Fantasy Footballers - Fantasy Football Podcast - Starts of the Week + Week 16 Breakdown, Semifinal Time! - Fantasy Football Podcast for 12/18

Episode Date: December 18, 2025

Fantasy Football show for Dec 18, 2025. The fantasy playoffs continue tonight! Week 16 matchup previews with tough start/sit decisions on today’s show! Plus, Starts of the Week, injury updates, and ...advice to help you advance to the Fantasy Football Championship! Manage your redraft, keeper, and dynasty fantasy football teams with the #1 fantasy football podcast.(00:00) Intro(02:25) NFL News(08:10) Starts of the Week(08:20) QB Starts of the Week(14:30) RB Starts of the Week(19:20) WR Starts of the Week(23:40) TE Starts of the Week(26:00) Fantasy Forecast(26:15) Eagles at Commanders(30:25) Packers at Bears(37:10) Bills at Browns(42:20) Chargers at Cowboys(48:15) Chiefs at Titans(51:15) Bengals at Dolphins(57:50) Jets at SaintsConnect with the show:Subscribe on YouTubeVisit us on the WebSupport the ShowFollow on XFollow on InstagramJoin our Discord  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Starting point is 00:00:00 Welcome to the fantasy footballers podcast with your host, Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike Wright. Got to get a little raspy. Thursday, December 18th, week 16 of the fantasy football. World semifinal week. I'll start today. Unless you're in a stupid week 18 playoff league, but we'll still be here for you. Tell us how you really feel about week 18 leagues. They're garbage.
Starting point is 00:01:00 that need to be cut by platforms and not even allowed to exist. Oh, my goodness. Strong feelings from Jason Moore, freshly trimmed beard. Got a little, got a little cut. Oh, you almost showed your hair. I mean, show what? You're like, I got a haircut. Take a look.
Starting point is 00:01:17 Yeah, I mean, I got, I just showed his hair. Take a look at my hair cut. Cut all five of them. Well, welcome in one and all. We're here. We've got news for you. We got our starts of the week. We're jumping into the matchups.
Starting point is 00:01:30 football tonight it's go time we had waivers run yesterday uh we have mike and jason facing off in our league of record the stress is it beginning is it already it's it definitely began yesterday um right now i feel okay right now is like the the lull we don't have anybody in the thursday night matchup either one of us so it's like we we get a reprieve for a few days and then as soon a Saturday happens where we are having our company Christmas party at your house, Andy, and that's right. The Bears
Starting point is 00:02:07 Packers game will be on and help determine who moves on to the championship. Oh, the palms will be moist. They will be flowing. Nees week. Yeah. All right. Well, let's jump right in. We've got news to talk about.
Starting point is 00:02:26 News and notes from around the league. Presented by progressive insurance. Devante Adams officially doubtful. He's not going to play. Good. He's not going to play. He should not. He should not play. It does make me very, like
Starting point is 00:02:41 the people are asking about Stafford. We talked about it yesterday. Like, it's it would be an extremely nerve-wracking start. Like, I would be actively trying not to start Matthew Stafford in Seattle. One of the toughest matchups. High out your touchdown master. We got wins.
Starting point is 00:02:57 We got wins tonight. So, a little bit rain, but rain doesn't really affect things. A lot of bit wind? So we'll have to monitor up, we'll tweet something out before the game because wind is one of those things where you really need close to kickoff time. But there were some reports that were like 20 miles sustained, 40 mile an hour gusts. Well, they got two running backs that are great. They lost the
Starting point is 00:03:23 guy who's leading the league in touchdown receptions. Like, Devante Adams is that dude. like Matthew Stafford let's look at the career of Matthew Stafford it is outlier touchdown season a bunch of years outlier touchdown season if you took Calvin away from him
Starting point is 00:03:39 during that 40 touchdown year or cup you're probably yeah you're thinking a little bit differently about it it's not that he can't perform it's that Seattle's a great defense they're a great defense he already would have been a questionable start in Seattle with the Monte Adams and held Philip Rivers to one touchdown
Starting point is 00:03:52 that's it these are the guys oh man I mean shut down Woody Marks didn't practice I believe what you mean is they gave up a touchdown to Philip Rivers his line was 0.5 yeah Woody Marks not practicing
Starting point is 00:04:07 Nick Chubb was limited yeah it's a it's a little confusing right now which sucks because there is fantasy gold and then they're hills I mean Dwar Jordan is like
Starting point is 00:04:20 So I Dwar Dwar Dwar Dwar Ragn um is a player that I I really thought about going hard on the waivers after. I decided not to because I thought Woody was going to play. If Woody does not play, he's got to be in your lineup.
Starting point is 00:04:37 I don't think so. Not if Nick Chubb plays. I don't think so if Nick Chubb is active. I think that would be a bad decision. We know the hierarchy there. George Jordan had to be signed off the practice squad this week to be back on the roster, which might be an indication of either Chubb not being back enough or Woody Marks not being active. Now, Woody Marks didn't practice last Wednesday. And I know he got knocked out of the game so that didn't fully work out. But the point being... I bet we have a report by today's discussion. This isn't a full panic that Woody Marks is not going to play yet. Marvin Harrison returned to a limited practice. He may be back out there. I know the question will be,
Starting point is 00:05:15 do you still like Michael Wilson. Yes, I do. I still like Michael Wilson this week. It is the best matchup over the last five to eight weeks for wide receivers? Yeah, it's a fantastic game environment all the way around. I had people asked, I saw several questions on X about Michael Wilson. It's like, how do you go away from what he's been doing? If Jerry Rice is playing, you play him. Drake London, this is a good question. He returned to a limited practice. He could be on the prescription you were saying that Adams would be if he was active, which is he might not play a full allotment of snaps. They made the comment. We're
Starting point is 00:05:50 excited to see what he can give us but it impacts your Kyle Pitts it impacts your perception of this game do you are you automatically starting Drake London if he's active I think I would automatically start him pretty close the what has been happening with Kirk Cuzzis with Kyle Pitts I mean look at Pitts last
Starting point is 00:06:06 week and Drake London is just way better so yeah if Drake London is active they need Darno Mooney his his seriously what has his skill evaporate I don't know what's going on but it seems like he's
Starting point is 00:06:19 Maybe it's a worthless. He had all the weird preseason injury stuff, if you remember, like in training camp. Well, he broke his clavicle immediately, didn't he? Yeah, I don't remember what the full injury was, but it was like, Mooney might play this year. That's where we had just the weirdness. And then he was just ready. We're still in the, he might play this year. Yeah, but he was never ready.
Starting point is 00:06:41 They just don't have. It was David Sills is out there running almost 100%. I would play Sills over Mooney. Sure. And if London was out, I think Sills is a weird dart. throw because he's out there 80 plus percent of snaps. Tett McMillan, Teteroa, McMillan, Teteroa, McMillan, Teteroa, McMillan. Did not practice on Wednesday foot and ankle injury. We'll monitor that today as well. Pete Carroll said there's a good chance, Gino Smith starts in week 16. Okay. Brock Bowers, I guess, is better off
Starting point is 00:07:09 a little bit, yeah. With Gino, but not by a lot. And then we've got big names in today's matchups that we'll talk about, but Christian Watson's one of them. We should definitely mention it at the top here he returned to a limited practice he came out and said like josh jacobs he said you got to play with stuff this time of year that's what his comments were you got to deal with stuff this time of year the direct quote we're at the point of the season when you've got to fight through some stuff so should be good i mean josh jacobs is the example the leader you're absolutely right yeah how do you possibly oh you're not going to play with that watch me i'm playing with this look how hugely swollen my knee is my leg goes
Starting point is 00:07:47 the wrong direction. I'm out there running. I mean, you're making some assumptions that Josh Jacobs is going to be active. I sure am, Michael. I sure am. Roma Dunesay Luther Burden did not practice on Wednesday. DeAndre Swift added to the injury report with a groin injury.
Starting point is 00:08:04 This game is wild because I really like well, I like Caleb Williams in this game. But I don't know exactly who's catching all of the passes. So we'll see what happens.
Starting point is 00:08:18 O'Donzee is probably going to miss. I would say Burns speaks the love language. Yeah, he might be his love language. And a little commet action. What? Get out of here. I was trying to find some sort of commet. Double entendre and I couldn't do it.
Starting point is 00:08:35 Rashi Rice. It's a hard name. The best domain command command. It's very nice, Mike. It's commit. Okay. That's good. That's a swish.
Starting point is 00:08:45 We were surprised here. Rushie Rice did not practice. Well, not surprised because Rushie Rice got hit so hard. He's been getting exploded. But we didn't hear about a concussion until yesterday. He did not get hit in the head. He was hit so hard in the body that it just swelled the brain.
Starting point is 00:08:59 That's what it's, I mean, it does. It does feel like that. He was hit so hard in the spine that it is. Yeah, it just, yep, cartoon style. Uh, crash test dummy. That's what he was. T. Higgins remains in concussion protocol limited on Wednesday. And Kellemore had already ruled out Devon Neal and Devon Veil,
Starting point is 00:09:16 Alvin Camaro is not practicing. It's going to be Evan Hull and Audrick Estabey. Not in that order necessarily. Brady Cook will start for the Jets again this week. That was News & Note sponsored by Progressive Insurance Quote today at Progressive.com. Progressive Casualty
Starting point is 00:09:32 Insurance Company affiliates and third-party insurers not available in all states or situations coverage subject to policy terms, limits, and conditions. Time for starts. Starts of the week. Oh, mine's Caleb. Williams. That is, I spent a lot of time. Look, this is, this is high pressure starts the week. It is, it's very difficult. I felt like the best matchups, maybe this is encouraging.
Starting point is 00:09:58 Let me start a segment like this. We've all got starts the week at every position. I felt like all the best matchups this week were legitimately the best players. So I didn't, I didn't, Jonathan Taylor, right? I'm talking strength to schedule streamfinder tool. The best matchups, a lot of them were the auto start guys, Bejohn. Right. Like, you don't, I'm not going to come on here and say start Bejohn or start John than Taylor. Well, that's my start of the week.
Starting point is 00:10:23 In your heart? Yeah. I'm joking. You didn't really have Bejan, do you? No, I do not have Beijon. I'm the same as you. So I'm trying to find players that are on me. We're trying to give you alternatives should you need them.
Starting point is 00:10:34 Or confidence boosts on players that you have a decision to make on them. Quarterback is always a decision. We just talked about Stafford. Maybe you've got another one on the roster. Caleb Williams against Green Bay, to me, your first glance, you're like, no, I don't want to do that. I think you should do it. I think that we've seen the struggles of the Green Bay defense on the road
Starting point is 00:10:55 in recent weeks against Denver and Detroit. Parsons, that's it. Devastated. That's the major, major point of this conversation, the pass rush. The offensive line, already great for Chicago. You're at home. It is a huge game. Caleb's up over 20 fantasy points for game at home this year.
Starting point is 00:11:13 He rushes the football. a good baseline there and without Michael Parsons putting pressure on on him I do think he's going to have a very successful week they gave up a ton of points in Denver last week lost Michael Parsons Bo Nix was great
Starting point is 00:11:28 I'm going Caleb Williams for a crucial semi-final week I like it I like it he is the type of quarterback that has pretty hot and cold from a fantasy standpoint even he's been playing well not turning the ball over but when you get a good game you can have a really
Starting point is 00:11:44 really, really impactful game. So that will be exciting. I'm going to go with my quarterback against Mike. I think he is. It's a very good game environment for Dack Prescott coming. What's going on with you? No, it's, I mean, we have a city right north of us that we go to all the time. It's Prescott.
Starting point is 00:12:04 It's not the same, but it's Prescott. Jason, we've done the show for 11 years. Yeah, Prescott has existed. Stop making an excuse before the show. Okay, Dak Prescott. at home versus the Los Angeles Chargers. He currently leads the NFL in passing yards. He's the identity of the Cowboys team.
Starting point is 00:12:22 The Cowboys are averaging 59 combined points per game. You know how we're going to go through matchups today? And whenever we hear a 50 point over under, we're like, oh, this is awesome. We want part of these game environments. They're averaging 59 combined points per game. You can't ask for much more than that. That's the most of any team since 2018. This game that they're in is already a 49.5 point over under, second highest of the week.
Starting point is 00:12:49 Like, probably take the over on that. And at home, he's been great. So I know that the Chargers defense is very good. And Dak is coming off of a down week. But at home, just like when he was at home against Philly and was great. Wasn't he at home against Minnesota? Yes. Okay.
Starting point is 00:13:06 So, I mean, but the thing is, is he didn't play poorly. It was the rushing touchdowns that happened. He just got like, you know, three rushing touchdowns. And 61% of his passes, 300 yards. Yeah, I look, it's the same as Burrow. It's the same as, when we just talked about Burrow and Dak, they're in the same boat. You're not playing for something. Los Angeles is playing for something.
Starting point is 00:13:25 But, you know, you make the case. All right. If you are interested in 20 fantasy points from your quarterback with the ability to go nuclear this week against the Atlanta Falcons, it is Jacoby, beef, brisket, Brissette. Mm-hmm. I this is one of the most baffling things I've ever experienced playing in fantasy football that there is a quarterback who has just since he has taken over has never not been a top 12 option he's scoring 20 plus points on the regular and he is on some people's waiver wire at least as of Tuesday when we were talking about it Jason's stream of the week my start of the week
Starting point is 00:14:09 Jacoby is just, he's going to chuck it so much. And you have, Bam Knight is out now? You know, there are conversations of, is it Michael Carter? Is it Amari Demarcato? It doesn't matter, truly. It's 50 past attempts. It's Jacoby. It is Jacoby who will throw for another 250 yards and probably multiple touchdowns.
Starting point is 00:14:29 Moving to the running back position. The best matchup of the week, Jason's got that guy as his start of the week, at least on, in terms of like strength of schedule and then like I said a lot of the big matchups beyond that that are great it's A-chan it's Beijon it's Buccie it's Sequin
Starting point is 00:14:48 I'm going to go with a guy that I think people are waiting to have make a huge contribution to their lineup like maybe you can start him but you don't feel like he's going to win you the week maybe this will be the week he gets it done I'm already in Hampton at Dallas 15 and 16 touches in the two games back
Starting point is 00:15:06 Quentin Williams might be out in this game. They've been better at stopping the run. Yeah, he's in concussion protocol. So I think Amarian Hampton has the capability and the opportunity to give you a big week. All right. My running back start of the week, this is a little bit crazy. This is for those who are in need. Mike, I'm going to need second level underpants on this.
Starting point is 00:15:29 You got it, my man. Let me find those things for you. And these are big boy underpants. I'm with you with the pants and I'm with you on the play. It makes sense. These are 227 pound big body back under pants. Talking about a guy that Mike, you really like to come out of college. Audric Estime Lauder.
Starting point is 00:15:55 He is the current Saints running back who I and many are projecting to be the starter. Now, Evan Hull is there. This is a situation. Alvin Camara has been injured. He was not at practice. The last I saw, I don't expect him to play. If he does, let's just pivot to him. If he's out, then you have two running backs left because Devon Neal, who was doing great work, injured.
Starting point is 00:16:20 Kendrae Miller obviously doesn't know how to not be injured. And so, Audric Estime, he was out there. If you look at once Devin Neal went down, he got the majority of the works and snaps from that point forward. He got three targets. and he played well. The Saints are four and a half point home favorites, and the matchup is as good as matchups get right now. The Jets, since giving up Quinn and Williams,
Starting point is 00:16:46 have given up monster performances every single week on the ground. How much does he weigh? $200, 207 pounds. So based on my, I've done some math over here, guys. Ultra thin titanium underpants, they would only add about two and a half pounds. Oh, thank goodness. A more rigid armor style.
Starting point is 00:17:07 I don't know if that's, it looks like that in the video, Mike. Yeah. That's about five extra pounds, or as Chad GPT says, dramatically heavier and far less comfortable than they sound. Yeah, I would imagine. I didn't think they sounded very comfortable to begin with. I mean, the thing about the titanium underpants is it's, it's two purposes. It stops, or like it protects, you know, your, you're, you're, you're,
Starting point is 00:17:28 you're, you're, you're, you're, it also seals everything in. Right. For when you, when you, when you, when you have, if you got a, when you got a, When you certainly poop in those titanium pants. Well, come on now. It stays there. But I will know. I will say this.
Starting point is 00:17:40 So when I'm talking about my starts of the week, a lot of times, you know, we always are rooting for our starts of the week to do great. And hopefully they do, oftentimes. And sometimes they don't. I'm writing on this. I am personally playing Audric Estime against Mike in my lineup. I'm choosing to play him over David Montgomery. And so if you're in that level of a situation, this is, I'm trying to be like, would I
Starting point is 00:18:04 really do this in the playoffs. Yeah, I'm doing it. And you're doing it over David Montgomery. Yeah. Mike. All right. Mine is, it's a little up in the air right now. I have Houston running back down against the Las Vegas Raiders. I think it will still be Woody Marks based off of, you know, he had taken over. They at least said that he could have gone back in the game. It was just unnecessary at that point. And I think that Wednesday's just a rest. So I do believe that it be Woody Marks. Should it not be Woody Marks, and Nick Chubb is up. I have no problem. Like an estimate type of play. Nick Chubb could go right in. If they both miss, Jawar Jordan, he just ran for 100 yards. Is that the Fist in that though? Yes. It's
Starting point is 00:18:48 Chub over Jordan. It is for me. Mark, it is for me too. Yeah, it goes Woody to then if Woody's out and then goes Nick Chubb and then to Jordan. I think all are perfectly fine fantasy football plays. The Texans are two touchdown favorites at home. So here, over the last five years, here are the team rushing averages among two touchdown favors. 31 total attempts, 145 rushing yards, and one and a half rushing touchdowns on average. And on top of that, the Raiders are a great matchup for running backs in general. It's all lining up here. All right, I'm going Michael Wilson against Atlanta from my wide receiver start of the week.
Starting point is 00:19:24 The number one wide receiver in fantasy football over the last five weeks, regardless of what seems to be Marvin Harrison's return in this game. You're in a dome. It's tied for the third highest overrunner of the week. Atlanta, Arizona, 48 and a half points. Falcons, the best matchup in the last five weeks to wide receivers. Michael Wilson is doing too much good work. Cardinals have two few good running backs.
Starting point is 00:19:48 It's the same argument that you made for Jacoby. Wilson will be on the other end of five to 15 catches. And back into the end zone, I think. And you know for certain that the Arizona Cardinals will win this game. there's no world where they don't win there's nothing I've thought about this Jason I've examined it from every angle you're 100% there is nothing they're going to ruin their
Starting point is 00:20:10 draft pick worse than winning this game they're in a beautiful situation if they lose to the Falcons now they flip with the Falcons and not only does that hurt their pick but guess who has the Falcons pick which is already top 10 oh man the Rams so it's like the Cardinals will
Starting point is 00:20:26 shoot themselves in the foot the Rams could win the Super Bowl I mean wait wait wait Say that again? They're shooting themselves right in the junk. This is a purposeful shot. They're so dumb.
Starting point is 00:20:37 They're going to win this game. So, yeah, Michael Wells is probably five touchdowns. Hey, the only potential saving grace of that argument, Jason, because that's definitely Cardinals, is that the Falcons would also screw up their pit. Yeah, this is a real who's, which franchise is going to franchise the most? It's a two-studges situation. Yes. My wide receiver, start of the week, you fell right into my trip, is D.K.
Starting point is 00:21:02 Mike Gath. I got into the dock first. I was putting in my starts of the week. And I was like, oh, man, D.K. Metcalf against the lions. Yeah. I was like, mm-mm. You're going to make me do it. Well, Mike will be playing D.K. Mike. Which, by the way, I mean, back-to-back weeks for D.K. Metcalf in this start of the week segment. Yeah. And, and. Oh, it didn't. I guess he scored. He did a good game. He had a good week. He did. He's had two good weeks in a row. One, the thing is with D. Mike Caff is that. We want high targets. We want him to be a volume wide receiver. And it's really disappointing that he hasn't been. How about fantasy points? Can we settle on those? Fantasy points at the end are all that matters. Right now, he's been doing a great job.
Starting point is 00:21:44 He's the wide receiver 15 on the year. He was drafted as the wide receiver 20. That's good. He's a B inconsistency. It sucks because when you watch the games, you're like, why aren't you targeting him? But then he ends up with a touchdown. He's okay.
Starting point is 00:21:56 This matchup against the Lions is just, it's the perfect semifinals matchup. They rank number one in use of man. Forty-six percent of their dropbacks are in man coverage. In that span, they've allowed the highest explosive pass play. And they're 31st in fantasy points above expectation to outside wide receivers. This is like a perfect situation for Mike Kaff to go off. In case you were tempted to get somebody else in your start of the week, bad news.
Starting point is 00:22:19 Marchion and Lloyd changed to Doubtful. Oh, wow. Not again. That seems like a move up. Yeah. So he's moved from out to doubtful. Doubtful to doubtful. Congratulations.
Starting point is 00:22:33 And the last thing I'll add for D.K. Metcalfe, if you're out there, I'm playing him, is the, like, Detroit can stop pass catching running backs pretty well. And the, like that, the Steelers are doing that a ton. I mean, Kenny Gainwell is getting so many. I think he leads the team in receptions. Oh, my gosh. Arthur Smith. But the Lions can shut that down.
Starting point is 00:22:54 And just like when they, when the Steelers played the team that shuts down tight ends, they're like, fine. throw to our $150 million guy. Right. All right. My wide receiver started the week. It is Juan Jennings, who is taking on the Indianapolis Colts, quietly, I think. Since week nine, he's been a top
Starting point is 00:23:12 24 wide receiver in five of six. Six touchdowns in those games, a 23% target share. And Ricky Pearsall got his injury, his PCL. It was re-agravated. So I expect in a plus matchup, the Colts over the last five weeks,
Starting point is 00:23:28 27th in schedule, adjusted points to wide receivers. It's all there and I think that Joanne's going to have a good game. It was going to be a great game, but I downgraded him. I downgraded him. That sounded funny. Tight-in start of the week is Dallas-Gadair. Great. Gadeer. Dallas Goddard against Washington. The tight-in four
Starting point is 00:23:46 on the season, nine receiving touchdowns, six receptions from a career high. His utilization inside the five is awesome. The matchup is awesome. Washington allowing the highest yards for pass attempt in the NFL. I'm going back to the well. I believe his projection set around 40 yards. I think he's up above that. Dallas got it against Washington.
Starting point is 00:24:04 I'm going to Ronde Gadsden the second against Dallas. He is a wide receiver, not really a tight end. He lines up. He's your tight end. He is my tight end. And this is another one where I look, if you want to play him with me, this is who I'm playing against Mike. I lost Darren Waller in my mind. So I'm choosing to play him. He was my number one pickup over Dalton Schultz, over Parkinson, over Joanne Johnson, other good options out there. That's wild. I chose Gadsden. He's a downfield threat and I think that game environment against the Dallas
Starting point is 00:24:36 Cowboys with huge hurt, they're going to use. We have, you know, he's four for 61 last year. Then Trey Harris is banged up. Did you know this? Oh, is seriously? Right after we talked about it. Oh, my goodness. By the way, I would love I would normally choose this moment to make fun of Jason for having three of his players as the four
Starting point is 00:24:52 starts of the week. I would love to do that. But you have to understand, two of the three players were waiver wire pickups yesterday. So this was not they're on my team, so their starts of the week. This is, they're on the waiver wire. I sign them to play them because I believe their starts of the week.
Starting point is 00:25:09 Estimate, Gadsden, both pickups, both into the lineup. What could go wrong? It's nasty. Everything. Sometimes you've got to scratch a claw in the playoffs. If you're with me, you're with me. I'm going with Brent Strange against Denver. The tight end starts
Starting point is 00:25:24 sits. They are tough this week. Gadsden, I think he's a fine play. John Johnson. But I went with Brent Strange. He's being targeted on 21% of his routes. That is a very, very strong number. I know since he's been back from the injuries, averaging almost 50 yards a game. And over the last five weeks, the Broncos are 30th in schedule adjusted fantasy points to the tight end. It is a place where that excellent defense can be beats for fantasy purposes. All right. We're going to take a break and jump right into the forecast. Fantasy forecast presented by prize picks Two Saturday games this week. Philadelphia, 9 and 5 against the 4 and 10. We're done with this season commanders.
Starting point is 00:26:22 Vegas line Philly minus 6.5, over under 44 and a half. They shut down Jaden Daniels. Philadelphia can clinch the division with a victory and will become, if they do that, which they should, their heavy favorites, the first repeat NFC East champions in 20 years. That just feels impossible, especially in a division like that, but wow.
Starting point is 00:26:49 Yeah. So look, I feel I was close to making Jalen Hertz's a start of the week. I feel like Jalen Hertz is going to have a very good week. You're obviously going to play Sequin Barclay. You're going to play A.J. Brown. The one player, I'm feeling pretty, I'll just put it on display. Like, there's nothing better as an example than our own situations and decisions. So, guys, I have Devante Smith in a league.
Starting point is 00:27:13 I'm in a semi-final in. He was in my lineup. Yesterday, I made the swap after looking at the numbers to Rico Dowdal. Okay. Now, Devante Smith has not been very good. No. I mean, you look at, he had a number two overall finish in week seven. That's amazing.
Starting point is 00:27:28 since then he's had three wide receiver two starts and low-end wide receiver two and then he's had four games where you were like crap I shouldn't have started Devante Smith I felt like my team which is favored against Mike in League of Shadows would be better served by the consistency of Rico Dado with the upside versus does Devante Smith catch a bomb what are your thoughts on that no I think you're right I've had him in I think you should play Smith against me Ah, yes. That tells you what you need to know. That makes sense. No, I think Devante Smith has been great.
Starting point is 00:28:02 Devante Smith is someone that you can definitely start, but he is in a category. Like, if you're looking at Devonte Smith, who's been in a lull since the super squeaky wheel of A.J. Brown has demanded the ball and then received it, you know, versus a Jacoby Myers, who's been really consistent. I would probably go Jacobi Myers in that. There's a lot of other players that I think I would start over Devonte Smith. he's still a fine, you know, flex option. If you were flexing Goddard or Devante Smith, you'd still go Devante Smith? I would, yes. I think I'd go Goddard.
Starting point is 00:28:35 Yeah, I mean, that's where... I'm with you. I really like Goddard this week. It's crazy because, like, Jason has brought this up a zillion times. Like, when Goddard is out and not a part of the offense, Devonte Smith thrives. When he's there, he's much more inconsistent. He's a C, I believe, right now,
Starting point is 00:28:47 in our consistency scores, which puts him at... Consistency? A consistent C. Yeah, he's 47% of the time above. 10 points. That's a 50-50 shot this week. I don't want that. I feel like Dowdell is pretty guaranteed for 10 points. Yeah, I agree. So that's that side of the
Starting point is 00:29:03 situation. Now the other side no Jaden Daniels, Marioo will start. Chris Rodriguez is back, full practices. You can kind of take your JCM and say goodbye. Stay by to Bill. Tara McLaren? He's looked like Terry McLaren in the last few weeks.
Starting point is 00:29:19 Are you okay with him in this one, or are you scared? I'm okay with him, but I'm scared of the matchup. I mean, the Eagles have one of the best defenses in the league. This is a divisional game. So I think it's going to be really hard-fought, grueling battle. Like, Mariotta is a guy that I'm really curious on because he's been very good for fantasy. Plenty of top ten finishes. And like in our listener league, I had Jane Daniels. I've been riding Marcus Mariotta without Daniels, and it's been working great. I had the bye week, and now I'm here and I'm terrified because I'm starting Marioita. So it's one of those things where I think
Starting point is 00:29:52 Mariota can be okay. I think Tara McLaren can be okay. But you're not excited. about the matchup. So if you have better options, pivot. I don't have a better option. And I would say, despite a career high, 57% of the snaps. I am the Senate. I wouldn't play him. Don't play him. I wouldn't. Maybe next week. No Ben Senate. But I won't play. I'm not going to play in this. No. All right, this one's much more exciting. Green Bay, 9, 4 and 1, Chicago, 10, and 4. Vegas line, Chicago minus 1 and a half. The overrunner is 46 and a half. I do like, Chicago to win this game myself.
Starting point is 00:30:27 The line flipped. So Green Bay was favored? This is only the fourth time that these two teams have played in the Super Bowl era where both teams entered the game in the playoff picture at the end of the year. That's shocking. So Green Bay won 2821 in Week 14. It went down to the wire in that game, if you remember. Chicago had the ball with the chance to tie.
Starting point is 00:30:47 Doesn't that just mean the bears haven't been good for a long time? Because it's like the Packers are always... Yes. Pretty much. It's not been great for the best. Throw some respect on Rex Grossman era. Yeah, the Hester era. That's right.
Starting point is 00:31:01 Oh, man, Devin Hester. That was fun. But, you know, you have it. This is just a fun game. It's Saturday night. I'm so excited for this. It's going to be cold, but not to the point of damaging the game in any capacity. The wind should be fine.
Starting point is 00:31:15 It's in Soldier Field. I mean, this is, this is awesome. And it's crazy because, you know, like Chicago. Chicago could be a very high seed. or they can still, like, miss the playoffs. Yeah, there is a, I think it's a low odds, but it could happen. But not only, but it's actually realistic. Right.
Starting point is 00:31:34 Like, when you look at the things that have to happen, it's like, that could happen. I don't think it will, but, like, they have a lot to play for here. Both teams really need this victory. And the line was Green Bay minus one and a half now. Chicago minus one and a half. Nothing's happened on an injury front that affects that. It's literally basically a heads-up game in the minds of those in Vegas. I'm excited about it
Starting point is 00:31:56 I just talked about Caleb we don't need to talk about him again the DeAndre Swift groin injury though popping up on Wednesday we know he's had a tendency to play through injuries even to his production detriment he was like high snap counts big production last week
Starting point is 00:32:10 this has kind of been the way things have gone all of a sudden you think you can trust Swift and Monongai has a monster game the groin injury now has to throw a little bit of you know hopefully we get another injury report saying he's doing okay, but, you know, the running game against Green Bay, how do you feel about those two
Starting point is 00:32:29 running backs? If Swift is in, I'm going to play him. Yeah, for sure. He's been, he's been too good. If he's entering the week limited, Monongai at least becomes an option, like a flex option? Orm or Monongai right now based on what everything you know? I would go quorum. I would go monongue. See, I mean, that's, yeah, it's close. It's a heads-up situation. I think I I think I lean Menungi myself but yeah it's tough
Starting point is 00:33:02 Roma Dunzee we don't think we'll be playing he had the setback we would love to say hey Luther Burden has this huge opportunity he hasn't practiced in two days with an ankle injury so DJ Moore you're the you're there
Starting point is 00:33:18 yeah you're there and there's an opportunity if Luther Burton plays I do think he is a startable not over more though right even if burden's there no I think I'd go with DJ more just because of the injury and then if Colston Loveland is a
Starting point is 00:33:35 he has an 18% target share over the last month he is a startable option the matchup is pretty rough Green Bay fourth on the season against tight ends third over the last six weeks but should he's a white out let's just call him a wide out should burden miss
Starting point is 00:33:51 then I mean you just you the targets have to be consolidated to your good players and Loveland should see a, I don't know, 20 or higher percent of the targets. If Burton and Rome are out, how high does that put DJ more? Like, would you start DJ more or Tara McLaurin?
Starting point is 00:34:08 More. I would as well. I think there's a lot of players like Justin Jefferson, Ladd McConkey, Jacoby Myers, that tier. I think I would put DJ more above all of them and he becomes a very interesting playoff guy. And the Swift is healthy. I think he catches a bunch of passes.
Starting point is 00:34:23 too with the absence of those guys. Yeah, that makes sense. Jacobs didn't practice Tuesday or Wednesday. We know that if he can go, he will go. And he can. And he will. Josh, you're, man, think about, think about the future. Nah, he's, he's a, think about now.
Starting point is 00:34:40 Yeah. He says he doesn't like watching the game. He doesn't have to. Turn it off. Nobody likes watching other than Waddle does. Josh James. Marshawn Lloyd does. Is a mannimal.
Starting point is 00:34:55 It is still, no matter what psychological things you're having to do for your brain right now, it is 100% terrifying. Josh Jacobs, just because he played through an injury last week, doesn't mean, look, you don't want your star running back playing hurt. The Bears' defense is number five against the running back position. They have stepped it up considerably since the beginning of the year. the matchup is a it's not a plus matchup you do have an injured Josh Jacobs the knee hurts you also have Emmanuel Wilson healthier than he was last week Wilson was very questionable
Starting point is 00:35:35 due to illness it wasn't an injury no but due to illness so you you've got a week removed from that where you can lean on somebody else I'm not saying that Jacobs won't perform or that you shouldn't play him I'm just saying he is riskier than a lot of other players this week there is definitely risk with Josh Jacobs for sure I mean tough matchup can be spelled he will he could only have one touchdown in this game there it is yeah i there it is with with all the jokes i am terrified to see josh jacobs on the other side yeah no no question jordan love four and one against the bears in his career quarterback 12 on the season i don't i don't know if i'm fighting to play jordan love what would you do
Starting point is 00:36:16 stafford or love this week you should have christian watson playing jaden reed is back um Romeo Dobbs, Don Tavia and Wicks, Matthew Golden. I mean, you have a wide array. Yeah, and this is usually so far this season. They kind of flipped the script from last year. They've become a pass funnel where you can throw on the bears easier than you can run on the bears. So I think that love will be necessary in this game. And I could see this game scoring a lot of points.
Starting point is 00:36:45 46 and a half points on the over under right now. Yeah, I think, I think would I go Stafford or love? They're back to back. the rankings. I would probably go love. I think I lean love as well. I just wonder how a game itself scores a bunch of points, though. You have to explain that one to me later. Sunday games, Buffalo. I think you can see the leap
Starting point is 00:37:05 we took to get there. Buffalo at Cleveland. The bills are 10 and 4 of the Browns are 3 and 11. Goodness gracious. Buffalo minus 10 and a half, over under 41 and a half. I've seen some people be like, oh, I'm scared. Like Josh Allen against Cleveland. What?
Starting point is 00:37:22 what are you talking about just play josh allen man don't don't detour from the entire they say you know whatever ride on the horse that brought you he's like four horses is stallion man yeah he is a horse i mean this is not a fair fight the short fields that they're going to have the opportunities like he could have five touchdowns with 120 passing years that could legitimately happen in this game the buffalo defense is a great play buffalo It's 10.5 point favorites. The over under is low, but the gap is so wide that they gives Buffalo 26 points. So, yeah, don't overthink that one.
Starting point is 00:38:02 Agreed. What are the Browns doing with their Shadur-Sanders quench on Judkins' utilization? I really wanted to make Judkins the start of the week because of the matchup. And then I was like, dude, I'm actually really terrified of it. Because he should be. He is their best offensive player. Fanon, I don't want to, you know, throw him out, but he is a real true stud for them, and they're giving them the ball like 10 times while they're letting Shador drop back 40 times a game.
Starting point is 00:38:33 Well, stop it. Letting them and being down by a million points. This is the old Isaiah Crowell problem with Cleveland. And you can't hand it off when you're down. But when in the beginning of the game, like the first half, the first half when it can't be really truly out of reach, Judkins should have 15 carries or 12. I agree. It's also not gone very great.
Starting point is 00:38:58 Judkins is averaging 3.6 yards per carry on the season. Since the buy week, which is six games, he's averaging 3.1 yards. You got to give that man more work. So I wanted to. They tried 14 for 26 against Tennessee, 12 for 21 against the Bears. And the past catching, like the past catching work of. college, the college version of Judkins, is not showing up.
Starting point is 00:39:25 You have, I'm looking at the game splits with Shudor and without, his points per game is down about three. Target stay the same. Yeah, I just, it's a little bit more nerve-wracking than I thought it would have been. The matchup is good.
Starting point is 00:39:42 You can run on Buffalo. So I would still be willing to play Judkins. I'm just frustrated with it. He's averaging fewer rushing attempts with Shadur. Harold Fanon, who I think you just have to keep starting them. It's not a great matchup. I'll play Fanon. But he's the entire passing office.
Starting point is 00:39:57 Exactly. Yeah, Fanon should be fine. I don't know about the whole Dalton Kincaid Doss and Knox situation. The utilization of three tight ends there mixed with the injury of Dalton Kincaid and the fact he's having to constantly play through stuff, which by the way didn't practice again managing a knee injury. Goodness gracious. It kind of puts Kincaid on the shelf for me a little bit this week.
Starting point is 00:40:18 Yeah. Because we've named a million tight end. ends this week. Colby Parkinson. There's a lot of good options this week. And Joanne Johnson, I know that Papa Josh and them are playing. And I just feel like Kincaid, we just don't know how healthy he really is. There are some things we just don't understand. If you're playing in the game, we don't know if you're 10% hurt or, you know, playing through it like Josh Jacobs. It's, are you of the same opinion, Mike, with Kincaid? Yeah, like I would play fanning over him. Yeah, that one's pretty easy to me. I think that there are some. deeper.
Starting point is 00:40:51 Okay. You're start of the week, Brenton Strange. Like, I think that's a better play. I would play Brenton Strange. And I would play James Cook and I would not play the roulette with the wide receivers again. Agreed. So, and not, I would never play Jerry Judy.
Starting point is 00:41:04 You can't make me do it. You can't even pay, you can't even pay me to do it. I really don't like him. You loved him. This is, this is why you hate him so much. Maybe, maybe. It's because when you love somebody and they let you down. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:41:18 When you love a broken heart. And then they go in and it's just you keep holding that hope for them. Because, like, Judy, Judy gave you a couple flashes. Okay, no, no, I was right. I wasn't crazy when I saw it. He was a first round pick. I think he was. Him and C.D., right?
Starting point is 00:41:35 He was taken in front of all of them. Like, he was the 15th pick? Was he in front of C.D. Was that the Jefferson year? I think C.D. went ahead of him? No, C.D. was 17. Oh, wow. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:41:46 Yeah, so he was two apart. Yeah, he was a great prospect. I'm thinking of a different year which I was thinking of Rager. Ruggs was ahead of him. Yeah. Rugs, Judy,
Starting point is 00:41:55 Citi. But anyways, when you love a prospect like that and then they just really let you down, your heart turns bitter. Yeah, after a while you end up out.
Starting point is 00:42:07 All right, let's take a break. We got more matches. This one's really interesting to me. You know, A lot of names came up in the starts of the week for this one. The Los Angeles Chargers, 10 and 4 against the 6-7-1 Dallas Cowboys. You know, Jim Harbaugh now 10 wins or more in each of the first two years in Los Angeles.
Starting point is 00:42:34 Disappointing year for Dallas. But Hampton and Dak are both starts of the week this week. The overrunners 49.5, Dallas minus two and a half in this one. Man. Uh-oh. Oh, uh-oh. Really? Yeah, I get your hesitation because the Cowboys are now out of the playoffs,
Starting point is 00:42:56 so they have less motivation. The Chargers need the game. The Chargers are the better team. And so the fact that Dallas is favored by two and a half, that is really surprising. Yes, I would have assumed it would be two and a half for the Chargers. What do they know? Yeah.
Starting point is 00:43:12 No, I did. I'm not hitting any buttons because I'm thinking the same thing. I mean, maybe just from a matchup perspective, they believe Dallas is still out. They're giving it. I believe they will. NFL, they don't lay down. The Chargers are currently, well, Pickens would.
Starting point is 00:43:29 Chargers are currently the fifth seat in the AFC. They play Dallas on the road. Then they play Houston. Then they play on the road against Denver. If they went out, they might still end up the fifth seed. So you're talking about. They could lose out on those three. Yeah, they could miss the playoffs then.
Starting point is 00:43:45 You would imagine that they will not be favored. Yeah, I would imagine. What are the playoff odds of the Chargers? Because you would have what? The Colts would have to win to get in. The Colts would be the one to beat them, right? The Chargers, I'm looking at. It's like 90%.
Starting point is 00:44:02 This is an article on, yeah, on NFL.com, right now the Chargers are a 92% chance to make. But I mean, with those, they could lose out. These three games, like if they're really underdogs in this game, I would imagine they're going to be underdogs on the road in Texas and underdogs on the road. If they're at home against the Texans. If they lose based off of the formulas, they would drop to an 87% chance of making the playoffs. If they lose
Starting point is 00:44:25 this game. Yes. Okay. Well, they still need to win it. You know what I mean? Justin Herbert, Amari and Hampton, Ladd-McConkie. It has been rough. Ladd-McConkey's season. It's been rough for the Chargers. I mean, the McConkey season as a whole, where he was
Starting point is 00:44:41 drafted, we haven't really talked about it in like not talking about the little chunks of, you know, the first four weeks of the season, you're like, this is a complete bust. The next four weeks of the season, you're like, this is awesome. He is back. Ladd McConkey's the dude. Their offensive line goes through struggles. Now he's basically back into, uh-oh, I'm scared, and he's wide receiver 24 on the entire year. I'm not that scared. I mean, the last two weeks have been abysmal, but that was against Philly. That was against Kansas City. This is the best matchup for wide receivers, um, even though Quinn and Williams has really helped shut down the run.
Starting point is 00:45:14 I don't view the Cowboys as having some great pass rush. Man. Man, I, I mean, are you scared? You got to start at the top. Are you scared of Herbert? Yes. That's what I was kind of getting at is like it's been, some of it has been missing McConkey down the field.
Starting point is 00:45:33 Herbert has not thrown. It's been one time in the last five weeks. He's been two touchdowns. Otherwise, it's one, zero, one, and one. and you've got two running backs they have confidence in it should it should work i'm just saying they just the week one pump fake of Justin Herbert you know the trajectory that we all thought it was i don't think it was a pump fake their offensive line they've they've had so many injuries i'm not saying it all i'm not saying Justin Herbert's playing bad i'm saying
Starting point is 00:46:05 what you what you dreamed was about to happen with Herbert season after week one when he goes. Oh, I lost some money after week one. 18 yards and three touchdowns against Kansas City. And then it just has, I mean, over the last, his last five games played, he is, he is losing you your matches. He's the quarterback 17 or worse. And keep in mind, quarterback 17 is bad in each of those five games. This is the, every year you see the over-emphasis of week one and what happens in week one. Because people change it for Herbert everywhere.
Starting point is 00:46:41 People are trying to get first round picks for Herbert in our league. I will say this. I will say this. That's funny. Thank you for saying that. This week, the matchup for Justin Herbert. It should be great. I think you can play.
Starting point is 00:46:58 He should have a lot of yards. I mean, obviously, I made Gadsden my start of the week. I would be fine playing Ladd McConkey. um you know i'd play him over terry mccloren and that tier of people despite two bad games against tough opponents it's not like over the last couple of weeks we have thought herbert was going to go out and have a great game or we've been saying you've got to start these guys in these tough matchups we you know people haven't really been starting last week exactly that's all you need to know enough enough said Herbert should be playable lad mcconkey or zay flowers oh man wow i'd go lad
Starting point is 00:47:36 If you need upside Ladd is fine, but if you just need some, Zayflowers is safe for points. Christian Watson against Chicago or Ladd? Ladd. Cortland Sutton against Jacksonville or Ladd? Ladd. Sutton. That one's close. Where are you with Mr. Hasn't Hit 10 points since Week 7, Jake Ferguson, who had taken the league by Stormers?
Starting point is 00:47:58 No, not playing him. Yeah. Okay. And George Pickens, Mr. Maybe I'll be here. Maybe I won't get on the bus. I'm still playing him. it was it's too bad week two horrifically bad weeks but i mean what whatever it is 10 plus of greatness kansas city six and a taken on the two and twelve Tennessee Titans in a game that
Starting point is 00:48:22 means nothing Vegas Kansas city minus three and a half over under is 37 and a half it means a lot to Tennessee gardener minchu cam lord all right Yeah, it means a lot to Tennessee if they want to keep their top pick, you mean? Yeah. And they could accidentally win this game. Oh, man. Because it's in Tennessee. Tennessee, don't do it.
Starting point is 00:48:45 You know what? You know what? Oh, no. Yeah. Yeah, hit it. If you can find it, hit it. I think they took the button away from me. Andy's almost upset of the week.
Starting point is 00:49:03 Heck yeah, man. Heck yeah. At home, Tennessee. putting up points the last two weeks people want to play the kansas city defense that's fine i get it you can still do that i said i think they'd be medium tony pollard somehow found the fountain of youth for the last two weeks 31 and 20 fantasy points yeah i think that was the last two weeks we have not watched the the chiefs play a game in which they are not in the playoffs i i since we started the show at least that they've been eliminated from the play
Starting point is 00:49:38 that's what I mean I mean they have this is um we also would never have expected a line of three and a half against Tennessee with Patrick Mahomes so Gardner Minshew you don't know if you've got Rushie Rice are you playing
Starting point is 00:49:51 are you playing anyone from Kansas City? No are you playing anybody from Tennessee I could see a world where I still play Travis Kelsey he's I mean he's Kelsey and Pollard I would be very, very scared of Pollard. Travis Kelsey is fine, but I mean, it's like Rishi Rice in the concussion protocol.
Starting point is 00:50:12 Worthy with Gardner as the quarterback, not really interested in that. The game environment with Kareem Hunt, who's a touchdown machine, but the Titans are shockingly good against running backs over the last six weeks. They are the sixth worst matchup for running back. I think I'm just going to bail out of this game. Yeah, if possible. If you can, and you can. You can.
Starting point is 00:50:40 You can find guys on the waivers. I mean, you know, we're talking about, okay, John Johnson, Parkinson, would you play them over Kelsey? Yeah, I would. And, you know, Audrake Estimate versus Tony Pollard. Tony Pollard's been on fire, but he's had easier matchups. This is a very tough run defense. And so I think I would go, I think there's other options for every position you would consider,
Starting point is 00:51:00 which is really just, I mean, I guess the one questionable is, let's say Rushie Rice clears concussion protocol in time. He's close to the line of scrimmage. I feel like, I'm okay playing him, but it's wild. Yeah. Cincinnati's four in ten taking on the six and eight Miami Dolphin, Cincinnati minus four and a half on the road over under 47 and a half. Quinn Ewers. Ew. From the sewers. Oh, seven-round pick out of Texas. we are relying on Quinn Ewers to keep Devon H.N. going. Sweet, sweet, Darren Waller.
Starting point is 00:51:36 I don't think Darren Waller is like unplayable. You're going to have to throw to someone. But, I mean, with all those other options out there, I'm pivoting for this week. It stinks to take that away. Eight targets for Waller last week. Semi-finals to take it away. It's really, I do think, Darren-
Starting point is 00:51:54 It's the fear of the bottom. It's the fear of the nothing. And it's a unlikelyhood of touchdowns. Darren Waller has been a touchdown machine with Tua in this matchup. You almost would expect, like, I'll bet you if Tua was starting, he'd be like minus 130 for a touchdown. Zach Wilson is frustrated that he did not get the starting job. He's a little confused as to why, but we'll be a good teammate and do a task to him,
Starting point is 00:52:19 said Barry Jackson. To answer, they put on his film. I say, here's why. Yeah. It's got to be brutal to be the number two string. and then when the first guy goes down, you're like, because you're not the two. That means you're not. It's a weird.
Starting point is 00:52:33 That means you're a fake two. It's a weird situation where if it's just, like, if Tua had gotten hurt. It's like Al's the number one producer and then Papa Josh is the number two. Right. But obviously the Falcon would take over if Al were to meet his time. Because we need someone with potential. If Tua had missed one game. Let's see the reaction to that.
Starting point is 00:52:53 Yeah. Thumbs up. If Tua had missed one game, it would have been Zach Wilson. but this is now the let's find out what Ewers has just in general Of course. So Zach Wilson is not the future
Starting point is 00:53:07 of the dolphins Also Wait, where's the button? What button? Oh, just because it's Breaking news. I want to hear how good this is for him. Josh Jacobs with a knee and an ankle
Starting point is 00:53:21 won't practice again on Thursday. Thank goodness. Oh, thank goodness. he is power it up again baby i said it last week when he was sitting i'll say it this week he needs to be hurt he plays better so just let the knee swelling go down a little bit get in that game take that first hit it's going to hurt a lot the knee's going to swell up the coach staff's going to say you're done he's going to put two hands up say i'm staying on the field don't ever take me off again he's going to score 12 touchdowns good job josh jacob
Starting point is 00:53:51 all right it's good for him mike officially good for him uh the you know we're all curious to see if Joe Burrow can get it going from a fantasy perspective. He has only had multiple touchdown games twice in his five starts. That is not ideal. Last week was abysmal, obviously, the, what is it, two interceptions in each of the last two weeks, but Buffalo and Baltimore. I don't know what the chances are of T. Higgins making it back, but I have... You would like him back.
Starting point is 00:54:20 I have always been on the side of for the Bengals and for Jamar Chase, T. Higgins is better to have on the field. One of the touchdowns or two of them, the touchdowns might go to T. Higgins when he's on the field. That is an option. But the team is just better. Your chance of having a monster Jamar Chase game, to me, goes up if T.
Starting point is 00:54:42 Higgins is playing. So Joe Burroughs in your lineup, Mike. Yeah, Joe Burrow. And, like, if people want to hear my decisions, it's like in the dynasty, our main dynasty league, I could go, Joe Burrow, I could sit with my stack, or I could put in Jared Gough. As of right now, I have Joe Burrow in over Jared Gough. In the League of Record against Jason, I have Joe Burrow.
Starting point is 00:55:08 I could choose to pivot to Jackson Dart against Minnesota. As of right now, Joe Burrow remains in my lineup. Chase Brown has been good. Yeah. Chase Brown, because he's catching all the passes, Somaget P. Rine is getting way too much work if you have Chase Brown on your fantasy team. But he is, I mean, what, 16, since returning from injury, 16 opportunities, 7, 15, P. Ryan will still get work. The Dolphins, I am so fascinating. I've been trying to find, to no success, like interviews with Dolphins players post the two a benching.
Starting point is 00:55:48 Because, you know, sometimes a coach is fired and you get that first game bump from the team. It's very common. and they beat their spread usually on that first game for the interim head coach. I feel like this is almost the opposite. We did hear from Tyreek. From Tyreek, yeah. He did put a tweet up saying peace. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:56:09 I don't think this is one of those moves that the team who has been rallying and playing hard. Like, for instance, the last six weeks, this is the number one most difficult matchup for running backs in fantasy points given up. like the dolphins have been shutting down the run. They've been motivated. They've won their previous four games before this last week. And now benching Tua, I feel like it's demoralizing to this team. Now, I don't know that for sure, but that's how. It's a very official white flag.
Starting point is 00:56:39 Yeah, I mean, you're not, it's not a galvanizing move. And so I worry that this team is going to start having some players making business decisions and phoning it in. I still can't wrap my head around this decision. Are you playing Waddle? I think he is an okay play if you don't have those others. Bengals shockingly good against fantasy wide receivers, as in shutting the deal. Yeah, I mean, it's because you just pass to the tight end.
Starting point is 00:57:08 I mean, we've seen it despite this last week when Lamar only completed eight passes and that's all he needed to do to beat the Bengals, every single week it has been the team's tight ends are open and so you don't throw to the wide receivers. you can play him but all those other guys that I mentioned Joanne Johnson Parkinson and obviously Gadsden I would play those guys over Waller
Starting point is 00:57:31 if T. Higgins is active are you willing to take a semi-final week chance in this one? Yes, with the concussion situation. Yeah. Yeah, if he's out there. Over McLaurin. Yeah, I would. DJ Moore. I'm kind of excited for DJ Moore.
Starting point is 00:57:47 I think I would still go T. Higgins. The Jets are 3 and 11. They take the 4 and 10, New Orleans Saints. By the way, if we didn't say it, and you need to play H-N still. He's the only one I'm playing. Don't play Waddle. Don't play Waddler. I'm not going to play Waddle. I'm not.
Starting point is 00:58:02 You're not starting Quinn U.S.? No. I'm saying the hope, if you have Waddle is like, okay, Quinn Euras and just comes out and throws 28% of his passes to Waddle. I'm not. I'm not banking on it. Saints and Jets take on one another. New Orleans minus 4 and a half over under is 40. Right now the top picks in the draft, Giants,
Starting point is 00:58:20 Vegas, Tennessee, Cleveland, Jets, Arizona, New Orleans. So if I'm doing cardinal math correctly, the Cardinals will win. New Orleans will win. Yeah, New Orleans is winning this game. Oh, okay. You like New Orleans. Minus four and a half. Tyler Shuck!
Starting point is 00:58:40 I like, oh, I do, yeah, well, let's talk about Tyler Shuck. I like Brady Cook on the other side of the field if I'm starting. the New Orleans defense. Brady Cook has thrown two interceptions, which you are. In his first match and then three in this past week against Jacksonville. How does I make you feel, Jay?
Starting point is 00:59:03 You remember when I started? Not great. Remember when I started the Dolphins defense against a rookie quarterback book? Yeah, for New Orleans. And it was over. Do you remember that out? Do you have any recollection of that one? Nope. It was like
Starting point is 00:59:18 the third play of the game. Al had like a lead on me and I needed a defensive touchdown and it happens so fast. That's the one you have printed on the wall in the office. That's right. I do have the screenshot printed out. Yeah, it's coming back to me. Do you still see that? Yeah.
Starting point is 00:59:34 Okay, Estime, start of the week for New Orleans. Tyler Shuck is still in, like with this matchup in this game, Tyler Shuck is sort of a break glass emergency start situation. Olave, you know, without valet, Olave, you know, without valet, Olave, seems like a must start in this one, and then John Johnson, you expect him to come in and kind of... He'll be target number two. Yeah, I mean, his targets the last two weeks
Starting point is 00:59:58 four, four, before that nine and seven. He's good for four targets. I don't know if his ceiling is through the roof, but if you got to go, let's play him against the Jets at home. Yeah. On the other side, are you starting Adonai Mitchell, John Mechie?
Starting point is 01:00:16 Adonai is, I think he's okay. The Saints' defenses. It's very strong. Seventh against wide receivers on the season 4th over the past six weeks. But if you're trying to find someone who's going to get volume, Adonai Mitchell will get it. A 27% target share over the last month.
Starting point is 01:00:33 And, or my 27% of targets is that's a top tier piece of the pie. All right, that is going to do it for Fantasy Forecast presented by prize picks. They have a great boxing max discount this week like Anthony, Joshua, needing just 0.5 punches.
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