All right, Floria, who are you trading for? Maybe trading away.
Speaker 2 (31:51):
Tay Kwon Barkley because he hasn't lived up to expectations.
He's the RB eleven right now, averaging the same Fantasy
points per game as DeAndre Swift, but his schedule is amazing.
The Raiders games scrips should be on their side. The
Commanders is an amazing matchup. Games scrip should be on
their side. And then he could go for two hundred
plus against the Bills. So I know you have to
give up a lot to get him. But my thinking here,
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Marcus was like James Cook maybe or Briest hall jenty,
you could trade your RB one in a package for
Saquon right now, And I do think that is a
good idea.
Speaker 1 (32:24):
All right, So say con potentially, And add despite the
frustrations over the Eagles offense, you mentioned James Cook, and
I really would be trying to move on from James
Cook right now, and it's not about him, It's just
about the usage and the way they do that. And
we talked earlier in the week it just feels like
Joe Brady forgets about him sometimes. I mean, the schedule
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certainly not great as you look at his postseason setup,
No One. He's got to deal with the Patriots, the Browns,
and the Eagles in the fantasy playoffs, so that's already
sort of one strike against him. But then you just
have a play caller that sort of forgets you're there
every once in a while. It just seems like a
really bad situation. But he is a name enough and
he plays in a good enough offense that you will
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get something in return. So if you decide to put
James Cook out there on the trade market, I think
you can get a nice return for him, but also
sort of relieves you potentially have a headache over those
final few weeks of the season. Quickly looking at the
wide receivers, the best schedules belong to the Vikings, the Lions.
You got the Commanders if only they had wide receivers.
Come back to us. Terry McLaurin, the Chargers and the Seahawks.
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On the downside of things, dealing with the Falcons, who again,
Drake London come back to us, sir, The Patriots, the Panthers,
the Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs, LaQuan anybody that
you are really trying to either add or get away from.
Speaker 3 (33:44):
I'm trying to get away from the Patriots wide receivers
and with that tough playoff schedule. Just being that, I'm
looking at how we've been treated this entire season from
the fantasy streetson Mike Rabell of being able to trust
in k Shron Boody coming back from return. I can
get away from a buster boom player, even as Stefan
Diggs has shown to be a wide receiver two at times.
But with they struggling playoff schedule and I can acquire
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some better pieces for more stability. I do think that
makes me sleep better at night in the fantasy playoffs
for sure.
Speaker 1 (34:13):
All right, Florida, who do you like or not like this?
I'm gonna like triple down on this take.
Speaker 2 (34:18):
I'm going to be trying to trade for Justin Jefferson
in my leagues because look at his playoffs. He gets
the Commanders Week fourteen as well, I believe it is,
and then the Cowboys, Giants, Lions. Those are all games
that are won either favorwle matchups who they're going to
be trailing in. I know it's been rough with JJ McCarthy,
but if I could get Justin Jefferson for cheap right
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now in that matchup, it's something I'm willing to risk
my season on the line because if he hits, he
is going to win me a championship.
Speaker 1 (34:46):
I mean, it's hard to argue going against Justin Jefferson,
just with his track record. I'm looking at the Chargers
here right, and the schedule on paper is good. You know,
You've got the Chiefs, you know, who have been up down,
You've got the Cowboys. We know it is a great
matchup and even the Texans can be had a little bit.
But I would tell you that I would hesitate to
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add any Chargers receivers, not because of them, but just
because of the offensive line there right. You are dealing
with two pretty new tackles. They lost for Shaun Slater
at the beginning of the year, they lose Joe Alt
a couple of weeks ago. They're just trying to piece
me together. And I think you're gonna be worried about
Justin Herbert getting the ball out, which is going to
impact the wide receivers. So even though they're potentially gonna
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get targets. Right, lad McConkey has really stepped up in
the last few weeks. Quinton Johnson is still occasionally good
for some big plays, even Rondez Gadston, who's doing some
good things at the tight end position. I just worry
about them down the stretch, just because the quarterback might
continually be under pressure. So, even though the schedule might
suggest it's worth an ad, I have my concerns about
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the Chargers going forward there, So happy trading. Hopefully you
can net yourself something pretty good to get you through
the rest of the regular season and the fantasy playoffs
as well. All right, face Bud's ready, It's time for
our spicy takes for Week twelve. Lakwana, Mike, am I
reading this correctly?
Speaker 3 (36:07):
Listen, Just go ahead, but it up because liosten I
did not write this bold take for Matthew Stafford to
throw five interceptions and be bench.
Speaker 1 (36:17):
First of all, I.
Speaker 3 (36:17):
Do not want to see Jimmy Garoppolo that play football. Clearly,
one of these guys over there are trying to make
me crash and it's not gonna work. Okay, I will
say this, Matthew Stafford will throw five touchdowns and will
have to be bench because he is so far up
ahead and we don't need to risk him anymore. The
game will be away from us from the halftime point.
You guys are real funny. I think it was Florio
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who wrote this in the dock and I made you
know to be a lower third man stern the pies
usual brother.
Speaker 2 (36:44):
I have no idea what you're talking about, man, right right.
I was just in there filling out my homework and
I was like, Lakwan.
Speaker 1 (36:52):
Thinks that his MVP is gonna get bench this week.
Like that is a first. I thought, this is some
sort of reverse psychology for you, just trying to reverse
jinks or something like that. It's kind of what I found.
Speaker 3 (37:01):
You know what it is.
Speaker 2 (37:02):
It's because his real favorite Ram quarterback of all time
is on the other side.
Speaker 1 (37:06):
Yeah, yeah, the guy who played the greatest game in
Rams history, allegedly the top three moment.
Speaker 3 (37:11):
I will say though, I was very excited for Baker
Mayfield to come down that drive and win the game
for us.
Speaker 1 (37:15):
It was a game that we shouldn't have one. Thank you,
Maker Mayfield. Well, if that made Lakwan upset, I think
your hot take's gonna make him really upset. So this
is the first time.
Speaker 2 (37:24):
It's wild because CMC has been a Niner for like
five years now or something like that. This is the
first time he is facing Sir p Hert and the
Carolina Panthers.
Speaker 1 (37:32):
So I think he goes off.
Speaker 2 (37:35):
He throws a touchdown, he runs a touchdown, and he
catches a touchdown.
Speaker 1 (37:39):
He's got six.
Speaker 2 (37:40):
Rushing touchdowns and already this year he's got five receivings.
So those aren't bold. But he has thrown four passes
in his NFL career. Two of them, that's half, have
gone for touchdowns. So get creative, Kyle, get in your bag.
Let him win the FedEx Player of the Ground, Player
of the Week and everything. Just let him go off
against his old team for the.
Speaker 1 (38:00):
This is a Christian McCaffrey revenge game. I dont even
think about that, yea, for so long. Yeah, you would
think that. You would think that they've played at some
point that this one. Speaking of former Rams quarterbacks, Jared
Goff back at home. We know famously he is an
indoor cat, and he gets to be back indoors at
Ford Field, not having a deal with the Eagles, not
having to deal with the wind. And I think the Lions,
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five of them, one, two, three, four by five Lions
are going to score. It's like Voltron. Five Lions are
gonna form together and just put a beat down on
the Giants. Are each gonna score a touchdown. Here's the thing.
The Giants have given up these seventh most passing touchdowns
this year, and they make up for it by giving
up the second most rushing touchdowns. So take your pick
who to the five? Okay, I'm gonna say I'm on
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raw Okay, Jamison williams Uh, David Montgomery, Jamiir Gibbs, and
we're gonna go with Isaac Taslah. I like that. You
know what, how about the We'll change that, We'll take Tesla.
We'll get maybe it Brock right. Ooh that's even spic here,
brock right, Man, No, we want Tesla. You have to say,
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you have to say it like Kendrick Lamar Tesla like that.
Speaker 2 (39:08):
So you know what's funny is my original I was
I wrote Jared Goff throws five touchdowns and then I
read yours and I was like, oh.
Speaker 1 (39:13):
Well, I can't have the exact same I gotta change.
And then I saw the Quans and I was mind blowing.
It was just just mind blowing. Bro.
Speaker 3 (39:20):
You mistakely wrote that, sir, that was your line that
you just it doesn't matter.
Speaker 1 (39:25):
You're trying to get me to crash, bro. So those
are our hot takes. Lakwan's gonna go and cool off
a little bit. But yeah, I enjoyed the hot takes
for the week, and hopefully a few of them come true.
As we wrap things up here on the NFL Fantasy
Football Show, say goodbye to Lakwan Jones and we say
hello to our friend, the NFL Network reporter Cam Wolfe,
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who is back on the continent. I guess, first things first,
how is Madrid man?
Speaker 4 (39:51):
Incredible? Incredible? Uh wow? Like I was excited to be
a part of the first one over there. And one
thing I've learned about Fain folks is they eat food late,
they stay up late. And I am sleeping for the
last three days trying to recover because the jet legs.
Speaker 1 (40:08):
But yeah, I learned that the hard way going to
Barcelona a few years ago that I couldn't I couldn't
wait long enough to have dinner when everybody else did.
What time do they eat either? Like ten o'clock.
Speaker 4 (40:21):
What, Yeah, starting like you can't get in the restaurant
before nine o'clock, no shot. I ate dinner one night
at eleven thirty. I was I couldn't believe it. And
the crazy part is the night was just starting, you know,
going out to probably three four am, and and folks
were still going like because folks were still in line
arriving when when I was leaving at like three something
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am one night.
Speaker 1 (40:44):
So they just don't believe in interim fasting over there.
Maybe they do all that special way, yes, yeah.
Speaker 4 (40:51):
Like two and six in the afternoon, no one does
anything there, snap rests whatever, and everything shuts down, So
they kind of built in recharge station in the middle
of their day.
Speaker 1 (41:02):
Can we get that? I endorse that right. If we
could somehow make that happen, that'd be great. Back to
the football side of things, though, obviously one of the
big stories of the week Shador Sanders going to get
the start for the Cleveland Browns. What do you expect
to see from Sudor, especially with a full week of
practice under his belt.
Speaker 4 (41:21):
Yeah, I hope they simplified a little bit for him.
You know, you come in the middle of the game,
you're running Dylan Gabriel's game plan, you can expect struggles.
There are different styles of quarterbacks. That's the one thing
that I think the Browns will try to tell us
that it's consistent for everyone. Chador is a quarterback that
likes to make plays outside the scheme a little bit more,
wants to hold on to the ball. Dylan's a very quick,
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one rhythm passer, and so I expect them to run
plays that help him move outside the pocket a little
bit more, be able to use his legs, and also
built in some hot routes because as we saw last week,
teams are going to play cover zero lits him until
he can make it shown that he can make quick decisions.
So I expect that Kevin Stefanski and that offense they
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try to help him out, leaning on his strengths, leaning
on those running backs and tight ends in the past
game to help him.
Speaker 1 (42:13):
See.
Speaker 2 (42:13):
Yeah, those play styles are complete opposite. We've been talking
about this on the show this week. Cam want your opinion.
Is an injured forty one year old Aaron Rodgers really
better than a healthy Mason Rudolph.
Speaker 4 (42:27):
So talent wise, that's a great question. But I think
the aura of Aaron Rodgers is that guys play better
because he's on the field. And I kind of compare
this and they're different guys. But my first year in
the league in twenty fifteen, I covered Paydon Manning at
the very end, and he may not have had all
the arm tools, but guys had a different level play
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when they were in the huddle with him, a different
confidence about being able to make a last drive happen
or win happen, and sometimes it even lingers to your defense.
And so I think that's a factor for Aaron Rodgers
that we may not see at this stage, but you
certainly see all forty one years of him banged up,
and you've got to limit your expectations of this passing game,
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which is while we see Kenneth Gangwell going crazy with
all these checkdowns. So I do think he's still a
better option. We just got to change our expectations for
him in his pass and attack.
Speaker 1 (43:19):
Yeah, I say it looks at times it sort of
looks like the last days of Ben Roethlisberger in that
offense where just you know, it's hard to consistently get anything,
especially to get anything downfield. So we'll see what happens
there in Atlanta. Michael Pennock's unfortunately done for the rest
of the year because of an injury there. So now
the Falcon is going to try to muddle through with
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Kirk Cousins. But on top of it, cam their first
round pick belongs to the Rams. How much does this
injury sort of hamper what the Falcons might want to
do long term?
Speaker 4 (43:52):
Yes, as a disaster, just putting it frank, they went
sort of all in on that we're ready as a
team without I haven't seen anything firm of Michael Pennis,
and now this is another lost year. You can't say
with certainty that he's their long term answer at quarterback.
He showed sparks, but not enough consistency and know you sell.
Now you go into twenty twenty six with them coming
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off of rehab an injury, still being uncertain there, and
then as you mentioned, not having your first round pick.
You wonder if this is injury sets you back two
years before you're really able to compete again, and can
your duo of Raheem Morris and Terry Finano survived those years?
So I think this is a devastating blow for those reasons.
I thought the Falcons at their people were really explosive.
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I mean, they beat the Bills team very handily on
primetime TV. We saw elements of their pass rush when
they're all clicking Bajon Drake, Michael Pennix look like it
could be special, but we never saw that consistency. And
I'm wondering, as currently constructed, do we ever see that?
Speaker 2 (44:54):
Yeah, and another team that, look, it's very different than
the Falcons. They're the one seed in the NF right now,
but there's so much talent on the Eagles and they
seemingly can't put up points. Is this offense broken or
just underperforming?
Speaker 4 (45:08):
It's definitely underperforming. And look, A J. Brown is definitely
not helping it. Every single week it's in the headlines
for what he's doing on Twitch or at a locker room.
I've never seen as unhappy of a base of number
one seed teams in the league. But that's the Philly way,
you know, that's my my neckative woods who we are
as people. I don't know if we succeed otherwise. I
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think the core of this is actually neither of the
guys that get most of the conversation, Jalen Hurst and A. J.
Brown I think it's this offensive line. They built this
team on an elite offensive line for really the last
four or five years, and for the first time in
a while, they're just average to below average. They've been
banged up injury wise. Now Cam Jurgens is out now
Laying Johnson's out, They've been having backups in that spot,
(45:51):
and because of that, they can't impose their will on
the run, and teams are playing them a little bit
more of a conservative route. And this offense is built
to take care of the ball. We don't remember a
few years ago they had an issue with Jalen Hurst
turned the ball over. They switched to a more conservative
route and it's winning. And so although we want those
high flying passes because they can't run the ball, because
(46:13):
Oline hasn't been able to protect, there's no willingness for
Philly to risk it because they haven't had to. So
I just think it's under performing, but not necessarily for
the reasons that we think it is.
Speaker 1 (46:24):
You're down in South Florida, you see the Dolphins regularly.
I know you were over there in Madrid with them.
Is there a vibe shift? The things have kind of
turned around for the Dolphins lately it has.
Speaker 4 (46:35):
I was with them in the locker room after they
beat the Buffalo Bills, which was their Super Bowl. Let's
call it what it is. They played incredible. They had
never beaten the Bills like that, not even in their
heydays of twenty three when they were scoring seventy points,
and so I think it gave them an extra confidence
of let's go play loose. You know, our GM has
(46:55):
already been let go talk about our coach and our
quarterback being the end for them, and they're playing with
the freeness. I was with them in Madrid all week
and they're joking around. There's guys jumping all each other.
You wouldn't have known they were three and seven. And
so Bradley Chubb has used to phrase delusional confidence that
they can make a run. They think, when you look
at this schedule, the Jets and Saints up the next
(47:18):
couple of weeks, we could get to, you know, six
and seven, and then we're playing for Steelers on Monday
Night Football in a few weeks, and why can't we
get back in the hunt.
Speaker 1 (47:27):
So we'll see.
Speaker 2 (47:29):
Hey, the Dolphins are in the in the hunt graphic now,
which is y'allly win for them alone. Damn they're on
by this week though, the Dolphins, So where are you
going to be this week?
Speaker 4 (47:40):
I actually get a week off, so my bosses gave
me a little bit of a break from the jet
lag and flow, and so I'll be off this week
and I'll be back on the road for week thirteen.
I think I'll set up to either get the Panthers
forty nine Ers game or that Browns Rams game, so
one of those two and week thirteen. But I'll be
watching football on the count this weekend, which I'll enjoy it.
Speaker 1 (48:01):
Are you you gonna have a siesta in the middle
of the day. It's gonna be great, absolutely, And I
may take you that because I'm near the middle.
Speaker 4 (48:09):
Of one of these games. Maybe just with with the
beverage and and and and just doze off. That's my
dream weekend.
Speaker 1 (48:15):
That sounds amazing. That sounds amazing. We appreciated with care.
We appreciated for the rest of y'all hanging out with us.
You know the drill. Tell two friends to tell two
friends rate review and remember one of life's great mysteries
is why Komakazi pilots wore helmets, be safe, take care
of yourselves. Enjoy Week twelve. Everybody, We'll talk to you
again on Monday, wo
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