The Fumblerooski Podcast - Don't Overreact -Ep 116 The Fumblerooski Podcast

Episode Date: September 15, 2022

What were the most significant week 1 performance from players or teams?? Which of week 1's upsets was the most surprising? Adam Wright and CJ Medieros discuss these topics and more!

Here's Edelman broken up and the pass is no sign yet. Edelman comes down with a football and they're saying it's a catch. This is lost. It's a catch. Hamilton comes down with a football. They're saying it's a catch. It's a catch. Oh! Diggs! Sideline! Touchdown! Unbelievable!

Swings it way down the field to Watkins! Sammy Watkins for the touchdown! Good evening. You are listening to the Fumble Rooski Podcast, powered by Power 88 Dean Radio. I am CJ Medeiros. I guess I'll be hosting this time. And with me is everyone's favorite, Adam Wright.

So we have a lot planned for you tonight. As you know, week one is officially in the books. We're going to break down some of the biggest games and biggest performances. We're also going to touch on some of the more significant injuries that happened. And we're going to talk about some of our favorite upsets., and of course, the Fumble Rooski fan box. Now, excuse me. So now we're just going to get right to it, and we are going to talk about some of the biggest games and performances. Adam, is there anything you would like to highlight?

Also, you're muted. Sorry about that, CJ. Well, I'd definitely like to highlight Jamar Chase's performance. I mean, the guy practically just put the Bengals on his back during that game. And I'm trying to pull up the i'm trying to pull up the uh statistics right now but i mean what did he have like two touched so he had hang on uh box score wait this is all just a hang on, apologies here. Week one, here we go.

Ten receptions, 129 yards, and a touchdown, which accounts for practically almost half, basically a third of Joe Burrow's yardage and half of his touchdowns. And if you watch this game, I mean, the Steelers did pull off the upset, which was unbelievable. But it was almost like they almost just basically had him. And the Bengals really fought back, and it really just shows how much Jamar Chase means to that Bengals team. Even though they do have other targets, Chase is really a key to that team.

Ten receptions, 129 yards and a touchdown. I mean, he's showing exactly why he's one of the rising stars as far as wide receivers go in this league. Yeah, Adam, you're certainly right. And if Joe Burrow could have cut down on the turnovers, I feel like Cincinnati probably would have won that game. But instead, those numbers, well, great, especially if you have them on your fantasy team. They're kind of just hollow, especially with the loss.

Kind of like a Gabe Davis. Remember in the playoffs where he had like four touchdowns or whatever and he set all kinds of records, but it really didn't matter. It's something like that. But for me, my biggest performance has to be Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Now, some people were all doom and gloom. Like, oh no, they have no one behind Tyreek Hill. Juju is injury prone and rickety. You know, Mark has vowed as scantling as butterfingers. And, you know, and I mean, those criticisms were vowed at the time, but Mahomes saw what everyone was saying and said, no Tyreek,

no problem. Put up basically a 76% completion percentage, 600, 300, excuse me, 360 yards and five touchdown passes on their way to obliterating the Arizona Cardinals. And Mahomes, he spread the wealth around. Kelsey got his fair share of touches. Clyde Edwards-Alaire was electric. You know, you had guys like Meikle Hardman and Juju Smith-Schuster getting like some targets as well and even the rookie Isaiah Pacheco got in on it so I so I will reiterate what I said no Tyreek no problem at least not for Mahomes as he just like I said rolled on to a victory so uh Adam is there anyone else like

you'd like to highlight yeah and there's also Jamar Chase uh excuse me Jamar Chase uh there's also Justin Jefferson who put up who had himself a game him himself nine receptions 184 yards and two touchdowns in the 23 to 7 win for the Vikings over the Packers. Here's a player where we got – so they got a new head coach in Kevin O'Connell who's been working behind – who was the offensive coordinator for last year's Rams team. And they had that one wide receiver in Cooper Kopp who they – who was really favored in that offensive scheme. And everyone figured, one wide receiver in Cooper Cup who they, who was really favored in that offensive scheme. And everyone figured, okay, here's Justin Jefferson. He's probably

going to be that guy in that offense. He proved that today, or excuse me, over, over this weekend. And this is a player where he can really, I mean, he, we, he can really put the team on his back and make make kurt cousins a lot better than he is yeah adam you're you're perfectly right and we've seen before how much an elite number one receiver can uh help even the most mediocre of quarterbacks now only but i'm sorry i was just gonna say now before we move on i did want to quickly highlight one more player giants running back saquon barkley a lot of people myself included said all right this is like the put up or shut up year for him he's been battling injuries ever since his second season in the league and this time for him to like i said put, put up or shut up. And he chose the put-up route with 18 rushing attempts for 164 yards,

which equates to 9.1 yards a carry and a rushing touchdown, along with six catches for 30 yards. Now, I'm not going to say Saquon's back, but he took a massive step in the right direction against the Tennessee Titans. And, I mean, the Titans don't exactly have what you would call a poor defense. You know what I mean? They could be very deadly, and Saquon said not today. Yeah. deadly and Saquon said not today yeah see Saquon is one of those players where I mean he this is

he's always been injury prone and this is that one I mean this was the point where he where he really needed to get it going because he's at a point where he's at a point where he's he's finally healthy so he has to prove that he can still do it. And he's a year removed from his ACL tear, which is important for running backs because usually that's around the time where they really start to figure it out. If you remember Dalvin Cook in, what was it, 2018? Yeah, it was 2018. He had a bad year coming off that ACL tear.

And he and towards the end of the year, you kind of saw some signs of a resurgence. And then the next year after that, he played well and regained his old form. This is kind of the same with Saquon Barkley, a player who's failed to stay healthy, finally is. And now we're seeing what he's really capable of. You're right, Adam. And while we could talk about big performances all day, because they were plentiful during week one, but unfortunately we do have to move on where we are going to talk about some of the big names

that sustain injuries during week one. It's unfortunate, but it is a reality of football. And you're definitely not going to want to miss that. Don't go anywhere. This is the Fumble Rooski Podcast. Here's Edelman broken up and the pass is no sign yet. Edelman comes down with a football and they're saying it's a catch. It's a catch. To Gates!

Side line! Touchdown! Unbelievable! Swings it way down the field to Watkins! Sammy Watkins for the touchdown! Welcome back to the Fumble Rooski Podcast. I am C.J. Amderos along with Adam Wright. And, oh boy, boy week one crazy week but unfortunately

some big names got hurt and like i said before the break that's just one of the realities of football am i correct adam oh yeah it's injuries are so much of a part of football that it's like it's it's unlike any other sport and it's just it's just tragic that's why if your gms are smart they will you know spend a decent chunk of change on backups because you never know who's gonna get hurt and when and every year there's always some big names that go down in week one adam would you like to share one of such big names? Well, we have TJ Watt, who appears to have suffered a torn pec. Now, I believe that it's yet to be confirmed because they're looking for a couple different opinions because they don't want to accept the fact that they lost one of their best players for the year. because they don't want to accept the fact that – it appears that they don't want to accept the fact that

they lost one of their best players for the year. But, yeah, Jamal – TJ Watt torn Peck. And I believe Jamal Adams of the Seattle Seahawks just – did he tore – he tore his ACL, didn't he? I think it's a quad tear, but still serious nonetheless. And then on top of that kyle fuller now he tore his acl a player who was on has kind of been a little bit on the decline but a player who's who has potential he's shown uh in the past that he can be a top corner uh he's gone for the year for the denver broncos and uh dac prescott i believe i believe is on the bravens

right right he was on the broncos the year before and then it was the ravens correct yeah because when it comes to injuries our resident ra Ravens fan, Justin Tucker, will give you an earful. Yeah. And he'll also give you an earful about how that Ravens team is yet again facing the injury bug where tackle, what was it, right tackle Ronnie Stanley. No, it was left tackle Ronnie Stanley. Oh, and Jawan James too. Jawan James.

Are they both hurt? I believe so. At least that's what Justin said to me today when I spoke to him. Yep. So there you go. Ravens, another year, another promising year, another promising year that's down the drain to injuries. Eh, not yet.

It's only week one. That offensive line is suffering big time man oh it 100 is but i do want to touch a little bit more on one of the guys you touched on uh dac prescott from the dallas cowboys oh boy it's always interesting when a quarterback goes down because unless your name is Tom Brady or Nick Foles or like Kurt Warner, your season's over. And, you know, I mean, we've seen it time after time after time where, you know, when your quarterback goes down, that's a wrap on your season basically.

And Dak, he's not going to be gone for the whole year, but they did say he will be gone from six to eight weeks. Yes, six to eight weeks. And during that time, they had to face teams like the Rams and the Bengals and Philly, and even the Lions are somewhat decent. So I am not looking forward, if I'm a Cowboys fan, to the rest of this season because there's a very real chance you go 0-6. And they said they're not even going to try to trade for another established quarterback. They're sticking with Cooper Rush.

Will that work? I don't know. And I personally don't think it will. But we'll see. And speaking of we'll see, we are going to move ahead to our next segment where Adam and I are going to talk about some of the bigger upsets that happened in week one. Oh, and believe you me, there were quite a bit.

So don't go anywhere. This is the Fumble Rooski Podcast. Here's Edelman broken up and the pass is no sign yet. Edelman comes down with a football and they're saying it's a catch. This is what? It's a catch! Startline! Touchdown! Unbelievable!

Swings it way down the field to Watkins! Sammy Watkins for the touchdown! Good evening. You are still listening to the Fumble Rooski podcast powered by Power 88. I am CJ Medeiros and that there is Adam Wright. So let's, as I said before, we're going to talk about some upsets. And, you know, upsets are an interesting thing in football. You know, you think a team has a 100% chance at victory, and then they lose.

And honestly, upsets are one of the wonders of sports, unless you are the team being upset. So, Adam, what was your biggest upset from last week of football? So, I have a feeling I know which one you're going to pick. Is it going to be the Bears? Because. Oh, well, I'll spoil it, but yes. Yeah.

All right, fine. Then I'll go a different direction and I'm going to pick the Browns upsetting the Panthers. 26-24. Now, a lot of people are going to say that the Panthers aren't going to be that good of a team and they're not going to the playoffs. That might be true, but I think they're going to be a competitive team this year. At least they have the makings to be. They have a defense that's among the best in the league.

They have a wide receiving core that's among the best in the league. And they have a running back who, when he's healthy, is, again,'s among the best in the league, and they have a running back who, when he's healthy, is, again, one of the best in the league. And their offensive line is improving. And to add on to that, they brought in a quarterback who should be able to hold down the fort over there in Baker Mayfield. So there's no reason why the Browns should be able to pull off this upset. I mean, they have a good roster as well, but they have Jacoby Brissett at the helm.

And he's okay, but Baker Mayfield is the number one overall pick at one point. And he was able to lead the Browns to a playoff victory and to a playoff berth. And very nearly beat the Chiefs that year. Now they couldn't do it because, well, they just couldn't do it. And the only reason they were almost able to was because Patrick Mahomes got hurt in that game, but almost did that. And so you would expect the Panthers to come out and win this game. They did not. They lost 26-24, and they made it a close game. It was not that close of a game for most of the contest, but, I mean, this was – I mean, this is a game that I believe

they should have won, and they didn't. So, I mean, yeah, that's definitely one that jumped out to me. Yeah, that was a stunning upset to say the least. But there is one that, I mean, no matter where you stand on the football spectrum, that you probably didn't see coming, and that is the Chicago Bears upsetting the San Francisco 49ers. Now, if you are a football fan, you know, you've probably heard the Niners fans talking insane amounts of trash, like, ah, Trey Lance, he's so good, third overall pick, baby, here we come,

Super Bowl. How'd that work out, dare I ask? That's a rhetorical question. It, in fact, did not. And I'll admit, there was a weather game. Rain was pouring down. And every one of their mother knows, especially in football, rain is the great equalizer. And the 49ers came out and literally lost 19-10 to the Bears. I cannot stress this enough. They lost to the Bears. You know, Justin Fields, you know, because it was a reigning game, he didn't put up the flashiest of numbers,

but he did have 121 passing yards, two touchdowns, and a pick, which for like the downpour that it was, was really not that bad. And who could forget Trey Lance, who went 13 of 28, 164 yards, no touchdowns, and an interception. That's just really not just plain and simple, not what you want from, you know, like the quarterback that you said was going to be like the biggest thing. And I know, like I said, you know, it's a rain game and maybe you count that out. But a loss of the Bears to start out your season is far from ideal.

Adam. Yeah, I mean, like it would be one thing to say for it to be a competitive game and it kind of was but it would be one thing for trey lands to at least show some flashes because a lot of people believe he can play but it would be one thing that he shows some flashes he plays decently but the weather's clearly affecting him. That's kind of not really what happened. He kind of – he had a – the way he played, it feels like he would have played that poorly even in good weather.

So it was – especially when it's against the Bears. I mean, that Bears team doesn't have much left on that defense. So it's just not a good look for the 49ers. But an encouraging sign for Justin Hill and the – our old co-host, Justin Hill, an accidental shout-out. For Justin Fields and that Bears team, rain's a great equalizer, but a win's a win at the end of the day. Well, you are 100% correct, Adam. And unfortunately, we are going to have to move on.

But what we will do next is talk about our Fumble Rooski fantasy fix. So, yeah, you're definitely not going to want to miss that, especially if you're in one of our listener leagues. So don't go anywhere because this is the Fumble Rooski Podcast. Here's Edelman broken up and the pass is no sign yet. Edelman comes down with a football and they're saying it's a catch. It's caught! It's a catch! Skyline! Touchdown!

Unbelievable! Slings it way down the field to Watkins! Sammy Watkins for the touchdown. Welcome back. This is the Fumble Rooski Podcast. I am CJ Medeiros along with Adam Wright. And right now, you know, as you know, we're trying to delve into fantasy and therefore this is going to be what I believe is the second installment of the Fumble Rooski Fantasy Fix. Adam, would you like to do the honors? All right, guys. So I'm going to mention all of the final scores. I'm going to start with our grand prize league, and then we are going to go into our,

our list fumble Ruski listener league and name all of the scores. And then we'll give a little PSA just to give a little bit of a, just, just some sort of fantasy football advice for you guys in the future. We're going to do some stardom sit them in stream streamers, excuse me, not start some waiver wire pickups and streamers for you guys to pick up. But today we weren't able to get our episode out until Wednesday this week.

So obviously that's usually when you guys' waiver period is over. So this week we're going to just stick to the scores in a fantasy psa but uh for our first score in the grand prize league it is it was me who beat grayson mortimer 91 to 89 and then it was patrick williver who beat aaron wise actually no uh aaron wise beat patrick No. Aaron Wise beat Patrick Williver 112-108. Close one. Team Hartman, as in Jack Hartman, beat Amber Shelley 136-108. Nick Norman beat Robert Shelley 108-104. And Jeff Medeiros beat Isaac Zonana 130-83. And I'm just going to start going for the usernames.

But Dax Allfolks lost to the Sports Saga podcast 131-92. Conor's God Squad beat Hittin' Rugs 114-95. The Real Slim Brady beat Good Will Punting 124-105. And then Eli Turner beat Ben Farina 108-87. Now going into the Fumble Rooski Listener League.

And we've got going to week one. And I beat CJ. Wow. wow suck on that oh that's 124 124 to 115 hey how'd you do in our personal league adam you want to tell the folks that they don't need to know that you're asking the wrong questions, homie. And Rogers Percocet lost to, when, when I feel like it, 122 to 129. Steven Parker beat Patrick Costew 108 to 102. 50 Shades of Brown beat God Squad 111-105. Browns Country lost to Kanye East 122-95.

I love that name. Oh, my God. This was a close one. So I have to go into the percentage, the decimals here. So Deez Bolaz beat Fins Up 94.46 to 94.1. Wow. What a game that was. And the Real Deal Briel beat Date With Ariza. Oh, boy. was and uh the uh real deal brielle beat date with arisa oh boy 113 to 104 these are some pretty these are some pretty shady names some of them are so bad i'm just calling them by their uh their

act their real names uh but uh hawks so there's two Hawks teams, one Landon. Landon lost to the Destroyers, 76-89. And so that's all of our Fumble Rooski Listeners League. So as for our Fantasy PSA, since it's week one, I think it's time for our annual don't overreact to week one, because number one, you're going to be looking at that one RB one or wide receiver one that you had who just didn't, who just didn't do it for you. And I'll, I've been there, uh, this, this week, I believe Najee Harris only got me about 10 points in one of my leagues.

Najee Harris had a bad week last year during week one. So that just tells you a little bit about don't go out and start shopping. Don't start trading your players. Give it some time. Give it a couple of weeks. Start your studs for the first few weeks and just go from there. And also, here's another thing. If you do all these trades this early in the season, the players you trade for could get hurt. Now that could happen when you have the players that you have, but at least

you just hung on to who you had instead of trading significant assets for a guy who just got hurt. So definitely don't overreact to week one. It's only week one. For all you guys know, you could go, let's say your league is what, 14 games? You could go 13-1. You could. Could happen. So don't overreact. Don't drop players.

Don't trade anybody just just start your studs but that's it for that and uh do we want to hang on do we want to move on to the the uh fumble ruski fan box yes adam yes we shall so uh no intro here we're just gonna jump right on into the fan box because i know it's uh it's what the people want all right so getting into quick um it was 115 so uh here we go well guys um oh shoot no the uh the ad read isn't um that's for our fan segment yeah that's for our fan segment uh this is This is – all right. Here we go. Here we go. Here we go. So we are on to our Fumbaruski fan box.

We post a question filter on our Instagram every Monday, and you can respond with hot takes, questions, and more, and we will discuss it and give you a shout-out on our podcast. Respond to next week's fan box question to be featured on our show so the question of the week was which team or player put up the most surprising week one performance all right so going into these responses um we got uh if only things could load oh i have them in front of me adam all right let's listen let's hear them so first up brady kudo said hilliard from tennessee yes okay i agree i agree next chris kostich said michael thomas hasn't played in two years and the game showed that he and J-Bo are dangerous.

He means Jameis Winston. But yeah. Oh, yeah. Michael Thomas came back like he didn't miss a beat. Yeah. And our old friend Patrick Williver said James Robinson. Oh, yeah. That starting job's not ETNs yet.

Probably eventually, but. That was a crazy one, man. I will admit that I counted out James Robinson. I thought ETN was a big, big time guy. Oh, I totally did too. I didn't draft either of them, but I felt the same way. He probably still will, but don't overreact to week one. Yeah, that's just the theme every year, ain't it?

Next, Cameron Beal said jarvis landry oh yeah that was an awesome pickup for new orleans i mean his numbers were just insane now uh grayson mortimer old buddy on the show grayson said the bears well yeah you beat the 49ers rain or not you definitely deserve some uh you know some kudos thrown your way next uh robert shelly our old buddy robert shelly everyone's favorite said texans tbh you'll take a draw at this point i don't think anyone was expecting you know the texans colts game to be competitive but they did it. The Texans are like that thorn in your side. You just can't get rid of. And believe me, they could knock a few teams down

this year. I think next cash withers had two responses, the giants and the bears. Oh yeah. Two teams that pulled off major upsets. I could totally see his logic next, a guy we just had on recently, Aaron Wise, said easily Saquon Barkley. Now, Adam and I, you know, we spoke about Saquon Barkley, and yeah, that guy definitely temporarily, you know, he shut up the haters for that game. Then, of course, Cola DJ says Saquon. Yes, once again, we agree. Then Eli Turner said player johan dotson team steelers yep steelers knock off the reigning afc champs and johan dotson catches two touchdowns in his debut yep he'll definitely take the pressure off the skill carry i think then there's dean federico who said the vikings oh yeah they manhandled Rodgers and the Packers.

They totally stifled that air attack. And, yep, that's going to be – yeah, I was shocked. Hey, but I had Justin Jefferson in my fantasy league, so all was well. Next, Ian Mullern said Texans by far. Yeah, we touched on that and how no one expected that to be competitive. But hey, Shelly was right from earlier. You will take a draw. And so, and Ian is right as well.

Connor Fallon, the Bears in the swamps of Soldier Field. Yeah, that level of downpour with that terrible field, that can throw anyone off their game. Next up, Zachary Stilson said Duvernay, which he means the Ravens receiver Devin Duvernay, who I believe caught two touchdowns. And for like the three people that started him in fantasy, I salute you.

Next, Secret Weapon Consulting, a good friend of the show, says, gotta say, the Bears. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. Oh oh yeah bears beat the niners oh yeah weather and justin fields and the terrible turf but that's a story for another day next isaac zonana says saquon proved everyone wrong also to a very underrated game yeah on the stat sheets it was yeah on the stat sheets it was underrated but like if you saw him in real life like yeah that was the that score is a little deceiving because the miami offense really only put up 13 points another touchdown came off a strip fumble but i mean more power to him but waddle and hill showed out in that game but that's it yeah well waddle had a big jump like a chunk play and hill

had a lot of catches but was getting stopped soon so we'll see you know there's a lot to tell tyson tate says vikings defense was very good can you tell tell Tyson Tate's a Vikings fan? Can you tell? But it's all right. We love him anyway. And yes, the Vikings defense was very good. Picked off Rodgers, and he hasn't thrown an interception to an NFC North team in a while. Next, his username is DillPow72.

Real name Dillon. We don't know his last name. Says Isaiah Pacheco. Yep. A good, you know, a solid debut, you know, with this rookie running back from the Chiefs. He took Tyree Kill's old number. He's putting that to good use, I think.

Yep. Then Jack Grob, Miles Garrett. Oh, yeah. But, like, most surprising. Like, yeah. But most surprising. I mean, I would expect that from him. Because he's their star pass rusher. Oh, yeah. Leo Koivu says Chase from Bengals.

Hey, the Bengals didn't win, but Chase showed up and showed out. Yeah, and I did mention that as a great performance. But that was – I don't know if it – like I don't know if I'm surprised. Are you surprised by that? Because I – Not really. I wouldn't say I expect it, but I also am not surprised because, I mean, he's one of the better receivers in the game. Next, Jack Briel, Dotson or Thomas, as in Jahan Dotson or Michael Thomas?

We touched on them both, and both are valid. Next, Derek Poole, real talk. The Patriots look lost and surprised in a bad way. Please don't make me relive that game as a Pats fan. Moving on. Yeah, we can just – good take, but – Yeah. Joseph Sautel said the Giants. Yes. Oh, yeah, once again, you know, they went into Tennessee and beat the Titans.

Can't get much better than that. Luke Banning said Jahan Dotson. I'm starting to think we have a favorite here. I know, like, whichever team Washington plays in week two will definitely have him on their radar. He'll be on some fantasy rosters too. Oh, absolutely. If he wasn't already. Next, Jad Noamon said Lamar and the Ravens in general. I mean, they were playing the Jets, but still, it's good to see that Lamar's back and healthy i would say oh yeah next cash drazen said ernest jones who i believe is a linebacker from the rams i believe so yeah but

yeah yeah i mean he i mean the rams got thumped, but he certainly had a good game. Next, Daniel Blaziak said, Jefferson saved my fantasy team from the jaws of defeat. Once again, we're not surprised that Justin Jefferson did well, but still, it was a performance worth mentioning as he obliterated that Green Bay secondary. I mean, that was incredible. I do have Ernest jones stats from that game he had one force fumble and he had five solo tackles so hey that's pretty good he had quite the

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