Fantasy Football Today - Week 16 Start or Sit (12/24 Fantasy Football Podcast)

Episode Date: December 24, 2023

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Heath is wearing red and green. Good for you. Merry Christmas, everybody. It's Christmas Eve. I have a green shirt on under my hoodie. It is freezing, so I will not be taking it off just yet. Okay, Heath, let's go through all the big news here. Tyreek Hill is questionable.

That is a four o'clock game. What do you think? Are they going to test him pregame? What do you think? I try to add somebody that's playing in a late game or playing on Monday just to make sure. It could be a very low-end player, just somebody that I could slide in just in case. But for the most part, we expect Tyreek to play, and you're starting.

Josh Jacobs on Monday. What are we doing here? We have really not even a strong lean. I think you'd have to be extra cautious with Jacobs. Ken Walker is expected to play. Do you like him? I don't like him quite as much as Jamie does. He's a low-end number two running back. I think the upside is exceptional, but he does have several games over the last two

months with single-digit carries, and he has been battling an injury all week long. So there's a low floor, high ceiling, low floor. Alexander Madison is expected to play, but he won't be 100%. So what does that mean for Ty Chandler? How would you compare him to Ken Walker? Definitely prefer Ty Chandler over Alexander Madison. Definitely prefer Ken Walker over Ty Chandler. I dropped Chandler right behind the Aaron Jones, DeAndre Swift, Derrick Henry range, which is just outside of my top 24 running backs. Okay, this was the surprising thing from this morning. Deontay Foreman is going to miss today's game

against the Arizona Cardinals for personal reasons. So I looked the last time he missed a game. Roshan got a lot more work than Khalil Herbert. Roshan had 10 carries and five catches. Herbert had six carries and two catches. And just last week, Roshan actually played 20 snaps on first and second down compared to 15 for Foreman and 15 for Herbert. So who do you prefer between Roshan Johnson and Khalil Herbert? And I mean, if it were a tough matchup, it'd be easy, but it's Arizona. I'm actually, I was going

to start Curtis Samuel in a league. I was going to start curtis samuel in a league i'm going to slide roshan johnson in for curtis samuel what do you feel about these guys yeah i think they're both high-end flexes i would prefer roshan to herbert but i talked about how much i dropped ty chandler i'd still start ty chandler over either one i'd start giovante williams over either one i'd start devin singletary over either one. I just moved Khalil Herbert into a lineup where I had Zamir White. And with the uncertainty about whether Jacobs is playing, I would definitely rather play Herbert than White. Okay. Jarek McKinnon is out. Does that change anything for the Chiefs backfield? Makes me more certain of Isaiah Pacheco as a top 12 running back,

and it makes Clyde Edwards-Solaire an interesting flex. This is a very good matchup, especially for Yak. We saw Edwards-Zeller had a big run after the catch last week, and this could turn into a game where the Chiefs are up three scores in the fourth quarter, and Clyde Edwards-Zeller is getting a lot of carries too. AJ Dillon is questionable. How much is his presence going to matter in your Aaron Jones rankings? I've mostly ranked Aaron Jones like he's not going to be a full-time feature running back anyway, so it would not have a big impact. Dylan would be somewhere in the RB40s range, and Jones would stay around RB25.

Michael Pittman is out. Any interest in a Colts receiver? I'd rather not, and I don't really want... I had Gardner Minshew starting in my Superflex League that I have Geno Smith and Kyler Murray, and this caused me to bench Gardner Minshew. I'm not starting. I'm starting both those guys over him.

Okay. Nico Collins is expected to play. Do you like Nico? Number three wide receiver. Again, kind of like in that Ken Walker range. There's an immense week winning upside, and he could give you a complete dud. This does kind of crush Noah Brown. He's more of a desperation flex now.

Let me tell you who I love this week. My start of the week. You ready? Yeah. Calvin Ridley. Nosey Jones. Trevor Lawrence is playing. Great matchup.

I mean, the Nosey Jones thing is whatever. But I can't. He's getting double-digit targets in this game. This is what he does. He beats up on bad opponents. I love Ridley this week. Yeah. I mean, it's either that he needs everybody to be healthy or everybody to be hurt and now everybody's hurt. So I think that he will, uh, I agree. Double digit targets. He is a top 20

wide receiver in all formats. All right, let's go. Uh, how about Ryan Tannehill starting Hopkins or Ridley? I will go with Ridley. I've gotten a lot of Dontavian Wicks questions just this morning with Christian Watson, doubtful, Jaden Reed, questionable. What are we supposed to do with the Packers wide receivers at Carolina? Dontavian Wicks is a high-end number three wide receiver.

Super stoked that I benched Gabe Davis for him yesterday. Oh, God. Unbelievable. The eight ball was right. Doing a fan duel lineup right now. The first person I put in was Calvin Ridley. Let's see. Tyron Smith is out for the Cowboys. Zach Martin is questionable. I got two questions this morning in AskFFT. Fields

or Dak? And I went with Fields. How do you feel about Dak Prescott? I have Dak projected a half a point higher than Justin Fields. I think they're both top five quarterbacks. I would lean slightly towards Prescott. Hunter Henry and Juju are out. Any sleepers there for the Patriots?

I mean, it's Demario Douglas is the guy that you hope bounces back after a poor performance throwing five targets last week, but he's a low-end number three wide receiver. And finally, Devontae Smith will play on Monday against the Giants. Calvin Ridley or Devontae Smith? It's Devontae Smith for me. Both Eagles wide receivers are top 12 for me. All right. A few questions

here. Trevor Lawrence or Kyler Murray? Lawrence. Do you like Lawrence? He's a top 12 quarterback. Lawrence or Baker? Lawrence. Aaron Jones or Devante Smith, Devante Smith, a Chan or Chandler,

a Chan Ridley, a Chan Chandler, Garrett Wilson, Drake London. Who's your favorite there? Ooh, I will go with Calvin Ridley. Let's go.

Me too. Dak or my homes. Uh, this is one that has changed this week. I've got Mahomes now. Last one. Bijan, Brees Hall, or Ty Chandler? I'll go Brees, but I

like both of them a lot more than Chandler. Okay. Thank you, Heath. Merry Christmas, sir. I don't think we'll be talking to you until, I don't even know when. When's the next time we're going to be speaking to you? I will be on FFT Dynasty on Tuesday if you want to show up there. Otherwise, I'll be on FFT in 5 on Tuesday afternoon.

Otherwise, I'll talk to you on Wednesday morning. Okay. See you Wednesday and happy holidays, everybody. Check out our live stream at 11.30 a.m. We'll answer a ton

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