The Herd with Colin Cowherd - FantasyPros - The Biggest Fantasy Football Questions For Each Team in Week 6 (Ep. 1765)

Episode Date: October 11, 2025

Seth Woolcock, Pat Fitzmaurice, and Derek Brown answer burning questions for each game and team ahead of Week 6 of the NFL season! Don't miss this crucial fantasy football advice ahead of Week 6’s matchups! Timestamps (may be off due to ads): Intro - 0:00:00 Broncos @ Jets (London) - 0:03:43 Cardinals @ Colts - 0:07:14 Rams @ Ravens - 0:10:19 Hard Rock Bet - 0:13:41 Browns @ Steelers - 0:15:18 Seahawks @ Jaguars - 0:19:29 Chargers @ Dolphins - 0:23:19 FantasyPros Auto Pilot - 0:26:01 Cowboys @ Panthers - 0:27:07 Patriots @ Saints - 0:29:36 Titans @ Raiders - 0:32:39 Signed AJ Brown Jersey Giveaway - 0:35:19 49ers @ Buccaneers - 0:35:58 Bengals @ Packers - 0:39:26 Lions @ Chiefs - 0:43:35 Bills @ Falcons - 0:48:07 Bears @ Commanders - 0:52:27 Outro - 0:55:34 Helpful Links:Hard Rock Bet - All lines provided by Hard Rock Bet. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for Hard Rock Bet and make a $5 bet and you'll get $150 in bonus bets if you win. Head over to Hard Rock Bet, sign up and make your first deposit today. Payable in bonus bet(s). Not a cash offer. Offered by the Seminole Tribe of Florida in FL. Offered by Seminole Hard Rock Digital, LLC, in all other states. Must be 21+ and physically present in AZ, CO, FL, IL, IN, NJ, OH, TN or VA to play. Terms and conditions apply. Concerned about gambling? In FL, call 1-888-ADMIT-IT. In IN, if you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-9-WITH-IT. GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER (AZ, CO, IL, NJ, OH, TN, VA).  My Playbook - Sync your league instantly to My Playbook to get custom advice on how to manage your team throughout the season. See your league’s top available players, power rankings, and more for free! Check the “Are They Playing” tool each week to get the latest game-day availability odds for all injured players. If you’re premium – you unlock all kinds of helpful waiver, trade, lineup and league analysis tools. You can even auto-start your team’s optimal lineup each week with Auto-Pilot. Sync your league and dominate every week of the season with My Playbook at fantasypros.com/myplaybook or on the FantasyPros App Follow us on Twitch - The team here at FantasyPros is taking questions all week, every week on Twitch. Follow us on Twitch at twitch.tv/fantasypros and never miss a stream! Discord – Join our FantasyPros Discord Community! Chat with other fans and get access to exclusive AMAs that wind up on our podcast feed. Come get your questions answered and BE ON THE SHOW at fantasypros.com/chat Leave a Review – If you enjoy our show and find our insight to be valuable, we’d love to hear from you! Your reviews fuel our passion and help us tailor content specifically for YOU. Head to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever else you get your podcasts and leave an honest review. Let’s make this show the ultimate destination for fantasy football enthusiasts like us. Thank you for watching and for showing your support – https://fantasypros.com/review/ BettingPros Podcast – For advice on the best picks and props across both the NFL and college football each and every week, check out the BettingPros Podcast at bettingpros.com/podcast, our BettingPros YouTube channel at youtube.com/bettingpros, or wherever you listen to podcastsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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every hole and um yeah doing good so most efficient does that mean i average you know 9.6 yards per uh but assignments yes like that all right yeah the uh the keyboard the keyboard the words per minute is good with you fit. So I'm a slow worker, so never, I don't think I'll ever be able to hit the links on a Friday, but hoping one day eventually we can get out there. We're also tapping back into the big and bald brain of a man who can't wait to get to the weekend so he can catch up on the new Love is Blind, Temptation Island, and of course the Golden Bachelor, he's Derek Brown.

I'm out. I'm out. I hate reality TV, Seth. You know this. I hate it with a passion. Just give it a shot. Just give it a shot. That's how we're starting this show.

That's how we're starting this show. Reality. Bro. Come on. No. No. No. At least if we're going to go with something like,

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Only fantasy pros? Huh? Yes, yes, exactly. Busy weekend for me as well. Breakfast with the grandparents tomorrow. Friends diaper party on Saturday as well. And then local watering holes on at night for my friend's band playing. Do you guys do diaper parties? You got a full weekend. I know, I know. Do you guys do diaper parties when you had kids or is that just like a young, millennial trendy thing now? Trendy millennial. That's a millennial Pinterest, like got to celebrate every single thing. kind of like no man like I remember what gender reveal parties like started like all that kind of stuff like started whenever uh I think we had our third kid and my wife tells me about it I'm like so we can't just like send a text we can't just call people anymore like wait we got we got to have

a party about it like okay it's okay it's basically a glorified reason to get together with your buddies and drink beer everyone brings a pack of diapers and a 30 pack so it's yeah I'm about it. Yeah, exactly, exactly. Today's program does look like this, folks. We'll go inside the fantasy football and betting storylines for the weekend that can help you make any last-minute lineup decisions. And before jumping in, quick shout to everyone riding with us on the Fantasy Pro's YouTube channel or the audio feed. Thank you so much for all the support so far this season.

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Hit me up a DM in the Discord. Also, be sure to check out our weekly and rest of season consensus rankings at Fantasyprose.com slash rankings. And gentlemen, let's go ahead and get to the storylines where we're going to start across the pond the Denver Broncos against the New York Jets in London, 9.30 a.m. Eastern time. And what I want to know is which rookie will have a better performance. RJ Harvey or Mason Taylor. It's been a really slow start for RJ Harvey, averaging just 8.3 fancy points per game on 9.2 touches per game as well.

But the Jets are a sensational matchup for running backs landing him as the ECR RB 37. Mason Taylor, meanwhile, the hot name on the block after a three-game stretch where he totaled 25 targets. But he has a pretty neutral matchup against the Broncos currently ECR Tighten 13. So Fitz, having less of an attachment to these players as Debrough might, who do you think shows up overseas on Sunday morning? Damn, out of me here. Debrough likes both of these guys. He has been banging the drum for Mason Taylor in our waiver article for a couple of weeks now. And that's the way I'm going here, Seth.

Like it has to be Taylor. He is the Jets number two pass catcher now behind Garrett Wilson. Taylor is 14 catches and 19 targets over the last two weeks. Garrett Wilson has something like a 30% target share this season. but Wilson is going to be seeing a lot of shutdown corner Patrick Sertan Jr. this week. That could mean Justin Fields has to go somewhere else with the ball, which could mean an abundant target supply for Mason Taylor. And I had hoped we were going to see a role expansion for RJ Harvey. He had a season high, 41% snapshot in week four, 18 touches, 98 yards from scrimmage in a touchdown, and then big letdown last week.

Harvey played 15 snaps for a 20% snapshot. seven touches, 30 yards. The usage spike in week four was just the result of a blowout. The Broncos beat the Bengals 28 to 3, and all of the Broncos other games have been one score games, and Harvey has not reached even a one-third snapshot in any of them. Derek, what do you think here? We're picking between your firstborn, RJ Harvey,

and your new adoptive son, Mason Taylor. I think I'm skipping the diaper party, man. Dude, seriously, like, I'm going Mason Taylor. that's the easy call here for me. And like, it's just R.J. Harvey's just not playing enough. Like we thought like he was going to get unleashed after the big game. And then Sean Payton goes back to the three-man backfield.

And it's Tyler Badey cutting into R.J. Harvey, fits yes, at it right that time. Cutting into R.J. Harvey's playing time. And it's just tough to watch, man. Like, he can't score fantasy points if you're not on the field. And he's not on the field. But right now I'm staring at a hard rock bet,

the over 34 and a half minus 115 for receiving yards for M. Jason Taylor, give me that all day. And to Fitsy's point, it's not only the market share of targets that Mason Taylor has had for the last three games. It's also the matchup, man. Denver's kind of neutral versus tight ends, but it's the coverage matchup. So they run the ninth highest single high rate in the NFL over the last two weeks, Mason Taylor versus single high. And this is not something that tight ends don't get targeted versus single high all the time. Like that's not something that happens.

Like so I want to bring this up right now, but Mason Taylor over those last two games versus single high, 30.8% target share, 2.6 yards per route run, and he has a 33% first re-chair. So he's going to get used in this game. And I mean, guys, like, if it's not Mason Taylor overs that we're betting this week, every single week, the receiving yardage line, bet the unders on the wide receiver one and Patrick Surtein's shadow coverage, it just keeps paying, baby. It absolutely does. And sticking with the theme of tight ends, let's get to the one o'clock slate with the Arizona Cardinals at the Colts. Which tight end do you prefer this week and rest of season?

Trey McBride or Tyler Warren McBride currently is tight end four and fancy points per game averaging just over 12 and a half points. Warren, tight end three and points per game averaging 13.3. On paper, the Cardinals are a much more advantageous tight end matchup, but is that where you're heading, Derek Brown? I could tell from Fisie Sly Grant, I know where he's going. I'm going to go Trey McBride. I know his role where we have other talented past catchers with the Colts.

I know McBride's role in this offense, and he's the unquestion number one. And has it been pretty? No, because Kyla Murray is not playing good football. Kyle Murray hasn't played good football. Might be out this weekend, too. Yeah. So, I mean, this all comes down to its schedule. It is a definitive higher floor for targets on a weekly basis.

Now we can talk about the effectiveness of those targets and everything at nauseam. But I'll still go to leave McBride, although I will say the answer is really. both. Okay, Fitz, Warner McBride for you this week and rest of season. I love this question, Seth, and there is no way you could tell it was concocted by a Penn State fan. Yes! Out of 50!

Out of him, baby, let's go. And it is a totally fair question. You mentioned Tyler Warren is averaging more fantasy points per game. And yes, I have been contending for a while now that the national Trey McBride lobby has been grossly overselling McBride's value. In fact,

at the Fantasy Football Expo in Canton, Ohio a couple months ago. I was at George's Lounge, our favorite place, arguing with half the bar that Trey McBride should not have been considered the tight end one in fantasy draft. I was there as a witness. 3 a.m. He was doing it. Still doing it. D.brough was part of it.

I mean, I was like John Wick fighting half the bar up. It's like I had to argue with our 6 foot eight friend Andrew, aka disco, aka Big Draft Energy from Big Drafters HQ. I think I was also arguing with John Daigle. and Ian Hartets, and of course I was arguing with Debrough, the head of the national Trey McBride lobby. But you know what, Seth, for the rest of the 2025 season, I'm still going to roll with Trey McBride over Warren.

Just on sheer target and catch volume. McBride is averaging 8.4 targets and 5.8 catches a game. He's had at least five catches in every game. Only 6.2 targets per game for Warren and has not had more than six targets in any of his last three. But this is close. I might even pivot to Tyler Warren in standard scoring. And if Kyler Murray is in fact out, I would rather have Warren in my lineup this week.

But for the season as a whole, I'll still take Trey McBride over Warren. But I guarantee you, Seth, that Warren will be ahead of Trey McBride in my 2026 draft rankings. Not even a question. Okay. Fitsy threw me a curve ball there. I was not expecting that. I thought this was going to be like Tyler Warren easy season for Fitsy. I know.

I gave him a little soft toss and he still. The curveball, Wiley veteran, man. All of it. Let's get to the Rams against the Ravens. No worm on the show, so he didn't have to talk about this one, thankfully. Will Matthew Stafford go over plus 150 or under minus 190, 2.5 passing touchdowns this weekend against the Ravens secondary? And is he a must start? Is the question here, gentlemen?

The Ravens have paced as the second best matchups for opposing quarterbacks this season. they've allowed eight passing touchdowns in the past two weeks alone. So Fitts over, under for Stafford, and is he in your lineups this week if you have them? Well, Seth, since I knew this question was coming, I had to do the math on it before answering. And since joining the Rams in 2021, Stafford has thrown three or more touchdown passes in 17 of his 62 regular season starts. So 27.4%. The under looks like the better percentage play here. But nine of the games where Stafford had three or more touchdown passes came in his first season with the Rams, 2021. That was the crazy Cooper Cup season.

The Cup had 145 catches and almost 2,000 yards. Stafford had three or more touchdowns in more than half of his starts that year. And maybe this is playing out as another 2021 type of setup for Stafford with Pooka Nakua going wild every week and Devante Adams still playing like a star. Stafford also has momentum and matchup on his side this week. He's thrown three touchdown passes in each of his last two games and the Ravens defense is a tire fire right now. But looks, I do not like making bats with odds of minus 190. If I do, it better be close to a sure thing.

And this is not close to a sure thing this under. And it's way more fun to take the over at plus 150 and then rub it in our guy worm's face after it hits. So, yeah, I'll take the over here. And is Stafford a must start? Like I think I've got him sort of, he's QB9, I think, for me this week. So I don't know. I guess I'm not starting him over guys like Drake May or some of the tip-top guys.

But I think if you have Stafford in most cases, you are probably starting him. Derek, you've been pounding the table for Stafford for a few weeks now in some good matchups. Are you once again doing it here in week six? Oh, absolutely. I mean, I've got him QB9 with Fitsy. I think. But here's the interesting Lacey guys that I would be starting Matthew Stafford over Daniel Jones.

I'm starting Matthew Stafford over Caleb Williams, Jordan Love, Justin Fields, Jared Gough, even though I like golf this week. Matthew Stafford are like he's QB9, but those are a number of the names where people could be having the lineup decisions. And I'm starting Stafford over all of them. Like the Ravens secondary is terrible. I'll take the over reluctantly again like with Fitsy and his wonderful analysis here. It's like two and a half over two and a half passing touchdowns is is tough. But I mean, Stafford probably gets there this week. I mean, if Adams was still banged up, he was out of the lineup or something, then I wouldn't.

But with all of his weapons pretty much healthy. I mean, Tutu Atwell is now dealing with a hamstring issue. Tyler Higbee, I don't know if we're going to see him this week, but they're talking about getting Terrence Ferguson more involved. So that's good. So Stafford, yeah, like he's about as close to a must start as you can get, like as the top 10 fantasy quarterback. and I think he's going to crush, man. The Baltimore Ravens defense, I don't even have to give you any numbers here.

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the worst advice from the dumbest people you know. Listen to Help from Hypocrite as part of the Mike Couture Podcast Network available on the IHart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Let's head to the north shore of the Ohio River where the Cleveland Browns are against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Akershire. stadium. Gentlemen, are you starting or rostering anyone in this game aside from the running backs, Quinnshot Jutkins and Jalen Warren and wide receiver at D.K. Metcalf? These are really consolidated offenses. The defenses are certainly rounded into form as well. So Debrough, are you starting or rostering anyone aside from the big three here? So actually, and this, I'm going

out on a limb here. I'm kind of like optimistic about the Cleveland Brown's past catchers this week. David and Joku had a huge target share last week and Dylan Gabriel's first start 24.2%. He got almost a 29% first read share. It is a very, very good matchup for David and Joku. So I mean, the Steelers have given up the third most fantasy points per game to tight end. So in Joku, if you need a tight in option,

I'm riding with him this week. And I think there's flex appeal for Jerry Judy and Isaiah Bond here. I mean, let's not kid ourselves. The Pittsburgh Steelers secondary has not played well. I know Joey Porter is getting healthier. and maybe they're rounding into form a little bit. But Jerry Judy, I mean, he leads his team in deep targets. And that's really what I want to focus on for him and Isaiah Bond is both those guys

have been one and two for the passing attack for deep targets. And the Steelers have given up the third highest decompletion rate and the fifth most deep passing yards per game this season. So if there was ever a game where I'm not telling you to feel good about flexing either one of these guys, but I think they are flex viable this week, considering the matchup. Jerry, Judy, and Isaiah Bond, if you're in a pinch, yeah, you can play them this week. What about you, Fittsie? Are you firing anyone up from Cleveland or Pittsburgh here? On the Steelers side, maybe Kenneth Gainwell in a deep league or if you're getting just wrecked by injuries.

Like Gainwell had that big game against the Vikings in Ireland with Jalen Warren out a couple of weeks ago. Maybe he gets double-digit targets this week against the Browns if the Steelers sort of make this like a 60-40 backfield in Warren's favor. but we do know it's a tough matchup with the Browns, whose run defense is just terrific. On the Brown side, I'd definitely be willing to start Najoku. Six catches for 67 yards and a touchdown on nine targets in Dylan Gabriel's first start. And Gabriel targeted his tight ends 13 times against the Vikings last week and his wide receivers only 10 times. So maybe Najoku is going to be Gabriel's security blanket. And Debrough pointed out the matchup with the steep.

dealers looks pretty good. I just, I don't know if I'm ready to go to any of the wide receivers with the Browns until we start seeing Dylan Gabriel, you know, doing a little more work with those guys. Is it back to Nujoku over Fanon for both of you guys rest of season? I think so, yeah. Okay. It is for me and the reason I didn't bring up Fanon, although I highlighted the really good matchup for tight ends versus, because dude, he dropped below a 50% snapshot last week. So if he's not running routes, like you have to be out there, much like, We talked about RJ Harvey. You got to run routes.

You got to play snaps. If you're not doing that, you can't score fantasy points, just a reality. Fanon's a really nice asset for Dynasty. I think he should be happy if you've got him on your roster. But for redraft, I think he's pretty marginal. Well, so just real fast, do you think there's any chance they trade in Joku with them selling off Joe Flacco? Like, that's the only reason where I got a few questions in the Discord and people are like, do I drop him?

And I'm like, if you need the space, drop him. but if you've got like a spot where you, you can hold him right now. I'm not willing to say that the Browns will not trade in Joku considering the state of their roster and how they are moving forward. Just like the Joe Flacco trade away like that signal something. Yeah, it's possible.

I'm trying to look up the terms of David Nijoku's contract here. He's a free agent after this year. He is. Then it's entirely possible. Yeah. Who needs a tight end? I'm trying to think off the top of the dome. Who would make me interested?

Chargers say hi. Oh. Yeah. Yeah. And one who can block, which would really help the chargers with their tackle issues. Good point. Yeah. All right.

Let's go ahead and get to the Seattle Seahawks against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Rank these flex options boys. Cooper Cup averaging 8.6 fancy points per game. ECR wide receiver 39. Zach Charbonnet averaging just about nine fantasy points per game, ECR RB 29. And then Travis Hunter, still pushing that agenda here, folks. 6.8 fantasy points per game.

ECR 49 fits. Are you starting any of these options at Flex and rank them for me one through three, please? Man, I'm not excited about starting any of them, Seth, but I would rank them. I'd put Charbonnet at the top just for the possible touchdown outlook like he does seem to be their preferred go line guy. Cup versus Hunter is close. I'll put Cup second here behind Charbonnet with the caveat that if I'm a big underdog, I would play Hunter hoping to get lunch.

and hit on a big player too, because you're not getting any 60-yard splash plays from Cooper Cup at this point, unless, you know, multiple defenders fall down on him. One thing about Hunter, and I'd be curious to see if Debrough agrees with this or just thinks I'm overthinking it. But with that little trade we saw between the Jaguars and the Browns exchanging quarterbacks, Tyson Campbell goes to the Browns, Greg Newsom goes to the Jaguars. Campbell, multiple years left on his deal, Newsom in the final year of his. I wonder, if you're a Travis Hunter investor in Dynasty, is this maybe a sign that Hunter's going to be playing more cornerback in 2026 since Newsom may or may not be there? Like, if they don't sign Newsom to a contract extension, Lickety Split, I would be really worried if I were a Travis Hunter dynasty stakeholder.

I don't think you're crazy at all. When I saw that trade, I thought two things. Tyson Campbell obviously is not driving with this new regime because they were not the ones that gave him the contract. So I think that's one and then part and parcel with that too. I think, yeah, Travis Hunter, I think he's probably going to be playing more corner. And here's the thing. I think he should be playing more corner. I brought up my concern, Seth, you listen to this on the NFL draft show.

I brought up my concerns about Travis Hunter and his route running and abilities as a wide receiver. And this is not saying that the kid can't grow into being a stellar wide receiver, but he's very raw in those aspects. the Jags need to stop playing the middle here and pick a freaking lane. You either want a marginally good player on both sides of the ball, but you are stealing his ability a way to possibly be elite on one side of the ball by doing what you're doing right now. I said in the pre-draft process and I'll say it again here. Like they need to pick a freaking lane.

The whole like dual threat, whatever sounds good on paper. But in reality's sake, no, it's not. You're stunning the growth of a player. But getting back to this, yeah, I would just take the dart throw upside of Travis Hunter. In saying all of that, I would take the dart throw upside. I don't want to play any of these guys. But if I have to play one, if I have to play any of them, I would take the dart throw upside of Travis Hunter only because Seattle is given up the seventh most PPR points per target

and the fifth most receiving yards per game to opposing slot receivers. So that's why I would go with Travis Hunter on this one. Zach Charbonnet is the second guy here and this in like Fidsey Outline. It's just touchdown hunting. The matchup's not good. He gets a goal line towed in probably like 40, 50 total yards. You're getting double digit points out of him and I don't want to play Cooper Cup.

I mean, Seth, we talked about Cooper Cup last week and the matchup was fantastic for him. And he was good, but he wasn't great. Exactly. It was very much ish. Like if you played him in a PPR league, you were like, okay, cool. That's wide receiver three flexes. sish worthy, but do I want to play them in a bad matchup where the Jags have given

up the second fewest PPR points for target to slot receivers? Heck no. No. All right. Let's go ahead and get to South Beach where the Chargers come to town to face the Dolphins, which recently promoted player will have the better game, Malik Washington or Hassan Haskins. Washington

somehow scored more fancy points in games with Tyreek Hill active than the four point stinker he threw out last week. He is now ECR, wide receiver 52 after getting top 36 buzz a week ago, Haskins has now moved up to ECR RB 32 and likely going to garner the start here under his former college coach Jim Harbaal. D. Bro, do you have a lean, whether it's Haskins or Washington who has the better game this weekend? I'll go with Haskins. And again,

I'm just touchdown hunting here. I mean, he's, he's the Chargers, Zach Charbonate for me. I mean, it's really just hope he gets a goal line carry. He converts. He gets 40, 50, total yards, and you, you enjoy that type of stat line. It just comes down to like, I don't have any faith in Hassan Haskins to hold this role. I think we've seen enough of him in his NFL career, and I know it's been very, very little, but like, you know, 65 Samarad carries in his career. He's got two runs of 10 plus yards.

He doesn't break tackles at a high rate. I think until Amarian Hampton, if I want to bet on talent, I will side with Kamani Vidal here. But Haskins in this game, you just pray him for a touchdown. I'll go with him. What about you, Fitz?

Yeah, I have to agree on Haskins. I think he's probably the guy to battle. on in the Chargers backfield this week, and this is coming from a Kamani Vidal truther. But, like, Haskins is the only Charger running back left on their team right now, who was on the opening day roster. And as you mentioned, Seth, like, he played for Jim Harbaugh, Michigan, had 1,300 rushing yards and 20 touchdown runs in his final college season there. Doesn't have much pass catching potential.

I'm sure someone else is going to be playing on obvious passing downs for the Chargers. bought at 228 pounds, I think he goes. Like it's a pretty safe bet Haskins is going to be the goal line guy, as Debrose said. So you're betting on the touchdown thing. Like Malik Washington's average depth of target is 4.9 yards this year. Pretty incredible feat last week of catching four passes for zero yards. That's where the four points came from just empty PPR calories, man. There's just not a lot of big play potential with an A dot that low.

So Washington could maybe get you five or six. six catches on a good day, but he's probably not giving you much in the way a yard edge and not a great bet for a touchdown either. Fitsy's going to shove Malik Washington to the Wando Robinson Hurt Locker that exists in his house. Oh, man. And I got way too cute with Malik washing in the rankings last week. Like I thought he could be a top 40 guy. Yeah, not so much. Okay. All right, well, let's go ahead and keep it moving here, folks. But before we do, I wanted to remind you that you can let autopilot manage your fancy football lineup automatically so you never have worry about last minute changes.

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Available on iOS and Android. Let's get to some more 1 o'clock games here with the Dallas Cow Bowl. Cowboys against the Carolina Panthers. Is this the Teteroa McMillan breakout game? And is he a must start? The Cowboys have been the best matchup for opposing wide receivers, allowing 45 points per game to the position, including an average of two receiving touchdowns.

We have T-Mack currently as the wide receiver 11 in ECR. His prop bets include over under 64.5 receiving yards, over under 5.5 reception, and in any time touchdown at plus 140. So Fitz, are you firing up McMillan and expecting this is where we see him come alive? He is a must start. And I do hope the matchup with Dallas helps propel him to a big day. But then again, four of the Panthers five games this season,

Bryce Young is thrown for fewer than 200 yards. So can't go all in. But I do feel reasonably good about McMillan going over 64.5 receiving yards. That's the prop I take here. What about you, D-Bro? I'm with Fitsy on all of that. I'm not touching any... Dude, when you get into the anytime touchdowns

and they're like below like plus 200 plus 300, just count me out on them. I mean, it's... The market's too much. Like, fine, we can use that and say, okay, I hope he scores a touchdown, but it's not something I'm ever going to bet. I'll take the over.

I mean, I'm fine with actually taking the over on the 5.5 receptions and the receiving yardage market here. Just because of the volume and the matchup is just absolutely fantastic for Ted. And the one other point I'll make here, Bryce Young has been horrible. But I do, I will say that outside of Tedd Row McMillan, what other options is he had to throw to? Like Xavier Leggett at this point in his career, we should understand he's just not it. Like the first round capital was testing, combine, all that kind of stuff. I was never that much

in on him as a prospect. I mean, yeah, and Jatavian Sanders got hurt. Tommy Trembl is who he, he, is. I think the one thing that will, it could help Bryce massively. I think Jalen Coker is going to be back this week. And I think having another like a valid number two receiving option next to Ted Rowan McMillan can help McMillan and help Bryce Young and help this offense. And I know that's putting a lot at the feet of Jalen Coker, but the kid's freaking talented, man. And when you got no other freaking options, I mean, it's not hard for defenses to key on one player. So I think that can definitely help Tet and the matchups awesome. So let's go ahead and get to the bayou for the Saints.

who will be hosting the New England Patriots. Better flex play here, Jim's. Trayvion Henderson or Kendrae Miller. Alvin Kamara injured his ankle Wednesday at practice. He was limited on Thursday. Hendo currently 8.2 fantasy points per game. He's RB 30 and ECR. And Kendrae Miller, he has seen double-digit touches

and back-to-back games averaging 9.2 fantasy points per game and has an ECR ranking of RB38. On paper, the Saints are a much better matchup for running backs, allowing nearly 23 fantasy points per game to the position. Fitz, I can't even believe we're having this conversation, but here we are. Is it Kendrae Miller for you at Flex or is it Trayvion Henderson? Well, if the Camara injury were serious,

then like this would be a conversation worth having. But right now it's being reported as not very concerning. So it seems like Camara is going to play. Like guys play through low ankle injuries. If it's a low ankle and it seems like it is in this case, Camara's probably going to play. and Kendra Miller has looked good in recent weeks, but we just can't count on adequate touch volume.

And he also has a pretty tough matchup. The New England run D is pretty legit. So I know Trevion Anderson investors are very disappointed in his usage and with good reason. The hope here is that the next Ramondre Stevenson fumble leads to a big usage spike for Henderson. And really, that probably should have happened already since Ramondre has lost three fumbles in his last three games. it turns out that Mike Vrable is a more forgiving fellow than you might have imagined just looking at him. What about you, Derek, Miller or Hendo?

Fancy, did you hear the quote from Vrable too where he was talking to the media about Ramandre where he was like, the fumbles are not just a remandre problem. They're the other guys on the team problem. Like they should be blocking guys. They shouldn't hit him and all kinds of stuff. Like caping up hard for Ramondre. I mean, dude, we talked about this on last week's episode. like I don't know why they will not give the ball to Trayvon Henderson.

I don't know why Trayvion's not breaking tackles. Like none of this is working out for us right now. Like I love the kid as a prospect, loved his talent, and it's just, it's not going that way. I don't want to play either one of these guys. Like, Trayvian's not getting it done. Ramandre could put the ball in the ground as many times apparently as he wants to and he still gets the goal on totes. Like, yeah, like Henderson played 65% of the snaps in last week's game and it didn't

freaking matter. Like after Ramandre fumbled and Antonio Gibson was. out of the game, that was Henderson SnapShare, and he still didn't get the work at the goal line. So I don't want to play Henderson, and I don't want to play Kendra Miller. Like, Camara's like not 100%, but I do

like, I'm with Fancy. I think he plays and stuff, but this is just not a good matchup for Kendry Miller. Like, New England, fourth use, run rushing yards per game, six lowest explosive run rate. When you're making all of your fantasy point production on the early downs, it's a horrible matchup for that. So you went down

the third door. You just said neither. You didn't to answer the question. Love that. Let's get to the Titans here against the Raiders. What are the keys to this game for going over 40 and a half for the point total? And are you starting anyone in this matchup aside for running back Ashton Gentie, Derek? So for this to go over the 40 and a half, I mean, really Tony Pollard's got to produce and really ignite this Titans rushing attack. I mean, Tony Pollard's been good, but the, the offensive line, the passing attack, nothing else is giving him any kind of help.

So, but look, the Raiders can't stop anybody on the ground. I mean, they're allowing the 12th highest miss tackle rate, 10th highest shards at a contact per attempt. So Pollard's got to have a good day. I think that can happen. And Calvin really has to look like, okay, last week was not just a fluke. And the Raiders secondary could allow that. Like, they've given up the six most PPR points per target to perimeter wide receivers.

So for this to hit the over, this Titans offense. has to show some kind of life. And honestly, Gino Smith has got to play better than replacement level quarterback player or we might see Kenny Pickett this week. Who knows? What about you, Fitz? Yeah, so I think the obvious key is a decent quarterback play in this game. Gino Smith looking something like the Gino Smith we saw in Seattle.

And hopefully Cam Ward can do his part too. But I think the secret key to this game going over, let's face it, might be a well-timed turnover or two that gives these offenses short fields to work with because we're probably not getting many 70 or 80-yard touchdown drives in this game. Fair. Very, very fair. Where's Ashton Jentee for you guys this week? Is he in that RB1 tier or is he a little bit below it? What about you, I've got it? I've got him at RB9 right now. I think the past game utility we saw last week is real and it's probably here to stay. RB12 for me. Okay. Just, you know, I I still worry a little about that Raiders offensive line, even in a decent matchup.

No Colton Miller. That doesn't help. Oh, and by the way, like which guys would I start? I mean, other than Gentie, like, I'd start, I think I'd still start Jacoby Myers, despite the bad two-week stretch he's had. And I would start Tony Pollard. Okay. Okay.

Yeah, that's pretty much it. No Calvin Ridley for you this week, guys? No, he was, he, up until that big game last week, he had just been a, train wreck with drops, man. I think he's flex viable, but do I want to play him? No, it just comes down to like which bad match, with bad option on your fantasy roster do you feel best about? I mean, Ridley's probably maybe at the top of that heap,

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He's been awesome for fantasy as well. Quarterback for 21.2 fantasy points per game. ECR QB7, Ameca Abuka, now minus money, minus 110 for offensive rookie of the year. Unbelievable run for the former Buckeye here. Wide receiver 3 averaging 20.6 fancy points per game. ECR wide receiver for this week. And then of course, Christian McCaffrey, comeback player the year favorite plus 200,

RB1, averaging 24.8 points per game. To no surprise, he is the RB1 and ECR once again this week. So fits, which award front runner do you think has a big showing here for fantasy managers? Oh, man. I'll say all of them. I think it's going to be a pretty good game for all these guys. But if I had to drill down and pick one, McCaffrey, like the crazy target volume is,

there every week. He is averaging 10.4 targets and has not had fewer than seven targets in any game this season. McCaffrey is averaging 77.4 receiving yards a game. And he's had more than 80 receiving yards in three straight. And the 49ers still have a lot of injured pass catchers. Like, we don't know if Juan Jennings or Ricky Piersall are going to go in this one. George Kittle is still out. So it's hard to see McCaffrey's target load being reduced. Debrough, you said early in draft season, that you're not playing to get second, you're not playing not to get last, you're playing to win. And that's why you were so heavy on Kamara in your pre-draft rankings. Is it still him here in week six that you think has the big game between himself, Mecca and Baker? Yeah, I mean,

I'll echo Fancy here. I think all three of them have really good games. If I've got to pick one guy, I think it's Baker Mayfield, dude. I just think he's playing absolutely fantastic football. And for all of us, myself included, it said in draft season, and we are, all like, oh, regression, regression, regression for Baker Mayfield. Baker Mayfield is spitting in all of our faces, dude. Like, he does not care. He's running. He's making huge plays.

I mean, dude, he's willing this team to victory. He is playing with a chip on his shoulder and it is so freaking fun to see, man. Like, I can't wait to see what this offense looks like with Mike Evans back in the fold, like him fully healthy and him and a mecca at Buka, like at full steam. Ooh, baby. So the Baker, the way that he is playing right now, six most passing yards, per game. He's second and hero throw raid. The 49ers past defense also, they've got some holes in the armor here. They've given up the 12th most passing touchdowns and the 11th highest success rate

per dropback. So I think Baker just keeps getting it done, dude. Baker keeps bacon. I love it, man. He has become just such an, like, I don't want to call an icon, but like he really is. Like outside those like top quarterbacks in the league, there's no one better to root for than Baker right now. Dude, I love his interview, the quote that he gave this week. when he was talking about, people were talking about his mindset early in his career versus now. And they were like, you know, it's funny like when you win and you're more established and you're a veteran and you're playing well, how cockiness and all this kind of stuff turned into moxie and then you got that dog in you. He's like, I've been the same player of the entirety of my career. And I'm like, yeah, he has.

And it's funny how the narrative switches. Never changed, Baker Mayfield. Never changed, baby. Let's get to Title Town here with the Cincinnati Bengals on the road to face the Packers, does Joe Flacco fix the Bengals skill players? That is the key question for this game. The Packers are a pretty neutral matchup for opposing wide receivers, slightly negative for running backs.

Chase Brown, RB 32 on the season, averaging just under double-digit PPR points per game. Jamar Chase, wide receiver 9 on the season still, averaging 17.4 fancy points per game. And then T. Higgins, also really underperforming wide receiver 48, averaging just over eight fantasy points per game. Derek is Joe Flacco the key to fix the Bengals offense and skill players for fantasy. Hell no. This isn't the right Joe. This isn't the Joe that can fix that. Sorry. I've seen it out there like in the fantasy streets. People are like, oh, Joe Flacco riding in to save the day. And I'm like, would it be Joe Rogan, Joe Pisa P? I'm like, what changes here that really makes people feel so good about Joe Flacco? The offensive line,

or did they trade for two or three offensive Lyman? Did I miss that news? Because did they get a new play caller that's actually going to do motion and play action and give the quarterback easy buttons? No. So they're not going to do all of that. No, Joe Flack, dude, the magic that everybody clings to about Joe Flacco in a few years ago with the Cleveland Browns is gone, dude.

It is gone. Amongst 40 qualifying quarterbacks, Joe Flacco is dead last in yards per attempt. He has the eighth worst catchable tar. target rate. And now he's going from one team and the Cleveland Browns that allowed the 13th highest pressure rate over expectation to the Cincinnati Bengals, which have allowed the fourth highest pressure rate over expectation. And people think this is going to work out well. It's not. It's not. I don't feel any better about Chase Brown. I don't feel any better about T. Higgins. I don't want to start any freaking Bengal outside of Jamar Chase. That's how I felt then.

that's how I feel now. No changes. Pat, you've been pretty adamant pretty much all season long that you don't think this Bengals offense can ever get right despite the signal caller just because of how bad that line is. Does that remain the case here with Flacco under center? Yeah, I mean, Flacco is just handling pressure so poorly like this year and last year, really, and the Bengals have allowed a, they've allowed pressure on 27.6% of their dropbacks. That's the second highest rate in the league behind only the Titans. You know, Flacco, 5.1 yards per attempt, as Debrough noted, two touchdowns, six interceptions, passer rating of 60.3 before being benched, which is like, that's the kind of

passer rating you get when you just spike a ball in the dirt. So Debrough asked, though, what, like, what's the one thing that has anything changed for Flacco? I guess the one thing you could point to is that instead of, he's swapping out Jerry Judy and Cedric Tillman slash Isaiah Bond for Jamar Chase and T. Higgins. So, I mean, that's the one shred of hope you're clinging to if you drafted Jamar Chase or T. Higgins that, you know, Flacco shows out a little bit more with an upgrade in pass catchers. But, I mean, as far as something to cling on to, it's basically like the piece of wreckage that Rose was clinging to at the end of Titanic. You know, it's like there's not much here and things probably aren't going to go well for both of the people clinging to that. that racket.

Jamar Chase is not letting anybody else on that table. I'm just telling you. Yeah. I'm specifically concerned for T. Higgins just because Adaw is so high and I don't think Flacco will have the time to get the ball down to him deep. Like, why don't they ever do any design plays for T. Higgins like closer to the line of scrimmage? I get that he's like a downfield option.

But like, freaking Zach Taylor, dude. He's horrible. He's horrible. Joe had a really good call and I want to get y'all's thoughts on this. Joe Brady is the next coach for the Cincinnati Bingham back here. That would be fun. Reuniting.

I would be so in for that next year. Oh my gosh. I'm here for it. I'm here for it. Let's go ahead. Let's get to Sunday night football. Detroit Lions against the Kansas City Chiefs. Carrie Underwood, I think she sings that song.

Is that right? D. Bro, can you do a little Carrie Underwood impression for us? You're asking the wrong person for that. Fitsy can do that play better than I can. No, leave me out of this. I can't even. I didn't even tell you one Carrie Underwood song. I will leave it to you, Seth.

Oh, okay. Well, I'm the country kid. So it makes sense. You are. I will say, and all this morning, by the way. What is that?

I said flannel and all for everybody watching. Yeah, it's chilly out here. It's chilly out here. I will say, I think the Thursday night football song is my favorite with Chris Stapleton and Snoop Dog. I think that one gets my 101 of the intro songs.

That is such an odd mix. I've never heard it, but good Lord. You haven't heard it. It's good. That sounds like such an odd mix. That's like if you put T-Pain and Rob Zombie together, like, what are we doing? What?

Pat, have you heard it? Do you like it? No, I've not. I'm not. Now I'm anxious to. It's not bad. I'm glad Pat's anxious too. I'm fine to make it.

The question here, gentlemen, we're going to do a little draft. The quarterbacks, Mahomes, golf, off the board, tight ends, Kelsey, La Porta, gone, wide receiver ones for both teams Xavier Worthy and a Monrae, St. Brown. You can't draft them. Who are you drafting out of the remaining players to put into your Lyme's this week. Fitt start with you. Oh, man. Like, I know who the chalk is, I think, of the guys you didn't mention. But I'm actually, I guess, yeah, the Detroit running back should probably be off the board to apologize. Oh, that's the one I was going to. Yeah, that's all right. So I'm going to go

with Taekwuan Thornton here. And Thornton has scored a touchdown in three of his last four games. He's had 59 or more receiving yards in three of his last four games. Like, he's been a sneaky usable fantasy asset and I don't think he's found his way into many lineups but maybe he should find out your way his way into your lineup this week if you've got him because look this lion secondary no DJ Reed no Terry and Arnold I think one of their backup cornerbacks is is out too for this game like that is a really banged up secondary so you know I know Xavier worthy not fully healthy yet still another week away from the return of Rishi Rice.

I think Taekwon Thornton might have a good day again. Debrough, who are you drafting? Well, I was going to say David Montgomery, but now we're giving it. Yeah, it was a low hanging fruit. I know, I know. And I was fine to pick it and eat it, okay? I was very fine to pick it and eat it. But to Fancy's point, yeah, I'll go Taekwan Thornton, or it's, it's cream hunt,

just shooting for the touchdown here. But to, to Fancy's point, I mean, Terry on Arnold out, DJ Reed is out. You've got Bonte Maddox is questionable. Rockiesin, we know his game. He tries to press you at the line. He doesn't have the wheels to run with these guys. So I'll go Taekwon Thornton.

I mean, we know his role in this offense. And I don't even know if he gets a 50% snap share, depending on worthy, if worthy is out, then that obviously rises. But we also know his role in this offense. And that is he's going to be the field stretcher. So even if it's only three to four targets, if he makes good on two of those,

that can make your fantasy day. Quick sidebar on Kareem Hunt. and it kind of ties back to my friend who is having the diaper party this weekend. He sends me a screenshot Monday night that he accidentally placed a bet. He was trying to do first-time touchdown parlay for Ramandre and Kareem Hunt, but he actually did two touchdowns each. And then he cashed out of it after he realized his mistake. It was a $5 bet that would have paid out 15 grand,

and he took a 50-cent loss just to cash it out. So, wow, pour one out for Zach. Redo the bet? Redo the bet? I mean, why not? You're going to talk about someone who's going to have regrets if that one hits. And, you know, since you were, what did you say? Seven straight Kareem Hunt October games with the touchdown?

Like Reggie Jackson is going to have to relinquish his Mr. October title to Kareem Hunt. So, man, I would have just rode with the $5 bet. I know. I know your friend to put that bed back in. He'll be very happy. Like, I'm not telling you, I'm not out of here forecasting that, but. It's not crazy.

Yeah, yeah, let it ride again. Like we just thought it happened. It's not crazy. I know, I know. Poor guy. Could have paid for his baby's delivery right there in one wager. It's a lot of diapers, dude. It is.

It is. Let's get to Monday night football where we have two games, starting with the Buffalo Bills against the Atlanta Falcons. Which former first round tight end do you trust more? Donn, Kau, Pitts. Kincaid currently the tight end for right now, averaging 13.3 points per game was limited in practice Thursday and the Falcons are the worst matchups for opposing tight ends. Pits meanwhile, tight end 14 averaging 11 and a half points per game,

but the bill is the second worst matchup for tight end. So ECR has Kincaid four spots above pits at Titan 8. Do you agree with that ranking fits? Yeah, I guess I do. Wait, I'm sorry, who do we have an ECR higher? Kincaid at eight pits at 12. Yeah, I think that's kind of in line. with what I have. Okay. And like I'm a Pitts guy and I think if I was betting on who would get more targets this game, I would bet Pitts. But more better touchdown potential with Dalton Kincaid.

He's had three and five games. He's getting his targets from Josh Allen. And I like Michael Pennex, but you know who the better quarterback in this matchup is. And Kincaid's been like sneaky efficient this year. He is averaging 12 yards per target. And his three touchdowns this season, it is already outdone his touchdown totals from his first two years in the league. Wow.

Two each. Wow. Insane. Derek, what about you here? Kincaid or Pitts? I mean, both terrible matchups, but might be a sneaky spot for one of them. Yeah, I'll echo everything Fitsy just said. I mean, I'm tying it to the quarterback that I believe in more.

Both these have been historically terrible matchups, especially Buffalo for tight ends for the last like two to three years. So it's not just a one year, one year sample with this. And Kincaid has been freaking awesome on a per route basis. like amongst 40 qualifying tight ends. I mean, I hate the fact that he still doesn't have like a 70 or 75% route share. I know. Absolutely freaking hate it.

But the other point of this is we are seeing a breakout season from him. Even in limited capacity, this is a massive breakout season for him. Like amongst 40 qualifying tight ends, he's fourth in target per route run rate. He's second and receiving yards per game and he leads all tight ends and yards per route run. So I'm just going to go with quarterback play efficiency. He's on a hot streak. I've got him at tight in nine for the week and just other guys splitting matchups and stuff like that that I like. Fancy, where do you have Kyle Pitts ranked this week?

Because I don't have him inside of my top 15, I think, or I'm bumping him down, dude. Yeah, I mean, you make a good point about the matchup. The bills have been pretty tough on tight ends. I've got him tight end 11, but I've got him like right ahead of Darren Waller, whose matchup I also hate because he's going to get a lot of Derwin James this week. Yep. So question, would you play David and Joker or Kyle Pitts? I've gotten a Joker ranked higher.

Joanne Johnson or Kyle Pitts? Oh, Kyle Pitts. Come on. I know you're Juan Johnson, I know it. I know it. I'm going to go with Juan, but I think it's close. Oh, even with Tate some Hillback. I don't know.

Yeah, it's not playing any snaps. Merole. Yeah. He's not playing any snaps either. I love how it was one year or two early. on Kincaid, man. I had Kincaid everywhere last year. I was so bullish on him and just wasn't seeing the field enough.

Dude, I've tried to trade him away in our Dynasty League fits, like so many different times. And every time I put him on the block, it's like, crickets. Crickets. I'm like, okay, fine. I guess I'll keep him. Yeah, we need the other tight end there out of the mix. I feel like for him to really, it knocks has to go for him to ever be. It's not even enough.

The problem is Jackson Hawes is so free. freaking good. They've been running so much 12 and 13 because Jackson Hawes is he is as a rookie, a top five run blocking tight end in the league. And I know that sounds crazy, but he has been freaking awesome, awesome. I love Jackson Hawes, man. You know, you know me. I'm a big Georgia tech guy. So anytime you can get someone like that in there who. Allegia program, you're not a like you're a big pan state guy, you're big Georgia tech guy. Like, I would say those are my two favorites. Like, well, I, I also like Toledo, so yeah.

As long as you don't like Maryland, it's okay. No, no, no, never, never. I don't like any other big 10. Let's route it out here with the Chicago Bears against the Washington commanders. The second and final Monday night football game kicks off 8.15 p.m. Eastern time. Does the Jacori-Kroski-Marit train,

the Bill Kroski-Mert train, keep rolling here, coming off a career high, 27 fancy points, and where are you ranking him this week in a matchup against a defense? allowing the fourth most fancy points per game to the opposing running backs. Derek Brown, let's start with you. I want to bury the lead. I want to hear Fitsy's thoughts on this before I've waited.

Okay. I want to hear Fancy because Fitsy, I've been season of bill. I've been seasoned a bill. You have been. I loved him as a prospect. I loved him way back. So like I will admit maybe there's been some bias for me, but I love the talent. I love the kid.

I want to hear Fitsy's take before mine because I'm going to love him. So. All right. I'm not, I'm not anti-Bell. No, no, I'm not saying you're anti-bill, but you are a more even-keeled person. Everybody knows like, look, like I like I like my guys and I'm aggressive on stuff. So yeah, I mean, I do like him this week. I've got him R.B. 17. Okay. So the bears are giving up the fourth most fantasy points to running backs. Chris Rodriguez is banged up. Might not play. The commanders have a pretty good offensive line.

And, you know, right now, Bill is just, he's been really good. He just needed that playing time boost, and he got it last week against the Chargers. He's leading the NFL in yards per carry at 6.6 and rushing success, right, which is like over 70%, which is really good for a running back. He even gave us a little bit of pass catching productivity last week against the Chargers, which is really encouraging because that's the one thing we thought that maybe he wouldn't give us at all. So, yeah, RB17, and like that might even be a little conservative. Derek, where are you at on him right now? If this is RV 17, I have to imagine you're at least up in that 15 range, maybe. I have met RB 13.

I think he rates them. I think the Bears, and this is partially because, yes, Bill is really freaking good. And I wonder how much the early season usage and the split up of this back, though, yeah, sure, it's a rookie like trying to get his legs under him in his first season. But it's also, I wonder how much, like, what we don't know about, like, how the injury stuff earlier in the, year. Maybe that played more of a role because yeah, dude, like last week, he played a season high percentage of snaps. He had a season high route share. He had a season high target share. I think all of those things are here to stay. The bears cannot stop anybody on the ground. Bill is arguably one of the most efficient running backs in the NFL, like 47 qualifying backs.

He's second and explosive run rate. He's third in yards at a contact per attempt. We all saw Ashton Genti and the fact that the Raiders do not have an offensive line, not matter when Ashton Jentee dropped three touchdowns on their head and looked like the stud we all knew he was. Bill is going to gash them this week. Chicago is giving up the second most rushing yards and the highest, the highest mistackle rate in the NFL. He is going to go wild. I've got him at RB 13. Awesome.

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