Fantasy Football Today - LAST-MINUTE Week 9 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em, Advice, Actives/Inactives & Q/A! (11/02 Fantasy Football Podcast)

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Starting point is 00:01:30 Okay, we got a lot to talk about right now on Fantasy Football Today Express. Week 9, starter sit. Oh my gosh, a lot going on here. Let's start with quarterback. Mack Jones is starting for the 49ers, great matchup at the Giants. Joe Flacco is expected to play with the shoulder injury, but it's a little dicey. Michael Pennix is going to start for the Falcons, and then the big one. Monday night, Kyler Murray is not going to start.

Starting point is 00:01:58 They're talking about maybe having some role for Kyla Murray in the game. What? But it's going to be Jacoby Brissette starting at Dallas in that dream matchup where every quarterback or Team QB has finished top 12 for the week, every week against the Dallas Cowboys. So Heath, looking at your quarterback rankings, what are they looking like right now? You know, there are seven quarterbacks that I feel really wonderful about.

Starting point is 00:02:21 They should definitely be top 12 quarterbacks. There are 10 more quarterbacks who could be top 12 quarterbacks. Just looking at the projections. If I project Flacco and Brissette to play the entire game, they both project as top 12 quarterbacks. That probably sounds really strange with Jacoby Brissette, but he's been awesome in two starts, and he has the dream matchup against the Cowboys.

Starting point is 00:02:44 They are 10 and 11 in terms of the projections right now. I'm ranking them at 12 and 13. There's Mac Jones. is right behind them in the projections. Great matchup for him. I think the guys that are the pain point for me are Caleb Williams, Aaron Rogers, Trevor Lawrence, Jackson, Dart, Daniel Jones. I think it's a risk reward.

Starting point is 00:03:11 I think Brissette and Flacco have more upside than those guys, but they also have significantly more risk because we have no idea really what's going on in Arizona. My current assumption is that Kyler Murray is probably not going to play. Yeah, you said they're 12 and 13, I think. Who's ahead, Flacco or a preset? I have Brissette one spot ahead of Flacco. All right, so I'm not going to ask you on this show, but we have a show from 11 and 1.

Starting point is 00:03:37 You're on what, starting at 1145? Yeah. I'll ask you why Daniel Jones is not ahead of all those guys. He's got a great matchup against a Steelers secondary that is totally ripped apart right now, and he's been terrific this year. We'll get into that later, but watch the show 11 to 1.

Starting point is 00:03:55 YouTube.com slash fantasy football today will be answering your starter sit questions. All right, running back, I really wanted to recommend Zonovan Knight. I've been answering a lot of starter sit questions this morning, and I just feel uncertain about this. I don't know why Jonathan Gannon would say we're going to ride the hot hand.

Starting point is 00:04:13 Zonovan Knight's going to start. Sometimes coaches say that, and it doesn't mean much, but what do you think about Zonovan Knight? So he was a top 20 running back. for me at the beginning of the week. He is currently RB 25. I think that the hot hand thing is a risk

Starting point is 00:04:32 because none of these running backs are the type of guy that just get to keep going if they average three yards per carry in the first half. So he could definitely lose series and then the bigger thing is Amari Di Mercado is also going to play. Right. So does he just go back to his third down role if they get into a two-minute situation.

Starting point is 00:04:54 Is there any chance that Bam Nights on the floor or on the field? No, I don't think so. I thought they're going to be Carter or DeMarcato, I would think. So he's not a, he's a high-end flex for me. I've got him ahead of Pollard, ahead of Breschard Smith, a head of Bill, ahead of Woody Marks, but behind Kareem Hunt, behind Rico Dowdell, behind Trevi on Henderson,

Starting point is 00:05:19 and definitely behind Kyle Miner, who everybody should know by this point is just a must start running back. Right. Okay. So Menongai and Henderson, how high are you on those guys? I've got Menongai at 13 Henderson at 19. So I'm starting both over the guys we just talked about just a little bit of risk that Mike Brable hates Treveon Henderson so much that he gives more work to Terrell Jennings and

Starting point is 00:05:42 De Ernest Johnson. But this is what we've been waiting for. Hopefully he takes the opportunity and runs with it. Yeah. And for Menongai, it's Cincinnati gives up the. most fantasy points to running backs. They see the second. And Roshan Johnson's out as well.

Starting point is 00:05:56 So it's just Monongai and Travis Homer. Okay. And they're going to see the second most running back carries per game in the NFL. I'm so excited to start Kyle Menangai this week. So, yeah, well, I don't have them. I'm so excited for all of you to start Kyle Monongai. All right. And then Joe Person of the Athletic says that Rico Dowdell is going to start and get the

Starting point is 00:06:15 bulk of the carries, which is great. Unfortunately, Green Bay has a very good run defense. They give up 3.8 yards per carry to running backs. They allow the 8th U.S. receiving yards per game and running backs. And Carolina's got a pretty beat-up offensive line. So I think I heard him kind of behind Henderson, RICO Doudal, right? But ahead of night? That's where I'm at.

Starting point is 00:06:34 Yes. I've got him, of course, behind Benangai, behind Henderson. I'd still rather start Chase Brown than Rico Duttle. But he is right now just ahead of Ken Walker, just ahead of David Montgomery. All right. We're going to take a break. and we'll talk about wide receivers, tight ends, and more after this on FFT Express. Boarding for Flight 246 to Toronto is delayed 50 minutes.

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Starting point is 00:07:15 19 plus Ontario only. Please play responsibly concerned by your game. gambling or that if someone close to you, call 1-866-531-6-0 or visitcomex-0.comptorio. All right. We still got a lot to talk about. How did we used to do this show in five minutes? I don't know. Drake London expected to play your good starting him. Yeah, I'm a little bit concerned just because I don't know that he's 100% healthy

Starting point is 00:07:38 and the target share hasn't been as dominant when Darnal Mooney's been healthy. So he's a low-end wide receiver two for me, but I think everybody's probably starting him. Okay. Yeah. And so we start Kyle Menongai over, over Drake London? Definitely in non-PPR and half-PPR. I also would in full PPR. Travion Henderson or Drake London? I would go with London. Okay. Travis Hunter's on IR. Parker Washington, someone you could speculate on, but, you know, Dea Brown.

Starting point is 00:08:07 Best week of practice, Liam Cohen has seen from Brian Thomas Jr. So he is right behind Drake London for me in that low end wide receiver too high in flex range. Cooper Cup unlikely to play Christian Kirk and Nico Collins will play Dalton Schultz is expected to play. Are you okay with Nico Collins this week against Denver? I've got Nico as a top 20 guy, so yeah,

Starting point is 00:08:28 I'm starting him as a number two wide receiver. Colquamette will play. What does this mean for Colston Loveland? I was never quite as high on Colston Loveland because it's just entirely a match-up thing and there's nothing in Loveland's usage that would suggest you would want to start him. With

Starting point is 00:08:45 commit back, I'm pretty much out. Okay. Brock Bowers and Jacoby Myers are going to play. Who's your favorite wide receiver

Starting point is 00:08:52 for the Raiders today? I'm going with Myers over Trey Tucker, but neither of them are more than a number three. Daniel Bellinger is out.

Starting point is 00:09:00 Would you start Colson Loveland or Theo Johnson if you were in a pinch, pinch? Theo. And then just some defenses that you

Starting point is 00:09:07 should know about that are really beat up. Pittsburgh's defense, very injured. You know, they're going to be probably easy to run on, easy to pass on,

Starting point is 00:09:16 whatever to the Colts want to do. San Francisco has injuries on the defensive line, a number of them. And the Giants are going to be pretty sure without three cornerbacks. I think a guy that I still don't really have rank as a starter, but you should feel good if you have to put him in your flex as Joanne Jennings. They are also talking about how he's getting healthier as a 25% target share in their last two games. Born is a fine like what the heck flex too. But I'm getting a little bit excited about Jennings. Yeah, right.

Starting point is 00:09:48 I, you know, I don't know if anyone cares, but I dropped Parker, I dropped Kendrick Bourne for Parker Washington. It was more of a long-term thing. I feel like at some point, Pierce-all and Iyuk will be back, but I could see that being a mistake for this week. I just think the passing game for the nineers should be a lot better than what it's been the last couple weeks against Atlanta and Houston. All right, let's go to the chat here.

Starting point is 00:10:13 I would not ever refer to me as. as this. I'm not even going to read it out loud, but rank these guys. Tyrone Tracy, Woody Marks, Bam Knight, Karim Hunt. So Tracy's the clear number one here for me. He's the only one of this group that's in my top 20 running backs. Karim Hunt would be next, Bam Knight, then Woody Marks. Okay. How about we go to Kyle Monongai or Chase Brown? I'm going Monongai. Start two here. Jordan Mason, Bam Knight, Kyle Menongai. Manangai and Knight. Parker Washington is a great flex. I don't know.

Starting point is 00:10:48 I don't know. I think there's just one too many words there. Yeah, exactly. Parker Washington is a flex. Yeah. Keon Coleman. You like Keon Coleman this week? I wouldn't say I like him.

Starting point is 00:11:03 He's definitely in that same group as Xavier Worthy and Joanne Jennings and Quentin Johnston. There's the types of guys you put in your flex spot and you have opt. reasons for hope, but there's not any floor with that group. How about Jacori-Kroski-Marit or Chimari-D-K, PPR? I think I still have Bill ranked higher. So in full PPR, I've got him projected for 9.8 points. And D-K, I have at 8.5. Okay.

Starting point is 00:11:38 Parker, Washington, Alec Pierce, Nick Chubb or Kendrick Bourne? I would still go born out of that group this week. week. Tai J. Spears, R.J. Harvey, Bill or Horton?

Starting point is 00:11:51 PPR. It would be Bill for me. Okay. How about, yeah, any bump for Horton, by the way, with cup out,

Starting point is 00:11:57 likely out? Yes, yes. It's just that he's got a long, like, it's a bump, but he's coming from a long ways back.

Starting point is 00:12:04 Yeah. So, oh, I'm sorry. Good, no, go ahead. Brian Thomas, Jr.

Starting point is 00:12:08 O'Conkey. Glad. And last one, Lawrence or Darnold. Please. Lawrence or Donald, please. It would be Lawrence for

Starting point is 00:12:15 me. It's Darnold for me. I'm high on Darnold. This is one of the worst past defenses in football. Lawrence, though, he's been good lately, no doubt. And you know, this is another bad defense that he's facing. So it's a good matchup. They're not, like, it's not a big

Starting point is 00:12:31 difference. They're both between like 16 and 19. It's like, like we've said, it's a good week for quarterback. So that's usually some weeks, Lawrence versus Darnold, you'd be like, oh, this week, hopefully you're going to have two good players there. All right, we'll talk to you at 11 a.m. and YouTube.com slash fantasy football today.

Starting point is 00:12:47 Thanks to Heath, thanks to all of you for watching and listening. We'll talk to you next time.

Fantasy Football Today - LAST-MINUTE Week 9 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em, Advice, Actives/Inactives & Q/A! (11/02 Fantasy Football Podcast)

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