Week 2 Love/Hate
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54 min
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Sep 17, 2026
Published
Thu, September 17, 2026
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Aaron JonesBrock PurdyChuba HubbardDalton KincaidKyle MonangaiMichael WilsonMike EvansTrevor LawrenceBo NixBrian Thomas Jr.Bucky IrvingCaleb WilliamsChristian WatsonD.J. Moore
Player analysis
Player insights
Aaron Jones
PositiveRole10:14
With Jordan Mason out, Matthew Berry views Aaron Jones as a 'free' asset and a true three-down back for the Vikings. He is ranked as an RB20 with mid-to-high RB2 upside for Week 2.
Insight pagePositiveMatchup21:51
Matthew Berry views Aaron Jones as having a great matchup against the Jets this week.
Insight pageNegativeValue52:43
Matthew Berry suggests trading Aaron Jones, as he expects his value to decline after a few weeks when the backfield returns to a committee.
Insight pageBo Nix
PositiveProjection46:32
Matthew Berry expects Bo Nix to bounce back from a poor Week 1 performance, noting a better matchup against Jacksonville and the team's desperation at home.
Insight pageBrian Thomas Jr.
NegativeMatchup36:38
Matthew Berry ranks Thomas as WR48, citing a tough matchup against a Broncos perimeter defense that allows few deep completions, plus a shoulder injury that limited his practice time.
Insight pageBrock Purdy
PositiveProjection17:01
Brock Purdy is ranked as the QB5 for Week 2. Matthew Berry notes the 49ers' high implied team total (29 points) and Purdy's historical success in games where the team scores at least 23 points.
Insight pagePositiveProjection48:07
Matthew Berry ranks Brock Purdy higher than Caleb Williams for the week, noting Purdy is on his 'love' list.
Insight pageBucky Irving
PositiveUsage33:32
Bucky Irving is ranked as the RB17 for Week 2. He saw a 26% target share in Week 1 and handled 100% of the team's red zone running back touches, out-routing Kenneth Gainwell.
Insight pageCaleb Williams
PositiveProjection48:07
Matthew Berry believes Caleb Williams will have a big game, though he ranks him slightly behind Brock Purdy for the week.
Insight pageChristian Watson
PositiveProjection44:03
Matthew Berry recommends starting Christian Watson over DJ Moore for this week's lineup.
Insight pageChuba Hubbard
PositiveRole21:36
Matthew Berry identifies Hubbard as the primary back to own in the Carolina Panthers backfield for now, noting that Jonathan Brooks' health will likely change the situation later in the season.
Insight pagePositiveUsage35:33
Chuba Hubbard is an 'other receiving votes' running back. He commanded 72% of the team's running back touches in Week 1 and is currently the preferred back in Carolina over Jonathan Brooks.
Insight pageD.J. Moore
NegativeProjection44:03
Matthew Berry advises benching DJ Moore in favor of Mike Evans and Christian Watson, and also projects him for under 63.5 receiving yards against the Lions.
Insight pageDak Prescott
PositiveProjection14:08
Matthew Berry ranks Dak Prescott as a top-three quarterback for Week 2. He highlights Prescott's strong home splits, the high implied team total (27 points), and the expectation that the Cowboys will need to throw against the Commanders.
Insight pageDalton Kincaid
PositiveProjection31:55
Matthew Berry ranks Kincaid as his TE4, noting his 69% route participation and full health, and a favorable matchup against a Lions defense that allowed 27 points to tight ends in Week 1.
Insight pagePositiveProjection50:39
Matthew Berry recommends taking the over on Dalton Kincaid's receptions (over 3.5) and yards, highlighting him as a key bet for the night.
Insight pageDalton Schultz
PositiveProjection5:11
Dalton Schultz is a candidate to lead the Texans in targets in Week 2, positioning him as a low-end TE1 for fantasy managers.
Insight pageDavid Montgomery
PositiveUsage4:11
Matthew Berry expects David Montgomery to see a significant uptick in touches for the Texans in Week 2, potentially serving as a focal point of the offense while the wide receiver room is in flux.
Insight pageGarrett Wilson
PositiveProjection44:51
Matthew Berry prefers starting Garrett Wilson against the Packers over Rasheed Rice.
Insight pageHarold Fannin
PositiveUsage37:49
Matthew Berry ranks Fannin as TE14, noting he ranked 25th in utilization score in Week 1 with a low 3.3 aDOT, and faces target competition from Casey Concepcion and Denzel Boston.
Insight pageJahmyr Gibbs
PositiveProjection51:46
Matthew Berry likes the over on Jahmyr Gibbs' rushing yards (over 80.5), projecting him for nearly 100 yards.
Insight pageJameson Williams
PositiveProjection49:29
Matthew Berry prefers Jameson Williams over Matthew Golden, projecting him for over 59.5 receiving yards in a shootout game.
Insight pageJared Goff
PositiveProjection51:09
Matthew Berry projects Jared Goff to have over 0.5 rushing yards, anticipating he will be chased and gain at least one yard.
Insight pageJordan Love
PositiveProjection49:51
Matthew Berry notes that Jordan Love should have a big game, though he ranks him slightly behind Justin Herbert.
Insight pageJordan Mason
NegativeInjury8:24
Jordan Mason has been placed on short-term IR due to a fractured thumb and will miss at least the next four weeks.
Insight pageJustin Herbert
PositiveProjection49:51
Matthew Berry prefers Justin Herbert over Jordan Love due to the matchup, though notes both should have big games.
Insight pageJustin Jefferson
PositiveProjection28:02
Matthew Berry ranks Jefferson as his WR5, noting he remains 'quarterback proof' even with Carson Wentz likely starting, citing Jefferson's historical average of 18 fantasy points per game with Wentz.
Insight pageKaelon Black
PositiveUsage22:14
Matthew Berry notes that Kalon Black saw 58% of the running back rushes for the 49ers and has flex viability against the Dolphins, especially if the 49ers get a big lead and look to rest Christian McCaffrey.
Insight pageKenneth Gainwell
NegativeValue47:46
Matthew Berry advises against cutting Kenneth Gainwell, calling him too talented a player to drop despite not being a recommended start this week.
Insight pageKenneth Walker III
PositiveUsage29:05
Kenneth Walker is ranked as the RB4 for Week 2. Berry highlights his elite usage, noting he was targeted on 40% of his routes in Week 1 and tied for the team lead in targets, suggesting overall RB1 upside.
Insight pageKyle Monangai
PositiveUsage21:58
Matthew Berry highlights that Monongai ran more routes than DeAndre Swift and played 100% of the two-minute drill, making him a piece of the Bears offense worth rostering.
Insight pagePositiveUsage35:58
Kyle Monongai is an 'other receiving votes' running back. He ran more routes than D'Andre Swift in Week 1 and handled 100% of the two-minute drill work for the Bears.
Insight pageMark Andrews
NegativeUsage34:26
Matthew Berry is skeptical of Andrews' season-long outlook but considers him a viable streaming option this week due to injuries to Zay Flowers and Jacoby Lane, which should increase his target share.
Insight pageMarShawn Lloyd
NegativeUsage27:20
Matthew Berry labels Lloyd a low-end risky flex (RB27) after he played only 45% of snaps in Week 1, with Chris Brooks taking over third-down and red-zone duties.
Insight pageMarvin Harrison Jr.
PositiveUsage35:29
Matthew Berry ranks Harrison outside his top 40, citing a concerning 8% target share in Week 1, zero red-zone targets, and a tough matchup against the Seahawks.
Insight pageMatthew Golden
PositiveUsage33:18
Matthew Berry notes that Golden led the Packers in target share and routes run in Week 1, suggesting he and Christian Watson are closer to a 1A/1B situation than a 1/2 split.
Insight pageMatthew Stafford
PositiveProjection20:08
Matthew Stafford is an 'other receiving votes' quarterback for Week 2. Berry notes his strong home performance history, averaging nearly three touchdown passes per game at home last year.
Insight pageMichael Wilson
PositiveRole40:11
Matthew Berry prefers Michael Wilson over Chris Godwin this week, noting that the Cardinals move Wilson all over the field and paid him in the offseason for a reason.
Insight pagePositiveUsage43:40
Matthew Berry recommends starting Michael Wilson this week, noting that the team is moving him all over the field and invested in him during the offseason.
Insight pageMike Evans
PositiveUsage31:00
Matthew Berry ranks Evans as his WR13, highlighting his league-leading route participation (75%) and 25% red-zone target share in Week 1, expecting him to have a 'field day' against Miami.
Insight pagePositiveProjection44:03
Matthew Berry prefers starting Mike Evans over DJ Moore and Christian Watson, citing a favorable matchup.
Insight pageNico Collins
NegativeInjury0:24
Nico Collins is dealing with a hamstring injury sustained in practice; his status for the Week 2 game against the Bengals is in jeopardy. While sources suggest it is not serious, he may miss the upcoming contest.
Insight pageQuentin Johnston
PositiveBreakout33:40
Matthew Berry suggests Quentin Johnston could have a big game against the Raiders, noting he may become the de facto WR1 for the Chargers if Ladd McConkey is sidelined.
Insight pageRashee Rice
NegativeProjection44:51
Matthew Berry advises benching Rasheed Rice, noting the Chiefs' passing game looked out of sync and expressing concern that Rice did not look 100% healthy.
Insight pageTravis Etienne
PositiveUsage24:46
Matthew Berry lists Etienne as a 'hate' start (RB25) due to concerning usage, noting he split rush attempts with Kendry Miller in Week 1 and faces potential target competition from Alvin Kamara's return.
Insight pageTrevor Lawrence
NegativeValue23:39
Matthew Berry ranks Trevor Lawrence as the QB13 for Week 2, placing him on the 'hate' list due to lower expectations on the road against a Denver defense that allows few passing touchdowns and yards per attempt.
Insight pageNegativeProjection49:11
Despite being on the 'hate' list, Matthew Berry ranks Trevor Lawrence higher than Jared Goff for the week.
Insight pageTucker Kraft
NegativeProjection52:38
Matthew Berry prefers Dalton Kincaid over Tucker Kraft for this week's lineup.
Insight pageFull transcript
Episode Transcript
0:00Brothers and sisters, friends of the revolution, it is Love Hate Day.
0:04Welcome. As the Happy Hour bar is officially open, it is noon on YouTube, but you know what?
0:10It is 5 o'clock somewhere, so what better time than to get in to Love Hate for week number two?
0:16We've also got a couple of pieces of news right off the top, obviously, and we're going to start with the one
0:24that just broke a little while ago, which is about Nico Collins.
0:28And so it's me. It's just me, by the way.
0:31No guest today. It's just me. As you see it there on your screen, Nico Collins hurts his hamstring in practice, may not play in week two.
0:40It doesn't sound serious, but there is a chance that he's going to miss this weekend's game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
0:47There's the Schefter tweet right there. He met with doctors after this quote, doesn't believe it's serious per source, but Collins' status
0:54in Sunday's game versus the Bengals is in jeopardy.
0:57We're all in jeopardy in one way or the other.
1:00But what does this mean for you? What does that mean for me?
1:05What does that mean for all of us that have Nico Collins on our team?
1:10And the answer is not great. Look, you've got Kayshawn Booty, you've got Xavier Hutchinson, you've got Jalen Noel, right?
1:16They're all going to play. That's going to be the guys that take over for Nico Collins.
1:22I don't have a great sense that, oh, you got to go play this guy.
1:27I don't know that anyone in particular, like if you wanted to swing for the fences, I suppose Kayshawn Booty, right?
1:34You know, this is somebody that has made some big plays in the past and you could see them taking a couple of deep shots to Kayshawn Booty.
1:43I think the guy that has the best floor with also the most upside is probably Jalen Noel.
1:49I think he's probably the most talented wide receiver on the team.
1:53You know, they play him in the slot, so they'll probably get him some easy touches as well.
1:59They'll move him all over the place. You know, he's a guy that they drafted last year they have high hopes for.
2:06So I think that Jalen Noel is actually a guy that probably has both the highest floor and the highest ceiling is
2:13Greg Lau 100 says the Texans wide receiver room is a disaster.
2:17And that's exactly the point, Greg Lau. I don't know that any of these guys are that are guys that I'm rushing
2:24to pick up off the waiver wire that I'm rushing to start this week.
2:29I think they're all going to be kind of wide receiver four fives this week.
2:34And I would be lying if I said I felt really good.
2:38Oh, yeah, it's definitely all going to Kayshawn Booty or it's definitely all going to Jalen Noel.
2:44I mean, again, it's a little bit of a crapshoot hoot, a crapshoot here.
2:48But El Segundo, like this is the key, right?
2:51He says Monty gets an uptick in targets too.
2:54No? Listen, I think 40 touches incoming for David Montgomery.
2:57Like that's an exaggeration, obviously, but that's probably what they're going to do.
3:02I think you'll see some Woody Marks. I think you'll see Dave Montgomery touch the ball a ton.
3:08I think they'll spread it around on those guys.
3:11Wouldn't be surprising if we're sitting here Monday morning and the guy that leads the Texans in targets is actually Dalton Schultz,
3:18who becomes kind of a low-end tight end one this week as Millennial Falcon says, booty, booty, booty, booty, rocking everywhere.
3:25Maybe. I don't know. Millennial Falcon 86. I think in a best-case scenario, you are avoiding the Texans pass catchers if you can.
3:32We're not in buys yet, and yes, there are some injuries that we're going to get to.
3:38You know, Zay Flowers is a little bit banged up.
3:41Lad McConkie a little bit banged up. You know, there's a chance that you're going to need to dig a little deeper.
3:49But with no teams on a buy, feels like you should be able to do better than one of the Texans wide
3:56receivers unless you're in a super deep league. One thing I can tell all of you is that we will get to
4:03the bottom of all of these injuries tomorrow when Starfanya Bell makes her triumphant return to the happy hour bar.
4:10That's right. A lot of negotiation had to go on back and forth.
4:14You know, Stefania's people, I had to call her people, and then her people had to call Stefania's other people and her assistants.
4:22It's a whole thing with Stefania. Ste Stefania Bell.
4:24But we've managed to come to an agreement, and negotiations have been completed.
4:29So I'm very excited that tomorrow and every Friday moving forward, Starfanya Bell will be in the house.
4:35So very excited about that. We love Stefania. So that'll be fun.
4:39She's going to give us some information tomorrow along with a friend of Fantasy Football Happy Hour, my former colleague, my dear
4:46friend Dan Graziano, who is a hardcore fantasy player and one of the best NFL insiders in the business.
4:52So between Stefania and Dan Graziano, we will get you ready for Sunday.
4:56Great show tomorrow as well. As everyone here, very excited about Stefania Friday.
5:01Starfanya Fridays. But so that's the news on Nico.
5:04The other piece of news that came out after we did the show yesterday is about Jordan Mason.
5:10Vikings running back Jordan Mason has a fractured thumb, and he's been placed on injured reserve.
5:15As you see the tweet right here from Alec Lewis, Vikings head coach.
5:19Kevin O'Connell says running back Jordan Mason has a small fracture in his thumb.
5:24It's been fixed, but he's headed to short-term IR.
5:27To be honest with you, I don't know if there is such a thing as a short, small fracture.
5:33If it's in your thumb, I feel like it's already.
5:36I mean, like, does Aaron Jones just have an abnormally small thumb?
5:40Look at that. Like, I have a pretty big thumb, maybe, but it just feels like any fracture in here would be
5:48considered small when you think about just fractures in general.
5:51I don't know. It's something else to think about that we'll ask Stefania about the size of the fracture in Jordan Mason.
5:58Either way, he's not available for the next four weeks.
6:01Correct, Brian Hickman? Ow, my finger. Ow, my finger.
6:04All right, so look, you know, they've got DeMond Claiborne, the rookie.
6:08They signed DJ Dallas. He's going to be more of a third down special teams guy.
6:14I think it's Aaron Jones. Free Aaron Jones. Once again, hashtag Aaron Jones, hashtag free Aaron Jones.
6:19He rides again. Friend of the podcast, friend of mine.
6:23We love off some Aaron Jones. I'm at running back 20 right now.
6:27I think he gets a decent amount of work.
6:30I don't know that he's going to be, I don't know if he can survive a big workload for a significant amount
6:37of time, but in this particular game, I think he'll be fine.
6:41I think he'll get enough workload. He is a true three down back.
6:45It's looking like Kyler Murray won't be able to go.
6:49It looks like it will be Carson Wentz again.
6:52And so I know it's just, you know, Claiborne's a rookie.
6:55How much do they really trust him? I think that's one of the reasons why they have DJ Dallas there.
7:02So maybe they can spell Jones on some third downs.
7:05But Jones still has, feels like, you know, looking at the game last week, still has some juice.
7:11Like we like the offense. So I think he's a, he's a low end RB two with mid to high end to
7:18running back upside, depending, depending on sort of how this game script goes as the, the blumpler, the blumpler.
7:25I have a strong bench. All right. Blumpler will be the judge of that.
7:29No one likes a bragger blumpler. You're the braggler.
7:32Anyway, you say, should I drop Mason and chase upside elsewhere or stash him?
7:37Well, ideally you just have an IR spot. And so you're not wasting a roster spot here.
7:42And it depends on who else you have in the, it depends on who else is out there in the waiver wire.
7:50So it's hard for me to ask, answer in a vacuum.
7:53He's going to miss four weeks. I like Jordan Mason.
7:57I over like, like the Vikings offense. I think, you know, in week six when he's back, uh, uh, blumpler, I do
8:04think, uh, Mason will be the running back you want on the Vikings.
8:08But if you don't have an IR spot and you feel like you've got good depth elsewhere, but there's a high upside
8:15guy out there, I don't mind dropping Jordan Mason.
8:18I think it's unlikely in a 10 or 12 team league that doesn't have an IR spot that suddenly somebody is going
8:26to rush the way wire to grab Jordan Mason.
8:29That is my take. Uh, blumpler. I wonder, wonder if the blumpler is any relation to the blumpkin.
8:34Something to think about. Hmm. All right, boys, boys and girls, brothers and sisters, friends of the revolution.
8:40And it's time now for the week two love hate.
8:44We are here. And we're going to start off with quarterback loves.
8:48How about some Dak Prescott? I know, I know he wasn't great in week number one, but I miss QB three this week, right?
8:56So last year, the game's at home. Dallas desperately needs this game guys.
9:00You know what I mean? They don't want to go to Owen to they're playing my commanders who also don't want to
9:07go to Owen to I expected to be some fireworks.
9:10I thought Washington's offense looked pretty good last week against Philadelphia, really good Eagles defense.
9:15And I thought the Cowboys defense did not look good against the Giants.
9:20So I think the commanders were able to move the ball against Dallas, which means Dak is going to have to throw.
9:27And when he throws and he throws at home, he's usually pretty successful over 21 fantasy points per game last year when he was at home.
9:35Average over basically 300 yards passing per game. Remember last week where the commanders, they were given up 14 and a half yards per completion.
9:44They gave up three touchdown passes to Jalen Hurts.
9:47By the way, Cowboys implied team total is 27.
9:50That's a top five total on the week two slate.
9:53Second highest game total as well. 50, 50 and a half over unders I just talked about.
9:59I think there's gonna be a lot of scoring back and forth as Nick Brace Nation says.
10:04Dak-tastic. Brooklyn Brawler says Dak needs to throw it to Ferguson.
10:08Does he really? Does he now? I'm not convinced.
10:11Anyway, Dak Prescott, top three play for me this week.
10:14He is on the love list. Dak brings the attack to my commanders.
10:18Another guy that is a popular fantasy football team name because his name rhymes with a lot of things.
10:25That's Brock Purdy. Brock is gonna rock and shock the Miami Dolphins.
10:29He's at home. Look, the Dolphins have one of the worst secondaries in the NFL and we talk about implied team totals.
10:3649ers this week is 29. That is the second highest in week number two.
10:40And that in games in which the, here's why I mentioned the team total, right?
10:4529 points. Over the past two years, in games in which the 49ers scored at least 23 points just overall as a
10:53scorer, Brock Purdy's averaging over 23 and a half fantasy points as a quarterback.
10:57I have Brock Purdy at QB5 this week. It's a great matchup at home.
11:02Yes, they're a little bit banged up on the offensive side, but, you know, just Miami looked, the Raiders, Miami made the Raiders look competent last week.
11:11I thought the Niners looked awesome last week in Australia.
11:14So, yeah, give me all the 49ers. Give me Brock Purdy.
11:18He makes the love list this week. QB5 in week number two.
11:22Let's now go to some of the others receiving votes.
11:25Odd quarterback. That's right. Ilya Fumano. Brocked and loaded.
11:28We are all Brocked and loaded. You know what?
11:31Like, we're in a bar. And I just, I sort of feel like, you know what?
11:36Sometimes we just all got to get Brocked. Just get absolutely Brocked.
11:40You feel me, right? Hmm. My producer's just quickly putting up the graphic means they're in on that joke.
11:46That's fine. I liked it. Some of them are for me.
11:50Not all of them are for you guys. Some of them are just for me.
11:55You know? At a bar. Sometimes you get crocked.
11:58Well, I get Brocked. All right. Others receiving votes.
12:01Jackson Dart on the road at the Rams. Again, we think the Rams put up a lot of points here, as you see Matthew Stafford as well.
12:10So, I like both quarterbacks in this game. Jackson Dart averaging over 40 rushing yards as a starter.
12:16I think he looked pretty good last week against the Cowboys.
12:19And I think he's going to have to throw against Matthew Stafford and the Giants.
12:24Look, the Rams are off of 11 days of rest.
12:28Just think about this. You fly all the way to Australia.
12:31You get your ass kicked, which they really did.
12:34They just, you know, all the offseason, you guys are going to the Super Bowl.
12:39You're the Super Bowl favorites. You're the betting favorites.
12:42Blah, blah, blah. Defending MVP Matthew Stafford. And you go into Australia and you just get your ass kicked down under.
12:49Right? You know, like, you know, like the Niners were basically a kangaroo and the Rams were Jay Croucher.
12:55I mean, it's just a total ass kicking. And so, they've had a long plane ride back to think about that.
13:02And then 11 days of rest. And now they're at home where they played really well last year.
13:08Stafford, in games at home last year, averaged almost three touchdown passes a game.
13:13So, I think the Rams put up a lot of points on the Giants, which means the Giants are going to have to throw.
13:21I like both Dart and Stafford this week. How about Tyler Shuck?
13:25Again, same thing. There's significant underdogs on the road at Baltimore.
13:28Very quietly, Tyler Shuck, 20 or more fantasy points in four of his last six starts.
13:34He's going to have to throw quite a bit to keep up with Lamar Jackson and the Ravens.
13:40So, yeah, he'll shuck it around. We'll shuck around and find out.
13:43Bobby Showtime says, Pinot Matty having himself a Thursday.
13:46Honestly, like, I tied one on last night. I might still be drunk from last night.
13:52As Millennial Falcon says, just pounding the Pinot on a Thursday, Thursday.
13:56It is. What do you want from me, man?
13:59Like, you know, I'm out here doing this by myself.
14:02The love. The Pinot-ler, the Ankler, hate the Excluser.
14:05Excuse-ler. Hey, wanky, 1310. You might be right. I like the Pinot-ler.
14:09Ankler, of course, is a winner. Excluser's not bad.
14:12I am the excuse-ler. And I'm going to be making an excuse-ler if Trevor Lawrence goes off because he makes my hate list.
14:19But it's got a bunch of caveats. Look, guys, it's tough to come up with quarterback hates.
14:25I mean, again, quarterback is deep this year. It's the deepest it's ever been.
14:30And so I have Trevor Lawrence on the hate list.
14:33I'm at QB 13. Now, a couple of things here.
14:36Last year, he played at Denver and had an awesome game.
14:40And, you know, he looked like he picked up just where he left off, like in game number one.
14:46So I'm at QB 13. So I'm just outside my top 12 quarterbacks.
14:50So he makes the hate list just because I'm lower on Lawrence than I normally would be in a given week.
14:57But again, I think you're probably still starting him.
15:00You know, unless you have some other great option.
15:03If he's your one quarterback, I wouldn't go to the waiver wire and try to find somebody.
15:09You're still starting Trevor Lawrence. I'm just saying lower expectations on the road to Denver.
15:14They got embarrassed on Monday Night Football by the Chiefs.
15:17Broncos back at home. They know they've got to play better.
15:21They don't want to go to 0-2. That's a team that has Super Bowl aspirations.
15:26They do not want to go to 0-2. There's a lot of stats about if you start 0-2, the odds of you
15:33making the Super Bowl are not great. So I just think Denver comes out ready to play.
15:39Since the start of last season, we're known that the Broncos have allowed touchdown passes at the third lowest rate in the NFL.
15:46And they give up the second fewest yards for pass attempts.
15:50So as Elson Gundo asks me, hating on the Trevor Lawrence for having all the lettuce.
15:55No, we love the Treveler. I am jealous of the lettuce.
15:59But I just, you know, I had to pick a hate for this week.
16:03And because I'm lower on Lawrence than I normally am, again, QB 13.
16:08Normally he's a QB 1. He's technically not a QB 1 this week.
16:12So, yeah, Trevor Lawrence, QB 13. Lower expectations for the Treveler.
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17:45Let's move on now to running back loves. And it's Kenneth Walker against the Colts.
17:50Now, everyone that has Kenneth Walker is starting him.
17:52So it's like, I know, you're like, no duh, Barry.
17:56Thanks. Let me write that down, Captain Obvious. I, the reason I put him on the love list is I'm at running
18:03back four, but more importantly, I just want to take a moment here to try to like highlight how much passing game usage he got.
18:11We talked about this on Monday's show, but Kenneth Walker was targeted on 40% of his routes in week one.
18:18He was tied for the team lead in targets.
18:21Think about that. No one of the Chiefs got more targets than Ken Walker.
18:25Not Rasheed Rice, not Travis Kelsey. No one. He was tied for the team lead.
18:30And then you think about what the Colts did last week or what they didn't do because they couldn't stop Derrick Henry.
18:38King Henry, 163 total yards, three touchdowns. And so Ken Walker, who played 74% of the snaps through the first three quarters
18:45last week, I just, you know, he's my running back four.
18:49He could easily finish the week as the one running back.
18:52He could finish the year as the number one running back.
18:56So he's on the love list just to give me an excuse to talk about the fact that he has this crazy
19:03usage, especially in the passing game, which is what we always said in the preseason.
19:08Like that could unlock. That means number one running back in fantasy football overall is in play.
19:14Another running back on the love list, Ashton Gentry.
19:17My running back eight. Last week, he had a utilization score of 99.
19:21That was second among all running backs in the NFL.
19:24Only Bijan Robinson had a higher utilization score, which is a metric that our own Dwayne McFarland at fantasylife.com came up with that.
19:32It shows usage and predicts future fantasy success. It's on a scale of one to 100.
19:37So when I'm telling you Ashton Gentry got a 99, it should mean something.
19:42Over his past 10 games, very quietly, Ashton Gentry has a 19% target share.
19:46In fact, only two games during that stretch where he went even under 14%.
19:51So they're using him more in the passing game here.
19:54Three of his last four games dating back to last year, he's gotten at least 25 touches.
20:00So Ashton Gentry on the road with the Chargills, which is a team that doesn't scare you defensively.
20:06He's my running back eight this week. And then the last running back that's a love this week, Bucky Irving.
20:12I think the death of Bucky Irving, and Gentry for that matter, in the preseason may be a little bit too premature.
20:20Running back nine in terms of utilization score last week for Bucky Irving, 26% target share.
20:25That was the fact we talked about all throughout the preseason, was that if Bucky Irving was able to get passing game work, it'd be significant.
20:33The concern, of course, was that all the passing game work was going to go to Kenneth Gainwell and or Kenneth Ketchwell.
20:41And that Bucky Irving would just kind of be kind of a mediocre running back because when he's not catching passes and
20:48he's not scoring touchdowns, and were they going to bring in Gainwell?
20:52Were they going to bring in Sean Tucker? Was there going to be some sort of committee when they got in close?
20:59Makes you feel better. But last week, Bucky Irving, 26% target share, very much used in the passing game, 100% of the running back red zone touches.
21:08They got anywhere near the goal line. It was all Bucky.
21:12Kenneth Gainwell had nothing. He ran eight more routes.
21:15Bucky Irving did. He ran eight more routes than Kenneth Ketchwell.
21:18And, you know, this Browns defense that just coughed up 121 rushing yards and almost five yards per carry to Jacksonville running backs last week.
21:27Great matchup here. Bucky Irving, my running back 17.
21:29Let's go now to others receiving votes in the running back category.
21:33The Chubbler, Chuba Hubbard, pops up here. 72% of the team running back touches before the starters were benched.
21:40That'll change over the course of the season as Jonathan Brooks gets more healthy.
21:44But I think for now, Hubby, the Chubbler, Chuba Hubbard, is the guy you want in the Carolina Panthers backfield.
21:51Aaron Jones, we talked about him at the top with the Jordan Mason news.
21:56I think it's a great matchup against the Jets.
21:58How about Kyle Monongai, who actually ran more routes than DeAndre Swift?
22:02He saw 100% of the two-minute drill. Like, it's weird because I wouldn't have cast Monongai in that role.
22:09But we want as much a piece of the Bears offense as we get, full stop.
22:14And then finally, Kalon Black of the Niners. Like, you know, again, long trip.
22:19McCaffrey had some cramp issues. First game of the season, he'd banked up in the preseason.
22:24But 58% of the running back rushes is nothing to sneeze at, especially when it's in a Kyle Shanahan offense.
22:30It's worth noting that the Niners are 13.5-point underdogs.
22:33I'm sorry, favorites. Goodness, the pinot is really flowing.
22:36They're basically two touchdown favorites in this game. And so, you know, they're not going to want to wear McCaffrey out.
22:43So if they get up big, it's going to be Kalon Black.
22:47So I do think he has some flex viability this week against the Dolphins.
22:52Mmm. Mmm. Oh, goodness. Tasty. All right, boys. Like, I'm curious with the regulars.
22:57I'm curious what you guys think of the love-hate list.
23:00Are we liking it? Are we, do we not like it?
23:03Any names you guys agree with, you disagree with?
23:06I want to hear from you. Let's go ahead and comment.
23:10It's just me, brothers. Brothers and sisters. Friends of the revolution.
23:14All right. We're now up to running back hate.
23:17Simpo 1974 says, two days with no ankle has me needing some peanut.
23:21Really? No ankle drives you to drink? All right, fine.
23:24You know what I'm going to do? Normally what I do is I bend this way and I give you my right leg.
23:32But you know what? Simpo, here's a treat for you because you're here on Love Hate Day when I'm doing it by myself.
23:39Here's old Lefty. Here's old Lefty. Hang on. Let me get it into that frame.
23:44There we go. There's old Lefty. Secret magic left ankle.
23:48Look at that. Look at that. Like, you guys, I want everyone to take a screenshot of that ankle.
23:54And I want you to bring it to your doctor, to your plastic surgeon.
23:59Ved says, ankles plus subscription redeemed. I want you to take it to, you know, whatever plastic surgeon you use, whatever doctor
24:06you have, and you say, listen, how much? How much do you get an ankle that looks like that?
24:12And whatever the number is, I think you need to pay it.
24:16Because that's the level of expertise that you guys are all looking for.
24:20That's the level you need to get to. Get on my level from an ankle point of view.
24:26That's what I'm saying here. Yeah. Roderick Perry. Flawless ankles.
24:30We can't ask for anything more. You're right. You're welcome, Roderick Perry.
24:33You're welcome. Love my ankles. Hate any day I don't get to show my ankles.
24:38Let's move on to that hate list for running backs here.
24:42And it's, you know, I hate that there's confusion about how to pronounce his last name.
24:47But whether it's Travis Achan or Travis Etienne, he's on the hate list this week.
24:52I'm at running back 25. The usage last week was so concerning, right?
24:57And the same number of rush attempts as Kendry Miller in week one.
25:01Almost 70% of Travis Achan's points last week came as a receiver.
25:05You're like, okay, Barry, that's fine. And they're on the road at Baltimore.
25:09They're eight and a half point dogs. Like maybe he'll be used as a passing down back as well.
25:15Sure. Except the issue is Alvin Kamara is expected back this week.
25:19So do they continue to use Achan in the passing game?
25:23Or is Achan splitting the early down week work with Kendry Miller and Kamara gets the third down work?
25:29Which could happen. I mean, it feels like sort of this weird three-headed committee.
25:34I don't know. I just, I know I was very uninspired by the, you know, seeing as much Kendry Miller as I did against the Lions.
25:42And so, you know, he's merely a flex. He's merely a shaky flex.
25:47Donnie King 8603 says, would you trade Achan for Adunze?
25:50Anyway, it's always hard to answer these in a, you know, in a vacuum.
25:55How desperate do you need another wide receiver? What's your running back depth?
25:59I'm probably going to hang on tight with Achan for one more week and just sort of see how this plays out again.
26:06In this particular week, I'm, but I think just the premise of Achan, I mean, they paid him a lot of money,
26:14is that eventually he's going to be the bell cow of this team that we think is going to be, you know, above average offense.
26:22Whereas Adunze, I know I keep saying I want as many pieces of the Bears offense as I can get.
26:29But I'm just thinking in terms of just overall, like, I don't hate the trade.
26:34I don't think it's unfair. So, again, if you have nice running back depth, if you're desperate at running back, you know, desperate at wide receiver, great.
26:42I just feel like there's more depth at wide receiver this year than running back, significantly so.
26:48And I think that Achan has a chance to become a bell cow running back here.
26:53And there aren't that many of those kind of guys.
26:57So I think I probably would give it at least one or two more weeks, Donny King.
27:02But I do get the question. And if you came back to me tomorrow and you said, you know what, Barry, I couldn't help myself.
27:10I did it. I'd be like, I get it.
27:13Don't kill yourself. It's a fair trade, in my opinion.
27:17All right. One more running back on the hate list.
27:20And it pains me because I have a decent amount of them.
27:24But Marshawn Lloyd, you know, last week he was just running back 39 in terms of utilization score.
27:30Played just 45% of the snaps. Wasn't really involved in the passing game here.
27:35Chris Brooks, they like a lot. And they were using Chris Brooks much more as a third down back.
27:4163%. 63% of the red zone snaps went to Chris Brooks.
27:44So Marshawn Lloyd just running back 27. He's a low-end risky flex this week.
27:49All right. Time now for our pass catcher loves.
27:52But first, a sip of pinot grigio. Mmm. Mmm.
27:55I got to tell you. I enjoy being on my own.
27:59All right. All right. Here are the pass catcher loves.
28:02And we start in Minnesota with Justin Jefferson. So on the road at Chicago, again, the Panthers, I mean, think about what
28:09Jalen Coker, Cokeheads Unite, what he did against this Bears secondary.
28:13All right. I mean, like they averaged over 10 yards per target, the Panthers wide receivers did against the Bears.
28:19Over 10 yards per target. And now you get Justin Jefferson.
28:23Carson Wentz likely to be the starting quarterback of the Vikings.
28:27Kyler's going to miss at least a week. It seems like that's how it's trending.
28:32It's not official yet. But assuming Carson Wentz is the starter here, like you have to love it if you have Justin Jefferson on your roster.
28:40He's played six career games with Carson Wentz. And in those games, he's got 93 receiving yards.
28:46That's his average. He's averaging 18 fantasy points per game.
28:49Like when Carson Wentz understands the assignment, he can get the ball to JJ.
28:54That's what we care about. He understands the assignment.
28:57So anyway, Jefferson, my wide receiver five, those that took him early, you know, have been rewarded to date because we're like, yeah, Jefferson's quarterback proof.
29:05And then last year happened and, you know, but it does appear that, you know, he is, he goes back to being quarterback proof.
29:13You know, Carson Wentz and he's still producing with Carson Wentz.
29:17So it's literally just JJ McCarthy. All right. Next wide receiver on the love list is Devante Smith.
29:23Look, ride or die means ride or die. I'm not dying.
29:26I'm back in. I know it was a disappointing week one, but I'm at wide receiver 10 this week.
29:33I mean, first off last week had a 27% target share, had a 13.7 average depth of target.
29:39I was, you know, got three deep targets. Like they took shots to him.
29:43They tried to get him the ball. It just didn't end up working it out.
29:48Like, and then you like this matchup against the Titans, right?
29:52Tennessee last year, I'm sorry, last week, 85% catch rate, 16 yards for reception.
29:56To the Jets wide receivers, respectfully. Devante Smith ain't, ain't the Jets wide receivers.
30:01So I just, you know, since the start of last year, the Titans are allowing the six month fantasy points per game to opposing wide receivers.
30:10Give me all the Devante. I'm in, I'm staying tough.
30:13He's my wide receiver 10 this week. I'm just a pure wide receiver one.
30:17Pronto Joey gotta, Pronto Joey says, gotta go back to the Slim Reaper.
30:22I'll ride with you, Matthew. All right, thank you.
30:25Pronto Joey. We ride at midnight. We ride at dawn.
30:28So Wolf John says, Devante Smith will help you ride to a W this week.
30:33I appreciate it. I hope so. I hope so.
30:36The most important part though is, you know, I was able to survive the fantasy football regulars league.
30:42You know, Brian Hickman came very close to, to not, um, poor raise the flags.
30:47Flags are still at half mass, but, uh, yeah, I mean, millennial Falcon says it correctly here.
30:52We think, we think Devante Smith bounce back week very much incoming somebody else that, um, uh, somebody else that had a
31:00big week one that I think continues in a week two.
31:03And that's Mike Evans. He gets Miami. We talked about this matchup a little bit earlier, but no wide receiver had more
31:11routes run in week one than Mike Evans. 75% route participation.
31:14Wide receiver 14 in terms of utilization score last week.
31:17Got a 25% red zone target share. Obviously had a, uh, had a huge game, but, um, I just think these corners in Miami are pretty tough.
31:26Um, and so I think Mike Evans is going to have a field day.
31:31You already know I'm, I'm, I'm in on Purdy this week.
31:35Uh, I'm, uh, high on the 49ers offense against the Dolph at home off a long rest, the mini bye against the Dolphins having to travel West.
31:44I, yeah, give me all the Mike Evans. I have my wide receiver 13 this week, a borderline wide receiver one.
31:50Uh, and then finally, uh, last pass catcher that makes the love list Dalton Kincaid.
31:55So the thing, and he's playing tonight. Um, he's playing tonight against the bills.
32:00I'm sorry, against the lions, the lions and bills of the Thursday night game.
32:05And so you think about what this lions team did to Juwan Johnson and Noah Fant last week.
32:11They gave up 30, 27 points. Ah, the piano really is hitting me hard.
32:1527 points. They gave up 27 points to opposing tight ends last week.
32:19You can throw on the lions and Kincaid who, you know, has a last week had a 69% route participation.
32:26If you're telling me that like also all throughout his career, whether it's because of injuries or whatever reason, uh, Dalton Kincaid
32:33could never get on the field for like, you know, 70, 75, 80% of those snaps.
32:39And then last week he did and you saw what happened and the reports out of Buffalo are he is fully, fully healthy.
32:46So, um, yeah, I mean, I've Don Kincaid a tight end four this week.
32:51Uh, he's going to have a, he's going to have a very big game.
32:55I believe tonight. Don't play this back to me if he doesn't, I don't want to know.
33:01All right, let's go to others receiving votes. Wide receiver 13 and utilization score.
33:06Parker Washington, um, should have another good day. We expect Patrick Sutan to be on Brian Thomas Jr.
33:12How about Matthew Golden? You know, for as great as Christian Watson was, Matthew Golden's actually the guy that led the Packers
33:19in target share and routes run in week number one.
33:22This is a guy that was a very early draft pick for the Parker, uh, for the Packers.
33:28I still prefer Watson to Golden, but I think it's more one, a one B than it is one to two.
33:35Like Golden's right up there. Uh, how about, uh, Quinton Johnson again, lad McConkie banged up.
33:40Um, I'm not sure the, the Raiders secondary is all that.
33:44They've given up over 19 yards per reception to Miami Dolphins receivers.
33:48So I think, uh, I think QJ could get deep for one here.
33:52He's going to become the de facto number one wide receiver on this Chargers offense.
33:57If lad McConkie can't go again, we'll find out all the act, uh, all the latest on McConkie and everyone else tomorrow with star Fanya Bell.
34:06And the final, uh, final one, or you see Devon Bailey there again, he played the number two role.
34:12We expect that to game to be a shootout at Baltimore.
34:16Uh, Devon Bailey, you know, opposite Chris Olave, just getting a lot of targets cause he's out there.
34:22So, uh, you know, I think he's pretty interesting this week as well.
34:26And then finally, Mark Andrews, he's playing, uh, the saints at home, you know, last week, 25% target.
34:32I'm not a biggest Mark Andrews fan. Like I like him as a person he came on our show, but, um, uh,
34:39I'm not that huge fan of him fantasy wise for the year, but this week I am 25% target share for Mark Andrews in week.
34:47Number one, uh, no, no, no Zay Flowers. Potentially he's banged up.
34:51No, uh, Jacoby lane. He's also banged up. So I just, I'm nervous about what, um, the, uh, uh, you know, um,
34:58I'm nervous about, uh, uh, Mark Andrews generally for the, for the season, you know, but for this week, I think he's
35:06very viable, uh, as a, as a streaming tight end.
35:09Um, yeah, yeah, yeah. Uh, Jonathan Meachie. Wait, we're doing tight ends too?
35:13Where's Likely on the love list? I look, I love Isaiah Likely, but you know, he was on it last week.
35:20He was on it in the pre pre season.
35:23I got to mix up the names a little bit, kind of mix up the names a little bit.
35:29You're starting. If you have Isaiah Likely, you're starting him.
35:33Just trust me. Don't get cute. Um, not everyone makes the love list.
35:37Medici. Everyone said, uh, Andy, California says sleeping on Bateman.
35:40I don't think I am. Bateman will get some run for sure.
35:44If both Zay and Jacoby lane can't go, but like, I didn't anything's possible, but I I'm just, yeah.
35:51Um, okay. Let's see. Blind boy. Johnny says Mark Andrews or Tucker craft.
35:55I think it's Tucker craft here. As much as I like me, Andrew's on, I'm just talking him up.
36:01I just feel better about the, I feel better about craft as a player at the stage of the various careers.
36:08And, um, I feel better about crafts role. Like I think Andrews has its increase in, in, uh, snaps with the injuries
36:15to, uh, flowers and, um, uh, Jacoby lane. But I don't know that for a fact.
36:21So, uh, anyway, so there we go. What do we got here?
36:25Stuntman Chuck says, Barry, I would rather pick up a porcupine than pick up Bateman.
36:29Yeah. I mean, this is somebody once who once wasted a first round pick on Rashad Bateman in a dynasty league.
36:36It just dicey. I mean, I, I'll say this.
36:39Rashad Bateman has done our show. He's a friend of the podcast.
36:43So I never want to like talk poorly about him, but, um, I don't know.
36:48I'm not sure that I, uh, not sure that I buy.
36:52He's going to suddenly, you know, have some, uh, some epiphany.
36:56He could have a great game. He's, he's got that ability, but it's, it just feels fewer and far in between.
37:02Uh, Ryan Oswald, three, seven, nine. Oh, says I swear Baltimore players don't age.
37:07The reverse substation, the 49ers have. Um, I'm not sure I agree with that.
37:12Uh, the reverse subs, it's not that I'm talking about.
37:15I don't know that I, the players don't age.
37:18They're, they're, they're all a little bit older. They're all definitely a little bit older.
37:23Okay. Time now for pass catcher hate. Okay. And, uh, first one on the list, Marvin Harrison Jr.
37:29It's a bummer for me, right? I, I ranked him 41, but the truth is last week he got an 8% target share.
37:36Eight, not a typo. He was ranked fifth on the team.
37:40Oh, by the way, he had zero red zone targets since the start of last season.
37:45The Seattle Seahawks have allowed the third fewest fantasy points to opposing wide receivers.
37:50Since it's a really tough matchup for a guy whose role is uncertain, who hasn't been a big targeter at many points in his career.
37:58I just, uh, feels like they have eyes for Michael Wilson and Trey McBride and not really Harrison.
38:04So, no, it'll take some while to gain some chemistry.
38:07But, um, for now, again, I have Marvin Harrison Jr.
38:11outside my top 40 in week number two. All right.
38:14Speaking of, uh, uh, speaking of wide receivers that, you know, came in with a lot of promise and now they're on the hate list.
38:22How about Brian Thomas Jr.? You know, I mean, like, he exploded on the scene as a rookie.
38:28It's a tough year last year. He's back out there.
38:31Um, uh, but I'm just, I'm not crazy about BTJ on this Sunday, right?
38:36We already talked about how Trevor Lawrence is on the hate list.
38:40Well, Brian Thomas Jr. since the start of last season playing this Broncos, right?
38:45Okay, since the start of last season, let me start that stat over.
38:49Since the start of last season, only one team in the NFL allows, um, a lower completion rate on deep passes than the Denver Broncos.
38:57In fact, since the start of last season, Broncos allowed the third fewest yards per game to perimeter wide receivers.
39:04They're really good on the perimeter, which is where Thomas lines up as well.
39:08Also, he might be a little bit banged up.
39:11So far this week, he's been limited in practice.
39:14He's got some sort of shoulder injury. I, no thank you on Brian Thomas Jr.
39:19this week at Denver. You see it there on your screen.
39:23I'm at wide receiver 48. All right. Then, um, last one on the hate list, Harold Fannin Jr.
39:29He was on the hate list last week and I was right.
39:33Look, the problem with Fannin isn't the fact that he's talented.
39:36He is. He's a very talented player. Um, the problem is he just, he needs volume to get to where he, where we want him to be.
39:45And he got insane volume last year. But this year, I was just like new coaching staff.
39:51They got Casey Concepcion and Denzel Boston. They've got a lot more competition for targets.
39:56Oh, by the way, Deshaun Watson is not good.
39:59All of Fannin's production last year or the majority of it came down the stretch with Shadur Sanders as his quarterback.
40:06Now, personally, I think Shadur starts week three. I think Watson will be bad once again.
40:11And then, uh, and then they bring in Shadur.
40:14But I have no inside knowledge on that. Either way, until Shadur shows up or until we see some more volume for
40:21Harold Fannin, it's hard to get excited about him.
40:24I'm at tight end 14. Like, his average depth of the target in week one was 3.3.
40:30He ranked tight end 25 in utilization score, despite the fact that he had the big game.
40:35I mean, sorry, despite the fact that he didn't have the big game, it was even worse than you think.
40:42He was 25th in utilization score. Like, you know, 24 other tight ends were used more than Harold Fannin in a game
40:49in which they were getting their ass kicked at Jacksonville.
40:53Like, you would think they'd be dropping back every play.
40:56I, yeah. Browns have the third lowest implied team total in week two.
41:00So again, it's just, it's, it's just not a good offense.
41:04We don't believe in Watson. He's got a lot of target competition, um, on the road at Tampa Bay.
41:10Um, you know, just don't feel great about it.
41:13Just don't feel great about it. And that concludes Love Hate.
41:17We still have a few questions. We still have a little bit of time left.
41:22So regulars, let me hear it for you. AMA time.
41:25Ask Maddie anything. What do you guys want to know?
41:28All right, we'll start here with Fix It Fire.
41:31Washington Love, but Trevor Lawrence on the hate list.
41:34That's right, Fix It Fire. That's how it works sometimes.
41:37And Brian Thomas Jr. on the hate list. The, the fact is, is that the bar to be a love for a
41:45quarterback is much higher than that, um, than that of a wide receiver.
41:49It's entirely possible that Trevor Lawrence could throw 130 yards.
41:52It's a terrible game fantasy wise, but Parker Washington catches 70 of those.
41:57Great game for him. So it's, it's just, it's just about positional, uh, not scarcity, but it's just, it's just about the threshold for success.
42:05Um, Ved, the FFHH regular. How about Arande Gadson if Lance, if Ladd is out?
42:10Eh, I don't know. I feel, I feel better about Quentin Johnson there.
42:14I just feel like they'll mix and match. I think it'll be, uh, Hampton game.
42:19I think Keaton Mitchell got involved as well. Um, I just feel like they, they like Ninjoku.
42:25They like Charlie Kohler. So it's just gonna be a three-headed tight end committee, uh, in San Diego.
42:31I'm sorry, in Los Angeles would be my, all right, Wolf John pick one full PPR.
42:36Kaylin Black, Jonathan Brooks, or Woody Marks? I'm, I have Kaylin Black ranked the highest.
42:41Um, again, I feel better about, it's just, you know, it's such a good matchup and off the 11 days of rest.
42:48I think he'll, uh, you know, I don't know, I don't know what we get out of Brooks.
42:54And Marks may get some passing game work as we talked about in that game, uh, because of the entry to Nico Collins.
43:02But like, who's got the best chance at a touchdown here of these guys?
43:06These are all like part-time players at the moment.
43:09They're all clearly behind the incumbent starter. So give me Kalon Black, who has a chance of being the lead, lead guy
43:16in the fourth quarter if the Niners are up big, which they easily could be.
43:21And, um, uh, you know, so, sorry, I lost my train of thought on that one.
43:27But, um, anyway, yeah. Uh, let's move on to a magnificent, insignificant narcissist.
43:319987. I like that. Godwin or Wilson? Are they both the wide receiver one on their teams?
43:37Uh, yes, I think so. Although it's closer with Godwin.
43:40Like we have to see a Buka become fully healthy.
43:43But with Michael Wilson, we've talked about this a bunch.
43:46You know, Michael Wilson, they're moving them all over the field.
43:50They paid him in the off season for a reason.
43:53And so, um, yeah, give me some Michael Wilson this week.
43:57All right. What else? What else do we know?
44:00Lumpy Kumquat. Lumpy Kumquat says, all right. All right, Lumps.
44:03All right. Lumpy Kumquat wants to know, Evans, DJ Moore, Christian Watson, too many good wide receivers too.
44:09Oh, Lumpy's a braggler. Okay, I get it. Need to start too.
44:13Hmm. Evans-Watt. I, that's a tough one. Um, and you have to make the decision today because obviously Moore plays tonight.
44:20I'm going to go with Evans and Watson. Um, obviously a tough matchup tonight, uh, for Buffalo.
44:26Um, and, uh, it should be a great game.
44:29Lions and, uh, Lions and Bills. And so, I don't know.
44:32I just, I, uh, yeah, that's who I'm benching.
44:35It's, it's a tough one. And I, it's a, it's a rich man's problem, as they say.
44:41Uh, because you've got three superstars there. But that's what I'm doing.
44:45I'm, uh, all right. Um, I'm benching DJ Moore.
44:48Matthew Landy says, 7, Matthew Landy, 7, 7, 6, 2.
44:51Pick two PPR. Rasheed Rice, Garrett Wilson, Mike Evans.
44:54I think, I think you're benching Rasheed Rice. Like, nothing about that Chiefs game on Monday night made you feel great other than Kenneth Walker.
45:02Like, the passing game looked out of sync. The touchdown for Rice was sort of like a missed tackle, you know, kind of thing.
45:10Same with, yeah, I just. Just, Rasheed Rice did not look fully 100% healthy to me.
45:15Meanwhile, you know, we just talked up Evans, love the matchup there.
45:19And, um, uh, Garrett Wilson as well against, um, Garrett Wilson.
45:23I just, I basically, I prefer, I prefer Garrett Wilson to, um, uh, against the Packers than I do, uh, yeah.
45:30Um, uh, than I, than I do, uh, who was the other guy?
45:34The, sorry. I'm sorry. Getting talked to my ear.
45:37I'm getting confused. All right, here we go. But anyway, that's, that's my answer.
45:42DJ Moore is who you're benching there. All right.
45:45Medici wants to know, love, hate these Nolan movies.
45:48And now this is not fair because you know, I haven't seen some of these.
45:53I have not seen, um, Inception I've seen, Interstellar and I haven't.
45:57I haven't seen the Odyssey yet. Haven't seen the Prestige.
46:00Haven't seen Tenet. So I'm going to say Inception just because that's the one I've seen.
46:05You know, I saw Memento. I've seen, uh, seen the Batman ones.
46:09But, uh, yeah, I haven't, I haven't, I haven't consumed the entire OVU.
46:14Is that the word? Auvoir? The RU? Anyway, the canon of work of, uh, Mr.
46:18Christopher Nolan. So anyway, I wish I could answer it better for you than Medici.
46:23All right. What do we got? QA Zocum. Oh, uh, no, we got rid of, uh, okay.
46:29We got rid of that. Okay. Uh, Brooks and Flannels.
46:32What about Knicks? Is he going to redeem himself from the craptastic game last week?
46:37I think so. Um, you know, sort of, I think somewhat middling here.
46:42Um, Brooks and Flannels. But yeah, like I said, they're at home.
46:46They're going to be desperate. Um, it's a better matchup against Jacksonville than going on the road at Kansas City.
46:52I think Knicks will be fine. And I think if he's not, Sean Payton's going to take the play calling back over.
46:59I think they're going to give Davis Webb one more game.
47:03But if it's the same kind of thing as it was in week one, Sean Payton, I bet, takes over the play calling again.
47:11So there we go. So, um, uh, there you go, Brooks and Flannels.
47:15All right. What do we got next? Love, hate.
47:18Vodka, gin, tequila, rum, whiskey. I mean, do I have to say that?
47:22Oh, with each of them. Uh, honestly, other than rum, I'm not a big rum guy.
47:28I say I love all of them. So I love vodka, gin, tequila, and whiskey.
47:33I hate rum. All right. Um, I hate is a strong word, but just, you know, it's not my normal go-to drink of choice in general.
47:41Um, all right. El Segundo three. Do we close it out on Gainwell yet?
47:46No, he's too talented a player. They gave him a lot of money.
47:50I think, I don't know that I'm starting him this week, obviously, El Segundo, but, um, he's too good a player.
47:57I'm not, I'm not bailing on, I'm benching him.
48:00I'm not cutting him. All right. What's next? Let's see.
48:03D Swift, 4989. I wonder if this is actually DeAndre Swift.
48:07Might be. Hmm. Brock Purdy with a great matchup or Caleb Williams, the hot hand?
48:12I will say that, uh, D Swift, I don't think you can screw this up.
48:17I think both guys, uh, do great. But I mean, like you, you heard me.
48:22Purdy's on the love list. I have him ranked higher than Caleb this week.
48:26So Purdy for me, I guess. But again, I think both guys have big games.
48:31I don't think he can really screw this one up.
48:35What's next? Regular Rudy wants to know, are any Titans usable this week?
48:39Ugh. Not really. I mean, you know, if you're in a deeper league, the running backs will split carry.
48:45So maybe you could, but I don't, you know, I was underwhelmed by Wandel's performance in week number one against the Jets.
48:52So I would have liked to see more there and yeah, I don't, I just, I don't, I would not want to
49:00use a Titan unless I absolutely had to until I saw something.
49:04So far, I haven't seen anything. All right. What else?
49:07All right. So, uh, Galaxy Picker says Trevor Lawrence or Jared Goff.
49:11So this, this is an interesting one because Lawrence is on the hate list, but I still have him ranked higher than Jared Goff.
49:19That's the game tonight against the Bills. So, um, I'm going to go with the Traveler.
49:24All right. Next question. Uh, let's see. Um, Marketville says Jameson Williams or Matthew Golden.
49:29I'm going to go, I'm going to assume it's for this week.
49:33And I'm as much as I liked this, the usage of Matthew Golden in week number one, I think it's Jameson Williams.
49:40I think this game tonight is a shootout. I think it's a lot of fun between the, the lines and the Bills.
49:48And so, yeah, give me JMO. Roll Tide, by the way.
49:51Old Maverick guy, 8996. Love or Herbert? Um, Jordan Love or Justin Herbert?
49:55Hmm. That's a close one for me. Um, that's, that's another one that I think you can't screw that up, but I
50:03just, I prefer Herbert in the, uh, I prefer Herbert with a matchup, to be honest with you.
50:09But, uh, yeah, both, both guys should have really big games, but I prefer Herbert.
50:14Packers or Chiefs defense? Says Matty Randams. Really? We're asking questions about the defense?
50:18I'm, I'm going to go with the Chiefs, I think.
50:22Eileen Chiefs. I just think they're going to be more aggressive.
50:25They'll try to get after the quarterback a little bit more.
50:29So, I guess, I guess the Chiefs. I don't really, yeah.
50:32I try not to play in leagues with defenses.
50:35Oh, About Dale Time says, give us a Barry's bet for tonight.
50:39I like, I like, I like that. Uh, I'm going to take the over on, uh, Dalton Kincaid.
50:45Uh, you know, um, I like the over on Dalton Kincaid on, uh, on a couple of things here.
50:52Both the receptions and yards. Um, I want, I'm going to pull up, uh, fantasylife.com.
50:56So, here's the great thing about fantasylife.com. Is, uh, we have, um, uh, we have a bunch of tools that will help
51:04you, uh, you know, win, uh, win your bets.
51:07So, let me, um, let me go to this right now.
51:10I'm going to, here you go. Hang on. Here's some bets for tonight.
51:15Um, hang on for a second. Uh, nope. Uh, and, okay.
51:18Uh, two, two, two, two. I know this is interesting.
51:22All right. Whatever. I'll do this. I'll do this later.
51:25But my first one is, is just Dalton Kincaid.
51:28Um, uh, sorry. Dalton Kincaid over the, uh, here we go.
51:31I was just hitting the wrong button. I'm a moron.
51:35Um, okay. Some of the bets we like. This is fantasylife.com.
51:38So, I'll give you one. First off, um, Dalton Kincaid over on the receptions.
51:43Uh, Jameer Gibbs over eight and a half rushing yards.
51:46We like that. We project him for almost 100.
51:49So, over 80 and a half rushing yards for Jameer Gibbs.
51:53Uh, DJ Moore under 63 and a half receiving yards against the Lions.
51:57It's one of those we like. And we just talked about, uh, Jamison Williams.
52:02Fantasylife likes, uh, Jameau over 59 and a half, uh, receiving yards.
52:06So, also kind of like Jared Goff over 0.5 rushing yards.
52:09He's gonna run a little bit. You know, just like he'll be chased once and he gets at least one yard rushing.
52:17So, yeah. There we go. That is, uh, that is the Barry's bet for tonight.
52:22The Barry's bet for tonight is, uh, Dalton Kincaid over on the receptions.
52:26Okay. Um, uh, Dalton Kincaid, um, over, over three and a half receptions.
52:30Um, but, uh, and you just heard me do a bunch of these.
52:34All right. What is, uh, Quazzo Kum, K, Q-A-Z-O-K-M 15.
52:38Kincaid or Kraft this week. Also, should I trade JCM or Aaron Jones for Caleb?
52:43What one quarterback league? Drake May is my current quarterback.
52:46I already have Derek Henry and Brees Hall. Okay.
52:49Let's break this down. So, no, I would stick.
52:52I, oh, hang on. You have Derek Henry and Brees Hall.
52:56I actually might because I'm nervous about what Drake May's numbers look like without AJ Brown for at least a month.
53:02So, I would probably trade Aaron Jones because I think there's a chance that JCM, again, Aaron Jones has value for the next couple of weeks.
53:11And then I think it's going to go back into a committee.
53:15JCM could be the lead running back here. I thought he was, he looked pretty good against the Eagles.
53:21So, I would trade JCM for, for Caleb. That's fine.
53:25And I prefer Kincaid to Tucker Kraft this week.
53:28So, those are, uh, those are those two, uh, answers right there.
53:31All right. Uh, that is the love hate show for week number two.
53:36My 10 facts column, 10 facts you need to know before week two.
53:40That's up right now on fantasylife.com. So, please go check that out.
53:44Um, we're back tomorrow. Stefania Bell and Dan Graziano, a jam-packed show, Fantasy Football Happy Hour.
53:49No more me by myself, uh, like this today.
53:52Appreciate everyone sticking with me here. Go check out 10 facts.
53:56And, oh, by the way, on Sunday, Sunday morning, noon Eastern, an hour before kickoff, me and Alex Cupps answering all your
54:03questions right here on the Matthew Barry YouTube page.
54:06But it is closing time, which means you don't have to go home, but you can't stay here.
54:12For, honestly, myself, we'll see you tomorrow. Peace out.
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