Fantasy Football Today - Week 8 Start or Sit (10/29 Fantasy Football Podcast)

Episode Date: October 29, 2023

Brock Purdy, Josh Jacobs, Darrell Henderson, the Colts and Browns running backs, the Seahawks and Steelers wide receivers and much more!  Get 20% off Fantasy Football Today merch: https://store.cbssports.com/collections/fantasy-football-today%20?utm_source=podcast-apple-com&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=buy-our-merch&utm_content=fantasy-football-collection Follow our FFT team on Twitter: @FFToday, @AdamAizer, @JameyEisenberg, @daverichard, @heathcummingssr, @ctowerscbs. You can listen to Fantasy Football Today in 5 on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Football Today in 5 podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Fantasy Football Today in 5 podcast." Watch FFT on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/fantasyfootballtoday Join our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/FantasyFootballToday/ Sign up for the FFT newsletter https://www.cbssports.com/newsletter To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Heath will be on for the first half hour or hang out with us after the game's end tonight before Sunday night football. Anyway, let's get to the show here. Brock Purdy is going to play. Debo Samuel was out. Trent Williams is questionable, but seems like he's not going to play.

So what do you think about Purdy and IU and Kittle? Yeah, I think this makes it easier. IU, Kittle, McCaffrey must start options. You don't even have to think about it. Purdy is auke and Kittle. Yeah, I think this makes it easier. Iuke, Kittle, McCaffrey, must-start options. You don't even have to think about it. Purdy is a low-end starting quarterback.

I'd rather start Purdy over Trevor Lawrence and Joe Burrow. Jimmy Garoppolo is going to start. By the way, that's pretty interesting. But Jimmy Garoppolo is going to start. I'm sure you don't want to start him, but you feel better about Jacobs, Adams, Myers? Yes. And I think, Adams, Myers? Yes. And I think, again, those three guys probably all still in that must-start territory.

You might, if you could get away from Jacobs as a mid-range RB2, I'd be okay with it. But you're probably starting all three. Zach Moss is questionable. So what do you make of this situation here? A lot of carries, maybe more pass attempts if he doesn't play. What do you think about this Colts situation? um he would be right back where he's always been taylor is not a bad flex in my opinion if he plays but this makes it um definitely more risky going with sounds like multiple injuries moss is a flex moss is a flex taylor's taylor's mustard if he doesn't play though would you upgrade pitman and downs probably not much okay no all right let's talk about the Cleveland backfield. Jerome Ford is questionable, so he might

sneak in there. And what do we do about the Browns' backfield? It really makes Kareem Hunt and Pierre Strong much less appealing, obviously. If Ford plays, Ford would be my favorite Browns running back. None of

them would be better than a flex. Hunt would also be a flex. If Ford doesn't play, then hunt is a borderline RB two and Pierre strong as a flex. And this is a four o'clock game. So, you know, you might just have to avoid the Browns. You might. And, uh, let's see, what do we got here? Uh, Daryl Henderson is off the practice squad. So he's going to play. So how about let's say say Zach Moss, Jerome Ford both play, and then how would you rank Moss, Ford, Henderson? I think, and I need to make this adjustment in my rankings this morning,

but I think you probably need to go well, we're not going to know if Ford plays when Moss plays, right? That's true. I think I'd probably go for Henderson, Ford, Moss. Alright. That's basically it for running back here.

Oh, actually, we should talk about Aaron Jones. First of all, David Montgomery is out, so start Jameer Gibbs. Ken Walker's good to go. Tough matchup for him, but you're probably going to start him. But Aaron Jones, he says he feels better. He's off the injury report. Is he better than, you know, well, again, we won't know about Ford. Is he better than Zach Moss? Is he better than, you know, well, again, we won't know about Ford. Is he better than Zach Ma?

Is he better than Daryl Henderson? I've got him behind all those guys. I'm terrified. I think there's a real risk that he gets like seven touches in the game. We've seen that happen multiple times this season. He's been open about the fact that he's not 100%. His coach has been open about the fact that he's not 100%, and they're splitting touches. So he's a, he's a flex and it's, it's really a flex that you

wish that you had somebody better to start. How about Tyler Lockett expected to play against Cleveland? What does this mean for the Seahawks passing game? I don't have a Seahawks wide receiver in my top 30. Um, DK Metcalf is a low end. number three Lockett's a boom bust flex and JSN's behind him Deontay Johnson will play you like any Seahawks? How many Seahawks do you like better than Deontay? Just DK. Deontay's right there

with Tyler Lockett as a flex option You like Pickens better than Metcalf? I like Pickens a lot more than Metcalf Curtis Samuel is a game time decision against Philadelphia. If he's out, would you upgrade McLaurin or Dotson or Thomas? I would upgrade Dotson. Yes. McLaurin's a borderline number two wide receiver, and I think he just needs to stay in that range. It's hard to push him too high with the negativity we've seen from Sam Howell recently, especially against this Philadelphia pass rush. Gerald Everett is questionable, but he seems likely to play Sunday night.

And Luke Musgrave, don't bank on that, though. Don't go into your week and say, I'm going to start Gerald Everett. And Luke Musgrave is questionable, so we'll see. That's a 1 o'clock game. We'll see if he is able to be active. We'll read a few questions here from Josh.

Stevenson, Palmer. Oh, Josh Palmer. I didn't mention him. Josh Palmer is also questionable, and they have a Sunday night game. So who are you starting in full PPR? Stevenson, Palmer, Ridley, Deontay Johnson, just one of them. Yeah, if Palmer was guaranteed to play and fully healthy,

it would be him for me. But because he's not, I think you need to go with Calvin Ridley. I actually haven't seen. I'm seeing a game-time decision for a Sunday night guy, Josh Palmer. That sucks. Josh Jacobs or Drake London? PPR. It's Jacobs. Pick two.

Deontay. Oh, Roshan Johnson or Foreman? Maybe? It just says Johnson or Foreman. I prefer Deontay Foreman over Roshan Johnson and Deontay Johnson. I don't think there are any Johnsons that I would start above Foreman. Henderson or Foreman? Half PPR. Fore me. Um, yes. Officer Cummings. I have my license and registration right

here. That's great. Uh, DJ Moore or Josh Downs PPR. I've got DJ Moore as a top 20 wide receiver. I'm, I'm not really considering starting Josh Downs over him. All right, everybody. Good luck to you. If you have any more questions, join us for our live stream, 11.30 a.m. Eastern. Also watch CBS Sports HQ Fantasy Football Today there at 10 a.m. Eastern. You can watch that on the CBS Sports app. For Heath Kelsey, I'm Adam Azer.

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