Fantasy Football Today - Mailbag! Fantasy Cops, Injury Updates and More (11/09 Fantasy Football Podcast)

Episode Date: November 9, 2024

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This is gonna go the distance. Now here's some combination of Adam, Dave, Jamie and Heath. It's mailbag time. Is it Nico Collins time? Welcome to Fantasy Football Today presented by BEDMGM, the sports book born in Vegas. Okay, for those of you with a Jamar Chase hangover, get over it.

It's the weekend. It's time to move forward and think about your lineup on Sunday. We're gonna answer your questions. Fantasyfootballatcbsi.com is our email address. Fantasyfootballatcbsi.com, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Fantasy Cops, you know the drill, Jamie's here. What's up, Jamie?

What's up, buddy? You're drinking a soda. I won't say the brand or anything. I don't think I've had a soda. Actually, this is a lie. I think, I think it's been about five years, I think, since the betta soda.

Five years. I think so. That's impressive. Maybe like once, maybe once or twice in the last five years. They're very sweet. I can't believe I used to drink that stuff all the time, all the time.

Delicious, very sweet. All right, Nick O'Coll Collins, that'd be sweet if he could play. Are you expecting him to play? I mean, the fact that they activated him so late in the week is a little concerning, but you know, I think the Texans. Where's he go? Hold on, what's he think? The possibility of? The possibility of him playing this week. The fact that they waited so late in the week is a little concerning. The fact that he's activated and got a chance

to practice on Friday is encouraging. So it's just one of those things you're gonna have to monitor, hopefully we get an answer. Clearly if he plays, you're starting. They say, oh, Nikko Collins is gonna play but he's gonna be on a snap count. Then I'm starting him with less confidence but I'm still starting. Okay. They say, oh, Nico Collins is going to play, but he's going to be on a snap count. Then I'm starting him with less confidence, but I'm still starting.

Okay. Michael Pittman is out. Any impact on- How many snaps did he play against Buffalo when he had two catches for 70 yards and a touchdown? Probably 30 to 40%. I could take a look for you. No, it was the first half. He left. Right. That's why I'm saying less than 50%. So, all right. What about the Michael Pittman being out? Does that change anything for anyone? Oh, 13% of the snaps. He had two catches, 78 yards and a touchdown. Wow.

Yeah, he's good. Michael Pitman being out, it just makes it more obvious that Josh Downs is going to get a lot of targets and a lot of attention, but I'm still starting. But you're not going to go with Alec Pierce or anything like that? No, I don't think you want to trust him yet. Keon Coleman is out. Amari Cooper is questionable. Amari Cooper, if he plays or Tank Del? If Nico plays. Even Nico plays? Tank Del. Okay. Trevor Lawrence, unlikely to play. We know that. Will Levis is going to start for Tennessee. Amari Cooper or Calvin Ridley? Ridley.

Jalen Hurts dealing with an ankle injury. Do you think this is a big deal? Change anything for you? Did you see how this all unfolded? Yes. It was very funny actually. But yeah, you got- I don't think it's a big deal.

Yeah. So what happened was Sirianni was being, was asked about it because he was listed as a DNP for rest. And he said, yeah, you know, he's just dealing with an ankle injury. And they were like, what? But it says rest on the injury report. And then so he busted. And so he's like, oh,

I thought you were talking about something else. Great line there. Anyway, Devante Smith is also gonna play. So we'll get to our emails in a second. Tell us about what you do on HQ on Sunday mornings, Jamie. emails in a second. Tell us about what you do on HQ on Sunday mornings, Jamie. So Sunday morning is a combination of fantasy, reality, gambling, a good way to get a lot of NFL information prior to kickoff. We go from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a great cast of characters hosted by Tommy Tran, myself, Pete Prisco, Logan Ryan, we have Brian McFadden

on the show this week as well, Todd Furman, one of the best in the business in handicapping games. We go around the league with our sideline reporters, they all provide hits for us with interviews with players and coaches sometimes. So it's a fun, quick, paced show that gives you all the stuff that you need. Okay. And you can watch that 10 a.m. Eastern. And before that, 9 a.m. Eastern, you can go to youtube.com slash fantasy football today. And we're doing a Q&A. Ask your starts at questions. Check out the Giants Panthers game.

And then we'll do the same thing from noon to 1 youtube.com slash fantasy football today. Time for your emails at fantasyfootballatcbsi.com. By the way, where's Dan? Where do you think Dan is? It's a nice day here in New York. He's like, I'm going golfing. Remember Dan does not work on Fridays. So he usually does these shows on his off day.

We appreciate that. I have a great email about Dan that I'd love to read today, but I'm gonna save it for me on the box score on Monday. All right, email from Mark. Would you trade away Breece Hall for Deandre Swift and Tyrone Tracy? I could use the depth as this week I have to flex Jevonte or Waddle. Breeze Hall for, give me again? Breeze Hall for Swift and Tracy. I think I would. I mean, Swift has been better than him over the last month, right?

Yeah, I think so. Swift has passed his bye week already. Tracy still has his bye week coming up in week 11. Halstead's is coming up in week 14, I believe. Yeah, I'd make that trade. From Kevin in a city in southwest Louisiana. No idea. New Orleans, half PBR, Bench Southwest, Louisiana. Baton Rouge? I don't know. I don't know. I'm gonna tell you straight up,

I do not know the geography of Louisiana. Have you been to Louisiana? I've been to New Orleans, yes. Have you? I've been to New Orleans twice and I've been to Baton Rouge once. But I don't know where I was. I just know I was in Louisiana.

Okay, Kevin's question is bench one and half PPR, Tyrone Tracy, Breeze Hall or J.K. Dobbins? I think it's Breeze Hall. I mean, Dobbins can get a lot of work, you know that. No concern about somebody else taking away significant touches or goal line touches. And Tracy's in such a great spot, So yeah, it's, I'm going to bench Tracy. He's pretty tall, right? We got to, I can tell you something about priest hall. He is not running well this year, or I don't know if it's his fault or

whatever, but he's not running effectively this year. He's got a lot of carries for zero or negative yards. One of the leaders in terms of that rate. He's not breaking off the big runs like we're used to seeing. I think he's averaging four yards per carry. So it's a little alarming. And the targets have been way down the last two games out of three with Devante Adams. I'm gonna start him over Tyrone Tracy.

Jamie's gonna sit Breeze Hall from Frank. You know what's interesting is that this was supposed to be the explosive year for Hall. Two years moved from ACL, right? Or year? Yep. Exactly. It's been a pretty disappointing season.

All right. Frank says, Breece Hall or David Montgomery? And I'll get to the second question, but go ahead. Breece Hall or Montgomery? I would go Hall there. And would you sit? That would be Monty Hall, by the way. Monty Hall.

Lad McConkey or Darno Mooney, Devante Smith, if you had to sit one. Lad McConkey. Okay. Okay, I thought I knew who Monty Hall was, but do I know Monty Hall? Like, who's Monty Hall? I'm not going to tell you. Because I'm good game show host. Oh, let's make a deal.

I know the name, but Jamie's old. It's basically what we just learned. Nick in title town. I have been offered Debo Samuel, Najee Harris and Josh Downs for Justin Jefferson. Wow. Give up Jefferson, get Debo, Najee and Josh Downs. It's a 10 team PPR league where we only start two running backs, two receivers and a flex. Makes it easier to make that deal than yes.

No, you want the Jefferson side, right? Yeah, yeah. Yeah, he's giving up Jefferson. Oh no, don't do that. Yeah, keep Jefferson. So yeah, 10 team league, you got Malik neighbors, you got Marvin Harrison, Tankdale. No, keep Jefferson, start't do that. Yeah. Keep Jefferson. So yeah, 10 team league. You got Malik neighbors. You got Marvin Harrison, Tankdale.

No, keep Jefferson. Start them every week. This is from Joe. Hey, Ray, Kevin, Paul and Kendrick. Oh, gross. Ray, Kevin, Paul and Kendrick would be Celtics. Yeah, gross. Half PPR, start one receiver and one flex.

The receivers are McConkey, Marvin Harrison, and Ridley. Still gonna go Marvin. The flex is McConkey, Ridley, Dowdell, or Brian Robinson. I don't think Robinson's gonna play. So let's go Ridley. So Robinson did not practice Friday, right? Right. That sucks.

What about Tony Pollard? Did we see anything on there? About practice? Oh, he practiced. Tony Pollard, not that that's relevant to this, just curious. Tony Pollard did practice on Friday, so that's good. Okay.

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Be careful along our tracks and only make left turns where it's safe to do so. Be alert, be aware, and stay safe. Welcome back everybody. Jamie, it's hard to manufacture the goofiness and the fun when Dan's not here. It really is. Right? Like I said, so I hope that jerks having fun golfing just ruining our show. Yep. What are you doing this weekend?

Oh, let's see. Tomorrow my six year old has his first soccer game of the season and his last basketball game of the season. Wow. And it will definitely be his last basketball game of the season unless they have the biggest upset of all upsets because they have been terrible at playoffs. But the cool thing about the league is they get the local Carvel gives them ice cream for free.

So they get ice cream after, after the game and soccer. We'll see how it goes. We have our first practice tonight. Cause we were rained out earlier. You're coaching. I do not coach basketball. I am coaching the soccer team. I got roped into doing that. Um, so I'm going to run my first soccer practice since, uh, since they were three. Um, and then I'll be working all day Sunday.

Oh, what do you do? I do a little show. I'm in insurance. I should be doing three shows, two of them with you. Yeah. So yeah, what about you? Tonight, Friday night, my wife is going to a birthday party in the city.

So I have to get the kids to sleep, which will never happen. So that sucks. So tonight's not gonna be super fun. If I do manage to, if my son will go to sleep, my daughter will cry a lot and then eventually she'll fall asleep. But when that happens, I'll fold laundry.

Then we have a lot of that to do and watch TV. Now, can I watch, I gotta whisper this, because she's home. Can I watch the show that we're trying to watch together but making no progress on? I really wanna watch, what the hell is it called? Shrinking with Jason Segel. So good.

And we're only like five episodes in. I gotta catch up, I gotta get, but we can't, we never find time to watch together. And she's going to the city, that's on her, that's not on me, I think I'm gonna start watching it without you watching behind your back. The fact that you're whispering is mad. I'll tell her, I don't keep any secrets.

I'm gonna text Ali right now. Because you know what I'm not gonna do is I'm not gonna watch the episodes again, just to lie. And be like, oh sure, I haven't seen this one yet. Right. Like I'm going to, so anyway, I think I'm gonna do that. Saturday. I'm going to watch the hurricanes and uh, find a time for a nap. What, uh, what crappy team are they going to make look good? So listen, this is their tough. This is a tough game. They're at Georgia tech.

They're only like 11 point favorites, which Miami, that means they, just subtract 10 because like they're every game's closed for them. So it's not gonna be easy. Not gonna be easy for them. It's never easy for them. Even when they win big, it's always a struggle. I had about none of these were going to be directed at you, but I had about like 10 texts ready to go to different hurricanes fans down here when Duke was winning.

Congratulations on Billy Napier coming back. Yeah. And our basketball coach is in trouble. It's a fun time to be a Gator fan. All right. Back to the questions from Aaron. Dear George, Sam, TJ and Noah. George, Sam, TJ and Noah. George, Sam, TJ and Noah. Oh, no, I have no idea. George, Sam, TJ and Noah. Who are you guys? Oh, oh, oh, he even put it in the email. Sorry. They're Iowa tight ends.

Oh, right, right, right. No offant. George Kittle, Sam Laporta and Hawkinson. Yeah. Six and three team. Would you trade Tyreek Hill for Puka Nakua straight up in a half PPR league? So you're giving up Tyreek Hill to Puka Nakua straight up in a half PPR league. So you're giving up Tyreek Hill to get Puka? Yeah. Um, and you're six and three. I think I'd rather hold on to Tyreek. Yeah. That knee injury still just kind of, kind of bothers me a little bit. Uh, watch the penguin says the, the, it's on my list.

The Astro. Yeah, it seems like a pretty good show. People say I look like Colin Farrell in that show. What people? Just in The Penguin, not in real. Not when he's not The Penguin. All right, from Garrett. Start two of these three. DeAndre Hopkins, Tank Del and Kareem Hunt. The last two. From Andrew, pick two in PPR. McBride, Brian Thomas Jr., Evan Ingram, Jalen Waddle, and Brian Robinson. Pick two, McBride, Brian Thomas Jr., Ingram Waddle, Robinson. If you're okay with playing both tight ends,

I'd play both tight ends. You'd start Ingram over Thomas? I think it's a little safer with Mac Jones. From Matt, oh man, dude, I was going to, I was ready to crawl out of my skin and yell at Heath. I couldn't get a word in. We were doing an HQ segment. I wanted to leave my body and transport to South Florida and be like, no, you're wrong.

So we're doing an HQ segment and they asked us to do the panic meter, you know, about how panicky about these certain situations. And one of them was the Jaguars. It was the last one we were doing and they only let Heath reply. So the producers like, you want to have time just after Heath, we're just going to end the segment. So he starts saying that the difference between Mac Jones and what Trevor Lawrence was supposed to be is huge. But the difference between Mac Jones and what Trevor Lawrence has actually been is not that big. So it's really not that big of a downgrade at quarterback for the Jaguars. I just want to be like, I disagree so strongly. But you know, what's got a point. It's not like Lawrence has been great. Okay, Matt says, hey, Banya, Putty, Wattly, and Uncle Leo.

All right. I only know two of them. Which two do you know? Putty and Uncle Leo. Banya is a comedian. Who's Wattly? Wattly is someone Elaine dated. Oh, it's Bryan Cranston.

That's right. Yeah. Yeah. There's so many great characters on that show. Jordan loves on a buy. Should I start Daniel Jones, Justin Herbert or Bo Nix? I go Daniel Jones from Mike in Wisconsin traded Josh Jacobs and Deandre Hopkins for Breeze Hall and Braylon Allen in a standard scoring league.

Jacobs and Hopkins for Breeze Hall and Braylon Allen. It's not bad if you're buying into Breeze Hall's end of season schedule. Um, I mean, Jacobs in hall is somewhat of a wash. I think Hall's schedule is a little bit better than Jacobs, but you still have to buy week for hall. So if you're buying into Bruce Hall being, you know, super star again, I like the deal. Okay. This is from, who are you? Who are these next here? Oh, I don't have a name. That's why I can't find it. Two questions.

In a three legged race, which grouping would do the best? Adam and Jamie, Adam and Dan, Jamie and Dan. Um, me and Dan. Yeah, I have to agree. Although not that I'm much taller than them, but I'm a little taller than Dan, right? Yeah, you're taller than Dan. And is Dan taller than you? Pretty much the same height. So that factors in you guys might do better together because you're the same height. Oh, that's a good point. I really struggle.

Don't tell him I said this, but he's a better athlete than I am and I struggle with that. I really struggle with that. But you know, I was thinking about that team. You know, you said that you're going to beat my IDP team because your team's so much better than mine. You know, IDP drafts happened on the day of the tennis match and I auto drafted like the last 10 rounds. It's a 30 round draft or something. And I lost a really bad team. Like I lost a lot that day. I lost the IDP league. I lost the tennis. Your record is good though.

No, what am I four and five? Either four and five or five and four. I'm four and five. I'm like two, six and one, something like that. You got to get decimal scoring, man. For that it has decimal scoring. It has half a point scoring. I don't think it has decimal scoring. Oh.

Oh, thank you, Tony the shrimp. He says I'd sacrifice athleticism to be the best male host any day. So would I, but it hasn't hasn't come to fruition. I sacrifice the athleticism. I didn't get anything. The other question, grade the trade in a PPR keeper league. I'm a fringe playoff team at best. I give Malik neighbors and a late fifth round pick. Oh my God, don't do this trade. Do not do it. I get Leagate, Keon Coleman and an early third round pick. No, giving up neighbors? No. Yeah, he could be so amazing with the right quarterback.

And next year would be the last year he could keep neighbors, but that doesn't matter. You know, I've been thinking about, you asked us a few weeks ago, maybe it was more than a few weeks ago, maybe it was more than a few weeks ago. Who? I forget how you phrased it, but who would be a first round pick next year?

Yeah. Remember that? Yeah. And I think I said neighbors was one. Who else? There's something else that popped in my mind that was. Why should we do a first round? Sure.

Okay. was. Why should we do a first round? Sure. Okay, with the first pick. I really don't want to take Berkeley. I'm going to take Justin Jefferson with the first pick. That would be my pick. I'll take chase to Okay, I'll take Nico Collins three. I'm gonna take Nico Collins three. Good call. I'll go CD land for. I'll take Saquon Barkley five. Okay.

No, no, I'm gonna take B John. B John. B John or Barkley. All right, I'll take Barkley. I'm gonna take, do I go with, I'm going to take, um, uh, what's his name? Jameer Gibbs. Wow.

Uh, let's see. Probably forgetting some money, but I'll take neighbors. Yeah, I'm going to go with Puka Nakua. Wow. What pick are we on here? You were first, so now we're up to eight. Oh yeah, eight I mean. Yeah.

All right, so you took Puka. Derek Henry, Devon Achan And that's a good one. I'll take a chance. Yeah. Each chance. Good. We're doing a PPR draft by the way. Uh, I'm still going to go with Tyree kill here.

Yeah. Strong finish of the 2024 season. It was really encouraged. Um, so let's pick 10. Give me, I'll take McCaffrey. Okay, I will take Lamar Jackson. QB in round one. Has the man learned nothing? I just couldn't think of anyone. All the running backs are so old. I guess Kyron Williams maybe

could be there. I'm gonna go way off the board but following your strong 2024 finish. Chase Brown, 12. Oh god. No, AJ Brown. Oh yeah, AJ Brown. It's a better pick than Lamar Jackson. Okay, I will go with. I was 12. Oh, we're doing four rounds. Let's do some fantasy cops instead. Send us the email, put fantasy cops in the subject line. I got four fantasy cops today. The first one comes from Nick in a town in Idaho, not named Boise. Idaho, not named Boise.

Yeah. No idea. Townsend, Idaho. Boise, Idaho falls, Idaho falls. All right, Nick from Idaho falls. I have a trade situation. Before I get too far into it, I'm a firm believer in you don't veto trades

unless you're sure there's collusion. I'm the commissioner of my work league, 10 team PPR. Team A is tied for the worst record in the league, has had multiple players in his lineup, either on by or injured since week five. I've discussed this several times with the manager who's fairly new to fantasy football, but to no avail, he's been essentially an inactive manager

for half the year. Team B is the A's are trader of our league. Always sending, I'm not gonna say that word, always sending jerk offers of three of his random bench players for your top level player. And he's five and four. These two teams made a trade. Team A gives up Saquon Barkley, Justin Jefferson,

and $15 in fab. Team B gives up Garrett Wilson, Kareem Hunt, Isaiah Pacheco, Jalen Waddle, and Kyler Murray. I hate to veto this trade and if it was any other manager than this previously inactive one, I could somewhat understand the deal even if it's heavily one-sided. I can't prove any collusion, but the league is up in arms and I'm pretty pissed at these two managers. Do I let the terrible trade stand, make them rework their deal? Do I veto the trade and banish both managers? What do you think? If you can't prove collusion, and it seems as if it's a trade based on

someone maybe being a little bit naive in terms of what they're giving up, the fact that they're in an active manager is a little frustrating. Yeah. I think you gotta let it go though. You know what? Really? You would veto that? Because he's in an active manager, it really bothers me. I don't think this person should be having any sway

on how this league, it's obviously a terrible trade. Barclay Jefferson and the Fab is so much better than Kyler Murray, Garrett Wilson, Kareem Hunt. You know what? Like it is better, it is better, but it's not so bad. I don't think it's that terrible.

All right, let it go. I don't think it's vetoable. It's definitely slanted one side. But I think anytime you get situations like this, like you need to either seriously revisit what your trade policy is from the commissioner standpoint. Like I'm in one league where we have a three person committee that votes on trades.

Hmm. That's not bad. And it's got to be two thirds vote. To veto it? To pass. To approve it? Yeah. So I got so like, I got my softball league, right? And a few of the managers, they'd never played before and they're not really setting lineups. One guy is just not setting a lineup. He starts injured players, hasn't made a roster move. I don't know why he made the donation to the league. And I'm going to see him on Monday. And I think I'm going to say something, but I, like, I wouldn't let him make a trade. I'd be mad. Um, I'd be mad. Like if he made a trade, he's not going to, but I'd be mad if someone offered a trade to him and ripped him off or whatever, or even didn't. I think I'd be,

I'd be like, come on, like don't make trades with inactive managers. Well, take it, take it a step further. Cause I agree with you, but what do you do in the case of he hasn't set his lineup and then you remind him. I was going to say, I don't as commissioner, since I've probably already played him and beat him, I am not going to remind him. I might say something in person because like a bunch of us will be together. But hey, just, you're now reminding him. Yeah. But you're not reminding him of the league, but I'm not going to, I'm not going to like, you know, I could be up for, you know, I'm a contention for a playoff spot. I'm not going to be like not gonna like, you know, I could be up for, you know, I'm in contention for a playoff spot. I'm not gonna be like, hey, set your lineup.

I want you to beat this other. I'm not gonna do that. But I am when I see them go, hey, you should start setting your lineup. All right, next up. Here we go from Dave R. Ooh, I don't think this is from Dave Richard.

It could be. Dear Laszlo, Nadja, Nandor, and Colin Robinson, very funny show. A member of my league sent out multiple joke trade offers, terrible players for studs, that kind of thing. One of the trades he sent out, however, was his Christian McCaffrey and Josh Jacobs for Breeze Hall.

The trade was accepted at 3 a.m. on November 5th. Okay, so he gave up McCaffrey and Josh Jacobs for Breeze Hall. The trade was accepted at 3 a.m. on November 5th. Okay, so he gave up McCaffrey and Josh Jacobs for Breeze Hall. At around 11 30 a.m., after several other league members had been discussing the trade for hours, he jumped in our group chat claiming the offer was, quote, a joke and that before he went to bed,

he canceled all of the offers he made, after which the, quote, app glitched and he did not cancel that offer and only that offer. Since then, he has persistently stated that the trade should be overturned and that the integrity of our league has been compromised by not doing so, including a text message at 4 30 a.m. the day after the trade, which seems odd since it took him till 11 30 to speak up about the glitch.

Every other member of the league has stated they believe the trade should be upheld. My position is who sends a joke trade of that caliber? McCaffrey and Jacobs, Robrice Hall. What would you have said had the other managers seen it and accepted it immediately? Also, what is more likely that you sent out a bunch of offers, then cancel them and missed one, or that the app glitched on you and only you

and only on that trade offer? In my opinion, you sent the offer, it was accepted, done deal. No such thing as joke trades. What say the fantasy cops? Does he deserve mercy or is he an idiot moron? He's an idiot moron. Sorry. Yeah. I mean, like you can, you can do that as a joke. You better rescind it right away. Yeah. No, like, Hey, look at, Oh yeah, by the way, no, that's not happening. Um, so it's, it's definitely on you. Can't blame the app. Can't blame. You forgot you did it. And if it was, if the intent was joke, then the intent should have been follow through and remove the trade offer before accepted.

Yeah, that's pretty bad. Joe, we do not support trades. We wonder if like, is he, is he saying this because everybody was clowning him for making a bad deal? That's what I'm thinking. And what if it was the other way around? Like, Oh my God, I can't believe you got Brice Hall. Like it's such a great deal for you. Oh yeah.

Yeah. By the way, that's fine. Yeah, exactly. Exactly. Right. Not a joke trade anymore. All right. This is from Shador Sanders.

Hopeful, dear Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo and Raphael. You're three months with tears. Yes, exactly. They actually, they're the Power Rangers. Your help is still desperately needed. We are in the second year of a 12-team Superflex Dynasty League. It was recently discovered by me that the commissioner's little sister is purposely tanking.

She has taken it too far by benching players like Breece Hall, Jaden Daniels and Brian Robinson for KJ Osborne, Andre Yoshivas, and starting three tight ends. To make matters worse, she's also been doing this for weeks now and we're just finding out." Are you just finding out? I don't understand that. I messaged the commissioner right away. He stated, the rules say, as long as they're starting players who play, there's no penalty.

I could not believe this, so I dug some more. I found the anti-tanking rule that the commissioner himself sent all of us. The direct text is, quote, as described before the season, not placing reasonably viable active players in your lineup when you suffer a loss will result in a ding to your draft standings. He has all but shut me down. He made a new rule where if a player is projected for at least one point, they count as viable.

He is a longtime listener of your show and talks about your fantasy cop segment all the time. Please give a ruling and save the league. Hashtag Tankgate. So the first thing that stands out to me is changing the rule mid-season. If the rule was in place and Somebody found it in the bylaws then that is what the rules have to be

adhered to that being said it sounds like there's a little bit of a gray area here about what is a Viable starting option, right? let me read that clause again for the listeners as Described before the season not placing reasonably viable active players in your lineup when you suffer a loss will result in a ding to your draft standings. So is benching Breece Hall for KJ Osborne or Andre Iosifis, is that putting in a reasonably viable active player in your lineup? I don't know. So you're cool with this? Yeah, I mean, I think, you know,

changing the rules is one thing. Clarifying the rules, which it sounds like what this commissioner was trying to do is a little something different. That being said, there was gray area in the initial rule. So in the case of the examples that the victim here is claiming, benching Jayden Daniels, Brian Robinson, and I forget, Brice Hall, for those other players, yeah, it sucks, but that's the choice that they're making. They're purposely trying to lose on to get a better draft pick and you can't fault them

for that. One person said that. I was, you know, it was funny just on this topic. When Dak Prescott's injury, I went to look and I was like, oh, maybe in the Super Flex League in the big burger. I'm like, let me see if Cooper Rush is available. Nope. You've been starting. Yeah, I, let me see if Cooper Rush is available. Nope. You've been starting. Yeah, I've been starting to start Cooper Rush every week.

This is gonna ruin my tanking. See, that's a questionable one because he's never been active, right? No, he's active. He's active every week. Oh, you're allowing active players, right? Yeah, you can bench. You can start, in our league,

you just can't start inactive players. It was tough for me this week because I had a bunch of players on a buy. So it was hard for me to tank. I have to start like a couple of good players. All right, we're going to take a break when we come back. That's the Fantasy Cops. Thank you very much.

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He says to Josh, Joe, Jim and Doug, Joe, Josh, Jim, Doug. Joe, Josh, Jim, Doug. Who are you? Feel like quarterbacks to me, but I don't know. Anytime I hear Doug, I always think Doug Williams. I always think Flutie. So it could be, it's... Joe Theismann and Doug Williams. Could be, or Jim Kelly and Doug Flutie.

Yeah, Josh Allen. That's probably Bill. And Joe Piscopone? Joe Pulido, who's a Joe that played quarterback? JP Lossman is a Joe? No idea. All right, Grade the Trade PPR. I give up Tank Bigsby and Jacoby Myers.

I get Jayden Reed and Alan Lazard. Tank Bigsby and Jacoby Myers. I get Jayden Reed and Alan Lazard. Tank Bigsby and Jacoby Myers. So it's basically, I think I'd rather have the Bigsby-Meyers side. Oh, all right. Take Lazard out. It's Bigsby and Myers for Jayden Reed. Yeah. I think Myers and Reed and Myers might be better. Okay. All right. Well, that's all and Reed, and Myers might be better. Okay. All right, well, that's all I got for Apple Podcasts. So it's time now for your YouTube questions.

Okay, Raghu Sharma, Mooney or Devante Smith. You allowed to answer his questions? He hates me, yeah. I'm allowed to answer them. He's not allowed to ask them, but yeah, go ahead. Would you flex Mooney or Devante Smith in the full PPR of Mooney? Grade the trade, give up Cedric Tillman and Hunter Henry for J.K.

Dobbins PPR. It's a C minus. I still rather have Dobbins as the best player, but Tillman and Hunter Henry will fill two roles if you need tight end and receiver help. So it's C plus because you're getting to Dobbins. C plus. Yes. Start three. You know, I get Dobbins more credit B minus.

Okay, start three in PPR. Lamb, Dell, Downs, Shakir, Marvin Harrison Jr. Yeah, I would struggle with this group to myself. I think the the three would be the first three. Unless you want to take Dell out and go Shakir. Marvin Harrison Jr. is definitely last of this group. In a three receiver league, I'm not benching CD Lam at all. And I think Dell, Downs and Shakir are all very similar. Downs and Shakir could be the number one receivers for their teams this week.

It's easy Dell for sure if Collins Collins up. How about this question? If Isaiah likely is out for a while, Mark Andrews is blank rest of season. Man, he looked awesome. He really did. Top eight. Okay. Yeah, it's a big deal. I don't know what likely is injury status is going forward, but I do know this Chris Olave is not playing this week and he might end up on IR. So I did see someone ask me about a Chris Olave trade. I'm just not trading for him.

If he goes on IR, they're a two-win team. Where are they in four weeks? Are they even gonna bring him back? You should have to ask that question. Half PPR, Marvin Harrison Jr., Brian Thomas Jr., Terry McLaurin. Oh, finally an easy one. Yeah, McLaurin. Yeah, easy. We could be wrong, but I think it's easy to go with McLaurin. John Smith or Dalton

Kincaid? Kincaid. And I traded cup and ETN for Nico Collins. Nice. I like that. Del or downs? As of now, it's downs. It's a delicious Collins. No, really?

All right. If Nico's out. Yeah. I mean, down. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. All right.

Pick two doubtful Pollard most dirt. The first two Stafford or cousins. I'd go cousins. Game script being for cousins? Yeah, I see that. You know, they could blow them out. How do they blow them out though? A lot of vision? Defense? Yeah, I think they had two defensive touchdowns last time they faced the Saints. I don't think they're a car played though. Who would you go with? I'd go with cousins, but I totally get the concern.

You always get, I mean, the, the, the Stafford concern is Kyron Williams scoring multiple Russian touchdowns. Well, he, he was not good last week. He got saved by overtime. He also lost Puka early. Puka played almost the entire first half, but it's a factor. Yeah. All right. Would you give, uh, Jonathan Taylor, Zay Flowers and Mark Andrews for neighbors and Ken Walker? So Taylor Flowers, Andrews for neighbors and

Walker? No. You wouldn't do it? No, I w well, well, how big of a difference do you think there is between neighbors and flowers? Both at their best neighbors is a lot better. Yeah, but I'm not, I'm not banking on both of them being at their best. I mean, at this point, I feel like there's a big advantage for Ken Walker than there is for Taylor based on the rule and the passing him. I think I've been a little bit too negative on neighbors. I mean, everything I've said has come true, but you know, I was like, well, Andrew Thomas is out. He's going to struggle

and he has, but I think now is the time to, if anyone's as worried to buy low on neighbors, it can only get better. Unless they change quarterback. Change quarterbacks are in trouble. You'd like to buy him before this week, but there's the buy week next week. So yeah, I do think if they change quarterbacks, they're in some trouble. And actually now I'm thinking about they're probably going to change quarterbacks at some point. They may win out.

Yeah. Ramon Dre or Devante Smith PPR. Smith still. Connor or Naji. Connor. Goddard or Ingram. Ingram. Ferguson or Henry.

Henry. Traded Deontay and Laporta for Olavi and Njoku. Not terrible. I like it, it's good. I do because Deontay's cuttable. If Olavi comes back, you won the trade hands down. Njoku's probably better than Laporta the rest of the season. Is Laporta the tight end on the all-boss team?

He has to be, right? Oh yeah. Drake May or Daniel Jones? Jones. Yeah, the Giants decided that during the draft too. Now they try to get Drake may Mack Jones or Marvin Harrison Jr. Oh, this could be mayor Mac Jones. I don't think so.

Right. It says mayor Jones. I don't know, but Pinsky is in the chat. He could probably clarify. Um, Daniel Jones, I would say, um, Mac Jones or Marvin Harrison Jr. in Superflex. I'm always going to go quarterback. Yeah. That's a funny one though. Unless it's slam dunk.

And Pollard or Brian Thomas Jr. I don't like the matchup for Pollard at all, but I would still start him over Thomas with Mack Jones. Last one here. Team is in shambles with buys and injuries. Should I start Jordan Mason, Tajay Spears, Demario Douglas, Alec Pierce, Demarcus Robinson, or any other lottery ticket name you can think of? Thomas Larkin I think the safest floor is probably Demarcus Robinson. I mean, Demarcus Douglas, you know, he'll probably get six to eight, six

to nine targets and can give you 10, 11 PPR points. The highest ceiling I think is barring an injury. Demarcus Robinson. All right. Jay Grizz used flattery to, and this is flattery. This is a back-ended compliment to get me to read his question. Uh, Dan might be a better athlete, but Adam wears much nicer shirts. That's not true. Well, it's true. Dan is a schlub a little athlete, but Adam wears much nicer shirts. That's not true. Well, it's true. Dan is a schlub a little bit, but I like, I wear a schlubby shirts too, but mine are long sleeve.

So maybe that makes them nicer. Pollard, more white, half PPR, pick one. Uh, Pollard. Yeah. Oh, what's been the funnier moment as regards to clothing? Dan's WH space RE shirt or your Star Trek shirt? That's a good question. Oh man, that's a great question.

Cause we got a lot of miles out of your Star Trek shirt. I think the WH blank RE, it's hard. You can't write that. It says where, it says there. You cannot script that unbelievable moment. And it only would happen in Schneier. Right? Like incredible. All right, everybody. Have a wonderful weekend. We'll talk to you Sunday morning. Well, people are voting for Star Trek. We'll talk to you Sunday morning and thanks again for watching. Good luck. See ya.