Fantasy Footballers - Fantasy Football Podcast - Week 10 Waivers + Jason's Flying House, Difference Makers - Fantasy Football Podcast for 11/5

Episode Date: November 5, 2024

Waiver Wire pickups for Week 10 on today’s fantasy football podcast! Plus, NFL trade deadline, injury news and more! Find out which Week 10 waiver adds can be difference makers for the rest of the f...antasy football season! Manage your redraft, keeper, and dynasty fantasy football teams with the #1 fantasy football podcast. -- Fantasy Football Podcast for November 5th, 2024. (00:00) - Intro  (01:45) - MNF Recap (12:50) - Difference Makers (19:20) - NFL News (31:25) - Waiver Wire (31:55) - RB Waivers (38:00) - WR Waivers (49:45) - TE Waivers (56:40) - DST Waivers (58:55) - QB Streamers Connect with the show: Subscribe on YouTube Visit us on the Web Support the Show Follow on X Follow on Instagram Join our Discord Check out today's sponsors: Difference Makers presented by IAMS Pet Food News & Notes presented by USAA. Visit https://USAA.com/Insurance Waiver Wire presented by NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTubeTV. Visit youtube.com/fantasyfootballers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Starting point is 00:00:00 Hey, this is Austin Eckler and you're listening to the fantasy footballers podcast. Welcome to the fantasy footballers podcast with your hosts, Andy Holloway, Jason Moore and Mike Oh, welcome in. Tuesday, November 5th, 2024. The Fantasy Footballers, happy to be with you on this fine day. Good morning. Good evening. Good afternoon. November 5th was actually the I believe that's the day that Marty went back to 1955. Is it really goes November 5th, 1955.
Starting point is 00:01:06 I thought it was in October. No. Back to the future day? Yeah, take a look. Take a look, see. Back to the future. I'm usually going to side with Mike on these things, but. Back to the future day is celebrated on October 21st.
Starting point is 00:01:18 No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Not what day is it celebrated. I want to know the day that Marty- That's the morning to commemorate the day Marty traveled to the future. Okay. On November 5th, 1955, Dr. Emmett Brown invented the flux capacitor making time travel possible. Well, on November 5th, 2024,
Starting point is 00:01:36 we had the NFL trade deadline. We do. Thanks, Jason. Moves are already happening. Big time moves. Guys that, you know, people liked in college. It's the NFL. What is the actual time today when that will be over with? 4 p.m. Eastern. Thank you. You're welcome. So we've got a few hours left. We've got Monday Night Football to talk about difference makers
Starting point is 00:02:01 on the show today. News, including the trades thus far and the waiver wire and the waiver wire so oh and full stream ahead big show so much to talk about mr. Moore yeah it's gonna be great we also have can I just yeah yeah do you mind sharing why you were late today I don't mind I mean nobody knew I was late today until I just announced it well we had the benefit on Sunday that the time switch happened and Arizona doesn't have Arizona does that right yeah I mean we don't just about we don't have daylight savings time and so for all of you know the East Coasters like we're an hour earlier than we used to be
Starting point is 00:02:48 or in this case fifty minutes earlier because Jason Moore bought a shed for his house in the most unusual way well some people buy they hear some other ways you buy sheds you pay a company to come and build the shed on your property you can go purchase a shed kit and build it yourself. I'm not going to do that on your own property or or you can have a shed flown in by a crane. So Jason, Jason sends a picture says he's coming in hot today. It's a picture of a crane and you've got, I mean, you were you there for the whole delivery? Yeah, yeah, I was there. So there was a house?
Starting point is 00:03:26 It was full Wizard of Oz. I mean, I'm seeing this thing and it's like Dorothy's house just spinning. Did your kids go on a ride in it? No, danger, dangerous proposition. They don't let you do that. No, but it was wild. Yeah, we needed a shed quickly.
Starting point is 00:03:42 This was a pre-built shed, and then it was too big for our gate. It's because it's a two-bedroom full bath, right? Yeah. Double-decker, two-story, you know? You know, a shed. Some people call it a house. And so they had to bring a crane to get it over the wall,
Starting point is 00:03:58 which it's just, it's crazy. Watching it happen, I was like, human beings can do the craziest stuff. I like I'm literally watching this very large Piece of furniture how little tiny house just fly through the air on a crane that is and it worked out Yeah, yes, perfectly got it. You got a fully built. We've got a shed now today. Is there a is there a witch underneath it? I hope so. I should put some legs out. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:04:27 There you go. Congratulations. It was thank you for the congratulations. It did get my mind off of last night's Monday night football game, which was important for me. Well, I mean, we could tell Jason's stories all day, because we got pictures of Jason last night trying to deal with, like you needed, going into the night, you needed a miracle.
Starting point is 00:04:44 Yes, I know. I needed a miracle yes I know I needed a mirror Jason was down five points with the Kansas City D and I had Kate awesome Kate awesome Kate awesome I knew I was gonna lose who was continually awesome eight for 77 and a touchdown but watching it happen did you end up sticking with it yeah of course it's my job I watched but I wouldn't have watched it wasn't my job of course watched but I wouldn't have watched if it wasn't my job. Of course my butt. I mean I did. I might have gone out to the, you know, to chill out outside but I watched it on my phone. So what were your takeaways from the game the Chiefs managed to win yet again? 14 receptions on 16 targets for Travis Kelce. Yeah, I, the big takeaway, well, like, Kate Otton, I think, is one of, like, this
Starting point is 00:05:29 version of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Kate Otton is going to be so unbelievably useful for fantasy football. The other one is just, what do we make of Deandre Hopkins? 8 for 86, two touchdowns. You know, like, it was basically a goal line slant, if I'm remembering it correct, a true circus catch into heavy coverage that fell right into Hopkins' hands. And he was like, I feel like we've
Starting point is 00:05:58 seen that a few times over the past, but they haven't had a player who could actually bring that in, and Hopkins can. So it's do you Are you upgrading Hopkins after that performance? Are you sticking with I'm 100% upgrading I think he is legit a weekly must start player going forward the reason why is because we saw this with Rushie Rice Rushie Rice was in the role that is the primary wide receiver target and Patrick Mahomes can find a way to get, you know, you get a little bit of space, he can get you the ball. When you've
Starting point is 00:06:29 got great hands like Hopkins, he's going to catch the ball. That triple coverage deep down the field throw, it's just Deandre Hopkins has Deandre Hopkins hands. He's great. And then you saw when Rushie Rice unfortunately got injured, they brought back Juju Smith-Schuster. And he was 8, targets 7 for 130 and was a wide receiver 1 for that week and then he got injured. Now they've got Hopkins, they need him and so I do think he's going to be the primary wide receiver option here and that's an important role. I got a lot of flack for my initial thought that he'd be like around wide receiver 16 with Patrick Mahomes coming over Obviously they have to get him more acclimated the beginnings of that were last night
Starting point is 00:07:10 This came down to also what you fundamentally believed Xavier worthy was capable of which I don't think he's a very well-rounded wide receiver At this juncture of his career. He is good on a gadget play again. McCall Hardman is so much worse Than almost every player in the National Football League, but regularly utilized with Kansas City. They play to a player's strengths. Worthy had a couple of opportunities last night. He shoulda had a humongous touchdown. But that's exactly the point.
Starting point is 00:07:36 Yeah, that is, I agree. That's literally why I didn't believe in Xavier Worthy, is because his should-ofs won't be good enough, which is why they went and got Deandre Hopkins. That play was one where it really showed me the difference between really, really good wide receivers and the great wide receivers, and your Jags, who I realize that Xavier Worthy has.
Starting point is 00:07:58 Still new to the NFL. Yes, he's new to the NFL, and he still has elite, world-class speed, literally the fastest 40 time ever. But there was no reason, there was no reason the defender did not cause, the ball did not cause, there was no reason for him to go down the sideline and run out of bounds before he caught it and not know where the boundary is
Starting point is 00:08:20 other than it just, you know, as a mental mistake. We're nine weeks in, right? They haven't had their bye week. 19 for 235 is the total in nine weeks for Xavier Worthy. They have had their bye week. Kansas City? Yeah, they had it in week six. Okay, so 19 for 235 in eight games for Xavier Worthy.
Starting point is 00:08:40 When you look at the, what, the combo of receivers there, 39 targets for Worthy, 32 targets for Adonai Mitchell. The teammates, Worthy has 235 yards, Mitchell 140. And then what do you do with Patrick Mahomes? Hey, we had a QB four on the week is what I'm seeing in a half point four point quarterback scoring format through the ball 44 times That was the first time throwing the ball over 40 times this year to 90 three touchdowns Hopkins looks like he still has some juice. I mean is this and Kelsey was great and and this is this is a Baker thing Yeah, this is Baker and the offense for Tampa Bay on the road, going out there and delivering offensive effectiveness.
Starting point is 00:09:31 They looked so good. I mean, the fact that you have lost Chris Gowland and Mike Evans, Baker is, like he obviously is not going to be in the MVP running. Yeah, you can't, they're foreign. That award goes to what team is the best, whose quarterback is that. But he is absolutely worthy of being the most valuable player
Starting point is 00:09:53 in the NFL. He is playing outstanding football, piecing it together. You could argue they maybe should have won this game. I mean, they forced overtime. I think the majority of our age people wanted them to go for two when they got down there at the end of the game. And then they did stop them to force overtime. So if they had gone for two and got it, that's game over.
Starting point is 00:10:15 Yeah, I mean. I don't blame them either way. I don't care about that call. My point is they took Kansas City to the limit with injuries. And I agree with you, Mahomes was great because Baker made him have to be great They played a good portion of this game from behind it kind of went back and forth So I'm just really impressed by Tampa Bay even in the loss 23 touchdowns leads the NFL for Baker Mayfield. He's playing great he's playing as
Starting point is 00:10:44 as well as I've ever seen him play and so you know that we're gonna get into some things about that offense Kate Otten right now when you look at that I'm gonna read you a name okay you tell me whether you'd rather have them rest of season over a Kate on yeah kiddle no kiddle yeah okay right Bowers Bowers? Bowers. Bowers. Okay.
Starting point is 00:11:07 McBride? I would take McBride. I would too. That's it. Yeah, that's probably. Kelsey, Kelsey. Yeah, yeah, I'm still gonna take Kelsey. The rest of season is hard of,
Starting point is 00:11:19 like when is Mike Evans back and. Right now K.Dotten is sitting as the tight end four in points per game, but behind the three names that you guys said you'd take out. I think tight end four or five. So I mean it's just. He's in that next category with Evan Ingram and Najoku where they have, the team around them has caused them
Starting point is 00:11:38 to be so important to their role. And Kate Otten has really balled out. He's looked great, he's in sync with Baker and if you have to look at those three, Evan Ingram, David Njoku and Kate Auten, it's hard to not just go recency bias and take Kate Auten because he's the best but I think I do, you know, he's been getting it done.
Starting point is 00:11:58 It's not just like he is rising to the occasion. Like we see plenty of guys who are like, oh here's the opportunity, and then they just fall on their face because they can't do it. And they're running the offense through him. I mean, you look at a seven game sample for a K-Dot, so the first two weeks, not involved.
Starting point is 00:12:14 Last seven games, on pace for 141 targets, 105 receptions, over 1,000 yards, and 10 touchdowns. And it Baker. That's what I was gonna say. That's like, I'll take, You want Baker or Trevor Lawrence or James Winston? That's easy right now. Alright, let's go ahead and turn the page here from the Monday Night Football game. It's a little bit of a shame that the Buccaneers couldn't get it
Starting point is 00:12:37 done just for their season and what they're playing for and the trajectory. They've had some close games this year and they're definitely missing those wide outs but impressive performance by Baker. Welcome to Difference Makers presented by I'm Sped Food. On today's Difference Makers we're keeping it simple because look it's time to take out some insurance policies. I've seen way too many teams out there riding dirty at this point of the season. At the beginning of the season we talk about it's pretty rare that we draft these insurance
Starting point is 00:13:24 running backs this year. It was like, okay I'll take like Blake core because I know and then it turned into Jordan Mason once the news all eventually fell out But you just you can't be 100% sure who the backup will be you can't be sure that if they get the opportunity They will be able to handle the the situation but we're at the point now you have to have the insurance running backs. Like I picked up Ray Davis this weekend. Like if you have James Cook and you're riding without Ray Davis I think that's insane at this point. Which is crazy that you were able to pick him up. But it's just like, and not, I'm not talking about the
Starting point is 00:14:05 production of Ray Davis this week, and I'm talking about Ray Davis has shown the Buffalo Bills multiple times that if James Cook goes down, Ray Davis is gonna be great. So we just want to remind people of this, this is the time that you need to be picking these guys up, and if there is a tiebreaker where you're looking for, well, you know, who do I insure besides my own backups? It's looking at the strength of schedule.
Starting point is 00:14:29 Braylon Allen, this one is, we've talked about this just over and over. The running back schedule for them is so great. It's great for Bryce Hall, but you need to have Braylon Allen on a team, because if Bryce Hall misses time, Braylon Allen will go right into the role and he will succeed immediately. They do not have a single difficult matchup the rest of the season for running backs.
Starting point is 00:14:55 They don't have, it's not like, oh, they've got a good three week stretch or their playoff stretch is good. Everything's good. It is completely phenomenal from here until the end of the season. And then the playoffs are even better than the next few weeks, but there's no tough matchup. So if Breeze goes down, Braylon Allen will be a league, he'll be a true difference maker. And then Blake Coram is right in there. The schedule is quite good for the Rams. They do have a week 12 matchup against Philly. And then 16 is against the Jets, which is actually, it's pretty close to a neutral matchup
Starting point is 00:15:25 for running backs at this point. But the way that Kyron is being used, Blake Corum needs to be on roster. If I have Kyron, it's Blake Corum is a priority ad this week, especially, you're gonna hear us go through the names. There's not a ton of plug and play options right now who aren't heavily rostered.
Starting point is 00:15:44 So you got to prioritize those backups. And then I wanted to have the conversation about the Arizona Cardinals because James Connor is the motor of this offense. But would you take the shot on... this is where insurance can be a little bit difficult, would you go with Trey Benson or would you go with DeMarcato? I made this decision, I mean I had the choice of them to- And you have Connor. I have Connor and I'm certainly on the Trey Benson side of this equation.
Starting point is 00:16:21 And I was really impressed with Trey Benson in this last week's game, because he got some more opportunities, he had some nice runs, and he scored. DiMarcato will be the change of pace to Benson, but I want the goal line opportunities. When this team moves the football inside the 10, those are gonna go to Trey Benson, I believe. And so that's the side that I lean on.
Starting point is 00:16:41 I'm looking, you know, to, DiMarcato's a better week to week, Randall shot right now in a committee, but Benson would be the takeover guy to me. I agree, I think Amari DiMarcato, he has a role. And I think his role doesn't change if Connor goes down. He stays in that role that he has been on the field for, and then Trey Benson kind of moves into that Connor role.
Starting point is 00:17:07 But rest of season for running backs, the Jets, the third best scheduled, the Cardinals are fourth, the Falcons are fifth, and the Rams are sixth. Well yeah, what do you do if you need to trade for one? Like Tyler Alger is probably on a roster. Braylon Allen might be on a roster. If you have Breece Hull and you have Bijon,
Starting point is 00:17:24 are you going out and making the, maybe it's a pick trade, maybe it's a swap of bench players, but you're going out to actively pursue that? Personally, I'm not trading a starter from my lineup to go get the backup, but I'm going to try and trade some bench guys and help that other team get better and take on the guy that's only good should my running back miss time.
Starting point is 00:17:47 Let me throw two names out here. These are guys that have been kind of waiver wire or at least bench players who kind of now they're going to be talked about like, oh, you know, we should be starting them. Would you trade if you are, let's say you're the Breece Hall manager, Braylon Island's across the pond, and you can trade either Quinton Johnston or Jacoby Myers, those are players that can start. I would personally do that.
Starting point is 00:18:14 Yeah, you are locking down a top five or six running back schedule in a starting spot when you have the insurance for those particular guys. That's part of the equation here. It's not just, you know, no matter who you have, you go get them. It's also locking down. I have a starter against a great, with a great schedule.
Starting point is 00:18:34 It's, we're at the time of the, in your league, like you know, there are two or three teams of the league. These, you're definitely going to the playoffs. You should be looking at that right now. I'm not saying shift your entire thing. We have a playoff primer next week to talk about guys that we wanna add for those particular schedules,
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Starting point is 00:19:20 News and notes from around the league presented by USAA Insurance The Cowboys Dak Prescott is expected to miss several weeks with his hamstring strain got an MRI Now expected to be placed on injured reserve Cooper Rush presumably taking over at quarterback But don't worry CDLM also dealing with a week-to-week AC joint sprain expected to have a chance to play but don't worry they found their solution they sure did I mean this was even teased you know Jerry was coming out saying like don't worry we are trading for a wide receiver that we and they went and paid up for Jonathan Mingo. They did. I know the contracts not
Starting point is 00:20:10 not the same but they paid more to get Jonathan Mingo than they received for Amari Cooper. That is factual information and I am not excited by this move. I am not endorsing Jonathan Mingo, but I do think that some franchises just have no idea what they're doing. Maybe the Carolina Panthers drafted a good player, perhaps, and the coaching staff and everything around there just ruined Jonathan Mingo. So I'm saying I'm not just throwing. It's what Terrence Marshall believes. I'm not just throwing this information into the garbage
Starting point is 00:20:51 and just completely writing off Jonathan Mingo. I'm gonna leave a small window open to say, maybe a change of scenery can fix things for him. The complication here is that he is currently just a guy in an offense where you have a bunch of other just a guys outside of CD Lamb, Turpin, Tolbert, you know, this is who you're throwing the football to. Hasn't been part of the offense, doesn't have his quarterback, and for fantasy purposes this means nothing.
Starting point is 00:21:22 Like when Jerry Jones was teasing this move, I'm like, ooh, maybe it'll be something that helps fantasy. This doesn't help, Dak. You know, this doesn't help. I mean, he's not playing. So this doesn't help your fantasy situation at all. It just, you know, it's bewildering to me to make a move losing a fourth rounder
Starting point is 00:21:42 in the situation you're in. I guess I'm happy they think they can still win. That matters to me. I want CD Lam. I don't know what kind of contract incentives he has. I hope he has some so he can go out there and play or wants to, you know, keep his stat line rocking because he can still be productive with Cooper Rush because who else are you gonna throw the ball to? I think that I'm speaking I guess more for dynasty. Oh, just like, it's possible that Mingo was just thrown onto a waiver wire, or if you've been stashing him,
Starting point is 00:22:13 maybe there's a little bit of hope. These situations have to be one in a million for the short to work out. From a dynasty perspective, if I had Mingo, I would be so thrilled right now. To try and trade him? To try to get a second. If I could go find.
Starting point is 00:22:25 You're not getting a second. No, there's a cowboy fan. There's a cowboy fan in every league that you could be like a second rounder for the future. I mean, look at what Brandon Cooks did. You can spin that narrative. I don't think it's gonna amount to anything. My point is, if I could get anything from Mingo,
Starting point is 00:22:38 I would do it. The Bears have traded away the unused, yet seemingly somewhat talented. Kaleil Herbert, he heads to Cincinnati to join the Bengals. Zach Moss gonna miss the remainder of the regular season and maybe beyond. The quote was- With a neck injury. The quote on Zach Moss was at least the rest of the year.
Starting point is 00:22:59 That was not great. What is your reaction to this news? Chase Brown has been good. Obviously they wanted to add depth but do you like would you consider Herbert to be a Cursory what happens at yeah, I mean he's I think he's now the backup running back here You saw 100% of carries go to chase Brown last week. They needed it. This is just a smart move for everyone I feel Herbert wasn't playing hardly is like 5% of snaps for the Bears.
Starting point is 00:23:26 He's a good player. He's certainly- Seventh rounder? Yeah, it costs you nothing. I think it's a win, win, win for everybody. I don't think Khalil Herbert comes in and really hurts Chase Brown, but I do, you know, we're talking about insurance policies.
Starting point is 00:23:38 Yeah, if I had Chase Brown, I would pick up Khalil Herbert for sure. 100%. I mean, Khalil Herbert's on today's episode. Sometimes you're picking up these insurance backs when you aren't the manager of that running back. If Braylon Allen's out there, I'm going to pick him up no matter what. Right.
Starting point is 00:23:54 Khalil Herbert, not to that degree, but still, he's one injury away from being a relevant player. Adam Schefter reporting that Christian McCaffrey is expected to play football in week 10. Return to practice on Monday as the team officially opened up his 21-day window. All the two and seven teams with Christian McCaffrey rejoicing. No, I mean what does this mean for Jordan Mason in his roster spot in fantasy and his role? Like are you shopping into the McCaffrey manager? Are you holding in the same vein that we're talking about these other insurance backs, only he's better? I feel like he is as good an insurance back as exists, not to mention you have the added
Starting point is 00:24:35 benefit of the fact that you, the starter is currently injured and we're expecting to be back. I do think he will be back, But when you are injured and you come back, oftentimes you re-aggravate an injury. Now they took their time here. My expectation, I think Christian McCaffrey comes back and has his role. I do. I don't think this is going to be some 50-50 timeshare where Jordan Mason has earned enough. And Jordan Mason's dealing with an injury of his own as well. I think they're going to pivot right to McCaffrey and just give him the workload. So TBD on that, but Jordan Mason would be someone that certainly you're not dropping to the waiver wire at all because Christian McCaffrey is coming back.
Starting point is 00:25:16 If you want to try to get something for him from the McCaffrey manager, try. Make sure it's worth it. Okay. Yeah, I was wondering if you'd consider him a flex play still I do not know There's no chance I put Mason into the lineup this week I want to see how much work he gets it because if it is like 60 40 and like or 50 50 If it's 50 50, I don't think you want to play Mason and if it's 50 50 I think you do want to play Christian McCaffrey
Starting point is 00:25:41 AJ Brown is expect is not expected to miss a significant amount of time. Doesn't mean he won't miss some time. This reminds me of DK Metcalf like crazy. DK Metcalf, it was great news. He did not tear his ACL. It's fine. He's going to push to play. He's not going to miss much time. Well, he's missed two weeks.
Starting point is 00:25:57 He's still pushing. They're on by. We're hoping he's back next week. So yeah, not missing significant amount of time, to me, means missing time Demeco Ryan's head coach of the Texan says they will quote continue to evaluate Nico Collins hamstring through the week Shut up shut your mouth. I'm not talking to you Andy. I'm talking to Demeco Ryan's Sunday night game against Detroit. I don't like this
Starting point is 00:26:20 And we were we were on pace. We were tracking for week 10. We didn't really have any news. Shut your stupid face. But no, we did. We had reports that were like, hey, Nico Collins is, he looks like he's going to be back week 10. Yeah. Yeah, they were saying that.
Starting point is 00:26:34 Oh, I saw multiple reports of that. I didn't read those. Oh, yeah. They seemed like fake news. The thing is about this report is like, saying that they're going to continue to evaluate Nico Collins is not necessarily bad. No. This isn't news.
Starting point is 00:26:48 We shouldn't even be reporting it. But it scares me, because I just traded for Nico Collins, and I need him badly, so. It'll be watch the practice reports. If he gets, I mean if he's limited all week. Sunday night game. He's probably playing.
Starting point is 00:27:04 Sunday night though. Yeah, probably playing. Sunday night though. Yeah, you need to have a backup option. He's eligible to be activated for week 10, so we'll see if that happens. Joe Flacco will continue to start for the Colts. Shane Steichen announced that, plays the Bills this week. Jamison Williams, Jamison Williams reinstated
Starting point is 00:27:21 after the two game suspension, back on the field for the Lions. And then T. Higgins, unsurprisingly, listed as DNP on Monday's estimated report. However, they play on Thursday. They play Thursday, and the way that- They still like to estimate him practicing. The news that came up before the DNP was like,
Starting point is 00:27:44 T. Higgins is gonna be working with the trainer all week Hopefully getting ready to play for Thursday. So that this is not It's not a surprise to me that he's estimated as did not practice and this it's not Ruling him out. Yeah, anytime he practices will be a surprise to me. Yeah, I don't want to practice the season I will be surprised if he practiced. The dude just hurts himself when he practices. Oh he hurts himself in games too Mike. I'm not expecting him on a short week this Thursday if he's a DMP on Monday. I'm not gonna bank on him. I'm not having a backup plan. I'm having a plan. T Higgins is the backup plan. Going back to Joe Flacco, the report was that he will be the starter rest of season. I saw that but I didn't have it verified. Okay, Kyle or
Starting point is 00:28:28 Deucers, can you verify because we both saw it. I just want to make sure that's legit because that's a that's a pretty big difference. Giving him the confidence of rest of season or just saying... I think he'll be the starter rest of season that the team can make to the playoffs. That makes sense actually. Jonathan Brooks might make his debut this week. Well, he has to. Expected to be activated FIR. So I mean, he could be up.
Starting point is 00:28:52 He could be a scratcher. Yeah, I guess. He could be a scratcher or something. He has to be activated this week, or it's done skee. He'll be out for the year. We'll see if there's any more trades today. I will be surprised. We'll see if there's any more trades today. I will be surprised.
Starting point is 00:29:07 The report came from Jake Arthur, NFL. Co-host of Lockdown Colts. Yeah, he said he asked Shane Steichen if Joe Flacco may have a certain limit before getting pulled as a starter. Just like Richardson, he said they're sticking with Flacco for the season. We're staying Pat with Joe going forward,
Starting point is 00:29:26 comma, right now. So I have the same amount of confidence in that. All right, that was today's News and Notes presented by USAA Insurance. Learn more at usaa.com slash insurance. We'll take a break. We'll come back with a waiver wire. I mean, the way that the media cycle works with head
Starting point is 00:29:52 coaches the way that the scrutiny I mean two weeks ago the Bears on top of the world won Hail Mary you're the worst team Hail Mary followed by loss in Arizona which the catastrophic yeah I mean according to the announcers on the game, that one play just carried over for the entire game. It's the reason they lost to the Cardinals was because of the Hail Mary. And all I'm saying is, I mean, we saw this last year with the commitment to Desmond Ritter in Atlanta.
Starting point is 00:30:20 Things. Toxic group things. Things have to, they just change. They just change they if the Colts go out and Joe Flacco throws three picks Sack fumble and they score three points. You lied it because you don't You're saying it on the presumption of success. That's how everything goes in the NFL It's also a lose-lose. What's he supposed to say? Like you pulled your rookie and you can't like, can't be like, well, we're gonna, we're gonna evaluate it. If he had said we're gonna evaluate it each and every week, we would be roasting him. Of saying, no, you gotta make a decision. No, you're right. You're right. So we gotta be fair. It comes down to, we ask these coaches too many questions. We have too, we have too,
Starting point is 00:31:05 like for our job, I want the access cause I'm trying to piece all the puzzle pieces together. But we have way too much access to these coaches and athletes. And they just say dumb stuff that's not helpful the vast majority of the time. And then we get mad at them. Welcome to the waiver wire
Starting point is 00:31:22 presented by NFL Sunday ticket on YouTube TV you're afraid the spotlight was coming out I'm sorry yeah I didn't I didn't realize yeah you were gonna keep going on my bad we've got the 49ers and Steelers back off the by and then the next three weeks four more teams every week so the Browns Packers Raiders and Seahawks taking time off this week and we turn to the running back position there are two names majority rostered that are worth briefly mentioning just in case Rico Dowdle and Jonathan Brooks people have been waiting a long time for Jonathan Brooks and frankly a long time for Rico Dowdleell and Jonathan Brooks. People have been waiting a long time for Jonathan Brooks
Starting point is 00:32:05 and frankly a long time for Rico Dowdell to be a player you could count on. If they're there, survey the field. They're at the top of the list. But now let's talk about sub 50% roster players. And who tops the list for you? No one. No, I mean, Jaylen Warren, we talked about him last week.
Starting point is 00:32:23 I was not as high on Jaylen Warren last week because he was going into buy and he doesn't strike me as a player that I need to go out there and spend fab on or my waiver priority to Wait two weeks to get a player who hasn't scored ten fantasy points, but he's back back from by He has been catching passes from Russell Wilson He's available in over 50% of leagues the matchup against the Washington commanders is middle of the pack. So I'm fine. If I had to take a shot of someone that I'm picking up to start this week, there's, there's very few names out there. I mean, you're talking about you, you've got a trifecta of Jalen Warren, Tyler Algier, and justice Hill. Those three guys are available in about half of
Starting point is 00:33:04 leagues. You could pick them up and just hope you get a touchdown. Yeah. Because you're probably getting six to eight points from any of those guys. Yeah it's really it's really really thin this week. The only other name I think that could be picked up right now as a stash in hope that they overtake the starter. It's Audrick Estime for the Denver Broncos, the rookie running back. I think we're on a couple weeks now of Sean Payton saying
Starting point is 00:33:35 that Audrick Estime is gonna get some more work. Yeah, he said it last week and then he didn't. He's not trustworthy. However, last year, every single week, Marvin Mims was gonna get, we gotta figure a way to get him out there. We're gonna do it this week. We did, Jerry Judy's in the way, and it was just.
Starting point is 00:33:53 He's a liar. He's a 50-50, like if you look at Coach Speak Index, that track test stuff. That's what I was just going with. No, he's 50% reliability on playtime. Yeah, he's a liar, but it at least it it makes sense it makes sense process wise. Is that because like Javante Williams has like 40 yards on his last 19 carries or something like that? Yeah that would be a big part of it of
Starting point is 00:34:16 this offense is like they have to find a solution. Jaleel McLaughlin is getting more more playing time these last couple weeks. I don't personally think that he is the answer for the Denver Broncos. Maybe they don't have one but it makes sense for them to at least give Estimé a shot to see if he can get a hot hand and be someone that they can actually rely on. The name that I would bring up that hasn't been relevant as of this season, but was just traded to Minnesota a couple weeks ago, Cam Akers as an insurance option to Aaron Jones.
Starting point is 00:34:53 And what did Ty Chandler do? I don't know, but they stopped using him as much. And then. It's what he hasn't done, I think. Perhaps. But then the off season, O'Connell, I think O'Connell's a pretty trustworthy guy with the stuff he says.
Starting point is 00:35:12 Maybe they were just pumping up that this is their player because. They gave him eight weeks. Yeah, they did. They gave him eight weeks. I mean, that's not being dishonest. You gave him half the season to try to show you something he didn't show you.
Starting point is 00:35:21 Most of the weeks for Chandler this year, 2.1 to carry, 1.9, 1.7, 2.1, 2. He hasn't gotten it done. They can't give him the ball. It's a pretty good audition. The last two weeks, there's a combined 4% of snaps for Ty Chandler. So that role has now been given over to Cam Akers, who he looked okay when he was there. So just as an insurance back, someone that is widely available,
Starting point is 00:35:47 I'm not excited to pick him up. I'd rather have Khalil Herbert, who is also 9% rostered. There's just not a lot of names. I mean, it's really like get your insurance policies, go grab your- This is, the second week has been like this, now running back. And it's good news because it means
Starting point is 00:36:04 there wasn't a catastrophic injury it what it means one of the star running backs for two weeks in a row hasn't gotten injured because usually we're coming in and we're bringing up this name whatever it is as like he now gets to be the starter so in in some regards I hope that it sucks the rest of the season no it's actually a good point I mean we I hate you even bringing it up because it feels like we're tempting fate or something, but you're right.
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Starting point is 00:37:35 So if you wanna go grab it on Android and then when the update comes through sometime this week, you'll get the ultimate dashboard there too. Drop candidates, Travis E. T. and Devin Singletary, that's a no and a no for me. I would not drop. Ultimate dashboard there too. Drop candidates, Travis ETN, Devin Singletary, that's a no and a no for me. I would not drop. I mean, have you listened to the names we just mentioned? Yeah.
Starting point is 00:37:52 I wouldn't do that, especially not ETN. That would be dumb. Singletary's job is gone, but ETN could get it back. Now, wide receiver, the name that's going to probably fetch the most fab. Is gonna get it back. Now wide receiver the name that's going to probably fetch the the most fab. He's gonna get the bag. Quinton Johnston 4 for 118 and 1 came off of an injury he's only 28% rostered you know to me I don't know if I'm willing to break the bank on it, but I'd be investing. Yeah, they're throwing it more.
Starting point is 00:38:27 And Quinton Johnson looked good before the injury. We brought this up on yesterday's episode. Quinton Johnson, I mean, he's catching the ball, he's getting open, he's been pretty good for fantasy. He obviously got injured and that was bad, but they're also allowing Herbert to throw the ball more. He's a talented player. He was a raw prospect coming in with some development that was needed. But if they gave him the development, I mean you look at the, I know in the early off season we were talking about the difference in coaching styles with Dennis Allen tearing down all of his players.
Starting point is 00:39:00 But you had Harbaugh just talking, like Qu Johnson goes out drops a couple passes in camp And then he comes out and he's just talking about how great Quinton Johnson is what what? Attributes he sees that he loves out of this guy He's just building them up and lo and behold Quinton Johnson is is developing playing better and is playing better and so This is a talented human being a talented athlete that if he can actually develop could become a legit You know weekly option for Herbert Xavier Lee Gatt's probably the best thing that the Panthers have going in the wide receiver room right now Lee Gatt and Jalen Coker. I think both of those names. It's important to bring them up again Because maybe Coker had a lot of attention last week, got picked up,
Starting point is 00:39:46 didn't have as big of a game, so maybe he gets ignored. These are going to be some ping pong type of situations and wide receivers at the top are inconsistent, so certainly in this tier they're going to be inconsistent. So like you should come back to the well is what I'm saying. Yeah, Liga has been double digits in fantasy points three of the last four weeks, four of the last six weeks. He's involved. He's on the field a lot, 83%, 84%, 77% of snaps, and he's really used around the goal line. He's a
Starting point is 00:40:19 gargantuan man. So the the red zone opportunities have been there. You don't expect them a ton with Bryce young throw on the ball, but I mean he's had Four touchdowns in the last six weeks now I like manufactured touches when you have an office that you don't trust in too and you're gonna see more of that like he has a rushing attempt in three straight games and So I likely get more than coke or both to pay attention to I Think fabs gonna get spent under Marcus Robinson this week, and I'm not sure that I will be in that place. I know he's a very, he's had effective games last year with both Cup and Pucca on the field.
Starting point is 00:40:58 This last week we didn't have Pucca for half the game. He was on 30% snap counts the week before when Robinson was really effective. It's not that Robinson shouldn't be rostered, but to me I wouldn't spend, I don't have the confidence to spend Big Fab there when I have other players I like. Not at all. DeMarcus Robinson has been good when the game script requires Stafford to air it out and then he's the third on the field. That's his situation, but he is a streaming option, a match up play. This week he's playing against Miami.
Starting point is 00:41:26 They give up the third fewest points to wide receivers. This doesn't strike me as one of those game scripts that I am targeting the third wide receiver for their opponent. I got two wide receivers I would bring up. Joann Jennings. Yes. San Francisco.
Starting point is 00:41:41 Please. He's back. He, they were on by last week. San Francisco. Please. He's back. They were on bye last week. And Brandon Iuke is gone for the rest of the season. They get to play Tampa Bay. Oh, yeah. Then Seattle. So we have two good matchups coming up here.
Starting point is 00:41:55 And he's already balled out a few times this season. So I think that him and QGE are my priority ads but Jennings a little bit higher on the roster. Do you put Pearsall in the category with him as somebody that... I think he should be. Pearsall is a player that should be rostered in basically every single 12-team league but I would really prioritize Chauhan Jennings. I'll take the guy that I know already has some type of connection with Brock Purdy. It's not a first round rookie trying to work his way in.
Starting point is 00:42:29 And then the other name is Pop Douglas. It's DeMario Douglas of the New England Patriots. It was the production only seven points in a half point scoring format. But look at the outside numbers, nine targets. He of them it's only 35 yards look that's kind of gross but he had seven receptions and in the other game where he played you know more snaps than than not with Drake May it's like they've had a weird overlapping thing where we can't seem to get him together at the same time. But in that first game with DeMario Douglas and Drake May, 6 for 92 with a score. I think that he is a he's a more under the radar ad because he didn't
Starting point is 00:43:16 have a blow up the week last week. Jaylen Paul's not playing football. DeMario Douglas is a good player and he's I think the first read for the wide receiver crew there. Yeah, I think that's for me I like everything you're saying but to me he is an on-the-radar Pickup not a pick up and play this week. I just brought up Miami being top three against wide receivers He's playing against Chicago who's top two against wide receivers. It's not like that. It's not the matchup I want to play but he is a good player who's going to start developing more connection with me So, you know next week after on waivers
Starting point is 00:43:53 Let's not forget that after a down week from pop Douglas and pick him up and play him against the Rams Let me ask you this, you know, there's there's quite a few names Ligette Johnston Jennings I'm gonna ask you this, there's quite a few names, LeGat, Johnston, Jennings. Are you cutting Xavier Worthy? Is it worth just not being, like my worry with Xavier Worthy is that he is going to be the one in six weeks, a big play touchdown, but then we're living the McColl Hardman,
Starting point is 00:44:21 the Caderious Tony, the millions of different names that we've seen in that role. Are you cutting him for these names? For those top names, yeah. If I could swap Xavier Worthy into Ligette, Jennings, Quentin Johnston, I would do that 100%. I'm not going to... Demario Douglas versus Xavier Worthy, I'd just hold on to Xavier Worthy.
Starting point is 00:44:42 Okay, Jalen Watto. No, I'm not cutting Jalen Watto. No, worthy. Okay, Jalen Waddle. No, I'm not cutting Jalen Waddle. He got a touchdown last week, had crazy negative play that wasn't really on him and then you've still got only two games back with two of us. So no, I'm not cutting Jalen Waddle. Deontay Johnson.
Starting point is 00:45:01 I have no redraft interest in Deontay Johnson. None, none. He's a really tough one because he is good and he's on a great offense, but he can't be the one. I mean, Zay Flowers, I don't think he can be the two. His snap counts, I would have to see, go way, way, way, way up from where I'd expect him to be. I don't view him as a must drop.
Starting point is 00:45:24 If he was out on waivers I'd go, ah, there's a path for a good player and a good offense. But he's certainly not someone I'm playing right now. I mean, this is like a, it's almost like a developmental player and that's hard to do when you're in week 10. I mean, I would, I'd drop him for Judy, Lee Gatt, Jennings, Johnston, Pearsall,
Starting point is 00:45:43 and probably Coker, honestly, because I want ceiling, man. And I just don't know. Deontay Johnson, when are you going to start him? In a regular 12 team, probably never. If you're in a deep roster, okay. But it's disgusting. And he's on bye week, bye this week. I'd rather have Elijah Moore than Deontay Johnson. I'll take those targets.
Starting point is 00:46:08 He didn't produce but he's still got a whole bunch of targets. Well, that's what he does. That is his entire career. Nine targets for 28 yards is what he's done for what? I mean, literally. 30 games. His entire career. That's all he's ever done.
Starting point is 00:46:24 He had 104 targets last year and finished as the wide receiver. 30 games his entire career. That's all he's ever done if they had a hundred or in a yet 104 targets last year and finished as the wide receiver That is awesome. Those are Watson target. I will say yeah Elijah more if you're in a four-year career I mean if you're in a PPT League, he's actually super duper point for target point per target Yeah, if you get points for targets, then that's awesome. Pick them up. Yeah, I mean. Also send me a screenshot of your league, because I've never heard of it. I think I hate Alessandro Mori.
Starting point is 00:46:50 I think you hate Alessandro Mori. He has four good games in four years. Can confirm, you hate Alessandro Mori. Yeah, I'm out. All right, any other wide receivers worth throwing out? The Parker Washington was the name last week. Worth bringing up. Maybe, like, we'll see how Drake London is doing,
Starting point is 00:47:10 but Ray Ray McCloud could be in for a spot start. What do people do with DJ Moore right now? Oh my gosh. He had a bunch of targets again. He also walked out the field in the middle of a play. So I wasn't sure about that. It's possible. I was sure.
Starting point is 00:47:24 No, I watched the play and I was was like what in the world are you doing? He has he is six yards off the field with his back to the field while Caleb Williams is still running around on the play. My only thing that I said I'm not sure about is I wasn't sure if he stepped out of bounds and then took himself out to make sure he wasn't a target. You can reestablish. Can you without a penalty? Yeah? No, you can't be the first person to touch. Oh, you can't be the first person to touch the ball, right? So I I thought maybe he was limping off. It was ridiculous. Yeah Well, I still can still go block for your teammates gentlemen. Yeah. Oh, you don't know you don't leave the field
Starting point is 00:48:01 I'll leave it and he so... I'm actually really disappointed in DJ Moore this year. He seems like a pissy pants, man. Yeah, he seems like a pissy pants, and he just got paid a bunch of money by this team to come in and doubt your quarterback again. I mean, I don't like the attitude. I don't either. It's not just his QB he hates his coach too.
Starting point is 00:48:19 One, but don't be a pissy pants. But all of the Bears do, and they're not pissy pantsing. If I didn't, if it was free, if it was pro bono, you can be a pissy pants. But all of the Bears do. And they're not pissy pantsing. If I didn't, if it was free, if it was pro bono, you can be a pissy pants. Absolutely. You're not pro bono. I am not defending. Oh, I think you are.
Starting point is 00:48:32 I am not defending. Team pissy pants over here. You love Elijah Moore and you love pissy pantsers. I am saying, DJ Moore has had a terrible, he's well compensated. He should be more in the game. Finishing plays. But the dude has had a terrible situation Terrible he's well compensated. He should be more in the game finishing plays But the dude has had a terrible situation like every single year of his life except for one
Starting point is 00:48:51 Yeah, the only other for the money part the only other Taking the money that I would throw out there. I believe he's in concussion protocol So you got to monitor the practice reports, but Darius Slayton? Against Carolina. Yes. Yeah. yeah. He's one of those players you can pick up and play because he actually has good games from time to time and he's got a plus matchup. No player, there's an unheralded player that never gets any credit.
Starting point is 00:49:17 Darius Slayton. Darius Slayton generally produces when asked to. And yet. He has been a successful NFL wide receiver for six years and he has never wanted and never respected no it's opposite it's impressive of Elijah Moore all right we'll take a break we'll hit the tight ends we'll hit the tight ends.
Starting point is 00:49:54 How much fab are you spending on Sticky? Sticky Gussicki's 20% rostered. You've lost Eric Hall Jr. T Higgins is forever doubtful and you've got a Thursday night game against the single best team to throw the football against over the last five weeks. If you look at who you want to start a wide out against, which, Gesicki, when he runs from the slot, that's a big, tall, sticky-handed wide out. How much are you spinning up on Gesicki, because how long do you think this will last? I don't think it will last once T. Higgins is back, but it is worth spending up, burning your priority, or spending money to get a victory. Oh, sorry. Do you know what snap count last week?
Starting point is 00:50:35 I just want you to take a shot at. Snap count? Yeah, snap count for Gassiky, number one overall tight end, five for 102. What's a snap count? Makes me wanna go 100%, but I don't know eighty eight percent Mike I'm gonna guess like sixty something so Eric all jr. was knocked out right yeah thirty six percent yeah okay so I mean look thirty six percent oh you were talking
Starting point is 00:51:00 about Eric all no no wait that's what, that's Sticky Gussicki. Sticky Gussicki. That's not right. That's inaccurate. Strike from the tape. Scrub it. That's wrong. You sound dumb. I had to laugh because we're talking about the future.
Starting point is 00:51:15 The future was Sticky Gussicki, 36% of snaps. What is he, 100% targets per route run? His average snap count on the year is 41% on the season. Yeah, that one's all about route participation. Yes, it is. Wow. But I mean, the targets the last two weeks, eight and six, it's just that, like K-Dot, compared to Mike Gassicki.
Starting point is 00:51:35 K-Dot plays every snap of the ball game. Sticky Gassicki, you're like, uh, where are you? I mean, if I've been rolling out Jake Ferguson or Tay some hell or even Mark Andrews, like, I think it's worth picking up Gesicki for a one week start because the targets have been there. He's really talented.
Starting point is 00:51:55 Like, there are not a lot of... You're saying sometimes you can't be picky. You can't be picky when you gotta get sticky. Right. Pick up Ges be picky when you gotta get sticky. Right. Pick up Gussicky. Thank you. You led me there. I didn't want to participate in that.
Starting point is 00:52:13 I was just yes-ing my man. That's half my crickets. He put the cheese right on the trap and you were like, oh, blah, blah, blah, blah. Snap neck. My neck just got snapped. Thanks, Andy. You just murdered me. Walking you into bad jokes should be a thing. But you're right. You're right. Gassicki has
Starting point is 00:52:32 more upside with his quarterback throwing the way he's throwing it around the red zone. And against Baltimore's. And against Baltimore's. So that's a Thursday night. But what, so what, it's just what happens if T actually plays I Was I with Eric all his injury? I'm still I'm interested a little bit Okay. Yeah, I'm interested, but he certainly would go down a notch like I would still play him over Taysom Hill I'd still play him over Jake Ferguson without Dak him over Jake Ferguson without Dak. But for instance, I think one of the big scary names is Sam Laporta.
Starting point is 00:53:11 Like Sam Laporta, if I had him and T. Higgins was out, I would play Gassicki. Okay, I think Jawan Johnson might be hiding. He might, But maybe not. Joanne Johnson, Taysom Hill, both the last remaining targets for a team now without Olavi Shahid. So, you know, they should receive targets. Sure. They really should. And then.
Starting point is 00:53:41 John-u Smith. John-u. That would be the name. Right now for me it's Gassicki and John who because John who Smith has been shockingly involved last four games target pace 114 8 7 6 6 yeah I mean the last two weeks where you got to take that six targets from Tua in in games where he's back I mean it might not have been a great fantasy output in each one of those but he is involved for a good offense.
Starting point is 00:54:06 And this week, the Rams, their 30th against tight end. Oh my gosh. I am just, please play T. Higgins, because I knew this was gonna be the case. Ask Kyle to grab me the splits of this season with and without T. Higgins. Double the fantasy points. Jamar Chase is averaging double the fantasy points with
Starting point is 00:54:25 T Higgins. Jason and I watched the film on the Gassiki touchdown. I retweeted it. It's outrageous. Like multiple Raiders defenders sprint full speed sprint at Jamar chase on the play where Gassiki is wide open for a touchdown. It's like he already had the ball and they were going to tackle him. I mean, he's just out wide, Chase is out wide to the left, the ball is snapped, and two defenders run at Chase like they're literally about to launch a tackle him, and all the while Gasicki just leaks and goes for 100. He averages more receptions total without Higgins, but his production is a 1,700 yard pace with T. Higgins or 824 without
Starting point is 00:55:08 because the defense focuses on you. Circling back to tight ends, I'm gonna throw the name out there. He's a rookie, he's capable. Yeah, yeah, yeah, sure, sure. And he's on an offense that needs targets. Jatavian Sanders. Both of them.
Starting point is 00:55:21 Well, Jatavian Sanders and Theo Johnson. I knew you were going Theo, yeah. Yeah, Theo Johnson, maybe no Slayton. Theo Johnson, here's what I'm talking about. It's the opposite of the Gussicki. His snap counts, 89, 90, 97, 85, the last four weeks. He's been an 84% snap count player on the year. And if he earns more trust, he got into the end zone.
Starting point is 00:55:42 It's Daniel Jones. If you wanna stay away, I get it. But both him and Jusavion Sanders, both rookie athletic tight ends with upside, it's not, you know, it's kind of the opposite of putting Zach Ertz on your roster. This is a dangerous thing to say, but the tight end waivers this week are.
Starting point is 00:56:00 They're all right. They're okay, because there's also Hunter Henry, who, like, Drake there's also Hunter Henry, who, Drake May's been playing fantastic. Targets of, if Hunter Henry is out there, that's great. They used to be icky. But now they're getting icky. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:56:16 Look, 30. Hit the applause button. OK. Oh, the people loved it. I got you. Here comes the boo. Busted. Hunter Henry, our numbers are 39% rostered.
Starting point is 00:56:28 Targets the last three weeks, nine, six, and eight. Oh, that's outstanding. I mean, you gotta get in on that. Defensive options this week, the Giants, who I picked up last week for this week. Yeah, that was a good move. They're going to sack the crap out of Bryce Young. Yes.
Starting point is 00:56:46 Atlantis playing New Orleans in whatever they have left. Arizona's at home against the Jets. They're favored. I'd be terrified to play that one. I don't love the Cardinals. Honestly, I don't think there's a bunch of great pickups, but the Giants and Falcons are the two that are widely available and great pickups, great matchups.
Starting point is 00:57:05 I think Detroit's gonna do pretty well against Houston if Niko's not back because they shut down the- Hey, watch your mouth! Don't say that, I'm right next to you. Earmuffs, Jason. Yeah, if Niko's not back. On top of that, I think that the Lions are, they're a fine play this week.
Starting point is 00:57:24 They don't have the upside as the Giants, but then the next week it's Jacksonville, and then the next week it's the Colts. So I think that you might wanna just pick the Lions up for a three week stretch here. It's worth noting Zedaria Smith. Yes, yes, yes. At the trade deadline, the Lions did acquire him,
Starting point is 00:57:40 so they lost Aiden Hutchinson. Their defense has still been pretty good, but obviously when you lose one of, if not the best pass rusher in the league, that hurts. Getting Zedariah Smith from the Browns is a great move for the Lions, and will help their defense, so it's a good pickup for the future.
Starting point is 00:57:57 Patriots play the Bears, Bears play the Patriots, so both sides of that might be okay. I'm curious what the over-under of that game is. I would love. I'm guessing it's 37? I think the Chicago defense would be great against the Patriots offense. Drake May has looked very good to me considering the situation. 39 and a half. But it's bad. Like his situation's bad. I don't expect the Patriots to be good, especially on the road in Chicago. Tennessee put up 11 fantasy points against them last week in our league against New England,
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Starting point is 00:58:50 Full stream ahead. ["Full Stream Ahead"] I feel like embargoes are just like for ships. That's all it is, this is, I mean. Is that what that means? That is what it means, yeah, it's saying like. Terms and shipping embargoes? Exactly, there are terms and then if you're traveling
Starting point is 00:59:07 from an ocean. From, yeah. There's gonna be some embargoes you gotta deal with. Right, right, which is of course, what is an embargo again? An embargo is a contractual issue in the ocean. Oh, okay. Yeah, big, big ocean.
Starting point is 00:59:20 Big ocean. I'm gonna stream Justin Herbert this week. Justin Herbert's been throwing the football quite a bit. They've upped their pass rate. He was only averaging 23 pass attempts per game in the first four weeks. Now he's averaging 22 completions a game over the last three weeks.
Starting point is 00:59:38 287 passing yards a game is quite impressive. And with Quinton Johnston back, Lad McConkie, I'm gonna put Justin Herbert appropriately into that streaming category. And I feel like I'm doing something nice. You know what I mean? Like Herbert has taken the brunt of the head coaching change problems. Yeah, he deserves it.
Starting point is 00:59:57 He deserves it. He's a good quarterback. Stream that man. It was a tough matchup, but he is a good quarterback. I'm gonna go with Kirk Cousins, who's been on a heater. He's the quarterback 12 on the season. He's a quarterback one, if you haven't paid attention. And since week five, he's completing 72% of his passes and on pace for 5,000 yards and 44 passing touchdowns.
Starting point is 01:00:17 Over the last month, the Saints are 25th in schedule, adjusted fantasy points allowed to quarterbacks. And if you're paying attention to the back and forth, Bijan running back market share, this is his down week. So Kirk Cussins. You're not worried about the coach one week bump here for the Saints? That is a real thing that is,
Starting point is 01:00:42 I think we looked this, why did we look it up earlier this year? One of the coaches, I don't remember who, but we were like, oh it was the Jets. Yeah, it was like, do teams actually get better rest of season after they fire the coach? And it was basically, It was like the next game, their record is actually,
Starting point is 01:01:00 it was like above 500 I think. And then after that, the rest of the season, it collapses. So, at the, What's the the season, it collapses. So at- What's the situation though? Cause I'm sure there's like 50 examples of coaches getting fired and also having Derek Carr as a quarterback the next week. Yeah, there's, there are several of those.
Starting point is 01:01:14 Yeah, you can see. He has a few. I'll have to look up the data, but there's at least four. I don't think, I know one, I know one man who is not picking the Saints this week, for sure. And it's Michael Thomas. Oh man, that dude hates Derek Carr. I mean, there's a video of Michael Thomas
Starting point is 01:01:34 driving around New Orleans, talking to strangers about Derek Carr. I tweeted out the moment that pass that was way too high and put Chris Olavi in a position where he couldn't protect himself and he got knocked out. I tweeted that Derek Carr should be fined for basically throwing him a hospital ball
Starting point is 01:01:56 and being the sole reason he's concussed. And Michael Thomas retweeted it. Almost instantly. And then went on a rampage. I think Michael Thomas might blame Derek Carr for the injuries. Yeah, and he's very bitter. Very, very bitter.
Starting point is 01:02:14 The third streamer here, it's gross. I was going to take it. Everybody hold their nose. Hold that nose. I'm not holding my nose. You're in. I was going to pick this name, but you had him in the dock first.
Starting point is 01:02:26 He's playing against the Carolina Panthers. It's Daniel Jones, who? How'd that go for Derek Carr last week? I will be in more with Daniel Jones than Derek Carr. Daniel Jones has four top 12 performances on the year. He's averaging 27 rushing yards a game. That's a nice four. And you know that any given week, Daniel Jones can have a ton of rushing yards. Carolina 31st in schedule
Starting point is 01:02:50 adjusted fantasy points to the quarterback position. You're not buying into the Carolina winning streak beginning here? No. That game will be weird. That'll be a weird one. Okay. There you go. We will get into Hungry for more of the TNF preview mailbag tomorrow. And a reminder, go get the app. Go pick up the in-season app, get access to the Ultimate Dashboard. Or if you want to do that on the web, go to jointhefoot.com, become a part of our fantasy football community, get access to our premium Discord channel, an extra episode every week, and a whole lot of other perks best community in the fantasy football universe goodbye everybody
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