September 30, 2022 • 29 mins
It's Fox Sports Radio's Official Fantasy Football Podcast! Dan Beyer and Mike Harmon get you prepped and ready for Week 4 in fantasy with positional rankings, hot plays, cold sores, fantasy ninjas, and much more! Plus, what Mac Jones' injury mean for the rest of the Patriots offense, Survivor picks, and a promise to never give out bad trade advice as a way of playing next-level chess with our own fantasy leagues!
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
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The guys help you make those hard decisions. And now
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is Ryan Burr Shinger and you can find him on
Twitter at Ryan burshing Er. I don't want to start
out negative, Mike, so I'm not going to talk about
the quarterback injuries in New England. I'm not going to
talk about the quarterback injuries in New Orleans. I'm instead
going to rip on another podcast. No, No, this is
the no, let's go. I've been ripping on the industry
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as a whole, related to Aaron Judge and clean not
clean baseball records and everything else. I've screamed myself. Horse again,
TikTok at its best and maybe at its worst, because
in my algorithm, now there's a bunch of fantasy football stuff.
And I told you this last week, or maybe it
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was two weeks ago, and a certain podcast was telling
you to drop players that you should never drop. Now
a completely different podcast has popped up into my algorithm
and they said to trade Nasey Harris for Courtland Sutton.
And and listen, there's a lot of fantasy content out there,
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but we're all picking from the same garden. Some people
may like their berries ripe, some may not like them ripe.
I don't know a garden where you would want to
trade nase Harris for Courtland Sutton. I I don't know.
I don't know that garden exists, Mike. And that's my
problem with it is is I get if maybe it's
a if it's an equal sort of thing. And I
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even see guys going out there giving you fantasy tips
that that we've known for twenty five years. I'm cool
with all that new audience, but when you're giving bad advice,
then I have a problem with it. And that's what
I'm starting to see on TikTok. Well, but that's the
thing is, you know, one of my main tenants going
all the way back to first starting in this dan
was if I can get you and convince you that
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I had to make the roster move that and then
I've done my job. So if arguing that someone says, yeah,
I made that deal, all right, you want you got
over on them, Uh, don't come back on you ten
weeks from now and telling you how terrible that was.
But but in the end, I mean, like ever, every day,
it's full of hot take nonsense in our industry, just
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on basic takes. Uh. People that don't watch games react
to a box or what's one of their jackass buddies
said over lunch, it is amazing. It was so bad
Mike that there's a buddy of mine who does listen
to this pod and we joke back and forth that
maybe I'll say something that I don't truly believe just
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to throw him off the scent of what I'm doing,
which never happens. That is the actual thought that I
thought about this podcast. I thought, maybe this person wants
to get Najy Harris and they've got Courtland Sutton, so
they're gonna make a post about why you should trade
Nagy Harris for Courtland Sutton. That was it actually popped
into my mind that this podcast went next level. So
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this guy could have an advantage of his own fantasy
league do everything he can do. Downplay Najy Harris, the
Pittsburgh offense broken, ineffective, inefficient, to a ten minute deep
dive on Matt Canada's uh inability to call plays, the
quarterbacks in ability to stretch the field past blocking being
an issue they've run blocked uh fairly fairly well, but yeah,
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I think you could do that. I just did that
in the forty seconds there we go, you know, and
you look at the numbers that they're like, Okay, it's
comparable right now, but it's not comparable. They're not. It's not.
It's just it's it's a bad, bad deal. And I
just I wanted people to stay away from bad, bad advice.
The advice that we're giving you is to you know,
like when I do might give you one reason which
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I've got set up today that I I hope we'll
catch in. I'm not telling you to bench you know,
Davante Adams, you know, like it's just you know he's
been in the news this week obviously with the targets,
but there's no way that I'm gonna sit there and
say you gotta sit this guy. We're gonna give you
maybe fringe guys, guys that we think could pop, but
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we're not going to be negligent and give you bad
advice to help you lose your fantasy league. Yeah. I
mean some of it is we go big game hunting
of where your expectations for a player need to be tempered, right.
I mean there's several you know in the cold store
list today. I mean they're they're the top player in
the game, but they're in terrible matchups. So if you're
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expecting fireworks, particularly you're gonna go spend a big amount
in daily Fantasy or or something of that nature, then
then you know this is a he go in and
and and think about this a little bit. But also
if you have another option, quarterback position is one that, uh,
we certainly have that opportunity to say, hey, you know what,
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maybe for this week we we flop out depending on
how you drafted and what was available to you. Running backs.
Hardly are we going to get a situation where a
guy you drafted top five is outside the top twenty four.
They may be under performing, I'm looking at you, Austin Ekeler,
but you still have to put put them in the
lineup and assume that the law of averages says they
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have a game like the player you are anticipating. We're
not at the point where you can totally cut bait
unless it's Darnell Mooney. Uh. There, and I made it
about my team. I'm glad that you did. I really
am glad that you did, because I had Mooney in
this the Guillotine League that I lost in Week one,
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and to know that he still wouldn't have helped me
in a week two, week three or week four. Actually,
uh made the wound heal a little bit quicker. But
I had to get off that chest. Let's talk about
some of the wounds, some that have heeled, some that
aren't quarterback position wise. So we've got Zack Wilson returning
for the Jets against the Steelers. Mac Jones sure seems
like a long shot for the Patriots, and Jamis Winston
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status for the London game in Minnesota's is up in
the air after he didn't practice on Thursday, and for
those that are that are tuning in and maybe have
been long time listeners, and even if if you aren't,
we are letting you know we are taping this game,
recording this podcast, excuse me, prior to the game between
the Bengals and the Dolphins. So this is being done
on a Thursday afternoon, so that game is going to
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take place later tonight, as we talked about it. By
the time you hear this, the game will be over.
But at this point, Mike mac jones status is in
the air, as is Jameis Winston's Zack Wilson's back, which
one of those quarterback situations pops up on your radar,
is maybe something we need to watch in week four. Well,
I think first and foremost the this the Saints game.
I mean, because you've got everybody hurt, Michael Thomas is hurt,
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Camara's still hurt, and you might have Andy Dalton under center.
Big spot. Um, you know, a game that will be
a national game. It's early, but it's still a standalone game.
But when we're talking about a lovey right, he's a
guy that everybody's starting to eyeball uh and and an
offense that you're expecting to churn a little bit more
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that suddenly that bogs down. I don't know that the
you know you're you're highly stocked in New York jets
options or or you feel like you've had a huge
uptick or downgrade for anybody in that offense? Is that?
Am I saying that? Right? Likewise in New England? I mean,
look at look at last week Agilar DeVante Parker. Guys,
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you and I both like, but how much do you
trust that offense on the best circumstance now with no
no mac Jones and likely Brian Orr Although I do
like Bill Belichick saying, hey, what am I a doctor?
I mean he stole it straight out of reservoir dogs.
Are you a doctor? Doctor? Doctor? Uh? I I thought
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maybe maybe an uptick for Romandre Stevenson, maybe for Damien Harris,
Like if we're if people are gonna fall down, maybe
somebody gets a boost. I wonder on what the Saints
would look like with Andy Dalton, and obviously if you
know there's no Jarvis Landry and Michael Thomas, it does
look a lot different. But I'm just wondering how different
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it actually looks. You know, I was going after Alvin
Kamara in early because they thought that he could be
available and Andy wasn't, so you wonder if that breakthrough
could come. Um, I really liked the game in London,
and I'll just say I'll touch on a little bit
later on, but yeah, I find that these these moves
here that we've gotten and even it might give me
one reason I've got one of the city suations that
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will will connect. But yeah, I I find I find
these quarterback situations because it's not like and I'm not
trying to drink anyone Patrick Mahomes or Josh Allen or
even Justin Herbert. You know we talked about last week. Yeah,
in the effect that we had like there could be
a boost with some of these moves that are being made,
maybe just a slight boost with with some guys, but
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not major, major, top line guys. You got it. It's
it's all just a question of, all right, which of
the receivers they've been working with him? You and I
talked about this a lot, Uh and have it in
past seasons, both on on our shows on Fox Sports
Radio and certainly here on the podcast. The last couple
of years, Dan Uh is trying to figure out, all right,
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is there a guy from the second unit that gets
a little boost because of of this. Right, who's been
Who's Hoyer been working with most? Has he seen more
of Jacoby Myers as he's seen more of Little Jordan Humphrey.
I just like saying Little George Humprey. They call them
l J. Humphrey on the broadcast like that? Or is
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it a situation whereby you think the tight ends suddenly
get more involved and aren't just the the occasional safety valve? Right?
Does Hunter Henry start to get paid more on a
per route, run and catch basis as opposed to right now,
which is a we just paid you a lot of money.
You're kind of here. Give my make on Twitter at
swallow Dome. You can find me on Twitter at Dan Buyer.
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On Fox, Ryan Burrsinger is our executive producer. We bring
him in Streaming Defense Conversation time, alright week four. Ryan
likes to jump around pick defenses that they could be available.
Who are you streaming or are you eyeing on streaming?
In week four? I am all over the Packers this
week given mac Jones injury concern um, even with mac
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Jones and and a a bum leg especially, I would
jump on the Packers there. Um, but I guess is
that Brian Hoyer. Is he still in fact employed by
the New England Patriots. Yeah, give me that Packers defense.
I I am all over that, and quite frankly like
this is the This is the exact time to jump
on the Packers defense, especially because looking at their schedule
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over the next four weeks, they have the Patriots this week,
then they have the Giants and Jets back to back
at home and then at Washington where Carson wentz I
think plays while sitting down. So so a little longer
stream for the Green Bay pack Yes, this is this
is a hot play. I used my waiver priority in
one of my leagues to get the Packers defense because
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this is a team that I'm this is a starter
in your fantasy lineup for the next four weeks. So
if they are still available, absolutely jump on the Packers
defense and see that greener Oh there you go. Yes
they are uh there. There are still some leagues in
which they're they're still available. So this would be like
the Fox River or the Wisconsin River, uh is compared
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to the Mississippi that you would have for a whole season.
This stream or this river is going to go a
little bit further, just not not not for the not
for the duration of the season, but the Green Bay
Packers Ryan burrshing or streaming defense to pick in week four.
All right, he's gonna be back in a little while.
We're gonna talk some survivor picks. But right now, it's
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Mike Harmon's time to shine. Mike, It's time for our
top plays, our top five picks for the quarterback running
back in a wide receiver position. Let's start out with
your top five quarterbacks for Week four the National Football League. Well,
I gotta go straight off to jump. I mean, the
top two guys are the top options in the game,
and we expected here in a shootout, a bit of
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Baltimore and Buffalo. I'll order them one to jackson then
Josh Allen. They don't have running backs, it doesn't matter.
They'll take care of that themselves. Number three, Jalen hurt
He's rolling. I'm curious to see what that Jacksonville defensive
front is. This is one where the rubber meets the road.
But Hurts has been so good through the first three
weeks of the season. Uh throwing the ball efficiently at completion,
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percentage rolling DeVante Smith now mixed in with Goddard and
with a J. Brown that I gotta love what's going
on there and obviously getting plays done and making plays
with his leg. Then I got Justin Herbert. As of now,
as you and I sit Dan, I'm assuming he's up
and ready to go. Keith and Allen, I've got a
candle it to get him back on the field against Houston,
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And as we know, Houston will play just well enough
to uh well, let you come take the game. So
Justin Herbert standing tall in the pocket, let's get it done.
And then Kyler Murray. I do this one with a
little bit of reticence. There's a couple of other players
on the quarterback rankings that are moderately intriguing plays, but
I'm looking for Kyler Murray. You know you gotta be
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awake if you're gonna play with him. All right, after
all the criticism comes out with a big effort against Carolina. Yeah,
you really can't go wrong with any of the top three.
I I've made some bad fantasy decisions the season, but
I do have Josh Allen on one of my teams
and Jalen Hurts on another. One of my fantasy teams.
I wonder how much the Goes care about Doug Peterson
coming to town. I think it's more of a Jacksonville thing.
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But I don't think even though the defense has been
been very, very good, I think they'll stop the run.
I don't think they'll be able to stop Jalen Hurts
and what he does with his legs and that passing game.
All right, let's get to the top five running backs
four Week four in the National Football League. Let's start
it off. Nick Chubb getting it done. This is one
of my intriguing games of the day. Uh. You see
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what Nick Chubb has been able to do. Uh, people
are finally done handwringing over the loss to the Jets.
Why because they came back out and they they showed
some power and what you have as a guy that's
just churning yards and grinding through defenders going up against Atlanta,
expect more of the same. Here. Number two on the list,
and and he's here because well as we record, I
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still expect him to play. But with the quad injury.
Christian McCaffrey, Yeah, that's right. Injuries injuries not sexy thus far,
but still a top ten running back. Uh. Through three weeks,
that tells you where we're at in the running back
position because we haven't had at explosiveness. But if you're
gonna find it, it's gonna be against this Arizona defense.
So as of now, I've got him in pencil at
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the number two. It's a sad state of affairs, no question. Now,
Harris going up against the New York Football Jets, expecting
the Pittsburgh Steelers to get back to basics, high touch
count and for Harris to be more of a factor
out of the backfield with some free releases against the
Jets front Mitchell Robinski. Uh. Some would say playing for
his life. I would say Matt Cannon is the guy
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you gotta have the spotlight on. Um, you know, blame Cannon.
I'll go back to South Park once again. Austin Ekeler
hasn't been sexy, but the touch count is there and
he can make him miss once he gets out of
the backfield. So we've got him there. Uh. And and
he's kind of one that's a tweener because I love
me some Jamal Williams there that cracks that list. Going
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up against Seattle, yeah, you might, you might still have
DeAndre Swift still a question mark, and they say maybe wishing, wanting,
hoping forget it. Williams was fantastic sweck in Week three,
give him the rock. I like the Falcons in in
that game, but I just, yeah, I can't move away
from Nick Chubb. So I'm right there with you in
in the in the top spot. And I've told you this,
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and I said it last week. The Seahawks cannot get
off the field. They absolutely cannot get off the field. MIC,
So to have Jamal Williams in your top five sure
makes a heck of a lot of sense. Even if
the Lions are a bit banged up. We've seen the workload.
I totally get that. All right, let's go to the
pass catchers. We'll see if we find any of those
Lions there, and I'm I'm sure we will Top five
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wide receivers four Week four in the National Football League,
all right, I'm looking for a shootout. So that gives
me Stefon Digs right off the jump going up against
that Baltimore secondary for Josh Allen, just let him make plays.
Get it up there, Gabriel Davis, Dawson Knox, I mean
Dawson Knox is run around with Josh Allen select rookie
card taped to the back of his shoulder pads and
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rib pads and everything. It's just a crazy situation. A
couple hundred dollar card, oh to have the luxury to
do those kind of things. I don't h A J.
Brown going up against Jacksonville expecting some fireworks and this one,
this is again another good test for the Jacksonville defense.
But a J. Brown a guy high target count, high output.
I'm on ros st Brown. You can't stop and you
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can only hope to contain him. The only thing that
might get him is the injury report as we sit
and record on the Thursday. You know, he's a guy
that's been a little ginger. Maybe he's somebody getting veteran
days off. I don't know. How about Davante Adams going
up against Denver. All the talk this week, the brokenness
in Las Vegas, Well, how do you fix that? You
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feed him the ball and then finally think No. Top
five is complete. Cooper Cup going against San Francisco not
a game. I'm terribly thrilled for this Los Angeles Ram's offense.
But let's face it, Cup is gonna get his targets.
He's gonna get his catches, and he's gonna find some
yack working his way through the middle. Yep Brown and St. Brown.
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I think I think we can get accustomed to that
in the top five. Now, these are the guys that
you're gonna want to get in your lineup that may
not be in the top five this week. Hot Plays
for Week four in the National Football League. Hot Plays
for the Week. Let's start at the quarterback position. A
guy that's been on fire and people waiting for the
other shoe to drop. Look the Detroit offense. They may
not win a lot of games, all right, let's talk
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about the Detroit lines. Twell, eleven to one, still to
win the division. But Jared Goff and that offense, they're clicking,
they're making plays. Uh talked about I'm on Ross St.
Brown before uh. And you're looking at the other secondary options.
Jamal Williams running the football. I think they have a
big day going up against the Seahawks, sorry Dan Leonard
Fournett against Kansas City. He may be saying, Hey, I'm
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gonna need some help. I'm gonna need you guys to
help carry me through. Uh. Not here, it's Week four,
looks like the game is going to go on as
scheduled in Tampa, expecting Uh the offense to run through
for net and for him to have himself a big day.
He was promising fantasy owners touchdowns. Uh, he's a little
bit overdue in those payments. And then a couple of
wide receivers. Why because we gotta get uh little good
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mojo going for the respective teams. One. I mean it's
Cooper Rush throwing to Seedee Lamb. Lamb had that big
drop in the Monday night football game, came right back
uh and had a great catch to record the touchdown.
Looking for him to have a big day against Washington.
No quarterback controversies in the offing. I mean, I it's
great talking points and hot take nonsense. But the Cowboys
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should roll in this one because that defense is gonna
set up some short fields opportunities for some vulting of touchdown.
So Lamb, Tony Pollard, get him on, get him over,
get him in, and finally Deanta Johnson. Why because we
love high target counts and even if the operational efficiency
isn't always there. The rise of George Pickens, at least
as a decoy frustrated decoy still will leave some room
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for Deanta Johnson to make some plays, all right, I
I had I did have a decision Mike with uh
with the Steeler's wide receiver. Unfortunately I don't have Deanta Johnson.
I do have George Pickens, and I wanted to find
a reasonable pla I am, but I just I couldn't
this week, and much much rather have Deante Johnson than George.
How much of a gambling man are you, hey, if
you're a gambling man, I think this is one where
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the long shot could pay off. I'll be looking at
odds for him to score a touchdown any time this week.
If I were a game, maybe I said, I got
Romeo Dobson in the lineup in one of the leagues. Yeah,
so that he's starting to become that guy. Yes, they're
nearly a double digit favor that's one of the biggest.
I think that is the biggest spread. Yeah, yeah, I
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think it is as well. Will we find any of
those New England Patriots or other players in the cold source,
We're about to find out. Guys, you don't want your
lineup for Week four? My Carmen take it away. Gold's
ours guy that I'm a nervous about. He's still a
back end number one QB. But Derek Carr going up
against Denver, all the talk, all the pomp and circumstance pageantry.
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We've already got coaches and owners meeting behind closed doors
and everybody that has some dirt on McDaniel saying here,
I got some put me on your podcast. We may
have one of those guys next week. I don't know,
I may book one of them. Matthew Stafford going up
against San Francisco right now, that offense is not very good. Yeah,
Cooper couple get his, but the other wide receiving options,
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little little bit dicey in that San Francisco defense at home,
expecting them to rise up. Uh, And I put Patrick
Mahomes just as the cautionary tale. Just like I said before,
you're not benching him, But am I expecting fire? No,
I'm expecting a field goal kicking contest, and even then
depending on whether they may issue that all together as well,
expecting to play in Tampa as you and I talk
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on this Thursday, Dan, and then two other big guys
that I'm gonna put out here again, You're going to
play them but we have to add them to the list.
One Jonathan Taylor, I see he's a consensus industry number
one of like why why uh? He had a big
Week one going up against Tennessee. Vable and company have
done well against him. I know they've got some injured
components in that front seven, but averaging fewer than fifty
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rushing yardsburg game and three starts against the Tennessee defense.
And then Justin Jefferson, I'm wondering if we have a
number three third week lockdown, is it more feeling and
k J Osborne getting it done against the Saints and Lattimore.
That is some big game hunting in the cold sores
for Mike Carmen. A lot of big names. Yeah, And again,
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as I mentioned in the last podcast, I'm just I'm
sick of seeing the Buccaneers and and I'm almost kind
of getting sick of the Chiefs a little bit, but
the Buccaneers more so. To have them both play on
Sunday night is I know it's Marquee game and it's
an obvious one, but I'm not loving it as much
as others are. I'm with you. I want the flex out,
give me Buffalo and Baltimore in that spot. Either that
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or get rid of the Rams and forty nine ers.
I don't need Stafford and Jimmy, as much as I
love Jimmy Garoppolo. The fair haired got well, no fair
haired means you're blonde, you know what I mean? The
guy that everybody loves and and gets excited about. I
don't want to watch it. It's paid dry. Let's get
to the ninjas of the week, the secret plays, the
guys that yeah, maybe kind of hidden gems, maybe the
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Swiss Army knives of your lineups. All right, let's go.
We're gonna do the shortlist. Marcus Mariota with his legs,
with his arms, getting it done against Cleveland. What's curius here?
He might have more in the backfield as well. For Algier,
keep an eye out Patterson missing practice. How much of
that is veteran missing versus wondering if he's uh, you know,
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a little physically banged up. How about Khalil Herbert going
up against the Giants David Montgomery banged up. They think
he might be able to go, but you saw the
explosive dits of Herbert. We were talking about it in
the preseason day and it's only a matter of time
before this guy really eats into the shares. And while
the Bears may stink in so many ways, we've talked
about Darnell Mooney before uh not being able to get
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get the ball, and we put that more on the
coaching staff in justin fields. Um. The run game has
been fantastic thus far. Brandon Cooks the guy we talked
about a lot, and I think maybe I'm doing this
for your fantasy lineup, but going up against the Los
Angeles Chargers, I don't have great confidence right now in
the accuracy of Davis Mills or times he looks looks
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the part, and there's other times he looks absolutely lost.
But we get Cooks into our line up against the
Chargers secondary this week. I'm telling you the breakout is coming,
and it's coming on Sunday. I I am, I am
it is. It is going to happen, and there's gonna
be more Chargers dismay. Uh Texans breakout. Texans beat the
Chargers on Sunday. Look at that, all right, I'm gonna
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give you one reason to start and bench a guy,
and the reason to start Jets running back Breece Hall
is because Zach Wilson is back. We even saw increase
with with Hall in their game against the Bengals this
past week, and I just I don't think you're gonna
throw Zach Wilson into the fire. And as much as
we love Garrett Wilson, he had the report with Joe Flacco.
So I think that Zack Wilson comes in and that's
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actually gonna help Brees All in the game that could
be close, so than than than we expect because we
don't know again a lot about the Steelers offense. But
I'm with you, and then I think the Steelers are
the obvious better team, and then you're gonna have an
opportunity to get Breese Hall in the backfield, even with
some catches maybe down the stretch, in a fourth quarter
game that I think still will be competitive. Got a
bench commander's quarterback, Carson Wentz. And the only reason that
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I say this is Wentz has been getting starts in
leagues and rightfully so. But I think it's gonna be
what we saw on Monday night. It's gonna be what
we saw in Week two against the Bengals when he
faced the Cowboys. It's gonna be a shortened game, and
I do think that the Cowboys can get after Wentz.
So I think another bad day for Carson Wentz. So
that's why I would I would bench him because of
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the shortened game. You're gonna get against Dallas divisional run
and Cooper Rush is elite. No, Michael Parsons and that
pass rush are gonna get all over him. I name Bersia.
I used it before, just throwing while sitting down. That's
really where you're at with Carson Wentz coming up on
the schedule this week. All right, Burt's your Survivor pick
for week or we've mentioned it a couple of times.
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The Packers are huge favorites against the Patriots this week,
given Mac jones status especially uh there, I believe they
are nine and a half point favorites at them at
the moment. That's the largest favorite this week. So I
would take the Packers. I think that that's the most
secure Survivor play this week. And uh, I like Jesse's
position still. I think that that he's his His tribe
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did go to tribal council off spoiler alert, but grab
up behind. I won't. I won't say what happened because
it was an interesting tribal and I like the the
new beware advantage, interesting a Survivor TV. If you've picked
the Packers, do you have a backup? I'll tell you
what my backup would be. And again, unfortunately it's Thursday.
It would have been the Bengals. I just think it's
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such a perfect spot, Mike and I. You and I
talked about this in the last podcast, but um, it
actually would be the Bengals on Thursday night. I think
everything sets up nicely for them. So if if they
and by time you're hearing this, if they lost, all
the world's yeah, and you can think I'm an it
and and then you can laugh at me and have
a good chuckle in your car. No, no, no, because
you would not be alone. I mean that. And that's
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the hard part when we do these selections, and when
you start looking at picks being made towards the end
of the week, Dan, when it's all one side, it's
kind of like everybody jumping on the Vikings bandwagon for
the NFC North. I'm like, yeah, I'm going back to
the Packers. All can stay over here. Same thing here
with this game. It's so waited Cincinnati, Like, what's gonna happen.
What kind of craziness is McDaniel gonna have, So we'll see. Uh,
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let's get to the three point conversion. Let's wrap this
bad boy up, Mike. I'll let you go first. Your
three points that we need to carry in the week four. Yeah,
like I said, the top five quarterbacks, no running backs,
no problem. Let's go with big point totals for Jackson
and Allen in a game that should be a prime
time stand alone tuxedo wearing black tie affair. Uh start Herbert, okay,
justin but more uh Khalil Herbert going up against the
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New York Football Giants. It's Barkley versus Herbert. Let's get
it on, and finally Cooper drives the boat. Amari Cooper
back to back great games. Look for him to come up. Yeah,
I know it's Hooper is the actual line. But you
know what, Austin Hooper does nothing for me right now.
So it's a malady Cooper getting it down third strade
game where he is in the plus side for your
fantasy squad. I try to pick my points of Pollosa,
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not an obvious one like Bill's Ravens would be. I
think there's gonna be points in London. I know we
like the Saints defense, but even if Andy Dalton plays
for New Orleans, I still think that we could see
some points in Dalvin Cook is trending towards playing for
Minnesota in that game, so I think we'll be pleasantly
surprised by some points between the Vikings and Saints. Of
Penny for your thoughts, Rashad Penny for your thoughts. The
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Seahawks may not be good, but they're really bad on defense.
They're actually okay on offense, and okay is actually a
compliment considering what we thought they would be in Week one.
They're not a great scoring team they've been you know,
they were stuffed by the Fortys, but you can run
against the Lions. So I think Rashad Penny at least
has a day for you. And listen, if we're complaining
about Davante Adams getting the football and I know PA
(29:00):
Trucks or Tans on the other side of things in
Denver and you could be seeing a lot of that matchup.
I still think you're gonna see Davante Adams with fifteen targets.
That's a commitment to excellence and a commitment to target
Davante Adams, So I think he gets back on track
against the Broncos in that a f C West showdown.
In other words, we paid you a lot of money
to come here, you better throw him the dample. Yes,
(29:21):
if we're gonna fail and we're going down because you
were too upset by the way their own three and
again we're blaming Derek Carr and not Josh McDaniels or
a defense that couldn't stop the Cardinals. Again, it's Derek
Carr's fault. My goodness, the red frond, drop the ball
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is Ryan Burr Shinger and you can find him on
Twitter at Ryan burshing Er. I don't want to start
out negative, Mike, so I'm not going to talk about
the quarterback injuries in New England. I'm not going to
talk about the quarterback injuries in New Orleans. I'm instead
going to rip on another podcast. No, No, this is
the no, let's go. I've been ripping on the industry
(01:10):
as a whole, related to Aaron Judge and clean not
clean baseball records and everything else. I've screamed myself. Horse again,
TikTok at its best and maybe at its worst, because
in my algorithm, now there's a bunch of fantasy football stuff.
And I told you this last week, or maybe it
(01:31):
was two weeks ago, and a certain podcast was telling
you to drop players that you should never drop. Now
a completely different podcast has popped up into my algorithm
and they said to trade Nasey Harris for Courtland Sutton.
And and listen, there's a lot of fantasy content out there,
(01:51):
but we're all picking from the same garden. Some people
may like their berries ripe, some may not like them ripe.
I don't know a garden where you would want to
trade nase Harris for Courtland Sutton. I I don't know.
I don't know that garden exists, Mike. And that's my
problem with it is is I get if maybe it's
a if it's an equal sort of thing. And I
(02:13):
even see guys going out there giving you fantasy tips
that that we've known for twenty five years. I'm cool
with all that new audience, but when you're giving bad advice,
then I have a problem with it. And that's what
I'm starting to see on TikTok. Well, but that's the
thing is, you know, one of my main tenants going
all the way back to first starting in this dan
was if I can get you and convince you that
(02:34):
I had to make the roster move that and then
I've done my job. So if arguing that someone says, yeah,
I made that deal, all right, you want you got
over on them, Uh, don't come back on you ten
weeks from now and telling you how terrible that was.
But but in the end, I mean, like ever, every day,
it's full of hot take nonsense in our industry, just
(02:54):
on basic takes. Uh. People that don't watch games react
to a box or what's one of their jackass buddies
said over lunch, it is amazing. It was so bad
Mike that there's a buddy of mine who does listen
to this pod and we joke back and forth that
maybe I'll say something that I don't truly believe just
(03:15):
to throw him off the scent of what I'm doing,
which never happens. That is the actual thought that I
thought about this podcast. I thought, maybe this person wants
to get Najy Harris and they've got Courtland Sutton, so
they're gonna make a post about why you should trade
Nagy Harris for Courtland Sutton. That was it actually popped
into my mind that this podcast went next level. So
(03:37):
this guy could have an advantage of his own fantasy
league do everything he can do. Downplay Najy Harris, the
Pittsburgh offense broken, ineffective, inefficient, to a ten minute deep
dive on Matt Canada's uh inability to call plays, the
quarterbacks in ability to stretch the field past blocking being
an issue they've run blocked uh fairly fairly well, but yeah,
(04:01):
I think you could do that. I just did that
in the forty seconds there we go, you know, and
you look at the numbers that they're like, Okay, it's
comparable right now, but it's not comparable. They're not. It's not.
It's just it's it's a bad, bad deal. And I
just I wanted people to stay away from bad, bad advice.
The advice that we're giving you is to you know,
like when I do might give you one reason which
(04:22):
I've got set up today that I I hope we'll
catch in. I'm not telling you to bench you know,
Davante Adams, you know, like it's just you know he's
been in the news this week obviously with the targets,
but there's no way that I'm gonna sit there and
say you gotta sit this guy. We're gonna give you
maybe fringe guys, guys that we think could pop, but
(04:43):
we're not going to be negligent and give you bad
advice to help you lose your fantasy league. Yeah. I
mean some of it is we go big game hunting
of where your expectations for a player need to be tempered, right.
I mean there's several you know in the cold store
list today. I mean they're they're the top player in
the game, but they're in terrible matchups. So if you're
(05:03):
expecting fireworks, particularly you're gonna go spend a big amount
in daily Fantasy or or something of that nature, then
then you know this is a he go in and
and and think about this a little bit. But also
if you have another option, quarterback position is one that, uh,
we certainly have that opportunity to say, hey, you know what,
(05:24):
maybe for this week we we flop out depending on
how you drafted and what was available to you. Running backs.
Hardly are we going to get a situation where a
guy you drafted top five is outside the top twenty four.
They may be under performing, I'm looking at you, Austin Ekeler,
but you still have to put put them in the
lineup and assume that the law of averages says they
(05:47):
have a game like the player you are anticipating. We're
not at the point where you can totally cut bait
unless it's Darnell Mooney. Uh. There, and I made it
about my team. I'm glad that you did. I really
am glad that you did, because I had Mooney in
this the Guillotine League that I lost in Week one,
(06:07):
and to know that he still wouldn't have helped me
in a week two, week three or week four. Actually,
uh made the wound heal a little bit quicker. But
I had to get off that chest. Let's talk about
some of the wounds, some that have heeled, some that
aren't quarterback position wise. So we've got Zack Wilson returning
for the Jets against the Steelers. Mac Jones sure seems
like a long shot for the Patriots, and Jamis Winston
(06:28):
status for the London game in Minnesota's is up in
the air after he didn't practice on Thursday, and for
those that are that are tuning in and maybe have
been long time listeners, and even if if you aren't,
we are letting you know we are taping this game,
recording this podcast, excuse me, prior to the game between
the Bengals and the Dolphins. So this is being done
on a Thursday afternoon, so that game is going to
(06:49):
take place later tonight, as we talked about it. By
the time you hear this, the game will be over.
But at this point, Mike mac jones status is in
the air, as is Jameis Winston's Zack Wilson's back, which
one of those quarterback situations pops up on your radar,
is maybe something we need to watch in week four. Well,
I think first and foremost the this the Saints game.
I mean, because you've got everybody hurt, Michael Thomas is hurt,
(07:11):
Camara's still hurt, and you might have Andy Dalton under center.
Big spot. Um, you know, a game that will be
a national game. It's early, but it's still a standalone game.
But when we're talking about a lovey right, he's a
guy that everybody's starting to eyeball uh and and an
offense that you're expecting to churn a little bit more
(07:33):
that suddenly that bogs down. I don't know that the
you know you're you're highly stocked in New York jets
options or or you feel like you've had a huge
uptick or downgrade for anybody in that offense? Is that?
Am I saying that? Right? Likewise in New England? I mean,
look at look at last week Agilar DeVante Parker. Guys,
(07:56):
you and I both like, but how much do you
trust that offense on the best circumstance now with no
no mac Jones and likely Brian Orr Although I do
like Bill Belichick saying, hey, what am I a doctor?
I mean he stole it straight out of reservoir dogs.
Are you a doctor? Doctor? Doctor? Uh? I I thought
(08:18):
maybe maybe an uptick for Romandre Stevenson, maybe for Damien Harris,
Like if we're if people are gonna fall down, maybe
somebody gets a boost. I wonder on what the Saints
would look like with Andy Dalton, and obviously if you
know there's no Jarvis Landry and Michael Thomas, it does
look a lot different. But I'm just wondering how different
(08:38):
it actually looks. You know, I was going after Alvin
Kamara in early because they thought that he could be
available and Andy wasn't, so you wonder if that breakthrough
could come. Um, I really liked the game in London,
and I'll just say I'll touch on a little bit
later on, but yeah, I find that these these moves
here that we've gotten and even it might give me
one reason I've got one of the city suations that
(09:01):
will will connect. But yeah, I I find I find
these quarterback situations because it's not like and I'm not
trying to drink anyone Patrick Mahomes or Josh Allen or
even Justin Herbert. You know we talked about last week. Yeah,
in the effect that we had like there could be
a boost with some of these moves that are being made,
maybe just a slight boost with with some guys, but
(09:21):
not major, major, top line guys. You got it. It's
it's all just a question of, all right, which of
the receivers they've been working with him? You and I
talked about this a lot, Uh and have it in
past seasons, both on on our shows on Fox Sports
Radio and certainly here on the podcast. The last couple
of years, Dan Uh is trying to figure out, all right,
(09:43):
is there a guy from the second unit that gets
a little boost because of of this. Right, who's been
Who's Hoyer been working with most? Has he seen more
of Jacoby Myers as he's seen more of Little Jordan Humphrey.
I just like saying Little George Humprey. They call them
l J. Humphrey on the broadcast like that? Or is
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it a situation whereby you think the tight ends suddenly
get more involved and aren't just the the occasional safety valve? Right?
Does Hunter Henry start to get paid more on a
per route, run and catch basis as opposed to right now,
which is a we just paid you a lot of money.
You're kind of here. Give my make on Twitter at
swallow Dome. You can find me on Twitter at Dan Buyer.
(10:28):
On Fox, Ryan Burrsinger is our executive producer. We bring
him in Streaming Defense Conversation time, alright week four. Ryan
likes to jump around pick defenses that they could be available.
Who are you streaming or are you eyeing on streaming?
In week four? I am all over the Packers this
week given mac Jones injury concern um, even with mac
(10:51):
Jones and and a a bum leg especially, I would
jump on the Packers there. Um, but I guess is
that Brian Hoyer. Is he still in fact employed by
the New England Patriots. Yeah, give me that Packers defense.
I I am all over that, and quite frankly like
this is the This is the exact time to jump
on the Packers defense, especially because looking at their schedule
(11:11):
over the next four weeks, they have the Patriots this week,
then they have the Giants and Jets back to back
at home and then at Washington where Carson wentz I
think plays while sitting down. So so a little longer
stream for the Green Bay pack Yes, this is this
is a hot play. I used my waiver priority in
one of my leagues to get the Packers defense because
(11:32):
this is a team that I'm this is a starter
in your fantasy lineup for the next four weeks. So
if they are still available, absolutely jump on the Packers
defense and see that greener Oh there you go. Yes
they are uh there. There are still some leagues in
which they're they're still available. So this would be like
the Fox River or the Wisconsin River, uh is compared
(11:55):
to the Mississippi that you would have for a whole season.
This stream or this river is going to go a
little bit further, just not not not for the not
for the duration of the season, but the Green Bay
Packers Ryan burrshing or streaming defense to pick in week four.
All right, he's gonna be back in a little while.
We're gonna talk some survivor picks. But right now, it's
(12:17):
Mike Harmon's time to shine. Mike, It's time for our
top plays, our top five picks for the quarterback running
back in a wide receiver position. Let's start out with
your top five quarterbacks for Week four the National Football League. Well,
I gotta go straight off to jump. I mean, the
top two guys are the top options in the game,
and we expected here in a shootout, a bit of
(12:38):
Baltimore and Buffalo. I'll order them one to jackson then
Josh Allen. They don't have running backs, it doesn't matter.
They'll take care of that themselves. Number three, Jalen hurt
He's rolling. I'm curious to see what that Jacksonville defensive
front is. This is one where the rubber meets the road.
But Hurts has been so good through the first three
weeks of the season. Uh throwing the ball efficiently at completion,
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percentage rolling DeVante Smith now mixed in with Goddard and
with a J. Brown that I gotta love what's going
on there and obviously getting plays done and making plays
with his leg. Then I got Justin Herbert. As of now,
as you and I sit Dan, I'm assuming he's up
and ready to go. Keith and Allen, I've got a
candle it to get him back on the field against Houston,
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And as we know, Houston will play just well enough
to uh well, let you come take the game. So
Justin Herbert standing tall in the pocket, let's get it done.
And then Kyler Murray. I do this one with a
little bit of reticence. There's a couple of other players
on the quarterback rankings that are moderately intriguing plays, but
I'm looking for Kyler Murray. You know you gotta be
(13:42):
awake if you're gonna play with him. All right, after
all the criticism comes out with a big effort against Carolina. Yeah,
you really can't go wrong with any of the top three.
I I've made some bad fantasy decisions the season, but
I do have Josh Allen on one of my teams
and Jalen Hurts on another. One of my fantasy teams.
I wonder how much the Goes care about Doug Peterson
coming to town. I think it's more of a Jacksonville thing.
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But I don't think even though the defense has been
been very, very good, I think they'll stop the run.
I don't think they'll be able to stop Jalen Hurts
and what he does with his legs and that passing game.
All right, let's get to the top five running backs
four Week four in the National Football League. Let's start
it off. Nick Chubb getting it done. This is one
of my intriguing games of the day. Uh. You see
(14:25):
what Nick Chubb has been able to do. Uh, people
are finally done handwringing over the loss to the Jets.
Why because they came back out and they they showed
some power and what you have as a guy that's
just churning yards and grinding through defenders going up against Atlanta,
expect more of the same. Here. Number two on the list,
and and he's here because well as we record, I
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still expect him to play. But with the quad injury.
Christian McCaffrey, Yeah, that's right. Injuries injuries not sexy thus far,
but still a top ten running back. Uh. Through three weeks,
that tells you where we're at in the running back
position because we haven't had at explosiveness. But if you're
gonna find it, it's gonna be against this Arizona defense.
So as of now, I've got him in pencil at
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the number two. It's a sad state of affairs, no question. Now,
Harris going up against the New York Football Jets, expecting
the Pittsburgh Steelers to get back to basics, high touch
count and for Harris to be more of a factor
out of the backfield with some free releases against the
Jets front Mitchell Robinski. Uh. Some would say playing for
his life. I would say Matt Cannon is the guy
(15:28):
you gotta have the spotlight on. Um, you know, blame Cannon.
I'll go back to South Park once again. Austin Ekeler
hasn't been sexy, but the touch count is there and
he can make him miss once he gets out of
the backfield. So we've got him there. Uh. And and
he's kind of one that's a tweener because I love
me some Jamal Williams there that cracks that list. Going
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up against Seattle, yeah, you might, you might still have
DeAndre Swift still a question mark, and they say maybe wishing, wanting,
hoping forget it. Williams was fantastic sweck in Week three,
give him the rock. I like the Falcons in in
that game, but I just, yeah, I can't move away
from Nick Chubb. So I'm right there with you in
in the in the top spot. And I've told you this,
(16:11):
and I said it last week. The Seahawks cannot get
off the field. They absolutely cannot get off the field. MIC,
So to have Jamal Williams in your top five sure
makes a heck of a lot of sense. Even if
the Lions are a bit banged up. We've seen the workload.
I totally get that. All right, let's go to the
pass catchers. We'll see if we find any of those
Lions there, and I'm I'm sure we will Top five
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wide receivers four Week four in the National Football League,
all right, I'm looking for a shootout. So that gives
me Stefon Digs right off the jump going up against
that Baltimore secondary for Josh Allen, just let him make plays.
Get it up there, Gabriel Davis, Dawson Knox, I mean
Dawson Knox is run around with Josh Allen select rookie
card taped to the back of his shoulder pads and
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rib pads and everything. It's just a crazy situation. A
couple hundred dollar card, oh to have the luxury to
do those kind of things. I don't h A J.
Brown going up against Jacksonville expecting some fireworks and this one,
this is again another good test for the Jacksonville defense.
But a J. Brown a guy high target count, high output.
I'm on ros st Brown. You can't stop and you
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can only hope to contain him. The only thing that
might get him is the injury report as we sit
and record on the Thursday. You know, he's a guy
that's been a little ginger. Maybe he's somebody getting veteran
days off. I don't know. How about Davante Adams going
up against Denver. All the talk this week, the brokenness
in Las Vegas, Well, how do you fix that? You
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feed him the ball and then finally think No. Top
five is complete. Cooper Cup going against San Francisco not
a game. I'm terribly thrilled for this Los Angeles Ram's offense.
But let's face it, Cup is gonna get his targets.
He's gonna get his catches, and he's gonna find some
yack working his way through the middle. Yep Brown and St. Brown.
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I think I think we can get accustomed to that
in the top five. Now, these are the guys that
you're gonna want to get in your lineup that may
not be in the top five this week. Hot Plays
for Week four in the National Football League. Hot Plays
for the Week. Let's start at the quarterback position. A
guy that's been on fire and people waiting for the
other shoe to drop. Look the Detroit offense. They may
not win a lot of games, all right, let's talk
(18:17):
about the Detroit lines. Twell, eleven to one, still to
win the division. But Jared Goff and that offense, they're clicking,
they're making plays. Uh talked about I'm on Ross St.
Brown before uh. And you're looking at the other secondary options.
Jamal Williams running the football. I think they have a
big day going up against the Seahawks, sorry Dan Leonard
Fournett against Kansas City. He may be saying, Hey, I'm
(18:39):
gonna need some help. I'm gonna need you guys to
help carry me through. Uh. Not here, it's Week four,
looks like the game is going to go on as
scheduled in Tampa, expecting Uh the offense to run through
for net and for him to have himself a big day.
He was promising fantasy owners touchdowns. Uh, he's a little
bit overdue in those payments. And then a couple of
wide receivers. Why because we gotta get uh little good
(19:02):
mojo going for the respective teams. One. I mean it's
Cooper Rush throwing to Seedee Lamb. Lamb had that big
drop in the Monday night football game, came right back
uh and had a great catch to record the touchdown.
Looking for him to have a big day against Washington.
No quarterback controversies in the offing. I mean, I it's
great talking points and hot take nonsense. But the Cowboys
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should roll in this one because that defense is gonna
set up some short fields opportunities for some vulting of touchdown.
So Lamb, Tony Pollard, get him on, get him over,
get him in, and finally Deanta Johnson. Why because we
love high target counts and even if the operational efficiency
isn't always there. The rise of George Pickens, at least
as a decoy frustrated decoy still will leave some room
(19:48):
for Deanta Johnson to make some plays, all right, I
I had I did have a decision Mike with uh
with the Steeler's wide receiver. Unfortunately I don't have Deanta Johnson.
I do have George Pickens, and I wanted to find
a reasonable pla I am, but I just I couldn't
this week, and much much rather have Deante Johnson than George.
How much of a gambling man are you, hey, if
you're a gambling man, I think this is one where
(20:10):
the long shot could pay off. I'll be looking at
odds for him to score a touchdown any time this week.
If I were a game, maybe I said, I got
Romeo Dobson in the lineup in one of the leagues. Yeah,
so that he's starting to become that guy. Yes, they're
nearly a double digit favor that's one of the biggest.
I think that is the biggest spread. Yeah, yeah, I
(20:31):
think it is as well. Will we find any of
those New England Patriots or other players in the cold source,
We're about to find out. Guys, you don't want your
lineup for Week four? My Carmen take it away. Gold's
ours guy that I'm a nervous about. He's still a
back end number one QB. But Derek Carr going up
against Denver, all the talk, all the pomp and circumstance pageantry.
(20:53):
We've already got coaches and owners meeting behind closed doors
and everybody that has some dirt on McDaniel saying here,
I got some put me on your podcast. We may
have one of those guys next week. I don't know,
I may book one of them. Matthew Stafford going up
against San Francisco right now, that offense is not very good. Yeah,
Cooper couple get his, but the other wide receiving options,
(21:15):
little little bit dicey in that San Francisco defense at home,
expecting them to rise up. Uh, And I put Patrick
Mahomes just as the cautionary tale. Just like I said before,
you're not benching him, But am I expecting fire? No,
I'm expecting a field goal kicking contest, and even then
depending on whether they may issue that all together as well,
expecting to play in Tampa as you and I talk
(21:38):
on this Thursday, Dan, and then two other big guys
that I'm gonna put out here again, You're going to
play them but we have to add them to the list.
One Jonathan Taylor, I see he's a consensus industry number
one of like why why uh? He had a big
Week one going up against Tennessee. Vable and company have
done well against him. I know they've got some injured
components in that front seven, but averaging fewer than fifty
(22:00):
rushing yardsburg game and three starts against the Tennessee defense.
And then Justin Jefferson, I'm wondering if we have a
number three third week lockdown, is it more feeling and
k J Osborne getting it done against the Saints and Lattimore.
That is some big game hunting in the cold sores
for Mike Carmen. A lot of big names. Yeah, And again,
(22:20):
as I mentioned in the last podcast, I'm just I'm
sick of seeing the Buccaneers and and I'm almost kind
of getting sick of the Chiefs a little bit, but
the Buccaneers more so. To have them both play on
Sunday night is I know it's Marquee game and it's
an obvious one, but I'm not loving it as much
as others are. I'm with you. I want the flex out,
give me Buffalo and Baltimore in that spot. Either that
(22:43):
or get rid of the Rams and forty nine ers.
I don't need Stafford and Jimmy, as much as I
love Jimmy Garoppolo. The fair haired got well, no fair
haired means you're blonde, you know what I mean? The
guy that everybody loves and and gets excited about. I
don't want to watch it. It's paid dry. Let's get
to the ninjas of the week, the secret plays, the
guys that yeah, maybe kind of hidden gems, maybe the
(23:05):
Swiss Army knives of your lineups. All right, let's go.
We're gonna do the shortlist. Marcus Mariota with his legs,
with his arms, getting it done against Cleveland. What's curius here?
He might have more in the backfield as well. For Algier,
keep an eye out Patterson missing practice. How much of
that is veteran missing versus wondering if he's uh, you know,
(23:28):
a little physically banged up. How about Khalil Herbert going
up against the Giants David Montgomery banged up. They think
he might be able to go, but you saw the
explosive dits of Herbert. We were talking about it in
the preseason day and it's only a matter of time
before this guy really eats into the shares. And while
the Bears may stink in so many ways, we've talked
about Darnell Mooney before uh not being able to get
(23:50):
get the ball, and we put that more on the
coaching staff in justin fields. Um. The run game has
been fantastic thus far. Brandon Cooks the guy we talked
about a lot, and I think maybe I'm doing this
for your fantasy lineup, but going up against the Los
Angeles Chargers, I don't have great confidence right now in
the accuracy of Davis Mills or times he looks looks
(24:11):
the part, and there's other times he looks absolutely lost.
But we get Cooks into our line up against the
Chargers secondary this week. I'm telling you the breakout is coming,
and it's coming on Sunday. I I am, I am
it is. It is going to happen, and there's gonna
be more Chargers dismay. Uh Texans breakout. Texans beat the
Chargers on Sunday. Look at that, all right, I'm gonna
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give you one reason to start and bench a guy,
and the reason to start Jets running back Breece Hall
is because Zach Wilson is back. We even saw increase
with with Hall in their game against the Bengals this
past week, and I just I don't think you're gonna
throw Zach Wilson into the fire. And as much as
we love Garrett Wilson, he had the report with Joe Flacco.
So I think that Zack Wilson comes in and that's
(24:57):
actually gonna help Brees All in the game that could
be close, so than than than we expect because we
don't know again a lot about the Steelers offense. But
I'm with you, and then I think the Steelers are
the obvious better team, and then you're gonna have an
opportunity to get Breese Hall in the backfield, even with
some catches maybe down the stretch, in a fourth quarter
game that I think still will be competitive. Got a
bench commander's quarterback, Carson Wentz. And the only reason that
(25:18):
I say this is Wentz has been getting starts in
leagues and rightfully so. But I think it's gonna be
what we saw on Monday night. It's gonna be what
we saw in Week two against the Bengals when he
faced the Cowboys. It's gonna be a shortened game, and
I do think that the Cowboys can get after Wentz.
So I think another bad day for Carson Wentz. So
that's why I would I would bench him because of
(25:39):
the shortened game. You're gonna get against Dallas divisional run
and Cooper Rush is elite. No, Michael Parsons and that
pass rush are gonna get all over him. I name Bersia.
I used it before, just throwing while sitting down. That's
really where you're at with Carson Wentz coming up on
the schedule this week. All right, Burt's your Survivor pick
for week or we've mentioned it a couple of times.
(26:02):
The Packers are huge favorites against the Patriots this week,
given Mac jones status especially uh there, I believe they
are nine and a half point favorites at them at
the moment. That's the largest favorite this week. So I
would take the Packers. I think that that's the most
secure Survivor play this week. And uh, I like Jesse's
position still. I think that that he's his His tribe
(26:22):
did go to tribal council off spoiler alert, but grab
up behind. I won't. I won't say what happened because
it was an interesting tribal and I like the the
new beware advantage, interesting a Survivor TV. If you've picked
the Packers, do you have a backup? I'll tell you
what my backup would be. And again, unfortunately it's Thursday.
It would have been the Bengals. I just think it's
(26:44):
such a perfect spot, Mike and I. You and I
talked about this in the last podcast, but um, it
actually would be the Bengals on Thursday night. I think
everything sets up nicely for them. So if if they
and by time you're hearing this, if they lost, all
the world's yeah, and you can think I'm an it
and and then you can laugh at me and have
a good chuckle in your car. No, no, no, because
you would not be alone. I mean that. And that's
(27:05):
the hard part when we do these selections, and when
you start looking at picks being made towards the end
of the week, Dan, when it's all one side, it's
kind of like everybody jumping on the Vikings bandwagon for
the NFC North. I'm like, yeah, I'm going back to
the Packers. All can stay over here. Same thing here
with this game. It's so waited Cincinnati, Like, what's gonna happen.
What kind of craziness is McDaniel gonna have, So we'll see. Uh,
(27:29):
let's get to the three point conversion. Let's wrap this
bad boy up, Mike. I'll let you go first. Your
three points that we need to carry in the week four. Yeah,
like I said, the top five quarterbacks, no running backs,
no problem. Let's go with big point totals for Jackson
and Allen in a game that should be a prime
time stand alone tuxedo wearing black tie affair. Uh start Herbert, okay,
justin but more uh Khalil Herbert going up against the
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New York Football Giants. It's Barkley versus Herbert. Let's get
it on, and finally Cooper drives the boat. Amari Cooper
back to back great games. Look for him to come up. Yeah,
I know it's Hooper is the actual line. But you
know what, Austin Hooper does nothing for me right now.
So it's a malady Cooper getting it down third strade
game where he is in the plus side for your
fantasy squad. I try to pick my points of Pollosa,
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not an obvious one like Bill's Ravens would be. I
think there's gonna be points in London. I know we
like the Saints defense, but even if Andy Dalton plays
for New Orleans, I still think that we could see
some points in Dalvin Cook is trending towards playing for
Minnesota in that game, so I think we'll be pleasantly
surprised by some points between the Vikings and Saints. Of
Penny for your thoughts, Rashad Penny for your thoughts. The
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Seahawks may not be good, but they're really bad on defense.
They're actually okay on offense, and okay is actually a
compliment considering what we thought they would be in Week one.
They're not a great scoring team they've been you know,
they were stuffed by the Fortys, but you can run
against the Lions. So I think Rashad Penny at least
has a day for you. And listen, if we're complaining
about Davante Adams getting the football and I know PA
(29:00):
Trucks or Tans on the other side of things in
Denver and you could be seeing a lot of that matchup.
I still think you're gonna see Davante Adams with fifteen targets.
That's a commitment to excellence and a commitment to target
Davante Adams, So I think he gets back on track
against the Broncos in that a f C West showdown.
In other words, we paid you a lot of money
to come here, you better throw him the dample. Yes,
(29:21):
if we're gonna fail and we're going down because you
were too upset by the way their own three and
again we're blaming Derek Carr and not Josh McDaniels or
a defense that couldn't stop the Cardinals. Again, it's Derek
Carr's fault. My goodness, the red frond, drop the ball
for Ryan Versing here, our executive producer, for Mike Carmen,
(29:42):
our genius demand with all the knowledge, I'm Dan Buyer.
We will talk to you next time as week four concludes,
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