Fantasy Football Today - 02/28: Combine News; NFC East and North Team Needs (Fantasy Football Podcast)
Episode Date: February 28, 2019We've got SportsLine's Jacob Gibbs joining us today and he starts the show by telling us why he is high on Damien Williams (2:40), Kenny Golladay (8:22) and Chris Godwin (12:38) in 2019 ... Plenty of ...news from the combine as we cover QB (13:26), RB (16:25), WR (20:30) and TE (24:44) news. Kyler Murray is not as short as some thought he was. Todd Gurley's workload could decrease. DEN is bringing back Emmanuel Sanders. It seems that GB is bringing back Jimmy Graham, and there's much more to cover. Also, in an unrelated news, who is better: Michael Jordan or Tom Brady (26:40)? ... Team needs for the NFC East and NFC North. We break down PHI (29:30), DAL (33:00), WAS (35:50), NYG (39:00), CHI (41:40), DET (43:30), GB (45:30) and MIN (51:00) ... Your emails at fantasyfootball@cbsi.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Now, here's some combination of Adam, Dave, Jamie, and Heath.
Big news to start the show.
Dave Richard has a new number one tight end for 2019.
Yeah, Dave. I do? Yeah, you just said it off the show. Dave Richard has a new number one tight end for 2019. Yeah, Dave.
I do? Yeah, you just
said it off the air. Well, it depends on
how many fantasy points you
get for age
and for bad
speaking on
football. Hey, hey, hey.
Leave Jason Witten alone.
Yeah, that's right. He's your boy.
I'm going to miss him on Monday Night Football.
I certainly am.
He'll probably play on Monday nights a couple times this year.
So you'll see him again.
Well, that is not the biggest news we have today.
That's not the only voice you're going to hear today.
Laughing in the background at our shenanigans, Jacob Gibbs of Sportsline.
What's up, Jacob?
Thanks for coming on, man.
What's up, Adam?
Thanks for having me.
Excited to talk some football.
Never too early.
Yeah, never.
And, you know, it's a good time to talk it too because the Combine is happening
and there's a lot of news coming out of conversations with GMs and coaches.
So we will certainly get to that.
Jamie will be back next week from the Combine,
so we'll certainly get to more of that when he's back.
But Jacob is a Sportsline contributor.
What do you do for Sportsline, sir?
Yeah, so I'm doing mainly NBA stuff right now,
but obviously during the NFL season I'm super busy.
And then I do some NFL offseason stuff as well.
But contributing to Sportsline, mainly the DFS stuff over there.
If you're playing DraftKings or FanDuel, you can find me and Mike
working over there, putting up our lineups each night for you.
And then I work for Scout Fantasy as well, kind of keeping the site going over there and putting up our lineups each night for you. And then I work for Scout Fantasy as well,
kind of keeping the site going over there and putting up some content every day.
We've got a lot of good contributors over on Scout as well,
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And what is your Twitter handle, Jacob Gibbs?
Twitter is at jagibs__23.
Still have the ugly underscore in there because I made that quite a while ago.
Yeah, I was going to say.
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So before we get to the news and our team needs for the NFC East and the NFC North today,
Jacob, I asked you to give me a few players that you kind of like, maybe more than anyone else or whatnot. And you're going to start
out with Damian Williams. There was some news about Damian Williams. Kansas City GM Brett Veach
said it's Damian Williams' job to lose. but you're pretty high on him right now, huh?
Yeah, let's just jump right in with Damian. I know they've been looking at a lot of guys
in the draft. There has been a lot of reports of them talking to running backs in the draft,
so if they do end up taking a guy in the first three or four rounds, that would obviously change
things for Damian Williams, but given what we know right now, it looks like he's going to be
the lead back. Veach has given his trust to him. And we've seen Andy Reid roll with one back a lot of the times, doesn't use the how dominant he was as a fantasy player.
In the games that he played, at least 50% of the snaps, this is counting the playoffs,
his 16-game pace was 1,000 rushing yards with 16 rushing touchdowns,
which obviously that in itself is tremendous. But what really gets me excited about Williams is his passing game involvement.
That's what he came over from Miami to be.
That's the role that we initially thought he would have,
and that's, I think, where he really shines.
And his 16-game pace as a pass catcher was 75 catches on 88 targets,
good for 600 receiving yards and an additional 11 touchdowns.
Obviously, those numbers...
So what is that?
That's 1,600 total yards and 27 touchdowns or something?
Yeah, not a bad year.
Priest-Holmes.
It's a six-game sample size, so you'll take it with a grain of salt.
But those numbers definitely would have made him the number one running back in fantasy.
Wouldn't really have even been close.
And his touchdowns will regress.
But, I mean, he is playing in the top-scoring offense that was one of the highest-scoring offenses history of the NFL. I'm going to be led by my homes again. And Andy Reed, we've seen has, has turned in, uh,
tons of monster fantasy running backs from Brian Westbrook to the Sean McCoy,
Jamal Charles, Kareem hunt. Um, so yeah, I mean, as long as we don't get, um, a running back,
that seems like a real thread in the draft. I think Damien Williams is definitely, uh,
somebody going to be looking at the first or second round of uh fantasy drafts next year uh dave what
do you think second round i or first round what do you think about that for damien williams i'm not
sure if he's gonna eke into the first round but maybe it happens if and only if the chiefs don't
add anybody else they're're going to add somebody.
They're not going to go in with Spencer.
Spencer wears a free agent anyway.
They might let him go and replace him with somebody younger and someone that has potential to help Damian Williams shoulder the load.
Here's the bottom line.
When you're drafting Damian Williams,
you're drafting a 6'3", 315-pound guy with a big red mustache.
That's Andy Reid.
And Jacob talked about it.
Andy Reid is just known as one of the best play callers
and the guy that gets the most out of his running backs.
He likes to lean on just one guy.
And in this offense in Kansas City with Patrick Mahomes making crazy plays
with his arm and Tyreek Hill speeding downfield.
No running back. We'll see eight in the box on an even semi-consistent basis.
It's a real good opportunity.
Damian Williams came to Kansas City with good pass-catching chops.
He has managed to make the most of the rushing duties he has.
He is set up for a very good year.
Probably not 27 touchdowns probably
closer to 25 or 26 no all right fine um but look i mean is it crazy to say is it crazy to say adam
that he's a candidate for 1500 total yards and over 10 touchdowns of course not i i don't even
think it's crazy to think he could get 20 touchdowns. I mean, Todd Gurley does, right?
So if he's going to be the main workhorse in the best offense in the NFL, it's not crazy.
How many touchdowns did the running backs—you know what?
Let's look that up.
How many touchdowns did Chiefs running backs score last year?
They've been near the top five in each of the past five or six years because I did some work on Kareem Hunt last year,
and it's pretty ridiculous, the track record with Andy Reid
and rushing touchdowns.
Okay.
So you go ahead and talk about your next guy.
It's Kenny Galladay, and while you do that,
I'm just going to look up and see how many touchdowns those guys combined for,
and I'll come back to it.
Do you want to include – I've got it in front of me, Adam.
Do you want to include Mahomes' touchdowns? No. Running back touchdowns. And Tyreek Hill's touchdowns? Running back to it. Do you want to include? I've got it in front of me, Adam. Do you want to include Mahomes' touchdowns?
No.
Running back touchdowns.
And Tyreek Hill's touchdowns?
Running back touchdowns.
Travis Kelsey's touchdowns?
The number is 13.
13 rushing or 13 total?
Rushing.
Oh, how about receiving?
Tack on another nine.
That's what I'm talking about.
I'm sorry.
Tack on another.
I'm sorry.
Tack on another 10, 11.
Are we counting the fullback?
Sure.
Sherman, sausage.
Are we counting DeAnthony Thomas?
No.
All right.
Tack on another 1, 2, 3.
So what is that?
12 receiving touchdowns 25 total 13 rushing
touchdowns 25 total i don't think one guy would get all of them i don't but you get he get 18 to
20 you know what else i'm realizing kareem hunt is such a knucklehead um all right kenny galladay
is another guy that uh that j that Jacob wanted to talk about.
Yeah. So Kenny G, I've been a huge fan of his since he's into the league. I hope I'm not being
biased here, but I'm really, really excited for the opportunity he's going to see next year.
He ranked ninth in air yards last year, and that was with him not being the number one receiver for
at least half of the year. And he was one of just three players to finish with at least 1,500 air yards
and still finish with five or fewer touchdowns.
The other two are not traditional red zone threats, John Brown and Jarvis Landry,
whereas Kenny Galladay definitely has the size and athleticism to be a red zone threat.
He does not profile as the same type of receiver as those two.
So that really stood out
to me just going through at first glance and looking at some discrepancies between yardage
potential and then touchdown production. And I think he really did kind of struggle with some
2012 Calvin Johnsonitis. If you remember, that was the year that Megatron had like 1900 yards,
but somehow only had five touchdowns. He was tackled inside the five, like a 10 times or something ridiculous. But that happened to Kenny Galladay last year. If you
owned him or played him in DFS, you definitely know what I'm talking about. He's tackled within
the 10 yard line six times while also having multiple touchdowns called back. And so I think
with Tate officially gone and Marvin Jones is probably going to be back. But I think Galladay
in his third year does take over as a lead receiver there. It is still going to be back. But I think Galladay in his third year does take over as a lead receiver there.
It is still going to be a more run-heavy offense than most under Patricia.
But I do think there's tremendous opportunity for Galladay
and I think he is legit from a talent perspective.
So I'm really excited for him.
I'm playing Kenny G's greatest hits.
There we go. I was waiting for the sacks to come in.
But you apparently love Kenny G.
Yeah, Galladay.
Oh, God, it's so emotional.
Galladay is really good.
And Stafford wasn't very good last year.
Galladay had 70 catches, 1,063 yards, and five touchdowns.
Dave, how are you feeling about Kenny Galladay?
How are you feeling about Kenny Galladay? How do you feel about Kenny Galladay?
We've reached the sultry part of the fantasy football today.
Oh, my gosh.
Well, like Jacob, I've been a huge fan of Kenny Galladay for a long time
and saw the skill set coming.
I didn't love how he finished last year.
Very last game of the season against Minnesota, 15 targets,
so you think, great, he's going to have a monster game.
Six catches for 58 yards.
Oh, it's Minnesota.
Nobody does well against Minnesota.
That does seem to be the outlier.
I mean, the week before, he caught seven of eight targets for 146 yards.
Against Buffalo, and nobody does well against Buffalo.
Yeah, and it was in Buffalo, no less.
He needs the consistent targets. I think he can get
it. I believe that Kenny Galladay
will be a fine number
two fantasy receiver. Let's
do a little bit better than that. Top 20
fantasy receiver. You'll
end up getting him before the end of round four.
Okay, so let me give you guys
some names. Would you rather have
Kenny Galladay or
Brandon Cooks? It's pretty clearly Galladay or Brandon Cooks?
It's pretty clearly Galladay for me, but like I said, I might be biased.
I'm not biased, and I'll still say Galladay.
Kenny Galladay or Keenan Allen?
I'll take Allen.
In PPR, I feel like that's a no-brainer.
Yeah, I think it's definitely Keenan in PPR.
I think he can make a case for Galladay in non-PPR just based off upside.
He could.
I think it really depends on what that receiving core for the Chargers looks like next year.
Yeah.
All right, so the last guy is Chris Godwin.
Oh, and by the way, if Marvin Jones does stay with the Lions,
there will be plays that will drive you crazy.
Because Marvin Jones at one point was, I believe, leading the NFL in end zone targets and deep
targets.
Definitely the leader for the Lions before he got hurt.
I think he led in deep targets more than end zone targets.
But it could have been both.
Matthew Stafford definitely has some crushing on Marvin Jones.
All right. So, Jacob, here's what I do on the show.
I freak out about time.
I think we're never going to get to everything we want to get to,
and then I tell everybody to hurry up.
So Chris Godwin's your last guy.
Just give me kind of a quick rundown, your thoughts on Godwin.
Yeah, just real quick.
This one is a little bit circumstantial,
just like anything is at this point in the offseason.
But if Bruce does not actually bring Deshaun Jackson back, there is a big opportunity for Godwin. And we
have seen him excel when he does get the chance. If you take just the games that he's seen at least
a 70% snap rate over the last two years, his 16 game pace is 1100 yards and nine touchdowns.
And I just think with Arians leading that offense, it is going to be even more
high tempo, high powered. And I'm really excited to see God that offense, it is going to be even more high-tempo, high-powered,
and I'm really excited to see Godwin get the opportunity to be a full-time player there.
Yeah, let's get Sean Jackson out of there.
Hopefully Godwin had a touchdown in each of the first three games, four of the first five games,
and he disappointed, but not a bad season for him.
842 yards and seven touchdowns.
Just wasn't exactly evenly distributed.
Okay, we get to some news and notes now.
Quarterback news. The Giants appear set with Eli
Manning. Fun little note, Saquon
Barkley scored more fantasy points than Eli Manning
and six points for passing touchdown in leagues.
Standard scoring, non-PPR. So did
Todd Gurley, but I didn't think that Barkley
would be the highest scoring Giant.
Oakland GM Mike Mayock
said he thinks Derek Carr is a franchise quarterback
and it would be difficult to improve at the position with someone other than Derek Carr.
What a sentence.
Well, I sort of didn't want to plagiarize.
Three years ago, what do you think of that sentence?
What?
You don't think that he's a franchise quarterback, Derek Carr?
Three years ago, I don't know if anybody would have said that about Derek Carr, and three years ago
I don't think anybody was going to connect Mike Mayock
to the Oakland Raiders. That's true.
Yeah, I don't know that he
is a franchise quarterback, but I think Mike Mayock
has to say that. And I think
Jacob, you and I, and maybe
Dave too, kind of feel like the Giants are going to draft
Dwayne Haskins.
Yeah, I
definitely think they should.
It's tough to trust Gettleman on some of these decisions,
and we've seen a lot of buzz even still about them keeping Eli,
so who knows what the Giants are actually going to do.
I think he's going to start the season no matter what, Eli Manning.
And this might surprise people,
but Eli Manning had a career-high completion percentage,
his third-most passing yards, his third-best yards per attempt,
his fewest interceptions since 2008.
But he was only the number 17 quarterback because he threw just 21 touchdowns,
tied for the third-lowest of his career.
I know everybody thinks I'm a homer.
I just think that he might actually be a pretty good option in a two-quarterback league.
Nobody's going to want him, and he might surprise people.
I've said my piece.
Nick Foles will be a free agent.
Arizona GM Steve Kime said Josh Rosen
is their quarterback right now.
I encourage everyone to read
Jason LaConfora's article
about translating GM speak
at the Combine. Basically, he just wants people to trade up to that number one spot. That's what Jason LaCon Fora's article about translating GM speak at the combine.
Basically, he just wants people to trade up to that number one spot.
That's what Jason Lock and Fora thinks.
And Kyler Murray, Dave, he measured just over 5'10", and he has hands, and they measured too.
Nine and a half inches.
Nine and a half inch hands.
Is that big, small?
No, that's not considered small.
But for a quarterback, it's kind of close to small.
I would say if it was 9-1-8, I'd say that that's small for a quarterback.
I know Jacob's laughing, but it's really true.
Some of the best quarterbacks have big old cloppers.
Russell Wilson's got huge mitts.
Kyler Murray.
I'm just laughing because it's crazy,
the things that we'll talk about during the offseason.
Oh, yeah, absolutely.
A 5'10 was good for him.
Some people thought he wouldn't measure 5'10.
He was just over 5'0.
Can he play or can he not play?
That's what matters.
He's taller than I am.
That's sad because everybody thinks he's short,
and I'm shorter than Kyler Murray.
All right, running back news.
Sean McVay, so this is big.
Sean McVay downplayed Todd Gurley's knee injury,
but he also said that monitoring Gurley's touches would be on the table
to make sure he's healthy down the stretch.
Jacob, who's the number one pick in fantasy next year?
I think it's Saquon, but my opinion could be changed on that,
depending on who we have at QB going into the year.
Who the Giants have at QB?
Yeah.
You said we. Are you a Giants fan?
No, sorry.
Okay.
Adam's looking for Giants fans.
We're out there.
So, Dave, what did you make of this note on Gurley and his workload?
It stinks.
I think it cinches Gurley as the not number one overall running back in fantasy.
And there's going to be a shoe to drop.
They're going to add somebody else at running back,
whether they bring back C.J. Anderson or who knows what.
But it sounds to me like I don't think they're going to phase Gurley
into a 50-50 role by any stretch of the imagination,
but they're going to find somebody to take six or seven touches per game
off of Gurley, and if they're playing better than Gurley,
then come the fourth quarter, that guy is going to get more work.
Than Gurley?
In the fourth quarter, yes. If they're playing better than Todd Gurley in the fourth quarter yes if they're playing better you saw they're playing
better than Todd Gurley this is where I think we're getting out of me you would not say that
about Zeke you would not say that about Saquon Barkley there is a sour taste left in your mouth
by what happened to Gurley down the stretch and he is no they're not the backup running back is
not going to play better than Todd Gurley like Todd Gurley is the best running back in football. What happened late in the year when C.J. Anderson was getting more work than Todd Gurley?
When Gurley was hurt?
Yeah, maybe Gurley was hurt.
When Gurley was out or in the playoffs.
Like he said himself, I think it was after the first playoff game, he just sucked out there.
And if he knows he's sucked gonna be that bad just know it
he's i don't think it's gonna happen every week i just think it's something to never it's definitely
going to be something that separates other running backs from him on draft day he's still a first
round pick but he's not number one anymore i i certainly have to be more open-minded to that. As the listeners know, I'm very much on Todd Gurley number one.
But I have to be – I can't ignore the reports.
I just don't think that Gurley is getting benched in the fourth quarter ever.
But, of course, I would have said that going into the Saints game in the playoffs.
Look at what happened there.
Right, exactly, and that's the point is that we've seen it.
He was hurt. He was hurt. i look i hope you're right and more importantly i hope todd girley just
plays like we expect him to play and that there's no issue here if todd girley does what we expect
him to do then he's not sitting in the fourth quarter of a game he would sit in the fourth
quarter of a game if he's got 12 yards on 10 carries to start the game and the
other guy whoever it is cj anderson or they draft david montgomery that's fun to think about but
david montgomery comes in he's got 30 yards on five carries and mcveigh goes hey i gotta win
this game i'm gonna ride the hot hand and just this week it happens to be montgomery okay if
it's 12 carries for 10 yards or 10 for 12, whatever, then I agree.
Chicago is shopping Jordan Howard, according to Jason Lockenfora.
What do you think they'll get for him?
What would you give for him?
A fourth-round pick.
You got him.
He's yours.
Enjoy him.
Maybe not even a fourth-round pick.
Would you like to take another guess?
What would you give? Let's do it again.. Would you like to take another guess?
Let's do it again.
What would you give for your Tampa Bay?
You need a running back.
What are you offering the Chicago Bears for Jordan Howard?
A fifth-round pick.
Each all yours.
Enjoy them.
He will be on the next flight.
Please have Deshaun Jackson meet him at the airport.
He can live at Deshaun's house while Deshaun goes and plays somewhere else.
Jacob, let's take a look at wide receiver news.
I just acquired Jordan Howard, so I have to figure out what to do with that.
The Giants are not averse to
trading Odell Beckham, according to Jason Lockenforer.
We'll just deal with trade rumors
if trades actually happen, or if they're
a little juicier, I guess.
Denver will pick up Emmanuel Sanders' option.
That was interesting.
What do you make of that, Jacob? Denver picking up Emmanuel Sanders'
option. I think
Manny's still got it, honestly. Last year
was definitely a frustrating
year for him, but if
he can get healthy, I think that one makes
sense, and I think they really have
an intriguing receiving core there
with the two young guys as
well. So, I don't know,
I was excited to see him go back there. When are you drafting him?
See, I don't know. I think that there is a chance that he is overvalued just based on name. Um,
and I don't know what percentage, uh, target share he's going to get with, uh, with Sutton
and Hamilton there. Um, so yeah, that's tough. I would not expect him to go any higher than the seventh or eighth, right?
Right.
That's where I'd put it.
I think round seven might be – that might even be a little too high.
I think so, too.
Yeah.
For a guy his age coming off of a torn Achilles with Joe Flacco under center
and two other options that are younger
at receiver.
I'm not so sure he can find 850 yards.
Yeah, certainly we want those other guys to step up,
and it's hard to see Joe Flacco making two wide receivers trustworthy
in fantasy.
Well, he might make zero receivers trustworthy if it's a little bit to Sutton, a little bit to Sanders,
a little bit to Hamilton.
Exactly. That's why Sanders is scary.
And we haven't even talked about the tight end
because you know Flacco has a thing for that position.
Yeah, and now he's got butt at tight end.
How about that?
Yeah.
Tampa Bay prepared to move on from Deshaun Jackson
if he doesn't restructure his deal, according to Jason LaConfora.
See, I'm hearing that they want to keep him
and that Bruce Arians is enamored with his speed.
So I just think they want him to take a pay cut.
I think that's what LaConfora was saying.
And if he doesn't, then he might be gone.
Green Bay seems lukewarm on Randall Cobb.
There's a good chance he's not on Green Bay anymore.
Cooper Cup on track for training camp as he recovers from a torn ACL.
The Cowboys apparently want to keep Alan Hearns and re-sign Cole Beasley.
Who are the Bengals?
The Bengals, yeah.
I said Cincinnati. The Bengals are shopping John Ross according to NFL Network, Brown, who are the Bengals? The Bengals, yeah, I saw Cincinnati.
The Bengals are shopping John Ross according to NFL Network, but not according to the Bengals.
They said that is not true.
And Lock and Four are also reporting that the Eagles are open to trading Nelson Aguilar.
They need some wide receiver help.
We'll talk about that.
Demarius Thomas was arrested for vehicular assault, reckless driving, and driving without insurance.
Doug Baldwin had knee and shoulder surgeries.
We knew he was playing hurt.
Doug Baldwin or Kenny Galladay, guys?
It's definitely Kenny for me, yeah.
I'm going to take a lot of Baldwin.
I'd probably take Galladay over him,
but I think Baldwin has a really good chance to bounce back.
What round?
12-team league, I'm thinking round five, somewhere in the 50s.
What do you think?
I think that sounds about right.
I think that's fine.
Okay.
And Robbie Anderson got a second-round tender from the Jets,
so I guess that means he's going to be a Jet next year?
I don't think it's a cinch that he'll be a Jet next year,
but probably.
Because here's what that means.
Do you know what that means?
Jacob, Adam, do you know what that means?
Yeah, that any team that signs him has to give up a second-round pick for him, right?
Sure.
So if a team doesn't like the receivers in this class
and they want somebody with some deep speed,
they will sign Robbie Anderson to a nice deal.
I don't know if it necessarily even has to be full-on market value.
It won't be like Antonio Brown money or anything like that.
And they've got Robbie Anderson on their squad.
Yeah.
Well, certainly we want him there for Sam Darnold.
Anderson was really good at the end of the year.
Well, it was Darnold who was really good at the end of the year.
Anderson was just right place, right time.
And that's what we're hoping for with Jimmy Graham,
because apparently as we look at tight end news,
Jimmy Graham will be back with the Packers.
It's looking that way.
And what did he have, two touchdowns this year?
Not a very good year for Jimmy Graham.
Jacob, do you have any hope that Jimmy Graham can bounce back?
I actually do.
Like I said, I was looking at some regression numbers,
and he was one of the main names that popped
in terms of his actual production versus the volume that he saw.
And then I think the same could be said for Rodgers,
who had one of the lowest touchdown rates of his career last year.
So, yeah, if Graham's healthy, I definitely think that he could be of value.
It's just amazing.
I mean, he had nine red zone targets with the Packers last year.
I believe he led the NFL in red zone targets the year before.
He had 10 touchdowns the year before.
Yeah, and he did lead the NFL in red zone targets.
So, I mean, honestly, he's not going to put up a lot of yards.
He's not going to wow you with athleticism.
He just has to catch touchdowns, and he could do it.
He just has to throw him the ball in the end zone or near the end zone.
And he's got to hold on to it.
He does have to hold on to it.
That is part of the rules.
That's Jimmy Graham.
And Jason Witten is returning to Dallas,
and I just want everybody to know that he's been a top 10 tight end in PPR
in both 2016 and 2017 because he catches 60 passes every year.
Only seven tight ends caught 60 passes in 2018.
Now he could finish 10th or whatever, and he will never be on my team
because he is a boring player, rather stream,
but he will accumulate enough catches, at least based on recent history,
to be a top 10 PPR tight end.
ESPN and Fox have offered contracts to Greg Olson.
So we'll see what Olson decides to do.
And I'm going to finish the news with the note that Mike McCarthy is being accused of berating high school basketball officials.
My house of mighty have fallen.
You can't be doing that.
I want to get into team needs.
I did do a Twitter poll that I hope people are interested in.
I was very surprised by the
results. There were two stories that came
out last week.
A Tom Brady card sold for
$400,000.
A Michael Jordan card that was much cooler
than the Tom Brady card. It was green
and there was stuff coming out of the ball.
Did you guys see the card?
I did not. No. Very cool card.
It sold for $350,000, less than the Brady card.
It was not in mint condition, though.
That was probably the biggest reason.
So then I just started to think, let's do a Twitter poll.
And it's simple.
Who's better, Tom Brady or Michael Jordan?
I was surprised at the results.
One of the guys was absolutely destroyed, got 75% of the vote.
Really?
75%. Who's better, Tom Brady or Michael
Jordan?
I'd say MJ, but I'm a Chiefs fan, so I
am
not a fan of Tom Brady.
Dave, you're from Chicago.
Right. I'm really trying
to not let my bias
shine through here.
I think Michael was certainly more athletic
and maybe a little more fun
to check out off the court than on the court.
I don't know what that means.
I don't know what it means.
So you're both voting.
Michael Jordan got 75% of the vote.
Tom Brady got 25%.
Yeah, I'm going to say Michael.
The best argument was like,
Tom Brady's the best football player of all time, right?
Michael Jordan, like, I think he's number two behind LeBron.
Sorry.
I do.
I do.
Those results aren't surprising, though.
People definitely stand really hard for MJ.
They do.
And people don't like Tom Brady.
It's a good point.
It's a good point.
All right, let's get into team needs now.
You all think about Tom Brady versus Michael Jordan on your own time.
NFC East, NFC North.
Dave gave me the North guys, and Jacob gave me the team needs for the NFC East.
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So, Jacob, let's start with the NFC East in alphabetical order.
Or did you do it in alphabetical order?
No, you didn't.
Oh, boy.
You broke all the rules.
My bad.
You started with Philadelphia.
So they need a backup quarterback.
But more importantly, they need a lot at the running back and wide receiver.
They need to figure out who their number one running back is.
What's your take on the Eagles running backs right now?
So they're going to have Corey Clement, Wend smallwood and josh adams will all likely be back
unless um one of them is a surprise cut um they could go after a free agent like alex collins or
kenny drake would be somebody that's really exciting to me because he's he's always been
i know fantasy owners aren't gonna like to hear that because he's burned so many of us
um but he's been really efficient with his touches in his time in miami he always grades out really well according to pff and everything um but just seemed like gays did not
like him for whatever reason so if he went there that would be exciting uh but then they they also
could definitely use one of their uh they have two second round picks two fourth round picks as well
they could use on a running back um like David Montgomery or Daryl Henderson or two guys
that I like quite a bit in this class. So definitely a lot of options at RB this offseason.
So I'm excited to see where they go with it. And Dave, quite frankly, I'm not going to be
too excited about any of those running backs if they just stand pat. I know Josh Adams had
some good moments down the stretch, but he pretty much needed 20 carries to get there.
And he took advantage of some very easy matchups. I don't think he's anything special.
I don't think I'd draft a Nicos running back right now if we were drafting today,
maybe in the 10th round or something. I think the certainty is that
Darren Sproles will be in the mix. I think the coaches love him.
They find fun ways to use him. He might only play
20 snaps a game, might touch the ball six, seven times.
I think he's going to be part of their formula.
They can cut guys and get away with it
and find another running back in the draft if they want to.
Ajayi is a free agent.
This is a good running back draft class.
I've been watching these guys.
It's what I've been doing.
That's the position I started with. And there are some
really interesting talents.
And I wonder if one of them
just happens to catch Philadelphia's
attention so much that they take one
with a first-round pick. Maybe they trade
down a little bit in round one, and with a late
first-round pick, they pull the trigger
on Josh Jacobs or Damian Harris,
one of those guys.
And I'd be thrilled.
Yeah, well, that's the question.
Since you know Sproles is going to have a role,
since Doug Peterson's a little annoying with the way he uses running backs,
how excited would you guys be?
Well, just because the track record has been,
I'm going to use a bunch of running backs,
doesn't mean that it's going to stay that way.
And I think if they put in the draft capital of a first round pick on a running back,
they're going to have to justify it on the field. They can't have Wendell Smallwood
start and take 12 touches a game. And then first round pick Josh Jacobs only gets nine
carries a game, not unless Jacobs turns into a plot plotter which i don't think is going to happen at all
if if they don't draft a running back in round one or maybe even round two then you are going
to see the mix and match jacob you want to weigh in i i was just gonna say i would be really
surprised to see them take a running back early because they have traditionally not invested much
in the position and but if they did um i think that would definitely be noteworthy that's it kind of reminds me of new england where they just never ever spent
draft equity on running back and then took sony michelle um and as soon as he got healthy he
immediately took over as the workhorse at least for early downs um so i definitely think that we
would be worth note but yeah outside of an early investment um i'm probably not going to be super
excited about whoever leads their backfield because it will be split. Let's go to the Dallas Cowboys now.
And you say that the Dallas Cowboys have to sort out what they've got at wide receiver.
What do you want to see them do? So they're almost assuredly going to re-sign Amari Cooper
after the year that he had. I've heard mixed reports on Hearns and Terrence Williams.
They could cut those guys and save some money. You said they might want to keep Hearns around.
Same with Cole Beasley. There was some weird stuff on Twitter about him. Maybe not liking
him in Dallas, but they could definitely bring him back. If he did leave, that would leave a hole
in the slot, which I would like to see them play Amari there more. He was definitely better in the slot last year as far as yards per run and everything.
But if they don't want to play Amari there and they do want to get a slot guy,
I think they could go after somebody like Adam Humphreys or Jamison Crowder.
I think Humphreys would be fairly highly sought after this offseason.
He had a pretty good year last year.
Or they could also address it in the draft if they're looking for a slot type.
I really like Debo Samuels out of South Carolina,
or if you want to go a little bit later, Andy Isabella from UMass
is somebody that pops in my model as well.
So I hope they address it.
I hope they don't just stay pat with the receivers they had last year.
And then obviously I have Michael Gallup, who played pretty well at the end of the year.
I'm excited for him.
Yeah, what do you think about Cooper, Jacob?
Would you take him or Kenny Galladay? that'll be a tough one for fantasy owners well obviously yeah it would depend
on what happened uh with the rest let's say he's back okay yeah let's say he's back with cowboys
obviously yeah um yeah i i think i would probably take amari before um before kenny galladay i just
it seems like there's a little more certainty in his situation. I agree. And I think you can lock in Cooper and Gallup into roles in that offense.
And, yeah, they're going to want somebody who can specialize in the slot.
But I don't think it necessarily means that they're going to have a well-defined role.
They'll move in and out.
I think they're going to look for that versatility.
And you mentioned Isabella.
I haven't had enough film on him
yet, but I do know that he can
line up anywhere. They're going to find somebody
who's got that versatility, I think,
so that they can keep mixing and matching.
Adam, I talked about on our last podcast,
Kellen Moore is the offensive coordinator.
He will bring creativity
to that offense.
That will also come in how they line up,
where they line up, et cetera, et cetera.
Creativity in the Dallas offense.
It's going to happen, dude.
I hope you're right.
I hope you're right.
It's going to.
Yeah, well, again, unfairly maligned.
They've done a nice job.
But, sure, could use a little touch-up, a little creativity.
Never hurt anybody.
So the Redskins, Jacob, what's the biggest team need for the Redskins right now?
I think the most obvious is quarterback, as much as I hate to say that as an Alex Smith fan.
But I don't think he's going to contribute to the team at all.
Cole McCoy is a solid backup, but I don't think as ideal as your starter.
And they've been tied to a few of these top four quarterbacks. I would not be surprised if they traded up from 15 to go after somebody
like Murray or Haskins, maybe to get in front of their divisional rivals in the Giants. And if they
don't, I think they could definitely get Daniel Jones out of Duke or Drew Locke at 15 as well.
And I know a lot of scouts are really high in each of those two as well. They got a lot of compensation.
They got four compensatory picks, so I would not be surprised to see them
use those to move up. Is there anyone in the
Redskins passing game? They're so boring offensively.
Dave, is there anyone in the Redskins passing game that excites you at all?
No.
Yeah, no.
I can't even make the case for Chris Thompson.
You know, Darius Geis, when he's back on the field, I think he can catch passes.
Does he count?
Or are you just looking at wide receivers and tight ends?
No, just wide receivers.
You're just looking at receivers.
I mean, Jordan Reed did do better.
I think he's a cap casualty.
It's possible. But basically, as soon as Alex Smith left, Jordan Reed started playing better. I think he's a cap casualty. It's possible.
But basically, as soon as Alex Smith left,
Jordan Reed started playing a little bit better,
and then he got hurt, of course.
I really hope they don't sign.
They will sign a wide receiver,
but the wide receiver free agent class isn't very good to begin with.
But if Tyra Williams ends up there, Golden Tate,
that's going to kill their value.
Any value that they may have had.
It's going to kill their value because they're not going to be playing with a great quarterback.
This is a franchise in real trouble.
They've got so much of their cap space locked up in Alex Smith, who I don't think is a safe
bet to play at all this year.
If they move up in the draft, like Jacob said, and draft Kyler Murray or Dwayne Haskins,
that's even more money that they've got tied up in the quarterback position.
And then it's a rookie quarterback throwing to a retread receiver.
I think they're headed toward an ugly year
unless they can run the ball really, really well.
And if they – Geist should be back.
It looks like he's on track to be ready for 2019.
The offensive line probably needs some depth,
but when their starters are healthy, they're pretty good.
They could re-sign Adrian Peterson on the cheap.
This could be a team that tries to just grind out wins with the run game.
And now my mind's racing just a little bit
with the idea of Kyler Murray under center
because now they can do all kinds of zone read and and RPOs with Murray and Murray can hit defenses over the top to Doxon or something
like that maybe that's what their plan could end up being if they decide to just you know bite a
huge bullet in salary cap room and you know you're talking about like 50 million dollars into one position in 2019 don't know if they're going to do it but their their their offseason is going to be
fascinating to watch oh or boring so uh that's uh that's most of the nfcs then we get to the
highest scoring team in the nfcs 16th in points scored the giants i mean this was not a great
division for fantasy and And what do you
think? It's funny because the Giants are pretty set at the skill positions, but what do you think
their team needs are right now offensively? Their needs are don't trade Odell Beckham
because he's one of the best receivers to come out in a long, long time. But yeah, I think they're
going to take Haskins with the sixth pick I've seen some some
defensive players rumored there as well but I do think that's who they'll go with assuming nobody
trades in front of them to get Haskins but outside of that they really need help on the offensive
line which is something I was going to mention with Washington too like no matter what changes
these guys make of the skill positions if they have a rookie quarterback or Eli behind center
and a not-competent offensive line.
It's just going to be another gross season like we saw last year.
So I think that's big time for them.
Dave, what do you think the Giants need to do?
They really need to get defense, which is the only reason they might not take Haskins sixth overall.
Well, I think they proved last year that if there isn't a quarterback that they're in love with, they're very much at peace at passing on the position.
And if they see somebody at number six who they view as a difference maker at a different position, they will take that person.
Whether it's one of these pass rushers that's out there or one of the offensive linemen that's out there.
It wouldn't surprise me if Gettleman did that and they just tabled the quarterback decision for another year.
I did have one interesting thought.
I think I had it last night.
What if the Cardinals, who are thin on receiver talent,
offered number one overall for Odell Beckham?
Well, they'd have to really love...
Personally, I don't know if that's enough.
No, I just don't think that... Because the Giants aren't—I don't know.
It depends how much they like Haskins, and if they think they can get him at six,
it doesn't seem like they're going to take Kyler Murray as of right now.
Or they could get Haskins at one, and then they can take the best available player at six,
and their offense is reshaped, but their offense is kind of heading in a reshaped type of direction anyway.
If they give up Beckham for the
number one pick, they would, in your scenario,
keep the number six pick? Correct.
Yeah. The question, I guess,
is really, is Haskins going to
make it that far in the draft?
Two months ago, it was like,
well, we don't even have the top 15 quarterback.
Now, I'm not
sure Haskins is going to make it that far
or Murray, for that matter. Probably Murray,
but not Haskins. Let's go to the
NFC North. Dave, you have the team needs
for first, and you, thank you for going
in alphabetical order like a sane person.
You know what? I didn't mind
going in non-alphabetical order. It keeps people on
their toes wondering which team's going to go next.
Who's coming next? Yeah, I don't know. Thank you, Dave.
Alright, so you know what? Let's mix it up. Let's start with the Bears.
They are alphabetically first.
After that, you just go crazy.
Start with the Chicago Bears and what
you think their team needs are.
They don't really have a lot of team needs.
They're in a very interesting position as well.
If you want to talk about a boring offseason, it's not
Washington. It's Chicago. They don't have
any draft picks until round three.
I don't think they've got any major
team needs at wide receiver. They probably need another long-term option. It sounds like Alan
Robinson will stick around. They're going to pay him what they owe him this year. I think it's like
10 million for him to stick around, but they're probably going to draft another wide receiver
that they hope they can develop long-term. If they do move on from Jordan Howard, and maybe even if
they don't, they're going to add another running back.
They might need an offensive tackle for depth.
But their offense and their defense,
really, as long as
they re-sign their guys,
they're in great shape. They don't have
huge needs. And they can spend
their draft picks on best available
players to start bulking up depth
as best as they can.
Let me throw out something for you, though.
I think they need a running back.
I don't think Tariq Cohen is an every-down back, and I think they want to get rid of
Jordan Howard.
So I think they need a running back.
My guess is that they want a running back that can do a lot of the things that Tariq
Cohen can do, but is a little bit bigger.
Jacob, your thoughts on the Bears?
I was going to say that too, just from knowing Nagy
and when he was in Kansas City, the way that he likes to use running back,
I would expect him to want a more complete running back.
I think that's why they want to move on from Howard.
But other than that, yeah, they are pretty set.
Okay, Dave, who's next in the NFC North? Surprise us.
All right, let's go with the Detroit Lions.
They have Kerryon Johnson running back,
but they don't have anybody behind them that's worth a lick.
They're going to need to find another running back.
Hopefully it's to back up Kerryon and not necessarily pair with him.
If they draft a guy, then they've got two young running backs
that they can mix and match, and that'll be troublesome for fantasy.
Kerryon really, I thought, proved before he got hurt
that he can handle a three-down workload.
I'm kind of glad he got hurt last year,
and I'm kind of glad that they didn't give him a ton of work last year
until, what was it, like late October, November maybe,
he started to get into the flow a little bit more
because it took some touches off of him.
And now he should be rested and ready to go.
I don't believe he had surgery.
If he did, then I don't think it was very serious so i i think that they will add a running back
hopefully it's not somebody that knocks carry on johnson down the rankings draft board a little
or a lot wide receiver i think they need that too they just need a third guy marvin jones won't be
there forever kenny galladay will and they need a tight end to go in and compete with Michael Roberts,
probably somebody who blocks a little bit more than catches.
Jacob, weighing in on the Lions?
Yeah, I mean, he hit it perfectly.
I really hope they don't take away word from Galladay or from Carrion
because those are my boys.
But, yeah, I definitely hope they get a tight end
because they just basically got zero from that position last year.
I don't really have much else to say.
We've spoken a lot about Kerryon Johnson.
Yeah, all right. It's fine. We don't have to believe it.
I mean, the offensive line also needs a little bit of work.
Here's the thing. The defense needs a lot of work.
So it wouldn't surprise me one bit if Matt Patricia went nuts
on draft day on defense.
And that would help us out.
I know what they need.
They need a new head coach. will have already they will have that in 20 they needed a new head coach before they hired him yeah a break all right dave what's next you've gone in alphabetical order
so far well i'll just how about this i will tell you the need and you tell me the team okay okay
take a guess on the team all right this team is going to need a slot receiver,
if not two receivers overall. Packers. There you go. Potentially a running back for depth and offensive line depth as well. They're not going to need a quarterback.
It sounds like Jimmy Graham is going to be back like we talked about, but they did this weird
thing last year where they drafted three tall fast receivers and none of them were
able to really grow in their rookie year all three of them are going to make the club for training
camp we'll see how they progress if one of them plays well then they're going to start opposite
davante adams uh short of them making a big splash for antonio brown or golden tate something like
that brown obviously be a huge splash for them.
That would be a lot of fun.
One of those guys will end up starting,
but I think they're still going to attack that position via free agency
or the draft and add another body at wide receiver.
Jacob, where are you on Geronimo Allison?
First four games, he had 64 to 80 yards in all four games.
He had two touchdowns.
And then he got hurt, and he only played one more game.
And I believe he got hurt in that game against the Rams.
But I think people are excited about him.
If Cobb's gone, maybe they think Allison steps up and is pretty fantasy relevant.
How about you?
Yeah, when Dave was saying that, I wanted to disagree with him just because I love Geronimo, and I also love Marcus Valdez-Scanling.
But that is definitely where they need to go if they don't believe in those guys. to disagree with him just because I love Geronimo and I also love Marquez Valdez-Scanling. But like
that is definitely where they need to go if they if they don't believe in those guys. And I don't
know if they will just because they haven't they haven't shown the consistency that that Rodgers
might want there. But yeah, I like both those guys a lot. I actually am a little bit higher on MVS,
but I think both of them are definitely sleeper type picks for next year if they don't make any major moves for receiver this offseason.
I think they'd be happy with Allison if they went through the offseason, they miss on Antonio Brown, they miss on the free agents, and on draft day they just go in a different direction.
And Allison is just the best man standing.
I think they'd be okay with him as their number two receiver.
But I'm thinking that they want to try and improve on that spot.
There was news about Aaron Jones, what the Packers said about him.
I thought it was a little conflicting.
On one hand, it was like, yeah, he's really good.
On the other hand, it was like, hey, we need multiple backs.
It came from two different people.
Right.
But the message was kind of the same, not conflicting.
The GM said he was really good, but he needs to work on his strength and conditioning.
And the head coach said, I believe in using multiple running backs.
I believe in Aaron Jones.
Which means on Sundays, you're going to see multiple running backs.
Yeah, but I believe in Aaron Jones.
I mean, let me give you the numbers on Aaron Jones, what he did.
He had a seven-game midseason stretch.
In those seven games, he only averaged 14 carries and three catches.
This is not an insane amount of touches, 17 per game.
Now, he scored seven rushing touchdowns in seven games.
That's most likely not sustainable. But, I mean, he basically in those seven games was on pace for about 1,600 yards and 18 total touchdowns.
You know, top five running back type of play.
And he's averaged 5.5 yards per carry two straight seasons.
And it seems like the Packers just about every year with Aaron Rod, produce a running back that has a very high yards per carry.
It's just a great situation.
I believe very strongly in Aaron Jones.
I think he has the potential to be a first-round caliber running back.
Give him the keys to the car.
He's so good.
I hope you're right, Adam.
Yeah, he is very good.
I'd like to see that happen. I think it's going to take a Jamal Williams injury or month of suckiness
in order for it to really hit.
But I bet people draft Aaron Jones thinking that one of those two things will happen,
that Jamal Williams, they'll get Jamal Williams later on,
but he'll stink for a month and they'll see it coming.
Maybe he won't have a great preseason.
Maybe they just saw a lot of Jamal Williams when he was splitting carries before.
But people are going to buy into Aaron Jones,
and I might end up being one of those people too.
Not if I can help it.
Not if I'm in your draft.
Are you going to take him in round two?
I don't think he's going to go in round two.
I think it's justifiable, absolutely.
Wow.
He just said round one, right? I think he could. I mean, I wouldn going to go in round one. I think it's justifiable, absolutely. Wow. He just said round one, right?
I think he could.
I mean, I wouldn't take him in round one,
but I think that if he gets 17 touches a game,
he's going to be round one caliber player.
I think he'll be a consensus round three pick, provided the Packers don't add something to that position.
Here's one more stat on Aaron Jones.
So those seven games, right, you give him 16 at that pace,
he would have had 222 carries.
Really doesn't sound like a lot.
He would have also had 50 catches, which is nice but not amazing.
But six of the top 12 running backs in non-PPR,
seven of the top 12 running backs in PPR last year
had fewer than 222 carries.
So it's a good enough workload, especially with his work in the passing game,
about three and a half catches per game in that stretch.
No, three catches per game in that stretch.
So I just think he'd be extremely efficient.
I love running backs and great offenses.
It's that simple.
So I hope they can feature him enough.
17 touches a game is not crazy.
How about this, Cesar?
I'll flip it around on you.
We'll go two running backs and good offenses.
Who are you taking, Aaron Jones or Damian Williams?
I was going to ask you that.
I think I'd have to lean Damian Williams.
There we go.
That's the right answer.
It is.
Yeah, yeah.
Pending the NFL draft and free agency but yeah right
i'm dropping a steve kime for now on that for now it's the right call for now well we've only got
one team left dave richard it's the minnesota vikings what do we need you guessed it without
me giving you a clue well they need a quarterback they need a backup quarterback right now kyle
slaughter is their backup quarterback uh but more meaningful fantasy news they need a backup quarterback. Right now, Kyle Slaughter is their backup quarterback. But in more meaningful fantasy news, they need a backup running back.
Davis Murray says he wants to be a starter.
I think that's kind of funny.
He's going to test for agency, and the Vikings can either draft a guy
or they can stick with one of their undrafted running backs
that they had last year to mix and match behind Alvin Cook.
They want to be more run-friendly, and as long as Cook stays healthy, I think they'll be that.
Offensive line is really where it's at for them.
That's where you're going to see them attack, both in free agency and the draft.
Left guard is an absolute need.
Left tackle might be another one, another offensive lineman on top of it.
They're really going to address that position hard in the next couple of months.
Yeah, Latavius Murray was a little bit too involved for my liking last year.
I would like to see Dalvin Cook get, I don't know, 17, 18 carries a game,
something like that.
A little bit of involvement in the passing game would not hurt.
He actually, you know, when he came back,
Dalvin Cook did a really nice job in the passing game.
He ended up with 40 catches in 11 games.
But I think he's better than that.
At the beginning of the year, before he got hurt, he was leading the league in routes run among running backs.
Really?
Yeah.
That's why Jacob Gibbs is on.
Jacob Gibbs, ladies and gentlemen, with that knowledge.
I love it.
Jacob, let's read some emails.
Let's read some emails.
We've got a lot of them to get.
I think maybe on our next show we'll probably get some more emails.
But Mark from a city in North Carolina, Dave.
Chapel Hill.
Oh, okay.
Dear Kemba, Cam, DJ, and Miles.
Oh, man.
Are those Tar Heels?
No.
I mean, the only Kemba I know is Kimba Walker.
Yeah, he was on UConn.
And he plays for Charlotte.
Yeah, he was on UConn.
Kim and DJ play for Carolina.
And Miles is, of course.
Miles Bridges plays for Charlotte with Kimba.
I don't know.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Yeah, see?
That's why we have a basketball guy on.
Mark's question.
10 team, 2 running back, 3 wide receiver, keeper league.
Would you keep McCaffrey in the second round, Gurley in the second round, or Tyler Boyd in the 15th round?
I'm going to pick Gurley in non-PPR.
And I think I will probably go for McCaffrey in full PPR.
He didn't say which one it is, right?
He did not.
Yeah.
Both of those guys are first-round picks, so it's great value either way.
Passing up Tyler Boyd in the 15th round is worth it to keep one of those two studs.
Okay, next email is from Marty from Miriam Park in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Very specific.
He says, dear, do we cheat him and how?
Oh, do we cheat him how?
That's a, okay.
Do we cheat him and how?
Right, right, right.
This is a three-stages thing, which I had to look up, but I still didn't get it, so I just said it out loud.
A little devil for you.
12-team standard scoring keeper league.
Can you help me come up with ideas slash reasons
to get the commissioner to change one of the rules?
The league used to allow in-season trading of future draft picks,
but for two years in a row,
teams that considered themselves out of the running
tried to fire sale their team for future draft picks with limited success.
For example, Julio Jones for a future 2018 second round pick, which ended up being pick number 14.
As a result, the commish banned in-season trading of future draft picks.
I've talked to him, and he is open to the idea of allowing in-season draft pick trading.
Does not want people to give up on their teams.
Can you help me come up with rules or consequences for finishing last?
We are not really a group that is up for public humiliation,
so nothing in that realm, please.
So I'm in a keeper league that allows future pick trading,
and the rule is that if you trade a future pick,
you have to put a down payment on next year's draft.
To make sure you come back?
Right.
Or someone else will get your team at a discounted rate.
Oh.
If you bail on the team.
Did he say that people were bailing?
What was the real problem there?
The real problem is that...
I bet it's that people think that the trade of Julio Jones for a future
second round pick was unfair
because it made the team that got
Julio better now.
And the compensation was
debatable.
He doesn't want owners to tank.
I think that's what it is. He doesn't want owners to tank
for next year by trading
away their good players. It happens in my
keeper league
with at least three teams every year and uh it's it's never been a real problem the guys want to
keep playing in the keeper league everybody wants to win it and when these teams realize that they
can't win it they'll do what they can to start winning next year okay you uh they they could
have some sort of i know some leagues have like a loser's bracket
and the first pick the following year actually goes to like the winner of that yes that actually
happens in my are you in this league with me jacob what's going on like are you a secret owner
i i think you know because i would have won um so yeah i i think they could they could maybe do
something like that if they're against the public humiliation type of stuff.
But yeah, I mean, ultimately, I think it's up to the people in the league.
Like, if you don't want people trading future assets, then maybe don't play Keeper League.
I don't know.
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It was great to have you on.
Yeah, it was awesome.
Thanks for having me on, man.
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