Fantasy Football Today - 11/03: BONUS: Mailbag and DFS Advice (Fantasy Football Podcast)

Episode Date: November 3, 2018

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Here we are on this Saturday. Although we are recording the course course, on Friday afternoon. Please keep that in mind. It is about 4.30 p.m. Eastern. But this is your Saturday Mailbag. And it's all about you. Thank you so much for contributing, for getting in on the Saturday Mailbag at fantasyfootballatcbsi.com.

And thank you for your patience. As you know, we don't have the ability to read everybody's e-mail. So I hope we've been able to read some of yours. I'm Adam Azer. He is Dave Richard. And he has some big breaking news from the news desk here's ion fantasy football reporter uh well it's fantasy football today but saturday night i had fantasy football uh dave richard what the hell is my title again uh reporter i'll be a reporter for right now so i get the nfl injury uh reports from the teams

themselves this just came into my inbox from the new england patriots oh it is the injury report for their game against the packers and here it is julian edelman josh gordon rob gronkowski sony michelle and cordero patterson are all questionable for week nine against the Green Bay Packers. They all participated in some form of practice on Friday. Most of them also participated in some form of practice on Thursday. Gronk is the only one who did not. Patterson is a late add with a neck injury, and he was considered limited on Friday. Going to be interesting if that

injury is serious and he ends up not playing and sony michelle doesn't end up playing now what do the patriots do at running back they're gonna have to give kenyon barner work but wait there's more on the same game green bay packers receiver geronimo allison after being limited in practice with a hamstring on wednesday and thursday uh the coach has said he aggravated the injury he did not practice on friday he is listed as doubtful for the game so we are probably going to see a lot more of marquez valdez scantling cool as the number two receiver for the green bay packers we were hoping for something like this adam because now it's it's going to be a little bit easier to confidently start MVS and maybe even Randall Cobb.

Cobb's on the injury report too, but he practiced in full on Friday. He's questionable, but I would expect him to play. But I think this is really what we needed if we wanted somebody like MVS. He is available in over 80% of CBS Sports leagues. It's not a bad idea to pick them up and stash them. Or if you need help at wide receiver, there's a lot of receivers that we're going to talk about who are not exactly locks to play on Sunday. Valdez Scantling would be a replacement for all of them.

Excellent, excellent. All right, let's get some more news here. We'll also do some fan dueling at the end of the show. Join our contest, fanduel.com slash FFT. Buffalo GM Brandon Bean said LeSean McCoy will be with the team next year. All right, we've got some time to figure that out, but that's the plan. Tyreek Hill practicing full. He's off the injury report.

Tyreek Hill's going to play. Chris Thompson is out. Washington left tackle Trent Williams is out. Here are some questionables. Stefan Diggs is questionable. Think he plays? It's a big one. You know, I don't think it's a lock.

It was interesting. Andrew Kramer is a reporter up in Minneapolis. He's a buddy of mine. He asked Aldrick Robinson, hey, so what to make of this deal? And Robinson said, well, we know Diggs is going to be out this week, so it's going to be a lot more of me and a lot more of Laquan Treadwell. That was a little surprising. I wonder if this is gamesmanship by the Vikings saying that he's questionable

when he's really not. I will go back and tell you this, that he got hurt, took a shot to the ribs in the second quarter last week, kept on playing, even had a 22-yard catch after taking the injury on. So I don't know what to make of it. I know that he was able to finish last week's game just fine. Yeah, that doesn't necessarily mean anything. You run on adrenaline, right?

And then after the fact, you realize you're hurt. I guess it could come down to pregame warm-ups. He is not a lock to play. Okay, so keep an eye on that. Stephon Diggs owners. Laquan Treadwell would get a boost if Diggs is out. It could be Aldrick Robinson who gets the boost. All right.

Remember that game against the Rams where he caught two touchdowns? He's kind of a big play shot. He's a shot receiver as a backup for Minnesota. Dalvin Cook is going to play 8 to 12 snaps, I think it was. That's what I read from ESPN. Yeah, so that's not really enough for me to get out of Latavious Town. I don't think so either. Jamie changed his start of the week from Latavious

Murray to Nick Chubb, just in case. But I still think Latavious Town. Did you really just say Latavious Town? I did say that, yeah. It's a nice place. I've always preferred Murray's Borough, not to be confused with Murphy's Borough in Tennessee.

Or if you're in New York City, Murray Hill. Maybe that's where we're going. Murray Hill. Murray Hill. Yeah, I think he's at least a top 20 running back, maybe still a top 12. Kenny Stills is questionable, which would put a damper maybe if he plays on our Devontae Parker enthusiasm, if we have any. Yeah, I've got some. Me too.

Some enthusiasm. Not a ton. Baltimore's a little beat up on the offensive line. Yeah, Ronnie Stanley, their top tackle, left tackle, not going to play. James Hurst is their starting right tackle. He's not going to play. So I believe they have two rookies going at both tackle spots against the Steelers. That's not so good. Alex Lewis, by the way, I believe is questionable two rookies going at both tackle spots against the Steelers. That's not so good.

Alex Lewis, by the way, I believe is questionable for the Ravens. So some O-line issues for sure. That will not help Joe Flacco when he drops back to pass. And Alex Collins returned to practice, so it looks like he's on track to play. We mentioned Sonny Michel was questionable. Melvin Gordon, he practiced in full, right? No, he was on a limited basis from what I understand. Maybe he did practice in full.

You know what? I haven't seen it. Maybe I'm just assuming that he was limited in practice. I might have gotten that wrong. That's why I was going to say it, and then it didn't look right to me. So let's see if we can figure it out. You know what? You'll be able to check on CBSSports.com later this weekend.

Anthony Lynn was very coy about it. When asked about it, he said, well, I know that he'd love to play. We'll see. Would not commit one way or the other. The first thing we'll know is whether or not he traveled with the team to Seattle. If he did, that would probably be considered a good sign. And if he doesn't travel or if he's inactive, then Austin Eckler is in line to get 17 touches again.

We got Royce Freeman questionable. Stay away away royce freeman we don't need you yeah vance mcdonald seemed to hint that there would be one more week and elijah mcguire is going to be activated this week jets running back elijah mcguire beat the waiver wire i guess i'm not a huge fan of his but we do know that the jets intend to use multiple running backs every week it would be sick if they went to three without one of them being below powell but we do know that the Jets intend to use multiple running backs every week. It would be sick if they went to three without one of them being Bilal Powell. Crowell is still the one for this week, though. Let's do some emails.

Fantasyfootball at CBS.com. By the way, Crowell or Latavius Murray? I currently have Latavius ahead of Crowell. Murray Hill. From Daryl, with Dalvin Cook potentially returning Sunday, would you start Dalvin cook over buck allen if those were my only two choices i think i'd uh quit a league no i go with divorce allen alex collins is questionable we talked about that for a second i think yeah i think you brought it up yeah i'm not i'm not really feeling any ravens running back with that

offensive line being beat up but if collins is out, then Allen would play a lot of snaps, get a lot of catches. From Tyler. Dear Tyler, Wayne, Ty, and Danny. You got me. It's got a UNC basketball flavor to it. We'll look it up. I have the most points in my PPR league, but I'm 4-4.

I need to win. So do I start Kerryon Johnson or Duke Johnson in PPR? I go Kerryon. Theo Riddick is expected back this week for the Lions, and that will hurt Kerryon Johnson's playing time. But he'll still – I can't trust Duke Johnson. Can't do it. He's not getting enough work. I think he's

only going to play on third downs. And how about Josh Gordon versus Devin Funchess? I'm part of the Funchess party this week. I love the matchup against Tampa Bay. I think he'll be the highest targeted receiver against Tampa Bay. I don't think the Bucs have a cornerback who

can match up with him physically, and I expect the Panthers to move the chains quite a bit. So Funchess is going to be in my DFS lineup, and I think he's going to score at least one touchdown. We've got an email from Kenny. Dear Gabriel, Connor, Asher, and Frank. I've got to look up the Tyler one first. That one's killing me.

But this one says, start two in PPR. DJ Moore, Devontae Parker, Demarius Thomas, Chris Godwin. I've got Parker and Thomas as of now. Okay, Parker and Thomas. If Stills plays, then what? You can flip to Godwin. What about DJ Moore? I thought you liked DJ Moore.

I like DJ Moore. I just don't want to buy in after one game. know and we could say the same thing about davante parker but parker's in a situation where he's not sharing with very many other teammates those targets should be there for him dj moore i i expect him to continue to play a lot i know that tory smith isn't going to play but funchess is still there. Greg Olson is still there. McCaffrey is still there. Cam is still there, which, I mean, I guess we want Cam to be there for DJ Moore. But when they get close to the goal line, that's going to be Cam territory. I would be nervous.

I would be nervous to go with him as anything more than a flex. And Tyler, Wayne, Ty, and Danny were, in fact, UNC Tar Heels. And Gabriel, Connor, Asher, and Frank is How to Get Away with Murder. I don't know what that is. Here is another Dave from the first state. That would be Delaware. Yeah, okay. I am one of the lucky ones who does not have issues with the buys this week. So who do I choose for an RB2 and flex?

Half PPR, Mark Ingram or Kenyon Drake? In half PPR, I believe I have Ingram a spot or two higher. Okay, and then it's Kenyon Drake or Keenan Allen, half PPR? It's going to be Drake for me. All right, so he's sitting Keenan Allen. Eric in Maine. Hey, Julian, Josh, Chris and Phillip Pats Ah, yes

Receivers Need three running backs in a PPR league James Connor Latavius Murray Aaron Jones Nick Chubb Karyon Johnson Sonny Michelle if he plays.

What a group, huh? Yeah. Let's throw out Karyon, and let's throw out Aaron Jones as well. I think if Sonny Michel is out and we hear reports on Sunday that he's out because it is the late game, Connor Murray and Chubb are the three. And I would throw Murray back for Michel if it seems certain that Michelle will play. I made a trade offer yesterday in a Dynasty League, Dave. Those are big deals.

Let's hear it. I give my Aaron Jones for his Kenny Galladay. Okay. You think it has a chance? I think it has a chance. I think it has a chance? I think it has a chance. I think it's fair. I think that both of them have star potential, but it's more – it's closer to happening for Gallaudet. It's kind of already happened a little bit with Gallaudet. That's true, but no one turns their nose up at young running backs in dynasty leagues.

Yeah, and I actually have several of them. Look at me. I've got all types of young running backs in my Dynasty League. What's my record? I'm 5-3. All right. Good for you. Oh, look at me.

I'm so good at Dynasty, I don't even know my record. I've got to look at it live on the air. I'll tell you why I'm 5-3. I am allowing defense wins championships, Dave. Nobody's giving up fewer points per game than me. I have the easiest schedule thus far. That is very beneficial. So let's go to our next email.

It is from Jake in Queens. PPR League. I need to start two of these. Kenyon Drake, Aaron Jones, Mark Ingram, and Amari Cooper. Drake, Jones, Ingram, Amari Cooper. PPR. I would play it safe and go with Ingram and Drake. This is from Tmart from the birthplace of basketball.

That's Springfield, Massachusetts. It is where the Simpsons are not from. Adam, Dave, Jamie, Heath. Six and two team. First place in my 12-team redraft Superflex. Oh, this is actually not him. Okay, a 6-2 team, first place in my 12-team redraft Superflex League, traded Nathan Peterman to a last-place team for Demarius Thomas. This is year 10 of the league.

We pay a good amount and take it very seriously. The last place team sent the offer, giving up his Demarius Thomas for Nathan Peterman in a Superflex league. But he only did so because he thought it would be funny to start Peterman because his opponent started Mullins. The first place team did nothing wrong and just accepted the deal, sent his way. Yes, both players may be bad plays, but at least Demarius Thomas has a floor of zero. Peterman is a risk for negative points every week. My question is, is this some garbage or do we just let it slide because there wasn't any known collusion? How seriously do you take fantasy football?

They take it very seriously. They pay a lot of money. So then why are there two yokels in the league that are conspiring to start the two worst quarterback options on paper in a given week? Some folk will never start Nathan Peterman, but then again some folk will. Yokel, not focal. I know. Some folk will never do it, and then again some folk will,

like this guy, the slack-jawed yokel. Ah, I see. Yeah. I ruined your joke. never do it And then again some folk will Like this guy The slack John Yokel I see I ruined your joke Likely it is The slack John Yokel See this is why This is why I don't believe In the

No veto ever Unless there's collusion I agree and pretty much never veto But this is like This is pretty bad Why did your voice get so high like that I don't know I mean why did your voice get so high like that

For emphasis Dave People are going to remember it now What would you do commish I'm picturing myself as a commissioner i'm hating my life now i'm particularly about that i think i would uh reverse it and tell them be real yeah you can't like this is almost collusion saying like oh i just want to start nathan peterman because i think it's funny that's a step below but it's not that far. If you want to do something funny in your fantasy league,

name your team something funny. Have a funny picture for your logo. Write a funny email to your league. What was your stupid joke that you wanted to say that we're calling an Azor joke? The one from earlier this week? Yeah. Okay, I'll tell you. Yeah. It's not uh-qu you. It's not Unkwan.

It's not Dukwan. It's Traequan. That's so bad. But we knew it was bad. If he scores three touchdowns with a fleur-de-lis on his helmet, then it's truly a Traequan. Can I tell you who I think has the best helmet in football? Which team? Browns? No. a trey quad can i tell you who i think has the uh the best helmet in football which team browns no san francisco 49ers they have the best love the helmet the color scheme the logo love it

absolutely classic i actually like what the titans did with their helmet the titans helmet let me google image that's the new one not the old one the old one. I think it's sharp looking. New Titans helmet. It did nice. Oh, yeah. That is cool. This is very cool and new looking. The Niners is just such classic football. Alright, anyway. Jason says,

grade the trade. Give up Melvin Gordon, Eric Ebron, and T.Y. Hilton. Melvin Gordon, Eric Ebron, and T.Y. Hilton. Melvin Gordon, Eric Ebron, and T.Y. Hilton. Okay. Get Antonio Brown, Travis Kelsey, and Cam Newton, PPR. Still has Barkley, Michelle, and the Steelers running back.

Yeah, I think the first side wins out. You like the Melvin Gordon side better? Yeah. I don't know. Gordon and Brown are not that different, right? Well, I mean, one's a running back who's met expectations, and the other's a wide receiver who only recently has started to meet expectations. Kelsey, a huge upgrade over Ebron.

I'm going to give it a C. What are you going to give it, C What are you going to give it C-? Yeah probably about a C- I don't know what that means You know what it means It means it's a slight loss Ted says non-PPR league give me two running backs Zeke, Connor, Peterson, Drake, Chubb

I'm not getting cute I'm going with Zeke and Connor Vernon from Scottsdale, Arizona Hey Matt, Jake, Kurt, Carson, Sam, and Josh. Those are a lot of quarterbacks. Cardinals, right? Yeah. I don't know who Matt is.

Leinert. Nice. Who should I start? He used to be this great quarterback at Southern Cal. I know who he is. Oh, okay. Playing this big-time game quarterback at Southern Cal. I know who he is. Playing this big-time game against Vince Young. Do you know who Vince Young is?

Vince Young. Sounds familiar. Went to Texas and then played for Tennessee, but before they had the cool helmets. Right, right. Yes, I know Vince Young. The question is, who should I start in PPR? Pick three out of these four. All right, so we'll just say sit one.

Connor, Cohen, Murray, Lindsey. You know that trip we were talking about to Murray Hill? Climbing up on Murray Hill. Yeah. Cancel it. Cancel the trip. Get him out of there. Get a refund. Vernon from Scottsdale, Arizona. Just read your question. Sorry, Vernon. This is from...

I got lost in the notes. Narodin. Dear Messi, Higuain, Dybala, and Di Maria. Boy, I think the Messi part gives it away. Hi, Messi. Those names up pretty bad. Those are Argentinian soccer players. Demarius Thomas, Kiki Cutie, or Trey Burton?

I got to start one of them, huh? Yeah. I believe I have Thomas ranked the highest of the three. Demarius over Burton and Kiki Cutie. Yeah, Cutie was distant third. I started two tight ends last week. Oh, like no one's ever done that before. I hate doing that. That's a bad sign.

Oh, yeah? Well, I cut up banana slices and put them over my eyes and walked around the office saying, look at me, I'm Banana Eye Man. And that was my Halloween costume. Did you do that? No, you just started two tight ends. No, I usually cut up banana slices and put them on my breakfast. So, let me tell you about... So conventional. Yeah.

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I like it because you can sort with the fees or without the fees. But I like that because I've tried other sites, and sometimes you think you've got all the fees in there. You go to select the tickets and then all of a sudden, bam, 30 extra dollars per ticket or something like that. It doesn't happen on SeatGeek. I like SeatGeek because every purchase is fully guaranteed and you can shop with confidence. I like SeatGeek because they suggest events to go to in your area. That's really cool. And I love it because our listeners love it. And our listeners love SeatGeek because they get 20 bucks off their first purchase with the app. In fact, I just got an email yesterday, somebody telling me, I forgot what game he went to, but he really did tell me that he went to a game and he used SeatGeek and he loved it. 20 bucks off with the code FFT. So download the app,

buy some tickets, use the code FFT on your first purchase, Get $20 off. Again, it's SeatGeek and the code's FFT. SeatGeek. Life's an event. We have the tickets. This is from Zachary. Half PPR Dave. Pick three. A lot of names here. Kenyon Drake. Jordan Howard. Mark Ingram.

Kerryon Johnson. Aaron Jones. Aaron Jones. Pardon me. Tevin Coleman. Nick Chubb. Let's throw out Coleman because I'm not a big fan of his this week. Throw out Karrion. I hate throwing out Karrion, and maybe I shouldn't say throw out. Let's remove him from the discussion. So that leaves what?

Drake, Howard, Ingram, and Chubb. Yeah, Jones isn't going to make it either. I will go with Chubb, Howard, Ingram. Okay. Remove your carry-on from the overhead compartment. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I get it. You're making an airline. Yeah.

Funny. From the Ultimate Warriors with a Z. Dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun. From the Ultimate Warriors with a Z. I will attempt to answer this question in the Ultimate Warrior voice. Everybody get your ears ready. Okay. Austin Eckler, Josh Gordon, or Cooper Cupp. I need one.

The heavens of fantasy football have spoken to me, Warriors. And they have told me what the future holds. Cooper Cup, your injury will not keep you from dominating the New Orleans Saints. You must start and find the end zone for the ultimate warrior. Okay. That was so good. All right, Brent from Northern Minnesota City. Dear Donnie.

Dude, that was amazing. I'm really proud of you. Dear Donnie, Walter, Jeffrey, and Maul. I didn't know I had it in me, but I've watched enough stupid wrestling in my life to impersonate a wrestler. I'm guessing this is Big Lebowski. Start two in PPR. MVS, Jeronimo Allison, he's out. Or he's doubtful. Devante Booker, Taylor Gabriel.

MVS for sure. And I'll take Booker over Gabriel if Royce Freeman is not expected to play. Otherwise, if Freeman looks like there's a chance he could play, flip him and put Taylor Gabriel in. From Dozier, dear Rachel, Dolores, Gillian, and Marlene. Those are women. They are Seinfeld girlfriends. 10-team PPR League. Would you drop Jared Cook, Robert Woods? I think he means sit.

And he might mean Brandon Cooks. Would you drop Cook, Woods, Carrion, or Michelle for Tariq Cohen this week? Or Tariq Cohen this week? Okay, he means start. Ladies and gentlemen, Adam Azer is not a great email reader. He wrote drop. Why don't you just read the email as it was sent in? Okay.

Would you drop Cook, Woods, Carrion, or Michelle for Tariq Cohen this week for a flex? Yes, I would drop. Oh, would you start Cohen over any of those guys? Is that what you're saying? Well, Cook isn't going to play that much, so Cook would be it. And if this is a passive 10-team league, then I guess I shouldn't be that surprised that Tariq Cohen is still out there. Yeah, start Cohen.

What's wrong with starting Cohen? There's a gal in our office who is in a 10-team league, and Keenan Allen was on her waiver wire. How about that? Now, I'm not a huge fan of Keenan Allen, but not this week anyway. But I couldn't tell her to let him stay there she picked him up she picked him up chris from a large suburb in south florida coral springs i was going to say clearwater but sure we'll go with coral springs uh yeah george

cj brandon and scott dear george cj brandon and Seinfeld girlfriends. What do you think of this trade in PPR? Give up Marlon Mack and Golden Tate. Get Keenan Allen and Matt Breida. I think if you truly believe that Keenan Allen will have a tremendous second half, this is a deal you make. You give up those guys for Breida and Allen. But otherwise, no. In my book, it's not enough. you make. You give up those guys for Breida and Allen. But otherwise, no.

In my book, it's not enough. Allen and Breida is not enough for Marlon Mack and GT. Here's an email from Aaron. Dear Adam, Dave, Jamie, and Keith, John Brown, would you start John Brown over Juju, Baldwin, Latavius, Murray, or Ingram? Over Baldwin in a heartbeat. From Jeff, PPR League,

I need some help with my running back game. I have an offer on the table. Tariq Cohen for John Brown. I would be getting Cohen. Is this a good deal in PPR? Yes. This is a great deal. From Eduardo, where's Eduardo from? Eduardo is from

Sioux City. Is it Sioux City, Iowa or Sioux Falls? Sioux City. It's Sioux City. Is it Sioux City, Iowa, or Sioux Falls? Sioux City. It's Sioux City. Sioux City, Iowa. Pick two in PPR. He says standard and PPR. I don't know what that means. Maybe it's both.

Lamar Miller. And they don't. Mark Ingram and Aaron Jones. Lamar Miller, Mark Ingram, Aaron Jones. I'm sitting Jones. Sitting Jones. Okey dokey. From Brian in Toronto, pick two.

Antonio Brown, Juju Smith-Schuster, Keenan Allen. I would start both Steelers receivers. From Dominic, where's he from? Dominic is from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Give McCaffrey and T.Y. Hilton Get Mervin Gordon And Tyler Lockett Well Mervin Gordon

Is not exactly a great fantasy Running back but Melvin Gordon is We don't know if he's going to play this week But I don't think that really Diminishes his value that much I think the McCaffrey T..Y. combo is enough to get Gordon with Lockett as a throw-in. By the way, it looks like Alex Collins is expected to play.

This is from Steven. Steven is from Sioux Falls. Nope. City of Industry, California. Create the trade. My Dalvin Cook and Latavius Murray For his Keenan Allen That's fine That is an acceptable trade for Keenan Allen

Joey from a beach town on Long Island Hold on I'm looking up to see if it's Sioux City Yeah it's Sioux City Iowa The picture that comes up on Google When you Google Sioux City Looks like an average main street That you would find in any town USA I bet Sioux City is a nice place to be Sioux Falls. Looks like an average main street that you would find in any town USA. I bet Sioux City is a nice place to be.

Sioux Falls is in South Dakota, Dave. You had to look that up. I thought – I think I knew that though. Yeah, maybe you did and maybe I did too. Beachtown in Long Island? Is Roslyn considered a beach town? I don't think so. I think that's inland. Jones Beach. Yeah. I don't know if that'slyn considered a beach town? I don't think so. I think that's inland.

Jones Beach. Yeah. I don't know if that's a town, but Jones Beach. That's where you're going. I saw Third Eye Blind there. They were terrific. Dear Braylon, Santonio, and Jericho. Has anybody seen Third Eye Blind lately?

I saw them two years ago. Yeah, they were great. Oh, so they're still around. Yeah. Braylon, Santonio, and Jericho, the good old days for the Jets wide receivers. I traded Kerryon Johnson for Kenny Galladay in a 10-team PPR league. Grade the trade.

He has Gordon, Connor, Peterson, Drake, and Eckler. I'm fine with it. That would be an even deal for me. Victor from Orange, California. Hey, Doc, Einstein, George, and Marty. Great, Scott. Can't decide who to play at PPR at Flex. I need a lot of upside in points.

Nick Chubb or Godwin or Baldwin or Sutton? We're picking one? Yeah. I'm going to go Chubb. From Mike in Albany. Hey, Tony, Bruce, Steve, and Doctor. Tony, Bruce, Steve, and Doctor. Tony, Bruce, Steve, and Doctor. Those are Pritchards, I think.

No. Well, Bruce is and Doctor is. This is always comic book. It's always Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, Steve Allen. Is that like the Flash, Steve Rogers? I don't know. I think Steve Allen was like a cocktail lounge singer. Here's the question.

It appears to be something related to the Avengers. If you see Tony or Bruce, you should always go Avengers in your mind. Barber, Lockett, Baldwin, Eckler. Who to flex? Lockett. Lockett with Lockett. Troy from Chico, California says, Hey, Bud, Les, Bud for a second stint, Dennis and Mike.

Vikings coaches? Yes, that's exactly what it is. Very good, Adam. Thank you. I just heard you read an email from an owner about a team who benched his whole lineup so a lesser team would make the playoffs, thus making it an easier path for the owner to win his

league, which he ultimately did. Here's how we stop almost all forms of tanking. We pay weekly prize money to the top three point scoring teams every week. $50, $30, and $10 for teams one through three in points. We also divide up the end of season money with

the person who won the head-to-head championship and the person who won the seasonal point championship. This really discourages teams from tanking, as they can lose out on weekly and yearly point dollars. Our entry fee for the year is $200, which may be too high for some folks. However, usually even the bad teams will make some weekly money throughout the year. We've been doing this for 30-plus years of our league's existence,

and it works out quite well. 30 years. Awesome. Yeah. Nice, and it works out quite well. 30 years. Awesome. Yeah. Nice job. It's a good idea. Yeah.

Anything to keep everybody involved and interested and excited in a league is good. For sure. Ross from a town in between L.A. and San Francisco. Fresno. Half-point PPR start two of these running backs. Ingram, Lamar Miller, Nick Chubb. I'm going to double-check my rankings because I want to be accurate. Okay.

We like that. I have them ranked in order 14th, 15th, and 16th. Ingram. Wow. Chubb, Miller. That's PPR. That is PPR. I don't think the order is the same, but I think Chubb is at the top and then Ingram and then Miller. Back to back, Jack.

So listen, join the FanDuel contest, fanduel.com slash FFT. Get it on there. I did. Good, good, good. All right, I've only got four players so far. I'm making my lineup as we speak. Let's see how many we have in common. Well, I only have four.

I have Fitzpatrick. I do not have Fitzpatrick. Christian McCaffrey. I do not have Christian McCaffrey. David Njoku. I do not have David Njoku. Bears DST. Ah, crap.

You have them? Yeah. Everybody's going to have them. They're the most expensive. I like the Chiefs as an alternative. I like the Redskins as an alternative, but the Bears DST is the most expensive, and I think they're going to be worth it. Is Todd Gurley going to be worth it?

DraftKings, yes. FanDuel, no. DraftKings, yes. FanDuel, no. Okay, that's kind of what I was thinking. Yeah, McCaffrey at 7,900 is a great matchup. I also like Kareem Hunt a lot. But, you know, Melvin Gordon's got the injury.

Alvin Kamara's fine. James Conner, tough matchup. He was terrible against Baltimore the first time. They didn't give him the ball that much. It was a mess. Sure. I like him as a contrarian. Gurley has also a tough matchup and he's super expensive

Matchups don't matter for him but it's not like he's Got a cakewalk So I think That's why I went with McCaffrey Amongst the high priced players I could go with Le'Veon, that'd be contrarian You would be the only one with Le'Veon If you started Le'Veon

How about the high end wide receivers I think we should avoid Antonio Brown Given his history at You would be the only one with Le'Veon if you started Le'Veon. How about the high-end wide receivers? Are there any? I think we should avoid Antonio Brown given his history at Baltimore. Yeah, I think that's smart. Who do you like? From the high-end receivers? Yeah. Adam Thielen is pretty good.

And if Stephon Diggs doesn't play, then that means like 25 targets for Thielen. Yeah, he's pretty good. I'm going to go with Mike Evans as one of my guys. I like that one a lot. I mean, look, we like all of these guys, but Ryan Fitzpatrick loves Mike Evans. Throws to him all the time. Evans puts up great numbers with Fitzpatrick.

Good with Winston, too, but great numbers with Fitzpatrick. And, yeah, he's great. So he's like the sixth most expensive wide receiver. Cool with that. Are you aware of just how good that Fitzpatrick is with Evans and all the other receivers? Like it's almost not even close. I don't have the numbers now, but I know you showed them. I do.

Good, good. What do you got? Hold on. Kenny Gallad I do. Good, good. What do you got? Hold on. Kenny Galladay is $6,200. That is really, really inexpensive. He's in my lineup. He's in your lineup? But what if he gets roadsed?

He's in my lineup. Okay. Mike Evans with Ryan Fitzpatrick, 27 catches, 483 yards, four touchdowns, and a 73 percent catch rate mike evans with jamis 19 catches 287 yards no touchdowns a 63 percent catch rate so notice right away higher catch rate more touchdowns more yards and they played about the same amount of time winston and fitzpatrick did um one more quarter for Fitzpatrick than for Winston, and Winston attempted four more passes than Fitzpatrick did. Deshaun Jackson, 18 catches,

427 yards, three touchdowns, an 82% catch rate. With Winston, eight catches, 167 yards, one touchdown, a 36% catch rate from Winston to Deshaun Jackson. So Fitzpatrick's return should be great for Jackson. Were you wondering about Chris Godwin? Of course you were. And here are the numbers. With Ryan Fitzpatrick, 14 catches, 191 yards and three touchdowns, a 58% catch rate. With Winston, 14 catches, 149 yards and one touchdown, a 70% catch rate. With Winston, 14 catches, 149 yards, and one touchdown.

A 70% catch rate. Aha, Adam. We have finally found a wide receiver on Tampa Bay who has a higher catch rate with Jameis than Fitzpatrick. But that same receiver has more touchdowns with Fitzmagic than he does with Jameis Winston. And just in case you were wondering, O.J. Howard with Ryan Fitzpatrick. 12 catches, 240 yards, and two touchdowns, a 67% catch rate. And with Jameis, 12 catches, 179 yards and one touchdown, a 75% catch rate, which is par for the course with Jameis.

He leans on his tight ends a little bit more. And, you know, catch rates for tight ends should be pretty high anyway. Thank you for killing time. I have my lineup. I'm just about ready to share it. I was the last person to cash in the FanDuel contest last week. That was fun.

Well, now I need to free up an extra... Why don't you take me through the process? I always start out with my DST. an extra... Why don't you take me through the process? I always start out with my DST. Do you cherry pick the DST or do you look for a cheapo? I usually look for a cheap one but I'm interested enough

in the Bears that I'm willing to pay up. Then I go with quarterback. I went with Fitzpatrick because he's pretty inexpensive. He's 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. He's like 17th in pricing. He's top 10 for Dave,

Jamie, and Heath, so it makes sense. Then I went with my tight end. I saved running backs and wide receivers and flexed for last. I went with David Njoku. I would like to see how much O.J. Howard is because the Panthers give up the most. He's too much. Most fantasy points. He's 800 more than Njoku. But I like Njoku this week.

Chiefs are bad against tight ends. So McCaffrey and Kamara are my two running backs. Half PPR and FanDuel, so that's great. McCaffrey and Kamara. Mike Evans. And then I went with D.J. Moore and Kenny Galladay, Dave. Well, I got one of those guys. I got Kenny.

And my flex, I would love to be able to afford Emmanuel Sanders, but I'm just $100 short, so I think I might just stick with Phillip Lindsay and call it a day and be happy with that because Phillip Lindsay is awesome. Or I could go with Cooper Cup. I like Cup. Yeah, I think I'm just going to go with Phillip Lindsay. Ultimate Warrior likes Cup. Over Lindsay?

Yeah. If he didn't have the knee injury, it would be a no-brainer. But I'm going to throw Phillip Lindsay in there. Lindsay is not getting a lot of talk this week because I think he's just an easy decision to start, but he's great. And I like my team. Fitzpatrick, McCaffrey, Kamara, Phillip Lindsay at Flex, Mike Evans, DJ Moore,

Kenny Galladay, David Njoku, and the Bears. It's a good squad. I've got Cam Newton, Nick Chubb, and Latavius Murray. I am not going to be phased by Dalvin Cook. I'm going to take advantage of that great matchup. Devin Funchess, Adam Thielen, Kenny Galladay. My tight end is O.J. Howard. You couldn't afford him. I could.

Bears defense and the flex. Not un-quan. Not de-quan. Trey-quan. Magnifique. I think your team is better than mine I think I might like mine better in a cash game But yours is better in a tournament

That's how I'm feeling I like the way you say tournament What do I say? Tournament Because you're from New York Alright Well we're going to get some good old-fashioned New York Chinese food tonight. Looking forward to that.

And have a great weekend, y'all. Dave, what do you have to say for yourself? Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah. Not George Le'Veon. I've got Le'Veon Bell.