Fantasy Football Daily - Josh Allen, Travis Etienne, Kyle Pitts | 2026 Fantasy Football Offseason Storylines

Episode Date: February 27, 2026

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Starting point is 00:00:40 I had a little bit of a hiatus, missed a little bit time. Shout out to Scott Barrett for filling in for me with Andrew Cooper on the most recent show. My guest today, Mike, Mike, you understand the snow lifestyle more than most. You're in Western New York in Buffalo. I got stranded. I live on Long Island, got stranded in Florida. so people are looking at me in there like give me a break stranded in Florida but I was in Florida for a very very long time finally got back yesterday back at it one of my favorite recurring guests
Starting point is 00:01:17 Mike show up is back with us today Mike how are you doing today I am pretty good recovering from some sort of cold flu combination mostly better but not all the way so I'll do my best for you well I'm sure you're gonna you're gonna hit it out of the park as always Mike's been on every one of my shows so if you listen to dynasty life listen to fantasy football daily you listen to into the old school stuff at my old job. Mike has been a frequent guest because, Mike, you wear a lot of different hats where you're a extremely sharp high stakes fantasy manager.
Starting point is 00:01:49 Plus, you do podcasting with the ship chasing crew, ADP chasing, and you also work at WGGR in Buffalo where you are like the preeminent voice of the Buffalo Bills. So you're my go-to source for Buffalo Bills. I love talking ADP with you. You can basically talk everything. have a real perspective because you're deep in the NFL streets in addition to the fantasy street. So hopefully we're going to cover a lot of bases here today. This is the end of February time where the NFL combine is basically here. Free agency is right around the corner.
Starting point is 00:02:27 Some players are already starting to get franchise tagged and resigned. It's sort of the silly season. And this week more than any, there's a lot of action, a lot of rumors in the streets because You have a lot of agents bumping up with personnel at the combine, a lot of deals, handshake deals being made. We're going to look to cover a lot of it. So a lot of these shows right now, Mike, are specifically rookie focused. A lot are specifically free agent focused. We're going to cover a lot of subjects here. And look at the storylines that could shape fantasy football this off season.
Starting point is 00:03:00 There are always some big landmine events. And we're going to try to predict a couple of these right now. So why don't we get it started off the top? I have to go Buffalo Bills with you to start out. Is the Buffalo Bills leading target earner in 2026 currently on the Bills roster? For their sake, I hope not. For a couple of years now, and we've had this conversation many times, it's been on the outside, difficult to understand why they haven't made more of a push
Starting point is 00:03:32 at receiver. But then, again, they've scored 30 points a game for two years. years and one like crazy as it happens, making the conversation more interesting, if that also more confounding, is that in the playoffs, they still score those same 30 points and lose. What did they lose the Chiefs game two years ago by 32, 29, and then this was 33 to 30. So what can you really do? On one hand, they've got what they need. You would think by their numbers on the other, look at the names.
Starting point is 00:04:02 So I hope this year makes it different. they kept Joe Brady, elevated him even to head coach. I got to think that probably means the vision is the same. And they don't have great draft capital right now. They pick late again, 26th. They don't have anybody's extra picks. So there isn't really that opportunity sitting there for them. Cap-wise, they're in tough also.
Starting point is 00:04:26 So if they wanted to go get, I mean, Alec Pierce, I guess, is the name you have to use for this at this point based on the rumors. but if they wanted to go do something like that, four years, $90 million or something like that, I don't know if they can pull that off. And in case of Pierce, I kind of hope they don't figure out a way to do that because I'm not the biggest fan. But they're in a spot here where they've done a lot of winning,
Starting point is 00:04:50 but they're more known, better known now for how they've fallen short. And we'll see if this year is different in terms of whether they want to address wide receiver seriously. I love the idea of Mike Abbott. for them if he were to come free. I think he'd be like a great bill. And then if you did get like a Concepcion or a late first round wide receiver in that range too, that could make things really exciting.
Starting point is 00:05:14 One more point that we've talked about before is I've never, it's never sat well with me, Theo. Shakir is just like he's too good to be ignored. So he's going to play. He's been their leading receiver. He plays in the slot that semi blocks Kincaid. and what your versatility can be and Knox is on the field. Like they have this particular problem where the good players they have are kind of in each other's way.
Starting point is 00:05:41 And then on the outside, they can't get Coleman off. Then you're running through Gabe Davises and Elijah Moors and Tyrell Shavers, et cetera. So the pieces haven't fit right. Yeah, it's a very interesting offense to sort of unpack where Shakir and Kincaid are sitting there in early ADP. But you feel like something's coming along the line. I think there's a lot of pressure on the organization.
Starting point is 00:06:04 I know you mentioned in previous seasons, but I think at least externally, a lot of pressure on them to add wide receivers. Mike Evans, I think would be an un-I agree with you completely. I think Mike Evans represents a short-term ad where they're not committed to a player long-term, like an Alec Pierce or, you know, Wondell Robinson, a lot of these guys sort of on the free agent market
Starting point is 00:06:25 that are 25 years old. But with Mike Evans, you get a guy who, this is the last contract he's going to sign as an NFL pro, The bills are in this Super Bowl window, this perpetual Super Bowl window with Josh Allen, and Mike Evans could chase it for a ring here, for a second ring for Mike Evans. So I think that one would be unbelievable. I think it would be terrific for fantasy football. The idea of Josh Allen with Mike Evans on the outside, that sounds like a lot of fun.
Starting point is 00:06:50 You're also sort of deep in the streets here for the team. Let's talk about Eubrench and Joe Brady being elevated to head coach. Let's talk about Pete Carmichael. What are the vibes with Pete Carmichael? I think generally positive, at least in the fantasy football circles, Pete Carmichael coming over, bringing some of those Sean Peyton principles with him to Buffalo. I know that I've sort of thought that this could be the window of opportunity for James Cook to elevate his role as a pass catcher out of the backfield because of the tendencies of Peyton,
Starting point is 00:07:21 the tendencies of Carmichael. Do you think this is going to be just a meshing of what we've seen with Brady? Or do you think that there's going to be some wrinkles that we maybe haven't seen, seen in previous Buffalo Bills teams. Well, there had better be some new elements. I mean, it's a once in a lifetime opportunity for Brady. And if I'm he, I'm going to do what I feel is right now. I've got, I'm the boss.
Starting point is 00:07:47 And one thing that will be sorted out as the season comes is whether he looks like he's running an offense that he wanted to run in the past. It's easy. I always default to it's going to be a James Cook team once. that half season where Brady was in charge, they demonstrated that they wanted to do that and that they were good at it. So Cook's volume and success is really of no surprise to me.
Starting point is 00:08:13 But, you know, I think a lot of fans are hoping that they open it up more and get the ball down the field better than they have for two years. I don't know if that'll happen. And I really don't know either whether Pete Carmichael is the ticket to that. I think he's somebody that Brady is familiar. with. He was in New Orleans too. And somebody's got to be in charge of the offense when the head coach is doing other things. I mean, he's in defensive meetings now. That's just how that goes.
Starting point is 00:08:41 So he's got a lot of experience. The Saints have always been tough to figure out if anybody besides Sean Payton ever really mattered, I think, in terms of their staff. And that's still the case here. Carmichael's been in the league a long time. Brady is 36. So it kind of fits, seems right, on sort of a base level. But if their offense is going to be different, I think they have to have a couple of new players that can change games than the players they have, as we've talked about.
Starting point is 00:09:10 Yeah, we're going to keep a heavy eye on Buffalo throughout the draft process throughout free agency. Definitely an important one for fantasy football because Josh Allen is our QB1 overall heading into 2026 and probably for 2027 as well. The guy's an automatic machine. Let's talk about the team that you guys faced in multiple playoffs. This year, the Kansas City Chiefs missed out on the playoffs.
Starting point is 00:09:34 They're picking at nine overall. What they do in the draft is another story. But there's been a recent rumor linking Travis ETN to the Kansas City Chiefs. This has been kind of heavily reported. It seems like there's interest on both sides. Your thoughts on ETN as a chief. And is the market sort of overrating this one? Is ETN better off as a fantasy asset staying put in Jacksonville?
Starting point is 00:09:56 under Liam Cohen or chasing that Andy Reid dream with guys like Lashon McCoy, early career Kareem Hunt that we haven't seen that level of fantasy production at the running back position in quite some time. Go back to maybe that Jerich McKinnon late season boom weeks where he ended up being a running back one, certainly not your traditional RB1, but he was an RB1 that year. It's been sort of a long time coming, but it feels like the market is ready to steam ETN up if he does in fact sign with Casey. Are you down with that, Mike? Not really. I think if it does happen, other people in my leagues are going to be more eager for him than I will, because different Kansas City running backs have kind of looked good on paper as an idea and it really hasn't
Starting point is 00:10:43 just gotten there. But there are always different circumstances, Pacheco and whether he was that good to begin with, seventh round pick, then he gets hurt, you know, for example. And Kareem Hunt is still old. He's been old this whole time. It really probably would have to be a philosophical change. And I think there are a lot of moving parts with the chiefs. Rashi Rice's status, Travis Kelsey, what he's got left, if he even wants to play, whether there's interest in going back to Hollywood Brown. I think they could, you know, there's only so much you can do in an offseason.
Starting point is 00:11:16 And I think they have to want to get better at running back. I also can't see Jacksonville, you know, with ETN. He was fine, but they have Bachel Tutin. They have a kind of an exciting team. Can that be said of the Jaguars ever? I think they're kind of like an interesting landing spot for someone else. And I don't know if ETN will have basically priced himself out unless they're so appreciate him in the room and all those kind of intangibley things. So my guess would be he's somewhere else. If it's Kansas City, the market's probably going to get like you said pretty hot for him. I've never really been a big fan of his as a fantasy asset.
Starting point is 00:11:55 And for the most part, I've gotten away with it. I mean, he had a couple of good, you know, high volume. He's on the field all the time. Like ETN, even though he's not really big, he's been very durable for them. So there's been at least that. I was off him last year. I was really into Tutin and that didn't work out. So, yeah, I mean, Kansas City, there'll be a lot of interesting developments to come there for sure.
Starting point is 00:12:16 Yeah, it's a very interesting one because I think that in terms of competition behind him, Kansas City would represent a clear role where he would sort of have the job, whereas Jacksonville, you bring up Basial Tutin, and I think Basial Tutin taking a year to leap, and I think they also like LeQuint Allen a little bit, where ETN ran extremely pure this past season in the touchdown department, and then he had some really big receiving production weeks down the stretch. He had that three touchdown game. So, yeah, I think everything being equal, it's probably the wrong steam to chase if he, if he steams up to like the maybe the two three turn area,
Starting point is 00:12:55 which I would anticipate he would with Kansas City. But I think you're on to something where this offense is going to be, it's very interesting because Travis Kelsey, they basically taken a step back. They've said, you know, do whatever you want here. We're going to give you the, we're going to give you all the space you need to make this decision. And most people are like sort of eye rolling like Travis Kelsey, you know,
Starting point is 00:13:17 this guy. I don't want to draft him this year anyway. He's old. He's 36. But Mike, he's still at 108 tar. this past year. And it's this veteran's deference where he's on the field. Patrick Mahomes on the field. He's going to target Kelsey. Kelsey, like, even if he's not putting up the spike weeks, he's still kind of a compiler at this point. If he's gone, this offense is going to look
Starting point is 00:13:37 really, really different. I also think that Kansas City, there's a lot of people doing mock drafts now. And there's not enough of Kansas City drafting a wide receiver at nine overall. This draft class has a few receivers that are very interesting. And Kansas City is sort of in that prime spot where I think they do it. I think they take a receiver at nine for better or for worse. You mentioned Rashi Rice, the idea of Rashi Rice continually doing things off the field and Rashi Rice having two lower body injuries to end back-to-back seasons. Obviously, the Mahomes one, you can't put that on him.
Starting point is 00:14:14 But it is a recurring factor. So your thoughts to that, what Kansas City's offense could look like, is this a team? team that bounces back in a major way? Or could we see another year where maybe they sputter a little bit? I mean, I would never predict there's bad record wise in 2026 as they just were. It's wild to think that they have the ninth pick, you know, like a top 10 pick, the chiefs, it was that bad? Yes, it was. So again, I think they have all kinds of different options. I mean, again, like I said about the bills, you can't do anything you want. But they probably outrank even Buffalo. as an interesting destination for teens.
Starting point is 00:14:52 And if they wanted to try for AJ Brown or do something big like that, you know, it's kind of an exciting idea that probably has some merit. I just don't expect them to be philosophically different. And if that includes or excludes Travis Kelsey, so be it. That's why I can't sit here and want to bet big on
Starting point is 00:15:12 that a running back is going to run the show. But that is what happened with the bills. Like they, Alan has still been a fantasy beast. But James Cook was literally the league's leading rusher after scoring 18 touchdowns in a season. So any sort of, and I'm guilty of this, we've gone back you and I years on Cook. Like my assumption is, well, it's probably not going to score that much. This is two years ago. And he doesn't really catch the ball great.
Starting point is 00:15:40 And he comes off the field on third down, which is still true all this time. And he still led the league in rushing. I'm talking about the bills again. Sorry. But I was just never really ready to bet on that. And I generally feel the same way about Kansas City. I want their wide receiver one if I know who it is. I mean, Rice is probably on the field.
Starting point is 00:15:57 Worthy is still there. And maybe there's someone new there. I think I would probably expect or not expect, but maybe prefer for the chiefs from what I know about the draft, which is not everything, to wait until Friday to pick that receiver and go get the best whatever at 9. I mean, they really do have a lot of needs. Yeah, no, I completely agree with you. And you mentioned A.J. Brown, and it was a nice professional segue,
Starting point is 00:16:25 because we're going to take a quick break when we come back. We're going to talk about A.J. Brown. Is he going to be moved? Mike's interest level for him, fantasy-wise. Is there another smash season on the horizon for A.J. Brown right after this? All right, welcome back. Finish Football Daily. If you want access to FantasyPoint.com, get an early start on your leaguemates.
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Starting point is 00:17:10 Where can people find your work? Well, I'm on my local show in Buffalo, WGR, on the Odyssey app every afternoon from 3 to 7 Eastern. Heads up, we're talking a little bit more hockey than we usually do because our Buffalo Sabres are good, or at least pretty good for the first time in many years. So just, you know, be warned. If you like hockey, even better. So Monday through Friday.
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Starting point is 00:18:05 Dynasty YouTube. We're dropping all of my Dynasty content, all of Dynasty Life, as well as Dynasty Points, Jacob Sanderson over there as well. But Ryan and I, Sunday morning, Sunday morning recording reacting to Saturday. And Mike, I mean, how pure do we run for fantasy football? NFL gives us like a nice little bonus where you have the quarterbacks, wide receivers, and running backs testing on the same day. Just awesome stuff.
Starting point is 00:18:30 Highly encourage the NFL, just throw the tight ends in there. Make it a fantasy football day. We'll all pay attention on Saturday. So looking forward to that one, can't wait to double count a bunch of athletic guys. I do it every year and people love it and they love getting after me, but I'll continue to do it, Mike. Let's keep this going. AJ Brown, you get one side of the question.
Starting point is 00:18:48 point where the Philadelphia beat reporters are saying this is going down. A lot of them have said this, we've reached a point where he's moving on. There's a lot of reputable beat reporters on this as well, Mike. This is not like just run of the mill guys. Then you've got the salary cap experts saying, hey, look at the dead cap hit this would take with AJ Brown. They also are in a Super Bowl window. Why would moving AJ Brown be a good thing here? Where are you at on this? I think the market is ready for an AJ Brown trade. I think fantasy managers, one way or another, are banking on it.
Starting point is 00:19:20 There's been some KG Dynasty trades here, trying to buy low in sort of this window. Your thoughts on this, does it go down? You've seen these sort of stories many, many times during your years, but AJ Brown's a really big name here. Yeah, I'm excited to draft him because I'm not even sure I care where he goes. I feel like he's only going, unless they're just doing it despite him, and he probably has some control over the situation.
Starting point is 00:19:46 So not to rule that out. And, of course, bad teams can be fine for fantasy anyway. But I think it's one, this is like how I think about Evans. Why would he go anywhere but where he can realistically win if he were to leave Tampa Bay? And so I would expect the same sort of outcome for AJ Brown. I mean, people get sick of each other. In Buffalo, I'll keep this short because I'm answering every one of your questions with a bill's answer. But I think that's what happened with Sean McDermott.
Starting point is 00:20:11 I think they got, they grew apart and he left. That was kind of the whole ball game for me. And so I could see why the Eagles would be sick of AJ Brown, just the spectacle that he is during even great seasons. Maybe there's some trade possibility just like the one that they made for him, where they can trade him for a reasonably high draft pick. I doubt the dead cap would set the Eagles too far back. Everybody's getting more cap room all the time.
Starting point is 00:20:41 and there are ways to mitigate the, you know, the effect of something like that. So I'm kind of hoping for a trade. It would be interesting. And I think even if he is traded, he's probably still good and maybe really good value at what, the three, four? Yeah, I'm completely with you. And I, on the dynasty side of things, I made a prediction that he is traded. I think that it's a environment that's ripe for this too, because there could end up
Starting point is 00:21:08 being an arms race in the AFC where you mentioned your Buffalo Bills, the New England Patriots, there's a Baltimore Ravens, there's a bunch of contending teams here, not to mention a bunch of teams that are just in need of a wide receiver one. And when we talk about A.J. Brown, the target volume in Philadelphia is always sort of capped. I'd almost take a not great situation, but I know A.J. is getting a targeted 150 times as opposed to Philadelphia, where there's certain weeks where the targets are just disgusting for fantasy football. So I'm rooting for this one. I'm hoping for this one.
Starting point is 00:21:45 I think that especially the fact that there is sort of a short free agent market at wide receiver of really impactful guys could also push teams prices up. And like you said, you might end up with 80% of what you actually traded for AJ Brown like four years ago. So I'm with you on this one. I think this is a really, really fun one. But yeah, I'm stoked for it. I think every playoff team in the AFC maybe except for Jacksonville, which has its own collection of interesting receivers and good receivers could justify it. A legs race, as it were, at the receiver position in the AFC, as opposed to an arms race maybe. Sorry to get cute.
Starting point is 00:22:24 But, you know, Pittsburgh, Baltimore. Baltimore wasn't even in the playoffs. New England, obviously. Buffalo, sure. Houston. Yes. I guess the Chargers have guys, too. But the Chiefs, you know, there are a lot of.
Starting point is 00:22:35 Fun name. Chargers is a fun name there because they have all this cap space. And, you know, people want to point towards a Ladd McCona. We're just Galaxy braining this one. But hey, you go get Mike McDaniel as your offensive coordinator. Harbaugh's kind of pushing the chips in with that higher. And they have the cap space to do so. And they don't have a bona fide alpha wide receiver. Look at all the targets for Keenan Allen last year. Add AJ Brown to that room. I mean, now we're now we're cooking. Ladd McConkey drafters wouldn't like it. But everybody else, I think we'd get pretty excited about that one. What about Tyree Kill there? Tyree Kill is the interesting one. Because is, you know, and you can tell me, and I think we don't necessarily know this one. I think a lot of it's going to be if NFL teams do think that he's got gas in the tank and he can bounce back from this injury, there's going to be some interested teams out there. It seems like Tyree Kill really wants to continue playing. There's some motivation there for him.
Starting point is 00:23:28 We talk about last contract, but he's being completely brushed aside by everyone. But again, this is this, I think this has to do completely. with the physicals here, Mike. I also don't think Tyree Kill, you know, he's been paid a ton of money. The guys, the guy's got a lot. This is not like he's chasing the dollar here. Maybe like some guys are,
Starting point is 00:23:48 certainly the guy wants to get paid. But I don't think if he's coming back at like 50% of what he was, he's the kind of guy that wants to step on the field and look, you know, not so good. So I think a lot of it's going to be, do NFL teams trust the physical with Tyree Kill? That's certainly a name to monitor.
Starting point is 00:24:04 Mm-hmm. Mike McDaniel in L.A. Mike McDaniel in L.A. for a year before he gets a head coaching job, is my other prediction. So I think they're going to be really fun next year. That's a whole, we talked about that one before. So really, we're both really excited about that higher. But let's keep this conversation going. The other big name, and we will go a little NFL draft right here,
Starting point is 00:24:24 Jeremiah Love, who's being drafted towards the tail end of the second round, which I talked to Pat Corain, your colleague over at ADP chasing, and we both think that's a value. Jeremiah Love is a sort of profile where going to get top 10 NFL draft capital most likely. It's almost like the market refuses to steam him up because they got burned with Ashton Genty last year a little bit. Genty was disappointment a little bit in terms of production. It wasn't for the 14 points per game just isn't cutting it at that level of ADP. Jeremy Love for me, I've been clicking that button in early underdog drafts and he's the surefire 101 in all formats for Dynasty,
Starting point is 00:25:03 regardless of landing spot. If he lands in a bad situation fantasy-wise with another running back in tow, that running back is getting nuked, not Jeremiah Love, that's just my two cents. Who's going to draft him, Mike? If you have to put a chip on a team right now drafting Jeremiah Love, who is it?
Starting point is 00:25:20 The one idea that I like the most is Minnesota, if they can get to him. Just because it's still Kevin O'Connell, it's still Justin Jefferson, you know, there should be some real ceiling. there's nobody in the way on that roster at running back if they can do it. So you just have to, you've already said it. Like, you got to be careful what you assume when it comes to these high pick running backs.
Starting point is 00:25:46 He's going to go pretty high. And there's going to be the same chorus of how that's a bad idea. And people will use Gentie as an example. Genti went six to the Raiders. And, you know, was that a good idea? Like they basically wasted a year of his career with a terrible offensive line. You don't know that when you're making the pick, but that's what happened. So even Bejan Robinson, who also, of course, was a high, great prospect running back selection,
Starting point is 00:26:14 didn't really get there right away because they drafted was an LGA or a rookie the same year and used a lot of him. So it's just not a sure thing. I'll be more careful with love than I was with Gentie last year in best ball. but I also think 210 or wherever is pretty good. Genti was 110 about last year. So if I can get love in the mid-second, I think I'll want to. Yeah, I think for Minnesota, I mean, I think that would be a dream scenario because he'd be stepping into a really strong offensive environment.
Starting point is 00:26:46 Even with the quarterback issues, the offensive line play is strong. You mentioned the quality of the wide receivers there. And the success we've seen with that offense with O'Connell in several seasons. So for me, I think that would be great. The problem is I think he's gone by the time they pick and they'd have to move up. I think that that sweet spot of Tennessee, the Washington commanders, the New Orleans Saints, one of those teams is going to pick him. I think Tennessee right now there's a lot of sort of internal pressure where I think a guy like Rubin Bain,
Starting point is 00:27:17 if he's on the board, they probably pull the trigger. They need a lot. But just the idea of Jeremiah Love there, getting him inside the top five overall. I can get with that one. The Saints feel like a really fun one because of Tyler Shuck being there. They have the offensive line improving and we're betting on the Kellynne Moore offense. I think that the top eight makes sense. I wish I could give you a surefire he's going here one.
Starting point is 00:27:43 We do know that if Kansas City signs Travis E.T.N., which is being rumored, they're off the board. And we know that Dallas just extended Giovante Williams. And I think that was another sort of dream spot, Dallas picking 12. overall, that's off the board as well. So those two spots that were fun ones are gone, and those teams definitely won't be trading into it. So Jeremiah Love, I think a really fun click right now, end of the second round.
Starting point is 00:28:09 And Mike, those like little differences where, you know, having to take a guy at the 210 instead of like the 201, the 112, it makes a massive, massive difference with your team build. So I think Love, I think he's really a nice price point now. And the chance he could rise up, the time we draft in like the real draft season, the non-sicko. We're in July, August. I think he's going a little bit higher than that.
Starting point is 00:28:33 Keeping it going, let's talk about Trent Williams, because this is another huge one, and I rarely talk about offensive linemen on Fantasy Football Daily, but Trent Williams is a significant one. It seems like the 49ers and Williams are far apart right now.
Starting point is 00:28:48 There's a chance that Trent Williams could be playing elsewhere in 2026. You talk about splits. the splits for Brock Purdy, Christian McCaffrey, and the entire San Francisco 49ers offense with Williams versus without him are just enormous. Purdy especially, this is one that concerns me. Also, we talk about San Francisco. There's going to be potential turnover at the wide receiver position, and you talk about
Starting point is 00:29:15 where they are drafting. It's not like they're going to be able to draft a top five, top 10 offensive linemen. And even if they did, there's no. rookie lineman in this draft class that has potential to have a Trent Williams-like season. Francis Maui-Goa is not going to be Trent Williams this season. Sorry anybody who drafts them. Trent Williams is one of the best offensive tackles we've seen over the last 10, 15 years. Your thoughts on this and your enthusiasm for San Francisco with this hanging over their head. Well, all good points. He is, Williams has been through a lot physically.
Starting point is 00:29:51 And whether he's on the 49ers or somewhere else, there's still some. question about how he can hold up at this point of his career. But yes, I mean, we talked about A.J. Brown before whether he should be, you know, whether it's plausible that he's traded, one question that we didn't raise is, well, what do they do without him? Like, how do they replace him? And that would be San Francisco's question, too. It's different thoughts on different aspects of this for me.
Starting point is 00:30:19 I want to kind of mostly assume that some way, somehow, San Francisco. goes offense is functional. Quarterback's good. The running back's still the running back. And he's great. And they get open. So, yes, probably almost definitely a downgrade up front. Respect that. But I still think I want to not hide from the 49ers in drafts. I don't see myself drafting a lot of McCaffrey. I know how that sounds.
Starting point is 00:30:50 This kind of show is the only show where I can say that and not be considered crazy. Like McCaffrey, Gerrick Henry, right? Yeah, I'm the same way with you. Like I'll mix in some McCaffrey, but, you know, I argued about it with Scott Barrett last year. I looked bad on that one. But I'm certainly not going to chase last year's stats and last year's volume. I take him when he's there, but I'm not reaching for these best ball drafts. I've been taking a ton of Brock Purdy, though, in early best balls.
Starting point is 00:31:19 He's sort of in that nice price point. best ball is different than redraft, of course, because we're drafting multiple quarterbacks on each team. But Purdy gives me a ton of upside. Don't love this one for Purdy. And you mentioned the age and he's taking a lot of hits to him. That one matters. And I think you're great to point that one out because he's an older player.
Starting point is 00:31:39 We don't know as much as the team does. And maybe that's a big motivating factor for them with the amount of money they're willing to invest in him. Maybe the wheels are going to fall off in terms of him playing at, you know, certainly he can still play at a very, very high level, but maybe the truly elite level is going to diminish. So really interesting stuff. We're going to take one more quick break. And when we come back, we're talking about Clint Kubiak, who, I mean, Mike, not the best quotes for Ashton Genti dynasty managers yesterday at
Starting point is 00:32:08 the combine. We'll talk about it right after this. All right, welcome back. Finish Football Daily, Theo Greminger with Mike Schope. Okay, so we get the Clint Kubiak higher. It's the greatest thing ever. Brock Bowers to the moon, Ashton Genty to the moon. They asked Kink Kubeiak about it yesterday, and he says he definitely wants to have a two-man backfield, which has made people really kind of sick to their stomachs. Of course, like, this could mean 75%, 25%, like we don't know the true split here, but this is not exactly like Zach Robinson talking about Bucky Irving, where Zach Robinson is basically comparing Bucke Irving to Bejohn Robinson with his comments.
Starting point is 00:32:53 And then we hear this kind of discussion about Ashton Genti. People are getting a little nervous with this comment. Do you care? Do you care about coach speak like this? Or is this something that you're like, okay? So that's why I got five trade offers for Genty in the last 48 hours. You guys, come on, you guys. Well, I think you all, I feel like I learned some of this from Scott Barrett,
Starting point is 00:33:18 just the extent to which he has poured over coach quotes. It was maybe one of the first to that. And I thought that was really cool because as a talk show host, I can be pretty easily dismissive of what the coaches are saying. I'm kind of looking for why not to believe it. But, you know, sometimes there are good clues. I think on this one, I would feel like it's probable that there is someone else. I've been mentioning James Connor for this on ADP.
Starting point is 00:33:48 for the last couple of weeks as like a compliment to Gentie, someone, you know, with experience. And I would, I would hate that. And I would hate that one, Mike. I don't want, I don't want, I don't want James Connor anywhere near that one. James Connor might have a little gas left in the tank. And James Connor doesn't feel like a 25% signing. It feels like, hey, I'm going to give you 35% of these touches. And I don't think it's going to be a Kenneth Walker, uh, Zach Charbonne thing. But we did see last year where the sporadic you, both those guys averaged like 11 points per game. It was really bad for fantasy, especially when you see Walker down the stretch and people are sort of like, I should have had those points, or excuse me, in the Super Bowl and the playoffs,
Starting point is 00:34:26 I should have had those points during the regular season. So I don't want a name. I wanted sort of a day three guy who can mix it up. I don't want, I do not not want James Connor there. Well, then you kind of, if you get that, you kind of have to be thinking that Kubiak is just blowing smoke. And I feel like he probably isn't. I mean, the Raiders need credibility.
Starting point is 00:34:45 and yeah, I mean, the workload might not be seemingly ideal if they were to assign, say, Connor, but he's also pretty old. And Genty is, I think, still really good. So you could have a couple of possible outcomes. You could have, like, Bijan by last year was a king. It just took a minute for his team to treat him like one, you know, kind of. And then you could also have Breece Hall, who the team was dysfunctional. that's where this starts with the Raiders, one year into Gentie's career, and you're just always kind of scrambling for different ideas, and then you get to week 11, and it's time to shut it down.
Starting point is 00:35:26 And obviously, we don't want that either. So I want to be patient with Genti. I think there's probably a decent chance they do what Kubiak is describing. Drafting a running back in the fifth round is not, you know, having a complimentary player to Genti. It's not that. It's more of a dart throw. And those guys do. hit, but not as often on a team that has just invested a first round pick in a running back.
Starting point is 00:35:49 They hit when the door is more ajar. So, yeah, I'm not going to be afraid of Genty because of this. But it's a quote I kind of get. And it doesn't sound, I mean, I always want to, with coach quotes, you always want to play the opposite game. What does it sound like if he says the opposite, which is more, yeah, this offense is going to run through Ashton Genty? I mean, that would sound a little bit crazy for what happened last year.
Starting point is 00:36:15 they do have to fill it out. And, you know, maybe you do get a situation where, like, you described, where he doesn't play as much as we need him to. But I don't know. He might just be good enough to overcome that kind of set up. Yeah, and I think it's with the Kuback offense, the high value touches where we saw Kamara's receiving work, kind of sort of rebound with him in New Orleans.
Starting point is 00:36:36 So the other side of the coin is the Seattle season where Charbonnet was a win at ADP, Kenneth Walker, a big loss today. ADP, steamed up to the round three. But the year before in New Orleans, Alvin Kamara was for maybe the first 12 weeks of the season, the league winner or one of the league winners at the running back position based on where he was drafted. It's the receiving volume, too, with Ashton Genty,
Starting point is 00:37:02 where he showed last year he can be a very capable pass catcher at the NFL level for fantasy football. As long as that's there in the Kubiak offense, I think he's going to be fine. but can he have that unbelievable league winner type season if we're mixing in a second back? Probably not. The one other thing is you mentioned James Connor. They're going to have to attack the offensive line position in free agency based on their drafting
Starting point is 00:37:28 Fernando Mendoza at one, I mean, almost assuredly. They're going to have to attack the offensive line in free agency. They have so much cap space that they could sign, you mentioned like, you know, you said a James James Connor, but a Rico Dowdle level running back, that guy could get brought in easily with the amount of cap space that Vegas has. Vegas has some of the best cap space situation right now of anyone in football with a lot of holes to fill, mind you, but still, they have the flexibility to do so. And if Kubiak's whole plan here is let's protect Fernando Mendoza with Genti and a second capable back stylistically, maybe that helps them a lot. So we'll keep an eye on this one,
Starting point is 00:38:10 but I think a lot of moving parts here certainly would have liked him to speak a little more like Zach Robinson, at least for my own Ashton Jenty's chairs. I'd rather have the Raiders offense be more well-rounded and good and Genty maybe not like a belcow per se than what last year was. Great point. Powers never really shot, you know, Jenty never really did either because it was so dysfunctional.
Starting point is 00:38:35 Lines are interesting, too, to impart in the analysis. last year, I mostly stayed away from JSN and Darnold. I mean, Darnold was a late pick anyway, but I kind of stayed away from the Seahawks because everybody told me their line was going to be terrible. And, you know, how did that go? Like a couple of draft picks and that's what makes it fun but also maddening the variance. Yeah, Seattle had one of the best offensive line turnarounds we've ever seen with Clint Kubiak last year. And, Mike, let's jump a little bit ahead on the show sheet because you mentioned the Seattle Seahawks.
Starting point is 00:39:08 Brian Florey, which was an interesting hire, because Florey was with the San Francisco 49ers organization. So Mike McDonald goes outside of his own like a little window here. A lot of times when you lose your OC, you end up hiring somebody internally. He goes outside the organization. I've read a ton about Florey. I've been sort of very kind of interested in this hire, wanted to read Mike McDaniel's thoughts on this one. And Mike McDonald has said, not. A lack of play calling experience is the most overrated thing.
Starting point is 00:39:42 I love this quote. He's like every play caller has to be a first time play caller at some point in their career. He has the utmost confidence in this guy. Brian Fleury is saying all the right things. Says he's not going to make massive changes here. It says he loves the situation, all that kind of stuff. And throughout the NFL, it seems to be a very respected person in Brian Fleury. So a lot of positive vibes there.
Starting point is 00:40:04 But, I mean, how positive? because you've got a big change going from Kubiak, who was a magician last year. You mentioned the offensive line towards the very top of the NFL in points per game scoring. And we had the magical, unbelievable season from Jackson Smith and Jigba, flirted with 2000 receiving yards, finishes like top five in NFL history in the most receiving yards in the season. He's young. He's a mega target earner. We've now seen him in back-to-back years winning in different ways.
Starting point is 00:40:34 but now you've got to pay that price, Mike. He's towards the top of drafts. He's at five overall, right there with Jamar Chase, right there with Pukunakua, right there with Jemir Gibbs, right there with Bijan Robinson, ahead of Jonathan Taylor, ahead of Christian McCaffrey. This is the iron price for JSN for redraft managers. Are you drafting him and are you super confident with him returning value at this sort of price tag? I am for the most part.
Starting point is 00:41:01 I'll probably end up kind of neutral on Smith and Jigman. I certainly won't be going out of my way to avoid him. Like sometimes there are players in the middle of the first round, as early as the middle of the first round that I just don't want, whether that's because of age or something else. He won't be that. But those names are so great, those other names too. And there's just as much reason to expect Jamar Chase and Puka
Starting point is 00:41:24 to put up the same kind of year we're used to as there is, I think, for Smith and Jigba to do that. You got to love the player. And it wasn't a team that had so much. else going for it on offense that he was just like, what can you do? They weren't that. So I mean, you got to respect the year that he's had. He's still young. I think Donald has shown that he can be a kingmaker with receivers with Jefferson and now JSN. So I'll be, I'll take my shares, but I probably won't be jumping ahead to draft him, you know, in like the top two or anything
Starting point is 00:41:59 like that. Probably I'll come in close to par. Yeah, and I had him at five overall in my top 50. I drop a top 50 PPR rankings. That's due for an update. I'll probably update that after the Combine, mix some rookies in there. Maybe a couple more could get in. Maybe not too many. But when it comes to JSN, I think five
Starting point is 00:42:18 is appropriate, but I'm taking Jamar Chase ahead of JSN. I'm probably still Pukukua ahead of JSN. I think five is fine, but again, to take him, if Kubiak would have come back, I think there might have been a argument for the 101. And I think that sort of
Starting point is 00:42:34 change is not something I want to invest in when you're talking about top four draft capital, whereas Gibbs and Robinson look completely locked in. Jamar Chase is one of the best wide receivers we've ever seen in fantasy over the last five years, and Pukinakuwa just coming off of a unbelievable season and everything's sort of saying the same for him. So sort of with you on that one, let's keep the conversation going. We mentioned Christian McCaffrey. Let's throw a couple of these old guys in the equation. Christian McCaffrey, Derek Henry, Devante Adams,
Starting point is 00:43:06 any other old guys you want to throw in the mix here, in or out on drafting the olds right now in early bestball. I don't know, man. I could never do it. I could never do it. And when did Derek Henry get old? Four years ago? Yeah, he's been old for like six years.
Starting point is 00:43:23 He's been past... He's been old forever. Yeah, the AJ text does not apply to him. No. But I just, I look at it every year. And I'm like, oh, but there's this rookie or this other possibility. And maybe, you know, you do see his age finally show. So I'll be below market on both McCaffrey and Henry because I always am.
Starting point is 00:43:45 This guy is like an expert. He doesn't draft Christian McCaffrey. He doesn't draft. Tell me again why I get invited on Theo show. But, you know, I just, I'm always sort of more interested in the shiny toy. And I do well to blend that a little bit better, I think. but now it's one more year older, and I know there always will be someone else I like.
Starting point is 00:44:07 By the way, when you're talking about the top of the draft, Henry is relevant because he's somebody that you could get at two, three, right? So if you wanted to start with Ace or Smith & Jigba, then you might be looking, unless you wanted to go zero RB or something. I always like to think about, and so do you. I mean, what's lying ahead based on my draft position and whether I want to start with a receiver over, Robinson and Gibbs, who seemed like such home runs.
Starting point is 00:44:34 But, you know, DeBonte Adams is still interesting to me. I've traded for a couple of DeBonte Adams shares because you can get them maybe for like a third or something. And I'm into that. I think he still got it. But for some reason, I can't sort of come around on the running backs. Even like Jacobs. Like last year, on one main event team, the guys with ship chasing, we did Gibbs, then
Starting point is 00:44:59 some receiver. It wasn't A.J. Brown because McConkey, who was going right in that range. How did this team do? Gibbs, McConkey, and then Trayvion Henderson to be different at 3-2. Could have been Smith and Jigba. You know, could have been a lot of things. But, you know, that team was middling,
Starting point is 00:45:17 as you probably could have predicted. And, you know, even saying that, now that I've kind of lost the plot on your question, what do the next few picks look like to be probably? Where's the value? And Henry is somebody, if you want to buy in, that's where he goes. So far, it seems late second. Yeah, Derek Henry, if he starts sliding into that early third, I think he's super
Starting point is 00:45:38 interesting because I still think the touchdown equity is going to be there for him. And we saw Lamar Jackson sort of regress in terms of his rushing production. Most people that are smart say that's because of injuries. Look what he did at the beginning of the year. Look what he did to your Buffalo Bills in game one, Mike. I don't know. What if it's not? What if it's not?
Starting point is 00:45:56 Just a little bit. Yeah. He's, I mean, one of my favorite players of all time. And just that front of your seat moment where he starts to go is so rare in sports. Yeah. Even compared with Allen, who's just a monster with the ball, Jackson has always been different. And then going back to the AFC championship loss to Kansas City, he just kind of looks like he doesn't want to do it anymore. And injuries can be a part of it.
Starting point is 00:46:24 I want to give him some benefit of the doubt, but there's all kinds of weird scuttlebutt about him and work ethic and as great as he is. I mean, there were times, seasons are on the line. And he is such a weapon, teams are scared of him, but he doesn't use it, you know, often enough, at least for, for my liking. So maybe he comes back healthier and motivated, new coach, whatever it is, and wants to be that player from five years ago, or maybe he just doesn't want to do that anymore. I don't know.
Starting point is 00:46:55 It's a tough one. Yeah. I think for me, it's a very interesting team. team. When you look at Henry Jackson and then the player that I'm into, Zay Flowers, sort of all being at a reasonable ADP. And you can stack Ravens pretty easily this year. Is that the right move? You talk about, we talked about Casey earlier. Seeing Baltimore picking inside the top 15, it seems odd at this point too. So a lot to unpack there with the old guys. We'll continue to talk about him. I think Devante Adams, you're spot on. The guy had 14 touchdown
Starting point is 00:47:24 catches last year. Matt Stafford loves pass to him and he thrived next to Pooka Nakuwa. And that was year one in that offense. So Devante Adams is fine. I also think Terry McLaren, who's not quite an old guy, but he is north of 30. You know, when we talk about the real old guys, I'm into Terry McLaren. So I think we're kind of both in on the old wide receivers. You mentioned Mike Evans. But the older running backs, there's oftentimes better clicks to be made with Josh Jacobs
Starting point is 00:47:51 at ADP. It's like I gravitate towards Brice Hall, Bucky Irving over him, head to head. I agree with you. I think the volume could catch up with him. He's also younger than those guys, but when you look at, he came in the league so young and he's had so much volume under his belt, that could catch up with him. I know that these guys seem like they're invincible, but all it takes is one year and you're like, I wish I clicked elsewhere.
Starting point is 00:48:17 Talk about Atlanta. Kyle Pitts franchise tagged. And it seems like the organization wants to sign them to a longer contract. This is sort of buying them time. He's up to tight end seven in ADP. With Kevin Stefansky, we've actually got a great deal of tight end success fantasy-wise, David and Joku for multiple seasons. And then this past year, in a bad offense, we ended up seeing Harold Fann & Jr.,
Starting point is 00:48:44 a 21-year-old rookie out of the Mac conference, leading them in catches, targets, receiving yards. So, Stefansky's been a little bit of a tight-end whisperer. Could Kyle Pitts be in store for a second act of his career? arc being really, really good. Last year was a really strong season for him, Mike. Averaged over 12 points per game in regular PPR was a really strong weapon for tight end premium managers and now is back in the same situation. I've been saying positive things about him. Been some smart people saying Theo, you know, pump the brakes a little bit. We haven't seen
Starting point is 00:49:20 him with Michael Pennix have the level of success. Maybe we saw down the stretch. Also, Drake London missing a little time. Are you glass half full? Glass half empty? or sort of somewhere in between when comes to Pitts? More full than empty. He's still, I know this is always the take. He'll still be 25 on opening day. And he's going into his sixth year. I mean, he's still, he's a year younger than Dalton Kincaid.
Starting point is 00:49:43 I mean, just pits could have or should have, depending on like, part of his story, of course, earlier in his career was injuries. But, you know, he got through it. And you got to be open to a tight end, you know, evolving with age, you know, improving with age because it does sometimes take tight ends a while. And that was what we talked about constantly when Pitts was on the board as a first
Starting point is 00:50:07 round pick in 2021. Like how much can you expect as good as he is as a rookie? And it's sort of ironic. Like he and Kincaid both put up what would count as historically good rookie seasons for tight ends, but we were still kind of disappointed. Pitz had one touchdown in his first year, I think. Yeah. I mean, Stafansky is a good get for your fantasy assets, obviously, and that's what we're talking about here.
Starting point is 00:50:35 So I'm open to that. I think if I were Stifansky, Pitts would be part of what gets me excited about this new team, this new opportunity for me. And that's also Robinson and also London. And hopefully it's even Pennix. But he's got to be a big part of their plans, I think. And, you know, at tight end, you can always do such different things. again, you know, your colleague, Scott Barrett, often has talked about wanting to wait on tight ends. As exciting as, as excited as people were about Bowers and McBride, Scott would always say,
Starting point is 00:51:07 you know what, just miss me with those guys. I'll figure it out later. I mean, at least in general, he was talking like that. And that goes back years, I think. So you can play it lots of different ways. McBride and Bowers are still up there. And you can certainly justify that. Then you have those guys in the middle.
Starting point is 00:51:26 and there are a lot of them. If Kraft comes back off his injury, Pitts is one, Fanon is one. I mean, there's so many, Laporta coming back, right?
Starting point is 00:51:33 I mean, there's just a lot of ways you can go. And then you can even get down to like, I don't know, you don't want to only do this, I think, but you're Mason Taylor's of the world, guys who are still very young
Starting point is 00:51:44 and showed some promise. Yeah, I mean, tight end is one of, it's maybe the most interesting position for me in terms of draft strategy. And Joku, going to some new team will also be maybe he's, I think he's too low because people don't know where he's going to end up.
Starting point is 00:52:02 But I think there should be some guess in his tank too. A lot of fun ideas. Yeah, give me all the Isaiah likely if we're talking fun, early tight ends. I think likely could land very well. I think that the Kyle Pitts going back to Atlanta helps likely on the open market. Talk about Alec Pierce earlier in the show, Wondell Robinson. These sort of 25-year-old free agents are always very appealing to NFL teams. and likely is a move tight end. But at the end of the day,
Starting point is 00:52:28 I'm going to do my best to break down Scott Barrett and Ryan Heath. And by the end of the summer, I hope we're all collectively saying just draft Brock Bowers in round two. So I'm all about being creative, but at the end of the day, Brock Bowers could end up being, you know, one year later, he ends up being the league winner.
Starting point is 00:52:45 I'm sort of on that train. And Kubiak, we trust you with the first three targets after the JSN season. Make it happen for Brock Bowers, all of our dynasty shares. I have Brock Bowers. Now we have a second tier, Theo, by the way, with Loveland and Warren, who I didn't even mention it. I mean, that's not at that high price, but still another way to go at
Starting point is 00:53:06 tight end. Yeah, we're in a great period of time at tight end. And not to mention two really athletic rookies, I think we'll, I think at the end of the day, Kenyon Sadiq's a name that everybody sort of knows now. I know the analytics community is not really into Sadiq, but I think after the NFL Combine, everyone's going to have him mocked inside the top 15 overall. He's about to rip it up. And then the one that I like to mention lately, Eli Stowers of Vanderbilt, I think after
Starting point is 00:53:34 the NFL Combine, he's going to also have a ton of collective steam. Wouldn't be shocked if we see a team like New England or Denver at the end of the first round saying the name Eli Stowers in sort of a wide open draft class. So really a fun period of time at the tight end position. A lot of the names you mentioned are fun. Let's end the show with this. a lot of times, Mike, finding the league winner over the last 10 years or so at the quarterback position has been with a second year signal caller. We saw it years back with Lamar Jackson,
Starting point is 00:54:07 the unbelievable season he had. One year prior was Patrick Mahomes, the unbelievable season he had. Both of those guys were significant ADP discounts. We saw it again this past year where Drake May oftentimes being drafted as a high-end QB2 has a fantastic season in both passing the football and rushing the football. And we saw Caleb Williams being a major ADP hit in year one with Ben Johnson, both those guys' second year quarterbacks. Now we're seeing it again. Jackson Dart, as expected due to his rushing upside, has steamed up.
Starting point is 00:54:44 He's QB9 in ADP. So he's in that little weird. Could he be the league winner from here? or could he end up finishing like quarterback 15? The fantasy community does not love the Matt Nagy hire at all, but Dart has settled in at this somewhat pricey, but still, hey, I want to click the button ADP at QB9. Is Jackson Dart a potential league winner at the quarterback position?
Starting point is 00:55:09 Your thoughts on this whole situation for him? I don't love it either. It was Jaden Daniels that I remember Davis-Matic talking about in his draft year. And I just have never forgotten his line. He's like he has to, he's got talent, he's got this, he's got that. But he has to figure out how every time he goes with the, runs with the ball, it doesn't end up looking like he was just in a ski accident.
Starting point is 00:55:35 I love that one. You know? And maybe darts hits were not quite as prolific, if you will, as Daniels were in college. But man, he took a lot. There's just a lot of worries for me on this one. the surrounding talent, the coach, the, you know, the injury risk with him, I probably will still, A, draft my Dak Prescott shares again, like I always do at a cheaper price right now. And one draft I'm in, he went half around later than even Dart. There's Jordan Love, there's Mahomes.
Starting point is 00:56:09 You know, I'll probably gravitate to the veterans there. And there's even Cam Ward. If you're talking about a second year breakout, if they throw in, you know, Dable's going to be there. maybe there's a big wide receiver get. You know, they pick at the top of the draft again. And that's in every round. So I don't know. It's easy to forget about them, I think.
Starting point is 00:56:29 And, you know, he had some moments last year that looked disastrous. But still a first overall pick in Ward. You also have Tyler Shuck, I suppose, for this. But I'm not that excited about those guys. Shadur Sanders would be another one, right? Very late in drafts. But second year, yeah, I'm not going to really be there too often on DART, I think. Yeah, DART has been an interesting one when you're actually on the clock.
Starting point is 00:56:52 You really don't know where you're at until you're actually OTC. And I haven't been clicking that button too often. I've said he's sell in Dynasty because I think that the steam is up there where you are basically getting paid like a top five, top six price tag right now. People chasing the upside outcome here. I worry a little bit. And I think that you mentioned the hits catching up to him. you've also got the change with Matt Nagy coming over there. Yeah, I'm not quite there.
Starting point is 00:57:21 And I think this is one where we talked about Scott buried a bunch of times. Scott loves Jackson Dart last year. This could have been sort of the Exodia quarterback this year. Wonder which way Scott's leaning when we get to the end of the summer here. And he actually talks about him when we have all of the information. So, Mike, this was unbelievable. I cannot wait to unpack this entire NFL offseason right here on Finance Football Daily. make sure you're going to check out Mike over at ADP chasing.
Starting point is 00:57:46 He's going to cover it all over there as well. And I'm going to be on your show. Make sure you check out WGGR. I'm going to be over on the WGGR streets today with Mike. No bulldog today, but shout out to the bulldog. Always a pleasure going on your show as well, Mike. So let me know once again where they can find your work. If you're not in the Buffalo area, you can get WGR on the Odyssey app free.
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Starting point is 00:58:25 Also School of Scott. Scott and I are going to break down some of the FFPC ADP. We're going to talk about our favorite targets. Some players we think are maybe getting a little overdrafted and underdrafted on the next school of Scott. That'll be right here on Fantasy Points YouTube as well. And all of my dynasty content over at, at Fantasy Points Dynasty, YouTube.
Starting point is 00:58:45 You can find it right here if you're on our YouTube channel. Big shout out to all the listeners. And again, big shout out to Scott, filling in for me when I was stuck in Florida, Mike. Stuck in Florida. Sounds pretty good. We will see you soon.

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